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GENEALOGICAL  AND  FAMILY 

HISTORY 


OF  THE 


STATE    OF    NEW  HAMPSHIRE 


A  RECORD  OF  THE  ACHIEVEMENTS  OF  HER  PEOPLE  IN    THE  MAKING  OF  A 
COMMONWEALTH    AND  THE  FOUNDING  OF  A  NATION 


Compiled  Under  the  Editorial  Supervision  of 
EZRA  S.  STEARNS 

Ex-Secretary  of  State;  Member   American  Antiquarian    Society,    New    England    Historic-Genealogical 

Sogiety,  New  Hampshire  State  Historical  Society;  Corresponding  Member  Minnesota 

State  Historical  Society;  Member  Fitchburg  Historical  Society 

ASSISTED  BY 
WILLIAM   F.   WHITCHER 

Trustee    New   Hampshire  State  Library,  Member    New  Hampshire   State  Historical  Society    and    New 

England    Methodist   Historical   Society 

AND 
EDWARD  E.   PARKER 

Judge  of  Probate,   Nashua 


VOL.  II 


ILLUSTRATED 


THE  LEWIS  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 

New  York  Chicago 

1908 


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This  name  is  found  under  many 
COCHRAN  spellings  in  the  early  records  of 
New  England,  some  of  which  are 
still  retained  by  members  of  the  family,  including 
Cofran,  Cofren  and  Cochrane.  The  name  originated 
in  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  and  the  ancestors  of  those  in 
America  have  been  traced  to  the  village  of  Ayr,  in 
that   county. 

( I )  Deacon  John  Cochran,  the  first  of  whom 
record  is  here  known,  was  a  resident  of  northern 
Ireland,  and  was  a  forerunner  of  the  original  colon- 
ists that  came  in  several  vessels  to  American  shores 
from  the  vicinity  of  Londonderry,  Ireland,  late  in 
the  year  of  1718,  and  settled  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire,  in  the  spring  of  1719.  His  name  is 
found  with  numerous  others  on  a  petition  to  the 
general  court  of  Massachusetts  for  a  grant  of  land, 
bearing  date  of  March  26,  1718.  He  had  sons.  James 
and  John. 

(II)  James,  elder  son  of  Deacon  John  Cochran, 
settled  in  the  town  of  Pembroke,  New  Hampshire, 
about  1750.  His  sous  were:  Joseph,  William, 
James,   Samuel  and  John. 

(III)  Major  James,  third  son  of  James  (1) 
Cochran,  was  born  1743,  and  died  January  23,  1815, 
in  Pembroke.  He  married  Mary  McDaniel,  who 
was  born  in  1744.  and  died  June  23,  1822,  having 
survived  her  husband  seven  and  one-half  years. 
Their  children  were:  James,  Sally,  Nehemiah,  Mary, 
I  >aniel,  Jennie,  John,   Patty,   Robert  and   Nancy. 

(IV)"  Nehemiah,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Major  James  (2)  and  Mary  (McDaniel)  Cochran, 
was  born  March  7,  1772,  and  died  November  2r, 
[832,  in  Pembroke.  He  was  married  November  25, 
17(13.  to  Joanna  Norris,  who  was  born  February  23, 
1 777.  Their  children  were:  Sally,  Polly,  James, 
Norris,  John,  Joanna,  Dolly  Doc,  Mehitablc,  Peame, 
Thomas,   Nancy,   Lucy,   Ann  and  Jeremiah. 

(\  I  Dolly  Doe,  daughter  of  Nehemiah  and 
Joanna  (Norris)  Cochran,  born  March  6,  rSos,  be- 
came the  wife  of  Mathew  Gault  (see  Gault,  IV). 

"This  family  of  Barct,  Barret  or 
BARRETT     Barrett,    as  'the    name    is   variously 

spelt,  is  of  a  very  ancient  and  re- 
spectable account  in  this  Kingdom.  The  ancestor 
of  it  is  recorded  in  the  Battle  Abbey  roll,  as  one 
of  those  who  came  over  with  William,  Duke  of 
Normandy,  and  was  at  the  fatal  battle  of  Hastings 
in    1066.      His    descendants    spread    themselves    over 


almost    every   part    of    Britain    and    Ireland." — Has- 
ted's  History  of  Kent. 

This  family  was  among  the  early  ones  of  Massa- 
chusetts, as  well  as  in  New  Hampshire  and  Ver- 
mont, and  has  spread  over  a  large  extent  of  the 
United  States.  It  has  borne  an  honorable  part  in 
the  development  of  the  industries  and  institutions 
of  the  nation,  and  the  stern  character  of  the  Puri- 
tans has  been  imparted  to  many  of  their  descend 
ants. 

(I)  Thomas  Barrett,  the  emigrant  ancestor  of 
a  numerous  family,  was  one  of  three  of  the  many 
who  early  emigrated  to  New  England.  He  lived  a 
few  years  in  Braintree,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was 
made  a  freeman  in  1645,  and  thence  removed,  about 
1660,  to  Chelmsford,  where  he  died  October  6,  166S. 
Margaret,  his  widow,  survived  him  nearly  thirteen 
years,  dying  July  8,  1681.  Their  children  included: 
John,  Thomas,  Mary  and  Joseph. 

(II)  John,  eldest  child  of  Thomas  and  Margaret 
Barrett,  was  born  about  1630,  probably  in  England, 
and  was  a  grantee  of  land  in  Chelmsford  in  1679.  He 
was  a  lieutenant  in  the  military  service,  mill  owner 
and  proprietor  of  a  large  tract  of  land,  and  was 
evidently  an  important  man  in  his  town.  His  wife 
was  Sarah,  whose  maiden  name  is  not  of  record.  He 
died  May  9,  1706.  His  children  were:  John,  Jona- 
than, Lydia,  Samuel,  Mary,  Margaret,  Joseph  and 
Sarah. 

(III)  Jonathan,  second  son  and  child  of  John 
and  Sarah  Barrett,  was  a  native  of  Chelmsford  and 
probably  passed  his  life  in  that  town.  The  records 
shows  that  be  married  Sarah  Learned,  daughter  of 
Isaac  and  Mary  (Stevens)  Learned.  She  was  born 
t  Ictober  3.  1663,  and  died  January  II,  1695.  He  was 
married  (second),  June  26,  [696,  to  Abigail  Weston, 
who  died  October  19,  170(1.  He  married  (third) 
Abigail  (Wilson)  Hildreth.  widow  of  Joseph  Hil- 
dreth.  His  children  were:  Hannah,  Mary.  Jonathan, 
Deliverance,  Experience,  Rachael,  Bridget,  Benja 
min   and   John. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  eldest  son  and  eighth  child  of 
Jonathan  Barrett,  and  youngest  child  of  his  second 
wife,  Abigail  Weston,  was  born  February  14,  1 705. 
in  Chelmsford  and  was  a  soldier  in  the  Louisburg 
Expedition  in  1745.  He  died.  November  13,  1745. 
in  that  service  or  immediately  after  his  return. 
His  wife  Elizabeth  Farner.  was  bom  March  27, 
1712,  in  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward and   Mary    (Richardson)    Farner.     Their  club 


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dren     were:     Elizabeth    (died    young),     Benjamin, 
Ruth,  Mary,  Lydia,  Christopher  and  Elizabeth. 

(V)  Christopher,  youngest  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Farner)  Barrett,  was 
born  February  6,  1739,  in  Chelmsford  and  resided 
in  that  town.  He  was  married  September  6,  1764,  to 
Mary  Clark,  and  their  children  were:  Zebulon,  Ben 
jamin,  John,  Sybel,  Ebenezer,  .Mary,  William  and 
Samuel."  (Mention  of  Benjamin  and  descendants 
appears   in  this  articli  1. 

(VI)  Zebulon,  eldest  child  of  Christopher  and 
Mary  (Clark)  Barrett,  was  born  February  9,  1776, 
in  Chelmsford.  He  resided  for  some  time  in  Ashby, 
Massachusetts,  and  passed  his  last  days  in  Stod- 
dard,   New    Hampshire,  where  he  died. 

(VII)  Luther,  son  of  Zebulon  Barrett,  was  born 
in  Ashby,  March  14.  1708,  and  settled  in  Stoddard, 
Xew  Hampshire.  He  married,  January  25,  1821, 
Mary  (.rem,  ni"  Chelsea,  daughter  of  Linsford  and 
Julia    (Ingraham)    Green.     She  was  born  in  1803. 

(VIII)  William  Allen,  son  of  Luther  and  Mary 
(Green)  Barrett,  was  born  in  Stoddard.  July  15, 
1826.  He  began  the  activities  of  life  as  a  farmer 
and  was  later  employed  at  the  glass  factory  in  his 
native  town.  He  acquired  a"  knowledge  of  brick- 
making  in  Rutland.  Vermont,  and  Plaistow,  New 
Hampshire,  and  in  1857  established  himself  in  that 
business  in  Keene,  bis  plant  being  located  on  Rox- 
luiry  street.  Early  in  the  Civil  war  period  he  en- 
listed as  a  private  in  Company  G,  Fourteenth  Regi- 
ment, New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  which 
was  first  assigned  to  guard  duty  at  the  National 
Capital.  It  was  afterwards  ordered  to  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Gulf  under  General  Butler,  participat- 
ing in  the  important  military  operations  around 
New  Orleans,  and  wa  finallly  sent  to  Virginia, 
where  it  took  part  in  the  famous  Shenandoah  Val- 
ley campaign  under  General  Sheridan.  The  Four- 
teenth Regiment  was  mustered  out  in  1865  with 
an  honorable  record  for  long  and  continuous  active 
service  in  the  field.  Returning  to  Keene,  Mr.  Bar- 
rett resumed  the  manufacture  of  brick  at  his  Rox- 
bury  street  yard,  but  in  [868  removed  to  lower  Main 
street,  where  he  continued  to  transact  an  extensive 
and  profitable  business  for  the  succeeding  thirty 
years,  or  until  [898,  when  he  retired.  His  death 
occurred  in  Keene,  September  7.  1904.  and  In-  n 
moval  fn  m  the  business  circles,  where  he  was  held 
in  (lie  higlust  esteem,  was  deeply  regretted  h>  bis 
associates.  lie  married  Maria  Freidenburgh  and 
had  a  Family  of  -i\  children:  Ida  L.,  Frank  A.. 
!  red.    Eugene,  Charles  L,  Kate  M.  and  May  L. 

i]\i  Fred.  Eugene,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  William  A.  and  Maria  (Freidenburgh)  Barrett, 
was  born  in  Keene.  March  4,  1857.  Having  con 
eluded  bis  attendance  al*  the  public  schools  he 
MM.  iid  tlie  emploj  oi  In-  father,  but  withdrew  three 
years  later  to  accept  a  clerkship  in  the  grocery  Store 
of  John  M.  Farnam  and  was  subsequently  em- 
pli  iyed  hi  I  hi  inn  Inn  1  1  1  rade  by  W.  and  T.  J. 
French.  About  the  year  [881  be  entered  thi 
ernment  service  as  a  clerk  in  the  Keene  postoffice; 
was  advanced  to  the  position  of  assistant  postmaster 
two  years  later,  retaining  it  for  eight  years;  ami  in 
.\:is  appointed  postmaster  by  President  Harri- 
son, 111  which  capacity  lie  s,  rved  with  unquestion 
atisfaction  until  the  expirati  in  of  bis  term  in 
1895  From  the  latter  year  to  the  present  time  be 
has  devoted  bis  time  and  energies  exclusively  to 
the  management  of  the  L.  J.  Colony  Chair  Com- 
pany, one  of  the  important  industrial  enterprises  of 
Keene.  and  that  concern  has  profited  in  no  small 
measure   from   his  business  ability. 


1  1  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Barrett  was  con- 
nected with  the  Xew  Hampshire  National  Guard 
and  rose  from  the  ranks  to  the  command  of  Com- 
pany 11.  Second  Regiment.  He  served  with  credit 
in  Keene's  common  council  two  years,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  aldermen  for  the  same  length 
of  time,  and  in  politics  is  a  Republican.  In  the 
Masonic  Order  be  is  far  advanced,  having  served 
as  worshipful  master  of  the  Lodge  of  the  Temple; 
as  king  in  Cheshire  Chapter,  Royal  Arch;  as  thrice 
illustrious  master  of  St.  John's  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters;  and  as  eminent  commander  of 
Hugh  de  Payne  Commandery,  Knights  Templar. 
He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Roaring  Brook 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  1  f  tlu'  Country  Club. 
On  June  5.  1895,  he  married  Fanny  Blake  Colony, 
of   Keene,  whose  line  of  descent  is  as  follows: 

1  1  )  John  Colony,  a  native  of  Kilkenny.  Ireland, 
emigrated  to  Xew  England  in  17.30.  settling  in 
Keene. 

(II)  Timothy,  son  of  John  Colony,  was  born  in 
Keene,  April  =;,  1764,  and  died  there  August  29, 
[836. 

(III)  Joshua  Durant,  son  of  Timothj  Colony, 
was  born  in  Keene,  December  21,  1804.  lie  married 
Frances   Seamans   Blake.     He   died   March  28,   1801. 

(IV)  <  iscar  L.,  son  of  Joshua  D.  and  Frances  S 
(Blake)  Colony,  was  born  in  Keene.  August  28, 
1840,  and  is  still  living.  His  wife  was  before  mar- 
riage Emma  Frances  Lewis,  and  their  daughter, 
Fannie  B.,  married  Frederick  E.  Barrett,  as  pre- 
via usly  mentioned.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barrett  have  two 
daughters,  Phyllis  B.,  born  April  [9,  190.2,  and 
Frances    M.,    born    September   _>_>,    1904. 

(VI)     Benjamin    (2),    second    son    and    child    of 
Christopher     Barrett,     was    born     May    2~,     1707,    in 
Chelmsford,     and     lived     many     years     in     Vershire, 
Winn  in.      Late   m   life   he  had   a   home   a    few   3 
wib    In,    -on    William   in    Lisbon.    Xew    Hampshire, 
and   died   ill    1801.  at  the  home  of  his  daughter   Mary 
(Barrett)    Smith,  in  Woodbury,  Vermont.     He  mar- 
ried    \1111a    Lovell,    and    their   children    were:     Hen 
jamin,    G<    rgi      Diantha,   Jerusha,   Luanda,    Cynthia 
.id    William,      'file    second    daughter   married    M 
Thurston    Conant,    and    the    third    was    the    wife    of 
Harrison     Smith. 

i\lli    Benjamin    (3),  eldest   child  of   Benjamin 
( _• )    and    Anna    (Lovell)    Barrett,    was    bom    in    No 
vember,    t8oo,   probably   in   Vershire,   Vermont.     He 
resided    for    several    years    in    Lisbon.    New     1  Limp 
shire,    and    seven    of    his    children    were    born    there. 
He    removed    thence    to    Woodbury.    Vermont,      1  1 
lliug    on    a    farm    on    the    border    of    that    town    ad 
joining    Hardwick.      He   engaged    in    clearing    land 

anil  lumbering,  and  died  from  injuries  received 
while  felling  trees  in  the  woods,  his  death  occurring 
February  18  [854,  on  the  anniversary  of  his  mar 
riage.  He  was  married  February  18.  1820,  to 
\  enath  Ordway,  who  was  born  in  April.  1800. 
probably  in  Chester,  Vermont.  She  survived  him 
ami  died  in   Woodbury,      'flic   following   is  :i   brief  ac 

count  of  their  children;  Benjamin  was  killed  in  the 
Civil  war,  while  serving  as  a  soldier;  James  re- 
ceives extended  mention  in  the  next  paragraph; 
Edson  lived  and  died  in  Woodbury,  Vermont; 
Henrj  dud  while  a  prisoner  in  Libby  Prison  in 
Virginia;  Sally  married  a  Goodwin,  from  whim  she 
subsenuently   separate,!,   and  died   iii   Vermont;    l.y 

man  lived  and  died  in  W [bury;  George  was  liv- 
ing    it    last    account    in    Bradford,    Vermont;    1  evi 

died   at     Algiers,    Louisiana,   while    serving   as   a     ol 

1I1,  1  .  I'liiiner  reside,  iii  Peacham.  Vermont;  and 
Charles    resides    in    Woodbury,    same    state;    Elvira, 


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the  youngest,  is  the  wife  of  Frederic  Osier,  and  lives 
in  Rutland,  Vermont. 

l\  III)  James,  son  of  Benjamin  (3)  and  Asenath 
(Ordway)  Barrett,  was  born  September  26,  18-7. 
in  Lisbon.  New  Hampshire,  and  resided  for  a  time 
in  Woodbury,  Vermont,  whence  he  removed  to 
Weare,  New  Hampshire.  He  gave  his  life  for  his 
native  land  as  a  result  of  the  Civil  war.  He  en- 
listed June  14,  1S62,  in  Company  B,  Ninth  Regi- 
ment, New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was 
sent  to  the  front  at  Falmouth,  Virginia.  Here  he 
contracted  disease  from  which  he  died  there  Jan- 
uary 13,  1S63.  He  had  several  brothers  in  the  same 
service  who  survived  and  returned  to  Vermont. 
The  records  of  his  enlistment  gives  his  age  at  the  time 
of  enlistment  as  thirty-five  years.  He  was  married, 
in  1849,  to  Mary  P.  Tuttle,  daughter  of  Timothy 
Tuttle,  and  they  had  four  sons,  namely:  Charles  H., 
J.  Frank,  George  W.  and  James  Levi.  The  eldest 
is  mentioned  below ;  the  second  died  July  30,  1905  ; 
the  third,  of  Rumford  Falls,  Maine,  and  the  fourth 
of   Philadelphia,   Pennsylvania. 

(IX)       Charles    Henry    Barrett,    florist,    son    of 
James  and  Mary  P.    (Tuttle)    Barrett,   was  born  in 
Weare.  New  Hampshire,  October  4,   1850.     He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  at  Weare.  and  in  1866 
went    to    Concord,    where    he    learned    the    barber's 
trade,    and    became    one    of    the    proprietors    of    the 
well    known    Eagle    barber    shop.      For    twenty-five 
years  he  was  engaged  in  this  line,  and  for  a  short 
time  was  in  the  clothing  business  in  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts,   being    there    during    the    big    fire    (1872). 
In   1898  Mr.   Barrett  disposed  of  his  interests  in  the 
Eagle  barber  shop,  and  was  one  of  twelve  men  who 
funned    the    Concord-Alaska    Mining    Company    for 
the  purpose  of  mining  gold  in  Alaska.     Mr.  Barrett 
went   to   Alaska   and   remained   two   years,   but    met 
with   indifferent   success,   though  the  mine   his   com- 
pany   worked    has    since    been    reported    as    one    of 
the  best  in  the  territory.     Returning  to   Concord  in 
1900   he    formed    a    partnership    with    Frank    Main, 
florist,   which  continued   until   March   9,   1907,   when 
Mr.    Barrett    became    sole    owner    of    the    business. 
Mr.   Barrett  became  a  member  of  White   Mountain 
Lodge,   No.  5.    Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
January   24,    1884;    of   Penacook   Encampment,   May 
1.3.  1884,  and  later  of  the  Grand  Canton  Wildey  and 
of'  Fidelity  Rebekah  Lodge,  all  of  Concord  and  the 
Royal   Arcanum.     He  was  a  member  of  Kearsarge 
Steam  Fire  Engine  Company  for  over  twelve  years 
and  it-  clerk  for  two  years.     He  married,  November 
jo     [877,    Ida    G.,    daughter   of   Lorenzo    Slack,    of 
Lebanon,    New    Hampshire.      '   They    had   one    son, 
Harry  C,  born  November  22,  1881,  who  is  an  _  ex- 
pert    stenographer    holding    a    responsible    position 
with  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  Company  in  Con- 
cord.    Mrs.  Barrett  is  a  distant  relative  of  the  late 
Senator    Charles    Sumner,    of    Massachusetts.      She 
is  a  teacher  of  vocal  music  and  for  many  years  has 
sung  in  the  churches  of  Concord. 
(Second   Family.) 
James  Barrett  was  born  in  England, 
BARRETT    about   1615;  the  date  of  his  coming 
to  America  is  not  given,  but  he  was 
an     inhabitant    of    Charlestown,     Massachusetts,     in 
1643.  and  later  lived  in  Maiden.     He  married  Anna 
Fosdick,   daughter   of   Stephen   Fosdick,   a   carpenter 
of  Charlestown. 

ill)  James  (2),  son  of  James  (1)  and  Anna 
(Fosdick)  Barrett,  was  born  April  6,  1644.  probably 
in  Charlestown.  He  followed  the  carpenter's  trade 
in    Maiden,    January    n,    1671  ;    he    married    Dorcas 


Green,    and    died    about    1679;    inventory   of    widow 
(1C02)   £119. 

(III)  Deacon  Jonathan,  son  of  James  and  Dorcas 
(Green)  Barrett,  was  born  in  167S;  he  lived  both  in 
Reading  and  Maiden,  Massachusetts ;  he  married 
(first),  Abigail  Tuttle,  of  Boston,  in  1698;  she 
died  in  October,  1715.  Fie  married  (second),  Re- 
becca Brown,  wdio  survived  him.  His  will  was 
dated  and  proved  in   1749. 

(IV)  Joseph,  son  of  Deacon  Jonathan  Barrett, 
lived  in  Charlestown  and  was  taxed  there  until 
1798;  no  date  of  his  birth  is  given.  April  27,  1739, 
lie  married  Phebe  Waite,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Anna  (Lynch)  Waite,  of  Maiden. 

(V)  Joseph  (2)  son  of  Joseph  and  Phebe 
(Waite)  Barrett,  married  Sprague,  daughter  of 
Phineas  Sprague,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  of  Mai- 
den. They  had  three  sons — Peter,  Jonathan  and 
Joseph;  and  two  daughters. 

(VI)  Joseph  (3),  son  of  Joseph  (2)  and  Sprague 
Barrett,  was  born  April  19,  1778  (probably  in  Read- 
ing, Massachusetts).  He  became  a  resident  of 
Windsor,  Vermont,  and  later  of  Claremont,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  died  July  19,  1836.  He  mar- 
ried Lucy  Daman,  born  March  31,  1789,  died  April 
7,  1872.  There  is  no  date  of  marriage,  and  the  name 
of  one  child  only  is  given — Lucy,  who  married  Wil- 
liam Rossiter   (See  Rossiter.  VII). 


The  Ball  family  is  among  the  oldest  in 
BALL     this    country,    and    also    among    the   most 

widespread.  Its  representatives  were 
scattered  all  along  the  Atlantic  coast  in  the  early 
English  colonies,  being  prominent  not  only  in  Mas- 
sachusetts but  in  Virginia,  where  one  of  its  daugh- 
ters became  the  mother  of  the  immortal  George 
Washington.  Its  representatives  are  scattered 
through  America  today,  and  are  found  honorably 
connected  with  every  line  of  worthy  endeavor,  and 
are  contributors  to  the  social,  moral  and  material 
welfare  of  the  communities  in  which  they  reside  as 
a  rule.  In  1613,  a  coat-of-arms  was  conferred  upon 
one  Richard  Ball,  of  Northamptonshire,  England, 
and  a  similar  coat  was  borne  by  the  Ball  families 
of  New  England  and  Virginia.  Between  1635  and 
1640  six  sons  of  William  Ball,  of  Wiltshire,  Eng- 
land, came  to  America.  The  eldest  of  these,  Ailing 
Ball,  settled  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut.  The 
sixth  son,  William,  was  also  at  New  Haven  for  a 
time,  and  became  extensively  engaged  in  trade, 
especially  in  furs  and  tobacco,  and  made  frequent 
trips  to  America  and  London,  being  both  an  ex- 
porter and  importer.  He  was  the  ancestor  of  Mary 
Ball,  the  wife  of  Augustine  Washington.  She  was 
left  a  widow  while  her  children  were  very  small, 
but  was  a  strong  and  resolute  character  and  to  her 
is  due  much  of  that  we  honor  in  the  character  of  the 
first  president. 

(I)  John  Ball,  of  Wiltshire,  England,  settled 
in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  but  it  is  impossible 
to  fix  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  this  country.  He  is 
first  of  record  at  Watertown,  when  he  was  ad- 
mitted freeman  in  1650.  He  died  November  I, 
1655.  One  record  says  he  was  buried  October  1, 
No  mention  of  his  wife  is  found,  but  he  had  sons, 
Nathaniel    and   John,   and   probably   other   children. 

(II)  John  (2),  was  undoubtedly  born  in  Eng- 
land, about  1620,  and  came  to  this  country  presum- 
ably with  his  father.  He  was  a  tailor  by  occupation, 
and  resided  for  many  years  in  Watertown.  He  also 
owned  a  farm  there  which  he  purchased  of  John 
Lawrence,  and  sold  it  October  21,  1665,  to  William 


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Perry.     About   that   time   hi  d   to   Lancaster, 

Massachusetts,  where  he  was  killed  bj  the  Indians, 
together  with  his  wife  and  infant  child,  September 
10,  1675.  His  estate  was  administered  bj  hi 
John,  of  Watertown.  February  1.  [768.  He  (tirst) 
■  married  Elizabeth  Peirce,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Peirce,  of  Watertown.  She  was  the 
mother  of  four  children:  John,  Alary,  Esther  and 
Abigail.  She  was  insane  in  1660,  and  probablj  had 
been  for  some  time,  and  gave  much  annoyance  to 
her  family  and  neighbors.  She  died  before  1665, 
and  he  was  married  (second),  October  3.  1665,  to 
Elizabeth  Fox,  probably  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Fox, 
of  Concord,  and  afterwards  of  Watertown.  Their 
son  Joseph  was  born  1670,  and  was  probably  mur- 
dered by  the  Indians. 

(Ill)  John  (3),  eldest  son  of  John  (2)  and 
Elizabeth  (  Peirce)  Ball,  was  born  1O44,  in  Water- 
town,  in  which  town  lie  lived,  and  was  a  weaver  by 
occupation.  He  died  there  May  8,  1722.  lie  served 
as  tithingman  of  Watertown,  and  was  evidently  a 
man  of  standing  and  intelligence.  He  was  married 
October  17,  1665,  to  Sarah  Bullard,  who  was  prob- 
ably a  daughter  of  George  and  Beatrice  Bullard, 
of  Watertown.  George  Bullard  was  one  of  the 
three  earli  r  settlers  of  that  name  in  Watertown. 
There  is  a  persistent  tradition  in  the  family  of  Bul- 
lard that  there  were  eight  brothers  who  came  early 
and  at  about  the  same  time  to  America,  namely : 
Robert,  Benjamin,  Jonathan,  William,  John,  [saac, 
Nathaniel  and  George.  Of  these  Robert.  Benjamin 
and  George  settled  in  Watertown.  The  last  named 
was  born  1608,  and  was  admitted  freeman  111  1641, 
in  Watertown,  where  he  died  January  14,  [689.  His 
first  wife  Beatrice  was  the  mother  of  his  children. 
The  births  of  only  three  are  recorded,  but  it  is 
presumed  that  he  had  others.  His  second  wife  was 
widow  Mary  Marblehead.  About  1660  he  settled 
at  Watertown  Farms,  which  is  now  Weston.  The 
list  of  his  children  is  supposed  to  include :  Mary, 
Jacob,  Sarah,  Jonathan  and  Johanna.  The  first, 
second  and  fourth  are  of  record. 

(IV)  Jonathan,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
John  (3)  and  Sarah  (Bullard)  Ball,  was  born  in 
March  29,  1680.  He  resided  in  Lancaster.  Ma 
chusetts,  where  lie  died  about  1727.  He  was  mar- 
ried January  5,  1710,  to  Sarah  Whitney,  who 
born  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  May  jo.  [688, 
daughter  of  Eleazer  and  Dorothy  (  Ros- )  Whitney. 
Their  children  were:  Sarah,  Jonathan,  Phineas, 
Thankful,  Daniel  and  Susannah,  and  all  found 
homes  with  relatives,  According  to  the  Watertown 
records  there  were  other  children  born  at  Lau- 
ra-Ur. 

(V)  Phineas,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Whitney)  Ball,  was  born 
about  1718,  in  Watertown,  and  was  but  a  child  at 
the  time  of  his  father's  death.  In  1741  he  married 
Martha  Bixhy  (intention  of  marriage  recorded  at 
Lancaster,  May  27,  1741).  He  settled  in  Ilolden, 
Mas  achu  e  lived  many  years,  and 
where  five  children  were  horn  to  him,  namely: 
Daniel,   Jemima.    Aimer.    Elijah   and    Benjamin. 

(\l)  Elijah,  third  -on  and  fourth  child  of 
Phineas  and  Martha  (Bixby)  Mall,  was  born  March 
2.  1748,  in  Ilolden.  Via  achu  etts,  an  was  a  sol- 
dier of  the  Revolution,  lie  was  with  John  Putnam 
on  the  unfortunate  retreat  from  Long  Island  in 
1770,  and  attained  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant.  He 
lived    at    Boylston,    Ma  ,    where    his    thir- 

teen children   were  born   and  died   there   November 
10,  1834.     He  was  married  October  18,  1770,  to  Re- 


becca    (Sawyer)     Moor,    who    was    born    Novi 
26,   1754,   in   Lancaster,   daughter  of    Levi   and    Re- 
becca   (Sawyer)   Moor.     She  duel  October  13, 
I  heir  children  were:  Elijah,  Abigail,  Amasiah.  Levi, 
Reuben,    Rebecca,    Micaros,    Nabby,    Patty,    J 
Phineas,   Lucinda  and   Manassah   Sawyer. 

(  VII)  Manassah  Sawyer,  youngest  .-on  of  Elijah 
and  Rebecca  S.  (Moore)  Ball,  was  born  December 
28.  1800,  in  Boylston.  He  inherited  the  homestead 
of  bis  father,  who  bad  been  a  well-to-do  farmer.  At 
the  time  when  the  farm  came  into  his  hands  it  was 
fallow  and  heavily  mortgaged.  He  tilled  hi-  acres 
by  day  and  hunted  wild  game  or  burned  charcoal 
by  night,  thus  leading  the  strenuous  life  so  common 
to  our  forefathers.  He  died  December  13,  1870. 
He  was  married  April  13,  1S33,  to  Clarissa  Andrews, 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Lucy  (Hall)  Andr< 
She  was  born  October  20.  1802.  and  was  a  direct 
descendant  of  Governor  Simon  Bradstreet  and  his 
wife  Ann  Dudley,  the  latter  a  daughter  of  Gov- 
ernor Thomas  Dudley  (see  Dudley).  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Phineas,  Caroline  Maria,  Albert  (nicu- 
tioned  below),  and  Alonzo. 

(VIII)    Phineas,    eldest   child   of   Manassah    and 
Caroline    (Andrews)     Ball,    was    born    January     [8, 
1824,    in    Boylston,    Massachusetts,    and    is    worthy 
of  more   than  casual  mention.     In   his  youth   he  as- 
sisted  his   father   111   the   labor  required   in   farming. 
Although  physically  frail  he  possessed  great  en.  1 
He   attended   the   brief   terms   of   the   district    -chool 
until  sixteen  years  of  age.     Two  terms  of  six  week- 
each    in    1841-2    at    Josiah    Bride's    English    boarding 
school  closed  his  schooling.     In  the   winter  of    1840 
he    spent    some    weeks    with    his    uncle,    who    taught 
him  surveying.     Equipped  with  an  old  compass,    'nee 
the  property  of  his  great-grandfather,   Phineas    Hall 
practiced  surveying  as  opportunity  offered,  but  until 
his  employment  by  the  Nashua  and   Worcester  rail- 
road,  1847,  he  had  seen  no  surveying  done   by   men 
of    experience.      He   taught    several    terms    of    school 
and    finally    settled    in    Worcester.      In    April.     1S10. 
he  became   associated   with   Elbridge   Boyden,    under 
the  firm  of  Boyden  &  Ball,  architects  and  engineers. 
His    field   books,   covering   a    period    of   twenty-five 
years,   show  how  closely  he  was   identified  with   the 
growth   of   the    city.      He    was    an   engineer    of   great 
ability.     He   patented   a   number   of   applianci 
in  connection  with  the  construction  of  water  woi 
He    became    a    member   of    the    Worcester    County 
Mechanics     Association,    serving    with    great   accept- 
ance in  tin    various  offices.    In  1S02-3  be  served  the 
city    in    the    common    council,    was    mayor    111     [865, 
from   '(>.;   to  '07   was   water  commissioner,  and   from 
'67   to   '72    was   city    engineer.      For    thirty-one    \  ear- 
he  was  deacon  oi   the   Firsi    Unitarian  Church,  and 
for  seven  years   president   of  the   Worcester   County 
Conference      of      Unitarian      Churches.        He 
a  member  of  the  Worcester  Countj   Society  of   : 
gineers   and  the   American    Water    Works   Associa- 
tion, and  was  also  a  member  of  the   W So- 
ciety   of    Antiquity.       lie     was    married     (  lit-,        D 
cember  21.   1X48,  to  Sarah   Augusta    Holyoke.      1 
children  were  born  to  them,  a    -mi   who  d'icd  in   1S57. 
a    daughter    survives.       lie     married     (second) 
Mary  Jane  ( )tis.  of  Lancaster. 

(VIII)  Albert,  fifth  child  and  third  son  of  the 
six  children  of  Manassah  S.  and  Clarissa  (Andrews) 
Ball,  was  born  May  7.  1835,  in  Boylston,  Massachu- 
setts, and  at  live  years  old  was  sent  to  the  district 
school,  wdiere  all  his  education  was  obtained  with 
the  exception  of  one  term  at  the  high  school  when 
he  was  in  his  sixteenth  year.     At  the  age  of  nineteen 


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he   went   to   Worcester,   Massachusetts,   to   learn   the 
machinist's   trade,   beginning  to   serve   his   time   with 

the  Wood  &  Light  Company,  in  what  was  known 
a?  the  "stone  shop"  at  the  Junction,  lie  afterwards 
worked  for  Williams  &  Rich,  and  later  for  L.  \\  . 
Pond.  When  with  Mr.  Pond  he  had  charge  of  the 
work  of  making  planers  or  of  building  them  by 
the  job,  and  ii  was  at  that  time,  in  1863,  that  he 
brought  out  his  first  invention,  which  was  in  re- 
peating fire-arms.  In  the  same  year  he  brought  out 
a  surface  polishing  machine  which  was  used  for 
polishing  fiat  surfaces,  and  which  he  used  for 
polishing  the  flat  surfaces  on  the  planer  heads. 
When  working  with  Williams  &  Rich  at  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  he  became  acquainted  with  E.  G. 
Lamson,  of  Shelburne  Falls,  Massachusetts,  who 
was  manufacturing  cutlery  and  sewing  machines  at 
Windsor,  Vermont,  and  was  in  search  of  small 
tools  for  making  sewing  machine  needles.  Having 
a  small  engine  lathe  which  he  had  made  for  his  own 
use,  Mr.  Ball  made  for  Mr.  Lamson  a  lathe  which 
proved  very  satisfactory  in  the  construction  of  the 
needles.  When  Mr.  Ball  brought  out  the  fire-arm 
patent  he  sold  it  to  Mr.  Lamson,  who  was  then 
making  guns  for  the  United  States  government. 
The  latter  agreed  to  purchase  it  on  condition  that 
Mr.  Ball  should  work  for  him  six  months  or  a 
year,  and  in  1S64.  Mr.  Ball  went  to  Windsor,  Ver- 
mont, and  working  for  the  Lamson,  Goodnow  & 
Yale  Company  for  more  than  four  years.  When  the 
gun  business  stopped  Mr.  Lamson  took  up  the 
building  of  a  line  of  machinists'  tools,  consisting  of 
small  lathes  and  planers,  for  which  Mr.  Ball  made 
drawings  and  modelled  two  new  styles  of  lathes 
and  one  size  of  planer.  Mr.  Lamson  requested  him 
to  make  drawings  for  the  building  of  marble-quar- 
rying machines,  and  Mr.  Ball  brought  out  the  first 
marble  channeller,  which  embodied  the  power  which 
consists  of  engine  and  boiler  on  the  same  frame  on 
which  the  cutters  were  operated. 

In  1869  he  associated  himself  with  Roger  Love 
and  came  to  Claremont,  where  he  was-employed  in 
the  building  of  channellers  in  the  J.  P.  Upham 
machine  shop.  These  were  the  first  and  only  dia- 
mond drill  channelling  machines  ever  built,  black 
diamonds  being  used  in  the  drills  that  did  the  cut- 
ting. Over  fifty  of  these  machines  were  built  be- 
fore the  price  of  diamonds  became  so  high  that  they 
could  not  be  used  at  a  profit  for  cutting  marble. 
Mr.  Ball  then  turned  his  attention  to  the  building 
of  steel  channellers  of  a  different  type,  and  this 
style  of  channeller  is  to-day  considered  the  leading 
style  in  the  market.  In  1885  he  began  the  construc- 
tion of  the  diamond  prospecting  drills  of  which  the 
Sullivan  Machinery  Company  is  now  manufacturing 
twelve  different  styles,  the  call  for  which  would  be 
great  were  it  not  for  the  high  price  of  diamonds 
He  also  constructed  rock  drills,  diamond  and  steel 
gadding  machines  for  marble  quarries,  and  brought 
out  a  line  of  coal-cutting  machinery,  such  as  un- 
dercutters  driven  by  air,  shearing  machines  driven 
by  air  and  chain  machines  driven  by  both  air  and 
electricity,  for  room,  pillar  and  long  wall  work. 
Of  these  machines  there  are  ten  different  styles 
which  are  built  by  the  Sullivan  Machinery  Com- 
pany,  Claremont. 

The  first  outside  issue  was  a  cloth-measuring 
machine  which  he  designed  for  a  Mr.  Smith.  This 
machine  was  to  be  used  in  taking  account  of  stock 
in  dry-goods  stores,  where  the  pieces  of  goods 
could  be  run  through  the  machine,  which  gave  the 
measurement   in   yards   and    fractions,   and    rewound 


them  in  a  manner  which  prevented  their  looking 
shop-worn.  It  also  had  an  attachment  for  measur- 
ing and  rewinding  carpeting.  There  were  one 
hundred  and  fifty  of  these  machines  built,  but  Mr. 
Smith  did  not  succeed  in  selling  them  as  rapidly  as 
he  expected  to  and  the  manufacture  was  discon- 
tinued. In  the  construction  of  this  machine  the 
measuring  cylinder  was  made  of  paper,  and  for  the 
manufacture  of  this  measuring  cylinder  a  special 
machine  had  to  be  designed.  It  was  found  that  this 
cylinder  made  an  excellent  roving  can  for  cotton 
mills.  The  first  size  made  was  called  the  12  inch 
can.  and  later  9,  10,  II,  14,  16,  18  and  20  inch  size 
cans  were  manufactured.  The  making  of  roving 
cans  soon  became  a  good  business,  and  thousands 
of  these  cans  were  manufactured  by  the  Sullivan 
Machinery  Company.  The  machinery  and  business 
were  finally  sold  to  C.  C.  Bell,  of  the  Laminar 
Fiber  Company,  Cambridge,  Massachusetts. 

The  next  outside  manufacture  was  the  cop  tubes, 
designed  for  Jeremiah  Essex,  Bennington,  Vermont, 
for  mule  spinning  in  cotton  mills.     The  tubes  were 
made  of  plate  tin,  and  for  their  manufacture  a  press 
was  made  which  cut  the  blanks   from  the   sheet   tin 
and  formed  it  into  a  tube,  making  a  head  on  same 
and   a   tip    for   holding   the   wire,    which    was   after- 
wards  wound  spirally  on  the   tin   tubes   to   hold  on 
the  thread  which  was  spun  over  them  on  the  mule. 
The    tubes    were    covered   on    the    mule    with    yarn 
which   formed  a  cop,  and  these  cops  were  used  for 
filling   in   weaving   cloth.      The    design    of   the    tube 
was  to   hold  the  thread,   which  was  called   a  "cop," 
so   that   it  could  be   run   off   in   the   shuttle   without 
any  waste — in  other  words,  so  that  the  cops  could  be 
handled    around    without    damage,    but    would    en- 
tirely weave  off  the  thread  they  held  without  waste. 
The  tin  cop  tube  was  not  a  success,  as  it   received 
very   rough   handling   from  the  kind  of  help  which 
was   employed    in    the   cotton    mills,   and    would   get 
bent  and  twisted.     Mr.  Ball  then  designed  a  woven 
tube  which  would  be  elastic,  and  of  this  style  some 
millions  were  manufactured.     Of  this  style  of  tube 
there    was    a    large    variety    made    for   the    different 
kinds  and   styles   of  mule   spindles   then    running   in 
the    different   cotton    mills.      About    this    time    there 
was  a  great  stride  made  in  the  ring  frame  method  of 
spinning  which  took  the  place  of  the  mules,  in  con- 
sequence of  which   mule   frames   went   out   of  exis- 
ence    and    the    cop    tube   business    came   to    an    end. 
Then  came  the  designing  of  the  ring  frame  in  which 
the    use    of   metaline   superseded    that    of   oil    in    all 
the  journals,  oil  being  injurious  to  the  cotton  yarns 
used    in   making   cotton    goods.      Of   this    design    he 
built    three    frames,    one    of    which    was    set    up    in 
the    Monadnock    mills,    and    one    at    Dover,     New 
Hampshire.      In    testing   yarn    made    on   these    ring 
frames  it  was  found  to  be  as  good  as  the  mule-spun 
yarn  which  was  regarded  as  the   strongest   made  at 
that    time.      The    company    considered    the    question 
of  manufacturing  these  new  frames,  but  found  that 
a  large  amount  of  special  machinery  and  much  more 
extensive    works    would    be    required    for    the    pur- 
pose,  and  that  they  would  also  have  to  compete  with 
other    builders.      For    these    reasons    and    as    other 
machinery  was  being  built  which  was  thought  quite 
as   profitable,  the  project  was  abandoned.     The  best 
features  of  the  design   were,  however,  taken   up  and 
used  by  other  builders  of  spinning  frames. 

Next  was  the  wood-pulp  grinding  machine  de- 
signed for  E.  R.  Cartmell,  of  Bellow  Falls,  Ver- 
mont. Of  this  style  of  machine  there  were  some 
forty    manufactured    in    the    works    of    the    Sullivan 


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Machinery  Company,  after  which  Mr.  Ball's  interest 
in  the  machine  was  sold  to  William  A.  Russell  & 
Company,  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont.  The  company 
then  took  up  the  manufacture  of  corn  crackers  and 
brought  out  some  new  designs.  A  great  many  hun- 
dred of  these  crackers  have  been  built  and  sold 
all  over  the  United  States.  Of  this  cracker  there 
are  four  different  styles   manufactured. 

The  toilet  paper  wiring  machine  was  designed 
for  John  Moore,  of  Bellows  Falls.  This  machine 
put  a  wire  through  the  corner  of  a  bunch  of  paper, 
twisting  it  in  such  an  manner  as  to  make  a  loop 
by  which  to  suspend  the  bunch.  Quite  a  number 
of  machines  were  made  from  this  design,  and  Mr. 
Ball  afterward  constructed  a  machine  for  forming 
the  wires  which  were  put  into  the  bunches  by  hand. 

Mr.  Ball  also  designed  presses  for  making  as- 
phalt paving  blocks  for  street  paving  and  asphalt 
tiling  blocks  for  sidewalks  and  walks  for  private 
residences.  Two  sets  of  these  machines  were  sent 
to  Sydney,  Australia. 

While  at  Windsor,  Vermont,  Mr.  Ball  frequently 
visited  the  Springfield  (Massachusetts)  armory  in 
relation  to  the  building  of  guns  for  the  government, 
and  was  present  at  several  of  the  gun  tests  at  the 
armory.  Colonel  Benton,  who  then  had  charge  of 
the  armory,  called  his  attention  to  the  lubrication 
of  bullets.  After  the  government  commenced  the 
use  of  breech-loaders  in  the  army  it  was  found  that 
cartridges  used  with  the  breech-loaders  would 
gather  dust  and  dirt  on  account  of  the  grease  which 
was  used  on  the  outside  of  the  bullets.  The  army 
officers  issued  orders  that  all  breech-loading  cart- 
ridge should  have  the  grease  on  the  inside  of  the 
shell,  but  the  Colonel  said  that  when  they  tried  to 
grease  them  by  filling  the  grooves  in  the  bullets  the 
lubricant  cost  nearly  as  much  as  the  bullets  them- 
selves. He  desired  Mr.  Ball  to  invent,  if  possible, 
some  machinery  by  which  the  bullets  could  be  lub- 
ricated cheaply.  Mr.  Ball  immediately  worked  out 
a  device  which  he  found  would  be  successful,  made 
drawings  thereof,  and  took  them  with  him  on  his 
next  visit  to  Springfield.  When  he  explained  it  to 
Colonel  Benton  the  latter  said,  "build  me  a  machine 
right  away  and  send  it  down,  a  cheap  machine, 
something  that  will  work  by  hand  at  first,  and  then 
we  can  tell  what  we  want."  On  his  return  to  Wind- 
sor, Mr.  Ball  had  a  machine  made  and  sent  to 
Springfield.  On  going  himself  soon  after  he  found 
that,  by  reason  of  having  been  overheated,  the 
machine  had  failed  to  give  satisfaction.  Under  his 
intelligent  manipulation,  however,  it  worked  to  per- 
fection and  was  accepted  by  Colonel  Benton,  who 
ordered  four  power  machines  for  the  different 
arsenals.  The  bringing  out  of  this  ma  lime  was  to 
Mr.  Ball  a  source  of  greater  satisfaction  than  the 
introduction  of  any  other  improvement  which  he 
ever  made,  being,  as  it  was,  a  tribute  from  the 
United  States  government  to  his  superiority  as  an 
inventor.  These  bullet  lubricating  machine  were 
afterward  sold  to  all  the  armories  in  this  country 
and  in  Europe,  and  are  used  bj  most  of  the  cartridge 
manufacturers  at  the  present  day. 


The  name   Martin   is  not   only  of  fre- 
MARTIN    quent  occurrence  in  the  old  world,  but 

it  became   o  imrw  in   in   Ami  i  ii 
an  early  peril  id,  and  maj  b    Found  amonj 
settler-  Connecticut,  New   Hamp- 

shire, Virginia  and  other  colonies.  The  name  is 
variously  spelled  even  in  the  records  of  the  same 
family,   as:   Martin.   Martyn,    Marten,   Marttin,    Mar- 


teem,  Martain  and  Mortine.  In  nearly  all  the  coun- 
tries of  western  Europe  the  name  Martin  is 
very  common,  and  there  is  nothing  in  the  name 
alone  to  determine  the  nationality  of  the  family 
which  bears  it.  Martins  for  centuries,  however, 
have  been  members  of  the  aristocracy  and  gentry 
of  many  lands.  The  family  of  Martin,  of  Compton 
Martin,  Somersetshire,  England,  was  of  great  emi- 
nence and  long  descent.  The  first  of  the  name  of 
whom  records  appear  was  Martin  of  Tours,  a  Nor- 
man, who  made  a  conquest  of  the  territory  of  Cem- 
mes  or  Kemeys,  in  the  county  of  Pembroke,  about 
1077.  Martin  was  the  surname  of  the  Lords  of 
Cemmes  for  seven  generations  when,  by  the  death 
of  William  Martin,  Lord  Cemmes,  the  line  became 
extinct.  The  name  of  Martin,  however,  was  still 
kept  up  in  Somerset  by  Robert  Martin,  a  younger 
son  of  Nicholas  Fitz-Martin,  and  doubtless  by 
other  younger  branches  of  the  family,  and  it  is 
believed  that  from  one  of  these  younger  branches 
are  descended  those  of  the  name  who  came  to  New 
England  in  1635.  Through  successive  generations 
the  Martins  of  America  have  been  mostly  honest 
yeoman,  good  and  useful  members  of  society,  acting 
w-ell  their  part  in  the  sphere  of  life  in  which  they 
were  placed,  and  from  their  manliness  and  probity 
winning  the  respect  of  the  communities  in  which 
they  lived.  None  of  them  have  arrived  at  eminence 
in  literature  or  science,  but  some  of  them  have  at- 
tained political  eminence  and  among  them  are 
judges,  governors,   senators  and  congressmen. 

(I)  Among  the  twenty-one  families  that  accom- 
panied Rev.  Joseph  Hull  from  Weymouth,  England, 
to  Weymouth,  Massachusetts  were  Robert  Martin 
and  wife.  They  were  from  Badcome,  Somerset- 
shire, England,  and  arrived  on  the  Massachusetts 
coast  May  6,  1635.  Robert  Martin  left  no  children, 
and  his  estate  of  one  hundred  and  ninety-three 
pounds,  one  shilling  and  sixpence,  was  left  to  heirs 
in  England.  Richard,  brother  of  Robert  Martin, 
arrived  in  America,  probably  with  Rev.  John  Myles 
in  1663.  and  settled  in  Rehoboth,  Massachusetts, 
He  was  elected  surveyor  of  highways  in  that  town 
June  1,  1669,  and  his  name  appears  in  the  list  of  its 
proprietors  February  7,  1689.  He  contributed  for 
the  prosecution  of  "King  Philip's  war"  the  sum  of 
one  pound,  five  shillings  and  fourpence.  His  death 
occurred  March  2,  1694,  and  his  estate  was  inven- 
toried at  twenty-two  pounds,  eighteen  shillings  and 
eightpence. 

(II)  John,  son  of  Richard  Martin,  was  among 
the  signers  of  the  compact  concerning  religious  ob- 
servances in  Swansea,  Massachusetts,  February  22, 
1669.  He  was  a  farmer  and  weaver,  and  was  ap- 
pointed constable  by  the  general  court,  June  5,  1671. 
He  was  surveyor  of  highways  in  1673  and  again  in 
1685.  He  was  married  April  26,  1671,  to  Johanna 
Esten,  daughter  of  Thomas  Esten.  of  North  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island.  She  was  born  June  1.  1643, 
in    I  terefordshire,  England. 

(III)  Ephraim,    third    son    and    fourth 
John  and  Johanna    (Esten)    Martin,  was  I 

ruary    7.    1670,    in    Swansea,    and    was    a    f;  rmer    in 
Rehoboth.     He   was   married,   October    n>.    tl  •■■ 
mkful,  daughter  of  Samuel   Bullocl  She 

born    Jinn-    27,     [681,    and    died    Tuly    22,     • 
Mr.    Martin    died    June    25,    1734.      Thi       v,  the 

parents  of  eleven  children. 

(IV)  S.  tli.  eldest  child  of  Ephraim  and  Thank- 
ful    (Bullock)     Martin,    was    horn    October    22,    1700, 

in  Rehoboth,  where  he  lived.  He  was  married 

November  8,    1722,   to   Rebeckah    Peck,   daughter   of 


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Jathniel  and  Sarah  (Smith)  Peck.  She  was  born 
October  10,  1/00,  and  died  April  14.  1731.  Mr.  Alar- 
tin  was  married  (second),  January  19,  17;,-',  to 
Martha  Washburn,  of  Bridgewater.  He  died  June 
2,  1745,  and  left  five  children. 

(V)  Seth  (2),  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
Seth  (1)  and  Martha  (Washburn)  Martin,  was 
born  in  Rehoboth,  August  21,  1745.  He  married 
Mary  Horton  of  Rehoboth,  July  4,  1765.  Between 
T772  and  1777  they  removed  to  Grafton,  New- 
Hampshire. 

Seth  Martin  appears  as  a  lieutenant  on  a  pay 
roll  of  Colonel  Jonathan  Chase's  regiment  of 
militia,  which  reinforced  the  northern  Continental 
army  at  Ticonderoga,  by  General  Folsom's  orders, 
May  7,  1777;  discharged  June  16.  1777;  time  in  ser- 
vice, one  month,  ten  days.  (New  Hampshire  State 
Papers,  Vol.  15.  p.  14).  Appears  as  a  lieutenant 
on  a  pay  roll  of  Colonel  Jonathan  Chase's  regiments 
of  militia,  which  marched  from  Cornish  in  Sep- 
tember, 1777,  and  joined  the  Continental  army  un- 
der General  Gates,  near  Saratoga ;  entered  service 
October  3,  1777;  discharged  October  24.  1777. 
(New    Hampshire    State    Papers.    Vol.    15.    p.    373)- 

(VI)  Sylvester,  son  of  Seth  (2)  and  Mary 
(Horton)  Martin,  was  born  in  Rehoboth,  and  ac- 
companied his  parents  to  Grafton.  He  was  a  first 
lieutenant  in  Colonel  Chase's  regiment,  which  first 
went  to  Ticonderoga  in  the  summer  of  1777  for  a 
few  weeks,  and  in  the  fall  following  to  Saratoga. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Ford  of  Smithfield,  Rhode 
Island. 

(VII)  Eleazer,  son  of  Sylvester  and  Elizabeth 
(Ford)  Martin,  was  born  in  Grafton  county,  Au- 
gust 16,  1789,  and  died  May  27,  1S65.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  was  also  judge  of  the  Probate  Court  of 
Grafton  county.  He  married  (first),  Polly,  and  had 
children  :  Adoniram,  Clorinda.  Nancy.  Albert.  Celina, 
Sophia  and  Lucien.  He  married  (second),  Candace 
(Constantine)  Varney,  had  one  child:  Arthur  Elea- 
zer. Mrs.  Candace  (Constantine)  Varney,  by  a  first 
marriage  had  a  daughter,  Georgiana,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(VIII)  Lucien.  son  of  Eleazer  and  Candace 
(Constantine)  Martin,  was  born  in  Canaan,  August 
25,  1838.  and  died  in  1868.  He  was  a  merchant  in 
Manchester  for  a  time  and  engaged  in  the  same 
occupation  in  various  other  places.  He  was  in 
California  for  some  years  and  also  engaged  in  trade 
there.  He  married  Georgiana  Varney,  i860,  who 
is  still  living  (1907).  They  were  the  parents  of 
one  child. 

(IX)  Frank  Eugene,  son  of  Lucien  and  Georgi- 
ana (Varney)  Martin,  was  born  in  Manchester, 
June  20,  1863.  He  attended  the  schools  of  Man- 
chester, being  graduated  from  the  high  school  in 
1S82.  The  following  year  he  entered  the  general 
office  of  the  New  Hampshire  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany and  served  as  a  clerk  until  1S95.  when  he  was 
made  assistant  secretary,  and  in  1005  became  secre- 
tary and  now  fills  that  place.  He  is  principally 
known  for  his  courtesy,  strict  attention  to  bis  busi- 
ness and  good  habits.  He  is  a  Republican,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and  of  the  Derryfield 
Club.  He  is  a  thirty-second  decree  Mason,  and  a 
member  of  the  following  lodges  of  that  order: 
Washington  Lodge  No.  61;  Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch 
Chapter  No.  118;  Adoniram  Council  No.  3,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters;  Trinity  Commandery  Knights 
Templar:  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory,  Su- 
blime Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret;  Thirty-second 
degree  of   Nashua ;   and  of  Bektash   Temple   of  the 


Ancient  Arabic  Order  of  the   Nobles  of  the   Mystic 
Shrine. 

(Second  Family.) 

This    very    ancient    name    has    been 
MARTIN     traced  in   England   from   the   Norman 

Conquest.  The  roll  of  Battle  Abbey 
contains  the  name  of  "Le  Sire  de  S.  Martin."  The 
name  has  been  numerous  on  the  other  side  of  the 
water  and  also  in  this  country  from  its  first  settle- 
ment. There  was  a  William  Martin  in  London, 
England,  who  assisted  the  Pilgrims  in  coming  on 
their  voyage  to  Plymouth  Rock.  In  the  early  settle- 
ment of  Massachusetts.  Connecticut  and  Virginia, 
the  name  is  frequently  found.  There  is  a  very  per- 
sistent tradition  in  the  family  herein  traced  that 
William  Martin,  or  William  Seaborn  Martin,  was 
born  at  sea  in  the  voyage  of  his  parents  from  Plym- 
outh. England.  There  was  a  Robert  Martin  who 
lived  some  years  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  and 
had  two  sons  baptized  there  previous  to  1655.  It 
is  possible  that  the  William  Martin  who  heads  this 
family  was  born  to  Robert  on  the  sea  as  related  by 
many  of  his  descendants.  There  was  also  a  Samuel 
Martin,  of  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  who  married, 
in  England,  Phoebe,  daughter  of  William  Bisbee, 
a  London  merchant.  This  couple  came  over  about 
1650.  and  it  is  not  impossible  that  they  might  have 
been  the  parents  of  William  wdio  was  given  the  name 
of  the  lady's  father,  and  if  born  at  sea  might  have 
received  the  second  name  of  Seaborn  from  that  cir- 
sumstance.  It  could  scarcely  have  been  really  a 
part  of  his  name,  because  at  that  time  there  is  no 
instance  on  record  of  a  child  having  a  double  name. 
This  may  have  been  a  nickname  applied  by  his  par- 
ents and  used  by  others  to  distinguish  him  from 
others  of  the  same  name.  Wethersfield  furnished 
many  inhabitants  to  Stratford.  Connecticut,  and  this 
would  easily  account  for  the  removal  of  William  to 
Woodbury. 

(I)  William  Martin,  possibly  a  son  of  Richard 
Martin  of  Rehoboth,  Massachusetts,  and  wife  Abi- 
gail were  found  of  record  at  Woodbury.  Connecti- 
cut, as  early  as  August  30,  1685.  at  which  time  they 
were  admitted  to  the  church  there.  Mrs.  Martin 
was  a  daughter  of  Jonathan  Curtiss,  of  Stratford, 
Connecticut,  and  was  born  October  17,  1671,  and 
married  to  William  Martin,  June  25,  16S5.  The 
latter  died  at  Woodbury,  July  4,  1715,  and  his  widow 
survived  him  more  than  nineteen  years,  dying  Jan- 
uary 4.  1735.  He  was  buried  near  the  center  of 
the  old  burying  ground  in  Woodbury,  and  a  coarse 
native  stone  was  set  at  the  head  and  foot  of  his 
grave.  On  the  headstone  was  chiseled,  "Win..  July 
4,  1715."  Their  children  wrere :  Joseph,  Samuel.  Ca- 
leb and  Phoebe.  The  first  of  these  w:as  born  when 
the  mother  was  in  her  twentieth  year. 

(II)  Joseph,  eldest  child  of  William  and  Abigail 
(Curtiss)  Martin,  was  baptized  in  November.  1691, 
at  Woodbury,  Connecticut,  and  passed  his  life  in 
that  town,  where  he  died  in  1740.  He  was  married 
August  18.  1718,  to  Sarah  Harris,  and  their  children 
were:  Abigail,  Abiiah,  Hannah,  Asahel,  Ruth. 
Amos.  Joseph  and  Gideon. 

(III)  Amos,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Jos- 
eph and  Sarah  (Harris)  Martin,  was  baptized  Octo- 
ber 8,  1728,  in  Woodbury,  and  died  in  that  town, 
^pril  7,  t8oo.  in  his  seventy-second  year.  He  was 
married  January  16.  1755,  to  Prudence  Tuttle.  and 
they  were  the  narents  of  Aaron.  Isaac,  Noah,  Jesse, 
Eli   and   Truman. 

(IV)  Truman,  voungest  child  of  Amos  and  Pru- 
dence    (Tuttle)     Martin,    was    baptized    March    12, 


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1769,    in    Woodbury,    Connecticut,    and    settled    in 

nth 
century.  a    pioneer    settler   of   that    town 

and  there  cleared  up  a  farm  and  le  of  the 

representative  citizens.     I  married, 

as  th  of  W ;  that  he  had  four 

children  baptized  there  August  23,  1795.  No  record 
of  his  fir«t  two  marriages  appear  or  of  any  children. 
It  is  pr  bable,  I  .  that  none  of  these  survii 

as  the  family  traditions  and  records  have  no  account 
of   them.      He   was   married    (third).  10,   in 

Peacham,  to  Mary  (Polly)  Noyes,  who  was  born 
June  II,  1779.  in  Bow,  New  Hampshire,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Thompson)  Noyes,  of 
Bow       (S  ■    VI).      She   died   May   26,    1858 

in  Peacham.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  children. 
namely:  Sally,  born  1S09.  died  June  13,  1835.  Tru- 
man. 1S10,  died  April  30.  1810.  Amos.  August  6, 
181  t.  died  February  17.  1866.  Benjamin  F..  July  2t. 
1813,  see  below.  Truman.  February  2.5,  1S18,  died 
October  15.  1896.  Hannah.  October  6,  T820,  died 
July    17.    7<     7 

Benjamin    Franklin,    son    of   Truman    and    Mary 
(Noyes)    Martin,  was  born  July  21.  1813,  in   Peach- 
am. Vermont,  and  received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic   school    and   academy   of   that   town.      When   but 
eighteen  years  of  age  he  set  out  to  earn  bis  liveli- 
hood,   and    proceeded    on    foot   to    Meredith    Bridge. 
Laconia,  New  Hampshire,  where  be  learned  the 
art   of  paper-making.     He  was  apt  and  willing,  and 
rapidly   mastered   the    details   of   the  trade,   and   his 
subsequent  career  as  a  business  man  and  manufac- 
turer       tiplj    testified   the   value   of   careful    prepara- 
tion  and    steady  pursuit  of  any  calling.     After  one 
in  the  mills  at  Laconia.  he  was  able  to  take  a 
neyman's    place,    and     proceeded    to     Military, 
Mi  ,  where  he  was  engaged  in  that  capac- 

ity. His  habits  were  correct,  and  his  earnings  were 
not  1I1  pati  d  in  youthful  follies,  so  that  a  few  years 
found  him  in  position  to  engage  in  business  on  his 
own  account.  In  partnership  with  his  brother-in- 
law.  Thomas  Rice,  he  leased  mills  at  Newton  Lower 
Falls,  near  Boston,  and  together  they  operated  them 
until  1844.  In  that  year  Mr.  Martin  purchased  a 
mill  at  Middleton,  Massachusetts,  which  he  success- 
fully operated  nine  years  Desiring  to  enlarge  his 
business,  be  leased  a  mill  and  residence  at  Law- 
rence, Ai  its,  and  bad  shipped  his  house- 
there  when  his  attention  was  called  to 
tin-  facilities  off  red  by  the  waterpower  at  Man- 
chester, this  state.  Upon  investigation  he  decided 
to  locate  here  and  immediately  proceeded  to  build  a 
mill  at  Amoskeag  Falls.  This  is  still  in  operation, 
and  has  proved  one  of  the  leading  industries  of  New 
Hampshire's  metropolis,  under  the  impetus  given  it 
by  the  master  mind  of  Colonel  Martin.  After 
twelvi  eat  of  i  stensive  and  profitable  business, 
be  sold  owl  in  1865.  but  could  not  be  contented  out 
of  its  activities  and  repurchased  the  mill  in  1869. 
Five  years  later  he  again  sold  the  mill  and  retired 
from  bis  long  activity  in  paper-making,  to  enjoy  the 
fruits  of  an  industrious  career. 

ra!   of   the   financial    institutions   of   the   city 
I  much  of  then  to  the  kern  business  in- 

stinct, shrewdness  "lit  of  Col  rtin. 

He   was   a    director   of   the   Merrimack    River    Hank, 
from  its  1  1.  and  w  as  it    pn    ident 

in   1859,  resigning  in   r86b.     He  was  nne  of  the  first 
trustees   of  the   Merrimack   River   Five   Cents   Sav- 
ings Bank,  and  was  made  it-  vice  president  in  1 
He  was  made   a   director  of  the    Manchester   Bank 
upon  its  charter  by  the  state,  and  so  continued  after 


n  as  a  national  bank,  and  was  a 
A  direc- 
tor of  the  1  touth  Railroad  Com- 
pany and  the  Manchester  &  Lawrence  railroad,  he 
lected  president  of  the  latter  in  1878.  Colonel 
Martin  was  also  president  of  the  Manchester  Gas 
ny,  and  while  accumulating  a  competence 
■  industrial  development  of  the  town. 
a  generous  contributor  to  all 
elevating  influences,  both  by  example  and  financial 
aid.  and  his  interest  and  influence  in  everything  that 
pertained  to  the  material,  social  and  moral  advance- 
ment of  his  home  city  was  marked.  His  fine  home 
on  upper  Elm  street  was  the  seat  of  hospitality  and 
genial  cheer,  and  bis  public  spirit  pervaded  all  por- 
tions and  interests  of  the  city. 

Colonel  Martin  was  a  faithful  member  of  the 
tint  Episcopal  Church,  but  was  not  allied 
with  other  organizations.  His  heart  was  wide 
enough  for  the  whole  world,  and  he  was  ever  ready 
to  help  any  worthy  movement.  His  political  prin- 
ciples led  him  to  act  with  the  Republican  party,  and 
ntributed  liberally  of  time  and  means  to  the 
furtherance  of  good  government,  as  he  construed  it. 
In  1857-58  be  served  his  city  as  member  of  the 
common  council,  and  as  alderman  in  i860.  In  the 
same  year  be  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  conven- 
tion at  Chicago  which  placed  Abraham  Lincoln  in 
nomination  for  president.  In  1S63-64  be  was  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  and  acted  as  colonel  on 
the  staff  of  Governor  Gilmore. 

He  was  married  January  3,  1836.  to  Alary  Ann 
Rice,  of  Newton  Falls,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Lvdia  (Smith)  Rice.  Mrs.  Martin  was  born  at 
Newton  Falls  and  was  one  of  ten  children,  eight  of 
whom  lived  to  be  over  seventy.  Airs.  Alartin  is  the  only 
one  living  now  (1007).  ninety-four  years  of  age.  Of 
the  three  daughters  of  Mr.  and  Airs.  Alartin  only 
one  survives,  namely:  Fanny  R..  widow  of  George 
Byron  Chandler,  of  Manchester  (see  Chandler.  IX). 
Colonel  Alartin.  one  of  the  most  successful  and 
progressive  citizens  of  Manchester,  passed  away  at 
bis  home  in  that  city  June  16.  1886,  and  the  city 
mourned  his  loss  as  a  useful  citizen  and  an  ex- 
emplary  man.  He  exemplified  in  eminent  degree  the 
New  England  character,  being  industrious,  prudent, 
far-sighted,  benevolent,  and  kind  in  manner  and 
thought.  He  had  inherited  these  finalities  from  old 
Colonial  ancestry,  and  never  caused  a  stain  to  rest 
on  an  honorable  name. 


The  Alartin   name   is   numerous,  but   it 
Al  \RTIX    has  not  been  possible  to  conne  1   the 
following   line   with    th.  his- 

tory has  previously  been   written.     The  present  fam- 
ily is  not  recorded  in  the  Alartin  Genealogy.     They 
maj     possibh    be    connected    with    Deacon    Reuben 
Martin,  of  Bradford,  Vermont,   who  lived  there  in 
the   litter  part   of   the   eighteenth   century,   but   they 
1     '-ended    from    him. 
(I)   Hiram   Alartin  was  born   in   Haverhill,   New 
Hampshire,    or    Bradford.    He    was   a    farmer,   and 
:d    a    Aliss    Willis,     They    had    three   children, 
e  them    Vlden  Edison,  wh      1  sketch  foil 
ill      \Men   Edison,  son  of  Hiram  Alartin.   wat 
born  at   Haverhill,   New   Hampshire,  July   17.    1825. 
He   was    a    farmer,   and    lived    in    Bath,   Xew    Hamp- 
shire,  most   of   his   life,   but   moved    to    Colebrook    in 
his  later  years  after  his  son  had  become  established 
\hlen     Edison     Martin     married     Emilv    C. 
[man,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Betsey  Wood- 
man,   of    Thornton,    New    Hampshire.     There    were 


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children,    of    whom    five    arc    living:     G 

\Y Iman,    mentioned    below;    Charles   E.,    William 

A..  Nellie  May  and  Orran.  Alden  E.  Martin  died 
at  Colebrook,  May  i;,  1907,  and  his  wife  died  August 
in.    [891. 

1  111  1  George  Woodman  Martin  was  born  at 
Bath,  New  Hampshire,  March  19,  1855.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  school  of  his  native  town, 
and  farmed  at  home  till  1876,  when  he  moved  to 
Colebrook  where  he  has  since  lived.  He  has  a  fine 
;  land  containing  four  hundred  acres  in  all. 
on  which  he  does  general  farming.  He  began  at  an 
early  age  with  little  capital,  and  he  has  acquired  an 
excellent  property,  all  by  his  own  efforts.  He  is  a 
Democrat  in  politics  and  is  active  and  influential  in 
the  party.  He  has  served  as  road  agent,  and  was 
man  in  iS8q  and  1890.  and  representative  in 
1903,  serving  on  the  railroad  committee.  He  was  a 
mi  mber  of  the  school  board  for  six  years  from  1901 
to  1007.  He  belongs  to  the  Grange,  and  attends  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  East  Columbia.  On 
April  9,  1881,  George  Woodman  Martin  married  Etta 
J  Gilman,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Lizzie  Oilman, 
oi  Colebrook.  There  are  three  children:  Royal  G., 
born  October  31,  1885:  Neil  G.,  born  January  22, 
[888;  and  Truman  G,  born  November  2S,  1890. 


In  the  colonization  of  the  north- 
M<  ALLISTER  ern  part  of  Ireland  by  the  Eng- 
lish, a  large  number  of  people 
went  from  the  Westerly  part  of  Scotland.  Argyle- 
shire  sent  many,  and  among  them  were  representa- 
tives of  the  family  of  McAllister,  who  settled  in 
Londonderry  and  its  immediate  vicinity.  Angus 
McAllister  and  his  wife,  Margaret  Boyle,  with  their 
eight  children,  came  from  Ireland  to  New  England, 
and  settled  in  Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  in  1718. 
They  moved  to  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1731  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  the  meeting  houses 
and  town  house.  This  farm  has  been  in  the  posses- 
sio?i  of  the  McAllister  family  since  that  time,  and 
is  now  owned  by  their  descendant,  George  I.  Mc- 
Allister. 

(I)  Angus  McAllister  was  undoubtedly  near  of 
"kin  to  Richard  McAllister,  of  Bedford,  (who  is 
mentioned  with  descendants  in  this  article),  and  John 
McAllister,  of  New  Boston.  Angus  had  been  a 
soldier  in  the  wars  of  Ireland,  and  had  an  ear  shot 
off  in  an  engagement  at  Pennyburn  Mill.'  and  was 
exempted  from  taxes  on  account  of  his  military 
services.  At  his  death  his  body  was  carried  six 
miles  to  the  cemetery  at  East  Derry  on  a  bier  sup- 
ported on  the  shoulders  of  four  men,  which  was  the 
custom  in  those  days.  Thomas  Wilson,  an  old  com- 
panion in  arms,  met  the  funeral  procession  and  took 
off  his  hat  and  shouted.  "Auld  Ireland  forever! 
Weel.  Angus,  they're  na  taking  the  lug  (ear)  aff 
your  head  at  Pennyburn  Mill  the  day,  mon." 

The  children  of  Angus  and  Margaret  (Boyle) 
McAllister  were:  William,  David.  John,  and  five 
daughters.  William  married  Jannette  Cameron,  and 
settled  on  the  farm  immediately  adjoining  that  of 
his  brother  David,  and  which  for  considerable  more 
than  a  century  has  been  owned  by  the  Mack  family. 
He  had  seven  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  died  in 
175".  aged  fifty-five  years.  The  names  of  his  sons 
John,  David,  William.  Peter,  Hugh,  Thomas 
and  Andrew.  After  his  death  his  widow  and  chil- 
dren removed  to  Jaffrey.  New  Hampshire.  John, 
son  of  Angus,  returned  to  Ireland.  Of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Angus  not  very  much  is  known.  Mary  Ann 
married  David  Morrison,  one  of  the  proprietors  of 


Londonderry'-  Another  daughter  married  John  Tag- 
gart  and  went  to  Colerain.  Massachusetts.  Another 
daughter  married  Thomas  Knox,  who  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Pembroke,  New  Hampshire.  The 
other  two  daughters  married  brothers  by  the  name 
of  White.  James  and  John,  and  they  settled  in  Pem- 
broke. 

(II)  David  McAllister,  second  son  of  Angus 
and  Margaret,  married  Eleanor  Wilson,  a  daughter 
of  Alexander  Wilson,  of  Charlestown,  Massachu- 
setts, and  lived  on  the  homestead.  They  had  four 
sons :  Alexander,  John,  Archibald  and  George,  and 
two  daughters — Jannette  and  Margaret.  David  died 
in  Londonderry  in  1750,  aged  forty-six  years;  his 
widow  married  William  Addison,  and  had  one 
child.  Eleanor,  who  married  Charles  Cavender.  of 
Greenfield,  New  Hampshire.  The  oldest  son,  Alex- 
ander, married  Abigail  White,  of  Goffstown,  and 
lived  on  a  part  of  his  father's  farm.  He  died  about 
1777.  after  which  his  widow  and  children  removed 
to  Goffstown.  Archibald,  a  son  of  David  and 
Eleanor,  married  Jane  Irwin,  of  Manchester,  and 
settled  on  a  part  of  his  father's  farm,  which  was 
afterwards  owned  for  many  years  by  Abner  Camp- 
bell and  his  son.  John  Campbell,  and  El  win  C.  Pea- 
Archibald  and  Jane  had  three  children,  viz. : 

David,  Lydia  and  Margaret  Clarke.  Archibald  died 
in  177S.  His  widow  married  Mr.  Arbuckle,  and 
went  to  Vermont.  George,  son  of  David  and 
Eleanor,  married  successively  Sarah  Gorrill,  Sarah 
Henderson  and  Ednah  Emerson.  He  lived  on  a 
farm  in  the  northern  part  of  Londonderry,  wiiich 
was  afterwards  owned  for  a  long  time  by  William 
Plummer,  and  given  by  him  to  the  Baptist  Society 
for  a  parsonage,  and  owned  by  Sidney  A.  Webster 
in  1907.  George  McAllister  sold  his  farm  in  1834 
and  went  to  Nashua  to  live  with  his  daughter.  Mrs. 
James  Atwood.  He  died  there  in  1840  at  the  age  of 
ninety-four  years.  Margaret,  daughter  of  David  and 
Eleanor,  married  Alexander  McCoy,  of  Goffstown. 
and  had  a  family  of  children.  Jannette,  a  daughter 
of  David  and  Eleanor,  married  Michael  Archer  and 
removed  to  Henniker. 

(III)  John  McAllister,  second  son  of  David  and 
El  anor  (Wilson)  McAllister,  married  Mrs.  Rebekah 
(Henderson)  White,  of  Bedford,  in  1770.  and  died 
in  1780,  aged  thirty-six  years.  His  widow  died  in 
1839,  aged  about  ninety-six  years.  She  was  the  girl 
who  went  with  Hon.  John  Orr  after  the  cows  in  the 
early  history  of  Bedford.  He  was  about  fifteen  and 
she  somewhat  younger.  They  encountered  a  bear, 
and  she  picked  up  stones  for  Johnny  to  throw  at 
him.  Bruin  stood  the  annoyance  for  a  while,  and 
then  went  for  his  tormentors.  He  treed  Johnny,  and 
Beckie  ran.  and.  while  Bruin  looked  after  the  more 
offensive  party  she  escaped  and  got  help.  The  chil- 
dren of  John  and  Rebekah  (Henderson)  McAllister 
were:  Sarah.  Isaac,  Benjamin  and  John.  Sarah 
died  in  youth.  Benjamin  was  a  school  teacher,  and 
was  drowned  in  the  harbor  of  Charlestown.  South 
Carolina,  in  1814.  John,  son  of  John  and  Rebecca, 
married  Jane  Caldwell,  of  Hudson,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  they  lived  in  Londonderry.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Henderson,  who  was  drowned  at  sea. 
Benjamin  and  Andrew.  Andrew  was  married  and 
had  one  child.  He  died  in  1812  and  his  widow  re- 
moved to  western  New  York  about  1830. 

(IV)  Isaac,  son  of  John  and  Rebekah  McAllis- 
ter, was  born  in  Londonderry,  January  19,  1776,  and 
married  Sarah  Harriman.  of  that  town,  in  iSr4.  He 
lived  on  his  father's  farm,  and  his  children  were: 
Isaac,   Jonathan,    Benjamin    and    Sarah.       His    wife 


474 


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died  February  16,   1854,  aged  seventy-six  years,  and 

Ugust   30,    1858,   at    tin-'   age    of 
years  and   seven   months.     Isaac,,  son   of    Isaac   and 

Sarah.  lived  many  years  with  his  brother  Jonathan, 
and  died  in  Londonderry,  March  21,  1869,  at  the 
age  of  fifty-three  years  and  five  months.  He  and  his 
Sarah  were  never  married.  Benjamin,  son  of 
Isaac  and  Sarah,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  March 
25.  1819,  and  died  December  14.  1887.  He  married 
Caroline  Savory,  of  that  town,  who  was  born  March 
1.  and  died  October  25,  [883.  They  had  three 
children:  t.  Thomas  Savory  McAllister,  born  in 
Londonderry.  July  10,  1S4;.  died  May  3,  1880,  at 
Amesbury,  Massachusetts,  leaving  a  widow.  Ellen 
(Ayer)  McAllister,  formerly  of  Haverhill.  Massa- 
chusetts, surviving  him.  He  attended  school  at 
ill  Union  Academy,  Meriden,  New  Hampshire, 
studied  medicine,  attended  lectures  at  Bowdoin  Med- 
ical 0  runswick,  Maine,  and  practiced  his 
profession  with  great  success  for  several  years  at 
Amesbury,  Massachusetts.  2.  George  McAllister. 
born  August  4.  iN'5o.  in  Londonderry,  resided  for 
many  years  in  Boston,  and  was  a  wood  turner  by 
trade:  lie  married,  in  May,  1896,  Lizzie  M.  Harlow, 
ami  died  in  Boston,  September  9.  1S99,  and  was 
buried  at  Everett,  Massachusetts.  He  did  not  have 
any  children.  He  was  an  active  and  prominent  Odd 
Fellow,  and  a  very  capable  man.  3.  Charles  Mc- 
Allister, born  in  Londonderry,  November  10,  1852, 
graduated  from  Kimball  Union  Academy  at  Meriden 
in  1872,  and  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  1876  at 
Tuft's  College,  Medford,  Massachusetts,  for  one 
year,  lie  taught  school  in  Londonderry,  carried  on 
a  large  farm,  and  dealt  extensively  in  apples  for 
many  years.'  Charles  was  a  selectman  for  two  years, 
and  also  a  member  of  the  school  committee.  He 
1  able  and  successful  business  man.  On  July 
21,  1885,  he  married  Mary  Graves,  of  Derry.  and 
they  resided  on  the  old  Humphrey  homestead  in 
Londonderry  until  his  decease  on  October  22,  1905. 
His  children  are:  Thomas  Savory  McAllister,  born 
May  5,  1886,  graduated  at  Pinkerton  Academy 
Derry,  in  1904.  and  is  a  member  of  the  class  of  1908 
at  Dartmouth  College;  Linda  Graves,  born  February 
t3,  [890;  Donald,  May  21,  1895:  Paul.  January  7, 
[898;  Ruth,  April  jo.  1900.  After  the  death  of 
Charles,  his  widow  sold  the  farm  and  removed 
with  her  family  to  Vuburndale,  Massachusetts. 
(V)  Jonathan  McAllister,  second  son  of  I 
and  Sarah  (Harriman)  McAllister,  was  born  in 
Londonderry.  March  12.  1S17.  He  was  educated  in 
the  con  and  at  Pembroke  Academy,  and 
was  for  many  yi  apable  and  successful  ;ch  "'1 
Igl  in  Bow,  Derry.  Nashua,  and 
and  was  a  thorough  instructor. 
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well   informed  1                                   .  :ere   in   hi     1    11 

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love  and  respect  she  had  enjoyed,  to  mourn  her  de- 
parture. Mrs.  McAllister  was  a  noble  worn. 11.  .1 
good  mother,  a  faithful  wife,  a  genial  companion,  a 
kind  neighbor,  and  was  greatly  interested  in  th 
fare  and  prosperity  of  the  community  in  which  she 
resided.  Jonathan  McAllister  moved  to  Derry  in 
May,  1906,  where  he  died  January'  22,  1907.  at  the 
age  of  eighty-nine  years,  ten  months  and  ten  days, 
and  is  buried  in  Glenwood  cemetery  in  Londonderry. 
(VI)  George  Isaac  McAllister,  only  child  of 
Jonathan  and  Caroline  (Choate)  McAllister,  was 
born  on  the  ancestral  homestead  in  Londonderry, 
December  11,  1853.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
in  his  native  town,  and  was  a  student  at  Pinkerton 
Academy  at  Derry,  graduated  from  Kimball  Union 
Academy  at  Meriden  in  1873,  from  Chandler  Scien- 
tific Department  of  Dartmouth  College  in  1877.  came 
to  Manchester  October  first  of  that  year,  and  studied 
law  with  Cross  &  Burnham.  and  later  with  Hon. 
David  Cross,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  March, 
1881,  and  has  since  practiced  his  profession  in  Man- 
chester. He  was  in  partnership  with  Hon.  Henry 
E.  Burnham,  present  United  States  senator,  for 
nearly  three  years.  He  was  a  candidate  of  the  Dem- 
ocratic party  for  county  solicitor,  was  deputy  collec- 
tor of  internal  revenue  from  November  1.  1885,  to 
December  I.  1889,  and  a  member  of  the  constitu- 
tional convention  in  December,  1902.  He  was  ap- 
pointed assignee  of  the  Bank  of  New  England  by 
the  supreme  court  in  July,  1899.  and  has  been  a 
trustee  of  the  Hillsborough  County  Savings  Bank. 
He  disagreed  with  the  majority  of  his  party  on  the 
free  silver  issue  in  the  presidential  campaign  of 
1896,  and  has  been  since  that  time  a  member  of  the 
Republican  party.  Mr.  McAllister  has  delivered 
orations  on  many  public  occasions,  and  has  taken  a 
great  interest  in  Free  Masonry.  Since  he  was 
made  a  Mason.  June  21,  i88r,  in  Washington  Lodge, 
he  has  been  worshipful  master  of  his  lodge,  king  in 
Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  eminent  commander 
of  Trinity  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  and  most 
worshipful  grand  master  of  the  most  worshipful 
grand  lodge  of  the  ancient  and  honorable  fraternity 
of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  in  New  Hampshire, 
and  right  eminent  grand  commander  of  the  grand 
commandery  of  Knights  Templar  in  this  state.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  committee  on  jurisprudence  in 
grand  lodge,  grand  chapter  and  grand  commandery. 
Mr.  McAllister  is  a  member  of  New  Hampshire 
Consistory  Ancient,  Accepted  Scotti=h  Rite  at 
Nashua.  He  received  the  thirty-third  degree 
in  the  supreme  council  of  the  Ancient.  Ac- 
cepted Scottish  Rite  of  the  Northern  ■ 
Jurisdiction  of  the  United  States  of  Amer- 
ica in  1  tor  September  iS,  1900.  and  has  been 
del  of  Adoniram  Council  of  Royal  and  Select 
Masters  since  March  21,  iSck>.  recorder  of  Trinity 
Commandery,  K  Ft  e  June  24,  [891, 

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■who  was  graduated  at  Manchester  high  school  in 
June,  1905,  and  Harold  Cleveland  McAllister,  born 
March  28,   1893. 

(Second   Family.) 

(I)  Richard  McAIlaster  and  Ann  Miller  were 
married  in  Ireland.  They  came  over  to  this  coun- 
try in  the  winter  of  173S-39,  and  at  once  found  their 
way  to  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  as  we  con- 
clude, for  he  was  a  citizen  in  full  standing  there  in 
1741,  but  soon  afterward  there  was  quite  a  migration 
from  Londonderry  to  the  promising  settlement  of 
Narragansett  No.  5  (now  Bedford),  and  Richard 
McAIlaster  seems  to  have  been  one  of  the  number. 
He  settled  on  a  farm  west  of  Bedford  Centre  and 
now  known  as  the  Hadley  Stevens  farm.  He  came 
to  Bedford  probably  in  the  spring  of  1743,  and  was 
one  of  the  principal  landholders  of  the  town  at  the 
time  of  its  organization  in  1750.  His  name  appears 
among  the  petitioners  of  Bedford,  then  called  "Sou- 
hegan  East,"  to  the  governor  and  assembly  for  pro- 
tection against  the  Indians.  June  12,  1744.  His  wife 
died  March  12,  1776,  in  her  sixty-seventh  year.  The 
children  of  Richard  and  Ann  (Miller)  McAIlaster 
were  nine  in  number,  viz. :  Archibald,  born  in  Ire- 
land, settled  in  Wiscasset,  Maine,  and  lived  to  a  great 
age.  John,  born  on  the  ocean,  January  18,  1739. 
William,  born  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire, 
July  14.  1741.  Susannah.  August  20,  1747.  Richard, 
Jr.,  October  20,  1749.  James,  February  29,  1752. 
Benjamin,  May  31,  1754.     Two  died  young. 

(II)  William,  son  of  Richard  and  Ann  (Miller) 
McAIlaster,  married,  in  1765,  Jerusha  Spofford,  of 
Rowley  (now  Georgetown),  Massachusetts,  and  set- 
tled in  Wiscasset.  Maine.  They  removed  from  there 
to  Bedford,  New  Hampshire,  in  1779.  making  the 
passage  in  a  vessel  bound  for  Newburyport.  He 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution  and  took  part  in  the 
battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  He  died  at  Bedford,  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1787.  His  wife  was  a  woman  of  rare  per- 
sonal qualities  and  mental  attainments.  She  was 
born  May  17,  1742,  and  died  November  6,  1812,  while 
on  a  visit  at  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  where  she 
was  buried,  her  gravestone  being  still  well  preserved. 
Their  children,  all  born  in  Bedford,  were:  Sarah, 
Ann,  William,  John  and  Martha,  twins,  Polly 
(Mary).  James,  Benjamin  and  Apphia  S. 

(HI)  John  and  Martha  McAIlaster,  twins,  chil- 
dren of  William  and  Jerusha  (Spofford)  McAIlas- 
ter, were  born  in  Bedford,  New  Hampshire,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1774.  Martha  married.  December  29.  1797, 
Andrew  Aiken  (see  Aiken  II),  and  John  married, 
March  13,  1800,  Jane  Aiken  and  settled  in  Bedford. 


In  the  early  New  England  records 
PEABODY    this  name  has  various  spellings,  and 

the  descendants  of  the  original  Amer- 
ican ancestors  are  found  under  names  varying  con- 
siderably in  orthography.  Many  now  use  the  form, 
Pabodie.  The  name  is  said  to  have  its  origin  about 
the  year  61,  in  the  reign  of  Nero,  the  tyrant  Roman, 
at  which  time  the  ancient  Britons  were  in  a  state  of 
vassalage  to  that  emperor.  Queen  Boadicea,  the 
wife  of  Parsutagus,  was  located  at  Icena,  Britain. 
Being  a  woman  of  valor  and  ability  she  opposed  the 
proceedings  by  which  Nero's  officers  seized  the  prop- 
erty of  her  husband,  the  king,  and  as  a  punishment 
she  was  ordered  to  be  publicly  whipped.  This  en- 
raged the  Britons,  and  with  the  queen  and  the  as- 
sistance of  her  kinsmen  they  fought  many  battles 
and  made  great  massacre  among  the  Romans,  and 
would  have  expelled  them  from  England  had  not 
strong     reinforcements     arrived     from     Italy.      The 


queen's  forces  being  conquered,  she  put  herself  out 
of  the  way  with  poison.  When  Boadie,  her  son,  with 
the  remnant  of  the  Britons,  took  refuge  in  the  craggy 
heights  of  Wales,  a  section  which  was  never  con- 
quered by  the  Romans,  he  had  captured  and  carried 
with  him  the  helmet  and  armor  of  a  Roman  officer, 
which  were  preserved  and  handed  down  for  centuries 
in  the  family.  Upon  this  helmet  was  a  Roman 
badge  of  honor  and  distinction.  The  name  Boadie 
among  the  ancient  Cambri  or  Britons  signifies  "man," 
or  "great  man."  This  name  being  combined  with 
"Pea,"  signifying  a  hill  or  mountain,  was  the  foun- 
dation of  the  present  name  Peabodie,  or  mountain 
man.  In  the  sixth  century  a  compromise  was  made 
between  these  mountain  people  and  their  neighbors. 
and  an  assimilation  began.  In  the  reign  of  King 
Arthur,  a  patriarch  by  the  name  Peabodie,  a  man  of 
much  influence  and  wealth,  aided  the  king's  forces 
in  expelling  the  North  Saxons,  and  as  a  reward  his 
badge  upon  the  Roman  armor  which  had  been  handed 
down  by  his  ancestors  was  registered  as  a  coat-of- 
arms  of  Peabodie.  With  some  branches  of  the  fam- 
ily the  original  name,  "Boadie,"  became  anglicized 
and  this  is  the  origin  of  the  present  well  known 
name  Mann,  while  others  kept  the  name  "Pea," 
which  being  also  anglicized  became  Hill. 

(I)  The  first  of  the  family  in  America  as  far  as 
can  be  ascertained  was  John  Paybody,  who  appears 
to  have  emigrated  to  New  England  about  the  year 
1635.  His  name  does  not  appear  in  the  list  of  pas- 
sengers which  includes  that  of  his  son  Francis,  and 
it  is  probable  that  he  came  at  another  time,  perhaps 
with  his  youngest  son  William.  The  names  of  these 
two  are  found  in  the  list  of  the  original  proprietors 
of  Plymouth.  In  1637  John  Paybody  was  the  owner 
of  ten  acres  .of  land  at  Bluefish.  He  was  admitted  a 
freeman  January  2,  1638,  and  with  his  son.  William, 

was  among  the  original  proprietors  of  — in 

1645.  His  will  is  dated  1649,  and  he  died  about  1666. 
His  wife  Isabel  survived  him.  Their  children  were : 
Thomas,  Frances,  William  and  Annis. 

(II)  Lieutenant  Francis,  second  son  of  John 
and  Isabel  Paybody,  was  born  about  1614,  at  St.  Al- 
bans, Hertfordshire.  England,  and  came  to  New 
England  in  1635,  and  his  name  is  enrolled  in  the  list 
of  those  "imbarqued  in  the  'Planter,'  Nicholas 
Trarice.,  master,  *  *  *  certified  from  the  name 
Great  St.  Albans,  in  Hertfordshire,  attestacons  from 
the  justice  of  peace,  according  to  the  lord's  orders" 
Lieutenant  Peabody  resided  first  in  Ipswich.  Massa- 
chusetts, and  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of 
Hampton  (now  New  Hampshire)  in  1638,  whither 
he  went  with  the  Rev.  Stephen  Bachilor  and  twelve 
others.  He  resided  there  several  years,  having  served 
on  the  grand  jury  and  the  jury  "for  tryalls."  He 
was  made  freeman  in  1642.  and  was  chosen  by  the 
town  in  1647  as  one  of  the  three  men  "to  ende  small 
causes."  which  office  was  equivalent  to  that  of  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  of  the  present  day.  Lieutenant 
Peabody  desired  to  reside  nearer  Boston,  and  sold 
his  estate  in  Hertfordshire  in  1650,  and  shortly  after 
took  up  his  residence  in  Topsfield,  wdiere  he  is  found 
to  have  owned  a  farm  in  May,  1651.  His  farm  in 
Hertfordshire  consisted  of  fifty-five  acres,  and  for 
this  he  received  twenty-five  pounds  thirteen  shillings. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  of  Tops- 
field,  both  as  a  land  owner  and  a  public-spirited  citi- 
zen. He  aLo  held  land  in  Boxford  and  Rowley. 
He  lived  to  an  advanced  age.  dying  February  to, 
1698.  His  will  was  made  three  years  previously, 
and  proven  August  7.  1698.  His  widow  survived 
him  more  than  seven  years,  passing  away  October  9. 


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l/<\:  naiden   name   was   Mary   Foster.     Many 

of    their    descendants    have    been    men    eminent    for 
piety  and  distinguished  for  their  patriotism  ami  their 
achievements   in   literature  and   science.     Mary 
ter   was   the  daugh  For- 

rably  mentioned  in  some 
of  Si-  Walter  Scott's  poem  The  children  of 
Li.  John,  Joseph,    William, 

i  bah.  Lydia,  Mary,  Ruth,  Dan 
b,  Anna  and  Nathaniel.     (William  and 
.;th  in  this  art' 
(III)     i  1   Francis  Pea- 

■  .  was  born  in  I  cttlcd  in  Boxford,  Mas- 

man    in    1674 ;    was 
esentativi  ral    court    from    1689    to 

11.;    captain   of   the    Boxford   company;    selectman 
ears;   twenty-four  years   town   clerk,  and   the 
ling    citizen.     H  nber    23,    1665. 

Hannah    Andrews,    daughter    of    Robert    and    Grace 
:   he  married    (second)    Sarah   Moseley,   of 
:  703.     She   died   July   5, 
1720.     lie  joined  the  Boxford  church   February  21, 
use  stood  on   the   site  of   the   summer 
Julius    A.    Palmer,    Mr-.    Palmer    being   a 
lini  dant.     The  house  itself  was  torn  down 

Mr.    Palmer.     It    was   a    large   two- 
story   square  mansion,  and  according  to  the  custom 
the   walls   were  rilled  with   brick.     On  the   front   the 
projected  about  a  foot  over  the  lower 
:  v.     While   in   the   last    days   of   it-    existence   it 
10  I    forlorn  and  dreary  appearance.     It 
d  in  an  open  field  alone,  and  in  front,  near  the 
end,  was  an  old  wall  over  which  there  was  a  tangle 
of  vines.    Children:    1.   John,  born  August  28,  1666. 
2.    Thomas.  July  22,   1670.     3.    Mary,  April  6,    r 
4.    Lydia,   March  9    167.^.     5.    David,  July   12,    1678, 
1  below.    6.    Elizabeth,  August  [3,  [680.    7. 
i.ni.  July  20,   1682.    8.    Hannah.    9.    Ruth.   No- 
vember 13,  1684.     10.    Moses,  February  27.  1687. 

(IV)  David,  son  of  John  Peabody,  was  born 
July  12,  1678;  married  Sarah  Pope,  of  Dartmouth. 
Ma  .   one   of   the    four   daughters   of   Zac- 

cheus   Gould.     They   lived   in    Boxford,   where   they 
ic  church  in  1706,  and  he  died  April  1,  1726. 
II-     widow  died  September  29,   [756,  aged  seventy- 
two      He  was  ensign  in  the  military  company.     Chil- 
dren:   1.    Thomas,  born  September  22,  1705.     2.  Han- 
nah, -  14,  1707.    3.  Sarah.  September  26.  1709. 
4.  Mercy,  January  23,   1712.     5.    John,  April   n,   1714, 
6.    Deborah,  September,   1716.     7. 
ember  3,    1718.     8.   Susanna.   May.    1712. 
9.     Mary.    September,    1723.     10.     Max  id,   October  4, 
11.    Mary,  November  1.  1726 
I  V  I     John,    fiftl  '  David    I'  was 
ril  [i,  171  ■                            [died    \pnl  27. 
He    lived           B             '.    and    belonged    to    the 
Ch  idwick,    Febru- 
ary                                                                              ,,  zcr 
Killum,   of    Boxford,   July   9.    1767.     Children:     1. 
Da>                  i         .7.    1736,                     Nottingham, 
New   Hamp  h  re.     2.    Mary,  born  December  22.  1737. 

t,    July'  I, 
1  I  11,  174.!.  met 

t>er  1.  17 11      7    Ruth,    \pril  7.  1746. 
■■■•■.  Januar  |    \rll- 

7    1751.     n-     1  [753. 

(VI)     .1  John  Peabody,  was  born 

I    1 1,   1743,  in   Boxford,   Massachusi  ri        Hi    was 
Revi  lution  and  was  at  Bunker  Hill; 
lin    William    I'd  '  ipany,   Colonel 

n  ent,  April  ro,  1775.  to  Au 
later.      II.    lived   in   Newport,  New   Hampshire,   for  a 


time    in    Maine,    then    in    several    Xew    Hampshire 

towns,  and  died  at  ebanon,  Xew  Hampshire, 

about    1825.     He    married,    October    9,    1766,    Alice 

Howlctt.     Children:     1.    Lydia,   born    £  17, 

1767:   married   David    Bowman.     2.    Ammi   Howlett. 

born  July  4,  1769:  married  Margaret  Rice  and  Sarah 

.?.     Mary,    born     July     6.     1771.     married 

M     shall.     4.     Moses,    born     November    29, 

5.     Susanna,    born     September    20,     1775-     6. 

Thomas,    born    August    II,    1777:    mentioned   below. 

7.    Alice,  born  June  I,  T779:  married  Eleazer  Whit- 

,    of    Henniker.     Xew    Hampshire.     8.     Andrew, 

n   July    13,    1782.     9.     Frederick,   born   March  20, 

IS;    married    Rebecca    E.    Carter.     10.    John,    born 

:h   1.  1787.     11,    Betsey,  born  June  2,   1780. 
i\  III      Thomas,    son   of  Jedidiah    Peabody,   was 
ban  in  Maine.  August  II,  1777:  married,  November, 
Betsey    Willis,   of   Hanover.    Xew   Hampshire. 
They  settled  in  East  Lebanon.  Xew  Hampshire.     He 
1  April  3,  1865.     He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  and  followed  farming  all  his  life  for  an  oc- 
cupation.    In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat.     Children: 
Harriel       >.    ThrSmas  Taylor.     3.   Austin.     4.  Mar- 
quis Ladoit.     5.  Elizabeth  Warner.     6.    Fanny  Willis. 
7     Cyrus.     8.    Martha   Reddington,  born   August   17, 
[826,  at    1. el  anon.  Xew  Hampshire,  and  now  the  only 
survivor  of  the  children  of  Thomas  and  Betsey   Pea- 

(VIII)  Martha  Reddington.  daughter  of  Tin. mas 
Peabody,    was    born    at    Lebanon,    New    Hampshire, 
[gust   17,   1S26.     She  has  never  married.     She  has 
her  home  at  Enfield.  Xew  Hampshire. 

(III)  William,  third  son  and  child  of  Lieuten- 
ant  Francis  and  Mary   (Foster)    Peabody.  was  born 

.  in  Hertfordshire,  and  lived  in  Boxford,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  married  August  14,  1684,  to 
Hannah  Hale,  of  Newbury,  who  survived  him  nearly 
thirty-four  years,   and   died   February  2,;.    17,;,;.     He 

ed  away  in  March,  1699.  Their  children  were: 
Stephen,  Alary.  Ephraim,  Richard,  Hannah,  John, 
Abial.  and  Oliver. 

(IV)  Ephraim,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
William  and  Hannah  (Hale)  Peabody,  was  born 
October  23.  1680,  in  Boxford,  Massachusetts,  and 
died   June    i,    1740,   in   that   town.     He  was  deranged 

1  1732  until  his  death,  and  bis  brother  Stephen 
was  one  of  his  guardians  during  that  time.  He  «  is 
married  in  July.  1713,  to  Hannah  Reddington,  and 
their  children  were:  Thomas,  Abraham.  Ephraim, 
Anna.  Nathaniel,  Stephen  and  Mary. 

( V)  Nathaniel,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Ephraim  and  Hannah  (Reddington)  Peabody,  was 
born  December  18.  1727.  in  Boxford,  and  lived  in 
that  town,  where  fie  died  August  17,  1778.  He  was 
married  February  26.  1755.  to  Hepsebah  Barker,  of 
Andover.     He  was  a  v<  ssful  man  in  busi- 

and  the  inventory  of  his  estate  places  its  value 
at  eight  thousand  one  hundred  and  thirty-seven 
pour  n    shillings,    four    pence.      His    children 

'masiah,  Ephraim,  John,  and  Nathaniel. 

(VI)  Nathaniel    12L    fourth    son    and    youngest 
1   .  i    Natl      iel    (1)    and    I  [annah    1  Ri  ddington) 

I '    ly,   was  re- 

v   li  fe.     II.  d   thence  to  I  (racut, 

and  1-  recorded  as  the  executor  of  his  brother 
Ephraim's  estate  in  1804.  lie  was  married  April  r, 
1789  Cole,  and  their  children  were:  Hepse- 

bah. Nathaniel,  B  phraim  and  NL.s.s, 

(VII)  Nathaniel  (3),  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  Nathaniel  (2)  and  Betsey  (Cole)  Peabody, 
was  born  February  26,  1702.  probably  in  Dracut. 
He  married  Mary  Gilchrist. 


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(VIII)  Eliza  Ann.  daughter  of  Nathaniel  (3) 
and  Mary  Gikhrist  Peabody,  became  the  wife  of 
Isaac  Hill   (see  Hill  VIII). 


This  name  is  found  in  the  early 
STOWELL     New    England    records    with    many 

spellings,  such  as  Stoel,  Stoyel, 
Stowel,  and  in  recent  usage  has  taken  the  form  of 
Stowell.  Many  still  retain  the  old  spelling  as  first 
above  given,  but  the  form  as  here  used  is  that  in 
most  common  use.  The  family  was  very  early  im- 
planted in  New  England,  and  has  spread  from  that 
cradle  of  American  citizenship  through  the  United 
States,  and  is  especially  numerous  in  all  of  the  north 
half.  It  has  had  honorable  representatives  who 
have  been  conspicuous  in  public  life,  and  its  bearers 
have  done  credit  to  the  name. 

(I)  Samuel  Stoel  came  to  what  is  now  Hing- 
ham,  Massachusetts,  in  1647.  As  this  town  was 
named  by  its  settlers  from  their  native  town  of 
Hingham,  in  Norfolk  county,  England,  he  is  sup- 
posed to  have  come  from  there.  He  was  a  weaver 
by  trade,  and  resided  in  Hingham.  In  1649  he  mar- 
ried Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Frances  Farrow, 
and  they  had  eleven  children,  namely :  Mary, 
Samuel,  John,  David,  Remember,  Benjamin,  an  in- 
fant died  unnamed,  William,  Israel  (died  young), 
Israel  and  Elizabeth.  Five  generations  bearing  the 
name  of  Samuel  lived  on  the  old  homestead  on  Fort 
Hill  street,  in  Hingham. 

(II)  David,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  (Farrow)  Stoel,  removed  to 
Cambridge,  where  he  lived  for  some  years.  He 
subsequently  settled  in  Newton,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  died.  He  was  a  weaver,  and  lived  to  a 
great  age,  being  known  as  "old  Stoel."  He  was 
married,  April  7,  1695,  in  Cambridge,  to  Mary 
Stedman,  who  died  in  Newton,  September  24,  1724. 
Their  children  were:  David,  Benjamin,  Samuel, 
Ruth,  John  and  Mary. 

(III)  Samuel,  third  son  and  child  of  David 
and  Mary  (Stedman)  Stoel,  settled  about  1730  in 
the  west  precinct  of  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 
which  is  now  Waltham,  and  died  there  March  12, 
1748.  His  wife's  name  was  Sarah,  and  their  chil- 
dren were :  Anna,  Sarah,  Abigail,  Josiah  and 
Thomas  (twins),  Thankful  Cornelius,  Mary  and 
Elizabeth. 

(IV)  Cornelius,  third  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  Stoel.  was  baptized  October  4, 
1730,  in  Watertown  (Waltham),  Massachusetts, 
and  died  in  Worcester,  in  that  state.  January  3,  1804, 
aged  seventy-eight  years.  In  early  life  he  settled 
in  Worcester,  where  he  was  a  clothier.  He  was 
married,  March  29,  1749.  to  Levilla  Golding.  of 
Worcester,  who  survived  him  more  than  eight  years, 
dying  June  7,  1812,  aged  eighty-two  years.  Their 
children  were:  Samuel,  Abel.  John,  Thomas,  Eben- 
ezer,  Hannah,  Elizabeth,  Peter,  Cornelius,  Abigail 
and  Mary. 

(V)  Ebenezer,  fifth  son  and  child  of  Cornelius 
and  Levilla  (Golding)  Stowell,  was>  born  1753,  in 
Worcester,  and  settled  in  Cornish,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  died  at  the  age  of  eighty  years.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  famous  Rogers'  Rangers,  and 
served  in  the  French  and  Indian  war,  and  also  in 
the  revolutionary  war,  for  which  he  received  a 
pension.  He  married  Pamelia  Whitney,  died  in 
1833.  The  names  of  eight  children  are  given  :  Eben, 
Ezra,  Israel,  Elias,  Ira,  Calvin,  Amasa  and  Celinda. 

(VI)  Amasa,  seventh  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Pa- 
melia   (Whitney)     Stowell,    was    born     in     Cornish, 


New  Hampshire,  in  1795.  He  married,  in  1817, 
Betsey  Spalding,  a  daughter  of  Abel  (2)  and  Eliza- 
beth (Chase)  Spalding,  (see  Spalding  IV),  born 
in  Cornish,  August  28,  1796,  died  November  7, 
1854.  They  had  ten  children,  all  born  in  Cornish- 
Sylvester  F,  February  10,  1819;  Whitney  S.,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1820;  Lucinda  N.,  April  29,  1822;  Joseph, 
April  20,  1824;  Martha  C,  January  8,  1826;  Eve- 
line L.,  September  16,  1827 ;  DeWitt  C,  October  8, 
1830;  Caroline  M.,  October  14.  1832;  George  H. ; 
Austin  S.,  September,  1S38. 

(VII)  George  H.,  ninth  child  and  fifth  son  of 
Amasa  and  Betsey  (Spalding)  Stowell,  was  born 
October  28,  1835,  and  his  boyhood  days  were  passed 
on  the  home  farm.  He  lived  the  rugged  life  of  the 
tunes,  with  more  work  than  play,  assisting  in  the 
cultivation  of  the  farm,  and  attending  the  public 
school  whenever  opportunity  afforded.  Of  hardy, 
persistent  New  England  stock,  the  heritage  of  an- 
cestry and  the  early  training  of  a  New  Hampshire 
mountain  farm  had  their  influence  in  forming 
habits  of  thrift  and  industry  that  eventually  placed 
Mr.  Stowell's  name  prominent  among  the  1 1  ~ t  of 
New  Hampshire's  public  men.  In  March,  i860, 
ambitious  promptings  led  him  to  give  up  farming, 
and  he  removed  to  Claremont,  the  town  adjoining 
Cornish  on  the  south,  a  prosperous  and  growing 
community  offering  inducements  and  possibilities 
that  appealed  to  Mr.  Stowell's  instincts  and  tempera- 
ment. His  first  venture  was  in  the  gravestone  and 
marble  manufacturing  business,  which  he  carried 
on  successfully  until  1804,  when  he  purchased  the 
hardware  stock  of  Levi  B.  Brown.  Mr.  Stowell 
made  no  change  in  the  location  of  the  business, 
in  the  northwest  corner  store  of  Oscar  J.  Brown's 
brick  block,  and  for  thirty-seven  years,  or  as  long 
as  he  remained  in  business,  he  occupied  this  site. 
"Stowell's  corner"  became  a  land-mark ;  a  synonym 
of  business  prosperity  and  place  of  far-reaching  in- 
fluence in  affairs  of  both  town  and  state.  The  busi- 
ness grew  until  it  became  one  of  the  best  known 
hardware  firms  in  New  Hampshire.  The  stock 
was  increased  to  cover  a  wide  range  of  commodities, 
and  when  coal  revolutionized  the  fuel  business  the 
first  car-load  of  anthracite  for  house  use  was 
brought  to  Claremont  by  Mr.  Stowell.  Eventually, 
coal  became  an  extensive  branch  of  his  trade. 

Meantime  he  was  actively  engaged  in  other  oc- 
cupations that  called  for  executive  power  and  care- 
ful financial  management.  To  meet  the  demands 
of  Claremont's  growing  population,  tenement  houses 
were  needed,  and  Mr.  Stowell  was  one  of  the  pio- 
neers in  erecting  a  number  of  first-class  structures 
for  this  purpose.  And  when  111  1887  the  old  wooden 
Brown  block  on  the  corner  opposite  Mr.  Stowell's 
store  was  destroyed  by  fire,  he  was  the  leader  in 
organizing  the  syndicate  that  procured  the  site  of 
the  burned  property,  and  built  thereon  Union 
Block  one  of  the  finest  and  best  appointed  business 
blocks  in  the  state.  His  last  building  venture  of 
public  consequence  was  in  1895,  when  he  built  "Sto- 
well Block,"  a  handsome,  modern  business  struc- 
ture  on   Pleasant   street. 

With  multudinous  and  increasing  business  cares, 
Mr.  Stowell  has  never  neglected  public  interests,  in 
which  his  services  could  be  of  public  value.  His 
advice,  influence,  and  sound  conservative  judgment 
has  contributed  much  to  promote  Claremont's  im- 
portance as  a  town.  His  own  business  success,  by 
his  own  efforts,  made  him  a  power  in  any  enter- 
prise where  careful  financial  discrimination  was 
needed.     In  return  for  these  qualifications  his  town 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


has  honored  him  in  various  ways  as  an  able  repre- 
sentative citizen.  He  was  a  member  from  Clare- 
mont  in  the  New  Hampshire  legislature  in  1871 
and  1874;  a  state  senator  in  1875  and  1876;  member 
of  the  governor's  council  from  1881  to  1883;  aide, 
with  rank  of  colonel,  on  Governor  Prescott's  staff, 
from  1887  to  1S89;  member  of  the  state  constitu- 
tional conventions  of  1876  and  1889;  and  a  delegate 
to  the  Republican  national  convention  at  Chicago 
in  1884.  In  1888  he  was  in  Europe  several  months 
on  a  pleasure  trip,  and  to  restore  his  health,  which 
had  partially  failed.  In  town  business  his  name  is 
always  found  on  important  boards  and  commit- 
tees, and  with  the  exception  of  the  year  187S  he 
served  continuously  from  1873  to  1894  as  chief  en- 
gineer of  the  local  fire  department.  In  this  im- 
portant public  service  he  kept  pace  with  larger 
towns  in  maintaining  fire  fighting  facilities,  and  saw 
the  department  re-organized  from  hand  tubs  to 
modern  steam  equipment.  Mr.  Stowell  sold  out 
his  hardware  business  in  1901,  but  is  still  a  busy 
man  of  affairs,  and  occupied  in  the  management  of 
the  People's  National  Bank,  a  sound  financial  in- 
stitution which  he  helped  organize  and  of  which 
he  is  vice-president  and  a  director.  Mr.  Stowell 
is  one  of  the  four  gentlemen  who  in  1907  purchased 
the  Mnnadnock  Mills — one  of  the  most  important 
manufacturing  interests  of  Southern  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

Mr.  Stowell  married,  December  25,  1857.  Sara 
E.,  daughter  of  Dexter  and  Eliza  (Earle)  Field. 
She  was  born  in  Chester.  Vermont.  January  26, 
1X34,  and  is  a  direct  descendant  of  Sir  John  Field, 
tin-  astronomer,  born  about  1520,  at  East  Ardsley, 
England,  and  died  May,  1587.  He  was  styled  the 
proto-Copernican  of  England,  as  he  was  first  to 
make  known  in  that  country  the  discoveries  of  this 
remarkable  man.  By  a  patent  dated  September  4, 
1558,  the  heralds  recognized  his  right  to  the  family 
arms,  and  granted  to  him  the  crest  of  a  dexter  arm 
issuing  nut  of  clouds,  holding  in  the  hand  a  sphere, 
a  recognition  of  his  services  to  the  cause  of  as- 
imy. 

The   first    American   Field   ancestor   was   Thomas 

Field,   a   great-grandson  of  Sir  John,  born  in  Eng- 

it    i''4S.     Fie  came  to  America  about   1670 

and     settled     in     Providence,     Rhode     Island.     The 

family   lived   there   for   many   generations   and   were 

conspicuous   in   Colonial   and   Revolutionary   history. 

were    extensive    land    owners.      The    Field's 

ate   was   transferred   to   the   city   of   Provi- 

Field,  a  grandaunt  of  Mrs.  Sto- 

well's    in    1SO0.    having    been    in    possi     i  'ii    of    the 

family    for    nearly    two   hundred    years.      Mrs.    Sto- 

well's    grandfather    removed     from     Providence     to 

Chester  with   his   father   in    17X5.   where  he  married 

ami    In     children    were   born.      All    his    life    he    was 

lOrtantly  identified  with  the  affairs  of  the  town, 
1  in  all  progressive  movements,  and  was 
one  of  the  largest  contributors  to  the  building  of 
Chester  an    institution    which    nourished 

from  1814  to  1876.  Her  father  inherited  his  father's 
land  and    was    widely   known    for    his    fine 

blooded  stock.  Mrs.  Stowell's  mother's  family 
was  also  of  English  origin.  Her  grandfather,  Dr. 
John  Young,  was  born  and  educated  in  London. 
He  was  a  man  of  prominence  in  medical  circles 
and  for  a  time  was  one  of  the  physicians  to  King 
George  III.  The  family  have  also  a  common  an- 
cestor with  Sir  Edward  Bulwer  Lytton. 

Mr.   and    Mrs.    Stowell   had  1,   Cora   E., 

who   was   born   in   Claremont,   June   24,    i860.     She 


was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  was  the 
valedictorian  of  her  class  in  Stevens  High  School, 
1879.  She  afterwards,  at  the  New  England  Con- 
servatory of  Boston,  took  a  special  course  in  music, 
elocution,  and  literature,  studying  Shakespeare 
under  Professor  William  J.  Rolfe,  and  later  was  a 
private  pupil  of  Genevieve  Stebbins  Thompson,  of 
Xew  York.  On  November  5,  1896,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  George  I.  Putnam,  author  and  journalist. 
She  died  March  8,  1903.  In  her  memory  Mr.  Sto- 
well has  erected  a  granite  and  bronze  mausoleum 
in    Mountain  View  Cemetery  at  Claremont. 

The  Stowell  residence  at  the  corner  of  Pleasant 
and  Summer  streets  is  attractively  located,  and  con- 
spicuous in  its  handsome  architectual  design.  Here, 
amidst  the  comforts  of  his  own  getting,  enjoying 
the  confidence  and  good  will  of  his  fellow  citizens, 
he  approaches  his  declining  years,  ripe  with  the 
fullness  of  a  well  ordered  life,  and  keenly  in  touch 
with  the  men  and  the  movement  of  the  times. 


This  name  is  variously  spelled  Seely, 
CILLEY  Seeley,  Sealy,  Sealey,  Seelye,  Sillea, 
Sillia,  Sellea,  Ceely  and  Ceilley.  It 
seems  to  have  been  the  fame  of  Major  General 
Joseph  Cilley  that  determined  the  spelling  for  the 
New  Hampshire  family,  and  anchored  it  as  Cilley. 
In  Massachusetts  Seelye  and  Seeley  seem  to  be  the 
common  forms,  and  the  first  has  become  well  known 
as  the  name  of  presidents  both  of  Amherst  and 
Smith  colleges.  The  origin  of  the  patronymic  is 
lost  in  obscurity.  One  fanciful  derivation  refers  it 
to  the  Scilly  Isles,  formerly  spelled  Silly  and  Scil- 
ley,  also  Syllah,  from  an  old  British  appellation, 
meaning  "rock  consecrated  to  the  sun."  Another 
and  more  reasonable  explanation  derives  it  from 
Sea-ly  (sea-like),  referring  to  the  maritime  occu- 
pations of  the  early  members  of  the  family.  The 
name  first  appears  in  English  History  in  1553.  when 
Dorothy  Seeley,  of  the  city  of  Bristol,  petitions 
Queen  Elizabeth  for  the  release  of  her  husband, 
who  had  been  accused  by  the  Inquisition  and  cast 
into  prison.  Captain  Thomas  Seeley,  probably  a 
son  of  this  couple,  is  found  among  the  list  of  cap- 
tains who  accompanied  Drake  to  the  West  Indies 
in  his  famous  voyage  of  1585-86. 

(I)  Captain  Robert  Seely  was  a  resident  of 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  in  1630,  for  he  regis- 
tered his  desire  to  become  a  freeman  on  October 
19  of  that  year,  and  took  the  oath  on  May  18,  1631. 
It  is  probable  that  he  came  over  in  the  fleet  with 
Winthrop.  A  few  years  later  he  moved  to  Wethers- 
field,  Connecticut,  and  was  second  in  command 
under  Captain  Mason  in  the  Pequot  war  where  he 
was  shot  in  the  eyebrow  by  a  flat-headed  arrow.  In 
1645  the  commissioners  appointed  him  in  connec- 
tion with  Captain  Miles  Standish,  Captain  John 
Mason  and  others  who  had  chief  command  of  the 
forces  coming  from  New  Haven.  In  1663  lie  was 
chosen  commissioner  from  the  town  of  Hunting- 
ton. Captain  Robert  Seely  died  in  New  York,  and 
his  widow  Mary  was  appointed  administratrix  of 
In-  estate,  October  19,  166S.  The  historian  of  the 
Cilley  family  assigns  the  following  sons  to  Captain 
Robert  and  his  wife:  John,  William,  Richard,  Na- 
thaniel and  Obadiah.  There  is  little  doubt  about 
-hi  i't  Nathaniel  Seely,  who  lived  in  New 
Haven,  but  the  ancestry  of  the  others  seems  to  rest 
upon  the  exhaustive  sifting  of  probabilities.  The 
brothers.  John,  Richard  and  William  Seely.  lived 
at  the  Isles  of  Shoals,  then  a  flourishing  part  of 
New    England,   and    it    is    supposed   that   they   came 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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there  when  their  father  was  a  resident  of  Water- 
town.  The  fact  that  they  were  of  Puritan  belief 
when  all  the  other  Shoalsmen  were  loyalists,  helps 
to  confirm  this  theory,  and  there  is  evidence  that 
they  were  from  the  same  part  of  England,  Essex 
county,  as  Captain  Robert. 

(II)  Richard  Sealy,  supposed  to  be  the  third 
son  of  Captain  Robert  and  Mary  Seely,  was  a 
magistrate  at  the  Isles  of  Shoals  in  1653,  and  after- 
wards removed  to  Hampton  Falls,  New  Hampshire. 
The  name  of  his  wife  is  unknown,  but  there  were 
children :  Martha,  who  married  John  Cluff, 
January  15,  16S6;  Thomas,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(III)  Thomas,  elder  son  and  second  child  of 
Richard  Sealy,  was  born  probably  at  Hampton 
Falls,  New  Hampshire,  about  1670.  He  was  a  sea 
captain  and  lived  at  Hampton  Falls  during  his 
early  life,  afterwards  moving  to  Nottingham,  this 
state,  and  spending  his  last  days  with  his  son 
Thomas  at  Andover,  New  Hampshire.  Captain 
Thomas  Seally  (thus  he  spelled  his  name)  married 
Ann  Stanyan,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Brad- 
bury) Stanyan,  of  Hampton,  and  they  had  six 
children :  Mary,  John,  Abigail,  Joseph,  whose 
sketch  follows ;  Anne  and  Thomas.  Thomes  Seally 
died  at  Nottingham,  New  Hampshire,  while  on  a 
visit  to  his  son  Joseph,  having  come  from  the  home 
of  his  son  Thomas  in  Andover,  New  Hampshire. 

1  [V)  Captain  Joseph  Ceilly  (thus  he  spelled 
his  name)  was  born  October  6,  1701,  probably  at 
Hampton  Falls,  New  Hampshire.  He  spent  his 
youth  in  that  place,  lived  a  few  years  at  Salisbury, 

-achusetts,  where  he  married  his  wife,  and  in 
1727  removed  to  Nottingham,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  built  a  log  cabin  on  Rattlesnake  Hill.  He 
brought  all  his  household  goods  and  property  of 
every  description  on  the  back  of  one  horse,  and  he 
and  his  family  walked  into  the  township  on  foot. 
In  time  he  built  a  large  house  and  multiplied  his 
ins  till  he  became  a  man  of  wealth  for  that 
day.  He  was  agent  for  the  proprietors  of  the  grant, 
and  a  captain  of  militia.  Captain  Cilley  was  a  man 
of  strong  endurance,  fearless  in  danger,  cheerful 
in  disposition,  and  energetic  in  character;  truly  of 
the  stuff  of  which  pioneers  are  made.  In  1724-25, 
Captain  Joseph  Ceilly  married  Alice  Rawlins, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  Rawlins,  of 
Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  and  a  granddaughter  of 
Judge  Thomas  Rawlins,  justice  of  the  court  of  ses- 
sions. She  was  born  in  1701.  the  same  year  as 
her  husband,  and  she  reached  the  age  of  one  hun- 
dred. She  is  described  as  a  strong,  vigorous  woman, 
famed   for   her   neat   housekeeping.     It   is    said   that 

'lrank  neither  tea  nor  coffee,  nor  used  snuff,  a 
common  habit  in  those  days,  and  that  when  she 
died  in  1801  she  was  fresh  in  countenance,  fair  in 
feature,  and  young  in  heart.  Captain  Joseph  and 
Alice  (Rawlins)  Ceilley  had  six  children:  Anna, 
married  Job  Mills,  of  Deerfield  Parade,  this  state; 
Polly,  married  Colonel  Richard  Sinclair,  of  Barn- 
stead,  this  state;  Alice,  married  Enoch  Page,  and 
went  to  Cornville.  Maine;  General  Joseph,  whose 
sketch  follows ;  Abigail,  married  Zephaniah  Butler, 
and  they  became  grandparents  of  General  Benja- 
min F.  Butler;  and  Cutting,  married  Martha  Mor- 
rill. Captain  Joseph  Ceilly  died  in  1786,  aged 
eighty-five  years. 

(V)  General  Joseph  Cilley,  eldest  son  and 
fourth  child  of  Captain  Joseph  (1)  and  Alice  (Raw- 
lins)  Ceilly,  was  born  at  Nottingham,  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  1734,  and  thought  that  the  three  r's  were 
a   sufficient   amount   ot    learning   for   his   son.     The 


latter  developed  into  a  man  of  action,  rather  than 
a  student,  and  in  later  life  he  had  little  time  or  in- 
clination for  reading  anything  but  the  public  prints 
or  the  statute  laws.  In  1758  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
soldier  under  Captain  Neal,  who  was  attached  to 
the  celebrated  Roger's  Rangers.  They  marched  to 
the  Northern  frontiers  and  to  Canada,  and  young 
Gilley  remained  with  this  company  for  a  year,  ad- 
vancing to  the  rank  of  sergeant.  Governor  Plumer 
says  of  him  that  he  possessed  a  sound  judgment, 
quick  apprehension  and  much  assurance,  and  that 
after  his  return  to  his  native  state  he  began,  self- 
taught,  the  practice  of  law  among  his  neighbors. 
The  people  of  the  town  were  exceedingly  litigious, 
and  Cilley  made  pleas  and  drew  writs  before  jus- 
tices of  the  peace,  arbitrators  and  referees.  But 
the  military  life  had  the  dominant  attraction  for 
him,  and  before  the  Revolution  he  held  a  captain's 
commission  under  the  Royal  government.  In  1774 
he  was  engaged  in  the  attack  on  Fort  William  and 
Mary  at  Newcastle  in  Portsmouth  harbor.  This 
was  really  the  first  overt  act  of  the  Revolution,  and 
the  powder,  stored  at  Exeter  and  Durham,  in  one 
case  under  the  pulpit  of  the  Meetinghouse,  was  af- 
terwards used  in  fighting  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 
Upon  the  news  of  the  skirmish  at  Lexington,  one 
hundred  volunteers  from  Nottingham,  Deerfield 
and  Epsom  gathered  at  Nottingham  Square,  and 
with  Cilley  as  their  leader,  marched  to  Cambridge. 
Joseph  (2)  Cilley  was  appointed  major  in  Poor's 
(Second)  Regiment  by  the  assembly  of  New  Hamp- 
shire; was  made  lieutenant-colonel  in  1776;  and  on 
April  2,  1777,  was  appointed  colonel  of  the  First 
New  Hampshire  Regiment  of  three-years  men  in 
the  Continental  army,  in  place  of  Colonel  John 
Stark,  resigned.  He  fought  bravely  at  Bemis 
Heights,  was  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  and  his 
conduct  at  the  battle  of  Monmouth  in  August,  1778, 
was  such  as  to  win  the  personal  thanks  of  the  com- 
mander-in-chief. He  distinguished  himself  at  the 
storming  of  Stony  Point  under  General  Wayne,  and 
on  March  20,  1779,  the  New  Hampshire  house  of 
representatives  presented  him  with  an  elegant  pair 
of  pistols  in  recognition  of  his  bravery.  After  the 
war  he  was  appointed  major-general  of  the  first 
division  of  New  Hampshire  militia,  June  22,  1786, 
and  headed  the  troops  that  quelled  the  insurrection 
of  that  year,  arresting  the  leader  of  the  rebels  with 
his  own  hand.  He  was  successively  treasurer,  vice- 
president  and  president  of  the  Order  of  Cincinnati 
in  New  Hampshire,  and  was  representative,  senator 
and  councillor  in  the  state  government,  and  in  1 791 
a  member  of  the  convention  to  revise  the  costitution. 
In  politics  he  was  an  ardent  Republican  (Demo- 
crat), and  he  early  advocated  the  election  of  Jef- 
ferson to  the  presidency.  Governor  William 
Plumer,  of  Epping,  who  wrote  his  biography,  says 
of  General  Cilley :  "He  was  on  all  occasions  open, 
frank  and  explicit  in  avowing  his  sentiments;  there 
was  no  vice  he  so  much  abhorred  and  detested  as 
hypocrisy.  His  passions  were  too  strong  to  be  de- 
ceitful ;  *  *  *  and  though  his  manners  were 
not  those  of  a  courtier,  they  were  e^sy,  plain  and 
correct."  The  same  writer  gives  a  vivid  pen-pic- 
ture of  Cilley's  personal  appearance :  "His  person 
was  about  five  feet,  nine  inches  high,  and  somewhat 
corpulent;  his  eyes  black  and  sparkling;  his  coun- 
tenance animated,  and  he  walked  with  great  agility. 
His  mode  of  living  was  plain,  frugal  and  economi- 
cal." General  Cilley  accumulated  a  handsome 
estate  for  those  times,  and  lived  to  see  his  children 
well  settled  in  life. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


On  November  4.  1  *  (2)  Cil- 
ley  married  Sarah  Longfellow,  second  daughter  and 
fourth  child  of  Jonathan  and  Mercy  (Clark)  Long- 
fellow,  who  was  born  November  17.  1 739,  and  died 
Maj  23,  181I1  aged  seventy-five.  She  was  a  de- 
scendant of  the  Dummers,  Sewels  and  Greens,  three 
of  the  most  prominent  families  of  New  England 
Colonial  tunes.  She  was  .aid  to  be  a  woman  of 
much  culture  and  superior  character,  and  was  a 
1  sufferer  for  twenty  ye:  ■  hi  c  death, 
General  Joseph  (2)  and  Sarah  (.Longfellow)  Cilley 
had  ten  children:  Sarah,  married  Judge  Thomas 
Bartlett  Bradbury,  congressman  from  New  Hamp- 
shire in  1813-14,  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  Gen- 
eral El 1  Poor.  Jonathan,  married  Dorcas  But- 
ler. Joseph,  died  at  the  age  of  fifteen.  Greenleaf, 
married  Jennie  Nealley.  Daniel,  married  Hannah 
Plumer.  Jacob,  whose  sketch  follows.  Anna,  mar- 
ried Nathaniel  Williams.  Horatio  Gates,  whose 
sketch  follows.  General  Joseph  (2)  Cilley  died 
Augn-t  25,  1799,  of  sphacelation  of  the  bowels,  ac- 
cording to  his  biographer.  He  was  buried  with 
Masonic  honors  by  the  Lodge  in  which  he  had  for- 
merly been  master. 

(VI)      Major  Jacob,  sixth  son  and  eighth  child 
neral    Joseph     (2)    and    Sarah    (Longfellow) 
Cilley,  was  born  July  19,  1773,  at  Nottingham,  New 
hire,     lie  lived  in  Nottingham  Square,  served 
tjor  in   the   militia,  civil   magistrate,   and   held 
many  town  offices.     He  was  a  member  of  the  legis- 
lature m   1802-3-6-7-8-10-12-13.     On  January  8,  1801, 
Jacob   Cilley   married   Harriet,   daughter  of   General 
Enoch  and  Martha  (Osgood)   Poor,  of  Exeter,  New 
Hampshire,  who  was  born  January  31,   1780.     (See 
Poor  IV.)     They  had  seven  children:     Enoch  Poor, 
who  died'al  the  age  of  nineteen,  unmarried.     Joseph 
How,   married   Lavinia    B.    Kelley.     John   Os- 
good,   married    Henrietta     Butler.       Harriet     Poor, 
married   Rev,   T.  G.   Brainard.     Jacob   Green,  whose 
follows.      Martha    Osgood,    married    F.     B. 
Barry,    of    Pittsfield,    New    Hampshire.       Bradbury 
Poor,   graduated    from   Dartmouth    College   in    1843, 
married   Angeline    Baldwin;   he   was   a   lawyer  and 
lived  111   Manchester,  New  Hampshire.     Jacob  Cilley 
d  1  d  January   29,   1831.  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight  years, 
and  hi  i       June  y,   183S,  at  the  same  age. 

!  )      Jacob    Green,    fourth    son   and   fifth   child 
of  Jao  I    Harriet    (Poor)    Cilley.     was     born 

April   16,   1817,  at  Nottingham,  New  lire.  He 

moved  to  Manchester,  this  state,  about  1839,  and 
was  a  p  minent  citizen  there  for  more  than  thirty 
years.  He  was  an  extensive  owner  of  real  estate, 
and  saw  the  place  grow  from  little  more  than  a  vil- 
1  ;  manufacturing  city,  and  by  his 
keen  iness    sense    ac- 

quired a  large  property.  He  was  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  was  city  treasurer  during  18(10-07.  lie 
was  a  charter  member  of  the  Amoskeag  Veterans, 
one  of  of  the  company,   also  be- 

lic   fraternity.      He   was    an   at- 
tendant   of    the    First      Congregational       (Hanover 
ireh.     .Major  Jacob  G.  Cilley  married  his 
first  wife,  Emma  Stark,  01 

Frederick  Stark,  and  a  granddaughter  of  General 
John  '  :,.  .  tie     died 

Februai  y  U  d  on  January  29,  ] 

married  hi  nd   wife,   Mai  I         y   Bou- 

ton,  dai  I    Rev.   Dr.   Nathaniel  and  Elizabeth 

"iiton,  of  Concord,  New   Hampshire. 
(See    Bouton    VI    and  \  II   1      Mrs.    Martha 

C.   (Bouton)   Cilley  is  a   woman  of  1  abil- 

ity,  with  a  gift   for  entertaining,  and   who   is  the  un- 


questioned   leader    of    many    distinguished     circles. 

After  her  husband's  death  she  lived  for  several  years 
abroad,  and  later  made  her  home  in  Buckingham 
street.  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  and  at  Washi 
ton,  D.  C.  While  in  Cambridge  she  founded  the 
Old  Cambridge  Shakespeare  Association,  of  which 
organization  she  is  a  life  member,  which  included 
in  its  membership  the  eminent  scholars  and  criti 
Henry  N.  Hudson  and  William  J.  Rolfe.  She  was 
one  of  the  first  two  regents  of  the  chapter  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  Revolution  founded  in  Massachu- 
setts. Upon  her  return  to  Manchester  as  the  wife 
of  Colonel  Arthur  E.  Clarke,  she  assumed  a 
position  in  the  state.  In  1875  she  founded  the 
Ladies'  Aid  and  Relief  Society.  In  1S90  she  \ 
appointed  by  Mrs.  Benjamin  Harrison,  wife 
of  the  president,  state  regent  of  the  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution  in  New  Hampshire, 
and  in  1894  she  founded  the  National  Society 
of  Colonial  Dames  in  New  Hampshire,  of  which 
she  has  been  the  continuous  president.  She 
appointed  1805,  presidenl  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Society  Daughters  of  the  Cincinnati.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Martha  Washington  As- 
sociation, and  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Governors. 
She  inherits  the  historical  interests  of  her  father 
and  is  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical 
Society    and   of    the    Ma  nea- 

logical  Society.  She  is  president  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Audubon  Society,  and  the  Animal  Rescue 
League  of  Manchester.  Her  home,  wherever  she 
has   been,   has   always   bei  ial   center   and  the 

scene   of   unlimited  hospitality. 

Jacob  G.  and  Martha  C.  (Bouton)  Cilley  had 
two  children:  General  Harry  B..  whose  sketch  fol- 
lows :  and  Florence,  born  September  6.  1S64.  died 
January  28.  1869.  Major  Jacob  G.  Cilley  died  at 
Manchester,  September  7.  1870.  On  January  22, 
1894.  Mrs.  Cilley  married  for  her  second  husband, 
Colonel  Arthur  E.  Clarke,  elder  son  of  Colonel 
John    B.    Clarke,    whom    he    has    n  -  eded   as 

editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Manchester  Daily  mid 
Weekly    Mirror   and    printing  liment      1  S 

Clarke    family.) 

(VIII)      General    Harry    Bouton.    onl  and 

elder  child  of  Major  Jai  b  I  and  Martha  C. 
(Bouton)  Cilley,  was  born  at  Manchester.  New 
Hampshire,    May    13,    [81  the   age    0 

years    he    went    abroad    with  had 

the  advantages  of  the  best  schools  in  Ger- 
many and  Switzerland.  Upon  his  return  he  at- 
tended  the  public  schools  ol  Manchester,  had  four 
ai  St.  rani's  School  in  Concord,  and  after- 
wards studied  at  the  Law  School  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity. As  might  be  expected  from  his  ancestry, 
ral  Cilley  has  inherited  strong  military  tastes. 
Hi  connection  with  the  New  Hampshire  National 
Guard  began   in   May,   [882  warranted 

commissary  sergeant   in   the    I 

24,  [884,  he  was  promoted  to  fii  I  lieutenant  and 
regimental  quarterma  9,  to  be 

major  and  inspector  of  rifle  practice  in  the  First 
Brigade,  which  posiiii  n  he  luld  till  February  6, 
[891,  when  he  removed  to  W:  .1).  C,  where 

he   was   for  a   time  private   secretary   b  I    T. 

N.   Patterson,  second  auditor  of  the  ti  No- 

vember 2,  [891,  General  Cilley  was  commissioned 
first  lieutenant  and  adjutant  of  the  Sixth  Battalion 
of  the  District  of  Columbia  National  Guard,  and 
in  December  of  that  year  was  promoted  to  the  po- 
sition of  captain  and  adjutant  of  the  Second  Regi- 
ment.     January    27,    1894.    General    Cilley    returned 


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to  Manchester,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home. 
On  February  27  of  that  year  he  was  appointed  major 
and  assistant  inspector-general  of  the  First  Brigade, 
New  Hampshire  National  Guards;  and  on  May  10, 
1894,  he  was  commissioned  assistant  adjutant-gen- 
eral with  the  rank  of  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  bri- 
gade, which  position  he  held  for  five  years.  On ' 
January  3,  1907,  he  was  appointed  to  the  important 
office  of  adjutant-general  with  the  rank  of  major- 
general  of  New  Hampshire  by  Governor  Charles 
M.  Floyd.  He  was  also  made  disbursing  officer  for 
the  organized  militia  uf  New  Hampshire,  with  bond 
to  the  war  department.  General  Cilley  is  one  of 
the  most  genial  and  popular  men  in  the  state,  and 
his  social  interests  are  extensive.  He  is  president 
of  the  Tippecanoe  Club  in  Manchester,  is  a  mem- 
ber and  for  four  years  was  a  director  in  the  Derry- 
field  Club,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Intervale  Country 
Club,  also  in  his  native  city.  He  is  an  honorary  mem- 
ber of  the  Thornton  Naval  Veterans'  Association 
of  Manchester,  and  also  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Veterans'  Association.  He  belongs  to  the  Society 
of  Foreign  Wars,  Pennsylvania  Commandery,  to 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution  (New  Hamp- 
shire Society),  to  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  and 
to  the  New  Hampshire  Historical  Society.  He^  is 
president  of  the  New  Hampshire  Philharmonic_  So- 
ciety, which  has  given  some  notable  musical  festi- 
vals in  Manchester.  General  Cilley  is  a  Republi- 
can in  politics,  and  was  representative  from  ward 
three  in  Manchester,  1897-98,  serving  on  the  com- 
mittee on  the  National  Guard  and  on  that  on  Fish- 
eries and  Game.  He  is  a  communicant  of  Grace 
(Episcopal)  Church  in  Manchester,  of  which  he 
has  been  vestryman  and  warden.  For  nine  years 
previous  to  his  appointment  as  adjutant-general  he 
served  as  telegraph  editor  on  the  staff  of  the  Man- 
chester Minor,  and  he  acted  as  state  liquor  agent 
from  1904  to  1907.  He  is  the  owner  of  Cilley  Block 
in  his  native  city.  General  Cilley  is  devoted  to 
out-door  life  and  is  an  ardent  sportsman.  He  has 
a  camp  on  Moose  river,  west  of  Moosehead  lake, 
Maine,  where  he  goes  hunting  every  fall,  and  has 
brought  down  moose  and  other  big  game.  While 
fond  of  fishing,  golf  and  various  athletic  sports, 
his  passion  is  rifle  shooting,  in  which  he  has  been 
an  expert  since  the  age  of  fifteen.  He  is  a  director 
in  the  New  England  Military  Rifle  Association, 
and  a  life  member  of  the  Bay  State  Rifle  Associa- 
tion. He  has  presented  two  Cilley  Trophies  to  the 
National  Guard  of  New  Hampshire.  The  first  was 
a  bronze  statute  of  a  soldier,  offered  in  18S6,  which 
is  now  the  property  of  Company  K  of  Laconia,  who 
won  it  by  their  excellence  in  shooting  for  three 
successive  years.  The  second,  offered  in  1906,  is 
a  valuable  silver  shield,  designed  by  the  Gorham 
Company,  and  mounted  on  a  mahogany  back, 
twelve  by  twenty  inches  in  dimensions.  This  is 
awarded  each  year  to  the  company  making  the  best 
record  in  rifle  shooting,  and  is  given  to  the  Man- 
chester Battalion. 

(VI)  Horatio  Gates,  seventh  son  and  tenth  and 
youngest  child  of  General  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Long- 
fellow) Cilley,  was  born  at  Nottingham,  New 
Hampshire,  December  23,  1777.  He  moved  to  the 
neighboring  town  of  Deerfield,  where  he  became  a 
prominent  citizen.  He  was  a  man  of  great  energy 
of  character,  a  safe  counsellor,  generous  and  hu- 
mane. On  November  17,  1S02,  Horatio  Gates  Cil- 
ley married  Sally  Jenness,  daughter  of  Richard  and 
Mary  (Page)  Jenness,  who  was  born  in  Deerfield, 
August  4.  1782.  Their  children  were :  A  daugh- 
ii— 7 


ter.  who  died  in  infancy.  Horatio  Gates,  married 
Deborah  Jenness,  died  in  early  youth.  Elizabeth 
Ann,  whose  sketch  follows.  Martha  Osgood.  Mary 
Jane,  married  Ephraim  Eaton,  a  lawyer  and  graduate 
of  Dartmouth.  Harriet  Newell,  died  young.  Jo- 
seph Bradbury,  married  Elizabeth  Jenness.  Hor- 
atio G.  Cilley  died  November  26,  1837,  in  his  six- 
tieth year,  and  his  wife  died  November,  1S65,  at 
the  age  of  eighty-three. 

(VII)  Elizabeth  Ann,  third  daughter  and  fourth 
child  of  Horatio  Gates  and  Sally  (Jenness)  Cilley, 
was  born  at  Deerfield,  New  Hampshire,  August  30, 
1S10.  She  possessed  an  attractive  personality  and 
quick,  bright  mind,  and  received  the  best  education 
afforded  to  girls  of  her  day.  In  1840,  upon  her  mar- 
riage to  Rev.  Nathaniel  Bouton,  D.  D.,  of  Concord, 
New  Hampshire,  her  home  was  changed  to  the 
capital  city  where  she  was  a  prominent  figure  for 
nearly  half  a  century.  Her  keen  perceptions,  viva- 
cious disposition  and  marked  social  gifts  would 
have  caused  her  to  shine  in  any  society,  and  as 
wife  of  one  of  the  leading  clergymen  of  the  state, 
these  qualities  found  ample  scope.  During  her 
long  and  active  life  no  Concord  gathering 
complete  without  Mrs.  Bouton,  and  no  woman  oi 
her  day  will  be  more  surely  remembered.  Upon 
the  organization  of  the  Centennial  Home  for 
Aged  in  1876,  Mrs.  Bouton  was  chosen  its  first 
president,  and  she  was  for  several  years  president 
of  the  Concord  Female  Charitable  Society,  founded 
in  1812.  She  was  always  exceedingly  active  in 
church  affairs,  and  did  much  to  ameliorate  the 
somewhat  austere  conditions  of  religious  life  pre- 
vailing during  the  early  and  middle  part  oi 
nineteenth  century. 

Elizabeth    Ann    Cilley    was      married      February. 
1840,   to   Rev.   Nathaniel   Bouton,   D.    D.,   for   forty- 
seven    years    pastor    of   the    Old    North    Church    in 
Concord,  author  of  the  monumental  history  of  that 
town,    and    from    1867   till   his    death   in    1878.    - 
historian.      Dr.    and    Mrs.    Elizabeth      A.      (Cill 
Bouton  had  six  children,  of  whom  the  three  you 
est  died  in  infancy  and  early  childhood.     The  three 
elder  ones   are   Sarah    Cilley,   Martha   Cilley.   wh 
sketch  follows ;  and  Jane  Louise.     Sarah  Cilley  Bou- 
ton was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Concord  and 
Bradford  Academy,  and  was  married  November  12. 
1867,     to     General     Joab     Nelson     Patterson,     who 
graduated   from   Dartmouth  College  in   1850 
four   years    and    nine    months    in    the    Second    A 
Hampshire  Regiment  during  the  Civil  war,  and  en- 
tirely through  the   Spanish  war,   was   United   St 
Marshal    in    his    native    state    for   many    years,    was 
second  auditor  of  the  treasury  at  Washington  from 
1S8S   to    1892,   and   after   the    Spanish    war   was   in- 
spector of  fortifications  at   Cuba   and   Chickamauga. 
Georgia.     General    and   Mrs.    Patterson   have    three 
children:     Louis   Marston,   in   the   railroad   busn 
at    Portland,    Maine;    Julia    Nelson,    who    married 
Edwin    Warren    Guyol,    November    12,    1900 ;    and 
Allan    Bouton,   graduated    from    Dartmouth    Coll 
in   1898,  and  subsequently  from  the   Yale   School 
Forestry,   served   through    the    Spanish   war,   an.' 
now  consulting  forester  at  Baltimore.     Mrs.  Pa 
son  inherited  solid  and  brilliant  qualities  from  b 
parents.     She  is  an  ardent  lover  of  nature  and 
literature,  an  untiring  hostess,  a  friend  to  the  in 
and    an    active    participant    -in    social,    philanthropic 
and  club  affairs.     Jane  Louise   Bouton,  the  young- 
est   member    of    this    family,    was    educated    in    the 
Concord  schools  and  at  Bradford  Academy. 
married    October    13,    1SS7,    to   John    Smythe    1 


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of  South  Weymouth,  Massachusetts.  Mrs.  Fogg 
is  a  woman  of  great  personal  charm  and  many 
gifts,  and  since  her  husband's  death  has  made  her 
home  at  Boston  and  Manchester,  New  Hampshire. 
She  is  an  Hampshire  Colonial 

Dames.  (For  the  sketch  of  Martha  Cilley  Bouton, 
see  Cilley,  VII.) 

This   name   was   originally   Totyl,   and 

I  TLE    contrary    to    the    general     belief     the 

spelling    was    transformed     to     Tuttle 

prior    to    the    period    of    American    emigration.      A 

family  pedigree   bearing  the  date  of  1591  places  at 

ad     William       1  Devi        .ire.     called 

.    who    served    as    bailiff    in    1528    and    again 

in    1548.   was  high   sheriff  111    154".   and   lord   mayor 

oi    Exeter    in    1552.      As    the-  were    only 

given  to  men  of  large  estate  and  high    family  con- 

u,   it   may  be   inferred   that   he   was   a   man  of 

1    eminence.      The     present     agitation     against 

race  suicide  would  have  found  in  him  an  enthusiastic 

supporter,  as   the   pedigree   above   mentioned   credits 

him    with    being   the    lather    of    thirty-six    children, 

but  it  is  reasonable  to  assume  however  that  lie  was 

married    more    than    once,    although     his     only     re- 

1     marriage    was    to    Elizabeth      Mathew      of 

Wales.      The    names    of    twelve    of   his 

a   appear  in  the  record-,  and  it  is  quite  prob- 

lizabeth  was  the  mother  of  four  of  them, 

namely:     Geoffrey,  John,   Robert   and  Richard. 

Four    distinct    families    by    the    name    of    Tuttle 
immigrated    from    England    in    1635,    and    three    of 
them   arrived   at   Boston   on    the    "Planter,"    in    the 
spring  of   that  year.     The   heads     of     these     three 
families     were:       John,     wdio     settled     in     Ipswich; 
Richard,    who    remained    in    Boston ;    and    William, 
who  went  to  New  Haven.     The  fourth  was  that  of 
r    John    Tuttle,    who    embarked     on     the     ill- 
fated   "Angel   Gabriel,"   which   was    wrecked   on   the 
rocky  coast    of   Maine,    August    IS,    [634.       Till-    John 
Tuttle   settled   in   Dover.   Xew    Hampshire,   prior   to 
1640,    and    became    the    progenitor    of    a    numerous 
ty.      With    Richard,    William    and    the    Dover 
we   shall   have  no   more   to   do,   as   they  nor 
their    descendant  within  the  province 

of  this  sketch. 

(I)  John  Tuttle.  the  Planter  passenger,  went 
from  Boston  to  Ipswich,  where  he  was  admitted  a 
freeman  March  16,  1639,  and  he  was  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuit-,  transacting  business  with  Lon- 
d  mi  merchants.  He  was  a  man  of  prominence,  and 
hire   the  title  of  Master,  or    Mi  an    early 

deed  he  is  mentioned  thus:  "way  reserved  bi 
Mr.  Tuttle's  swamps  and  ends  of  lot."  In  [644 
he  was  a  representative  t  1  thi  general  court.  He 
seems  to  have  become  dissatisfied  with  hi-  sur- 
roundings, as  about  the  year  1652  he  recrossed  the 
10   Ireland,   where   he  settled  geously. 

His    wife   Joan    1  r,    and 

ith   occun ■  Carricl  '  cember  30. 

Hi-      children      were:        Abigail,      "Synion." 
Sarah,  and    I    ' 

ind  Simon  1  id),  who  were  bom  in  Ipswich.  Joan 
Tuttle   was  also  the  moth  her   children 

by  a  nli Lawrence. 

Simon,  sixth  child  m  of  John 

11  in   Ipswich,  in   1637.     He 

nil    in    Ipswich,   and    in    "  he    right   of 

;e    in    that    1    ■.  He  man  ied    first 

in    1659    to   J Burnham, 

and  in  1662  or  ti  d  for  his  second  wife 

Sarah,    daughter    of     I  [.He    died    in 


1692,  and  his  second  wife,  who  survived  him  many 
years,  died  January  24,  1732.  Simon  Tuttle  was 
the  father  of  thirteen  children,  namely :  John,  Jo- 
anna, Simon,  Elizabeth,  Sarah,  Abigail,  Susanna, 
William,  Charles,  Mary,  Jonathan,  Ruth  and  another 
daughter,  whose   name  is  not  given   in  the   records. 

(III)  Charles  (1).  ninth  child  and  fourth  son 
of  Simon  and  Sarah  (Cogswell  )  Tuttle,  was  born 
in  Ipswich,  March  31,  1679.  He  resided  in  that 
part  of  Ipswich  which  was  afterward  separated 
from  it  as  the  town  of  Hamilton.  The  maiden  sur- 
name of  his  wife  was  Burnham.  The  date  of  his 
death  cannot  be  ascertained,  nor  can  there  be  found 
any  record  giving  the  names  of  his  children  except 
that  of  his  son  Charles. 

(IV)  Charles  (2),  son  of  Charles  (1)  Tuttle, 
was  born  in  Ipswich  Hamlet  (now  Hamilton),  De- 
cember 1,  1708.  He  lived  to  be  eighty  years  old 
and  died  on  his  birthday  in  1788.  He  married  Anne 
Jewett. 

Charles  (3),  son  of  Charles  (2)  and  Anne 
(Jewett)  Tuttle,  was  horn  in  Ipswich  Hamlet, 
March  II,  1749.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Continental  army  during  the  war  for  national  in- 
dependence. In  1794  he  held  the  office  of  tax  col- 
lector m  Hamilton,  which  was  incorporated  in  the 
preceding  year.  About  the  year  1796  he  removed 
to  Antrim,  New  Hampshire,  and  resided  there  for 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  married  Lucy  Dodge, 
a  sister  of  Arami  Dodge,  of  New  Boston,  New 
Hampshire.  The  children  of  this  union,  all  of  whom 
were  natives  of  Hamilton,  were:  Captain  William 
T„  Seth,  Jedediah,  Daniel,  Hepzibah,  Anne,  Charles, 
Sarah  and  Elizabeth. 

(VI)  Jedediah,  third  child  and  third  son  of 
Charles  (3)  and  Lucy  (Dodge  I  Tuttle,  accom- 
panied his  parents  to  Antrim,  and  erected  a  dwel- 
ling house  in  the  vicinity  of  Tuttle  Mountain,  on 
the  old  road  just  east  of  Samuel  Dinsmore's  farm. 
Later  in  life  he  removed  to  New  Boston,  where  his 
death  occurred  in  1845.  He  married  Jane  Warren, 
"t  Xew  Boston,  and  had  a  family  of  live  children, 
namely :  Lucy  J.,  Daniel  M.  C,  Charles  and  Jo- 
siah  W..  all  of  whom  were  morn  in  Antrim;  and 
James  M.,  who  was  born  in  New-  Boston. 

(VII)  James  Moore,  son  of  Jedediah  and  Jane 
(Warren)  Tuttle,  born  at  New  Boston,  November 
8,  1821,  died  February  10.  1884.  He  grew  up  on 
a  farm  and  had  the  education  the  common  schools 
of  his  time  afforded,  supplemented  by  a  short  course 
at  Francestowu  Academy.  When  he  was  only  three 
years  old  his  mother  died,  and  he  went  to  live  with 
the    family   of   his   cousin,   John    B.    Warren,    wdiere 

it   his   youth.     After  his   marriage  he  lived  on 

a  farm  in  New   Boston,  where  In-  life  was  spent  in 

iltural    pursuits    and    lumbering       lie    was    a 

member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  New  Boston. 

he    married    first,    Esther    human    Wan  en,    daughter 

of  Deacon  Ephraim  Warren,  of  Goffstown,  by  whom 
he   had   three   children:      George    W.,   and   Jane,   who 

oung,  and   Mary   Esther,  who  married  Charles 

dley,  and  died  June  3,  1881.     Esther  1).  Tuttle 
died    December   30,    1853,    and    in    1855    Mr.    Tuttle 

ed    Rachel    Patterson     Mi  laughter     of 

Deacon    Peter    McNeil,    born    September    13,    1829. 

They    had    three    children:     James    Patterson,   born 

in    1850;    Granville    Josiah,    horn    October   6,    1861, 

;ed    in    mercantile    business    in    Hartford, 

cticut,  and   Harriet  Shaw,  born  September  15, 
1S04.   now   a   teacher   in   the   schools   of    Mancl 

i\  III)  James  Patterson,  son  of  James  Moore 
and    Rachel    Patterson    (McNeil)    Tuttle,   was   born 


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in  New  Boston,  July  17,  1856.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  till  fifteen  years  of  age,  and 
then  attended  the  academy  at  Francestown  till  1875. 
From  1875  to  1877  he  was  a  student  in  the  academy 
at  Ashburnham,  Massachusetts,  where  he  com- 
pleted the  course.  During  the  winters  of  the  years  he 
was  at  Francestown  and  Ashburnham  where  he  taught 
school.  This  work  he  made  his  profession  after 
leaving  the  academy  for  five  years.  While  engaged 
in  this  line  of  work  he  taught  in  Goffstown,  An- 
trim. Weare,  Amherst,  and  New  Boston,  New 
Hampshire,  and  in  Townsend,  Massachusetts.  In 
1S81  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  David 
Cross,  of  Manchester,  and  later  with  General  John 
H.  Andrews.  He  subsequently  attended  the  Boston 
University  Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  June.  1885.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the 
courts  of  New  Hampshire  the  same  year,  and  opened 
an  office  in  Manchester,  where  he  has  since  been 
engaged  in  a  successful  and  constantly  increasing 
practice.  In  1892  he  was  elected  county  attorney 
for  the  term  of  two  years.  He  was  re-elected  to 
this  position  four  terms  more  successively,  making 
his  continuous  service  in  this  office  ten  years.  Mr. 
Tuttle  was  alone  in  the  practice  of  law  until  he  be- 
came one  of  the  firm  of  Taggart,  Tuttle  &  Bur- 
roughs, in  1901,  which  relation  still  exists.  Mr. 
Tuttle  is  a  Republican,  and  as  such  was  elected  in 
1887  representative  to  the  New  Hampshire  legis- 
lature from  New  Boston,  where  his  legal  residence 
then  was.  He  is  a  Mason,  and  has  membership 
in  the  following  named  organizations :  Bible  Lodge, 
No.  93,  Goffstown;  King  Solomon  Chapter,  Mil- 
ford;  Adoniram  Council,  No.  3,  Manchester.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  Ridgeley  Lodge,  No.  74,  I. 
O.  O.  F.,  and  Wonolancet  Encampment,  No.  2, 
Manchester;  Joe  English  Grange,  No.  53,  Patrons 
of  Husbandry,  New  Boston,  of  which  he  has  been 
a  member  thirty  years,  and  Security  Lodge,  No.  8, 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen. 

He  rnarried,  January  I,  1887,  Elizabeth  J.  Bun- 
ten,  who  was  born  at  Dunbarton,  New  Hampshire, 
January  21,  i860,  and  who  was  a  daughter  of  John 
D.  and  Elizabeth  (Hobbs)  Bunten,  of  that  town. 
Mrs.  Tuttle  received  her  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Dunbarton,  at  Colby  Academy,  New 
London,  New  Hampshire,  and  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Normal  School  at  Plymouth.  She 
graduated  from  this  academy  in  the  class  of  1879, 
and  from  the  State  Normal  School  in  the  class  of 
1886.  All  of  her  time  following  the  completion  of 
her  academic  education  and  prior  to  her  marriage 
except  the  time  devoted  to  her  normal  school  course, 
was  spent  in  teaching  in  the  public  schools  of  New 
Hampshire,  principally  in  the  towns  of  Dunbarton, 
Weare,  Mont  Vernon,  New  Boston  and  Lisbon.  In 
the  last  named  town  she  held  the  position  of  prin- 
cipal of  the  grammar  school,  just  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage. They  have  four  children :  Dora  Morton, 
born  September  21,  1888;  Rachel  Winnifred,  born 
December  4,  1892;  Florence  Elizabeth,  born  July 
22,  1S94,  and  Margaret  Esther,  born  January  30, 
1896.  all  of  whom  are  now  being  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Manchester. 

(Second  Family.) 
Three   hundred   years    is   a   long   time 
TUTTLE     for   an   American    family   to    dwell   in 
one    colony   or    state ;    yet    it     is     ap- 
proaching that   length   of   time   that   the   Tuttles   of 
New   Hampshire  have  lived  in   this  commonwealth, 
since  the  settlement  of  their  ancestor  on  the   coast 
near  Dover.    The  family  was  not  only  an  early  one, 


but  it  has  ever  been  prominent  from  the  earliest 
times  down  to  the  present  day.  In  the  wars  with 
the  savages  and  in  the  conduct  of  civil  affairs,  the 
name  of  Tuttle  has  been  found  written  conspicuously 
on  the  pages  of  New  Hampshire's  history.  Though 
prominent  the  Tuttles  are  modest,  and  have  never 
claimed  an  unearned  honor  or  contended  for  a  place 
to  which  they  were  not  entitled.  Tuttle  or  Tuthill 
is  a  surname  borne  by  families  in  New  England  for 
more  than  two  hundred  and  seventy  years.  The 
English  surnames,  whence  the  surname  Tuttle  is 
derived,  are  Tothill  or  Tuthill,  ancient  family  names 
in  England.  These  surnames  are  said  to  be  taken 
from  names  of  old  localities  in  England  and  Wales. 
Tuttle,  the  American  surname,  came  to  be  gener- 
ally adopted  by  the  second  and  third  generations 
of  descendants  of  the  immigrant  settlers,  although 
some  branches  continue  to  this  day  to  adhere  to  the 
English  form  of  the  surname.  The  second  syllable 
of  the  English  surname  passed  through  every  pos- 
sible change  of  spelling  before  it  finally  settled  into 
its  present  form  "tie." 

The  first  appearance  of  this  family  name  in  New 
England  was  in  1635,  when  the  ship  "Planter"  of 
London,  brought  amongst  her  passengers  three 
families  to  Boston,  viz. :  Richard  Tuttle,  his  wife 
and  three  young  children;  John  Tuttle  (brother  of 
Richard),  his  wife  and  four  young  children;  and 
William  Tuttle,  his  wife  and  three  young  children. 
After  remaining  a  few  years  in  Charlestown,  Wil- 
liam removed  to  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  Richard 
settled  in  Boston,  and  his  brother  John  in  Ipswich. 

(I)  John  Tuttle,  the  ancestor  of  the  New 
Hampshire  family  of  Tuttles,  settled  in  Dover  some 
time  between  1633  and  1640.  Tradition  says  he  had 
a  brother  who  settled  in  Connecticut ;  otherwise 
it  is  not  known  that  he  was  connected  with  those 
who  came  in  the  "Planter"  to  Boston.  There  is  a 
tradition  current  among  his  descendants  that  he 
came  to  Dover  from  Wales ;  another  tradition  says 
he  came  from  the  western  part  of  England.  In  1640 
the  name  of  John  Tuttle  appears  among  the  principal 
citizens  of  Dover,  on  a  protest  against  the  project 
of  Underbill  to  place  the  little  republic  of  Dover 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  Massachusetts.  John  Tut- 
tle selected  for  his  residence  a  charming  site  on 
the  east  side  of  Dover  Neck  "bounded  with  the 
river  on  the  East,  and  the  lott  of  Thomas  Bearde 
on  the  South,"  and  the  "Create  High  Street"  on  the 
West.  John  Tuttle  owned  eight  acres  of  the  pro- 
jected city  which  was  laid  out  into  house  lots,  of 
one  quarter  of  an  acre  each.  His  plantation  was  on 
the  "west  side  of  Back  River  adjacent  to  the  Three 
Creeks."  This  plantation  embraced  "lot  No.  7,"  of 
the  "twenty  acre  lots,"  which  was  laid  out  to  John 
Tuttle  in  1642.  He  also  owned  other  land.  He 
is  styled  "planter"  in  public  records.  He  seems  to 
have  communicated  to  his  posterity  a  bias  for  his 
own  calling;  for,  with  but  very  few  exceptions, 
his  descendants  to  this  day  have  been  "husband- 
men" tenaciously  holding  on  to  landed  property, 
as  illustrated  by  the  fact  of  the  uninterrupted  own- 
ership of  the  farm,  which  he  owned  and  cultivated 
more  than  two  hundred  and  fifty  years  ago,  by  his 
descendants  to  this  dav.  John  Tuttle  died  intestate 
in  May  or  June,  1663,  a  well-to-do  planter,  probably 
aged  about  forty-five.  He  left  a  widow  Dorothy, 
and  four  children:  Elizabeth  (?),  Thomas,  John 
and   Dorothy. 

(II)  Judge  John  (2),  second  son  and  third 
child  of  John  (1)  and  Dorothy  Tuttle,  born  in 
Dover,  in  1646,  died  June,  1720,  was  a  man  of  dis- 


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tinction  in  civil  and  military  life.  He  filled  suc- 
cessively every  public  office  within  the  gift  of  the 
citizens  of  Dover,  and  was  appointed  in  1695  judge 
of  "Their  Mi  '  '  Dmmon   Pieas"   un- 

der the  administration  of  Lieutenant  Governor 
Usher.  He  was  selectman  of  Dover  in  16S6-S7-S8, 
town  clerk  from  1694  to  1717,  town  treasurer  in 
1705,  and  other  years  following;  member  of  the 
provincial  assembly  in  169S-99,  1705-06-07.  He  was 
one  of  the  six  commissioners  sent  from  Dover  to 
the  convention  of  1689,  to  "meet  with  the  commis- 
sioners of  ye  other  towns  of  ye  Province,  to  confer 
about  and  resolve  upon  a  method  of  government 
within  the  Province."  In  1705  Colonel  Richard  Wal- 
dron  and  Judge  Tuttle  were  the  "two  principal  men" 
of  Dover,  chosen  "to  joyn  with  the  Representatives 
of  Said  Province,  and  with  them  invested  with  full 
power  to  hear,  debate,  and  determine  matters  re- 
lating to  Mr.  Allen's  Claim."  Besides  acting  in  the 
public  capacities  here  named,  he  appears  to  have 
been  during  all  this  time  chairman  of  the  board  of 
public  surveyors  of  land.  He  was  also  one  of  the 
leading  members  of  the  church  of  Dover. 

In  a  military  capacity  Judge  Tuttle  seems  to 
have  "done  the  state  some  service."  In  1689  he 
was  "Lieutenant  John  Tuttle"  of  the  Dover  military 
company.  In  1692  he  was  captain  of  this  company, 
and  remained  so  for  about  ton  years.  He  is  ever 
afterwards  called  "Captain  John  Tuttle"  in  the  pub- 
lic records.  While  captain  he  had  charge  of  all 
the  military  defences  of  Dover,  and  was  often  en- 
gaged with  his  company,  or  with  soldiers  sent  him, 
in  scouting  and  hunting  after  the  Indian  enemy. 
He  lived  on  the  west  side  of  Dover  Neck,  and  his 
homestead  reached  from  the  road  to  Back  river, 
and  included  what  has  ever  since  been  called  "Cap- 
tain's Hill."  He  died  in  June,  1720,  leaving  a  large 
estate  which  he  disposed  of  by  will  among  his  chil- 
dren and  grandchildren.  His  wife's  name  was  Mary, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  seven  children  :  Mary, 
Thomas,   John,    Sarah,    Elizabeth,   James   and    Ebe- 

(III)  Ensign  John  (3),  second  son  and  third 
child  of  Judge  John  (2)  and  Mary  Tuttle,  was  born 
probably  about  1070,  held  several  civil  offices,  was 
ensign  of  r  military  company,  and  is  always 

referred  to  as  "John  Tuttle,  Jr.,"  or  "Ensign  Tut- 
tle," in  the  records.  He  lived  on  the  west  side  of 
Back  river,  on  the  farm  which  his  grandfather, 
John  (1)  Tuttle  owned  in  his  lifetime.  He  also 
owned  a  large  tract  of  land  in  the  parish  of  Somers- 
worth,  and  another  at  Tale  End.  On  May  7,  1712, 
while  attending  to  some  business  at  his  mill,  on 
the  upper  falls  of  the  Cocheco,  accompanied  by 
his  1  1,  he  was  suddenly  set  upon  by  a  party 

of  maurading  Indians,  overpowered  and  slain. 
Thomas,  his  son,  escaped.  He  married  Judith, 
daughter  of  Richard  and  Rose  (Stoughton)  Otis, 
a  woman  of  ability  and  intelligence,  niece  of  Sir 
Nicholas  Stoughton,  baronet,  and  granddaughter  of 
Anthony  Stoughton,   I  sq.,  of  Stoughton,  in   Sun 

Judith,  at  the  time  of  the  "Great  Mas- 
sacre in  Dover"  in  1089,  when  her  father  and 
mother,  brother  and  sister  urn-  slain,  and  her 
garrison  burned  by  the  Indians,  was  taken 
captive,  with  her  two  sisters,  all  young  girls,  and 
carried   away;   but   the   Indians   v,  laken   by 

a  pari>   of  soldiers  at  G  1   to  Can- 

ada,   and    Judith    and    her    two    young  were 

k    to 
er.     Judith    I  tittle   was   left   a   widow 

children,    the    1  I,    and    tin-  two 


They  were:  Mary,  Thomas,  Judith,  John, 
Dorothy,  Nicholas  and  J 

(IV)  John  (4),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Ensign  John  (3)  and  Judith  (Otis)  Tuttle,  was 
born  .May  8,  1704,  died  February,  1774,  was  eight 
years  old  when  his  father  was  killed  by  the  Indians. 
He  lived  on  the  west  side  of  Back  river,  on  a  farm 
given  him  by  his  grandfather,  Judge  Tuttle.  He  is 
described  as  a  man  of  intelligence,  of  a  mild  even 
temper,  and  much  inclined  to  the  religious  belief 
of  his  brother  Thomas,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
Society  of  Friends;  but  he  never  joined  that  sect. 
He  married  (first),  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James 
and  Prudence  Nute.  They  were  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  the  order  of  wdiose  ages  are  uncer- 
tain ;  John,  Paul,  Silas,  Dorothy,  Prudence,  Hannah, 
Anne,  Martha,  Job,  Esther  and  James. 

(V)  Silas,  third  son  and  child  of  John  (4)  and 
Elizabeth  (Nute)  Tuttle,  was  born  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Dover,  May  2,  1-32,  and  died  November  3, 
1797.  He  was  a  school  teacher,  and  something  of 
a  mathematician.  He  lived  and  died  on  the  old 
homestead.  He  married  Elizabeth,  sister  of  Lydia 
Jacobs. 

(VI)  John  (5),  son  of  Silas  and  Elizabeth 
(Jacobs)  Tuttle,  was  born  in  Dover,  and  died  in 
Barnstead.  He  removed  from  Dover  to  Barnstead 
in  1776,  and  was  a  farmer  there. 

(VII)  Colonel  John  (6),  son  of  John  and  Dollie 
(Jacobs)  Tuttle,  was  born  in  Barnstead,  December 
18,  1784.  He  married  (first),  Sallie  Jacobs,  Sep- 
tember 11,  1807,  and  for  (second)  wife.  Martha 
Twambly,  November  23,  1826,  and  for  his  third 
wife  Hannah  Stackpole,  January  21,  1S33.  The 
children  by  the  first  union:  Abigail,  born  December 
27,   1S07;   George.  March  20,  1810;  Abigail,  January 

13,  1815;  Levi,  May  28,  1817;  Margaret,  March  16 
1819;  Sallie,  January  4,  1824.  By  his  second  wife: 
Martha  Ann,  November  2,  1831.  By  the  third 
union,   no   family.      Colonel   John   died    October    11, 

1854. 

(VIII)  George,  son  of  Colonel  John  arid  Sallie 
(Jacobs)  Tuttle,  born  in  Barnstead,  March  20, 
1810,  spent  his  early  life  on  the  farm,  and  acquired 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native- 
town.  In  1846  he  removed  to  Pittsfield  and,  f  11 
number  of  years  afterwards  was  employed  in  the 
Pittsfield  Cotton  Mill.  On  November  23,  1801,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  G.  Seventh  New  Hampshire 
Volunteers,  and  served  in  this  regiment  until  June 
5,  1863,  but  the  hardship  and  exposure  he  had  to 
endure  proved  too  much  for  his  constitution  which 
was  never  very  strong,  and  he  was  mustered  nut 
June  5,  1863,  as  aforementioned.  After  his  dis- 
charge, he  did  little  work  and  died  in  1878.  11- 
married  Judith  (Mason)  Davis,  September  20,  1834. 
Their  children  were:  Hiram  A.,  Henry  F.,  born  in 
Barnstead,  (840,  came  to  Pittsfield  in  childhood, 
attended  the  public  schools,  and  after  leaving  >chi  ol 
worked  in  a  shoe  factory.  He  married 
Spriggs,  of  Barnstead,  and  they  had  two  children 
born  to  them:  George  B.  and  Carrie  F.     He  ser 

in  the  New   Hampshire  Volunteers  from  September 

14,  1S64,  until  the  close  of  the  war.  and  died  January 
26,   1885.      Two  children  died   in   infancy. 

(IX)  lion.  Hiram  A.,  eldest  oi  the  two  sons  of 
George  and  Judith  (Mason)  (Davis)  Tuttle,  was 
born  in  Barnstead,  October  16,  1S37.  When  nine 
years  old  he  accompanied  his  father's  family  on  their 

val   to   Pittsfield,  and  there  attended  the  public 
and     Pittsfield    Academy.      Before    his    six- 
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cations.  At  this  time  he  entered  the  employ  of 
Lincoln  &  Shaw,  clothiers,  of  Concord,  where  he 
remained  several  years.  His  ability  and  zeal  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties  in  Concord  led  his  emp 
to  establish  him  in  the  year  1854  in  the  in  inageme  i1 
of  a  branch  store  at  Pittsfield,  of  which  he  became 
the  proprietor  in  1858.  His  business  inci 
gradually  at  first  and  then  rapidly  until  his  estab- 
lishment gained  an  extensive  patronage,  and  has 
for  years  ranked  among  the  largest  clothing  houses 
in  the  state.  So  favorably  have  patrons  been  im- 
pressed with  the  fairness  of  his  dealings  that  in 
after  years  orders  for  goods  are  received  from  pat- 
rons who  have  removed  to  distant  states  and  ter- 
ritories. Mr.  Tuttle  has  now  (1907)  been  the  pro- 
prietor of  one  and  the  same  business  for  fifty-three 
years,  and  is  justly  credited  with  being  one  of  the 
oldest  and  most  successful  merchants  in  the  state. 
The  proper  management  of  his  mercantile  affairs 
brought  him  large  gains,  and  these  he  has  invested 
not  only  to  his  own  advantage  but  to  the  benefit 
of  the  citizens  of  his  adopted  town.  In  addition 
to  his  principal  line  of  business.  Mr.  Tuttle  has  been 
extensively  interested  in  banking,  lumbering,  and 
other  industries.  He  is  a  trustee  and  president  of 
the  Pittsfield  Savings  Bank,  trustee  and  president 
of  Manchester  Savings  Bank,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Pittsfield  Academy.  He  has  deal  largely  in  real 
estate  and  built  many  dwelling  houses,  including 
a  fine  residence  for  himself,  and  the  best  business 
buildings  in  the  village.  He  was  one  of  the  pro- 
jectors and  organizers  of  the  Pittsfield  Aqueduct 
Company,  to  which  he  subscribed  a  large  part  of 
of  its  capital  stock.  In  all  matters  of  public  benefit 
he  has  been  a  prompt  and  generous  supporter. 

Mr.  Tuttle  attained  his  majority  in  1859;  all 
his  relatives  were  Democrats,  and  the  town  of  Pitts- 
field has  been  Democratic,  for  many  years.  When  he 
announced  his  intention  of  voting  the  Republican 
ticket,  the  Democrats  used  their  best  efforts  to 
dissuade  him  form  his  purpose,  but  without  suc- 
In  i860  the  Republican-,  though  so  long 
hopelessly  beaten,  placed  Mr.  Tuttle  on  their  ticket 
as  a  candidate  for  town  clerk  and  elected  him,  and 
the  Democrats  were  defeated  for  the  first  time  in 
thirty-three  years.  This  was  the  beginning  of  his 
long  career  in  the  public  service.  In  1873  and  1874 
he  represented  Pittsfield  in  the  legislature.  In  1876 
he  was  appointed  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Cheney, 
governor's  councillor,  with  the  rank  of  col- 
onel. In  1878  he  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  executive  council  from  the  second  dis- 
trict and  re-elected  the  following  year,  under 
the  new  constitution,  for  the  term  of  two 
years.  In  1888  his  name  was  presented  to  the  state 
convention  as  a  candidate  for  governor.  He  failed 
to  receive  the  nomination  at  that  time,  but  his 
friends  felt  that  he  was  in  the  line  of  succession, 
and  in  1S00  he  was  nominated  with  practical  unani- 
mity, and  took  his  seat  in  January,  1891,  after  a  spir- 
ited contest.  The  duties  of  the  governorship  were 
discharged  by  him  with  marked  fidelity  and  credit. 
His  administration  was  distinguished  by  many 
events  of  more  than  ordinary  public  importance,  and 
through  them  all  his  unswerving  steadfastness  of 
purpose  was  conspicuous.  Governor  Tuttle  attends 
the  Episcopal  Church  and  is  a  liberal  contributor 
to  the  support  of  that  denomination,  but  does  not 
withhold  his  aid  from  other  religious  organizations. 
He  has  always  proven  himself  a  steadfast  friend, 
-a  good  neighbor,  and  a  citizen  of  the  highest  type. 
Through   the  influence  of   his   many   estimable  per- 


sonal qualities,  prosperity  has  always  attended  every 
enterprise  he  has  undertaken. 

He  married,  March  17,  1859,  Mary  C.  French, 
born  in  Loudon,  November  12,  1841,  the  only  child  of 
John  L.  and  Mary  B.  M.  French,  of  Loudon.  1  hey 
have  had  one  child.  Hattie  French  Tuttle,  born 
January  17,  1861,  and  educated  at  Wellesley  College. 
She  married  Frederick  K.  Folsom.  of  Boston,  and 
died  May  6,  1905,  leaving  two  sons:  Hiram  Tuttle, 
born  August  II,  1890,  and  Charles  Edward  Balch, 
August  28,  1896.  They  attend  St.  Paul's  School, 
Concord. 


The  family  of  Arnold  is  of  great 
ARNOLD  antiquity,  having  its  origin  among  an- 
cient princes  of  Wales,  according  to 
pedigree  recorded  in  the  College  of  Arms.  They 
trace  from  Ynir,  King  of  Gwentland,  who  flourished 
about  the  middle  of  the  twelfth  century,  and  who 
was  paternally  descended  from  Ynir,  the  second  son 
of  Cadwaladr,  King  of  Britons,'  which  Cadwaladr 
built  Abergaveny  in  the  county  of  Monmouth  and 
-tie,  which  was  afterwards  rebuilt  by  Hamlet, 
ap  Hamlet,  ap  Sir  Druce,  of  Balladon  in  France,  and 
portions  of  the  wall  still  remains. 

(II)  Colwalder  the  Great.  (Ill)  Idnallo. 
( IV  )  Roderick  Moelwynoc.  (V)  Conan  Dvndveth- 
roy.  (VI)  Eisytht,  Queen  of  Wales.  (VII)  Rod- 
erick Maur  the  Great.  (VIII)  Morgan  Maur. 
(IX)  Owen,  King  of  Glenmorgan.  (X)  Ithal  Dhu. 
(XI  1  Gugrant,  King  of  Glenmorgan.  (XII)  Jes- 
tyn.  (XIII)  Ynir.  This  Ynir.  King  of  Gwent- 
land, by  his  wife  Nesta,  daughter  of  Jestin,  son  of 
Gargan,  King  of  Glamorgan,  had  a  son 

(  XIV)  Meric,  who  succeeded  his  father  as  King 
of  Gwentland,  and  he  left  by  his  wife  Eleanor, 
daughter  of  Onired,  son  of  Jerworth,  of  the  house 
of  Trevor,  a  son 

(XV)  Ynir  Vidian,  who  was  also  King  of 
Gwentland.  and  who  married  Gladise,  daughter  of 
Rhys  Goch,  son  of  Maenerch,  Lord  of  Astroydir, 
Brecknockshire,  by  whom  he  had  a  son 

1  XVI)  Carador,  Lord  of  Gwent,  whose  wife  was 
Nesta,  daughter  and  heir  of  Sir  Rydereck  le  Gros, 
Knight,  by  whom  he  had  a  son 

(  XVII)  Dyfnwall,  Lord  of  Gw-ent,  who  mar- 
ried Joyes,  daughter  of  Hamlet,  son  of  Sir  Druce, 
Duke  of  Belladon,  in  France.  Her  brother  Hamlet 
rebuilt  the  castle  of  Abergavenny,  as  before  men- 
tioned.    Their  son 

(XVIII)  Systyl,  Lord  of  Upper  Gwent,  mar- 
ried Anwest,  daughter  and  heir  of  Sir  Peter  Rus- 
sell,  Knight,  Lord  of  Kentchurch  in  the  county  of 
Hereford,  and  by  her  he  had  a  son 

(XIX)  Arthur,  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Lein, 
son  of  Moreidhec  Harrion.  Lord  of  Cantisblyn. 
Their  son 

(XX)  Meric,  married  Anwest,  daughter  of 
Cradock,  son  of  Einon,  son  of  Golproyn,  by  whom 
he  had  a  son 

(XXI)  Gwillim,  married  Jane,  daughter  and 
co-heir  of  Iver,  son  of  Assylet,  Lord  of  Lyho  Taly- 
bout.  and  had  a  son 

(XXII)  Arnholt,  married  Janet,  daughter  of 
Phillip  Fleming,  Esq.,  and  by  her  had  a  son 

(XXIII)  Arnholt,  married  Sybil,  daughter  of 
Madoc,  son  of  Einon,  son  of  Thomas,  by  whom  he 
had  a  son 

(XXIV)  Roger  Arnold,  of  Llamthony,  in  Mon- 
mouthshire, Esq.,  the  first  of  the  family  who  adopted 
a  surname.  He  married  Joan,  daughter  of  Sir 
Thomas  Gamage,  Knight,  Lord  of  Coytey  or  Coity, 


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and  had  two  sons.  Joan  (Gamage)  Arnold  traces 
her  ancestry  through  Sir  William  Gamage,  Gilbert 
de  Gamage,  Sarah  de  Tuberville.  married  William 
de  Gamage.  Lady  Wenthian  Talbot  married  Sir 
Payne  de  Tuberville.  Lady  Sarah  de  Beauchamp 
married  Richard  VI,  Baron  of  Talbot.  William  VI, 
Baron  de  Beauchamp.  Lady  Isabelle  de  Maudwit 
married  William  V,  Earl  D."  Maudwit.  Lady  Alice 
de  Newbury  married  William  VI,  Earl  de  Maudwit. 
Waleram  IV,  Earl  Warwick.  Lady  Gunreda  War- 
ren married  Roger  de  Belmont.  William  Gunreda 
Warren  II.  William,  Earl  of  Warren,  married 
Gunreda.  William  de  Martel.  Nicholas  de  Barch- 
arville  de  Clare.  Baldrick  Tewtonicus.  Virgerius. 
Charles.  Duke  of  Loraine.  Louis  IV,  King  of 
France.  Edgar  A.  married  Charles  III,  of  France. 
Edward  the  Elder.  Alfred  the  Great.  King  Ethel- 
wolf.  Matilda  married  William  the  Conqueror. 
Adelis  married  Baldwing.  Robert  the  Wise.  Huch 
Capet.  Huch  the  Great.  Robert  the  Strong.  Ar- 
nolph  II.  Baldwin  TIL  Baldwin  II  married  Alph 
Alfritha,  daughter  of  Alfred  the  Great.  Arnolph 
the  Great  married  Alice,  great-great-great-grand- 
daughter of  Charlemagne.  Baldwin  I.  married  Judith. 
Charles  the  Bald,  grandson  of  Charlemagne. 

I  XXV)  Thomas  Arnold,  married  Agnes  Wain- 
stead,  who  bore  him  a  son 

(XXVI)  Richard  Arnold,  married  Emmace 
Young,  who  bore  him  a  son 

(XXVII)  Richard  Arnold,  married,  and  had  a 
son 

(XXVIII)  Thomas  Arnold,  married  twice  and 
by  second  wife  had  a  son 

(XXIX)  Thomas  Arnold,  married  Phebe  Park- 
hurst,  who  bore  him  a  son 

(XXX)  Eleazer  Arnold,  married  Eleanor 
Smith,  who  bore  him  a  son 

(XXXI)  Joseph  Arnold,  married  Mercy  Staf- 
ford, who  bore  him  a  son. 

(XXXII)  Samuel  Arnold,  married  Elizabeth 
— — ■ .  who  bore  him  a  daughter 

(XXXIII)  Elizabeth  Arnold,  married  Christo- 
pher Brown,  and  her  brother,  Israel  Anold,  married 
Deborah  ( I] 

(XXXIV)  Nabby  Brown,  married  her  cousin, 
Israel  Arnold,  II.  son  of  Israel  Arnold,  I. 

(XXXV)  Charlotte  Brown  Arnold,  married 
William  Bibby,  and  their  daughter.  Maud  Bell 
Bibby,   who   is   a   member   of   the   Daughters  of  the 

■:.  and  has  her  coat-of-arms,  became  the  wife  of 
Samuel  De  Wolf  Lewis,  of  Newport,  New  Hamp- 
shire (sec  Lewis,   IV). 


The  Robertsons  of  Scotland  are 

ROBERTSON     members     of     the     clan     Donna- 

chaidh,   or   Duncan,   so   called,   it 

id    from   Duncan,  its   founder,  a  descendant  of 

the  earls   of    \tli  ol.     lie   was  born   about   1275,  and 

inherited   from   his   father   Andrew  a  portion  of  the 

earldom  of    Uhol,  ami  was  the  first  of  the  lairds  of 

Struan,  or  Si ran      Hi    wa     an  adherent  of  Robert 

Bruce,   and   1  <!   and  protected   (hat   kins  and 

his  qui  a  Eter  the  defeal  al   Meth- 

ven   in    1  Ian    has   distinguished    itself   in 

many   war-.  id  to  1  the   day  at 

ickburn.    .Many  distinguished   men   in   Europe 
Lmerica  at  1  the  Robertsons  of 

Struan.     A  1  ms,  many  Robert- 

sons tied  in   Ireland   whence  they  or  their  descend- 
ants came  to  America. 

(I)     William  orn    in    the 

of   Ireland,    February   8,    1703,   came   to   New 


Hampshire,  and  died  in  Pembroke,  March  7,  1790. 
aged  eighty-seven.  He  was  one  of  the  Londonderry 
colony,  and  after  residing  there  for  a  time  bought 
land  in  Pembroke  in  174S,  and  afterward  settled  in 
that  town.  He  married  Margaret  Woodend,  a  high- 
land girl,  who  was  born  October  20,  1705.  and  died 
in  Pembroke,  February  19,  17X5.  in  her  eightieth 
year.  They  had  Thomas,  John.  William  (died 
young),  William,  Rebecca,  Andrew,  Elizabeth,  James, 
and  Mary  Hall. 

(II)  John,  second  son  and  child  of  William  and 
Margaret  (Woodend)  Robertson,  was  born  in  Lon- 
donderry, June  9,  1732,  and  died  in  Bow,  October  11, 
1816,  aged  eighty-four.  He  seems  to  have  been  of 
a  roving  disposition,  as  he  is  reported  to  have  been 
a  resident  for  periods  more  or  less  short,  in  Exeter, 
Haverhill,  Ipswich,  Andover,  Plymouth,  London- 
derry, Pembroke  and  Bow.  Robertson's  Ferry  between 
Bow  and  Pembroke  was  named  for  him.  He  settled 
in  Bow  in  1766.  served  in  the  Revolution,  and  re- 
ceived August  4.  1779,  forty  pounds  bounty  money 
and  twelve  pounds  travel  money  for  military  service. 
He  married  first,  about  1756,  Lydia  Cales,  of  Exeter: 
second,  about  1766,  Elizabeth  Lovejoy.  The  chil- 
dren of  the  first  w;fe,  born  in  Pembroke,  were : 
Sarah,  John,  and  Elizabeth;  of  the  second  wife, 
James.  Ebenezer.  and  Mehitable. 

(III)  James,  eldest  child  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Lovejoy)  Robertson,  was  born  in  Bow,  May  I,}. 
1767,  and  died  April  I,  1847.  aged  eighty  years.  He 
was  a  skillful  carpenter,  prominent  in  town  affairs, 
and  the  holder  of  various  offices.  He  married,  in 
1792.  Martha  Parkei,  and  they  had  nine  children: 
Daniel  M..  Elizabeth,  Martha,  James  P.,  Hiram, 
David.  Vashti  P..  Obadiah,  and  Susan. 

(IV)  James  Parker,  fourth  child  and  second 
son  of  James  and  Martha  (Parker)  Robertson,  was 
born  in  Bow,  December  I,  1802,  and  died  in  XTorth- 
field.  October  6,  1871,  aged  sixty-nine.  He  was  a 
school  teacher,  farmer,  gardener,  and  orchardist.  He 
removed  to  Northfield,  and  settled  on  the  bank  of 
the  Merrimack  river  in  1841.  In  1S50-52  he  en- 
larged the  buildings  on  his  .farm.  He  raised  hops, 
a  business  his  father  had  followed  in  Bow.  He 
planted  his  first  crop  in  1842  and  continued  in"  tin 
business  until  1853.  He  held  town  offices  nt  vari 
times,  and  was  collector  of  taxes  when  he  died.  He 
married  first,  at  Bridgewater,  January'  22,  1S28,  Mary 
Ann  Hammond,  of  Bridgewater,  who  was  born  1 
ruary  18.  1808,  and  died  April  22.  i860:  second.  May 
T.  1861,  Mary  Ann  Chase,  of  Litchfield,  who  died  at 
Concord,  September  6.  1808.  Tbe  children  of  the 
first  wife  were:    James  L.  and  Charles  II. 

( V )  James  Lewis,  elder  of  the  two  sons  of 
James  and  Mary  Ann  (Hammond)  Robertson,  was 
born  at  Bow,  October  20.  T828.  and  died  in  North- 
field.  December  17.  1856,  aged  twenty-eight  years. 
lie   accompanied   hi-    parents   in   their   removal    ft 

Bow  in  1841,  and  assisted  his  father  in  ever)  duty 
pertaining  to  farming,  gardening  and  fruit  raising, 
and  labored  on  the  neighbori  ;  rn  His  educa- 
te >n  w a  1  the  pul  '  at  Bi u  and 
,  Hill."  lie  worked  in  a  machine  shop  at 
Keene,  and  afterward  in  a  needle  factory  at  Frank- 
lin. On  account  of  failing  health  '  hi  a  change 
of  climate  and  went  to  Kansas,  where  a  ienter 
he  assisted  in  erecting  buildings.  Tie  married.  De- 
cember 25,  [851,  Elizabeth  S.  Carter,  of  Bow.  whi 
was  born  in  Bow,  October  .=.  1829,  and  died  June  to. 
1871,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  beth  (Robert- 
son) Carter.  They  had  one  child.  Lillie  Lewis 
Robert  si  in.  wh                irn  in  Northfield,  October  ir, 


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1856.  She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  at 
''Oak  Hill"  and  "The  Interval"  in  Canterbury,  which 
was  supplemented  by  one  year  at  Tilton  Seminary. 
She  was  married  November  30.  18S2,  at  the  paternal 
homestead  in  Northfield,  to  Charles  Edward  Hodg- 
don  (see  Hodgdon  YIII).  Soon  after  her  marriage 
she  became  a  member  of  Union  Rebekah  Lodge.  No. 
3.  of  Portsmouth,  and  is  now  a  member  also  of  the 
Society  of  the  American  Revolution.  She  is  his- 
torian of  the  Helen  Seavey  Quilting  Party  of  Ports- 
mouth, and  a  charter  member  of  Strawberry  Bank 
Grange,  No.  251  :  a  member  of  East  Rockingham 
Pomona  Grange.  No.  11;  and  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Grange.  She  is  also  vice-president  of 
the  Home  Mission  Society,  and  a  King's  Daughter  of 
the  Middle  Street  Church :  member  of  the  Graffort 
Club,  and  ranger  of  Section  No.  1,  Naval  League  of 
the  United  States. 


This     family    of    Robertson    has 
ROBERTSON     been    resident    in    America    less 

than  a  century,  and  its  members 
from  the  immigrant  to  the  present  generation  have 
been  energetic,  progressive  and  highly  respectable 
citizens,  engaged  in  industrial  pursuits  of  benefit  to 
the  country. 

(I)  William  Robertson,  the  immigrant,  was 
born  in  Lasswade.  Scotland,  July  21.  1793,  and  died 
in  Hinsdale.  New  Hampshire,  January  12,  1867.  Lit- 
tle or  nothing  is  known  of  his  early  life,  except  that 
he  served  seven  years  as  an  apprentice  at  the  paper 
maker's  trade.  In  April,  1819.  he  came  to  America 
with  his  wife,  and  settled  in  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia, 
six  weeks  later;  and  there  resided  about  two  years, 
and  probably  worked  at  his  trade.  He  then  re- 
moved to  Hartford,  Connecticut,  where  he  lived  until 
1823,  when  he  returned  to  Halifax  where  he  engaged 
in  paper  making,  and  whence  he  removed  to  estab- 
lish himself  in  the  same  line  of  manufacture  at  Put- 
ney, Vermont.  There  he  spent  his  life  until  in  old 
age  he  moved  with  his  wife  to  Hinsdale.  New 
Hampshire,  where  they  passed  the  remainder  of  their 
lives  near  the  home  of  one  of  their  sons.  Mr. 
Robertson  married,  in  Edinburg.  Scotland.  February 
14,  1817,  Christina  Ross,  of  Edinburg.  born  Decem- 
ber 28,  1793.  died  at  Hinsdale,  New  Hampshire,  Oc- 
tober 8.  1866.  She  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Ann 
(Harper')  Ross,  who  were  married  in  Gilmerton  in 
1788,  and  were  the  parents  of  five  children  :  Chris- 
tina, Margaret.  Elizabeth,  Isabella  and  Catherine. 
John  Ross  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Logie  Easter, 
Ross-shire.  Scotland,  1763,  died  July,  1S51.  His  wife 
died  in  1836.  John  Ross  was  a  son  of  Alexander 
Ross,  who  was  a  farmer  on  the  estate  of  Admiral 
Sir  Lockhart  Ross,  Bart.,  of  Balmagowan,  Ross- 
shire,  Scotland.  In  1771  he  removed  to  Falkirk,  and 
about  1773  to  Gilmerton,  four  miles  from  Edinburgh, 
He  was  the  father  of  three  sons — John.  William 
and  George — and  two  daughters.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Robertson  had  seven  children:  Ann,  born  in  Edin- 
burgh. January  25.  1818.  Marion  E..  born  in  Hali- 
fax. April  25.  1S20.  died  May  8.  188S.  George,  born 
in  Hartford.  Connecticut.  April  19.  1S22.  John,  horn 
in  Halifax.  October  4,  1824.  Jane  R..  born  in  Put- 
ney, Vermont.  September  27.  1831.  Edward  C,  horn 
in  Putney,  September  27.  1831.  Christina  C,  born 
in  Putney.  Vermont.  April  21.  1S36.  Mrs.  Robert- 
son is  spoken  of  by  one  who  knew  her  as  being  in 
her  old  age  "one  of  the  most  delightful  old  ladies 
we  ever  recollect  to  have  seen, — so  brisk,  so  cheery 
and  sympathetic,  so  fresh  and  young  was  she  in  all 
her    feelings    and    impulses    to   the    last."     Both    re- 


tained till  death  "the   Scotch  dialect  and  the  sturdy 
virtues  of  their  Scotch  lineage." 

(II)     George,   third   child   and   first-born   son   of 
William  and  Christina   (Ross)   Robertson,  was  born 
in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  April  19,  1822,  and  died  in 
Hinsdale,  New  Hampshire,  May  24,  1882,  aged  sixty. 
He  was  about  two  years  old   when  his  parents   re- 
moved to  Putney,  Vermont,  and  there  he  passed  his 
youth    and    obtained    his    education    in    the     public 
schools.     While    yet    a    lad    he    began    work    in    his 
father's  mill,  and  before  he  was  twenty-one  he  knew 
the   secrets   of  paper   making   and   was    qualified   to 
operate  a  mill.     William  Robertson  sold  his  mill  in 
Putney  before  his  older  sons  had  attained  their  ma- 
jority, and  engaged  in  the  same  business  in  Cohoes, 
New   York,   where  he  operated  a  leased  plant.     He 
was  not  satisfied  with  the  prospect  there,  and  soon 
moved   back   to   Putney,   where   he   bought   back   the 
mill   he   had   sold,   and  established   his   sons,   George 
and  John,  in  business  before  either  of  them  was      ! 
age,  under  the  firm  name  of  George  &  John  Robert- 
son.    Their  business  was  well  conducted  and  profit- 
able, and  until   TS49  the  two  brothers  lived  at   Put- 
ney,  and   operated   the   mill   together.     In   that   year 
George   Robertson    went   to   Hinsdale,    New   Hamp- 
shire,  and   engaged  in   the   same   business,   retaining 
his    interest    in    the    Putney    mill,    and    having    his 
brother  for  a  partner  in  the  Hinsdale  establishment. 
George  sold  his  interest  in  Putney  in  1856.     On  lo- 
cating  in    Hinsdale   he   and    others    bought    a   paper 
mill  which   Thomas  &  Cutting  had  built  four  years 
before.     There    he    carried    on    the   manufacture    of 
paper  until   the  mill  was   destroyed  by  fire  in   1851. 
This  loss  necessitated  a  suspension  of  business  until 
a  new  mill  could  be  built,  which  was  done  immed- 
iately.    In    1S63   fire   again   consumed   the    mill    and 
machinery.     In   1S65   a  new  establishment  had  been 
erected,  and  in  that  the  business  was  carried  on  until 
1881.     In  that  year  the  bursting  of  what  is  called  a 
rotary  bleach  laid  the  mill  and  a  large  portion  of  the 
machinery   in    ruins.     In   spite  of   what   would   have 
been   disheartening  misfortunes  to  most  other  men, 
Mr.  Robertson  began  to  rebuild  at  orjee  and  the  next 
spring  he  had  a  better  mill  and  more  expensive  ma- 
chinery than  he  had  ever  had  before :  so  that  instead 
of  eight  hundred  and  fifty  pounds  of  paper  he  had 
formerly  been  able  to  turn  out,  he  now,  1882,  could 
turn  out  five  thousand  pounds  in  a  day.  and  an  era 
of   prosperity   seemed   to  await   him.      At   this   time 
two  of  his  srn;.  Frank  W.  and  Edwin  C,  were  erect- 
ing a  paper  mill  on  the  Ashuelot  river,  in  the  town 
of  Winchester,  three  miles  above  Hinsdale.     On  the 
afternoon  of  May  24.  1882.  while  observing  the  con- 
struction  of   this   mill   and   talking   with   his    son,   he 
was  struck  on  the  head  by  a  falling  derrick   which 
fractured  his   skull  and  caused  his  death  in  a  short 
time.     Thus    was    removed    from   that   community   a 
man    of    most    excellent    business    qualifications,    of 
sterling  integrity,  and  indomitable  perseverance  and 
energy,    who    in    suite    of    repeated    losses    of    large 
proportions,   had   risen  after  each   disaster,   stronger 
and  more  successful  than  before,  until  the  final  blow 
swept  his  life  awav.     He  was  a  public  spirited,  gen- 
erous, kind-hearted  and  helpful  man  and  citizen.     In 
politics    he    was    originally    a    Whig,    but    became   a 
Democrat  on  the  organization  of  the  Know-Nothing 
party.     His   fellow  citizens  availed  themselves  of  his 
business   talent;  and  elected  him  to  office  where  he 
served   th  n    as  selectman.     He  was  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the   Congregational   Church,   and   societv.  and 
for   five    years    the    superintendent    of    the     Sunday 
school  of  that  church,  which  under  his  administra- 


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uccessful.     He    was    a    member   of 
len  Rule  Lodge,  No.  77.  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
Hi  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  4 ;  the 
d  Sele     Masters;  and  Hugh  Depayen  Com- 
Knights  Templar,  of  Keene. 
married,  May  13,  1844,  Abigail  Wyman,  who 
in    May  31,   1S23,   in  Jamaica.   Vermont,   and 
in   Hinsdale.   September   12.   1SS9,   daughter  of 
han  and  Patty  T.  Wyman.  of  Jamaica.  Vermont, 
children  were  born  of  this  union :    George  and 
died   in   children;    four  are   living:    Frank 
W.,    George   A..    Edwin    C.,    and   Orren    C.,   all    of 
m  are  married  and  engaged  in  the.  manufacture 
of   paper.     Frank   W.   is   mentioned   below.     George 
A.  is  engaged  in  business  in  Hinsdale,  a  member  of 
linn  of  G.   A.  Robertson  &  Company.     He  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  superintend- 
ent of  its   Sunday  school,  and  a   member  of  Amity 
Lodge,  No.  40,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
cf  Hinsdale,  of  which  he  is  a  past  grand.     Edwin  C. 
is  the  subject  of  a  paragraph  below.     Orren  C.  is  in 
in  Hinsdale,  is  a  progressive  citizen,  and  a. 
1  1     of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
1  T 7  T  >     Frank  William,  eldest  of  the  living  sons 
George   and   Abigail    (Wyman)    Robertson,   was 
i    in   Putney,   Vermont,   September  6.    1S4S.     He 
1    In     education    in    the   common    schools   of 
Hinsdale,    at    Olcutt's    Seminary.    Brattleboro.    Ver- 
mont, and   Powers'    Institute.    Earnardston,  Massa- 
chusetts.    In   1S70  he  went  into  the  business  of  pa- 
uring  with  his   father  at  Hinsdale,   the 
assuming   the    style   of   Robertson    &    Son.     In 
he  sold  his  interest  in  the  Hinsdale  plant  to  his 
her  George  A.    He  removed  to  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  bought  a  mill  there  which  in  company 
with  his  brother  Edwin  C.  they  operated  two  years. 
In    1882    he    returned    to    Hinsdale    and    formed    a 
partnership  with  his  brother.   Edwin   C,  under  the, 
firm  name  of  Robertson  Brothers,  and  they  built  a 
r  mill  at  Ashuelot  Village,  in  Winchester,  which 
they   have   since   operated,   employing   twenty   hands 
turning  out  daily  about  five  thousand  pounds  of 
nilla  grade  of  tissue  paper.     Mr.  Robertson  is  a 
Eul  man.  and  possesses  the  good  qualities  that 
hrewd   and   honorable  ancestry  have  transmitted 
him.      Ho   i-   a    Democrat,  and   has   served  as  a 
member  of  the  board  of  selectmen.     He  is  a  raem- 
of   Golden   Rule  Lodge,  No.   yy.   Free  and  Ac- 
,   of   Hinsdale;   Cheshire   Royal   Arch 
No.  4:  the  Royal  and  Select  Masters;  Hugh 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  of  Keene; 
and    Edward   A.   Raymond   Consistory,   thirty-second 
Sublime    Princes    of    the    Royal    Secret,    of 
also  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  of 
Hinsdale.     I  te  married,  in  Hinsdale,  March  14.  1871. 
irtin,  who   was  born   March   5,   184,8,  in 
r    of    Oscar    J.    and    Caroline    E. 
(Stoddard)    Martin.     Her  father  was  born  in  Guil- 
I,  Vermont,  and  her  mother  in  Chesterfield.  New 
have    one    daughter,    Eva    Caro- 
line.    Both    mother   and    daughter   are    members   of 
mi   Chapter,   No    36,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 
IN)     Edwin    Clarence,    fifth    son    and    child   of 
il   (Wyman)   Robertson,  was  born 
in  Hinsdale.  March  6,   1856.     He  attended  the  com- 
mon  and   high  Hi  I       I   imliall   Union 
nd  and   Graj    Seminary,  Town- 
Vei  mont,  Pow  ers  [nstituti  . 
sachusetts,    and    Wells    Bit  im        College    at     New 
Haven,  Conm    ticut,  to  obtain  his  education.     After 
tiding   Four  years  in  tin-  paper  manufacturing  in- 
dustry in  Mm    emploj   <  i  his  father  in  Hinsdale,  he 


was  admitted  to  a  partnership  in  the  same  line  of 
business  with  his  uncle,  John  Robertson,  at  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts.      I  1    t8So,   with  his 

.  Frank,  the  interest  of  the  uncle  named  was 
purchased  and  the  plant  operated  by  them  under  the 
name  of  tip  .in  Brother-.     This  partnership 

continued  three  years  and,  1  in  1S83  by 

the  withdrawal  of  the  brothers  from  Holyoke  and 
their  establishment  of  a  pAp;r  mill  at  Ashuelot,  New 
Hampshire,  which  they  have  ever  since  continued 
to  operate.  They  employ  twenty  persons,  and  turn 
out  from  two  to  three  tons  of  tissue  paper  daily.  In 
1003  Edwin  C.  Robertson  and  his  son  Winfred 
formed  a  partnership  as  E.  C.  P  &  Son,  and 

built  another  paper  mill  at  Ashuelot,  where  they 
employ  twenty  operators  and  turn  out  from  three  to 
four  tons  of  tissue  paper  a  day.  Mr.  R1  bertson  is 
a  Democrat,  and  has  had  considerable  experience  in 
political  affairs.  For  years  he  has  served  as  town 
moderator  and  as  moderator  at  the  annual  school 
meeting.  In  1885  he  represented  Hinsdale  in  the 
state  legislature,  serving  in  the  committee  on  manu- 
factories; he  was  at  that  time  the  youngest  member 
of  the  Assembly.  He  i-  the  present  President  of 
Hinsdale's  Board  of  Trade. 

In  circles  connected  with  the  paper  manufacture 
he  has  attained  considerable  prominence,  and  is  now 
serving  his  second  year  as  vice-president  of  the  tissue 
division  of  the  National  Pulp  and  Paper  Associa- 
tion, and  his  third  year  as  president  of  the  National 
Association  of  tissue  paper  manufacturers.  He  is 
a  member  of  Golden  Rule  Lodge.  No.  77,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Hinsdale:  Fort  Dummer 
Royal  Arch  Chapter!  of  Brattleboro.  and  Beauseant 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  of  Brattleboro,  Ver- 
mont. He  is  also  a  member  of  Riverside  Colony  of 
Pilgrim  Fathers,  No.  14S.  of  Hinsdale,  of  which  he 
ha-  been  governor  about  eight  years  in  all. 

He  married,  in  Hinsdale,  May  I,  1878.  Rose  E. 
Richmond,  daughter  of  Gilbert  and  Catherine  (Law- 
ton  )  Richmond.  Mr.  Richmond  was  born  in  Guil- 
ford, Vermont,  and  his  wife  at  Dummerston,  Ver- 
mont. He  died  in  January,  1907,  and  she  is  still 
living.  Two  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mr-,  Robertson:  Winfred  F..  wdio  was  born  July 
_"4.  r88o,  prepared  for  college  at  the  high  schools  of 
Hinsdale  and  Keene,  New  Hampshire,  and  took  the 
course  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  icjo.i  ;  and 
Christina,  who  1,  now  I  1907)  a  student  at  Mac- 
1  -  Boarding  School  at  Springfield.  Massa- 
chusetts. 


From  the  pioneer  davs  of  Massa- 
HOPKINSON     chusetts.    when   the   first    Ilopkin- 
son    settled    in    Boston,    down   to 
the  present,  the  men  of  this  race  have  been  men  of 
.    always    producers,    and    contributors    to    the 
wealth    of   three   states   in    which     they    have   been 
pioneer    settlers.      They    have    been    patriotic,    withal, 
and  have  helped  to  preserve  liberties  then    Revolu- 
tionary ancestors  fought  for. 

(I  I      Michael     Hopkinson,    "the    settler."    came    to 

Xew  England  about   [633,  and  lived  a  short  time  in 

Boston  te    moved    to    Rowley   and    settled    in 

lo-.i  il,  was  admitted  to  the  First  Church  in  Bos- 
ton, Februa  and  dismissed  to  "ye  gathering 
of  a  church  at  Rowley."  November  .'4.  1639.  May 
1,;.  164.0,  In-  wa.  made  a  freeman.  He  married  his 
win-  \nn,  whose  surname  is  unknown,  before  set- 
11  Rowley,  lie  died  in  1649,  and  she  married 
I  ndi    John    Trumble;     (third),     1659,    Richard 


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Swan;  and  died  in  167S.  The  sons  of  Mich.nl  and 
Ann  Hopkinson  were:  Jonathan,  Jeremiah,  John 
and  Caleb. 

(II)  John,  third  son  of  Michael  and  Ann  Hop- 
.  was  born  in  Rowley,   February   7,   1647,  and 

died  May  29,  1704.  He  married,  June  8,  1670,  Eliza- 
beth Pearson,  who  was  born  in  Rowley,  October  17. 
1040,  daughter  ot  Deacon  John  Pearson.  1  hen- 
sons  were:    John  and  Jeremiah. 

(III)  John  (2),  elder  of  the  two  sons  of  John 
(1)  and  Elizabeth  (Pearson^  Hopkinson,  was  born 
in  Rowley,  .May  30,  as  stated  by  the  town  records, 
Liit  according  to  the  church  records  he  was  baptized 
April  3,  1692.  He  lived  in  Byfield  Parish,  Rowley. 
He  married,  February  12,  1713.  .Mary  Wheeler,  who 
was  born  February  9,  1695,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
and  Mary  Wheeler. 

(IV)  Jonathan,  son  of  John  (2)  and  Mary 
(Wheeler)  Hopkinson,  was  born  in  Rowley,  Massa- 
:husetts,'  February  10,  1717,  and  removed  to  Brad- 
ford,  where  he  married  (date  not  given  in  the  rec- 
ord) Margaret  Burbank,  of  Bradford.  He  lived  in 
1'elham  from  1752  to  1761.  and  removed  to  Rindge 
about  1761  or  1762.  There  and  in  the  adjoining 
town  of  Jaffrey  he  lived  ten  years.  The  Rindge 
records  represent  that  he  was  a  serviceable  man,  and 
frequently  named  on  committees.  He  owned  two 
hundred  acres  of  land  in  the  southeast  corner  of 
Jaffrey,  adjoining  Rindge,  and  there  he  erected  a 
mansion  house  and  two  mills,  which  he  sold  in 
1768  to  Ephraim  Hunt.  These  mills  were  on  the  site 
of  the  mill  and  box  factory  of  the  Annett  Manu- 
facturing Company.  In  1769  and  1770  he  sold  his 
remaining  land  in  Rindge  and  in  Jaffery.  In  the 
autumn  of  1772,  or  early  spring  of  1773.  he  went  to 
Littleton  and  settled  at  the  village  of  North  Little- 
ton. His  advent  there  was  a  substantial  addition 
to  the  young  settlement.  He  and  his  family  were 
staunch  patriots,  and  he  and  his  four  sons  were 
in  the  army  nearly  a  year  at  the  same  time,  and  all 
in  the  same  company.  He  served  eleven  months  and 
twenty-four  days  from  April  7,  1778,  in  Captain 
Luther  Richardson's  company,  of  Colonel  Bedel's 
regiment.  About  1784  he  removed  to  Upper  Cohas. 
The  children  of  Jonathan  and  Margaret  I  Burbank) 
Hopkinson  were :  Jonathan,  Mary,  David,  John, 
Martha  and  Caleb. 

(V)  David,  third  child  and  second  son  of  Jona- 
than and  Margaret  (Burbank)  Hopkinson,  was  born 
September  1,  1751.  He  lived  in  various  places  with 
his  parents,  and  afterwards  in  Littleton,  from  1773 
to  1780.  He  served  one  month  and  twenty  days  in 
1776  in  Captain  Josiah  Russell's  company  of 
rangers;  from  January  26,  to  March  1,  1778,  in  Cap- 
tain Nehemiah  Lovewell's  company,  and  from  April 
7.  1778,  eleven  months  and  twenty-four  days,  in  Cap- 
tain Luther  Richardson's  company,  Colonel  Bedel's 
regiment.  "In  1780,"  says  the  History  of  Littleton, 
New  Hampshire,  "he  settled  in  Guildham,  Vermont, 
near  the  line  of  Lunenburg."  It  was  supposed  for 
a  time  that  his  farm  was  in  Lunenburg,  and  he  at- 
tended town  meetings,  and  was  elected  to  office  in 
that  town.  After  the  adjustment  of  the  boundaries 
of  these  two  towns  in  1785,  he  found  himself  a 
citizen  of  Guildhall.  He  was  town  clerk  and  lister 
of  Lunenburg  in  17S1,  chief  justice  of  Essex  county, 
1S12  and  1815,  and  at  all  times  a  prominent  factor 
in  the  public  affairs  of  Guildhall.  He  died  in  1830. 
Another  account  of  the  family  says:  "Judge  David 
Hopkinson  was  a  native  of  'Molbury'  (Marl- 
borough), Massachusetts.  He  married,  before  1773, 
Sarah  Kennedy,  who  was  born  in  Haverhill,  Massa- 


chusetts. In  April,  1776,  they  went  from  Haverhill, 
New  Hampshire,  to  Guildhall,  Vermont,  drawing 
their  two  children,  Joshua,  who  was  then  three 
years  old,  and  David,  who  was  ten  months  old,  on 
a  moose  sled.  On  their  arrival  there  he  immediately 
jet  to  work  to  build  a  home  in  the  wilderness,  in 
which  labor  .he  was  largely  assisted  by  his  young 
and  ambitious  wife.  He  felled  trees,  and  soon  had 
the  logs  ready  for  a  cabin,  which  his  strong-armed 
and  warm-hearted  neighbors  helped  him  erect.  He 
began  to  fell  the  forest  to  make  a  clearing  in 
1  to  raise  a  crop,  and  within  a  year  felt  quite 
well  established  in  the  frontier  home.  There  his 
children  were  born  and  reared,  and  there  they  nearly 
all  grew  up.  Like  their  neighbors  they  were  hardy, 
but  generous  and  hospitable,  and  from  their  door 
no  deserving  needy  one  was  ever  turned  away. 
Judge  David  was  a  man  of  strong  mind  and  good 
capacity,  very  prominent  in  public  affairs,  and  held 
the  office  of  chief  judgS  of  the  Essex  county  court 
for  the  years  1812-15.  Mrs.  Hopkinson  died  March 
18,  1836.  Their  ten  children  were :  Joshua,  David, 
Henry,  John,  Sally,  Isaac,  Noyes,  Polly  (died 
young),  Polly,  Francis.  In  1886  but  one  who  bore 
or  had  ever  borne  the  name  remained  in  Guildhall, 
and  that  was  Mary,  who  married  William  Hopkins, 
and  lived  on  the  place,  where  the  two  eldest  children 
were  taken  off  the  moose  sled." 

(VI)  David  (2),  second  son  and  child  of  David 
(1)  and  Sarah  (Kennedy)  Hopkinson,  was  born 
July  8,  1775,  and  landed  in  Guildhall  in  April,  1776, 
and  lived  there  until  he  removed  to  Derby,  where 
he  died  November  8,  1837.  He  was  an  influential 
citizen,  a  man  of  first  class  ability,  and  was  always 
able  to  accomplish  what  was  required  of  him.  In 
whatever  position  he  was  placed  by  the  vote  of  his 
fellow  citizens  or  the  appointment  of  the  officials 
of  the  government,  he  discharged  his  duties  con- 
scientiously and  well,  and  the  name  of  David  Hop- 
kinson  is  one  that  his  descendants  may  look  back 
upon  with  pride  and  veneration.  While  he  lived  in 
town  he  owned  and  occupied  the  lot  known  as  the 
"Governors  Right,"  which  was  a  part  of  the  land 
taken  by  his  father  when  he  settled  in  Guildhall  in 
1776,  and  where  his  widow  resided  at  the  time  of 
her  death.  '  He  married  Dorcas  Hugh,  who  was 
born  in  1780,  and  died  November  18,  1863,  aged 
eighty-three  years.  They  had  nine  children :  Rus- 
sell, Portia  H.,  Guy,  Isaac,  John  II.,  Ann,  Sarah, 
Dorcas  and  Portus. 

(VII)  John  Hugh,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child 
of  David  (2)  and  Dorcas  (Hugh)  Hopkinson,  was 
born  in  Salem,  a  part  of  Derby,  Vermont,  1813, 
and  died  in  Lancaster,  New  Hampshire,  April  30, 
1886.  When  five  years  of  age  his  father  moved  to 
Guildhall.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  in  Guild- 
hall until  1853,  when  he  settled  in  Lancaster  where 
the  remainder  of  his  life  was  passed.  He  pur- 
chased the  stone  house  on  Main  street  where  his 
children  were  born  and  where  his  son,  I.  W.,  now 
lives.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party, 
and  took  an  active  part  in  politics  and  held  various 
town  offices  which  he  administered  with  credit  to 
himself.  He  was  elected  trustee  of  Lancaster  Sav- 
ings Bank  in  1876,  and  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  fire  wardens,  1860-71,  both  inclusive.  He  mar- 
ried, 1850,  Susan  Johnson,  Wetherbee,  who  was 
born  in  Concord,  1826,  and  died  July  30,  1892,  only 
child  of  James  and  Henrietta  Wetherbee,  of  Con- 
cord, Vermont.  Three  children  were  born  of  this 
union :  Clementine  Burns,  John  David  and  Isaac 
W.     Celmentine  B.,  married,  November,  1883,  E.  F. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Rogers,    of    Santa    Barbara,    California,    died   June, 
1884. 

(.VIII)  John  David,  son  of  John  Hugh  and 
Susan  J.  (Wetherbee)  Hopkinson,  was  born  in 
Lancaster,  November,  1854.  Educated  in  the  Lan- 
caster Academy,  and  early  beean  work  on  the  farm. 
In  the  fall  of  1879  he  went  to  Hartford,  Kansas, 
and  engaged  in  sheep  raising  and  now  owns  a  large 
farm  where  he  is  extensively  engaged  in  raising 
live  stock.  He  married  Frances  Lagro,  daughter 
of  James  Lagro,  of  Lancaster;  by  this  union  one  son 
was  born,  who  died  in  infancy,  in  1894. 

(VIII)  Isaac  Wetherbee,  third  child  of  John 
H.  and  Susan  J.  (Wetherbee)  Hopkinson,  was  born 
in  Lancaster,  December  18,  1856.  He  spent  his 
youth  with  his  father,  attending  school  in  winter 
and  assisting  in  the  farm  work  the  remainder  of 
the  year.  He  now  owns  and  cultivates  the  farm 
his  father  owned,  and  also  does  something  in  the 
way  of  getting  out  lumber.  He  affiliates  with  the 
Democratic  party,  and  as  a  Democrat  was  elected 
selectman  in  1880,  and  fireward  in  1888.  He  was 
one  of  the  last  board  of  directors  of  the  Lancaster 
Bridge  Company,  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Rid- 
ing Park  Association,  of  Coos  county,  January  22, 
1884,  and  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the 
Mount  Prospect  Grange,  Xo.  241,  of  Lancaster, 
organized  March  13,  1896.  He  attends  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Church.  He  takes  a  lively  interest  in 
Free  Masonry,  and  is  a  respected  member  of  that 
order.  He  is  a  member  of  North  Star  Lodge.  No. 
8,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  North  Star  Royal 
Arch  Chapter,  No.  16;  and  North  Star  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar,  of  Lancaster.  He  mar- 
ried, December  8,  1881,  in  Lancaster,  Mary  John- 
stone, who,  was  born  January  29,  1859,  in  Mobile, 
Alabama,  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Sarah  Bugbee 
Johnstone.  Alexander  Johnstone  was  born  in  Glas- 
gow, Scotland,  1823,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years 
came  to  America  and  entered  the  employ  of  A.  T. 
Stewart,  the  great  merchant  of  New  York,  where 
he  was  employed  many  years,  and  later  engaged  in 
business  in  Mobile,  Alabama. 


This    name    came    into    England    with 
MOORE    William      the      Conqueror,      in      1066. 

Thomas  de  More  was  among  the  sur- 
vivors of  the  battle  of  Hastings,  October  11,  of  that 
year,  and  was  a  recipent  of  many  favors  at  the 
hands  of  the  triumphant  invader.  All  the  anti- 
quarians of  Scotland  and  the  authorities  on  genea- 
' nil  that  the  name  Dennis-toun  of  Den- 
nis-toun.  ranks  with  the  most  eminent  and  ancient 
in  the  realms  of  the  United  Kingdom.  It  certainly 
dates  back  to  1016,  and  probably  earlier,  and  Joanna 
or  Janet,  daughter  of  Sir  Hugh  de  Dangieltown, 
married  Sir  Adam  More,  of  Rowallan,  and  became 
the  mother  of  Elizabeth  More,  who.  in  1347,  married 
King  Robert  II,  of  Scotland,  from  whom  sprang  the 
long  line  of  Stuart  monarcl  ther  Janet,  about 

1400,  married  her  cousin,  Sir  Ad, mi  More,  of  Row- 
allan. This  motto  has  been  preserved  by  the  Den- 
nis-toun-: "Kings  come  of  us;  not  we  of  kings." 
The  name  of  Moore  has  been  numerously  borne  in 
England,  Scotland,  and  later,  in  Ireland,  represen- 
of  ibis  family  having  filled  distinguished  po- 
sitions in  the  United  Kingdom,  and  several  of  them 
occupied  seats  a-  members  of  Parliament.  They 
also  been  eminent  in  military  affairs.  Rich- 
ard Moore  came  in  the  Mayflower  to  Scituate,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  the  name  n  in  the  n 
of  Plymouth.  Newbury  and  Salem,  the  earlie 
tlements  in  the  state. 


(I)  The  New  Hampshire  representatives  of  this 
name  are  descended  from  Jonathan  Moore,  who  is 
found  of  record  at  Stratham  (then  a  part  of  Ex- 
eter), New  Hampshire,  in  1650,  and  who  was  with- 
out doubt  a  resident  there  some  years  prior  to  that 
date.  He  was  of  Scotch  origin,  and  had  been  a  col- 
onel in  the  British  army.  He  had  two  sons,  Jona- 
than and  William. 

(II)  William  (1),  son  of  Jonathan  Moore,  was 
one  of  the  petitioners,  January  4.  1715,  for  the  es- 
tablishment of  the  town  of  Stratham,  and  was  elec- 
ted a  selectman  at  the  first  town  meeting  of  that 
town,  April  16,  1716.  At  a  town  meeting  of  August  5, 
of  the  same  year,  he  was  chosen  the  first  represen- 
tative to  the  general  court.  He  married  Sarah  Wig- 
gin,  daughter  of  Andrew  Wiggin,  and  granddaugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Wiggin,  the  emigrant  ancestor  of  the 
Wiggin  family,  and  they  had  children :  William, 
see  forward ;  and  Mary. 

(III)  William  (2),  son  of  William  (1)  and 
Sarah  (Wiggin)  Moore,  was  in  the  Provincial  and 
Ranging  service  in  1755.  While  on  duty  he  was 
captured  by  the  Indians.  After  his  escape  from 
captivity  he  was  one  of  the  signers  of  a  petition  to 
the  general  assembly,  dated  Stratham.  June  8,  1762. 
He  married  Abigail  Oilman,  born  prior  to  1670, 
daughter  of  Major  John  Gilman,  of  Stratham,  and 
had  children :  William.  Abigail.  Peter.  Betsey. 
Agnes.  Mary.  Harvey,  born  July  12.  174 — .  in  Strat- 
ham, removed  to  Parsonsfield  in  1791,  where  he 
died  in  1801.  He  was  a  soldier  during  the  war  of 
the  Revolution,  and  was  commissioned  captain  by 
the  secretary  of  war.  He  enlisted  May  30.  1775: 
was  second  lieutenant  in  Colonel  Enoch  Poore's 
regiment;  and  lieutenant  in  the  regiment  of  Colonel 
Drake,  in  1777.  He  married,  November  iS.  1762, 
Mary  Wiggin,  of  Stratham,  and  they  had  children  : 
Susanna,  Abigail,  Betsey,  Simon,  John,  Harvey  and 
Sally  Moore.  Coffin  (see  forward).  John.  Eliza- 
beth. 

(IV)  Coffin,  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
William  (2)  and  Abigail  (Gilman)  Moore,  was 
born  in  Stratham,  New  Hampshire,  February  _'5. 
T739-  He  was  the  first  physician  to  practice  in  the 
town  of  Candia,  in  that  state  and  he  died  there,  Oc- 
tober 30,  1784,  and  buried  in  the  old  meeting-house 
graveyard  on  Candia  Hill.  He  practiced  in  New- 
market, Brentwood,  Georgetown.  Pownaldsborough 
and  Candia,  and  was  surgeon  on  board  a  naval  ves- 
sel during  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  were  people  of  marked  intelligence 
and  fine  education,  and  spoke  several  languages. 
He  married,  March  3,  1760.  Comfort  Weeks,  born 
in  Greenland,  New  Hampshire,  in  1740.  daughter  of 
Dr.  John  Weeks,  and  they  had  children :  Martha, 
William,  John  Weeks,  Coffin,  Comfort,  Jacob  Bai- 
ley, see  forward;  and  Mary.  After  remaining  a 
widow  for  about  sixteen  year-.  Mrs.  Moore  married 
Simeon  French,  of  Candia,  and  died  in  that  town, 
November  1.   1814. 

(V)  Dr.  Jacob  Bailey,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Dr.  Coffin  (4)  and  Comfort  (Weeks*  Moore, 
was  born  in  Georgetown.  Maine,  September  5.  1772. 
Dr.  Moore  was  named  for  Rev.  Jacob  Bailey,  who 
was  born  in  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  in  1731,  died 
July  26,  1S08;  he  went  to  England  and  there  after 
suitable  Study  was  admitted  to  Holy  Orders,  Jan- 
uary 19.  1760.  He  was  ordained  deacon  by  the 
bishop  of  Rochester,  and  priest  by  ■  p  of 
Peterborough,  and  was  app  to 
Georgetown,  now  Bath,  Maine.     In  1701  he  married 

•'iter  of   Dr.   John    Weeks,   of 
Hampton,    Xew    Hampshire,    for    whom    Dr.    Moore 


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named  his  youngest  son,  John  Weeks  Moore, 
author  of  "The  Enclycopedia  of  Music."  He 
studied  medical  lore  with  his  father,  but  qualified 
himself  for  his  profession  principally  through  his 
own  efforts.  After  practicing  for  a  time  in  asso- 
ciation with  his  father,  he  settled  in  Andover,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1796.  There  he  met  with  marked 
success,  and  in  1812  was  appointed  surgeon's  mate 
in  the  Eleventh  Regiment  of  United  States  Infantry. 
On  September  17,  of  the  same  year,  he  wrote  home 
from  Plattsburg,  New  York,  "I  am  just  disembarked 
from  on  board  the  United  States  Sloop  Eliza ;  the 
chief  surgeon  is  drowned  and  I  supply  his  place. 
I  have  the  care  of  four  thousand  troops."  Septem- 
ber 27  he  wrote  "On  board  the  Little  Belt,  Lake 
Champlain.  I  am  ordered  to  Burlington.  I  have 
now  the  care  of  the  Sixth  as  well  as  the  Eleventh 
Regiment."  His  short  service,  which  extended  only 
to  December  of  the  same  year,  was  so  arduous  that 
it  undermined  his  health  and  he  was  forced  to  re- 
tire. He  returned  to  his  home  in  Andover.  where 
he  passed  away  January  10,  1813.  He  had  been 
prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  and  was  buried  with 
appropriate  Masonic  ceremonies.  He  was  elected 
an  associate  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Medical 
Society,  June,  1807.  His  parents  were  noted  as  fine 
singers  in  their  day,  and  Dr.  Moore  was  early 
taught  music  and  the  use  of  stringed  instruments. 
He  never  relaxed  his  interest  in  this  art,  and  became 
a  composer  and  excellent  musical  performer,  his 
compositions  being  widely  published  through  the 
mediums  of  his  time.  He  also  contributed  songs 
and  articles  of  great  literary  merit  to  the  journals 
of  the  day.  He  organized  one  of  the  first  musical 
societies  in  the  state,  at  Andover,  and  equipped  and 
managed  a  band,  in  which  one  of  the  first  clario- 
nets used  or  made  in  the  state  was  one  of  the  in- 
struments. This  was  made  from  a  pattern  procured 
by  Dr.  Moore  abroad.  Some  of  his  students  became 
noted  both  as  physicians  and  musicians,  in  parti- 
cular, Dr.  Nathaniel  Wheet  and  Dr.  Peter  Elkins. 
Dr.  Moore  married,  November  9,  1796,  Mary  Eaton, 
born  in  Candia,  June  11,  1773,  died  of  consumption, 
in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  December  20,  1847. 
They  had  children:  Jacob  Bailey,  Mrs.  Mary 
(Moore)  Brown,  Henry  Eaton  and  John  Weeks 
Moore.  Mrs.  Moore  was  the  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Eaton,  and  a  member  of  a  family  of  marked  musi- 
cal talent.  Her  son  John  W.  Moore,  said  of  her  death  ; 
"Her  parting  words  with  us  were :  'Good  bye ; 
meet  me  in  Heaven !'  Impressed  with  sacred  awe, 
how  softly  shall  we  tread  the  turf  near  where  her 
body  lies.  'Meet  me  in  Heaven!'  Those  few  words 
will  live  in  memory.  The  loved,  the  kind,  the  good 
mother  has  gone.  Her  spirit  is  with  God.  And  in 
this  life  of  death  her  children  wait,  when  ripe  and 
ready,  to  gather  home." 

She    went    as    sets    the    morning    star — which    goes 
Not  down  behind  the  darkened  West,  nor  hides 
Obscured  among  the  tempests  of  the  sky. 
But  melts  away  in  the  azure  light  of  Heaven. 

(VI)  Jacob  B.,  eldest  son  of  Dr.  Jacob  Bailey 
(5)  and  Mary  (Eaton)  Moore,  was  born  in  An- 
dover, New  Hampshire,  October  31,  1797.  Very 
early  in  life  he  was  noted  for  his  studious  habits, 
and  he  acquired  more  than  the  usual  amount  of 
classical  knowledge,  although  he  did  not  pass  through 
college.  As  a  boy  he  became  an  apprentice  in  the 
printing  office  of  Isaac  &  Walter  B.  Hill,  of  Con- 
cord, publishers  of  the  New  Hampshire  Patriot.  He 


attended  strictly  to  the  duties  of  his  calling  by  day, 
and  often  studied  until  late  into  the  night  in  his 
earnest  pursuit  of  knowledge.  He  was  an  excel- 
lent singer  and  played  several  instruments  well, 
the  violin  being  his  favorite.  The  first  Concord 
band  was  established  largely  through  his  efforts, 
and  he  was  ever  a  friend  and  patron  of  music,  but 
finding  that  his  musical  gifts  were  interfering  with 
the  prosecution  of  his  studies  and  necessary  labors, 
he  destroyed  his  violin  and  music  while  yet  an  ap- 
prentice, and  never  used  another.  Before  he  had 
been  two  years  employed  in  the  office  of  the  Patriot, 
his  compositions,  printed  in  that  journal,  began  to 
attract  attention,  their  authorship  being  unknown 
to  the  general  public,  and  soon  the  general  interest 
in  his  finished  and  masterly  articles  compelled  the 
revelation  of  the  author's  name.  After  the  com- 
pletion of  his  apprenticeship  Mr.  Moore  became  as- 
sociated in  partnership  with  Isaac  Hill  in  *the  pub- 
lication of  the  Patriot  and  the  printing  business. 
They  continued  to  co-operate  with  profit  and  satis- 
faction for  many  years,  and  the  Patriot  attained  the 
largest  circulation  of  any  paper  published  in  the  Gran- 
ite State,  up  to  that  time.  They  became  divided  011  the 
issue  of  supporting  John  Quincy  Adams  for  a 
second  term  in  the  presidency,  and  an  amicable  dis- 
solution of  partnership  took  place.  Mr.  Moore  then 
established  the  New  Hampshire  Journal,  a  Whig 
paper,  which  came  to  have  a  wide  circulation 
throughout  New  England.  It  was  not  only  a  strong 
political  organ,  but  a  valuable  literary  medium,  and 
compassed  the  election  of  a  United  States  senator 
in  conjunction  with  the  personal  influence  of  its 
editor,  then  a  member  of  the  legislature.  About  this 
time  Mr.  Moore  published:  "New  Hampshire  His- 
torial  Collections."  "Gazetteer  of  New  Hampshire," 
"History  of  Concord,"  and  "History  of  Andover." 
He  was  also  editor  of  the  periodicals  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Historical  Society,  and  had  charge  of 
its  papers.  His  style  was  forceful  and  interesting, 
and  his  works  will  ever  live  in  libraries  and  in 
the  minds  of  students  of  history.  The  changes  of 
political  sentiment  bringing  the  downfall  of  the 
Adams  party  in  New  Hampshire  caused  Mr.  Moore 
to  withdraw  from  public  life  in  his  native  state. 
During  the  administration  of  Harrison  and  Tyler 
he  held  a  lucrative  clerkship  at  Washington.  District 
of  Columbia,  and  from  thence  removed  to  the  city 
of  New  York.  He  was  chosen  librarian  of  the 
New  York  Historical  Society,  and  while  in  dis- 
charge of  his  duties  connected  with  this  office, 
brougTit  out  his  "Lives  of  New  England  Governors." 
He  was  made  postmaster  at  San  Francisco.  Cali- 
fornia, in  1849,  and  agent  of  the  post  office  depart- 
ment for  the  territory  of  Oregon.  He  died  at  Bel- 
low Falls,  Vermont,  September  1.  1853,  and  was 
buried  in  Iman  church-yard,  although  no  stone  as 
yet  marks  his  resting  place. 

Jacob  Bailey  Moore  married  Man*  Adams  Hill, 
sister  of  Governor  Hill,  of  New  Hampshire,  and 
had  four  sons  and  two  daughters :  George  Henry, 
Charles  Carroll,  Jacob  Bailey,  one  time  librarian  of 
New  York  Historical  Society ;  he  graduated  from 
New  York  University  in  1851,  with  high  honors ; 
Frank  Moore,  Mrs.  Lucretia  Moore  Osborne  and 
Mrs.  Mary  Moore  Jones.  Frank  Moore,  third  son  of 
Jacob  Bailey  and  Mary  Adams  (Hill)  Moore,  born  at 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  is  widely  known  as  the 
author  of  "Rebellion  Records."  "Songs  and  Ballads 
of  the  Revolution,"  "Diary  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution" and  "Spirit  of  the  Holy  Bible."  He  was  at- 
tached  to   the    American    Legation   in    Paris    during 


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the  Franco-Prussian   war.  in   1870.  and  ns  secretary 
most    efficiently    aided    Minister    Washburn    in    the 
duties  of  that  trying  period. 
1895. 
1  VI)   Henry  Eaton,  son  of  Dr.  Jacob  Bailey  (5) 
and   Mary    (Eaton)    Moore,  was  born   in   Andover, 
New    I  ire,  July  21,   1803,   died  at   East   Cara- 

brid'j  October    23.    1841.      His    lit- 

eral., same  as  that  enjoyed  by  the 

majority  of  the  boys  of  his  time,  but  his  musical 
gifts  were  carefully  cultivated  by  his  parents,  and 
he  came  to  be  noted  as  a  composer  and  publisher 
of  music.  He  was  happy  in  the  study  and  practice 
of  his  beloved  art,  and  excelled  in  all  that  pertained 
to  it.     By  the  i  .   lie  was  sixteen  years  of  age- 

he  was  well  known  as  a  teacher  and  composer  of 
both  vocal  and  instrumental  mu  ic  Books  upon 
this  science  were  rare  and  costly  in  those  days,  and 
it  was  ni5t  then  much  taught,  but  his  enthusiasm 
and  masterly  ability  built  up  a  clientele  in  the  course 
of  time.  i   si, me   of  the   fruits   of   his 

successfu  ition.     In    his   youth    the    vocation 

of  a  musician  was  not  held  to  be  remunerative,  and 
he  was  apprenticed  to  Hill  &  Moore,  in  Concord,  to 
1    the    trail,     of    printing.      He    established    the 
1    on    Journal   at   Plymouth,    New    Hampshire,    in 
1824,  and  conducted  this  as  a  family  newspaper  for 
a   period  of  several  years.     His   first   musical   publi- 
cation  was  a   "Musical   Catechism."   which   made   its 
:e  in   1829,  and  was  the  first  matter  of  its 
kind   published  in  the  country,  and  was   extensively 
sold  to  teachers  and  students  of  music.    Three  years 
later  Mr.  Moore  compiled  and  published  "The  New 
Hampshire   Collection   of   Church    Music,   this   being 
Unction  of  the  most  approved  psalm  and  hymn 
tun,  tied   for  public  and   privati     devotion   to- 

gether with  a  few  sat  pieces,  solos,  duets,  choruses 
and  anthems."  This  work  consisted  of  three  hun- 
d  and  fifty-two  pages,  and  was  a  most  ambitious 
publication  for  New  Hampshire.  It  established  the 
i"i  author,  and  received  a  liberal  patronage. 

One  year  later  he  published  the  "Merrimack  Col- 
lection >d"  Instrumental  and  Martial  Music,"  which 
arranged  for  various  instruments  and  had  a 
wide  sale.  He  published  "The  National  Choir,"  in 
1834,  and  in  1837  the  "Northern  Harp,  a  new  collec- 
tion of  Church  Music."  Mr.  Moore  removed  to  East 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  in  1838,  where  he  con- 
tinui  'I  to  teach  mu  ;ic  until  his  death  at  the  age  of 
thirty-eight  years.  He  was  founder  of  many  musi- 
cal .-Hid  conventions,  an, I  taught  a  I  irger 
number  of  schools  and  pupils  than  any  other  man 
in  a  similar  number  of  year-.  A  Ei  a  weeks  before 
his  death  he  began  the  publication,  ai  Boston,  of  a 
musical  weekly  called  tin  S  ■•.'<  n  I  oliad,  and  but 
two  numbers  had  been  issued  when  1"  1 
away,  lie  bad  in  preparation  a  "History  of  Music" 
and  a  "D  of  Musical  Terms."  He  was 
exceedingly     affable    and     pleasant     in     bis     ma; 

generous   in  a  marked  degree,  and 
1   friends, 
marl  1    arborn   Farnham,  born   in 

Concord.  New  Hampshire,  November  u>.  1801,  died 
in  .Manchester,  June  (>,  [880.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  Deacon  Ephraim  and  Sarah  (Brown)  Farnham, 
the    former    a    successful    farmer    oi     1   mi, .ml        (See 

I  arnnum  VI  ).    Mr.  and  Mi  Idren  : 

1.  Henry  Lawreno     born  in  Concord,    New   Hai 
shire.   July    i.    [828,    died    unmarried,    December    1. 
[853.      2.    John    Anen   in,,    born    in    Concord.     New 
Hampshire,   April   28,    [831,  'led   unmarried,   in   the 
city   of   New    >    rk,    X'  .    iS;o.     3.    William 


Ellery,  see  forward.  4.  Susan  Frances,  born  in  Con- 
cord,' New  Hampshire,  January  5,  1S36,  married, 
June  8,  1805,  Joseph  Warren  Fellows,  of  Andover, 
New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  Manchester, 
1st  11,  1S74.  She  had  no  children.  5. 
Ella  Maria,  born  in  East  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
July  2,  1840,  died  unmarried,  in  Canton,  in  the  same 
state,  August  28,   1880. 

(VI)   John  Weeks,  son  of  Dr.  Jacob  Bailey    (5) 
and   Mary    (Eaton)    Moore,   was  born   in   Andover, 
New   Hampshire,  April   11,   1807,   died   in  Manches- 
ter,  in   the   same   state,    March   23,    1889.     He   was 
apprenticed  to  learn  the  printer's  trade  in  the  office 
of   the   New   Hampshire   Patriot,   and   in    1825   and 
1826  was  in  the  office  of  James  Dickinson,  of  Dover, 
New   Hampshire,  who   was  engaged  in  the  publica- 
tion of  the  New  Hampshire  Gazette.    One  year  later 
he  commenced  the  publication  of  the  Androscoggin 
Free  Press,  the  first  weekly  newspaper  in   the   state 
of   Maine,  and   which   was   published   at   Brunswick. 
He   then    returned   to   Concord,    where,    in   conjunc- 
tion with  his  brother.  Henry  Eaton  Moore,  he  started 
the     Concord     Semi-Weekly     Advertiser,     the     first 
new-paper  to  be  published  twice  a  week  in  Concord. 
They   also   contracted   to   print   the   historical   collec- 
tions  for  their  brother,  Jacob  B.   Moore.     John   W. 
Moore  was  also  a  member  of  the  firm  of  John  W. 
Moore     &     Company,     which     published    the    Daily 
News,  in  Manchester.     He  was  editor  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Journal  of  Music,  in   1870.     Mr.   Moore 
removed  to  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont,  in   1838,  where 
he  commenced  the  publication  of  the  Bellows  Falls 
Gazette,    which    he    published    for    seventeen    years, 
during   ten   of   which   he   was   postmaster.     He   was 
identified  with  the  art  of  printing,  and  printers,  for 
more    than    seventy    years.      Among    bis    published 
works  may  be  mentioned  the  following:   "World  of 
Music."    "The    Sacred    Minstrel,"    "The    Musician's 
Lexicon,"    "The   Musical    Library,     "The    American 
Comprehensive  Music  Teacher."   in  two  editions,  at 
Brattleboro.   1855-36;   "The   American    Collection   of 
Instrumental  Music,"   Boston,    [856;   "The  Star  Col- 
lection   of    Instrumental    Music."    "Complete    Ency- 
clopaedia of  Music,"  Boston.  Cleveland,   New    York 
and    London;    1854,   a   volume   containing   more  than 
one  thousand   pages,   which  alone  would   have  given 
him   undisputed   fame  in  the  musical   history   of  his 
country,   and   upon   which   the   definitions   of   musical 
terms  in  Webster's  and  Worcester's  dictionaries  are 
based;    "Appendix    to    Complete    Encyclopaedia    of 
Musi,;'    published    in    Boston,    New    York,    Chicago 
and   Manchester,   in   1875:   "Vocabulary  of  Musical 
Terms";    List    of   Musical    Works   published    in   the 
United  Slates  from  164010  1875,  Boston,  New  York, 
Philadelphia.  Chicago,  and  Manchester,  New  Hamp- 
shire,  in    1X76;   "Collections,  Topographical,  Histor- 
and     Biographical,"    Vol.    I,    Concord,     1831 ; 
"Musicians'   Lexicon";   "History  of  Music":   "Musi- 
cal   Terms."   published   in   numbers   of   one   hundred 
paces,  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont,  in  1841 ;  "Musical 
1  ibrary."  ine  publication  in  Bellows  Falls  in 

1849;  "Musical  Record,"  a  magazine  of  music,  art, 
science      literature    and     news,     Manchester,     New 

Ham]     '      1       from    January,    1867.    to    January.    1S70; 

"Progressive  Lessons,"  three  editions,  Bellows  Falls, 
1S47;  "Puritanism  of  Music  in  America,"  eighteen 
numbers,  published  in  Portsmouth  and  Manchester, 
in  1863,  \t  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  engaged 
in  arranging  the  matter  for  a  supplementary  volume 
t,,  1  II       irical    Notes  on  Printers  and  Printing." 

II,   married,  September  17,  1S32.  Emily  Jane  East- 
man, born  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  January  6, 


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1809,  died  in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  May  18, 
1881.  They  had  children:  1.  Ellen,  born  in  Con- 
cord, New  Hampshire.  2.  Henry,  born  in  Bellows 
Falls,  Vermont,  November  1,  1840,  died  in  the  same 
town  February  20,  1^42.  3.  Emily,  born  in  Bellows 
Falls,  Vermont.  His  two  daughters,  Ellen  and 
Emily,  inherited  the  love  of  music  and  books  from 
both  their  father  and  mother.  They  have  both 
taught  music,  Ellen  while  living  at  Bellows  Falls, 
Vermont,  and  Emily  at  Manchester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  her  piano  pupils  and  musical  kinder- 
garten ciasses  have  been  very  large.  She  has  given 
lessons  to  the  second  and  even  third  generation  of 
her  pupils. 

John  Weeks  Moore  was  named  for  Dr.  John 
Weeks,  of  Hampton,  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Moore 
not  only  composed  music,  but  played  the  violin  and 
piano  and  taught  music.  He  spent  much  time  per- 
fecting himself  on  his  favorite  instrument,  the  flute, 
and  even  when  a  child  he  preferred  to  stay  at  home 
and  play  the  flute  rather  than  in  romping  with  other 
boys.  He  had  a  great  love  for  books  and  the  mak- 
ing of  books,  and  continued  his  studious  habits  all 
his  life.  Mr.  Moore  was  almost  a  lifelong  com- 
municant of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  in  later 
years  when  he  was  prevented  from  attending  church 
he  always  read  her  daily  service.  He  and  his  whole 
family  were  made  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
at  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont. 

(VII)  George  Henry,  eldest  son  of  Jacob 
Bailey  (6)  and  Mary  Adams  (Hill)  Moore,  was 
born  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  April  20,  1823. 
He  studied  for  a  time  at  Dartmouth  College,  and  in 
1S39  removed  to  New  York  and  became  a  student 
in  the  University  of  New  York,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1S45,  with  the  highest  honors. 
Prior  to  his  graduation  he  had  received  the  appoint- 
ment of  assistant  librarian  of  the  New  York  Histor- 
ical Society,  and  became  librarian  after  his  gradu- 
ation, thus  filling  a  position  which  had  been  capably 
filled  by  his  father.  He  was  also  superintendent  of 
the  Lenox  Library  of  New  York  city  in  1872.  He 
was  widely  known  in  the  best  literary  circles  through 
his  writings,  among  which  may  be  mentioned :  "The 
Treason  of  Charles  Lee";  "Employment  of  Negroes 
in  the  Revolutionary  Army"  ;  "Notes  on  the  History 
of  Slavery  in  Massachusetts"  ;  "History  of  the  Juris- 
prudence of  New  York" ;  "Early  History  of  Colum- 
bia ,  College" :  "Washington  As  An  Angler."  The 
University  of  the  City  of  New  York  conferred  on 
him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  He  was  con- 
nected with  the  following  organizations :  Corres- 
ponding member  of  the  New  England  Historical  and 
Genealogical  Society ;  the  same  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Historical  Society ;  life  member  of  the  Boston- 
ian  Society;  New  York  Historical  Society;  Amer- 
ican Antiquarian  Society;  and  life  fellow  of  the 
American  Geographical  Society.  George  Henry 
Moore  married  Mary  Given  Richards,  of  New  York 
city.  They  had  two  children :  George  Evertson  and 
Mrs.  Alison  Given  Smith.  The  son  studied  medi- 
cine in  this  country  and  Europe  and  practiced  with 
great  success  in  New  York  city;  died  April  15,  1891. 
(VII)  William  Ellery,  third  son  and  child  of 
Henry  Eaton  (6)  and  Susan  Dearborn  (Farnham) 
Moore,  was  born  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  No- 
vember 12,  1833.  When  a  very  young  lad  he  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  East  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  the  death  of  his  father  occurred 
shortly  afterward.  William  was  placed  upon  a  farm, 
and  even  as  a  child  evinced  his  fondness  for  books 
and  all  connected  with  them.     He  then  went  to  Man- 


chester, New  Hampshire,  where  his  school  education 
was  completed  in  the  high  school.  In  one  of  the 
books  that  he  had  in  charge  as  secretary  of  Man- 
chester's Association  of  Old  Residents,  Mr.  Moore 
wrote  a  few  lines  descriptive  of  his  first  coming  to 
the  town.  This  was  in  December,  1841.  He  wrote: 
"We  came  over  the  Lowell  road  to  Nashua  and  then 
took  an  old-fashioned  sleigh-stage.  We  drove  di- 
rectly to  the  house  of  Dr.  Thomas  Brown,  who  lived 
then  in  the  'Old  Ark,'  at  the  corner  of  Elm  and 
Amherst  streets."  Dr.  Brown's  wife  was  Mary 
Moore,  a  sister  of  the  father  of  William  Ellery 
Moore.  He  was  still  quite  a  boy  when  he  com- 
menced to  learn  the  trade  of  printing  in  the  office 
of  Henry  A.  Gage,  who  was  one  of  the  proprietors 
of  The  Weekly  American.  It  was  at  this  time  that 
Mr.  Moore  attended  the  Manchester  high  school. 
He,  in  company  with  a  number  of  other  young  men, 
was  induced  to  go  to  Texas,  by  a  series  of  misrepre- 
sentations, and  when  there  they  were  thrown  upon 
their  own  resources.  Mr.  Moore  .succeeded  in  ob- 
taining a  position  as  a  school  teacher,  and  was  also 
the  editor  of  The  Times,  at  Sabine  Pass,  Texas, 
when  the  Civil  war  broke  out,  and  he  found  himself 
in  the  midst  of  a  great  rebel  community.  This,  of 
course,  put  an  end  to  his  occupation.  At  the  ciose 
of  the  war  he  returned  to  Manchester,  and  for  sev- 
eral, months  made  his  home  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Fellows.  Shortly  after  this  he  went  to  New  York 
city,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  printing  business 
for  a  long  period  of  time.  He  again  returned  to 
Manchester,  and  made  arrangements  with  James  M. 
Campbell  and  A.  A.  Hanscom.  whereby  he  obtained 
a  third  interest  in  the  Manchester  Union.  This  was 
about  1867,  and  he  became  the  local  editor  and  re- 
porter of  that  newspaper.  At  the  expiration  of  one 
year  Mr.  Moore  disposed  of  his  newspaper  holding 
and  formed  a  partnership  with  Charles  J.  Peaslee. 
This  firm  conducted  a  job  printing  business  in  the 
old  Union  building  at  the  corner  of  Elm  and  Market 
streets,  over  the  Manchester  National  Bank.  After 
a  time  Mr.  Moore  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr. 
Peaslee  and  continued  the  business  alone  at  the  same 
place.  A  few  years  after  he  removed  his  plant  to 
Nuffield  Lane,  where  he  was  in  business  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  Mr.  Moore  was  upright,  honest  and 
conscientious  in  his  business  dealings.  No  man  in 
this  or  any  other  community  was  more  faithful  to 
his  word  or  more  regardful  of  the  obligation  im- 
posed by  that  word.  He  was  a  bright,  spirited  and 
entertaining  writer,  and  prepared  some  of  the  best 
papers  ever  heard  on  the  geological  history  of  this 
region.  He  was  associated  with  the  Unitarian 
Church,  of  which  his  mother  had  been  a  member, 
and  gave  largely  of  his  time  and  means  to  that  in- 
stitution. Mr.  Moore  was  closely  identified  with  the 
interests  of  the  Manchester  Institute,  an  organiza- 
tion for  the  furthering  of  science,  art  and  literature, 
which  had  his  hearty  approval.  He  was  especially 
interested  in  the  work  of  the  Manchester  Historic 
Association,  of  which  he  was  an  incorporator,  and 
to  which  he  contributed  a  number  "of  valuable  pa- 
pers. He  was  also  a  member  of  the  publication 
committee.  In  the  old  days  he  ran  with  the  Massa- 
besic  hand  tub,  then  housed  on  a  lot  in  the  rear  of 
the  present  site  of  the  Baptist  Tabernacle,  and  he 
was  at  one  time  clerk  of  the  company.  In  late  years 
he  was  a  devotee  to  baseball,  and  he  attended  nearly 
all  the  league  games  near  his  home. 

Mr.  Moore  was  one  of  the  best  known  and  most 
prominent  Knights  of  Pythias  in  New  Hampshire. 
He   was   one   of   the   first    Pythians    in    Manchester, 


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joining   the   order    in    1S71,   and   was  a   member   of 
Granite   Lodge   until   the   institution   of   Queen   City 
of  which  he  became  a  charter  member,     lie 
i    through    all    the    chairs    of    the    subordinate 
and   had    held    several   offices    in    the    Grand 
.11  one  time  occupying  the  highest  state  office, 
that   of   grand    chancellor.       He    was    still    further 
1   by  selection  as  supreme  representative   for 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  chairman 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  committee  on  fraternal  corres- 
pondence,  an    office   he   had    held    for    many   years; 
r  of  the  committee  on  Pythian  Home ;  mem- 
ber of  the  committee  on  Pythian  law ;  and  a  member 
of   the    committee    of    foreign    correspondence.      A 
number  of  changes  were  made  in  these  various  com- 
mittees  as   the  years   went   by,   but   Mr.   .Moore  was 
led    by   each    succeeding   administration   because 
of    his    familiarity    with    the    business    affairs    and 
routine.     He  was  a  member  of  the  endowment  rank 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.     He  also  held  member- 
ship 111  the  Urder  of  Red   Men.  and  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum. 

He    was   a    devoted    student   of   bird   life,   and   a 
great  lover  of  birds,  delighting  to  talk  of  their  habits 
and  songs.    During  the  spring  and  summer  months  it 
n   unusual  sight  to  see  him  enjoy  solitary 
ramble-    through   the   woodlands.     In   his   home   hie 
no  man  could  have  attained  greater  perfection.     He 
and  his  wife  were  in  perfect  accord,  and  his  devotion 
ami  thoughtfulness  to  her  and  her  friends  were  mat- 
I   comment.     His  love  of  children  was  almost 
nenal,  and  they  returned  his  affection  in  kind. 
He  loved  to  be  with  them,  to  enter  into  their  joys, 
0  make  them  happy.     Personally  he  was  of  a 
affable    disposition.     He   always    looked    upon 
the  best  and  brightest  side  of  w-hatever  came  up  in 
his  life,  and  never  permitted  himself  to  brood  over 
which  could  not  be  altered.     He  was  a  bright 
onalist,    and    bis    unvarying    good    nature 
nfectious.       His    death    occurred    October   22, 
1900,  after  a  brief  illness,  and  his  loss   is  sincerely 
and    deeply    mourned    throughout    the    community. 
Long    before    the    time    appointed    for    the    funeral 
services,  which   were  held  at  his  late  residence,  No. 
69  Harrison  street,  October  25.  many  friends  of  the 
dead  man,  who  had  been  esteemed  by  so  many,  ar- 
rived, and  the  house  was  filled  with  mourners  who 
had  come  to  pay  their  last  respects.     The  Rev.  C.  J. 
the  Unitarian  Church,  was  the  officiating 
nan.     Alter    prayer    and    the    reading    of    an 
lion  from  the  Bible,  he  delivered  a 
which  was  in  part  as  fi  How  s ; 
"This  day  is  such   a  day  as  he  loved.     This  air, 
this    flaming    of    the    'burning     bush,'     the     hillsides 
colors,  the  quiet  peace  and  sincerity 

that  br 1  over  the  earth  as  if  made  for  him.     He 

have   felt  their  invitation,  and  though   his   feet 
turned  toward  th  .   id  the  workshop,  his  heart 

would  be  in  the  w Hands  and  Ins  thoughts  along 

Others  might  know  more  of 
the  facts  of  nature,  the  text  book  facts,  but  he  was 
1.  It  was  the  genuine  passion 
life  ami  grew  on1,  tronger,  sweeter  and 
more  complete  with  his  years.  Others  might  have 
more  understanding  of  details,  but  I  never  knew 
one  who  so  entered  into  the  secret  enjoyment  and 
satisfaction  oi  the  h  orld  i  deeply 

and  truly  the  thrill  of  wonder  and  the  glad  humility 

a    w  hole, 

mbodiment    of   the    thoughts   of    God.     'God 

to  the  hi  nen   in   many   ways.'     This 

was  the  reverent  path  William  Moore's  feet  trod  in 


loving  thought  and  meditation.  He  knew  the 
Presence  that  we  dare  not  name,  the  great,  wide, 
wondrous  Presence,  so  much  deeper  than  our  per- 
sonalities, so  much  stronger  than  our  complaints,  so 
much  more  patient  than  our  whimpering.  There  he 
worshipped,  as  he  has  so  often  said,  and  it  was 
with  the  simple  purity  of  a  little  child.  It  seemed 
to  me  often,  as  I  have  met  him  returning  from  the 
walks  where  he  was  not  alone,  returning  with  a 
certain  glow  and  gladness  in  his  face,  that  in  him 
the  Bible  sentence  was  fulfilled:  'Thou  shalt  be  in 
league  with  the  stones  of  the  field  and  the  beasts  of 
the  field  shall  be  at  peace  with  thee.'  Yes,  even  of 
the  common  and  neglected,  the  hidden  and  inanimate 
world,  he  was  an  intimate.  He  loved  to  go  down 
deep  into  the  mysteries  of  their  life  and  being.  And 
this  not  for  the  purpose  of  dissection,  laying  bare 
their  mystery,  but  that  he  might  understand  and  ap- 
preciate them.  He  was  as  an  elder  brother  to  all 
the  creatures  of  God. 

"He  was  a  friend  of  little  children.  If,  as 
Frederika  Bremer,  the  Swedish  writer,  used  to  say, 
'Four  things  she  was  sure  would  be  in  Heaven,  sun- 
shine, plenty  of  little  children,  flowers  and  pure  air,' 
then  will  he  be  at  home  in  God's  garden-house  of 
souls.  Or  perhaps  he  would  rather  have  us  say,  and 
we  will  say  it  reverently  in  memory  of  him.  that  in 
these  things  he  found  his  heaven  here  on  earth.  He 
knew  the  heart  of  a  child  because,  however  hard  he 
might  appear  outwardly,  within  there  was  a  corner 
that  was  gentle  and  tender,  trusty  and  true.  Some- 
times I  know  there  was  a  burr  about  him,  but  it  was 
unconsciously  to  him,  his  way  of  protecting  his  own 
strong  inner  feeling.  He  would  not  bare  it  to  the 
eyes  of  the  world.  No  man  can  do  so  without 
suffering. 

"In  some  ways,  perhaps,  it  has  been  a  hard  life. 
Let  us  remember  that.  He  was  early  thrown  by  the 
vigor  and  energy  of  his  nature  into  bitter  conflicts 
where  the  only  law  was  blow  for  blow.  He  could 
not  take  things  by  halves,  but  must  enter  into  them 
with  all  his  soul.  No  one  passes  through  such  con- 
tests without  scars  and  wounding.  But  like  the  gen- 
erous fruits  of  earth  he  mellowed,  I  have  fancied 
and  believed,  as  the  years  ran  on.  The  swift,  sharp 
intellect  spoke  its  words  of  truth  and  judgment,  but 
he  had  learned  that  life  cannot  be  reduced  to  arith- 
metical formulas.  The  very  intensity  of  his  mind 
that  could  harbor  no  subterfuge,  evasion  or  com- 
promise, made  his  friendship  also  real  and  rich. 
Men  respected  him  the  more  perhaps  that  they  did 
not  agree  with  him.  His  mind  was  characterized  by 
on  clear  transparency.  He  never  let  business 
crush  out  the  life  of  his  mind.  It  was  continually 
eager  and  active,  rejoicing  over  new  truth  as  ovi  1  a 
In. Men  treasure.  Other  men  were  often  too  busy 
t'l  think,  lie  was  not.  He  loved  accuracy  and  cor- 
.  clear  definitions,  the  march  of  argument. 
His  was  a  deep  laid  scorn  of  all  illusions  and  de- 
lusion,. And  yet  in  him  was  the  soul  of  a  poet  as 
you  might  know  by  his  playfulness  and  genuine  wit 
"i  speech.  His  religious  principle-,  and  he  was 
loyal  to  his  church,  were  ever  'Truth  for  authority, 
and  not  authority  for  truth.'  I  wonder  if  you  and 
1  fully  understand  how  ibis  love  of  truth  For  truth's 
sake,  even  when  it  seems  to  require  renunciation 
and  denial  of  what  would  be  pleasant  to  believe,  I 
wonder  if  we  realize  bow-  this  in  itself  was  a  better 

worship  1  1   the   living   1  than  much   repeating  of 

'Lord,  Lord.'  I  bow  down  before  that  greatness  of 
soul  and  dare  to  believe  out  of  the  very  fullness  of 
my  trust  in  God  that  never  in  all  eternity  can  it  be 


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otherwise  than  well  with  such  fidelity,  well  to  the 
uttermost  beyond  all  we  can  ask  or  think. 

"To  speak  of  the  cleanness  and  purity  of  this 
man's  heart  and  conscience  is  almost  too  sacred  a 
thing  except  for  silent  remembrance.  Yet  in  the 
midst  of  so  much  in  the  daily  superficial  record  of 
American  life  it  is  a  proud  satisfaction  to  speak  in 
simple  recognition  of  it.  Not  that  he  attained  the 
ideal  or  felt  himself  above  others,  but  simply  that 
he  kept  fast  hold  upon  a  natural  delicacy  and  refine- 
ment which  was  not  worn  upon  the  sleeve.  His 
best  life  was  a  quiet  life,  unmasked  of  men.  What 
his  home  was  to  him  and  what  he  was  to  his  home 
you  may  not  know,  but  it  is  known  beyond  what 
men  may  see.  He  furnished  that  home  not  with 
luxuries  or  rich  flourishings.  but  with  an  atmos- 
phere of  generosity  and  considerateness.  He  furn- 
ished it  with  homelikeness.  The  test  of  those  who 
know  you  closest  is  the  supreme  test.  We  are  not 
afraid  "to  trust  William  Moore  to  his  Father,  not  for 
what  he  knew  and  believed — does  that  make  any 
difference? — but  for  what  he  was  at  heart.  God 
knoweth  them  that  are  His." 

Mr.  Staples  then  read  the  following  anonymous 
poem : 

"  He  does  well  who  does  his  best, 
Is  lie  weary? — Let  him  rest. 
Brothers!     I  have  done  my  best, 
I  am  weary — let  me  rest. 
After  toiling  oft  in  vain. 
Baffled,  yet  to  struggle  fain; 
After  toiling  long  to  gain 
Little  good  with  weary  pain. 
Let  me  rest.     But  lay  me  tow 
Where  the  hedge-side  roses  blow, 
Where  the  little  daisies  grow, 
Where  the  winds  a-Maying  go, 
Where  the  foot  path  rustics  plod. 
Where  the  breeze'bowed  poplars  nod. 
Where  the  old  woods  worship  God, 
Where  the  pencil  paints  the  sod. 
Where  the  wedded  throstle  sings. 
Where  the  young  bird  tries  his  wings. 
Where  at  times  the  tempests  roar, 
Shaking  distant  sea  and  shore — 
To  be  heard  by  me  no  more ! 
There  beneath  the  breezy  west. 
Tired  and  thankful  let  me  rest, 
Like  a  child  that  sleepeth  best 
On  itsmother's  gentle  breast." 

Music  was  by  Miss  Jean  McQuarrie  and  Mrs.  A. 
L.  Franks,  who  rendered  several  touching  selections 
during  the  services.  The  pall-bearers  were :  Charles 
B.  Clarkson,  of  Queen  City  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias ;  Franklin  McKinley,  of  the  Uniform  Rank, 
Knights  of  Pythias ;  Charles  Gliddon,  of  Monesquo 
Tribe  of  Red  Men ;  Charles  Wingate,  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum ;  Dr.  Maurice  Clarke ;  and  W.  G.  Africa. 
At  the  close  of  the  services  many  gazed  upon  the 
face  of  him  they  had  known  so  well  in  life,  and  also 
viewed  the  profusion  of  beautiful  floral  tributes. 
The  body  was  taken  to  the  Pine  Grove  cemetery, 
where  interment  took  place,  the  Rev.  C.  J.  Staples 
reading  prayers  at  the  grave. 

Mr.  Moore  married,  December  25,  1872,  Martha 
Stevenson  Miller,  born  at  Tamworth,  1848,  daughter 
of  David  F.  and  Elizabeth  (Stevenson)  Miller,  of 
South  Manchester,  the  former  a  prominent  real  es- 
tate dealer,  and  granddaughter  of  Jonathan  and  Abi- 
gail (Folsom)  Miller.  Her  maternal  grandfather 
was    John    Milton    Stevenson,    of   Tamworth,    New 


Hampshire.  The  name  has  been  variously  spelled 
as  "Stevenson,"  "Stephenson,"  and  even  changed  to 
"Stimpson."  One  of  the  ships  belonging  to  Captain 
John  Mason,  which  plied  between  England  and  Pis- 
cataqua,  on  which  settlers  and  supplies  were  sent  to 
the  new  world,  was  named  the  "Pied  Cow."  She 
made  several  voyages,  and  on  the  second  voyage, 
November  16.  1631,  William  Stephenson  was  master. 
Nothing  further  concerning  him  has  been  preserved. 
Captain  Mason  had  two  sisters,  one  of  whom,  Sarah, 
born  December  I,  1583,  married  Stephen- 
son, and  had  a  daughter — Alice — whose  name  is 
plainly  spelled  Stevenson,  according  to  the  records 
in  Yenwarden,  county  Kent,  England.  The  record 
of  the  Stevenson  family  as  far  as  known  is  as 
follows : 

(I)  Thomas  Stevenson,  of  Dover,  New  Hamp- 
shire,  was   born  prior  to    1641,   and  died  in   Dover, 

December  7.   1663.     He  married  Margaret  , 

who  died  November  26,  1663,  and  had  children: 
Margaret,  born  1653;  Thomas,  born  1654;  Joseph, 
born  before  1665,  died  before  1694;  and  Bartholo- 
mew, died  1694. 

(II)  Bartholomew,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mar- 
garet Stevenson,  died  in  1694,  or  possibly  somewhat 
earlier.  He  married,  October  10,  16S0,  Mary  Clark, 
and  had  children :  Mary.  Bartholomew,  Joseph, 
Elizabeth,  Thomas,  Sarah  and  Abraham. 

(III)  Joseph,  son  of  Bartholomew  (2)  and 
Mary  (Clark)  Stevenson,  was  born  before  1684. 
He  married.  September  26,  1717,  Margaret  Footman, 
and  had  children:  Joseph,  born  1719;  Margaret, 
born  1721 ;  Hannah,  born  1725 ;  and  Thomas,  born 
1726. 

(IV)  Thomas,  son  of  Joseph  and  Margaret 
(Footman)  Stevenson,  was  born  in  1726.  He  mar- 
ried Agnes  Glass,  and  they  had  a  child :   James. 

(V)  James,  son  of  •  Thomas  and  Agnes 
(Glass)  Stevenson,  married  Mary  Remick,  and  had 
children :    John,   Milton,   and   David. 

(VI)  John  Milton,  son  of  James  and  Mary 
(Remick)  Stevenson,  married  and  was  the  father  of 
several  children.  One  of  his  grandchildren  is  Mrs. 
Moore.  Besides  his  own  large  family  he  cared  for 
and  educated  twenty  other  children,  and  found  places 
for  them  in  the  world.  Among  these  was  Leopold 
Morse,  well  known  in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire, 
and  later  a  representative  in  congress  from  Boston, 
Massachusetts. 

Mrs.  Moore  has  practically  spent  her  entire  life 
in  her  native  state  of  New  Hampshire.  She  was 
graduated  from  the  Manchester  high  school  in  the 
class  of  1867,  and  carried  off  one  of  the  highest 
honors  of  the  class.  The  following  spring  she  de- 
cided to  make  the  profession  of  teaching  her  life 
work,  and  accordingly  taught  in  the  Harvey  district 
for  one  term,  of  which  Joseph  Edgerly  was  superin- 
tendent. When  the  Lincoln  School  was  opened,  she 
was  chosen  as  a  teacher  for  it,  and  in  all  taught  in 
these  schools  for  a  period  of  six  years.  The  history 
of  her  private  school,  which  is  located  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  Pearl  and  Union  streets,  is  an  inter- 
esting one.  After  her  marriage  Mrs.  Moore  had 
decided  to  give  up  teaching,  but  in  1878  ex-Governor 
P.  C.  Cheney  preferred  the  request  that  Mrs.  Moore 
instruct  his  little  daughter  for  one  hour  each  day. 
Mrs.  Moore  complied  with  this  request,  and  as  soon 
as  this  fact  became  known,  she  received  nineteen 
further  applications.  Realizing  the  necessity  for  a 
school  of  this  character,  she  established  a  home 
school,  and  has  conducted  it  since  that  time.  She 
furnished   rooms   with   the   necessary   desks,    charts, 


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etc.,  and  the  school  has  grown  considerably  since 
that  time,  although  Mrs.  Moore  limits  the  number 
of  her  pupils  to  thirty-five,  and  the  ages  from  five 
to  ten  years.  They  are  a  very  happy  set  of  children 
who  are  thus  brought  under  her  direct  influence, 
and  can  but  benefit  in  every  direction.  It  has  be- 
come one  of  the  best  known  schools  in  the  state,  and 
each  year  a  graduating  class  leaves  its  portals,  well 
prepared  to  enter  the  fourth  grade  of  the  regular 
schools.     In  the  cour  s  many  of  her  pupils 

have  graduated  with  distinction  from  the  higher 
schools  and  other  institutions  of  learning,  have  mar- 
ire  now  receiving  instruc- 
the  same  kind  lips  which  gave  them  words 
of  advice  that  enabled  them  to  bear  the  trials  of  later 
life  with  proper  fortitude.  The  many  beautiful  gifts 
and  testimonials  of  varied  character  which  adorn 
the  home  of  Mrs.  Moore  bear  eloquent  testimony  to 
the  esl  n  which  she  is  held  by  her 

pupils,  past  and  present.  Many  of  the  leading  busi- 
ness men  in  Manchester  have  taken  their  first  steps 
along  i  rledge,  guided  by  her  wis- 

dom. It  is  to  be  hoped  that  she  will  carry  on  the 
good  work  for  many  years  to  come,  as  her  influence 
in  the  community  cannot  be  overestimated.  Her 
never-failing  courtesy,  ;s,   and  yet   force  of 

character,  have  bei  verful  object  lesson  to  the 

children  who  have  been  in  her  charge,  and  the  re- 
suiting  influence  lias  been  felt.  More  than  seven 
hundred  pupils  have  been  graduated  from  this  insti- 
tution, and  they  have  always  looked  upon  it  as  a  sec- 
ond home,  and  considered  ft  in  the  true  meaning  of 
the  word,  as   their  "alma  Mrs.   Moore  has 

made  her  pupils  feel  at  home  in  her  school,  and  has 
not  alone  been  their  instructress,  but  also  their 
spiritual  adviser.  She  is  regarded  by  them  as  a  per- 
sonal friend,  and  has  always  been  invited  to  attend 
their  graduation  from  other  schools,  and  their  wed- 
dings. Her  teaching  has  the  stamp  of  individuality, 
and  in  that  lies  the  secret  of  her  success,  the  in- 
dividual needs  of  each  pupil  being  considered.  She 
has  a  special  instructress  for  the  musical  department 
— Mi-s  Lillian  Darrah,  and  Miss  Helen  Chandler,  a 
former  pupil  of  the  school,  teaches  drawing.  A 
public  entertainment  was  given  by  her  class  upon 
the  occasion  of  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  her 
having  entered  the  profession  of  teaching.  This 
was  given    ;  pel   of   the    Unitarian   Church, 

as  in  the  form  of  a  play,  followed  by  a  literary 
and  musical  program.  During  the  thirty  years  of 
her  life  as  a  teacher,  Mrs.  Moore  has  never  been  ab- 
sent from  the  duties  connected  with  her  work  with 
the  except!'  week  at  the  time  of  her  hus- 

band's death.  She  has  frequently  tendered  recep- 
tions to  her  foi  Is  and  their  parents,  and 
these  have  been  more  in  the  nature  of  family  gather- 
ings than  school  receptions,  so  deeply  rooted  is  the 
affection  entertained  for  Mrs.  Moore  by  all  who 
know  her.  per  man.  •  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and  an  earnest  worker  in 
the  intei  that  institution.  She  had  filled  the 
office  of  director  for  i  rs,  but  resigned,  giv- 
ing it  as  her  opinion  that  a  younger  per-on  in  that 
office  could  do  more  that  would  benefit  the  church. 
At  this  time  she  presented  the  church  with  three 
!  thered 

:    which 
contribution   she  had  had  chair  old.  before 

ion.     Her   resignation  as  a  di- 
.  and  the  money  con- 
tribution was   found  to  be  ptable,  and 


Moore  was  requested  to  continue  her  good  work  in 
this  direction,  to  which  she  consented. 


As  this  branch  can  be  traced  directly  to 
MOOR     the    original    immigrant,    it    is    probably 

unconnected  with  the  line  descended  from 
Jonathan  Moore,  whose  history  has  previously  been 
written. 

(I)  John  Moor  and  his  wife  Janet  were  among 
the  Scotch-Irish  immigrants  who  came  to  London- 
derry. New  Hampshire,  in  1723,  during  the  immi- 
gration which  furnished  strong  and  sturdy  citizens 
with  worthy  descendants  to  our  country.  They  had 
four   children,   one    of    whom    was    Colonel    Robert, 

-e  sketch  follows.  John  Moor  died  January  24, 
1774.  and  his  widow  died  March  8,  1776. 

(II)  Colonel  Robert,  son  of  John  and  Janet 
Moor,  was  born  at  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1 727.  He  was  a  member  of  Captain  John  Mitchell's 
troopers  in  1744,  during  the  French  and  Indian  war, 
and  he  was  a  conspicuous  commander  at  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill.  The  name  of  his  wife  is  unknown, 
and  the  number  of  their  children  cannot  be  learned. 
Colonel  Robert  Moor  died  in  177S. 

(III)  Captain  Robert  (2),  son  of  Colonel 
Robert  1  1  I  Moor,  was  born  at  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire.  September  20,  1769.  He  lived  for  sev- 
eral year-  on  Shirley  Hill,  Goffstown,  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, where  the  five  eldest  children  were  born.  In 
1S05.  after  his  home  had  been  destroyed  by  fire,  he 
moved  with  his  family  to  Bristol,  Xew  Hampshire. 
settled  near  Pemigewasset  bridge,  and  built  a  large 
two-story  house  where  he  kept  tavern  for  some  years. 
He  -  1  in  of  unusual  intelligence,  and  was 
called  the  strongest  [etson  in  the  county.  He  might 
have  made  his  mark  in  the  state  had  his  life  not 
been  cut  short  at  the  early  age  of  forty-three.  Cap- 
tain Robert  (2)  Moore  married  Jenny  Jane  Rolfe, 
who  was  born  at  Newburyport,  Massachusetts.  £ 
tember  22,  1771,  and  they  had  eight  children:  Esther, 
Jane  \V.,  Robert  \Y..  Jane,  Joseph  W.,  whose  sketch 
follows;  Jonathan  H..  William  and  Mary.  Captain 
Roberl  _•  Moore  died  August  10.  1813,  and  his 
widow  lived  till  February  6,  1852,  and  died  at  the 
age  of  eight}'.  Some  of  these  have  added  a  letter  to 
the  original  spelling  of  the  name. 

(IV)  Joseph  William,  son  of  Captain  Robert 
(2)  and  Jenny  J.  (Rolfe)  Moore,  was  born  at 
Gofrstown.  Xew  Hampshire,  January  16.  1800.    \\ 

a   child   he  moved   with   his   people  to   Bristol,   Xew 
Han  elder  brother 

Robert,  ii  the  paternal  farm.     He 

wr  of  fruit  culture  and  fine  gardening, 
and  planted  many  trees  on  his  place,  both  for  fruit 
and  shade.  He  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lum- 
ber at  Mi  ore's  Mills,  and  furnished  the  floor  beams 
for  the  first  factory  in  Lawrence,  Massachusi 
He  was  a  man  of  upright  character,  great  energy 
and  of  literary  and  '   tastes.     He   ser 

selectman   ten   years,  and  represented  Bristol   in   the 
for  three  terms.     On   December   15,   1825, 
'  m  irried  Mary,  fifth  child  and 

third  of    Abraham    and    Rachel    (Locke) 

Dolloff,  1  who  was  born  June  0.  1805.    They 

had  eight  children  :    Jane  Rolfe.  James  G.,  Ovid  D., 
Hows;    Rachel    L.   Mary.    Sarah   C. 
Josephine  o,      ,      Joseph  William  Moore 

died  .  ars, 

lied  at  Xew  Hampton,  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, February  15.  1SS7,  aged  eighty-one.  (Ovid  D. 
and  e    further    mention    in    this 

article). 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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(V)  James  G..  oldest  son  of  Joseph  W.  and 
Mary  (Dolloff)  )  Moore,  was  born  January  2~,  1828. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the 
New  Hampton  Institute.  He  early  displayed  un- 
usual talent  for  mathematics,  and  it  is  a  well  at- 
tested fact  that  he  solved  readily  intricate  problems 
that  were  sent  to  him  as  an  expert  from  other 
schools.  He  was  skilled  in  mechanical  drawing  and 
a  genius  in  whatever  pertained  to  machinery.  In 
August,  1849,  he  removed  to  Franconia,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  built  a  mill  for  the  manufacture  of 
shingles,  boards,  shoe  pegs  and  bobbins.  He  also 
dealt  in  masts,  spars  and  keels  for  shipping  vessels. 
He  moved  to  Lisbon  in  1870,  where  he  purchased  a 
mill  and  continued  the  manufacture  of  shoe  pegs, 
wood  pulp  and  bobbins.  He  invented  many  im- 
provements in  the  machinery,  which  were  of  great 
value.  His  patents  were .  for  wood  pulp  machines 
and  excelsior.  He  also  invented  a  tubular  boiler 
and  several  other  articles  which  he  never  patented, 
among  which  were  the  machine  for  splitting  bobbins 
and  the  calipers  for  measuring  wood,  both  of  which 
are  universally  used.  During  the  great  fire  in  1901 
his  mill  was  burned  with  its  machinery  and  patterns. 
With  his  characteristic  energy,  a  strong  inheritance 
with  him,  he  decided  to  rebuild.  His  new  mill  is 
run  with  steam  power,  and  he  has  about  thirty  em- 
ployes. Mr.  Moor  has  been  termed  "the  veteran 
peg  manufacturer";  at  the  time  he  started  in  the 
business  there  were  twenty  such  mills  in  the  United 
States,  now  there  but  four,  all  within  a  radius  of 
fifty  miles.  The  most  important  markets  are  Ger- 
many, Austria,  Turkey,  Russia  and  South  America, 
although  many  are  sent  to  Norway,  Sweden  and 
Denmark,  very  few  now  being  used  in  this  country. 
James  G.  Moor  married,  November  4,  1856,  Chri  — 
tiana  C.  daughter  of  Rev.  Isaiah  and  Charlotte  R. 
Shipman   (see  Shipman).     They  have  no  children. 

(V)  Ovid  Dearborn,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Joseph  William  and  Mary  (Dolloff)  Moore,  was 
born  at  Bristol,  New  Hampshire,  August  6,  1829. 
He  left  Bristol  in  1859,  lived  for  a  while  in  Little- 
ton and  Franconia,  and  was  a  farmer  up  to  forty 
years  of  age.  He  went  into  company  with  his  elder 
"brother,  James  G.  Moore,  who  was  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  wood  pulp  at  Lisbon,  New  Hamp- 
shire. They  continued  in  this  business  about  four- 
teen years,  Mr.  O.  D.  Moore  meanwhile  moving  to 
Lisbon  in  1875.  After  dissolving  partnership  with 
his  brother,  Mr.  O.  D.  Moore  managed  the  business 
alone  for  about  eight  years,  and  then  went  into  com- 
pany with  his  son,  Fred.  J.  Moore,  and  with  his  son- 
in-law.  W.  S.  Nelson,  in  the  manufacture  of  shoe- 
pegs  at  Lisbon.  On  August  28,  1854,  Ovid  D. 
Moore  married  Harriet  Irene,  daughter  of  Russel 
and  Lorena  (Spooner)  Howland,  who  was  born  in 
Franconia,  New  Hampshire,  August  31,  1832.  She 
died  in  Franconia,  March  20,  1871,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren :  Genevieve,  and  Fred.  J.,  whose  sketch  fol- 
lows. O.  D.  Moore  married  for  his  second  wife, 
February  1,  1S77.  Hattie  A.,  daughter  of  Steven  and 
Elsie  (Drury)  Howland.  who  was  born  October  10, 
1850.  Ovid  D.  Moore  died  at  Lisbon,  September  8, 
1892. 

(VI)  Fred.  Joseph,  only  son  and  second  child 
of  Ovid  Dearborn  and  Harriet  I.  (Howland) 
Moore,  was  born  March  10,  1865,  at  Franconia.  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Franconia,  Bristol  and  Lisbon,  and  at  the  Commer- 
cial College  of  New  Hampton  Institute,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  then  engaged  with  his  father  in  the  wood 
pulp    business    at    Lisbon,    where    he    remained    five 

ii— 8 


years.  For  the  succeeding  three  years  he  was  em- 
ployed by  Wells  &  Wilson,  shoe  peg  manufacturers, 
and  in  1890  went  into  company  with  his  father  and 
his  brother-in-law,  William  S.  Nelson,  in  the  manu- 
facture of  shoe  pegs.  This  partnership  lasted  till 
the  death  of  the  father  in  1892,  when  F.  J.  Moore 
sold  out  his  interest  to  Mr.  Nelson,  continuing  to 
work  for  the  latter  till  1906.  In  that  year  Mr. 
Moore  bought  the  Oliver  interest  in  the  grain  busi- 
ness of  Oliver  &  Gates  at  Lisbon,  and  the  firm  is 
now  known  as  Gates  &  Moore,  grain  dealers.  Mr. 
Moore  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  has  been  se- 
lectman at  Lisbon.  He  is  a  member  of  Kane  Lodge, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  and  of  Frank- 
lin Chapter,  No.  5.  both  of  Lisbon ;  and  of  St.  Ger- 
ard Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  Littleton.  He 
has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  Masonry  in 
Lafayette  Chapter,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Eastern 
Star.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Ammonoosuc  Club,, 
of  Lisbon. 

Fred.  Joseph  Moore  married,  December  iS,  1886, 
Jennie  A.  E.  Harris,  daughter  of  P.  E.  and  Lucy  M. 
(Taylor)  Harris,  who  was  born  July  31,  1863,  in 
Warren,  New  Hampshire.  They  have  one  child, 
Harriet  Irene,  born  May  31,  1889. 


(I)  John  Moore  and  his  wife  Jane, 
MOORE  whose  maiden  surname  was  Morrison, 
emigrated  from  the  north  of  Ireland 
and  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire.  In  1738  he  purchased  the  Gov- 
ernor Wentworth  farm,  but  instead  of  making  it 
his  homestead  he  settled  on  the  east  end  of  addi- 
tional lot  No.  104,  in  Chester.  He  reared  four 
sons:     James,  John,   Major  Henry  and   Charles. 

(II)  Charles,  youngest  son  of  John  and  Jane 
(Morrison)  Moore,  married  Molly  Whittier.  and 
resided  upon  the  Governor  Shute  farm,  located  on 
the  West  Pond  road  in  Chester,  which  is  now  or 
was  recently  occupied  by  Samuel  M.  Edwards.  He 
was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  although  agriculture  was 
in  all  probability  his  chief  occupation.  Charles  died 
in  181 1,  and  his  wife  died  about  the  year  1834. 
Their  children  were :  James,  Josiah,  Reuben,  R  ib- 
ert,  John  and  Henry. 

(III)  Reuben,  third  son  of  Charles  and  Molly 
(Whittier)  Moore,  was  born  in  Chester  in  1775. 
In  1797  he  settled  in  Plainfield.  New  Hampshire, 
and  died  there,  in  1835.  He  participated  in  the 
war  of  1812-15.  The  maiden  name  of  his  wife  is 
wanting,   as   is   also   a   list   of   his   children. 

(IV)  John,  son  of  Reuben  Moore,  was  born 
in  Chester  in  1796.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade 
and  resided  in  Thetford.  Vermont.  His  death  oc- 
curred about  the  year  1835.  He  married  Sarah 
Heath,  but  whether  he  had  more  than  one  child 
cannot  be  ascertained. 

(V)  La  Fayette,  son  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Heath)  Moore,  was  born  at  Thetford,  Vermont, 
in  February,  1823.  Left  fatherless  at  the  age  of  about 
ten  years  he  was  bound  to  an  uncle,  from  whom 
he  subsequently  ran  away  and  learned  the  black- 
smith's trade.  He  was  among  the  first  settlers  in 
Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  going  there  about  1845, 
and  assisting  in  laying  out  the  town.  He  was  one 
of  the  first  to  engage  in  the  drug  business  there, 
but  in  1850  he  sold  his  establishment  and  sought 
his  fortune  in  the  gold  fields  of  California.  After 
remaining  a  short  time  on  the  Pacific  coast  he  re- 
turned to  Lawrence,  whence  he  removed  to  Lan- 
caster, New  Hampshire,  in  1855,  and  engaged  in 
the   drvgoods   business.     He   later  established   a 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


per  mill  and  a  starch  factory  in  Guildhall,  Ver 
mont.  which  he  operated  for  some  time,  but  finally 
returned  to  Lancaster  and  purchasing  the  hardy 
business  established  by  his  sons  he  carried  it  on 
successfully  for  a  period  of  ten  years  or  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1898.  He  was  well  ad- 
vanced  in  .Masonry,  having  been  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  North  Star  Lodge,  chapter  and  commandery, 
all  of  Lancaster.  In  his  religious  belief  he  was  a 
Unitarian.  In  1840  he  married  Maria  Jane  Ben- 
nett, daughter  of  Oliver  Bennett,  of  Barnstead,  New 
Ila:  She   survives  him  and  resides  in  Lan- 

caster. The  children  of  this  union  who  lived  to 
maturity  are:  John  LaFayette,  who  will  be  again 
referred  to;  George  C,  a  resident  of  South  Da- 
kota ;  Mary  L.,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  Dr.  \V. 
Herbert  Hoyt,  of  Rochester,  New'  York;  James  L., 
who  in  Lancaster,  and  Herbert,  also  of  that 

tYI)      John   LaFayette,   eldest   son   and  child   of 
La  layette  and  Maria  J.  (Bennett)  Moore,  was  born 
Lawrence,   July   7,    1855.     He  acquired   his   edu- 
ii    in    the    public    schools,    the    New    Hampton 
Institute  and  the  Lancaster  Academy.     As  a  young 
man    he    went    to    Northumberland,    this    state,    and 
later  -pent  some  time  in  the  West  in  the  interest  of 
a  lumber  company.     Returning  to  Lancaster  in   i8Sj 
he   purchased   an   interest   in   the   hardware   firm   of 
Cobbleigh   &  Moore,    with   which   he   was  associated 
until    1888,    when    the   business    was    bought   by    his 
lather  as  previously   stated,  and  he  then  turned  his 
ntion    to   other   business    fields.     He   is  now   the 
manager  of  the  hardware  store  which  is  carried  on 
by   tin    trustees  of  his  father's  estate,  has  an   inter- 
est  in  a  brick  yard  in  Lancaster,  and  is  a   director 
i  ancaster   National   Bank.     Mr.   Moore   is   a 
member    of    the    North    Star    Lodge,    Ancient    Free 
and   Accepted   Masons,  and  of  North   Star  Chapter, 
Royal    Arch    Masons.      He    attends     the     Unitarian 
lie  married  Clara   Spaulding,  daughter  of 
W.   C.    Spaulding.    of   Lancaster.       Mr.     and      Mrs. 
ive  two  children:     Stanley  D.,  born  in  1S84; 
\nnte  M,,  born  in  1894. 

I  1      Major    Samuel    Moore    appears     in     Litch- 
field soon  niter  1730.     In  a  suit  of  Goffe  vs.  Fallans- 
in  1750,  he  testified  that  he  had  resided  in  Litch- 
since    1731.     He   was   one   of   a   committee   to 
build    the   meeting   house    in    Litchfield,     and     was 
treasurer    of    the    town    in    1735.      He    lived    in   the 
northern   part  of  the   town,  and   several   miles   from 
the   main    settlement,   and   possibly  that    fact   excused 
him    from   continued   service  in   town   affairs.     Dur- 
Frcncb    and    Indian    war    his    service    was 
Me    was    a     lieutenant    in    the  com- 
pany of   Captain   Goffe,   of   Colonel   Joseph    Blanch- 
ent,   in    1755-     Verj    few    of  the  rolls   of 
New    Hampshire    regiments   for    1758   and    1730  are 
■1.    hnt   papers    in    the   state   archives    repre- 
iptain   in    175S.   and   a   major 
in    Colonel    John    Goffe's    regiment    in     1750,    which 
marched  by  way  of  Springfield  to  Albany,  and  par- 
ticipated in   the  captui      oi   Quebec.     After  his  mar- 
!  to   Hudson.     He   was   last  taxed  in 
Litchfield  in  1766!     lie  was  a  selectman  of  Hud  on 
in     1  1  if   the    Association    Test    in 

177''  Li  died  in  Hudson  in  [784,  He  married 
(fir-'  1  Deborah  Ruttcrficld,  and  (second")  Mary 
Colburn,  widow  of  Thomas  Collmrn.  of  Hudson. 
Cantain  Colburn  was  killed  by  lightning  August  20. 

■  r  Samui  I  and    I  >i  borah 
eld)    Moore   were :     <  (live,   John,    Priscilla, 
Samuel,    Deborah,   Joseph,   Abraham. 


(II)  Colonel  John,  second  child  and  eldest  son 
of  Major  Samuel  and  Deborah  (  Butterfield)  Moore, 
was  born  November  28,  1731.  He  was  early  trained 
in  war,  a  lieutenant  in  the  French  and  Indian  war, 
a  captain  in  Colonel  John  Stark's  regiment  at  the 
battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  promoted  to  major  June 
18,  1775.  He  lived  in  Manchester,  then  in  Deer- 
field,  and  removed,  in  1778,  to  Norridgewock, 
Maine,  where  he  died  in  1809.  He  was  a  colonel  in 
the  Maine  militia.  He  married  (first),  September 
8,  1754.  Margaret  Goffe,  daughter  of  Colonel  John 
and  Esther  (Griggs)  Goffe;  and  (second)  Mrs. 
Weston,  of  Bloomfield,  Maine.  The  children  of 
Colonel  John  and  Margaret  were:  Deborah,  Benja- 
min, Goffe.  Peggy,  John,  Abraham,  Joseph,  Olive 
and   Hannah. 

(III)  Goffe,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Colonel  John  and  Margaret  (Goffe)  Moore.  wa< 
born  December  4,  1760..  He  removed  to  Maine  and 
resided  in  the  town  of  Anson,  where  he  died  in 
1850.  He  married,  in  Maine,  (first)  Betsey  Fowler, 
who  died  in  1793;  and  (second)  Mrs.  Betsey  (Gray) 
McKinney. 

(IV)  Selina,  daughter  of  Goffe  and  Betsey 
(Fowler)  Moore,  born  1797.  in  Madison,  Maine, 
became  the  wife  of  Isaac  Savage  (see  Savage, 
II). 


The  state  of  New  Hampshire  is  in- 
MOORS  debted  for  much  of  the  enterprise,  in- 
dependence and  industry  which  have 
promoted  her  progress  to  what  is  known  as  the 
Scotch-Irish  blood.  The  bearers  of  this  blood  have 
been  long  lived  and  have  reared  large  families,  whose 
brandies  are  now  found  in  every  section  of  the 
State  as  well  as  of  the  United  States.  They  have 
Found  thrifty  and  well  settled  in  their  prin- 
ciples and  opinions,  contributing  much  to  the  main- 
taining of  moral  standards  as  well  as  to  the  ma- 
terial  development  of  the  regions  in  which  they 
have  lived.  Many  of  the  names  of  these  people  have 
undergone  metamorphoses  in  the  course  of  handling 
by  the  American  communities,  and  we  find  the  name 
under  present  consideration  came  to  America  in  a 
very    different   form. 

(I)  James  Moore  was  born  in  or  near  Lon- 
donderry, Ireland,  in  the  latter  part  of  the  seven- 
teenth century,  and  was  a  scion  of  one  of  the  nu- 
merous Scotch  families  which  hail  settled  in  North- 
ern Ireland,  nearly  one  hundred  years  before  his 
birth.  He  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  memorial 
to  Governor  Chute  in  171S.  praying  for  a  suitable 
encouragement  to  immigrants  to  New  England. 
With  his  wife,  Isabel,  he  settled  in  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire,  about  1720,  and  was  known  as 
"charter  James  Moore,"  because  he  was  one  oi  the 
original  proprietors  of  the  township.  Tn  1721  lie 
sold  his  right  in  the  undivided  lands  of  the  town 
to  Hugh  Ramsey,  and  purchased  from  time  to  time 
until  his  holdings  exceeded  seven  hundred  acres  in 
the  south  part  of  Londonderry  between  Ezekiel's 
and  Mitchel  ponds.  His  dwelling  house  was  near 
the  present  junction  of  the  railroad  in  Windham. 
The  last  named  town  was  severed  from  Lon- 
donderry, in  1712.  by  a  track  in  the  original  line 
of  division.  In  177S  this  line  was  straightened  and 
all  of  Mr.  Moore's  homestead  was  annexed  to 
Windham.  Tie  was  a  weaver  and  an  extensive 
dealer  in  linen  wares.  lie  was  selectman  in  1723, 
and  is  frequently  named  in  the  records  of  his  time, 
lie  died  in  1750,  and  the  inventory  of  his  estate 
places  its  value  at  three  thousand  five  hundred  and 


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seventy  pounds.  His  widow  survived  him  nearly 
twenty-five  years,  and  died  February  13.  1775,  in 
Pelhani,  Massachusetts.  They  had  sons :  James. 
Joseph  and  Sampson,  who  removed  in  1762  to  Nova 
Scotia,   and   David,   who   is  mentioned  below. 

(II)  David,  son  of  James  and  Isabel  Moore, 
was  born  August  26,  1730,  in  Londonderry,  and  lived 
in  that  town,  owning  a  part  of  the  homestead,  until 
1759,  when  he  moved  to  Sharon,  New  Hampshire. 
He  was  a  man  of  unusual  mental  and  physical 
power,  with  strong  Scotch  characteristics,  and  a 
rigid  Presbyterian.  He  died  July  21,  1820,  in 
Sharon.  He  married,  July  2.  1753.  Margaret  Tag- 
gart.  born  August  23,  1733.  in  Londonderry,  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  (McAllister)  Taggart.  Their 
sons  were:  James,  John  and  William.  Of  these 
William  was  the  grandfather  of  Ezra  S.  Stearns. 

(III)  John,  second  son  of  David  and  Mary 
(Taggart)  Moore,  was  born  June  20,  1768.  in 
Sharon,  and  was  a  farmer  in  that  town,  occupying 
the  west  part  of  the  paternal  homestead.  He  mar- 
ried Hannah  Fitch,  born  June  23,  1768,  daughter  of 
Paul  and  Mary  (Jackwith)  Fitch,  and  granddaugh- 
ter of  John  Fitch,  for  whom  the  city  of  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts,  is  named.  His  brother,  William 
Moore,  married  Mary  Fitch,  and  had  nine  children. 
John  Moore  died  December  20,  1840,  and  was  sur- 
vived nearly  fourteen  years  by  his  widow,  who 
passed  away  September  18,  1854.  Their  children 
were  :  David.  John,  Luke,  Paul.  Leonard.  Pemelia, 
Cyrus,  Hannah  and  Samuel.  Many  of  the  family 
now  write  the  name  Moors. 

(IV)  Luke  Moors,  third  son  and  child  of  John 
and  Hannah  (Fitch)  Moors,  was  born  March  29, 
1796.  in  Sharon,  and  lived  several  years  in  Jaffrey, 
whence  he  removed  to  Marlboro.  New  Hampshire, 
in  1845.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  a  man  of  most 
exemplary  character.  He  died  April  25.  1S46,  as  the 
result  of  an  injury  received  at  the  raising  of  a 
building.  He  married,  March  it.  1824.  Mary 
Baker,  born  June  27,  1S01,  in  Marlboro,  daughter 
of  Bezaleel  and  Abigail  (Wood)  Baker.  They  had 
two  children  born  in  Jaffrey:  Loren  L.  and  Cy- 
rus   S. 

(V)  Cyrus  Sidney  Moors,  second  son  of  Luke 
and  Mary  (Baker)  Moors,  was  born  July  5,  1832. 
in  Jaffrey.  and  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  town  and  Marlboro.  His  first  em- 
ployment was  in  Athol.  Massachusetts,  in  the 
Wheeler  pail  factory,  where  he  continued  about 
two  years.  Returning  to  Marlboro  he  was  em- 
ployed in  a  similar  establishment,  and  was  next  em- 
ployed as  a  carpenter  for  two  years,  at  Leomin- 
ster. Massachusetts.  He  returned  to  the  pail  fac- 
tory at  Marlboro,  and  subsequently  became  station 
agent  of  the  Chesire  railroad  in  Marlboro,  be- 
ginning in  1857,  and  continuing  thirteen  years.  He 
then  removed  to  Marlboro,  and  was  in  partnership 
association  in  the  conduct  of  a  general  store  with 
George  Davis  for  two  years.  Returning  to  the  rail- 
road service,  he  continued  as  station  agent  for  a 
period  of  fifteen  years.  Since  that  time  he  has  en- 
gaged in  the  livery  and  grain  business  in  Marlboro 
Village,  and  also  carries  the  mail  from  the  station 
to  the  village.  Mr.  Moors  served  the  town  as 
selectman,  being  chairman  of  the  board  and  has 
been  fire  warden  and  chief  of  police  for  the  past 
forty  years.  He  has  been  deputy  sheriff  for  the  last 
sixteen  years,  and  represented  the  town  in  the 
state  legislature  in  1903.  He  is  a  past  noble  grand 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  has 
been  indentified  with   the  Congregational   church  all 


his    life,    having    been    a    singer     in     the     choir     of 
.Marlboro  for  the  past  sixty  years. 

He  married,  September  7,  1854,  Caroline  A., 
daughter  of  Deacon  A.  and  Roxanna  (Frost)  Far- 
rar.  She  died  March  14,  1866.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), April  9,  1867,  Harriet  (Frost)  Harrington, 
who  died  January  16,  18S5.  His  third  wife,  to  whom 
he  w-as  married  December  29,  1883,  was  Lorinda 
(Smith)  Blodgett.  The  children,  born  of  the  first 
wife,  are:  Fred  Sidney.  Lizzie  C.  and  Albert 
Loren.  Mrs.  Lorinda  (Smith)  Moors  has  had  a 
deep  interest  in  the  cause  of  temperance  ^ince  the 
days  of  her  girlhood  when  she  identified  herself 
with  the  Washingtonian  movement:  subsequently 
with  the  Reform  Club.  From  the  crusade  day  of 
'73  her  association  has  continued  close  and  ac'ive. 
In  1882  she  was  a  charter  member  of  the  local 
union  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  (Marl- 
boro), being  chosen  president,  an  official  connection 
which  has  continued  up  to  the  present  time  (1907). 
Since  1888  Mrs.  Moors  has  been  president  of 
Cheshire  County  Union,  and  as  such  (ex-officio)  one 
of  the  vice-presidents  of  the  state.  She  has  held 
membership  in  the  Universalist  Church  of  Marl- 
boro for  more  than  thirty  years.  Mrs.  Moors  in 
1882  became  identified  with  the  Daughters  of  Re- 
bekah,  and  has  been  through  all  of  the  chairs  of 
the  local  lodge  (Harmony)  and  is  past  district 
deputy. 


This  family,  which  is  of  English 
PARKHURST  origin,  takes  its  name  from  the 
locality  in  which  a  remote  an- 
cestor dwelt,  a  park  containing  a  hurst,  or  grove. 
In  New  England  and  New  York  numerous  scions 
of  the  family  have  been  men  of  prominence,  and 
it  was  early  identified  with  the  development  of  New 
Hampshire. 

(I)  George  Parkhurst,  the  emigrant  ancestor, 
came  from  Ipswich,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk.  Eng- 
land, about  the  year  1640,  and  settled  in  Water- 
town,  Massachusetts.  He  married,  about  1645, 
Susan,  widow  of  John  Simpson,  of  Watertown,  and 
about  that  time  he  removed  from  Watertown  to 
Boston.  In  1642  he  was  proprietor  of  a  homestall 
of  twelve  acres  and  five  other  parcels  of  land  in 
Watertown.  On  October  4,  1645,  being  then  a  resi- 
dent of  Boston,  he  sold  to  John  Coolidge  and 
Thomas  Hastings  a  lot  of  land  which  he  had  pur- 
chased from  Hugh  Mason.  On  December  20,  1648, 
he  sold  to  his  son-in-law,  Thomas  Arnold,  thirty 
acres  of  dividend  land  in  Watertown.  On  March 
5.  1649,  he  sold  to  William  Page  ten  acres  near 
the  great  pond.  He  sold  on  June  13,  1655,  ten 
acres  which  had  been  granted  to  John  Simpson. 
He  w-as  admitted  a  freeman  at  Watertown.  May 
10,  1643.  Daniel  Parker,  who  was  baptized  in  the 
first  church  of  Boston,  in  1649,  was  probably  his 
son.     He  was  the   father  of   seven   children. 

(II)  Joseph,  son  of  George  Parkhurst.  was  a 
native  of  England,  and  accompanied  his  father  on 
his  removal  to  America.  He  was  married  June 
26,  1656,  to  Rebecca  Reed,  of  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts, and  went  to  reside  in  Chelmsford,  that  state, 
whence  he  removed  to  Plainfield,  Connecticut,  about 
1690.  He  had  a  family  of  five  children.  (Mention 
of  Joseph,  one  of  these,  and  descendants,  appears 
in  this  article.) 

(III)  Ebenezer,  son  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca 
(Reed)  Parkhurst,  was  born  in  Watertown,  and 
probably  went  from  there  to  Chelmsford,  as  he  was 
residing  in  the  latter  place  in  1699.     His  farm,  which 


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is  now  known  as  "The  Owls  Nest,"  remained  in 
the  possession  of  his  descendants  until  [899  The 
Christian  name  of  his  wife  was  Mary,  and  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  six  children. 

(IV)  James,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  Park- 
hurst,  was  born  in  Chelmsford,  November  18,  1707. 
The  Christian  name  of  his  wife  was  Abigail,  and 
she    bore   him   eight   children. 

(V)  Philip,  son  of  James  and  Abigail  Park- 
hurst,  was  born  in  Chelmsford,  April  17.  1745.  He 
resided  there  his  entire  life,  which  terminated  De- 
cember 14,  1810.  March  14.  1771,  he  married  .Mary 
Spalding,  and  was  the  father  of  Andrew,  John, 
Mary,    Henry,    Ephraim,   Silas   and   Polly. 

(VI)  Ephraim,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Philip  and  Mary  (Spalding)  Parkhurst,  was  born 
in  Chelmsford,  April  11,  1783.  He  w-ent  to'  Bed- 
ford, New  Hampshire,  prior  to  1S18,  settling  upon 
a  farm  in  the  west  part  of  the  town,  and  his  death 
occurred  October  30,  1819.  His  farm  is  now  oc- 
cupied by  Henry  L.  Peaslee.  He  was  married  May 
3,  1807,  to  Sarah  Proctor,  of  Chelmsford  (see 
Proctor).  Their  children  were:  Sarah  Ann,  died 
young;  Ephraim  A.;  Rufus;  Elijah  P.;  Sarah  Ann; 
and  Nancy  C.  The  mother  of  these  children  mar- 
ried for  her  second  husband,  January  21,  1822, 
Solomon  Woods.  She  died  in  Bedford,  December 
6,    1877,  at   the  advanced  age   of  ninety-eight  years. 

(VII)  Deacon  Elijah  P.,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Ephraim  and  Sarah  (Proctor)  Parkhurst, 
was  born  January  II,  1814.  He  resided  for  many 
years  in  Merrimack,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  in 
Manchester,  June  28,  1892.  He  was  a  deacon  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  Plis  first  wife,  whom  he 
married  April  18.  [839,  was  Sally  J.  Gage,  daughter 
of  Isaac  and  Sally  (Underwood)  Gage.  She  died 
December  25.  [858.  On  November  8,  1859,  he  mar- 
ried for  his  second  wife  Harriet  N.  Otis,  of  New- 
Boston,  who  died  October  14,  1893.  In  his  youth 
Mr,  Parkhurst  learned  the  stone-cutter's  trade, 
which  he  followed  in  Virginia  about  five  years,  and 
in  1837  was  awarded  the  contract  to  cut  the  pillars 
for  the  Baltimore  (Maryland)  court  house.  His 
ability  as  a  stone  cutter  gave  him  a  national  .repu- 
tation. His  business  called  him  to  no  less  than 
eleven  different  states,  prior  to  the  advent  of  rail- 
ways, and  he  was  one  of  the  first  passengers  on  the 
first  railroad  train  in  this  country.  Returning  to  Mer- 
rimack he  engaged  in  the  stone  business,  also  car- 
ried on  lumbering  operations,  and  cultivated  a  farm. 
He  was  more  or  less  active  in  local  civic  affairs, 
serving  as  a  selectman  four  years  and  as  overseer 
of  the  poor  for  some  time.  The  children  of  his 
first  union  are:  George  S.,  who  will  be  referred  to 
pre  ently;  Sally  Jane,  born  December  27,  1842,  died 
February  7,  [843;  Lucretia  D.,  born  Maj  jo.  1744, 
married  Horace  Holbrook,  of  Manchester,  and  has 
two  children— Grace  and  Dora  I).;  and  Surviah  II., 
born  April  1,  1847,  married  Daniel  Webster  At- 
wood,  of  Bedford,  and  has  one  child.  Gordon  P. 
Atwood.  Those  of  his  econd  union  are:  Harriet 
Jam  ,  born  Octob  13,  t86o,  unmai  1  ied,  and  resides  in 
Bedford,  and  Carrie   E.,  born   -May   18,   1865,  now  a 

1    in    1  all, id   ga    1  olli  ge,    Alabama. 

i\lll rge   Spalding,  eldest   son  and   child 

"f  I  teacon  Elijah  P  and  Sally  |  <  iage  1  Parkhurst, 
horn  in  Merrimack,  July  4,  [840.  He  studied 
at  the  Magaw  Institute,  :  completed  his  edu- 
cation in  New  York.  Turning  his  attention  to  edu- 
cational pursuits,  be  was  engaged  for  lour  years  in 
teaching  school,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  time 
he  returned  to  the  homestead  farm,  which  he  subse- 


quently purchased  of  his  father.  In  addition  to 
farming  he  is  interested  quite  extensively  in  lumber- 
ing, and  is  one  of  the  successful  business  men  of 
Merrimack.  His  religious  affiliations  are  with  the 
Congregationalists,  and  he  has  been  a  deacon  of  that 
church  for  the  past  twelve  years.  On  September 
4,  1889,  Mr.  Parkhurst  married  Hannah  Agusta 
Drew,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Salome  (Bovvdwell) 
Drew,  of  Chester,  New  Hampshire. 

(III)  Joseph  (2),  son  of  Joseph  (1)  and  Re- 
becca (Reed)  Parkhurst,  resided  in  Plainfield, 
Connecticut,  where  he  reared  a  family  and  died. 

(IV)  Tilly  Parkhurst,  son  of  Joseph  (2)  Park- 
hurst, was  born  in  Plainfield,  Connecticut,  in  1729, 
and  died  in  Royalton,  Vermont,  July  II,  1802.  He 
lived  in  Plainfield  um.il  some  time  between  1772 
and  1775,  when  he  temoved  with  his  family  to 
Royalton,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent, 
in  the  valley  of  White  river  about  two  miles  below 
South  Koyalton.  Here  he  was  engaged  in  sub- 
duing the  wilderness  in  1780,  when  three  hundred 
Indiana  savages  descended  from  Canada  and  burned 
Royalton  and  carried  away  many  of  its  inhabitants 
captives.  They  slaughtered  his  stock  and  burned 
his  buildings,  leaving  nothing  but  a  portion  of  a 
bucket  which  contained  a  quantity  of  maple  sugar, 
which  the  Indians  probably  overlooked.  Tilly  Park- 
burst  was  an  active,  energetic  and  persevering  citi- 
zen, and  had  done  much  to  make  himself  and  family 
comfortable  before  the  Indians  destroyed  all  his 
improvements  that  fire  would  consume.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  (Shepherd),  widow  of  Elias  Stevens. 
She  was  born  in  Connecticut,  in  1730,  and  died  in 
Royalton,  December  12,  1816,  aged  eighty-six.  She 
had  one  sou  Elias  by  her  first  husband,  and  by 
her  second  she  had :  Jabez,  Ebenezer,  Molly  and 
Phineas,   whose  biography  follows. 

(V)  Dr.  Phineas  (1),  youngest  child  of  Tilly 
and  Sarah  (Shepherd)  Parkhurst,  was  born  in 
Plainfield,  Connecticut,  January  6,  1760,  and  died 
at  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire,  October  16,  1S44, 
aged  eighty-live  years.  He  accompanied  his  parents 
on  their  removal  to  Royalton,  Vermont,  between 
1772  and  1775.  Here  he  grew  to  manhood  on  the 
northern  verge  of  American  civilization,  in  the  time 
of  the  American  Revolution.  August  13,  1770. 
when  sixteen  years  of  age,  he  and  his  half-brother. 
Elias  Stevens,  enlisted  at  Windsor,  Vermont,  in 
Captain  Joseph  Hatch's  company  of  rangers,  and 
probably  scouted  in  the  northern  woods,  guarded 
the  hastily  built  forts,  and  awaited  the  expected  at- 
tack of  British  or  Indians.  On  September  20.  1777, 
Phineas  Parkhurst  appears  as  a  lifer  in  Cap: 
William  Heaton's  company,  Colonel  Peter  Ol- 
cott's  regiment.  Northern  Department.  The  ser- 
vice was  for  thirty-six  days,  and  he  seems  to  have 
seen  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne.  In  April,  1778, 
he  was  again  in  service  in  Captain  Solomon  Cush- 
mau's  company,  Colonel  Bedel's  regiment,  as  fourth 
corporal  and  lifer,  and  served  until  March.  1779. 
When  the  Indians  attacked  Royalton,  October  16, 
1780,  burning  houses,  killing  citizens,  and  carrying 
away  prisoners,  Phineas  Parkhurst  was  eating 
breakfast  at  the  house  of  a  neighbor,  but  acting 
instantly,  escaped  on  horseback  with  the  wife  and 
daughtei  "f  hi-  host.  Leaving  hi,  companions  in 
a  place  of  safety,  he  returned  to  spread  the  news 
and  assisl  oilier,  m  escaping.  Starting  to  cms,  the 
river  opposite  his  father's  house,  he  was  shot  in 
the  hack  by  an  Indian.  The  hall  passed  through 
his  body  and  lodged  under  the  ribs  beneath  the 
skin.      Turning,    he    rode   down   the   river   and   warned 


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the  settlers  of  the  raid,  until  he  had  travelled  six- 
teen miles  to  Robinson's  Ferry,  where  he  stopped 
and  received  surgical  aid.  This  wound  closed  his 
career  as  a  soldier,  and  he  soon  afterward  began 
the  study  of  medicine  under  the  direction  of  Dr. 
Nathaniel  Hall,  the  first  doctor  in  Lebanon,  New 
Hampshire.  He  began  practice  and  spent  the  ten 
years  following  that  event  at  Robinson's  Ferry, 
New  Hampshire.  The  doctor  had  a  circuit  of  many 
miles  wide  in  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire,  and 
traversed  roads  of  all  degrees  of  badness  in  all 
kinds  of  weather,  carrying  his  medicines  in  his  sad- 
ilk-  bags  behind  him.  All  his  journeys  were  per- 
formed on  horseback,  his  medicines  were  principally 
decoctions  of  herbs,  and  his  fees  for  a  visit  were 
one  shilling.  In  1794  he  was  able  to  buy  property 
two  miles  from  West  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire, 
on  the  Mascomia  river,  which  included  a  dam  and 
mill,  a  small  farm,  and  a  house  which  stood  near 
Lebanon's  first  church,  and  opposite  Pine  ceme- 
tery. There  he  bred  mules  for  the  market,  and 
grew  rich  in  the  business.  Many  stories  are  still 
told  of  Dr.  Parkhurst  and  his  mules,  which_  were 
often  driven  to  the  coal  fields  in  Pennsylvania;  to 
Richmond,  Virginia ;  Charleston,  South  Carolina ; 
Georgia,  and  otherwheres:  and  also  sold  to  parties 
in  Boston,  New  York,  New  London,  Connecticut, 
and  New  Haven,  and  transported  to  the  West  India 
Islands,  and  sold  there  in  exchange  for  the  produce 
of  those  islands.  Dr.  Parkhurst  used  to  ship  them 
to  sundry  places  on  his  own  account  and  receive 
in  return  rice,  cotton,  indigo,  and  tobacco,  which 
articles  opened  a  heavy  trade  between  him  and  the 
country  merchants  in  the  adjoining  towns.  The 
Doctor  practiced  day  and  night,  mule  raising  was 
profitable,  and  in  a  few  years  he  had  money  to  in- 
vest. He  bought  farm  and  timber  lands  adjoining 
his  homestead,  and  after  1S10  he  made  so  many 
purchases  of  real  estate  in  and  near  Lebanon  vil- 
lage that  old  people  say  he  owned  pretty  nearly 
the  whole  place.  He  had  over  sixty  deeds  on  record. 
In  1S17  he  sold  the  handsome  house  he  built  on 
his  farm  and  moved  'to  Lebanon  village  and  lived 
in  a  great  house  on  Carter's  corner,  surrounded  by 
so  many  barns,  sheds  and  other  outbuildings  that 
it  is  said  that  his  place  looked  like  a  small  town. 
On  land  adjoining  this,  which  he  owned,  nearly 
half  the  present  town  of  Lebanon  is  built.  In  1817 
he  bought  an  interest  in  the  Lebanon  grist  mill, 
of  which  he  became  sole  owner  in  1829  and  rebuilt 
it  in  1839.  He  was  the  first  president  of  the  first 
bank  in  Lebanon,  and  encouraged  the  coming  of 
the  railroad  to  Lebanon  while  many  opposed  it. 

The  record  of  Dr.  Parkhurst's  life  shows  him 
to  have  been  a  man,  first  of  all,  of  uncommon  sound 
sense  and  good  judgment.  Fie  possessed  an  iron 
constitution  and  great  energy,  a  genial  disposition, 
and  in  his  later  years,  a  courtly  demeanor.  He  was 
poor  when  he  started  in  the  practice  of  medicine, 
and  soon  become  poorer.  The  cow  and  the  pig 
"his  bride  had  received  as  her  dowry  were  sold  within 
six  months  to  pay  the  Doctor's  debts,  and  her  wed- 
ding dress  was  cut  up  to  make  him  shirts,  but 
though  reduced  to  these  straits,  he  never  lost  heart, 
and  by  persevering  soon  found  opportunity  to  show 
that  skill  which  made  him  one  of  the  leading  phy- 
sicians in  two  states.  His  good  sense  and  careful 
observation  led  him  to  make  changes  in  his  methods 
of  practice  that  are  now  approved,  and  thereby 
doubtless  saved  much  suffering  and  some  lives.  As 
a  physician  he  was  very  popular,  and  had  all  the 
practice  that  he  could  attend  to,  and  "in  his  nearly 


sixty  years  of  medical  practice  he  is  said  to  have 
introduce  three  thousand  children  into  the  world, 
with  never  a  mother  lost  in  childbed."  His  repu- 
tation spread  abroad,  and  students  flocked  to  him 
to  study  under  his  direction,  and  there  was  almost 
never  a  time  in  his  later  life  that  he  did  not  have 
students  about  him.  Dr.  Parkhurst's  progress  from 
poverty  to  wealth  and  a  position  of  influence  in 
social,  professional,  and  business  circles,  is  a  very 
clear  illustration  of  what  good  judgment  and  skill 
in  dealing  with  his  fellowman  may  do  for  any  man. 
Dr.  Parkhurst  was  married  in  March,  1784,  by  Rev. 
John  Searle,  to  his  cousin  Lucy  Pierce,  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  and  Priscilla  (Shepherd)  Pierce,  died 
1841.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children: 
Phineas,  Horace,  Susan,  Lucy,  Sarah,  Nancy  and 
Harriet.  Six  of  these  died  of  consumption,  and 
only  one,  Harriet,  lived  to  old  age.  She  was  the 
wife  of  Rev.  Ingersoll,  a  Unitarian  clergyman,  and 
died   in   Kcene,   New  Hampshire. 

(VI)  Dr.  Phineas  (2),  son  of  Dr.  Phineas  d) 
and  Lucy  (Pierce)  Parkhurst,  was  born  in  Lebanon, 
and  studied  medicine  with  his  father,  and  subse- 
quently took  the  course  in  medicine  at  Dartmouth 
College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1805.  He 
settled  in  Hartford,  Vermont,  wdicre  he  practiced 
a  time,  and  then  moved  to  Templeton,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life.  His 
wife's  family  w^re  prominent  and  wealthy  people 
in  Templeton,  and  she  was  heiress  to  a  large  amount 
of  farm  property  which  went  to  her  only  child.  Dr. 
Parkhurst  married  Persis  Kendall,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  Paul  Kendall,  mentioned  below. 

(VII)  Paul  Kendall,  son  of  Phineas  (2I  and 
Persis  (Kendall)  Parkhurst,  was  born  in  Strafford, 
New  Hampshire,  and  at  the  age  of  one  year  was 
taken  by  his  parents  to  Templeton.  Massachusetts, 
on  their  removal  to  that  place,  and  resided  there 
all  his  life.  He  was  a  man  of  means,  had  a  valu- 
able farm,  and  lived  the  life  of  a  liberal  gentleman 
fanner.  He  married  Almira  J.  Partridge,  born  in 
Templeton,  May  5.  1816,  died  in  Templeton  May  12, 
1904,  aged  eighty-eight  years.  Her  parents  were : 
Otis  and  Unity  Partridge.  The  children  of  this 
marriage  were:  Phineas,  who  is  further  mentioned 
below ;  Lucy  Ann,  married  Edwin  E.  Thomas,  of 
Taunton,  Massachusetts ;  James  Henry,  resides  at 
Baldwinsville,  Massachusetts;  Charles,  died  in 
Templeton,  at  the  age  of  forty;  and  Harriet  died 
young. 

(VIII)  Phineas  (3).  eldest  child  of  Paul  K. 
and  Almira  (Partridge)  Parkhurst.  was  born  in 
Templeton.  November  7,  1837,  and  died  while  on  a 
visit  to  that  place  November  7.  1877.  He  was  edu- 
cated  in  the  schools  of  Templeton,  Massachusetts, 
and  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire,  and  at  an  early  age 
showed  an  aptitude  for  music,  and  became  a  skill- 
ful performer  on  the  violin  and  clarionet.  He  was 
in  Concord.  New  Hampsbire,  in  1861,  and  on  Au- 
gust  7  of  that  year  enlisted  as  a  second  class  mu- 
st! ian  in  the  band  of  the  Third  Regiment  New 
Hampshire  Volunteers,  and  was  mustered  into  ser- 
vice August  26.  He  accompanied  his  regiment  to 
the  front  and  was  stationed  at  Hilton  Head,  South 
Carolina,  where  he  was  mustered  out  August  31, 
[862.  January  6,  1863,  he  again  enlisted,  and  was 
mustered  into  service  February  10  as  a  first  class 
musician  of  the  Second  Brigade  band  of  the  Tenth 
Army  Corps,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  also 
known  as  the  Post  Band.  He  served  until  July 
4.  1865.  and  was  then  mustered  out  at  Hilton  Head. 
After   he   returned   to   Concord   he   made   music   his 


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profession  until  the  time  of  his  death,  as  far  as 
his  health  permitted,  though  he  was  often  obliged 
to  desist  on  account  of  ravages  made  on  his  system 
by  disease  contracted  while  in  the  military  service. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and 
voted  the  Republican  ticket.  He  married,  January 
5,  1869,  Alice  G.  Quann,  born  in  Halifax.  Nova 
Scotia,  April  23,  1846.  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
A.  (Lattey)  Quann.  Mr.  Quann  was  born  and  died 
in  Halifax;  his  wife  was  born  in  Annapolis,  Xova 
Scotia,  and  died  in  Boston,  July  .20,  1872.  They 
had  three  children:  John,  born  in  Halifax  in  1843, 
died  in  Boston.  1875;  James,  born  in  Halifax,  1844, 
killed  by  a  railroad  train  in  Indiana  in  1878;  and 
Alice  G.  The  children  of  Phineas  and  Alice  G. 
(Quann)  Parkhurst  are:  Harriet  I.,  born  in  Con- 
cord, March,  1870,  at  home;  and  James  P.,  born  in 
Concord,  in  1S72.  now  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  silverware  in  Keene,  this  state. 


The  family  of  Hassard,  Ha^sart  or 
HAZARD     Hazard  is  of  Norman  extraction.    At 

the  time  of  the  Conquest  they  were 
living  on  the  borders  of  Switzerland,  and  were 
distinguished  by  the  ancient  but  long  extinct  title 
of  Duke  de  Charante.  Two  bearing  this  title 
visited  the  Holy  Land  as  crusaders.  The  coat  of 
arms  of  the  family  corroborates  this  statement,  for 
its  principal  emblem  is  three  scalloped  shells  on  an 
ermine  held,  while  the  crescent  is  a  closed  helmet 
surmounted  by  a  large  scallop  shell.  These  shells 
were  found  on  the  shores  of  Palestine,  and  they 
were  the  badge  of  the  returning  Pilgrims.  The 
motto  of  the  Hazard  family  is  "Sinceritas.  The 
Hazards  in  this  country  belong  chiefly  to  Rhode 
Island,  where  the  original  Thomas  settled  in  1639. 
Tradition  ^ays  that  Thomas  was  accompanied  by  a 
nephew,  the  ancestor  of  the  New  York  and  south- 
ern branches  of  the  family.  In  R'.*,  ■  Island  the 
name  is  one  of  the  most  numeron*  ..1  the  state. 
Mrs.  Mary  Hazard,  of  South  Kingston,  Rhode 
Island,  grandmother  of  Governor  Hazard,  died  in 
1739,  at  the  age  of  one  hundred  years,  and  could 
count  up  five  hundred  children,  grandchildren, 
great-grandchildren,  and  great-gn  at  -grandchildren, 
of  whom  two  hundred  and  five  were  then  living. 

(I)  Thomas    Hazard,    the    first    American    an- 
cestor, born  in   England,  in  1610,  came  from   Eng- 

\\  ales,  and  settled  in  Rhi  idi    I  sland, 
in  1635.     Mis  name  is  first  found  in    Bo  ton   in   [635. 
in    [638   he    was   admitted   a    freeman   of    1 
1639  he   wa     admitted  freeman  of   Newport,   Rhode 
Island,  and    in    1040   he   was   appointed   a 

I    of  election-.      I  te    inn 

Martha ,  who  died  in  U  ••>    Married   I 

Martha,    wid  ["hi  una  -    She:  iff,    n  hi  1    died    in 

1691.     Thou  ;  d    died    in    168  1    were 

four   children,    probablj    .ill    by    the    first    man 

ch    follow-:    Elizabeth,    married 

.    I  [annah,  married   Stephi  n   V\  ilo  •■■■, 

son    of    Edward    Wilcox;    .Martha,    married     (first) 

[chabod,  son  ,,1  ,  ,-_  an<i 

mill.      son      "i       ' 
Mown. 

(II)  Ri  iberl    -  Idesl  child  and    ■  if  Tin  nn  is 
and    Martha   Hazard,   wa     born   in    [635,   in    I 

1     Ireland       In    1635    '■''    »■'  ■   admitti  d    frei  m: I 

null,  Rhode  Island.  1  [e  appi  ars  to  have 
been  a  prominent  man  in  the  colony,  ami  was  a 
large  landowner,  He  built  a  big  house  in  Kings- 
town,  Rhode    Island,  which    stood   for  a   centui 


a  half.  The  house  had  a  long  L  in  which  wa 
capacious  chimney  with  two  stone  seats  where,  tra- 
dition says,  the  little  slave  children  were  woAt  to 
sit.  Robert  Hazard,  according  to  the  deeds  given 
to  his  sons  and  others,  owned  more  than  a  thousand 
acres  of  land.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Ann  Brownell.  She  died  January  28, 
1739.  at  the  age  of  one  hundred  years,  having  lived 
to  see  five  hundred  of  her  descendants,  as  mentioned 
in  the  first  paragraph.  She  appears  to  have  been 
remarkable  in  more  than  one  way,  for  the  "B 
Gazette,"  dated  February  12,  1730.  says  of  her: 
"She  was  accounted  a  very  useful  Gentlewoman, 
both  to  the  Poor  and  Rich  on  many  account-,  and 
particularly  amongst  Sick  Persons  for  her  Skill 
and  Judgment,  which  she  did  Gratis."  Thomas  and 
Mary  Hazard  had  eight  children:  Thomas,  horn 
in  1660,  died  in  1746.  married  Susannah  Nichols; 
George,  married  Penelope,  daughter  of  Caleb  and 
Abigail  Arnold,  died  in  1743 ;  Stephen,  married 
Elizabeth  Helme,  died  September  20,  1727;  Martha, 
married  Thomas  Wilcox,  died  in  1753:  Mary,  mar- 
ried Edward  Wilcox,  and  died  before  1710;  Robert 

married   Amey  ,   died   in    1718;  Jeremiah, 

whose  sketch  follows;  Hannah,  married  Jeffrey 
Champlin.     Robert  Hazard  died  in   1710. 

(III)  Jeremiah,  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Robert  and  Mary  (Brownell)  Hazard,  was  horn 
March  25,  1675.  He  lived  at  Kingstown,  Rhode 
Island.  Like  others  of  the  family  he  owned  much 
land,  some  of  which  remained  to  his  descendants  for 
generations.  Jeremiah  Hazard  married  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Mary  (Geready)  Smith. 
They  had  seven  children:  Mary,  horn  March  16, 
1669,  died  in  1771  ;  Ann.  born  February  28,  17m. 
married  John  Browning-  Robert,  whose  sketch  1  1- 
lows ;  Sarah,  born  January  11,  1706,  married  Robert 
Moore,  October  24,  1728;  Martha,  born  October  8, 
1708;  Hannah,  born  in  April,  1714,  married  Samuel 
Watson;    Susannah,    born    May    21,     1716,     married 

Smith.     Jeremiah    Hazard    reached    the 

age  of  ninety-three,  dying  February  2.  [768. 

(IV)  Robert,  third  child  and  only  s  in  of  Jere- 
miah  and    Sarah    (Smith.)    Hazard,   w  \nril 
1,  1703.     He  married  Patience,  daughter  of  Step 
and   Alary    (Thomas)    Norrlnvp.     She   was   horn  June 
27>    I7°5.   ai'd   died    Tune   26.    1795,   lacking 

of  ninety  years.     The,-  had   four  children:     Mary, 
married    her   cousin,    Jeremiah     Hazard;     J 
born    in    1735.   admitted    freeman    of    North    Kil 
town,    Rhode    Island,    111    1756 :    Ephraim,    born    in 
1721).  ami  died  May  28,   :82c,  Gideon,  whi 
f  illows. 

(  V  )     Gideon,  third  si  n  and  3  011   ■■  ■  t  1 
'children   of  Robert  and   Patience   (Northup) 
was   horn    1734.      He    was    twice    married.      His 
wife  was   Sarah,  daughter  of  Jonathan   Chase, 
widow   1  if    Benjamin    Congdon.       Tin  •. 
si  ins  :      Ephr  tim,   born    September   5,    1 

)    i  ii.  daughter  of  Rich  5  c 

ond.    Mary    Smith  ;  Freeh  irn, 

e    sketch     follow-:    and    Robert    .. 
Gidi  d  married    for  his   si  na 

■ mber  3,  1822.      1 

one  child.  Elizabeth,  bi  irn   1 1 

I  eph  Hammond.  Gideon  Hazard  died  June  13, 
r8l  t,  at  the  homestead  of  his  father  and  grand- 
father in  Kingstown,  Rhode  Island. 

(VI)     Freeborn,  second  son  and  child  of  Gi 
and   Sarah    (Chase)    (Congdon)    Ha  ard,    wa;    horn 
in    1705.      They   had   three  children:      Robertson,   : 


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August  27,  1785.  married  Elizabeth  Marshall; 
Stanton,  whose  sketch  follows ;  Susan,  born  No- 
vember 11,  1788,  married  Hannah  Smith.  Free- 
born Hazard  died  August  29,  183 1,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-six  years,  an  early  age  for  a  Hazard. 

(VII)  Stanton,  second  son  and  child  of  Free- 
born and  Susan  (Sherman)  Hazard,  was  born  in 
August,  1786.  He  married  Phebe  Bush,  and  they 
had  seven  children :  George  S.,  born  January  10, 
1S10;  Mary  A.,  born  June  14,  1811,  married  (first) 
Harvey  Brown,  (second)  Daniel  Sherman;  John 
W.,  born  May  20,  1813,  died  September  10,  1851 ; 
Albert  R.,  born  August  18,  1815,  died  in  infancy; 
Oliver  S.,  whose  sketch  follows ;  Brayman  R.,  born 
December  10,  1819,  died  in  infancy;  Phebe  A.,  born 
November  30,    1825,   married   Orris    Gardner. 

(VIII)  Oliver  Stanton,  fourth  son  and  fifth 
child  of  Stanton  and  Phebe  (Bush)  Hazard,  was 
born  in  Anthony,  Rhode  Island,  December  29,  1817. 
He  was  twice  married  (first)  to  Lucy  A.  Rice,  and 
(second)   to  Juliette  E.  Sholes. 

(IX)  Marinus  Hall,  son  of  Oliver  Stanton  and 
Lucy  A.  (Rice)  Hazard,  was  born  at  Crompton, 
Rhode  Island.  He  studied  medicine  in  Philadel- 
phia, and  practiced  his  profession  in  Providence, 
Rhode  Island.  He  belonged  to  the  Odd  Fellows 
and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  married  Helen,  daugh- 
ter of  George  Stevens,  who  was  born  in  Monroe, 
New  Hampshire.  Six  children  were  born:  Wil- 
liam H.,  deceased;  George  S. ;  Ella  F.,  deceased; 
Walter  E. ;  Hellen  G.,  and  Albert  H.,  deceased. 

(X)  George  Stevens  Hazard,  son  of  Dr.  Mari- 
nus Hall  and  Helen  (Stevens)  Hazard,  was  born 
at  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  July  20,  1866.  He 
attended  the  high  school  in  his  native  city,  and 
Brown  University.  For  many  \-ears  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  business  at  Worcester,  Massachu- 
setts. He  then  entered  the  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1890.  In  1894  he  came  to 
Hollis,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  has  since  lived. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  diseases  of  the  nose  and 
throat,  and  has  an  extensive  practice  in  the  sur- 
rounding towns.  He  belongs  to  the  American,  the 
New  Hampshire  and  the  Nashua  Medical  societies. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  health  and 
the  school  board  of  Hollis,  and  trustee  of  the  pub- 
lic library.  He  is  a  Mason  of  the  Thirty-second 
degree,  and  a  Knight  Templar.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  following  Masonic  bodies  in  Nashua:  Ed- 
ward A.  Raymond  Consistory,  Meridian  Sun  Royal 
Arch,  Chapter  No.  9,  and  the  New  Hampshire 
Council  of  Deliberation. 

Dr.   George   S.   Hazard   married,   April   20. 
Harriet,  daughter  of  Charles  Augustus  and  Harriet 
(Allen)    Blackington,   of    Attleboro,     Massachusetts. 
They  have  two  children :     Helen  R.,  born  June  26, 
1S89,  and   Ruth  F.,  born  March  27,    1897. 


This    old    family    whose    ancient    seat 

GERRISH     was  in   Newbury,   Massachusetts,  has 

produced  a  long  line  of  nun  of  more 

than    ordinary    ability,    leaders,    and    men    of    local 

prominence    wherever    they    have    resided,    both    in 

Massachusetts  and  New  Hampshire. 

(I)  Captain  William  Gerrish,  born  in  Bristol, 
Somersetshire,  England,  August  20,  1617.  said  to 
have  been  educated  to  business  in  the  mercantile 
house  of  Percival  Lowle  &  Company,  came  to  New 
England  as  early  as  1639  and  settled  in  that  year 
in  Newbury,  Massachusetts.  He  was  the  first 
captain    of    the    military    band    in    that    town,    and 


representative  1650-54.  In  1678  he  removed  to 
Boston  and  was  the  owner  of  No.  3,  Long  Wharf, 
where  he  carried  -on  business.  At  the  semi-centen- 
nial anniversary  meeting  of  the  town  of  Boston, 
March  14.  1686,  Captain  Gerrish  opened  and  closed 
the  exercises  with  prayer.  He  died  at  the  house 
of  his  son  Benjamin,  in  Salem,  August  9,  1687,  aged 
seventy.  He  married  (first)  April  17,  1645.  Joanna, 
widow  of  John  Oliver,  of  Newbury.  She  died  June 
14,  1677,  aged  fifty-eight;  and  he  married  (second), 
in  Boston,  Ann,  widow  of  John  Manning.  The 
children  by  the  first  wife  were :  John,  William, 
Joseph,  Benjamin.  Elizabeth,  Moses  and  Mary;  and 
by  the   second  wife :     Henry. 

(II)  Colonel  Moses,  fifth  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Captain  William  and  Joanna  Gerrish,  was  born 
in  Newbury,  May  9,  1656,  and  died  December  4, 
1694,  in  Newbury,  where  his  life  was  spent.  He 
married,  September  24,  1677,  Jane,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Henry  Sewall,  and  sister  of  Chief  Justice  Sewall, 
of  Massachusetts.  She  was  born  at  Badsley,  Eng- 
land, October  25.  1659,  and  died  January  29,  1717. 
Their  children  were:  Joanna,  Joseph,  Sarah,  Eliza- 
beth, Mary  and  John. 

(III)  Colonel  Joseph,  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of •  Colonel  Moses  and  Jane  (Sewall)  Gerrish, 
was  born  in  Newbury,  March  20,  1682,  and  died 
January,  1765,  aged  nearly  eighty-three  years.  He 
lived  in  Newbury,  was  a  member  of  the  colonial 
legislature  twenty  years,  and  was  often  elected  by 
that  body  to  his  majesty's  council,  and  as  often 
rejected  by  the  English  governor  "because  he  was 
not  supple."  He  was  also  elected  to  a  seat  in  a  pro-  . 
vincial  congress.  In  speaking  of  him  Rev.  Jacob  Little 
says :  Colonel  Joseph  Gerrish  had  such  muscular 
power  that  he  swam  the  Merrimack  river  near  its 
mouth  every  year  till  he  was  past  seventy.  The 
weight  of  four  of  his  children  was  1.200  pounds." 
He  married  Mary  Little,  born  January  13,  1686, 
daughter  of  Moses  and  Lydia  (Coffin)  Little,  of 
Newbury,  the  notice  of  intentions  being  published 
February  26,  1704.  Their  children  were:  Moses, 
Joseph,  Stephen,  Mary,  Jane.  Elizabeth,  Sarah, 
Judith,  Samuel  and  Rebecca.  Three  others  dii  1 
young. 

(IV)  Captain   Stephen,  third   son  and   child  of 
Colonel    Joseph    and    Mary    (Little)    Gerrish.     was 
horn    in    Newbury,    January   22,    1711,    and    died    in 
Boscawen,   New   Hampshire,   in    1788.     When   about 
twenty-two  years  of  age  he  removed  to  Contoocook, 
New   Hampshire,   with   his   ox  team   and  plow — the 
first   in   the  town.      He  was  a   leading   spirit  aim 
the  first  settlers  of  Contoocook,  took  an  active  part 
in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  the  coi 
munity,   and  was  often  appointed  on  committee^  b; 
his    fellow    proprietors.       He     established     the     first 
ferry,   was   thrifty,  and  accumulated  a   large   estate. 
Rev.  Mr.  Price  says  of  him:     "He  was  particularly 
prepared  to  advance  the  settlement  of  a  new  country, 
being    young,    robust,    acquainted     with     husbandry, 
enterprising,    industrious,    economical.      Though    his 
education    was    small    and   his    manners    unpolished 
yet  his  strength  of  mind,  his  frankness,  and  sympa- 
thetic  feelings,   rendered   him    useful   and   agreeable. 
He   knew   all    the   discouragements   and   wants   of  a 
new  settlement,  and  to  him  many  resorted  for  suc- 
cor.    Possessing  both  the  means  and  the  disp  1    tion, 
he   was  liberal   and   hospitable — a   friend  and   father 
to   multitudes.     He  lived  to  see  his  children    51  I 
and   prosperous,   and   useful   members   of  both   ci\ 
and    religious    societies."      He    resided   at   the   lower 
end  of  King  street,   and   for  a  time   until   the   close 


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of  his  life  he  lived  upon  one  of  his  farms  in  Canter- 
bury, on  tin-  intervale  below  "Muchyedo."  He  mar- 
ried (first)  in  Newbury.  Massachusetts,  July  21, 
[738,  while  he  was  a  resident  of  Canterbury,  .Martha 
Chase,  of  Newbury,  who  died  without  issue;  and 
he  married  (second),  July  15,  1 74 1 ,  Joanna  Hale, 
of  Newbury,  born  June.  1715.  died  about  1792,  aged 
seventy-seven.     She  was  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and 

ihia  1  Moody)  Hale,  of  Newbury,  and  sister  of 
Nathan  Male,  the  martyr  spy.  in  the  war  of  Ameri- 
can independence.  "She  was  a  woman  of  strong 
character,  and  deeply  religious.  She  left  the  Episco- 
pal and  joined  the  Congregational  Church  to  find 
spirituality,  and  brought  her  branch  of  the  Gerrish 
family  within  the  covenant."  The  children  of  this 
vere:  Henry,  Jane,  Samuel,  Enoch,  Joseph 
and  Stephen.  ( Mention  of  Samuel  and  Enoch  and 
■descendant-    appears   in   this   article.) 

I  V  I  Colonel  Henry,  eldest  child  of  Captain 
Stephen  and  Johanna  (Hale)  Gerrish.  was  born 
May  3.  1742.  in  Canterbury,  and  died  in  that  town 
May  16.  1806.  He  was  an  active  man  in  the  affairs 
of  the   town  and  was  successful  as  a  business  man. 

He   ) id   those  qualities     of     character     which 

make  men  leaders.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  years, 
in  [766,  he  was  ensign  in  the  militia  and  a  select- 
man. He  was  frequently  elected  moderator  of  the 
town,  and  was  elected  a  delegate  to  the  first  state 
convention  in  1774  and  again  in  1775,  representing 
Boscawen  and  Salisbury.  He  was  again  delegate 
in  1 771  »-.So.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Revolution  he 
was  captain  of  the  militia,  and  marched  with  the 
mimitemen  to  Bedford  upon  receiving  the  news  of 
the  battle  of  Lexington.  He  was  lieutenant-colonel 
of  Stickney's  regiment  at  the  time  of  the  Benning- 
ton campaign,  but  was  detailed  at  that  time  for  other 
duties,  and  did  not  participate  in  the  battle.  He- 
w-as present  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  being  on 
the  left  flank  of  Burgoyne  at  Battenkil,  and  acted 
as  clerk  at  the  sale  of  the  plunder  taken  from  the 
British.  He  often  acted  as  the  town's  agent  dur- 
ing the  revolution,  performing  the  duties  assigned 
t..  him  with  the  same  industry  and  prudent  care 
that  characterized  the  management  of  his  own  af- 
fairs. Colonel  Gerrish  was  a  land  surveyor,  and  he 
was  called  upon  in  every  direction  not  only  by  the 
citizens  of  bis  own  town  but  of  surrounding  towns 
to  lay  out  lands  and  roads.  He  was  a  justice  of  the 
1 "  :i..-<-.  and  was  often  called  upon  to  act  as  arbitor 
'"  ettle  the  difficulties  between  citizens  of  the  town 
and  county  without  legal  procedure.  He  was  also 
a  blacksmith,  and  forged  mill  cranks  and  made 
mill  saws  on  an  ordinary  anvil.  He  kept  a  tavern. 
and  his  house  was  known  as  the  Traveler's  Home. 
Mai'  people  i""  poor  to  pay  for  a  lied  were  ac- 
dated  ler  his  roof,  where  they  were  per- 
mitted •  pon  bearskins  before  the  generous 
fireplace  in  hi-  barroom.  His  hou-e  was  on  what  is 
now  known  as  Fish  street,  and  be  owned  a  large 
tract   of   land   which  is   now   the   county   farm.      His 

dence  was  not  far  from  the  present  buildings 
<in  that  place.  In  the  earlj  daj  the  corn  mill  at 
the  hi  ad   of   the   present    Ki  in  Bosi  iwen 

was   thi    "idy  accommodation  of  that  kind  to  settlers 
located    far    up    the     Merrimac.        It     was     a     day's 
journey    for    main-    of    them    to    reach    Colonel    1, 
rish's    tavern,    and    a    night     would    be    spent    there. 
In   the   morning  thi  d  a  grist  and  carried   it 

to  the   mill  on   their  backs,  and   would  be  able  to 
•urn  to  Ci  lonel   Hirrish's  at  night.  There  they  would 
make  a  johnny-cake  or  hasty  pudding   for  break! 
and   on   the   third  morning,  with    thi 


backs,  start  for  their  distant  homes.  Colonel  Ger- 
rish was  a  large  investor  in  the  cheap  lauds  of  the 
north  part  of  the  state,  and  he  became  the  pro- 
prietor of  many  thousand  acres.  He  acquired  a 
great  estate,  and  brought  up  a  large  family  of 
children  and  lived  to  see  most  of  them  well  settled. 
He  was  a  professor  of  religion,  and  uniformly  gave 
his  support  to  religious  exercises.  His  children 
were  well  brought  up,  and  of  credit  to  him  and 
themselves.  He  was  married  November  10,  1763, 
to  Martha,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Clough,  of  Can- 
terbury. She  was  born  November  10,  1742,  and 
died  October  15.  1826,  surviving  her  husband  more 
than  twenty  years.  Their  children  were :  Jere- 
miah. Sarah,  Moses,  Stephen,  Henry.  Hannah, 
Martha,  Jacob,  Susannah,  Joseph  and  Thomas. 
(  Mention    of   descendants    appears    in    this    article.) 

(VI)  Moses,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Colonel  Henry  and  Martha  (Clough)  Gerrish.  was 
born  February  17,  176S,  and  settled  in  the  south- 
western part  of  Boscawen.  where  he  maintained  a 
most  hospitable  and  happy  home.  Deacon  Enoch 
Little  named  this  location  "Basham"  from  the  many 
oaks  that  grew  there.  He  married  Sarah  Illsley. 
daughter  of  Enoch  Little  (see  Little.  IV).  Slie 
was  born  April  20.  1760,  and  died  December  10, 
1836.  They  had  a  daughter  and  a  son,  Sally  and 
Jeremiah.  The  former  became  the  wife  of  Colonel 
John  Farmer  of  Boscawen    (Webster). 

(VII)  Jeremiah,  only  son  of  Moses  and  Sarah 
I.  (Little)  Gerrish,  was  born  on  New  Year's  Day. 
1794.  and  died  October  30.  1S43.  He  resided  on 
the  homestead  at  "Basham,"  and  succeeded  George 
T.  Pillsbury  as  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
Church  at  West  Boscawen.  He  was  a  leader  of 
the  choir  there  some  nineteen  years.  He  was  de- 
voted to  music,  and  purchased  in  1S30  the  first 
seraphine  made  by  Charles  Austin,  of  Concord. 
This  was  one  of  the  earliest  reed  instruments  blown 
by  pedals  to  be  made  in  America.  Deacon  Ger- 
rish was  married  March  8,  1821.  to  Jane,  daughter 
of  Enoch  (2)  and  Polly  (Noyes)  Little.  She  was 
born  February  2,  1800,  and  died  April  9,  1877.  Their 
children  were:  Polly  L..  Jeremiah.  Edwin,  Sarah 
J.,    Henry  H.  and  James  L. 

(VIII)  Sarah  J.,  second  daughter  and  third 
chibl  of  Deacon  Jeremiah  and  Jane  (Little-)  Ger- 
rish. was  born  January  II,  1830,  and  died  June  21, 
1872.  She  was  married  November  10.  1867,  to 
George  Little  of  Webster   fsee  Little,  VII). 

l\  1)  Henry  (2),  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Henry  (1)  and  Martha  (Clough)  Gerrish,  was  born 
May  29,  1772,  in  Boscawen.  and  lived  for  a  time 
after  attaining  manhood  on  what  is  now  High  street, 
in  that  town,  and  afterwards  settled  on  the  home- 
stead at  Fish  street.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occu- 
pation. He  was  married  Tunc  6,  1700.  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Honorable  Abial  and  Mary  Foster  of 
Canterbury.  She  was  born  October  I,  1774.  a»d 
died     September    3,     i860,    being    then    one    week    of 

ninetj  five  years  old.  Mr.  Gerrish  died  September 
it,  1862.  Their  children  were:  Susannah,  an  in- 
fant daughter  died  unnamed.  Jacob,  Lucy,  Abial, 
Mary  and  Elizabeth. 

(YII1  Abial.  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Henry  (2I  and  Mary  (Foster)  Gerrish.  was  born 
March  7.  1806,  in  Boscawen,  and  lived  for  a  time 
in  Canterbury.  Afterward  he  resided  on  the  home- 
stead, which  is  now  occupied  by  the  county  farm. 
Ultimately  he  settled  at  West  Creek.  Lake  County. 
Indiana,  where  he  died.  He  was  married  January 
1S.   1830.  to  Eliza,  daughter  of   Paul   Dodge  of   Bos- 


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eawen.     Their  children  were:  Maria,  Martha,  Mary, 
James  L.,  Jane  P.  and  Ann  E. 

(VIII)  Maria,  eldest  daughter  of  Abial  and 
Eliza  (Dodge)  Gerrish,  was  born  April  15,  1831, 
in  Canterbury,  and  was  married  October  26,  1849, 
to  Joseph   (3)   Barnard   (see  Barnard,  VII). 

(V)  Samuel,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Captain  Stephen  and  Joanna  (Hale)  Gerrish,  was 
born  April  20,  1748,  and  died  November  16,  1825. 
He  settled  first  on  High  street,  Boscawen,  and  re- 
moved in  1776  to  Canterbury,  his  farm  lying  on 
the  Merrimack  river.  He  married,  January,  1773, 
Clicy  Xoyes,  of  Hebron,  who  died  in  1818,  aged 
sixty-six.  They  had  three  sons:  Enoch,  Joseph, 
and  Stephen. 

(VI)  Captain  Joseph,  second  child  of  Samuel 
and  Lucy  (Noyes)  Gerrish,  was  born  in  Canter- 
bury, and  died  July  31,  1839,  aged  sixty-two.  He 
lived  on  the  homestead  in  Canterbury.  He  married 
first  Sarah,  daughter  of  Nathan  Chandler,  of  Con- 
cord: and  second  in  1813,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Dea- 
con John  Church,  of  Dunbarton.  She  was  born 
June  9,  1784,  and  died  February  2,  1855,  aged 
seventy-one.  The  children  by  Sarah  Chandler 
were:  Judith  (died  at  age  of  eigllteen  years),  Lucy, 
Mary  and  Nathan.  Those  by  Sarah  Church  were : 
John.  Sarah,  Enoch,  Susan,  Charles,  Judith,  and 
Newell. 

(VII)  Judith,  sixth  child  and  third  daughter 
of  Captain  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Church)  Gerrish, 
was  born  in  Canterbury,  May  21,  1824,  and  married, 
November  24.  1842.  Farnum  Coffin,  of  Boscawen. 
(See  Coffin,  VIII.) 

(V)  Major  Enoch,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Captain  Stephen  and  Joanna  (Hale)  Ger- 
rish, was  born  in  Boscawen,  January  23,  1750,  and 
died  May  1,  1821,  aged  seventy-one.  When  eight- 
een years  of  age  he  built  his  log  cabin  on  the  east 
side  of  the  road  now  called  High  street,  where  he 
cleared  five  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the  home- 
stead where  he  and  his  posterity  have  since  resided. 
Chestnut  rails  split  by  him  were  on  the  farm  in  a 
good  state  of  preservation,  more  than  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  years  later.  Although  his  principal 
occupation  was  the  care  and  improvement  of  his 
land,  he  had  a  fondness  for  mechanical  labor,  and 
framed  many  of  the  buildings  in  the  town,  includ- 
ing the  churches.  The  first  bridge  across  the  Mer- 
rimack, at  the  Plain,  was  built  by  him.  He  had  a 
love  for  military  parade,  as  his  title  indicates.  Dur- 
ing his  life  he  was  chosen  to  fill  the  offices  of  mod- 
erator, selectman,  and  representative  to  the  general 
court.  A  man  strictly  religious,  he  joined  Dr. 
Wood's   Church   in   1781.  and  was  elected  deacon  in 

1783.  an  office  which  he  held  until  his  death.  May 
I,  1821.  He  married  (first),  February,  1772,  Mary 
E.  Pearson,  born  October  3,  1753,  daughter  of 
Deacon  Isaac  Pearson,  of  Boscawen.  She  died 
May,    1784,   and  he   married    (second),   December  8, 

1784,  Hannah  Kilburn,  of  Boscawen.  She  died 
January  14,  1792,  and  he  married  (third),  July  2. 
1792,  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  Gerrish,  who  died 
May  3.  1829.  The  children  by  the  first  wife  were : 
Samuel.  Enoch,  Stephen,  Sally,  Isaac  and  Anna 
(twins);  and  by  the  second  wife:  Mary  and  Han- 
nah. 

(VI)  Isaac,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Enoch 
and  Mary  E.  (Pearson)  Gerrish,  was  born  in  Bos- 
cawen. November  27,  1782,  and  died  August  22, 
1842,  aged  sixty  years.  He  resided  on  the  home- 
stead inherited  from  his  father,  at  the  foot  of  the 
Gerrish    hill,   on    High    street.     By   his   untiring   in- 


dustry and  frugality  he  from  time  to  time  added 
to  the  old  homestead  so  that  he  was  the  possessor 
of  the  largest  cultivated  farm  in  town,  which  he 
devoted  to  stock  raising  and  the  production  of 
butter  and  cheese.  The  products  of  the  dairies  of 
Boscawen  were  well  and  favorably  known  in  the 
markets  of  New  England.  His  dwelling  and  out- 
buildings were  burned  May  1,  1824.  The  same 
year  he  built  a  new  set  of  buildings,  which  at  that 
time  were  the  largest  and  most  commodious  in 
town.  His  services  and  advice  were  frequently 
sought  for  in  making  deeds,  wills  and  other  papers 
usually  executed  by  a  justice  of  the  peace.  He  was 
a  neighbor  to  Rev.  Dr.  Wood,  and  was  greatly  at- 
tached to  the  pastor  and  the  church,  to  which  he 
dispensed  spiritual  instruction,  and  his  seat  at  meet- 
ings was  seldom  vacant.  A  kind  neighbor,  strongly 
attached  to  friends,  given  to  hospitality,  his  house 
was  open;  and  the  pleasant  firesides  in  the  large 
rooms  of  his  dwelling,  will  be  long  remembered  by 
those  who  enjoyed  them.  He  married.  June  1, 
1815,  Caroline  Lawrence,  of  Canterbury,  born  No- 
vember 16,  1797,  died  at  West  Lebanon,  October  25, 
1870,  aged  seventy-three.  Their  children  were : 
Twins,  died  in  infancy;  Lydia,  Enoch  and  Eliza- 
beth. • 

(VII)  Colonel  Enoch,  only  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Isaac  and  Caroline  (Lawrence)  Gerrish,  was 
born  at  the  old  homestead,  on  High  street,  July  28, 
1822.  He  obtained  his  education  at  the  academies 
in  Boscawen,  Franklin  and  Meriden.  On  the  death 
of  his  father  he  inherited  a  large  portion  of  his 
estate,  and  with  it,  at  the  age  of  twenty,  came  the 
care  and  management  of  an  extensive  farm.  An 
addition  of  more  than  one  hundred  acres  made  it 
one  of  the  largest  in  Merrimack  county.  For  twenty 
years  he  devoted  his  time  to  the  cultivaation  and 
improvement  of  his  agricultural  holdings,  success- 
fully developing  their  resources  by  raising  live 
stock,  hay  and  wool,  when  its  heavy  growth  of  wood 
and  timber  attracted  the  attention  of  the  lumber 
manufacturer  to  whom  the  farm  was  sold  in  1865. 
Possessing  a  love  for  military  life  he  took  a  deep 
interest  in  the  military  organizations  in  the  state, 
and  was  promoted  from  the  lowest  rank  to  that  of 
colonel  of  the  Twenty-first  Regiment,  New  Hamp- 
shire militia.  Having  the  confidence  and  esteem 
of  his  townsmen,  he  was  elected  to  the  various 
offices  of  the  town,  the  duties  of  which  he  per- 
formed to  his  credit  and  the  satisfaction  of  his  con- 
stituents. Though  not  a  member  of  any  church,  he 
has  always  been  a  firm  believer  in  the  utility  and 
necessity  of  religious  and  educational  institutions, 
has  ever  been  a  friend  to  the  church  where  his  an- 
cestors worshipped,  and  a  supporter  of  religious 
institutions  generally.  After  the  sale  of  his  farm 
he  removed  to  Concord,  where  his  sound  judgment, 
particularly  in  matters  of  finance,  was  duly  appre- 
ciated, as  was  shown  by  his  appointment  as  one  of 
the  trustees  of  the  New  Hampshire  Savings  Bank 
of  Concord,  and  of  the  Rolfe  and  Rumford  Asylum. 
Mr.  Gerrish  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  served 
in  1SS1-82  as  representative  of  ward  four  in  the 
New  Hampshire  legislature.  In  1887  he  was  elected 
to  the  senate,  and  served  two  years.  In  political 
matters  as  in  all  the  other  relations  of  life  Mr. 
Gerrish  has  always  been  a  dependable  factor.  He 
has  been  a  sincere  outspoken  advocate  of  what  he 
believed  to  be  right.  He  married.  May  23.  1S54, 
Miranda  O.  Lawrence,  born  June  15,  1829,  daughter 
of  Joseph  S.  and  Harriet  (Neally)  Lawrence,  of 
Lee,  by  whom  he  had  two  children,  Frank  L.,  men- 


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tioncd  below;  and  Lizzie  Miranda,  born  June  14, 
i860,  who  married  Everett  W.   Willard. 

i\III)  Frank  Lawrence,  oldest  child  and  only 
son  of  Hon.  Enoch  and  Miranda  (Lawrence)  Ger- 
rish. was  born  on  his  father':;  farm.  May  19,  1855, 
and  educated  in  the  public  schools,  at  Phillips 
Academy,    Andover,    Mas-..  .    and    at    Chand- 

ler Scientific  School,  at  Hanover.  At  the  age  of 
nineteen  he  took  a  place  in  the  New  Hampshire 
Savings  Bank,  in  Concord,  where  he  remained  one 
year.  He  then  settled  on  the  ancestral  homestead, 
where  he  has  since  resided  and  successfully  culti- 
vated the  rich  acres  that  constitute  one  of  the  best 
farms  in  the  .Merrimack  valley.  In  politics  a  Re- 
publican, and  being  a  man  of  good  judgment  and 
executive  ability,  he  has  spent  many  years  in  the 
public  service.  He  was  county  commissioner  in 
1885,  has  served  as  selectman  twelve  years,  and  as 
treasurer  of  Merrimack  county  four  years,  lie  is 
a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  of 
the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He  mar- 
ried Isabelle  Seavey,  born  in  Moultonboro,  June 
29,  1858,  daughter  of  John  and  Almira  Seavey, 
of  Mnultonboro.  * 

The  following  is  a  sketch  of  a  branch  of  the 
ancient  family  of  Gerrish,  earlier  generations  of 
which  are  traced  in  the  preceding  pages. 
__  (I)  John  Gerrish  was  born  in  West  Lebanon, 
York  county,  Maine.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  and 
died  in  his  native  town.  His  wife's  surname  was  Fur- 
bush.  Their  children  were:  John  J..  Nathaniel, 
George  James,  Joseph,  Eliza,  married  Hiram  Han- 
son. 

(II)  George,  third  son  and  child  of  John  Ger- 
rish, was  born  111  West  Lebanon,  Maine,  March  3, 
178S,  and  died  December  9.  1S78,  aged  ninety-three, 
and  was  a  lifelong  farmer.  He  began  farming  for 
himself  near  Jamaica  pond  in  Massachusetts,  where 
he    resided   eight    year.-.      Afterward    he   returned   to 

Lebanon,  where  he  continued  farming  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  He  married  Ann  Damon, 
who   was  born    February  4.   1804.  and  .lied  July  8. 

Their  children  were:  Cathi  rine  I  .,  Ebem  er 
T,  Henry  T.,  Benjamin  I;.  Leonard  S.,  Eliza  A, 
Georg(     I        lohn    EC.,   Alfred   \\  .,    Daniel    W. 

(III)  1  [enry    Thomas,    third    5011    and    child    of 

'    '  1  '."'"•    1    Gi  born    in 

mber   14,  1828.     Al 
1  11  he  wi  ni  to  Boston 
and  1 
ed   at   that,  doii,     .     .,    r,    am 

of    the    largest     bi  1 

''  mbroke   street,  two  on    Br  1 

.. 
In    1872   he   removed    to    Ro.  h 

a    hue 

was   horn   Sept<  mber    1 1.    [8  9 
r  of  1 
1      ;  ad 

dren:  Ida  Al  .  born  January  23,  [872,  married  Henry 
Greenfield;  1  ,*-,,    ,„.„:_ 

try    is 
married  Ge<  R.,  born  O 

6,   [883,  a 
and    Bryant    and    Strattoi        1  ericial    I  ollege 


Boston;   is  now  a  bookkeeper   for  the   Studley    Box 
Company. 


The  emigrant  of  this  family,  Henry  (i) 
WAY     Way    (or    Waye),    was    born    about    1583, 

and  emigrated  to  this  country  from  Bris- 
tol, England,  in  company  with  Roger  Williams,  Feb- 
ruary 8,  1631,  in  the  ship  "Lyon."  He  was  named 
with  the  first  recorded  grantees  of  land  in  Dorches- 
ter, Massachusetts,  in  1633.  He  died  in  Dorchester 
in  1607;  Ins  wife  Elizabeth  died  in  1665.  Their 
three  children  were:    Richard,  George  and  Aaron. 

(II)  Ensign  George,  son  of  Henry  Way,  was  born  irr 
England.  He  married  Elizabeth  Smith,  only  child 
of  John  and  Joanna  Smith.  George  Way  received 
a  portion  of  the  neckland  in  Dorchester  in  ib.!7-  but 
he  lived  probably  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in 
Lyme,  Connecticut.  His  last  home  was  in  New 
London,  at  West  Farms  near  Lake's  Pond,  where 
he  died  in  February,  1717.  His  body  was  kepi 
twelve  days  because  of  the  "Great  Snow"  and  was 
finally  carried  to  the  cemetery  by  men  on  snow 
shoes.     They  had  two  sons:     George  and  Thomas. 

(III)  Thomas,  youngest  son  of  George  and 
Elizabeth  (Smith)  Way,  was  doubtless  born  in 
Lyme.  Connecticut,  but  it  is  evident  from  available 
data  that  he  lived  in  New  London,  Connecticut,  from 
early  childhood.  No  date  of  his  birth  is  given,  but 
he  died  in  East  Haven,  Connecticut,  in  172(1.  whither 
he  had  removed  about  1720.  He  married  Ann.  daugh- 
ter of  Andrew  Lester.  Their  children  included. 
Daniel,  Ebenezer,  Thomas,  Elizabeth,  John,  David 
James,  Alary  and  Hannah. 

(1Y)  Eberlezer  Way.  born  October  30,  1693,  in 
New  London,  Connecticut,  married  Alary  Harris, 
probably  of  New  London. 

(V)  William,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Alary  (  Har- 
ris) Way.  was  born  in  New  London,  May  15.  1720. 
He  married,  Alay  3,   1765,  Alary  Lathrop. 

(VI)  George  (2),  son  of  William  and  Alary 
Lathrop  Way,  was  born  June  18,  1771.  In  New 
London,  Connecticut,  December  5,  To;,  he  .married 
Sarah  Douglas,  a  descendant  from  the  distinguished 
family  of  Douglas,  of  Scotland,  which  has  figured 
conspicuously  in  English.  Scotch  and  Wei  h  history 
for  centuries.  Hon.  Stephen  A.  Douglas  was  a  cul- 
tured   relative  of   Sarah 

George   and   Sarah    (Douglas)    Way   were:     I 
Sallie.  Gordon,  Roderic,  Joseph,  Lucy,  Emily.  Chi 
d   Truman. 

(VII)  <  lordon,     si  m     of     Georg 

(Douglas)   Way.  was  hom  July  30,   17    '         '    mps- 
1  t,    Ni  ■-.    Ham  nd   dii  &   in   I  July 

30    1880.     Mr    Way    and    h;s   family   1  From 

Lempster,  whi  aler 

and  farmer,  to  |  tight 

a  large   farm  ged  in   gei  icul- 

tural   :  Although  he  did  n  ctive 

.  airs  '  if  his  b  iv\  n,  h 
teemi  da  ■ 

1  firsl  1.  June  28,    i8'o.    Abigail    Pi 
C;,,,.  ..  I  Abigai  Pi 

|i  v,  \  I  )  She  v  i  hom  in  He,  ei  hill.  Massa- 
chusetts, in  [798,  end  Iii  1  familj  '  emp- 
ster,  New  I  [ampshi  1  old 
One  1 

Episcopal  1  li,  and  ani  ther  Rev. 

V     V    Miner,    LL.    D.,   the   <  liver- 

salist    clergyman.     She  1  11.    1848,    in 

Claremonl      Air.    \\".i> 

11,    1X10.   Sophia    Lovell     Tin'   children   of  G 
end     Abigail     (Perley)     Way    were:    Mary    Eliza, 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Alonzo  Gordon.  Abigail  Eveline.  Sabrina.  Edmund 
Perley.  Sarah  P..  George  Osborne,  Edwin  Franklin, 
Emily  Maria,  Orlo  Fiske,  Osman  Baker  and  Louisa 
Mehitable. 

(VIII)  Osman  Baker,  sixth  son  of  Gordon  and 
Abigail  (Perley)  Way,  was  born  March  22,  1840,  in 
Lempster.  New  Hampshire.  He  was  four  years  old 
when  his  parents  removed  to  Claremont.  He  worked 
on  the  farm  and  attended  the  district  school  mean- 
time. At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  entered  the 
old  Claremont  Academy.  Three  years  later  he  be- 
came a  student  at  Kimball  Union  Academy  at  Meri- 
den,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  fitted  for  college, 
but  greatly  to  his  disappointment  he  was  obliged  to 
abandon  his  cherished  project  in  consequence  of  ill 
health.  He  soon  after,  in  1862.  began  the  study  of 
medicine  with  the  late  Dr.  Nathaniel  Tolles,  of 
Claremont,  and  Professor  A.  B.  Crosby,  the  eminent 
surgeon  and  professor  in  Dartmouth  College.  He 
was  awarded  as  a  prize  a  valuable  work  on  the 
"Practice  of  Medicine"'  for  the  best  examination  in 
all  the  departments  of  medical  science  taught  in  the 
college.  While  pursuing  his  studies  he  taught  school 
every  winter  the  larger  part  of  the  time  in  the  ad- 
vanced grammar  schools  in  Claremont.  He  taught 
for  a  time  in  Claremont  Academy,  and  was  also 
superintendent  of  schools  for  fifteen  years.  He  was 
enabled  to  meet  the  entire  expenses  of  his  education. 
On  January  1,  1866.  Dr.  Way  opened  an  office  as 
physician  and  surgeon  in  South  Acworth,  New 
Hampshire.  Af\er  remaining  there  one  year  and  a 
half  he  returned  to  Claremont  and  resumed  the 
duties  of  his  profession  in  July.  1867.  In  addition 
to  Claremont,  his  practice  in  outside  towns  has 
been  limited  only  by  his  physical  strength.  For 
several  years  he  has  made  a  specialty  of  chronic  dis- 
eases, and  has  given  much  attention  to  microscopy 
and  bacteriology.  Dr.  Way  is  the  oldest  practi- 
tioner in  Claremont.  and  one  of  the  most  successful 
and  talented  physicians  of  southern  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

Dr.  Way  has  borne  no  small  part  in  the  civic  af- 
fairs of  his  town,  and  has  been  honored  with  various 
positions  of  trust.  He  was  for  twenty-six  years  a 
member  of  the  Stevens  high  school  committee,  a 
period  much  in  excess  of  that  served  by  any  other 
person.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  board  of  trustees  in 
charge  of  the  Paran  Stevens  fund  and  the  Helen  R. 
Healey  fund,  the  two  amounting  to  over  $[50,000 
for  the  benefit  of  Stevens  high  school,  and  he  is  the 
only  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Fiske 
Free  Library  who  has  served  continuously  from  its 
opening,  mere  than  thirty  years  since  to  the  present 
time  (1007).  He  has  been  a  director  of  the  P< 
National  Bank  since  its  organization.  In  connection 
with  Hon.  George  H.  Stowell  and  Hira  R.  Beck- 
with.  the  well-known  architect.  Dr.  Way  built  Union 
Block,  one  of  the  finest  business  blocks  in  New 
Hampshire,  each  having  one-third  interest,  and  the 
Doctor  acting  a'  treasurer.  Dr.  Way  has  been 
twice  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  legislature 
and  was  a  member  of  the  last  constitutional  con- 
vention. He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church  of  Claremont.  and  for  more  than  thirty 
years  has  been  president  of  the  Church  Society,  and 
nearly  as  long  has  acted  as  chairman  of  the  board 
of  trustees. 

On  December  24,  1867.  Dr.  Way  married  (first) 
Martha  L.  Wightman.  of  Cambridgeport,  a  popular 
school  teacher  of  her  day.  She  died  one  year  after 
her  marriage,  on  December  25,  1868.  He  married 
(second),  February  22,  1882,  Mary  J.  Wightman,  a 


sister  of  his  first  wife.  She  is  liberally  educated, 
having  graduated  at  Kimball  Union  Academy  at 
Meriden,  New  Hampshire,  and  later  continued  her 
studies  in  the  French  and  German  languages.  She 
was  a  teacher  in  the  famous  Dr.  Gannet's  School  in 
Boston  until  ill  health  compelled  her  to  resign  her 
position.  Mrs.  Way  is  a  woman  of  great  intelligence 
and  broad  culture.  She  is  in  constant  touch  with 
the  best  literature,  being  a  member  of  the  Fiske 
Free  Library  book  committee,  and  in  this  relation 
her  judgment  in  the  selection  of  standard  works  is 
considered  invaluable.  There  were  no  children  by 
either  marriage. 


This  is  a  name  derived  from  the  lo- 
HATCH  cality  where  the  original  Hatch  lived  in 
England.  It  was  one  time  written  'de 
la  Hache,'  and  Hatch,  like  Hatcher  and  Hatchman, 
took  his  name  from  the  simple  bar  across  the  wood- 
land pathway  by  which  he  lived.  Among  the  oldest 
of  Massachusetts  families,  this  has  been  very  pro- 
lific, its  descendants  being  now  scattered  over  many 
states  and  territories  of  the  Union.  It  was  founded 
in  Massachusetts  by  two  brothers,  William  and 
Thomas,  who  are  supposed  to  have  come  from  Kent. 
England,  and  .were  both  active  in  the  settlement  of 
the  Plymouth  Colony.  The  family  was  active  in 
the  Indian  and  Revolutionary  wars,  and  has  con- 
■tributed  its  portion  to  the  development  of  civil  af- 
fairs in  New  Hampshire. 

(I)  Elder  William  Hatch  was  a  native  of  Sand- 
wich, county  of  Kent.  England,  and  was  probably 
a  member,  with  his  brother  Thomas,  of  Governor 
Winthrop's  Colony,  which  came  to  Massachusetts' 
shores  in  1630.  William  returned  to  England  and 
came  out  in  the  ship  "Hercules"  in  1635,  accom- 
panied by  his  wife  Jane,  and  six  children  and  five 
servant^.  He  was  a  man  of  means  and  business 
ability,  and  was  a  merchant  at  Scituate,  Massachu- 
setts. He  was  a  ruling  elder  of  the  Second  Church 
there,  which  was  founded  in  1644.  and  was  a  lieu 
ant  of  the  militia.  His  children,  all  born-  in  Eng- 
land, were:  Jane.  Anne,  Walter.  Hannah,  William 
and   Jeremiah. 

(II)  Walter,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Elder 
William  and  Jane  Hatch,  was  horn  about  1625,  and 
died  in  Scituate  in  March,  1701.  He  was  a  ship- 
wright by  occupation.  He  was  man'  May 
6.  1650,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Thomas  Holbrook, 
of  Weyrnouth.  The  date  of  her  death  does  not  ap- 
pear, but  he  was  married  (second),  at  Marshfield, 
August  5,  1674.  and  the  christian  name  of  his  wife 
was  Mary.  The  surname  is  not  known.  His  chil- 
dren, born  of  the  first  wife,  were:  Hannah.  Sam- 
uel, Jane,  Antipas.  Bethia,  John,  Israel  and  Joseph. 

(III)  Samuel,   eldest    son   and   second     hild   of 
John    and   Elizabeth    (Holbrook)    Hatch,    was    born 
December    22.    1653,    in    Scituate.    and    was    a    ship- 
wright  and   farmer.     He  died  in   June.    1735, 
eighty-first    year.     No    record    of   his    wil 

His  children  were:    Samuel,  Josiah.  Hannah.  Ebene- 
zer,  Isaac,  Elizabeth,  Elisha,  Ezekiel  and  De- 

(IV)  Jcsiab,  second  son  and  child  of  Samuel 
Hatch,  was  born  May  30.  1680,  in  Scituate.  and 
died  January  12.  1715,  in  Rochester,  Massachusetts, 
in  his  thirty-fifth  year.  The  christian  name  of  his 
wife  was  Desire  and  their  children  were:  Desire, 
Edmund.  Zeruiah,  Jabez  and  Ebenezer. 

(V)  Jabez,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Josiah  and  Desire  Hatch,  was  horn  May  21,  T709.  in 
Rochester,  Massachusetts,  and  died  in  April.  1763, 
in    Boston.     He   was   buried   on   the   twenty-first   of 


5oS 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


that    month    in    t lie    cemetery    attached    to    Trinity 
h,  of  whose  society  he  was  one  of  the  earliest 
It  is  possible  that  lie  went  to  sea  in  early 
life,  as   his  marriage  occurred  in  Barnstable  and  no 
record  is  found  of  the  birth  of  his  first  three  chil- 
dren.    He    was    permanently    located    at    Boston   as 
early  as    1740,  as  he  was  elected  constable  there  at 
.vn  meeting  on  April  8  of  that  year.     He  was 
<  xcused    from    service.     In   the    same   year   he    pur- 
chased   land  and   had   wharves   on  two   sides  of  his 
estate   at   what   was  known   as   Windmill   point   and 
\\  heeler's  point.     His  will  was  made  Jan- 
uary 18.  1763.     He  was  married  at  Barnstable.  Feb- 
ruary S,  1730,  to  Mary  Crocker,  daughter  of  William 
and   Mary  Crocker.     She  was  born  August  12,  1714, 
ly   at    Barnstable,   and   was   buried  at   Trinity 
church     yard.     Boston,    November    II,    1785.      Their 
children  were:    Desire    (died  young),   Sarah.  Jabez, 
.    Mary.     Elizabeth.    Desire,    Haws,    William, 
anna.    Lucretia.    Lydia.    Christopher.    Hannah 
and  Lucy.     The  births   of  all  except  the  first  three 
record  in    Boston.     It  is  probable  that  some 
of  the  sons  followed  the  sea,  and  one  of  them  settled 
in  New  Brunswick. 

(VI)  Jacob  Hatch  was  born  in  Maine,  and  was 
one  of  a  family  of  eleven  children,  all  educators. 
He  married  Martha  Maxwell,  a  native  of  the  same 
state,  who  was  also  a  teacher  in  Maine,  where  part 

ir  children  were  born.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Continental  army  and  was  present  at  the  sur- 
of  Burgoyne.  October  17.  1777.  He  Subse- 
quently removed  with  his  son.  Jacob  (2)  Hatch, 
from  Maine  to  Vermont,  settling  first  in  Newbury 
and   going  from  there  to  Groton  as  a  pioneer.     He 

hree  sons  and  three  daughters.  The  sons, 
Mo  .  Jacob  and  John,  lived  and  died  in  Groton: 
married  Hiram  Meader.  and  lived  and  died 
in  Walden,  Vermont;  Lucretia  (Mrs.  James  Dus- 
tin),  lived  and  died  in  Groton.  as  did  Mehitabel, 
w  ife  ■  f  James   Mitchel. 

(VII)  Jacob   (2)    second  son  of  Jacob   (1)   and 
1  Maxwell  )  Hatch,  was  born  1795,  in  Groton, 

Vermont,  where  he  continued  to  reside  through  life 
and  'lied  September  4.  1S7.?.  aged  about  seventy- 
eieht  years  By  occupation  be  was  a  stonemason. 
rried  Sally  Morrison,  who  was  horn  May  7. 
i~'C    ami  died  December  0.  1875,  '"  Groton 

iVIII)      George,    son    oi    Jacob     (2)     ami     Sally 
M    rrison)    Hatch,    was    born    April     1.     1820,    in 
Vermont,  and  early  in  life  learned  the  shoe- 
trade      He    settled   at    Wells    River   in    the 
f    Newbury,    Vermont,    which    he    made    his 
•'  home  and  where  he  manufactured  shoes 
and  conducted   a    retail   store,   in   which   he  disposed 
of  a  large  part   of  his  product.     His  entire  time  and 
ln-   lui-iucss    and    this    SO 
overta  ill    that    his   health    was    ruined 

and  he  died  at  thi  fiftj  two  years,  September 

20,    [872.      By    means   of   bis   devotion   to   bis   business 

il         I    accumulated    considerable 
Me  was  married   December  8.  1847,  to 
ince,   who   was   born    August   0.    1824,   in 
ermont,  ami  survived  him  less  than  two 
.   dying    in    Newbury,    September    20,    1872. 
the  parents  of  four  children:    Oscar  C, 
:  I  -    ■  i     the    -  ubjei  I    of   the   sui  a  eding  para- 

Fred   B.  resides  at  Woodsville.  New  Hamp- 
shire.' is  engaged  in  mercantile  business:  Amelia    B., 
wife  of    Vina   F.  Mulliken    (deceased),  late 
of  Wood  'ill--.  New  Hampshire;  Martha  J.  wife 
1  I    1  arpenter,  of  M«  ntDi  Her,  Vermont. 
(IX)     Oscar   Cuttler.    son    of   Georgi     ami    Han- 


nah (Vance)  Hatch,  was  born  November  11,  1848, 
in  Newbury.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  town  and  also  a  select  school,  and  left 
school  at  an  early  age  to  engage  in  some  lucrative 
employment.  For  two  years  he  was  a  clerk  in  the 
general  store  of  Deming  &  Baldwin  at  Newbury,  and 
the  succeeding  four  years  were  spent  in  the  National 
Bank  at  Newbury,  where  he  was  a  general  clerk. 
At  the  end  of  this  period  he  was  chosen  cashier  of 
the  Orange  County  Bank  at  Chelsea.  Vermont, 
where  for  two  years  he  was  actively  and  faithfully 
engaged.  In  1S72  he  was  elected  cashier  of  the 
Littleton  National  Bank  at  Littleton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  simultaneously  was  made  treasurer  of  the 
Littleton  Savings  Bank.  This  bank  was  organized 
in  1871,  so  that  Mr.  Hatch  may  be  said  to  have  been 
a  part  or  factor  in  the  development  of  that  institu- 
tion. Through  his  upright  and  straightforward 
dealings  he  has  won  the  respect  and  friendship  of 
business  men  of  Littleton  and  adjoining  towns.  In 
1  NX;  he  was  elected  president  of  the  National  Bank 
and  for  twenty  years  has  continuously  filled  that 
position  with  honor  and  credit  to  himself  and  ad- 
vantage to  the  bank  and  the  town  and  its  people. 
Mr.  Hatch  is  a  man  of  generous  nature  and  is  just 
to  all,  which  is  one  of  the  qualities  essential  in  a 
successful  banker.  He  made  his  own  beginning  in 
the  world  and  appreciates  the  effort  of  every  one 
who  is  trying  to  help  himself,  and  is  ever  ready  to 
in  1 11  rage  every  honest  and  worthy  effort.  He  fills 
many  posts  of  responsibility  and  care,  but  his  duties 
weigh  lightly  upon  bis  shoulders  and  he  is  ever 
ready  to  greet  his  friends  and  the  general  public 
with  the  utmost  affability  and  consideration.  Mr. 
Hatch  is  a  member  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church,  and  in  politics  an  earnest  Republican.  He 
!:a,  served  the  community  for  three  years,  1885-86- 
87,  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  education.  Union 
School  District.  He  was  state  senator  in  1809  and 
Tooo,  and  a  colonel  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Rollins 
during  the  same  years.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
ila  board  of  trustees  of  the  Episcopal  Diocese  of 
New  Hampshire  since  1898.  He  is  a  justice  of  the 
peace  and  notary  public,  and  is  a  director  of  the 
Littleton  Shoe  Company.  He  was  president  of  the 
Littleton  Musical  Association  in  1891-O--03.  He  is 
a  member  of  Burns  Lodge,  No.  66,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons.  Franklin  Chapter.  No.  5.  Royal  Arch 
Masons,  and  St.  Girard  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar. He  received  the  thirty-third  degree  of  Free 
Masonry  at  the  Supreme  Council  at  Boston.  Massa- 
chusetts,  in  1894,  an<3  'S  a  member  of  Aleppo  Shrine, 
of  Boston.  He  was  past  commander  of  St.  Girard 
Commandery,  of  Littleton.  This  activity  in  one  of 
the  greatest  fraternities  of  the  world  indicates  the 
broad  and  generous  nature  of  Colonel  Hatch.  He 
occupies  a  beautiful  home  al  No,  11  High  street, 
which  is  surrounded  by  handsome  lawns  and  the 
-  of  a  comfortable  country  home. 
Me  was  married  January  4.  1871,  to  Flora  L. 
Adams,  daughter  ol  Henry  W.  and  Nancy  J.  Adams, 
of  Wells  River,  Vermont.  She  was  born  July  6, 
1851.  at  Cooperstown,  Nevi  York,  and  is  the  mother 
of  four  children:  Leslie  \.  the  eldest,  is  a  resident 
of  San  Bernardino,  California,  where  he  removed 
with  his  family  in  I0O2  for  the  benefit  of  his  health; 
Henry  O.  is  engaged  in  banking,  holding  the  posi- 
tion of  secretary  of  the  Littleton  Savings  Bank: 
Marguerite  E.  recently  graduated  from  the  Quincy 
Mansion  School,  Quincy,  Massachusetts;  Oscar  Cut- 


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ler  is  in  the  public  school  of  Brookline,  Massachu- 
setts. 

(Second   Family.) 

(I)  Joseph  Hatch,  immigrant  ancestor  of  the 
Newport  family  as  well  as  of  most  of  the  name  in 
this  country,  arrived  from  England  in  or  prior  to 
1630,  coming  here  in  common  with  the  majority  of 
Puritans,  solely  for  the  purpose  of  enjoying  unre- 
stricted religious  rights.  Going  to  the  southern 
coast  of  Massachusetts  he  purchased  of  the  Indians 
a  large  tract  of  land  called  by  its  original  owners 
Succammesset,  lying  on  the  north-eastern  shore  of 
Vineyard  sound  and  afterwards  incorporated  as  the 
town  of  Falmouth.  There  he  resided  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  which  terminated  at  an  advanced 
age.  He  is  credited  in  the  records  as  having  reared 
three  sons.  Joseph,  Benjamin  and  Jonathan,  but  the 
maiden  name  of  his  wife  is  omitted. 

(II)  Joseph  (2),  eldest  son  of  the  preceding, 
was  born  in  Falmouth  in  1652. 

(III)  Ichabod,  son  of  Joseph  Hatch  (2),  was 
born  in  Falmouth,  October  12,  160.1,  and  went  to 
Connecticut.     He  married  Abigail  Weeks. 

(IV)  Joseph  (3),  son  of  Ichabod  and  Abigail 
(Weeks)  Hatch,  was  born  in  Tolland,  Connecticut, 
August  15,  1718.  About  the  year  1770  he  brought 
his  family  to  Alstead,  New  Hampshire,  and  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  in  that  town.  His  wife  was  be- 
fore marriage  Sarah  Stearns,  born  February  29,  1720, 
in  Tolland,  daughter  of  Shubael  (2)  and  Rebecca 
(Lariby)   Stearns,  of  Tolland   (see  Stearns,  III). 

(V)  Mason,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Stearns) 
Hatch,  was  born  in  Tolland,  August  23,  1762,  and 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Alstead  when  a  child. 
He  married  Mitty   (probably  Melissa)   Brooks. 

(VI)  Dr.  Mason,  son  of  Mason  and  Mitty 
(Brooks)  Hatch,  was  born  in  Alstead,  March  3, 
1791.  His  preliminary  medical  studies  were  di- 
rected by  Doctors  T.  D.  Brooks,  of  Alstead,  Reuben 
Hatch,  of  Hillsboro,  and  Charles  Adams,  of  Keene, 
and  his  professional  preparations  were  completed  at 
Dartmouth  College.  Locating  at  Hillsboro  in  1818 
he  practiced  there  successfully  until  1836,  when  he 
removed  to  Bradford,  and  in  1838  succeeded  to  the 
practice  of  his  brother,  Dr.  Isaac  Hatch,  in  New- 
port. He  died  in  Newport,  December  2,  1876,  after 
spending  nearly  forty  years  of  his  professional  life 
there  and  incidentally  devoting  much  time  to  its  gen- 
eral welfare.  He  was  a  member  of  the  lower  house 
of  the  state  legislature  for  the  years  1854-55.  His 
religious  affiliations  were  with  the  Congregational- 
ists.  On  March  5,  1818,  he  married  Apphia  An- 
drews, his  first  wife,  who  was  born  March  5,  1795, 
and  died  September  18,  1855.  He  was  married  a 
second  time.  November  12,  1856,  to  Mrs.  Mary  R. 
Ray,  of  Cornish,  New  Hampshire,  who  survived 
him.  His  children,  all  of  his  first  union,  are:  Emily 
T..  born  April  I,  1819;  Abigail,  February  6,  1821  ; 
Leonard,  died  in  infancy:  Sarah  S.,  June  19,  1824; 
Louisa  F.,  April  10,  1827;  Charles  M..  who  also  died 
in  infancy ;  Ellen  M.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to ; 
and  Caroline,  who  did  not  live  to  maturity. 

(VII)  Ellen  M.,  fifth  daughter  and  seventh 
child  of  Dr.  Mason  and  Apphia  (Andrews)  Hatch, 
was  born  in  Hillsboro,  September  19,  1834,  and  died 
in  New-port,  February  27,  1872.  She  married  Will- 
iam Nourse  (see  Nourse,  III). 

(I)  Nathan  Hatch  was  born  in  Halifax  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1783,  and  removed  to  Gilford,  New 
Hampshire,  in  early  life,  where  he  died  March, 
184S,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years.  He  was  an  early 
settler  in   Gilford,   where   he   made  a   farm   of  fifty 


acres  in  the  woods,  and  contributed  abundantly  of  his 
services  in  clearing  the, forest,  making  roads  and  per- 
forming the  many  other  duties  necessary  to  make  the 
wilderness  habitable.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Uni- 
versalist  Church,  and  his  political  affiliation  was  with 
the  Whig  party.  He  married  Phebe  Thurston,  who 
was  born  in  Gilford,  where  she  died  in  1846.  Their 
children  were:  Ichabod,  Benjamin,  Martha,  Abiah. 
Mahala,  and  Nathan,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(II)  Nathan  (2),  youngest  son  of  Nathan  (1) 
and  Phebe  (Thurston)  Hatch,  was  born  in  Gilford, 
October  2,  1821,  and  died  August  10,  1888.  The 
common  schools  of  Gilford  afforded  him  all  the  op- 
portunities for  education  that  he  ever  had.  He  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  his  father  and  owned  and 
cultivated  a  farm  of  fifty  acres.  In  the  time  of  the 
Rebellion  he  was  drafted  and  sent  a  substitute  in  his 
place,  as  at  that  time  he  had  a  family  of  small  chil- 
dren to  support,  and  he  preferred  to  take  care  of 
them.  He  was  a  loyal  citizen  and  attested  his  re- 
gard for  the  great  war  president  by  naming  his 
youngest  son  in  his  honor.  He  was  married  in  Gil- 
ford, January  15.  1844,  to  Mary  Sanborn  Webster, 
who  was  born  May  24,  1S25,  daughter  of  William 
W.  and  Sallie  (Sanborn)  Webster.  Their  children 
were:  An  infant,  Mary  O..  David,  Eva,  Walter  Wil- 
liam and  Abraham  Lincoln. 

(III)  David,  third  child  of  Nathan  (2^  and 
Mary  S.  (Webster)  Hatch,  was  born  in  Gilt' ml, 
January  6.  1848.  After  a  course  of  study  in  the 
common  schools  he  purchased  a  farm  of  fifty  acres 
noon  which  he  has  since  resided,  devoting  consider- 
able attention  to  the  culture  of  fruit.  He  has  a 
pleasant  home,  is  a  respected  member  of  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  Church,  and  a  Republican.  He  mar- 
ried. January  6,  1886,  Susan  Webster  Thurston,  who 
was  born  in  Boscawen,  March  I,  1850,  daughter  of 
John  G.  and  Eunice  (Andrews)  Thurston.  They 
have  no  children. 


This     early     family    of    Medfield, 
PARTRIDGE     Massachusetts,  has  produced  num- 
erous scions   who  have  been  of  a 
bold,  hardy  and  adventurous  nature  and  fond  of  the 
strenuous  life  of  the  pioneer. 

(I)  William  Partridge  and  his  brother  John, 
probably  from  Dedham,  settled  in  Medfield.  Massa- 
chusetts, where  the  name  of  John  is  found  in  rec- 
ords of  1653.  William  had  a  house  lot  on  North 
street.  His  death  occurred  about  1692,  he  being  at 
that  time  seventy  years  of  age.  He  was  a  single 
man  at  the  time  of  his  settlement  in  Medfield,  but 
married  (first),  1654.  Sarah  Price,  who  died  in  1656; 
and  (second),  in  the  same  year,  Sarah  Colburn. 
The  children,  all  by  the  second  marriage,  were : 
Nathaniel,  John,  Elisha,  William,  Priscilla,  Sarah, 
Hannah,  Josiah  and  Mary. 

(II)  Nathaniel,  oldest  child  of  William  and 
Sarah  (Colburn)  Partridge,  born  in  1660,  was  a 
weaver  by  trade  and  lived  in  Medfield.  He  received 
one-fourth  of  his  father's  estate.  He  served  a?  town 
treasurer  in  1709-10,  as  selectman  1708  and  1713,  and 
kept  school  in  1713  and  1722.  He  married,  in  16S6, 
Lydia  Wight,  and  both  died  in  the  same  year,  1741. 
Their  children  were :  Lydia,  Nathaniel,  Elisha.  Deb- 
orah. Sarah,  Mary  and  Miriam  (twins),  Ephraim, 
Ruth.  Josiah.  Anna,  Edward,  and  Nathaniel. 

(III)  Edward,  fifth  son  and  twelfth  child  of 
Nathaniel  and  Lydia  (Wight)  Partridge,  was  born 
in  Medfield,  in  1710.  He  was  the  legatee  of  his 
father's  estate,  which  he  sold  in  1746,  and  in  1748 
he   and    his    wife   asked   dismission    to    the    Second 


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Church   in   Wrentham    (now   Franklin),  where  they 
1.     He   married,    1733,    Sarah   Jones, 
and   they   had    five  children :     Elisha,   Asa,   Edward, 
on  and  Silas. 

(IV)  Elisha  (1).  eldest  child  of  Edward  and 
Sarah  (Jones)  Partridge,  was  born  in  Medfield,  in 
1734,  and  died  in  1787.  probably  in  Thomaston, 
.Maine.  He  resided  in  Franklin  the  greater  part  of 
his  life.  He  married  Dorcas  Pond,  and  had  six 
children. 

(V)  Elisha  (2),  probably  a  son  of  Elisha  (r) 
and  Dorcas  (Pond)  Partridge,  with  his  brother 
Simeon  removed  to  Xew  Hampshire  from  Franklin, 

husetts,  and  was  among  the  first  settlers  of 
Croydon,  New  Hampshire.  He  purchased  about 
two  hundred  acres  of  the  wilderness  on  Winter  Hill. 
which  he  transformed  into  a  farm.  On  this  he 
erected,  buildings  and  resided  the  remainder  of  his 
life,  dying  July  16,  1856.  He  married  Rachel  Win- 
ter, and  they  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  eight 

rid  two  daughters:  Daphne.  Gardner.  J.  T. 
Gilman.  Susanna.  Simeon.  Elisha,  Achsa,  Simeon, 
min  F.  and  Welcome  P. 
I  Y!  I  Elisha  (3),  son  of  Elisha  (2)  and  Rachel 
(Winter)  Partridge,  was  born  in  Croydon,  April  5, 
1807.  He  got  his  education  in  the  district  school, 
anil    worked   at   farming   for  various   employers   for 

I  years.     Later  he  bought  a  farm  of  two  hun- 

icres  near  his  father's  place,  where  he  resided 
until  about  1S50.     He  then  moved  to  the  east  village 

unlit  a  house,  and  resided  there  and  worked 
at  carpentry  and  masonry.  In  1853  he  removed  to 
Croydon  Flats,  where  he  bought  and  lived  on  a 
small  farm,  carrying  on  his  trades.  Later  he  re- 
turned  to  his  first  farm,  upon  which  he  remained 
till  his  death,  August  r6,  1882.  He  married  (first), 
November  12.  i8_>8.  Elvira  Putney,  born  May  10. 
1S00.     She  died  May  10.  1840.  and  he  married   (sec- 

Dlla  F.  Sherman,  a  native  of  Maine,  who  was 
born  May  8.  1821,  and  died  April  28.  1892.  The 
children  by  the  first  wife  were:  Harrison,  George, 
Sarah.   Daphne   S.,   Simeon   P.    (a  resident  of  West 

rd),   Lucy  C,  Rachel  and  Cynthia  C. :  and  by 

"ml  wife:    Emma,  Willard  B.,  and  Sarah  E. 
(VII)     George,  second  son  and  child  of  Elisha 

•  1    Elvira    (Putney)    Partridge,  born  in  Croy- 

!ay    17.    1830.    was    educated    in    the    common 
of  his  native  town,  and  assisted  his  father 

farm  and  also  at  carpentry.     In  1843  he  went 
to   Claremont  and   worked   four  years  in  the  cutlery 
From    there    he    went    to    Lansing,    Iowa, 
where  1  e  carried  on  the  business  of  contractor  and 
one    year.     Returning    to    New    Hamp- 
shire he   entered   the   employ   of    Moses   Humphrey. 
in  West  Concord,  and  worked  in  the  manufacture  of 
:!s    for   twenty-five   years,   eighteen   years 
of  the   time   as   foreman.     Tn    t88o  he   retired   from 
manual   labor,   and   has    since   dealt    in    houses   and 
lands  in  and  near  West  Concord,  In  1804  he  built  his 
present  residence  on  North   State  street,  one  of  the 
handsoi    1        1  own   and   the  best    in    West   Con- 

cord village.  Mr.  Partridge  is  a  person  whose  hab- 
its .aii'1  •  have  impressed  bis  fellow-citizens 
with  his   worth   as  a  man.     For  twen  ears  he 

rn    a    special    police   officer,      lie    was    pound 

a   number   of  ad    surveyor   fourteen 

nher  of  the  house  of  representatives 

in    189J  votes    the    Republican    ticket,    is    a 

member   of   the   Veteran    Firemen,    and    attends   the 

h.     He  married.  December  16, 

18,4,  Mary  \T    '  n  September  12,  1832.  in 

Putney,  Vermont,     daughter     of     Curtis   and   Mary' 


(Dodge)     Moore.      They    have    had    two    children: 
D.,  and  George  H.,  both  of  whom  died  in 
infancy. 

(VIII)  Simeon  P.,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Elisha  (3)  and  Emma  Partridge,  born  in  Croydon, 
April  28.  1840,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools, 
is  a  blacksmith,  and  resides  in  West  Concord. 
He  served  four  years  as  a  soldier  in  the  civil  war. 
IK-  married  Frances  E.  Brown,  daughter  of  George 
W.  Brown,  of  West  Concord.  They  have  three 
children.  Edith  Frances,  Clinton  Orlando  and  Sarah 
Lucy. 


Hollis  is  an  ancient  English  place  name 

HOLLIS     long   since   assumed   as   a   surname   by 

persons  who  went  from  there  to  other 

places ;    and   now    common    in    America,    both    as    a 

place  name,  and  as  a   surname.     The  Hollis   family 

'     \merica  is  notable  for  the  excellent  character  of 

its  members. 

(  I  1  John  (1)  Hollis  was  a  resident  of  Wey- 
mouth, Massachusetts,  where  he  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  James  Priest.  They  were  the  parents 
of  one  or  more  children. 

(II)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (1)  and  Elizabeth 
(Priest)  Hollis.  removed  about  1695  from  Wey- 
mouth to  Braintree.  and  settled  in  the  Middlestreet 
district,  where  he  died  January  27,  1718.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  (whose  surname  may  have  been  Yardley), 
who  married  second  May   16.   1725,  John  Wild,  Sr.. 

ins  second  wife.  John  and  Mary  Hollis  had  eight 
children:  John,  Mary.  Dorothy,  Elizabeth,  Hannah. 
Thomas,  James  and  Sarah. 

(III)  Thomas  (1),  second  son  and  sixth  child 
of  John  (2)  and  Mary  (Yardley)  Hollis,  born  in 
Braintree,  March  13,  1710,  died  February  14,  1704. 
married.  August  18,  1737,  Rachel  Mekusett.  born 
July  18,  1717,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Rachel 
(Thayer)  Mekusett.  and  they  had  ten  children: 
Deborah,  Rachel,  Thomas.  Silas.  Alethea,  Mary. 
died  young.  Ruth,  Daniel.  Mary  and  Barnabas. 

(IV)  Thomas  (2).  eldest  son  and  third  child 
of  Thomas  (1)  and  Rachel  (Mekusett)  Hollis, 
baptized  December  13.  1741.  married  Lydia  Hclbrook 
aril  they  had  nine  children:  Thomas,  Lydia.  Mary, 
Rachel,   Mehitable,  David.   Silence.   Ruth   and   Caleb. 

( V)  Thomas  (3).  eldest  child  of  Thomas  (2) 
and  Lydia  (Holbrook)  Hollis,  born  in  Weymouth. 
Massachusetts,  January  14.  1773.  lived  in  Brain- 
tree until  1S20,  and  then  moved  to  Milton,  where 
he  carried  on  the  business  of  granite  quarrying  and 
cutting,  and  died  April  15.  1850.  He  was  a  thor- 
OUgh  going"  citizen,  a  patriotic  American,  and  a  good 
Christian.  His  Christian  faith  made  him  an  ardent 
member  of  the  Trinitarian  Congregational  Church 
and  his  patriotism  made  him  a  faithful  soldier  in  the 
War  of  1812.  He  married  in  Braintree,  Massa- 
chusetts, May  22.  1796,  Priscilla  Hayden,  born 
July  10,  1772.  daughter  of  Lieutenant  Robert  and 
Elizabeth  (Allen)  Hayden.  (widow  of  Samuel 
French)  of  Braintree,  where  they  all  lived.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  were:  Betsey  A..  Lydia. 
Mehitable.  died  young.  Thomas.  Mehitable.  Nancy 
W     and   Susan,  all   horn   in   Braintrei 

(VI)  Thomas  (4),  only  son  and  fourth  child 
of    Thomas     (3)     and     Priscilla     (Hayden)     Hollis, 

n  in  Braintree.  August  20.  1801,  like  his  father 
was  a  granite  contracts  r  in   Milton,   where  he  lived 

r  his  marriage.  He  died  in  Exeter.  New  Hamp- 
shire. June  24.  1873.  at  the  home  of  his  daughter, 
Ruth  (Mrs.  Joseph  F.  YViggin),  where  he  was  vis- 
iting.    He  was  a  man  of  strong  character  and  great 


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influence,  a  lifelong  Democrat,  and  an  attendant  of 
the  Unitarian  Congregational  Church.  He  married, 
1  lecember  3,  i8j6,  Deborah  Clark  Allen,  born  Sep- 
tember 15,  1S10,  died  January  8,  1889  (See  Allen 
VIII,  (laughter  of  Abijah  and  Sarah  (Allen)  Allen. 
Their  children  were:  Lucy  Allen,  Priscilla,  died 
young,  Thomas,  Andrew  Jackson.  Priscilla  Hay- 
den,  Abijah,  Sarah  Abby.  Susan  French,  Ruth 
Hind.    Annie    Porter   and   Mary   Josephine. 

(VII)  Abijah,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Thomas  (4)  and  Deborah  Clark  (Allen)  Hollis, 
born  in  Milton,  November  13,  1837.  "was  educated 
at  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  and  the  Harvard  Law 
School,  from  which  he  received  a  degree,  pursued 
the  study  of  the  law  in  the  office  of  Clark  and 
Shaw,  of  Boston,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Suffolk 
bar  in  1S62;  but  immediately  after  admission,  en- 
listed in  the  Forty-fifth  Regiment  Massachusetts 
Volunteers,  under  Colonel  Charles  R.  Codman,  for 
service  in  the  Union  Army.  He  served  gallantly  as 
■  ond  lieutenant  with  this  regiment  in  the  North 
Carolina  campaign,  participating  in  the  battle  of 
Kington  and  other  conflicts  (including  a  siege  of 
fever)  until  the  expiration  of  its  nine  months  of 
service.  Returning  home  he  soon  re-enlisted  in  the 
Fifty-sixth  Regiment,  otherwise  known  as  the  First 
Veteran  Volunteers,  and  went  to  the  front  with  the 
same  in  Virginia,  with  rank  of  captain.  In  the  bat- 
tle of  the  Wilderness  he  was  shot  in  both  legs,  dis- 
abled,  and  for  a  time  was  absent  on  a  furlough, 
but  returned  to  his  regiment  in  time  to  participate 
in  the  battle  of  Weldon  Railroad,  in  which  it  was 
engaged.  Subsequently  he  was  prostrated  with  ty- 
phoid fever,  but  as  soon  as  strength  permitted,  he 
was  again  at  the  post  of  duty  and  of  danger,  and 
led  his  regiment  at  the  storming  of  Petersburg,  for 
his  gallantry  on  which  occasion  he  was  subsequent- 
ly breveted  major." 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  in  1865,  Major  Hollis, 
on  account  of  his  health,  gave  up  the  law  profession, 
removed  to  West  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and 
engaged  in  the  business  of  granite  quarrying,  from 
which  he  retired  in  1897.  Major  Hollis  has  always 
been  a  Democrat,  and  as  such  was  elected  to  the 
"  v  Hampshire  legislature  in  1876  from  ward  three 
of  Concord,  by  two  majority.  The  election  was 
hotly  contested  by  his  opponent.  Daniel  Holden, 
but  he  held  his  seat.  He  was  a  member  of  the  con- 
stitutional conventions  of  18 —  and  1902.  Major 
Hollis  has  for  many  years  been  an  influential  resi- 
dent of  Concord-  and  a  leader  of  the  local  Dem- 
ocracy. As  a  citizen  and  business  man  his  char- 
acter is  without  a  blemish.  '  His  patriotism  and  de- 
votion to  his  country's  interests  are  attested  by  his 
long  and  arduous  term  of  military  service  in  putting 
down  the  rebellion,  and  the  scars  he  bears.  As  a 
friend  and  neighbor  he  is  always  to  be  depended 
upon.  He  is  a  clear  thinker,  outspoken  in  his  sen- 
timents, and  unequivocal  in  his  expressions.  While 
at  home  on  a  furlough  on  account  of  his  wounds, 
in  T864,  he  married,  in  Cambridge.  Massachusetts, 
July  0.  Harriette  VanMater  French,  born  in  Chester. 
New  Hampshire,  September  20.  1839,  daughter  of 
Hon.  Henry  Flagg  and  Anne  (Richardson)  French 
(see  French  VIII).  They  are  the  parents  of  six 
children  :  Thomas.  Anne  Richardson.  Henry 
French.  Allen,  Harriette  VanMater.  died  young,  and 
Marv  French. 

(VIII)  Thomas  (5),  eldest  child  of  Abijah  and 
Harriette  V.  M.  (French)  Hollis  born  in  Milton, 
Massachusetts,  May  5.  1863,  resides  in  Concord, 
Massachusetts.  He  married  in  Chicago,  April  18, 
1892,  Mary  Letchworth  Coonley,  born  in  Louisville, 


Kentucky,  March  28.  1869,  daughter  of  John  Clark 
and  Lydia  (Avery)  Coonley  of  Chicago.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  Thomas,  born  in  Chicago,  December  8, 
1893 !  John  Coonley.  Milton,  Massachusetts,  Decem- 
ber 1,  1896,  and  Howard  Coonley,  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  October  7,  1899. 

(VIII)  Anne  Richardson,  eldest  daughter  and 
second  child  of  Abijah  and  Harriette  V.  M.  (French) 
Hollis,  born  in  West  Concord,  N.  H.,  July  9,  1867, 
married,  July  9,  1900,  Dr.  Arthur  H.  Cillley,  of  New 
York,  a  descendant  of  General  Cilley  and  General 
Poor,   of   Revolutionary   fame. 

(VIII)  Henry  French,  second  son  and  third 
of  Abijah  and  Harriette  V.  M.  (French)  Hollis, 
was  born  at  West  Concord.  New  Hampshire,  Au- 
gust 30,  1869.  He  received  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Concord,  and  was  graduated 
at  the  Concord  high  school  in  18S6 ;  leaving  im- 
mediately for  the  far  west,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  railroad  engineering  between  Denver  and  San 
Francisco  for  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 
railroad  during  1886  and  1887.  Returning  east  he 
prepared  at  Concord,  Massachusetts,  to  enter  Har- 
vard College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  T892  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  magna  cum  laude, 
and  elected  a  member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  So- 
ciety. In  addition  to  the  academic  course  at  Har- 
vard he  attended  courses  at  the  Harvard  Law 
School,  completing  nearly  two  years  of  the  regular 
work  at  that  institution.  After  graduation  he  con- 
tinued his  law  studies  with  Hon.  William  L.  Foster 
and  Hon.  Harry  G.  Sargent,  of  Concord,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  New  Hampshire  bar  in  March. 
1893.  At  college,  Mr.  Hollis  was  a  member  of  the 
Harvard  Glee  Club,  and  engaged  prominently  in  ath- 
letics, being  a  member  of  the  Track  Team  and  of 
his  class  baseball  nine.  These  athletic  activities 
were  continued  so  far  as  possible  after  leaving  col- 
lege, and  he  has  been  prominently  identified  with 
baseball,  golf  and  similar  sports  at  Concord,  being 
the  captain  of  the  Wonolancet  Baseball  Club  in  its 
best  days.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Beaver 
Meadow   Golf  Club. 

Since  March,  1893,  Mr.  Hollis  has  practiced  law 
in  Concord,  for  the  first  six  years  in  partnership 
with  Harry  G.  Sargent  and  Edward  C.  Niles,  and 
for  the  following  six  years  in  partnership  with  Attor- 
ney General  Edwin  G.  Eastman,  with  offices  in  Ex- 
eter and  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  Since  January  1, 
1905.  he  has  practiced  at  Concord  under  his  own 
name.  Since  1805  Mr.  Hollis  has  been  trustee  of 
the  New  Hampshire  Savings  Bank,  and  he  has  also 
served  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation, declining  to  stand  for  re-election.  He  is  a 
member  of  many  clubs  and  societies  in  New  Hamp- 
shire, vice-president  of  the  Anti-Imperialist  League, 
and  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  Boston.  At 
the  date  of  this-  sketch  (1906)  he  is  one  of  the 
counsel  for  the  state  of  New  Hampshire  in  the  eel- 
ebrated  Percy  Summer  Club  case.  In  politics  Mr. 
Hollis  has  been  a  prominent  Democrat,  having 
been  the  Democratic  candidate  for  congress  in  the 
Second  New  Hampshire  district  in  1900.  and  the 
Democratic  candidate  for  governor  in  1902  and 
7904.  At  the  date  of  this  sketch  he  is  a  member 
of  the  Democratic  congressional  committee  from 
New  Hampshire.  He  has  also  been  chairman  of  the 
Democratic  state  committee,  and  is  now  the  chair- 
man of  the  executive  committee  of  that  body.  He 
has  done  effective  work  on  the  stump  in  New 
Hampshire,  and  adjoining  states,  and  on  many  oc- 
casions has  addressed  French  voters  in  their  own 
language.     He  was  a  leading  spirit  in  the  repeal  of 


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the  old  prohibitory  law  in  New  Hampshire,  and  has 
been  an  active  worker  for  labor  laws,  having  been 
in  charge  of  the  various  labor  measures  pending 
in  the  New  Hampshire  legislature  in  1903  and  1905. 
Largely  through  his  efforts  the  present  fifty-eight 
hour  law  for  women  and  children  was  passed  in 
1005.  At  an  early  age  Mr.  Hollis  showed  the  high 
spirit  of  his  race,  and  started  out  to  earn  money  to 
prepare  himself  for  the  coming  years  of  his  life, 
in  a  manner  and  under  conditions  that  many  young 
men  would  have  shrunk  from.  In  the  west  he  had 
men  and  natural  conditions  to  contend  with,  and 
gained  much  experience  that  has  since  been  use- 
ful to  him.  Later,  equipped  with  a  liberal  legal 
and  literary  education  he  has  successfully  practiced 
his  chosen  profession  and  though  still  a  young  man 
has  attained  high  rank  as  a  lawyer  and  an  honorable 
position  among  his  fellow  men. 

Mr.  Hollis  was  married,  June  14,  1S93,  t0  Grace 
I'.ruerton  Fisher,  of  Norwood,  Massachusetts,  second 
daughter  of  Edwin  E.  and  Leonor  M.  (Copeland) 
Fisher,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of  Norwood. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mollis  have  two  children,  Henry 
French.  Jr.,  born  May  26,  1894,  and  Anne  Richard- 
son. July   12,    1896. 

(VIII)  Allen,  third  and  youngest  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Aliijah  and  Harriette  V.  M.  (French)  Hol- 
lis, was  born  in  Concord,  December  20,  1871.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Concord,  and  was 
graduated  from  the  Concord  high  school  in  June, 
1889.  In  October  following  his  graduation  he  be- 
came a  student  in  the  office  of  Chase  &  Streeter. 
attorneys,  where  he  applied  himself  to  the  study 
of  law  for  three  years  following.  In  October,  1892, 
he  entered  Harvard  Law  School,  where  he  remained 
until  June,  1893.  On  July  2S  of  the  same  year 
he  wa^  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  Hampshire,  and 
shortly  afterward  entered  the  employ  of  Streeter, 
Walker  &  Chase.  Subsequently  Mr.  Chase  retired 
from  the  firm,  and  July  1,  1895,  Mr.  Hollis  became 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Streeter,  Walker  &  Hollis, 
and  since  Judge  Walker's  appointment  to  the  su- 
preme bench,  April  I.  1901,  has  continued  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Concord  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Streeter  &  Hollis,  being  now  associated  with  Frank 
,  S.  Streeter,  Fred  C.  Demond  and  Edward  K. 
Woodworth.  Mr.  Hollis  has  made  rapid  and  grati- 
fying progress  in  the  practice  of  the  law,  and  is  now 
ni  ipal  member  of  one  of  the  leading  law  firms 
of  the  state.  He  has  also  been  active  in  business 
enterprises  in  his  native  city.  In  1894  he  was  made 
corporation  clerk  of  the  Page  Belting  Company  and 
the  Union  Guaranty  Savings  Bank.  He  is  also  a 
director  of  the  Concord  Shoe  Factory,  In  mot  he 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Concord  Electric 
Company,  of  which  he  has  continuously  been  a  di- 
rector and  president  since  March.  1904.  In  1905  he 
organi  er  of  the  Union  Realty  Company,  of 
which  he  has  sim  1  1"  1  n  a  director  and  president, 
lie  attend  the  South  Congregational  Church,  and  is 
amember  of  the  men's  federation  of  that  church.  In 
politics  he  h  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
New  I  lampshire  Club,  of  Boston,  and  of  various  local 
clubs  and  associations.  He  married,  at  Dubuque, 
Iowa,  November  to,  1897,  Amoret  Nichoson,  daugh- 
ter of  Frederick  1  ind  Mary  J. (Hinds)  Nich- 
oson,  of  Dubuque  ["he}  have  two  children:  Allen, 
bom    February  1, 1900,  and  Franklin,  March  26,  1904. 


The  history  of  the  Manahan   fani- 
MWAIIAN     ily    in    New    England    begins    with 
thi     period    of    Scotch-Irish    immi- 
gration   and    the    events    preceding    the    American 


Revolution.  The  first  of  the  name  who  is  known 
to  have  come  to  his  country  was  John  Manahan.  a 
native  of  the  north  of  Ireland  and  a  soldier  of  the 
British  army,  who  is  mentioned  at  length  below. 

(I)  Michael  Manahan  was  of  Scotch-Irish  stock 
born  about  1720,  probably  in  Ireland,  where  he  lived 
and  brought  up  his  family.  We  know  only  of  two 
sons:  John  and  Adam,  both  of  whom  are  mentioned 
below. 

(II)  John,  elder  son  of  Michael  Manahan.  was 
born  in  England  in  1744.  and  was  educated  for  the 
army,  which  he  entered  in  youth,  and  in  1765  with 
his  regiment  was  stationed  at  Quebec,  Canada.  He 
was  insulted  by  a  superior  officer  and  resented  the 
insult  by  striking  the  offender  in  the  face.  To  es- 
cape punishment  he  deserted,  and  in  the  month  of 
December,  in  company  with  twenty-nine  other  de- 
serters, set  out  for  the  New  England  settlements. 
But  the  rigors  of  a  Canadian  winter  caused  suffer- 
ing, exhaustion  and  death  in  the  little  company,  and 
only  one-half  of  the  men  wdio  composed  it  survived 
the  ill-starred  journey.  Manahan  engaged  in  various 
enterprises  in  New  England,  along  the  coast,  for  a 
time.  His  first  home  in  New  Hampshire  was  doubt- 
less in  Londonderry,  whence  he  removed  to  the 
vicinity  of  the  Taggart  place  in  Goffstown  and  be- 
came a  trader.  Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rev- 
olution, he  enlisted  in  the  American  army  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  was  with 
General  Benedict  Arnold  in  his  expedition  through 
the  wilderness  to  Quebec.  He  w-as  also  with  General 
Stark  and  fought  at  the  battle  of  Bennington.  He 
finally  made  his  home,  about  17S0,  in  the  town  of 
Francestown,  New  Hampshire,  on  what  is  known  as 
the  Parker  Bartlett  place  in  the  eastern  part  of  that 
town.  His  farm  was  owned  by  his  descendants  un- 
til quite  recently.  He  married  twice.  One  wife 
was  Mary  (Nesmith)  Manahan.  of  Londonderry, 
the  mother  of  his  children,  who  died  December  21, 
181 1,  aged  fifty-nine  years.  He  died  May  10,  1S1S, 
aged  seventy-four.  Their  graves  may  be  seen  in 
the  Old  Francestown  burial  ground.  Children  :  1. 
Elsie  who  married  (first)  John  Seeton  and  ( sec- 
ond) John  Nahor.  2.  John,  married.  Ann  Scoby. 
3.  Mary,  died  in  infancy.  4.  Adam,  married  Mary 
Brewster  and  settled  in  Greenfield.  5.  James, 
married  Abigail  Dodge.  6.  Margaret,  married  Ed- 
ward  Brennan. 

(II)  Adam,  -on  of  Michael  Manahan.  was  born 
in  Ireland  about  1760.  He  came  to  America  at  the 
close  of  the  Revolution  at  the  request  of  his  mother 
who  was  then  living  in  Ireland,  to  search  for  his 
brother  John,  who  had  not  been  heard  from  after 
lie  deserted  from  the  British  army.  For  a  long 
lime  his  search  was  fruitless.  One  day  he  met 
Peter  Woodbury,  of  Francestown,  on  Long  Wharf. 
in  Boston,  and  inquired  of  him.  in  the  course  of 
their  conversation,  if  he  had  ever  heard  of  his 
brother  John.  Doubtless  the  mention  of  Adam's 
name  brought  up  the  subject.  Upon  reaching  home, 
Mr.  Woodbury  told  John  of  the  circumstance.  "It 
is  Adam,  my  brother  Adam."  was  the  response  and 
soon  John  was  on  his  way  to  Bo  ton,  where  he  found 
Adam.  Adam  subsequently  settled  on  the  Fuller 
place  in  Deering,  New  Hampshire  He  married  a 
daughter  of  Deacon  Gutterson,  of  Metlmen.  Massa- 
chusetts. Children:  John,  mentioned  below.  Rich- 
ard, William,  Joseph.  Stephen.  Valentine,  Thompson, 
Mark,  Ruth,  Polly,  Elvira  C.  married,  November 
7.  1833,  Solomon  S.  Bailey,  born  in  Weare,  Septem- 
ber  16.   T803.     (See   Francestown   history.) 

(Til)  John,  eldest  child  of  Adam  and  Ruth  (Gut- 
terson)   Manahan,    was    born    at    Mcthuen,    Massa- 


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chusetts.  May  1,  1792,  and  died  in  New  London, 
New  Hampshire.  May  7,  1862.  In  1S18,  while  liv- 
ing in  Deering,  New  Hampshire,  he  married  Lucin- 
tha, .laughter  of  Benjamin  Felch  of  Weare.  New 
Hampshire'.  She  was  born  May  17,  1800,  and  died 
in  Hillsborough.  New  Hampshire,  January  10,  1882, 
having  survived  her  husband  twenty  years.  After 
marriage  John  Manahan  settled  in  the  town  of  Sut- 
ton, New  "Hampshire,  and  there  four  of  his  children 
were  born.  In  the  spring  of  1826  he  moved  with 
his  family  to  New  London,  New  Hampshire,  and 
afterward'  lived  in  that  town.  He  was  a  substantial 
farmer,  a  man  of  upright  character,  and  was  in- 
clined to  be  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  although 
he  had  been  brought  up  under  the  strict  teachings 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Whig  and  early  joined  the  free  soil  party.  John 
and  Lucintha  (Felch)  Manahan  had  eight  children: 
Emily  Manahan.  their  first  child,  was  born  July  2, 
1820,  and  died  January  14,  1904;  married  Deacon 
John  A.  V.  Smith,  of  Manchester.  New  Hampshire, 
a  manufacturer.  Lucinda  Manahan.  their  second 
child,  was  born  February  25,  1822,  and  died  in  Sut- 
ton, New  Hampshire.  July  10,  1890.  She  married 
T.  A.  B.  Young,  and  lived  in  Hillsborough,  New 
Hampshire.  They  had  two  children,  George  and 
Walter  Young,  both  of  whom  now  live  at  Put- 
nam, Connecticut.  Mary  Manahan,  their  third 
child,  was  born  March  4,  1824.  and  died  August  19. 
1906,  in  the  home  where  President  Franklin  Pierce 
was  born.  Mary  never  married.  Valentine  Mana- 
han, their  fourth  child,  is  mentioned  at  length  be- 
low. Abby  A.  Manahan,  their  fifth  child,  was  born 
April  12,  1S28,  and  died  October  24,  1894.  She  mar- 
ried Benaiah  Fitts,  of  Worcester.  Massachusetts,  an 
inventor  and  mechanic  of  great  skill.  Their  children 
were  Homer,  Carrie,  Ellen,  Norman  and  Edson 
Fitts.  Newton  Manahan,  their  sixth  child,  was 
born  September  19,  1830,  and  died  May  7,  1884.  He 
married,  January  1,  1851,  Hepsybeth  A.  Thompson, 
and  lived  in  New  London.  New  Hampshire.  Fannie 
A.  Manahan,  their  seventh  child,  was  born  January 
18,  1835,  and  became  the  wife  of  T.  Newell  Turner, 
of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  He  died  in  1898. 
Their  onlv  son,  Wallace  M.  Turner,  graduated  from 
Harvard  College,  A  B.,  1891 ;  A.  M.,  1896.  _  Since 
graduation  he  has  filled  a  pedagogical  chair  in  Bos- 
ton. William  Henry  Manahan.  is  the  subject  of 
mention  in  this  article. 

(IV)  Dr.  Valentine,  son  of  John  Manahan,  was 
born  in  Sutton,  N.  H.,  November  17,  1825.  He  at- 
tended the  district  schools,  the  New  London  Acad- 
emy, and  the  Pembroke  Academy  (New  Hamp- 
shire). He  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  H.  C.  Bick- 
ford.  of  New  London,  New  Hampshire,  Dr. 
Chadborne  and  Dr.  Ware,  of  Concord,  and  Dr.  E. 
E.  Phelps,  of  Windsor,  Vermont,  attended  lec- 
tures at  Dartmouth,  New  Hampshire,  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  where  he  graduated 
in  1850.  He  has  been  a  practicing  physician  since 
1850.  He  was  also  a  student  at  Hanover.  New 
Hampshire,  at  Windsor,  Vermont,  and  Concord.  New 
Hampshire.  He  has  practiced  his  profession  in  the 
towns  of  Springfield,  Antrim  and  Enfield,  New 
Hampshire.  Dr.  Manahan  is  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics. He  is  member  of  the  Lodge  of  Free  Masons, 
Enfield,  New  Hampshire,  also  St.  Andrews  Chapter, 
No.  1.  at  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  New  Hampshire  Medical  Society,  also 
the  American  Medical  Association,  having  been 
a  member  of  the  latter  about  thirty-five  years. 
He  is  well  known  and  valued  citizen  of 
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Enfield,  of  high  standing  in  the  medical  fra- 
ternity and  a  useful  citizen.  He  married,  1S51, 
Ahbie  E.  Porter,  of  Sutton.  New  Hampshire,  the 
daughter  of  Reuben  Porter  She  died  in  1856.  They 
had  no  children. 

(IV)  William  Henry,  youngest  son  and  child  of 
John  and  Lucintha  (Felch)  Manahan,  was  born  at 
New  London.  New  Hampshire,  March  31,  1840,  and 
for  nearly  forty-five  years  has  lived  in  Hillsbor- 
ough, New  Hampshire,  where  his  extensive  busi- 
ness operations  and  public  service  have  given  him  a 
place  among  the  prominent  men  of  the  state.  His 
father  was  a  man  of  substance  for  his  time,  and  so 
far  as  he  was  able  gave  his  sons  and  daughters  the 
advantage  of  a  good  early  education.  As  a  boy 
William  was  sent  to  the  public  school  of  the  town. 
afterward  was  a  student  at  Colby  Academy,  and 
still  later  took  a  business  course  at  Eaton's  Com- 
mercial College  at  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  Ater 
leaving  school  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  machinist, 
but  his  ambition  led  him  into  the  higher  branches 
of  mechanics  and  he  became  a  practical  draughts- 
man,^ followed  that  vocation  about  nine  years 
and  it  proved  a  valuable  preliminary  experience  and 
served  as  an  excellent  foundation  for  later  opera- 
tions. In  1862  he  located  in  Hillsborough  and  be- 
gan active  business  life  in  lumbering  and  milling,  and 
nine  years  later  (1S71)  added  furniture  manufac- 
turing to  his  other  enterprises.  He  also  engaged  in 
real  estate  operations,  acting  either  for  himself 
or  other  persons  in  an  agency  capacity,  and  on  fre- 
quent occasions  in  later  years  it  became  a  part  of 
his  work  to  make  public  land  sales  and  occupy  the 
auctioneer's  block;  and  in  this  special  capacity  he 
gained  a  wide  reputation,  for  his  transactions  took 
him  into  all  parts  of  his  own  state  and  also  into 
Maine.  Massachusetts  and  at  times  into  the  south. 
Of  course  these  operations  were  a  source  of  finan- 
cial gain  to  him  as  well  as  to  his  principals,  and  it 
has  been  said  that  the  "one  reliable  man  to  suc- 
cessfully  handle  a  public  sale  of  real  estate"  was 
W  H.   Manahan,  of  Hillsborough,  New  Hampshire. 

As  far  back  as  when  he  was  a  boy  in  school 
Mr.  Manahan  could  "speak  a  piece"  on  exercise  day 
with  as  good  effect  as  most  of  the  older  pupils,  and 
in  later  years  in  conducting  land  and  timber  sales 
his  oratorical  ability  and  easy  command  of  language 
were  considerable  factors  in  the  remarkable  suc- 
cess which  attended  his  efforts  in  that  direction. 
This  quality  developed  with  years,  and  when  he  was 
sent  to  occupy  a  seat  in  the  lower  branch  of  the  New- 
Hampshire  legislature  he  soon  came  to  be  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  best  public  speakers  and  debaters 
in  the  house,  and  won  for  him  many  expressions  of 
admiration.  On  one  occasion  in  an  editorial  in  the 
Nashua  Telegraph  in  summing  up  legislative  hon- 
ors, Mr.  Moore  said:  "For  oratorical  ability  no 
man  has  won  so  high  a  reputation  as  W.  H.  Mana- 
han of  Hillsborough."  Mr.  Manahan  never  was  real- 
ly ambitious  of  high  political  honors,  and  whenever 
he  did  consent  to  stand  for  office  it  was  more  in 
answer  to  the  importunities  of  party  supporters  than 
to  gratify  any  personal  desire.  For  twelve  years  he 
was  town  moderator  of  Hillsborough,  and  for  about 
twenty  years  justice  of  the  peace  and  quorum.  In 
18S5-86  he  represented  his  town  in  the  state  legis- 
lature, making  an  excellent  reputation  not  only  in 
debating  public  questions  but  as  an  advocate  of  sate, 
conservative  legislative  policy.  It  was  he  who  in- 
troduced and  championed  the  bill  to  prevent  double 
taxation  of  mortgaged  real  e~tate  and  secured  its  pas- 
sage in  the  face  of  stubborn  opposition.     In  1889  he 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


served  as  a  member  of  thi  1  con- 

vention.    Mr.    Manahan    was    the    first    Republican 
I  to  the  legisla  un  dred  and   four- 

teen >  I   which  it  will  lie  seen  that  Hill 

■  ratic  in  its  ma- 
v   for  the 
In  his  family  life  Mr.  Manahan  always  lias  I 
mionship.      "  Although    ! 

I  .ewhere.  he  still  fin< 

p  interest   in  his  native  town,  with  its 

notes    with 

opttlarity  as   a   summer   resort." 

On    March    31,    1862,    he    married    Fannie    Harriet 

I  I  :  ■  She    was 

\pril    27.    I  Charles   C.    and 

<  1  (Farnhan  Walpole   New  Hamp- 

three    chil- 
dren. 

.     their     eldest     child, 
lin    Hillsborough    August    14.    1863.      She 
■    the    Worcester    O 
husi 
a  prominent   place   in   the    social   life   0 
igh. 

han,   tl 
,n  in  Hillsborough  September  25,  1871,  and  is 
luate   of   the    New    Hampshire    State    N 
at    Plymouth,  and   is  a  member 
Chapter,  D  A.  R..  Boston.     She  marrie 
[900,  Dr.  Charles   S    Adai 

id    has    one    child.    France-    Adams, 
h   1.   1004. 
William    Henry    Manahan,    Jr.,    their   third    child 
born  in  ]  tillsborough,  December 
28,    1877,   and    i<      o     '    In     education    in    the    Hills- 
public    and    high    schools    and    Colby 
cmy   at    New   London.   New    Hampshire.     While   in 
tred    an    enviable    reputation    as    a 
1   and  debater  and  won  the  much  prized  Dem- 
an       silver  medal   for  proficiency  in  elocution.     Af- 

I  the   Illinois  College  of 

d  from  that  institution.  In 

d  the  photographic  studio  formerly 

1  ay,    in    Hillsbon  ugh, 

and    si  ted    his    attention    to 

ha     ci  ime  to  be 
to  artists   in  the  state 
ellent    reputation    and    wide 
rough- 
Hi      p     ial     tudies  in  artistic  pho- 
ti    1  tion,  and   om    ol 

'  if  his  father  in   platinum     ha 

place   in   the   Daguerre   Mem- 
orial   1  Vim         Lake.  1  ndiana.     In    1904 
he  wa  I  "t   1  if  the  New   England 
ion.       He    is    known    too 
i""  writei   on  sub- 
ntiti  ■    and    fishing, 
in   New   Hampshire"  was 
■  'ream   in   November,   1903, 
enient    S'  flcomed  by 

.      1  SO  I 

On  April  9,  F902.  Mr     '  I  Brocl 

'1     1    daughter   of 
.,  ay.  of  Hillsborough. 


was    very    early    c=- 

I    had    nu- 

hed    repn  res    in 

noted  s   the   Rev. 


John  Pike,  whose  diary  of  event-  has  afforded  very 
much  of  value  to  the  historian  and  genealogist. 

ill     John     Pike,     the    emigrant    ancestor,    came 

from    Landlord.    England,    in    the    ship   "James,"   in 

the  year    1(135.   and   probablj  for   a   time   in 

ii      1I1  led   in   Newbury  and  subse- 

Salisbury,    where   he   died   May 

[654.     His   will   was  made  two  days  previous  to 

,    and   was   provi    I    '  1  of   the   same 

year.     No  record  of  his  wife  His  children 

t.    Dorothy,    Israel   and   Ann. 

1  II  1    Rob  n  and  child  .of  John 

Pike,    was    horn    about    1015.      He    settled    with    his 

lather  in  Salisbury;  and  was  married  there.  April  3, 

and  died 
Ni  vember  1.   r  tbly  a  daughter  of 

John   Sanders,  of  V  n   Parish,  in  Eng- 

1  mil      i'il  a  sister  of  John  Sanders,  of  Salisbury  and 
Miry.     It  is  supposed  that  her  mother  was  Alice 
a   sister  of  John    Cole,   of   Salisbury.      Robert 
married    (second),    in    Salisbury,    October   30, 
Martha  (Moyce),  widow         <         ge  G  ildwyer. 
He   n    <    I'd   land  in  the  first   division  of   Salisbury, 
111    1640-41-42  and    1654.     He   was   of   Newbury 
from  A   deposition   on   record  shows 

gland  in  1650  or  51.  In  1650  his 
name  succeeds  the  ministers  at  the  head  of  the  list  of 
commoners.  lie  paid  the  largest  taxes  in  1652.  His 
name  and  that  of  his  wife  appear  first  on  the  list 
of  members  of  the  Salisbury  Church,  in  1687.  and  he 
was   the   most  1    citizen   in  that   town   dur- 

the    last    half   of   the    seventeenth    century.      He 
December   [2,   [706,  and  his  wife  survived  him 
more   than   -ix  years,   dying  February  26.    1713.     In 
all   of   the   records  he  is  styled   Major   Robert   Pike. 
He  took  tin    1  ,  ib  of  freeman.  May  17.  1637.  was  rep- 
resentative  111   164S.  and  for  several  years  following; 
ant   to  the  governor  from   1682  to   1602 ;  mem- 
of  the  council  for  many  years  down  to  1696,  and 
1   the  peace  during  the  greater  part  of  his 
active  life.     He  was  liberal  in  thought,  much  in  ad- 
vance   of    his    times,    and    was    very    decided    in    his 
1  urally   had    difficulties    with   other 

members   of   the    Sal    burj     1  hurch    because   of   this 
and    thi-    condition    extended    over    at    least    a 
if  a  century,     lie  has  been  styled  by  writers 
ly    Fearless    1  lero    1  f    Xew    England ;" 
first     and     S;  itive    of    the 

Rights  of  Petition  "  and  the  "Power  Which  Squelched 
the   Witchcraft    Delusion."      Because   of   his   insist- 
1  petition,  be  wa  -  lim  d  and  dis- 
franchised  and   many   '<\    hi-  called 

ni-e  they 

hid    petitioned    for   the   remission   of   hi-   tine     This 

and  his   disfranchisement   was   removed  in 

In  the    foil  tie  wa*  again   elected  to 

thee-  hildren  were:     Sarah.  Mary, 

hy,   Mary.   Eli;  I    hn,  Rob- 

(III)  Mi  '  d        Vfajoi   Kob- 

erl    and    S  11    M;n  eh    15, 

105S,   in    Sab-burg,   and   resided   in   that    town,   where 

ill  lived  in  1714.  lie  tool*  the  o  th  of  allegiance 

fidelity  in   "'77  of  the  signers  of 

a   petition  in   1680.     He  mane  Worci  iter, 

20.  1071 .  ,1  aid 

Susanna  Worcester.    She  was  admitted  to  the  Salis- 

Chttrch,    February    5.     t6gg.      Their    children 

were:     M...,.,    Elias,   Mary,   Sarah,   Timothy,   John. 

1    and    Dorothy. 

1  l\  1    I    -eph  Pike,  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of 

Moses   and    Susanna    (Worcester)     Pike,    was   born 


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i-  1,  1711,".  in  Salisbury,  ami  was  baptized 
October  12,  following.  He  died  January  22,  1764, 
in  Kensington,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  resided 
many  years.  His  will  was  dated  August  17,  1763, 
and  proved  February  29,  of  the  following  year.  He 
married  Sarah  Thompson,  and  their  children  were: 
Jose]  h,  Moses,  Sarah,  Susanna,  Judith,  Lois.  Eunice. 
Hope.  Keturah  and  Robert.  Six  of  the  seven  daugh- 
ter; were  unmarried  at  the  time  his  will  was  made. 
The  second  one  was  the  wife  of  a  Mr.  Fitts. 

(V)  Moses  Pike  (2),  second  son  of  John  and 
S  ill  (Thompson)  Pike,  married  Naomy  Harri- 
man,  and  settled  in  Plaistow,  New  Hampshire.  Their 

[ren  were:  Hannah,  died  young;  Mehitable,  Su- 
sanna. Moses,  John,  Hannah  and  Sarah. 

(VI)  Moses    Pike    (3),    eldest    son    and    fourth 

rs    (2)   and  Naomy    (Harriman)    Pike, 

born    February    21,     1756.    in     Plaistow,    New 

!        ipshire,  and  was  an  early  settler  of  Bath  in  the 

te.      Pie   married    Lucy    Stickney,   and    two 

children   are   recorded   in    Bath,   namely :    John   and 

Polly.      It   is   probable  that   he   removed   to   the   ad- 

ing    town    of    Lisbon,    but    the    records    fail    to 

the  birth  of  other  children,  of  whom  there  were 

doubtless  several. 

(VII)  John  Pike,  son  of  Moses  (3)  and  Lucy 
(Stickney)  Pike,  was  born  August  25,  1785,  in  Bath, 
New  Hampshire,  and  reared  a  large  family  of  whom 
Hial  P.,  who  was  a  resident  of  Amboy  City,  Illinois, 
now  in  1007.  at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years. 

1  VIII  1  Douglas  Parker  Pike,  son  of  John  Pike, 
iv,i-  born  in  Stanstead,  June  15,1810,  He  was  a  mill- 
in::  n  and  for  a  number  of  \-ears  worked  in  the  Iron 
Foundry  at  Troy,  Vermont.  In  1842  he  came  to  Con- 
cord, Vermont,  where  he  was  similarly  employed 
for  some  time,  and  removing  to  Northumberland  he 
resided  there  for  ten  years.  From  the  last  named 
town  he  went  to  Stark,  but  returned  to  Northum- 
berland and  resided  there  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1884.  He  was  an  upright,  conscientious 
man.  a  useful  citizen  and  a  Universalist  in  his  re- 
ligious belief.  He  married  Charlotte  T.  Wyman, 
daughter  of  Henry  Wyman,  and  had  a  family  of 
ten  children,  five  of  whom  are  now  living,  namely : 
William  W.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to:  James 
Edward,  who  is  residing  in  West  Bethel,  Maine  ;# 
Henry  N.,  of  Dummer,  New  Hampshire ;  Charles 
E..  resident  of  Seattle,  Wash.  :  and  Sarah,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Lawrence  Allen,  of  Bethel,  Maine. 
The  mother  of  these  children  was  accidentally 
burned  to  death  in  1885. 

(IX)  William  Wallace  Pike,  eldest  of  the  sur- 
viving children  of  Douglas  P.  and  Charlotte  T. 
(Wyman)  Pike,  was  born  in  Jay.  May  24,  1840.  He 
acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  and  at 
an  early  age  adopted  the  occupation  of  a  lumber 
surveyor  and  millman,  becoming  an  expert  "scaler." 
For  a  period  of  forty  years  he  was  exclusively  en- 
gaged in  that  business,  being  always  in  demand,  but 
physical  disability  resulting  from  an  accident,  May 
iC.  1S92,  compelled  him  to  relinquish  it.  He  then 
opened  a  store  in  Groveton  for  the  sale  of  groceries, 
confectionery,  notions,  etc.,  and  is  still  engaged  in 
trade. 

In  politics  Mr.  Pike  supports  the  Republican 
party,  and  for  a  number  of  years  was  collector  of 
taxes.  He  is  a  member  of  Gorham  Lodge.  No.  73, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  North  Star 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  North  Star  Com- 
mander}'. Knights  Templar.  Lancaster,  and  Edward 
Raymond  Consistory  (thirty-second  degree),  of 
Nashua.     He  also  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order 


of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men, 
the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  adjutant  of  the  Post  from  its  organi- 
zation, pie  enlisted  in  Stark,  New  Hampshire,  Sep- 
tember. 1864,  in  Company  I,  First  New  Hampshire 
Heavy  Artillery,  under  Captain  Charles  O.  Bradley, 
s  detailed  as  orderly  and  served  as  such  dur- 
ing the  remainder  of  the  war.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  June   15,   1865,  at  Washington. 

Mr.  Pike  married  Mary  E.  Cole,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Cole,  of  Stark,  and  they  have  three  chil- 
dren, only  one  of  whom,  Carl  A.,  is  now  living.  He 
married  Ada  Bishop,  and  has  three  children:  Will- 
iam M.,  Ida  May  and  Hial  P. 


This   is   one    of    the     English    names 

BARTON     which   came   to   New   England   before 

the   close  of  the   seventeenth   century, 

and   has   been   distinguished   in  connection   with   the 

Revolution,  and  with  various  events  incident  to  the 

progress  and  development  of  a  great  nation. 

(I)  The  first  record  of  Samuel  Barton  is  found 
at  Salem.  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  witness  in 
one  of  the  famous  witchcraft  trials.  He  was  in 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  in  1693,  and  in  Fram- 
ingham  in  1699,  and  probably  earlier.  In  1716  he 
bought  the  Elliott  gristmill  in  Oxford,  Massachu- 
setts, and  was  dismissed  from  the  church  in  Fram- 
ingham  to  that  of  Oxford  by  letter  dated  January 
IS,  1724.  He  died  September  12.  1732,  having  sur- 
vivi  d  by  more  than  five  years  his  wife  Elizabeth, 
who  died  March  13,  1727.  Their  children  were: 
Samuel,  Mercy.  Joshua,  Elisha,  Jedediah,  Mehitable 
and   Edmond. 

(II)  Samuel  (2),  eldest  child  of  Samuel  (1) 
and  Elizabeth  Barton,  was  horn  October  8,  1691,  in 
Watertown,  probably,  and  was  one  of  the  thirty  set- 
tlers of  Sutton,  Massachusetts,  where  he  served  as 
selectman  and  town  treasurer.  He  removed  in  1748 
to  Dudley,  in  the  same  colony,  where  he  probably 
died.  He  was  married  May  23,  1715,  to  Elizabeth 
Bellows,  wdio  was  born  March  17,  1693,  in  Marlboro, 
Massachusetts,  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth 
Bellows.  Their  children  were:  Amariah  (died 
young),  Mary,  Bezaleel,  Samuel,  Ebenezer,  Betsey 
and  Amariah. 

(III)  Bezaleel.  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Samuel  (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Bellows)  Barton,  was 
born  July  26.  1722,  in  Sutton,  Massachusetts,  and  is 
the  ancestor  of  the  Barton  families  of  Croydon  and 
vicinity,  in  New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution  in  1775.  and  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill.  He  was  married  April  30.  1747.  to 
Phoebe  Carlton,  and  lived  in  Sutton.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Phoebe,  Elizabeth,  Bezaleel,  Benjamin, 
Rebecca  and   Peter. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Bezaleel  and  Phoebe  (Carlton)  Barton,  was  born 
April  21,  1758,  in  Sutton,  and  lived  in  Royalston, 
Massachusetts,  until  1781.  when  he  removed  to 
Croydon,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  soldier  of 
the   Revolution,    like   his   father.       He   died   July   9, 

14,  in  Croydon.  He  was  married  December  9, 
T779,  in  Royalston,  Massachusetts,  to  Mehitable 
Frye,  who  was  born  August  16,  1762,  daughter  of 
Deacon  John  and  Elizabeth  Frye.  of  Royalston.  His 
eldest  child  was  born  in  that  town,  and  the  others 
in  Croydon,  namely:  Phoebe.  Benjamin,  John. 
Peter,  Ruth  Frye,  Susan.  Phila,  Cyrus,  David, 
Reuben  and  Alexander.  Benjamin  Barton's  brothers, 
Peter  and  Bezaleel.  were  also  settlers  in  Croydon. 

(V)  John,  second  son  and  child  of  Benjamin  and 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Mehitable  (Fryc)  Barton,  was  born  February  17, 
1785,  in  Croydon,  and  was  a  successful  fanner  in 
that  town.    He-  married  Ac!  I  of  Croy- 

don, aiid  their  children  were:    Erastus,  Ruby,  Caleb 

L.,  John  A.,  Kimball  D.  and  Albert  G.  The  father 
emler  4,  1855,  and  the  mother,  March  24, 
1885.  The  latter  lived  to  the  age  of  ninety-six 
years,  and  was  still  housekeeper  when  ninety-three 
years  eld.  (Mention  of  her  son  Albert  and  de- 
scendant  forms  a  part  of  this  article). 

(VI)  Caleb  L.,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
John  and  Achsah  (Lovering)  Barton,  was  born 
January  5.  1815.  in  Croydon,  and  died  September  18, 
189b'.  in   i  fourth  year.     He  was  an  agricul- 

turist throughout  his  life,  and  accounted  a  successful 
one.  He  took  an  intelligent  interest  in  the  welfare 
of  his  community,  and  efficiently  discharged  the 
duties  of  a  number  of  local  offices.  He  was  a  con- 
sistent and  stalwart  Democrat  of  the  old  school,  and 
morally  patterned  his  life  on  the  principle  of  helping 
his  neighbors.  He  was  respected  as  one  of  the 
helpful  citizens  of  his  day  and  generation.  He  was 
married  October  29,  1840,  to  Bethiah  Tuck.  She 
wa=  born  July  13,  1819,  in  Manchester,  and  died 
July  13.  1890.  aged  seventy-seven  years.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  L.  Tuck,  a  well-known  sea  cap- 
tain ;  she  became  a  successful  teacher.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Hubbard  A..  Celinda  and  Sullivan. 
Celinda  Barton  was  born  in  Croydon,  New  Hamp- 
shire. August  9,  1S45,  was  a  successful  teacher; 
married  Eathan  Smith,  and  resides  in  Newport. 
Sullivan  Barton  was  born  in  Croydon,  November  26, 
1853,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  there  and 
at  Kimball  Union  Academy.  He  has  served  as 
superintendent  of  the  schools  of  his  town  several 
years,  has  held  other  important  offices,  has  been  a 
close  student  and  reader  and  has  written  much  for 
the  local  press. 

(VII)  Hubbard  Alonzo,  eldest  child  of 
Caleb  and  Bethiah  (Tuck)  Barton,  was  born 
May  12,  1S42,  in  Croydon,  New  Hampshire, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  under  the  tuition  of 
John  Cooper,  a  noted  instructor  of  that  time  and 
region.  Very  early  in  life  he  developed  a  strong 
taste  tor  journalism,  and  was  a  frequent  writer  for 
the  press.  In  April,  1879,  in  company  with  W.  W. 
Prescott,  he  purchased  the  Argus  and  Spectator,  a 
Democratic  newspaper,  which  had  been  established 
at  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  in  1823,  by  his  great- 
uncle,  Cyrus  Barton,  a  journalist  of  high  repute. 
Since  the  fall  of  18S0  the  paper  has  been  published 
by  the  firm  of  Barton  &  Wheeler,  under  the  editorial 
management  of  Mr.  Barton.  During  this  time  the 
circulation  has  been  widely  extended,  and  its  value 
as  a  medium  of  distributing  news  has  been  greatly 
enhanced.  Aside  from  his  labors  in  his  own  office 
Mr.  Barton  is  the  correspondent  and  representative 
of  the  .Y.  Eor  Sullivan  county.  He 
has  alwn\  I  to  a  conservative  Democratic 
policy,  and  as  a  political  writer  has  been  dignified 
and  influential.  He  has  led  a  must  busy  life,  and 
has  had  little  time  to  devote  personally  to  public 
affair-,  though  he  served  successfully  as  superin- 
tendent  oi      town   of   Croydon    from 

1872  in   1       1      i!     1     a  member  of  the  Granite  State 
Club.    New    Hampshire    Suburban    i  K-iation, 

and   is  at  Free   Library  of 

Newport.     Mr.    Barton   has  been  active  in   fraternal 
bodii  a  member  of  Newport  1  •  dge,  No.  4-;, 

Knights  of  Pi  I  of   Mount   Vei  non   Lo  Igi 

No.    15.    Ancient    Free    and     Accepted    Ma-.nu,    of 


Newport.  He  is  also  affiliated  with  Tabernacle 
Chapter,  No.  19.  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and  with  Sulli- 
van Commandery,  Knights  Templar.  For  two  years 
of  Tabernacle  Chapter.  He 
was  married  April  27,  1882,  to  Ella  L.  Wilmarth, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Eleanor  (Woodworth) 
Wilmarth.  I  hey  have  one  son,  Henry  Wilmarth 
Barton,  born  September  16,  1890,  a  student  at  New- 
port high  school. 


This  is  one  of  the  oldest  New 
PICKERING  England  names,  having  come  tCf 
these  shores  from  England  very 
spon  after  the  landing  of  the  Pilgrims.  It  is  ancient 
in  England,  and  numerous  ccats-of-arms  are  on  rec- 
ord belonging  to  persons  of  this  name.  Among  the 
noted  ruins  in  Yorkshire.  England,  is  that  of  Pickerin 
Castle,  which  occupied  a  picturesque  location  and 
was  evidently  used  as  a  place  of  defense  in  ages 
gone  by.  In  the  seventh  year  of  the  reign  of  Ed- 
ward VI,  Gilbert  and  his  three  sons  (John,  James 
and  Benjamin),  purchased  the  manor  of  Tichmersh. 
In  the  thirty-third  year  of  Queen  Elizabeth,  John 
Pickerin  died.  Gilbert  Pickerin  was  descended  from 
an  ancient  and  respectable  family  in  the  county  of 
Westmoreland.  He  was  the  second  son  of  John 
Pickerin,  of  Briton.,  in  this  county,  the  latter  being 
the  second  son  of  Sir  James  Pickerin, '  knight,  of 
Wynunderwater.  Many  other  Pickerins  were  con- 
spicuous and  notable  in  England.  There  were  two  of 
the  name  John  simultaneously  in  this  country. 
While  one  was  residing  at  Salem  another  was  living 
in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  and  these  are  prob- 
ably the  only  one  who  founded  families  in  this 
country. 

(  I  1  John  Pickerin  went  to  Portsmouth  (then 
Strawberry  Bank),  New  Hampshire,  as  early  as 
1633.  from  Massachusetts,  coming  originally  from 
England.  He  was  one  of  those  who  in  1640  gave 
fift"  acres  of  glebe  land  for  the  ministry,  lie  bad 
several  grants  of  land  from  the  town,  besides  his 
south  mill  privileges  where  he  erected  a  mill.  He 
was  buried  in  the  Point  of  Graves  cemetery.  Part 
of  his  estate  was  entailed.  A  portion  situated  on 
Great  Bay  in  Newington,  some  five  hundred  a 
in  extent,  was  taken  by  his  son  Thomas.  In  1862 
one  hundred  and  seventy  acres  of  it  was  occupied 
by  James  C.  Pickering,  who  was  born  thereon  in 
1771.  It  descended  in  regular  line  to  him.  there 
never  having  been  a  deed  of  the  land  made  since  the 
original  grant  of  it  to  "John  Pickerin"  in  1655.  In 
Portsmouth  John  Pickerin's  estate  covered  the 
Point  of  Graves  cemetery  and  extended  over  the 
site  of  the  South  Church  to  the  mill  bridge,  taking 
in  the  whole  shore  from  the  cemetery  to  near  the 
site  of  the  Universalist  Church. 

John  Pickering,  of  Portsmouth,  appears  to  have 
been  a  man  of  good  business  ability  and  of  high 
ding  in  the  community,  although  it  is  evident 
that  he  could  not  write  his  own  name.  He  was  en- 
trusted with  some  of  the  most  important  business  of 
the  early  pioneers  and  had  full  powers  to  decide  the 
line  between  Portsmouth  and  Hampton.  His  loca- 
tion was  on  the  shore  north  of  the  South  Mill  pond, 
and  at  that  time  was  well  covered  with  woods,  which 
remained  for  a  long  time.  Nearly  a  quarter  of  a 
century  after  bis  settlement,  in  1636,  on  this  land,  a 
portion  of  the  frame  of  the  South  Church  was  cut 
on  the  spot  where  it  was  erected.  The  original 
Pickering  house  was  some  fifty  feet  further  from 
>iit  front  of  the  houses  on 
Mill   street.     His    wife's   name   was    Man.   and    they 


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had  two  sons,  John  and  Thomas,  and  four  daugh- 
ters, Rebecca,  Abigail,  Mary  and  Sarah.  The  first 
.11  1040,  In  February,  1665,  the  town 
granted  to  him  "the  land  between  Swaden's  Creek 
and  Pincomb's  Crock,  in  the  Great  Bay,  so  that  it  be 
no  man's  right  of  property,  the  said  land  is  to  ex- 
tend int.  1  the  swamp  and  no  farther."  In  1660  the 
town  granted  fifty  acres  in  addition  in  the  same  vi- 
cinity. In  165S  the  town  granted  the  South  Mill 
privilege  to  John  Pickering  on  condition  of  his 
keeping  in  repair  a  way  for  foot  passengers  in  going 
to  meeting.  He  then  built  the  mill.  John  Picker- 
ing died  in  1669,  and  his  estate  was  entailed,  passing 
into  the  possession  of  his  eldest  son,  John.  In 
course  of  time  there  were  no  male  descendants  of 
John  Pickering,  and  the  property  passed  out  of  his 
family  into  the  hands  of  John  Sheafe. 

(II)     Thomas,    second    son    of   John   and    Mary 
Pickering,    inherited    the    farm    of    more    than    five 
hundred   acres   on   Great   Bay,  then   in   Portsmouth, 
but  now  in  Newington,  and  for  more  than  two  cen- 
turies it  remained  in  the   family.     He  died   1719-20. 
His    will    was    dated    August    14,    1719,   and    proven 
Anril   20.    1720.      His     wife's    baptismal     name    was 
Mary.     It   is    from   this   Thomas   that   all   who   now 
bear  the  name  of  Pickering  in  the  vicinity  of  Ports- 
mouth   have     descended.      Thomas     Pickering     was 
noted  for  great  physical  strength.     He  built  his  log 
hut   on   the   bay,   and    while   clearing   the   land    was 
visited  by  a  press  gang  from  an  English  man-of-war 
in   the   harbor.     There   were  two  men   in   the   party 
who  visited  the  outskirts  in  the  hope  of  finding  men 
alone  and  thus  being  able  to  carry  them  away.    They 
found    Thomas    Pickering   on    his    premises,    felling 
trees.     After  conversing  with  him  and  compliment- 
ing  his   fine'  muscular   development,   they   remarked 
that  he  was  just  such  a  man  as  His  Majesty  needed 
and  commanded  him  to  leave  his  work  and  follow 
them.     Pickering    declined,    saying    that    he    had    a 
young  family  and  was  needed  at  home.     Their  reply 
was,  "No  excuse,  sir,  march."     The  spirit  of  Amer- 
ican liberty  was  already  developed  among  the  colon- 
ists  in   that   far  day,   for  these  words  could  not  be 
brooked  by  the  lord  of  the  forest,  and  seizing  one 
of  the  men   by  the  back  of  the   neck  with  his   left 
hand  he  placed  his  face  on  the  ground  and  with  the 
right   raised   his   axe   as   if  to  chop   off  the   fellow's 
head.     His  terrified   companion  seized   his  arm   and 
begged  for  mercy.     Pickering  permitted  them  to  go 
and    they   lost    no    time   in    getting   away    from    the 
scene   and   appeared   to    feel    that   they   had   escaped 
from  a  lion's  power.     His  brother  John  was  also  a 
man    of   might    and    one   day   they   made   a   test    of 
strength    upon    a    wager.     Captain    John,    the    elder, 
piled  up  stacks  of  grain  until  he  had  ten  bushels  on 
his  back,  with  which  he  walked  up  the  steps  into  the 
mill.     Thomas  bore   eleven   and   a   half  bushels   and 
with  a  firm  step  went  over  the  same  track,  thus  win- 
ning the   wager.     One   of  the   daughters  married   a 
Brackett    and    was    the    ancestress    of    the    B racket t 
family    now    living    in    Greenland.     One    married    a 
Seavey  of  Rye.  another  married  a  Wycks  of  Green- 
land, one  a  Gove  and  one  a   Chamberlain.     In   1681 
Thomas  Pickering  was  taxed  four  shillings  and  six 
pence  as  his  part  of  the   Province  rates  for   Ports- 
mouth.    He  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  petition 
against    Governor   Cramfield.      His    children     were : 
James.  Joshua,  Thomas,  Mary,  Sarah,  Rebekah,  Abi- 
gail.  Bezaleel,   Hannah.   Elizabeth,   Martha  and   Me- 
hitabel.     (Thomas  and  descendants  receive  mention 
in  this  article). 

(Ill)     James,  the  eldest  son  of  Thomas  Picker- 


ing, was  born  about  1680,  and  was  the  first  male 
Pickering  born  in  Newington,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  Newington  and  a  lieutenant  in  the 
French  war.  From  him  sprang  all  the  Pickerings 
of  Newmarket  (some  of  whom  emigrated  to  the 
south),  all  those  in  Rochester  and  Barnstead,  be- 
sides those  remaining  in  Newington.  His  brother 
Joshua  married  a  Smithson  from  Portsmouth,  by 
whom  he  had  six  sons.  His  second  brother  Thomas 
married  for  his  first  wife  a  daughter  of  Colonel 
Downing,  and  for  his  second  a  Miss  Janvrin,  of 
Portsmouth.  From  him  descended  all  the  Picker- 
ings living  in  Greenland,  and  several  families  in 
Newington.  One  of  his  sons  was  Richard.  Colonel 
Thomas,  a  grandson,  in  the  last  war  with  England 
commanded  a  regiment  stationed  on  Pierce's  Island. 
Lieutenant  James  married  in  1717.  The  children 
were :  John,  YVinthrop,  Anthony,  Thomas  and  Abi- 
gail.    He  died  in  1768. 

(IV)  John,  the  eldest  son  of  Lieutenant  James 
Pickering,  was  born  about  1718,  and  died  in  Newing- 
ton in  1790.  He  was  the  father  of  eight  children, 
all  born  in  Newington:  Valentine.  William,  Ste- 
phen, James,  John,  Temperance,  married  a  Hodg- 
don ;  Sarah,  married  a  Tasker;  and  Polly. 

(V)  Stephen,  third  son  and  child  of  John 
Pickering,  was  born  in  Newington  in  1739.  He 
married  Sarah  Grow  or  Mehitable  Grow,  and  settled 
in  Barnstead,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  in 
1825.  His  will  was  probated  July  14,  1825.  Their 
children  were :  James.  Jacob,  Stephen.  Daniel.  An- 
drew. Polly  Gilman,  Abigail,  Rosmon  Drew,  Sally 
and  Lois. 

(VI)  Jacob,  second  son  and  child  of  Stephen 
Pickering,  was  born  about  1765,  at  Knight's  Ferry, 
in  Newington.  and  settled  in  Barnstead,  where  he 
was  a  successful  farmer  and  passed  his  life.  His 
wife,  Betsey  Jackson,  was  a  native  of  Barnstead  or 
Gilmanton.  Their  children  were:  Jacob,  Ephraim, 
Joseph,  Nathan  Jackson,  Smilinda,  Hannah,  Betsey 
Jackson  and  Lydia.  (Mention  of  Betsey  and  de- 
scendants is  a  part  of  this  article). 

(VII)  Joseph,  third  son  and  child  of  Jacob  and 
Betsey  (Jackson)  Pickering,  as  born  November  I, 
17S7,  in  Barnstead,  where  he  resided  through  life 
engaged  in  agriculture.  He  was  a  respected  citizen. 
and  lived  to  a  good  age,  dying  November  I,  1864. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church, 
and  served  as  justice  of  the  peace.  In  political 
matters  he  acted  with  the  Democratic  party.  His 
wife,  Mary  Lyford,  was  born  December  25,  1786, 
and  died  July  13,  1844.  in  her  fifty-eighth  year. 
Their  children  are  noted  as  follows:  Hazen,  the 
eldest,  resided  many  years  in  Concord,  where  he  was 
a  prominent  man,  and  died  at  a  good  age.  Ann 
Stevens,  the  second,  became  the  wife  of  Joseph 
Joy  and  died  in  Durham.  Betsey  Jackson  married 
Henry'  Burleigh,  resided  many  years  in  Pittsfield 
and  died  in  Concord.  Julia  Ann  was  the  wife  of 
Gardner  Bunker,  a  farmer  of  Barnstead,  where  she 
died.  Jonathan  Lyford  filled  many  official  stations 
and  died  in  Concord.  Mark  resided  in  Boston  and 
died  there.  Mary  Jane  is  the  wife  of  Deacon  John 
Thompson,  residing  in  Durham.  Sophia  Lyford  was 
the  wife  of  James  R.  Hill,  and  lived  and  died  in 
Concord  (see  Hill,  VII).  Josephine  is  the  wife  of 
Leland  A.  Smith,  of  Concord. 

(VII)  Betsey  Jackson,  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Betsey  (Jackson)  Pickering,  became  the  wife  of 
Silas  Bunker,  of  Barnstead.  Mr.  Bunker  was  born 
in  1783,  and  was  a  farmer  in  Barnstead  and  Tufton- 
borough,   where  he   died   in   1870.     While   in   Barn- 


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stead  he  resided  one  mile  north  of  the  "Parade." 
He  was  the  father  of  a  son  and  daughter.  Lewis 
and  Hannah.  The  latter  married  Samuel  Proctor, 
and  had  a  daughter.  Celia,  who  resides  in  Pitts- 
field. 

(VIII)  Lewis  Bunker,  first  child  of  Sdas  and 
Betsey  Jackson  (Pickering)  Bunker,  was  born  Jan- 
uary.' r8l8,  in  Tuftonborough.  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  passed  his  early  life.  He  learned  the 
trade  of  cabinet  maker,  and  for  a  couple  of  years 
wrought  at  it  in  Reading,  Massachusetts.  While 
there  as  a  Democrat  he  cast  his  first  vote  for  John 
Tyler,  and  since  has  never  failed  to  vote  for  every 
Democratic  candidate  for  president.  After  his  resi- 
dence of  two  years  in  Reading  he  removed  about 
1840  to  Pittsfield,  where  he  lived  ever  afterwards. 
For  over  forty  years  lie  was  the  only  undertaker  in 
Pittsfield  and  vicinity.  He  was  one  of  the  best 
known  men  and  representative  citizens  of  the  town, 
and  a  generous  supporter  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  from  whose  Sunday  services  he  was  rarely 
absent.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature 
in  1862-6,;.  and  1890-91.  He  joined  the  Corinthian 
Lodge  of  Free  Masons,  January  6.  1868,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  deatli  was  the  oldest  Free  Mason  in 
Pittsfield.  The  members  of  the  lodge  attended  his 
funeral  in  a  body,  and  at  the  grave  performed  their 
impressive  burial  service.  With  the  exception  of 
one  severe  illness,  throughout  his  long  life  he  en- 
joyed the  most  perfect  health  till  his  death  from 
pneumonia.  May  8,  1905.  As  a  mark  of  respect  the 
places  of  business  in  town  were  closed.  Rev. 
George  E.  Lovejoy,  a  former  pastor,  assisted  by  Rev. 
James  P.  Harper,  officiated  at  the  services.  He  was 
buried  in  Floral  Park  cemetery.  He  married,  July 
18.  1842,  Jane  S.,  daughter  of  David  and  Rachel 
(Cram)  Osgood,  and  what  is  unusual  they  lived  to 
celebrate  the  sixtieth  anniversary  of  their  marriage, 
July  18.  1902,  in  their  pleasant  home  which  they  had 
occupied  for  over  fifty  years.  On  this  occasion  they 
received  from  their  numerous  friends  beside  many 
other  beautiful  and  costly  presents,  sixty-seven  dol- 
lars in  gold.  They  were  united  in  marriage  by  Rev. 
Enos  George,  for  fifty-five  years  pastor  at  Barn- 
stead.  His  wife  was  born  September  io,  1817,  and 
died  in  Pittsfield,  May  1,  1903.  She  was  the  oldest 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  having 
joined  in  1838.  Their  children  were:Abbie,  married 
Willis  Brown,  of  Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  and  died 
a  few  years  prior  I"  her  parent-,  leaving  one  daugh- 
nvn,  now  residing  111  Haverhill. 
Myra   Hunker.  , 

( IX  )     M_\  ra     "  I     ghtei  Lewis    and 

Jane  S.  (Osgood)  Bunker,  married  James  F.  Hurst, 
and  lives  on  the  old  homestead,  still  carrying  on  her 
if  undertaker,  employing  men  for 
the  purpose.  SIii-  has  one  daughter,  Mabel  Hunker 
Hurst,  v  T>le  to  the  onhr  of  the  Daughters 

of  the  Revolul 

ill!        I  md  son  of  Th  Picl  ering, 

married   a   Smith  mi   and   hud   six   sons,     lie  resided 
in  New  ing  re  he  had  a  large  farm. 

(IV)  J  (Smith- 
son)  Pickering,  was  horn  in  Newington,  and  was  a 
hi  the  sta  H  %\  aduated 
from  i  I  long  dis- 
a  practil  the  >iate  and 
federal  courts  and  in  his  late  years  was  a  judge  of 
the  United  States  di-trict  court  h>r  Xew  Hamp- 
shire                                                                        in,  

Shcafe,   daughter  of  William    Sheafe,   a   member  of 


one  of  the  most  influential  families  of  the  city  of 
Portsmouth.  He  died  April  11,  1S05,  at  his  home 
in  Portsmouth. 

(V)  Jacob  S.,  son  of  Hon.  John  and 

(Sheafe)  Pickering,  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  and 
died  there.  He  was  for  many  years  the  cashier  of 
the  Rockingham  Bank,  and  was  a  respected  and 
esteemed  citizen  of  Portsmouth  throughout  his  life. 

(VI)  John  J.,  son  of  Jacob  S.  Pickering,  was 
born  July  8.  1822,  in  Portsmouth,  and  resided 
through  life  in  that  city,  where  he  died.  He  suc- 
ceeded his  father  as  cashier  of  the  Rockingham 
Bank  on  August  31,  1S49,  and  after  filling  that  posi- 
tion more  than  twenty-six  years  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  bank,  January  11,  1876.  As  a  banker 
and  financier  he  attained  an  honorable  distinction 
which  few  have  achieved.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  also  president  of  the  Concord  &  Portsmouth 
Railroad  and  director  in  the  Portsmouth  Atheneum, 
and  until  its  dissolution  was  president  of  the  Ports- 
mouth Aqueduct  Company.  He  was  al-o  president 
of  the  Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Ani- 
mals. He  held  various  positions  of  trust  and  dis- 
charged their  duties  with  ability  and  fidelity.  He 
was  the  dispenser  of  a  great  many  bounties  in  a 
quiet   and   unostentatious   way;   he   made   no   pai 

of    his    charities,    but    there    are   many    families    who 
miss   his    timely   benefactions.     When    in    health    he 
was  one  of   the  most   constant  attendants  upon   the 
services  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  of  which  his  uncle 
by  marriage.  Rev.   Parker,  was  for  many  years  pas- 
tor.    Mr.     Pickering    was    a    graduate    of    Phillips- 
Exeter    Academy    and    one    of    the    last    surviving 
pupils  of  the  celebrated  tutor,  Moses  Harris.     Dur- 
ing his   long  life  his  personal  and   business   records 
were  without  blemish.     He  possesses  a  fine  literary 
taste    and   had   a    large   acquaintance    with    the    best 
authors,    with   a    great   knowledge    of   local    histo 
He  had  a  keen  sense  of  humor  and  a  very  retentive 
memory,  and   was  a  most  interesting  and 
conversationalist.     As    a     business     man     lie 
without  a  peer,  as  a  citizen  and  friend  he  was  widely 
and  deeply  appreciated,  and  his  memory  will  ever  be 
elu  rished  most  lovingly  by  all   who  were  privili 
to  know  him. 

(Till  Thomas  (2),  third  son  and  eh: 
Thomas  (1)  Pickering,  was  born  Novembei  28, 
1703,  in  Newington,  Xew  Hampshire,  and  died  De- 
cember '),  1786.  His  will  was  dated  April  4.  17^2. 
and  was  proven  January  17,  1787.  He  married 
(first).  February  7,  [727,  Mary,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Downing,  and  (second),  May  18,  1743,  Mary  Jan- 
\  rin.  mi  Portsmouth,  New  Hamp  hire  The  children 
by  the  first  wife  were:  Nicholas,  Temperance,  John 
G  e  anil  James.  The  children  by  the  econd  wife 
were:  Elizabeth,  William,  Mary.  Benjamin,  Sarah, 
married  James  Joy;   Richard,    Mice  and    Pati 

A    noted   member   of   tin    Picl  was 

James  F.  Joy,  born  in  1810,  son  of  Jai 
Joy.  for  man)   years  a  leading  member  of  the  bar  in 
1 1.'    became    it  ilroad    enter- 

prises and  'a  as  promim  the 

Chicago,  Burlington  iK  Quincy  Railroad  which  was 
effected  undi  r  that  title  in  '-■  [n  (866  hi  was 
president  enti  al  R  lilt  oad  and  held 

that  position  as  late  as   1871.     The  St.  Mary's  Falls 
canal    wa     constructed  by  a  company  which  he 
orgai 

(IV)     B  11    of    Thonlas    (2)    and 

(Janvrin)  Pickering,  was  born  April  15.  175?.  in 
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1831,  aged  seventy-six  years.  Mary  Thompson,  his 
widow,  died  October  10,  1837,  and  her  will  was 
proven  December  14,  184: .  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Judge  Ebenezer  Thompson.  Among  the  prominent 
men  of  New  Hampshire  at  the  Revolutionary  period 
was  the  Hon.  Ebenezer  Thompson,  councillor  of  the 
state  under  the  temporary  constitution,  and  again 
under  the  state  constitution,  member  of  the  com- 
mittee of  safety,  judge  for  many  years  of  the  court 
of  common  pleas,  justice  of  the  superior  court  of 
judicature,  etc.,  etc.  He  was  born  March  5,  1737,. 
Old  Style,  at  Durham,  New  Hampshire,  and  died 
August  14,  1S02.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Vincent  Torr,  a  native  of  Devonshire,  England ;  she 
was  born  September  1.  1740.  Old  Style:  she  married 
Ebenezer  Thompson.  May  22,  1758.  They  had  five 
children:  Sarah.  Ann,  Ebenezer.  Benjamin.  Mary, 
who  married  Richard  Pickering.  The  father  of 
Hon.  Ebenezer  Thompson  was  Robert  Thompson 
who  must  have  reached  manhood,  or  nearly  so  in 
1707.  He  could  not  have  been  born  later  than  16S8 
or  1690.  Strange  to  say.  no  record  has  been  found 
of  his  birth,  marriage  or  the  precise  time  of  his 
death.  It  is  certain,  however,  that  he  was  married 
as  early  as  1722  to  Abigail,  daughter  of  Captain 
Samuel  Emerson  and  of  Judith,  his  wife. 

Richard  Pickering  was  a  very  exact  and  respect- 
able man,  and  was  the  richest  one  in  the  town. 
Even-  person  acquainted  with  him  had  confidence 
in  him.  He  was  upright,  honest  and  square,  a  good 
citizen  and  whatever  he  said  was  believed.  He  was 
a  man  generally  esteemed,  one  in  early  life  of  great 
physical  power  and  industry.  He  held  several  offices 
and  took  a  strong  interest  in  affairs,  and  gave  ad- 
vice with  much  ability  and  judgment.  His  wife  was 
a  lady  possessing  great  beauty  of  person,  as  well  as 
energy  of  character.  He  was  one  of  the  Xewington 
"Sons  of  Liberty"  who  at  the  pericd  of  the  Revolu- 
tion pledged  their  lives  and  fortunes  in  support  of 
their  country,  and  against  it-  1  p  11  sors.  His  chil- 
dren were :  Temperance.  Mary.  John  K..  Richard, 
Eben  T.,  Sarah  Ann  and  William  L. 

(  V  I  John  Knight,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
Richard  and  Mary  (Thompson)  Pickering,  was 
born  November  9,  1702.  in  Xewington.  and  died  No- 
vember 8,  1859.  in  Portsmouth.  He  married.  Octo- 
ber, 1823.  Lucy  Maria  Goddard.  who  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 1.  170;,,  and  died  December  29,  1872,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Hon.  John  Goddard.  of  Portsmouth,  New 
hampshire.  Mr.  John  Pickering,  in  an  eminent  de- 
gree, po-  veral  of  prominent  mental  and 
physical  characteristics  of  bis  ancestors.  John  Pick- 
ering and  his  I  ihn  and  Thomas.  His  resi- 
dence and  pi  1  business  were  principally  at 
Portsmouth.  New  Hampshire,  although  for  a  short 
period  he,  with  his  brother-in-law,  Langdon  God- 
dard, was  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in  the  city 
of  New  York.  John  Knight  Pickering  removed  to 
Portsmouth  from  Xewington  at  an  early  age.  He 
was  a  merchant  of  energy  and  skill,  ami  a  highly 
re-nected  gentleman.  For  energy  of  character,  de- 
cision .  ranee  sterling  integrity,  and  an  exact 
methodical  system  in  the  transaction  of  business,  he 
probably  had  no  superior  in  the  community.  His 
word  was  indeed  a  bond,  and  from  what  he  regarded 
right  nothing  could  swerve  him.  In  the  victory  he 
was  able  to  make  over  a  strength  of  natural  temper- 
ament greater  than  falls  to  the  common  lot  of  man, 
he  manifested  in  his  social  and  domestic  life  a  cor- 
responding strength  of  mind.  His  children  were: 
John  (died  young).  Annie  G..  David  S..  Charles  G. 
and  Mary  Elizabeth   Langdon.     The  last  named  be- 


came   the    wife    of    Captain    Thomas   A.    Harris,    of 
Portsmouth   (see  Harris,  second  family,  III;. 


This    family    has    produced    several    men 
NILES     of  mark  in  the  United  States,  first  among 
whom,  perhaps,   was   the  Rev.  Dr.   Sam- 
uel  Niles,   for  more   than   two   score  years  pastor   of 
the  Congregational   Church  at  Braintree,  Massachu- 
setts   (now   Quincy).     He  it  w'as   of  whom   Charles 
Francis  Adams  said:     "So   long  as   Dr.  Niles   lived 
my    father   always   went   to   him   as   to   questions   of 
conscience  and  duty,  because,  as  my  father  used  to 
say,  'Dr.  Sam  Niles  is  beyond  all  question  the  great 
gun  of  the  gospel'  "     Another  eminent  man  of  this 
race  was  Hon.  Nathaniel  Niles,  of  Fairlee,  Vermont, 
judge    of    the    supreme    court    of    that    state    and, 
earlier,   judge   of   the   supreme   court   of   Massachu- 
setts.    He  was  a  man  of  very  pronounced  character 
and  ways.     Of  him  the  late  brilliant  Dr.   Benjamin 
Crosby    said:      "If    any    youth    in    this    day    within 
fifty    miles    of    Burlington,    Vermont,    had    suddenly 
been  asked,  'Who  made  the  world?'  he  would  have 
said,  'Judge  Niles.'  "     He  had  an  amusing  and  edi- 
fying habit  of  preaching,    when   be   had   leisure   for 
it,    during    the    terms    of    the    supreme    court.      His 
famous    sermon    at    the    burial    of    Mrs.    Ann    Xiles 
was  bought  for  the  British   Museum,  where  one  of 
the   Niles   family   later   found  it.     The   late   William 
Watson   Xiles.  judge  of  the  supreme  court   of   Xew 
York,  and  William  Niles,  who  has  a  very  celebrated 
fancy   farm  near  Los  Angeles,   California,  are  noted 
members    of   the   family.     Another    Xiles.    a    gradu- 
ate   of    Dartmouth    College,   owned   the    site    of   the 
city    of    Xiles.    Michigan,    where    he    settled    in    the 
early    days    of    Michigan    statehood.      Judge    Jason 
Xiles,    of    Mississippi,   an   older    brother   of    Bishop 
Niles,  of  Xew  Hampshire,  was  greatly  distinguished 
for    his    learning    and    his    eccentricity.      Though    a 
hard-worked   lawyer,   having  a   small   income  and   a 
large   family,  he   managed  to  add  several    languages 
and  branches  of  learning  and  science  to  his  univer- 
sity   education.      He    and    his    wife    were    the    only 
teachers   his  children   ever  had.     He  was  a   man  of 
most    astonishingly    tenacious    memory.        The      late 
Bishop  Bissell,  of  Vermont,  once  told  Bishop  Niles 
that   he   had   seen  Judge   Niles   read   carefully  three 
times  over  an   entire  act  from  a   play   in  Greek  and 
then    heard   him   repeat   it   verbatim.      The   late    Hon. 
L.  Q.   C.   Lamar  said  of  Judge   Xiles  :     "I   have  no 
doubt  he  is  the  most  learned  man.  and  ha?  the  most 
varied,    most    interesting   and    best    read    private    li- 
brary  south    of   Washington,   in   the    United    States.'' 
On   one   occasion   Bishop    Xiles    was   on    the    streets 
of  Kosciusko,   Mississippi,   witu   the   speaker  of  the 
house  of  representatives  of  that  state,  an  uncompro- 
mising  Democrat,   when   the    latter,   pointing   across 
the   street  toward  Judge   Xiles.   said :     "There   goes 
the    best    loved    man    wdio    ever   walked    the    soil   of 
Mississippi."      The    distinguished    ability    and    great 
service    of    Bishop    Xiles,    of    Xew    Hampshire,    re- 
quire  no   comment   among   the    people    of    the    state 
where    he    has    spent    so    many    years    of    bis    useful 
and  exceedingly  busy  life.     In  many  families  of  this 
lineage,    law,    medicine    and    divinity,    in    the    order 
given,    were    the    chosen    profi  icceeding 

generation-;.  A  writer  is  quoted  as  saying  of  the 
Nileses,  that  they  were  endowed  with  a  keen  sense 
of  humor,  were  good  neighbors,  mud  for  "toeing 
out,"  having  broad  shoulders,  high  backs,  short 
.  and  possessing  a  great  fondness  for  getting 
into  cold  water.  The  name  was  once  spelled 
"Xials   and   Nialls,"   and   some  of  the   ancestors   of 


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the  present  stock  who  bore  it  were  taken  from  Ire- 
land, the  original  home  of  the  family,  b 

(I)  From  that  country  John  Niles,  the  earliest 
ancestor  of  whom  we  have  definite  record  in  this 
country,  came  in  the  ship  "Speedwell"  in  1635,  and 
settled  in  Braintre'e,  Massachusetts. 

(II)  Increase,  Eon  of  John  Niles,  born  in  1646, 
died  in   1693.     He  married  Mary  Purchase. 

(III)  John,  son  of  Increase  and  Mary  (Pur- 
chase) Xiles,  was  born  in  167S  and  died  in  1752. 
His   children   were:     Increase,   born    1703;   Hannah, 

in,  1708;  Matthew,  1710  (  ?)  ;  Daniel,  1712; 
Bethiah,  1713;  Sarah,  1715;  Lydia,  1719;  Peter, 
1722.  1752  was  a  fatal  year  in  the  Niles  family. 
In  May  of  that  year  six  of  its  members  died.  John, 
the  father;  his  brother  Ezenezer;  his  sister  Mary; 
John's  wife,  Mary;  Peter,  his  son;  and 'Nathan,  his 
son. 

Nathan,  son  of  John  Niles,  born  in  Bridg- 
water, Massachusetts,  in  1757,  died  in  1S10  at  Au- 
burn, Maine.     He  married  Freelove  ,  and 

had  four  children:  Ephraim,  Silas.  Deborah  and 
Nathan.     They   all   died   in    Minot,   Maine,   in   1836. 

(V)  Nathan  (2),  son  of  Nathan  (1)  and  Free- 
love    Niles,    died    in    1836.      He     married     Rebecca 

,    and    had    children :        James ;      Nathan, 

killed  when  young;  Daniel  Swit,  Samuel;  Ruth. 
who  married  David  Monroe;  Charlotte  Polly,  mar- 
ried Asael  Kingsley ;  Nathan  (2),  born  1783,  died 
in  1851,  weighing  four  hundred  and  thirty-six 
pounds;  Sally  M. ;  Samuel  Burke,  died  at  Yarmouth, 
Maine.    November,    1879. 

(VI)  Daniel  Swit,  son  of  Nathan  and  Rebecca 
Niles,  was  born  in  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts, 
November  6,  1775,  and  died  December  12,  1800. 
in  Hatley,  Province  of  Quebec.  While  very  young 
he  accompanied  his  father's  family  to  Minot,  Maine, 
where  they  settled.  Between  the  years  1800  and 
1805  Daniel  S.  Niles  removed  to  Hatley,  Province 
of  Quebec,  where  he  was  an  early  settler  of  that 
then  wilderness  country.  He  married  (first)  Re- 
becca Bryant,  by  whom  he  had  five  children :  El- 
vira, Daniel,  Salmon,  Lvdia  and  Winslow  Bryant. 
He  married  (second)  Alice  Reed,  a  kinswoman  of 
the  late  Hon.  Thomas  E.  Reed,  and  thev  were  the 
parents  of  five  children:  Sophia  and  Sally,  died 
in  childhood;  Jason,  a  member  of  the  forty-third 
congress  from  Mississippi,  and  judge  of  the  state 
court,  and  whose  son  Henry  now  till-  the  position 
of  United  States  district  judge  for  Mississippi  by 
appointment  of  President  Harrison;  Cyrus,  who 
died  in  the  Province  of  Quebec;  and  Jane,  wife  of 
George  Barnard,  of  Sherbrooke,  Province  of  Quebec. 

(  third)    Delia   Woodruff,   daughter   of 
Will  id   Ruth   (Porter)  Woodruff,  of  Farming- 

ton,  Connecticut,  by  whom  he  had  children:  Mariette 
Julia,  and  William  Woodruff  Niles.  The  first  is  the 
wife  of   David  G.  Perkins  of  Vale  Perkins,  Quebec. 

(VII)  William   Woodruff,   son  of  Daniel    Suit 

and   Delia   (W lruff)    Niles,   was  born  in   Hatley, 

Province  of  Quebec,  May  24,  [832.  His  education 
began  early  in  the  public  schools,  after  which  he 
attended  the  local  academy,  afterward  Derby 
Academy,  and  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1857.     He  be- 

teaching   at    the   a       1  enteen    years    and 

taught  six  terms  before  entering  college.  After 
graduation   he  was  one  year   tutor   in  Trinity   Col- 

and  subsequent!}   taughl  two  years  in  the  1  lart 

ford  high  scl I.  and  then  enten  d   Bcrklej    Divii 

schoi  I,  fn  'in  win.  h  In  tool  hi  degi  1  e  w  ith  the 
class  of   1861.     lie  was  ordained   deacon   the 


year   at    Middletown   by   Bishop   William-,   of   Con- 
necticut,   and    priest    in    June,    1862,    at    Wiscassett, 
ine,  by  George  Burgess,  the  great  first  bishop  of 

Maim.  His  first  parish  was  that  of  Wiscassett, 
Maine,  where  he  remained  from  1861  to  1864. 
From  1864  to  1870  he  was  Professor  of  Latin  in 
Trinity  College,  Hartford,  and  during  the  last  three 
years  of  that  time  was  also  rector  of  St.  John's 
Church  at  Warehouse  Point,  Connecticut.  In  these 
years  he  was  a  very  busy  man.  developing  ability 
and  power  very  rapidly  and  fast  rising  in  the  esteem 
and  confidence  of  the  leaders  of  the  church.  Septem- 
ber 21,  1870,  he  was  consecrated  bishop  of  New 
Hampshire,  at  Concord.  From  then  until  now  he  has 
filled  that  place  and  discharged  the  duties  incident 
to  it  with  much  credit  to  himself  and  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  the  many  interests  that  he  has  had 
to  direct.  The  diocese  over  which  he  was  ap- 
pointed contained  at  the  time  he  took  charge  of 
it  seventeen  church  buildings  in  use,  either  conse- 
crated or  nearly  ready  for  consecration.  Under 
the  stimulus  of  his  guidance  it  has  now  forty-three 
churches. 

Bishop  Niles  is  president  of  the  corporation  of 
St.  Paul's  School,  of  St.  Mary's  School  for  girls 
at  Concord,  and  of  Holderness  School  for  boys  at 
Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  and  these  educational 
institutions  are  showing  by  their  successful  work 
what  an  advantage  it  is  to  have  at  their  head  not 
only  a  man  of  ability,  but  also  a  practical  educator. 
At  the  time  of  the  establishment  of  the  Churchman 
in  Hartford,  he  was  appointed  joint  editor.  Since 
then  his  ripe  scholarship,  practical  ability  and  good 
judgment  have  been  further  recognized  and  required 
by  his  appointment  by  the  general  convention  as 
a  member  of  the  commission  to  revise  the  book 
of  common  prayer  and  later  as  one  of  the  com- 
mission to  revise  the  marginal  readings  of  the 
English  Bible,  in  both  of  which  cases  his  services 
were  very  efficient.  In  secular  affairs  the  bishop 
has  long  been  recognized  as  an  able  man  and  for 
several  years  has  served  as  vice-president  of  the 
New  Hampshire  forestry  commission,  through  the 
influence  of  which  much  is  being"  done  to  check  the 
destruction  of  the  forest  area  of  the  state  in  locali- 
ties where  both  natural  beauty  and  public  utility 
demand  it. 

Bishop  Niles  married,  June  5,  1862,  Bertha  Olm- 
sted, of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  Ann  (  Bull)  Olmsted,  born  in  Hartford, 
September  16,  1833,  a  descendant  of  James  Olm- 
sted, one  of  the  original  grantees  of  Hartford.  Their 
children  are:  John  Olmsted,  born  March  24.  1S63, 
died  May  3,  1873;  Edward  Cullen,  mentioned  be- 
low; Mary,  September  12,  1S67,  at  home  with 
parents :  William  Porter,  November  29,  i860,  now 
rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd  (Episco- 
pal). Nashua;  Daniel  Swit.  April  30,  1872.  died 
August,  1873;  Bertha,  April  29,  1874.  teacher  of 
art  and  modern  languages  in  St.  Mary's  School, 
Concord,   New   Hampshire. 

(VIII)  Edward  Cullen,  son  of  Bishop  William 
Woodruff  and  Bertha  (Olmsted)  Niles,  was  horn 
in  Hartford.  Connecticut.  March  28,  1865.  His  early 
education  was  acquired  in  the  public  and  private 
schools  of  Concord.  In  1883  he  graduated  from 
St.  Paul's  School,  Concord,  and  in  1887  took  the 
degree  of  B.  A.  cum  honore  on  graduation  from 
Trinity  College,  Hartford.  He  subsequently  at- 
tended Harvard  Law  School,  from  which  he  gradu- 
1  .1  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1892,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  New-  Hampshire  bar  the  same  year. 


RIGHT  REV.  W.  W.  NILES, 

BISHOP  OF  NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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He  opened  an  office  in  Berlin,  New  Hampshire, 
and  practiced  successfully  in  that  part  of  the  state 
until  1806,  when  he  removed  to  Concord,  where 
he  now  resides,  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  good  and 
constantly  growing  law  practice,  as  a  member  of 
firm   of    Sargent,   Kemick  &    X 

His  political  faith  is  Republican,  and  lie  has 
filled  different  offices  at  the  instance  of  his  party. 
He  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  common  council 
oi  1  oncord,  and  as  member  of  the  board  of  alder- 
men, 1900  to  1904.  He  was  a  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  constitutional  convention  of  1903.  In 
church  matters  he  is  very  active,  and  is  deputy  in 
the  Diocesan  Convention  of  the  Episcopal  Church, 
and  in  1904  was  delegate  from  the  New  Hampshire 
Diocese  to  the  General  Convention  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church.  He  is  a  member  of  Eureka 
Lodge,  No.  70,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
of  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Passaconoway  and  the  Wonolancet  clubs. 

He  married,  July  12,  1893,  Ethel  Abbe,  of  New- 
port News,  Virginia,  daughter  of  James  E.  and 
Octa  Terry  Abbe,  born  April  17,  1869.  They  have 
one  child,  Edward  Abbe,  born  May  31,   1894. 


The  earliest  members  of  this  ancient 
CHEEVER     and    honorable    name    in    Massachu- 
setts were  engaged  in  occupations  of 
the    greatest     importance    to    their     fellow    citizens. 
They    left    a    tine    record   which    many   of   their    de- 
scendants have  striven  to  follow. 

(I)  Ezekiel  Cheever,  the  famous  master  of  the 
m  Latin  School,  was  born  in  London,  England, 

January  25.  1614,  and  came  to  America  and  settled 
in  Boston,  in  1037.  He  removed  probably  the  next 
year  to  New  Haven  and  afterward  to  Ipswich,  then 
to  Charlestown,  and  finally,  in  1671,  to  Boston,  where 
he  died  August  21,  1708,  aged  ninety-four.  He  is 
buried  in  the  old  Cranery  burying  ground  at  Boston, 
about  midway  between  the  Franklin  monument  and 
the  Park  Street  entrance.  Here  a  new  stone  was 
erected  over  his  grave  with  appropriate  ceremonies 
in  1904.  It  bears  the  inscription  of  birth  and  death, 
ami  also  that  he  was  for  seventy  years  a  teacher, 
thirty-eight  years  of  which  time  he  was  headmaster 
of    the    Boston    Latin    School.     He    married    (first) 

Mary   ,   who  died   in   New   Haven,  January 

20.  1(140.  He  married  (second),  November  18,  1652, 
Ellen  Lathrop.  sister  of  Captain  Thomas  Lathrop,  of 
Beverley.  She  died  in  Boston,  September  10,  1706. 
The  children  by  the  first  wife  were:  Samuel,  Mary, 
Ezekiel  (died  young),  Elizabeth,  Sarah  and  Han- 
nah. By  the  second  wife  he  had :  Abigail,  Ezekiel, 
Nathaniel.  Thomas.  William,  and  Susannah,  twelve 
in  all.  (Ezekiel  and  descendants  receive  mention  in 
tin-  article). 

(II)  Rev.  Thomas,  third  son  and  child  of  Eze- 
kiel .Mid  Ellen  (Lathrop*  Cheever,  was  born  in 
Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  August  23.  1658.  He  grad- 
uated from  Harvard  College  in  1677,  was  admitted  a 
member  of  the  First  Church,  Boston,  July,  1680,  and 
tool  the  oath  of  freeman  October  13,  1680.  He  be- 
gan to  preach  at  Maiden  "14  day  of  February  1679." 
and  was  ordained  there  July  27.  1681.  as  colleague 
of  tlie  Rev.  Michael  Wigglesworth.  He  was  charged 
with  what  they  denominated  in  those  days  "scan- 
dalous  immoralities."  that  is,  writing  and  circulating 
some  opinions  of  his  which  did  not  suit  the  govern- 
ment. For  this  he  was  tried  by  the  council.  April  7, 
1686.  The  result  was  that  the  council  which  ad- 
journed to  meet  in  Boston,  where  meetings  were 
held  May  20  and  27,  and  June  10,  1686,  advised  the 


church  to  grant  him  a  "loving  dismission."  He 
soon  afterward  removed  to  Rumney  Marola,  then  a 
part  of  Boston,  where  he  taught  school  "four  dayes 
in  a  weeke  weekly  for  ye  space  of  one  year."  and 
wa  paid  "out  of  the  Town  Treasury  after  the  Rate 
of  Twenty  rounds  £  common  for  his  service."  On 
the  formation  of  the  church  in  Rumney  Marsh,  Oc- 

r  10.  1715.  he  was  ordained  as  its  first  minister. 
He  was  much  respected  at  home,  and  his  records 
bear  complete  testimony  of  the  regard  which  was 
felt  for  him  by  the  neighboring  churches.  In  con- 
sequence of  his  age  and  infirmities,  it  was  de- 
termined  that  the  7th   of   October,   1747.   should   be 

rved  as  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  for  the  pur- 
pose  oi  imploring  the  direction  of  Almighty  God  in 
the  choice  of  a  minister  as  a  colleague  with  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Cheever.  It  does  not  appear  that  he  preached 
after  this  time:  and  died  in  November,  1749,  re- 
taining the  unabating  affection  of  those  to  whom  he 
had  dispensed  the  word  and  ordinances  of  the  gos- 
pel. He  married  (first)  Sarah,  daughter  of  James 
Bill,  Sr.,  of  Pullen  Point.  She  died  January  30, 
1705.  He  married  (second),  in  Boston,  July  30, 
1707.  Elizabeth  Warren.  She  died  May  10.  1727, 
aged  sixty-four.  He  married  (third)  (published 
August  31.  1727),  Abigail  Jarvis,  who  survived  him, 
and  died  in  Boston.  June  20,  1753,  aged  eighty-four. 
His  children,  all  by  his  first  wife,  were:  Thomas, 
Sarah,  Joshua,  Abigail,  Ezekiel  and  Nathan. 

1  III)  Thomas  (2).  gentleman,  eldest  son  of 
Rev.  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Bill)  Cheever,  gentleman, 
was  of  Rumney  Marsh  as  late  as  1702,  and  in  that 
year  moved  to  Lynn.  He  is  styled  in  earlier  deeds 
ci  irdwainer,  yeoman  and  tanner.  With  Ebenezer 
Merriam  he  built,  in  1723,  the  first  mill  on  Saugus 
river,  at  Boston  street  crossing.  He  was  an  enter- 
prising man,  and  the  church,  town,  and  county  rec- 
ords give  ample  evidence  of  his  ceaseless  activity. 
He  took  the  foremost  part  in  the  formation  of  the 
church  in  the  third  parish  of  Lynn,  of  which  his  son 
Edward  was  the  first  minister.  He  was  one  of  the 
directors  of  the  Manufactory  Company  in  1740.  He 
died  in  Lynn.  November  8,  1753.  Lie  married 
(first),  in  Boston.  February  11,  1701,  Mary  Bord- 
man.  daughter  of  William  Bordman.  Married  (sec- 
ond), in  Lynn,  August  6,  1712,  Mary  Baker,  who 
died  in  Lynn.  May  ro,  1753.  Married  (third),  Octo- 
licr  19.  1753.  Mary  Emerson,  who  survived  him. 
The  children  he  had  by  his  first  wife,  all  born  in 
Lynn,  were:  Mary,  Thomas,  William  and  Abner. 
His  children  by  his  second  wife,  all  born  in  Lynn, 
were:  Ezekiel,  Joshua,  Edward,  Abijah,  John,  Mary, 
Sarah.  Abner  and  Elizabeth,  thirteen  in  all. 

(IV)  William  (1),  third  child  and  second  son 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Mary  (Bordman)  Cheever,  was 
born  in  Lynn.  May  2r,  1708.  He  is  mentioned  as 
gentleman.  His  will  is  dated  May  13.  174S.  and  was 
probated  September  19,  1748.  He  married  (pub- 
lished in  Lynn,  January  28,  1728),  Sarah  Wait. 
Their  children  were :  William,  Ezekiel,  Sarah  and 
Mary. 

(V)  William  (2),  second  child  of  William  (1) 
and  Sarah  (Wait)  Cheeve,  was  born  in  Lynn,  De- 
cember 22,  1728.  He  was  a  cordwainer.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Lynn,  June  21,  1750,  Mehitabel  Newhall.  A 
William  Cheever.  probably  this  William,  married,  in 
Lynn.  January  10,  1763,  the  widow  Anna  Eaton. 
His  children  were :    Lois,  William,  Israel  and  Sarah. 

(VI)  William  (3).  son  of  William  (2)  and 
Mehitabel  (Newhall)  Cheever,  was  born  in  Lynn, 
May  17,  1753.  He  removed,  in  179S,  to  Hardwick, 
Vermont,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent. 


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He  built  a  log  house  twenty-four  feet  square,  with 
a  great  stone  fireplace  in  the  center,  with  a  hollow 
log  for  a  chimney.  In  this  house  his  family  of  eleven 
persons  lived;  and  for  six  months  at  one  time  he 
also  sheltered  under  the  same  roof  the  family  of 
Thomas  Fuller,  which  also  consisted  of  eleven 
persi 

(VII)  Nathaniel,  son  of  William  (3)  and 
Mehitabe!  (Newhall)  Cheever,  was  bom  in  East 
Hardwick,  Vermont.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  his 
entire    life    was    spent    in    Hardwick.     Nine   children 

born  of  this  union:  I.  Josiah.  2.  Nathan. 
3.  Moses.  4.  William.  5.  Amos.  6.  Nathaniel. 
7.    Samuel  G.     8.    Eunice.     9.    Emily. 

(VIII)  Samuel  G.,  youngest  son  and  seventh 
of  Nathaniel  Cheever,  was  born  in  East  Hard- 
wick. Vermont,  September  3,  1S17.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools,  and  followed  agricul- 
tural pursuits  until  ill  health  made  necessary  a 
change,  when  he  engaged  in  merchandising  and 
huckstering,  which  he  kept  up  until  1872.  He  died 
in  1887,  After  1858  he  lived  in  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  married  Sophia  Buck  Dow.  who  was 
born  in  Vermont,  April,  1819,  and  died  in  Nashua. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  Hazen  Dow,  and  was  re- 
lated to  Jonathan  Edwards.  The  four  children  of 
this  marriage  were:  William  H.,  Eunice  R.,  Nathaniel 
F.  and  Hattie  A. 

(IX)  Major  William  Henry,  second  son  and 
child     of     Samuel     G.    and    Sophia     Buck     (Dow) 

r,    was    born    in    East    Hardwick,    Vermont, 
August  27,   1845,  and   was  educated  in  the  country 
schools    of    his    native    town    until    he    was    thirteen 
years   old,   when   he  attended  his    lather's   family  on 
their  removal  to  Nashua.  New  Hampshire.     On  en- 
tering the  schools  of  Nashua  he  was   able  to  take 
his   place  in  the  fourth  grade,  and  within  one  year, 
id   was    his   progress,   he  finished  the  primary 
and   grammar   grade    studies.     He   then   entered   the 
high    school,   where   he   remained   until   he   was   ob- 
ecame   a    wage   earner    in    a    bobbin    shop, 
where   he   received    for  his   services   twenty-five   cents 
a  day.     Subsequently  he  was  in  the  employ  of  var- 
ious merchai  ashua,  and  in  1871  he  became  a 
travel  nj                 in   for  the  Textile  Company  of  Bos- 
ton.   Massachusetts.     He    continued    with    that    firm 
until  1881,  and  then  accepted  the  position  of  special 
entative   of   the   Mutual    Life   Insurance   Com- 
pany of  New  York  for  the  state  of  New  Hampshire. 
This   position    he   has   since   filled,  and    is   known   as 
one  of  the  most  energetic  and  successful  men  in  his 
line    of    business    in    the   state.     In   politics   he   is   a 
he  is   not   a  politician.     In   1877  he 
in  Company   F,   Second   Regi- 
ment ire    National    Guard,   known   as 
the   City   Gi  hua,   then    considered   the 
its  kind  in  the  United  States. 
He                                      ork  of  the  company,  was  a 
good  soldier,  and  popular  with  officers  and  men.  and 
■  1    to    corporal,    sergeant,    first 
lieutenant,  and  in  1880  became  ;  or  with 
H       organized     the    first   and 
e,  which  has  proved  a 
very 

>    a  man  0  in  tality, 

youthful   in  nd  manner,  and   has  a   fine 

record  as  a  man  and  citizen.     A  patent  lately  issued 

■  tension  car  steps  gives  promise  of 

being  a   signal    su  d  placi  I      les    1 1. 

in     the     list     of  i     public     safety     and 

irt.     He  is     ond  of  tl  i  his   fellow 


men,  and  belongs  to  numerous  social  organizations. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Veteran  Association,  and 
was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Guards' 
Club,  but  is  not  now  (  1907)  a  member,  and  for  forty 
years  has  been  an  Odd  Fellow,  in  Pennichuck  Lodge. 
No.  44.  He  is  a  member  of  Ancient  York  Lodge, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  Xo.  89,  and 
Meridian  Sun  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  9.  Hemar- 
ried,  in  Nashua,  October  20,  1870,  Adine  Ormsby 
Hale,  who  was  born  in  Nashua,  December  8,  1840, 
daughter  of  John  and  Emeline  (Greene)  Hale,  of 
X'ashua.  They  have  three  children:  Fred  Bell, 
Annie  Hale,  and  William  Whittle. 

(VII)  Simeon,  son  of  William  (3)  Cheever, 
was  born  in  Hardwick,  and  was  there  engaged  in 
farming  and  resided  there  many  years,  later  he  re- 
moved td  Walden,  and  died  there  at  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years.  He  was  the  father  of  Alonzo, 
Ozias,   Simeon,   Melissa. 

(VIII)  Ozias,  son  of  Simeon  Cheever,  was  born 
in  Walden.  Vermont,  1825,  and  died  in  the  same 
town  m  1883.  He  was  a  farmer  and  cabinet  maker. 
He  removed,  in  1859.  to  Kansas,  wdiere  he  wras  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  carpentry  until  1862,  when  he 
returned  to  Walden  and  remained  there  until  his 
death.  He  married,  in  Walden,  Isabella  Scott,  who 
was  born  in  Craftsbury,  and  died  in  Barre,  Vermont, 
daughter  of  Royal  Scott,  of  Craftsbury,  Vermont. 
They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  of  whom 
four  are  now  living:  Esther  and  Davenport,  in 
Walden  ;  Edward  H.  in  Barre,  Vermont ;  and  Ozias 
in   Montpelier,   Vermont. 

(IX)  Lewis  A.,  eldest  living  son  of  Ozias  and 
Isabella  (Scott)  Cheever,  was  born  in  Walden.  Ver- 
mont, July  1,  1802,  and  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  that  town.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years 
he  began  to  work  at  the  carpenter's  trade  and  con- 
tinued in  that  employment  in  Barre,  Vermont,  for 
fifteen  years.     In  1899  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 

ropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company  as  a  solicitor 
at  Barre  and  Montpelier.  Vermont.  In  the  same 
year  he  was  appointed  assistant  manager  in  Burling- 
ton, and  in  May  following  became  superintendent  of 
the  Manchester  and  New  Hampshire  district,  which 
position  he  has  since  held,  at  present  employing 
thirty  men.  He  is  an  attendant  at  the  Episcopal 
Church,  and  a  member  of  Granite  Lodge.  No.  35, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  M  >ns,  of  Barre,  Ver- 
mont. He  married,  1887.  at  Barre,  Harriet  E.  Clark, 
who  was  born  in  Georgeville,  province  of  Quebec, 
daughter  of  Edward  Clark.  They  have  two  daugh- 
ters :    Fli  m  nee  E.  and  Beatrici 

(II)    Ezekiel    (2),   eighth    child   of    Ezekiel    (1) 

was  burn  Inly"  1.  11,55.  He  was  one  of  the 
signers  of  the  pctiiim!  oi  the  Salem  ["roop  for  com- 
missioned officers  in  1078,  He  took  the  oath  of 
fidelitj  tin'  same  year,  and  the  oath  of  freeman  May 
11,  1681.  lb'  was  one  of  the  original  members  of 
the  church  at  Salem  Village,  "at  the  first  Embody- 
ing, on  ye  [9,  Novi  1689,"  and  was  soon  subjected 
in  its  discipline.  "Sab.  30  March  1690  Brother 
i  Ihei  '         ivl  0  for  a  'horse  up 

his  wives  approaching  travell  or  six  weeks 

Putnams  horse  out 
of   bis   stable   !  e  or  asking  of   it,   was 

called    forth    to  iction    to   the  1  iff  nded 

Church,  as  al  0  the  last  Sabbath  he  \n:i-  called  for 

purpose,  but   then  he  failed  in  givin 
faction,  by  reason  of  his  somewh  1  ig  in  the 

latter  part  of  hi     1  on,  which  in  the  former  he 

had    mo  but  this  d 

Church    n  Eyed    by 


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their  holding  up  of  their  hands.  And  upon  the 
whole  a  word  of  caution  by  the  Pastor  was  dropt 
up  the  offendour  in  particular,  &  upon  all  in 
generall." 

At  the  hearing  which  took  place  before  the 
magistrates,  March  I,  1692.  in  Salem  Village,  in  the 
cases  of  Sarah  Good,  Sarah  Osburne,  and  Tituba, 
the  Indian  woman,  the  first  persons  charged  with 
the  crime  of  witchcraft,  he  was  deputed  to  take 
down  in  writing  the  examination  of  those  unfor- 
tunate persons.  This  was  the  opening  scene  in  the 
terrible  tragedy  of  the  Salem  Witchcraft.  At  the 
trial  of  Martha  Corey  he  made  the  following  de- 
position, March  19,  1692:  "Mr.  Ezikiel  Cheevers 
affirmed  to  ye  jury  of  inquest:  that  he  saw  Martha 
wife  to  Giles  Cory  examined  before  ye  magistrates  at 
which  time  he  observed  that  ye  sd  Cory  sometimes 
did  bite  her  lip ;  and  when  she  bit  her  lip  Mercy 
Lewis  and  Eliza//;  Hubbard  and  others  of  ye  afflicted 
persons  were  bitten  also  when  s'd  Cory  pinched  her 
fingers  together :  then  Mercy  lewise  Elizabeth  Hub- 
bard and  others  were  pinched  ;  and  according  to  ye 
motions  of  s'd  Martha  Coryesbody ;  so  was  ye 
articled  persons  afflicted;  this  he  affirmed  to  be  true 
according  to  ye  best  of  his  observation  Mr  Edward 
Putnam  affirmed  ye  same  to  ye  jury  of  inquest  that 
Mr.  Cheevers  doth  Mr.  Thomas  Putnam  affirmed  ye 
same:     all  upon  oaths  all  of  them." 

He  owned  lands  in  Dracut,  and  was  one  of  the 
Committee  of  the  Proprietors  to  lay  out  undivided 
lands  there.  His  name  appears  on  the  rate  list  of 
Salem  Village  as  late  as  1731.  His  will,  dated  No- 
vember 18,  1724,  was  probated  December  30,  1731. 
He  married,  in  Salem,  June  17,  1680,  Abigail  Lip- 
pingwill.  .  Their  children  were :  Abigail,  Ezekiel 
(died  young),  Thomas,  Ezikiel  (died  young),  Sam- 
uel, Ebenezer,  Nathaniel,  Ezekiel,  Benjamin,  and 
perhaps  others. 

(III)  Peter,  probably  a  son  of  Ezekiel  (2)  and 
Abigail  (Lippingwill)  Cheever,  was  born  in  Salem, 
Massachusetts,  September  6,  1703.  He  married 
(first)  Lydia  Haley,  of  Salem,  by  whom  he  had 
Peter,  Daniel,  and  Samuel:  (second),  Lydia  Elkins, 
of  Salem,  by  whom  he  had  Hannah,  Margaret,  Ben- 
jamin, Nathaniel.  Lydia,  and  Henry. 

(IV)  Benjamin  (1),  third  child  and  eldest  son 
of  Peter  and  Lydia  (Elkins)  Cheever,  was  born  in 
Salem,  January  28,  1744.  and  died  January  8,  1832, 
aged  eighty-eight.  He  married  (first)  Ruth  Os- 
good, May  23,  1772.  and  (second),  April  22,  1784, 
Mary  Card,  widow  of  John  Card.  The  children  by 
the  first  wife  were:  Ruth  and  Benjamin;  by  the 
second  wife:    Mary.  Priscilla.  Sarah,  and  Eliza. 

(V)  Benjamin  (2),  second  child  and  only  son 
of  Benjamin  (1)  and  Ruth  (Osgood)  Cheever.  was 
born  January  28,  1775.  He  married  Anna  Collins, 
and  had  children:  Ruth,  Benjamin  (died  young), 
John.  Benjamin,  Anna,  and  Charles  W. 

(VI)  Benjamin  (3),  fourth  child  and  third  son 
of  Benjamin  (2)  and  Anna  (Collins)  Cheever,  was 
born  March  g,  1804,  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire. 
He  acquired  his  education  in  the  common  schools, 
and    in    early    youth    was    apprenticed    to    Thomas 

merchant,  with  whom  he  remained  till  Mr. 
Moses'  death,  and  succeeded  him  in  business.  He 
soon  removed  from  the  old  stand  on  Congress 
street  to  Market  street,  where  he  was  in  business 
over  fifty  years.  In  the  great  fire  of  1844  his  store 
was  burned,  but  immediately  rebuilt  with  brick.  He 
retired  from  business  in  1867.  and  from  that  time 
until  his  death  in  1894  he  dealt  heavily  in  real  es- 
tate.    He   erected   the    first   buildings    in   the    Creek 


district,  upon  which  a  large  part  of  Portsmouth  has 
since  been  built.  He  put  this  property  on  the  mar- 
ket, and  it  is  probable  that  with  possibly  one  or  two 
exceptions  his  name  appears  more  times  on  the 
deed  records  of  Rockingham  county  than  that  of 
any  other  man  of  his  time.  He  was  the  promoter 
of  Harmony  Grove  Cemetery,  and  Sagamore  Ceme- 
tery, and  for  years  was  their  superintendent,  and 
took  pride  in  keeping  them  up.  For  many  years  he 
was  a  director  of  the  Howard  Benevolent  Society. 
He  was  an  honorary  member  of  the  Associated 
Mechanics  and  Manufacturers  of  New  Hampshire, 
and  of  the  Mechanics'  Fire  Society.  In  early  man- 
hood he  became  interested  in  Free  Masonry,  and 
with  the  late  John  Christi.  Esq.,  became  a  member 
of  Pythogoras  Lodge,  and  continued  that  relation 
until  the  lodge  was  merged  in  St.  John's  Lodge.  He 
was  never  an  active  member  after  that  time.  He 
belonged  to  no  other  secret  fraternal  orders,  although 
he  recognized  and  freely  admitted  their  usefulness 
to  human  society.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and 
filled  various  local  offices,  being  overseer  of  the 
poor  a  number  of  years,  representative  to  the  gen- 
eral court,  and  at  the  time  of  the  incorporation  of 
the  city  of  Portsmouth,  chairman  of  the  board  of 
selectmen.  He  was  an  early  supporter  of  William 
Lloyd  Garrison  in  his  crusade  for  the  abolition  of 
slavery,  and  was  one  of  those  who  by  their  opp 
tion  to  the  search  for  fugitive  slaves  and  resistance 
to  United  States  Marshals  caused  the  enactment  of 
the  fugitive  slave  law,  which  finally  resulted  in  the 
Civil  war  and  the  emancipation  of  the  slaves  in  the 
LTnited  States.  During  the  years  that  immediately 
preceded  the  great  rebellion  he  was  the  local  man- 
ager of  the  celebrated  underground  railri 
means  of  which  slaves  were  conveyed  to  C 
and  many  of  them  received  food  and  shelter  in  his 
hospitable  home.  In  this  humane  enterprise  he  was 
the  associate  of  Garrison.  Phillips.  Parker,  Lucy 
Stone,  Abby  Kellogg,  and  all  that  small  bul  resolute 
band  which  fought,  now  openly  and  now  secretly, 
but  ever  zealously  for  human  rights,  and  many  a 
time  were  they  guests  in  Mr.  Cheever's  old  colonial 
home.  With  him  in  Portsmouth  were  associated 
James  Nowel,  Joseph  Knowlton,  Bracken  Hut 'bins, 
and  Fred  W.  Rogers,  they  being  the  five  original 
abolitionists  of  Portsmouth.  When  the  Republican 
party  was  formed  Mr.  Cheever  joined  it,  at 
continued  a  firm  adherent  to  its  principles.  He 
ence  owned  the  old  Temple,  and  for  many 
managed  a  course  of  lyceum  lectures  therein  for  the 
Mechanics'  Association.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
South  Pari-h  Unitarian  Church,  and  for  a  long  time 
one  of  its  wardens.  He  married.  September  to,  1825, 
in  Portsmouth.  Mary  Tarlton  Holbrook,  who  was 
born  in  Xew  Castle.  Xew  Hampshire,  Ni  vember  jj, 
1800,  daughter  of  Miriam  and  Benjamin  Holbrook, 
of  Newcastle.  She  died  February  21,  1880.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  were:  William,  John  H., 
Joseph.  Charlotte,  and  Eliza.  John  Howard  mar- 
ried Caroline  Patten  and  had  a  son  Benjamin,  who 
is  now  a  prominent  physician  in  Portsmouth  :  also 
a  daughter  Mary,  now  the  wife  of  James  Kingman, 
of  Middletown,  Connecticut.  Joseph  is  the  subject 
next  section  Charlotte  married  Dr.  William 
DeLaney.  of  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  since  dec 
and  has  a  daughter.  Josephine,  and  son,  Harry  C. 
Eliza  Cheever  resides  in  the  old  homestead. 

(VII)  Joseph,  third  son  and  child  of  Benjamin 
(3)  and  Mary  (Holbrook)  Cheever.  was  born  in 
Port -mouth,  and  educated  in  the  public  schools.  He 
succeeded  his  father  in  business,  accepted  as  a  part- 


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ner  Ji  i  Brown   they 

carried    on  wars.     Mr. 

and  entered 
vice,  in  which  lie  has  now  been 
employed  thirty  yeajs.     He  is  one  of  the  trustees  of 
Murphy  estate,  and  his  residence,  a  part 
of    thi  is    what    was    the    Stoodley   Tavern, 

which    Paul  Join-,  and  many  other  ancient  worthies 
ized   in   the   latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury. I  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason, 
d,   at    Portsmouth,    Ella  J.    Murphy,   who 
orn   m   Portsmouth,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
:    i  luck)   Mi-:  died  in  iooi,  leaving 

•. s     I'r   Jo  er,  of  Leominster,  Massa- 

ts,    and    Rev.    Ralph  r,    pastor    of    the 

Universalis   Church   at  Woodstock,   Vermont. 


The  name  McClary  occupies  a  very 
LARY    conspicuous   place   in   the   history  of 

the  town  of  Epsom.  The  early 
bearers  of  this  patronymic  were  of  that  Scotch- 
Irish  .-lock  which  did  so  much  to  make  New  Hamp- 
shire distinguished  in  the  Revolutionary  struggle, 
and  has  furnished  so  many  men  of  renown  in  both 
the  civil  and  military  annals  of  the  state.  Of  all 
the  worthy  men  produced  by  the  town  of  Epsom 
in  a  century  and  a  half  who  have  held  prominent 
positions  of  trust  and  honor  in  the  state  and  nation, 
none  stand  out  in  so  bold  relief  or  are  more  worthy 
of  rememberance  than  the  McClarys.  For  nearly 
one  hundred  years  the  men  of  this  family  were  the 
leading  citizens  in  all  the  civil,  political  and  military 
affairs  of  their  town,  and  for  eighty-three  successive 
years  from  1739  some  members  of  this  family  were 
placed  in  offices  of  trust  and  power  by  their  towns- 
men. 

(.1)  Andrew  McClary,  a  man  of  family  in  Ire 
land,  found  the  wrongs  and  oppressions  of  that 
unfortunate  island  more  than  he  could  longer  en- 
dure, and  in  1733  with  his  wife  and  children,  he 
emigrated  to  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  where 
he  lived  until  1738,  and  then  removed  to  Epsom, 
where  he  soon  afterward  died.  He  and  his  wife 
were  possessed  of  the  highest  elements  of  character, 
but  opportunity  for  displaying  them  never  came  to 
the  parents  as  it  did  to  their  children.  The  town 
records  show  that  Andrew  McClary  held  town  office 
in  1739.  His  children  were:  Andrew,  John,  Mar- 
garet, Jane  and  Ann.  (John  receives  extended 
mention  in  this  article.) 

(II)  Major  Andrew  McClary,  eldest  child  of 
Andrew  McClary,  came  to  America,  probably  when 
about  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  had  had  some  op- 
portunities  for  obtaining  an  education  before  leaving 
Ireland,  which  he  had  improved.  He  built  a  one- 
■  frame  house  on  the  road  between  Epsom 
Village  and  Pleasant  Pond,  at  a  place  since  known 
as  Lawrence's  "Musterfield ;"  this  was  one  of  the 
ted  places  in  that  region,  and  was 
the  resort  of  the  settlers,  proprietors,  and  scout-. 
who  had  occasion  to  trail  in  that  direction.  Town 
meetings  and  many  other  meetings  of  general  inter- 
est were  held  there.  He  was  always  a  popular  man 
and  in  time  became  wealthy,  owning  all  the  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  road  to  Deerfield  line. 
His  education  and  natural  ability  qualified  him  for 
public  office,  and  he  was  made  town  clerk,  and  the 
records  he  left  evidence  his  thorough  knowledge  of 
business  and  a  beaut}  of  penmanship  seldom  found 
at  the  present  day.  He  was  thoroughly  in  sympathy 
with  all  the  interests  of  the  people,  and  was  the 
leader    in    that    region    in    all    military    affairs.      In 


1755  he  led  a  company  of  soldiers  to  search  for 
the  Indians  who  massacred  a  part  and  captured 
the  remainder  of  the  McCall  family  of  Salisbury. 
At  another  time  he  obtained  a  small  company  to 
aid  in  doing  garrison  duty  at  Epsom  while  Indians 
lurked  about.  When  the  news  of  the  battle  of 
Lexington  reached  the  Suncook  Valley  the  patriots 
flew  to  arms  and  at  Nottingham  Square,  where  they 
assembled,  made  Captain  McClary  commander  of 
the  company  of  eighty  men  there  collected.  This 
band  was  composed  of  remarkable  men  and  their 
march  to  the  theatre  of  action  is  said  to  have  no 
parallel  in  the  annals  of  all  the  wars  in  our  country. 
They  left  Nottingham  Square  at  one  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon  and  made  a  rapid  march  to  Kingston. 
whence  they  marched  at  double  quick  or  a  "dog 
trot"  without  a  halt  to  Haverhill,  which  they 
reached  at  sunset,  having  traveled  twenty-seven 
miles  in  six  hours.  They  halted  at  Andover  for 
supper,  and  then  continued  their  march  through 
the  night,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  21st,  at 
sunrise,  they  paraded  on  Cambridge  Common 
"Spiling  for  a  fight."  Those  from  Epsom  had 
traveled  seventy  miles  in  less  than  twenty-four 
hours,  and  the  whole  company  from  Nottingham 
fifty-seven  miles  in  less  than  twenty  hours.  The 
New  Hampshire  troops  were  soon  after  organized 
and  John  Stark  chosen  colonel  and  Andrew  Mc- 
Clary major.  At  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  the 
men  of  New  Hampshire  fought  with  distinguished 
gallantry,  and  Major  McClary  was  the  last  to  leave 
the  field.  After  the  retreat  across  the  neck  he  went 
back  to  see  if  the  British  were  in  pursuit  and  was 
cautioned  by  his  men  against  so  rash  an  act.  "The 
ball  is  not  yet  cast  that  will  kill  me."  said  he, 
when  a  random  shot  from  one  of  the  frigates  struck 
and  glanced  from  a  button  wood  tree,  passing 
through  his  abdomen.  Throwing  his  hands  above 
his  head,  he  leaped  several  feet  from  the  ground 
and  fell  on  his  face  dead.  He  was  buried  near 
the  encampment  of  the  New  Hampshire  Brigade, 
Medford,  near  some  two  hundred  New  Hampshire 
soldiers  who  died  of  disease  and  wounds.  He  was 
a  man  of  splendid  physique  and  soldierly  appearance 
and  was  the  handsomest  man  in  the  army.  He  pos- 
sessed more  completely  than  any  other  officer  there 
the  elements  to  make  a  popular  and  successful  com- 
mander, and  had  he  lived  would  doubtless  have 
ranked  among  the  most  able  and  noted  officers  of 
the   Revolution. 

In  early  life  he  married  Elizabeth  McCrillis,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  these  children:  James, 
Harvey.  Andrew,  John,  William,  Elizabeth.  Mar- 
garet and  Nancy. 

(II)  John,  second  son  of  Andrew  (1)  Mc- 
<  Lit  v.  was  born  in  Ireland,  1710,  and  was  thirteen 
years  old  when  he  reached  Londonderry  and  eight- 
een when  the  family  settled  in  Epsom.  Fie  died 
at  the  age  of  eighty-two  in  1801.  He  had  no  ad- 
vantages  of  schooling,  but  good  judgment  and  a 
large  share  of  common  sense.  He  was  a  typical 
Scotchman,  industrious,  methodical,  and  exacting. 
While  still  a  young  man  he  became  a  leader  in 
Epsom,  was  moderator  and  justice  of  the  peace  and 
for  over  forty  years  was  a  principal  citizen  and 
officer  of  the  town.  He  was  a  scout  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war,  was  a  captain  of  militia  at  that 
time  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  colonel  before  the 
Revolution  broke  out.  When  that  struggle  broke 
out  he  took  a  leading  place  representing  the  civil 
rule  under  the  Republican  government,  as  he  had 
before    under    the    King.      He    represented    Epsom, 


J.  FREMONT  WEEKS 


ALBERT  M.  WEEKS 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Allentown,  and  Chichester  at  the  annual  conventions 
at  Exeter,  and  was  a  conspicuous  member  of  the 
firm  convention  of  organize  a  Colonial  government. 
He  was  afterward  a  leader  in  erecting  the  state 
government,  of  which  he  was  a  member  for  about 
twenty  years.  From  1777  to  1783  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  committee  of  safety.  He  was  made  a 
member  of  the  council  in  1780  and  annually  elected 
the  four  years  next  following.  In  1784  he  was 
elected  to  the  council  and  to  the  senate,  and  served 
in  the  latter  body  three  years.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Harvey,  of  Nottingham,  a  native  of  Ireland, 
who  came  to  America  in  the  same  ship  with  the 
McClarys.  They  had  four  children :  John,  Michael, 
Andrew  and  Mollie. 

(Ill)  Margaret,  third  child  of  Andrew  Mc- 
Clary,  married  Wallace. 

(.Ill)  Jane,  the  fourth  child,  married  John  M. 
Gan'y. 

(Ill)  Ann,  the  youngest  child,  married  Richard 
Tripp   (see  Tripp,  II). 


The    name    Weeks     is     said     to     have 
WEEKS    been    a    Devonshire    name     of     Saxon 

origin ;    but    it    was    and     probably     is 
common  in  parts  of  Somersetshire. 

(I)  Leonard  Weeks,  tradition  says,  came  from 
Wells  in  Somersetshire,  England.  The  parish  rec- 
ords of  Compton  Martin  contain  the  name  of 
Leonard  Wyke,  baptized  1639,  and .  that  of  his 
brother  William  about  two  years  earlier,  sons  of 
John  Wyke,  of  Moreton,  which  is  in  that  parish. 
We  know  nothing  more  of  the  father  of  Leonard, 
or  of  the  time  when  Leonard  landed  in  America. 
His  name  appears  first  as  that  of  a  witness  to  a 
bond  in  York  county,  Maine,  December  6,  1655, 
and  next  in  the  Portsmouth  records,  June  29,  1656, 
when  he  received  a  grant  of  eight  acres  of  land 
in  Portsmouth.  In  one  record  it  is  stated  that 
"When  he  first  went  to  the  part  of  Portsmouth 
now  called  Greenland  he  lived  one  year  on  a  farm 
owned  by  Captain  Champernoon."  July  5,  1660, 
he  received  grants  of  forty-four  acres,  of  thirty- 
four  acres,  and  of  ten  acres  of  land.  In  February, 
1661,  he  had  settled  at  Winnicut  river,  now  in 
Greenland,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life, 
dying  in  1707.  During  the  political  contest  in  1665 
respecting  the  separation  of  New  Hampshire  from 
Massachusetts,  "Leonard  Weeks  stood  for  Massa- 
chusetts, rather  than  for  the  crown."  In  the  court 
records,  1660,  4th  mo.  26,  is  the  following  entry : 
"Leonard  Weeks,  for  swearing  by  God  and  calling 
John  Hall  of  Greenland  ould  dog  and  ould  slave, 
and  that  he  would  knock  him  in  the  head,  fined 
ten  shillings  for  swearing,  and  to  have  an  admoni- 
tion for  his  reviling  and  threatening  speeches,  and 
fees  of  court,  three  shillings."  In  the  year  following 
he  was  elected  one  of  the  selectmen  of  Portsmouth. 
He  was  afterward  constable,  and  for  several  years 
sheriff.  In  1669  he  "was  on  a  committee"  with  men 
from  Dover  and  Hampton  "to  lay  out  the  highway 
between  Greenland  and  Bloody  Poynt."  His  seat 
in  the  church  at  Portsmouth  was  No.  4,  in  front 
of  the  pulpit.  He  deeded  his  property  to  his  sons 
before  his  death,  retaining  a  life  interest  in  the  same. 
Much  of  the  land  he  owned  in  Greenland  has  re- 
mained in  the  possession  of  his  descendants  until 
the  present  day.  He  married  first,  in  1667,  Mary 
Haines,    daughter    of    Deacon    Samuel    Haines,    his 

neighbor;    and   second,    Elizabeth    ■ .     who 

survived  him.     The   children,   all   by  the   first   wife. 
were:     John,  Samuel,  Joseph,  Mary,  Jonathan,  Mar- 


garet and  Sarah.     (Mention  of  Joseph  and  descend- 
ants appear  in  this  article.) 

(II)  Captain  Samuel,  second  son  and  child  of 
Leonard  and  Mary  (Haines;  Weeks,  was  born  De- 
cember 14,  1670.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided 
on  the  paternal  homestead  in  Greenland.  He  was 
a  man  of  intelligence,  wealth,  energy,  and  influence 
in  the  church  and  in  the  town.  He  is  said  to  have 
built  about  1710  the  brick  house  which  gave  name 
to  his  branch  of  the  family,  called  "The  Brick  House 
Family,"  as  distinguished  from  the  "Bay  Side 
Family,"  which  descended  from  his  brother  Joshua. 
He  died  March  26,  1746,  aged  seventy-five.  He 
married  Elinor,  daughter  of  Samuel  Haines.  Jr., 
of  Greenland.  She  was  born  August  23,  1675,  and 
died  November  19,  1736.  They  had  seven  children : 
Samuel,  John,  Walter,  Matthias,  Mary,  Elinor  and 
William. 

(III)  Matthias  (1),  fourth  son  and  child  of 
Captain  Samuel  and  Elinor  (Haines)  Weeks,  was 
born  in  1708.  In  1766  he  sold  the  land  inherited 
from  his  father,  on  the  Great  Bay,  and  in  1773  with 
his  children  removed  to  Gilmanton,  where  he  died 
before  October,  1777.  He  married  about  1735. 
widow  Sarah  Ford,  daughter  of  John  Sanborn,  of 
North  Hampton.  She  died  in  Gilmanton,  Decem- 
ber 7,  1779,  aged  eightv-six.  They  had  ten  chil- 
dren :  John,  Olive,  Matthias,  Elinor,  Mary,  Samuel, 
Joanna,  Benjamin,  Noah,  and  Josiah.  (Mention 
of  Benjamin  and  descendants  appears  in  this 
article.) 

(IV)  Matthias  (2),  third  child  and  second  son 
of  Matthias  and  Sarah  (Sanborn)  Weeks,  was 
born  June  5,  1740.  He  was  a  tanner  and  farmer, 
and  resided  in  Exeter.  In  May  or  June,  177S,  he 
removed  to  Gilmanton,  where  he  died  March  20, 
1821,  aged  almost  eighty-one.  He  married  in  Exe- 
ter, November  21,  1760,  Judith,  daughter  of  Dudley 
Leavitt,  of  Exeter.  She  was  born  August  23,  1741. 
and  died  in  Gilmanton,  April  23,  1810.  They  had 
fourteen  children :  John,  Elizabeth,  Sarah,  Matthias, 
Mary,  Samuel,  William,  Joshua,  Judith,  Olive, 
Dorothy,  Dudley,  Anna  (Nancy)  and  Stephen, 
whose  sketch  follows. 

(V)  Stephen,  fourteenth  child  and  seventh  son 
of  Matthias  and  Judith  (Leavitt)  Weeks,  was  born 
June  5,  1785,  and  died  in  Gilmanton,  April  4,  1862. 
He  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  Gilmanton,  and  was 
called  "Master  Weeks."  He  married,  December  29, 
1808,  Betsey  Weed,  daughter  of  Daniel  Weed.  She 
was  born  in  Poplin,  June  2,  1701,  and  died  in  San- 
bornton,  July  3,  1880,  aged  eighty-nine.  Their  six 
children  were :  David,  Stephen,  Jesse  W.,  Lorrain 
T.,   Matthias,   and   Mary  Jane. 

(VI)  Matthias  (3),  fifth  son  and  child  of 
Stephen  and  Betsey  (Weed)  Weeks,  was  born  No- 
vember 15,  1824,  and  was  a  farmer  on  the  home- 
stead in  Gilmanton.  He  married  in  Canterbury, 
January  7,  1835.  Laurinda.  daughter  of  Barnes  Hil- 
liard  of  Stewartstown.  He  died  September  4,  1894. 
She  died  July  3,  1905.  Their  nine  children  were : 
Ermina  (deceased),  Jesse  Fremont,  Lorrain  Ed- 
win,- Albert  Matthias,  James  Henry,  Annie  Eliza, 
Stephen  Leavitt,  John  Moody  (deceased)  and  Mary 
Ellen. 

(VII)  Jesse  Fremont,  second  child  and  eldest 
son  of  Matthias  (3)  and  Laurinda  (Hilliard  1 
Weeks,  was  born  on  the  old  homestead  farm  in 
Gilmanton,  November  1,  1857.  After  completing 
his  education  at  Gilmanton  Academy,  he  was  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools  for  several  years  and 
afterwards  a  clerk  in  a  grocery  store  in  Randolph,. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Massachusetts.  In  1889  he  and  his  brother,  Albert 
M.,  established  The  News  and  Critic,  a  weekly  pa- 
per of  Laconia.  which  they  have  since  conducted. 
He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  a  member  of 
Rising  Star  Lodge,  No.  76.  of  Randolph,  Massa- 
chusetts. J.  Fremont  Weeks  is  a  member  of  the 
Apollo  Male  Quartette,  the  leading  male  quartette 
of  Laconia  since  1884.  He  has  studied  music  with 
the  besf  local  as  well  as  Boston  teachers,  possesses 
a  fine  tenor  voice,  and  has  held  several  important 
positions  in  church  choirs  in  both  Lowell,  Massa- 
chusetts,  and    Laconia,    New    Hampshire. 

1  VII)  Lorrain  Edwin,  third  child  and  so 
son  of  Matthias  (3)  and  Laurinda  (Hilliard) 
Weeks,  was  born  in  Gilmanton,  September  17,  1859. 
He  graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  in  1885.  is 
a  farmer,  and  re-ides  in  Gilmanton.  September  5, 
1892,  he  married  Esther  .Mice,  of  Lynn,  Ma 
chusetts,  and  has  one  son,  William  Sillsbee  Weeks. 

(VII)  Albert  Matthias,  fourth  child  and  third 
sun  of  Matthias  (3)  and  Laurinda  (Hilliard) 
Weeks  was  born  in  Gilmanton,  June  9,  1861,  and 
graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  with  the 
irch,  1889,  he  associated  him- 
self with  his  brother,  J.  Fremont,  in  the  publication 
of  the  Critic,  with  which  he  has  since  been  editori- 
ally connected.  He  married,  December  25,  1S93, 
Martha  E.  Drew,  born  September  9,  1862,  at  Wolf- 
boro.  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  Isaiah  K.  and 
Mary  F.  f  Whitten)  Drew,  of  Wolfboro.  New 
Hampshire.  They  have  three  children:  Ravmond 
A.,  Ethel  A.,  and  "Hazel  O. 

I)  James  Henry,  fifth  child  and  fourth  son 
of  Matthias  and  Laurinda  (Hilliard)  Weeks,  was 
born  in  Gilmanton.  March  9.  1865.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools,  and  at  Gilmanton 
Academy,  and  now  resides  in  Belmont,  where  he 
is  extensively  engaged  in  lumbering.  He  married. 
August  22,  1S89,  Ellen  F.  Pease,  of  London,  and 
they  have  four  children:  Bulah,  Merritt,  Everett  M. 
and  Ola  E. 

(VII)  Annie  Eliza,  sixth  child  and  second 
daughter  of  Matthias  and  Laurinda  (Hilliard) 
Weeks,  born  March  27,  1867,  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  and  at  Gilmanton  Academy,  and 
taught  school  for  some  years.  December  23.  1902, 
married  Edwin  H.  Sleeper,  a  prosperous  farmer 
of  Loudon  Ridge.  They  have  two  children — Marian 
and  Ruth. 

(VII)  Stephen  Leavitt.  seventh  child  and  fifth 
son  of  Matthias  and  Laurinda  (Hilliard)  Weeks, 
born  October  30,  1870,  and  cultivates  the  old 
home  farm  where  he  was  born.  He  married  Bertha 
Batchelder,  .if  Loudon,  and  has  four  children — 
Maitland  B.,  Marjorie  E.,  John  F.  and  Stephen 
Norn 

i  \  I  I  1      Mary   Ellen,   third   daughter  and  young- 
esl     child    of    Matthias    and     Laurinda     (Hilliard) 
Weeks,    was    born     May    21.     1874.      She    married, 
September    17.   1896,   Charles   L.  Merrill,  of  Loudon 
Ridge,  and  has  two  children — Grace  and  Doris. 
Joseph,  third  son  and  child  of  Leonar 
Mary    (Haines)    Weekes,  was  born  March   11.    i 
and  mber  27,  17.1?.     He  was  a  cordwainer 

in   Greenland.     In    1723  he  joined  the  church.     His 
wife's  name  was   Hannah,  and  they  had  four  - 
children:     Jedediah,    Joshua.    Joseph    and    Leonard. 

(Ill)      Leonard,    fourth    and 
Joseph  and   Hannah   Weeks,   was  born   and   bapl 
in  ^725,   in   Greenla  ■    lie   joined   the  church 

in  May,  1742,  was  a  farmer.  175.?.  and  where  he 
died   August,   1761.     His   wife's   name   v  a  ret. 


They    had    three    children,    baptized    in    Greenland: 
Phineas,  John  and  Margaret. 

(IV)  Phineas,  eldest  child  of  Leonard  and 
Margaret  Weeks,  was  baptized  in  1745.  and  died 
in  Greenfield.  April  12.  1793  (?).  He  was  a  cooper, 
and  removed  to  Loudon  after  his  marriage.  He 
married    Maria    Page,    of   Greenfield,    and   they   had 

en  children:  Abram,  Sarah,  John  S.,  Eben, 
Thomas,  Phineas  and  George. 

1  V )  John  S.,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Phineas  and  Maria  (Page)  Weeks,  was  born  in 
Meredith,  January  31,  1808  (?),  and  died  at  the  old 
homestead,  October  10,  1S41  (?).  He  received  very 
little  schooling,  and  when,  fifteen  years  of  age  took 
his  few  belongings  in  a  pack  and  walked  to  Boston. 
lie  got  his  first  employment  on  the  Medford  turn- 
pike, where  he  was  paid  his  wages  in  counterfeit 
money,  but  with  the  assistance  of  a  friend  obliged 
his  dishonest  employer  to  exchange  it  for  legal  cur- 
rency. After  a  time  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
and  carried  on  that  business  in  company  witli  his 
It  4her  Thomas.  He  left  this  employment  and  be- 
came a  wholesale  dealer  in  fish  and  lobsters,  carry- 
ing on  that  business  until  1875.  For  several  years 
succeeding  that  time  he  dealt  largely  in  Boston 
real  estate,  and  prospered,  acquiring  several  choice 
pieces  of  property.  About  18S3  he  returned  to  his 
former  business  of  wholesale  dealer  in  fish,  and  car- 
ried it  on  until  his  death,  April  12.  i893(?).  He  was  a 
man  of  energy  and  good  business  ability,  and  suc- 
ceeded in  accumulating  a  handscvine  property.  He 
married  Lydia  Ann  Flanders,  who  was  born  about 
1810,  and  died  October  10,  1841.  She  was  born  at 
New  Hampton.  Their  children  were :  John  Frank 
and  Elizabeth,  who  died  in  infancy. 

1  VI  )  John  Frank,  only  son  of  John  S.  and  Lydia 
Ann  (Flanders)  Weeks,  was  born  in  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, .March  1,  1834.  After  attending  the  Bos- 
ton schools  for  a  time  he  was  sent  at  the  age  of 
thirteen  to  New  Hampton  and  later  to  Sanbornton 
Academy,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  he  was 
eighteen  years  old.  He  then  returned  to  Boston 
and  engaged  in  business  with  his  father  until  1901. 
In  1002  he  purchased  the  ancestral  homestead,  sit- 
uated about  four  miles  from  the  city  of  Laconia, 
which  he  fitted  up  in  a  luxurious  manner,  which  his 
daughter  now  occupies.  Mr.  Weeks  has  ample 
means  and  lives  a  life  of  leisure  after  years  of 
iuous  attention  to  business.  ln  politics  he  is 
a  Republican.  The  only  secret  organization  in 
which  he  has  a  membership  is  the  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry, of  Laconia.  He  married  (first).  Sarah 
Elizabeth  Smith,  September  30.  1854.  who  died  June 
21.  1859;  (si  - li.  January  31.  1861,  .Mary  Rich- 
ardson Strout,  of  Deerfield,  died  November 
18.10:  (third),  August  15.  1.01,  Mary  Susan  Bl 
dell,  bom  August  25.  1853,  daughter  of  David  and 
Eliza  (l.ilman)  lllaisdell.  of  l.ao.nia.  New  Hamp- 
shire. By  his  first  wife  there  were  two  children: 
Man  1  ind  John  Herbert.  Mary  Isabel,  born 
in  Boston,  February  24,  1857.  married  Charles  P. 
I  look,  of  Charlcstown.  Massachusetts,  and  they  have 
two  children:  Russell  P.  and  Hazel.  John  Herbert. 
horn  in  Boston,  June  1.  1850,  married  in  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  Addie  Chandler,  of  Plymouth,  and 
has  two  sons:  Warren  and  Junie.  By  the  second 
1  .me  child,  Grace,  wife  of  Frank 
M.  Blaisdell,  and  they  have  one  son.  Carl. 

(IV)   Esquire  Benjamin,  eighth  child  and  fourth 

of    Matthias    anil    Sarah    (Sanborn)     Weeks,    was 

born    hi   Greenland,   February  28,    1740.     Me   settled 
in    Gilmanton,    lower    parish,    where    he    lived    until 


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1787,  when  he  removed  to  what  is  now  Gilford. 
After  living  two  or  three  years  in  Burton  he  re- 
turned to  Gilford  in  1792.  He  died  in  Gilford  in 
1829.  aged  eighty  years.  He  was  "a  man  who  had 
the  confidence  of  his  neighbors  and  often  acted  as 
peacemaker  in  cases  of  arbitration  left  to  his  de- 
cision. He  was  a  large  land  holder,  dealing  ex- 
tensively in  lands.  The  education  of  his  children 
was  a  matter  in  which  he  took  much  interest.  He 
married.  May  26.  1774.  Sarah  Weed,  of  Sandwich, 
who  was  born  October  28.  1755.  They  had  seven 
children:  Daniel,  Matthias.  Sally,  Elisha,  William, 
Benjamin  and  Levi  R. 

(V)  Captain  Benjamin  (2),  sixth  child  and  fifth 
son  of  Esquire  Benjamin  (1)  and  Sarah  (Weed) 
Weeks,  was  born  in  Gilmanton,  April  4,  1788,  and 
died  in  1864.  aged  seventy-six  years.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  merchant  in  Gilford.  He  married  in 
Gilmanton.  June  30,  1806.  Betsey  Hoyt,  of  Gil- 
manton, by  whom  he  had  eight  children :  Hazen, 
Sally,  Benjamin  Franklin.  William.  Mehitable, 
Thomas  H.,  Harriet  and  Nathan  H. 

(VI)  Thomas,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Captain  Benjamin  (2)  and  Betsey  (Hoyt)  Weeks, 
was  born  in  Gilford.  August  19,  1816,  and  died  in 
Gilford,  June  12,  1S84.  in  the  sixty-eighth  year  of 
his  age.  He  got  his  education  in  the  common 
schools,  and  was  a  lifelong  farmer,  owning  a  place 
of  four  hundred  acres,  a  large  part  of  which  was 
covered  with  timber.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republi- 
can. He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
and  no  man  in  his  town  was  more  worthy  of  con- 
fidence or  more  thoroughly  trusted  than  he.  His 
fidelity  and  ability  were  rewarded  by  his  fellow 
citizens,  who  made  him  selectman  and  sent  him 
three  times  to  the  legislature.  He  married  Nancy 
Hill,  daughter  of  Arram  and  Hopey  Hill,  who  was 
born  in  Gilford,  1822,  and  died  1877,  aged  fifty-five 
years.  They  had  three  children :  M.  Frances,  S. 
Amanda  and  Austin  B.,  the  subject  of  the  next 
paragraph. 

(VII)  Austin  Boynton,  only  son  of  Thomas  H. 
and  Nancy  (Hill)  Weeks,  was  born  on  the  home- 
stead in  Gilford,  July  7,  185S.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools,  and  has  always  been  en- 
gaged in  agriculture.  He  has  the  farm  which  be- 
longed to  his  ancestors.  It  contains  two  hundred 
and  fifty  acres  of  productive  land  which  enables 
him  to  keep  a  large  herd  of  stock  in  which  he  is  a 
dealer  of  some  note.  He  attends  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  is  a  Republican  in  politics :  a  pro- 
gressive and  prosperous  citizen,  and.  like  his  grand- 
father, exerts  himself  to  educate  his  children.  He 
married,  November  24,  1880,  Nellie  Winifred 
Dodge,  who  was  born  in  Tamworth.  November  24, 
1862.  daughter  of  Theodore  and  Mary  (Drealy) 
Dodge.  They  have  two  sons:  Thomas  T.,  born  July 
3,  1882;  and  Austin  Dana,  born  November  25.  1884; 
and  one  daughter,  Inga  Amanda,  born  May  22, 
1890. 


This  name  is  found  variously 
SEVERANCE  written  in  the  early  records  of 
Essex  county.  Massachusetts,  in- 
cluding such  forms  as  Severns,  Seaverns,  Severans, 
and  its  present  form.  It  was  very  early  identified 
with  the  settlements  in  southern  New  Hampshire, 
bordering  on  Essex  county,  and  is  still  found  con- 
nected with  the  civil,  religious  and  business  affairs 
of  the  commonwealth. 

(I)     The  first  of  record  was  John   Severans,  of 
Ipswich,  in   1636.     He  was  among  the  original  pro- 


prietors of  Salisbury,  same  colony,  where  he  re- 
ceived land  in  the  first  division  and  also  in  1639-40 
and  1654.  He  was  taxed  as  a  commoner  in  1650 
and  1655,  and  signed  a  petition  of  1658.  He  was  a 
"planter,  victualler  and  vinter"  and  was  licensed  to 
keep  the  "ordinary"  in  Salisbury  in  1662-63  and 
T665  and  later.  He  subscribed  to  the  oath  of  fidelity 
in  1667,  and  died  April  9,  1682,  in  Salisbury,  two 
days  after  making  his  will.  He  was  married  (first) 
to  Abigail  Kimball,  daughter  of  Richard  Kimball, 
the  patriarch  of  that  family.  (See  Kimball,  I). 
She  died  in  Salisbury,  June  17.  1658,  and  John 
Severans  was  married  (second),  October  2,  1663.  to 
Susanna,  widow  of  Henry  Ambrose.  She  survived 
him,  and  was  a  signer  of  the  Bradbury  petition  in 
1692.  His  children,  all  born  of  the  first  wife,  who 
died  at  the  birth  of  the  youngest,  were:  Samuel, 
Ebenezer,  Abigail  (died  young),  Abigail,  Mary, 
John.  Joseph,  Elizabeth  (died  young),  Benjamin, 
Ephraim  and  Elizabeth. 

(II)  Ephraim,  youngest  son  and  tenth  child  of 
John  and  Abigail  (Kimball)  Severance,  was  born 
April  8.  1656,  in  Salisbury,  and  is  of  record  as  a 
freeman  in  that  town  in  1690.  Both  he  and  his  wife 
signed  the  Bradbury  petition  of  1692.  He  was  mar- 
ried November  9,  1682,  in  Salisbury,  to  Lydia  Mor- 
rill, daughter  of  Abraham  Morrill,  the  patriarch  of 
that  family.  (See  Morrill.  I).  She  was  born 
March  8,  1661.  He  is  undoubtedly  the  Ephraim 
Severance  who  is  mentioned  in  the  church  records 
of  Kingston  as  among  the  constituent  members, 
where  he  is  called  "Old  Goodman  Severance."  He 
probably  removed  to  Kingston  in  old  age.  with  his 
children.  They  included:  Abigail,  Mary.  Lydia, 
Ephraim,  Dinah,  Ebenezer,  Sarah,  Jonathan  and 
Hannah. 

(III)  Ephraim  (2),  eldest  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Ephraim  (1)  and  Lydia  (Morrill)  Severance, 
was  born  December  2.  1689,  in  Salisbury,  and  settled 
early  in  Kingston,  Xew  Hampshire.  He  was  one  of 
the  constituent  members  of  the  First  Church  of 
Kingston,  when  the  Rev.  Ward  Clark  took  charge 
thereof,  September  29.  1725.  He  was  baptized  Sep- 
tember 11.  1726.  and  also  his  children:  Mary,  Ben- 
jamin, Elizabeth  and  Joseph.  His  wife's  name  was 
Mary,  and  she  was  admitted  to  the  First  Church  of 
Kingston,  September  10.  1727.  Ephraim  (2)  prob- 
ably removed  from  Kingston  to  Deerfield  among  the 
pioneers  of  that  town. 

(IV)  Ephraim  (3),  son  of  Ephraim  (2)  and 
Mary  Severance,  was  probably  a  native  of  Deerfield, 
and  he  was  among  the  pioneers  of  Sandwich,  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  married  October  25.  1649,  at 
the  Kingston  First  Church  to  Elizabeth  Sweat. 

(V)  John,  son  of  Ephraim  and  Elizabeth 
(Sweat)  Severance,  was  born  about  1752,  and  al- 
ways lived  in  Sandwich.  He  was  by  occupation  a 
capable  and  prosperous  farmer,  and  withal  had  con- 
siderable mechanical  genius  which  served  him  well 
in  various  kinds  of  handicraft.  He  was  a  prominent 
and  public-spirited  citizen,  and  in  politics  a  sup- 
porter of  the  Democratic  party.  He  served  his 
native  town  as  tax  collector  for  sixteen  consecutive 
years.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 9,  1792,  Lydia  Jewell,  by  whom  he  had  twelve 
children,  as  follows:  John,  born  in  1793:  Anne. 
born  June  13,  1795:  Asa.  born  March  31.  1798:  Levi, 
born  March  24.  1800:  Lydia.  born  September  7.  1802; 
Jacob  Jew-ell,  born  November  4,  1804,  and  died  in 
Laconia,  January  9,  1896;  Sukey,  born  December  13, 
1806;  Sargent,  born  May  20,  1809;  Martha  F.,  born 


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May  31,  1812;  James  M.,  born  April  25,  1814:  Polly 
M.,  born  May  14,  1816;  Eliza,  born  May  10,  1822. 

(VI)  Asa,  second  son  and  third  child  of  John 
and  Lydia  (Jewell)  Severan  e,  .-.  -  horn  in  Sand- 
wich. March  31,  1708.  When  a  young  man  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  g  the  old  homestead,  and  was 
a  prosperous  farmer  through  life.  lie  gave  evi- 
dence of  possessing  an  ability  prophetic  of  a  suc- 
cessful future,  t  short  by  his 
deatli  in  1826.  In  his  political  faith  he  affiliated  with 
the  Democratic  party,  and  in  his  religious  views  with 
the  Free  Baptists.  lie  was  a  man  of  noble  character 
and  wen  the  1  of  all  who  knew 
him.  lie  married  Rhoda  Webster  about  iSig,  by 
whom  he  had  four  children,  two  only  living  to  attain 
their  maturity — John  V.  rid  Asa,  who  mar- 
ried Hannah  M.  Web 

(VII)  John  Webster,  son  of  Asa  and  Rhoda 
(Webster)  Severance,  was  born  in  Sandwich,  Feb- 
ruary 3.  1822.  He  attended  the  schools  of  his  na- 
tive town  till  183-'.  when  he  came  to  Chichester  to 
reside  with  his  uncle,  who  was  his  guardian  till  of 
age.  In  his  early  manhood  he  learned  the  trade  of 
edge-tool  maker,  which  occupation  he  followed  for 
a  time  in  Chichester.  He  then  went  to  Lowell  and 
worked  awhile  in  a  machine  shop,  and  later  was  a 
practical  machinist  in  Manchester  for  more  than 
twenty  years.  Finally  he  relinquished  his  trade  and 
returned  to  Chichester  and  settled  on  the  homestead 
farm  of  his  wife's  parents,  where  he  ever  afterward 
resided.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  ably 
represented  Manchester  in  the  legislature  in  1855 
and  1S56  and  again  in  1876  and  1877.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Mechanics  Lodge,  No.  13,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Manchester,  and  has  served  sev- 
eral years  as  its  chaplain.  He  is  also  actively  in- 
terested in  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  Catamount  Grange,  of  Pitts- 
field.  By  his  fellow  townsmen  he  is  highly  esteemed 
as  an  industrious  and  successful  farmer,  and  an 
honest  and  upright  man  and  citizen.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Severance  are  members  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church. 
He  married.  November  25.  1841,  Hannah  Jane, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Benjamin  and  Sally  (Watson) 
Kaime,  of  Pittsfield  (see  Kaime,  VI).  John  W. 
Severance  died  in  Chichester,  May  19,  1901. 

.According    to    tradition,    the    Nourse 
NOURSE     family  of  New  England  are  descended 

from  three  brothers  who  were  early 
immigrants  from  England.  The  early  town  records 
of  Westboro.  Massachusetts,  show  that  several  of 
this  name  n  sidi  d  there  and  were  prominently  identi- 
fied witli  its  progress  and  social  welfare.  It  is 
therefore  quite  probable  that  one.  if  not  all  of  the 
above-mentioned  immigrants,  settled  there  or  in 
Marlboro,  which  was  the  parent   town. 

1  I  '  Daniel  Nourse,  Sr.,  the  first  known  ances- 
tor of  the  family  now  in  hand,  was  born  in  West- 
boro in  1760.  Me  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and 
march  d  from  Westboro  with  a  company  of  minute 
men  at   tl  ton   Alarm.     In    1785   he  went  to 

Acworth,  New  Hampshire,  locating  upon  wild  land 
at  what  was  known  .  -  Indian  1  amp,  in  the  region 
of  the  West  Woods,  and  he  cleared  a  large  tract, 
realizing  a  productive  farm  as  a  reward  for  his  labor. 
His  death  occurred  at  Acworth,  in  1845.  lie  was  a 
Congregationalist.    and  church. 

'I  he  maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Vruia  Wilcox, 
who  was  of  Surry,  New  Hampshire,  :mh!  she  died 
in   [826,     Their  children  Ir.  and  Anna. 

1  II  1    Daniel,  Jr.,  son  of  Daniel  and  Anna   (Wil- 


cox) Nourse,  was  born  in  Acworth,  in  1792.  He 
resided  at  the  homestead  until  1855,  when  he  sold 
the  property  and  with  his  wife  went  to  Wisconsin. 
Both  died  in  Fox  Lake,  that  state,  in  1869.  Daniel 
possessed  considerable  musical  talent,  and  officiated 
as  choir  director.  In  April,  1814,  he  married  Mar- 
garet Wilson,  born  in  1794,  daughter  of  John  and 
Polly  (McCoy)  Wilson,  natives  of  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire,  wdio  settled  on  Derry  Hill.  Ac- 
worth.  "Big"  John  Wilson  served  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  He'married  Margaret  McFarland.  The 
McFarlands  came  from  Londonderry,  Ireland.  The 
Wilsons,  who  were  also  descendants  of  the  Coven- 
anters, suffered  persecution  on  account  of  their  re- 
ligious faith,  and  in  memory  of  an  ancestor,  Mar- 
garet, who  is  said  to  have  been  subjected  to  per- 
sonal cruelty,  this  name  has  ever  since  been  pre- 
served  in  the  family.  John  Wilson  was  the  father 
of  twenty-one  children.  Early  in  the  last  century 
he  and  his  family  journeyed  on  an  ox-team  from 
New  Hampshire  to  a  point  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
present  city  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Mr-.  .Margaret 
Nourse  became  the  mother  of  ten  children,  namely: 
Mary  Louise;  Solon,  died  in  Iowa;  Julia  Ann.  died 
young;  Daniel  Hammond,  deceased:  William, 
succeeding  paragraph ;  Nancy,  married  Joel  Hub- 
bard, and  is  no  longer  living;  Julia  Antoinette, 
widow  of  Samuel  Edes ;  Helen,  wife  of  George  II. 
Fairbanks;  George  W.,  mentioned  later:  and  Free- 
man W.,  who  was  a  musician  in  the  Sixteenth  Regi- 
ment, New  Hampshire  Volunteers  during  the  Civil 
war.  George  W.  Nourse  was  born  August  19,  1831. 
In  the  early  days  of  the  California  gold  fever  he 
tried  his  fortune  in  the  mines  with  good  results, 
and  after  his  return  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Newport,  wdiere  he  is  still  residing.  He  was 
town  clerk  in  1863-64;  first  selectman  from  1865  to 
1873;  moderator  from  1868  to  1872  and  postm.i 
for  twelve  years.  He  was  married  May  2.  1861, 
to  Juliette  E.  Woodward,  wdio  was  born  May  _'. 
1842. 

(Ill)  William,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Dan- 
iel and  Margaret  (Wilson)  Nourse.  was  born  in 
Acworth,  May  10,  1822.  At  the  age  of  twenty-twi 
years  he  left  the  homestead  farm  and  found  em- 
ployment in  a  woolen  mill  at  Gilsum.  Two  years 
later  he  went  to  Newport,  where  be  worked  in  a 
similar  establishment  conducted  by  Thomas  A. 
Twichell,  and  in  1854  he  became  associated  with 
Albert  Wilcox  in  general  mercantile  business  under 
the  firm  name  of  Wilcox  &  Noursi  He  later  sold 
his  interest  in  that  concern  to  his  brother,  George 
W.,  who  had  recently  returned  from  California,  and 
in  1858  purchased  the  Twichell  mill,  which  he  op- 
erated as  the  Eagle  Mills  until  1866.  when  he  dis- 
posed of  it  to  Samuel  Eadcs.  In  the  latter  year  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  Perley  S.  Coffin,  and 
the  firm  of  Coffin  &  Nourse  erected  the  Granite 
State  Woolen  Mills  at  Guild,  which  they  operated 
successfully  until  1880,  employing  an  average  of  one 
hundred  hands,  and  supplying  the  market  with 
products  of  superior  quality.  In  18S2  Mr.  Noui 
succeeded  Calvin  Wilcox  &  Son  in  the  general  hard- 
ware business  at  Newport,  and  conducted  it  alone 
until  admitting  bis  son  William  H  to  partnership, 
when  the  business  was  incorporated  -  the  Noui 
Hardware  Company,  William    Noui  1  dent.    F"r 

more  than  half  a   century   he   has   been   prominently 
connected    with    the    business    interests    of   Newp 
and    vicinity,   and  although   now   an  octogenarian   bis 
activities    continue    unabated.      He    united    with    tl 
Congregational    Church    in    1852.    and    was    madi 


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Free  Mason  in  1854.  He  was  formerly  a  loading 
spirit  in  local  politics,  having  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Henry  Clay  in  1844,  and  lie  has  sup- 
ported every  Republican  candidate  for  that  office 
from  the  formation  of  the  party  to  the  present  time. 
For  the  years  1855-6  he  served  as  town  clerk,  and 
was  representative  to  the  legislature  in  1861-62. 
In  1848  he  married  for  his  first  wife  Rebecca  Mor- 
rison, who  died  in  1852,  and  in  1855  he  married 
Ellen  M.  Hatch,  daughter  of  Dr.  Mason  Hatch,  of 
Newport,  (see  Hatch  VII).  She  was  born  Sep- 
tember 19,  1832,  and  died  February  i~,  1872.  His 
third  wife,  whom  he  married  January  15.  1874.  was 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Jones,  born  in  Wilton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, May  17,  1839.  His  children  are :  Mary  E., 
born  June  13,  1856,  died  August  6,  1874;  Emma  L., 
born  November  6,  i860 ;  Marcia  B.,  born  October 
12,  1864,  married  Charles  B..  Spofford:  William  H„ 
who  will  be  again  referred  to  (all  of  his  second 
union)  ;  and  Elizabeth,  born  May  16,  1S75,  wdio  is 
the  only  child  of  his  third  marriage. 

(IV)  William  Hatch,  youngest  child  and  only 
son  of  William  and  Ellen  M.  (Hatch)  Nourse,  was 
born  in  Newport,  April  20,  1867.  After  graduating 
from  the  high  school  he  entered  his  father's  store, 
and  is  now  junior  member  of  the  Nourse  Hardware 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order 
and  has  advanced  to  the  commandery.  His  first 
wife,  who  was  before  marriage  Mabel  Hunton,  bore 
him  one  daughter,  Beatrice.  For  his  second  wife 
he  married  Belle  E.  Gunnison,  daughter  of  High 
Sheriff  John  U.  Gunnison   (see  Gunnison). 


The  representatives  of  the  old  English 
MANN  family  of  this  name  seem  to  be  de- 
scended in  a  great  measure  from  an  an- 
cestor who  emigrated  to  America  in  1645.  The 
family  has  always  manifested  many  of  the  traits 
of  character  found  in  the  Briton.  The  Manns  have 
been  sturdy  men  and  independant  thinkers,  more 
inclined  to  follow  the  dictates  of  conscience  than  to 
gain  in  any  way  any  sacrifice  of  what  they  believe 
to  be  right.  The  majority  of  them  have  been  what 
the  demands  of  their  times  required — agriculturists 
■ — yet  in  later  years  they  have  shown  an  aptitude  for 
executive  positions,  and  one  in  the  last  century  was 
a  leading  educator  in  the  United  States. 

(I)  Richard  (1)  Mann,  born  in  Cornwall,  Eng- 
land, emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Plym- 
outh, Massachusetts,  in  1645,  and  was  one  of  the 
Conihassett  partners  in  Scituate.  1646.  His  farm 
was  at  Man  hill  (a  well  known  place  to  this  day). 
south  of  the  great  Musquashcut  pond.  A  deed  of 
the  land  to  Richard  Man,  planter,  Scituate,  bears 
date  1648.  There  is  no  record  of  his  marriage  in 
Scituate,  but  he  is  said  to  have  married  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Elder  William  Brewster,  one  of  the 
Mayflower  Pilgrims.  His  children  were:  Nathaniel, 
Thomas,  Richard  and  Josiah. 

(II)  Richard  (2),  third  son  of  Richard  (1)  and 
Rebecca  (Brewster)  Mann,  was  born  at  Plymouth, 
February  5,  1652.  He  married  Elizabeth  South- 
worth,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  John.  Rebecca, 
Hannah,  Nathaniel,  Richard,  Elizabeth  and  Abigail. 

(III)  Nathaniel,  son  of  Richard  (2).  born  in 
Scituate,  Massachusetts,  October  27,  1693,  married 
Mary   Root,   and   resided   in  Hebron,   Connecticut. 

(IV)  John,  son  of  Nathaniel,  born  in  Scituate, 
Massachusetts.  November  20,  1720,  married  Mar- 
garet, sister  of  Rev.  Samuel  Peters,  D.  D. 

(V)  Matthew,  son  of  John  and  Margaret 
(Peters)    Mann,   born   in   Hebron,   Connecticut,   De- 

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cember  20,  1741,  married  Sarah  Moody.  He  set- 
tled in  Oxford  about  1765,  with  his  brother  John, 
and  died  in  that  town  in  1825. 

(VI)  Major  Samuel,  son  of  Matthew  and  Han- 
nah (Moody)  Mann,  was  born  in  Oxford  in  1773, 
and  died  in  Benton,  July  19,  1842,  aged  sixty-nine. 
After  his  marriage  he  lived  in  Landaff  until*  1835, 
when  he  moved  to  Coventry,  where  he  purchased 
a  farm  of  his  brother-in-law,  Nathaniel  Howe. 
Major  Mann  was  a  man  of  marked  peculiarities. 
He  did  his  own  thinking,  acted  independently,  and 
never  went  with  the  tide.  In  1840,  when  the  town 
voted  for  a  change  of  name  from  Coventry  to  Ben- 
ton, Major  Mann  cast  one  of  the  two  votes  against 
the  proposition.  Coventry  was  a  Democratic  town, 
and  Major  Mann  was  a  Whig.  He  was  interested 
in  political  affairs,  but  was  never  a  candidate  for 
office.  Of  bis  six  sons  who  grew  to  manhood  and 
lived,  as  all  did,  to  a  good  old  age,  three — Jesse, 
Moody  and  George  W. — were  born  politicians  and 
ardent  partisans.  In  caucuses,  conventions,  and 
campaigns  they  were  in  their  natural  element,  and 
always  voted  the  straight  ticket.  Samuel  Mann 
married  Mary  Howe,  daughter  of  Peter  Howe,  of 
Landaff.  She  died  November  15,  1866,  aged  eighty- 
six  years.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  sons : 
Jesse,  Moody,  Amos  C,  Samuel,  James  A.,  Edward 
F.  and  George  W.,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(VII)  George  W.,  youngest  child  of  Major  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  (Howe)  Mann,  was  born  in  Benton, 
1821,  and  died  January,  1901.  He  removed  with  his 
father's  family  in  1835,  to  Coventry  (now  Benton), 
and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  there.  His  edu- 
cation was  obtained  in  the  district  schools  and  in 
Newbury  Seminary.  He  was  actively  engaged  in 
agriculture  for  many  years,  but  for  thirty  years  pre- 
ceding his  death  he  was  more  directly  engaged  as 
a  contractor  and  builder.  In  politics  he  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat, of  wdiose  orthodoxy  no  question  was  ever 
raised.  For  half  a  century  he  was  a  leading  citizen 
of  Benton,  and  long  prominent  in  public  life  in 
Grafton  county.  He  was  repeatedly  moderator  of 
the  town  meetings,  and  held  the  office  of  justice 
of  the  peace  from  1855  to  his  death  in  1901,  a  period 
of  forty-six  years.  He  was  collector  of  taxes  of 
Benton  for  five  years  from  1844,  and  selectman  eight 
years  from  1846.  He  also  served  four  years  as 
town  clerk,  and  ten  years  as  superintending  school 
committee.  He  represented  Benton  in  the  Legis- 
lature in  1857,  i860,  1875,  1876,  1881  and  1883,  taking 
a  prominent  part  in  the  deliberations  of  the  house 
in  later  years.  He  also  served  in  the  constitutional 
convention  of  1876,  and  was  long  prominent  in  con- 
vention and  committee  work  in  the  Democratic 
party.  In  1892  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Tut- 
tle  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture 
for  Grafton  county,  a  position  he  held  several  years. 
In  religious  faith  he  was  a  Universalis:,  and  as 
ardent  in  religion  as  he  was  in  politics.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  April  13,  1843,  Susan  M.  Whitcher, 
born  1825,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Whitcher. 
She  died  October  6,  1854;  and  he  married  (second), 
March  4,  1855,  Sarah  T.,  daughter  of  Gad  Bisbee. 
The  children  by  the  first  wife  were:  Ezra  B.,  now 
a  resident  of  Woodsville ;  Edward  F,  mentioned 
below;  George  Henry,  a  merchant  in  Woodsville: 
Orman  L.  and  Osman  C.  (twins)  ;  and  by  the  second 
wife:  Melvin  J.,  Hosea  B.,  Susan  M.,  Minne  S.  and 
Moses  B.  The  second  of  the  twins  is  deceased, 
and  the  others  reside  in  Benton. 

(VIII)  Hon.  Edward  Foster,  second  son  and 
child  of  George  W.  and  Susan  Marston  (Whitcli 


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Mann,  was  born  in  Benton.  September  ~.  1845, 
and  died  in  Concord,  August  19.  1892.  His  birth 
place  was  the  old  homestead  where  his  grandfather 
Samuel  Mann  settled  when  he  removed  to  Benton, 
and   the  same   upon   which   his    1  orge    W. 

Mann,  spent  his  life.  He  attended  the  public  sch 
of  his  native  town  until  he  had  completed  the  usual 
line  of  study  there,  and  then  attended  the  seminary 
["ikon  for  several  terms.  When  about  twenty- 
years  of  age  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad  Company, 
his  first  work  being  about  the  station  at  Tilton.  In 
[867  he  went  into  the  train  service  and  served  as 
brakeman  on  a  passenger  train  for  a  time,  and  was 
then  promoted  to  baggage-master,  and  a  few  years 
later  made  a  conductor.  He  filled  the  last  named 
po  until  the  fall  of  1881,  and  then  became  sta- 

;it    for   the   company  at   Concord.      He   was 
ly  qualified   to  discharge  the   duties   of  this 
i"ii.  since  he  had  had  fourteen  years  of  varied 
11  rience  along  the  road  in  the  company's  service 
and   was   familiar  with  its  needs  as  well   as  with   it 
methods  of  doing  business.     In   1884.  after  the  lease 
of  tin    0   i-l  to  the  Boston  &  Lowell  line,  he  was  made 
uperintendent.     He  continued  in  this  posi- 
tion  while  the  road  was  operated  by  the  Boston  & 
irporation,    under   the   lease   of   the    Boston 
&  Lowell,  and  when  it  finally  passed  under  the  con- 
trol   of    the    former    he    was    made    superintendent, 
January   1,   1890,  the  Concord  and  the  Boston,  Con- 
cord   &    Montreal   roads  were   formally  consolidated. 
ami  tlu-  train  service  of  the  entire  system  wras  placed 
under    his    efficient    superintendency,    and    April     1, 
1892.  he  was  made  general  superintendent,  and  again 
i  1    resident   of    Concord.      Mr.    Mann   never 

did  things  by  halves,  and  in  the  performance  of  the 
duties  of  his  position  as  superintendent  he  gave 
his  entire  attention  to  the  work  of  his  office.  Nat- 
urally inclined  to  pulmonary  affection,  his  labors 
develop  d  them  under  his  persistent  and  unremitting 
;  tion  to  duly,  and  for  two  or  three  years  before 
hi-  death  he  frequently  had  attacks  of  illness  of  a 
very  -mihik  nature.  These  attacks  necessitated  a 
cessation  of  labor  and  a  period  of  rest,  but  as  soon 
a~  lie  was  in  a  manner  recovered  he  returned  to  his 
duties  This  alternation  from  confinement  at  home 
to  office  work  continued  until  a  short  time  before 
his    1  i he   attacks   from    illness    became   more 

and    prolonged    until    his    death    August    19, 

Mr,    Mann   was  abundantly   endowed   with   those 
ions    necessary    to    the    highest    degree    of 
efficii  in  his  chosen  line  of  employment.     He  was 

industrious,  sob(  r,  frugal,  quick  of  perception  and 
rapid  in  execution,  familiar  with  the  needs  of  the 
place-  he  was  called  to  fill,  possessing  a  large  ac- 
quaintanci  and  commanding  1 1 1  -  confidence  and 
■'  the  patrons  of   the       ad   and  the  public 

With     tin'-!--     favor., lil,.     .  u  Ion  in,  ni    ,     he 

to    accomplish    as    much    in    the    years    of 

life  as  many  other  men  in  similar  positions  would 

accomplish  in  a  long  life.    Though 

having    the   interests  of  a   large  corporation   to   look 

after,    yet    he    had    a    warm    sympathy    and    was    an 

earnest   worker   in  many  matters  of  public  concern. 

He  was  an  ardent  Democrat,  and  served  his  town 

and  district  and  the  stati  in  the  legislature. 

representing   Benton    in    the    house    in    iS;r    and    in 

1872,    .1  d   being  a   member   of   the   committtee   on 

Agricultural    College   in   the   former  and  on   reform 

oh   ,11  the  latter  j  ear  ;  and   thi    <  1-rafton  district 

in   the  senate  in   1879  and   l88l,   serving  in 


[S79  upon  the  committees  on  education,  claims, 
roads,  bridges,  and  canals,  and  engrossed  hills;  and 
in  1881  upon  those  of  elections,  roads,  bridges,  and 
canals,  and  reform  school,  being  chairman  of  the 
latter  committee.  In  1S8S  he  was  the  candidate  of 
his  party  for  the  representative  in  congress  from 
the  second  New  Hampshire  district,  and,  though 
defeated,  ran  largely  ahead  of  his  ticket. 

During  some  of  his  most  active  years  his  home 
was  at  Woodsville.  and  in  all  the  enterprises  re- 
lating to  the  prosperity  of  that  place  he  took  a  lively 
interest  and  was  a  mover  in  all  its  important  local 
enterprises.  He  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the 
Woodsville  Aqueduct  &  Electric  Light  Company, 
and  after  its  incorporation  one  of  its  directors.  His 
re  lations  to  the  Woodsville  Guaranty  Savings  Bank 
were  the  same  as  with  the  light  company.  In  the  mat- 
ter of  the  transfer  of  the  county  seat  from  Haver- 
hill Corner  to  Woodsville,  he  gave  his  earnest  sup- 
port to  his  home  town.  He  was  an  active  member 
and  vice-president  of  the  Providence  Mutual  Re- 
lief Association,  and  at  the  time  of  his  decease  a 
i<r  1  f  the  Xew  Hampshire  Democratic  Press 
Company.  He  was  a  member  of  Burns  Lodge, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  at  Littleton, 
and  of  Franklin  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  at 
Lisbon.  In  religion  he  was  a  Universalist.  In  the 
death  of  Edward  F.  Mann  the  state  of  New  Hamp- 
shire lost  a  good  citizen ;  society  lost  an  able,  ener- 
getic and  faithful  supporter  of  all  those  measures 
that  are  intended  for  the  public  good;  and  the  great 
corporation  which  he  had  so  long  served  lost  one 
of  its  most  efficient  executive  officers.  In  the  social 
and  family  circle  he  will  always  be  remembered  as 
one  who  was  ever  warm  hearted,  helpful,  sincere  and 
faithful. 

II.     married.    January    13,    1881,    at    Providence, 

de   Island,   Elvah   G  AVhitcher.  born   in   Benton, 

(  Ictober    5.    1851.    daughter    of    Chase    and    Susan 

1  Rouse)   Whitcher,  of  Benton.    They  had  one  child, 

Marion,  now  deceased. 


In  the  Anglo-Saxon.  Dutch,  Danish,  and 
RAND  German  languages  the  word  "rand"  sig- 
nifies a  border,  margin  or  edge.  It  was 
probably  first  taken  as  a  surname  by  some  one  who 
lived  on  the  border  of  some  territorial  division  to 
designate  his  place  of  residence.  It  first  appears  in 
print  in  England  as  a  surname  in  the  early  part  of 
the  fifteenth  century  when  there  were  Rands  at 
Rand's  Grange,  a  small  township  near  Bcdalc.  and 
in  York,  in  1475.  Subsequent  to  that  time  the  name 
appears  in  various  parts  of  England. 

(I)    Although    the    records   of    ships   arriving   in 
'       ichusetts    in    1635   are   not    in    existence,   it   is 
thought  that    Robert    Rand   came      at   that  time,  be- 
cause In-    wife    Mice   was  admitted   to   the  church   in 
town.    Massachusetts,    in    that   year.      In    the 
town   Book   oi    Posse    ion  .   dated    [638,   mention  is 
,,f  the  property  owned  by  Robert  Rand,  in- 
cluding   one   house    on    the    west    side   of    Windmill 
Hill,   sixty  six    acres   and    three   commons.      He   died 
9  or   1640.  although  the  exact   date  cannot  be 
lined,    owing    to    the    incompleteness    of    the 
records    for    both    those   years.      Alice    Rand    was   a 
sister   of   Mary,    wife   of    Captain    Richard    Sprague, 
who  was   said  to  he  a  daughter  of  Nicholas  Sharp. 
Both   Captain  Richard  and  his  wife  left  legacies  in 
their   wills   to   various   members  of   the   Rand   family. 
Alice  Hand  died  August  5.  i'«)i.  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
eight   years.     Robert   and    Alice  brought   several  chil- 
dren  with  them,  but  just  how   many   or   how   many 


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children  they  had  is  not  certain.  The  names  of 
children  supposed  to  be  their-  are:  Robert,  Mar- 
jery,  Thomas,  Susanna,  Alice,  Nathaniel  and  Eliza- 
beth. (Thomas  and  descendants  receive  extended 
mention  in  this  article). 

(II)  Robert  (2),  eldest  son  and  child  of  Robert 
and  Alice  (Sharpe)(?)  Rand,  probably  came  with  his 
parents  from  England,  was  a  farmer  at  "Woodend" 
in  the  northerly  part  of  Lynn;  was  living  there  in 
1649,  and  died  there  November  8,  1694.  His  wife 
Elizabeth  died  August  29,  1693.  Their  children 
were:  Robert,  Zechariah,  Hannah,  Elizabeth,  Mary 
and  Sarah. 

(III)  Zechariah,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Robert  and  Elizabeth  Rand,  was  born  probably  in 
Lynn.  His  estate  was  administered  by  his  widow 
in  1706.  He  married,  April  2,  1084,  Ann  Ivory,  who 
married  (second),  published  September  15,  171 1, 
Samuel  Baxter.  The  children  of  Zechariah  and 
Ann  (Ivory)  Rand  were:  Daniel,  Thomas,  Eliza- 
beth. Mary,  Anna  and  possibly  John. 

(IV)  Anna,  fifth  child  and  third  daughter  of 
Zechariah  and  Ann  (Ivory)  Rand,  was  born  in 
Lynn,  and  married,  May  21,  1730,  Benjamin  Eaton, 
of  Lynn.      (See  Eaton,  second  family,   IV). 

(IV)  John  Rand  was  a  resident  of  Newburyport 
and  Rye,  New  Hampshire.  His  wife's  name  was 
Isabella,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  Moses,  the 
subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

t  V  )  Moses,  son  of  John  and  Isabella  Rand,  was 
born  in  Newburyport,  lived  in  Piscataqua,  and  in 
1772  settled  on  the  high  forest  land  near  Beauty 
Hill,  Barnstead,  where  he  made  a  fine  farm  which 
he  left  to  his  sons.  He  was  selectman  in  1787.  He 
married  Abigail  Wentworth,  a  first  cousin  of  Gov- 
ernor John  Wentworth,  and  they  had  three  sons, 
Samuel.  Wentworth  and  Jonathan,  the  two  latter 
serving  in  the  War  of  1812. 

(VI)  Samuel,  eldest  son  of  Moses  and  Abigail 
(Wentworth)  Rand,  was  born  in  Barnstead,  April 
12,  1776,  and  died  October  3,  1S36.  He  received 
from  his  father  a  tract  of  land  in  Barnstead,  upon 
which  he  settled  and  resided  the  greater  part  of 
his  life.  He  was  a  man  in  comfortable  circumstan- 
ces and  respected  by  his  neighbors.  He  married 
.Mary  Hill,  who  was  born  September  19,  1774,  a 
daughter  of  Andrew  Hill,  of  Strafford.  She  died 
June  21,  1852,  aged  seventy-eight.  Their  children 
were  :  Moses  Hill.  Pamelia,  Ruth  E.,  Lydia  A.  W., 
Phebe,  Mary  and  Samuel.  Moses  is  mentioned 
below.  Pamelia  was  the  second  wife  of  Deacon 
John  Kanne.  Ruth  E.  and  Lydia  A.  W.  never  mar- 
ried. Phebe  became  the  wife  of  Benjamin  White, 
of  Chester.  Mary  married  Henry  Hunkins,  of  Bos- 
ton.     Samuel   married   Mary  ,   and   lived   and 

died  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts. 

( VII  )  Moses  Hill,  eldest:  child  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Hill)  Rand,  was  born  June  29,  1803,  and 
died  April  4,  1885.  He  spent  his  life  in 
Barnstead,  on  the  ancestral  farm  which  he 
owned.  He  was  an  independant  and  enter- 
prising man,  had  no  political  aspirations,  and 
never  held  an  office.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  Church.  He  married  Anna,  eldest 
daughter  of  Joseph  Bunker,  of  Barnstead  Parade, 
an.l  granddaughter  of  Eli  Bunker,  who  donated 
the 'land  for  the  Parade  in  1791.  She  was  born 
January  14,  1804,  and  died  August  13,  1888,  aged 
eighty-four.  The  children  of  Moses  and  Anna 
Rand  were:  Joseph  Bunker,  Hiram,  Mary  E.  and 
Lydia  A.  Joseph  B.  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
College,    and    was    a    successful    physician    at    Hart- 


ford, Vermont.  Hiram  is  the  subject  of  the  next 
paragraph.  Mary  E.  married  Isaac  A.  Fletcher,  a 
merchant  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts.  Lydia  A.  mar- 
ried John  L.  Woodhouse,  and  lived  in  the  stale  of 
Iowa. 

(VIII)  Deacon  Hiram,  second  son  and  child 
of  Moses  H.  and  Anna  (Bunker)  Rand,  was  born 
1827,  and  died  June  14,  1903,  aged  seventy-six.  He 
acquired  his  education  in  the  district  schools  and 
at  private  institutions.  He  spent  three  years  of  his 
young  manhood  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  was  employed  as  an  engineer  in  a  saw  mill. 
After  his  return  to  Barnstead  he  was  in  partner- 
ship with  Joshua  B.  Merrill  in  the  grocery  business 
for  two  years.  He  then  returned  to  the  farm  on 
which  he  was  born,  which  he  inherited  from  his 
father.  In  1885  he  removed  to  a  place  on  what  is 
known  as  the  Province  road,  and  later  from  there 
to  Barnstead  Parade,  where  he  died.  Mr.  Rand 
joined  the  Congregational  Church  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  and  was  a  man  of  prominence  in 
church  and  town  affairs  for  many  years.  For  thirty- 
live  years  preceding  his  death  he  was  a  deacon,  and 
for  a  long  time  was  chorister  and  superintendent  of 
the  Sabbath  school.  Besides  being  a  farmer  he  was 
a  trustee  of  the  Pittsfield  Savings  Bank.  He  mar- 
ried in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  1851,  Harriet  N. 
Hoitt,  who  was  born  in  Barnstead,  1826,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  and  Mehitable  (Babson)  Hoitt.  She 
died  February,  1901.  (See  Hoitt,  VII).  Two  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them :  Florence,  1852,  married 
Dr.  C.  B.  Sturtevant,  of  Manchester,  and  died  Sep- 
tember 30,  1878;  and  John  S.,  the  subject  of  the 
next  article. 

(IX)  Hon.  John  S.,  second  child  and  only  son 
of  Hiram  and  Harriet  N.  (Hoitt)  Rand,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  and  at  Pittsfield  Aca- 
demy. For  two  years  he  was  engaged  in  teaching 
at  Alton,  New  Hampshire,  and  on  Deer  Island, 
Boston  Harbor.  He  was  also  connected  with  the 
manufacture  of  shoes  in  Boston.  Since  1884  he  has 
been  a  dry  goods  merchant  at  Barnstead,  where  he 
has  attained  an  influential  position  in  business  and 
social  circles.  He  is  president  of  the  Pittsfield  Shoe 
Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Farmers'  Savings 
Bank.  His  political  creed  is  Republican,  and  he  was 
elected  by  that  party  to  the  New  Hampshire  house 
of  representatives  in  1S96.  He  is  a  leading  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  has  been  super- 
intendent of  its  Sunday  school.  He  is  a  member  of 
Suncook  Lodge,  No.  10,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  November  30,  1879,  he  married  Hattie 
M.  Foote,  born  in  Pittsfield,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
and  Mary  (Eastman)   Foote,  of  Pittsfield. 

(II)  Thomas  Rand,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Robert  and  Alice  Rand,  was  born  in  England 
about  the  year  1627,  and  died  in  Charlestown,  Au- 
gust 4,  1683.  In  the  records  he  appears  as  sergeant, 
and  they  also  state  that  he  was  a  "cordwainer"  and 
a  cow-herdsman.  He  was  admitted  a  freeman  in 
1660.  He  married,  March  25,  1656,  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Edmund  and  Eliza  (Whitman)  Edenton.  She 
died  June  26,  1699  having  been  the  mother  of  twelve 
children,  namely :  Thomas,  John,  died  young ;  Sarah, 
also  died  young;  Elizabeth,  John,  Sarah,  Robert, 
Edmund,    Hannah,    William,    Deborah   and    Samuel. 

(III)  John  Rand,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Sarah  (Edenden)  Rand,  was  born  in 
Charlestown,  May  25.  1664,  died  September  24, 
l737-  He  was  a  maltster.  December  2,  1685.  he 
married  Mehetabel,  daughter  of  John  and,  Hannah 
(Kettell)    Call,    who   died    March   25,    1727J   and   on 


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October  14,  1*30.  he  married  for  his  second  wife 
Wary,  widow  of  Job  Randall.  She  died  September 
22.  1757,  aged  eighty-five  year-.  John  Rand  was  the 
father  of  fifteen  children,  namely :  Mehetabel,  Sarah, 
died  young;  John,  Hannah,  Jonathan.  Sarah.  Re- 
becca, also  died  young;  Benjamin,  Thomas,  Caleb, 
Isaac  and  Rebecca,  twins,  both  died  in  infancy; 
another  Rebecca,  died  at  the  age  of  three  months; 
Edmund  and  Richard. 

(IV)  Benjamin  Rand,  third  son  and  eighth 
child  of  John  and  Mehitabel  (Call)  Rand,  was  linn 
March  17,  1700.  He  was  of  Hassanimisco,  now 
Grafton,  Massachusetts,  and  followed  the  carpen- 
ter's trade.  The  christian  name  of  his  wife  was 
Abigail  and  his  children  were:  Benjamin,  Thomas 
and  John.  Abigail  survived  her  husband  and  was 
married  a  second  time  to  Nathan  Carpenter,  of  Dud- 
ley, Massachusetts. 

(V)  Thomas  Rand,  second  son  of  Thomas  and 
Abigail  Rand,  was  horn  April  2,  1727.  He  was  a 
housewright  and  resided  in  Weston,  Massachusetts. 
His  death  occurred  March  23,  1805.  His  first  wife, 
whom  he  married  April  25,  1750,  was  Esther  Carter, 
who  was  born  April  19,  1730,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Carter.  She  died  June  3,  1771.  On  April  11.  1772, 
he  married  for  his  second  wife  Elizabeth  Estabrook, 
who  was  born  November  12,  1730,  daughter  of  John 
and  Prudence  Estabrook.  Elizabeth  died  October  4, 
1815.  His  children  were:  Sarah,  Benjamin,  Daniel, 
Thomas,  Esther,  Jonathan,  John,  Nathan,  Elisha 
and  Elijah  (twins),  the  latter  died  young;  Eliza- 
beth and  another  Elijah. 

(VI)  Jonathan  Rand,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Thomas  and  Esther  (Carter)  Rand,  was  born 
November  6.  1761.  He  settled  in  Hopkinton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, but  later  removed  to  Keene,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  he  died  February  11,  1838.  In  1794  he 
married  Anna  Fiske,  who  was  born  in  Antrim,  New 
Hampshire,  June  13,  M773.  and  his  ten  children 
were:  Elisha,  Anna,  Sally,  Thomas,  died  young; 
Lovicy,  Thomas,  Almira.  Jonathan.  Isaac  and  Wil- 
liam. 

(VII)  Elisha  Rand,  eldest  child  of  Jonathan  and 
Anna  (Fiske)  Rand,  was  born  in  Hopkinton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, December  12.  1704-  In  early  manhood 
he  operated  a  saw  and  gristmill  in  Alstead,  New 
Hampshire,  and  also  there  cultivated  a  farm.  In 
1840  he  established  his  residence  in  Keene,  and  for 
the  succeeding  thirty-four  years  was  employed  in 
a  responsible  capacity  at  the  Faulkm  1  ilony 
lumber   mill.     He   relinquished   the   activitii 

about  the  year   1875,  and  he  died   .Much    11.      1880. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Second  Congre- 
gational   Church,    Keene.     On    March    13. 
married    Betsey    Hall,    who    was    born    in    Whiti 
Vermont,  October  24.   1800,  and  her  death  occurred 
January    12,    1851.      lie  ntly    married    .Mrs. 

I.ydia  Gould  Griffin,  and  his  third  wif  nces 

M,  Stnne\  .nil      He  1 

Charles  Fiske,  horn  January  12,  [821;  Sarah  Hall, 
born  September  jo.  [822;  George  Hall,  born  April 
7,  1825;  Thomas  Cornelius,  who  will  lie  again  re- 
ferred to;  Cornelia  Elizabeth,  born  June  11,  183 1  ; 
Ellen  Maria,  born  Octob  1.  Edward  Lyman, 

born    November   II,    [838;    and    William    Henry,   who 
was   bom    May   ;.   1840,     The  last  nan 
Congregational   minister  and  1   lie'   depart- 

ibor,  Washington,   I).  C. 

(VIII)  Thomas  Cornelius  Rand,  third  son  and 
fourth  child  of  Elisha  and  Betsey  (Hall  I  Rand, 
was  born  in  Alstead,  November  16,  1828.  Ili- 
studies  in  the  public  schooU  were  supplemented  with 


a  course  at  the  Keene  Academy,  and  he  began  the 
activities  of  lite  as  a  new-boy.  In  1S43  he  entered 
the  printing  office  of  Messrs.  J.  &  J.  W.  Prentiss, 
became  an  expert  compositor  and  worked  his  way 
forward  to  the  editorship  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Sentinel  and  retained  it  continuously  up  to  1893.  a 
period  of  twenty-eight  years,  during  which  tune 
this  well-known  newspaper  was  one  of  the  1 
prominent  political  organs  in  the  state,  and  although 
he  withdrew  from  the  editorial  management  in  1893, 
he  prefers  to  vary  the  monotony  of  retirement  by 
frequently  contributing  articles  upon  timely  topics 
which  are  both  vigorous  and  interesting.  Mr.  Rand 
is  now  I.1907)  in  his  sixty- fourth  year  of  service 
on  the  Sentinel. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Rand  was  a  leading  spirit 
in  local  civic  affairs,  and  one  of  the  most  prominent 
Republicans  in  the  state.  Prior  to  the  incorporation 
of  Keene  as  a  city  he  served  with  ability  as  a  select- 
man and  a-  town  clerk,  and  for  twenty  years  was 
a  member  of  the  Republican  town  committee.  He 
was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Con- 
vention in  Cincinnati  in  1870,  which  nominated 
Rutherford  B.  Hayes  for  the  presidency.  His  fra- 
ternal affiliations  are  with  the  Masonic  Order,  and 
his  popularity,  social,  political  and  otherwise,  is 
easily  traceable  to  his  intellectual  attainments,  high 
personal  character  and  unusually  amiable  disposition. 
He  attends  the  First  Congregational  Church.  Mr. 
Rand  is  the  author  of  an  interesting  pamphlet,  pub- 
lished in  1S95.  embodying  the  salient  points  in  the 
history  of  Keene. 

On  January  28,  1S51.  or  1852,  Mr.  Rand  married 
Mary  Ann  Smith,  daughter  of  Asa  C.  and  Esther  T. 
(Eaton)  Smith.  One  child  was  born  of  this  mar- 
riage, Frank  C,  died  while  a  student  at  West  Crat- 
tleboro,  Vermont.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rand  reside  at 
[84   Washington  street,   Keene. 


This  surname  was  first  taken  by  s  me 
WOODS  one  who  lived  "at  the  woods''  or  "by 
the  woods."  and  wdio  used  this  phrase 
to  distinguish  himself  from  others  having  th( 
christian  or  fore-name,  by  designating  his  place 
of  residence.  Subsequently  the  locative  phrase  was 
shortened  to  Atwood,  Bywood,  Woods,  or 
and  regularly  used  as  a  surname.  The  numerous 
families  in  America  named  Woods  are  not  all  de- 
scended from  a  single  immigrant  ancestor,  but  from 
various   foil  to    America  at  different 

times.     The   name   is  a  very  common   name  through- 
out New  England,  and  is  one  of  those    found  at  a 
early   date   in    the    settlement   of   the   colony   01 
sachusetts.     Nearly  all  of  the  name  in  Groton,  Shir- 
ley,    Pepperell     and    Dunstable    are    believed     to    be 
from   one   ancestor.      His   descendants   were   numer- 
ous, and  have  taken  parts  in  the  wars  for  the  pro 
tcction  of  the   country  and  in   the  measure  to  build 
up   the    nation    from    the   early    times.      Two   of  the 
name  from  Groton  were  killed  in  Lovell's  light  with 
the   Indians   at   Pequacket,    1725.     From   the   Woods 
family    of    Groton    comes   the    Woods    line   of   New 
1  lampshire. 

1  I  1  Samuel  Woods,  probably  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, was  one  of  the  original  and  ancient  pro- 
prietor oi  G  Massachusetts,  to  whom  an 
eleven  acre  right  was  i  lot  was  a 
little  south  01  the  Lawrence  Academy  of  these  years. 
Ill-  wife's  name  was  Alice,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  six  children  :  Thomas,  Elizabeth,  Nathan- 
iel,   Mary.    Abigail    and    1  lantiah. 

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Samuel  and  Alice  Woods,  born  in  Groton,  March 
27,  1668,  was  a  man  of  good  standing,  and  was  one 
of  the  committee  of  the  "Proprietors  of  Groton" 
who  laid  out  lo,ts  in  that  town  in  1721.  His  wife's 
name  was  Alice,  and  they  had  twelve  children: 
Nathaniel,  Daniel,  John,  Isaac,  Bathsheba.  Hannah, 
Phebe  (died  young),  Aaron,  Moses,  Reuben,  Phebe, 
and  Jonathan. 

(Ill)  John,  third  son  and  child  of  Nathaniel  and 
Alice  Woods,  was  born  in  Groton,  March  4,  1698. 
He  married,  June  3,  1725,  Sarah  Longley,  by  whom 
he  had  nine  children :  Sarah.  John.  Susanna,  Alice 
Lucy,  John,  Benjamin,  Abigail,  and  David,  whose 
sketch  follows. 

I  IV )  David,  fourth  son  and  youngest  child  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Longley)  Woods,  born  in  Groton, 
December  31,  1746,. settled  in  Deering,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  was  a  farmer.  He  married  Deborah 
Swallow,  of  Groton.  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  all  of  whom  were  born  in  Groton. 
Their  names  are  :  David,  Deborah,  Sarah,  William. 
Ezra,  Warren,  Silas,  Emerson,  Charlotte,  Ziba  and 
Imri. 

(V)  William  L.,  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  David  and  Deborah  (Swallow)  Woods,  was  born 
in  Groton,  January  7.  1776,  and  died  March  29,  1847, 
He- settled  in  Henniker  in  1800,  purchasing  the  mills 
at  West  Henniker.  He  was  a  clothier  by  trade,  and 
the  first  to  carry  on  the  manufacture  of  cloth  to  any 
extent  in  that  town,  in  which  enterprise  his  youngest 
brother  was  a  partner.  He  was  an  energetic,  in- 
dustrious man,  of  sound  judgment,  and  one  of  the 
most  substantial  citizens  of  the  town  during  his  life 
there.  He  was  selectman  in  1813-14-15,  and  repre- 
sented the  town  in  the  legislature  in  1832  and  1833. 
He  married,  in  1805,  Betsey  D.  Dutton,  born  in 
Hillsborough.  17S1,  and  died  in  Henniker,  October 
31,  1849.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children : 
Frederick.  Maria,  Dutton,  Fidelia.  Jeannette.  Lo- 
villa.  Juliana,  Benjamin  F.,  William  L.  L.  and 
George  A. 

(VI)  Dutton,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
William  L.  and  Betsey  D.  (Dutton)  Woods,  was 
born  in  Henniker,  October  19,  1809,  and  died  in 
Concord,  May  22,  1884.  He  attended  school  and 
worked  in  his  father's  mill  until  about  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  and  then  went  into  the  employ  of 
others  as  a  carpenter  and  bridge  builder  for  a  time. 
He  settled  in  Contoocook  about  1850,  and  resided 
there  until  the  spring  of  1852.  when  he  removed 
to  Concord,  which  was  his  residence  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  In  1837  he  began  the  business  of  bridge 
building,  which  he  ever  afterward  followed.  From 
1837  to  1850  he  was  employed  on  the  Hartford  & 
New  Haven,  the  Connecticut,  White  River  &  North- 
ern, Concord  &  Claremont.  and  Contoocook  Valley 
railroads.  In  1855  he  became  superintendent  of  bridges 
of  the  Concord  railroad,  and  held  that  position  as 
long  as  he  lived.  In  twenty-five  years  he  con- 
structed more  than  ten  thousand  lineal  feet  of  truss 
bridging,  and  over  four  thousand  feet  of  pile  and 
truss  bridges.  He  was  a  skillful  mechanic,  a 
trusted  employee,  an  intelligent  gentleman  and  a 
highly  valued  citizen.  He  was  a  Republican  from 
the  organization  of  the  party  (having  been  for- 
merly a  Democrat),  and  as  such  was  one  of  the 
representatives  of  ward  5,  in  Concord,  in  the  legis- 
lature  in    1874  and   1875. 

He  married  (first),  December  21,  1837,  Hannah 
L.  Chase,  born  December  21,  181 1,  daughter  of 
Abram-and  Keziah  (Peaslee)  Chase,  of  Henniker 
(see    Chase,    XI).      She    died   in    Contoocook.    June 


27,  1845,  and  he  married  (second).  May  9.  1848, 
Maria  Peabody,  born  in  Newport,  New  Hampshire, 
April  28,  1809,  died  in  Concord,  December  29.  1882, 
daughter  of  Ami  and  Sarah  (Johnson)  Peabody. 
Dutton  and  Hannah  (Chase)  Woods  were  the 
parents  of  one  child,  H.  Maria  Woods,  born  in 
Contoocook,  June  16,  1S45,  who  graduated  from 
the  Concord  High  School,  is  a  member  of  the  South 
(Congregational)  Church,  and  is  well  known  in 
the  religious,  literary  and  social  circles  of  Con- 
cord. She  lives  in  the  old  homestead  on  Merri- 
mack street,  which  commands  a  fine  view  of  the  city 
and  its  eastern  environs.  The  house  was  built  in 
1856  by  Mr.  Woods,  and  sheltered  him  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life. 

(I)  Benjamin  Woods,  son  of  Thomas  Woods, 
was  born  in  Hartland,  Vermont,  April  8,  1810,  and 
died  in  Canaan,  New  Hampshire,  February  17, 
[874,  aged  almost  sixty-four  years.  He  resided  at 
Woodstock,  Vermont,  for  several  years  after  his 
marriage,  then  lived  at  Suncook,  and  died  at  Ca- 
naan Depot,  New  Hampshire.  During  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  he  was  a  farmer.  He  married,  De- 
cember 7,  1833,  Mary  Bugbee,  born  in  Woodstock, 
Vermont,  August  2S,  1807,  who  died  in  Canaan, 
New  Hampshire,  March  28,  i860,  aged  fifty-two 
years.  They  had  four  children:  Lyndon  B.,  Susan 
M.,  Levi  C.  (mentioned  below),  and  Alba.  Lyn- 
don B.  and  Alba  served  three  years  in  the  Second 
New  Hampshire  Volunteers  in  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion. The  latter  is  the  only  one  of  the  family 
now  (1906)  living,  was  for  many  years  a  railroad 
engineer,  and  married  Helen  P.  Colby,  a  sister  of 
Belinda  D.  Colby,  mentioned  below.  They  live  at 
Tunbridge,  Vermont. 

(Ill  Levi  Cobb,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Benjamin  and  Mary  (Bugbee)  Woods,  was  born  in 
Woodstock,  Vermont,  March  22,  1840,  and  died  in 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  October  19.  1903.  He 
spent  nearly  all  of  his  adult  life  in  the  operative 
department  of  railway  service.  He  started  as  a 
young  man  as  an  employee  in  the  rail  shops  at  East 
Canaan,  wdiere  he  worked  about  three  years.  He 
then  took  the  position  of  fireman  on  the  Boston  & 
Maine  railroad,  running  most  of  the  time  between 
Concord  and  West  Lebanon.  About  four  years  later 
he  was  promoted  to  engineer,  and  for  a  epiarter  of 
a  century  ran  an  engine  over  the  same  line  of  track 
on  which  he  had  run  as  a  fireman.  In  1888  his 
ability,  efficiency,  and  long  and  faithful  service  were 
in  a  degree  recognized,  and  he  was  made  general 
agent  of  the  northern  division  of  the  Boston  & 
.Maine  Railroad,  with  headquarters  at  West  Leba- 
non. He  discharged  the  duties  of  this  office  during 
fifteen  years  preceding  his  death,  and  up  to  within 
a  few  months  of  that  event.  He  was  a  quiet, 
thoughtful  man,  always  alert  to  the  interests  of  his 
employers,  and  always  possessed  the  fullest  confi- 
dence of  his  superiors.  He  was  a  valued  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  his  funeral  was  con- 
ducted by  that  order.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Order  of  Pilgrim  Fathers.  He  married.  August, 
i860.  Belinda  D.  Colby,  born  in  Deering.  New 
Hampshire,  July  7.  18^9.  daughter  of  John  and 
Orpba  (Metcalf)  Colby  (see  Colby.  VII).  They 
resided  twelve  years  in  West  Lebanon,  and  twenty- 
five  years  in  Concord,  where  Mr.  Woods  bought 
residence  property  which  he  greatly  enlarged.  Mrs. 
Woods  is  a  member  of  the  First  Church  (Congrega- 
tional) of  Concord.  They  had  no  children  of  their 
own.  but  adopted  Etta  B.  Colby,  a  daughter  of  James 
Colby.      She    lived    in    the    home     of    her     adoption 


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twenty-one  years,  and  married  Herman  McPherson, 
and  now  lives  at  West  Lebanon.  John  Colby,  son 
of  Benjamin  and  Priscilla  (Hogg)  Colby,  was  born 
in  Weare,  and  died  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Woods,  in 
Concord,  July  31,  1886,  aged  seventy-three  years. 
He  was  a  farmer  in  Weare  and  Henmker.  He 
married  Orpha  Metcalf,  born  in  Croydon,  who  died 
at  the  residence  of  her  daughter,  Helen  P.,  in  Som- 
erville,  Massachusetts,  March  26,  1892,  aged  eighty- 
one  years.  The  children  of  this  union  were :  Rob- 
ert, Samuel,  Belinda  D.,  Matilda  A.,  Helen  P., 
George  P.,  Nancy  and  James  B. 

This  name  has  been  borne  by 
WOODBURY  those  who  aided  in  redeeming  the 
New  England  wilderness  from 
the  reign  of  savages,  in  redeeming  the  colonies  from 
an  oppressive  rule  by  the  Revolution,  and  in  the 
development  of  American  freedom  and  the  moral 
and  material  forces  that  have  made  the  United 
States  pre-eminent  among  the  nations.  It  was  a 
pioneer  name  in  New  Hampshire,  and  present-day 
representatives  are  active  in  the  twentieth  century 
progress. 

(,1)  The  first  of  the  name  in  America  was  John 
Woodbury',  known  as  the  "Old  Planter,''  and  often 
called  ".bather  Woodbury,"  who  came  from  Devon- 
shire, England,  and  landed  at  Cape  Ann,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1624,  among  others,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Dorchester  Company.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  settlers  of  Beverly,  whence  he  removed  in 
1626  to  Naumkeag,  or  Salem,  and  was  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  the  First  Church  there.  The 
settlement  becoming  prosperous,  as  prosperity  was 
measured  under  the  conditions  then  obtaining,  the 
settlers  became  concerned  about  a  patent  of  title 
from  the  crown,  and  John  Woodbury  was  sent 
abroad  to  secure  one.  He  went  in  1027  and  re- 
turned the  next  year,  his  mission  being  successful, 
and  the  title  to  their  lands  was  guaranteed  by  a 
patent  under  date  of  March  19,  1628.  Mr.  Wood- 
bury was  accompanied  on  his  return  by  his  eldest 
son,  who  had  remained  abroad  on  the  first  immi- 
gration. John  Woodbury  was  made  a  freeman  in 
1635,  was  deputy  to  the  general  court  in  the  same 
year,  and  on  November  4  of  that  year  received  a 
grant  of  two  hundred  acres  of  land,  being  his  share 
of  one  thousand  at  the  head  of  Bass  river  divided 
among  five  men.  He  had  two  wives,  but  the  name 
of  the  first  is  unknown.  That  of  the  second  was 
written  variously  in  the  early  records  as  Ann, 
Agnes  and  Annis.  His  children  were:  Humphrey. 
Hannah,  Amoas,  Agnes,  Abigail,  Ann,  John  and 
Peter.  (Mention  of  John  and  Peter  and  descend- 
ants forms  a  part  of  this  article.) 

(II)  Humphrey,  eldest  son  and  child  of  John 
and  Ann  Woodbury,  was  born  in  England,  1609-10. 
He  was  granted  half  an  acre  of  land  at  Winter 
Harbor,  January  2,  1636,  for  the  fishing  trade  and 
to  build  on.  During  the  same  year  he  received  a 
grant  of  forty  acres,  and  an  additional  forty  acres 
in  the  following  year.  On  December  2,  1667,  he 
secured  by  deed  from  Susannah  Hollingsworth,  of 
Salem,  ten  acres  on  the  Cape  Ann  side.  In  1652 
he  purchased  from  Guido  Bayley  twenty  acre-,  with 
dwelling  house  and  barn,  in  Beverly.  It  thus  ap- 
pears that  he  was  a  large  landholder  for  the  time. 
No  will  is  found  on  record,  but  his  wife,  Elizabeth, 
made  a  will  which  was  proven  November  26.  1689. 
Their  children  were :  Thomas.  John,  Isaac,  Hum- 
phrey, Susannah,  William,  Peter,  Richard,  Eliza- 
beth and  Christian. 


(.Ill)  Thomas,  eldest  child  of  Humphrey  and 
Elizabeth  Woodbury,  was  born  about  1639  His 
first  wife,  Hannah,  daughter  of  William  and  Eliza- 
beth Dodge,  was  a  widow  when  he  married  her. 
She  was  baptized  July  24,  1642.  in  the  First  Church 
of  Salem,  and  married  Samuel,  son  of  John  Porter, 
the  emigrant.  Samuel  Porter  died  in  1651,  leaving 
a  son,  John  Porter,  who  settled  in  Wenham.  Mr=. 
Hannah  Woodbury  died  January'  2,  1688,  and  Mr. 
Woodbury  was  married  April  29,  1690,  to  Eliza- 
beth, widow  of  Samuel  Curtis.  His  death  :s  ap- 
proximately shown  by  the  proving  of  her  wiii  April 
20,  1719.  His  children  were :  William,  Samuel 
(died  at  twenty-three  years  old),  Thomas.  Urael, 
Hannah,  Elizabeth,  Susannah,  Jonathan  and  Samuel. 
The  last  was  the  child  of  the  second  wife. 

(IV)  Jonathan,  fifth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Hannah  (Dodge)  Woodbury,  was  born 
September  12,  1082,  and  was  married  Mai  25, 
1708,  to  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Mary 
Ellingwood.  She  was  baptized  June  26,  1692,  and 
died  1759.  He  passed  away  in  1773-74,  and  his  will 
was  proved  February-  7,  1774.  His  children  were: 
Benjamin,  Hannah,  Eleanor,  Jonathan,  Elizabeth, 
Cornelius,  Nathaniel,  Johannah,  Eunice,  Anna,  Ed- 
ward and  Susannah. 

(V)  Nathaniel,  fourth  son  and  seventh  child 
of  Jonathan  and  Eleanor  (Ellingwood)  Woodbury, 
was  born  April  1,  1720,  in  Salem,  Massachusetts, 
and  died  December  24.  1805,  in  Salem,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  dismissed  from  the  church  in  Salem 
to  the  church   in   Methuen,   Massachusetts,   June    1, 

•  1740,  and  settled  in  the  latter  town.  He  was  mar- 
ried September  24,  1747,  to  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Anna  Dike.  She  was  baptized 
February  26,   1721. 

(VI)  Israel,    son    of    Nathaniel      and 

(Dike)  Woodbury,  was  born  December  10.  1759. 
in  Salem,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  at  the  age  of 
ninety-nine  years  and  ten  months.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1774  to  Sarah  Smith.  He  was  a  -<Mdier 
of  the  Revolution,  serving  through  the  entire  drug- 
gie, was  taken  by  Indians  and  carried  into  Canada 
and  detained  there  a  number  of  years;  finally  es- 
caped from  the  Indians  and  walked  home  to  Sal 
New  Hampshire,  bringing  his  gun  with  him.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Hall,  who  bore  him  eleven  chil- 
dren. 

(VII)  Asa.  eldest  son  of  Captain  Israel  and 
Elizabeth  (Hall)  Woodbury,  was  born  in  Salem, 
New  Hampshire.  May  3,  1784.  and  died  there  May 
17,  1847.  He  was  a  mason  by  trade  and  worked  in 
Boston  for  many  years ;  he  later  returned  to  a  farm 
in  Salem.  He  was  one  of  the  prominent  men  of 
the  town  and  a  valued  member  of  the  1 
Church.  Though  an  ardent  abolitionist,  he  was 
highly  esteemed  by  his  townsmen  of  dirfereing 
opinions,  and  was  elected  selectman  and  served  s  'me 
time  in  that  office.  He  married  Sarah  Thorn,  who 
was  born  January  3.  1787,  and  died  June  10.  I 
daughter  of  William  Thorn.  Their  children  were : 
Charles,  George,  Isaac,  only  one  living,  and  Eliza- 
beth. 

(VIII)  Isaac,  third  son  and  child  of  Asa  and 
Sarah  (Thorn)  Woodbury,  was  born  in  Salem, 
August  11,  1822.  He  lived  on  his  father's  home- 
stead and  attended  the  common  schools  and  the 
academy  at  South  Newmarket.  At  the  age  of  six- 
teen he  became  a  clerk  in  a  drygoods  house  in 
Boston,  where  he  continued  until  1847.  Then  the 
death  of  his  father  required  him  to  return  home 
and   take  charge  of  the   farm,  and   from   that   time 


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until  retiring  he  was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  in 
that  section  of  the  country,  tilling  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  acres  with  skill  and  success.  At 
one  time  he  made  a  specialty  of  raising  Devon 
cattle  which,  he  sold  for  breeding  purposes  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  New  England.  In  politics  he  was 
upheld  the  principles  of  the  Republican  party  since 
its  formation,  and  has  filled  various  offices  of  trust 
through  the  suffrages  of  the  members  of  that  p 
He  served  as  selectman  three  years,  represented 
Salem  in  the  legislature  two  years,  and  was  one  of 
the  commissioners  of  Rockingham  county  three  3 
He  is  a  man  of  quick  observation,  good  judgment. 
broad  intelligence,  strong  character,  and  pro- 
nounced views.  He  has  been  a  strong  advocate  of 
temperance,  and  for  over  sixty  years  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  has  ever 
been  an  active  worker  for  n  -.  and  for 

many  years  was  steward,  trustee.  Sunday  school 
superintendent,  and  class  leader  of  the  church  in 
Salem.  Xow.  though  eighty-rive  years  old,  he  is 
physically  and  mentally  active  and  enjoys  the  plea- 
sures of  living.  He  married  (.first)  jn  Colli 
Massachusetts,  October  I,  1846,  Caroline  \Y.  Par- 
ker, who  was  born  in  Cohasset,  Massachu; 
October  2,  1823,  and  died  in  Salem.  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, March  2,  1883,  aged  sixty  years,  daughter  of 
John  and  Mary  (.Lawrence)  Parker.  Married  I  sec- 
ond) Martha  C.  (.Black)  Smith,  who  was  born  in 
Putney,  Vermont,  June  iS.  1838.  daughter  of  Ho- 
race and  Betsy  Black,  and  widow  of  Joseph  YV. 
Smith.  The  children,  all  by  the  first  marriage, 
were:  1.  Albert  A.,  died  in  infancy.  2.  1 
F.,  a  resident  of  Allston,  Massachusetts,  and 
senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Woodbury  &  Leigh- 
ton,  contractors  and  builders  of  Boston :  he  married 
Emma  F.  Woodbury,  who  bore  him  ten  children, 
namely:  Florence  Caroline.  Gertrude  Marie,  mar- 
ried Walter  G.  Dawling,  two  children:  Franklin 
and  Helen:  Emma  Grace.  Alice  Louise,  married 
Thomas  Ashley,  children:  Thomas  and  Gertrude; 
Clarence  Parker,  married  and  is  the  father  of  >me 
child ;  Mabel  Frances,  Robert  Lawrence.  Willard 
Dana,  Helen  Head  and  Francis  Canton.  3.  Sarah 
E.,  married  John  W.  Hall,  of  Methuen,  Massachu- 
setts, four  children  :  John  W..  married  Dora  Ban- 
nister, two  children;  Bertha.  Edward  P.  and  Al- 
bert. 4.  Mary  C,  married  C.  E.  Austin,  of  Me- 
thuen. 5.  Charles  H.  resides  in  Allston,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Mitchell.  Woodbury  & 
Company,  Boston,  importers  and  wholesale  dealers 
in  crockery  and  Japanese  goods.  He  married  Car- 
rie Partridge,  two  children :  Marion  Willard  and 
Constance.     6.     John  P.,  deceased. 

(II)  John  (2).  son  of  John  (1)  and  Agnes 
Woodbury,  was  called  John,  senior.  ,  in  distinction, 
from  a  son  of  Humphrey  Woodbury,  who  lived 
in  the  same  community,  the  terms  corresponds  - 
"first"  and  "second."  of  modern  usage.  There  is 
no  record  relative  to  his  occupation,  neither  is  there 
a  settlement  of  his  estate  to  be  found  in  the  E--ex 
records.  The  maiden  surname  of  his  wife  is  also 
unknown.  Her  christian  name  was  Elizabeth,  and 
after  his  death  she  became  the  second  wife  f 
Captain    John    Dodge.      John     (.2)     and     Elizabeth 

'  Woodbury  were  the  parent^  of  five  children, 
namely :  Elizabeth,  John.  Abigail,  Ebenezer  and 
Hannah. 

(III)  Ebenezer,  youngest  son  and  fourth  child 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  Woodbury,  was  baptized  at 
the  First  Church,  Salem,  July  3.  1667.  He  re- 
sided  on  what   was  known   as   the   Royal    (Salem) 


side,  and  operated  a  gristmill.  He  also  owned  prop- 
erty in  Beverly  and  power  to  administer  his  estate 
was  granted  his  widow,  Hannah,  July  1,  1714.  Her 
will  was  dated  August  1,  1748,  and  proved  May  2, 
1757.  She  bequeathed  to  her  son  Nathaniel  two 
acres  of  land  in  Salem.  Ebenezer  and  Hannah 
Woodbury  had  thirteen  children,  namely :  Hannah, 
Abigail,  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Martha,  Ruth, 
Priscilla,  Mehitable,  Ebenezer,  John,  Jerusha  and 
Nathaniel. 

(IV)  Nathaniel,  youngest  son  and  thirteenth 
child  of  Ebenezer  and  Hannah  Woodbury,  was  bap- 
tized in  Beverly,  July  31,  1715,  which  was  after  his 
father's  death.  It  is  recorded  that  on  December 
I2.  I735.  '36,  he  disposed  of  his  right  of  inheritance 
in  his  fathers  estate  to  William  Woodbury,  of 
Beverly,  joiner,  for  the  sum  of  fifty  pounds.  On 
April  25  "  he  purchased  of  Joshua  Woodbury 
a  piece  of  property  in  Methuen.  Massac'.;  ■ 
taining  eighty  acres  of  upland  and  swamp.  A  record 
at  hand  states  that  he  resided  in  Salem,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  as  that  town  was  originally  a  part  of 
Methuen  it  is  quite  probable  that  his  property  was 
included  within  the  limits  of  Xew  Hampshire  some 
time  during  his  life.  There  is,  howrever,  no  settle- 
ment of  his  estate  on  record  in  Rockingham  county. 
His  wife,  Rebecca, 'was  received  into  the  church  at 
Beverly,  March  23,  1735,  and  dismissed  to  the 
Second  Parish  in  Methuen,  June  I,  1740.  His  chil- 
dren were :  Rebecca,  Hannah,  Anna.  Nathaniel, 
Sarah,  John,  Luke  and  Mehitable. 

(V)  Lieutenant  Luke,  son  of  Nathaniel  and 
Rebecca  Woodbury,  was  baptized  in  Salem.  Xew 
Hampshire,  June  23.  1 751.  His  farm  was  on  the 
road  leading  from  Salem  Centre  to  Canobie  Lake, 
where  he  lived  until  his  death  which  occurred  March 
6,  1S27.  He  enlisted  in  Captain  Elisha  Wood- 
bury's company,  April  23,  1775.  and  was  appointed 
corporal.  His  company  joined  General  Stark's 
regiment,  the  First  Xew  Hampshire,  and  marched 
to  Medford,  Massachusetts.  They  were  stationed 
at  the  "rail  fence"  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill, 
where  Corporal  Woodbury  w:as  wounded.  He  re- 
mained with  the  army  near  Boston  until  after  the 
evacuation,  and  then  went  with  the  foi 
Washington  to  Albany.  He  was  appointed  ser- 
geant in  April,  1776.  The  following  certir. 
among  his  papers.  "State  of  Xew  Hampshire.  la 
Committee  of  Safety,  May  10.  1777.  This  may 
certify  that  Luke  Woodbury  of  Salem  is  appointed 
Ensign  of  the  Company  commanded  by  Captain 
Caleb  Robinson,  in  Colonel  Enoch  Hale's  Battalion, 
and  his  Commission  is  to  be  made  out  an<. 

him  immediately.     M.  Weare,  Chairman." 

September  20.  1777.  he  was  promoted  to  a  lieu- 
tenancy for  meritorious  conduct  at  the  bat  : 
Bemis'  Heights.  The  following  is  a  partial  list 
of  the  battles  in  which  he  was  engaged :  Bunker 
Hill,  Trenton,  Princeton,  Hubbardstown.  Bemis' 
Heights,  Stillwater.  Saratoga,  Monmouth.  Che- 
mung (expedition  under  General  Sullivan 
the  Indians).  He  was  twice  stationed  at  C 
Point  and  Ticonderoga,  was  in  command  of  Fort 
Montgomery  in  the  autum  of  17S0.  and  was  in  the 
service,  from  April  23.  1775.  until  April  10.  17S1. 
The  Haverhill  (Massachusetts)  Gazette  in  its 
issue  of  April  28,  1S27.  speaks  of  him  as  f 
"He  was  a  brave  and  meritorious  officer  of  the 
Revolutionary  War,  and  continued  service  there  un- 
til within  a  few  months  of  its  close.  The  circum- 
stance of  his  having  left  the  service  at  the  time 
he    did,    unfortunately    deprived    him    of   five    years' 


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pay  to  which  he  would  have  been  entitled,  had  he 
continued  to  serve  to  the  close  of  the  war.  In  early 
liie  he  discovered  an  ardent  attachment  to  the  cause 
of  liberty  and  the  inalienable  rights  of  man.  When 
the  tocsin  of  war  sounded  through  the  land,  and 
summoned  the  foes  of  tyranny  to  -land  forth  and 
proclaim  to  the  assembled  world  their  readiness  to 
die  freemen,  rather  than  to  live  slaves,  our  youth- 
ful hero  prompt  to  the  call  yielded  up  the  delights 
of  home,  and  on  Bunker's  heights  gave  full  earnest 
of  his  heroism  and  future  usefulness  to  his  coun- 
try. On  the  retreat  of  the  Americans  from  this 
'sacred  spot,'  being  attached  to  the  rear  guard, 
and  fearless  of  danger  which  surrounded  him.  hu- 
manity prompted  him  to  delay  his  march,  which  he 
did  by  taking  a  wounded  man  upon  his  shoulders, 
thereby  encountering  additional  danger,  until  In- 
landed  him  in  a  place  of  safety,  lie  was  attached 
to  General  Sullivan's  army  during  his  campaign 
into  New  York,  and  displayed  much  bravery  and 
presence  of  mind  in  several  skirmishes  with  the 
Indians,  the  particulars  of  which  are  fresh  in  the 
memories  of  his  surviving  companions.  lie  was 
present  at  the  capture  of  General  Burgoyne'  in 
1777" 

i  in  leaving  the  army  he  returned  to  his  native 
town,  where  he  exhibited  proof  of  his  merit,  as  a 
kind,  tender  husband,  an  affectionate  parent,  a  pa- 
triotic and  Christian  philanthropist.  March  II,  1792, 
he  married  Elizabeth  Kemp,  born  in  1761,  died 
January  21,  1841.  Following  is  an  account  of  his 
children:  Luke,  born  July  5,  1753,  married,  July 
5.  1807,  Betsey  Saunders.  Sarah,  April  5,  1785, 
married  Thomas  Saunders.  Mary,  January  26,  1787, 
married  Seth  Partridge.  Solomon,  May  5,  1790. 
died  unmarried  1816.  Anna,  February  26,  1792, 
married  Captain  Henry  Walker.  Nathaniel,  May 
2,  1 7<J4.  is  noticed  at  length  below.  Elizabeth,  Oc- 
r  3.  1796,  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen.  Clarissa, 
June  9,  1799,  married  David  Woodbury.  Washing- 
ton. April  28,  1803,  married  Dolly  Head  Jone-. 
(Tin  la-t  named  and  descendants  are  noticed  at 
length  in  this  article.) 

(VI)  Nathaniel  (2),  third  son  of  Luke  and 
Elizabeth  (Kemp)  Woodbury,  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead,  and  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  his 
town.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  tilled 
the  offices  <>f  overseer  of  the  poor  and  selectman, 
and  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  in  1844- 
45.  lie  married  Abigail  Gordon,  of  Salem  Village, 
daughter  of  Joshua  Gordon.  The  children  of  this 
marriage  were:  Oliver  G..  Mary  G.,  Harriet  (died 
young  1,  Orlando  Hines,  Edwin,  Almira  Josephine, 
Alonzo,    Harriet,    Jackson.    John.    Andre    and    Eliza. 

fYlI)  Orlando  Hines,  fourth  child  and  second 
son  of  Nathaniel  and  Abigail  (Gordon)  Woodbury, 
was  born  in  that  part  of  Salem  now  called  Mill 
ville.  November  6,  1825,  and  died  November  <>.  1889, 
aged  sixty-four.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
and  Atkinson  and  Needham  academies.  The  greater 
portion  of  his  life  he  spent  in  fanning  and  making 
shoi  owned    a    farm    in     Salem,    and    kep 

number  of  men  to  make  shoe,  for  the  manufacture 
<>t  which  he  had  contracts  with  parties  in  Lynn. 
For  four  years  he  was  engaged  in  jobbing  shoes  m 
During  the  civil  war  he  was  a  sutler, 
and  followed  the  Army  oi  the  Potomac  for  two 
lie  married,  December  17,  1S49.  Marj 
Elizabeth   Corning,   who  was   born   in   Londonderry, 

-her  13,  1827,  daughter  id'  John  and  l.vdia 
<  Richardson)  Corning,  of  Londonderry,  and  cousin 
of  Mayor  Corning,  of  Concord.     In  her  young  days 


she  used  to  go  from  Salem  to  sing  in  meeting  at 
Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  then  only  a  hamlet.  She 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  the 
Atkinson  Academy,  where  she  took  a  full  course. 
Later  she  had  a  fashionable  millinery  establishment 
in  Boston  for  four  years.  She  still  enjoys  good 
health  and  has  a  retentive  memory.  One  child  was 
born  of  this  union,  Frank  P.,  whose  sketch  fol- 
li  iws. 

(VIII)  Frank  Perce,  only  son  of  Orlando  H. 
and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Corning)  Woodbury,  was 
born  in  Salem.  October  24,  1850.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  and  at  an  early  age 
learned  shoemaking.  In  1872  he  bought  a  small 
school  house  about  three  miles  from  Salem  Depot 
which  he  converted  into  a  shop,  and  with  a  gang 
of  men  began  making  shoes  on  contract.  He  had 
to  do  his  work  under  disadvantages,  but  persevered 
and  made  it  a  success.  For  some  time  he  carried 
his  sole  leather  to  the  nearby  brook  to  wash  it. 
1  lie  first  machine  he  ever  bought  cost  sixty-live 
dollars,  and  was  paid  for  in  installments.  In  1878 
he  built  a  second  factory  which  his  business  out- 
grew, and  later  he  built  his  present  factory  at 
Salem  Depot,  wdiere  he  employs  about  eighty  per- 
50ns  and  turns  out  annually  many  thousand  pairs 
of  men's,  boys',  and  youths'  medium  and  cheap 
grade  shoes,  for  which  he  finds  ready  sale,  prin- 
cipally in  Australia,  New  Zealand,  and  other  foreign 
countries.  For  the  purpose  of  lighting  his  factory, 
he  installed  an  electric  plant,  the  first  in  the  town, 
in  which  he  invested  about  twenty  thousand  dollars, 
his  son  Ernest  having  the  principal  charge  of  the 
construction  of  the  works.  The  plant  has  since  be- 
come the  property  of  a  stock  company,  has  a  five 
hundred  horse  power  dynamo  and  supplies  the  vil- 
lages of  Salem  and  Salem  Depot,  and  hotels  and 
grounds  at  Canobie  Lake.  Through  representative 
John  \\  .  Wheeler,  Mr.  Woodbury  obtained  a  charter 
from  the  legislature  for  water  works  at  Salem,  and 
organized  a  company  of  which  Mr.  Wheeler  became 
president,  and  Mr.  Woodbury  a  director.  This 
company  constructed  the  present  water  works  sys- 
tem which  furnishes  water  from  the  Canobie  Lake 
to  Salem  Depot  and  Salem  Village. 

Mr.  Woodbury's  observation  and  inventive 
genius  led  him  to  the  production  of  an  improved 
shoe  heel  upon  which  he  has  obtained  a  patent, 
and    besides   the    use   of   it   in   his    own    business   he 

iys   a   considerable    royalty   paid   by   others   who 

it.      He    has    a    one   fourth    interest    in    the    Rock- 
ingham    Hotel,    and    owns    Other    leal    estate    he-ides 

the  most  expensive  and  completely  furnished  resi- 
dence in  the  town.  He  is  a  successful  manufac- 
turer, and  owes  his  success  to  no  one  but  himself. 
Such  a  man  is  usually  right  011  public  questions, 
reliable  in  every  way,  and  popular  with  his  fellow 
citizens.  Mr.  Woodbury  is  known  to  be  popular 
by    all    who    knew    him.      lie    has    been    a    delegate    to 

many  county,  congressional  and  state  conventions, 
and  though  a  Democrat  in  polities  he  was  elected 
in  1890  to  the  senate  from  district  No.  21,  which 
hail  gone  Republican  for  twentj  two  years  before 
and  ever  since  that  time. 

Mr.  Woodbury  married,  in  Salem,  1872,  Eliza- 
beth Rant,  who  was  born  in  Maine.  They  have  two 
children:  Harry  Orlando,  who  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, and  Ernest  R..  who  is  manager  of  the  Salem 
Electric,  Heat.  Light  and  Power  Company.  He  mar- 
ried Anna  Glenn,  of  Salem.  They  have  a  daughter, 
Emeline  Josephine. 

(VI)      Washington,  youngest  child  of   Luke   and 


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Elizabeth  ( Kemp)  Woodbury,  was  born  in  Salem, 
New  Hampshire,  April  28,  1803,  and  died  in  Boston 
at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  I.  F.  Woodbury, 
November  14,  1891.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  lived 
in  Concord  in  1835.  He  went  west  in  1837,  but 
returned  the  next  year  to  Salem  where  he  remained 
until  184;.  when  he  again  removed  to  Concord,  and 
bought  the  house  at  No.  16  Thompson  street,  where 
he  lived  many  years.  In  politics  he  was  a  lifelong 
Democrat  of  the  Jeffersonian  type.  He  married, 
June  1,  1830.  Dolly  Head  Jones,  born  July  12,  1807, 
in  Salem,  died  November  23.  1886.  They  had  eight 
children:  Charles  Francis,  born  February  7,  1831, 
died  April  7,  1862,  unmarried.  George  Washing- 
ton, born  October  I,  1832,  died  August  22,  1853, 
unmarried,  of  yellow  fever  at  Natchez,  Mississippi, 
where  In-  was  foreman  in  the  office  of  the  Natchez 
Weekly  Mirror.  Caroline  Taylor,  born  September 
6.  1834,  is  unmarried  and  lives  at  90  Gardner  street, 
Allston,  Massachusetts.  Lucia  Anne,  born  July  26, 
1836,  died  October  25,  1864,  unmarried.  Maria 
Elizabeth,  born  February  10.  1840,  died  September 
10,  1858.  unmarried.  Frank  Dana,  born  April,  1842, 
resides  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  Louis  Au- 
gustus, born  October  I.  1844.  lives  at  Groveland, 
Massachusetts.  Emma  Florence,  born  February  28, 
1S49.  married  Isaac  F.  Woodbury,  and  resides  at 
90  Gardner  street.  Allston  district,  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

(VII)  Frank  Dana,  son  of  Washington  and 
Dolly  Head  (Jones)  Woodbury,  born  at  Salem, 
April  15.  1842,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools. 
He  learned  printing  and  proofreading  and  was  em- 
ployed for  some  years  in  newspaper  and  printing 
establishments.  He  carried  on  the  printing  business 
in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  afterwards  in 
Everett.  Massachusetts.  On  a  certain  occasion  he 
was  the  owner  of  the  New  Hampshire  Patriot  for 
one  day.  From  Massachusetts  he  removed  to  Con- 
cord, New  Hampshire,  in  1899.  March  26,  1862, 
lie  enlisted  in  Company  G,  Eighth  Regiment,  New 
Hampshire  Infantry,  and  served  until  January  18, 
1865.  He  took  part  in  all  the  battles  in  which  his 
regiment  was  engaged,  was  twice  wounded,  and  was 
discharged  with  the  rank  of  quartermaster  sergeant. 
He  is  post  commander  of  E.  E.  Sturtevant  Post, 
No.  2.  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic ;  past  grand 
of  White  Mountain  Lodge,  No  3,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  past  chief  patriarch  of 
Penacook  Encampment,  No.  2,  of  Concord.  He 
was  made  a  Mason  in  1S67.  and  is  past  master  of 
Eureka  Lodge,  No.  70.  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Mason?,  and  thrice  illustrious  master  of  Horace 
Chase  Council,  No.  4;  eminent  commander  of 
Mount  Horeb  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  all 
of  Concord;  most  worshipful  past  grand  master  of 
Masons  in  New  Hampshire,  of  which  he  is  now 
grand  secretary,  past  grand  commander  of  Royal 
and  Select  Masters,  and  has  received  the  thirty-third 
degree.  Fie  married,  July  21,  1868,  Imogene  Ste- 
vens, daughter  of  Zelotes  and  Susan  M.  Stevens, 
of  Northfield,  Vermont,  born  March  17,  1851.  They 
have  one  son :  George  Stevens,  born  February  16, 
1S70,  who  married  Katherine  Donnelly,  and  has  one 
daughter.  Frances  Imogene. 

(VII)  Louis  A.,  son  of  Washington  and  Dolly 
Head  (Jones)  Woodbury,  was  born  in  Salem.  New 
Hampshire,  October  I,  1844.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Concord.  At  the  age  of  eight- 
een he  enlisted  in  Company  D,  Sixteenth  Regiment, 
New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  and  served  until  the 
muster  out.  After  his  discharge  at  Concord  he 
vent  to  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  and  was 


employed  by  the  government  as  a  forage  master. 
Returning  to  New  Hampshire  he  began  the  study 
of  medicine  at  Harvard  University,  February  14, 
1872,  and  soon  after  settled  in  Groveland,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  has  since  practiced  his  profes- 
sion. He  is  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medi- 
cal Society,  New  Hampshire  Association  of  Army 
Surgeons,  Harvard  Alumni  Association,  Haverhill 
Medical  Club,  surgeon  of  Post  101,  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  and  has  been  United  States  ex- 
amining surgeon  for  pensions.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution, 
president  of  the  Village  Improvement  Society,  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  public  library, 
a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Groveland  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Northeastern  Historic- 
Genealogical  Society,  Haverhill  and  West  New- 
bury Historical  societies,  Essex  Institute,  Doric 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Tilton.  New 
Hampshire :  has  been  a  member  of  Union  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Laconia,  for  more  than 
thirty-five  years,  and  a  Knight  Templar  of  Haver- 
hill Commandery,  of  which  he  has  been  prelate  to 
generalissimo.  Dr.  Woodbury  has  contributed 
several  papers  to  the  medical  societies  of  which  he 
is  a  member,  and  has  done  considerable  historical 
and  genealogical  work.  Among  his  papers  and 
published  works  are:  "A  Contribution  to  the  Early 
History  of  Medicine  in  Haverhill,  Massachusetts"; 
"Early  Ministers  of  Bradford":  "An  Historical 
Sketch  of  Bradford  in  the  Revolution";  "Inscrip- 
tions from  the  Old  Cemetery  in  Groveland,  Massa- 
chusetts." 

Dr.  Woodbury  has  been  twice  married,  first  to 
Alice  Chester  Stanwood,  who  died  in  1889;  sec- 
ond to  Helen  Ney  Robinson,  of  Portsmouth,  New 
Hampshire. 

Dolly  Head  Jones,  wife  of  Washington  Wood- 
bury, was  descended  from  the  following  ancestry: 

(1)  Evan  Jones,  a  native  of  Wales,  lived  in 
Methuen,  Massachusetts,  and  died  February  26,  1764, 
aged  seventy-four  years.  His  wife  was  Lydia  Ord- 
way,  of   Newbury,   Massachusetts. 

(2)  Evan  (2),  son  of  Evan  (1)  and  Lydia 
(Ordway)  Jones,  was  born  December  14.  172S.  in 
Methuen,  and  lived  in  Salem,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  died,  1807,  in  his  eightieth  year.  He  was 
married  (first)  in  December,  1753.  to  Rachel  Emer- 
son. His  second  wife  was  Rebecca  Ladd,  who  was 
born   January   3.    1731,   in   Haverhill,   Massachusetts. 

(3)  Hezekiah.  son  of  Evan  (2)  and  Rebecca 
(Ladd)  Jones,  was  born  June  13,  1769,  in  Salem, 
and  was  married  July  29,  1790.  to  Lydia  Allen. 
He  married  (second),  October  28,  1796,  Dolly 
Head,  who  was  born  November  9,  1775.  a  daughter 
of  General  Nathaniel  Head  (see  Head,  IV).  He 
resided  on  the  Turnpike  in  Salem  until  his  death, 
August  24,  1824.  His  wife  survived  him  many 
years,  dying  November  2,  1857,  at  Sanbornton 
Bridge. 

(4)  Dolly  Head  Jones,  daughter  of  Hezekiah 
and  Dolly  (Head)  Jones,  became  the  wife  of  Wash- 
ington Woodbury,  as  above  related   (see  Head). 

(II)  Peter,  youngest  child  of  John  and  Agnes 
Woodbury,  was  born  1640  in  Salem,  and  was  mar- 
ried in  1665  to  Abigail  Bachelder,  who  was  bap- 
tized February  12.  1642.  She  died  soon  after  the 
birth  of  her  only  child,  Peter,  who  was  born  in  1666, 
and  receives  further  mention  in  the  course  of  this 
article.  Mr.  Woodbury  married  (second)  in  July, 
1667,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Richard  Dodge.  He  was 
made    a    freeman    in    166S,    and    was    selectman    in 


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1679,  deacon  in  1689.  and  deputy  to  the  general 
court  in  1689  and  [693.  He  died  July  4,  1704,  and 
his  widow  survived  until  1726.  reaching  the 
age  of  eighty-four  years.  They  had  eight  children, 
namely :  Josiah,  Sarah,  Abigail,  Martha,  Jeremiah, 
Ann,   Priscilla  and  Rebeckah. 

(III)  Josiah  Woodbury,  son  of  Peter  and 
Sarah  (Dodge)  Woodbury,  was  born  June  15,  1682. 
He  married,  in  1708,  Lydia  Herrick,  and  had  one 
son,  Josiah,  and  four  daughters. 

(IV)  Josiah,  Jr.,  only  son  of  Josiah  and  Sarah 
(Dodge)  Woodbury,  was  born  February  15.  1709, 
and  died  in  1773.  He  married  Hannah  Perkins,  of 
Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  who  died  in  1761,  aged 
forty-six  years.  They  had  two  sons,  Peter  and 
Josiah,  and  four  daughters. 

(V)  Peter,  son  of  Josiah,  Jr.,  and  Hannah 
(Perkins)  Woodbury,  was  born  in  Beverly,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  28,  1738,  and  died  October  11,  1817. 
His  cousins,  Josiah  and  James  Woodbury,  of  Fran- 
cestown.  New  Hampshire,  served  several  campaigns 
in  the  French  and  Indian  wars,  and  a  tradition  in 
the  family  is  that  Peter  also  was  out  on  one  expe- 
dition to  Lake  George,  although  during  his  early 
life  he  is  known  to  have  spent  some  years  as  a  sea- 
faring man.  In  1773  he  went  to  Amherst,  New 
Hampshire,  and  settled  at  what  now  is  Mont  Ver- 
non. He  served  several  years  as  selectman,  repre- 
sentative to  the  general  court  in  1776-77,  and  mem- 
ber of  the  first  constitutional  convention  of  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  the  first  man  in  the  town  to 
subscribe  to  the  test  oath,  and  his  name  is  found 
in  the  records  of  the  town  after  Mont  Vernon  was 
set  off.  He  removed  to  Antrim  about  the  year  1S00 
and  took  up  his  residence  with  his  son,  Mark  Wood- 
bun',  then  a  merchant  in  that  town.  In  1760  Peter 
Woodbury  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rea,  widow  of 
James  Rea,  and  a  granddaughter  of  Richard  Dodge, 
of  Beverly.  Massachusetts.  She  is  described  as  a 
"woman  of  shrewdness  and  energy."  She  died  in 
Antrim.  April  19,  1812.  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine 
years.  The  children  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  (Dodge- 
Rea)  Woodbury  were:  Levi,  Jesse,  Peter,  Betsey, 
Hannah  and  Mark. 

(VI)  Mark,  youngest  child  of  Peter  and 
Elizabeth  (Dodge-Rea)  Woodbury,  was  born  in 
Amherst  (now  Mont  Vernon),  New  Hampshire, 
January  1.  1775.  and  died  in  Antrim,  New  Hamp- 
shire, March  17.  1X2S.  When  a  young  man  he  started 
out  for  himself  and  was  a  storekeeper  in  1  lan- 
cock.  New  Hampshire,  as  early  as  1793.  In  the 
following  year  he  removed  to  Antrim  and  for  four 
years  kept  store  in  one  end  of  his  house,  having 
only  one  room  in  which  to  live.  Six  years  after- 
ward, in  1S00,  he  moved  his  store  to  the  opposite 
side  of  the  highway  and  enlarged  his  house  to  the 
proportions  of  a  comfortable  dwelling,  suited  to 
his  improved  circumstances  and  the  requirements  of 
his  family.  lie  engaged  in  merchandizing  and 
farming  for  many  years,  and  eventually  became  one 
of  the  wealthiest  men  in  town  lie  also  filled 
a  number  of  important  offices,  such  as  justice  of  the 
peace  and  representative  to  the  general  assembly. 
Mr.  Woodbury  married  Alice  Boyd,  who  was  I 
June  J  |,  [780,  and  is  described  as  "a  woman  of 
rare  attractions  and  unusual  ability  and  force."  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Joseph  Boyd,  grand- 
daughter of  Captain  William  Boyd,  ami  was  de- 
scended from  an  ancient  and  distinguished  Scotch 
family.  She  died  in  Antrim  April  15,  1858,  aged 
seventy-eight  years.  The  children  of  Mark  and 
Alice     (Boyd)     Woodbury     were:       Luke,     Sabrina. 


Mary,  Betsey   1  died  in  extreme  infancy), 
Mark  B.,  Fanny,  Nancy.  Levi  and  John. 

(VII)  Sabrina,  eldest  daughter  and  51 
child  of  Mark  and  Alice  (Boyd)  Woodbury,  was 
born  in  Antrim,  February  4.  1804,  and  died  in 
Johnson,  Vermont,  May  8,  1856.  She  married.  May 
20,  1828,  George  W.  Hill.  Their  children  who  grew 
to  maturity  are:  George  W.,  Mary  D.,  Alice  R., 
Susan  S.,  wife  of  Dr.  Morris  Christie  of  Antrim 
(see  Christie.  VI),  and  John  R.,  who  remo\ 
Johnson,  Vermont. 


This    family    is   of    English   ancestry, 
CORNING     and  its  American  branch  took  1 

Beverly,     Massachusetts,     where     its 
immigrant  ancestor  settled  shortly  after  his  arrival. 

(I)  Ensign  Samuel  Corning,  who  was  in  Bev- 
erly as  early  as  1638  and  admitted  a  freeman  in  '641, 
died  there -prior  to  March  11,  1694.  leaving  a  widow 
Elizabeth  and  three  children — Samuel.  Elizabeth 
and  Remember.  He  was  an  extensive  landholder, 
and  built  a  dwelling  house  in  the  immediate  vicinity 
ot  the  First  Church.  This  residence  was  destroyed 
by  fire  in  1686,  and  he  thereafter  resided  on  his 
farm,  which  was  located  some  two  miles  from  the 
village.  His  ability  and  personal  character  were 
such  as  to  command  the  respect  and  confidence  of 
his  fellow-townsmen,  by  whom  lie  was  elected  to 
some  of  the  important  public  offices.  When  the 
Cabot  street  sewer  was  constructed  (1893)  it  fell  to 
the  lot  of  one  Samuel  Corning,  of  New  Hampshire, 
one  of  the  supervisors,  to  carry  it  through  the  an- 
cient cellar  of  what  was  once  the  residence  of  his 
ancestor. 

(II)  Samuel  (2^.  sen  of  Samuel  (1)  and  Eliza- 
beth Corning,  was  born  in  1641.  He  resided  in 
Beverly,  and  about  the  year  1600  he  married  Han- 
nah Batchelder.  who  was  born  May  25.  1645.  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Herrick)  Batchelder.  of 
Wenham,  which  was  then  a  part  of  Salem.  In  1644 
John  Batchelder  was  sent  to  the  general  court  as 
the  first  member  of  that  body  from  Wenham,  and  he 
appears  to  have  died  in  1647.  Samuel  Corning  died 
May  11,  1714,  and  the  death  of  his  widow  occurred 
February  17.  171S.  Their  children  were:  Samuel, 
John.  Joseph,  and  Daniel. 

(III)  Samuel  (3),  son  of  Samuel  (2)  and  Han- 
nah (Batchelder)  Corning,  was  born  in  Beverly, 
June  1,  1670.  He  resided  there  his  entire  life,  which 
terminated    prior   to    [728.     He    was   married    about 

■  to  Susannah   Knowlton,  who  was  tbout 

August  15.  daughter  of  John  and  Susannah  (Hut- 
ton)  Knowlton,  and  a  descendant  in  the  fourth  gen- 
eration of  Captain  William  and  Elizabeth  Smith) 
Knowlton.  John  (3)  Knowlton,  who  resided  in 
Wenham.  was  twice  married— first  to  Bethia  Ed- 
ward-, daughter  of  Rice  Edwards,  of  that  town : 
second,  to  Susannah  Mutton,  also  of  Wenham.  and 
his  daughter  Susannah,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Samuel  Corning,  was  of  his  second  union.  She  be- 
came the  mothi  r  of  eight  children,  namely:  Samuel, 
Jonathan.  David,  Elizabeth.  Lydia,  Jame<.  Stephen 
and  John. 

(IV)  Samuel  (4),  son  of  Samuel  (3)  and 
Susannah  (Knowlton)  Corning,  was  born  in  !' 
erly.  in  n-o;  October  _'.;.  1717.  he  married  Mary 
Dodge,  who  was  born  in  Wenham.  in  1695  or  '06, 
daughter  of  John  and  Marv  (Rridges)  Dodere  She 
was  a  granddaughter  1  f  Captain  John  Dodge,  and 
great-granddaughter  of  William  Dodge,  who  settled 
in   Salem   a=   earl)    a-    1620, 

(V)  John,     <on      of      Samuel      (4)      anil     Mary- 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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(Dodge)  Corning,  resided  in  that  part  of  Windham, 
New  Hampshire,  which  was  annexed  to  Salem  in 
1756.  and  he  signed  the  association  test  in  the  last- 
named  town  in  1776.  The  maiden  name  of  his  wife 
is  wanting,  as  is  also  the  names  of  his  children. 

(VI)  Samuel  (5),  son  of  John  Corning,  of 
Salem,  was  born  in  that  town,  October  1,  1768.  He 
was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  a  prominent  citizen, 
taking  an  active  part  in  the  town  affairs,  and  he 
served  as  a  captain  in  the  state  militia.  The  latter 
years  of  his  life  were  spent  in  Litchfield,  where  he 
died  July  12.  1836.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig.  On 
August  17,  1793,  he  married  Mary  Cochran,  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Duncan)  Coch- 
ran, of  Litchfield.  Samuel  Cochran  was  among  the 
so-called  "gentlemen  volunteers"  who  constituted 
the  alarm  and  emergency  service  in  the  Revolution- 
ary war.  and  served  as  a  private  in  Captain  Mc- 
Quaid's  company  which  was  raised  for  the  Ticon- 
deroga  expedition  in  1777.  He  afterwards  attained 
the  rank  of  captain,  presumably  in  the  militia.  The 
children  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Corning  were :  John 
C.  Polly.  Samuel,  Rachel,  Nathaniel.  William  F., 
Sarah  and  Eliza  Ann.  (Samuel  and  descendants 
receive  mention  in  this  article). 

(VII)  John  C,  oldest  son  and  child  of  Samuel 
Cochran  (2)  and  Mary  (Cochran)  Corning,  was 
born  August  17,  1794,  and  died  September  9,  1840. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Nesmith,  born  in  London- 
derry, New  Hampshire,  December  18,  1795.  died  No- 
vember 11,  1893,  at  the  age  of  ninety-eight  years, 
having  survived  her  husband  fifty-three  years.  They 
had  six  children:  1.  Robert  Nesmith,  born  October 
20,  1818.  died  June  13,  1866.  2.  Samuel  Cochran, 
born  June  25,  1820,  died  in  Boston  in  1857.  3.  Eliza 
A.,  born  November  23.  1822,  died  February,  1005. 
4.  Cyrus  Nesmith,  born  December  27,  1826.  lives  in 
Concord.  5.  Mary  Jane,  born  March  23.  1829;  lives 
in  Corcord ;  married  Anson  S.  Marshall  (see  Mar- 
shall. VII).  6.  John  Franklin,  born  1S33.  died  in 
New  York  in   i860. 

(VIII)  Robert  Nesmith  Corning,  eldest  child 
of  John  C.  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Nesmith)  Corning, 
was  born  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire.  In 
early  life  he  was  a  stage  driver,  his  routes  covering 
the  greater  portion  of  the  state.  He  was  prominent 
in  public  affairs,  and  from  1855  until  the  Civil  war 
was  brigadier-general  of  New  Hampshire  militia. 
He  was  originally  a  Whig  in  politics,  and  became  a 
Republican  at  the  organization  of  that  party,  and 
was  one  of  its  first  representatives  elected  to  the 
legislature,  in  1854-1855.  In  1861  he  was  appointed 
postmaster  at  Concord  by  President  Lincoln,  and 
occupied  the  position  until  his  death,  June  13,  1S66. 
He  married  Mary  Lougee  Woodman,  born  in  Gil- 
manton  in  1817,  died  in  Concord.  February  26.  1898. 
She  was  deeply  interested  in  the  anti-slavery  move- 
ment. Two  children  were  born  of  this  marriage : 
Charles  Robert  Corning,  and  Elizabeth,  who  mar- 
ried John  White,  and  is  now  deceased. 

(VII)  Samuel,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Captain  Samuel  and  Mary  (Cochran)  Corning,  was 
born  in  Londonderry.  November  16,  1798.  When  a 
young  man  he  settled  in  Litchfield,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  farming,  and  for  many  years  was  the  of- 
ficial surveyor  of  wood  and  lumber.  He  was  in  his 
earlier  years  a  Whig  in  politics,  and  represented  his 
district  in  the  state  legislature  for  two  terms.  He 
died  March  13.  1869.  He  married  Clarissa  Darrah, 
daughter  of  James  Darrah.  of  Bedford.  She  be- 
came the  mother  of  three  children,  namely:  Mary 
S.,  Samuel  J.  and  Martha  R. 


(VIII)  Samuel  James,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Clarissa  (Darrah)  Corning,  was  born  in  Litchfield, 
May  4,  1831.  From  the  district  schools  of  his 
neighborhood  he  went  to  the  Manchester  high  school, 
and  after  the  completion  of  his  studies  he  engaged 
in  farming  at  the  old  homestead.  To  this  property, 
which  has  been  in  the  family's  possession  since  the 
days  of  his  great-grandfather  and  originally  con- 
sisted of  one  hundred  acres,  he  had  added  an  equal 
amount  of  adjoining  land,  and  he  devotes  his  ener- 
gies chiefly  to  the  dairying  industry,  selling  large 
quantities  of  milk  annually.  For  the  years  1901-2 
he  represented  Litchfield  in  the  lower~branch  of  the 
state  legislature  as  a  Republican,  and  has  in  various 
other  ways  rendered  able  service  to  his  fellow-towns- 
men. In  his  religious  belief  he  is  a  Presbyterian. 
On  November  5.  1856.  Mr.  Corning  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Elizabeth  M.  Wells,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Lorinda  (Martin)  Wells,  of  Bedford. 
Of  this  union  there  are  three  children :  Frank  F., 
born  January  12,  1859,  married  (first)  Marion 
Brooks,  of  Manchester;  (second)  Zetta  Quast.  and 
is  now  located  in  Colorado,  having  one  son.  James, 
born  January  20,  iSgi.  Samuel  P..  born  February 
3,  1861,  married  Eva  Annis,  of  Londonderry,  and  is 
now  residing  in  Brockton.  Massachusetts.  Clara  B.. 
born  July  31,  1868,  married  Frank  A.  Nesmith.  of 
Londonderry,  and  they  had  children — Eva,  de- 
ceased, and  Adaline.  Mrs.  Samuel  J.  Corning  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Londonderry. 


The  family  of  Herrick  is  among  the 
HERRICK     earliest   of     Massachusetts,     and   has 

contributed  many  useful  citizens  to 
the  state  of  New  Hampshire,  as  well  as  to  other 
states,  and  is  now  widely  disseminated  throughout 
the  Union.  The  name  appears  to  be  of  Scandinavian 
origin  and  has  undergone  many  modifications  in  its 
progress  from  "Eirikr,  eric,"  to  Herrick.  taking  the 
last  form  about  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury. 

(I)  Henry  Herrick,  the  patriarch  of  this  family 
in  America,  was  the  fifth  son  of  Sir  William  Her- 
rick, of  Bow  Manor  Park,  in  the  parish  of  Lough- 
borough, in  the  county  of  Lester,  England.  He 
came  first  to  Virginia,  and  shortly  removed  thence 
to  Salem  in  Massachusetts,  and  was  accompanied  by 
another  immigrant  from  Loughborough  named 
Cleveland,  who  was  the  ancestor  of  all  of  that  name 
in  this  country.  Mr.  Herrick  became  a  member  of 
the  First  Church  at  Salem  in  1629,  and  his  wife 
Elizabeth  about  the  same  time.  Charles  W.  L'pton's 
"Salem  Witchcraft"  says:  "Henry  Herrick  was  a 
husbandman'  in  easy  circumstances,  but  undistin- 
guished by  wealth,  and  was  a  dissenter  from  the  es- 
tablished Church,  and  a  friend  of  Higginson  who 
had  been  a  dissenting  minister  in  Lester."  He  mar- 
ried Editha,  daughter  of  Hugh  Laskin,  of  Salem. 
She  was  born  in  1614,  and  lived  to  be  at  least  sixty 
years  old.  He  died  in  1671.  They  were  among  the 
first  thirty  who  founded  the  first  church  in  Salem. 
They  had  seven  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  all  the 
sons  were  farmers. 

(II)  Joseph,  fifth  son  and  child  of  "Henerie" 
or  Henry  and  Editha  (Laskin)  Herrick,  was  bap- 
tized August  6,  1645,  and  died  February  4.  1718,  at 
Cherry  Hill,  a  farm  which  had  been  purchased  by 
his  father  from  one  Alford.  Upton  says  :  "He  was 
a  man  of  great  firmness  and  dignity  of  character, 
and  in  addition  to  the  care  and  management  of  his 
large  farm  was  engaged  in  foreign  commerce.  *  *  * 
He  was   in   the   Narragansett   fight."     The   state   of 


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things  at  that  time  is  illustrated  by  the  fact  that 
"this  eminent  citizen,  a  large  land-holder,  engaged 
in  prosperous  mercantile  affairs  and  who  had  been 
abroad,  in  1692,  when  forty-seven  years  of  age,  was 
a  Corporal  in  the  Village  Company.  He  was  acting 
constable  of  the  place,  and  as  such  concerned  in  the 
earlv  proceedings  connected  with  witchcraft  prosecu- 

-."  His  title  of  governor  would  indicate  that 
lie  had  been  in  command  of  the  military  post  or  dis- 
trict, or  perhaps  of  a  West  India  colony.  He  mar- 
ried. February  7.  1667.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Richard 
Leaeh  of  Salem  She  died  about  1674.  and  he  mar- 
ried, about  1677-78.  Mary  Endicott,  of  Salem,  who 
died  September  14.  1706.  He  married  (third),  June 
28.  1707.  Mary,  widow  of  Captain  George  Marsh,  of 
Newbury,  who  survived  him.  The  first  wife  bore 
him  four  children,  and  the  second  nine,  namely:  Jos- 
eph. Benjamin  (died  young),  John.  Sarah,  Henry 
and  Martyn  (twins),  Benjamin  (died  young).  Try- 
phosa  (died  young),  Rufus,  Tryphosa,  Elizabeth, 
Ruth  and  Edith. 

(Hit  John,  third  son  and  child  of  Joseph  and 
Sarah  (Leach)  Herrick.  was  born  January  2?.  1671, 
in  Salem,  and  hecame  a  farmer  in  Wenham.  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  died  in  1742.  He  married  Anna 
Woodbury,  who  was  born  1674,  and  died  T/69,  aged 
ninety-five  years.  Their  children  were:  Zachariah, 
Josiah  (died  young),  John,  Josiah,  Sarah.  Ann, 
Jerusha  and  Lois. 

(  IV  1  Josiah.  second  son  and  child  of  John  and 
Anna  ( Woodbury)  Herrick,  was  born  February  6. 
1704.  and  died  May  14,  1772.  He  was  married  No- 
vember 2.  1725,  to  Joanna  Dodge,  who  died  August 
27.  175=;.  Their  children  were:  Sarah,  John,  Josiah, 
Zachariah,  Daniel,  Joanna,  Anna,  Mary.  David  and 
Joshua. 

(V)  Josiah  (2),  son  and  third  child  of  Josiah 
(1)  and  Joanna  (Dodge)  Herrick,  was  born  No- 
vember 10,  ^733,  and  settled  at  Amherst.  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  died  in  1799.  He  married  Mary 
Lane,  of  Ipswich,  who  died  in  October.  1S07.  aged 
seventy  year=.  Their  children  were:  Mary.  Joanna. 
Josiah,  Lydia.  William.  Elizabeth,  Daniel  L..  Jane, 
Joseph,  Sarah  and  Hannah. 

V]  i  Daniel  Lane,  seventh  child  of  Josiah  (2) 
and  Man-  ( Lane)  Herrick,  was  born  December  4. 
1771.  in  Wenham.  Massachusetts,  where  he  learned 
the  cooper's  trade.  About  1790  he  went  to  Mt.  Ver- 
non, Xew  Hampshire,  whence  he  removed  in  1802  to 
Merrimack,  in  the  same  county.  Here  he  purchased 
sixty  acres  of  intervale  on  the  Merrimack  river, 
close  to  the  present  villa'.;.'  of  Merrimack,  and  pro- 
lop  the  firm  which  is  now  among  the 
finest  in  the  state  of  Xew  Hampshire.  He  subse- 
quently purchased  res  of  hill  land,  and  still 
later  another  tract  of  fifty  acres,  so  that  lie  was  the 

of  land  at  the  time 
of   h  .    which    occurred    May    18,    1858.     He 

was  1'  of  the  Co  inal  Church,  was  in 

early  life  a  Whig,  later  an  \bolitionist,  and  lastly  a 
Republi  H  p     minent  man  in  the  town, 

serving    as    collector,    as    selectman,    and    was    fre- 
quentl'    called  upon  to  settle  estates.     He  was  mar- 
"i.  i"  Hannah  Weston,  who  was  horn  in 
K7S  '   *     1    '      W  [V  1,  and  died  at  her 

Merrimack    in    r868,   at   the   age   of  ninety 
yeai  were    the    parents     of     four    children: 

Thurza,   the  eldest,   died   on  the  homestead,  at  the 
age   of   seventy-six   years.     Franklin   and    Isaiah   re- 
ceive further  mention  below.      \i:  1  unmar- 
7.  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  ' 

(VII  1      Franklin,    elder    son    of    Daniel    L.    and 


Hannah  (  Weston  1  Herrick,  was  born  in  February, 
1805,  at  the  family  home  in  Merrimack,  and  died 
April  12,  1874,  as  a  result  of  an  accidental  fall  from 
a  wagon.  He  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  re- 
ceived such  education  as  the  common  school  of  the 
neighborhood  afforded,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  he 
acquired  the  trade  of  wheelwright.  On  attaining 
his  majority  he  went  to  Bangor,  Maine,  where  he 
was  employed  at  his  trade  and  at  various  woodwork- 
ing jobs.  Through  an  accident  he  cut  off  the  fingers 
of  !iis  right  hand,  but  did  not  abandon  labor,  and 
was  placed  in  charge  of  a  jobbing  shop.  Soon  after 
he  purchased  a  farm  in  the  town  of  Stetson,  adjoin- 
ing Bangor,  which  he  cleared  up  and  after  four  years 
sold  out  and  returned  to  Bangor,  where  he  continued 
at  his  trade.  By  constant  practice  he  had  cultivated 
a  very  powerful  grasp  by  means  of  the  thumb  and 
stump  of  his  right  hand  and  performed  many  feats 
which  most  people  with  sound  hands  would  not  care 
to  attempt.  On  one  occasion  he  was  approached 
in  his  shop  by  a  peddler,  who  began  to  ridicule  the 
use  of  his  right  hand  and  express  doubt  as  to  his 
prowess.  By  the  time  Mr.  Herrick  had  finished  his 
demonstration  upon  the  saucy  peddler,  the  latter 
was  prone  to  admit  his  superior  power.  Returning 
to  his  native  town,  Mr.  Herrick  opened  a  wheel- 
wright shop  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  road  from 
the  paternal  home,  and  also  built  a  residence  there. 
and  continued  for  some  time  with  his  brother  Isaiah 
di  carry  on  business  at  that  point.  In  i860  he  pur- 
chased sixty-five  acres  adjoining  the  homestead  on 
the  north,  and  continued  tilling  this  land  until  his 
death.  This  is  also  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  the 
state  t  f  Xew  Hampshire.  Mr.  Herrick  was  an  at- 
tendant of  the  Congregational  Church.  Like  his 
father  he  was  a  Whig  and  Republican.  His  public 
service  consisted  chiefly  in  that  of  town  treasurer 
and   selectman.     He  was  an  upright  citizen,  and  re- 

:ted  by  his  contemporaries.  He  was  married  May 
to.  1835,  t0  Apphia  JorVJan.  who  was  born  Septem- 
ber 15,  1S0S.  in  Harrington.  Maine,  a  daughter  of 
Wallace  .Jordan.  She  died  October  3,  1887,  aged 
seventy-nine  years  and  eighteen  days.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  was  the  mother 
of  a  sin  and  daughter.  The  eldest  of  these.  Sarah 
C,  died  unmarried  at  the  age  of  nearly  fifty  years. 

(VIII)  Henry  Franklin,  only  son  and  si 
child  of  Franklin  and  Apphia  (Jordan)  Herrick. 
horn  September  20.  1841,  in  Stetson,  Maine,  and 
was  5ix  years  of  age  when  he  came  with  hi 
to  Merrimack,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  at- 
tended the  district  school  at  Merrimack'  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  Tn  the  mean- 
time he  had  acquired  the  art  of  working  in  wood 
through  his  father's  instructions  and  otherwise,  and 
for  four  years  he  was  employed  in  cabinet  making 
bv  Parker  &  Fletcher,  of  Merrimack.  Going  to 
Boston  at  the  end  of  this  time,  he  was  employed  in 
the  manufacture  of  picture  frames,  and  subsequently 
carried  on  the  business  for  himself,  covering  a  p 
iod  of  six  years.  He  returned  to  Merrimack  in  July. 
[871,  and  settled  on  the  farm  with  his  father.  wh 

mcing  years  made  the  aid  of  the  son  especially 
desirable.     The   house   upon    this   farm   is   one  him- 

'  and  fifty  years  old  or  more,  and  still  affords  a 
substantial  and  comfortable  abode  to  its  owner,  who 
succeeded  his  father.  .This  dwelling  was  remodelled 
in  1853,  and  forty  \rears  later,  in  1893,  the  present 
owner  erected  near  it  a  very  handsome  and  con- 
venient dairy  barn,  which  has  a  floor  area  of  forty 
by  seventy-two  feet.  Mr.  Herrick  maintains  an 
average  of  ten  cows,  and  devotes  his  farm  chiefly  to 


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dairying,  with  success.  He  is  a  regular  attendant  of 
the  Congregational  Church,  and  is  an  independent 
Republican,  and  has  served  his  town  as  selectman. 
He  was  for  some  time  a  member  of  the  local  Grange, 
in  which  his  wife  is  still  active.  He  was  married 
November  22,  1871,  to  Katie  A.  Reagh,  who  was 
born  August  20,  1843,  in  Maiden,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Hemenway)  Reagh, 
natives  respectively  of  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  and  of 
Maiden,  Massachusetts,  of  Scotch  and  English  de- 
scent. Three  children  complete  the  family  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Herrick:  Arthur  R.,  born  December  II, 
1872,  is  the  assistant  of  his  father  on  the  home  farm. 
Frank  T.,  born  June  6,  1876,  is  a  trainman  on  the 
Boston  &  Maine  railroad,  making  his  home  with 
his  parents.  Affie  Belle,  born  July  13,  1882.  is  the 
wife  of  Miles  Cochran,  residing  in  Merrimack,  and 
has  a  daughter,  Dorris  Herrick,  born  June  II,  1902, 
in  Philipsburgh,  Montana.  Mrs.  Herrick  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Mathew  Thornton  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the 
American   Revolution,   of  Nashua. 

(VII)  Isaiah,  younger  son  of  Daniel  L.  and 
Hannah  (Weston)  Herrick,  was  born  December  6, 
1S08.  on  the  paternal  homestead  in  Merrimack,  where 
he  passed  his  life  and  died  February  25,  1887.  When 
a  young  man  he  acquired  the  trade  of  wheelwright, 
but  most  of  his  life  was  devoted  to  farming,  where 
he  succeeded  his  father  on  the  homestead.  In  1840 
they  built  the  brick  house  which  is  now  occupied  by 
Isaiah's  son.  Mr.  Herrick  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing, and  was  a  member  of  Thornton  Grange,  Pa- 
trons of  Husbandry,  and  kept  in  step  with  the 
progress  of  his  day,  being  a  successful  and  prosper- 
ous farmer.  He  refused  to  be  a  candidate  for  any 
official  position,  but  was  a  strong  supporter  of  his 
principles,  which  coincided  with  the  general  princi- 
ples promulgated  by  the  Republican  party.  He  was 
a  regular  attendant  of  the  Congregational  Church. 
He  was  married,  in  1841,  to  Sarah  A.  Gage,  who 
was  born  December  ir,  1815,  in  Bedford,  and  died 
March  27,  1900,  at  her  home  in  Merrimack.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Polly  (Ingalls)  Gage, 
of  old  Bedford  families.  She  was  the  mother  of  two 
children:  Elizabeth  Gage,  born  October  20,  1841,  and 
Harrison  Eaton,  whose  sketch  follows.  The  chil- 
dren reside  on  the  paternal  homestead. 

(VIII)  Harrison  Eaton,  only  son  of  Isaiah  and 
Sarah  A.  (Gage)  Herrick,  was  born  September  30, 
1849,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  and  to 
whose  ownership  he  succeeded  on  the  death  of  his 
father.  He  attended  the  district  school  until  seven- 
teen years  of  age.  is  an  intelligent  and  well-informed 
man,  and  is  a  successful  farmer.  He  is  a  member 
of  Thornton  Grange,  in  which  he  has  filled  all  the 
offices  except  that  of  master,  and  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Merrimack.  Dur- 
ing its  existence  in  his  neighborhood  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lodge  of  Independent  Order  of  Good 
Templars,  in  which  he  passed  through  all  the  chairs 
and  was  its  representative  in  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
the  Order  of  the  State.  He  is  a  Republican,  and 
has  filled  most  of  the  principal  offices  in  the  town, 
such  as  selectman,  collector,  supervisor  of  the  check- 
list, and  was  its  representative  in  1897  'n  the  state 
legislature. 

(Second  Family.) 

John   Herrick,   a   farmer  in   Ireland, 

HERRICK    was    the   son    of   an   English    officer, 

who  had  a  large  family  of  children. 

John    Herrick    died    October    20,    1852.     His    wife, 

Julia    Leary.   bore   him    thirteen   children.     In    1853, 

with  the  nine  then  living  she  emigrated  to  America. 


These  were :  William,  Timothy,  James,  Catherine, 
John,  Edward.  Patrick,  Julia  and  Mary.  Alter  re- 
maining one  year  in  New  Hampshire  she  removed 
with  seven  of  her  children  to  Iowa  and  took  up  her 
home  on  a  farm  in  Fairfield,  where  she  lived  the  re- 
mainder of  her  life,  dying  in  1865,  and  was  buried  in 
Ottumwa.  Her  son  Edward  now  resides  on  a  farm 
in  Ottumwa.  One  of  the  daughters,  Julia  Cleary, 
resides  in  Kansas.  One  of  the  sons,  Timothy,  re- 
mained in  Newport.  New  Hampshire,  and  reared  a 
family.  Two  of  his  sons  are  now  conducting  a 
large  wholesale  dry  goods  house  in  Chicago. 

(II)  Timothy,  second  child  of  John  and  Julia 
(Leary)  Herrick,  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland, 
and  came  to  America  in  1853  with  his  widowed 
mother  and  her  children.  On  the  removal  of  other 
members  of  the  family  to  Iowa,  Timothy  remained 
in  Newport,  New  Hampshire.  His  first  employment 
was  with  Dr.  Delavan  Marsh,  of  Croydon,  with 
whom  he  continued  ten  years,  and  then  began  his 
connection  with  the  Sugar  River  Mills  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  fuller,  which  position  he  held  for  twenty- 
eight  years,  until  his  death  in  1884.  His  life  111 
Newport  was  quiet,  and  by  patient  effort  he  estab- 
lished a  comfortable  home  and  provided  his  chil- 
dren with  a  good  education.  He  was  a  consistent 
member  of  St.  Patrick's  Roman  Catholic  Church. 
Mr.  Herrick  married,  August  3,  1S62.  Marie  Hoban, 
born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  June  24,  1839,  (St. 
John's  day),  daughter  of  William  and  Ellen  (Reidy) 
Hoban,  who  settled  in  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1845.  William  Hoban  died  December  19,  1875.  and 
Ellen,  his  wife,  died  in  September,  1896.  Timothy 
and  Mary  (  Hoban)  Herrick  had  seven  children, 
namely:  John,  a  business  man  of  Chicago,  Illinois. 
Julia  A.,  now  living  in  Chicago.  Mary  J.,  died 
young.  Kate  Ellen,  wife  of  Frederick  William 
Aiken,  of  Newport.  New-  Hampshire  ("see  Aiken 
IV).  James  P..  of  Chicago.  William  E.,  of  Chi- 
cago, a  merchant.  Timothy  E.,  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty-one  years,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  Medical 
School.  M.  D.,  1897,  and  a  physician  of  great  prom- 
ise until  failing  health  compelled  him  to  give  up  his 
practice. 

(II)  Patrick,  the  youngest  son  of  John  and 
Julia  (Leary)  Herrick.  was  in  his  seventeenth  year 
when  he  arrived  in  Newport,  in  July,  1853.  and  he 
nas  since  continued  to  reside  there,  and  during  this 
period  of  fifty-three  years  has  been  continuously  em- 
ployed in  the  Sugar  River  Mills.  His  first  engage- 
ment was  October  10.  1853.  and  he  continued  some 
years  as  a  common  laborer  in  the  dyeing  and  finish- 
ing department.  Upon  attaining  his  majority  in 
1857  he  was  made  superintendent,  a  position  which 
he  held  until  the  spring  of  1905.  On  the  occasion 
of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  his  connection  with 
these  mills,  he  was  given  a  banquet  by  his  then  em- 
ployers. Dexter  Richards  &  Sons.  This  was  an 
elaborate  affair,  to  which  the  leading  citizens  of 
Newport  and  other  points  were  invited,  and  was  one 
of  the  most  successful  social  affairs  in  the  history  of 
Newport.  As  was  remarked  at  that  time  by  the 
New  Hampshire  Argus  and  Spectator:  "If  em- 
ployers everywhere  would  imitate  in  spirit  and  deed 
the  worthy  example  set  on  this  occasion  by  Dexter 
Richards  &  Sons,  the  question  of  the  labor  problem 
would  be  solved  and  strikes  would  be  among  the 
things  that  were."  The  decorations  were  superb. 
Candelabra  adorned  the  tables,  while  bouquets  of 
chrysanthemums  and  jacqueminots  added  to  the  dis- 
play. The  electrical  scene,  embracing  fifty  incandes- 
cent lamps  with  every  tenth  one  red,  won  the  gaze, 


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while  the  inscriptions,  "1853"  and  "190,3,"  indicating 
the  half  century  of  constant  duty,  formed  a  notice- 
able feature.  Occupying  conspicuous  places  at  the 
talil'  hirteen   employees  who  had  been  with 

the  Dexter  Richard  &  Sons  twenty  years  or  more, 
as  follow^ :  John  Ahern,  spinner,  forty-two  years; 
Mrs.  Jennie  Wheeler,  weaver,  forty  years;  Mrs.  Silas 
Wakefield,  weaver,  thirty-nine  years:  Arthur  B. 
Chase,  bookkeeper,  thirty-five  years ;  Martin  Whit- 
tier,  master  mechanic,  thirty-two  years ;  Mrs.  Abbie 
Herrick,  thirty-two  years;   William  Tenney, 

over  pinning  room,  thirty  years;  Etta  Shat- 

tuck,  even     years;     Abe     Warren, 

overseer  of  the  weave  room,  twenty-five  years;  Eu- 
gene L.  York,  loom-fixer,  twenty-four  years:  Mrs. 
Cronin.  weaver,  twenty-three  years ;  James  Mahoney, 
spinner,  twenty-one  years;  Patrick  Sullivan,  fuller, 
twenty  war-."  In  his  address  on  this  occasion  Col- 
onel Seth  Richards  made  one  of  the  best  efforts  of 
his  life.  He  spoke  on  "Employer's  Position,"  and 
handled  the  subject  well.  He  recalled  some  of  the 
early  recollections  of  the  mil,  and  tenderly  referred 
to  the  operatives.  He  spoke  in  emphatic  terms  of 
the  value  of  Mr.  Herrick's  services  and  feelingly 
alluded  to  his  brother,  the  late  Timothy  Herrick. 
He  spoke  of  the  enlargement  of  the  mill  and  re- 
marked that  as  much  finished  product  could  now  be 
turned  out  in  eighteen  days  as  could  be  formerly 
made  in  a  year.     At  this  stage  of  the  proceedings  a 

.ram  was  read,  sent  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  C.  Gile 
ami  Colonel  William  T.  Richards,  members  of  the 
corporation,  who  were  then  staying  in  Colorado 
Springs  :  "Accept  our  heartiest  congratulations  on 
completion  of  fifty  years  of  generous  and  valuable 

ices  for  Dexter  Richards  &  Sons.  We  desire  to 
ppreciative  tribute  to  the  affection  and 
loyalty  which  have  made  that  service  worthy  of 
public  recognition."  In  response  to  a  toast,  the 
pastor  of  Saint  Patrick's  Church  used  the  following 
rning  Mr.  Herrick:  "This  man  truly 
religiou  .  has  founded  his  life  on  the  corner-stone  of 

ist,  the  founder  of  the  Christian  religion.  He 
has  impressed  his  character  on  the  whole  community 
of  our  town  dining  the  last  fifty  years.  This  force 
— latent  force  of  which  Emerson  speaks,  we  have  not 
'K   '  1      but    we    have   felt   its   influence.     Dis- 

honesty, untruthfulness,  hypocrisy,  weaken  and  can- 
not  stand   in   its   presence.     His  character  will   bear 

light  of  the  mid-day  sun,  its  brightest  rays  find- 
the  diamonds  of  truth  and  justice.  We 
younger  men  can  well  wish  to  copy  such  principles 
of  life  which  n  erit  such  public  testimonial  as  this 
tonight."  ■■   poem   was  written  for  this 

occasion  by  George  Bancroft  Griffith  : 

TRIBUTE  TO  PATRICK  HERRICK. 
Son  of  Erin,  hit  teady,  irue. 

Just  tril  Id  pay         [light  to  you: 

Ana  whose  fifty  years  of  toil 

Has  earned  substantial  meed  on  Yankee  soil. 

For  fifty  years  harmonious  and  strong 

i.or  moved  alone  : 
From  sire  to  sons  their  trust  to  thee  remains. 
And  naueht  the  record  of  that  pet  iod  stains 
How  fitting  then  the  happy  time  and  place 
To  mc  '  ach  other  face  to  face ; 

And  give  such  honors  unto  brother  man 
As  those  who  prise  rent  merit  truly  can 
Stand  up.  <le:ir  Herrick,  and  receive  thy  crown — 
The  praise  and  good  will  of  this  grand  old  town 
Worth  more  to  one  than  jewelled  gift  or  bay, 
For  these  may  fade— a  ^ood  name  lives  for  aye. 


Mr.  Herrick  has  always  taken  great  interest  in 
church  work  and  has  been  one  of  the  strong  pillars 
of  Saint  Patrick's  Church,  of  Newport,  from  the 
start,  besides  giving  active  and  liberal  support  to 
the  church  at  Claremont.  The  sanctuary  lamp  in 
the  Newport  Church  was  the  gift  of  his  wife,  and 
both  the  altar  and  the  bell  were  presented  by  Mr. 
Herrick.  He  was  very  active  in  securing  the  com- 
pletion  of  the  rectory  of  Saint  Patrick's  Church, 
which  was  finished  in  1903.  He  is  not  only  liberal 
in  the  support  of  the  church  and  its  auxiliaries,  but 
he  is  a  generous  friend  of  the  poor,  and  many  in 
Newport  have  reason  to  bless  his  name.  Politically 
he  is  a  Democrat,  and  had  his  party  been  in  power 
in  this  vicinity  he  would  have  filled  many  official 
positions.  He  has  been  for  many  years  a  trustee  of 
the  Newport  Savings  Bank  and  is  its  loan  agent,  and 
his  judgment  in  matters  of  finance  is  regarded  as 
safe  and  sound.  He  has  been  identified  with  every 
public  improvement  in  his  town  and  is  a  large  owner 
of  real  estate.  Among  his  holdings  is  a  piece  of 
about  six  acres  on  Sunapee,  overlooking  the  village, 
one  of  the  most  picturesque  spots  in  Newport.  He 
was  not  only  a  contributor  to  the  success  of  his 
church  at  home  but  was  very  active  in  the  promotion 
of  similar  churches  in  Boston,  Claremont  and 
Keene,  and  has  always  been  a  liberal  contributor  to 
charitable  undertakings.  For  many  of  the  early  years 
of  the  life  of  Saint  Patrick's  Church  he  was  its 
sexton,  and  in  a  voting  contest  in  Claremont  was 
the  winner  of  a  splendid  gold-headed  cane  as  the 
most  popular  man  in  town.  At  the  celebration  of 
his  fiftieth  anniversary  in  the  mills,  he  received 
many  valuable  tokens,  including  a  solid  silver  fruit 
ilisli  from  a  New  York  dry  goods  house,  where  the 
mills  ship  their  product,  and  from  a  Boston  « 
manufacturer  a  rug  made  by  the  Indians.  Mr.  Her- 
rick is  a  great  lover  of  freedom,  indulges  in  the 
hope  that  his  native  land  may  sometime  enjoy  poli- 
tical independence,  and  he  has  liberally  supported 
the  cause.  On  one  of  his  leisure  occasions  lie  made 
a  trip  to  Ireland,  and  there  erected  monuments  at 
the  graves  of  (his  own  he  could  not  locate)  his 
wife's  relatives  and  contributed  to  charitable  entcr- 
prises  in  that  country.  His  first  wife,  Catherine 
Cotter,  was  born  in  Ireland,  in  1835,  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1S89.  in  Newport.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  James  and  Ellen  (Flynn)  Cotter,  who  lived  and 
died  in  Ireland,  and  were  the  parents  of  thirteen 
children.  Mrs.  Herrick  was  the  mother  of  two 
children,  neither  of  whom  lived  to  reach  the  age  of 
eight  years.  She  was  active  in  benevolent  and  re- 
ligious  work,  which  her  husband  so  much  enjoyed. 
and  when  ground  was  broken  for  the  erection  of 
Saint  Patrick's  Church  in  Newport,  she  filled  the 
first  wheelbarrow  of  dirt  that  was  removed.  She 
was  the  active  co-worker  of  her  husband  in  church 
building,  and  was  very  useful  in  collecting  the 
money  for  the  completion  of  the  churches  both  at 
Newport  and  Claremont.  She  never  tired  of  giving 
her  assistance  in  any  worthy  work,  anil  her  death 
was  greatly  mourned  by  the  people  of  a  very  wide 
district.  At  her  funeral  a  solemn  high  mass  w.as 
conducted  by  Rev,  Fathers  Finnegan  ami  McBride, 
of  Claremont,  and  Rev.  Father  Finley,  of  Walpole, 
New  Hampshire.  Father  Finley  spoke  most  beauti- 
ful and  touching  words  upon  her  life,  and  the 
funeral  was  conducted  by  Dexter  Richards  &  Sons. 
The  choir  officiating  at  this  service  was  a  select  one 
under  the  leadership  of  Miss  Lizzie  Loller.  A  beau- 
tiful monument  marks  her  resting  place  and  that  of 
her  sons  on  the  grounds  of  Saint  Patrick's  Church. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Mr.  Herrick  was  married  (second),  in  Claremont, 
to  Nellie  Sullivan,  a  native  of  county  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land, daughter  of  John  and  Kate  (Geary)  Sullivan. 
She  is  the  eldest  of  her  parents'  family  and  the  only 
one  who  came  to  America,  arriving  in  the  year  1882. 
She  received  a  good  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  her  native  locality,  and  Mr.  Herrick  is  considered 
fortunate  in  his  second  choice  in  securing  one  of  the 
Emerald  Isle's  fairest  daughters. 


The  name  Minot  is  frequently  found  in 
MINOT  the  early  records  of  England.  In  1307, 
Ida,  widow  of  John  de  Wyckenham, 
granted  to  John  Minot,  of  Coventry,  a  capital  manse 
in  Coventry.  Lawrence  Minot,  the  poet,  flourished 
in  [329;  in  1337.  Adam  Mynot  and  his  followers 
besieged  the  Abbey  of  St.  Edmunds,  and  in  1363 
Thomas  Minot  was  Archbishop  of  Dublin.  Those 
of  the  name  seem  to  have  belonged  to  one  family 
who  lived  in  a  belt  of  country  comprising  the  coun- 
ties of  Suffolk,  Cambridge,  Essex,  Warwick,  and 
ester. 

(II  Thomas  Minot,  of  Saffron  Walden,  Essex 
county.    England,    the    earliest    of    the    name    from 

om  the  American  family  can  prove  descent,  was 
a  man  of  education  and  wealth.  In  a  "Survey  of  the 
Manors  of  the  Abbey  of  Walden"  (1399).  there  is 
an  account  of  the  lands  held  by  Thomas  Mynot  and 
his  sons.  The  lands  were  situated  in  Springwell, 
one  and  a  half  miles  from  Saffron  Walden,  on  the 
Cambridge  road,  near  where  the  parishes  of  Saffron 
Walden  and  Little  Chesterford  now  meet.  He  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  Thomas  de  Hasilden.  Esq.,  of 
Little  Chesterford,  a  member  of  parliament  and  a 
soldier.  Thomas  Minot  and  his  wife  were  the  par- 
ents of  two  sons,  Richard  and  John,  next  mentioned. 

ill)  John  (1),  youngest  of  the  two  sons  of 
Thomas  Minot,  received  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
held  by  his  father.  He  married  and  had  one  son 
named  William,  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(III)  William,  son  of  John  (1),  inherited  his 
father's  property  and  had  one  son  John,  next  men- 
tion! d. 

(IV)  John  (2),  only  son  of  William,  was  of 
Springwell,  in  the  parish  of  Little  Chesterford.  By 
hii  will  probated  in  the  archdeaconry  of  Colchester, 
December  18,  1542.  he  divided  his  property  between 
his  three  sons,  George,  Robert  and  William. 

I  V  1  Robert,  second  son  of  John  (2)  Minot,  in 
his  will,  probated  in  the  consistory  court  of  Loudon, 
January  7.  T560,  left  his  house  and  lands  to  his  wife 
Ellen,  for  the  space  of  four  years,  and  bequeathed 
the  remainder  of  his  property  to  his  five  children, 
leaving  the  larger  portion  to  his  sons.  The  burial  of 
Robert  Minot  is  recorded  as  of  December  14,  1559- 
His  wife  Ellen  was  buried  February  7,  1595.  Their 
children  were :  John  the  elder.  John  the  younger, 
Anne.  Katherine  ond  Margaret. 

( VD  John  (3),  the  elder,  oldest  child  of  Robert 
and  Ellen  Minot,  by  his  wife  Anne  had  five  children: 
Margaret,   Mary,  John,  George,  and  William. 

(MI)  George  (1),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  John  (3)  and  Anne  Minot,  baptized  in  the  parish 
churcri  of  St.  Mary  the  Virgin,  Saffron  Walden,  Es- 
si  x,  England,  emigrated  to  New  England,  probably 
in  the  ship  "Mary  and  John."  to  join  the  Dorchester 
company  which  -ailed  from  Plymouth,  March  20, 
1630.  reaching  Dorchester,  May  30,  1630,  old  style. 
This  George  Minot  is  the  ancestor  of  the  earliest 
line  of  Minots  in  New  England,  and  the  greater 
number  of  that  name  in  America.  He  became  a 
freeman  of  the  colony  April  1,  1634.     His  position  in 


Dorchester  was  one  of  prominence,  as  on  October 
28,  1634,  he  was  one  of  ten  men  chosen  to  order  the 
affairs  of  Dorchester  plantation,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1636  he  was  one  of  the  deputies  to  the  general  court 
to  order  the  affairs  of  the  colony  of  Massachusetts 
Bay.  His  connection  with  the  church  was  also  a 
prominent  one,  his  name  being  third  among  the 
seven  who  signed  the  covenant  August  23,  1636,  and 
he  died  after  many  years'  service,  a  ruling  elder, 
December  24,  1671 ;  his  Godly  character  being  ex- 
pressed on  the  gravestone  by  the  following  lines: 

Here  lie  the  bodies  of  Unite  Humphrey  and  Shiny  Minot, 
Such  names  as  these  they  never  die  not." 

His  position  as  a  landholder  and  man  of  means 
tended  to  fix  his  position  in  church  and  state:  and 
the  evidence  of  his  wealth  is  shown  in  the  acquisition 
of  land  at  an  early  date,  when  the  majority  of  the 
settlers  were  not  supplied  with  a  great  amount  of 
money.  It  is  known  also  that  he  acted  as  attorney 
for  Robert  Barrington  and  his  son  Thomas,  and 
tradition  includes  the  Earl  of  Warwich  among  his 
patrons.  The  estate  of  George  Minot  amounted  to 
two  hundred  seventy-seven  shillings  seven  pounds 
seven  pence.  By  his  wife,  Martha,  born  in  1597,  died 
December  23,  1657,  he  had  the  following  named  chil- 
dren, the  first  four  being  born  in  England,  and  bap- 
tized at  the  parish  church.  Saffron  Walden :  George, 
John,  James,  Stephen,  and  Samuel. 

(VIII)  John  (4),  second  son  and  child  of 
George  (1)  and  Martha  Minot,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, April  2,  1626,  and  died  in  Dorchester,  August 
12,  1669.  He  was  not' made  a  freeman  until  1665, 
this  delay  being  due  to  his  persistence  in  refraining 
from  membership  in  the  church,  which  was  a  quali- 
fication for  a  freeman.  In  1660  a  controversy  arose 
regarding  the  baptism  of  John  Minot's  children,  and 
two  pages  of  the  church  record  book  are  devoted  to 
arguments  on  the  matter.  August  3.  1664,  the  gen- 
eral court  passed  an  order  repealing  the  said  quali- 
fications as  to  being  a  church  member,  and  May  3, 

1665,  John  Minot  became  a  freeman.  He  died 
August  12,  1669,  at  the  early  age  of  forty-three  years. 
His  estate  was  appraised  at  nine  hundred  seventy- 
eight  pounds  five  shillings,  and  in  his  will  provision 
was  made  for  his  father,  who  survived  him,  and  the 
widow  and  'children,  John,  the  eldest,  having  one 
hundred  pounds  above  the  equal  dividend  to  each  of 
the  children.  Stephen  to  be  placed  at  a  trade,  James 
to  be  kept  at  learning,  and  Samuel  to  be  brought  up 
as  a  husbandman.  He  married  (first),  May  19,  1647, 
Lydia  Butler,  who  died  January  25,  1667,  daughter 
of  Nicholas  and  Joyce  Butler,  of  Dorchester,  and 
Martha's  Vineyard.  After  her  death  he  married 
(second)  the  widow  of  John  Briggs,  a  daughter  of 
John  Dassett,  who  survived  him  and  died  in  July, 
7667.  His  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were: 
Ti  !i;i  James.  Martha,  Stephen,  Samuel  and  an  in- 
fant not  named. 

CIX)  Captain  James  (1).  second  son  and  child 
of  John  (4)  and  Lydia  (Butler)  Minot.  was  born  in 
Dorchester,  September  14,  1653,  and  died  September 
20.  1735.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1675, 
and  afterward  studied  physics  and  divinitv.  He 
preached  at  Stow  at  various  times  between  1685  and 
1692.  He  was  appointed  a  justice  of  the  peace,  was 
a  captain  in  the  militia,  and  representative  to  the 
general   court.     He  married  Rebecca  Wheeler,  born 

1666.  died  September  23.  1734.  daughter  of  Captain 
Timothy  Wheeler,  of  Concord.  Massachusetts.  Both 
were  buried  in  the  "Hill  Burying  Ground"  in  Con- 
cord, and  their  gravestones  are  still  to  be  seen  there. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Their  children  wore :  Rebecca,  Lydia,  Mary,  Tim- 
othy, Janus,  Elizabeth,  Martha,  Love  and  Mercy 
(.twins),  and  Samuel,  the  subject  of  the  next  par- 
agraph. 

( X )  Samuel,  youngest  child  of  Captain  James 
(i)  and  Rebecca  (Wheeler)  Minot,  was  born  March 
25,  1706.  and  died  March  17,  1766.  He  married 
(first).  Mareli  17,  1732,  Sarah  Prescott,  born  Decem- 
ber 5,  1712,  died  March  22.  1737,  daughter  of  Jonas 
Prescott,  of  Westford :  and  (second),  1738,  Dorcas 
Prescott,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife,  born  1714.  died 
June  15,  1803.  The  children  by  the  first  wife  were: 
Samuel,  Jonas,  and  Thankful  Sarah ;  and  by  the 
second  wife:  Dorcas,  George,  Rebecca,  Daniel  and 
Man-. 

(XI)  Captain  Jonas  (1),  second  son  and  child 
of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Prescott)  Minot,  was  born 
April  25,  1735,  and  died  March  20,  1813.  After  his 
first  marriage  he  settled  in  Concord,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  and  his 
name  is  on  the  lists  of  men  appearing  under  the 
heading,  "Hartwell  Brook  the  first  Everidge,"  where 
he  is  reported  as  captain.  He  is  said  to  have  taken 
part  in  the  siege  of  Boston,  and  was  a  prominent 
man  in  his  day.  That  vast  tract  of  land  now  em- 
braced in  the  towns  of  Alexandria,  Danbury  and 
New  London,  New  Hampshire,  was  granted  to  him 
and  his  associates,  and  he  was  interested  in  other 
large  land  transactions  in  this  state.  He  married 
(first)  Mary  Hall,  born  July  30,  1738,  died  Novem- 
ber 3,  1792,  daughter  of  Rev.  Willard  Hall  of  West- 
ford;  and  (Mr. mkI  1.  marriage  intentions  published 
July  to.  [798.  Mary  Jones,  born  June  II,  1748,  died 
August  2,  (730.  daughter  of  Colonel  Elisha  Jones,  of 
Weston,  and  widow  of  Rev.  Asa  Dunbar,  of  Salem. 
The  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were:  Mary, 
Sarah,  Jonas,  Elizabeth,  Abigail,  Martha,  Samuel, 
Stephen,  and  James,  the  subject  of  the  following 
sketch. 

(XII)  Lieutenant  James  (2),  fourth  son  and 
ninth  child  of  Captain  Jonas  (1)  and  Mary  (Hall) 
Minot,  was  born  July  4,  1779,  and  died  February  29, 
1864,  aged  eighty-four.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two 
he  took  possession  of  part  of  his  father's  estate  in 
New  London,  New  Hampshire,  and  resided  there 
six  years.  In  1807  he  removed  to  South  Sutton,  and 
engaged  in  trade,  February  13.  1813,  while  residing 
in  South  Sutton,  he  enlisted  in  Captain  Thomas 
Currier's  o  mpany,  War  of  1812,  and  was  made  ad- 
jutant of  the  regiment,  with  the  rank  of  first  lieuten- 
ant. Six  of  his  grandsons  served  in  the  Union  army 
in  the  Civil  war.  He  settled  in  that  part  of  Bridg- 
water, now  Bristol,  in  1813,  and  there  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  with  the  exception  of  one  year, 

rt,  and  fourteen  years  in  Lebanon,  re- 
turning  to    Bristol    in    7851.     His   residence    in   that 

1  on  the  sile  of  the  present  Hotel  Bristol. 

1  man  of  means,  of  superior  intelligence  and 

ability,  and  easily  ranked  among  the  most  influential 

in     that     section     of     the     state.        He     represented 

Bridgewater   in   the  legislature   in    tSio.   and   Bristol 

and  the  senatorial  district  in  1827. 

He   married.    February   o.    1804,   Sally   Wilson,  born 

July    10,    1783.   died     August    10.    1853,   daughter   of 

helaus   and    Sarah    (M    rse)    Wilson,   of  Nelson, 

New    Hampshire.     Their     children     were:      Almira, 

rge.  Julia    Maria    Barrett,  Sally,   Abigail,  Jonas, 

irles,  James   Miller,  Josiah,  Abigail,   Martha   and 

Harriet   Maria. 

(XIII)  George  (2),  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Captain  James  (2)  and  Sally  (Wilson)  Minot, 
was  born  in  New  London,  August  10.  1S06,  and  died, 


in  Concord,  March  8.  1861,  in  the  fifty-fifth  year  of 
his  age.  He  entered  Pembroke  Academy  m  1822, 
and  spent  two  years  in  that  institution,  graduating 
in  1824.  He  then  entered  Dartmouth  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1828  with  tin  d  igree  1  i 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  studied  law  at  Bristol  and 
later  at  Concord,  in  the  office  of  Hon.  X.  (j.  Upham, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  183I.  He  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  law  at  Gilmanton,  and  soon 
after  removed  to  Bristol,  where  he  remained  until 
1834.  when  he  was  chosen  cashier  of  the  Mechanics' 
Bank  at  Concord,  and  removed  to  that  city,  remain- 
ing in  that  institution  until  his  death,  and  serving 
as  its  president  from  1854.  He  was  treasurer  of  the 
Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  railroad  for  several 
years.  He  w-as  appointed  United  State-  pension 
agent  at  Concord  by  President  Polk,  and  fill 
place  by  reappointment  of  Presidents  Pierce  and 
Buchanan  the  remainder  of  his  life.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Democrat,  and  took  an  active  part  in  the  coun- 
cils and  campaigns  of  his  party.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  first  common  council  of  the  city  of  Concord, 
and  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention  of 
1850.  Mr.  Minot  was  a  man  of  great  executive 
ability,  quick  to  think  and  act.  This,  coupled  with 
good  judgment  and  financial  ability,  fitted  him  for 
the  leading  positions  in  financial  and  business  circles 
which  he  filled  so  many  years;  while  his  naturally 
social  and  agreeable  personality  and  Iiheral  education 
made  him  a  prominent  figure  in  social  life.  May  r. 
1S30.  he  was  married  to  Selina  Walker  Clark,  born 
in  Portsmouth.  December  22.  1818,  daughter  of 
George  Lewis  and  Charlotte  (Turner)  Clark,  wdio 
survives  him   and  now    1  sides   in   the  house 

once  occupied  by  President  Franklin  Pierce,  on 
Montgomery  street.  Concord.  Their  children  were: 
Julia  Maria  Barrett,  Henry  Carroll,  George  Edward 
and  Edith  Parker.  The  sons  receive  extended  men- 
tion below.  The  elder  daughter,  born  June  13.  tS|2. 
was  married  August  to.  1871,  to  George  Henry 
Twiss,  and  resides  in  Columbus.  Ohio.  The 
younger,   born    October    14,    1853,  rith   and 

eares  for  her  aged  mother  in  Concord. 

(XIV)     Henry   Carroll,   eldest    son    and   second 
child    of    Georgi     (2)    and  p|  <    Walker    (Clark) 

Minot.  was  born  in  Concord,  '  :  30,   184S,  and 

died  January  17.  1906.  lb  was  educated  in  the  Con- 
cord public  schools  and  was  a  student  at  St.  Paul's 
School,  from  which  he  graduted  in  [861.  He  be- 
came associated  with  the  hanking  interests  in  Con- 
cord, and  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  was  connected 
in   \.  ■  ties       nli  the  Mechanics'   National 

Bank.     He  was  a  li  I   of  Concord,  and 

for  111.no  years  prominenl  in  banking  circles.  He 
was  a  of  tli-'  Manchester  1  odge  of  Flks.  and 

always    took    a    lively    interest   in    the   a)  'hat 

1  irganization. 


This    name    is   of   Scotch    origin    anil 
RAMSAY     its    original    form    is  be    de- 

rived   from    Ram's    Island.      It    is    an 
unusual  name  in  this  country  and   1  n  pos- 

sible to  find  out  very  little  about  the  family.  The 
name  is  spoiled  either  Ramsay  or  Ramsey,  at  will. 
(I)  Hugh  Ramsay  i=  said  to  have  conie  to  this 
country  from  Scotland  about  1724.  James  Moore, 
of  Londonderry,  sold  sixty  acres  of  land  to  Hugh 
Ramsay,  January  24,  1724-2?.  and  this  same  James 
Moore,  one  of  the  charter  members  of  London- 
derry, with  property  amounting  to  three  thousand 
five  hundred  and  seventy  pound-,  >old  his  share  to 
Hugh   Ramsay  in    1724. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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(II)  James,  son  of  Hugh  Ramsay,  paid  a  tax 
of  nine  shillings  for  preaching,  in  1765.  This  was  at 
Derryfield,  a  part  of  Londonderry,  which  had  re- 
cently been  set  off  from  the  original  township.  He 
resided  111  what  is  now  Derry,  New  Hampshire.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Boyers,  daughter  of  Robert  and 
Jeannette  (.Clark)  Boyers,  and  they  had  children: 
William,  see  forward;  Hugh,  Robert,  John.  Martha, 
Ann.    David,    Matthew,   James   and   Jonathan. 

(III)  William,  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth 
(Boyers)  Ramsay,  was  an  active  participant  in  the 
battle  of  Bennington,  Vermont.  He  was  a  linen 
and  wool  manufacturer.  He  married  Euphemia 
Moore,  born  in  1754,  daughter  of  Deacon  Robert 
and  Letitia  (Cochran)  Moore.  Deacon  Robert 
Moore  was  the  son  of  the  immigrant,  John  Moore, 
one  of  the  charter  members  of  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire.  Mrs.  Ramsay  died  at  St.  Johnsbury, 
Vermont,  in  September,  1841.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ram- 
say had  children:  James,  Robert  (see  forward), 
William,  John,  David,  Thomas,  Betsey  and  Euphe- 
mia. 

(IV)  Robert,  son  of  William  and  Euphemia 
(Moore)  Ramsay,  lived  at  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  farmer  and  sheep  raiser, 
held  many  of  the  town  offices,  and  was  a  man  of 
influence  and  prominence  in  the  community.  He 
married  Jane  Morgan,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
children:  Ira  Allan  (see  forward),  George  L.,  and 
John    S.,    deceased. 

(V)  Ira  Allan,  son  of  Robert  and  Jane  (Mor- 
gan) Ramsay,  was  born  in  Wheelock,  Vermont, 
August  14,  1827.  He  enjoyed  the  school  advan- 
tages of  that  time  and  place  which,  however,  would 
be  considered  very  limited  at  the  present  day.  He 
worked  at  various  occupations  until  he  was  twenty- 
three  years  of  age,  and  then  commenced  the  study 
of  law  in  the  office  of  Jesse  Cooper,  at  Irasburg, 
Vermont.  For  a  time  he  studied  in  an  office  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Vermont  bar  in  1S53,  establishing  himself  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Guildhall.  Two  years 
later  he  removed  to  Colebrook,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  continued  in  active  practice  until  1865. 
In  that  year  he  removed  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota, 
where  he  opened  an  office,  but  his  health  failed  the 
following  year  and  he  was  an  invalid  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  November  8,  1871.  While  in 
Colebrook  Mr.  Ramsay  was  very  prosperous.  He 
was  a  man  of  energy  and  ambition,  and  had  a 
large  business  in  that  and  the  adjoining  towns, 
chiefly  before  the  Coos  county  court.  During  the 
last  years  he  collected  the  claims  of  many  soldiers 
from  different  states  of  the  Union.  He  was  en- 
gaged in  a  variety  of  business  enterprises  not  con- 
nected with  his  profession,  and  when  he  left  New 
Hampshire  was  possessed  of  the  largest  amount  of 
property  ever  acquired  by  a  lawyer  in  Colebrook. 
This  was  all  lost  in  the  residence  in  the  west.  He 
married  Sarah  Louisa  Merrill,  who  died  at  St. 
Paul,  Minnesota.  October  9,  1871.  daughter  of  Sher- 
burn  R.  and  Sarah  (Merrill)  Merrill.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ramsay  had  children:  Sherburn  R.  M.,  Ira 
Allan  and  Louis   (see  forward). 

(VI)  Sherburn  Rowell  Merrill  Ramsay,  son 
of  Ira  Allan  (1)  and  Sarah  L.  (Merrill)  Ramsay, 
was  born  in  Colebrook,  March  8,  i860.  At  eight- 
een years  of  age,  1878,  he  went  West  and  took 
part  in  the  teaming  and  .  cattle-raising  of  Texas, 
\vyoming,  Idaho,  Dakota,  Montana  and  the  In- 
dian Territory,  which  at  that  time  were  in  the 
hey-day  of  development  and  success,  the  settler  not 

ii — 11 


yet  having  "claimed"  the  arable  land,  and  the  rail- 
road not  having  penetrated  much  territory  that  is 
now  entirely  beyond  pioneer  days.  After  a  stay  of 
seven  years  in  the  undeveloped  and  almost  unsettled 
west,  during  which  time  he  had  many  experiences 
with  men  and  under  circumstances  peculiar  to  that 
region  at  that  time,  and  now  no  longer  possible  even 
there,  he  returned  to  New  Hampshire  in  the  fall  of 
1885,  and  for  six  years  next  following  was  a  clerk 
for  W.  E.  Drew  at  Colebrook.  The  next  five  years 
he  was  engaged  in  merchandising  for  himself,  his 
store  finally  being  burned  out.  He  then  bought  a 
farm  of  two  hundred  acres,  and  has  since  been  suc- 
cessfully  engaged  in  agriculture,  making  a  special 
feature  of  dairying.  His  wide  experience  familiar- 
ized him  with  business  methods,  and  being  a  man 
of  fine  executive  ability  and  a  popular  citizen,  he 
was  selected  by  the  Republicans  as  a  candidate  for 
county  commissioner  on  their  ticket  in  1890,  and 
elected  and  by  successive  elections  rilled  the  office 
until  1896.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  made  select- 
man, being  the  only  person  elected  to  that  office  on 
a  straight  Republican  ticket  in  twenty-five  years. 
He  is  a  member  of  Evening  Star  Lodge,  No.  27, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Colebrook;  of  North 
Star  Commandery,  Knights  Templar  of  Lancaster ; 
and  Eureka  Chapter,  No.  2,  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Colebrook  Grange, 
No.  223,  Patrons  of  Husbandry  of  Colebrook.  He 
married  December  19,  1S88,  Annie  M.  Cromwell, 
who  was  born  in  Quebec,  October  12.  1868,  daughter 
of  James  and  Henrietta  (Scott)  Cromwell.  They 
have  six  children:  Louisa,  July  25,  1890;  Henrietta 
Scott,    March    17,    1895 ;    Annie    Elizabeth,    April    2, 

■  ';  Sherburne  Cromwell,  September  24,  1899; 
James  Robert,  April  5,  1905,  and  Louis  Chester, 
April  2,   1907. 

(VI)  Ira  Allan  (2),  second  son  of  Ira  Allan 
(1)  and  Sarah  Louisa  (Merrill)  Ramsay,  was  born 
in  Colebrook,  New  Hampshire,  March  18,  1862,  and 
was  but  nine  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the  death 
of  his  parents.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  in  the  academy  in 
St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont.  His  first  venture  in  busi- 
ness life  was  as  a  clerk  for  J.  W.  Cooper  &  Son, 
general  merchants,  with  whom  he  remained  for 
two  years,  then  went  to  Littleton  and  entered  the 
employ  of  Dow  Brothers.  In  the  fall  of  1884  he 
accepted  a  position  with  George  Van  Dyke,  the 
great  lumber  dealer,  as  bookkeeper  and  general  all- 
round  man,  and  for  several  years  superintended  the 
work  of  the  firm  in  Canton,  Maine.  He  established 
himself  in  the  mercantile  line  of  business  in  1892, 
selling  out  to  his  brother  in  1897.  In  the  latter 
year  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Colebrook  by 
President  McKinley,  was  reappointed  by  the  same 
president,  at  whose  death  the  appointment  was  rati- 
fied by  President  Roosevelt  in  1902,  and  again  re- 
appointed by  President  Roosevelt  in  1906.  Since 
his  appointment  to  this  office  he  has  been  the  pro- 
muter  in  getting  established  from  the  Colebrook 
postoflice  four  rural  free  delivery  routes  which 
supply  the  country  with  mail  within  a  radius 
of  eight  to  fifteen  miles.  He  is  a  member 
of  •  the  school  board  of  Colebrook,  and  is  con- 
nected with  the  following  fraternal  organiza- 
tions :  Kane  Lodge,  No.  64,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire,  and  Easter  Coun- 
cil, of  Colebrook;  North  Star  Chapter  and  North 
Star  Commandery,  of  Lancaster ;  Colebrook  Chap- 
ter, No.  2,  Order  of  Eastern  Star;  Colebrook 
Grange,     Patrons     of     Husbandry.       He     married, 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


March  j;.  1895,  Jennie  E.  Williams,  who  died  De- 
cember 9,  1900,  daughter  of  Elmon  H.  and  Mary 
J.  (.Snow)  Williams,  of  Colebrook,  and  they  had 
one   child:     Ira   A.,  born    March    17,    1897. 

Louis,  youngest  son  of  Ira  Allan  (  1  1  and  Sarah 
Louisa  (Merrill)  Ramsay,  was  born  in  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota,  October  3,  18*71.  His  father  and  mother 
died  there  when  he  was  a  child,  and  his  grand- 
father, S.  R.  Merrill,  of  Colebrook,  New  Hamp- 
shire, went  out  and  brought  the  boy  home.  Louis 
Ramsay  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Colebrook  and  at  the  Colebrook  Academy,  and  after 
leaving  school  engaged  in  general  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Beeecher  Falls,  Vermont.  After  spending 
about  three  years  in  mercantile  pursuits  he  turned 
his  attention  to  farming,  and  in  1893  purchased  his 
present  farm  of  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  acres. 
The  land  is  in  a  high  state  of  cultivation  and  is 
devoted  to  the  purposes  of  general  farming.  He  is 
a  large,  robust  man,  blessed  with  great  physical 
strength  and  a  cheerful  disposition,  and  enjoys  the 
hard  work  which  has  made  him  prosperous.  He  is 
a  Republican  in  politics,  and  attends  the  Episcopal 
Church.  Louis  Ramsay  married,  December  9,  1896, 
Maude  Elsie  Hovey,  born  in  Hatley,  Canada, 
daughter  of  L.  P.  and  E.  V.  Hovey,  of  Halls 
Stream,   Canada.     There  are  no  children. 


Ramsey  is  a  name  the  origin  of  which 
RAMSEY      is  connected  with  the  early  history  of 
Britain.      Ruimne    is    a    Celtic    word 
lifying   "a   marsh,"   and    ey   a   termination    mean- 
ing   "island,"    the    whole    signifying    "island    in    the 
marsh.''     The   term    Ramsey    was    used   first   as    the 
name    of    an    island,    and    later    as   a    word    of    de- 
scription to  designate  a  man's  place  of  residence  and 
finally    as    a   surname,    and    has    come   down   to    us 
:e  of  a  place  and  a  surname. 

(I)  Hugh   Kelsey   Ramsey,   son   of   George  and 
Mar      I  . .    was    born   July    2,    1S33,    in    Holder- 
's   Hampshire,   died   in   Manchester   Jan 

6,  1871  tried  in  Pine  Grove  Cemetery.  He 

resided  111  .Manchester  at  the  time  the  village  was 
inning  to  awaken  to  the  possibilities  that  were 
within  tin-  grasp  of  an  energetic  population,  and 
was  a  dealer  in  real  esl  ite  and  a  man  of  enei 
did  his  part  toward  making  the  village  of  .fifty 
years  ago  the  city  of  to-day.  He  married,  in  Man- 
na Kimball,  born  November  6,  1840, 
daughter  of  Frederick  and  Martha  (Gault)  Kim- 
ball, of  Manchester.  She  died  April  t.|.  t! 
forty  three    years.      Three    childr  n     to 

them  i        who    married    I 

and  resides  in  Manchester;  Fred.  K.,  the  subject  of 
the    sucr'  :    and    Martha     Forster,    who 

married    Charles    Barney    and    lives    in    Chico,    Cali- 
fornia. 

(II)  Fred  Kimball  Ramsey,  second  child  and 
only  son  of  Hugh  K.  and  Emma  (Kimball)  Ram- 
sey,  was   bom   in    Manchester,    .May    15,    1S73.     He 

he  primary,  middle  and  grammar  grades  of 
the  public  schools,  and  had  entiled  upon  a  course 
in  the  high  school  when  a  favorable  business  op- 
portunity was  presented  to  him,  in  the  form  of  a 
position  in  the  .Manchester  Locomotive  works. 
With  the  foresight  which  has  characterized  him  in 
all  he  has  attempted,  Mr.  Ramsey  arranged  with 
the  manager  of  the  works  for  time  to  prepare  him- 
self for  the  work  the  position  demanded.  Leav- 
ing hool  he  took  a  course  of  study  in  a 
business  college,  and  then,  in  1S90,  began  work  in 
the    counting    room    of    the    works,    where    he    re- 


mained until  be  had  reached  one  of  the  responsible 
positions  in  the  business  of  the  company.  This  he 
resigned  in  April,  1904.  to  assume  the  duties  of  clerk 
of  the  street  and  park  commission,  which  position 
he  filled  until  April,   1907. 

Always  a  loyal  Republican  and  a  close  political 
student,  he  was  so  well  thought  of  by  the  party 
in  his  ward  that  when  he  cast  his  first  vote  his 
own  name  was  on  the  ticket,  and  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  board  of  selectmen.  He  discharged 
the  duties  of  this  place  in  a  manner  creditable  to 
himself,  and  was  nominated  and  elected  alderman 
from  Ward  2  at  the  election  of  1900.  He  served 
a  term  of  two  years,  and  was  re-elected  in  1902.  He 
served  through  1903  and  until  he  was  elected  street 
and  park  commissioner  in  April,  1904,  when  he  re- 
signed his  office  of  alderman.  While  a  member  of 
the  board  he  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
lighting  streets,  and  in  that  capacity  he  served  on 
the  special  committee  with  Mayor  Eugene  E.  Reed 
and  the  other  members  of  the  street  lighting  com- 
mittee, appointed  to  confer  with  the  Manchester 
Traction,  Light  and  Power  Company  in  regard  to 
securing  a  reduction  in  the  cost  of  electric  lights. 
He  was  no  "inconsiderable"  factor  in  that  confer- 
ence, which  brought  about  a  reduction  of  the  cost 
per  light   from  $115   to  $90. 

After  taking  his  place  as  a  park  commissioner 
his  work  was  characterized  by  the  same  painstak- 
ing care  of  details  and  thoughtful  planning  1 
distinguished  his  labors  in  former  positions.  He 
was  instrumental  in  bringing  about  several  much 
needed  improvements,  including  the  widening  and 
straightening  of  Granite  street,  and  the  construc- 
tion of  a  bridge  across  the  canal  on  Granite  street. 
He  secured  the  nomination  of  the  Republican  party 
for  the  office  of  sheriff  of  Hillsborough  county  in 
September,  1906,  and  was  elected  at  the  general 
election  in  November  of  that  year.  He  is  spoken 
of  as  a  clean  and  progressive  citizen  who  has  shown 
marked  ability  in  the  positions  he  has  1, 

He  has  been  a  e  Young  Men's  Re- 

publican Club  in  Ward  Two.  and  ha,  si 
its  executive  committee.  He  is  a  Thirty-second  de- 
lving a  member  of  Lafayette  Lod 
No.  41;  Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  11; 
Adoniram  Council,  No.  3 ;  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters ;  Tl  I  ]  ill  Templars,  of 
Manchester;  and  Edward  A.  Raymond  >ry; 
Sublime  Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret,  of  Nashua, 
and  Bektash  Temple,  Nobles  of  tl 
of  Concord;  he  is  past  high  priest  of  the  chapter 
and  emim  1  Trinity  Commandery. 
lie  is  also  a  member  of  the  Passaconaway  Tribe  of 
Red  Men,  and  of  the  Tippecanoe  Club,  and  the 
.  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  Hills- 
pendent  Oi  der  of  Odd  Fellows. 
He  married,  in  Manchester,  February  16,  1895,  Jessie 
A.  Webster,  daughter  of  George  and  Jenette  A. 
(Huskie)    Webster,   of   Manchester.     They  have   two 

children:     Geraldine  E.  and  Webster  K. 


This      family,      which      is     of      En 
BADGER     ancestry,   were  pioneers   in   New 

land.  The  early  generations  were  thrifty 
and  well-to-do  in  Massachusetts;  the  succeeding 
generations  in  New  Hampshire  were  leaders  for 
many  years  in  both  military  and  civil  affairs.  Their 
record  is  way  prominent  in  the  annals  of  the  granite 
state. 

ill      (,ili-      Badger,     who     settled     in     Newbury, 
Massachusetts,  in    1643,  and   died  July   17,   1647,  was 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


547 


the  ancestor  of  the  Badger  families  in  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  married  about  1642  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Edmund  and  Sarah  (Dole)  Greenleaf, 
of  Newbury.     He  left  an  only  child,  John. 

(II)  John,  son  of  Giles  Badger,  born  June  30, 

1643,  married   (first)   Elizabeth  ,  who  died 

April  8,  1069.  By  her  he  had  four  children :  John, 
died  an  infant;  John,  born  April  26,  1665;  Sarah 
and  James.  He  married  (second),  February  23, 
K '7i.  Hannah  Sivett,  by  whom  he  had  Stephen, 
Hannah,  Nathaniel,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Ruth,  Daniel, 
Abigail  and  Lydia.  John  Badger  died  .March  31, 
[691,  of  smallpox,  and  his  wife  soon  after,  of  the 
same  disease. 

(III)  John  (2),  eldest  surviving  son  and  child 
of  Sergeant  John  (1)  and  Elizabeth  Badger,  was 
born  April  26,  1665,  in  Newbury,  where  he  resided 
through  life.  He  was  a  weaver,  and  is  also  men- 
tioned in  1730  as  a  blacksmith.  He  conveyed  his 
house  and  land  to  his  son  Thomas  in  1730,  and 
disappears  from  the  records  at  that  time.  He  was 
married  October  5,  i6pr,  to  Rebecca  Browne,  daugh- 
ter of  Laac  and  Rebecca  (Bailey)  Browne.  She 
was  born  March  15,  1667,  in  Newbury.  Their 
children  were:  John  and  James  (twins),  Eliza- 
beth, Stephen,  Joseph,  Benjamin,  Mary,  and  a 
daughter  who  died  unnamed.  (Mention  of  Joseph 
and   descendants   appears   in   this   article.) 

(IV)  Stephen,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
John  (2)  and  Rebecca  (Browne)  Badger,  was  born 
in  1637,  in  Newbury  and  lived  in  that  town  until 
about  1730,  when  he  removed  to  Amesbury.  He 
was  probably  a  husbandman.  He  married  (first) 
November  25,  1725, 'Hannah  Whittier,  of  Haver- 
hill.    His   second   wife   was  named  Judith,  and   she 

ly  survived  linn  and  was  the  one  who  married 
Isaac  Colby,  August  16,  1753.  Stephen  Badger's 
children  were :  Obadiah,  John,  Hannah,  Daniel, 
Benjamin  and  Mary. 

(V)  Obadiah,  eldest  child  of  Stephen  and 
Hannah  (Whittier)  Badger,  was  born  April  19, 
1727,  in  Newbury,  and  resided  most  of  his  life  in 
Amesbury.  He  was  a  gunsmith  by  occupation,  and 
served  four  enlistments  fr->m  Amesbury  in  the 
revolutionary  army.  He  was  still  living  in  1780. 
He  died  in  Amesbury,  or  at  the  home  of  his  son 
in  Warner,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  married 
January  19,  1758,  in  Amesbury,  to  Mary  Martin  and 
their  children  were:  Stephen,  Sarah,  Benjamin  and 
probably  others. 

(VI)  Benjamin,  son  of  Obadiah  and  Mary 
(Martin)  Badger,  was  born  December  18,  1764, 
in  Amesbury,  Massachusetts,  and  settled  with  his 
brother  Stephen  in  Warner,  New  Hampshire.  He 
married  Naomi  Colby,  who  was  born  December  18, 
1773.  in  Amesbury,  daughter  of  Elliott  and  Judith 
(Sargent)  Colby,  of  Amesbury  and  Warner  (see 
Colby,  V).  They  had  ten  children:  Elliott  C, 
born  May  30,  1795 ;  Stephen  C,  April  12,  1797 ; 
Benjamin,  June  12,  1799;  Molly,  August  3,  180 1 ; 
Naomi,  March  3,  1804;  Eben  S.,  September  10,  1806; 
Philip  J.,  April  17,  1809;  Hannah,  June  23,  1811, 
and  died  in  August,  1814;  Hosea,  born  July  11, 
1 S 1 5 .  and  died  June  21,  1816;  Phyllis  D.,  born  May 
10,  1834.  (Mention  of  Stephen  C.  and  Ebenezer 
S.  and  their  descendants  forms  part  of  this  article.) 

(VII)  Elliott  Colby,  eldest  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Naomi  (Colby)  Badger,  was  born  May  30,  1795, 
in  Warner,  New  Hampshire,  and  there  grew  up, 
receiving  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  town.  He  engaged  there  in  farming,  his 
land   being   near    the   village   of    Warner,    in   which 


he  resided,  and  died  there  in  1863.  He  was  a  regu- 
lar attendant  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and 
was  a  man  of  firmly  settled  convictions  and  prin- 
ciples. In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  he  was 
often  honored  by  selection  to  fill  various  town  of- 
fices. He  was  married  in  Warner  to  Judith  Saw- 
yer, a  native  of  that  town,  daughter  of  Edmund  and 
Mchitable  (Morrill)  Sawyer.  Their  children  were 
Helen,  Nancy,  Adelade  E.  and  Charles  A.  The 
eldest  daughter  became  the  wife  of  William  Car- 
ter, of  Warner  and  Lebanon  (see  Carter,  VII). 
The  second  became  the  wife  of  Gilman  C.  George 
of  Warner.  The  third  is  the  widow  of  Ebenezer 
Ferren.  residing  in  Manchester.  The  son,  Charles 
A.  Badger,  was  a  bachelor,  resided  in  Chicago,  and 
was  for  many  years  managing  clerk  of  the  Tre- 
mont  House.  Immediately  after  the  great  fire  of 
[871,  he  set  out  with  a  friend  who  was  a  military 
officer,  to  look  at  the  ruins.  He  left  the  carriage 
to  walk  home  and  was  never  seen  or  heard  of  again. 
His  disappearance  was  a  great  mystery,  which  only 
eternity  can  solve. 

(VII)  Stephen  C,  second  son  and  child  of 
Benjamin  and  Naomi  (Colby)  Badger,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Warner,  New  Plampshire,  where  he  was 
born  April  i_>.  1797.  He  was  graduated  from  Dart- 
mouth College  in  1823,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1826.  He  first  located  in  New  London,  New  Hamp- 
shire, but  in  1S33  removed  to  Concord,  where  he 
lived  until  his  death.  He  was  clerk  of  the  courts 
of  Merrimack  county  from  1S34  to  1836,  and  was 
police  magistrate  for  several  years  previous  to  the 
adoption  of  the  city  charter.  This  office  gave  him 
the  honorary  title  of  Judge.  He  was  a  fine  mathe- 
matician, and  a  practical  and  scientific  engineer. 
Among  other  drawings  he  made  in  1855  a  valuable 
map  of  the  city  of  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  wdiich 
was  published  as  a  supplement  to  Bouton's  History. 
He  married  Sophronia  Evans,  daughter  of  Esquire 
Benjamin   Evans,  a   leading  citizen   of  Warner,  and 

had   two  children,   Benjamin   Evans   and  Will- 
iam  S. 

(VIII)  Benjamin  Evans,  elder  son  of  Stephen 
C.  and  Sophronia  (Evans)  Badger,  was  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  College  in  1854.  Like  his  father, 
he  was  a  distinguished  mathematician  and  civil 
engineer.     He  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  in  1886 

of  the  police  court  in  Concord,  which 
office  he  held  till  barred  by  age  limitation.  He 
married  Rachel  O.  Eastman,  youngest  daughter  and 
twelfth  child  of  Robert  and  Sarah  (Lee)  Eastman 
of  East  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  They  had  three 
children:  William,  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth,  and 
a  civil  engineer  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  of  which 
city  he  has  been  mayor;  Gertrude,  married  William 
W.  Stone,  assistant  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Concord,  New  Hampshire ;  and  Estelle, 
who  was  a  graduate  from  the  Concord  high  school 
in  1884.  and  lives  at  home. 

(VII)  Eben  S.,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Naomi  (Colby)  Badger,  was  born  in 
Warner,  New  Hampshire,  September  10,  1806.'  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  school  of  Warner,  and 
was  a  successful  farmer.  He  carried  on  a  farm 
of  three  hundred  acres.  He  was  a  staunch  Demo- 
crat, and  never  missed  a  town-meeting.  He  at- 
tended the  Congregational  Church.  He  married 
Emily  Foster,  daughter  of  John  and  Lucy  (Hast- 
ings) Foster.  They  had  seven  children:  Philip, 
who  died  in  youth ;  John ;  Fred  E. ;  Herman  Fos- 
ter, who  lives  in  Henniker,  New  Hampshire;  Har- 
riet;   Philip,  and   Sophronia   Evans. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


(Y11I)  John,  second  son  and  eldest  living  child 
of  Eben  S.  and  Emily  (Foster)  Badger,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  Warner.  He 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  and  followed  it  all 
his  life.  He  also  did  some  farming.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Democrat.  He  belonged  to  Harris  Lodge 
of  Mas.  his.  He  died  January  3,  1882,  aged  forty- 
one  years. 

Fred  E.,  third  son  and  child  of  Eben  S.,  and 
Emily  (Foster)  Badger,  enlisted  in  Company  B, 
Eleventh  New  Hampshire  Regiment,  and  served 
during  the  civil  war.  He  was  in  the  battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  and  died  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He 
1    fanner   and  blacksmith. 

Philip  J.,  sixth  child  and  youngest  son  of  Eben 
S.  and  Emily  (Foster)  Badger,  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  of  Warner.  For  many  years 
he  was  a  successful  jeweler  111  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  married  Ida  Haynes,  of  that  place.  They 
had  one  son,  Perley  S.  Badger,  who  married  Cora 
lard  of  Concord.  They  have  two  children: 
Philip  Badger  was  an  Odd  Fellow,  belonging  to 
Rumford  Lodge. 

Sophronia  Evans,  youngest  of  the  seven  chil- 
dren of  Eben  S.  and  Emily  (Foster)  Badger, 
taught  school  in  Warner  for  several  years.  She  is 
active  in  church  work,  and  lives  alone  with  her 
pets   at  the   present   time. 

(IV)  Joseph,  fifth  child  and  fourth  son  of  John 
(2)  and  Rebecca  (Brown)  Badger,  born  1698,  died 
April  7,  1760,  aged  sixty-two.  He  was  a  mer- 
chant at  Haverhill.  He  married  (first)  Hannah 
Peaslee,  daughter  of  Colonel  Nathaniel  Peaslee,  who 
was  one  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  influential  men 
in  the  town  of  Haverhill,  by  whom  he  had  seven 
children :  Joseph,  Judith,  Mehitable,  Mary,  Na- 
thaniel, Alary,  second,  and  Peaslee.  Only  two  chil- 
dren lived  to  settle  in  life — Joseph  and  Judith,  born 
February  3,  1724.  Hannah  (Peaslee)  Badger  died 
January"  15.  1734.  July  20,  1735,  Joseph  Badger 
married  (second)  Hannah,  widow  of  Ebenezer 
Pearson,  daughter  of  Moody,  born  De- 
cember 21,  1702.  She  had  by  her  first  husband  six 
children :  Hannah,  Moody,  Ruth,  Ebenezer,  Thomas 
and  Samuel.  By  her  second  husband,  Mr.  Badger, 
she  had  three :  Enoch,  Nathaniel  and  Moses.  Moses 
settled  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island.  Enoch  moved 
to  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  Sander- 
son. 

(V)  General  Joseph(2),  the  second,  eldest  of 
the  seven  children  of  Joseph  (1)  and  Hannah 
(Pea-lee)  Badger,  was  born  in  Haverhill,  January 
11,  1722.  Me  lived  in  Haverhill  and  Bradford,  Mas- 
sachusetts, whence  he  removed  to  Gilmanton,  New 
Hampshire,  in  the  early  settlement  of  which  there 
was  no  more  distinguished  individual.  He  became 
a  proprietor  by  purchasing  shares  that  were  for- 
feited and  sold  at  auction.  Pic  came  to  Gilmanton 
in  the  spring,  and  ;owed  and  planted,  but  in  con- 
sequence of  the  sickness  and  death  of  his  son  Wil- 
liam,. 1703,  in  the  month  of  May,  he  did  not  remove 
his    family    until    July.      His     was     the     eighteenth 

ily,  and  at  the  raising  of  his  barn  that  season, 
the  first  framed  building  erected  in  town,  he  had, 
as  he  often  afterward  stated,  every  man,  woman  and 

I    to    take    supper    with    him.      General    Badg 
while  a  youth,  served  in  the  militia  in  the  capacity 
succ<  ssively   a  til    and   captain.     I  [e 

was  frequently  a  selectman  of  the  town  and  modei 

i,  ,  of  its  meetings.  He  was  also  appointed  at 
the  age  of  twenty-three  a  deputy  sheriff,  which  office 
he  held   until   he   removed   from    Massachusetts   to 


New  Hampshire  in  July,  1763.  He  was  the  first 
magistrate  in  the  place,  and  his  commission  as 
justice  of  the  peace  was  renewed  March  10,  1. 
He  also  officiated  in  various  offices  in  the  town.  He 
was  appointed  colonel  of  the  Tenth  Regiment,  July 
10,  1771.  In  the  time  of  the  Revolution  he  was  an 
active  and  efficient  officer,  was  muster  master  of 
the  troops  raised  in  this  section  of  the  state,  and  was 
employed  in  furnishing  supplies  for  the  army.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  Provincial  congress,  and 
a  member  of  the  congress  which  adopted  the  con- 
stitution. In  1784  he  received  the  commission  of 
justice  of  the  peace  and  quorum  throughout  the 
state.  In  the  same  year  he  wa.  commissioned,  in 
company  with  John  Wentworth,  John  Plumer  and 
Ebenezer  Smith,  to  administer  the  oaths  of  office 
and  allegiance  to  the  civil  and  military  officers  of 
the  county.  He  was  appointed  brigadier  general. 
June  27.  1780,  and  judge  of  probate  for  Strafford 
county,  December  6,  1784,  which  office  he  held  until 
May  13,  1797,  when  he  resigned.  Pie  was  also  a 
member  of  the  state  council  in  17S4,  1790,  1791.  As 
a  military  man.  General  Badger  was  commanding 
in  person,  well  skilled  in  the  science  of  tactics,  expert 
as  an  officer,  and  courageous  and  faithful  in  the  per- 
formance of  every  trust.  With  him  order  was  law, 
rights  were  most  sacred,  and  the  discharge  of  duty 
was  never  to  be  neglected.  He  was  a  uniform  friend 
and  supporter  of  the  institutions  of  learning  and 
religion.  He  not  only  provided  for  the  education 
of  his  own  children  by  procuring  private  teachers, 
but  he  also  took  a  lively  interest  in  the  early  estab- 
lishment of  the  common  schools  for  the  education 
of  children  generally.  Not  content  with  such  efforts 
merely,  he  did  much  in  founding  and  erecting  the 
Academy  in  Gilmanton.  which  has  been  such  a 
blessing  to  the  place  and  vicinity.  Pie  was  one  of 
the  most  generous  contributors  to  its  funds,  and  was 
one  of  its  trustees  and  the  president  of  the  board 
of  trust  until  his  death.  Instructed  from  his  boy- 
hood by  pious  parents  in  the  principles  of  religion, 
he  early  appreciated  the  blessing  of  a  Christian  min- 
istry. Having  become  the  subject  of  Divine  grace, 
he  publicly  professed  religion,  and  espoused  the 
cause  of  Christ.  A'  he  was  a  generous  supporter 
of  the  institutions  of  the  gospel,  so  to  his  hospitable 
mansion  the  ministers  of  religion  always  found  a 
most  hearty  welcome.  While  the  rich  and  the 
great  honored  him,  the  poor  held  him  in  remem- 
brance for  his  bounteous  liberality.  He  was  nearly 
six  feet  in  stature,  somewhat  corpulent,  light  and 
fair  in  complexion,  and  dignified  and  circumspect 
in  his  manner  and  conversation.  His  whole  life 
was  marked  by  wisdom,  prudence,  integrity,  firmness 
and    I  Greal    consistency   wa-    manifested 

in  all  his  deportment.  He  died  April  4.  [803,  eighty- 
two  years  of  age,  ripe  in  years,  ripe  in  character 
and  reputation,  and  a  ripe  Christian.  He  came  to 
the  "grave  in  a  full  age,  like  as  a  shock  of  corn 
cornel h  in  its  season." 

January  31,  17.(0,  General  Badger  married  Han- 
nah Tear  on,  born  July  23,  1722,  daughter  of  his 
father's  second  wife  by  a  former  husband,  and  at 
the  same  time  Nathaniel  Cog-well,  a  merchant  of 
Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  married  Judith,  General 
Bad  1        only  sister.     The  last  couple  had  nineteen 


children,   and   the    first   twelve,   making   ill   all   thirty- 
one    children.      His    widow    survived    until    February 

10.   1S17,   when  she  departed   this   life  aged  ninety- 
five.       Her    children    were    twelve,    William,    Hannah, 
Mehitable,  Joseph,  Rebecca,  Ruth,  Rachel,  Ebi 
Mary  and  Nathaniel,  twins,  Sarah,  and  Judith,     Her 


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grandchildren  were  forty-five,  her  great-grandchil- 
dren ninety-five,  and  her  great-great-grandchildren 
twenty-live.  Few  live  so  long,  and  fewer  still  have 
in  so  eminent  a  degree  as  she  had  both  power  and 
the  inclination  to  relieve  the  distressed,  and  to  con- 
tribute to  the  happiness  of  her  fellow  creatures. 

(VI)  Hon.  Joseph  (3),  fourth  child" and  second 
son  of  General  Joseph  (2)  and  Hannah  (Pearson) 
Badger,  was  born  in  Bradford,  Massachusetts,  Oc- 
tober 23,  1746,  died  January  15,  1809,  aged  sixty- 
two.  He  is  the  first  man  of  whose  marriage  in 
Gilmanton  there  is  any  record.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  military  ardor,  and  held  offices  in  the  militia 
for  thirty  years  passing  from  the  rank  of  captain  to 
that  of  brigadier  general.  In  the  Revolutionary 
war  he  was  prompt  to  duty,  and  commanded  a  com- 
pany at  Mount  Independence,  on  Lake  Champlain, 
July,  1776.  He  was  present  at  the  capture  of  Bur- 
goyne  in  1777,  and  was  on  the  detachment  that  es- 
corted the  vanquished  army  to  Boston.  After  peace 
was  restored  he  served  in  1784,  '86,  '87,  as  selectman 
of  the  town.  Subsequently  he  represented  the  town 
in  the  state  legislature,  and  was  counsellor  six 
years.  He  originally  owned  lot  No.  7  of  the  upper 
one  hundred  acres  on  which  the  central  and  north- 
ern part  of  the  village  is  built,  and  on  which  the 
academy  and  seminary  buildings  stand,  and  through 
his  influence  by  selling  building  lots  and  encourag- 
ing mechanics  to  settle,  the  village  was  founded  and 
increased.  He  took  a  leading  part  in  obtaining  the 
charter  for  the  academy,  was  one  of  the  grantees, 
and  was  the  principle  agent  in  obtaining  subscrip- 
tions to  the  fund.  He  gave  the  land  on  which  the 
academy  is  located,  and  superintended  the  erection  of 
the  first  academy  buildings.  He  also  obtained  the 
act  establishing  the  courts  in  Gilmanton,  and  ar- 
ranged the  hall  of  the  academy  and  courthouse,  and 
also  a  town  house,  where,  by  his  efforts,  first  the 
town  meetings  were  held.  In  1798,  under  an  act  of 
congress,  he  was  appointed  a  committee  to  provide 
for  the  valuation  of  lands  and  dwelling  houses,  and 
the  enumeration  of  slaves.  He  married,  August  I, 
1766,  Elizabeth  Parsons,  daughter  of  Rev.  William 
Parsons,  and  by  her  had  six  children:  Joseph.  Han- 
nah. Sarah,  Elizabeth,  William  and  Ebenezer.  His 
widow  survived  until  May  3,  1831,  when  she  died  at 
the  age  of  eighty-three. 

VII)  Joseph  (4),  oldest  child  of  Hon.  Joseph 
(3)  and  Elizabeth  (Parsons)  Badger,  married,  June 
8,  1786,  Sarah  Weeks,  and  had  Joseph,  Judith,  who 
married  Josiah  Parsons  (see  Parsons  IV)  ;  Na- 
thaniel,  Elizabeth,   Parish,   Sally,   Polly,  and   Hiram. 


The  family  of  this  name,  which 
PILLSBURY     now      numbers      thousands,      and 

many  of  whose  members  have  at- 
tained first  rank  in  the  world  of  manufacturers, 
are  descended  from  one  ancestor  who  brought  from 
old  England  to  the  shores  of  •young  New  England 
the  sterling  qualities  that  have  made  his  progeny  a 
reputation  for  honesty,  industry,  thrift  and  success 
second  to  none. 

(I)  William  Pillsbury,  the  ancestor  of  the  fam- 
ily, came  from  England,  probably  in  1640  or  1641. 
He  married  Dorothy  Crosbey,  between  June  1  and 
July  29,  i64l,and  resided  in  Dorchester  until  1651, 
when  he  bought  land  and  a  house  in  Newbury, 
Massachusetts,  and  settled  in  that  town.  They  had 
ten  children. 

(II)  Moses,  third  child  of  William  and  Dorothy 
(Crosbey)  Pillsbury,  was  born  in  Dorchester  in 
1645.  and  died  in  Newbury  in  1701.  He  married 
Susannah,    daughter    of    Lionel    Worth    in    March, 


1668.     They  had  eight  children.     (.Mention  of  Caleb 
and  descendants  appears  in  this  work). 

(III)  Moses,  second  child  of  Moses  and  Susan- 
nah (Worth)  Pillsbur)',  born  July  4,  1672,  in  New- 
bury, died  March  24,  1738.  He  married  Abigail 
Rolf.  Their  intention  of  marriage  was  published 
February  5,  1698.     They  had  nine  children. 

(IV)  Moses  (3),  eldest  child  of  Moses  (2)  And 
Abigail  (Rolf)  Pillsbury,  was  born  January  16, 
1699,  and  died  in  Boxford  in  April,  1787.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Parker,  in  Newbury,  August  6,  1728. 
She  was  born  in  1706,  and  died  February  22,  1784. 
They  had  four  children.  (Of  these,  Parker  re- 
ceives   mention,    with    descendants,    in    this    article). 

(V)  Edmund,  son  of  Moses  and  Mary  (Parker) 
Pillsbury.  was  born  in  Tewksbury,  March  12,  1738, 
and  died  in  Northwood,  New  Hampshire,  August 
17,  1816.  He  was  a  Baptist  clergyman.  He  married 
Sarah  Hale,  of  Newbury,  November  22,  1759.  She 
was  born  May  27,  1739,  and  died  March  28.  1761, 
leaving  one  son,  John,  who  died  July  6,  1761.  He 
married  (second)  Martha  Hale,  sister  of  his  first 
wife,  October  22,  1761.  She  died  April  11,  1800. 
They  had  six  children :  John  Hale,  born  September 
27,  1762;  Enoch,  born  December  17,  1763;  Thomas, 
born  June  27,  1765;  Sarah,  born  September  1,  1768; 
James,  born  August  26,  1770;  and  Martha,  born 
November  26,   1771. 

(VI)  James,  youngest  son  of  Edmund  and 
Martha  (Hale)  Pillsbury,  was  born  August  26, 
1770,  in  Plaistow,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  April 
15,  1826.  He  lived  on  the  farm  his  father  had  taken 
in  the  virgin  forest.  He  married,  July,  1795,  Rhod  1 
Smart,  of  Exeter,  who  died  February  7,  1856,  aged 
eighty-nine.  They  had  seven  children:  Polly  Par- 
ker, born  April  13,  1796;  Martha  Hale,  October  19, 
1797;  Hilton  Smart,  January  10,  1799;  Alpha  Jef- 
ferson, August  21,  1800;  Enoch  Hale,  November  21, 
1802;  Eliza  Smart,  September  25,  1805;  and  Meodat- 
ten    Batchelder,    September  28,    1807. 

(VII)  Enoch  Hale,  third  son  and  fifth  child 
of  James  and  Rhoda  (Smart)  Pillsbury,  was  born 
November  21,  1802,  and  died  June  23,  1895.  lie 
married  November  29,  1827,  Eliza  Young,  born  June 
30,  1804,  at  Barrington,  New  Hampshire,  died  Feb- 
ruary 23,  _  18S9.  Both  died  in  Tilton,  where  they 
resided  with  their  daughters  twenty  years.  They 
had  five  children:  John  James,  born  September  21, 
1828,  died  November  26,  1895;  Charles  Henry,  born 
December  2,  1S29,  died  April  23,  1839;  Eliza  Jane, 
born  April  27,  1833;  Alpha  Jefferson,  born  March 
9,  1836,  died  November  26,  1901  ;  and  Josephine, 
born  March  2,   1846. 

(VIII)  John  James,  eldest  child  of  Enoch  Hale 
and  Eliza  (Young)  Pillsbury,  was  born  at  New 
Hampton,  September  21,  1S28,  and  died  at  Tilton, 
New  Hampshire,  November  26,  1895.  He  was 
brought  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town  and  at 
Benjamin  Stanton's  school  at  Gilford.  Subse- 
quently he  went  to  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  studied  law  three  years,  being  admitted  in  1861. 
He  practiced  successfully  until  1864,  when  he  and 
his  brother  Alpha  J.,  began  the  manufacture  of 
shoes  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  under  the  name  of 
Pillsbury  Brothers.  Later  the  business  was  removed 
to  Northwood,  New  Hampshire,  and  carried  on 
successfully  until  1886,  J.  J.  Pillsbury  remaining  in 
Lynn  several  years  where  he  had  a  sales  room  of 
the  firm  and  bought  its  stock.  He  then  moved  to 
Tilton.  and  joined  in  purchasing  the  mills  erected 
in  1842,  and  later  owned  by  Selwin  Peabody,  and 
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power.  Here  they  and  Mr.  Peabody  carried  on  suc- 
cessfully the  manufacture  of  cloth.  Mr.  Pillsbury 
was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  twice  represented 
the  town  of  Tilton  in  the  legislature.  He  married, 
in  1S60,  Juliette  Tucker,  born,  1834,  daughter  of 
Alvah  and  Mary  Jane  (Bean)  Tucker,  of  Meredith 
je.  There  are  no  children  of  this  marriage. 
Mr.'  Pillsbury  was  a  lifelong  business  man,  and  his 
success  was  due  to  his  own  efforts,  lie  was  an  un- 
tiring worker,  and  his  only  recreations  were  those 
afforded  by  the  forest  and  stream.  Mrs.  Pillsbury 
is  a  member  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  degree 
of  Masons,  and  of  the  Tilton  Woman's  Club. 

(VIII)  Alpha  Jefferson,  fourth  child  and  third 
son  of  Enoch  Hale  and  Eliza  (Young)  Pillsbury, 
was  born  Mai  .  in  the  town  of  North  wood, 

and  died  in  Tilton,  November  26,  1891  or  1901.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Laconia 
New  Hampton.  He  remained  on  his  father's 
farm  until  he  was  about  twenty,  working  at  farm 
work,  and  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  at  which 
latter  business  he  earned  money  to  take  him  to 
school,  as  did  his  brother  John.  After  leaving 
school  Mr.  Pillsbury  established  an  express  line 
for  transporting  shoes  between  Lynn,  Massachusetts, 
and  Northwood,  New  Hampshire,  where  the  shoe 
into  shoes.  This  he  operated  three 
1  r  four  years,  and  then  was  joined  by  his  brother 
John  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes  in  Lynn  in  1864. 
This  business,  small  at  first,  they  built  to  much 
larger  proportions.  Three  years  after  it  was 
started  it  was  moved  to  Northwood,  where  a  large 
factory  was  built  in  which  the  business  was  carried 
on  for  about  seventeen  years,  until  1885,  when  it 
was  removed  to  Tilton.  Five  years  later  the 
brothers  sold  out  and  formed  a  company  with  Sel- 
win  Peabody,  who  had  long  been  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  woolen  cloth.  Mr.  Peabody  retired 
from  the  firm  later.  In  1901  the  company  was  in- 
corporated, and  is  now  the  Tilton  Woolen  INI  ills 
(incorporated). 

Mr.  Pillsbury  was  a  Democrat,  and  represented 
the  town  of  Northwood  two  terms  in  the  Legisla- 
ture. He  was  a  director  in  the  old  Concord  & 
Montreal  railroad,  and  in  the  National  Bank  in 
Manchester.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge  at  Tilton,  and  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star,  lie  was  not  a  church  communicant,  but  gave 
liberally  to  churches  and  other  deserving  institu- 
tions. He  was  essentially  a  business  man,  and  his 
was  a  busy  life.  He  had  no  time  for  modern  fash- 
ionable recreations,  but  was  fond  of  hunting  which 
the  forest,  and  streams  of  New  Hampshire  forty 
years  ago  furnished  in  abundance.  He  married, 
November,    1862,   Eliza  Smith  Tucker,  of  Mered 

dge  mow  Laconia),  born  September  23,  1838, 
daughter  of  Alvah  and  Mary  Jane  (Bean)  Tucker, 
natives  of  New  Hampshire.  Two  daughters  were 
1>   rn  of  this  mama  ,1  ']'.,  horn  1870,  wife  oi 

William    II.    Moses    (sei  .    VIII);   and    Ethel 

phine,  wife  of  Otis  Darnell. 

I  lii-  Pillsbury  brothers  were  associated  in  busi- 
ness the  greater  pari  of  their  lives.  When  con- 
venient they  and  their  families  resided  in  the  same 
house,  having  a  common  purse  and  living  as  one 
family    in    tin  harmony.      After    moving   to 

Tilton  they  built  and  occupied  a  very  large  and 
handsome    hoi  landing   a   grand    and    beauti- 

ful view  of  the  surrounding  country.  Their  deaths 
occurred  on  the  same  day  of  the  month,  November 
26,  one  in   [891.  and  the  other  in  1895. 

(Ill)    Caleb,  sixth  child  and  third   son  of  Moses 


and  Susannah  (Worth)  Pillsbury,  was  born  in  New- 
bury. July  27,  r68l,  and  died  in  Amesbury,  in  1750, 
aged  seventy-eight.  He  moved  with  his  family  to 
Amesbury  in  17-7.  where  he  soon  became  a  leading 
man  in  town  affairs.  The  act  which  made  his  name 
al  annals  was  the  carrying  out  of  the 
scheme  to  tunnel  Pond  Ridge  in  order  that  the 
waters  of  Lake  Attitash  might  flow  more  directly 
into  Powwow  river,  and  also  to  drain  a  large 
low  to  the  northward  of  the  lake  that  its  crop 
of  hay  might  be  more  valuable  and  more  easily 
harvested.  This  was  a  great  engineering  feat  for 
the  time,  and  was  planned  by  Caleb  Pillsbury  and 
Orlando  Bagley.  The  actual  labor  of  digging 
through  the  ridge  was  performed  by  two  men 
named  Ring  and  Nutter.  Tradition  says  they  t 
their  pay  in  a  barrel  of  West  India  rum  ;  or,  as  it 
was  spelled  in  those  days,  "rhum."  The  amount  of 
the  inventory  of  Caleb's  property,  both  real  and  per- 
sonal, taken  June  25,  1750.  was  £256,  6s.,  7d.  He 
married  in  Newbury,  February  11,  1703,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Morss,  of  Amesbury.  Their 
children  were:  Benjamin,  Caleb,  Susannah,  Sarah. 
Esther,   Hannah   and  Judith. 

( IV)  Captain  Caleb,  second  son  and  child  of 
Caleb  and  Sarah  (Morss)  Pillsbury.  was  born  in 
Newbury,  January  26,  1717,  and  died  in  Amesbury, 
February  7,  1778.  He  was  the  favorite  son  and 
residuary  legatee  of  his  father,  of  whose  estate  he 
was  administrator.  During  his  lifetime  he  was 
one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  the  town  of 
Amesbury.  and  held  at  one  time  or  another  almost 
every  office  within  the  gift  of  the  people.  He  was 
repeatedly  chosen  selectman,  representative  to  the 
general  court  and  to  the  provincial  congress.  He 
was  a  captain  of  the  militia  under  the  royal  author- 
ity, and  his  commission  under  the  king's  name, 
signed  by  Governor  Hutchinson,  is  carefully  pre- 
served by  one  of  his  grandsons.  He  was  captain  of 
the  little  company  of  fifteen  minute-men  who 
marched  from  Amesbury  to  Cambridge  on  the  Lex- 
ington alarm.  The  muster  roll  may  be  found  in 
the  state  house  in  Boston  among  the  revolutionary 
papers.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  out  of  the 
members  of  the  company  four  were  named  Pills- 
bury; indeed,  Caleb  and  his  five  sons  were  at  dif- 
ferent times  in  the  Continental  army.  The  inven- 
tory of  his  property,  taken  June  4.  1778,  amounted 
to  upwards  of  2. 200  pounds,  a  large  sum  for  the 
time.  He  married  (first).  July  8,  17)2.  Sarah  Kim- 
ball, of  V 11 0 -sbiiry.  She  died  in  1761.  and  he  mar- 
ried   (second),    Mrs.    Mehitable    (Bus well)    Smith, 

Kingston.  New  Hampshire,  the  intention  of 
marriage  being  published  November  7,  1761.  The 
children  by  the  first  wife  were:  Joshua,  Susannah, 
Sarah.  Moses,  Caleb,  Elizabeth  and  Mica j ah.  The 
only  child  of  the  second  wife  was  Isaac. 

(V)  Micajah,    fourth    son   and    seventh   child   of 
ii   and   Sarah    (Kimliall)    Pillsbury,  was   born,  in 

Amesbury,  May  4,  1761.  ami  died  in  Sutton.  New 
Hampshire,  in  i8oi,  aged  forty.  He  was  a  black- 
smith by  trade,  and  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  He 
enlisted    in    the    Continental     army     November     10, 

1777,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and  was  a  private  in 
Captain  Oliver  Titcomb's  company,  Colonel  Jacob 
Gerri-h's  regiment  of  guards,  and  served  to  April  2, 

1778,  four  months,  twenty-four  days  at  Charlestown 
and  Cambridge  I  his  regiment  was  raised  to  guard 
Lieutenant-Genera]  Burgoyne's  army  after  his  sur- 
render. In  February.  1795.  he  moved  from  Ames- 
bury to  Sutton,  where  he  lived  till  his  death.  He 
settled  in  the  southerly  part  of  the  town,  on  the  road 


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leading  from  South  Sutton  to  Fishersfield  (New- 
bury), near  the  top  of  what  was  called  Coburn's 
or  Dodge's  lull,  lie  was  a  respected  citizen  and 
tilled  several  offices  of  trust,  among  which  was  that 
of  selectman,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1707.  lie 
was  frequently  called  upon  by  his  fellow  townsmen 
to  settle  matters  in  controversy  between  them,  and 
acted  as  a  judge  or  referee.  He  married,  March  15, 
1781,  Sarah  Sargent,  of  Amesbury,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Kendrick)  Sargent,  who  died 
in  Sutton,  1843,  aged  eighty.  Their  children  were  : 
Stephen,  Joseph,  Moses,  John,  Sally,  Betsey,  Nancy 
and  Dolly. 

(VI)  Rev.  Stephen,  eldest  child  of  Micajah  and 
Sarah  (Sargent)  Pillsbury,  was  born  in  Ames- 
bury,  October  30,  1781,  and  died  in  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire,  January  22,  1S51,  in  the  seventieth 
oi  his  age.  In  his  early  life  he  was  noted  as 
a  school  teacher.  He  was  ordained  to  the  gospel 
minister  in  June,  1S15,  and  settled  as  a  Baptist 
clergyman  at  Hebron.  He  subsequently  resided  in 
Sutton,  Dunbarton,  and  Londonderry.  His  ministry 
extended  through  thirty-five  years,  fourteen  of 
which  were  passed  in  Londonderry.  He  was  one  of  the 
very  first  persons  in  the  state  to  espouse  the  tem- 
perance reform  movement,  and  he  published  an 
appeal  on  the  subject  to  the  people,  and  another 
to  rum-sellers,  never  sparing  any  effort  tending  for 
good  to  his  fellow-men.  He  represented  Sutton  in 
the  legislature  about  1833,  as  a  Democrat,  but 
when  the  Free  Soil  party  was  formed  he  entered 
its  ranks  for  freedom  and  union.  At  Londonderry 
he  was  active  as  superintending  school  committee 
for  many  years,  and  always  identified  himself  with 
the  cause  of  education.  On  the  last  day  of  his  labor 
he  attended  a  wedding  and  a  funeral.  He  was  one 
of  the  most  correct,  exemplary  Christian  gentlemen 
of  his  day — prudent,  amiable,  and  unselfish,  and  was 
respected  by  all  who  had  an  opportunity  to  know 
him.  He  came  to  be  regarded  as  one  of  the  fathers 
of  the  denomination  with  which  he  was  so  long 
connected.  Mrs.  Pillsbury  declared  a  short  time 
before  her  death  that  her  beloved  husband  never 
spoke  a  harsh  word  to  her  in  his  life.  He  married, 
March  3,  1816,  Lavinia  Hobart,  born  in  Hebron, 
New  Hampshire,  October  31,  1795,  daughter  of  Jo- 
siah  and  Joanna  (Hazelton)  Hobart,  of  Hebron. 
(See  Hobart  VII).  She  died  in  Concord,  October 
21,  1871,  aged  seventy-six.  She  was  the  possessor 
of  rare  intellectual  powers,  was  a  graceful  writer 
of  prose  and  verse,  and  the  possessor  of  a  fine 
artistic  taste.  Her  Christian  character  was  a  bright 
example  of  faith,  devotion  and  helpfulness.  She 
composed  several  excellent  religious  hymns,  and  con- 
tributed valuable  articles  to  the  pages  of  the 
Mother's  Assistant  Magizine.  The  children  of  Ste- 
phen and  Lavinia  Pillsbury  were :  Mary  Bartlett, 
Lavinia  Hobart,  Josiah  Hobart,  Stephen,  Edwin, 
Ann  Judson,  Adoniram  Judson,  William  Stoughton 
and  Leonard  Hobart.  (The  last  named  receives 
extended  mention  in  this  article). 

(VII)  Colonel  William  Stoughton,  eighth  child 
and  fifth  son  of  Rev.  Stephen  and  Lavinia  (Hobart) 
Pillsbury,  was  born  in  Sutton,  March  16,  1833.  His 
education  has  been  gained  chiefly  in  the  school  of 
practical  life.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  began  to 
learn  the  trade  of  shoemaker,  and  subsequently  be- 
came a  skillful  cutter  of  stock.  At  twenty  years  of 
age  he  started  a  shoe  factory  at  Cilleysville,  An- 
dover,  for  his  brother  Stephen,  and  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  extensive  establishment  for  a  year 
or   more.      He    was    afterwards    employed    at    Marl- 


boro, Massachusetts.  Up  to  the  time  he  attained 
his  majority  he  gave  all  his  earnings  over  a  plain 
living  for  himself  for  the  support  of  his  widowed 
mother  and  to  aid  ethers  in  med  at  the  time.  When 
twenty-one  years  of  age  he  consequently  did  not 
possess  a  dollar  in  money.  Soon,  however,  he  was 
engaged  with  a  firm  of  shoe  manufacturers  just 
starting  in  business  at  Derry,  now  West  Derry. 
About  a  year  later  he  had  the  entire  charge  of  the 
business  as  agent,  and  so  continued  during  the  ex- 
istence of  the  firm.  When  this  firm  went  out  of 
business  Mr.  Pillsbury  made  a  journey  to  Kansas, 
where  he  used  what  money  he  had  saved  to  advan- 
tage. Returning  east  he  remained  occupied  in  busi- 
ness affairs  until  the  opening  of  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion. He  enlisted  in  his  country's  service,  and 
was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  of  Company  I, 
Fourth  New  Hampshire  Regiment,  and  left  for  the 
seat  of  war  in  September,  1861.  After  reaching 
Annapolis  he  met  with  an  acident  of  so  serious  a 
character  that  he  resigned  and  returned  north.  A 
few  months  later,  his  health  having  improved,  and 
the  call  for  three  hundred  thousand  men  being  is- 
sued, he  was  appointed  recruiting  officer  for  the 
Ninth  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers.  He 
was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  of  Company  A. 
His  regiment  proceeded  to  Washington  and  was  in 
the  battles  of  South  Mountain  and  Antietam.  It 
was  at  the  battle  of  South  Mountain  that  Lieutenant 
Pillsbury  gave  proof  of  his  vigilance,  perception 
and  knowledge  of  tactics,  which  without  doubt 
saved  a  portion  of  the  companies  of  his  regiment 
from  almost  sure  destruction.  His  company  was 
leading  a  charge  upon  a  large  force  of  the  enemy, 
who  were  driven  through  a  piece  of  woods  and  dis- 
appeared while  the  union  forces  moved  into  an  open 
field  adjoining.  The  enemy  formed  under  the  pro- 
tection of  a  battery,  and  their  movements  were  ob- 
served by  Lieutenant  Pillsbury  who  halted  his  men 
and  fell  back  sufficiently  to  avoid  the  fire  of  the  bat- 
tery and  to  be  supported  by  other  forces  just  at  the 
moment  when  Major  General  Reno  rode  along  the 
line  into  the  ambush  and  received  a  terrible  volley 
from  the  rebels  screened  by  the  woods,  and  was 
instantly  killed,  very  near  the  same  ground  oc- 
cupied a  few  moments  before  by  Company  A  and 
other  union  forces. 

Disabled  by  a  severe  attack  of  pneumonia,  he 
resigned  his  commission,  and  as  soon  as  he  was  able 
to  perform  a  little  service  in  business  he  engaged  in 
Wheeling,  Virginia,  superintending  a  party  of  ex- 
perts in  training  men  there  in  the  making  of  shoes 
by  the  most  desirable  New  England  method.  As 
soon  as  his  health  seemed  restored  he  returned  to 
Londonderry,  raised  for  the  town  its  quota  of  thirty 
men  under  the  last  great  call  (1864),  and  was  com- 
missioned first  lieutenant  of  Company  D,  unattached 
artillery,  Captain  George  W.  Colbath,  of  Dover, 
commanding.  The  company  served  in  several  of 
the  forts  in  the  first  and  second  divisions  of  the  de- 
fenses of  the  capital.  He  commanded  for  a  time 
the  battery  Garesche  in  De  Russey's  division.  Later 
he  was  appointed  ordnance  officer  of  the  First  Bri- 
gade, Harding's  Division,  and  was  stationed  at  Fort 
Reno,  Maryland,  where  he  remained  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  He  was  mustered  out  at  Concord,  June 
19.  1865. 

A  month  later  he  engaged  in  manufacturing 
shuc.  s  at  Londonderry,  and  successfully  prosecuted 
the  business  there  until  the  need  of  larger  buildings 
induced  him  to  move  his  machinery  to  Derry  Depot. 
After  the  removal  to  that  place  he  formed  a  busi- 


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ness  connection  with  the  Boston  house  of  E.  P. 
Phillips  &  Company,  which  continued  until  the  dis- 
solution of  that  firm.  Soon  after  that  event  he  be- 
came agent  for  the  noted  firm  of  Clement,  Colburn 
&  Company,  of  Boston,  later  Colburn,  Fuller  & 
Company,  shoe  manufacturers  at  West  Derry.  Dur- 
ing this  agency  the  business  has  increased  until 
from  an  annual  trade  of  $75,000  it  has  reached  the 
sum  of  over  a  million  dollars  a  year.  Upwards  of 
four  hundred  and  fifty  persons  are  now  employed 
in  tiiis  establishment  of  the  firm  at  West  Derry. 
Additions  to  the  factory  afford  room  for  about  one 
hundred  more  operatives,  as  the  pressure  of  the 
trade  may  require.  Nearly  four  hundred  different 
styles  of  ladies  boots  and  shoes  are  made  for  Amer- 
ican and  foreign  trade.  The  especial  effort  in  pro- 
duction is  to  attain  all  serviceable  qualities  and 
durability.  The  product  of  this  factory  is  sold  all 
over  the  United  States,  the  West  Indies,  the  west 
coast  of  South  America,  Egypt,  South  Africa,  New 
Zealand,  Australia,  and  in  several  European  markets. 

Mr.  Pillsbury  is  a  lifelong  Republican,  and  has 
filled  various  offices  of  trust  and  honor.  In  1868 
he  was  elected  one  of  the  commissioners  of  Rock- 
ingham county,  and  held  that  office  until  1872.  In 
this  position  he  performed  valuable  service  in  or- 
ganizing the  system  of  conducting  county  affairs, 
embracing  the  institution  of  a  new  method  for  car- 
ing for  the  paupers  at  the  county  farm.  Chiefly 
through  his  influence  and  zealous  efforts  came  the 
appropriation  for  the  erection  of  the  asylum  build- 
ing for  the  accommodation  of  the  insane  poor  of 
the  county,  with  results  as  good  as  at  the  state 
asylum  at  Concord,  while  saving  largely  in  ex- 
pense, the  enterprise  has  proven  the  soundness  and 
practicability  of  the  plan.  In  fact,  while  patients 
are  as  well  treated  as  formerly,  the  cost  of  the 
asylum  building  was  saved  the  first  year  it  was 
occupied.  Colonel  Pillsbury  was  the  original  mover 
in  the  effort  to  check  the  overwhelming  extent  of 
the  "tramp  nuisance"  in  New  Hampshire.  The 
action  he  inaugurated  culminated  in  the  law  for  the 
suppression  of  vagrancy  that  has  accomplished  so 
much  good  in  this  state,  and  which  has  been  gen- 
erally copied  in  other  states. 

In  Londonderry,  Colonel  Pillsbury  has  served 
as  moderator  at  town  meetings  for  nineteen  years. 
He  has  also  represented  his  town  in  the  legislature, 
was  elected  to  the  state  senate  in  1001,  is  a  justice 
of  the  peace  and  chairman  of  the  Leech  library  at 
Londonderry.  In  June,  1877,  he  was  appointed  aide- 
de-camp,  with  the  rank  of  colonel  on  the  staff  of 
Governor  B.  F.  Prescott.  Tie  was  also  a  member  of 
Go  ernor  David  IT.  Goodell's  council,   1889  to  1891. 

Colonel  Pillsbury's  life  has  been  one  of  unre- 
mitting activity,  crowned  with  success.  lie  has 
wasted  no  time  in  idle  dreams,  but  having  used  bis 
and  energy  for  practical  purposes,  he  can  now 
look  back  upon  a  period  of  active  usefulness  of 
much  greater  duration  than  falls  to  the  lot  of  the 
ordinary  business  man.  Ii  has  been  said  of  him: 
"llis  notable  busim  icces     i->  due,  among  other 

,is,  to  bis  industry,  bis  high  sense  of  honor, 
hi.    heartiness,    and    bis    especially    remarkable    talent 

for     systemizing  .  and     for    the    1  m      ind 

ipt  execution  of  his  plan-,  llis  almost  invari- 
able accurate  judgment  of  men  is  the  sedret  of 
his  power  to  fit  the  right  man  in  the  righl  place, 
when  positions  of  responsibility  and  importance  are 
d.  Personally  Colonel  Pillsbury  is  exceed- 
ingly attractive  and  cordial  in  manner.  A  true 
gentlemanly     feeling     characterizes     his     intercourse 


with  all  who  meet  him  in  business  or  society.  He 
is  a  remarkably  active  and  well  preserved  man  for 
his  age,  and  attends  to  business  affairs  at  his  office 
with  the  same  diligence,  promptness,  and  dispatch 
that  characterized  his  earlier  years,  lie  is  an  ac- 
tive member  of  Wesley  1'..  Knight  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  has  served  as  junior  and 
senior  vice-commander,  Department  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  in  April,  1907,  was  elected  department 
commander.  He  was  a  member  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  national  council  of  administration 
of  the  order  under  General  Russell  A.  Alger,  and 
in  1005  attended  the  national  department  encamp- 
ment at  Denver,  Colorado.  He  was  made  a  Mason 
in  Lafayette  Lodge,  of  Manchester,  March,  1865, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  following  named  bodies : 
St.  Mark's  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Derry;  Trinity  Commandery ;  Edward  A.  Raymond 
Consistory,  and  Aleppo  Temple.  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  .Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Club.  Religiously 
he  is  connected  with  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and 
for  many  years  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  society  of 
that  denomination  in  Londonderry.  He  is  not  a 
sectarian.  His  spirit  is  liberal  and  broadly  tolerant. 
He  once  paid  the  expenses  of  frescoing  and  painting 
a  Methodist  Church,  when  the  society  little  expected 
such  aid  from  a  person  of  another  denomination. 
mel  Pillsbury  married  in  Londonderry.  April 
15,  [8p6  Martha  Silver  Crowell.  who  was  born 
September  27,   1836,  r  of  Peter  and   Harriet 

(Hardy)  Crowell,  of  Londonderry.  Her  grand- 
father. Samuel  Crowell,  was  a  soldier  of  the  Re- 
volution, and  settled  at  Londonderry  from  Essex 
county,  Massachusetts,  immediately  after  the  close 
of  that  war.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  April  15,  1906,  was  the  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary of  the  wedding  of  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Pillsbury, 
and  the  event  was  celebrated  with  great  1  clat  at 
r  beautiful  iril    14,   of 

that  year,  the  event  being  celebrated  on  thai  d  ly 
because  the  15th  of  April  came  on  Sunday.  The 
golden  anniversary  celebration  was  a  social  incident 
of  magnitude,  upwards  of  three  hundred  and  fifty 
imitations  having  been  sent  out,  and  friends  at- 
tended from  far  and  near  to  attest  their  regard  for 
the  couple  whose  half  century  of  marital  happiness 
was  so  felicitously  celebrated.  Nine  children  wi  re 
born  of  this  marriage,  of  whom  live  died  in  infancy. 
Of  those  who  grew  to  mature  age.  Rosecrans  W. 
is  mentioned  below:  Charles  H.  L.  is  in  Denver, 
Colorado;  Harriet  L.  is  the  wife  of  Wallace  P. 
Mack,  of  Londonderry;  Ulysses  Grant  died  April, 
1905.  aged  twenty-eight. 

(VIII)  Hon.  Rosecrans  W.  Pillsbury,  eldest 
11  and  third  child  of  Colonel  William  S.  and  Sarah 
A.  (Crowell)  Pillsbury,  was  born  in  Londonderry, 
September  18,  [863.  lie  attended  the  town  schools 
of  Londonderry,  Pinkerton  Academy,  and  the  Man- 
chester High  School,  and  entered  Dartmouth  Col- 
legi  \\iili  the  class  of  1885,  but  on  account  of  ill 
health    \\:is   compel!  1      ave   before   the   comple- 

tion of  his  course,  lie  studied  law  in  the  Boston 
Law  School  and  in  the  office  1  E  Judge  Robert  J. 
Pea  lee  in  Manchester,  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1890,  ami  for  several  years  bad  an  office  in 
Manchester  and  in  Derry.  All  of  this  time  he 
owned  and  conducted  a  box  factory  in  West  Derry. 
making  both  paper  and  wooden  boxes  for  the  shoe 
trade.  Of  l.iie  years  he  has  devoted  practically  all  of 
liis  attention  to  industrial  rather  than  to  professional 
activities,    as    his    interests    in    the    former    line    have 


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been  increased  most  markedly.  He  is  the  junior 
member  and  manager  of  the  shoe  firm  of  W.  S. 
and  R.  W.  Pillsburyi  which  operates  the  oldest  fac- 
tory in  Derry  (which  is  also  the  oldest  in  the  state) 
and  has  been  several  times  enlarged,  a  further  ac- 
count of  which  is  given  in  this  sketch  of  Colonel 
\Y.  S.  Pillsbury.  next  preceding  this.  He  owns 
and  personally  manages  the  farm  of  three  hundred 
acres  upon  which  he  lives  in  Londonderry,  about  a 
mile  distant  from  the  village  of  West  Derry.  Here 
he  cuts  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  tons  of  hay 
annually,  all  of  which  with  other  field  crops  is  fed 
upon  the  place.  He  is  one  of  the  largest  milk  pro- 
ducers  in  that  section,  has  extensive  orchards  and 
poultry  yards  which  contain  six  hundred  bens.  He 
was  president  of  the  Magnet  Publishing  Company, 
which  has  its  headquarters  in  West  Derry,  has  one 
of  the  best  equipped  plants  for  job  printing  in  the 
state,  and  printed  and  published  the  Magnet,  a 
monthly  magazine  which  had  a  circulation  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  thousand  copies  a  month.  This 
magazine  he  sold  October,  1906.  Early  in  1906  Mr. 
Pillsbury  became  the  chief  stockholder  in  the  Union 
Publishing  Company,  proprietors  of  the  Manchester 
Union,  and  has  since  taken  control  of  its  manage- 
ment as  a  newspaper,  with  most  satisfactory  results, 
concerning  both  the  reading  public  and  the  owners. 
The  paper  is  the  leading  journal  of  the  state,  and 
compares  to  the  disadvantage  of  the  Boston  journals 
in  giving  general  news  of  the  world.  He  is  a  direc- 
tor of  the  Greene  Consolidated  Copper  Company, 
one  of  the  largest  mining  companies  of  its  kind  in 
the  world.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Shoe  and  Leather 
Association  of  Boston,  and  president  of  the  Boot 
and  Shoe  Club  of  Boston,  and  for  fifteen  years  past 
has  been  a  director  of  the  Manchester  National 
Bank,  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Derry,  and  treasurer  of  the  Nuffield  Savings  Bank. 
Mr.  Pillsbury  is  a  Republican  and  has  long  ex- 
ercised a  powerful  influence  in  the  political  affairs 
of  the  state.  This  is  due,  not  so  much  to  his  long 
time  of  public  service  as  to  the  energy  and  enthusi- 
asm he  has  shown  in  accomplishing  whatever  he 
has  undertaken.  The  only  town  office  he  has  ever 
held  is  that  of  moderator,  which  place  he  has  filled 
for  the  last  twenty  years.  He  served  as  a  delegate 
to  the  constitutional  convention  of  1887,  being  then 
the  youngest  member  of  that  body.  He  was  a  dele- 
gate to  the  convention  of  1902,  being  the  unanimous 
choice  of  the  town;  was  chairman  of  the  committee 
on  permanent  organization,  and  one  of  the  most 
active  members  of  the  committee.  He  was  an 
earnest  advocate  of  the  town  as  against  the  district 
system  of  representation,  and  in  favor  of  local  op- 
tion in  exempting  new  industries  from  taxation  for 
a  definite  term  of  years.  He  has  represented  the 
town  of  Londonderry  in  the  house  of  representa- 
tives three  terms,  at  the  sessions  of  1S97,  1899  and 
1905,  and  was  a  member  of  the  judiciary  committee 
at  each  session.  In  1897  he  was  also  a  member  of 
the  committee  on  liquor  laws;  in  1800  also  on  na- 
tional affairs  and  in  1905  also  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  retrenchment  and  reform,  heading  a  move- 
ment to  procure  a  readjustment  of  the  state  sys- 
tem of  taxation  and  expenditures,  with  other  needed 
reforms.  At  the  second  session  mentioned  he  was 
also  chairman  of  a  special  committee  to  investigate 
the  subject  of  the  cost  of  state  printing.  This  com- 
mittee conducted  several  hearings  and  recommended 
the  abolishment  of  the  office  of  state  printer,  which 
recommendation  was  adopted.  By  this  change  it 
is  estimated  by  competent  authority  an  average  of 
at    least    $10,000    a    year   has    resulted    to   the    state 


treasury.  This  is  the  only  conspicuous  act  of  retrench- 
ment which  has  been  adopted  by  legislative  act 
for  many  years.  Throughout  his  legislative  service 
Mr.  Pillsbury  has  consistently  stood  for  the  largest 
measure  of  local  self-government  and  local  option, 
and  to  secure  a  just  conduct  of  affairs  with  the  least 
practicable  expense  to  those  who  bear  the  burdens 
of  government.  At  his  first  session  he  introduced 
and  put  through  a  bill  giving  the  town  the  option 
of  having  highway  district  agents,  one  instead  of 
three  road  agents.  At  the  second  session  he  took  an 
aggressive  stand  for  the  repear  of  all  moieties,  and 
won  the  contest.  At  the  last  session  he  drafted 
and  introduced  a  bill  providing  for  an  inheritance 
lax,    and    was    active   in   getting   it   through    the   later 

■is  of  legislation.  It  was  he  who  made  the  sug- 
gestion that  was  adopted  as  the  practical  way  1  ait 
of  the  complications  over  the  fifty-eight  hour  bill 
which  was  passed  by  the  house  after  it  was  under- 
stood what  the  attitude  of  the  senate  was  toward  it. 
Mr.  Pillsbury  recommended  as  a  compromise  and  a 
practical  test  of  the  workings  of  the  plan,  that  the 
proposed  fifty-eight  hours  a  week  be  made  to  apply 
to  the  months  of  July  and  August  only.  The  bill  in 
that  form  finally  passed.  At  all  of  these  sessions 
Mr.  Pillsbury  was  one  of  the  most  active  debaters, 
never  hesitating  to  let  his  position  on  a  measure 
be  well  known,  or  diffident  about  adding  informa- 
tion upon  any  subject,  if  he  felt  it  would  contribute 
to  more  intelligent  action  on  the  part  of  the  mem- 
bers.  He  never  dodged.  The  more  important  or 
hotly  contested  the  subject,  the  more  eager  was  he 
to  take  part  in  its  settlement,  and  in  the  way  that 
seemed  to  him  for  the  best  interests  of  the  public. 
When  near  the  close  of  the  last  session  a  resolution 
was  unanimously  adopted  instructing  his  com- 
mittee in  retrenchment  and  reform  to  make  inquiries 
and  report  by  bill  wherein  there  might  be  a  reduc- 
tion in  state  expenses  without  detriment  to  the 
state's  interests,  he  accepted  the  command  in  good 
faith.  His  committee  was  called  together  at  once, 
and  early  reported  a  measure  providing  that  no  bill 
of  a  state  officer  or  employee  for  services  or  ex- 
penses, except  salaries  provided  by  statute,  shall 
be  approved  by  the  governor  and  council  or  paid 
by  the  state  treasurer  unless  it  is  accompanied  by 
a  certificate  under  oath  of  said  officer  or  employee 
that  the  service  has  been  actually  performed  and  the 
expenses  actually  incurred;  and  another  taking  from 
the  councilors  mileage,  but  increasing  their  per  diem 
pay.  Both  these  measures  became  laws  without 
opposition.  The  committee,  because  of  the  nearness 
to  the  close  of  the  session,  and  their  manifest  in- 
ability for  that  reason  to  go  into  any  extensive  in- 
quiry, caused  it  to  be  known  that  it  would  report 
any  measure  which  seemed  to  be  offered  in  good 
faith,  and  let  it  stand  on  its  merits.  In  this  way 
measures  to  abolish  the  state  board  of  agriculture, 
the  labor  bureau,  and  to  consolidate  the  school  for 
feeble-minded  children  with  the  state  hospital,  were 
presented.  Some  of  the  leaders  who  had  favored 
the  resolution  desired  all  action  under  it  suppressed, 
but  Mr.  Pillsbury  insisted  that  the  subject  be 
threshed  out.  In  this  way  the  first  mentioned 
measure  was  brought  to  a  vote  in  the  house,  and 
defeated  by  the  narrow  margin  of  but  thirteen  votes. 
A  senate  bill  to  require  the  purchase  of  supplies  by 
state  institutions  in  the  open  market,  would  have 
been  quietly  dropped  in  the  house  in  the  last  days  of 
the  session  but  for  the  insistence  of  Mr.  Pillsbury 
that  it  be  carried  to  a  vote,  which  resulted  in  its 
passage. 

Mr.   Pillsbury  is  a  forceful  debater  and  a  pleas- 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


ing    public    speaker.      He    has    a    good    voice    and 
nee,    and   always    aims    direct    to    the   point   he 

les  to  reach.  In  the  session  of  1905  he  never 
spoke  unless  it  seemed  to  him  that  there  was  some 

red,  and  that  he   was  in 
pos-  the  lads  to  do  it,  to  the  end  that  the 

most  intelligent  action  might  be  taken.  No  other 
speaking  member  of  the  1905  house  was  accorded 
applause  from  members  to  the  extent  that  it  was 
given  to  him.  He  was  induced  by  friends  to  become 
a  candidate  for  governor  on  a  platform  of  reform 
and  economical  administration,  and  went  into  the 
state  convention  of  1906  with  a  strong  following. 
On  account  of  the  unusual  number  of  candidates 
with  faithful  supporters  and  the  impossiblity  of 
making  a  nomination  without  bitter  strife,  in  the 
interests    of   harmony    in   the    party   ranks   he   with- 

\  after  seven  fruitless  ballots,  in  favor  of  his 
old  friend  and  schoolmate  Charles  H.  Floyd,  in 
whom  he  felt  that  he  could  trust.  In  1^02  Mr. 
Pillsbury  was  an  alternate  delegate-at-large  to  the 
Republican  national  convention  at  Minneapolis 
which  nominated  Benjamin  Harrison  for  the  presi- 
dency. In  1904  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican 
national  convention  in  Chicago,  and  a  member  of 
the  committee  to  notify  Mr.  Roosevelt  of  his  nomi- 
nation. He  is  serving  his  fourth  term  as  a  trustee 
of  the  New  Hampshire  College  of  Agriculture  and 
the  Mechanic  Arts.  He  is  most  popular  among  the 
alumni  because  of  the  active  interests  which  he  has 
always  taken  in  all  those  things  that  especially  ap- 
peal to  the  student  body.  His  public  spirit,  which 
has  been  so  well  manifested  at  home  for  the  devel- 
opment of  the  town  and  all  that  pertains  to  its  well- 
fare,  was  well  illustrated  as  regards  the  state  in  his 
early  offer  to  contribute  $1,000  to  a  fund  that  New- 
Hampshire  attractions  and  natural  resources  might 
be  fittingly  represented  at  the  St.  Louis  International 
Exposition.  No  man  has  been  more  zealous  or 
unselfish  in  the  efforts  which  have  resulted  in  the 
remarkable  growth  that  has  brought  Derry  to  the 
point  where  it  is  one  of  the  most  populous  towns 
in  the  state.  No  movement  of  a  public  nature  can 
be  advanced  there  that  Mr.  Pillsbury  is  not  to  be 
safely  counted  in  its  substantial  support.  He 
gave  the  valuable  site  for  the  Adams  memorial 
building,  and  one  thousand  dollars  in  cash  for  the 
use  of  the  public  library.  He  was  initiated  into 
the  Masi  nic  order  in  1885,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
following  named  bodies:  St.  Mark's  Lodge, 
1  rinity  Commandery,  Edward  A.  Raymond  Con- 
sistory, and  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree, 
Scottish  Rite,     lie  is  also  a  noble  of  Aleppo  Temple, 

ient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,    and    a    member    of    the    Patrons    of     Hus- 

dry,  having  been  the  first  master  of  Nuffield 
G  He   is  also  a  member  of  the  New   Hamp- 

shire Coon  Club,  the  Derryfield  Club,  and  the  Cal- 
umet Club. 

Mr.  Pillsbury  married  il  Manchester,  (885,  Annie 
I       Watl   .  s   born   in    Manchester,   August  7, 

1862,  daughter  of  Horace  P.  ami  Mona  (Boyd) 
Watt-,  of  Manchester.  They  have  three  children: 
Maria,  who  is  a  senior  at  Abbott  Academy;  Horace 
Watts,  who  is  a  third-year  boy  at  St.  Paul's  School; 
ami    1  lorothy,   who   1-   at   home. 

(YII)  Captain  Leonard  Hobart,  ninth  child  of 
Rev.  Stephen  and  Lavinia    (Hobart)    Pillsbury,  was 

1  December  25,  1835,  in  Dunbarton,  at  which 
time  his  father  was  pastor  of  the  church  in  that 
town.  When  he  was  only  one  year  old  his  parents 
removed  to  Londonderry,  and  of  that  town  are  his 


earliest  recollections.  After  the  death  of  his  father 
and  while  yet  a  boy,  he  was  attracted  by  the  ex- 
citing conflict  against  slavery  to  Kansas.  In  that 
then  Territory  he  preempted  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land  in  1855,  and  did  his  part  to  make 
Kansas  a  free  state.  Returning  to  New  Hampshire, 
he  attended  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  until  almost 
commencement  time,  when  he  would  graduate,  and 
then  under  pressure  of  the  call  of  President  Lincoln 
for  three  hundred  thousand  troops  he  enlisted  as 
a  private  in  the  Ninth  New  Hampshire  Volunteer 
Infantry,  but  was  immediately  placed  in  command 
of  Company  A,  which  he  subsequently  led  m  several 
of  the  hardest  battles  of  the  war.  As  Captain 
Pillsbury  has  always  been  a  most  earnest  peace  man, 
his  military  career  is  not  easily  explained,  unless 
one  remembers  that  "Slavery  is  war,''  and  his  hatred 
of  that  "patriarchal  institution"  was  so  intense  as 
to  be  comparable  only  to  his  abhorrence  and  hatred 
of  rum,  both  of  which  he  has  ever  opposed  with 
all  the  enthusiasm  of  his  nature.  After  the  war  he 
was  a  teacher  for  some  years  in  New  York  City 
and  an  officer  in  the  custom  house.  Later  he  again 
went  west,  and  was  for  about  eight  years  a  farmer 
in  Kansas.  For  five  years  he  resided  in  Tennes- 
see, being  a  deputy  clerk  of  the  United  State-  cir- 
cuit court  and  a  commissioner  of  the  same.  In 
1878  he  returned  to  his  native  state,  and  for  the 
twenty-seven  succeeding  years  has  been  in  the 
mercantile  business,  first  as  a  partner  with  his 
father,  Colonel  \V.  S.  Pillsbury.  and  later  with  his 
son,  Ambrose  Burnside.  He  held  the  office  of  po- 
lice judge  three  or  four  years,  retiring  from  his 
judgeship  in  1905.  He  is  a  noted  public  and  civil 
engineer,  and  probably  makes  more  conveyances  of 
real  estate  than  any  other  person  in  West  Rocking- 
ham county.  He  has  been  for  thirty-five  years  an 
active  member  of  the  American  Peace  Society,  and 
is  one  of  its  vice-presidents,  associated  with  such 
persons  as  Robert  Treat  Paine,  Judge  Edmunds, 
the  Rev.  E.  E.  Hall,  and  Professor  Eliot,  of  Har- 
vard. His  activity  in  the  cause  of  temperance  has 
been  recognized  throughout  the  state,  and  he  is 
on  the  executive  board  of  the  State  Anti-Saloon 
League.  The  first  church  ever  organized  in  West 
Deny  was  the  Baptist  Church,  and  if  Captain  Pills- 
bury was  not  its  founder  it  would  be  hard  to  say 
to  whom  that  honor  belongs.  His  activity  and  zeal 
cause  which  he  has  es- 
d  have  caused  him  no  little  friction,  and  he 
has  sometimes  been  misunderstood  and  bitterly  as- 
sailed, but  time,  which  "evens  all  tin  caused 
him  ii.  be  better  appreciated  with  his  advancing  years, 
and  he  certainly  has  had  no  lack  of  political  honors, 
which  have  come  to  him  unsought.  He  married, 
August  23,  1862,  Evelyn  F.  Sanborn,  and  five  chil- 
dren have  been  born  to  them,  all  of  whom  are  now 
living,    as    follows:      Fred    S.,    now    of    Watcrbury, 

A  achusetts;  Ambrose  B.,  of  West  Derry,  who 
is  in  the  furniture  business  with  his  father;  Ed- 
Am  S.  electrician,  St.  Loui-.  Missouri;  William  S., 
dealer  in  horses.  Kansas  City,  Missouri;  and  Grace 

L.  who  married  -    Crocker,  and  resides  in 

Boston,    Massachusetts. 

Harriet  I..  Pillsbury  and  Wallace  P.  Mack  were 
married  February  24.  1892,  and  reside  in  London- 
derry,   where    hi  rn    March   7,    1863,   son   of 

Vndrew  W.  and  Frances  A.  (Preston)  Mark,  and 
lineal  descendant  of  John  Mack,  a  pioneer  of  Lon- 
donderry, born  in  1732.  Mr.  Mack  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  at  Pemberton  Academy, 
ami     is      bookkeeper      for      Colonel      Pillsbury.       He 


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owns  and  resides  on  a  farm.  The  children  of  this 
union  are :  Lillian  W.,  Lavinia  P.,  Andrew  P., 
and    Wallace    P. 

(VI)  Moses,  third  son  and  child  of  Micajah 
and  Sarah  (Sargent)  Pillsbury,  was  born  in  Ames- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  June  19,  1786,  and  died  in 
Sutton.  New  Hampshire,  January  25,  1870,  aged 
eighty-four.  He  was  a  farmer  and  joiner  in  Sutton. 
He  was  a  Democrat,  was  several  times  chosen  se- 
lectman, was  representative  to  the  state  legislature, 
and  served  as  justice  of  the  peace.  He  married, 
first,  December  II,  1S15.  Mary,  daughter  of  David 
Carlton,  of  Bradford,  Massachusetts,  who  died  in 
1852;  second,  November  1,  1854,  Airs.  Anna  (Blais- 
dell)  Eaton,  widow  of  Joshua  Eaton,  of  Bradford; 
third,  April  •!,  1862,  Mrs.  Jane  Stevens.  The  chil- 
dren of  Moses  and  Alary  were  :  Mary,  Harriet  1-., 
Sarah    S.,    Moses    L.,    and    Amanda. 

(VII)  Moses  Lorenzo,  fourth  child  and  only 
son  of  Moses  and  Alary  (Carlton)  Pillsbury,  was 
born  in  Sutton,  September  10,  1826.  and  lias  al- 
ways made  his  residence  in  that  town.  His  family 
is  the  only  one  now  living  there  of  the  ancient  and 
honorable  name  and  lineage  of  Pillsbury.  He  is  a 
successful  farmer,  and  owns  and  cultivates  a  farm 
of  three  hundred  acres.  He  is  also  a  stone  mason. 
He  is,  in  fact,  the  typical  New  Hampshire  citizen — 
honorable,  intelligent,  and  useful,  of  good  estate, 
and  always  a  gentleman,  as  was  his  father  before 
him.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  and  was  by 
the  suffrages  of  his  fellow  citizens  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  selectmen  of  Sutton  nine  years, 
and  representative  to  the  general  court  in  the  year 
1873.  He  married  in  Sutton,  March  30,  1852,  Hannah 
Maria  Felch,  who  was  born  May  2,  1829,  daughter 
of  Deacon  John  and  Hannah  (Dodge)  Felch,  of 
Sutton.  Two  sons  were  born  of  this  marriage : 
George  C.  and  Herbert  L.  The  former  is  unmar- 
ried and  resides  with  his  parents. 

(VIII)  Herbert  Larkin,  second  child  of  Moses 
L.  and  Hannah  M.  (Felch)  Pillsbury,  was  born  in 
Sutton  October  22,  1865.  His  education  was  acquired 
in  Sutton.  He  has  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  acres,  which  he  carries  on  with  success.  He 
has  also  been  for  a  long  time  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business,  cutting  and  preparing  large  quantities  for 
the  market.  He  is  highly  respected  by  his  neigh- 
bors, and  was  elected  in  1903  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  to  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  the  same  year 
to  a  scat  in  the  New  Hampshire  house  of  repre- 
sentatives. He  attends  the  Baptist  Church.  He 
married,  August  12,  1893,  in  Sutton,  Lena  M.  Co- 
burn,  who  was  born  March  18,  1876,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  K.  and  Minerva  V.  (Harwood)  Coburn. 
They  have  two  children:  Moses  B.,  born  June 
6,  1897;  and  Ruth  M.,  born  March  11,  1900. 

(V)  Parker,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Moses  (3)  and  Mary  (Parker)  Pillsbury,  was  born 
in  Bradford,  Massachusetts,  February  11,  1742,  and 
died  there  February  21,  1821,  aged  seventy-nine.  He 
was  a  patriot  soldier  in  the  American  Revolution, 
and  his  record  is  as  follows :  Parker  Pillsbury  was 
a  private  in  Captain  Joseph  Ilsley's  company  of 
Colonel  Coggswell's  regiment.  He  enlisted  Sep- 
tember 30,  1776,  and  was  discharged  November  16, 
1776,  serving  two  months,  including  thirteen  days 
(two  hundred  and  sixty  miles)  traveled  home.  The 
roll  is  dated  Newcastle,  and  the  order  for  payment 
of  the  amount  of  the  roll  is  dated  at  North  Castle 
and  signed  by  Captain  Ilsley.  Parker  Pillsbury 
was  aLo  a  private  in  Captain  Jonathan  Poor's  com- 
pany.    A  copy  of  a  company  return  and  a  copy  of 


a  receipt  dated  Newbury,  March  18,  1777,  signed 
by  said  Pillsbury  and  others  of  that  company  for 
wages  for  six  weeks'  service,  appears  on  the  re- 
verse side  of  the  return.  He  married  first,  Apphia 
Joques,  of  Newbury.  She  died  November  10,  1769, 
aged  twenty-nine  years ;  and  he  married  second, 
March  24,  1774,  Sarah  Dickinson,  who  died  April 
13,  1826,  aged  seventy-five  years.  The  children  of 
the  first  wife  were:  Phineas  and  Moses,  and  of 
the  second  wife:  Betsey,  Apphia,  Parker,  Paul, 
Samuel  (died  young),  Oliver,  Samuel,  Enoch,  Sally, 
John   (died  young),  and  John. 

(VI)  Deacon  Oliver,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Parker  and  Sarah  (Dickinson)  Pillsbury,  was 
born  in  Newbury,  now  Newburyport,  Massachusi 
October  29,  1783.  In  17S7,  when  Oliver  was  four 
years  old,  his  father  moved  to  West  Boscawen  (now 
Webster),  New  Hampshire,  then  a  wilderness.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  Oliver  returned  to  Newbury, 
and  after  farming  for  a  while,  hired  himself  to  a 
blacksmith.  He  acquired  skill  so  rapidly  that  at 
the  end  of  six  months  he  received  full  journey- 
man's pay.  Before  engaging  in  business  for  himself 
he  went  to  Dummer  Academy  in  Byfield,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  had  the  good  fortune  to  meet  a 
schoolmate,  Miss  Anna  Smith,  of  Chebacco,  now 
Essex,  Massachusetts,  whom  he  married  December 
8,  1808.  They  settled  in  Hamilton,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  did  blacksmith  work  for  a  chaise  factory. 
In  1814,  on  account  of  the  breaking  up  of  the  busi- 
ness by  the  war,  Mr.  Pillsbury  with  his  family 
moved  to  Henniker,  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
purchased  a  farm  in  the  southwest  part  of  the  town, 
afterwards  owned  by  Hiram  G.  Patten.  War  prices 
then  prevailed,  and  Mr.  Pillsbury  incurred  a  debt 
of  fifteen  hundred  dollars,  which  was  nearly  doubled 
by  the  interest  before  it  was  finally  paid.  Not- 
withstanding this  heavy  load  he  was  enabled  to  give 
his  large  family  a  good  education,  and  he  cheer- 
fully bore  his  full  share  in  building  roads,  bridges, 
schools  and  churches.  In  1824  he  united  with  the 
Congregational  Church,  of  which  he  was  afterwards 
made  deacon,  holding  the  office  till  his  death.  He 
was  frequently  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school,  and  for  many  years  maintained  one  in  his 
own  remote  district,  beside  attending  all  the  regular 
services  at  the  church,  four  miles  distant.  He  also 
maintained  a  singing  school  at  his  house,  and  invited 
all  the  young  people  of  the  neighboring  districts  to 
attend,  rent  and  fuel  free.  Deacon  Pillsbury  was 
a  notable  man  in  his  day  and  generation.  He  pos- 
sessed the  strong  qualities  and  high  moral  courage 
afterwards  so  conspicuous  in  his  sons.  He  was  an 
early  advocate  of  the  abolition  of  slavery  and  of  the 
liquor  curse.  He  was  one  of  the  best  types  of  that 
Puritan  character  which  has  made  New  England. 
His  two  ideals  were  education  and  religion,  and  he 
was  willing  to  suffer  and  endure  all  things  in  their 
behalf.  Mrs.  Pillsbury,  like  her  husband,  was  en- 
dowed with  the  highest  qualities  of  unusual  vigor, 
physical  and  mental.  She  cheerfully  endured  the 
hardships  of  the  time,  and  left  a  strong  impress 
upon  her  large  family,  who  were  brought  up  ac- 
cording to  the  highest  standards.  Eleven  children 
were  born  to  this  worthy  couple,  all  of  whom  had 
creditable  records,  and  some  of  whom  filled  large 
places  in  the  world.  The  first  three  were  born  in 
Hamilton,  Massachusetts,  and  the  others  at  Hen- 
niker, New  Hampshire ;  one  only  died  in  infancy. 
Their  eleven  children  are  noted  as  follows :  Parker, 
born  September  22,  1809,  married  Sarah  Hall  Sar- 
gent, of  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  January  I,  1840, 


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died  ;it  Concord,  July  7,  1898.  Josiah  W.,  born 
March  jo,  iSii,  graduated  from  Dartmouth  College 
in  1S40,  married  Elizabeth  Dinsmoor,  of  Windham, 
New  Hampshire,  June  I,  1S41,  and  died  at  Milford, 
New  Hampshire,  October  26.  1894.  Gilbert,  born 
February  23,  1813,  graduated  from  Dartmouth  in 
1841,  married  November  12  of  that  year.  Ann 
Frances  Ray,  of  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  and  died 
at  North  Abington,  Massachusetts,  January  3,  1894. 
Oliver,  born  March  22,  1815,  died  April  15,  1816. 
Oliver  (2)  is  mentioned  below;  Eliza  Ann,  born 
March  12,  1819,  married  (first)  Peter  Eaton,  of 
Weare,  New  Hampshire,  in  December,  1840;  (sec- 
ond) Obadiah  E.  Wilson,  June  2,  1870,  lived  in 
Henniker,  and  died  December  24,  1896;  Harriet 
Newell,  born  May  25,  1821,  married  Nahum  New- 
ton, of  Henniker,  February  22,  1849.  Mary  Smith, 
born  February  28,  1823,  married  Leander  W.  Cogs- 
well, of  Henniker.  Enoch,  born  June  28,  1825, 
taught  school  and  had  unusual  talent  for  music, 
died  at  Boundbrook,  New  Jersey,  May  28,  1846. 
Moses  Foster,  born  April  3,  1827,  married  Hannah 
S.  Dodge,  March  19,  1857,  was  a  farmer,  teacher 
and  selectman,  died  at  Henniker,  February  20, 
1865. 

The  three  eldest  sons  of  this  family  deserve 
more  than  a  passing  mention.  Parker  Pillsbury 
became  one  of  the  most  noted  anti-slavery  orators 
and  agitators,  the  associate  of  Phillips  and  Garri- 
son, Rogers  and  Foster.  A  man  of  remarkable 
intellectual  power,  he  devoted  his  whole  life  to  the 
of  reform.  Josiah  W.  Pillsbury,  after  gradu- 
ating from  Dartmouth,  became  principal  of  the 
Academy  of   Pepperell.   Ma  its,  and  later  of 

the  high  school  at  Weymouth,  Massachusetts.  His 
wife  was  associated  with  him  in  teaching.  Being 
obliged  to  give  up  his  chosen  vocation  on  account 
of  his  health,  lie  retired  to  Milford,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  became  a  most  useful  citizen.  His  only 
surviving  child,  Albert  Enoch,  born  August  19, 
1849,  became  a  noted  lawyer  in  Boston,  and  at- 
torney-general of  Massachusetts.  Gilbert  Pillsbury 
paid  his  way  through  Dartmouth  by  teaching  and 
sinking  winters.  After  marriage  he  ami  his  wife 
taught  select  schools  in  New  York  city  and  Somer- 
ville,  New  Jersey,  for  several  years.  In  1854  they 
returned  to  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  where  they 
founded  a  young  ladies'  seminary,  which  they  con- 
ducted until  the  Civil  war  broke  out.  In  1863  they 
went  to  Hiltnii  Head.  South  Carolina,  where  he  was 
made  agent  for  the  freedmen.  During  the  reconstruc- 
tion period  he  was  chosen  the  first  mayor  of  Charles- 
ton, South  Carolina,  which  office  he  held  for  three 
years.  He  had  previously  been  a  member  oi  the 
constitutional  conventii  n  of  South  Carolina,  and  had 
much  to  do  with  framing  the  new   Constitution. 

I  •<  icon  Oliver  Pillsbury  died  at  his  last  home 
in  Henniker,  February  27.  1857.  After  the  in- 
firmities of  aye  had  begun  to  affect  his  once  p  iwei 
ful  constitution,  lie  sold  his  farm  to  his  son  Oliver. 
and  built  this  house  in  the  village,  afterward  owned 
by  lus  daughter.  Mrs.  L  W.  Cogswell.  Mrs.  Pills- 
bury reached  the  age  of  ninety  four  years,  dying 
July  8,  1879.  She  retained  her  faculties  to  the  end 
of  her  active  ami  beneficent  life,  ami  sin-  was  borne 
to  the  grave  by  her  four  el. lest  and  surviving  sons. 
ion  of  Oliver  and  descendants  i^  a  part  of  this 
article.) 

I  \  II)  Josiah  Webster,  second  l-<>n  ami  child  of 
Oliver  and  Anna  (Smith)  Pillsbury,  was  born  in 
Hamilton,  Massachusetts,  March  20,  1811,  and  died 
in  Milford,  New    Hampshire,  October  26,  1894.  aged 


eighty-three.  He  lived  on  his  father's  farm  until 
he  attained  his  majority,  and  then  began  to  prepare 
for  college,  teaching  at  intervals  in  the  meantime. 
While  attending  Phillips  Andover  Academy  he 
united  with  the  abolitionist  society  founded  among 
the  students  there.  The  Academy  authorities  con- 
demned the  society  and  its  aims,  and  its  members 
left  the  school  in  a  body.  It  was  then  and  there 
that  Mr.  Pillsbury's  attitude  with  regard  to  slavery 
became  fixed.  After  the  completion  of  his  pre- 
paratory course  at  Pinkerton  Academy,  at  Derry, 
New  Hampshire,  he  entered  Dartmouth  College  in 
1836,  and  graduated  in  1840.  After  his  graduation, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pillsbury,  for  he  now  had  a  wife, 
took  charge  as  principal  and  preceptress  of  the 
Pepperell  Academy  at  Pepperell.  Massachusetts,  and 
later  of  the  high  school  at  Weymouth.  Massachu- 
setts. It  was  during  this  period  that  he  began  the 
study  of  medicine,  and  his  health  becoming  im- 
paired by  confinement,  he  abandoned  his  purpose  of 
becoming  a  physician,  and  settled  upon  a  farm  in 
Milford  in  1845,  and  with  the  exception  of  five 
years  on  a  farm  in  the  adjoining  town  of  Amherst 
(1857-1862)  and  two  years  in  the  south,  lived  there 
during  the  remainder  of  his  life.  In  1864  he  went 
to  South  Carolina  with  his  brother  Gilbert,  who 
was  then  commissioner  of  the  Freedmen's  Bureau 
of  South  Carolina,  and  afterward  mayor  of  Charles- 
ton. Mr.  Hilton  served  about  two  years  under  the 
military  government  of  that  state,  filling  for  a  part 
of  the  time  the  position  of  judge  of  the  provisional 
court  at  Hilton  Head,  having  both  criminal  and 
civil  jurisdiction.  In  1866  he  returned  to  Milford. 
He  was  bred  an  Orthodox  Congregationalism  and 
united  with  that  church,  but  later  became  an  abo- 
litionist and  left  the  church  in  view  of  its  intoler- 
ant attitude  toward  slavery.  Toward  the  end  of  his 
life  he  became  an  active  and  earnest  Unitarian,  and 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Unitarian  Church 
and  society  in  Milford.  Throughout  the  anti- 
slavery  controversy  he  took  no  part  in  active  poli- 
tics until  the  formation  of  the  Republican  party, 
with  which  he  thereafter  remained  identified.  He 
was  for  many  years  a  member  and  chairman  of  the 
school  board  of  Milford,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  in  Amherst  in  1S00,  and 
school  commissioner  of  Hillsborough  county  in 
[863-4.  He  married,  June  1.  1S41,  Elizabeth  Dins- 
moor,  who  was  born  in  Windham.  New  Hampshire. 
Her  parents  were  William  and  Elizabeth  (Barnet) 
Dinsmoor  (see  Dinsmoor).  The  children  of  this 
union  wire:  Antoinette  A.,  born  in  Milford,  May 
27.  1K40,  died  August  12.  1866;  and  Albert  E.,  who 
is   the   subject  of  the   next  sketch. 

(VIII)  Albert  Enoch,  only  son  of  Josiah  Web- 
ster and  Elizabeth  (  Dinsmoor)  Pillsbury,  was  born 
in  Milford.  New  Hampshire.  August  10.  1849. 
After  passing  through  the  high  school  he  prepared 
for  college  at  Appleton  Academy.  New  [pswich, 
Xcw  Hampshire,  and  Lawrence  Academy.  1.: 
Massachusetts,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1867. 
He  entered  Harvard  College  in  that  year  in  the 
class  of  1871,  but  continued  there  somewhat  less 
than  two  years,  partly  in  consequence  of  a  difference 
with  the  college  authorities  (which  was  subsequently 
adjusted  by  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  con" 
in  1891),  but  more  from  want  of  money.  Subse- 
quently he  went  to  Sterling.  Illinois,  and  there 
studied  law  with  his  uncle.  James  Dinsmoor,  and 
taught  school;  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar  in 
1869,  and  returned  East  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Massachusetts    bar    in    1870,   and   began   practice   in 


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Boston  m  1871.  Endowed  by  inheritance  with  a 
good  constitution  and  fair  health  and  the  same 
mental  gifts  that  had  distinguished  earlier  members 
of  his  family,  Mr.  Pillsbury's  advance  was  rapid, 
not  only  in  his  profession,  but  in  social,  political 
and  financial  circles.  Five  years  after  entering  pro- 
fessional  lite  in  Boston  he  became  a  candidate  for 
political  office.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts house  of  representatives  from  Ward  17  of 
Boston  in  1876-77  and  '7S.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  senate  from  the  Sixth  Suffolk 
District  in  1884-85  and  '86,  and  presided  over  that 
body  the  last  two  years.  In  1887  and  again  in 
1894  he  was  offered  and  declined  a  seat  on  the 
superior  court  bench,  and  in  1889  the  position  of 
corporation  counsel  of  Boston.  He  was  chosen  at- 
torney-general of  Massachusetts  in  1892-93  and  '94. 
in  each  of  these  offices  which  he  filled,  his  duties 
were  performed  with  a  scrupulous  care  and  fidelity 
to  the  public  interests  that  brought  forth  expres- 
sions of  approbation,  not  only  from  members  of  his 
own  party,  but  from  those  who  had  politically  op- 
posed him.  This  was  particularly  true  of  his  con- 
duct as  attorney-general.  On  the  4th  of  July,  1890, 
he  delivered  the  city  oration  before  the  authorities 
of  Boston.  After  serving  as  attorney-general  he 
became  general  or  special  counsel  for  various  cities 
and  towns,  the  Metropolitan  Water  Board,  the  street 
railways,  the  gas  and  water  supply  companies  and 
various  other  corporations,  but  has  never  subordin- 
ated the  character  of  citizen  to  that  of  corporation 
lawyer,  nor  surrendered  any  part  of  his  social,  po- 
litical or  professional  independence.  In  politics  he- 
is  a  Republican,  but  has  never  been  controlled  by 
any  party  boss  or  bosses. 

Since  1895  Mr.  Pillsbury  has  been  lecturer  on 
constitutional  law  in  the  Boston  University  Law 
School ;  and  fur  the  past  twenty  years  has  been 
engaged,  in  so  many  of  the  most  important  trials 
in  .Massachusetts,  that  it  would  be  wearisome  to 
particularize  them,  lie  was  president  of  the  old 
Mercantile  Library  Association  of  Boston;  organ- 
ized and  was  president  of  the  Sons  of  New  Hamp- 
shire in  Boston;  has  been  president  of  the  Pills- 
bury  Family  Association  from  its  organization  till 
now;  is  president  and  director  of  the  Massachusetts 
Society  ti  r  Prevention  of  Cruelty  of  Animals,  and 
of  the  American  Humane  Education  Society ;  first 
secretary  of  the  Bar  Association  of  Boston,  and  a 
member  of  its  council ;  is  trustee  of  the  Lawrence 
Academy  of  Groton;  vice-president  and  a  director 
of  the  United  States  Trust  Company,  and  a  trustee 
of  the  Franklin  Savings  Bank  in  Boston ;  member 
of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science;  of  the  Algonquin  Art  and  University 
clubs  in  Boston;  the  Pi  Eta  of  Harvard,  and  of 
various  historical,  literary,  political  or  professional 
societies  or  associations  too  numerous  to  call  for 
attention  here.  He  has  no  direct  connection  with 
any  church,  and  takes  a  liberal  view  of  all  religious 
questions.  His  proclivities  are  with  the  Unitarian 
Church,  to  the  support  of  which  he  is  a  liberal  con- 
tributor. He  married,  July  1,  1905,  in  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  Elizabeth  Mooney,  of  Pittsfield,  New 
Hampshire,  who  was  born  in  North  Hero,  Vermont, 
daughter  of  Henry  Clay  and  Lucy  G.  (Holbrook) 
Mooney,  who  is  descended  through  her  mother  from 
John  Knight,  one  of  the  original  grantees  and  set- 
tlers of  the  islands  in  Lake  Champlain.  Her  father, 
Henry  C.  Mooney,  was  a  merchant. 

(VII)  Oliver  (2),  fifth  son  and  child  of  Dea- 
con Oliver    (1)    and   Anna    (Smith)    Pillsbury,   was 


born  in  Henniker,  New  Hampshire,  February  10, 
1817.  He  remained  on  the  farm  till  the  age  of 
seventeen,  when  he  began  teaching  district  schools 
in  tile  winter.  Like  his  elder  brothers  he  developed 
a  gitt  for  this  vocation,  and  he  continued  to  at- 
tend and  to  teach  school  till  the  age  of  twenty-two. 
In  the  spring  of  that  year  (1839)  he  went  to  New 
Jersey  and  opened  a  tuition  school.  He  taught 
there  eight  years,  the  last  six  at  the  academy  at 
Bound  lirooK,  Somerset  county.  In  1847,  on  ac- 
count of  impaired  health  and  the  death  of  his  first 
wile,  who  left  an  infant  daughter,  he  returned  to 
Henniker,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  remained 
eighteen  years.  Pie  purchased  the  farm  then  owned 
by  his  father,  which  he  conducted  with  such  skill 
that  he  doubled  its  products.  In  the  meantime  he 
took  prominent  place  in  the  affairs  ot  the  town. 
Like  all  his  people  he  was  deeply  interested  in  the 
temperance  and  anti-slavery  movements,  and  he  was 
largely  instrumental  in  changing  the  pe'litics  of  the 
town  from  hostility  to  sympathy  with  these  great 
causes.  Air.  Pillsbury  was  fourteen  times  elected 
mouerator  in  the  rlenniker  town  meeting,  sixty 
tunes  selectman,  and  three  times  as  representative 
to  the  legislature.  In  1862  and  1863  Mr.  Pillsbury 
was  elected  to  the  governor's  council,  serving  suc- 
cessively with  Governors  Berry  and  Gilmore.  Dur- 
ing this  period  he  was  chairman  of  the  military  com- 
mittee, a  most  responsible  position  at  this  time  of 
the  civil  war.  In  1809  Air.  Pillsbury  entered  upon 
his  life  work.  He  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Stearns  insurance  commissioner  for  New  Hamp- 
shire, an  office  which  had  just  been  established,  and 
which  he  held  till  his  death,  nineteen  years  later. 
This  office  may  be  said  to  have  been  created  by  Mr. 
Pillsbury.  In  1870  he  drafted  and  procured  the  en- 
actment of  the  present  insurance  law  relative  to  the 
insurance  companies  of  other  states,  thus  giving  to 
the  people  a  large  degree  of  protection  never  be- 
fore enjoyed.  This  department  has  also  brought 
into  the  state  a  large  annual  revenue  from  licenses 
over  and  above  the  expenses  of  maintaining  the 
office.  Mr.  Pillsbury  made  his  permanent  home  in 
Concord  in  1871.  Pie  at  once  took  a  leading  place 
in  the  capital  city.  Mr.  Pillsbury  was  a  member  of 
the  legislature  in  1876  and  1877 ;  an  alderman  111 
1883  and  1884.  He  served  on  the  Uoard  of  Edu- 
cation from  1873  to  1884.  During  the  latter  part 
of  his  term  he  was  president  of  the  board.  He 
was  a  trustee  of  the  State  Industrial  School  at 
Manchester,  and  treasurer  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Prisoners'  Aid  Society;  also  trustee  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Savings  Bank.  While  Mr.  Pillsbury 
was  a  liberal  and  active  promoter  of  all  good  work, 
charitable  and  religious,  the  philanthropy  with 
which  his  name  will  be  permanently  associated  is 
the  Concord  City  Hospital.  This  much  needed  in- 
stitution was  founded  in  1884,  and  Mr.  Pillsbury 
was  one  of  the  active  organizers,  and  president  of 
the  first  board  of  trustees.  He  contributed  liber- 
ally to  it  during  his  life  time,  and  at  his  death  he 
made  the  institution  his  residuary  legatee,  and  it 
will  ultimately  receive  a  considerable  portion  of 
his  estate.  It  should  be  remarked  that  in  1891  the 
hospital  was  given  a  new  and  costly  building  by 
George  A.  Pillsbury,  a  native  of  Sutton,  this  state, 
who  had  made  a  fortune  in  the  flour  mills  of  Min- 
neapolis. It  has  been  known  since  then  as  the 
Margaret  Pillsbury  General  Hospital,  in  memory 
of  his  wife.  The  two  benefactors  of  the  hospital, 
though  bearing  the  same  surname,  were  not  nearly 
related.     In   personal   appearance   Mr.   Oliver   Pills- 


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bury  was  a  gentleman  of  tall  and  dignified  pres- 
ence, with  a  fine  benignant  countenance,  and  the 
courteous  manners  of  the  old  school.  He  was  a 
great  favorite  with  young  and  old,  while  he  ex- 
emplified the  family  record  for  integrity  and  high 
moral  aims.  He  first  married,  November  23,  1843, 
Matilda  Nevius,  of  New  Jersey,  who  died  July  9, 
1847,  leaving  an  infant  daughter,  Mary  Matilda,  born 
October  12,  1844.  The  latter  married,  in  1873, 
Jonathan  S.  Eveleth,  of  Beverly,  Massachusetts,  and 
died  June  27,  1875.  Their  only  child,  Oliver  Pills- 
bury,  born  Februry  5,   1875,  died  on  May  4  of  that 

ir.  Mr.  Pillsbury  was  married  the  second  time, 
on  December  24,  1850,  to  Sarah  Wilkins,  daughter 
of  James  and  Sarah  (Fulton)  Wilkins,  of  Hen- 
niker  (see  Wilkins  VIII).  Mrs.  Sarah  (Wilkins) 
Pillsbury  was  born  in  Deering,  New  Hampshire, 
January  6,  1829.  She  was  educated  at  the  academies 
111  Henniker  and  Francestown,  New  Hampshire. 
Like  her  husband,  Mrs.  Pillsbury  has  always  been 
an  active  upholder  of  all  good  causes,  which  she 
has   since  maintained   with  the  courage  of  her  con- 

tions.  From  1880  to  1890  she  held  the  responsi- 
ble position  of  treasurer  of  the  Concord  Female 
Charitable  Society,  which  was  founded  in  1812. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pillsbury  were  members  of  the 
Concord  Book  Club,  and  the  Warwick  Shakespeare 
Club,  two  of  the  oldest  literary  societies  in  town. 
Hon.  Oliver  Pillsbury  died  at  his  home  in  Concord, 
New   Hampshire,   February  22,   1888. 

This  well-known  New  Hampshire  fam- 
PIERCE    ily  not    only    possesses    an    honorable 
Colonial  record,  but  figured  prominently 
in  the  war  for  national   independence,  and  is  espe- 
cially   distinguished   as   having   furnished   the   four- 
teenth president  of  the  United  State-. 

(I)  The  original  American  ancestor  of  the  fam- 
ily was  Thomas  Pierce,  who  w-as  born  in  England  in 
1^3-84.  1  to  Massachusetts  Bay  in  1633-34, 

ompanied  by  his  wife  (Elizabeth)  and  several 
children,  settling  in  Charlestown.  He  was  admitted 
a  freeman  May  6,  1635.  His  wife  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  church  at  Charlestown,  January  10,  1634- 
35,  and  he  united  with  that  body  February  21.  1634- 
V;.  In  an  act  of  the  great  and  general  court  passed 
September  27,  1642,  he  was  named  as  one  of  twenty- 
one  commissioners  appointed  "to  see  that  saltpetre 
heaps  were  made  by  all  of  the  farmers  in  the  col- 
ony." He  died  in  Charlestown,  October  7.  1666. 
eight  children  were:  John,  Samuel,  Thomas, 
Robert,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Persis  and  Abigail.  _ 

1  I!  1  Thomas  (2),  third  son  and  child  of 
Thi  mas  I  1  1  and  Elizabeth  Pierce,  was  born  in  Eng- 

'  in  1618.  He  was  admitted  to  the  church  at 
Charlestown  in  1634.  He  became  a  resident  of 
Charlestown  Village  (now  Woburn)  as  early  as 
1643,  was  ass.  in   1645,  served  as  a  select- 

man  in  1660  and  was  a  member  of  the  committee 
having  charge  of  the  division  of  the  common  lands. 
March  28,    w  was  chosen  one  of  the_"Rights 

proprietors"  by  the  town,  and  in  the  following  year 
appointed  by  the  general  court  a  member  of  a 
committee  formulated  for  the  same  purpose.  lie 
is  frequently  referred  to  in  the  early  records  of 
Woburn  as  Sergeant  Pierce.  His  death  occurred 
X,  \  ember  6,  1683.  On  May  6,  1635,  he  married 
Eli  :abeth  Cole,  who  died  March  5,  1688.  Their 
children  were:  Abigail  (who  died  young),  John, 
Thomas,  Elizabeth.  Joseph  (died  young),  another 
Joseph.  Stephen,  Samuel  (died  young),  a  second 
,1    William,  James,  Abigail  and  Benjamin. 


(Ill  )  Stephen  (1).  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Sergeant  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Cole)  Pierce,  was 
born  in  Woburn,  July  16,  1651.  He  settled  in 
Chelmsford,  Massachusetts,  and  died  in  that  town 
June  10,  1733.  In  his  will,  which  was  dated  June  7, 
1732,  and  proved  July  23.  1733,  he  left  no  land  to 
his  son  Jacob,  giving  as  a  reason  that  "because  he 
went  away  when  he  was  young  and  learned  a  trade, 
so  was  not  profitable  to  the  estate."  Stephen  Pierce 
married  November  18.  1676,  to  Tabitha  Parker, 
and  was  the  father  of  Stephen,  Benjamin,  Sary 
(Sarah),  Tabitha  and  Jacob.  The  mother  of  these 
children  died  January  31,  1742. 

(IV)  Stephen  (2)  ,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Stephen  and  Tabitha  (Parker)  Pierce,  was  born  at 
Chelmsford  in  1679.  He  was  an  industrious  tiller 
of  the  soil  in  his  native  town,  and  died  there  Septem- 
ber 9.  1749.  January  5,  1707,  he  married  Esther 
Fletcher,  who  was  born  in  1681.  She  bore  him  ten 
children,  namely :  Robert.  Oliver,  Esther,  William, 
Stephen,  Tabitha,  Remembrance,  Sarah,  Mary  and 
Benjamin. 

(V)  Benjamin,  youngest  child  of  Stephen  and 
Esther  (Fletcher)  Pierce,  was  born  in  Chelmsford. 
November  25.  1726.  He  was  a  lifelong  resident  of 
Chelmsford,  and  his  death,  which  was  untimely,  oc- 
curred June  16,  1764.  His  wife,  who  was  Elizabeth 
I  Merrill)  Pierce,  of  Methuen,  Massachusetts,  born 
February  22,  172S.  survived  him  and  married  for  her 
second  husband  a  Mr.  Bowers.  Benjamin  Pierce 
was  the  father  of  nine  children,  namely:  Rebecca, 
Jesse  and  Phebe  (twins),  Lydia,  Lcafcy,  Susanna, 
Benjamin,  Esther  and  Merrill. 

(VI)  General  Benjamin  (2),  son  of  Benjamin 
(1)  and  Elizabeth  (Merrill)  Pierce,  was  born  in 
Chelmsford,  Massachusetts,  December  25,  1757.  He 
spent  his  early  life  in  his  native  town,  was  an  indus- 
trious and  thrifty  farmer,  and  trained  his  children 
in  his  own  simple  and  laborious  habits.  According 
to  the  Massachusetts  Revolutionary  Rolls,  immed- 
iately after  the  battle  of  Lexington,  the  news  of 
which  stirred  the  New  England  colonies  to  an  inten- 
ser  patriotism  than  ever  before,  he  enlisted  in  Cap- 
tain John  Ford's  company.  Colonel  Ebcnezer  Bridge's 
Twenty-seventh  regiment,  and  served  for  three 
months  and  fourteen  days.  The  list  of  officers  of 
the  First  Massachusetts  Brigade,  given  probably  in 
1782  or  .1783,  gives  the  date  of  h  ,  as 
lieutenant  in  Colonel  Joseph  Vosc's  First  regiment 
as  July  7,  1782.  He  was  reported  in  command  at 
West  Point  from  August  1.  1782.  an.!  was  also 
lieutenant  and  |                 r  of  the  same  regiment.     In 

rxs  of  effectives  between  September  6  and 
September  20,  1782,  dated  at  Camp  Verplanck's  Point 
and  Camp  West  Point,  also  in  the  returns  between 
July  n  ami  July  iS,  1783.  and  between  July  25 
August  22,  1783.  dated  Camp  Philadelphia,  he  was 
rted  on  command  at  West  Point.  From  other 
sources  we  are  told  he  served  in  the  patriot  army 
more  or  less  of  the  time  fri  m  his  first  enlistment  till 
it  was  disbanded  in  T7S4.  attaining  to  the  rank  of 
captain   and    brevet    m: 

Shortly  after  leaving  the  service  he  removed  to 
Hillsborough,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  ever  after 
re  ided.  li.  had  intense  political  convictions,  rep- 
resenting  the  school  of  Jefferson,  and  was  an  ardent 
admirer  of  Jackson,  and  a  leader  of  his  parly  in 
New  Hampshire.  That  he  was  a  man  of  great  prom- 
inence in  his  town  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he  was 
chosen  to  represent  it  in  the  legislature  successively 
from  1789  to  1801.  lie  was  on  the  governor's  coun- 
cil  continuously    from    1803  to   1809,   and   served  as 


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sheriff  of  Hillsborough  county  from  1S09  to  1813. 
Afterwards  for  many  years  he  was  the  sheriff  of  the 
county  or  a  member  of  the  governor's  council.  As 
an  evidence  of  his  popularity  with  his  part}'  and  his 
satisfactory  filling  of  the  various  offices  to  which  he 
had  been  so  often  chosen  while  his  party  was  domi- 
nant in  the  administration  of  affairs  he  was  elected 
governor  in  18.27  and  again  in  1829.  The  coat  and 
cocked  hat  that  he  wore  when  inaugurated  are  still 
in  the  possession  of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical 
Society. 

He  married  (first),  May  24,  1787,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Isaac  Andrews,  who  died  August  3,  1788, 
aged  twenty-one,  leaving  Frances  (another  authority 
gives  her  name  as  Elizabeth),  who  became  the  wife 
of  General  John  McNeil.  He  married  (second) 
Anna,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Harris) 
Kendrick,  of  Amherst,  New  Hampshire  (see  Ken- 
drick,  IV),  by  whom  he  had  three  daughters  and 
five  sons.  One  of  his  daughters  died  before  reach- 
ins  womanhood.  The  eldest  married  General  Solo- 
mon McNeil,  and  the  youngest  Hugh  Lawrence, 
Esq.,  of  Lawrence.  Massachusetts.  Both  died  in 
1837.  leaving  families.  The  sons  were  Benjamin 
U..  John  Sullivan,  who  died  young,  Charles  S.,  who 
also  died  young,  Franklin  and  Henry  D.  Benjamin 
U.  Pierce,  the  eldest  son,  was  a  student  in  Dart- 
mouth College,  1807-09,  leaving  at  the  end  of  his 
third  year  and  began  reading  law.  When  the  War 
of  1812  broke  out  he  entered  as  lieutenant  the  Third 
Regiment  of  Artillery  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  colonel  in  the  regular  army,  and  so  continued  till 
his  death  in  1S50.  He  was  distinguished  for  his 
bravery.  He  was  married  three  times  and  left  three 
daughters.  Benjamin  Pierce  died  in  Hillsborough, 
April  1,  1839.  His  second  wife  was  born  October 
30,  1768,  and  died  December  7,  183S. 

(VII)  Franklin,  fourth  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Anna  (Kendrick)  Pierce,  was  born  in  Hillsborough, 
November  23,  7804.  His  preparatory  studies  were 
taken  in  the  Hancock,  Francestown  and  Phillips 
Exeter  academies,  fitting  himself  for  college.  He 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in  1824,  ranking 
third  in  his  class.  In  the  early  years  of  his  college 
life  he  gave  much  attention  to  military  tactics  which 
served  him  well  later.  He  also  taught  school  win- 
ters. Immediately  after  graduating  he  began  the 
study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Levi  Woodbury. 
After  spending  a  year  there  he  attended  for  a  couple 
of  years  a  law  school  at  Northampton,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  the  office  of  Judge  Edmund  Parker  at 
Amherst,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1827  and  began  practice  in  his  native 
town.  His  first  effort  before  a  jury  in  the  court- 
house at  Amherst  was  a  failure,  but  in  no  wise  de- 
spondent, he  said  to  a  friend,  "I  will  try  999  cases, 
if  clients  continue  to  trust  me,  and  if  I  fail  just  as  I 
have  to-day  I  will  try  the  thousandth.  I  shall  live 
to  argue  cases  in  this  court-house  in  a  manner  that 
will  mortify  neither  myself  nor  my  friends." 

He  was  early  active  in  politics,  espousing  the 
cause  of  General  Jackson  with  ardor.  He  became 
popular  with  his  party  and  was  elected  to  the  legis- 
lature in  1829.  the  last  years  of  his  father's  service 
as  governor.  He  served  four  years,  the  last  two  as 
speaker.  In  1833  he  was  elected  representative  to 
congress,  and  was  honored  with  a  place  on  the  judi- 
ciary and  other  important  committees.  After  serving 
four  3'ears  in  1837  he  was  elected  to  the  United 
States  senate,  and  was  its  youngest  member,  having 
barely  reached  the  legal  age  entitling  him  to  a  seat 
in  that  body.     While  in  congress  he  was  noted  for 


his  opposition  to  various  bills  which  failed  to  meet 
his  convictions  of  what  was  best  for  the  public  wel- 
fare. In  1S42  he  resigned  his  seat  in  the  senate  and 
returned  to  the  practice  of  law  in  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  whither  he  had  removed  his  family  in 
1838,  and  ever  afterward  remained  a  resident.  In 
1845  he  declined  the  tender  of  the  governor  to  fill 
the  vacancy  in  the  United  States  senate  occasioned 
bv  the  appointment  of  Hon.  Levi  Woodbury  to  the 
United  States  supreme  bench;  also  the  nomination 
for  governor  tendered  him  by  the  Democratic  state 
convention,  and  as  well  the  office  of  United  States 
attorney-general  tendered  by  President  Polk. 

Of  a  martial  spirit  from  his  college  days,  when 
the  war  with  Mexico  began  in  1846  he  enrolled  him- 
self as  a  private  in  a  volunteer  Concord  company 
and  began  studying  military  tactics  and  drilling  in 
ranks,  and  was  soon  after  appointed  colonel  of  the 
Ninth  Regiment  of  Infantry.  On  March  3,  1847.  he 
received  from  President  Polk  the  commission  of 
brigadier-general  of  the  volunteer  army,  and  on 
March  27  embarked  at  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  for 
Vera  Cruz  to  join  the  army  of  General  Scott,  and 
was  at  the  front  in  the  battle  of  Contreras,  August 
19,  when  he  was  seriously  injured  in  the  knee  by  the 
accidental  fall  of  his  horse,  but  though  suffering 
greatly  and  urged  to  withdraw  by  the  surgeon,  re- 
mained in  the  saddle  till  eleven  o'clock  at  night,  and 
again  the  next  morning,  remaining  on  the  ground 
under  fire  till  the  enemy  were  routed.  General 
Santa  Anna  desiring  more  time  for  preparation 
sought  a  meeting  under  flag  of  truce  to  agree  on 
terms  of  armistice,  and  General  Pierce  was  appointed 
by  General  Scott  one  of  the  commissioners  for  that 
purpose. 

After  the  battles  of  Molino  del  Rev  and  Chapul- 
tepec,  and  the  capitulation  of  the  City  of  Mexico,  the 
war  was  virtually  over  and  General  Pierce  returned 
to  his  law  practice  at  Concord,  continuing  from 
December,  1S47,  till  1852.  It  has  been  said  that  he 
has  never  been  surpassed,  if  equalled,  at  the  New 
Hampshire  bar. 

In  1S50  he  was  elected  to  represent  Concord  in 
the  state  constitutional  convention,  and  on  the  as- 
sembling of  that  convention  was  chosen  its  president. 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Democratic  National  Conven- 
tion held  at  Baltimore.  Maryland,  June  12,  1S52.  lie 
was  nominated  on  the  forty-ninth  ballot  for  the  pres- 
idency of  the  United  States,  and  in  November  was 
elected,  receiving  two  hundred  and  fifty-four  of  the 
two  hundred  and  ninety-six  votes  of  the  states.  In 
bis  inaugural.  March  4.  185;.  he  maintained  the  con- 
stitutionality of  the  fugitive  slave  law  and  denounced 
slavery  agitation.  His  policy  on  the  slave  question 
evoked  an  extraordinary  amount  of  popular  excite- 
ment throughout  the  country,  and  led,  as  time 
showed,  to  tremendous  and  lasting  results.  He 
signed  the  bill  to  organize  the  territories  of  Kansas 
and  Nebraska,  permitting  slavery  north  of  the 
parallel  of  thirty-six  degrees  thirty  minutes  which 
had  been  excluded  by  the  Missouri  compromise  of 
1S20,  thereby  giving  a  victory  for  slavery  than  which 
there  never  was  a  more  costly  one.  The  remainder 
of  his  administration  was  embittered  by  a  civil  war 
in  Kansas  and  disasters  to  his  party  in  the  free 
states. 

At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office  in  March, 
1857,  he  returned  to  Concord.  Afterwards  he  vis- 
ited Madeira.  Great  Britain,  and  the  continent  of 
Europe,  returning  in  i860.  His  letter  to  Jefferson 
Davis  dated  January  6.  i860,  in  which  in  the  event 
of  a   civil   war  he   predicted   "bloodshed   within   our 


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own  borders  and  in  our  own  streets."  was  a  mistake 
and  unfortunate  though  he  may  have  been  sincere  in 
the  utterance.  It  should  be  said,  however,  that  after 
the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  by  the  attack  on 
Fort  Sumter,  at  a  Union  mass-meeting  held  in  Con- 
cord, he  urged  the  people  to  sustain  the  government 
against  the  Southern  Confederacy.  Afterwards  Gen- 
eral Pierce  lived  in  comparative  retirement  in  Con- 
cord till  his  death,  October  8,  1869. 

He  married  Elizabeth  Means,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Jesse  and  Elizabeth  (Means)  Appleton,  in  Hamp- 
ton, New  Hampshire.  She  was  born  in  Hampton, 
March  12,  1806.  and  died  in  Andover,  Massachusetts, 
December  2,  1863.  Their  children  were  three  sons, 
two  of  whom  died  in  early  youth,  and  the  youngest 
Benjamin,  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident  on  the 
Boston  and  Maine  railroad,  between  Andover  and 
Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  January  6,  1853,  at  the  age 
or  thirteen.  The  whole  family  are  buried  in  the 
Minot  enclosure  of  the  Old  North  cemetery,  Con- 
cord. 


This  is  a  good  old  English  name,  dat- 
PIERCE     ing    from    a    remote    period,    is    widely 

distributed  throughout  the  United 
States,  and  there  is  some  reason  for  believing  that 
some  of  its  bearers,  if  not  all  of  them,  derive  their 
origin  from  the  ancient  Percy  family  of  North- 
umberland  (the  Hotspurs  of  the  North). 

(I)  The  Pierces  of  Chesterfield  and  Keene,  now 
before  us,  are  the  descendants  of  Benjamin  Pierce, 
of  Smithfield,  Rhode  Island,  a  Quaker.  Information 
gathered  from  the  records  of  that  town  states  that 
he  lived  and  died  there,  but  fails  to  mention  his 
antecedents,  and  in  the  absence  of  any  further  clue 
the  writer  is  unable  to  identify  the  immigrant  or 
obtain  any  account  of  the  family's  earlier  ancestors. 
Benjamin  Pierce's  wife  was  Abigail  Buffum,  a 
sister  of  Joseph  Buffum,  of  Windham,  and  he 
reared  five  children,  whose  names,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  next  in  line  of  descent,  are  not  at  hand. 

(II)  George  Pierce,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abi- 
gail (Buffum)  Pierce,  was  a  native  of  Smithfield. 
born  1703,  and  went  from  that  town  to  Chesterfield, 
New  Hampshire,  for  the  first  time  about  the  year 
1816,  locating  in  the  eastern  portion  of  the  township 
For  reasons  not  stated  he  shortly  afterward  returned 
to  Smithfield,  but  a  few  years  later  settled  per- 
manently in  Chesterfield  and  resided  there  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  which  terminated  August  14, 
1876,  at  the  age  of  about  eighty-three  years.  July 
4,  1S10,  he  married  Sophronia  Mann,  who  survived 
him,  and  her  death  occurred  in  1SS7.  She  was  born 
in  [785,  and  lacked  but  one  month  of  one  hundred 
and  two  years  of  age  a  the  time  of  her  decease. 
She  was  the  mother  of  eleven  children,  namely: 
Adeline.  Gilbert,  Benjamin,  George,  Diana.  Marshall 
M  ,  Mary  F.,  John  H.,  Joseph  W.,  Louisa  A.,  and 
Hannah  Maria. 

(III)  Benjamin  (2),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  George  and  Sophronia  (Mann)  Pierce,  was 
born  in  Smithfield,  February  26,  1ST4.  He  was  a 
bright,  intelligent  youth,  and  having  made  good 
use  of  his  educational  opportunities  he  was  able 
when  a  young  man  to  engage  in  teaching  school. 
His    inclination    was,    however,    toward    a    lm 

life,  which  he  began  as  a  traveling  salesman,  dealing 
in  bits  and  augers,  and  he  was  unusually  success- 
full.  About  the  year  1853  he  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  the  above-named  articles  at  Factory  Vil- 
jud  for  the  succeeding  thirty  years  carried 
on  an     extensive  and  profitable  business.     During 


that  time  he  was  for  some  thirteen  years  actively 
interested  in  a  chisel  factory  at  Hinsdale,  having  a 
general  supervision  of  its  affairs  and  disposing  of  its 
products,  and  he  also  manufactured  wheelheads  on 
a  large  scale.  In  1882  he  disposed  of  his  business 
to  Messrs.  Currier  Brothers  and  spent  the  remain- 
der of  his  life  in  retirement.  Though  not  an  as- 
pirant for  public  office  he  did  not  seek  to  evade  his 
civic  duties  and  when  called  upon  in  1850  to  serve 
as  a  selectman  he  cheerfully  responded.  His  busi- 
ness ability  and  progressive  ideas  were  extremely 
beneficial  to  the  town,  and  his  death,  which  occurred 
June  27,  1899,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  eighty-five 
years,  was  universally  regretted.  November  II, 
[842,  he  married  Caroline  A.  Gale,  daughter  of 
Jesse  Gale,  of  Petersham.  Massachusetts.  She  be- 
came the  mother  of  five  children,  namely :  Frederick 
B.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to;  Carrie  M.,  born 
October  17,  1850,  married  J.  Lyman  Bliss,  and  re- 
sides in  Atchison,  Kansas ;  Nellie  K.,  born  January 
25.  1S53;  Grace  M.,  born  December  30,  1854;  died 
October  3,  1873 ;  Alice. 

(IV)  Frederick  Benjamin,  eldest  child  and  only 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Caroline  (Gale)  Pierce,  was 
born  in  Chesterfield,  April  20,  1845.  He  studied 
preliminarily  in  the  public  schools,  from  which  he 
went  to  the  Kimball  Union  Academy,  Meridan,  and 
he  concluded  his  education  at  the  Fort  Edward 
Academy.  He  then  entered  the  employ  of  his  fa- 
ther in  Chesterfield,  and  for  a  number  of  years  was 
engaged  in  manufacturing  bits  on  contract.  In  1875 
he  established  a  brush  manufactory  at  Chesterfield, 
and  from  1882  to  the  present  time  he  has  been  en- 
gaged exclusively  in  that  business,  The  Fred.  B. 
Pierce  Company.  Some  six  years  ago  he  removed 
his  business  to  South  Keene,  where  much  better  fa- 
cilities were  available,  and  his  annual  output  has 
therefore  greatly  increased.  He  established  also 
what  subsequently  became  the  Keene  Chair  Com- 
pany and  is  president  of  that  enterprise.  Mr.  Pierce 
is  actively  interested  in  agriculture  and  spends  much 
time  at  his  valuable  stock  farm  in  Westmoreland, 
containing  eight  hundred  acres.  He  is  a  Mason  and 
a  Knight  Templar,  belonging  to  Hugh  DePayen 
Commandery.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican  and 
has  given  liberally  of  his  time,  talent  and  means 
towards  the  advancement  of  his  party's  interests  in 
town,  county  and  state.  He  was  for  a  number  of 
years  moderator,  served  in  the  legislature  as  repre- 
sentative  from  Chesterfield  in  1891-92  and  in  the 
state  senate  from  the  fourteenth  district  in  1889. 
Since  being  a  resident  of  Keene  he  has  represented 
Ward  3  in  the  legislature  in  1905.  His  religious 
affiliations  are  with  the  Congregational  Church, 
lie  married  Emma  F.  Cook,  who  was  born  in 
i.  New  Hampshire,  April  t,  1S40.  daughter 
■  1"  J  siah  W.  and  Roseti  M.  (Harrington)  Cook. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pierce  have  had  two  children,  one 
who  died  in  infancy  and  Maude  E.,  who  married 
■  tie  1  if  the  1  b  ners  and  ma 
Pierce  Company  of  South  Keene.  Their  chil- 
are:  Benjamin  Pierce,  Marion  and  Mar- 
guerite. 


Carlton  K.  Pierce  was  horn  in  Ver- 
PIERCE     mont.     He  owned  a  farm  in  Goffstown, 

New  Hampshire,  and  was  a  farmer 
and  stone  mason  in  Goffstown  and  Dunharton  for 
sixty  years.  In  pi  litics  he  was  a  Democrat.  At 
different  times  he  attended  the  Methodist  and  Uni- 
versalis church,  lie  married  Eliza  Jones,  daughter 
of  Eliphalet  Jones,  of  Goffstown.     She  was  educated 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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in  the  district  schools,  and  attended  the  Universalist 
Church.  They  had  children :  Franklin  P.,  Hum- 
phrey C.  P.,  Oliver  Bailey,  mentioned  below;  El- 
mi  rn.  Eliza,  Andrew  and  Jackson  (twins),  Carlton 
K..  James  E.,  lives  in  New  Boston,  New  Hampshire; 
Henry,  lives  in  Nashua,  New  Hampshire;  Emma, 
married  Charles  Richards ;  Josephine,  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mrs.  Eliza  (Jones)  Pierce  died  and  Mr. 
Pierce  married  for  his  sesond  wife,  Mrs.   King. 

(II)  Oliver  Bailey,  third  son  and  child  of  Carl- 
ton K.  and  Eliza  (Jones)  Pierce,  was  born  in  Goffs- 
town.  Xew  Hampshire,  October  28,  1842.  He  owns 
a  farm  and  has  been  in  the  lumber  business  for  forty 
years.  He  handles  real  estate,  and  managed  a  cider 
mill  for  fifteen  years.  He  owns  a  circular  saw,  and 
does  considerable  work  in  that  line.  He  bought  his 
present  place  in  1902,  and  put  up  new  buildings. 
He  sold  the  saw  mill  and  cider  mill  in  Goffstown. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  attends  the  Con- 
gregational Church.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  has  been  an  Odd  Fellow  for  many 
years.  He  was  on  the  school  board  for  six  years. 
He  married  Eveline  G.  Wheeler,  daughter  of  Rob- 
ert and  Sarah  G.  Wheeler,  of  Dunbarton.  New 
Hampshire.  She  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools,  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church, 
and  belongs  to  the  Daughters  of  Rebekah.  They 
have  two  children:  Lottie  E.  and  Arlie  L.,  who 
died  young. 


The    Pierce   name    under   the    different 
PIERCE     spellings  Pierce,  Pairce,  and  Pearce,  is 

very  numerous  in  this  country.  The 
original  form  was  Pers,  supposed  to  be  derived 
from  the  English  Percy.  Several  genealogies  have , 
been  written  about  the  different  American  branches 
of  the  family,  but  it  has  been  impossible  to  connect 
the  present  line  with  any  of  them. 

(I)  Leonidas.  son  of  George  Pierce,  was  born 
at  Lexington,  Massachusetts.  He  came  to  Brook- 
line,  New  Hampshire,  in  1840,  and  took  up  farming. 
He  married  Susan  E.,  daughter  of  Peter  Warren 
Gould,  of  Maine.  They  had  eight  children,  four  of 
whom  are  living  in  1907 :  Emily,  a  trained  nurse  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts ;  Laura,  married  Roswell 
Lawson ;  George  W.,  Perley  Leonidas,  whose  sketch 
follow-. 

(II)  Perley  Leonidas,  son  of  Leonidas  and  Susan 
E.  (Gould)  Pierce,  was  born  September  20,  1847, 
at  Brookline,  New  Hampshire.  He  lives  in  Brook- 
line,  where  he  owns  a  farm  and  conducts  a  saw 
mill,  devoting  most  of  his  time  to  the  latter  work. 
In  1867  he  married  Mary  Anna  Wood,  daughter 
of  Ambrose  Wood,  of  Hollis.  They  had  three 
children:  Alice,  who  married  George  Kendall,  of 
Townsend,  Massachusetts ;  Lucretia,  who  married 
John  Martin,  of  Brookline;  Susan  E.,  who  died 
in  infancy.  He  married  (second)  Martha  William- 
son, 1903. 


There  are  many  distinct  families  bear- 
PEIRCE  ing  this  name  in  this  country,  and  sev- 
eral distinct  spellings  are  employed. 
In  the  early  Colonial  records  of  Massachusetts, 
the  name  of  the  same  individual  is  found  under  nu- 
merous spellings.  The  founder  of  the  family  herein 
treated  is  referred  to  in  records  of  the  same  town 
as   Pearse  and  Pierce. 

(I)   Abraham  Peirce  (or  Pearce)  is  early  found 
in   Plymouth   county.    Massachusetts.        He   was   in 
Plymouth  as     early  as  1623,  and  is  found  on  record 
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as  a  purchaser  of  lauds  in  1663.  We  do  not  find  a 
record  of  his  marriage  or  death. 

(II)  Abraham  (2).  son  of  Abraham  (1)  Peirce, 
was  born  in  163S,  in  Plymouth,  and  resided  in  Dux- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  where  he  died  in  1718. 

"(Ill)  Samuel  son  of  Abraham  (2)  Peirce,  re- 
moved from  Duxbury  to  Gloucester,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  passed  his  life  and  died.  He  married,  Jan- 
uary 18,  1703,  in  Duxbury.  Sarah  Saunders,  and  re- 
moved to  Gloucester  immediately  thereafter.  He 
had  sons  born  in  Gloucester,  namely:  David,  Jona~ 
than  and  Joseph. 

(IV)  David,  eldest  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(Saunders)  Pierce,  was  born  in  1713,  in  Gloucester 
and  died  in  that  town  in  1759.  He  married,  in  1736, 
Susanna  Stevens,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
several  daughters  and  three  sons.  The  sons  were : 
David,  Joseph  and   William. 

(V)  William,  third  son  of  David  and  Susanna 
(Stevens)  Peirce,  was  known  by  the  title  of  colonel, 
and  was  three  times  married  and  had  a  large  fam- 
ily of  children.  Among  them  were  sons.  William 
and  George  W. 

(VI)  Captain  William,  son  of  Colonel  William 
Peirce,  was  born  in  1777,  at  Gloucester,  and  !•  1- 
lowed  a  seafaring  life  in  his  earlier  years.  He 
worked  his  way  upward  until  he  was  a  commander 
of  a  vessel.  On  retiring  from  the  sea  he  was  ad- 
mitted as  a  partner  in  his  father's  business,  and  he 
was  subsequently  appointed  collector  of  customs 
for  the  port  of  Gloucester.  He  was  representative 
to  the  general  court  in  1806-07,  and  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  December  14,  1S41,  was  president  of  the 
Gloucester  Bank. 

(VII)  Captain  William  T..  son  of  Captain  Wil- 
liam Peirce,  was  a  native  of  Cape  Ann,  and  in  early 
life  followed  the  sea,  working  his  way  up  to  the 
position  of  ship  master.  After  retiring  from  the 
sea  he  went  to  North  Yarmouth,- Maine,  and  en- 
gaged in  lumbering  He  was  a  Universalist  in  re- 
ligious belief.  Captain  William  T.  Peirce  was  twice 
married,  his  first  wife  being  Dorcas  York  of  North 
Yarmouth,  who  bore  him:  Samuel,  a  seafaring 
man  and  farmer;  David,  a  practicing  physician,  of 
Bowdoin,  Maine :  and  Charles,  who  died  at  age  of 
twenty-one.  He  married  a  second  wife,  Sarah  J. 
True,  of  Haverhill,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of 
Major  Adams  True,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
Main  legislature  at  the  time  of  his  death.  The  chil- 
dren of  this  union  were:  Adams  T.,  Lucy  O..  Ann 
R.,  Harriet  M..  Benjamin  Franklin  and  William  B., 
all  deceased  except  Ann  R.,  and  Adams  T. 

Adams  True  Peirce,  son  of  Captain  William  T. 
and  Sarah  J.  (True)  Peirce,  was  born  in  North 
Yarmouth,  Maine.  May  10,  1834.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  South  Paris  (Maine-) 
Academy.  After  leaving  school  young  Peirce  was 
employed  for  several  years  in  the  wholesale  houses 
of  Portland,  Maine.  He  spent  one  year  as  clerk  of 
the  "Winthrop  House,"  Winthrop.  Maine,  afur 
which  he  owned  and  operated  a  grocery  at 
West  Pownal,  Maine,  which  after  one  year 
he  sold,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Portland  Gas  Light  Company,  where  he  remained 
three  years.  Mr.  Peirce  first  engaged  in  the  hotel 
business  at  Mechanic  Falls,  Maine,  where  'he  ran 
the  Eagle  House  one  year,  going  thence  for  another 
year  to  the  Androscoggin  House,  Lisbon  FalK 
Maine.  In  June,  1867,  in  company  with  Lewis  P. 
True.  Mr.  Peirce  purchased  the  American  Hotel  at 
Dover.  New  Hampshire.  Shortly  after  the  purchase 
he  leased  the  Tontine  Hotel  at  Brunswick,  Maine, 
which   he   operated   two   years    on   his   own   account, 


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and  tlien  returned  to  Dover  and  gave  his  personal 
attention  to  the  management  of  the  "American"  for 
another  year,  when  they  sold  the  good  will  and  hotel 
personal  property  to  Daniel  C.  Wiggin.  In  partner- 
ship with  Thomas  K.  Cushman.  he  leased  the  "Tre- 
mont  House"  at  Claremont,  New  Hampshire.  This 
house  had  previously  been  managed  by  that  "prince 
of  landlords,"  Parian  Stevens,  who  later  established 
the  fame  of  The  Tremont  and  The  Revere  hotels 
in  Boston,  and  the  Continental  at  Philadelphia.  Here 
Mr.  Peirce  remained  for  seven  years,  doing  a  suc- 
cessful business.  He  then  disposed  of  the  Tremont, 
returned  to  Dover,  and  purchased  his  one-half  in- 
terest in  the  American  Hotel  property  from  his 
former  partner,  Mr.  True,  and  with  Mr.  Cushman 
as  partner,  again  resumed  the  management  of  the 
"American"  under  the  firm  name  of  A.  T.  Peirce 
&  Company,  and  ever  since  they  have  successfully 
managed  this  well  known  and  best  patronized  of 
Dover's  hostelries.  The  house  has  been  enlarged 
by  the  addition  of  wings  and  otherwise  improved  to 
meet  modern  hotel  requirements.  Mr.  Peirce  is 
interested  in  other  lines  of  activity.  He  is  a  trustee 
of  the  Merchants'  Saving  Rank  and  of  the  Dover 
Co-operation  Association.  He  owns  by  purchase  the 
Porter  Oil  Filter,  and  is  the  patentee  of  an  inven- 
tion for  reclaiming  waste  in  engine  rooms,  called 
the  "True  Waste  Press,"  both  of  which  are  valuable 
and  successful  inventions.  Mr.  Peirce  is  vigorous 
and  active  for  a  man  of  his  years,  and  devotes  each 
day  to  the  personal  conduct  of  his  business. 

In  early  life  Mr,  Peirce  was  a  Democrat,  and 
was  appointed  by  President  Buchanan,  enumerator 
of  North  Yarmouth  on  the  census  of  i86o._  While 
resident  of  Claremont  he  was  nominated  for  rail- 
road commissioner,  and  although  defeated  polled  one 
of  the  largest  Democratic  votes  ever  cast  in  the  state. 
About  this  time  Mr.  Peirce  originated  and  organized 
the  License  Alliance,  an  organization  favoring  the 
granting  of  licenses  in  New  Hampshire.  The  Alli- 
ance took  an  active  part  in  the  esuing  campaign, 
which  resulted  in  the  carrying  of  the  legislature  and 
the  election  of  Hon.  James  A.  Weston,  New  Hamp- 
shire's first  Democratic  governor  in  many  years, 
and  the  last.  In  the  first  Harrison-Cleveland  cam- 
paign, Mr.  Peirce  voted  for  Benjamin  Harrison, 
and  has  ever  since  acted  with  the  Republican  party. 
During  Governor   Weston's   term   he  appointed   Mr. 

rce  a  member  of  the  governor's  staff  with  the 
rank  of  colonel.  On  August  13,  1890,  President  Har- 
rison appointed  him  United  States  marshal!  for  the 
district  of  New  Hampshire,  an  office  he  held  four 
years.  Mr.  Peirce  represented  Dover  in  the  state 
dslature  one  term.  1897-98,  being  elected  on  the 
'  mblfcan  ticket.  For  several  years  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  Republican  City  Committee  of  Dover. 

Mr.  Peirce  is  president  of  the  Universalist  So- 
ciety of  Dover,  and  chairman  of  t lie  board  of  trus- 
tees  of  tit.-  Peirce  Memorial  Church.  He  is  a  prom- 
inent Odd  Fellow  in  both  lodge  and  encampment. 
Mr  belongs  to  Mt.  Pleasant  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd   Fellows.    No.    16,   and    Prescott   En- 

ipment,  Patriarchs  Militant.  He  was  a  char- 
ter member  of  Canton  Parker,  and  has  risen  through 
the  offices  to  his  present  high  rank,  colonel  of  the 
Second  Regiment,  Patriarchs  Militant.  He  is  a  life 
the  Maine  Mechanics'  Charitable  Asso- 
■  of  Portland,  Maine,  and  belongs  to  the  Royal 
Arcanum  and  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men, 
Wonalancet  Tribe.  He  is  an  ex-commander,  of  the 
Am,  Veterans  of  Manchester,  with  the  rank  of 

Major,  and  has  been  for  several  years  a  member  of 


the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company  of 
Boston.  In  Free  Masonry  Mr.  Peirce  has  received 
all  the  degrees  up  to  and  including  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  Scottish  Rite.  He  is  a  member  of 
Strafford  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  Belk- 
nap Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons :  Orphan  Council, 
Royal  and  Select  Masters,  St.  Paul's  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar;  and  New  Hampshire  Consistory, 
Ancient,   Accepted   Scottish   Rite. 

Adams  T.  Peirce  married,  March  23.  1857,  Rachel 
Noyes  Cushman,  daughter  of  Major  J.  E.  F.  and 
Olive  (Sturdivant)  Cushman,  from  one  of  the  lead- 
ing families  of  New  Gloucester.  Maine.  The  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adams  T.  Peirce  were  three: 
Ada  Wiletta,  born  March  20,  1806.  married,  Sep- 
tember 2.  1880,  Henry  F.  Barnard,  who  died  in  Nash- 
ua. New  Hampshire,  July  7.  1901.  He  was  a  Knight 
Templar,  and  a  most  excellent  man.  In  connection 
with  his  father-in-law,  Mr.  Peirce,  he  ran  the  Nar- 
ragansett  House  at  Fall  River.  Massachusetts,  and 
at  the  time  of  his  death  Mr.  Barnard  was  proprietor 
of  the  Tremont  House  at  Nashua.  2.  Hattie  May, 
died  in  infancy.  3.  Dr.  Charles  Cushman,  born 
March  20,  1870.  He  fitted  himself  for  the  practice 
of  medicine.  He  attended  two  years  the  Harvard 
College  of  Medicine,  and  graduated  from  Bowdoin 
College,  Brunswick.  Maine.  He  died  September  19, 
'893,  just  after  completing  his  studies. 


(I)  Elihu  Peirce  (who  spelled  the 
PEIRCE    name   Pearce^    resided   for  some  years 

in  New  Salem,  Massachusetts,  and 
spent  his  last  days  in  South  Orange,  same  state. 
He  married  Lydia  Torrey,  who  died  in  Winchester, 
New  Hampshire. 

(II)  Hosea,  son  of  Elihu  and  Lydia  (Torrey) 
Peirce,  was  born  in  New  Salem.  April  27, 
1801.  and  died  in  Cornish,  New  Hampshire, 
March  24,  1893.  He  married  Verlina  Putnam, 
born  in  New  Salem,  July  10.  1806,  died  on 
the  anniversary  of  her  birth,  1886.  Besides 
her  three  sons:  George  W..  Elihu  P.  and 
Joseph  W.,  she  reared  an  adopted  daughter,  Mary  E., 
who  married  Edwin  Parmenter.  of  Antrim,  New 
Hampshire. 

(III)  George  W.,  M.  D.,  eldest  son  of  Hosea 
and  Verlina  (Putnam')  Peirce.  was  horn  in  Win- 
chester, New  Hampshire.  April  24,  1833.  He  ac- 
quired his  primary  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Winchester,  and  this  was  supplemented  bv  at- 
tendance at  the  Townsend  (Vermont')  Academy,  the 
X.w  England  Institute  for  Young  Men,  New  York 

and  the  academy  in  Shelburne  Falls,  Massa- 
chusetts.    His   professional    preparatii  ns    were  com- 

d  at  the  Berkshire  Medical  College.  Pittsfield, 
Massachusetts,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with 
the  class  of  1854  and  he  immediately  began  the 
general  practice  of  medicine  in  his  native  town.  A 
natural  capacity  for  the  healing  art.  together  with 
an  enthusiastic  ambition  to  attain  a  high  rank  in 
lu>  profession,  made  him  successful  from  the  be- 
ginning, and  he  had  built  up  a  large  and  lucrative 
practice   when,   in    1863,   he   wis   commissioned   sur- 

t  of  the  First  Regiment.  New  Hampshire  Vol- 
unteer Cavalry.  During  the  lasl  two  yt.ars  of  the 
Civil  war,  made  notable  by  the  occurrence  in  rapid 
ion  of  a  srries  of  important  operations  which 
ultimately  decided  the  conflict,  he  was,  almost  con- 
stantly in  active  service,  and  the  vast  amount  of 
work  falling  to  the  lot  of  the  army  surgeons,  under 
conditions  none  too  favorable  at  the  best,  can  only 
be  estimated  by  the  veterans  of  that  struggle.     The 


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First  New  Hampshire  Cavalry,  which  rendered  im- 
portant services  under  Generals  Grant  and  Sheri- 
dan, in  Virginia,  participated  in  the  famous  battle 
of  the  wilderness,  the  Shenandoah  Valley  campaign, 
Wilson's  Raid,  the  exciting  operations  north  of 
Richmond,  the  investment  of  Petersburg  together 
with  its  final  siege  and  capture,  and  was  present  at 
the  surrender  of  General  Lee's  army  at  Appomattox, 
which  determined  the  fate  of  the  southern  Confed- 
eracy. After  being  honorably  discharged  and  mus- 
tered out  with  his  regiment.  Dr.  Peirce  resumed  his 
practice  in  Winchester,  which  he  has  continued 
without  interruption  to  the  present  time,  and  is  there- 
fore one  of  the  oldest  physicians  in  point  of  service 
in  the  state,  having  been  actively  identified  with 
the  medical  profession  for  more  than  fifty  years. 

Dr.  Peirce's  usefulness  has  not  alone  been  con- 
fined to  his  profession,  as  he  has  figured  quite  con- 
spicuously and  with  marked  ability  in  civic  affairs. 
As  a  Republican  he  represented  his  district  in  the 
lower  branch  of  the  legislature  in  1S75 ;  in  the  sen- 
ate in  1891,  during  which  senatorial  incumbency  he 
served  as  chairman  of  the  committee  on  railroads, 
the  period  being  marked  by  an  especial  advancement 
of  the  railroad  interests  of  the  Commonwealth :  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Winchester  school  board  for 
fifty  years;  the  board  of  health  for  thirty  years;  a 
trustee  of  the  Winchester  Public  Library  for  twenty 
years ;  has  officiated  as  town  moderator  for  twelve 
years  and  acts  as  a  justice  of  the  peace.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  New  Hampshire  State,  the  Cheshire 
County  and  the  Connecticut  River  Medical  societies, 
and  served  as  surgeon-general  on  Governor  Cur- 
rier's staff. 

In  1S60,  Dr.  Peirce  married  Maria  C.  Follett, 
born  in  Winchester.  March  24.  1833,  daughter  of 
William  Follett.  She  became  the  mother  of  four 
children,  namelv :  Alexander  F.,  born  September 
2,  1863;  Susan  P.,  August  31,  1867;  Abbie  M..  July 
25.  1870;  and  Philip.  Aug.  6.  1876.  Mrs.  Peirce 
died  March  24,   (her  birthday  anniversary),  1002. 


The  True  family  is  one  of  the  oldest  in 
TRUE    Massachusetts,    and    has    been    identified 

with  New  Hampshire  for  several  genera- 
tions. It  has  contributed  some  of  the  leading  clergy- 
men of  the  early  days  in  this  state,  and  has  made  an 
honorable  record  in  the  development  of  the  common- 
wealth. 

(I)  Henry  True,  the  immigrant  ancestor,  lived 
near  Huntsford,  Yorkshire,  England,  and  came  to 
this  country  about  1630,  settling  in  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts. A  few  years  later  he  removed  to  Salis- 
bury, Massachusetts,  where  he  purchased  a  house  and 
lot  in  1657.  He  died  in  1659,  or  early  in  the  follow- 
ing year.  The  invoice  of  his  estate  was  filed  April 
10,  1660.  He  was  married  about  1644  to  Israel  Pike,, 
daughter  of  John  Pike,  a  pioneer  of  Newbury  and 
Salisbury.  She  was  married  (second)  June  18,  1660, 
in  Salisbury,  to  Joseph  Fletcher,  of  that  town.  She 
died  March  12,  1699,  and  was  survived  only  three 
days  by  her  husband.  The  children  of  Henry  and 
Israel  True  were:  Henry,  Mary,  Lydia,  Joseph, 
Benjamin  and  Jemima. 

(II)  Henry  (2),  eldest  child  of  Henry  (1)  and 
Israel  (Pike)  True,  was  born  March  8,  1645,  prob- 
ably in  Salisbury,  where  he  was  an  active  and  use- 
ful citizen.  He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
Salisbury  church,  of  which  he  was  elected  deacon 
July  25,  1700.  He  was  a  town  clerk  and  representa- 
tive and  filled  other  official  positions  in  the  town. 
He  was  living  in  1723,  but  no  record  of  his  death 


appears.  He  was  married  March  15,  1668,  to  Jane 
Bradbury,  who  was  born  May  11.  1645,  daughter  of 
Captain  Thomas  and  Mary  (Perkins)  Bradbury, 
of  Salisbury.  Their  children,  born  in  that  town, 
were :  Mary,  William,  Henry,  Jane,  John,  Jemima, 
Jabez   (died  young),  and  Jabez. 

(III)  John,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Henry 
(2)  and  Jane  (Bradbury)  True,  was  born  February 
23,  1679.  in  Salisbury,  and  probably  resided  through 
life  in  that  town.  He  was  still  living  there  in  1736, 
but  no  further  record  of  him  appears.  He  and  his 
wife  were  admitted  to  the  Salisbury  church  July  23, 
1710,  and  on  that  day  their  first  five  children  were 
baptized.  He  was  married  June  16,  1702,  to  Martha 
Merrill,  who  was  born  September  3,  1683,  daughter 
of  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Clough)  Merrill  and  grand- 
daughter of  Nathaniel  (1)  Merrill  of  Salisbury. 
(See  Merrill).  She  was  a  twin  sister  of  Moses 
Merrill  of  Salisbury,  John  True  and  wife  had  ten 
children,  namely:  Jemima,  John,  Jacob.  Ezekiel, 
Daniel.  Ruth,  Ann,  Moses,  Thomas  and  Mary. 

(IV)  Ezekiel,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  John 
and  Martha  (Merrill)  True,  was  born  June  1,  1707, 
in  Salisbury,  and  baptized  at  the  Salisbury  church  on 
the  twenty-third  of  the  following  month.  He  was 
married  May  4,  1744,  to  Mary  Morrill,  of  North 
Yarmouth,  Maine,  probably  a  daughter  of  William 
Barnes  and  Lydia  (Pillsbury)  Morrill,  formerly  of 
Salisbury,  and  their  children,  born  from  1746  to  1766, 
were :  Sarah,  Jacob,  Lydia.  Martha,  Ezekiel,  Mary, 
Jabez.  John,  William  and  Paul. 

(V)  John  (2),  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
Ezekiel  and  Mary  (Morrill)  True,  was  born  March 
11,  1762,  in  Salisbury  and  settled  when  a  young 
man  in  New  Hampshire.  He  was  employed  for 
some  time  by  John  Tilton,  of  Tilton  Hill,  in  Pittsfield 
New  Hampshire,  who  came  to  that  town  from  Salis- 
bury. Subsequently  Mr.  True  engaged  in  farming 
for  himself,  clearing  up  land  in  the  wilderness  and 
doing  his  plowing,  as  was  then  the  custom,  with 
cxen.  He  was  married  January  24,  1787.  to  Mehit- 
abel  Cram,  who  was  born  June  29,  1766.  Their 
children,  born  in  Pittsfield,  were :  Paul,  born  March 
22,  1788;  Levi.  November  21,  1790;  Hannah,  Febru- 
ary 6,  1793 ;  Oliver,  November  4,  1796.  and  Sally, 
October  iS,  1799. 

(II)  Paul,  eldest  child  and  son  of  John  and  Me- 
hitable  (Cram)  True,  was  born  in  Pittsfield.  March 
J  J.  1788.  He  married  Nancy  Cram,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  Cram,  of  Hampton  Falls,  December  28, 
1S14,  by  whom  he  had  Emily,  born  in  1818,  Elby, 
born  in  1820,  who  married  Abigail  Watson,  and 
Porter  Cram. 

(III)  Porter  Cram,  youngest  son  and  child  of 
Paul  and  Nancy  (Cram)  True,  was  born  in  Pitts- 
field, August  7.  1824.  He  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  and  academy  of  his  native  town.  He  was 
for  a  time  under  the  instruction  of  Dr.  Charles  C. 
Berry.  His  occupation  was  farming  and  shoemak- 
ing  until  1893,  when  he  retired  for  a  home  in  the 
village.  His  grandfather,  John  True,  owned  three 
farms,  and  gave  one  to  each  of  his  three  sons.  Porter 
C.  True  now  owns  two  hundred  acres  rescued  from 
the  wilderness  by  his  grandfather.  Mr.  True  has 
been  a  constant  reader  of  good  books,  and  served 
a  number  of  years  as  clerk  of  school  district  No. 
9  when  Daniel  Watson,  grandfather  of  Professor 
Watson,  of  Pittsfield  school,  was  on  the  board  of  ed- 
ucation. He  is  a  Unitarian  in  his  religious  belief, 
of  the  Emersonian  school.  The  east  room  of  his 
home  in  Tilton  Hill  is  notable  for  the  fact  that 
President  Franklin   Pierce  and  United   States   Sen- 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


ator  Moses  Norris,  met  there  once  to  take  deposi- 
tions in  law  suits.  The  home  had  also  an  open 
door  for  ministers,  and  Rev.  William  Colby  and 
others  held  preaching  services  there.  Mr.  True  is 
now  the  only  survivor  of  his  generation,  and  is  en- 
gaged in  preparing  the  history  of  his  life  from  a  boy, 
which  promises  to  make  an  interesting  book  when 
completed. 

He  married,  August  II,  1843.  Ursula,  daughter 
of  Anson  Adams,  a  direct  relative  of  President  Ad- 
ams. She  was  born  in  Northfield,  Vermont,  October 
13,   iS_»3.     They  have  no  children. 


This  family  is  not  a  large  one,  as  com- 
NUDD     pared    with    many    others    scattered    over 

the  United  States,  but  has  many  repre- 
sentatives in  New  Hampshire,  and  all  seem  to  have 
sprung  from  one  ancestor.  Most  of  the  members 
seem    to    have   been   engaged   chiefly   in   agriculture. 

(I)  Roger,  son  of  John  Nudd,  was  born  at 
Ormsby,  in  the  county  of  Norfolk,  England,  June 
II,    1598,    died   in   the   same   town,   and   was    buried 

December  24,   1630.     He  married  Joane  ,   and 

had  a  son  Thomas.  Soon  after  the  death  of  Roger 
his  widow  married  Henry  Dow.  In  the  spring  of 
1637  the  family  emigrated  to  New  England,  and  a 
few  years  afterwards  settled  at  Hampton,  New 
Hampshire.     Mrs.  Dow  died  about  1640. 

(II)  Thomas,  son  of  Roger  and  Joane,  and 
grandson  of  John  Nudd,  was  born  at  Ormsby, 
where  he  was  baptized  January  6,  1629.  He  ac- 
companied his  mother  and  step-father  to  America, 
and  came  with  the  latter  to  Hampton  in  1643  or 
1644.  October  3,  1649,  when  Thomas  Nudd  had 
arrived  at  his  majority,  Mr.  Dow,  in  fulfillment  of 
a  promise  made  to  his  wife  at  the  time  of  their 
marriage,  "that  he  would  treat  her  son  as  his  own 
child,"  conveyed  to  him  by  a  deed  of  gift  ten  acres 
off  the  easterly  side  of  his  home  lot,  and  some  tracts 
of  fresh  meadow  and  of  salt  marsh,  and  one  share 
in  the  cow  common.  Mr.  Nudd  built  a  house  and 
lived  upon  the  first  of  these  tracts,  and  there  has 
been  the  home  of  some  of  his  posterity  till  the 
present  time.  Airs.  Sarah  (Nudd)  Shaw,  the  mother 
of  George  F.  Nudd,  the  last  occupant  of  the  name, 
who  died  in  1888,  still  residing  there.  Thomas  Nudd 
died  January  31,  1713.  He  married  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Godfrey  Dearborn,  and  they  had  six  children : 
John,   James,     Thomas,    Samuel.   Mary  and  Hannah. 

(III)  Samuel,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Thomas 
and  Sarah  (Dearborn)  Nudd,  born  in  Hampton, 
September  13,  1670,  died  March  26,  1748,  lived  on 
the  homestead,  and  divided  his  time  between  agri- 
cultural pursuits  and  a  sea-faring  life,  owning  and 
commanding  a  small  vessel  employed  in  coasting 
between  Hampton  and  Boston.  He  married,  Feb- 
ruary 27,  1701,  Sarah  Maloon,  who  died  February 
14,  1756,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  The  children 
were:  Mary.  James  and  Thomas,  whose  sketch 
follows. 

(IV)  Thomas,  youngest  child  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Mali. on)  Nudd,  born  in  Hampton.  October 
8,  170S.  and  died  March  17.  1780.  remained  on  the 
homestead  and  was  through  life  principally  en- 
gaged in  farming,  lie,  however,  transacted  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  public  business  as  justice  of 
the  peace,  coroner,  and  selectman,  filling  the  last 
named  offio  in  thi  ears  (746-51-53-59-62  and  1768. 
lie  married,  May  23.  173;,.  Deborah,  daughter  of 
Simon  Mar-ton.  Their  children  were:  Simon,  Han- 
nah.  Samuel,  Sarah  ami   Molly. 

( Y I    Simon,    eldest    child    of   Thomas    and    De- 


borah (Marston)  Nudd,  was  born  February  6,  1735, 
and  died  October  30,  1818,  remained  on  the  home- 
stead, was  a  large  land  owner  and  farmer,  and  a 
cornet  in  the  militia.  He  married  Elizabeth  Hook 
of  Salisbury.  Massachusetts,  who  died  October  14, 
I799,  aged  fifty-nine  years.  They  had  nine  children: 
Thomas,  Simon  (died  young),  Alary,  Betty,  Simon, 
Moses,  Samuel,  David  and  Jacob. 

(VI)  Thomas,  eldest  child  of  Simon  and  Eliza- 
beth (Hook)  Nudd.  was  born  November  28,  1 
and  died  April,  1806,  settled  on  the  Mill  road  and 
spent  his  life  there.  He  married  (first),  October 
28,  1784,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Mar- 
aud (second),  October  28,  1795,  Susanna,  daughter 
of  Samuel  Brown.  They  had  eight  children,  named 
as  follows :  Josiah,  Thomas,  James,  Samuel,  Moses, 
Daniel,  John  and  Eliza. 

(VII)  John,  fifth  son  and  child  of  Thomas 
Abigail    (Marston)    Nudd,    was   born    in   Hampton, 
married    and  had  a  family  of  children. 

(NTH)  In  the  early  part  of  the  last  century 
Joseph  Warren  Nudd  was  a  resident  of  Canterbury, 
where  he  married  Judith  Arlin  of  the  same  town, 
and  they  had  children:  David.  Benjamin,  Andrew, 
Erastus,  Mary,  wdro  married  True  Hill,  and  Almira, 
who  married  Luther  Rogers.  Alter  the  death  of 
Joseph  W.  Nudd  his  widow  married  Hiram  Kim- 
ball and  had  three  children :  Eliza,  wdio  married 
John  Welch ;  Laura,  who  married  Andrew  Grover ; 
and  Charles. 

(IX)  Erastus,  son  of  Joseph  W.  and  Judith 
(Arlin)  Nudd,  was  born  in  Canterbury,  January  9, 
1825,  and  died  in  East  Concord,  May  29,  1897.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  East  Concord,  and  in  the  seasons 
when  work  was  slack  on  the  farm  he  burned  char- 
coal, which  he  sold  in  Concord.  He  was  a  Protes- 
tant, but  not  a  church  member.  Politically  he  was 
a  Democrat.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
war,  being  a  member  of  Company  G,  Tenth  New 
Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry.  His  brother  David 
Nudd,  was  a  member  of  the  same  company.  He 
married,  February  18,  1849,  Katherine  Riordan,  born 
June  5,  1828,  in  the  city  of  Cork,  Ireland,  who  died 
in  Concord,  April  20.  1892.  They  had  six  children : 
Clara  J.,  mentioned  below:  Otis  W..  married  Annie 
Carter;  he  resided  on  the  home  farm  until  after  the 
death  of  his  wife,  and  then  lived  at  the  home  of  his 
sister  Clara  J.,  where  he  died  September  17,  1904; 
Susan  F.,  born  1853,  married  Sylvester  Sargent, 
who  is  employed  in  the  needle  factory  at  Laconia  : 
Mary  M.,  born  1S55.  married  Lucian  Sargent,  they 
lived  on  a  farm  near  Laconia;  Martha  J.,  born  1857, 
married  James  Willey,  liveryman  in  Lancaster ;  she 
died  in  1898;  Phebe  C,  born  October  15,  1861,  died 
in  Concord,  1904,  married  Charles  Rowell,  a  car- 
penter in  Concord. 

Clara  J.  Nudd  married  (first),  July  4,  1S69, 
Michael  Doland,  born  in  1844,  in  county  Roscom- 
mon, Ireland.  He  received  the  education  common 
to  his  station  and  times,  and  came  to  America  when 
eighteen  years  old.  He  soon  after  settled  in  Con- 
cord and  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  and  lived 
ever  after  in  that  town,  where  he  died.  He  was  a 
member  of  St.  John's  (Roman  Catholic)  Church, 
and  of  St.  Patrick's  Society,  and  a  Democrat.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  were:  John  II. ,  bom  May 
4.  1S70,  married  Victoria  Welcome;  be  is  a  resident 
of  Concord,  a  Republican,  and  a  member  of  the 
Eagles.  George  E.,  born  December  8.  1871.  married 
Elizabeth  W.  Berg,  and  is  an  electrician.  Kathei 
born  1874,  married  William  Sexton,  an  engineer  of 
the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad,  and  lives  in  Concord; 


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they  have  three  children — Bertha,  Agnes  and  Ruth. 
Mary  l\,  born  July  27,  1876,  married  Edward  S. 
George,  (q.  v.),  attorney  and  railway  promoter  of 
Manchester. 

Mrs.  Clara  J.  Doland  married.  July  15.  1879, 
Patrick  Mclntire,  born  1852,  at  Inverness,  province 
of  Quebec,  died  September  15.  1S97,  in  Concord.  He 
settled  in  Concord  when  a  young  man,  and  finally 
1  in  the  livery  business,  which  he  carried  on 
■fully  many  years.  He  was  a  member  of  St. 
John's  Church,  and  a  Democrat.  The  children  of 
this  marriage  are :  Matthew,  born  October  5,  1880, 
now  a  clerk  in  a  clothing  store,  and  Margaret,  born 
August  2,  1882,  a  bookkeeper. 


It  is  supposed  that  the  name  of  Ham- 
HAMLIN     lin    is   originally   of   Germanic    origin. 

perhaps  derived  from  the  town  of 
Hamlin  in  Lower  Saxony  situated  at  the  junction 
of  the  river  of  Hamel  with  the  Weiser.  The  name 
Hamelin  is  still  common  in  France,  whence  some 
have,  emigrated  to  this  country  and  to  Quebec 
where  they  have  become  numerous.  In  England 
this  name  was  formerly  spelled  Hamblen,  Hamelyn, 
Hamelin  and  Hamlyn.  As  the  name  is  found  in  the 
"Roll  of  Battle  Abbey"  it  is  undoubtedly  of  French 
origin,  and  was  brought  into  England  by  a  follower 
■of  the  Norman  conqueror.  Burke's  Encyclopedia 
of  Heraldry  describes  several  coats  of  arms  belong- 
ing to  the  Hamblens  and  Hamlyns.  Representatives 
of  the  distinguished  American  family  of  this  name 
participating  in  the  war  for  National  Independence 
and  the  Civil  war.  It  has  produced  a  goodly  num- 
ber of  able  men  including  clergymen,  lawyers,  phy- 
sicians and  statesmen,  and  its  most  distinguished 
representative  of  modern  times  was  the  Hon.  Han- 
nibal Hamlin,  vice-president  of  the  United  States 
during  Abraham  Lincoln's  administration,  for  many 
years  a  member  of  the  national  senate  from  Maine 
and  afterwards  minister  to  Spain  (born  1809.  died 
1891). 

(  1  )  John  Hamelyn,  of  Cornwall,  living  in  1570, 
married  Amor,  daughter  of  Robert  Knowle,  of 
Sarum. 

(II)  Giles  Hamelin,  son  of  John  and  Amor 
(Knowle)  Hamelyn,  resided  in  Devonshire.  He  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  Robert  Ashay,  who  bore  him  at 
least  two  sons,  Thomas  and  James. 

(III)  James  Hamblen,  gentleman,  son  of  Giles 
Hamelin,  was  residing  in  London  in  1623,  and  there 
is  some  evidence  to  show  that  he  was  born  in  that 
city.  He  emigrated  from  London  to  New  England, 
settling  at  Barnstable.  Massachusetts,  in  the  spring 
of  1639.  He  was  made. a  freeman  in  1641-42,  served 
as  a  constable  and  as  a  juryman,  and  his  death  oc- 
curred in  1690.  By  his  wife  Ann  he  had  seven  chil- 
dren, but  only  the  names  of  four  appear  in  the 
records:  James  (who  died  in  London  in  1633), 
Sarah,  Mary  and  James,  all  of  whom  were  born  in 
London. 

(IV)  James  (2)  Hamlin,  supposedly  the  young- 
est son  and  child  of  James  and  Ann  Hamblin,  was 
born  in  London.  April  10,  1636,  and  came  to  Amer- 
ica with  his  mother  prior  to  1642.  He  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer  of  Barnstable  for  many  years,  and  his 
name  frequently  appears  in  the  early  records  of 
Plymouth  colony.  He  was  a  member  of  the  "Grand 
Enquest"  and  in  1705  served  as  representative  to 
the  general  court.  The  last  years  of  his  life  were 
spent  in  Tisbury,  as  in  his  will,  which  was  made 
in  1717,  he  claims  to  be  a  resident  of  that  town. 
He  was  married  in  Barnstable,   November  20,  1662, 


to  Mary  Dunham,  born  in  1642,  daughter  of  John 
and  Abigail  Dunham.  He  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  church  at  Barnstable  in  1683.  Their 
children  were:  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Eleazer,  Exper- 
ience,  Elisha,  Hope,  Job,  J'  hn.  Benjamin  and 
Elkanah. 

(V)  Eleazer,  third  child  and  eldest  son  of  James 
and  Mary  (Dunham)  Hamlin,  was  born  in  Barn- 
stable, April  12,  1668.  He  went  from  Barnstable 
to  Harwich  or  Yarmouth,  and  according  to  the  pro- 
bate records  he  died  in  the  last  named  town,  in  1698. 
He  married  Lydia  Sears,  born  October  24,  1666, 
daughter  of  Paul  and  Deborah  (Willard)  Sears. 
She  survived  him  and  was  married  for  the  second 
time  in  Harwich,  September  30,  1706.  to  Thomas 
Snow.  The  only  record  of  the  number  of  his  chil- 
dren is  that  contained  in  the  will  of  his  father,  who 
refers  in  that  document  to  "my  four  grandchildren, 
the  children  of  my  son  Eleazer  Hamlin,  deceased." 

(VI)  Benjamin,  son  of  Eleazer  and  Lydia 
(Sears)  Hamlin,  was  born  in  1692.  He  was  mar- 
ried October  25,  1716,  by  John  Doane,  Esq..  of 
Eastham,  Massachusetts,  to  Anne  Mayo,  daughter 
of  Samuel  Mayo.  The  records  relative  to  this  an- 
cestors are  meagre,  but  it  is  known  that  he  was  the 
father  of  Cornelius,  Joshua,  Lydia  Isaac,  Mary  and 
Major  Eleaner.  He  resided  in  Wellfleet,  Massachu- 
setts, and  diea  in  or  prior  to  1748. 

(VII)  Major  Eleazer  (2),  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Anne  (Mayo)  Hamlin,  was  born  in  July,  1732, 
probably  in  Wellfleet,  Massachusetts,  then  a  part 
of  Eastham.  For  a  number  of  years  he  resided  in 
Pembroke,  Massachusetts,  where  he  acquired  con- 
siderable real  estate,  and  was  baptized  there  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1762.  As  second  lieutenant  in  Captain 
James  Hatch's  company  he  responded  to  the  Lex- 
ington Alarm,  April  19,  1775,  and  in  1776  moved 
to  Harvard,  Massachusetts.  He  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Westford,  Massachusetts.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  the  East  Parish  of  Bridgewater,  Massachu- 
setts, by  Rev.  John  Angier,  June  30,  1752,  to  Lydia 
Bonney,  of  Pembroke,  who  died  August  12,  1769, 
and  in  1772  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Bryant  (nee  Lob- 
dell),  who  had  two  daughters  by  her  first  husband. 
He  was  married  for  the  third  time  in  Westford, 
June  30,  1789,  by  Rev.  Matthew  Sanborn  to  Mrs. 
Hannah  Fletcher  (nee  Proctor),  born  August  4, 
1747,  daughter  of  Philip  and  Phebe  (Hildreth) 
Proctor  and  widow  of  Timothy  Fletcher.  She  died 
at  Westford  in  1837.  Major  Eleazer  Hamlin  was 
the  father  of  seventeen  children,  eleven  of  whom 
were  of  the  first  union,  namely :  Asia,  who  died 
aged  seventeen  years ;  Elizabeth,  Alice,  Africa, 
Europe,  America,  Lydia,  Eleazer,  Mary,  Cyrus  and 
Hannibal,  the  two  latter  being  twins.  (N.  B.  Those 
named  for  the  four  Continents  were  sons).  The 
children  of  his  second  marriage  were :  another  Asia 
(who  died  young),  Sally,  Isaac,  a  third  Asia,  Green, 
and  George.  Thirteen  of  his  children  were  born  in 
Pembroke  and  the  others  in  Harvard.  Five  of  his 
sons  were  graduates  of  Harvard  College  and  some 
fourteen  or  fifteen  more  of  his  descendants  have  taken 
their  degrees  at  the  same  institution.  Several  of 
the  sons  settled  in  Oxford  county,  Maine,  includ- 
ing Cyrus,  who  was  the  father  of  the  vice-president 
previously  referred  to ;  and  his  twin  brother  Han- 
nibal, whose  son,  Rev.  Cyrus  Hamlin,  D.  D.,  was 
a  prominent  Congregational  preacher  and  president 
of  Middlebury  College. 

(VIII)  Hon.  Eleazer  (3),  son  of  Major  Eleazer 
(2)  and  Lydia  (Bonney)  Hamlin,  was  born  in  Pem- 
broke,   September   23,    1765.     He    accompanied    his 


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father  to  Harvard  and  tradition  says  that  as  a  boy 
he  was  a  fifer  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  served 
as  a  private  in  Captain  William  Sawyer's  company 
of  Bolton,  Massachusetts,  which  was  called  out  to 
assist  in  quelling  Shays'  Rebellion  (1787),  and  dur- 
ing his  service  marched  from  Hadley  to  Pelham,  a 
distance  of  thirty  miles,  in  a  severe  snow  storm.  He 
went  from  Harvard  to  Waterford,  Maine,  settling  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  town,  and  became  one  of 
the  most  prominent  among  the  early  settlers  there, 
being  directed  by  an  act  of  the  Massachusetts  gen- 
eral court  dated  March  27,  1797,  to  notify  the  free- 
holders and  inhabitants  of  Waterford  to  hold  a  town 
meeting  at  the  house  of  Dr.  Stephen  Cummings, 
April  S.  of  that  year,  for  the  election  of  town  offi- 
cers. He  served  as  tythingman,  was  moderator  in 
1798,  1801-02,  selectman  in  1799,  and  as  a  National 
Republican  was  chosen  representative  to  the  legis- 
lature for  the  years  1826  and  28.  As  the  result  of 
an  accident  he  was  obliged  to  have  one  of  his  legs 
amputated.  He  was  made  a  Mason  at  Bridgeton, 
Maine,  in  1805.  He  possessed  a  sound  intellect,  was 
familiar  with  the  fcnglish  poets,  and  is  said  to  have 
recited  passages  from  Milton  and  Shakespeare  with 
taste  and  expression.  In  his  religious  belief  he  was 
a  Methodist.  The  date  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  Waterford,  is  not  at  hand.  He  married  Sally 
Bancroft,  of  Groton,  Massachusetts,  who  was  born 
July  29,  1767,  and  was  a  descendant  of  John  and 
Jane  Bancroft,  passengers  in  the  ship  "James"  from 
London  in  1632,  and  early  settlers  in  Lynn,  Massa- 
chusetts. Sally  died  August,  1842.  She  was  the 
mother  of  ten  children,  namely :  Francis,  Alice, 
Sally  (who  died  young),  Addison,  John,  Sally,  Wil- 
liam. David  Tilden,  Lucy  and  Eleazer.  all  of  whom 
were  born  in  Waterford. 

fIX)  David  Tilden,  fifth  son  and  eighth  child 
of  Hon.  Eleazer  and  Sally  (Bancroft)  Hamlin,  was 
born  in  Waterford,  January  4,  1807.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  resided  at  the  homestead  in  Waterford 
until  1851  or  53,  when  he  removed  to  Milan,  New 
Hampshire.  He  married  Harriet  Robbins,  born  in 
Waterford.  March  16,  1805,  daughter  of  James  and 
Delight  (Gilbert)  Robbins.  He  died  in  Milan,  May 
15,  1869,  and  his  wife  died  there  March  5,  1887. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  one  of 
whom  died  at  birth.  The  others  are:  David  Tilden, 
born  May  23,  1835,  deceased;  James  Gilbert,  born 
September  10,  1830.  died  in  1S44;  Ellen  Elizabeth, 
born  March  14,  [841,  decea  ed;  Charles  Gilbert, 
the  date  of  whose  birth  will  be  given  presently; 
Lydia  Maria,  born  September  25,  1848;  and  Harriet 
Frances,  born  March  4,   1849. 

(X)  Charles  Gilbert,  fifth  child  of  David  T.  and 
Harriet  ( Robbins  1  Hamlin,  was  l„,rn  in  Waterford, 
March  26,  1847.  His  boyhood  was  spent  in  at- 
tending the  public  schools  and  assisting  his  father 
in  carrying  on  the  farm.  In  August,  [864,  when 
but  seventeen  Id    he  enlisted  a    a  private  in 

the  First  New  Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery,  and 
served  in   the  defi  tion  '1   capita]   until 

the  close  of  the  1  ivil  war.  Tn  1869  he  went  to  Cal- 
ifornia, remaining  on  the  Pacific  coast  until  1871, 
and  returning  to  Milan  engaged  in  lumbering.  In 
1875  fie  established  himself  in  general  mercantile 
business  at  Gorham,  which  he  ha  ever  since  con- 
ducted, and  in  conjunction  with  this  he  carries  on 
a  large  farm  in  Shelburne.  In  politics  Mr.  Hamlin 
is  a  Republican.  lie  has  served  as  chairman  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  three  years,  as  deputy-sheriff 
eight  years,  and  in  other  ways  has  participated  in 
local   public   affairs,      lie    is   a    Royal    Arch    Mason 


belonging  to  the  Blue  Lodge  in  Gorham  and  the 
chapter  in  Bethel,  Maine.  He  attends  the  Congre- 
gational Church.  He  was  married  in  Milan,  No- 
vember 20,  1875,  t°  ^rs-  Lydia  A.  Blake,  who  was 
born  in  that  town,  December  16,  1851.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Donald  Conrad,  born  January  5,  1877; 
Carlie  Gertrude,  born  February  19,  1879;  Bernice 
Hattie,  born  December  ir,  1881  ;  Georgia  Hortense, 
born  December  15,  1883;  Roy  Gilbert,  born  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1885 ;  Charles  Augustus,  born  November 
16,  1888:  Arthur  Benedict,  born  November  21, 
1S89;  Helen  Beatrice,  born  December  4,  1S90;  and 
Hannibal  Homer,  born  December  8,  1892.  Donald 
C.  is  in  business  with  his  father.  Bernice  H.  is  a 
trained  nurse.     Georgia  H.  is  a  student  at  Wellesley 

College.     Roy  G.  is  a  student  at  University. 

Charles  A.  is  attending  Gould's  Academy.  Arthur 
B.  is  connected  with  the  Lancaster  Savings  Bank. 
(Second  Family.) 
(I)  Captain  Giles  Hamlin,  the  ancestor  of  this 
branch  of  the  family,  was  born  in  England  about 
1622.  He  settled  in  Middletown,  Connecticut,  as 
early  as  1654,  and  lived  there  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  His  epitaph  says  that  he  was  "near  fifty  years 
crossing  the  ocean  wide,"  which  means  that  he  was 
a  mariner  for  that  period  of  time.  He  was  long 
engaged  in  foreign  commerce,  part  of  the  time  on 
his  own  account;  at  other  times  with  his  brother-in- 
law.  John  Crow  (2),  of  Fairfield,  Connecticut,  with 
Elder  William  Goodwin,  of  Hartford,  and  with 
John  Pynchon,  of  Springfield.  Massachusetts,  son 
of  the  founder  of  the  town.  Captain  Hamlin  com- 
manded "The  Desire"  in  1665  and  "The  John  and 
James"  in  1679.  He  was  a  Puritan,  a  man  of  good 
sense,  and  soon  gained  a  high  standing  in  the  com- 
munity on  account  of  his  probity  and  ability.  He 
and  his  descendants  acquired  a  remarkable  influence 
in  public  affairs,  and  the  family  homestead  remained 
in  possession  of  four  generations.  Captain  Hamlin 
served  the  town  on  various  committees,  and  was 
elected  ratemaker,  grand  levyman  and  townsman. 
In  1666  he  gave  a  drum  to  the  town  and  train-band. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  first 
church  of  Middletown,  established  in  1668.  Early 
in  1655.  Giles  Hamlin  married  Hester  or  Esther 
Crow,  daughter  of  John  Crow,  of  Hartford.  Con- 
necticut, who  was  born  about  1628,  probably  in  Eng- 
land. John  Crow  was  a  wealthy  man.  and  Hester 
or  Esther  was  the  oldest  child  in  a  family  of  seven 
daughters  and  four  sons.  Captain  Gibs  and  Hester 
or  Esther  (Crow)  Hamlin  had  seven  children:  Hes- 
ter. John,  Mary,  Mehitable,  Giles,  William,  whose 
sketch  follows;  and  Richard,  born  in  1670.  Captain 
Giles  Hamlin  died  in  Middletown.  September  I, 
1689.  I  lis  will,  executed  two  days  before  bis  death, 
shows  that  he  had  acquired  a  fortune  for  those 
limes.  The  estate  amounted  to  over  three  thousand 
pounds,  and  the  bequests  contain  frequent  mention 
of  silver  platters,  goblets,  wine  en;.,  and  jreat 
spoons,  besides  money,  mills,  land  and  negro  ser- 
vants. Mrs  Hamlin  outlived  her  husband  eleven 
years,  dying  August  23,  1700,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
two.  Their  remains  repose  side  by  :  le  in  the 
Riverside  cemetery  at  Middletown.  His  grave  is 
surmounted  by  a  massive  tomb  with  a  quaint  in- 
scription on  the  top  slab,  while  a  plain  brown  head- 
stone marks   her  burial   place   nearby. 

(ID  William  (1),  third  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Captain  Giles  and  Hester  or  Esther  (Crow) 
Hamlin,  w;  born  at  Middletown,  Connecticut,  Feb- 
ruary 3,  [668  He  was  a  husbandman  and  a  mar. 
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cerning  him,  which  perhaps  have  more  value  as 
illustrating  the  spirit  of  the  times  than  as  exhibi- 
ing  the  departed  gentleman's  disposition.  "On  No- 
vember 23,  1701,  Captain  John  Hall  and  William 
Hamlin  did  make  a  public  acknowlegment  of  their 
falling  out ;  which  was  accepted  by  ye  church,  May 
9,  1792,  William  Hamlin  did  make  a  public  confes- 
sion of  his  sin  in  quarreling  with  Joseph  Miller, 
which  was  accepted  by  the  church."  On 'May  26, 
1692,  William  Hamlin  married  Susanna,  third  child 
of  Rev.  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Whiting)  Collins, 
who  was  born  at  Middletown,  November  26,  1669. 
Mr.  Collins  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard,  the  first 
minister  of  Middletown,  and  by  consequence  the 
leading  man  in  the  place.  His  eldest  daughter  Mary 
had  previously  married  John  Hamlin,  elder  brother 
of  William.  William  and  Susannah  (Collins)  Ham- 
lin had  eight  children:  Richard,  born  May  17,  1693; 
William,  Giles,  Nathaniel,  whose  sketch  follows ; 
Edward,  Susannah,  Charles  and  Esther.  Mrs.  Sus- 
annah (Collins)  Hamlin  died  February  24.  1721-22, 
aged  fifty-two  years ;  and  her  husband  died  May  22, 
I733>  aged  sixty-six.  Both  are  probably  buried  in 
Riverside  cemetery,  though  no  gravestone  marks 
William  Hamlin's  burial  place. 

(III)  Nathaniel,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Wil- 
liam (1)  and  Susannah  (Collins)  Hamlin,  was  born 
in  Middletown,  Connecticut,  October  26,  1699.  He 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Captain  Daniel  and 
Mary  Harris,  on  September  16,  1725.  They  lived  in 
Middletown,  where  their  four  children  were  born ; 
William  (2),  whose  sketch  follows;  Sarah,  born 
April  24,  1728;  Harris,  April  14,  1730.  who  died 
young;  and  Susannah,  January  27,  1731-32.  Na- 
thaniel Hamlin  died  in  Middletown,  September  28, 
1731,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-two;  his  widow  mar- 
ried Nathaniel  Baker. 

(IV)  Captain  William  (2),  eldest  child  of  Na- 
thaniel and  Sarah  (Harris)  Hamlin,  was  born  in 
Middletown,  Connecticut,  February  II,  1726.  He 
passed  his  early  life  in  that  town,  then  lived  for  a 
while  in  Westfield,  Connecticut,  and  in  181S,  when 
he  was  past  ninety,  removed  to  Charlestown,  New 
Hampshire,  to  make  his  home  with  his  son  William 
(3),  with  whom  he  died.  Captain  Hamlin  derived 
his  title  from  service  in  the  Revolution.  He  was  ap- 
pointed ensign  of  the  Tenth  Company,  Sixth  Regi- 
ment, in  October,  1770;  was  made  a  lieutenant  of 
the  same  company  in  October,  1773;  and  was  made 
captain  of  the  Fifth  Company,  Twenty-third  Regi- 
ment, in  1776.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics,  and  a 
Presbyterian  in  church  affiliations.  On  June  28, 
1750,  Captain  William  (2)  Hamlin  married  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Allen,  who  was  born  in  Middle- 
town,  in  1728.  She  was  a  member  of  the  church 
there,  and  was  dismissed  to  Westfield,  Connecticut, 
where  they  then  lived,  December  ig,  1773.  Captain 
William  (2)  and  Hannah  (Allen)  Hamlin  had  thir- 
teen children,  ten  daughters  and  three  sons :  Lucy, 
Hannah,  William  (2),  mentioned  below,  Lucy,  Sus- 
annah, Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Experience.  Mary,  Re- 
becca, Harris,  Olive  and  Oliver.  Mrs,  Hannah 
Hamlin  died  at  Middletown.  May  9,  1807,  at  the 
age  of  seventy-eight  years.  In  1808.  when  he  was 
eighty-two  years  of  age,  Captain  Hamlin  married 
his  second  wife,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wetmore,  born 
in  Stow.  Ten  years  later  they  both  went  to  live 
with  Captain  Hamlin's  son  William  (3).  at  Charles- 
town.  New  Hampshire,  where  they  both  died,  Cap- 
tain Hamlin,  on  April  25.  1821,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  nintey-five  y,ears,  and  his  wife  about  iS'tq. 

(V)  William    (3),  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 


Captain  William  (2)  and  Hannah  (Allen)  Hamlin, 
was  born  at  Middletown,  Connecticut,  September  14, 
1754.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in  Middletown 
till  1804,  when  he  moved  up  the  river  to  Charles- 
town,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  carried  on  a  farm 
and  also  kept  a  tavern.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics, 
and  a  deacon  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  William 
(3)  Hamlin  was  thrice  married,  and  had  nineteen 
children  in  all,  some  by  each  wife.  His  was  first 
united  to  Hepsybeth.  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(Kirby)  Savage,  who  was  born  in  Middletown, 
October  17,  1751.  They  had  two  daughters:  Lucia, 
born  February  17,  1777;  and  Hepsybeth,  August  17, 
1779.  On  October  18,  1781,  he  married  his  second 
wife  Lucy,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Lucia  ( Stock- 
ing) Kirby,  of  Middletown,  Upper  Houses,  now 
Cromwell,  Connecticut.  They  had  seven  children : 
Ashbel,  Joseph,  Roxanna,  Cornelia,  David,  Eliza- 
beth and  Hannah.  He  married  for  his  third  wife 
1  hankful  Knowles,  who  was  born  in  Middletown, 
July  25,  1769.  They  had  ten  children :  Seth,  born 
February  11,  1795;  Mary  K.,  Nancy  H.,  Ashbel, 
Jerusha,  Giles,  whose  sketch  follows;  Harriet, 
Sophia,  Sophia  D.  and  Clarissa.  The  last  two 
children  were  born  in  Charlestown,  New  Hamp- 
shire, but  the  other  seventeen  were  born  in  Middle- 
town.  William  (3)  Hamlin  died  at  Charlestown, 
December  29,  1830. 

(VI)  Giles  (2),  second  son  and  sixth  child  of 
William  (3)  Hamlin  and  his  third  wife,  Thankful 
Knowles,  was  born  at  Middletown,  Connecticut, 
February  7,  1801.  When  about  three  years  old  he 
was  brought  by  his  parents  to  their  new  home  in 
Charlestown,  New  Hampshire.  He  became  a  farmer 
and  settled  three  miles  north  of  Charlestown  vil- 
lage. He  was  a  Whig  in  politics.  On  November 
18,  1831,  Giles  (2)  Hamlin  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Josiah  and  Susanna  (Fling)  Hart,  of  Charles- 
town, who  were  born  October  17,  1S07.  They  had 
twelve  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy;  the 
others  were :  George  Washington,  whose  sketch 
follows ;  Maria  West,  Elmira  Louisa,  Cornelia  Ro- 
sette, Sylvester  Augustus,  Susan  Sophia.  Catherine 
Elizabeth,  Horace  Hall  and  Henry  Hubbard 
(twins),  and  Emma  Riley,  born  September  11,  1851. 
Both  Giles  (2)  Hamlin  and  his  wife  lived  to  be 
eighty-four  years  of  age.  He  died  at  Unity,  New 
Hampshire,  March  13,  1885,  and  she  died  at  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  February  16,  1S91. 

(VII)  George  Washington,  eldest  child  of  Giles 
(2)  and  Mary  (Hart)  Hamlin,  was  born  at  Charles- 
town, New  Hampshire,  October  5,  1833.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  began  business  as  a  clerk  in  the  general  store 
of  Horace  Metcalf  at  Charlestown  village.  In  a 
few  years  he  became  partner,  and  his  connection 
with  Mr.  Metcalf  lasted  twenty-five  years  in  all. 
For  ten  years  he  conducted  a  grocery  store  in 
Claremont  in  partnership  association  with  E.  W. 
Prouty.  He  then  had  a  general  store  in  North 
Charlestown.  He  was  a  Republican,  but  took  no 
active  part  in  politics  except  to  serve  on  various 
committees.  He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  be- 
longed to  Faithful  Lodge,  No.  12,  Ancient  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Charlestown,  in  which  he 
held  some  offices.  Mr.  Hamlin  was  a  man  of  force 
and  character,  and  was  highly  respected  in  the  com- 
munity. On  September  18,  i860,  George  W.  Hamlin 
married  Ellen  L.  White,  daughter  of  Rand  and 
Fannie  White,  who  was  born  March  14,  1S35,  in 
Charlestown.  They  had  five  children:  Minnie  -M  , 
born   September  9,    1S61 ;   Frank   W.,   whose   sketch 


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follows;   Charles  L.,  married  Delia  L.  Tloyt,  is  en- 
(1  in  the  tea  and  coffee  business  in  Charlestown; 

nie   R..  married  Frank  II.   Powers,   ami   lives  in 

Claremont;   and   A.   Lloyd   married   Ida   M.   Hutch- 

.md   lives   in   Charlestown.     George   W.   Hamlin 

I  at  North  Charlestown.  August  12,  igoi,  and  his 
widow  and  eldest  daughter  continue  to  live  in  the 
old  home. 

(VIII)  Frank  Wilbert.  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  George  W.  and  Ellen  L.  (White)  Hamlin, 
was  born  in  North  Charlestown,  New  Hampshire, 
June  14,  1863.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of 
lestown,  and  became  a  clerk  in  his  father's 
store  where  he  remained  till  the  age  of  seventeen, 
when  he  went  to  Charleston  village  and  was  em- 
ployed  by  W.  H.  Labaree  in  a  general  store.  In  1887 
lie  bough!  out  Mr.  Labaree  and  has  since  continued 
the   business   independently.   .  He   has   remodeled  the 

1  throughout,  doubling  the  capacity  down  stairs 
and  opening  up  the  econd  floor,  and  now  employs 
four  clerks  and  does  a  business  of  thirty-five  thou- 
sand dollars  a  year.  In  1901  he  became  president 
and  a  director  in  the  Connecticut  River  National 
Lank  of  Charlestown.  With  two  others  he  secured 
the  charter  and  incorporation  of  the  Charlestown 
Water  and  Sewer  Company  in  1904.  Later  they 
sold  these  rights  to  the  town,  and  Mr.  Hamlin  was 
appointed  one  of  the  commission  to  construct 
the  system,  and  in  1906  was  chosen  water  commis- 
sioner. He  was  the  prime  mover  in  this  enterprise. 
He  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  Silsby  Free  Public 
Library  of  Charlestown  since  its  organization.  He 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  has  served  on  the 
state  central  committee  for  four  years,  and  in  1902 
was  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  for  Sul- 
livan county,  receiving  the  largest  vote  cast  for  a 
Republican  candidate  for  that  office  in  twelve  years. 
Mr.  Hamlin  served  as  representative  in  1903,  and 
was  chairman  of  the  committee  of  the  delegation 
from  Sullivan  county.  He  has  been  town  auditor 
twice,  and  for  several  years  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  education.  He  has  held  the  offices  of 
notary  public  and  justice  of  the  pence  for  years,  and 
has  given  considerable  attention  to  legal  matters. 
He  belongs  to  Charlestown  Lodge.  No.  88,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  has  been 
through  all  the  chairs,  and  has  held  the  office  of 
secretary  for  a  number  of  years.  lie  also  belongs 
to  the  Evening  Star  Encampment.  No.  25.  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Claremont.  and 
to  the  Elmwood  Rebekah  Lodge.  No.  77,  of  Charles- 
town.     Mr.   Hamlin   is   a   member   and   vestryman   of 

nt  Luke's  Episcopal  Church  at  Charlestown,  has 
been  its  treasurer  for  several  years,  and  is  a  liberal 
supporter  of  the  church  in  which  he  is  an  acl 
worker.  Tn  the  spring  of  [907  the  Charlestown  vil- 
lagi  di  tricl  was  organized  for  street  lighting  pur- 
poses and  Mr.  Hamlin  was  elected  one  of  the  dis- 
trict commissioners.  On  December  26.  1887,  Frank 
Wilbert  Hamlin  married  Ada  E..  daughter  of  Jan 
E.  and  Emma  L.  (Hunt)  Perry,  who  was  born  in 
Charlestown,  December  26,  1863.  There  are  no  chil- 
dren. 


In    mental    gifts    and    spiritual    traits 

BE!  LOWS    of  character  the  Bellows   family,  as 

Ian,  may  claim  precedence  in  New 

Hampshire.       Whether     as     teachers,     clergymen, 

.    naval    officers,    scholars,    artists,    or    high 

bred  people   of   leisure,   few   names   can   count    more 

member-   of   distinctii  nteresting   personality. 

The  progenj   of  old  Colonel  Benjamin  Bellows,  the 


tder  of  Walpole,  N  w  Hampshire,  have  gone  all 
over  the  world,  and  there  is  scarcely  a  city  where 
then  Known.     In  early  English  records 

the  patronymii  i   as  Belouse.   Leilas,   Bellos, 

Bela  lews,    Bellowes,    and    in    other 

forms.  The  connection  between  the  Bellows  fam- 
ily of  America  ani  England  has  never  been  traced; 
but  at  the  suggestion  of  Dr.  Henry  W.  Bellows,  the 
crest  and  motto  of  the  Bellowes  family  of  Lanca- 
shire have  been  informally  adopted  by  the  American 
branch  on  account  of  its  peculiar  appropriateness. 

•  The  symbol  consists  of  a  hand  grasping  a  chalice, 
pouring  water  (belle  can,  an  allusion  to  the  name) 
into  a  basin.  Motto,  "Tout  d'en  Haut."  Dr.  Bel- 
lows has  so  beautifully  described  this  emblem  that 
we  quote  the  passage  entire:  "Type  of  purity,  of 
truth,  of  abundance,  we  adopt  the  cup  of  water. 
taken  front  our  Founder's  Falls  as  the  family  crest  and 
with  it.  that  beautiful  motto,  so  pious  and  expres- 
sive: 'All  from  on  high.'  (Tout  d'en  Haut.)  Every 
good  and  perfect  gift  cometh  down  from  above!  God 
gave  us  our  fathers,  and  while  the  waters  pour 
over  the  Great  Fall  of  our  river,  we  will  not  forget 
them  or  him." 

(I)  The  pioneer  ancestor  of  the  family.  John 
Bellows,  was  born  in  England  in  1623,  and  came 
to  Massachusetts  as  a  child.  He  embarked  April  26, 
1635,  in  the  "Hopewell"  of  London,  William  Bur- 
dock, master,  and  landed  on  the  Massachusetts  coast. 
He  resided  first  at  Concord  and  later  at  Marlboro. 
Massachusetts,  and  died  in  the  latter  town  in  1683, 
between  June  18  and  October  2,  the  respective  dates 
of  executing  and  proving  his  will.  He  was  married 
May  9,  1655.  to  Mary  Wood,  daughter  of  John 
Wood,  of  Concord,  who  survived  him  more  than 
twenty-four  years,  dying  September  16.  1707.  Their 
children  were:  Mary,  Samuel.  Abigail,  Isaac.  John. 
Thomas,   Eleazer,   Daniel,   Nathaniel   and   Benjamin. 

(II)  Benjamin,  youngest  of  the  ten  children  of 
John  and  Mary  (Wood)  Bellows,  was  born  Janu- 
ary iS.  1677,  in  Concord,  Massachusetts.  He  settled 
in  Lancaster,  where  he  remained  until  about  1728, 
when  he  removed  to  Lunenburg.  Massachusetts,  and 
there  died  March  r8,  1750.  He  was  married  Janu- 
ary 5,  1704.  to  Dorcus  (Cuttler)  Willard,  widow  of 
Henry  Wilkin',,  who  was  a  son  of  Major  Simon 
Willard.  By  her  first  marriage  she  was  the  mother 
of  Colonel  Josiah  Willard.  of  Lunenburg,  and  later 
of  Winchester,  Massachusetts.  She  died  September 
8,    1747.   havii  '  ne  son  and  three  daughters. 

Judith,  Joanna,    Mary  anil   Benjamin. 

(III)  Colonel  Benjamin  (2),  only  son  of  Ben- 
jamin (1)  and  Dorcus  (Cuttler)  (Willard)  Bellows, 
was  bom  May  26,  1712.  in  Lancaster,  Massachusetts. 
He  probably  lived  on  his  father's  farm  in  Lancaster 
until  the  removal  of  the  family  to  Lunenburg  in 
172S.    It  is  probable  that  he  received  but  little  educa- 

his  business  career  was  begun  early.  It 
is  related  that  be  purchased  a  yoke  of  steers  and 
very  early  in  life  began  to  earn  his  own  living  by 
teaming.  His  account  book,  still  preserved  in  Lu- 
nenburg how  bu  iness  transactions  as  early  as 
1725.  lie  was  the  owner  of  horses  and  oxen  and 
made  a  contract  to  live  with  Ephraim  Weatherby 
for  one  year.  It  is  apparent  that  this  arrangement 
>\  .1  -  olved,  because  he  began  housekeeping  in 
his  own  house  on  November  25,  of  the  same  year. 
He  was  a  very  active  citizen  of  Lunenburg,  taking 
part  in  public  affairs  and  conducting  a  great  variety 
private  business.  He  was  surveyor  of  highways, 
school  committeeman,  constable,  town  clerk  and 
selectman.      IK-    was    associated    in    the   conduct   of 


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public  business  with  such  men  as  Colonel  Josiah 
Willard.  Major  Edward  Hartwell  and  other  promi- 
nent men  of  the  town.  lie  was  actively  engaged  in 
farming  and  employed  men  and  teams,  and  kept  a 
ne    sort    for   public   entertainment.      Al- 

1  his  handwriting  was  inelegant,  and  his  spell- 
ing faulty,  he  was  frequently  called  upon  to  make 
out    legal    papers    for   men    of   the    town.      He    saw 

hing  of  military  service,  as  he  was  known  by 
the  title  of  major,  when  he  settled  in  Walpole,  New 
Hampshire.  His  removal  to  that  town  occurred  in 
1752,  and  he  was  very  active  and  efficient  in  settling 
and  building  up  the  new  town  in  what  was  then  a 
wilderness.  Among  his  other  accomplish- 
ments he  had  mustered  the  art  of  surveying,  and 
in  1740  was  engaged  in  laying  out  the  township 
of  Rowley,  Canada,  now  Rindge,  New  Hampshire. 
Hi<  bill  for  fifteen  days'  work  in  the  woods  was 
sixteen  pounds,  seventeen  shillings  and  six  pence. 
At  the  time  of  his  settlement  at  Walpole  that  town 
was  supposed  to  be  within  the  jurisdiction  of  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  among  the  original  grantees 
of  what  is  now  Winchester,  New  Hampshire,  and  in 
the  drawing  of  lots,  all  the  proprietors  in  1733,  lot 
number  23  fell  to  him.  In  such  a  busy  life  as  his 
it  is  inevitable  that  under  the  system  of  records 
then  in  use  much  that  he  did  should  pass  without 
any  notice.  Four  of  his  sons  were  also  among  the 
grantees  of  Walpole,  and  his  name  appears  first  on 
the  list  of  sixty-six  to  whom  the  charter  was 
granted  by  Governor  Wentworth,  February  13.  1752, 
and  he  may  well  be  called  the  father  and  founder 
of  that  town.  Benjamin  Bellows  was  moderator 
of  the  first  town  meeting  in  Keene,  and  was  voted 
one  hundred  and  twenty-two  Spanish  mill  dollars 
for  his  service  and  expenses  in  obtaining  the  charter 
of  that  town.  In  that  same  year,  he  moved  his 
family  into  Walpole,  and  fourteen  families  were 
settled  there  until  after  1759.  One  family  had  pre- 
ceded  his,  that  of  John  Kilburn,  who  had  located 
there  under  the  Massachusetts  grant.  One  of  the 
first  duties  of  Colonel  Bellows  was  the  erection  of  a 
fort  for  the  protection  o.f  his  own  and  other  fam- 
ilies against  the  Indians.  This  was  his  residence 
until  in  1762  he  built  his  house,  the  first  framed 
building  in  the  town.  This  is  still  standing  and  in 
a  good  state  of  preservation.  The  town  meetings 
were  held  in  the  fort  as  late  as  1761,  and  Colonel 
Bellows  was  the  clerk  at  the  first  three  of  these. 
He  continued  to  fill  most  of  the  important  offices, 
such  as  moderator,  selectman  or  town  treasurer 
until  his  death.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Walpole, 
July  10,  1777,  in  his  sixty-sixth  year.  In  1854  his 
descendants  erected  a  handsome  monument  to  his 
memory.  Colonel  Bellows  was  married  (first)  in 
Lunenburg,  October  7.  1735.  by  Rev.  David  Stearns, 
a  brother  of  the  bride,  to  Abigail  Stearns,  who  was 
born  June  2,  1708,  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  John  and  Abigail  (Fiske)  Stearns, 
granddaughter  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Stearns,  and 
great-granddaughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary  Stearns. 
(See  Stearns).  She  died  November  9,  1757,  and 
was  the  first  tenant  of  the  Walpole  burying  ground. 
Colonel  Bellows  was  married  (second)  in  Lunen- 
burg, April  21,  1758.  by  Rev.  David  Stearns,  to  Mrs. 
Mary  (Hubbard)  Jennison,  widow  of  John  Jenni- 
son,  of  Lunenburg.  She  was  born  April  12.  1725, 
in  Groton.  Massachusetts,  and  died  in  Walpole,  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1794.  surviving  her  husband  by  more  than 
sixteen  years.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Major  Jona- 
than and  Rebecca  (Brown)  Hubbard,  and  great- 
granddaughter  of  John   Hubbard,   the  emigrant   an- 


cestor  of  the  family.  (See  Hubbard).  The  children 
of  Colonel  Bellows  by  bis  first  wife  were:  Abigail 
(died  at  the  age  of  twenty  years),  Peter,  Benjamin, 
John,  Joseph,  Jonathan  and  Abijah.  By  the  second 
were:  Abigail,  Theodore,  Thomas,  Mary  and  Josiah. 

(IV)  Colonel  Joseph,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child 
of  Colonel  Benjamin  (2)  and  Abigail  (Stearns) 
Bellows,  was  born  May  26,  1744,  in  Lunenburg,  and 
died  May  22,  1817,  in  Langdon,  New  Hampshire. 
He  was  about  nine  years  of  age  when  his  father 
settled  with  bis  family  in  Walpole,  and  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  he  returned  to  Lunenburg  and  took 
charge  of  the  family  property  there.  By  his  father's 
•will  he  became  the  owner  of  the  latter's  lands  in 
Lunenburg.  He  became  an  influential  and  useful 
citizen,  and  was  active  in  promoting  the  welfare 
of  the  colonies  during  the  Revolution.  He  was  a 
lieutenant  in  Captain  Wilder's  company  of  minute- 
men  that  marched  from  Leominster  to  Lexington 
on  the  alarm  of  April  17,  1775.  He  served  as  cap- 
tain at  the  time  of  the  Bennington  alarm  and  at  Sar- 
atoga at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne  in  October,  1777. 
He  was  major  of  the  Eighth  Regiment  of  Worcester 
county  militia  in  1779.  His  commission  from  Gov- 
ernor John  Hancock  as  lieutenant-colonel  is  pre- 
served by  his  descendants.  He  served  creditably  in 
the  various  town  offices,  and  was  a  man  of  consid- 
erable property,  which  was  largely  swept  away  about 
1786  through  his  having  become  responsible  for  con- 
tractors who  failed.  Because  of  this  great  disaster 
which  threatened  poverty  to  himself  and  his  family 
of  young  children,  bis  mind  became  unbalanced, 
and  his  affairs  were  taken  in  charge  by  his  brothers, 
Benjamin  and  John,  who  removed  his  family  to 
Walpole  in  1796.  Colonel  Bellows  was  married  in 
Lunenburg,  October  3,  1764.  to  Lois  Whitney,  who 
was  born  about  1744.  and  died  March  26,  1834,  in 
Walpole.  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years  and 
six  months.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Captain  Salmon 
and  Sarah  Whitney,  of  Groton  and  Littleton,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Their  children,  born  in  Lunenburg, 
were:  Salmon  (died  in  infancy).  Salmon.  John, 
Benjamin.  Joseph,  Levi,  Oliver  (died  young),  Abel, 
Oliver.  Thomas,  Susan.  Sarah,  Louisa  and  Mary. 
(Joseph  and  descendants  receive  mention  in  this 
article.) 

(V)  John,  third  son  and  child  of  Colonel  Joseph 
and  Lois  (Whitney)  Bellows,  was  born  in  Lunen- 
burg, Massachusetts,  January  12,  1768.  Coming  to 
Walpole.  New  Hampshire,  after  his  father's  losses, 
he  had  a  large  share  in  caring  for  the  family.  At 
first  he  helped  his  mother  in  managing  the  farm, 
and  for  a  few  years,  beginning  in  1794.  he  conducted 
the  village  tavern  with  his  brother  Joseph.  Having 
accumulated  some  capital  he  entered  into  business 
in  Boston,  and  became  the  head  of  the  firm  of  Bel- 
lows. Cordis  &  Jones,  importers  of  English  dry 
goods.  At  the  age  of  fifty  he  was  able  to  retire 
from  business  with  an  ample  fortune.  He  was 
president  of  the  Manufacturers'  and  Merchants' 
Bank  of  Boston,  and  was  largely  interested  in  man- 
ufacturing enterprises.  He  served  for  a  number  of 
years  as  alderman.  He  lived  in  Colonnade  Row, 
on  Tremont  street,  near  West,  at  that  time  the  home 
of  many  of  the  leading  people  of  the  city.  During 
the  crisis  of  1830  he  lost  heavily,  and  in  1833  he 
retired  to  Walpole  to  spend  his  declining  years. 
His  son.  Rev.  Dr.  Bellows,  says  of  his  father:  "He 
was  a  man  of  superior  intellect,  generous  senti- 
ments and  spotless  integrity."  John  Bellows  was 
twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Betsey  Eames, 
daughter  of  Aaron  and  Keziah   (Goodnow)   Eames, 


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of  Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  to  whom  he  was  united 
January  5,  1800.  They  had  seven  children :  Mary, 
Mary  Anna  Louisa,  Eliza  Eames,  John  Nelson, 
whose  sketch  follows;  Alexander  Hamilton,  Henry 
Whitney  and  Edward  Stearns.  The  last  two  were 
twins,  born  June  11,  1814.  Edward  Stearns  became 
a  lawyer  and  died  at  Adrian,  Michigan,  in  March, 
1837,  just  at  the  dawn  of  the  most  promising  ca- 
reer. He  was  a  young  man  of  fine  presence  and  re- 
markable intellectual  abilities.  His  twin,  Henry 
Whitney,  was  graduated  from  Harvard  College,  in 
1832,  and  from  the  Divinity  School  in  1837.  From 
1839  till  his  death,  January  30,  1862,  he  was  pastor 
of  the  Unitarian  Church  in  New  York  City,  to' 
which  he  gave  the  name  of  All  Souls.  He  was  pres- 
ident of  the  sanitary  commission  from  1861  to  1878. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  eminent  preachers  this 
country  has  ever  known.  The  limits  of  this  work 
do  not  permit  the  details  of  his  career,  but  this  quo- 
tation, written  by  President  Eliot,  of  Harvard,  is 
taken  from  the  bronze  memorial  by  St.  Gaudens 
in  the  Church  of  All  Souls: 

"An  ardent,  generous  friend,  joyous  with  the 
joyful,  tender  with  the  sorrowful,  a  devout  Chris- 
tian, trusting  in  God,  and  hoping  all  things  of  men." 

Mrs.  Betsey  (Eames)  Bellows,  the  first  wife  of 
John  Bellows,  and  mother  of  Dr.  Henry  W.  Bel- 
lows, died  of  consumption  in  Boston,  January  24, 
1816,  aged  thirty-five  years.  John  Bellows  married 
for  his  second  wife,  June  26.  1817,  Anna  Hurd  Lang- 
don,  daughter  of  Captain  John  and  Mary  (Walley) 
Langdon,  of  Boston.  They  had  five  children :  Mary 
Anne  Louisa,  Francis  William  Greenwood,  Harriet 
Augusta,  Percival  Langdon  and  George  Gates.  John 
Bellows  died  in  Walpole,  New  Hampshire,  February 
10,  1840.  Mrs.  Anna  H.  (Langdon)  Bellows  died  at 
the  home  of  her  daughter  in  New  York  City,  Decem- 
ber 2,  i860. 

(VI)  John  Nelson,  eldest  son  and  fourth  child 
of  John  and  Betsey  (Eames)  Bellows,  was  born  in 
Boston,  December  2.}.  1805.  He  was  educated  at  the 
school  of  his  uncle.  Jacob  N.  Knapp,  at  Jamaica 
Plain,  Massachusetts,  and  entered  Harvard  College, 
but  did  not  graduate.  He  established  a  school  for 
girls  at  Cooperstown,  New  York,  and  was  after- 
ward principal  of  the  academy  at  Walpole,  New 
Hampshire.  About  1840  he  entered  the  Unitarian 
ministry  and  was  settled  over  parishes  in  Taunton, 
Framingham  and  Barnstable,  Massachusetts,  and 
Wilton,  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Bellows  had  a  marked 
gift  for  literature.  He  wrote  three  tales  for  the 
Knickerbocker  Magazine,  entitled  "Wilson  Con- 
worth."  "Edward  Akfnrd  and  his  Playfellow,"  and 
"Meadow  Farm,"  beside  publishing  many  essays, 
poems  and  hymns,  many  of  which  indicate  talent 
of  a  high  order.  With  better  health  and  a  longer 
life  he  might  have  been  able  to  accomplish  much. 
Rev.  John  N.  Bellows  married,  May  14.  1833,  at 
Cooperstown,  New  York,  Mary  Nichols,  daughter  of 
William  and  Catharine  (Wood)  Nichols.  She  was 
born  November  11.  1810  and  died  at  Walpole,  De- 
cember 29,  1887.  By  her  husband's  early  death  she 
was  left  with  til.'  care  of  a  family  of  young  chil- 
dren, and  she  met  her  responsibilities  with  a  cour- 
age, dignity  and  sweetness  of  nature  that  won  the 
esteem  of  all  who  knew  her.  The  children  of  Rev. 
John  N.  and  Mary  (Nkhol  l  Bellows,  were:  Mary 
Eli/  rd  St.  John,  Henry  Nichols.  Katharine 
Nichols,  mentioned  hn  and  Clifford  Eames. 
Rev.  John  N.  Bell  '  iro,  Vermont, 
February  27.   1857. 

(VII)  K  Nichols,  second  daughter  and 
fourth  child  of  Rev.  John  Nelson  and  Mary   (Nich- 


ols) Bellows,  was  born  in  Framingham,  Massachus- 
etts, July  8,  1846.  She  was  married  in  New  York 
City.  June  11,  1872,  to  her  father's  cousin,  Lieuten- 
ant (now  Rear  Admiral)  Henry  Bellows  Robeson, 
U.  S.  N.  Since  Admiral  Robeson's  retirement  from 
active  service  their  home  has  been  at  Walpole,  New 
Hampshire   (See  Robeson  Family  VI). 

(V)  Susan,  eldest  daughter  and  eleventh  child 
of  Colonel  Joseph  and  Lois  (Whitney)  Bellows,  was 
born  at  Lunenburg,  Massachusetts,  August  18,  1780. 
At  the  age  of  six  years  she  removed  with  her  par- 
ents to  Walpole,  New  Hampshire,  where  she  spent 
her  girlhood  and  the  forty-one  years  of  her  widow- 
hood. On  March  21,  1815,  she  married  Major 
Jonas  Robeson,  of  Fitzwilliam,  New  Hampshire, 
who  died  August  24,  1819.  (See  Robeson  Family 
V).  Her  only  surviving  child  became  Rear  Admiral 
Henry  B.  Robeson. 

(V)  Major  Joseph  (2),  fifth  son  and  child  of 
Colonel  Joseph  (1)  and  Lois  (Whitney)  Bellows, 
was  born  November  3,  1770,  in  Lunenburg,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  died  March  22,  1821,  in  Walpole.  He 
removed  from  Lunenburg  to  Walpole  with  his  fath- 
er's family  when  about  sixteen  years  old.  He  first 
appears  of  record  in  Walpole  when  he  was  licensed 
in  1796  by  the  selectmen  to  keep  tavern  and  he  kept 
the  village  inn  for  the  three  years  succeeding.  He  was 
engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  of  Walpole  for 
several  years.  During  this  time  he  was  chosen  to 
several  town  offices.  His  selection  in  March,  1792, 
as  tythingman  shows  him  to  have  been  a  man  of 
"good  substance  and  sober  life"  according  to  the 
custom  of  those  days.  He  was  chosen  constable 
March  11.  1806,  and  was  active  in  military  affairs 
in  1S0S.  He  was  brigade  major  and  inspector  of 
the  fifth  brigade  of  the  New  Hampshire  militia.  He 
is  credited  with  being  the  first  to  introduce  Merino 
sheep  into  the  town,  about  iSoo,  although  there  is 
nothing  to  indicate  that  he  was  engaged  in  agri- 
culture. About  1813,  he  removed  to  Rockingham, 
Vermont,  where  he  had  charge  of  a  large  tract  of 
land,  the  property  of  his  brother,  Abel  Bellows.  In 
1S20  he  received  a  very  severe  electric  shock  during 
a  thunder  storm  and  never  fully  recovered  therefrom. 
In  that  storm  his  seven  barns  were  entirely  d< 
ed  by  lightning,  together  with  other  outbuild 
and  the  entire  crop  of  hay  and  grain  which  ha 
been  harvested.  Major  Bellows  was  married  (first) 
January  7,  7704.  to  Deborah  Wright,  of  Lunenburg, 
w-ho  died  September  9.  1802,  in  her  thirty-second 
year.  He  was  married  (second)  January  2,  1803,  to 
Mary  Adams,  who  wps  horn  July  17.  1744.  in  Lunen- 
burg, and  died  in  Concord.  New  Hampshire,  May 
26,  1850.  having  survived  her  husband  more  than 
thirty-eight  years.  She  was  a  second  cousin  of 
President  John  Adams,  and  was  born  November 
5.  17.1O.  being  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Zabdiel  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Steam  I  Vdams.  She  was  the  mother  of 
the  last  four  of  his  children,  and  the  first  wife  of 
five,  namely:  Henry,  David,  Gordon,  George,  Eliz- 
abeth, Henry  Vlams,  Mary  Stearns,  Frances  Ann 
and  William  Joseph. 

(YD  William  Joseph,  youngest  child  of  Major 
Joseph  (21  and  Mary  (Adams)  Bellows,  wa 
July  3.  7S17.  in  Rockingham.  Vermont,  and  was 
early  accustomed  to  maintaining  himself.  When 
about  fourteen  years  old  he  removed  to  Littleton, 
New  Hampshire,  and  soon  after  became  clerk  in 
a  sti  re  in  Springfield,  Vermont,  where  he  continued 
about    tbre  Me  early   d  1   talent  for 

die  met  msiness,  anil  from   1834  to  1S41   was 

drygoods  house  in   Boston. 
Returning  In  Littleton  in  1841,  he  took  up  the  study 


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of  law  under  the  preceptorship  of  his  brother.  Henry 
A.  Bellows,  and  three  years  later  was  admitted  to 
the  Grafton  county  bar  of  New  Hampshire.  He  was 
a  partner  with  his  brother  from  184^  to  1850  under 
the  style  of  H.  A.  &  W.  J.  Bellows.  After  the 
removal  of  the  elder  to  Concord,  he  continued  in 
practice  alone  until  1854.  when  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  John  Farr.  This  was  dissolved  in  i860 
and  he  subsequently  gave  much  attention  to  matters 
outside  of  the  law.  From  1S61  to  1S6S  he  was  post- 
master of  Littleton,  and  during  the  first  four  years 
of  this  time  was  editor  of  a  weekly  paper  known  as 
the  People's  Journal.  After  several  years,,  during 
the  period  from  1868  to  1884.  he  was  president  of 
the  board  of  education  of  the  Union  School  district. 
In  1868  he  again  turned  his  attention  to  the  mer- 
cantile business  and  for  two  years  was  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Henry  L.  Tilton  &  Company  of  Little- 
ton, and  during  the  succeeding  three  years  he  was 
a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Bellows.  Bracket  &  Company. 
In  1S73  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his  son,  Wil- 
liam H.  Bellows,  under  the  title  of  Bellows  &  Son, 
and  thenceforward  conducted  a  very  successful  mer- 
cantile business  until  loco,  when  he  retired.  He 
died  August  29,  1906.  They  were  among  the  most 
extensive  dealers  in  the  northern  part  of  New  Hamp- 
shire in  clothing  and  all  kinds  of  house  furnishing 
goods.  Mr.  Bellows  took  an  active  part  in  all  the 
affairs  of  interest,  calculated  to  promote  the  in- 
dustries of  the  community.  In  religious  faith  he  was 
a  Unitarian,  and  in  politics  a  Whig  and  later  a  Re- 
publican. His  interest  in  public  education  is  shown 
by  his  long  service  on  the  board  of  education,  and 
he  was  also  interested  in  military  matters.  As  a 
young  man  he  was  major  of  the  militia  and  acted 
as  brigade  quartermaster  under  Colonel  G.  O.  Kelly 
and  brigade  inspector  under  John  Hutchins.  He 
was  a  state  justice  of  the  peace.  He  was  married 
August  12,  1847.  to  Caroline  Ivah.  daughter  of 
Sampson  and  Ivah  (Patterson)  Bullard.  She  was 
born  April  9.  1821,  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire, 
and  died  July  22,  1S90,  at  Littleton,  New  Hampshire. 
Their  children  were:  Mary  Adams,  William  Henry 
and  George  Sampson,  The  eldest  is  unmarried  and 
resides  in  Littleton.  The  youngest  died  in  that  town 
August  7,  1900,  leaving  a  wife  and  daughter,  Car- 
rie Louise.  His  wife  was  Esther  Augusta  (Young) 
Bellows,  born  December  r.  1S55.  in  Littleton,  daugh- 
ter of  Cyrus  Young.  They  were  married  November 
15,   1880.  in   Littleton. 

(VTI)  William  Henry,  elder  son  and  second  child 
of  William  Joseph  and  Caroline  I.  (Bullard)  Bel- 
lows, was  born  August  5.  1852.  in  Littleton.  New 
Hampshire.  He  has  always  resided  in  his  native 
town  and  has  been  continuously  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business.  On  attaining  his  majority  he 
became  an  associate  of  his  father  in  business,  as 
above  related,  under  the  title  of  Bellows  &  Son, 
which  continued  until  IQOO.  For  twenty-seven  years 
it  was  carried  on  under  the  style  of  Bellows  & 
Son.  and  in  1900  this  was  changed  to  Bellows  & 
Baldwin,  under  which  title  it  is  still  conducted.  Mr. 
Bellows  is  also  proprietor  of  the  Littleton  View 
Companv.  in  which  his  brother  wns  associated  with 
him  during  his  life.  Mr.  Bellows  is  recognized  as  a 
clear-minded  and  successful  business  man.  and  is 
artive  in  many  of  the  affairs  of  the  community.  For 
fifteen  years  he  has  been  auditor  of  the  Littleton 
Savings  Bank  and  for  several  years  a  director  of  the 
same  institution.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  education  of  the  Union  School  District  from  1890 
to  1806.  inclusive.  He  has  been  a  director  of  the 
Littleton  National   Bank  since   1892,   and  a   director 


of  the  Littleton  Shoe  Company  since  1S9S.  He  was 
treasurer  of  the  Littleton  Musical  Association  from 
1878  to  1883,  and  served  as  deputy  sheriff  in  1876- 
'77-'"8-  He  was  representative  of  Littleton  in  the 
State  legislature  in  i897-*o8.  He  is  a  justice  of  the 
peace,  and  is  a  member  of  Burns  Lodge.  No.  66, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Littleton, 
New  Hampshire,  of  Franklin  Chapter,  No.  5, 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire; 
and  Alpha  Lodge  of  Perfection  of  Concord. 
He  is  also  affiliated  with  the  Grand  Command- 
ery.  Knights  Templar;  Washington  Council.  Princes 
of  Jerusalem  :  and  Littleton  Chapter  of  Rose  Croix 
of  Littleton,  New  Hampshire,  and  with  Edward  A. 
Raymond  Consistory,  of  Nashua,  New  Hampshire, 
thirty-second  degree.  Ancient,  Accepted  Senttish 
Rite.  In  religion  he  is  a  Universalist,  and  in  poli- 
tics an  earnest  Republican. 

He  was  married  December  9,  1880,  to  Lucia 
Emma,  daughter  of  Jedediah  Miller  and  Sarah  (Cut- 
ler-Bennett) Baldwin.  She  was  born  April  2r.  1858. 
in  Stratford,  New  Hampshire,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  Church  of  Littleton.  New  Hamp- 
shire. Their  children  were:  Edith  Marion,  born 
May  28,  1884:  Harold  Arthur,  June  20,  1890;  Ray- 
mond A.,  June  3,  1898. 


While  this  is  not  among  the  Pur- 
BROCKWAY     itan  Pilgrim  families,  it  was  very 

early  located  in  New  England, 
settling  first  in  the  colony  of  Connecticut,  was  identi- 
fied with  western  New  Hampshire  in  the  pioneer 
period,  and  has  borne  its  part  in  the  formative  his- 
tory of  the  present  state  of  New  Hampshire.  In 
the  days  preceding  the  Revolution,  the  pioneer  of  the 
family  in  this  state  penetrated  the  wilderness  and 
subsequently  contributed  his  part  in  the  achievement 
of  American   independence. 

(I)  Wolston  Brockway  (in  some  early  records 
mentioned  as  Woolstone),  was  born  in  England, 
about  1638,  and  was  in  Lyme,  Connecticut,  owning 
a  house  and  land  there  as  early  as  1659.  He  died 
there  soon  after  T718.  His  wife  was  Hannah  Bridges, 
daughter  of  William  Bridges,  and  died  February  6, 
1687.  Their  children,  recorded  in  Lyme,  were:  Han- 
nah, William,  Wolston.  Mary,  Bridget.  Richard, 
Elizabeth.  Sarah  and  Deborah. 

(II)  William,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Wolston  and  Hannah  (Bridges)  Brockway,  was 
born  July  25.  1666,  in  Lyme.  Connecticut,  where  he 
resided  through  life  and  died  March  29,  175?.  His 
wife's  name  was  Elizabeth,  but  no  record  of  their 
children  appears. 

(III)  William  (2).  son  of  William  (1)  and  Eliz- 
abeth Brockway.  was  born  July  26,  1603,  in  Lyme, 
Connecticut,  and  was  there  married  October  13.  T716. 
to  Prudence  Pratt,  daughter  of  William  Pratt,  of 
that  town. 

(IV)  Captain  Jonathan,  son  of  William  (2^  and 
Prudence  (Pratt)  Brockway,  was  born  in  Lyme, 
Connecticut,  and  was  there  married  October  20, 
17^7.  to  Phoebe  Smith.  About  the  time  of  the  Re- 
volution,  or  just  before,  he  settled  in  the  town  of 
Washington.  Sullivan  county.  New  Hampshire,  soon 
after  the  lands  of  that  town  had  been  granted  to 
Colonel  Kidder.  He  was  not  of  the  first  colonv  of 
settlers  who  came  in  1768,  nor  was  he  among  those 
who  received  one  hundred  acres  of  land  each  in 
consideration  of  settlement  and  improvement,  for 
even  then  he  was  possessed  of  considerable  means 
and  able  to  pay  for  whatever  land  he  required.  The 
earliest  record  of  him  states  that  he  married  in  Lyme, 
in   1/57,  Phebe  Smith,  who  also  lived  in  that  town. 


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After  marriage  they  continued  to  live  in  Lyme  until 
eight  of  their  children  had  heen  horn,  and  it  is  be- 
lieved that  he  followed  the  sea  and  gained  his  title 
in  that  service.  Having  accumulated  considerable 
he  left  Lyme,  and  sometime  between  the 
years  1772  and  1774  settled  in  Washington,  New 
Hampshire,  near  the  outlet  of  what  was  long  known 

Irockway's  pond,  and  afterward  as  Millen  pond. 
He  invested  a  large  sum  of  money  in  wild  land  in 
Washington,  and  is  said  to  have  owned  at  one  time 
about  fifteen  hundred  acres  in  the  east  part  of  the 
town.  I],  was  a  man  of  enterprise,  and  built  a  grist 
mill  at  Millen  pond  and  later  a  saw  mill  at  East 
Washington.  He  also  built  a  linseed  oil  mill  and  a 
distillery  in  the  western  part  of  the  town,  the  latter 
being  the  first  and  in  fact  the  only  establishment  of 
its  kind  ever  operated  in  Washington.  Captain 
Brockway  is  remembered  as  a  loyal  supporter  of 
the  cause  of  the  colonies  during  the  Revolutionary 
war.  and  twice  during  that  period,  when  alarming 
news  came  from  Ticonderoga,  he  organized 
and  led  small  detachments  of  men  to  the 
assistance  of  the  Vermonters.  He  was  an 
influential  man  in  town  affairs,  and  by  his 
enterprise  and  liberality  contributed  much  to  the 
development  of  Washington  during  the  years  of  its 
early  history.  His  wife,  Phebe  (Smith)  Brockway, 
died  April  5,  17QI.  and  he  afterward  married  Rebec- 
ca Jones  of  Hillsborough,  by  whom  he  had  one 
child.  Captain  Brockway  died  in  Bradford,  New 
Hampshire,  in  January,  1829,  at  an  advanced  age. 
His  children  were  Asa,  Martin  (born  April  26,  1760, 
and  died  November  30,  1760),  Martin,  Susanna,  Jon- 
athan, Jr.,  Jesse,  Phebe,  Rufus,  Reuben,  Joseph, 
Azubah  and  Rebecca,  the  latter  a  child  of  his  sec- 
ond marriage. 

(V)  Asa.  eldest  son  and  child  o<f  Jonathan  and 
Phebe  (Smith)  Brockway,  was  born  in  Lyme,  Con- 
necticut. April  23.  1758,  and  was  a  boy  of  about 
fifteen  years  when  his  father  brought  his  family  to 
New  Hampshire  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Wash- 
ington. He  married  Hcpzibah  Hodgman,  and  af- 
terward lived  and  died  in  the  town  of  Bradford, 
New  Hampshire.  Their  children  were  Martin,  Asa, 
Jr..  Tilly,  Annis.  Smith,  Thomas,  John,  Ellis  and 
Clarissa   Brockway. 

(  VI  )  Tilly,  third  son  and  child  of  Asa  and  Hep- 
ibah  1  Hodgman)  Brockway,  w-as  born  in  Bradford, 
June  8,  1783,  and  died  in  Hillsborough.  New  Hamp- 
shire. June  13.  1847.  He  was  a  farmer  by  principal 
occupation,  and  lived  chiefly  in  the  towns  of  Brad- 
ford and  Hillsborough.  He  is  remembered  as  an 
upright  man  in  his  daily  walk,  and  a  devout  member 
of  the  church,  serving  many  years  as  one  of  its  dea- 
cons. He  married  Elizabeth  Young,  who  was  bom 
in  New  Brunswick,  Maine,  October  10.  1805,  and 
died  in  Hillsborough  in  1872.  They  had  ten  chil- 
dren :  1.  John  O.  Brockway,  born  at  New  Bruns- 
wick. August  16,  1806,  died  in  South  America,  July 
17,  1839;  married  November  28.  1833,  Abigail  Carey, 
and  lived  in  Washington.  2.  Ephraim,  born  in  New 
Brunswick,  March  26,  1808,  died  May  10,  1808.  3. 
Mary,  horn  at  New  Brunswick,  March  21,  1809,  died 
in  Massachusetts,  February  2,  1S83:  married,  No- 
vember — .  1825,  Tilly  Brockway,  and  lived  many 
years  in  Bradford,  New  Hampshire.  4.  Clara,  born 
in  Bradford,  January  10,  t8ii,  died  July  21,  1812. 
5.  Abigail,  born  in  Bradford,  March  9,  1K14,  died 
April  5,  i860;  married,  June  4,  1S35.  Elbridge  Brock- 
w  ii  6.  Sarah,  horn  in  Bradford,  December  16, 
1818;  married,  October  27,  1835,  Joseph  O.  Morrill, 
and    lived    first    in    Washington,   afterward    in    Man- 


chester, New  Hampshire,  later  returned  to  Wash- 
ington, and  still  later  to  Manchester.  7.  Hiram, 
born    in    Bradford,   March   2.    1821,   died   August   6, 

1822.  8.     Harriet,  born  in  Bradford,  September  14, 

1823,  died  November  15,  1003;  married,  April  14, 
1843,  Hiram  Nichols,  and  lived  in  Bradford.  9. 
George,  born  in  Bradford.  April  24,  1828.  10.  Li- 
vonia, born  in  Bradford.  November  2.  1830;  married, 
in  1854,  Jonathan  Lawrence;  settled  in  Garland, 
Maine,  and  in  1885  removed  to  Sturgeon  Bay,  Wis- 
consin. 

(VII)  George,  ninth  child  and  youngest  son  of 
Tilly  and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Brockway.  was  a  boy 
of  seven  years  when  his  father  removed  with  his 
family  from  Bradford  to  Hillsborough,  New  Hamp- 
shire.    Nearly  the  entire  period  of  his  life  has  been 

it  in  the  town  last  mentioned,  and  his  princi- 
pal occupation  has  been  that  of  farming.  He  now 
lives  on  the  old  farm  where  his  father  settled  in 
1835.  Mr.  Brockway  married,  November  16,  1848. 
Bi  tsey  Chesley,  a  native  of  Compton.  Canada,  born 
February  17.  1826,  and  by  whom  he  has  had  five 
children:  Himan  A.,  born  March  25,  1850;  Frank, 
born  August  10.  1852,  died  February  9,  1872; 
Charles,  born  April  10.  1856.  married  Fannie  Whit- 
tier,  born  November  18,  1867,  and  lives  in  Hillsbor- 
ough;  Fred,  horn  November  14,  1857,  married  Alice 
E.  Jones,  born  Washington.  New  Hampshire,  May 
6.  1S61.  and  has  two  children:  Ella  Frances,  born 
June  26,  1859.  married  Dr.  George  N.  Gage,  of 
Washington,  New  Hampshire,  and  they  had  one 
child,  a  son. 

(VIII)  Himan  Averill,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Gei  rge  and  Betsey  (Chesley)  Brockway,  has  lived 
in  Hillsborough  all  his  life  and  is  one  of  the  best 
farmers  in  that  town  or  in  Hillsborough  county.  He 
lived  at  home  with  his  parents  until  he  attained  the 
age  of  about  eighteen  years,  and  then  started  out  to 
make  his  own  way  in  business  life:  and  as  evidence 
of  his  success  one  need  only  visit  and  look  over  his 
large,  well  kept  farm,  with  its  buildings  and  other 
appointments  complete  in  every  respect,  and  stocked 
with  neat  cattle  alwavs  in  fit  condition  cither  for 
the  dairy  or  for  the  market.  In  connection  with  general 
farming  pursuits  he  deals  extensively  in  cattle  and 
i-  considered  one  of  the  best  judges  of  live  stock 
in  the  county.  His  business  life  has  been  a  success 
from  every  point  of  view  and  the  substantial  re- 
sults achieved  by  him  refute  the  modern  contention 
that  all  agricultural  pursuits  are  unprofitable.  On 
September  5.  1877.  Mr.  Brockway  married  Mi<s  Elsie 
1  but -Conn,  daughter  of  Joseph  C.  and  Melissa 
(Thissell)  Hoyt.  of  Bradford,  New  Hampshire,  and 
at  the  time  of  her  marriage  an  adopted  daughter  of 
Charles  \Y  ami  Lucinda  (Colby)  Conn.  Mr.  Conn 
was   born    March  6.   1821,   on   tin-   farm   now  owned 

occupied  by  Mr.  Brockway.  Mr.  "Hoyt,  father  of 
Mrs.  Brockway,  was  killed  in  battle  during  the  civil 
war.  Lucinda  Colby  Conn  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Henniker,  New  1  lamp-hire,  September  21,  1822. 
Mr,  and  Mrs  Brockway  have  one  son,  Frank  Conn 
Brockway,  who  was  born  in  Hillsborough,  Novem- 
ber 2,  1880  He  lives  in  the  town  and  is  engaged 
in  the  cattle  lui-im-ss  with  his  father.  He  married 
nuary  t,  1902,  Lena  A.  Bailey,  of  Nelson.  New 
1  lamp-hire. 


Abraham  P.  Olzcndam.  son  of 
OLZF.XDAM     Abraham   P.   and   Johanna   Olzen- 

dam,  was  born  in  Bremen,  Prus- 
sia, October  10,  1821,  and  died  in  Manchester.  New 
Hampshire,   December  23.   1896.     His  parents  were 


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respectable  and  prudent  persons,  who  gave  their 
son  the  advantages  of  the  common  schools  and  trained 
him  as  a  dyer.  In  1848  he  came  to  America,  landing 
in  New  York  without  money  and  without  friends. 
On  leaving  the  wharf  he  at  once  proceeded  to  the 
City  Hall,  and  there  executed  the  papers  which 
declared  his  intention  to  become  an  American  citi- 
zen, and  from  that  time  the  republic  has  had  no 
more  loyal  supporter.  After  a  few  days  he  made 
his  way  to  Massachusetts  in  search  of  employment 
and  spent  the  next  ten  years  in  the  factories  of  that 
state.  In  1858  he  removed  to  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire,  and  took  the  position  of  dyer  and 
color  mixer  in  the  Manchester  Mills,  where  he  re- 
mained four  years.  In  1862  he  began  business  in 
a  small  way  for  himself  as  a  hosiery  manufacturer 
in  a  mill  on  Mechanic's  row  owned  by  the  Amos- 
keag  Company.  From  this  beginning  his 
judgment,  enterprise,  integrity  and  industry  car- 
ried the  Olzendam  hosiery  works  to  the  large  and 
substantial  proportions  of  today,  when  they  occupy 
one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  mills  in  the 
state,  giving  constant  employment  to  about  three 
hundred  persons  and  turning  out  a  great  variety  of 
knit  goods,  the  reputation  of  which  is  established  in 
every  trade  center  in  the  country.  Mr.  Olzendam 
was  a  Unitarian  in  religion  and  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  in  church  and  party  he  was  always  at 
the  front.  He  never  sought  office,  but  the  Republi- 
cans were  not  slow  to  recognize  his  services  or  his 
strength  as  a  candidate.  He  represented  Ward  three 
in  the  lower  house  of  the  New  Hampshire  legislature 
in  1873  a"d  1874.  Manchester  district  in  the  senate 
in  1886  and  was  unanimously  nominated  in  1892  as 
a  presidential  elector.  He  was  one  of  the  trustees  of 
the  People's  Savings  Bank  from  its  organization 
till  his  death,  also  the  Amoskeag  National  Bank, 
and  held  other  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility. 
He  was  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  61,  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter, 
No.  11;  Adoniram  Council,  No.  3,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters ;  and  Trinity  Commandery,  Knights  Temp- 
lar. He  also  belonged  to  Aleppo  Temple,  Order  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine,  of  Boston,  and  Edward  A.  Ray- 
mond Consistory,  of  Nashua.  He  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Hillsborough  Lodge,  No.  2,  and  Wonolancet 
Encampment,  No.  2,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  an  honorary  member  of  the  Amoskeag 
Veterans.  Mr.  Olzendam  was  a  successful  manu- 
facturer, but  he  was  more  than  that.  He  was  al- 
ways one  of  Manchester's  most  public  spirited  citi- 
zens, one  of  the  best  of  neighbors,  one  of  the  truest 
and  most  devoted  of  friends.  He  was  honest  and 
frank  as  the  noonday  sun.  His  integrity  was  above 
suspicion ;  his  generosity  was  almost  boundless,  and 
knew  neither  nationality,  creed,  nor  class.  No  one 
went  cold  or  hungry  if  he  could  prevent  it,  and  he 
was  as  modest  and  unassuming  as  he  was  generous 
and  true.  He  married  (first),  October  1,  1S51, 
Therese  Lohrer,  of  Dresden,  Saxony,  born  July  19, 
1828,  died  November  25,  1867.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children :  Climentina  A.,  born  June 
28,  1852;  Milton,  June  15,  1854,  died  May  12,  1858; 
Alexander  H,  in  Massachusetts,  September  12,  1856, 
now  residing  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire ; 
Gustavus  A.,  June  10,  1859,  now  of  Lowell,  Massa- 
chusetts; Sidonia  C.  (deceased),  April  4.  1861,  mar- 
ried Clementine  Valley;  Selnia,  September  n,  1862, 
died  July  14,  1S64;  Louis  H.,  May  8,  1866,  now 
residing  in  New  York;  Arthur,  November  23,  1867, 
died    November    8,    1S68.      Mrs.    Olzendam    died    in 


1S67,  and  in  1872  Mr.  Olzendam  married  (second) 
Mrs.  Susan  J.  Carling,  daughter  of  John  Kemball  and 
widow  of  John  Carling,  who  survives  him  (see 
Kemball,  VI). 


The  Whitneys  of  this  article  are 
WHITNEY  descended  from  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  distinguished  families  of 
the  west  of  England,  the  Whitneys  of  Whitney, 
where  on  the  banks  of  the  Wye  the  crumbling  rums 
of  their  ancestral  castle  could  once  be  seen  surviv- 
ing centuries  of  border  warfare.  The  family  can 
be  traced  back  through  a  long  knightly  line  of 
Whitneys  and  De  Whitneys  to  the  twelfth  century, 
when  the  name  originated,  and  beyond  them  to  Nor- 
man ancestors,  with  other  names  even  to  the  con- 
quest. 

One  or  more  of  the  forefathers  of  this  line  went 
on  a  crusade  to  the  Holy  Land,  one  fought  under 
Edward  I,  in  the  Scotch  war  of  1301,  another  twice 
represented  Richard  II  abroad  in  important  affairs 
of  state,  ami  was  slain  "at  the  capture  of  Edmund 
Mortimer,"  a  fourth  followed  Henry  V  in  the  tri- 
umphs of  English  arms  in  France,  a  fifth  risked 
land  and  life  for  the  "White  Rose"  and  had  his 
praises  sung  by  the  Welsh  bard,  Glyn  Cothi,  and 
nearly  every  one  was  sheriff  of  his  shire,  and  sat  in 
the  great  national  council.  They  quartered  on  their 
shields  the  arms  of  numerous  noble  families,  and 
their  marriage  alliances  were  almost  without  excep- 
tion in  the  families  whose  names  are  great  history, 
through  at  least  two  of  which  the  Whitneys  of  today 
may  claim  blood  relationship  to  royalty  from  Wil- 
liam the   Conqueror  to   Edward   I. 

The  family  name  of  Whitney,  or  as  originally 
written  De  Whitney,  was  derived  from  the  name  of 
the  parish  where  the  castle  stood.  Altiard,  a  Saxon, 
held  the  land  before  the  conquest,  but  at  the  time  of 
"Domesday  Survey,"  10S6,  A.  D.,  it  was  "waste" 
with  no  owner,  save  the  king  as  lord  paramount. 
A  grandson  or  great-grandson  of  Sir  Turstin.  one  of 
the  Conqueror's  knights,  commonly  known  as  "Tur- 
stin the  Fleming,"  sometime  between  1100  and  1200 
A.  D.,  engaging  in  the  border  wars,  built  a  strong- 
hold and  took  up  his  residence  at  Whitney,  on  the 
banks  of  the  Wye,  and  thus  after  the  custom  of  his 
times,  acquired  the  surname  of  De  (of)  Whitney, 
as  one  of  his  neighbors  gained  that  of  De  Clifford. 
The  first  mention  of  a  De  Whitney  in  any  record 
now  extant  is  that  of  "Robert  De  Wytteneye,"  in 
the  Testa  de  Nevil,  in  the  year  1242. 

(I)  Sir  Robert  Whitney  was  knighted  by  Queen 
Mary  in  1553,  and  represented  Herefordshire  in  par- 
liament. 

(II)  Thomas  Whitney,  son  of  Sir  Robert,  was 
a  native  of  Herefordshire.  From  his  native  county 
he  went  to  "Lambeth  Marsh,"  a  name  still  applied  to 
a  locality  near  the  Surrey  end  of  Westminster 
bridge,  where  he  long  resided.  Of  the  life  of 
Thomas  Whitney  nothing  is  certainly  known  be- 
yond the  foregoing  and  the  following  facts :  "On 
May  10,  1583,  he  obtained  from  the  Dean  and  Chap- 
ter of  Westminster  a  license  to  marry  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Bray,  in  which  he  is  described  as 
'Thomas  Whytney  of  Lambeth  Marsh,  gentleman.' 
and  on  May  12  the  marriage  ceremony  was  per- 
formed in  St.  Margaret's.  There  were  born  to  him 
nine  children,  viz.:  Margaret,  Thomas,  Henry,  Arn- 
waye.  John,  Nowell,  Francis,  Mary  and  Robert,  but 
only  three,  viz.:  John,  Francis,  and  Robert,  survived 
childhood.  Of  these  John  emigrated  to  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  Francis  died  at  Westminster  in  1643, 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


and  Robert  in  the  parish  of  St.  Peter's,  Cornhill, 
London,  in  1662.  In  161 1  it  is  recorded  that 
Thomas  paid  the  subsidy  tax,  and  December  6,  1615, 
on  tl  ,  ibate  of  the  will  of  his  father-in-law,  John 
Bray,  lie  was  appointed  executor.  February  22, 
1607,  lie  apprenticed  his  son  John,  and  November  8. 
1624.  his  son  Robert.  The  record  of  the  latter,  like 
the  marriage  license,  describes  him  as  a  'gentleman.' 
September  25,  1629,  he  buried  his  wife,  and  in  April, 
1637.  died  himself.  His  eldest  surviving  son,  John, 
being  then  out  of  England,  administration  of  his 
estate  was  on  May  8,  1637.  granted  to  the  other  two, 
Francis  and  Robert." 

(III)  John,  fifth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Bray)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
1589,  .  nd  was  baptized  July  20,  1592,  in  St.  Mar- 
garet's, the  parish  church  standing  in  the  shadow  of 
the  famous  Westminster  Abbey.  He  probably  re- 
ceived for  those  days  a  good  education  in  the  fa- 
mous "Westminster  School,"  now  known  as  St. 
Peter's  College,  and  February  22,  1607,  at  the  age  of 
fourteen,  he  was  apprenticed  by  his  father  to  Will- 
iam- Pring,  of  the  Old  Bailey,  London.  The  latter 
was  a  "Freeman"  of  the  Merchant  Tailors'  Company, 
then  the  most  famous  and  prosperous  of  all  the  great 
trade  guilds,  numbering  in  its  membership  distin- 
guished men  of  all  professions,  many  of  the  nobility, 
and  the  Prince  of  Wales,  and  on  March  13,  1614, 
Whitney,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  became  a  full 
fledged  member.  Marrying  soon  after  he  took  up 
his  residence  at  Isleworth-on-the-Thames.  eight  miles 
from  Westminster,  where  he  dwelt  from  May.  1619, 
to  January,  1624.  There  his  father  apprenticed  to 
him  his  younger  brother,  Robert,  who  served  seven 
years.  Soon  after  1824  he  moved  from  Isleworth, 
probably  back  to  London.  Entries  in  the  registers 
of  the  parish  of  St.  Mary,  Aldery,  indicate  that  he 
lived  there — in  "Bowe  lanne,"  near  Bow  Church, 
when  hang  the  famous  bells — for  several  years. 
Early  in  April,  1635,  he  registered  with  his  wife, 
Elinor,  and  five  sons  as  a  passenger  in  the  ship 
"Elizabeth  and  Ann,"  Roger  Cooper,  master,  which, 
a  few  weeks  afterward,  completed  her  lading  and 
set  sail  for  the  New  World.  They  settled,  in  June, 
1635,  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts  Colony,  where 
John  Whitney  was  admitted  freeman  March  3,  1636, 
and  the  following  year  was  for  the  first  time  elected 
one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town.  He  held  the 
office  for  many  years  afterward,  until  1655,  at  which 
time  he  was  elected  town  clerk.  June  I,  1641,  he 
was  appointed  constable  at  Watertown  by  the  gen- 
eral court,  at  their  quarter  session  held  in  Boston. 
His  early  admission  as  a  freeman,  and  his  election 
as  a  selectman,  show  that  he  held  a  respectable  so- 
cial position  in  the  community.  He  was  a  grantee 
of  eight  lots  in  Watertown,  and  purchaser  of  sixteen 
acres,  his  homestead  lot,  where  he  continued  to  re- 
side.    His  eight  lots  amounted  to  two  hundred  and 

Ive  acres,  to  which  he  subsequently  made  addi- 
tions. Elinor  Whitney  died  in  Watertown,  May  11, 
ed  about  sixty  years  (though  called  fifty- 
\fter  her  death  John  Whitney  married,  Sep- 
tember  29,  r65o.  Judah  (Judith)  Clement.  John 
Whitney  died  in  June,  1673,  aged  about  eighty-four 
years.  He  and  his  wife  Elinor  were  the  parents  of 
Mary,  John,  Richard.  Nathaniel.  Thomas,  Jonathan, 
Joshua,  Caleb  and  Benjamin.  (Mention  of  Richard 
and  Benjamin  and  descendants  appears  in  this  ar- 
ticle I 

(IV)  John   (2),  second  child  and  oldest  of  the 
lis   of   John    (1)    and   Elinor   Whitney,   was 

born  at  Isleworth-on-the-Thames,  England,  in  1620, 
ed  September  14,  1621,  and  died  in  Watertown, 


Massachusetts,  October  12,  1692.  In  September, 
1631,  he  was  placed  in  the  Merchant  Tailors'  School, 
where,  according  to  the  registers,  he  remained  as 
long  as  the  family  were  in  England.  In  1635  he  ac- 
companied the  family  to  America.  He  was  admitted 
freeman,  May  26,  1647,  aged  twenty-three,  and  was 
selectman  from  1673  to  1680,  inclusive.  He  first 
settled  (1643)  and  always  resided  on  a  three  acre 
lot  on  Lexington  street,  in  Watertown.  The  name 
of  John  Whitney  is  one  of  twenty  names  of  soldiers, 
who  in  1675  were  impressed  with  provisions,  arms 
and  ammunition  for  the  defense  of  the  colony.  His 
will,  written  by  himself  February  27,  1685,  and  sub- 
scribed in  1690,  though  informal,  not  proved,  and  not 
on  record,  may  be  found  in  the  files  of  the  Middle- 
sex probate  office,  and  provides,  inter  alia,  as  fol- 
lows :  "If  any  of  my  sonnes  or  sone-in-laws  or 
daughters  be  quarelsome  by  going  to  Law  or 
troublesom  to  the  brethren  I  say  they  shall  lose  the 
share  of  what  I  have  bequeatted  them.  I  desire  they 
should  live  in  love  to  God  and  one  toward  anothr." 
The  inventory  of  his  estate,  dated  October  26,  1692, 
embraced  eighteen  lots  or  parcels  of  land  amounting 
to  two  hundred  and  ten  acres,  and  appraised  at  one 
hundred  and  ninety-seven  pounds  fifteen  shillings. 
He  married,  in  1642,  Ruth  Reynolds,  daughter  of 
Robert  Reynolds,  of  Watertown,  subsequently  of 
Weathersfield,  latterly  of  Boston.  They  had  ten 
children :  John,  Ruth,  Nathaniel,  Samuel,  Mary, 
Joseph,  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Hannah,  and  Benjamin. 
(Mention  of  Joseph  and  descendants  forms  part  of 
this  article). 

(V)  Nathaniel,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
John  (2)  and  Ruth  (Reynolds)  Whitney,  was  born 
in  Watertown.  February  1,  1646,  and  died  January  7, 
1732.  He  resided  in  Weston,  Massachusetts.  The 
farm  he  lived  upon  was  in  the  possession  of  Whit- 
neys  for  five  or  six  generations.  He  married,  March 
12,  1673,  Sarah  Hagar,  who  was  born  September  3, 
1651,  and  died  May  7,  1746,  in  Weston.  They  had 
eight  children :  Nathaniel,  Sarah,  William,  Samuel, 
Hannah.  Elizabeth,  Grace  and  Mercy. 

( VI  )  William,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Hagar)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
Weston,  Massachusetts,  where  he  died  January  24, 
1720.  He  married,  May  17,  1706,  Martha  Pierce, 
born  December  24,  16S1.  Their  children  were:  Wil- 
liam, Judith,  Amity,  Martha,  and  Samuel,  whose 
sketch  follows. 

(VII)  Lieutenant  Samuel,  youngest  of  the  five 
children  of  William  and  Martha  (Pierce)  Whitney, 
was  born  in  Weston,  Massachusetts,  May  23,  1719, 
and  died  in  Westminster,  January  I,  1782,  aged 
sixty-three.  He  was  a  leading  man  in  the  settlement 
of  Westminster,  and  was  frequently  elected  to  office. 
He  went  from  Weston  soon  after  his  marriage,  prob- 
ably in  1742.  He  was  frequently  elected  selectman. 
and  during  the  Revolutionary  war  was  a  lieutenant. 
lie  located  on  lot  No.  51.  near  the  North  Common. 
lie  was  a  prominent,  capable  and  much  esteemed  res- 
ident  of  the  township,  one  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  propriety,  and  selectman  three  years 
after  incorporation.  He  also  held  a  commission  in 
the  militia  of  the  province.  He  was  a  man  of  wealth 
and  influence,  having  a  large  landed  estate,  which 
enabled  him  to  give  each  of  his  sons  a  farm,  it  is 
said,  before  or  at  his  decease.  He  married,  October 
20,  1741,  Abigail  Fletcher,  who  survived  him.  They 
were   the   parents   of  thirteen   children,  as   follows: 

Vbigail,  Mary,  Samuel,  Aimer,  Achsah,  Silas, 
Martha,  died  young;  Elisha,  Alpheus,  Phineas,  Han- 
aniah,  Martha  and  Susanna. 

(VIII)  Samuel   (2),  eldest  son  and  third  child 


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of  Lieutenant  Samuel  (tV  and  Abigail  (Fletcher) 
Whitney,  was  horn  in  Westminster,  February  n, 
1746.  He  died  in  1S12,  in  Westminster,  where  he 
always  resided.  He  married,  in  Westminster,  prob- 
ably June  30,  1784.  Thankful  Wilder,  who  after  his 
death  moved  to  Oswego,  New  York,  and  resided 
with  her  son  Moses.  Their  children  were :  Moses, 
Pliney,  Smyrna  and  Salome. 

(IX)  Smyrna,  third  son  and  child  of  Samuel 
(2)  and  Thankful  (Wilder)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
Westminster,  March  5,  17S6,  and  died'  May  16,  1857, 
aged  seventy-one.  He  was  born  on  a  farm,  and  was 
fitted  for  college  at  the  academy  at  New  Ipswich. 
New  Hampshire,  but  was  prevented  from  continuing 
his  studies  by  the  sickness  and  death  of  his  father. 

:  tied  on  the  old  homestead  farm,  where  he 
lived  till  upward  of  sixty  years  of  age,  when  he 
sold  out  and  moved  to  the  village,  where  he  died. 
He  taught  school  several  terms.  He  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer,  and  a  substantial,  honored  citizen, 
active  in  public  affairs,  serving  some  years  as  select- 
man, and  as  one  of  the  school  committee,  and  in  less 
conspicuous  places.  He  married,  November  26,  1812, 
Ruth  Whitney,  born  November  12,  1790.  daughter  of 
Nathan  and  Eunice  (Puffer)  Whitney.  She  died 
November  25,  1857.  Their  children  were :  Lucinda, 
Eunice,  Samuel  and  Caroline  (twins),  Charles  H., 
Nathan,  and  George  E. 

(X)  George  Edwin,  youngest  child  of  Smyrna 
and  Ruth  (Whitney)  Whitney,  was  born  in  West- 
minster, Massachusetts.  June  5,  1831.  After  obtain- 
ing his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  at  the 
academy  of  Westminster,  he  taught  school  during 
the  winter  months  for  some  years.  He  was  after- 
ward employed  in  the  Walter  Hayward  chair  fac- 
tory three  years,  and  then  went  to  Greenfield,  where 
he  and  Joseph  Adams  were  partners  in  the  bakery 
business  about  one  year.  He  was  afterward  em- 
ployed by  the  John  Russell  Cutlery  Company,  of 
Greenfield,  six  years.  He  went  to  West  Claremont, 
New  Hampshire,  and  was  engaged  as  paper  maker 
for  his  brother  Samuel,  in  the  Jarvis  mill,  and  after 
a  year's  service  there  went  to  Bennington,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  employed  by  his  brother 
Samuel  for  three  years,  at  the  same  business.  Set- 
tling in  Keene  in  1871  he  with  with  brother  Nathan 
entered  into  partnership  association  with  Crossfield 
&  Scott  in  the  manufacture  of  sash,  doors  and  blinds, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Crossfield,  Scott  &  Co.,  which 
was  changed  to  the  Nims-Whitney  Company,  in 
1S72,  when  Lanmon  Nims  and  the  Messrs.  Whitney 
purchased  the  interest  of  their  first  partners,  Messrs. 
Crossfield  and  Scott.  Subsequently  Mr.  Charles  W. 
Morse  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Lanmon  Nims 
after  the  latter's  death.  Mr.  Whitney  has  been  a 
member  of  the  same  firm  or  its  successor,  and  in  the 
same  business  at  Keene,  for  thirty-six  years.  His 
stable  and  upright  character  and  business  ability 
have  inspired  the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  citi- 
zens of  Keene,  and  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
council  of  the  city  of  Keene  one  year,  during  which 
time  he  served  as  president  of  that  body.  He  was 
elected  representative  to  the  state  legislature,  and 
served  one  term,  1902.  He  is  a  member  of  Beaver 
Brook  Lodge,  No.  36,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  of  Keene,  and  also  of  Commandery,  No. 
00,  of  the  United  Order  of  the  Golden  Cross.  He 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  in  religion  a  Con- 
gregationalism attending  Court  Street  Church  of  that 
denomination. 

He  married  (first),  in  1853,  Sarah  J.  Tolman, 
born  in  1830,  daughter  of  Calvin  and  Mary  Tolman. 


Mrs.  Sarah  (Tolman)  Whitney  died  in  1875.  He 
married  (second),  Lura  L.  Nims,  born  November  6, 
1850,  daughter  of  Gilman  and  Charlotte  (Stone) 
Nims,  of  Roxbury,  New  Hampshire.  The  children 
of  the  first  wife  were :  Frederick  W.,  a  physician  of 
Chicago.  Emma  L.,  who  married  Marvin  R.  Lewis, 
of  New  York  city.  Anna,  died  young.  Julia  Bertha! 
who  died  at  eighteen.  The  children  of  the  second 
wife  were:  Charlotte  Ruth,  born  1878.  Mary  Belle, 
born  1S81.  Ida  Nims,  born  1SS2.  Ralph  Edward, 
born  1S90. 

(IV)  Richard  Whitney,  second  son  and  third 
child  of  John  and  Elinor  Whitney,  was  born  in 
England  in  1626.  He  was  admitted  a  freeman  May 
7.  165 1.  He  probably  settled  in  Stow  prior  to  the 
division  of  that  town  from  Concord,  as  his  name  ap- 
pears among  the  proprietors  of  Stow  in  1680.  In 
1697,  being  over  seventy  years  of  age,  he  was  re- 
leased from  further  military  training  by  the  court. 
March  19,  1650,  he  married  Martha  Coldam,  and  was 
the  father  of  Sarah,  Moses.  Johannah,  Deborah,  Re- 
becca, Richard,  Elisha  and  Ebenezer. 

(V)  Moses,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
Richard  and  Martha  (Coldam)  Whitney,  was  born 
in  Concord,  August  I,  1655.  He  served  in  King 
Philip's  War,  1675-76,  and  on  April  8  was  granted 
land  in  Stow,  which  was  incorporated , as  a  town 
two  years  later.  He  was  married  September  30, 
16S6,  to  Sarah  Knight,  of  Stow,  and  had  a  family  of 
eight  children,  namely:  Sarah,  Moses,  Abraham, 
Jonas.  Jason,  Lemuel,  John  and  Ephraim. 

(VI)  Abraham,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Moses  and  Sarah  (Knight)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
Stow,  May  29,  1692.  In  1749  he  conveyed  to  his  son 
land  which  he  had  received  from  his  father.  He 
died  in  May,  1782.  He  married  for  his  first  wife 
Mary  Stone,  daughter  of  Isaac  Stone.  She  was 
born  in  1698,  and  died  October  7,  1766.  The  Chris- 
tian name  of  his  second  wife  was  Elizabeth.  His 
children  were:  Jemima,  Kezia,  Ephraim,  Abraham, 
Isaac  and  Mary. 

(VII)  Abraham  (2),  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Abraham  and  Mary  (Stone)  Whitney,  was  born 
in  Stow,  July  31,  1724,  and  died  there  April  3,  1818, 
at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-three  years.  Decem- 
ber 19,  1745,  he  married  Marcy  Perry,  who  was  born 
in  Sudbury,  October  8.  1726.  She  lived  to  be  one 
hundred  and  two  years  old,  her  death  having  oc- 
curred December  28,  1828.  She  was  the  mother  of 
eleven  children,  namely:  Lucy,  Isaac,  Abraham, 
Jacob,  Levi  (died  young),  Ruth,  Molly,  Levi,  Mary, 
Rhoda  and  Marcy. 

(VIII)  Jacob,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Abraham  and  Marcy  (Perry)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
Stow,  July  7,  1754.  He  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
war  as  a  member  of  a  company  from  Bolton,  under 
the  command  of  Captain  Sargent,  and  after  the  com- 
pletion of  his  term  of  service  he  returned  to  Stow, 
where  he  died  October  24,  1844.  He  was  married  in 
Bolton,  September  30.  1779,  to  Esther  Wolcott,  who 
was  born  March  5,  1761,  and  died  December  18,  1837. 
The  children  of  this  union  were :  Levi,  Keziah. 
Josiah,  Jacob,  Jesse,  Abraham,  Lydia,  Isaac  and 
Eunice. 

(IX)  "  Jesse,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Jacob 
and  Esther  (Wolcott)  Whitney,  was  born  in  Stow, 
January  26.  1790.  He  remained  beneath  the  paternal 
roof,  assisting  his  father  upon  the  farm  and  attend- 
ing school,  until  reaching  the  age  of  nineteen  years, 
when  he  went  to  Boston  for  the  purpose  of  learning 
the  shoemaker's  trade.  After  serving  an  apprentice- 
ship of  four  years  he  went  to  Framingham,  Massa- 


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chusetts,  and  entered  the  employ  of  a  Mr.  Buck- 
i  .1  journeyman  shoemaker.     Succeeding  to 

the  business  a  short  lime  later  he  conducted  it  until 
the  autumn  of  1825,  when  he  removed  to  Nashua 
and  entered  the  1   the  Nashua  Manufactur- 

ing Company  as  a  belt  maker,  remaining  with  that 
concern  for  a  period  of  ten  years.  He  then  engaged  . 
l'n  the  retail  boot  and  shoe  business  and  continued 
in  trade  the  rest  of  his  life,  which  terminated  Janu- 
ary 28,  1858.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and  111  his 
religious  belief  he  was  a  Presbyterian.  He  was 
d  in  Medfield,  Massachusetts,  November  19, 
1818,  to  Rebecca  Newell,  who  was  born  in  Sher- 
b  ruary  2,   1795,  and  died  in  Nashua,  June 

i.     She  bore  him  ten  children,  namely:  Helen 
1  lizabeth    Wheelock,    Mary 

1.  Edward  Payson,  Charles 
Frederick,  William  Andrew.  Eugene  Francis  and 
Richard  Dexter. 

(X)  Hin.  George  Henry,  second  child  and 
eldest  s:  »n  of  Jesse  and  Rebecca  (Newell)  Whitney, 
was  born  in  Framingham,  Massachusetts,  Eebruary 
24,  1821.  His  education  was  completed  at  Crosby's 
Literary  Institute,  Nashua,  and  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen years  he  began  an  apprenticeship  at  the  ma- 
chinist's trade.  After  serving  the  customary  term 
he  went  to  New  York  city,  but  returned  to  New 
Hampshire  a  short  time  afterward  and  obtained  em- 
ployment as  a  journeyman  in  the  machine  shops  of 
the  Amoskeag  Company  at  Manchester.  Returning 
to  Nashua  some  nine  months  later  he  obtained  the 
position  of  foreman  of  the  shop  wherein  he  had 
learned  his  trade,  and  he  retained  it  until  1852,  when 
with  David  A.  G.  Warner  he  was  admitted  to  part- 
nership under  the  firm  name  of  Gage,  Warner  & 
Whitney.  Under  the  new  administration  the  busi- 
ness d  into  large  proportions,  and  it  was 
subsequently  found  necessary  to  remove  to  more 
spacii  us  quarters  on  East  Hollis  street,  which  the 
firm  erected  and  equipped  for  their  special  purpose. 
They  were  the  original  manufacturers  of  machinists' 
tools,  and  later  began  the  manufacture  of  the  Swain 
turbine  waterwheel,  so  largely  used  throughout  New 
England  and  the  middle  states,  and  employed  a  large 
force  of  machinists.  In  1862  the  senior  partner,  Mr. 
Gage,  was  accidentally  killed,  and  the  firm  was  re- 
organized under  the  name  of  Warner  &  Whitney, 
continuing  as  such  until  1873.  when  the  death  of  Mr. 
Warner  left  Mr.  Whitney  sole  proprietor  of  the 
business,  and  he  conducted  it  successfully  until  1880, 
when  he  sold  out  to  the  Swain  Turbine  Manufactur- 
ing Company. 

Aside  from  his  prominence  in  the  industrial  de- 
velopment of  Nashua,  Mr.  Whitney  was  for  years 
identified  with  military  companies  in  Nashua  and 
the  State  Guards,  in  which  latter  he  held  a  first 
lieutenant's  commission.  He  was  a  representative  to 
the  legislature  in  1855-56,  was  a  member  of  the 
Nashua  board  of  aldermen  in  1857-58,  and  in  1875 
was  elected  mayor  by  a  large  majority.  He  later 
served  the  city  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  as- 
sessors. Politically  he  acted  with  the  Republican 
party.  He  was  a  member  of  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  No. 
39,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Meridian 
Sun  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  St.  George  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar;  Edward  A.  Raymond 
Consistory,  and  had  therefore  attained  the  Thirty- 
second  degree.  He  also  affiliated  with  Granite 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was 
a  Congregationalist  in  his  religious  belief,  and  a 
j  1  er  of  the  Pilgrim  Church.     He  died  in  Nashua 

March  7,  1895.     On  April  25.  1844,  Mr.  Whitney  was 


united  in  marriage  with  Susan  G.  Stickney,  daughter 
of  Luther  A.  and  Ruth  (Glover;  Stickney.  Oi  this 
union  there  were  seven  children,  namely:  George  F., 
who   will   be   again   referred   to;   Clarence   R, 

ied  October  8,  1868;  Willis  I.,  born 
March   21.    1848,   died    June    10,   of   the 
Charles  H.,  born  June  22.  1851,  married   (first)   Liz- 
zie J.   1  1   Waldoboro,  Maine,  and   (s< 
Anna  F.  Fisher,  of  Nashua;  Alice  <i  . 
her  26.    [853,   was   the   wile   of   William   H.   Sexton, 
deceased;   Eugene  P.,  born  November  28,   1855,  and 
died    October   20,    1906.    married    for    his    rir-t    wife 
Elizabeth  L.  Jobert,   and  his   second   wife   Myra   B. 
White;  and  Stisa  May,  born  December  23,  1850.  and 
die'i  January  2,  i860. 

1  XI  )  George  Frederick,  eldest  child  of  George 
H.  and  Susan  G.  (Stickney)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
Nashua.  November  2.  1846.  He  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  after  completing  his  studies  learned  the 
machinist's  trade.  After  his  father's  death  lie  suc- 
ceeded to  the  business.  He  is  now  local  age: 
the  Swain  Turbine  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Lowell.  Massachusetts.  He  is  quite  active  in  civic 
affairs,  having  served  in  the  common  council  three- 
years  and  on  the  board  of  aldermen  two  years,  and 
at  the  present  time  is  an  engineer  in  the  fire  depart- 
ment. His  fraternal  affiliations  are  with  the  Odd 
■  s.  He  attends  the  Pilgrim  Church.  On  No- 
vember 15.  1871,  Mr.  Whitney  married  Elthea 
Davis,  daughter  of  Henry  Davis.  Their  children 
are:  Ada,  married  Arthur  H.  dimming! 
Nashua;  Lottie  May.  married  Fred.  A.  Hoi. 
Nashua  :   and  Frederick  Henry. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  eighth  son  and  youngest  child 
of  John  and  Elinor  (  Bray)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  June  6,  1643.  He  went 
to  York,  Maine,  to  live,  but  at  what  date  can 
determined,  as  the  records  of  the  town  were  de- 
stroyed by  the  Indians  in  the  massacre  of  1692.  The 
first  record  found  of  Benjamin  in  Maine  is  in  1662- 
66-68,  when  he  witnessed  at  York  an  agreeni' 
John  Doves.  He  was  at  Cocheco.  Maine,  near 
Dover,  in  1668;  and  April  13.  1674.  the  selectn 
York  laid  out  ten  acres  of  upland  to  Benjamin 
Whitney.  His  father  desired  that  he  should  return 
to  Watertown  and  settle  with  him  on  the  horn 
during  his  lifetime,  promising  him  hi-  land.  ■ 
teen  acres,  house  and  barn,  if  he  would  do  so.  and 
deeded  the  property  to  him  April  5.  1670.  Benjamin 
and  wife.  March  1  old  the  land  with  the  con- 
sent of  his  father,  to  Joshua  Whitney  for  forty 
pounds.  Benjamin  probably  did  not  go  to  Water- 
town,  but  continued  40  live  at  York.  Benjamin  had 
from  the  town  of  York  a  grant  of  ten  acres  of  land 
in  1680.  which  with  his  first  grant  he  sold  in  1685. 
Soon  afterward  he  returned  to  Watertown  and  lo- 
cated in  Sherborn,  near  the  Natick  town  line.  In 
1695  he  lived  on  land  in  Marlboro,  belonging  to 
Harvard  College,  which  he  leased  from  Governor 
Danforth.  In  1718  he  received  a  legacy  of  ten 
shillings  per  annum  from  his  nephew,  Benjamin, 
a  son  of  his  brother  Jonathan.  He  died  in  1723.  He 
married  (first  >.  probably  at  York,  Maine,  Jane 
.  who  died  November  14,  1690.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  April  11,  1695.  Mary  Poor,  of  Marl- 
boro. He  was  the  father  of  nine  children.  Those 
of  the  first  wife  were:  Jane,  Timothy,  John. 
Nathaniel,  Jonathan,  Benjamin  and  Joshua;  and  by 

econd  wife:    Mark  and  Isaac. 

(V)  Nathaniel,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Jane  Whitney,  was  born  in  Y  ik. 
Maine.  April   14,   16S0.     He  probably  resided  at  his 


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native  place  until  after  his  marriage,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Gorham.  In  1703  he  was  a  member  of  the 
military  company  of  York,  commanded  by  Captain 
Preble,  for  defense  against  Indians.  In  1708  Na- 
thaniel Whitney,  weaver,  of  Kittery,  bought  a  cer- 
tain piece  of  salt  marsh  and  thatch  ground  in  York 
commonly  known  as  the  Sunken  Marsh.  November, 
1715,  Nathaniel  Whitney,  of  York,  weaver,  and 
wife  Sarah  sold  for  four  score  pounds  one-half 
the  tract  of  land  known  as  the  Sunken  Marsh,  and 
all  housing,  timber,  etcetera.  In  1717  Nathaniel  Whit- 
ney purchased  twenty  acres  of  land  and  a  small  or- 
chard on  York  river.  He  died  in  Gorham,  Maine. 
He  married,  in  York,  Maine,  Sarah  Ford,  born  in 
York,  daughter  of  John  Ford,  of  Kittery.  They  had 
nine  children :  Nahum,  Nathaniel,  Abel,  Sarah, 
Isaac,  Amos,  Lydia,  died  young;  Joanna,  and  Lydia, 
died  young. 

(VI)  Isaac,  fifth  child  and  fourth  son  of  Na- 
thaniel and  Sarah  (Ford)  Whitney,  was  born  in 
York,  Maine,  March  9,  1720,  and  died  in  Freeport, 
Maine,  in  1800,  aged  eighty.  He  resided  in  York 
until  1752,  when  he  purchased  a  house  and  lot  in 
Saco.  In  1775  he  was  living  in  Buxton,  Maine,  but 
died  at  the  house  of  his  son,  Henry,  in  Freeport. 
He  married  (first),  February  25,  1743,  Sarah  Crosby, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Crosby.  He  married  two  other 
wives,  but  their  names  are  not  known.  His  chil- 
dren were :  Lucy,  Phineas,  Isaac,  Hannah,  Stephen, 
Jonathan.  Timothy,  Barnabas,  James,  Mary  and 
Henry. 

(VII)  Isaac  (2),  third  son  of  Isaac  (1)  Whit- 
ney, was  born  in  York,  December  28,  1748,  and  died 
in  Gorham,  October  21,  1S37.  He  went  to  Gorham 
before  marriage,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life 
there.  In  1775  he  purchased  a  farm  of  his  wife's 
father,  on  which  he  settled  and  on  which  he  died. 
He  was  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  in  the  Massachu- 
setts line,  and  April  18,  1818,  was  granted  a  pension. 
In  1S33  he  was  living  in  Cumberland  county,  Maine. 
He  married,  in  1771,  Mary  Crockett,  of  Gorham,  who 
was  born  in  1752,  and  died  July  29,  1832.  Their 
children  were :  Sarah,  Edmund,  Samuel,  Joseph, 
Isaac  L.,  Adam,  Polly  and  Sophia. 

(VIII)  Edmund,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Isaac  (2)  and  Mary  (Crockett)  Whitney,  was  born 
in  Gorham,  May  4,  1774,  and  died  in  Gorham,  May 
25-  1853,  aged  seventy-nine.  He  married,  in  1803, 
Martha  Meserve.  Their  children  were :  Merrill, 
Robie  and  Marshall. 

(V)  Joseph,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of 
John  (2)  and  Ruth  (Runnells)  Whitney,  was  born 
January  15,  1652,  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  and 
lived  in  that  town  until  his  decease,  November  4, 
1702.  He  married,  January  24,  1675,  Martha  Beech, 
born  March  10,  1650.  daughter  of  ■Richard  and 
Martha  Beech,  of  Cambridge. 

(VI)  John  (3),  son  of  Joseph  and  Martha 
(Beech)  Whitney,  was  born  July  29,  16S0,  in  Water- 
town,  and  died  November  II,  1760,  in  the  portion  of 
that  town,  which  is  now  Weston,  where  he  lived. 
He  married,  February  22,  1704,  Sarah  Cutting, 
daughter  of  Zachariah,  Sr.,  and  Sarah  Cutting.  She 
died  July  10,  1753.  He  married  (second),  Novem- 
ber 28,  1754,  Mrs.  Beriah  Pierce,  born  June  23.  1681, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Harrington)  Bemis, 
and  married  (first)  Daniel  Child,  (second)  Joseph 
Pierce,  and  (third)  John  Whitney.  The  children  of 
the  latter  by  his  first  wife  were :  Isaac,  Zachariah, 
John,  Abraham  and  Joseph. 

(VII)  Zachariah,  second  son  and  child  of  John 
(3)    and   Sarah    (Cutting)    Whitney,   was  born  De- 

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-ember  28,  171 1,  in  Weston,  Massachusetts.  He  be- 
came a  farmer  and  substantial  citizen  of  Lunen- 
burg, in  that  state.  He  married,  April  11,  1739, 
Sarah  Boynton,  and  their  children  were:  Sarah 
Jane,  Abigail,  Zachariah,  Mary  and  John.  Sarah, 
wife  of  Zachariah  Whitney,  was  the  first  daughter 
and  sixth  child  of  Caleb  Boynton,  who  resided  in 
Hampshire  county.  Massachusetts,  and  moved,  about 
1S00,  to  northern  New  York.  His  wife  was  Sarah 
I:i  igg.  It  has  been  impossible  to  trace  his  connec- 
tion with  the  Boynton  family,  which  is  numerously 
represented  in  the  United  States,  but  there  is  no 
doubt  that  he  came  of  the  same  ancestry  as  other 
Boyntons  mentioned  in  this  work. 

(VIII)  John  (4),  youngest  child  of  Zachariah 
and  Sarah  (Boynton)  Whitney,  was  born  April  16, 
1756,  in  Lunenburg,  Massachusetts.  He  married, 
1775.  Priscilla  Battles. 

(IX)  John  (5),  son  of  John  (4)  and  Priscilla 
(Battles)  Whitney,  was  born  July  2,  17S8,  in  Lunen- 
burg, Massachusetts,  and  lived  in  that  town  and  in 
Peru,  Vermont,  and  after  1854  in  Rindge.  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  died  October  15,  1S73.  He 
was  a  liberal-minded  citizen,  a  Methodist  in  religious 
belief,  and  led  a  most  blameless  life.  He  married, 
December  8,  1812,  Sophia  Faulkner,  born  February 
28,  1794,  daughter  of  Jonas  and  Eunice  (Stone) 
Faulkner,  of  Boxborough,  Massachusetts,  and 
Rindge,  New  Hampshire.  Jonas  Faulkner  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolution,  and  late  in  life  drew  a 
pension  for  his  services.  Sophia  Whitney  died  April 
16,  1S59.  Mr.  Whitney  married  (second),  April  12. 
i860,  Fanny  Howe  Blodgett,  daughter  of  Abijahand 
Margaret  (Howe)  Blodgett.  The  first  wife  was  the 
mother  of  his  ten  children,  namely:  Sophia,  Zach- 
ariah, Eunice,  John  O.,  Ann,  Sarah,  died  young ; 
Sarah,  Charles  A.,  Susan  E.  and  George  A. 

(X)  John  Osborn  Whitney,  second  son  and 
fourth  child  of  John  (5)  and  Sophia  (Faulkner) 
Whitney,  was  born  January  12,  1821,  in  Lunenburg, 
and  died  in  Rindge.  New  Hampshire,  August  24, 
1892.  In  early  life  he  went  to  sea  on  a  whaling  ves- 
sel, "The  Tobacco  Plant."  and  after  a  four  years' 
voyage  was  possessed  of  sixteen  dollars.  He  re- 
turned to  his  father's  home  in  Peru,  Vermont,  and 
shortly  thereafter  removed  to  Rindge,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  lived  with  little  interruption  after 
1852.  For  some  years  he  was  employed  in  a  wnoden 
ware  factory,  and  part  of  the  time  as  proprietor  of 
the  establishment  subsequently  operated  by  O.  P. 
Butler.  In  1849  he  was  one  of  the  California 
pioneers  and  remained  two  years  in  that  state  pros- 
pecting for  gold.  He  then  returned  to  Rindge  and 
remained  until  1858,  when  he  returned  to  California, 
where  he  remained  until  1870.  He  went  to  the  Black 
Hills,  during  the  gold  discoveries  excitement  of  1876 
for  one  season.  Returning  to  Rindge,  he  was  em- 
ployed by  G.  A.  &  C.  A.  Whitney  in  the  pail  manu- 
facturing business,  and  continued  with  them  and 
their  successors  until  the  establishment  was  closed. 
From  that  time  he  was  practically  retired  from  ac- 
tive labor  until  his  death.  He  was  a  studious  and 
intelligent  man.  Mr.  Whitney  married,  March  25, 
1854,  Abbie  L.  Lyon,  born  June  4,  1838,  daughter  of 
Freeman  and  Miranda  (Smith)  Lyon,  of  Peru,  Ver- 
mont. Their  children  were:  Charles  A.,  Eva  S., 
Mark  A.,  Fred  O.  and  Herbert  M. 

(XI)  Charles  Albert,  eldest  child  of  John  Os- 
born  and  Abbie  (Lyon)  Whitney,  was  born  April 
20.  1856,  in  Rindge.  New  Hampshire,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  that  town  and  Wind- 
hall,  Vermont,  and  Appleton  Academy,  New  Ipswich, 


578 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


New  Hampshire.  His  business  career  had  its  in- 
ception in  the  Whitney  pail  factory  at  Rindge,  and 
he  continued  with  that  establishment  ten  years.  He 
was  employed  in  a  similar  establishment  at  Winchen- 
don,  Massachusetts,  whence  he  returned  to  Rindge, 
and  continued  about  five  years  with  W.  F.  Sawtelle, 
wooden  ware  manufacture.  He  was  employed  for 
some  time  at  Fitzwilliam,  by  H.  O.  Taft,  in  the  man- 
ufacturing of  fan  handle-.  He  then  went  to  Gard- 
ner, Massachusetts,  where  he  was  employed  in  the 
Derby  chair  factory,  and  was  next  employed  in  a 
general  store  at  West  Swanzey.  and  was  again  em- 
ployed in  a  chair  factory  at  Fitzwilliam,  where  he 
continued  ten  years.  After  residing  a  short  time  on 
a  farm  in  Rindge,  he  was  again  employed  in  the 
chair  factory  at  Fitzwilliam.  While  employed  as 
station  agent  of  the  Chesire  railroad  at  State  Line, 
New  Hampshire,  he  opened  a  general  store,  which 
he  conducted  for  three  years.  He  was  appointed 
while  there  a  county  justice.  Returning  to  Fitz- 
william, he  entered  into  partnership  with  C.  B. 
Perry  and  opened  a  general  store.  After  one  year 
he  moved  to  Marlboro,  and  conducted  a  grocery  busi- 
ness with  a  partner  named  White.  At  the  end  of 
one  year  he  purchased  the  interest  of  his  partner, 
and  has  continued  in  the  same  business  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  In  1904  he  entered  into  a  partnership  with 
C.  F.  Pierce  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  toys, 
continuing  eight  months.  Later  he  purchased  Mr. 
Pierce's  interest  in  the  business,  which  he  is  also 
carrying  on  with  success  at  the  present  time,  in  pres- 
ent partnership  association  with  his  brother,  Fred. 
O.  Whitney.  Wherever  he  has  lived  he  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  the  progress  of  affairs,  and  was 
clerk  nf  the  fire  wards  and  member  cf  the  prudential 
school  committee  while  a  resident  of  Fitzwilliam. 
He  is  now  treasurer  of  the  Marlboro  school  board 
for  three  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  affiliating  with  both  Sub- 
ordinate and  Rebekah  Orders,  and  has  passed 
through  the  principal  chairs. 

He  married,  in  1876,  Emma  C.  Hale,  born  Jan- 
uary 11,  1857,  in  Rindge.  New  Hampshire,  and  died 
December  17,  1905.  in  Marlboro.  She  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Nathan  Adams  and  Myrsylvia  (Godding) 
Hale.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitney  are  the  parents  of 
two  daughters.  Florence  M..  and  Nettie  E..  wife  of 
Herbert  J.  Richardson,  of  Marlboro,  financial  secre- 
tary and  past  grand  master  of  the  Independent  Or- 
der of  Odd  Fellows,  and  master  of  the  local 
Grange. 


The    origin    of    this    name    i;    veiled 
IIACKETT     in  the  mists  of  the  past.     Mark  An- 
thony    Lower     thinks     the    Anglo- 
.    "Hacket"    a    corruption    of    Harcourt.     The 
name    Hacket    (without    a    prefix)    appears    on    the 
Hundred    Rolls   of   Battle    Abbey,    1273,   and    is   not 
unfrequently  to  be  met  with  in  English  annals  of  a 
still  earlier  period,  as  stat  d  bj    I  rank  W.  TIackett, 
from  wh     ■    memoir  of  William  II.  V.  Hackett  the 
principal  pari  of  the  following  sketch  is  taken.    An 
an  ient    branch  of  the   family  in  Scotland  spells  the 
name   " 1 1  all-ret"   though    retaining   the   pronunciation 
"Hacket."     Keating,  in    his    "History    of    Ireland," 
enumerates    certain    families   "of   the   best    English 
who    crossed    into    Ireland    in    the    reign    of 
Henry    II,    in    the    year    117:.    and    among   them    the 
Here    they  1    large    1    tates,    and 

many  of  their  descendants  today  are  prominent  cit- 
izens of  Dublin  and  its  neighborhood  Their  pres- 
ence   accounts    for    the    name    of    Ilackettstown,    in 


county  Carlow.  not   far  from  the  Irish  capital.     In 
1384  Peter  Hacket  was  consecrated  bishop  of  Cashel ; 
David  Hacket  filled  the  see  of  Ossory  from  1460  to 
147S;  and  a  person  of  the  same  name  is  said  to  have 
been  the  architect  of  the  monastery  of   Batalha  in 
Portugal  in  the  fifteenth  century.     Sir  John  Hacket 
was  the  English  embassador  at  Brussels  in  1533,  and 
Thomas  Hacket.  an  English  scholar,  translated' "The 
Amadis   of   Gaul"   previous   to    1588.     Sir   Cuthbert 
Hacket  was  lord  mayor  of  Londrn  in   1626,  and  Sir 
Thomas  Hacket  was  lord  mayor  of  Dublin  in  1687. 
John    Hacket,    bishop    of    Lichfield    and    Canterbury 
from    1661   to   1670.   a    descendant    of    the    Scotch 
Halkets,  was  born  in  London  in  1502,  and  educated 
at  Trinity   College,   Cambridge.     This  eminent  prel- 
ate, noted  for  the  gentleness  and  purity  of  his  char- 
acter,  during  his  ministrations  as  bishop,  expended 
no   less    than    twenty   thousand   pounds   of  his   own 
private     fortune    in   rebuilding    Lichfield   Cathedral, 
where  his  remains  lie  under  an  imposing  monument. 
(I)     William   Hacket   is   the   earliest  known   an- 
cestor of  the  Hacketts  of  New  England.     During  the 
latter  part  of  his  life  be  resided  at  Salisbury,  Massa- 
chusetts.    He  was  by  occupation  a  mariner,  and  ap- 
pears  to   have   been   a   man   of  superior   talent   and 
energy.     There  is  good  reason  for  believing  this  an- 
cestor to  have  been  identical  with  the  "Will  Hacket," 
who,   as   the   Dover   records   show,   had   a   grant   of 
land  in  1656  "touching  Bellemie's  hank  freshet,"  and 
who  was  taxed  at  Cocheco  the  year  following.     He 
soon  after  sold  his  land  to  Thomas  Hanson,  and  re- 
moved  to    Exeter.     Will    Hacket   took   the   oath    of 
allegiance  at  Exeter  in  1667.  and  was  rated  there  in 
the     provincial     lists     in     16S1     and     16S2.     William 
Hacket  commanded  the  sloop  "Indeavor,"  of  "Salis- 
bury in  the  County  of  Norfolk,   in   New  England," 
in  a  voyage  to  New  York  in  May,  1671.     Governor 
Carteret,    it   seems,   had    insisted    that    payment     of 
duties  at  the  custom-house  in  New  York  "by  vessels 
entering  Sandy  Hook  gave  no  right  to  trade  in  New 
Jersey,   but   that   license   therefore   should    be   taken 
out  at   the  custom-house   in   Elizabeth  Town.     Cap- 
tain Hackett,  not  entertaining  this  view  of  provincial 
sovereignty,   undertook  to  trade  on  the  Jersey  side, 
after    having   paid    the    duties    at    New    York"  only, 
whereupon   the  governor  seized  and   confiscated   his 
vessel.     He  had  a  farm  at  Salisbury,  where  he  died 
March  6.  1713,  leaving  a  good  estate.     Upon  the  first 
leaf  of  the  Salisbury  town  records  is  the  registration 
of  the  marriage  of  William  Hacket  to  Sarah  Barn- 
ard. January  31,  1667.     Their  children  were:  Sarah, 
John,     Ephraim,     William,     Judah,     Ebenezer     and 
Katherine.  all  born   at    Salisbury  except  John,  who 
was  born  at  Amesbury. 

(II)  Ebenezer  Hackett.  youngest  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Sarah  (Barnard)  Hacket,  was  born  October 
17.  1687.  He  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Jarves 
Ring,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  twelve 
children. 

(III)  Ephraim,  eldest  son  of  Ebenezer  and 
Hannah  (Ring)  Hackett.  was  born  in  Salisbury.  Oc- 
tober 3,  171 1.  .About  1740.  with  his  wife  and  fam- 
ily of  young  children,  he  made  his  way  up  the  val- 
ley of  the  Merrimack  to  Canterbury.  New  Hamp- 
shire, thru  on  the  farthest  northern  rim  of  civiliza- 
tion in  the  state.  He  obtained  an  extensive  tract  of 
land,  and  erected  his  domicile  near  the  spot  selected 
for  the  new  meeting  house.  He  was  a  man  of  re- 
sources and  soon  showed  bis  film's-  to  lead  in  town 

h     affairs,      lie     was     repeatedly     elected 
moderator   and    selectman.     He   lived   on   his   home- 
trad  to  a  good  old  age.    He  married,  in   1734,  in 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Salisbury,  Massachusetts,  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Still- 
son  Allen,  of  Salisbury,  and  great-granddaughter  of 
William  Allen,  a  leading  man  at  the  settlement  of 
the  town  in  163S.  The  children  of  this  union  were : 
Ezra  (died  young),  Hezekiah,  Ezra,  Jeremiah,  Betty, ' 
Mary.  Ephraim  (died  young),  Miriam,  Ephraim. 
Dorothy,  Allen,  Charles  and  Ebenezer,  the  last  six 
of  whom  were  born  in  Canterbury. 

(IV)  Jeremiah,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Ephraim 
and  Dorothy  (Allen)  Hackett,  was  born  in  Canter- 
bury. He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in  a  place  which 
joined  the  paternal  acres.  He  died  in  the  prime  of 
life,  in  the  summer  of  1797.  He  married  Polly 
Robinson,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children:  Sarah, 
Bradbury,  Jeremiah,  Allen,  Daniel.  Polly,  Asa,  Bet- 

.sey,  Susan  and  Patty. 

(V)  Allen,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of  Jere- 
miah and  Polly  (Robinson)  Hackett,  was  born  in 
Canterbury,  July  15,  1777,  died  1848.  He  attended 
the  district  schools  until  the  opening  of  Gilmanton 
Academy,  and  then  became  a  student  at  that  then 
justly  esteemed  institution.  He  learned  the  tan- 
ner's trade  in  Concord,  and  returning  to  Gilman- 
ton established  himself  in  business  at  "the  Corner." 
In  1801  he  sold  his  tannery  and  removed  to  a  farm 
situated  a  mile  and  a  half  from  what  is  now  Fac- 
tory Village.  Eight  years  later  he  purchased  in 
what  is  now  Belmont  a  piece  of  land  next  to  Gov- 
ernor Badger's  estate,  opposite  a  valuable  tract  of 
land  which  had  been  presented  to  Mrs.  Hackett  by 
her  father,  and  thither  he  removed  his  family.  On 
this  place  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  and 
died  in  1848.  "He  was  of  striking  personal  appear- 
ance, powerful,  \vell-proportioned,  and  six  feet  in 
height.  Good  natural  abilities  he  had  improved  by 
an  academic  education,  and  his  conversation  stamped 
him  as  the  superior  of  many  around  him.  He  loved 
to  read  and  had  a  keen  relish  for  political  literature. 
Constant  at  primary  meetings  and  conventions,  he 
did  much  to  shape  their  action,  and  his  reputation 
for  political  sagacity  made  him  the  oracle  of  the 
community  where  he  lived ;  indeed,  Allen  Hackett 
wielded  no  slight  influence  in  the  counsels  of  his 
party  throughout  all  that  quarter  of  the  state.  An 
earnest  Federalist  and  Whig,  his  friends  year  after 
year  found  themselves  in  a  minority,  which  might 
perhaps  have  extinguished  hope  anywhere  else  than 
in  New  Hampshire.  The  life,  however,  of  this  sturdy 
New  England  farmer  was  uneventful.  Honorable 
in  his  dealings  and  loyal  in  his  friendships,  he  was 
justly  esteemed  alike  for  his  private  worth  and  pub- 
lic spirit  by  all  who  knew  him ;  and  when  he  died 
his  children  mourned  the  loss  of  a  prudent  and  af- 
fectionate parent.  He  married  Mary  Young,  of 
Gihnantown,  daughter  of  Joseph  Young.  They 
were  students  together  at  the  academy.  She  was  a 
young  woman  of  handsome  person,  quick  intelli- 
gence, a  cheerful  disposition,  and  a  kindness  of 
heart  that  knew  no  bounds.  She  was  endowed  with 
a  retentive  and  accurate  memory,  and  readily  as- 
similated what  she  had  gathered  from  books,  and  in 
spite  of  the  family  cares  which  came  to  her  after 
marriage  she  kept  herself  well-informed  of  what 
was  going  on  in  the  religious,  literary  and  political 
world.  While  improving  every  opportunity  to  cul- 
tivate her  mind,  she  neglected  no  duty  of  w:ife  or 
mother,  and  bestowed  on  her  children  the  wealth  of 
a  warm  and  affectionate  nature ;  nor,  in  ministering 
to  their  health  and  comfort  did  she  fail  to  inculcate 
the  precepts  of  religion.  She  died  January,  1854, 
aged  seventy-three.  Her  father,  Joseph  Young,  a 
native  of  Exeter,  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of 


Gilmanton,  whither  he  removed  in  1779,  and  for 
years  a  leading  citizen  of  the  town.  He  engaged 
actively  in  business  enterprises,  and  accumulated 
what  the  country  people  of  that  day  accounted  a 
handsome  fortune.  He  represented  the  town  nine 
terms  in  the  general  court,  served  eleven  years  as 
selectman,  and  was  a  ruling  elder  in  the  church.  He 
married  Anna  Folsom  in  Exeter  in  1771.  They  had 
'three  children:  Polly,  Nancy  and  William  Henry. 
Allen  and  Polly  (Young)  Hackett  had  nine  chil- 
dren: William  H.  Y.,  Jeremiah  Mason,  Nancy 
Young,  Hiram  Stephen,  Mary  Jane,  Eliza  Ann, 
George  Washington,  Charles  Alfred  and  Luther 
Allen. 

(VI)  William  Henry  Young,  eldest  child  of 
Allen  and  Mary  (Young)  Hackett,  was  born  in  that 
part  of  Gilmanton  which  is  now  Belmont.  Septem- 
ber 24,  1800..  and  died  in  Portsmouth,  August  9,  1S7S. 
He  had  no  love  for  farm  life,  clearing  up  brush  and 
burning  the  heaps  being,  according  to  his  father's 
statement,  "the  only  mark  of  a  good  farmer  I  ever 
knew  him  to  have."  He  had  few  playmates,  and  but 
little  desire  for  out-door  sports,  preferring  the  com- 
pany of  books  instead.  At  the  age  of  twelve  he  be- 
gan his  attendance  at  Gilmanton  Academy,  to  and 
from  which  he  walked  daily  two  miles  each  way. 
He  kept  at  his  studies  with  a  keen  relish,  was  am- 
bitious, and  maintained  with  facility  a  high  rank 
among  his  schoolmates.  To  defray  the  expenses  of 
his  education  he  taught  school,  and  achieved  gratify- 
ing success  in  that  vocation.  His  first  venture  of 
consequence  wa?  at  North  Barnstead,  when  he  was 
only  eighteen,  and  upon  returning  home  after  three 
months'  absence  paid  over  his  entire  salary,  thirty 
dollars,  to  his  father.  His  attendance  at  the  acad- 
emy continued  until  1818.  Before  leaving  that  in- 
stitution he  began  to  read  the  hornbooks  of  law.  bor- 
rowing thern  from  Stephen  Moody,  Esq.,  then  the 
only  lawyer  in  active  practice  at  Gilmanton  Corner. 
At  twenty  he  went  to  Sanbornton  Square,  and  read 
law  with  Matthew  Perkins,  Esq.,  with  whom  he  re- 
sided a  year  and  a  half,  receiving  board-  and  lodging 
in  the  family  of  his  preceptor  in  return  for  such 
service  as  he  could  render  in  the  routine  of  office 
practice.  He  had  seen  and  heard  Ichabod  Bartlett, 
then  one  of  the  most  astute  and  eloquent  members 
of  the  New  Hampshire  bar,  and  in  April,  1822,  he 
realized  his  long  cherished  desire  of  becoming  a 
student  in  the  office  of  the  great  lawyer  at  Ports- 
mouth. There  he  entered  upon  a  course  of  advanced 
study,  and  took  charge  of  nearly  all  the  office  prac- 
tice. Upon  the  fees  earned  in  petty  office  business, 
added  to  something  received  by  teaching  private  pu- 
pils at  odd  hours,  he  contrived  to  live  respectably 
and  keep  out  of  debt.  The  next  winter  he  returned 
to  Gilmanton,  and  after  teaching  a  term  of  school 
came  back  to  Portsmouth.  During  his  absence  Mr. 
Bartlett  had  been  elected  to  congress,  and  the  young 
man  found  himself  occupying  a  broader  field  and 
receiving  more  remuneration  for  his  services.  About 
the  time  Mr.  Hackett  made  Portsmouth  his  home 
the  schools  of  the  town  were  so  ill-governed  and  in- 
efficient that  the  school  committee,  composed  of  the 
best  citizens,  insisted  on  an  increased  salary  and 
very  much  better  services  on  the  part  of  the  teachers. 
At  this  juncture  a  vacancy  occurred  in  the  master- 
ship of  the  high  school,  and  Mr.  Hackett  consented 
to  assume  that  position  for  a  brief  season,  devoting 
his  evenings  meanwhile  to  the  law.  His  administra- 
tion restored  perfect  order,  and  the  pupils  made 
rapid  progress  in  their  studies ;  in  fact,  such  general 
satisfaction  attended  his  method  of  instruction,  that 


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upon  the  eve  of  retirement,  after  three  months' 
service,  he  was  urged  to  consider  the  situation  a 
permanent  one  at  an  annual  salary  of  six  hundred 
dollars.  This  offer  he  declined.  When  his  friends 
in  the  country  heard  of  it  they  were  sorely  exer- 
cised, and  did  not  hesitate  to  predict  that  he  had 
made  the  mistake  of  a  lifetime.  Mr.  Hackett's  em- 
ployment as  an  instructor  while  a  young  man,  gave 
him  a  lifelong  interest  in  the  cause  of  education,  and 
for  some  years  after  he  laid  aside  the  duties  of 
teacher  he  performed  more  than  his  fair  share  of 
labor  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  education. 

In  January,  1826,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on 
motion  of  Nathaniel  A.  Haven.  Jr.,  who  soon  after- 
ward invited  him  to  became  a  law  partner,  a  proposal 
he  was  only  too  happy  to  accept.  This  relation  con- 
tinued until  June  of  that  year,  when  Mr.  Haven  died. 
This  brief  connection,  however,  had  enhanced  the 
reputation  of  the  surviving  partner,  and  his  practice 
took  a  steady  growth.  It  was  not  long  before  he 
was  recognized  as  a  strong  man  in  his  profession, 
and  in  the  course  of  a  few  years  he  came  to  be  em- 
ployed in  many  of  the  most  important  cases  tried  in 
the  state.  The  period  of  his  practice  covered  a  term 
of  fifty-two  years — a  term  longer  than  that  of  any 
predecessor  at  the  Rockingham  bar.  The  earliest 
reported  cause  in  which  he  appears  of  counsel  was 
determined  in  1827,  and  from  that  time  till  his  death 
the  fifty-three  volumes  of  the  New  Hampshire  re- 
ports, together  with  the  decisions  of  the  circuit  and 
supreme  courts  of  the  United  States  testify  with 
what  ability,  and  with  what  fair  measure  of  success 
he  addressed  the  bench.  He  was  earnest  in  his 
efforts  to  promote  at  the  bar  a  feeling  of  fraternity. 
The  New  Hampshire  Bar  Association,  incorporated 
in  1873,  made  him  its  first  president — an  office  he 
held  at  the  time  of  his  death.  Bell's  "Bench  and 
Bar  of  New  Hampshire"  says  of  him :  "He  was 
punctually  in  his  office,  quick  of  apprehension,  full 
of  resources,  conversant  with  human  nature,  and  of 
great  practical  sense,  he  was  a  wise  counsellor. 
Without  being  a  student,  he  was  usually  right  in  his 
law.  He  held  briefs  against  the  best  practitioners 
in  the  state  and  federal  courts,  and  not  to  his  dis- 
advantage. He  was  a  ready  and  fluent  speaker,  with 
an  apparent  fairness  that  impressed  his  audience 
favorably.  He  was  spontaneous,  witty,  and  always 
interesting."  Another  authority  says  of  him :  "He 
tried  many  cases  to  the  jury,  was  retained  of  counsel 
by  corporations,  and  later  in  life  was  largely  em- 
ployed in  the  management  of  trust  estates.  He  had 
an  instinctive  knowledge  how  to  apply  legal  princi- 
ples, and  a  knowledge,  too,  of  human  nature.  He 
had  an  excellent  memory,  and  knew  what  had  been 
decided  in  the  New  Hampshire  courts  and  in  those 
of  the  New  England  states  generally :  but  he  is  not 
to  be  termed  a  learned  lawyer.  He  favored  the  ex- 
tension of  equity  practice  in  New  Hampshire,  and 
he  lived  long  enough  to  see  some  of  his  views  in 
this  regard  adopted.  In  185Q  he  declined  a  seat  upon 
the  bench  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court." 

As  counsel  for  one  of  the  banks  in  the  town  he 
became  much  interested  in  the  subject  of  banking, 
and  bavins  '■'  bent  of  mind  for  financial  affairs  he 
attained  great  success  as  a  banker.  As  soon  as  he 
gained  the  means  he  boughl  bank  stocks,  and  as 
early  as  [827  was  a  director  of  the  Piscataqua  liank, 
and  so  continued  as  lone;  as  it  existed.  In  1845  the 
Piscataqua  Exchange  Bank  was  organized,  and  he 
became  president  and  held  that  office  until  1863.  In 
that  year,  bj  reque  1  of  his  personal  friend,  Salmon 
P. 'Chase,    then    secretarj    of    the    treasury    of    the 


United  States,  he  organized  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Portsmouth — the  firist  in  the  country,  it  is 
•claimed — and  into  this  the  old  Piscataqua  Exchange 
.Bank  was  merged,  and  he  became  its  president  and 
held  that  position  till  his  death.  He  was  also  presi- 
dent of  the  Piscataqua  Savings  Bank,  and  a  trustee 
of  the   Portsmouth   Saving  Bank. 

When  Mr.  Hackett  attained  his  majority  he  gave 
his  adherence  to  the  Whig  party,  whose  principles 
he  had  embraced  years  earlier.  With  this  party  he 
acted  until  the  Republican  party  was  founded,  and 
then  he  became  a  member  of  that  organization,  and 
was  one  of  its  staunch  supporters  from  the  time  he 
joined  it  until  he  passed  away.  Until  1850  the 
Democrats  were  the  political  rulers  of  Portsmouth, 
and  he  had  no  opportunity  for  election  to  a  political 
office,  but  from  that  time  forward  he  was  a  prominent 
figure  in  local  politics  and  a  power  in  shaping  the 
policy  of  his  party  there.  In  1824-25  he  had  been 
assistant  clerk  of  the  senate;  in  1828  he  was  clerk  of 
the  senate ;  in  1850  he  was  elected  representative,  and 
was  re-elected  in  1851-52-57-60-67-68-69.  He  was  sen- 
ator in  1861-62,  and  president  of  the  senate  the  latter 
year ;  presidential  elector  in  1864,  and  member  of  the 
constitutional  convention  in  1876.  When  he  first  en- 
tered public  life  he  was  fitly  assigned  to  the  com- 
mittee on  railroads,  of  which  he  afterwards  rose  to 
be  chairman.  Later  he  served  in  two  legislatures  as 
chairman  of  the  judiciary,  which  practically  gave 
him  the  leadership  of  the  house.  In  the  various 
public  positions  he  was  constantly  called  to  fill  he 
showed  himself  abundantly  capable  for  the  discharge 
of  all  their  duties.  "He  was  an  admirable  presiding 
officer,  so  rare  a  gift,  that  for -a  whole  generation 
he  was  gladly  sought,  upon  all  occasions  of  greater 
or  less  importance" ;  and  the  duties  of  presiding  of- 
ficer of  the  senate  were  discharged  by  him  in  such 
a  courteous,  fair,  and  impartial  manner,  as  to  add 
much  to  his  already  enviable  reputation  for  services 
of  that  character. 

Mr.  Hackett  was  a  man  of  sound  and  sagacious 
business  views,  and  he  did  not  hesitate  to  identify 
himself  with  every  well-conceived  project  of  a  public 
character  that  gave  reasonable  assurance  of  future 
advantage  to  the  citizens  of  Portsmouth.  He  had 
much  to  do  with  the  opening  of  railroad  communi- 
cation with  Boston  in  1841,  and  thereafter  was  for 
a  long  series  of  years  a  director  of  the  Eastern 
railroad  in  New  Hampshire,  as  well  as  the  legal 
counsel  of  that  corporation.  With  some  modifica- 
tion the  same  may  be  said  of  his  relations  to  the 
Portland,  Saco  &  Portsmouth  railroad.  He  forsaw 
the  importance  of  building  a  line  of  railroad  from 
the  seaboard  to  the  White  Mountain  region,  was 
one  of  the  projectors  of  the  Portsmouth,  Great 
Falls  &  Conway  Railroad,  and  a  corporator  men- 
tioned in  the  charter  which  he  was  instrumental  in 
obtaining.  He  was  a  director,  and  subsequently 
president  of  this  railroad.  Mention  need  not  be 
made  here  of  several  other  corporations  with  which 
he  was  connected,  further  than  to  specify  a  few,  not, 
however,  of  a  business  character.  At  his  decease  he 
held  the  office  of  president  of  the  South  Parish  Sun- 
day School  Association,  and  was  trustee  as  well  as 
treasurer  of  the  Rice  Public  Library  of  Kittery,  Maine. 
In  church  affiliations,  as  in  all  other  matters,  he  was 
found  where  the  dictates  of  reason  rather  than 
emotion  placed  him.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  the  South  (Unitarian)  Parish  from  1826, 
and  occupied  the  same  pew  for  over  fifty  years. 
From  1820  to  the  time  of  Ins  decease  he  was  a  111cm- 
1  ■  1  of  the  Port   mouth  Atheneum  which  has  a  library 


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of  many  thousand  volumes,  unrivalled  it  is  believed 
in  quality  by  any  general  library  of  similar  extent 
in  the  United  States.  Within  the  walls  of  the 
Atheneum  he  found  the  most  constant  and  congenial 
employment  of  the  leisure  moments  of  his  life. 
When  a  law  student  Mr.  Hackett  began  writing  for 
the  pros,  and  for  intervals  for  more  than  fifty  years 
In-  readj  pen.  sometimes  for  weeks  in  succession, 
enriched  the  columns  of  The  Portsmouth  Journal 
with  thoughtful  and  timely  articles  that  appeared  as 
leading  editorials,  and  this,  too,  when  the  field  had 
not  yet  come  to  be  occupied  everywhere  by  the  over- 
shadowing presence  of  the  metropolitan  newspaper. 
In  1847,  at  the  request  of  the  family  of  Andrew 
Halliburton,  of  Portsmouth,  he  prepared  a  memoir  to 
acci  mpany  a  collection,  privately  printed,  of  that 
gentleman's  essays.  He  also  wrote  a  valuable  bio- 
graphical sketch  of  Charles  W.  Brewster,  the  author 
of  "Rambles  About  Portsmouth."  He  gave  much 
attention  to  historical  and  antiquarian  subjects,  and 
was  long  a  member  of  the  State  Historical  Society, 
and  five  years  its  president.  In  recognition  of  his 
attainments  at  the  bar  and  his  literary  tastes,  Dart- 
mouth College,  in  1858,  conferred  upon  him  the  de- 
gree of  Master  of  Arts.  He  was  one  of  Ports- 
mouth's most  respectable  and  respected  citizens,  whose 
life  is  worthy  of  the  study  of  young  men  who  are 
now  coming  upon  the  stage  of  active  life.  He  bore 
well  his  part  in  all  educational,  charitable,  and  re- 
ligious affairs,  and  left  behind  the  record  of  a  long 
life  well  spent.  He  was  married,  December  21,  1826, 
by  Rev.  Dr.  Parker,  of  the  South  Parish,  to  Olive 
Pickering,  who  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Warren  and  Hannah  (Nutter)  Pickering, 
and  a  descendant  of  John  Pickering,  who  settled  in 
Portsmouth  in  1636.  The  young  couple  at  once  be- 
gan housekeeping  in  a  dwelling  on  Congress  street, 
where  they  continued  to  live  the  remainder  of  their 
lives,  and  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  a  half 
century  later.  Four  children  were  born  to  them : 
William  Henry,  see  forward:  Mary  Anna  (Mrs. 
Robert  C.  Pierce);  Frank  W.,  attorney  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  retired  paymaster  of  the  United  States 
navy;  Ellen  L.   (Mrs.  Captain  E.  M.  Stoddard). 

"(VII)  William  Henry,  son  of  William  Henry 
Young  and  Olive  (Pickering)  Hackett,  was  born  in 
Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire.  September  13,  1827, 
and  died  there  September  24.  1S91.  He  was  educated 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  for  a  short  time 
pursued  a  commercial  career  in  Boston.  He  then 
returned  to  Portsmouth  and  studied  law  in  the  office 
of  his  father,  and  after  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
New  Hampshire  continued  the  practice  of  law  in- 
dustriously for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  While  no 
partnership  arrangement  existed-  between  himself 
and  his  father,  they  occupied  the  same  offices  and 
practiced  more  or  less  in  connection  with  each 
other.  But  gradually  the  class  of  work  pursued  by 
the  son  differed  from  that  which  engaged  the  atten- 
tion of  the  father,  and  for  many  years  Colonel 
Hackett  enjoyed  a  very  large  and  lucrative  office 
practice,  including  the  care  of  trust  estates  and 
financial  concerns.  He  obtained  his  military  title  as 
a  member  of  the  staff  of  Governor  Straw,  and  was 
generally  designated  as  "Colonel"  Hackett  to  dis- 
tinguish him  from  other  members  of  the  family,  al- 
though his  estimate  of  the  value  of  this  title — and 
many  others  which  came  to  him  from  time  to  time — 
was  simply  that  of  a  spirit  of  tolerance  and  not  one 
of  undue  exaggeration  of  the  importance  of  the  com- 
pliment. In  early  life  he  was  judge  advocate,  with 
the  rank  of  major,  in  the  state  militia;  so  that  a 
military  title  seemed  to  be  at  his  disposal  most  of 


his  time.  He  had  strong  literary  tastes  and  was  a 
great  reader.  Pie  possessed  a  large  library  of 
standard  works,  with  which  he  was  perfectly  fami- 
liar. He  was  a  ready  and  prolific  writer,  and  for 
many  years  contributed  to  the  press  and  magazine 
literature.  He  was  editor  of  one  or  another  of  the 
local  papers  for  several  years,  and  was  one  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  Portsmouth  Chronicle  and  Gazette 
for  a  series  of  years,  during  which  time  he  wrote  al- 
most constantly  for  these  publications.  One  of  his 
associate  editors,  speaking  of  him  about  the  time  of 
his  death,  states  that, — "As  a  compendium  of  literary 
information,  a  cyclopedia  of  valuable  fact,  a  diction- 
ary, a  library,  he  was  almost  unequaled.  The  com- 
monest topic  was  made  interesting  at  his  hands  by 
his  fund  of  classic  and  historic  parallel,  and  it  was 
his  command  of  the  best  fact  and  fiction  which  made 
him  pre-eminent  at  the  sodial  board."  As  a  journal- 
ist Colonel  Hackett  had  a  terse,  pointed  habit,  illus- 
trating by  apt  reference  or  quotation,  and  emphasiz- 
ing his  arguments  by  pertinent  and  unforgettable 
parallels.  A  strong  vein  of  humor  was  noticeable  in 
his  speech  and  writing. 

He  had  a  genius  for  sympathy,  and  no  appeal 
was  made  to  his  humanity  in  vain.  Instances  by  the 
hundred  may  be  had  wherein  his  kind-hearted  spon- 
taneous charity  was  administered  by  that  grace 
which  makes  the  left  hand  a  stranger  to  its  fellow. 
In  political  life  he  was  a  Republican,  and  was  prom- 
inent in  party  councils.  He  served  the  city  as  an 
alderman,  was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature 
several  times,  and  of  the  'constitutional  convention. 
He  was  for  many  years  clerk  of  the  United  States 
circuit  court  for  the  district  of  New  Hampshire,  and 
United  States  commissioner.  He  was  an  interested 
and  influential  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  His- 
torical Society,  and  was  a  member  of  the  various 
law  and  press  associations  throughout  the  state.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and  in  that 
organization  was  a  prominent  figure  and  leader. 

Mr.  Hackett  married  Mary  W.  Healey,  daughter 
of  Wells  and  Elizabeth  (Pickering)  Healey.  Three 
children  were  born  to  them :  Mary  Gertrude,  who 
died  in  1887;  Wallace  (see  forward);  Bessie  Belle, 
wife  of  William  H.  Everett,  of  the  United  States 
navy.     Mrs.  Hackett  died  September  13,  1902. 

(VIII)  Wallace,  only  son  of  William  Henry 
and  Mary  W.  (Healey)  Hackett,  was  born  at  Ports- 
mouth, New  Hampshire,  May  I,  1856.  His  early 
education  was  received  in  the  public  schools  and  at 
a  private  school  in  West  Newton.  Massachusetts. 
He  read  law  in  the  office  of  his  grandfather.  Will- 
iam H.  Y.  Hackett,  and  entered  Harvard  Law 
School,  graduating  therefrom  with  the  class  of  1879. 
The  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  New  Hamp- 
shire bar.  He  opened  an  office  in  Portsmouth,  New 
Hampshire,  and  for  eight  years  thereafter  devoted 
his  attention  exclusively  to  the  practice  of  law.  He 
was  city  solicitor  for  three  years,  also  counsel  for 
the  United  States  in  the  court  of  commissioners  of 
"Alabama  Claims."  He  subsequently  became  inter- 
ested in  business  affairs  outside  his  profession,  and 
for  several  years  has  been  more  of  a  business  than  a 
professional  man.  For  a  number  of  years  in  Ports- 
mouth there  has  been  a  recognized  need  of  a  change 
in  the  conduct  of  its  municipal  affairs.  Two  years 
ago  Mr.  Hackett  was  appointed  chairman  of  a  com- 
mittee of  citizens  to  prepare  a  new  charter,  with  the 
object  of  overcoming  the  lax  business  methods 
which  had  hitherto  prevailed.  The  charter  was  suc- 
cessfully drawn,  accepted  by  the  citizens,  and  passed 
by  the  legislature.  In  December,  1906,  Mr.  Hackett 
was   elected  mayor  under  this  charter  and  is   now 


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( 1907)  serving  in  that  capacity.  Politically  he  is  a 
Republican.  He  is  a  director  in  several  banks  and 
industrial  institutions.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Unitarian  Church  of  Portsmouth,  as  were  his  father 
and  grandfather  before  him.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical  Society,  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Aldrich  Memorial  Association,  recently 
organized,  as  well  as  of  several  minor  clubs  and 
social  organizations.  In  1883  Mr.  Hackett  married 
Abbie,  daughter  of  Ezra  H.  and  Abbie  J.  Winchester, 
of  Portsmouth.  They  have  one  daughter,  Marion 
Hackett. 


All  the  Meaders  in  New  England  in 
MEADER     Colonial   times   were   descended   from 

one  ancestor,  John  Meader.  His  de- 
scendants are  now  scattered  far  beyond  the  borders 
of  New  England,  but  it  is  not  certain  that  all 
Meaders  now  in  New  England  are  descendants  of 
this   forbear. 

(I)  John  Meader,  "the  ancestor  of  all  American 
Meaders,"  was  born  in  England  about  1630,  and 
died  at  Oyster  River,  New  Hampshire,  after  1712. 
He  came  to  America  soon  after  1650,  probably,  as 
he  was  at  Dover  in  1653.  In  1656  he  had  land 
granted  him  in  Dover,  and  he  lived  in  that  part  of 
the  town  called  "Oyster  River."  In  1661  and  for 
many  subsequent  years  he  was  taxed  in  Dover. 
1665,  5th  month,  19th  day,  he  with  others  present 
"Humble  petition  of  Oyster  River  to  Honored  Gen- 
eral Court  of  Mass."  The  petition  alludes  to  an 
agreement  made  in  165 1,  7,  14,  by  the  town  of 
Dover,  that  there  should  be  two  ministers — one  at 
Dover  Neck  and  the  other  at  Oyster  River.  The 
petitioners  complain  that  notwithstanding  this  they 
have  no  minister,  and  yet  they  are  near  fifty  families, 
two  hundred  and  twenty  souls ;  mustering  over 
seventy  soldiers.  They  therefore  ask  to  be  made  a 
town  by  themselves,  for  the  "provision  for  a  minis- 
ter, standing  at  a  stay,  the  old  and  young  in  families 
are  too  much  neglected;"  but  if  they  could  be  -a 
town,  numbers  would  increase  soon,  with  an  "able 
orthodox  minister."  In  16S4  he  with  others  was 
dispossessed  of  lands  by  suits  at  law  brought  by 
Robert  Tufton  Mason,  grandson  of  Captain  John 
Mason,  on  the  ground  of  Captain  Mason's  grant. 
Executions  were  levied,  but  officers  could  neither 
retain  possession  nor  find  purchasers;  so  the  prop- 
erty soon  reverted  to  the  actual  settlers,  their  oc- 
cupancy not  being  long  disturbed.  In  1685  John 
Meader  with  others  signed  a  petition  to  the  King 
against  Governoi  Cranfield  [687,9,3,he  was  foreman 
of  a  jury  at  an  inqeust  held  at  Oyster  River.  In  1694 
his  garrison  house  was  destroyed  by  the  Indians. 
His  name  is  again  of  record  in  171 1,  when  he  testi- 
fies regarding  some  Adams  property.  He  married, 
about  1653,  Abigail  Eollett,  of  whom  nothing  more 
is  of  record.  They  had  children :  John,  Joseph, 
Elizabeth,  Sarali  and  Nathaniel,  next  mentioned. 

(II)  Nathaniel,  third  son  and  youngest  child 
of  John  and  Abigail  (Follett)  Meader,  was  born 
at  Oyster  River,  6,  14.  1671,  and  died  4.  -'3,  1704, 
killed  by  the  Indians.  Hi-  wife  Eleanor  died  after 
1705.  Their  children  were:  Lydia,  Daniel,  Na- 
thaniel.  Elizabeth   and   Eleanor. 

(III)  Daniel,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
Nathaniel  and  Eleanor  Meader,  was  horn  at  Oyster 
River.  3,  11,  1698.  Seven  at  least  of  Daniel's  sons 
settled  in  Rod:  out  1750-60.  They  were  B 
jamin.  Nathaniel.  Elijah,  Jonathan,  Joseph.  Lemuel 
and  Jedediah,  the  last  three  coming  somewhat  later 
than  their  brothers. 


(IV)  Benjamin,  son  of  Nathaniel  Meader,  was 
born  at  Oyster  River,  April  15,  1736,  and  died  in 
Rochester,  New  Hampshire,  April  20,  1827.  He 
moved  to  Rochester  between  1750  and  1760,  and 
took  up  land  in  that  part  of  the  town  known  ever 
since     as     Meaderborough.     He     married     Patience 

,    born    April    12,    1741,    died    March    22, 

1825.  Their  children  were:  Hannah,  born  May 
27.  1763;  Mary,  January  2,  1765;  Tobias,  May  1, 
1767;  Micajah,  August  29,  1769;  Hanson,  Septem- 
ber 26,  1772;  Judith,  January,  1776;  Stephen  (see 
later)  ;  Ephrahim.  December  1,  1785. 

(V)  Stephen,  son  of  Benjamin  Meader,  was 
born  in  Rochester,  December  19,  1782,  and  lived  on 
a  farm  near  Meaderborough  Corner,  which  is  still 
in  possession  of  his  descendants.  He  died  March 
20,  1858,  aged  seventy-six.  "He  was  a  firm  disciple 
of  the  Society  of  Friends,  as  nearly  all  the  Meaders 
have  been — a  kindhearted,  estimable  man  and  neigh- 
bor, a  worthy,  influential  citizen,  and  a  true  and 
staunch  friend."  He  married  Sarah  Whitehouse 
(died  June  29,  1858),  and  had:  Tobias,  Hanson, 
Jonathan,   Levi,    Asa,    Mehitable   and    Benjamin. 

(VI)  Levi,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Stephen 
and  Sarah  (Whitehouse)  Meader,  was  born  in  Roch- 
ester,   February  4,    1813,   and   died  there    September 

25,  1885.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  his 
native  town.  "He  was  a  genial-hearted  man,  full 
of  a  sly  humor  which  bubbled  over  in  spite  of  him- 
self. He  enjoyed  a  joke  or  witticism  keenly,  and 
was  quick  with  a  rejoinder.  Sturdily  built,  pos- 
sessed of  an  iron  constitution  and  great  physical 
strength,  he  liked  nothing  better  than  to  lay  aside 
for  the  time  his  Quaker  coat  and  have  a  friendly 
wrestling  bout  with  whomever  had  the  temerity  to 
'tackle'  him,  and  seldom  came  off  second.  He  took 
great  interest  in  town  affairs,  and  was  an  energetic 
and  influential  worker  in  politics.  He  was  twice 
elected  to  the  legislature  on  the  Republican  ticket." 
He  married,  December  24,  1837.  Amanda  East- 
man, who  was  born  in   Peacham,   Vermont,   March 

26,  1817,  and  died  March  24.  1888.  They  had  eight 
children :  Stephen  C,  Valentine  E.,  Charles  H., 
Sarah  F.,  George  E.,  Julia  E..  John  E.,  and  Walter 
S.  (John  E.  and  descendants  are  mentioned  at 
length  in  this  article.) 

(VII)  Stephen  Chase,  eldest  child  of  Levi  and 
Amanda  (Eastman)  Meader,  was  horn  in  Rochester, 
December  14,  1840.  He  lived  on  a  farm  until  he 
was  fourteen  years  old,  when  he  went  with  his 
father's  family  to  Gonic  village,  where  he  obtained 
the  greater  part  of  his  common  school  education. 
Between  the  terms  of  school  he  worked  in  the 
Gonic  woolen  mill.  In  1S57  he  entered  the  Friends 
School  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  where  he  re- 
mained nearly  four  years.  He  was  a  diligent  stu- 
dent, excelling  in  mathamctics  and  chemistry.  He 
has  always  had  a  strong  love  for  the  latter,  and 
if  he  had  continued  in  this  line  would  have  made 
a  reputation  as  a  practical  chemist.  In  i860  he 
completed  his  school  life  in  Providence,  returned  to 
Gonic  and  entered  tin-  Gonic  Manufacturing  Co.'s 
mill  in  the  employ  of  the  late  N.  V.  Whitehouse, 
working  in  various  parts  of  the  mill,  but  principally 
in  the  finishing  and  dyeing  rooms.  His  natural 
ability  and  methodical  habits  made  his  progress  easy 
and  rapid,  and  he  passed  from  dyer  to  finisher, 
superintendent,  ami  finally  to  the  position  of  agent. 
lie  was  appointed  to  the  last  position  in  June,  1881, 
and  has  1  \  <      since  retained  it. 

IK-  is  a  man  of  both  breadth  and  depth  in  the 
affairs   of  life;   quiet,   firm,   unobtrusive   and   consci- 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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entious;  possessing  a  critical  judgment,  industrious 
and  persevering.  He  is  a  typical  Quaker  of  the 
present  day,  liberal  to  all  religious  denominations, 
and  a  generous  contributor  to  the  support  of  the 
village  church,  and  a  helper  in  all  educational  and 
moral  purposes  for  the  good  of  the  community 
where  he  resides.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican, 
and  has  thrice  represented  Rochester  in  the  state 
legislature.  He  was  a  member  of  the  constitutional 
convention  in  1902,  and  for  twelve  years  past  has 
been  a  member  of  the  council ;  is  a  trustee  of  the 
Rochester  Public  Library  of  Rochester,  and  a  di- 
rector of  the  Loan  and  Banking  Company  of  Roch- 
ester. He  is  a  member  of  the  Humane  Lodge,  No. 
21,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  of  Temple 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  10.  Mr.  Meader  married, 
in  Farmington,  New  Hampshire,  September  20, 
1870,  Erhe  Seavey,  who  was  born  in  Farmington, 
July  28,  1S40,  daughter  of  Calvin  and  Irena  (Clark) 
Seavey.  They  have  one  child,  Gertrude  A.,  who 
was  born  June  18,  1875.  and  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Friends'   School  at  Providence. 

(VH)  John  Eastman,  fifth  son  and  seventh 
child  of  Levi  and  Amanda  (Eastman)  Meader.  was 
born  in  Rochester,  August  29,  1850,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Rochester, 
and  at  the  Friends'  School,  Providence,  Rhode 
Island.  At  eight  years  of  age  he  began  to  be  em- 
ployed during  vacations  in  the  woolen  mills  at  Gonic. 
There  he  learned  the  carder's  trade,  and  there  he 
has  always  been  employed  except  two  years  he  spent 
on  a  farm  for  the  purpose  of  improving  his  health, 
and  one  year  he  worked  in  the  Cocheco  Mill  at 
Dover.  After  learning  the  carder's  trade  he  learned 
finishing  and  dyeing  and  subsequently  had  charge 
of  the  dyeing  department  for  some  years.  About 
1892  he  was  promoted  on  account  of  his  general 
efficiency  to  the  position  of  superintendent  of  the 
Gonic  Mills,  and  has  since  performed  the  duties  of 
that  position  in  such  a  manner  as  to  receive  the 
unqualified  approbation  of  his  employers.  In  po- 
litical faith  he  is  a  Republican.  His  business  quali- 
fications and  practical  ideas  recommended  him  to 
his  townsmen,  and  in  1888  he  was  elected  to  repre- 
sent Rochester  in  the  legislature,  and  in  1897  he 
was  returned  a  second  time.  He  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Society  of  Friends.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  Humane  Lodge,  No.  21.  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  Temple  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No. 
20;  Palestine  Commandery,  Knights  Templar;  and 
the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  of  Rochester.  He  mar- 
ried, June  16,  1876,  Clara  E.  Varney,  who  was 
born  in  Rochester.  August  .30,  1855,  daughter  of 
John  W.  and  Harriet  H.  (Foss)  Varney.  Four 
children  have  been  born  to  them  :  John  Levi,  Harry 
Hanson,  Walter  and  Julia.  J.  Levi,  born  September 
17.  1879.  is  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Gonic 
Mill.  He  married  Lela  Melvin,  of  Chicago,  and 
has  two  children :     Lois  J.  and  Lola. 

Harry  Hanson  was  born  May  I,  1S83.  and  is  a 
traveling  salesman.  He  married  Grace  McDuffee, 
daughter  of  J.  Arthur  and  Caroline  (Tilton)  Mc- 
Duffee, of  Rochester.  Walter,  born  January  9.  1880, 
died  February  15,  1901.  Julia,  born  July,  1890,  died 
in  1S92. 


This  family  descends  from  an  ancestor, 
HENRY     Scotch  or  Irish,  who  came  in  the  great 
movement  that  brought  very  many  in- 
dustrious   pioneers    to    young   America.       Many     of 
their  descendants  were  distinguished  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  and  later  in  peace. 

(I)      Hugh    Henry,    the    first    of    this    family    to 


dwell  in  America,  was  a  native  of  Coleraine,  Ire- 
land, and  coming  to  New  England,  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Coleraine,  Massachusetts.  He  was 
the  father  of  a  family,  one  of  whom  was  John. 

(II)  John,  son  of  Hugh  Henry,  seems  to  have 
lived  in  the  same  town  as  his  father,  and  there 
reared  a  family. 

(III)  William  was  the  son  of  John  Henry 
and 

(IV)  William,  Jr.,  was  the  third  descendant 
from    the    settler. 

(V)  Hugh,  fourth  in  descent  from  the  original 
Hugh,  was  the  son  of  William  Henry,  Jr..  and  re- 
sided at  Ackworth,  New  Hampshire,  most  of  his 
life.  He  was  a  merchant,  and  raised  three  chil- 
dren. 

(VI)  Hugh  Horatio,  son  of  Hugh  and  Mary 
(Dodge)  Henry,  was  born  in  Chester,  Vermont.  Oc- 
tober 18,  1S14,  and  died  December  18,  1869.  In  1833, 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  he  graduated  from 
Dartmouth  College.  He  succeeded  to  the  landed 
estate  of  his  father,  to  which  he  made  substantial 
additions.  He  was  nominaly  a  farmer,  but  his 
time  and  energies  were  chiefly  expended  on  the 
solution  of  questions  of  finance,  transportation  and 
legislation.  His  residence  was  principally  at  Ches- 
ter, Vermont,  but  his  business  interests  were  scat- 
tered. He  was  prominent  in  public  and  political 
affairs  in  Vermont,  was  the  original  projector  and 
principal  promoter  of  the  Vermont  Valley  railroad, 
to  the  presidency  of  which  he  was  ejected  in  1850, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  serving  his  nine- 
teenth term  as  its  president,  being  the  oldest  rail- 
road president  in  point  of  service  in  the  United 
States.  He  was  a  director  in  the  National  Bank 
of  Bellows  Falls  and  a  trustee  of  the  Bellows  Falls 
Savings  Institution  for  more  than  twenty  years. 
He  was  a  Democrat  until  the  Free  Soil  party  arose, 
followed  the  lines  of  thought  of  John  P.  Hale,  and 
other  leaders  of  that  organization,  and  when  the 
Republican  party  succeeded  the  Free  Soilers  he  lent 
his  support  to  the  new  party,  being  one  of  the  origi- 
nal Republicans.  He  was  a  delegate  in  the  Chi- 
cago convention  in  i860  which  nominated  Abraham 
Lincoln  for  president.  From  that  time  on  he  gave 
his  unswerving  loyalty  and  unflagging  energy  to  the 
support  of  the  Union  and  the  Republican  party. 
He  was  a  representative  in  the  Vermont  legislature 
both  as  a  Democrat  and  later  as  a  Republican.  He 
filled  that  office  in  1839.  1841,  1843,  i860,  and  1862, 
and  was  state  senator  in  1864.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
in  1869  he  held  the  office  of  United  States  marshal 
for  the  District  of  Vermont,  to  which  he  had  been 
appointed  three  years  before.  He  was  a  man  of 
broad  mind  and  most  excellent  executive  ability,  a 
steadfast  friend  and  an  agreeable  companion,  al- 
ways to  the  fore  in  thought  and  action,  and  always 
ready  to  abandon  worn  out  traditions  and  ideas  for 
those  that  fit  the  case  and  the  hour.  He  married 
Sarah  Henry,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(Cooley)  Henry,  born  in  Charlestown,  New  Hamp- 
shire, June,  1812.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children :  Mary  H.,  "  Martin  D  ,  Julia.  Clara. 
Charles  F.,  Austin  H.,  William  G.,  Patrick  and 
Sarah  E.,  of  whom  only  two  at  this  time  (December, 
1905.)  are  living,  viz.:  Martin  D.  and  William  G., 
residents   at   Chester,  Vermont.        * 

(VII)  Hugh,  son  of  Hugh  Horatio  and  Sarah 
(Henry)  Henry,  was  born  in  Chester,  Vermont, 
March  21,  1S38.  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  in  Chester  and  Deer- 
field  academies.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted 
to   the  bar  in   1862,  but  practiced  only  a  short  time 


5§4 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


and  then  turned  his  back  on  law  and  the  courts 
to  take  up  arms  in  defense  of  the  union.  September 
15,  1S62,  he  enlisted  as  private  in  Company  K, 
Sixteenth  Vermont  Regiment,  and  was  promoted  to 
lieutenant,  and  served  as  such  with  his  command 
till  the  muster  out  of  the  regiment.  August  20,  1863. 
Among  the  actions  in  which  he  participated  was  that 
of  Gettysburg,  July  3-4,  1863,  which  turned  the 
tide  of  success  in  favor  of  the  Union  armies. 

Returning  to  Vermont  he  resumed  the  practice 
of  his  profession  with  an  energy  that  brought  him 
success.  He  had  a  natural  taste  for  politics,  and  at 
an  early  age  took  a  deep  interest  in  the  success 
of  his  party.  In  1870  he  was  elected  from  Chester 
to  the  lower  house  of  the  legislature,  where  by 
successive  re-elections  he  served  until  1877,  inclusive, 
and  again  in  1884.  He  was  elected  state  senator 
1880  and  served  one  term,  his  entire  service  as  a 
lawmaker  covering  a  period  of  fifteen  years.  In 
1884  he  was  appointed  judge  of  probate  for  the 
Windsor  District,  and  filled  that  position  for  nearly 
fourteen  years,  resigning  it  in  1898  to  accept  the 
appointment  of  United  States  pension  agent,  at 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  for  the  district  includ- 
ing New  Hampshire  and  Vermont.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  his  term  he  was  re-appointed  by  President 
Roosevelt,  and  has  now  (1905)  almost  completed 
his    second    four-year   term. 

Mr.  Henry  is  a  member  of  Henry  Post,  No. 
27,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  in  1892  was 
elected  department  commander  of  the  Department 
of  Vermont,  and  served  one  year.  At  the  time 
of  the  incorporation  of  the  Vermont  Soldiers'  Home 
he  was  made  one  of  the  trustees,  and  has  served 
as  its  president  since  1887.  He  has  been  a  director 
in  the  Vermont  Vallev  railroad  since  1885,  is  a 
director  in  the  National  Bank  of  Bellows  Falls, 
and  has  been  trustee  of  Bellows  Falls  Savings  In- 
stitution for  twenty-five  years.  In  1866  he  became 
a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, at  Chester,  and  was  subsequently  noble  grand 
of  his  lodge  two  terms.  Later  he  was  a  member  of 
Myrtle  Lodge  at  Proctorsville,  finally  becoming  a 
member  of  Chester  Lodge,  No.  39,  at  Chester,  in- 
stituted in  1889.  In  1867  he  was  made  a  Mason, 
joining  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  No.  34,  at  Chester, 
Vermont,  where  he  is  still  a  member.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  the  New  Hampshire 
Historical  Society,  the  Vermont  Veteran  Associa- 
tion of  Boston,  the  Bennington  Monument  Histori- 
cal Society,  of  Bennington,  Vermont,  the  Wono- 
lancet  Club,  and  is  an  honorary  member  of  the  Vet- 
eran Firemen's  Association  of  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire, lie  is  not  a  communicant  of  any  church,  but 
is  a  strong  Unitarian  and  a  constant  attendant  at  the 
Second  Congregation  (Unitarian)  Church  of  Con- 
cord. 

He  married,  at  Chester,  Vermont,  May  I,  1872, 
Alice  A.  Ordway,  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Ange- 
line  (Cady)  Ordway,  born  June  25,  1853.  They  have 
two  children:  Emma  C,  born  May  4,  1878,  now 
employed  in  the  pension  office;  and  Hugh  Horatio, 
born  June  13,  1884,  who  graduated  from  Yale  Col- 
lege in  1905,  and  is  now  (1905)  a  student  at  law. 
Both  were  born  at  Chester,  Vermont. 


Fhis  is  one  of  the  most  widely 
CARPENTER  distributed  names  of  the  United 
States,  as  well  as  one  of  the  old- 
est, and  has  been  notable  among  the  pioneers  of 
New  Hampshire  and  of  many  other  states.  It  is 
traced  to  an  early  period  in  England,  ami  is  con- 
spicuous   in    the    annals    of    the    American    Revolu- 


tion, and  also  in  civil  life  through  many  generations 
and  representatives.  It  has  carried  with  it  New 
England  standards  and  has  given  its  sons  to  the 
public  service  in  many  commonwealths. 

(I)  The  first  of  the  name  of  whom  record  is 
found  was  John  Carpenter,  born  about  1303,  who 
was  a  member  of  parliament  in  1323. 

(II)  Richard,  son  of  John  Carpenter,  born 
about  1335,  married  Christina  .  He  re- 
sided in  London,  was  a  "chaundeler,"  and  pos- 
sessed of  wealth  for  his   day. 

(III)  and  (IV)  The  succeeding  generations 
in  this  line  were  represented  by  John  Carpenter, 
second  and  third,  about  whom  no  particulars  can  be 
learned. 

(V)  William  Carpenter,  son  of  John  (3),  born 
about  1480,  died  1520,  was  known  as  "William  of 
Homme." 

(VI)  and  (VII)  James  and  John  (4)  fill  in 
the    sixth   and   seventh   generations. 

(VIII)  William,  son  of  John  (4)  Carpenter,  had 
sons :     James,  Alexander,  William  and  Richard. 

(IX)  William  (2),  third  son  of  William  (1), 
was  born  in  1576,  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and 
resided  in  London.  He  rented  tenements  and  gar- 
dens in  Houndsditch.  Being  a  dissenter  he  was 
driven  to  Whirwell  to  escape  persecution,  and  took 
the  opportunity  to  join  his  sons  in  emigrating  to 
America.  He  was  not  contented  on  this  side,  how- 
ever, and  returned  to  England  in  the  ship  which 
brought  him. 

(X)  William  (3),  son  of  William  (2)  Car- 
penter, was  born  May  25,  1605,  and  came  to  America 
on  the  ship  "Bevis,"  from  Southampton.  He  was 
made  a  freeman  in  Weymouth,  Massachusetts,  in 
1640,  and  was  representative  to  the  general  court 
from  that  town  in  1641  and  1643.  He  filled  the 
same  position  in  Rehoboth  in  1645,  and  died  in  that 
town,  February  7,  1659.  His  wife,  Abigail,  passed 
away  February  22,  1687.  Three  of  their  children 
were  born  in  England,  three  in  Weymouth  and  one 
in  Rehoboth,  namely:  John,  William,  Joseph.  Anna, 
Abiah  and  Abigail  (twins),  and  Samuel.  Mr.  Car- 
penter was  admitted  as  an  inhabitant  of  Rehoboth, 
March  28,  1645,  and  was  made  freeman  in  the 
following  June.  He  was  town  and  proprietors' 
clerk  from  1643  until  his  death,  being  one  of  the 
founders  and  proprietors,  and  the  records  show 
that  he  was  a  fine  writer.  He  was  a  warm  friend 
of  Governor  Bradford  of  the  Plymouth  Colony, 
whose  wife  was  his  relative,  and  was  a  man  of 
affa'irs  generally,  possessed  of  much  ability.  His 
estate  was  inventoried  at  two  hundred  and  fifty- 
four  pounds  and  ten  shillings. 

(XI)  Joseph,  third  son  and  child  of  William 
(3)  and  Abigail  Carpenter,  was  born  about  1633 
in  England,  and  was  married  May  25,  1655,  to  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  John  Sutton.  He  was  buried 
May  6,  1675,  near  One-Hundred-Acre  cove  in  Bar- 
rington,  and  his  widow  was  buried  in  1700,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-five  years,  in  East  Providence.  He 
was  one  of  the  original  members  of  Rev.  Myles' 
Church,  the  first  Baptist  society  in  Massachusetts, 
in  1663,  in  Swansea.  For  his  heresy  he  was  fined 
live  pounds  and  suspended  from  worship  one  month, 
but  he  seems  to  have  kept  up  amicable  business  re- 
lations with  hi-  fellows,  and  also  t"  have  held  to 
his  faith,  facts  which  clearly  indicate  force  of 
character  and  genuine  worth. 

(XII)  Benjamin,  son  of  Joseph  anil  Margaret 
(Sutton)  Carpenter,  was  born  January  19.  1658, 
probably  in  Swansea,  and  married  Renew  Weeks, 
who    was   born    in    1660,    daughter   of   William   and 


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Elizabeth  Weeks,  of  Dorchester.  She  died  July  29,  1703, 
and  he  was  married  November  27,  1706,  to  Martha 
Toogood,  who  was  living  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
May  22,  1727.  His  children,  all  baptized  in  Dor- 
chester, were:  Benjamin.  Jotham,  Renew,  Eliza- 
beth, Hannah,  Jane,  John,  Submit,  Job,  Kesiah, 
Hezekiah  and  Edward. 

(XIII)  John  (s),  third  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Benjamin  and  Renew  (Weeks)  Carpenter,  was  born 
March  25.  1692,  and  resided  in  Swansea  and  Mans- 
field, and  Stafford,  Connecticut,  dying  in  the  latter 
town  in  1766.  He  probably  moved  thither  in  his 
old  age,  to  be  near  his  son,  mentioned  at  length  in 
the  following  paragraph.  He  was  married  Septem- 
ber 12,  1717,  to  Sarah  Thurston,  who  died  October 
24,  1744,  aged  fifty-three  years.  He  married  (sec- 
ond )  Martha  H ,  of  Windham,  Connecti- 
cut, and  (third),  March  19,  174S,  widow  Hannah 
Martin,  of  Warwick,  Rhode  Island.  His  children, 
all  born  in  Swansea,  were :  Hannah,  Harriet,  Me- 
hetible,  Huldah,  Louis,  Barnabas,  John,  Sarah,  War- 
ren. Elizabeth  and  Eliphalet. 

(XIV)  John  (6),  third  son  and  seventh  child 
of  John  (5)  and  Sarah  (Thurston)  Carpenter,  was 
born  January  4,  1728,  in  Swansea,  Massachusetts, 
and  was  one  of  the  original  settlers  of  Stafford, 
Connecticut,  in  1760,  going  there  from  New  Lon- 
don. He  was  a  minute-man  of  the  Revolution, 
serving  eighteen  days  in  the  Lexington  Alarm, 
under  Captain  Freeborn,  of  Monson,  Massachusetts, 
a  town  adjoining  Stafford.  He  lived  to  be  nearly 
eighty-nine  years  old,  dying  in  Stafford,  October 
3.  1816.  He  is  supposed  to  have  been  married 
three  times.  The  second  wedding  took  place  June 
5.  1755,  to  Mary  Loomis,  of  Lebanon.  Connecticut, 
who  was  born  in  the  town  of  Scotland,  that  colony, 
a  daughter  of  Josiah  Loomis.  She  died  July  24, 
1S01,  and  he  married  Judith  Horton.  September  16, 
1804.  His  children  were:  John,  Oliver,  a  daugh- 
ter (name  unknown),  who  married  a  Whittaker  and 
resided  in  Vermont ;  Sarah,  Josiah,  Joseph,  Thurs- 
ton, Samuel,  Mary  (died  at  five  and  one-half  years), 
Nathaniel,  Irene  and  Mary. 

(XV)  Josiah,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  John 
(6)  and  Mary  (Loomis)  Carpenter,  was  born  in 
October,  1762,  in  Stafford,  Connecticut,  and  became 
a  minister  of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  gra- 
duated at  Dartmouth  College,  with  first  honors  of 
his  class,  in  1787,  and  was  ordained  in  charge  of 
the  church  at  Chichester,  New  Hampshire,  Novem- 
ber 2,  1791.  He  was  pastor  there  nearly  thirty-six 
years,  being  dismissed  at  his  request  July  24,  1827. 
This  long  connection  testifies  to  his  worth,  and  his 
piety,  faithfulness  and  ability  need  fio  other  testi- 
monial. He  passed  away  in  Chichester  March  1, 
185 1,  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years  and  four 
months,  and  his  departure  was  widely  mourned. 
While  a  mere  boy  he  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary 
service,  and  was  sentinel  on  Roxbury  Neck,  with 
two  of  his  brothers,  when  one  of  the  others  (Oliver) 
was  killed.  He  was  married  April  13,  1790.  to  Han- 
nah Morril,  of  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire,  a 
daughter  of  David  Morril.  of  Salisbury,  Massachu- 
setts, and  descendant  of  Abraham  Morril,  who  came 
from  England  in  1632  on  the  ship  "Lyon."  She 
died  February  21,  1847,  aged  eighty  years  and  two 
months.  Their  children  were :  Nancy,  David  M., 
Hannah,    Oliver,    John.    Thurston    and   Clarissa. 

(XVI)  David  Morril,  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  Rev.  Josiah  and  Hannah  (Morril)  Car- 
penter, was  born  November  16,  1793,  in  Chichester, 
and  died  December  9,  1873,  in  Concord.  He  was  an 
active    man   of   affairs,    and    engaged    in   mercantile 


business  at  Chichester,  later  purchasing  a  large  farm 
which  he  tilled  industriously  and  successfully.  He 
was  a  trustee  of  the  Merrimack  County  Savings 
Bank  and  a  director  of  the  Mechanics'  National 
Bank,  and  rarely  failed  to  attend  the  weekly  meet- 
ings of  the  directors.  His  worth  was  recognized 
by  his  fellow  citizens,  and  he  was  called  upon  to 
serve  as  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  and 
was  county  treasurer  from  1837  to  1849.  He  served 
as  town  clerk  for  the  seven  years  from  1820  to 
1826,  inclusive,  and  again  from  1829  to  1831.  He 
was  selectman  in  1835-36  and  1842-43-44,  and  was 
subsequently  county  commissioner.  While  yet  a  minor 
he  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  As  a 
man  and  citizen  he  exercised  a  wide  and  worthy 
influence. 

He  was  married  January  13,  181S,  to  Mary 
Perkins  of  Loudon,  New  Hampshire,  formerly  of 
Wells,  Maine.  She  died  November  4,  1866,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-eight  years.  Her  father,  Jonathan 
Chesley  Perkins,  settled  in  Loudon  in  1788,  and 
cleared  up  a  farm  and  became  a  leading  citizen. 
Their  children  are  noted  as  follows :  Charles 
Hodgdon  is  the  subject  of  the  succeeding  para- 
graph. Mary  Jane,  died  at  the  age  of  four  years. 
Mary  Jane  (2),  died  when  eighteen  years  old.  Jo- 
siah is  a  resident  of  Manchester,  this  state.  Clara 
A.  became  the  wife  of  Samuel  C.  Merrill,  of  Man- 
chester, and  resides  in  Patterson,  New  Jersey. 
Sarah  L.  married  James  W.  Webster,  of  Concord, 
a  noted  educator,  and  resided  in  Boston  and  Mai- 
den, Massachusetts.  Frank  P.  is  mentioned  at  length 
in  this  article. 

(XVII)  Charles  Hodgdon,  eldest  child  of  David 
Morril  and  Mary  (Perkins)  Carpenter,  was  born 
in  Chichester,  December  18,  1818.  When  he  was  ten 
years  old  his  parents  removed  to  a  farm  at  Chichester 
Centre,  and  there  he  attained  his  majority.  He 
received  a  good  practical  education,  attending  the 
schools  when  in  session,  and  working  on  the  farm 
the  remainder  of  the  year,  until  his  education  fitted 
him  for  teaching,  when  he  became  an  instructor 
of  youth  and  taught  school  several  winters.  At  an 
early  age  he  showed  a  military  spirit,  and  at  nine- 
teen was  commissioned  lieutenant  of  militia,  and 
subsequently  promoted  to  a  captaincy  in  the  Thirty- 
eighth  Regiment.  Through  his  influence  his  com- 
pany was  supplied  with  uniforms,  which  the  other 
companies  did  not  have,  and  thus  Captain  Car- 
penter's company  became  the  pride  of  the  regiment. 
Soon  after  he  was  twenty-one  Mr.  Carpenter  went 
to  live  with  his  maternal  uncle,  Jacob  Perkins, 
who  resided  on  a  large  farm  upon  which  Mr.  Car- 
penter has  ever  since  lived.  In  connection  with 
his  large  agricultural  business  Mr.  Perkins  for  many 
years  dealt  extensively  in  cattle,  which  he  bought 
in  northern  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont,  and 
drove,  before  the  days  of  railroads  in  the  upper 
country,  through  the  valleys  of  the  romantic  moun- 
tain region,  down  Bakers  river  and  the  Pemige- 
wasset  and  Merrimack  to  market  at  Brighton,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Mr.  Carpenter,  an  active  and  vigorous 
young  man,  enjoyed  these  trips,  many  of  which  he 
made. 

The  Pittsfield  Bank  was  formed  in  1851,  and  Mr. 
Carpenter  was  chosen  cashier,  and  acceptably  filled 
that  place  for  the  ensuing  five  years.  Mr.  Perkins' 
health  failing  at  that  time,  Mr.  Carpenter  was 
obliged  to  relinquish  his  position  in  the  bank,  and 
devote  a  larger  share  of  his  time  to  the  duties  at 
his  home  in  Chichester.  Although  removed  from 
the  actual  transaction  of  the  business  of  the  bank 
by  this  change,  Mr.  Carpenter  has  always  maintained 


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a  connection  with  it  either  as  cashier,  director  or 
president,  having  held  the  latter  office  from  1870. 
He  has  also  been  president  of  the  Merchants' 
National  Bank  of  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  since 
its  inauguration.  His  farming  has  been  of 
a  character  and  scope  to  excite  more  than 
ordinary  attention.  His  farm  in  the  valley 
of  the  Suncook  is  a  model  of  its  kind.  The 
homestead  farm  consists  of  seven  hundred  acres 
in  one  body,  with  over  one  thousand  acres  of  wood- 
land and  pasture  outlying.  He  cuts  one  hundred 
and  fifty  tons  of  hay  and  winters  one  hundred  head 
of  choice  cattle.  For  more  than  forty  years  his 
favorite  breed  of  stock  has  been  a  cross  between  the 
Devon  and  the  Durham,  which  he  has  bred  prin- 
cipally for  beef,  and  which  has  brought  good  prices. 
His  farm  buildings  are  models  in  their  way,  being 
among  the  finest  in  the  state.  His  handsome  and 
commodious  residence  commands  a  fine  view  of  the 
surrounding  country,  embracing  the  valley  of  the 
Suncook  and  the  panorama  of  encircling  hills.  In 
addition  to  farming,  Mr.  Carpenter  has  been  largely 
engaged  in  trading  in  live  stock,  and  has  handled 
large  amounts  of  lumber,  buying  on  the  stump  and 
manufacturing  and  handling  much  timber  each  year. 
He  has  extensive  interests  in  Pittsfield,  where  he 
has  invested  considerably  in  real  estate.  He  was 
actively  interested  in  starting  the  Pittsfield  Aque- 
duct Company,  and  holds  much  of  its  stock,  and  is 
part  owner  of  the  new  Opera  House  block.  He  was 
one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Farmers'  Savings  Bank 
of  Pittsfield,  chartered  in  1S83,  and  is  one  of  its 
trustees.  He  was  one  of  the  projectors  of  the  Sun- 
cook Valley  railroad,  contributed  a  share  to  de- 
fray the  expense  of  the  first  survey  of  its  route, 
and  was  actively  interested  in  locating  and  build- 
ing it,  contributing  five  hundred  dollars  towards  its 
completion.  He  has  served  on  its  board  of  directors 
since  its  organization,  where  his  judgment  and  busi- 
ness experience  have  proved  of  value  to  the  cor- 
poration. 

Mr.  Carpenter's  wealth  and  success  in  the  man- 
agement of  his  affairs  have  recommended  him  to 
his  fellow  citizens  as  a  very  proper  agent  for  the 
transaction  of  public  business.  For  well  on  to  two 
score  years  he  was  placed  in  responsible  positions 
in  the  interests  of  the  town.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  legislature  from  Chichester  in  1855-56,  and 
acquitted  himself  with  credit.  He  is  a  Democrat 
with  the  interests  of  his  country  always  uppermost 
in  his  mind,  and  in  the  period  of  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion  he  was  a  war  Democrat  of  an  ardent 
type.  During  nearly  all  those  years  he  served  as 
chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  stood  at  the 
helm  in  providing  the  town's  quota  of  troops,  meet- 
ing the  extraordinary  burdens  which  the  war  pro- 
duced, receiving  and  disbursing  all  the  town's 
money,  and  acquitting  himself  with  credit  in  the 
discharge  of  all  his  duties. 

Mr.  Carpenter  is  an  active  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational Society.  He  appreciates  fully  the  value 
of  religious  and  educational  institutions  and  philan- 
thropic works,  and  contributes  to  the  support  of 
them.  The  Carpenter  family  lias  been  prominent 
in  the  political,  social  and  business  circles  of  Chi- 
chester and  Merrimack  county  for  three  genera- 
tions, and  no  member  has  been  more  active  and 
successful  than  Charles  ][..  whose  sound  judgment, 
good  common  sense  and  foresight  have  enabled  him 
to  make  his  life  a  success,  and  to  assist  others  in 
the  accomplishment  of  the  same  end.  Though  now 
(1906)    eighty-eight  years  old,   Mr.   Carpenter   is   in 


the  enjoyment  of  a  green  old  age,  still  an  alert 
business  man  as  active  as  many  a  man  many  years 
his  junior,  and  still  makes  journeys  to  Boston  to 
sell  his  stock  and  attend  to  other  business  affairs. 
He  married,  October  2S,  1841.  Joanna  Maxfield,  an 
adopted  daughter  of  his  uncle.  She  died  July  5, 
1882.  She  was  noted  for  her  generosity  and  hos- 
pitality, was  an  exemplary  wife  and  efficient  help 
and  adviser  to  her  husband,  and  a  tender  and  lov- 
ing mother  to  her  children.  The  children  born  of 
this  marriage  were  five :  John  T.,  Mary  J.,  Electa 
A.,  Sally  P.  and  Clara  A. 

John  T.,  the  eldest,  was  educated  at  Pittsfield 
Academy  and  at  Colby  Academy  at  New  London. 
He  has  since  lived  on  a  farm  in  his  native  town. 
He  has  two  children,  Albert  Perkins,  now  a  resi- 
dent of  Boston,  and  Stella  M.,  wife  ot  Arthur  War- 
ren, of  Pittsfield.  Mary  J.,  the  second,  was  edu- 
cated at  Pittsfield  Academy  and  at  Dora  Merrill's 
Select  School  in  Concord.  She  engaged  in  teaching 
and  was  one  of  the  most  popular  teachers  of  her 
native  town.  After  her  mother's  death  she  assumed 
charge  of  her  father's  household  and  has  gracefully 
entertained  his  many  friends  and  carried  forward 
the  duties  laid  down  by  her  mother.  Electa  A.  be- 
came the  wife  of  John  Abbott  Goss,  whom  she 
survived  and  succeeded  as  cashier  of  the  Pittsfield 
Bank  and  is  now  filling  that  position.  Sally  Per- 
kins was  educated  at  Pittsfield  Academy  and  Abbott 
Female  Seminary  at  Andover,  Massachusetts,  from 
which  she  graduated.  She  was  an  assistant  in  Pem- 
broke Academy  and  in  Pittsfield  Academy  and  at 
one  time  was  a  teacher  in  the  high  school  at  Am- 
herst, New  Hampshire.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Colonial  Dames,  and  with  her  sister  has  traveled 
much  in  Europe  and  the  North  American  Continent. 
Clara  A.  is  the  wife  of  Nathaniel  M.  Batchelder, 
and  resides  in  Pittsfield. 

(XVII)      Frank    Pierce,    son    of    David    Morril 
and    Mary    (Perkins)    Carpenter,   was   born   in   the 
town   of   Chichester,    New    Hampshire,   October    28, 
1845.     He  attended  the   district  school,   assisted   his 
father  on  the  Epsom  farm,  and  laid  the  found 
of  good  health  and  rugged  constitution  among   the 
Granite  Hills  of  New  Hampshire.     Upon  his  father's 
removal    to    Concord,    he    pursued    his    studies    al    a 
grammar  school,  entered  the  high  school  of  that  city 
and  graduated  in   1863.     He  intended  to   enter   col- 
lege,   but   in    obedience   to   the   earnest   wish    of   his 
mother,    then    in    poor    health,    he    abandoned    this 
plan  and  remained  at  home  until  he  went  to   Man- 
chester,   New    Hampshire,    in    the    spring    of 
There  he   entered   the   employment  of  J.   S.   Kidder 
&  Company,  flour  and  grain  merchants,  with 
he   remained    five    years.      At   the   end   of   this    time 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  Frank  J.  Drake.  They 
conducted  a  wholesale  flour  and  grain  business  until 
1885,    when    Mr.    Carpenter    bought    the    Am 
Paper  Mill,  with  which  he  has  been  connect' 
since.     Under  his  management  it  has  proved 
successful   enterprise.     Mr.   Carpenter,  while   giving 
careful  attention   to  his  own  business,  devotes  much 
her  ci 'i p  'i  it"  ns.      He  is 
and  ha     '  ince  its  beginning  a   director   of  the 

Second    National    Bank    of    Manchester,    a    director 
of    the    New    Hampshire    Fire    Insurance    Company 
and  a  member  of  its  finance  committee,  president  of 
the  Columbia   (South  Carolina")   Water  Powei 
panv.    vice-president    and    director    of    the    Burgess 
Sulphite  Fibre  Company  of  Berlin.  New  Hamp 
He    is    a    director    in    the    following    corpii 
Amoskeag    Manufacturing   Company,    Concord    and 


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Montreal  railroad,  Consolidated  Cotton  Duck  Cor- 
poration and  Hanover  Fire  Insurance  Company  of 
New  York. 

At  the  decease  of  Hon.  Aretas  Blood,  late  of 
Manchester,  who  died  intestate  November  24,  1897, 
the  care,  management  and  disposition  of  his  estate 
devolved  upon  Mr.  Carpenter  and  Dr.  L.  Melville 
French,  both  sons-in-law  of  the  deceased.  To  this 
settlement,  exceedingly  difficult  because  of  the 
variety  and  widely  separated  location  of  business 
interests,  Mr.  Carpenter  gave  unwearied  effort  and 
devoted  attention.  The  result  fully  justifies  the 
opinion  universally  formed  that  no  one  could  have 
exercised  better  judgment,  business  sagacity  or  more 
tactful  and  successful  administration  than  did  Mr. 
Carpenter.  He  is  a  regular  attendant  at  the  Frank- 
lin Street  Congregational  Church,  and  is  president 
of  its  Society.  Mr.  Carpenter  has  never  aspired 
to  political  preferment.  Acting  with  the  Democratic 
party  he  accepted  in  1894  an  appointment  as  one  of 
the  board  of  police  commissioners,  and  this  duty 
he  discharged  with  considerate  and  faithful  atten- 
tion. He  is  interested  in  good  government  and 
progress,  and  is  ever  ready  to  promote  the  welfare 
of  his  home  town. 

On  the  twelfth  of  September.  1872,  Mr.  Carpenter 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Elenora  R.  Blood, 
daughter  of  the  late  Aretas  Blood.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Carpenter  have  a  son  and  a  daughter,  Aretas  Blood 
and  Mary  Elizabeth.  Aretas  B.  married  Alice  Burn- 
ham,  daughter  of  United  States  Senator  Henry  E. 
Burnham,  of  Manchester,  and  is  treasurer  of  the 
Amoskeag  Paper  Mill.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aretas  B. 
Carpenter  have  two  daughters,  Elizabeth  and  Ele- 
nora. Mary  Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Bart- 
lett  Manning,  of  Manchester. 

(Second  Family.) 
This    line    in    Manchester    is    not 
CARPENTER     connected  by  any  known  records 
with  others  of  the  name  or  Car- 
penter in  New  Hampshire. 

Nicholas  Carpenter  was  born  January  30,  1794, 
in  Marseilles,  France.  Nothing  is  known  of  his 
parents,  but  it  is  probable  that  his  father  was  Eng- 
lish or  of  English  stock.  The  name  has  always 
been  spelled  in  its  present  form,  as  far  as  known, 
which  would  indicate  that  it  is  not  of  French  origin. 
At  an  early  age  Nicholas  Carpenter  was  placed  with 
a  brother  in  the  bakery  on  a  man-of-war,  to  learn 
the  trade.  The  brother  was  drowned,  and  Nicholas 
left  the  ship  on  its  arrival  in  the  harbor  of  Quebec, 
making  his  way  at  once  into  the  rural  district  on 
the  southern  border  of  the  Province  of  Quebec.  He 
was  employed  by  farmers  in  Stanstead,  and  later 
in  Derby,  Vermont,  and  continued  in  that  occupa- 
tion all  of  his  active  life.  For  a  period  of  twenty- 
two  years  he  had  charge  of  the  large  farms  of  Hon. 
Pontus  Baxter  of  Derby,  who  was  a  member  of 
Congress  at  the  time  of  his  death.  Mr.  Carpenter 
purchased  land  and  became  a  large  landowner  in 
Troy  and  Westmore,  Vermont.  He  lived  in  the  lat- 
ter town  January  5,  1878,  near  the  close  of  his 
eighty-fourth  year.  He  was  an  extensive  raiser  of 
all  kinds  of  farm  stock,  a  successful  farmer,  and 
reared  a  large  family.  The  maple  trees  which  he 
set  out  are  a  monument  to  his  forethought  and 
kindness  of  heart.  His  wife,  Hannah  Libby,  daugh- 
ter of  Joshua  and  Hannah  'Grant)  Libbey,  was 
of  English  descent.  She  died  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
one  years.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Advent 
Church    which    her    husband    supported.     Mr.    Car- 


penter was  a  Whig  and  one  of  the  first  to  give 
support  to  the  Republican  party.  He  served  as 
highway  commissioner  and  a  member  of  the  school 
board,  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  advance  the  wel- 
fare of  the  community  in  which  he  lived.  His 
nine  sons  and  nine  daughters  included  two  pairs 
of  twins,  one  pair  of  whom  died  unnamed. 
1.  Joshua,  the  eldest,  was  a  resident  of  Hatley, 
Province  of  Quebec,  where  he  died.  2.  Isaac  was 
a  resident  of  Derby,  and  died  in  Boston  from  an 
operation  for  cancer.  3.  Sarah  married  (first) 
John  Gates,  (second)  Thomas  Henry,  and  resides 
in  South  Hadley,  Massachusetts.  4.  Julia  is  the 
widow  of  Peter  Rash  and  lives  in  Barton,  Vermont. 
5.  Charles  is  a  resident  of  Fairhaven,  Massachu- 
setts. 6  and  7.  John  and  James  were  twins ;  the 
former  died  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  and  the  latter 
in  Woonsocket,  Rhode  Island.  8.  Louis  lives  at 
Concord,  Vermont.  9.  Edward  L.,  see  forward. 
10  and  11.  Harriet  and  Lucy  died  unmarried. 
12.  Maria  Jeanette  became  the  wife  of  James  Mat- 
thews, and  died  in  Westmore.  13.  Jedediah  died 
of  illness  contracted  while  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war. 
14.  Leslie  M.  is  a  resident  of  Smithfield,  Rhode 
Island.  15  and  16.  Jane  and  a  boy,  unnamed,  died 
in  infancy. 

Edward  Lathrop  Carpenter,  seventh  son  and  ninth 
child  of  Nicholas  and  Hannah  (Libby)  Carpenter, 
was  born  December  24,  1838.  in  the  town  of  Holland, 
adjoining  Derby,  where  his  parents  then  resided, 
and  attended  the  public  schools  of  Derby  Line  until 
he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  He  assisted  his  father 
in  the  labors  of  the  farm  until  1858,  when  he  went 
to  Lowell  and  found  employment  in  a  cotton  mill, 
becoming  familiar  with  the  operation  of  spinning 
in  all  its  details.  Upon  the  outbreak  of  the  civil 
war  he  returned  to  his  native  place  and  endeavored 
to  enlist  in  a  company  recruited  in  Derby,  but  it  was 
full  before  his  arrival.  The  following  summer  was 
spent  in  Canada,  where  he  drove  a  peddler's  wagon 
through  the  country.  On  December  22,  1861,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  B,  Eighth  Vermont  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  United  States 
service  in  the  following  February.  Proceeding  to 
New  Orleans,  this  regiment  became  a  part  of  the 
force  under  General  Benjamin  F.  Butler  and  saw 
much  severe  service  along  the  lower  Mississippi. 
Mr.  Carpenter  participated  in  almost  continuous 
fighting  for  several  months,  and  was  severely 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Port  Hudson.  He  was 
discharged  at  Brattleboro  in  the  spring  of  1803.  and 
was  ill  during  the  succeeding  summer,  as  a  result  of 
malarial  surroundings  in  Louisiana.  In  the  spring 
of  1864  Mr.  Carpenter  came  to  Manchester  and 
secured  a  situation  with  the  Stark  Corporation  and 
was  in  charge  of  a  weaving  room  fifteen  years.  De- 
siring to  engage  in  farming,  he  went  to  West- 
more  and  purchased  land,  which  he  tilled  four  years. 
Because  of  his  wife's  ill  health  he  sold  out  and  re- 
turned to  Manchester  and  again  entered  the  mills, 
continuing  until  the  fall  of  1903.  He  then  settled 
upon  land  which  he  had  purchased  in  1887.  in  the 
town  of  Manchester,  and  is  engaged  in  farming.  In 
January,  1905,  his  house  was  burned,  and  he  im- 
mediately rebuilt  a  handsome  and  pleasant  country 
home.  He  is  now  enjoying  in  quiet  contentment 
the  fruits  of  many  years  of  industrious  applica- 
tion, and  is  respected  by  his  contemporaries.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and 
has  been  many  years  a  member  of  Mechanics  Lodge, 
No.  13,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Man- 
chester.     He    is    a    Universalist    in    religious    faith, 


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and  his  wife  is  a  member  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Manchester,  where  he  usually  at- 
tends divine  worship.  Mr.  Carpenter  is  a  Republi- 
can, and  served  as  selectman  from  Ward  one  of 
Manchester,  while  a  resident  of  the  city. 

He  married,  July  I,  1865.  Laura  E.  Ashland, 
who  was  born  in  Champlain,  New  York,  a  daughter 
of  Francis  and  Adeline  (Baker)  Ashland,  natives 
of  Xew  York.  Francis  Baker  was  a  son  of  Francis 
Baker,  who  was  born  in  Albany,  New  York,  of 
Huguenot  ancestors  who  settled  in   Connecticut. 

Irving  Lloyd  Carpenter,  only  child  of  Edward 
L.  and  Laura  E.  (Ashland)  Carpenter,  was  born 
April  6,  1S66,  in  Manchester,  where  nearly  all  his 
life  has  been  passed.  His  primary  education  was 
supplied  by  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city, 
and  he  was  graduated  from  the  medical  department 
of  Harvard  University  in  1890.  Dr.  Carpenter  be- 
gan his  practice  in  Sioux  City,  Iowa,  where  he  re- 
mained two  years.  Yielding  to  the  persuasions  of 
his  parents,  he  returned  to  Manchester,  and  has 
since  continued  in  active  practice  here,  building  up 
a  lucrative  and  successful  line  of  work.  He  has 
a  large  family  practice  in  medicine  and  surgery, 
and  his  friends  are  limited  in  number  only  by  the 
extent  of  his  acquaintance.  Of  genial  nature  and 
cordial  manner,  his  presence  in  a  sick  room  is  worth 
as  much  to  the  patient,  in  many  instances,  as  are 
his  remedies.  His  standing  in  the  profession  is 
indicated  by  his  admission  to  the  Manchester  Medi- 
cal Association,  New  Hampshire  Medical  Society 
and  American  Medical  Association.  These  are  the 
only  societies  in  which  he  holds  membership,  but 
his  heart  finds  room  for  all  worthy  movements. 
He  is  busy  with  the  care  of  his  patients,  and  has 
little  time  for  social  diversions,  political  or  other 
strifes,  but  he  supports  his  principles  by  sustaining 
the  Republican  party  in  national  contests.  Dr.  Car- 
penter was  married,  January  15,  1893,  to  Mrs.  Ann 
Winnifred  Thayer,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Anna 
(Bixby)  Patterson.  Mrs.  Carpenter  was  born  Sep- 
tember 21,  1866,  in  Boylston  street,  between  Wash- 
ington and  Tremont  streets,  Boston,  a  locality  now 
occupied   by  business   structures. 


The  thoughtful  person  finds  no  cause 
TOWNE  to  wonder  at  the  unparalleled  growth 
of  the  American  commonwealths  when 
he  takes  into  consideration  the  quality  of  the  pio- 
neers of  civilization  who  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  nation,  and  gives  credit  to  the  inherited  charac- 
teristics that  have  distinguished  the  American  peo- 
ple, and  especially  those  of  New  England.  The 
same  elements  that  made  the  ancestors  successful 
colonists,  two  centuries  ago,  are  making  their  de- 
scendants successful  in  a  hundred  ways  today.  The 
Townes  performed  well  their  part  in  earlier  days ; 
the  sons  and  daughters  of  the  old  families  are  today 
worthy  of  their  sires. 

(I)  The  earliest  positive  information  we  have 
of  William  Towne,  the  earliest  ancestor  of  the 
present  family  of  the  name,  is  that  March  25.  [620, 
in  the  Church  of  St.  Nicholas.  Yarmouth,  Nor- 
folk county,  England,  he  married  Joanna  Blessing, 
and  that  their  first  six  children  were  baptized  there. 
We  next  hear  of  this  family  at  Salem,  Essex 
county,  Massachusetts,  where  in  the  book  of  early 
grants  we  find  the  record  of  land  granted  to  Wil- 
liam Towne.  "11,  8mo.,  1640."  William  Towne's 
residence  was  in  that  part  of  Salem  known  as  the 
"Xnrthfields,"  and  he  remained  at  this  place  until 
1651,  when  he  purchased  land  in  Topsfield,   whither 


he  subsequently  moved,  and  where  he  died  about 
1672,  and,  from  the  final  settlement  of  the  estate 
by  his  widow,  she  seems  to  have  survived  him  about 
ten  years.  "Taken  away  from  the  Evil  to  come" 
might  have  been  the  epitaph  on  their  tombstones, 
in  view  of  the  terrible  fate  of  their  daughters  some 
ten  years  later.  The  children  of  William  and  Jo- 
anna (Blessing)  Towne,  of  Yarmouth,  England,  and 
Salem,  Massachusetts,  were:  1.  Rebecca,  baptized 
February  21,  1621 ;  married  Francis  Nourse,  of 
Salem.     She  was  hanged  as  a  witch  at  Salem,  July 

19,  1692.  Her  husband  survived  her,  dying  at  Salem, 
November  22,  1695,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  Their 
descendants  have  been  numerous,  and  highly  re- 
spected. 2.  John,  baptized  February  16,  1624,  died 
before    his    father.     3.     Susanna,   baptized    October 

20,  1625,  died  before  her  father.  4.  Edmund,  bap- 
tized June  28,  1628.  5.  Jacob,  baptized  March 
11,  1632.  6.  Mary,  baptized  August  24,  1634;  mar- 
ried Isaac  Esty;  she  was  also  hung  as  a  witch,  two 
months  and  three  days  after  her  sister.  7.  Sarah, 
baptized  September  3,  1648;  married  (first)  Janu- 
ary 11,  1660,  Edmund  Bridges,  and  (second)  Peter 
Cloyes ;  she  narrowly  escaped  the  fate  of  her  sisters 
Rebecca  and  Mary.  8.  Joseph,  baptized  September 
3,   1648. 

Rebecca  (Towne)  Nourse  was  taken  to  church 
in  chains  the  Sabbath  previous  to  her  execution, 
and  there  publically  excommunicated  by  her  minis- 
ter. "But,"  says  a  writer  of  that  day,  "her  life 
and  conversation  had  been  such  that  the  remem- 
brance thereof  in  a  short  time  wiped  off  all  the 
reproach  occasioned  by  the  civil  and  ecclesiastical 
sentence  against  her,"  and  in  1712  the  church  to 
which  she  belonged  reversed  its  decision  by  blotting 
out   the   record   of   her   excommunication. 

(II)  Jacob  (1),  son  of  William  and  Joanna 
Towne,  was  baptized  at  Yarmouth,  Norfolk  county, 
England,  March  11,  1632.  He  resided  at  Salem, 
Massachusetts,  with  his  father  about  twelve  years. 
He  married,  June  26,  1657,  Catherine,  daughter  of 
John  Symonds,  of  Salem ;  made  his  will  at  Tops- 
field,  November  24,  1704;  and  died  the  third  day 
following,  aged  about  seventy-three  years.  His  will 
was  proven  January  1,  1705,  his  son  John  being 
executor.  Their  children  were:  I.  John,  born 
April  2.  1658;  married  Mary  Smith.  2.  Jacob,  born 
February  13.  1660;  married  Phebe  Smith.  3.  Cath- 
erine, born  February  25,  1662 ;  married  Elisha 
Perkins.  4.  Deliverance,  born  August  5,  1664. 
5.  Ruth,  born  August  5,  1664.  Both  Deliverance 
and  Ruth  married  John  Stiles.  6.  Edmund,  born 
July  21,  1666. 

(III)  Jacob  (2),  son  of  Jacob  (1)  and  Cather- 
ine (Symonds)  Towne,  was  born  at  Topsfield, 
February  13,  1660.  He  was  admitted  to  the  church 
September  1,  1717,  and  died  October  4,  1741,  aged 
eighty-one  years.  He  married  Phebe,  daughter  of 
Robert  Smith.  June  24,  1683  or  1684.  She  was  born 
August  26,  1661,  and  died  January  14,  1740,  aged 
seventy-nine  years.  Their  children  were:  1.  Jo- 
shua, horn  November  13.  1684.  2.  John,  February 
2,  1686.  3.  Abigail.  December  10,  1687.  4.  Cath- 
erine, January  2,  1690.  5.  Jacob.  1693.  6.  Gideon, 
February  4.  1696.  7.  Ruth,  March  25,  1698.  8.  Ste- 
phen. November  2,  1700.  9.  Jabez,  June  15,  1704. 
in.     Elisha,  October  25.  1706. 

(IV)  Jabez  (1),  son  of  Jacob  and  Phebe 
(Smith)  Towne,  was  born  at  Topsfield.  June  15, 
1704.  and  died  at  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire, 
April  1.  1783,  aged  seventy-nine  years.  He  married, 
March    30,    1730,    Tryphenia    Dwinnell,     who     died 


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April  16,  1785.  Their  children  were:  I.  Jabez, 
born  March  4,  1732.  2.  Mary,  October  30,  1734. 
3.  Rebecca,  June  9,  1737.  4.  Jacob,  September  25, 
1738.  5.  Elijah,  September  11,  1740.  6.  Abigail, 
December    7,    1743.      7-      Ruth,     October     22,     1746. 

8.  Susannah,  November  19,   1749. 

(V)  Jabez  (2),  son  of  Jabez  (1)  and  Try- 
phenia  (Dwinnell)  Towne,  was  born  at  Topsfield, 
March  4,  1734  (?),  and  died  in  1758,  "in  ye  war," 
the  records  say — probably  while  serving  in  the 
French  and  Indian  war  which  was  then  waging. 
He  married,  May  23,  1754,  Lydia  Perkins,  born 
March  17,  1737,  died  March  2,  1812.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  1.  Lydia,  baptized  January  18,  1756, 
died  June  27,  1759.  2.  Moses,  born  September  6, 
1757.  Lydia  (Perkins)  Towne  married  (second) 
John  Chapman,  April  22,  1760,  who  died  December 
7,  1760,  and  (third)  May  15,  1765,  John  Batch- 
elder,  Jr. 

(VI)  Moses,  son  of  Jabez  and  Lydia  (Perkins) 
Towne,  was  born  September  6,  1757,  and  died  Janu- 
ary 24,  1828.  He  married,  February  29,  1784.  Char- 
lotte Underwood,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children : 
1.  Jabez,  married  (first)  Mary  Campbell;  (second) 
Elizabeth  Chase;  (third)  Jane  Anderson.  2.  James, 
married  Elizabeth  Anderson.  3.  Lydia,  married  Jo- 
seph Bailey.  4.  Mary,  married  Robert  Boyd, 
5.  John,  married  Eliza  Anderson.  6.  Moses  Marsh, 
died  at  the  age  of  nine.  7.  Foster,  married  Nancy 
Cross.     8.      Charlotte,      married      David      Ambrose. 

9.  Susannah,    died    aged    two    and    a    half    years. 

10.  Moody,   married  Harriet   Stimson. 

(VII)  Jabez  (3),  the  eldest  child  of  Moses 
and  Charlotte  (Underwood)  Towne,  was  born  De- 
cember 22,  1784,  in  Londonderry,  where  he  spent 
his  life  as  a  farmer.  In  his  youth  the  greater  part 
of  New  Hampshire  was  a  wilderness.  The  follow- 
ing story,  which  he  told  to  a  grandson  in  his  old 
age,  illustrates  his  earlv  environment : 

One  winter  night,  when  about  sixteen  years  old, 
he  attended  a  party  at  the  house  of  John  Campbell, 
who  lived  about  three  miles  away.  There  he  met  a 
young  lady  of  about  his  own  age,  in  whom  he  be- 
came very  deeply  and  permanently  interested.  On 
his  way  home  over  an  unfamiliar  path  through  the 
woods,  he  saw  an  object  ahead  of  him  which  he 
took  to  be  a  bear,  and  hastened  back  to  get  Camp- 
bell to  kill  it.  Campbell  and  two  or  three  others 
accompanied  Jabez  to  the  spot,  where  he  pointed 
out  the  bear,  still  standing  upright  in  the  path. 
Campbell  said  it  was  only  a  high  stump  he  had 
left  in  the  clearing,  and  Jabez  was  laughed  at  for 
his  mistake.  One  day  soon  .afterward  he  noticed 
near  his  father's  house  an  unusually  large  bear 
track.  Smarting  under  what  he  had  been  obliged 
to  endure  in  the  way  of  badinage  over  the  affair 
at  Campbell's,  Jabez  decided  to  follow  the  trail 
and  get  a  bear,  and  thus  silence  sportive  tongues. 
Accordingly,  he  informed  his  brother  James,  some 
two  years  younger,  of  what  he  had  seen,  and  they 
took  their  father's  trusty  flintlock,  put  some  brown 
bread  in  their  pockets,  and  set  out  on  the  trail, 
expecting  to  overtake  and  kill  the  bear  in  a  short 
time.  They  followed  the  trail  through  the  snow  all 
day  and  camped  on  it  at  night,  at  the  foot  of  a 
big  tree,  where  they  built  a  fire.  The  next  day 
they  resumed  their  pursuit  and  before  night  came 
up  with  the  bear,  which  they  killed.  Tired,  hungry, 
and  wet  through  with  the  sleet  that  was  falling,  they 
skinned  their  game,  cooked  some  of  the  flesh,  and 
ate  the  first  food  they  had  tasted  that  day.  The 
chase   had   been   a   long  one,   and   the   bear  had   led 


them  from  Londonderry  through  Litchfield,  Bed- 
ford, Goffstown  and  Weare,  and  into  Henniker,  a 
distance  of  thirty-five  or  forty  miles.  Making  a 
■  drag  from  the  limbs  of  a  tree  they  put  the  skin  and 
a  hindquarter  of  the  bear  on  it  and  started  with 
their  load  for  home.  That  night  they  had  no  means 
of  making  a  fire,  and  rolling  themselves  111  the 
bearskin  made  the  best  they  could  of  a  night  in  the 
forest,  cold,  wet  and  cheerless.  But  once  asleep,  they 
slept  as  only  tired  boys  could.  The  third  day  they 
started  again,  but  lightened  their  burden,  throwing 
away  the  meat.  After  traveling  all  day  they  reached 
a  house  in  Bedford,  where  one  of  the  good  mothers 
of  that  day  warmed  and  fed  them,  and  uave  them 
hot  water' to  bathe  their  bruised  and  blistered  feet, 
and  a  bed  to  sleep  on.  -The  next  morning  Jabez 
cut  the  claws  from  the  bearskin  and  presented  it 
to  the-  woman  who  had  treated  them  so  kindly.  Re- 
suming their  journey,  they  reached  home"  very 
weary  and  footsore,  but  Jabez  had  established  his 
reputation  as  a  hunter  of  bear.  He  subsequently 
wooed  and  won  the  young  woman  he  met  at  the 
party  at  Campbell's,  and  presented  her  with  the 
bear's   claws  as  a  souvenir. 

Jabez  Towne  cast  his  first  vote  for  Thomas 
Jefferson,  and  voted  at  every  presidential  election 
from  that  time  until  his  death,  December  20.  1879. 
In  his  later  years  he  was  a  Republican.  He  en- 
joyed remarkably  good  health  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death.  Two  days  before  that  event  he  was  chopping 
wood  and  stopped  to  talk  to  a  neighbor.  He  took 
a  chill,  and  died  of  bronchitis  two  days  later.  He 
married,  first,  April  10,  1813,  Mary  Campbell.  They 
had  seven  children:  Sarah,  born  June  18,  1814; 
Susannah,  January  1,  1816;  Betsy  C,  June  2,  1817; 
Otis,  April  12,  1819;  Daniel,  January  14,  1822;  Silas 
T.,  June  29,  1824;  Mary  C,  June  21,  1826.  Mary 
(Campbell)  Towne  died,  and  he  married,  March  3, 
1829,  Phebe  Elizabeth  Chase,  and  they  had:  Lizzie 
C,  born  May  9,  1830;  Jabez  C,  December  21,  1832; 
and  John  C,  October  15,  1836.  Phebe  Elizabeth 
(Chase)  Towne  died,  and  Mr.  Towne  married 
(third),  April  28,  1839,  Jane  Anderson. 

(VIII)  Daniel  Dana,  son  of  Jabez  (3)  and  Mary 
(Campbell)  Towne,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  Jan- 
uary 14,  1822,  and  died  October,  1883.  He  spent  his 
youth  on  the  farm  occupied  by  his  ancestors  since 
1654.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and 
when  a  young  man  went  to  Manchester  and  secured 
employment  in  the  mills.  For  thirty-three  years  he 
has  been  an  overseer  in  the  Amoskeag  Mills,  having 
charge  of  the  A.  C.  A.  weaving  department.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  New  Hampshire  legislature  during  the  time 
Governor  Straw  filled  the  gubernational  office.  He 
married  April,  1853,  Betsy  Bean  Robinson,  born 
September  20,  1827,  died  July,  1890.  They  had  two 
children:  George  Dana,  born  January  12,  1854.  and 
Mary  Frances  born  November  24,  1858,  died  1883, 
aged  twenty-four  years. 

(IX)  George  Dana  Towne,  M.  D.,  was  born  in 
Manchester,  January  12,  1854,  son  of  Daniel  D.  and 
Betsy  Bean  (Robinson)  Towne.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  and  high  school  of  his 
native  city  until  1871,  when  he  matriculated  at  Dart- 
mouth College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1875 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  During 
three  years_  of  his  time  not  otherwise  employed  lie 
read  medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr.  George  E.  Hersey, 
a  leading  surgeon  of  Manchester.  In  1876  he  en 
tered  the  University  City  of  New  York,  medical 
department,  from  which  he  took  the  degree  of  Doc- 


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tor  of  Medicine  in  1878.  Returning  to  Manchester 
he  became  a  partner  with  his  former  preceptor,  Dr. 
Hersey,  who  died  eight  days  later.  The  young  phy- 
sician found  himself  at  once  in  the  enjoyment  of 
a  good  practice,  which  has  since  continued  to  in- 
crease, and  he  is  now  reckoned  one  of  the  leading 
physicians  in  the  state  of  New  Hampshire.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Medical  Society, 
the  Centre  District  Medical  Society,  the  Hillsboro 
County  Medical  Society,  the  Surgical  Club  of  New 
Hamp?hire,  the  Medico-Legal  Society  of  New 
York,  and  the  New  York  Alumni  Association  of 
Massachusetts.  He  has  held  the- office  of  president 
of  the  Surgical  Club,  and  of  the  Centre  District 
Medical  Society.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  school  board  of  the  city 
of  Manchester  for  a  period  of  twenty-five  years 
closing  in  January,  1905.  He  is  serving  as  one 
of  the  trustees  of  the  State  Normal  School  under 
appointment  of  Governor  Rollins.  In  these  posi- 
tions he  has  exerted  a  strong  influence  for  the  im- 
provement and  progress  of  the  schools  of  the  city 
and  state.  In  Masonry  he  is  a  Knight  Templar,  and 
a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Derryfield  Club.  In  1896  he  spent  the 
summer  abroad,  visiting  many  of  the  chief  points  of 
interest  in  Europe. 

Dr.  Towne  married,  June  28,  1894,  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth A.  Means,  nee  French,  daughter  of  George  A. 
and  Louise  M.    (Fabens)    French,  of  Manchester. 


The  person  first  bearing  this 
BUTTERFIELD  old  English  cognomen  prob- 
ably took  it  from  a  place  called 
Butterfield,  anciently  Bothar's  field,  or  the  field 
owned  by  some  old  viking  named  Bothar.  The 
energy  that  characterized  the  Northman  in  war  has 
been  turned  upon  the  arts  of  peace  by  those  who 
take  their  name  indirectly  from  the  warrior. 

(I  1  Benjamin  Butterfield,  from  whom  most  of 
the  Americans  of  that  name  descended,  was  at 
Charlestown,  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  as 
early  as  1638.  His  name  appears  among  the  first 
town  records  of  Woburn,  and  he  was  made  a  free- 
man in  that  town  in  1643.  In  1645  his  name  appears 
on  the  Woburn  tax  list.  In  1653  he  headed  a  peti- 
tion of  twenty-nine,  including  the  petitioners  of  the 
preceding  year,  for  a  tract  of  land  six  miles  square 
to  begin  at  the  Merrimac  river  at  a  neck  of  land 
next  to  Concord  river,  to  run  southerly  on  Concord 
river  and  westerly  into  the  wild  country.  The  spot 
was  known  to  the  Indians  as  Naamkeag,  which 
means  a  fishing  place.  This  tract  was  occupied  in 
1654  by  Butterfield  and  his  associates,  and  the  next 
year  was  incorporated  as  Chelmsford.  The  line  be- 
tween the  Indians  and  the  whites  was  run  on  the 
east  side  of  "Butterfield's  Highway,"  and  was  marked 
by  a  ditch.  On  this  highway  Benjamin  Butterfield 
pitched  his  farm  and  built  his  house  within  the 
limits  of  what  is  now  Ward  4.  Lowell.  In  1656  he 
is  named  as  one  of  the  citizens  of  Chelmsford,  to 
whom  the  Governor  Dudley  farm  of  fifteen  hundred 
acres  was  conveyed.  He  obtained  forty-two  acres 
of  the  new  fields  which  was  granted  at  Chelmsford 
in  1656.      1  his  sons  were  among  the  grantees 

of  Wanesit.  It  is  probable  that  he  was  married  in 
England,  and  was  accompanied  thither  by  his  first 
wife.  Ann.  She  died  at  Chelmsford,  May  19.  1661, 
and    he    married  id),    June    3,    1663,    Hannah, 

widow  of  Thomas  Whittemore.  His  first  two  chil- 
dren were  born  in  England,  the  others  in  Woburn, 
namely:  Jonathan,  Mary,  Nathaniel,  Samuel  and 
Joseph. 


(II)  Joseph,  youngest  child  of  Benjamin  and 
Ann  Butterfield,  was  born  August  15,  1649.  in  Wo- 
burn, Massachusetts.  He  died  in  1720,  and  his  es- 
tate was  appraised  on  the  twenty-second  of  Decem- 
ber, the  amount  of  the  administration  being  three 
hundred  pounds.  He  was  married  February  12, 
1674,  to  Lydia  Ballard,  daughter  of  Joseph,  one  of 
the  first  settlers  of  Audover.  Joseph  Butterfield's 
children  were :  Joseph,  Benjamin,  Tabitha,  Isaac 
and  Jacob  (twins),  and  Anna. 

(III)  Benjamin  (2),  second  son  and  child  of 
Joseph  and  Lydia  (Ballard)  Butterfield,  was  born 
between  1680  and  1685,  in  that  part  of  Chelmsford 
which  is  now  Tyngsboro.  He  lived  at  or  near 
Frances  Hill  (now  Westford),  where  he  died  1714- 
15.  His  wife's  name  was  Elizabeth,  and  their  chil- 
dren were:  Benjamin,  William,  Elizabeth,  Esther, 
Mary  and  Deborah. 

(IV)  William,  second  son  and  child  of  Benja- 
min (2)  and  Elizabeth  Butterfield,  was  born  in  1705, 
in  Chelmsford,  and  lived  with  his  father  at  Frances 
Hill  in  Westford,  where  his  name  appears  on  the 
first  tax  list  in  1730.  At  the  earliest  town  meeting 
in  1734  he  was  elected  hogreeve.  He  died  in  West- 
ford in  17S5  and  his  widow  in  1792.  He  married 
Bathsheba  Shepard,  daughter  of  Abraham  Shepard, 
of  Concord.  Their  children  were :  Rebecca,  Abra- 
ham, Olive,  Samuel  and  Bathsheba. 

(V)  Peter,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of  Will- 
iam and  Bathsheba  (Shepard)  Butterfield,  was  born 
in  Westford  in  1739.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
French  war  of  1757,  and  in  the  Revolution  from 
1775  to  1783.  For  many  years  he  lived  in  Townsend, 
whence  he  removed  to  Goffstown,  New  Hampshire. 
His  wife's  name  was  Hannah  and  their  children 
were :    Sally,  Peter,  John  and  Hannah. 

(VI)  Peter  (2),  only  son  and  second  child  of 
Peter  (1)  and  Hannah  Butterfield,  was  born  July  I, 
l777,  in  Goffstown.  Xew  Ilamp.-hire,  and  resided  in 
that  town,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming. 

(II)  Parker,  son  of  Peter  (2)  Butterfield,  was 
born  in  Goffstown  in  1S12,  and  died  in  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts.  May  23,  1S83.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Goffstown.  He  was  first  a 
tanner  and  wool  and  lumber  merchant.  After  carry- 
ing on  these  lines  of  business  for  twelve  years  he 
bought  a  farm  in  the  town  of  Merrimack,  where  he 
remained  three  years  and  then  went  to  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  furni- 
ture business  for  the  next  five  years.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics.  In  religious  matters  he  held 
liberal  views,  and  attended  the  Baptist  Church.  He 
married,  in  1S51,  Jane  C.  Carley.  daughter  of  Asa 
and  Catherine  (  Berry)  Carley,  of  Peterborough. 
She  was  born  1828,  and  was  for  many  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  Church.  The  children  of  this 
marriage jwere:    Albert.  George  P.,  and  Charles  F. 

(III)  George  Parker,  second  son  and  child  of 
Parker  and  Jane  C.  (Carley)  Butterfield,  born  in 
Bedford,  Xew  Hampshire,  October  30,  1S54.  went 
with   his   father's   family  to  Manchester  in   1S66  and 

Merrimack  in  1869.  He  obtained  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Bedford,  the  high  school  of 
Manchester,  and  the  academy  at  Nashua.  In  1871 
he  entered  the  employ  of  Parker  &  Company,  manu- 
facturers of  furniture  at  Thornton's  Ferry,  where 
he  learned  the  business  and  equently  made 

foreman  of  the  finishing  department.  In  1880  the 
firm  moved  its  business  to  Fitchburg,  Massachusetts, 
where  Mr.  Butterfield  was  superintendent  of  the 
finishing  department  until  1885,  when  he  removed  to 

d's  Ferry,  New  Hampshire.     In  1SS6  he  entered 


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the  service  of  Fessenden  &  Lowell,  manufacturers 
of  cooperage  and  lumber.  Here  he  learned  the 
cooperage  business,  and  in  1887  was  made  shipping 
clerk  and  manager  of  the  package  department.  Fes- 
senden &  Lowell  was  made  a  corporation  under  the 
laws  f  New  Hampshire  in  1903,  and  Mr.  Butter- 
field  became  a  stockholder  and  director,  and  was 
chosen  secretary  of  the  corporation  and  manager  of 
the  package  department,  which  position  he  still  holds. 
Mr.  Butterfield  is  a  Republican,  and  as  such  has 
rilled  the  offices  of  town  clerk  and  supervisor  of 
schools  of  Reed's  Ferry.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  of  Souhegan 
No.  oS.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Merrimack. 
He  married,  April  15.  1880,  Emma  E.  Kittredge, 
born  in  Merrimack,  February  17,  1859,  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  C.  and  Mary  A.  (Ritterbush)  Kittredge, 
of  Merrimack.  Mr.  Kittredge  was  an  extensive 
manufacturer  of  overalls,  frocks  and  coats.  One 
son  was  born  of  this  union,  George  K.,  born  in 
Fitchburg,  Massachusetts,  December  29.  1880,  a  grad- 
uate of  McGaw  Normal  Institute,  class  of  1S99,  and 
of  Tufts  Medical  College,  Boston,  class  of  1903,  and 
now  on  the  Taunton  (Massachusetts)  Hospital 
staff. 


There  are  several  distinct  families  of 
FARRAR  this  name  in  New  England,  descend- 
ing from  John  and  Frances  Farrar,  of 
Hingham ;  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Farrar,  of  Lynn ; 
George  and  Ann  (Whitmore)  Farrar,  of  Ipswich 
(generally  written  Farrow)  ;  Jacob  and  Hannah 
(  Haywood)  Farrar,  of  Lancaster  and  Concord ;  and 
John  and  Joanna  Farrar.  of  Woburn.  The  last  two 
of  these  immigrant  ancestors  are  supposed  to  be 
brothers  and  descendants  of  both  appear  in  this 
article. 

(I)  John  Farrar  was  admitted  freeman  at  Wo- 
burn in  1665  or  1666,  and  had  land  assigned  to  him 
at  the  several  divisions  of  common  land.  He  died 
in  Woburn,  July  II,  1690.  His  will,  dated  January 
29,  1687,  was  approved  October  7,  1690.  His  widow 
Joanna  was  living  in  1701.  Their  children  were: 
Mary.  Jacob,  Isaac,  died  young;  Joanna,  Mary,  Han- 
nah and  Isaac,  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(II)  Isaac,  youngest  child  of  John  and  Joanna 
Farrar.  was  born  in  Woburn,  July  1,  1671.  His  wife 
was  Mary,  but  no  record  of  their  marriage  is  found. 
It  is  probable  that  the  family  removed  from  Woburn 
soon  after  1730.  The  children  were :  Mary,  Isaac, 
John.  Jacob,  Anne,  Jeduthan,  and  Joanna. 

(III)  Jeduthan,  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  Farrar, 
was  born  April  28,  1709.  His  name  is  written  Jon- 
athan in  the  record  of  births.  He  removed  early 
to  Epping.  New  Hampshire,  and  late  in  life  to  Gil- 
manton.  where  he  died  in  June.  1784. 

(IV)  Jeduthan  (2),  son  of  Jeduthan  (1),  was 
born  in  Epping,  and  removed  to  Gilmanton,  where 
he  died  August  10,  1812.  He  married,  in  Hampton, 
November  12,  1778.  Cpmfort  Bean,  of  Epping,  who 
died  February  27,  1843. 

(V)  Jeduthan  (3)  Farrar,  Esq.,  son  of  Jedu- 
than (2)  and  Comfort  (Bean)  Farrar,  was  a 
militia  officer,  magistrate,  selectman,  representative, 
and  a  director  of  the  Gilmanton  Fire  Insurance 
Company.    He  married.  March  24,  1816.  Sally  Cate. 

(VI)  Jeduthan  (4)  Warren,  son  of  Jeduthan  (3) 
and  Sally  (Cate)  Farrar,  was  born  in  Gilmanton, 
Novembe'r  27,  1818,  and  died  July  11.  1881.  He 
learned  stone  cutting  in  Quincy,  Massachusetts,  and 
afterward    farmed   in   Belmont.    He   married   Mary 


Randlett,  born  January  10,  1820,  daughter  of  Josiah 
and  Polly  (Osgood)  Randlett,  of  that  part  of  Gil- 
manton now  Belmont.  They  had  five  children :  Al- 
mon  J.,  Marilla,  Frank  W.,  Sarah,  and  John  W. 
Manila  married  Madison  Lamprey,  of  Gilmanton. 
John  married  Georgia  Dalton,  of  Sanbornton.  Mary 
Randlett  died  June  10,  1883. 

(VI)  Almon  J.  Farrar,  eldest  child  of  Jedu- 
than (4)  W.  and  Mary  (Randlett)  Farrar,  was  born 
in  Gilmanton,  April  14,  1845.  At  the  age  of  seven- 
teen he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  Seventeenth  New 
Hampshire  Volunteers,  and  joined  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.  At  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  one  of  the 
most  desperate  battles  of  the  war,  he  was  shot 
through  the  left  lung,  and  after  lingering  many 
months  in  the  hospital  returned  to  New  Hampshire, 
but  never  fully  recovered  from  the  injury.  In 
1868  he  formed  a  partnership  with  J.  W.  Sanborn 
and  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade.  Two  years  later 
he  bought  his  partner's  interest  and  carried  on 
the  business  alone  for  ten  years  or  more.  He  then 
sold  out,  and  in  company  with  H.  D.  Cilley  built 
a  business  block  on  Main  street.  Laconia.  Later  Mr. 
Farrar  built  another  block,  on  the  same  street.  For 
many  years  Mr.  Farrar  was  a  caterer,  and  did  a 
good  business,  supplying  many  banquets  and  other 
notable  gastronomical  functions,  among  which  were 
the  New  Hampshire  Veterans'  encampments,  and 
the  Holt  Guards,  at  Concord.  He  was  a  prominent 
citizen  and  much  in  public  life.  He  was  road  com- 
missioner for  three  years,  and  was  selectman  be- 
fore the  incorporation  of  Laconia.  He  was  the  Dem- 
ocratic candidate  for  the  mayoralty  in  the  race  with 
Charles  A.  Busiel,  and  was  defeated  by  a  small  ma- 
jority. He  was  a  member  of  T.  L.  Perley,  Jr.,  Post, 
No.  37,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  Laconia.  of 
which  he  was  a  past  commander.  He  was  also  ad- 
jutant general  of  the  New  Hampshire  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  a  member  of  the  Union  Veteran 
Union,  and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  died 
February  5,  1905.  He  married,  May  31,  1870,  Lydia 
B.  Elkins,  of  Webster,  born  December  27,  1847, 
daughter  of  John  J.  and  Orzilla  (Bean)  Elkins,  of 
Salisbury.  New  Hampshire,  and  Southampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Mrs.  Farrar  has  one  sister,  Emma  F., 
born  January  II,  1850,  who  married,  January  11, 
1876.  George  W.  Riley,  a  prominent  lumber  dealer 
of   Laconia. 

(Second  Family)  . 
The  name  Farrar,  as  a  family  name, 
FARRAR  was  first  known  in  England  from 
Gualkeline  or  Walkeline  de  Ferrariis, 
a  Norman  of  distinction,  attached  to  William,  Duke 
of  Normandy,  before  the  invasion  of  1066.  From 
him  all  of  the  name  in  England  and  America  have 
descended.  Henry  de  Ferrars,  his  son,  is  on  the 
Roll  of  Battle  Abbey,  a  list  of  the  principal  com- 
manders and  companions  in  arms  of  William  the 
Conqueror,  and  was  the  first  of  the  family  who  set- 
tled in  England.  In  the  fourteenth  year  of  his  reign 
William  I  ordered  a  general  survey  of  the  lands 
of  his  realm,  which  was  recorded  in  Domesday 
Book,  and  this  Henry  de  Ferrars  was  one  of  the 
commissioners  appointed  to  perform  the  service. 
"That  he  was  a  person  of  much  eminency,  both  for 
knowledge  and  integrity,  there  is  no  doubt,  other- 
wise it  is  not  likely  he  would  have  been  entrusted 
in  so  high  and  weighty  an  employment."  He  bore 
for  his  arms,  Argent,  six  horseshoes  pierced,  Sable. 
The  arms  were  probably  suggested  by  the  name. 
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horses,"  and  finally  became  a  distinguished  French 
military  title,  so  Farrar,  from  Old  French  fcrreor, 
ferrier,  "a  horse-shoer,"  finally  became  a  title  and  a 
family  name.  The  name  has  been  spelled  in  many 
different  ways,  both  in  this  country  and  in  England, 
by  different  branches  of  the  family,  and  often  by 
different  individuals  of  the  same  branch,  and  not 
infrequently  at  different  times,  by  the  same  individ- 
ual. But  in  all  these  and  other  varieties  of  spelling, 
the  Horse  Shoe,  as  the  predominating  emblem  in 
the  coat-of-arms,  evinces  the  identity  of  the  race.  In 
this  country,  at  the  present  time,  the  name  is  most 
commonly  spelt  as  at  the  head  of  this  article.  The 
several  emigrants  to  this  country  during  the  early 
part  of  the  seventeenth  century  do  not  appear  to 
have  recognized  any  relationship,  and  it  is  not 
known  that  any  two  of  them  came  from  the  same 
county  in  England,  except  those  next  mentioned. 

(1)  Jacob  Farrar,  with  his  elder  brother,  John, 
according  to  family  tradition,  came  to  America  from 
Lancashire,  England.  The  only  known  facts  ren- 
dering the  truth  of  this  tradition  probable  are,  that 
others,  with  whom  they  are  found  associated  in 
Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  originated  in  that  county, 
and  that  members  of  this  family  were  early  in 
Lancashire,  and  still  continue  there.  Among 
the  original  proprietors  of  Lancaster,  which 
was  incorporated  May  iS.  1653,  where  the  two 
brothers  John  and  Jacob  Farrar.  Their  names  ap- 
pear again  on  the  covenant  which  they  signed  Sep- 
tember 24,  1653,  and  which  was  signed  by  all  who 
became  inhabitants  of  the  town.  Jacob  Farrar  was 
probably  about  thirty  years  old  when  he  came  to 
this  country.  His  wife  Ann,  whom  he  married  about 
the  year  1640,  with  four  children  born  there,  and 
about  half  the  property,  were  left  in  England  till 
their  new  residence  was  prepared  in  Lancaster,  when 
they  were  sent  for,  and  arrived  there  in  1658.  The 
town  records  state  that  "Young  Jacob  Farrar  was 
appointed  to  assist  in  marking  the  bounds  of  the 
town"  in  1659.  A  valuation  of  the  estates  was 
made  in  1654,  for  the  purpose  of  regulating  the  pro- 
portion of  the  inhabitants  in  subsequent  divisions 
of  the  common  land.  To  this  the  following  note 
succeeds.  "The  estate  of  several  entered  since  1655," 
among  then:  is  "Jacob  Farrar  added  when  his  wife 
came  £168  7  O."  During  King  Philip's  war,  in  the 
year  1675,  he  had  two  sons  killed.  The  town  was 
taken  February  10,  1676,  and  most  of  the  property 
destroyed  by  the  Indians,  and  he  with  his  wife,  his 
remaining  son  Joseph,  and  his  daughter  with  her 
husband,  John  Houghton,  went  to  Woburn.  where 
he  died  August  14,  1677.  From  the  several  public 
offices  and  agencies  in  which  he  was  employed  in 
Lancaster  and  in  the  county,  it  may  be  inferred  that 
Jacob  Farrar  was  a  respectable  and  useful  man. 
The  "Humble  Petition  of  the  distressed  people  of 
Lancaster"  to  the  government  for  assistance,  after 
the  destruction  of  the  property,  as  above  mentioned, 
dated  March  11,  1676,  is  now  on  record  in  the  secre- 
tary's office.  It  in  signed  by  Jacob  Farrar,  John 
Houghton,  Sen.,  John  Moor,  John  Whitcomb,  John 
Prescott,  John  Houghton,  Jun.,  Thomas  Sawyer, 
Thomas  Wilder,  and  others,  nineteen  in  all.  The 
children  of  Jacob  and  Ann  Farrar  were:  Jacob, 
mentioned  bclow:.  John.  Henry,  killed  by  Indians, 
February  10,  1676.  Mary,  who  married  John  Hough- 
ton, Jr.;  all  born  in  England,  and  Joseph,  born  at 
Lancaster.  Widow  Ann  Farrar  married,  November 
2,  1680,  John  Sears,  of  Woburn,  whose  third  wife 
she  was. 


(II)  Jacob  (2),  eldest  child  of  Jacob  (1)  and 
Ann  Farrar,  was  born  in  England,  probably  about 
1O42  or  1643,  and  came  with  his  mother  and  younger 
brothers  and  sister,  about  1658,  to  Lancaster,  where 
he  resided  until  he  was  killed  by  Indians  in  King 
Philip':,  war,  August  22.  1075.  He  i>  credited  on  the 
"Colony  Book"  under  date  of  September  23.  1076, 
for  military  service  under  Captain  Hunting.  £2.  18, 
o,  and  charged  £0,  13.  o,  leaving  balance  due  him 
of  £2,  5,  o.  He  married,  in  1008,  Hannah,  daughter 
of  George  Hayward,  of  Concord.  Their  children 
were:  Jacob,  George,  John  and  Henry.  His  widow 
administered  on  his  estate.  Soon  after  his  death, 
certainly  as  early  as  the  abandonment  of  the  town 
in  February  following,  the  widow  with  her  children 
went  to  Concord,  where  her  relations  lived,  and 
where  her  children  were  brought  up  and  settled. 
March  5.  1681,  die  married  Adam  Holaway,  of 
Marlborough,  and  January  2,  1706,  Jonathan  Furbush. 

(III)  George,  the  second  son  of  Jacob  (2;  and 
Hannah  Farrar.  was  born  in  Lancaster,  August  10, 
1670,  and  died  in  Concord,  May  15.  1760,  aged  ninety 
years.  He  was  carried  by  his  mother  to  Concord 
when  he  was  five  years  old,  and  brought  up  a 
farmer  in  the  south  part  of  the  town,  now  Lincoln, 
by  a  Mr.  Goble.  When  he  arrived  at  twenty-one 
year;  of  age  he  had  but  eighteen  pence  in  his  pocket. 
He  called  together  his  associates  and  told  them  he 
would  treat  them  with  all  he  hai  the 
world  square.  He  early  purchased  a  tract  of  land 
111  the  neighborhood  where  he  was  brought  up,  and 
where  his  posterity  of  the  fourth,  fifth,  sixth, 
seventh  and  eighth  generations  are  now  living.  He 
was  urged  to  settle  farther  in  the  interior  of  the 
country,  and  was  offered  one-half  the  township  of 
Southborough  for  a  penny  an  acre  and  went  to 

it  but,  on  his  return,  said  "It  is  so  far  off,  that  it 
will  never  be  worth  anything."  He  was  a  man  of 
great  energy  and  thrift,  and  was  several  years  select- 
man of  Concord.  His  will,  dated  March  17,  1740. 
and  proved  June  9,  1760,  mentioned  his  wife  and  all 
his  children,  except  Joseph.  It  also  mentions  the 
live  children  of  Joseph,  and  gives  land  in  Townscnd 
to  Benjamin.  He  had  previously  settled  his 
three  surviving  sons  on  different  portions  of  the 
homestead  farm.  He  married,  September  9,  1692, 
Mary  Howe,  who  had  been  brought  up  with  him  in 
the  same  family,  and  with  whom  he  lived,  includ- 
ing their  apprenticeship,  more  than  eighty  years. 
She  died  April  12,  1761.  Their  children  were: 
Joseph,  Daniel,  George,  Mary  and  Samuel. 

(IV  I  George  (2),  thud  son  of  George  (1),  and 
Mary  (Howe)  Farrar,  was  born  February  16.  1705. 
in  Concord,  and  settled  on  the  northerly  part  of 
his  father's  farm,  where  he  died  of  smallpox,  May 
28,  1777,  aged  seventy-three  year-.  He  rrlarrii  d 
Mary  Barrett,  of  Concord,  who  was  born  April  6, 
1700,  and  died  September  25,  1778.  aged  seventy-two 
years.  Their  children  were:  Rebecca,  G 
Mary,  Sarah  (died  young),  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Hum- 
phrey, Joseph  and  Love.  George  and  Joseph  grad- 
uated from  Harvard  College.  George  and  Love  died 
of  smallpox. 

(V)  Humphrey,  second  son  and  seventh  child 
of  George  (2)  and  Mary  (Barrett)  Farrar,  was  born 
111  Coucnl,  I'chruary  23.  1741.  He  lived  at  Lincoln, 
removed  to  Hanover,  New  Hampshire,  and  after- 
ward to  Colcbrook.  where  he  died.  He  married. 
April  26,  1770.  his  cousin  Lucy,  born  April  27.  1745, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Farrar.  She  survived  her  hus- 
band and  died  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Dr.  Farrar, 


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of  Derry,  in  January,  1832,  aged  eighty-seven.  Their 
children  were:  Lucy,  Alary,  Humphrey,  Joseph, 
Timothy,  George,  William  and  Lydia.  Of  these 
Humphrey,  Joseph,  George  and  William,  were  grad- 
uates of  Dartmouth   College. 

(VI)  Joseph,  fourth  child  and  second  son  of 
Humphrey  and  Lucy  (Farrar)  Farrar,  was  born 
February  24,  1775.  and  died  at  the  home  of  his  son, 
George  B.  Farrar,  of  New  York  City.  February  20, 
1851,  aged  seventy-six.  He  graduated  from  Dart- 
mouth in  1704,  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  He  married 
Mehitable  Dana,  who  died  at  Wolfborough  in   1850. 

(Yll)  Sarah  C,  child  of  Joseph  and  Mehitable 
(Dana)  Farrar,  was  born  in  Chelsea,  Vermont, 
March  3,  1801,  married  June  26,  1822,  Daniel  Pick- 
ering.    (See  Pickering,  V). 

(V)  John,  eldest  child  of  Judge  Ichabod  and 
Abigail  (Weutworth)  Rollins,  was  born  in  Rol- 
lingsford.  March  22,  1745,  and  resided  in  Somers- 
worth,  where  he  died  January  23,  1820.  aged  seventy- 
five.  He  inherited  many  of  the  good  qualities  of 
his  father,  but  he  was  not  an  ambitious  man.  and 
paid  more  attention  to  his  private  business  than  to 
public  affairs,  although  he  represented  Somers- 
worth in  the  legislature  one  term.  He  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Moses  Carr,  of  Newbury,  Massa- 
chusetts. She  died,  April  16,  1823,  aged  seventy- 
eight.  Eleven  children  were  born  to  them,  namely : 
Hiram,  Mary,  John,  Elizabeth,  George,  James.  Eliz- 
abeth, Abigail.  Sarah,  Paul  (died  young),  and  Paul, 
the  second  of  the  name. 

(VI)  James,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Carr)  Rollings,  was  born  in  Somers- 
worth,  July  4,  1776,  and  thus  began  his  life  on  the 
very  day  our  national  independence  was  declared. 
He  lived  in  Somersworth,  where  he  spent  an  in- 
dustrious and  quiet  life,  doing  his  duty  as  a  citizen 
without  taking  upon  himself  any  of  the  responsibil- 
ities of  leadership.  He  married  (first).  August  7, 
1804,  Dorothy  Folsom,  who  died  September  13,  1S18; 
(second),  October  24,  1819.  Sarah  Wingate,  who 
died  April  19,  1827;  (third),  September  7,  1828, 
Abigail  Wingate.  Abigail  and  Sarah  were  daugh- 
ters of  Captain  Moses  and  Joanna  Gilman  (  Weut- 
worth) Wingate,  of  Dover.  Captain  Moses  was  a 
great-grandson  of  John  Winget,  an  early  Engli>h 
emigrant  who  settled  at  Dover.  The  children  by 
Dorothy  Folsom  were:  Harriet.  Lydia  A.,  Mary 
B.,  Theodore  F.,  Charles,  Elizabeth,  Olive  P.  and 
Dorothy  A.  By  Sarah  Wingate  he  had  one  child, 
James  Wingate. 

(VII)  Charles,  fifth  child  and  second  son  of 
James  and  Dorothy  (Folsom)  Rollins,  was  born  111 
Somersworth,  May  30,  1812,  and  died  very  suddenly 
at  his  home  on  Commonwealth  avenue.  Boston, 
Massachusetts.  March  4,  1897,  aged  eighty-five.  When 
a  young  man  he  went  to  Boston  and  engaged  in  the 
business  of  contractor  and  builder,  which  he  carried 
on  with  great  success  until  1870.  He  erected  many 
fine  buildings,  among  them  being  the  Central  Con- 
gregational Church  on  Berkley  street,  and  the  Adams 
House  on  Washington  street.  A  street  in 
Boston  was  named  in  his  honor.  In  1849.  with 
Daniel  Pickering,  his  father-in-law,  whose  daughter 
he  had  married  the  year  before,  he  erected  the 
Pavilion  Hotel,  a  noted  summer  resort,  and  con- 
tinued as  its  owner  until  his  death.  He  was  always 
interested  in  Wolfborough  from  the  time  of  his 
marriage,  and  had  an  elegant  country  residence 
there,  near  the  Pavilion  Hotel,  and  there  he  passed 
the  summer  of  each  year  with  his  family.  He  was 
a  staunch  Republican,  and  while  a  young  man  much 

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interested  in  politics,  but  he  declined  to  hold  any- 
public  office,  although  positions  in  the  city  govern- 
ment were  at  different  times  offered  him.  He  was 
one  of  those  men  who  have  a  stable  mind  and 
sturdy  character,  and  having  once  decided  on  a 
course  of  action,  pursue  it  to  a  final  and  successful 
conclusion,  allowing  no  hinderance  to  stay  them, 
no  avocation  to  divert  them  from  the  attainment  of 
the  desired  end.  His  tastes  were  plain,  his  habit- 
regular  ;  he  possessed  a  good  capacity  for  work ; 
always  made  his  plans  with  sufficient  allowance  for 
unavoidable  detentions,  and  the  errors  of  others  (for 
he  made  very  few  himself),  and  made  a  reputation 
for  promptness  and  reliability,  which  with  his  skill 
in  execution  made  his  fortune. 

He  married,  January  11,  1848,  Caroline  D.  Pick- 
ering, of  Wolfborough,  who  was  born  August  10, 
1824.  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  C.  (Farrar) 
Pickering.  (See  Pickering,  V).  They  were  the 
parents  of  five  children:  Helen  M.,  Caroline.  Sarah 
P.,  Elizabeth  and  Charles  H. 


In  nearly  every  part  of  England  this 
CHENEY  name  is  found,  and  it  has  been  iden- 
tified with  the  history  of  the  United 
States  from  their  earliest  settlement.  It  has  been 
identified,  especially  in  New  Hampshire,  with  the 
development  of  great  business  enterprises,  is  widely 
and  favorably  known  in  religious  circles,  in  law.  in 
medicine  and  many  worthy  lines  of  endeavor.  Many 
of  its  representatives  are  today  filling  useful  places 
in  the  life  of  this  state. 

1  I  1  The  founder  of  the  family  in  America  was 
John  Cheney,  who  came  with  his  wife,  Martha, 
and  four  children,  to  Roxbury,  Massachusetts  in 
1635.  He  was  a  member  of  Rev.  John  Eliot's 
Church,  but  removed  in  the  latter  part  of  1636  to 
Newbury,  where  he  was  at  once  received  in  the 
Church.  He  became  a  large  landholder,  and  was  a. 
very  busy  man,  as  indicated  by  the  record  of  re- 
mission of  a  fine  of  two  shillings  for  non-attendance- 
at  town  meeting.  This  remission  was  voted  April 
21,  1638.  His  home  was  in  the  old  town  .and  he 
was  granted  lot  50  in  the  "New  Towne,"  on  the 
"f field'*  street.  October  10,  1644.  He  took  an  active 
interest  in  affairs  of  the  colony,  and  was  one  of 
ten  who  walked  forty  miles  to  Cambridge  to  take 
the  freeman's  oath,  which  was  administered  May 
17.  1637.  He  was  an  active  supporter  of  Governor 
Winthrop,  and  was  chosen  as  selectman  in  1652,  1661 
and  1664.  He  was  elected  grand  juror  April  27. 
1648,  and  was  chosen  on  committees  for  executing 
various  town  business,  such  as  laying  out  ways.  He 
died  July  28,  1666.  and  the  inventory  of  his  estate 
shows  him  to  have  been  a  wealthy  man  for  that 
day.  His  children  were:  Mary,  Martha,  John. 
Daniel,  Sarah,  Peter,  Lydia,  Hannah,  Nathaniel 
and  Elizabeth.  (  Peter  and  descendants  receive  men- 
tion   111   this   article.) 

(II)     Daniel,    second    son    and    fourth    child    of 
John   and   Martha   Cheney,   born   in    England   abi 
1633,    died    in    Newbury,    September    10.    1694.      He- 
was  a  farmer,  was  made  a  "freeman  of  the  colony"* 
May   7.    1763,     and    constable    in     1688.      The  rai, 
list    shows    that    he    had,    in    1688.    two    house-,    ten 
acres   of   plow   land,   twenty   acres   of   meadow,   and 
fourteen   acres   of   pasture.     He   was   a   man   of   in- 
dustry and  sagacity,  and  lived  the  life  of  a  diligent 
farmer  and   useful   citizen.     He   and   his   wife   wen 
members  of  the  church  before  1675.     The  inventoi 
of   his   estate   amounted   to   five  hundred  and   sixty, 
seven  pounds  and  eleven  shillings.     He  married,   in 


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Newbury,  October  8,  1665.  Sarah,  daughter  of  John, 
Jr..  and  Eleanor  (Emery)  Bayley,  born  August  17, 
1644.  died  October  26,  1714.  Their  children  were: 
Sarah,  Judith,  Daniel,  Hannah,  John,  Eleanor,  Jo- 
seph and  James. 

(III)  Daniel  (2),  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
Daniel  (1)  and  Sarah  (Bayley  I  Cheney,  born  in 
Newbury.  December  3,  1670,  died  in  the  autumn  of 
1755.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  Newbury. 
On  John  Brown's  map  of  the  town,  made  in  1729, 
the  locality  of  his  homestead  is  marked  near  the 
bank  of  the  river,  in  what  is  now  West  Newbury. 
He  was  one  of  the  defenders  of  the  town  against 
Indian  attacks,  rendering  service  in  a  blockhouse  in 
1704.  for  which  he  received  "nine  shillings  and  ten 
pence."  He  was  also  enrolled  as  a  member  of 
"The  second  Foot  Company  of  Newbury,"  January 
75.  1711,  under  the  command  of  Hugh  March.  He 
and  his  wife  were  "admitted  to  full  communion" 
in  the  west  Newbury  church.  October  29,  1727.  At 
his  death  he  left  considerable  property.  He  married 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Emer- 
son) Duston,  born  August  22.  1678.  Her  mother 
was  the  remarkable  woman  whose  experiences  and 
exploits  are  a  striking  episode  in  colonial  history. 
Their  children  were:  Daniel.  John,  Thomas,  Han- 
nah. Sarah.  Nathaniel.  Mary  and  Abigail. 

(IV)  Thomas,  third  son  and  child  of  Daniel  (2) 
and  Hannah  (Duston)  Cheney,  was  born  in  New- 
bury, February  25.  1703.  He  bought  a  house,  farm 
and  twenty  acres  of  land  in  Haverhill,  March  24, 
1741,  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds.  This  sec- 
tion became  part  of  Plaistow,  New  Hampshire,  when 
the  new  boundary  line  was  run.  and  he  became  a" 
citizen  of  New  Hampshire  without  removing  his 
residence.  His  will,  dated  March  4,  proved  June 
24.  1707.  bequeathed  either  land  or  money  to  his 
children  and  grandchildren,  among  which  property- 
were  his  half  rights  in  "Perrie's  Town  socalled." 
which  was  incorporated  some  years  later  as  Sutton, 
New  Hampshire,  and  where  many  of  his  descend- 
ants lived  in  after  years.  He  married.  May  17, 
1726,  Hannah  Stevens,  supposed  to  have  been  a 
daughter  of  John,  Jr..  and  Mary  (Bartlett)  Stev- 
ens, born  in  Haverhill,  March  16,  1705.  Their 
children  were:  Hannah.  Daniel.  Duston.  Thomas, 
Mary,  Nathaniel,  John,  James,  Abigail,  Sarah,  Ruth 
and  Susanna. 

(V.)  Daniel  (3),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Thomas  and  Hannah  (Stevens)  Cheney,  was  born 
in  Haverhill,  January  10,  1720.  He  was  a  resident 
of  Salem.  New  Hampshire  in  [763,  when  he  was 
elected  to  a  subordinate  office  in  the  town,  and  in 

.  when  the  notary  gave  that  as  his  residence,  in 
a  deed  of  land  in  Londonderry  which  he  bought. 
But  he  was  connected  with  the  church  at  Hempstead. 
New  Hampshire,  and  there  his  daughter  was  bap- 
tized in  1762,  and  five  other  children.  July  23,  1777. 
Ho  bought  land  in  Goffstown  in  1780,  and  removed 
thither.  In  1784  he  mortgaged  land  "in  the  fifth 
range  of  Oppiscataquog  river."  He  bought  a  tract 
of  the  town  of  Goffstown  in  1705,  and  bought  and 
sold  and  cultivated  large  amounts  of  land.  He 
married  Elizabeth  (Betty)  Hadley,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  twelve  children:  Nathaniel,  Joseph, 
Enoch.  Jonathan  Dustin,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Mary, 
Hannah,  Sarah,  Daniel,  Thomas  and  Nanne  West. 
Both  Marys  grew  up  and  married 

I  VI )  Joseph,  second  son  and  child  of  Daniel 
(3)  and  Elizabeth  (Hadley)  Cheney,  was  born 
1755,  died  in  Bradford,  January  22,  [827.  He  was 
enrolled  "of  Hempstead,  New   Hampshire,"  in  April 


[776,  in  Captain  Thomas  Cogswell's  company,  of 
>nel  Baldwin's  regiment;  also  in  the  same  troop, 
January  28.  July  30,  and  at  Trenton.  December  31, 
1776.  and  January  1,  1777,  and  is  credited  with  having 
"furnished  his  own  arms."  His  brother  Jonathan  was 
in  the  same  company,  and  they  served  together  in 
important  campaigns.  Joseph  signed  an  order,  dated 
Haverhill,  February  14,  1778,  for  "travel  allowance 
from  Trenton  to  Londonderry,"  payable  to  Samuel 
Middleton.  He  followed  his  father  to  Goffstown. 
Xew  Hampshire,  and  there  received  a  grant  of 
land  from  him  March  3,  1792.  December  26.  1792, 
he  purchased  of  Peter  How  a  tract  of  land  in  "New 
Bradford."  December  29,  1795.  he  sold  land  in 
Goffstown  to  his  brother  Daniel,  his  wife  Elizabeth 
joining  in  the  deed,  and  so  on.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth  (Betsy)  ,  born  in  October,  1755,  died  in 

Henniker,  September  12,  1854.  Their  children  were: 
a  child,  name  not  given,  died  young:  Joseph,  died 
young ;  Jonathan,  Sally,  Joseph,  Lydia,  Betsey  and 
Susan. 

(VII)  Jonathan,  third  son  and  child  of  Joseph 
and  Elizabeth  Cheney,  born  August  24,  1782,  a 
farmer  residing  in  Bradford,  married,  April  13, 
1S02,  Betsey  Sargent,  born  April  9,  17S2.  Their 
children  were:  Rachel,  Thomas,  Betsey,  Sarah. 
Joseph,  Dorcas,  Lydia  and  Harriet. 

i  VIII)  Betsey,  second  daughter  and  third  child 
of  Jonathan  and  Betsy  (Sargent)  Cheney,  born  Oc- 
tober 26,  1807.  married,  December  29,  1S25,  Samuel 
Muzzey,  of  Newburv.  New  Hampshire  (See  Muzzey 
VII). 

(II)  Peter,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  John 
and  Martha  Cheney,  was  born  about  1638,  in  New- 
bury, where  he  passed  his  life.  On  June  iS,  1663, 
he  bought  of  John  Bishop  for  two  hundred  and  fifty 
pounds  a  mill  and  house,  with  all  appurtenances  and 
riparian  rights.  On  March  7,  1660,  he  proposed  to 
the  town  meeting  to  erect  a  windmill  if  granted  an 
acre  of  land  for  the  purpose,  and  this  proposition 
was  accepted.  November  4,  1693.  he  deeded  to 
his  son  John  one-half  of  his  mill,  dam,  and  belong- 
ings, including  fifty  acres  of  land,  and  January  10. 
1695.  he  deeded  the  other  half  to  his  son  Peter.  He 
died  in  January,  1695.  He  was  married  May  14, 
1663,   to    Hannah,   daughter   of   Nicholas   and    Mary 

I  Cutting)  Noyes.  She  was  born  October  30,  1643, 
in  Newbury,  and  survived  her  husband.  She  was 
married  June  3,  1700,  to  John  Atkinson,  and  died 
January  5,  1705.  Her  father  was  a  son  of  Rev. 
William  and  Anne  (Parker)  Noyes,  of  Cholderton, 
England,  the  latter  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Robert 
Parker,  a  celebrated  preacher  and  author.  The 
children  of  Peter  and  Hannah  (Noyes)  Cheney 
were:  Peter,  John,  Nicholas,  Iluldah,  Mary,  Mar- 
tha. Nathaniel  (died  young),  Jemima.  Nathaniel, 
Eldad.  Hannah,  Ichabod  and  Lydia. 

(III)  John,   second  son  and   child  of   Peter  and 

II  mnah  (Noyes)  Cheney,  was  born  May  10,  1666, 
in  Newbury,  and  became  master  of  many  mechani- 
cal operations.  He  was  a  house  carpenter  and  mill- 
wright, a  cloth  finisher  and  miller,  and  operated  the 
mill  purchased  by  his  father  shortly  before  his 
birth.  He  inherited  from  his  uncle,  Nathaniel 
Cheney,    a    considerable    tract    of    land    in    Suffield. 

necticut.  which  he  sold,  a  part  in  1698  and  the 
balance  in  1723.  On  August  23,  1724,  he  was  re- 
1  with  bis  wife  in  the  church  at  Weston  (Sud- 
bury), and  on  the  tenth  of  October,  same  year,  he 
purchased  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land 
in   that    town,    and    one   half   of   this   he   deeded   to 

son  John.     The  time  of  his  residence  in  Weston 


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i-  indicated  by  his  dismissal  from  the  church  there, 
July  20.  1730,  and  his  admission  to  the  west  parish 
of  Newbury  in  1731.  He  was  subsequently  dismissed 
from  this  society  to  the  second  Church  of  Rowley, 
now  Georgetown.  He  was  married  March  7,  1693, 
to  .Mary,  daughter  of  James  and  Mary  (Wood) 
Chute.  She  was  born  September  16.  1674.  Her 
father  was  a  son  of  James,  who  was  a  son  of  Lionel 
Chute.  John  Cheney  died  September  2,  1750,  and 
was  -urvived  by  his  wife  only  eight  days.  Their 
children  were :  Edmund,  Martha,  Mary.  Sarah, 
John  and  Judith.  (Mention  of  John  and  descend- 
ants  forms  part  of  this  article.) 

(IV)  Edmund,  eldest  child  of  John  and  Mary 
(Chute)  Cheney,  was  born  June  29,  1696,  in  New- 
bury and  was  bred  to  the  business  of  a  miller  and 
fuller.  His  father  conveyed  to  him  a  house  and 
land  in  the  town  of  Newbury,  but  he  was  enter- 
prising and  adventurous,  and  in  1723  sold  this  prop- 
erty and  removed  to  the  Squadron  river  in  Weston 
(now  Sudbury),  Massachusetts,  where  he  pur- 
chased land  December  4.  of  the  same  year.  Here  he 
engaged  in  the  milling  business,  grinding  farmers' 
grain,  carding  their  wool  and  fulling  their  cloth 
for  seven  years.  About  1730,  he  returned  to  his  old 
home  and  there  died  "of  a  Consumptive  Disorder, 
March  14,  1761."  He  lived  an  upright  life,  was  in- 
dustrious and  enterprising,  and  enjoyed  the  respect 
of  his  neighbors.  He  was  married  (first)  Novem- 
ber 18,  1714.  to  Mary  Plumer,  of  Rowley.  His  sec- 
ond wife,  Ann  (Poor)  Cheney,  survived  him  more 
than  3  year  and  died  July  15,  1762,  '"of  Consumption 
and  Dropsy." 

(  V  1  Moses,  eldest  child  of  Edmund  and  Mary 
1  Plumer)  Cheney,  was  born  November  26,  1715, 
in  Newbury,  and  resided  in  that  part  of  the  town 
called  Byfield,  where  he  purchased  a  house  and 
piece  of  land  December  iS,  1754.  He  did  not  long 
live  to  enjoy  this  possession,  dying  February  21, 
1759,  "of  a  consumptive  disorder."  Owing  to  his 
illness  and  comparative  youth,  his  estate  at  death 
was  not  large.  He  was  married  October  23,  1740, 
to  Sarah  Whiton,  of  Rowley,  who  survived  him. 
Their  children  were:  Elias,  Moses,  Sarah  (died 
young),  Jonathan.  Sarah,  Mary,  Edmund  and 
Rachael. 

( VI 1  Elias.  eldest  child  of  Moses  and  Sarah 
(Whiton)  Cheney,  was  born  April  16,  1769,  in  Row- 
ley, and  was  baptized  when  one  week  old.  He  set- 
tled in  Thornton,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  cleared 
up  and  developed  a  farm.  He  was  an  industrious 
and  useful  citizen  and  enjoyed  the  esteem  of  his 
fellows.  He  married  (first)  Sarah  Burbank,  of 
Campton.  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  Gershom 
and  Anna  (Pearson)  Burbank.  She  was  born  No- 
vember 26,  1766,  and  died  January  8.  1800.  He  mar- 
ried ( -econd)  widow  Mary  Prescott,  of  Thornton, 
who  was  born  January  12.  1766.  and  died  January 
20,  1840.  He  had  seven  children,  four  born  of  the 
first  wife,  namely:  Ruth.  Moses.  Sally,  Eliza;  by 
the  second  wife,  Person,  Gilman  C,  and  Charles  C. 

(VII)  Moses  (2),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Elias  and  Sarah  (Burbank)  Cheney,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 31,  1793,  in  Thornton,  and  grew  up  on  the  farm 
there.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  in  1S10,  he  com- 
menced an  apprenticeship  in  the  art  of  making  paper 
by  hand,  and  thus  continud  until  he  was  of  age,  at 
which  time  he  became  a  journeyman  and  was  em- 
ployed by  his  uncle  and  subsequently  by  Charles 
Hutchins  and  Company.  In  1815,  in  partnership  with 
his  brother-in-law,  Simeon  L.  Gordon,  who  married 
his  sister  Ruth,   he  rented  a  paper  mill  in   Holder- 


ness,  which  was  conducted  successfully  for  two 
years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  they  purchased  the 
mill,  and  in  1818,  Mr.  Cheney  sold  out  to  Mr. 
Gordon,  for  whom  he  worked  the  next  five  years. 
At  the  end  of  that  time,  in  partnership  with  a  Mr. 
Morse,  he  bought  a  mill  and  for  eleven  years  they 
conducted  it,  putting  in  the  first  machine  about  1830. 
In  1835  Mr.  Cheney  removed  to  Petcrboro,  and  in 
company  with  A.  P.  Morrison  conducted  business 
there  ten  years.  In  1845  he  returned  to  Holderness 
and  settled  in  that  part  of  the  town  which  is  now 
Ashland,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  members  and  a  deacon 
of  the  Freewill  Baptist  Church  in  Ashland,  and 
held  various  offices  in  the  several  towns  in  which  he 
lived.  He  was  highly  respected  for  his  business 
ability  and  integrity,  and  died  while  on  a  visit  to 
his  son  in  Lebanon,  July  17,  1875.  He  was  married 
June  23,  1816,  to  Abigail,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Esther  J.  (Perkins)  Morrison,  of  Sanbornton.  She 
was  born  March  25,  1796,  and  died  August  6,  1881. 
Their  children  were:  Oren  Burbank,  Esther  M., 
Sarah  Burbank,  Moses,  Abigail  Morrison.  Charles 
Gilman,  Person  Colby,  Ruth  Elizabeth,  Elias  Hutch- 
ins, Marcia  Ann  and  Harriet  Olivia. 

(VIII)  Elias  Hutchins,  fourth  son  and  ninth 
child  of  Moses  (2)  and  Abigail  (Morrison)  Cheney, 
was  born  January  28,  1832,  in  Holderness,  now  Ash- 
land, New  Hampshire.  He  completed  his  education 
at  Phillips  Exeter  Academy,  and  started  on  his  busi- 
ness career  as  an  apprentice  in  the  office  of  the 
Peterboro  Transcript,  and  at  the  close  of  his  appren- 
ticeship, in  1853,  he  became  proprietor  and  editor 
of  the  paper.  Mr.  Cheney  possessed  much  talent  for 
newspaper  work  and  immediately  found  himself  in 
his  true  field  of  endeavor.  In  1855,  he  removed  to 
Concord  and  became  publisher  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Phoenix.  He  was  subsequently  engaged  in 
the  office  of  the  New  Hampshire  Sentinel  at  Keene 
and  upon  the  Sullivan  Republican  at  Newport. 
In  1861  he  purchased  the  Granite  State  Free 
Press  at  Lebanon,  and  was  its  sole  editor 
and  proprietor  about  thirty  years,  his  two 
sons.  Fred.  W.  and  Harry  M.,  being  succes- 
sively associated  with  him  till  he  gave  up  the  busi- 
ness management  in  1900.  He  continues  to  write 
for  it  as  its  senior  editor.  In  its  active  manage- 
ment he  was  eminently  successful  and  it  is  now  con- 
ducted by  his  younger  son.  Mr.  Cheney  has  been 
foremost  in  the  historical  movements  in  New 
Hampshire,  and  has  exercised  an  influence  extend- 
ing far  beyond  his  native  state.  He  has  always  been 
fearless  in  championing  the  truth  and  his  journal 
has  stood  for  the  right  in  many  a  political  battle. 
He  has  achieved  most  gratifying  triumphs  of  which 
any  man  might  be  proud.  He  has  not  been  an  office 
seeker  and  his  influence  has  been  the  greater  be- 
cause  of  this  fact.  At  times  he  has  accepted  offi- 
cial responsibilities,  because  they  enabled  him  to  ac- 
complish more.  In  1867-68,  he  was  a  member  of  the 
house  of  representatives  and  in  1885  represented  the 
third  district  in  the  state  senate.  On  January  6, 
1892,  he  received  the  appointment  of  consul  of  the 
United  States  at  Matanzas,  Cuba,  which  position  he 
held  three  years.  He  was  appointed  consul  at 
Curacoa,  Dutch  West  Indies,  February  2,  1899,  which 
position  he  still  holds.  Mr.  Cheney  has  always  been 
controlled  by  the  puritanical  principles  of  his  an- 
cestors, and  has  never  considered  any  labor  too 
great  which  might  accomplish  something  for  the  gen- 
eral weal.  Because  of  his  breadth  of  conceptions  and 
his  great  energy,  he  has  exercised  a  great  influence 


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in  the  journalism  and  public  conduct  of  his  native 
state.  As  a  man  he  is  honored  and  respected;  as  a 
citizen  he  has  been  honest  and  useful.  It  is  scarcely 
necessary  to  relate  that  Mr.  Cheney  has  always  sus- 
tained the  political  principles  of  the  Republican  par- 
ty. He  was  married  January  22,  1852,  to  Susan  W. 
Voungman,  of  Peterboro.  New  Hampshire,  who  was 
born  April  11,  1831,  daughter  of  Willard  Voungman. 
Their  children  were :  Fred.  Willard.  Harry  Mor- 
rison, Susy  Youngman  and  Helen  Gray.  The  elder 
daughter  died  when  six  months  old;  the  younger 
is  the  wife  of  George  H.  Kelly,  now  residing  in 
Lebanon,  XTew  Hampshire. 

(IX)  Fred.  Willard,  elder  son  of  Elias  H. 
and  Susan  (  Voungman )  Cheney,  was  born  in  Peter- 
boro, May  19,  1853.  Received  a  thorough  printing 
office  education,  graduated  from  New  London  Acad- 
emy, 1874.  He  was  proprietor  of  the  Free  Press 
from  1S75  to  1879.  the  father  continuing  as  senior 
editor  and  having  associated  with  him  a  part  of 
the  time  Mark  Richardson,  now  of  Manchester.  In 
[881  he  established  the  Republican  Champion  at 
Newport,  Xew  Hampshire,  and  continued  its  editor 
and  proprietor,  seven  years,  when  he  disposed  of  it 
and  engaged  in  the  insurance  business.  Is  now 
assistant  secretary  of  the  Capitol  Fire  Insurance 
Company  at  Concord.  Was  a  member  of  the  house 
of  representatives  from  Newport  in  1891.  He  took 
a  great  interest  in  military  affairs  and  was  captain 
of  Co.  K.  zd  Regiment,  N.  H.  V.  In  1897  Gov- 
ernor Smith  appointed  him  inspector  general  of  the 
N.  H.  N.  G„  but  he  declined  to  serve  on  account 
of  inadequate  health.  Married  Nov.  1.  187(1.  Cora 
M.  Mead,  daughter  of  Nicholas  S.  and  Jane 
(Flanders)  Mead,  of  Concord.  They  have  but 
two  sons,  Morris  Owen,  died  in  infancy  ;  Morton 
Mead,  born  April  25,  1881,  graduated  from  Concord 
High  School  and  the  George  Washington  University 
Law  School,  in  Washington,  and  is  practicing  law 
in  Newport.  He  was  for  three  years  an  assistant 
in  the  Congressional  Library  at  Washington,  having 
been  previously  employed  in  the  Concord  City  Li- 
brary. 

(IX)  Harry  Morrison,  younger  son  of  Elias  II. 
and  Susan  W.  (Voungman)  Cheney,  .was  born 
March  8,  i860,  in  Newport,  Xew  Hampshire,  and 
was  but  a  child  when  taken  by  his  parents  to  Leb- 
anon. His  first  beginning  in  the  way  of  education 
was  made  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon,  and  be 
fitted  for  college  at  Colby  Academy,  where  he  grad- 
uated in  1882.  Four  years  later  lie  was  graduated 
from  Bates  College  at  Lewiston,  Maine,  and  returned 
In  hi-  li.iine  in  Lebanon,  where  be  had  previously 
served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  trade  of  printer, 
in  his  lather's  office.  He  soon  proved  himself  a 
worthy  son  of  an  honored  sire.    Because  of  Ins  fath 

er's  failing  health,  the  latter  was  compelled  to  leave 
the  office  and  seek  a  milder  climate.  This  led  I"  his 
acceptance  of  the  appointment  of  consul  at  Matanzas, 
Cuba,  as  before  stated,  lli<  son  then  assumed  charge 
of  the  newspaper  which  he  has  since  conducted  with 
gratifying  results.  He  lias  shown  himself  a  master 
in  handling  the  editorial  pen,  and  exercises  a  large 
influence  in  the  affairs  of  the  state.  In  December, 
igo6,  he  combined  the  establishment  with  the  job 
printing  office  oi  William  II.  llatton  and  the  com- 
bined business  is  now  conducted  bj  Chenej  and  llat- 
ton.  Mr  Cheney  has  long  been  active  in  the  con- 
duct of  public  affair:  II.  is  an  earnest  and  in- 
tense champion  of  Republican  principles  and  policies. 

and  is  recognized  by  his  fellow  citizens  throughout 

the   -tale   for  his  ability  and   worth.      In   the   sessions 


of  1893,  [895  and  1003.  he  represented  the  town  of 
Lebanon  in  the  state  legislature,  and  during  the  last 
named  session  was  speaker  of  the  house,  and  be- 
cause of  thi-  tact  was  for  some  time  acting  governor 
during  the  absence  of  Governor  Barchelder  from  the 
state,  the  president  of  the  senate  having  resigned 
At  this  time  Mr.  Cheney,  as  acting  governor,  signed 
the  certificate  of  election  of  the  electors  who  helped 
to  choose  Theodore  Roosevelt  as  president.  In 
1897.  Mr.  Cheney  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate 
and  was  active  and  useful  as  a  member  of  that 
body.  In  1899  and  1900  he  was  a  member  of  the 
executive  council  under  Governor  Rollins.  For 
twelve  years  or  more  he  has  acted  as  auditor  of  stair 
printing  accounts,  and  as  such  has  rendered  valu- 
able service  to  the  commonwealth.  Mr.  Cheney  par- 
ticipates in  and  sympathizes  with  every  broad-minded 
movement.  He  is  an  active  supporter  of  the  Uni- 
tarian Church,  and  is  a  progressive  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  has  advanced" 
through  all  the  degrees,  having  attained  the  thirty- 
third  degree  in  the  summer  of  1905  at  Indianapolis. 
He  is  the  only  one  in  Lebanon  who  has  attained  this 
degree.  He  is  a  past  grand  master  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  X:ew  Hampshire  and  also  of  the  Grand 
Council  of  Royal  and  Select  Masters.  He  i-  iden- 
tized  with  Sullivan  Commandery  of  Claremortt, 
and  the  lodge,  chapter  and  council  of  Leban.ui.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  local  lodge  and  encampment, 
and  Rebecca  lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  (  Idd 
Fellows  of  Lebanon,  being  a  past  grand  in  the  sub- 
ordinate lodge  of  that  order.  He  is  also  connected 
with  the  local  camp  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men.  In  May.  1904,  his  wife  was  appointed  post 
master  at  Lebanon  and  since  that  time  he  ha-  been 
actively  engaged  in  postoffice  work.  He  was  mar- 
ried December  10.  1893,  to  Mary  F.  Vose  of  Leb- 
anon, who  was  born  December  29,  1859,  in  Pitts- 
held.  Vermont,  daughter  of  Hiram  and  Emeline 
(Gate- 1  Vose.  They  have  two  daughters  In: 
namely  ;     Esther  and  Kathryn. 

(IV)  John  (2),  younger  son  and  fifth  child  of 
John  (1)  and  Mary  (Chute)  Cheney,  was  born  May 
23.  <7°5.  in  Newbury,  and  resided  in  that  par;  of 
Weston  now  Sudbury.  He  was  a  large  landholder 
in  that  town  and  the  adjoining  One  of  Framing1. 
I  he  record  shows  a  purchase  in  the  latter  town  of 
seventy-five  acres,  November  15.  1720.  the  consider- 
ation being  four  hundred  pounds.  January  14.  1732. 
he  purchased  fur  two  hundred  twenty  pounds,  ten 
shillings,  a  tract  of  forty-eight  acres  with  buildings 
November  8,  1720.  he  sold  the  land  in  Weston 
fleeded  to  him  by  his  father  in  1724.  Numerous  sales 
are  recorded  m  Sudbury,  Weston  and   Framingham, 

indicating  that  he  had  a  large  estate,      lie  ua-  a  sub- 
scribe!   I..   "The   Land   Rank."  and   paid  his   subscrip- 
tion   lief,  r<     December    22.    1740.     July    3,    [750,    he 
old    i"   his    -in   John   his   homestead   in    Sudbury. 

which  bad  been  the  estate  of  his  father-in-law.  Noah 
1  lip  Mr.  Cheney  was  a  member  of  Captain  Josiah 
Brown's  iron]]  of  horse,  mustered  June  4.  1730.  and 
performed  active  service  in  quelling  the  Indians. 
In  1753  In  was  again  in  service,  and  was  accidentally 
killed  while  blading  a  gun  in  garrison  at  George- 
town, Maine.  July  31.  1753,  lie  was  married  (first) 
in  Weston  (intention  published  October  2.  1725)  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  nf  Sun, .11  and  Elizabeth  Dakin. 
She  was  liniii    Vugusl  25.  1703.  in  Concord,  and  died 

June    13,   1730.      They   were'   received    ill   the'  church   at 

Framingham,  February  4.  1728.  Mr.  Cheney  mar- 
ried  (second)  December  25.  1730,  Mary,  daughter 
of  Noah  and   Mary   (Wright)   Clap.     She  was  admit- 


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ted  to  the  church  in  Sudbury,  October  3.  1731,  and 

he  was  admitted  January  31,  173.?.  Mary  (Clap) 
Cheney  died  January  2.  i"4?,  and  he  married  (third) 
November  15.  1745,  Keziah  Kendall,  of  Lancaster. 
She  was  received  in  the  Sudbury  church  October  26, 
1745.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Cheney  she  married 
John  Tarp.  and  resided  in  Woolwich,  Maine.  Mr. 
Cheney's  children  were:  Tristram,  John.  Eliza- 
beth, Elias,  Hester,   Ralph.  Nathaniel  and   Carter. 

I  V  )  Tristram,  eldest  son  of  John  (2)  and  Eliza- 
beth (  Dakin)  Cheney,  was  born  October  14,  1726, 
in  Weston,  and  grew  up  under  the  care  of  Deacon 
Noah  Clap,  the  father  of  his  stepmother,  who  re- 
garded him  much  as  a  son  and  made  him  his  exec- 
utor.  He  was  a  very  active  and  vigorous  man.  and 
accumulated  a  handsome  property.  Much  of  his 
life  was  passed  on  the  frontier,  and  he  was  always  a 
leader.  He  was  foremost  in  the  settlement  of  a 
tract  in  Worcester  county,  granted  to  Dorchester 
men  who  served  in  the  military  campaign  of  1690. 
This  settlement  became  the  town  of  Ashburnham, 
in  which  Mr.  Cheney  was  the  first  selectman  (1765) 
and  moderator  in  1767.  He  became  a  member  of 
the  church  there  by  letter  from  Sudbury  in  1663. 
and  was  on  numerous  important  committees,  and 
served  as  tithing  man  and  deacon.  After  ten  years 
of  residence  at  Ashburnham  he  moved  to  Artrim, 
New  Hampshire,  and  helped  to  organize  the  church 
at  Hillsborough.  October  12,  1769.  He  was  one  of 
its  first  deacons.  In  1708  he  went  to  Walpole.  this 
state,  and  about  1805  to  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont.  He 
bought  a  farm  in  West  Concord.  Vermont,  on  which 
he  resided  until  his  death,  in  December,  1816.  He 
was  married  November  28,  1745,  in  Sudbury,  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Edward  Joyner.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Elizabeth,  John,  William,  Mary.  Sarah. 
Susannah  and  Elias. 

(VI  1  Elias.  youngest  child  of  Deacon  Tristram 
and  Margaret  (Joyner)  Cheney,  was  born  October 
14.  1760.  in  Sudbury.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years, 
December  17,  1777,  he  enlisted  for  three  years  or 
during  the  war  in  Captain  Elijah  Clayes'  company 
of  the  Second  New  Hampshire  regiment,  and  served 
in  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Maryland  and  Virginia, 
in  the  closing  campaigns  of  the  Revolution.  On  the 
march  from  Saratoga  to  Albany,  he  was  overcome 
bv  fatigue  and  fell  out  of  the  ranks,  on  account  of 
which  he  was  reported  as  a  deserter.  He  overtook 
his  comrades,  however,  and  shared  their  lot  at  Val- 
ley Forge.  The  payment  of  his  wages  as  a  soldier 
indicates  that  the  imputation  of  being  a  deserter 
was  wiped  away  by  his  subsequent  service.  On  ac- 
count of  the  depreciation  in  value  of  continental 
money  he  received  a  bonus  of  one  hundred  twenty 
dollars  and  eighty  cents,  and  the  town  of  Antrim 
abated  his  tax  to  the  amount  of  twenty  dollars. 
Before  his  departure  for  the  field  of  war,  December 
30.  1777,  he  purchased  for  one  hundred  pounds  two 
hundred  acres  of  land  in  Antrim,  which  he  sold  the 
same  day.  He  bought  July  3.  1780.  of  John  McCoy, 
thirty  acres  in  Antrim,  and  December  10,  1785.  pur- 
chased from  Major  Raley  thirty-six  acres  near  the 
Hillsborough  line,  in  Antrim.  The  purchase  price 
was  sixty-nine  pounds  and  he  sold  the  same  parcel 
in  1788  for  seventy  pounds.  He  bought  January  6, 
1786,  of  Samuel  Symonds,  for  sixteen  pounds  ten 
shillings,  forty-two  and  one-half  acres,  and  subse- 
quently purchased  several  parcels.  His  residence 
was  near  "Cork  Bridge."  close  to  the  junction 
corners  of  Antrim.  Hillsborough  and  Deering.  Late 
in  life  he  moved  to  Cabot,  Vermont,  thence  to  Con- 
cord.  Vermont,    where   he   died   in    1816.      He    mar- 


ried (first)  Lucy,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Sarah 
(Burge)  Blanchard.  She  was  born  June  4,  1760.  in 
Hillsborough,  and  died  in  1797-8.  Mr.  Cheney  mar- 
ried (second)  June  6,  1799,  Deborah,  daughter  of 
Lemuel  and  Lydia  (Flint)  Winchester  of  Antrim. 
She  was  born  April  19,  1777.  in  Amherst  north 
parish  (now  Mount  Vernon),  New  Hampshire, 
and  died  January  30,  1854,  in  Albany,  Vermont.  Mr. 
Cheney's  children  were:  William  Elias.  Jesse,  John, 
Joel,  Sarah,  Lucy.  Betsey,  Clarissa,  Hannah.  Lem- 
uel. Roxana  and  Franklin. 

(VII)  Jesse,  second  son  and  child  of  Elias  and 
Lucy  (Blanchard)  Cheney,  was  born  October  3, 
[788,  in  Antrim,  and  went  to  Boston  when  young 
to  learn  the  trade  of  blacksmith.  Returning  to  An- 
trim he  continued  to  follow  his  trade,  and  in  time 
operated  shops  on  his  own  account  in  Hillsborough 
and  Francestown.  His  later  years  were  marred  by 
ill  health,  and  he  was  obliged  to  give  up  hard  labor. 
He  removed  to  Nashua,  and  thence  in  1840  to  Man- 
chester. He  united  with  the  Hanover  Street  Con- 
gregational Church,  and  was  known  as  a  kind. 
Christian  man.  of  genial  disposition  and  settled 
character.  In  early  life  he  was  a  Democrat,  but  the 
i-sues  which  precipitated  the  civil  war  drove  him 
from  the  party,  and  he  was  among  the  first  Republi- 
cans of  the  state.  He  passed  away  in  Manchester 
June  23,  1863,  near  the  close  of  his  seventy-fifth 
year,  and  having  been  a  widower  nearly  fourteen 
years.  His  children  were  very  kind  to  him,  and  his 
last  days  were  made  comfortable  as  possible.  He 
was  married  November  25,  1813,  to  Alice  Steele, 
daughter  of  James  and  Alice  (Boyd)  Steele,  of 
Antrim.  She  was  born  August  12,  1791.  in  Antrim, 
and  died  in  Manchester  July  28,  1849.  She  possessed 
a  remarkably  sweet  disposition,  was  a  true  helpmeet 
to  her  husband,  and  active  in  all  good  works.  A 
fine  singer,  she  was  very  useful  in  the  choir  work 
of  the  church,  and  was  beloved  and  respected  wher- 
ever known.  To  her  descendants  she  will  ever  be 
a  tender  memory.  Her  children  are  accounted  for 
as  follows:  Benjamin  Pierce  was  the  founder  of 
the  great  express  business  of  the  country,  being 
among  the  proprietors  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada  Express,  which  was  succeeded  by  the  Amer- 
ican Express  Company.  He  presented  to  his  native 
state  the  fine  statue  of  Daniel  Webster  which  adorns 
the  statehouse  yard  in  Concord.  James  Steele  died 
in  Manchester.  Jesse  was  a  farmer  in  Goffstown. 
where  he  died  in  1896.  Gilman  is  a  resident  of 
Montreal.  Canada.  Lucy  Ann  became  the  wife  of 
John  Plummer,  a  merchant  tailor  of  Manchester. 
Alice  Maria  died  at  the  age  of  forty-seven  years, 
unmarried.  Charlotte  is  the  wife  of  William  Henry 
Plumer,  who  succeeded  his  brother  John  in  business 
at  Manchester  (see  Plumer).  John,  the  youngest 
died  at  the  age  of  thirty  years,  in  Manchester. 


The    name    of    Milliken    is    said    to 
MILLIKEN     be  of  Saxon  origin  and  to  have  been 

first  written  Millingas,  being  of 
date  as  early  as  the  thirteenth  century.  The  Sax- 
ons are  said  to  have  spread  the  name  into  France, 
England  and  Scotland.  The  name  in  Scotland  is 
spelled  Milliken ;  in  Ireland,  Milligan,  and  in  Eng- 
land, Millikin  and  Millican.  In  the  north  of  Scot- 
land it  is  sometimes  found  Mulliken.  In  the  United 
States  all  these  spellings  are  used. 

(I)  Hugh  Mulliken  may  be  designated  as  the 
head  'of  the  family  known  as  the  Alger-Millikens, 
settled  in  Scarborough.  Maine.  He  was  no  doubt 
a  Scotchman,  as  the  records  show  him  to  have  been 


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a  member  of  the  Scots  Charitable  Society  of  Bos- 
ton in  1684.  It  will  be  observed  that  the  name  in 
the  records  was  Mulliken,  an  orthography  peculiar 
to  the  northern  countries  of  Scotland.  The  early 
clerks  would  spell  the  name  as  pronounced  by  those 
who  bore  it,  and  a  Scotchman  would  give  the  latter 
form. 

(II)  John  Milliken,  whom  tradition  makes  the 
son  of  Hugh,  of  Boston,  may  have  been  born  in 
Scotland,  as  no  record  of  such  event  has  been  found 
in  New  England.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  Wilmot  Alger,  of  Boston,  who 
was  born  in  1669  and  baptized  in  1687  at  the  first 
church  of  Charlestown,  where  she  was  living  with 
her  uncle,  Nathaniel  Adams.  No  record  of  this 
union  has  been  found.  They  resided  for  many 
years  in  Boston,  and  their  children  were  born  there. 
In  old  documents  he  was  styled  "John  Milliken, 
house  carpenter  of  Boston."  After  the  death  of 
John  Alger,  John  -Milliken  became  possessed,  in 
right  of  his  wife,  of  extensive  lands  at  Dunston,  in 
Scarborough,  Maine,  and  his  name  appears  there  in 
1710.  Mr.  Milliken  seemed  to  have  had  broad  ideas 
of  farming,  and  carried  forwar.d  his  agricultural 
undertakings  on  a  scale  of  considerable  magnitude 
for  the  times.  In  a  letter  written  by  him  in  1746  he 
states :  1  have  cleared  a  great  deal  of  land ;  have 
made  several  miles  of  fence :  this  year  I  have  plant- 
ed as  much  land  as  three  bushels  of  corn  would  plant 
sowed  as  much  as  seven  bushel  of  peas  would  sow, 
and  as  much  as  thirteen  bushels  of  oats  and  barley 
would  sow."  In  the  year  1720  he  and  his  son  John 
were  present  at  the  re-organization  of  the  Scar- 
borough town  government,  when  he  was  chosen  for 
one  of  the  selectmen.  He  was  in  Boston  as  late  as 
l732-  John  Milliken  died  in  1749,  aged  about  eighty- 
six,  and  must  have  been  born  as  early  as  1664-65. 
His  widow  died  February  9,  1754,  aged  eighty-five 
years.  It  has  been  assumed  that  but  four  of  the 
sons  of  John  and  Elizabeth  were  living  at  the  time 
of  their  settlement  at  Scarborough.  The  ten  chil- 
dren of  this  couple  were:  John,  Thomas.  James, 
Josiah,  Benjamin,  Samuel,  Joseph,  Edward,  Nathan- 
iel and  Elizabeth.  (Samuel  and  descendants  re- 
ceive mention  in  this  article.) 

(Ill)  Edward,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Al- 
ger) Milliken,  was  baptized  at  Brattle  Street  Church, 
Boston,  July  6,  1706,  and  settled  in  Scarborough 
about  1729.  he  was  admitted  to  the  First  Church  in 
Scarborough.  October  31,  1736.  He  was  known  as 
"Justice  Milliken,"  having  been  appointed  a  judge 
of  the  court  in  1760,  and  continued  in  that  office  un- 
til 1771.  He  was  widely  known  as  a  man  of  sound 
judgment  and  sterling  integrity;  as  a  useful  towns- 
man of  public  spirit,  who  was  consulted  as  a  wise 
counselor.  He  was  a  grantee  of  Trenton.  His  name 
appears  on  a  petition  to  His  Excellency,  Francis 
Benard,  dated  January  3,  1762,  in  which  the  peti- 
tioners slated:  "We,  the  subscribers,  having  been 
soldiers  at  Fort  Pownal,  and  now  settled  at  a 
place  called  Nagebaggadence  on  the  eastern  side  of 
Penobscot  Bay,"  etc.  He  acted  an  important  part 
in  the  settlement  of  Trenton:  was  appointed  by  the 
general  court  to  receive  the  bonds  of  the  grantees. 
He  was  moderator  of  a  meeting  held  by  the  pro- 
prietors of  the  townships  on  Union  river.  August  1, 
1764.  at  the  tavern  of  Captain  Samuel  Skillings  in 
Falmouth.  There  is  no  known  record  of  his  death. 
He  married  Abigail  Xnrman.  They  had  a  family 
of  fourteen  children  with  names  as  follows:  Ben 
jamin,  died  young,  Benjamin,  Joseph,  Abigail,  Wil- 
liam.    Daniel,     Edward,     Susanna,     John     M.,     Rc- 


becca,     Rachael,     Lemuel.     Samuel     and    Jeremiah. 

(IV)  Samuel,  ninth  son  and  thirteenth  child  of 
Edward  and  Abigail  (Norman)  Milliken.  was  born 
February  25,  1747,  and  died  at  Mount  Desert,  July 
26,  1841,  aged  ninety-four.  He  was  a  grantee  at 
Union  river,  and  settled  there  about  1765,  and  re- 
moved to  Pretty  Parsh  about  1783.  He  married 
in  Scarborough,  October  31,  1769,  Susanna  Beal, 
who  was  born  in  the  fort  between  York  and  Kit- 
tery,  September  14,  1751,  and  died  at  Mount  Desert. 
Maine,  January  iS,  1852,  aged  a  little  over  one  hun- 
dred years.  This  couple  lived  together  seventy-two 
years,  and  were  the  parents  of  ten  children  :  Ed- 
ward, Joanna,  Martha,  Samuel,  Deacon  Simeon.  Su- 
sanna, Phebe,  Abigail.  Mary  and  Prudence. 

(V)  Deacon  Simeon,  fifth  child  and  third  son 
of  Samuel  and  Susanna  (Beal)  Milliken,  was  born 
at  Scarborough.  June  26,  1779,  and  died  at  Mount 
Desert  Island,  December  22,  1864,  aged  eighty-five. 
He  was  for  many  years  a  justice  of  the  peace,  was 
a  man  of  good  character  and  locally  influential,  and 
was  called  "esquire."  He  married  Rachel  Wasgatt, 
February  12,  1S05.  She  died  November  21.  [864, 
aged  eighty-eight  years.  They  lived  together  fifty- 
nine  years.  Their  children  were:  Simeon  J.,  Mel- 
atiah,  Rachel  A.,  Cummings,  William  W..  Phebe 
M.,  Rufus  W.,  Isephena,  Samuel  F.,  and  Cornelius 
W.,  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(VI)  Captain  Cornelius  W.,  youngest  child  of 
Simeon  and  Rachel  (Wasgatt)  Milliken,  was  born 
on  Mount  Desert  Island,  March  21.  1821,  and  died 
at  Trenton,  January  9.  1872,  aged  fifty-one.  He  was 
brought  up  by  the  sea,  heard  the  tales  of  seafarers 
from  infancy,  and  at  an  early  age  embraced  the 
life  of  a  sailor.  In  course  of  time  he  was  promoted 
to  captain  and  for  years  commanded  a  full  rigged 
clipper  ship  which  was  engaged  in  the  fruit  trade 
between  the  Mediterranean  ports  and  Boston  and 
New  York.  For  some  years  he  commanded  the 
"Caroline  Nesmith,"  an  oil  painting  of  which  his 
son,  Dr.  Clarence,  now  has.  He  married  (first) 
Clara  S.  Foster,  of  Trenton,  who  died  August  -'7, 
1853;  and  (second  1  Cassilda  Cousins,  who  v.  is  born 
June  17,  1846.  and  died  at  Portland,  Maine,  Novem- 
ber 12.  1892,  aged  forty-six.     She  was  the  daughter 

of  Captain  Elisha  and  (Wasgatt  1    1  ousins, 

of  Mount   Desert  Island.     Two  children   « 

of  this  union:  Clarence  W.,  and  Mary  Cordelia, 
who  married  Lincoln  R.  Weld,  now  of  Chesterville, 
Maine.  In  1S77.  after  the  death  of  Captain  Milliken, 
his  widow  married  Harry  A.  Ross,  and  lived  in 
I  leering 

(VII)  Dr.  Clarente  Wilton  Milliken,  only  son 
of  Cornelius  \\ '.  and  Cassilda  (Cousins)  Milliken, 
was  born  in  Trenton,  Maine,  October  27.  [866  Mis 
father  died  when  he  was  five  years  old.  He  first 
attended  the  country  school  at  Deering  and  prepared 
for  college  at  Westbrook  Seminary.  In  1804  he  was 
graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  with  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  He  made  his  way  through  school  by 
his  own  efforts.     Soon  after  his  graduation  he 

ed  an  office  and  practiced  eight  years  at  Thetford, 
Vermont.  In  1802  he  removed  to  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  has  worked  hard  at  hi-  pro- 
fession with  gratifying  success.  He  ha 
practice  and  for  two  years  (1005-06)  has  hi 
office  of  city  physician,  He  is  a  member  "i  the 
American  Medical  Association,  the  New  Hampshire 
Medical  Society,  the  Hillsboro  Company  Medical 
Society,  the  Manchester  Medical  Society,  the  Ver- 
mont Medical  Society,  Hillsborough  County  and 
Manchestei    Medical   Association,     tie   is   a   visiting 


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physician  and  on  the  staff  of  the  Elliott  Hospital. 
He  is  a  past  master  of  Jackson  Lodge,  No.  60,  An- 
cient, Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Thetford,  a 
past  grand  of  Crystal  Lake  Lodge,  No.  34.  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  past  chief  patriarch 
of  Ridgley  Encampment  at  Post  Mills  village.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Calumet  Club  and  treasurer 
of  the  Maine  Association,  the  two  latter  of  Man- 
chester, He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional church.  He  married,  March  12,  1895,  Ger- 
trude Chapman,  born  December  12,  1866,  in  Bethel, 
Maine,  daughter  of  William  L.  and  Eleanor  (Frost) 
Chapman.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church,  and  active  in  missionary  and  char- 
ity work. 

(III)  Samuel,  sixth  son  and  child  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Alger)  Milliken.  was  baptized  in  Brat- 
tle Street  Church,  Boston,  September  21,  1701.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  First  Church  in  Scarborough, 
Maine,  by  letter  from  a  church  in  Boston,  Septem- 
ber 17,  1732,  the  year  after  his  settlement.  He  was 
a  saddler  by  trade,  and  carried  on  business  in  Bos- 
ton as  old  letters  prove.  He  served  in  the  French 
war.  and  on  his  return  from  Louisburg,  in  1745.  died 
while  singing  a  hymn  of  praise  to  God.  According 
to  Boston  records  he  married  Martha  Fyfield.  An- 
other account  names  his  wife  Martha  Dodge,  of 
Rowley,  Massachusetts.  His  widow  was  living  in 
Scarborough.  March  22,  1764,  and  kept  a  tavern 
where  public  meetings  were  held.  Their  children 
were:  Elizabeth,  Martha,  Jemima  (died  young), 
Samuel,  John  A.,  Jemima  and  James. 

(IV)  John  A.,  fifth  child  and  second  son  of 
Samuel  and  Martha  Milliken,  was  born  September 
13-  T738,  and  settled  in  Scarborough,  Maine,  and  was 
later  a  grantee  of  Trenton,  Maine.  He  married 
Abigail  Smith,  of  Truro,  Massachusetts,  April  21, 
1763,  and  they  had  six  children  or  more,  as  follows: 
Samuel,  Isaac,  Alexander,  Dorcas,  Jemima  and 
Rachel. 

(V)  Samuel  (2),  eldest  child  of  John  A.  and. 
Abigail  (Smith)  Milliken,  was  born  in  Scarborough. 
He  married,  June  30,  1785,  Ann  Andrews,  and  had 
four  sons:     John,  Isaac,  Amos  and  Arthur. 

(VI)  Amos,  third  son  and  child  of  Samuel 
(2),  and  Ann  (Andrews)  Milliken.  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 22,  17S8.  He  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel Milliken,  December  18.  1809,  and  settled  in 
Eaton.  New  Hampshire.  (Mention  of  his  son, 
Abram  and  descendants  appears  in  this  article). 

(VII)  David,  third  son  of  Amos  and  Sally  (Mil- 
liken) Milliken,  was  born  in  Eaton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, November  17,  1824,  and  died  in  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts,  October,  1888.  When  a  young  man 
he  worked  in  the  cotton  mills  of  the  York  Manu- 
facturing Company  at  Saco,  Maine.  In  1864  he 
enlisted  in  the  Twenty-second  Illinois  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, and  was  commissioned  captain  of  company. 
After  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  a  dyer  in  the  cot- 
ton mills  at  Three  Rivers,  Massachusetts.  He  mar- 
ried Jane  P.  Johnson,  who  was  born  in  Denmark. 
Maine,  December  31,  1825.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
James  Johnson,  of  Denmark,  Maine.  They  had  nine 
children:  Nettie,  infant  son,  James  Irving.  Almon 
Augustine,  Roscoe  Smith,  William  Ree.  Frank  Ar- 
thur. Jennie,  and  an  infant  son.  (Mention  of  Ros- 
coe S..  and  descendants  appears  in  this  article). 

(VIII)  Almon  Augustus,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  David  and  Jane  P.,  (Johnson)  Milliken, 
was  born  in  Lewiston,  Maine.  June  13.  1S54.  He 
attended  school  until  he  was  seventeen  years  of 
age.  and  then   worked  a  few  years   for  his   fathers 


Columbian  mills  at  Greenville,  New  Hampshire, 
whence  he  went  to  Taunton,  Massachusetts,'  where 
he  was  employed  in  the  cloth  room  of  the  Whitten- 
ton  mills,  and  then  to  Holyoke  and  later  to  Palmer 
and  Lowell.  At  the  last  named  place  he  was  over- 
seer of  the  Lawrence  mills  for  thirteen  years.  He 
was  next  an  overseer  for  two'  or  three  years  at  the 
Falls  Mills  at  Norwich,  Connecticut,  and  in  1900, 
became  superintendent  in  the  Jackson  Mills,  in 
Nashua,  New  Flampshire,  where  he  has  since  been 
employed.  He  is  a  member  of  Granite  Lodge,  No. 
1,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Nashua, 
and  of  Chevalier  Lodge,  No.  2,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Lowell.  He  is  a  member  of  Crown  Hill  Baptist 
Church,  is  its  clerk  and  superintendent  of  its  Sun- 
day school.  He  married,  in  North  Bradford,  Maine, 
October  1.  1S98,  Emma  Gowen,  who  was  born  in 
North  Bradford,  Maine,  March  16,  1863,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Maria  (Jenks)  Gowen,  of  North  Brad- 
ford.    They  have  an  adopted  son,  Wilber. 

(VIII)  Roscce  Smith,  fourth  son  of  David  and 
Jane  P.  (Johnson)  Milliken,  was  born  in  Saco, 
Maine,  April  13,  1S56.  He  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  at  Limerick  Academy  (Maine), 
from  which  later  institution  he  graduated  in  1873. 
After  keeping  books  for  a  time  in  Three  Rivers, 
Massachusetts,  he  became  a  traveling  salesman  and 
sold  dyes  for  five  years,  traveling  in  the  United 
States,  and  also  in  England  and  Scotland.  On 
his  return  .to  the  United  States  he  took  the  position 
of  overseer  of  dyers  at  Thorndyke,  Massachusetts, 
and  afterward  filled  a  like  position  at  Three  Rivers. 
In  1896  he  was  made  superintendent  of  the  Pember- 
ton  Cotton  Mills,  at  Lawrence,  where  he  served  till 
May  16,  1899,  when  he  accepted  the  superintendence 
of  the  Nashua  Manufacturing  Company  of  Nashua, 
New  Hampshire.  His  duties  were  performed  in 
such  a  manner  as  to  meet  the  cordial  approval  of 
his  employers,  and  in  November,  1903,  he  was  made 
agent  of  the  concern  which  place  he  has  since  filled. 
He  is  a  director  in  the  New  England  Cotton  Man- 
ufacturing Company.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in> 
Thomas  lodge  at  Palmer.  Massachusetts,  in  tSSi. 
He  is  a  member  of  Monadnock  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Lawrence.  He  married, 
December  24,  1880,  at  Worcester,  Massachusetts, 
Mary  E.  Perkins,  who  was  born  at  Pembroke.  New 
Hampshire,  July  13,  i860,  daughter  of  John  P.  and 
Lucy  P.  (Rowell)  Perkins,  of  Pembroke.  They 
have  two  children  :     Jane  Pearl  and  Hazel  May. 

(VII)  Rev.  Abram  H..  seventh  -child  and 'fifth 
son  of  Amos  and  Sally  (Milliken)  Milliken,  was 
born  in  Eaton,  New  Hampshire,  July  12.  1S28 :  and 
died  in  Nashua,  February,  1896,  aged  sixty-eight. 
His  first  employment  was  in  a  cotton  mill  at  Saco, 
Maine,  where  he  worked  for  eight  or  ten  years. 
Subsequently  he  engaged  in  the  retail  shoe  business 
at  Mechanic's  Falls  for  years,  and  then  removed  to 
Laconia,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  overseer 
in  a  dye  house.  He  enlisted  in  Company  H, 
Twelfth,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers  as  a  private, 
August  14.  1862 ;  was  appointed  second  lieutenant, 
September  8.  1862 ;  and  was  mustered  in  as  second 
lieutenant,  September  9,  1S62.  He  participated  in 
the  campaigns  in  which  his  regiment  was  engaged, 
and  was  in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Virginia, 
March  3,  1S63.  There  he  was  the  only  commissioned 
officer  not  killed  or  disabled,  and  though  wounded, 
took  command  of  the  regiment  and  brought  it  off* 
the  field.  For  gallantry  in  action  he  was  next  day 
promoted  to  first  lieutenant  and  as  such  served  until 
August  23,  1864,  when  be  was  honorably  discharged. 


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Afterward  he  attended  Bates  Theological  Seminary, 
at  L4wiston,  Maine,  two  years  and  fitted  tor  the 
ministry.  He  hecame  pastor  of  Free  Baptists  at 
Parker's  Head.  Maine,  and  afterward  preached  for 
terms  of  varying  lengths  at  different  points  in  New 
England.  He  married  Rosalind  C.  Woodman, 
daughter  of  Eben  G.  Woodman.  Two  children  were 
born  of  this  marriage:  Edward  B.  and  Woodman  A. 
(VIII)  Edward  Brown,  son  of  Rev.  Abram  H. 
and  Rosalind  C.  (Woodman)  Milliken,  was  born 
February  2.!.  1867,  in  Poland,  Maine.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  and  Myndon  Insti- 
tute, St.  Johnshury.  Vermont.  At  the  age  of  about 
seventeen  years  he  began  work  in  the  dye  house  of 
the  cotton  mills,  at  Three  Rivers,  Massachusetts 
where  he  was  employed  several  years.  He  was 
later  employed  at  Thorndike.  Massachusetts  and 
Providence.  Rhode  Island;  in  the  later  place  occupy- 
ing the  position  of  superintendent  of  the  Copp  Dye- 
ing Company,  resigning  to  become  superintendent  of 
Otis  Company's  dye  house  at  Three  Rivers.  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  a  traveling  salesman  for  a  time. 
In  November,  1891,  he  returned  to  his  former  trade 
and  took  the  position  of  superintendent  of  dyeing 
in  the  employ  of  the  Nashua  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. When  he  took  charge  of  the  department  the 
amount  dyed  in  a  week  was  one  thousand  two  hun- 
dred pounds  ;  its  is  now  from  seventy-five  thousand 
to  one  hundred  thousand  pounds.  Since  Mr.  Milli- 
ken has  been  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Hartman  & 
Company,  dealers  in  automobiles.  He  was  a  thirty  - 
51  .Miid  degree  Mason  and  Knight  Templar.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  Granite  Lodge.  No.  1.  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  Nashua  Lodge,  No.  ;. 
Knights  of  Pythias:  and  of  Watanonnuck  Tribe, 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  was  a  member 
of  tlie  First  Congregational  Church,  and  cast  his  lot 
politically  with  the  Republican  party.  He  married, 
November  24.  1892,  Elsie  M.  Warriner.  who  was 
born  in  Monson,  Massachusetts.  Julv  =;.  1N0;, 
daughter  of  Andrew  A.  and  Sarah  J.  (Wood)  War- 
riner. of  Mon-on,  Massachusetts.  Thev  have  three 
Idren,  Blanche  W.,  James  R.  and  Bertha  May. 
Edward  Brown  Milliken  died  December  4,  1906. 

One    account    of    the    origin    of    this 
STAPLES     name    states   that    it   is    derived    from 
the    village    of    Estaples,    in    France. 
'id  that  the  descendants  of  the  first  ancestor  of  the 
lily  in   England,  who  probably  crossed   the  chan- 
nel   with    William   the   Conqueror,  changed    it  to    its 
ent    form.      Another    account    declares    that    its 
ni    in   England   antedates   the   Norman   conquest, 
and  a-serts  that  the  first  ancestor  of  the   family  to 
adopt  a  surname  was  either  the  inventor  of  the  iron 
pie,   or   a    maker    of    that    useful    appliance.      An 
Irish     family    of    considerable    distinction    bears    the 
name    oi     Staples.      Among    the    early    colonizers    of 
x'  «     England    were   several    of   this    name;    all    are 
supposed   to   have   come   from   old    England.     John 
Maple-    settled    in    what    is    now    North    Weymouth, 
Massachusetts,   as    early   as    1636.   and    an    Abraham 
Staples,  wdio  was  of  Dorchester  in  r6s&  was  married 
11    Weymouth.    September    17,    1660,   to    Mary,    d.meli 
1  f    Robert    Randall,   and    shortly   afterwards    went 

to  Mendon,  Massachusetts      In   1640  three  brothers 
tamed   Staples— Peter.   Thomas  and  another   whose 
■   hristian    name    is    now    unknown — arrived    at     Kit 
.    Maine.      Thomas    removed    to    ['airfield.    Con 
lecticut,  and  Peter  remained  m  Kittery.     The  name 
11.    written  Staple. 
<I)    Peter  Staple  had  a  grant  of  land  in   Kittery 


in  1671,  and  on  July  4,  three  years  later,  he  pur- 
chased land  of  Thomas  Turner,  lie  deeded  land 
to  his  son  and  namesake  in  1694.  Five  acres  were 
measured  and  laid  out  to  Peter  Staple  on  March 
9.  1019.  His  will  was  made  June  6.  1718,  and  pro- 
bated April  7,  1719,  which  indicates  approximately 
the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife  Elizabeth  was  prob- 
ably a  widow  of  Steaven  Edwards.  She  survived 
him  and  was  alive  in  1720.  His  will  mentions  his 
three  sons,  Peter.  John  and  James. 

(II)  Peter  (2),  son  of  Peter  (1)  Staples,  was 
married  January  8,  1696,  to  Mary  Long,  who  was 
born  in  1678.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  occupati 
and  died  December  17.  1721,  leaving  a  widow  and 
several  children,  namely:  .Mary.  Peter,  Elizabeth, 
Robert.  Anne.  Enoch,  Grace  and  Joshua. 

(.111)  Joshua,  youngest  child  of  Peter  (2)  and 
Mary  Staple,  was  born  September  16,  1712,  in  Kit- 
tery and  resided  in  that  town.  He  was  married 
January  17.  1735.  to  Abigail,  daughter  of  John  and 
Sarah  Fernald.  She  died  in  August,  1761.  and  he 
subsequently  married  (second).  Mary  Ross.  The 
children  by  the  first  wife  were.  Joshua.  Abigail. 
Stephen.  Alary.  Lydia  and  Nathaniel.  The  children 
of  his  second  marriage  were,  Elenor,  Peter,  John 
and  Margaret. 

(IV)  Joshua  (2).  eldest  child  of  Joshua  (1) 
and  Abigail  (Fernald)  Staple,  was  born  December 
12.  1738.  in  Kittery.  ami  resided  in  Berwick,  Maine. 
He  was  married  January  27,  1761,  to  Hephsibah 
Hanscom. 

(V)  Stephen,  son  of  Joshua  (2)  and  Hephsibah 
(Hanscom)  Staple,  was  born  in  Berwick,  and  lived 
in  that  part  of  the  town  which  is  now  South  Ber- 
wick. The  maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Hill,  and 
his  last  days  were  spent  in  Tamworth,  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

(VI)  Stephen  (2),  son  of  Stephen  (1),  born  in 
Berwick,  married  Fanny  Burns  (or  Barns)  id'  Ips- 
wich. Massachusetts,  and  died  in  Boylston,  that 
state,  in  1872.  He  was  the  father  of  six  children, 
namely:  Marian,  born  in  Great  Falls.  New  Hamp- 
shire; John,  died  March  10,  1875;  Samuel,  died  in 
infancy;  George,  of  whom  there  is  no  information 
at  hand:  Lucy  Frances,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Selden  Crockett ;  and  Stephen,  who  is  referred  to 
at  length  in  the  succeeding  paragraph. 

(VII)  Stephen  (3),  youngest  son  and  child  of 
Stephen  (2)  and  Fanny  (Bums)  Staples,  was  horn 
August  28,  1837.  He  was  a  stone  mason,  and  set- 
tling at  Laconia  in  1862,  he  followed  his  trade  there 
for  a  number  of  years.  Included  among  his  build- 
ing operations  was  a  residence  for  his  own  occu- 
pancy, which  he  subsequently  sold,  and  purchasing  a 
farm,  he  devoted  some  ten  years  to  tilling  the  soil. 
He  was  in  everj  way  an  exemplary  citizen,  and  his 
death,  which  occurred  November  16.  1893.  was  the 
cause  of  general  regret.  On  August  20.  18(11.  he 
was  united  in  marriage,  by  the  Rev.  ti.  I'  Warren, 
with  Betsey  E.  Campbell,  daughter  of  William  and 
Mary  Aim  (Wood)  Campbell.  After  the  death  of 
her  husband  she  removed  to  the  city  of  Laconia. 
and  is  still  residing  there  Mrs.  Staples  is  the 
mother  of  eight  children:  Georgiana,  born  June  3. 
1862,  became  the  wife  of  Frederick  G.  Lougee.  and 
has  one  s.ni.  Earl  I".,  born  December  2.  1887;  Frank 
Albert,    born    January    24.     18(14.    married    Anna    O. 

1  ■  1  trier,    June    29.     18S7.    and    has    three    children — 
Bessie    M  .    Helen   ami   Marguerite:    Ellen    lane,   born 
October  26,    1867.   became   tin-    wife   of    George    C. 
(lark,  and  died  March  21.   1895.  leaving  one  daugh 
ter.   I.elia    \m>   Clark,  born  January    13.   1N88;  Clara 


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Alice,  horn  August  16.  1870,  became  the  wife  of 
Benjamin  Sargent,  of  Plymouth ;  Arthur  Thomas, 
born  December  17.  1872.  married  Sarah  E.  Davis, 
December  27,  1897;  Charles  Nelson,  born  April  10, 
1S75.  died  the  following  day;  Etta  Evelyn,  born 
May  31,  1S76.  is  now  the  wife  of  Henry  Baker; 
and  Nina  Maud,  born  April  13,  1883  (?),  married 
William  E.  Clement. 


The    name    Appleton    is    of    Saxon 

AI'PLETON  origin  (Apleton — Saxon,  orchard") 
and  was  used  to  distinguish  the 
names  of  places  before  the  Norman  conquest,  as  it 
occurs  in  different  parts  of  "Doomsday  Book"  both 
in  York  and  Norfolk.  England,  as  "Appletuna, 
Appletona,"  etc.  It  began  to  be  used  to  designate 
names  of  persons  as  early  as  1216,  during  the  time 
of  Henry  III,  when  mention  is  made  of  one  Mabilia 
de  Apleton,  etc.  The  christian  names  being  all 
Norman,  such  as  William.  John,  Henry,  Edward, 
the  family  also  is  probably  of  Norman  descent,  and 
took  the  name  from  the  place  where  land  was 
granted  to  some  of  its  members;  and  is  variously 
spelled  Apylton,  Apilton,  Apelton,  Apeltun.  Apulton, 
Appulton,  Apetone,  and  in  some  of  its  various  forms 
occurs  quite  frequently  in  the  old  county  historic-, 
of  Kent  and  Essex. 

Hasted*s  "History  of  Kent"  says  "these  Apul- 
tons  or  Appletons  are  supposed  to  be  descended 
from  a  family  seated  in  Great  Waldingfield,  in  Nor- 
folk" (diocese)  and  also  that  "Edward  Isaac,  de- 
scendant of  William  Isaac.  Esq.,  gave  the  manor 
of  Upper  Garwinton  to  his  two  daughters  namely — 
Mary,  married  to  Thomas  Appleton,  Esq.,  of  Suf- 
folk, and  Margaret,  married  to  a  son  of  John 
Jermyn."  The  parish  registers  of  Little  Walding- 
field between  1574  and  1640  make  frequent  allusion 
of  the  Appletons.  and  in  some  heraldic  notices  of 
the  family  of  De  Peyton  of  Payton  Hall.  Suffolk,  it 
is  stated  that  "Sir  Roger  de  Payton,  who  died  25th 
of  Edward  III  (1351)  married  Lady  Christiana  de 
Apleton,  who  was  heir  to  land  in  Boxford  and  Hax- 
well.  and  who  died  19th  of  Edward  II,  and  was 
buried  at  Stoke.  Neyland,  Suffolk,  with  great  pomp." 
At  the  Herald's  Office  is  a  record  signed  Robert 
Appleton.  at  the  visitation  in  1664.  and  mentions 
Thomas  Appleton.  Esq..  of  Little  Waldingfield,  John 
Appleton.  Esq..  of  Chilton,  and  Robert  Appleton  of 
Preston,  barrister  at  law.  Preston  is  about  ten  miles 
from  Waldingfield. 

Not  all  of  the  name  of  Appleton  in  this  country 
are  of  the  ancient  line  founded  by  Samuel  Appleton, 
who  came  from  Waldingfield,  England,  in  1635.  He 
has  a  numerous  progeny  scattered  throughout  Amer- 
ica The  line  herein  traced  begins  at  a  considerable 
later  period  in  this  country,  and  with  a  name  which 
was  not  Appleton.  This  line  arose  in  a  family  which 
changed  the  name  after  arrival  in  this  country, 
from  Alcock  to  Appleton. 

I  1  1  Robert  Alcock,  born  1743,  in  London,  Eng- 
land, was  a  merchant  in  that  city,  and  later  in 
Salem,  Massachusetts.  He  removed  from  Salem 
to  Weare(.  New  1  lamp-hire,  in  1775,  being  then 
thirty-two  years  of  age,  and  in  the  following  year 
settled  in  the  town  of  Deering.  There  he  was  a 
store  keeper  and  farmer,  and  was  much  employed 
in  town  and  state  affairs.  He  signed  the  associa- 
tion test  in  Weare.  and  in  the  summer  of  1777.  in 
response  to  the  Ticonderoga  alarms,  he  served  in 
Captain  Ninian  Aiken's  company  of  Colonel  Daniel 
Moor's  regiment  of  the  militia.  He  was  a  select- 
man  and   town   clerk   of   Deering   many   years,   and 


beginning  with  1794  he  was  a  representative  eleven 
consecutive  years.  He  was  a  state  senator  four 
years,  and  in  the  year  1804  he  was  chosen  both  a 
representative  and  senator.  His  legislative  service 
was  terminated  by  his  appointment  in  1809  to  the 
office  of  judge  of  Hillsboro  county  court,  and  this 
position  he  continued  to  fill  until  he  was  disquali- 
fied by  age.  Judge  Alcock  was  a  man  of  sturdy 
traits  of  character  and  of  good  ability.  Of  him 
George  C.  Patton  wrote,  "As  a  member  of  the 
church,  in  a  private  and  public  capacity,  no  man 
ever  more  drew  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  his 
fellow  townsmen."  He  was  three  times  married. 
The  wife  of  his  younger  years  was  Elizabeth  Ma- 
rong;  later  he  married  Elizabeth  Currier,  and  his 
third  wife  was  Mary  Currier.  He  died  in  Deering 
in  May.  1830,  aged  eighty-seven  years.  His  chil- 
dren were:  Mansil,  Robert,  Elizabeth,  John,  James, 
Benjamin,  Joseph.  Samuel.  William,  Betsy,  Nancy, 
Sally  and  Ann.  Most  of  the  children  of  this  family 
changed  the  name  to  Appleton  and  as  such  it  has 
come  down  to  the  present  time. 

(II)  James  Appleton,  one  of  the  elder  sons 
above  named  of  Robert  AIcock-Appleton,  was  a 
native  of  Deering.  and  settled  in  Hillsboro.  His 
first  wife  was  Polly  Stuart,  and  the  second 
was  a  Taylor.  His  children  were :  Nancy,  Henry, 
James  M..  Mary,   Aura,  Clarissa  and  Charles. 

(III)  James  M..  son  of  James  Appleton,  was 
born  at  Manselville,  New  Hampshire,  181 1,  and  was 
a  boy  when  his  parents  removed  from  that  town  to 
Deering,  New  Hampshire  He  was  brought  up  to, 
farm  work,  and  after  marriage  bought  a  farm  in  that 
nart  of  the  town  known  as  West  Deering.  where 
he  afterwards  lived  and  died.  May  20,  1886.  In 
1839  he  married  Caroline  McCoy,  of  Antrim,  born 
in  1818,  and  died  August  24,  1901.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Betsey  (McCalley)  Mc- 
Coy, granddaughter  of  Ensign  John  and  Margaret 
McCoy,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Deacon  Alex- 
ander McCoy,  whose  ancestors  went  from  Argyle- 
shire,  Scotland,  to  Ireland,  and  from  there  came  to 
this  country,  settling  in  Londonderry,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  in  the  part  of  that  town  which  afterward 
was  set  off  to  form  the  town  of  Windham.  James 
M.  and  Caroline  (McCoy)  Appleton  had  three 
children:  Alfred  Appleton,  born  March  19,  1841: 
Frank  D.  Appleton,  born  January  14,  1849,  and  died 
December  18,  1904:  Fred  E.  Appleton,  born  April 
10,   1855. 

(IV)  Frank  D..  second  child  and  son  of 
James  M.  and  Caroline  ( McCoy)  Appleton. 
was  born  in  the  town  of  Deering,  on  the 
place  where  his  father  lived  after  his  re- 
moval from  Hillsborough,  and  which  since 
that  time  has  remained  in  the  family.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  public  schools  and  Deering  Academy,  and 
lived  at  home  on  the  farm  until  1876,  when  he  se- 
cured a  position  in  the  passenger  service  of  the 
Boston  &  Albany  Railroad  Company.  He  was  in 
that  employ  about  ten  years,  and  on  the  death  of 
his  father  in  1886  returned  to  his  home  in  Deering. 
took  charge  of  the  farm  and  afterwards  became  its 
owner.  It  is  one  of  the  historic  places  of  the  town, 
and  is  associated  with  many  interesting  memories, 
for  once  it  was  the  site  of  a  famous  hostelry, 
"Appleton's  Inn."  a  popular  place  of  rest  and  enter- 
tainment during  the  days  of  the  mail  and  passenger 
stages.  However,  during  the  ownership  of  Mr.  Ap- 
pleton the  buildings  were  remodeled,  the  farm 
greatly  improved  and  the  surroundings  changed  and 
made   more    modern.      Mr.    Appleton   was   a   thrifty 


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farmer,  and  made  his  occupation  a  success.  He 
served  as  postmaster  at  West  Deering  eighteen 
years,  and  his  father  served  about  fifty  years.  He 
married,  January  25,  1881,  Anna  Lucetta  Tuttle, 
who  was  born  in  Antrim,  Xew  Hampshire,  Sep- 
tember I,  1855.  She  is  a  daughter  and  youngest 
of  three  children  of  Isaac  M.  and  Sophronia 
(Chase)  Tuttle,  granddaughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Aim  (McAllister)  Tuttle,  great-granddaughter  of 
Sampson  and  Submit  (.Warren)  Tuttle,  and  great- 
great-granddaughter  of  Samuel  and  Martha  (Shat- 
tuck)  Tuttle.  Samuel  Tuttle  was  born  in  1709,  and 
married  Martha  Shattuck  in  1729.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Shattuck,  the  first 
minister  of  the  church  in  Littleton,  Massachusetts. 
Isaac  M.  Tuttle,  father  of  Mrs.  Appleton,  was  born 
in  Hillsborough  in  1813,  removed  to  Antrim  in  1840, 
and  purchased  the  Houston  and  McAllister  places. 
His  children  are:  Miles  Benton  Tuttle,  born  June 
22,  1845,  married  Lizzie  A.  Marshall,  and  died  March 
5,  1906;  Lucy  A.  Tuttle,  born  October  24,  1S49, 
married  Scott  Moore;  and  Anna  Lucetta  Tuttle, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Frank  D.  Appleton.  Xo 
children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Appleton. 


Numerically  speaking,  the  Pratt  family 
PRATT  as  a  whole  is  a  large  one  and  has  many 
branches.  Many  of  these  are  the  pos- 
terity of  one  common  ancestor — Mathew  Pratt  of 
Weymouth,  Massachusetts — and  his  male  descend- 
ants established  branch  families  in  various  towns  in 
Norfolk,  Plymouth  and  Bristol  counties.  The  Pratts 
of  America  are  undoubtedly  of  English  origin,  but 
thus  far  little  or  no  investigation  has  been  made 
relative  to  their  history  prior  to  the  settlement  of 
New  England. 

(I)  The  emigrant  ancestor  was  Mathew  Pratt, 
who  settled  in  Weymouth  before  1628,  as  the  town 
records  state  that  he  married  there  and  had  a  son 
born  prior  to  that  year.  He  evidently  landed  at 
Plymouth,  hut  there  is  no  record  of  his  arrival  there 
or  any  where  else.  He  may  have  come  with  the 
company  of  colonists  sent  over  by  Thomas  Weston 
in  1622,  as  his  land  was  located  among  the  grants 
of  the  original  settlers,  or  he  was  perhaps  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Gorges  expedition.  At  all  events  he  was 
one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  Weymouth,  and  a 
prominent  resident,  serving  frequently  as  a  towns- 
man (or  selectman),  and  is  referred  to  in  Cotton 
Mather's  "Magnalia"  as  a  very  religious  man.  His 
death  occurred  August  29,  1672.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Bate  (probably  Bates)  and  had  a  family  of 
seven  children,  namely:  Thomas,  Matthew,  John. 
Samuel,  Joseph,  Elizabeth  and  Mary. 

(II)  Joseph  (1),  fifth  child  and  youngest  son  E 
Mathew  and  Elizabeth  (Bate)  Pratt,  was  born  in 
Weymouth,  June  10,  1637.  He  was  prominent  in 
both  town  and  church  affairs,  and  held  vai  ii 
elective  offices  and  appointment-  between  the  years 
prior  t"  1710  ["he  town  clerk  saw  fit  to  record 
that  he  cut  live  hundred  shingles  for  his  house  in 
1657,  and  that  in  1681  he  was  appointed  to  cut  five 
cords  of  wood  for  the  pastor.  He  served  l  l< 
viewer,  war- warden,  and  highway  surveyor:  was 
appointed  to  lay  out  lots  of  land  adjoining  In-  own; 
and  in  1682  was  one  of  a  committee  chosen  to 
rebuild  the  meeting-house.  Mis  name  appears  among 
the  freeholders  listed  in  [693.  His  will  bears  the  date 
of  March  5.  1719,  and  he  died  December  24  of  the 
following  year.  May  7.  1662,  he  married  Sarah 
Judkins,  who  was  born  in  1638  and  died  January 
14,    1726.     In   his   will   he   mentions   In-   children   in 


the      following     order :     Joseph,     John,      \ 
Ephraim,  Sarah,  Experience,  Hannah  and  San 

(III)  Joseph  (2),  eldest  son  and  child  of  Joseph 

(1)  and  Sarah  (Judkins)  Pratt,  was  born  in  Wey- 
mouth, February  2,  1665.  As  one  of  his  legs  was 
a  trifle  shorter  than  the  other  he  was  nicknamed 
"Little-leg  Joe,"  and  in  the  town  records  he  is  styled 
Joseph,  Jr.  There  is  evidence  that  he  was  engaged 
in  business  with  his  cousin  Matthew.  In  1704  he 
sold  a  mill  in  Abington,  and  either  in  that  or  the 
following  year  he  removed  to  Bridgewater,  Massa- 
chusetts, residing  there  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred January  14,  1765,  at  the  advanced  age  of 
nearly  one  hundred  years.  An  obituary  notice  in 
the  Boston  Neivs  Letter  of  January  31,  1765,  states 
that  "he  was  a  man  of  good  character  and  religious 
profession."  He  held  town  offices  both  in  Wey- 
mouth and  Bridgewater.  He  was  fir>t  married  to 
Sarah  Benson,  of  Hull,  Massachusetts,  who  died 
prior  to  1721,  in  which  year  he  was  married  a 
second  time  to  Anne  Richards,  of  Weymouth.  She 
died  March  21,  1766,  aged  ninety-two  years.  Sarah, 
his  first  wife,  bore  him  twenty  children,  but  in  1755. 
when  his  will  was  made,  only  seven  were  living, 
namely :  Joseph,  Nathaniel,  Benjamin,  Solomon, 
David,  Samuel  and  Sarah.  Of  his  second  union 
there  were  no  children. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  third  son  of  Joseph  Pratt  and 
his  first  wife,  was  born  in  1693,  and  lived  probably 
both  at  Weymouth  and  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts. 
In  1719  he  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Henry  King- 
man, and  they  had  seven  children:  Benjamin  (2), 
Nathan,  John,  Bethiah,  Susanna,  Silence  and  Ann. 
Benjamin  Pratt  died  in  1762,  and  his  widow  died 
five  years  later. 

(V)  Captain  Benjamin  (2),  eldest  son  of  Ben- 
jamin (1)  and  Sarah  (Kingman)  Pratt,  was  born 
in  1719,  possibly  in  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts. 
He  probably  moved  to  Middleboro,  for  in  1757  he 
commanded  a  company  from  that  town  which  was 
engaged  about  Fort  Henry  during  the  French  and 
Indian  war.  Captain  Pratt  is  described  as  a  man 
noted  for  his  bravery  and  sagacity.  In  1741  he 
married  Lydia  Harlow,  but  the  names  of  his  chil- 
dren are  not  recorded  except  William,  wh  -  -  sketch 
follows. 

(VI)  Captain  William,  son  of  Captain   Benjamin 

(2)  and  Lydia  (Harlow)  Pratt,  was  born  at  North 
Middleboro,  Massachusetts,  April  6,  1740  lie 
rendered  efficient  service  during  the  Re*  ami 
was  an  extensive  land  owner  about  Middlch  1 

(VII)  William  (2),  son  of  Captain  William  it) 
Pratt,  was  born  February  t.  1787,  probably  at  Mid- 
dleboro. Massachusetts.  He  married  Polly — and  the 
names  of  three  children  are  recorded:  Albert  ii. 
mentioned  below;  William,  born  1813,  and  Anthony, 
born    1815. 

(VIII)  Albeit  G.,  eldest  child  of  William  (2) 
and  Polly  Pratt,  was  born  July  24,  181 1.  probably 
at  Middleboro,  Massachusetts,  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  may  have  been  the  Albert  Pratt  who  is  men- 
tioned as  a  manufacturer  of  fire-frames  a(  Middle- 
boro during  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  century. 
Albert  S.  Pratt  married  Elizabeth  White  Parsons, 
and  they  had  eight  children 

(IN  )  Harrison  <  Itis,  -  n  of  Albert  G.  and  Eliza- 
beth White  (Parsons')  Pratt,  was  born  at  Bridge- 
water,  Massachusetts,  September  28,  1843.  He  was- 
a  shoemaker  by  trade,  and  during  the  '  ivil  war 
enlisted  in  Company  M.  First  Massachusetts  Heavy 
\rtillerv.  lie  sustained  a  sunstroke  at  Cold  Har- 
bor, and  it  brought  on  tuberculosis  which  ultimately 


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caused  his  death.  He  married  Cordania  Eaton  Per- 
kins, daughter  of  Elijah  Eaton  and  Elizabeth 
(Eddy)  Perkins,  of  M-ddleboro,  Massachusetts. 
They  had  one  child,  Harry  Sumner,  whose  sketch 
follows.  Harrison  O.  Pratt  died  in  1875.  For  her 
second  husband  she  married  Dr.  S.  L.  Grasey, 
U.  S.  Consul  at  Foochow,  China. 

(X)  Harry  Sumner,  only  child  of  Harrison  Otis 
and  Cordania  (Perkins)  Pratt,  was  born  at  Bridge- 
water,  Massachusetts,  March  4,  1874.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  at 
Pratt  Free  School,  Middleboro,  at  Phillips  Acad- 
emy, Andover,  Massachusetts,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1893,  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  at  Dartmouth  Medical  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1899.  He  had  one  year's 
experience  at  the  Bridgewater  Hospital  in  Massa- 
chusetts, one  year  at  the  Mary  Hitchcock  Hospital 
at  Hanover,  New  Hampshire,  and  six  months  at 
the  Massachusetts  General  Hospital  in  Boston.  In 
1903  Dr.  Pratt  moved  to  Bethlehem,  New  Hamp- 
shire, on  account  of  the  threatened  attack  of  tubercu- 
losis, and  he  has  been  practicing  in  that  town  ever 
since.  He  belongs  to  the  New  Hampshire  Medical 
Association,  the  American  Medical  Association,  and 
is  much  interested  in  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  lodge  at  Littleton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, Hiram  Council,  St.  Gerard  Chapter,  Edward 
A.  Raymond  Consistory,  and  Bektash  Shrine,  at 
Concord,  New  Hampshire.  Dr.  Pratt  is  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics,  and  attends  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church.  On  December  24,  1897,  he  married 
Mary  Edna,  daughter  of  Charles  M.  and  Susan  M. 
Wheeler,  of  Waltham,  Massachusetts.  They  have 
one  son,  Edward  Sumner,  born  July  3,  1902,  at 
Hanover,  New  Hampshire.  In  August,  1907,  Dr. 
Pratt  moved  to  Lancaster  to  continue  in  practice 
of  general  medicine. 

(Second  Family.) 

(I)  John  Pratt  was  an  early  resident  of  Dor- 
chester, Massachusetts,  and  was  admitted  a  freeman 
May  14,  1634.  He  was,  no  doubt,  of  ancient  origin, 
but  little  is  found  concerning  his  movements.  He 
joined  the  church  January  27,  1642,  and  died  in  1647. 
He  had  three  children :  John,  of  Medlield,  Timothy 
and  Elizabeth. 

(II)  John  (2).  son  of  John  (1)  Pratt,  was  born 
in  Dorchester  and  was  married  in  1661  to  Rebecca 
Colburn  of  Dedham,  Massachusetts.  They  settled 
in  Medfield  in  1665  and  resided  on  the  homestead 
formerly  owned  by  Henry  Glover,  where  John  Pratt 
died  in  1707,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  His  chil- 
dren, born  between  1662  and  1684,  were :  Rebecca, 
Mary,  John,  Samuel,  Hannah,  Timothy,  Nathaniel, 
Priscilla,  Joseph,  Mehitabel,  Sarah,  Elizabeth  and 
Deborah. 

(III)  John  (3),  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
John  (2)  and  Rebecca  (Colburn)  Pratt,  was  born 
in  1665  in  Medfield,  Massachusetts,  and  settled  in 
Reading,  same  colony,  where  he  died  in  1744.  He 
was  married  in  1691  to  Sarah  Batchelder,  who  was 
born  July  9,  1670.  in  Reading,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  John  Batchelder.  She  survived  him 
about  seven  years  and  died  in  17-51.  Their  children 
were :  John,  Sarah,  Samuel,  Rebecca,  Edward  and 
Timothy. 

(IV)  Timothy,  youngest  child  of  John  (3)  and 
Sarah  (Batchelder)  Pratt,  was  born  1702  in  Read- 
ing and  lived  on  the  paternal  homestead  in  that  town 
where  he  was  a  farmer.  He  was  married  in  1724 
to  Tabitha  Boutwell,  who  was  born  1700,  daughter 
of  John  and  Grace  (Eaton)  Boutwell.     He  was  mar- 


ried (second),  in  1737  to  Abigail,  whose  surname  is 
not  preserved.  She  was  the  mother  of  three  chil- 
dren and  there  were  five  by  the  first  wife,  namely : 
Dorcas  (who  was  the  grandmother  of  Cyrus  Wake- 
field), Timothy,  Tabitha,  John,  Abigail,  Isaac  and 
Sarah. 

(V)  Isaac  Pratt,  sixth  child  of  Timothy  and 
second  child  of  his  (second)  wife  Abigail,  was  born 
1740  in  Reading,  and  became  a  substantial  citizen 
of  that  town  where  he  died  in  1829  about  eighty- 
nine  years  old.  He  was  married  in  1763  to  Me- 
hitabel Nichols,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Mary 
(Williams)  Nichols  of  Reading.  They  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children,  born  from  1764 
to  1788:  Lucy;  Timothy;  William;  Thomas,  a 
graduate  of  Dartmouth,  who  taught  in  Maine  and 
Pennsylvania  and  died  in  the  latter  state ;  Sally 
and  Abigail  (twins);  Thaddeus;  Polly;  Loea  and 
Susan. 

(VI)  Loea,  fifth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Isaac 
and  Mehitabel  (Nichols)  Pratt,  was  born  April 
-.3.  l7S>5,  in  Reading,  and  died  in  Amherst,  New 
Hampshire,  July  11,  1875,  aged  ninety.  He  .settled 
on  Christian  Hill,  in  Amherst,  about  1813,  and  was 
a  carpenter  and  farmer.  He  was  a  useful  and 
exemplary  citizen,  and  filled  the  office  of  tax  col- 
lector of  Amherst  for  several  years.  He  married 
(first),  Lucy  Hartshorn,  December  22,  1814.  She 
was  born  September  22,  1796,  daughter  of  Edward 
and  Lucy  (Elliott)  Hartshorn,  of  Amherst.  She 
died  November  4,  1841,  aged  forty-five,  and  he  mar- 
ried (second),  Rebecca  Wallace,  of  Milford.  The 
children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were :  Edward  H., 
a  graduate  of  Dartmouth,  was  a  physician ;  Stephen 
H.,  also  a  physician,  practiced  in  Baltimore  ;  Fred- 
eric N.,  died  in  youth  :  and  William,  whose  sketch. 
follows   next. 

(VII)  William  Pratt,  youngest  child  of  Loea  and 
Lucy  (Hartshorn)  Pratt,  was  born  on  his  father's 
homestead  in  Amherst,  March  31,  1830.  He  is  en- 
gaged in  farming,  paying  special  attention  to  dairy- 
ing and  fruit  raising,  and  has  the  farm  his  father 
settled  on  nearly  one  hundred  years  ago.  Mr.  Pratt 
has  always  been  well  toward  the  front  in  matters  of 
public  interest,  and  has  creditably  filled  the  offices 
of  selectman,  moderator  and  representative.  He 
married,  March  3,  1864.  Lucy  Elliott,  born  July 
II,  1829,  daughter  of  Luther  and  Esther  (Damon) 
Elliott,  of  Amherst.     (See  Elliott  IV). 


Among     the     pioneer     names     of 
WHITCOMB     southwestern      New       Hampshire, 

and  of  New  England,  this  name  is 
still  represented  by  intelligent,  useful  and  respected 
citizens.  In  the  clearing  of  the  wilderness  and  the 
development  of  the  forces  of  civilization  it  has 
borne  an  honorable  part. 

(I)  John  Whitcomb  was  one  of  many  who 
came  from  Dorchester,  England,  in  1633,  and  set- 
tled at  Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  church  there  in  1638.  Two  years  later 
he  is  found  as  a  resident  of  Scituate,  where  he  was 
possessed  of  a  farm  of  over  one  hundred  acres, 
which  he  sold  to  Thomas  Hicks,  in  1649.  He  re- 
moved to  Lancaster  in  1652,  and  was  a  signer  of 
town  orders  there  in  that  year.  He  died  Septem- 
ber 24,  1662,  in  Lancaster,  and  was  survived  by 
his  wife,  Frances,  who  passed  away  May  17,  1671. 
Their  children  are  noted  as  follows :  John  was 
drowned  April  7,  1683.  Jonathan  died  in  1690,  and 
his  widow  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  1692.  Job- 
settled    in    Wethersfield.    Connecticut.        Josiah    re- 


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ceives  further  mention  below.  Robert  lived  in  Scit- 
uate.  There  were  daughter*.  Kathcrine,  Abigail 
and   Mary. 

(II)  Josiah,  fourth  son  of  John  and  Frances 
Whitcomb,  was  married  in  Lancaster,  January  4. 
[664,  to  Rebecca  Waters,  and  lived  in  that  part  of 
the  town  now  Bolton,  where  he  died  April  12.  1718. 
His  children  were:  Josiah.  David.  Rebecca.  Joanna, 
Mary.   Damans.   Abigail,   Hezekiah  and  Deborah. 

(  III  )  Josiah  (2),  son  of  Josiah  (  1  )  and  Rebecca 
(Waters)  Whitcomb,  was  born  January  7.  1666,  in 
Lancaster,  where  it  is  probable  that  he  lived  all  his 
life. 

(IV)  Captain  Joseph,  son  of  Josiah  (2)  Whit- 
comb, was  born  in  1700.  He  married,  in  Lancaster, 
January  20,  1725,  Damaris  Priest,  daughter  of  John 
Priest.  They  were  admitted  to  the  church  in  that 
town,  February  6,  1732,  and  probably  lived  in  that 
part  now  known  as  Leominster.  He  held  a  com- 
mission under  the  king  and  led  a  company  at  the 
siege  of  Louisburg  in  1745.  He  was  a  lieutenant  of 
the  fourth  company  under  Captain  John  Warner 
and  Colonel  Samuel  Willard  in  the  Crown  Point 
expedition  of  1755.  In  1758  lie  was  lieutenant  in 
the  regiment  commanded  by  Colonel  Timothy  Rug- 
gles  in  the  conquest  of  Canada.  Captain  Whitcomb 
was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  Keene,  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  1753,  but  settled  in  Swanzey,  in  1760,  with 
his  sons.  In  that  year  he  and  his  wife  were  ad- 
mitted to  the  church  there  by  letter  from  the 
Church  of  Leominster,  which  town  was  set  off  from 
Lancaster  in  1740.  Captain  Whitcomb  and  his  sons 
built  saw  and  grist  mills  at  West  Swanzey,  on  the 
privilege  now  occupied  by  the  Stratton  Mills.  The 
father  died  November,  1792.  All  the  sons  were 
soldiers  in  the  revolution.  Lieutenant  Joseph,  the 
eldest,  served  a  month  at  Ticonderoga.  in  1776,  and 
one  month  in  the  western  army  in  1777.  He  settled 
at  Grafton,  Vermont. 

Colonel  Elisha  was  a  major  in  the  expedition 
against  Canada  in  1776,  serving  eleven  months  and 
eight  days  and  served  twelve  days  at  Otter  Creek 
in  1777.  On  September  16,  1771,  he  purchased  of 
Benjamin  Whitcomb,  for  two  hundred  and  forty 
pounds,  a  mill  and  three  hundred  acres  of  land  at 
Westmoreland,  Ne-,v  Hampshire.  This  he  sold  Oc- 
i'  ber  15,  1773.  to  Josiah  Richardson,  of  Keene.  At 
the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  Philemon  was  a  lieuten- 
ant under  General  James  Reed,  and  his  brothers. 
Jonathan.  Elisha  and  Abijah.  were  in  the  same  ac- 
tion.  The  last  named  served  eight  and  one-half 
months  in  the  campaign  of  that  year.  Captain 
Joseph  Whitcomb' S  children  were:  Abigail,  Joseph, 
Damaris,  Benjamin,  Jonathan  Priest,  Elisha,  Eliza- 
beth. Philemon,  Abijah  and  Anna.  (  Mention  of 
Philmon  and  descendants  forms  a  part  of  this 
article. ) 

(V)  Jonathan  Priest,  third  son  and  fifth  child 
of  Captain  Joseph  and  Damaris  (Priest)  Whitcomb, 
was  born  1739.  probably  in  Lancaster,  Massachu- 
setts lb-  was  in  command  of  the  largest  company 
of  Colonel  James  Reed's  regimenl  at  Lexington,  in 
April.  1775.  On  June  21,  the  records  show,  he  had 
fifty-nine  men.  and  was  stationed  at  Cambridge. 
between  Colonel  Reed's  barracks  and  the  ferry.  He 
was  encamped  on  Winter  Hill  with  seventy  men 
from  Keene  and  Swan/ey.  and  receipted  October  13, 
r77S,  f°r  f°"r  dollars  for  each  man  for  coats  fur- 
nished by  New  Hampshire  On  November  16.  In- 
receipted  for  shoes.  A  court  of  inquiry  to  examine 
into  controversy  between  Captains  Marcy  and  Whit 
comb,    in    which    the    former    accused    the    latter    of 


cowardice,  found  that  Captain  Whitcomb  deserved 
no  censure,  but  '"manifested  a  spirit  of  intrepidity 
and  resolution."  He  died  June  13,  1792,  and  his 
regiment  of  militia  attended  his  funeral,  making  a 
cortege  one  and  one-half  miles  long.  His  horse 
with  empty  saddle  was  led  behind  the  bearers.  He 
kept  the  first  store  and  tavern  in  Swanzey,  and  he 
and  his  wife  often  made  horseback  trips  to  Boston, 
bringing  goods   for  the  store   in   their  saddlebags. 

He  married,  September  5,  17(14.  Dorothy  Carter, 
of  Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  who  was  born  1745. 
and  died  October  22.  1S27.  Their  children  were : 
Dorothy.  Jonathan,  John,  died  young ;  Nathan.  John. 
Ephraim,  died  young;  Damaris,  Anna,  Ephraim  and 
Salome.  (  Mention  of  Nathan  and  descendants  fol- 
lows, in  this  article.) 

(VI)  Jonathan,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Colonel  Jonathan  P.  and  Dorothy  (Carter)  Whit- 
comb. was  born  September  20.  1766,  in  Swanzey. 
and  was  a  farmer  in  that  town.  He  died  December 
13,  1844.  He  married,  May  II,  1786,  Miriam  Wil- 
lard, and  their  children  were:  Polly,  Susan.  Doro- 
thy, Miriam.  Willard,  Myla.  Harriet.  Jonathan, 
Aaron.   Ira.,  Vesta  and  Roswell. 

(VII)  Roswell,  youngest  child  of  Jonathan  (2) 
and  Miriam  (Willard)  Whitcomb,  was  born  April 
6,  1814,  in  Swanzey.  He  was  a  farmer  in  that  town, 
where  he  died  November  6.  1898.  Up  to  the  age  of 
thirty-two  years  he  lived  about  the  center  of  the 
town  and  then  moved  to  the  southern  part,  where 
he  continued  until  1875.  In  that  year  he  retired 
from  farming  and  removed  to  the  village  of  West 
Swanzey,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  passed. 
He  married  (first),  in  March.  1838.  Rhoda,  daugh- 
ter of  Fisher  and  Rhoda  (Clark)  Bullard,  of  Swan- 
zey. She  was  the  seventh  generation  from  Benja- 
min Bullard.  of  Watertown.  Massachusetts,  and 
was  born  May  4.  1815,  in  Swanzey,  where  she  died 
March  8.  1852.  Mr.  Whitcomb  married  (second), 
in  March,  1853,  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Israel  and 
Lydia  M.  (Bishop)  Gunn.  of  Swanzey.  Massachu- 
setts. She  was  born  March  2.  1837.  and  died  March 
12.  1866.  Mr.  Whitcomb  married  (third).  May  4, 
[868,  Anna  A„  widow  of  Harden  Albee.  and  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  Calvin  May,  of  Gilsum,  New  Hamp- 
shire. She  was  born  September  5,  181Q.  and  died 
October  12,  1888.  Mr.  Whitcomb  married  (fourth). 
June  to.  1880.  Maria  A.  daughter  of  Laban  and 
Polly  (Jackson)  Starkey.  of  Swanzey,  She  was 
born  April  21,  1824.  and  is  still  living  in  West  Swan- 
zey. His  children  were  as  follows:  Hiram  R., 
George  E.,  Mary  Selina.  Arthur  II..  the  last  being 
a  child   of  the   second   wife. 

(VIII)  George  Edwin,  second  son  and  child  of 
Roswell  and  Rhoda  (Bullard)   Whitcomb,  was  born 

July  I,  1841,  in  Swanzey.  lie  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  early  turned 
his  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  his  home  farm, 
on  which  he  remained  until  he  was  thirty-four 
years  of  age.  During  this  time,  for  a  considerable 
period,  he  operated  a  small  stave  mill.  In  1876  he 
went  to  West  Swanzey.  and  bought  the  interest  of 
E.  F.  Reed  in  C.  L.  Rus-ell  &■  Co.,  and  for  twenty- 
three  years  conducted  a  successful  business  there 
in  the  manufacture  of  pails  and  buckets.  At  the  end 
of  that  period  the  plant  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and 
subsequent  to  this  Mr.  Whitcomb  engaged  with  A. 
H.  &  G.  E.  Whitcomb.  Jr..  in  the  manufacture  of 
pails,  packages  and  boxes,  ill  the  same  village,  the 
business  being  now  conducted  under  the  style  of 
Whitcomb  Manufacturing  Company.  Mr.  Whit- 
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town,  state  and  nation,  and  endeavors  to  contribute 
his  proportion  towards  the  progress  and  prosperity 
of  his  native  land,  lie  has  been  frequently  called 
upon  to  serve  the  town  in  various  capacities,  having 
acted  as  moderator  and  town  treasurer,  and  is  at 
the  present  time  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen.  In 
1800-91  he  represented  the  town  in  the  state  legis- 
lature. He  has  always  adhered  to  the  Democratic 
party  in  political  divisions.  He  married,  November 
12,  1863,  Fostina  W.,  daughter  of  Aquila  and  Lovisa 
(Whitcomb)  Ramsdell,  of  Swanzey.  She  was  born 
January  14,  1838,  in  that  town,  and  is  the  mother  of 
three  children :  Edna  C.  and  George  E.  are  living 
and  Walter  E.,  the  youngest,  died  before  seven 
months  old. 

(VI)  Nathan,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Colonel  Jonathan  Priest  and  Dorothy  (Carter) 
Whitcomb,  was  born  May  14,  1770.  He  married, 
October  23,  1891,  Penelope  White,  of  Milford.  Mas- 
sachusetts, who  was  born  1771,  and  died  March  15, 
1850.  Their  children  were :  Leonard,  Carter,  Otis, 
Alba,  Nathan,  Lyman  and  Eliza. 

(VII)  Colonel  Carter,  second  son  and  child 
of  Nathan  and  Penelope  (White)  Whitcomb,  was 
born  February  9,  1794,  in  Swanzey,  and  died  in  that 
town,  May  1,  1879.  He  married,  December  26,  1815, 
Lucy  Baker,  of  Marlboro,  born  February  4.  1704, 
and  died  October  3,  1890.  Their  children  were : 
Alonzo,  Carter  J.,  Baker,  Byron,  Clement  G.,  Lucy, 
Jane,  Henry  and  Homer.  The  youngest  daughter 
was  born  March  9,  1834,  and  is  now  the  wife  of 
George   Carpenter.      (See   Carpenter   XVI.) 

(V)  Philemon,  fourth  son  of  Captain  Joseph  and 
Damaris  (Priest)  Whitcomb,  was  born  October  29, 
1748,  in  Leominster,  Massachusetts,  and  died  in 
Swanzey,  New  Hampshire,  January  10.  1824.  At 
the  time  of  his  deatli  he  was  a  major  general  of  the 
state  militia.  He  was  major  of  the  first  batallion, 
Sixth  New  Hampshire  Militia,  in  1796,  and  was 
made  major  general  in  1S10.  He  was  one  of  those 
who  rode  on  horseback  to  Lexington  on  the  alarm 
'n  '775,  and  he  served  four  months  in  1777.  By  oc- 
cupation he  was  a  cloth  dresser  and  operated  a  saw 
mill,  and  was  very  successful  as  a  business  man.  To 
each  of  his  ten  children  he  gave  a  farm.  His  first 
wife.  Martha,  was  bgrn  1755,  and  died  December 
17.  1816.  He  was  married  June  3,  1818.  to  Mrs. 
Amasa  Aldrich.  His  children,  all  born  of  the  first 
marriage,  were  :  Martha,  Jotham,  Silence.  Susannah, 
Philemon,  Benjamin,  Elisha,  Damaris,  Abijah.  Fan- 
ny, Betsey  and  Job. 

(VI)  Abijah.  fifth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Gen- 
eral Philemon  Whitcomb,  resided  in  Swanzey,  and 
operated  mills.  He  was  a  very  large-hearted  and  ac- 
commodating man.  and  laid  up  little  of  this  world's 
goods.  It  is  related  in  illustration  of  his  character 
that,  on  one  occasion,  being  applied'  to  for  some  dry 
lumber  and  having  none  on  hand,  he  took  up  the 
attic  floor  of  his  house  to  accommodate  the  custo- 
mer. He  married  (first),  November  22.  t8to.  Jo- 
anna Holbrook  of  Swanzey.  who  died  March  ti, 
181 1.  He  married  (second).  December  I,  1814. 
Lucy,  daughter  of  Dr.  Richard  Stratton.  She  was 
born  November  23,  1796,  and  died  March  31,  i860. 
He  died  in  iS^i.  His  children  were:  Jonas  Hol- 
brook, Emery,  Elbridge  Gerry.  Pemelia,  Emery,  Jo- 
anna and  Charles  Adams.  The  first  was  the  only 
child  of  the  first  wife,  and  the  second  was  drowned 
in  infancy.  One  of  his  sons,  Jonas  Holbrook  Whit- 
comb, was  connected  with  the  Tremont  House  in 
Boston  for  many  years,  and  finally  became  one  of  its 
proprietors. 

(VII)  Elbridge   Gerry,  son  of  Abijah  and  Lucy 


(Stratton)  Whitcomb,  was  born  October  3,  1S17,  in 
Swanzey,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  June  7,  1895, 
in  Keene.  He  spent  some  time  on  the  farm  of 
his  guardian,  Ahaz  Howard,  in  Swanzey.  Possessed 
of  unusual  business  aptitude,  young  Whitcomb 
pushed  his  way  to  success  by  his  own  endeavors. 
He  enjoyed  but  few  advantages  of  schooling.  He 
also  worked  on  the  farm  of  Thomas  Prime,  who 
served  as  the  model  of  "Cy.  Prime,"  in  Denman 
Thompson's  celebrated  rural  play,  "The  Old  Home- 
stead." When  fourteen  years  old  he  went  to  Keene 
and  found  employment  with  Everett  New- 
comb,  a  manufacturer  of  spinning  wheels  and  wheel 
heads.  He  studied  some  by  himself  and  developed  a 
fondness  for  reading.  Later  he  became  a  clerk  in  a 
clothing  store,  and  five  years  after  attaining  his 
majority  established  a  business  of  his  own,  which  is 
still  conducted  by  one  of  his  sons,  opening  a  clothing 
store  in  Keene.  January  18,  1843.  While  he  was 
public-spirited  and  took  an  intelligent  interest  in  the 
progress  of  events,  he  gave  nearly  all  his  time  to  the 
prosecution  of  his  business.  For  many  years  after 
the  success  of  his  establishment  was  substantially  se- 
cured, he  was  wont  to  take  his  midday  luncheon  in 
his  store,  in  order  that  no  patron  from  the  rural  dis- 
tricts might  be  delayed  in  receiving  attention  at  that 
time.  He  was  a  very  successful  salesman,  was 
pleasing  in  address,  and  was  considered  a  remark- 
able business  man.  He  contributed  largely  to  the 
Court  Street  Congregational  Church  of  Keene. 
Though  not  in  politics  for  self-interest,  he  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Republican  party  in  this  lo- 
cality and  continued  one  of  its  most  faithful  sup- 
porters until  his  death.  He  was  strongly  opposed 
to  Freemasonry,  but  in  his  later  years  acknowledged 
that  his  prejudice  was  unfounded  and  rejoiced  to  see 
his  sons  advanced  in  the  order. 

Mr.  Whitcomb  married,  November  18.  1844, 
Salome  Newcomb,  daughter  of  Everett  and  Hannah 
(  Buckminster)  Newcomb,  of  Norton,  Massachusetts. 
She  was  born  February  19,  1822.  in  Roxbury,  New 
Hampshire.  Her  grandfather,  I  Inn.  John  New- 
comb,  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  a  member  of 
the  New  Hampshire  legislature  in  1820.  Following 
is  a  brief  account  of  Mr.  Whitcomb's  children : 
Fanny,  became  the  wife  of  George  Norman  Bigelow, 
A.  M.,  who  was  for  eleven  years  principal  of  the 
Normal  School  at  Framingham,  Massachusetts.  He 
subsequently  taught  in  Newburyport,  and  for  nine- 
teen years  in  Brooklyn.  New  York,  where  he  died 
in  [887.  She  afterward  taught  in  New  York,  and 
for  ten  years  has  been  a  teacher  in  the  private 
school  of  the  Misses  Gilman  on  Commonwealth  ave- 
nue, Boston.  Jonas  Fred,  in  the  clothing  business 
in  Keene.  .  Frank  Herbert,  city  clerk  of  that  city. 
Edward  .Everett,  has  charge  of  the  cutting  and 
tailoring  department  in  his  brother's  business. 

(VIII)  Frank  Herbert,  second  son  and  third 
child  of  Elbridge  Gerry  and  Salome  (Newcomb) 
Whitcomb,  was  born  February  28,  1850,  in  Keene. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  that  city.  He  was  subsequently  a  student  in  the 
New  London  Literary  and  Scientific  Institute,  which 
he  left  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  to  engage 
in  business.  He  was  employed  in  Keene  by  Dunbar 
&  Whitcomb,  clothing  dealers,  and  after  five  years 
bought  the  interest  of  Mr.  Dunbar.  He  continued 
from  1877  to  1898  in  this  connection,  when  he  sold 
out  to  his  brother.  In  the  month  of  March,  1898, 
he  was  elected  city  clerk  of  Keene,  and  has  since 
continued  in  that  office.  He  was  a  member  of  each 
of  the  city  councils  for  two  years,  and  served  two 
years    as   assessor.     He   has   also   served   as    repre- 


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sentative  in  1S93.  He  joined  the  Second  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Keene  in  early  youth,  and  seven- 
teen years  later  became  a  member  of  Saint  James' 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  is  now 
lay  reader.  He  has  been  very  active  in  the  Masonic 
Order;  he  is  past  master  of  the  Lodge  of  the 
Temple,  and  of  Saint  John's  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters;  is  past  eminent  commander  of 
Hugh  De  Payen  Commandery,  Knights  Templar, 
and  is  now  recorder  of  that  body.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Cheshire  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  of  which  he  is 
secretary.  In  1883  he  was  a  member  of  the  Guard 
of  Benjamine  Deane,  grand  master  of  the  United 
States  at  the  Conclave,  in  San  Francisco.  He  re- 
ceived the  thirty-third  degree,  Scottish  Rite  Ma- 
sonry, in  Boston,  in  1906.  He  joined  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years,  in  Beaver  Brook  Lodge,  assisted  in  the ' 
organization  of  the  Keene  Chapter,  No.  I,  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution,  and  was  chairman  of  the 
Keene  Light  Guard  Battallion.  He  has  been  twelve 
years  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  of  Keene, 
and  was  fifteen  years  moderator  of  the  Union  School 
District.  He  is  historian  of  Rising  Sun  Lodge, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  established  in 
1784,  compiler  of  vital  statistics  of  Keene  from  1838 
to  1881,  published  by  authority  of  the  city  council, 
in  June,  1905,  and  assisted  in  the  preparation  of  the 
History  of  Keene. 

Mr.  Whitcomb  married,  September  1,  1880,  Grace 
Nims,  born  October  18,  1854,  in  Keene,  daughter  of 
Lanmon  and  Elizabeth  (Hosking)  Nims.  Lanmon 
Nims  was  born  in  Sullivan,  February  3,  181 1,  and 
died  September  20,  1887.  His  wife  was  born  De- 
cember 11,  1826,  in  Saint  Austell,  England.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Whitcomb  are  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren :  Edson  Gerry,  the  eldest,  is  a  shipper  of  the 
Faulkner  &  Colony  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Keene.  Ralph  Nims  received  the  degree  of  Bache- 
lor of  Science  from  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology,  in  1905,  and  is  employed  by  the  James 
G.  White  Company  of  New  York  and  London. 
Margaret,  teacher  in  one  of  the  grammar  schools 
of  Keene.  James  Lanmon,  now  in  high  school. 
Everett  Newcomb,  a  student  in  the  grammar  school. 

(II)  Jonathan,  fifth  son  of  John  and  Frances 
Whitcomb,  was  probably  born  in  Lancaster,  Massa- 
chusetts He  was  assigned  a  part  of  the  paternal 
estate  there,  and  died  in  1690.  He  married,  No- 
vember  25,  1667,  Hannah  (whose  surname  is  not 
given  in  the  record).  Two  years  after  his  death 
she  was  killed  by  the  Indians.  Their  children  were : 
Hannah,  died  young;  Jonathan,  Hannah,  Abigail, 
Elizabeth,  Mary,  Catherine,  Ruth  and  John,  born 
from  1668  to  1684. 

(III)  Jonathan  (2),  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Jonathan  (1)  and  Hannah  Whitcomb,  was  born 
February  26,  1669,  in  Lancaster,  and  lived  in  that 
town,  Groton  and  Littleton,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  three  limes  married,  the  third  time  in  Concord, 
Massachusetts,  September  4,  1710,  to  Deborah 
Scripture,  of  Groton.  She  died  in  Littleton,  April 
10,  1715.  Jonathan  had  eight  or  more  children, 
among  whom  were  :  Jonathan,  Ephraim  and  Benja- 
min. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  son  of  Jonathan  (2)  and  De- 
borah (Scripture)  Whitcomb,  was  born  December 
31,  1711,  in  Groton.  He  lived  in  Stow,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  died  September  11,  1791.  He  mar- 
ried Dorcas  Heald,  who  was  born  171 1,  and  died 
1791,  daughter  of  Oliver  (1)  and  Hannah  (Gates) 
Heald,  of  Stow  (see  Hale,  III).  They  had  the  fol- 
lowing   children,    born    in    Stow :      Dorothy,    Jacob, 


Charles,    Reuben,    Simeon,    Benjamin,    Oliver,    Silas 
and  Zaccheus. 

(V)  Jacob,  eldest  child  of  Benjamin  and  Dor- 
cas (Heald)  Whitcomb.  was  born  September  13, 
1743.  He  was  the  eighth  settler  in  the  town  of 
Henniker;  he  was  there  as  early  as  the  winter  of 
1764-65,  and  after  living  there  a  few  years  moved 
across  the  line  into  the  town  of  Warner,  where  he 
died  May  27,  1823.  He  married,  May  10,  1764, 
Olive  Weatherbee,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Han- 
ii'  ill  Weatherbee,  of  Stow,  Massachusetts.  She  died 
October  2,  1828,  and  was  buried  beside  her  hus- 
band in  Henniker.  Four  of  their  children  were 
born  in  Henniker.  and  six  in  Warner,  namely : 
Benjamin,  Sarah,  Olive,  died  young;  Betsey,  Jona- 
than, died  young,  Lydia,  Olive,  Mercy,  John  and 
Jonathan. 

(VI)  John,  third  son  and  ninth  child  of  Jacob 
and  Olive  (Weatherbee)  Whitcomb,  was  born  March 
29>  1 7S5.  in  Warner,  and  resided  upon  the  homestead 
where  he  was  born  and  where  he  died  May  21, 
1878.  During  his  entire  life  he  was  never  two 
months  away  from  this  spot.  He  was  always  actively 
identified  with  the  town  and  its  affairs.  He  mar- 
ried, January  21,  1808,  Polly  Gibson,  of  Warner 
(see  Gibson,  VI).  Their  children  were:  Laura, 
Imri,    Lucinda,    Almira    and    Elizabeth. 

(VII)  Imri,  only  son  of  John  and  Polly  (Gib- 
son) Whitcomb,  was  born  August  28,  1810,  and 
resided  with  his  father.  He  was  killed  by  an  ac- 
cident in  the  woods,  February  10.  1846.  His  wife, 
Mary  A.  (Connor)  Whitcomb.  died  December  io, 
1854.  Their  children  were :  Mary  L.,  William  H., 
Maris  E.  and  Paulina  S.  The  last  two  named  be- 
came successively  the  wives  of  Levi  Woodbury. 

(VIII)  Mary  L.,  eldest  child  of  Imri  and  Mary 
A.  (Connor)  Whitcomb,  was  born  September  5. 
1838,  and  married,  April  I,  i860,  Francis  E.  Davis, 
of  Warner  (see  Davis,  VIII). 


(I)  Abel  Huse,  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
HUSE  was  of  Welsh  ancestry.  He  came  from 
London  in  1635 ;  settled  at  Newbury. 
Massachusetts,  early,  and  was  admitted  a  freeman 
May  18,  1642..  His  wife  Eleanor  died  March  27, 
1663.  He  married,  second,  May  25,  1663,  Mary 
(Hilton,  alias  Downer)  Sears,  widow  of  Thomas 
Sears,  of  Newbury.  He  died  at  Newbury,  March 
29,  1690,  aged  eighty-eight  years,  being  born,  there- 
fore, in  1602.  He  and  his  wife  were  members  of 
the  Newbury  church  in  1674.  Children  of  the  sec- 
ond wife:  1.  Ruth,  born  February  25,  1664.  2.  Abel, 
born  February  19,  1665 ;  mentioned  below.  3. 
Thomas,    born    August    o.    1666;     married     Hannah 

;    children:      i.     Mary,    born    March    23, 

1691 ;  ii.  Israel,  born  October  23,  1693 ;  iii.  Ebe- 
nezer,  born  January  16,  1696;  iv.  James,  born  June 
29,  1698;  v.  Hannah,  born  November  5,  1700; 
vi.  Ruth,  born  February  14.  1703.  4.  William,  born 
October,  1667;  married  1699,  Anne  Russell;  chil- 
dren: i.  Anne,  born  May  22,  170x5;  ii.  William, 
born  October  30,  1701.  5.  Sarah,  born  December 
8,  1670.  6.  John,  born  June  20,  1670  (?).  7.  Amy, 
born  September  9,  1673 ;  died  May  18,  1675.  8.  Ebe- 
nezar  (a  daughter  according  to  town  record),  born 
August  10,  1675.  9.  George,  of  Salisbury  (perhaps 
son  by  the  first  wife),  married  Mary  Allen  and  had 
sons :  William,  born  June  27,  1672 ;  Solomon,  born 
January  2,  1674-5,  married  Mary  Calef,  of  Boston, 
in   1700. 

(II)  Abel  (2),  son  of  Abel  (1)  Huse,  was  born 
in  Newbury,  February  19,  1665;  married  Judith 
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granddaughter  of  John  Emery,  born  February  5, 
1073.  He  died  in  Newbury,  March  11,  1758,  aged 
ninety-three.  Children,  born  at  Newbury:  I.  John, 
October  31,  1694.  2.  Abel,  November  18,  1696. 
3.  Stephen,  November  16,  1702,  graduate  of  Har- 
vard in  1726;  married  Mrs.  Judith  Emery,  widow 
of  Daniel  Emery;  removed  to  Haverhill;  married 
January  2,  1785.  4.  Samuel,  born  March  30,  1705. 
5.  Judith,  February  13,  1709.  6.  Sarah,  born  Janu- 
ary 29,  1712;  married  Caleb  Kimball.  7.  Mary, 
born   March   16,    1716;   married   Enoch   Davis. 

(III)  Dr.  Nathan,  nephew  of  Abel  (2)  Huse, 
perhaps  son  of  William  Huse  (2),  was  born  about 
1716.  He  was  a  well  known  physician  in  Ames- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  who  "practised  a  great  many 
years  in  the  West  Parish,"  and  died  April  23,  1S09, 
in  his  ninety-third  year.  He  married,  December  5, 
1738.  Rachel  Sargent,  who  was  born  February  22, 
1721,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Carr) 
Sargent,  of  Amesbury.  Her  father  was  called  the 
"snow  shoe  man."  Thomas  Sargent,  father  of  Jo- 
seph, born  1643,  was  lieutenant  in  the  train  band; 
son  of  the  immigrant  William  Sargent,  of  Salis- 
bury and  Amesbury,  Massachusetts.  Children,  born 
at  Amesbury :  1.  Sargent,  born  August  22,  1739, 
soldier  in  Revolution.  2.  Elizabeth,  born  February 
25.  1741.  3-  Hannah,  January  12,  1742.  4.  Nathan, 
February  13,  1747,  died  young.  5.  Joseph,  March  2, 
1749.  7.  Ebenezer,  December  25,  1750.  8.  Rachel, 
May  6,  1755.  9.  Sarah,  February  19,  1757.  10.  John, 
October  31.  1758.  He  was  a  private  in  Captain 
August  22,  1760.  12.  Nathan,  August  8,  1769,  de- 
scendants living  at  Amesbury. 

(IV)  John,  son  of  Dr.  Nathan  Huse,  was  born 
October  3r,  1758.  He  was  a  private  in  Captain 
Robert  Dodge's  company,  Colonel  Ebenezer  Francis' 
regiment  in  1776;  also  in  Captain  Oliver  Titcomb's 
company,  Colonel  Jacob  Gerrish's  regiment,  in  1777 
and  1778;  was  on  guard  duty  of  the  Burgoyne  pri- 
soners of  war;  also  Captain  Richard  Titcomb's 
Company,  Colonel  Nathaniel  Wade's  regiment, 
raided  to  reinforce  the  Continental  army  in  1780. 
His  brothers  Joseph  and  William  and  he  settled 
in  Sanbornton,  New  Hampshire.  Joseph  went  first 
about  1782;  he  built  and  owned  the  first  mills  in 
Sanbornton.  John  moved  to  Sanbornton  also  in 
1782;  he  settled  near  his  brother  Joseph  in  the 
First  Division,  in  what  is  now  or  was  lately  Arthur 
Taylor's  pasture.  In  1801  he  moved  down  near  the 
Bay,  Lot  21,  Second  Division,  where,  his  youngest 
son  was  living  in  1880.  He  married  Molly  Bean, 
who   was   born    August   3,    1764,   and   died   July   25, 

.1833;  he  died  September  15,  1832.  Children: 
I.  Abigail,  born  June  19,  1783;  married  Joshua 
Brown,  removed  to  Knox,  Maine.  2.  Elizabeth, 
born  October  2,  1785,  married  Elisha  Johnson. 
3.  Rachel  (twin)  born  August  3,  1787;  married 
Elisha  Johnson.  4.  Molly  (twin),  born  August  3, 
1787;  married  Joseph  Cummings,  of  New  Hamp- 
ton. 5.  Stephen,  born  June  25,  1790.  6.  John, 
born  March  25,  1800.  7.  Sally,  born  May  8,  1802 ; 
married  Bradbury  Morrison.  8.  William  (according 
to  family),  born  1806;  mentioned  below.  9.  Daniel, 
born  June  10,   1807. 

(V)  William,  son  of  John  Huse,  was  born  in 
1806,  and  died  September  27,  1870.  He  married, 
July  14,  1835,  Sarah  Maria  Verbeck,  who  was  born 
January  21,  1815.  at  Alcott  Falls,  Vermont,  now 
Wilders;  and  died  September  12,  1861.  Children, 
born  in  Enfield,  New  Hampshire:  1.  Frank  Ver- 
beck. 2.  Everett  Byron,  mentioned  below.  3.  Wil- 
liam Gardner. 


(VI)  Everett  Byron,  son  of  William  Huse,  was 
born  in  Enfield,  New  Hampshire,  November  2,  1837. 
He  married,  December  5,  1861,  Caroline  Frances 
Day,  who  was  born  July  4,  1837,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 29,  1892.  He  was  a  citizen  of  Enfield,  New 
Hampshire. 

Everett  Byron  Huse  was  educated  at  the  pub- 
lic schools  and  Kimball  Union  Academy  of  Meri- 
den,  New  Hampshire.  He  became  a  clerk  in  the 
general  store,  telegraph  operator  in  the  employ  of 
the  railroad  company,  and  finally  engaged  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account  in  the  firm  of  Carr  & 
Huse,  dealers  in  meats,  groceries  and  provisions, 
and  conducted  this  business  with  success  for  many 
years.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  enlisting 
in  Company  C,  Fifteenth  Regiment  New  Hampshire 
Volunteers,  September  1,  1862,  and  was  mustered 
into  service  October  8,  1862,  and  detailed  later  as 
clerk  in  the  office  of  General  Badeau,  chief  muster- 
ing officer  for  the  Department  of  the  Gulf.  He 
was  mustered  out  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire, 
with  his  regiment,  August  15,  1863.  He  was  active 
in  public  affairs.  In  1876  he  was  elected  delegate 
to  the  state  constitutional  convention;  in  1880  he 
was  United  States  census  enumerator,  and  in  1890 
was  enumerator  and  state  supervisor  of  the  census. 
He  was  prominent  in  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public, and  in  1891  was  department  commander;  in 
1895  aide  to  the  commander.  In  1895  he  was 
elected  president  of  the  New  Hampshire  veteran 
Association  at  the  meeting  at  The  Weirs,  New 
Hampshire.  He  served  as  town  clerk  of  Enfield, 
and  member  of  the  school  committee  several  years. 
He  was  for  a  number  of  years  supervisor  of  the 
check  list,  resigning  in  the  fall  of  1906  on  account 
of  ill  health.  For  two  years  he  was  chairman  of  the 
water  commission  of  the  town,  and  supervised  the 
introduction  of  a  water  works  in  the  town.  He  was 
past  commander  of  Post  Admiral  Farragut  Post 
No.  52,  Grand  Army,  and  past  master  of  Social 
Lodge,  No.  50,  Free  Masons,  of  Enfield,  and  secre- 
tary of  that  lodge  for  twenty  years.  He  was  in- 
strumental in  organizing  the  Grand  Army  post, 
and  was  one  of  its  mainstays.  For  a  number  of 
years  before  his  death  he  was  actively  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  and  fire  insurance  business ;  was  a 
justice  of  the  peace,  notary  public  and  convey- 
ancer, and  transacted  much  of  the  pension  business 
of  the  vicinity.  He  died  January  30,  1907.  He  was 
highly  esteemed  by  his  townsmen,  a  man  of  sterl- 
ing character  and  abilities,  a  leader  in  public  senti- 
ment and  of  great  influence  and  usefulness  in  the 
community.  Children:  1.  Charles  Everett,  born 
February  4,  1865,  now  a  dry  goods  merchant  at 
.Mason  City,  Illinois:  formerly  in  the  meat  and  pro- 
vision business  in  Enfield.  2.  Stella  Maria,  born 
at  Enfield,  June  26,  1869;  resides  on  the  home  place 
at  Enfield,  and  continues  her  father's'  insurance 
business. 


This  family  has  the  distinction  of  be- 
DUNCAN  ing  the  first  one  of  the  name  estab- 
lished in  New  Hampshire.  Its  im- 
migrant progenitor  was  one  of  those  who  left  Ire- 
land because  of  oppressions  and  privations  suffered 
there  on  account  of  his  religion,  and  like  most  of 
his  co-religionists  made  a  good  citizen  in  early  New 
Hampshire,  and  left  a  worthy  progeny. 

(I)  George  Duncan  was  a  native  of  Scotland, 
and  at  the  time  of  the  great  exodus  of  the  Scots 
of  Argyle  to  Ireland,  he  accompanied  them. 

(II)  George    (2),  son  of  George    (1)    Duncan, 


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the  Scotchman,  was  born,  lived  and  died  in  Ire- 
land. 

(,111)  George  (.,).  mhi  of  in  -  i  -'  i  Duncan. 
was  born  in  Ireland,  and  was  the  first  Duncan  in 
New  Hampshire.  He  brought  over  his  second  wife. 
Margaret  Cross,  and  seven  children  :  John,  George, 
William,  Robert,  Abraham.  E?ther,  and  James. 

(.IV)  John,  eldest  son  of  George  (3)  Duncan, 
and  only  son  of  his  first  wife,  married  Rachel  Todd, 
in  Ireland.  He  brought  with  him  five  children,  and 
had  rive  in  this  country.  They  were :  John,  George, 
Abraham,  Margaret,  William  (born  on  the  passage 
over),  James,  Naomi,  Polly.  Rachel,  and  Rosanna. 
He  lived  all  his  days  in  Londonderry,  was  an  elder 
in  the  church,  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  all,  and 
died   in   good   old  age. 

(V)  John  (2),  first  child  of  John  (1)  and 
Rachel  (Todd)  Duncan,  married  Hannah  Henrey. 
Though  hardly  more  than  a  boy,  he  was  engaged  to 
marry  her  before  the  voyage  to  this  country.  He 
came  over,  prepared  a  place  to  live,  and  then  sent 
for  her.  Her  brother  there  paid  her  passage,  and 
agreed  with  the  captain  to  land  her  in  Boston,  but 
he  took  her  to  Nova  Scotia,  and  sold  her  to  pay  her 
passage,  and  left  her  among  strangers.  But  after 
a  time  John  heard  of  her  sad  fate,  hunted  her  up, 
and  married  her.  The  false  captain  was  eventually 
punished  for  his  crime.  "All  the  circumstances  of 
this  case,"  says  the  historian  of  Antrim,  "her  cour- 
age, her  forlorn  condition  in  slavery  for  debt  among 
strangers,  her  rescue  by  her  lover,  their  beginning 
in  the  wilderness,  and  their  long  and  happy  life, 
their  early  betrothal,  and  their  old  age  together, 
would  form  a  story  more  marvellous  than  any  fic- 
tion." John  Duncan  and  his  wife  were  both  noted 
for  personal  beauty.  He  kept  the  first  store  in  the 
present  town  of  Londonderry.  -Many  of  the  race 
were  merchants.  John  and  Hannah  had  a  large 
family,  among  whom  were :  John  and  Robert,  the 
subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(VI)  Robert,  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Henry  ) 
Duncan,  was  born  in  1763,  and  17S7  removed  to 
Antrim.  He  settled  in  a  valley.  There  was  a 
cleared  spot  and  a  small  log  house  a  few  rods  north 
of  the  present  dwelling,  though  it  seems  it  was 
never  occupied.  He  bought  of  Daniel  McFarland, 
but  was  sued  by  parties  from  Weare  who  claimed 
the  land,  and  he  had  to  pay  for  it  a  second  time. 
After  all  was  settled  he  married  Grizzy  Wilson, 
of  Londonderry,  lived  a  quiet  and  industrious  life, 
and  died  on  the  spot  he  had  settled,  September  26, 
18.57,  at  the  age  oi  seventy-three.  His  children 
were:  Thomas  W.,  Hannah.  Sarah,  died  young, 
John,  Grizzy,  Sarah.  Jane,  and  William,  the  subject 
of   the   next   paragraph. 

(VII)  William,  youngest  child  of  Robert  and 
Grizzy  (Wilson)  Duncan,  was  born  in  Antrim,  Oc- 
tober 30,  1806.  In  1830  he  built  on  the  east  part 
of  his  father's  farm,  where  he  cleared  most  of  the 
land,  and  resided  there  until  his  death,  lie  married, 
February  13.  1831,  Betsey  W.  Rice,  of  Henniker, 
an  excellent  woman,  who  died  26,  [870, 
aged  sixrj  one  ["heir  children  were:  George,  Wil- 
liam II.,  John  E.,  Caroline  E..  and  Moses  G.,  sub- 
ject of  the  paragraph  nexl  following. 

(VIII)  Moses  G.,  known  as  "Granville,"  fourth 
son  and  youngest  child  of  William  and  Betsey  W. 
(  Rice)  Duncan,  was  born  in  Antrim,  July  20.  1841. 
He  received  only  a  common  school  education,  and 
as  a  boy  worked  for  neighboring  farmers.  I  lis  first 
prolonged  employment  was  with  a  Air.  Wood-. 
where   he  worked   side   by   side   with   John    McLean. 


now    (.1906)    governor    of    Xew    Hampshire.     Being 

an   industrious    worker,   and   having  good   judg 

in  the   use  and   investment   of   money,    Mr     Duncan 

has  prospered  from  his  youth,  and  is  now  one  of 
the  leading  men  of  his  town.  He  lives  on  the 
old  homestead  about  three  miles  from  Antrim  vil- 
lage, where  he  has  about  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  acres  of  farming  land,  and  seventy-five  acres 
of  woodland.  In  addition  to  this  he  has  a  large 
tract  of  land  in  Dakota.  He  has  a  large  stock  of 
line  bred  cattle,  and  carrie-  on  farming  on  a  large 
and  profitable  scale.  He  is  a  Democrat,  but  pays 
little  attention  to  politics.  He  married,  October  3,  1872, 
Augusta  Spaulding,  born  March  30,  1843.  daughter 
of  Leonard  and  Edith  (Torrington)  Spaulding,  of 
Francestown.  They  are  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren: Edith  A.,  Annie  E.,  Harry.  Ethel  and  Grace 
M.  The  daughters  are  all  graduate-  of  tin.  \n- 
trim  high  school.  Edith  also  graduated  from  Ash- 
burnham  Academy,  and  is  now  a  bookkeeper.  Annie 
has  a  prosperous  dressmaking  establishment.  Ethel 
is  a  school  teacher  in  Antrim,  and  Grace  1 
with  her  parents.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  Harry 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Spaulding  Smith  Com- 
pany, shoe  manufacturers,  then  of  Wolfboro,  and 
later  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  traveling 
salesman  for  a  time,  and  is  now  manager  of  the 
Boston  office  of  the  firm.  He  married.  December 
25,  1905,  May  Kimball,  of  Hancock,  and  they  re- 
side  in   Lowell,   Massachusetts. 


(I)      James   Gilmore.   of   Wrentham, 
G1LMORE     Massachusetts,  married,  1725.  Thank- 
ful Tyrrell,  of  Abington,  Massachu- 
setts.     They    had    six     children :       Adam.      Agn(  s, 
Thankful,    William,    Tyrrell   and    Whitefield. 

(II)  Lieutenant  Whitefield  Gilmore.  -on 
James  and  Thankful  (Tyrrell)  Gilmore.  born  No- 
vember i_>.  1745.  was  killed  May  i->.  1780.  There 
was  in  a  field  on  his  farm,  in  Bedford,  a  boulder 
partly  buried  in  the  earth.  This  had  been  raised 
to  the  level  of  the  surrounding  earth  by  oxen  and 
levers.  In  trying  to  remove  the  latter  tit.  bank 
on  which  the  stone  rested  caved  in.  and  it  fell  back 
on  tile  levers,  and  one  of  them  flew  back  against 
Mr.  Gilmore  with  such  force  as  to  cause  hi-  death 
He  was  one  of  the  Bedford  men  who  served  in  the 
Revolution.  He  married  Margaret  Gilmore  1  not  a 
relative),  born  in  Bedford,  November  6,  1743.  and 
they  bad  five  children:  Janet,  born  Augu 
1771:   Martha,   bom   January    1.    1773:  James,  born 

January    15.    1773:    Mary,    died    September    10.    1777: 
and    John. 

(III)  James,    son    cf    Whitefield    and    Ma 
(Gilmore  1     Gilmore,    was    born    January    15.     [775 
lb-   married    Ann    McAllaster,   daughter   of   William 
and   Jerusha    (Spofford)     McAllaster,    bom     Kuga  I 
10.   1700.     James   died   February  28,   1839;   I 

■  bed   November  10,  1X38.     They  bad  eight  cl 
born    m    Bedford:      William.     February     1.     [798; 
Whitefield,  August  20,  1700.  Freman,  May  29 
Robert,  Januarj    u.    1803:   Sally,  January  25,   1805: 
Margaret.    January    8.    1807 :    Mary    Ann.    Dei 
10.    1S08;    lame-.   April   5,   1811. 

(IV)  William,  son  of  James  and  Ann 
Allaster)  Gilmore.  was  bom  February  1.  171)8.  He 
married  Matilda  Eaton,  bom  m  Hopkinton,  Novem- 
ber 23,  1707.  died  March  o.  1870  lie  died  May  13. 
i8o_>.  They  bad  five  children:  George  Clinton,  born 
in  Bedford,  September  25.  (8j<>;  Nancy  Vose,  Sep- 
tember S,  iXj8;  William  A.,  born  in  Gift-town. 
June    (8,    1830;    Elizabeth    A..   June   9.    1S32;   James 


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S.,  August  27,  1835,  now  residing  in  Philadelphia, 
who    with    subject   are   the   only   ones   living. 

(V)  George  Clinton,  one  of  the  most  progres- 
sive citizens  of  Manchester,  was  born  September 
25,  1826,  in  Bedford.  With  his  parents  he  moved 
to  Amoskeag  in  Goffstown,  January  27,  1832,  and 
in  1846  to  Manchester.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  until  sixteen  years  of  age.  Being  ambitious 
to  make  his  way  in  the  world,  he  then  secured  em- 
ployment in  the  Amoskeag  Mills  and  steadily  worked 
his  way  upward  till  he  was  given  charge  of  a  room 
on  April  12,  1852,  and  was  subsequently  several 
years  overseer  of  the  weaving  room.  His  next 
promotion  was  to  the  position  of  agent  of  the 
Souhegan  Mills  at  Milford,  which  position  he  took 
in  1867  and  continued  there  until  the  mills  were 
destroyed  by  fire  six  years  later.  He  then  became 
superintendent  for  the  Stark  Corporation,  and  re- 
mained in  that  capacity  until  'he  retired  from  active 
connection  with  the  cotton  manufacturing  in  1882. 
He  has  taken  active  part  in  many  matters  cal- 
culated to  promote  the  growth  and  welfare  of  the 
city  of  Manchester,  and  served  as  a  member  of  the 
city  council  in  i860,  and  as  alderman  in  1861-62. 
He  represented  ward  one,  Manchester,  in  the  state 
legislature,  1856-57-75-77-79;  ward  four,  1885-93; 
represented  the  town  of  Milford,  1872.  Was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  constitutional  convention  for  ward  one, 
1876,  and  for  ward  four,  1889-1902.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  state  senate,  1881-S2.  He  has  been 
a  trustee  of  the  State  Library  since  1888,  and  was 
ten  years  chairman  of  the  board.  He  was  three 
years  president  of  the  New  Hampshire  Society, 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  has  always 
been  deeply  interested  in  the  study  of  historical 
subjects  and  in  the  preservation  of  American  gen- 
ealogy. To  these  kindred  matters  he  has  given 
much  of  his  time  and  labor,  and  his  enthusiasm 
never  wanes.  He  published  in  1884  a  Manual  of 
the  New  Hampshire  Senate,  covering  the  period 
from  1784  to  1884,  giving  the  vital  statistics  per- 
taining to  each  member,  a  work  which  required  a 
great  amount  of  research  and  patient  labor.  In 
1900  he  represented  the  New  Hampshire  Society, 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  at  national  con- 
vention. He  also  published  by  appointment  of  the 
state  a  roll  of  New  Hampshire  soldiers  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Bennington ;  a  roll  of  New  Hampshire  soldiers 
at  Bunker  Hill,  and  also  a  roll  of  New  Hamp- 
shire men  at  Louisburg  in  1745.  He  has  been 
twenty-five  years  a  member  of  the  Amoskeag  Vet- 
erans, of  which  he  was  colonel.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Mechanics  Lodge,  No.  13,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Manchester,  and  is  now  in  the 
fifty-seventh  year  of  his  membership,  during  which 
time  he  has  never  reported  sick.  He  has  passed 
the  principal  chairs  of  the  lodge,  and  has  been  an 
active  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  is  now 
a  member  of  the  Veteran  Odd  Fellows  Association. 
In  religious  faith  Colonel  Gilmore  is  a  Universalist. 

He  married,  June  21,  1853,  Lucy  A.  Livingston, 
born  March  1,  1830,  in  Walden,  Vermont,  the 
daughter  of  Wheaton  and  Matilda  (Goodenough) 
Livingston.  Of  their  four  children  three  died  in 
infancy,  the  survivor  being  Waldo  Eaton  Gilmore, 
now  connected  with  the  Amoskeag  Corporation  in 
Manchester. 


The    McDuffee     family    of    Roch- 
McDUFFEE     ester  is  descended  from  a   Scotch- 
Irish    ancestor,    who    preferred    the 
liberty  of  the  woods  of  New  England  with  all  their 
ii— 15 


privations  to  the  oppressive  government  and  disa- 
greeable surroundings  he  had  to  endure  in  Ire- 
land. From  him  have  descended  some  of  the  lead- 
ing men  of  Rochester  and  prominent  men  of  New 
Hampshire. 

(I)  John  McDuffee,  of  Scotch  ancestry,  lived 
in  Ireland,  where  he  married  and  had  a  family.  In 
1729,  about  eleven  years  after  the  Scotch  settle- 
ment of  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  John  Mc- 
Duffee settled  in  Rochester  on  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Cocheco  river,  adjoining  Gonic  Lower  Falls. 
The  farm  of  eighty-five  acres  he  then  took  has  de- 
scended from  one  generation  of  his  progeny  to  an- 
other in  the  family  name  to  the  present  day.  John 
McDuffee  and  his  wife  Martha  had  four  sons : 
Mansfield,  Archibald,  John  and  Daniel.  Mansfield 
went  to  London,  England ;  the  other  three  came 
with  their  parents  to  America. 

(II)  Captain  Daniel,  the  fourth  and  youngest 
son  of  John  and  Martha  McDuffee,  is  recorded  in 
the  Revolutionary  War  Rolls  as  captain  in  Colonel 
Stephen  Evan's  regiment  which  marched  from  New 
Hampshire  and  joined  the  Northern  Continental 
army  at  Saratoga,  and  is  credited  with  service  from 
September  8  to  December  15,  1777. 

(III)  John  (2),  son  of  Captain  Daniel  Mc- 
Duffee, was  the  adopted  son  and  heir  of  Colonel 
John  McDuffee,  brother  of  Captain  Daniel,  and  a 
gallant  officer  in  the  old  French  and  Revolutionary 
wars,  Lieutenant-colonel  in  Colonel  Poor's  regi- 
ment. This  John  McDuffee  was  a  farmer  in  good 
circumstances.  He  married  Abigail  Torr,  daughter 
of  Simon  and  Sarah  (Ham)  Torr.  One  of  their 
children  was  John,  the  subject  of  the  next  sketch. 
Richard,  born  1796,  was  probably  another  son  (,sce 
later  paragraph). 

(IV)  John  (3),  son  of  John  (2)  and  Abigail 
(Torr)  McDuffee,  was  born  December  6,  1803.  on 
the  farm  once  belonging  to  the  colonel,  about  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  Rochester  village,  on  the  Dover 
road.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  private 
schools  of  the  locality,  having  for  schoolmates 
Thomas  C.  Upham,  Nathaniel  G.  Upham,  Noah 
Tebbetts  and  John  P.  Hale.  In  1818  he  began  his 
attendance  at  Franklin  Academy,  Dover,  on  the 
very  first  day  it  opened,  and  there  fitted  to  enter 
college  as  a  sophomore,  but  returned  home  at  the 
age  of  eighteen,  and  became  an  employe  of  his 
uncle,  John  Greenfield,  who  then  had  a  large  general 
store  at  Rochester.  Two  years  later  he  engaged 
in  the  same  business  for  himself  on  the  same  square, 
and  after  two  years  of  successful  merchandising 
took  his  uncle,  Jonathan  H.  Torr,  into  partnership. 
He  was  not  yet  of  age  when  he  was  appointed  to 
the  postmastership  of  the  village,  which  he  held 
until  Jackson  became  president.  In  the  spring  of 
1831  he  removed  to  Dover  and  enlarged  his  busi- 
ness, which  he  carried  on  with  success,  but  in 
February,  1833,  he  sold  out  and  returned  to  Roch- 
ester to  settle  the  large  estate  of  his  wife's  father, 
Joseph  Hanson,  who,  dying  in  December  previous, 
had  made  him  executor  of  his  will.  Mr.  Hanson 
had  been  one  of  the  three  wealthy  merchants  of 
Rochester,  but  the  settlement  of  his  extended  estate 
and  business  was  completed  by  Mr.  McDuffee  in 
seven  months. 

He  now  decided  to  abandon  trade,  and  when  the 
legislature  of  1834  sat  he  secured  a  charter  for 
the  Rochester  Bank,  which  he  organized  with  ninety 
stockholders  and  a  capital  of  one  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  later  increased  to  one  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  dollars  with  one  hundred  and  thirty  stock- 


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holders.  It  is  a  fact  worthy  of  note  that  of  these  ninety 
Mr.  McDuffee  was  for  a  time  before  his  death  sole 
survivor.  On  the  organization  of  the  bank  he 
became  cashier,  and  his  brother-in-law,  Dr.  James 
Farrington,  president.  At  that  time  there  was  no 
bank  between  this  one  and  Canada.  The  manage- 
ment of  it  was  principally  left  to  the  cashier,  by 
whose  skillful  handling  it  paid  annual  dividends  of 
eight  or  nine  per  cent.  The  charter  was  renewed 
at  the  end  of  twenty  years,  and  then  Mr.  Mc- 
Duffee  became  president,  and  his  son  Franklin  was 
made  cashier.  In  1868  these  two  formed  the  house 
of  John  McDuffee  &  Company,  private  bankers,  and 
took  up  the  business  of  the  old  bank.  In  1874  this 
bank  was  merged  into  a  national  bank,  the  Mc- 
Duffees  taking  two-fifths  of  the  stock  and  retain- 
ing their  respective  positions  in  the  new  bank. 
From  its  organization  until  his  death  in  December, 
1890,  a  period  of  fifty-six  years,  no  bill  was  ever 
issued  by  the  Rochester  Bank  without  the  signature 
of  John  McDuffee,  either  as  president  or  cashier. 
and  he  actively  administered  the  affairs  of  the  bank 
he  founded  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was 
one  of  the  original  grantees  of  the  Dover 
National  Bank,  and  for  a  short  time  a  direc- 
tor. He  was  also  heavily  interested  in  the 
Strafford  Bank  of  Dover,  of  which  under 
its  new  charter  he  was  the  second  heaviest 
stockholder.  In  1870  he  became  a  director  in  the 
Strafford  National  Bank,  and  was  active  in  that 
position  until  his  death.  Mr.  McDuffee  became 
treasurer  of  the  Norway  Plains  Savings  Bank  at 
Rochester,  at  the  time  it  was  chartered,  1851,  and 
filled  that  position  until  1867,  when  he  became  presi- 
dent, and  held  that  position  as  long  as  he  lived. 
His   son  Franklin  succeeded  him  as   treasurer. 

The  History  of  Rochester  further  says  of  him : 
"Mr.  McDuffee  early  saw  the  advantages  of  manu- 
facturing to  a  community.  By  his  own  means  and 
a  liberal  allowance  of  banking  facilities  he  greatly 
aided  their  development,  the  first  such  enterprise 
in  Rochester,  the  Mechanics'  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany being  decided  to  locate  by  the  new  banking 
facilities.  Mr.  McDuffee  was  a  director.  Its  busi- 
ness was  the  manufacture  of  blankets,  and  its  suc- 
cessor was  the  Norway  Plains  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. The  original  company  Mr.  McDuffee  carried 
safely  through  the  crisis  of  1837.  The  mill  property 
at  Gonic  Mr.  McDuffee  bought  in  1845  to  lease 
to  N.  V.  Whitehouse,  that  the  business  might  not 
be  given  up.  He  held  the  purchase  for  about  ten 
years.  The  effort  was  successful,  and  the  property 
was  eventually  taken  by  a  joint  stock  company. 
Stephen  Shorey,  owning  some  facilities  for  manu- 
facturing at  East  Rochester,  went  to  Mr.  McDuf- 
fee to  see  if  the  bank  would  advance  rrfeans  to  build. 
Mr.  McDuffee  at  once  pledged  the  means,  and  the 
mills  were  built.  A  stock  company  afterwards  pur- 
chased the  mills  and  machinery,  and  the  thriving 
village  of  East  Rochester  owes  its  prosperity  to 
Mr.  McDuffcc's  liberal  policy.  Thus  have  been  de- 
veloped the  three  principal  water  powers  of  Roch- 
ester." 

"Mr.  McDuffee's  personal  interests  in  manu- 
facturing were  also  in  the  Great  Falls  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  in  whose  extensive  business  he  was 
a  director  for  four  years;  capital  one  million  five 
hundred  thousand  dollars.  In  1862  he  bought  large 
interests  in  the  Cocheco  Manufacturing  Company 
at  Dover,  and  from  [874  was  a  director  of  that 
corporation.  As  such  he  advocated  the  erection  of 
the  great  mill,  now  No.    1,  and  the  replacing  of  all 


the  old  buildings  by  new  and  magnificent  mills, 
unsurpassed  in  the  United  States:-  The  remarkable 
success  of  this  company  certifies  alke  to  the  sa- 
gacious boldness  and  the  considerate  policy  of  its 
directors." 

"The  need  of  railroad  facilities  at  Rochester  was 
early  apparent  to  Mr.  McDuffee.  In  1846  he  entered 
into  two  enterprises — the  Cocheco  road,  from  Dover 
to  Alton  Bay;  and  the  Conway  road,  from  Great 
Falls  to  Conway — each  of  which  passed  through 
Rochester.  In  each  road  Mr.  McDuffee  was  the 
largest  individual  stockholder,  and  of  each  was  the 
first  treasurer.  When  th«  Conway  road  reached 
Rochester,  Mr.  McDuffee  resigned  its  treasurer- 
ship.  The  other  road,  after  various  difficulties,  be- 
came the  Dover  and  Winnepesaukee,  by  the  in- 
corporation of  the  bondholders,  and  Mr.  McDuffee 
continued  to  be  a  director.  With  'Friend'  William 
Hill  he  visited  Bostpn  more  than  thirty  times  to 
treat  for  the  lease  of  this  road  to  the  Boston  & 
Maine.  The  effort  was  finally  successful,  and  the 
road,  by  itself  weak,  became  a  fine  piece  of  property. 
Rochester  was  thus  doubly  accommodated;  but  an- 
other avenue  was  needed,  and  Mr.  McDuffee  took 
part  in  the  Portland  &  Rochester,  which  secured 
a  route  eastward,  of  which  road  he  was  a  director; 
and  he  invested  liberally  in  the  Rochester  &  Nashua, 
which  opened  a  line  to  the  West.  The  result  has 
been  that  Rochester  is  a  'billing-point,'  and  its  vari- 
ous manufacturing  interests  have  felt  its  im- 
petus." 

"The  beauty  of  the  McDuffee  block  in  Rochester, 
built  by  him  in  1868,  exhibits  the  owner's  public 
spirit.  It  is  an  elegant  brick  building  of  four  stories, 
containing  six  stores,  twelve  offices  in  the  second 
story,  a  public  hall  in  the  third,  and  a  Knights 
of  Pythias  hall  in  the  fourth.  In  the  use  of  the 
public  hall,  the  liberality  of  its  owner  to  benevolent 
objects  is  well  known.  Of  other  real  estate,  besides 
various  pieces  in  Rochester,  including  such  as  the 
Gonic  farm,  Mr.  McDuffee  owned  the  New  Durham 
'Powder  Mill'  estate  of  nine  hundred  acres  of  land 
and  eleven  hundred  acres  of  water ;  and  in  Barring- 
ton,  two  hundred  acres  of  Isinglass  river,  held  with 
a  view  to  future  manufacturing  needs." 

"Feeling  the  need  of  some  relaxation  from  busi- 
ness, in  the  winter  of  1885  he  visited  the  Pacific 
coast,  and  spent  two  months  in  California.  In  the 
autumn  of  the  same  year  he  represented  his  native 
town  in  the  legislature,  was  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  banks,  on  whose  recommendation  many 
laws  were  enacted  for  the  interest  and  protection 
of  the  savings  banks  and  their  depositors." 

"As  a  Mason,  he  joined  Humane  Lodge  on  the 
very  day  he  became  of  'lawful  age.'  Just  sixty  years 
later,  December  6,  188.1,  the  brethren  gave  him  a 
commemorative  reception  in  Masonic  Hall.  In- 
teresting reminiscences,  congratulatory  addresses, 
appropriate  songs,  and  a  supper  occupied  the  eve- 
ning.    He  survived  all  other  members  of  the  lodge 

Of     tS-'.)." 

In  religion  he  was  brought  up  under  good  old 
Parson  Joseph  Haven,  and  remained  a  liberal  sup- 
porter of  the  Congregational  Society.  In  politics 
he  was  an  earnest  Whig.  His  first  vote  was  for 
the  electors  who  chose  John  Quincy  Adams  presi- 
dent, and  his  postmastership  was  ended  by  Andrew 
Jackson.  From  the  advent  of  the  Republican  party 
he  was  one  of  its  staunch  supporters.. 

"Mr.  McDuffee's  great  amount  of  labor  was  made 
possible  only  by  the  vigorous  constitution  which  he 
inherited.     The  boy  who  before  he   left  home   'car- 


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ried  the  forward  swath'  in  the  hayfield,  made  the 
man  who  afterward  accomplished  an  amount  of 
work  which  would  surprise  many  young  men.  In 
his  later  years  Monday  was  always  given  to  the 
Stafford  Bank  at  Dover ;  Tuesday  he  presided  at 
the  Rochester  Bank  meeting ;  Wednesday  at  the 
Savings  Bank ;  and  no  day  was  idle.  He  died  De- 
cember 6,  1890,  aged  eighty-seven  years. 

"Judged  by  the  success  of  his  work  as  the  banker, 
as  developing  by  a  liberal  and  wise  help  every 
worthy  manufacturing  enterprise,  and  as  foremost 
in  the  building  of  the  various  railways  centering 
in  Rochester,  it  is  clear  that  Mr.  McDuffee  nobly 
comes  into  the  list  of  those  whose  record  is  in  the 
prosperity  of  his  native  town,  where  ability,  sa- 
gacity, integrity  and  kindliness  have  united  to  make 
that   record,   as   well  as   his   own   personal   success." 

Mr.  McDuffee  married,  in  Rochester,  June  21, 
1829,  Joanna  Hanson,  who  was  born  March  10, 
1807,  and  died  October  10,  1884,  aged  seventy-seven 
years,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Charity  (Dame) 
Hanson.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
named  as  follows:  Joseph  Hanson,  Franklin,  John 
Randloph,  Anna  M.,  Mary  Abbie,  Sarah  Frances, 
George  and  Oliver.  Joseph  Hanson,  who  followed 
the  sea,  remained  single,  and  was  drowned  off  the 
Isles  of  Shoals,  August  29,  1865,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-five.  Franklin  is  mentioned  at  length  be- 
low. John  Randolph  was  born  in  Rochester,  Sep- 
tember s,  1834,  graduated  from  Chandler  Scientific 
School  at  Dartmouth  College  in  1857,  and  opened 
an  office  in  Rochester  as  a  civil  engineer.  In  1858 
he  went  with  his  brother  Franklin  to  Europe,  re- 
turned, fell  into  a  decline,  and  died  May  14,  1859. 
Anna  M.  married  Frank  S.  Brown,  of  the  firm  of 
Brown,  Thompson  &  Company,  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, whom  she  survives.  Mary  Abbie  married 
(first)  E.  Freeman  Whitehouse;  and  (second) 
Charles  K.  Chase,  whom  she  survives.  Sarah  Fran- 
ces died  single  at  the  age  of  thirty-three.  She  was 
very  sensible,  quite  and  unobtrusive,  and  possessed 
a  lovely  character.  George  has  been  engaged  in 
extensive  grain,  lumber  and  furniture  business  in 
Rochester.  He  married  (first)  Lizzie  Hanson; 
and  (second)  Nellie,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  Far- 
rington,  of  Rochester.     Oliver  died  in  infancy. 

(V)  Franklin,  second  son  and  child  of  John 
and  Joanna  (Hanson)  McDuffee,  was  born  in  Do- 
ver, August  27,  1832,  and  died  in  Rochester,  Novem- 
ber II,  1880.  When  six  months  old  he  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Rochester.  At  the  age  of  twelve 
years  he  entered  Gilmanton  Academy,  and  in  1853 
graduated  with  honor  from  Dartmouth  College.  He 
read  law  six  months  with  Hon.  Daniel  M.  Christie, 
of  Dover,  and  in  May,  1854,  accepted  the  position 
of  cashier  in  the  Rochester  State  Bank.  In  1857 
he  went  on  a  foot  trip  to  the  White  _  Mountains. 
Owing  to  the  wrong  direction  of  a  guide,  he  was 
lost  in  the  forest  a  night  and  a  day,  almost  perish- 
ing from  cold  and  exhaustion.  The  first  house  he 
reached  was  that  of  Dr.  Bemis,  then  absent.  Acting 
under  strict  orders  to  admit  no  one,  the  family 
utterly  refused  to  furnish  him  food  or  shelter,  so 
that  he  was  compelled  to  go  six  miles  farther  to 
the  Notch  House  before  obtaining  relief.  This  ex- 
posure weakened  his  constitution,  impaired  his  hear- 
ing, and  was  doubtless  the  remote  cause  of  his  death. 
In  1S58  his  health  was  greatly  improved  by  a 
voyage  to  Europe.  He  applied  for  passage  home 
on  the  ill-fated  "Austria,"  which  was  burned  with 
all  her  passengers,  but  failing  to  secure  satisfactory 
berth,  he  escaped.     In  1866  he  was  appointed  treas- 


urer of  the  Norway  Plains  Savings  Bank,  and  two 
years  later  joined  his  father  in  establishing  a  private 
banking  institution  under  the  name  of  John  Mc- 
Duffee &  Company,  bankers.  In  1874  this  company 
merged  into  the  Rochester  National  Bank,  of  which 
he  became  cashier. 

He  took  deep  interest  in  national  affairs,  and 
had  a  clear  understanding  of  political  issues.  He 
was  no  managing  politician,  but  simply  from  force 
of  character  was  a  leader  in  his  party.  All  knew 
him  for  a  staunch  Republican,  and  unflinching 
friend  of  temperance  and  good  order.  He  had  de- 
cision, energy-,  and  sturdy  pluck,  without  malice  or 
bitterness,  so  that  even  his  opponents  respected  his 
conscientious  integrity.  He  was  not  infrequently 
able  to  carry  a  vote  against  a  current  already 
strongly  set  the  other  way,  simply  by  his  strong, 
honest,  clear  way  of  stating  the  case.  Men  always 
listened  when  he  rose  to  speak,  knowing  his  words 
would  be  sincere  and  to  the  point.  He  never  at- 
tempted to  speak  when  he  had  nothing  to  say, 
studied  no  graces  of  oratory,  and  indulged  in  no 
flowers  of  rhetoric.  He  drove  like  a  rifle  ball 
straight  to  the  mark,  which  he  never  failed  to  hit. 
He  took  a  deep  interest  in  education,  and  was  zeal- 
ous and  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  elevate  the  schools 
of  Rochester.  To  no  one  more  than  to  him  the 
high  school  owes  its  standing  and  success.  He 
served  the  town  as  selectman,  and  for  many  years 
as  superintending  school  committeeman.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  state  legislature  of  1862,  and  the 
constitutional  convention  of  1876. 

On  account  of  his  well  known  ability  and  inter- 
est in  historical  research,  he  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical  Society.  In  1865 
he  began  a  series  of  historical  sketches  in  the 
Rochester  Courier,  which  were  models  of  sim- 
plicity, conciseness  and  accuracy.  It  was  his  inten- 
tion to  rewrite  and  enlarge  these  sketches  into  a 
complete  history  of  Rochester,  but  his  premature 
death  left  the  work  unfinished.  He  had,  however, 
collected  with  great  labor  much  material  for  this 
purpose,  which  was  edited  and  revised  by  Rev. 
Silvanus  Hayward.  and  appeared  in  1892,  in  a  two- 
volume  work,  entitled  the  "History  of  the  Town  of 
Rochester,"  which  reflected  much  credit  on  both 
Mr.  McDuffee  and  Mr.  Hayward. 

Mr.  McDuffee  had  a  mathematical  mind  with 
a  turn  for  invention,  which  if  allowed  fuller  scope 
might  have  made  him  a  distinguished  inventor.  In 
1876  he  invented  and  patented  a  valuable  "improve- 
ment in  combination  and  chronometer  locks,"  which 
he  sold  to  a  lock  manufacturing  company  for  five 
hundred  dollars.  This  invention  serves  two  prin- 
cipal advantages :  "First,  that  any  accidental  stop- 
ping of  the  clockwork  will  not  prevent  the  opening 
of  the  lock.  Second,  that  it  can  be  opened  between 
the  hours  for  which  it  is  set,  only  by  assembling 
too  many  persons  for  a  burglar's  safety."  His 
methodical  mind  fitted  him  especially  for  business, 
in  which  he  was  a  model  of  diligence,  exactness  and 
integrity. 

He  was  an  honored  and  much  respected  mem- 
ber of  Humane  Lodge,  No.  21,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  Rochester,  of  which  he  became  a  mem- 
ber, December  9,  1856.  The  following  year  he  be- 
came secretary,  and  after  filling  other  offices  was 
master  of  the  lodge  in  1863-64.  In  1866-67  he  of- 
ficiated as  district  deputy  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
New  Hampshire.  He  joined  the  Congregational 
Church  in  1868,  and  for  four  years  after  was  chosen 
deacon,  which  office  he  held  "through  the  remainder 


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of  his  life.  He  was  emphatically  a  pillar  of  the 
church,  an  active  supporter  of  every  good,  a  model 
church  officer,  the  friend  and  helper  of  every  pastor, 
sympathetic  in  his  nature,  he  was  nobly  generous  in 
every  worthy  cause.  Unostentatious  in  his  gifts, 
many  a  needy  one  was  relieved  only  suspecting  who 
the  giver  was.  His  partial  loss  of  hearing,  added 
to  his  retiring  nature,  withdrew  him  somewhat  from 
social  life,  and  his  quiet,  unobtrusive  ways  left 
others  of  far  less  merit  to  be  more  widely  known 
than  he.  But  his  neighbors  and  townsmen  highly 
appreciated  his  sterling  worth,  and  his  intimates 
prized  him  as  one  of  the  sincerest  and  most  lovable 
of  nun. 

Franklin  McDuffee  married,  in  Rochester,  De- 
cember 4,  1861,  Mary  F.  Hayes,  of  Rochester,  who 
was  born  March  26,  1840,  daughter  of  John  Hayes, 
of  Wilton.  Two  children  were  born  of  this  union : 
John  Edgar  and  Willis.  The  former  was  for  two 
years  a  member  of  the  class  of  18S3  in  Chandler 
Scientific  Department  of  Dartmonth  College,  but 
was  compelled  to  relinguish  his  studies  on  account 
of  poor  health.  He  afterwards  directed  his  ener- 
gies to  music,  in  which  he  developed  marked  ability, 
especially  as  a  pianist,  and  was  a  composer  of  meri- 
torious song  and  piano  music.  He  died  March  25, 
1900,  at  the  age  of  thirty-six  years. 

(VI)  Willis,  second  son  of  Franklin  and  Mary 
F.  (Hayes)  McDuffee,  was  born  in  Rochester, 
March  15,  1868.  After  graduating  at  Dartmouth 
with  the  class  of  1890,  he  spent  a  year  abroad.  On 
his  return  home  he  bought  the  Rochester  Courier, 
and  since  that  time  has  given  his  attention  to  the 
duties  of  editing  and  managing  that  paper.  He  is 
a  principal  stockholder  in  the  Rochester  National 
Bank  of  which  he  is  a  director.  In  political  faith 
he  is  a  Republican,  and  as  such  represented  Roches- 
ter in  the  state  legislature  in  1895-96.  For  several 
years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Republican  State 
Central  Committee,  and  in  1896  was  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers and  leading  member  of  the  Lincoln  Re- 
publican Club,  which  has  for  its  object  the  purifi- 
cation of  politics  and  the  reform  of  the  Republican 
party  within  itself.  In  this  cause  he  has  labored 
earnestly,  and  his  presentation  of  the  theories  on 
which  the  movement  is  based,  and  his  advocacy  of 
the  necessity  of  reform  have  been  such  as  to  re- 
ceive the  warmest  approval  of  all  citizens  who 
favor  the  reform  idea.  His  interest  in  schools  and 
all  other  means  by  which  education  may  be  generally 
diffused,  is  strong  and  active.  He  has  served  three 
years  as  member  of  the  school  board,  and  seven 
years  as  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Rochester  Public 
Library.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Humane  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  of  Temple  Royal  Arch 
Chapter;  Palestine  Commandery,  Knights  Templar, 
and  of  James  Farrington  Chapter,  Order  of  the 
Eastern  Star. 

He  married,  in  Barrington,  July  22,  1897,  Dora 
Haley,  who  was  born  in  Andovcr,  Maine.  June  15, 
1878.  They  have  two  children:  Franklin,  born  May 
2,  1898;  and  Maude  Chase,  June  12,  1901. 

(IV)  Richard  McDuffee  was  born  in  Rochester 
in  1796,  and  died  in  that  town  in  1873.  aged  seventy- 
seven.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  Rochester 
all  his  life,  and  was  reckoned  among  the  industrious 
and  intelligent  citizens  of  the  town.  August  31, 
1818,  he  married  widow  Hannah  Richardson,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Rogers.  She  was  of  Rochester. 
The  marriage  was  recorded  by  Rev.  Mr.  Haven,  by 
whom  it  was  pri  ibabb  si  ilemnized.  Their  £1  iur  children 
were:  Jane,  born  1820,  married  Frank  Lane  of  Ex- 


eter ;    Richard,   mentioned  below ;    Thomas  J.,  born 
1824;   and  Charles  D.,  1832. 

(V)  Richard  (2),  second  child  of  Richard  (1) 
and  Hannah  (Rogers)  (Richardson)  McDuffee, 
was  born  in  Rochester  in  1822,  and  died  January  19, 
1877.  He  was  a  farmer  and  devoted  some  atten- 
tion to  raising  vegetables  for  the  market,  and  to 
butchering.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican.  He 
was  well  thought  of  by  his  townsmen,  who  elected 
him  selectman  in  1S59  and  i860.  He  married  April 
16,  184S,  Harriet  Richardson  Downs,  who  was  born 
May  25,  1825,  now  deceased.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Gershom  and  Sally  P.  (Richardson).  They  had 
six  children :  George  T.,  mentioned  below ;  Frank 
and  Fannie,  twins,  died  in  infancy;  Clara  J.,  born 
April  18,  1856,  married  October  9,  1873,  Alonzo  A. 
Chase;  Charles  T.,  October  20,  1859,  married  Jennie 
Clark  of  Avon,  Massachusetts,  and  has  three  chil- 
dren— Charlotte,  Ruth  and  Harry ;  and  Eliza  J.r 
1862,  married  Edward  F.  Cobb,  of  Portland,  Maine. 

(VI)  George  T.,  eldest  child  of  Richard 
and  Harriet  Richardson  (.Downs)  McDuffee, 
born  in  Rochester,  March  28,  1851,  and  having 
learned  farming  and  the  meat  business  from  his 
father,  has  combined  them  as  his  life  employment 
and  owns  and  tills  the  ancestral  acres  which  have 
been  the  family  possession  for  one  hundred  year-. 
He  also  deems  his  father's  politics  worthy  of  honor,. 
and  is  a  staunch  Republican.  For  fifteen  years  past 
he  has  been  street  commissioner  of  the  city  of  Roch- 
ester. In  one  thing  he  has  not  kept  the  faith  and 
observed  the  practice  of  his  fathers — he  has  never 
married.  Since  1877  he  has  been  an  honored  mem- 
ber of  Motolina  Lodge,  No.  18,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows. 


The  Ripleys  of  New  Hampshire  and 
RIPLEY  their  Massachusetts  progenitors  are  for 
the  most  part  descended  in  common 
from  one  immigrant,  who  arrived  early  in  the  co- 
lonial period,  and  his  progeny  are  to  be  met  with  in 
every  state  111  New  England  and  many  other  sec- 
tions  of  the   country. 

(I)  William  Ripley  with  his  wife,  two  sons 
and  two  daughters,  came  from  Hingham,  Norfolk 
county,  England,  about  the  year  1638  and  settled 
in  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  made  a 
freeman  May  18,  1642.  His  first  wife  having  died 
he  was  again  married  September  29,  1654,  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Thaxter,  widow  of  Thomas  Thaxtcr,  and 
his  death  occurred  July  20,  1656.  His  widow  took 
a  third  husband  in  the  person  of  John  Dwight,  of 
Dedham,  January  20,  1658,  and  she  died  July  17, 
1660.  The  names  of  three  of  William's  children 
who  accompanied  him  from  England  were :  John, 
Abraham  and  Sarah,  but  that  of  the  other  daughter 
does  not  appear  in  the  records.  One  of  his  grand- 
sons settled  in  West  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts, 
and  another  located  in  Plimpton,  that  state,  but  the 
name  of  the  latter  cannot  now  be  ascertained. 

(Ill  John  (i),  eldest  child  of  William  Ripley, 
was  born  in  England  and  came  to  America  with 
his  parents  in  1638.  He  resided  on  the  paternal 
acres  at  Hingham  Centre,  and  died  February  3, 
1684.  His  will  was  dated  January  21,  1684,  and 
probated  March  27  following.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Rev.  Peter  Hobart.  She  died  in 
Hingham,  March  26,  1692,  aged  sixty.  Their  chil- 
dren, all  born  in  Hingham,  were:  John,  Joshua, 
Jeremiah,  Josiah,  Peter,  Rebecca,  and  Hezekiah. 

(Ill)     John    (2),   eldest   child  of  John    (  1  )    and 
ibeth    (Hobart)    Ripley,   was  burn  in  Hingham 


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Centre,  February  20,  1656,  and  died  there  Septem- 
ber 27,  1720.  in  the  sixty-fifth  year  of  his  age.  He 
resided  on  Main  street  near  Bull's  Pond.  He  mar- 
ried.   October    13,    1686,    Jane    ,    and    they 

had  six  children,  all  born  in  Hingham,  as  follows: 
John,  Hezekiah,  Joel,  Bathsheba,  Charles,  and  Deb- 
orah. 

(IV)  Hezekiah,  second  son  and  child  of  John 
(2)  and  Jane  Ripley,  was  born  in  Hingham,  March 
29,  1693,  and  died  June  20,  1736,  aged  forty-three. 
He  married,  February  16,  1716,  Sarah  Gannett, 
daughter  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  (Warren)  Gannett. 
She  was  born  in  Hingham,  July  31,  1691.  Their 
children,  all  born  in  Hingham.  were :  Hezekiah, 
Joshua,  John,  Abner,  Sarah,  Mary.  Lemuel,  Jane 
and  William. 

(V)  Abner,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Hezekiah 
and  Sarah  (Gannett)  Ripley,  was  born  in  Hing- 
ham, August  3,  1723,  and  died  March  28,  1808,  aged 
eighty-five.  He  married  Abigail  Robbins,  and  re- 
sided in  Duxbury.  Their  children  were  Kimball 
and  Thaddeus. 

( VI  )  Kimball,  eldest  son  of  Abner  and  Abigail 
(Robbins)  Ripley,  was  born  in  Duxbury,  and  died 
there  in  1838.  He  married  Sarah  .  Chil- 
dren :  Daniel,  Kimball,  Joseph,  John,  Thomas. 
Sampson,  Abigail,  Mary,  Otis  and  Elizabeth 
(twins). 

(VII)  Daniel,  eldest  son  of  Kimball  and  Sarah 
Ripley,  was  born  October  29,  1772,  and  died  Janu- 
ary 25,  1857,  aged  eighty-five.  He  married,  April 
r8,  1793,  Jane  McLauthler,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  children:  Eden  M.,  Thomas,  Sarah,  Sam- 
uel E.,  Saba  E.,  Lewis,  John  and  Nathaniel. 

(VIII)  Nathaniel,  sixth  son  of  Daniel  and 
Jane  (  McLauthler)  Ripley,  was  born  in  Duxbury, 
May  20,  181 1.  and  died  in  Derry,  New  Hampshire, 
May  29,  1886,  aged  seventy-five  years.  He  re- 
moved to  Windham  in  April,  1832,  and  in  July, 
1835,  married  Mary  Dustin,  who  was  born  October 
16.  1S1S.  daughter  of  Moses  and  Betsey  (Ander- 
son) Dustin,  who  lived  on  the  turnpike,  near  the 
Deny  line.  He  succeeded  to  the  proprietorship  of 
the  Dustin  farm,  and  resided  upon  it  until  the  death 
of  his  wife,  April  13,  1870,  when  he  sold  and  re- 
moved to  Derry,  where  he  resided  until  his  death. 
His  children  were:  Lewis  D.,  born  October  11, 
1835,  enlisted  in  Seventh  New  Hampshire  Volun- 
teers during  the  Civil  war,  and  later  re-enlisted  in 
that  same  regiment  and  served  till  close  of  war. 
Thomas  K.,  born  June  3,  1839,  enlisted  in  the 
Twentieth  Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, and  died  in  Virginia,  April  9.  1864.  Amos 
S.,  born  November  11,  1843,  is  a  merchant  tailor 
in  Franklin  Falls.  Augustin  C,  born  November  19, 
1847.  is  a  locomotive  engineer,  and  resides  in  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts.  Mary  Josephine,  born  August 
24.  1851,  married,  March  18,  1874,  Warren  P. 
Home   (see  Home,  VII). 

(IV)  Eleazer,  a  descendant  of  William  Ripley 
(probably)  in  the  fourth  generation  through  the 
latter's  son  John,  was  born  in  Plimpton  in  1727, 
and  resided  there  his  entire  life.  There  is  no 
•further  record  of  him  or  his  wife. 

(V)  Levi,  son  of  Eleazer  Ripley,  was  born  in 
Plimpton,  March  7,  1772.  He  settled  in  Winchester, 
and  died  there  in  1821.  He  married  Elizabeth  Haw- 
kins.    She  died  in    1862. 

(VI)  William  Comstock,  son  of  Levi  and  Eliza- 
beth (Hawkins")  Ripley,  was  born  in  Winchester, 
December  19,  1817.  In  early  life  he  engaged  in  the 
■woollen  manufacturing  business,  and  about  the  year 
1840  became  associated  with  his  brother  Daniel   in 


operating  a  mill  in  Hinsdale.  In  1851  they  trans- 
ferred their  business  operations  to  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  conducted  a  successful  woollen 
manufacturing  enterprise  in  that  city  some  fifteen 
years,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time  William  C. 
retired.  He  subsequently  spent  a  short  time  in 
Brookfield,  .Massachusetts,  but  returned  to  Spring- 
field, where  he  died  January  11,  1892.  He  was 
married  July  9,  1840,  to  Susan  Pope  Parker,  daugh- 
ter of  Gilbert  Gardner  and  Melora  Edson  (Pope) 
Parker,  of  Winchester  and  Halifax,  Massachusetts, 
respectively.  The  children  of  this  union  are :  Mar- 
shall E.,  born  in  Hinsdale,  May  18,  1841,  died  July  21, 
same  year;  Adelaide,  born  in  Hinsdale  September  5, 
1843,  died  August  10,  1844;  Emma  Florette,  born  in 
Hinsdale,  July  24,  1845 ;  Walter  D.,  the  immediate 
subji  1  of  these  memoirs:  Clarence  M.,  born  in  Hins- 
dale, March  15,  1849;  Lizzie  A.,  born  in  Spring- 
field, September  2,  1851 ;  William  P.,  born  May 
18,  1858.  now  of  Washington,  D.  C,  and  Arthur  H., 
born   May   17,    i860. 

(VII)  Walter  D.,  third  son  and  fourth  child 
of  William  C.  and  Susan  P.  Ripley,  was  born  in 
Hinsdale,  New  Hampshire,  July  1,  1847.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Springfield  in- 
cluding its  high  school,  and  acquired  his  early  busi- 
ness training  in  the  employ  of  the  American  Ex- 
press Company.  In  1870  he  went  to  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana,  and  entering  the  services  of  the  New 
Orleans  and  Mobile  Railroad  Company  he  served 
in  various  capacities,  attaining  the  position  of  gen- 
eral freight  agent.  When  that  line  was  absorbed 
by  the  Louisville  and  Nashville  system  in  1880  he 
returned  to  Massachusetts  and  engaged  in  the  lum- 
ber business  in  Ware,  but  was  shortly  afterward 
compelled  to  relinquish  his  activities  on  account 
of  ill  health.  He  subsequently  occupied  the  position 
of  general  freight  and  passenger  agent  of  the  So- 
nera railroad  in  Old  Mexico,  but  the  ravages  of 
yellow  fever  caused  him  to  resign  some  three  years 
later.  Erom  1890  to  the  present  time  he  has  been 
engaged  in  general  marcantile  business  in  Win- 
chester, having  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Tay- 
lor in  the  firm  of  Taylor  and  Ball,  and  is  now  a 
prosperous  merchant.  In  politics  Mr.  Ripley  is  a 
Republican  and  for  the  past  eight  years  has  served 
with  ability  as  town  treasurer.  As  a  member  of 
the  Winchester  Board  of  Trade,  and  one  of  Winches- 
ter's financial  committee,  he  is  actively  interested  in 
developing  the  business  resources  of  the  town,  and 
his  efforts  along  the  line  of  progress  and  improve- 
ment have  proved  exceedingly  beneficial.  He  af- 
filiates with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  the 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men  and  the  Masonic 
Fraternity,   and   is   a   trustee  of  the   Masonic   Fund. 

On  October  15,  1874,  Mr.  Ripley  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Ella  Ramsdell,  who  was 
born  in  Winchester,  August  23,  1847,  daughter  of 
Homer  T.  and  Mary  J.  (Emerson)  Ramsdell.  Her 
father  was  born  in  July.  1823,  at  Hardwick,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  her  mother  was  born  in  Winchester, 
July  31,  1826.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ripley  have  one  son, 
Louis  Homer,  born  in  Winchester  August  31,  1877, 
who  completed  his  education  at  Goddard  Seminary, 
Barre,  Vermont,  and  is  now  with  the  Union  Optical 
Company,  Boston,  Massachusetts. 


The  very  earl  appearance  of  this 
HOSMER    name   in   the   New   England   Colonial 

records  shows  that  the  first  Hosmers 
in  this  country  were  not  only  English  but  staunch 
Puritans,    who    valued    religious   freedom   above   all 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


that  their  native  land  could  offer  them  with- 
out liberty  to  speak  what  they  thought  and 
and  worship  God  in  their  own  way.  The  Revo- 
lutionary war  records  show  that  this  family,  though 
by  no  means  one  of  the  most  numerous  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, furnished  no  less  than  thirty-six  soldiers 
who  fought  in  the  great  struggle  for  independence. 
Their  names  were  spelled  variously.  Horsemore, 
Horsmer,  Horse  More.  Hosmar,  Hosmor,  Hos- 
more,  Hosmour.  No  Hosmers  of  distinction  ap- 
peared before  the  year  1800.  Since  that  date  Wil- 
liam Hosmer,  born  in  Massachusetts,  1810.  a  minis- 
ter of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Clinch,  has  been 
known  as  the  able  editor  of  the  Northern  Christian 
Advocate  and  Northern  Independent.  William 
Henry  Cuyler  Hosmer,  born  1814,  in  New  York, 
was  a  poet  of  note,  and  Harriet  Hosmer,  born  in 
Massachusetts,  1831,  has  won  renown  as  a  sculp- 
tor. 

(I)  James,  brother  of  James  Hosmer,  of 
Concord,  settled  in  Newtown,  now  Cambridge,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1632.  He  was  made  a  freeman  May 
6,  1635,  and  removed  early  with  Rev.  Hooker  to 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  where  he  had  a  good  estate, 
and  was  constable,  selectman,  and  representative 
several  times.  The  children  by  the  first  wife  were: 
Stephen,  Hannah,  Esther,  Clemence.  He  moved  to 
Northampton  in  his  old  age.  Before  this  removal 
he  married  (second),  at  Hartford,  May  6,  1679. 
Catherine,  widow  of  David  Wilson,  and  died  April 
12,  1687,  aged  eighty-three.  His  monument  is  the 
oldest  in  the  graveyard  where  he  was  buried. 

(II)  Stephen,  only  son  of  Thomas  Hosmer,  was 
born  about  1615,  and  died  November  4,  1693,  aged 
forty-eight.  He  married  a  Mis,  Bushnell,  of  Say- 
brook,  and  his  children  (named  in  his  will)  were: 
Hannah,  Dorothy,  Thomas,  Stephen  and  Esther 
(twins).   Mary,   Deborah   and   Clemence. 

Ira  Hosmer  was  born  in  Concord,  Massachusetts, 
December  2,  1806,  and  died  at  Weld.  Maine.  October, 
1882,  aged  seventy-six  years.  As  a  young  man  he 
worked  in  the  potteries,  but  later  he  turned  his 
attention  to  farming,  and  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  was  spent  in  that  occupation,  in  which  he  was 
successful.  He  married  (first)  Annie  Bass,  born 
June,  1816.  daughter  of  Charles  and  Susan  (Lane) 
Bass,  of  Charlestown,  Massachusetts.  She  bore  him 
the  following  named  children:  loscph  Lawrence, 
Susan  Bass.  Charles  Ra^s,  Anna  Bass.  Mrs.  Hos- 
mer died  at  Weld,  Maine.  February  2,  1851,  aged 
thirty-six  years.  Mr.  Hosmer  married  (second) 
Diana  N.  Kenney.  born  in  Madrid,  Franklin  county, 
Maine,  February  29,  1820,  daughter  of  Israel  Ken- 
ney, and  she  bore  him  the  following  named  chil- 
dren: Harriet  L.,  Addis,,,,  ,\.,  Lulu  Olive  and 
Jennie   Gertrude. 

Joseph  Lawrence,  eldest  child  of  Ira  and  Annie 
(Bass)  Hosmer,  was  born  at  Weld,  Maine.  July 
31,  1836.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  and 
high  schools  of  Weld,  and  during  the  years  1^7-58 
taught  school  in  Franklin  county,  Maine.  He  went 
to  California,  in  iNfio.  and  engaged  in  mining,  re- 
maining thus  employed  until  \pnl.  [8(5  He  then 
located  in  Suncook,  New  Hampshire,  established  a 
store  and  conducted  the  same  until  1885,  in  which 
year  1m-  sold  <>ut  and  took  a  trip  to  Europe.  Upon 
his  return  to  tin-   country  hi  I   in  the  cattle 

11,1    ni       in  Indian  Territory    and  piration 

of  seven  yeai  he  sold  out  the  business  and  went 
to  Sioux  City.  Iowa,  where  for  a  time  he  conducted 
the  same  line  of  business.  The  following  eight 
years  were  spent  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where  he 


engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  commission  business, 
and  m  1000  he  removed  to  Manchester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  has  led  a  retired  life.  He  was  a 
member  of  Blazing  Star  Lodge  of  Concord,  later 
a  charter  member  of  Jewell  Lodge  of  Suncook 
Village,  town  of  Pembroke. 

Mr.  Hosmer  married,  September,  3.  1872,  Alice 
C.  Potter,  born  in  Newburyport,  Massachusetts, 
February  14,  1852,  daughter  of  Dr.  Frederick  and 
Calista  (Lucas)  Potter  (see  Potter,  VII),  and  four 
children  were  born  to  them :  Grace  Bell,  married 
J.  Franklin  Robinson,  a  leading  physician  of  Man- 
chester; Harriet  Potter,'  died  at  the  age  of  eight 
years;  Potter  Frye,  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
years ;  Joseph  Bass  Hosmer.  Dr.  Frederick  Potter 
was  born  at  Fryeburg,  Maine,  1800,  died  at  Pem- 
broke, New  Hampshire,  1861.  He  studied  and 
graduated  from  Dartmouth  College,  and  practiced 
his  profession  at  Rumney,  New  Hampshire,  New- 
buryport, Massachusetts,  and  Pembroke,  New 
Hampshire.  His  wife,  Calista  (Lucas)  Potter,  was 
a  native  of  Rumney,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of 
Deacon  Samuel  and  Elsie  (Beverly)  Lucas,  the 
former  a  farmer  in  Rumney.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Potter 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  Mrs.  Joseph  L. 
Hosmer  being  the  only  one  living  at  the  present 
time   (1907). 


The  family  of  this  name  came  to 
DICKERMAN     Massachusetts  within  that  period 

known  as  the  "Planting  of  New 
England,"  which  began  with  the  settlement  of  Plym- 
outh, 1620,  and  ended  in  1640.  There  is  no  doubt 
that  the  Dickermans  came  to  this  country  for  free- 
dom in  matters  of  religion.  They  were  worthy,  God- 
fearing persons,  whose  numerous  descendant?  rank 
well  among  the  people  of  New  England. 

(I)  Thomas  Dickerman  was  the  ancestor  of  a 
long  line  of  descendants,  but  the  time  and  place 
of  his  birth  and  marriage  are  unknown,  also  his 
parentage  and  that  of  his  wife.  The  name  of  Thomas 
Dickerman  first  appears  in  the  annals  of  Dorchester, 
Massachusetts,  on  the  roll  of  the  church,  dated  1636, 
and  among  the  earliest  subscribers  to  its  covenant. 
It  seems  likely  that  he  was  of  the  important  com- 
pany which  came  in  1635  with  Rev.  Richard  Mather 
from  Bristol.  England,  in  the  ship  "James."  The 
name  taken  by  itself  would  seem  to  indicate  a  Ger- 
man origin,  being  compounded  of  the  two  words 
dick  or  dicker,  and  inann,  meaning  "stout  man."  In 
the  town  records  of  Dorchester  for  1637  the  fol- 
lowing appears:  "March  iSth :  the  Proportion  which 
each  man  is  to  have  in  the  necke  according  to  the 
rule  agreed  on  for  deuideing  the  same  as  here  vnder- 
foll,  Tho:  nan  3  akers.   1   quarter,   17  rodes." 

And  also,  "The  Proportion  which  each  man  is  to 
have  of  the  Cowes  Pasture  and  other  land  accord- 
ing to  ili"  same  rul  uision  for  euery  on  this 
sid  the  Riucr,  Thos.  Dickerman,  3  akers.  2  quarters, 
37  rodes."  April  1,  1640,  Thomas  Dickerman  re- 
ceived  an  '  d  a  halfe  of  Marsh  in  Mr.  Hawk- 
ins neck  which  was  formerly  granted  him  and  not 
booked."  In  the  account  of  the  disbursements  for 
the  town  of  Dorchester  for  1651  appears:  "It.  to  bro 
Dickerman  For  timber  for  the  meeting  house,  7s." 
"Itm.  unto  brother  Dickerman  for  boulte  by 
brother  Clarke.  7s."  In  1051  Thomas  Dickerman 
was  chosen  selectman  and  rater.  From  dee, Is  and 
inventory  of  his  estate  it  seems  that  Thomas  Dick- 
erman was  a  tailor,  and  that  he  cultivated  a  farm, 
lie  had  a  homestead  in  Dorchester,  where  he  owned 
land    as    early    as    1636,    to    which    an    addition    was 


GEORGE  0.  DICKERMAN. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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made  in  1637.  He  also  owned  a  house  and  land 
in  Boston  Neck,  where  he  began  to  acquire  property 
as  early  as  1652,  to  which  he  added  in  1656.  This 
constituted  the  more  valuable  part  of  his  estate, 
and  was  appraised  at  £150  ($726.),  while  the  farm 
and  buildings  at  Dorchester  were  set  down  at  £47, 
and  the  entire  property  at  .£235.  Both  of  these 
places  were  within  the  limits  of  what  is  now  Boston. 
The  homestead  was  on  the  west  side  of  the  highway 
just  before  it  crossed  Roxbury  brook,  the  boundary 
between  Dorchester  and  Roxbury,  ground  now  lying 
on  Dudley  street,  between  North  avenue  and  Brook 
avenue.  The  place  on  the  neck  was  on  the  south 
side  of  Summer  street,  near  the  present  junction 
of  Bedford  street.  "Thomas  Dickerman  deceased 
this  life  the  3:11:1657."  (June  II,  1657,  new  style). 
Two  years  after  Thomas  Dickerman's  death  Sep- 
tember 10,  1659,  his  widow  bought  of  the  other  heirs 
their  rights  in  the  Dorchester  homestead.  Thomas 
Dickerman's  wife's  christian  name  was  Ellen.  After 
his  death  the  married  (second),  John  Bullard,  and 
went  with  him  to  Medfield  before  July  14,  1663. 
The  children  of  Thomas  and  Ellen  Dickerman  were : 
Thomas,  Abraham,  Isaac  and  John. 

(II)  Thomas  (2),  eldest  child  of  Thomas  (1) 
and  Ellen  Dickerman,  was  born  about  1623,  and  was 
brought  to  America  by  his  parents.  He  lived  at 
Maiden,  where  the  births  of  his  children  are  re- 
corded.    He  married    (first),   Elizabeth  ,  who 

died    May    10,    1671  ;    and     (second),    March,    1674, 

Ann  ■ .     The   children  by  the  first  wife   were: 

Sarah,  Lydia,  Thomas,  Hannah,  Mary,  John,  Eliza- 
beth ;   and  the  child  of  the  second  wife  was   Anna. 

(III)  John  (1),  second  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Dickerman,  born  at  Maiden, 
about  1666,  died  in  Milton,  August  14,  1729,  in  his 
sixty-fourth  year.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four,  No- 
vember 21,  1690,  he  sold  meadow,  upland,  and  dwell- 
ing house  in  Maiden,  reserving  for  Anna,  relict  of 
Thomas,  the  free  use  of  the  house  for  the  term  of 
her  life.  He  removed  to  Reading,  and  February  8, 
1692,  bought  "of  John  and  Mary  Pully,  of  Woburn, 
housing  and  land  in  Reading;"  also  April  5,  1704, 
he  bought  land  in  Reading  of  John  Vinton,  of  Wo- 
burn. He  sold,  November  17,  1718,  land  in  Reading, 
and  bought  land  there  March  22,  1720.  He  removed 
to  Milton,  where  he  and  his  wife  were  received  into 
the   church   from  Woburn,   December  30,   1716.     He 

married,   in   Reading,    1691,    Sarah  ■ ,   and  they 

had :  John,  Thomas  and  Sarah. 

(IV)  John  (2),  eldest  child  of  John  (1)  and 
Sarah  Dickerman,  was  born  in  Reading,  in  1692. 
He  lived  in  that  town  until  after  1716.  and  then  re- 
moved to  that  part  of  Stoughton  now  known  as 
Canton,  and  was  received  into  the  church  June  22, 
1718;  and  died  there  February  9,  1760,  aged  sixty- 
seven.  He  married,  May  6,  1714,  at  Milton,  Mary 
Tucker,  daughter  of  Manasseh  and  Waitstill  (Sum- 
ner) Tucker,  born  about  1693,  died  January  II,  1771, 
aged  seventy-eight.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children:  John,  Thomas  (died  young),  Thomas, 
Ebenezer,  Samuel,  Mary,  Manasseh,  Elizabeth, 
Waitstill  and  Sarah. 

(V)  Samuel,  fifth  son  and  child  of  John  (2)  and 
Mary  (Tucker)  Dickerman,  born  in  Stoughton, 
February  6,  1722,  died  about  1778.  He  and  his 
brothers  Ebenezer  and  Thomas  were  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war.  Samuel  enlisted  May  3,  1757,  in 
Major  and  Captain  Stephen  Miller's  company  of 
Stoughton.  He  married  Rebecca  Bent,  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Badcocke)  Bent  of  Milton, 
born  about  1731,  died  May  9,  or  17,  1798,  aged  sixty- 


seven.  She  married  (second),  February  26,  1784, 
Peter  Talbot.  Samuel  and  Rebecca  were  the  parents 
of  six  children  :  Samuel,  Lemuel,  Elijah,  Elizabeth, 
Enoch  and  Ezra. 

(VI)  Enoch,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Sam- 
uel and  Rebecca  (Bent)  Dickerman,  born  in 
Stoughton,  April  9,  1756  or  1758,  died  July  2,  or  3, 
1829.  He  enlisted  April  19,  1775,  from  Stoughton, 
in  Captain  Asahel  Smith's  company,  and  served  four 
months  and  twenty-eight  days;  again  March  4, 
1776,  under  the  same  captain,  and  served  three  days 
at  Dorchester  Heights ;  again  March  22,  1776,  in 
Captain  Theophilus  Lyon's  Company,  and  with 
others  "Marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  in 
defense  of  their  country ;"  again  July  13,  1776, 
served  three  days,  "marched  to  Moon  Island,  28 
miles,  when  the  ministerial  fleet  was  driven  out  of 
Boston;"  again  August  14,  1777,  in  Captain  John 
Bradley's  company,  "marched  to  Northern  Dept." 
and  served  three  months  and  twenty-seven  days. 
"Enoch  and  Elizabeth  Dickerman  were  received  in- 
to the  third  Parish  Church  of  Roxbury,  May  29, 
I774-"  This  Elizabeth  was  doubtless  his  sister.  In 
1802  he  bought  a  share  of  Morrill's  mills,  at  Pem- 
broke, Rockingham  county,  New  Hampshire,  and 
built  a  clothing  mill  there.  In  1809  he  deeded  this 
property  to  Samuel  Tolman,  of  Stoughton.  Massa- 
chusetts, who  afterward  deeded  it  to  Enoch's  son 
Moses  Dickerman.  He  married,  April,  1778,  Sarah 
Wales,  daughter  of  Moses  and  Elizabeth  Wales, 
born  June  16,  1757,  died  July  2  or  3,  1829.  They 
had  five  children:  Elizabeth,  Rebecca,  Samuel, 
Enoch   and   Moses. 

(VII)  Moses,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Enoch  and  Sarah  (Wales)  Dickerman,  born  Jan- 
uary 29,  1786,  and  died  August  23,  1863,  resided  in 
Pembroke  and  Concord.  He  married,  April  3,  1816, 
Lydia  T.  Wales,  born  January  1,  1798,  died  October 
22,  1858.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children : 
Moses  W.,  Thomas  T.,  Mary  C,  Elizabeth  W.,  Clara 
K.,  Lydia,  Sarah,  Lydia  C,  Joseph  W.  and 
Charles  A. 

(VIII)  Moses  Wales,  eldest  child  of  Moses  and 
Lydia  T.  Wales,  was  born  in  Loudon,  October  26, 
1817,  and  died  in  Concord  November  24,  187S.  He 
began  as  an  employee  of  the  Concord  railroad  about 
the  time  of  its  completion  to  Concord,  1842,  and  by 
meritorious  service  worked  his  way  up  to  the  po- 
sition of  master  mechanic  of  the  road,  which  po- 
sition he  held  for  many  years  before  his  death.  He 
was  a  man  of  much  mechanical  skill  and  an  efficient 
officer  of  the  company.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church,  in  which  he  was  a  prominent  mem- 
ber. He  had  charge  of  the  extensive  repairs  on 
the  church  edifice  which  were  made  some  time  be- 
fore his  death.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics, 
an  active  partaker  in  the  mission  of  the  party,  and 
served  as  representative  of  ward  — ,  in  1876.  He 
married  Abbie  Tilton.  born  in  Tilton,  May 
24.  1821,  died  in  Concord,  April  1,  1889, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  four  children: 
John  C,  born  in  Loudon.  July  19,  1S43, 
o  immissary  sergeant  in  Company  C.  Fourth 
Regiment  New  Hampshire  Voluteers,  died  in  North 
Carolina,  August  I,  1863;  George  O.,  the  subject 
of  the  next  paragraph;  Silas  B.,  M.  D.,  born  Sep- 
tember 22,  1849,  a  practicing  physician  in  Abington, 
Massachusetts ;  and  Charles  T.,  died  young. 

(IX)  George  Oscar,  second  son  and  child 
of  Mfn,  W.  and  Abbie  E.  (Tilton)  Dickerman, 
\\.i~  born  in  Loudon,  February  13,  1847,  and  died  in 
Concord,   April    3,    1904.      He   was   educated   in   the 


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public  schools,  and  graduated  from  the  Concord 
high  school  in  1863.  For  a  time  he  was  employed 
as  a  bookkeeper  by  Humphrey  &  Daniels,  and  as  a 
clerk  in  the  offices  of  the  Concord  Railroad  Com- 
pany. Subsequently  he  became  a  partner  with  his 
uncle,  Emery  F.  Staniels,  and  was  engaged  in  the 
retail  grocery  business  for  two  years.  The  follow- 
ing fifteen  years  he  was  a  traveling  salesman  for 
Briggs  &  Shattuck,  wholesale  grocers,  of  Boston. 
In  1887  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  grocery  busi- 
ness in  Concord,  and  devoted  the  following  seven- 
teen years  to  this  occupation,  and  enjoyed  a  large 
and  profitable  business.  For  some  time  before  his 
death  he  was  a  director  in  the  National  State  Capi- 
tal Bank.  Mr.  Dickerman  was  a  good  business  man 
of  sound  judgment,  and  stood  high  among  his  fellow 
citizens.  In  political  matters  he  stood  with  the  Re- 
publican parry,  and  was  honored  by  being  elected 
alderman  from  ward  six,  and  representative  (in 
1901). 

He  was  made  a  Mason  April  16,  1874,  passed 
June  4,  1874,  raised  November  5,  1874,  i"  Eureka 
Lodge,  No.  70,  at  Concord;  exalted  July  10,  1879, 
in  Trinity  Chapter,  No.  2,  at  Concord;  honored  as 
a  Royal  and  Select  Master  October  31,  1881,  in 
Horace  Chase  Council,  No.  4,  at  Concord ;  created 
a  Knight  Templar  December  15,  1879,  in  Mount 
Horeb  Commandery,  at  Concord.  He  was  master 
of  Eureka  Lodge  in  1881  and  1S82,  and  commander 
of  Mount  Horeb  Commandery  in  1892,  1893,  !894- 
In  the  grand  lodge  he  was  right  worthy  district 
deputy  grand  master  for  the  fourth  Masonic  dis- 
trict in  1891  and  1892.  He  had  received  the  degrees 
of  the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  from  the 
fourth  to  the  thirty-third  degree,  having  been 
crowned  a  sovereign  grand  inspector-general,  at 
Boston,  on  September  iS.  1900.  He  was  buried  in 
Concord,  Mount  Horeb  Commandery  rendering  its 
ritual  service.  "Brother  Dickerman  was  a  true 
friend,  a  true  Mason.  He  appreciated  the  dignity 
of  his  fraternal  profession,  and  was  conspicuous  as 
an  earnest  laborer  in  various  Masonic  undertakings." 
He  was  also  a  prominent  member  of  the  Webster 
Club,  and  for  a  long  time  its  president,  and  later 
a  member  of  the  Wonolancet  Club. 

Tie  married  in  1868.  Mary  A.  Staniels.  bnrn  in 
Concord.  April  28,  1844,  daughter  of  Emery  F.  and 
Eliza  (Dickerman')  Staniels,  and  they  w:ere  the 
parents  of  four  children  :  Luella  Ann.  born  in  Con- 
cord, and  educated  in  the  public  schools,  graduated 
from  the  Concord  high  school.  She  has  been  a  suc- 
ful  teacher  for  years.  After  teaching  two  years 
in  the  Hookset  schools  she  was  made  principal  of 
a  school  in  Concord  and  from  that  time  till  the 
present  (1906)  has  been  retained  in  that  position 
in  some  of  the  schools  of  Concord.  She  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and  of  the  Daughters 
of    the    Revolution.        Edith    Gertrude,    the    second 

Ighter,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and 
graduated  from  the  Concord  high  school.  Two 
younger   children    died    in   infancy. 


The  name  was  originally  written 
I'.I.AISDELL  Blasdale.  Blesdale,  Blasdell,  as 
well  as  in  the  form  here  used,  and 
others,  Thename  Blaisdell  is  derived  from  tin- Saxon 
wrds  Blas-dic-val  signifying  a  "blazed  path 
through  the  vale."  which  could  be  followed  through 
the  forest  by  trees  which  had  been  blazed  with  an 
axe  to  guide  the  traveler.  It  came  from  England 
among  the  early  emigrants  and  has  spread  all  over 
New  England  and  the  United  States.     It  has  been 


honorably  connected  with  the  settlement  and  de- 
velopment of  New  Hampshire  and  the  present  day 
history  of  the  commonwealth. 

(I)  Ralph  Blaisdell  is  first  found  of  record  at 
York,  Maine,  in  1637-40.  He  removed  to  Salisbury, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  received  land  in  1640-41 
and  1644-45.  I"  1642-43  he  bought  the  rights  of  John 
Harrison  in  the  town,  and  was  living  in  1648,  but 
dead  in  1650.  He  was  by  trade  a  tailor,  and  appears 
as  constable  and  attorney  at  court  in  Hampton  in 
1648.  His  wife's  name  was  Elizabeth  and  she  was 
administratrix  of  his  estate.  She  died  in  August, 
1667,  in  Salisbury,  and  the  inventory  of  her  estate 
was  made  October  eighth  of  that  year.  Her  chil- 
dren were :  Henry,  Sarah,  Mary  and  Ralph. 

(II)  Henry,  eldest  child  of  Ralph  and  Eliza- 
beth Blaisdell,  was  born  about  1632,  perhaps  in 
England.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Ames- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  where  he  received  various 
grants  of  land,  and  was  a  freeman  in  1690.  He 
subscribed  to  the  oath  of  allegiance  and  fidelity  in 
Amesbury.  December,  1667.  He  was  living  in  1702, 
but  not  in  1707.  The  administration  of  his  estate 
was  made  March  n,  1708.  He  was  by  trade  a  tailor, 
but  the  various  grants  of  land  would  indicate  that 
he  engaged  chiefly  in  agriculture.  He  married 
(first),  about  1656,  Mary  Haddon,  daughter  of  Jar- 
rett  and  Margaret  Haddon.  She  died  December  12, 
1691.  in  Amesbury,  or  as  appears  on  Salem  record, 
in  1690.  Her  church  membership  was  with  the 
Salisbury  Parish  in  1687.  The  Christian  name  of 
Henry's  second  wife  was  Elizabeth,  but  no  further 
record  of  her  appears.  His  children  were  all  born  of 
the  first  wife,  namely :  Ebenezer,  Mary,  Henry, 
Elizabeth.  Ralph,  John,  Sarah.  Jonathan  and  Samuel. 
(Jonathan  and  descendants  receive  mention  in  this 
article.) 

(III)  Henry  (2),  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Henry  (1)  and  Mary  (Haddon)  Blai=dell.  was  born 
May  28,  1663.  in  Salisbury,  and  resided  in  Ames- 
bury. where  he  was  a  freeman  in  1690.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  training  band  in  1680.  and  probably 
engaged  in  agriculture.  He  died  before  March  n, 
1708,  when  his  eldest  son  was  appointed  adminis- 
trator of  his  estate.  His  fir-t  wife's  name  was  Mary, 
but  there  is  no  record  of  her  birth  or  death,  or  of 
their  marriage.  He  married  (second),  about  1691, 
Hannah  Rowell,  daughter  of  Valentine  and  Joanna 
(Pindor)  Rowell.  of  Amesbury,  and  granddaughter 
of  Thomas  Rowell,  the  patriarch  of  that  family. 
(See  Rowell).  She  was  born  in  January,  1653,  in 
Salisbury,  and  married  (first),  Thomas  Colby,  Sep- 
tember 16.  1674.  whom  she  survived.  She  died 
before  October  27,  1707.  on  which  date  Henry 
Blaisdell  married  (third),  Dorothy  Martin,  daughter 
of  Richard  Martin,  and  granddaughter  of  George 
Martin,  of  Amesbury.  After  the  death  of  Henry 
Blaisdell  she  married.  March.  1710,  Thomas  Aver. 
Henry  Blaisdell's  children,  all  born  of  the  first  wife, 
were:  Henry,  a  son  wdio  died  young,  Mary  and 
John. 

(IV)  John,  youngest  child  of  Henry  (2)  and 
Mary  Blaisdell.  was  born  February  4.  16S7,  in 
Amesbury.  and  resided  at  West  Amesbury.  probably 
at  the  east  end  of  Bear  Hill.  He  was  a  man  of 
some  consequence  in  the  colony  as  shown  by  the 
fact  that  he  was  a  representative  and  was  commis- 
sioner for  the  boundary  between  Massachusetts,  and 
Xew  Hampshire.  His  will  was  made  April  10,  and 
proved  May  21.  1753,  showing  approximately  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  married.  January  11,  1711, 
in  Amesbury,  Ebenezar  Stevens,  daughter  of  Deacon 


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Thomas  and  Martha  (Bartlctt)  Stevens,  of  Ames- 
bury.  She  was  born  March  26,  1690,  in  Amesbury, 
and  probably  survived  her  husband  as  she  is  men- 
tioned in  his  will.  Their  children  were :  Hannah, 
Ezra.  Mary,  John,  Henry,  Nathaniel,  Stephen, 
Martha,  Abigail  and  Ebenezar. 

(V)  Henry  (3),  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  John 
and  Ebenezer  (Stevens)  Blaisdell,  was  born  April 
28.  1719.  in  Amesbury,  and  resided  in  West  Ames- 
bury.  He  married,  February  7.  1740,  at  the  Second 
Amesbury  Church,  Mary  Wells.  Both  owned  the 
Covenant  about  1740,  and  both  were  admitted  to 
the  Second  Amesbury  Church,  June  12,  1748.  Their 
children  were:  Henry,  Miriam,  died  young;  Mary, 
Miriam,  Wells,  John  and  Hezikiah. 

(VI)  Henry  (4),  eldest  child  of  Henry  (3)  and 
Miriam  (Wells)  Blaisdell,  was  born  December  30, 
1740,  in  Amesbury,  and  resided  for  a  time  in  West 
Amesbury  and  subsequently  at  East  Kingston,  New 
Hampshire.  Between  1767  and  1769  he  removed 
to  Goffstown,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier  under  General  Stark  and  had  an 
ear  shot  off  in  the  battle  of  Bennington.  A  pioneer 
settler  in  Goffstown,  he  cleared  land  and  settled  his 
family   there  and   there  his  descendants  still   reside. 

He   married    (first),    April    21,    1762,    ■ Foot. 

The  date  of  her  death  does  not  appear,  but  he  mar- 
ried (second),  September  15.  1803,  Sally  Foster. 
There  were  four  children  by  the  first  wife  and  two 
by  the  second.  Benjamin  F,  married  Kim- 
ball, and  Elizabeth,  who  married  Rev.  Mr.  Pulsifer. 
Henry  Blaisdell  renewed  the  covenant  at  the 
Second  Amesbury  Church  in  1765.  Two  children 
are  of  record  at  the  Amesbury  Church,  one  at  the 
Second  Amesbury  Church,  and  this  one,  with  an- 
other, in  the  records  in  Goffstown.  They  were : 
Marriam,  died  February  8,  1844,  aged  seventy-nine, 
married  Stearns;  Stephen,  Sarah  and  Henrv. 

CVII)  Henry  (5),  fourth  child  of  Henry  (4). 
was  born  April  5,  1769.  He  was  a  farmer  all  his 
life,  and  died  November  2,  1838.  He  married,  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1799,  Jane  Taggart,  born  May  18,  1777, 
died  January  4,  1858.  They  had  children:  Stephen, 
born  December  20,  1799,  died  1814;  John.  May  18, 
1802,  deceased ;  Henry.  May  13,  1804,  died  June  25, 
1871  :  Jane,  May  30,  1805,  died  1814;  Elizabeth,  No- 
vember 3,  1808.  died  1814 ;  Mariam,  May  16,  1809, 
died  1846;  Samuel,  May  31,  1811,  died  1814;  Ros- 
anna.  Tune  21,  1812.  died  February  II,  1864;  Wil- 
liam, June  28,  1814,  deceased ;  Elizabeth,  June  8, 
1816,  died  October  5,  1838;  Stephen,  May  5,  1819; 
an  infant,  March  15,  1824. 

(VIII)  Stephen  (2),  sixth  son  and  eleventh 
child  of  Henry  (5)  and  Jane  (Taggart)  Blaisdell, 
was  born  May  5.  1819,  in  Goffstown,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools.  He  then  learned  the 
harness-maker's  trade  of  Benjamin  Gile,  of  Hookset, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  worked  three  years.  At 
the  end  of  this  time  he  returned  to  Goffstown  where 
he  followed  the  trade  all  his  life.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Republican,  and  he  attended  the  Congregational 
Church.  He  married  Amanda  Marshall,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Phoebe  (Livington)  Marshall,  of 
Weare,  New  Hampshire.  She  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church.  They  had  four  children :  Dr. 
George  C,  in  Goffstown,  New  Hampshire :  Edward 
A.;  Dr.  Frank  H..  and  Louise  A.,  married  John  A. 
Whipple,  and  died  in  Goffstown.  Stephen  Blaisdell 
died  in  Goffstown  at  sixty-nine  years  of  age. 

(IX)  Edwin  A.,  second  son  and  child  of  Stephen 
and    Amanda     (Marshall)     Blaisdell,    was    born    at 


Goffstown,  New  Hampshire,  June  23,  1846.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  six- 
teen he  began  work  in  the  sash  and  blind  shop  where 
he  continued  thirty  years.  In  1888  he  started  a  dry 
and  fancy  goods  store  in  the  building  which  used 
to  be  the  old  Congregational  Chapel.  He  has  acted 
as  insurance  agent  for  different  state  companies  for 
many  years.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  was 
appointed  postmaster  under  President  Harrison,  and 
served  four  years.  1889-1893.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church,  and  was  made  a  deacon  in 
1905.  He  has  belonged  to  the  Odd  Fellows  since 
1S75,  ar>d  has  been  through  all  the  chairs.  He  has 
been  town  clerk  for  six  years,  and  is  holding  the 
office  at  present.  He  was  a  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  legislature  in  1905-06.  He  married, 
March  25,  1872,  Armenia  J.  Dustin,  daughter  of 
Russell  T.  and  Emily  A.  (Bartlett)  Dustin,  of  Deer-> 
ing,  New  Hampshire.  She  is  a  descendant  of  Han- 
nah Dustin,  and  a  member  of  the  Hannah  Dustin 
Association.  She  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools  and  at  Francestown  Academy,  taught  school 
four  years  and  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  They  have  three  children :  Herbert  R., 
born  February  25,  1874,  who  married  Lilla  Wind- 
ham ;  has  two  children,  Robert  and  Ruth.  Harry  S., 
born  May  3,  1878,  with  Swift  &  Company.  Frank 
H..  born  October  4.  1879,  who  is  connected  with 
the  Woolworth  five  and  ten  cent  store. 

flX)  Frank  H.,  youngest  son  and  third  child  of 
Stephen  and  Amanda  (Marshall)  Blaisdell,  was 
born  in  Goffstown,  New  Hampshire,  May  28,  1852. 
He  studied  four  years  at  an  academy  at  Contoocook, 
and  for  two  years  with  Dr.  Hersey  and  Professor 
Howe,  of  Manchester,  and  one  vear  with  Dr.  Carle- 
ton  P.  Frost,  at  Hanover,  New  Hampshire.  He  was 
graduated  in  November,  1876.  from  Dartmouth,  and 
returned  to  Goffstown  where  he  has  been  in  practice 
since.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  mem- 
of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  joined  the  Odd 
Fellows  in  1879,  and  has  been  through  all  the  chairs. 
He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  passed 
all  the  chairs.  He  was  president  of  the  board  of 
health  ten  years,  and  has  been  chairman  of  the  board 
of  education  for  fifteen  years.  He  had  charge  of 
the  Hillsborough  County  Hospital  for  eight  years, 
wdiere  he  had  charge  of  five  hundred  patients..  He 
is  a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Association, 
and  the  New  Hamnshire  Medical  Societv,  and  presi- 
dent of  the  New  Hampshire  Surgical  Club,  and  be- 
longs to  the  Manchester  Academy  of  Medicine.  He 
has  written  a  number  of  papers  on  surgery.  He 
married,  August  29,  1877.  Anna  I.  White,  daughter 
of  George  and  Mary  (Chandler-)  White,  of  An- 
dover.  Massachusetts.  She  was  graduated  from  the 
Francestown  Academy  at  Francestown.  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  is  a  member  of  the  Consregational 
Church.  She  belongs  to  the  Daughters  of  Rebekah, 
and  has  been  through  all  the  chairs,  also  a  member 
and  president  of  the  Unity  Club.  They  have  three 
children :  Arthur  G,  born  April  29.  1880.  was  grad- 
uated from  Phillips  Academy,  Exeter.  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  1899,  and  from  Yale  University  in  1903. 
He  is  connected  with  the  Realty  Trust  Company  of 
New  York  City.  Percy  M.,  born  December  I,  1881, 
was  graduated  from  the  Hessa  Business  College  in 
1900.  He  is  unmarried ;  he  ooerates  a  farm  in  Goffs- 
town. William  E„  born  July  21,  1884,  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  Hessa  Business  College  in  1003.  and 
is  in  the  employ  of  H.  W.  Parker,  of  Manchester. 
New  Hampshire. 

(Ill)    Jonathan,    fifth    son    and    eighth    child   of 


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Henry  and  Mary  (Haddon)  Blaisdell.  was  born 
October  II,  1676,  in  Amesbury,  and  resided  in  that 
town,  where  he  was  a  blacksmith.  The  adminis- 
tration of  his  estate  was  begun  February  28,  174*. 
and  his  real  property  was  divided  in  1750.  No 
widow  is  mentioned,  from  which  it  is  presumed  that 
he  survived  his  wife.  She  was  Hannah  Jameson, 
daughter  of  John  and  Esther  (Martin)  Jameson, 
and  granddaughter  of  James  Jameson  (Jempson)  of 
Boston.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  Daniel.  Anne, 
Elijah,  Jonathan,  David,  Enoch,  Samuel,  Hannah, 
Elizabeth  and  Henry. 

(IV)  Enoch,  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Jona- 
than and  Hannah  (Jameson)  Blaisdell,  was  born 
July  9,  1714,  in  Amesbury,  and  lived  in  that  town 
until  after  1760.  He  owned  the  covenant,  and  was 
baptized  at  the  First  Amesbury  Church,  April  18, 
1736.  Before  1773  he  removed  to  Warner,  .Ww 
Hampshire,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was 
passed.  He  was  married  February  6,  1736,  in  Salis- 
bury, to  Mary  Saturly.  Their  children  were:  Sus- 
anna, Elijah  (died  young),  Elijah,  Judith,  Betty, 
Mary,  Jacob  and  Enoch. 

(V)  Elijah,  second  son  and  third  child  of  Enoch 
and  Mary  (Saturly)  Blaisdell,  was  bom  December 
31,  1740,  in  Amesbury  and  probably  removed  with 
his  father  from  that  town  to  Warner,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  died 
early  in  the  war.  He  was  married  March  14.  1759, 
at  the  Second  Amesbury  Church,  to  Mary  Sargent. 
(See  Sargent.  V).  Both  renewed  the  covenant  in 
1760  at  the  Second  Amesbury  Church.  They  had 
two  sons :  Parrott  and  Daniel.  Both  were  soldiers 
of  the  Revolution.  The  first  served  in  Colonel  Pea- 
body's  regiment  in  Rhode  Island  in  1778,  and  again 
enlisted  in  1782  in  Haverhill  for  a  period  of  thirteen 
years.  He  resided  in  Vermont  and  had  two  daugh-  ■ 
ters. 

(VI)  Daniel,  younger  of  the  two  sons  of  Elijah 
and  Mary  (Sargent)  Blaisdell,  was  born  January 
22,  1762,  place  of  birth  not  known.  With  his  brother 
Parrott  he  served  in  the  Revolution,  and  in  1780,  at 
the  age  of  eighteen,  migrated  to  Canaan,  New 
Hampshire,  which  became  his  permanent  home.  He 
was  probably  the  Daniel  Blasdel  who  served  in 
Captain  Benjamin  Lemont's  company,  Colonel  Sam- 
uel McCobb's  regiment,  from  July  9,  1779,  to  Sep- 
tember 24,  1779,  on  the  Penobscot  expedition.  He 
came  to  Canaan  from  Amesbury,  evidently  without 
means,  for  he  hired  himself  successively  to  Joseph 
Flint,  who  proved  a  hard  master,  and  to  Captain 
Charles  Walworth,  a  rigid  Puritan.  When  Blais- 
dell was  twenty  years  of  age,  Captain  Walworth 
persuaded  him  to  stay  away  from  a  ball,  which  all 
the  young  people  attended,  and  the  next  day  offered 
to  sell  him  a  hundred  acres  of  densely  timbered 
land,  to  be  paid  for  in  crops.  Blaisdell  took  the 
land  for  three  hundred  dollars,  felled  the  trees, 
built  himself  a  log  cabin,  and  was  able  to  pay  off 
his  debt  by  his  first  crop  of  wheat.  He  was  a  man 
of  little  education,  but  great  energy  and  tremendous 
power  of  will.  He  worked  and  studied  hard,  taught 
school  and  acquired  some  legal  knowledge,  and  fre- 
quently acted  as  justice,  so  that  in  time  the  title  of 
judge  was  accorded  him.  He  was  a  stern  man,  but 
his  decision  was  considered  just,  so  that  he  held  the 
respect  of  the  community.  In  tho  -  days  political 
and  religious  opinions  were  maintained  with  a  bit- 
terness of  which  we  can  hardly  conceive  now-a- 
days ;  and  Mr.  Blaisdell  was  fixed  and  unalterable 
in  his  devotion  to  the  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he 
was  a  member,  and  to  the  Federalist  parly  in  which 


he  soon  achieved  local  prominence.  He  held  some 
town  offices,  but  his  first  success  seems  to  have 
dated  from  his  action  as  a  representative  to  the 
legislature,  whose  sessions  were  then  held  in  Exeter. 
A  tax  had  been  levied  by  the  state,  which  proved 
very  burdensome  to  the  new  towns.  Mr.  Blaisdell 
acknowledged  the  fertility  of  the  soil  where  the 
trees  had  been  burned,  but  said  that  there  was  a 
great  scarcity  of  ready  money  where  the  region  was 
at  a  distance  from  markets.  If  the  state  would  make 
wheat,  rye  and  corn  legal  tender  for  taxes,  it  would 
greatly  relieve  the  dwellers  in  remote  districts.  The 
law  was  much  modified  at  his  suggestion,  and  the 
future  politician's  popularity  with  his  towns-people 
was  assured.  He  served  several  times  as  state  sen- 
ator, was  councillor  from  1803  to  1808.  and  elected 
a  member  of  congress.  His  term  extended  from 
1809  to  181 1,  and  he  served  as  a  soldier  of  the  War 
of  1812.  Being  a  vigorous  debater  without  con- 
ventional polish,  he  received  from  John  Randolqh 
the  nickname  of  the  "Northern  Bear,"  which  clung 
to  him  the  rest  of  his  life.  After  his  return  to 
Canaan  he  engaged  in  farming,  and  in  later  years 
became  one  of  the  largest  landholders  in  the  region 
His  early  struggles  had  given  him  habits  of  industry, 
temperance  and  economy,  and  his  knowledge  of  law 
made  him  a  safe  counsellor.  One  day  he  was  carry- 
ing a  case  to  the  court  at  Exeter.  He  started  on 
horseback,  after  the  custom  of  the  times,  and  on 
his  way  was  overtaken  by  Governor  Benjamin 
Pierce,  of  Hillsborough,  father  of  the  future  presi- 
dent. They  journeyed  pleasantly  together  until  the 
conversation  turned  upon  politics.  Governor  Pierce 
was  a  staunch  Democrat.  Debate  waxed  high  until 
Pierce  jumped  from  his  horse,  declaring  he  would 
no  longer  ride  with  such  a  traitor,  and  dared  Blais- 
dell to  a  fight.  The  latter  said  soothing  words  to 
his  adversary,  and  Pierce  finally  remounted,  and  the 
two  jogged  on  together  to  Exeter.  Judge  Blaisdell 
was  a  great  power  in  politics  at  Canaan,  but  he 
never  thrust  himself  forward  for  office,  nnr  would 
he  allow  more  than  one  of  his  sons  to  hold  office  at 
the  same  time.  He  at  one  time  turned  down  his 
eldest  son  for  representative,  because  he  thought 
the  nomination  had  been  made  by  unfair  means. 
It  may  be  added  that  this  son.  Elijah,  afterwards 
became  a  Democrat,  greatly  to  his  father's  distress. 
In  January.  1782.  Daniel  Blaisdell  married  Sally 
Springer,  of  Canaan,  and  they  became  the  parents 
of  eleven  children,  nine  sons  and  two  daughters. 
There  were  sixty-nine  grandchildren,  distributed  as 
follows:  Elijah,  the  lawyer,  had  twelve:  James,  the 
sheriff,  had  seven:  Daniel,  the  musician,  had  fifteen; 
William,  the  painter,  had  seven:  Joshua,  the  sheriff, 
had  five :  Parrott,  the  farmer,  had  nine :  Jacob,  the 
doctor,  had  none:  Jonathan,  the  trader,  had  two; 
Sally,  who  married  Joseph  Dustin.  had  five:  Rhoda, 
who  became  the  third  wife  of  Eben  Clark,  had  two; 
and  Timothy,  the  broker,  had  five.  For  years  all 
these  families  lived  in  one  neighborhood,  but  the 
name  has  now  disappeared  from  Canaan.  Daniel 
Blaisdell  died  i"  1833,  and  was  buried  in  Canaan. 
His  widow  who  was  born  October  15.  1761.  died 
June   10.   1838,  aged  seventy  seven. 

(II)  Timothy,  youngest  child  of  Hon.  Daniel 
and  Sally  (Springer)  Blaisdell,  was  born  May  9, 
T804.  at  Canaan.  New  Hampshire.  ITe  was  educated 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  at  Kimball 
Union  Academy.  Mcriden.  New  Hampshire.  He 
moved  to  Haverhill,  this  state,  where  he  established 
a  general  '■lore,  which  failed  in  the  great  financial 
crash  of   1837.     He  afterwards   went  to  Boston   and 


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became  agent  for  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life  In- 
surance Company,  which  position  he  held  until  his 
death.  He  was  a  staunch  abolitionist,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  married 
Harriet,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Sallie  Merrill, 
of  Haverhill,  New  Hampshire,  who  was  born  No- 
vember, 1813.  They  had  five  children :  Sarah,  Har- 
riet, whose  sketch  follows;  Timothy,  Edward  and 
Frank.  Timothy  Blaisdell  died  in  Boston,  Septem- 
ber 24,  1853,  and  his  wife  died  in  the  same  city, 
December  20,  1848. 

(Ill)  Harriet,  second  daughter  and  child  of 
Timothy  and  Harriet  (Merrill)  Blaisdell,  was  born 
at  Haverhill  Corner,  New  Hampshire,  November 
II,  1834.  On  April  30,  1856  she  married  Charles 
Hilliard  Cram,  of  Chicago,  who  was  born  in  Han- 
over, New  Hampshire,  March  22,  1832.  (See  Cram 
VI).  They  had  nine  children:  Clara,  Nathan, 
Charles  Hilliard,  Harriet  B.,  Bessie,  Timothy,  Ru- 
pert, Walter  and  Mildred.  Clara  Cram  was  born 
January  19,  1857,  in  Chicago,  and  died  there  March 
18,  1900.  Nathan  Dow  Cram  was  born  August  2, 
1859,  in  Chicago,  and  married  Mary  Queen.  He  is 
manager  for  Silver,  Burdett  &  Company,  publishers 
in  New  York  City.  Charles  Hilliard  Cram,  born 
November  12,  1863,  in  Chicago,  married  Ysabel  del 
Valle,  and  is  a  merchant  and  ranchman.  Harriet 
Blaisdell  Cram  was  born  August  26,  1864,  in  Chi- 
cago, and  has  been  twice  married.  Her  first  hus- 
band was  Dr.  T.  W.  Miller,  and  her  second,  Dr. 
W.  W.  Quinlan,  both  of  Chicago.  Bessie  Cram,  born 
April  28,  1868,  in  Chicago,  married  W.  C.  Rennolds, 
of  that  city,  who  is  in  the  wholesale  paint  business. 
Timothy  Cram,  born  April  26,  1870,  married  Georgia 
Shores,  and  is  in  the  business  of  railroad  supplies 
at  Chicago.  Rupert  Cram,  born  February  10,  1872, 
at  Chicago,  married  Cora  Neidig,  and  is  a  merchant 
and  ranchman.  Walter  Cram,  born  January  10,  1874, 
in  Chicago,  married  Nina  del  Valle.  and  is  a  mer- 
chant and  ranchman  in  California.  Mildred  born  Au- 
gust 11,  1876,  married  J.  V.  Paulson,  of  Chicago,  who 
died  March  5,  1900,  and  she  now  lives  with  her 
mother  at  Haverhill,  New  Hampshire.  Charles  Hil- 
liard Cram  died  March  21,  1881,  at  Chicago,  and 
Mrs.  Harriet  Blaisdell  Cram  returned  to  her  old 
home  to  live. 


This  ancient  name  was  originally 
GOODRICH  Godric,  whence  are  derived  God- 
ricus,  Godryke,  Goodryke,  Gut- 
brich,  Guthridge,  Godridge,  Goodridge  and  other 
forms.  Arthur's  "Etymological  Dictonary"  gives  its 
meaning  as  "rich  in  God,  or  goodness."  The  name 
dates  back  to  Saxon  times.  Goodrich  Castle,  an 
ancient  British  ruin,  stands  on  a  height  near  the 
eastern  bank  of  the  river  Wye  in  Herefordshire, 
Wales.  The  dungeon  and  keep  clearly  antedate  the 
Conquest.  Not  far  distant  is  Goodrich  Court,  modern 
in  point  of  years,  but  built  in  the  baronial  or  cas- 
tellated style.  The  name  has  represented  standing 
and  prosperity  in  England  for  many  centuries.  Those 
who  migrated  to  America  brought  with  them  the 
traits  inherited  from  ancestors  in  the  mother  coun- 
try. At  least  five  original  settlers  bearing  the  name 
were  in  New  England  before  1650:  William  G,  of 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  1636;  John  of  Water- 
town,  1637 :  Richard,  of  Guilford.  Connecticut :  John 
and  William,  of  Weathersfield,  Connecticut, 
brothers,  in  1644.  The  latter  one,  William,  of 
Weathersfield,  was  the  ancestor  of  most  of  the 
American  Goodriches. 

'  (I)     Abial    Goodrich    was    born    in     1750,    mar- 


ried Rachel  Follansbee,  who  was  born  in  1753,  and 
they  had  ten  children :  William,  born  October  25, 
1776,  Ezekiel,  Follansbee,  Sally,  Nathaniel,  Eli- 
phalet,  Abial  (2),  whose  sketch  follows;  Jeremiah, 
Joseph  and  Betsey,  born  March  2,  1799.  Abial  (1) 
Goodrich  died  February  25,  1824,  and  his  widow  died 
October  26,  1842. 

(II)  Abial  (2),  sixth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Abial  (1)  and  Rachel  (Follansbee)  Goodrich,  was 
born  at  Newburyport,  Massachusetts,  January  13, 
1788.  He  had  a  common  school  education,  and 
came  in  boyhood  to  Enfield,  New  Hampshire.  He 
followed  farming  all  his  life,  was  a  Democrat  in 
politics,  and  attended  the  Methodist  Church.  He 
married  Betsey  Follansbee,  about  1813,  and  they  had 
six  children :  Darius,  born  1814,  died  December  23, 
1891;  Leonard  Sawyer,  May  22,  1818,  died  Decem- 
ber 8,  1893;  Lorenzo  Dow,  February  11,  1824, 
died  December,  1853 ;  Nathaniel  Follansbee,  March 
16,  1827,  died  in  August.  1888;  Lorain,  April  1,  1832, 
died  April  1,  1836;  and  Harlan  P.,  whose  sketch 
follows.  Abial  (2)  Goodrich  died  January  3,  1851, 
and  his  wife  died  September  7,  1864. 

(III)  Harlan  P..  youngest  child  of  Abial  (2) 
and  Betsey  (Follansbee)  Goodrich,  was  born  March 
8.  1839,  at  Enfield,  New  Hampshire.  He  attended 
the  common  schools  of  his  native  town  and  Kimball 
Union  Academy  at  Meriden.  He  moved  from  En- 
field, to  East  Lebanon,  April.  1852,  and  from  East 
Lebanon  to  Lebanon,  April  9,  1866,  and  for  fourteen 
years  was  in  partnership  with  A.  W.  Baker  in  the 
cabinet,  building  and  stair-making  business.  He 
has  many  outside  interests,  and  is  prominent  in  Ma- 
sonic circles.  He  joined  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  6, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Lebanon,  July 
16,  1864,  and  was  high  priest  of  the  chapter  for  nine 
years,  and  in  1S88  was  grand  high  priest  of  Grand 
Chapter  of  the  state.  He  belongs  to  the  Saint  An- 
drew's Chapter.  No.  1,  Washington  Council.  No.  io, 
and  the  Sullivan  Commandery  of  Claremont,  New 
Hampshire.  Mr.  Goodrich  is  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics, and  has  held  many  offices  of  trust.  For  twenty 
years  he  was  supervisor  of  the  check  list,  for  seven 
years  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  for 
twenty-five  years  moderator  at  town  meetings.  He 
was  superintendent  of  the  Lebanon  water-works  for 
ten  years.  Harlan  P.  Goodrich  married,  on  Decem- 
ber 20,  1S63,  Mary  Floyd,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Marcia  Floyd,  of  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire. 
There  are  no  children. 

(Second  Family.) 

(I)  Reuben  Goodrich,  a  descendant  of  Ensign 
William  Goodrich  through  the  latter's  son,  Captain 
Ephraim  Goodrich,  established  himself  in  the  stove 
and  tinware  business  at  Nashua  early  in  the  last 
century,  and  carried  it  on  successfully  for  the  remain- 
der of  his  life,  which  terminated  in  i860.  He  mar- 
ried Lucy  Mygatt,  daughter  of  Roger  and  Honor 
(Bidwell)    Mygatt.   of   Berlin,   Connecticut. 

(II)  Colonel  Hiram  M.  Goodrich,  son  of  Reuben 
and  Lucy  (Mygatt)  Goodrich,  was  born  in  Nashua. 
August  23,  1828.  After  concluding  his  education; 
which  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  and  at 
Crosby's  Literary  Institute,  he  entered  his  father's 
store  as  a  clerk,  remaining  there  eight  years,  and  he 
then  became  treasurer  of  the  Underbill  Edge  Tool 
Company.  Three  years  later  he  engaged  in  the 
stove  and  tinware  business  in  Boston,  and  shortly 
afterward  became  interested  in  the  metal  business 
in  that  city.  In  i860  he  succeeded  to  his  father's 
well  established  business  in  Nashua,  still  retaining, 
however,   his   mercantile   interests   in   Boston,   but   a 


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few  years  later  he^  disposed  of  the  latter  and  from 
that  time  forward  devoted  his  attention  exclusively 
to  his  Nashua  establishment,  which  under  his  ju- 
dicious management  became  exceedingly  prosperous. 
The  greater  part  of  his  active  life  was  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  Nashua,  and  in  his  later  years  he  was 
won't  to  express  his  pride  in  the  development  and 
substantial  prosperity  of  its  industrial  and  other 
institutions.  Prompted  by  a  commendable  desire 
for  the  successful  prosecution  of  such  enterprises 
as  would  be  certain  to  prove  beneficial  to  the  people 
as  a  whole,  he  interested  himself  in  various  lo- 
cal enterprises,  financial,  industrial,  etc.,  to  which  he 
gave  the  benefit  of  his  sterling  business  ability  and 
sound  judgment.  For  many  years  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Underhill  Edge  Tool  Company,  a  direc- 
tor of  the  Pennychuck  Bank  and  auditor  of  the 
Nashua  and  Lowell  Railroad  Company,  and  he  was 
also  interested  in  other  important  business  enter- 
prises. 

In  politics  Colonel  Goodrich  was  a  Republican, 
and  while  he  contributed  generously  to  the  party 
fund  and  also  used  his  influence  in  the  interests  of 
gnrid  government,  he  was  perfectly  free  from  official 
aspirations.  Among  the  party  leaders  who  appre- 
ciated his  worth  and  valuable  services  was  Governor 
Straw,  who  appointed  him  a  member  of  his  staff  in 
1872.  In  1869  he  erected  the  Goodrich  Block  on 
Main  street,  and  in  1S93  he  remodelled  it  into  one 
of  the  handsomest  business  structures  in  the  city. 
With  the  approach  of  old  age  his  love  for  the  city 
of  his  birth  seemed  to  increase,  and  his  death,  which 
occurred  September  19,  1805.  deprived  the  city  of 
one  of  its  most  able  business  men  and  devoted 
friends.  He  was  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason. 
Scottish  Rite,  and  a  member  of  Edward  A.  Raymond 
Consistory.  He  attended  the  Pearl  Street  Congre- 
gational Church  Society  and  contributed  liberally  to- 
ward its  support. 

Colonel  Goodrich  married.  June  17.  1851.  Sarah 
E.  Morgan,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Sarah  A.  (Rob- 
inson') Morgan,  of  Nashua,  born  February  17.  1830, 
(see  Morgan").  The  children  of  this  union  were: 
Helen,  died  in  infancy ;  Clara  Morgan,  died  at  age 
of  eighteen  vears. 


The  origin  of  this  name  lies  buried 
C  \MPBELL  in  remote  antiquity.  It  has  been  a 
prominent  one  in  Scotland  for  sev- 
eral centuries,  and  is  common  in  both  the  High- 
lands and  the  Lowlands.  From  the  time  of  Robert 
Bruce  the  name  has  been  identified  with  the  Scotch 
nobility,  and  it  is  the  family  name  of  the  ancient 
house  of  Argyle.  The  Campbells  of  America  are  all 
of  Scotch  descent,  and  many  of  them  have  won 
distinction.  It  is  impossible  to  estimate  with  accu- 
racy the  number  of  the  emigrants  bearing  this 
name. 

(I)  David  (1)  Campbell,  the  first  known  ances- 
tor in  America  of  the  Litchfield  Campbells  now  un- 
der consideration,  settled  there  prior  to  T746.  It  is 
reasonable  to  infer  that  he  was  among  the  Scotch- 
Irish  immigrants  who  settled  in  New  Hampshire 
early  in  the  eighteenth  century.  He  died  December 
3.   1777,  aged  about  fifty-six  vears. 

(TI)  David  (2)  Campbell,  son  of  David  (i) 
Campbell,  was  born  in  Litchfield.  June  23.  1759.  and 
was  a  lifelong  resident  of  that  town,  his  death  hav- 
ing occurred  there  on  August  25,  1822.  Tie  married 
Jane  Anderson,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Agnes 
(Craig)  Anderson,  of  Londonderry,  December  14, 
1785.   who.   as   their   names   would   imply,   were   also 


of  Scotch  descent.  She  was  born  September  14. 
1758,  and  died  October  11,  1R53,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  ninety-five  years.  The  'Mdren  of  this  union 
were :     David,  Nancy.  Robert.  Smith. 

(III)  Smith,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of  David 
(2)  and  Jane  (Anderson)  Campbell,  was  born  in 
Litchfield.  November  3,  1792.  In  connection  with 
farming  he  carried  on  lumbering  operations  with 
prosperous  results,  and  acquired  considerable  promi- 
nence as  a  business  man.  He  was  an  upright  con- 
scientious man,  and  a  Presbyterian.  In  politics  he 
was  originally  a  Whig,  but  later  joined  the  Republi- 
can party,  and  took  some  interest  in  local  civic  af- 
fairs, serving  for  some  time  as  road  surveyor.  He 
died  in  Litchfield.  March  25,  1864.  For  his  first 
wife  he  married  Clarissa  Abbott,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel Abbott  of  Litchfield,  who  bore  him  three  chil- 
dren :  Jane,  Dolly  and  Mark.  She  died  in  1835,  a"d 
on  June  8.  1848,  he  married  for  his  second  wife 
Sophia  Hills,  who  was  born  in  Antrim,  New  Hamp- 
shire. August  9.  1813.  daughter  of  David  and  Me- 
hitable  (Robinson)  Hills,  of  Hudson.  The  children 
of  his  second  union  are:  Matthew  M..  Alfred  H., 
Clara  S.,  born  September  6.  1852.  and  Arthur  S., 
born  May  26,  1856.  Alfred  Hills  Campbell.  Ph.  D., 
who  was  born  September  28,  1850,  was  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  College  with  the  class  of  1877,  and 
is  now  a  well  known  educator,  having  -held  the  po- 
sition of  principal  of  the  New  Hampshire  State 
Normal  School  from  1S96  to  1900.  He  is  now  lo- 
cated in  Windsor.  Connecticut.  Smith  Campbell's 
second  wife  died  November  23,  1892. 

(IV)  Matthew  M.,  eldest  son  of  Smith  and  So- 
phia (Hills)  Campbell,  was  born  in  Litchfield,  June 
3,  1S4Q.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town,  and  in  early  manhood  turned  his  at- 
tention to  farming  and  lumbering.  In  1890  he  pur- 
chased the  farm  of  over  two  hundred  acres  where 
he  now  resides,  and  he  is  engaged  chiefly  in  the 
dairying  industry  producing  larce  quantities  of  milk 
annually.  As  a  Republican  he  participated  quite 
conspicuously  in  political  affairs,  having  served  with 
marked  ability  as  town  treasurer  for  three  terms, 
and  he  has  also  served  acceptablv  as  highway  agent. 
He  is  particularly  interested  in  the  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry, being  a  charter-member  of  the  local  grange, 
and  has  held  some  of  the  important  offices  in  that 
body.  His  church  affiliations  are  with  the  Presby- 
terians. 

On  November  30.  1876.  Mr.  Campbell  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Mary  J.  S.  Anderson,  daughter 
of  Deacon  David  and  Pcrsis  (Tenney)  Anderson, 
of  Londonderry,  and  like  her  husband  is  a  descend- 
ant of  sturdy  Scotch-Irish  immigrants.  Having  com- 
pleted her  education  at  the  Pinkerton  Academy,  she 
engaged  in  educational,  work  and  was  a  successful 
teacher  prior  to  her  marriage.  Her  interest  in  the 
work  of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry  equals  that  of 
her  husband,  and  she  has  been  officially  connected 
with  the  grange.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell  have  two 
children — Percy  A.,  born  January  30.  1880;  and  Roy 
IT.,  born  June  1 4.  1883.  The  former  completed  his 
education  with  a  post-graduate  course  at  the  Iowa 
State  College,  Ames.  Towa.  and  is  now  professor 
of  animal  industry  at  the  Maine  University  at  Oro- 
no.  Roy  TT.  is  now  serving  a  second  term  as  select- 
man of  Litchfield  and  lives  at  home. 


A   little  less   than   two  and  three-quar- 
PATCH     ter  centuries   ago   the   American   ances- 
tor of  the  Patch   family  left  his  native 
home   in    England,  crossed  the   Atlantic  ocean,   and 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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was  one  of  the  early  planters  of  the  colony  of  Salem, 
Massachusetts.  His  home  in  England  was  in  the 
parish  of  South  Petherton,  in  Somersetshire,  near 
Burlescomb,  and  his  parents.  Nicholas  and  Jane 
Patch,  were  of  sturdy  English  stock,  of  a  family 
chiefly  of  yeoman,  whose  ancestors  before  them  were 
of  the  same  blood  for  many  generations  previous  to 
that  of  either  the  elder  Nicholas  or  his  wife. 

(.1)  Nicholas,  son  of  Nicholas  and  Jane  Patch, 
was  the  ancestor  of  the  family  of  that  name  in  Amer- 
ica, and  at  the  time  of  his  immigration  brought  with 
him  his  wife  and  two  sons,  John  and  James,  when 
he  came  to  New  England  and  settled  among  the 
planters  at  Salem.  At  the  time  he  must  have  been 
about  forty  years  old,  the  record  of  his  baptism  be- 
ing dated  June  26,  1597.  This  Nicholas  had  a  grant 
of  ten  acres  of  land  in  Salem  in  1638,  and  another 
of  four  acres  in  1639,  when  he  was  admitted  free- 
man. He  was  a  farmer  and  a  man  of  much  con- 
sequence in  the  town,  particularly  in  the  church,  to 
which  he  bequeathed  a  portion  of  his  property.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  first  church  in  Salem,  and  with 
his  wife  was  among  the  founders  of  the  church  in 
Beverly,  where  the  latter  part  of  life  was  spent, 
and  where  he  died  in  November,  1673.  Besides  his 
sons  John  and  James,  both  of  whom  were  born  in 
England  and  came  with  their  parents  in  1636,  Nich- 
olas Patch  had  other  children,  born  in  Salem.  John 
was  the  progenitor  of  the  Patches  of  Beverly,  while 
the  Patches  of  New  Hampshire  or  at  least  a  greater 
portion  of  them,  were  descendants  of  Thomas  Patch, 
a  younger  son  of  Nicholas,  the  immigrant. 

(II)  Thomas  (1),  son  of  Nicholas  and  Eliza- 
beth Patch,  was  born  in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  in 
1640.  Savage  mentions  him  as  Thomas  of  Wen- 
ham,  and  the  year  of  his  birth  about  163S.  He  was 
made  freeman  in  1670  and  representative  in  1679. 
His  wife  was  Mary  A.  Lovett  (Savage  says  Scott) 
of  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lo- 
vett, and  among  their  children  were  Thomas,  James, 
Stephen,  Isaac,  Ephraim,  Timothy,  Simeon,  Sarah 
and  Marah  (Mariah).  (Timothy  and  descendents 
are  mentioned  at  length  in  this  article). 

(III)  James,  second  son  of  Thomas  Patch  of 
Salem  and  Mary  A.  Lovett  his  wife,  was  born  in 
1677,  in  Wenham,  Massachusetts,  and  married  Re- 
becca Byles,  who  bore  him  children,  among  them 
Thomas. 

(IV)  Thomas  (2),  son  of  James  and  Rebecca 
(Byles)  Patch,  was  born  in  Beverly,  Massachusetts, 
June  23,  1715,  and  married  Elizabeth  Stanley,  by 
whom  he  had  children,  among  them  a  son  Jonathan. 

(V)  Jonathan,  son  of  Thomas  (2),  and  Eliza- 
beth (Stanley)  Patch,  was  born  probably  at  Bever- 
ly. Massachusetts,  September  28,  1744.  and  was  the 
progenitor  of  the  Patches  of  Francestown,  New 
Hampshire,  and  his  descendants  are  now  scattered 
throughout  the  state.  He  married,  while  living  in 
Beverly,  October  I,  1765,  Annie  Hull,  whose  parents 
were  Theophilus  and  Sara  (Williams)  Hull.  Jon- 
athan Patch  came  to  New  Hampshire  and  settled  on 
a  farm  in  the  extreme  eastern  part  of  Francestown, 
on  the  place  formerly  occupied  by  Peter  Christy, 
sometime  between  the  years  1775  and  1780.  Peter 
Christy  had  made  few  improvements  to  the  place 
and  Mr.  Patch  was  practically  its  first  settler.  Jon- 
athan Patch  died  in  Francestown,  July  17,  1S25.  His 
wife  Annie  was  born  April  27,  1747,  and  died  in 
Francestown,  August  3.  1834.  Their  children  were 
Thomas.  Theophilus,  John,  Benjamin,  Isaac.  Jona- 
than, Samuel  and  Annie.  The  first  four  of  these 
children  were  born  in  Beverly  and  the  others  in 
Francestown. 


(VI)  Theophilus,  second  child  and  son  of  Jon- 
athan and  Annie  (Hull)  Patch,  was  born  in  Bev- 
erly, Massachusetts,  January  10,  1769,  and  died  in 
the  town  of  Greenfield,  New  Hampshire.  May  26, 
1829.  His  home  was  near  the  boundary  of  the  towns 
of  Francestown  and  Greenfield  and  he  lived  in  both, 
moving  occasionally  but  not  frequently  from  one  to 
the  other.  His  wife  was  Rebecca  Stanley,  of  Fran- 
cestown. She  was  born  in  Beverly,  Massachusetts, 
May  I,  1768,  and  died  in  Greenfield,  New  Hampshire, 
March  21,  1841.  Their  children  were  Jonathan,  of 
whom  mention  is  made  in  the  next  succeeding  par- 
agraph ;  Betsey,  married  Isaac  Lowe  of  Greenfield ; 
Sally,  married  Richard  Stanley,  and  lived  in  Green- 
field; Hannah,  married  David  Pratt  of  Reading, 
New  Hampshire ;  Rebecca ;  John  Lovett ;  William, 
who  lived  in  Francestown;  Anna,  became  the  wife 
of  Richard  Stanley  and  lived  in  Greenfield ;  Uriah, 
who  removed  to  Wisconsin;  and  Ira,  who  settled 
in  Ohio. 

(VII)  Jonathan  (2),  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Theophilus  and  Rebecca  (Stanley)  Patch,  was  born 
in  Greenfield,  New  Hampshire,  March  21,  1790,  and 
died  in  Francestown.  August  25,  1864.  He  removed 
to  Francestown  first  in  1823,  returned  to  Greenfield 
in  1840  and  later  went  back  to  Francestown  and 
died  there.  He  served  several  terms  as  selectman, 
and  was  a  man  of  considerable  influence  in  the 
towns  in  which  he  lived.  He  married  March  25, 
1S23,  Lucy  Burnham,  who  was  born  in  Greenfield, 
June  25,  1793,  and  died  in  Francestown  October  4, 
1880.  Their  children,  all  of  whom  were  born  in 
Francestown,  were  Hiram,  born  April  18,  1824.  mar- 
ried, December  6,  1857,  Sarah  J.  Hardy  of  Green- 
field ;  Charles  Frederic,  born  in  Francestown  October 
6,  1826,  married,  June  16,  1855,  Maria  P.  Parker  of 
Francestown ;  Julia  Maria,  born  January  16,  1831, 
married,  November,  1857,  Joseph  F.  Duncklee ;  Car- 
oline Lucy,  born  January  II,  1833,  died  March  9, 
1869;  Albert  Henry,  born  September  6,  1840,  died 
June  22,  1861. 

(VIII)  Hiram,  eldest  of  the  five  children  of  Jon- 
athan and  Lucy  (Burnham)  Patch,  was  born  in 
Francestown,  New  Hampshire,  April  18,  1824,  and 
died  in  that  town  March  19,  1900,  after  a  long  and 
successful  business  life.  He  was  educated  in  com- 
mon schools  and  Francestown  Academy,  and  later 
became  an  extensive  dealer  in  lumber  and  cattle, 
and  also  carried  on  farming.  At  one  time  he  lived 
in  Greenfield,  on  the  old  Patch  farm,  afterward  lived 
a  few  years  in  Sharon,  Vermont  (1S56-58),  where 
he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  bobbins;  but  the 
most  active  years  of  his  life  were  spent  in  Frances- 
town.  He  filled  many  town  offices,  was  selectman 
and  representative  to  the  state  legislature.  He  was 
selectman  during  the  late  civil  war.  when  the  re- 
sponsibilities of  that  office  were  unusually  great, 
and  was  representative  in  1866-68,  when  the  state  was 
adjusting  its  finances  and  making  provision  for  the 
payment  of  the  war  debt.  Mr.  Patch  was  a  man  of 
great  capacity  for  business,  and  whatever  he  under- 
took to  do  was  done  promptly  and  effectually.  For 
a  long  time  he  was  president  of  the  Francestown 
Savings  Bank,  and  at  one  time  a  director  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Francestown.  On  December 
6,  1857,  he  married  Sarah  J.  Hardy,  of  Greenfield, 
born  August  6,  1S26,  and  died  May  23,  1899,  daughter 
of  Dean  Hardy  of  that  town.  They  had  children : 
Nellie  Jane,  born  in  Sharon,  Vermont.  October  15, 
1858,  died  in  Francestown,  November  25^  1877; 
Edson  Hiram,  now  a  business  man  of  Francestown  ; 
Charles  Albert,  born  in  Francestown,  December  iS. 
1863. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


(IX  i  Edson  Hiram,  second  child  and  elder  son 
of  Hiram  and  Sarah  J.  (Hardy)  Patch,  was  born 
in  Francestown,  New  Hampshire,  February  5.  i860, 
and  received  his  education  in  public  schools  and 
Francestown  Academy.  His  principal  occupation 
in  business  life  has  been  and  still  is  lumbering,  al- 
though he  owns  several  hundred  acres  of  land  and 
does  considerable  farming.  He  takes  a  commendable 
interest  in  local  and  state  politics  and  is  regarded 
as  one  of  the  leading  Republicans  of  his  town,  where 
he  lias  served  several  terms  as  moderator,  select- 
man and  represented  Francestown  in  the  legislature 
in  1895-96;  and  frequently  he  has  been  chosen  dele- 
gate to  county  and  state  conventions.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Oak  Hill  Grange  No.  32,  having  served  in 
all  of  its  offices,  and  has  reached  the  seventh  de- 
gree in  Pomona  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  On 
January  13,  1892,  Mr.  Patch  married  Nellie  Eunice 
Fletcher,  daughter  of  Franklin  C.  and  Lucretia  (Mer- 
rill)  Fletcher  of  Greenfield.  She  was  born  December 
20.  1862,  and  is  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  Greenfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patch  have 
three  children:  Philip  Fletcher,  born  June  7,  1894; 
Eunice  Edna,  April  10,  1899;  and  Hervey  Cowell 
Patch.  August  22,   1901. 

(III)  I  imothy,  sixth  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
A.  (Lovett)  Patch,  was  married  at  Beverhill.  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  18,  1705,  to  Elizabeth  Poland, 
who  was  a  native  of  Ipswich.  He  lived  in  Wenham, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  died  June  24.  1746,  and  his 
wife,  September  6,  1742.  Their  children  were :  Eliz- 
abeth, Timothy,  Hannah,  Sarah,  Margaret  and  Sam- 
uel. 

(IV)  Samuel,  youngest  child  and  second  son  of 
Timothy  and  Elizabeth"  (Poland)  Patch,  was  born, 
July  14,  1726,  in  Wenham,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  resided.  He  was  married,  February  14,  1745,  to 
Abigail  Williams,  and  they  had  eight  children  born 
in  Wenham,  namely:  Reuben  (died  young),  Sam- 
uel, Ephraim,  Abigail,  Molly,  Reuben,  Nathaniel 
and   Stephen. 

(V)  Reuben,  fourth  son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail 
(Williams)  Patch,  was  baptized  in  Wenham  Au- 
gust 13,  1758.  He  performed  long  and  honorable 
service  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  the  record  of 
which  from  the  Massachusetts  Revolutionary  War 
Rolls  is  as  follows: 

Private,  Captain  Richard  Dodge's  (Third)  Com- 
panv.  Lieutenant-Colonel  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late 
Colonel  Gerrish's)  Thirty-eight  Regiment;  muster 
roll  dated  August  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  I,  1775', 
service,  thirteen  weeks,  one  day;  also,  pay  abstract 
dated  camp  at  Chelsea,  September  I,  1775:  also, 
company  return  dated  Chelsea  camp,  October  2, 
1775:  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  December  27,  1775;  also 
Captain  Dodge's  company,  list  of  recruits  for  the 
new-  establishment  in  Colonel  Baldwin's  regiment, 
approved  by  Brigadier-General  W.  Heath,  in  camp 
at  Cambridge  December  30,  1775;  also  Captain 
Richard  Dodge's  company,  Colonel  Baldwin's 
(Twenty-sixth)  regiment;  abstract  for  advance  pay 
for  January,  1776.  etc;  also  same  company  and  reg- 
iment, pay  abstract  for  February-June,  1776;  also 
same  company  and  regiment,  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  on  return  home  at  close  of 
campaign  in  1776,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  coun- 
ty, May  6,  1777:  also  private.  Captain 
Porter's  company,  Colonel  Tupper's  regiment; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  _  from 
tanuary  1,  1777.  to  December  31,  1770:  residence 
ham;  credited  to  town  of  Wenham;  also  Cap- 


tain Billy  Porter's  company,  Colonel  Ebenezer  Fran- 
cis' regiment ;  subsistance  allowed  from  date  of  en- 
listment, January  I,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Ben- 
nington ;  credited  with  eighty-three  days  allowance ; 
two  hundred  and  forty  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Patch;  'company  to  march  March  12,  1777;  also 
Captain  Porter's  company.  Colonel  Benjamin  Tup- 
per's regiment:  muster  roll  for  January,  1779.  dated 
West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines; 
also  corporal,  same  company  and  regiment ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  January 
1,  17S0,  to  December  31,  1780:  reported  as  serving 
six  months  as  private,  six  months  as  corporal;  also 
descriptive  list  dated  January  10,  1780  [81]  ;  Cap- 
tain Nehemiah  Emerson's  company:  Tenth  Mas- 
sachusetts regiment;  rank  corporal:  age  twenty-three 
years:  stature  five  feet,  eight  inches:  complexion 
light;  hair  brown:  residence  Wenham:  engaged  Jan- 
uary 1,  1777.  by  Captain  Porter;  term  during  war; 
also  corporal,  colonel  Benjamin  Tupper's  (Tenth) 
regiment;  service  from  January  I,  17S1,  twenty-four 
months. 

After  the  revolution  he  resided  in  New  Boston, 
New  Hampshire,  and  soon  after,  in  1797,  removed 
to  Henniker.  He  married  Mary  Jane  Gregg,  who 
was  born  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  and  died 
in  Henniker,  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  Their 
children  were :  John,  Betsy,  Sally,  Abigail,  Nathan- 
iel and  Samuel. 

(YD  Nathaniel,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Reuben  and  Mary  Jane  (Gregg)  Patch,  was  born 
July  9.  1797,  in  New  Boston,  and  died  in  Henniker, 
December  2r,  1859.  He  was  by  occupation  a  farmer. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  in  religion  a 
Universalist.  He  was  married,  March  5,  1821,  to 
Betsey  Kimball,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Betsey 
Kimball,  of  Henniker.  She  was  born  in  that  town 
in  1804,  and  died  there,  December  31,  1885.  Their 
children  were  Mary  J.,  Betsey,  William  H.,  George 
A.,  Lorinda  A.,  Fanny  C.  and  Parker  P.  The  last 
resides  in  Henniker.  Each  of  the  other  sons  died 
at  or  about  the  age  of  four  years.  The  eldest  daugh- 
ter was  the  wife  of  Samuel  Page,  and  died  in  Henni- 
ker. The  second  married  Blaisdell  Clark  and  lived 
and  died  in  the  same  town.  Fanny  died  at  the  age 
of  thirty-six.  unmarried.  The  youngest  daughter 
died  at  the  age  of  thirty-six  years,   unmarried. 

(VII)  Lorinda  A.,  third  daughter  and  fifth 
child  of  Nathaniel  and  Betsey  (Kimball)  Patch, 
became  the  wife  of  Stephen  B.  Adams  and  (second) 
of  Nathaniel  B.  Walker  (see  Walker,  V,  second 
family). 


In  the  early  colonial  times,  wdien  the 
JENNESS  ancestors  of  the  Jenness  family  emi- 
grated to  America,  the  entire  country 
was  in  its  primitive  state.  Tomahawk,  bow  and 
arrow  and  flintlock  muskets  were  the  powers  in 
command,  and  as  far  as  the  needs  of  the  colonists 
were  concerned,  the  country  was  a  wilderness,  with 
wild  animals  of  all  sorts  roaming  the  forests,  and 
game  and  fish  in  abundance.  Now  (1906)  the  Jen- 
ness farm,  in  Pittsfield.  New  Hampshire,  is  one  of 
the  finest  and  most  picturesque  in  the  entire  sec- 
tion, and  is  noted  for  its  beautiful  surroundings, 
fine  view,  and  commodious  modern  buildings. 
When  the  Jenness  ancestor  came  to  Deerfield.  spin- 
ning wheels  were  in  use  in  every  home:  clothes 
were  all  made  by  hand ;  tallow  candles  were  dipped 
and  moulded;  and  the  colonists  were  obliged  to 
clear  and  build  roads  to  the  neighboring  settlements. 
They   were   among  the   first   to   build   a    Congrcga- 


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tional    Church,    and    were    prominent    in   the   colony 
in  every  direction. 

(I)  Francis  Jenness,  whose  name  was  first 
spelled  Jennings,  came  from  England  to  New 
Hampshire,  about  1665,  and  settled  in  what  is  now 
Newcastle,  then  known  as  Great  Island.  He  was 
born  about  1634  in  Hampton,  England,  and  died 
August  27,  1716,  aged  eighty-two  years.  After  1671 
he  resided  in  Hampton,  and  the  territory  which  he 
took  up  was  011  the  seacoast  extending  from  what 
is  now  Philbricks  Beach  to  Straw's  Point.  He  was 
married  (first)  February  15,  1671,  to  Hannah 
Swain,  of  Hampton,  who  died  February  7,  1700, 
daughter  of  William  and  Prudence  (Martin)  Swain. 
In  the  following  year,  February  4,  1701,  Francis 
Jenness  married  Salome,  widow  of  John  White. 
His  children,  born  of  the  first  wife,  were :  Hannah, 
Hezekiah,  John,  Ellinor,  Mehitable  and  Richard. 

(II)  Richard,  youngest  child  of  Francis  and 
Hannah  (Swain)  Jenness,  was  born  June  8,  1686, 
in  Hampton  Falls,  and  died  in  1769,  in  Rye,  at 
the  age  of  eighty-five  years.  He  settled  near  his 
father's  homestead  and  in  due  time  succeeded  to 
the  ownership  of  that  property.  He  was  known  as 
Captain  Richard,  and  became  an  extensive  land 
owner.  He  was  a  very  sagacious  business  man, 
and  was  influential  in  the  community.  When  the 
parish  of  Rye  was  cut  off  from  Newcastle  in  1726, 
Captain  Richard  Jenness  was  its  representative  and 
continued  to  represent  the  town  for  nearly  forty 
years.  He  was  a  very  useful  and  influential  member 
of  the  provincial  assembly  and  was  a  strong  friend 
of  Governor  Benning  Wentworth.  Like  many  other 
men  of  influence  in  the  province,  he  obtained  many 
valuable  grants  of  land,  lying  chiefly  in  the  towns 
of  Chester,  Barnstead,  Barrington,  Epsom,  Gilman- 
ton,  Canterbury,  Chichester,  and  Nottingham.  Two 
tracts  were  within  the  present  limits  of  Deerfield, 
and  one  of  these  consisted  of  seventy-eight  acres, 
purchased  in  1751  from  Andrew  McCleary,  of  Ep- 
som. The  other  was  purchased  in  1743,  of  Joshua 
Pierce,  of  Portsmouth,  for  the  nominal  considera- 
tion of  fifty  pounds  old  tenor.  It  contained  two 
hundred  twenty  acres,  and  is  a  part  of  the  lands 
still  held  by  his  descendants.  He  was  married 
February  9,  1710,  to  Mary  Dow,  daughter  of  Simon 
and  Sarah  (Marston)  Dow,  of  Hampton.  She  was 
born  November  9,  1686,  and  died  January  7,  1769. 
They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  namely : 
Sarah,  Mary,  Hannah,  Francis,  Richard,  Ruth, 
Simon,  Jonathan,  Samuel,  and  Joseph.  (Samuel  and 
descendants    receive    mention    in    this    article.) 

(III)  Richard  (2),  second  son  and  fifth  child 
of  Richard  (1)  and  Mary  (Dow)  Jenness,  was  born 
1717,  in  Hampton,  and  resided  in  Rye.  He  suc- 
ceeded his  father  as  representative  from  the  town 
of  Rye  until  the  revolution,  and  was  for  many  years 
magistrate  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  the  town. 
He  was  an  attorney  and  councillor.  He  was  an 
ardent  supporter  of  the  revolutionary  movement, 
but  died  before  its  successful  fruition  in  1782.  He 
was  an  excellent  business  man  and  his  investments 
prospered.  eH  added  largely  to  the  lands  given 
him  by  his  father,  which  were  located  in  Gilmanton, 
Canterbury,    Barrington,    and    Nottingham.      At    his 

I  death  he  possessed  nearly  a  thousand  acres  of  land, 
much  of  which  were  largely  improved.    He  was  mar- 

|  ried  about  the  year  1745,  in  his  twenty-ninth  year 
and  the  children  of  this  marriage  were :  Richard, 
Thomas,  Simon,  Elizabeth,  Levi  and  Anna.  He  was 
married    (second)    in    1759.    to   the   widow,    Abigail 

;    Sleeper,   daughter  of  Tristram  Coffin,  and  she  was 


the  mother  of  two  of  his  sons,  Jonathan  and  Ben- 
jamin. 

(IV)  Richard  (3),  eldest  child  of  Richard  (2), 
was  born  1747,  in  Rye,  New  Hampshire,  and  lived 
in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Deerfield.  He  was 
known  as  Judge  Jenness,  and  held  many  and  re- 
sponsible offices.  Besides  minor  appointments  he 
w-as  elected  delegate  to  the  several  state  conventions 
held  during  the  revolution,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  convention  which  organized  the  state  govern- 
ment at  its  close.  He  was  many  times  a  member 
of  the  house  of  representatives  under  the  state  gov- 
ernment, and  served  four  years  as  senator  for  the 
second  district.  In  1809  he  was  appointed  judge 
of  the  court  of  common  pleas,  where  he  served  with 
great  credit  to  himself  and  satisfaction  of  the  pub- 
lic until  1813.  He  died  July  4,  1819,  aged  seventy- 
three  years.  He  was  married  in  1770  to  Betsey 
Berry,  of  Greenland,  New  Hampshire. 

(V)  Esquire  Thomas,  eldest  son  of  Richard 
(3)  and  Betsey  (Berry)  Jenness  was  born  in  1772, 
He  was  educated  at  Greenland  Academy,  and  settled 
in  Deerfield,  where  he  conducted  an  extensive  busi- 
ness in  the  manufacture  of  potash,  and  in  1812  set 
out  hop  fields.  He  undertook  the  manufacture  of 
saltpetre  and  of  linseed  oil,  and  established  a  country 
store  in  the  neighborhood  of  his  dwelling,  which 
was  for  many  years  known  as  the  "old  red  store." 
He  died  in  1836,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years.  He 
was  a  man  of  vigorous  and  vivacious  mind,  strongly 
tinctured  with  humor  and  imagination,  ardent  and 
brilliant  in  his  theories,  but  impartial  of  details  and 
easily  wearied  of  the  effort  requisite  to  carry  out 
his  own  vigorous  plans.  He  was,  they  say,  wholly 
out  of  his  sphere  on  a  farm.  His  mind  found  far 
more  pleasant  exercise  in  the  perusal  of  English 
literature,  in  which  he  was  well  versed,  in  the 
study  of  such  works  as  Tow  Paine's  "Age  of  Rea- 
son," Voltaire,  Locke's  "Essay  upon  the  Human 
Understanding,"  or  in  discussing  the  numerous  theo- 
logical questions  which  in  his  day  still  continued 
to  vex  the  ingenuity  of  New  England.  So  deep 
was  his  interest  in  this  latter  sort  of  speculation 
that  upon  his  return  from  the  Lord's  day  meeting  he 
could,  it  was  said,  repeat  the  sermon  from  memory 
without  the  fault  of  a  word.  His  remarkable  in- 
tellectual gifts  are  still  vividly  remembered  by  the 
survivors  among  his  acquaintances.  He  took  par- 
ticular pleasure  in  sitting  as  a  magistrate,  for  he 
discharged  that  office  many  years  in  the  trial  of 
cases  that  arose  in  the  community,  and  often  in  act- 
ing as  counsel  in  such  litigation  before  other  tri- 
bunals on  these  latter  occasions  his  ingenuity,  prac- 
tical knowledge  and  broad  intellect  rendered  him  a 
most  dangerous  adversary.  In  those  days  law  suits 
were  much  more  frequent  than  now,  and  seem  often 
to  have  been  resorted  to  in  the  country  rather  as  an 
amusement  than  for  the  redress  of  real  grievances. 
He  married,  1794,  Deborah,  only  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Anna  (Scribner)  Sanborn,  of  Deerfield  (see 
Sanborn,  V),  and  began  housekeeping  nearly  oppo- 
site the  south  cemetery  road  in  that  town.  They 
had  six  sons  and  five  daughters,  namely:  John, 
Peter,  Richard,  Thomas,  Horace.  Benning  Went- 
worth, Betsey,  Hannah,  Matilda,  Deborah  and 
Sarah. 

(VI)  Peter,  second  son  and  child  of  Thomas 
and  Deborah  (Sanborn)  Jenness,  was  born  March 
26,  1797,  in  Deerfield,  and  died  May  26,  1865,  in 
Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire.  He  began  his  busi- 
ness career  as  an  apprentice  in  the  "old  red  store" 
maintained  by  his   father,   where   his   brothers   were 


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also  trained  to  trade.  In  time  he  removed  to 
Portsmouth,  and  engaged  extensively  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  in  that  city.  He  was  an  extensive 
importer  in  the  West  India  trade.  He  organized 
the  New  Hampshire  Bank  there  and  became  its 
first  president,  and  by  his  energy  and  good  manage- 
ment accumulated  a  large  estate.  He  also  was 
state  senator.  He  married,  May  7,  1823,  Sarah  True, 
of  Deerfield.  She  died  January'  27,  1884.  Their 
children  were:  Mary,  died  unmarried.  Sarah,  mar- 
ried John  J.  Pickering.  John  T.,  deceased.  Annie 
F.,  unmarried.  J.  Horace,  married  Caroline  Sum- 
ner Deming,  of  Paris,   France. 

(III)  Samuel  C,  son  01*  Richard  James  (2) 
and  Mary  (How)  Jenness,  was  born  at  Rye,  New 
Hampshire,  May  19.  1724.  He  married  (hrst),  No- 
vember 15.  1748,  Abigail  Garland,  born  January  II, 
1723,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Dearborn) 
Garland,  of   Rye,   near   Breakfast  Hill.     He  married 

(second)   Eliza,  widow  of  Shapeigh,  and 

their  children  were:  Mary,  born  1740;  Samuel, 
1752,  married  Mary  Locke;  Peter.  1755,  married 
Abigail  Drake;  Levi.  1757,  married  (first)  Sarah 
Dearborn,  married  (second)  Elizabeth  Wallace; 
Mary,  1758,  married  Samuel  Drake;  Elizabeth,  mar- 
ried Nathaniel  Drake;  John,  see  forward. 

(IV)  John,  fourth  son  and  seventh  and  young- 
est child  of  Samuel  C.  (3)  Jenness,  was  born  Febru- 
ary 26,  1763,  died  in  1S07.  He  married  (first)  at 
Rye  Beach,  New  Hampshire.  Abigail  Drake,  who 
died  leaving  one  son :  Samuel.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Anna  Page,  and  had  children  :  John,  of  whom 
later,   and   Abigail   Batchelder. 

(V)  John,  only  son  and  eldest  child  of  John 
(4)  and  Anna  (Page)  Jenness,  was  born  in  Pitts- 
field,  on  the  old  home  farm,  in  1790,  died  June  17, 
1851.  He  was  a  man  of  considerable  prominence 
and  influence  in  the  community,  and  filled  a  number 
of  public  offices  very  acceptably,  among  them  be- 
ing: Town  clerk  of  Pittsfield,  moderator  and  se- 
lectman, and  representative  in  the  legislature.  He 
married  Ann  P.  Tilton,  born  in  London,  England, 
1804,  died  May  19.  1899,  daughter  of  William  Til- 
ton,  of  London.  Their  children  were :  John  Jack- 
son, of  whom  later ;  Charles  Doust,  born  September 
25.  1831,  died  March  28.  1873;  Frank  William  and 
Eliza  Ann  (twins),  born  on  the  homestead  farm, 
June  30,  1836,  where  they  now  (1906)  reside,  un- 
married. 

(VI)  John  Jackson,  eldest  child  of  John  (5) 
and  Ann  P.  (Tilton)  Jenness,  was  born  on  the 
Jenness  homestead.  April  13,  1829,  died  April  20, 
1899.  He  received  his  eductation  in  the  public 
schools  of  Pittsfield  and  in  the  academy.  He  com- 
menced his  business  career  by  going  to  Alabama, 
where  he  worked  at  bridge  building,  and  then 
traveled  in  the  south  for  about  four  years,  oc- 
cupied with  the  same  line  of  work.  He  went  to 
California  in  1856,  and  was  there  engaged  in  bridge 
contract  work  for  another  four  years,  when  he 
returned  to  Pittsfield  and  settled  there.  He,  in  con- 
junction with  his  father-in-law,  Sylvester  H.  French, 
bought  the  farm  on  Concord  Hill,  where  he  _  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  days,  and  which  is  still  in  the 
possession  of  his  family.  He  was  a  Democrat  and 
served  one  year  as  a  selectman,  and  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  in  1874-75.  He  at- 
tended the  Universalis!  Church  where  there  was 
one.  He  married,  March  29,  1865,  Adelaide  Sarah 
French,  born  in  Gilmanton,  July  10.  1842,  daughter 
of  Sylvester  H.  and  Sarah  Jane  (Berry)  French. 
The   latter    was   the    daughter   of  John    and    Sarah 


(Drake)  Berry,  of  Chichester,  New  Hampshire. 
Sarah  (Drake)  Berry  was  the  daughter  of  Major 
James  Drake.  The  Berrys,  three  brothers — John, 
Major  William  and  Thomas — settled  on  Catamount. 
Of  these  three,  John  Berry,  father  of  Sarah  Jane 
(Berry)  French,  settled  in  Chichester  and  had  chil- 
dren :  Abigail,  Thomas,  Hannah,  John  Calvin,  and 
Sarah  Jane,  the  latter  born  September  14,  1818. 
She  joined  the  Baptist  Church  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen years,  and  is  still  a  member.  She  is  remark- 
for  the  excellent  memory  she  still  possesses 
at  her  advanced  age.  She  married,  April  24,  1839, 
Slyvester  H.  French,  born  January  12,  1812,  son  of 
Reuben  French,  of  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire, 
and  they  had  children :  John  R.,  born  May  10, 
1S40,  died  September  14,  1841 ;  Adelaide  Sarah, 
married  John  Jackson  Jenness,  as  above  stated ; 
Cora  Estelle,  born  November  7,  1857.  married,  July 
10,  1880,  Melvin  Z.  Caswell,  born  April  11,  1: 
and  has  children :  Cheever  French  Caswell,  born 
May  7,  1891,  and  Burton  Jenness  Caswell,  born  in 
Manchester.  New  Hampshire,  January  27,  1894. 
lives  in  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire.  The  children 
of  John  Jackson  and  Adelaide  Sarah  (French)  Jen- 
ness were :  Grace  Ann  French,  born  February  ~. 
1866,  died  April  14,  1879;  aud  John  Harris,  see 
forward. 

(VII)  John  Harris,  youngest  child  of  John 
Jackson  and  Adelaide  Sarah  (French)  Jenness,  was 
born  in  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire,  April  1,  1880. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the 
Pittsfield  Academy,  where  he  distinguished  himself, 
being  graduated  from  the  latter  institution  in  the 
class  of  1899.  He  turned  his  attention  to  the  culti- 
vation and  management  of  the  home  farm,  and  has 
been  thus  occupied  at  Concord  Hill.  Pittsfield,  up 
to  the  present  time.  He  does  not,  however,  allow 
this  to  occupy  his  entire  time,  and  has  taken  an 
active  part  in  the  conduct  of  the  public  affairs  of 
his  community.  He  was  elected  selectman  in  1903. 
and  was  the  youngest  man  to  hold  that  office  in 
that  section  of  the  country.  His  chief  character- 
istics are  enterprise,  progressiveness  and  executive- 
ability,  and  he  is  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  rising 
young  men  of  the  county.  He  has  sound  judg- 
ment and  a  keen  business  insight  far  beyond  his 
years,  and  his  counsel  is  often  sought  by  his  neigh- 
bors and  friends,  and  is  readily  and  cheerfully  ac- 
corded. 


The  race  of  Harvey  treated  of  in  this 
HARVEY     article    is    descended    from    the    Me- 

serve  family,  as  is  explained  below. 
The  lineage  of  Messervey  or  Meserve  is  one  of  the 
anicent  and  aboriginal  families  of  the  Isle  of  Jersey, 
and  according  to  the  traditions  of  the  family  of  the 
present  day  the  surname  was  derived  from  the  Nor- 
man verb  Messervyr,  signifying  the  "ill-used." 
John  Messervy  held  lands  in  St.  Martin's  parish, 
in  Jersey,  in  1331,  and  was  at  that  time  seigneur  of 
the  fief  of  Porteraux  in  that  of  Grouville.  By  the 
marriage  of  Richard  Meservey  and  Mabel,  eldest 
daughter  of  Clement  Dumaresq,  the  fief  of  Bagot 
came  to  be  possessed  by  the  family.  A  family  by 
the  name  of  Messerwy  settled  in  England  is  evidently 
a  branch  of  the  old  Jersey  stock,  as  the  name  and 
arms  differ  only  slightly.  In  documents  and  rec- 
ords, ancient  and  modern  in  America,  the  name  has 
a  varied  orthography,  as  Mesharvy,  Meservey,  Ma- 
serve,  and  Meserve,  the  latter  being  the  most  com- 
mon spelling.  The  emigrant  ancestor  of  the  Me- 
serves    settling   in    Portsmouth,    was    probably    con- 


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nectcd  with  the  fisheries  for  which  the  vicinity  wa- 
famous,  and  went  there  on  that  account,  hut  of  this 
there   is  now  no  proof. 

(I)  Clement  (l)  Messerve,  from  the  Isle  of 
Jersey,  was  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  as 
early  as  1670;  was  taxed  there  in  1673,  and  took 
the  oath  of  allegience  in  1685.  His  children  were: 
Elizaheth.  Aaron,  Mary,  Daniel.  Clement,  and  Tarn- 
sen. 

(II)  Daniel  (i),  son  of  Clement  Meserve,  was 
born  about  1679,  and  was  among  the  persons  en- 
rolled at  a  garrison  in  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  in 
169O. 

(III)  Daniel  (2),  son  of  Daniel  (1)  Meserve, 
was  born  at  Dover,  and  lived  at  Mcdbury  until  his 
death  in  1783. 

(IV)  Clement  (2),  son  of  David  (2)  Meserve, 
was  born  in  Dover,  January  23,  1741,  and  removed 
to  Great  Barrington,  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
died  in  1817.  His  grandson,  Rev.  Joseph  Harvey, 
said  of  him,  "He  was  a  very  noble  man  in  his  time. 
He  was  employed  as  a  millwright,  and  was  a  master 
at  hewing  timber  and  framing  bulidings."  He 
married  Lois,  daughter  of  Vincent  Torr,  who  came 
from  Devonshire,  England. 

(V)  Simeon,  son  of  Clement  (2)  and  Lois 
Torr,  was  born  June  14,  1773,  and  died  October 
12,  1836,  aged  sixty-three.  He  lived  in  Barnstead, 
and  married,  June  23,  1798.  Abigail  Snell.  They 
were  plain,  honest  people,  living  in  the  fear  of  God 
and  the  practice  of  righteousness.  He  was  a  man 
of  sterling  principles  and  inflexible  will,  resisting 
on  one  occasion  by  force,  an  attempt  to  compel  him 
to  drink  ardent  spirits. 

(VI)  Joseph,  fifth  child  and  third  son  of  Simeon 
and  Abigail  (Snell)  Meserve,  was  born  in  Barn- 
stead,  July  18,  1815,  and  died  in  Pittsfield,  October 
8,  1892,  aged  seventy-seven.  From  his  early  man- 
hood until  his  death,  Joseph  Meserve  was  known  as 
Joseph  Harvey.  The  occasion  of  this  change  of 
name  was  that  Meserve  (usually  pronounced  with 
a  somewhat  French  intonation,  Mesarvy,  and  Me- 
serve) and  Harvey  were  so  near  alike  in  sound  that 
many  of  the  Meserves  had  been  entered  in  baptism 
registers  as  Harveys,  and  Joseph  Meserve  himself 
often  received  letters  addressed  to  him  as  Harvey. 
So,  to  avoid  confusion,  he  obtained  legal  sanction 
to  a  change  of  name,  and  was  ever  afterward  known 
by  the  name  of  Harvey.  He  grew  up  on  the  rugged 
farm  his  father  cultivated,  among  the  hills  which 
rise  eastward  of  the  valley  of  the  Merrimack.  There 
he  was  privileged  to  attend  school  summers  and 
winters  until  his  fourteenth  year,  and  winters  until 
he  reached  the  age  of  sixteen.  He  then  left  home 
and  found  work  and  self  support  in  the  employ 
of  a  farmer  in  a  neighboring  town.  Here  he  re- 
mained three  years,  contributing  his  earnings  to 
the  support  of  his  father's  family.  March  27,  1834, 
he  went  to  live  in  Pittsfield,  where  he  ever  after- 
ward resided.  February  14.  1832,  two  years  before 
his  removal  to  Pittsfield,  he  was  converted,  and 
September  7  next  following  he  was  baptized  by  im- 
mersion in  the  Berry  Pond,  so  called,  on  the  top 
of  Catamount,  in  Pittsfield,  by  Rev.  James  Morrill, 
a  Freewill  Baptist  preacher  of  the  gospel.  This 
spiritual  awakening  no  doubt  led  to  his  removal 
to  Pittsfield,  the  seat  of  one  of  the  old  academies 
of  New  England.  Here  he  spent  three  years  in 
study,  with  such  interruptions  as  were  necessary 
to  replenish  his  purse  by  labor  on  the  neighboring 
farms.  In  1837  he  left  the  academy  and  went  to 
Watertown,    Massachusetts,     where     he    engaged    in 

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work.  Three  months  later  he  felt  he  had  reci 
a  call  to  preach,  and  August  2.  1838,  he  preached  I 
first  sermon  at  Stafford.  New  Hampshire.  July  13, 
1*4.!.  he  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist  by  a  cour..  i 
of  divines,  sixteen  ministers  of  various  denomina- 
tions being  present.  His  labors  must  have  been  im- 
mediately fruitful,  for  an  entry  in  the  diary  of  an- 
other minister  states:  "July  23,  1843,  second  ad- 
vent meeting  in  James  Johnson's  barn.  Ordinance 
of  baptism  administered  to  eight  converts  by 
Brother  Harvey."  The  five  years  intervening  be- 
tween 1838  and  1843  (when  he  was  ordained)  wer< 
spent  in  daily  labor  on  the  farms  of  the  vicinity  of 
his  residence  as  employment  offered.  He  exercised 
his  gifts  of  exhortation,  taking  no  pastorate,  but 
attending  religious  meetings  wherever  they  were 
found,  and  walking  or  riding  over  the  hills  to  meet 
congregations  in  schoolhouses,  in  barns,  or  in  "God's 
first  temples,"  the  leafy  groves.  He  had  no  ecclesi- 
astical training  in  the  schools.  He  followed  no 
system  of  theology.  He  did  not  attach  himself  to 
any  sect,  or  limit  the  field  of  his  labor  to  any 
pastorate.  lie  was  too  deeply  imbued  with  the 
apostolic  spirit  to  become  the  minister  of  any  church. 
"Go  ye  and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature" 
was  his  command  and  commission.  Never  in  the 
course  of  his  fifty-six  years  of  gospel  ministry  did 
he  accept  a  pastorate  or  receive  a  salary.  If  money 
or  other  thing  of  value  were  offered  him  it  was  ac- 
cepted, and  though  he  sometimes  was  paid  for  his 
services,  oftener  he  received  nothing.  He  disdained 
a  "hireling  ministry,"  giving  his  services  freely 
wherever  they  were  needed  with  no  thought  of  com- 
pensation. He  preached  to  the  common  people, 
married  the  young,  buried  the  dead,  immersed  the 
ci  inverts,  and  administered  consolation  to  the  be- 
reaved, at  his  own  charge;  and  often  from  his 
slender  purse  relieved  the  wants  of  the  poor  and 
suffering.  His  preaching  was  wholly  extemporane- 
ous. His  familiarity  with  the  bible  was  so  gn 
and  his  ideas  on  religious  subjects  so  clear  and  ma- 
tured that  his  speech  took  logical  shape  and  flowed 
from  his  lips  in  copious  and  eloquent  forms  of  ex- 
pression. Sometimes  neither  text  nor  topic  were 
chosen  until  he  had  entered  the  pulpit.  He  never 
wrote  a  sermon,  of  if  he  did,  none  has  been  pre- 
served. Possessed  of  a  remarkable  amount  of  exe- 
cutive ability,  a  strong  constitution  and  indomitable 
will,  fully  realizing  the  brevity  of  life  and  the  im- 
portance of  its  duties,  he  crowded  into  each  day 
more  work  than  most  men  could  do  in  three.  It 
was  not  unfrequently  the  case  during  the  summer 
months  that  he  would  preach  four  or  even  five 
times  upon  the  Sabbath  day,  and  at  points  widely 
separated,  requiring  a  drive  over  the  hills  under 
the  summer  sun  of  from  twenty  to  forty  or  even 
sixty  miles  per  diem.  On  many  occasions  he  left 
his  home  at  two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  driving  to 
Exeter,  preaching  twice,  thence  back  to  Notting- 
ham for  a  five  o'clock  sermon,  then  to  East  North- 
wood  for  an  evening  service,  and  arriving  at  his 
home  at  twelve  or  one  o'clock,  having  covered  sixty- 
three  miles  in  the  journey,  and  that,  too,  not  un- 
frequently without  food  of  any  kind.  On  one  oc- 
casion he  preached  five  funeral  services  in  one 
day,  driving  fifty-six  miles  to  reach  them  all,  and 
return  to  his  home  to  sleep,  using  three  horses  to 
accomplish  this  result.  In  one  season  he  was  called 
upon  to  preach  and  did  preach  thirteen  funeral  ser- 
mons in  eleven  consecutive  days.  In  the  last  year 
of  his  life  he  wrote  to  his  son,  "I  have  preached 
constantly    for    these    many   years,    averaging    from 


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three  to  seven  times  every  week  of  my  ministry: 
have  preached  in  nineteen  of  the  states  and  three 
of  the  provinces,  and  had  the  sweet  privilege  of 
doing  so  without  being  bound  down  as  a  hireling, 
trusting  to  God  to  carry  me  and  mine.  I  have 
preached  hundreds  of  funeral  sermons  and  solem- 
nized hundreds  of  marriages,  and  am  now  as  fresh 
as  a  boy."  Others  familiar  with  his  work  estimate 
that  he  preached  no  less  than  four  thousand  eight 
hundred  funeral  sermons  and  solemnized  at  least 
one  thousand  one  hundred  marriages.  Conversions 
attributed  to  his  preaching  and  baptisms  adminis- 
tered are  numbered  by  thousands. 

Elder  Harvey  was  the  originator  of  the  Aliens- 
town  grove  meetings,  which  were  always  held  on 
the  first  Sunday  in  August.  These  he  had  person- 
ally attended  for  forty-nine  years,  and  in  1893,  had 
he  survived,  it  was  intended  to  have  celebrated  the 
semi-centennial  of  a  gathering  which  was  looked 
longingly  forward  to  by  old  and  young  from  far 
and  near.  Soon  after  Dr.  Lorimer  vacated  his 
pulpit  in  Boston,  Elder  Harvey  was  called  to  come 
there  at  a  salary  of  $6,000  a  year,  but  he  did  not 
recognize  it  as  the  call  of  God,  and  declined  it. 
He  was  invited  to  become  the  pastor  of  many  other 
churches,  but  invariably  declined  offers  of  that 
kind. 

Elder  Harvey,  as  might  be  expected,  took  a  deep 
interest  in  public  affairs.  He  was  especially  inter- 
ested in  those  questions  that  involved  morals  or 
principle.  He  was  an  original  and  active  anti- 
slavery  man  to  the  extent  of  being  classed  with 
those  "who  at  the  time  received  the  opprobrious  epi- 
thet of  "abolitionists."  He  preached  and  rejoiced 
at  the  progress  which  anti-slavery  sentiment  made 
in  public  opinion.  His  voice  was  lifted  up  with 
no  uncertain  sound  in  the  face  of  opposition  and 
persecution.  On  one  occasion  at  Manchester  his 
morning  discourse  was  so  seasoned  with  anti-slav- 
ery salt  that  the  irresponsible  rabble  was  invited 
and  threatened  to  give  him  a  "ducking"  in  a  nearby 
p  1  I  This  threat  did  not  close  his  mouth,  but 
only  called  out  a  more  rousing  and  bitter  denuncia- 
i  ;  of  the  "sum  of  all  villainies"  in  the  afternoon, 
lie  was  actively  interested  in  the  organization  of 
1  Republican  party  as  a  distinctively  forward  step 
in  the  progress  of  liberty.  Elder  Harvey  was  a 
local  magistrate,  holdinc  the  office  of  justice  of  the 
peace  for  forty  years,  a  justice  of  the  quorum  thirty 
years,  and  a  justice  for  the  State  of  Xew  Hampshire 
"about  the  same  length  of  time,  but  as  his  town  was 
with  few  exceptions  Democratic,  he  was  never 
p]  iced  in  any  other  political  office.  It  is  believed 
that  lit  never  failed  to  attend  town  meeting  when 
state  or  national  officers  to  be  voted  for,  from  the 
time  he  cast  his  first  ballot  till  his  death.  He  was 
equally  respected  and  loved  by  men  of  till  parties, 
and  one.    served  as  moderator. 

The  slaveholders'  rebellion  aroused  all  the  ener- 
gies of  his  being.  He  was  ready  to  and  did  volun- 
teer In-  own  services,  and  exerted  all  his  influence 
and  put  forth  all  the  power  of  his  persuasive  elo- 
quence to  aid  the  enlistment  and  equipment  -of  troops, 
in  which,  to  its  honor  be  it  remembered,  New  Hamp- 
shire did  not  lag  in  the  rear.  He  was  tendered 
the  chaplaincy  of  one  of  the  early  regiments  of  the 
state,  which  with  characteristic  self-abnegation  and 
unselfish  patriotism  he  declined,  saying  "I  think  I 
can  do  more  good  as  a  free  minister."  The  services 
which  he  rendered  freely  and  with  no  compensation 
whatever,  sometimes  at  his  own  expense,  are  thus 
modi  mentioned  by  him  in  one  of  the  reminis- 

es  of  later  years:     "During  the  war  of  the  re- 


bellion I  served  my  suite  as  a  messenger  to  and 
from  the  camp  and  the  hospital,  being  sent  down 
to  various  points  of  the  seat  of  war  five  tunes  to 
look  up  the  sick  and  wounded  New  Hampshire 
soldiers,  rendering  whatever  service  1  could  to  aid 
the  families  of  the  volunteers  who  nobly  went  to 
front."  The  occasion  of  these  visits  to  the 
camps  and  hospitals  was  improved  for  preaching 
and  administering  religious  rites,  including  bap- 
tisms.  Elder  Harvey  became  well  known  among  the 
troops,  and  was  greatly  beloved  by  the  soldiers  to 
whom  he  went  as  an  evangel  of  love. 

In  all  the  thousands  of  miles  of  travel  by  day  and 
by  night  which  Elder  Harvey  traveled  over  the 
storm-washed  roads  in  summer  and  through  wildly 
drifted  snows  in  winter,  no  serious  accident  be- 
fell, although  an  account  of  the  wonderful  escapes 
he  made  would  fill  pages.  Elder  Harvey  was  one  of 
he  made  would  fill  pages.  Elder  Harvey  was  one 
whose  personal  endowments  were  calculated  to  im- 
press men.  Physically  he  was  a  splendid  man,  five 
feet  eleven  inches  high,  with  a  fair  skin  and  full 
blue  eyes.  He  was  an  athlete  whose  broad,  well 
developed,  erect  and  pliant  frame  was  crowned  with 
a  full  face  in  which  power  and  benignity  beamed. 
A  writer  of  a  published  article  wrote,  "I  well  re- 
member his  giant  form  as  I  saw  him  in  the  field 
one  day,  doing  the  work  of  three  men  with  ap- 
parently no  extra  exertion.  I  was  then  a  full  grown 
man,  but  he  picked  me  up  as  if  1  were  a  babe,  and. 
lifting  me  at  arms  length  above  his  head,  asked 
in  his  peculiarly  gentle  manner:  'Well  my  boy. 
shall  I  toss  you  on  the  load?'"  His  voice  was 
smooth,  resonant  and  penetrating;  and  the  flow  of 
In-  words,  logical,  picturesque  and  entertaining.  It 
a  pity  that  one  of  Elder  Harvey's  strength 
ami  energy  should  have  been  almost  a  lifelong  suf- 
fet  i  from  a  very  aggravated  hernia  which  caused 
him  much  trouble  to  control,  and  at  times,  untold 
physical  agony,  and  often  threatened  to  terminate 
his  life.  Yet  it  was  wonderful  that  when  he  was 
se\  enty  years  of  age  he  should  have  become  com- 
pletely cured  of  his  affliction  in  a  day,  and,  as  he 
always  maintained,  in  answer  to  his  earnest  prayer 
to   I  li  id   for  healing. 

Not  long  after  his  marriage.  Elder  Harvey  pur- 
i  a  tract  of  land  on  "Catamount"  in  the  town 
of  Pittsfield.  Not  many  years  later  he  exchanged 
this  homestead  for  another  tract  of  nineteen  acres 
a  half  mile  lower  down  the  steep  slope  of  the 
mountain.  It  was  a  most  unpromising  spot  to  fur- 
nish  maintenance  for  a  family — wild  and  sterile. 
Stones  covered  the  surface  and  embedded  them- 
selves in  the  hard  and  ungcnial  soil.  Here  the 
elder  built  a  house  largely  by  tin  labor  of  his  own 
hands,  cleared  away  the  stones,  made  massive  walls 
about  the  exterior  lines,  and  in  lime  made  his  little 
farm  a  garden  spot.  He  had  a  fondness  for  trees, 
planted  an  orchard,  and  in  time  saw  it  become  pro- 
lific and  tlie  source  of  no  small  income,  and  to-day 
it  i-  numbered  among"  the  best  in  the  state  of  New 
Hampshire,  He  sometimes  raised  as  many  as  five 
hundred  bushels  of  apples,  and  barrel*  with  Elder 
Harvey's  name  stenciled  on  them  found  ready  btty- 
ei  -  who  never  knocked  in  the  heads  to  examine 
the  contents  before  taking  them  from  the  market. 
The  Elder's  dwelling  was  scarcely  completed  be- 
fore it  was  destroyed  by  tire,  lie  at  once  set  to 
work  to  build  another.  His  neighbors  and  friends 
generously  assisted  him  in  the  work  and  volunteered 
a  liberal  subscription  to  hi-  aid,  and  soon  another 
house   replaced   the   one  that   bad  gone. 

In   his   early   life   Mr.   Harvey   had   learned  shoe- 


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making.  He  was  naturally  apt  at  all  manual  em- 
ployments, ingenious  and  skillful.  He  fitted  up  a 
part  of  his  house  for  a  shop  and  began  work  at  the 
trade.  He  often  took  apprentices  who  remained 
with  him  for  years  His  sons  also  learned  the  trade 
and  became  expert  cordwainers  and  assisted  their 
father  in  earning  the  competence  which  clothed  and 
fed  the  family.  Frequent  entries  in  his  diary  show 
that  a  large  part  of  his  income, ,  even  down  to  the 
later  years  of  his  life,  came  from  the  labors  of  the 
shop.  It  was  a  varied  and  inspiring  life  which  he 
led.  From  the  bench  to  the  farm ;  from  the  farm 
to  the  saddle:  from  the  saddle  to  the  pulpit,  and 
from  the  pulpit  to  the  bedside,  or  among  the  sor- 
rowing group  that  bore  beloved  dust  to  the  tomb. 

Soon  after  his  ordination  to  the  ministry  Elder 
Harvey  married.  He  thus  modestly  and  briefly 
mentions  this  event :  "My  marriage  was  December 
18,  1844,  at  the  home  of  the  bride  in  the  presence 
of  about  fifty  persons,  at  10:20  A.  M.,  by  Rev. 
John  Knowles,  of  Pittsfield,  to  Miss  Emeline  Me- 
loni  Taskcr,  daughter  of  Joseph  Tasker,  of  Pitts- 
field,  a  maiden  of  twenty-three  years,  a  school 
teacher  of  remarkable  success."  She  was  a  suit- 
able and  worthy  helpmeet,  and  appreciated  her 
husband's  gifts  and  sympathized  in  his  work.  Con- 
tent with  the  slender  provision  for  worldly  com- 
fort which  they  possessed,  she  devoted  herself  to 
domestic  life,  leaving  her  husband  free  from  an- 
noyance to  pursue  his  path  of  duty  and  later  of 
love.  They  walked  together  in  unity  and  peace 
for  forty-eight  years :  she  died  July  13,  1000.  The 
children  of  this  union  were :  Ellen  S.  A..  Eugene 
M.,  John  T.,  Mary  E.  Josephine,  Joseph.  O.,  and 
Charles  E.  Ellen  S.  A.  (deceased),  born  August 
31,  18-16,  married  Leroy  Pease,  of  Barnstead;  Eu- 
gene M.,  born  February  18,  1849,  died  at  the  age 
of  fifteen  years ;  John  T.  is  mentioned  at  length 
below :  Mary  E.  Josephine,  born  April  7,  1855,  mar- 
ried Swain  "dough :  she  owns  and  conducts  the  most 
fashionable  millinery  store  in  Pittsfield ;  Joseph  O., 
born  September  12,  1859,  married  Florence  Wheeler. 
Since  his  early  manhood  he  has  been  in  the  employ 
of  publishers  of  local  historical  and  biographical 
works,  and  in  this  business  soon  became  known  as 
a  canvasser  for  books  and  portraits  who  had  very 
few  equals  and  no  superior.  This  reputation  he 
still  maintains.  He  is  a  man  of  unusually  fine  phy- 
sique, commanding  figure,  and  great  personal  mag- 
netism, which,  no  doubt,  contributed  much  to  his 
success.  He  became  deeply  interested  in  the  work 
of  secret  fraternal  societies,  and  organized  in  the 
vicinity  of  Boston  various  lodges  of  Knights  of 
Pythias,  in  the  uniform  rank  of  which  order  he  at- 
tained the  rank  of  colonel.  He  is  also  a  prominent 
Mason.  Charles  E.,  born  April  21,  1863,  is  a 
graduate  of  Bellevue  Medical  College,  and  a  lead- 
ing  physician   in   Hartford,   Connecticut. 

(VII)  John  T.,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Joseph  and  Emeline  E.  (Tasker)  Harvey,  was 
born  in  Pittsfield,  June  14,  1852.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools ;  at  Pittsfield  Academy  while 
in  charge  of  the  widely  known  D.  K.  Foster,  and 
subsequently  took  two  years  at  Phillips  Exeter 
Academy.  After  leaving  school  he  entered  the  Pitts- 
field shoe  factory  and  worked  at  shoemaking  in 
Pittsfield  for  ten  years,  afterwards  becoming  super- 
intendent of  a  shoe  factory  in  Claremont,  New 
Hampshire,  but  the  past  eighteen  years  have  been 
spent  in  agricultural  pursuits.  In  politics  "  'Squire 
Harvey."  as  he  is  usually  called,  is  a  staunch  Re- 
publican.    He  has  been  a  justice  of  the  peace  since 


1874.  In  politics  he  is  an  active  participant,  and  has 
often  served  as  a  delegate  to  county,  congressional, 
and  state  conventions.  For  fifteen  years  he  has 
been  moderator  of  the  business  meetings  of  his 
school  district.  He  is  one  of  the  most  popular  men 
in  the  region  where  he  lives,  and  is  often  chairman 
of  public  gatherings  thereabouts.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  New  England  Order  of  Protection,  in  which 
organization  he  is  a  past  grand  prelate  and  past 
grand  warden.  He  is  also  a  past  master  of  Cata- 
mount Grange.  He  married,  in  Pittsfield.  December 
iS,  1879,  Elgie  E.  Fernald,  who  was  born  in  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire,  November  12,  1854, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Martha  J.  (Wilson)  Fer- 
nald. They  have  one  daughter,  Florence  E.,  born 
May  29,  1886,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Pittsfield  high 
school. 


Most  of  the  New  Hampshire  families  of 
HICKS     this     name     are     descended     from     two 

brothers  who  were  among  the  earliest 
American  immigrants.  Robert  Hicks,  who  came  in 
the  ship  "Fortune"  to  Plymouth,  Massachusetts, 
November  11,  1621,  was  descended  from  Sir  Ellis 
Hicks,  who.  was  knighted  by  Edward,  the  Black 
Prince,  in  1356.  Elias  Hicks,  the  Quaker  preacher 
and  founder  of  the  Hicksite  division  of  that  faith, 
was  a  descendant  of  Robert  Hicks.  Thomas  Hick, 
brother  of  Robert,  emigrated  to  this  country  about 
1630,  and  settled  in  Scituate,  Massachusetts.  The 
following  line  is  undoubtedly  derived  from  one  of 
these  brothers,  but  the  connecting  links  are  lacking. 
.(I)  Benjamin  Hicks  was  born  in  Lee,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1763.  When  hut  seventeen  he  enlisted 
in  the  Continental  army,  and  endured  fearful  hard- 
ships. With  several  others  he  was  taken  prisoner 
at  Saratoga,  and  they  were  starved  into  taking  oath 
to  support  the  king.  After  a  time  they  were  placed 
in  the  baggage  train  in  the  rear  of  the  British  army, 
whence  they  made  their  escape  to  the  American 
forces.  Near  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Hicks  came 
to  Jefferson,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  one 
of  the  earliest  settlers,  near  a  sheet  of  water  which 
he  named  Safety  Pond  in  memory  of  his  deliverance 
from  past  horrors.  Benjamin  Hicks  married  Alice 
Hight,  and  they  had  seven  children,  among  them, 
David,  whose  sketch  follows.  Benjamin  Hicks  died 
at  Jefferson,  March  2=;,  1846,  and  his  wife  died  June, 
1846. 

(II)  David,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Alice  (Hight) 
Hicks,  was  born  at  Jefferson,  New  Hampshire, 
August  27,  1796.  In  1818  he  bought  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  acres,  which  became  his  permanent  home. 
He  was  a  natural  mechanic,  and  his  skill  was  much 
in  demand  for  making  nice  wood-work  like  spinning 
wheels,  clock  reels  and  the  like.  He  was  also 
fond  of  hunting,  fishing  and  trapping,  for  which  his 
native  town  afforded  fine  opportunities  during  his 
early  life.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  a 
Calvinist  Baptist  in  religion.  A  quiet,  law-abiding 
and  much  respected  citizen  he  was  called  deacon  in 
his  later  years.  On  December  25.  1824,  David  Hicks 
married  Eliza,  daughter  of  John  and  Betsey 
(Hight)  Garland,  and  they  had  six  children:  Horace 
D.,  who  worked  thirty  years  for  the  Brown  Lum- 
ber Company,  and  died  in  1904:  John  Austin,  whose 
sketch  follows :  Elizabeth,  born  October  28,  1839, 
married  Nathan  R.  Perkins,  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Jefferson ;  Alice  Jane,  born  February  27,  1842, 
married  James  Tate,  and  is  now  deceased ;  Joseph 
G,  born  December  28,  1844,  died  October,  1906; 
Harriet  T.,  born   December  23,   1846,   died   October 


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iS,  1872.  David  Hicks  died  at  Jefferson,  November 
),  and  his  wife  died  September  30,  1867. 

(Ill)  John  Austin,  second  son  and  child  of 
David  and  Eliza  (Garland)  Hicks,  was  born  on  his 
present  farm  in  Jefferson,  New  Hampshire,  May 
27,  1836.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  has  since  been  engaged  in 
farming,  adding  to  his  real  estate  till  he  now  owns 
one  hundred  and  fifty  acres.  He  is  a  Democrat 
in  politics,  and  served  as  selectman  in  i860,  and  as 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876-77.  He  has 
been  town  clerk  for  more  than  thirty  years,  begin- 
ning in  1873.  He  attended  the  Baptist  Church,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  North  Star  Lodge  of   Masons. 

On  November  5,  1871,  he  married  Margaret 
Plaisted,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Eleanor  Plaisted, 
of  Jefferson.  She  died  April  24,  1896.  There  are 
no  children. 


The  families  of  the  surname  Clark  in 
CLARK  New  England  are  almost  as  numerous 
as  any  other  family  in  the  region,  and 
many  of  them  trace  their  ancestry  to  the  earliest 
times  of  the  colony.  In  New  Hampshire  the  name 
has  been  well  known  for  more  than  one  hundred 
and  fifty  years,  and  of  the  several  branches  repre- 
sented in  the  various  counties  of  the  state  a  majority 
of  them  came  from  Massachusetts.  There  is  no 
county  in  New  Hampshire  that  has  not  at  least 
one  Clark  family,  and  in  the  more  populous  counties 
every  town  has  its  family  of  that  name. 

(I)  Josiah  Clark  was  an  early  settler  in  Frances- 
town,  New  Hampshire,  and  may  have  been  born 
there.  He  was  married,  June  17,  1790,  to  Mary 
Robertson,  also  of  an  old  New  Hampshire  family. 
About  the  beginning  of  the  last  century  Josiah 
Clark  removed  with  his  family  to  the  town  of  Hills- 
borough, where  he  afterward  lived.  His  children 
were  born  in  Acworth,  Francestown,  Dublin,  and 
the  last  in  Hillsborough.  They  were :  Charlotte, 
Seth,    Edwin,    Maria,    Adaline   and   Lorinda. 

(II)  Seth.  son  of  Josiah  and  Mary  (Robertson) 
Clark,  was  born  April  II,  1797,  in  Francestown, 
and  died  July  16,  1851.  He  married,  March  6,  1821. 
Betsey  Taylor,  who  was  born  May  3,  iSor,  and  died 
September  10,  1885,  having  outlived  her  husband 
many  years.  Their  children  were  as  follows:  1.  Mary 
C,  born  May  20,  1822,  died  September  3,  1883 ;  mar- 
ried, December  31,  1846,  William  Merrill.  2.  Susan 
H.,  born  February  20,  1824,  died  March  27,  1897; 
married,  June  11,  1853,  Caleb  Sleeper.  3.  George 
Horace,  born  August  24.  T825.  4.  Henry  J.,  born 
May  iS,  1828,  died  September  15,  1S97.  5.  Leonard 
L,  born  October  20,  1829,  died  June  6,  1830.  6. 
Aura  Ann.  born  July  23,  1833:  married,  September 
21.  1S56,  Charles  W.  Taylor;  he  died  September  30, 
1906.  7.  Leonora  Elizabeth,  born  September  23, 
T837,  died  November  28,  1881 ;  married  (first), 
January  1,  T872,  George  W.  Conkley,  and  married 
(second),  Clark  W.   Sturtevant. 

(HI)  George  Horace,  eldest  son  and  third  child 
of  Seth  and  Betsey  (Taylor)  Clark,  was  born  in 
Hillsborough,  August  24,  1825,  and  for  more  than 
fifty  years  lias  been  engaged  in  farming  pursuits, 
stock  growing  and  dealing  in  that  town.  He  lived 
on  the  farm  where  his  grandfather  settled  more  than 
a  hundred  years  ago,  and  where  his  father  also 
spent  his  life  Here  bis  own  young  life  was  spent, 
attending  school  during  the  winter  seasons  and 
working  on  the  farm  in  the  summer.  At  the 
age  of  about  eighteen  years  he  left  home  and  went 
to  Nashua  to  work,  and  from  there  went  to  Boston 
and    engaged    in    the    milk    business.      In    1851    his 


father  died,  upon  which  he  came  back  home,  and 
with  his  brother  Henry  J.  Clark  soon  afterward 
purchased  the  interests  of  the  other  heirs  in  the 
imily  estate.  In  subsequent  years  he  added 
considerably  to  the  acreage  of  the  old  farm  and 
stocked  it  extensively  with  cattle  and  horses.  Mr. 
Clark  had  an  extended  acquaintance  among  farmers 
and  business  men  in  Hillsborough  county,  and  in 
times  past  took  an  active  interest  in  politics  in  his 
own  town.  He  filled  various  important  town  of- 
fices and  during  the  legislative  session  of  1872-73 
represented  Hillsborough  in  the  general  assembly. 
He  was  a  Democrat  of  known  quality,  and  when 
active  in  politics  was  counted  among  the  leaders 
of  his  party  in  the  county.  Mr.  Clark  never  mar- 
ried.    He  died  November  4,   1906. 


This  old  English  name  is  among  those 
FLINT     early   planted    in   Massachusetts,    and    is 

now  represented  throughout  the  United 
States  by  numerous  worthy  descendants.  It  has  con- 
tributed much  to  the  military  annals  of  New  Eng- 
land and  has  also  been  known  in  considerable  part 
in  civil  development.  The  Flints  of  Bedford  are 
descended  from  sturdy  Puritan  ancestry,  and  have 
preserved  intact  the  sterling  integrity  and  profound 
religious  faith  of  their  forefathers. 

(I)  Thomas  Flint,  the  emigrant,  who  is  sup- 
posed to  have  come  from  Wales,  is  mentioned  in 
the  town  records  of  Salem,  Massachusetts,  for  the 
first  time  in  1650,  but  it  is  quite  probable  that  he 
arrived  there  prior  to  that  year,  and  there  are 
reasons  for  believing  that  his  mother  was  in  New 
England  as  early  as  1642.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
to  settle  in  that  part  of  Salem  Village  which  is  now 
the  town  of  Peabody,  where  he  purchased  land  of 
one  Robert  Goodall,  January  1,  1662,  and  this  prop- 
erty has  ever  since  remained  in  the  possession  of 
his  descendants.  The  original  deed  of  conveyance 
from  Goodall  is  of  some  historic  interest,  as  it  was 
witnessed  by  Giles  Corey,  who  was  executed  for 
witchcraft  in  1602.  when  eighty  years  old.  Thomas, 
the  emigrant,  died  April  15,  1663.  The  Christian 
name  of  his  wife  was  Ann,  and  his  children  were: 
Thomas,  Elizabeth,  George.  John,  Anna  and  Joseph. 
(George  and  descendants  are  mentioned  at  length 
in  this  article). 

(II)  Thomas  (2),  eldest  son  of  Thomas  (1) 
and  Ann  Flint,  followed  the  carpenter's  trade  in 
connection  with  farming  and  was  the  owner  of  real 
estate  to  the  amount  of  nine  hundred  acres, 
from  which  he  allotted  a  farm  to  each  of  his  three 
sons.  He  inherited  and  occupied  the  homestead 
established  by  his  father.  Strong  in  his  religious 
faith,  he  labored  diligently  and  effectively  for  the 
establishment  of  the  first  church  in  Salem  Village, 
and  that  lie  was  considered  the  most  skillful  me- 
chanic among  the  settlers  is  attested  by  the  fact 
that  they  selected  him  to  superintend  the  construc- 
tion of  their  first  meeting  house.  In  King  Philip's 
war  he  served  in  Captain  Gardner'^  company,  which 
participated  in  the  expedition  against  the"  Xarra- 
gansett  Indians  in  1675,  and  he  was  wounded.  He 
was  afterwards  an  officer  in  the  Salem  Village  com- 
pany. May  22.  1666,  he  married  Hannah  Moult  n, 
who  died  in  1672.  leaving  two  children,  Abigail 
George.  September  22,  1674,  he  married  for  his 
second  wife  Mary  Dounton,  and  the  children  of  this 
union  were:  Thomas,  Mary,  Ebenezer,  William, 
Elizabeth  and  Jonathan. 

(III)  Ebenezer,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Dounton)  Flint,  was  born  in 
Salem   Village,-   April   6,    1683.     He   settled   upon   a 


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farm  in  North  Reading,  where  his  death  occurred 
in  [767.  He  married  Gertrude  Page,  who  was  born 
August  27.  1685.  His  children  were :  Nathaniel, 
KbciH.11,   Lois,  Amos,   Nathan  and   Eunice. 

1  IV  1  Nathaniel  (1)  eldest  child  of  Ebenezer 
and  Gertrude  (Page)  Flint,  was  born  November  9, 
1708.  August  4.  1740.  he  married  Hepzibah  Wood- 
ward, and  both  died  in  1756.  Their  children  were: 
Nathaniel,  Zibah  and  Lois. 

(V)  Captain  Nathaniel  (2).  eldest  child  of  Na- 
thaniel (1)  and  Hepzibah  (Woodward)  Flint,  was 
born  May  29,  1750.  He  resided  for  a  time  in  Man- 
chester, from  whence  he  removed  to  New  Boston, 
New  Hampshire,  early  in  the  last  century,  and  re- 
sided there  for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  which  term- 
inated September  8,  i8j8.  In  early  life  be  followed 
the  sea,  and  was  master  of  a  vessel.  While  serving 
in  the  revolutionary  war  he  was  wounded,  and  cap- 
tured by  the  British,  who  sent  him  a  prisoner  to 
Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  but  with  others  he  made  his 
escape  by  digging  a  hole  in  the  wall  with  an  old 
bayonet  found  in  their  cell,  and  finally  reached  home. 
The  hardship  and  exposure  suffered  while  a  prisoner 
and  during  the  long  journey  through  the  wilderness 
were  the  direct  cause  of  a  rheumatic  affection,  from 
which  be  never  recovered,  and  in  his  latter  years  he 
was  a  helpless  invalid.  He  was  married  January 
5.  1805,  to  Abigail  Allen,  of  Wenham,  Massachusetts. 
who  was  born  October  20,  1776,  and  died  January 
26,  1865.  She  was  the  mother  of  seven  children, 
whose  names  were :  Hepzibah.  Abigail,  Nathaniel. 
William  Allen,  Lydia  Ann,  Olive  Louise  and  Joseph 
Hooper. 

(VI)  Nathaniel  (3),  third  child  and  eldest  son 
of  Captain  Nathaniel  (2)  and  Abigail  (Allen) 
Flint,  was  born  March  12,  i8ro.  About  the  year 
18.15  be  purchased  a  farm  in  West  Bedford,  upon 
which  he  resided  for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and 
he  attained  prosperity  as  a  fanner.  He  was  also 
engaged,  to  some  extent,  in  the  construction  of  high- 
ways which  were  then  being  built  in  the  towns  of 
Bedford  and  Amherst.  In  politics  he  acted  with 
the  Democratic  party.  His  religious  affilia- 
tions were  with  the  Presbyterians.  He  died 
September  3,  1887.  His  first  wife,  whom  he 
married  November  29,  1838.  was  Sarah  A. 
Parkhurst,  wdio  was  born  in  Bedford.  May 
11,  1816.  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Sarah  (Proctor) 
Parkhurst.  She  died  April  28.  1849.  and  on  Octo- 
ber 3,  of  that  year,  he  married  for  his  second  wife 
Mary  R.  Woods,  who  was  horn  in  Bedford,  Decem- 
ber 12,  1822.  Her  death  occurred  January  6.  1893. 
His  children,  all  of  his  first  union  were :  Anstress 
Plummer,  born  December  15,  1840,  became  the  wife 
of  Solomon  Manning,  a  member  of  a  prominent 
Bedford  family.  She  resides  in  that  town ;  Albert 
Lawrence,  born  December  7,  1842.  married  first  Cor- 
nelia B.  Abbott,  daughter  of  Ezekiel  and  Phehe 
(Morse)  Abbott  of  Bedford:  second,  February  11. 
1903,  to  Mrs.  Sarah  Stowell  (nee  Tinker),  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Anderson)  Tinker,  also  of 
Bedford:  Julia  Ann.  born  April  19,  1845,  's  now  the 
widow  of  Clinton  P.  Hodgman  and  will  be  again 
referred  to ;  Milton  Newell,  the  date  of  whose  birth 
will  be  given  presently;  and  Sarah  A.  P.,  born 
April  2.  1849.  died  August  31,  of  the  same  year. 

(VII)  Milton  Newell,  fourth  child  and  second 
son  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  A.  P.  (Parkhurst) 
Flint,  was  born  in  Bedford,  April  7,  1847.  He 
grew  to  manhood  in  his  native  town,  and  after  con- 
cluding his  attendance  at  school  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  farming  at  the  homestead,  which  eventu- 
ally came   into   his   possession.     He   has   remodelled 


the  residence,  erected  a  new  barn  and  otherwise 
improved  the  property,  which  he  devotes  largely 
to  the  dairying  industry,  and  deals  quite  extensive- 
ly in  milk.  He  is  also  interested  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness. In  1889  be  served  as  selectman;  was  highway 
agent  for  two  years;  and  in  politics  he  is  a  Demo- 
crat. He  is  a  charter-member  of  the  Narrangan- 
sett  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  has  been  its 
treasurer  for  eight  years ;  he  attends  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  Mr.  Flint  is  unmarried,  and  bis  house- 
hold affairs  are  efficiently  conducted  by  his  sister, 
Mrs.  Hodgman,  who  since  the  death  of  her  husband 
in  1888  has  resided  with  him  at  the  homestead.  She 
has  six  children,  namely:  Albert  C,  born  May  24. 
1875;  Nellie  A.,  born  April  30,  1876;  Lewis  E.. 
born  June  22.  1878.  married  Ethel  French.  October 
24,  1906:  Arthur  N..  born  June  26,  1881  :  Sarah  A., 
born  October  23.  1882;  and  Waldo  M„  born  January 
29,  1885.  All  have  been  carefully  educated  and  fit- 
ted for  usefu.1  positions  in  life,  which  they  are  now 
filling  with  marked  ability. 

(II)  George,  second  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann 
Flint,  was  born  1652.  in  that  part  of  Salem  now 
Dan  vers,  and  died  1720,  in  Reading.  Massachusetts. 
He  appears  on  the  records  as  Sergeant  George  Flint, 
and  settled  on  the  land  in  Reading  before  the  year 
1682.  This  was  inherited  from  his  father,  and  he 
was  the  first  of  the  name  in  the  town.  He  resided 
in  the  north  precinct,  in  wdiat  is  now  North  Reading. 
According  to  tradition  his  was  the  first  framed  house 
in  the  north  precinct,  and  it  was  used  as  a  garrison 
during  the  Indian  wars.  On  one  occasion,  while 
most  of  the  family  was  absent  at  church  five  miles 
distant,  two  of  the  daughters  of  Sergeant  Flint  re- 
mained at  home.  One  of  these  took  up  a  pistol  and 
aimed  at  the  other,  and  said,  "Suppose  you  were  an 
Indian,  how  easily  I  could  shoot  you!"  The  pistol 
at  that  moment  was  discharged,  and  its  contents 
lodged  in  the  shoulder  of  her  sister,  which  made  her 
a  cripple  for  life.  Sergeant  Flint  served  as  select- 
man, and  was  a  substantial  citizen.  He  was  mar- 
ried (first)  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Nathan  and 
Elizabeth  (Hutchinson)  Putnam.  She  died  in  1697, 
and  be  married  (second),  Mrs.  Susanna  Gardner, 
who  died  in  1720.  His  children  were:  Elizabeth, 
George.  Ann,  Ebenezer.  Nathaniel  (died  young, 
Mary.   Mercy,   Nathaniel.   Hannah   and   John. 

(III)  Ebenezer,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Sergeant  George  and  Elizabeth  (Putnam)  Flint,  was 
born  1689.  and  lived  in  the  north  precinct,  near  the 
Andover  line,  where  he  died  in  1788,  aged  about 
eighty-nine  years.  He  was  married  in  1714  to  Ta- 
batha,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Tahatha  Bitmap. 
Their  children  were:  Tahatha  (died  young).  Ebe- 
nezer. Eunace.  Tahatha,  Elizabeth,  Jacob,  Hepzi- 
beth  and  Ann. 

(IV)  Captain  John,  second  sou  and  fourth 
child  of  Ebenezer  and  Tabatha  (Burnap)  Flint,  was 
born  in  1720.  and  died  in  1802.  He  resided  in  the 
north  precinct  of  Reading,  on  the  homestead  of  his 
grandfather.  Sergeant  George  Flint.  He  is  said  to 
have  been  a  man  of  stern  aspect  and  inflexible  tem- 
per. He  was  married  (first)  in  1744  to  Joanna 
Farnham,  wdio  died  in  1753.  His  second  wife  was 
Tamar  Hunt,  wdio  died  in  the  same  year  as  her 
husband.  His  children  were:  John,  Joanna.  James, 
Levi,  Ebenezer  and  Hepzibeth.  The  last  two  were 
children  of  the  second  wife.  The  eldest  son  w-as 
lieutenant  in  the  revolutionary  army,  and  settled  in 
Lyme.    New    Hampshire. 

(V)  Levi,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Captain 
John  and  Joanna  (Farnham)  Flint,  was  born  in 
[753.    and    resided    in    North    Reading,    succeeding 


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to     the    ownership      of     the     paternal     homestead. 

(VI )  Levi  (2),  probably  a  son  of  Levi  (1),  of 
Reading,  residing  in  that  town  and  later  in  Deering 
and  Candia,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  and  died  in  old  age  at  South  An- 
dover,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church,  and  was  identified  with  the 
Republican   party   from   its  organization. 

(VII)  Luther,  son  of  Levi  (2)  Flint,  was  born 
in  Reading,  Massachusetts,  and  settled  in  man- 
hood in  Deering.  New  Hampshire,  where  he  engaged 
in  farming.  Thence  he  removed  to  Candia,  this 
state,  where  he  purchased  the  farm  of  Thomas  An- 
derson. He  engaged  in  lumbering  to  some  extent, 
and  getting  out  ship  timbers.  He  died  in  Candia 
in  1873.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  a  Republican,  and  prominent  in  town  affairs. 
He  was  married  to  Mary  Fitz,  of  Candia.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  Mary  Smith,  of  Newmarket,  who 
died  leaving  one  son,  George  H.  Flint.  Mr.  Flint 
was  married  (third)  in  1856,  to  Mary  J.  Leavitt, 
daughter  of  Moses  Leavitt,  of  Candia.  She  was  the 
mother  of  three  children:  Charles  L.,  Warren  B. 
and  Mary  A. 

(VIII)  Charles  Leavitt,  eldest  child  of  Luther 
and  Mary  J.  (Leavitt)  Flint,  was  born  January  13, 
'857,  in  Candia,  where  he  still  resides.  He  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  and 
of  Manchester.  In  early  manhood  he  went  to  Rhode 
Island,  where  he  was  engaged  for  three  years  in 
market  gardening.  For  three  years  he  traveled 
much  over  the  United  States,  and  during  part  of 
this  time  taught  school  in  the  west.  For  ten  years 
he  operated  an  ice  wagon  in  the  city  of  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts,  during  the  summer.  In  1S91  he 
settled  in  Candia,  and  engaged  in  market  gardening, 
which  is  still  his  occupation.  He  is  an  attendant  of 
the  Congregational  Church,  and  is  quite  active  in  the 
affairs  of  the  town,  having  served  as  road  surveyor, 
supervisor  and  other  offices.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  was  married  April  16,  1902,  to  Mary 
A.  Webster,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Flathers)  Webster,  of  Lawrence,  Massachusetts. 
She  is  an  attendant  of  the  Congregational  Church 
They  have  one  daughter.  Madeline  E.,  born  April 
8,  1904. 


The  Moultons  of  this  country  are 
MOULTON  descended  from  English  progeni- 
tors. The  form  of  the  name  varies 
and  at  different  times  it  has  been  written  Multon, 
Muleton,  Molton,  Moleton,  Moulson  and  Moulton. 
This  similarity  becomes  apparent  in  the  pronunci- 
ation of  Multon  with  the  open  vowel  sound,  i.e. 
Moolton.  The  family  is  of  Norman  descent  accord- 
ing to  some  writers,  who  claim  the  earliest  of  the 
name  found  of  record  is  Thomas  Mult  mi  or  Dc- 
Multon,  who  is  stated  in  Domesday  Bonk  to  ha\e 
been  put  in  possession  of  an  estate  called  "Gali 
shore."  Later  another  Thomas  Multon  or  Moulton 
of  mixed  Norman  and  Saxon  descent,  a  resident  of 
Gillesland  in  Cumberland,  called  also  in  French 
De  Vaux,  was  an  attendant  of  Richard  I  in  his 
crusading  war-,  and  appears  prominently  in  Scott's 
tale  of  "The  Talisman."  The  name  is  common  in 
the  counties  of  Lincoln,  York,  Gloucester,  Kent, 
Devon,  Norfolk  and  in  London.  Another  account 
of  the  origin  of  the  name  and  perhaps  the  true  ac- 
count of  the  name  of  some  of  the  Moulton  families 
is  that  in  Devonshire.  England,  are  two  towns,  called 
North  and  South  Molton,  situated  on  the  river  Mole. 
Doubtless  the  towns  derived  their  name  fr<  m  the 
river,    Moletown,    eventually    changed    t"    Moulton. 


When  some  citizens  assumed  the  name  of  his  town 
as  part  of  his  name  it  became  a  surname,  and  as 
such  ha-  been  transmitted  to  the  present  generation. 

brum  what  lineage  the  Moultons  of  this  article 
are  descended  is  not  known.  There  is  a  legendary 
saying  that  the  early  Moultons  of  Brimfield  and 
Wales,  Massachusetts,  came  from  Salem.  If  it 
true  that  they  did  migrate  from  that  town,  their 
origin  is  not  clear,  as  there  were  at  least  three 
families  of  Moultons  in  Salem  from  any  one  of 
which  the  Moultons  of  ancient  Brimfield  may  be  an 
offshoot.  James  Moulton  joined  the  church  in 
Salem,  Lecember  31,  1637,  as  did  his  wife  Mary 
the  next  year.  He  was  made  a  freeman  March. 
163s,  and  lived  at  Wenham  in  1667,  and  died  there. 
The  children  of  James  and  Mary  were :  James. 
Samuel  and  Mary.  John  Moulton,  of  Salem,  had 
married  a  daughter  of  Giles  Cory  before  the  latter 
was  pressed  to  death  for  the  alleged  crime  of 
witchcraft,  and  was  one  of  the  legatees  in  his  will. 
Robert  Moulton,  of  Salem,  a  master  shipbuilder, 
came  in  1629,  in  the  fleet  with  Higginson,  but 
went  to  Charlestown  soon.  He  was  a  freeman  May 
18,  1631,  was  one  of  the  first  selectmen,  and  repre- 
sentative at  the  first  court,  1634,  for  Salem,  to  which 
be  had  removed  in  1637;  and  was  that  year  disarmed 
as  a  friend  of  Wheelwright.  He  died  in  1655.  leav- 
ing children,  Robert  and  Dorothy.  Robert,  of  Salem, 
son  of  the  preceding,  was  born  in  England.  His 
children  were:  Robert,  Abigail,  Samuel.  Hannah, 
John,  Joseph,  Miriam  and  Mary.  Another  Robi  it 
Moulton,  of  Salem,  married  in  1672,  Mary  Cook, 
and  had  Mary,  Robert,  Ebenezer  and  Abigail.  He 
may  have  lived  in  Hampton  in  1678,  and  was  prob- 
ably a   son  of   the  preceding. 

If  a  similarity  of  the  christian  names  in  families 
indicates  a  common  origin,  it  is  probable  that  the 
Moultons  of  Brimfield  and  Wales  are  descendants 
of  the   Salem  stock. 

There  are  strong  reasons  for  believing 
that  Robert  Moulton,  Senior,  a  distinguished  in- 
habitant of  Brimfield,  and  the  first  representative 
in  the  Colonial  legislature  after  the  town's  incorpor- 
ation, went  from  Salem  to  Brimfield.  At  the  first 
town  meeting  in  Brimfield,  held  in  1731,  March  16, 
five  selectmen  were  chosen.  Robert  Moulton  was 
the  moderator  of  that  meeting,  and  he  was  also 
chosen  town  clerk  and  first  selectman.  He  was 
also  moderator  in  1733,  selectman  in  1732-33  and 
assessor  in  1732-33.  There  is  good  cause  to  believe 
that  this  Robert  was  the  father  of  four  sons  wl 
as  report  has  it,  came  from  Salem.  It  is  not  im- 
probable that  all  wire  from  Salem.  The  four  m< 
tioned  were:  Rev.  Ebenezer,  an  anient  and  somewhat 
enthusiastic  advocate  and  disseminator  of  the  Baptist 
doctrines,  who  was  in  Brimfield  in  T-28  or  earlier. 
Samuel,  who  is  mentioned  below.  John,  who  was 
a  man  of  some  note.  Freeborn,  who  was  the  fore- 
father (if  a  numerous  race  in  that  part  1 
called   Moulton   Hill. 

Samuel  Moulton  was  in  South  Brim' 
Wales,  according  to  the  record,  some  year-  prior 
to  his  marriage.  He  became  the  proprietor  of  a 
tract  of  land,  which  he  cleared  up,  and  wherei  n 
he  erected  a  cabin  before  taking  a  wife.  Not  long 
after  his  marriage  he  exchanged  places  with  his 
brother  Ebenezer,  and  became  owner  and  occupant 
of  what  is  termed  'the  "Old  Wales  Tavern  Stand" 
upon  which,  as  the  legend  has  it,  he  opened  and  for 
some  years  kept  an  inn  or  house  of  public  enter- 
tainment, the  first  ever  kept  in  the  town.  He  had 
eight  children:  Robert  being  one  of  them. 

Robert    Moulton   passed   his   life   in    Wales       He 


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married  Judith  Morgan,  by  whom  lie  had  children: 
Samuel.  Patty.  Robert,  Rosanna,  Horace.  Aye  and 
Solomon. 

Horace,  son  of  Robert  Moulton,  was  born  in 
South  Brimfield,  January  24,  1792,  died  October  II. 
1877.  He  married  Sarah  Lombard,  born  June  16, 
1791,  died  February  15.  1884.  Their  children  were: 
Horace,  Eunice.  Maria.  Martha,  Randolph,  Lydia. 
Absalom.   Lizzie.    Samuel   Jones. 

Samuel  Jones,  third  son  and  ninth  child  of  Hor- 
ace and  Sarah  Moulton,  was  born  in  Wales.  Febru- 
ary 24,  1834.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  and  at  an  early  age  learned  the  shoe- 
maker's trade.  He  soon  acquired  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  business,  and  was  for  many  years 
foreman,  and  in  that  capacity  served  Kimball  & 
Robinson,  later  H.  L.  Butterworth  &  Company,  and 
George  11.  Burt  &  Company,  of  Brookfield.  He 
retired  in  1902.  He  lias  been  a  resident  of  Brook- 
field  since  the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  He  mar- 
ried Jane  Francis  Johnson,  born  in  Upton,  Massa- 
chusetts, April  13,  1839,  daughter  of  Ralsa  and  Lucy 
(Temple)  Johnson,  and  they  have  four  children: 
Randolph  Elisha,  a  resident  of  Manchester.  Samuel 
Arthur,  a  resident  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  en- 
gaged in  the  grocery  business.  William  Horace,  see 
forward.  Grace,  wife  of  Dr.  L.  F.  Newhall,  of  Brook- 
field,  where  they  reside.  Children  of  Ralsa  and  Lucy 
Johnson  were:  Alvah,  Elisha,  John,  Mary  Ann  and 
Jane  Francis. 

William  Horace,  third  son  and  child  of  Samuel 
J.  and  Jane  F.  (Johnson)  Moulton,  was  born  in 
Brookfield.  Massachusetts,  April  20,  1870.  He  at- 
tended school  until  fifteen  years  of  age.  and  then 
took  a  place  in  the  office  of  George  H.  Burt  &  Com- 
pany, of  Brookfield,  shoe  manufacturers,  where  he  re- 
mained nine  years,  passing  through  the  grades  of 
shipping  clerk,  paymaster,  assistant  superintendent, 
and  superintendent,  filling  the  last  place  two 
vears.  He  then  formed  a  partnership  with  Charles 
O.  Tyler  under  the  firm  name  of  The  Tyler  & 
Moulton  Shoe  Company.  They  carried  on  business 
two  years  at  Brookfield.  The  firm  then  dissolved, 
and  Mr.  Moulton  had  charge  of  the  manufacture 
of  shoes  in  Memphis  and  Nashville,  Tennessee,  for 
Goodbar  &  Company,  six  years.  From  that  position 
he  went  into  the  employ  of  W.  H.  McElwain  & 
Company,  makers  of  shoes,  as  superintendent,  first 
at  Bridgcwater,  where  he  remained  one  year,  and 
then  to  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  re- 
mained two  years,  before  coming  in  1904  to  Man- 
chester, where  he  has  since  had  the  management  of 
the  company's  new  plant  which  employs  eight  hund- 
dred  operatives.  Mr.  Moulton  married,  in  Nashville. 
Tennessee,  December  19.  1900,  Irene  Watkins.  who 
was  horn  at  Watkins,  Tennessee,  May  27.  1879.  She  is 
the  daughter  of  William  and  Jennie  Griffith  Watkins. 
the  latter  of  whom  was  born  in  1S54.  Mr.  Wat- 
kins was  a  confederate  officer  in  the  Civil  war.  and 
was  the  grandson  of  one  of  the  original  settlers  of 
Nashville.  He  was  born  in  1847,  and  died  in  1892. 
aged  forty-five  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watkins  had 
children:  Griffin,  a  resident  of  Eddyville,  Kentucky: 
Horton.  a  resident  of  St.  Charles,  Missouri;  Irene, 
wife  of  William  H.  Moulton;  Matilda,  Jane.  Rachel 
and  May.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moulton: 
Matilda,  born  January  15.  1902;  William  Watkins. 
June  19,  1904;  Grace,  March  21,  1906. 


This  name,  which  is  found  through- 

WELLMAN     out      New      England.      has      been 

borne     by     generations     of     sturdy 

representatives  who  have  helped  to  develop  the  land 


the  Pilgrims  settled,  until  it  has  taken  a  leading 
part  in  the  business  of  the  world.  Former  genera- 
tions were  yeomen,  tillers  of  the  soil,  and  manu- 
facturers in  a  small  way ;  the  latter  generation  more 
often  inhabited  the  cities  and  directed  the  work 
others  do. 

(I)  Tradition  says  that  about  the  time  of  the 
settlement  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  1640,  three 
brothers — Isaac,  Thomas  and  Abraham  Wellman — 
sailed  from  Bristol,  England,  came  to  New  England, 
and  settled  in  the  north  part  of  Lynn,  now  Lynn- 
field.  Thomas  purchased  a  farm  February  17,  1653, 
which  had  before  been  owned  by  John  Knights,  a 
mason.  The  deed  describes  Thomas  Wellman  as 
a  husbandman.  A  part  of  the  farm  was  also  bought 
for  eighty  pounds,  June  10,  1674.  Thomas  Well- 
man  died  October  10,  1672,  leaving  sons  and 
daughters.  He  and  his  wife  were  among  the 
original  members  of  the  first  church  in  South  Read- 
ing, now  Wakefield. 

(II)  Abraham,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 
Wellman,  was  born  in  Lynn  End,  probably  in  1643, 
and  died  there  about  1720.  He  was  a  large  land 
holder,  and  owned  at  one  time  the  whole  of  what  is 
now  called  "Little  Nahant."  He  married  Elizabeth 
Coggswell,  who  died  May  10,  1736. 

(III)  Abraham  (2).  son  of  Abraham  (1)  and 
Elizabeth  (Coggswell)  Wellman,  was  born  in  Lynn 
End,  November  25,  1673.  died  in  the  siege  of  Louis- 
burg,  on  Cape  Breton  Island,  under  General  Pep- 
percll.  in  1745.  in  the  French  war.  His  name  is  not 
found  on  the  muster  roll  of  General  Pepperell's 
army,  but  be  may  have  served  as  a  mechanic.  That 
he  was  in  that  expedition  and  died  at  the  siege  of 
Louisburg  there  can  be  no  doubt,  for  such  was  the 
repeated  information  of  bis  two  sons,  Jacob  and 
Rev.  James  Wellman.  He  married  in  August,  1717, 
Elizabeth  Taylor,  who  died  August  15,  1768. 

(IV)  Rev.  James,  son  of  Abraham  (2),  and 
Elizabeth  (Taylor)  Wellman.  was  born  in  Lynn 
End  (now  Lynnfield),  Massachusetts,  May  10.  1723. 
and  died  in  Cornish,  New  Hampshire,  December  iS, 
1808,  aged  eighty-five  years.  He  was  fitted  for 
college  by  his  pastor,  Rev.  Stephen  Chase,  minister 
of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Lynn  End.  and 
entered  Harvard  College  in  1740  and  graduated  in 
1744.  He  was  ordained  to  the  Christian  ministry 
and  installed  pastor  of  the  second  church  and  parish 
in  Sutton,  Massachusetts,  October  7,  1747.  He  re- 
signed this  pastorate,  and  by  advice  of  council  was 
regularly  dismissed  July  22.  1760.  He  was  in- 
stalled the  first  minister  of  the  first  church  in 
Cornish.  New  Hampshire,  September  29.  1768,  and 
moved  his  family  from  Sutton  to  Cornish  in  T769. 
In  1792  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Master 
of  Arts  from  Dartmouth  College.  He  was  possessed 
of  great  ability,  was  a  fine  scholar  for  his  time,  ex- 
celling in  knowledge  of  the  Hebrew  language.  He 
married.  November  8,  1750.  Sarah  Barnard,  eldest 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Stearns)  Barnard, 
born  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  July  II,  I7_'<>. 
died  in  Cornish.  January  27.  1814,  aged  eighty-four 
years.  Their  children  were:  Sarah,  James,.  Isaac, 
Solomon,  Joshua  (died  young),  Martha,  Joshua 
(2d).  Lemuel  and  Barnard. 

(V)  James  (2).  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
Rev.  James  and  Sarah  (Barnard)  Wellman.  was 
born  in  Sutton,  Massachusetts,  Second  Parish  (now 
Millbury),  July  30.  1754.  and  died  in  Cornish.  New 
Hampshire.  November  28.  1841.  When  a  young 
man  he  went  into  the  wild  woods  in  the  northern 
part  of  Cornish  and  began  clearing  for  himself  a 
farm.      This    land    was    near    that    which    William 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Riphy   had    bought    a    few   years   before,   and   upon 
which   he  and   his   family    were   then   living    (1788). 
He  married,  March  30.  1788.    Methea  Ripley,  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Lydia    (Brewster)    Ripley,  born 
in  Windham,  Connecticut,  January  ]  r,   1761,  died  in 
Cornish,   New  Hampshire.   October   15.   1S41.     Their 
■children    were:     James    Ripley,    Alethea,    Lucy    and 
hua   Barnard.     Alethea   Ripley   was   the  daughter 
of   Lydia  Brewster,   who  was  the  daughter  of  Cap 
1    James    and    Faith    (Ripley)     Brewster    and    a 
cendant    of    Elder    William     Brewster    of    May- 
flower fame. 

(1)  William  Brewster,  the  famous  ruling  elder 
in   the    Plymouth    Church,   was   born   at   Scrooby   in 

tinghamshire,  England,  probably  in  1563.  and  was 
cated  at  Cambridge.  In  1607  or  1608  he  went  to 
Holland,  was  ruling  elder  in  Rev.  John  Robinson's 
church  in  Leyden,  came  in  the  "Mayflower"  as 
f  of  the  Pilgrim  band  with  bis  wife  Mary  and 
two  young  sons,  and  died  April  16.  1643.  His  chil- 
dren were:  Jonathan;  Love;  Wrestling;  Patience; 
and   Fear. 

(2)  Love,  son  of  William  and  Mary  Brewster, 
was  born  probably  in  Holland,  came  with  his  father 
in  the  "Mayflower,"  removed  to  Duxbury,  married 
Sarah,  daughter  of  William  Collier.  May  15.  1634. 
and  had  children:  Sarah:  Nathaniel;  William  and 
Wrestling. 

(3)  Wrestling,  son  of  Love  and  Sarah  (Col- 
lier) Brewster,  had  children:  Jonathan;  Wrestling; 
John;  Mary:   Sarah:  Abigail:  and  Hannah. 

I  4 )  Jonathan,  son  of  Wrestling  Brewster  of 
Duxbury.  Massachusetts,  married  Mary  Partridge, 
«f  Duxbury.  From  his  will  and  the  town  reo  rds 
it  appears  they  had  nine  children :  James ;  Peleg : 
Jonah:  Hannah;  Mary;  Jerusha ;  Sarah:  Elijah: 
Jonathan. 

Captain  James  Brewster,  son  of  Jonathan. 
1  in  Scotland  parish,  and  was  a  tanner  and 
carrier.  He  married.  March  15,  1739,  Faith  Rip- 
ley, daughter  of  David  and  Lydia  Ripley.  They  had 
m.  children:  Lvdia ;  Faith;  Olive;  Mary;  and 
Dax 

(6)     Lydia,   oldest   child   of    Captain   James   and 
Faith    (Ripley)    Brewster,    was    born    in    Windham, 
Connecticut,   March    18.    1740.   and   died   in   Cornish, 
New   Hampshire,   November  2,    [829.      She   married. 
January     11,     1757,     in     Windham.     William     Rip- 
ley,     who      was      born      in      Windham.      February 
»2,      1734,      and      had      children:      Faith,      Alethea 
oung).    Alethea,    James    and    Selinda.     Wil- 
liam Ripley,  the  husband  of  Lydia,  was  a  descend- 
ant  •  1   Governor  Bradford.     William   Ripley  was   a 
son  of    Joshua    (2)    and    Alary    (Backus)    Ripley,   of 
Windham,    Connecticut;    Joshua    (2)    Ripley    was   a 
■son  of  Joshua    (i)   and   Hannah    (Bradford)   Ripley; 
Hannah  P.radford  was  a  daughter  of  William  Brad- 
iunior,    deputy  governor  of  Plymouth  Colony: 
William  Bradh  rd.  junior,  was  son  of  Governor 
ham    Bradford,   who    came   over    in    the   "May- 

r"  in   1620. 

(VI)     James     Ripley,     son    of    James     (2)     and 

hea    1  Ripley )    Wellman,   was  born   in   Cornish, 

February  2r,   1789,  and  died   November   r.   i860.     He 

i    prominent    farmer.       He    married.    September 

-!2.    1819,   in   Cornish,    Phobe   Wyman,    fourth   child 

ond   daughter  of  Joshua   and    Miriam    (Rich- 

■II     Wyman.  burn  in  Cornish,  October  ,u.  1796. 

1   in  the  same  town    May  6,   1885.     Their  seven 

■children,  all  born  in  Cornish, were :  Aurilla;  Phoebe; 

Joshua,    resides   in    Maiden.    Massachusetts,   has    been 

Trustee    of    Amherst     College,     Phillips     Andover 

.Academy  and   Andover  Theological   Seminary:   Mary 


Sophia;    Fedelia;    Catherine    Hamblet;    James   Rip- 
ley, junior;  and  Albert  Erasmus. 

(  VII)  Albert  Erasmus,  seventh  and  youngest 
child  of  James  Ripley  and  Phoebe  (Wyman)  Well- 
man,  was  born  in  Cornish,  February  2t,  1S38.  and 
died  in  Burlington.  Vermont.  July  18.  1892.  He 
was  educated  in  part  in  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
and  taught  public  schools  in  Lebanon,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  Kalamazoo,  Michigan.  He  resided 
through  life  in  the  old  home,  and  carried  on  the 
large  farm  formerly  owned  by  his  father  and 
mother.  He  was  highly  respected  and  beloved 
in  the  town.  Important  trusts  were  committed  to 
him.  He  settled  several  estates,  was  selectman  for 
several  years,  and  for  two  years  represented  the 
town  in  the  state  legislature.  The  last  year  of  his 
life  he  suffered  from  ill  health.  At  the  request  1  f  his 
son  he  went  to  the  hospital  in  Burlington.  Vermont, 
for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  better  treatment,  and 
he  died  there. 

Albert  E.  Wellman  married,  in  Cornish,  January 
''  [864,  Emily  Dodge  Hall,  born  at  Bluchill,  Maine. 
May  15,  1841.  daughter  of  Lyman  and  Mary  Peters 
Dodge  Hall.  Her  father.  Dr.  Hall,  was  for  many 
years  a  physician  in  Cornish.  He  was  born  in  Peru. 
Xew  York.  November  9,  1804,  and  died  in  Cornish. 
May  24,  1862.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth 
Medical  College  in  the  class  of  1832.  Mary  Peters 
Dodge  Hall  was  born  in  Bluehill,  Maine.  April  24. 
1817,  and  is  still  living.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage were:  James  Albert  (see  following).  Louise 
Caroline,  born  April  10,  1871,  in  Cornish,  New 
I  lampshire.  She  is  a  graduate  of  Northfield  Semi- 
nary (Massachusetts)  and  the  Plymouth  New  Hamp- 
shire) State  Normal  School,  and  she  studied  for  two 
years  in  Radcliffe  College,  specializing  in  English. 
She  taught  in  Littleton,  Xew  Hampshire,  Brookline, 
Massachusetts,  Penn  Charter  School.  Philadelphia. 
Pennsylvania:  was  secretary  for  a  private  school  in 
Providence.  Rhode  Island,  and  is  now  secretary  of 
the  State  Normal  School,  Salem,  Massachusetts. 
Clara  Emily,  born  February  23.  iSSr,  is  a  graduate  of 
Littleton,  (New  Hampshire)  High  School;  Brook 
line  (Massachusetts)  High  School,  and  Farming- 
ham  (Massachusetts)  Normal  School;  she  studied 
for  one  year  in  Radcliffe  College.  She  began  teach- 
ing in  Fairhaven,  Massachusetts,  and  is  now  teach- 
ing in  the  Brockton  (Massachusetts)  public  schools. 
(VIII)  James  Albert  Wellman.  sou  of  Albert 
E.  and  Emily  1  lodge  (Hall)  Wellman.  was  born 
in  Cornish.  May  4.  18(17.  After  attending  the  school, 
of  his  native  town,  he  prepared  for  college  at  Kim- 
ball Union  Academy,  and  entering  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege in  1885,  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Science  in  1889.  Immediately  after  graduating 
he  entered  upon  the  business  of  life  insurance  as 
special  agent  of  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life  In- 
surance Company.  Later  he  became  the  general 
agent  of  this  company  for  Vermont,  with  head 
quarters  at  Burlington.  After  five  years  he  resigned 
this  position  to  accept  the  New  Hampshire  state 
agency  of  the  National  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
Vermont,  with  headquarters  at  Manchester.  He- 
has  about  forty  men  under  his  direction,  and  the 
annual  business  of  bis  agency  since  he  assumed 
charge  has  rarely  been  less  than  six  hundred 
thousand  dollars;  in  the  amount  of  premiums  col- 
lected, it  has  now  become  the  second  largest  in  the 
state.  During  the  years  of  1905  and  1906  the  new 
business  written  by  this  agency  exceeded  by  a 
1  irge  per  cent  that  written  by  any  other  gene 
agency  in  the  state. 

Mr.  Wellman  is  president  of  the    Vgents'    \-soci- 


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ntion  of  the  National  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
Vermont,  president  of  the  New  Hampshire  Under- 
writers' Club,  and  he  represents  New  Hampshire 
on  the  executive  committee  of  the  National  Associ- 
ation of  Life  Underwriters.  He  is  accredited  to 
be  cue  of  the  ablest  and  best  informed  life  insurance 
men  in  New  England.  He  is  a  thirty-second  de- 
gree Mason,  a  member  of  Washington  Lodge,  No. 
•■I.  Free  and  accepted  Masons,  of  Burlington,  Ver- 
mount;  Mount  Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  n; 
iram  Council.  No.  3.  Royal  and  Select  Masters: 
Trinity  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  all  of 
Manchester:  and  Edward  Raymond  Consistory  of 
Nashua.  New  Hampshire.  He  is  also  an  Odd  Fel- 
low,  and  a  member  of  Hillsboro  Lodge  No.  2,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Manchester.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Derryfield  Club,  the  Intervale 
Country  Club,  the  Society  of  Colonial  Governors, 
the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  the  Society  of 
the  American  Revolution.  He  demonstrated  his 
ability  by  working  his  way  through  college,  and  he 
is  a  successful  business  man. 

In  1808  he  married  Florence  Vincent,  of  Bur- 
lington. Vermont,  daughter  of  Dr.  Walter  S.  Vin- 
cent and  Harriet  Lawrence  Vincent,  and  has  two 
children:  Harriet  Vincent,  born  February  22.  1900, 
and  Dorothy  Hall,  born  October  30,  1901. 
("Second   Family.) 

The  earliest  known  of  the  family 
W11LLMAN  herein  traced  was  Samuel  Well- 
man,  who  is  supposed  to  have  been 
identical  with  the  Samuel  Wellman  who  served  as 
a  Revolutionary  soldier  from  Packersfield,  New- 
Hampshire.  He  was  an  early  settler  in  Hinsdale, 
located  about  one  and  one-half  miles  below  Brattle- 
boro,  on  the  side  opposite  Fort  Dummer,  and  wa< 
later  located  near  the  present  monument  in  Hins- 
dale. 

ill)  Harry,  sun  of  Samuel  Wellman,  was  born 
April  22,  1789.  in  Hinsdale,  and  passed  his  adult 
life  in  that  town  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming. 
In  his  early  life  he  was  employed  in  a  mill  at  Brat- 
tleboro,  Vermont.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church  near  his  home  in  Hinsdale,  and  was  a 
Whig  in  politics.  His  wife.  Betsey  Butler,  was 
born  July  29,  1793,  in  Hinsdale,  a  descendant  of 
one  of  the  old  and  respected  families  of  that  town. 
His  children  are  noted  as  follows:  Alonzo,  who 
lived  and  died  in  Hinsdale:  George  receives  ex- 
tended mention  in  the  succeeding  paragraph ;  Lock- 
hart  lived  and  died  in  Hinsdale;  Luke  died  at  the 
age  of  one  year :  Evelyne  married  Prentiss  Taylor 
and  resided  in  Hinsdale:  Lucinda  died  at  the  age 
of  two  year-,  and  a  second  of  the  same  name  be- 
came the  wife  of  Williard  H.  Chandler,  of  Brattle- 
boro,  and  resided  in  Sun  Prairie,  Wisconsin,  where 
she  died :  Sewall  B.  spent  his  early  life  in  Cali- 
fornia, whereby  his  health  was  much  broken  and  he 
died  in  Hinsdale. 

(Ill)  George,  second  son  and  child  of  Harry 
and  Bet-ey  (Butler)  Wellman.  was  born  February 
12.  1816,  in  Hinsdale,  where  he  passed  his  entire 
life.  He  was  a  farmer  and  became  treasurer  and 
manager  of  the  Hinsdale  Savings  Bank  about  1875. 
and  this  occupied  his  time  until  his  death.  December 
31.  1S91.  He  was  for  many  years  deacon  of  the 
Congregational  Church  at  Hinsdale,  and  filled  most 
of  the  official  stations  of  that  town.  He  was  select- 
man twelve  years  in  succession,  and  represented 
the  town  in  the  Legislature  two  terms,  besides  filling 
various  minor  offices.  In  politics  he  was  a  stead- 
fast   Republican.     He   married,   June,    1839,   Zylphia 


H.  Packer,  of  Hinsdale,  daughter  of  Jeremy  and 
Lydia  (Jewett)  Packer,  the  former  a  native  of  Rut- 
land county,  Vermont,  who  subsequently  lived  in 
Connecticut.  Mrs.  Wellman,  who  was  born  April 
25.  1822,  survived  her  husband  nearly  twelve  years, 
dying  November  24.  1903.  They  were  the  parents 
of  two  sons  and  a  daughter.  Jerry  P.,  the  eldest, 
is  the  subject  of  the  succeeding  paragraphs;  Henry 
Payson,  the  second  resides  in  Brattleboro,  Vermont ; 
Cora  Annette  died  November  18,  1902. 

(IV)  Jerry  Packer  Wellman  was  born  October 
22,  1843.  in  Hinsdale,  where  he  received  most  of 
his  educational  training,  this  being  supplemented  by 
one  term  at  West  Brattleboro  and  a  short  period  at 
Newbury  Seminary,  in  Vermont.  Beginning  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  years  he  taught  for  five  successive 
winters,  the  last  three  being  in  the  school  in  his 
home  district.  For  three  years  after  he  attained 
his  majority  he  was  engaged  in  farming,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1868  removed  to  Keene,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  teaming  for  two  years.  For  several 
years  he  was  employed  by  Foster  Brothers,  first  as 
a  carpenter  and  later  as  a  bookkeeper.  For  a  period 
of  ten  years  he  served  the  firm  of  A.  V.  &  A.  W. 
Skinner,  who  conducted  a  general  store  in  Keene. 
He  was  then  appointed  city  clerk,  in  which  capacity 
he  served  ten  years.  On  March  28,  1898,  he  was 
appointed  postmaster  at  Keene  and  has  since  con- 
tinued by  reappointment,  having  now  entered  upon 
his  third  term.  Mr.  Wellman  was  one  of  the  in- 
corporators of  the  Keene  Savings  Bank  and  of  its 
directory  since  its  incorporation  in  1898.  Fie  repre- 
sented ward  two,  of  Keene,  in  the  state  legislature 
in  1887.  serving  on  the  State's  Prison  and  other 
committees.  Mr.  Wellman  is  a  member  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church.  In  1878  he  enlisted 
in  Company  H,  Second  Regiment,  New  Hampshire 
National  Guards.  He  was  inspector  general  of  the 
state  militia  under  Governor  J.  B.  Smith,  a  position 
which  he  continued  to  fill  through  Gov.  Smith's 
and  the  two  following  administrations  of  Governors 
Buzzell  and  his  successor.  Mr.  Wellman  is  a 
man  of  genial  nature  and  kindly  disposition  and 
enjoys  the  friendship  and  esteem  of  a  large  number 
of  people,  as  evidenced  by  his  continued  service 
in  public  capacity.  He  was  married,  May  2,  1888,  to 
Jennie  F.  Richardson,  born  February  26,  1863,  in 
Keene,  daughter  of  Barzilla  and  Sarah  M.  Good- 
now)  Richardson,  natives  of  Keene  and  Westmore- 
land, respectively.  The  latter  was  a  daughter  of  Dan- 
iel Goodnow  of  Sudburv.  Massachusetts,  and  Matilda 
Chase  of  Delhi,  New  York.  .Mr.  and  Mrs.  Well- 
man  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Richard  Jerry,  born 
June  2,^,  1890,  now  a  student  in  the  third  year  of  the 
local   high   school  course. 


The   Lyons   family,  which   has  given  to 
LYONS     the  Roman  Catholic  church  two  priests 

of  unusual  zeal  and  efficiency,  is  of  re- 
mote Irish  origin  and  many  of  this  name,  whose 
lineage  can  be  traced  to  the  same  ancestral  source, 
have  found  homes  on  this  side  of  the  ocean. 

Michael  Lyons,  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  1833, 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1848.  and  settled 
in  Manchester.  New  Hampshire.  Having  learned 
the  trade  of  tailor  he  followed  it  exclusively  in  that 
city  for  many  years  and  attained  prosperity.  He 
is  still  strong  and  active,  both  physically  and  men- 
tally, and  it  is  quite  probable  that  he  will  remain 
with  bis  family  for  many  years  to  come.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Mac  Cormick.  daughter  of  —  —  and 
Eliza    Mac    Cormick,    and    has    reared    a    family    of 


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seven  children:  Annie  M.,  Helen  Agnes.  William 
H.,  now  a  well  known  medical  practitioner  in  Man- 
chester ;  Charles  B.,  died  1897 ;  Genevieve,  Rev. 
Francis,  now  officiating  at  Goff's  Falls ;  and  Rev. 
John  Joseph,  of  whom  later.  The  Revs.  Francis 
and  John  J.  Lyons  are  the  only  clergymen  in  Man- 
chester who  are  natives  of  that  city.  The  mother 
of  these  children  died  in   1872. 

John  Joseph  Lyons  was  born  in  Manchester, 
December  22.  1859.  Having  studied  preliminarily 
in  the  parochial  schools,  he  entered  Holy  Cross 
College,  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1879,  and  he  was 
subsequently  a  student  in  theology  at  St.  Sulpice 
Seminary,  Paris,  France.  After  his  ordination  to 
the  priesthood  he  was  appointed  curate  of  St.  Ann's 
Church.  Manchester,  then  in  charge  of  Rev.  Wil- 
liam McDonald,  a  native  of  Leitrim,  Ireland,  born, 
June,  1S13,  died  Aug.  25,  1885.  William  McDon- 
ald began  his  studies  at  Laval  University,  Quebec, 
in  1836,  taking  the  academic  and  theological  courses. 
He  was  ordained  in  1843  and  subsequently  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  pastor  at  St.  John's  Church,  New 
Brunswick.  Later  he  had  charge  of  parishes  in 
Eastport,  Maine,  in  1847  removed  to  Boston.  Massa- 
chusetts, and  the  following  year  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  there  being 
then  about  five  hundred  Catholics  in  the  city.  He 
began  the  erection  of  St.  Ann's  Church,  previously 
mentioned,  which  building  suffered  considerable 
damage  during  the  Know  Nothing  riots  in  the  year 
1854.  Upon  the  creation  of  the  new  diocese 
of  Portland,  St.  Ann's  Church  became  subject  to 
the  jurisdiction  of  Bishop  Bacon.  In  1857  Father 
McDonald  began  the  erection  of  a  convent,  in  which 
five  Sisters  of  Mercy  were  installed,  two  of  whom 
survive,  one  of  whom  is  Sister  St.  Agatha:  in  1859 
organized  a  boys'  school  in  the  basement  of  the 
church  which  was  under  the  direction  of  Thomas 
Corcoran,  and  the  following  year  these  scholars 
were  transferred  to  the  famous  Park  Street  school 
which  has  been  given  to  Father  McDonald  by  the 
city  authorities;  shortly  afterward  a  school  tor  girls 
was  opened  in  the  church  basement  which  was  under 
the  direction  of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy,  and  subse- 
quently they  were  transferred  to  the  newly  built 
St.  Mary's  School  In  1867  he  began  the  erection 
of  St.  Joseph's  Church,  and  at  its  completion,  in 
1869,  a  separate  parish  was  formed.  In  April,  1873, 
he    purchased    a    lot    at    the    corner    of    Union    and 

streets,    and    began    the    erection    of    an 

orphanage,  and  shortly  afterward  purchased  .111 
adjacent  dwelling  which  he  moved  to  the  orphanage 
lot  and  transformed  into  a  home  for  aged  women 
In  1X77  he  enlarged  the  vestries  and  sanctuary  of 
St.  Ann's  Church,  furnished  it  with  new  pews  and 
an  excellent  pipe  organ,  frescoed  the  interior,  and 
in  r88o  built  a  brick  school  for  the  girls  1  1  th  • 
parish  on  the  corner  of  Union   and   Cedar   streets. 

The  foregoing  gives  a  faint  idea  of  the  char- 
acter and  life  of  tli''  man  with  whom  Father  1  yon 
became  associated  upon  his  ordination  to  the  priest- 
hood,  Mi  ill-  aftei  as  timing  the  duties  of  curate 
of  St.  Ann's  Church,  Father  Lyons  was  made  pastor 
In  due  time  lie  was  selected  by  the  bishop  to  suc- 
ceed the  venerable  Father  McDonald  as  permanent 
rector.  In  that  re  ponsible  capacity  he  has  labored 
diligently  and  faithfully  tor  more  than  twenty  years, 
during  which  time  he  has  forwarded  the  welfare 
of  the  parish,  developed  its  field  of  action  and  other- 
wise increased  its  opportunities  for  religious  and 
benevolent  work,  and  that   his  dutii      u      extremely 


arduous  is  attested  by  the  tact  that  be  is  called  upon 
to  render  spiritual  advice  and  consolation  to  about 
five  thousand  souls.  In  addition  to  his  regular 
parish  work  Father  Lyons  has  made  an  earnest 
effort  to  improve  the  personal  character  of  his 
youthful  parishioners  by  increasing  their  1 
tional  facilities,  and  hi-  1  fforts  in  this  direction  have 
resulted  in  the  successful  unification  of  religious 
and  secular  teaching,  based  upon  the  fundamental 
principles  of  our  mod.  111  public  school  - 
Through  his  instrumentality  St.  Ann's  was  the 
first  parish  in  Xew  England  to  establish  graded 
schools  for  boys  and  girls,  and  in  order  to  insure 
the  highest  standard  of  perfection  in  the  training 
of  boys  he  has  secured  the  services  of  Xavierian 
Brothers  from  Baltimore  as  instructors.  He  also 
erected  the  McDonald  School,  which  is  generally 
conceded  to  be  one  of  the  most  complete  educa- 
tional institutions  in  the  city.  Industrious  pro- 
gressive and  self-sacrificing.  Father  Lyons  abstains 
from  indulging  in  the  pleasures  and  amusements 
open  to  those  of  other  professions,  accepting  his 
destiny  with  the  joyful  resignation  of  an  en 
astic  christian  teacher,  and  looking  solely  to  the 
future  for  his  reward. 


The   origin    of   this    family    is    un- 
CUMMIXGS     certain;  the  name  was  taker 

the  town  of  Comines,  near  Lille, 
on  the  frontier  between  France  and  Belgium  Vari- 
ous traditions  account  for  earlier  origin  of  the 
family,  but  all  of  them  are  entitled  to  no  more 
credit  than  mere  traditions.  The  name  has  been 
variously  spelled  Comines,  Comynges,  Comyns, 
Comings,  Comyn,  Cumings  and  Cummungs.  Tradi- 
tion states  that  die  emigrant  ancestor  of  this  family 
descended  from  "Red  Cumin"  of  Badenoch  in  the 
southeastern  district  of  [verness-shire,  a  wild  moun- 
tainous country  presenting  wide  stretches  of  bleak 
moorland.  Here  the  clan  nourished  from  1080  to 
1330,  and  then  began  to  decline.  .According  to  the 
Chronicle  of  Melrose,  the  first  of  the  name  who 
immigrated  permanently,  was  slain  with  Malcom 
III,  at  Alnwick,  in  1003.  leaving  two  sons,  John 
and  William.  From  John,  all  the  Cumins  in  Scot- 
land are  said  to  lie  descended.  Sir  John,  the  Red 
Cumin  of  Comyn,  was  the  first  Lord  of  Badenoch. 
and  in  1240  was  an  ambassador  from  Alexander  II 
lo  Louis  IX  of  France.  His  son  John,  called  the 
Black  Lord  of  Badenoch.  was  not  inferior 
subject  in  Scotland  for  wealth  and  power,  and  was 
one  of  those  who  vowed  to  support  Queen  M  n 
daughter  of  Alexander  III  in  her  title  to  the  rown 
At  her  death  he  became  a  competitor  for  the  crown 
of  Scotland,  "as  a  son  and  heir  of  John  who  was 
son  and  heir  of  Donald,  King  of  Scotland."  The 
son  of  this  Lord,  called,  in  turn,  the  Red  Cumin, 
was  the  last  Lord  of  Badenoch  of  the  surname  of 
Cumin. 

In   1335  :i   number  of  the  Cumin  dan   were   slain 
in  the  feudal  battle  of  ("albican,  in  Glenwick,  where 
a   stone   now    marks    the    spot.      The    badj 
clan,  in   Gaelic,  was  "Lus  Mhic   Cuiminn,"   in    Eng- 
lish, the  Cummin  plant. 

(I)  Deacon  Isaac  Cummings  is  suppo 
have  come  from  England  to  America  in  1627,  and 
settled  in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  lie  was  th 
Cummings  known  to  have  immigrated  to  Xew 
England.  In  the  deposition  made  by  him  in  March. 
[660,  he  gave  hi-  age  a-  sixty  five  years,  establishing 
his  birth  in  1601.  The  probate  records  of  Essex 
county  contain  a  copy  of  his  last   will  and  testament, 


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dated  "8th  of  3d  Mth.,  1667,"  also  inventory  filed 
'"1  Ins  22  Maye,  1667,"  and  his  will  was  probated 
June  14,  1677,  thus  establishing  his  death  between 
"8th  of  3d  Mth.  and  Maye  22,  1677;"  of  his  wife 
we  know  nothing:  except  that  she  died  before  him, 
no  mention  being  made  of  her  in  his  will  ;  he  left 
four  children. 

The  first  mention  in  Essex  county  of  Isaac  Cum- 
mings  is  in  the  entry  made  by  the  town  clerk  of 
W'.iurtown.  where  his  name  appears  in  the  records 
of  land  grants  as  receiving  a  grant  of  thirty-five 
acres  in  the  earliest  generation  land  grants  in  1636, 
called  the  "Great  Dividens."  Also  we  find  a  record 
made  by  the  town  clerk  of  Ipswich  showing  that 
he  owned  a  planting  lot  near  Reedy  Marsh  in  that 
town  previous  to  July  25,  1638.  On  the  9th  of  the 
second  month,  1639,  he  also  owned  a  house 
lot  in  Ipswich  village,  on  the  street  called  the  eastern 
end,  next  to  the  lot  owned  by  Rev.  Nathaniel 
Rogers.  He  was  a  commoner  in  1639.  and  the 
same  year  sold  land  near  the  highway  leading  to 
Jeffrey's  Neck.  He  also  posses-ed  in  1639  a  farm 
partly  in  Ipswich  and  partly  in  Topsfield.  He  was 
made  a  freeman  May  18.  1642,  and  was  a  proprietor 
in  Watertown  the  same  year,  and  at  Topsfield  after- 
wards, -where  he  was  one  of  thirty  commoners.  As 
an  Ipswich  commoner,  he  was  one  of  those  "that 
have  right  of  commonage  there  last  of  the  last 
month.-  1641."  On  the  first  day  of  the  second 
month,  1652,  Isaac  Cummings  for  thirty  pounds 
bought  of  Samuel  Symonds  one  hundred  and  fifty 
acres  of  land  in  Topsfield.  Other  records  in  the 
l-'s-ex  county  court  show  that  he  was  defendant  in 
the  suit  brought  by  John  Fuller,  March  28,  1654; 
that  he  was  a  witness  against  William  Duglas  in 
March,  1656;  that  he  was  sued  for  debt  by  Jeroba- 
bell  Phillips,  of  Ipswich,  March,  1657.  That  he  was 
plaintiff  in  the  case  December  31,  1656,  against  John 
Fuller  for  damage  done  in  his  corn  by  swine  belong- 
ing to  said  Fuller;  and  that  he  was  grand  juryman 
in  1675,  and  moderator  of  the  town  meeting  in  1676. 
He  was  deacon  of  the  church  in  Topsfield  for  many 
years.  His  children  were  John,  Isaac,  Elizabeth 
and  Ann.  (Mention  of  Isaac  and  descendants, 
forms  part  of  this  article). 

(II)  John,  eldest  child  of  Deacon  Isaac  Cum- 
mings, was  born  in  1630,  and  died  December  first 
1700.  By  the  terms  of  his  father's  will  he  received 
the  homestead  consisting  of  forty  acres  with  house, 
barns,  orchards  and  fences,  and  in  1680  sold  same 
to  Edward  Nealand  (Kneeland).  About  1658  he 
removed  to  Boxford.  In  1673  he  was  made  a  free- 
man. He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  church 
in  Topsfield,  December  7,  1685.  when  the  church 
"voted  dismission  to  John  Cummings  without  com- 
mendation and  dismissed  his  wife  with  conn? 
tion  to  the  church  to  be  shortly  gathered  at 
Dunstable."  He  removed  with  his  family  to  Duns- 
table about  1680,  where  he  was  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers. He  was  a  selectman  in  1682.  and  a  member  of 
the  church  in  16S4.  He  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Ensign  Thomas  and  Alice  (French)  Howlett,  of 
Ipswich.  She  died  December  7,  1700,  just  six 
days  after  the  death  of  her  husband.  Their  chil- 
dren were  John,  Thomas.  Nathaniel,  Sarah,  Abra- 
ham. Isaac,  Ebenezer,  William.  Eleazer,  Benjamin 
and   Samuel. 

((Ill)  John  (2).  eldest  son  of  John  (1)  and 
Sarah  (Howlett)  Cummings,  was  born  in  Boxford 
in  1657,  and  lived  in  Dunstable.  He  married 
September  15.  1680.  Elizabeth  Kinsley,  who  was 
born   in    Braintree   November  22,   1657,   daughter   of 


Samuel  and  Hannah  (Bracket)  Kinsley.  They  set- 
tled on  the  Nathaniel  Cutler  place  in  the  south  part 
of  Nashua,  where  the  wife  was  killed  by  Indians 
July  3,  1706,  and  he  was  wounded,  having  his  arm 
broken,  but  escaped  to  a  swamp  about  half  a  mile 
south,  and  near  the  present  state  line,  where  he  re- 
mained in  hiding  over  night  and  then  made  his 
escape  to  the  "Farwell  block  house."  His  eight 
children  were  John,  Samuel,  Elizabeth,  Hannah, 
Ebineezer,  Anna,   Lydia  and   William. 

(IV)  Deacon  John  (3),  eldest  child  of  John 
(2)  and  Elizabeth  (Kingsley)  Cummings,  was  born 
July  7,  1682,  and  died  April  27,  1759.  He  was  an 
original  member  of  the  church  in  Chelmsford, 
Massachusetts,  and  the  first  deacon,  to  which  office 
he  was  elected  December  3,  1727.  He  was  modera- 
tor of  the  first  town  meeting,  was  chosen  select- 
man, and  was  town  clerk  in  1736.  His  farm  in- 
cluded the  land  around  Westford  railroad  station, 
on  both  sides  of  the  track,  and  is  now  partly  occupied 
by  one  of  his  descendants.  He  married  October  3, 
1705,  Elizabeth  Adams,  of  Chelmsford,  who  was 
born  April  26,  1680,  and  died  April  30,  1759,  daugh- 
ter of  Pelatiah  and  Ruth  Adams.  Their  children 
were  Elizabeth.  Mary,  John,  William,  Thomas,  Aba- 
gail,  Samuel,  Ephraim,  Bridget  and  Ebineeza. 

(V)  Lieutenant  John  (4),  third  child  and  eld- 
est son  of  Deacon  John  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Adams) 
Cummings,  was  born  June  1,  1710,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 20,  1789.  After  his  marriage  he  resided  for  a 
long  time  in  Groton,  Massachusetts.  He  served  in 
the  French  and  Indian  and  Revolutionary  wars, 
receiving  there  the  title  by  which  he  was  afterwards 
known,  and  when  quite  advanced  in  life  removed 
to  Hancock,  New  Hampshire.  He  and  his  wife 
were  among  the  first  seventeen  members  of  the 
Congregational  Church  at  Hancock.  He  was  buried 
in  Hancock  churchyard,  now  Pine  Ridge  cemetery, 
his  gravestone  being  the  first  one  erected  there, 
1790.  He  married  January  28,  1736,  Sarah  Law- 
rence, daughter  of  Eleazer  and  Mary  Lawrence,  of 
Littleton.  She  died  October  3,  1799,  aged  eighty- 
three.  Their  children  were  John,  Eleazer,  Sarah, 
Peter,  Mitty,  Reuben  and   Sybil. 

(VI)  Captain  John  (5),  eldest  child  of  Lieu- 
tenant John  (4)  and  Sarah  (Lawrence)  Cummings. 
was  born  in  Groton,  Massachusetts,  March  16,  1737, 
and  died  October  5,  1S05.  He  settled  in  Hollis, 
New  Hampshire,  as  early  as  1758.  in  which  year  he 
was  assessed  there,  and  was  a  resident  of  the  town 
until  June,  1779,  when  he  was  in  Hancock  and  re- 
moved there  in  1782  or  '83.  He  resided  and  at  one 
time  owned  a  house  in  the  north  part  of  that 
town.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  of  the  Revolution. 
April  19,  177s,  was  ensign  in  the  company  of 
seventy  men  from  Hollis  under  Captain  Dow  in 
Colonel  Prescott's  regiment,  and  was  in  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill.  He  was  subsequently  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  captain,  a  title  he  ever  afterwards 
bore.  It  is  not  known  how  long  he  remained  in 
the  army.  He  was  always  prominent  in  the  affairs 
of  the  town,  and  labored  zealously  for  its  welfare 
although  he  differed  in  religious  views  from  the 
majority  of  its  townsmen.  He  was  married 
August  6.  1761,  to  Rebecca  Reed,  who  was  born 
in  1742,  and  died  October  28,  1807,  daughter  of 
Peter  Reed,  of  Littleton.  Massachusetts.  Their  chil- 
dren were  Peter,  Rebecca  (died  young).  Sarah, 
John,  Rebecca,  Abagail,  Asahal,  Henry,  Benaiah, 
Betty,  Adams  and  Polly. 

(VII)  Adams,  eleventh  child  and  sixth  son  of 
Captain  John   (5)    and  Rebecca    (Reed)    Cummings, 


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was  born  in  Hollis,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  in 
Durham.  Canada.  1822.  He  was  a  farmer  in  early 
life,  but  later  became  merchant.  He  resided  in 
Nashville,  now  par  tot"  Nashua,  Xew  Hampshire, 
whence  he  early  removed  to  Lyndon,  Vermont,  and 
.'hi  1816  removed  to  Durham,  Province  of  Que- 
bec,  Canada.  He  married  Leah  Hubbard,  of  Ches- 
terfield, New  Hampshire,  and  tiny  had  ten  children: 
Amos,  Hubbard,  Gerushia,  Klizabeth,  Leah.  Sarah. 
Hiram,  Esther,  Noah  and  Mary.  (Noah  and  de- 
fendants  are   noticed    further   in    this   article). 

1  VIII )  Hirah  third  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Adams  and  Leah  (Hubbard)  Cummings,  was  born 
at  Lyndon,  Vermont,  March  4.  1807.  He  married 
Hannah  Seavey.  born  in  Pelham,  New  Hampshire, 
August  23,  1806.  They  had  eight  children:  David 
S.,  whose  sketch  follows;  William  C,  Lorinda,  Hi- 
ram E.,  Henry  Harrison,  Cordelia.  Hannah  Fran- 
and  Miles. 

(IX)  David  S..  eldest  child  of  Hiram  and  Han- 
nah ( Seavey)  Cummings.  was  born  at  Colebrook, 
Xew  Hampshire,  December  12,  1828.  He  was  a 
farmer  all  his  life,  and  during  his  last  years  was  a 
member  of  the  Advent  Church.  For  ten  years  pre- 
ceding his  death  he  was  a  helpless  cripple  as  the 
result  of  a  rheumatic  fever.  On  March  21,  1852, 
David  S.  Cummings  married  Louisa,  daughter  of 
Moody  and  Eunice  (Carr)  Little,  who  was  born 
January  30.  1831.  They  had  five  children:  Charles 
M,  Willard,  whose  sketch  follows.  Laura,  Clark 
and  Loren.  David  S  Cummings  died  December  18. 
1878. 

(X)  Willard,  second  son  and  child  of  David  S. 
and  Louisa  (Little)  Cummings.  was  horn  at  Cole- 
brook,  New  Hampshire,  January  21,  1855.  He  was 
educated  in  the  district  schools  of  the  day,  but  he 
early  learned  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience. 
From  the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  obliged  to  take 
charge  of  the  farm,  as  both  his  father  and  elder 
brother  were  entirely  helpless,  and  the  place  was 
heavily  in  debt.  Mi-fortunes  pressed  heavily  upon 
I  In-  family.  The  eldest  boy  was  helpless  for  seven 
year;  Willard  Cummings  worked  hard  at  lum- 
dentally  swallowed  a  copper  rivet,  and  was  slowly 
poisoned,  meeting  his  death  after  an  illness  of  two 
years.  Willard  Cummings  worked  hard  at  lum- 
bering in  the  winter  anil  farming  in  summer.  He 
transported  lumber  and  supplies  for  the  Berlin 
Lumber  Company,  and  has  worked  for  them  twenty 
winters  in  all.  By  diligent  labor  and  economy 
he  at  last  succeeded  in  clearing  the  entire  farm  from 
the  mortgage.  He  now  has  the  finest  set  of  build- 
ings in  the  county,  all  of  winch  he  put  up  him- 
self. He  owns  three  hundred  acres  in  the  home 
farm,  and  has  about  two  hundred  more  scattered 
over  the  township.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics, 
and  has  served  as  selectman  for  nine  terms,  begin- 
ning in  [888,  and  being  re  elected  at  intervals  until 
1907.  Mr.  Cummings  is  a  fine  example  of  the 
iUCCi  that  attends  persistent  industry,  even  when 
heavily  handicapped  by  early  drawbacks.  On  July 
4.  1884,  Willard  Cummings  married  Mariette,  daugh- 
ter of  George  and  Mary  (Hammond)  Banister,  of 
Colebrook,  and  they  have  had  ten  children:  Walter. 
born  February  17.  [888;  George,  lorn  April  m,  1800; 
Charles,  bom  August  22,  1892;  Flora,  born  Septem- 
ber 14.  1896:  Wilbur.  In  -rn  \Ia\  20.  hkk>;  Clarence. 
born  September  20,  1901.  The  three  eldest  died  in 
infancy,   and   the  eighth   died    in   childhood. 

(VIII)  Noah,  ninth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Adams  and  Leah  (Hubbard)  Cummings,  was  born 
in  Lyndon,  Vermont,  September  3,  1810.  and  died  in 


Colebrook,  X'ew  Hampshire,  February  6.  i860.  He 
settled  in  Colebrook  in  1828,  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life  there  as  a  farmer.  He  married  March  13. 
t837,  Almira  J.  Kidder,  who  was  born  in  Bristol. 
New  Hampshire.  February  4,  1813,  and  died  De- 
cember 16,  1896,  aged  eighty-four  years  nearly 
daughter  of  Daniel  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Chandler) 
Kidder.  They  had  two  children :  Daniel  Erastus, 
who  is  mentioned  below:  and  Elvira,  who  was  born 
in  Colebrook.  June  8,  1S41.  She  married  November 
8.  1842.  Milton,  son  of  John  and  Edith  (Tirrill) 
Harriman,  born  in  Stewartstown.  November  13, 
[835  He  died  January  15,  1809.  They  resided  on 
the  old  farm,  where  the  father  settled  March  15. 
1837. 

(IX)  Daniel  Erastus,  only  son  of  Noah  and 
Almira  J.  (Kidder)  Cummings.  was  born  in  Cole- 
brook. February  1.  1840.  He  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  and  at  Colebrook  Academy,  and 
was  engaged  in  farming  until  1870.  when  he  went 
into  a  store  where  he  was  employed  until  1873.  but 
finding  this  employment  detrimental  to  his  health  he 
gave  it  up.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  has 
held  office;  has  been  town  clerk  twenty-five  years 
consecutively,  entering  on  his  twenty-sixth  year. 
April  1,  1907;  was  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1874  and  '75:  delegate  to  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention in  1S89.  and  has  settled  various  estates.  He 
now  resides  at  Colebrook.  He  is  a  Mason,  and  a 
member  of  Evening  Star  Lodge.  No.  37.  of  Cole- 
brook. He  married  July  13.  1S74,  Lucy  A.  Eccles- 
ton,  who  was  born  in  South  Kingston,  Rhode  Is- 
land, March  15.  1848.  daughter  of  George  W.  and 
Mary  A.   (Jaques)   Eccleston. 

(II)  Isaac  (2),  second  son  and  child  of  Isaac 
(' 1 )  Cummings.  was  lorn  in  1633.  At  the  age  of 
thirty  he  received  from  his  father  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  acres  in  Topsfield.  Massachusetts.  He  was 
elected  deacon  of  the  church  in  1686.  and  was  an 
influential  man  in  the  town,  serving  as  selectman, 
treasurer,  constable  and  tithingman.  In  1675  he  was 
impressed  for  the  Narragansett  expedition,  and  in 
1678  he  was  styled  sergeant  in  the  list  of  those  who 
took  the  oath  of  allegiance.  On  November  27,  1050. 
Isaac  (2)  Cummings  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Robert  Andrews.  There  were  ten  children  :  Three 
sons  born  between  August  28,  1660,  and  December 
6,  [662,  all  of  whom  died  at  birth;  Isaac  (3).  whose 
sketch  follows;  John.  Thomas.  Mary.  Rebecca,  Abi- 
gail and  Stebbins.  The  latter  was  lorn  February 
27.  16S0-81,  and  "dyed  by  the  hands  of  the  Indians 
on  the  third  Day  of  July,  1706."  The  will  of  Deacon 
Isaac  (2)  Cummings  was  probated  June  10  1721. 
and  among  other  bequests  he  Line,  his  son  Thomas, 
"my  English  dictionary,"  which  was  rather  an  un- 
usual possession  for  the  time.  Mrs  Mary  (An- 
drews) Cummings  died  before  1712.  but  the  exact 
date   is  not  known. 

(III)  Isaac  (3).  eldest  living  child  of  Deacon 
Isaac  (2)  and  Mary  (  \ndrew-i  Cummings.  was 
born  in  Topsfield.  Massachusetts.  September  t-\ 
10O4.  He  owned  land  in  Boxford,  given  him  by  his 
father,  but  it  is  probable  that  he  never  lived  there 
as  his  home  seems  always  to  have  been  cither  in 
Topsfield  or  Ipswich.  In  1721  loth  he  and  his 
wife  were  dismissed  from  the  church  in  the  former 
1  the  church  in  the  latter  town  Isaac  (3)  Cum- 
mings  was  twice  married.  On  December  2;.  1688, 
be  married  Alice  Howlett,  daughter  of  Thomas 
lli'wlett.    whn    died    leaving  three    children:       Lydia. 

I  '  (4),  whose  sketch  follow-;  an,]  Alice.  On 
December    23,    1696,    he    married    Frances    Sherwin, 


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of  Boxford,  who  must  have  attained  a  good  old 
age,  as  her  death  did  not  occur  till  March  13,  1770. 
There  were  four  children  by  the  second  marriage: 
Mercy,  Jemima,  Pallatiah  and  Jerusha.  Isaac  (3) 
Cummings  died   August   7,    1746. 

(IV)  Isaac  (4),  only  sou  and  second  child  of 
Isaac  (3)  Cummings  and  his  first  wife,  Alice  How- 
lett,  was  baptized  April  24,  1692,  at  Topsfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  a  yeoman  and  lived  in  Ipswich. 
On  March  8,  1716-17,  he  married  Abigail,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Prudence  (Foster)  Boardmau.  There 
were  six  children :  Abigail,  Elisha,  whose  sketch 
follows:  Mary.  Joseph,  Hannah  and  Pelatiah.  Isaac 
(4)  Cummings  died  October  12.  1761.  and  his  widow 
died  October  5,   1771,  "an  aged  woman." 

(V)  Elisha,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Isaac 
(4)  and  Abigail  (Boardman)  Cummings,  was  bap- 
tized August  2,  1719,  in  Topsfield,  Massachusetts. 
Some  time  after  1757  he  removed  to  Bridgewater, 
New  Hampshire,  being  the  first  of  his  line  to  come 
to  this  state.  He  had  a  long  and  faithful  record  in 
the  war  of  the  Revolution,  serving  in  three  differ- 
ent companies.  Elisha  Cummings  was  twice  mar- 
ried: First,  to  Mary  Andrews,  of  Boxford,  Mas- 
sachusetts, on  November  22,  1744,  and  second,  to 
the  Widowr  Jemima  Marston,  on  July  30,  1746. 
There  were  these  children  of  whom  the  eldest  be- 
longed to  the  first  marriage.  The  children  were : 
Mary,  John,  John  and  Andrew  (twins),  Isaac, 
Elisha,  Nathaniel,  Hannah  and  Andrew.  There  is 
no  record  of  the  deaths  of  either  himself  or  his 
u  ife. 

(VI)  Isaac  Cummings  was  born  in  Topsfield, 
Massachusetts,  April  24,  1751.  He  married  Betsy 
Boynton,  daughter  of  John  Boynton,  and  resided  in 
Meridith  or  New  Hampton,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  serving  through  a 
long  period.  Their  children  were  John,  Polly, 
Joseph,  Betsy,  William.  Dolly,  Nancy  and  Mahala. 

(VII)  Joseph,  son  of  Isaac  and  Betsey  (Boynton) 
Cummings,  was  born  July  6,  1781,  either  in  Meredith 
or  New  Hampton,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  car- 
penter by  trade,  and  also  a  farmer.  He  lived  in  New 
Hampton  for  several  years,  and  afterwards  removed 
to  Lisbon,  where  he  died.  On  June  17.  1812,  he 
married  Mary  Huse,  a  descendant  of  Hannah  Dus- 
tin.  She  was  born  August  3,  1787,  in  Sanbornton. 
New  Hampshire.  There  were  seven  children : 
Greenleaf,  William  H.,  Joseph,  Stephen  H.,  Noah, 
Mary  H.,  and  Betsey.  Joseph  Cummings  died  Feb- 
ruary 10,  1864  and  his  wife  died  January  29,  1859, 
both   in   Lisbon.    New    Hampshire. 

(VIII)  William  Huse.  second  son  and  child  of 
Joseph  and  Mary  (Huse)  Cummings.  was  born 
January  10,  1817,  in  New  Hampton,  New  Hampshire. 
He  attended  the  district  schools  of  his  native  town, 
but  his  education  was  largely  obtained  by  private 
reading  and  study,  a  habit  which  he  continued 
through  life.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  left  home 
and  entered  the  store  of  Major  Ebenezer  Kimball, 
in  New  Chester,  working  the  first  year  for  thirty- 
five  dollars  and  board.  After  clerking  for  three 
years  he  purchased  the  business  in  1837,  and  con- 
ducted it  alone  for  two  years.  In  1840  he  went  to 
Lisbon,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  stayed  a  year  in 
the  employment  of  Allen  &  Cummings.  The  next 
eight  years  were  spent  in  Haverhill,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  was  in  partnership  with  John  L.  Rix  for 
five  years,  afterwards  conducting  the  business  by 
himself.  In  1849  he  returned  to  Lisbon,  where  for 
more  than  forty  years  he  was  prominently  identi- 
fied   with   business    and   public    affairs.      He   was    a 


member  of  the  firm  of  Allen,  Cummings  &  Company, 
engaged  in  merchandising,  lumbering,  banking  and 
manufacturing,  till  he  retired  from  active  business 
in  1875.  For  more  than  eighteen  years  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Wells  River,  Vermont,  National  Bank, 
and  he  dealt  largely  in  real  estate,  building  some 
sixty  houses,  wdiich  he  afterwards  sold  to  men  on 
installments.  In  politics  he  was  an  uncompromising 
Democrat,  serving  as  representative  in  1856  and  1883, 
and  as  state  senator  in  1877  and  1S78.  He  was  a 
delegate  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention  in 
1876,  which  nominated  Tilden.  In  early  life  he  was 
interested  in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  was  a  charter 
member  of  Kane  Lodge,  and  for  twenty-six  years 
and  active  member  of  Franklin  Chapter,  holding 
all  the  offices  in  these  organizations.  He  was  an 
original  member  of  St.  Girard  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  of  Littleton.  In  1853  he  bought  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  Ammonoosuc,  former- 
ly owned  by  Hamlin  Rand,  and  upon  the  hill  over- 
looking the  village  of  Lisbon  he  built  the  house 
which  became  his  permanent  home,  developing  a 
beautiful  estate  from  a  rough  pasture.  Mr.  Cum- 
mings was  a  man  of  quiet  and  unostentatious  be- 
nevolence, always  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to 
those  in  need.  The  Congregational  Church  of  Lis- 
bon was  organized  in  1878.  and  for  thirteen  years 
Mr.  Cummings  was  treasurer  and  chairman  of  the 
board  of  trustees.  In  1893.  two  years  after  his  death, 
his  family  gave  the  church  a  pipe  organ  in  memory 
of  one  who  had  always  contributed  liberally  to  its 
support.  On  October  3.  1843,  William  Huse  Cum- 
mings married  Harriet  Sprague  Rand,  daughter  of 
Hamlin  and  Harriet  Sprague  Rand,  who  was  born 
in  Bath.  New  Hampshire,  April  8,  1817.  There 
were  three  children :  Harriet  S.,  William  Edward 
and  Mary  Rand.  Harriet  S.  Cummings  was  born 
August  24,  1844.  at  Haverhill.  New  Hampshire, 
married  Oliver  P.  Newcomb,  of  Lisbon,  on  Octo- 
ber 20,  1869,  and  died  April  29,  1903.  William  Ed- 
ward Cummings,  the  only  son,  was  born  March  12, 
1846,  at  Lisbon,  and  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one. 
March  12.  1867.  William  H.  Cummings  died  July 
15,  189,1,  at  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire. 


The  Pattersons  of  Manchester, 
PATTERSON     Derry.   and  other  towns  in  New 

Hampshire,  are  the  descendants 
of  John  Patterson,  a  native  of  Argyleshire,  Scotland, 
who  migrated  to  Ireland  and  settled  there  in  the 
first  half  of  the  seventeenth  century.  There  his 
children,  grandchildren  and  great-grandchildren 
lived.  One  of  the  latter.  Peter,  and  his  descendants 
are  mentioned  in  this  article. 

(I)  Peter,  a  great-grandson  of  John  Patterson, 
of  Scotland  and  Ireland,  was  born  in  Ireland.  1716. 
About  the  year  1730  he  came  from  the  parish  of 
Priestland,  town  of  Glenluse,  county  of  Antrim,  Ire- 
land, to  Londonderry,  and  there  purchased  a  farm, 
in  1736,  which  has  ever  since  been  occupied  by  his 
descendants.  He  married,  in  1744,  Grisey  C.  Wilson. 
born  1722,  daughter  of  Thomas  Wilson,  of  the 
Double  Range.  They  had  eight  children,  three  sons 
— Robert.  Thomas  and  John — and  five  daughters — 
Rachel,   Margaret,   Sarah,   Grisey  and   Elizabeth. 

(II)  Thomas,  second  son  of  Peter  and  Grisey 
C.  (Wilson)  Patterson,  was  born  in  Londonderry, 
October  23,  1746.  He  was  a  man  of  high  character 
and  possessed  those  admirable  mental  traits  which 
he  transmitted  to  his  children,  whose  opportunities 
were  vastly  superior  to  his  and  who  became  prom- 


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inent  and  useful  citizens.  His  life  was  spent  in 
ing  the  wilderness  and  preparing  the  land  for 
generations  to  come.  lie  married,  June  i.  1775, 
eth  Wallace,  born  October  14,  I755>  daughter 
of  James  and  Mary  (  W'illson)  Wallace.  They  had 
twelve  children,  all  of  whom  except  one  son  who 
died  in  infancy  lived  to  adult  age  and  were  settled 
in  life.  The  children  were:  Gissey,  James,  Peter, 
who  held  office  in  New  Hampshire  and  later  was 
a  member  of  the  New  York  legislature  and  county- 
judge;  Robert,  Mary,  Margaret,  Thomas,  Washing- 
ten,  who  went  to  Xew  York  and  was  elected  to  con- 
gress; Elizabeth,  Jane,  David  and  George  W.,  who 
was  speaker  of  the  New  York  house  of  representa- 
tives  and   lieutenant-governor. 

(III)  Thomas,  fourth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Wallace)  Patterson,  was 
born  August  11,  17S6.  He  followed  in  the  foot- 
steps of  his  forefathers,  and  lived  upon  the  original 
Patterson  homestead  which  consisted  of  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres.  He  was  a  man  of  industry  and 
integrity,  and  a  worthy  descendant  of  his  ancestors. 
He  married,  April  30,  1818,  Hannah  Duncan,  born 
April  26,  1798,  daughter  of  John  and  Jane  (Mc- 
Murphy)   Duncan. 

(IV)  John  Duncan,  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Duncan)  Patterson,  was 
born  on  the  ancestral  homestead,  April  13,  1821. 
He  was  a  man  of  wealth  and  influence,  and  a  leading 
citizen  of  his  town  and  county,  highly  respected  for 
his  natural  good  sense  and  personal  integrity.  He 
served  as  clerk  in  a  store  in  Candia,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  in  1854  removed  to  Manchester,  same 
state,  where  he  engaged  in  trade  until  his  retire- 
ment from  active  pursuits.  He  took  an  active  part 
in  the  affairs  of  the  cities  in  which  he  resided.  He 
attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  Masonry.  He 
served  as  high  priest  of  Mount  Horeb  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons ;  commander  of  Trinity  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar  of  Manchester;  grand 
high  priest  of  the  Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter:  grand 
ci  unmander  and  grand  prelate  of  the  Grand  Com- 
mandery  of  Knights  Templar,  of  New  Hampshire. 
1  I.    was  also  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 

Fellows,  in  which   he  held  offices.     He  was  a 

member   of   the    Congregational    Church   of   Candia, 

and    later    of    Manchester,    in    which    he    served    as 

clerk  for  many  years.     He  died  June  12.  1897,  aged 

•:ty-six  years. 

Mr,  Patterson  married,  in  Candia,  September  24. 
[846,  Hannah  Eaton,  born  April  7,  1823,  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Hannah  Eaton,  (see  Eaton).  Their 
children  arc :  William  Wallace,  born  in  Candia, 
New  Hampshire,  September  29,  1S47,  now  in  Cali- 
fornia settlii  te  there  of  John  D.  Patterson. 
He  married  Mary  Gordon,  of  Geneva,  New  York. 
Hannah  Elizabeth  bom  January  19.  1850,  married, 
October  22.  1874,  Judgi  Henry  E.  Burnham,  of  Man- 
chester.     (See   Burnham    [X) 

(I)  William  Patterson,  a  brother  of  Peter  Pat- 
terson, (q.v.)  came  from  Inland  to  Londonderry 
about  the  year  [724,  and  settled  on  Patterson  hill, 
afterward  Smith's  hill.  He  was  a  great-grandson 
of  John  Patterson,  who  removed  from  Argyleshire, 
in  Scotland  to  Ireland  abi  ul  one  hundred  years  be- 
fore the  emigration  of  William  to  America.  Wil- 
liam had  five  sons  and  several  daughters.     The  sons 

re:    John,  Robert.  Peter,  Adam  and  David. 

(II)  Robert,  second  son  of  William  Patterson, 
settled   in   New    Boston. 

(III)  William  probably  a  son  of  Robert  Patter- 
son   was   born   in    Xew    Boston.     He    was   a   wheel- 


wright in  South  Merrimack  and  also  a  dealer  in  real 
estate.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and  in  religious 
sentiment  a  Congregationalism  He  married  (first) 
Nichols,  and  (second)  Farwell,  of  Merri- 
mack. He  had  by  the  first  marriage  William,  Zac- 
cheus,  and  Perkins  and  by  the  second,  Elizabeth. 

(IV)  Zaccheus,    son    of    William    and   

(Nichols)  Patterson,  was  born  in  New  Boston  in 
iSoo,  and  died  in  1854,  aged  about  fifty-five  years. 
After  the  close  of  his  school  days  he  removed  to 
Derry,  and  later  to  Merrimack,  where  he  bought  a 
farm  on  which  his  son  George  now  resides.  He  was 
a  wheelwright  and  worked  at  his  trade  the  greater 
part  of  his  life.  He  was  a  Congregationalist  in  re- 
ligion, and  a  Whig  in  politics  and  held  some  town 
offices.  He  was  fond  of  military  display  and  was 
captain  of  the  Merrimack  Rifles.  He  was  also  a 
Free  Mason.  He  married  Sarah  Farnham,  daughter 
of  James  Farnham  of  Salem,  Massachusetts.  She 
died  July,  1887,  aged  ninety-two  years.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  William  N.,  James  F.,  Jedd  F.,  and 
George  E.,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(V)  George  E.,  youngest  child  of  Zaccheus  and 
Sarah  (Farnham)  Patterson,  was  born  in  Merri- 
mack, June  20,  1836.  He  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  went  to  the 
northern  part  of  the  state  and  engaged  in  the  lum- 
ber business  at  Wentworth  fourteen  years.  He  en- 
listed in  Company  K,  Twelfth  Regiment.  New 
Hampshire  Volunteers,  in  August,  1862,  and  served 
one  and  a  half  years,  being  discharged  at  Brattle- 
boro,  Vermont,  1S64.  He  saw  hard  service  and  was 
present  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 
After  his  return  to  New  Hampshire  he  bought  a 
farm  in  Dorchester,  where  he  resided  a  year  and 
then  sold  out.  In  1S68  he  returned  to  the  old  home- 
stead in  Merrimack,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
is  a  carpenter  and  has  worked  at  that  trade  when 
his  presence  was  not  required  on  the  farm.  He  has 
been  road  surveyor,  a  member  of  the  school  board 
four  years ;  selectman,  eleven  years,  and  representa- 
tive one  term,  1887-88.  He  is  a  member  of  Post  No. 
83.  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  of  the  Golden 
Cross,  a  mutual  insurance  association.  He  married 
(first)  November  27,  1867,  in  Dorchester,  New 
Hampshire,  Bertha  P.  Youngman  Roberts,  daughter 
of  Jabez  and  Emma  (Baldwin)  Youngman,  of  Dor- 
chester. She  died  May,  1875.  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond) May  15,  1878.  in  Rumney,  Anna  M.  Foster, 
who  wag  born  June  16,  1855,  and  died  June  25,  1895 
She  was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Lois  (Burley) 
Foster,  of  Wentworth.  The  only  child  of  the  first 
marriage  was  George  F.,  who  was  born  November 
5,  1870.  He  married  Bertha  Gordon,  of  Connecti- 
cut. The  children  by  the  second  wife  are:  Nellie 
M..  Ned  F..  Horace  P.,  Susan  V.,  and  Sarah  Lois. 
Nellie  M.  married  Albert  H.  Harris,  and  lives  in 
East    Pepperell,    Massachusetts. 


This  is  one  of  the  old  New  England 
HEALEY     names,    and    was    identified    with    the 

first  settlement  of  Chester  in  this 
state,  where  it  has  continued  down  to  the  present 
day.  The  subdivisions  of  that  town  have  removed 
some  of  the  early  plantations  without  the  limits 
of  the  present  town  bearing  that  name.  They  have 
proven  excellent  citizens  and  have  lent  credit  and 
prestige  to  the  community. 

(I)  William  Healcy  was  born  in  1613,  and  was 
the  immigrant  progenitor  of  a  large  posterity.  He 
w-.s  very  early  an  inhabitant  of  Lyme.  Massachusetts. 
whence  he  removed  to  Roxbury  and  later  to     Cam- 


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bridg'?.  He  had  five  wives,  four  of  whom  bore 
him  children.  The  records  of  Roxbury  show  that 
he  hud  born  in  that  town  children  by  the  name  of 
Hannah,  Samuel.  Elizabeth  and  one  other.  His  wife 
died  at  the  birth  of  the  youngest,  as  did  also  the 
child.  November  8,  1649.  The  second  wife  bore 
him  Sarah  and  William,  after  which  she  died,  and 
he  was  married  in  Cambridge,  October  14,  1653.  to 
Grace  Butterice.  Their  children  were:  Grace,  Mary, 
Nathaniel    and    Martha.      He    was    married,    fourth, 

list  15,  1661,  to  Phoebe,  daughter  of  Bartholo- 
mew Green,  and  she  was  the  mother  of  Samuel, 
Paul  and  Mary.  She  died  and  he  was  married  No- 
vember 2Q,  1677,  to  the  widow  Sarah  Brown.  He 
became  prison  keeper  a;  Cambridge  in  1764,  anrl  s0 
continued  until  December  29.  1682,  when  he  was 
removed  for  misconduct.  He  died  November  2^. 
[683,   aged  seventy  >ears. 

1  II  )  Samuel,  son  of  William  Healey  and  eldest 
child  ef  his  fourth  wife.  Phoebe  Green,  was  born 
September  14,  1662,  in  Cambridge,  and  resided  in 
that  part  of  Hampton  which  is  now  Hampton  Falls. 
Alter  the  death  of  his  first  wife  Hannah  (surname 
unknown),  he  married  (second)  September  16,  1693, 
Judith,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Ruth  Roby.  He  mar- 
ried (third)  June  17.  1725.  Elizabeth  (surname  un- 
known 1,  who  died  November  27,  1728,  aged  sixty- 
ight  years.  He  had  children:  Samuel,  William, 
Mary  and  Nathaniel. 

(  III)  William  (2),  second  son  and  child  of  Sam- 
uel and  Hannah  Healey.  was  born  January  29,  1690, 
in  Hampton  Falls.  He  was  one  of  the  original 
grantees  of  the  town  of  Chester,  and  settled  there 
about  1728  on  home  lot  number  seven.  His  will  was 
made  in  1767  and  proved  in  1772,  indicating  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  was  married  in  1715  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Sanborn,  and  their  children 
were :  Phoebe,  Joanna.  Samuel,  Mary,  Dorothy,  Sa 
rah.  Paul  and  Hannah.  All,  except  the  last  two, 
were  born  at  Hampton  Falls 

1  IV)  Samuel,  elder  son  and  second  child  of  Wil- 
liam and  Mary  (Sanborn)  Healey,  received  by  deed 
fn  m  his  father  a  portion  of  his  lands  knowns  as 
Old  Hundreds  number  one  hundred  ten  which  he 
settled.  He  sold  part  of  this  in  1745  and  the  balance 
in  1765.  but  probably  did  not  remove  from  the  town. 
His  wife's  name  was  Elizabeth,  and  his  children 
were:  William  Smith.  Sarah.  Samuel,  Lydia,  Jon- 
athan. Elizabeth  and  Abigail.  Perhaps  some  of  these 
died  in  infancy,  as  Chase's  "History  of  Chester" 
o  ves  the  children  of  a  second  wife  as  Flanders,  Ben- 
jamin,  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth. 

(V)  William  Smith,  eldest  child  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  Healey,  was  born  November  5,  1745,  in 
that  part  of  Chester  which  is  now  Raymond,  and 
resided  in  that  town.  His  wife  Elizabeth  was  born 
January  29,  1750,  and  their  children  were:  Mary. 
Betty.   Sarah    (died  young),   Sarah  and   Smith. 

(VI)  Smith,  youngest  child  of  William  Smith 
and  Elizabeth  Healey.  was  born  April  21.  1788,  in 
Raymond,  and  was  a  farmer  in  that  town,  where  he 
died.  He  married  Prudence  Mardin,  of  Allenstown, 
and  they  had  three  sons :  William  S.,  Warren  and 
Thomas. 

(VII)  William  Smith  (2),  eldest  child  of  Smith 
and  Prudence  (Mardin)  Healey,  was  born  in  1820, 
in  Raymond,  and  grew  up  in  the  town  of  North- 
field,  receiving  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  that  town.  He  learned  the  trade  of  blacksmith, 
which  he  followed  in  East  Kingston  and  Candia 
for  over  fifty  years.  He  died  January  1,  1900.  in 
Candia.     He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 


Church,  and  an  active  supporter  of  the  Republican 
party  in  politics.  He  was  married  in  1842  to  Olivia 
Magoon,  daughter  of  Simon  and  Ellen  (Barstow) 
Magoon,  of  Kingston.  She  was  also  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  Church.  She  died  October  21, 
1890,  in  Candia.  They  were  the  parents  of  three 
daughters  and  one  son,  namely :  Georgianna  O., 
Celia  A.,  Eugene  W.  and  Emma  C.  The  eldest 
daughter,  died  January  24,  1907,  became  the  wife  of 
N.  F.  Brown,  of  Candia :  the  second  married  David 
B.  Hall  and  resides  in  Candia ;  the  youngest  is  the 
wife  of  Charles  Towle,  of  Candia. 

(VIII)  Eugene  W.,  only  son  and  third  child  of 
William  Smith  (2)  and  Olivia  (Magoon)  Healey, 
was  born  October  17,  1852,  in  Candia,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  that 
town.  He  early  began  to  assist  his  father  in  his 
labors  and  became  an  expert  blacksmith,  and  fol- 
lowed that  trade  for  thirty  years  in  Candia.  For 
eight  years  he  has  been  a  deacon  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  in  that  town.  Throughout  his  adult 
life  he  has  been  a  consistent  and  earnest  supporter  of 
the  Republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  affiliating  with 
both  the  subordinate  lodge  and  Daughters  of  Re- 
bekah.  For  three  years  he  served  as  a  member  of 
the  school  board,  was  two  years  a  selectman  of  the 
town,  and  has  been  otherwise  active  in  public  af- 
fairs and  in  the  promotions  of  the  welfare  of  the 
community.  He  was  married  January  9,  1S89,  to 
Emma  H.  Bailey,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Har- 
riet (Magoon)  Bailey,  of  Derry,  New  Hampshire. 
Mrs.  Healey  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  Derry  and  Kingston  Academy,  and  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Daughters  of  Rebekah,  in  which  she 
has  held  the  office  of  vice-grand  and  is  now  holding 
office  of  noble  grand.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Healey  reside 
on  the  paternal  homestead  in  Candia  with  their  two 
daughters,  Harriet  O.  and  Emily  W.,  now  aged 
sixteen  and  seventeen  years  respectively,  and  now 
attending  Pinkerton  Academy  at  Derry. 
(Second  Family.) 

Irish   history   states    that    from   Asadh- 
HEALY     mun,  a  son  of  Fergus  Mor,  or  Fergus 

the  Great,  the  sixty-  fourth  ruler  in  the 
line  of  Ir,  the  fifth  son  of  Milesius  of  Spain,  whose 
descendants  settled  in  Ireland  in  very  ancient  times, 
descends  the  now  extensive  family  of  O'h-Eilighe 
of  the  county  of  Cork,  which  name  is  anglicized 
O'Healy.  Healy,  and  Hely. 

(I)  Daniel  Healy  was  born  in  Kenmare,  Kerry 
county.  Ireland,  in  1S06.  and  was  by  occupation  a 
fisherman  in  Ireland.  He  came  to  America  in  1843 
with  his  family,  and  settled  in  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire.  Here  he  followed  laboring,  and  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in  1884.  aged 
seventy-eight.  He  married  Ellen  McCarthy  of 
county  Cork,  Ireland.  They  had  nine  children,  all 
deceased.     Mrs.  Healy.  died,  1890,  aged  eighty-four. 

(II)  Cornelius,  eldest  son  of  Daniel  and  Ellen 
(McCarthy)  Healy,  was  born  in  the  same  town  in 
Ireland  as  his  father,  in  1830,  and  came  to  America 
with  his  father's  family  in  1843.  He  settled  in  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  laborer.  In 
1849  he  removed  to  Wisconsin,  and  settled  at  Cedar- 
burg,  where  he  was  employed  as  a  farmer.  In 
clearing  land  there  he  was  killed,  March,  1850.  He 
married,  in  Manchester.  October,  1848.  Mary  Dugan, 
born  in  county  Cork,  Ireland,  1826.  and  came  to 
Manchester  in  1845.  After  the  death  of  her  hus- 
band,   Mrs.    Healv    returned   to   Manchester,    where 


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she  resided  until  her  d  larriage 

there   was  only   one  child,  Daniel   F,   whose   sketch 

follow  5. 

(Ill)  Daniel  Francis,  only  child  of  Cornelius 
and  Mary  (Dugan)  Heajy,  was  born  at  Cedarburg, 
nsin,  December  20.  1849.  After  the  death  of 
his  widowed  mother  he  was  left  to  the  care  of  his 
Grandfather  Healy  in  Manchester,  when  but  five 
old.  He  attended  the  public  schools  in  the  old 
iville  distic-t  until  he  was  eleven  years  of  age, 
and  then  went  to  work  in  the  Manchester  mills, 
where  he  was  employed  vacations,  and  the  remain- 
der of  the  time  attended  the  Park  street  grammar 
school  until  1864.  In  February  of  that  year,  when 
just  past  his  fourteenth  year,  he  enlisted  as  a  drum- 
mer boy  in  the  Sixth  Regiment.  New  Hampshire 
Volunteer  Infantry,  but  through  the  strenuous  afforts 
of  his  Grandfather  Healy  and  his  attorney,  Hon. 
Cyrus  A.  Sulloway,  the  lad  was  discharged  in  March, 
1864,  and  sent  home  by  special  order  of  the  war  de- 
partment. But  he  was  not  content  to  stay  at  home. 
and  in  the  same  month  (.March,  1864)  he  became 
a  member  of  the  Hospital  corps  at  Point  Lookout, 
Maryland,  retiring  August.  1S64.  Then  for  two  years 
he  was  employed  in  the  Stark  Mills.  In  1866  he 
bound  himself  for  three  years  as  apprentice  in  the 
machine  shop  of  the  Manchester  mills.  During  the 
entire  period  of  his  apprenticeship  he  attended  the 
evening  school  and  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business 
College.  After  the  completion  of  his  term  of 
service  he  worked  at  his  trade  of  machinist  in  the 
Manchester  Locomotive  Works.  In  1870  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  Varney  &  Nichols,  machinists, 
and  remained  with  them  until  1874.  By  that  time  his 
skill  as  a  mechanic  was  recognized,  and  with  Wil- 
liam F.  Barrett,  he  was  employed  to  put  into  opera- 
ndi machinery  in  the  Cheney  paper  mill  at  Hen- 
niker,  New  Hampshire,  and  the  knitting  machines 
for  the  works  of  former  Governor  Smith  at  Hills- 
borough Bridge.  In  1874  he  was  elected  to  the  state 
legislature  on  the  Republican  ticket  and  re-elected, 
1875,  and  since  that  time  he  has  devoted  much  time 
to  the  public  service,  and  has  received  much  com- 
mendation for  the  able  manner  in  which  he  has  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  the  offices  to  which  he  has  been 
.  Ii  1-  d.  In  1876  he  was  elected  to  the  Manchester 
common  council,  and  served  one  term.  In  1888 
he  was  an  alternate  delegate  to  the  Republican  na- 
tional convention  which  nominated  Benjamin  Har- 
rison for  the  presidency.  He  received  an  appoint- 
ment as  deputy  sheriff  of  Hillsborough  county,  in 
1S74.  and  served  in  that  capacity  until  1885,  eleven 
years,  when  he  was  elected  sheriff,  and  filled  that 
position  until  1897,  a  period  of  twelve  years.  His 
administration  of  that  office  was  energetic  and  effi- 
.  ii  'lit,  and  brought  him  the  approbation  of  the  courts 
and  lawyers,  lie  was  appointed  to  a  colonelcy  on 
the  stafl  of  Governor  Goodell  and  served  there 
during  the  governor's  term  of  office.  1889-90.  He 
was  supervisor  of  the  district  of  New  Hampshire 
for  the  twelfth  census  in  1900.  He  is  a  member 
of  Louis  Bell  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
and  of  various  other  fraternal  organizations,  and  was 
a  member  of  thi  rs,  the   Knights  of  Colum- 

bus, the  Elks  and  was  a  member  of  the  Amoskeag 
Veterans,  and  the  Derryfield  Club.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Ann's  Church,  the  oldest  Catholic  parish 
in  the  city. 

Mr.  Healy  married  1  first'}  in  1878.  Mary  A.  Sulli- 
van, born  in  Manchester.  New  Hampshire,  February, 
1850.  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Clifford)  Sul- 
livan,  of  Manchester.      Four  children   were  born  of 


this  marriage:  Daniel  F.  assistant  superinti 
of  the  Cohass  Shoe  Company,  married  Car 
Clark,  one  child,  Daniel  C  :  James  C,  in  the  fa  • 
tory;  Arthur  S.,  (see  forward):  Joseph,  died  ; 
Mrs.  Healy  died  June  2,  1885.  Mr.  Healy  n 
(second),  in  September.  189,;,  Sarah  J.  Carbery  of 
Peabody.  Massachusetts. 

(IV)    Arthur    Sullivan,    third    son    of   Daniel    F. 
and  Mary  A.   (Sullivan)    Healy,  was  horn  in  Man- 
chester,   September    I,    18S2.      He    was    educa' 
the   St.    Joseph's    high    school,    and   the    Mane 
high   school,  graduating   from   the  latter,   and    e 
thence  to  Phillips  Andover  Academy,  Andover,  Mas- 
sachusetts.    He  read  law  in  the  office  of  Andrews  & 
Andrews,  of   Manchester,   and   was  admitted   I 
bar,  December  21,   1905.  and  has  since  practiced  his 
profession.     He  was     elected  to  the  office  of  county 
treasurer    in    November,    1904.    and    on    taking    his 
office  was  probably  the  youngest   county  treasurer  in 
the  United  Slate-,  being  only  twenty-three  years  old. 
He    was   renominated   and   re-elected   in    November, 
1906.   and   has   proved   in   everj    waj    a    trustworthy 
and  efficient  officer.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Columbus,  the  Sons  of  Veterans,  and  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians. 


The    Crombie    family    is    of    Si 
CROMBIE     descent.     The  first  emigrant  to  New- 
England  as  far  as  accessible  records 
show  was  John  Crombie.  who  came  from  the  Scotch 
settlements   in   the   north  of   Ireland   and   located   in 
Londonderry,    New    Hampshire,    in    1720,    onl; 
year  after  its   settlement.     In  his  strong  sym 
and    religious    instincts    he    was    a    worthy    ass 
with  the  many  others  who  located  there  in  res 
to  the   inducements   offered   by   Governor   Sir. 
Massachusetts,   and   who   did   so   much   in   the   early 
days   of   Xew    Hampshire   history   in   laying   founda- 
tion-, deep  and  strong,  for  the  commonwealth  which 
have    proved    of    inestimable     value,    educationally 
civilly   and    religiously.      This    family   traces    lineage 
back  to  him. 

(I)  John  Crombie.  of  Londonderry,  m   1 
vember  17.  1721,  the  year  following  his  arrival.  J    1 
Rankin,    by    whom    he    had    Hugh,    William.   James, 
John,  Elizabeth,  Mary.  Jane.  Nancy  and  Ann. 

(II)  James,  third  son  and  child  of  John  and 
(Rankin)    Crombie.   was  born   in   Londonderry.   His 
occupation    was    that    of   tanner,   currier,    shoemaker 
and   fanner.      Fie   was   always   full   of  business, 
awake,   witty,   cheerful   and    noted    for   hi 

zeal.     In  178;,  he  removed  with  his  large  family  to  New 
Boston,   and   died   there  January   7,    1S14.      His 
died  there,  May  25,  1815,     He  married  jane,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  Clark,  of  Londonderry,  by  whi    1 
had  eight  children,  all  born  in   Londonderry  except 
("lark,    as    follows:       William,    born    Septemb 
1766,  married  Betsey  Fairfield.    Robert,  born  Di 

her    12,     [768,    married    Mary     Patterson.      Job: 
forward.      Jane,    born   July    27,    1772,   married 
Cochran.     Janus,  horn   September  28,   1774.  married 
Joanna   Jones.      Samuel,   born    August    2,    1778,     tW 
necl  Mary  Cooledge.     Letitia.  born  January  15,  1781. 
Clark,  born  September  14.   1784,  married  Lucy  Dane, 
of  New  Boston 

(III)  John  (_>).  third  son  and  child  of  James 
and  Jane  ((.lark)  Crombie,  was  born  July  30,  1770. 
lie  was  a  carpenter  and  fanner,  ami  lived  on  1' 
homestead  in  Xew  Boston.  In  politics  he  v. 
old-fashioned  Whig,  was  prominent  in  political  af- 
fairs, and  was  honored  with  offices  of  the  town 
Religiously  he  affiliated  with  the  Presbyterian 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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was  a  member  of  the  church.  He  was  a  man  of 
sound  judgment,  benevolent  disposition,  and  ready 
for  any  enterprise  for  the  public  good.  He  married, 
April  28,  1800.  Lydia,  daughter  of  Ninian  Clark, 
by  whom  he  had  seven  children:  Ninian  Clark, 
born  January  20,  1801.  married,  October  29,  1829, 
Rebecca  Patten,  of  Derry.  Mary  Ramsey,  born  July 
27,  1802.  married  James  Wilder.  Jane,  born  Novem- 
ber 17,  1803,  died  young.  Harriet,  born  April  26, 
1806.  married,  April  26,  1831,  William  C.  Cochran. 
Letitia,  born  January  27.  1S08,  died  young.  Sam- 
uel Ccoledge,  born  May  22,  1810,  was  accidentally 
killed  June  11,  1814.  John,  born  February  9,  1812. 
married  Eliza  Patten,  of  Derry.  Samuel  Cooledge, 
born  April  20,  1814,  married  Susan  Choat  of  Derry, 
January  28,  1841.  Nancy  Moor,  born  March  26, 
1816.  died  May  5,  1830.  William  Hamilton,  born 
September  3,  1818,  married,  June  22,  1842,  Adaline 
Cheney,  of  Derry. 

(IV)  Ninian  Clark,  eldest  son  and  child  of  John 
and  Lydia  (Clark)  Crombie,  was  born  in  New  Bos- 
ton, January  20,  1801,  died  March  r4,  1880.  He  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  public  schools  of  the  town.  He  was  by 
occupation  a  farmer  and  carpenter.  In  politics  he 
identified  himself  with  the  Republican  party  and  was 
prominent  in  political  affairs.  He  served  the  town 
for  a  time  as  selectman.  He  was  an  attendant  of  the 
Presbyterian   Church. 

He  married,  October  20.  1829,  Rebecca,  daughter 
of  Captain  Samuel  and  Mary  (Clark)  Patten,  of 
Derry.  His  wife  was  educated  at  Pinkerton  Acad- 
emy. Religiously  she  was  connected  with  the  Pres- 
byterians. She  died  November  23,  1898.  Eight 
children  have  been  born  to  them,  as  follows :  Nancy 
Moor,  born  August  25,  1830.  Samuel  P.,  deceased. 
John  Clark,  born  January  10,  1834,  now  resides  in 
Eureka,  Nevada.  Mary  E.,  born  about  1836,  de- 
ceased. Samuel,  born  about  1838,  deceased.  Moses 
C,  born  October  5,  1839.  Harriet  Rebecca,  born 
January  28.  1842.  died  December  24.  1867.  James 
Patten,  born  October  16,  1844.  died  May  12,  1866. 

(V)  Moses  Colvard,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Ninian  Clark  and  Rebecca  (Patten)  Crombie, 
was  born  in  New  Boston,  October  5,  1839.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  at  Thompson,  Connecticut.  His  life-work 
was  that  of  farming.  He  has  now  sold  his  farm  and 
is  living  in  retirement  in  New  Boston  Village.  He 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Masons  for  thirty-five 
years,  and  of  the  chapter  at  Milford,  and  of  the  Eas- 
tern Star,  as  also  his  wife.  Both  are  attendants 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  united  in 
marriage  January  5,  1875,  to  Caroline  E.,  daughter 
of  David  and  Mary  (McCoy)  Bell,  of  Bennington, 
New  Hampshire.  His  wife  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Bennington  and  at  Francestown  Acad- 
emy. She  was  a  teacher  ten  terms  in  Bennington 
and  Francestown. 


Many  persons  of  the  family  of  this 
PARSONS  name  have  so  demeaned  themselves 
as  to  bring  honor  upon  themselves 
and  those  so  fortunate  as  to  bear  this  cognomen. 
The  branch  of  the  Parsons  family  which  settled  in 
Gilmanton.  New  Hampshire,  number?  among  its 
members  many  who  have  been  among  the  foremost 
in  working  for  the  general  good  of  the  community. 

(I)  The  first  member  of  this  family  in  America 
was  Josiah  Parsons,  of  Cape  Ann,  Massachusetts. 
He  had  a  family,  among  whom  was  a  son  named 
Abraham. 

(II)  Abraham,    son   of   Josiah    Parsons,    settled 
ii— 17 


and  lived  in  Newmarket,  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
reared   a   family.     Abraham    (2)    was   one  of  these. 

(III)  Abraham  (2),  son  of  Abaham  (1)  Par- 
sons, of  Newmarket,  New  Hampshire,  was  born 
November  2,  1754,  and  lived  in  Gilmanton;  he  was 
a  soldier  with  General  Stark  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  and  fought  at  Bennington  and  Saratoga,  and 
afterwards  received  a  pension  for  his  services.  He 
married,  May  30,  1787,  Abigail  Burleigh,  born  April 
II,  1755.  They  each  lived  to  the  remarkable  age 
of  ninety-seven  years,  and  were  buried  in  the  old 
meeting-house  graveyard  in  Gilmanton.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Josiah,  Sarah,  Abraham  and  James. 
(Abraham  and  descendants  receive  notice  in  this 
article.) 

(IV)  Josiah  Parsons,  Esq.,  son  of  Abraham  (2) 
and  Abigail  (Burleigh)  Parsons,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 26,  1781,  and  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  at 
Gilmanton.  He  was  a  tanner,  currier  and  shoe- 
maker by  trade,  and  carried  on  business  in  Gil- 
manton for  over  twenty  years,  but  devoted  the  most 
of  his  time  during  the  last  thirty  years  of  his  life 
to  the  public  service.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat. 
For  seventeen  years  he  was  postmaster  at  Gilman- 
ton, and  twenty-seven  years  in  succession  was  town 
clerk  and  treasurer,  and  in  that  time  never  had  any 
competitor  for  the  office  but  once.  Before  his  death 
he  had  a  stroke  which  completely  paralyzed  his  left 
side.  At  the  assembling  of  the  next  town  meeting 
his  friends  and  supporters  took  him  in  a  chair  to 
the  town  hall,  seated  him  at  his  desk,  and  before  the 
adjournment  of  the  meeting  re-elected  him  to  the 
offices  he  had  held  so  long,  and  in  holding  which 
he  died  December,  1842.  He  was  a  lieutenant  in 
the  War  of  1812.  Mr.  Parsons  married  Judith  Badger, 
daughter  of  Joseph  (4)  Badger  and  his  wife, 
Elizabeth  (Parsons)  Badger.  (See  Badger,  VII). 
Both  Josiah  and  Judith  Parsons  were  members  of 
the  Society  of  Friends  or  Quakers,  and  were  persons 
of  more  than  ordinary  good  sense  and  judgment. 
She  was  an  active  woman,  and  of  great  assistance  to 
her  husband  in  politics,  as  well  as  in  the  domestic 
circle.  Her  many  vi>its  of  sympathy  and  help  to 
the  sick  are  yet  remembered.  She  lived  to  be  ninety 
years  and  six  months  old,  and  died  in  1876.  Their 
children  were :  Joseph  B.,  died  in  infancy.  Emily 
P.,  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-five ;  she  married  Rev. 
Charles  Tenney,  a  Congregational  clergyman  who 
was  ten  years  preceptor  at  the  Gilmanton  Academy. 
Sarah  B.,  died  in  infancy.  Mary  Elizabeth,  who 
married  Rev.  E.  N.  Hidden,  Congregational  min- 
ister, living  at  the  age  of  ninety-three  (1907).  Lewis 
Neal,  a  teacher.  Joseph  Badger,  who  became  a  phy- 
sician and  settled  at  Bennington,  New  Hampshire. 
Daniel  Jacobs,  born  April  15,  1821,  died  1897;  he 
pursued  his  preparatory  studies  at  Gilmanton 
Academy,  read  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Ira  A.  East- 
man, and  practiced  at  Rochester.  Sarah  Jane,  un- 
married, who  is  now  living  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
three,  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  William 
Moody.  Hannah  Cogswell,  who  died  December  9, 
1842,  aged  nineteen.  Charles  P.,  who  was  principal 
of  Atkinson  Academy,  of  Gilmanton  Academy,  and 
principal  of  the  high  schools  at  Evansville,  Indiana, 
where  died  at  the  age  of  forty-six. 

(V)  William  Moody,  son  of  Josiah  and  Judith 
(Badger)  Parsons,  was  born  in  Gilmanton,  Decem- 
ber 30,  1825.  He  attended  the  common  schools  a 
few  years,  and  then  studied  at  Gilmanton  Academy 
and  prepared  himself  to  enter  the  junior  class  at 
Dartmouth  College,  but  too  close  application  to  bis 
studies    so   impaired  his   health   that   he  was   unable 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


to  pursue  them  further.  He  became  a  teacher,  and 
taught  winter  terms  while  obtaining  his  education, 
continuing  in  this  work  till  1849.  Most  of  his 
work  was  in  village  schools,  and  during  his  last 
term  he  was  in  charge  of  the  village  school  at  Gil- 
manton.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  began  reading 
medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr.  Nahum  Wight,  who 
in  his  time  had  a  greater  number  of  students  read- 
ing in  his  office  than  any  other  doctor  in  New 
Hampshire.  Here  he  studied  three  years  and  then 
attended  one  term  at  the  Medical  College  at  Han- 
1  went  in  assist  his  brother  Dr.  Joseph 
B.,  in  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Bennington,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  remained  two  years.  He 
then  went  to  the  Medical  College  at  Woodstock, 
Vermont,  where  lie  graduated  in  1S51,  and  returned 
to  Bennington  to  practice  as  a  partner  of  his 
brother.  In  1S55  he  purchased  his  brother's  interest 
in  the  business.  His  practice  at  Antrim  and  Ben- 
nington covered  a  period  of  twenty-four  years,  fif- 
teen of  which  he  lived  at  Antrim.  In  April,  1873, 
Dr.  Parsons  moved  to  Manchester,  where  he  has 
since  ranked  among  the  leading  surgeons  and  medi- 
cal practitioners  of  the  city,  and  enjoys  a  large  and 
profitable  practice.  He  was  made  assistant  surgeon 
in  the  First  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  National 
Guard,  in  1883,  and  in  1884  was  promoted  to  sur- 
geon,  which  position  he  held  seven  years.  He  has 
been  called  to  the  public  service  at  different  times, 
and  has  served  the  public  with  fidelity  and  success. 
In  1861  he  was  made  chairman  of  the  board  ap- 
pointed to  exterminate  pleuro-pneumonia,  which 
then  threatended  serious  ravages  among  the  cattle 
of  the  state.  In  one  year,  through  his  efficient 
course,  the  disease  was  stamped  out,  and  has  not 
since  appeared  in  the  state.  For  twelve  years  he 
was  physician  to  the  board  of  health  of  Manchester, 
his  last  term  covering  eight  years.  In  1900  the 
great  epidemic  of  smallpox  broke  out  in  the  city, 
and  he  had  four  hundred  casqs  to  deal  with,  and  did 
not  lose  a  patient  by  death.  At  one  time  during  this 
period  he  had  fifty-seven  cases  to  attend  daily.  For 
two  years  he  was  justice  of  the  peace  in  quorum  in 
Manchester. 

In  his  earlier  years  Dr.  Parsons  was  a  Democrat  in 
politics,  but  for  ten  years  past  has  voted  for  the 
principles  and  men,  and  ignored  party  lines.  While 
a  resident  of  Bennington  and  Antrim  he  was  for 
years  superintendent  of  schools,  and  twice  served 
the  town  of  Bennington  as  a  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  house  of  representatives,  1871-1872.  In 
1855  he  became  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  No. 
36,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  at  Hills- 
borough Bridge,  and  for  fifteen  years,  probably, 
never  missed  a  regular  meeting  of  that  body.  Sub- 
sequently he  became  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  of  Peter- 
boro  Chapter,  a  member  of  Adoniram  Council,  No. 
3,  and  a  member  oi  Trinity  Commandery,  Man-X 
Chester,  and  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory,  Na- 
shua, bi  1  ■  n  >■  1  'ii' ' '.  1  '  n  'I  i'i  ■■■  1 '  '  M  si  u.  He  is 
also  a  member  1  f  the  B< nn  olenl  and  Protective  Order 
of    Elks,    of  Dr.    Parsons    has   spent 

considerable  time  in  travel,  and  visited  all  the  states 
east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  all  the  British 
possessions   in   America  Toronto.     In   Jan- 

uary, 1X55,  lie  married  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Woodbury, 
from  whom  he  was  legally  separated  fifteen  years 
later.  In  November,  1X.X2,  he  married  Marion  Jose- 
phine Hosley.  daughter  of  John  Hosley,  several 
times  mayor  of  Manchester,  I"  rn  April,  1K54.  They 
have  one  child,  Martha  Sophia,  born  April  30,  1884, 
married   Dr.  Maurice   Wal  on,  August  21,  1905. 


(III)  Abraham  (3),  second  son  of  Abraham  (2) 
and  Abigail  (Burleigh)  Parsons,  was  born  October 
12,  1785.  married  Anna  Dudley.  Their  children 
were :  Burleigh  Foss.  Susan,  Elizabeth,  Hannah 
Moulton,  Charles  Grandison,  Charlotte,  Gilman,  Lu- 
cinda,  Dudley,  Mary,  Abigail  Smith,  Emily  Safford. 

(IV)  Charles  Grandison,  second  son  of  Abra- 
ham (2)  and  Anna  (Dudley)  Parsons,  born  in  Gil- 
manton,  June  II,  1819,  died  in  Manchester,  Decem- 
ber, 1854.  He  married  Adeline  Knowles,  of  Belmont ; 
one  child,  George  dough,  of  whom  later. 

(V)  George  Clough,  sgn  of  Charles  Grandison 
and  Adeline  (.Knowles)  Parsons,  born  in  Manches- 
ter, New  Hampshire,  October  7,  1845,  was  left  an 
orphan  at  the  age  of  nine;  his  mother  died  when 
he  was  a  babe,  and  he  was  taken  into  the  household 
of  his  parental  grandmother,  Anna  (Dudley)  Par- 
sons. He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  Gilmanton  Academy,  and  assisted  with  the 
labors  of  the  farm,  this  line  of  work  being  his  oc- 
cupation for  the  greater  part  of  his  active  career. 
In  January,  1905,  he  purchased  an  interest  in  the 
saw  mill  of  Hussey  &  Lord,  which  firm  later  dis- 
solved, and  the  business  is  now  conducted  under 
the  style  of  Lord  &  Parsons,  they  enjoying  an  ex- 
tensive trade.  Mr.  Parsons  is  a  Republican  in  pol- 
itics, and  has  served  his  party  as  delegate  to  county, 
state  and  congressional  conventions.  He  served  as 
selectman  of  the  town  in  1S92-93-94  and  again  in 
1906.  He  was  elected  county  commissioner  in  1S94, 
serving  four  years,  during  which  time  he  witnessed 
many  changes  and  improvements  in  Belknap  county, 
many  of  which  were  brought  about  through  his  in- 
strumentality. He  is  a  member  of  Highland  Lodge, 
No.  93,  and  Rebecca  Lodge,  of  Laconia.  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  also  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  Alton.  He  served 
one  year  during  the  Civil  war,  enlisting  in  Company 
G,  First  New  Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery.  In  1867 
Mr.  Parsons  married  Julia  A.  Swain,  daughter  of 
William  and  Hannah  (Moulton)  Swain.  Their 
children  are :  Addie,  a  school  teacher  by  profession, 
married  Herbert  J.  Marsh,  of  Gilmanton ;  Alice 
L.,  a  school  teacher  by  profession,  married  Walter 
S.  Price,  of  Laconia;  Gertrude  E.,  wife  of  F.  W. 
Page  of  Laconia. 


This  name  is  seldom  found  in  the 
DUNCKLEE    Colonial    records   and   the   number 

of  persons  bearing  it  is  limited. 
Other  forms  are :  Duncally,  Dunckley,  Dundee, 
Dunkerly,  Dunkin,  Dunklin  and  Duntlen.  Isaac 
Dunckley  and  Hezekiah  Dunckley,  the  latter  of 
Danvers,  and  Ezekiel  Dunckley,  were  Revolutionary 
soldiers  from  Massachusctt  3. 

(I)  Elnathan  Duncklee  was  a  resident  of  Ded- 
ham,  Massachusetts,  where  he  died.  February  17, 
1669.  lie  was  married,  November  14,  1656,  to 
Silence  Bowers,  daughter  of  George  Bowers  of  Cam- 
bridge. She  was  admitted  to  the  church  in  Dedham, 
October  1,  1665,  and  there  their  children  were  bap- 
tized and  the  birth  of  two  was  recorded.  They 
were :  Ruth,  Elnathan,  David,  Hannah  and  Na- 
thaniel. 

(II)  Nathaniel,  youngest  child  of  Elnathan  and 
Silence  (Bowers)  Duncklee,  was  born  in  1699,  in 
Dedham,  and  baptized,  April  11.  of  that  year.  He 
lived  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  until  1701, 
when  he  removed  to  Lexington,  lie  was  received 
into  the  church  at  Watertown,  December  18,  1698, 
and  transferred  his  connection  to  the  church  in 
Lexington    in    1705.     He    was    married,    March   25, 


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1694,  to  Mary  (French)  Sharp,  who  was  born  in 
Billerica,  Massachusetts,  April  3,  1670,  daughter 
of  Lieutenant  William  and  Mary  (Lathrop)  French, 
and  widow  of  Robert  Sharp,  who  died  August  26, 
1693.  They  had  eight  children,  six  of  whom  were 
baptized  in  Lexington:  David,  Elnathan,  Jonathan, 
Hannah,  Hezekiah  and  Robert. 

(III)  Hezekiah,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Nathaniel  and  Mary  (French)  (Sharp)  Duncklee, 
was  baptized,  November  21,  1708,  in  Lexington, 
Massachusetts,  and  lived  in  that  town  until  1743, 
when  he  removed  to  Billerica,  and  in  1760,  to 
Souhegan  West,  in  New  Hampshire,  now  Amherst. 
His  will  was  presented  for  probate,  July  30,  1772. 
In  it  he  gave  his  negro  servant  her  liberty  at  his 
death.  He  married,  in  Lexington,  Massachusetts, 
October  17,  1734,  Damaris  Wilson,  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  eleven  children,  born  between  1735 
and  1755.  They  were:  Hezekiah,  Nathaniel,  Dam- 
aris, John,  Mary,  Hannah  (died  young),  David, 
Sarah,  Joseph,  Thaddeus  and  Hannah. 

(IV)  David,  eighth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Hezekiah  and  Damaris  (Wilson)  Duncklee,  was 
born  in  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  August  16,  1746, 
and  died  in  Amherst,  New  Hampshire,  August  13, 
1826,  aged  eighty.  He  was  brought  by  his  parents 
to  Souhegan  West,  where  he  grew  up.  Prior  to 
1772  he  settled  in  Amherst  on  a  farm  near 
the  Hollis  line.  He  married  Phebe  Odall, 
who  died  January  6,  1839,  aged  eighty-nine 
They  had  thirteen  children :  David,  Jacob, 
Hezekiah,  Daniel  (died  young),  Daniel,  of 
w-hom  later ;  Phebe,  Hannah,  John,  Jesse,  ' 
Elizabeth,  Ebenezer,  James  and  Silas.  (Mention  of 
Daniel  and  descendants  appears  in  this  article). 

(V)  David  (2),  eldest  child  of  David  (1)  and 
Phebe  (Odall)  Duncklee,  was  born  in  Amherst, 
September  7,  1767,  and  died  in  the  same  town,  May 
1,  1732.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  lived  near  the  sum- 
mit of  Federal  (formerly  Duncklee)  hill,  on  the 
road  leading  to  Llollis.  He  married,  May  25,  1790, 
Sarah  Hood,  who  was  born  in  Topsfield,  Massachu- 
setts, June  23,  1769.  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas 
(Hovey)  Hood.  '  She  died  in  Milford,  July  13, 
1849,  aged  eighty.  They  had  eleven  children :  Sally, 
Phebe,  David,  Nancy,  Asenath,  Joseph,  Luther,  Nel- 
lie, Porter,  Joel  Wallingford  and  Elvira. 

(VI)  David    (3),  third  child  and   eldest  son   of 
•   David   (2)   and  Sarah   (Hood)   Duncklee,  was  born 

in  Milford,  April  6,  1794,  and  died  September  27, 
1862,  aged  sixty-eight.  He  was  a  plow  maker.  He 
married  (first),  July  16,  1816,  Grissel  Burns,  who 
was  born  in  Milford,  Massachusetts,  May  11,  1797, 
daughter  of  John  and  Grissel  (Patterson)  Burns. 
She  died  June  11,  1846,  and  he  married  (second), 
Mrs.  Phebe  Howard,  who  was  born  in  Greenfield, 
'  and  died  in  Milford,  September  7,  1886.  The  chil- 
dren of  the  first  wife  were :  William  P.,  Elvira, 
David  W.,  John  W.  and  George  Wells. 

(VII)  Elvira  Duncklee,  second  child  and  only 
daughter  of  David  and  Grissel  (Burns)  Duncklee, 
was  born  in  Milford,  August  26,  1819,  and  married 
Benjamin  Lund,  of  Milford.     (See  Lund,  V). 

(V)  Daniel,  fifth  son  and  child  of  David  (1) 
'  and  Phebe  (Odall)  Duncklee,  was  born  in  Amherst, 
January  25,  1776.  He  settled  upon  a  farm  in  Mil- 
ford, located  in  the  southeastern  part  of  the  town, 
which  was  more  recently  owned  and  occupied  by 
Job  Green,  and  died  February  24,  1856.  On  April 
1,  1803,  he  married  for  his  first  wife  Ruth  Boutell, 
who  was  born  in  Amherst,  January  21,  1771,  daugh- 
ter of  Reuben  and  Eunice  Boutell,  and  she  died  in 


Milford,  December  5,  1820.  His  second  wife,  whom 
he  married  October  2,  1821,  was  Lydia  Lund,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  Lund.  She  was  born  in  Merrimack 
in  1769,  and  died  in  Milford,  January  24,  1847.  He 
reared  five  children :  "Ruthy,"  Rebecca,  Daniel 
Parker,  Reuben  Boutell  and  Ebenezer  Perry,  all 
of  whom  were  of  his  first  union. 

(VI)  Ebenezer  Perry,  youngest  son  and  child  of 
Daniel  and  Ruth  (Boutell)  Duncklee,  was  born  in 
Milford,  March  18  or  25,  1814.  Leaving  the  home- 
stead he  resided  for  a  time  in  Pepperell,  Massachu- 
setts, and  at  the  age  of  about  forty  years  he  removed 
to  Hollis.  He  died  June  I,  1859,  in  Wisconsin.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  also  followed  the  cooper's  and 
stone-mason's  trades.  October  15,  1835,  he  married 
Rosanna  Keyes,  who  was  born  in  Ludlow,  Ver- 
mont, August  19,  181 1,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Lydia  (Jackson)  Keyes.  She  became  the  mother 
of  ten  children:  1.  Salome  Abigail,  born  in  Milford, 
October  9,  1837,  became  the  wife  of  N.  A.  Lawrence, 
of  Pepperell,  Feruary  3,  1857,  and  died  June  25, 
i860.     2.  Lorenzo  P.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to. 

3.  Mary  Almira,  born  in  Milford,  January  12,  1842, 
married  Albert  L.  Ellis,  of  Nashua,  May  12,  1867, 
and  resides  in  Fitzwilliam.  4.  Byron  Sibley,  born 
in  Milford,  August  7,  1844,  died  in  Hollis,  July  12, 
1859.  5.  Ellen  Augusta,  born  in  Milford,  January  25, 
1846,  married  (first),  Milan  L.  Tinker  and 
(second),  Alvah  G.  Tinker,  both  of  Nashua.  6. 
Charles  Eldridge,  born  in  Milford,  October  20, 
1848,  married  Flora  G.  Jones  and  resides  in  Graf- 
ton. 7.  Willis  Ozro,  born  in  Milford,  May  24,  1851. 
8.  John  Henry,  born  in  Pepperell,  March  3,  1854, 
died  in  Hollis,  February  22,  1862.  9.  Frederick 
Harlan,  born  in  Hollis,  October  14,  1857,  died  April 

4,  1858.  10.  Eugene  Bridane,  born  in  Hollis,  Feb- 
ruary 11,  i860,  married  Christine  Snyder  of  Newton, 
Wisconsin.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  in 
Wisconsin,  March  21,  1889. 

(VII)    Lorenzo    Perry,    second    child   and   eldest 
son     of     Ebenezer     Perry    and     Rosanna     (Keyes) 
Duncklee,    was    born    in    Milford,    March    29,    1839. 
Having    pursued    the    usual    studies    taught    in    the 
country  schools,  he  went  to   Nashua  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  years  and  entered  the  employ  of  Leonard 
Tinker,    whose    daughter    he    subsequently    married. 
In   August,   1861,   he   enlisted   as   a   private  in   Com- 
pany C,   Fourth   Regiment,   New  Hampshire  Volun- 
teers,  for  service   in  the  Civil  war,  and   during  his 
three  years  in  the  Union  army  he  experienced  much 
arduous  campaigning  in   the  land  of  Dixie,  partici- 
pating  in   the   siege   of   Port   Royal   and   Morris   Is- 
land ;    the   battles   of   Deep   Bottom,   Drewry's   Bluff 
and   Hatch's   Run ;   the  memorable   siege  of   Peters- 
burg;   and   the   famous   march   through    Georgia    to 
the    sea    under    General    Sherman.      For    ten    years 
following  his  return  from  the  army  he  was  engaged 
in  the  butchering  business  at  Nashua,  but  the  serious 
financial  panic  which  occurred  in  the  early  seventies 
compelled   him   to   suspend,   owing  to  the   utter   im- 
posibility  of  collecting  large  amounts  due  from  cus- 
tomers whom  he  had  accommodated  with  provisions 
solely  through  a  kindly  and  benevolent   disposition. 
He    retired    from    the    butchering   business    heavily 
in    debt    but    with    honest    intentions,    and    in    due 
time  he  obliterated  every  obligation.     Mr.  Duncklee 
then  established  himself  in  the  teaming  and  contract- 
ing business,  which  he  has  ever  since  conducted  with 
unabated  energy,  and  although  forced  to   encounter 
some  serious  drawbacks,  he  met  them  courageously, 
and  came  out  victorious.  The  loss  of  fourteen  horses 
at   one    time   through   an   epidemic   was    certainly   a 


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cms  misfortune,  but  is  in  no  way  to  be  com- 
pared to  the  almost  total  loss  of  his  e;  hich 
befell  him  while  engaged  in  removing  a  ledge  by 
blasting.  Although  such  a  mishap  was  enough  to 
dishearten  the  majority  of  men,  he  managed  to 
preserve  his  usual  complacency,  accepted  the  in- 
dole and  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  he  is  deprived 
of  man's  most  useful  as  well  as  necessary  ad.iv 
the  -  Ision,  he  has  courageously  and  success- 
fully continued  to  earn-  on  business.  In  politics  Mr. 
Duncklec 

ex-member   of  the  -    with 

the  Masonic  Order  and  the  Grar.  Re- 

public, and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 

i 
ter  of  Leonard  Tinker,  pre 

.  at  the  urgent  desir 
bride,  who  h  nner  of  proving  her  sincere 

devotion    to    her    soldier    lover,    and    the    love    and 
affection  on  her  part  is  as  ardent  and  -day 

as  it  was  during  that  terrrible  perioc  and 

unc  her    brave    young   husband    was 

galh  -.ding  the  cause  of  the  Union  on  the 

field  of  battle.     Mr.  and   Mrs.  Duncklee  b 
children :  Emma,  who  became  tht  Allen  F. 

Barker:  and  Eugene  \\\.  who  married   Mai 
-   xidard. 


This  surname  among  the 
^ERVE     branches    of    its 

variously  spelled,  and  appears  in  the 
rds  as  Mesharvey.  Masherve.  Meservey  and  Me- 
serve, the  latter  be:  .  -  requent  in  Xew  England. 
The  nai:  rev  and  Meserve  trace  back  to  the 
early  part  of  the  fourteenth  century,  when  one  John 
Messervy  held  lar.  -  " 'artin's  parish  in  Jen 
.  and   according  to  tradition  are  deri. 

man  verb  -  hich 

is   "ill   used."   The   and  le   family 

in  the  Isle  of  Je 

Clen  and  founder 

family  of  that  surname  in  this  country,  came  from 
the   Isle   of   Jersey   and   was   of  New- 

Hampshire,  as  :6to.    His  name  appeared  in 

the  -  -  5,  and  in  16S5  he  took  the  oath  of 

allegiance.     Other  than  this  little  is  known  of  Clem- 
ent except  that  he  married,  and  that  the  nanu- 
his  children    .  ran,   Mary.   Daniel, 

Clement  and  Tamsen.     The  son  Ger.  I  in 

S     -borough,  Maine,  and  was  the  pro-  :  the 

Me-  .  t  is  probable  that  some 

of  his  children  and  other  d^  -  ward  re- 

s' ew   Hampshire  branch 
believed    to    have    been    founded 
chie-  Clement  of  Dover,  who 

had  a  numerous  pr>~. 

:'  the   Mi 
narr:  d    prominence    during 

ary   and    .  in   some  manner  idenr 

mention  may  be  made 
of  >f  Bartlett.  former  member 

:  of  Governor 
Weston,  ^uncil,  ch    r- 

man  :  a  man 

also  i   mercantile   life. 

Cap: 
pre\ 

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in    New    Ham| 
Jonathar. 

nan. 

imp- 


shire,  was  a  direct  descendant  of  Clement  Meserve, 
of  Dover,  and  of  Clement,  his  father,  who  came 
to  Portsmouth  in  1670.  Simoi: 
Barnstead  and  was  a  farmer.  He  married  a  Miss 
Snell  and  by  her  had  several  children :  Frost,  mar- 
ried Priscilla  Nute  and  had  seven  children : 
Joseph,  whose  wife  before  marriage  was  Emeline 
Tasker,   of   I  New    Hampshire,  and   whose 

children  wen  elvin.  Eugene,  John  T 

seph,  Orrin  and  Charles :  Simon,  who  served  in 
the  American  army  during  the  Mexican  war  and 
afterward  in  the  Union  army  during  the  civil  war, 
and  who  was  reported  missing  after  the  -first  Bull 
Run   battle.     James    Monro.  m   mention    is 

made  in  the  next  paragraph;  and  a  daughter  named 
•vho  married  a  Captain  Tilson,  and  resided 
at  B  iessachuse 

(II)     James  Monroe  Meserve  was  born  in  Bam- 
stead.  Xew  Hampshire,  but  after  he  became  of 
age  lived  in  Chiclu-  lerrimack  county,  where 

he  was  a  -  iker  and  farmer.    In  1864  he  entered 

the  :  th  a  reg  Hampshire  troops, 

anc  aring    the     de:  ihing 

-   ::a  and   v.  on 

-Richmond.     He  was  last  hear  . 
ther-.  that  he  was   captured  and 

Libby  prison  and  later  w  rred 

to  Andersonville  prison,  where  he  died.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  Mr.  Meserve  was  forty-four  years 
old.     He   mar  jail   F.   Towle,    daughter   of 

than  and 
had  nine  children:     1.  Ann,  married  Isaac  Stearns 
of  Concord.  Xew  Hampshire,  and  died  there.  leav- 
ing six  children :     Everett.   Arthur,  Anne:: 

Isabelle  and  Emma  Stearns.     2.     Sarah  C.  be- 
can-..  r  S  :n  Pena- 

cook,  Xew  H:  having  three  children: 

Mamie  and  Wilbur  Sweatt     3     J   seph 

ew  Hampshire,  married  Miss  Har- 
and  has  two  children:     Albert  and  A! 
4-    John  M..  died  at  the  age 

Leroy,   a    business    man    of   Laconia,    Xew    Hamp- 
shire.   6.    David  E.,  died  young.  •?.    John  M.,  : 
of  Penacook,  Xew  Hampshire,  a  pattern  maker  and 
wood  worker;  married  Xellie  Ladd.  and  has  three 
children:      L<.:  :am    and    Walter    Meserve. 

Addie    F..    of   Everett,    Massachu:- 
Fred  Taylor,  by  whom  she  has  nine  children.  9.  V 
'."..  died  young. 

(in)    Ja:-  -       was  bom   in   Chi- 

N'ew    Hampshire.    Febrv.  ,nd 

until   he  -     old   lived  at  home  on 

the  farm,  where  he  worked  and  went  to  public  and 
private  schools,  and  also  attended  one  term  at  an 
acach  .of   eight;  he    was 

apprenticed   to    Albert   Thompson,    of    Laconia. 
learn    the   trade   of   blacksmith.     He    worked    * 

mployer  a  little  more  than  one  year  and 
finished  his  term  with  Jonathan  L.  Moore.  About 
he  bought  out  Mr.  Thompson's  shop  and  suc- 
ceeded to  the  business  of  which  he  is  still  pro- 
prietor and  which  under  his  management  has  been 
entirely   successful.     In   poli:  -    a 

Republican,  and   in   religious   preference   a   member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.     On  Xovember 
e  married  Josephine  P.  Brown,  daugh 
'artha  (Smith)  Brown,  and  by  whom 
he  h  1.    Haran  L.  an  iron  molder 

.r    in    Laconia ;    married  ford    of 

Penacook.  Xew  Hampsh-  sie  Maud,  married 

hildren: 
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of  Newburyport,  and  his  children  were :  Jonathan, 
Daniel,  Eben,  David,  Ichabod,  Lydia,  Mary  and 
Dorset.  Jonathan  settled  in  Boston  and  amassed 
a  fortune.  Daniel  and  Eben  settled  in  New  York. 
David  Holland  and  Ichabod  became  prosperious 
fanners  in  Enlicld.  Horace  Heath  engaged  in  busi- 
ness west  of  the  Mississippi  river,  dealing  in  cattle, 
sheep  and  real  estate,  and  resided  for  intervals  in 
Iowa  and  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  His  death,  which 
was  untimely,  occurred  September  12,  1871,  and 
besides  his  widow  he  is  survived  by  a  daughter, 
Jennie  Maud.  The  latter  was  educated  at  Goddard 
Seminary,  Barre,  Vermont,  and  at  the  New  Eng- 
land Conservator}'  of  Music,  Boston.  In  1891  she 
became  the  wife  of  Harvey  Parker  of  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts.  Mrs.  Heath  still  resides  in  Enfield, 
and  is  spending  the  sunset  of  her  life  amid  the  fa- 
miliar scenes  of  her  childhood. 


This  is  among  the  early  names  of 
ROWELL  Massachusetts  and  among  the  first 
found  in  Chester,  New  Hampshire. 
It  has  been  steadily  identified  with  the  material, 
intellectual  and  moral  progress  of  New  Hampshire 
down  to  the  present  day,  and  includes  representa- 
tive citizens  of  Manchester  and  other  places  in  the 
present   generation. 

(I)  The  first  of  the  name  in  America  was 
Thomas  Eowell,  who  came  with  his  son  Valentine 
prior  to  1640.  His  wife  remained  in  England  and  died 
prior  to  1650,  her  name  not  being  of  record  in  this 
country.  The  town  of  Colchester,  soon  after  named 
Salisbury,  Massachusetts,  was  chartered  in  1638, 
and,  in  the  first  division  of  land  there,  Thomas 
Rowell  received  a  house  lot  and  forty  acres  be- 
side. He  was  a  large  landowner  in  the  town  and 
engaged  in  making  pipe  staves.  In  1645  he  was 
fined  two  and  one-half  pounds  for  using  more  than 
his  share  of  the  common  timber  for  this  purpose. 
On  March  25,  1648,  he  was  fined  five  shillings  and 
two  pence  for  non-attendance  at  public  worship,  at 
the  same  time  that  John  Bournd  was  fined  for  sell- 
ing strong  water,  from  which  it  may  be  inferred 
that  Rowell  was  somewhat  inclined  to  be  convivial, 
though  he  must  have  overcome  his  appetite  later, 
as  we  find  him  a  deacon  of  the  church  at  Andover. 
He  moved  to  Salem  in  1649  and  the  following  year 
returned  to  Salisbury  and  remained  two  years. 
From  1652  to  1658  he  lived  in  Ipswich,  and  went  to 
Andover  in  1658,  and  died  there  May  8,  1662.  He 
was  probably  will  advanced  in  life  when  he  left 
England.  His  will,  proved  September  30,  following 
his  death,  was  made  February  24,  1651,  and  on  the 
same  day  he  entered  into  an  ante-nuptial  agreement 
with  Margery  (Fowler)  Osgood,  by  which  he 
bound  himself  to  bring  up  properly  her  two  daugh- 
ters by  a  former  marriage.  She  was  a  remarkable 
woman,  born  1615.  in  Marlborough,'  Wiltshire, 
England,  daughter  of  Philip  Fowler,  a  cloth  worker, 
who  was  born  1591  in  that  place.  There  she  be- 
came th<  hristian  Osgood  of  Ips- 
wich, with  whom  rked,  March  24,  1 
for  America.  After  the  death  of  Thomas  Rowell, 
her  second  husband,  Mir  married  Thomas  Coleman 
of  Nantucket,  who  died  in  1682.  I  In-  fourth  hus- 
band was  Rev.  Thomas  Osmond,  a  Baptist  clergy- 
man, who  was  forced  to  flee  from  the  Massachu- 
setts Bay  colony  by  the  intolerance  of  its  citizens 
and  took  refuge  at  Nantucket.  She  survived  him, 
and  died  at  Andover,  November  20,  1701.  She  was 
administrator  and  guardian  of  numerous  children, 
of    her    0                               1  ral  husbands  by    other 


wives,  and  seems  to  have  been  a  person  of  strong 
mental  and  physical  powers.  The  records  pre- 
serve the  names  of  two  sons  of  Thomas  Rowell, 
Valentine  and  Jacob,  the  latter  the  son  of  Margary 
(Fowler)    Rowell. 

(II)  Valentine  Rowell  was  a  carpenter  and 
settled  in  Salisbury  with  his  father,  becoming  one 
of  the  original  proprietors  of  New  Salisbury,  now 
Amesbury.  _  He  was  granted  lands  in  1640,  the 
original  division,  and  his  name  appears  on  the  list 
of  admitted  "townsmen"  in  1650.  Before  1652  he 
sold  his  lands  and  probably  gave  his  attention  to 
his  trade  rather  than  farming.  He  married,  No- 
vember 14,  1643,  Joanna,  daughter  of  Henry  Pinder 
of  Ipswich,  England.  The  latter  was  deceased  in 
1635,  when  his  widow  and  daughter  came  in  the 
"Susan  and  Ellen"  to  America,  the  latter  being  then 
fourteen  years  of  age.  Valentine  Rowell's  chil- 
dren were:  Thomas;  John,  died  young;  Philip, 
see  forward;  Mary;  Solomon;  Hannah;  John; 
Elizabeth  and  Margaret.  The  father  died  May  17, 
1662,  and  his  widow  administered  his  estate.  She 
married  (second)  September  18,  1670.  William 
Sargent,  and  (third),  October  26,  1676,  Richard 
Currier. 

(III)  Thomas,  eldest  child  of  Valentine  and 
Joanna  (Pinder)  Rowell.  was  born  September  7, 
1644,  and  married  Sarah  Barnes.  He  died  in 
1684. 

(IV)  Valentine,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
(Barnes)  Rowell.  was  horn  August  5,  1674.  He  mar- 
ried Hannah  Sargent,  of  Amesbury,  and  died  Febru- 
ary 1,   1726. 

(V)  William,  son  of  Valentine  and  Hannah 
(Sargent)  Rowell,  was  born  September  5,  1705. 
He  married   Elizabeth  Challis. 

(VI)  Christopher,  son  of  William  and  Eliza- 
beth (Challis)  Rowell,  was  born  May  13,  1732,  and 
married  Ruth  Morse. 

(VII)  Moses  Rowell,  son  of  Christopher  and 
Ruth  (Morse)  Rowell,  born  June  11,  1766.  was  a 
resident  of  Loudon  at  the  earliest  period  at  which 
we  have  knowledge  of  him.  His  first  wife,  Ellice 
Currier,  was  born  February  9,  1768,  and  died  May 
9,  1796.  He  married  (second)  Nancy  Leavitt,  who 
was  born  September  9,  1777,  and  died  December  15, 
1867.  His  children  were  John,  Moses.  Nancy,  Mi- 
cajah,  Ruth,  Asa  T,  Harris,  Cyrus,  Rufus  and 
Sally.  The  last  was  the  wife  of  Theophilus  Blake 
Martin,  of  Loudon. 

(VIII)  Asa  Tilton,  son  of  Moses  and  Nancy 
(Leavitt)  Rowell,  was  born  February  13.  1S06.  in 
Loudon,  and  died  April  23,  1875.  He  was  married 
December  2,  1S35,  to  Abigail  Sanborn  Moull 
who  was  born  August  16,  1809,  and  died  October 
28,  1864.  Their  children  were:  William  H.  (died 
at  five  years),  Edward  P.,  Annie  B.,  William  T., 
Mary  J.,  John  A.  and  Annie  B.,  who  married  Daniel 
Yeaton.  and  resided  in  Epsom.  John  A.  was  a  Con- 
gregational clergyman  and  resided  in  Minnesota. 
Mr.  Rowell  settled  in  Chichester  where  he  was  a 
farmer,  member   of  the   Congregational   Church   : 

an    active    supporter   of   the    Republican    party. 

[X)  William  Tilton.  son  of  Asa  T.  and  Abi- 
gail S.  (Moulton)  Rowell.  was  born  April  6,  1843, 
in  Chichester,  and  passed  his  youth  on  a  farm 
there,  receiving  his  education  in  the  local  district 
school  and  the  high  school  at  Epsom.  On  attaining 
his  majority  he  went  to  Manchester,  where  he  was 
employed  in  the  Amoskeag  Mil!;  one  year  and  sub- 
sequently in  the  Manchester  Mills.  He  rose  to  the 
position  of  cverseer  in  the  weaving  room,  which  he 


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held  for  many  years  until  his  death  on  June  12,  1897. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  at  Manchester,  and  of  Lafayette  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  which  he  was  long 
chaplain,  and  Mount  Horeb  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons.  With  his  wife  he  was  also  affiliated  with 
the  Eastern  Star  Chapter,  Manchester,  in  which  he 
filled  various  offices.  He  was  a  member,  and  filled 
the  principal  chairs  of  Mechanics  Lodge,  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  that  city,  and  was  a 
member  of  Mount  Washington  Encampment  of  the 
same  order,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  Arbutus  Lodge,  Daughters  of  Rebekah,  also  a 
branch  of  that  order.  Mr.  Rowell  was  an  enthusi- 
astic Republican,  and  for  several  years  served  as 
an  assessor  in  Ward  Seven,  of  Manchester.  He 
was  married  June  17.  1866,  in  Manchester,  to  Liz- 
zie M.  Stone,  who  was  born  June  19,  1848,  in  New- 
field,  Maine,  a  daughter  of  Simon  and  Susannah 
(Dorman)  Stone,  of  Newfield.  Simon  Stone  was 
the  son  of  Samuel  and  Philena  (Pease)  Stone.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Rowell  were  the  parents  of  two  children : 
Arthur  W.  and  Myra  Lillian,  the  latter  residing 
with  her  mother  in  Manchester,  all  with  subject 
of   sketch. 

Abigail  S.  Moulton,  mother  of  William  T. 
Rowell,  was  a  daughter  of  Jacob  S.  Moulton,  who 
was  born  May  3,  1770,  and  died  February  26,  1843, 
in  Chichester.  He  was  married,  July  13,  1794,  to 
Nancy  Tilton,  born  September  4,  1571.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Samuel  S..  Marcia,  Nancy  and  Jacob 
(twins),  the  first  of  whom  died  at  the  age  of  one 
year,    Nathaniel    P.,    Caleb,    Nancy    and    Abigail    S. 

(X)  Arthur  William,  only  son  of  William  T. 
and  Lizzie  M.  (Stone)  Rowell,  was  born  June  27, 
1870,  in  Manchester,  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  city,  being  graduated  from  the  high 
school  in  1889.  He  was  graduated  from  Brown 
University,  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  in  1893,  and 
spent  the  next  year  in  the  employ  of  the  Providence 
General  Fire  Extingusher  Company  as  a  drafts- 
man. He  returned  to  Manchester  in  May,  1894,  and 
has  since  been  employed  largely  as  a  private  tutor 
in  that  city,  and  teacher  in  and  principal  of  the 
Spring  street  evening  school  of  Manchester.  Dur- 
ing two  years  of  this  time  he  was  assistant  princi- 
pal of  the  Valley  Falls  evening  school  and  two  years 
principal  of  the  same  school.  For  the  last  eleven 
years  he  has  assisted  the  Board  of  Assessors  in  their 
work  each  spring,  and  is  now  clerk  of  the  Board  of 
Assessors  under  the  new  system  which  went  into 
effect  January  I,  1905.  On  August  22,  1904.  he  or- 
ganized the  Northern  New  England  Coal  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  the  treasurer  and  director,  and 
has  charge  of  its  office  work.  He  is  a  member  of 
Mechanics  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, of  Manchester,  and  one  of  the  trustees,  also  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  degree 
team,  and  of  Arbutus  Rebekah  Lodge  of  the  same 
order,  and  is  active  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  both 
organizations.  He  is  a  regular  attendant  of  the 
Hanover  Street  Congregational  Church  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Society.  His  political  affiliations,  like 
those  of  his  father,  are  with  the  Republican  party. 
His  only  other  official  service  was  that  of  inspec- 
tor of  the  check  list  in  Ward  Three,  Manchester. 
He  was  married  December  26,  1897,  to  Alice  O. 
Spaulding,  daughter  of  Warren  E.  and  Hattie 
(Storer)  Spaulding.  (See  Spaulding.)  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Rowell  have  three  children :  Bertha  Eunice, 
Mildred  Louisa  and  Lucien  Adrian. 

(Ill)      Philip,   third  son  and  child  of  Valentine 


and  Joanna  (Pinder)  Rowell,  was  born  March  8, 
1648,  in  Salisbury,  and  lived  in  Amesbury,  near 
the  present  corner  of  School  and  Pleasant  streets. 
He  was  a  shipwright  and  at  one  time  kept  an 
inn.  During  the  latter  part  of  his  mother's  life, 
and  after  her  marriage  to  Richard  Currier,  she  and 
her  husband  lived  with  Philip.  He  was  married, 
January  5,  1670,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Abraham  and 
Sarah  (Clement)  Morrill,  of  Salisbury.  In  his  last 
years  he  carried  mail  between  Newburyport  and 
Portsmouth.  He  was  killed  by  Indians  in  an  at- 
tack on  Amesbury,  July  7,  1690,  and  his  estate  was 
settled  by  his  widow,  then  living  with  her  second 
husband,  in  1699.  It  was  valued  at  two  hundred 
and  fifteen  pounds,  a  fortune  in  those  days.  Their 
children  were :  Jacob,  Sarah,  Thomas,  Abraham, 
John,  Job,  Hepzibah,  Judith  and  Aaron.  The 
mother  married  (second),  July  3,  1695,  Onesiphorus 
Page,  and  (third),  May  27,  1708,  Daniel  Merrill. 
She  was  received  in  the  Salisbury  Church  in  1698, 
and  had  three  of  her  children  (who  were  probably 
then  minors),  John,  Job  and  Judith,  baptized  in 
1699.  Her  last  years  were  passed  in  South  Hamp- 
ton,  New   Hampshire,   with   her  children. 

(IV)  John,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Philip 
and  Sarah  (Morrill)  Rowell,  was  born  in  1683  in 
Amesbury,  and  baptized  April  30,  1699,  in  Salisbury. 
In  1729  he  went  to  Chester,  New  Hampshire,  and 
settled,  June  14,  on  the  north  part  of  lot  No.  114. 
On  July  1  of  that  year  he  bought  lot  No.  50,  and 
with  Beniah  Colby  divided  the  two  lots  crosswise. 
He  died  February  1,  1736,  in  Kingston,  New 
Hampshire.  He  married,  March  2,  1715,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Dorothy  Colby.  She  was 
born  December  7,  1694,  in  Amesbury,  and  was  liv- 
ing in  Chester  in  1741.  Three  of  their  children 
were  born  in  Amesbury  and  the  others  in  Chester, 
namely :  Enoch,  Judith,  Benoni,  John  and  two 
daughters,  whose  names  are  not  preserved,  though  ' 
it  is  known  that  one  was  the  wife  of  John  Sand- 
ers. 

(V)  John,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Colby)  Rowell,  enlisted  in  Captain 
John  Goffe's  Company  of  Colonel  Joseph  Blanch- 
ard's  Regiment,  in  the  expedition  against  Crown 
Point,  April  24,  1755,  and  his  service  ended  July 
23,  of  that  year.  This  regiment  rendezvoused  in 
Salisbury,  on  Daniel  Webster's  farm,  at  Fort  Salis- 
bury. On  March  10,  1760,  he  enlisted  in  Captain 
John  Hayes'  Company,  under  John  Goffe,  who  was 
now  a  colonel,  in  the  expedition  under  Colonel 
Haviland  against  Canada.  This  regiment  cleared  a 
road  to  Cliarlestown,  New  Hampshire,  opposite 
which  point  on  the  Connecticut  river  a  block  house 
was  constructed,  and  here  John  Rowell  became 
ill  and  died,  October  12,  1760.  His  wife's  name  was 
Elizabeth,  and  their  children  were:  Moses,  Benja- 
min. Patience,  Samuel,  and  two  daughters,  one  of 
whom  married  a  Bowles  and  the  other  a  Newell, 
both  of  Wentworth,  New  Hampshire. 

(VI)  Samuel,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
John  (2)  and  Elizabeth  Rowell,  was  born  in  the 
latter  part  of  the  year  1754,  on  a  farm  in  Chester 
near  the  Londonderry  line,  not  far  from  the  birth- 
place of  John  Stark.  The  first  record  of  Mr.  Rowell 
is  found  when  he  enlisted,  at  the  age  of  twenty 
years,  in  Captain  Henry  Dearborn's  company  of 
Colonel  Stark's  regiment,  for  Revolutionary  ser- 
vice. At  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  this  regiment 
formed  the  left  wing  of  the  colonial  forces  behind 
the  rail  fence  filled  in  with  stones  and  topped  with 
hay.     This  was  the  point  of  most  desperate  attack 


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by  the  British  and  of  their  greatest  slaughter.  In 
August,  1775.  Samuel  Rowell  became  a  member  of 
Dearborn's  Company  of  seventy-seven  men  under 
Colonel  Benedict  Arnold,  in  the  expedition  against 
Quebec.      Rowell    was   taken   ill   at   Dead   river,   and 

11  hack  with  others  disabled  by  the  hard- 
p  and  exposures  of  that  ill  fortuned  expedition. 
lie  received  ten  pounds  for  five  months'  service  at 
this  time.  He  again  enlisted,  November  29.  1775, 
m  Captain  Titcomb's  Company,  Colonel  Poor's 
Regiment,  and  was  sent  to  the  northern  Continental 
army  under  Brigadier-General  Sullivan  in  New 
York.  He  was  at  his  home  in  Chester  in  April  fol- 
lowing,   when    he    signed    the    association   test.      He 

ter  enlisted  for  twelve  months  in  the  army 
that  marched  by  way  of  Albany  to  the  relief  of  the 
former  expedition  in  Canada.  They  met  Arnold  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Sore]  river,  and  soon  after  Rowell 
was  mustered  into  a  company  that  went  to  the  sup- 
port 1  if  Washington  in  the  vicinity  of  New  York, 
and  participated  in  the  battle  of  Long  Island.  Tra- 
dition says  he  was  made  a  prisoner  and  thrown 
over  tlie  side  of  the  ship  on  which  he  was  confined 
while  wrestling  with  one  of  his  guards  on  the  deck. 
It  so  happened  that  he  fell  in  the  water  on  the 
landward  side  of  the  vessel  and  escaped  by  swim- 
ming to  shore.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of 
White  Plains  and  Trenton,  and  soon  after  returned 
home,  having  served  much  longer  than  his  term 
of  enlistment.  On  July  20.  1777,  he  again  enlisted 
in  the  first  company  raised  in  New  Hampshire  for 
the  expedition  under  General  Stark  against  Bur- 
goyne.  He  was  in  Colonel  Moses  Nichols'  Regi- 
ment, which  fired  the  first  gun  in  the  battle  of 
Bennington  and  turned  the  tide  of  the  war  in  fa- 
vor of  the  colonies.  Row-ell  was  discharged  at  the 
expiration  of  his  term,  September  28,  1777,  and  re- 
ceived for  time  and  travel  the  sum  of  thirteen 
pounds,  two  shillings  and  ten  pence  in  Continental 
money,  equivalent  to  about  two  dollars  in  silver. 
Mr.  Rowell  was  soon  after  married  hut  did  not  long 
remain  out  of  the  military  service.  He  enlisted,  April 
28,  1778.  at  Weare,  in  Colonel  Moses  Kelly's  Regi- 
ment for  nine  months'  service,  and  soon  joined 
Washington  at  Valley  Forge.  The  New  Hamp- 
shire troops  were  in  the  hottest  of  the  fight  at 
Monmouth,  and  rested  through  the  summer  at 
White  Plains,  New  York.  Samuel  Rowell  partici- 
1  ted  in  the  campaign  in  Rhode  Island  during  the 
late  summer,  and  received  sixty  pounds  of  depre- 
ciated currency,  worth  about  seven  pounds,  for  his 
ne  during  this  year.  He  again  enlisted,  April. 
".  in  Captain  Nathaniel  Hutchins'  Company, 
Colonel  Joseph  Cilley's  First  New  Hampshire  Regi- 
ment, for  eleven  months,  and  spent  the  summer 
under  his  old  commander,  Arnold,  on  the  Hudson. 
Hi  u.i  present  at  the  execution  of  the  unfortunate 
Major  Andre,  and  was  discharged  in  March.  17X1, 
nearly  six  years  after  hi-  first  enlistment  in  1775. 
After  the  war  Mr.  Rowell  resided  for  some  years 
in  tlu  eastern  part  of  Weare.  and  appears  to  have 
1  d  everal  tracts  of  land  there  at  various  times. 
He  sold  a  tract  in  "the  gore"  in  1704  and  moved 
to  Chester  in  170.;.  II.-  settled  on  tin'  road  from 
Maniu's  Ferry  to  Auburn,  in  that  pan  of  the  town 
iiou    ,1   pari   oi    Hool    ett      Deed      how    that   he  had 

purchased    land    tie  I  [y   as    [783.       Ill      house 

was  burned  down  in  (895  He  was  quite  feeble  in 
his  later  years,  owing  to  his  great  exposures  during 
his  military  service,  and  he  was  granted  a  pension 
in  1818.  II,-  died  June  11.  1830,  and  was  buried 
in  the  old  graveyard  at  Martin's  Ferry,  lie  i~  de- 
scribed in  his  enlistment  papers  as  being   five   feet. 


eight  inches  in  height,  with  light  complexion  and 
blue  eyes.  He  was  a  very  determined  man,  and  was 
known  to  his  neighbors  by  the  sobriquet  of  "Old 
Hickory,"  long  before  that  name  was  applied  to 
General  Jackson. 

Mr.  Rowell  married,  November  27,  1777,  in 
Weare,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Paul  and  Betty  Duston. 
She  was  I.,  nn  April  15,  1758.  in  Chester,  near  the 
birthplace  of  her  husband.  Her  father  was  a  com- 
panion and  friend  of  Mr.  Rowell  in  the  army  and 
had  removed  to  Weare  in  1762.  He  was  a  son  of 
Timothy  and  Sarah  (Johnson)  Duston,  and  grand- 
son of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Emerson)  Duston. 
Thomas  Duston  was  an  officer  in  King  Philip's 
war,  and  his  wife's  feat  at  Pennacook  in  escaping 
from  her  Indian  captors  is  well  known  in  history, 
she  being  the  only  woman  to  whom  a  monument  has 
been  erected  by  the  public  for  heroism.  Two  have 
been  placed  in  her  memory,  olne  at  Haverhill,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  the  other  at  Pennacook.  Mis. 
Rowell  was  an  ardent  Methodist,  and  cherished 
her  faith  to  the  end  of  her  life.  When  over  eighty 
years  of  age  she  sustained  a  fracture  of  the  hip, 
by  a  fall  on  the  ice,  and  died  August  27,  1842.  tit 
the  home  of  her  daughter  in  Barnet,  Vermont.  Her 
children  were:  Samuel,  Betsey,  Dustin,  Lydia, 
Sarah,  Mary,  James  C.  and  John  P.,  the  last  born 
in   Chester,  the  others  in  Weare. 

(  Y1I)  John  Page,  youngest  child  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Duston)  Rowell,  was  born  October  15,  1706, 
in  Chester  (Hooksett),  and  was  reared  upon  his 
father's  farm.  He  had  little  opportunity  for  edu- 
cation, but  was  a  reader  and  was  well  informed 
for  his  time.  He  inherited  or  imbibed  the  martial 
spirit  of  his  father,  and  enlisted  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years  in  the  expedition  for  the  defense  of 
Portsmouth  in  1S14.  during  the  second  war  with 
England.  His  service  extended  from  May  24  to 
July  4.  1814,  under  Captain  George  Evans,  in  the 
Seventeenth  New  Hampshire  Regiment.  After  the 
war  he  was  active  in  the  militia  and  served  five 
years  as  captain  of  the  Chester  company.  He  in- 
herited the  homestead  farm  and  cared  for  his  par- 
ents in  their  old  age.  In  1828  he  moved  to  Amos- 
keag  and  was  employed  for  a  time  in  the  milk 
there,  but  subsequently  returned  to  the  farm  and 
served  the  new  town  of  Hooksett  in  various  official 
capacities.  As  justice  of  the  peace  he  presided  at 
numerous  minor  trials.  In  1842  he  purchased  a 
farm  on  the  River  road  in  Manchester,  and  repre- 
sented that  town  in  the  legislature  in  1843.  He  sold 
the  farm  to  his  son  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  but 
continued  to  reside  upon  it  and  died  March  20.  1S75. 
He  was  a  devout  member  of  the  Methodist  Church 
and  long  served  as  class  leader.  A  staunch  Demo- 
crat, his  first  presidential  vote  was  cast  for  James 
Monroe,  and  one  of  his  happiest  days  was  that  upon 
which,  as  one  of  the  marshals,  he  acted  as  escort 
to  President  Andrew  Jackson  from  Vffloskeag  to 
Concord.  He  was  industrious  and  accumulated  a 
competence.  No  stain  ever  rested  upon  him.  and 
his  daily  prayer  was  that  he  might  be  spared  from 
both  poverty  and  riches.  He  married.  May  10.  1S20. 
Betsey,  daughter  of  James  and  Nancy  Emerson  of 
Chester,  where  she  was  born  October  3.  1796.  Their 
children  were:  John  L.,  Ephraim  K,  Elizabeth  P.. 
Stephen  Sargent,  William  Henry.  James  R.  and 
Frank  D.  The  fourth,  fifth  and  sixth  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  the  third  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years. 
The  first  and  second  were  engaged  in  business  in 
Manchester,  where  they  died,  and  where  the  young- 
est   passed   away  in   his  twentieth  year. 

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of  John  P.  and  Betsey  (Emerson)  Rowell,  was 
born  November  21,  1822,  in  Hooksett,  and  spent 
most  of  his  boyhood  in  what  is  now  Manchester.  A 
part  of  his  youth  was  passed  upon  his  father's  farm, 
where  he  was  active  in  such  labors  as  he  was  able  to 
perform  during  the  summer,  and  the  winters  were 
employed  in  gathering  such  instruction  as  the  rural 
schools  afforded.  He  was  endowed  with  sound 
judgment  and  an  observing  mind  and  absorbed 
knowledge  that  was  useful  to  him  through  lite. 
He  was  early  trained  in  habits  of  industry  and  was 
able  to  accomplish  an  advancement  of  his  fortunes 
in  hi--  mature  years.  In  1842  he  moved  to  Man- 
chester and  was  actively  engaged  in  business  for  the 
next  thirty-four  years.  He  handled  much  real 
estate,  and  came  to  be  regarded  as  one  of  the 
best  judges  of  values  in  the  city.  With  the  Yankee 
instinct  for  trade,  he  was  successful,  but  no  charge 
of  trickery  or  equivocation  ever  rested  against  him. 
His  personal  character  was  clean  and  his  foresight 
made  him  a  reliable  and  wise  counselor.  After  1876 
he  occupied  the  old  family  homestead  in  the  north- 
ern part  of  the  city  until  his  death,  October  5,  1896. 
He  was  an  ardent  Democrat,  but  preferred  the  quiet 
of  home  life  to  partisan  strifes,  and  never  sought 
an  office  or  affiliated  with  any  kind  of  societies.  He 
married,  April  27,  1847,  Mary  Amanda,  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Lucinda  (Gould)  Davis.  She  was  born 
May  30,  1827,  in  Hooksett,  and  died  September  30, 
1892,  in  Manchester.  She  was  a  loving  wife  and 
among  the  kindest  of  mothers,  and  possessed  quali- 
ties that  endeared  her  to  all  around  her.  Her  church 
membership  was  with  Grace  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  of  Manchester,  and  her  funeral  held  in  its 
house  of  worship  was  one  of  the  largest  in  its 
history.  She  was  the  mother  of  two  sons,  Roland 
and   Charles  Edgar. 

(IX)  Roland,  elder  son  of  Ephraim  K.  and 
Mary  A.  (Davis)  Rowell,  was  born  February  22, 
1849,  in  Manchester,  and  received  his  education, 
as  far  as  schools  go,  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city.  He  was  graduated  from  the  high  school 
in  1867  and  the  following  year  entered  the  office  of 
the  Manchester  Union,  as  a  printer's  apprentice. 
Four  years  later  he  went  to  Boston  as  a  journey- 
man and  remained  there  until  the  spring  of  1S73. 
Returning  to  Manchester,  he  took  up  the  study  of 
law,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  May  term 
of  the  supreme  court  at  Plymouth  in  1876.  Upon 
'the  establishment  of  the  Manchester  police  court 
he  was  appointed  its  clerk  and  held  the  office  over  a 
year,  under  Judge  J.  W.  Fellows.  In  1875,  for  the 
first  time  in  its  history,  the  city  government  of 
Manchester  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  Democrats, 
and  Mr.  Rowell  was  elected  clerk  of  the  common 
council.  In  1882  he  went  to  Boston  and  remained 
three  years,  moving  thence  to  Chicago.  After  an- 
other period  of  four  years  in  Boston,  he  resided 
in  Lowell  eight  years,  and  returned  to  his  native 
place  in  the  fall  of  1897,  and  residing  there  until 
his  death.  Mr.  Rowell  was  much  interested  in  his- 
torical research  and  was  a  most  pleasing  and  com- 
prehensive writer  on  that  and  kindred  topics.  He 
devoted  considerable  time  to  the  history  of  the 
Rowell  family,  and  published  a  work  upon  "Samuel 
Rowell  (VI*)  and  his  Descendants,"  in  1898.  He 
was  a  very  active  member  and  librarian  of  the  Man- 
chester Historical  Association  and  of  the  Manches- 
ter Old  Residents'  Association.  His  work  on  topics 
of  local  historical  interest  was  thorough  and  pains- 
taking, as  are  all  his  published  works,  and  will 
prove  of  great  value  to  present  and  future  readers. 


His  personality  was  as  pleasing  as  his  literary  work, 
and  he  was  esteemed  by  many  of  his  contempor- 
aries. Mr.  Rowell  was  a  vestryman  of  Grace 
Church  of  Manchester,  affiliated  with  Highland 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Lo- 
well,  and  was  a  Thirty-second  degree  Mason,  hav- 
ing passed  through  the  Knight  Templar  and  Scot- 
tish Rite  bodies  and  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  was 
a  past  chancellor  in  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  a 
past  grand  of  the  Odd  Fellows  and  a  member  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  His  interest  in 
topics  of  human  thought  was  wide  spreading,  and 
his  participation  in  works  calculated  to  promote 
progress  and  the  general  welfare  of  mankind  is 
indicated  by  the  affiliations  above  noted.  He  mar- 
ried at  Chicago,  September  5,  1883,  Susan  Alida 
Crosby,  daughter  of  Alphonso  and  Sarah  J.  (Fair- 
field) Crosby.  She  was  born  November  18,  1853, 
in  Albion,  Maine.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rowell  occupied 
a  handsome  residence  on  Chestnut  street,  Manches- 
ter, which  is  the  abode  of  cheerful  hospitality  and 
contains  many  evidences  of  cultivated  taste.  Here 
Mr.  Rowell  passed  away  November  16,  1906,  after  a 
long   illness. 

(Second   Family.) 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that   the  line 

ROWELL    herein  traced  is   a  branch  of  the  old 

Essex   county    family   of    Rowell.      A 

very  diligent  search  has  failed  to  discover  the  date 

or  place  of  birth  or  parentage  of  the  first  one  given 

below. 

(I)  David  Rowell,  born  1761,  first  appears  as 
a  resident  of  the  town  of  Weare,  New  Hampshire. 
His  farm  was  located  in  the  southwestern  part  of 
that  town,  where  he  was  married  (first)  May  7, 
1794,  to  Mary  Brown,  who  was  born  May  25,  1774, 
daughter  of  Josiah  and  Deborah  (Corliss)  Brown, 
early  residents  of  South  Weare,  where  they  settled 
in  1764.  Before  1802  he  removed  to  Croydon,  New 
Hampshire,  where  his  wife  was  killed  in  that  year 
by  a  stroke  of  lightning.  Her  infant  child,  whom 
she  was  rocking  at  that  time,  escaped  unharmed.  The 
vital  records  of  New  Hampshire  place  her  age  at 
thirty-six  years  at  the  time  of  death.  After  the 
death  of  his  wife,  Mr.  Rowell  returned  to  Weare  and 
was  a  resident  there  according  to  the  records  at 
the  time  of  his  marriage  October  18,  1804,  to  Dolly 
Lovering,  of  Deering.  He  soon  after  returned  to 
Crovdon,  and  died  in  that  town  of  spotted  fever, 
April  11,  1813,  at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years.  His 
children  by  the  first  wife  were :  Anna,  Judith, 
Hilliard.  and  Stephen.  The  second  wife  bore  him 
David,  Betsy  and  Sally.  (Mention  of  Stephen'  and 
descendants   forms   a  part  of  this   article.) 

(II)  Hilliard,  third  child  of  David  and  Mary 
(Brown)  Rowell,  was  born  in  Weare,  May  6,  1798, 
and  died  December  26,  1864.  aged  sixty-six  years. 
He  settled  in  Croydon,  where  he  was  a  successful 
farmer.  He  and  his  wife  were  buried  in  the  East- 
man Cemetery  at  Sunapee.  He  married,  April  3, 
1825,  Philena  Keniston,  who  was  born  in  Weare, 
November  2,  1802,  and  died  in  Croydon,  February 
15,  1841.  Their  children  were:  Danforth,  Hilliard. 
Albert,  Eben,  David  (died  young),  Sylvester  and 
David  Calef. 

(III)  Sylvester,  sixth  son  and  child  of  Hilliard 
and  Philena  (Keniston)  Rowell,  was  born  at  Ryder 
Corner,  Croyden,  January  16,  1831,  and  died  Oc- 
tober 15,  1896).  He  was  a  farmer  and  stone  mason. 
He  traded  extensively  in  cattle,  and  was  successful 
in  his  undertakings.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he 
left  a  farm  of  six  hundred  acres  of  land  on  which 


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he  had  a  substantial  and  handsome  set  of  buildings. 
Among  the  stone  structures  of  his  building  which 
are  monuments  of  his  skillful  and  honest  work- 
manship, is  the  reservoir  of  the  city  Waterworks 
of  Newport.  He  was  very  methodical  in  keeping  a 
record  of  his  business  transactions.  His  books 
show  among  other  things,  the  aggregate  amount  of 
taxes  he  paid  in  Croydon  during  his  life,  the  amount 
being  two  thousand  three  hundred  ninety-seven  dol- 
lars and  thirty-four  cents.  He  was  an  energetic  and 
successful  man,  whose  character  was  above  reproach. 
He  was  married,  March  25,  i860,  by  the  Rev.  J.  C. 
Emerson,  of  Sunapee,  to  Sarah  (_.  Dow,  daughter  of 
Lorenzo  Dow,  of  Croydon.  She  was  born  April 
28,  1836,  and  resides  on  the  old  homestead  with 
her  son  David.  The  children  of  this  union  were : 
Sarah  Jennie,  John  Wesley,  Hilliard  Elmer,  and 
David  Selwin.  Sarah  Jennie,  born  November  25, 
1861,  married  Reuben  G.  Smith,  and  lives  in  North 
Newport ;  John  Wesley  is  mentioned  in  the  next 
paragraph;  Hilliard  Elmer,  April  29,  1867,  resides 
in  Sunapee ;  David  Selwin,  May  30,  1870,  married 
Annie  M.  Sawyer,  daughter  of  Andrew  Sawyer,  of 
Newport. 

(IV)  John  Wesley,  second  child  of  Sylvester 
and  Sarah  C.  (Dow)  Rowell,  was  born  in  Croy- 
don, September  8,  1864,  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  Soon  after  attaining  his  majority  he  en- 
gaged in  lumbering  which  he  carried  on  until  1897, 
when  he  associated  himself  in  business  in  the  firm 
of  Rowell  &  Young,  and  from  that  time  until  1905 
operated  a  saw  mili  at  Sunapee.  Since  the  latter 
date  he  has  carried  on  the  business  alone.  He  cuts 
annually  from  two  hundred  fifty  thousand  to  three 
hundred  thousand  feet  of  lumber,  and  manufactures 
all  kinds  of  building  supplies  except  mouldings. 
Mr.  Rowell  has  served  as  selectman  in  Sunapee. 
He  married,  September,  1885.  E.  Belle  Colby, 
daughter  of  Lafayette  and  Sylvia  Ann  (Collins) 
Colby,  of  Newbury. 

(II)  Stephen  Rowell,  youngest  son  and  child 
of  David  and  Mary  (Brown)  Rowell,  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Croydon,  New  Hampshire,  June  27, 
1802,  and  died  in  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  Sep- 
tember, 1877,  aged  seventy-five  years.  As  has  been 
mentioned  in  the  preceding  paragraph,  his  mother 
was  killed  by  lightning  while  he  was  an  infant 
asleep  in  her  arms.  When  a  boy  he  was  given  a 
good  common  school  education,  and  after  leaving 
school  he  devoted  considerable  time  to  teaching, 
generally  of  course,  but  penmanship  in  particular, 
for  he  enjoyed  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the 
most  skillful  penmen  in  all  the  county.  In  business 
life,  however,  his  principal  occupation  was  farm- 
ing and  wool  growing,  which  he  carried  on  ex- 
tensively and  with  profit,  and  he  eventually  became 
one  of  the  influential  and  forehanded  men  of  his 
town.  lie  lived  first  in  Croydon,  afterward  in 
Weare,  and  -pent  the  later  years  of  his  life  in 
Newport.  He  married,  first,  Keron  II.  Bartlett; 
second,  Irene  I'..  Bartlett,  and  third,  Mary  R.  Wood- 
bury. All  of  his  children  were  born  in  Weare  and 
were:  Richard  S..  Almond  B.,  George  F.,  Frank- 
lin P.  and   Irving  G.   Rowell. 

(III)  Franklin  P.,  fourth  son  and  child  of 
Stephen  Rowell,  was  born  in  Weare.  New  Hamp- 
shire, August  26,  1850,  completed  his  education  at 
Francestouii  Academj  and  went  from  that  town 
to  engage  in  business  as  a  machinist  in  the  city  of 
Manchester  where  he  remained  for  six  years.  Com- 
ing  thence  to  Newport  he  purchased  an  interest 
in   a  gri>t   mill  which  was  operated  for   three  years 


under  the  firm  name  of  Rowell,  Wright  &  Co. 
Since  that  time  he  has  occupied  a  prominent  place 
in  the  business  life  of  Newport  and  is  looked  upon 
as  one  of  the  most  enterprising  men  of  the  town. 
At  first  he  carried  on  the  grist  mill  in  partnership 
with  Henry  Wright,  but  afterward  sold  his  interest 
and  purchased  of  U.  H.  Dutton  the  grain  and  lum- 
ber business  in  what  is  locally  known  as  Korn 
alley.  He  also  erected  a  steam  grist  mill,  and  dur- 
ing his  residence  in  Newport  has  been  identified 
with  almost  every  measure  suggested  for  the  wel- 
fare of  the  town  and  its  people.  He  caused  to  be 
built  and  gave  to  the  village  the  stone  drinking 
fountain  at  the  corner  of  Sunapee  and  North  Main 
streets.  Mr.  Rowell  is  a  director  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Newport  and  vice-president  of  the 
Newport  Savings  Bank.  In  politics  he  is  a  firm 
Republican,  one  of  the  leading  men  of  that  party 
in  Sullivan  county,  and  in  1893  represented  New- 
port in  the  general  assembly  of  New  Hampshire. 
For  the  last  thirty-six  years  he  has  been  an  usher 
in  the  Congregational  Church  and  performed  the 
duties  of  that  position  in  Manchester  before  he 
moved  to  Newport.  On  June  9,  1874,  Mr.  Rowell 
married  Eliza  I.  Young  of  Manchester,  New  Hamp- 
shire. She  was  born  April,  1848,  daughter  of  Say- 
ward  J.  and  Martha  (Ireland)  Young  of  Manches- 
ter. Of  this  marriage  five  children  have  been  born  : 
Arthur  S.,  born  October  26,  1876,  married  October 
26,  1898,  Bessie  Joslyn ;  Stephen  Franklin,  born  Oc- 
tober 4,  1878;  Lena  Garfield,  born  in  1880;  Irving 
W.,  born  April,  1886;  Jesse  Richard,  born  April, 
1891.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  S.  Rowell  have  two 
children :  Richard,  born  September  1,  1899,  and 
Sayward,  born  December  7,  1900.  Irving  W.  Ro- 
well married  in  June.  1907,  Miss  Edith  Glidden  of 
Newport,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Emry  (Hid- 
den. 

William,  son  of  Aaron  Rowell,  was  born  in 
New  Milford.  Maine,  in  1805,  and  died  in  Lancaster, 
New  Hampshire.  1857.  He  was  a  carpenter  and 
builder,  and  after  1844  resided  in  Lancaster.  In 
religious  faith  he  was  a  Free  Baptist.  In  political 
sentiment  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  held  the  office 
of  collector  and  other  minor  offices.  He  married 
Belinda  Rogers,  born  in  Derry,  1803,  died  in  Lan- 
caster, 1878,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  Hall 
Rogers,  of  Jackson.  Seven  children  were  born  to 
them :  Lydia  D.,  William  L.,  James  M.,  Levi  W., 
Victoria  A.,  Catherine  and  Ellen   M. 

William  L.,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Belinda  (Rogers)  Rowell,  was  born  in 
Gorham,  New  Hampshire,  October  31,  1834.  At 
ten  years  of  age  he  was  taken  with  his  father's 
family  to  Lancaster,  and  lived  on  the  farm  with 
them  until  1849,  when  he  learned  the  trade  of  car- 
penter with  the  late  O.  E.  Freeman,  and  was  em- 
ployed by  him  until  1855,  after  which  he  conducted 
the  business  of  carpenter  and  builder,  in  addition 
to  that  of  real  estate,  settling  estates  before  the 
probate  courts  and  bankrupt  estates  before  the 
United  States  court.  In  1878  he  retired  from  the 
more  laborious  occupations,  and  in  1905  became 
collector  for  the  law  firm  of  Drew  &  Jordan,  and  is 
now  (1907)  still  serving  in  that  capacity.  Mr. 
Rowell  is  a  man  of  patriotic  spirit,  being  a  descend- 
ant of  Revolutionary  stock,  his  grandfather  being 
in  the  service  in  1812,  and  six  of  the  Rowells  in 
the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  under  General  Stark. 
He  enlisted  from  Lancaster  as  private  in  Company 
A.  Seventeenth  New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infan- 
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United  States  service  November  22,  1862,  and  ap- 
pointed a  sergeant  the  same  day.  He  served  until 
April  16,  1863,  when  he  was  mustered  out.  He 
has  always  taken  a  decided  interest  in  all  matters 
pertaining  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and 
was  a  charter  member  of  Colonel  Edward  E.  Cross 
Post,  No.  16,  which  was  originally  organized  Janu- 
ary 16,  1869.  Through  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Rowell 
interest  was  aroused  in  what  was  once  called 
Meeting  House  Common,  which  was  graded  under 
his  direction  and  many  of  the  trees  were  planted 
by  him,  which  was  finally  placed  under  the  care 
of  Cross  Post  about  1884,  and  is  now  a  delightful 
park.  For  many  years  Mr.  Rowell  served  as  a 
member  of  the  board  of  fire  wards.  He  also  served 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  health  for  several  years, 
overseer  of  the  poor  many  years,  and  is  now  (1907) 
a  trustee  of  the  cemetery.  He  is  a  member  of  North 
Star  Lodge,  No.  8,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of 
Lancaster;  North  Star  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  8, 
and  North  Star  Commandery,  Knights  Templar. 
He  filled  all  the  chairs  in  the  lodge  except  treasurer, 
master,  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  grand  lodge,  and 
also  many  offices  in  the  various  bodies.  He  is  one  of 
the  eight  trustees  of  the  North  Star  Corporation, 
which  owns  the  Masonic  building  in  Lancaster,  and 
as  manager  has  had  the  custody  of  the  building  since 
its  purchase  in   1884. 

William  L.  Rowell  married,  at  Lancaster,  New 
Hampshire,  April  4,  1856,  Martha  A.  Le  Gro,  born 
in  Jefferson,  New  Hampshire,  April  10,  1837, 
daughter  of  David  and  Sarah  (Hodgdon)  Le  Gro, 
of  Jefferson,  and  granddaughter  of  Dr.  Samuel  Le 
Gro,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Lancaster.  The 
Le  Gros  were  of  French  origin,  direct  descendants 
of  Sir  Thomas  Le  Gro,  of  Crostwick,  England,  who 
was  knighted  by  James  I  at  the  Charter  House 
in  1603.  Dr.  Samuel  Le  Gro,  the  old  settler,  was 
born  in  Somersworth,  January  23,  1767.  He 
studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Kiteridge,  of  Ports- 
mouth, and  moved  with  his  family,  consisting  of  a 
wife  and  four  children,  from  Lebanon,  Maine,  to 
Lancaster,  New  Hampshire,  in  the  winter  of  1796- 
97.  After  a  blustering  journey  of  thirteen  days 
through  the  White  Mountain  Notch,  they  arrived 
at  his  home  in  Lancaster,  known  as  Le  Gro  Hill, 
on  the  Jefferson  road.  The  house  built  by  him  is 
still  standing,  but  was  recently  sold  after  having 
been  in  the  Le  Gro  family  for  more  than  one 
hundred  years.  Dr.  Le  Gro  practiced  medicine  all 
through  the  country,  riding  horseback  with  his 
leather  saddle-bags  across  his  saddle.  He  used 
to  go  to  Portsmouth  on  horseback  after  his  medi- 
cines, except  roots,  herbs  and  barks,  which  he  used 
to  quite  an  extent  in  his  practice.  On  April  4, 
1906,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  L.  Rowell  celebrated 
the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  their  wedding  at  their 
home  on  Pleasant  street,  and  many  friends  called 
to  offer  congratulations.  The  minister  who  per- 
formed the  wedding  ceremony,  Rev.  Josiah  Hooper, 
pastor  of  the  Methodist  Church  at  that  time,  is  still 
living  at  Mill  Village  (1907),  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
seven  years.  A  pretty  incident  of  the  day  was  the 
placing  of  a  beautiful  diamond  ring  by  Mr.  Rowell 
on  the  finger  of  his  bride  of  fifty  years  in  anticipa- 
tion of  their  seventy-fifth  anniversary.  Four  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rowell,  namely : 
Amos  Fremont,  see  forward.  David  Eugene,  regis- 
ter of  deeds  ,of  Coos  county,  now  (1907)  serving 
as  master  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  Carrie,  married 
Gilbert  E.  Lane,  of  Lancaster.  William  L.,  Jr.,  an  ex- 
pert monotypist,  employed  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts. 


Amos  Fremont,  eldest  child  of  William  L.  and 
Martha  A.  (Le  Gro)  Rowell,  was  born  February 
1,  1857,  died  August  3,  1903.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Lancaster,  and  after  the  com- 
pletion of  his  course  went  to  St.  Johnsbury,  Ver- 
mont, where  he  passed  a  few  years  in  fitting  for 
the  trade  of  job  printer.  His  tutor  was  his  uncle, 
one  of  the  best  men  at  the  business  in  Vermont. 
On  his  return  to  Lancaster  he  worked  at  his  trade, 
and  later,  with  Cyrus  Bachelder  purchased  the  Coos 
Republican,  but  abandoned  it  after  five  years.  Job 
printing  and  sign  painting,  at  which  he  was  very 
skillful,  took  his  time  until  1890,  when  with  Charles 
R.  Bailey  he  purchased  the  Lancaster  Gazatte.  In 
1897  he  purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  con- 
ducted the  business  ably  until  his  death.  Mr. 
Rowell  was  a  Knight  Templar,  a  Thirty-second 
degree  Mason,  serving  as  master  of  his  lodge,  and 
a  Knight  of  Pythias.  He  was  a  communicant  and 
strong  supporter  of  the  local  Episcopal  Church. 
When  death  came  to  Amos  F.  Rowell,  the  band 
of  newspaper  men  in  New  Hampshire  lost  a  brother 
whose  record  might  well  be  cooied,  teaching  gener- 
osity, fairness,  fraternity  and  public  spirit  to  a 
degree  that  has  never  been  excelled  if  equalled.  The 
business  and  social  record  of  Mr.  Rowell  com- 
manded and  demanded  the  deep  respect  and  rever- 
ence of  his  townspeople.  As  an  editor  he  was  ever 
ready  to  further  all  causes  deserving  support,  abet- 
ted movements  of  public  benefit,  was  generous  to 
churches,  organizations  and  charities,  and  absolutely 
opposed  to  the  small,  petty  comment  and  criticism 
characteristic  of  too  many  weekly  papers.  As  a 
man  he  was  open-hearted,  sympathetic,  reserved  and 
■  genial.  Among  the  mourners  at  his  funeral  services 
were  business  men  who  remembered  his  staunch 
integrity,  friends  who  remembered  his  past  kind- 
nesses and  words  of  cheer,  and  men  of  secret  fra- 
ternities who  remembered  how  he  not  only  as- 
sociated with  them  but  also  worked  with  them. 


This  family,  which  has  been  repre- 
ENGLISH     sented   in   New    England    since    the 

first  part  of  the  eighteenth  century, 
furnished  hardy  pioneers  to  subdue  the  forest  and 
spread  civilization  in  Vermont  in  or  soon  after 
Revolutionary  times. 

(I)  David  English  was  born  in  England  in 
1661,  and  died  in  England,  September  6,  1704,  aged 
forty-three.  May  27,  1688.  being  then  twenty-seven 
years  of  age,  he  married  Elizabeth  Arnold,  by  whom 
he  had  five  children:  Richard,  Elizabeth,  Solomon, 
Reuben  and  Sophia. 

(II)  Richard,  eldest  son  and  child  of  David 
and  Elizabeth  (Arnold)  English,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, June  6,  1690,  and  died  in  Rhode  Island,  March, 
1776,  aged  eighty-six.  He  emigrated  to  America 
in  1710,  on  the  brig  "Swallow"  and  landed  at  New- 
port, Rhode  Island,  February  17,  1712.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Hinksman.  of  Newport,  Rhode  Island, 
and  they  had  one  child,  John,  whose  sketch  fol- 
lows. 

(III)  John,  only  son  of  Richard  and  Mary 
(Hinksman)  English,  was  born  in  Newport.  Rhode 
Inland,  August  8,  1713-  and  died  October  18,  1758. 
He  married,  November  9.  1737.  Abigail  Newcomb, 
who  died  January  28,  1785.  Their  children  were: 
Alice,  died  young;  John,  died  young;  Richard, 
Alice,  John.  Abigail,  died  young;  Mary,  Abel,  Ze- 
phaniah  and  Joel. 

(IV)  John  (2).  fifth  child  and  third  son  of 
John  (1)  and  Abigail  (Newcomb)  English,  was 
born   March  22,   1745.     He  married    (first)    Hannah 


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Longfellow,  who   died  childless.     He   married    (sec- 
I  31,    177 1.    Christiana    Coggswell,    who 

died  April  3,  1796.  Their  children  were  as  follows : 
Hannah.  Abigail,  Ann.  Olive,  died  young;  Mary, 
John,  died  young;  Zephaniah,  Olive,  Charles,  John, 
Abel  and  Sophia. 

1  (V)  John  (3),  tenth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
John  (2)  and  Christiana  (Coggswell)  English,  was 
horn  I  )  cember  17,  1789.  lie  was  a  farmer  by  oc- 
cupation and  resided  in  Waitsfield,  Vermont,  where 
he  died  aged  seventy.  He  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  Carey,  of  Hartland.  Vermont.  She 
died  aged  eighty  years.  Their  children  were :  An 
infant;  Melvina,  Verona  and  John  W.,  whose 
sketch  foil  ■ 

(VI)  John  Waldron,  youngest  child  of  John 
(3)  and  Mary  (Carey)  English,  was  born  in  Waits- 
field,  Vermont,  June  13.  1824,  and  died  in  Littleton, 
May  23,  1891.  He  was  a  life-long  farmer.  When 
fifteen  years  old  he  accompanied  his  parents  on  their 
removal  to  Hartland,  where  he  remained  till  he  was 
twenty  years  old.  He  then  obtained  employment 
in  the  Amoskeag  Mill  at  Manchester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  worked  five  years,  part  of  the  time 
as  overseer.  With  his  savings  he  bought  a  farm 
in  Hartland.  Vermont,  where  he  made  his  first 
home  and  resided  a  few  years.  He  then  sold  out 
and  removed  to  South  Woodstock,  Vermont,  where 
he  stayed  until  1S66,  when  he  removed  to  Little- 
ton, New  Hampshire.  There  he  bought  a  farm  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  town,  on  which  he  lived 
fifteen  years,  then  sold  it  and  removed  to  a  small 
place  near  Glenwood  Cemetery,  where  he  did  some- 
thing at  farming,  and  for  fourteen  years,  until  the 
time  of  his  death,  was  sexton  of  the  cemetery.  In 
religious  belief  he  was  a  Universalist.  He  was  a 
Democrat  in  politics,  and  held  the  office  of  select- 
man, 1869,  1873,  and  was  supervisor  in  1880-S1-82- 
83,  and  was  for  years  justice  of  the  peace.  He  was  a 
member  of  Burns  Lodge,  No.  66,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,   of   Littleton. 

He  married  (first),  March  27,  1850,  Mary  E. 
Colby,  who  was  born  in  Henniker,  August  28,  1825, 
and  died  in  Hartland,  Vermont,  August  16.  1S51. 
He  married  (second),  July  16.  1852.  Melissa  Hub- 
bard, who  was  born  in  Littleton,  August  7,  1828, 
daughter  of  Amos  and  Abigail  (Smith)  Hubbard, 
both  of  whom  were  born  in  Chesterfield,  New 
Hampshire.  Amos  Hubbard  bought  a  tract  of  land 
covered  with  the  virgin  forest  which  he  cleared 
and  made  into  a  line  farm  on  which  he  erected  good 
buildings.  He  lived  to  be  ninety-two  years  old. 
His  wife  died  aged  sixty-six  years.  John  W.  and 
I  I  nglish     had    three    children:       Frank    C. 

died  young;  Fred  H.  mentioned  below;  and  Eu- 
gene G..  born  December  to,  1865.  who  married 
Fanny  Wilson,  and  now  lives  in  Spokane.  Wash- 
ington. 

•  VII)  Fred  Hubbard,  second  son  of  John  W. 
and  Melissa  (Hubbard)  English,  was  born  in 
Woodstock,  Vermont,  January  8,  185N.  At  an  early 
age  he  was  brought  to  Littleton,  New  Hampshire. 
After  attending  the  district  and  high  schools  of 
Littleton,  where  he  received  a  practical  education, 
he  was  in  the  employ  of  Charles  E.  Tilton,  of  Til- 
ton,  New  Hampshire,  as  general  overseer  of  his 
for  three  years.  In  1877  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Fred  E.  Thorp,  and  as  Thorp  i\  ! 
they  carried  on  the  stove  and  tinware  busine 
one  year.  Mr.  English  then  sold  out  hi-  business, 
and  returned  in  1870  to  Littleton,  where  he  bought 
the  interest  of  Charles  Taylor  in  the  linn  of  South- 


worth,  Lovejoy  &  Taylor,  and  for  the  ensuing  three 
years  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Southworth, 
Lovejoy  &  English,  dealers  in  general  merchandise. 
Mr.  English  disposed  of  his  interest  March  1,  1S83, 
and  bought  out  H.  F.  Green  of  the  firm  of  Eaton  & 
Green,  and  for  the  next  three  years  was  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Eaton  &  English,  dealers  in  groceries 
and  provisions,  and  having  full  charge  of  the  busi- 
ness, his  partner  being  away  most  of  the  time.  In 
1886  F.  P.  Bond  bought  Mr.  Eaton's  interests  and 
the  firm  of  English  &  Bond  was  formed  which  con- 
ducted a  flourishing  business  until  January  I,  1901. 
Mr.  English  then  bought  his  partner's  interest  and 
has  since  enlarged  the  store  and  increased  the  stock 
until  now  this  is  considered  the  largest  store  in 
the  state  north  of  Concord  devoted  exclusively  to 
the  -ale  of  groceries  and  provisions. 

Mr.  English  is  a  clearheaded  and  successful 
business  man,  and  for  years  has  been  active  in  the 
busine-s  circles  and  municipal  affairs  of  the  town. 
He  formerly  owned  the  Littleton  Machine  Com- 
pany, was  director  of  the  Littleton  Shoe  Company, 
was  joint  assignee  of  the  company  with  James  H. 
Bailey,  and  sold  the  company's  property  to  Sears- 
Roebuck  &  Company  of  Chicago,  is  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Jaune  River  Lumber  Company,  of 
Littleton,  and  a  director  of  the  Littleton  National 
Bank.  He  is  a  staunch  Democrat;  has  been  select- 
man two  years,  overseer  of  the  poor  two  terms, 
member  of  the  board  of  health  three  years,  member 
of  the  board  of  education  twelve  years,  justice  of 
the  peace  fifteen  years,  is  a  member  of  the  Littleton 
sinking  fund  committee,  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  Littleton  Library,  clerk  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  Littleton  Hospital,  and  chairman  of  the 
building  committee,  and  was  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  building  the  Kilburn  school  building.  He 
is  a  member  of  Burns  Lodge,  No.  66,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  which  he  was  secretary  six 
years ;  Franklin  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  5.  of 
Lisbon ;  Omega  Council,  No.  9,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters;  St.  Gerard  Commandery,  Knights  Temp- 
lar, of  Littleton,  of  which  he  is  a  past  eminent 
commander;  and  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory, 
Thirty-second  degree.  Sublime  Princes  of  the  Royal 
Secret,  of  Nashua,  of  which  he  is  senior  warden. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Bektash  Temple,  Ancient 
Arabic  Order  of  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine, 
of  Concord.  He  is  a  member  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  Littleton  Musical  Association,  a  mem- 
ber of  Coshockee  Club,  and  was  secretary  of  the 
Littleton  Driving  Park  Association  for  twelve  years. 

He  married,  in  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire,  July  31, 
18S2,  Claribel  Richardson,  who  was  born  in  Lisbon. 
Xew  Hampshire,  1859.  daughter  of  Edward  B.  and 
Verona    (Dailey)    Richardson,   of   Lisbon. 

(il  John  Richardson,  the  great-grandfather  of 
Mrs.  English,  was  born  in  Rhode  Island,  and  settled 
in  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire,  in  the  early  part  of  the 
last  century,  place  unknown.  He  owned  and  culti- 
vated a  large  farm  and  operated  a  grist  and  a  lin- 
seed oil  mill.  He  was  a  Whig,  and  he  and  his 
family  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  married  Olive  Dailey,  a  native  of  Rhode  Island, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  a  large  family. 

(21  David,  son  of  John  and  Olive  (Dailey) 
Richardson,  was  born  in  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire. 
170/).  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of 
Lisbon  and  Littleton,  New  Hampshire,  and  suc- 
rr<  ded  his  father  in  his  farming  and  milling.  He 
married  Pri-eilla  Albee,  daughter  of  Alex.  Albee, 
of   Littleton.     They   were   the  parents  of  eight  chil- 


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dren :      Hannah,     Charles,     Eliza,     Caroline,    Albee, 
Byron,  Edward  B.,  next  mentioned,  George  C. 

(3)  Edward  B.,  son  of  David  and  Priscilla 
(Albee)  Richardson,  born  in  Lisbon,  New  Hamp- 
shire, 1835,  now  living.  He  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Lisbon.  He  learned  the  machinist's 
trade  and  was  employed  in  various  places.  He 
married,  in  1 85S,  Verona  Dailey,  of  Lisbon,  who 
was  born  in  Lyman,  New  Hampshire,  1840,  daugh- 
ter of  Russell  and  Betsey  (Barrett)  Dailey,  of  Ly- 
man. Four  children  were  born  of  this  marriage : 
Claribel,  Clarence  E.,  Marshall  D.  and  Angie  M. 


This  old  English  family  is  not  very 
ILSLEY  numerously  represented  in  New  Hamp- 
shire, but  it  has  descendants  in  the 
state  who  have  contributed  ably  to  the  development 
of  its  social,  moral  and  material  welfare,  and  are 
now  numbered  among  its  most  conspicuous  citizens. 
After  a  residence  of  more  than  two  hundred  years 
in  Massachusetts,  the  line  herein  traced  is  found  in 
New  Hampshire. 

(I)  William  Ilsley  came  from  Wiltshire,  Eng- 
land, in  the  month  of  April,  1638,  in  the  ship  "Con- 
fidence" of  London,  two  hundred  tons,  John  Jobson, 
master.  With  him  came  his  wife  Barbara,  his 
brother  John,  and  Philip  Davis,  his  servant.  Wil- 
liam and  John  were  entered  in  the  ship's  list  as 
shoemakers,  but  in  the  records  in  Essex  county 
William  is  mentioned  as  "yeoman"  and  John  as  a 
"barber."  The  occupation  of  shoemaker  is  applied 
to  William  once,  after  his  settlement  in  Newbury, 
when  he  received  a  grant  of  land  from  the  town. 
In  the  passenger  list  of  the  "Confidence"  the  family 
name  of  William  and  John  is  spelled  Ilslbey,  which 
carries  no  significance  when  we  consider  the  cus- 
tom of  the  period  in  spelling  surnames  in  the  man- 
ner most  convenient  to  the  scribe  who  wrote  it ; 
and  at  one  time  and  another  during  the  colonial 
period  the  same  name  was  rendered  in  perhaps 
twenty  or  more  different  ways. 

William  Ilsley  settled  in  Newbury,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  many  respects  was  one  of  the  promin- 
ent characters  of  that  town  as  well  as  one  of  its 
first  settlers.  At  the  time  of  his  embarkation  in 
England,  in  1638,  he  was  twenty-six  years  old,  hence 
the  year  of  his  birth  was  1612.  After  reaching  this 
country  he  appears  to  have  directed  his  steps  at 
once  to  Newbury,  for  he  is  not  mentioned  else- 
where, and  there  his  name  appears  on  the  common- 
ers book  of  records  as  the  grantee  of  various  par- 
cels nf  land  at  different  times,  which  he  dealt  in 
quite  extensively,  indicating  that  he  possessed  means. 
On  March  16,  1670,  he,  with  a  number  of  others, 
signed  a  petition  to  suspend  the  Rev.  Thomas  Par- 
ker from  his  ministerial  duties,  the  specific  charge 
being  that  he  created  a  dissension  in  the  church. 
The  case  was  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  court 
and  on  trial.  May  29,  1671,  was  decided  against  the 
petitioners,  of  whom  there  were  forty-one,  and  as 
a  penalty  for  thus  persecuting  their  spiritual  ad- 
visor and  head  of  the  church,  the  principal  com- 
plainant was  fined  twenty  nobles,  and  the  others  less 
amounts.  William  Ilsley's  fine  being  one  noble,  or 
six  shillings  six  pence. 

An  inventory  taken  of  the  property,  housing, 
lands,  goods,  chattels  and  effects  of  William  Ilsley, 
of  date  July  22,  1681,  amounted  to  one  thousand 
and  one  pounds  three  shillings.  According  to  the 
inventory  William  died  on  the  date  mentioned,  aged, 
Savage  says,  seventy-three  years,  which  is  an  error 
if   his   age   was   twenty-six   at   the   time   of  his   em- 


barkation. His  wife's  name  was  Barbara,  with 
whom  he  married  in  England.  Her  age  is  men- 
tioned in  the  ship's  list  as  then  twenty  years,  hence 
she  was  born  in  1618;  but  in  a  deposition  given  in 
court  in  1663  she  gave  her  age  as  fifty  years,  which 
would  make  the  year  of  her  birth  1613.  The  chil- 
dren of  William  and  Barbara  were  all  born  in  New- 
bury, their  names  being :  Mary,  John,  Elisha,  Wil- 
liam, Joseph,  Isaac,  Sarah  and  one  other,  a  son  who 
died  in  extreme  infancy. 

(II)  Joseph  (1),  son  of  William  and  Barbara 
Ilsley,  was  born  October  30,  1649,  and  died  October 
15!  1704.  He  took  the  oath  of  allegiance  and  fidelity 
and  was  made  freeman,  May  25,  1669,  and,  accord- 
ing to  one  authority,  again  took  the  oath  in  1678. 
He  was  buried  in  a  field  at  Old  Town  then  used 
by  the  family  as  a  burial  ground  by  the  Doles, 
Plummers  and  Ilsleys.  "An  inventory  of  ye  Estate 
of  Mr.  Joseph  Ilsley  of  Newbury,  deceased,  taken 
and  appraised  as  bills  of  credit  by  us  the  subscrib- 
ers on  ye  21st  day  of  October  which  totaled  £2,066.2." 

Joseph  Ilsley  married,  March  3,  1681-82,  Sarah, 
only  daughter  of  George  and  Alice  (Poore)  Little 
(see  Little,  II).  She  was  born  in  Newbury,  No- 
vember 24,  1661,  and  died  October  15,  1724.  In 
his  will  Joseph  bequeathed  one-half  of  his  property 
to  his  wife,  made  provision  for  his  daughters  Alary 
and  Lydia,  who  were  then  unmarried,  gave  one 
lot  to  his  grandson  Enoch,  and  the  remainder  of 
his  estate  to  his  son  Joseph.  According  to  tra- 
dition Sarah  Ilsley,  wife  of  Joseph,  was  very  cor- 
pulent, at  least  in  her  later  years,  and  a  huge  chair, 
said  to  have  been  made  expressly  for  her  use,  was 
handed  down  through  several  generations  of  her 
descendants.  The  children  of  Joseph  and  Sarah, 
all  born  in  Newbury,  were :  Mary,  Joseph,  Lydia 
and   Sarah. 

(III)  Joseph  (2),  only  son  of  Joseph  (1)  and 
Sarah  (Little)  Ilsley,  was  born  August  14,  1684, 
and  died  in  1773.  He  made  his  will  November  23, 
1770,  and  it  was  admitted  to  probate  May  31,  1773. 
He  gave  to  his  wife  Rebecca  three  cows,  all  his 
household  goods  not  otherwise  disposed  of  and  "the 
use  of  a  horse  to  carry  her  to  the  public  worship 
of  God,  or  else  when  so  often  as  she  shall  see  fit  to 
go;"  to  his  son  Joseph,  his  executor,  "all  my  stock  of 
creatures  of  all  sorts  excepting  the  cows  already 
given  to  my  wife  and  two  acres  of  salt  marsh  land, 
known  by  the  name  of  Pare  Puden  Loot ;"  "to  son 
Thomas  five  shillings  besides  what  I  have  already 
gieven  him  ;"  "to  son  Stephen  five  shillings  ;"  "to  son 
John  five  shillings" ;  "to  son  Anthony  my  field  laying 
on  the  hill  known  as  the  Emery  lot,  also  a  feather 
bed  and  my  marsh  land  at  Plum  Island ;"  "to  my  four 
daughters  Sarah,  Rebecca,  Jerusha  and  Judith  all 
my  household  goods  after  my  wife's  decease,  also 
all  the  money  that  son  Joseph  owes  me  to  be  equally 
divided  between  them ;"  "to  grandson  Paul  Ilsley 
ten  pounds  when  he  arrives  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years."  Joseph  Ilsley  married.  November  28, 
1717,  Rebecca  Noyes,  daughter  of  James  and  Han- 
nah (Knight)  Noyes.  She  was  born  Januarv  12, 
1684-85.  Their  twelve  children  were :  Parker. 
Sarah,  Rebecca,  Elizabeth,  Jerusha,  Joseph,  Thomas, 
Stephen,  Judith,  Paul,  John  and  Anthony. 

(IV)  Thomas,  son  of  Joseph  (2)  and  Rebecca 
(Noyes)  Ilsley,  was  born  May  2,  1732.  He  mar- 
ried, December  2,  1760,  Hannah,  daughter  of 
George  and  Mary  (Lambert)  Jewett,  of  Rowley. 
Their  children  were :  Jewett,  David,  Thomas, 
Lambert   and    Rebecca. 

(V)  Jewett,  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah   (Jew- 


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ett)  Ilsley,  was  born  March  19,  1763,  and  died  July 
12,  1845.  He  married  Fanny  Dole,  of  Newbury, 
Ma-  .    born    November    12,    1763,   and   died 

July  13,  1823.  Their  children  were:  Mary  J.,  Pea- 
body.   William  and  Wingate  N.  Ilsley. 

(VI)  William,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Jewett  and  Fanny  (Dole)  Ilsley,  was  born  March 
3,  1790,  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  and  died 
in  that  city  November  20,  1870.  He  was  a  soldier 
of  the  second  war  with  Great  Britian  and  was  sta- 
tioned at  Fort  McClary  Kittery,  Maine.  He  mar- 
ried (.first),  May  2,  181 1,  Mary  Jackson,  who  died 
August  28.  1820;  married  (second),  September  7, 
1823,  in  Lynn.  Massachusetts,  Sarah  Breed,  born  in 
Lynn,  October  28,  1788,  and  died  December  29, 
1857.  By  his  first  wife  William  had  five  children, 
William,' Washington.  Mary  J.,  Caroline  and  Sarah 
Ann;   and  by  his   second  wife  he  had  two  children 

ite  Xiwhall  and  Lucy  Ann  Ilsley. 

(VII)  Wingate  Newhall,  only  son  and  elder 
child  of  William  and  Sarah  (Breed)  Ilsley,  was 
born  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  July  6,  1834, 
and  for  more  than  thirty  years  previous  to  his  death 
was  closely  identified  with  the  business  life  of  that 
city.  He  was  educated  in  Portsmouth  public 
schools,  and  after  leaving  school  was  employed  as 
clerk  by  John  H.  Pickering,  flour  merchant.  Later 
on  he  went  to  Boston  and  entered  the  retail  dry 
goods  establishment  of  Wainwright  &  Gear  in  the 
capacity  of  clerk,  remained  there  a  few  years,  and 
in  1876  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  started  a  re- 
tail dry  goods  store  on  Market  street,  of  which  he 
was  proprietor.  He  continued  in  active  mercantile 
pursuits  about  thirty  years,  and  afterward  engaged 
in  the  general  insurance  business,  in  the  latter  con- 
tinuing to  the  time  of  his  death,  October  18,  1900. 

Mr.  Ilsley  was  a  reliable,  straightforward  busi- 
ness man,  careful  of  his  own  interests  and  con- 
siderate of  the  interests  of  others,  often  helping 
them  with  timely  suggestion  and  advice  and  fre- 
quently with  still  greater  material  assistance.  In 
Portsmouth  he  held  a  prominent  standing  in  fra- 
ternal and  social  circles,  and  was  a  member  of  St. 
Andrew's  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, Rose  Croix  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
Davenport  Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masons,  and 
DeWitt  Clinton  Commandery,  Knights  Templar, 
having  been  treasurer  of  the  latter  body  for  thirty 
years  previous  to  his  death.  He  also  was  a  member 
of  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  and  an  attendant  at  the 
services  of  the  Unitarian  Church. 

Mr.  Ilsley  married.  January  28,  1849.  Mary 
Pickett,  daughter  of  Samuel  Pickett,  of  Beverly, 
.Massachusetts,  and  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire. 
Their  children  are :  Sarah  Jewett  Ilsley  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Augustus  Hall,  resides  in  Boston)  and  Annie 
Carnes  Ilsley. 


The  name  Youngman  is  seldom 
YOUNGMAN  found  in  the  biographical  records 
of  New  England,  and  it  is  not 
known  when  the  first  of  the  name  came  to  this 
country.  It  was  a  tradition  in  the  family  that  the 
first  settler  was  a  Scotch  sea  captain  who  came  over 
in  early  colonial  times.  The  name  has  appeared 
occasionally  in  England,  Germany,  and  the  United 
States  for  many  years.  A  century  and  a  quarter 
ago  several  families  of  this  name  were  living  in 
Boston  and  vicinity.  Only  one  family,  it  is  said, 
now  resides  in   Massachusetts. 

(I)       Francis    Youngman,    cordwainer,    was    the 
first    of    the    name   known    in    New    England    from 


whom  a  direct  lineage  can  be  traced.  He  died  in 
Roxbury,  now  a  part  of  Boston,  July  23,  1712.  He 
married,  in  Roxbury,  December  2,  1685,  Anna 
Heath,  widow  of  Isaac  Heath,  of  Roxbury,  daughter 
of  Cornelius  and  Leah  Fisher  of  Dedham.  Their 
eight  children  were :  Jonathan,  Cornelius,  Ebenezer, 
Anna,  Elizabeth  (died  young),  Elizabeth,  Leah  and 
John. 

(II)  Ebenezer,  third  son  and  child  of  Francis 
and  Anna  (Heath)  Youngman,  was  born  in  Rox- 
bury, November  2,  1690.  He  was  a  feltmaker,  and 
carried  on  his  trade  near  the  bridge  at  the  corner 
of  Hanover  and  Blockstone  streets  (as  they  are  now 
called).  He  lived  in  a  brick  house  on  Fisk  street, 
with  the  rear  on  Clarke's  Square  (now  North 
street  and  North  Square).  In  172S  he  left  Boston, 
giving  his  wife,  her  brother  Thomas  and  Joseph 
Rix,  a  full  power  of  attorney.  His  property  was 
heavily  mortgaged.  He  probably  died  away  from 
home.  His  wife  administered  on  his  estate  in  1734. 
He  was  married  by  Dr.  Cotton  Mather,  January  8, 
1712,  to  Mercy  Jones,  daughter  of  Matthew  and 
Susanna  Jones.  After  the  death  of  her  first  hus- 
band she  married,  August  21,  1735,  Samuel  Rylands, 
but  was  a  widow  again  in  1740,  when  she  sold  one- 
fifth  of  her  estate  on  Milk  street,  probably  a  part 
of  the  postoffice  site,  for  one  hundred  and  fifty 
pounds.  The  nine  children  of  Ebenezer  and  Mercy 
were :  Ebenezer,  Mercy,  Susan,  Cornelius,  Sarah, 
Nicholas,  Thomas,  John  and  Tames. 

(III)  Nicholas,  sixth  child  and  third  son  of 
Ebenezer  and  Mercy  (Jones)  Youngman,  was  born 
in  Boston,  October  18,  1723,  and  died  in  Hollis, 
New  Hampshire,  September  24,  1814,  aged  ninety- 
one.  He  learned  the  weaver's  trade,  afterward  be- 
came a  farmer.  When  he  left  Boston  is  uncertain, 
but  he  finally  settled  in  Old  Dunstable,  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  the  westerly  portion  which  was  set  off  to 
Hollis  in  1773,  as  his  name  appeared  in  a  petition 
in  1756,  for  that  object.  He  married  Mary  Wright, 
who  was  born  in  1724,  and  died  in  Hollis,  January 
10,  1S02,  aged  seventy-eight.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Samuel  Wright  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 
He  married  (second),  September  16,  1805,  Lydia 
Hobart,  who  died  in  Hollis,  September  24,  1814, 
aged  ninety-one.  At  the  time  of  his  second  mar- 
riage he  was  eighty-two  years  old  and  his  wife  of 
the  same  age.  The  children  of  Nicholas  and  Mary 
were  eight  in  number.  Their  names  and  supposed 
order  of  birth  are:  Ebenezer,  Mary,  John,  Thomas, 
Rhoda,  Jabez,  Stephen  and  Hannah.  _  Nicholas 
Youngman's  family  did  excellent  service  in  the 
Revolutionary  war.  He  himself  enlisted  in  the 
patriot  army  in  1776  at  the  age  of  fifty-three,  for 
six  months,  and  went  with  his  son  John  in  the 
expedition  against  Ticonderoga.  His  eldest  son  gave 
his  life  for  his  country,  and  all  the  sons  except 
the  two  youngest  (who  were  too  young  to  serve), 
and  all  his  sons-in-law,  served  six  months  to  four 
years  each ;  making  a  combined  service  for  the 
whole  family,  of  about  eighteen  years. 

(IV)  Jabez  (1),  sixth  child  and  fourth  son 
of  Nicholas  and  Mary  (Wright)  Youngman,  was 
born  in  Hollis,  March  4,  1764.  and  died  in  Lcmpstcr, 
April  30,  1839,  aged  seventy-five.  He  enlisted  July 
15.  178-'.  and  served  the  remainder  of  the  war. 
He  was  the  last  soldier  of  the  Hollis  quota.  He 
lived  in  Hollis  until  about  1798,  and  then  removed 
to  Lempstcr,  where  he  died.  He  married,  March 
24.  1785.  Susannah  Powers,  who  was  born  in  Dun- 
stable, August  2S,  1768,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Susannah   (Willoughby)    Powers  of  Dunstable.    She 


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died  May  3,  1S39,  three  days  after  the  death  of  her 
husband,  in  the  seventy-first  year  of  her  age.  Their 
children  were :  Jabez,  Noah,  David,  Susannah, 
Hannah,  Lucy,  Stephen,  Nathan.  Willard,  Hannah, 
Alden  and   Mary. 

i\  )  Jabez  (2),  eldest  child  of  Jabez  (1)  and 
Susannah  (Powers)  Youngman,  was  born  in  Hollis, 
June  26,  1786,  and  died  in  Dorchester,  October  1862, 
aged  seventy-six.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  where  he  got  sufficient  book  learning  to 
qualify  him  to  teach,  and  he  was  a  teacher  for  a 
series  of  years.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat  and 
in  religious  belief  a  Universalist.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  became  quite  independent.  He  settled  in  Wil- 
mot  and  afterward  lived  in  Dorchester.  His  judg- 
ment was  excellent,  as  was  also  his  business  ability, 
and  he  settled  various  estates,  held  the  principal 
town  offices,  and  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature eleven  terms,  and  a  delegate  to  the  constitu- 
tional convention  of  1850.  He  married,  March 
4,  1888,  Emma  Baldwin  of  Antrim,  daughter  of 
Isaac  and  Bathia  (Pool)  Baldwin,  born  July  13, 
1792,  died  November  13,  1878.  They  were  the 
parents  of  twelve  children :  David,  Isaac,  Fanny, 
Nahum,  Emma  B.,  Mary  B.,  Milton,  Harriet  B., 
James,  Walter  S.,  Alden  and  Bertha  P.  Mr.  Young- 
man  died  October  11,  1862. 

(VI)  Alden,  eleventh  child  and  seventh  son  of 
Jabez  (2)  and  Emma  (Baldwin)  Youngman,  was 
born  December  24,  1832  at  Wilmot,  New  Hamp- 
shire. At  seventeen  years  of  age  he  left  school, 
and  for  the  following  fourteen  years  was  engaged 
in  mechanical  work  in  Manchester  and  New  Boston. 
In  1863  he  removed  to  Dorchester,  where  he  set- 
tled on  his  father's  farm  which  he  carried  on  for 
twenty-one  years.  In  1884  he  sold  this  property 
and  removed  to  Merrimack,  where  he  bought  a 
farm  of  thirty  acres  and  later  bought  the  property 
known  as  the  Danforth  farm.  He  has  done  a  good 
deal  of  carpentry  since  settling  in  Merrimack.  He 
is  a  Republican  and  has  served  six  years  as  select- 
man. He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Church  of  Christ 
(Scientist).  He  married.  September  14,  1856,  in 
New  Boston,  Maria  S.  Smith,  who  was  born  in 
Hillsboro,  September  11,  1832,  daughter  of  Sandy 
and  Susan  (Eayrs)  Smith.  She  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  and  Francestown  Academy,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  They  had 
one  child,  Charles  F,  born  October  7,  1858,  at  New 
Boston,  and  died  November  7,  1904,  aged  forty-six. 
He  married  Jennie  H.  Hill,  daughter  of  Bradford 
and  Jennie  (Delaite)  Hill,  of  Amherst,  who  sur- 
vives him. 


This  surname  is  taken  from  a  town  in 
BIXBY     the   eastern    portion   of   England,    where 

the  original  nominee  lived.  "By"  signi- 
fies town,  and  Bixby  was  originally  Biggsby — 
"Bigg's  town."  The  family  has  been  long  in  Amer- 
ica and  has  furnished  many  pioneers  and  valuable 
citizens. 

(I)  Sergeant  Joseph  Bixby  was  a  carpenter  in 
Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  in  1647.  He  removed  to 
Boxforrl  in  1660,  and  was  a  soldier  in  King  Philip's 
war,  1676.  He  was  a  freeman  in  1690,  and  died 
April  19.  1700.  His  estate  was  appraised  at  £167,  16s., 
10  d.  He  married  Sarah  (Wyatt)  Heard,  widow 
of  John  Heard,  and  she  died  June  3,  1704,  aged 
eighty-four.  Their  children  were :  Joseph,  Sarah, 
Nathaniel,  Mary.  George,  Jonathan,  Daniel,  Ben- 
jamin and  Abigail. 

(II)  Daniel,  fifth   son  and  seventh   child  of  Jo- 


seph and  Sarah  (Wyatt)  Bixby,  was  born  in  Box- 
ford  about  1650,  and  died  in  Andover,  in  1717.  He 
was  a  carpenter  and  farmer,  and  lived  in  Andover 
many  years.  He  married,  December  2,  1674,  Han- 
nah Chandler,  born  in  Andover,  daughter  of  Captain 
Thomas  Chandler.  (See  Chandler  II).  Their  chil- 
dren were :  David,  Joseph,  Mary,  Thomas,  Sarah, 
Hannah  and  Mephibosheth. 

(III)  David,  eldest  child  of  Daniel  and  Hannah 
(Chandler)  Bixby,  removed  to  Chelmsford,  where 
the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  Some  of  his 
children  removed  to   Litchfield,  New  Hampshire. 

(IV)  Thomas  (1),  son  of  David  Bixby,  lived 
in  Chelmsford.  He  married,  December  8,  1703, 
Deborah  Elkins,  and  died  in  Chelmsford,  December 
5,  1754.  Several  of  his  children  went  to  Litchfield, 
New  Hampshire. 

(V)  Thomas  (2),  married  Phoebe  (surname  un- 
known) and  lived  in  Chelmsford  from  1744  to  1746, 
settling  in  the  latter  year  in  Litchfield,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  died  in  that  town  in  1761,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-eight  years.  His  wife  died  in  1766.  Their 
children  were:  Edward,  Daniel,  Asa,  Thomas,  Sarah 
and  William.  (William  and  descendants  receive 
mention  in  this  article). 

(VI)  Daniel,  second  son  and  child  of  Thomas 
(2)  and  Phcebe  Bixby,  was  born  August  31,  1746,  in 
Chelmsford,  Massachusetts,  and  was  carried  to 
Litchfield  by  his  parents  when  an  infant.  He  grew 
up  there  and  married  Lydia  Parker,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Dorothy  Parker.  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  died  in  Litchfield,  June  29,  1803.  His  wife  was 
born  1749,  and  died  September  22,  181 1. 

(VII)  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Lydia 
(Parker)  Bixby,  was  born  1777,  in  Litchfield,  and 
became  the  wife  of  Francis  Chase.  (See  Chase,  X). 
She  died  October  9,  1861. 

(VIII)  Margaret,  daughter  of  Francis  and 
Dorothy  (Bixby)  Chase,  was  born  July  14,  1819, 
in  Litchfield,  and  became  the  wife  of  Isaac  Mc- 
Questen.  (See  McQuesten,  IV).  She  died  Sep- 
tember 20,   1899. 

(VI)  William,  youngest  child  of  Thomas  (2) 
and  Phoebe  Bixby,  was  born  April  19,  1757,  in  Litch- 
field, and  died  in  that  town,  November  20,  1828. 
He  was  a  farmer,  and  flourished  under  the  condi- 
tions incident  to  a  newly  settled  country.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  November  10,  1783,  Sarah  Thompson, 
of  Litchfield,  born  September  20,  1785,  died  June  4, 
181 1.  They  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children: 
James,  Sarah,  William,  John,  Thomas,  Phebe,  an 
infant  unnamed,  Polly,  Thomas,  Jane,  Parker  and 
Lydia.  He  married  (second),  February  14,  1814, 
Elizabeth  Nahor,  daughter  of  Joseph  Chase,  and 
widow  of  Hugh  Nahor.  She  died  June  16,  1856. 
Four  children  were  born  of  this  marriage :  Eliza- 
beth and  Julia  Ann  (twins),  Lucretia  and  Edward, 
whose  sketch  follows. 

(VI)  Edward,  youngest  child  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  (Nahor)  Bixby,  was  born  in  Litchfield, 
December  10,  1818,  and  died  November  27,  1866. 
He  engaged  in  farming  and  devoted  a  portion  of 
each  year  to  transporting  wood  through  the  Merri- 
mack canal  between  points  near  his  residence  and 
Lowell,  Massachusetts.  He  became  a  member  of 
the  Republican  party  when  it  appeared  in  New 
Hampshire,  and  ever  afterward  voted  that  ticket. 
He  attended  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  married, 
November  3,  1853,  Lucinda  Caldwell,  born  in  Litch- 
field, January  27,  1824,  died  November  24,  1886, 
daughter  of  James  and  Sarah  (Thomas)  Caldwell, 
of  Litchfield.     They  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 


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dren:  Lucretia,  born  1854:  Julia  Ann,  burn  Decem- 
ber 14.  1856;  Selah  C.  born  June  19,  i860;  all  un- 
married, and  Waller  E..  burn  August  4,  (862,  died 
March   17.  [884. 


This  one  of  the  oldest  families  in  the 
PINNEY     country,   no   less   than   five   generations 

of  Isaac  Pinneys  having  lived  in  Con- 
necticut. The  family  came  originally  from  Broad- 
way. Somersetshire,  England,  and  the  name  is  some- 
times spelled  Pynney,  or  Pinne.  The  forefathers 
of  this  race  sleep  in  Broadway  Church,  Somerset- 
shire, a  small,  ancient,  but  beautiful  structure  set  in 
a  churchyard  adorned  with  yews.  By  the  will  of 
Edmund  Pinney,  uncle  of  Humphrey,  the  first 
American  ancestor,  which  will  was  dated  1O31,  an- 
nual payment  is  made  on  the  Pinney  tomb  of  certain 
annuities  devised  to  poor  persons  of  the  name  Pin- 
ney or  of   Standerwicke,  in   Somersetshire.  England. 

(I)  Humphrey,  son  of  John  Pinney,  came  to 
America  in  1630,  with  Rev.  Mr.  Wareham's  company 
in  the  "Mary  and  John."  He  first  settled  in  Dor- 
chester, Massachusetts,  and  was  an  original  member 
of  the  church  there,  removing  in  1635  to  Windsor, 
Connecticut,  his  permanent  home.  He  married 
Mary  Hull,  a  fellow  passenger  on  the  voyage  over, 
and  they  had  seven  children :  Samuel.  Nathaniel, 
Mary,  Sarah,  John.  Abigail  and  Isaac,  whose  sketch 
follows.  Humphrey  Pinney  died  at  Windsor,  Au- 
gust j<\    [683,  and  his  widow  died  August  18,   1684 

(II)  Isaac  (i),  fourth  son  and  youngest  child 
of  Humphrey  and  Mary  (Hull)  Pinney,  was  born 
in  Windsor.  February  24,  1663.  He  married  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Clark.  October  6,  1684. 
They  had  nine  children:  Isaac  (2),  mentioned  be- 
low: Jonathan,  Mary,  Sarah,  Humphrey,  Elizabeth, 
Noah,  Hannah  and  Daniel.  In  the  Windsor  records 
of  September  24.  1709.  is  this  entry:  "Sargent  Isaac 
Pinney  died  on  board  a  vessel!  coming  from  Al- 
bany" during  Queen  Ann's  war.  Connecticut  had 
contributed  three  hundred  and  fifty  men  to  assist 
in  the  rebellion  of  Canada,  Acadia  and  Newfound- 
land. General  Nicholson  had  command  of  the  prov- 
incial army,  which  lay  in  camp  at  Wood  Creek,  near 
Albany  awaiting  the  arrival  of  the  British  fleet, 
which  failed  to  come.  Great  mortality  prevailed 
among  the  Americans  in  camp,  and  more  than  one- 
quarter  of   tin    nun   (bed   of  disease. 

(III)  [saac  (2),  eldest  child  of  Isaac  (1)  and 
Sarah  (Clark)  Pinney,  was  born  January  17.  1686-7, 
at  Windsor,  Connecticut.  He  married  Abigail  Fil- 
ley,  was  born  in  December,  1685.  at  Suffield,  C  on- 
necticut,  and  they  had  four  chiklrer.:  Pi  licence, 
Anne,  Oliver  and  Isaac  (3).  whose  sketch  follows. 
Isaac  (2)  Pinney  died  August  12.  1717,  at  the  early 
age  of  thirty.  His  widow  lived  till  November,  1761, 
dying  at  the  age  of  seventy-six. 

(IV)  Isaac  (3),  second  son  and  youngest  child 
of  Isaac  (2)  and  Abigail  (  Filley)  Pinney.  was  born 
January  15,  1 716-7.  There  is  some  confusion  in 
regard  to  this  generation.  According  to  a  record 
in  an  old  family  Bible  belonging  to  Mrs.  Martha  A. 
Gaylor,  Isaac  (3)  Pinney  married  Susanna  Phelps, 
born  at  Hebron,  Connecticut,  September  23,  1731, 
who  died  at  Stafford,  Connecticut.  September  13, 
1795,  aged  sixty- four.  They  had  six  children:  Sus- 
anna, Oliver.  Lydia,  Sarah,  Isaac  (4),  mentioned 
below:  and  Daniel.  This  record  says  that  Isaac 
(3)  was  judge  of  probate  over  thirty  years,  and 
that  he  died  at  Stafford,  Connecticut,  September, 
1791,  aged  seventy-foi 

(V)  Isaac    (4),  second  son  and   fourth  child  of 


Isaac  (3)  and  Susanna  (Phelps)  Pinney,  was  born 
December  18,  1758.  He  married  Mary  Parkhurst, 
and  they  had  ten  children:  Susan,  Isaac  (5),  Mary. 
Tillie,  Sally,  Daniel,  Betsey.  Julia,  Columbus  and 
Ziba.  Isaac  (4)  Pinney  died  February  15,  1841,  or 
according  to  another  record,  February   id.   [842. 

(VI)  Isaac  (5)  Pinney,  eldest  son  and  second 
child   of   Isaac    (4)    and   Susanna    (Phelps)    Pinney, 

was  born  June  10,  1793.     He  married  Roxanna  •, 

and  they  had  eight  children :  Isaac  S.,  Eliza.  For- 
dyce,  mentioned  below ;  Columbus,  Charles  A., 
Charlotte.  Jason  R.  and  Charlotte  A. 

(YII)  Fordyce,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Isaac  (5)  and  Roxanna  Pinney.  was  born  De- 
cember 3,  1817.  He  married  Dorcas  Walker,  and 
they  had  four  children  :  James  W.,  Isabella  S..  Frank 
F.  whose  sketch  follows;  and  Charles  W.  Fordyce 
Pinney  died  November  27,  1884. 

(VIII)  Frank  Fordyce.  second  son  and  third 
child  of  Fordyce  and  Dorcas  (Walker)  Pinney,  was 
born  at  Royalton,  Vermont.  May  7.  1846.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town. 
and  at  the  Academy  at  Royalton,  Vermont.  He  fol- 
lowed farming  most  of  his  life,  but  in  1874  he  came 
to  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire,  and  until  his  death 
eleven  years  later,  he  was  traveling  salesman  for 
the  linn  of  Adriance  Piatt  &  Company,  agricultural 
implements.  Mr.  Pinney  attended  the  Bapti-t 
Church,  and  belonged  to  Mascoma  Lodge,  No.  20. 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  to  the  En- 
campment, and  to  Mount  Support  Lodge,  No.  15. 
Ancient  Order  L'nited  Workmen,  and  to  the  Leb- 
anon (.range.  lie  was  a  Republican  in  politics. 
and  had  been  a  member  of  the  school  board.  On 
December  29,  1867,  Frank  Fordyce  Pinney  married 
Celestia  A.  Owen,  daughter  of  Merrcll  Owen,  of 
Bethel,  Vermont.  They  had  three  children  :  Fred 
Fuller,  Edward  Everett  and  Arthur  Jason,  whose 
sketch  follows.  Frank  F.  Pinney  died  August  3, 
1006,  at  Lebanon.  New  Hampshire. 

(IX)  Arthur  Jason,  youngest  of  the  three  sons 
of  Frank  Fordyce  and  Celestia  (Owen)  Pinney, 
was  born  in  Royalton,  Vermont,  October  5,  1876. 
He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Lebanon,  New 
Hampshire,  and  became  an  oil  merchant.  With  his 
brother  Edward  E.  Pinney  as  partner,  he  began  busi- 
ness in  1808,  handling  oil,  both  wholesale  and  retail. 
They  buy  the  product  from  independent  companies  and 
keep  several  teams  on  the  road  all  the  time,  covering 
an  area  of  about  twenty-five  miles  about  Lebanon. 
Mr.  Pinney  attends  the  Baptist  Church,  and  is  a 
Republican  in  politics.  On  November  9,  1903,  he 
married  Nina,  daughter  of  William  and  Bessie 
(Mansfield)    Crozier,   of   Lebanon. 


Iliis  old  English  family  planted  its 
SANGER  scions  very  early  on  the  New  Kngland 
shores,  and  has  contributed  its  por- 
tion to  the  development  of  civilization  on  the  West- 
ern Continent.  It  was  early  identified  with  New 
Hampshire  and  Vermont,  and  some  of  the  leading 
citizens  of  both  states  at  the  present  day  are  off- 
shoots  from  this   family. 

(  1  )  The'  pioneer  ancestor,  Richard  Sanger,  a 
native  of  England,  removed  to  America  in  1636 
and  settled  in  Hingbam.  Massachusetts,  where  he 
died   in   l66r. 

(II)      Richard    (2),   son   of   Richard    (1)    Sanger. 
was  born  in  England.  1620,  and  embarked  at  South 
ampton  in    Vpril,   (638,  in  the  ship  "Confidence'.'  of 
London,   John   Jobson,    master.      He    shipped   as   a 
servant   to  John    RoafT.      (See    Rolfe).      Soon   after 


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arriving  in  Massachusetts  lie  settled  in  Sudbury, 
that  colony,  where  he  took  the  oath  of  fidelity  in 
1(147.  He  removed  thence  to  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  [649.  With  two  sons  and  three  others, 
lie  guarded  the  mill  at  Watertown.  Massachusetts, 
during  King  Philip's  war.  He  married  Mary,  second 
daughter  of  Robert  Reynolds,  and  their  children 
were:  Mary,  Nathaniel,  John,  Sarah,  Richard  and 
Elizabeth. 

(Ill)  Nathaniel,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Richard  (2)  and  Mary  (  Reynolds )  Sanger,  was 
horn  Feb.  14,  1652,  in  Watertown,  and  resided 
first  in  Sherburn  and  later  in  Roxbury,  Massachu- 
setts, whence  he  removed  to  Woodstock,  Connecti- 
cut, being  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  that  town.  He 
was  one  of  the  twenty  soldiers  impressed  for  the 
Colonial  war  in  1675,  and  died  in  1735.  He  was 
married  in  1679  to  Mary  Cutter,  daughter  of  Richard 
Cutter,  of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  ten  children.  His  second  wife's  name 
was  Ruth,  and  she  died  and  was  buried  November 
20.   171 1.  in  Woodstock. 

(  IV)  Eleazer,  youngest  child  of  Nathaniel  and 
Mary  (  Cutter)  Sanger,  was  born  in  169S,  and  re- 
sided in  Hardwick  and  Petersham,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  grantees  of  Keene,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1753,  and  removed  to  that  place, 
where  he  died  March  24,  1765.  He  was  married  June 
24,  1731,  to  Mary  Jackson,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of   four  children. 

(V)  Eleazer  (2),  son  of  Eleazer  (1)  and 
Mary  (Jackson)  Sanger,  was  born  1740.  in  Peter- 
sham, Massachusetts,  and  resided  in  Keene,  New 
Hampshire.  With  two  of  his  brothers  he  joined  in 
the  expedition  against  Canada  in  the  French  and 
Indian  war  in  1759,  and  was  present  at  the  cap- 
ture of  Quebec  and  Ticonderoga.  His  name  also 
appears  with  those  of  the  same  brothers  on  the 
Keene  muster  rolls,  August  3,  1775,  in  a  foot  com- 
pany -cut  to  Bunker  Hill.  The  battle  was  over. 
however,  before  they  arrived  and  they  did  not 
participate.  He  was  married  May  24,  1765,  to  Han- 
nah Sherwood,  of  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  and 
they  had  five  children. 

(VI)  Eleazer  (3),  son  of  Eleazer  (2)  and  Han- 
nah (Sherwood)  Sanger,  was  born  September  11, 
1766,  in  Keene,  New  Hampshire,  and  moved  to  St. 
Johnsbury.  Vermont,  in  1700.  Before  bis  marriage 
he  made  explorations  in  northern  Vermont  and 
selected  a  locality  which  seemed  to  him  suitable 
for  a  settlement.  He  purchased  a  large  tract  of 
land  which  included  the  site  of  St.  Johnsbury, 
wdiere  he  made  a  clearing  and  immediately  began 
the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  He  built  a  log  house 
at  what  was  known  as  the  four  corners,  but  later 
settled  at  St.  Johnsbury  Center,  where  he  limit 
saw  and  grist  mills,  the  first  built  in  that  locality, 
and  the  village  was  known  as  Sanger's  Mills  as 
late  as  1S48.  He  was  a  typical  pioneer  and  cleared 
away  about  two  hundred  acres  of  forest,  in  the 
meantime  manufacturing  large  amounts  of  lumber 
at  his  mill.  He  was  of  hospitable  disposition  and 
often  entertained  travelers  in  the  large  house 
which  he  built  in  the  village,  though  he  never  opened 
a  tavern.  This  house  had  what  was  known  .1-  a 
"hopper  roof,"  which  was  probably  a  hip  roof.  Mr. 
Sanger  was  prominent  as  a  business  man  and  con- 
tributed in  every  way  within  his  power  to  the 
development  of  the  village  of  St.  Johnsbury.  His 
death  occurred  in  1836,  at  the  age  of  seventy  years. 
and  he  was  widely  mourned.  He  was  married  be- 
fore 1700  to  Sabrina  Whitney,  of  Winchester,  Mas- 

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sachusetts.  who  survived  him  about  two  years, 
dying  in  1838.  Of  their  twelve  children  four  grew 
to  maturity,  namely :  Ezra,  Betsv,  Sabrina  and 
Rhoda. 

(VII)  Ezra,    son    of   Eleazer    (3)    and    Sabrina 

Whitney   Sanger,  was  born  ,   1804,   in   St. 

Johnsbury,  Vermont.  When  a  young  man  he  en- 
tered the  store  of  John  Clark  as  a  clerk,  and  sub- 
sequently opened  a  store  of  his  own,  the  first  in  the 
Center  Village.  He  soon  sold  this  business  and 
removed  to  Troy,  Vermont,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  potash  and  of  shoes,  and  also 
conducted  a  general  merchandise  store.  He  dis- 
posed  of  these  interests  in  1834,  and  removed  to 
Honeoye  Falls,  in  New  York,  where  he  was  a  mer- 
chant until  his  death,  of  consumption,  1840.  His 
wife,  Sarah  M.  (Brown)  Sanger,  was  an  adopted 
daughter  of  John  Clark,  having  been  left  an  orphan 
in  childhood.  She  was  born  September,  1807,  at  St. 
Johnsbury,  Vermont,  and  died  May  10,  i860,  at 
Delta,  Ohio.  Their  children  are  accounted  for  as 
follows:  Maria,  Ellen,  Thaddeus  E.,  mentioned  be- 
low; Mary  Ann,  Benjamin.  Several  years  after 
the  death  of  Mr.  Sanger  his  widow  married 
Thomas  Gleason,  to  whom  she  bore  one  daughter, 
Fanny.  The  mother  died  at  the  age  of  fifty  years. 
Ezra  Sanger,  like  bis  father  before  him,  was  an 
old  line  Whig,  but  did  not  care  for  any  political 
preferment.  He  was  liberal  in  religious  faith  and 
was  a  respected  and  esteemed  citizen.  Sarah  M. 
(Brown)  Sanger,  was  a  granddaughter  of  John 
[de,  who  was  a  soldier  from  Massachusetts  during 
the  Revolution.  Her  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Brown,  was  also  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution. 

(VIII)  Thaddeus  Ezra,  eldest  son  of  Ezra  and 
Sarah  M.  (Brown)  Sanger,  was  born  March  12, 
1S32.  in  Troy.  Vermont,  and  prepared  for  college 
at  St.  Johnsbury  Academy.  His  intention  of  pursu- 
ing a  collegiate  course  was  abandoned  because  of 
the  changing  fortunes  of  the  family,  and  he  left 
school  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  to  pursue  some 
avocation  which  would  sustain  him.  He  did  not. 
however,  abandoned  the  hope  of  securing  an  educa- 
tion, and  went  bravely  to  work  and  paved  the  way 
for  such  a  career.  He  taught  school  for  a  time, 
then  went  to  Toledo.  Ohio,  where  he  was  employed 
for  a  period  of  years  as  clerk  in  a  drug  store,  and 
having  decided  upon  the  medical  profession  utilized 
every  moment  of  available  time  during  this  period 
for  study,  often  taking  time  that  should  have  been 
devoted  to  rest.  After  this  he  continued  the  study 
of  medicine  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  attended  a 
course  of  lectures  and  was  subsequently  a  student 
under  the  direction  of  Doctors  Stone  and  San- 
born, of  St.  Johnsbury.  He  also  studied  in  the 
office  of  Dr.  Darling,  at  Lyndon,  Vermont.  He 
then  entered  the  Hahnemann  Homeopathic  Medical 
College  at  Philadelphia,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1856  and  immediately  located  for  practice  at 
Hardwick.  Vermont,  where  he  continued  two  years. 
Thence  he  proceeded  to  Littleton,  New  Hampshire, 
arriving  July  12.  1858,  where  he  continued  practice 
till  his  death.  He  did  much  to  raise  the  standing 
of  the  Homeopathic  School  of  Medicine,  both 
with  the  profession  and  the  public,  and  his  long 
and  varied  practice  in  and  about  Littleton  was  a 
successful  one.  He  was  a  pioneer  of  the  school  in 
this  section  of  the  state,  being  the  first  in  northern 
New  Hampshire,  and  always  showed  great  enthusi- 
asm for  his  profession.  His  pleasing  personality 
and  keen  interest  in  the  science  and  the  welfare 
of    his    patients    necessarily    brought    success       His 


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reputation   had   long   beei  lished,   and   he   was 

many  times  called  in  consultation  by  members 
of  both  allopathic  and  homeopathic  schools  over 
the  enure  regions  of  Northern  New  Hampshire 
and  Vermont.  Dr.  Sanger  always  stood  in  the 
front  rank  with  those  who  have  developed  the 
town  and  made  it  what  it  is.  He  was  ready  for  ser- 
vice, at  any  time  and  anywhere  that  the  public  good 
demanded,  but  his  profession  was  the  one  important 
thins.  To  it  he  brought  an  exceptional  amount 
of  natural  ability,  and  to  this  was  aided  an  unusu- 
ally bright,  quick,  intelligent  mind  which  fitted  him 
so"  any   emergency.      Probably  no   one   in 

this  better    read    in    medical    lore,    and 

few  more  familiar  with  current  literature  and  the 
latest  books.  He  was  always  reaching  out  for 
new  things,  and  possessed  a  remarkable  power  of 
discernment  and  selection.  He  was  wise  and  cauti- 
ous, and  seldom  made  mistakes  in  his  profession. 
Hi.  manner  in  the  sick  room  carried  with  it  healing; 
for  though  the  case  was  critical,  taxing  his  brain 
and  heart  to  the  utmost,  only  cheerful  looks  and 
words  were  his  inside  the  house,  no  matter  how 
worried  and  careworn  he  felt. 

It  was  natural  that  his  standing  and  keen  inter- 
est in  his  profession  led  him  into  many  associations 
for  the  promotion  of  science  and  the  public  health. 
From  the  year  1865  he  was  a  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire'  Medical  Society,  and  held  many  of 
the  important  offices  of  that  organization,  being 
president  for  three  years,  1878-79  and  1880.  _  In 
1870  he  became  a  member  of  the  American  Institu- 
tion of  Homeopathy.  In  1871  he  was  appointed  by 
the  general  government  to  the  position  of  pension 
surgeon  for  the  United  States  pension  bureau,  and 
held  that  position  until  the  assumption  of  office  by 
President  Cleveland,  when  he  resigned.  To  Dr. 
Sanger  more  than  to  any  other  individual  was  due 
the  organization  of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Homeo- 
pathic  Medical  Society  of  Northern  New  Hamp- 
shire and  for  two  years  he  was  its  president.  He 
was  fi  r  a  long  time  medical  examiner  of  the 
Knights  of  Honor  and  the  Provident  Mutual  Asso- 
ciation of  New  Hampshire. 

ng  a  broad  mind  and  a  large  heart  Dr. 
Sanger   was  naturally  drawn   early  into  an  associa- 
'   with  fraternal  organizations,  and  he  gave  much 
time  to  the  work  of  Free  Masonry.     He  became  a 
men  i    jUirns  Lodge,  at  Littleton.  December  7, 

70  and  of  Franklin  Chapter,  of  Lisbon,  in  1881. 
He  was  made  a  Knight  Templar,  January  23, 
1882,  in  St.  Girard  Commandery.  He  took  the 
council   1  Li    Plymouth,   February   II,   18S4,  in 

Omega   Council,   and   received  the  thirty-second  de- 
gri  the    Scottish    Rite,    December   21,    18S5,   at 

Nashua.  He  held  many  important  Masonic  offices. 
In  1871  he  was  junior  warden,  the  following  year 
senior  warden,  >vas  captain  general  in  1883  and 
eminent  commander  En  m  1S84  to  1891.  He  was 
grand  captain  of  the  Guard  of  the  Grand  Com- 
!  :,  ol  the  State  in  1884,  and  grand  warden 
in  1885.  He  was  master  of  his  home  lodge  in  1890 
and  grand  commander  of  the  state  in  1892.  Dr. 
ser  was  :i  welcome  member  in  every  social 
circle,  and  hi  ireciated  and  admired   for  his 

ready  wit  and  quii  I  ness  of  perception.  His  readi- 
ness in  1I1  di  cussion  of  every  topic  of  general 
interest  proved  him  tQ  be  a  lifelong  student  and  a 
man  ■  f  brilliant  intellect  To  such  a  man  mccess 
in  the  field  of  healing  was  a  certainty.  His  dis- 
til' rs  came  to  him  by  reason  of  his 
cultivated  talents,  his  unremitting  attention  and  his 
i   himself  and  science.     This  confidence 


and    his   cool    and    courageous    hearing    in    the    sick 
:  !   much   in  healing  the   ills   of   his   patients. 
He    entered    upi  11    the    study    and   practice    of    medi- 
when  the  Home'  pathic   schorl   was  held  some- 
members    of    the    so    called 
jular    School."      But    his    steady    adherence    to 
ractice  of  his   science,  his  uniform  success  in 
ng   the   sick,   and   his   kind  and  genial      nature 
ame    all    obstacles   and    he    always    occupied   a 
nviable   position   in   the  medical  profession. 
Dr.    Sanger    was    married    October   29,    1856,    to 
1a     C.      Kneeland,     in     Waterbury,     Vermont, 
of    Willard    Hall    and    Cleora    (Woods) 
Willard    H.    Kneeland    was    for    many 
-    a  prominent   farmer   of   Waterbury   and    Bar- 
md    owned   valuable    lumber    mills    in    Victory. 
On   retiring   from  active  life   he   removed  to  Little- 
ton.   New    Hampshire,    where    he    died    in    1875,    at 
the  age  of   seventy  years.     He  was  born  in   Water- 
bury.  Vermont,    in    1805.      IIi<    wife.    Cleora    Woods, 
was  born  in   Barnet.  Vermont,  in   1810  and  died  in 
She   was    a   granddaughter   of   John   Woods, 
who   served  in   New   Hampshire  and    Mas  achusetts 
daring  the  Revolutionary  war.  and  of  Captain  John 
Ide.   who   served  in   Rhode   Island   during  the   same 
struggle.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kneeland  were  the  parents 
of    four  children:    Samuel   P.,  Iantha  C,  Ellen  and 
Ireneus.     John  Kneeland,  the  founder  of  the  family, 
was  born   in   Scotland.    1600,   and  came  to  America, 
1632,  settling  in  Boston.     He- was  a  son  of  Captain 
John  Kneeland.  who  was  born  in   Scotland  in   I5°5- 
married  Mary  Dunbar,  1598,  and  died  at  sea  in  1635. 
John     ( 3 1     Kneeland    was    hern    in    Boston,     1632, 
and   his    son   John    (4)    was  horn   in  that   city,    1668. 
John    (5)    Kneeland,   son  of  John    (4),   was  a  cele- 
Boston   builder  and   real   estate   owner,  after 
whom    Kneeland    street    and   Kneeland    wharf   were 
named.      He   constructed    the    "Old    South    Church" 
in    Boston.     John    (5)    Kneeland    was  born   in   Bos- 
ton.   i((i4.  and  his  son,  Richard  Kneeland,  was  born 
in    that    city    in    1752      Richard    (2)    Kneeland,   son 
of    Richard    (t).    was    bom    in    Westford,    Massa- 
chusetts, in  T77P,  and  was  the  father  of  Willard  H. 
Kneeland,  whose  daughter  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  Sanger. 
Dr.    Sanger's   children   include:    Ellen   I.,   Lillian  E. 
and    Katherine    F.,    born    in    Littleton.      The    eldest 
an   artist   by  profession,   and   was  graduated  at 
the  Normal   Art   School  in   Boston,  and  was  an   art 
teacher    in    the    schools   of   Littleton.      She    married 
K.   Barker,  M.  D..  of  Littleton,  and  died  March 
3,  1898     The  sc-'nd  daughter  was  an  accomplishe-J 
ician,  and  is  now  the  wife  of  F.  F.  Green,  drug- 
gist,  of   I  it  1 K  ton.     The  third.  Katherine  F.,  married 
1      irli      B.    Henry,   of   the   firm   of  J.    F.    Henry   & 
Sons,    of    Lincoln,    New    Hampshire.      The    grand 
children    are     Wayne     Sanger,    George     Frederick, 
Catheryn     Ellen     Green  :     and     Katherine    Kneeland 
Henry.     The  home  of  Dr.  Sanger  is  on  Main  street, 
and  is  one  of  the  finest  located  houses  in  the  village. 
lie  purchased  the  property  in   1873  and  caused  the 
buildings   to   be   erected    soon   after.      The   beautiful 
lawns,    fine    gardens,    and    orchard  :    the    handsome 
house  and   out   buildings   make   it   a   very   attractive 
home,  and  in  this  residence  he  maintained  his  office. 
He    was    in    active    practice    fifty    years,    forty-eight 
of   which   were   in   Littleton.    Dr.   Sanger  died  June 
6.  1906,  aged  seventy-four  years,  at  the  Homeopathic 
Hospital   in   Boston,   where   he   had   gone   for  treat- 
ment a  few  days  before. 


Sometimes       written       fioodale       or 

GOODELL     Goodall,  is  the  name  of  the  common 

ancestor    of    all    the    early    families 


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of  this  patronymic  in  New  England.  There  is  a 
tradition  that  the  families  of  this  lineage  are  sprung 
from  three  brothers  who  lived  in  the  same  town 
and  agreed  that  each  should  adopt  a  separate  spell- 
ing of  the  name  for  the  personal  convenience  of 
It  is  more  probable,  however,  that  these 
three  forms  of  orthography  are  but  the  survivors 
of  numerous  ways  of  .polling  the  name  that  a 
search  of  the  town  records  of  New  England  would 
reveal.  The  family  appears  early  in  Massachusetts, 
and  as  the  families  of  the  earliest  generations  were 
large,  the  number  of  descendants  is  proportionally 
large.  Their  record  is  a  good  one  and  many  useful 
and  excellent  citizens  have  borne  the  honest  old 
British  cognomen  of  Goodell. 

1  I  )  Robert  Goodell,  born  in  England  in  1604, 
sailed  from  Ipswich.  England,  August  30,  1634,  in 
the  -hip  "Elizabeth,"  William  Andrews,  commander, 
with  his  wife  Katherine  and  three  children:  Mary, 
Abraham,  and  Isaac,  arriving  in  Massachusetts. 
He  purchased  a  tract  of  four  hundred  and  eighty 
acre-  of  land  in  Salem,  lying  between  the  Ipswich 
river,  Reading  road,  and  Newburyport  turnpike, 
whence  he  subsequently  moved  to  what  is  now  called 
1  lanvers.  The  deed  records  of  1668.  and  probate  rec- 
ord of  his  will  shewed  that  at  those  times  he  had 
a   wife   named   Margaret,   hence  must   have   married 

:cond  time.  "The  family  was  highly  esteemed  in 
Salem." 

ill)     Zachariah,   third    son   and   fourth   child   of 
Robert  and  Katherine  Goodell.  was  born  in   Salem,  . 
and    married    Elizabeth    Beacham,    daughter   of    Ed- 
ward and  Mary  Beacham  of  Salem. 

1  III))     David     (1),    eighth    son    and     eleventh 

child     of     Zachariah      and     Elizabeth      (Beacham) 

1  1     dell,  was  born  March.   1688,  and  married,  Janu- 

7.    1712,   Abigail   Elliott,  of   Boxford,   and   they 

me    the    parents    of   two    children,    Abigail    and 

David,  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(IV)  David  (2),  only  son  of  David  (1)  and 
Abigail  (Elliott)  Goodell,  born  April  30.  1716,  re- 
sided  in  that  part  of  the  town  of  Amherst  now  in- 
cluded in  Milford.  He  married,  March  2,  1738, 
Lydia  Putnam,  daughter  of  John  and  Lydia 
I  Parker)  Putnam.  She  died  November  27,  1789. 
They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children. 

(V)  David  (3),  oldest  child  of  David  (2)  and 
Lydia  (Putnam)  Goodell,  born  December  16,  1738, 
dud  June  20.  1829,  lived  in  Amherst.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Hutchinson,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Han- 
nab  (Richardson)  Hutchinson,  of  Middleboro.  They 
had    -even  children. 

(VI)  David  (4).  third  son  and  fourth  child 
of  David  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Hutchinson)  Goodell, 
was  born  in  Amherst,  September  15,  1774,  settled 
in  Hillsborough,  from  which  place  he  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Antrim  in  1844,  where  he  died  in  1848. 
He  married  Mary  Raymond,  daughter  of  Holt  and 
Phebe  (Dodge)  Raymond.  She  died  May  17,  1864, 
aged  eighty-five  They  were  the  parents  of  three 
children :  George  Dodge,  John,  and  Jesse  Ray- 
mond. 

(VII)  George  Dodge,  oldest  child  of  David 
(4)  and  Mary  (Raymond)  Goodell,  was  born  June 
18,  1799.  and  died  May  20.  1867,  aged  sixty-eight. 
lie  married,  April  24,  1823,  Rebecca  Andrews, 
daughter  of  Solomon  and  Sarah  (Bradford)  An- 
drews. They  had  five  children  :  Mary  Emily,  Sarah 
Rebecca,  John.  Lucv  S.  and  Sarah  A. 

CVIII)  Dr.  John,  third  child  and  only  son  of 
George  Dodge  and  Rebecca  (Andrews)  Goodell, 
a  1-  born  in  Hillsborough,  May  18,  1S29.     He  mar- 


ried. May  17,  1859.  Ellen  Elizabeth  Foster,  of  Keene, 
born  June  27,  1833,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Sybil 
(Mason)  Foster.  They  had  two  children,  Nancy  C. 
and  Carrie  A. 

(VII)  Deacon  Jesse  Raymond,  youngest  child 
of  David  (4)  and  Alary  (Raymond)  Goodell,  born 
in  Hillsboro,  February  12,  1807,  died  November  6, 
1886.  He  had  but  limited  school  privileges,  but 
fully  appreciating  the  value  of  education,  largely 
made  up  by  study  and  reading  in  later  years  what 
he  had  failed  to  obtain  as  a  boy.  He  was  a  tiller  of 
the  soil,  and  lived  on  the  ancestral  farm  until  1841, 
when  he  removed  to  the  adjoining  town  of  Antrim 
where  he  resided  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
married  first.  Olive  Atwood  Wright,  of  Sullivan, 
born  February  28,  1807.  died  June  13,  1877,  and 
(second)  Mrs.  Ruth  (Wilkins)  Bennett,  born  No- 
vember 1,  1824,  died  February  6,  1894.  Olive  A. 
Wright  was  a  woman  of  much  more  than  ordinary 
mentality,  was  economical,  industrious  and  energetic. 
Her  parents  were  poor,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen 
years  she  went  to  Boston  and  then  to  Waltham  in 
search  of  work.  The  first  cotton  factory  had  just 
commenced  operations  in  Waltham,  and  she  obtained 
employment  there.  In  eight  years  she  saved  $500 
from  her  earnings,  which  is  probably  a  case  without 
parallel  among  the  employees  of  her  age  in  that 
place  and  time.  Jesse  R.  and  Olive  A.  Goodell 
%vere  the  parents  of  one  child,  whose  sketch  fol- 
lows : 

(VIII)  Governor  David  H.  Goodell.  only  child 
of  Deacon  Jesse  Raymond  and  Olive  Atwood 
(Wright)  Goodell.  was  born  on  his  father's  farm 
in  Hillsborough.  May  6,  1S34,  and  March  17,  1841. 
moved  to  Antrim.  His  early  youth  was  passed  in 
labor  on  the  farm  and  attendance  at  the  common 
schools  until  he  had  acquired  all  the  education 
they  could  supply.  He  then  attended  Hancock 
Academy  several  terms,  and  went  from  there  to 
New  Hampton,  and  later  to  Francestown,  where  he 
graduated  in  1852.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he 
entered  Brown  University,  where  he  took  high  rank 
as  a  scholar,  winning  a  prize  in  mathematics,  and 
marking  within  one  degree  of  perfect  in  Latin.  His 
health  failed  in  his  sophomore  year,  and  he  was 
compelled  to  return  to  his  home,  where  he  spent 
the  following  year  and  a  half  on  the  farm.  After 
recovering  his  health  he  began  teaching,  and  taught 
two  terms  at  Hubbardston.  Massachusetts,  one  at 
the  New  London  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution 
and  one  at  Leominster.  Massachusetts.  Here  he 
found  his  health  failing  again  on  account  of  his 
sedentary  life  and  he  returned  to  the  farm  expect- 
ing to  make  farming  his  permanent  business,  but 
the  Antrim  Shovel  Company  being  organized  about 
that  time  (1857)  he  was  offered  the  position  of 
treasurer  and  bookkeeper,  which  he  accepted.  In 
1858  he  was  made  general  agent  of  the  company, 
and  filled  that  place  six  years,  the  last  three  as 
the  agent  of  Treadwell  &  Company,  of  Boston, 
who  had  purchased  the  business  of  the  original 
company.  In  1864  Oakes  Ames  bought  the  busi- 
ness, including  the  patents  covering  the  famous 
Antrim  shovel,  and  moved  it  to  North  Easton, 
Massachusetts,  and  Mr.  Goodell.  in  company  with 
George  R.  Carter,  one  of  the  firm  of  Treadwell  & 
Company,  began  in  a  small  way  the  manufacture 
of  apple  parers.  He  was  the  inventor  of  the 
"lightning  apple  parer,"  which  they  put  on  the 
market  through  a  New  York  house,  which  in  two 
years  sold  a  few  hundred  dozen  and  thought  they 
had   done   well.     In    1866  Mr.   Goodell   went   on  the 


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road    to    sell    for   himself,   and    in   a    tour   of   three 
■   two  thousand  dozen,  and  thus  made    Ins 
invention  known  throughout  the     country,     In 

the  factory  was  destroyed  by  tire.     The  firm  i  I 

urance,    and    the    loss    was    total.       Sin    weeks 
new    shop  was  in  operation,  and  in  the  year 
ing    turned    out    over    nine    thousand 
machines.     In    1870,   in   order   to   accommodate    one 
of  its  partners,  the  firm  of  Goodell  &  Company   had 
ites  of  Treadwell  &  Company  to  the 
amount  of  $50,000,  and  the  failure  of  the  latter  firm 
sent    Goodel]    &    Company    into    bankruptcy.      The 
result   of   the   trouble   was   that    Mr.   Goodell    bought 
the    property    himself,    borrowed    money,    and    paid 
his   debts,   paid    for   the  plant   out  of  the  first   year's 
and  subsequently  greatly  enlarged  the  busi- 
yithout  signing  a  note  for  more  than  twenty- 
for    himself   or   anyone   else,    or    accepting 
!   the  financial  aid  that  was  freely  offered  him. 
In   the   year    [872   Mr.   Goodell   took   part   in   the   or- 
ganization     1  f     the     Woods     Cutlery     Company,    at 
Bennington,   and   in    1875   bought   it  out   and   trans- 
ferred   11    to    the   Goodell    Company,   of   which   he   is 
the    principal    stockholder    and   the    manager.      The 
company    manufactures    all    kinds    of    table    cutlery. 
From    scale   tang   to   silver  plated,   hot  water  proof; 
and    also    numerous    kinds    of    apple    parers.    potato 
pan  rs,  cherry   stoners,   seed   sowers,  both  hand  and 
horse     power,        I  he    six    factories    at    Antrim    and 
Bennington   now    employ  two  hundred  and  seventy- 
five     hands,  and  have  a  payroll  of  more  than  $120,- 
000   yearly. 

Born  and  bred  a  fanner,  Mr.  Goodell  has  always 
loved  nature  and  delighted  in  farming.  He  lives 
on  the  farm  his  father  owned,  and  there  carries 
on  fanning  scientifically,  and  does  a  profitable 
business  in  stock  raising.  His  interests  in  hus- 
bandry and  domestic  animals,  have  brought  him  into 
various  organizations  of  farmers  and  breeders. 
He  aided  in  organizing  and  was  for  several  years 
years  the  president  of  the  Oak  Park  Association 
for  the  encouragement  of  agriculture  and  the  me- 
chanic arts;  was  for  a  number  of  years  one  of  the 
trustees  of  the  New  England  Agricultural  Society, 
and  from  [879  to  [886,  was  an  active  member  of 
the  New  Hampshire  Board  of  Agriculture. 

Mr.    Goodell    was   a   Democrat   in   his    early   life. 
but   embraced  the  principles  and  ardently  supported 
the    measures    of    the    Republican    party    since    [863. 
With   his   active   temperament   he   could   not   remain 
.1   hence   has   always   taken   an   active 
and   has   luld   numerous   offices   and 
0     d    many    honors.      Among    the    early    offices 
which  he  held  were  those  of    i-hool  committee,  town 
lerator.      In    1876,    after   a   long    con 
iblished  his  claim  to  having  be<  n  elected 
legislature   in   Antrim,    where 
he    overturned     1     Dem  icratic    majority.      He    was 
i     elei  ted  in  1877  and  187N.     In  the  house  he  estab- 
lished  and   maintained   a    reputation   as  one   of   the 
udicious  counselors  and  most   effective  speak- 
ers   in    the     state,    and    commanded    the    confidence 
of  his  colleagu       to    such  an  extent  that  no  measure 
ted  was  defeated,  and  none  that  he 
opposed    wi         ■  fill.     The   bill    for  the  erection 

.1    .1    new    state   prison   was  carried  larg> 
his  judicious  and   1  upporl      In   1S82  he  was 

elected    a    member    of    the    governoi  1,    and 

a    term  of   two  years    from    1S83  to    [885.      In 
the  Rcpulilic.au   convention  of   1884  he  received  one 
hundred   and    forty  -in    votes,  and   was  1] 
competitor  of  Hon    Moody  Currier  for  the  nomina- 
tion   for   governor.      In    [888   he   was   nominal 


elected  gdvernor,  taking  his  seat  in  June,   1889,  and 
serving  to  January,  1891. 

Governor    Goodell    is    a    lifelong    and    earnest 
temperance   worker,  and  served  as   p  if  the 

New    Hampshire    State    Temperance    Union,    and    is 
now    (  1907)   president  of  the  New   Hampshire  Anti- 
Saloon       League.      He    has    also   been    a    trust 
Colby  Academy  of  Xew  London.  Governor  Goodell's 
success   in   life   lias   come   principally    from    a   combi- 
nation   of   energy,    good    judgment    and    moral    recti- 
tude      Into    every    enterprize    with    which    he    has 
"-li   connected  he  has  put  a  vigor  that  has  brought 
1  cess.     Ills   political   career  is  a  notable   in 
of    what    the    qualities    in    a    man    may    accomplish. 
Relying   implicitly   in   his   high   character   and 
his    fellow    citizens    have    repeatedly    elected    him    to 
positions    of    honor    and    trust.      Beginning    at    the. 
lowest    he    gradually    won    his    way    to    the    highest 

in  ill*-  -tate.  In  business  he  has  been  : 
employer,  and  through  him  the  industries  of  the 
state  have  been  increased,  and  labor  ha-  been  fur- 
nished to  many  of  his  fellow  citizens.  Through 
all  his  life  to  the  age  of  "three  score  and  ten"  he 
has  passed  with  a  high  business  credit,  a  good 
general   reputation,  and  an  immaculate  character. 

Governor   Goodell  married,      September    1. 
ai    Goffstown,   Hannah  Jane    Pkuner,  born   in   Goffs- 
town,    April    13.    1835.    daughter    of    Jesse    T.    and 
Hannah     (Johnson)     Plumer,    of    Goffstown.      They 
have  two  children:  1.   Dura  Dana,  born  S 
[858,    married    Nellie    L.    Little.    August    31,     [886; 
they    have    one    child.    Claire,    horn     .V 
[887.         2.  Richard    Carter,    bom    August    10,    1868, 
married     Una    G.     White,     August     10,     [892        She 
.lied    April    5.    1S95,    and    he    married    Amy    Martin, 
February  22,   1899. 


The      name-      of      Goodale,      I  i 
GOODALE     Goodell.      Goodall.      and 

are    undoubtedly    derived    fi 
common  origin,  but  the  exact  spelling  of 
name    lias    n,  it    as    yet    been    accurately    determined. 
Robert  Goodale,  the  pioneer  in  America,  is  mentioned 
al     length    above.      In    all    probability    he    was    the 
ancestor  of  all  who  bear  the  name  in   this   country. 
rhose    of    their    children    born    in     England    were 
Abraham    and    Isaac,    ami    in    Salem   they   had 
The    first    of    this    name    in    Xew    Hampshire    was 
probably  David  Goodale,  a  descendant  of  the 
nentioned    emigrants,    who    went    to    Amherst    at   a 
very    early    date. 

1  I  1      The      I  .in  .1  iter     Goodales      are      di 

from     EllOS     dale,    also    a    descendant    of    R 

of    Salem,    who    was    married    in     Marlboi 

[111   ill,,    to    Mary     Angier.       From     Marlboro     EnOS 
wini     lo    Shrewsbury,    Massachusetl  iter    in 

hi.  accompanied  some  of  h  chil  Irei  1  New 
Hampshire.  His  children  were:  Sarah.  Ebenezer, 
Mary.   I    el  iel,  Enos,  Miriam,   Persis  and  1  li 

(II)      bins     Goodale     (2),     third     sou    and    fifth 
child    of    Enos    and    Mary    1  Vngier)    Goodale,    was 
born  in  Shrewsbury,  March  28,  1710.     lie  resi 
Stoddard,    married    Hannah     Dinsmore,    and 
familj     of    1  and    six    daughb 

names  do  n  in  the  data  at  hand. 

1  1 1 1  1  Harve;  Goodale,  evi  nth  son  of  Enos 
and  Hannah  (Dinsmore)  Goodale,  was  born  in 
Stoddard,  April  10.  1700  In  1826  he  settled  in 
.  ter,  wb.  re  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits, and  n  ided  there  for  more  than  half  1 
tin- y  or  until  hi-  death,  which  occurred  July  12. 
1870.       lie    was    quite    actively    interested    ill    po 

affairs,    but    never    sought    nor    held    public 


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66 1 


The  maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Betsey  Craw- 
ford, and  she  bore  him  six  children,  of  whom  the 
only  survivor  is  Elwyn.  who  is  again  referred  to 
in  the  succeeding  paragraph. 

(IV)  Elwyn  Goodalc,  son  of  Harvey  and  Betsey 
word)  Goodale,  was  born  in  Lancaster,  June 
I.  1838.  After  the  conclusion  of  his  studies,  which 
pursued  in  the  public  schools,  he  assisted  his 
father  in  carrying  on  the  homestead  farm,  and 
eventually  engaged  in  tilling  the  soil  upon  his  run 
account.  He  now  own,  three  hundred  acres  of  ex- 
cellent land,  which  he  devotes  principally  to  the 
dairying  industry,  and  he  is  quite  an  extensive 
shipper"  of  milk  to  Boston.  He  is  more  or  less 
prominent  in  local  public  affairs,  having  served 
as  a  member  of  the  school  board  and  as  tax  col- 
lector, and  in  politics  he  supports  the  Democratic 
parr..  His  society  affiliations  are  with  the  Patrons 
of  Husbandry.  In  his  religious  faith  he  is  a  Metho- 
dist, and  was  formerly  a  steward  of  that  church. 

Mr.  Goodale  married  Rosanna  B.  Jordan,  and 
they  have  had  four  children,  namely:  Lyman,  de- 
ceased: Martha  B.,  who  is  the  wife  of  Horace 
Spencer,  of  Bloomfield,  Vermont:  Nellie;  Edward 
Harvey,  married  Edith  Woodward,  of  Southbridge, 
Massachusetts  and  they  now  reside  in  Lebanon, 
New   Hampshire. 


The  name  is  of  remote  French  origin,  and 
FAY     it   is  quite   probable  that   it    was   originally 

identical  with  Foy.  In  English  record-  1: 
first  appears  as  a  patronymic  in  1173.  It  has  ex- 
isted in  Ireland  for  an  indefinite  period  and  is  00 
sionally  met  with  in  Scotland.  The  Fays,  like  many 
other  families  of  ancient  lineage,  possess  special 
characteristics,  prominent  among  which  are  mental 
an  I  physical  strength,  untiring  energy  and  remark- 
able executive  ability. 

(  I  1  The  New  Hampshire  Fays  are  the  de- 
nts of  John  Fay.  who  arrived  at  Boston  in 
the  "Speedwell,"  from  Grave-end.  England.  June 
27,  1056.  Savage  says  that  he  was  eight  years  old, 
but  other  authorities  state  that  he  was  probably 
eighteen.  He  went  to  Sudbury,  but  subsequently 
settled  in  Marlborough.  Massachusetts,  where,  with 
the  exception  of  a  short  time  spent  in  Watertown 
during  King  Philip's  War.  he  resided  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  His  death  occurred  December 
5.  1600.  In  1668  he  married  Mary  Brigham.  who 
was  born  in  Watertown  in  1638-39.  daughter  of 
Thomas  Brigham,  of  Cambridge,  and  she  died  in 
Watertown  in  1676.  July  15,  1678.  he  married  for 
his  -econd  wife  Mr-.  Susanna  Morse,  nee  Shat- 
tuck,  born  in  Watertown  in  1643,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Shattuck,  and  her  first  husband  was  Joseph 
Morse.  The  children  of  his  first  union  were: 
John.  David  (died  young),  Samuel  and  Mary. 
Those  of  his  second  marriage  were:  David,  Ger- 
shom,  Ruth  and  Deliverance. 

ill)  Captain  John,  eldest  child  of  John  ami 
Mary  (Brigham)  Fay,  was  born  in  Marlboro, 
Massachusetts.  November  30,  1669.  He  was  promi- 
nent in  the  civic  affairs  of  Marlboro,  and  united 
with  the  church  there  in  1706.  He  resided  in 
that  part  of  Marlboro  which  in  1717  was  incorpor- 
ated as  Westboro,  and  in  1718  was  chosen  its  first 
town  clerk,  holding  office  for  eleven  years.  He 
al-r.  held  other  town  offices,  including  those  of 
selectman,  treasurer  and  assessor,  and  was  com- 
missioned captain  in  the  militia  in  1724.  He  died 
January  5,  1747.  December  1,  1690,  he  married 
Elizabeth  Wellington,  born  December  29,  1673.  died 
March    8,    1729,    daughter   of    Benjamin    and    Eliza- 


beth (Sweetman)  Wellington,  She  was  admitted 
to  the  Marlboro  church  in  1699.  His  second  wife 
who  was  before  marriage  Levinah  Brigham.  sur- 
vived him  and  died  March  8,  1749.  His  children 
were:  Bathsheba,  Eunice,  Mary  (died  young), 
Lydia.  Dinah,  James,  Mehitabel,  Benjamin,  Stephen 
and  Mary. 

(III)  Captain  Benjamin,  third  son  and  ninth 
child  of  Captain  John  and  Elizabeth  (Sweetman) 
Fay,  was  born  in  Marlboro  in  1712,  and  died  in 
Westboro,  October  6,  1777.  He  was  married  De- 
cember 27,  1739,  to  Martha  Mills,  of  Concord, 
Massachusetts,  who  was  born  March  6.  1710.  and 
died  July  ig,  1761.  September  28,  1765.  he  married 
for  his  second  wife  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stow,  of  Graf- 
tun.  Massachusetts.  Her  death  occurred  in  the 
last  named  place  in  1784.  lie  was  the  father  of 
thirteen  children,  namely:  Elizabeth.  Martha.  Ben- 
jamin. Esther,  John,  Nathan,  Lucy,  Stephen,  James, 
Mehitabel,  and  Charles,  who  died  young,  all  of 
whom  were  of  his  first  union;  Charles  and  Joel,  who 
were  of  his  second  marriage. 

(IV)  Nathan,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Captain  Benjamin  and  Martha  (Mills)  Fay,  was 
born  in  Westboro,  October  5,  1750.  Shortly  after 
the  Revolutionary  War  he  went  to  East  Alstead, 
New  Hampshire,  cleared  a  farm  and  established 
what  was  afterwards  known  as  the  Fay  homestead. 
He  died  in  that  town  June  8,  1825.  His  first  mar- 
riage, which  took  place  in  Westboro,  January  1, 
7771,  was  with  Persis  Harrington,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Harrington,  of  that  town, 
and  she  died. March  15  1794.  On  October  Q.  t8oo, 
he  married  Margaret  Newton,  daughter  of  Christo- 
pher and  Mary  Newton,  of  Newport.  New  Hamp- 
shire. She  died  in  Ea^t  Alstead,  September  17, 
1845.  His  first  wife  In  .1-1  him  eight  children, 
namely:  Je-se.  Eli.  Elizabeth.  Persis.  Nathan.  Ben- 
jamin. Ruth,  and  Lydia.  Those  of  his  second  mar- 
riage were:  Mary  Giles.  Hubbard  Newton,  Charles 
Miles.  John  Milton,  and  Serena  Church. 

(V)  Hubbard  Newton,  second  child  and  eldest 
son  of  Nathan  and  Margaret  (Newton)  Fay,  was 
born  in  East  Alstead,  April  II,  1803.  He  was  a 
prosperous  farmer,  owning  and  cultivating  the  Fay 
farm  situated  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  from 
the  East  Alstead  postoffice,  and  he  died  there  Octo- 
ber 21.  1882.  He  was  married  April  17,  1825,  to 
Eunice  Willis,  who  was  born  October  23.  1801, 
daughter  of  Caleb  and  Martha  Willis  of  Winches- 
ter. Her  death  occurred  August  3r.  1881.  She  was 
the  mother  of  seven  children:  Erastus  Newton, 
burn  February  4.  1826,  died  June  16.  1896:  Gerould 
Eardley,  born  January  20.  1828,  died  February  1, 
1883;  Osmar  Willis,  born  July  6.  1831.  died  January 
23,  1907;  Charles  Edward,  born  June  6,  1835.  died 
December  17.  tS6S;  Henrietta  Maria,  born  July  20, 
r8.?8;  Franklin  Harvey,  the  date  of  whose  birth 
will  be  given  presently:  and  Mary  Sophia,  born 
June  27.  1844.  died  April  20.  1846. 

(VI)  Franklin  Harvey,  fifth  son  and  sixth 
child  of  Hubbard  N.  and  Eunice  ( Willi- 1  Fay, 
was  born  at  East  Alstead,  July  3.  1841.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools,  and  resided  at  home 
assisting  his  father  in  carrying  on  the  farm  until 
attaining  his  majority.  He  then  went  to  Keene, 
where  he  entered  the  wood-working  establishment 
of  Messrs.  Crossfield  &  Scott,  and  has  ever  since 
been  identified  with  that  business,  as  conducted  by 
the  original  firm  and  its  successors.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican,  and  under  the  town  government 
he  served  as  a  selectman.  Since  the  incorporation 
of   Keene   as   a   city   be   has    continued    his    political 


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activity,  having  served  on  the  board  of  aldermen 
with  ability  several  terms;  was  representative  to 
the  legislature  for  the  years  1889  and  [890;  and 
is  still  a  prominent  factor  in  local  politics,  being  at 
the  present  time  president  of  the  Republican  Club. 
Mr.  Fay  is  a  member  of  Social  Friends  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  is  a  member  of  Beaver 
Brook  Lodge,  No.  36,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  has  'passed  all  the  chairs  of  the 
subordinate  lodge. 

Mr.  Fav  was  first  married  in  Stoughton,  M 
chusetts,  February  22,  1865,  to  Rachel  Jane  Sum- 
ner, who  was  born  in  that  town  July  28,  1841, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Rachel  (Smith)  Sumner. 
She  died  June  19,  1879,  and  on  December  4.  1880, 
he  married  fo  id  wife  Elsie  .Maria  Glazier, 

born  in  Greenwich,  New  York.  February  n.  1S5S, 
daughter  of  Walter  W.  and  Mary  A.  (Faulkner) 
Glazier.  They  have  one  daughter.  Eunice  Mary, 
who  was  born  in  Keene,  June  22,  1884. 


William  Forrest,  the  first  known  an- 
FORRF.ST  cestor  of  this  family,  came  to  Bos- 
ton with  his  wife  and  five  children. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  died  in  Boston,  but  the  chil- 
dren (Margaret,  Robert,  John,  William  and  Nancy, 
with  the  exception  of  Robert)  settled  in  Canterbury, 
New  Hampshire,  where  they  obtained  a  tract  of 
land  opposite  Boscawen   Plain. 

(II)  Robert  Forrest,  bom  in  Ireland  in  1725, 
oldest  son  and  second  child  of  William  Forrest, 
lived  the  whole  of  his  life  in  Boston.  Little  is 
known  of  him  except  that  he  married  Betsy  Fulton, 
born  in  Boston,  in  1728,  and  that  she  survived  him 
with  a  son  William  and  daughter  Betsey.  After 
the  death  of  her  husband,  Betsey  (Fulton")  For- 
rest removed  with  some  of  her  husband-'  relatives 
to  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire,  and  there  or  at 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  married,  second.  William 
Love.  Later  they  emigrated  to  Wheelock,  Vermont, 
where  she  died  at  an  old  age. 

(III)  William  Forrest,  born  at  Boston,  April  5, 
I7S6,  went  with  his  mother  and  stepfather  to  Can- 
terbury, and  went  at  once  to  live  with  an  aunt, 
Mrs.  William  Moore.  He  was  then  about  fourteen 
years  of  age.  He  was  apprenticed  to  Deacon  Asa 
Forrest,  a  tanner,  and  worked  for  him  until  just  be- 
fore the  revolutionary  war.  when  he  became  of  age, 
and  at  once  enlisted  for  two  months  and  ten  ''.ays  in 
Captain  Jeremiah  Clough's  regiment.  In  August  of 
the  same  year  he  was  one  of  the  men  selected  from 
Poore's  and  Stark's  regiments  to  capture  Quebec, 
and  on  September  10.  1775.  set  out  with  forty  'lays' 
rations.  They  readied  Quebec  on  November  8th.  of 
the  same  year,  after  one  of  the  most  frightful  jour- 
ney? recorded  in  history.  On  his  return  he  took  part 
in  the  battles  of  Bennington  and  Stillwater:  was  dis- 
charged September  27,  1777;  re-enlisted  June  12, 
1778,  in  Captain  Gile's  regiment,  was  discharged 
at   Rhodi     I   1    id,   January  6,   and   re-enlisted,  June 

23,  1770.  II'  erved  through  the  entire  war  as  a 
private  without  disability.  He  married  September 
18,  178J.  Dorothy  Worthen,  born  at  Fast  Concord, 
February  7.  17''.;.  died  in  Canterbury,  May  26,  1840. 
The)   settled  in  the  northeast  extreme  of  Canterbury, 

wdiere  they  lived  and  raised  a  large  family,  lie  died 
January  7.  1S17.  The  children  of  William  and  Dor- 
othy (Worthen)  Forrest  were:  Betsy,  Hannah, 
Jeremiah,  Polly,  Mehetahle.  Susan,  Dorothy,  Nancy, 
Sally  A.,  Franklin  and  Sidney,  all  horn  at  Canter- 
bury. 

(IV)  Sidney,  youngest  son  and  child  of  William 


and  Dorothy  Forrest,  wa  iorn  May  9,  1805.  and 
died  at  Belmont,  July  11.  1871.  He  owned  and  cul- 
tivated a  small  farm  in  Xorthfield,  New  Hampshire, 
until  1S32.  when  becoming  discontented  he  emigrat- 
ed to  Ohio  and  settled  near  Wheelersburg.  on  the 
banks  of  the  Ohio.  Late  in  life  he  longed  for  .his 
native  state  and  returned,  settling  in  LIpper  Gilman- 
ton,  where  he  engaged  in  blacksmithing  with  a 
brother.  He  was  a  man  of  very  positive  convic- 
tions and  honesty  of  purpose  and  a  highly  respected 
citizen.  He  married.  October  15.  1828,  Hannah 
Gile,  born  at  Northfield,  February  6,  1807,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  Gile.  She  died  at  Belmont,  July  14. 
1894.  The  children  of  Sidney  and  Hannah  (Gile) 
Forrest  were:  Sally  Hill,  Hannah,  Flora  E.,  Charles, 
Dorothy.  Martha  Sanborn,  Mary  Elizabeth  and 
George  Sidney. 

(V)  George  Sidney,  youngest  son  and  child  of 
Sidney  and  Hannah  (Gile)  Forrest,  was  born  Janu- 
ary 26,  1852.  at  Belmont,  Xew  Hampshire,  and  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  went  to  Bristol, 
New  Hampshire,  and  here  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  at  which  he  was  occupied  for  several  years. 
After  working  two  years  in  Bristol  he  spent  a  year 
in  Gilmanton,  and  then  came  to  Concord  soon  after 
attaining  his  majority.  Since  that  time  this  city  has 
been'his  home.  His  first  employment  upon  arriving 
here  was  with  Currier  &  Morgan,  with  whom  he 
continued  one  year,  and  was  subsequently  employed 
for  a  period  of  fourteen  years  by  E.  B.  Hutchinson, 
who  was  then  the  leading  builder  of  Concord.  He 
subsequently  entered  into  partnership  with  S.  TV 
Danforth  and  Charles  Kimball,  known  as  Kimball, 
Danforth  &  Forrest,  engaged  in  extensive  buil 
operations.  Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Kimball,  in 
1S93.  Messrs.  Danforth  &  Forrest  continued  build- 
ing together  until  1905.  Since  withdrawing  from 
this  connection  Mr.  Forrest  has  given  his  entire 
attention  to  architectural  work.  His  share  in  the 
work  of  the  various  firms  with  which  he  has  been 
•  connected  consisted  in  the  development  of  pi 
and  his  recognized  ability  in  this  line  has  placed  him 
in  the  front  ranks.  Among  the  recent  buildings 
planned  by  him  are  the  Nelson  Block  in  Nashua, 
the  remodelling  of  the  court  house  at  Concord,  the 
town  hall  at  Bradford,  the  elegant  mansion  of  V  E. 
Tilton,  at  Tilt'Hi,  Xew  Hampshire,  the  Meth 
church  in  Pembroke,  and  the  South  Congregate 
chapel  in  Concord.  Mr.  Forrest  has  devoted  him- 
self very  successfully  to  business,  which  accounts 
for  his  remarkable  success  therein,  and  has  given 
mtv  little  time  to  public  affairs,  though  he  has  set- 
tled convictions  upon  public  policy  and  has  con- 
stantly supported  the  Democratic  party.  From 
he  served  two  terms  in  the  common  council  from 
Ward  6.  He  attends  the  South  Congregational 
Church.  He  was  married  to  Emely  Anderson, 
daughter  of  Eben  and  Mary  A.  (Whitney)  And 
son.  She  was  born  January  15,  1854.  at  East  Con 
cord,  Xew  Hampshire.  The  children  of  Geo 
and  Emely  (Anderson)  Forrest  are:  Lillian  M 
horn  July  it.  1874,  at  Concord;  died  August  -'7-  (875; 
Maud  Boyce,  born  June  20,  1876;  Harry  George, 
horn  November  28,  1S70,  at  Pembroke:  Ralph  \n- 
derson.  born  January  21,  [882,  at  Concord;  II. 
born  August  3,  1886,  at  Concord;  Barbara,  bom 
December  2,   1904,  at  Concord. 


\1110ng    the     early     immigrant-     of 

HOliC.M  \\"     Massachusetts  was  the  ancestor  of 

the   family  of  this   name;   and   re- 


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ligious  differences  wen-  no  doubt  the  cause  of  his 
removal  from  the  comforts  and  luxuries  of  Old 
England  to  the  inhospitable  shore  and  savage  wil- 
derness of  New  England,  where  nothing  but  the 
things  most  necessary  to  civilized  life  were  obtain- 
able. The  family  has  been  represented  in  New 
England  since  the  first  narrow  fringe  of  English 
settlements  was  formed  along  the  Massachusetts 
coast,  and  has  furnished  in  the  space  of  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  years  many  industrious  and  respect- 
able citizens  win  se  labors  have  contributed  to  the 
material,  moral,  intellectual,  and  educational  growth 
of  the  country.  Quiet  industry  and  a  mod- 
est and  retiring  disposition  have  been  marked 
characteristics  of  the  race  from  the  earliest  times. 
It  is  also  a  notable  fact  that  the  family  has  not  nu- 
merically increased  in  the  same  proportion  as  some 
others  that  sprung  from  a  single  pair  in  the  early 
times,  but  they  have  never  lacked  personal  integ- 
rity. 

(I)  Thomas  Hodgman  was  a  resident  of  Read- 
ing, Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1663.  In  1667  the 
town  ordered  and  agreed  "that  all  the  privileges  of 
land,  timber  and  commons  shall  belong  unto  the 
Present  Houses,  now  erected,  and  to  no  other,  that 
shall  be  erected  hereafter."  The  name  of  Thomas 
Hodgman  is  on  the  list  of  fifty-nine  person-  who 
owned  the  houses  referred  to.  He  and  five  others 
did  not  draw  land  in  1666,  at  the  "Division  of  the 
Great  Swamp,"  for  the  reason  probably  that  they 
had  received  special  grants.  He  married.  1663,  Mary, 
who  was  (probably)  the  young  widow  of.Ezekiai 
Morrill.  It  is  thought  he  "had  no  child,  but  that  he 
adopted  one  Josiah  Webber,  who  took  the  name  of 
Josiah  Hodgman.  Thomas  died  1729,  and  his  widow 
died   1735.  aged  ninety-five. 

(II)  Josiah  Hodgman,  son  of  Josiah  Webber, 
and  adopted  son  of  Thomas  Hodgman,  born  1668, 
died  in  Reading,  March  24,  17.49.  He  married  (first), 
1691,  Elizabeth,  who  died  1712.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), 1724,  Grace,  widow  of  John  Bantwell.  She 
died  in  1756.  They  had  a  son  Thomas,  next  men- 
tioned. 

(III)  Thomas,  son  of  Josiah  and  Grace  Hodgman, 
was  born  February  iS,  1693,  settled  in  West  Parish, 
near  and  south  of  Prescott  place.  He  married.  1714, 
Abigail  Gerry,  of  Stoneham.  and  they  had  children : 
Elizabeth,  Josiah,  Benjamin,  Jonathan.  Thomas, 
David,  Timothy  and  John.  (Mention  of  Benja- 
min and  descendants  appears  in  this  article). 

(IV)  Thomas  (3),  eldest  child  of  Thomas  (2) 
and  Abigail  (Gerry)  Hodgman,  married,  in  T740, 
Elizabeth  Blood  of  Concord,  Massachusetts.  They 
had  a  son   Abijah,   next   mentioned. 

(V)  Abijah.  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 
(Blood)  Hodgman.  was  born  in  1750.  He  married, 
(first)  Beulah  Kibby,  and  (second)  Rhoda  Sprague. 
He  had  a  son  Abijah,  the  subject  of  the  next  para- 
graph. 

(VI)  Ab'jah  (2),  son  of  Abijah  (1)  and  Beulah 
(Kibby)  Hodgman.  was  born  October  11.  1775,  and 
died  in  Bedford,  New  Hampshire,  May  15,  1864, 
aged  eighty-nine.  He  settled  in  Bedford  in  1803. 
and  spent  his  life  there  in  farming.  He  married, 
September  3,  1801,  Abigail  Dowse,  who  was  born 
September  9,  1779,  and  died  January  1.  1870.  aged 
ninety  years.  They  had  nine  children:  William, 
George,  Clarissa,  Abijah,  Abigail,  Frederick,  Isaac 
Parker,  John  and  James. 

(VII)  Isaac  Parker,  seventh  child  and  fifth 
son  of  Abijah  and  Abigail  (Dowse)  Hodgman,  was 
born   in   Amherst,   August  4,   1816.     After  his   mar- 


riage he  settled  in  Bradford,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming.  He  married,  December  1,  1842,  Emily 
B.  Mitchell,  wdio  was  born  in  Merrimack.  October 
14.  1S1S,  and  died,  1901.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Timothy  and  Mehitable  (Pratt)  Mitchell,  of  Mer- 
rimack. The  children  of  this  union  were:  Clinton 
Parker,  Emily.  Samantha.  Isaac  Abijah,  Emma  Ju- 
liet, James  Clifton  French,  John  Monroe,  Charles 
Edward,  Thomas  Frederick  and  Ella  Luzana  Sa- 
mantha. 

(VIII)  James  Clifton  French,  third  son  and 
fifth  child  of  Isaac  P.  and  Emily  (Mitchell)  Ho 
man,  was  born  in  Bedford,  December  4,  1852.  Alter 
attending  the  common  schools  until  seventeen  years 
of  age  he  went  to  Nashua,  where  he  attended  Cros- 
by's high  school  about  three  years.  He  then  re- 
turned to  farming  which  has  been  his  principal  oc- 
cupation =ince  that  time,  with  lumbering  as  an  oc- 
occasional  diversion.  He  lived  in  Bedford  until 
189T,  when  he  moved  into  the  west  part  of  Merri- 
mack. After  residing  there  twelve  years  he  removed 
to  Reed's  Ferry,  where  he  now  lives  on  a  farm  of 
two  hundred  acres.  He  is  a  Republican.  His  judg- 
ment and  executive  ability  are  first  class,  and  he  has 
been  called  upon  to  settle  several  estates.  He  has 
also  been  one  of  the  committee  on  the  erection  of 
school  houses.  His  interest  in  politics  has  always- 
been  lively  and  he  has  been  elected  to  and  filled  the 
offices  of  selectman  four  years,  road  agent  four 
years,  and  representative  one  term  (1903).  He  is  a 
member  of  Thornton  Grange,  No.  31,  Patrons  of 
Husbandry,  of  which  he  is  a  past  master.  He  is 
also  a  charter  member  and  past  grand  of  Souhegart- 
Lodge.  No.  98,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
In  social,  fraternal  and  political  matters  Mr.  Hodg- 
man is  regarded  as  a  leading  man  in  the  town  of 
Merrimack.  He  married,  March  10,  1SS0,  Ka'ie  L. 
Kittredge,  who  was  born  May  11.  1855,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Catherine  H.  (McAffee)  Kittredge.  of 
Merrimack.  They  have  one  son,  Frederick  J.,  who 
was  born  in  Merrimack.  December  12,  i88r. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Thomas  and  Abigail  (Gerry)  Hodgman,  was  born 
December   iS,   7722.  and  resided  in  Reading. 

(V)  Benjamin  (2),  son  of  Benjamin  (11  Hodg- 
man, resided  in  Concord.  Massachusetts.  He  mar- 
ried.  May  26,   1767,   Elizabeth   Merriam. 

(VI)  Oliver,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth 
(Merriam)  Hodgman,  was  born  in  Ashby.  Massa- 
chusetts, June  12,  1773.  He  married,  June  3,  T799. 
Pamela  Thompson,  born  April  25.  1777,  died  Janu- 
ary 20,  1S20.     He  died  June  23,  i8t6. 

"  (VII)  Francis,  son  of  Oliver  and  Pamela 
(Thompson)  Hodgman,  was  born  in  Stoddard,  New 
Hampshire,  December  20,  1808.  and  died  in  Little- 
ton, New  Hampshire,  July  1,  1864.  He  became  a  res- 
ident of  Littleton  in  1832.  and  within  a  year  or  two 
erected  a  building  for  his  jewelry  business,  with 
which  he  joined  that  of  an  apothecary.  He  carried 
on  this  dual  business,  gradually  increasing  it  and 
improving  its  accommodations,  for  more  than  thirty 
years.  He  then,  in  the  time  of  the  war  of  the  re- 
bellion, retired,  and  was  succeeded  by  his  sons  who 
divided  the  business.  Charles  taking  the  jewelry 
branch  and  Francis  F.  the  drugs  and  medicines. 
Francis  Hodgman  was  a  successful  merchant,  a 
sociable  gentleman  and  a  highly  esteemed  and  very 
trustworthy  citizen.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics,  and 
a  town  officer  many  years.  He  was  fire  ward  1841- 
43-45-46-47-48,  and  March  10.  1846.  was  elected  town 
clerk  and  continued  to  fill  that  office  by  annual  re- 
election  for  six  terms,  retiring  March  9,   1852      He 


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served  tlircc  terms  as  justice  of  the  peace.  1849-54- 
59.  In  1852  he  was  elected  to  represent  Littleton 
in  the  state  legislature  and  served  one  term,  de- 
feating the  Democratic  candidate.  Harry  Bingham. 
In  April.  1834,  -Mr.  Hodgman  took  an  active  part  in 
the  rganization  of  the  first  fire  company  in  the  town 
to  man  the  lire  engine  that  had  been  purchased  by 
the  town  a  year  or  two  earlier.  The  membership  of 
this  company  was  composed  of  business  men,  many 
of  whom  bore  an  important  part  in  the  hi 
the  town.  Of  those  who  were  active  in  the  organi- 
zation of  this  company  only  three  continued  till  it 
disbanded,  1849;  and  one  of  those  three  was  Mr. 
Hodgman.  He  was.  a  member  of  Ammonoosuc 
Lodge,  X".  24,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow-, 
in  Littleton,  and  held  the  office  of  noble  grand  in  the 
latter  half  of  1851.  He  married.  December  16,  1834. 
Mary  Burns  Fletcher,  born  in  Amherst,  Decembi  r 
10.  1814.  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Susannah  G.  (Pat- 
terson 1  Fletcher.  She  died  in  Littleton.  February 
25.  1867.  She  was  zealous  in  works  of  religion. 
temperance  and  charity.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage were  Charles  and  Francis  F. 

(I)  Charles,  oldest  son  and  child  of  Francis 
and  Mary  Burns  (Fletcher)  Hodgman,  born  in  Lit- 
tleton. January  24,  1836,  died  in  Littleton.  October 
12,  1895.  He  got  a  good  practical  education,  learned 
the  .jeweller's  trade,  and  when  his  father  retired 
from  business  he  started  in  trade  for  himself.  He 
was  successful,  but  retired  early  in  the  seventies 
and  worked  for  others  as  his  broken  health  would 
permit.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  highly 
respected  in  Littleton  where  his  whole  life  was 
.1,  He  was  justice  of  the  peace  for  a  term  be- 
ginning November  26,  1861.  He  married,  February 
27.  1  .-j  ■:.  Surah  Elizabeth  Taylor,  born  in  Spring- 
field. Vermont,  January  31,  1839,  died  in  Littleton. 
January  9,  [892.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Marj  Taylor,  was  a  most  devout  member  of 
the  Episcopal  Chinch,  confirmed  by  Bishop  W.  \V. 
Niles,  in  class  of  1872;  and  a  faithful  temperance 
worker,  being  worthy  vice  templar  of  the  Good 
Ti  mplars'  Lodge  which  was  organized  at  Littleton 
in  t86s.  The  children  of  Charles  and  Sarah  E. 
(Taylor)  Hodgman  were:  Samuel,  born  January 
21,  1863.  He  served  in  the  war  with  Spain  and  is 
(  1906)  an  electrician  sergeant  in  the  United 
States  army  stationed  at  Fort  Totten,  New  York, 
ert  Clyde,  b<  rn  January  6,  1867.  Carrie  Louise. 
bon  i\      10,     1874,    married,    June    23.     1897, 

Moreti  n    ^    Durkee,  and  resides  at  Natick,  Massa- 

Burns    Plummer.   whose   sketch    follows. 

Burns  Plummer.  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Charles  and  Sarah  E.  (Taylor)  Hodgman. 
born  in  1  ittleton,  December  30,  [875,  graduated  from 
the  Littleton  high  school  in  1805;  from  the  Boston 
University  Law  School  in  [898;  and  was  admitted  to 

1  oncord    July,  1898.  He  entered  the  prac- 

of  lii-  profession  the  same  year  at  Littleton  with 

nam.  Mitchell  &  Batchellor,  with  whom  he  had 

been  ted  since  the  summer  of   1891,   entering 

their    employ    in    the   first    instance    a-   an   office    box 

He    wa^    appointed    assistant    clerk    of    the    United 

States  circuit   and   district  courts  for  the   District    ol 

Now   Hampshire,   November  24.   1899      On  the  29th 

1    [9a  1,  hi    .■  '    appointed  clerk  of  the 

both  positions  (1906).     1  [e 

was   appointed   United  States  commissioner  for  the 

District  of  New  Hampshire,  August  20.  [900,  which 

position  he  still  holds   1 1  1      Hi    1    a  member  of 

tin-   Episcopal   1  hurch    and   1     a    staunch  Republican. 
lie  married,  January  16,   1901,  Anne  Louise   Hackett, 


Ideford,   Maine,   daughter  of   1  W'yrant 

and  Albina  S.   (Palmer)  Hackett. 


This  name  is  rare  in  the  directories 
WILCOMB  of  this  country,  and  the  records  of 
the  forbears  of  the  race  are  scant. 
William  W'ilcome  (or  Welcome),  who  was  of  Scit- 
uate  in  1673.  was  killed  at  Rehoboth  fight.  March  26, 
1676.  Richard  Wilcome  kept  an  ale  house  in  1083 
at  the  Isle  of  Shoals. 

(  I )  Ebenezer  Wilcomb  was  born  in  Chester  in 
1707.  and  died  there  January  16,  1883,  at  the  age 
of  eighty-six  years.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade,  a 
'  mocrat,  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
M.  uas  a  private  in  the  company  of  Captain  Samuel 
Aiken,  Jr.,  of  Chester,  which  served  for  the  defense 
of  Portsmouth  in  the  war  of  1S12,  sixty  days  from 
September  26,  1S14.  He  married  (first)  Susan 
Hoyt,  who  died  August  30,  1829.  and  had  children: 
Charles  Snelling,  see  forward;  George  W.  and  Su- 
san E.  He  married  (second)  Sarah  Hoyt,  a  siskr 
of  his  first  wife,  and  had  children:  Sarah  A.  and 
Mary  J.  He  married  (third)  Sophia  Wilson,  who 
died  in  1855.  and  had  children:  Hannah  M.  IT 
married   (fourth)   Sophia  Lane. 

•  Ill  Charles  Snelling,  eldest  child  of  Ebem  :er 
and  Susan  i  Hoyt)  Wilcomb,  was  born  in  Chester. 
December  22.  1822,  and  died  May  7,  1905.  He 
studied  pharmacy,  and  carried  on  a  drug  store  in 
New  York  City;  was  ship's  surgeon  on  a  whaling 
vessel  that  was  absent  from  her  home  port  for  a 
period  of  six  years:  and  was  overseer  of  a  plantation 
in  the  West  Indies  in  1846.  He  returned  to  Chester 
in  1 841),  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  coop- 
ering until  1885,  when  he  purchased  a  store  in  that 
town  which  he  conducted  successfully  until  his  death, 
lie  served  as  town  clerk  for  three  years,  was  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1877,  and  filled  a 
number  of  other  public  offices  to  the  great  advant- 
age of  the  community.  He  was  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  a  Baptist  in  religious  faith.  He  mar- 
ried. March  26,  1S49,  Harriet  A.  Symonds,  of  New 
York,  born  April  24,  1827.  died  December  31,  1906, 
daughter  of  Francis  and  Mercy  (Titus)  Symonds. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilcomb  had  children:  1.  Francis 
S..  enlisted  as  a  drummer  boy  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years,  in  O  mpany  K.  the  Fifteenth  Regiment  New 
Hampshire  Volunteers.  The  January  after  his  en- 
listment he  was  taken  ill  and  succumbed  to  the  hard- 
ships he  was  called  upon  to  endure.  He  was  prob- 
ably the  youngest  soldier  to  give  up  his  life  in  the 
defense  "f  bis  country.  2.  Gertrude  A,,  deceased. 
3.  Charles  V.  formerly  postmaster  of  Chester  and 
member  of  the  Xew  Hampshire  legislature,  is  the 
ticket  agent  for  the  Yosemite  Stage  and  Turnpike 
Company,  at  Los  Angeles.  California.  4.  George 
E.,  deceased  5.  Harriet  1L.  deceased.  6.  Spencer 
1  .  deceased.  7.  Nathan  W.,  deceased.  8.  Henry 
ti..  deceased  9.  Mary  F. .  married  Julius  F. 
Washburn,  of  Putney,  Vermont.  10.  William  W., 
graduated  with  honors  from  Bowdoin  Medical  1 
lege,  and  removed  t"  Suncook,  where  he  was  a 
successful  medical  practitioner  until  bis  death,  De 
, ember  2.  1892.     [I.      \rlhiir  Henry,  see  forward.     12. 

Ster   J.,   a   teacher   of   high    standing   in   Germany. 

(Ill)     Arthur    Henry,    eighth     son    .111, 1    eleventh 

child  of  Charles  Snelling  and  Harriel    V  (^Symonds) 

Wilcomb,  was  born  in  Chester.  December  31.  [866 
He  in-  the  recipient  of  an  excellent  education  in 
r  common  schools  of  his  native  town  and  in  the 
Chester  and  Phillips-Exeter  academies  He  was  a 
telegraph  operator  at  Springfield,  Mas  .,  Eor 


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some  time  and  also  conducted  a  school  of  telegraphy 
in  lhat  city.  At  the  expiration  of  two  years  he  rfi- 
turned  to  Chester  and  assisted  his  father  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  store  of  the  latter,  and  since  that 
time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business. 
He  was  also  in  the  evaporated  fruit  business  for  a 
number  of  years  until  the  plant  was  destroyed  by 
fire  in  1902.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Derry  Savings 
Bank:  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Chester  and 
Derry  Telephone  Company;  director,  clerk  and  au- 
ditor of  the  Chester  and  Derry  Railroad  Company, 
for  which  he  obtained  the  charter  while  he  was  a 
member  of  the  legislature.  His  business  is  the  larg- 
est in  that  section  of  the  country  within  a  radius  of 
man}  miles.  His  political  affiliations  are  with  the 
Republican  party,  in  whose  interests  he  has  been 
prominent  and  active.  He  filled  the  office  of  post- 
master for  fourteen  years;  was  tax  collector  for  ten 
years;  has  been  president  of  the  Rockingham  County 
Republican  club;  delegate  to  many  conventions; 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Republican  club  since 
1800;  justice  of  the  peace  and  notary  public  for 
many  years ;  was  elected  to  the  legislature  in  1895, 
and  re-elected  two  years  later.  He  is  a  member  ot 
the  Congregational  Church,  and  a  trustee  of  the  min- 
isterial fund.  He  is  also  connected  with  the  follow- 
ing fraternal  organizations :  Chester  Grange  No. 
169,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  in  which  he  lias  filled 
a  number  of  offices ;  St.  Mark's  Lodge  No.  44,  Free 
and.  Accepted  Masons  of  Derry;  Bell  Royal  ami 
Arch  Chapter  No.  25  :  Mt.  Nebo  Council  No.  15,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters;  Rainsford  Chapter  No.  3,  Order 
of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  Junior  Order  of  United  Amer- 
ican Mechanics. being  judge  of  the  the  state  council.  1  te 
married  in  Chester,  October  15.  1SS8,  Sa'rah  M. 
Batchelder.  of  Chester,  born  March  12,  1868,  daugh- 
ter of  David  L..  and  Sarah  (Waterman)  Batchelder. 
She  received  her  education  in  the  common  schools 
and  Chester  Academy,  and  is  a  member  of  the  same 
church,  grange  and  Eastern  Star  chapter  as  her 
husband.  Her  father  was  the  proprietor  of  the 
Chester  Village  Hotel  for  many  years,  a  railway 
mail  clerk,  postmaster  of  the  town  for  many  years, 
and  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the  com- 
munity.    He  was  also  a  member  of  the  legislature. 


The  surname  Mead  is  of  undoubted 
MEAD  English  origin,  and  in  various  forms  de- 
rived from  its  root  "Ate  Med"  has  been 
handed  down  through  many  generations.  The 
Meads  and  Meddes  hail  from  the  meadow  or  mead 
of  ancient  times.  The  play-stowe  (play-ground) 
seems  to  have  been  the  general  term  in  olden  days 
for  the  open  piece  of  greensward  near  the  center  of 
the  village  where  the  may-pole  stood,  and  where 
all  the  sports  at  holiday  times  and  wake  tides  were 
carried  on.  The  Meads  of  New  England  were  not 
a  numerous  family  previous  to  about  1725.  although 
some  of  that  name  were  in  this  country  at  an  ear- 
lier date.  They  are  now  well  distributed  throughout 
the  middle  Atlantic  and  eastern  states.  The  New 
Hampshire  Meads  are  nearly  all  descended  from  the 
older  family  of  that  name  in  Massachusetts,  a  part 
of  them  at  least   from   West  ford  and  its  vicinity. 

(I)  Gabriel  Mead  came  from  England  about 
1635  and  settled  in  Dorchester.  Massachusetts,  where 
he  was  made  a  freeman.  May  2,  1638.  At  his  death, 
May  12,  1666,  he  was  supposed  to  be  in  his  seventy- 
ninth  year.  His  will  was  made  January  18,  1654.  and 
was  not  proved  until  July  17,  1667.  This  indicates 
that  he  was  a  careful  business  man  and  made  pro- 
vision   for  the  future.     The  will  names  hi*  wife  Jo- 


hanna, who  was  probably  a  second  wife,  and  sons 
David  and  Israel,  besides  four  daughters.  The 
second  son  lived  at  Watertown  for  some  time  and 
returned  to  Dorchester  in  1674  and  was  probably 
later  in  Woburn. 

(II)  David,    son    of    Gabriel    Mead,    resided    in 
[bridge,  Massachusetts,  and  was  married  at  Wat- 

1  rtown,  September  24.  1675,  to  Hannah  Warren.  He 
was  admitted  a  freeman  in  Cambridge  in  1683.  His 
children  were:  Hannah,  David,  Jonathan,  Joshua, 
Jacob  and  Moses. 

(III)  David  (2),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
David  (1)  and  Hannah  (Warren)  Mead,  was  born 
1678  and  settled  in  Watertown,  probably  near  the 
line  of  Lexington  in  1712,  as  shown  by  the  records 
of  Lexington.  He  requested  that  he  might  have  an 
interest  in  the  Lexington  meeting  house  for  himself 
and  family  upon  payment  of  twenty  shillings,  and 
it  was  voted  that  his  request  be  granted.  His  wife 
united  with  the  church  in  Lexington,  June  22,  1718, 
and  in  the  following  October  their  first  four  chil- 
dren were  baptized  there.  She  died  October  12, 
1723,  and  he  survived  her  more  than  forty-three 
years,  dying  in  Waltham,  February  25,  1767,  aged 
eighty-nine  years.  He  was  married  February'  5, 
1708,  to  Hannah  Smith,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Hannah  (Tidd)  Smith,  of  Watertown.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Lydia,  Moses,  Joshua,  Matthew,  Susan- 
na.  Hopestill  and  David. 

t  I\"  )  Matthew,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
David  (2)  and  Hannah  (Smith)  Mead,  was  born 
August  9,  1717,  in  Watertown.  and  was  admitted  to 
the  church  in  Lexington  in  1742.  He  resided  near 
the  town  hall,  and  was  frequently  elected  to  office, 
such  as  constable,  school  committeeman  and  tithing- 
man.  On  the  19th  of  April,  1775,  when  the  British 
made  their  raid  upon  Lexington  and  Concord,  his 
house  was  ransacked  and  much  of  the  furniture  de- 
•troyed.  He  died  April  1,  1796,  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-eight years.  He  was  married  January  23.  1754. 
to  Martha  Danforth,  of  Billerica,  who  died  August 
S.  1792,  aged  sixty-three  years.  Their  children  were: 
Ward.  Martha,  Rhoda.  Levi,  Josiah  and  Elias. 

(  V  )  Levi,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Mat- 
thew and  Martha  (Danforth)  Mead,  was  baptized 
August  14,  1759.  in  Lexington,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  a  boy  of  sixteen  years  when  the  British  ran- 
sacked his  father's  house  in  Lexington,  and  he  with 
a  younger  brother  watched  the  operation  from  a  sate 
distance.  He  afterward  joined  the  Colonials  in  their 
pursuit  of  the  British  on  the  march  to  Concord  and 
shared  their  glory  as  a  powder  horn  bearer.  He 
later  enlisted  and  served  to  the  end  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  closing  with  the  captain's  commission 
on  the  staff  of  General  Washington.  He  continued 
to  reside  with  his  father  in  the  ancestral  mansion  at 
Lexington  until  1801,  when  he  removed  to  Chester- 
field. New  Hampshire.  In  October,  1800,  he  pur- 
chased of  Asa  Britton  what  is  still  known  as  the 
Mead  farm  in  that  town  and  removed  thither  the 
following  spring.  Thi=  is  located  on  the  main 
street  of  the  village  in  Chesterfield.  He  kept  tavern 
there  for  many  years,  and  in  iSoq  erected  a  building 
there  for  that  purpose,  to  which  it  was  still  devoted 
as  late  as  1882.  In  1832  he  was  appointed  deputy 
sheriff  of  Cheshire  county  and  continued  in  that 
office  for  many  years.  He  died  April  28,  1828.  and 
was  buried  with  Masonic  honors.  He  was  married 
at  Boston,  September  16.  1782,  to  Betsy  Converse, 
of  Bedford,  Massachusetts.  They  were  admitted  to 
the  church  at  Lexington,  May  30,  1784.  She  died 
December    4,     1S42,    having    survived    her    husband 


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more  than  fourteen  year-.  Their  children  were: 
Levi,  Joseph,  James.  Bradley,  Larkin,  Elias,  Mar- 
shall and  Betsy.  The  last  two  were  born  in  Ches- 
terfield. 

(VI)    James,   third   son   and   child   of   Levi   and 
i    Mead,  was  born  October  26,  1788, 
in  Lexington,  Massachusetts.     The  New  Hampshire 
records   say  that   he  was   I  just  4.     In   early 

manhood,  he  removed  to  Jeff  rson,  New  Hampshire, 
and  thence  to  Bartlett  in  Carroll  county.  He  was 
married    in    '  ield    to    Velona    (or    Vellonia), 

daughter  of  Nathan  Farlow.  She  died  befon 
The  records  of  New  Hampshire  show  that  be  was 
married  June  23,  1836,  in  Bartlett,  by  Nathaniel  P. 
Davis,  justice  1  f  the  peace,  to  Comfort  Roger  ,  rid 
also  slmw  the  birth  of  two  children  of  this  mar- 
riage, lie  died  May  30,  1841.  Those  of  bis  children 
who  grew  to  maturity  were:  Charles.  John,  Louis, 
Willis,  James,   F.tta,    Frank  and  Joseph. 

( \"I  I  1  Jo  <  i  h,  son  of  James  Mead,  was  born  De- 
cember 31,  1838,  in  the  town  of  Jefferson,  Coos  coun- 
ty, and  removed  with  bis  father's  family  to  Bartlett, 
Carroll  county,  where  lie  was  educated.  Soon  after 
the  beginning  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  in  the 
Sixth  New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry  for  three 
years'  service.  His  wife,  whom  be  married  July  29, 
1865,  was  Adelaide  Gray,  of  Jackson,  Carroll  coun- 
ty. She  was  horn  March  29,  1841.  a  daughter  of 
Samuel  Gray.  They  had  two  children,  Sumner 
Clarence  and  Gertrude  May  Mead,  the  latter  of 
whom  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Merry,  of  Glenn.  New 
Hampshire,  and   formerly  of  Nova  Scotia. 

(VIII)  Sumner  Clarence,  elder  of  the  two  chil- 
dren of  Joseph  and  Adelaide  (Gray)  Mead,  was 
born  :it  Bartlett,  May  29.  1S73,  and  received  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Glen,  Jack- 
son and  Upper  Bartlett.  After  he  came  of  age  he 
began  husine  s  as  a  teamster  and  truckman,  and  also 
carried  on  a  livery  but  later  on  he  gave  up  that  oc- 
cupation and  removed  to  Hillsborough,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  bis  chief  pursuit  has  been  farming,  and 
in  which  he  has  met  with  gratifying  success.  His 
lands  are  not  extensive,  but  are  well  cultivated  and 
show-  evidences  of  care  and  thrift  on  the  part  of 
their  owner.  Besides  the  management  of  his  farm 
Mr.  Mead  deals  in  agricultural  implements  and  ma- 
chines and  fertilizers.  He  is  a  member  of  Saco 
Valley  Lodge,  No.  21,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  attends  the  Congregational  Church  and  in 
i  3  Republican.  He  married.  October  (, 
1893,  Addie  B.  Williams,  of  Augusta,  Maine.  She 
born  February  4.  187(0.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mead 
have  had  I  vo  children:  Lewis  Clarence,  born  in 
;  New    Hampshire,  August  17,  1894.  and  met  an 

1    by    burning    in    bis    father's    barn, 
I  30,   [899.     Mildred  Belle,  born  in  Glen.  Jan- 
uary    10.     iS,,- 

(I)  rhomas  Mead  was  born  17S0.  at  Meredith 
Bridge,   now   Laconia,   New   Hampshire.     He   was   a 

n   after  bis  marriage  settled   in    Ni  W 
Hampl  1  d   until   his   death   in    [849, 

when  be  was  sixty  1  ge.     He  was  married 

by  John    D.    Knowles,     \pril  8,    1821.   in   that   part   of 
Gilmanton,  now  Belmonl    to  Mary  Gilman,  the 
donee    of    both    being   given    as    Gilmanton.      They 
were  the  parents  of  eight   children:     John   T. 
R.,  Thomas  J.   'nob      E..   Nicholas  G.,  Nathaniel 
J.,  Mary  A.  and   Samuel   II.     All  but  the  yoi 
of  these,  also  all   the  widows  of  tin       >ns,   are   noM 
dead      Sarah  R.  married  William  G    Mason;   Mary 
A.  married  John   S.    Mason.     The  mother  of  these 

children   died    18;  1 

(II)  Samuel  Herculi    .  yourigesl  child  of    Thomas 


and  Marv  (Gilman)  Mead,  wa-  born  in  New  Hamp- 
ton, October  31,  1843.  His  father  died  when  be  was 
six  years  old.  His  mother  being  a  woman  of  more 
than  ordinary  strength  of  mind  and  executive  ability, 
reared  and  trained  her  children  in  the  way  they 
should  go,  and  each  hecame  a  good  citizen  and  a 
comfort  to  her  in  her  later  life.  Before  1850  Charles 
E.,  Nathaniel  J.,  and  Thomas  J.  Mead,  skillful  car- 
penters, formed  a  partnership  under  the  firm  name 
of  Mead  Brothers,  later  Mead.  Mason  &  Company. 
and   became   contr.:  id    builders    in    Concord, 

where  they  carried  iness       \fter 

acquiring  wdiat  education  the  common  schools  afford- 
ed him,  Samuel  H.  Mead,  at  year-  <>:"  age, 
went  to  work  at  the  carpenter's  trade  at  Lebanon. 
He  went  to  Ohio,  in  1862,  and  worked  in  that 
state  until  1S65,  and  then  r«  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  the  next  five  years  he  spent  partly  in  the 
employ  of  his  brothers  at  Con  rd  He  then  went 
to  Ashland,  in  company  with  John  F.  Mead,  remain- 
ing three  years;  then  to  Laconia,  with  Arthur  L. 
Davis,  remaining  two  years,  carrying  on  the  bus  1 
of  contractor  and  builder.  In  1873  the  firm  of  Mead, 
Mason  &  Company,  which  was  composed  of  the 
Mead  brothers,  above  mentioned,  and  their  two 
brothers-in-law.  the  Masons,  observing  the  growth 
of  Manchester,  sent  Samuel  H.  Mead,  then  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  to  Manchester  to  start  a  branch  busi- 
ness there.  The  field  proved  a  good  one,  and  Mr. 
Mead  an  accomplished  business  man  and  mechanic, 
was  made  manager.  He  soon  had  all  the  work  be 
could  attend  to;  the  firm  had  ten  churches  under 
construction  or  contract  the  first  year.  Church  con- 
struction soon  became  a  specialty  with  this  branch 
of  the  company,  and  in  the  next  ten  years  they 
built  more  churches  in  New  England  than  any  other 
contractor,  or  firm  of  contractors,  in  all  the  New- 
England  states.  The  business  of  this  company  has 
been  principally  the  construction  of  churches,  busi- 
ness blocks  and  dwellings,  of  which  it  has  built  a 
large  number.  It  also  has  the  credit  of  erecting 
the  largest  and  finest  building  ever  put  up  in  the 
city  of  Manchester,  the  obi  Kerinard,  erected  in  1802. 
This  building  was  built  for  the  New  Hampshire 
Trust  Company  of  Manchester,  the  contract  price 
being  about  $215,000.  Financial  difficulties  came  on 
before  the  building  was  in  condition  to  pay  much, 
and  the  trust  company  Mead,  Mason  & 
Company  had  to  take  the  building  for  an  unpaid 
balance  of  over  $100,000  due  them.  They  carried  it 
some  time,  but  January  14.  rao2,  the  buildii 
fire  and  was  totally  consumed. 

Charles    and    Nathaniel     Mead     started    another 
branch  of  the  company  in   Bosh  n.  in   1878.  and 
ducted  a  large  and  flourishing  bu  iness.     In  1902  the 
old  firm  of  Mead,  Mason  &  Company,  of  Manches- 
ter,   New    Hampshire,   was    in  orporated    under   the 
name  of  the  Manchester  Real  Estate  and  Manufact- 
uring Company,  of  which  Samuel  H.  Mead  became 
treasurer  and  manager,  and   was  a  large   factoi 
the  building  world  01  Mai  Chester  and  vicinity  up  to 
11)07,  when  lie  retired  from  the  building  line  and 
now  interested  in  a  large  brick  yard  at  Epping,  New 
Hampshire. 

Samuel    H.    Mead    has    been    a    busy    man    all    his 
life,  and  as  en.  -  industrious.     He  is  a  mem- 

bei  of  die  Firsl  Baptisl  Church,  and  for  twenty-five 
years  has  been  a  member  of  its  board  of  director-; 
he  is  also  a  director  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  tor  a  number  of  years.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican, but  thinks  so  much  more  of  the  person- 
ality, honesty  and  qualifications  of  the  candidate  for 
office,   that   lie  may   heller   he  classed   as  an   Indepen- 


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dent,  for  no  one  whom  lie  believes  to  lie  unfit  for 
office  ever  receives  his  support.  In  [868  lie  joined 
Mt.  Prospect  Lodge  of  A -bland.  New  Hampshire, 
and  later  transferred  to  Lafayette  Lodge.  No.  41, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Manchester,  but  closj 
attention  to  business  has  left  him  little  '".me  for 
purely  personal  pleasures  or  minor  social  obliga- 
tions. 

He  married  (first),  at  Ashland,  1869,  Sarah  J. 
Batchelder,  born  in  Woodstock,  New  Hampshire, 
1S49,  and  died  in  Manchester,  1896.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Josiah  and  Sarah  (Hill)  Batchelder. 
He  married  (second),  in  Manchester,  1S99.  Sarah 
J.  Brown,  daughter  of  Oliver  Gould,  and  widow  of 
Clinics  Brown,  of  Manchester.  She  was  born  in 
1837.  and  died  May  27.  1904.  His  children,  both  by 
the  first  wife,  are  Harry  T.  and  Mary  B.,  who 
married,  1899,  Fred  W.  Newry,  who  was  in  the 
grocery  business  formerly,  now  a  farmer  of  Man- 
chester.    One  son.  Clinton  Mead  Newry. 

(Ill)  Harry  Thomas,  only  son  of  Samuel  H. 
and  Sarah  J.  (Batchelder)  Mead,  was  born  in  La- 
conia.  August  30,  1870.  He  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Manchester,  and  at  Bryant  &  Stratton's 
Business  College  in  Manchester.  After  leaving 
school  he  took  the  position  of  clerk  of  the  firm  of 
Mead,  Mason  &  Company,  and  has  since  discharged 
the  duties  of  that  position  to  that  firm  and  its  suc- 
cessor. In  politics  he  is  an  Independent  Republican. 
He  is  a  member  of  Lafayette  Lodge,  No.  41,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons :  Mount  Horeb  Royal  Arch 
Chapter,  No.  11.  and  Adoniram  Council,  No.  3.  Royal 
and  Select  Masters:  and  also  a  member  of  Mechan- 
ics' Lodge,  No.  13,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. He  married,  October  31,  1893.  Mary  R.  Ben- 
nett, born  in  Manchester,  daughter  of  Stephen  M. 
and    Caroline    (Williams)    Bennett,    of    Manchester. 


This  name  is  said  to  be  a  corruption 

MELVIN  of  Melville,  a  surname  started  as  Es- 
malevile  .or  Malevilla,  from  a  baron 
in  the  Pays  de  Caux,  Normandy,  France,  and  going 
to  England  when  William  de  Smalavilla  held  lands 
in  Suffolk,  as  was  recorded  in  Domesday  Book, 
1086.  It  has  been  written  Malavilla,  Malvill,  Meluim, 
Melville,  Melvin,  and  many  other  different  way-,  ac- 
cording to  the  various  clerks  and  scriveners,  who 
inclined  to  spell  as  the  name  met  their  ears.  Roger 
de  Malavilla,  in  the  time  of  Henry  I.  witnessed  a 
charter  in  Yorkshire  and  held  a  fief  from  William 
de  Ros  in  1165.  Other  branches  were  seated  in 
Bucks  county  and  in  Scotland,  where  Geoffrey  Mel- 
ville was  grand  justiciary  in  the  time  of  David  I, 
whence  the  earls  of  Melville.  In  the  thirteenth  cen- 
tury this  name  was  known  as  Malavilla,  meaning 
a  bad  township.  By  1260  the  families  had  1 
so  numerous  in  Scotland  that  it  was  not  easy  to 
distinguish  the  separate  branches.  From  the  time 
of  their  establishment  in  Scotland  to  the  present 
there  have  been  many  distinguished  Melvilles, 
among  whom  are  Walter  de  Melville,  who  wa-  one 
of  the  principal  men  of  Scotland  who  agreed  to  the 
marriage  of  Queen  Margaret  with  Prince  Edward 
of  England  in  1200 :  Richard  of  Fife,  the  son  of 
Walter,  who  was  the  ancestor  of  the  line  of  Raith 
in  Fife;  Sir  James  Melville,  who  was  knighted  by 
King  James,  and  was  often  entrusted  with  diplo- 
matic missions :  Andrew  Melville,  the  head  of  the 
L'niversity  of  Glasgow,  and  others. 

(I)  John  Melvin  is  first  mentioned  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts records  as  far  as  known,  as  as  a  "taylor," 
living  in   Charlestown,  Middlesex  county,  and  serv- 


ing as  a  private  under  Captain  Joseph  Sill,  in  the 
company  which  joined  that  of  Captain  Thomas 
Henchman  and  marched  to  Patchougc  (now  the 
southeasterly  part  of  the  town  of  Worcester,  M  is- 
sachusetts),  and  camped  for  that  night  in  a  large 
wigwam  which  had  been  very  recently  occupied  by 
a  band  of  hostile  Indians.  The  next  morning  the 
companies  marched  back  to  Hassanamisco  and  re 
separated,  the  captain  and  part  of  the  men  tramping 
on  to  Marlborough,  and  then  on  November  10  to 
Springfield,  where  thirty-nine  of  the  men  were  left 
as  guards.  As  John  Melvin's  receipt  was  dated 
November  30,  1676,  he  must  have  quitted  his  com- 
pany at  that  date.  On  September  23,  1676,  he  signed 
another  receipt  for  pay  for  services  under  Captain 
John  Cutler,  whose  company  had  served  under  Cap- 
tain Thomas  Henchman,  at  Hassanamisco.  Jan- 
uary 3,  1681,  John  Melvin,  "taylor,"  bought  from 
Matthew  Smith,  for  thirty-eight  pounds,  a  house  and 
land  in  Charlestown,  Massachusetts.  October  25, 
1684,  John  Melvin.  "taylor,"  and  Robert  Melvin, 
carpenter,  each  paid  his  first  rate  as  a  member  of  the 
Scots  Charitable  Society  of  Boston,  a  charitable 
organization  founded  for  the  purpose  of  assisting 
distressed  prisoners  who  were  shipped  by  the  Eng- 
lish government  to  America  after  the  disastrous 
battle  of  Dunbar.  Scotland,  where  the  Scotch  were 
defeated.  John  Melvin's  subscriptions  to  this  so- 
ciety went  on  until  May  4,  1696.  In  1691  John  Mel- 
vin made  another  purchase  of  lands,  and  later 
bought  or  sold  other  lands.  About  1696  he  removed 
to  Concord,  Massachusetts,  and  on  April  3,  June  3 
and  July  3.  1701,  he  sold  lands  in  Charlestown,  Con- 
cord.  and  Maiden.  August  30.  1727,  he  deeds  thirty 
acres  of  meadow  and  upland  in  Concord  to  hi-  son 
David.  In  one  of  the  deed-  the  name  is  spelled 
Melville.  John  Melvin's  will  was  drawn  August  18, 
1726,  in  Concord.  He  died  in  Concord,  August  21. 
1726,  "in  the  74th  year  of  his  age."  as  stated  on  his 
gravestone.  He  married  (first),  in  Maiden, 
nah,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Brown)  Lewis, 
who  was  born  about  1655,  and  died  in  Charh 
May  23,  1696;  he  married  (second),  published  111 
Boston,  August  27,  1696,  Margaret  Shamesbury.  The 
children  by  the  first  wife,  all  born  in  Charlestown, 
were:  John,  Hannah,  Robert,  James,  Jonathan, 
David  and  Benjamin.  By  the  second  wife:  El 
and  Margaret. 

(II)  Benjamin,  seventh  and  youngest  child  of 
John  and  Hannah  (Lewis)  Melvin,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 19,  T695.  I'1  l7'7-  '-  lieutenant  Ber, 
Melvin,  he  was  recorded  as  one  of  the  proprietors 
of  Ashford,  Windham  county.  Connecticut.  April 
19,  1718,  Anthony  and  David  Stoddard,  of  Boston, 
as  attorneys,  sold  for  twenty-seven  pounds  eight 
shillings,  to  Benjamin  Melvin,  blacksmith  of  Ash- 
ford, one  hundred  and  thirty-seven  acres  of  land  in 
Ashford.  June  7.  1718,  Benjamin  Melvin  sold  to 
his  father,  John  Melvin,  of  Concord,  four  acre-  of 
land  in  Concord.  April  5,  1725,  he,  then  of  Ashford, 
sold  for  ninety-one  pounds  the  tract  of  one  hundred 
and  thirty-seven  acres.  In  a  deed  dated  January  10, 
1726,  he  is  described  as  "now  of  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts." In  1726  Benjamin  Melvin  was  one  of  the 
petitioners  for  the  separation  of  the  Carlisle,  or 
north  part  of  Concord,  from  the  older  part  of  the 
town,  that  the  inhabitants  might  set  up  their  own 
town  meetings.  July  23,  1740.  "Benjamin  Melvin, 
born  in  Charlestown,  a  blacksmith,  aged  forty-rive 
years,"  volunteered  "for  the  Spanish  war  in  the  West 
Indies,  under  Captain  John  Prescott.  In  all  proba- 
bility this  enlistment  was   from   Concord,   where  his 


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last    regi  nd   he   must   have  bi  i  n 

among   those   eighteen   or   more    men    who   marched 
from  that  town  of  whom  only  a   verj   few  ever   re- 
turned,   lie  probably  died  while  away,  as  no  further 
of   him   appears.     The   A 
hat    Benjamin   Melvin  and  his  wife  Hannah 
children    horn    there:      Lydia,    and    a    daughter 
It    i  -  i  rtain    that    he    was    the 

father   of   Benjamin,  whose   sketch   follow-. 

(III)  Benjamin  (2),  n  iably  a  son  of 
Benjamin  (1)  and  Lydia  Melvin.  was  born  in  [728, 
according  to  the  da  ded  on  his 
gravestone  in  the  town  of  Hudson,  formerly  a  part 
of  ancient  Dunstable,  Massachusetts.  He  owned  a 
farm   in   Chelmsford.    Middlesex   county,    M'assachu 

5,  and  another  in  Hudson,  Grafton  county.  New 
Hampshire.      February    27,    Benjamin     Melvin,    of 

donderry,  Rockingham   county.   New   Hampshire, 

ght  for  £3  fifteen  acres  of  land  in  Old  Dunstable. 
In  1754  Benjamin  Melvin  owned 
land  on  the  borders  of  Little  Massabesic  Pond,  in 
the  eastern  part  of  "Ancient  Dunstable,"  afterward 
called  Nottingham  West,  and  still  later  was  set  off 
as  part  of  Londonderry.  New  Hampshire.  When 
Captain  Eleazer  Melvin's  estate  was  settled,  in  Feb- 
ruary,   1756,    a    stated    sum   of   money    was    paid    to 

lamin  Melvin.  April  27,  1761,  Robert  Melvin, 
of  Concord,  Massa  save  to  Benjamin   Mel- 

vin, of  Londonderry,  a  quitclaim  deed  to  land  in 
that  part  of  Londonderry.  New  Hampshire,  formerly 
called  Old  Dunstable,  Massachusetts.  In  May.  1899, 
Miss     Smith,     of     Londonderry.     New     Hampshire, 

*e  L.  M.  Palmer,  the  genealogist  of  the  Melvin 
family,  "Now  I   write  you  what  my  mother  told  us 

ral  years  ago,  as  we  have  it  in  writing,  in  re- 
gard to  her  grandfather,  Benjamin  Melvin.  That 
Benjamin  Melvin  married  Mary  Marshall,  and  they 
wire  the  parents  of  Reuben  Melvin;  they  belonged 
in  Hudson,  New  Hampshire."  She  then  adds  that 
the  historian  of  Peterborough  was  in  error  when 
he  recorded  that  Reuben  Melvin  of  Peterborough, 
was  a  son  of  Reuben  of   Pell  jamin  Melvin 

buried  in  Hudson.  New  Hampshire,  and  his 
gravestone  is  inscribed:  "Erected  to  tin-  memory  of 
Mr.  Benjamin  Melvin,  who  died  March  19,  1707. 
1  I  sixty-nine  year-"  llis  children  were:  Benja- 
min. Lydia.  Reuben,  John,  a  daughter  (name  un- 
1  1,  George,  Philip  and  David. 

(IV)  John  (2),  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
Benjamin  (2)  and  Mary  (  Mar-hall  1  Melvin.  was 
born  in  Hudson  according  to  the  report  of  one  of 
his  grandsons.  He  settled  in  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  also 
a  ship  carpenter,  and  hewed  timber  in  the  Charles- 
town  navy  yard.  In  later  life,  while  hunting,  he 
had  f.ne  shoulder  destroyed  by  the  accidental  dis- 
charge of  the  gun  he  carried.  He  married,  in  Lon- 
donderry. April  jo.  17117.  Elizabeth  (Betsy)  Smith. 
who   was    born    in    Hudson.      The    children    of    this 

n       Hetty,    Prescott.    Nfoi  e,    Betsy,    John, 
Parker,   (iilmaii,   Reuben  and   S 

(V)  Reuben  Melvin,  born  in  Lond  mderry,  July 
7.     [812,     died     in     Merrimack.    June    .;.     18S7.    aged 

lie  was  brought  up  a   farmer,  and 
his    1  ducation    in    the   district  ft .,    \cars   he 

hail  a    farm   which   he   cultivated    in   the   milder   poi 

and    during   the    remainder   carried 
on    shoemaking,   employing    four  .1  sistanti 

In    1845    he    removed    to    Merrimack    and    bought    a 
farm   upon  which   he   lived   for   some   time.      He   sold 
tin-  before   the   Civil   war,   and   for   about   a  year  lie 
1  Mrdcrs.       I  le    afterward  I    an  ther 


farm  upon  which  he  lived  until  he  died.  He  was  a 
Democrat  in  political  faith,  and  attended  the  Con- 
gregational Church.  He  married  (first),  Novetn- 
ber  15.  1S36,  Gizza  McNeal  Smith,  of  Antrim.  She 
was  born  November  7,  1814,  and  died  April  12. 
1846;  and  he  married  (second),  Mary  Butler,  of 
Pelham,  who  was  born  October  15.  1814.  She  died 
.May  25,  1851,  and  he  married  (third),  Hannah  E. 
Emery,  of  Newbury.  She  was  born  January  9. 
1813,  and  died  October  10,  1901.  The  children  of 
the  first  wife  were:  William  P.,  Weltha  Ann, 
Martha  J.  and  Reuben;  of  the  second  wife,  Mary 
A.  and  Angelina  E. 

(VI)  William  Prescott,  oldest  child  of  Reuben 
and  Gizza  McNeal  (Smith)  Melvin,  was  born  in 
Londonderry,  April  21,  1837.  He  worked  on  his 
father's  farm  summers,  and  attended  school  winters 
until  he  was  twenty-two  years  old.  He  then  worked 
011  a  farm  for  Isaiah  Herriek,  of  Merrimack,  -ix 
years,  and  then  traveled  over  Rockingham  and  sold 
jewelry  four  years.  In  1870  he  engaged  in  farming 
for  himself,  and  has  continued  until  the  present 
(1907).  He  first  owned  a  farm  at  Read's  Ferry, 
which  he  sold  in  1902,  and  removed  to  Thornton's 
Ferry,  where  he  is  now  living  retired.  Besides  his 
farm  in  Merrimack,  Mr.  Melvin  owns  real  estate 
in  the  city  of  Nashua.  For  twenty  years  he  was 
agent  for  the  Rockingham  Mutual  Insurance  Com- 
pany.    He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  has  served 

selectman  four  years.  an,i  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1801.  and  has  served  on  the 
agricultural  committee  of  the  Agricultural  College. 
He  is  a  charter  member  of  Thornton  Grange  No. 
31,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  which  was  organized  in 
1876.  He  married,  June  13.  1877.  in  Summerville. 
Massachusetts.  Jane  Adams,  who  was  born  in 
Bathurst,  New  Brunswick.  November  21.  1845. 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Mehitahle  (Hoyt) 
Adams,  of  Bathurst.  New  Brunswick,  who  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  and  at  Adams  Female 
Seminary  at  East  Derry.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  They  have  had  three  chil- 
dren: A  daughter,  died  young;  a  son,  died  young; 
and  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  July  4.  1882,  in  Derry. 


This  family,  which  is  rather  limited  in 
TOGUS    the    number    of    it-    members,    is    of 

French  extraction  Several  generations 
lived  in  the  province  of  Quebec,  and  only  three  gen- 
erations have  resided  in  the  United  States. 

(I)  Nicholas  TogUS  was  horn  iii  the  province 
of  Quebec,  in  1798,  and  died  there  in  i860,  aged 
sixty-two  years.  He  was  a  fanner,  brick  mason  and 
carpenter.  He  had  five  children  among  whom  were 
Nicholas  and  Edward  II..  the  subject  of  the  nexl 
paragraph. 

(II)  Edward  Henry,  youngest  son  of  \' 
TogUS,  was  bom  in. the  town-hip  of  St.  John  011  the 
Richelieu  river  in  tin-  provinci  0  Quebec  in  1822, 
and  died  in  Montreal,  province  of  Quebec,  while  on 
a  visit  there  in  1887.  aged  fiftj  seven,  lie  was  buried 
at  Taunton.  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
devoted  considerable  attention  to  the  culture  of  cran- 
berries. In  1868  he  removed  from  Canada  to  Ben 
ningti  n,  \  1  rmont,  d  a  terwards  lived  at  Blacking- 
ton,  Lowell,  Fall  River  and  Taunton.  Massachusetts) 
niiov  he  made  prolonged  \isits  to  his  children,  hut 
regarded  his  place  of  residence  as  Hookset.  where 
he  lived  with  hi-  son.  Dr.  Theodore.  He  n 
Josephine  Maynard,  who  was  born  in  St.  John. 
province  of  Quebec,  in  1S34.  and  who  died  and  was 
buried  in  Blackington,  Massachusetts,  in   1871.     She 


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was  the  oldest  daughter  of  Charles  Belrose  May- 
nard,  who  was  a  wealthy  and  influential  citizen  liv- 
ing about  St.  Gregorie,  province  of  Quebec.  lie  be- 
gan life  as  a  poor  boy,  and  by  superior  management 
and  industry  accumulated  a  large  property.  He  was 
a  farmer  on  an  extensive  scale,  and  also  dealt  in 
real  estate.  At  one  time  he  owned  and  cultivated, 
principally  by  tenant-,  twenty-six  farms.  He  re- 
garded the  payment  of  tithes  to  the  Catholic 
churches  as  oppressive  and  unjustifiable,  and  re- 
fused to  render  them.  This  led  to  trouble  between 
him  and  the  church  authorities,  and  he  renounced 
Catholicism  and  became  a  Protestant.  Most  of  his 
sons  followed  the  father's  example,  but  his  wife  and 
daughters  were  inclined  to  adhere  to  the  Catholic 
faith  and  customs.  He  had  a  family  of  fifteen  chil- 
dren, seven  sons  and  eight  daughters,  all  of  whom 
grew  up.  One  son  was  killed  by  accident  at  the 
age  of  eighteen.  Each  son  received  a  farm  from  his 
father,  and  each  daughter,  at  her  marriage,  was  well 
dowered.  The  children  of  Edward  H.  and  Jose- 
phine Togus  were  twelve  in  number,  four  of  whom 
died  young.  Those  who  grew  up  were :  Theodore 
M.,  Jennie,  Edward  H.,  Julia,  Charles,  John,  Alice 
and  Mary. 

(Ill)  Dr.  Theodore  Maygloire  Togus,  son  of 
Edward  H.  and  Josephine  (Maynard)  Togus,  was 
born  in  province  of  (Quebec,  April  21.  1853,  on  the 
old  homestead  where  his  grandfather  had  lived  and 
died.  At  the  age  of  nine  years  he  came  with  his 
father's  family  to  the  United  States,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Concord,  from  which  he  went  to  Burlington. 
Vermont,  where  he  studied  medicine  a  year,  and 
then  went  to  Baltimore  where  he  pursued  his  medi- 
cal studies  for  the  following  year  in  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons,  and  then  returning  to 
Burlington,  finished  his  course  and  took  his  degree 
in  1886.  After  practicing  a  few  months  each  at 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  and  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire, he  settled  in  1S87  in  Hooksett,  where  he  has 
since  resided,  and  now  enjoys  a  large  practice.  He 
is  a  well  read  man,  affable  in  his  manner,  quick  to 
observe,  correct  in  his  diagnosis  of  cases,  and  suc- 
cessful in  his  treatment.  For  nineteen  years  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Central  District  Merrimack 
County  Medical  Society,  and  is  now  (1906)  its 
president.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Medical  Society,  the  New  Hampshire  Sur- 
gical Club,  and  the  Manchester  Medical  Society. 
Among  the  fraternal  orders  in  which  he  has  mem- 
bership are  Jewell  Lodge,  No.  64,  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  of  Suncook,  and  Friendship 
Lodge,  No.  19,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Hooksett,  of  which  he  is  past  grand,  and  Hook- 
sett  Grange,  No.  14S,  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  He 
affiliates  with  the  Republican  party,  and  has  held 
the  offices  of  member  of  the  school  board  three 
years,  supervisor  of  the  check  list  three  years,  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  seven  years,  and  has  been  one  of 
the  trustees  of  the  public  library  since  it  was  organ- 
ized, also  secretary  of  the  board  of  health. 

He  married,  December  25,  1878,  at  Concord, 
Xew  Hampshire,  Fannie  Simmons,  who  was  born 
at  Montmorenci  Falls,  province  of  Quebec,  March 
3,  1856.  Her  father,  John  C.  Simmons,  was  super- 
intendent of  the  Patterson  lumber  mills,  a  very  large 
concern,  for  many  years.  He  was  born  in  London, 
England,  and  married  Frances  Lanie.  a  native  of 
Canada.  Both  died  in  Hooksett.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Togus  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  two  of 
whom    are    now    living,    Leopold    T.    and    Alice    M. 


Leopold  T.  Togus  was  born  in  Bluffton,  Minnesota, 
November  5,  1880,  and  graduated  from  the  Man- 
chester high  school  in  1899,  and  from  the  Bi  3ton 
University  in  1903,  and  is  now  a  student  in  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of  Vermont. 
He  married  Mary  M.  Wilcox,  of  Hooksett,  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  H.  and  Jennie  (Johnston)  Wilcox, 
and  they  have  one  daughter.  Frances  M.,  born  July 
25,  1904.  Alice  M.  married  William  Arthur  Cowan, 
of  Brooklyn,  New  York,  chemist  to  the  International 
Lead  Company. 


This  form  of  the  name  has  been 
FOSGATE  adopted  within  comparatively  recent 
years.  It  first  appears  in  America  as 
Fosket,  and  is  still  preserved  in  that  form  by  many 
of  the  descendants  of  the  original  emigrants.  The 
name  has  been  identified  with  the  settlement  of  New 
Hampshire  from  an  early  period,  and  is  still  ac- 
tively connected  with  the  development  of  its  history. 

(I)  John  Fosket,  who  was  born  in  1636,  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Narragansett  or  King  Philip's  war, 
1676,  and  in  the  following  year  he  purchased  of 
Samuel  Phipps  a  homestead  in  Charlestown,  Massa- 
chusetts. Subsequently  he  became  the  possessor  of 
several  other  parcels  of  land.  He  died  in  Charles- 
town  in  1689,  and  his  will,  which  was  executed 
September  19,  of  the  previous  year,  was  proved 
October  1,  1689.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Leach,  was 
a  daughter  of  Robert  and  Mary  Leach  of  Charles- 
town.  She  died  January  31,  1683.  She  was  the 
mother  of  nine  children,  namely :  John,  Thomas, 
Elizabeth,  Joshua,  Robert,  Jonathan,  Mary,  Rebecca 
and  Abigail. 

(II)  Robert,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Leach)  Fosket,  was  born  April  4, 
1672,  in  Charlestown,  and  resided  in  that  town  until 
1718,  when  he  removed  to  Lexington.  Seven  years 
later  he  settled  near  Oak  Hill,  in  Harvard,  Massa- 
chusetts, whence  he  removed  in  1730  to  Bolton, 
Massachusetts.  He  lived  111  that  part  of  the  last 
named  town  which  was  included  in  Berlin.  On 
account  of  the  services  of  his  father  in  the  Narra- 
gansett war  he  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  West- 
minster, Massachusetts,  and  drew  a  lot  in  the  center 
of  the  town,  which  soon  after  was  owned  and  oc- 
cupied by  Daniel  Hoar.  He  did  not  himself  live  111 
Westminster.  He  was  married  (first),  in  Charles- 
town, March  27,  1700,  to  Mercy  Goodwin,  who  was 
born  in  1680,  daughter  of  Christopher  and  Joanna 
Goodwin.  Her  mother  was  Joanna  Long,  who  mar- 
ried (first),  Nathaniel  Johnson  and  (second), 
Christopher  Goodwin.  Mercy  (Goodwin)  Fosket 
died  February  26,  1714.  at  the  age  of  thirty-four 
years,  and  Robert  Fosket  was  married  (second), 
November  1,  1715,  to  Susanna  Whitney,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Lawrence)  Whitney,  of 
Watertown,  and  later  of  Bolton,  Massachusetts. 
Robert  Fosket's  children  were :  Thomas,  Robert, 
John,   Abigail,   Mercy,   Joshua,   Susanna   and  Jacob. 

(III)  Robert  (2),  second  son  and  child  of 
Robert  (1)  and  Mercy  (Goodwin)  Fosket,  was  born 
April  I,  1704,  in  Charlestown,  and  after  a  short 
residence  in  Marlboro  settled  in  the  part  of  Bolton 
which  is  now  Berlin.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Rev- 
olution, and  served  in  the  Crown  Point  expedition. 
He  married  Sarah  Hall,  and  their  children  were : 
Sarah,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Ezekiel,  Patience,  Katrina, 
Joel,  Oliver,  Anna,  John,  Zibia  and  Phoebe.  The 
son  John  married  Abigail  Jones  and  settled  in  West-' 
minster,  New  Hampshire. 

(IV)  Joel,    second    son    and    seventh    child    of 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Robert  (2)  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Fosket,  was  born 
1751,  and  lived  on  the  paternal  homestead  in  Ber- 
lin. Like  Ins  lather,  lie  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revo- 
lution lie  died  March  24,  [824.  He  was  married. 
December  11,  1,-77.  to  Naomi  Gilbert,  who  survived 
him  more  than  fifteen  years  and  died  October  1, 
1830,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three.  Their  children 
were:  Robert,  Mendall,  Gilbert,  Joel,  Luke,  Betsey, 
Sally,  Stephen  and  Sophia. 

(V)  Joel  (2).  fourth  son  of  Joel  (1)  and  Naomi 
(Gilbert;  Fosgate,  was  born  December  18,  1784,  in 
Berlin,  Massachusetts,  and  settled  at  an  early  aye 
in  Winchester,  New  Hampshire,  where  his  life  was 
passed.  He  was  possessed  of  keen  foresight  and 
business  ability,  and  began  dealing  in  live  stock,  in 
which  he  was  successful.  He  married  Abigail 
Wheelock,  of  Winchester,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  three  sons,  James,  Gilbert  and  John. 

(VI)  Gilbert,  second  son  of  Joel  (2)  and  Abi- 
gail (Wheelock)  Fosgate,  was  born  January  5, 
iSj<>.  in  Winchester,  where  he  grew  up  and  settled. 
He   purchased   a    stock    farm   adjoining   his   father's 

in  tlie  rearing  and  sale  of  Jersey  cat- 
tle, sheep  and  other  blooded  stock,  with  marked 
success.  He  has  been  actively  identified  with  the 
advancement  of  the  town,  and  served  in  various 
official  capacities,  among  them  superintendent  of 
roads  and  member  of  the  board  of  education.  He 
is  a  staunch  Republican  in  principle.  He  had  a  true 
helpmeet  in  his  wife,  Mary  P.  Prime,  daughter  of 
Rev.  Josiah  Prime,  of  Swanzey,  New  Hampshire. 
died  about  187.1.  1  hey  were  the  parents  of 
three  children,  namely:  Miss  Abbie  Charlotte  Fos- 
gate, of  Boston.  Arthur  Dudley,  mentioned  farther 
below;  and  Frank  Prime,  assistant  superintendent 
of  the  street  railroad  in  Portsmouth. 

(VII)  Arthur  Dudley,  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  Gilbert  and  Mary  P.  (Prime)  Fosgate, 
was  born  September  5,   1857,  in  Winchester,  and  at- 

ded  the  district  schools  of  his  immediate  vicinity 
until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  He  then  became 
a  student  of  the  high  school,  which  wa3  located 
four  miles  from  his  home,  and  rode  to  and  fro  upon 
horseback.  After  finishing  the  high  school  course 
he  Bryan   &   Stratton   Commercial  Col- 

at  Manchester,  New  Hampshire.  At  that  time 
\.  Gaskel,  the  celebrated  penman,  was  principal 
at  that  school,  and  after  graduating  from  the  insti- 
tution Mr.  Fosgate  became  a  teacher  of  penmanship, 
having  large  evening  classes.  He  soon  turned  his 
attention  to  a  business  career,  and  took  a  position 
with  on,  manufacturers  of  leather 

I  at  ECeene  He  began  as  apprentice,  and  rap- 
idly worked  his  way  forward  until  he  became  gen- 
eral foreman  and  continued  in  that  capacity  several 
years.  During  this  time  he  had  made  a  study  of 
machinery,  and  he  subsequently  took  the  position 
of  foreman  of  the  machine  department  with  the 
Crocker  Company,  at  Vinyard  Haven,  Massachu- 
setts, and  subsequently  removed  to  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  and  continued  many  years  as  mechani- 
cal foreman  with  the  James  R.  Hill  Company  of 
that  city.  For  a  time  he  was  engaged  by  the  Bond 
Manufacturing  Company  of  Meriden,  Connecticut, 
as  general  foreman,  after  which  he  again  returned 
to  the  J.  R.  Hill  Company  of  Concord,  and  this 
city  became  his  permanent  abode.  He  continued  with 
that  establishment  fourteen  years,  and  1,  now  living 
retired  from  active  labor,  in  the  enjoyment  of  the 
of  a  li  ne  lifi  '  1  instant  activity.  Mr.  Fos- 
gate is  a  regubr  att  ndant  of  the  First  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,     lie   is  a  lover  of  music,  and  has 


been  identified  w-ith  Concords  musical  sociel 
which  he  has  been  active  and  useful,  frequently  serv- 
ing on  important  committees.  He  was  married  July 
2b.  1S93,  to  Ida  Belle  Stone,  daughter  of  Osmos 
Merrill  and  Emily  K.  (  Lane )  Stone,  of  one  of  Con- 
cord's old  and  respected  families.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fosgate  enjoy  a  peaceful  and  quiet  life  at  the  old 
Stone  homestead,  surrounded  by  congenial  friends 
and  associations. 


Early  records  of  this  family  state 
FOSDICK  that  Stephen  Fosdick,  a  resident  of 
Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  died 
there  in  1666.  His  son  John  married  Ann  Shapley 
in  1648.  Their  son,  Captain  Samuel  Fosdick,  set- 
tled in  New  London,  Connecticut,  about  the  year 
1680,  and  died  there  in  1700.  He  was  the  progenitor 
of  the  Connecticut  Fosdicks. 

(I)  George  Fosdick.  a  descendant  of  Captain 
Samuel,  was  born  either  in  Connecticut,  or  in  San- 
disfield, Massachusetts,  which  is  in  Berkshire  coun- 
ty, on  the  Connecticut  line. 

(II)  Robbins  Ithamar  Fosdick,  son  of  George 
Fosdick,   was   born   in    1824.     He   followed   the   sad- 

-  trade  111  Sandisfield  for  many  years,  and  in 
1881  removed  to  Ansonia,  Connecticut,  where  he 
died  in  1900.  He  married  Lucinda  Collins,  who 
was  born  1829,  and  died  in  August,  1894.  She  be- 
came the  mother  of  five  children,  namely:  Anna, 
Amanda,  Horace,  William,  and  George  R. 

(III)  George  Roberts,  youngest  child  of  Rob- 
bins  I.  and  Lucinda  (Collins)  Fosdick,  was  born  in 
the  village  of  New  Boston,  town  of  Sandisfield 
April  6,  1869.  His  education  was  completed  in  New 
Haven,     Connecticut,     where     he     also     acquired     a 

iwledge  of  electrical  engineering,  and  in  1888  en- 
tered the  service  of  the  Derby  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, which  constructed  and  operated  the  first  trol- 
ley line  in  New  England.  Mr.  Fosdick  was  em- 
ployed primarily  as  motonnan,  and  subsequently  as 
engineer,  and  for  five  years  ending  with  1900  was 
the  electrician  of  the  road.  Messrs.  H.  Holton 
Wood  and  B.  W.  Porter,  of  the  Street  Railway 
Company,  after  disposing  of  their  street  railway  in- 
terests, turned  their  attention  to  the  manufacture  of 
boxes,  under  the  name  of  the  New  England  Box 
Company,  retaining  the  services  of  Mr.  Fosdick  as 
engineer  of  their  various  plants,  with  headquarters 
in  Winchester,  New  Hampshire.  In  1901  he  was 
advanced  to  the  position  of  foreman,  and  in  the 
following  year  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the 
Winchester  plant,  in  which  capacity  he  is  still 
serving.  Politically  Mr.  Fosdick  sup'ports  the  Re- 
publican party,  but  finds  no  time  to  participate  ac- 
tively in  civic  affairs.  His  fraternal  affiliations  are 
with  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  attends 
the    Congregational    Church. 

On  June  24,  1890,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  Kneen,  who  was  born  in  Derby,  Connec- 
ticut. July  31.  1809,  daughter  of  James  Kneen,  a 
veteran  of  the  Civil  war.  Their  children  are: 
George  R.,  born  January  22,  1892:  William  F,  born 
July  5,  1895:  Clarence  R.,  born  November  26,  1897; 
Mabel,  born  November  23,  1899;  Susan,  born  August 
20,  1902 ;  and  Harold  Kneen,  born  June  20,  1906. 

This  branch  of  the  family  of  Benson 
BENSON     is  not  unlikely  of  .Quaker  origin,  hav- 
ing settled  in   Pennsylvania   under  the 
beneficent   government   of   William    I'cnn.    to   escape 
persecution  in  England  or  New  England. 

(I)  Joseph  C.  Benson  was  born  m  Philadelphia, 


A.  D.   FOSGATE. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


671 


Pennsylvania,  and  educated  in  the  public  schools. 
He  was  a  carpenter,  and  when  a  young  man  removed 
to  Hooksett,  New  Hampshire,  and  Liter  to  Lowell, 
.Massachusetts,  and  finally,  about  1844,  t0  London- 
derry, New  Hampshire,  where  he  lived  the  greater 
portion  of  his  Hie,  and  died  in  1870.  aged  eighty 
years.  He  married,  in  Hooksett,  January  16,  1832, 
Judith  Davis,  who  was  born  in  Hooksett,  and  died 
in  Londonderry,  January  15,  1859,  aged  thirty-six 
rs,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Gammot) 
Davis.  They  had  seven  children:  Andrew  Jackson, 
mentioned  below ;  George  W.,  who  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Civil  war,  and  was  killed  in  Virginia;  Eliza- 
beth C.,  married  Cornelius  Colby;  Samuel,  resides 
in  Haverhill,  Massachusetts;  Mary,  married  Samuel 
Stevens,  of  Francestown ;  Emma,  married  John  Pal- 
mer, of  Haverhill,  Massachusetts;  and  William  also 
a  resident  of  Haverhill. 

(II)  Andrew  Jackson,  eldest  child  of  Joseph  and 
Judith  (.Davis)  Benson,  was  born  in  Hooksett,  Jan- 
uary g.  1833.     He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 

i  looksett  and  Londonderry,  and  learned  the  shoe- 
maker's trade,  at  which  he  worked  over  thirty  years 
in  connection  with  fanning.  In  September,  il 
he  enlisted  from  Londonderry  in  Company  D,  First 
New  Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery,  and  served  the 
remainder  of  the  war,  being  discharged  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  in  June,  1865.  In  1889  he  removed  to 
Derry.  He  is  a  member  of  Wesley  B.  Knight  Pi  1st, 
No.  41,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  married, 
January  I,  1851,  at  Londonderry,  Ruth  J.  Page,  who 
was  born  in  Londonderry,  August  9,  1835,  daughter 
of  Joseph  ond  Rhoda  (.Davis)  Page,  by  whom  he 
had  twelve  children:  Charles  O.,  born  November 
18,  1851,  married  Hattie  Reynolds,  of  Derry;  Ella, 
married  John  H.  Connor,  and  lives  in  Haverhill, 
Massachusetts ;  Frank  A.,  married  Mary  Wilson,  and 
resides  in  Suncook;  William  Henry,  mentioned 
below;  Oscar,  in  South  Africa;  George  W.,  married 
Bertha  Gage  and  lives  in  Derry;  Fred  G., 
married  Hattie  'Smith ;  Alice,  married  Bert  Kim- 
ball, and  resides  in  Haverhill,  Massachusetts;  Harry, 
married  Sadie  Goss. 

(III)  William  Henry,  fourth  child  and  third  son 
if  Andrew  J.  and  Ruth  J.  (Page)  Benson,  was  born 

in  Londonderry ,  March  19,  1804.  lie  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Londonderry,  and  at  the 
Manchester  Business  College.  He  was  in  the  employ 
of  Coburn,  Fuller  &  Company,  of  Derry,  New  Hamp- 
shire for  twenty-one  years,  and  on  account  of  faith- 
ful and  efficient  service  was  promoted  to  foreman 
1 1  id  filled  that  position  eight  years.  He  was  four 
years  foreman  for  Perkins,  Hardy  &  Co..  of  Derry. 
I  Jecember  10,  1892,  he  bought  the  news  depot  and 
tobacco  store  at  Derry  which  he  now  carries  on.  He 
was  1 1 .  :ted  selectman  in  1898,  served  one  year,  and 
v  1-   elected  town   clerk   in    1907,   and   is   at  present 

ing  that  position.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  Marks 
Lodge,  No.  44,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  Mt. 
Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  11;  Adoniram 
Council,  No.  3.  Royal  and  Select  Masters;  and  Trin- 
ity Commandery.  Knights  Templar,  of  Manchester. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  61,  Independent 

der  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Derry.  He  married,  in 
Derry,  February  21,  1S93,  Fannie  M.  Wilson,  who 
was    born    in    Chester,    June    11,    1869,    daughter   of 

njamin  F.  and  Annie  Abbott  Wilson,  of  Chester. 


brothers.  Puritans,  from  Yorkshire,  England.  John 
settled  in  what  is  now  New  Haven,  Connecticut. 
Many  descendants  of  these  two  have  been  ministers 
of  the  Gospel. 

(I)  Leonard  Harriman  was  in  Rowdey,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1649.  In  1657  he  was  admitted  freeman, 
and  his  name  was  written  on  the  record  Hurryman. 
He  died  August  19,  1691.  His  wife's  name  was 
Margaret.  She  died  in  1676.  They  were  the  parents 
of  three  sons,  John,  Matthew  and  Jonathan,  and  a 
daughter,  the  eldest  of  the  family. 

(II)  Matthew,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Leonard  and  Margaret  Harriman,  was  born  in  Row- 
ley, in  1652.  He  settled  in  Haverhill,  where  he  took 
the  oath  of  fidelity  November  28,  1677.  From  him 
descended  the  Harrimans  of  Plaistow,  New  Hamp- 
shire, wdiich  is  just  across  the  state  line  from  Hav- 
erhill. 

(HI)  Deacon  John  Harriman  was  a  descendant 
of  Matthew  Harriman.  of  Haverhill.  He  died  in 
1820,  at  the  age  of  ninety-seven.  He  is  supposed  to 
have  been  the  first  man  in  New  Hampshire  who 
adopted  the  Baptist  creed,  and  his  church  relations 
are  thought  to  have  been  in  Newtown,  now  Newton, 
where  the  first  Baptist  church  in  this  state  was 
farmed  in  1755.    He  was  a  deacon  in  the  church. 

(IV)  David  Harriman  was  the  son  of  Deacon 
John  Harriman.  He  is  thought  to  have  been  a  good 
man,  with  a  very  pious  wife.  Two  of  his  children 
were  John  and  David;  both  became  preachers. 

(V)  Rev.  David  Harriman  was  born  in  Plaistow 
in  1788.  He  removed  to  South  Weare  about  1829, 
and  died  December  I,  1844.  He  was  a  Freewill 
Baptist  preacher  of  considerable  note.  He  was  a 
strong  type  of  the  minister  of  his  day  and  denomi- 
nation, and  would  use  his  keen  wit  and  biting  sar- 
casm with  telling  effect  when  attacking  the  creed 
of  some  opposing  sect.  He  preached  for  a  consid- 
erable time  both  at  the  south  and  the  east  churches, 
and  at  the  various  school  houses  in  the  town.     He 

married    first,    Lucy — ,    who    died    August    11, 

1830,  aged  forty;  second,  in  1832,  Clara  Philbrick, 
who  was  born  in  Weare,  April  S,  1S01,  and  died 
July  1,  1879,  daughter  of  Hon.  Joseph  and  Hannah 
(Gore)  Philbrick,  of  Weare.  The  children  by  the 
first  wife  were:  Daniel,  Joseph,  David  P.,  Betsey, 
John  S.,  James,  John;  by  the  second  wife:  William 
H.,  and  Sarah  M.    The  last  five  children  died  young. 

(VI)  Betsey,  fourth  child  and  only  daughter  of 
Rev.  David  and  Lucy  Harriman,  was  born  in  Weare, 
December  11,  1813,  and  died  in  Manchester,  August 
30,  1866.  She  married  Moses  Emerson  George,  of 
Weare.      (See  George  VI.) 


The   Harrimans  of   New   England, 

HARRIMAN     New    Jersey   and    New    York    are 

largely    descended    from    the    two 

pioneers  of  the  name — John  and  Leonard  Harriman, 


The  Came,  Kame  or  Kaime  family  name 
KAME  is  of  Scandinavian  origin,  but  was  early 
transplanted  by  the  Viking  invaders  into 
Scotland  and  England.  It  is  now  common  in  Scot- 
land. Three  miles  from  Edinburgh  there  is  a  hamlet 
named  Kames,  and  about  three  miles  from  Rothesay 
is  an  ancient  castle  known  as  Kames  Castle. 

The  family  is  worthily  represented  in  the 
present  generation  by  Benjamin  F.  Kaime,  the  second 
oldest  merchant  in  point  of  service  in  Pitts- 
field,  New  Hampshire.  He  traces  his  lineage  to 
Samuel  Came,  as  the  name  was  then  spelled,  changed 
subsequently  by  Benjamin,  Samuel  and  John,  about 
1800. 

(I)  Arthur  Came  was  the  earliest  of  the  name 
known  to  have  settled  in  New  England,  locating  at 
York,  Maine,  January  14,     1670. 

(II)  Samuel,  son  of  Arthur  Came,  was  born  in 


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1673.  and  died   December  jo.   1768,  aged  ninety-five 
years.     He  scaled  in  the  town  of  York,  count) 
York,    and    commonwealth    of    Massachusetts,    1 
Maine,    time    unknown.      He    had   a   commission    as 

justice  of  the  peace,  and  was  judge  of  court  of  com- 
mon pleas  for  some  eight  or  ten  years.    His  family  con- 
d  of  nine  children,  one  son  and  eight  daughters. 
One  of  his  daughters  married  a  Mr.  Kingsbury. 

(III)  Joseph  (l),  only  son  of  Samuel  Came, 
lived  and  died  in  York,  his  death  occurring  at  the 
age  of  fifty.  In  his  family  were  three  sons — Joseph, 
Arthur  and  Samuel.  The  latter  left  home  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  and  was  never  afterward  heard  from. 
If  there  were  any  daughters  111  the  family  their  names 
are  unknown. 

(IV)  Joseph  (.'),  eldest  son  of  Joseph  (1)  Came, 
born  in  York,  Maine,  remained  there  until  1789,  then 
removed  to  Barnstead  and  resided  there  until  his  death. 
He  married  Phebe  Gowen,  and  their  children  were  : 
James  Gowen,  Joseph,  William,  Samuel,  Timothy, 
George.  Mary.  Patience,  Nancy,  Phebe  and  Betsey. 
After  the  death  of  Joseph  Came  his  widow  removed 
to  Moultonborough,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  at 
the  age  of  ninety-nine  years. 

(V)  James  Gowen,  son  of  Joseph  and  Phebe 
(Gowen)  Came,  born  in  York,  May  16,  1766, 
died  in  Barnstead,  October  11,  1805.  He  resided  in 
York  until  after  the  birth  of  his  two  sons,  Benjamin 
and  Samuel,  and  in  March,  1789,  removed  with  his 
father  to  Barnstead.  He  married  (first),  Hannah 
Kingsbury,  born  in  York,  1766,  died  in  Barnstead, 
August  1,  1795.  daughter  of  John  Kingsbury,  of 
York.  He  married  (second),  Hannah  Bunker,  of 
Pittsfield.  His  children  were:  Benjamin,  Samuel, 
John,  Sally,  died  at  the  age  of  three  years;  Hannah, 
Abigail   and  Dolly. 

(VI)  Deacon  Benjamin  Haime,  son  of  James 
Gowen  Came,  born  in  York,  .aassachusetts,  ni  >w 
Maine,  January  5,  1787,  died  January  22,  1867.  He 
came  to  Pittsfield  to  learn  the  trade  of  blacksmithing, 
and  upon  completing  the  same  removed  to  Chiches- 
ter, New  Hampshire,  where  he  engaged  in  his  trade 
in  conjunction  with  farming.  He  was  a  member 
and  deacon  of  the  Freewill  Baptist  Church  many 
years.  He  married,  January  6,  1811,  Sally  Watson. 
who  was  born  in  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire,  Febru- 
ary 25,  1792,  and  died  December,  1869.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  William  Watson,  born  April  14,  1754, 
who  married,  August  17,  1779,  Sarah  Buzzell,  born 
December  4.  1758,  and  their  children  were:  Stephen, 
born  January  27,  1780;  Daniel,  March  5,  1782;  Han- 
nah, August  22,  1784;  William,  Jr.,  February  16, 
1786;  Andrew.  March  10,  17S8;  Betsey,  July  30, 
1790;  Sally,  wile  of  Benjamin  Kaime,  February  25, 
1792;  John,  April  24,  1794;  David,  February  14, 
1796;  Solomon,  January  15,  1798;  Mehitable.  March 
28,  1800.  The  children  of  Benjamin  and  Sally  (Wat- 
-0111  Kaime  were:  Hannah,  born  December  29,  181 1, 
died  September  o.  1814;  William  W..  born  1814, 
died  1  -17;  Sally  K.  born  December  27.  1S16,  died 
1853,  unmarried ;  -Mehitable,  born  March  21,  1S19, 
married  William  Mason,  died  in  Illinois;  Benjamin 
F.,  born  March  4,  1821.  ward;  Hannah  Jane, 
born  Nevember  2s.  1823.  wife  of  John  W.  Severance 
(see  Severance.  Y 1 1  )  ;  Elizabeth,  born  February  10, 
1826,  died  1893;  Inii-  I',  born  June  3.  1828,  mar- 
ried Laura  Sherburn ;  Mary  A.,  born  January  19, 
1830,  married  Dr.  William  Webster,  of  Manchester, 
who  was  a  surgeon  in  the  war;  John  C,  born  Oc- 
tober 6,  1833;  David  F.,  born  April  3,  1837,  resides 
in  St.  Louis. 

(\'l)   Samuel  Kaime,  son  of  James  Gowen  Came, 


was    born    on    Cider    llill,    York.    January    18.     .7 
and   in   March   of  that  year  his  parents  reir 
Barnstead.      He    married    Nancy    Simes,    widow 

Paul  G.  Hoitt,  and  daughter  of   Major  John  . 

Samuel    Kaime    wa-    in  islature    in    1833-34, 

selectman    in    Barnstead,    1839-40-58-59,    and    justice 
of  the  peace.     He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  and 
his  wife  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years.     Their  ch 
dren  were:   Kingsbury  Gowen,  born  August  15.  1817. 
Nancy    Hon:,   born    '  7,      -  Barnstead, 

became  the  second  wife  of  Samuel  P.  Ridder. 
Boston,  children:  An  infant  son  lived  but  twenty- 
four  hours;  Parker,  born  in  Boston.  April  24.  [849; 
Ella,  born  in  Boston.  August  2,^.  185 1  ;  Irving  N 
ter,  born  in  Boston.  May  20,  1N54.  died  111  Boston 
of  typhoid  fever,  October  26,  1863.  Phebe  Harrold, 
born   January   31.    1822.    married.   October   27,    1847. 

e  G    Lowell,  two  sons:  John  Pag 
Kaime.      Hannah    Nutter,    horn   May    26,    [825,    d 
October  7,  1836.     Mary   I  .  May  3.  1828.  died 

August  <i.  1839.  Samuel  James,  born  November  30, 
[831,   in    Barnstead.    married  H.   Johnson, 

of  Deerfield.  Joseph  Franklin,  born  No\  :mber  6, 
1835,  in  Barnstead,  married  Frances  S.  Swaine, 
daughter  of  William  X.  Swaine.  of  Gilmanton,  New 
Hampshire,  children :  Edith  May,  born  January  9, 
1876;  Samuel  Frank,  born  June  5,  1877;  William 
Swaine,  born  August  10.  1885;  Harold  Irving,  horn 
December  9,   1882,  died   .March  4,   1883. 

(VI)  John  Kaime,  son  of  James  Gowen  Came, 
born  Barnstead,  New  Hampshire.  May  8,  1791.  He 
was  selectman  of  Barnstead  for  two  or  three  \< 
and  also  served  as  representative.  He  removed 
to  Canterbury,  Xew  Hampshire  (Shakers)  in  the 
forties.  He  married  Joanna  Jones,  of  Exeter,  who 
bore  him  six  children. 

(  VI  )  Harriet  Kaime,  daughter  of  James  Gowen 
Came,  horn  in  Barnstead,  May  1.  1795,  married 
Ephraim  Low,  of  Sanford,  Maine,  eleven  children : 
James,  William.  Ephraim,  John,  Timothy.  Samuel, 
Joseph.    Benjamin,  .  Abby  and   Lucy. 

(VI)  James  Gowen  Kaime.  Jr..  son  of  James 
Gowen   Came,  born   December  4,   1707.   die' 

[823. 

(VI)    Abigail   Kaime,   daughter  of  James  (. 
Came,  m  \  er  married. 

(VI)  Dolly  Kaimi  er  of  James  Gowen 
Came,  married  John  Place  of  Barnstead. 

t\TI)     Kingsbury    Gowen,    son    of    Samuel 
Nancy   Kaime.   horn   in   Barnstead.    August,    15.      - 
married    (first),    Abigail    11     Crown,   died    December 
31.   1848.  leaving  one  child.  Mary  Abigail,  three  days 
old.      He    married     (second),    Caroline     Foster,    of 
Wilmington. 

(VII)  Benjamin   F..   filth   child   of   Deacon   Ben- 
jamin   and    Sally    1  Watson  I    Kaime,    born    in    Chi- 
chester.   New    Hampshire.    March   4.    1821,   was   ■ 
cated  in  the  district  schools  of  Chichester  and  Pitts- 
field   academies      lie  engaged   in   the  shoe  busin 

in    Pittsfi  ptember    1.    1855.    and    continued    in 

the  same  store  for  a  period  of  four  years      He  then 
moved  hi-  sti  ck  of  shoes  to  a  building    on  the  opp 
of  the  siii  et.  and  shortlj  ds  purcha- 

ick  of  groceries  from  Mr.  G.  L  Remmick,  and  for 

the    following   three   and    one    half   years   COni 
variety   -tore.     He  then  went  to  S      I  iuri, 

but  after  a  residence  of  several  years  there  returned 
to    Pittsfield,    New    lie  i    a    -tore 

in  a  two  story  hrick  building,  conducting  a  general 
store,  and  he,  with  others,  was  burned  out  February 
14,  1876.  A  three-story  brick  building  was  erected 
on   the   site  of  the  old  one,  largely  through   the   in- 


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strumentality  of  Mr.  Kaime,  and  when  completed 
September  6,  1876,  was  known  as  the  Union  Build- 
ing. .Mr.  Kaime  is  the  second  oldest  merchant  in  the 
village,  which  he  has  aided  materially  in  building  up. 
He  is  a  director  in  the  Pittsfield  Savings  Bank, 
rendering  efficient  service  in  that  capacity.  He  was 
a  regular  attendant  of  the  Congregational  Church 
that  was  destroyed  by  fire,  but  a  member  of  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  Church  of  Chichester. 

Mr.  Kaime  married  (first),  Ruth  P.  Batchelder, 
of  Loudon;  she  died  and  he  married  (second),  Olive 
A.  Sanborn,  of  Pittsfield,  daughter  of  Abraham  and 
Clemina  (Prescott)  Sanborn.  Two  children:  Mary 
Belle,  born  October  20,  1869;  Louis  William,  born 
in  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire,  December  18,  1871, 
serves  as  traveling  salesman  and  manager  of  his 
father's  store  and  also  travels  for  the  firm  of  Green 
&  Co.,  Manchester. 

The  first  lineal  ancestor  of  the  Sanborn  family 
was  John  Sanborn,  who  married  a  daughter  of  Rev. 
Stephen  Batchelder.  a  minister  of  Derbyshire,  Eng- 
land, settled  in  Hampton,  1638. 

This  is  a  Scotch-Irish  family  and  was  first 
ELA    planted    in    Haverhill,    Massachusetts,    im- 
mediately succeeding  the  large  immigration 
of  people  from  northern  Ireland  in  1718. 

(I)  The  records  show  that  Samuel  and  Hannah 
(Clark)  Ela  were  residing  in  Haverhill,  Massachu- 
setts, as  early  as  1725. 

(II)  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  (1)  and  Hannah 
(Clark)  Ela,  was  born  February  27,  1725,  in  Haver- 
hill, Massachusetts,  and  became  a  prominent  citizen 
of  that  town.  In  1755  he  removed  to  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  in  1784.  He  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution.  He  married  Mary  Ho- 
mans,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Cheney) 
Homans,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  children, 
namely:  Edward,  Clark,  David,  John,  Tabitha,  Han- 
nah, Mary  and  Lois. 

(III)  David,  third  son  and  child  of  Samuel  (2) 
and  Mary  (Homans)  Ela,  was  born  January  24, 
I757>  in  Londonderry,  and  resided  in  that  town.  He 
married  Nancy  (Fisher)  Cunningham,  daughter  of 
Deacon  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Taylor)  Fisher,  ,and 
widow  of  William  Cunningham.  She  died  Febru- 
ary 19,  1839.  Their  children  were :  Clark,  William, 
Sally,  Lois  and  Charlotte. 

(IV)  Deacon  William,  second  son  and  child  of 
David  and  Nancy  (Fisher)  (Cunningham)  Ela,  was 
born  January  7,  1783,  in  Londonderry,  and  resided  in 
that  part  of  the  town  which  is  now  Derry.  He  died 
there  June  6,  1865.  He  was  married  October  29,  1812, 
to  Mary  Moore,  who  was  born  March  17,  1790,  in 
Francestown,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  William 
Moore.  She  survived  him  more  than  eleven  years 
and  died  October  20,  1876.  Deacon  William  Ela 
was  a  very  prominent  citizen  of  Derry,  and  was 
much  in  the  public  service,  acting  as  selectman  and 
representative,  as  well  as  in  various  other  capacities. 

(V)  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Deacon  William 
and  Mary  (Moore)  Ela,  was  born  September  29, 
1813,  in  Londonderry,  and  was  married  to  Amos 
Buck,  of  Hampstead,  whose  helpmate  she  was 
through  her  long  life.     (See  Buck,  VII). 


The  original  home  of  the  Winslows 
WINSLOW    of  America  was  in  Worcestershire, 
England.      They    were    among    the 
earliest  families  emigrating  to  this  country.     Edward, 
who  was  the  ancestor  of  the  families  of  Massachu- 
setts and  New  Hampshire  came  over  in  the  "May- 
ii — 19 


flower"  in  1620  from  Southampton.  The  family  was 
distinguished  by  a  remarkable  intellectual  ability,  a 
^on  of  the  emigrant  becoming  the  first  native  born 
general  and  first  governor  of  the  Massachusetts 
Colony,  and  in  many  important  trusts  acquitted  him- 
self with  superior  ability,  and  was  active  and  in- 
fluential in  all  the  initiatory  labors  attending  the 
establishment  of  the  little  colony.  In  the  covenant 
signed  before  the  disembarking,  the  name  appears 
third  on  the  list.  The  family  generally  has  main- 
tained a  high  respectability  for  its  excellent  quali- 
ties of  mind  and  heart,  and  enjoyed  in  a  large  de- 
gree, not  only  the  esteem  and  confidence,  but  honors, 
of  its  fellow  citizens. 

(I)  Edward  Winslow,  the  ancestor  of  the  Win- 
slows  of  America,  was  born  in  Droitwich,  Worces- 
tershire, England,  October  19,  1595.  He  was  the 
eldest  son  of  Edward  and  Magdalen  (Oliver)  Win- 
slow,  and  came  to  this  country  in  the  "Mayflower" 
in  1620,  from  Southampton.  He  had  previously 
joined  the  pilgrims  at  Leyden,  Holland,  and  em- 
barked with  them  from  Delfthaven  for  England, 
He  was  the  principal  leader  of  the  pilgrims  at  Ply- 
mouth, Massachusetts.  He  married  (first),  Eliza- 
beth Barker,  of  Leyden,  May  16,  1618,  who  died 
March  24,  1621 ;  and  (second),  Mrs.  Susanna  (Ful- 
ler) White,  widow  of  William  White,  May  12,  1621,  , 
and  died  at  sea  near  Hispaniola,  May  8,  1655.  His 
second  wife  died  October,  1680.  Their  children 
were:  Edward,  John,  Elynor,  Kenelm,  Gilbert,  Eliz- 
abeth, Magdalen  and  Jozias. 

(II)  Kenelm,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of  Ed- 
ward and  Susanna  (Fuller)  Winslow,  was  born  in 
England,  April  30,  1599.  He  emigrated  to  this 
country  and  settled  in  Plymouth,  Massachusetts, 
about  1629,  and  was  made  a  freeman  January  1, 
1633.  He  removed  to  Marshfield,  Massachusetts. 
in  1641,  having  received  a  grant  of  land  there,  then 
called  Green's  Harbor,  March  5,  1638,  which  was 
then  considered  the  "Eden  of  the  Region."  He  was 
a  "joyner"  and  "planter."  He  represented  the  town 
in  the  general  court  for  eight  years,  1642-44  and 
1649-53.  He  was  a  man  of  "good  condition,"  and 
was  engaged  in  the  settlement  of  Yarmouth  and  other 
towns.  He  married,  June,  1664,  Ellen  (Newton) 
Adams,  widow  of  John  Adams,  of  Plymouth,  and 
died  in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  September  12.  [672. 
His  widow  died  at  Marshfield,  Massachuseti-.  De- 
cember 5,  1681,  aged  eighty-three.  Their  children 
were :  Kenelm,  born  about  1636,  died  November  16, 
1715 ;  Ellen,  born  about  1638,  married  December  29, 
1656,  Samuel  Baker,  and  died  August  27,  1676;  Na- 
thaniel, born  about  1639,  died  December  1,  1 7 1 9 ; 
and  Job. 

(III)  Job,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Kenelm 
and  Ellen  (Newton)  Winslow.  was  born  about  1641. 
He  was  a  resident  of  Swansey,  Massachusetts,  and 
later  Freetown.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Indian 
war,  June,  1675,  his  house  in  Swansey,  which  he  had 
occupied  eight  or  nine  years,  was  burned  by  the 
enemy.  He  was  a  selectman  in  Freetown  in  1680, 
town  clerk  in  1690,  deputy  to  the  general  court  in 
1686,  and  representative  to  the  first  general  court 
under   the   new   charter.     By   occupation   he   was   a 

shipwright.     He  married  Ruth  ,  and  died  July 

14,  1700.  Their  children  were:  William,  who  never 
married,  and  died  about  1757;  Richard,  who  died  in 
1727  or  1728;  James,  born  May  9,  1687,  married  Eliz- 

beth  ;  Jary,  born  April  1,  1689,  probably  died 

young;  George,  born  January  2,  1691,  married  — ; — : 
Jonathan,  born  November  22,  1692;  Joseph,  married 
Hannah  ;  John,  born  February  20,  1675,  mar- 


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ried  Hathaway;  and  Elizabeth,  married  

Marshall.  ' 

(IV)  Jonathan,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Job 
and  Rulh  Winslow,  was  born  November  22,  1692, 
at  Freetown,  Massachusetts.  He  married.  Novem- 
ber 25,  1722,  Sarah  Kirby,  of  Dartmouth,  Massachu- 
setts. Their  children  were:  Rebecca,  born  August 
26,  [723,  died  December  [8,  1831;  Jonathan  and  John 
(twins  1.  horn  September  22,  1725,  John  dying  Sep- 
tember _>.  1742;  Thomas,  born  July  5,  1729;  Sarah, 
born  July  19,  1731 ;  Nathaniel,  born  May  22,  1733 ; 
Ruth,  born  February  1,  1736;  Reuben,  born  May  18, 
173S,  and  published  to  .Alary  Webster,  July  2,  1763; 
Benjamin,  born  February  14,  1741,  and  published  to 
Content  Webster,  November  16,  1767;  Hannah, 
married  John  Valentine.  November  21,  1765;  and 
Hopestill,  married  Stephen  Taber  July  19,   1707. 

(V)  Benjamin,  sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of 
Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Kirby)  Winslow,  was  born 
February  14,  1741.  He  was  published  to  Content 
Webster,  November  6.  1767.  After  careful  and  ex- 
tended research  this  Benjamin  seems  to  be  the  most 
probable  ancestor  of  the  Winslows  that  were  early 
in  Kingston,  Nottingham  and  Deerheld,  New  Hamp- 
shire, but  a  certainty  has  not  been  established. 
Benjamin,  the  father  of  Elisha,  came  from  King- 
ston to  Nottingham  prior  to  the  revolution.  His 
father  was  hilled  by  the  Indians  in  Kingston.  He 
married  Mary  Clough.  May  7,  1765,  and  had  three 
children :  Elisha.  Abiah  and  Mary.  Abiah  mar- 
ried E.  Brown  of  Loudon,  New  Hampshire,  and 
had  two  daughters  and  one  son. 

(VI  1  Elisha,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary 
(Clough)  Winslow.  was  born  June  5,  1766,  in  Not- 
tingham, lie  was  a  prosperous  farmer.  He 
married  his  cousin,  Lydia  Winslow  of  Kings- 
ton. June  28,  1792,-  by  whom  he  had  three  sons 
and  four  daughters,  as  follows:  Hannah,  married 
James  Young,  of  Deerfield ;  Mary,  who  never  mar- 
ried :  Josiah,  married  Ruth  Tucker,  of  Pittsfield ; 
Colcord,  married  Miriam  Harvey;  Rosilla  and  As- 
enath.  twins,  the  former  marrying  (first)  Eben 
Harvey,  and  (second)  James  Wiggin,  of  Epsom,  and 
the  latter  dying  young;  and  Ephraim,  married 
1  1  Mary  Tucker,  of  Pittsfield,  (second)  Sally 
Green  of  Pittsfield.  and  died  in  Barnstead. 

(  VII  I  Josiah,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Elisha 
and  Lydia  ( Winslow)  Winslow,  was  born  in  Not- 
tingham, November  14,  1797.  In  early  life  he  learn- 
ed the  trade  of  tanner  and  shoemaker,  which  he 
followed  many  years.  He  finally  removed  to  Pitts- 
field, and  spent  his  last  days  on  a  farm.  He  proved 
himself  a  citizen  of  more  than  ordinary  worth, 
and  won  a  high  reputation  for  honesty.  He  was 
t  supporter  of  the  Democratic  party  and 
active  in  local  politics.  He  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Free  Baptist  Church  in  Pittsfield.  He 
married  Ruth,  daughter  of  James  Tucker,  who 
was  born  in  Salisbury.  Massachusetts,  April  13, 
>e    died    D&  ■     [863,    and    his    wife 

June  20    1862,  aged  ,7  months.     Their  chil- 

e:  Sally,  now  dead:  James  T,  married 
Fannie  Hall,  of  lilini.  Illinois,  and  died  leaving  one 
fames  Vlbert;  Sherburn  Josiah,  and  Atilla  J., 
who  married  Rev.  David  Edgerly,  of  New  Durham, 
New  Hampshire.  She  died  in  New  Durham,  leav- 
ing two  sons,  Dr.  Jo  iah  W  1  dgerlj  of  New  York 
City  and  Charles  L.  of  Boston,  Massachus- 

etts. 

iYII!)    Sherburn    1"  iah,  son  and  third  child  of 
Josiah   and   Ruth    (Tucki  low,    was   born   in 

Nottingham,   March    1(1,   1834.     He   was   educated  in 


the  public  schools  of  Pittsfield,  completing  his  studies 
in  Pembroke,  New  Loudon  and  Pittsfield  acad- 
emies. From  1S53  to  i860  he  spent  his  summers  on 
the  farm,  and  for  the  rest  of  the  year  taught  school. 
From  i860  till  1883  he  engaged  in  general  farming, 
combined  with  other  business  interests.  He  still 
owns  the  old  farm  on  Tilton  Hill,  and  several  other 
choice  and  splendid  farms  extending  to  the  Maine 
coast.  With  his  large  lumbering  business  belonging 
to  four  different  companies  at  the  same  time,  he 
has  been  very  successful.  In  1883  he  left  the  farm 
to  devote  himself  exclusively  to  his  other  business 
interests.  Since  1887  he  has  been  associated  with 
Hon.  Hiram  A.  Tuttle  in  the  real  estate  and  lum- 
bering business,  under  the  firm  name  of  Winslow  & 
Tuttle.  He  also  was  for  several  years  interested  in 
the  Exeter  Manufacturing  Company  as  director  and 
treasurer.  He  also  had  charge  in  the  construction 
of  the  Merrimack  County,  Tilton  and  Pittsfield 
Water  Works,  serving  as  superintendent  of  the  lat- 
ter, in  which  he  is  one  of  the  principal  owners,  for 
ten  years,  and  is  now  director  and  auditor.  He  is 
also  one  of  the  principal  stockholders  and  a  direc- 
tor and  auditor.  He  is  also  one  of  the  principal 
stockholders  and  a  director  of  the  Pittsfield  Gas 
Company.  He  has  been  many  years  a  member  of 
the  investment  committee  of  the  Pittsfield  Savings 
Bank,  and  is  now  treasurer.  He  is  now  and  has 
been  for  many  years  a  director  in  the  Boston,  Con- 
cord &  Montreal  railroad,  and  is  also  treasurer  of 
the  Pittsfield  Library  Association. 

In    1001    Mr.    Winslow    was   invited   to   give   the 
address   during  Old   Home   Week  at  the  dedication 
of  the  new  library  building,  paying  a   worthy  trib- 
ute to  the  donors,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Josiah  Carpenter,  of 
Manchester.     Also  a  second  address  for  the  purpose 
of    recalling    the    names    of    those    noted    for    their 
influence  in  the  upbuilding  of  communities,  the  es- 
tablishment of  new  enterprises,   the  organizing  and 
directing  of  educational  systems  in  the  newer  sec- 
tions  of  our   country,   and  in  one   notable  instance 
the  framing  and  administering  of  the  jurisprudence 
of  one  of  the  largest  states  of  the  Union,    also  add- 
ing many  names  of  those  worthy  of  all  praise  for 
thrift  and  enterprise.     In  response  to  the  invitation 
of  the  president  of  the  Old  Home  Week  Associa- 
tion, he  spoke  of  the  distinguished  citizens  of  Pitts- 
field.    Among  them  were   'Squire  John   Cram,   who 
was   one   of  the  first  settlers   to   blaze  the   way   for 
the  Pittsfield  of  today,  coming  there  in   1768,  when 
the   town    was    a   part    of   Chichester,   and    securing 
one  thousand  acres  of  virgin   soil   and  building  the 
first  saw  mill.     After  the  town  was  incorporated  he 
was  its  first  manager  of  affairs,  and  his  descendant 
have   always   been   among  its  leading  citizens.     He 
also  gave   to  James  Joy.   formerly   of   Durham,   but 
coming  to   town   from   Barnstead,   the  credit   of  the 
beginning    of    industries    for    the    employment    of 
skilled   labor,   building  and   operating  a   scythe   fac- 
tory, and  establishing  the  first  textile  manufactory. 
Turning   to    judicial   and   political    matters,    he   paid 
high  tribute  to  Hon.  Moses   Norris  as  legal  adviser, 
serving  seven   times   in  the  legislature  and  twice  as 
speaker,  and  in  the  United  States  Senate  from  March 
1S40.  till  his  death,  January  11,  1855.     Among  other 
men   of  prominence  at   the  bar  and  as  old  settlers, 
were  the  Berrys,  Swetts,  Frenches,  Sargents,  Thorn- 
dikes  and   Tiltons,   his   address  including  the  public 
spirited,    go-ahead    and    pushing   men   of   the    early 

Mr.   Winslow   lias   served  the  town  as   chairman 
of    the    selectmen,    and    on    the    school    board,    and 


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been  interested  in  every  measure  for  the  upbuilding 
and  improvement  of  the  village  and  town.  He  rep- 
resented the  town  in  the  legislature  in  1899  and  1901, 
but  positively  refused  a  renomination  for  the 
senate  in  1903.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic lodge  many  years.  In  religious  affiliation  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Winslow  are  Episcopolians.  He  is  treas- 
urer and  warden  of  the  Society. 

He  married  March  19,  i860,  Margaret,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Dennison,  of  Stafford,  Connecticut.  Their 
children  are :  Cora,  married  James  L.  Hook,  and 
has  one  child,  Margaret  L.,  and  Nellie,  who  married 
Dr.  F.  H.  Sargent. 


Rev.  George  Walker,  rector  of  the 
WALKER     Parish  of  Donoughmore,  was  one  of 

the  leaders  of  the  besieged  inhabi- 
tants of  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  1689.  Although 
an  aged  man,  he  was  active  in  the  defense'  of  the 
city,  and  did  much  to  assist  the  starving  inhabitants 
in  their  efforts  to  obtain  food.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  force  of  character,  a  natural  leader,  and  it  is 
natural  that  from  this  forceful  man  should  spring 
a  family  noted  for  its  energy  and  strong  character. 

(I)  In  1714  a  descendant  of  the  Rev.  George 
Walker,  Andrew  by  name,  came  over  from  Lon- 
donderry, and  settled  in  Billerica,  Massachusetts, 
afterwards  removing  to  Tewksbury,  where  he  died. 
He  was  accompanied  by  his  wife  and  two  sons,  Rob- 
ert and  James,  who  were  afterwards  reinforced  by 
seven  other  children :  Alexander,  who  married  a 
Caldwell;  Margaret,  who  married  Nathaniel  Dav- 
idson ;  Mary,  who  married  Robert  Davidson ;  Sarah, 
who  died  single ;  Nancy,  who  married  James  Carr, 
of  Goffstown ;  Hannah,  who  married  Francis  Bar- 
net,  of  Bedford ;  Jane,  who  married  William  Bar- 
net,  of  Bedford.  At  what  time  Andrew,  the  com- 
mon ancestor,  died  is  uncertain.  There  is  in  the 
possession  of  Charles  K.  Walker,  Esq.,  of  West 
Manchester,  a  power  of  attorney  dated  1739,  given 
by  Captain  James  Walker  to  his  father,  Andrew, 
then   residing  in   Tewksbury,   Massachusetts. 

(II)  Captain  James,  son  of  Andrew  Walker, 
was  three  or  four  years  old  when  he  arrived  in  this 
country.  In  1734  Robert  and  James  went  to  "live  with 
their  uncle,  Archibald  Stark,  father  of  General 
John  Stark,  then  living  in  Londonderry,  New  Hamp- 
shire. Here  for  three  years  they  made  turpentine 
from  the  pitch  pine  trees  growing  abundantly  in  the 
forest.  In  the  fall  of  1737  they  crossed  the  Merri- 
mack river  and  built  a  log  cabin  for  shelter  during 
the  winter,  thus  becoming  the  first  settlers  of  the 
town  of  Bedford.  During  the  winter  they  felled  the 
trees,  and  in  the  spring  finished  clearing  the  first 
piece  of  land  in  the  town.  Here,  too,  they  were 
joined  in  the  spring  by  Matthew  and  Samuel  Pat- 
ten (brothers)  from  Dunstable,  Massachusetts,  who 
assisted  in  clearing  the  land  and  lived  with  them 
until  their  own  house  was  completed.  Robert  was  a 
noted  hunter,  while  James  excelled  in  fine  horses. 
In  one  instance  a  man  stole  from  him  a  fine  mare. 
He  traced  the  thief  by  a  peculiar  mark  (figure  of  a 
pipe)  on  one  of  the  shoes,  made  purposely  by  the 
blacksmith,  and  overtook  him  beyond  Boston  where 
he  recovered  his  mare.  He  cleared  up  his  farm,  set 
out  an  orchard,  entertained  travelers,  and  built  one 
of  the  first  framed  houses  in  town,  still  occupied 
(1905)  by  his  descendants.  He  resided  on  his  farm 
until  1783.  and  then  moved  to  a  small'  fifty  acre  lot 
in  Goffstown  where  he  lived  with  his  wife,  daughter 
Charlotte,  and  black  servant.  Cato,  until  his  death  in 
17S6  he  was  a   sutler  in  the   regiment  of  his  father- 


in-law,  Colonel  Goffe,  during  the  French  and  Indian 
war,  and  at  its  close  was  commissioned  captain  of 
a  troop  of  horse  -by  Governor  Wentworth.  He  was 
in  the  Patriot  army  during  the  Revolution,  and  was 
among  the  Bedford  men  who  fought  with  General 
Stark  at  Bennington.  He  married  Esther,  daughter 
of  Colonel  John  Goffe,  by  whom  he  had  seven  chil- 
dren :  Silas,  James,  Sally,  Esther,  Jennet,  Mary 
and  Charlotte.  Sally  married  Joseph  Moor,  who  was 
killed  at  the   raising  of   Piscataquog  bridge. 

(III)  James  (2)  son  of  Captain  James  (1)  and 
Esther  (Goffe)  Walker,  married  Mary  Wallace,  of 
Bedford.  They  had  eight  children :  Josiah,  Sally, 
Reuben,  Polly,  James,  Rebecca,  Stephen  and  Leon- 
hard. 

(IV)  James  (3),  son  of  James  (2)  and  Mary 
(Wallace)  Walker,  was  born  in  Bedford,  December 
2,  1789,  and  died  in  Manchester,  February  9,  1875. 
He  was  a  farmer,  merchant  and  surveyor.  He  mar- 
ried. January  30,  1827,  Betsey  Parker,  daughter  of 
William  and  Nabby  (Parker)  Parker,  and  widow  of 
James  Parker.  She  was  born  in  Bedford,  September 
2.3.  1791,  and  died  in  Manchester,  November  8,  1865. 
They  had  two  sons :  James  P.,  born  in  Bedford, 
February  7,  1828,  and  Charles  K.,  born  July  18, 
1S30. 

(V)  Charles  Kimball  Walker,  younger  of  the  two 
sons  of  James  (3)  and  Betsey  (Parker)  Walker, 
was  born  July  8,  1830,  in  Bedford,  wdiere  his  early 
life  was  passed.  He  was  educated  in  the  local  dis- 
trict school  and  academy,  and  when  eighteen  years 
old  left  home  and  found  employment  with  a  rail- 
road surveying  party,  which  established  the  bent  of 
his  life  and  led  to  his  becoming  a  successful  civil 
engineer.  His  first  employment  was  on  the  survey 
of  the  Stony  Brook  railroad  (the  Lowell  &  Ayer), 
and  he  continued  in  that  connection  until  the  com- 
pletion of  the  road.  He  has  been  employed  on  nu- 
merous railroads,  east  and  west,  and  became  a  sur- 
veyor through  practical  experience  and  diligent 
study.  After  many  years  of  successful  work  in  the 
field,  he  was  appointed  in  1875  as  superintendent  of 
the  Manchester  City  Water  Works,  and  has  contin- 
ued to  hold  that  position  to  the  present  day.  He  was 
married  October  4,  1852,  to  Ann  Maria  Stevens  of 
Wentworth,  New  Hampshire,  and  they  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  daughters,  Ellen  Parker  and  Henrietta 
Clinton.  The  former  is  now  the  wife  of  Charles 
Howe,  residing  in  Manchester. 


The  emigrant  ancestor  of  the  Burpees 
BURPEE    was  a  weaver  and  an  early  settler  in 

Rowley,  Massachusetts,  which  was 
founded  by  people  of  that  calling  from  Yorkshire, 
England. 

(I)  Thomas  (1)  Burpee  emigrated  from  England 
and  settled  in  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  prior  to  165 1. 
His  death  occurred  there  June  1,  1701.  The  Chris- 
tian name  of  his  first  wife,  who  died  June  24,  1658, 
was  Martha.  He  was  married  a  second  time  April 
15.  1659,  to  Sarah  Kelley,  daughter  of  John  Kelley, 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Newbury.  Massachusetts. 
She  was  born  February  12,  1641,  and  died  Decem- 
ber 25,  1713.  His  children  were:  Hannah,  John, 
Sarah    (died   young),    Sarah.   Thomas   and   Mary. 

(II)  Thomas  (2),  son  of  Thomas  (1)  and  Sarah 
(Kelley)  Burpee,  was  born  in  Rowley,  October  25, 
1663.  He  was  married,  December  23,  1690,  to 
Esther  Hopkinson.  born  April  9,  1667,  died  Octo- 
ber 30,  1722,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Hester 
(Clark)  Hopkinson.  He  died  in  Rowley,  June  24, 
1709.      His    eleven    children   were   named   Jeremiah, 


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Sarah  (died  young),  Esther,  Thomas,  Ebenezer, 
Jonathan,  David,  Hannah,  Nathan,  Sarah  and 
Samuel. 

(III)  Thomas  (3),  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Esther  (Hopkinson)  Burpee. 
was  born  in  Rowley,  October  31,  1695.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  February  3,  1719,  Mary  Harris,  born 
March  9,  1698,  in  Rowley,  died  August  17,  1721.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Timothy  and  Phebe 
(Pearson)  Harris.  He  married  (second),  Septem- 
ber 20,  1722,  Mary  Kilburn  of  Rowley,  born  there 
March'  17.  1697.  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Che- 
ney) Kilburn.  He  had  several  children  and  among 
them  was  Thomas,  the  next  in  line  of  descent. 

(IV)  Thomas  (4),  son  of  Thomas  (3)  and  Mary 
(Harris)  Burpee,  was  born  November  25,  1719,  in 
Rowley.  The  major  portion  of  his  life  was  spent 
in  his  native  town,  and  he  died  at  the  residence  of 
his  son  in  New  London,  New  Hampshire,  May, 
1800.  About  17S6,  he  removed  thither  with  his  sons, 
Thomas,  Asa  and  Calvin.  At  his  funeral.  May  31. 
1800,  Rev.  Job  Seamans  said,  "I  think  he  approached 
the  nearest  to  perfection  of  any  man  with  whom  I 
am  acquainted."  Mr.  Burpee  was  married  October 
19.  i"43.  to  Anne  Chaplin,  born  172,1,  in  Rowley, 
baptized  October  15,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Jere- 
miah and  Ann  (Kilburn)  Chaplin.  No  record  of 
his  children,  beyond  those  above  named,  is  found. 
(Asa  and  descendants  are  mentioned  at  length  in 
this  article.) 

(V)  Lieutenant  Thomas  (5),  son  of  Thomas  (4) 
and  Ann  (Chaplin)  Burpee,  was  born  February  24, 
1753,  in  Rowley.  About  the  year  1788  he  went  from 
Rowley  to  Xew  London.  New  Hampshire,  and  his 
goods  constituted  the  first  family  outfit  brought  to 
that  town.  His  wife  rode  all  the  way  on  horseback,  car- 
rying in  her  arms  a  son  eleven  months  old.  He  settled 
on  the  site  of  the  present  Worthen  farm,  erecting 
first  a  log  cabin  and  later  a  frame  house,  and  suc- 
ceeded in  clearing  a  good  farm  from  the  wilder- 
ness. He  married  (first)  March  10,  1774,  in  Row- 
Icy.  Joanna  Foster,  who  died  March  20,  1785.  He 
married,  (second),  February  21,  1786,  Sarah  Smith. 
Both  marriages  were  contracted  prior  to  his  settle- 
ment in  New  London.  Lieutenant  Thomas  Burpee 
died  in  New  London,  September  12,  1839.  He  ac- 
quired his  military  title  from  his  connection  with  the 
state  militia.  He  was  the  father  of  fourteen  chil- 
dren: Sally.  Abigail  (died  young),  Jeremiah,  Mar- 
tha and  Joanna,  of  the  first  union;  Thomas,  Mary, 
Samuel.  Anna,  Nathan  (died  young),  Moses,  Na- 
than. Abigail  and  Harris. 

(VI)  Thomas     (6),    eldest    son    of    Lieutenant 
as   (s)    and  Sarah    (Smith)    Burpee,  was  born 

in  Rowley.  August  26.  1787,  and  was  brought  by 
his  parents  to  New  London  when  eleven  months 
old.  He  occupied  the  family  homestead  on  Burpee 
Hill,  named  i'<  r  the  family,  and  was  a  prosperous 
farmei  throughoul  the  active  period  of  his  life, 
which  terminated  November  17,  1S40.  He  married 
Lydia    Blaki  ive  of  Weare,  New  Hampshire, 

daughter  of  Jesse  and  Dolly  (Crocker)  Blake.  She 
died  November  8,  1853,  aged  sixty-six  years.  Their 
children  were:  Arthur.  Almira,  William,  Benjamin 
Pratt,    I  1  hild  who  died   in  infancy  and   Ma- 

rietta w. 

1VII)  Colonel  Benjamin  Pratt,  second  son  and 
third  child  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Blake)  Burpee. 
was  born  in  New  London,  New  Hampshire,  Au- 
gust 27.  1818.  He  attained  prominence  in  both  the 
business  and  civic  affairs  of  New 
all  the  important  town  offices,  and  exercising  a 
beneficial    and    far    reaching    influence.      For    three 


years  he  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  commission- 
ers of  Merrimack  County,  and  for  two  terms  rep- 
resented his  district  in  the  state  legislature.  In  1848 
he  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Sutton,  New 
Hampshire,  and  in  1871  removed  to  Manchester, 
where  he  established  himself  in  the  grocery  trade. 
His  prominence  as  a  Democrat,  together  with  his 
past  experience  in  public  affairs  made  him  an  ex- 
ceedingly desirable  candidate  for  the  Manchester 
City  Council,  in  which  body  he  served  with  marked 
ability  for  several  years.  Although  his  business  in- 
terest called  him  away  from  his  native  town,  he  al- 
ways preserved  a  warm  affection  for  New  London 
and  its  institutions,  particularly  the  Colby  Academy, 
where  he  was  educated.  In  his  religious  belief 
he  was  a  Universalist.  He  was  a  Master  Mason  and 
a  member  of  King  Solomon  Lodge.  At  an  early  age 
he  entered  the  state  militia  as  an  ensign,  and  retired 
from  it  with  the  rank  of  colonel  after  many  years  of 
honorable  service.  Colonel  Burpee  died  of  heart 
disease  November  1,  1888.  He  married,  February 
2T,  '855.  Martha  Jane  Carr,  born  in  New  London 
February  3,  1831,  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  and 
Nancy  (Greeley")  Carr.  She  was  educated  at  the 
Xew  Hampton  Literary  and  Scientific  Institute,  was 
for  several  years  a  teacher  in  Colby  Academy,  and 
subsequently  preceptress  at  Pembroke  Academy. 
Mrs.  Martha  Jane  Burpee  died  in  Manchester,  Oc- 
tober 17.  io"2.  She  was  the  mother  of  six  children: 
1.  Nellie  Josephine,  born  June  4.  1856.  2.  Harry 
Howard,  born  September  23,  1858;  married  Net- 
tie Francis  Ainsworth,  of  Manchester,  and  has  one 
daughter,  Louise  Elizabeth.  3.  Hattie  Estelle,  born 
July  17,  i860;  married  Louville  H.  Dyer,  of  Port- 
land, Maine,  and  has  four  children.  Martha  Burpee. 
Marian  Greeley.  Mariorie  B.  and  Helen.  4.  Jennie 
A  lab,  born  August  24,  1S62.  5.  William  Byron, 
who  wii;  1)0  referred  to  in  the  next  paragraph.  6. 
Benton  T.,  born  March  7,  1869;  died  June  19.  1872. 

fVITn  William  Byron,  second  son  and  fifth 
child  of  Colonel  Benjamin  Pratt  and  Martha  J. 
(Carr)  Burpee,  was  born  in  Sutton,  September 
8.  1864.  At  the  age  of  seven  years  he  accompanied 
his  parents  to  Manchester,  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  that  city.  In  1S84  he  entered  the 
service  of  the  New  Hampshire  Fire  Insurance 
Company  as  a  clerk.  His  abilities  were  such  as  to 
insure  his  steady  advancement.  In  1S94  he  was  ap- 
pointed special  agent  for  the  home  office,  and  in 
1904,  was  elected  assistant  secretary  of  the  company. 
Aside  from  his  connection  with  the  insurance  busi- 
ness he  is  financially  interested  in  the  Eliott  Knit- 
ting Mills,  and  a  member  of  its  board  of  directors. 
He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  affiliates  with 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Der- 
ryfield  Club;  he  was  appointed  colonel  on  the  staff 
of  Governor  Floyd  in  January,  1907,  and  attends  the 
Unitarian  Church.  Mr.  Burpee  married  April  27, 
1887,  M.  L.  Bacbeldcr,  daughter  of  Nathan  G. 
Bachcldcr  of  Manchester,  and  has  one  son:  Benja- 
min  Pratt    Burpee,  born   March  20,   1889. 

(V)  Asa  Burpee,  son  of  Thomas  (4)  and  Ann 
(Chaplin")  Burpee,  was  horn  in  Rowdey  and  learn- 
ed the  trade  of  shoemaking.  In  1786  he  went  to  New 
London,  New  Hampshire,  and  settled  as  a  pioneer 
on  what  is  now  Burpee  Hill.  He  died  in  New 
London  October  15.  r843,  a*  tne  aoe  °f  eighty-three 
years.  He  was  married  in  Rowdey  to  Mary  Perley, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Apphia  Perley  of  that 
town.  She  died  July  2,;.  1833,  aged  seventy-three 
yi  ars.  Their  children  were  Thomas.  Rcbekah,  Dolly. 
Perley,  Delia,  Apphia,  Azubah,  Sally  and  Abiel. 

1  VI  )     Captain     Perley,    second    son    and    fourth 


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•child  of  Asa  (5)  and  Apphia  (Perley)  Burpee,  was 
born  in  New  London,  June  4,  1700.  He  resided  on 
Colby  Hill  and  followed  the  shoemaker's  trade  in 
connection  with  farming.  His  death  occurred  Au- 
gust 21,  1805.  The  Christian  name  of  his  wife  was 
Judith,  and  she  became  the  mother  of  six  children: 
Anthony  C,  Edwin  E.  (died  young).  Abiel,  Sarah, 
Judith  M.,  and  Edwin  P. 

(VI  I)  Edwin  Perley.  fourth  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Captain  Perley  and  Judith  Burpee,  was  born  in 
New  London,  January  10,  1829.  He  was  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  farmers  and  public-spirited  citizens 
in  his  day,  was  noted  for  his  generosity  and  other 
■commendable  qualities,  and  participated  actively  in 
local  civic  affairs.  His  death  occurred  suddenly  in 
Concord,  February  5,  1897,  while  representing  his 
district  in  the  lower  branch  of  the  state  legislature. 
and  was  caused  by  heart  failure.  In  politics  he  was 
a  staunch  supporter  of  the  Republican  party,  and 
labored  diligently  for  its  success  in  his  section  of  the 
state.  In  his  religious  belief  he  was  a  Baptist.  On 
February  15,  1899,  he  married  Rosaline  Todd,  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Mary  (Dodge)  Todd  of  Newton. 
She  became  the  mother  of  five  children :  Wilfred 
E.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to  in  the 
■next  paragraph ;  Mary  E.,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Walter  Macomber,  and  resides  in 
Boston;  Susan  Colgate,  who  died  in  1881, 
aged  twenty-three  years ;  Eliza  Colby,  wife  of  Mel- 
ville  H.  Robbins ;  and  Hattie  T.  Burpee.  Mrs.  Ros- 
aline Burpee  was  for  many  years  prominently  iden- 
tified with  social  and  religious  affairs  and  served 
with  marked  ability  on  the  board  of  education.  She 
died  November  13,  1906.  at  the  age  of  fifty-six  years. 

(VIII)  Wilfred  Ernest,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Edwin  Perley  and  Rosaline  (Todd)  Burpee,  was 
born  in  New  London,  February  7,  i860.  His  early 
education  was  completed  at  the  Colby  Academy,  and 
his  professional  studies  were  pursued  at  the  Detroit 
(  Michigan)  Optical  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1S92.  Locating  in  Manchester,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Brown  and  Burpee,  as  eyesight 
specialists,  he  introduced  the  latest  methods  and  im- 
provements in  optical  science  and  has  acquired  a 
wide  reputation,  having  at  the  present  time  optical 
parlors  both  in  Manchester  and  Concord.  For  the 
past  ten  years  he  has  been  a  director  on  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association.  He  is  a  leading  mem- 
her  and  a  deacon  of  the  Merrimack  Street  Baptist 
Church.  Mr.  Burpee  married  Lucy  Shepherd,  daugh- 
ter of  James  E.  Shepherd  of  New  London.  She  is 
a  graduate  of  Colby  Academy  and  the  Emerson 
School  of  Oratory,  Boston,  and  has  won  distinction 
as  a  public  reader.  She  is  also  known  as  an  able 
biographical  writer,  is  actively  interested  in  the 
Women's  Auxiliary  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association,  the  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  and 
the  Elliott  Hospital,  of  which  latter  she  is  a  trus- 
tee. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burpee  have  had  two  children : 
Helen,  who  is  no  longer  living,  and  Mildred  Shep- 
herd Burpee.  , 


The  name  Robbins  has  been  associat- 
ROBBINS     ed  with  Mason  from  the  birth  of  the 

town.  Josiah  and  Thomas  Robbins 
were  two  of  the  incorporators  of  the  town  of  Ma- 
son. 1768,  and  at  a  meeting  held  September  19  of 
that  year  Josiah  Robbins  was  elected  surveyor  of 
"highways,  with  the  other  first  town  officers.  From 
the  first  settlement  members  of  this  family  have  been 
residents  of  this  town.  The  family  was  probably  not 
included    among    the    Puritan    emigrants,    but    was 


among  those  later  accessions  which  came  toward 
the  close  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

(I)  Diligent  research  has  failed  to  discover  the 
parentage  of  Josiah  Robbins,  who  was  born  about 
1706.  He  may  have  been  born  in  Europe.  In  early 
life  he  was  a  resident  of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
living  in  the  part  of  that  historic  town  which  is  now 
Arlington.  He  and  his  wife  were  among  the  orig- 
inal members  of  the  Precinct  Church  founded  in 
1739,  and  took  letters  from  that  body  to  the  church 
in  Townsend,  Massachusetts,  October  5,  1744.  He 
lived  in  Townsend  eight  years  and  then  removed  to 
Mason.  New  Hampshire.  From  that  town  he  re- 
moved to  Stoddard,  New  Hampshire,  in  1775,  and 
died  there  in  1787.  He  was  married  in  Cambridge, 
January  29,  1730.  to  Sarah  Fillebrown.  There  is  a 
tradition  in  Mason  that  she  died  in  that  town,  and 
there  is  a  record  of  the  marriage  of  Josiah  Robbins 
in  Mason  to  Mary  Campbell,  of  Townsend,  Febru- 
ary 21,  1764.  His  children  were  born  of  the  first 
marriage  and  included:  Josiah,  Nathan,  Anna  and 
Reuben,  all  born  in  Cambridge,  and  Thomas,  Seth, 
Amos  and  possibly  others  born   in  Townsend. 

(II)  Seth,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Josiah 
and  Sarah  (Fillebrown)  Robbins,  was  born  in  1745, 
in  Townsend.  Massachusetts,  and  was  a  child  when 
his  parents  removed  to  Mason,  New  Hampshire.  He 
resided  in  that  town  through  life  and  was  married 
there  October  17,  1771,  to  Sarah  Scripture,  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Green)  Scripture.  He  died 
in  Mason,  July  31,  1837,  having  survived  his  wife  a 
little  over  two  years.  She  died  June  21,  1835,  aged 
eighty-two  years.  They  were  the  parents  of  five 
or  more  children,  including:  Sarah,  Abraham,  Seth 
and  True. 

(III)  True,  son  of  Seth  and  Sarah  (Scripture) 
Robbins,  was  born  in  Mason.  April  19,  1788,  and 
died  January  21,  1851,  aged  sixty-two.  He  lived  all 
his  life  in  Mason.  He  was  a  farmer  in  comfortable 
circumstances,  a  reliable  friend,  a  good  neighbor, 
and  a  progressive  and  respected  citizen.  He  was 
a  Democrat  in  political  sentiment.  (His  son,  Wil- 
liam,  and   descendants   are  noticed   in   this  article.) 

(IV)  Lewis,  son  of  True  Robbins,  was  born  in 
Mason.  He  was  a  successful  and  highly  respected 
farmer.     He  married  Emily  Winship.     Her  parents 

were    Noah    and Winship,    of    Mason.      Five 

children  were  born  of  this  marriage :  Lewis  Harlan, 
George  C,  now  of  Greenville;  Frederic,  of  Ash- 
bv.  Massachusetts ;  Elizabeth,  who  married  George 
Kimball,  of  Belmont,  Massachusetts;  Lilla,  wife  of 
O.  D.  Prescott,  of  Greenville. 

(V)  Lewis  Harlan,  eldest  child  of  Lewis  and 
Emily  (Winship)  Robbins.  was  born  in  Mason,  May 
10,  1844.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools, 
and  is  engaged  in  agriculture,  having  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres,  where  in  addition  to  gen- 
eral farming  he  does  considerable  dairying.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  North  Star  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Greenville.  He  married 
(first)  Abbie  Wheeler,  and  (second)  Georgia  M. 
Haywood.  Two  children,  Melville  and  Edith,  were 
born  of  the  first  marriage ;  and  one  of  the  second, 
Paul  Austin,  now  of  Ashby,  Massachusetts. 

(IV)  William,  son  of  True  Robbins,  was  born 
in  Mason,  and  died  February  4,  1895.  He  was  a  suc- 
cessful farmer,  and  resided  in  Mason.  He  married 
Nancy  Buckman,  who  died  in  Mason,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Buckman.  Her  father  was  a  lieutenant  in  the 
Revolution.  They  had  one  child,  William  Otis, 
whose  sketch   follows. 

(V)  William  Otis,  only  living  child  of  William 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


and  Nancy  (Buckman)  Robbins.  was  born  in  Ma- 
son, May  26.  1844,  and  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm. 
At  the  age  of  twenty  he  became  an  apprentice  to  the 
cooper's  trade,  at  which  he  worked  for  ten  years. 
He  then  returned  to  the  cultivation  of  the  soil,  and 
has  ever  since  resided  on  his  present  farm  of  two 
hundred  acres.  He  married,  1866,  Martha  Jane  Bar- 
rett, who  was  born  in  Ashby,  November  27,  1S42, 
daughter  of  James  P.  and  Martha  H.  (Bonett)  Bar- 
rett, of  Ashby,  Massachusetts.  Two  children  were 
born  of  this  union:  Edward  and  Nellie,  who  mar- 
ried George  Blanch,  of  Greenville. 


Dr.  Charles  Everett  Congdon,  of 
CONGDON     Nashua,    is   a    representative   of   an 

old  Rhode  Island  family,  which  was 
established  there  in  the  last  half  of  the  seventeenth 
century  by  Benjamin  Congdon,  who  was  born  in 
1656,  and  may  have  been  a  native  of  Wales.  The 
supposition  that  the  emigrant  ancestor  of  the  Rhode 
Island  Congdons  was  named  James  cannot  be  veri- 
fied by  the  early  records,  and  the  name  of  James 
Congdon  does  not  appear  an  immigrant  in  Austin's 
Genealogical  Dictionary  of  Rhode  Island.  Benjamin 
Congdon.  who  arrived  in  Rhode  Island  a  young  man 
and  settled  in  Portsmouth,  Kings  Town,  died 
June  19,  1718.  He  married  Elizabeth  Albro,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Dorothy  Albro  and  his  children 
were:  Benjamin,  John  and  James,  the  last- 
named  of  whom  was  the  ancestor  of  Dr.  Congdon. 

(IV)  James,  probably  a  grandson  of  James  and 
a  great-grandson  of  Benjamin  the  immigrant,  re- 
sided in  Warwick.  The  christian  name  of  his  wife 
was  Hannah  and  he  was  the  father  of  ten  children. 

(V)  James  (2).  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
James  (1)  and  Hannah  Congdon,  was '  born  De- 
cember 26,  1788.     He  was  also  of  Warwick. 

(VI)  Albert  I.,  son  of  James  (2)  Congdon,  of 
Warwick,  resided  in  East  or  West  Greenwich.  He 
was  an  upright  citizen  and  a  devout  church  man. 

(VII)  Richard  Edwin,  son  of  Albert  I.  Congdon, 
was  born  in  East  Greenwich.  When  a  young  man 
he  became  a  druggist  and  is  now  engaged  in  the 
business  in  Nantucket,  Massachusetts.  He  mar- 
ried Jeanette  W.  Chapman,  daughter  of  Nathan 
Chapman,  of  Mystic,  Rhode  Island,  and  formerly  of 
Noank.  Connecticut.  She  became  the  mother  of 
five   children. 

(VIM  1   Charles  Everett  Congdon.  M.  D.,  son  of 
Richard   E.   and  Jeanette   W.    (Chapman)    Congdon, 
wa     born   in    East   Greenwich,    September  27,    1872. 
He  attended  tin    Coffin  School  in  Nantucket  and  the 
Chauncey    Mall    School,    Boston.     He  was  a  student 
111   medicine   at    Harvard  University,   from  which  he 
'dilated  a  Doctor  of  Medicine,  and  he  com- 
pleted his  professional  preparations  at  the  Kingston 
Avenue   and    tin-   Long    Island   Hospitals,   Brooklyn, 
New    York,     His   professional   career  was   inaugur- 
irgeon    of   an    American   steamship   plying 
n   northe.ru   and     outhern  ports,  in  which  ca- 
pacity   he  continued   for  six  months,  and  at  the  ex- 
piration time  lie  located  for  practice  in  Ber- 
lin. New  Hampshire.     Ir  August,  1898,  lie  enlisted 
for   service    in    the    Spanish-American    war   as   hos- 
pital                        i    the    First    Regiment    New    Hamp- 
shire National  Guards,  commanded  by  Colonel  Rnlfe 
rward    appointed   assistant   surgeon 
with   the   rank   of  first   lieutenant,   hut   owing   to   the 
early  termination  <>i   hostilities  was  prevented  from 
active   participation    in    the   conflict.     After   his   dis- 
I  in  Nashua  and  has  ever  since  prac- 
ticed his  profession  in  that  city.    He  has  served  with 


ability  as  city  physician  and  chairman  of  the  board 
of  health,  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  United 
States  examiners  in  pension  cases,  and  local  exam- 
iner for  several  of  the  leading  life  insurance  com- 
panies. Dr.  Congdon  is  a  member  of  the  Nashua 
and  the  New  Hampshire  State  Medical  societies,  be- 
ing president  of  the  first  named  body,  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  the 
Masonic  Order  and  the  Guards  Club.  On  June  16, 
1902,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Ann  Mariah 
Ramsdell,  daughter  of  the  late  ex-Governor  George 
Allen  Ramsdell  (see  article  on  the  Ramsdell  fam- 
ily in  this  work).  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Congdon  have  one 
son,  Robert  Densmore  Congdon. 


This  branch  of  the  great  Fuller  fam- 

FULLER     ily   is    probably      descended    from   the 

early    immigrant,    John    Fuller,    whose 

sketch   is   given  on   a  preceding  page  of  this  work. 

(I)  Daniel  Fuller  was  a  native  of  Danvers,  Mas- 
sachusetts. When  a  young  man  he  removed  to  Hud- 
son. New  Hampshire,  where  he  spent  his  life  in 
agricultural  pursuits,  and  became  a  farmer  of 
c<  nsequence. 

(II)  Joseph  Fuller,  son  of  Daniel  Fuller,  was 
born  in  Hudson.  1816,  and  died  1894.  aged  seventy- 
eight  years.  He  was  a  prosperous  man,  and  devot* 
ed  considerable  time  to  public  matters,  adhering  to- 
the  Republican  party.  He  married  Baliney  Steele, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  eight  children.  Five 
of  whom  are  now  living:  Albert,  of  Hudson; 
Charles  H.,  of  Brockton,  Massachusetts ;  Willis  L., 
who  is  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph;  Frank 
J.,  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts ;  and  Nancy,  who  mar- 
ried  Alonzo   G.   Hutchins,   of  Hudson. 

(III)  Willis  Leroy,  son  of  Joseph  and  Baliney 
(Steele)  Fuller,  was  born  in  Hudson,  November 
9,  1854.  He  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Hudson.  He  is  a 
well-to-do  farmer,  and  a  man  of  pleasing  person- 
ality and  of  influence  in  the  community.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  local  lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  He  married  Adelia  Yetters,  of  New 
York.  Two  children  have  been  born  to  them: 
George,  who  died  young;  and  Lizzie  F.,  who  was 
born  in  Hudson. 


This  family  is  of  English  origin, 
CLOUTMAN  and  the  name  was  taken  from  an 
occupation.  The  race  is  not  nu- 
merous, though  they  were  represented  in  Massa- 
chusetts in  colonial  times.  The  Cloutmans  have 
long  been  noted  for  their  sterling  worth.  The 
name  smins  to  have  been  Cloudman  when  it  arrived 
in  America,  and  many  of  the  descendants  still  use 
that  form.  Tt  originated  in  the  Highlands  of  Scot- 
land ami  was  planted  in  America  before  the  close 
of  tin-  seventeenth  century.  John  and  Thomas 
Cloudman,  brothers,  came  to  America  in  September, 
1690.  from  the  Highlands  of  Aberdeenshire,  Scot- 
land. They  landed  at  Plymouth  and  settled  at  M;ir- 
blehead,  Ma  sachusetts.  According  to  tradition  they 
were  noted  for  their  strength  and  large  stature.  They 
were  members  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  per- 
i  strict  integrity.  Thomas  Cloudman  had  a 
son  William  who  moved  from  Marblehead  to  Do- 
ver,  New  Hampshire.  Edward  Cloudman,  who  is 
the  firsl  in  the  connected  line  now  known,  was  prob- 
ably his   son. 

1I1    Edward    (2),  son   of   Edward   (t)    and  Sa- 
rah  Cloutman,  was  born  February  15.  171?.  in  D 
New    Hampshire.     When   twentj  two  years  of  age 


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he  settled  in  Falmouth,  Maine,  and  was  there  mar- 
ried April  16,  1738,  to  Anna  Collins,  of  Philadelphia. 
After  his  marriage  he  went  to  Presumpscot  Lower 
Falls  where  he  had  charge  of  the  first  saw  mill  built 
there.  This  mill  was  built  in  1735.  Mr.  Cloutman 
is  said  to  have  been  a  tall  and  very  strong  man, 
weighing  about  two  hundred  and  twenty  pounds  and 
was  a  noted  wrestler.  One  night  while  running  the 
mill  alone,  he  was  attacked  by  an  Indian  who  twice 
attempted  to  shoot  him,  but  in  both  cases  the  gun 
missed  fire.  Cloutman  hurled  a  bar  used  in  oper- 
ating the  mill  at  the  Indian  and  it  hit  him  on  the  head, 
killing  him  instantly.  On  the  following  night  the 
Indians  burned  the  mill.  Cloutman  tqok  his  wife 
and  children  in  a  canoe  and  paddled  down  the  river 
and  around  to  Stroudwater.  In  1745,  he  located  in 
Gorham.  Maine,  and  bought  a  thirty  acre  lot  near 
Fort  Hill.  On  April  19,  1746,  he  was  surprised  by 
a  party  of  Indians  while  sowing  wheat  in  his  field, 
and  after  a  desperate  struggle  was  overpowered, 
carried  a  captive  to  Canada.  On  the  23d  of  October, 
he  with  a  companion  escaped  from  confinement  at 
Quebec,  and  they  were  never  heard  from  again.  It 
is  presumed  that  they  were  drowned  while  attempt- 
ing to  cross  Lake  Champlain.  In  the  following  sum- 
mer two  skeletons,  still  covered  with  clothing,  were 
washed  ashore  by  that  lake,  and  in  one  of  the  pockets 
was  a  compass  which  was  identified  as  the  property 
of  Cloutman.  His  widow  married  Abner  Anderson, 
of  Windham,  Maine,  and  died  December  1,  1802, 
aged  eighty-five  years. 

(II)  Timothy,  son  of  Edward  and  Anna  (Col- 
lins) Cloutman,  was  born  at  Presumpscot  Lower 
Falls.  Like  his  father  he  was  strong  and  brave 
and  he  was  accustomed  to  go  on  "neighborhood 
scouts"  against  the  Indians.  When  he  was  but 
fifteen  years  old  he  was  with  a  party  and  fired  at 
the  Redskins  with  the  gun  his  father  had  taken 
from  the  Indian  who  attempted  to  shcot  him.  He 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Gorham  and  first  began  house- 
keeping in  a  log  building  which  he  erected.  He 
sometimes  worked  in  the  sawmill  and  cultivated  his 
small  farm  in  the  intervals.  He  was  married  July 
24.  1766.  to  Katie  Partridge,  who  is  supposed  to  have 
came  from  Marblehead,  Massachusetts.  They  had 
eleven  children,  namely :  Betty,  Nancy,  Edward, 
Nathan  and  Jesse  (twins)  John,  Polly,  William, 
Thomas.  Solomon  and  David. 

(III)  John,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Tim- 
othy and  Katie  (Partridge)  Cloutman,  was  born 
February  20,  1776,  and  settled  in  Wakefield,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  carpenter  and  passed 
his  life  in  his  native  town.  He  was  married  (first) 
at  Rochester,  New  Hampshire,  January  15,  1798,  to 
Hannah  Folsom. 

(IV)  Alfred  Cushing.  son  of  John  and  Hannah 
(Folsom)  Cloutman,  was  born  in  Wakefield,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1806.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools,  and  worked  on  a  farm  in  Wake- 
field. While  still  a  young  man  he  removed  to  Alex- 
andria. New  Hampshire,  and  bought  a  farm  upon 
which  he  pa-sed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  died 
in  1882.  He  was  an  industrious  man,  a  good  neigh- 
bor, and  a  loyal  citizen.  In  politics  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat, but  voted  for  Abraham  Lincoln  for  president. 
He  married  Lydia  Horn,  of  Rochester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, born  1S04,  died  1892.  aged  eighty-eight  years. 
They  had  seven  children :  Sarah,  James  A.,  Charles 
J.,  Napoleon  B.,  John  F.,  Preston  H.  and  Lydia  Ann. 

Napoleon  Bonaparte,  third  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Alfred  Cushing  and  Lydia  (Horn)  Cloutman, 
born    in    Alexandria,   January   6,    1840,   received   his 


education  in  the  common  schools  of  that  place.  At 
seventeen  years  of  age  he  left  home  and  worked  on 
farms  in  Farmington,  Rochester,  and  Dover,  for 
some  years.  In  1900  he  bought  a  small  farm  of  fine 
level  land  on  Clinton  street,  Concord,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  general  farming.  Mr.  Cloutman  is  a 
Democrat  in  polities;  he  has  no  church  connections. 
He  has  many  of  the  characteristics  of  his  ancestors, 
is  industrious  and  prudent,  a  good  neighbor,  a  moral 
and  upright  citizen,  and  a  pleasant  companion.  He 
married,  June  II,  1865,  Mrs.  Sarah  Louise  Page 
Lamson,  bom  in  Swanzey,  April  7,  1844.  daughter  of 
Leander  and  Hannah  (Brown)  Page,  and  grand- 
daughter of  Ezekiel  and  Olive  (Thompson)  Page, 
of  Swanzey.  They  are  the  parents  of  six  children: 
Gertrude  Hannah,  died  August  6,  1907;  Clevie  N.  B., 
Louie  Josephine,  Ambrose  Leander,  Lena  Ethel  and 
Bertha  Lydia.  Mrs.  Cloutman's  first  husband.  Brad- 
ford P.  Lamson,  died  at  Savannah,  Georgia,  in  1862, 
of  spotted  fever ;  he  was  a  member  of  the  Fourteenth 
New  Hampshire  Regiment ;  he  left  one  child.  Sadie 
Grace,  now  Mrs.  Alfred  Marshall,  and  resides  111 
Concord. 

(I)  John  Cloutman  was  probably  born  at  Wake- 
field, New  Hampshire,  where  his  father  settled.  He 
was  a  carpenter,  and  lived  to  be  more  than  eighty 
years  old.  His  children  were:  Mary,  John  F.,  Ann, 
Oilman,  Alfred,  Hersey.  Jeremiah  A.,  all  born  in 
Wakefield,  New  Hampshire. 

(II)  John  F.,  second  child  of  John  Cloutman, 
was  a  fanner  and  carpenter.  He  died  at  Memphis, 
Tennessee,  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years.  He 
married  Patience  Tash  Edgerly,  who  was  born  May 
23,  1803,  and  died  in  1894,  aged  ninety-one  years. 
They  had  nine  children  of  whom  three  died.  The 
surviving  children  were:  I.  Erastus  F.,  a  soldier  in 
the  Mexican  war.  He  had  his  name  changed  by 
act  of  the  legislature  to  Ralph  Carlton.  He  was 
captain  of  Company  E.  Third  New  Hampshire  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  and  was  killed  at  James  Island  in 
the  Civil  war.  2.  Martha,  married  James  Davis. 
3.  John  F.,  mentioned  below.  4.  Horatio  G,  lived 
in  Farmington,  New  Hampshire.  5.  James  A.,  lived 
in  Farmington.  New  Hampshire.  6.  Ellen  F.,  mar- 
ried Edward  D.  Seymour,  and  lived  in  Lynn,  Mas- 
sachusetts,   and    Farmington,    New    Hampshire. 

(III)  John  Folsom  (2),  son  of  John  F.  (1)  and 
Patience  T.  (Edgerly)  Cloutman,  was  born  in  New- 
Durham.  December  2",  1831.  and  died  December  7, 
1905,  in  Farmington.  He  received  a  limited  common 
school  education  which  he  acquired  before  he  was 
thirteen  years  old.  He  then  left  the  farm  and  went 
to  work  in  a  shoe  factory  at  Farmington.  He  worked 
in  the  business  until  he  was  twenty-two  years  of 
age.  April  23.  1853,  he  entered  into  an  agreement 
with  Joseph  Whitney  &  Company  of  Boston  to  start 
a  factory  and  manufacture  shoes  for  them.  He 
started  at  once  and  thus  founded  the  shoe  manu- 
facturing business  that  is  still  in  the  family  and 
managed  by  his  son.  For  nine  years  he  made  shoes 
for  Whitney  &  Company  and  others.  For  the  next 
nine  years  following  until  1S62  he  made  shoes  at 
Farmington.  and  was  associated  with  the  Wallace 
Brothers  for  about  two  years.  During  the  six  or 
seven  years  which  followed  he  manufactured  on 
his  own  account.  In  1871  he  became  superintendent 
of  the  manufacturing  plant  of  Wallace.  Elliott  & 
Company,  at  Farmington.  and  continued  as  such  un- 
til about  1S93.  Besides  that  he  was  interested  from 
t87S  to  1879  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes  with  the 
Wallace  Brothers,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wallace 
&  Cloutman.     After  1879  the  firm  became  Cloutman 


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and  Bingham,  the  Wallace  Brothers  having  a  spe- 
cial interest.  In  1877  Mr.  Cloutman  built  the  fine 
brick  factory  building,  which  was  occupied  by  Wal- 

Elliott  &  Company  as  a  factory.  It  is  forty 
by  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  exclusive  of  the 
boiler  and  engine  room,  and  four  stories  above  the 
basement.  They  employed  about  three  hundred  op- 
erators and  made  about  one  hundred  and  seventy-five 

ind  pairs  of  ladies',  misses'  and  children's 
shoes  each  year,  which  sold  for  more  than  four  hun- 

and  fifty  thousand  dollars  a  year.  The  labor 
than  five  hundred  dollars  a  day.  In  1000 
Mr.  Cloutman  bought  the  old  Waldron  mill  with 
water  privilege  and  installed  the  first  electric  light 
plant  in  Farmington,  which  now  supplies  the  town 
with  light  and  is  still  owned  by  the  family.  Mr. 
Cloutman  was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  in  1S62- 
63,  though  the  town  was  strongly  Republican,  he 
represented  it  in  the  legislature.     In  1876-77  he  was 

d    state    senator    from    the    sixth    district    and 

I  on  the  banking  and  on  the  manufacturing 
committees.  He  was  town  auditor  and  town  treas- 
urer, and  was  a  member  of  the  committee  which 
built,  in  1881-82,  the  fine  town  hall.  At  the  organi- 
zation of  the  Farmington  National  Bank,  in  1872, 
he  was  elected  vice-president.  In  1875  the  presi- 
dent, George  M.  Herring,  died  and  Mr.  Cloutman 
succeeded  him  in  office.  He  was  president  of  the 
Farmington  Savings  Bank  until  the  spring  of  1S81, 
when  he  declined  to  serve  longer  in  that  place,  but 
still  remained  on  the  board  of  trustees.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  he  was  vice-president  of  the  Na- 
tional and  president  of  the  Savings  Bank.  Fie  was 
much  interested  in  Masonry,  and  was  an  influential 
and  honored  member  of  the  following  organizations  of 
that  order:  Farmington  Lodge,  No.  71,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Farmington,  of  which  he  was 
master  five  years;  Columbian  Royal  Arch  Chapter, 
of  Farmington ;  St.  Paul  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  of  Dover;  and  district  deputy  grand  master 
of  the  First  Masonic  District  in  New  Hampshire. 
He  married  (first),  March  4,  1854.  Amanda  M. 
Davis,  who  was  born  August  23.  iS.w,  and  died 
June  4  1S68,  daughter  of  Eleazer  M.  Davis,  of  Al- 
ton. Married  (second),  July  3.  1869,  Ellen  E. 
Kimball,  who  was  born  February  13,  183S.  died 
February  27,  1897,  daughter  of  Samuel  A.  and  Ann 
M  Kimball,  of  Bradford,  Massachusetts  Two  chil- 
dren   wire    horn    of    the    second    marriage:      Nellie 

da,  horn  May  28,  1874.  married.  November  8, 
1897,  to  Will  Dean  Allen,  of  Farmington,  a  descen- 
dant of  Genera!  Ethan   Allen,  of  Vermont,  and  has 

'lighter,    Ruth    Elizabeth,    horn    October  26, 
John  F..  mentioned  below. 
(IV)    John  F.  (3).  only  son  of  John   F.  (2)  Clout- 
man,  was   born   in   Farmington,   May    18,    TS77.   and 

ducated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  St.  Johns- 
bury.  Venn  demy.  He  succeeded  his  father 
in  the  shoe  business  and  is  a  prosperous  manufac- 
turer,  In  politics  he  is  Independent.  He  married 
July  72.  1902,  I:  I  lie  Wentworth,  who  was 
born  August  1.  [881,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mar- 
tha 1  Perkins)  Wentworth,  of  Middleton,  New 
Hampshire.  They  have  two  children.  Ellen  Eliza- 
beth, born  January  29,  7905.  Richard  F.,  January 
14.   1907. 


This    name    in    its    primitive     form 

\\  1  II  ILSON    was  probably  Wolfs  son,  and  dates 

back    to    those    early     times    when 

patronymics    were    bestowed   according   to   personal 

characteristics.     YVe  see  something  of  the  same  kind 


of  nomenclature  among  the  American  Indians,  but 
do  not  always  realize  that  our  Saxon  and  Danish 
ancestors  wrought  out  their  family  and  tribal  names 
after  the  same  process.  The  Woolsons  are  not  es- 
pecially numerous  in  the  United  States,  but  they 
have  achieved  considerable  distinction.  The  most 
celebrated  member  of  the  family  is  probably  Con- 
stance Fenimore  Woolson,  who  was  horn  in  Clare- 
mont.  New  Hampshire,  in  7848.  She  became  one  of 
the  famous  writers  of  the  country,  and  is  unques- 
tionably the  most  noted  novelist  born  within  the  con- 
fines of  our  state.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Charles 
Jarvis  and  Hannah  Cooper  (Pomeroy)  Woolson, 
and  a  grand-niece  of  James  Fenimore  Cooper.  An- 
other woman  whose  career  is  worth  recording  is 
Mrs.  Abba  Goold  Woolson.  daughter  of  William 
Goold,  of  Portland,  for  many  years  president  of  the 
Maine  Historical  Society.  Mrs.  Woolson  was  born 
in  Windham.  Maine.  April  30,  1838.  lived  in  Port- 
land, Concord.  New  Hampshire  and  Boston,  and  be- 
came widely  known  as  a  lecturer  on  historical  and 
literary  themes :  she  also  published  several  books. 
Her  husband,  Moses  Woolson,  a  noted  educator  in 
his  day,  is  descended  from  the  same  stock  as  the 
present  line. 

(I)  Thomas  Woolson  was  born  in  Newton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1626  or  1627.  He  settled  in  that  part 
of  Watertown  now  called  Weston,  and  was  the  own- 
er of  considerable  land.  As  illustrating  the  laws  of 
the  time,  it  may  be  mentioned  that  on  December  15, 
1685,  Tho7iias  Woolson  was  fined  twenty  shillings  and 
costs,  eight  shillings,  also  one  hour  in  the  stocks 
for  selling  drink  without  a  license.  He  soon  after 
obtained  his  license  and  kept  an  inn  from  16S6  to 
1708.  He  was  evidently  a  man  of  considerable 
standing,  for  he  was  selectman  in  1609,  1700,  1702 
and  7703.  On  November  20,  t66o,  Thomas  Wool- 
son  married  Sarah  Hyde,  daughter  of  Deacon  Sam- 
uel and  Temperance  Hyde,  of  Newton.  Massachus- 
etts, who  was  born  May  ig,  1644.  They  had  six 
children:  Sarah.  Thomas.  Elizabeth.  Mary,  Joseph, 
whose  sketch  follows ;  and  Nathaniel.  Thomas 
Woolson  died  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts.  April  5, 
1713,  and  his  widow  died  September  11,  1721.  Both 
are  buried  in  Weston. 

(II)  Joseph  (1),  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Thonia*    and    Sarah    (Hyde)    Woolson,    was    born 

her  16,  7667.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Weston, 
and  had  care  of  the  meeting  house  there.  He  mar- 
ried Hannah,  and  they  had  six  children :  Joseph 
(2),  mentioned  below:  Mary,  Hannah,  Thankful. 
Isaac  and  Beulah.  Joseph  (1")  Woolson  died  May 
76.  77;^.  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-eight.  His 
wife  died  April  30.  1721. 

(III)  Joseph  (2).  eldest  child  of  Joseph  (1)  and 
Hannah  Woolson.  was  born  December  13,  1609.  He 
probably  lived  at  Weston,  Massachusetts,  because  he 
was  constable  there  in  1761.  He  was  twice  married. 
In  1726  he  was  published  on  March  19  to  Eliza- 
beth Vpliam.  daughter  of  Thomas  Upham.  of  Read- 
ing. Massachusetts.  There  were  five  children, 
pi  bably  all  by  this  marriage.  On  November  3, 
77I17.  Joseph  (2)  Woolson  married  his  second  wife. 
Mrs.  Grace  (Harrington)  Gregory,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Grace  (Allen)  Gregory,  who  w-as  horn 
August  7.  7714.  The  children  of  Joseph  (2)  Wool- 
son  were:  Asa.  mentioned  below:  Elijah,  Thomas, 
Nathan  and  Elizabeth.  Joseph  (2)  Woolson  died 
October  15,  1766,  at.  Weston,  Massachusetts. 

(IV)  Asa,  eldest  child  of  Joseph  (2)  and  Eliza- 
beth (Upham)  Woolson.  was  born  in  Weston.  Mas- 
sachusetts.  August  2,   1727.     In   1766  he   moved  to 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Townsend,  Massachusetts,  and  two  years  later  to 
the  adjoining  town  of  Lunenburg,  where  he  spent 
the  last  twenty  years  of  his  life.  On  June  T.  1762, 
lie  married  Elizabeth  Knight,  who  was  born  in  Wo- 
burn,  Massachusetts,  July  3,  1736.  They  had  seven 
children:  Elizabeth,  Lois.  Asa,  Elijah,  mentioned 
telow ;  Ebenezer.  Amos  and  Joseph.  Asa  Woolson 
died   at  Lunenburg,  April   iS,   1789. 

(V)  Elijah,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Asa  and  Elizabeth  (Knight)  Woolson,  was  born  in 
Lunenburg.  Massachusetts.  December  r,  1769.  He 
was  a  cooper  by  trade,  and  was  the  first  of  his  fam- 
ily to  come  to  New  Hampshire.  He  lived  both  at  Beth- 
lehem and  Lisbon,  and  a  few  years  before  his  death 
he  went  to  Massena  and  Hogansburg,  New  York, 
where  he  made  his  home  with  his  only  daughter. 
He  was  one  of  the  early  settlers^  of  Lisbon,  this 
state,  and  was  the  first  man  to  bring  a  cook  stove 
to  town.  Elijah  Woolson  married  (first),  Septem- 
ber 7,  1707.  Rebecca  Batchellor,  daughter  of  Lieu- 
tenant Nehemiah  and  Lucy  (Hayward)  Batchellor, 
of  Bethlehem,  who  was  born  November  12,  1776. 
She  died  at  Lisbon.  October  10.  1814,  leaving  seven 
children:  John.  Elijah  S..  Amos,  whose  sketch 
follows :  James.  Ira  K.  Theron  W.  and  Mary.  On 
September  5,  1815.  Elijah  Woolson  married  (second) 
Nancv  Little,  of  Lyman,  who  was  born  August  9,  1783. 
She  died,  leaving  two  children  :  Silas  B.  and  Ezra 
B.  Elijah  Woolson  died  at  Massena,  New  York, 
in  1836,  by  accidental  poisoning. 

(VI)  Amos,  third  son  of  Elijah  and  Rebecca 
(Batchellor")  Woolson,  was  born  in  Bethlehem,  New 
Hampshire,  July  4,  1803.  His  parents  removed  from 
Bethlehem  to  Lisbon  when  Amos  was  two  years 
old.  After  the  latter  became  a  young  man  the  fam- 
ily removed  to  Hogansburg,  New  York.  After  a  few 
years  Amos  returned  to  Lisbon,  where  he  married 
Hannah  D.  Temple,  February  9,  1830,  who  was  born 
in  Lisbon,  March  28.  1S04.  The  had  seven  children, 
two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Those  who  grewto 
manhood  and  womanhood  were :  John,  wdio  died 
in  Lisbon,  April  3,  i860:  Augustus  A.,  whose  sketch 
follows :  Charles  E.,  now  living  in  Lyman,  New 
Hampshire;  Mary  R.,  who  died  at  Littleton,  New 
Hampshire.  November  24,  1906:  and  Jennie  L..  who 
died  in  Lisbon,  April  12.  1874.  Amos  Woolson, 
w-ho  was  at  successive  periods  in  his  life  a  cooper, 
a  shoemaker  and  a  tailor,  continued  to  reside  in 
Lisbon  until  1841.  when  he  moved  to  St.  Johnsbury, 
Vermont,  where  he  remained  until  1S45,  when  he 
returned  to  Lisbon,  where  he  died  May  5,  18S8.  His 
wife  died  in  Lisbon.  April  6,  1891.  He  was  a  Meth- 
odist in  religion  and  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
one  of  the  original  anti-slavery  men  of  the  stanch- 
est  type. 

Augustus  A.,  third  son  of  Amos  and  Hannah 
D.  (Temple)  Woolson,  was  born  in  Lisbon,  June 
15.  1S35.  What  education  he  received  was  obtained 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  _  at 
Kimball  Union  Academy,  Meriden.  New  Hampshire, 
and  at  Newbury  Seminary.  Newbury.  Vermont.  In 
1857,  when  twenty-one  years  of  age, "  he  went  to 
Minnesota,  then  a  territory.  He  remained  there 
less  than  two  vears  when  he  returned  to  Lisbon, 
where  he  has  continued  to  reside,  and  where  he  has 
held  various  positions  of  trust  and  responsibity. 
In  1865  he  was  appointed  assistant  assessor  of  in- 
ternal revenue,  which  office  he  held  until  it  ex- 
pired bv  limitation  in  1873.  He  was  also  deputy 
sheriff  five  years.  In  1866  he  was  elected  town  mod- 
erator which  position  he  now  holds,  having  served  in 
that  capacity  practically  all  the  time  since  his  first 


election,  excepting  during  the  eight  years  of  Demo- 
cratic ascendency  in  the  town,  from  1878  to  1886. 
He  was  elected  a  representative  to  the  legislature 
in  T875  and  successively  re-elected,  in  1876-77-78. 
holding  the  office  of  speaker  during  the  iast  two 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  constitutional  con- 
ventions of  1888  and  of  1902,  and  of  the  Garfield 
presidential  convention  at  Chicago  in  1880.  He  was 
town  treasurer  fifteen  years  and  has  been  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  supervisors  for  twenty  years. 
He  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Lisbon  Village 
Library  which  was  organized  in  1864,  and  has  been 
its  president  for  the  last  twenty-two  years.  He  was 
largely  instrumental  in  organizing  the  Lisbon  Sav- 
ings Bank  &  Trust  Company,  of  which  institution 
he  is  president.  He  has  been  the  principal  pension 
attorney  for  Lisbon  and  vicinity  ever  since  the  Civil 
war.  Mr.  Woolson  was  a  member  of  _  the  well 
known  firm  of  Wells  &  Woolson,  which  did  a  large 
mercantile  business  for  many  years.  A  few  years 
ago  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with  his  nephew, 
Augustus  M.  Clough,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Woolson  &  Clough,  whose  principal  business  is 
general  insurance  and  real  estate. 


This  was  an  early  English  local 
NORCROSS  surname,  and  was  originally  spell- 
ed Northcross.  Wayside  crucifixes 
were  once  as  common  in  England  as  they  now  are 
in  Mexico ;  and  Norcross  distinguished  a  crucifix 
from  another  south  of  it.  A  dweller  "atte  Nor- 
cross" soon  became  known  as  Norcross. 

(11  Jeremiah  Norcross,  the  immigrant,  settled 
in  Watertown.  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1642, 
where  he  was  a  large  proprietor,  owning  a  home- 
stead bounded  on  the  south  by  the  Charles  river, 
and  twelve  other  lots  of  land.  He  was  selectman 
1649,  admitted  freeman  1653,  and  died  1657.  His 
high  social  standing  is  shown  by  his  being  men- 
tioned as  "Mr.  Norcross."  By  his  wife  Adrean 
he  had  two  sons.  Nathaniel,  who  was  called  as  a 
minister  to  Lancaster;  and  Richard,  whose  sketch 
follows. 

(II)  Richard,  the  younger  of  the  two  sons  of 
Jeremiah  and  Adrean  Norcross,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land in  1621,  and  died  in  Watertown.  Massachusetts, 
in  1709,  aged  eighty-eight.  He  probably  came  to 
America  with  his  parents.  He  was  admitted  freeman 
May  26.  1653.  He  is  the  first  schoolmaster  mentioned 
in  the  town  records  of  Watertown,  being  chosen 
January  11,  1651,  and  is  said  to  have  been  the  only 
one  for  twenty  years,  and  was  a  teacher  as  late  as 
November,  1687.  He  taught  Latin.  English  and  writ- 
ing. January  6.  1660.  he  was  hired  for  one  year  for 
£v>,  and  was  allowed  2s  "a  head  for  keeping  the  dry 
herd."  He  married  (first),  June  24,  1650,  Mary 
Brooks.  She  died  February  24.  1672,  and  he  mar- 
ried (second).  November  18.  1673,  Susanna,  widow 
of  William  Shattuck.  She  died  December  11,  1686. 
His  will  dated  April  8.  170S.  was  proved  in  October, 
1709.  The  children  of  Richard  and  Mary  were  :  Mary 
(died  young),  Jeremiah,  Sarah,  Richard,  Mary, 
Nathaniel  and  Samuel. 

(III)  Richard  (2),  fourth  child  and  second 
son  of  Richard  (1)  and  Mary  (Brooks)  Nor- 
cross, was  born  August  4,  1660,  in  Water- 
town,  and  died  in  Weston.  He  was  also  a 
school  teacher,  and  during  several  of  the  later 
years  of  his  life  resided  in  Weston.  He  married 
"(first),  August  10,  16S6,  Rose  Woodward,  who  was 
born  in  Charlestown.  August  18.  1659.  daughter  of 
John  and  Abigail  (Benjamin)  (Stubbs)  Woodward. 
She   died,   leaving   three   children,    and   he   married 


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(second),  August  6,  1695,  Hannah  Sanders,  who  died 
in  Weston,  May  14,  1743.  The  children  by  the  first 
wife  were:  Richard,  Samuel  and  Abigail;  of  the 
second :  John,  Hannah,  Joseph,  Jeremiah,  George, 
Rose,   Peter  and   William. 

(IV)  Jeremiah  (2),  seventh  child  of  Richard 
(2)  and  fourth  child  of  his  second  wife,  Hannah 
(Sanders)  Norcross,  was  born  July  2,  1703.  He 
settled  in  Lunenburg,  whore  he  was  frequently  chos- 
en to  positions  of  trust.  Soon  after  the  drawing  of 
lots  he  became  one  of  the  proprietors  of  Rindge, 
New"  Hampshire,  and  in  1759  was  chosen  one  of  a  com- 
mittee to  lay  out  a  road  from  Ashburnham,  and  an- 
other from  Ipswich,  to  the  center  of  Rindge ;  but 
he  never  resided  in  Rindge  except,  perhaps,  the  last 
few  years  of  his  life.  He  married  in  Groton,  June 
28,  1731,  Faith  Page,  who  was  born  November  6, 
1707,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  Page,  of 
Groton,  and  a  relative  of  President  Dunster  of 
Harvard  College.  The  children  of  this  marriage 
were:  Jabez,  Mary,  Sarah,  Page,  Hannah,  Jeremiah 
and  Elijah. 

(V)  Jeremiah  (3).  sixth  child  and  third  son  of 
Jeremiah  (2)  and  Faith  (Page)  Norcross,  was  born 
February  15,  1744,  as  recorded,  but  he  was  baptized 
February  12,  1744.  He  settled  after  marriage  on  a 
farm  which  is  still  in  possession  of  a  descendant.  He 
was  a  member  of  Captain  Hale's  company  in  1775, 
and  served  in  the  Rhode  Island  expedition,  1778.  He 
was  constable  in  1781,  and  his  name  appears  in  the 
state  archives  as  paying  the  large  sums  of  money 
which  the  state  required  of  Rindge  to  meet  its  pro- 
portion of  the  expenses  of  the  war.  He  died  of 
spotted  fever  in  December,  1S11.  He  married,  No- 
vember 23,  1769,  Lucy  Chaplin,  who  was  born  in 
Rindge  in  1750.  third  child  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebec- 
ca Chaplin.  She  died  January  5,  1841.  aged  nine- 
ty-one. Their  children  were :  David,  Daniel,  Lucy, 
Sally,  Phebe,  Nancy  and  Jeremiah. 

(VI)  Captain  Daniel,  second  son  and  child  of 
Jeremiah  (3)  and  Lucy  (Chaplin)  Norcross,  was 
born  in  Rindge,  in  1780,  and  died  there  August  I, 
1858.  aged  seventy-eight.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
lived  on  the  old  homestead.  He  was  a  captain  of 
the  militia,  and  a  man  of  substance  and  much  re- 
spected. He  married  (first)  Polly  Jones,  who  was 
born  in  Rindge,  March  30,  1782,  daughter  of  Asa 
and  Mary  (Martin)  Jones.  Asa  Jones  was  a  pio- 
neer in  Rindge,  was  a  soldier  at  the  battle  of  Bun- 
ker Hill,  and  served  three  years  in  a  Massachusetts 
regiment.  Polly  (Jones)  Norcross  died  July  21, 
iS.^4,  anil  Captain  Daniel  married  (second),  June  16, 
1835.  Sally  (Hubbard)  Rand,  widow  of  Leonard 
Rand,  and  daughter  of  Deacon  Hezekiah  Hubbard. 
She  was  born  in  Rindge,  February  17,  1700.  There 
were  fourteen  children,  all  by  the  first  wife:  Eliza, 
Eunice,  Nan  y,  Daniel,  Asa  Jones  (died  young), 
Luc\.  I  '  I  1,  miah,  Mary  M.,  Josiah, 
Joshua,    \111a  ,i  and   Nathan. 

(VII)  Joshua,  twelfth  child  and  sixth  son  of 
Captain  Dam.  I  a.,. I  Polly  (Jones)  Norcross,  was  born 
in  Rindge.  April  6,  r820  and  died  there.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  cultivated  the  farm  owned  and  occupied 
by  his  ana  itors  for  more  than  one  hundred  years. 
He  was  a  man  of  comfortable  estate  ami  a  person 
of  influence  in  the  town,  He  married,  December 
4.  lS44,  Calista  K.  Cooper,  who  was  born  in  Al- 
stead,  daughter  of  Horatio  and  Betsi  (G  le)  Coop- 
er, of  Alstead.  The  children  born  to  them  were: 
Darwin  J..  Herbert  M.  Helen  M.,  Otis  II.  Lizzie 
O.  and  Anna  C.   ((wins),  and   Abby   lane. 

(VIII)  Anna  C.  sixth  child  and  third  daughter 


of  Joshua  and  Calista  K.  (Cooper)  Norcross,  was 
born  in  Rindge.  March  9,  1853,  and  married,  1875, 
Henry  Walter  Fletcher,  of  Rindge.  (See  Fletcher 
IX.)  " 


The  Neal  family  has  been  long  estab- 
NEAL     lished    in    lower    New    Hampshire,    and 

numbers  among  its  members  many  valu- 
able citizens  of  the  commonwealth.  "This  family 
is  of  English  extraction,"  says  the  History  of  Par- 
sonsfield,  Maine,  "and  was  among  the  earliest  settlers 
of  New  Hampshire.  In  a  deed  dated  May  17,  1629, 
from  four  Indian  sagamores  to  John  Wheelwright 
and  others,  recorded  in  York  county  records,  Wal- 
ter Neal,  one  of  the  witnesses,  is  styled  Governor 
for  the  company  of  Laconia.'  In  1631  Captain  Wal- 
ter Neal  was  agent  of  Gorges,  Mason  and  others, 
for  their  patent  including  Portsmouth,  Newcastle  and 
Rye.  He  lived  at  Little  Harbor,  at  the  mouth  of 
the  Piscataqua,  He  discovered  the  White  Moun- 
tains, drove  away  pirates,  hung  an  Indian,  made  a 
survey  and  map  of  the  territory  he  governed,  and 
in  1634  returned  to  England."  "In  1683  another 
Walter  Neal  was  a  freeholder  in  Portsmouth,  and 
signed  a  petition  to  the  king,  which  was  sent  to 
England  by  Nathaniel  Weare." 

(I)  Enoch  Neal  was  born  in  Newmarket.  New 
Hampshire,  in  1762,  and  died  in  Parsonsfield,  Maine. 
June  22,  1817.  He  and  his  brother  Walter  removed 
in  1785  and  settled  on  the  Middle  Road,  in  Parsons- 
field.  He  married  in  1788,  Nancy  Towle,  who  died 
in  Parsonsfield,  December  23,  1840.  They  had 
seven  children :  Betsey,  Joshua,  Sally,  Oliver,  Enoch, 
Nathaniel  and  Nancy. 

(II)  Enoch '(2),  fifth  child  and  third  son  of 
Enoch  (1)  and  Nancy  (Towde)  Neal,  was  born  in 
Parsonsfield,  December  16,  1803,  and  died  there  De- 
cember 19,  1S67.  Like  his  father  he  was  a  farmer. 
He  married  in  1829,  Nancy,  daughter  of  Richard 
Lord,  and  they  had  five  sons  and  one  daughter : 
Lorenzo,  Enoch,  Edgar,  Luther,  John,  Charles  and 
Lydia  Ann. 

(III)  John,  fifth  child  and  fifth  son  of  Enoch  1  2) 
and  Nancy  (Lord)  Neal.  was  born  in  Parsonsfield. 
February  12,  1840.  He  spent  his  entire  life  in  farm- 
ing, except  a  short  time  he  was  engaged  in  the  hard- 
ware business.  In  his  earlier  life  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat and  held  various  town  offices,  and  was  for 
nine  years  assessor;  later  he  affiliated  with  the  Re- 
publican party.  He  married  April  30,  1861,  Sarah 
J.  Lord,  who  was  born  in  Parsonsfield,  April  4.  1844, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Miriam  (Boothby)  Lord, 
of  Parsonsfield.  They  had  three  children  :  John  H., 
mentioned  below:  C.  Etta,  who  was  born  March  7, 
1S64,  and  died  August  27,  1887;  and  Melville  E., 
born  December  29,  1876,  now  a  contractor  at  Kittery, 
Maine. 

(IV)  Dr.  John  H.,  eldest  child  of  John  and 
Sarah  J.  (Lord)  Neal,  was  born  in  Parsonsfield, 
March  20,  1862.  He  obtained  his  literary  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  North  Parsonsfield 
Seminary;  and  went  from  the  latter  school  to  the 
Bowdoin  Medical  School,  at  Brunswick,  where  he 
attended  one  year,  and  (hen  took  a  course  of  lectures 
at  the  Long  Island  College  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  New 
York,  from  which  he  received  his  diploma  in  June, 
1886.  Immediately  afterward  he  opened  an  'office 
and  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Sanford,  York 
county,  Maine,  where  he  continued  until  January, 
1895,  when  he  removed  to  Rochester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  practiced  many  years.  While  yet  a 
young  practitioner  in   Maine,  it  was  written  of  "him: 


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"He  is  energetic,  candid,  well  informed  and  very 
successful  in  his  vocation."  He  has  not  changed 
much  since  then,  except  to  improve.  He  is  an  in- 
telligent and  successful  physician,  a  good  citizen, 
and  a  cultured  gentleman.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  board  of  health  and  of  the  school  board  of  Ro- 
chester for  a  number  of  years,  medical  referee  for 
Strafford  county,  and  has  been  United  States  examin- 
ing sergeon  since  1896.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  local  political  affairs, 
and  was  elected  to  the  New  Hampshire  legislature 
in  1902,  and  served  during  the  following  term  with 
credit  to  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  con- 
stituents. He  has  been  president  of  the  York  County 
(Maine)  Medical  Association,  and  of  the  Strafford 
County  (New  Hampshire)  Medical  Association;  is 
vice-president  of  the  New  Hampshire  State  Medical 
Association,  and  a  member  of  the  Maine  Medical 
Association,  and  of  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion. He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters,  of  Palestine  Commandery,  Knights  Temp- 
lar, of  which  he  is  a  charter  member ;  and  of  the 
Ancient  Arabic  Order  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
married,  November  28,  1888,  Lula  E.  Clark,  who 
was  born  March  30,  1866,  daughter  of  Daniel  G. 
and  Frances  (Chase)  Clark.  They  have  one  child, 
Cecil   Morris,  born  October  26,   1890. 

(I)  Peter  Neal  was  a  resident  of  Rockingham 
county  where  he  raised  a  family. 

(II)  Andrew,  a  son  of  Petjr  Neal,  removed  to 
Vienna,  Maine,  where  he  died,  March  23,  1872, 
aged  eighty-seven  years.  He  married  Dorothy  Hoyt, 
who  was  baptized  April  29,  1786,  one  of  triplets,  the 
other  two  being  John  and  Moses.  Her  parents  were 
John  and  Dorothy  (Glidden)  Hoyt,  of  Poplin,  New 
Hampshire.  The  children  of  this  union  were:  Ira, 
John,  Samuel,  Andrew  and  Alvan,  whose  sketch 
follows. 

(III)  Alvan,  youngest  son  of  Andrew  and  Dor- 
othy (Hoyt)  Neal,  was  born  in  Vienna,  April  3, 
1825.  He  learned  carpentry  young,  and  has  always 
followed  that  occupation.  In  1884  he  removed  to 
Rochester,  New  Hampshire,  and  has  since  resided 
there.  He  married  May  26,  1853,  Ruth  W.  Bradley, 
who  was  born  February  13.  1830,  daughter  of  Alvan 
and  Hannah  (Whittier)  Bradley,  of  Vienna,  and 
they  have  had  two  children :  Wilder  B.,  and  Carrie, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  nine. 

(IV)  Wilder  Bradley,  only  son  of  Alvan  and 
Ruth  W.  (Bradley)  Neal,  was  born  February  4, 
1857,  in  Farmington,  Maine,  and  was  educated  in  "the 
common  and  high  schools  of  that  town.  He  clerked 
in  a  grocery  store  there  twelve  years,  and  in  1884 
removed  to  Rochester,  New  Hampshire,  and  opened 
a  crockery  store  on  North  Main  street,  where  he 
has  since  successfully  carried  on  business.  In  re- 
ligious faith  he  is  a  Unitarian,  and  is  clerk  and  a 
trustee  of  the  Unitarian  Church  at  Rochester.  He 
is  a  Republican,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  school 
board  four  years.  He  is  a  member  of  Kennedy 
Lodge,  No.  57,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  which  he  is  past  grand,  and  secretary  at  the 
present  time,  also  of  Norway  Plain  Encampment, 
No.  7,  and  Canton  Parker,  No.  3. 

He  married,  December  24,  1880,  Lillian  E.  Bass, 
who  was  born  November  10,  1850,  daughter  of 
George  and  Mary  E.  C.  (Potter)  Bass,  of  Wilton, 
Maine.  They  have  three  children  :  Carroll  W..  Erlon 
H.  and  Lucille  R.  Carroll  W.,  born  December  10, 
1882,  entered  West  Point  Military  Academy  at  seven- 
teen, graduated  at  twenty-one,  and  was  made  a 
second    lieutenant    of   artillery.      He   has    spent   two 


years  in  the  Philippines,  and  is  now  stationed  with 
the  Fifth  Battery,  at  the  Presidio,  California.  Erlon 
H.,  born  October  6,  1884,  graduated  from  the  Roch- 
ester high  school  in  1902,  and  from  Dartmouth 
College  in  1906.  He  is  now  with  the  Title  Guaranty 
and  Trust  Company  of  New  York.  Lucille,  born 
July  30,  1887,  graduated  from  the  Rochester  high 
school  in  1906,  and  is  now  a  student  at  Bradford 
Academy. 

This  name  was  originally  spelled 
KEYSER     Kezar,  and  was  very  early  planted  in 

New  England.  It  was  also  identified 
with  the  pioneer  periods  of  central  New  Hampshire, 
and  has  been  prominent  in  the  annals  of  the  town 
of  Sutton  for  nearly  one  hundred  and  forty  years. 
It  means  much  when  six  generations  worthily  bear 
the  name  in  one  town. 

(I)  George  Kezar,  the  emigrant  ancestor  of  the 
family,  was  born  about  1614,  and  was  an  early 
resident  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  made 
a  freeman  in  1639.  He  was  a  tanner  by  occupation. 
In  1680  he  removed  from  Lynn  to  Salem,  and  at 
the  same  time  was  admitted  to  the  church  in  Salem 
by  letter  from  the  church  in  Lynn.  He  died  in  1690, 
as  indicated  by  the  proving  of  his  will  on  Septem- 
ber 29  of  that  year.  It  was  executed  February  16, 
1687.  He  married  (first),  Elizabeth  Holyoke,  daugh- 
ter of  Edward  Holyoke.  She  died  June  24.  1659. 
His  second  wife,  Rebecca  (surname  unknown),  sur- 
vived him.  His  children  all  by  the  first  wife,  were : 
Eleazer,  John,  Benjamin,  Hannah,  Mary,  George 
and  Edward. 

(II)  John,  second  son  and  child  of  George  and 
Elizabeth  (Holyoke)  Kezar,  was  a  native  of  Lynn, 
whence  he  went  with  his  father  to  Salem,  and  re- 
moved from  that  town  to  Haverhill,  Massachusetts, 
in  1674.  He  followed  the  occupation  of  his  father, 
and  was  given  a  parcel  of  land  to  encourage  the 
establishment  of  the  business  in  Haverhill.  In  1683 
a  complaint  was  made  by  the  good  and  cautious  men 
of  Haverhill  against  John  Kezar  for  keeping  his 
tan  vats  open,  by  which  a  few  cattle  and  swine  had 
been  destroyed.  He  was  a  soldier  in  King  Philip's 
war  in  1676,  and  was  admitted  a  freeman  in  1677. 
He  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  the  Dustin  massa- 
cre, March  15,  1697.  The  George  Kezar  killed  at 
the  same  time  was  the  son  of  John,  and  not  his 
father,  as  has  been  stated.  His  wife,  Hannah  Davis, 
was  born  December  24,  1653.  daughter  of  John  Davis 
and  granddaughter  of  James  Davis.  Their  children, 
born  in  Haverhill,  were:  John,  George  (died 
young),  Timothy,  Sarah,  Mar>,  Eleazer,  Samuel 
and  George.  The  youngest  George  was  born  after 
the  massacre. 

(III)  John  (2),  eldest  child  of  John  (1)  and 
Hannah  (Davis)  Kezar,  was  born  July  6,  1678  and 
resided  in  Haverhill.  He  received  the  tan  house 
and  yard  from  the  estate  of  his  father,  and  con- 
tinued the  business.  In  1720  he  and  his  wife  deeded 
property  to  her  mother,  Mary  Davis.  His  wife 
Judith,  was  born  July  23,  1687,  in  Haverhill,  daugh- 
ter of  Stephen  and  Mary  (Tucker)  Davis.  They 
had  sons,  John,  George  and  Ebenezer. 

(IV)  Ebenezer,  youngest  son  of  John  (2)  and 
Judith  (Davis)  Kezar,  was  born  January  10.  [723, 
in  Haverhill,  and  lived  for  a  short  time  in  Rowley, 
Massachusetts,  whence  he  removed  to  Sutton,  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  past  fifty  years  of  age  when 
he  emigrated  to  Sutton,  but  he  was  a  man  of  great 
bodily  strength  as  well  as  of  decided  character,  and 
was  a  master  spirit  among  the  early  settlers.  Before 
coming  to  Sutton  he  had  been  an  inn-keeper,  tanner 


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and  blacksmith.  He  owned  the  first  horse  ever 
brought  to  the  town.  He  was  empowered  to  call 
the  first  town  meeting  after  the  incorporation  of 
the  town.  lie  was  accompanied  to  Sutton  by  two 
children :  Simon,  who  married  and  had  a  family, 
and  Hannah,  born  in  1750,  married  Benjamin  Wad- 
leigh,  Sr.,  of  Sutton,  in  1769,  and  became  the  mother 
of  twelve  children ;  she  died  in  1836,  aged  eighty-six 
years.  Ebenezer  Kezar  died  in  Sutton  in  1793.  His 
widow  (second  wife)  afterwards  married  Ephraim 
Gile,  and  died  in  1808. 

(V)  Simon,  son  of  Ebenezer  Kezar,  came  to  Sut- 
ton, as  aforementioned,  with  his  father.  He  had  previ- 
ouslj  marrii  d,  April  19.  1769,  Mehitable  Foster,  born 
in  1747.  died  in  1801,  aged  fifty-four,  of  Scotch- 
Irish  origin.  They  were  the  parents  of  twenty  chil- 
dren, some  of  whom  died  in  infancy  and  some  fell 
victims  to  consumption  soon  after  reaching  young 
womanhood.  About  1798  six  of  the  children,  Simon, 
Joseph,  Amos,  Ruth,  Dolly  and  Elizabeth,  removed 
to  Hatley,  province  of  Quebec.  Some  settled  near 
Massawippi  Lake.  The  descendants  of  the  Kezar 
family  are  numerous  in  Stanstead  county,  Canada, 
at  the  present  time.  Simon  Kezar,  like  his  father, 
was  a  blacksmith  as  well  as  tanner.  He  died  of 
apoplexy  in  1817. 

(VI)  John,  thirteenth  child  of  Simon  and  Me- 
hitable (Foster)  Kezar,  was  born  December  7,  1785. 
All  of  his  life  was  spent  in  Sutton.  He  was  a  man 
of  intellect,  of  keen  perception  and  an  ingenious 
blacksmith.  He  married  Ellinor,  daughter  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Sarah  (Watson)  Whitcomb,  of  Newport. 
She  was  born  December  8,  1788,  and  died  October 
'3>  J853.  They  had  nine  children,  three  sons  and 
six  daughters,  born  in  Sutton. 

(VII)  Jonathan  Harvey,  seventh  child  and 
youngest  of  the  three  sons  of  John  and  Ellinor 
(Whitcomb)  Kezar,  was  born  in  Sutton,  September 
27,  1S22.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  Sutton.  He  became  interested  in  the  saw  mill 
business  and  owned  a  large  one.  Later  he  went 
into  the  stone-cutting  business  and  also  carried  on 
a  large  farm.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics  and 
attended  the  Baptist  Church.  To  the  fine  taste  of  J. 
Harvey  Kezar  and  his  sons  in  improving  the  shores 
of  Kezar's  pond  and  in  building  handsome  and  sub- 
stantial summer  hotels  nearby,  is  due  the  constantly 
increasing  summer  boarding  business  at  North  Sut- 
ton,  which  is  bringing  so  much  money  into  the  town. 
He  married,  April  11,  1S47,  Emily  Eliza  Snow,  of 
Dublin,  New  Hampshire,  and  their  seven  children, 
all  born  in  Sutton,  were:  Emogene,  born  April  5, 
1849,  died  March  20,  1872;  John  Henry,  born  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1851;  Josephine  M.,  born  May  5,  1853, 
died  June  16,  1867;  Ella  S.,  born  October  30,  1855; 
Carrie  S.,  born  August  2,  1857;  Fred  Harvey,  born 
May   [8,   i860;  Hattie,  born  September  10,  1862. 

1  \  Ml  )  John  Henry,  third  of  the  seven  children 
of  Jonathan  Harvey  and  Emily  Eliza  (Snow)  Kezar, 
was  born  in  North  Sutton,  February  14,  1851.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Sutton. 
He  went  at  once  into  the  lumber  business,  and  for 
fourteen  years  was  associated  with  Milton  E.  Wad- 
leigh  under  the  firm  name  of  Wadleigh  &  Keyser. 
He  is  also  interested  in  farming.  He  owns  the 
Twin  Pine  House,  where  he  entertains  summer 
boarders.  He  is  serving  his  fifth  term  as  chairman 
of  the  board  of  selectmen,  is  also  serving  in  the 
capacity  of  supervisor,  and  represented  his  town  in 
tin-  New  Hampshire  legislature  of  1896-97.  He  at- 
tends the  Baptist  Church.  He  is  a  Republican  in 
politics.     He  married  Clara  E.  Comey,  daughter  of 


Otis  William  and  Rebecca  Comey,  of  Wilmot,  New 
Hampshire.  They  have  one  child,  Alice  Clara,  born 
February  26,  1883,  was  educated  in  New  London. 
Mrs.  Clara  E.  (Comey)  Keyser  is  a  King's  Daugh- 
ter. 

(VIII)  Fred  Harvey,  sixth  child  and  the  younger 
of  the  two  sons  of  Jonathan  Harvey  and  Emily  Eliza 
(Snow)  Kezar,  was  born  in  North  Sutton,  May  18, 
i860.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Sutton.  He  first  worked  in  a  saw  mill,  and  then  for 
nine  years  was  successful  as  a  farmer.  In  1897  he 
started  a  general  store,  and  was  appointed  post- 
master the  same  year.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  attends  the  Baptist  Church,  is  also  chorister  and 
has  played  the  organ  for  thirty-two  years.  He 
married,  August  25,  1882,  Mary  Grace  Shattuck, 
daughter  of  Martin  Van  Buren  and  Elizabeth 
(Moody)  Shattuck,  of  North  Sutton.  They  have 
two  children :  Herbert  Fred,  born  June,  1883 ;  David 
Moody,  born  August  5,  1S91.  Mrs.  Mary  Grace 
(Shattuck)  Keyser  is  active  in  church  work. 


This  family  appears  in  early  colonial 
KEASAR  records.  George  Keyser  of  Keasur 
settled  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  was 
a  tanner  and  was  admitted  freeman  March  14,  1639. 
Thomas  Keyser,  of  Lynn,  was  perhaps  a  brother  oi 
George.  Ebenezer  Kezar,  born  in  Haverhill  in 
1720,  came  into  New  Hampshire  from  Rowley  and 
settled  in  Sutton  about  1772.  His  son  Simon  and 
his  family  accompanied  him. 

(I)  John  Keasar  married  Abigail  Ladd  and  re- 
sided in  Belmont.  Xew  Hampshire.  Among  their 
children  were:  Edmund,  see  forward;  and  John 
Langdon. 

(Hi  Edmund,  eldest  child  of  John  and  Abigail 
(Ladd)  Keasar,  was  born  in  Belmont,  February  1, 
1820.  He  died  in  Sanbornton,  New  Hampshire, 
March  10.  1885.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  district,  and  for  a  time  was  a  clerk 
in  various  stores  in  Lakeport.  but  spent  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  on  a  farm  on  Ladd's  Hill,  and  subse- 
quently removed  to  Salmonton.  where  he  resided 
until  his  death.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and 
his  religious  affiliations  were  with  the  Univer-alist 
denomination.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling  character 
and  represented  the  town  of  Salmonton  in  the  legis- 
lature during  the  session  of  1876-7.  He  married  in 
Gilford,  New  Hampshire,  September  25.  1853,  Laura 
Gilman,  horn  in  that  town  August  26,  1828,  and  they 
had  children:  1.  Marie  G.,  born  October  17,  1S54; 
resides  in  Tiltcn,  New  Hampshire.  2.  Dora,  born 
in  Belmont,  December  11,  1859;  now  resides  in  La- 
conia,  New  Hampshire,  as  does  her  mother.  Mrs. 
Keasar  was  the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Betsey 
(II.idged<-n)  Gilman,  and  granddaughter  of  Samuel 
Gilman.  who  was  born  April  2.  1789,  (?)  and  mar- 
ried Polly  Pickering.  June  16,  1816  (?).  Jeremiah 
Gilman  was  born  April  2,  17S9,  died  October  6,  1859. 
He  married  in  1S16,  Betsey  Hodgeden,  born 
November  24,  1792,  died  April  27,  1871.  They  had 
children:  1.  Hannah  S..  born  March  II,  1817; 
married  George  W.  Munsey;  died  March  24.  1859. 
2.  Daniel  G.,  born  August  20,  1818;  died  October 
24,  1801.  3.  Eliza  M..  born  January  22.  1825; 
died  December  5.  1884.    4.     Laura,  mentioned  above. 


"The   great    ancestor   of   all    of   this 
I1II.DRETH     name   in   Massachusetts   was   Rich- 
ard   Hildreth.      It    is    uncertain    in 
what  year  he  emigrated  from  England,  but  his  name 
is  found  amongst  a  company  of  twenty  men  from  the 


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685 


towns  of  VVoburn  and  Concord  who  petitioned  the 
general  court  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  in  the  year  1652, 
'for  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
cord, or  Mus-ke-ta-quid  river,'  where  the  petitioners 
say  'they  do  find  a  very  comfortable  place  to  accom- 
modate a  company  of  God's  people  upon.'  The  peti- 
tion was  granted  and  a  settlement  founded  which 
proved  to  be  very  prosperous.  From  the  date  on  an 
old  gravestone  standing  a  few  years  since  (previous 
to  1849)  in  the  burying  ground,  it  is  ascertained 
that  Richard  was  born  in  the  year  1612."  Richard 
was  a  freeman  May  10,  1643,  and  died  at  Chelmsford 
in  1688.  His  first  wife,  Sarah,  died  June  15,  1O44 ; 
and  he  married  (second),  Elizabeth,  who  died  at 
Maiden,  August  3,  1693,  aged  sixty-eight  years.  His 
children  by  the  first  wife  were  Jane  and  James ; 
and  by  the  second  wife,  Ephraim,  Abigail,  Joseph, 
Perisis,  Thomas  and  Isaac.  Samuel  Prescott  Hil- 
dreth,  born  in  Massachusetts  in  1783,  who  settled_ 
in  Ohio  in  1806,  and  wrote  a  "Pioneer  History  of 
the  Ohio  Valley,"  and  "Biographical  and  Historical 
Memorials  of  the  Early  Settlers  of  Ohio,"  was  of  the 
sixth  generation  from  Richard  the  progenitor;  and 
Richard  Hildreth,  born  in  Massachusetts  in  1807, 
the  distinguished  journalist,  anti-slavery  writer,  and 
author  of  a  "History  of  the  United  States  of  Amer- 
ica," in  six  volumes,  was  also  a  descendant  of  the 
settler.  A.  F.  Hildreth  was  postmaster  of  Lowell  in 
1856,  Dr.  Israel  Hildreth  lived  in  Dracut,  and  Dr. 
Benjamin  Hildreth  in  Methuen.  A  brother  of  Dr. 
Benjamin  Hildreth  settled  in  Hillsborough  county, 
New  Hampshire,  and  was  the  first  of  the  name  in 
the  state.  The  men  of  this  race  have  ever  borne  the 
reputation  of  peace-loving  citizens,  yet  fifty  of  them 
fought  for  American  Independence,  and  many  have 
been  engaged  in  the  later  wars  of  the  country.  The 
New  Hampshire  branch  of  the  family  is  a  worthy 
offshoot  of  the  parent  stock  and  its  members  are 
noted  for  their  high  character,  energy,  thrift  and 
patriotism. 

(I)  Samuel  Hildreth,  a  descendant  of  Richard 
the  immigrant,  was  born  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts, 
and  at  an  early  age  removed  to  Cornish,  in  Sullivan 
county,  New  Hampshire,  where  his  name  appears  on 
a  petition  to  the  governor  for  the  appointment  of 
William  Deming  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Cornish, 
September  9,  1786.  He  took  up  three  hundred  acres 
of  heavily  timbered  land,  and  at  once  set  about  the 
laborious  task  of  clearing  it ;  and  being  an  industri- 
ous and  skillful  axman,  he  soon  had  a  generous 
clearing  ready  for  cultivation.  His  first  buildings 
were  of  logs,  after  the  fashion  of  the  times,  but  in 
later  life,  after  fortune  had  rewarded  his  energies 
and  industry,  he  erected  a  fine  set  of  buildings,  one 
of  his  barns  being  one  hundred  feet  long,  the  sills 
and  the  ridge-pole  made  of  single  trees.  This  barn 
is  still  standing  as  the  best  representative  of  pioneer 
carpentry,  in  that  region.  Being  a  millwright  and 
carpenter  he  did  considerable  in  those  lines  for  his 
neighbors  and  those  further  away,  in  addition  to  the 
work  on  his  own  farm.  His  character  and  success 
were  such  that  he  became  a  leading  man  in  the  com- 
munity of  his  residence,  his  ability  for  working  and 
making  money  and  accumulating  property  being 
fully  recognized.  His  energy  and  perseverance 
knew  no  insurmountable  obstacle,  and  whatever  he 
set  out  to  do  he  was  sure  to  accomplish.  He  was 
an  ardent  admirer  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  and  a  Dem- 
ocrat to  the  end  of  his  life.  He  was  the  popular 
captain  of  a  company  of  militia,  took  his  command 
into  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  stationed  at  Ports- 
mouth. He  died  in  1840  at  the  age  of  seventy-six. 
He   married   Zyeplina   Gilbert,    who   had  passed   the 


age  of  four  score  when  the  summons  to  the  beyond 
reached  her.  Seven  children  were  born  to  them : 
two  died  young;  the  five  who  grew  up  were:  Betsy, 
Salmon,  James,  Chloe  and  Manning. 

(II)  Salmon,  son  of  Samuel  and  Zyeplina  (Gil- 
bert) Hildreth,  was  born  in  Cornish,  in  1794,  and  re- 
mained under  the  ancestral  roof  until  he  attained 
manhood,  and  then  went  to  Plainfield,  where  he 
carried  on  a  small  foundry  for  a  time,  subsequently 
engaging  in  the  manufacture  of  small  woodwork 
in  which  he  was  engaged  until  about  the  time  of 
his  death.  He  died  of  a  tumor  in  his  side,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-six.  He  was  a  public-spirited  man, 
much  respected  by  his  neighbors,  and  by  the  suf- 
frages of  his  fellow  Democrats  he  was  elected  to  some 
of  the  town  offices.  In  religious  faith  he  was  a  Uni- 
versalist.  He  married  Lois  Robinson,  daughter  of 
James  and  Judith  (Reed)  Robinson,  of  Reading, 
Vermont,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-five.  Her 
father  was  a  native  of  Lexington,  Massachusetts,  and 
a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812.  Of  this  union  were 
born  the  following  children :  James  Henry,  Samuel, 
Rosella,    Charles   Manning,   Oscar  D.   and   Eliza   A. 

(III)  Charles  Manning,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Salmon  and  Lois  (Robinson)  Hildreth,  was 
born  in  Plainfield,  April  12,  1831,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Plainfield  and  at 
the  academy  in  Claremont.  After  leaving  school  he 
went  to  Windsor,  Vermont,  where  he  was  for  a 
short  time  a  gunmaker  in  the  armory;  then  leaving 
that  place  he  took  service  in  Colt's  Arms  Factory 
at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  where  he  was  employed 
till  1856.  At  that  time  Mr.  Ingham  and  James  H. 
Hildreth  were  conducting  a  hardware  and  farm  im- 
plement store  at  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Ingham  &  Hildreth.  Charles  M. 
Hildreth  bought  the  interest  of  Mr.  Ingham  and 
became  the  partner  of  his  brother  in  the  business. 
This  partnership  continued  until  1862,  doing  both 
wholesale  and  retail  business.  In  the  last  mentioned 
year  James  became  a  lieutenant  in  a  company  of 
sharpshooters,  and  went  to  the  war  between  the 
states,  and  later  became  a  member  of  General  Gib- 
bons' staff;  and  Charles  M.  became  sole  owner  and 
proprietor  of  the  business,  which  he  carried  on  with 
success  until  1878 ;  and  then  took  his  son  Charles  E. 
into  partnership,  the  firm  name  became  C.  M.  Hil- 
dreth &  Son.  The  son  proved  a  very  capable  busi- 
ness man,  and  the  firm  built  a  very  large  and  profit- 
able business  second  to  none  in  that  county.  Mr. 
Hildreth  has  been  in  trade  more  than  fifty  years, 
and  no  merchant  in  Lebanon  has  been  so  long  at 
the  head  of  one  commercial  enterprise  as  he  has 
been.  During  that  time  the  business  has  been  re- 
moved but  twice,  once  on  account  of  fire  which 
destroyed  the  building  in  which  it  was  carried  on, 
and  once  to  gain  larger  accommodations.  The 
present  business  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  in 
Grafton  county,  and  covers  not  only  Lebanon  but 
most  of  the  adjoining  towns,  and  is  conducted  within 
one  hundred  feet  of  the  original  location.  Mr.  Hil- 
dreth is  well  known  in  business  circles  in  New 
Hampshire  and  across  the  border  of  Vermont,  and 
is  a  man  whose  word  is  as  good  as  gold,  and  who 
has  never  been  known  to  repudiate  an  obligation. 
January  8,  1887,  he  was  elected  director  of  the  Na- 
tional  Bank  of  Lebanon,  and  later,  on  January 
14,  1890,  he  was  made  president,  a  position  he  still 
holds.  He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  Mascoma 
Savings  Bank,  which  was  organized  in  1899.  and 
now  has  a  capital  of  nearly  $300,000.  He  can  always 
be  relied  upon  to  assist  in  the  promotion  of  any 
movement  for  the  good  of  the  people  or  the  improve- 


686 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


ment  of  the  town  of  Lebanon.  In  1874-5,  he  repre- 
sented his  town  in  the  legislature,  and  proved  him- 
self a  man  of  ability  in  that  place,  and  his  associates 
have  relii  d  on  Ins  good  judgment  in  matters  relating 
to  the  commonwealth,  lie  has  always  been  a  Re- 
publican, and  during  the  war  between  the  north  and 
south,  he  was  a  staunch  supporter  of  President  Lin- 
coln's policy.  He  is  a  liberal  supporter  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  of  which  Mrs.  llildreth  was  a 
!  member.  Charles  M.  Hildreth  married  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  Dorcas  White,  who  was  born 
in  Williamstown,  daughter  of  Josiah  and  Zuriah 
(Townsend)  White  of  Williamstown,  Vermont. 
Four  children  were  born  to  them:  Charles  Edward, 
Amie  Belle,  Carrie  Frances  and  Harry  M.  Charles 
E.,  a  partner  with  his  father  in  the  hardware  busi- 
ness, married  Carrie  M.  Spencer,  and  they  have 
had  two  children:  Helen  M.,  who  died,  and  Flor- 
ence B.  Amie  Belle  resides  with  her  parents.  Harry 
was  born  in  1858,  and  died  in  1879.  Carrie  Frances 
has  made  a  special  study  of  music. 


The  Chevalier  family  is  one  that 
CHEVALIER     was    closely    identified    with    the 

interests  of  the  church  in  their 
mother  country,  France,  and  when  some  of  its  mem- 
bers made  their  home  in  the  new  world  they  never 
lost  their  allegiance  to  the  church  of  their  fore- 
fathers. 

Jean  Baptiste  Chevalier,  who  was  the  first  of 
the  family  to  come  to  America,  settled  in  the  prov- 
ince of  Quebec.  He  attained  the  advanced  age  of 
ninety-six  and  one  half  years,  and  married  Rosalie 
Beaudry,  of  the  same  province,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  eighty-two  years.  They  were  the  parents 
of  six  sons  and  seven  daughters,  of  whom  five  sons 
and  four  daughters  are  now  (1907)  living.  Among 
the  former  is:  Rev.  Joseph  A.,  see  forward;  and 
a  son  who  is  a  prominent  physician  in.  Montreal. 

Rev.  Joseph  A.,  son  of  Jean  Baptiste  and  Ro- 
salie (Beaudry)  Chevalier,  was  born  in  the  old  his- 
toric parish  of  L'Assomption,  province  of  Quebec, 
September  19,  1843.  His  education  was  acquired 
in  his  native  province,  where  he  became  a  student  at 
the  College  L'Assomption,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1863.  He  taught  for  a 
period  of  four  years  in  the  college,  and  was  ordained 

to  the  priest! '1  in  St.  James  Cathedral,  August  n, 

1867,  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Bourget  officiating  at  this 
ceremony.  Bishop  Bourget  held  his  office  for  more 
than  half  a  century  in  Montreal.  Rev.  Father  Chev- 
alier was  then  made  assistant  at  Chambley,  in  the 
diocese  of  Montreal,  until  1869,  being  engaged  prin- 
cipally in  missionary  work.  In  March,  1869,  he 
was  sent  to  Ogdensburg,  New  York,  and  from  there 
in  1871  came  to  take  charge  of  his  present  parish.  He 
is  a  most  courteous  gentleman,  and  a  man  of  ex- 
ceedingly methodical  habits  and  executive  ability. 
He  is  of  commanding  appearance,  and  his  ever 
ready  sympathy  and  help  have  endeared  him  to  the 
hearts  of  his  parishii  n.  is.  He  is  a  forceful  speaker, 
his  language  being  simple,  but  well  and  carefully 
chosen,  and  he  is  a  line  scholar.  His  zeal  in  the 
cause  of  religion,  and  the  untiring  devotion  to  the 
duties  which  his  charge  of  the  parish  entail,  have 
been  the  subject  of  much  flattering  comment.  His 
parish  is  the  first  Canadian  parish  in  .Manchester, 
New  Hampshire,  and  he  was  appointed  to  take 
charge  in  May,  1871.  There  were  two  thousand 
souls  in  the  parish  at  that  time,  and  now  there  are 
five  thousand,  lie  gathered  In-  people  together  for 
the  first  time  on  May  21,  1871,  and  clebrated  mass 
in    Smyth's    Hall.       Later    services    were    held    in 


Faneuil  Hall,  and  the  congregation  worshipped  there 
until  April  1,  1872.  At  that  time  a  church  became 
vacant  at  the  corner  of  Chestnut  and  Merrimack 
streets,  and  this  was  secured  as  a  temporary  place 
of  worship.  In  the  meantime  a  parcel  of  land  had 
been  purchased  at  the  corner  of  Beech  and  Spruce 
streets,  and  the  cornerstone  of  the  present  Church 
of  St.  Augustine  was  laid  with  appropriate  cere- 
monies, May  26,  1872.  It  was  completed  the  fol- 
lowing year,  and  the  dedicatory  services,  under 
Bishop  Bacon,  were  held  November  27,  1873.  Five 
years  later  the  pastor  secured  a  lot  of  land  tor  ceme- 
tery purposes,  which  was  consecrated  by  Bishop 
Healy  in  1879.  Since  then  he  has  purchased  more 
ground  for  similar  purposes  about  one-quarter  of  a 
mile  further  away.  Rev.  Father  Chevalier  had 
a  building  designed  for  a  convent  erected  in  Au- 
gust, 1881,  and  he  brought  the  Sisters  of  Jesus- 
Alarie  to  take  this  in  charge.  They  opened  the  parish 
school  in  1882.  Six  years  later  he  leased  the  public 
school  building  diagonally  across  the  street  from  the 
church,  and  opened  it  as  a  school  for  boys.  This 
is  now  occupied  by  the  Brothers  of  the  Sacred  Heart. 
This  building  became  the  church  property  in  1892. 
A  basement  and  a  sacristy  were  added  to  the  church 
in  1890,  and  in  the  following  year  the  rectory  was 
enlarged  and  completely  remodeled.  Rev.  Father 
Chevalier  purchased  property  at  the  corner  of  Beech 
and  Lake  avenues,  and  organized  the  Asylum  of  St. 
Vincent  de  Paul,  placing  this  institution  in  the  care 
of  the  Sisters  of  Providence  from  Montreal.  The 
schools  connected  with  the  Church  of  St.  Augustine 
are  very  largely  attended,  affording  instruction  at 
the  present  time  to  five  hundred  and  twenty  girls 
and  four  hundred  and  fifty  boys.  The  orphanage, 
a  part  of  which  is  reserved  for  hospital  purposes, 
gives  shelter  to  one  hundred  homeless  children.  The 
beautiful  Notre  Dame  Academy,  a  four-story  brick 
building,  was  completed  in  1902,  and  the  Sisters  of 
Jesus-Marie  took  charge  the  following  year.  It  is 
a  fine  structure,  located  next  to  the  church,  and  was 
erected  at  a  cost  of  forty-five  thousand  dollars. 
The  equipment  throughout  is  thoroughly  modern 
in  every  respect,  and  it  has  metal  ceilings.  The 
girl  pupils  are  under  the  direct  supervision  of  Sister 
Superior  St.  Honore,  and  fourteen  other  sisters. 

The  church  proper  is  a  brick  building,  with  a 
granite  basement  and  trimmings,  and  the  spire  is 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  city,  being  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-five  feet  to  the  top  of  the  cross,  and 
attracts  the  attention  of  every  stranger.  The  style 
of  architecture  is  Gothic.  It  has  recently  been  en- 
tirely remodeled  and  enlarged  at  a  cost  of  thirty 
thousand  dollars.  The  exterior  dimensions  are  one 
hundred  and  thirty-five  by  sixty-five  feet,  exclusive 
of  the  transepts,  and  it  has  a  seating  capacity  of 
twelve  hundred.  It  has  three  altars,  the  large  one 
in  the  center,  the  one  on  the  right  being  dedicated 
to  St.  Joseph,  that  on  the  left  to  the  blessed  Virgin 
Alary.  These  altars  are  magnificent  works  of  art, 
being  entirely  decorated  111  white  and  gold,  and 
wherever  it  has  been  found  advantageous  to  do  so 
electric  light  bulbs  have  been  placed  to  heighten  the 
brilliant  effect.  The  spacious  auditorium  is  sup- 
plied with  electric  and  gas  illumination,  and  the 
coverings  of  the  walls  and  the  carpets  harmonize 
with  the  general  scheme  of  decoration.  Many  beau- 
tiful statues  adorn  the  niches.  The  altar  rail,  pulpit, 
choir  and  organ  lofts  are  also  in  harmony.  1  he- 
building  is  practically  and  wisely  provided  with 
numerous  exits  in  ease  of  lire.  The  vestry  room  is 
a  large  and  commodious  one,  where  it  is  possible  to 
scat  two  hundred  people.     It  contains  four  confes- 


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sionals  of  artistic  design.  There  is  also  in  this 
room  a  receptacle  with  long  drawers,  in  which  the 
priestly  vestments  are  stored.  At  the  extreme  end 
of  the  room,  at  the  left,  is  a  small  room  in  which 
are  kept  the  altar  flowers  and  coverings,  and  im- 
mediately opposite  to  this  is  a  fireproof  vault  in 
which  the  sacred  vessels  are  placed.  In  the  base- 
ment of  the  church  is  a  well  arranged  room  for  the 
use  of  the  altar  boys,  and  to  the  right  of  this  is 
another  large  room,  in  which  early  mass  is  said 
during  the  winter  months.  To  the  left  of  the  altar 
boys'  room  is  another  set  apart  for  choir  rehearsals. 
This  has  exceptionally  lofty  ceilings  and  is  sup- 
plied with  a  piano.  The  residence  opposite  to  the 
church  is  of  modern  construction  and  was  erected 
111  1873. 


This  branch  of  the  Burrows 
BURROUGHS     family    seems    to    be    descended 

from  Rev.  George  Burrows,  of 
Salem,  Massachusetts,  who  by  his  wife  Sarah,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Ruck,  widow  of  William  Hathorn,  Jr., 
had  Charles,  who  married  Rebecca  Townsen,  at  Marl- 
boro, March  11,  1712,  and  had  a  son  Josiah,  who 
married  Hannah  Lewis,  September  16,  1736,  and  had 
Josiah,  Hannah,  Mary,  Rebecca,  and  probably  other 
children. 

(I)  George  Burroughs,  says  family  tradition, 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  Revo- 
lutionary Rolls  of  Massachusetts  show  that  George 
Burroughs  was  a  private  in  Captain  John  Hinkley's 
company  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Symmes's  detach- 
ment of  guards ;  date  of  enlistment  February  13, 
1778;  date  of  discharge  May  13,  1778;  length  of 
service  three  months,  under  Major-General  Heath, 
at  Boston.  George  Burroughs  was  an  early  settler 
in  Hudson.  A  petition  by  the  inhabitants  praying 
for  annexation  to  Nottingham  West,  dated  Feb- 
ruary 3,  177S,  bears  among  others  the  names  of 
Josiah  and  George  Burroughs.  George  Burroughs 
married  Mary  Melvin,  and  had  a  son  William  and 
two  daughters,  Rhoda  and  Polly,  both  of  whom 
died  unmarried  when  about  eighteen  or  twenty  years 
old. 

(II)  William,  only  son  of  George  and  Mary 
(Melvin)  Burroughs,  was  born  in  Hudson,  and 
died  in  Litchfield,  about  1829.  William  Burroughs 
(William  Burroughs,  Jr.,  in  the  records)  and  Rachel 
Searles,  both  of  Nottingham  West,  were  married 
at  Pelham,  December  17,  1807,  by  Rev.  John  H. 
Church,  of  Pelham.  Rachel  Searles,  daughter  of 
Nathan  Searles,  of  Hudson,  died  in  Hudson,  about 
1819.  They  had  five  children :  Josiah  Coburn, 
Lydia,  Jane,  Alfred  and  Melinda.  Josiah  C.  was  a 
farmer  and  resided  in  Belvidere,  Vermont,  where 
he  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-two.  Lydia  married 
John  York,  and  left  one  daughter,  Eliza  Jane,  who 

married Dickey,  and  now  lives  in  Manchester. 

Jane  married  Gilman  Melvin,  and  lived  in  London- 
derry, where  she  died  aged  seventy-eight.  Their 
children  were:  Parker,  Alfred,  Monroe  and  Jennie. 
Alfred  is  mentioned  below.  Melinda  became  the 
second  wife  of  John  York,  after  the  death  of  her 
sister  Lydia.  They  lived  in  St.  Croix,  Londonderry 
and  Nashua.  Their  children  were:  Lydia,  Ann, 
Mary.  Hattie,  Wesley  and  Alfred. 

(III)  Alfred,  fourth  child  and  second  son  of 
William  and  Rachel  (Searles)  Burroughs,  was  born 
in  Nottingham  West,  now  Hudson,  New  Hampshire, 
October  11,  1815,  and  is  now  (May,  1007)  living  in 
Bow,  New  Hampshire,  with  his  son,  John  H.  Bur- 
roughs. His  mother  died  when  he  was  four  years 
old,  and  his  father  died  when  he  was  fourteen.     At 


the  age  of  six  years  he  went  to  live  with  his  uncle, 
Reuben  Melvin,  in  Peterboro,  where  he  resided  until 
he  was  seventeen  years  old.  The  following  three 
years  he  worked  in  the  lumber  woods  of  Maine. 
Returning  to  New  Hampshire,  he  married  and  set- 
tled in  Londonderry,  where  he  lived  until  1848.  In 
that  year  he  removed  to  Bow,  where  he  resided 
iiniil  1895,  when  he  removed  to  Farrington  Corner, 
Hopkinton,  New  Hampshire.  There  he  resided  until 
the  death  of  his  wife  in  December,  1905,  when  he 
came  to  live  with  his  son,  John  H.,  in  Bow.  He 
has  been  a  farmer  all  his  life.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Democrat  of  the  old  school.  He  has  never  used 
tobacco  or  liquor  in  any  form.  Physically  and  men- 
tally his  powers  are  preserved  to  a  remarkable  de- 
gree, and  up  to  nearly  ninety  years  of  age  he  was 
rig  and  able  to  do  any  kind  of  farm  work.  He  has 
been  an  industrious  and  much  respected  citizen  and 
throughout  his  life  an  independent  thinker.  He 
married  in  Londonderry,  December  30,  1840,  Mariah 
Corning,  who  was  born  in  Londonderry,  April  15, 
1819,  daughter  of  John  and  Sally  (Crowell)  Corn- 
ing, of  Londonderry.  John  Coming  was  born  Au- 
gust 22,  1757,  and  died  July  18,  1837.  Sally  Crowell 
was  born  December  13,  1773,  and  died  August  18, 
1840.  Their  twelve  children  were :  Judith  (died 
young),  John,  Peter,  Judith,  Polly,  Samuel,  Hiram, 
Sally,  Lovica,  Seth  E.,  Susan  and  Mariah.  Mrs. 
Burroughs  died  December  5,  1905.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  and  a 
woman  of  strong  native  ability  and  force  of  char- 
acter. 

Nine  children  were  born  to  Alfred  and  Mariah 
(Corning)  Burroughs;  Alfred  D.,  Henry  U.,  John 
H.,  Lydia  M.,  Mary  E.,  Melinda  J.,  Sarah  E.,  James 
Edwin  P.  and  Frank  E.  Alfred  D.,  born  in  London- 
derry, October  16,  1841,  married  Marietta  Hammond, 
of  Bow,  and  is  a  farmer  in  Bow.  Henry  U.,  died 
young.  John  H.,  is  mentioned  below.  Lydia  M., 
born  January  27,  1847,  married  Enoch  Morgan,  and 
lives  in  Concord.  Mary  E.,  born  April  26,  1849, 
married  Nelson  Farley  of  Concord,  and  died  April 
23,  1889.  Melinda  J.,  February  18,  1852,  married 
Henry  H.  Crowell,  of  Hopkinton.  Sarah  E.,  Sep- 
tember 27,  1856,  married  George  E.  Maxfield,  and 
resides  in  Londonderry.  James  Edwin ,  P.,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1859,  married  Harriett  Greene,  of  Hop- 
kinton, and  lived  on  the  old  home  place  in  Bow  up 
to  1906  when  he  moved  to  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  now  resides.  Frank  E.,  December  4, 
1862,  married  Flora  Fellows,  and  lives  in  Concord. 

(IV)  John  Hamilton,  third  child  of  Alfred  and 
Mariah  (Corning)  Burroughs,  was  born  in  London- 
derry, June  13,  1845.  When  three  years  old  he  ac- 
companied his  parents  on  their  removal  to  Bow. 
Here  he  has  since  resided  with  the  exception  of 
about  sixteen  years  (1868-1S84)  when  he  lived  in 
the  adjoining  town  of  Dunbarton.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools,  Foster's  private  school 
at  Pittsfield,  and  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business 
College  at  Concord.  He  has  always  been  a  farmer, 
and  now  owns  a  large  farm  in  the  northwest  part 
of  the  town  near  the  old  family  homestead.  In  con- 
nection with  his  occupation  as  a  farmer  he  operated 
the  Stark  saw  mill  at  Dunbarton  for  several  years. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  was  selectman  of 
Dunbarton  for  two  or  three  years  when  residing  in 
that  town,  and  for  many  years  served  his  native 
town  of  Bow  as  selectman  and  member  of  the  board 
of  education.  In  1893-4  he  represented  Bow  in  the 
state  legislature.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church,  and  of  White  Mountain  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Concord.     He 


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married  at  Dunbarton,  April  15,  1869,  Helen  M. 
Baker,  daughter  of  Luke  and  Martha  (Gilchrist) 
Baker,  born  March  4,  1S43  (see  Baker,  VIII). 
Their  children  were  Sherman  Everett,  the  subject 
of  the  next  paragraph ;  Evelyn  Baker,  born  Feb- 
ruary  15,  1872,  wife  of  Frank  H.  Sargent,  of  Dayton, 
Ohio;  John  Russell,  born  June  4,  1874,  married 
Clara  Harriott,  of  Concord ;  he  is  a  civil  engineer 
for  the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad  and  resides  at  Con- 
cord; and  Martha  Grace,  born  January  I,  1888,  now 
of  the  class  of  1907,  Concord  high  school. 

(V)  Sherman  Everett,  eldest  child  of  John  H. 
and  Helen  M.  (.Baker)  Burroughs,  was  born  at 
Dunbarton.  February  6,  1870.  After  obtaining  the 
education  offered  by  the  common  schools  of  Dun- 
barton and  Bow,  lie  took  the  high  school  course  at 
Concord,  graduating  with  the  class  of  1890.  In  1888 
in  competitive  examination  lor  a  West  Point  cadet- 
ship  he  won  highest  rank  and  was  appointed  by 
Congressman  J.  11.  Gallinger.  Owing  to  the  wishes 
of  his  parents  he  declined  this  appointment,  and  in 
the  autumn  of  1890  entered  Dartmouth  College, 
graduating  in  1894  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts.  In  his  sophomore  year  he  took  what  is  known 
as  the  second  "Thayer  prize"  for  proficiency  in 
mathematics,  and  in  his  senior  year  the  "Rollins  and 
Nettleton  prize"  in  oratory.  He  also  took  honors  at 
the  end  of  the  sophomore  year  for  high  standing  in 
the  prescribed  Greek  course,  and  in  his  senior  year 
for  standing  in  philosophy.  After  graduation  he 
was  offered  the  position  of  instructor  in  his  Alma 
Mater.  Declining  that,  he  became  private  secretary 
to  Congressman  H.  M.  Baker,  and  spent  the  three 
years  next  following  in  Washington,  D.  C,  where 
he  attended  the  law  school  of  the  Columbian  Uni- 
versity (now  George  Washington  University). 
Here  he  took  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in 
1896,  and  Master  of  Laws  in  1897.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  District  of  Columbia  in  July,  1896. 
and  to  the  Xew  Hampshire  bar  in  July,  1897,  and 
in  August  oi  that  year  opened  an  office  in  Manches- 
ter, New  Hampshire,  and  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession.  In  July,  1901,  he  became  associated 
with  Hon.  David  A.  Taggart  and  Hon.  James  P. 
Tuttle,  forming  the  partnership  of  Taggart,  Tuttle 
&  Burroughs.  In  November,  1906,  Mr.  Tuttle  and 
Mr.  Burroughs  retired  from  the  firm  (then  Tag- 
gart, Tuttle,  Burroughs  &  Wyman)  and  formed  the 
present  firm  of  Tuttle  &  Burroughs.  Mr.  Burroughs 
is  a  Republican,  and  in  1901  was  elected  to  the  state 
I'  gislature  from  the  town  of  Bow.  He  has  taken  an 
active  part  in  both  state  and  national  political  cam- 
paigns since  1896.  Since  1901  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  state  board  of  charities,  and  is  now  vice  pres- 
ident of  the  state  conference  of  charities  and  cor- 
rections. He  is  a  member  of  the  Derryfield  and 
Tippecanoe  Clubs  and  of  Washington  Lodge,  No. 
61,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Manchester; 
he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church. 

April  2t,  1S9S,  Mr.  Burroughs  married  Helen  S. 
Philips,  born  in  Alexandria  county,  Virginia,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1870,  daughter  of  Robert  A.  Philips,  of 
Washington.  D.  C.  They  have  three  sons,  Robert 
Philips,  born  January  13,  1000;  John  Hamilton,  July 
23,  1901 ;  and  Sherman  Everett,  Jr.,  February  22, 
1003. 


The  ancestor  of  the  McMillens  of 
McMILLEN    this  sketch  probably  came  to  Amer- 
ica   several    years    after    the    settle- 
ment   of    Londonderry,    New    Hampshire,    but    was 


evidently  one  of  the  earlist  of  the  name  in  New  Eng- 
land, as  there  are  only  three  families  mentioned  by 
Savage  of  whose  surnames  "Mac"  is  the  first 
syllable,  and  none  of  them  is  McMillen. 

(I)  Deacon  Archibald  McMillen.  who  is  said 
to  have  come  from  Scotland,  settled  in  the  south  of 
Joe  English  Mountain,  New  Boston,  as  early  as  1750. 
He  was  elected  a  deacon  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
as  early  as  1768.  He  was  chosen  to  represent  New 
Boston  and  Francestown  in  1777,  at  Exeter,  in  the 
general  court;  also  at  Concord,  in  1778,  and  was 
moderator  at  a  meeting  of  the  town,  December  4, 
1780.  He  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the  month  of 
May,  1775,  in  Captain  William  Scott's  company, 
General  Mark's  regiment,  and  was  present  at  the 
battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  where  he  was  struck  in  the 
right  hand  (or  elbow)  by  a  British  musket  ball. 
From  this  injury  he  lost  the  use  of  his  arm  for 
some  years  or  permanently,  and  drew  a  pension  from 
the  state  of  New  Hampshire  from  1777  to  1788,  and 
perhaps  longer.  In  his  petition  to  the  New  Hamp- 
shire house  of  representatives  for  relief,  March  12, 
1777,  he  states  that  he  was  a  sergeant.  He  was 
sixty-one  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment. 
When  far  advanced  in  years  he  went  to  New  York 
on  business,  and  died  before  he  could  return. 

(II)  Hugh,  a  son  of  Deacon  Archibald  Mc- 
Millen, was  born  in  New  Boston,  April  26,  1763,  and 
died  there.  He  first  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
at  which  he  was  an  excellent  artisan,  but  he  was  an 
eccentric  character.  He  obtained  access  to  some 
medical  books  of  Dr.  Codman,  at  Amherst,  and  from 
them  learned  to  compound  certain  medicines  which 
effected  some  marked  cures,  gained  for  him  some 
celebrity,  and  secured  for  him  the  popular  title  of 
doctor.  He  gained  some  knowledge  of  chemistry, 
and  acquired  the  art  of  converting  the  softer  metals 
into  shining  silver  coin.  His  laboratory  was  an  ob- 
ject of  great  interest,  where  for  some  time  he  drove 
a  brisk  business.  His  wife  Eunice  was  born  Janu- 
ary 19,  1761.  Their  twelve  children  were:  Archi- 
bald, Aaron,  Hannah,  Abraham,  Mary,  Eunice, 
Mercy,  Asa,  Betsey,  Andrew,  Elenor.  and  Abner. 

ill!)  Asa,  eighth  child  and  third  son  of  Hugh 
and  Eunice  McMillen,  was  born  in  New  Boston, 
January  22,  1800,  and  died  July  10,  1S82.  His  edu- 
cation was  obtained  in  the  common  schools  of  Derry. 
He  studied  medicine  lor  a  time  with  his  father,  but 
gave  up  the  idea  of  a  professional  life  and  became  a 
farmer  in  New  York.  He  held  all  the  town  offices 
of  New  Boston,  and  represented  the  town  four  times 
in  the  house  of  representatives.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat, then  a  Republican.  In  religious  faith  he  was 
a  Presbyterian.  In  1S58  he  sold  his  farm  in  New 
Boston  and  moved  to  Merrimack,  where  he  bought 
a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres  of  Colonel  Daniel 
Parker.  He  was  a  man  of  good  standing  and  busi- 
ness qualifications,  and  often  settled  estates.  He 
married,  in  1832,  Hannah  Roby,  who  was  born  in 
Mount  Vernon,  November  30,  1809,  and  died  Decem- 
ber 21,  1861.  She  was  the  daughter  of  John  and 
Hannah  (Haseltine)  Roby,  of  Mt.  Vernon.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Seven 
children  were  born  of  this  union :  Hannah  Maria, 
an  infant  unnamed,  Andrew  J.,  Eugenia,  Hortensia, 
an  infant  daughter   (died  young),  and  Ora  F. 

(IV)  Hortensia,  fifth  child  and  fourth  daughter 
of  Asa  and  Hannah  (Roby)  McMillen,  was  born  in 
New  Boston,  July  3,  1843.  She  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  at  Magaw  Institute,  and  Mount 
Vernon  Academy,  from  the  latter  of  which  she  grad- 
uated.    At  the  age  of  sixteen  she  entered  upon  her 


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life  work,  teaching,  and  has  taught  .nor  one  hun- 
dred terms  of  school  in  .Merrimack.  Bedford,  Mount 
Vernon,  New  Boston,  and  Litchfield,  and  is  still  an 
active  instructor.  In  length  of  years  in  the  profes- 
sion, Miss  McMillen  is  surpassed  by  few.  Her 
record  as  a  teacher  is  excellent.  Her  reward  is  the 
esteem  and  affection  of  those  she  has  taught,  and 
her  monument  the  minds  she  has  enlightened,  and 
the  characters  her  influence  have  molded.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  a  teacher 
in  the  Sunday  school.  She  has  served  on  the  school 
board  of  Merrimack,  and  is  a  member  of  Rebekah 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  for 
twenty  years  has  been  a  member  of  Thornton 
Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  She  resides  with 
her  sister,  Ora  F.,  at  Merrimack. 


The  Platts  family  is  of  English  origin 
PLATTS     so   far   as   it   can    be    traced,   but    the 

name  may  have  come  from  Germany, 
Holland  or  France.  Several  persons  bearing  the 
name  lived  in  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  before  1672. 
From  the  number  of  his  descendants,  male  and  fe- 
male in  Rindge,  New  Hampshire,  it  has  been  said 
that  Abel  Platts  should  appear  not  only  as  the  first 
settler,  but  the  father  of  the  town. 

(.1)  Lieutenant  Abel  Platts  was  an  officer  in 
the  expedition  to  Canada  in  1690.  He  married,  in 
Rowley,  May  8,  1672,  Lydia  Holly. 

(II)  Moses,  son  of  Abel  and  Lydia  (Holly) 
Platts  was  born  in  1673.  By  his  wife  Hannah  he 
had  four  children  or  more.  They  were :  Abel,  of 
Rindge ;  Moses ;  Nathan,  of  Lunenburg ;  and  Jon- 
athan. 

(III)  Captain  Abel  (2),  eldest  child  of  Moses 
and  Hannah  Platts,  was  born  in  Rowley,  Massachu- 
setts, February  6.  1704,  and  died  in  Rindge,  New 
Hampshire,  July  23,  1777,  aged  seventy-three.  In 
1738  he  removed  to  Lunenburg,  and  with  Nathan 
Heywood,  the  surveyor,  he  went  to  Rindge  in  the 
capacity  of  chainman,  and  assisted  in  tracing  the 
boundaries  of  the  Massachusetts  grant.  With  ex- 
cellent judgment  he  selected  a  farm  and  commenced 
a  clearing  as  early  as  1742.  His  ax  was  the  first  to 
begin  a  clearing  in  the  forests  there,  and  he  was  the 
first  man  to  plant  a  crop  in  the  town.  Perhaps  from 
fear  of  Indian  incursions,  during  the  continuance  of 
the  war  which  commenced  in  1744,  his  labors  were 
interrupted;  but  in  1757  or  *ne  following  year  he 
commenced  a  permanent  residence  in  Rindge  upon 
the  shore  of  Pool  Pond,  having  given  the  other  lot 
to  his  eldest  son.  Between  1738  and  1751  his  fam- 
ily had  remained  nearly  all  the  time  in  Lunenburg, 
and  he  had  served  one  campaign  at  least  in  the  wars, 
and  had  participated  in  the  capture  of  Louisburg. 
In  the  new  township  he  was  an  active  and  influential 
citizen,  and  was  frequently  appointed  on  important 
committees.  His  will,  dated  July  3,  1771,  was  soon 
after  entered  for  probate.  To  his  son  Joseph,  prob- 
ably on  account  of  a  former  gift  of  land,  he  be- 
queaths only  "my  blacksmith  tools  which  I  esteem 
to  be  worth  five  pounds."  To  Abel  Jr.  he  left  all 
his  real  estate,  being  lots  16  and  17  in  the  eighth 
range.  He  also  mentions  his  wife  Alary,  his  daugh- 
ter Hannah  Jewett.  and  his  granddaughter  Eliza- 
beth Wood.  He  married,  in  Rowley,  April  21,  1725, 
Mary  Varnum,  who  died  and  was  buried  on  her 
husband's  farm  in  Rindge,  but  the  date  of  her  death 
is  unknown.  The  children  were :  Joseph.  Alary, 
Abel,  Hannah,  and  Sarah. 

(IV)  Abel  (3).  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Abel   (2)   and  Alary   (Varnum)   Platts,  was  born  in 

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Lunenburg.  March  28,  173S,  and  died  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Rindge,  March  6,  1819,  aged  eighty- 
one.  The  paternal  residence  was  his  residence 
throughout  his  life.  He  and  his  son  Abel 
were  both  styled  "'junior."  and  it  is  not  al- 
ways possible  to  determine  with  certainty  in  all 
cases  as  to  which  of  them  is  referred  to.  It  is 
probable  that  it  was  the  father  who  was  a  member 
of  Captain  Hale's,  Captain  Brown's,  and  Captain 
Stone's  companies.  On  the  "Roll  of  the  men  that 
went  to  Cambridge  in  Captain  Nathan  Hale's  Com- 
pany, at  the  time  of  the  Lexington  Fight.  April  ye 
19.  I/75-"  's  the  name  of  Abel  Platts,  Jr.  It  is 
found  again  on  the  "Pay  Roll  of  men  belonging  to 
Col.  Enoch  Hale's  Regiment  of  Militia  who  march'd 
to  Ticonderoga  under  the  command  of  Capt.  Josiah 
Brown  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  in  that 
place  Alay  6th,  1777."  where  he  is  credited  with 
time  of  marching,  May  6;  miles  of  travel,  2S0; 
amount  of  travel,  at  two  pence  per  mile,  £2,  6s,  8d ; 
number  of  days  service,  48 ;  rate  per  month,  £3 ; 
amount  of  wages.  £4.  16c;  pay  for  carrying  baggage, 
[2s;  sum  total,  £7  14s  Sd.  The  "Pay  Roll  of  Col. 
Enoch  Hale's  Regiment  which  Regiment  march'd 
from  the  State  of  New  Hampshire  June  29th.  1777 
under  the  command  of  Lt  Col  Thomas  Heald  to 
reinforce  the  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga."  with  regard 
to  Abel  Platts  is  as  follows :  Rank,  private :  time  of 
discharge.  July  3rd;  time  of  service,  5  days:  rate 
per  month.  £4  10s ;  amount  of  wages,  15s;  travel 
out  at  3d  per  mile,  50;  home  at  2d  per  mile,  officers 
rations  at  8d,  £1  os  iod ;  whole  amount  £1  r5s  iod. 
The  "Aluster  Roll"  of  a  number  of  men  raised  by 
Col.  Enoch  Hale  out  of  his  Regiment  of  Alilitia  for 
the  Continental  service  at  Rhode  Island  June,  1778. 
credits  Abel  Platts  Junr.  of  Rindge.  with  about  £6 
advance  wages,  I  mo.,  £4  10s;  miles  of  travel,  82 
travel  to  Providence,  £1  Os  6d ;  total,  in  10s  6d. 
He  married.  April  26,  1759,  Phebe  Wetherbee.  who 
was  born  July  7.  1740,  daughter  of  Hezekiah  and 
1  luldah  CAlartyn)  Wetherbee,  of  Lunenburg.  She 
'lied  at  the  residence  of  her  grandson,  Hosea.  in 
Fitzwilliam,  December  3,  1841,  aged  one  hundred 
and  one  years,  four  months,  and  twenty-four  days. 
Their  children  were :  Mary,  Abel,  Phebe,  Asa, 
Sarah.  Lucy,  Dolley,  Ruth,  Aaron,  Aram,  and 
Huldah. 

(V)  Asa,  fourth  child  and  second  son  of  Abel 
(3)  and  Phebe  (Wetherbee)  Platts,  was  born  in 
Rindge.  May  28.  1766,  and  died  March  18,  184& 
aged  nearly  eighty-two.  He  was  a  successful 
farmer,  and  lived  in  the  old  Ninth  School  District 
near  the  Jafrrey  line.  He  married,  January  29,  1799, 
Rebecca  Buswell,  daughter  of  Captain  John  and 
Rebecca  (Demory)  Buswell.  of  Rindge.  She  was 
born  June  15,  1772,  and  died  March  20,  1848.  aged 
nearly  seventy-six.  Their  children  were :  Rebecca. 
Asa,  Hosea,  Harvev,  Almon,  Laura,  John,  and 
Phebe. 

(VI)  Asa  (2),  oldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Asa  (1)  and  Rebecca  (Buswell)  Platts,  was  born 
in   Rindge,   February  27,    1802,   and   died   November 

28.  1873,  aged  nearly  seventy-two.  Until  1853  he 
resided  upon  a  farm  near  West  Rindge,  and  then  re- 
moved to  Rindge  Center,  where  he  operated  a  saw 
mill  for  many  years.  He  married  (first),  August  2, 
1832,  Frances  Jones,  daughter  of  Asa  and  Mary 
1  Alartin)   Jones,  of  Rindge.    She  was  born  February 

29,  1800.  and  died  April  20,  1836,  aged  thirty-six. 
He  married  (second)  Fidelia  Emerson  Pratt,  widow 
of  Moses  S.  Pratt,  and  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and 
Rhoda    (Symonds)    Emerson,    of   Reading.    Massa- 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


dmsetts.     The    children    of   Asa    Platts,    all   by    the 

i.l    wife     were:     Maria    F.,    Asa    Anson     (d 
yoi'  'ii   A.,   and   Anson   A.    (twins),   Martin 

W.  and  Lyman  W.  Mrs.  Plaits  by  her  first  mar- 
riae,  le   the   mother  of  one   child:    Sivona    F., 

now  Mrs.  John  Mixer,  of  Arlington,  Massachusetts. 
(VII)  Anson  Alfonso,  fourth  child  and  third 
son  of  Asa  (2)  and  Fidelia  (Emerson)  Platts,  was 
born  in  Rindge,  .Inly  18.  1845.  He  was  educated  in 
the  distri  .  and  at  Appleton  Academy,  New 

At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  left  school 
and  worked  in  a  bobbin  shop  for  a  while  and  taught 
one  term  of  school.  In  1877  Mr.  Platts  removed  to 
Keene,  where  he  resided  about  a  year,  and  then  re- 

m '   to    Reeds   Ferry,   in   Merrimack,  and   entered 

the  employ  of  Fessenden  &  Lowell,  in  whose  em- 
plo}  he  has  been  (1007)  for  thirty-one  years.  Mr. 
Platts  is  a  very  industrious  and  useful  member  of 
the  community,  and  takes  a  part  in  all  important 
nio  1   its  betterment.     He  has  been  a  mem- 

ber hool  board  in  Rindge  two  years;  treas- 

ure! four  year-:  moderator  six  years.  In  politics 
he  1-  a  Republican.  He  is  a  trustee  of  Wheeler 
Chapel,  and  was  one  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
secure  the  soldiers'  monument  for  Merrimack.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry, 
and  I  Souhegan  Lodge,  No.  98,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  is  treasurer.  He  mar- 
ried. June  29,  [869,  at  Rindge,  Cynthia  Lawrence, 
born  December  9,  1847,  daughter  of  William  and 
Lucinda  (Lowell)  Lawrence,  of  Rindge.  She  was 
educated  in  the  common  and  high  school,  graduated 
from  the  latter,  afterward  taught  school  in  Ash- 
burnham.  Massachusetts,  and  Brookline  and  Rindge, 
I  [ampshire. 


The  lineage  of  the  family  herein  traced 
ES     begins  at  a  very  early  period  in  English 
history,  and  covers  the  ancestry  of  many 
prominent    citizens    in    the    American    Colonies    and 
the   United   States.     It  has  been  conspicuously  iden- 
tified  with   various   wars   of  this  country,   beginning 
with      11    earlj    struggles   with  the  Indians,  continu- 
Ugh    the    Revolutionary   war.   War   of    1812. 
and  real   Civil  war.     Its  representatives  in  this 

country  have  been  people  of  high  spirit  and  temper 
in  nun;  cases,  and  their  bravery  upon  the  battle- 
field n  conspicuous.  In  the  walks  of  peace, 
in  manufactures,  in  the  arts,  in  agriculture  and  in 
worthy  calling  of  life  it  has  borne  well  its 
part 

1I1     Thomas    Gates,    Esq.,     of     Higheaster     and 
Thursteubie,   county   of  Essex,   England,  born   1327, 
original   ancestor  of  the   family   so    far  as 
now    known. 

William  Gates  was  the  father  of  two  chil- 
dren     Geoffrej    and  Ralph  Chies. 

1  111  I      Sir  Geoffrey  Gates  married  Agnes,  da ugh - 
uid    heiress    of    Sir    Thomas     Baldington,    of 
Aldersburg,  Oxford    England. 

11.1!  1  ied    Mabel,    daughter 
and  heiress  of  Thomas  Capdow,  of  Higheaster,  and 
hi>  wife  Ann,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  Fleming,  of 
Their  children  were:    Geoffrey  and  Anna. 
Sir     Geoffrey     Gates     married     Elizabeth, 
daughter  of   Sir  William   Clapton  Knight,  of   Kant- 
well.     Sussex.       Their     children     were :     Sir    John, 
frey,  Henry,  William   and  Dor. 'thy. 
(VI)     Geoffre\    Gates    married    a    Miss    Pascall, 
of  Essex,   England.     Their  children   were:   Geoffrey, 
1  Ii  1.  i<  ihn, 

1  YII  1     Geoffrey  Gates  married  Jean  Wi  n1 


1  YIII1  Peter  Gates,  of  London,  married  Mary 
Ji      1  lyn. 

1  IX  1  Thomas  Gates  was  a  resident  of  Norwich, 
Ni  rfolk,  England. 

\  '     Stephen    Gate-,     second    son    of    Thomas 
he    Rrst     American    ancestor    of    the    family, 

e  from  Hingham,  England,  to  Hingham,  Massa- 
etts.  in  the  ship  "Diligent."  of   fpswich,  in  1638, 
panied  bj    his   wife,   Ann    illill)    Gates,   and 
two  children.     He  was  among  the  first   residents  of 
Lancaster,   and   subsequent   to   the  year   1656  was   a 
resident    of    Cambridge,    wdiere    he    died    1662.     We 
are   led   to   believe  that   he  and   his    family   were   of 
ibborn  and   independent  character,  from   facts  that 
be    quarreled    with    his    neighbor   and    lost    his   con- 
bis   daughter    Mary   contradicted  the 
minister  in  open  meeting:  and  his  sons  tried  to  break 
his    will.     In    1663    his    widow    became    the    wife    of 
Richard    Woodward,    of    Watertown.      She  died  at 
Stow,   February  5,   1683.     Their  descendants  partici- 
pated   in    the    Indian    wars.    Revolutionary    war,    and 
wars  of   1812  and  1861  :  one  enlisted  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war  at  the  age  of  ten  years.     Their  children 
were :     Elizabeth,    Mary,    Stephen,    Thomas.    Simon, 
Isaac  and  Rebecca. 

(  XI  1  Stephen  (2),  eldest  son  and  third  child 
of  Stephen  (1)  and  Ann  (Hill)  Gates,  was  born 
about  1640,  and  died  in  1700.  in  Acton,  Massachu- 
lle  resided  throughout  most  of  his  active 
life  in  Stow,  Massachusetts,  and  was  an  early  pro- 
prietor  of  Preston,  Connecticut,  where  most  of  his 
descendants  still  reside.  His  will  was  made  at 
Stow,  September  5.  1701.  and  was  proved  in  1707. 
lie  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  George  and  Eliza- 
beth (  Hammond  1  Woodward,  of  Watertown.  Mas- 
sachusetts. Their  children  were:  Stephen,  Simon, 
Thomas,  Isaac,  Nathaniel,  Sarah,  Rebecca  and 
1  laniel. 

(XII)  Simon,  second  son  and  child  of  Stephen 
(2)  and  Sarah  (Woodward)  Gates,  was  horn  June 
5,  He'  in  Stow,  and  probably  lived  and  died  in  that 
i  w  11  lie  was  married  May  4.  1688,  to  Hannah 
Bi  njamin,  of  Stow,  and  their  children  were:  Simon, 
Jos  ph,  Benjamin,  Elisha,  Israel,  Amos,  Hannah, 
Mary.   Susanna  and  Elizabeth. 

1  Mil  1  Elisha.  fourth  son  of  Simon  and  Han- 
nah (Benjamin)  Gates,  was  horn  about  1715.  in 
Stow,  and  died  December  9,  1803.  in  Bow,  New 
Hampshire  lie  resided  most  of  bis  life  in  Stow, 
with  In-  wife  Lucy,  and  their  children  were:  Elisha, 
Abraham.  Sally,  Lydia,  Lucy  and   Ezekiel. 

(XIY)  Abraham-  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Elisha  and  Lucy  Gates,  was  burn  May  4.  1769,  in 
Slew,  and  died  September  21,  1852.  lie  resided  in 
Stow,  I'.. '!ii hi  and  Holden,  Massachusetts,  and  after 
a  short  lime  in  Claremont,  settled  in  Bow,  where  he 
became  pastor  of  the  .Calvin  Baptist  Church.  The 
society  was  poor  and  was  unable  to  sustain  him 
properly,  and  he  engaged  in  farming  as  a  means  of 
livelihood  He  died  al  the  home  of  his  son  in 
Chazy,  Xew  York,  and.  was  buried  in  the  Valley 
cemetery  at  Manchester.  He  married  Judith  Ten- 
ney.  who  was  born  April  6.  1768,  in  Byfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  died  while  on  a  visit  in  Deerfield.  Ver- 
mont. Her  body  was  also  deposiied  in  the  Valley 
cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Jeremiah,  Abraham, 
Judith,  Eliphalet,  Sarah  Mead  and  Mary  Tenney. 
The  first  two  were  born  in  Slow,  two  in  Bolton, 
one  in  Holden  and  one  in  Bow. 

(XV)  Sarah  Mead,  second  daughter  and  fifth 
child  of   Rev.     Abraham  and  Judith    (Tenney)   Gates, 

born  March  o.  1808.  in  Holden,  Massachusetts, 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


691 


and  died  February  2,  1862.  in  Cono  rd,  New    Hamp 

shirt..     She   became   the   wife   of    Philip   Jones    (see 
II). 


The    members   of    this    family,    whose 

SAVORY     name    is    spelled    in    divers    ways,    of 

which     Savery,     Severy,     Savory    and 

Savary    are    the    most    common,    appeared    in    New 

England   as   early   as   the   fourteenth  year   after   the 

landing  of  the  Pilgrims. 

1 1  1  Among  the  names  of  passengers  of  the 
ship  "Mary  and  John,"  which  sailed  from  England 
and  arrived  at  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  in  May,  1634, 
appear  those  of  Thomas  and  William  Savory,  who 
took  the  oath  of  allegience  and  supremacy  March 
24,  1633,  before  leaving  England.  There  is  no 
record  of  children  born  to  William. 

(Ill  Robert  (i)  Savory,  who  is  thought  to  have 
been  the  son  of  William,  was  born  probably  in 
England.  If  so  it  is  probable  that  his  birthplace 
was  in  the  parish  of  Hannington,  in  the  vicinity 
of  which  was  the  English  home  of  Rev.  Thoma^ 
Parker,  who  became  the  first  minister  of  Newbury. 
Robert  Savory  moved  from  Newbury  to  Bradford 
about  1670,  and  was  one  of  the  original  members 
of  the  church  there.  He  died  in  1690.  while  return- 
ing from  Canada.  He  was  probably  serving  in  the 
expedition  against  Quebec,  commanded  by  Sir  Wil- 
liam Phipps.  An  examination  of  all  company  re- 
turns and  lists  that  are  preserved  in  the  Massachu- 
setts state  archives  does  not  show  any  reference  to 
the  name  of  Robert  Savory.  It  does  appear,  how- 
ever, among  a  list  of  proprietors  of  a  township 
west  of  the  Merrimac  river,  and  adjoining  Con- 
toocook,  granted  in  1739  to  officers  and  soldiers 
who  served  in  the  Phipps  expedition  of  1690  under 
the  command  of  Captains  March.  Greenleaf,  and 
Nelson.  His  widow  administered  on  his  estate.  He 
-married.  December  S,  1656,  Mary,  widow  of  Wil- 
liam Mitchell.  William  Mitchell  "died  July  16,  1654. 
Robert  and  Mary  had  the  following  named  chil- 
dren :  Sarah,  William,  Samuel,  Rebecca  and  Rob- 
ert. 

(  III )  William,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
R"!>ert  and  Mary  Savory,  was  born  September  15, 
1659,  and  died  about  1730.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  members  of  the  church  at  Groveland.  once 
East  Bradford,  in  1727.  His  wife's  name  was  Han- 
nah. She  was  admitted  to  the  church  February  18, 
1728.  Their  children  were :  Hannah,  Robert, 
Samuel,  Thomas,  Mary  and  Dorcas. 

(IV)  Robert  (2),  second  child  and  eldest  son 
of  William  and  Hannah  Savory,  was  born  June 
10.  1694.  He  married  (first),  January  10,  1718, 
Elizabeth  Anderton,  of  Newbury.  By  her  he  had 
one  child,  Elizabeth.  His  wife  died  September  14. 
1720.  and  he  married  (second)  Rebecca  Chase, 
daughter  of  Aquila  Chase,  and  had  the  following 
children :     Chase,   Hannah.   Ann.  and   Abigail. 

(V)  Chase,  eldest  child  and  only  son  of  Rob- 
ert (2)  and  Rebecca  (Chase)  Savory,  was  born 
October  5,  1723,  and  baptized  the  next  day.  Pie 
married  (first).  April  13,  1747.  Priscilla  Hardy,  by 
whom  he  had  ten  children:  Abigail.  Samuel.  Daniel. 
Hannah.  Robert,  Jonathan.  Benjamin,  Eliphalet, 
Rebecca  and  Susanna.  He  married  (second),  June 
2.  1779.  Hannah  Burbank,  by  whom  he  had  one 
child.  Mary. 

(VI)  Samuel,  second  son  and  child  of  Chase 
and  Priscilla  (Hardy)  Savory,  was  born  March 
15,  1750.  He  removed  from  Amesbury.  Massachu- 
setts, to  Derry.  New  Hampshire,  where  he  lived 
for  a  time.     He  then  settled  in  Salisbury  and  finally 


moved  into  what  was  known  as  Kearsarge  Gore, 
in  Warner,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  killed, 
September  9.  1S21,  by  the  great  tornado  which  swept 
through  Warner  and  destroyed  his  home.  He  mar- 
ried at  Amesbury,  Massachusetts,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Sargeant.  The  intentions  of  marriage  were  pub- 
lished February  10,  1776.  She  was  born  April  18, 
1757,  and  died  March  20,  1847.  They  had  three 
sons  and  one  daughter :  Robert,  John,  Daniel  and 
Rebecca. 

(VII)  John  (1),  second  son  and  child  of 
Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Savory,  was  born  in  Ames- 
bury,. Massachusetts,  August  30,  1785,  and  died 
in  Warner,  New  Hampshire,  January  II,  1856.  He 
married  Sarah  Straw,  March  12.  1807.  The  record 
"f  their  marriage  found  on  the  books  of  Kearsarge 
Gore,  is  as  follows:  "12  March,  1807,  than  Alder 
Watson  marid  John  Savory  and  Salley  Straw." 
She  was  born  in  Salisbury,  New  Hampshire,  Oc- 
tober 18,  1782,  and  died  in  Hopkinton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, August  23,  1854.  Their  children  were:  Hi- 
ram Welch,  Moses  Long,  Sarah,  Betsey  and  John, 
the   subject  of  the   next  sketch. 

(VIII)  John  (2),  youngest  child  of  John  (1) 
and  Sarah  (Straw)  Savory,  was  born  in  Sutton, 
New  Hampshire,  October  16,  1S24.  and  died  in 
Somerville,  Massachusetts.  November  26.  1893.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  grew  up  on 
a  farm,  and  spent  his  earlier  years  employed  in 
agricultural  pursuits.  He  left  farming  to  lake  em- 
ployment on  a  railroad,  and  became  one  of  the 
first  conductors  on  the  Concord  and  Claretnont 
line.  He  was  station  agent  for  the  old  Concord  and 
Claremont  railroad  at  Warner  thirty-three  years. 
He  then  resumed  his  former  employment  in  the 
train  service,  and  was  a  conductor  on  the  Boston 
and  Lowell  railroad  between  Boston  and  Lowell 
for  many  years.  In  1890  he  gave  up  that  line  of 
employment  and  was  placed  in  charge  of  Mystic 
wharf,  Boston,  Massachusetts.  His  competency  and 
his  fidelity  to  his  employer's  interests  is  clearly 
manifested  by  his  long  service  in  the  positions  he 
filled.  His  affiliations  were  with  the  Republican 
party.  In  matters  of  religion  he  preferred  the 
Congregational  faith,  and  attended  the  church  of 
that  denomination.  He  married,  June  19,  1853,  at 
Bradford,  New  Hampshire,  Nancy  Jane  Manning, 
of  Bedford,  born  on  Chestnut  Hill,  near  Bedford. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  named 
children :  Luella  Jane,  Warren  F„  Fred  H.,  Eu- 
gene B.,  and  Harlie  J.  Luella  J.,  born  at  Warner, 
June  28,  1854,  married  November  3,  1875,  Luther 
J.  Clement,  of  Warner,  and  has  three  children: 
Murray  L.,  Willard  T.  and  George  M.  Warren 
Fremont,  born  in  Warner,  April  13,  1S5S,  married 
(first)  Nellie  Page  of  Warner,  and  (second) 
Annie  Crusen.  Fred  H.  is  mentioned  below.  Eu- 
gene Buswell,  born  in  Warner,  February  24,  1868, 
married   Louise   Bridges,   of   Somerville. 

(IX)  Fred  Henry,  third  child  and  second  son 
of  John  (2)  and  Nancy  Jane  (Manning)  Savory, 
was  born  in  Warner,  December  29,  1859.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  and  in  Simonds 
Free  High  School  of  Warner.  In  1S77  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Boston  &  Lowell  railroad,  and 
filled  a  position  in  the  freight  department.  Re- 
turning to  Warner  in  1882  he  was  employed  in  a 
general  store  at  Bagley.  From  there  he  went  to 
Concord,  and  became  a  dealer  in  coal,  wood,  hay 
and  grain,  remaining  there  six  years.  In  1896  he 
again  returned  to  Warner,  where  he  is  now  engaged 
in  real  estate  business,  is  a  lumber  buyer,  and  senior 
partner  in  the  firm  of  Fred  H.  Savory  &  Company, 


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di  ilers   in  hardware,   tinware,  etc.,   Fred  A.   Savory 
ihe  junior  partner.     He  also  carries  on   farm- 
ing, owning  several  farms  in  and  near  Warner.    Mr. 
Savory    is   a   practical    business    man,    full   oi 
sense  and  enthusiasm,  and  has  made  life  a 
and    enjoyed    it.     He    is    a    Republican,    but    not    a 
politician.      He    married    in    Warner.    Emily    I 
hue    Dow,    who    was   born   in    Warner,   January    ij, 
[861,    daughter    of    Samuel    11.    and    Emily    (  Kami  I 
Dow.     They  have  two  children:     Fred  Arthur,  born 
in    Warner."  February  28,    18S4;  and   Miriam   Emily, 
born   in    Warner,   October   5,   1891. 


By    reason    of    the     various     \wiys     of 

THYNG  spelling  this  family  name  by  town  and 
parish  clerks,  and  frequently  by  mem- 
bers of  the  family  itself,  it  is  difficult  to  determine 
with  certainty  who  was  the  American  ancestor.  In 
the  New  England  genealogical  and  reference 
works  the  name  is  variously  rendered  as  Thwing, 
Thing,  Tyng  and  Thyng,  the  latter  being  used  per- 
haps the  less  frequently,  from  which  it  may  be  in- 
ferred that  that  form  was  adopted  by  a  single  branch 
of  the  family,  or  that  the  Thyngs  are  of  a  family 
entirely  separate  from  those  who  claim  descent 
from  Benjamin  Thwing,  of  Boston.  1035,  the  ac- 
knowledged ancestor  of  all  the  Thwings  of  America. 
I  here  is  a  fair  ground  for  the  belief,  however, 
that  the  Thwings  of  Rockingham  and  Belknap 
counties  in  New  Hampshire  are  of  the  same  family 
as  the  Things  of  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  and  of 
Industry,  Maine,  and  also  that  all  are  branches  oi 
the  present  family  of  which  Benjamin  Thwing'  oi 
Boston  was  the  progenitor  on  this  side  of  the  At- 
lantic ocean. 

Benjamin  Thwing  is  said  to  have  come  to 
America  as  a  servant  or  apprentice  of  Ralph  Hud- 
son, in  the  "Susan  and  Ellen."  and  although  Ben- 
jamin's wife  Barbara  is  not  mentioned  in  the  ship's 
list  of  passengers,  she  is  believed  to  have  come  at 
the  same  time.  The  name  .1-  first  mentioned  in  his- 
tory in  1231,  is  Sir  Robert  de  Twenge,  Lord  of 
Kilton  Castle,  Cumberland  county,  England.  It  may 
be  said,  however,  that  Thwing  genealogy  does  not 
recognize  any  other  than  the  single  rendition  of  the 
name,  nor  does  it  mention  any  of  the  Things  of 
Maine  or  the  Thyngs  and  Things  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, but  it  may  be  fairly  assumed  that  Thing  and 
Thyng  are  synonymous  names,  and  also  that  the 
Things  of  Exeter  were  the  ancestors  of  the  later 
generations  of  Thyngs  of  Rockingham  and  Belknap 

inties,    Xew    Hampshire,    and    that   regardless    of 
the  facl   that   that  direct  connection  cannot  be  satis- 
factorily traced   from  Jonathan  Thing  of   Exeter  to 
miah  and  Mark   Thyng  of  Barnstead. 

The  Thing  family  in  Exeter  dates  to  the  earliest 
history  of  the  town.  Jonathan  Thing,  the  first 
settler  there  of  the  name,  was  a  selectman  in  165S 
and  for  seven  years  afterward,  town  clerk  in  16S9, 
and  representative  in  1693.  His  sons  Samuel  and 
Bartholmew  held  the  same  offices  for  even  longer 
periods,  and  the  service  of  the  latter  did  not  end 
until  1737.  For  many  years  they  were  among  the 
leading  men  of  the  town. 

(I)  Jeremiah  Thyng  was  born  in  Brentwood, 
Rockingham  county.  New  Hampshire,  and  during 
his  young  manhood  moved  to  Gilford,  Belknap 
county,  where  he  was  an  early  settler  on  Liberty 
Hill,  and  also  helped  to  organize  the  Free  Baptist 
Church  of  that  town.  The  family  name  of  his  wife 
was  Morrill,  and  among  their  six  children  was  a 
ton    named    Jeremiah. 

(I)    Mark   I'.   Thyng  is  believed   to   have  been   a 


brother  of  Jeremiah,  but  very  little  is  known  of  his 
family  life  and  history,  except  that   he  was   married 
and  had  a  son  named  John  Sleeper  Thyng. 
(II)     Jeremiah  B.  Thyng   (one  record  men 

his  name  is  Thing),  son  of  Jeremiah  and 

(Morrill)  Thyng,  was  born  on  the  old  home  farm 
on  Liberty  Hill,  and  lived  there  until  he  was  thirty- 
live  years  old.  For  a  time  afterward  he  managed 
a  store  in  Gilford,  New  Hampshire,  and  after  four 
years  there  went  to  Lakeport,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  was  employed  in  a  mill.  Subsequently  he 
moved  to  Dover.  New  Hampshire,  and  engaged  in 
trade  four  years,  then  kept  a  general  store  in  Al- 
ton. Xew  Hampshire,  three  years,  and  returned 
thence  to  the  old  home  in  Gilford.  In  1800  he 
located  at  New  Hampton,  where  he  was  at  one  time 
selectman  and  also  one  of  the  strongest  pillars  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  Church.  He  died  in  New 
Hampton  in  1SS1,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  He 
married  Hannah  Davis,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
I  'avis,  of  the  family  of  that  name  on  Governor's 
Island,  in  Gilford.  Jeremiah  B.  and  Hannah 
(Davis)  Thyng  had  one  child,  Charles  Davis 
1  hyng,  born  in  Lakeport,  New  Hampshire,  August 
4.    iS45- 

(It)  John  Sleeper,  son  of  Mark  P.  Thyng,  was 
born  in  Alton,  New  Hampshire,  April  15,  1831,  and 
died  January  1,  1891.  He  married,  August  28,  1853, 
Ann  Maria  Mooney,  born  August  24,  1834.  died 
June  13,  1885,  daughter  of  John  H.  Mooney,  born 
April  3,  1796,  and  Lovina  (Chamberlm)  Mooney, 
born  November  13,  1803.  1  Edwin  P.  Mooney,  eld- 
est child  of  John  II.  and  Lovina  Mooney.  was 
born  December  29,  1831.  and  died  May  14,  1878; 
married  November  25,  1857,  Tamsen  A.,  daughter 
of  Levi  and  Tamsen  (Chamberlm)  Leighton, 
Levi  and  Tamsen  Leighton's  children  were  Hannah 
B.,  Mary  C,  John  W.  and  Levi,  all  now  deceased, 
and  Tamsen  A.  and  Emily  M.) 

(Ill)  Charles  Edwin,  son  of  John  Sleeper  and 
Ann  Maria  (Mooney)  Thyng,  was  born  in  All 
Xew  Hampshire,  September  25,  1856.  and  received 
his  education  in  public  schools.  His  principal  oc- 
cupation in  business  life  has  been  farming,  and  while 
his  beginning  was  made  under  reasonably  fa\ 
able  conditions  his  lands  have  been  increased  to 
four  times  their  original  acreage  and  now  com- 
prise four  hundred  acres  of  the  best  cultivated  farm 
lands.  W^oodland  View  Farm,  his  home,  is  distant 
three  miles  from  Barnstead  Station,  and  four  miles 
from  Burnstead  Centre  Station,  and  has  an  alti- 
tude of  more  than  eleven  hundred  feet  above  tide- 
water. For  a  number  of  years  the  place  has  at- 
tracted considerable  attention  as  a  resort  for  sum- 
mer boarders.  Mr.  Thyng  is  an  enterprising  and 
successful  farmer,  having  a  herd  of  about  twenty- 
five  dairyr  cows  and  an  orchard  of  rare  excellence 
which  produces  annually  under  normal  conditions 
about  three  hundred  barrels  of  choice  apples.  In 
Barnstead  and  Belknap  county  Air.  Thyng  is  some- 
thing of  a  public  man.  .although  he  is  not  in  any 
sense  a  seeker  after  public  or  political  honors.  He 
is  well  known,  however,  in  political  circles  and 
frequently  has  been  chosen  delegate  to  county, 
senatorial  and  congressional  conventions;  locally  he 
has  served  as  town  supervisor  and  election  officer. 
For  the  last  twenty-five  years  he  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  Suncook  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  <  ' 
Fellows,   of   Pittsfield. 

On  June  II,  1882.  he  married  Ora  Anna  Fletcher, 
who  was  born  in  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  Novem- 
ber 10,  1863,  and  by  whom  he  has  three  children  : 
James   Edwin,   John   and   Lizzie   Ann   Thyng.      Mrs. 


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Thvng's  father,  James  Fletcher,  was  born  at  Dracut, 
Massachusetts,    in    1838,   and    married    Elizabeth    P. 

Miller,    and    his    father,    James    H.    Fletcher,    de- 
scended from  an  old  New  England  family. 

In  the  year  171S  a  large  number  of 
CHRISTIE     English    and    Scotch    inhabitants    of 

the  north  of  Ireland  joined  in  a 
memorial  to  Governor  Shute,  of  New  England, 
asking  that  some  encouragement  be  extended  them 
to  emigrate  and  settle  in  "that  very  excellent  and 
renowned  plantation."  Among  the  signers  of  the 
memorial  were  Peter  and  William  Christie,  but 
when  the  town  of  Londonderry  in  the  province  of 
New  Hampshire  was  settled  in  pursuance  of  the 
memorial  and  the  generous  action  of  the  provincial 
authorities  neither  Peter  nor  William  Christie  were 
of  the  colonists  who  transported  themselves  to  that 
locality,  although  Jesse  became  a  resident  soon 
after. 

As  a  matter  of  fact  a  comparatively  small  num- 
ber of  Governor  Shute's  memorialists  came  to  in- 
habit the  lands  set  off  to  them  and  in  their  stead 
sent  other  members  of  their  families,  generally 
sons,  sturdy  young  men,  some  with  families  and 
others  single,  but  all  determined  to  make  homes  for 
themselves  in  a  country  where  they  could  enjoy 
the  blessings  of  life  free  of  the  persecution  which 
had  been  their  lot  and  because  of  which  their  fore- 
fathers and  themselves  had  been  compelled  to  aban- 
don their  homes  and  lands  in  England  and  Scot- 
land and  seek  refuge  in  the  north  of  Ireland. 

(I)  Jesse  Christie  was  born  in  northern  Ire- 
land in  1672,  and  came  to  Londonderry.  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, soon  after  the  general  division  of  the  lands 
of  the  township.  He  secured  his  farm  by  purchase 
and  not  as  one  of  the  original  proprietors.  He  was 
among  those  citizens  who  in  1727  subscribed  to  the 
oath  of  allegiance.  The  name  of  his  first  wife  is 
not  discovered.  Perhaps  she  was  dead  when  he 
left  his  native  land.  By  his  wife  Mary  he  had  two 
children  born  in  Londonderry,  namely:  Mary, 
January  I,  1729,  and  George,  October  1,  1731.  The 
latter  was  known  as  Captain  George  Christie,  of 
New  Boston.  The  father  died  August  8.  1739.  and 
was  survived  more  than  thirty-seven  years  by  hi- 
widow,  who  died  December  24,  1776,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-nine  years.  These  records  are  shown  by 
their  headstones. 

(II)  Peter,  son  of  Jesse  Christie  and  his  first 
wife,  was  born  1710,  in  Ireland,  and  resided  in 
Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  Janu- 
ary II,  I7S3,  at  the  age  of  forty-three  years,  as 
shown  by  his  headstone.  In  his  will  mention  is 
made  of  his  wife  and  children  :  Jesse,  Eliza,  Wil- 
liam and  Peter.  He  married,  in  Londonderry,  Jean 
Moor,  daughter  of  William  and  Martha  (Ander- 
son )  Moor,  and  a  sister  of  Allan  and  Deacon  Wil- 
liam   Moor,  of  New  Boston. 

(III)  Jesse  (2),  eldest  child  of  Peter  and  Jean 
(Moor)  Christie,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  and  be- 
came a  very  prominent  citizen  of  New  Boston,  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  a  man  of  upright  character, 
and  for  many  years  filled  a  prominent  place  in  the 
history  of  the  church  in  that  town.  He  was  deacon 
under  the  first  pastor,  and  in  secular  occupation  was 
a  farmer  and  a  mill  owner.  His  wife  was  Mary 
Gregg,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Moor) 
Gregg,  sister  of  Samuel  Gregg,  who  settled  in  An- 
trim as  early  as  1777,  and  granddaughter  of  Captain 
James  and  Janet  (Cargil)  Gregg.  Captain  James 
Gregg   was   one   of  the   sixteen   original    settlers   of 


Londonderry  in  17 19,  and  even  then  was  well  ad- 
vanced in  years.  Deacon  Jesse  and  Mary  (Gregg) 
Christie  had  twelve  children — Jeane,  Peter,  Samuel, 
John,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  James,  Mary  Ann,  Jesse, 
Robert,  Anna  and  William. 

(IV)  Samuel  Christie,  third  child  and  second 
son  of  Deacon  Jesse  and  Mary  (Gregg)  Christie, 
was  born  in  New  Boston,  New  Hampshire,  Febru- 
ary 20,  1764,  and  died  in  Antrim,  New  Hampshire, 
October  25,  1818.  The  early  years  of  his  life  were 
spent  with  his  parents,  and  when  twenty- four  years 
1  ild  be  went  to  Antrim  and  lived  a  short  time  with 
his  uncle,  Samuel  Gregg.  Soon  afterward  be  pur- 
chased a  considerable  tract  of  land  at  the  old  Center 
of  the  town  and  built  a  small,  low  house,  and  in 
the  latter  part  of  the  same  year  married  and  went 
to  live  in  his  new  home.  In  the  course  of  a  few 
more  years  he  erected  a  tavern  and  was  its  pro- 
prietor for  a  long  time.  It  stood  about  forty  rods 
north  of  the  cemetery  and  on  the  opposite  side  of 
the  highway,  and  was  one  of  the  most  noted  places 
of  entertainment  in  all  the  region  for  years. 

In  those  days  Samuel  Christie  was  one  of  the 
foremost  men  of  the  town,  known  to  almost  every 
man  in  the  county  and  knowing  them  all.  On 
training  days  the  militia  gathered  about  the  tavern 
stand,  and  in  the  winter  the  dancing-room  in  the 
house  was  very  frequently  called  into  good  use. 
Here  he  passed  the  years  of  his  life,  respected  by 
all  men  and  a  useful  man  in  the  community.  He 
married  twice.  His  first  wife,  whom  he  married 
in  1788,  was  Zibiah  Warren,  of  New  Bo-ton,  born 
in  1771,  daughter  and  third  child  of  Josiah  and  Jane 
(Livingston)  Warren,  and  died  in  1813,  having 
borne  her  husband  eight  children.  His  second 
wife  was  Elizabeth  Campbell,  of  New  Boston,  who 
survived  him  and  after  his  death  returned  to  her 
former  home.  Children  of  Samuel  and  Zibiah 
(Warren)  Christie  were:  Daniel  M.,  Josiah  W., 
Mary,  Jane  W.,  Jesse,  Sally  W.,  Hiram  and  Ira. 
(  Mention  of  Ira  and  descendants  appears  in.  this 
article.) 

(V)  Josiah  Warren  Christie  was  born  Novem- 
ber 6,  1792,  in  Antrim,  and  during  the  period  of  his 
active  life  was  one  of  the  most  substantial  men  of 
that  town.  He  was  not  active  in  the  sense  of  being 
conspicuous  in  political  affairs,  although  he  was 
n< '1  without  influence  in  that  direction,  but  as  a 
straightforward  business  man,  capable  of  a  great 
amount  of  work  and  possessed  of  excellent  judg- 
ment. In  the  open  field  of  business  endeavor  he 
accumulated  a  large  property,  and  among  his  fel- 
low townsmen  he  exercised  a  healthful  and  helpful 
influence,  not  at  all  for  his  own  advantage,  but 
for  the  good  of  the  town  and  its  people.  He  lived 
to  attain  almost  the  allotted  span  of  three  score 
and  ten  years,  and  during  his  active  career  his  oc- 
cupation was  that  of  carpenter  and  builder,  besides 
which  he  carried  on  farming  and  engaged  in  vari- 
ous other  enterprises.  For  several  years  he  lived 
in  the  locality  known  as  the  hill,  but  afterward 
settled  in  the  east  part  of  the  town.  Mr.  Christie 
was  married  twice.  His  first  wife,  whom  he  mar- 
ried March  16,  1824,  was  Fanny  Boyd,  born  in  An- 
trirn,  July  1?.  1796,  and  died  in  childbirth  in  the 
latter  part  of  the  year  1824.  leaving  twin  infants. 
Fanny  Boyd  was  a  daughter  of  James  and  Fanny 
( Baldwin)  Boyd  and  granddaughter  of  Captain 
William  and  Alice  (Hunter)  Boyd.  Captain  Boyd 
was  an  early  settler  in  Londonderry,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  a  descendant  of  the  ancient  family  of 
Boyds  who  descended  from  "a  younger  son  of  the 


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illustrious  lord  high  .-toward  of  Scotland.  For  his 
second  wife  .Mr.  Christie  married,  May  n,  1830, 
Mary  Bell,  daughter  ami  eldest  chi  d  of  John  and 
Margaret  (.Brown)  Bell  and  granddaughter  of  Jo- 
seph and  .Mary  (Houston)  Bell  oi  dford,  New 
Hampshire.  Her  father,  John  Bell,  was  born  in 
1779  and  moved  to  Antrim  111  1799.  He  lived  in 
that  town  sixty-four  years  and  was  licensed  as  an 
innkeeper  in  1802.  For  forty  year-  he  was  an 
elder  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  IK  died  Oc- 
tober 5,  1SO4.  His  wife  died  January  14,  i860.  By 
each  of  his  two   wi  th   W.   Christie  had  two 

children  :  Francis  B.  and  Franklin  \\'.,  twins,  born 
October  10,  [824;  Morris,  a  physician  in  active 
practice  for  more  than  forty-five  years;  and  Mary, 
born  April  7,  1834,  married  Thomas  Bradford  and 
settled  in  Francestovvn,  New  Hampshire. 

(VI)  Morris  Christie,  M.  D.,  of  Antrim,  elder 
of  the  children  of  Josiah  W.  and  Mary  (  Bell) 
Christie,  was  born  in  Antrim,  August  29,  1832,  and 
received  Ins  elementary  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  his  literary  education  in  the  academies 
at  Francestown,  Washington  and  Hopkinton,  New 
Hampshire.  Having  determined  to  enter  the  medi- 
cal profession  he  began  a  course  of  study  with  Dr. 
Thomas  Sanborn,  of  Newport,  New  1  lamp-lure,  and 
after  having  grounded  himself  in  elementary  medi- 
cine he  matriculated  at  Dartmouth  Medical  College 
at  the  opening  of  the  session  of  1856-57.  and  at  its 
close  resumed  his  studies  with  his  former  pre- 
ceptor. In  the  fall  of  1857  he  entered  the  medical 
department  of  the  University  of  New  York  (now 
New  York  University),  completed  the  course  of 
that  institution  and  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
M.  D.  in  1859.  He  also  served  an  interneship  of 
one  year  in  the  New  York  Charity  Hospital,  on 
Blackwell's  Island.  In  the  meantime  he  had  estab- 
lished himself  in  practice  at  Newport,  New  I  lamp- 
shire,  but  in  i860  located  permanently  in  hi-  name 
town  of  Antrim.  For  almost  half  a  century  Dr. 
Christie  has  been  a  familiar  figure  in  professional 
circles   in   Hillsborough   county,  and   thi  very 

few  practitioners  of  medicine  in  the  state  whose 
acquaintance  is  more  general  than  his:  in  his  own 
town  he  is  known  to  almost  every  family  within  its 
limits  and  his  practice  in  years  past  ha-  frequently 
called  him  into  adjoining-  towns  and  occasionally 
to  more  distant  parts  of  the  -late  He  always  has 
enjoyed  an  extensive  practice,  and  hi-  efforts  in 
professional  life  have  been  rewarded  with  most 
gratifiying  succe  He  i-  a  member  of  the  Ameri- 
can Medical  \  ociation,  trustee  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire   State    Hospital,   and   member   of   various    local 

organizations   -1    | issional   and    social    character. 

In  Antrim  he  has  served  as  superintendent  of 
schools,  member  of  the  school  hoard  and  of  the 
board  of  water  commissioners  and  trustee  of  the 
town  library.  For  many  years  both  he  and  his  wife 
have  I"  en  membi  rs  of  the  Pn  n  (  hurch    Dr. 

Christie   married,  July   22,    1863,    Susan   S     Hill,  of 

J°hn \  ,  rmont,    daughti  r   of    George     W.    and 

Sabrina    i  Wo  1  I     Hill.      Sabrina      W Ibury, 

Mrs.  Christie's  mother,  wa-  born  in  the  town  of 
Antrim,    February  4.    1804,  and    died    May  8,    1856, 

She  wa     a   vt an  of  education  and  refinement,  and 

when   voung    wa  i  know  n  as  "the  girl 

in  town."     She   was   the  second  of  ten   children  of 

Mark  and  Alice   (Boyd)    Woodbury,  - Idaughtei 

of   Peter  and    Elizabeth     (D  ■  ■...    Rea)     Woodbury, 
great-granddaughter  of  Josiah   and    Hannah    (Per 
kins)    Woodbury  of  Beverly,   Massachusetts,   and  a 
descendant   of   the    seventh     generation     oi      f0hn 

Woodbury,     who     came     to     America     in     1(124     (see 


Wi  odbury,    IV  1.      Dr.   and    Mrs.    Chi  had 

OIK  '       irge    Woodbury    Christie,    born 

5,  1868,  ami  died  December  12,  1^5. 

(V)  Ira,  eighth  and  youngest  child  of  Samuel 
and  Zibiah  (Warren)  Christie,  was  born  in  An- 
trim, New  Hampshire,  September  8,  1807,  and  died 
in  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  August  10,  1869.  He 
went  from  Antrim  to  Dover  when  a  young  man 
and  for  several  years  was  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits.  Later  on  he  was  made  principal  bo 
keeper  for  the  Sawyer  Woolen  Mills  Company,  and 
was  prominently  connected  with  the  busim 
agement  of  that   concern   as   long   as   he   h\ 

was  a  capable  man,  an  excellent  accountant,  and  was 
much  respected  in  the  town  where  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  was  spent.  On  July  4.  1832.  .Mr. 
Christie  married  Ann  Collier,  who  was  born  in 
England,  in  1807,  and  died  in  Dover,  in 
daughter  of  Thomas  Collier,  of  Derbyshire,  Eng- 
land. Their  children  were:  Thomas  C,  a  mer- 
chant of  Dover,  born  September  9,  1833,  died  Sep- 
tember 27,  1903;  Lydia  Ann,  born  in  Dover  May 
3,  1836,  died  August  15,  1842;  Edward  M.,  a  ma- 
chinist and  locomotive  engineer,  born  in  Dover 
April  16,  1838,  died  March  2,  1901  :  James  Ira, 
born  in  Dover  May  9,  1842,  died  April  6,  [889; 
Frank  A.,  a  contractor  and  business  man  now  living 
in  Dover;  and  Mary  Ann,  born  in  Dow  r.  Deo  mber 
10,  1846,  dud  September  28.   1847. 

(VI)  James  Ira,  son  of  Ira  and  Ann  (Collier) 
Christie,  was  a  well  and  favorably  known  national 
character.  In  1861  he  was  taken  to  Washington, 
D.  C,  by  Senator  John  P.  Hale,  who  had  him  ap- 
pointed page  m  the  senate.  He  was  so  bright,  will- 
ing, apt  and  affable  that  he  won  the  friendship  of 
the  leading  members  of  each  successive  set 
From  a  page  he  was  rapidly  advanced,  and  served 
the  senate  in  semi-oflicial  capacity  until  his  'hath 
in  Washington,  April  6,  1889.  No  man  in  W  ash- 
ington  had  a  wider  acquaintance  or  more  personal 
friends  throughout  the  departments,  from  Lincoln's 
first  administration  until  President  Harrison's,  at 
whose  inauguration  he  assisted,  and  where  he  con- 
tracted  the   illness   that  caused   his  death. 

The  Washington  Critic,  of  April  6,  18S9.  said  of 
him:  '•probably  no  man  ever  connected  with  the 
senate  in  another  than  a  senatorial  capacity  . 
better  known  throughout  the  country  than  James 
Christie.  For  years  he  accompanied  every  senatorial 
investigation  committee  that  has  traveled 
the  country.  He  acted  as  sergeant-at-arms  to 
every  special  committee  appointed,  and  in  this  ca- 
pacity   he   expended    probably   in    the    neigh 1 

of   a   milli lollars   of   public   monej       He    never 

gave   a    dollar    bond,    nor    was    there    ever   a 
the  money  he  handled  missing.     During  the    ..  ir  he 
was  the  1  il  agenl  of  i  \  erj    senatoi 

e,rc-s,  and  ever  since  the  senate,  both  officiall)  and 
individually,  reposed  unbounded  confidence  in  him. 
With  traveling  about  the  country  111  charge  of  the 
various  senatorial  committees  Mr  Christie  met 
many  people  and  he  made  friend  everywhere. 
Though  Mr.  Christie  was  placed  on  the  rolls  ■  I  the 
senate  as  a  messanger,  he  soon  after  his  appoint- 
ment began  to  discharge  the  duties  of  assistant 
doorkeeper,  and  some  ten  or  twelve  year;  ago 
the  office  of  acting  assistant  doorkeeper  was  created 
expressly  for  him.  and  he  always  held  the  position. 
During  the  war,  though  he  was  but  a  young'  man, 
he  was  the  custodian  of  many  imp.  riant  senatorial 
secrets,  and  he  never  betrayed  his  trust.  Per-  i.t'ly, 
he  was  a  handsome  man  " 

(VI)     Frank  A.  Christie,  fifth  child  ami  j  i 


SS  Ss,   f( 


S.      C      s/<  , 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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est  son  of  Ira  and  Ann  (Collier)  Christie,  was 
born  in  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  September  10, 
1844,  and  after  receiving  a  good  education  in  the 
common  schools  began  working  as  clerk  in  a 
grocery  store,  where  be  continued  several  years. 
He  then  began  contract  work  on  steam  and  street 
railway  construction,  and  as  bis  first  ventures  were 
fairly  successful  be  enlarged  the  scope  of  bis  oper- 
ations and  took  heavier  contracts  in  various  parts 
of  the  New  England  states,  and  eventually  i 
an  extensive  contractor  in  that  region.  He  had  a 
part  in  building  the  Union  street  railway  from  1  )i  1- 
ver  to  Somcrsworth,  New  Hampshire,  and  was  its 
general  manager  for  several  years  after  the  line 
was  put  in  operation.     He  is  a   Republican. 

On  February  27,  1900,  Mr.  Christie  married 
Annie  Mehitabel  Wiggin  of  Wakefield,  New  Hamp- 
shire, daughter  of  George  Henry  and  Charlotte  R. 
(Nason)  Wiggin.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Christie  have  one 
daughter,  Helen  Collier  Christie,  born  in  Dover, 
March  14,  1906. 


The  Edes  family  traces  its  descent. — the 
EDES     name      variously     spelled     Eads,      1 

Eedes, — from  one  of  the  eastern  counties 
of  England  as  far  back  as  1517.  It  is  a  family  that 
has  always  maintained  a  high  standing  in  society. 

(I)  John  Edes,  the  first  emigrant,  settling  in 
Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  was  born  March  31, 
1651,  in  Lawford,  Essex  county,  England.  He  was 
the  son  of  John,  and  grandson  of  John  who  grad- 
uated at  St.  Johns  College,  Cambridge,  in  1610,  and 
was  for  forty-one  years  prior  to  his  death,  April  12, 
1658,  rector  at  Lawford.  The  rector  was  a  grand- 
son of  Henry,  who  administered  his  father's  estate 
July  3,  1574.  and  great-grandson  of  Bocking.  Essex 
county.  John,  the  emigrant,  was  one  of  the  six 
absentees  impressed  for  the  war  of  1675.  He  mar- 
ried, September  15,  1674,  Mary,  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Mary  (Pierce)  Tufts,  who  was  born  June  19, 
1655.  She  was  admitted  to  the  church  August  15, 
1680.  and  died  about  1693.  Their  children  were: 
John,  baptized  June  22,  1680;  Edward,  baptized  De- 
cember 9,  i68r  :  Mary,  baptized  May  4.  1684,  mar- 
ried Thomas  Willet,  1708;  Peter,  born  August  19. 
1686 ;  Jonathan,  born  October  3,  16S8,  married,  Oc- 
tober, 1712,  Joanna  Willet,  and  was  a  cordwainer  in 
Boston  and  later  in  Marblehead ;  Sarah,  baptized 
April  5,    1691,  married  Charles  Wager,  in  1713. 

(II)  Peter,  fourth  child  of  John  and  Mary 
(Tufts)  Edes,  was  born  August  10,  16S6,  probably 
in  Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  but  settled  first  in 
Maiden  and  later  in  Needham,  Massachusetts.  Me 
was  by  trade  a  carpenter.  He  married  (first)  No- 
vember 16,  1714.  at  Maiden,  Massachusetts,  Martha 
Mudge.  who  was  born  December  25,  1692,  and  died 
in, Needham.  January  n,  1739:  (second),  Hannah 
Hide,  of  Newton,  Massachusetts,  published  April  30, 
1749,  wdio  died  in  Maiden.  Massachusetts,  May  15. 
1751  :  and  (third)  Sarah  Morfin,  June  9.  1752.  He 
died  in  Needham,  May  1,  1772.  Their  children  were  : 
Peter;  John  and  Nathan,  twins,  born  January  31. 
1716,  in  Medford :  Martha;  Hannah,  born  October 
30,  1750.  died  August  1.  1752:  Amos,  born  Septem- 
ber 11.  1733:  Sarah,  born  April  5,  1756:  Benjamin. 
born  March  19.  1758,  who  was  killed  in  battle:  Will- 
iam, born  April  1,  died  June  5  or  S,  1760;  and  Ruth, 
born   December  8,   1764. 

(Til)  Nathan,  third  son  and  child  of  Peter  and 
Martha  (Mudge)  Edes.  was  born  in  Medford,  Mas- 
sachusetts, January  31,  1716.  He  was  married,  and 
had  a  son  Samuel,  born  in  Needham. 

( IV )     Samuel,  son  of  Nathan  Edes,  was  born  in 


Xee.lham,  Massachusetts.  October  15.  1753,  and  re- 
sided there  some  years.  He  settled  111  Antrim, 
where  three  of  his  children  were  born,  and  in  1799 
removed  to  Peterboro,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  in 
the  battle  of  Lexington,  and  with  seventeen  others 
became  separated  from  his  companions,  and  was  ex- 
posed to  great  danger  thereby.  The  night  before 
the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  he  was  employed  all  night 
in  driving  oxen,  and  was  not  allowed  to  speak 
above  a  whisper.  His  only  homestead  in  Peterboro* 
was  afterwards  occupied  by  his  son  Isaac.  He  mar- 
ried first,  Elizabeth  Baker,  who  was  the  mother  of 
all  his  children,  and  died  before  going  to  Peterboro; 
second.  Sarah  Hutchinson,  who  was  born  in  1752, 
and  died  in  Peterboro,  October  20,  1816;  and  third, 
Mrs.  Mary  Eaton,  who  died  June  4,  1864.  Their 
children  were:  Samuel,  born  March  15,  1775-  mar- 
ried Mary  Waite ;  Catharine,  born  February  16, 
1777,  merried  Robert  Carr,  and  lived  in  Hillsboro; 
Elizabeth,  born  July  15,  1779,  married  a  Walker,  and 
settled  in  Maine;  Sarah,  born  September  6.  1781, 
married  John  Howe,  and  settled  in  Temple,  Maine, 
where  he  was  killed  by  a  neighbor  in  1863  ;  Jeremiah, 
born  August  24,  1785,  who  removed  to  New  Jersey; 
Rebecca  and  Patience,  twins,  born  September  17,  ' 
17S7;  Daniel,  born  January  2.  1790.  married  Jane 
Craige,  February  12,  1817;  Amasa,  born  March  21, 
1792;  Isaac,  born  March  31.  1795,  married  Elizabeth 
Mitchell ;  and  Polly,  born  December  6,  1797.  mar- 
ried Andrew  Templeton.  and  settled  in  New  York. 

(V)  Amasa,  fifth  son  and  tenth  child  of  Samuel 
and  Elizabeth  (Baker)  Edes,  was  born  in  Antrim, 
New  Hampshire,  March  21,  1792.  He  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  College  in  181 7,  and  was  principal 
of  New  Ipswich  Academy  for  three  years.  He  also 
taught  the  academic  school  at  Hancock  several 
mouths,  and  Newport  Academy  six  months  in  1823. 
He  was  a  successful  teacher.  He  studied  law  for 
one  year  with  Wilson  and  Porter,  of  Belfast,  Maine, 
and  completed  his  studies  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
James  Wilson,  of  Keene.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Cheshire  county  in  1S22,  and  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Newport,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  lived  to  be  the  oldest  lawyer  in  practice 
in  the  state.  He  was  for  many  years  president  of 
the  bar  in  Sullivan  county.  He  represented  New- 
port in  the  legislature  in  1834.  His  life  has  been 
characterized  by  unusual  perseverance  and  industry 
in  his  congenial  profession,  and  he  acquired  an 
ample  competence.  He  was  intellectually  bright  and 
cheerful,  and  occupied  one  of  the  foremost  places  aa 
a  leading  and  influential  citizen  of  Newport.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Hart,  of  Keene,  who  was  born  in  Ches- 
terfield, New  Hampshire,  July  5,  1795,  and  died; 
in  Newport,  October  18,  1869.  He  lived  to  be 
over  ninety  years  of  age,  dying  October,  1883.  T 
children  were:  Joseph  Warren,  born  May  31,  i.y>23, 
died  June  8,   1828;  and  Samuel  Hart. 

(VI)  Samuel  Hart,  youngest  of  the  two  s.-ns 
of  Amasa  and  Sarah  (Hart)  Edes,  was  born  in 
Newport,  New  Hampshire,  March  31,  1825.  lie 
enjoyed  the  best  of  early  training  in  the  home,  and 
after  a  careful  preparation  of  two  years  in  Kimball 
Union  Academy  he  entered  Dartmouth  College,  and 
after  passing  a  creditable  course  of  study  graduated 
in  1844,  the  youngest  member  of  the  class.  On  re- 
turning to  Newport  he  began  the  study  of  law  in 
his  father's  office.  After  his  marriage  in  1847  be 
settled  on  a  farm  on  Sugar  river,  in  Sunapee,  New 
Hampshire,  and  for  three  years  was  engaged  in  stock, 
raising  and  crops,  which  was  to  him  such  a  plea- 
sant and  healthful  experience  that  he  never  lost 
his  interest  in  agriculture,  and  came  to  control   six 


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hundred    acres    in    general    farming    and    employed 
several   men. 

About  1850  Mr.  Edes  returned  to  Newport  to 
complete  his  legal  studies,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Sullivan  county  bar  in  1S51.  Ever  after  he  made 
the  legal  profession  the  main  business  of  his  life. 
A  fur  coming  to  the  bar  he  entered  into  copartner- 
ship with  his  father,  and  was  thus  associated  till 
1872,  when  his  father  retired  from  the  firm  and 
partially  from  professional  business.  His  mental 
characteristics  admirably   adapted   him  to  the   work 

lis  profession.     His  quickness  of  perception  and 

sion  of  character  often  enabled  him  to  occupy 
and  command  situations  in  the  presence  of  an  ad- 
versary that  gave  him  great  advantage,  but  his 
great  strength  lay  in  his  sterling  common  sense 
as  adjusted  to  a  high  order  of  legal  attainments. 
For  this  reason  it  is  not  surprising  that  among 
the  able  lawyers  of  Newport  no  one  was  more 
1  in  his  practice.  He  twice  held  the  po- 
sition of  county  solicitor,  in  1854  and  1874.  In 
connection  with  his  profession  he  was  interested  in 
various  business  enterprises.  In  1866  he  acquired 
possession  of  the  Eagle  Mills  property,  and  1880 
the  old  Newport  Mills,  which  when  thoroughly 
renovated,  improved  and  furnished  with  new  and 
better  machinery,  in  the  manufacture  respectively  of 
flannels  and  sash  and  blinds,  proved  very  successful 
as  business  investments.  In  1856  he  purchased  the 
Eagle  Hotel  property  and  converted  it  into  a  busi- 
ness block,  now  known  as  the  Eagle  Block,  in  which 
lie  appeared  in  the  role  of  a  dry  goods  merchant 
and  gave  the  interest  his  daily  personal  super- 
vision. Mr.  Edes  was  no  less  interested  in  matter 
g  to  village  and  town  improvements.  In 
1856,  having  purchased  the  Cold  Spring  property 
immediately  north  of  the  village,  which  had  thus 
far  remained  useless,  he  introduced  the  water  to 
that  part  of  Main  street  north  of  the  river,  and  later 
built  a  large  reservoir  on  the  public  square  which 
has  proved  of  invaluable  service  in  the  case  of 
fires. 

He  was  always  a  stalwart  friend  of  education 
and  supporter  of  schools,  and  when  in  1877  a  law 
was  enacted  securing  the  independent  action  of 
Union  district  and  the  appointment  of  a  board  of 
education,  he  was  a  elected  member,  and  became 
its  financial  agent.  The  establishment  and  later 
success  of  the  graded  school  system  is  largely  due 
to  his  enterprise  and  good  management.  Also  in 
the  establishment  of  local  institutions,  libraries 
reading  rooms  and  lectures,  for  the  pleasure  or  bene- 
fit oj  thi  community,  he  was  ever  a  willing  and 
liberal  helper.  In  politics  Mr.  Edes  was  always 
a  constitutional  Democrat.  He  ably  represented 
Newport  in  the  legislature  in  i860.  After  the  Re- 
publican party  acquired  the  supremacy  in  the  state, 
he  had  very  little  to  do  with  political  affairs.  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Newport  Savings 
Bank,  chartered  in  1868,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
first  board  of  directors.  In  the  arrangement  of  the 
park,  streets,  sidewalks,  and  planting  of  trees  to 
improve  the  village,  he  took  a  hearty  interest. 

He  married,  December  30,  1847,  Julia  A., 
•daughter  of  Daniel  and  Margaret  (Wilson)  Nourse 
of  Acworth,  by  whom  he  had  four  children:  George 
C.  born  April  23,  1849;  one  who  died  in  infancy; 
Willie  A.,  born  in  1854.  and  Marcia  J.,  born  Sep 
t ember  5,  1859.  George  C.  and  Mania  J.  alone 
survive.     Both  are   residents   of    Newport. 

(VII)     George  C.,  eldest  son  and  child  of  Samuel 
Man    and    Julia    A.    (Nourse)    Edes,   was  horn    in 


Sunapee,  April  23.  1S49.  He  graduated  from  Kim- 
ball Union  Academy  in  the  class  of  18O7,  and  im- 
mediately entered  the  dry  goods  store  of  his  father, 
in  Eagle  Block.  On  attaining  Iris  majority,  he  was 
admitted  to  partnership,  and  ever  since  has  remained 
in  the  business  succeeding  his  father.  In  1896  the 
firm  name  was  changed  to  George  C.  Edes  &  I 
The  store  is  a  depot  for  general  dry  goods.  Mr. 
Edes  is  a  Knight  Templar  in  Masonry,  belonging 
to  the  Sullivan  Commandery.  He  was  one  of 
projectors  of  the  telegraph  line  connecting  New- 
port with  Sunapee,  now  a  part  of  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Company.  He  was  town  clerk 
for  Newport  in  1873  ar>d  1874,  and  in  1878  was 
elected  one  of  the  supervisors. 

He  married  (first)  Lizzie  M.  Lyons,  November 
10,  1873;  (second)  Amanda  L.,  daughter  of  Orange 
and  Emeline  (Harris)  Whitney,  and  granddaughter 
of  Jazaniah  and  Rebecca  Whiple.  By  his  first  wife, 
who  was  born  February  28,  1854,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 12,  1896,  he  had  four  children — Frank  Hart. 
born  1S74.  died  July  5,  [898;  Elizabeth  J., 
born  April  3.  1S76,  died  September  16,  1893;  and 
Samuel  H.,  born  November  9,  18S1,  graduate  of 
Newport  high  school  and  University  of  Virginia, 
class  of  1905;  and  George  L.,  born  November  11, 
1889,   student   of   Newport  high  school. 


The  ancient  family  of  Burton  de- 
BURTON     scended,      no      doubt,      from      sturdy 

British  stock  and  numbered  among 
its  early  colonial  progenitors  devout,  God-fearing 
Quakers;  it  now  includes  a  host  of  representative 
American  citizens. 

(I)  Boniface  Burton,  a  farmer,  was  made  a 
freeman  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  in  1635.  He  did 
June  13,  1669,  at  the  age  of  one  hundred  and  thir- 
teen years,  it  is  said.  But  it  is  probable  he  was 
much  younger,  as  in  the  case  of  many  of  the  early 
immigrants  whose  supposed  ages  have  been  later 
proved  to  be  exaggerations.  He  was  the  ances- 
tor of  nearly  all  the  Burtons  in  this  country. 

(II)  John  Burton,  who  is  said  to  have  been  a 
son  of  the  preceding  Boniface  Burton,  was  a  1' 
man  in  Salem.  Massachusetts,  in  [638  and  died  Oc- 
tober 14.  1684.  He  was  a  tanner  from  1637  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  was  a  Quaker,  and  was  the 
victim  of  the  narrow,  prejudiced  and  bigoted  spirit 
of  the  Salem  people  at  that  time.  In  1658  John 
Small,  Josiah  Soutlnvick,  and  John  Burton  were 
apprehended  in  Dedham  while  on  their  way  to 
Rhode  Island  to  provide  a  residence  for  themselves 
and  families  and  taken  before  the  governor  in  Bos- 
ton, wdio  allowed  them  to  pursue  their  way  by 
paying  costs.  Daniel  Southwick  and  another  were 
found  guilty  of  attending  a  Quaker  meeting,  fined. 
and  not  being  able  to  pay  their  fines,  they  were 
ordered  to  be  sold  as  slaves  to  any  of  the  English 
living  tn  Virginia  or  Barbadoes.  But  this  barbar- 
ous order  was  not  executed.  November  27,  1660, 
the  wife  of  Robert  Stone,  John  Burton  and  other 
Quakers  were  prosecuted.  December  10,  1661,  sev- 
eral of  the  Friends  were  fined  as  usual.  The  tines 
ran  from  one  shilling  to  ten  pounds.  John  Burton 
was  perhaps  a  meek  Quaker,  but  on  this  occasion  he 
showed  a  brave  and  manly  spirit,  and  told  the 
justices  that  they  were  robbers  and  destroyers  of 
the  widows  ami  the  fatherless,  and  that  their 
priests  divined  for  money,  and  that  their  worship 
wis  not  the  worship  of  God.  Being  commanded  silence, 
he  commanded  the  court  to  be  silent.     IK-  continued 

iking  in  this   manner  till  he   \\ .      ordered   to  the 


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stocks,  where  he  was  placed  to  expiate  his  offense. 
He  was  frequently  fined  for  not  attending  public 
.  rship,  but  led  a  quiet  life  during  his  later  years. 
His  farm  joined  that  of  Governor  Endicott.  He  had 
four  children:     John,  Samuel,  Isaac  and  Hannah. 

(.Ill)  Isaac,  son  of  John  Burton,  settled  in 
Topsfield,  and  afterward  removed  to  Salem.  His 
will  was  probated  in  1706  and  he  died  the  same 
year.  He  had  four  sons :  Isaac,  John,  Jacob  and 
Henry. 

(,1V)     John  (2),  son  of  Isaac  Burton,  of  Salem, 
died   about    1750.   as   his   will   was   filed  "for   probate 
iy  29,  of  that  year. 

(V)  John  (3),  son  of  John  Burton  (2),  with 
his  wife,  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  removed 
in  1760  from  Middleton,  Massachusetts,  to  No.  2, 
now  Wilton,  Xew  Hampshire,  and  settled  on  lot 
Xo.  16,  in  the  fifth  range.  The  remains  of  the 
cellar  of  his  house  are  yet  visible.  His  wife,  whose 
christian  name  was  Abigail,  died  August  28,  1796, 
aged  eigh'ty-three  years.  He  died  February  11,  1791. 
aged  eighty  years.  Their  three  sons  were :  John. 
Jonathan   and  Abraham. 

(VI)  General  Jonathan,  second  son  of  John  (3) 
and  Abigail  Burton,  was  born  in  Middleton,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  18,  1741,  and  died  in  Wilton, 
Xew  Hampshire,  April  30,  181 1.  In  1759  he  served 
in  the  forces  of  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  at 
Louisburg,  in  Captain  Andrew  Gidding's  company. 
He  also  served  as  orderly  sergeant  in  Captain  Ben- 
jamin Taylor"s  company,  in  the  Ticonderoga  cam- 
paign in  1776,  and  did  duty  three  weeks  in  Rhode 
Island  in  17S0.  He  kept  a  journal  during  his  ser- 
vice on  Winter  Hill,  in  which  was  a  roll  of  Captain 

Taylor's  company.  This  was  the  only  one  of  the 
Thirty-first  Company  rolls  Xew  Hampshire  soldiers 
that  could  be  found  in  1885.  Jonathan  Burton  also 
kept  a  journal  of  the  Ticonderoga  campaign,  in 
which  was  a  roll  of  Captain  Barrow's  company. 
When  the  militia  of  Xew  Hampshire  was  organized 
hi  ,vas  commissioned  captain  June  19,  1786.  On 
August  5.  1793.  ne  was  appointed  brigadier-major 
by  Governor  Bartlett,  and  on  December  21,  1795, 
a  justice  of  the  peace,  holding  the  office  fifteen  years. 
He  was  selectman  of  Wilton  fifteen  years.  He 
lived  on  a  farm  situated  near  the  farm  of  William 
Andrew  Burton.  He  married,  February  29,  1764. 
Huldah  Xichols,  of  Middleton.  Their  children  were: 
Aaron,  Samuel,  Abigail,  Jonathan,  Huldah,  Olive, 
3   Nichols,   Moses  and  Anna. 

(VII)  Colonel  Jonathan  (2),  fourth  child  and 
third  son  of  Jonathan  (1)  and  Huldah  (Nichols) 
Burton,  was  born  in  Wilton,  September  5,  1774. 
and    died    March   26,    1862,    aged   eighty-seven.      He 

a  leading  citizen  of  his  town,  and  enjoyed  the 
Mence   and    respect   of   his   fellow   citizens.      He 
was    for    many    years    trustee    of    the     school     and 
ministerial    funds;    justice    of    the    peace    forty-five 
years;    administrator    of    many    estates;    representa- 
tive in  the  general  court ;  selectman  fourteen  year-  : 
n  clerk  seven  years;  and  incumbent  of  military 
offices  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant-colonel.     For  many 
year?  he  was  a  Mason,  and  secretary  of  the  lodge 
to   which   he   belonged.      He   married    (first).   Janu- 
ary 30,    1800,    Persis   Warren,  of  Wilton,   who   died 
February  4.    1801,   aged   twenty-seven   years.      Mar- 
ried    (second),    March    19,    1805,    Lucy    Hazen,    of 
Shirley,    Massachusetts,    who    died    April    11,    1874, 
d    ninety-one   years.      He   had   by   his    first    wife 
child:     Warren;  and  by  his  second:  Lucy,  Per- 
sia   died   young,    Persis,   Hazen,    Samuel.   Elizabeth, 
Andrew   Xichols   and   Maria   L. 


(VIII)  Samuel,  fifth  child  and  second  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Lucy  (Hazen)  Burton,  was  born  in 
Wilton,  August  22.  1S14,  and  died  February  19, 
1S93,  aged  seventy-eight  years.  After  leaving  the 
public  schools  he  attended  New  Ipswich  Academy, 
and  then  returned  to  the  ancestral  eslate,  which  he 
greatly  improved  and  put  in  a  high  state  of  culti- 
vation. He  was  a  man  who  planned  wisely  and 
executed  well,  and  succeeded  in  accumulating  a 
substantial  fortune,  adding  extensively  to  his  farm 
by  purchase  of  adjacent  land.  He  was  a  member 
and  constant  attendant  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and 
in  politics  a  Democrat.  He  belonged  to  the  Miller 
Guards  of  Wilton,  a  military  organization.  He 
married,  December  5,  1839,  Elvira  M.  Jones,  born 
in  Marlborough,  January  7,  1822,  and  died  in  Wil- 
ton, June  10,  1889,  aged  sixty-seven  years.  Her 
parents  were  Samuel  and  Abigail  (Merriam)  Jones. 
The  children  of  this  union  were :  Henry  Warren, 
Lucy  Maria,  Clarence  Francis,  William  Andrew  and 
Charles  Solon. 

(IX)  William  Andrew,  fourth  child  and  third 
son  of  Samuel  and  Elvira  M.  (Jones)  Burton,  was 
born  in  Wilton,  November  5,  1850.  He  attended 
the  common  schools  and  later  graduated  from  the 
New  Ipswich  Academy,  and  then  learned  the  paint- 
er's trade,  but  was  obliged  by  ill  health  to  give  it 
up.  In  1873,  on  account  of  failing  health,  he  re- 
turned to  the  farm  where  he  and  his  father  were 
born,  and  has  since  resided  there  in  the  house  built 
by  his  grandfather  in  1797,  a  fine  specimen  of  the 
skillful  and  substantial  architecture  of  the  early 
days,  and  now  one  of  the  oldest  habitations  in  the 
town.  For  the  past  sixteen  years  this  house  has 
been  a  popular  resort  for  summer  visitors.  Mr. 
Burton  is  a  man  of  genial  disposition  and  agree- 
able manners,  and  popular  wherever  he  is  known. 
His  political  faith  is  Democratic.  He  is  a  member 
of  Clinton  Lodge,  Xo.  52,  Ancient  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  and  of  Charity  Chapter,  Xo.  25, 
Order  of  Eastern  Star. 

He  married  (first),  May  S,  1S76.  in  Wilton, 
Mrs.  Sarah  (Cragin)  Stone,  who  died  September 
12,  1887.  Married  (second),  October  9,  1889,  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  Xellie  M.  Hardy,  born  De- 
cember 9,  1859,  daughter  of  Cyrus  and  Sarah  (Jones) 
Hardy,  of  Marlborough,  Xew  Hampshire.  Mr. 
Hardy  was  a  farmer  in  Marlborough,  and  was  a 
private  in  a  Xew  Hampshire  regiment  of  volun- 
teers in  the  Civil  war,  serving  two  years.  His 
grandfather,  Thomas  Hardy,  served  three  years  in 
the  Revolution,  and  was  in  the  battles  of  Bunker 
Hill.  Bennington  and  Trenton.  Miss  Hardy  at- 
tended the  Troy  high  school  and  McCollom  Insti- 
tute at  Mt.  Vernon,  and  in  1S84  graduated  from 
the  Boston  Training  School  for  Nurses. 


The  descendants  of  the  Scotch- 
ANDERSON     Irish    Presbyterians    who    came    to 

Xew  England  nearly  two  cen- 
turies ago  have  been  for  a  long  time  a  very  promi- 
nent element  in  the  population  of  the  southern  part 
of  New  Hampshire.  Many  pages  of  this  work  are 
devoted  to  the  history  of  old  Scotch-Irish  families. 
(I)  In  August.  1718.  several  shiploads  of  Scotch- 
Iri-li  immigrants  landed  at  the  port  of  "Boston  in 
New  England."  James  and  his  brother  Allen  An- 
derson were  of  the  number  who  came  to  Massachu- 
setts. James  was  one  of  the  sixteen  original  set- 
tlers of  Nuffield,  later  called  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire,  who  began  life  anew  (here  in  April, 
1719.     That  portion   in   which    he    settled   has   since 


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been  erected  into  a  town  and  called  Derry.  The 
children  of  Janus  Anderson  were:  Samuel,  Robert, 
Jam*  >,   David,   Jane,   and   Nancy. 

i  II  I      James    (2),    third   son   and   child   of  James 

(1)  Anderson,  married  (first)  Nancy,  eldest  of  the 
four  daughters  of  John  and  .Mary  (Boyd)  Wood- 
burn;  and  (second)  widow  Elizabeth  Barnet.  The 
children  of  James  (2)  Anderson,  eight  by  the  first 
and  four  by  the  second  wife,  were:  James,  John, 
Rufus,  Joseph,  Mary.  Margaret,  Alice,  Nancy,  Alex- 
ander, Benjamin,  William  and  Jane.  Of  these  James 
was  a  lieutenant  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  and 
afterward  a  captain  in  the  Continental  army;  John 
was  a  revolutionary  soldier;  and  Rufus  a  promi- 
nent minister  of  Londonderry. 

(.111)     Benjamin,  second  son  and  child  of  James 

(2)  and  Elizabeth  (  Barnet)  Anderson,  was  born 
in  Londonderry,  in  1780,  and  resided  upon  the  home- 
stead in  that  town  for  many  years.  Late  in  life  he 
moved  to  Deny,  where  he  died  in  1861,  aged  eighty- 
one.  He  married  Lydia  Jackson,  who  was  born 
in  Portsmouth.  She  died  in  1872,  aged  about  eighty 
years.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children : 
Sarah,  Rufus,  Margaret,  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Daniel 
and  Clara. 

(IV)  Rufus,  eldest  son  and  second,  child  of 
Benjamin  and  Lydia  (Jackson)  Anderson,  was  born 
in  Londonderry,  April  20,  1816,  and  died  in  Nashua, 
May  I,  1004.  In  youth  he  learned  the  shoemaker's 
trade,  and  followed  that  vocation  in  his  native  town 
until  his  removal  to  Amoskeag,  where  he  spent 
some  years,  and  then  returned  to  Londonderry. 
After  that  time  he  made  his  home  in  different 
places,  finally  removing  to  Nashua,  where  he  con- 
tinued his  trade  until  his  retirement,  which  took 
place  about  1892.  In  1849  he  married  Martha  A. 
Richards,  who  was  born  in  Nottingham,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  and  Mehitable  (Hills)  Richards. 
Seven  children  were  born  of  this  union:  Edson 
S.,  Frank  E.,  George  E.,  Fred  C,  Charles  H., 
Arthur  ('.,  and  Mary  E.  Edson  S.,  Frank  E., 
George  E.  and  Fred  C.  are  residents  of  Nashua ; 
Arthur  C.  is  a  resident  of  Australia;  Mary  E.  died 
November  16,  1891. 

(V)  Charles  Herbert  Anderson,  fifth  son  and 
child  of  Rufus  and  Martha  A.  (Richards)  Ander- 
son, was  born  in  Loudon,  Oct. .her  12,  1861.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  at  Londonderry 
and  Derry.     At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  left  school  and 

1  ted  in  the  factory  conducted  by  Frank  E.  and 
George  E.,  his  brothers,  for  two  years,  and  at  the 
of  twenty  orfe  became  clerk  in  the  employ  of 
Plummer  &  Holton,  clothiers,  of  Manchester,  and 
filled  that  place  twenty  years,  till  the  dissolution 
of  the  firm  and  the  retirement  of  the  partners  in 
[902.  Mr.  Anderson's  faithful  attention  to  the  duties 
of  his  position  and  the  interests  of  his  employers 
while  a  clerk  won  their  confidence  and  esteem,  and 
his  politeness  and  tad  as  a  sale-man  made  him  a 
favorite  with  the  patrons  of  his  employer's  store. 
Since  that  time  he  has  devoted  hi-  attention  to  the 
care  of  hi-  various  properties.  Since  1000  he  has 
been  a  director  in  the  People's  Savings  Bank,  and 
he  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Cemetery  funds.  He 
is  a  gentleman  <>f  exemplary  character  and  habits, 
and  a  favorite  in  the  uppei  :ocial  curie-  and  finan- 
cial world  of  Mane!  tet  lie  is  a  member  id' 
Washington  Lodge,  No  01.  Free  and  Vccepted  Ma- 
sons; Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  11, 
Adoniram  Council,  X"  .(.  Royal  and  Selecl  Masters; 
Trinity  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  all  of  Man- 
chester; Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory,  Sublime 
Princes  of  the    Royal    Secret,  of   Nashua. 


Mr.  Anderson  married.  June  (1,  iSSS.  1  arrii 
Bell  Bartlett,  daughter  of  Hon.  Charles  Henry  ain't 
Hannah  M.  (Eastman)  Bartlett,  of  Manchester. 
(See  Bartlett,  VII.) 

Anderson  as  a  surname  is  common 
ANDERSON     in    the    three    divisions    of    Scandi- 
navia   and    in    the     coun  of 
Great    Britain.     The    family   of   this    article    ha-    re- 
sided in  America  less  than  a  century. 

(I)  Alexander  Anderson,  a  native  of  Gla 
Scotland,    came  •  to    America,    resided    a    while    at 
Newburyport,     Massachusetts,    and    about     [827     re- 
moved to   Granville,   Nova    Scotia,      lie    was   a    ship 
carpenter.     His    death    occurred    in   Granville. 

(II)  John,  son  of  Alexander  Anderson,  was 
also  a   ship  carpenter  by  trade. 

(III)  William    Henry,    son   of   John    And. 

was  born  in  Maine,  December  14,  1856.  He  was 
a  sea  'captain,  and  was  killed  in  a  shipwreck  in  the 
Bay  of  Fundy.  He  married  Jane  Morrison,  and  had 
three  children. 

(IV1  John  William,  son  of  William  H.  and 
Jane  (Morrison)  Anderson,  was  horn  July  o.  1844. 
He  followed  the  sea  until  he  was  past  age,  and  then 
worked  at  the  stone  mason's  trade,  in  Maine,  till 
1874.  Subsequently  he  went  to  Hampstead,  New- 
Hampshire,  and  engaged  in  cutting  timber  and 
manufacturing  lumber.  From  Hampstead  he  re- 
moved to  Nashua,  in  18S9,  and  was  employed  by 
the  White  Mountain  Finger  Company  eight  years, 
and  by  the  Maine  Manufacturing  Company  eight 
years.  In  1901  he  settled  on  a  farm  and  engaged 
in  agriculture  and  lumbering.  He  is  an  active  and 
industrious  man,  and  a  good  citizen,  and  is  now 
(1907)  superintendent  of  the  Excelsior  Lumber 
Company  of  Peterboro.  He  is  a  member  oi  the 
Episcopal  Church.  He  married  Edna  J.  Burt,  born 
in  Plattsburg,  New  York,  1856,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Burt,  of  Vermont.  They  have  live  children  now 
living:  Effie  L.,  married  Charles  W.  Montfort; 
Lily  J.,  married  Louis  E.  Spalding:  Mary  E. :  Wil- 
liam   II.,   whose   sketch   next    follow-,   and   Ethel    E. 

(V)  William  Henry,  only  son  of  John  W  and 
Edna  J.  (Burt)  Anderson,  was  horn  in  London- 
derry, New  Hampshire,  August  22,  1879  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  1  1  Nashua,  and  at  twenty- 
one  years  of  age  engaged  in  the  real  estate  : 
ne-s  in  Nashua,  in  which  he  achieved  notable  suc- 
cess, having  had  the  largest  real  estate  business  in 
that  city.  He  also  deals  in  lumber,  buying  tracts 
of  land  from  which  he  cms  the  timber  and  saw-  it 
into  lumber  for  the  market.  He  ha-  an  excelsior 
factory  at  Peterboro.  where  he  employ-  fifty  opera- 
tives. Mr.  Anderson  is  a  man  of  pleasing  person- 
ality, a  genial  and  social  companion,  and  a  person 
of  untiring  industry  and  unlimited  energj 
a  self-made  man.  The  youth  who  passed  Ins  twenty- 
first  birth. la \  even  years  ago  with  very  little  if 
any  property  to  his  credit,  is  to-day  accoui 
wealthy  and  an  unusually  successful  business   man. 

Mr.  Vnderson  married,  April  r8,  1905,  at  Mel- 
rose, Massachusetts,  Florence  S.  Holme-,  horn  July 
16,  1882,  daughter  of  Charles  1-'..  and  Lucy  Ellen 
Monroe  (Ranson)  Holmes,  of  Melrose,  Ma 
-cits.  They  have  two  children:  Eleanor,  -born 
horn  February  19,  1906,  and  William  II.,  Jr.,  Febru- 
ary  10,    1907. 


The    Bouchers    are    of    Canadian    de- 
l',Ol'Clll;.R     scent      and      originally      cam.'      from 
France,     hike   many  of  their  coun- 
trymen   they    found   it   both    advisable    and    agreeable 


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<  H  VI 


to  emigrate  to  the  United  State;,  in  order  to  cast 
their  lot  with  their  republican  neighbors,  and  they 
are  now  enjoying  the  advantages  bestowed  by  a 
liberal  government. 

(I)  The  founder  of  the  family  in  Canada, 
whose  christian  name  is  not  at  hand,  emigrated 
from  France  (probably)  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century. 

(II)  Peter  (or  Pierre)  Boucher,  son  of  the 
emigrant,  was  born  in  Canada  in  1808.  The  active 
period  of  his  life  was  devoted  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits, and  he  died  in  1900.  The  maiden  name  of  his 
wife   was   Cardinal. 

(III)  Joseph  Boucher,  son  of  Peter  Boucher, 
was  born  in  Canada,  in  December,  1837.  Coming 
to  the  states  at  an  early  age  he  found  employ- 
ment as  a  farm  assistant,  but  subsequently  served 
as  fireman  in  a  factory  in  Connecticut.  Some  fifty 
years  ago,  or  more,  he  settled  in  Groveton,  where 
he  has  ever  since  resided,  and  for  a  number  of 
years  was  the  prudential  committee  of  his  district. 
He  married  Rosella  Shannon,  a  native  of  Connecti- 
cut, and  reared  a  family  of  eight  children,  namely : 
Joseph  Philias,  Delia,  who  became  the  wife  of  Wil- 
liam Simonds,  of  Lancaster ;  Frank,  Georgia,  Mary, 
wife  of  James  McGrath,  of  Lincoln,  New  Hamp- 
shire;   Edgar    J.,    Ida    and    Gertrude. 

(IV)  Joseph  Philias  Boucher,  eldest  son  and 
child  of  Joseph  and  Rosella  (Shannon)  Boucher 
was  born  in  Groveton,  March  5,  1866.  His  attend- 
ance at  the  public  schools  was  followed  by  a 
course  of  advanced  studies  at  an  academy,  and  after 
the  completion  of  his  education  he  taught  school  for 
some  time  in  Whitefield  and  Northumberland,  this 
state.  Relinquishing  educational  pursuits  he  turned 
his  attention  to  the  manufacture  of  lumber,  being 
employed  for  intervals  in  sawmills  at  Lancaster, 
Whitefield,  Groveton  and  Berlin.  For  a  period  of 
thirteen  years  he  held  a  position  in  the  office  of 
the  Weston  Lumber  Company  at  Groveton.  He 
finally  engaged  in  the  grocery  and  dry-goods  busi- 
ness at  Groveton.  having  as  a  partner  Mr.  Mc- 
Donald, formerly  manager  of  the  lumber  company, 
and  purchasing  "the  latter's  interest  he  is  now  carry- 
ing on  the   business   alone. 

In  politics  Mr.  Boucher  was  originally  a  Demo- 
crat, but  differed  with  his  colleagues  on  the  mone- 
tary issues  in  1896,  allying  himself  with  that  faction 
of  the  party  which  advocated  the  adoption  of  the 
gold  standard,  and  he  has  ever  since  acted  inde- 
pendently. For  a  greater  portion  of  the  time  during 
the  past  twelve  wears  he  has  served  as  a  member 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  of  the  town  of  North- 
umberland, and  is  its  chairman.  In  1904  he  was 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education,  from  which  he 
resigned  in  1905,  but  was  re-elected  for  the  years 
1906-07,  and  he  has  served  upon  the  precinct  com- 
mission for  eight  years.  His  fraternal  affiliations 
are  with  the  Order  of  Foresters.  In  his  religious 
belief  he  is   a   Roman   Catholic. 

Mr.  Boucher  married  Rose  Shields,  daughter  of 
John  Shields,  a  native  of  Canada.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Boucher  have  three  sons :  Herbert  E.,  James  Neil 
and    Clement    W. 


was  probably  born  there.  It  is  stated  that  this 
branch  of  the  Ellison  family  were  among  the  earli- 
est settlers  in  the  town.  John  (2)  Ellison  removed 
later  in  life  to  Springfield,  Vermont,  where  he  died 
(no  dates  to  this  point).  He  married,  March  28, 
1830,  Betsey  Earle,  daughter  of  Ashbel  and  Azube 
(  Lord)  Earle.  She  was  born  March  22,  1809,  in 
Chester,  and  was  descended  from  the  Earles  who 
came  from  Exeter,  England,  in  1634,  and  settled 
in  Portsmouth,  Rhode  Island,  in  which  stale  the 
family  lived  for  many  generations.  They  were  large 
land  holders  and  were  distinguished  in  Colonial 
history. 

(Hi)  Frederick  G.,  son  of  John  (2)  and  Betsey 
(Earle)  Ellison,  was  born  February  11,  1842,  in 
Chester,  Vermont.  He  served  in  the  war  01  the 
rebellion  in  the  Forty-fourth  Regiment  Massachu- 
setts Volunteers.  In  1875  he  removed  to  Spring- 
field, Vermont,  and  was  engaged  for  over  four 
years  in  the  shoddy  business,  which  he  sold  out  in 
1880  and  bought  a  staging  business,  running  one  of 
the  best  equipped  lines  in  the  state  for  many  years. 
Mr.  Ellison  has  been  honored  with  variou-  offices 
by  his  town  and  for  a  long  term  has  been  justice 
of  the  peace.  He  married,  April  3,  1864,  Helen  M., 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Harriet  (Chandler)  Hessel- 
ton  (see  Hesselton).  She  died  September  20.  1877. 
He  married  (second),  February  6,  1884,  Carrie 
Carr,  daughter  of  Martin  W.  and  Margaret  (  Harre) 
Carr  of  St.  Johnsbury.  The  children  by  the  first 
marriage  were  Nellie  M.,  Edna  M.,  Alice  B.,  Bertie, 
B.,  Martin  A.  and  Fred  M. 

(IV)  Nellie  M.,  eldest  daughter  of  Frederick 
G.  and  Harriet  (Chandler)  Hesselton,  was  born  in 
Chester,  Vermont,  March  20,  1865.  She  wa-  edu- 
cated in  the  Springfield  (Vermont)  schools  and  at 
the  Conservatory  of  Music  in  Boston.  She  mar- 
ried   Fred    M.    Spaulding.      (See    Spauldingi. 


(I)  John  Ellison  is  said  to  have 
ELLISON  been  a  resident  of  Chester,  Vermont, 
but  it  appears  difficult  to  obtain  fur- 
ther data  concerning  him.  The  public  records  of 
Vermont  are  conspicuous  by  their  absence,  and 
family  records  are  seldom  obtainable.  The  de- 
scendants of  this  line  can  supply  no  clues. 

(II)      John    (2)     Ellison    lived    in    Chester    and 


Edward  Ashman,  the  founder  1  f  this 
ASHMAN     particular    branch    of    the    family    of 

that  surname  on  this  side  of  the  At- 
lantic, was  born  111  England,  March  11,  1827.  In 
1843  he  left  Dover  in  Kent  county  and  sail' 
America  from  Liverpool  and  landed  in  Q  lebec, 
Lower  Canada,  after  a  voyage  of  sixty-six  days. 
His  occupation  was  that  of  farmer  and  he  followed 
it  until  1851,  and  then  went  to  the  gold  fields  of 
California  in  quest  of  a  fortune.  He  was  away 
about  ten  and  a  half  months  and  on  his  return 
brought  back  one  thousand  and  fifty  dollars  in  gold ; 
he  came  east  for  his  family,  intending  to  return  with 
them  and  live  in  the  regions  which  had  produced 
such  good  results  in  so  short  a  time.  In  making 
the  journey  across  the  isthmus  he  contracted  the 
Panama  fever  and  died  from  the  effects  of  it  on 
September   1,   1S52. 

On  the  voyage  from  Liverpool  to  Quebec  Ed- 
ward Ashman  met  Sarah  Folly  and  their  acquaint- 
ance ripened  into  mutual  affection  which  resulted 
in  marriage  on  September  8,  1844,  at  Barnston,  a 
small  town  in  Canada  near  the  Vermont  state  line. 
Sarah  was  born  in  England,  March  5,  182 1.  and 
died  February  14,  1901.  After  the  death  of  her 
husband  she  kept  the  family  together  until  the 
future  of  her  children  was  provided  for  and  then 
remarried,  and  had  children  by  her  second  husband. 
Edward  and  Sarah  (Folly)  Ashman  had  three  chil- 
dren: Edward,  born  Tune  24.  1X45,  married.  July 
7,  1867,  Nancy  Kennerson,  and  lives  in  Canada  on 
the  Vermont  line.  Children:  John  W.,  Lydia  and 
Elizabeth  E.  Ashman.  Harry  S.,  born  September 
13,   1847,   married    (first),   December  20,   1870,   Mary 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


J.  Robinson,  who  died  December  20,  1897;  mar- 
cond),  July  5-  '9°°,  Jennie  Logan;  one 
child,  Sarah  Irene  Ashman,  born  November  16, 
1901.  Mr.  Ashman  lives  in  Cambridge,  Massachu- 
John  William,  born  October  14,  1849,  lives 
in  l.aconia,  New   Hampshire. 

John  William  Ashman   was  born  in  the  town  of 
Barnston,    Canada,   and   was   three   years   old    when 
ei    died.     After    that    he    went  to   live   with 
1  .    Osgood    at    Walden,    Caledonia    county, 
mt,  and  there  spent  his  young  life  on  a  farm. 
His  early  education  was  acquired  in  common  schools 
'hillip's    Academy    at    Danville,    Vermont.      In 
1871,    soon    after    leaving    school,  _  he   came    to    this 
and  took  up  his   residence  in  Laconia,  where 
he  found  employment  with  Horace  Whitcher,  agent 
of  the   American   Express    Company.      He   remained 
there   until   the   latter  part  of   1875   and   then   began 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Erastus  P.  Jewell. 
In   1880  he  was   admitted  to  practice  in   the  courts 
of  this   state,   and   for   the   next  five   years   was   an 
active  member  of  the  Belknap  county  bar.     In   1885 
he    was    elected    treasurer    of    the    Belknap    County 
Savings  Bank  and  the  chief  managing  officer  of  that 
institution  until  1897,  when  it  went  into  liquidation; 
ince  1901  h  %  o  nsiderable  time  in  as- 

sisting the  receiver  of  the  bank  in   winding  up   its 
affairs. 

During  his  more  than  thirty-five  years'  resi- 
dence in  Laconia,  Mr.  Ashman  has  been  somewhat 
actively  identified  with  the  business  and  political 
history  of  that  town  and  subsequent  city  and  also 
with  the  management  of  several  of  its  leading  insti- 
tutions. In  1879  he  was  appointed  librarian  of  the 
public  library  and  filled  that  position  five  years.  Ik- 
en  a  trustee  and  treasurer  of  the  library  for 
many  years.  In  1880  he  was  elected  town  clerk 
and  served  six  years.  From  1881  to  1883  he  was 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education,  and  for  a  time 
served  as  clerk  of  the  school  district.  In  March, 
1890,  he  was  moderator  of  the  town  meeting.  Mr. 
Ashman  served  three  terms  as  register  of  probate 
of  Belknap  county,  and  when  the  city  government 
was  inaugurated  was  a  member  of  the  first  city 
council  from  ward  five.  In  1898  he  was  elected  to 
represent  that  ward  in  the  state  legislature,  and  al- 
though at  the  time  that  ward  was  regarded  as  a 
Republican  stronghold  he  was  elected  by  a  com- 
fortable majority.  He  is  a  member  and  treasurer 
of  the  Laconia  Hospital  Association,  the  Laconia 
Land  and  Improvement  Company  and  the  First 
Unitarian  Church;  a  former  member  and  ex-treas- 
urer  of  Company  K,  New  Hampshire  National 
1  rii  11!.  and  a  chart  member  of  Winnesquam 
Colony,   No.    14,   United   Order  of  Pilgrim   Fathers. 

The  Cleasbys  are  a  well-known  I.it- 

CLEASBY     tleton     family     of     English     descent, 

having  resided  there  for  considerably 

han  half  a  century,  and  they  were  represented 

in   the   I'nion  army  during  the  Civil  war. 

(I)      Early    in   the    last    century    Tilley    Cli 
a    native    of    England    and    a    shoemaker    by    trade, 
settled    in   Danville,   Vermont,  but    subsequently   re- 
:  to  Littleton,  where  he  resided  for  a  number 
of    years,      He    finally    went    to     Maine,    where    he 
d   in   farming,  and   his   death   occurred  in  that 
The  maiden   name   of   his   wife  does  not  ap- 
pear   in    the    record    at   band.      I  lis    children   were: 
Arthur.  Eben.  William,  Samuel,  Oscar,  Eliza,  Maria, 
fane,  John  and  Frank. 

1     fourth    son   and   child   of  Tilley 
Cleasby,  was   born   in    Danville,    November  5.   [820, 


died  July   10,    1887.     Settling   in   Littleton,   in    184.;, 
he   turned   his   attention   to   tilling   the   soil   and   be- 
u     a    verj  ul    farmer.      The  later    years 

of  his  life  were  spent  in  North  Littleton,  where 
he  owned  a  valuable  piece  of  agricultural  property. 
Politically  he  acted  with  the  Republican  party,  and 
in  his  religious  faith  was  a  Methodist.  January  16, 
1842,  he  married  Alice  Nelson,  who  was  born  in 
Monroe,  October  12,  1819.  daughter  of  Robert  Nel- 
son.  She  died  in  Littleton,  June  28,  1887.  The 
children  of  this  union  are:  George  Washington, 
who  will  be  again  referred  to;  Ellen  Angeline,  born 
December  13,  1845,  resides  in  Lisbon,  and  married 
Jennifer     Moulton;     David  r    29, 

1S47;  Arthur.  October  30,  1850,  died  in  infancy; 
Robert  A.,  February  4,  1852,  also  died  in  infancy; 
Wilfred,  May  25,  1855  •  a"d  John  F.,  September  30, 
1857.  David'  N.  Cleasby,  who  resides  in  Littleton, 
is  a  professional  nurse,  married  Winnie  S.  Parsons, 
daughter  of  Miles  Parsons,  of  Concord.  Vermont, 
and  has  three  children.  Wilfred  Cleasby  moved  from 
Littleton  in  1898  to  Waterford,  Vermont,  and  was 
postmaster  there.  He  died  in  1899.  He  married 
Clara  E.  Mooney,  daughter  of  Otis  Mooney,  and  has 
one  child. 

(Ill)  George  Washington,  eldest  son  and  child 
of  Samuel  and  Alice  (Nelson)  Cleasby,  was  born 
in  Littleton,  October  18,  1843.  He  was  reared 
upon  the  homestead  farm,  and  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Littleton  and  Waterford.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in 
Company  D,  Thirteenth  Regiment,  New  Hamp- 
shire Volunteer  Infantry,  for  service  in  the  Civil 
war,  and  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  partici- 
pated in  many  important  engagements,  including 
Fredericksburg,  Falmouth,  Newport  News,  Ports- 
mouth, Suffolk,  the  Wilderness,  Cold  Harbor,  Fort 
Harrison  and  others.  While  lying  in  front  of 
Petersburg  in  June,  1S64,  he  was  stricken  with  a 
Fever  and  was  confined  to  the  Hampton  Hospital 
at  Fortress  Monroe  until  his  regiment  was  mustered 
1  iiit  at  the  close  of  the  war.  After  his  return  from 
the  army  he  worked  at  the  carpenter's  trade  for 
three  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time  he 
ngaged  in  teaming  for  himself  and  followed  that 
business  continuously  for  over  twenty  years.  In 
1890  he  engaged  in  the  ice  business,  which  proved 
successful,  and  some  six  years  later  enlarged  his 
licld  of  operation  by  the  addition  of. coal  and  wood. 
At  the  same  time  be  admitted  his  son  to  partner- 
ship and  the  firm  is  now  transacting  a  profitable 
business.  In  politics  Mr.  Cleasby  is  a  staunch 
supporter  of  the  Republican  party.  He  is  a  comrade 
of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  past  com- 
mander of  Marshall   Sanders   Post,  of  Littleton. 

He  married,  May  22.  1868,  Juliet  Smith,  born  in 
Littleton,  January  4,  1846,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Jane  (Wesh)  Smith.  She  died  April  II,  1880,  leav- 
ing a  son,  Walter  Raymond,  who  was  born  Septem- 
17,  1872,  and  is  now  in  business  with  his 
father.  On  February  22,  1886,  Mr.  Cleasby  mar- 
ried (second)  Mrs.  Clara  E.  Dunn,  nee  Bishop, 
born  in  Franconia,  in  i860,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Bishop.  His  present  wife,  whom  be  married  Oc- 
tober  22,  iS9i,  was  Ida  Gould,  born  in  August, 
[867,  daughter  of  Willis  Gould.  Of  this  union  there 
is  one  daughter,  Hazel  P.,  who  was  horn  in  Little- 
ion.   May  25,   1S96. 


The    Wales    name    is    not    numerous    in 

WALES     this  country,  but  it  is  found  among  the 

earliest     Massachusetts     records.       The 

first  American   ancestor  was   undoubtedly   Nathaniel 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Wale-;,  who  was  in  Dorchester  in  1636.  John  Wales, 
probably  son  of  Nathaniel,  was  bailiff  in  Dorchester 
111  1O53.  The  present  branch  is  probably  descended 
from  this  family,  but  there  is  a  gap  of  one  hun- 
dred years,  which   is  not  covered  by   records. 

(.1)  John  Wales,  born  in  1750,  settled  in  Hop- 
kinton,  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1774.  It  is  not 
known  from  what  place  he  came.  About  1794  he 
moved  to  a  farm  on  the  extreme  northern  boundary 
of  Milford,  which  was  afterwards  included  in  Hop- 
kinton.  John  Wales  married  Abigail  Andrew.-,  who 
was  born  in  1754.  They  had  nine  children:  Sally 
B.,  born  in  177b;  Hannah,  1778;  John,  1781 ;  Eliza- 
beth, 1783;  Ezekiel,  1786;  William,  whose  sketch 
follows;  Luke,  born  111  1792;  Freeborn,  1795;  Abi- 
gail, 1797.  John  Wales  died  October  14,  1809.  His 
widow  died  in  1833. 

(.11)  William,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of 
John  and  Abigail  (.Andrews)  Wales,  was  born  May 
27,  1789.  He  married  Mary  Hayden,  of  Hopkinton, 
Massachusetts.  She  was  one  of  twenty-one  children, 
and  lived  to  be  ninety  years  of  age.  Many  of  her 
nine  children  were  also  remarkable  for  then- 
longevity.  The  children  were :  Sally,  born  in  1812, 
died  at  ninety-three;  Elijah  Sabin,  born  in  1814; 
Betsey,  born  in  1810,  married  Joseph  Jewell,  and 
;;  still  living  (1907)  in  Manchester,  at  the  age  of 
ninety-one;  Hannah  A.,  married  Abner  Leland,  and 
died  at  age  of  eighty-eight ;  Mary,  born  in  1820, 
married  A.  Coburn ;  Caroline,  born  1823 ;  John 
Hayden,  whose  sketch  follows ;  Aaron  and  Charles, 
twins,  born  in  1828.  William  Hayden,  the  father  of 
this  family  died  in  1830  at  the  early  age  of  forty- 
one. 

(.Ill)  John  Hayden,  second  son  and  seventh 
child  of  William  and  Mary  (Hayden)  Wales,  was 
born  in  February,  1825,  in  Vermont.  At  the  age  of 
four  he  moved  to  Hopkinton,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  remained  till  the  age  of  ten.  In  1839  he  came 
to  Brentwood,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  lived 
till  middle  life.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  at  the  old  Kingston  Academy.  He  be- 
came a  bricklayer  and  contractor,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  this  business  till  he  reached  the  age  of 
seventy.  For  five  years  he  was  postmaster  at  Brent- 
wood, and  for  fifteen  years  a  deacon  in  the  Baptist 
Church.  He  belonged  to  Hillsborough  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  In  1866  he  moved 
to  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  which  has  been 
his  home  ever  since.  On  July  1,  1848,  John  Hay- 
den Wales  married  Abby  W.  Wood,  daughter  of 
John  and  Grace  (Stuart)  Wood,  and  granddaughter 
of  Asa  and  Abigail  (Burbank)  Wood,  who  came 
from  Bradford,  Massachusetts.  Five  children  were 
born  of  this  marriage,  of  whom  the  two  daughters 
died  in  infancy.  The  children  were :  Georgianna 
F.,  born  December  6,  1849,  died  August  2,  1851 ; 
John  Hayden  (2),  whose  sketch  follows;  Grace 
Stuart,  born  November  22,  1857,  died  July  28,  1859; 
Asa  Livingston,  and  George  William.  Asa  L.  Wales 
was  born  June  17,  i860.  He  married  Ida  Jane  Clark, 
January  9,  1881.  She  died  January  6,  1883,  leaving 
one  daughter,  Grace  R.  Wales,  born  September  15, 
1882,  who  lives  with  her  grandparents.  George 
William  Wales  was  born  January  28,  1863.  He  was 
graduated  from  the  Manchester  high  school  in  1881, 
and  from  Dartmouth  College,  degree  of  B.  S.,  in 
18S6.  He  chose  the  profession  of  civil  engineering, 
and  is  now  (1907)  assistant  engineer  of  the  city 
of  Manchester.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Calumet 
Club. 

(IV)     John  Hayden   (2),  eldest  son  and  second 


child  of  Jahn  Hayden  (1),  and  Abby  (Wood) 
Wales,  was  born  February  7.  1^55,  111  Brentwood, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Manchester.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he 
learned  the  business  of  bricklaying  under  his  father, 
serving  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years.  In  1887 
he  was  made  foreman.  He  has  charge  of  all  the 
repair  work  in  the  master  mechanic's  department  of 
the  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Company,  and  has 
twenty  men  under  his  supervision.  In  politics  he 
is  a  Republican,  and  for  six  years  he  was  a  member 
of  the  board  of  selectmen.  He  has  been  captain  of 
the  lire  department  tor  ten  years,  belonging  to 
N.  S.  B.  Steamer  4,  having  been  a  member  fifteen 
years.  In  1872,  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  Captain 
Wales  entered  the  state  militia.  He  has  always 
been  greatly  interested  in  military  matters.  He  was 
first  with  the  Head  Guards,  now  known  as  the 
Emmett  Guards.  He  was  made  second  lieutenant 
of  Company  K,  First  Regiment  N.  H.  V.  M.  (Head 
Guards)  April  9,  1880.  He  became  first  lieutenant 
of  the  same  company  April  14,  1881.  He  was 
captain  of  the  same  company  for  nearly  five  years, 
being  appointed  April  4.  1882,  and  resigned  De- 
cember 27,  18S6.  Colonel  John  B.  Hall  was  in  com- 
mand of  the  regiment  during  this  time.  Captain 
Wales  belongs  to  Hillsborough  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  also  prominent  in 
Masonic  circles.  He  joined  Lafayette  Lodge,  No. 
4,  and  was  made  entered  apprentice  October  12, 
fellow  craft  November  16,  and  master  mason  De- 
cember 21,  all  in  the  year  1880.  In  1887  he  was 
exalted  to  the  mark  masters  degree  in  Mount  Horeb 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  April  22,  was  passed  May  11; 
was  made  past  master  June  8;  and  royal  arch,  Sep- 
tember 27.  He  joined  the  Royal  Arch  Select  Ma- 
sons, November  25,  1887,  and  was  made  select 
master  December  3  of  that  year.  In  Trinity  Com- 
mander}', Knights  Templar,  he  received  the  Red 
Cross  degree  March  26,  1890;  Knights  Templar  on 
May  9,  and  Knight  of  Malta  on  June  7,  both  in 
that  year.  He  has  been  captain  general  of  Trinity 
Commandery  since  June  6,  1S90.  On  April  21,  1880, 
Captain  John  Hayden  Wales  (2)  married  Sylvia 
B.  Hathaway,  daughter  of  Captain  Ezra  and  Mar- 
garet (Kingsley)  Hathaway.  She  was  born  May 
8,  1851,  at  East  Machias,  Maine,  where  her  father 
was   captain   of  a  merchant  steamboat. 


The  family  bearing  this  name 
BLANCHETTE  has  become  identified  with  Sun- 
cook     in     quite     recent      times. 

Like    the    majority    of    Canadians,    the    Blanchette 

family   is    industrious   and  progressive. 

(I)  Eusebe  Blanchette  was  born  in  St.  Hya- 
cinthe, Province  of  Quebec,  in  1801,  and  died  there 
in  1865.  He  lived  in  St.  Hyacinthe  and  taught 
school  in  the  vicinity  of  that  place  all  his  life.  He 
married  Marguerite  Robarde,  who  was  born  in  the 
county  of  St.  Hyacinthe,  in  1816,  and  died  in  Fall 
River,  Massachusetts,  in  1S80.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eighteen  children,  among  whom  were : 
Eusebe,  John  B.,  Basil,  Nicole,  Alphonse,  Octave, 
Charles  E.,  Noe,  Margurite,  Maygloire  and  Eu- 
gene. 

(II)  John  Batiste,  son  of  Eusebe  and  Margue- 
rite (Robarde)  Blanchette,  was  born  at  St.  Hya- 
cinthe, Province  of  Quebec,  in  1835.  and  died  at  St. 
Hyacinthe,  July  15,  1S78.  He  was  a  manufacturer  and 
dealer  in  shoes.  He  married  Cleophe  Mercereau, 
who  was  born  in  St.  Hyacinthe  in  1840,  and  they 
were   the   parents   of   ten   children:     Victor,   Marie, 


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Prosper,    Willie,    Ernest.    Alphonsine,    Edmond,   Jo- 

seph,  phim     and    .      Victor,    born    at 

Pond,     Vermont,     resides     in     Providence, 

Rhode  I -land.  Marie  died  young.  Prosper,  born  in 
St.  Hyacinthe,  August  12,  1802,  went  to  Concord, 
New  H  impshire,  and  worked  for  I.  11.  Hill  &  Com- 
pany,  harness   manufacturers,    for   nine   years.     For 

eighteen  years  past  he  has  been  a  dealer  in  shoes — 
four!  ears    in    Concord    and    four   in    Suncook. 

He  married  (first)  Josephine  Fontaine,  who  died 
September  jS,  1888.  By  her  he  had  four  children: 
1'..  Ernest  (died  young).  Jennie,  and 
Blanche  (died  young).  He  married  (second)  Jen- 
nie Babineau,  who  was  born  near  Pictou,  New 
Brunswick,  and  they  have  children:  Arthur  and 
Napoleon  (twins),  Alice,  Prosper,  Blanche  (died 
young),  Aurore  and  Henry.  Willie  lives  111  Mont- 
real. Ernest  died  in  infancy.  Alphonsine  married 
Joseph  Weight  and  lives  in  Concord.  Joseph  lives 
m  Concord.  Serephinc  married  Frank  Bushire,  and 
lives  in  Manchester.  Edmond  is  the  subject  of  the 
next   paragraph. 

(Ill;      Edmond,   seventh   child   and   fifth   son  of 
John   B.  and   Cleophe    (Mercereau)    Blanchette,   was 

111  St.  Hyacinthe,  Province  of  Quebec,  De- 
cember 12,  1872.  At  the  age  of  twelve  he  quit  school 
and  worked  at  shoemakmg  one  year.  From  the  age 
of  thirteen  to  twenty-one  he  was  in  the  employ  of 
J.  11.  Hill  &  Company,  harness  manufacturers  of 
Concord.  The  five  years  next  succeeding  he  was  a 
clerk  in  a  candy  store  in  Suncook,  and  in  1896  he 
I'd  a  grocery  store  and  restaurant  on  his  own 
account  in  Suncook,  on  the  Allenstown  side,  where 
he  is  now  engaged  in  business.  He  owns  and  oc- 
cupies a  pleasant  residence  on  Mam  street.  He 
married,  January  9,  1896,  Josephine  Benoit,  who  was 

m    Suncook,    daughter    of    Edward    and    Ora 
(Verville)   Benoit,  natives  of  Canada. 

The  earliest  record  of  the  Gilkeys,  who 

.  FY     came    originally    from    Scotland,    dates 

back    only    to    the    beginning    of    the 

eighteenth    century    and    mentions     them     as     being 

among    the    fifty    who    were    residing    in    Leicester, 

Massachusetts,  prior  to   1738.     William  Gilkey,  born 

in    Leicester,    1730,    and    his    wife    Elizabeth    had    a 

1.1m  who  was  born  there  in  1758,  and  about 

the    year    1770    they    moved    to    Chester,    Vermont, 

where   William    (2;    Gilkey  married   Hannah   Smith, 

March   27.    1781. 

(  1)  The  first  ancestor  of  the  Groveton  Gilkeys 
of  whom  the  writer  has  any  definite  knowdedge  was 
]>]<  Gilkey,  who  went  from  Plainfield,  new 
to  Columbia,  this  state,  in  1825.  The 
maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Betsey  Back,  and  he 
reared  two  sons :  William  and  Merritt,  neither  of 
whom  are  now  living. 

lii      .Merritt,    youngest    son     of     Sample     and 
Back)  Gilkey,  was  born  in  Plainfield,  March 
10,    1809.     He   was   a   farmer,   and   settling  at   Cole- 
brook    in    [847   he    tilled   the   soil    there    lor   the   re- 
mainder of  his  life,  which  terminated   in   1863.     He 
more   or    I  ublic    affairs,    having 

served  as  a  member  of  the  Colebrook  board  of 
selectmen,  and  in  various  other  ways  he  made  him- 
self useful  to  the  town,  lie  married  Luq  Blodgett, 
born  May  20,  1809,  daughter  of  Marsena  Blodgett, 
of  Norwich  (now  Huntington),  Massachusetts.  She 
became  the  mother  of  six  children,  namely:  Wil- 
liam F.,  now  a  resident  of  Dayton,  Oregon;  Henry 
B.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to;  Marsena  B., 
Eliza,  died  at  the  age  ol  three  years;  Jane  P., 
now    the    widow    of    George    Benson,    of    Florence, 


Massachusetts;  and  Frank,  died  at  the  age  of  eight 
years.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  a  nono- 
genarian,  July  18,   1 901. 

(Ill)  Henry  Bradbuy,  second  son  and  child 
of  Merritt  and  Lucy  (Blodgett)  Gilkey.  was  born 
in  Columbia,  September  10,  1830.  His  educational 
opportunities    were   confined   to   the   district   schools 

his  neighborhood,  and  after  the  conclusion  of  his 
studies  he  assisted  his  father  in  carrying  on  the 
homestead  farm.  In  August,  1802.  he  enlisted  as 
a  private  in  Company  H,  Thirteenth  Regiment, 
New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  rendered 
meritorious  services  in  defense  of  the  Union  during 
the  Civil  war,  participating  in  the  battles  of  Frede- 
ricksburg, Suffolk,  Dairy's  Bluff  and  Cold  Harbor. 
In  the  last-named  engagement,  which  lasted  from 
.May  28  to  June  3,  1864,  he  was  severely  wounded 
in  the  leg,  necessitating  a  long  and  tedious  con- 
finement in  the  hospital,  from  which  he  was  finally 
released  in  a  disabled  condition.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  and  mustered  out  April  11,  1805,  and  the 
strong,  able-bodied  young  man,  wdio,  some  three 
years  previous,  had  marched  away  from  Colebrook 
with  a  firm  step,  returned  there  a  hopeless  cripple. 
Another  occupation  less  arduous  than  farming  was. 
now  necessary,  and  he  accordingly  engaged  in  the 
harness  business,  following  it  in  Colebrook  two 
•ears,  and  moving  to  Groveton  he  continued  it  there 
for  over  six  years.  For  a  period  of  ten  years  he 
was  engaged  in  the  drug  business  at  Groveton,  and 
for  a  number  of  years  afterward  was  clerk  in  the 
Moundnock  House  at  Colebrook.  During  the  entire 
period  from  the  time  of  his  discharge  from  the 
military  hospital  until  1898  he  suffered  continu- 
ously from  his  wound,  and  in  the  latter  year  he  was 
compelled  to  have  the  limb  amputated  as  the  only 
means  of  relief.  In  that  year  he  retired  from 
business,  continuing  only  his  public  official  work 
for  the  county. 

Politically  Mr.  Gilkey  acts  with  the  Republican 
party.  He  served  as  town  clerk  for  ten  years,  1871, 
1873  and  1883  and  again  from  1891  to  1899;  was 
county  commissioner  from  1899  to  1905;  and  for 
twenty  years  has  acted  as  a  justice  of  the  peace. 
He  has  attained  high  rank  in  the  Masonic  Order, 
nging  to  North  Star  Lodge,  X'  rth  Star  Chap- 
ter, North  Star  Commandery,  all  of  Lancaster,  and 
of  Edward  Raymond  Consistory,  thirty-second  de- 
gree, of  Nashua.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  past  noble 
grand  of  the  local  lodge. 

In  1857  he  married  for  his  first  wife  Clarissa 
Ann  Severance,  daughter  of  Harrison  Severance,  and 
his  second  wife  was  before  marriage  Emily  Eames, 
daughter  of  Seth  Eames,  of  Groveton.  The  child 
of  his  first  union  is  Annie  '/...  wife  of  Henry  I. 
Bean,  of  Florence,  Massachusetts.  Of  his  second 
marriage  there  was  one  child  who  is  no  longer 
living.  Mr.  Gilkey  has  five  grandchildren  and  three 
great-grandchildren.  He  was  bereaved  by  the  loss 
of  his  wife,  her  death  occurring  January  8,  1904, 
after   living  together   thirty-five  years. 

This  name,  which  is  rather  rare,  even 
HORAN  in  Ireland,  was  originally  O'h  Uathm- 
harian,  which  in  tune  became  cor- 
rupted to  Hamran,  Horan  or  Heverine.  Penelope 
I  loran  near  the  end  of  the  seventeenth  century, 
married  into  the  Dillon  family,  and  was  great- 
great-grandmother  of  Michael  James  Robert  Dillon, 
the  twelfth  and  last  Earl  of  Roscommon. 

(I)  John  Horan  was  born  in  Queens  county, 
Ireland,    near   the   close    of   the   eighteenth    century. 


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and  started  for  this  country  with  his  sun  in  the 
year  ■ — .    John  Horan  died  on  the  voyage. 

(,11)  Daniel,  son  of  John  Horan,  was  horn  in 
Queens  county,  Ireland,  in  1820,  and  came  to  this 
country  in  early  life.  On  account  of  his  father's 
death  at  sea  he  was  left  without  a  natural  protector, 
but  Mrs.  Hooley  adopted  the  orphan  hoy  and  took 
linn  to  Quebec,  where  lie  was  educated  in  the 
schools  ot  the  day.  He  went  into  the  hotel  busi- 
ness,  which  became  his  life  vocation,  and  he  is  now 
living  1,1907,)  at  an  advanced  age  in  Quebec. 
Daniel  Horan  married  Catherine  lJuyle.  ot  New- 
foundland, and  they  had  eight  children :  Mary, 
Ellen,  William,  James,  whose  sketch  follows;  John, 
Ann,   Catherine  and  Daniel. 

(.111)  James,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Daniel  and  Catherine  (Doyle)  Horan,  was  born 
at  Saint  Sylvester,  Province  of  Quebec,  October  1, 
1857.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
that  place,  and  came  to  Concord,  Vermont,  at  the 
age  of  sixteen.  He  worked  at  farming  and  lumber- 
ing 111  Vermont,  both  at  Concord  and  St.  Johns- 
bury.  In  1879  he  moved  to  New  Hampshire,  and 
is  now  a  farmer  and  a  surveyor  of  lumber  for 
1  red  Wheeler,  of  Berlin.  He  has  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  acres,  situated  in  parts  of  three  towns. 
but  the  house  is  in  Jefferson.  Air.  Horan  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Catholic  Order 
of  Foresters.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and 
belongs  to  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  He  is  a 
bright,  intelligent  man,  and  devoted  to  his  home  and 
children. 

On  January  3,  1883,  James  Horan  married  Ann, 
daughter  of  James  and  Alice  Noonan.  They  have 
live  children:  Daniel  James,  Katharine  Mary,  Alice 
Monica,  Charlotte  Ann  and  Mary  Helen. 


This  name  has  become  distinguish- 
ATKINSON     ed    in    New    England    history,    and 

has  been  borne  by  some  of  the 
nn'St  eminent  statesmen  of  that  section.  New 
Hampshire  claims  with  pride  distinguished  sons  of 
the  name,  and  it  has  been  associated  with  progress 
and  development  everywhere. 

(I)  Thomas  Atkinson  came  from  Bury,  Lan- 
cashire, England,  and  settled  in  Concord,  Massa- 
chusetts, before  1636.  On  December  7  of  that  year 
he  took  the  freeman's  oath,  and  died  in  November, 
1046.  His  children  were:  Rebecca,  John,  Susannah 
and  Hannah. 

(II)  John,  only  son  of  Thomas  Atkinson,  was 
born  1640,  in  Concord,  Massachusetts.  After  the 
death  of  his  father  he  was  adopted  by  his  uncle, 
Theodore  Atkinson,  of  Boston,  of  whom  he  learned 
the  hatter's  trade.  He  settled  in  Newbury,  Massa- 
chusetts where  he  died.  He  married  (first)  Sarah 
Myrick.  who  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children,  and 
(second)  June  3,  1700,  widow  Hannah  Cheney. 
She  died  January  5,  1705.  His  children  were : 
Sarah,  John.  Thomas,  Theodore,  Abigail,  Samuel, 
Nathaniel,  Elizabeth,  Joseph  and  Rebecca.  The 
youngest  son  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  Maine, 
in  1706. 

(III)  Nathaniel,  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Myrick)  Atkinson,  was  born  No- 
vember 29,  1677,  in  Newbury,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  married  January  22,  1707,  to  Deborah  Knight, 
who  joined  the  Congregational  Church  there  in 
1729.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  Sarah,  Margaret, 
Nathaniel  and  Joseph. 

(IV)  Nathaniel  (2).  elder  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Nathaniel   (1)   and   Deborah    (Knight)   Atkinson, 


was  born  March  19,  1717,  in  Newbury,  and  resided 
there  until  1769,  when  he  removed  to  Boscawen, 
New  Hampshire.  He  died  in  that  town  October  26, 
1794,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years.  He  was 
married  (first)  November  30,  1738,  to  Elizabeth 
Greenleafj  with  whom  he  joined  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Newbury  in  1741.  She  died  in  1755, 
and  he  was  married  (second)  in  1756  to  Sarah 
Morse.  The  first  wife  was  the  mother  of  seven 
children,  and  the  second  of  ten,  namely :  Parker, 
Michael,  Mary,  Stephen,  Elizabeth,  Susannah,  Na- 
thaniel, Jonathan,  Joseph,  John,  Benjamin,  Sarah, 
Mary,   Judith,    Eunice,   Anna   and    Theodore. 

(V)  Sarah,  twelfth  child  of  Nathaniel  (2) 
Atkinson  and  fifth  child  of  his  second  wife,  Sarah 
Morse,  was  born  January  8,  1763,  and  died  Febru- 
ary 27,  1844,  in  Boscawen,  New  Hampshire.  She 
was  married  April  28,  1785,  to  Samuel  Morrill  (see 
Morrill,  VII). 


William    Bunker,    a    Huguenot    living 
BUNKER     in  England  in  1648,  had  a  son,  George 

Bunker,  who  was  born  in  England 
and  afterward  came  to  America.  He  married  Jane 
Godfrey  in  1645  and  was  drowned  May  26,  1858. 
James  Bunker,  of  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  1653, 
is  supposed  to  have  been  the  son  of  George  Bunker, 
the  immigrant.  This  James  had  a  son  John,  who 
was  one  of  many  persons  who  in  1690  desired  to 
have  the  jurisdiction  of  the  colony  of  Massachu- 
setts extended  over  the  territory  of  New  Hamp- 
shire ;  and  this  John  Bunker  is  supposed  to  have 
been  the  progenitor  of  the  Barnstead  Bunkers. 
Another  authority,  however,  seems  to  accord  that 
honor  to  Benjamin  Bunker,  who  is  mentioned  as 
having  been  born  in  Barnstead,  and  afterward  re- 
moved to  Lee  and  thence  to  New  London,  New 
Hampshire.  He  also  is  mentioned  as  a  probable 
descendant  of  George  Bunker,  of  Charlestown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, who  was  made  freeman  there  in  1634. 
and  died  in  1658.  There  is  hardly  a  doubt  that 
George  Bunker,  the  ancestor,  was  identical  with 
George  Bunker,  of  Charlestown,  for  both  accounts 
agree  that  he  died  in  1658,  while  many  other  cir- 
cumstances point  to  the  fact  that  they  were  one  and 
the  same  person.  This  hypothesis  being  assumed 
it  is  equally  fair  to  assume  that  John  and  Benjamin 
Bunker,  previously  mentioned,  were  related,  al- 
though the  nearness  of  their  kinship  is  difficult  to 
determine,  as  also  is  the  question  of  relationship 
of  either  John  or  Benjamin  Bunker  to  Dodavah 
Bunker,  of  Barnstead,  the  progenitor  of  the  par- 
ticular branch  of  the  Bunker  family  intended  to  be 
treated  in  this  place. 

Early  Barnstead  history  mentions  several  mem- 
bers of  the  Bunker  family  who  were  identified  with 
the  life  of  that  town  previous  to  the  year  1800,  and 
associates  with  at  least  one  of  the  name  of  Dodavah 
Bunker  in  a  manner  calculated  to  establish  rela- 
tionship. John  Bunker,  the  miller,  settled  in  Barn- 
stead in  1769.  His  ancestors  were  from  Maiden, 
but  he  came  from  Durham.  New  Hampshire,  and 
had  five  sons  and  two  daughters.  His  land  extended 
from  Dodavah  Bunker's  hill  (since  called  Pittsfield) 
to  a  point  beyond  the  Province  road,  and  included 
all  the  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  with  the 
mill  privilege  and  lands  north  of  the  river  where 
"Parade  Village"  stands.  Mr.  Bunker  served  as 
town  clerk,  moderator  and  selectman,  and  livid  to 
the  age  of  eighty  years ;  and  his  widow,  surviving 
him,  attained  the  extreme  age  of  ninety-five  years. 
Eli   Bunker,   eldest  son  of  John,  inherited   the   mill 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


property.     lie    married   aiii  I    a    large    family, 

and  all  of  his  male  descendants  are  -aid  to  have  left 
the  town  many  years  ago.  His  two  youngest  sons, 
bj  an  act  of  the  legislature,  changed  their  surname 
to  "Banchor."  Joseph  Bunker,  supposed  to  have 
been  a  brother  of  John  Bunker,  the  miller,  took  for 
his  homestead  a  lot  on  the  "range''  about  half  a  mile 
northeast  of  the  parade.  lie  came  from  Dover  in 
1770,  and  after  his  death  his  son  Joseph  inherited 
1  he  place.  There  were  still  two  other  Bunkers 
among  the  first  settlers  of  Barnstead — Dodapher  and 
Jonathan  Bunker.  They  came  from  Dover,  and  if 
they  were  not  brothers  they  at  least  were  closely  re- 
lated and  from  the  same  stock ;  and  the  suggestion 
has  been  made  that  Dodapher  Bunker  and  Dodavah 
Bunker  were  one  person.  There  is  evidence  tend- 
ing to  show  this  fact,  but  it  is  hardly  safe  to  be 
taken  for  granted  without  satisfactory  proof.  Jon- 
athan Bunker  died  in  1796,  aged  sixty-seven  years. 

(I)  Dodavah  Bunker  was  a  farmer  in  Barn- 
stead,  and  lived  at  the  place  which  is  supposed  to 
have  been  named  in  allusion  to  him,  Dodavah  Bun- 
ker's hill.  Little  else  is  now  known  of  him,  except 
that  he  married  and  had  children,  among  them  a 
son,  Daniel  Bunker. 

(.11)  Captain  Daniel,  son  of  Dodavah  Bunker, 
married  Love  Edgerly,  of  Gilmanton.  and  had  four 
children.  Sally,  John  E.,  Moses  and  Alfred  Bunker. 

(III)  John  E.,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
Captain  Daniel  and  Love  (Edgerly)  Bunker,  was 
born  in  Barnstead,  New  Hampshire,  June  14,  1806, 
and  died  June,  1871.  He  married  Eliza,  daughter  of 
Eliphalet  Nutter,  and  had  children :  Joseph  N.,  killed 
in  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  while  serving  in  de- 
fence of  his  country ;  Daniel,  of  whom  further ; 
John  M.,  born  in  Barnstead,  where  he  still  resides — 
he  had  one  son,  Roland  E. 

(IV)  Daniel,  son  of  John  E.  and  Eliza  (Nut- 
ter )  Bunker,  was  born  in  Barnstead,  January  23, 
1842,  and  died  December  6,  1872.  He  married  Han- 
nah Tilton,  of  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire.  She  was 
born  January  26,  1848,  daughter  of  John  and  Sally 
(Davis)  Tilton  (see  Tilton).  Mr.  Bunker  was  a 
well  educated  man  and  an  intelligent,  successful 
farmer  of  Barnstead,  in  which  town  nearly  his  en- 
tire lite  was  spent.  His  children:  Ada  N.  Bunker, 
born  in  Barnstead,  November  22,  1866,  married, 
March   18,  188(1.   Benjamin  Sidney  Downing;  Joseph 

Bunker,  born  in  Barnstead,  October  29,  1S6S, 
married  Nellie  Aiken,  of  Barnstead;  George  E. 
Bunker,  born  in  Barnstead,  October  12,  1870,  mar- 
ried Lura  G.  Emerson,  and  now  lives  in  Chicago, 
Illinois;   Daniel,  burn  January  25.  1873. 

Benjamin  Sidney  Downing,  who  married  Ada  N. 
Bunker,  was  born  August  16.  lS6r,  on  the  old  Down- 
ing homestead  farm  in  Farmington,  New  Hamp- 
shire, lie  was  educated  in  public  schools  in  his  na- 
tive town  and  in  R  New  Hampshire,  but 
early  bi  a  farmer.  He  was  a  continu- 
ous i'  Barnstead  from  the  time  he  was 
fourteen  years  <>ld  until  shortly  after  his  marriage. 
He  then  purchase. 1  a  farm  in  Stratford,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  lived  several  years  and  then  moved 
to  Rochi  stei    and  engaged  in  pursuits. 

In  August,  [897,  Mr.  D  wning  went  to  the  ex- 
treme northwesl  of  the  United  States  and 
for  a  time  followed  mining,  but  afterward  entered 
into  an  agreement  with  the  federal  government  to 
carry  mails  betwi  lj  distant  points  in  the  al- 
most boundless  regions  of  Alaska.  On  his  tiresome 
and  frequently  hazardous  journeys  he  always  was 
accompanied     by     several     .veil    trained    dog 


only  companions  for  days  at  a  time.  During  I 
time  he  also  engaged  in  mercantile  business  with  a 
partner,  and  through  his  early  mining  ope: 
and  subsequent  trawl-,  togi  ther  with  his  inten 
general  merchandizing,  he  formed  a  most  favorable 
acquaintance  with  the  scattered  inhabitants  of  a 
wide  region  of  country  and  was  looked  upon  by 
them  all  as  the  foremost  man  and  their  best  friend 
in  all  Alaska.  In  all  matter-  he  was  their  coun- 
sellor and  trusted  friend  and  hi-  opinion  wis  their 
law.  His  principal  seat  of  trade  was  at  Fairbanks. 
Alaska,  where  his  perfectly  he  nest  methods  w  in  1  >r 
him  the  lasting  respect  of  the  entire  mining  popula- 
tion of  the  surrounding  country.  His  -s  lite 
there  was  a  complete  success  and  gained  him 
stantial  fortune.  During  these  years  in  the  far  west 
Mr.  Downing  made  a  visit  to  his  old  home  in  New- 
Hampshire.  In  October,  1905.  he  made  a  trip 
through  Mexico  and  California,  and  on  reaching 
San  Francisco  it  became  necessarj  i<  r  him  to  ask 
medical  advice  on  account  of  a  trouble  with  one  of 
his  limbs,  which  had  been  partially  frozen  while 
carrying  mails  through  Alaska  in  1902.  After  care- 
ful examination  it  was  decided  that  he  must  submit 
to  a  surgical  operation,  which  was  performed  111  Jan- 
uary, 1906,  and  from  the  effects  of  which  he  died 
January  9.  1906.  With  his  death  the  people  of 
Seattle  and  Alaska  felt  that  they  had  lost  their  best 
and  truest  friend.  Hi-  body  was  brought  back  to 
Iris  New  Hampshire  home  fcr  burial,  the  funeral 
ceremony  taking  place  in  Barnstead  Parade  Church, 
February  21,  1906. 


The    Newmans    of    New    Hampshire 
NEWMAN     are    of    ancient    English    origin,    an 

offshoot  of  the  older  branch  of  the 
family  of  that  name  in  Massachusetts,  and  during 
the  almost  three  centuries  of  its  continued  existence 
on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  ocean  has  been  extended 
not  only  throughout  the  New  England  states  but 
from  Maine  to  California,  and  from  the  British 
possessions  on  the  north  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  on 
the  south.  Samuel  Newman,  of  Rehoboth.  Massa- 
chusetts, was  born  at  Banbury,  England,  in  1002  and 
died  in  1663.  His  wife  Sibel,  born  1604  and  died 
1672,  was  a  daughter  of Featly.  and  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  of  a  Yorkshire,  England,  family. 
(I)  Thomas  Newman  was  a  housewright  of 
Lexington,  Massachusetts,  and  in  1765  v 
ton,  Massachusetts,  and  there  joined  with  other 
heirs  in  disposing  of  the  estate  left  by  his  wife's 
father.     In   November.   1769,  he   iva  I   from 

the  church  in  Lexington  and  was  furnished  with  a 
letter  to  the  church  in  Rindge,  New  Hampshire. 
He  could  not  have  remained  long  in  Rindge,  for  in 
1772  (December  10),  he  bought  land  of  his  brother- 
in-law,  Ebem  er  1  01  ke,  and  in  the  deed  he  is  men- 
tioned as  "f  Woburn,  Massachusetts.  At  a  period 
in  it  much  later,  however,  lie  returned  to  New 
shire  ami  located  in  the  town  of  Dcering.  The  in- 
tention of  the  marriage  of  Thoma  in  and 
Hannah  Locke  was  published  at  Lexington,  Febru- 
ary 2.  1746.  Hannah  Locke  was  a  di  in  the 
fourth  generati  n  I  1  0  ill  a  Locke,  of 
Stepney  parish,  London,  England.  The  children  of 
Thoma-  and  Hannah  were:  Thomas,  Ji 
Josiah  and  Benjamin,  ali  1"  lii  ved  to  hi  ■ 
in  Bolton,  Massachusetts.  Of  Thomas,  Jr..  nothing 
is  known  except  thai  he  was  one  of  the  children  of 
er  and  Hannah.  Ebenezer,  the  second  son 
mentioned,  married  Sarah  Dow-.  In  his  application 
for  a  pension   he  stated  that  his  parents,   Ebenezer 


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and  Sarah,  had  five  children  older  than  himself. 
Josiah  Newman  married  Abigail  Dows.  Ebenezer 
Newman,  of  whom  mention  has  been  made,  was  a 
soldier  of  the  revolution,  and  after  the  war  went 
with  his  father's  family  to  Deering,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  lived  many  years.  From  Deering 
he  removed  to  Andover,  Maine,  and  soon  afterward 
to  Weld,  Maine,  where  lie  was  a  farmer,  and  where 
he  died. 

(.II)  Benjamin,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
(Dow>)  Newman,  was  horn  in  Woburn,  Massachu- 
setts, and  settled  in  Deering,  New  Hampshire,  about 
the  year  1776.  About  1791  he  removed  with  his 
family  to  Washington.  New  Hampshire,  and  settled 
in  the  mountain  district  of  that  town.  He  married 
Abby  Lewis,  who  bore  him  eight  children.  She 
died  about  1826;  he  died  about  1830.  Their  chil- 
dren: Benjamin.  Jr.,  Hannah,  Joseph,  Abigail, 
James,  Jerusha,  Lydia  and  Samuel. 

(III)  Benjamin,  Jr.,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Benjamin  and  Abby  (Lewis)  Newman,  was  born  in 
Deering,  New  Hampshire,  January  30,  1778.  and 
was  a  boy  of  about  thirteen  years  when  his  parents 
moved  to  Washington.  New  Hampshire.  After 
marriage  he  settled  on' a  farm  north  of  his  father's 
place,  in  the  mountainous  district  of  the  town.  He 
lived' there  several  years,  but  finding  the  land  in  that 
locality  not  sufficiently  productive  in  return  for  the 
work  he  put  on  it.  he  moved  to  a  farm  on  the  shore 
of  Long  pond  and  there  passed  the  remaining  years 
of  his  life.  He  died  September  18,  1840.  He  was  a 
man  of  considerable  influence  in  the  town,  and  was 
highly  respected  in  the  part  of  the  count}'  in  which 
he  lived.  Mr.  Newman  was  married,  November  26, 
1797,  in  Deering,  to  Sarah  Gordon,  of  Weare.  New 
Hampshire.  She  was  born  in  1775  and  died  July  28, 
1865,  aged  ninety  years.  Their  children  were:  John, 
Jerusha,  Clarissa,  Jane,  Belinda,  Eliza  G.,  Sarah, 
Abigail,  Mary  A.  and  J.  Henry  Newman. 

(IV)  J.  Henry,  youngest  child  and  son  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Sarah  (Gordon)  Newman,  was  born  in 
Washington.  New  Hampshire,  July  24,  1S14.  and 
for  many  years  was  one.  of  the  most  prominent  men 
of  that  town,  in  which  his  entire  life  was  spent.  He 
married  first,  June  21.  1849,  Clara  H.  Wilson,- 
daughter  of  Asaph  Wilson,  of  Washington.  She 
died  Januarv  27.  1861,  and  on  November  I,  1865,  he 
married  Harriet  A.  Gregg.  Mr.  Newman  died 
August  22.  1901.  By  his  first  wife  he  had  four  chil- 
dren:  Laurella,  Frank  P.,  Abbie  D.  and  Fred  H. 
Newman;  and  two  children  by  his  second  wife: 
William  E.  and  Berton  E.  Newman. 

(V)  Berton  Elmer,  son  and  youngest  child  of 
the  late  J.  Henry  Newman,  was  born  in  Washington, 
New  Hampshire,  December  23,  1870,  and  for  the  last 
fifteen  years  has  lived  in  Hillsborough,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
Tubbs  Union  Academy  at  Washington,  graduating 
from  the  latter  institution  in  1887.  After  leaving 
school  he  took  up  the  study,  of  music,  for  which 
from  childhood  he  had  displayed  a  strong  inclination, 
and  for  four  years  devoted  himself  assiduously  to 
that  work  under  some  of  the  best  instructors  in  the 
east,  notably  Professors  Franklin  White,  of  Boston, 
and  Charles  N.  Adams,  of  New  York  City,  until  he 
himself  became  thoroughly  proficient  and  competent 
to  teach.  He  then  returned  to  New  Hampshire  and 
settled  at  Hillsborough,  where  he  has  met  with 
gratifying  success  in  professional  work  and  where 
he  has  attained  an  enviable  standing  in  social  and 
musical  circles.  Since  1901  he  has  been  music  mas- 
ter in  the  Hillsborough  public  schools.     Besides  his 

ii — 21 


musical  attainments.  Mr.  Newman  is  an  excellent 
mechanic  and  devotes  much  of  his  leisure  to  work 
in  his  brother's  tin  shop.  He  is  a  choir  member  in 
the  Congregational  Church,  and  member  of  Valley 
Lodge,  No.  43.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Hillsborough.  He  married,  September  23,  1901, 
Alice  M.  Jackman,  who  was  born  March  8.  1874,  and 
a  descendant  of  old  revolutionary  ancestors.  She  is 
a  member  of  Hillsborough  Chapter,  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution,  and  takes  an  earnest  in- 
terest in  charitable  work  in  Hillsborough  and  its 
vicinity.  Mr.  and  Mr?.  Newman  have  one  child, 
John  Henry  Newman,  born  at  Hillsborough,  Sep- 
tember 3,  1902. 


There  is  a  tradition  to  the  effect  that  in 
KELSO  1623.  three  years  after  the  landing  of  the 
Pilgrim  Fathers  at  historic  Plymouth 
Rock,  one  Richard  Kelso  came  to  America  and  set- 
tled m  one  of  the  plantations  of  the  colony  of  Mas- 
sachusetts Bay,  in  the  vicinity  of  Ipswich,  and  that 
afterward  for  several  generations  he  was  not  again 
heard  of  until  one  of  that  name  came  and  took  up 
his  abode  in  New  Hampshire,  at  New  Boston,  in 
Hillsborough  county,  where  the  name  has  ever  since 
been  well  known.  Ipswich  records  of  the  period 
contemporaneous  with  that  of  Richard  do  not  make 
mention  of  his  name,  and  he  is  not  included  in  the 
list  of  freemen  of  Massachusetts  made  in  1634.  One 
Thomas  Kelson  is  found  among  the  settlers  of  Read- 
ing. Massachusetts,  in  1647.  In  New  Hampshire  the 
name  Kelso  first  appears  in  Londonderry,  from 
whence  the  descendants  of  the  acknowledged  ances- 
tor made  their  way  over  into  the  town  of  New  Bos- 
ton, and  it  is  believed  that  the  Londonderry  Kelso 
was  the  progenitor  of  nearly  if  not  quite  all  of  that 
family  in  later  generations  in  New  England. 

(I)  Alexander  Kelso  with  his  three  brothers 
came  from  the  north  of  Ireland  and  settled  in  Lon- 
donderry, New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  "when  his 
son  William  was  fifteen  years  old."  which  would 
make  the  date  of  his  death  about  1755,  as  William 
attained  the  age  of  fifteen  in  that  year.  Other  than 
is  stated,  little  is  now  known  of  Alexander  Kelso, 
except  that  his  wife's  family  name  also  was  Kelso, 
a  daughter  of  William  Kelso  and  probably  a  distant 
relative  of  Alexander.  Besides  the  four  sons  re- 
ferred to.  whose  names  are  not  given,  Alexander 
had  a  daughter  Margaret,  who  married  Captain 
George  Christy  (Christie)  and  removed  to  New 
Boston  some  time  before  her  brother  settled  in  that 
town. 

(II)  William,  son  of  Alexander  Kelso,  was 
born  in  Londonderry.  New  Hampshire,  about  the 
year  1740.  and  died  in  New  Boston,  January  19, 
1823,  aged  eighty-three  years.  He  settled  in  the 
town  last  mentioned  about  1763,  and  was  a  farmer. 
He  married  Agnes  Kelso  and  by  her  had  five  chil- 
dren :  Nancy  Richards,  Elizabeth,  Ann,  John  and 
William  Kelso. 

(III)  John,  fourth  child  and  elder  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Agnes  Kelso,  was  born  in  New  Boston 
about  177b,  and  died  there  March  21,  1850,  aged 
seventy-four  years.  He  succeeded  his  father  on  the 
homestead,  the  same  lands  which  the  latter  had 
bought  of  Ebenezer  Boyd  many  years  before.  He 
married  (date  unknown)  Gizzel,  daughter  of  Deacon 
Robert  Patterson,  and  had  one  son,  Robert  Kelso. 
Deacon  Robert  Patterson  was  born  in  Londonderry, 
and  was  a  son  of  Peter  Patterson,  and  a  brother  of 
the  wife  of  Deacon  William  McNeil.  He  had  seven 
children,  three  sons  and  four  daughters.     He  was  an 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


I  man  and  was  chosen  deacon  in  the  church 
before  the  death  of  Mr.  Moore,  and  afterward 
served  many  years  during  the  pastorate  of  Mr.  Brad- 
ford. He  was  exact  in  his  notions,  slow  to  conform 
to  new  customs  and  was  a  man  in  whom  there  was 
no  guile.     Deacon   Patterson   died   in    1828.     (Cogs- 

(IV)  Robert  Patterson,  son  of  John  and  Gizzel 
(Patterson)  Kelso,  was  born  in  New  Boston.  Au- 
gust 22,  1811,  and  died  November  27,  1886.  In  1841 
he  married  Juliana  Perkins,  of  Windsor,  New 
Hampshire,  a  descendant  of  an  old  New  England 
family,  and  bad  three  children:  Henry,  Mary  L.  and 
Helen  A.  Kelso. 

1  V  I  Henry,  only  son  and  eldest  child  of  Robert 
Patterson  and  Juliana  (Perkins)  Kelso,  was  born  at 
New  Boston,  February  3,  1843,  and  always  has  lived 
in  Hillsborough  county.  For  many  years  he  was 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  at  New  Boston,  and 
afterward  removed  to  the  old  home  farm  where  his 
ancestors  had  lived  for  three  generations  before 
him,  and  where  he  and  his  own  family  now  live. 
On  August  31,  1870.  be  married  Harriett  Lamson, 
who  was  born  April  6,  1850,  daughter  of  William  O. 
and  Orinda  (Odell)  Lan  ilount  Vernon,  New 

Hampshire.     Mr.    and    Mrs.    Kelso    have    one    son, 
Walter  Lamson  Kelso. 

(VI)  Walter  Lamson  Kelso,  M.  D.,  only  son 
and  child  of  Henry  and  Harriett  (Lamson)  Kelso, 
was  born  in  New  Boston,  New  Hampshire.  Feb- 
ruary 77,  1872.  His  elementary  education  was  ac- 
quired in  the  public  school  of  New  Boston,  his  sec- 
ondary  education  at  McCollom  Institute  at  Mount 
Vernon,  and  his  higher  education  at  Dartmouth 
College,  where  he  entered  in  1891  and  graduated 
with  "the  class  of  '95.  In  college  he  was  a  member 
of  Theta  Delta  Chi,  and  during  his  course  in  medi- 
cine he  was  elected  to  the  Alpha  Kappa  fraternity. 
Having  determined  to  enter  the  pi  of  medi- 

cine. Dr.  Kelso  laid  the  foundation  of  a  medical  edu- 
cation in  the  Boston  City  Hospital,  where  he  was  a 
private  and  professional  nurse  until  1902,  and  fol- 
lowed the  instruction  received  in  that  institution 
with  a  complete  course  in  the  medical  department  of 
ersity  of  Vermont,  at  Burlington,  where  he 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in 
1905.  Since  coming  to  the  degree  Dr.  Kelso  has  en- 
ira    ice   at   Hill  h    Bridge, 

er  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  and  of 
Harmony    Lodge,    No.    38.    Ancient    Free    and    Ac- 
is.     Dr.  Kelso  married,  August  1,  1906, 
Antrim,    Carrie   May    Butterfield,   born    February 
[877,   daughter  of  John  C.  and  Roansa   (Robb) 
xfield.  of  Antrim. 


name,    which    is  variously  spelled 

\IG     Craig.    Craigue   and   Crage,    is   undoubt- 

derived  from  crag,  a  natural  object 

familiar  to  the  Scotch  Highlanders. 

rt  Miller  1  ier  17. 

1S13,  in  Scotland.     Hi  country  in  early 

ate,  Vermont. 

ied  Nancy  Keenan,  who 

7.   1S17.     They  had  eight  chil- 

■  1    k  ,  William    P.,    Uberl   V...  mentioned 

below;    William    P.    (2),   Martha    1...    Margaret   J.. 

•  ell  F.  and  Mai  filler  Craig  died 

May  10,  1855,  at  Ryi  mont. 

(II)     Albert    Edward,    third    -  n    and    child    of 

Roberl  Miller  and  Nancy  (K  -nan)  Craig,  was  born 

April  30,  [844,  a1  Ryegate,  Vermont.     He  saw  active 

i he  Civil   war,  enlisting   in   Company  G, 


Sixth  Vermont  Volunteers,  and  serving  under  Cap- 
tain Tubbs  and  General  Sheridan.  He  took  part 
in  the  siege  of  Fredericksburg,  the  second  battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  the  Wilder- 
ness campaigns,  the  fall  of  Richmond  and  Lee's  sur- 
render. After  the  war  he  returned  to  Topsham, 
Vermont,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  a 
while,  lie  then  went  to  Bradford,  Vermont,  where 
he  was  employed  by  the  Dodge  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany for  three  years.  For  the  next  five  years  he 
was  engaged  in  farming,  the  first  three  years  at 
Bradford,  and  the  remainder  of  the  time  at  Pier- 
mom,  New  Hampshire.  While  at  Piermont  he 
worked  a  short  time  for  the  Dodge  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  when  that  was  sold  to  the  Pike  Man- 
ufacturing Company  he  went  to  Pike  Station,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  worked  for  them  five  years. 
Since  then  he  has  lived  at  Woodsville,  where  he  is 
enjoying  a  well  earned  leisure.  On  October  18, 
1870,  Albert  Edward  Craig  married,  at  Ryegate, 
Vermont,  Catherine  Haslett,  who  was  born  Septem- 
ber, 1848,  at  St.  Giles.  Canada.  There  were  three 
children :  Ernest  E.,  whose  sketch  follows :  Etta  E., 
and  George  A.,  who  died  young.  Airs.  Catherine 
(Haslett)  Craig  died  at  Woodsville,  December  29, 
I905- 

I  III)  Ernest  Eugene,  eldest  child  of  Albert  Ed- 
ward and  Catherine  (  Haslett)  Craig,  was  born  at 
Topsham,  Vermont,  September  21,  1872.  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  Piermont,  New  Hamp- 
.  and  at  Bath  and  Haverhill  Academy,  New' 
Hampshire.  After  leaving  school  he  first  went  to 
Stoneham,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  employed 
by  the  I  [ovey  Grocery  and  Provision  Company  for  a 
short  time,  and  them  to  Lowell,  where  he  remained 
one  year  with  the  Eeebe  Meat  Company.  In  1899 
he  came  to  Woodsville,  New  Hampshire,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  clothing  business  with  Quincy  A.  Scott, 
who  was  also  the  express  agent  for  Woodsville. 
For  three  years  Mr.  Craig  worked  in  the  store  and 
did  the  outside  part  of  the  express  business.  After 
that  he  worked  for  the  American  Express  Company 
for  six  years,  and  then  was  engaged  with  the  Crown 
Brothers  in  the  grocery  business  for  a  short  time. 
In  iqoo  he  established  a  grocery  and  fruit  business 
in  Woodsville,  which  he  has  continued  till  the  pres- 
ent time,  also  conducting  a  general  insurance  busi- 
ness. Mr.  Craig  is  a  member  of  Moosehillock 
Lodge,  No.  25,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Woodsville,  and  lias  been  secretary  of  the  lodge 
for  the  past  six  years,  which  position  he  still  holds. 
He  has  passed  all  the  chairs  in  the  subordinate  and 
grand  lodge,  and  on  October  9.  1907,  was  elected 
gran  of   the   grand   lodge   of   New   Hamp- 

shire. He  was  formerly  major  of  the  Third  Bat- 
talion of  the  First  regiment.  P.  M.  Mr.  Craig  is  a 
Republican  in  politics,  ami  has  been  supervisor  four 
years,  and'  chairman  of  the  school  board  for  five 
years.  On  February  17,  1892,  Ernest  Eugene  Craig 
married  Martha  A.  Sly.  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Martha   (Parker)  Sly,  who  was  born  May  13!  1873, 

at   W Isville.     They   have  one  child,  Harry  Earle, 

born  March  14,  1S93.  at  Woodsville. 


This  name  is  well  known  in  cer- 
WOODHEAD     tain  localities  in  England,  and  is 

of  ancient  origin,  but  on  this  side 
of  the  Atlantic  ocean  has  few  representatives,  and 
those  of  comparatively  recent  residence  in  America. 
Genealogical  references  make  no  mention  of  the 
name,  although  it  has  been  held  by  a  few  persons  of 
earlier   immigration  than  the  family  proposed  to  be 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


707 


treated  in  this  place.  The  surname  Woodhead  is 
understood  as  having  been  first  applied  to  people  of 
Yorkshire,  England,  whose  place  of  abode  was  at 
Royal   Edge,  near  Huddenfield. 

(I)  James   Woodhead  lived  in  Yorkshire  many 
Jions  ago,  and  had  a  family,  one  of  his  sons 

being  Abraham   Woodhead. 

(II)  Abraham  (l),  son  of  James  Woodhead, 
lived  in  Yorkshire,  and  had  a  wife  Sarah  and  eleven 
•children,  among  them  a  son.  Luke  Woodhead. 

(III)  Luke,  son  of  Abraham  and  Sarah  Wood- 
head,   married    Hannah   Dalton,   of   his   shire   town, 

id  nine  children:  Ann,  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Mary, 
Martha,  William,  John,  James  and  Abraham  Wood- 
head. 

(IV)  Abraham  (2),  youngest  son  and  child  of 
Luke   and  Hannah    (Dalton)    Woodhead,   was  born 

lent  his  early  life  in  Yorkshire.  By  trade  he 
was  a  maker  of  cloths,  a  skilled  workman  and  a 
man  of  good  principles,  industrious  and  provident. 
In  the  course  of  time  he  married,  and  his  wife 
waited  on  the  little  store  they  kept  at  Meltham  while 
he  went  daily  to  his  work  in  the  cloth  mill.  In  this 
way  the  frugal  family  laid  by  a  sum  of  money  suffi- 
cient to  pay  their  passage  to  this  country,  and  yet 
have  a  little  left.  In  1873  Mr.  Woodhead  sailed 
with  his  family  for  America  and  landed  at  Boston. 
At  tha.t  time  he  had  not  a  single  acquaintance  in  the 
whole  country,  but  his  skill  as  a  workman  soon  se- 
i'or  him  a  place  in  a  mill  at  Amesbury,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  worked  a  short  time  and  then 

to   Marlborough,   New   Hampshire;   and   from 

that   time   he  never  has   wanted   for   profitable   em- 

ployment.     In    Marlborough    he   was   made   overseer 

carding   room   in   a   cloth   mill,   and   worked 

ther°   four  years  at  better  wages  than   he  ever  be- 

iad  earned ;  and  as  he  proved  perfectly  com- 
and  trustworthy  his  employers  placed  him  in 
of  a  new  mill  at  Hillsborough,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  has  lived  since  July,  1880.  For  more 
than  twenty-five  years  Mr.  Woodhead  has  filled  a 
responsible  position  in  the  Hillsborough  Woolen 
Mills,  and  while  much  has  been  required  of  him, 
much'  has  he  given,  and  his  labors  have  received 
their  fair  reward.     He  has  teen  faithful,  hence  pros- 

3,  and  is  the  owner  of  three  commodious  and 
modern  houses  in  the  village  of  Hillsborough.^  He 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  and  take  an  earnest  interest  in  the  social 
life  of  the  village.  He"  married  Emily  Armitage.  of 
Lindley,  England,  and  they  have  two  children- 
Arthur  and  Elsie  .Clarissa  Woodhead. 


The  Tripps  are  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry 
TRIPP  and  descended  from  the  Covenanters. 
Coercion  nor  even  rigid  persecution 
could  force  those  sturdy  Scotch  people  to  renounce 
their  religious  faith,  and  when  their  ancient  homes 
on  the  moorlands  and  among  the  glens  became  un- 
tenable, they  sought  an  abiding  place  in  the  north  of 
Ireland',  from  whence  many  of  them  emigrated  to 
America.  A  large  contingent  of  these  emigrants 
settled  in  the  Granite  State,  where  the  influence  en- 
gendered by  their  sturdy  characteristics  and  sound 
moral  precepts  is  still  prevalent. 

(I)  Richard  (1)  Tripp  arrived  from  the  north 
of  Ireland  shortly  after  1720.  and  ultimately  settled 
in  Epsom.  In  common  with  his  contemporaries  of 
the  same  race  he  was  a  zealous  churchman,  an  earn- 
est advocate  of  righteousness  in  all  things  whatso- 
ever, including  the  most  trifling  transaction  between 
himself  and  his   fellow-townsmen,   and   his   sterling 


integrity  and  unwavering  devotion  to  the  general 
welfare  of  the  community  cannot  be  too  highly  esti- 
mated by  his  descendants.  For  many  years  he 
served  as  a  selectman  in  Epsom,  and  in  various 
other  ways  he  rendered  valuable  public  services. 
His  death  occurred  about  the  year  1810.  He  mar- 
ried Ann  McClary.  daughter  of  Andrew  McClary, 
and  a  member  of  a  prominent  Scotch-Irish  family. 
Andrew  McClary  arrived  at  Boston  from  Ulster, 
Ireland,  in  1726,  and  about  the  year  1738  he  went  to 
Epsom.  Besides  Ann  he  had  Margaret  and  Jane, 
and  two  sons,  John  and  Andrew.  Andrew  McClary, 
Jr.,  servd  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  as  did  also  the 
latter's  nephew,  General  Michael  McClary.  Ann 
(McClary)  Tripp  became  the  mother  of  two  sons, 
Richard  and  John. 

(II)  Richard  (2),  eldest  son  of  Richard  (1) 
and  Ann  Tripp,  was  born  in  Epsom,  and  resided 
there  his  entire  life.  He  was  one  of  the  most  able 
farmers  of  that  town  in  his  day.  At  the  breaking- 
out  of  the  Revolutionary  war  he  enlisted  in  the  Con- 
tinental army  and  served  under  General  Stark  at  the 
battle  of  Bennington.  Like  his  father  he  was  a 
zealous  church  member,  and  served  the  community 
in  other  useful  ways,  participating  in  civic  affairs 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen.  His  wife 
was  before  marriage  Sally  ,  and  their  chil- 
dren were:  James,  born  in  1816;  Jeremiah,  1818; 
John,  1821 ;  Susan,  1823;  Sarah,  1826;  and  Jane,  1827 
or  '28.  Susan  married  George  R.  Calton,  and  be- 
came the  mother  of  three  children.  Sarah  married 
William  Parker,  and  Jane  married  John  COtrell. 

(III)  James,  eldest  son  of  Richard  and  Sally 
Tripp,  was  born  in  Epsom,  1816.  The  active  period 
of  his  life  was  devoted  to  farming,  and  he  owned 
one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  excellent  tillage  land 
which  yielded  him  good  financial  returns.  In  poli- 
tics he  acted  With  the  Democratic  party.  His  in- 
terest in  the  moral  and  religious  welfare  of  the  town 
was  characteristic  of  his  family.  He  lived  to  be  an 
octogenarian  and  his  death  occurred  in  Epsom,  1S99. 
February  2,  1843,  he  married  Isabella  Prescott,  who 
was  born  in  Pembroke  in  June,  1816,  fifth  child  and 
fourth  daughter  of  John  Morrill  and  Hannah 
(Dickey)  Prescott.  She  was  a  descendant  in  the 
ninth  generation  of  James  Prescott,  of  Dryby,  Lin- 
colnshire, England,  who  immigrated  in  1665,  settling 
in  Hampton.^  New  Hampshire.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  prop'rietors  of  Kingston,  going  there  to  re- 
side in  1725,  and  his  death  occurred  November  5, 
1728.  His  widow  died  October  6,  1735.  In  1668  he 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Grace 
Boulter,  of  Exeter.  From  James  the  line  of  descent 
is  through  John  (2).  Jedediah  (3),  Rev.  John  (4), 
and  John  M.  (5)  Prescott.  Rev.  John  Prescott  mar- 
ried Mehitable  Morrill,  and  his  son,  John  Morrill 
Prescott,  who  was  born  April  12,  1777,  married 
Hannah  Dickey,  of  Epsom,  daughter  of  David  and 
Rachel  (Hanover)  Dickey.  Their  children  were: 
Chloe,  married  Jeremiah  Tripp  ;  Morrill ;  Rachel  H. ; 
Mary  G.,  and  Isabella.  Mrs.  Isabella  (Prescott) 
Tripp  died  in  Epsom,  1901,  leaving  one  son. 

(IV)  James  H.,  only  child  of  James  and  Isa- 
bella (Prescott)  Tripp,  was  born  at  the  homestead 
in  Epsom.  June  15,  1849.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  when  not  engaged  in  study  he 
assisted  his  father  upon  the  farm,  which  he  eventu- 
ally inherited.  As  a  general  farmer  he  advanced  in 
prosperity,  taking  advantage  of  every  opportunity 
for  increasing  his  facilities,  and  by  adding  adjoining 
land  to  the  original  homestead  property  he  is  now 
the  owner  of  four  hundred  acres.     His  farm  build- 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


ings  are  neat  and  attractive,  plainly  denoting  the 
thrifty  habits  of  their  owner,  and  the  substantial 
dwelling-house  in  which  he  was  born,  erected  con- 
siderably more  than  a  century  ago,  is  in  an  excellent 
state  of  preservation.  For  the  past  two  years  he 
has  divided  his  time  between  agricultural  and  mer- 
cantile pursuits,  having  purchased  jointly  with  his 
son,  in  1904,  a  general  country  store  located  in  that 
part  of  Epsom  which  is  known  as  Short  Falls,  and 
this  enterprise  is  in  a  most  flourishing  condition. 
As  a  Democrat  he  has  participated  quite  actively  in 
ivic  affairs,  having  been  a  selectman  for  six 
and  tax-collector  three  years;  and  was  three 
times  elected  a  member  of  the  school  committee, 
but  declined  on  account  of  business  pressure  to 
serve  a  third  term  in  that  body.  As  an  Odd  Fellow 
he  has  occupied  all  of  the  important  chairs  in  his 
lodge,  including  that  of  noble  grand,  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  local  grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry. 
His   religious  affiliations  are  with  the  Congregation- 

In  June.  1S6S,  Mr.  Tripp  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Sarah  L.  Moses,  who  was  born  in  Epsom.  No- 
vember 25,  1841,  daughter  of  Dearborn  B.  Moses, 
lit  Epsom  (see  Moses,  VI).  The  only  child  of  this 
union  is  Walter  H.  Tripp,  who  is  now  in  business 
with  his  father  at  Short  Falls. 


This  name  is  an  unusual  one,  and  its 
SCRUTON  derivation  is  obscure.  It  is  found 
occasionally  in  the  records  of  Dover, 
Farmington,  Strafford  and  other  places  on  the  east 
siile  of  the  state,  but  no  mention  has  been  discov- 
ered earlier  than  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth 
century.  In  England  the  name  is  written  Scrutton, 
and  is  worthily  borne  by  a  member  of  the  King's 
counsel.  Thomas  Edward  Scrutton,  who  was  re- 
cently professor  of  Constitutional  Law  and  Flistory 
in  University  College,  London. 

(I)  Joseph  Scruton,  son  of  Jonathan  Scruton, 
of  Farmington,  New  Hampshire,  whose  father  emi- 
grated from  Ireland  about  1750,  was  born  about  the 
beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  lived  and  died  in  Strafford,  this  state. 
Joseph  Scruton  married  Louisa  Brock,  daughter  of 
John  and  Lydia  (Tuttle)  Brock,  of  Strafford,  and 
they  had  eleven  children:  Stephen  B.,  whose  sketch 
follows ;  Daniel,  John  F.,  Denman  D..  Sarah  B., 
Louise.  Alary  J.,  Albion  J.,  and  three  who  died  in 
infancy. 

ill)      Stephen    I!.,    eldest    child    of    Joseph    and 
Louisa    (Brock)   Scruton,  was  born  at  the  old  home 
in   Strafford,    New    Hampshire,   June  20,    1840.     He 
his  youth  on  this  place,  and  about  1863  came 
to  Ri  New  Hampshire,  and  entered  the  Wal- 

lace shoe  factory,  where  he  has  remained  ever  since 
as  foreman  of  the  bottoming  department.  .Mr. 
Scruton  i  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  attends  the 
Unitarian  Church.  On  November  -'?,  1863,  Stephen 
B.  Scruton  married  Martha  V.  Wallingford,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  i'  and  Lydia  R.  (Home)  Waliingford, 
of  Rochester.  Mrs  Martha  A  (Wallingford) 
Scruton  is  a  niece  of  Jesse  R.  Home  and  a  direct 
the  Earl  of  Wallingford.  They  had 
three  sons:  Walter  Stephen,  born  January  26,  1865; 
Charles  H.,  Ap  !  Leon  Elmonte,  whose 

sketch  follows  Walter  Stephen  Scruton  was  grad- 
uated from  Dartmouth  College  in  [887,  and  was 
afterward  principal  of  the  high  school  at  Ilills- 
borough    Bridg  tate,   and   was   on    Governor 

Smith'-,  staff  with  the  rani  col  ;        death 

I,  1904.  at  th      ge  of  thirty-nine 


years.  Charles  H.  Scruton,  the  second  son,  died 
August  9,  1S95 ;  he  was  a  graduate  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Dental  College,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
was  a  practicing  dentist  of  Rochester. 

(Ill)  Leon  Elmonte,  youngest  of  the  three 
sons  of  Stephen  B.  and  Martha  A.  (Wallingford) 
Scruton.  was  born  at  Rochester,  New  Hampshire, 
February  20,  186S.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  was  graduated  from 
Dartmouth  College  in  the  class  of  1890.  His  pro- 
fession  is  civil  and  hydraulic  engineering,  and  he 
has  had  extensive  practice  in  the  southern  part  of 
New  Hampshire  and  Maine.  He  made  all  the  sur- 
veys and  installed  the  waterworks  at  Portsmouth, 
this  state,  where  he  was  engaged  for  ten  years.  He 
installed  the  waterworks  in  Raymond,  Suncook  and 
Bethlehem.  New  Hampshire,  and  at  Sorrento  and 
Kittery,  Maine.  On  April  1,  1906,  he  returned  to 
his  home  town  of  Rochester,  and  became  superin- 
tendent of  waterworks  and  sewers,  which  position 
he  still  holds,  and  he  is  also  city  engineer.  During 
his  administration  the  new  sixteen-inch  water  main 
was  constructed  to  the  city.  Mr.  Scruton  is  a  Re- 
publican in  politics,  and  attends  the  Baptist  Church. 
He  was  street  commissioner  of  Portsmouth  for  two 
years,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
Portsmouth  Lodge.  On  August  28.  1895,  Leon  El- 
monte Scruton  married  Helen  Marr  Blackford, 
daughter  of  George  D.  and  Susan  (Cox)  Blackford, 
of  Kittery.  Maine,  and  granddaughter  of  Deacon 
Joseph  Cox,  of  Kittery,  who  died  in  1894,  aged 
ninety-six  years.  Deacon  Cox  served  in  both  the 
Mexican  and  Civil  wars  as  head  carpenter  in  the 
United    States   navy. 


The  earliest  mention  of  the  Mansur 
MANSUR  surname  in  New  England  is  found  in 
the  marriage  records  of  Cllarlestown, 
Massachusetts,  which  place  was  the  center  of  a  set- 
tlement of  many  fishermen  from  the  Isle  of  Jersey, 
and  it  is  quite  possible  that  Mansur  (or  Manser) 
was  a  name  among  them.  The  surname  is  an  ori- 
ginal one,  and  not  a  corruption  of  any  similar 
French  name,  and  is  derived  from  the  ancient  Nor- 
man "Mansur."  which  was  introduced  into  England 
by  the  Normans,  but  now  is  not  frequently  met  with 
either  there  or  in  this  country,  although  in  America 
it  probably  has  a  greater  number  of  representatives 
than  on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic. 

It  is  not  settled  beyond  all  question  and  accord- 
ing to   arbitrary  genealogical    requirements  that   the 
now  known  Mansur  family  of  America  was  founded 
by     Robert     Mansur.     of     Charlestown.      Mansur 
genealogy    says   that   while  contemporary  proofs  are 
wanting   that    Robert   was   the   common   ancestor   of 
the  American   family,  there  are  certain  unmistakable 
evidences  which  point  to  the  fact  with  such  direct- 
ness as  to  admit  of  no  doubt  on  the  subject.     There 
is    a    tradition,    however,    that   the   first   one   of   that 
surname    in    this    country    was    a    French    Huguenot 
1   bore  the  title  of  Monsieur,   and   that  he  came 
from  the  Die  of  Jersey  ami   settled  in  the  vicinity  of 
m  about  the  year  1660.     He  is  said  to  have  been 
so  eccentric  in  his  ways  that  he  was  known  among 
his    neighbors    as    (he    "crazy    Frenchman,"   but    the 
same   tradition    which    ascribes    this    quality    to    him 
also  says  (hat  he  was  a  person  of  some  means,  (hat 
Iressed    well   and   engaged   in   no   occupation,   but 
it     n    n    peel    to   his   family  and  connections   in 
I     and     di  mi  Stic    life.     In     one    of    (lie    ancient 
onls  is  a  reci  ird  (hat  one  Robert  Man- 
Mansur)  married   Elizabeth   Brooks,  a  widow. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


709 


Jun<  6,  [670,  and  Savage  mentions  Robert  Mansur 
as  a  householder  in  Charlestown  in  1678.  From  all 
these  and  other  tacts  it  is  a  safe  conclusion  that  this 
Robert  was  in  fact  the  founder  of  the  family  of  that 
surname  in  America,  and  he  will  be  so  treated  in 
these  annals. 

1  1  I  Robert  Mansur  (otherwise  Manser)  mar- 
ried. June  6,  1070,  Elizabeth  Brooks,  and  was  living 
in  1677-78,  but  probably  died  before  1680.  although 
there  is  no  record  of  settlement  of  his  estate. 
Elizabeth  Manser,  widow  of  Robert,  died  January  3, 
1694-05.  They  had  children:  John,  Thomas,  Will- 
iam. Elizabeth  and  Robert. 

(  2  )  John  Manser,  probably  of  Charlestown  but 
possibly  of  Boston,  is  believed  to  have  been  a  son 
of  Robert,  previously  mentioned,  although  there  ap- 
pears no  other  evidence  of  the  fact  than  suitability 
of  age  and  residence  and  station  in  life;  nothing  is 
known  which  in  any  way  conflicts  with  this  theory 
and  the  relationship  is  regarded  as  established  be- 
yond the  question  of  doubt.  John  Mansur  married, 
in  Boston,  April  24,  1695,  Mary  Mirick.  He  is  de- 
scribed as  of  Charlestown,  and  his  wife  as  of  Bos- 
ton ;  in  the  record  his  name  is  spelled  Monsir.  No 
children  are  recorded  to  this  marriage.  Woburn 
records  record  the  marriage  of  John  Mansur  and 
Elizabeth  Henshaw,  of  Charlestown,  June  3.  1701. 
Elizabeth  Henshaw  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Hannah  (Cleveland)  Henshaw,  and  was  born  July 
30,  1678.  Children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Hen- 
shaw) Mansur:  Elizabeth,  born  January  28,  1702-03, 
baptized  .March  28,  1703.  John,  born  November  10, 
1705    baptized  November,  1705. 

(Ill)  John  Mansur,  of  Methuen,  appears  to  be 
that  John  who  was  born  in  1705,  the  son  of  John, 
the  latter  having  been  presumed  to  be  the  son  of 
Robert.  John_ first  comes  to  notice  in  1729,  when 
John  Mansur,  of  Andover,  bought  land  of  Abel 
Astin.  He  married,  in  Andover,  December  31, 
1732.  Hannah  Lovejoy,  of  an  old  Andover  family  of 
that  name.  This  John  Mansur  was  undoubtedly  the 
person  mentioned  as  John  Mancer,  and  who  served 
during  the  early  part  of  the  French  and  Indian  wars, 
was  member  of  the  train  band  of  Methuen  in  1757. 
and  whose  name  appears  on  the  muster  roll  of 
Lieutenant  Chandler's  company  of  Colonel  Osgood's 
regiment  which  marched  to  the  relief  of  Fort  Will- 
iam Henry  in  August,  1757.  The  children  of  John 
and  Hannah  (Lovejoy)  Mansur  were:  John,  Will- 
iam. James,  Elizabeth  and  Samuel. 

(  IV)  William  (1),  second  child  and  second  son 
of  John  and  Hannah  (Lovejoy)  Mansur,  was  born 
in  Dracut,  Massachusetts,  January  1,  1737,  and  died 
in  1808.  He  went  from  Dracut  to  Wilton,  New 
Hampshire,  (now  Temple),  before  1772,  and  is  be- 
lieved to  have  been  one  of  the  first  settlers  there. 
He  served  with  credit  in  the  American  army  during 
the  revolution,  first  on  the  occasion  of  the  Lexing- 
ton Alarm  and  twice  afterward  as  a  soldier  of  the 
Continental  army.  In  1762  William  Mansur  mar- 
ried Isabella  Harvey,  who  was  born  in  Dracut  in 
1739.  She  survived  her  husband  about  twelve  years, 
and  died  in  Temple,  December  27,  1826,  aged  eighty- 
seven  years.  The  children  of  William  and  Isabella 
(Harvey)  Mansur  were:  William,  John,  Elizabeth, 
Joseph,  Ezra,  Stephen,  Aaron,  Jeremy,  Hannah  and 
Harvey. 

(V)  William  (2),  eldest  son  and  child  of  Will- 
iam (1)  and  Isabella  (Harvey)  Mansur.  was  born 
January  29,  1763,  and  died  September  6,  1844.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  Wilton,  and  was  first  taxed  in  that 
"town  in  1798.  and  he  also  was  one  of  the  early  mem- 
tiers  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  that  town.     He  mar- 


ried, March  1,  1787,  Sarah  Bridge,  of  Littleton, 
Massachusetts.  She  died  October  22,  1837,  having 
borne  her  husband  eleven  children,  as  follows:  Wil- 
liam, Lavina.  Jeremy.  Sarah,  Samuel,  Perley,  Clara 
Farwell,  Josiah,  Abner,  Franklin  and  Abner. 

(VI)  Franklin,  son  of  William  and  Sarah 
(Bridge)  Mansur,  was  born  April  6,  1808,  and  died 
ember  13.  1892.  He  married,  April  6,  1830, 
Elizabeth  Foster,  daughter  of  Timothy  Foster  (who 
died  March  2j.  1847),  and  Eunice  (Walker)  Foster 
(who  died  October  25,  1825).  Timothy  Foster  lived 
in  Wilmington,  Massachusetts,  and  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution,  and  a  descendant  of  Hon.  John 
Foster,  of  Boston.  His  business  occupation  was 
that  of  carpenter  and  builder  and  he  erected  many 
houses  and  other  buildings  in  the  city  of  Lowell. 
The  children  of  Franklin  and  Elizabeth  (Foster) 
Mansur  are  as  follows :  Elizabeth,  born  August  19, 
1831;  married  Charles  A.  Baldwin,  of  Laconia ;  Mr. 
Baldwin  died  January  10,  1899.  Charles,  born  March 
2,  1837;  now  living  in  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey.  Frank 
A.,  born  January  20,  18 — ,  died  February  28,  1906. 
Abbie,  born  April  4,  1850;  now  living  in  Laconia. 


Dalton  was  first  the  name  of  a  farm- 
DALTON     stead  or  hamlet  in  England.  The  word 

signifies  ton  or  enclosure  in  the  dale 
or  valley.  Centuries  ago  the  place  name  was  as- 
sumed as  a  surname  by  a  former  resident,  and  has 
continued  to  be  used  for  that  purpose. 

(I)  Philemon  Dalton  was  born  in  England  about 
1590,  and  was  a  brother  of  Rev.  Timothy  Dalton, 
who  was  born  in  England  in  1577.  Timothy'  first 
settled  in  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  about  1637,  and 
probably  removed  to  Hampton,  New  Hampshire, 
about  two  years  later.  Philemon  settled  in  Hampton, 
where  he  was  fatally  injured  by  the  fall  of  a  tree, 
and  died  June  4,  1662.  His  widow.  Dorothy,  born 
about  1600,  married  (second),  Godfrey  Dearborn. 
One  child  was  born  of  Philemon  and  Dorothy.  His 
name  was  Samuel,  and  his  sketch  follows. 

(II)  Samuel,  only  child  of  Philemon  and  Doro- 
thy Dalton,  was  born  about  1629,  and  died  August 
22,  168 1.  He  was  a  man  of  character  and  very  in- 
fluential in  his  town,  where  he  held  many  offices  of 
trust.  He  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Henry 
Palmer,  of  Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  who  married 
(second),  November  26,  1683,  Rev.  Zachariah  Sym- 
mes,  of  Bradford,  Massachusetts.  The  fourteen 
children  of  Samuel  and  Mehitable  were :  Hannah, 
Samuel,  Mehitable,  Elizabeth,  Timothy,  Philemon, 
John,  Caleb,  Abiah,  child  unnamed,  Joseph,  Abigail, 
Mary  and  Dorothy. 

(III)  Deacon  Philemon,  sixth  child  and  third 
son  of  Samuel  and  Mehitable  (Palmer)  Dalton,  was 
born  December  IS,  1664,  and  married  September  25, 
1690,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Edward  Gove.  Their 
ten  children  were :  Hannah,  Timothy,  Samuel,  Phile- 
mon. Abigail,  John,  Sarah,  Jeremiah,  Michael  and 
Mehitable. 

(IV)  Samuel,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Deacon  Philemon  and  Abigail  (Gove)  Dalton,  was 
born  July  22,  1694,  and  married,  April  28,  1720,  Mary 
Leavitt.  They  had  ten  children,  namely :  Mary,  Ben- 
jamin, Anna  (died  young),  Samuel,  Mary,  Phile- 
mon, Anna,  Moses,  Jeremiah  and  Elizabeth. 

(V)  Benjamin,  second  child  and  oldest  son  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  (Leavitt)  Dalton,  was  born  May 
9.  1722,  and  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Captain 
Mimowell  May,  of  Little  Harbor.  Their  children 
were:  Michael.  Mary  and  Sarah. 

(VI)  Michael,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (May) 
Dalton,  was  born  November  13,  1753,  and  died  Oc- 


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tober  6,  1S46,  aged  ninety-three  years.  The  name  of 
Michael  Dalton  is  on  the  "Return  of  what  remains 
of  Captain  Joseph  Parsons  Company,"  dated  New 
Castle,  November  6,  1775,  also  on  the  ".Muster  Roll 
for  seventy-four  men  including  officers  enlisted  by 
Colonel  Whipple  by  order  of  the  General  Court  for 
the  State  of  New  Hampshire  into  the  service  of  the 
American  States  to  reinforce  the  army  at  New  York, 
mustered  and  paid  off  by  Joshua  Wentworth  (first 
regiment)  September,  1770,"  where  he  is  credited 
with  advance  wages  and  bounty  six  pounds,  travel 
two  pounds,  ten  shillings;  total  eight  pounds,  ten 
shillings.  He  signed  this  payroll  "Mikel  Dalton;" 
most  of  the  signers  signed  with  an  X.  He  was  a 
fifer.  His  name  is  on  the  list  of  Captain  Joseph  Par- 
son's company,  in  the  bureau  of  pensions,  Washing- 
ton, District  of  Columbia.  Michael  Dalton  married 
Mercy  Philbrick,  who  died  November  19,  1846.  They 
had  four  children:  Benjamin  B.,  Abigail,  Daniel  P. 
and  Mary. 

(VII)  Daniel  Philbrick,  third  child  and  second 
son  of  Michael  and  Mercy  (Philbrick)  Dalton,  was 
born  in  Rye,  in  1785,  and  died  at  Rye  Beach,  Sep- 
tember 13,  1842,  aged  fifty-seven.  He  married,  Oc- 
tober 2,  1809,  Patty  Brown,  who  died  July  8,  1854, 
aged  sixty-eight.  They  had  five  children :  Joseph 
Bri  ivn,  Michael,  Daniel.  Louisa  and  Elvira. 

(VIII)  Joseph  Brown,  eldest  child  of  Daniel  P. 
and  Martha  (.Brown)  Dalton,  was  born  at  Rye 
Beach,  in  1809,  and  died  at  Allenstown,  April  18,  1883, 
aged  seventy-three  years.  He  was  a  prosperous 
farmer,  respected  citizen,  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  served  as  select- 
man of  Rye.  In  1865  he  moved  to  Pembroke,  and 
lal  r  to  allenstown,  where  he  resided  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  married  (first),  in  Rye,  March  14, 
1833,  Hannah  Brown,  who  was  born  at  Rye,  May 
29,  1S15,  and  died  at  Rye  Beach,  October  10,  1850, 
three  days  after  the  birth  of  her  youngest  child. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah 
(Drake)  Brown.  He  married  (second)  Abigail 
Brown,  who  was  born  in  Epsom,  June  6,  1816,  and 
died  in  Epsom,  December  23,  1898,  aged  eighty-two 
years.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Alexander  and 
Mary  (Dalton)  Brown,  of  Epsom.  The  children, 
all  born  by  the  first  wife,  were:  Emily  B.,  Daniel 
C.  (died  young),  Charles  E.  (died  young),  and 
Curtis  E.,  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(IX)  Curtis  Emery,  youngest  child  of  Joseph 
Brown  and  Hannah  (.Brown)  Dalton,  was  born  at 
Rye  Beach,  October  7,  1850.  tie  was  educated  in 
the  common  school ■;  oi  Rye  and  at  Pembroke  Acad- 
emy. In  1865  he  removed  with  his  father  and  family 
to  Pembroke,  and  lived  for  a  short  tune  on  the  farm. 
He  then  went  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  was  in  the 
employ  of  Frank  J  years.  A  severe 
illness  put  an  end  to  this  employment  and  he  drove 
a  cart  through  the  county  the  following  two  years, 
and  then  1  rved  .1  pi  riod  oi  equal  length  as  a  clerk 
in  a  groci  ry,  meal  and  provi  ion  store,  I  hen,  after 
clerking  for  Bartlett  &  Cofran,  of  Per  ke,  for 
two  year-,  he  bought  Mr.  Cofran's  interest,  and  with 
Mr.  Bartktt  formed  the  new  firm  of  Bartlett  & 
Dalton,  which  had  an  existence  f<  1  pears,  then 
in  18 —  was  appointed  ]"  :tmaster.  Selling  Ins  in- 
terest in  the  linn  of  Bartlett  &  Dalton  he  opened  a 
boot  and  shoe  ami  clothing  store  on  his  own  ac- 
count, which  hi  i  on  with  pi  Following 
twelve  years.  At  that  time  Suncook  waterworks 
were  built  by  Frank  Jones  of  Portsmouth,  and  Mr. 
Dalton  was  offered  the  position  of  superintendent, 
which  he  accepted,  and  has  ever  since  acceptably 
filled.     Mr.  Jones  died  in   1903,  and   the   waterworks 


were  bought  by  C.  E.  Dalton,  Jr.,  R.  M. 
Weeks.  A.  B.  Weeks,  G.  E.  Miller,  and 
Eugene  S.  Head,  who  now  constitute  the 
Suncook  Waterworks  Company.  Mr.  Dalton 
besides  his  interest  in  the  waterworks,  owns  a 
pleasant  home  and  a  large  lot  and  six  tenement 
houses  in  Suncook.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican, 
and  has  spent  considerable  time  in  the  public  ser- 
vice with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction 
of  his  constituency.  He  was  selectman  of  Aliens- 
town  two  years,  has  been  town  treasurer  eleven  years 
and  now  holds  that  position,  was  a  member  of  the 
school  board  three  years,  and  is  now  serving  his 
sixth  year  as  treasurer  of  that  body,  and  was  post- 
master of  Suncook  four  years,  during  Cleveland's 
first  administration.  Mr.  Dalton  was  made  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  in 
Howard  Lodge,  Suncook,  in  1880,  and  since  that 
time  has  also  been  a  member  of  Suncook  Encamp- 
ment No.  — . 

He  married,  November  24,  1870,  Lucy  M.  Hoyt, 
who  was  born  in  Weare,  December  28,  1851,  daugh- 
ter of  Amos  and  Harriett  C.  (Randall)  Hoyt,  resid- 
ing in  Pembroke  since  1867.  (See  Hoyt).  They  have 
three  children :  Frank  E.,  born  June  9,  1880,  who 
married  Millie  M.  Ladd,  and  resides  in  Newbury- 
port,  Massachusetts.  Edith,  August,  1882 ;  and 
Jeness  C,  June  14,   1S94. 


Rev.  William  McDonald,  the  pio- 
McDONALD  neer  Catholic  priest  of  Manchester, 
who  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
present  prosperity  of  Catholicity  in  Manchester,  was 
born  in  county  Leitrim,  Ireland,  in  June,  1813.  He 
came  to  America  when  young,  and  in  1830  began 
his  studies  at  Laval  University,  Quebec,  taking  the 
academic  and  theological  courses.  He  was  ordained 
in  1843,  and  assigned  as  assistant  prie-t  at  Saint 
John's,  New  Brunswick,  having  charge  subsequently 
of  parishes  at  Eastport  and  Calais,  Maine. 

In  1847  he  went  to  Boston,  and  in  1848  was  as- 
signed to  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  which  then 
contained  about  five  hundred  Catholics.  Within  a 
year  he  began  the  erection  of  tile  present  Sunt 
.Vnn's   Church,   in  r,   and   from   that   time 

until  his  death,  there  was  scarcely  a  year  1  lat  lie 
did  not  inaugurate  some  improvement  of  lasting 
benefit  to  the  church,  lie  was  a  man  of  remarkable 
foresight  and  business  ability,  and  almost  all  the 
valuable  real  estate  now  owned  by  the  Catholics  of 
Manchester  was  purchased  by  him.  In  1855  he  built 
the  beautiful  Mount  Saint  Mary's;  in  1857  brought 
the  Sisters  of  Mercy  to  Manchester,  and  established 
paro  hools;    in    r86g   he   bought    the   present 

site  of  St.  Joseph's  Cathedral,  established  a  new 
parish,  ami  built  Saint  Joseph's  Church;  in  1870  he 
established  Saint  Patrick's  orphanage  for  girls,  and 
a  little  later  founded  the  Old  Ladies'  Home.  As 
a  result  of  his  zeal  and  untiring  efforts,  he  saw  his 
little  parish  of  Saint  Ann's  increase  until  it  had  more 
communicants  and  maintained  more  charitable  in- 
stitutions than  all  the  other  churches  of  the  city 
combined.  He  died  August  20,  1885.  aged  seventy- 
two  years.  The  day  of  his  funeral  was  one  of  public 
mourning:  mills  were  closed,  and  business  generally 
suspended,     lie  is  buried  m  the  church  iaint 

Ann's  Church,  and  over  his  grave  is  erected  a  little 
mortuary  chapel. 


The  Very  Reverend  John  E.  Barry,  V. 
BARRY     A.,    was   born   in   Eastport.   Maine.   Au- 
gust,    1836.       His     preliminary     studies 
were   made   at    the    Academy    of    Saint   John,    New 


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Brunswick,  Holy  Cross  College,  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  the  College  of  Saint  Sulpice,  Montreal ; 
and  his  theological  studies  at  Grand  Seminary, 
Montreal,  where  his  zeal  and  piety  always  marked 
him  for  ecclesiastical  preferment.  His  ordination  to 
the  priesthood  was  performed  by  Bishop  Bacon,  in 
the  cathedral  in  Portland,  Maine,  June  29,  1864. 
He  was  first  appointed  rector  of  Portland  Cathedral, 
whence  after  a  few  years  he  went  to  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  remained  until  the  day  of 
his  death,  November  14,  1900. 

He  built  during  his  pastorate,  a  church,  a  rectory, 
a  school  house,  purchased  a  beautiful  cemetery,  and 
built  a  convent  for  the  sisters.  In  ecclesiastical 
honors  no  man  in  New  Hampshire  ranked  higher 
or  bore  them  more  modestly.  After  the  death  of 
Bishop  Bacon,  November  5,  1874,  Father  Barry  was 
appointed  administrator  of  the  diocese  of  Portland, 
including  at  that  time  Maine  and  New  Hampshire. 
After  the  consecration  of  Bishop  Healy  he  was  ap- 
pointed vicar  general,  and  on  the  separation  of  the 
diocese  he  continued  to  fill  that  high  office  for  the 
new  see  of  Manchester.  Father  Barry's  character 
was  spotless.  He  was  a  model  priest,  a  man  of 
great  zeal  and  piety.  He  was  kind,  prudent,  cir- 
cumspect, most  sympathetic,  and  of  most  exceptional 
charity.  His  mortal  remains  rest  in  the  beautiful 
Calvary  cemetery  of  Concord,  marked  by  a  mortu- 
ary chapel,  built  by  the  people  of  Concord. 


An  authority  has  said  that  the  de- 
MORRILL  scendants  of  the  ancient  trainer 
(Abraham  Morrill)  in  every  genera- 
tion have  been  noted  for  their  enterprise,  whether 
in  iron,  fish,  cloth,  nails,  coasting  vessels,  farming  or 
trade.  Ezekiel  was  the  pioneer  of  Canterbury,  New 
Hampshire,  and  in  1773  there  were  living  in  that 
town  Ezekiel,  Jr.,  Isaac,  Marston  and  Samuel  Mor- 
rill. Ezekiel,  Sargent,  David  and  Laban  signed  the 
association  test  in  1776.  The  family  showed  an 
ardent  patriotism,  and  among  the  Revolutionary  sol- 
diers who  went  from  Canterbury  were  Abraham, 
Ensign  Ezekiel,  Lieutenant  Laban  (captain,  1780), 
and   Sargeant  Morriell. 

(I)  Abraham  Morrill,  the  earliest  ancestor  in 
America  of  many  descendants  scattered  throughout 
the  United  States,  came  from  England  with  his 
brother  Isaac  in  the  ship  "Lion,"  arriving  in  Massa- 
chusetts Bay,  September  16,  1632.  He  settled  first 
in  Cambridge  where  he  was  a  member  of  the  An- 
cient and  Horn  rable  Artillery  Company  in  1638. 
He  moved  with  the  original  proprietors  to  Salis- 
bury, Massachusetts,  where  in  1650  only  four  men 
were  taxed  more  than  himself.  He  married,  June 
10,  1645,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Robert  Clement,  of 
Haverhill.  He  died  June  20,  1662,  at  Roxbury, 
while  on  a  visit  to  his  brother  Isaac,  and  his  widow- 
subsequently  married  Thomas  Mudgett.  The  chil- 
dren of  Abraham  and  Sarah  (Clement)  Morrill 
were :  Isaac,  Jacob,  Sarah,  Abraham,  Moses,  Aaron, 
Richard,  Lydia  and  Hepzibah.  (Jacob  and  descend- 
ants  receive   further  mention   in  this  article). 

(II)  Isaac,  eldest  child  of  Abraham  and  Sarah 
(Clement)  Morrill,  was  born  July  10,  1646,  in 
Salisbury,  and  was  in  his  sixteenth  year  when  his 
father  died.  William  Osgood  was  chosen  his  guar- 
dian in  April,  1666,  probably  in  order  to  settle  his 
father's  estate.  He  was  married  November  14, 
1670,  to  Phebe  Gill,  and  both  were  members  of 
the  Salisbury  Church  in  1687,  and  signed  the  Brad- 
bury petition  in  1692.  Mr.  Morrill  was  deputized 
to  conduct   soldiers   to   Wells,    Maine,   in    1696,   and 


the  Salisbury  records  mention  Isaac  Morrill's  gar- 
rison in  1702.  He  died  October  17,  1713,  and  his 
wife  May  6,  1714.  They  had  children  named: 
Abraham,  Isaac,  Sarah,  Jacob,  John,  Rachel  (died 
eleven  days  old),  Daniel,  Jemima,  Mary  and  Rachel. 
(Mention  of  Isaac  and  Jacob  and  descendants  ap- 
pears in  this  article). 

(III)  Abraham  (2),  eldest  child  of  Isaac  and 
Phebe  (Gill)  Morrill,  was  born  August  22,  1671, 
m  Salisbury,  and  was  probably  a  blacksmith.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  Salisbury  Church  in  1716,  at 
the  age  of  forty-five  years.  He  was  married  Jan- 
uary 2,  1696,  in  Salisbury,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  William  (2)  Sargent.  (See  Sargent).  She  was 
baptized  November  5,  1710,  as  an  adult,  and  died 
April  21,  1731,  surviving  her  husband  six  days,  he 
having  died  April  15,  same  year.  His  will  was 
made  in  the  previous  December,  and  was  proven  on 
the  tenth  of  the  succeeding  May.  Their  children 
were :  Judith,  Mary,  Reuben,  Phoebe,  Abraham, 
Elizabeth  and  Jemima. 

(IV)  Abraham  (3),  second  son  and  'fifth  child 
of  Abraham  (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Sargent)  Morrill, 
was  born  November  2S,  1705,  in  Salisbury,  and  re- 
sided in  the  west  parish  of  that  town.  He  and  his 
wife  were  received  in  the  Second  Salisbury  Church, 
March,  172S.  He  was  married  (intention  published 
November  24,  1727,  in  the  Salisbury  Church),  to 
Anna  Clough,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
Clough,  of  Salisbury.  In  the  record  of  her  death 
in  the  Salisbury  Church,  which  occurred  February, 
1774,  the  name  is  given  as  Johanna.  Abraham  Mor- 
rill was  called  "Junior"  from  1731  to  1757,  and  prob- 
ably died  December  16,  17S0.  His  first  child  and 
son,  unnamed,  died  in  infancy.  The  others  were: 
Samuel,  Abraham  (died  young),  Robie,  Abraham 
(died  young),  Elizabeth,  Abel  and  Abraham.  (Abel 
and  descendants  are  mentioned  at  length  in  this 
article). 

(V)  Robie,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Abraham 
(3)  and  Anna  (Clough)  Morrill,  was  born  August 
28,  1734,  in  Salisbury,  Massachusetts,  and  died 
September  18,  1813,  in  Boscawen,  New  Hampshire. 
He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1755,  and 
was  ordained  the  first  minister  of  Boscawen,  .New 
Hampshire,  December  27,  1761.  He  continued  as 
pastor  about  five  years  and  then,  owing  to  some  dis- 
affection, he  resigned  his  pastorate  and  never  again 
engaged  in  preaching.  He  became  a  teacher  and 
taught  many  years  during  the  closing  decades  of  the 
eighteenth  century.  He  was  a  useful  citizen  and  a 
thorough  gentleman,  very  punctilious  in  his  dress, 
wearing  until  the  close  of  his  life  his  black  silk 
stockings,  silver  shoe  and  knee  buckles  and  wig. 
He  was  small  of  stature,  but  was  a  strict  discipli- 
narian and  thorough  master  in  school.  Mr.  Morrill 
was  eccentric  and  sometimes  called  erratic  in  his 
ways.  He  was  possessed  of  a  rich  vein  of  humor 
and  made  an  example  of  those  who  fell  by  the  way- 
side. Tradition  preserves  many  stories  of  his  wit 
and  sarcasm  which  may  or  may  not  be  true.  It 
is  said  on  one  occasion  he  selected  as  the  text  for 
a  sermon  the  pronoun,  "it."  On  another  occasion 
he  astounded  his  congregation  by  exclaiming 
"There  goes  a  mouse !"  His  sermons  were  long 
drawn  out  and  it  is  not  strange  that  members  of  the 
congregation  fell  asleep.  On  one  occasion  his 
wife  was  found  in  this  condition,  and  her  husband 
paused  in  his  sermon  and  addressed  one  of  his 
hearers,  saying  "Will  you  please  wake  that  man  who 
snores  so  loud,  for  I  fear  that  he  will  wake  my 
wife."     He  built  a  house  now  standing  near  the  site 


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of  the  ancient  fort,  the  oldest  frame  house  in  the 
town.  In  the  formative  period,  preceding  and  dur- 
ing the  Revolution,  when  society  and  political  in- 
stitutiuiis  were  undergoing  a  change  he  exercised 
a  powerful  influence  and  was  ever  on  the  right 
side.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling  character  and  his 
death  was  universally  mourned  by  his  fellow  citi- 
zens. He  married  Elizabeth  Hobson,  and  their 
children  were :  Samuel,  Elizabeth,  Anna,  Joseph 
Hobson,  Jeremiah,  Sally  and  Jane. 

(VI)  Samuel,  eldest  child  of  Rev.  Robie  and 
Elizabeth  (.Hobson)  Morrill,  was  born  January  5, 
1761,  in  Salisbury,  Massachusetts.  He  lived  all  his 
life  in  Boscawen,  where  he  died  over  seventy  years 
of  age,  and  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  was 
married  April  28,  1785,  to  Sarah  Atkinson,  who  was 
born  January  8,  1763,  and  died  February  27.  1844. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  Nathaniel  (2)  Atkinson 
(see  Atkinson,  IV).  Mr.  Morrill  was,  like  his 
father,  a  thoroughly  upright  man  and  a  friend  of 
human  liberty.  He  was  a  Whig  in  politics,  and  was 
identified  .  with  the  Congregational  Church.  His 
children  were:  Betsey,  Eunice,  Nathaniel,  Judith, 
Benjamin  and  Anna  Hobson.  The  first  daughter 
became  the  wife  of  James  Chadwick  and  the  third 
of  Joseph  Chadwick,  of  Boscawen.  The  second 
daughter  died  unmarried,  at  the  age  of  forty  years. 
The  youngest  daughter  married  Dr.  Merrill,  of 
Hopkinton,  Massachusetts. 

(.VII)  Nathaniel,  elder  son  and  third  child  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Atkinson)  Morrill,  was  born 
September  8,  1789,  in  Boscawen,  and  grew  up  011 
a  farm  there,  receiving  a  common  school  education, 
and  soon  after  attaining  manhood,  upon  his  mar- 
riage, he  settled  in  Canterbury,  where  he  continued 
to  reside.  He  did  not  live  to  a  great  age,  his  death 
being  caused  by  weakness  of  the  heart,  at  the  age 
of  forty-seven  years,  in  1837.  He  was  long  identi- 
fied with  the  Congregational  Church,  in  which  he 
was  for  many  years  a  chorister.  He  did  not  desire 
any  official  station  in  civil  affairs,  but  was  firmly 
established  in  his  political  principles,  being  like  his 
father,  a  Whig.  He  married  Sally  Smith  Morrill, 
daughter  of  Reuben  and  Miriam  (Smith)  Morrill, 
of  Canterbury.  (See  Reuben,  VI).  She  survived 
him  twenty  year  or  more  and  died  at  the  age  of 
seventy-six  years.  Their  children  were:  Mary 
Emily,  Catherine,  Reuben,  Samuel  Atkinson,  Charles 
Franklin.  Enoch  and  Elizabeth  C.  The  eldest  child 
b  iiii  the  wife  of  Abraham  Fitts,  and  resided  at 
Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  and  Worchester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, dying  at  the  latter  place.  The  second 
and  third  daughters  died  in  childhood.  The  eldest 
I  u  East  Concord  and  died  there.  Enoch 
u.i  an  \'U.ni  preacher  and  resides  in  Hampton, 
New  Hampshire.  The  other  sons  resided  in  Canter- 
Inn,,  where  one  of  them  is  still  living. 

(VIII)  Samuel  Atkinson,  second  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Nathaniel  and  Sally  Smith  (Morrill)  Mor- 
rill, was  burn  May  26,  1827,  in  Canterbury,  and  has 
resided  all  his  life  in  that  town.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  one  term  at  Boscawen  Academy  and  one 
term  at  the  Sanborn  Seminary,  his  education  was 
supplied  by  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town.  In 
young  manhood  he  taught  five  terms  of  school  in 
as  many  towns,  namely :  Canterbury,  Northfield, 
Sanbornton,  Boscawen  and  Loudon.  He  learned 
the  carpenter's  track-  and  has  given  his  time  almosl 
exclusively  to  work  in  that  line  through  a  long  and 
ver\  industrious  life.  It  is  >aid  that  he  has  done 
more  carpenter  work  than  any  other  individual  in 
the    town,    and    in    the    meantime   has    carried    on    a 


farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  having  added  forty  acres 
to  the  original  homestead  possessed  by  his  father. 
Many  of  the  large  barns  and  other  farm  buildings 
of  Canterbury  were  erected  by  him,  and  it  was  not 
until  1898  that  he  retired  from  active  labor  in  this 
line.  He  is  still  hale  and  vigorous,  and  it  is  no 
uncommon  sight  in  winter  to  see  him  driving  three 
pairs  of  steers  and  oxen,  with  a  horse  to  lead,  in 
transporting  wood  to  Pennacook  and  other  points. 
He  takes  just  pride  in  his  oxen,  which  he  has  raised 
and  trained,  and  he  can  sit  upon  his  load  and  guide 
the  team,  including  the  lead  horse,  without  any 
reins,  up  hill  and  down.  Mr.  Morrill  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church  and  a  very 
regular  attendant.  He  was  the  first  president  and 
continued  for  many  years  active  in  the  work  of 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  Canter- 
bury. He  is  a  member  of  the  Merrimack  River 
Grange,  No.  4,  of  which  he  was  seven  years  treas- 
urer. He  served  several  years  as  assessor  of  the 
Congregational  Society,  and  also  as  supervisor  of 
the  check  list.  He  is  an  ardent  Republican,  and  be- 
longs to  the  group  which  has  ever  stood  for  human 
liberty  and  progress  in  every  department  of  govern- 
ment, and  of  life.  Mr.  Morrill  was  married,  April 
10,  1852,  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Garland,  of  South  Ber- 
wick, Maine.  She  was  born  there  in  1832,  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  and  Abigail  Garland.  Having  no  chil- 
dren of  their  own,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morrill  adopted  a 
son,  George  A.  Morrill,  who  now  resides  in  Canter- 
bury. He  married  Elizabeth  Ordway  and  has  five 
children,  namely:  Harry,  Ida,  Leon,  Eugene  and 
Perly. 

(V)  Abel,  sixth  son  and  third  child  of  Abraham 
(3)  and  Anna  (Clough)  Morrill,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 15,  1737,  in  Salisbury,  and  resided  in  the  west 
parish.  He  was  received  in  the  Second  Church, 
January  4,  1756,  in  his  nineteenth  year,  and  died 
June  18,  1797.  His  will  made  four  years  previously 
mentions  his  wife,  Sarah,  and  children:  Sarah,  Sam- 
uel, Molly  and  Eunice. 

(  VI  )  Samuel,  only  son  and  second  child  of  Abel 
and  Sarah  Morrill,  was  born  December  21,  1765, 
and  baptized  eight  days  later.  He  and  his  wife, 
Nancy,  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
William  (died  young),  Joseph,  Abel,  Nancy,  Jona- 
than and  Samuel. 

(YI1)  Joseph,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Samuel  and  Nancy  Morrill,  was  born  December  26, 
1795.  He  married  Parmelia  Martin,  and  in  1818 
settled  in  Hopkinton,  New  Hampshire,  where  most 
of  his  children  were  born. 

(VIII)  George  Washington,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Parmelia  (Martin)  Morrill,  was  born  August  13, 
1823,  in  Hopkinton.  With  the  exception  of  three 
years  in  Dixon,  Illinois,  he  spent  his  life  in  Hopkin- 
ton, his  home  being  in  Contoocook  village.  He  was 
a  woolen  manufacturer,  and  spent  thirty  years  in 
the  business.  During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  he 
manufactured  woolen  at  Contoocook,  in  company 
with  William  E.  Livingston,  of  Lowell.  Massachu- 
setts, He  was  subsequently  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  mackerel  kits  at  Contoocook,  and  still 
later  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber.  He  married 
June  13,  1S46,  Laura  Ann  Bacon,  daughter  of  John 
ami  Sylvia  (Patterson)  Bacon,  otf  Hopkinton.  They 
had   two  children:   Frank  Isaac   and    Harriet    Maria. 

(IX)  Frank  Isaac,  only  son  of  George  W.  and 
Laura  Ann  (  Bacon)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Hopkin- 
ton, November  30,  1S48.  He  was  educated  at  the 
New  Hampshire  Institute,  and  at  Boston  (Massa- 
chusetts)    University.      He    resided    in    Contoocook 


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until  1871,  then  spent  three  years  in  Dixon,  Illinois, 
and  subsequently  lived  in  Newton,  Massachusetts, 
and  carried  on  business  in  Boston.  Since  1890  he 
has  resided  in  Contoocook,  where  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  mackerel  kits,  and  also 
lumber.  He  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Laws  from  the  Boston  University  in  1873,  and  in 
1N74  was  admitted  to  the  Suffolk  county  bar.  In 
18S0  he  was  chairman  of  the  ward  and  city  com- 
mittee of  Newton.  He  served  six  years  as  super- 
vi -or  of  Hopkinton,  being  chosen  to  that  office  in 
1882-84-86.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
and  Honorable  Artillery  of  Boston,  and  of  the  Claf- 
lin  Guards  of  Newton.  He  is  a  Mason.  He  mar- 
ried, August  1,  1874,  Hattie  Farnum  Stevens, 
daughter  of  Grove  S.  and  Lydia  Johnson  (Wilson) 
Stevens,  of  Haverhill,  Massachusetts.  They  have 
one  child,  Laura  Sylvia. 

(III)  Deacon  Isaac  (2),  second  son  and  child 
of  Isaac  (1)  and  Phebe  (Gill)  Morrill,  born  in 
Salisbury,  July  24,  1673,  died  June  22,  1737.  He  was 
a  man  of  influence  in  his  town,  was  a  representative 
in  the  general  court  eight  years,  1729-1737,  and  was  a 
consistent  member  of  the  Second  Salisbury  Church 
from  November,  1718.  He  married,  May  30,  1696, 
Abigail  Brown,  born  February  1,  1675,  living  in 
1721,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Hannah  (Fellows) 
Brown.  She  was  admitted  to  Salisbury  Church, 
August  6,  1699,  and  received  into  the  Second  Salis- 
bury Church,  1719.  Their  children  were :  Benjamin, 
Abigail,  Nathaniel,  Joseph,  Paul,  Micajah,  Tamson, 
Phebe  and  Isaac. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  eldest  child  of  Isaac  (2)  and 
Abigail  (Brown)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Salisbury, 
January  27,  1697,  and  baptized  March  9,  1701.  He 
resided  in  Salisbury,  West  Parish,  where  he  was 
living  in  1737.  A  Benjamin  Morrill  was  received 
into  the  Second  Church  of  Salisbury,  March  7,  1742. 
He  married,  January  21,  1720,  in  Salisbury,  Ruth 
Allen,  born  March  5,  1701,  baptized  April  6,  1701, 
daughter  of  Stillson  and  Margaret  Allen,  and  they 
had  twelve  children:  Margaret,  died  young;  Na- 
thaniel, Margaret,  Abigail,  died  young;  Ruth,  Mica- 
jah, a  son  unnamed,  Benjamin,  Isaac,  Abigail,  Stil- 
son  and  Dorothy. 

(V)  Ruth,  fourth  daughter  and  fifth  child  of 
Benjamin  and  Ruth  (Allen)  Morrill,  was  born  in 
Salisbury,  West  Parish,  August  27,  1727,  and  mar- 
ried, January  5,  1748,  Jabez  Tucker.  (See  Tucker, 
IV). 

( IV)  Paul,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Isaac  and 
Abigail  (Brown)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Salisbury. 
May  5,  1706.  He  settled  first  at  South  Hampton, 
New  Hampshire,  whence  he  removed  to  Chichester 
or  Loudon,  and  he  probably  signed  the  Association 
Test  in  the  last  named  place  in  1776.  He  married 
Martha  Worden,  June  26,  1740.  and  his  children 
were :  Samuel,  Isaac,  Ephraim,  Abigail,  Paul,  Dor- 
othy. Ezekiel,  James,  Micajah,  John   and   Nathaniel. 

(V)  Ephraim,  second  son  and  child  of  Paul 
and  Martha  (Worden)  Morrill,  was  born  in  South 
Hampton,  September  4,  1745.  As  a  vigorous  and 
persevering  young  man  he  went  to  Henniker  in  1763 
as  a  pioneer,  and  proceeded  with  energy  to  establish 
a  home  in  what  was  at  that  time  a  sparsely  settled 
section.  Among  the  few  farms  then  in  process  of 
development  in  Henniker,  Ephraim  Morrill's  was 
the  most  westerly  one,  and  between  those  venture- 
some pioneers  there  existed  a  mutual  solicitude  for 
the  general  welfare  and  safety  of  each  other,  a 
kind  of  unwritten  law  prompted  by  sympathy,  which 
they  all  respected  and  obeyed.  It  was  customary 
among   them   to    discharge    a    gun   at   certain   inter- 


vals, and  if  they  heard  a  similar  salute  they  knew 
that  at  least  their  nearest  neighbor  was  safe.  This 
primitive  yet  effective  means  of  communicating 
with  his  neighbors  was  practiced  by  Ephraim  Mor- 
rill during  the  period  in  which  he  was  compelling 
the  stubborn  wilderness  to  acknowledge  the  suprem- 
acy of  human  perseverance.  Having  concluded  the 
preliminary  work  of  laying  out  his  farm,  which 
included  besides  the  clearing  of  a  tract  for  tillage 
purposes,  the  erection  of  a  comfortable  log-house, 
he  returned  to  South  Hampton  in  the  spring  of 
1773,  and  on  May  8,  of  that  year,  was  married  to 
Susannah  Gates  of  that  town,  who  was  born  April 
15,  1748.  Both  bride  and  groom  made  the  journey 
to  their  new  home  on  the  same  horse.  She  proved 
an  excellent  woman  and  a  most  valuable  helpmate. 
Ephraim  Morrill  was  one  of  the  most  able  men  in 
Henniker  during  the  days  of  its  infancy,  honest, 
generous  and  kindhearted,  though  blunt,  and  was 
frequently  elected  to  public  office.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  possessed  deep  religious  convictions,  and  fully 
merited  the  esteem  which  was  accorded  them  by 
their  neighbors.  He  died  August  2,  1841,  surviving 
his  wife,  whose  death  occurred  March  27,  1832. 
As  part  of  his  funeral  obsequies  was  read,  at  his 
own  request,  the  nirith  verse  of  the  second  chapter 
of  Paul's  first  Epistle  to  the  Corinthians :  "But  as 
it  is  written,  Eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard, 
neither  have  entered  into  the  heart  of  man,  the 
things  which  God  hath  prepared  for  them  that  love 
him."  His  children  were:  Elisha,  Paul  (who  died 
young),  Susanna,  Ephraim,  Mary,  Martha,  John  M. 
and  another  Paul.  The  original  family  homestead 
in  Henniker  is  now,  or  was  recently,  owned  by  Har- 
rison Morrill,  a  grandson  of  the  pioneer. 

(VI)  Paul,  youngest  son  and  child  of  Ephraim 
and  Susannah  (Gates)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Hen- 
niker, November  14,  1789.  He  served  as  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  1812-15,  and  in  1824  he  established 
himself  in  the  meat  business  at  Nashua.  On  April 
7,  1816,  he  married  Lovilla  Walton,  who  was  born 
in  Chesterfield.  December  28,  1794.  He  died  Sep- 
tember 15,  1865,  and  his  wife  died  in  1S34.  They 
were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  five  of  whom  lived 
to  maturity,  namely:  Charles,  born  April  24,  1818; 
David  Lawrence,  who  will  be  again  referred  to; 
Mary,  March  20,  1822;  Louisa,  January  24,  1833; 
and  Helen,  December  19,  1834.  Charles  Morrill 
was  for  a  number  of  years  a  journalist  in  New  York 
City. 

(VII)  David  Lawrence,  son  of  Paul  and  Lovilla 
(Walton)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Henniker,  March 
15,  1820.  He  grew  to  manhood  in  Nashua,  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools.  In  1849  he  went  to 
California  by  the  way  of  Cape  Horn,  and  after 
spending  three  years  in  the  gold  fields  returned  to 
the  Granite  State.  For  many  years  he  was  a  promi- 
nent dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions  in  Nashua, 
and  occupied  a  conspicuous  as  well  as  an  honorable 
position  among  the  business  men  of  that  city.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  active  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  and  in  addition  to  contributing  liber- 
ally toward  its  support  he  served  it  in  an  official 
capacity  and  devoted  much  time  to  the  propagation 
of  religious  work.  He  died  August  S.  1880.  He 
married  Mary  Jane  Dimick,  who  was  born  in  Lyme, 
New  Hampshire,  April  27,  1834,  daughter  of  John 
and  Lydia  (Turner)  Dimick.  She  became  the 
mother  of  four  children,  namely:  Charles  W..  Elmer 
D.  (who  died  young),  Clara  L.,  and  May  M.,  who 
for  many  years  has  been  prominently  connected 
with  the  schools  of  Nashua  as  teacher. 

(VIII)  Charles  Wesley,  eldest  son  of  David  L. 


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and  Mary  J.  (Dimick)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Nashua, 
January  5,  1858.  His  studies  in  the  public  schools 
were  supplemented  with  a  commercial  course  at 
Bryant  and  Stratton's  Business  College,  Boston,  and 
being  thus  well  equipped  for  business  life  he  turned 
his  attention  to  mercantile  pursuits.  During  the 
past  twenty-five  years  he  has  spent  most  of  the  time 
as  a  traveling  salesman,  first  for  a  Nashua  concern, 
later  for  a  Boston  house  and  for  the  last  two  years 
has  traveled  for  a  New  York  firm.  In  politics  Mr. 
Morrill  is  a  Republican  and  is  active  in  civic  affairs, 
having  served  in  both  branches  of  the  municipal 
government,  as  representative  to  the  legislature 
in  1891-92,  and  as  park  commissioner  from  1895  l0 
1904,  and  again  appointed  in  1907.  He  is  a  Master 
Mason  and  a  member  of  Ancient  York  Lodge,  Na- 
shua. In  his  religious  belief  he  is  an  Episcopalian, 
and  is  a  prominent  member  and  vestryman  of  the 
Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd. 

On  June  12,  1883,  Mr.  Morrill  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Harriet  Flint  Reed,  daughter  of 
Henry  Harrison  and  Mary  Bass  (Joy)  Reed,  of 
Nashua,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  well  known 
merchant  of  that  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morrill  have 
four  children,  namely :  Marion  Dimick,  born  Oc- 
tober 26,  1890;  Charles  Wesley,  August  26,  1892; 
Mildred  Joy,  November  8,  1893;  and  Frederick 
Reed,  November  9,  1898. 

)  Jacob,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Isaac  and  Phebe  (Gill)  Morrill,  was  born  May  25, 
1677.  in  Salisbury,  where  his  abode  continued 
through  life.  He  was  evidently  a  careful  business 
man,  as  his  will  was  made  about  three  years  before 
his  death :  it  was  executed  December  1,  1750,  and 
proved  March  25,  1754.  He  was  married  (first), 
December  4,  1701,  to  Elizabeth  Stevens,  who  was 
born  February  14.  1678,  in  Salisbury,  daughter  of 
John  (2)  and  Joanna  (Thorn)  Stevens.  She  died 
after  June  22.  1722,  and  before  January  5.  1723,  on 
which  date  lie  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Dalton, 
who  survived  him.  His  children,  all  born  of  the 
first  wife,  wen  :  Ji  nathan,  Joanna,  Abraham,  Sam- 
uel. Joanna,  Ruth,  Jacob,  Jeremiah,  Elizabeth.  Isaac, 
Judith  and  Sarah.  The  first  Joanna  was  a  twin  of 
Jonathan  and  died  when  ten  days  old,  the  other 
dying  the  I 

(IV)  Samuel,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
Jacob  th    (Stevens)    Morrill,   was   born 

ember  27.  1705.  in  Salisbury,  and  lived  in  South 
Hampton.  New  Hampshire,  where  his  will  was  made 
December  4.  [754,  and  proved  February  26,  1755. 
He  was  man  ulier   12,   1728.  at  the   Second 

Salisbury  Church,  to  Hannah  Osgood,  who  was  born 
July  i,  1709,  in  Salisbury,  daughter  of  William  and 
Hannah  (Colby)  Osgood.  She  was  admitted  to  the 
South   Hampl  h  about   1742,  and  dismissed 

to   tlic   church  ing,   May   16,    1762,   about  the 

time  she  went   to  live  with  some  of  her  children  in 
en  were:    Levi,  Oliver,  Abel. 
Hannah,   Mary    (died   young),    Sarah,   Mary,   Eliza- 
beth. Samuel,  .1  d  Nancy. 

(V)  Samuel  (2).  fourth  son  and  ninth  child  of 
Samuel  (1)  Osgood)  Morrill,  was 
born  March  [8,  17^1.  in  South  Hampton,  and  settled 
in  Epping.  New  Hampshire.  There  is  no  record  of 
his  marriage,  and  only  two  children  are  recorded. 
His  wife's  name  was  Anna,  and  they  had:  David 
Lawrence  and  Samuel,  beside  others. 

(VI)  John  Morrill  was  born  in  Fpping,  New 
Hampshire,  April  .7.  17X1.  and  died  in  YYinthrop, 
Maine,  N I  ge  he 
wenl  i"  Winthrop,  Mail  .1  a  farm 
which  he  cultivated,  and                    Led  at  his  trade  of 


carpenter.  He  was  a  very  active  man.  a  Republican 
in  politics,  and  a  stanch  member  of  the  Universalist 
Church.  He  married,  in  Nottingham,  New  Hamp- 
shire, April  19,  1804,  Olive  Gove,  who  was  born 
in  Nottingham.  New  Hampshire,  February  13.  1782, 
and  died  in  Winthrop,  Maine,  June  27.  1869,  daugh- 
ter of  Ruth  Gove,  of  Nottingham.  New  Hampshire. 
They  had  two  children:  George  S.,  the  subject  of 
the  next  paragraph ;  and  John  G.,  who  died  at  about 
thirty  years  of  age. 

(VII)  George  S.,  son  of  John  and  Olive  (Gove) 
Morrill,  was  born  in  Winthrop,  Maine,  in  1824.  and 
died  in  Winthrop,  Maine,  January  13.  1S65.  He 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade  and  worked  at  it  for 
some  years,  and  then  engaged  in  the  grocery  busi- 
ness, which  he  carried  on  at  Winthrop  village  until 
his  death.  Like  his  father  he  was  a  Universalist  in 
religious  faith.  He  married,  December  5.  1S48, 
Louisa  Bradford,  of  Turner.  Maine,  who  was  born 
December  23,  1825,  and  died  September  20.  1861, 
daughter  of  Ethelbert  and  Abigail  C.  (Tirrel) 
Bradford,  of  Turner,  Maine.  Two  children  were 
born  of  this  marriage:  Abbie  Louisa,  born  M 
1S51.  married  Edwin  D.  Kimball,  and  resid 
Winthrop.  Maine.  John  G.,  the  subject  of  th 
paragraph. 

(VIII)  John  G.,  only  son  of  George  S.  and 
Louisa  (Bradford)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Winthrop. 
Maine.  January  23,  1853,  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  school?  and  at  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Business 
College,  Portland.  Maine.     At  sixteen  years 

he  was  made  bookkeeper  and  paymaster  of  the  Win- 
throp Mills  Company,  where  he  remained  abou 
years.     The   following   twelve   years   he.  was    in    the 
employ  of  the  firm  of  E.  G.  and  E.  Wallace,  shoe 
manufacturers    at    Rochester.    New    Hampshire.     In 
1883  he  organized  and   incorporated  the   Sov< 
of  Industry,  which  carried  on  a  grocery  ' 
two  or  three  years.     Then   with   three  other 
holders  he  bought  out  the  Sovereigns,  and  later  be- 
came sole  owner  of  the  business,  which  h 
conducted.     The  trade,  which  includes  gen   ral   mer- 
chandise, grain,  feed,   1         i     now  large 
perotts.     Mr.     Morrill    is  a    member    of   Motolinia 
Lodge.  No.   18    Independent  Order  of  Od 
and  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  of  which  he  i< 
nrer.     He  married,   in  August,   1873,  Etta  L.   Well- 
man,    who    was    born     in     Belgrade,     Maine, 
daughter   of   Hiram    and    Mercy   Wellma 
grade.     Two    children,    George    II.    and    Nellie    L., 
were  born  of  this  mai  10th  died  > 

(II)     Jacob,  s  1  of  Abraham  and   Sarah 

(Clement')    Morrill,   was   born   in   Salisbury, 
24,  161.'  ided  in  that  town.     He  was  a  mem- 

ber of   the   military   company   in    Salisbury   in    1677, 
was  representative  from  that  town  in  1689,  and  made 
freeman   in   1600.     He   married,  July   15.   107.:,    Sus- 
anna Whitticr,  daughter  of  Thomas,  and  th 
the   following  n;  Ezekiel    (mentioned 

below").     Hannah.     Ruth,    Jacob,     Susannah, 
rid  Aaron. 

(Tin  Ezi  kii  1.  <  !,U  t  child  of  Jacob  and  Susanna 
(Whittier)    Morrill,   ■         born  £   •  9,   1675, 

and    died   October    11.    1732.     He   was   married.    T:\n- 
uary  22.    1705.   to    Abigail,   daughter  of  John   Wad- 
leigh.     SI:''  died  Maj    29,  1728,  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond).   March    25,     IJ  h,    widow    of    Samuel 
His    children,    all    born    of   the    first    wife, 
were:    Jonathan.     Ez  ner.     Hannah;    John, 
as,  Ephratm,    Abigail,   Ruth,  Susannah,  David 
and    Sarah,     Several  were   prominent   citi- 
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and  Abigail  (Wadlcigh)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Salis- 
bury, Massachusetts,  September  7,  1707,  and  died  in 
1783.  at  advanced  age.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
settlers  in  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire,  one  of  the 
first  deacons  of  the  church  there,  was  a  captain  in 
the  militia,  and  took  an  active  part  in  defending  the 
frontier  against  the  French.  Ezekiel  Morrill,  Jr., 
Marston  Morrill,  Samuel  Morrill.  Isaac  Morrill,  and 
others  petitioned  for  a  parish  in  the  southeast  part 
of  Canterbury,  January  12,  1773,  which  was  set  off 
by  the  general  assembly,  January  23,  1773,  and 
erected  a  parish  by  the  name  of  Loudon,  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  proprietors  of  Canterbury  held  at  the 
meeting  house  in  Canterbury.  In  May,  1773,  Ezek- 
iel Morrill  was  chosen  moderator.  This  was  the 
second  meeting  of  the  kind  in  the  town.  He  was 
town  clerk  and  filled  other  town  offices.  His  first 
wife  was  the  widow  of  Rev.  Ward  Cotton,  of  Hamp- 
ton. She  had  five  husbands  in  all.  In  1761  his 
sons  Reuben,  John  and  Ephraim  were  among  those 
who  gave  bonds  for  the  settlement  of  the  lower 
parish  of  Gilmanton.  Ezekiel  Morrill  married 
(first),  July  14.  1731.  Jemima  Morrill  (probably 
second,  Joanna  Gilman).  He  settled  first,  in  South 
Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  where  with  his  wife  he 
was  admitted  to  the  church  in  1742.  They  were  dis- 
missed to  the  church  in  Canterbury  about  1750, 
which  indicates  the  time  of  removal  thither.  His 
children  were:  Abigail  (died  at  one  year),  Deacon 
David.  Abigail  (wife  of  James  Shepperd),  Reuben, 
Elizabeth,  Deacon  Laban,  Susannah  (died  at  two 
years).  Mercy.  Ezekiel  (died  at  three  years), 
Ezekiel,  Marston,  Sargent,  Abraham,  and  Susannah 
(wife  of  Joshua  Weeks).  (Mention  of  Laban  and 
Marston  and  descendants  appears  in  this  article). 

(V)  David,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Ezekiel  (2)  and  Jemima  (Morrill)  Morrill,  was 
born  January  4.  1734.  in  Salisbury,  and  resided 
with  his  father  in  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  died  June  10,  1799.  He  was  a  deacon  of 
the  church,  and  signed  the  association  test  there  in 
1776.  He  was  married  December  2S,  1763,  to  Abigail, 
widow  of  Otho  (2)  Stevens  (see  Stevens.  V),  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  Reuben,  Hannah,  David, 
Betsey.  Sarah,  Ruth  and  Abigail.  The  last  named 
became  the  wife  of  Leavitt  (1)  Clough  (see 
dough.  V). 

(VI)  Reuben,  eldest  child  of  David  and  Abigail 
(Emerson)  (Stevens)  Morrill,  was  born  October 
18,  1764,  in  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire,  and  grew 
up  there  and  was  a  farmer  in  that  town.  He  mar- 
ried Miriam  Smith,  daughter  of  Robert  Smith,  of 
Salisbury.  Massachusetts.  She  died  July  31,  1841. 
Their  children  were :  Sally.  Polly.  David,  Phoebe, 
Robert  Smith,  and  Mora  Emery.  The  eldest  be- 
came the  wife  of  Nathaniel  Morrill,  of  Boscawen 
and  Canterbury  (see  Nathaniel.  VII).  Mr.  Mor- 
rill was  a  substantial  farmer  and  provided  well  for 
his  family.  He  died  April  1,  1841,  in  his  seventy- 
seventh  year. 

(VII)  David,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
Reuben  and  Miriam  (Smith)  Morrill,  was  born  Au- 
gust 12.  1798,  in  Canterbury,  and  lived  his  entire  life 
upon  the  farm  where  he  was  born,  and  died  April  6, 
1893,  in  his  ninety-fifth  year.  He  had  a  farm  of 
three  hundred  acres  and  was  a  very  successful 
agriculturist,  raising  considerable  amounts  of  grain 
and  maintaining  a  large  dairy.  He  was  a  captain 
of  the  local  militia  and  was  universally  known  as 
"Captain  David."  He  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church,  but  because  of  his  views  on 
the  question  of  abolishing  slavery  there  was  differ- 


ence and  some  bitterness  between  him  and  other 
church  members.  He  was  a  pronounced  advocate 
of  human  liberty  and  was  prepared  for  the  struggle 
which  ultimately  came  over  that  question.  He  was 
an  adherent  of  the  Whig  party  in  its  palmy  days 
and  was  among  the  founders  of  the  Republican 
party.  He  served  the  town  as  selectman,  overseer 
of  the  poor  and  was  representative  of  the  legislature 
in  1859  and  state  senator  in  1860-61.  He  was  mar- 
ried (first)  to  Comfort  Morrill,  daughter  of  Mar- 
ston Morrill,  of  Canterbury,  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond) Sally  (Peverly)  Kimball,  widow  of  John  Kim- 
ball. The  children  of  the  first  marriage  are  noted  as 
follows:  Frank  resides  at  Nevada  City,  California; 
Lucien  died  in  New  York  of  smallpox,  when  a 
young  man ;  Sarah  is  the  widow  of  William  P. 
Sickels,  and  resides  in  California:  William  A.  died  in 
infancy;  William  H.  resides  in  Dakota;  Oscar,  de- 
ceased. Charles  died  while  on  the  way  home  from 
the  front  during  the  Civil  war.  Three  of  these  sons 
were  soldiers  in  that  war.  There  are  two'  children 
of  the  second  marriage :  George  P.  and  Milo  S., 
both  residing  in  Canterbury,  and  noticed  beli  w. 

(VIII)  George  Peverly,  seventh  son  of  Captain 
David  Morrill,  and  elder  son  of  his  second  wife, 
Sally  (Peverly)  Morrill,  was  born  April  21,  1844, 
on  "his  father's  farm  in  Canterbury.  From  early 
youth  he  was  accustomed  to  work  upon  the  farm 
and  in  the  saw  mill  operated  by  his  father,  receiving 
such  education  as  the  town  schools  afforded.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  set  out  to  see  some- 
thing of  the  world  and  went  to  Amherst,  Ohio, 
where  he  was  employed  for  one  year  in  a  sandstone 
quarry.  He  enlisted  there  August  10,  1864,  and 
was  mustered  in' the  same  day,  and  after  service  at 
Nashville  was  assigned  to  Company  I,  First  Ohio 
Light  Artillery.  He  was  in  the  army  of  the  Cum- 
berland under  General  George  H.  Thomas,  and 
was  discharged  June  13,  1865,  after  serving  nearly 
one  year,  but  remained  at  Nashville,  caring  for 
Captain  Lyman  B.  Foster  of  the  Twenty-sixth 
Ohio,  who  had  been  totally  disabled  at  the  battle 
at  Franklin,  Tennessee,  reaching  home  July  21,  1S65. 
Returning  to  his  native  town  for  a  short  time  he 
spent  six  months  in  school  at  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. Soon  after  this  he  purchased  the  saw  mill 
and  adjacent  land  from  his  father,  and  began  pre- 
paring to  hew  out  a  home  and  farm  among  the 
rocks  near  the  saw  mill.  He  staked  all  and  suc- 
ceeded in  securing  what  is  know  as  the  "Morrill 
Road"  connecting  the  mill  with  the  Penacook  & 
Concord  roads,  which  made  the  property  much  more 
desirable,  and  he  decided  to  remain  in  Cantarbury 
and  continue  in  the  operation  of  the  saav  mill.  He 
is  a  charter  member  of  Merrimack  River  Grange,  its 
second  secretary  and  then  lecturer,  still  an  honored 
member  whose  outside  business  rarely  allows  him 
to  attend.  He  is  a  member  of  William  I.  Brown 
Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Penacook.  Since  1SS0  he  has 
been  engaged  largely  in  inventing,  chiefly  in  hard- 
ware specialties  and  he  has  now  some  twelve  patents 
on  articles  which  he  ha;  perfected.  He  is  still  en- 
gaged in  this  line,  and  is  a  very  active  and  pros- 
perous business  man.  Among  the  products  of  his 
inventive  genius  is  a  special  design  in  monumental 
work  which  may  be  made  additionally  useful  for 
the  preservation  and  perpetuation  of  family  history 
and  which  he  intends  to  patent.  This  design  is 
very  appropriate,  and  a  representation  of  it  has 
been  erected  upon  the  family  lot  in  Canterbury  cem- 
etery. The  corner  stones  are  unique  and  tasteful 
and  the  inscriptions  are  exceedingly  appropriate.  On 


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one  of  the  granite  corner  piece?  is  inscribed  "8 
generations  from  Abraham  Morrill."  and  on  another 
is  the  inscription  "5  generations  in  Canterbury,  from 
Ezekiel.  the  pioneer."  His  barn,  now  owned  by  his 
eldest  son,  was  the  first  one  built  in  the  Centre  dis- 
trict with  an  upper  floor,  and  driveway  up  to  same. 

Mr.  Morrill  was  married  January  7,  1869,  to 
Abbie  Emery,  daughter  of  Moses  M.  Emery,  of 
Canterbury.  ("See  Emery.  VIII.)  Their  children 
were:  1.  Louis  D..  born  in  Canterbury,  November 
IS,  1S69.  educated  in  district  school  and  attended 
Tilton  Seminary.  The  greater  part  of  his  life  has 
been  spent  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  has  served 
two  years  as  selectman  of  his  town  and  one  year 
as  overseer  of  the  poor.  He  married,  June  9,  1897, 
Blanche  S.  Hill,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  D.  and  Lu- 
cretia  A.  (Swett)  Hill,  of  Loudon.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
L.  D.  Morrill  are  members  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Canterbury  Centre.  2.  Bertha  E.,  died 
in  her  thirtieth  year.  3.  Charles  Emery,  born  No- 
vember 25.  1872,  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  agricul- 
tural pursuits.  He  married  Ida  L.  Marsh,  daughter 
of  E.  P.  and  Hannah  B.  Marsh,  and  their  children 
are :  David  Emery,  born  March  5.  1808,  and  Edna 
E..  born  February  9.  1900.  4.  William  George,  born 
in  Canterbury,  February  18.  1876,  has  spent  his  en- 
tire life  in  the  town,  and  is  engaged  in  lumber  saw- 
ing in  a  portable  steam  mill.  He  married  Jeannette 
Blanton.  and  their  children  are:  Edith  Grace,  born 
February  8.  1S98.  and  William  Stanley,  born  March 
24.  1005.  5.  Alexander  Wellington,  born  August 
10.  1877.  is  employed  in  Straton  it  Company's  grain 
and  flour  mills  at  Penacook.  He  married  Ethel  I. 
Gale,  and  their  children  are :  Edwin  Alexander, 
born  November  15,  1S97:  Percival  Eugene,  born 
May  3.  1899:  Alice  Bertha,  born  March  21,  1901  : 
Inez  L.,  born  January  31.  1004.  6.  Josie  Belle, 
born  July  27,  1887. 

(VIII)  Milo  Sanborn,  youngest  child  of  Captain 
David  and  Sally  (Peverly)  Morrill,  was  born  Jan- 
uarv  20.  1846,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides. 
and  has  passed  his  entire  life  there,  taking  care  of 
his  parents  in  their  old  age.  He  had  no  desire  for 
a  profession  and  did  not  pursue  education  beyond  the 
branches  taught  in  the  common  school  in  his  home 
district.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years, 
and  has  given  his  attention  to  the  tillage  of  the 
farm  and  the  operation  of  a  saw  mill  which  was 
then  a  part  of  the  estate.  He  inherited  a  one-sixth 
interest  in  the  estate  and  soon  after  the  death  of 
his  father  purchased  the  balance.  It  is  a  handsome 
farm  occupying  a  high  location  and  is  provided  with 
I  buildings  and  everything  to  make  an  ideal 
rural  home.  The  larger  part  of  his  income  is  derived 
from  the  lumber  business,  but  he  is  found  during 
tin  summer  season  actively  assisting  in  the  labors 
incident  to  the  production  of  crops.  He  has  never 
married,  and  is  resisted  upon  the  farm  by  his 
nephew.  Charles  P.  Morrill,  and  his  estimable  wife, 
who  make  for  him  a  comfortable  home.  Mr.  Mor- 
rill is  a  member  of  the  Free  Will  Paptist  church, 
and  is  a  supporter  of  progressive  ideas  along  all 
lines  While  he  asks  no  political  preferment  for 
himself  he  is  an  active  and  ardent  supporter  of  the 
principles  advocated  by  bis  father  and  is  known  as 
a  stanch  Republican,  has  served  in  the  legislature 
of  tooo-or.  His  success  in  life  is  the  result  of  his 
owi'  industry,  and  he  is  respected  and  esteemed 
throughout  the  community  for  his  upright  charad 

and  th od  nami  I  tors,  i     safe 

in  his  keepine. 

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Deacon  Ezekiel  (2)  Morrill,  was  born  September 
25,  1740,  in  Salisbury.  Massachusetts,  and  died  May 
12,  1812.  in  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire.  In  May, 
1800,  he  was  elected  deacon  of  the  Canterbury 
Church,  and  served  until  his  death,  succeeding  his 
elder  brother.  David.  Laban  married  Sarah,  elder 
daughter  and  second  child  of  Samuel  and  Hannah 
(Dollcff)  Ames,  of  Canterbury.  Samuel  Ames  was 
born  February  13,  1723,  in  Exeter  (Newfield.  now 
Newmarket),  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Canterbury,  where  he  died  January  16,  1803.  His 
wife,  Hannah  (Dolloff)  Ames,  was  born  January 
18.  1728.  and  died  January  23.  1804.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Samuel,  Sarah,  David  and  Hannah. 
Deacon  Laban  and  Sarah  (Ames)  Morrill  had  the 
following  named  children,  who  resided  in  Loudon, 
Canterbury,  Chichester  and  Boscawen :  Samuel 
Ames,  Aimer,  David.  Hannah,  Judith.  Sarah,  Je- 
mima, and  Ezekiel   (name  changed  to  Marcellus.) 

(VI)  David,  third  son  and  child  of  Deacon  La-. 
ban  and  Sarah  (Ames)  Morrill,  was  born  August 
22,  177 r,  in  Canterbury,  and  was  one  of  the  most 
successful  farmers  of  that  town.  He  received  pre- 
miums from  fair  associations  for  the  best  kept  farm 
and  finest  wheat  produced.  He  was  an  attendant 
and  supporter  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and 
was  captain  of  the  local  militia.  Through  life  he 
was  a  consistent  Democrat,  and  represented  his  town 
in  the  legislature.  He  married  Betsey,  daughter  of 
Shubael  Sanborn,  of  Canterbury.  (See  Sanborn, 
VII.)  who  died  September  3.  1879,  in  that  town,  hav- 
ing survived  her  husband  nearly  seventeen  years. 
He  passed  away  January  22.  1863.  Their  children 
were :  Joseph  G,  who  resided  on  the  home  farm 
until  his  death,  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven  years; 
John,  resided  in  Concord  and  died  in  Alston.  Mas- 
sachusetts: Phebe  Sanborn,  wife  of  Jeremiah  Cof- 
ran.  lived  in  Northfield.  this  state,  and  died  in  Als- 
ton :  Emily,  married  Jeremiah  Carter  Tilton,  and 
resided  in  Northfield :  Smith  Sanborn  resided  in 
Northfield.  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  forty-four 
years  (nearly)  :  and  David  Abner.  mentioned  below. 

(VII)  David  Abner.  youngest  child  of  Captain 
David  and  Betsey  (Sanborn)  Morrill,  was  born  De- 
cember 26.  1825,  in  Canterbury,  and  received  his 
education  at  the  common  school  of  his  native  town 
and  Tilton  Seminary.  He  taught  one  term  of 
school  in  Thornton,  New  Hampshire,  but  this  work 
was  not  congenial  to  him.  and  he  entered  a  satinet 
mill  in  Northfield,  where  he  continued  ten  years. 
By  carefully  husbanding  his  earnings  he  was  able  to 
stock  a  farm,  and  rented  land  and  began  his  agri- 
cultural career.  For  about  fifty  years  he  has  lived 
on  and  cultivated  his  present  farm  on  Past  Penacook 
street.  Concord.  At  first  he  purchased  fifty  acres, 
and  has  gradually  increased  his  holdings  until  they 
include  nearly  two  hundred  acres.  He  has  always 
been  an  extensive  fruit  grower,  and  has  one  orchard 
covering  fourteen  acres;  he  has  sometimes  produced 
c\er  a  thousand  barrels  of  apples  in  one  year.  For 
thirty  years  or  more  he  produced  vegetables  for  the 
market,  and  during  the  last  thirty  years  has  made  a 
business  of  fattening  veal  for  the  city  markets. 
His  success  in  life  has  be'en  the  result  of  his  own 
energy  and  good  management,  and  he  now  enjoys, 
in  a  hale  old  age.  the  fruits  of  bis  industry.     He  is 

-iter  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  East 
Concord,  and  is  an  active  member  of  Rumford 
Grange  "f  the  ^ame  nlaee.  in  which  he  has  served 
as  chaplain.    He  is  a  lifelong  Democrat  and  has  acted 

1  --or.  member  of  the  city  council  and  repre- 
sentative   in   the  legislature.     Mr.  Morrill  was  mar- 


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ried  February  10,  1851,  to  Susan  T.  Stevens,  of 
Canterbury,  who  died  October,  1894,  aged  sixty-eight 
years.  She  left  a  son.  Albert  J.,  born  November, 
1870,  who  resides  near  his  father.  He  married  (first) 
Rose  Colby,  who  died  leaving  two  children,  Grace 
May  and  John  Colby.  Mr.  Morrill  married  (sec- 
ond) Florence  Adams.  David  A.  Morrill  married . 
(second),  November,  1S95,  Sarah  (Combs),  widow 
of  George  Hancock.  Mrs.  Morrill  has  royal  Eng- 
lish blood  in  her  veins,  being  seventh  cousin  to 
King  Edward  VII  of  England. 

(V)  Marston,  twelfth  child  of  Deacon  Ezekiel 
(2)  and  Jemima  Morrili.  was  born  in  Canterbury, 
July  6.  1757,  and  died  1S31.  He  was  a  farmer  by 
occupation,  like  his  ancestors,  and  spent  his  life  in 
his  native  town.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary war  and  served  in  Captain  Dough's  com- 
pany,  Colonel  Poor's  regiment,  and  was  at  Medford, 
October  4,  1775.  He  married  (first),  1776,  Comfort 
\\\ck;,  born  1756,  died  in  1795,  aged  thirty-nine 
years;  married  (second)  Sarah  Coffin,  born  1757, 
died  1807.  aged  fifty  years;  married  (third),  iSifj, 
Miriam  Crockett,  who  died  in  1863.  The  children 
of  Marston  Morrill  were:  Ezekial,  Jemima  (died 
in   1856),  Jemima,  Martha,  Comfort. 

1  Ezekiel,  eldeft  child  of  Marston  and  Comfort 
(Weeks)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Novem- 
ber 15.  1779,  and  died  in  1837.  He  was  a  farmer  by 
occupation.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812, 
and  was  influential  in  the  politics  of  the  state.  He 
was  n  minaUd  for  governor  of  New  Hampshire, 
and  would  have  been  elected  had  he  lived  till  the 
election  day  following  He  married  (first),  in  1807, 
Betsey  Stevens,  born  1783.  died  1819,  aged  thirty  - 
six,  and  (second),  1832,  Mary  Cutler,  born  1788, 
died  1862,  aged  seventy-four.  They  had  the  follow- 
ing named  children :  Alpheus,  Joel  S.,  Amanda, 
Luther  M.,  Asa,  Charles.  Cornelia,  Lydia  and  Ash- 
ley C.  (Mention  of  Luther  M.  and  descendants  is 
a  part  of  this  article.) 

(VII)  Dr.  Alpheus,  eldest  child  of  Ezekiel  and 
Betsey  (Stevens)  Morrill,  born  in  Canterbury, 
June  26,  1808,  died  in  Concord,  May  9,  1S74.  After 
acquiring  his  English  education  in  the  public  schools 
he  graduated  at  Dartmouth  Medical  School.  He 
went  west  scon  after  graduation;  on  account  of  his 
health,  and  settled  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he 
practiced  for  some  years  and  was  one  of  the  lead- 
ing physicians  of  the  state.  He  returned  to  Concord, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1848,  and  for  years  took  a  lead- 
ing place  among  the  medical  men  of  the  Granite 
State.  He  was  the  first  president  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Homeopathic  Medical  Society,  and  held  that 
place  many  years.  He  was  a  well  known  writer 
on  medical  topics,  and  left  many  papers  on  that  sub- 
ject. His  religious  faith  was  Congregational.  He 
was  a  man  of  fine  appearance,  stood  six  feet  five 
inches  high  and  weighed  over  three  hundred  pounds. 
He  was  married  in  October,  1832,  to  Hannah  M. 
Baker,  who  was  born  September  2,  1802,  in  Loudon, 
a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Hook)  Baker. 
She  was  the  mother  of  only  one  child,  Ezekiel 
(mentioned  in  next  paragraph),  and  died  April 
14,  1838.  Dr.  Morrill  subsequently  married  Eliza 
Ann  Cate,  who  bore  him  a  son  and  two  daughters, 
namely:  Shadrach  Cate,  Annie  and  Mary.  The 
elder  daughter  married  Josiah  Bellows,  and  died 
at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years.  The  younger  died 
unmarried.  (Mention  of  Shadrach  C.  and  family 
appears  in  a  later  part  of  this  article.) 

(VIII)  Dr.  Ezekiel.  only  child  of  Dr.  Alpheus 
and  Hannah  M.  (Baker)  Morrill,  was  born  in 
Chester,   Ohio.  July  29,   1837.     He  was  educated   in 


the  common  schools  and  Tilton  (formerly  North- 
field)  Seminary,  and  pursued  his  professional  studies 
in  Dartmouth,  Cleveland  and  Castleton,  Vermont, 
graduating  from  the  Medical  College  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  in  1856,  when  twenty  years  of  age,  and  at 
Castleton  in  1857.  He  immediately  began  practice 
with  his  father  in  Concord,  where  he  has  since  re- 
sided the  greater  part  of  the  time.  For  a  time  he 
practiced  in  Brattleboro,  Vermont.  In  September, 
1863,  he  was  mustered  in  as  assistant  surgeon  of  the 
Thirteenth  New  Hampshire  Infantry,  was  promoted 
in  1865  to  surgeon  of  the  First  Heavy  Artillery,  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  Civil  war.  and  was 
discharged  in  1865,  having  seen  a  great  deal  of  serv- 
ice in  that  time.  He  practiced  in  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts, three  years,  and  impaired  his  health,  after 
which  he  returned  to  Concord  where  he  has  since 
resided.  He  has  possessed  the  confidence  of  the 
people  and  enjoyed  a  handsome  practice,  from  w'hich 
he  is  about  to  retire.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Homeopathic  Medical  Society  and  other 
medical  organizations,  also  a  member  of  Eureka 
Lodge,  No.  70,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
Trinity  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  2;  Horace  Chase 
Council.  No.  4:  and  Mt.  Horeb  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar.  He  married.  September  4,  1S63, 
Ellen  R.  Bryant,  daughter  of  John  Joseph  and  Har- 
riet M.  (Hoag)  Bryant,  born  April  27,  1843.  They 
have  had  three  children.  Alpheus,  the  only  one  of 
these  now  living,  was  born  December  25,  1867, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Concord  and 
at  Dartmouth  College  and  Hahnemann  Medical 
College  of  Philadelphia,  and  is  now  practicing  med- 
icine in  Concord. 

(VIII)  Shadrach  Cate.  only  son  of  Dr.  Alpheus 
and  Eliza  Ann  (Cate)  Morrill,  was  born  July  20, 
1839,  in  Loudon,  and  was  a  child  when  his  father 
settled  in  Concord,  where  nearly  all  the  life  of  the 
son  was  passed.  After  completing  the  course  of  the 
local  public  schools,  he  entered  Brown  University  in 
1859,  and  continued  about  two  years,  leaving  that 
institution  to  take  up  the  study  of  medicine.  This 
was  pursued  in  the  office  of  his  father  and  in  the 
Harvard  Medical  School  of  Boston.  To  comply 
with  the  wishes  of  his  father,  he  took  his  degree 
from  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  of  Columbus, 
Ohio,  and  subsequently  attended  a  course  of  lec- 
tures at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of 
New  York  City.  During  a  year  spent  abroad  for 
his  health,  he  attended  hospital  clinics  in  Paris, 
and  when  he  entered  upon  his  career,  was  fully  pre- 
pared for  the  work  before  him,  and  immediately 
took  high  rank  among  practitioners.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  three  months'  practice  in  New  York,  his 
whole  medical  career  was  spent  in  Concord  and 
adjoining  towns.  He  was  the  faithful  and  con- 
scientious physician,  and  gave  himself  unreserved- 
ly to  the  demands  of  his  calling,  taking  upon  him-' 
self  labors  and  cares  beyond  his  strength  to  endure. 
and  thus  made  inroads  upon  his  physical  powers 
that  shortened  his  days.  It  is  said  of  him  by  his 
contemporaries :  "As  a  practitioner  he  was  en- 
dowed with  more  than  ordinary  skill  in  diagnosis 
and  he  was  always  alert  to  avail  himself  of  the 
progress  made  in  the  use  of  remedies  and  in  the 
treatment  of  diseases.  He  was  indefatigable  in  his 
labors,  and  his  disregard  of  hours  of  meals  and 
sleep  no  doubt  contributed  to  the  breaking  down 
of  his  health,  and  which  probably  shortened  his 
life."  He  passed  away  at  his  home  in  Concord, 
October  9,  1904. 

After  the  death  of  his  father.  Dr.  Morrill  ceased 
to  consider  himself  bound  to  the  school  of  homeo- 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


pathy,   .  i  te   a   member   of  the   New   Hamp- 

shire M<  di  lie  was  author  of  the  move- 

ment that  led  to  the  establishment  of  the  Margaret 
Pillsbury  General  Hospital  in  Concord,  and  it  is 
due  to  him  to  say  that  the  success  of  the  undertaking 
was  largely  the  result  of  his  persistent  efforts.  He 
contributed  to  it  both  time  and  money,  was  always 
in  full  sympathy  with  its  plans,  and  was  a  member 
it's  staff  from  its  foundation  until  his  death. 
was  also  the  founder  of  the  district  nurse  sys- 
tem of  Concord,  and  started  the  subscription  which 
finally  resulted  as  he  had  wished.  In  speaking  of 
Ins  work  in  this  connection,  a  writer  in  the  Concord 
Evening  ays:     "I  suppose  no  other  doctor 

in  Concord  had  so  large  a  charity  practice  as  Dr. 
rill,  or  was  more  keenly  alive  to  the  needs  and 
sufferings  of  the  sick  poor.  For  years  their  great 
skillful,  intelligent  nursing  in  their  own 
homes  weighed  upon  him  heavily*  and  his  active 
mind  busied  itself  trying  to  devise  some  scheme 
when        it   could  be  given  to  them." 

Dr.  '  Morrill  was  greatly  interested  in  educa- 
tional matters,  and  no  one  was  more  active  than  he 
in  pri  moting  both  the  physical  and  mental  welfare 
of  the  public  school  pupils.  He  brought  to  the  at- 
t  the  board  of  education  and,  it  might  be 
reed  upon  that  body  the  establishment  of  the 
kindergarten,  and  to  secure  the  services  of  a  suit- 
able teacher  contributed  of  his  private  funds  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  per  year  to  eke  out 
the  compensation  of  the  first  incumbent.  During 
his  nine  years'  service  as  a  member  of  the  board  of 
education  of  the  Union  School  District,  Dr.  Mor- 
rill a  ted  and  secured  the  establishment  of  the 
manual  training  school.  He  paid  careful  attention 
to  tl  ions  for  heating,  lighting  and  ventila- 
tion, and  would  not  be  satisfied  until  the  best  pos- 
iacilities  were  provided. 

Though  frequently  obliged,  during  the  last  ten 
his  life,  to  lay  aside  his  work  and  seek 
tor  failing  health.  Dr.  Morrill  imme- 
diate urried  practice  on  his  return,  and  so 
continued  until  exhausted  nature  refused  to  go 
farther,  and  he  was  universally  mourned,  not  only  as 
a  good  physician  but  as  the  kind  friend.  He  gave 
the  best  that  was  in  him  for  his  fellows.  Well  may 
be  it  said  of  him : 

"In   thy  higher  sphere 

The   spiril    bends  itself   to  loving   tasks; 
Ami   strength   to   perfect   what   it   dreamed   of  here 
all  the  crown  and  glory  that  it  asks." 

Morrill  was  married,  May  12,  1SS3,  to  Osma 

C.    Baker,   daughter  of   the   late   Bishop   Osmon   C. 

Baker,    of    the    Methodist   Episcopal    Church       (see 

r  children  resulted  from  this  marriage, 

namely:  Baker,  Margaret,  Gladys,  and  Mary 

trns. 

(VII)    Luther    M.,    son    of    Ezekiel    and    Betsey 

(Si.  nil,  was  born  in  Canterbury,  in  1814, 

I   in   Concord,   June  7,   1S80.     He  came  to   Con- 

'    in     1831     to    learn    the    bookbinder's    trade    of 

Oliver    M.    Sanborn.      After    his    apprenticeship    he 

com  of  bookbinding  with  Lucius 

!  the  firm  then  formed  continued  for  ' 

iri    time.     January  I,  1840,  the  firm  of  Morrill 

\     i  founded,    then    consisting    of    four 

\1.    Morrill.    George    H.    H.    Sils- 

Lucius  B     M    rrill  and  Charles  11.  Stearns — and 

lucted  hook  printing,  binding  and  stationery 

In  a  few  months  Mr.  Stearns  left  the  firm 


and  soon  afterwards  William  Kelsea  was  admitted  to 
the  firm,  when  they  added  general  job  printing  and 
stereotyping  to  their  business.  Mr.  Kelsea  left  the 
firm  in  1849,  and  from  that  time  forward  Morrill  and 
Silsby  continued  business  together  until  the  death  of 
Mr.  Morrill,  which  broke  the  longest  established 
business  firm  in  Concord.  He  was  a  member  of 
White  Mountain  Lodge,  No.  5,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  to  which  he  was  admitted  at  its 
first  meeting,  February  7,  1844,  and  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Penacook  Encampment.  His  Masonic  rec- 
ord is  as  follows :  Luther  Mastin  Morrill  was  made 
a  Mason  in  Blazing  Star  Lodge,  June  23,  1858;  was 
exalted  in  Trinity  Chapter,  March  2Q,  1S59 ;  re- 
ceived the  several  degrees  in  Horace  Chase  Council 
soon  after  its  formation,  and  on  August  29,  1859, 
he  received  the  orders  of  Knighthood,  and  was  ad- 
mitted a  member  of  Mount  Horeb  Commandery  of 
Knights  Templar.  As  a  business  man,  citizen, 
friend,  and  neighbor,  during  his  long  residence  in 
Concord,  he  stood  without  a  superior.  Possessing 
a  cheerful  and  kindly  nature,  he  made  friends  of  all 
who   knew   him.  nd   quiet   by   nature   he 

never  sought  or  accepted  political  or  other  honors, 
but  performed  all  the  duties  of  a  good,  true, 
manly  man  in  a  manly  manner.  He  was  eminently 
in  his  tastes,  and  always  happy  in  his  home 
and  its  surroundings.  He  married,  in  1836,  Louisa 
M.  Osgood,  of  Gilmanton,  by  whom  he  had  three 
children,  two  of  whom  survived  him  :  Dr.  George 
H.  Morrill,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri;  Luther  S..  whose 
sketch  appears  below;  the  third  died  in  infancy. 
Mrs.  Morrill  died  in  1S57,  and  in  1859.  he  married 
(second)  Mary  R.  Elliott,  formerly  of  Boscawen, 
but  then  residing  in  Ohio,  who  survived  him. 

(VIII)  Luther  Sullivan,  son  of  Luther  M.  and 
Louisa  M.  (Osgood)  Morrill,  was  born  in  Concord 
July,  1844.  He  was  primarily  educated  in  the  Con- 
cord public  schools,  graduating  from  the  high  school 
with  the  class  of  1S61,  and  afterward  attending 
Dartmouth  College,  graduating  from  that  insti- 
tution in  the  class  of  1S65.  Returning  to  Concord 
he  entered  the  law  office  of  John  V.  Mugridge,  and 
after  reading  three  years  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 
He  held  several  important  offices  soon  afterwards, 
being  clerk  to  the  committee  on  the  revision  of  the 
statutes  in  1S67,  assistant  clerk  of  the  senate  in 
1869-70.  and  clerk  of  the  same  body  in  1S70-71.  In 
November,  1869,  he  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  su- 
perior court  of  judicature,  which  position  he  held 
until  the  court  was  reorganized  in  1876,  when  he 
was  made  clerk  of  the  supreme  court,  and  served 
as  such  until  August,  1882,  a  period  of  thirteen 
years,  discharging  all  his  duties  with  promptness 
and  fidelity.  He  was  also  special  police  ju-tice  of 
Concord  police  court  from  July,  1877,  to  August, 
1882.  After  relinquishing  the  office  of  the  clerk  of 
court-  he  n  umed  the  practice  of  law.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  the  organization  of  the  home  insur- 
ance companies  after  the  foreign  companies  withdrew 
from  the  state,  and  held  the  position  of  vice-presi- 
dent in  the  Fire  Underwriters'  Association,  and  was 
also  an  active  director  and  a  member  of  the  exe- 
cutive committee  of  the  Capital  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  president  of 
the  Phenix  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  while 
it  existed.  Mr.  Morrill  was  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics, in  which  he  always  took  an  interest,  desirous 
as  he  always  was  of  having  government  the  instru- 
ment of  the  greatest  gond  to  the  greatest  number. 
IK  was  elected  to  the  legislature  from  ward  4  in 
the    November   election    of    1886,    and    served    with 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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credit  to  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  con- 
stituency. He  was  a  man  social  in  his  disposition 
and  inclined  to  fraternize  with  his  fellow  men.  He 
r  of  Eureka  Lodge,  No.  70,  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  In  an  obituary  sketch 
of  Mr.  Morrill  in  the  "Publication  of  the  Southern 
New  Hampshire  Bar  Association,"  it  is  said  of  him: 
"His  private  life  was  of  the  highest  moral  standard, 
and  was  replete  with  devotion  to  his  mother  and 
lily.  He  ever  held  their  interests  and  welfare  as 
paramount  to  all  others,  and  his  faithfulness  to 
each  was  the  most  sincere.  His  appointment  to  the 
clerkship  of  the  supreme  court  prevented  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession,  but  he  was  frequently 
chosen  to  act  as  referee  in  cases  of  magnitude  and 
importance  by  members  of  the  bar,  and  selected  to 
perform  such  duties  by  the  several  judges.  His  con- 
duct in  such  cases  was  characterized  by  that  degree 
of  integrity  and  sound  judgment  that  made  his 
conclusions  highly  respected."  "He  was  a  good 
lawyer,  diligent,  painstaking,  and  faithful  to  each 
and  every  interest  entrusted  to  him,  and  died,  as 
he  had  lived,  an  honest  man  and  one  of  credit  to  his 
profession,"  November  26,  1872,  he  married  Agnes 
Gage,  only  daughter  of  Dr.  Charles  P.  and  Nancy 
(.Sibley)  Gage,  of  Concord.  Of  this  marriage  two 
children  were  born :  Sibley  Gage  and  Mary  Agnes. 
The  latter  resides  with  her  mother  in  Concord. 

(IX)  Sibley  Gage  Morrill,  M.  D.,  only  son  of 
Luther  S.  and  Agnes  (Gage)  Morrill,  was  born  in 
Concord,  October  3,  1873.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,  gradu- 
ating from  the  high  school  in  1892.  He  attended 
the  Harvard  Medical  School,  from  which  he  grad- 
ed in  1S0S.  After  the  usual  experience  in  the 
ton  Hospital  as  house  surgeon,  he  returned  to 
Concord  and  began  practice,  in  which  he  has  suc- 
ceeded well,  making  a  specialty  of  heart  and  lung 
diseases,  and  having  a  large  clientele.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  staff  of  the  Margaret  Pillsbury  Hos- 
pital, is  one  of  the  examining  surgeons  of  the  United 
States  Pension  Department,  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Medical  Society,  and  the  Centre  Dis- 
trict Medical  Society,  and  Blazing  Star  Lodge,  No. 
11,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Con- 
cord. He  was  married  in  October,  19x15,  to  Georgia 
Sherman,  youngest  daughter  of  Roger  and  Mary 
(.Giles)    Sherman,  of  Lincoln,  Massachusetts. 


Is  a  name  which  seems  to  have  come 
LIBBEY     to  America  from  the  west  of  England, 

probably  Cornwall  or  Devon;  and  in 
the  ancient  records  and  in  present  ^use  has  about  the 
same  number  of  variations  in  its  orthography  as 
most  other  surnames.  The  family  has  been  dis- 
tinguished rather  for  those  substantial  virtues  that 
make  their  possessor  happy  in  himself  and  helpful 
to  mankind,  rather  than  by  the  possession  of  wealth 
and  those  more  showy  and  less  laudable  character- 
istics not  unfrequently  in  evidence  to  every  observ- 
er of  men.  As  a  family  the  Libbeys  have  been  re- 
spected by  their  neighbors  as  men  of  sterling  worth, 
and  uprightness  and  honesty  of  character.  They 
have  generally  belonged  to  that  law  abiding  class 
which"  forms  the  bone  and  muscle  of  the  nation, 
content  to  render  the  wise  efforts  of  others  effective 
by  a  hearty  support,  and  willing  to  concede  all  the 
glory  to  the  leader.  The  family  numbers  its  revo- 
lutionary soldiers  by  scores,  and  many  hundreds 
risked  their  lives  for  their  country  in  the  war  of 
the  rebellion.  In  Maine  alone  there  were  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty-six  enlistments.  They  are,  as  a  fam- 
ily, very  devout,  and  have  figured  much  more  large- 


ly in  the  religious  than  in  the  civil  institutions  of 
the  communities  in  which  they  have  lived.  The  fam- 
ily has  abounded  in  Christian  ministers,  elders,  and 
deacons,  while  generation  after  generation  has  died 
in  the  faith.  Very  few  have  been  guilty  of  bring- 
ing any  reproach  upon  the  name,  and  even  in  Maine, 
where  the  family  is  so  numerous  as  to  rank  with  the 
Smiths  and  Browns,  it  has  been  remarked  by  many 
that  they  never  knew  of  a  criminal  or  a  pauper 
named  Libby. 

(I)  John  Libby,  born  in  England  about  the  year 
1602.  came  to  New  England  and  was  employed  in 
the  fisheries  by  Robert  Trelawney  who  had  a  grant 
of  land  embracing  Richmond's  Island  and  other 
land  about  Cape  Elizabeth.  Maine.  The  records  of 
this  industry  show  that  John  Libby  was  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Trelawney  four  years  from  the  summer  of 
1635  to  the  summer  of  1639.  He  had  a  grant  of  land 
in  Scarborough,  on  the  bank  of  a  stream  since  called 
Li'oby  river,  and  there  built  a  house.  Here  he  is 
supposed  to  have  divided  his  time  between  fishing 
and  agriculture.  In  1663.  he  is  described  in  a  docu- 
ment as  a  "planter"  and  in  the  history  of  Scarbor- 
ough he  is  said  to  have  been  "for  many  years  one 
of  the  town's  principal  planters."  He  was  constable 
in  [664,  and  his  name  stands  first  of  the  four  select- 
men in  a  town  grant  bearing  date  1669.  In  King 
Philip's  war  (1675)  he  lost  everything  he  had 
except  his  plantation.  Captain  Joshua  Scattow's 
diary  says :  "Eight  or  nine  deserted  houses  be- 
longing to  Libby  and  his  children"  were  burned  by 
the  Indians  September  7,  1675.  John  Libby  and  his 
wife  and  younger  children  were  in  Boston,  July  10, 
1677,  and  on  his  petition  at  that  time  his  two  sons 
Henry  and  Anthony  were  discharged  from  Black 
Point  garrison.  He  probably  soon  after  returned  to 
Black  Point,  his  old  home  in  Maine,  where  he  ac- 
quired a  comfortable  property,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  eighty  years.  He  had  two  wives.  Of  the  first, 
nothing  is  known  except  that  she  was  the  mother 
of  all  of  his  sons  except  Matthew  and  Daniel,  and 
probably  all  his  daughters.  Of  the  second  nothing 
is  known  but  her  Christian  name  which  was  Mary. 
The  children  of  John  Libby,  probably  all  born  in  this 
country  except  the  eldest,  were :  John.  James,  Sam- 
uel, Joanna,  Henry,  Anthony,  Rebecca,  Sarah,  Han- 
nah, David,  Matthew  and  Daniel.  (Mention  of 
Henry,  Anthony,  David  and  Matthew  and  descend- 
ants appears  in  this  article.) 

(II)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (1)  Libby.  was 
probably  born  in  England,  in  the  year  1636.  and  was 
reared  in  Scarborough.  In  1668,  he  bought  fifty 
acres  adjoining  his  father's  plantation  at  Black 
Point,  where  he  resided.  Subsequently  he  received 
several  other  grants  from  the  town.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  the  public  matters  of  the  town,  and 
served  as  selectman  in  the  years  1670-74-83-87.  In 
1690  Fort  Loyal,  a  few  miles  north  of  Black  Point, 
was  captured  by  the  French  and  Indians,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Scarborough  left  their  homes  and  went 
to  safer  localities.  John  Libby  with  his  w:hole  fam- 
ily fled  to  Portsmouth.  New  Hampshire.  There  he 
lived  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  followed  the 
vocation  of  miller,  and  during  the  earlier  years  of 
his  residence  there  was  frequently  chosen  to  fill  the 
minor  town  offices.  He  lived  to  be  very  old,  and 
probably  died  soon  after  1720.  His  wife  Agnes,  was 
living  in  March,  1717,  but  probably  died  before  her 
husband.  Their  children,  all  born  in  Scarborough, 
were:  John,  Joseph,  Samuel,  James,  Daniel,  Benja- 
min and  Jeremiah.  (Benjamin  and  descendants 
receive  mention  in  this  article). 

(III)  Captain  John  (3),  eldest  child  of  John  (2) 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


and  Agnes  Libby,  was  born  in  Scarborough,  prob- 
ably as  early  as  1665.  and  went  with  his  father  to 
Portsmouth  in  1690.  He  was  a  mechanic,  and  is 
mentioned  at  different  times  as  housewright,  mill- 
wright, and  wheelwright.  With  his  uncle,  Matthew 
Libby.  and  others  he  went  to  Scarborough  and  built 
a  saw  mill  some  years  before  1720,  and  in  the  win- 
ter of  1729-30  transferred  his  residence  to  that  place, 
and  settled  on  the  homestead  of  his  grandfather. 
He  was  part  owner  and  probably  the  builder  of  the 
grist  mill  on  Libby  river,  a  little  below  the  bridge, 
afterward  known  as  Fogg's  mill.  He  acquired  the 
title  of  captain  in  New  Hampshire,  and  ever  after- 
wards  retained  it.  He  died  between  August,  1746, 
and  December.  1751.  The  last  time  his  wife's  name 
appears  in  any  record  is  in  January,  1734.  He  mar- 
ried. December  .29,  1710,  Eleanor  Kirke,  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Ruth  (Glanfield)  Kirke.  of  Ports- 
mouth. Their  children  were :  Elizabeth,  James,  John, 
i  ,  J  lan   and  Josiah. 

i[\  fourth   son   and   youngest   child   of 

Captain  John  13)  and  Eleanor  1  Kirke)  Libby,  was 
born  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  in  1715.^  He 
was  only  a  lad  when  his  father  removed  to  Scar- 
borough' He  grew  up  on  the  Libby  homestead,  and 
ailed  on  Oak  Hill.  He  was  a  trumpeter  in 
the  French  wars,  and  was  known  as  "Trumpeter 
'Siah."  He  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-five,  February 
2.  1751,  leaving  a  great  property.  He  married  March 
23,  1737,  Anna  Small,  who  was  born  September  10, 
1720.  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  Small,  grand- 
daughter of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Heard)  (Chad- 
bourne)  Small,  and  great-grandaughter  of  Francis 
Small,  who  seems  to  have  been  the  an- 
cestor of  a  great  portion  of  the  Smalls  and 
Smallcys  of  Xew  England.  Francis  was  born  in 
1627,  and  was  probably  a  son  of  "Mr."  Edward 
Smale.  who  was  of  Kittery  as  early  as  1640.^  Anna 
married  (second),  January  10,  1755.  Nathaniel  Mil- 
liken,  by  whom  she  also  had  children,  and  died 
January  12.  17S4.  The  following  narrative,  of  her 
telling,  is  found  in  the  genealogy  of  "the  Libby  Fam- 
ily in  America":  "It  was  during  an  Indian  trouble 
when,  in  th  1  expo  :d  position  on  Oak  Hill,  it  was 
not  safe  to  pass  the  night  in  their  own  home,  and  they 
were  accustomed  even  day,  at  nightfall  to  seek  the 
protection  of  the  garrison.  One  day  her  husband, 
the  trumpeter,  was  away  from  home.  He  was  ex- 
pected back,  but  did  not  return  at  the  appointed 
lime.  Darkness  came  on,  the  calls  of  the  Indians 
were  heard  in  the  surrounding  woods,  but  the  hus- 
band did  not  appear.  Nothing  had  Keen  seen  of 
the  Indian-  I'm-  a  tVu  days  previous,  and  he  had 
allowed  himself  to  be  delayed,  little  knowing  the 
danger  In,  familj  was  in.  The  wife,  and  mother. 
not  daring  to  have  a  light,  sat  trembling  with  her 
children  in  the  darkness.  At  last  her  husband  ap- 
proached his  home,  and  be.  too,  heard  the  calls  of 
the  Indians.  Stealthily  he  made  hi.-,  way  to  his 
house,   and   in    wl  directed    the    departure    of 

his  family.    W'iti:  1  tKi    Indians  on  all  sides 

of  them,  they  crept  through  the  Flaggy  Meadow,  and 
by  good  fortune  reached  the  garrison  in  safety.  The 
next  day  they  returned  to  their  house  and  found  it 
pillaged."  In  such  dangers,  the  days  of  that  genera- 
tion were  pa  1  d.  The  children  of  Josiah  and  Anna 
were:    Lucy,  Jane,  Joel.  Josiah,  Phineas  and  Anna. 

(V)  Major  Josiah  (2),  fourth  child  and  second 
son  of  Trumpeter  Jo  iah  1  1  1  and  Anna  (Small) 
Libbv.  was  born  in  E  h,  February  16,  1746, 

and  died  March  1,  [824.  Hi  took  care  of  Joseph 
Fogg,   his   uncle   by   marriage,   and   his   wife,   in    re- 


turn for  which  he  received  Mr.  Fogg's  farm.  This 
homestead  lie  increased  by  purchase  and  always 
made  it  his  place  of  abode.  He  was  a  wjell-to-do 
farmer,  was  a  captain  in  the  Revolution,  and  later  a 
major  in  the  militia.  He  married  (first),  February 
28,  1729,  Eunice  Libby,  who  died  March  23,  1776, 
(second),  November  28,  1776,  Elizabeth  (Porcher) 
Foss.  She  died  January  21,  1810,  and  he  married 
(third),  June  19,  1810  Mary,  widow  of  John  Jones, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Chase,  of  Saco.  She  died  July 
16,  1843,  felo  de  se.  Major  Libby's  children  by  his 
first  wife  ware:  Anna.  Rhoda,  Phineas  and  J 
His  children  by  the  second  wife  were  :  Cyrus,  Dan- 
iel, Eunice  and  Caroline. 

(VI)  Captain  Cyrus,  eldest  child  or  Jo- 
Mali  (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Porcher)  (Foss)  Libby, 
was  born  in  Scarborough.  October  15.  1778.  and  died 
August  18.  183S.  He  went  to  sea  while  yet  a  boy, 
and  rose  rapidly  to  the  command  of  a  ship.  He  was 
in  the  East  India  trade  until  the  war  of  1812.  In  the 
course  of  that  war  he  commanded  the  "Jun 
privateer,  and  the  "Leo,"  under  a  letter  of  marque. 
After  the  war  he  was  engaged  in  the  Eun 

and   continued,    with    some    intermissions,    until    the 
year  before  his  death.     He  represent  Drough 

in  the  first  legislature  of  Maine,'  in  1820,  and 
wards  in  1832,  and  was  four  years  a  selectman  of 
the  (own.  He  married  Lois  Libby,  who  was  born 
October  2,  1782,  daughter  of  Seth  and  Lydia  (Jor- 
dan 1  Libby.  of  Oak  Hill,  Scarborough.  Shi 
in  Portland.  April  22,  1S66.  Their  children,  all 
born  in  Scarborough,  were:  Phineas,  Cyrus,  Dru- 
silla,  Foxwell  Cutts,  Dorville,  Lydia,  Josiah,  Eliza- 
beth and  Susan  Caroline. 

(VII)  Phineas.  eldest  child  of  Captain  Cyrus 
and  Lois  (Libby)  Libby,  was  born  in  Scarborough. 
September  30,  iSor.     After  his  marriage  he   v> 

one  year  on  the  farm  of  his  wife's  lather:   four  years 
in  Lagrange,  where  he  took  up  land  and  de: 
farm:  two  years  on  his  father's  farm;  eleven 
in  Portland,  nine  years  as  a  truckman,  and  twi 
stevedore;  a  few  years  in  the  employ  of  the 
Water  Power  Company,  as  foreman  of  the  outdo  ir 
laborers:    and    then    removed    to    Saco.    where    he 
bought  a  small  place  on  which  he  spent  the  rcmain- 
:  his  life  as  a  market  gardner.     He 

uty  sheriff  of  York-  county,   1853-18 

i    table    of    Saco.      He    married.    May    r6, 
1824,   Lucinda   Harmon,   daughter  of  Zacharia 
Elizabeth   (Milliken)  Harmon.     Their  children  were: 
Cyrus.    Lorinda,    Drusilla,   Lucinda.   Granville, 
well  Cutts.  Elizabeth  Ellen,  Dorville,  Aurelius   (died 
young),  Ernestine   (died  young),  Lorinda,  Ernestine 
and  Aurelius  Eugene   (twins),  and  Augusta  Melver 
dia. 

(VIII)  \(lin.    third    son    and    child   of    Phineas 
and   Lm  no  1    (Harmon)    Libby,  was  bom   in    S 
Maine.   February    [I,    1855.     He   was   a   moldei 

ided  in  Dover  since  [889.  He  married.  May 
23,  1879,  Clara  E.  Foot,  who  was  born  in  Bidde- 
ford,  .Maine  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  1  !■  -  1 
Foot,  of  Biddeford.  They  have  had  four  chil 
Mabel  F01  1  (Mrs.  Melvin  Witham.  of  Dover  1.  Flor- 
ence Carter  (deceased),  Mildred  Frances  (see  next 
paragraph),  Merton  Rudolph,  teacher  of  m; 
training   in    Minneapolis,    Minn* 

(IX  1  Mildred  Frances,  daughter  of  Adin  and 
Clara  E.  (boot)  Libby.  was  born  in  Saco,  Maj 
27.  18S1.  and  married.  May  Jo.  [898,  Dr.  Harry 
\lton  Moody,  now  of  Sanbornviile,  New  Hampshire. 
(See  Moody  IV.) 

(Ill)  Joseph,  second  child  and  son  of  John    (2 


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and  Agnes  Libby,  was  born  in  Scarborough,  prob- 
ably as  early  as  1670.  He  lived  in  Portsmouth 
thirty-five  years  or  more,  but  whether  or  not  he 
died  there  is  not  certain.  His  wife's  given  name  was 
Rebecca;  and  their  children  were:  Benjamin,  Jos- 
eph, Joshua,  Sarah  and  Nathaniel. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  eldest  child  of  Joseph  and  Re- 
becca Libby,  born  in  Portsmouth.  New  Hampshire, 
in  1693,  was  a  cordwainer  by  trade,  and  lived  in 
Dover,  where  he  died  August  3,  1781.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Ham,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Tamson 
1  MLeserve)  Ham  of  Dover.  She  died  August  17, 
1788.  Their  children  were:  Ham,  Benjamin, 
James  and  Joseph. 

(V)  Ham,  eldest  child  of  Benjamin  and  Eliza- 
beth (Ham)  Libby,  was  born  in  Dover  about  1735, 
was  a  farmer,  and  settled  in  Nottingham,  where  he 
died  about  1790.  He  was  a  sergeant  in  the  expe- 
dition against  Crown  Point.  He  married  (first) 
Esther  Drew,  and  (second)  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Deborah  (Stimpson)  Wentworth. 
His  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were :  James, 
Elizabeth   and   Esther. 

(VI)  James,  eldest  child  of  Ham  and  Esther 
(Drew)  Libby,  was  born  in  Nottingham,  New 
Hampshire,  January,  1765.  He  lived  on  his  father's 
homestead  in  Nottingham,  until  the  winter  of  1799- 
1800,  when  he  removed  to  Parsonsfield,  Maine,  where 
he  settled  on  a  farm  near  the  pond.  In  1816  he 
sold  this  farm,  and  during  the  rest  of  his  life 
lived  on  a  farm  farther  north  in  the  same  town, 
where  he  died  April  28,  1828.  He  married  Nancy 
Crockett,  daughter  of  David  and  Sally  (Thompson; 
Crockett,  of  Ossipee,  New  Hampshire.  She  died 
February  19,  1831.  Their  nine  children  were:  Jos- 
eph, William,  Andrew,  Ham,  Sally,  John,  David, 
Alvah.  and   Martha   Cro'ckett. 

(VII)  Ham  (2),  fourth  son  and  child  of  James 
and  Nancy  Crockett,  was  born  in  Nottingham,  No- 
vember. 1795.  After  his  marriage  he  lived  on  the 
farm  of  his  father-in-law  until  1833.  In  that  year 
he  moved  to  Effingham,  New  Hampshire,  and  lived 
there  until  1846.  After  two  years  spent  in  Parsons- 
field  he  returned  to  Wakefield,  New  Hampshire,  and 
later  to  Ossipee,  and  lived  in  that  place  until  1865, 
and  then  went  to  live  with  his  son  in  Wolfborough, 
where  he  died  March  16,  1866.  He  married  (first) 
September,  1819,  Sarah  Batchelder,  daughter  of  Ben- 
jamin and (Brown)   Batchelder,  of  Parsonsfield 

Maine.  She  died  June  22,  1856.  and  he  married 
(second)  in  1857,  Mary  A.  Fogg,  of  Ossipee.  New 
Hampshire,  who  died  in  1865.  The  children  of  Ham 
and  Sarah  (Batchelder)  Libbey,  all  born  in  Parsons- 
field, were:  Hannah  Batchelder,  John  B.,  Nancy  Y., 
James  H,  Alvah  S.,  Ira,  Edward  J.,  Mary  C.  and 
Louisa. 

(VIII)  Captain  Alvah  S„  third  son  and  fifth 
child  of  Ham  (2)  and  Sarah  (Batchelder)  Libbey, 
was  born  December  5,  1830,  on  his  grandfather 
Batchelder's  homestead,  in  Parsonsfield.  When  he 
was  four  years  old  his  father  removed  to  Effingham, 
New  Hampshire,  where  the  son  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  town  school  and  in  the  Effingham  Acad- 
emy. He  left  home  in  1846  and  went  to  Haverhill, 
Massachusetts,  to  work  on  a  farm,  and  from  that 
time  until  1850  he  lived  in  Haverhill,  Brookline  and 
Boston.  After  working  at  farming  a  year  he  se- 
cured employment  as  a  clerk  on  a  lumber  wharf  in 
Boston,  where  he  remained  three  years.  From 
1S50  to  1858  he  lived  in  Wakefield  and  Ossipee,  New 
Hampshire,  and  then  settled  in  Wolfborough.  From 
about   1850  until   his   death   he   was   engaged   in   the 

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mill  and  lumber  business,  except  when  he  was  absent 
'luring  his  service  in  the  army. 

He  enlisted  from  Wolfboro.  September  20,  1S62, 
in  Company  B,  Sixteenth  Regiment  Xew  Hampshire 
Volunteers;  was  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Octo- 
ber 18,  1863 ;  appointed  second  lieutenant  February 
S,  1863,  and  mustered  out  August  20,  1863,  having 
served  in  the  campaign  for  the  reduction  of  Port 
Hudson  under  General  N.  P.  Banks.  In  1864  he 
re-enlisted  in  Company  G,  First  Regiment  New 
Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery,  was  appointed  first  lieu- 
tenant September  7,  and  the  following  day  was  ap- 
pointed captain,  and  mustered  out  June  15,  1865. 
His  company  consisted  of  one  hundred  and  forty- 
seven  men  and  four  lieutenants.  He  commanded  at 
Fort  Scott,  Fort  Sumner,  and  Battery  Garesche  in 
1864  and  in  1865.  in  the  defences  of  Washington, 
District  of  Columbia. 

Returning  to  New  Hampshire,  he  became  one  of 
the  firm  of  Libbey,  Varney  &  Company  (A.  S.  Lib- 
bey, Augustus  J.  Varney  and  Alonzo  Thompson), 
manufacturers  of  lumber  and  box  shook.  This 
firm  continued  unchanged 'Until  about  1890,  when 
Mr.  Thompson  retired.  Upon  the  death  of  Mr. 
Libbey  the  business  was  purchased  by  his  two  sons, 
Fred.  S.  and  Edward  J.  Libbey.  Captain  Lib- 
bey  was  a  man  of  sterling  character,  a  good  business 
man,  a  high-minded  public-spirited  citizen,  thought- 
ful and  forceful,  and  a  leader  in  the  community 
where  he  resided.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  served  his  town  with  marked  ability  in  many 
official  capacities,  holding  various  town  offices,  and 
serving  as  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  legisla- 
ture in  1871-72.  He  married,  October  17,  1850.  Abbie 
E.  Pray,  born  at  Macadavie,  New  Brunswick,  July 
29,  1829,  daughter  of  Otis  R.  and  Sarah  (Oliver) 
Pray,  of  Macadavie,  New  Brunswick,  by  whom  he 
had  three  children :  Sarah  Ellen,  who  mar- 
ried Charles  E.  Randall,  of  Wolfboro;  Edward 
Judson,  married  to  Bessie  Drew ;  and  Fred  S.,  who 
is  next  mentioned. 

(IX)  Fred  Sumner,  youngest  child  of  Captain 
Alvah  S.  and  Abbie  E.  (Pray)  Libbey,  was  born  in 
Wolfboro,  New  Hampshire,  October  17.  1865.  He 
obtained  his  earlier  education  in  the  public  schools, 
graduating  from  Wolfboro  high  school  in  1883.  In 
August  of  the  same  year  he  entered  New  Hamp- 
ton Literary  Institution,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  June.  1887,  giving  the  honorary  address  to  his  lit- 
erary society,  the  Social  Fraternity.  In  1S87  he 
matriculated  at  Bates  College,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1891.  delivering  the  parting  address  to  his 
class,  of  which  he  was  president.  After  leaving 
college  he  became  principal  of  the  high  school  at 
Camden.  Maine,  which  position  he  held  four  years 
'  until  September,  1895,  when  the  death  of  his  father 
called  him  home  to  settle  the  estate.  In  October, 
1896,  lie  bought  out  the  interest  of  A.  J.  Varney,  for 
thirty  years  a  partner  of  his  father  in  the  firm  of 
Libbey,  Varney  &  Company.  In  January,  1897,  he 
and  his  brother,  E.  J.  Libbey,  bought  the  interest  of 
the  Libbey  estate,  and  have  since  carried  on  a  large 
and  very  prosperous  business  under  the  firm  name 
of  Libbey  Brothers.  Mr.  Libbey  inherits  his  father's 
politics,  is  a  Republican,  takes  a  lively  interest  in 
public  affairs,  and  has  filled  the  office  of  moderator. 
In  religion  he  is  a  free  Baptist.  He  married.  Au- 
gust 27,  1S92,  Sara  E.  Deering.  born  at  Richmond, 
Maine.  October  4,  1868,  daughter  of  Rev.  Arthur 
Deering.  of  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire.  They  have 
three  children:  Frederic  Alvah,  Elizabeth  Louise  and 
Kenneth  Pray,  born  Nov.   15,  1900. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


<I\ "i  Foshua,  third  son  and  child  of  Joseph  and 
Rebecca  Libbey,  was  born  in  Portsmouth.  New 
Hampshire,  about  1700.  J  J  t  was  a  mariner  by  oc- 
cupation. He  was  a  householder,  but  so  far  as 
known  held  no  other  estate.  He  married  Elizabeth — 
and  they  had  three  children:  Joshua,  see  forward; 
Eli  'prized  June   13,    173 1  :   and   Love,   bap- 

tized  July  _>o.   1734;   his  wife  outlived   him. 

JoshuaJ  only  son  and  eldest  child  of  Joshua 
and  ]  '1   Libbey,   was   baptized  in   Portsmouth, 

September  2S,  1729.  Nothing  further  is  known  of 
him  except  that  he  married  and  had  two  children: 
Hanson,  baptized  September  13,  1756.  who  probably 
died  young;   and  Luke,  baptized  September  4,  1758. 

(VI)  Luke,  son  of  Joshua  Libbey.  according  to 
one  record,  was  born  in  Portsmouth.  August  22, 
1750.  The  date  of  his  baptism,  as  given  above,  is 
about   tv  0  yeai  j  later;  but  that  is  not  an  improbable 

ncy.  He  spent  his  youth  in  Exeter.  New 
Ha:::  Me    served   seven  and   a   half  years   in 

the  Revolution,  and  for  fourteen  months  of  that 
time  was  imprisoned  in  England.  According  to  the 
Revolutionary  rolls  he  was  "inlisted"  in  the  company 
of  Major  James  Norris  in  the  Third  Xew  Hampshire 
Regiment,  April  1,  1777.  for  three  years.  In  17S0, 
he  was  enrolled  from  Exeter  in  the  muster  at  Kings- 
ton. New  Hampshire,  by  Josiah  Bartlett,  raised  to 
recruit  the  three  New  Hampshire  regiments  in  the 
Continental  army.  This  service  extended  from 
June  27  to  December  6,  1780,  and  in  payment  he  re- 
ceived £737  with  £335  as  an  allowance  for  blanket. 
This  sum  was  paid,  if  it  were  paid  at  all,  in  the  de- 
preciated Continental  currency.  That  his  prison  ex- 
perience was  not  his  only  hardship  is  seen  by  the  fact 
that  he  was  discharged  with  others  by  Major  Jason 
Wait  at  Camp  Soldiers'  Fortune  on  December  6, 
1780  "for  want  of  clothes."  At  the  time  of  his 
marriage  to  Lucy  Crocker,  of  Exeter,  Xew  Hamp- 
shire,  he   moved  to  Landaff,   New   Hampshire.      In 

1  he  went  to  Warren.  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
carried  on  a  farm  till  old  age.  He  died  in  the  neigh- 
boring town  of  Piermont,  January  8,  1844.  He  mar- 
ried :  ond)  Mrs.  Goodwin.  His  eight  children, 
all  1"  rn  of  the  first  marriage,  were:     George,  born 

[list  22,  1702,  who  married  Sally  Abbott;  Na- 
.  married  Nancy  Abbott ;  John  W.,  mar- 
ried Betsey  Merrill;  Stephen,  married  Margaret 
Watson;  Ezra  Bartlett,  mentioned  below;  Anna  P., 
ruary  26.  1S04,  died  January  21.  1S16:  Jon- 
athan  '■'  .  born  March  8,  1806,  died  December  7, 
1815;   Obadiah  C,  bom  December  15,  1807,  died  in 

Pel!  1 

(VII)  Ezra  Bartlett,  fifth  son  and  child  of  Luke 
and  Lucy  (Crocker)  Libbey,  was  born  in  Warren. 
New  Hampshire,  October  24,  1S01.  and  spent  bis 
whole  life  there,  dying  at  the  age  of  eighty-two.  He 
was  a  tanner  and  shoemaker.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Democrat,  and  he  attended  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  married  (first)  Mary  Gibbin  Haman.  There 
wen'  three  children:  Walton,  deceased;  Nancy,  who 
died  young,  and  Jane  L.,  died  January.  [907,  in  Mere- 
dith, New  Hampshire,  aged  ninety-six.  She  mar- 
ried Harvey  Chamberlain,  of  Lynn.  Massachusetts, 
lie  married  (second)  Mrs.  Erva  Kilburn  (Sin- 
clair) Cummings,  widow  of  Calvin  Cummings,  and 
daughter  of  Frank  Sinclair,  of  Ludlow,  Vermont. 
She  was  born  in  Chester.  Vermont,  June  22,  1S11. 
There  were  six  children  by  her  first  marriage,  of 
whom  three  survive:  Calvin  W  Cummings;  Carlos 
A  Cummings;  and  Frank  C.  Cummings.  By  her 
marriage    with    Ezra    B.    Libbey    there    were    three 

1  [oratio  K  .  n  hose  ski  tch   foil  ws  ;  Rus- 


sell, deceased;  and  Albion  W,  born  May  8,  1857, 
married  Rachel  Stewart,  and  lives  in  Tilton,  New 
Hampshire.  Three  of  their  six  children  are  living: 
Clara    Erva,   Leon   Earl  and   Ethel   Blanche. 

(VIII)  Horatio  K..  eldest  child  of  Ezra  Bartlett 
and  Mrs.  Erva  Kilburn  (Sinclair)  (Cummings) 
Libbey.  was  born  in  Warren.  Xew  Hampshire,  on 
his  father's  fiftieth  birthday.  October  24,  1851.  He 
\\a<  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Warren  and 
Manchester.  New  Hampshire.  He  did  teaming  be- 
tween  these  two  places,  and  also  did  teaming  and 
lumbering  in  Warren.  He  worked  in  the  boiler 
room  of  Blood's  Locomotive  Works,  in  Manchester 
for  two  years.  He  worked  on  a  railroad  section  for 
five  years,  and  then  went  west  to  a  stock  farm.  For 
two  years  he  was  employed  on  the  stock  farm  owned 
by  Samuel  Colt  at  Farmington,  Connecticut;  and 
for  five  years  he  was  superintendent  of  the  stock 
farm  of  S.  S.  Houghton  at  Orford,  Xew  Hampshire. 
He  then  bought  a  farm  where  he  stayed  five  years. 
In  1X03,  he  went  to  Wilton.  Xew  Hampshire,  to  take 
charge  of  the  Hillsborough  County  Farm  and  House 
of  Correction/  His  wife  was  appointed  matron  at 
the  same  time.  They  resided  there  for  twelve  years 
and  eyjht  months.  During  this  time  the  location 
of  the  county  farm  was  changed  from  Wilton  to 
Grassmere  in  Goffstown.  Mr.  Libbey  had  charge 
of  the  moving  of  the  fixtures  of  the  farm  to  Grass- 
mere  and  all  of  the  three  hundred  and  sixty-five 
inmates.  He  superintended  the  putting  up  of  the 
new  buildings,  which  cost  $30,000,  the  finest  of  the 
kind  in  the  state,  put  in  all  the  water  works,  and 
laid  out  the  roads.  He  retired  from  bis  position 
of  superintendent  on  November  30,  1905.  after  a 
long  and  successful  administration  in  which  his 
executive  ability  bad  been  made  fully  manifest.  He 
then  bought  the  Gilman  Plummer  place  at  Goffs- 
town. where  he  manages  a  farm  of  ninety  acres,  and 
also  handles  lumber  and  cattle,  remodelled  all  the 
buildings  and  has  a  snug,  fine  house. 

In  p. 'Hi us  Mr.  Libbey  is  a  Republican.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  has 
attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  Free  Masonry, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Grange.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Bible  Lodge,  No.  03.  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  Goffstown;  Mt.  Horeb  Royal 
Arch  Chapter.  No.  II;  Adoniram  Council,  No.  3, 
Ro; ■'  Select    Masters;     Trinity    Commandery, 

Knights  Templar:  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory, 
S.  P.  R  S:  Bektash  Temple.  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
of  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 

He  was  a  selectman  for  three  years  at  Orford.  New 
Hampshire.  He  married.  January  12.  1X73,  Rebecca 
Jane  Huckins,  daughter  of  Thomas  P.  and  Lucretia 

rry)  Huckins,  of  Warren,  Xew  Hampshire. 
She  was  1  n  un  April  22.  1X55  Two  children  were 
born  of  this  marriage:  Bessie  Alice,  at  Warren, 
New  Hampshire,  January  8,  1X77.  who  married 
William  W.    Porritt,  of  Goffstown;   and   Menta    !'•. 

at    Orford     Xew     Hampshire.    April    25.    1S87.      Mrs. 

Rebecca  (Huckins)  l.ibbci  was  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  She  belonged  to  the  Grange 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Star,  of  which 
she  was  chaplain.  She  died  May  20,  1903.  On  De- 
cember 4.  1003.  Mr,  Libbey  married  Mrs.  Stella  M. 
Hoit,  daughter  of  William  Moore,  of  Bedford,  New 
Hampshire.  She  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  el"  Bedford.  She  i<  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church,  and  belongs  to  the  Eastern 
Star,  being  a  charter  member  of  the  Martha  Wash- 
ington   Chapter.       After    her    marriage    to    Mr.    Hoit 

resided  some  thirty  years  in  Goffstown,  at  Park- 


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er's  Station,  where  he  was  engaged  in  lumbering 
and  fanning;  his  death  occurred  there.  She  has 
one  son,  Ralph,  who  graduated  at  Exeter  College, 
June,  1907,  and  entered  Dartmouth  College,  Septem- 
ber,  1907. 

(III)  Deacon  Benjamin,  sixth  son  and  child  of 
John  (2)  and  Agnes  Libbey,  was  born  in  Scarbor- 
ough, June  4,  1682.  and  died  in  Berwick,  Novem- 
ber 9,  1768,  aged  eighty-six.  He  was  taken  by  his 
father  to  Portsmouth  in  1690,  and  afterward  went  to 
Berwick  and  "lived  and  served  his  time"  seven  years 
with  Colonel  John  Plaisted.  He  settled  near  what 
is  now  South  Berwick  Junction,  on  the  "Witchtrot" 
road,  and  lived  there  the  remainder  of  his  life.     He 

or  many  years  one  of  the  principal  inhabitants 
of  the  town ;  was  frequently  placed  on  the  most  im- 
portant town  committee? :  often  presided  over  the 
meetings  of  the  town;  and  was  selectman  from 
t7I9  to  1736.  He  was  one  of  the  original  proprie- 
tors  of  Lebanon,  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  the 
early  management  of  that  township.  September  16, 
[725,  he  was  chosen  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  of  which  he  and  his  wife  had  been  mem- 
ber- from  October  7,  1716.  and  filled  that  position 
until  June  25,  1761,  a  period  of  thirty-six  years. 
There  is  a  record  of  special  thanks  voted  him  for 
his  services.  He  married.  December  20.  1707,  Sarah 
Stone,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Patience  (Goodwin) 
Stone,  of  Kittery.  The  date  of  her  death  is  un- 
known, but  she  was  living  a>  late  as  February, 
1704  Their  children  were:  Agnes,  Joseph  and 
Benjamin  (twins),  Sarah.  Daniel,  Mary,  Jeremiah, 
Anna,  Charles  and  Elisha.     (Mention  of  Charles  and 

ndants  forms  part  of  this  article.) 

(IV)  Joseph,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Di  'in  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Stone)  Libby,  was 
born    April    5.     171 1.      He    married     (first)     Anna, 

surname  is  unknown.  Married  (second)  the 
widow.  Elizabeth  Shorey.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
lived  on  a  part  of  his  father's  homestead.  Adminis- 
tration on  his  estate  was  granted  May  21,  1787;  his 
death  occurred  probably  very  shortly  before  that 
time.  His  widow  married.  December  20,  1787, 
Daniel  Furbish.  The  children  by  the  first  wife 
were:  Benjamin,  Sarah,  Anna,  Joseph,  Margaret, 
Dorcas,  Nathan.  Elisha.  Patience  and  Ichabod.  By 
the   second  wife  there  was  one  child,  Ann. 

1  V  1  Benjamin,  eldest  child  of  Joseph  and  Anna 
Libby.  was  born  in  Berwick,  Maine,  and  baptized 
111  August,  1735.  He  was  a  hardy  man  of  an  adven- 
turous spirit  and  preferred  the  danger  of  the  sea 
and  the  profits  of  marine  ventures  to  the  less  ex- 
citing vocations  on  terra  finna.  and  so  engaged  in 
the  coasting  trade.  Some  years  before  the  Revolu- 
tion he  settled  at  Frenchman's  Bay,  on  the  coast  of 
what  is  now  Hancock  County,  Maine.  It  was  said 
by  bis  son  Benjamin  that  he  with  a  neighbor  named 
Clark  built  the  first  wharf  on  that  bay.  and  the  first 
vessel  that  sailed  from  it.  During  the  Revolution 
he  was  driven  away  by  the  British.  He  left  his 
property  and  fled  in  an  open  boat  some  three  hun- 
dred miles  along  the  coast,  and  landed  in  safety  at 
York  Beach.  He  afterwards  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Kittery.  He  married,  March  13,  1760,  Elizabeth 
Smith,  daughter  of  Captain  John  Smith,  of  Berwick. 
She  died  at  the  residence  of  her  son  Ichabod.  in 
Tuftonborough,  New  Hampshire,  (where  it  is 
thought  her  husband  also  died)  about  1824.  Their 
children  were:  Hanson,  Thankful,  Anna.  Betsey, 
Experience,  Ichabod,  Sarah,  Margaret,  Benjamin, 
Polly  and  Harriet. 

1  VI )     Ichabod,  sixth  child  and  second  son   of  Ben- 


jamin and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Libby.  was  born  prob- 
ably in  Berwick,  Maine,  in  January,  1770.  He  set- 
tled in  Tuftonborough,  New  Hampshire,  then  a 
wilderness,  and  finally  became  a  comfortable  farmer. 
A  few  years  before  his  death  he  removed  to  Wolf- 
borough  and  there  died  November  23,  1833.  He  in- 
herited many  of  the  virtues  of  a  worthy  ancestry, 
and  for  years  filled  the  office  of  deputy  sheriff  with 
credit  to  himself  and  satisfaction  to  the  public. 
He  married  Polly  Leavitt,  who  was  born  March  10, 
1772.  and  died  April  4,  1856,  daughter  of  Josiah 
Leavitt,  of  Strafford.  They  had  ten  children : 
Josiah  L..  Belinda,  John  Smith.  Dudley  Leavitt, 
James  S..  George  W,  Mary  and  Sarah  (twins),  Ira 
Allen  and  William  P. 

(VII)  Josiah  L„  eldest  son  and  child  of  Ichabod 
and  Polly  (.Leavitt)  Libby,  married,  in  1816,  Mary, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Shuah  (Stevens)  Morri- 
son, of  Tuftonborough.  where  he  was  a  farmer  until 
his  death,  June  7,  1833.  His  widow  died  October 
30,  1870,  aged  seventy-four  years.  They  had  one 
child,  Shuah  M.,  who  is  next  mentioned. 

(VIII)  Shuah  M..  only  child  of  Josiah  L.  and 
Mary  (Morrison)  Libby,  was  born  in  Tuftonbor- 
ough, December  18.  1819,  and  died  in  Wolfboro. 
January  29,  1906.  aged  eighty-six  years.  She  mar- 
ried, April  iS.  1843.  Otis  Evans,  and  had  four  chil- 
dren :  Alary  L.  horn  March  I.  1844.  married,  Feb- 
ruary 15.  1879.,  Levi  T.  Haley,  of  Wolfboro  (see 
Haley,  VIII).  Emily  S..  deceased.  Charles  O. 
Emilv  S..  born  February  9,  1857,  married.  December 
6,  1882,  Franklin  P.  Hobbs  (see  Hobbs,  IV). 

(IV)  Charles,  ninth  child  and  fifth  son  of 
Deacon  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Stone)  Libbey,  was 
born  in  Berwick,  Maine.  December  29.  1721,  and 
died  September  8.  1772.  He  lived  and  died  on  his 
father's  homestead,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  married,  December  27,  1744,  Abigail  Hil- 
ton, who  survived  him.  Their  twelve  children  were: 
Hannah,  Mary,  Ebenezer,  Charles,  Mehitable,  Abi- 
gail. Jeremiah,  Benjamin,  John  (died  young),  James, 
Sarah  and  John. 

(V)  Captain  Charles  (2),  fourth  child  and  sec- 
ond son  of  Charles  (1)  and  Abigail  (Hilton)  Lib- 
bey. was  born  in  Berwick.  December  16,  1749.  He 
was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  the  records  state 
that  Charles  Libbey  was  a  sergeant  in  Captain 
Thomas  Hodsdon's  company,  in  Colonel  Thomas 
Poor's  regiment;  engaged  June  9,  1778,  and  dis- 
charged January  29,  1779,  after  serving  eight  months 
and  seven  days  at  North  river,  including  seventeen 
days  (three  hundred  and  forty  miles)  travel  home. 
This  regiment  was  raised  for  eight  months,  and  the 
roll  was  dated  at  Berwick.  Maine.  He  was  also  in 
the  same  company  and  regiment,  as  shown  by  the 
pay  mils  for  June-September,  177S,  dated  West 
Point.  The  pay  rolls  for  November  and  December, 
177S,  and  February,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry,  also 
show  that  he  was  then  and  there  of  the  same  com- 
pany and  regiment.  He  received  by  will  one-half  of 
his  fathers  homestead,  and  lived  in  the  old  house, 
but  it  is  said  in  a  law  suit  about  some  injustice  done 
him.  when  he  was  an  officer  in  the  militia,  he*  spent 
all  his  property,  and  had  to  relinquish  the  home- 
stead. He  removed  to  Lebanon  in  1791,  and  very 
soon  after  pined  away  and  died.  He  married,  July 
16,  1772.  Sarah  Pray.  She  survived  him  and  mar- 
ried (second).  February  2.  1796,  John  Legro,  of 
Lebanon.  The  children  of  Captain  Charles  and 
Sarah  were :  Abigail,  Experience,  John,  Jeremiah, 
Joshua  and  Nathaniel. 

(VI)  Nathaniel,   fourth  son  and  youngest  child 


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of  Captain  Charles  and  Sarah  (Pray)  Libbey,  was 
born  in  Berwick,  Maine,  December  22, 1790,  and  died 
in  Bethlehem,  July  18,  1840.  In  his  early  days  lie 
followed  the  sea.  After  his  marriage  he  bought  the 
mills  in  Ossipee,  New  Hampshire,  and  resided  there 
about  twenty  years.  He  removed  from  that  place  to 
Bethlehem,  where  he  was  engaged  in  lumbering 
many  years,  and  finally  settled  on  a  farm.  He  served 
as  selectman  of  Bethlehem  many  years,  and  also 
represented  the  town  in  the  state  legislature,  lie 
was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  He 
married.  November  24,  1813,  Tirzah  Lord,  daughter 
of  Nathan  Lord,  of  Bethlehem.  She  survived  her 
husband  and  died  October  24,  1840.  Their  eleven 
children  were :  Mercy  L.,  Charles,  Sarah  Ann, 
Elizabeth  R.,  Daniel  Lord,  Jeremiah  Colby,  Hannah 
Maria,  John  Quincy  Adams,  George  Washington, 
Nathaniel  \\\,  and  Henry  C.  whose  sketch  follows. 
(A'll)  Henry  Clay,  seventh  son  and  youngest 
child  of  Nathaniel  and  Tirzah  (Lord)  Libbey,  was 
born  in  Bethlehem,  August  2,  1839.  At  the  age  of 
eleven  months  he  was  left  fatherless,  and  when  he 
was  seven  years  old  his  mother  died.  With  him  the 
struggle  for  a  living  began  early,  and  for  six  years 
after  the  death  of  his  mother  he  worked  at  different 
places  for  his  board.  His  education  was  confined 
to  a  limited  attendance  at  the  public  schools  at 
White-held.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  bought  a  saw 
mill,  paying  three  hundred  dollars  down,  and  giving 
his  note  for  twelve  hundred.  He  was  successful  in 
this  enterprise,  and  in  1871,  twelve  years  later,  he 
bought  the  Alder  Brook  mill,  formerly  owned  by  his 
father,  and  managed  it  successfully  for  eighteen 
years,  and  then  sold  it  and  went  to  Lisbon,  where  he 
has  since  lived.  In  1884  he  organized  the  Granite 
State  Glove  Company,  and  became  its  president. 
This  concern  consolidated  with  the  Saranac  Glove 
Company,  of  Littleton,  and  Mr.  Libbey  has  since 
been  the  president  of  the  new  organization.  In  1884 
he  was  one  of  the  promoters  and  organizers  of  the 
Parker  cm  Young  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which 
he  was  made  president.  This  establishment  was 
burned  in  1891,  and  Mr.  Libbey  took  a  leading  part 
in  its  reconstruction,  and  it  is  now  one  of  the  largest 
factories  of  its  kind  in  the  country.  His  connection 
with  this  industry  continued  until  1894,  when  he 
withdrew  to  devote  his  energies  to  the  business  of 
lumbering,  which  he  has  carried  on  extensively  in 
Rimouski,  province  of  Quebec.  He  was  president 
and  manager  of  the  Lisbon  Electric  Light  Company 
for  a  number  of  years,  a  stockholder  and  director  in 
the  Lisbon  Savings  Bank  and  Trust  Company,  was 
"Hi  ..1  Mi.  1  rganizers  of  that  financial  institution  of 
Lisbon,  and  is  now  one  of  its  directors.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  Republican,  but  has 
never  taken  a  very  active  part  in  political  af- 
fairs, li  tmaster  at  Alder  Brook  for  sev- 
eral years,  and  iii  [894  represented  1  isbon  in  the 
legislature,  tie  was  a  member  of  White  Mountain 
Lodge,  No.  86,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  of 
the  Si -us  of  the  American  Revolution,  of  New 
Hampshire,     Hi    attend     the  Methodist  Church. 

He  married,  November  22,  1865,  Mien  M.  Thomas, 
who  was  born  in  Littleton,  September  5,  1843, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Evelyn  (Farr)  Thomas,  of 
Littleton.  Four  children  have  been  born  to  them: 
Blanche   T.,   Herman    I  G  ace   E.   and 

label  M. 

(VII)  Dudley  Leavitt,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Ichabod  and  Polly  (Leavitt)  Libby,  was 
born  October  25,  1803.  Reared  to  agriculture,  he 
followed   that   calling  in  Tuftonboro  and   Wolfboro, 


and  is  credited  with  the  introduction  of  varii  us 
tin ulein  improvements  in  the  methods  of  tilling  the 
soil.  He  commanded  a  cavalry  company  belonging 
te>  the  state  militia  and  was  Otherwise  active  outside 
of  his  legitimate  calling.  In  his  religious  faith  he 
was  a  Congregationalist.  His  death  occurred  in 
New  York  City,  December  29,  1856.  October  7. 
1827,  he  married  Sarah  Ann  Wiggin,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Nancy  (Chase)  Wiggin,  of  Tuttonboro. 
She  died  March  23,  1889.  Dudley  L.  and  Sarah  A. 
(Wiggin)  Libby  were  the  parents  of  six  children, 
namely:  Anne  Mary  (died  young),  Sarah  Eliza- 
beth (became  the  wife  of  Augustine  D.  Avery,  of 
Wolfboro),  Anne  Mary,  Helen  Maria  (see  succeed- 
ing paragraph),  Arabella  Amanda  and  Emily  Caro- 
line. 

(VIII)  Helen  Maria,  fourth  child  of  Dudley  L. 
and  Sarah  Ann  (Wiggin)  Libby,  was  born  in  Tuf- 
tonboro, April  j.  1835.  On  January  8,  1857,  she  be- 
came the  wife  of  Joseph  L.  Avery,  of  Wolfboro,  a 
brother  of  Augustine  D.  Avery,  previously  men- 
tioned  ( see  Avery,  VII.) 

(II)  Henry,  second  son  of  John  Libby,  was  born 
in  Scarborough,  Maine,  in  the  year  1647,  and  died 
October  21,  1732,  aged  eighty-five  years.  In  1086 
be  held  the  office  of  selectman  in  his  native  town. 
In  1090,  when  the  Indian  troubles  broke  out.  he 
went  with  his  father-in-law  to  Lynn,  Massachusetts. 
lie  was  one  of  the  company  which  first  attempted  to 
resettle  their  possessions.  Tradition  says  that  they 
came  from  Lynn  in  a  sloop,  and  built  a  garrison  on 
Front's  Neck,  which  they  successfully  defended  from 
attacks  by  a  force  of  five  hundred  French  and  In- 
dians. Henry  Libby  and  his  sons  were  all  present 
at  the  first  town  meeting,  in  1720.  With  one  John 
Boden  he  was  chosen  to  go  and  show  the  old  high- 
ways to  the  selectmen.  In  September,  1728,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-one,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  at  Black  Point,  which  had  just 
been  organized  under  the  pastoral  charge  of  the  Rev. 
William  Thompson.  His  house  stood  on  a  lot  which 
in  recent  years  has  become  a  part  of  Black  Point 
Cemetery.  He  married  Honor  Hinkson,  a  daughter 
of  Peter  Hinkson,  whose  plantation  joined  his 
father's.  Peter  Hinkson  was  from  Hobberton  or 
Heberton,  Devonshire,  England,  and  came  to  Amer- 
ica in  1602  or  soon  after,  and  settled  at  Beach  Point. 
Maine,  where  he  was  one  of  the  principal  inhabit- 
ants. Honor  died  August  24,  1724,  aged  sixty.  The 
children  of  Henry  and  Honor  were:  Mary,  Samuel. 
Sarah.  James,   llaunali,   klizahcth  and  John. 

(III)  Captain  John,  seventh  and  youngest  child 
of  Henry  and  Honor  (Hinkson)  Libby.  was  born 
probably  soon  after  the  year  1700.  He  went  with 
his  father  from  Lynn  to  Scarborough,  and  settled 
on  a  farm,  lie  was  a  man  of  unusual  energy  and 
ability  and  filled  repeatedly  the  most  important  p 
tions  in  the  town.  He  was  a  land  surveyor  and  suc- 
ceeded in  a  measure 'to  the  position  his  brother, 
Lieutenant  Samuel  Libby,  had  filled.  He  was  a 
lieutenant  in  Captain  George  Berry's  company  in 
1745.  and  after  the  death  of  his  kinsman.  Captain 
John  Libby,  became  known  as  captain,  and  was  so 
called  until  his  death.  He  was  on  a  fishing  trip 
with  two  others,  and  the  small  boat  in  which  they 
were  riding  was  upset  near  the  mouth  of  Noil'  1 
river,  and  although  an  expert  swimmer  he  n  > 
rose.  The  two  Others  escaped,  and  there  were  ,11, 
picions  of  foul  play  at  the  lime  of  his  death.  He 
married  (first).  June  15,  1728,  Mary  Goodwin, 
daughter  of  William  and  Deliverance  (Taylor) 
Goodwin,  of  Berwick.     She  died  a  few  years  later 


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and  he  married  (second),  August  24.  1738.  Anna 
Fuse.  His  children  by  his  first  wife  were:  Henry, 
Hannah,  Lucy,  Edward,  and  by  his  second  wife : 
Rhoda  and  Abner  (twins),  Olive.  Stephen.  Moses 
and  Aaron  (.twins),  Jesse,  Philemon.  Eunice,  and 
Seth ;  and  by  Lydia  (Skillings),  widow  of  Mark 
Libby :   Nathan. 

(IV)  Philemon,  twelfth  child  of  Captain  John 
Libby.  was  born  in  Scarborough,  May  29,  1749,  and 
died  December  22,  181 1.  He  received  from  his 
wife's  grandfather,  Deacon  Samuel  Small,  a  grand- 
son of  Francis  Small  who  purchased  the  five  Ossipee 
townships,  one  hundred  acres  of  land  in  what  is  now 
Livingston,  and  became  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
that  town.  His  house  was  at  Livingston  Corner, 
and  for  many  years  he  was  a  licensed  innholder. 
He  married,  May  8,  1771,  Martha  Small,  who  after 
his  death  went  with  her  son  Abner  to  Limerick, 
where  she  died  August  27,  1S37.  The  children  of 
this  union  were:  Rufus,  Philemon,  Eunice  (died 
young) ,  James,  Abner.  Martha,  Eunice  (died  young), 
Anna  Small,  Dorothy,  and  Eunice. 

(  \' 1  Rufus,  eldest  child  of  Philemon  and  Martha 
(Small)  Libby,  was  born  in  Scarborough,  May  4. 
1773,  and  died  at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Martha, 
in  Limerick,  December  5,  1858,  aged  seventy-five. 
After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  Limington,  near  the 
Limerick  line,  and  there  resided  until  1836,  when  his 
son  Philemon  sold  the  homestead  and  bought  the 
Dam  farm  in  Newfield.  He  married,  April  25,  1793. 
Dorcas  Strout,  daughter  of  Elisha  and  Eunice 
(Freeman)  Strout,  of  Gorham.  She  died  in  Decem- 
ber. 1849.  Their  children  were:  William,  Phile- 
mon, Aphia,  Rufus,  Nathaniel,  Martha,  Eunice  and 
Solomon. 

(VI)  Rufus  (2).  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
Rufus  (1)  and  Dorcas  (Strout)  Libby.  was  born  in 
Limington,  Maine,  April  18  1S02.  He  and  his 
brother  went  to  Bridgton  at  the  sum-  time  and  set- 
tled on  farms.  In  1840  he  removed  to  Newfield,  and 
five  years  later  to  Great  Falls,  where  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  spent  in  the  cotton  mills.  He  died 
December  29,  1848.  He  married.  June  25.  1833, 
Martha  Blake,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Rebecca 
( Higgins)  Blake,  of  Gorham..  Their  children  were: 
Francis  B.,  Charles  Wesley,  and  one  who  died 
young. 

1  VII)  Francis  Blake,  eldest  child  of  Rufus  and 
Martha  (Blake)  Libby,  was  born  in  Newfield,  May 
9.  1S34.  He  worked  at  first  in  the  cotton  mills,  but 
after  the  war  of  the  rebellion  learned  the  shoe- 
maker's trade,  and  for  the  most  part  worked  in  shoe 
shops.  He  and  his  brother  each  enlisted  in  1863,  in 
Company  A,,  First  New  Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery, 
and  served  two  years,  till  the  end  of  the  war.  Francis 
died  in  June,  1898,  at  Somersworth.  He  married, 
November  27,  1851,  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Nathan 
and  Hannah  (Littlefield)  Hanson,  of  Sanford.  She 
was  born  September,  1834,  and  died  December  26, 
1906,  at  Lynn,  Massachusetts.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren: Emma  Etta  (died  young),  and  Frank  Eu- 
gene (twins),  Ida  Belle.  Emma  Etta,  and  Harry. 
Frank  E.  is  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 
Emma  Etta,  the  second  of  that  name,  married  Els- 
worth  Whitten.  of  Farmington,  New  Hampshire. 
Harry  is  foreman  of  a  shoe  factory  in  Lynn.  Massa- 
chusetts. 

(VIII)  Frank  Eugene,  first  child  of  Francis 
Blake  and  Mary  Jane  (Hanson)  Libby,  was  born  in 
Somersworth,  New  Hampshire,  January  12,  1856. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Somersworth  and 
one    term    at    South    Berwick    Academy.     In    May, 


1S72,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Great  Falls  Man- 
ufacturing Company  as  office  boy,  was  later  made 
clerk,  and  in  1888  was  made  paymaster,  and  since 
that  time  has  been  clerk  and  paymaster  of  the  cor- 
poration. In  the  same  year  he  was  made  clerk  and 
treasurer  of  the  Great  Falls  Light  Company,  and 
still  holds  that  position.  He  was  one  of  the  in- 
corporators of  the  Somersworth  Savings  Bank.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has  been  a  member 
of  the  school  board  six  years;  chairman  of  the  board 
of  library  trustees,  and  alderman  two  years.  He. 
was  elected  to  the  state  senate  from  District  No. 
12.  in  1906.  and  served  with  credit  at  the  following 
session.  He  was  a  member  of  the  committees  on 
labor,  revision  of  the  laws.  Soldiers'  Home,  state 
hospital,  incorporations  and  military  affairs.  He  is 
a  past  master  of  Libanus  Lodge,  No.  49,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  past  high  priest  of  Edwards 
Royal  Arch  Chapter.  No.  23 ;  a  past  commander  of 
Stephen  J.  Wentworth  Camp,  Sons  of  Veterans,  and 
past  commander  of  New  Hampshire  division.  He 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  He  married  (first),  October.  1877,  Ida  L. 
Fountain,  wdio  was  born  in  Somersworth,  1855.  and 
died  April,  1888,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Scella)  Fountain,  of  Maine;  and  (second),  Decem- 
ber, 1800,  Emma  J.  Estes,  who  was  born  in  Lynn, 
February,  1872,  daughter  of  James  E.  and  Rose 
(Foss)  Estes.  of  Lynn.  Massachusetts.  The  chil- 
dren by  the  first  wife  were:  Roy,  died  aged  nine- 
teen; Everett;  Carl,  died  aged  twelve;  Paul,  and  an 
infant,  deceased.  Everett  is  employed  in  the  woolen 
mills  in  Somersworth.  Paul  is  a  student  in  the 
Maine  State  University  at  Orono.  The  children  by 
the  second  wife  are:    Ethel.  Carl,  and  Ben  F. 

(II)  Anthony,  sixth  child  and  fifth  son  of  John 
Libby.  was  born  in  Scarborough,  about  1649.  and 
was  a  carpenter.  He  lived  in  his  native  town  until 
some  years  after  King  Philip's  war.  In  May,  1681, 
he  was  one  of  a  committee  chosen  to  purchase  tim- 
ber for  building  a  "fort."  Scattow's  garrison.  In 
November  following  he  was  taxed  for  fifty  acres  of 
land,  six  acres  of  marsh,  one  cow,  two  hogs,  and 
one  mare.  In  the  first  part  of  1682  he  moved  to 
Falmouth.  There  he  met  and  married  Sarah  Drake, 
who  was  born  August  20,  1656,  and  died  June  12, 
1716,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Jane  Drake,  of 
Hampton,  New  Hampshire.  In  1685  he  moved  to 
Hampton  and  settled  in  the  northeast  part  of  the 
town,  subsequently  set  off  to  Rye.  He  married 
(second).  January  6.  1718.  Jane  Racklay,  of  Ports- 
mouth, and  lived  only  a  few  weeks.  His  will,  made 
February  20,  1718,  was  proved  March  5,  1718.  His 
inventory  amounted  to  two  hundred  and  twenty-five 
pounds.  His  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were: 
Sarah,  Mary,  Abraham,  Isaac.  Hannah,  Josiah  and 
Jane. 

(Ill")  Abraham  third  child  and  eldest  son  of 
Anthony  and  Sarah  (Drake)  Libby,  was  born  in 
Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  about  t688.  and  spent 
his  life  as  a  cultivator  of  the  soil.  He  lived  in 
Hampton  until  1718  or  1719,  and  then  bought  and 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Portsmouth.  In  1757  he  re- 
moved from  there  to  North  Hampton,  and  within  a 
year  he  moved  to  Exeter,  where  he  lived  two  or 
three  years,  near  the  old  "pickpocket  mill."  From 
that  place  he  removed  to  Epsom,  where  he  died  in 
the  spring  of  1767,  aged  seventy-nine.  Fie  married, 
January  14,  1713,  Sabrina  Philbrick.  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Typhene  Philbrick,  of  Hampton.  She 
died  probably  before  he  left  Portsmouth.  Their 
seven   children   were :    Betty,  Joseph,   Sarah,   Phebe, 


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Abraham,    Anthony   and    Ephraim.     The    last   four 
probably  died  young. 

(IV)  Joseph,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Abraham  and  Sabrina  (Philbrick)  Libby,  was  born 
in  that  part  of  Hampton  which  is  now  Rye,  August 
15,  1715.  and  was  a  lifelong  farmer.  From  Rye  he 
removed  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  lived  some  years, 
and,  probably  in  1758,  removed  thence  to  Barring- 
ton.  Removing  from  there  he  became  the  second 
settler  of  New  Durham,  which  was  probably  in  1767. 
His  farm  was  on  the  Durham  Ridge,  and  from  1767 
till  the  middle  of  July,  1778,  he  was  cutting  trees 
and  clearing  away  the  virgin  forest,  making  fields 
to  raise  crops  and  putting  up  buildings  to  shelter 
his  family  and  his  stock.'  He  married,  February  23, 
1741,  Margaret  Abbott,  who  was  living  as  late  as 
April,  1794.  Their  children  were:  Reuben,  Mary, 
Jane,  Abraham  (died  young),  Abraham,  Joseph, 
Moses,  Ephraim,  Olley,  Anthony,  Benjamin  and 
Margaret. 

(V)  Benjamin,  eleventh  child  and  eighth  son  of 
Joseph  and  Margaret  (Abbott)  Libby,  was  born  in 
Barrington,  June  12.  1761,  and  died  in  Alton,  Au- 
gust 26,  1835,  aged  seventy-four.  He  grew  up  on  a 
farm  on  New  Durham  Ridge,  and  succeeded  to  the 
paternal  acres,  which  he  cultivated  till  the  latter 
part  of  his  life  when  he  gave  this  farm  to  his  son 
Asa  and  settled  on  another  in  Alton,  which  after  his 
death  became  the  property  of  his  daughter  Sarah. 
He  married  Sarah 'Mason,  daughter  of  John  Mason, 
of  Alton.  She  died  May  19,  1834.  Their  children 
were:  Joseph,  Moses,  David,  Thirstin,  Asa,  Betsey, 
Daniel.  Sarah,  Mary,  Nancy  and  Martha. 

(VI)  Captain  Daniel,  sixth  child  and  fifth  son 
of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Mason)  Libby,  was  born 
in  New  Durham,  September  15,  1796.  He  lived  in 
Alton  a  short  time  in  1817,  and  then  removed  to 
Tuftonborough,  where  he  followed  the  time  honored 
occupation  of  his  ancestors,  farming.  He  was  a 
highly  respected  member  of  the  Christian  Baptist 
Church,  and  a  good  neighbor.  He  was  fond  of  mil- 
itary discipline,  and  for  six  years  commanded  a 
local  company  of  militia.  He  died  on  a  small  farm 
in  Wolfborough.  August  3,  1862.  He  married.  March 
10,  1817,  Ada  Dough,  daughter  of  Isaac  Smith  and 
Joanna  (Carr)  Clough,  oi  Alton.  They  were  the 
parents  of  thirteen  children:  John  Mason,  Ann 
Carr,  Leonora,  Moses,  Sarah  M..  Daniel.  Nancy  J., 
Isaac  C.  (died  young),  Isaac  Smith,  Elizabeth  J., 
Charles  F.   (died  young),  Charles  A.,  and  Janus  W. 

(VII)  Moses,  fourth  child  and  second  son  of 
Captain  Daniel  and  Ada  (Clough)  Libby,  was  born 
July  26,  1824,  in  Alton.  He  wa  1  brought  up  in  Tuf- 
tonborough, and  there  he  resided  until  1870,  when 
he  removed  to  Manchester,  Iowa,  where  he  lived 
until  1878,  and  then  returning  to  Wolfboro,  he  has 
since  •  ere.  Me  has  been  a  hard  working 
farmer  and  is  in  good  circumstances.  He  was  class- 
leader  in  the  Methodist  Church,  and  a  highly  re- 
spected i  en  lie  married,  1847.  Vesta  R.  Wiggin, 
who  w  in  Tuftonborough,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Dolly  (Snell)  Wiggin,  of  Tuftonborough. 
Ii  1  children  were  born  of  this  union:  Asa  II. 
Henry  Forest,  Elizabeth  C.  Willie  S.,  and  Georgi     \. 

\  a  I  [ei  bert,  eldest  son  of  Mioses  and  V  sta 
1  1  ibby,  was  horn  in  Tuftonboro,  July  [4, 
1848.  He  received  his  early  education  in  thai  town, 
and  in  the  Wolfboro  Academy.  Later  lie  went  to 
Vassa  College,  New  VTork,  to  learn  bookkeeping  and 
graduated  in  t867.  In  the  following  year  he  went 
to  Boston,  where  lie  was  a  very  successful  book 
keeper   until   the   time   of   his   death,   March   20,    iX-r. 


lie    wa-    an    active     member     of     the     Young    Men's 
Christian   Association,  and   of  the    Fremont  Temple 
ty.     He  was  unmarried. 
(VIII)     Henry   Forest,  second  son  and  ch 
Moses  and  Vesta  R.    (Wiggin)    Libby,  was  b 
Tuftonborough,  April  7.   1850.     He  was  educated  in 
the    common     schools    and    at    Tuftonborough    and 
Wolfboro  Academy.     At  the  age  of  twenty  hi 
the.  study  of    dentistry    under    the    preceptor--! 
Dr.' Oliver  Dowlin,  of  Wolfboro,  and  complete- 1  his 
education  in  the  Harvard  Dental  School.     He  opened 
an  office  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  has  met  with 
so  great  success  that  he  now  stands  at  the  head  of 
his   profession   in   that  city.     During  the   earl}    part 
of    his    practice    he    gave    considerable    attention    to 
sculpture,  and  carved  several  groups  which  were  1  x- 
hibited   and   won   favorable  notice   from   the    '■' 
press,    but   as    his    practice   increased   he   abai 
the   art.     In   the   line   of   his   business   and   in   other 
lines,   Dr.    Libby's   quick   perceptions   and   ingenuity 
have    developed   various    useful    inventions.     Among 
them  are  a  rubber  dam  clamp  and  a  dental  heater 
and  annealer.  patented  in  1895;  a  plaster  tablet,  used 
as   a   mount   for   the   Blaschka  glass  models   oi    the 
Wane     collection     in     Harvard      University,       897; 
plaster  mounts   in  cases,   1901 ;    glass    cylinder-     for 
preserving  bird  skins,   1902:  implement  for  boring  a 
straight    hole   and    gauge    device,    1906.     His 
love  of  art  and  the  beautiful  in  nature  led  him  in 
1881,  to  purchase  in  Wolfboro,  on  the  shore  of  Lake 
Winnepiseogee,  a  tract  of  land  upon  which  he  con- 
structed   such    buildings    as    he    thought    necessary, 
and  furnished  his  cottage  as  only  an  artist 
plenty  of  mean-  can  furnish  one.     This  cottage,  into 
which  he  moved  in  18S3.  commands  a  comprehensive 
view  of  Tuft,  nborough  bay,  on  Winton  Harb<  ■-.-.  and 
other  parts  of   New   Hampshire's  largest  and   love- 
liest lake,  and  is  filled  with  beautiful  works  of  art ; 
stuffed  animals  and  birds,  and  curios,  from  distant 
places,  are  placed  in  a  building  suitable  for  then-  ex- 
hibition.    Over    the   fireplace   in    the    cottage    dining 
room   is  the   Libby   coat-of-arms,   including  a 
designed   by   Dr.    Libby,   a   very   appropriate   d 
representing  the  arrival  of  three   Libbys   at   sunrise 
and  their  amicable  meeting  with  the  Indians.     A  log 
cabin  with  the  smoke  curling  from  the  chimni 
a   cow    standing   near,    are    prophetic    of   peac,     and 
prosperity  in  agriculture  that  are  to  follow  this  meet- 
ing.    Manufactures  are  represented  by  Industry  at  a 
spinning  wheel.     The  Libby  cottage  has  always  been 
well  and   favorably  known   for  its  hospitality,   ami   in 
June,   18S9.  an  entomologist  Of  Boston  was  taken  to 
this  home   to     pend   a   few  days   for  the  purp        ol 
collecting  moths,      ll    was  then  that  the  study  of  the 
fauna  and   lima   of   the  locality  began.'    All   sorts   of 
beautiful   and   interesting   things   found  lodgn: 
the  cottage,  and  in  a  few  years  it  was  too  sni 
other  scientific  collections,  so  after  parting  with  the 
steam     launch    "Mohawk,"    the    various    collections 
wrre   removed  to  the   boat  house.    The  interest    in 
research  had  now  taken  possession  of  every  member 
of    the    family,    including    that    dearest    friend    and 
sympathizer  of  the  Doctor  and  his  wife.  Philip  Henry 
Savage.  It  was  his  deep  earnestness  in  the  work  that 
gave  them  the  incentive  to  increase  the  capa< 
more  extended   investigation  and  quiet  study;   and 
acting  under  the  influence  of  love  for  and  devotiqn 
to    the    pursuit    of   scientific   knowledge    in    this    di- 
rection,  they  chose,  in   1895,  the  site  upon  which  the 
lodge  now  stands.     Philip's  master  mind  and  poetic 
passion  is  expressed  in  every  little  detail  in  design- 
ing and  furnishings,  and  it  is  especially  shown  in  the 


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fireplace.  The  creation  of  the  details  in  the  lodge's 
completion  was  thought  out  by  the  family.  Philip 
Savage  claimed -the  window  overlooking  Muskrat 
Cove,  and  to  get  the  view  he  helped  to  clear  away 
the  brushwood  and  timber.  Grandma  named  the 
ten  standing  pines  in  front  of  this  window  the  ten 
commandments.  Grandpa  would  have  the  two 
largest  of  them,  "Thou  shalt  have  no  other  God  be- 
fore me,*'  and  "Remember  the  Sabbath  Day  to 
keep  it  holy."  Their  greatest  sorrow  was  when  the 
angel  of  death  called  from  the  midst  of  this  family 
circle  Philip  Savage.  June  4,  1899.  May  the  seed 
sown  here  live  after  him.  In  1001  the  plaster  and 
art  work  which  had  occupied  space  on  the  first  floor 
were  moved  to  the  attic.  Dr.  Libby's  museum  of 
birds  and  animals  is  large  and  interesting.  A  cabi- 
net of  ten  Louisiana  heron,  mounted  in  graceful  at- 
titudes, were  taken  April  5,  1905.  on  the  banks  of 
the  Myakka  river,  in  Florida,  while  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Libby  were  guests  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Dean, 
on  board  the  "Aroostook,"  is  particularly  prized. 
Other  valued  specimens  are  a  seven-foot  alligator, 
a  tarpon  six  feet  long,  and  a  rattlesnake  four  feet 
two  inches,  taken  by  the  Doctor  on  Rattlesnake 
Island.  In  1004  in  cooperation  with  Allen  Chamber- 
lain and  Philip  W.  Ayres,  state  forester.  Dr.  Libby 
began  to  take  an  active  interest  in  forestry,  and  since 
that  time  his  efforts  to  show  the  good  results  of 
arboriculture  have  been  of  much  interest  to  him  and 
those  similarly  inclined,  and  promise  to  be  of  value 
to  the  people  of  the  state  generally.  In  the  begin- 
ning, little  trees  were  dug  up  in  a  pasture  where 
they  were  not  wanted,  and  transplanted,  and  the 
process  showed  the  great  possibilities  of  profit  if  the 
work  was  properly  done  on  a  large  scale.  A  nursery 
has  been  established,  and  a  plantation  made  of  white 
pine  seedlings.  Dr.  Libby  has  transplanted  fifteen  hun- 
dred native  seedlings  from  a  neighboring  pasture 
into  a  permanent  forest,  and  three  thousand  others 
obtained  from  Illinois.  In  1906  he  set  aside  a  por- 
tion of  land  surrounded  by  trees  of  fine  specimen 
value  for  an  arboretum,  in  which  an  effort  will  be 
made  to  grow  a  few  specimens  of  every  tree  that  is 
indigenous  to  the  shores  of  Lake  Winnepesaukee: 
The  site  is  located  on  the  shore  of  Mirror  lake,  three 
miles  north  of  Wolfboro.  In  1901  Dr„  Libby  pur- 
chased Rattlesnake  Island,  two  miles  long,  shore  line 
four  and  nine-tenths  miles,  height  three  hundred  and 
ninety  feet.  After  examination  it  was  pronounced 
by  Forester  Ayres  to  be  a  very  valuable  tract,  and  is 
now  under  forest  management.  A  large  price  was 
offered  for  the  timber  on  it,  but  Mr.  Ayres  decided 
more  profit  'could  be  realized  by  letting  the  timber 
grow,  and  selecting  only  the  best  later  for  cutting. 
In  1003  the  Doctor  purchased  a  farm  adjoining  his 
place  and  containing  two  hundred  acres,  and  in  1906 
a  tract  of  land  known  as  the  Hersey  lot,  containing 
thirty-five  acres.  The  object  of  the  museum  and 
the  arboretum  is  to  illustrate  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples of  evolution  in  the  animal  and  vegetable 
kingdoms. 

In  1904  a  path  between  the  lodge  and  the  Poet's 
Privilege  was  completed  by  LTncle  Charles  1  ibby, 
which  was  named  in  honor  of  Philip  Henry  Savage, 
"The  Savage  Path."  In  1904,  in  order  that  his 
farm  might  contribute  to  the  happiness  of  a  greater 
number  of  persons,  Dr.  Libby  threw  it  open  to  the 
Ellis  Memorial  Club,  an  organization  of  boys  and 
girls.  Dr.  Libby,  by  diligence  and  a  proper  use  of 
the  faculties  nature  bestowed  upon  him,  has  made 
life  a  success,  and  by  the  course  he  has  taken  with 
regard  to  many  things  in  connection  with  his  estate 


on  the  great  lake,  has  shown  that  he  is  a  public 
benefactor  willing  to  do  his  share  to  add  to  the  wis- 
dom and  pleasure  of  mankind  and  lighten  their  bur- 
dens where  he  can.  Henry  Forest  Libby  was  mar- 
ried, May  28,  1874.  to  Hattie  E.  Home,  of  Wolfboro, 
who  was  born  August  23,  1S48,  daughter  of  Fred- 
erick Woodbury  and  Elizabeth  (Allen)  Home.  She 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  the 
Wolfboro  and  Tuftonboro  Academy.  After  leav- 
ing the  academy  she  taught  in  Grafton,  and  attended 
Salem  Normal  School.  Subsequently  she  taught 
kindergarten  under  Madam  Cregor,  who  introduced 
that  method  of  instruction  into  Boston.  Airs.  Libby 
is  a  lady  of  refinement  and  broad  culture,  and  n<>t 
only  feels  a  cordial  interest  in  her  husband's  work, 
but  also  assists  in  many  ways.  Of  this  union  there 
is  one  child,  Arthur  Allen,  next  mentioned. 

(IX)  Arthur  Allen  Libby,  only  child  of  Dr. 
Henry  F.  and  Hattie  E.  (Home)  Libby.  was  born 
October  7,  1875.  He  was  educated  in  the  Boston 
public  schools,  graded  from  the  English  high  school 
in  [894.  and  from  the  Harvard  Dental  College  in 
1899,  and  became  associated  with  his  father  in  the 
profession  the  same  year.  He  married,  October  3,- 
1901,  Florence  Adaline  Hunt,  who  was  born  Jan- 
uary 7,  1879,  daughter  of  Edgar  Norman  and  Ada- 
line"  Hunt.  They  have  two  children:  Arthur  Allen, 
born   September  3,    1902;   and   Madeline,   born   May 

31.  1904  .   „_ 

(VIII)  George  Albert,  youngest  son  ot  -Moses 
and  Vesta  (  Wiggin)  Libby,  was  born  in  Tufton- 
boro, October  11.  1858.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  schools  1  E  that  town  and  of  Manchester.  Iowa. 
He  came  to  Boston  in  1S75  and  entered  the  bard- 
ware  store  of  Bigelow  &  Dowse,  where  he  lias  risen 
to  the  height  of  a  leader  with  a  commanding  in- 
fluence. He  was  married  to  Eva  Lunn.  of  Bo  ton, 
June  8,  1887.  who  died  March  17.  1889.  He  was 
again  married  to  Emma  Hood,  also  of  Boston,  June 
3,  1891.  They  have  one  son.  Ralph  Burton  Libby, 
born  May  tf>.  1802.  He  had  been  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Everett  until  the  year  1906.  when 
he  entered  the  Boston  Latin  School. 

(II)  David,  tenth  child  and  sixth  son  of  John 
Libbey,  the  immigrant,  was  born  in  Scarborough, 
Maine.'  in  1657,  and  died  probably  in  1736,  for  in 
December  of  that  year  his  wdll  was  proved.  Febru- 
ary 11.  1681,  he  and  four  others  were  chosen  to 
renew  the  bounds  between  Casco  (afterward  Fal- 
mouth, and  now  Cape  Elizabeth)  and  Scarborough, 
and  about  that  time  he  received  several  grants  of 
land.  When  the  town  was  deserted  in  1690  he  went 
to  Portsmouth,  where  he  lived  ten  years.  In  De- 
cember, 1000  David  Libbey,  Matthew,  his  brother, 
Daniel  Fogg,  his  brother-in-law,  Joseph  Hammond, 
and  Stephen  Tobey  bought  what  was  known  as  the 
Knowles  purchase,  in  that  part  of  Kittery  which  is 
now  Eliot.  It  fronted  on  the  Piscatauqua  river,  at 
the  "Long  Reach."  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile, 
and  stretched  back  into  the  town  a  long  distance. 
The  following  spring  it  was  divided  length  wis 
that  each  had  a  portion  fronting  on  the  river.  A 
division  line  between  the  portions  of  David  Libbey 
and  his  brother  parsed  over  a  piece  of  rising  ground 
since  known  as  Libbey  Hill.  On  this  hill,  within  a 
few  reds  of  each  other,  they  built  their  houses. 
They  laid  out  a  lane  between  their  lands,  reaching 
from  the  river  to  their  northeast  boundary,  and 
portions  of  this  lane  are  still  open.  David  Libbey 
built  a  two-story  bouse  which  -food  until  later  than 
1807.  the  date  of  the  death  of  his  great-grandson. 
Toel    Libbey.     There   David   lived   the   remainder   of 


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Ins  life,  a  farmer  in  comfortable  circumstance?.  In 
his  will,  dated  May  o,  i;_>5,  lie  provided  for  his  wife 
and  those  of  his  children  not  already  provided  for. 
The  amount  of  his  inventory  was  thirteen  hundred 
and  twenty-nine  pounds  and  five  shillings.  He  was 
buried  on  li is  own  farm,  and  with  him  now  lie  five 
generations  of  his  descendants.  His  wife's  name 
was  Elinor.  Their  children  were:  David,  Samuel, 
Mary.  Solomon.  John,  Elizabeth,  Ephraim,  Eleanor 
and  Abigail. 

(ill)  David  (2),  eldest  child  of  David  (1)  and 
Elinor  Libbey.  was  born  probably  in  Scarborough 
before  his  parents  were  driven  away  from  their 
home  in   1690.     He  lived  on  a  part  of  his   father's 

lestead,  in  Kittery,  now  Eliot,  until  about  1731. 
I  luring  a  portion  of '  that  time  he  was  a  licensed  re- 
tailer.  From  Kittery  he  moved  to  Scarborough  and 
settled  "it  a  farm  on  Scottow's  Hill.  His  house  was 
a  garrison,  and  there  Nathaniel  Dresser  was  killed 
by  the  Indians.  David  Libbey  shot  the  Indian  who 
did  the  deed,  and  wounded  him  so  severely  that  he 
died  soon  after.  David  Libbey  married  Esther 
Hanscom,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Alice  Hans- 
com,  of  Kittery.  He  died  in  February,  1765. 
and  was  buried  on  the  sixth  of  that  month.  Both 
were  doubtless  buried  a  few  rods  northeast  of  the 
house  of  his  descendant,  Lemuel  Libbey.  This  spot 
was  for  many  years  the  principal  burying  ground  of 
the  inhabitants  of  that  locality,  and  more  than  tun 
hundred  persons  are  said  to  have  been  buried  there. 
It  is  now  covered  by  a  dense  growth  of  shrubs  and 
underbrush,  and  not  more  than  three  or  four  graves 
are  discernible.  The  children  of  David  and  Esther 
Libbey  were:  Alice,  Josiah,  George,  Esther,  Tim- 
othy, David,  Eleanor  and  Thomas. 

(IV)  Timothy,  fifth  child  and  third  son  of 
David  (2)  and  Esther  (Hanscom)  Libbey,  was  born 
about  1724,  in  that  part  of  Kitterv  which  is  now 
Eliot.  He  was  taken  by  his  father  to  Scarborough 
when  a  child.  He  grew  up  and  settled  on  a  farm 
011  Scottow's  Hill,  where  all  his  children  were  born. 
In  1763  he  became  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Machias.  Following  is  the  account  of  the  cause  of 
the  settlement  of  Machias  as  given  by  Henrv  A. 
Libbey,  -1  Machiasport.  Writing  of  his  grandfather 
,u;  says:  "He  told  me  one  day  when  I  was  at  work 
with  him  how  his  father  came  to  settle  in  Machias. 
When  he  lived  in  Scarborough  it  was  his  practice  in 
the  winter  to  go  east  in  a  small  vessel  on  a  sealing 

"''■  [1  was  on  a  return  voyage,  some  hundred 
and  fifteen  or  twenty  years  ago,  that  he  encountered 
a   Sale  and   storm   and   tried  to  make   what   is  now 

1    Cutler    Harbor.     He   made  a   mistake   in    the 

"and,   ran   a  hore   in   a   small  cove,  and  lost  his 

vessel  and  cargo.  Then  he  had  to  get  home  in  his 
small  boat.  In  following  along  to  the  coast,  as  was 
necessary  for  him  to  do,  he  rowed  into  the  Machias 
river.  Struck  with  its  beauty,  he  followed  it  to  its 
head.  Here  he  found  the  natural  facilities  so  good 
that  he  determined  to  make  it  hi.  future  home  He 
returned  in  Si  ugh,  and  the  next  spring,  tak- 

ing his  own  family,  and  getting  si  me  eight  or  ten 
families  more,  they  moved  to  their  new  abode.  He 
received  as  one  of  the  original  settlers  a  seven-acre 
lot,  where  the  village  of  Machias  now  stands  Here 
he  made  his  residence,  and  a  few  years  later  (pre- 
vious to  June,  1766),  du-d.  He  married,  October  o. 
1746,  Sarah  Stone,  of  Scarborough,  win.  was  living 
on  the  little  farm  at  Machias  as  late  as  1787,  They 
had  seven  children  :  Sarah,  Esther,  Timothy.  Mary 
David,  Obadiah  and  Daniel. 

(V)  David    (3),  fifth   child  and  second  son  of 


Timothy  and  Sarah  (Stone)  Libbey,  was  born  in 
Scarborough,  August  31.  1755,  and  died  December 
J 1.  1833.  He  settled  on  the  east  side  of  Machias 
river  on  a  farm  still  occupied  by  his  descendants. 
He  married,  January  23,  1783,  Abigail  Fitts,  born 
October  31.  1763.  heir  and  probably  daughter  of 
Ebenezer  Fitts.  of  Machias.  She  died  in  April,  1S41. 
Their  children  were:  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Ebenezer, 
Mariner,  Anna,  David,  Phineas,  Abigail  D.,  George 
and  Susan  P. 

(VI)  Lieutenant  Ebenezer,  third  child  and  eld- 
est son  of  David  (3)  and  Abigail  (Fitts)  Libbey, 
was  born  in  Machias,  now  Machiasport.  May  27, 
1 7S7.  He  settled  on  a  farm  near  his  father.  He 
was  a  lieutenant  of  a  revenue  cutter  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  which  took  place  suddenly  August  7,  1831. 
He  married  Parmela  Andrews,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  Ann  (Cheever)  Andrews.  She  died  Sep- 
tember 4.  1867.  They  had  eight  children :  Mary 
Ann  C.,  Charles  E..  Henry  A..  Jane  M.,  Parmelia  A.. 
Clarissa  F.,  Eben  R,  and  Alonzo  B.,  who  is  next 
mentioned. 

(\TI)  Alonzo  Bradford,  fourth  son  and  young- 
est child  of  Ebenezer  and  Parmela  (Andrews)  Lib- 
bey. was  born  in  Machiasport,  September  29,  i8jo. 
He  was  a  school  teacher  until  his  marriage,  and 
since  that  time  has  been  a  farmer  in  Machiasport. 
He  married,  October  2.  1852,  Ann  Judson,  who  was 
born  May  13.  1833,  daughter  of  Rev.  Charles  and 
Elizabeth  (Foster)  Emerson.  Six  children  were 
born  to  them:  Lizzie  A.,  Addie  M.,  Nellie  M. 
Annie  B.,  Mason  A.  and  Charles  E. 

1  VIII)  Mason  Allen,  fifth  child  and  elder  of 
the  two  sons  of  Alonzo  B.  and  Ann  Judson  (Emer- 
son) Libbey,  was  born  in  Machiasport,  March  to, 
i860.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of  Ma- 
chiasport until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age.  and  then 
went  to  Waltham,  where  he  attended  school  and 
later  learned  photography.  After  a  residence  of 
eight  years  in  Waltham  he  settled  in  Nashua,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  is  now  doing  a  prosperous  bus- 
iness. He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of  Nashua,  and  is  its  clerk.  Both  Mr.  Libbey  and 
his  wife,  who  assists  him  in  business,  are  members 
erf  the  National  and  New  England  Photographers' 
Associations.  He  married,  October  26,  1809,  Dorothy 
Trickey,  who  was  horn  in  Dover,  New  Hampshire. 
July  21,  1869.  daughter  of  Charles  A.  and  Ellen  F. 
(Page)  Trickey. 

(  II)  Matthew,  fifth  son  of  the  immigrant.  John 
Libbey.  and  his  wife.  Agnes,  was  born  in  Sen  - 
borough.  Maine,  in  1663.  and  died  in  March.  1741. 
In  i6qo  he  went  to  Portsmouth  and  thence  to  Kit- 
tery, in  the  winter  of  1699-1700.  There  he  built  a 
house  of  hewed  timber,  the  upper  story  of  which 
projected  over  the  lower  one  so  as  to  afford  protec- 
tion against  Indians  in  case  they  attempted  to  set  fire 
to  or  break  into  the  house,  the  projecting  upper 
Story  having  openings  so  that  the  inmates  could 
shoot  down  those  below  without  exposing  them- 
selves. In  that  house,  which  stood  for  nearly  one 
hundred  years,  he  lived  until  his  death.  Some  time 
before  the  second  organization  of  the  town  of  Scar- 
borough he.  with  Roger  Deering,  John  Libbey  and 
Roger  Hunnewell,  went  down  to  Black  Point  and 
built  a  saw  mill  on  Nonesuch  river.  His  interest  in 
that  mill  he  afterwards  gave  to  his  three  sons.  Wil- 
liam, John  and  Andrew.  It  is  not  probable  that  he 
operated  the  mill  long  himself.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Brown,  daughter  of  Andrew  Brown,  one  of  the 
principal  inhabitants  of  Black  Point.  She  survived 
him   two   or   three  years.     Both   were  buried   in   the 


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family  burying  ground  where  repose  the  remains  of 
five  generations  of  their  descendants,  their  graves 
marked  by  rough  stones.  They  had  fourteen  chil- 
dren, the  first  six  born  in  Scarborough  and  Ports- 
mouth, and  the  remainder  in  Kittery.  They  were : 
William,  Matthew,  Mary,  Rebecca,  Hannah,  John, 
Andrew.  Sarah,  Nathaniel,  Dorcas,  Samuel,  Mehit- 
able.  Lvdia  and  Elizabeth. 

(Ill  I  Lieutenant  Andrew,  seventh  child  and 
fourth  son  of  Matthew  and  Elizabeth  (Brown) 
Libbey,  was  born  in  Kittery.  now  Eliot,  Maine,  De- 
cember I,  1700,  and  died  in  Scarborough,  January  5, 
1773.  He  returned  to  Scarborough  and  became  one 
of  the  largest  farmers  in  the  town,  but  took  no  part 
in  public  office  holding.  He  was  interested  in  hav- 
ing the  youth  of  the  town  instructed,  and  in  1743 
was  one  of  a  committee  of.  three,  chosen  "to  get  a 
schoolmaster."  It  is  not  known  that  he  was  in 
actual  service  in  the  French  war,  but  from  1745  until 
his  death  he  was  known  as  Lieutenant  Andrew  Lib- 
bey. At  his  death  he  left  a  good  property.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Esther  Furber,  daughter  of  Jethro  Fur- 
ber.  of  Newington,  New  Hampshire.  He  and  she 
were  members  of  the  Congregational  Church.  She 
died  October  I,  1756.  and  during  the  next  year  he 
married  Eleanor  (Libby)  Trickey.  who  outlived  him 
and  died  September  27,  1781.  His  eleven  children, 
all  by  the  first  wife,  were :  Andrew,  Joshua,  Eliza- 
beth. Henry,  Abigail,  Joseph,  Daniel,  Edward. 
Sarah.  Esther  and  Simon. 

CIV)  Andrew  (2),  eldest  child  of  Lieutenant 
Andrew  (1)  and  Esther  (Furber)  Libbey,  was  born 
in  Scarborough,  February  13,  1732,  and  died  in  Gray. 
February  21,  1S01.  lie  settled,  first,  in  the  interior 
of  the  town  on  land  adjoining  his  brother  Joshua: 
There  he  lived  until  1789,  when,  with  his  four 
youngest  sons,  who  were  all  that  then  remained  with 
his  family,  he  moved  to  Gray  "to  settle  his  boys," 
and  resided  on  Dutton  Hill  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  He  married,  November  16.  1755,  Miriam  Burns, 
who  was  born  on  the  passage  of  her  parents  from 
Ireland  to  this  country.  She  died  March  13.  1827. 
at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years.  They  had 
eleven  children:  Elizabeth.  Anna.  Esther.  William, 
Jane.  Rebecca.  Mary.  Andrew,  Joseph,  David  and 
Simon. 

(V)  Andrew  (3),  eighth  child  and  second  son 
of  Andrew  (2)  and  Miriam  (Burns)  Libbey,  was 
born  in  Scarborough,  May  27,  1771.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  owned  and  occupied  four  different 
places  in  Gray.  In  his  old  age  he  and  his  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Cummings,  went  to 
live  with  their  son  Elias,  in  Windham,  and  there 
they  both  died,  she  February  21,  and  he  March  31, 
T855.  They  had  eight  children:  Christiana,  Elias, 
Ebenezer  Cobb,  Joseph,  Esther,  Lucinda,  Charlotte 
and  Lucy. 

(VI)  Elias.  second  child  and  eldest  son  of  An- 
drew (3)  and  Sarah  (Cummings)  Libbey,  was  born 
in  Gray,  Maine,  November  4.  1796.  He  removed  to 
Windham  when  a  young  man.  and  in  1822  settled 
on  the  farm  on  which  he  ended  his  life.  May  20. 
1869.  He  was  industrious  and  added  to  his  prop- 
erty, and  among  other  improvements  built  a  brick 
house  on  his  farm.  He  married,  April  8,  1821,  Eliza- 
beth Hawkes,  of  Windham,  who  was  born  July  27. 
17cm,  and  died  October  17.  1878.  They  had  nine 
children,  all  born  in  Windham.  They  were ;  Ebe- 
nezer H..  born  May  9.  1822 :  Andrew.  February  22, 
1824;  Elihu,  see  forward;  Sarah  P.,  July  29.  1828; 
Albert  Mitchell,  August  27.  1830:  Lydia  L.,  March 
13,  1833:  Daniel  C,  March  16,  1835:  Rebecca  H. 
March  28.  1837;  and  Hannah  A.,  March  29,  1838. 


(VII)  Elihu,  third  son  and  child  of  Elias  and 
Elizabeth  (Hawkes)  Libbey,  was  born  in  Windham, 
January  30,  1826.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  and  after  leaving  them  he  taught  school  and 
worked  in  saw  mills  for  ten  years.  In  tS6i  he  went 
to  Gorham,  New  Hampshire,  and  bought  an  interest 
in  the  Gorham  Lumber  Company,  and  later  became 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  E.  Clement  &  Company. 
They  owned  mills  in  Gorham  and  in  Portland, 
Maine,  and  about  1S87  Mr.  Libbey  sold  his  interest 
in  the  lumber  industry  and  bought  the  entire  Gor- 
ham concern,  and  operated  it  under  the  name  of  E. 
Libbey.  When  his  sons  took  an  interest  in  the  busi- 
ness the  title  of  the  firm  became  E.  Libbey  &  Sons. 
In  1903  the  concern  became  a  stock  company  under 
the  style  of  E.  Libbey  &  Sons'  Company,  Elihu 
Libbey.  president :  Walter  C.  Libbey,  vice-president ; 
and  Charles  C.  Libbey,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
This  company  now  operates  four  mills  at.  Gorham 
and  vicinity  and  a  soft  pine  board  mill  at  Bartlett. 
Mr.  Libbey  is  an  energetic  and  successful  man  and 
a  leading  citizen.  He  has  served  as  first  selectman 
one  year.  He  is  a  deacon  in  the  Gorham  Congrega- 
tional Church,  of  which  he  has  been  a  member  since 
its  formation.  He  is  a  member  of  Lodge  No.  54, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Gorham. 
He  married,  September  30.  1855,  Elizabeth  M., 
daughter  of  John  and  Huldah  (Maxwell)  Elliot,  of 
Windham.  They  have  four  sons:  Walter  C.  born 
October  21,  1856;  Alna  B.,  April  30,  1850:  Charles 
C,  July  1,  1861,  and  Eugene  W..  October  5.  1868. 


The  Russells  of  New  England  come 
RUSSELL     of    distinguished     English     ancestors. 

The  family  relation  of  those  of  the 
name  who  arrived  in  America  in  the  first  half  of  the 
seventeenth  century  is  not  clearly  established,  hut 
there  is  reason  to  believe  that  they  nil  were  of  the 
same  general  familv  on  the  other  side  of  the  At- 
lantic ocean.  The  first  of  the  name  to  reach  New 
England  is  supposed  to  have  been  the  Hon.  Richard 
Russell,  who  was  a  son  of  Paul  Russell,  of  Here- 
ford, England.  Richard  was  bom  in  1611,  appren- 
ticed at  Bristol.  England,  in  1628,  and  arrived  at 
Boston  in  1640,  with  his  wife,  and  both  received 
admission  to  the  church  in  Charlestown,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1641.  "This  line  of  Russells,"  says  Wy- 
man.  "was  eminent  in  social  station  and  distin- 
guished in  multifarious  public  service  for  nearlj 
two  centuries."  The  Hon.  Richard  was  a  merchant, 
representative,  councillor,  speaker,  treasurer  and  as- 
sistant. He  married  (first),  Mary  Pitt  and  (second). 
Mary  Chester.  In  early  Charlestown  history  men- 
tion is  made  of  one  Thomas  Russell,  a  merchant 
who  is  referred  to  as  of  some  relation  to  Hon. 
Richard,  and  who  was  admitted  to  the  church  in 
Charlestown  in  1675-6.  This  Thomas  married  Pru- 
dence  Chester  and   had  three  children. 

(I)  William  Russell,  of  Cambridge,  Massachu- 
setts, had  a  "lot  in  stinted  pasture"  in  1656,  besides 
other  lands,  nine  acres  bought  in  1650  of  R.  Lowden, 
and  three  and  a  half  acres  bought  in  the  same  year 
from  Ann  Frothingham.  Little  else  is  known  of 
this  William  or  of  his  antecedents  or  subsequent  life, 

except   that   he    married    Martha   ,  .who   after 

his  death  married  H.  Bradshaw.  and  after  him 
Thomas  Hall.  William  Russell  died  February  74, 
1661-62.  leaving  children — Joseph,  Benjamin,  Phcbe, 
John,  Martha,  Philip,  Thomas,  William,  Jason  and 
Joyce.  (Mention  of  Philip  and  descendants  ap- 
pears in  this  article). 

(II)  Joseph,  first  son  and  child  of  William  and 
Martha   Russell,   was   of   Cambridge,    Massachusetts, 


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and  married,  June  23,  1602.  Mary  Belcher.  His  will 
was  admitted  to  probate  in  1094.  and  Ins  property, 
which  was  inventoried  at  the  value  of  two  hundred 
and  si  \<  ul  v- four  pounds,  was  divided  among  certain 
of  his  children.  The  issue  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Belcher)  Russell  was:  Mary,  Martha,  Abigail, 
Prudence,  Joseph,  Walter,  Mariah,  Jeremiah,  John 
and  Samuel. 

(III)  Walter,  of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  fifth 
son  and  second  child  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Belcher) 
Russell,  was  taxed  in  Charlestown  from  1727  to 
1746,  and  his  will,  1747,  devised  land  to  his  wife 
and  children,  comprising  nine  acres  and  one  hundred 
rods  in  Charlestown.  Walter  Russell  married  (first), 
Mary  Patten,  May  17,  1689,  and  (second),  Eliza- 
beth Winship,  April  3,  1706.  She  died  April  14, 
1750,  aged  sixty-four  years.  Walter  died  March  30, 
1748.  Mis  children  were:  Joseph,  Mary,  Waller, 
Martha,  Jeremiah,  Elizabeth,  Edward  (1718),  Ed- 
ward  (1721),  Samuel,  Daniel  and   Hubbard. 

(IV)  Joseph,  son  of  Walter  ami  Elizabeth  (Win- 
ship)  Russell,  kept  a  school  in  1724.  and  during 
the  course  of  his  life  bought  and  sold  considerable 
property  in  lauds,  which  at  his  death  was  divided 
among  bis  children  according  to  the  provisions  of 
his  will.  His  wife  whom  he  married  October  1, 
1724.  was  Mary  Robbins,  and  their  children  were: 
Patten,  Walter  and  Philemon,  besides  others  whose 
names  are  lost. 

(V)  Walter,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Robbins) 
Russell,  was  born  January  24.  1737.  and  died  March 
5,  1782,  at  Metrotomy,  on  the  Charlestown  side. 
Like  his  father,  he  too  acquired  many  parcels  of 
land  and  evidently  was  an  extensive  dealer,  having 
many  separate  tracts  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His 
estate  was  administered  by  his  widow,  with  power 
of  guardianship  of  all  their  children.  Walter  Rus- 
sell married  (first),  December  14.  1758.  Mary  Wy- 
man,  who  died  December  1,  1760,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-three  years  according  to  the  marks  on  her 
gravestone  at  Arlington.  He  married  (second), 
December  17,  1761,  Hannah  Adams,  and  she  alter 
his  death  married  Enos  Jones.  The  children  of 
Waller  were:  James,  Walter,  Thomas,  Hannah,  Na- 
thaniel, John,  Joseph  and  others. 

(VI  I  Waller,  second  son  and  child  of  Walter 
and  Hannah  (Adams)  Russell,  was  burn  May  3, 
1765,  and  died  July  15.  1848.  Besides  the  property 
which  came  to  him  from  his  father  Walter  acquired 
much  land  on  bis  own  account  and  must  have  b  en 
an  extensive  and  probably  successful  dealer.  He 
lived  at  Arlington,  Massachusetts,  and  was  a 
minuti  man  of  the  militia  of  his  town,  and  was  at 
the  battle  of  Lexington,  which  was  the  beginning 
oi  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  married,  June  26, 
[788,  Frances  Cutter  (perhaps  Cutler),  who  died 
August  31,  1840.  They  bad  a  family  of  twelve  c 
dren,  the  names  of  all  of  whom  are  now  unknown, 
but  among  them  wa  a  daughter  Frances  and  a 
Wain 

(VII)  Xaliiim,   51 111   1  I   Walter  and    f-'rai 

ter)    Russell,  was  born  probablj   al    Vrlington,   Mas- 
sachusetts,  and   was   one   of   the   early   Peltiers    in   the 
town  oi  Greenfield,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  1 
in   1823.     Hi    owned   a  tract   ol   two  hundred  .1 
of  land  'mi  what  is  now  known  as   Boylston  street, 

and  was  a  tanner  and  extensive  cattle  raiser.  lie 
married  I.iicreiia  Johnson,  and  their  children  were: 
John,    Naliiun.    George,    Lucretia    and    William. 

(VIII)  Nahum,    son    of    Nahum    and    Lucretia 
(Johnson)    Russell,  was  born  in  Charlestown   (now 

Somervillc),  Massachusetts,   November  9,   1810.  and 


was  a  boy  of  seven  years  when  his  pan  yed 

from  that  town  to  Greenfield,  New  I  lamp-hire. 
ir  the  time  in  which  he  lived  Nahum  Russell 
was  a  man  of  education  and  much  prominence,  and 
one  of  the  most  extensive  farmers  in  the  town.  His 
lands  comprised  six  hundred  acres  and  at  time-  his 
flock  of  sheep  numbered  as  many  as  three  bund 
His  lands  lay  in  part  in  each  of  the  town.,  of  Green- 
field, Francestown  and  Bennington,  being  located 
at  the  point  where  those  towns  ad  1  h  niher, 

but  his  home  wa-  in  Greenfield.  In  politics  he  was 
a    Democrat    and   held    various   town  lect- 

man  a  number  of  years  and  also  representative  to 
the  state  legislature.  He  married,  February  20, 
1839,  Electa  Rogers,  and  by  her  had  ch  fol- 

lows: John,  who  lived  in  Greenfield  and  1-  now 
dead;  Elizabeth,  who  married  John  Gregg  and  died 
in  Lowell,  Massachusetts ;  Frank  Edward,  now  liv- 
ing in  Greenfield,  and  one  other  child  wdio  died 
in  infancy. 

(IX)  Frank  Edward,  son  of  Xahum  and  Electa 
(Rogers)  Russell,  was  born  in  Greenfield.  New 
Hampshire,  February  5,  1852.  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  that  town  and  Francestown 
Academy.  His  occupation  in  life  is  farming,  and 
it  is  no  idle  compliment  to  say  that  he  is  one  of  the 
largest  and  best  farmers  in  all  Hillsborough  county. 
His  dairy  stock  comprises  from  seventy  to  eighty 
cows,  chiefly  Ayrshires,  and  all  of  tine  grade  The 
farm  he  occupies  is  the  same  pre\  ousl;  iwned  by 
his  father,  and  its  six  hundred  acres  never  have 
been  le-s  productive  under  the  management  of  the 
son.  Mr.  Russell  is  a  firm  Democrat  and  has  served 
as  town  supervisor  and  selectman.  He  is  a  member 
of  Greenfield  Grange,  No.  23,  Patrons  of  Husban- 
dry, and  has  held  all  the  offices  of  that  organization 
from  gate-keeper  to  master,  having  served  in  the 
latfer  capacity  four  years.  He  married,  July  4, 
1875,  Mary  C,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Eliza 
(Smith)  Pollard,  of  Greenfield,  and  has  1 
Wilfred  Russell,  born  January  17,  1882.  married 
Helen  Duke,  of  Plainfield,  Vermont,  Februarj  27, 
1907. 

(II)  Philip,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Wil- 
liam and  Martha  Russell,  was  born  in  1650. 
first  wife  and  the  mother  oi  eight  of  his  nine  chil- 
dren was  Joanna,  daughter  of  Jam-  Cutler.  She 
was  born  in  1660,  and  married  April  10.  168  I,  and 
died  November  20.  1703.  I  lis  second  wife  was 
Sarah  Brooks,  of  Medford.  Massachusetts,  whom 
he  married  October  18.  1705.  Hud.-.  tory 
of  Lexington.  Massachusetts,"  says:  "The  name 
of  Philip  Russell  is  borne  on  our  earliest  parish  and 
town  records;  and  he  appears  to  have  enjoyed  the 
confidence  of  the  people,  not  only  111  the  new  set- 
tlement, but  in  the  ofl  town."  He  was  a  subscriber 
to  the  meetinghouse  at  the  "Farms"  in  [692,  and  on 
the  committee  t"  seat  the  same.  He  wa-  one  of  the 
selectmen  ol  Old  Cambridge  in  1700-01  He  died 
February  7.  1730.  The  children  .if  Philip  and  J 
(Cutler)  Russell  were:  James,  born  about  1081; 
Joanna,  burn  December  20.  [683,  wh  the 
second  wife  of  William  Munroe;  William,  men- 
tioned  below;  Philip,  bom  September 
Samuel,  born  January  12.  [690-OI ;  Jemima,  born 
1692,  married  William  Locke;  [Thomas,  born  Jul)  3. 
1698;  Abigail,  born  September  II,  1700.  married 
David  Sprague,  of  Charlestown,  Massachusetts; 
Sarah*  the  youngest  child,  who  married  Joseph  1 
sell  on  April  20,  1737.  was  probably  (he  daughter 
of  Philip  Russell  and  his  second  wife.  Sarah  Bro 

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Philip  and  Joanna  (Cutler)  Russell,  was  born  July 
23,  1686.  He  held  a  commission  as  captain,  and 
was  constable  in  Lexington  during  1722-23.  lie 
married  Elizabeth  ,  and  there  are  four  chil- 
dren recorded:  Nathaniel,  Lydia  and  Submit,  who 
were   baptized    from    1707    to    1712,    and   Joel.     Joel 

was  born  August  2.  1710,  and  married  Huldah  . 

They  lived  in  Littleton.  Massachusetts,  and  later 
moved  to  Rindge,  New  Hampshire,  where  they 
died.  It  is  probable  that  Philip  and  Joanna  Russell 
had  other  children. 

(IV)  Nathaniel,  eldest  of  the  four  recorded 
children  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Russell,  was 
baptized   February  23,    1707.     He   married,   probably 

in   Lexington,    Mara  or   Mary  ,  and   removed 

to  Littleton,  Massachusetts,  about  1730.  He  was 
a  lawyer  of  means  and  a  leading  citizen.  As  justice 
of  the  peace  he  joined  many  persons  in  matrimony. 
He  was  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  town,  and 
held  many  offices.  He  died  about  1763,  and  his  wid- 
ow moved  to  Rindge,  New  Hampshire,  where  she 
lived  with  her  son  Nathaniel.  Nathaniel,  St.,  and 
Mara  Russell  had  seven  children :  Abigail,  born 
March    5,    1727,    in   Lexington;    Isaac,    born    August 

26,     1729,    married    Mary    ;    Nathaniel,    born 

December  27,  1733.  married  Abigail  Goldsmith,  and 
moved  to  Rindge,  New  Hampshire ;  Elizabeth,  born 
March  31,  1736;  William,  born  March  4,  1737-38, 
married  Lucy  Goldsmith;  Mary,  born  July  30,  1740; 
Joseph,   mentioned   below. 

(V)  Joseph,  youngest  of  the  seven  children  of 
Nathaniel  and  Mara  Russell,  was  born  May  16.  1743. 
He  married,  in  Harvard,  Massachusetts,  July  12, 
1768,  Sarah  Russell,  who  was  born  in  1743.  and  died 
March  10,  1813.  Joseph  Russell  died  December  1, 
1799.  They  had  six  children:  Mary,  or  Mercy, 
born  in  Harvard.  January  9,  1769,  married  Ephraim 
Munjoy,  and  died  at  New  Ipswich,  New  Hampshire. 
about  1859,  aged  ninety  years ;  Sarah,  born  in  Har- 
vard, March  2,  1771,  died  young;  Rufus,  born  in 
Littleton,  June  11.  1773;  Reuben,  born  in  Littleton, 
July  10,  1775;  Betsey,  born  July  10,  1780;  and  Rox- 
anna,  who  died  young. 

(VI)  Rufus.  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Joseph 
and  Sarah  (Russell)  Russell,  was  born  June  11, 
1773.  He  married  at  Mason,  New  Hampshire,  No- 
vember 13,  ]8oo,  Esther,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Sarah  (Farrelt)  Tarbell,  of  Mason.  She  was 
born  in  Mason.  August  n,  1780,  and  .died  in  Keene. 
New  Hampshire.  September  1,  1863.  He  owned 
considerable  land  in  the  neighborhood  of  Marl- 
borough, and  at  one  time  he  lived  near  Spofford 
Lake  in  Chesterfield,  and  owned  the  island  on  which 
he  used  to  pasture  his  sheep.  He  was  taxed  in 
Chesterfield  from  1S09  to  1817,  inclusive.  The  lat- 
ter part  of  his  life  he  and  his  wife  lived  with  their 
son  Thomas,  on  the  old  Stephen  Russell  farm  in 
the  west  part  of  Keene,  where  he  died  August  26, 
1858.  His  widow  outlived  him  five  years.  They 
had  nine  children:  Matilda,  born  September  15. 
1801  ;  Sarah,  born  April  5.  1803;  Thomas  Tarbell, 
mentioned  below;  Rufus,  born  September  13,  1807, 
died  young;  Sally,  born  May  31,  1809;  Delana.  born 
July  31,  1812 ;  George  K.,  born  December  29.  1814; 
Joseph,  born  August  31,  1819;  Mary,  born  October 
18,    1822. 

(VII)  Thomas  Tarbell,  eldest  son  and  third 
child  of  Rufus  and  Esther  ( Tarbell)  Russell,  was 
born  April  15,  1805.  in  Chesterfield,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  a  machinist  by  trade,  and  was  em- 
ployed a  short  time  in  the  armory  at  Springfield, 
Massachusetts.     In   1835  he  came  to  Keene  and  set- 


tled on  a  farm  in  the  west  part  of  the  town;  the 
property  still  remains  in  the  Russell  family.  He 
carried  on  a  farm  and  had  a  contract  for  building 
a  portion  of  the  Cheshire  railroad  in  that  region.  He 
dealt  extensively  in  wood  and  timber  lands.  He 
dud  December  30,  1865.  He  married  at  Shelburne, 
Massachusetts,  in  1832,  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Laban 
and  Sarah  (Tarbell)  Lewis,  of  Chesterfield.  New 
Hampshire.  She  was  born  at  Lorraine,  New  York, 
January  9,  1812,  and  died  at  Keene,  New  Hamp- 
shire, "July  13,  1887.  They  had  eight  children: 
George  K.,  born  November  27,  1833,  died  December 
19,  1850;  Thomas  Tarbell,  born  April  25,  1835; 
Charles  Lewis,  mentioned  below;  Sarah  J.,  born 
February  12,  1840,  died  December  19,  I901  ;  Mary 
Esther,  born  March  23,  1842;  Henry  W.,  born  June 
16,  1844,  died  unmarried  in  Keene,  New  Hampshire, 
July  30,  1887;  John  R.,  born  July  23,  1848;  Ella 
Mana.  bom  July  3,  1853. 

(VIII)  Charles  Lewis,  third  son  and  child  of 
Thomas  and  Lucinda  (Lewis)  Russell,  was  born 
January  24,  1838,  in  Keene,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Keene,  and 
at  Kimball  Union  Academy,  Meriden,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  farmed  two  summers  in  Tunbridge.  Ver- 
mont, then  moved  to  West  Swanzey,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  was  engaged  in  the  lumber  busim 
for  a  period  of  ten  years.  Next  to  farming  tlje 
most  important  industry  in  Swanzey  has  been  the 
working  of  pine  into  building  material  and  wooden 
ware.  There  was  a  large  quantity  of  superior,  old 
growth  pine  in  this  region.  In  1873  Mr.  Russell 
engaged  in  the  pail  manufacturing  business  with 
Edwin  F.  Reed.  After  three  years  Mr.  Reed  sold 
his  interest  to  George  E.  Whitcomb,  and  the  firm 
name  became  C.  L.  Russell  &  Company.  This  con- 
tinued up  to  May,  1898,  when  the  plant  was  burned  1  mt 
with  a  loss  of  fifteen  thousand  dollars.  About  [903 
Mr.  Russell  built  his  present  chair  factory  in  Keene. 
the  business  being  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of 
C.  L.  Russell  &  Sons.  From  1895  to  1900  he  was 
interested  in  the  box  factory  at  West  Swanzey.  The 
firm  was  known  as  Snow  &  Russell.  From  [885 
to  1896  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
brick  at  Keene.  In  politics  Mr.  Russell  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  he  belongs  to  the  Masons.  He  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Cheshire  County  Savings 
Bank  and  is  member  of  its  board  of  trustees.  Charles 
L.  Russell  married  at  Keene,  May  13,  187.5,  -Mary 
M.,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Sarah  Lyner  Ennis.  of 
Stoddard,  New  Hampshire.  She  was  born  Novem- 
ber 21,  1843.  They  have  three  children:  Harry 
Lewis,  born  April  15,  1874;  George  Tarbell,  born 
May  1,  1879;  Grace  Mabel,  born  July  9,  1881. 
(Second  Family). 
The  name  of  Russell  has  ever  been 
RUSSELL  distinguished  in  Massachusetts,  and 
it  is  numerous  in  all  the  New  Eng- 
land states.  Forty-seven  of  the  family  had  been 
graduated  at  the  various  New  England  colleges  as 
early  as  1826.  In  England  the  family  is  num- 
erous and  notable.  Lord  John  Russell,  third  -  in 
of  the  sixth  Duke  of  Bedford,  was  Prime  Minister 
in  1846-52  and  1865-66.  The  celebrated  martyr,  Lord 
William  Russell,  wdio  was  beheaded  in  Lincoln's 
Inn  Fields,  July  21,  16S3,  was  a  son  of  the  first  Duke 
of  Bedford.  George  Russell,  younger  brother  of 
the  martyr,  was  in  Boston  in  1679,  and  was  admitted 
freeman  in  1680,  but  probably  returned  to  London 
before  the  execution  of  his  brother.  In  this  connec- 
tion is  may  be  of  interest  to  mention  Rev.  John 
Russell,     of    Wethersfield,     Connecticut,     who     was 


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graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1645.  and  was 
installed  pastor  of  the  church  at   Hadley,  Massachu- 

.  in  1659.  It  was  in  his  house  in  Hadley  that 
Whalley  and  Goffe,  two  of  the  regicides  who  sen- 
tenced   Charles.  I    to   death,  were    for   a    long    time 

ealed,  and  where  they  were  supposed  to  have 
died.      James    Russell,    of   Charlestown,    Massachu-  . 

.  born  in  1640,  was  a  judge  and  treasurer  of 
Massachusetts.  Judge  Chambers  Russell,  of  the 
supreme  court  of  Massachusetts,  who  graduated 
•from  Harvard  in  1731,  belongs  to  this  branch  of 
the  family.  There  are  many  other  notable  Russells 
in  the  early  history  of  the  colonies,  and  nearly 
twenty  of  the  name  are  found  among  the  seventeenth 
pentury  immigrants  to  New  England. 

(I)  Robert  Russell,  born  in  England,  in  1630, 
emigrated  to  this  country  and  was  in  Andover, 
Massachusetts,  before  1660.  He  lived  in  the  neigh- 
boring  town  of  Billerica  for  a  short  time,  but  the 
section  of  Andover  known  as  the   Scotland  district 

us  to  have  been  his  permanent  American  home. 
He  appears  to  have  owned  considerable  land,  be- 
cause several  deeds  bearing  his  signature  are  still 
in  existence.  On  July  6,  1659,  Robert  Russell  mar- 
ried Mary  Marshall,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Jo- 
anna   (Marshall),  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  who  was 

'ized  in  1642.  They  had  ten  children,  all  born 
in  Andover:  Mary,  Thomas,  whose  sketch  follows, 
Robert,  James,  Joseph,  Sarah,  Benjamin,  Hannah, 
John  and  Elizabeth.  Robert  Russell  died  at  An- 
dover, December  3,  1710,  aged  eighty  years. 

(II)  Thomas,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Robert  and  Mary  (Marshall)  Russell,  was  born 
in  1663,  at  Andover,  Massachusetts,  and  lived  in 
that  town  all  his  life.  His  wife's  name  was  Phebe, 
and  she  was  probably  the  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  (Holt)  Johnson.  There  were  eleven  chil- 
dren: Robert,  Mehitable,  Thomas,  Phebe,  Mary, 
Sarah,  James,  Peter,  whose  sketch  follows  ;  Joseph, 
Jemima  and  William.  Thomas  Russell  died  at 
Andover  in   1731. 

(III)  Peter,  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Phebe  Russell,  was  born  in  Andover. 
Massachusetts,  April  23,  1700.  He  was  a  farmer  in 
that  town  until  1738,  when  he  sold  his  land  in 
Massachusetts  and  moved  to  Littlefield,  New  Hamp- 
shire. On  March  31,  1727.  Peter  Russell  married 
Deborah  Crosby,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Sarah 
(  French)  Crosby,  of  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  who 
was  born  July  13,  1709.  There  were  thirteen  chil- 
dren: Pelatiah,  mentioned  below;  Deborah,  Rachel, 
Peter,  Rebecca,  Phebe,  Peter,  Deborah,  Joseph,  Han- 
nah, James,  Sarah  and  Thomas.  Of  these  children, 
the  first  Deborah  and  the  first  Peter  died  young, 
and  Pelatiah  died  before  his  father.  Peter  Russell 
died  in  November,  1750,  and  his  will,  dated  No- 
vember 3,  and  proved  on  November  28,  of  that  year, 
makes  liberal  provisions  for  his  wife  Deborah  and 
bequests  to  his  ten  living  children  and  to  the  heirs 
of  his  eldest   son,   Pi  latiah. 

(IV)  Pelatiah.  eldest  child  of  Peter  and  Deborah 
(Crosby)  Russell,  was  born  at  Andover,  Massa- 
chusetts December  27,  [727.  When  a  child  the 
family  moved  to  Litchfield,   New    Hampshire,     His 

death  at  the  early  age  of  thirty  years  was  caused  by 
wounds  received  in  the  service  of  his  country.  In 
the  French  and  Indian  war  Pelitiah  Russell  serve, 1 
as  sergeant  in  Captain  Thomas  Tash's  company. 
(  olonel  Blanchard's  regiment,  from  April  24,  to  No- 
vember 1,  1755.  'I  his  regiment  was  stationed  at 
Fort  Edward.  In  the  Crown  Point  expedition  of 
1757.  Pelatiah  Russell  was  second  lieutenant  in  Cap- 


tain Richard  Emery's  company.  Colonel  Nathan  Me 
serve's  regiment.  This  company  with  others  was 
posted  at  Fort  William  Henry,  near  Lake  George, 
and  the  massacre  by  the  Indians  that  followed  the 
capitulation  of  the  fort  is  familiar  to  all  readers  of 
Cooper's  "Last  of  the  Mohicans."  In  this  fright- 
ful slaughter  Lieutenant  Russell  was  wounded  and 
made  a  prisoner.  He  was  carried  to  Halifax,  Nova 
Scotia,  where  he  died  in  1757.  Pelatiah  Russell 
married,  probably  about  1748,  Olive  Moor,  daughter 
of  Major  Samuel  and  Deborah  (Butterfield  I  Moor, 
born  April  13,  1729,  at  Litchfield,  New  Hampshire. 
They  had  five  children :  Reuben,  who  died  at  the 
age"  of  four:  Olive.  Pelatiah.  John,  and  Moor, 
whose  sketch  follows.  On  September  23.  1758,  the 
year  after  Pelatiah  Russell's  death,  his  widow,  Olive 
Russell,  presented  to  the  provincial  legislature  her 
account  for  the  clothing  lost  in  the  service.  She 
was  allowed  one  hundred  pounds  for  the  same, 
and  for  three  months  extra  pay  on  account  of  her 
husband's  captivity.  Mrs.  Olive  Russell  afterwards 
married   a   second  husband,   Timothy   Barnes. 

(V)  Moor,  youngest  child  of  Pelatiah  and  Olive 
1  Moor)  Russell,  was  born  in  Litchfield.  New  Hamp- 
shire, October  30,  1757.  His  father  died  about  the 
date  of  his  birth,  which  is  the  reason  for  the  lack 
of  knowledge  of  his  early  history.  In  1775  Moor 
Russell  was  a  soldier  in  the  siege  of  Boston,  and 
look  part  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  In  the  lat- 
ter part  of  that  year  he  moved  to  Haverhill,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  lived  for  a  quarter  century. 
1  )n  October  12,  1776,  he  enlisted  from  Haverhill 
in  a  company  of  rangers  commanded  by  Captain 
Josiah  Russell,  of  Plainfield.  New  Hampshire.  Mr. 
Russell  served  with  this  company  on  the  northern 
frontiers,  and  was  discharged  December  1,  17/6. 
lie  also  served  in  Captain  Timothy  Barron's  com- 
pany in  Colonel  Bedel's  regiment  from  April  13, 
1777.  to  April  I,  177S.  He  was  granted  a  pension 
in  1S33,  being  at  that  time  eighty  years  of  age.  He 
owned  a  large  and  well  tilled  farm  in  the  southern 
part  of  Haverhill,  where  he  soon  became  an  influ- 
ential citizen.  He  was  one  of  the  men  who  secured 
the  incorporation  of  Haverhill  Academy  in  1794, 
was  representative  in  1799  and  1S00.  selectman  in 
1S00,  and  moderator  in  1S01.  During  the  latter 
year  he  moved  to  Plymouth.  New  Hampshire,  where 
be  had  established  a  store  three  years  previously. 
The  last  half  century  of  his  long  life  was  spent  in  that 
town,  where  he  became  more  prominent  even  than 
at  Haverhill.  He  was  elected  state  senator  in  1801- 
2-3  and  again  in  iSio-ti-12.  He  was  selectman  of 
Plymouth  in  1805  and  1823.  and  representative  in 
1S23-4,  completing  a  service  of  ten  years  in  the 
state  legislature.  He  was  one  of  the  incorporators 
of  the  first  bank  in  Grafton  county,  known  as  the 
Coos  and  later  as  the  Grafton  Bank  of  Haverhill. 
At  the  time  of  Mr.  Russell's  removal  to  Plymouth 
the  place  was  coming  into  prominence  as  a  market 
and  political  center  for  the  surrounding  country, 
and  Mr.  Russell  contributed  as  well  as  derived 
prosperity  in  connection  with  the  general  develop- 
ment, lie  was  the  founder  of  the  oldest  mercantile 
house  in  the  region,  an  establishment  which  has  been 
a  trading  mart  for  more  than  a  century.  In  early 
times  the  goods  were  bought  in  Portsmouth  and 
later  in  Boston,  and  were  drawn  by  team  to  Plym- 
outh and  there  exchanged  for  products  which  had 
been  brought  in  by  the  surrounding  farmers.  As 
n  all  general  stores  of  an  early  date,  the  stock  em- 
braced every  kind  of  a  commodity  from  a  cart  wheel 
to  a  cardamon  seed.     Besides  managing  his  regular 


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business    Mr.    Russell    was   a   farmer   and   a   general 
dealer  in  lumber,  and  eattle.     He  contributed  liber- 
ally to   the   support  of  the  church,  and   was  one  of 
the  first   merchants   to   give   up  the   sale   of   liquors, 
universal   at   that    nine.     He   was  a   member  of   the 
executive    committee    of    the   Grafton    County    Bible 
Society,    and    was    associated    with    the    benevolent 
organizations   of   his    day.      On    December   23,    1790, 
Moor   Russell   married   Elizabeth   Webster,   daughter 
of  Colonel  David  and  Elizabeth   (Clough)   Webster, 
who  was  born  at  Plymouth,  July  8,  1773.     They  had 
eleven    children:    Nancy,    David    Moor,    Catherine, 
Eliza,     William     Wallace,     whose     sketch     follows; 
Mary,   Walter    Webster,   Jane    Augusta,   Julia    Ann, 
Charles    James   and   Julia    Ann.     Of   the   daughters, 
Nancy  Russell   married  John  Rogers,   of   Plymouth, 
and   their   youngest   child    became   the    wife   of    Dr. 
William    Jewett    Tucker,    president    of    Dartmouth 
College.       Catherine     Russell     married     her    cousin, 
Samuel    C.    Webster,    of    Plymouth,    a   lawyer,    and 
speaker  of  the  New   Hampshire  house  of  represen- 
tatives in  1830.     Eliza  Russell  married  Benjamin  G. 
Edmonds,  and  lived  in  Brooklyn,  New  York;  Mary 
Russell  married  Elijah  Maynor  Davis,  and  lived  in 
Barnet,   Vermont ;   and  Jane  Augustua   married   Dr. 
Milo  Jewett,  first  president  of  Vassar  College.    Julia 
Ann  Russell,  the  youngest  child  and  the  second  of 
that  name,  married  Dr.  Samuel  Long,  of  Plymouth. 
Moor   Russell,   the    father,    died    at    Plymouth,   Au- 
gust 29,  1851,  after  a  long  and  useful  life  of  nearly 
ninety-six  years.     Longevity  seems  to  be  a  charac- 
teristic of  the  family,  for  his  daughter  Eliza   (Mrs. 
Benjamin    G.    Edmonds),    who    died    in    Brooklyn, 
New  York,  in  1899,  had  nearly  completed  her  hun- 
dredth year.     Mrs.  Moor  Russell  died  June  4,  1839. 
(VI)     William    Wallace,    second    son    and    fifth 
child    of    Moor   and    Elizabeth    (Webster)    Russell, 
was   born   at   Plymouth,   New   Hampshire,   May    15, 
1801.     In  youth  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  his 
father,  and  later  in  that  of  his  elder  brother,  David 
Moor    Russell,    becoming   a    partner    in    1826.      The 
brother   retired   from   business   and  moved   to   Ala- 
bama in   1833,  and   for  the  next  two  years  William 
Wallace    Russell    was    sole   proprietor.     From    1835 
to  1869  he  managed  both  the  brick    and  the  depot  stores 
in    company    with    different    partners.      During    this 
time  the  eight-horse  teams  hauling  goods  from  Ports- 
mouth and   Boston  were  displaced  by  the  railroad. 
Mr.    Russell    was    a    trustee    of    Holmes    Plymouth 
Academy,  and  a  liberal  patron  of  every  good  cause. 
An  indulgent  father,  an  upright  citizen,  and  a  gen- 
erous friend,  he  was  respected  for  his  integrity  and 
unblemished   character.     In   politics   he   was   first   a 
Whig  and  then  a  Republican,  and  he  attended  the 
Congregational     Church.       On     November    9,     1826, 
William    Wallace    Russell    married    Susan    Carleton 
Webster,   daughter  of   Humphrey  and   Phebe    (Pet- 
tingill)     Webster,    who    was    born  June  3,   1804,    at 
Salisbury,  New  Hampshire.     (See  Webster).     They 
had  seven  children :  William  Wallace,  Alfred,  Ellen, 
George    Punchard,    Ellen    Amanda,    Henry    Martyn, 
and  Frank  Webster,  whose  sketch  follows.    Of  these 
children,   Deacon   William   W.,  the   eldest  became   a 
partner   in   the   hereditary   firm ;   Alfred,   one   of   the 
most    distinguished    men    born    in    Northern    New 
Hampshire,  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  in  1850, 
and  was  a  leading  lawyer  in  Detroit  for  more  than 
fifty  years,   serving  as  United   States   district   attor- 
ney in  Michigan  from   1861   to   1869.     He  died  May 
8.   1906.     George   P.  was  also  a  lawyer  in   Detroit, 
but  died  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-two  just  at  the 
dawn  of  a  promising  career;  Ellen  and  Henry  Mar- 


tyn Russell  died  under  two  years.  William  Wal- 
lace Russell  died  September  3,  1872,  and  his  widow 
died   September  15,  1875. 

(.VII)   Frank  Webster,  fifth  son  and  seventh  and 
youngest  child  of  William  Wallace  and  Susan  Carl- 
ton (.Webster)   Russell,  was  born  at  Plymouth,  New 
Hampshire,  June  22,   1847.     His   education   was   ob- 
tained   in    five    different    states.      He   first   attended 
Miss    Gilmore's    private    school    at    Concord,    New 
Hampshire,    and    then    went    to    Phillips    Academy, 
Andover,  Massachusetts,  studied  at  the  Boston  Latin 
School   two  years,  and  later  at  the   high  school   in 
Detroit,    Michigan,    and    at    the    Commercial    Insti- 
tute, New  Haven,  Connecticut.     In  1864,  at  the  age 
of  seventeen,  he  was  appointed  to  the  United  States 
Military   Academy  at  West   Point,   New   York.     He 
was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1868,  receiving  a  com- 
mission   of    second    lieutenant    in    the    Sixth   United 
States    Cavalry,    and    was    stationed    in    the    south 
and  west.     In  June,   1872,  he   resigned   his  commis- 
sion and  returned  to. Plymouth  to  take  his  place  in 
the  business  founded  by  his  grandfather,  Moor  Rus- 
sell,  in    1798.     He   was   a   partner   with   his  brother 
William    and    Samuel    C.    Webster    until    the    death 
of   Mr.   Webster   in-  1883.     From   that   time   till   the 
death   of   Deacon   William   Russell   in   1892,   the  two 
brothers    continued    the    business,    and    since    then 
Major   F.    W.   Russell    has   been   the   sole   survivor. 
Although    resigning    a    continuous    military    career, 
Major   Russell   has   rendered  efficient  service  in   the 
New    Hampshire    National    Guard,    besides    serving 
throughout  the  Spanish  war.     In  1884  he  was  com- 
missioned a  captain  and  aide  on  the  staff  of  General 
Daniel    M.   White,   and    from    1885   to    1889   he   was 
an    assistant    inspector-general     with    the    rank    of 
major.      On    April    27,    1898,    he    was    commissioned 
first  lieutenant,  and  on   May  3,   1898,  he  was   made 
captain    of    Company    G,    Third    Infantry,    of    New 
Hampshire.      The    Spanish    war    broke    out    at    this 
time,   and   he  was   mustered  into  the   United   States 
service    on    May  'ir,     1898.    and    was    promoted    to 
major  of  the  first  New  Hampshire  Infantry  on  July 
2,   1898.     Major   Russell's  oldest  and  third  son  also 
served    in   this   regiment   during  the  war,   while  the 
second  was  a  student  at  West  Point.     Major  Rus- 
sell  was   mustered   out   with   his   regiment,   October 
31,    189S;   and    in   a   reorganization  of  the   National 
Guard   he   was  commissioned  major  of  the   Second 
Infantry,    March   7,    1899,    retaining   his   commission 
till    1904,   when  he  declined   further   service.     Major 
Russell   is   a   loyal   son  of   Plymouth,  and   a   ready 
supporter   of   all    measures   conducing  to   the   public 
good.     In   politics    he   is   a   Republican,   and   he   at- 
tends   the    Congregational    Church.      On    October    1, 
1873,  Frank  Webster  Russell  married  Louisa  Web- 
ster  Hall,    daughter   of    Philander   and   Louisa   Au- 
gusta  (Webster)   Hall,  of  Plymouth,  who  was  born 
June    10.    1850   and   died   May   6,    1905.     They   have 
eight    children :      Clara    Louisa,    William    Wallace, 
George   Moor,    Susan    Carlton,    Walter   Hall,    Louis 
Webster,   Henry   and   Mary  Louise.     Of  these  chil- 
dren  the   eldest  and   the  youngest,  both    daughters, 
each  died  at  the  age  of  three  days.     William  Wal- 
lace   Russell,    born    May   22,    1876,    was    graduated 
from   Plymouth   high   school   in   1891,  and   from  the 
Holderness    School    for    Boys    in    1893.     He   was   a 
bank  clerk  from  1893  to  1898,  he  was  for  a  time  clerk 
in    the    office    of    Honorable    John    L.    Bacon,    state 
treasurer   of   Vermont   and    is    now    (1907)    cashier 
of  the  National  Bank  of  White  River  Junction,  Ver- 
mont.    He  served  in  the  First  New  Hampshire  In- 
fantry  during  the  Spanish  war,   and   was  promoted 


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to   quartermaster    sergi  of    Company    K.   and   to 

sergeant  major  of  the  regiment,  and  afterwards  was 
commissioned     second  tit.       George     Moor 

Russell,  born  April  28,  1878,  was  graduated  from  the 
Plymouth  high  school  in  1894.  and  from  Holder- 
ness  School  for  Boys  in  1800.  He  entered  the 
United  States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  in 
1897,  and  was  graduated  in  1901.  He  is  the  first 
lieutenant  of  the  Fifteenth  United  States  Cavalry, 
and  has  been  stationed  at  Fort  Leavenworth  and 
other  forts  in  the  west,  and  1903-05  was  at  M 
bang,  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  and  is  now  (1907) 
instructor  in  the  United  States  Military  Academy 
at  \\'e?t  Point,  Xew  York.  Susan  Carlton  Russell, 
born  October  31,  1879,  was  graduated  from  the 
Plymouth  high  school  in  1896,  and  from  the  State 
Xormal  School  in  1S98.  She  attended  Abbott 
Academy  at  Andover.  Massachusetts,  for  one  year, 
and  was  graduated  from  \'a;<ar  College  in  1904. 
She  taught  for  a  time  at  Livingston  Park  Seminary, 
Rochester,  New  York.  Walter.  Hall  Russell,  born 
May  21,  1882,  was  graduated  from  the  Holderness 
School  for  Boys  in  1900,  and  from  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege in  1904,  and  from  the  law  department  of  the 
University  of  Michigan  in  1906.  •  He  was  a  trum- 
peter of  Company  K,  First  Xew  Hampshire  In- 
fantry, during  the  Spanish  war  and  is  now  prac- 
ticing law  at  Detroit,  Michigan.  Frank  Henry  Rus- 
sell, the  youngest  son,  born  June  18,  1887,  died 
May  2,  1904,  while  a  member  of  the  senior  class 
in  the  Plymouth  high  school. 

There  can  be  no   doubt  of   the  con- 
RUSSELL    nection    between    this    branch    of    the 

Russell    family    and    the    one    whose 
history  has  been  previously  written.     The  large  num- 
bearing  the  name,  resident  in  Andover,  renders 
extremely  difficult  the  distinction  of  individuals. 

(I)  Jonathan  Russell  was  born  at  Andover. 
Massachusetts,  in  1757,  and  removed  to  Nelson,  New 
Hampshire,  about  1780.  He  settled  in  the  neigh- 
borhood town  of  Dublin  about  1790.  He  married 
Rachel  White,  of  Nelson,  soon  after  coming  to  that 
1.  She  was  born  in  1758.  They  had  ten  chil- 
dren: Hepzibah,  born  March  17,  1783,  died  in 'May, 
1834.  Jonathan  (2),  whose  sketch  follows;  Elias, 
died  young.  Sally,  married  Asa  Metcalf,  of  Marl- 
,  New  Hampshire.  Abner,  married  Betsey 
Herrick.  Nancy,  married  Davis  lleaton  of  Keene. 
lliildah.  Eben".  married  Olive  Newell.  Amelia, 
married  Alvin  Kcyes  of  Putney,  Vermont.  Mary, 
married  Procter  Keyes.  Jonathan  Russell  died  in 
April.  1834.     His   wife  died  June  I,  1821. 

Jonathan  (2),  eldest  son  and  child  of  Jona- 
than (I)  and  Rachel  (White)  Russell,  was  born 
in  Roxbury,  New  Hampshire,  January  26,  1785. 
lie  lived  most  of  his  life  in  1  larrisville.  He  mar- 
ried, January  2,  181X1.  Mary  Lewis,  of  Marlborough. 
Xew  Hampshire,  who  was  born  December  14,  1787. 
They    had    two    sons:    i  born    November    5, 

1808,  who  married  Ursula  Mason,  March  16,  18.57; 
and  James  L.,  whose  sketch  follows.  Jonathan  (.2) 
Russell  died  September  10.  1X48. 

(.Ill)    James    L.,   younger   son   of  Jonathan    (2) 
and    -Mary    (i  :   -ell,    was   born   October  30. 

1814.  in  Pottersville  (now  Chesham),  in  the  town 
of  Harrisville,  Xew  Hampshire,  lie  lived  in  Pot- 
tersville on  a  large  fara  is  also  a  contractor. 
He  was  a  Democrat  in  politii  -  He  belonged  to  the 
Methodist  Chur  h,  and  sang  in  the  choir  for  many 
years.  He  was  an  upright  man,  of  amiable  dispo- 
sition, and  was  highly  respected  in  the  community. 


On  October  31,  1839,  he  married  Anna  P.  Mason, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  and  Mary  (Willard) 
Mason,  who  was  born  April  5,  1822.  She  was  a 
sister  of  his  brother  Lyman's  wife.  Their  father 
was  the  Baptist  minister  at  Pottersville,  and  their 
mother  was  a  cousin  of  Frances  B.  Willard.  Mrs. 
Russell,  like  her  husband,  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church.  They  had  rive  children:  M.  Ca- 
lista,  who  married  Samuel  D.  Bemis,  of  Chatham, 
Xew  Hampshire;  Albert  Lyman,  mentioned  below; 
Edward  S.,  died  at  twenty-one  years;  James  Edson, 
died  at  twenty-three  years;  Adney,  married  Elwin 
Seaver,  and  lived  in  Chatham.  James  L.  Russell 
died  April  16,  1854,  at  the  early  age  of  forty  years. 
iii-   wife   survived  him  nearly  forty  vears,  dying  in 

1893. 

(IV)  Albert  Lyman,  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  James  L.  and  Anna  P.  (Mason)  Russell,  was 
born  in  Pottersville,  (now  Chatham),  New  Hamp- 
shire,  July  16,  1843.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Harrisville  and  Dublin,  and  also  a  busi- 
ness college  in  Boston.  For  a  short  time  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  but  he  had  a  strong  mechanical 
taste,  and  in  1863  went  to  Boston,  where  he  entered 
an  establishment  for  the  manufacture  of  electric 
supplies.  He  made  the  first  Bell  telephone  for  the 
inventor,  and  constructed  the  first  experimental  line, 
from  the  factory  to  the  house  of  Charles  Williams 
in  Somerville.  He  afterwards  succeeded  Mr.  Wil- 
liams in  the  business,  and  built  up  a  large  and  suc- 
cessful establishment.  He  employed  about  thirty 
people  and  conducted  a  business  which  amounted  to 
about  seventy-five  thousand  dollars  a  year.  About 
1883  he  became  a  member  of  the  Western  Electric 
Company,  which  manufactured  Bell  telephone  in- 
struments. In  1S92  he  retired  from  manufacturing 
and  removed  to  Keene,  New  Hampshire,  and  in  1895 
came  to  Chatham,  where  he  remained  until  he  died. 
During  his  later  years  he  had  a  saw  mill  in  Chatham, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lum- 
ber. He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  but  never  held 
office,  though  he  was  often  urged  to  do  so.  He  be- 
longed to  the  Universalist  Church  in  Somerville. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  in 
Somerville.  Besides  his  own  manufacturing,  he 
was  interested  in  many  other  electrical  concerns. 
On  December  23,  1842,  Albert  Lyman  Lewis  mar- 
ried Emma  F.  Williams,  who  was  born  in  Clare- 
mont,  New  Hampshire,  December  23,  1842,  daughter 
of  Charles  Williams.  They  had  three  children : 
Grace  Isabel,  born  September  24,  1S6S,  died  De- 
cember 27,  1874;  Edward  Grand,  born  April  4.  1S72. 
who  lives  in  Chesham,  New  Hampshire ;  and  Percy 
Williams,  whose  sketch  follows.  Albert  L.  Russell 
died  March  23,  1808,  and  his  wife  died  May  27,  1906. 

i  V I  Percy  Williams,  younger  son  and  third 
child  of  Albert  Lyman  and  Emma  F.  (Williams) 
Russell,  was  born  in  Somerville,  Massachusetts, 
October  24,  1S75.  He  attended  the  common  and 
high  schools  in  Somerville.  He  moved  to  Xew 
Hampshire  with  his  father,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty-one  he  built  a  box  factory  in  connection 
with  his  father's  sawmill  at  Chesham.  This  box 
factory  employs  from  twenty-five  to  thirty  hands, 
and  has  a  yearly  output  of  from  forty  to  titty  thous- 
and dollars  worth  of  manufactured  goods.  Mr. 
Russell  makes  lock-corner  pine  boxes.  He  does  an 
extensive  lumber  business  also,  having  a  number 
of  steam  mills,  and  buying  and  operating  lumber 
lots.  He  belongs  to  Peoquoit  Lodge,  No.  50.  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  oi  M 
and  to  Silver  Lake  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry, 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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15,  of  Chesham.  He  has  been  an  officer  of  the 
latter  organization.  He  married  Gertrude  M.  Derby, 
daughter  of  Milan  Derby,  who  was  bom  at  Ches- 
ham.   New   Hampshire,    September    15.    1875.     They 

me  child,  Earl  Classon. 


The  origin  of  the  name  of  Rust  is  ob- 
RUST  scure.  Bardsley  thinks  it  may  have  been 
derived  from  Le  Rous,  signifying  a  ruddy 
or  russet  complexion,  which  in  its  various  forms 
of  Rous,  Rouse,  Rowse  and  Rosse  is  familiar  to 
:  who  have  spent  much  time  over  mediaeval 
records.  Another  theory  is  that  it  may  have  come 
direct  from  Holland  or  Low  Dutch  dialect  in  which 
Rust  signifies  rest  or  repose.  The  earliest  mention 
of  the  family  in  England  refers  to  one  Hugh  Rust. 
who  was  living  there  in  13 12.  Dr.  George  Rust, 
a  native  of  Cambridge,  England,  where  he  took  the 
B  11  heli  r  of  Arts  degree  in  1646,  was  made  bishop 
of  Dromore,  Ireland,  in  1667.  He  is  buried  in  the 
choir  of  the  cathedral  at  Dromore,  in  the  same 
vault  with  his  friend,  Jeremy  Taylor. 

(I)  Henry  Rust,  the  first  American  ancestor, 
came  from  Hingham,  Norfolk  county,  England, 
somewhere  between  1633  and  1635,  and  settled  in 
Hingham,  Massachusetts.  He  became  an  inhabitant 
of  Boston,  March  31,  1651,  and  was  a  large  owner 
of  property  there.  In  1653  he  owned  a  tract  onthe 
corner  of  Summer  and  Hawley  streets,  which  after- 
wards became  the  site  of  the  Seven  Star  Inn,  and 
still  later,  1734,  the  location  of  Trinity  Church.  In 
1889  about  one-quarter  of  Henry  Rust's  original 
property  was  sold  for  three  hundred  and  fifty  thous- 
and dollars.  Henry  Rust  was  a  glover  by  oc- 
pation,  and  the  Seven  Stars  was  the  sign  of  the  shop 
when  Rust's  son-in-law,  Robert  Earle,  sold  it  in 
1698.  Henry  Rust  and  his  wife  were  admitted  to 
the  First  Church  in  Boston,  December  20,  1669. 
The  name  of  his  wife  nowhere  appears,  but  it  is 
thought  they  were  married  in  America,  as  the  bap- 
tism  of  the  first  child  does  not  occur  till  Henry 
Rust  had  been  in  this  country  for  three  years.  There 
were  six  children:  Samuel,  baptized  in  Hingman, 
Massachusetts,  August  5,  1638.  Nathaniel,  whose 
.-ketch  follows.  Hannah,  baptized  in  Hingman,  No- 
vember 7,  1641,  married  Robert  Earle.  Israel,  bap- 
tized in  Hingman,  November  12,  1643.  Benjamin, 
baptized  April  5,  1646.  Benoni,  died  October  13, 
1649.  From  the  three  sons,  Samuel,  Nathaniel  and 
Israel,  the  entire  Rust  family  in  America  has  sprung. 
Samuel  settled  in  Boston,  Nathaniel  in  Ipswich,  and 
Israel  in  Northampton.  The  date  of  the  death  of 
Henry  Rust  is  not  known,  but  it  must  have  occurred 
between  January,  1684,  and  1685,  according  to  the 
conveyances  of  the  Boston  property. 

I  !  I  )  Nathaniel,  second  son  and  child  of  Henry 
Rut,  was  baptized  in  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1639-40.  He  removed  to  Ipswich  in  early 
life,  "and  remained  there  until  his  death  at  the  age 
of  seventy-three.  He  took  the  freeman's  oath  May 
27.  1674,  and  was  appointed  quartermaster  in  the 
expedition  to  Canada,  June  19,  1690,  and  was  rep- 
resentative to  the  legislature  in  1690  and  1691. 
March  23,  1692-93,  he  was  appointed  one  of  the 
selectmen  to  "lay  out  more  town,"  and  we  find  that 
he  bought  a  lot  of  land  from  William  Wilson  "with 
ye  rocks  thereon."  He  seems  to  have  been  much 
"engaged  in  the  settling  of  estates  from  which  we 
may  infer  that  he  stood  well  with  his  fellow  citi- 
zens. Like  his  father,  he  was  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  gloves,  and  was  sometimes  known  as 
Nathaniel  the  Glover,  to  distinguish  him  from  his 
son   and  namesake.     Nathaniel   Rust   married   Mary 


Wardell,  daughter  of  William  and  Alice  Wardell, 
and  they  had  seven  children  :  Mary,  born  June,  10O4, 
married  Captain  Daniel  Ringe.  Nathaniel,  whose 
sketch  follows.  Margaret,  born  February  7,  1669, 
married  Samuel  Williams,  of  Salem.  Elizabeth,  born 
March  14,  1672,  married  William  Fellows.  Dorothy, 
born  March  10,  1682,  died  in  infancy.  John,  born 
July  9,  1684,  married  Sarah  Potter.  Sarah,  born 
111  Essex  in  1686,  married  Lieutenant  Thomas  Hart, 
of  Ipswich.  Mercy,  born  November  14,  1700,  mar- 
ried Thomas  Norton.  Nathaniel  Rust  died  in  Ips- 
wich, December  23,  1713,  aged  seventy-three  years, 
and  his  widow  died  July  7,  1720,  aged  seventy-eight 
years. 

(Ill;  Lieutenant  Nathaniel  (2),  eldest  son  and 
second  child  of  Nathaniel  (1)  and  Mary  (Wardell) 
Rust,  was  born  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  March 
16,  1667.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  married  a 
girl  two  years  his  senior,  and  they  had  a  family  of 
eleven  children.  In  1690  he  took  part  in  the  expedi- 
tion to  Canada,  where  he  probably  gained  his  mili- 
tary title,  and  in  1695  was  invited  to  open  the  first 
free  school  ever  taught  in  Chebacco,  now  Essex, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  so  successful  as  a  teacher 
that  the  committee  invited  him  to  stay  in  this  capac- 
ity, and  the  town  granted  him  a  quarter  acre  of 
land  to  build  his  house  on.  Master  Rust,  as  he  was 
called  then,  also  taught  the  first  grammar  school 
in  Essex.  The  first  school  house  was  built  in  1702 
near  "a  shrubbed  white  oak."  March  19,  1707,  Na- 
thaniel   (2)    Rust  was  one  of  five  men  elected  trus- 

the  town  for  the  ensuing  year.     Their  duties 

were  to  select  persons  whom  they  "shall  think  fit 
to  ring  ye  Bell  sweep  ye  meeting-house  and  set  up 
a  bason  of  water  for  the  baptizing  of  children  when 
there  shall  be  Ocasion  for  ye  same  to  be  paid  in 
Graine  out  of  ye  change  rate."  February  22,  1684, 
Nathaniel  (2)  Rust  married  Joanna,  daughter  of 
Quartermaster  Robert  Kinsman,  son  of  Robert  and 
Alary  (Boreman)  Kinsman.  She  was  born  April 
25.  1665.  The  eleven  children  of  Lieutenant  Na- 
thaniel (2)  and  Joanna  (Kinsman)  Rust  were: 
Nathaniel,  born  1O85.  married  Miriam  Audross, 
Henry,  whose  sketch  follows.  Robert,  born 
about  1688,  married  Rachel  Ingalls.  Joannah, 
born  about  1690,  married  Jeremiah  Thompson. 
Moses,  born  about  1692,  taught  school  in 
Essex.  Margaret,  born  about  1694,  married 
George  Stimpson.  Joseph,  born  1690,  married 
Rachel  Choate.  Benjamin,  born  1698,  married  Mar- 
garet Shuburn.  Dorothy,  born  1700,  married  Cap- 
tain Jeremiah  Foster.  Mary,  born  1702,  married 
Moses  Foster,  brother  of  Jeremiah.  Peletiah,  born 
about  1706,  married  Rebecca  Gogh,  and  was  in  the 
siege  of  Louisburg.  Lieutenant  Nathaniel  (2)  Rust 
died  at  Chebacco  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 9,  171 1,  and  the  inventory  of  his  estate 
amounted  to  one  hundred  and  ninety-three  pounds, 
-ix  shillings  and  sixpence.  His  widow,  Joanna 
Rust,  afterwards  kept  tavern  in  Ipswich,  where  she 
died  January  28,   1733. 

(IV)  Rev.  Henry,  second  son  and  child  of  Lieu- 
tenant Nathaniel  (2)  and  Joanna  (Kinsman)  Rust, 
was  born  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  in  1686,  and 
was  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  the  clasi 
of  1707.  He  was  the  first  of  his  line  to  move  to 
New  Hampshire,  coming  here  in  April,  1718,  to  be 
settled  as  the  first  minister  in  Stratham,  where  he 
remained  thirty-seven  years.  Rev.  Henry  Rust  swore 
allegiance  to  George  II  in  1727.  Among  other 
records  in  which  his  name  appears  is  the  purchase  of 
some  land  in  Exeter  in  1722,  and  the  loss  of  a  negro 


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u  man  by  death  on  February  16,  1741-42.  About 
1719  Rev.  Henry  Rust  married  into  one  of  the 
prominent  families  of  the  state.  His  wile,  who  was 
Ann  Waldron,  daughter  of  Colonel  and  Judge 
Richard  Waldron  and  his  second  wife,  Eleanor 
(Vaughan)  Waldron,  of  Portsmouth,  was  born 
August  27,  1698.  She  seems  to  have  been  held 
in  more  than  usual  esteem  by  her  friends,  or  else 
commiseration  was  excited  by  her  early  death  at 
the  age  of  thirty-five,  after  having  borne  seven  chil- 
dren. Her  tombstone  in  the  old  Stratham  ceme- 
tery is  conspicuous  for  its  size  and  solidity,  for  its 
consists  of  a  block  of  solid  masonry,  six  feet  long. 
two  feet  wide,  and  three  feet  high.  Upon  the  top 
of  this  pile  rests  a  slab,  bearing  the  following  quaint 
inscription:  "Interred  here  lyes  Mrs.  Anna  Rust, 
the  Desirable  Consort  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Henry  Rust, 
Obit  May  zo,  1733  Aetat  35.  Omnia  Pensabunt 
Nobis  Caelestia  Sceptra.  A  gift  of  the  Neighboring 
Women."  The  last  line,  which  shows  that  the  im- 
posing memorial  was  provided,  not  by  Mrs.  Rust's 
own  family,  who  were  people  of  wealth  and  dignity, 
but  by  neighboring  wives  and  mothers,  whose  means 
were  probably  limited,  indicates  the  love  that  the 
parishioners  bore  to  their  pastor's  wife.  Rev.  Henry 
and  Anna  (Waldron)  Rust  had  seven  children: 
Nathaniel,  born  October  29,  1719,  graduated  from 
Harvard  in  1738,  and  died  before  he  was  twenty- 
one.  Anna,  born  June  13,  1722,  died  without  issue. 
Mary,  born  August  I,  1724,  died  unmarried.  Henry, 
whose  sketch  follows.  William,  born  November  18, 
1728,  died  unmarried.  Eleanor,  born  November  13, 
1730,  married  Andrew  Folsom,  of  Newmarket,  New 
Hampshire.  Dr.  Richard,  born  March  27,  1733,  mar- 
ried Martha  Wiggin,  and  lived  in  Stratham.  Rev. 
Henry  Rust  died  at  Stratham,  March  20,  1749,  aged 
sixty-three  years. 

(V)  Colonel  Henry  (2),  second  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Rev.  Henry  and  Anna  (.Waldron)  Rust, 
was  born  at  Stratham,  New  Hampshire,  January  22, 
1726.  He  lived  during  early  life  at  Portsmouth,  this 
state,  where  he  was  master  of  a  vessel  and  after- 
wards became  colonel,  judge  of  probate  for  Staf- 
ford county  and  farmer.  About  1768,  after  he  had 
followed  the  sea  for  twenty-five  years,  he  settled 
at  Wolfboro,  this  state,  of  which  town  he  was  one 
of  the  original  proprietors,  and  the  only  one  to  make 
a  permanent  home.  His  lot  of  six  hundred  acres 
included  Rust's  pond  and  South  Wolfboro  village. 
He  built  a  log  cabin,  and  for  some  years  passed  his 
summers  there  in  company  with  his  two  sons, 
Henry  and  Richard.  One  winter  the  two  boys, 
aged  fourteen  and  twelve,  remained  in  the  new  set- 
tlement to  lake  care  of  the  stock,  and  for  nine  weeks 
saw  no  white  person.  Colonel  Rust  was  appointed 
judge  of  probate  in  1773,  and  when  sworn  in  took 
the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  Crown.  He  considered 
this  oath  so  binding  that  he  would  not  acknowledge' 
allegiance  to  the  constitutional  government,  although 
erved  as  selectman  lor  eight  years.  The  church 
at  Wolfboro  was  organized  in  1793,  and  the  next 
year  Colonel  Rust  was  chosen  the  first  deacon.  He 
may  fairly  be  called  the  founder  of  Wolfboro,  for 
he  did  more  for  its  actual  settlement  than  any  other 
one  man,  and  In  was  'lie  ancestor  of  all  the  name, 
which  has  become  so  numerous  in  that  part  of  the 
state.  Since  the  organization  of  Wolfboro  the  col- 
onel and  his  descendants  have  held  the  office  of 
town  clerk  twenty  six  timi  of  selectman  forty-five 
times,  and  of  representative  eighteen  times. 

Mint    1750  Colonel     llenry     (2)     Rust  married 
Ami    Harvey,  of    Portsmouth,  and  they   had  eleven 


children:  Anna,  born  November  4,  1751,  married 
Matthew  S.  G.  Parker.  Henry,  born  March  4.  1754, 
died  at  the  age  of  seven  months.     Henry,  bon 

14,  J755.  married  Hannah  Home.  Richard,  born 
January  31,  1757.  married  Susannah  Connor.  Eliza- 
beth, born  September  24,  1758,  married  Deeren  Stod- 
dard. Thomas,  born  May  19.  1760,  died  at  ten 
months.  Mary,  bom  August  13,  1761.  married  Isaiah 
Home.  Jane  married  John  Home.  William, 
whose     sketch     follows.       Nathaniel,     horn     August 

15.  1767.  Margaret,  born  July  26,  1768,  each 
of  whom  died  at  the  age  of  a  few  months 
Colonel  Henry  (2)  Rust  died  in  Wolfboro,  March 
17,  1807,  at  the  age  of  eighty-one,  and  his  wife  sur- 
vived him  less  than  three  months,  dying  on  June  11, 
of  that  year. 

(VI)  William,  fifth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Col- 
onel Henry  and  Ann  (Harvey)  Rust,  was  born  at 
Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  August  7,  1705.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  Wolfboro,  where  he  lived  on  land 
which  had  originally  formed  a  portion  of  his  father's 
large  estate.  William  Rust  was  thrice  married.  His 
first  wife,  and  the  mother  of  his  seven  children,  was 
Hannah  Marble,  daughter  of  Samuel  Marble,  of 
Stratham,  this  state,  wdto  was  born  January  15.  1760, 
and  died  at  Wolfboro,  August  4,  1802,  age  i  forty- 
two  years.  Their  children  were :  William  (2),  men- 
tioned below.  Nathaniel,  born  September  0,  1790, 
married  Lydia  Folsom.  Sarah,  born  December  15. 
[793,  married  James  Folsom.  Shadrach.  Meshech 
and  Abednego,  triplets,  born  August  20,  1796.  Han- 
nah, born  February  28,  1801,  died  December  1.  1815. 
Of  the  triplets  Shadrach  died  in  less  than  six 
months;  Meshech  married  Martha  Frost;  and  Abed- 
nego married  Hannah  Mayhcw.  and  (second)  Sally 
Moulton.  William  Rust  married  for  his  second  wife 
Mrs.  Susannah  (Rollins)  Mclvin,  who  was  born 
December  25.  1768.  and  died  October  8,  TS15.  On 
March  4,  1N10,  William  Rust  married  his  third  wife. 
Mrs.  Nancy  (Halevt  Wedgerwood,  daughter  of 
Joshua  Haley,  and  widow  of  Lot  Wedgewood,  of 
Parsonsticld.  Maine,  who  was  born  September  2. 
1780.  and  died  August  4-  1845.  William  Rust  sur- 
vived all  his  wives,  and  died  September  5,  1851, 
aged  eighty-six  years. 

(VII)  'William  (2).  eldest  child  of  William  (1) 
and  Hannah  (Marble)  Rust,  was  born  at  Wolfboro. 
New  Hampshire,  June  r.  1788.  He  was  a  farmer, 
lie  married  (first)  Olive  Deland.  They  had  two 
children:  Hannah  Marble,  wdiose  sketch  follows; 
and  Betsev  Stoddard,  born  September  18.  1824,  who 
married  John  C.  Leavitt.  of  Wolfboro.  William 
Rust's   second  wife   was   Polly,   daughter  of    I 

min  Evans,  of  Alton.  New  Hampshire.  William 
(2)  Rust  died  September  25,  1848.  aged  sixty  years. 

(VIII)  Hannah  Marble,  elder  of  the  two  daugh- 
ters of  William  (2)  and  Olive  (Deland)  Rus 
born  at  Wolfboro,  New  Hampshire,  February  23, 
1821.  On  May  7,  1840,  Hannah  Marble  Rust  was 
married  to  Moses  Thompson,  fourth  son  and  fifth 
child  of  M<  ses  and  Sally  Fox  Thompson,  of  Wolf- 
boro.    (See  Thompson,  VIII). 


(I)  Thomas  Nevins  and  wife  Mar- 
NEVINS  garct  were  of  the  early  Scotch-Irish 
emigrants  of  the  eighteenth  century. 
They  sailed  from  the  north  of  Ireland  about  1711, 
and  settled  in  Nova  Scotia.  While  returning  to 
Ireland  on  business  a  few  years  later,  the  ship  on 
which  Thomas  Nevins  sailed  was  lost,  and  the 
crew  and  passengers  drowned.  The  widow-.  M  u 
garet   Nevins,   with   her   three    sons,   Thomas,   Wil- 


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liam  and  David,  removed  to  Massachusetts,  but 
soon  settled  in  or  near  West  Dunstable,  now  Hollis, 
New    Hampshire. 

(II)  David,  youngest  son  of  Thomas  and 
Margaret  Nevins,  married  Lois  Patch,  and  resided 
in   Hollis. 

(III)  John  Nevins,  son  of  David  and  Lois 
(Patch)  Nevins,  born  in  Hollis,  April  18,  1755, 
married,  December  29,  1785,  Judith  Hall,  of  i'el- 
ham. 

(IV)  Deacon  James,  son  of  John  and  Judith 
(Hall)  Nevins,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  April 
0,  1798,  and  died  there  March,  1873.  He  settled  in 
Londonderry  when  he  was  a  young  man,  locating 
on  the  larm  originally  owned  by  Rev.  Dr.  Mor- 
rison, one  of  the  earliest  preachers  of  the  town. 
As  a  result  of  hard  work  and  economy  he  be- 
came a  well-to-do  farmer.  He  was  a  Whig  dur- 
ing the  existence  of  the  party,  and  when  it  dis- 
banded he  became  a  Republican,  in  religious  faith 
he  was  a  Presbyterian  and  held  the  office  of  elder 
in  the  church.  He  married,  October  27,  1830,  Mary 
Plummer,  ot  Londonderry,  eldest  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Abel  and  Mary  (Anderson)  Plummer,  (see 
Morrison,  Y)  and  they  had  seven  children:  John, 
Harriet,  Mary,  James  E.,  William  P.,  Henry  A., 
and    Sarah   E.    (see   Alajor,   HI). 

(V)  William  P.,  son  of  James  and  Mary 
(Plummer)  Nevins,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  May 
23,  1841,  and  was  reared  on  the  paternal  acres  to 
which  in  later  life  he  succeeded.  He  obtained  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Pinkerton 
Academy,  graduating  from  the  latter  school  111  1804. 
Eebruary  14,  18O5,  he  enlisted  from  Londonderry 
in  Company  H,  Eighteenth  New  Hampshire  Volun- 
teer Infantry.  His  regiment  was  a  part  of  the 
Xmth  Army  Corps  commanded  by  General  Meade, 
and  participated  in  the  siege  of  Petersburg  and  a 
number  of  important  engagements,  just  preceding 
the  surrender  of  Lee  at  Appomattox  Court  House. 
He  was  discharged  July  30,  1805,  and  returned  to 
Londonderry  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in 
farming.  He  has  a  fine  farmstead  of  two  hundred 
acres  and  a  commodious  residence.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican 111  politics,  and  has  served  two  terms  as 
selectman,  two  years  in  the  legislature  and  two 
years  as  a  member  of  the  school  board.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
of  Derry  Depot.  He  is  a  Presbyterian  and  for 
years  has  been  an  elder  in  the  church.  He  married, 
September  14,  1871,  Julia  C.  Shipley,  who  was  born 
in  Londonderry.  Three  children  have  been  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nevins,  as  follows :  Mabel, 
Charles  H.  (died  young)  and  Harriet  Julia.  The 
last  named  married,  1907,  Edward  H.  Davenport. 
The  ancestor  (1)  Abel  Shipley  of  Mrs.  Nevins,  re- 
sided in  Hollis.  He  married,  November  24,  1768, 
Lucy  Farley,  who  was  born  in  Hollis,  February  13, 
1744,  daughter  of  Lieutenant  Benjamin  and  Joanna 
(Page)  Farley,  of  Hollis.  They  had  nine  children: 
Abel,  Lucy,  Anna,  John,  Sarah,  Amos,  Benjamin, 
Betty  and  Page. 

(2)  Amos,  sixth  child  and  third  son  of  Abel 
and  Lucy  (Farley)  Shipley,  was  born  in  Hollis, 
March  5,  1780.  He  settled  in  Londonderry,  where 
he  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  He  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Robert  Boyd,  and  they  had  nine 
children. 

(3)  John,  third  child  of  Amos  and  Mary 
(Boyd)  Shipley,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  April 
10,  1809,  and  died  1875.  He  was  a  carpenter,  one 
of  the  leading  citizens,  and  a  prominent  Republican 


of  the  town  which  he  represented  in  the  state 
lature  in   1888-89.     He  was  a  member  of  the    ' 
byterian  Church.     He  married  Rebecca  Dickey,  who 
was  burn   February  5,  1831,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Fanny    (Montgomery)    Dickey,    and    granddaughter 
of   Robert   Dickey.     She   died   April    10,    1880, 
sixty-six    years.      Their   three    children    were:      Jo- 
seph  L.,    Mary   Frances,    (Mrs.    Nevins)    and   Julia 
D.     Mrs.   Nevins   is  a  member  of   the   Presbyterian 
Church,  Rebekah  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,   of   Derry   Depot,   and   of    Woman's    Relief 
Corps,  No.   12,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 


It  has  been  found  a  difficult  matter 
MUNSEY  to  trace  the  name  of  Munsey  to  its 
beginning  in  America,  but  judging 
from  the  records  available  and  the  characters  of  the 
representatives  of  the  present  generation  it  is  con- 
clusive that  the  ancestry  must  have  possessed  sterl- 
ing worth. 

(I)  George  W.  Munsey  was  born  in  Pittsfield,. 
New  Hampshire,  in  1782,  and  died  in  Gilford,  in 
December,  1861.  No  record  has  been  found  of  his 
parents,  and  it  is  probable  that  he  was  early  left 
an  orphan,  as  it  is  related  that  in  boyhood  he  lived' 
in  the  family  of  Samuel  Blaisdell  of  Gilford.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Dum- 
mer"s  Academy  at  Newberry,  Massachusetts,  and 
taught  school  for  a  time.  He  later  studied  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  Kelley,  of  Gilmanton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  practiced  in  the  towns  of  Moultonborough, 
Centre  Harbor,  and  Eaton,  and  was  one  of  the 
physicians  of  Gilford  for  forty  years  preceding  1S56. 
He  was  a  practitioner  of  no  ordinary  ability  and 
skill.  He  had  a  large  family  to  'support,  and  the 
practice  in  those  days  was  often  unremunerative, 
hence  he  was  at  times  in  straitened  circumstances. 
He  was  a  natural  orator,  and  after  the  Washing- 
tonian  movement  he  frequently  lectured  on  temper- 
ance. He  was  a  Universalist,  and  in  politics  a 
Democrat.  Dr.  Munsey  married  Hannah  Barton, 
who  was  born  in  Epsom,  September  13,  1784,  and 
died  in  18S6,  having  nearly  reached  the  age  of  one 
hundred  years.  They  had  children  as  follows : 
Melinda,  Benjamin  H,  William,  Susanna,  Barton, 
George  W.,  Ann  Smith,  Hannah  Barton,  David 
Hale,  Sarah  G.,  and  Wealthy,  who  is  the  only  child 
now  living.  The  third  son,  Barton,  born  March  9, 
1812,  began  life  early  as  a  jeweler,  and  showed  rare 
inventive  ability.  Later  he  became  a  physician  of 
the  Eclectric-Homeopathic  schools,  and  was  a  suc- 
cessful practitioner.  He  traveled  extensively  in  this 
and  in  foreign  countries.  The  two  oldest  sons 
settled  at  Cape  Ann  and  there  engaged  in  business. 
The  other  sons  were  shoemakers  by  occupation. 
The  daughters  were  active  in  their  respective 
spheres,  and  one  of  them  became  the  wife  of  Rev. 
Josiah  Gilman  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts.  (Extended 
mention  of  George  W.  and  descendants  appears 
in  this  article.) 

(II)  David  Hale,  son  of  George  W.  and  Han- 
nah (Barton)  Munsey,  was  born  May  3,  1820.  in 
Gilford,  and  died  in  1896.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town,  after  which  he  carried 
on  the  business  of  shoemaking  in  connection  with 
his  brothers,  George  and  Amos  Prescott  Munsey, 
continuing  in  the  trade  for  forty  years,  and  was  pro- 
prietor of  a  mail  route  during  the  last  seventeen 
years  of  his  life.  He  was  a  Free  Will  Baptist,  and 
an  Independent  in  politics.  David  Hale  Munsey 
married  Betsy  F.  Roberts,  who  was  born  in  New 
Durham,  New  Hampshire,  in  1S18  and  died  in  1894. 


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Their    seven    children    were:     Charles    H.,    Sara   J.. 
Clara  Hi  en,   Hannah,  .Manly  and   I 

(III)  Charles  Hale,  eldest  son  of  David  II. 
and  Betsy  F.  (Robert-)  Munsey,  was  born  in  Gil- 
ford, February  18,  1844.  He  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Gilford,  learned  the  shoemak- 
er's trade  at  which  he  worked  for  thirty  years  in 
Boston,  was  later  an  employee  in  Quincy  .Market, 
and  for  four  years  a  salesman  in  a  fruit  and  pro- 
vision  store;  after  operating  a  store  of  his  own  for 
two  years,  he  retired  from  business,  lie  lives  in 
Gilford  during  the  summer,  looking  after  the  old 
homestead  and  passes  the  winter  months  in  Chelsea. 
Ma-sachusetts.  He  is  an  Independent  in  politic-, 
and  an  Odd  Fellow  and  third  degree  member 
Cystic  Order  of  Mechanics.  He  married  Mary  A. 
Bartlett  in  1865;  she  was  born  in  Gilford  in  1843. 
They    have  two  children. 

ill)  George  Washington  (2),  fourth  son  and  sixth 
child  of  George  Washington  and  Hannah  (Barton) 
Munsey,  was  born  November  20,  1814.  in  Gilford,  and 
die  1  January  13,  1893.  He  conducted  a  shoemaking 
business  for  twenty  years  and  later  kept  a  gen- 
eral store  at  Gilford,  and  also  owned  a  farm  in  that 
village,  which  he  cultivated,  at  least  by  proxy.  In 
religious  faith  he  was  a  Free  Will  Baptist.  He 
married,  in  Gilford,  Hannah  Gilman,  who  was  born 
there  in  1817,  and  died  in  1859,  aged  forty-two 
years.  Her  parents  were  Jeremiah  and  Betsey 
(Hodgedon)  Gilman.  The  children  of  this  union 
were:     John   G,   Hannah,   Edwin.    Mary  and   Park. 

tilt  John  Gilman,  eldest  son  of  George  W. 
and  Hannah  (Gilman)  Munsey,  was  born  in  Gil- 
ford. January  6;  1836.  He  grew  up  attending 
school  and  acting  as  assistant  in  his  father's  store. 
When  about  thirty  years  old  he  went  to  New  Hamp- 
ton, where  he  attended  the  Theological  Seminary 
for  two  years,  and  after  completing  the  course  there, 
lias  preached  gospel  for  forty  years  in  Maine  and 
New  Hampshire,  principally  in  the  latter  slate. 
and  for  the  past  seven  years  has  been  located  at 
Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  now  (1907) 
resides.  He  has  lived  a  long  and  useful  life,  and  is 
a  highly  re-pected  citizen.  He  married.  July  7, 
[N;ii,  (Hi-,:  Mooney,  who  was  born  in  Alton,  March 
23,  1832,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  B.  and  Olive  (Went- 
th)  Mooney,  of  Alton.  They  had  two  children, 
Geoi  g      U  .  and   Nettie. 

(Ill)  George  Burnham,  eldest  child  and  only 
son  of  [  ihn  G.  and  Olive  (Mooney)  Munsey,  was 
born  in  Gilford,  October  9,  1861.  He  attended  the 
common  schools  of  Gilmanton,  graduated  from  the 
commercial  department  of  the  New  Hampton  Liter- 
ary Institution,  and  attended  Tilton  Seminary.  He 
leai  ed  the  printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  Charles 
F.  Hill,  in  Tilton,  and  followed  that  occupation 
four  years  in  that  town.  In  [887  he  formed  a 
pai  hip    with    E.    1).   Ward   under   the   firm    name 

of  Ward  &  Munsey.  photographers,  and  carried 
on    a    pi  msiness    in    Lake    Pqrt   ten   years. 

In  1897  Mr.  Munsi-v  d  i»  ed  of  hi  interest  in  the 
photographic  establishment  and  began  business  as 
a  dealer  in  gentlemen's  clothing  and  furnishings,  on 
Main  street,  in  Lake  Port.  In  this  he  has  been 
successful,  and  now  has  a  large  and  handsome 
stock  of  goods  and  a  line  trade.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Republican,  and  in  religious  faith  a  Free  Will 
Baptist.  He  is  a  member  of  Winnipiseogee  Colony 
of  Pilgrim  Fathei  December  s,  [883,  he  married 
Man  Alma  Rollins,  who  was  born  in  Tilton.  July 
23,    1S62,   daughter   of   Chase   and    Laura    J.    (Odell) 


Rollins.     They   have   one  child.    Ruth    Rollins,   b  irn 
July    13,    1903. 


This  is  an  old  name  in  the  American 
MILLS     colonies,      having      been      found      widely 

scattered  over  Maine  and  Connecticut, 
and  having  numerous  pioneer  representatives  in  the 
.settlement  of  various  New  England  colonies.  One 
of  these  was  John  Mills,  who  came  from  England 
to  Scarborough,  in  what  is  now  Maine,  before  1650. 
He  was  a  Quaker,  and  with  his  family  was  much 
persecuted  by  other  inhabitants  about  1670.  His 
wife  wa-  Mary  Wadleigh  and  they  had  a  large 
family. 

(I)  James  Mills,  torn  in  1684,  was  probably 
a  grandson  of  John  and  Mary  (Wadleigh)  Mills, 
of  Scarborough,  Maine.  About  1702  a  large  num- 
ber of  people  in  that  vicinity  were  driven  southward 
into  New  Hampshire  by  the  Indians.  James  Mills 
settled  early  in  Massachusetts,  and  in  1735  bought 
a  tract  of  land  of  Robert  Ford,  senior,  and  settled 
near  what  is  now  known  as  Copps  Corner.  This 
locality,  by  the  establishment  of  the  province  line 
in  1741,  became  a  part  of  Hampstead,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  admitted  a  member  of  the  church 
in  Hampstead,  with  his  wife,  June  3,  1752,  and 
died  in  that  town  and  was  buried  in  the  village 
cemetery.  His  wife's  name  was  Jane,  and  their 
children  were:  Reuben,  John,  Caleb,  William, 
Sarah,  Elizabeth,  James  and  Thomas.  The  mother, 
Jane  Mills,  died  in  Hampstead,  November  2,  1702. 
aged  seventy-three  years,  and  was  buried  beside  her 
husband. 

(II)  Thomas,  probably  youngest  child  of  James 
and  Jane  Mills,  was  born  1720,  in  Haverhill,  and 
was  one  of  the  three  first  settlers  of  Dumbarton, 
New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  that  town  January 
27.  1700.  He  married  Elizabeth  Hogg,  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Hambleton)  Hogg,  formerly 
of  Londonderry,  and  later  a  resident  of  Hampstead. 
John  Hogg  came  to  Londonderry  from  northern 
Ireland  about  1719,  and  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Hambleton  in  1729.  While  residing  in  Hampstead, 
1752.  he  refused  to  pay  rates  towards  the  support 
of  the  minister.  His  daughter  Elizabeth  was  born 
April  29,  1732,  probably  in  Londonderry.  He  was 
bom  September,  1704,  in  northern  Ireland,  and  his 
wife  was  probably  from  Kittery,  Maine.  She  died 
August'  30.  1800,  aged  sixty-eight  years.  Thomas 
Mill's  children  were:  Sarah,  said  to  have  been  the 
first  white  child  born  in  that  town;  John,  Agnes, 
Thomas,  Caleb,  Elizabeth,  Peter,  James  and  Samuel 
All  were  born  in  Dunbarton. 

(III)  Caleb,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Hogg)  Mills,  was  born 
June  9,  1705.  in  Dunbarton,  New  Hampshire,  ami 
resided  throughout  his  life  in  that  town,  where  he 
was  a  wealth]  farmer,  ami  died  January  17.  1834. 
lie  married  Tamar  Cheney,  who  died  February  20, 
1850.  having  survived  her  husband  sixteen  years. 
Their  children  were:  John,  Sarah,  Joseph,  Nancy, 
Polly.    Elizabeth,   Caleb  and   Tamar. 

(IV)  John,  eldest  child  of  Caleb  and  Tamar 
(Cheney)  Mills,  was  horn  December  30,  T786,  and 
lived  on  a  part  of  the  land  occupied  by  his  grand- 
father, Thomas  Mills,  at  the  first  settlement  of  the 
town.  This  is  on  Mills  Hill,  north  of  Dunbar- 
ton Center,  and  the  property  is  still  in  possession 
of  his  descendants.  lie  was  a  successful  farmer, 
and  died  August  I,  1859.  He  married  Nancy 
Bailey,  who  was  born  February  13.  1874.  and  died 
May    21.    1865.     Their   children   were:      William    P., 


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Sarah  B.,  Caleb,  Catherine  G.,  Nancy  E.,  Phoebe, 
Mary,  Thomas  B.,  Susan  T.,  John  C,  a  son  un- 
named, and  Matthew  S. 

I  \  )  Susan  Tamar,  sixth  daughter  and  ninth 
child  of  John  and  Nancy  (Bailey)  Mills,  was  born 
November  iS,  18J3,  in  Dunbarton,  and  was  mar- 
ried November  29,  1853,  to  Charles  I.  Clifford  of 
Dunbarton     (see    Clifford,    VIII). 

This  old  Scotch  name  was 
MlCOLLESTER  transported  to  America  dur- 
ing the  colonial  times,  and  has 
undergone  several  changes.  As  it  first  arrived  in 
this  country  it  was  spelled  McAlister.  It  has  been 
changed  by  some  to  MacCollester,  and  for  many 
years  the  prefix  was  dropped  and  the  name  be- 
came plain  Collester.  In  recent  years  some  branches 
of  the  family  have  restored  the  prefix,  as  used  by 
the  line  herein  traced.  Two  brothers,  John  and 
Samuel  McAllister,  of  Scotch  birth,  came  to 
America  with  the  British  dispatched  to  subdue  the 
Indians  and  protect  the  colonists.  The  descendants 
of  the  former  settled  in  Maine,  while  those  of  the 
latter  are  to  be  found  in  New  Hampshire  and 
scattered  through  other  states.  The  family  has  held 
up  the  standards  which  are  peculiar  to  the  Scotch 
blood,  and  its  representatives  have  been  found  moral, 
upright  citizens,  who  have  contributed  to  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  community  in  which  they  have 
resided. 

(I)  Samuel  McCollester  was  captain  of  a  com- 
pany of  British  soldiers,  and  while  in  the  service 
of  the  American  colonies  was  captured  by  the 
Indians  and  held  for  some  time  as  a  prisoner.  Upon 
his  release  he  settled  111  Dorchester,  Massachu- 
setts. 

(II)  Isaac,  son  of  Captain  Samuel  McCollester 
(1).  was  born  in  Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 25,  1736.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he 
enlisted  in  defence  of  the  colonies,  March  15,  1755. 
At  this  time  he  served  eleven  weeks  and  four  days 
under  the  command  of  Israel  Williams,  in  the 
Crown  Point  expedition  and  at  the  Line  of  Forts. 
He  again  enlisted  in  the  war  of  the  revolution, 
July  21,  1777,  and  was  sergeant  in  Captain  Solo- 
mon Stone's  company,  Colonel  Nichol's  regiment, 
General  John  Stark's  brigade.  This  company  was 
recruited  out  of  Colonel  Enoch  Hale's  regiment, 
Fifteenth  New  Hampshire  Militia,  and  marched 
from  Rindge,  New  Hampshire,  to  join  the  Conti- 
nental army,  participating  in  the  battles  of  Ben- 
nington and  Still  Water.  He  was  discharged  De- 
cember 25,  after  serving  two  months  and  five  days. 
He  originally  enlisted  in  this  service  on  July  3, 
1777,  in  Captain  John  Mellen's  company,  Enoch 
Hale's  regiment,  which  marched  from  Fitzwilliam 
and  adjacent  towns  in  New  Hampshire  to  reinforce 
the  garrison  at  Ticonderoga.  After  nine  days  of 
service  he  was  discharged,  and  enlisted  as  men- 
tioned above  in  the  severe  campaigns  of  the  Conti- 
nental army.  He  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors, 
of  Marlboro,  New  Hampshire,  and  purchased  three 
lots  with  the  intention  of  settling  on  the  first  lot, 
on  which  his  descendants  now  live.  An  oppor- 
tunity offering  to  sell  this  lot  to  excellent  ad- 
vantage, he  did  so,  and  built  a  log  house  on  lot 
No.  2,  and  there  the  first  birth  in  the  town  of 
Marlboro  occurred,  that  of  his  daughter  Polly.  He 
was  the  second  settler  in  the  tpwn  of  Marlboro, 
and  removed  his  family  there  in  the  winter  of  1764- 
65.  1  laving  taken  the  pay  for  his  lot  in  Continental 
money,  which  depreciated  so  much  as  to  become 
almost    worthless,   he    was    obliged   to    make   a   new 


start,  and  selling  his  log  house  on  lot  No.  2  he  re- 
moved to  the  northern  part  of  the  town,  where  he 
settled  on  his  third  lot.  Here  he  built  a  log  house 
in  which  he  lived  for  some  years  while  he  cleared 
up  his  land  and  developed  an  excellent  farm.  He 
continued  to  reside  there  until  his  death,  June  8, 
1809.  He  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  town, 
taking  an  active  part  in  its  public  affairs,  was  one 
of  its  original  surveyors,  and  one  of  the  committee 
who  laid  out  the  road  from  Dublin  to  Keene  in 
1763.  He  married  Hannah  Goddard,  born  Janu- 
ary' 27,  1736,  died  March  3,  1814,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Keziah  (Cloyes)  Goddard.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Reuben,  Hannah,  Lucy,  Molly,  Dolly, 
Samuel,  see  forward ;  Israel,  Lydia,  Levi,  Keziah, 
and  Zadock. 

till)  Samuel,  second  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Isaac  (2)  and  Hannah  (Goddard)  McCollester, 
was  born  in  Marlboro,  March  24,  1767;  died  June 
14.  1848.  He  settled  with  his  father  on  their  own 
farm.  He  married  Silence  Belknap,  who  died 
February  4,  1854,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Silence 
(Winch)  Belknap,  and  they  had  children:  Ebe- 
nezer B.,  Luther,  died  young;  Charles;  Silas,  see 
forward;  Levi;  Luther;  Samuel;  Roxanna ;  Ira;  Al- 
mira ;  Osgood. 

(IV)  Silas,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Samuel  (3) 
and  Silence  (Belknap)  McCollester,  was  born  in 
Marlboro,  June  5,  1796,  and  died  December  26, 
1873.  He  settled  with  his  father  on  the  paternal 
farm,  where  he  remained  until  1834,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Marlboro  Village.  For  fifteen  years  he 
was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  chairs  and 
pails,  and  after  that  purchased  the  farm  located 
on  the  first  lot  upon  which  his  grandfather  Isaac 
had  settled,  and  there  his  death  occurred.  He  mar- 
ried Achsah  Holman,  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Relief  (Sawyer)  Holman,  and  had  children:  Mary 
11.;  Samuel;  Relief  S. ;  Sullivan  Holman,  see  for- 
ward ;  Oliver  H. ;  John  Quincy  Adams ;  Orrilla 
.G.;   Sumner   L.;   Elizabeth;    Ellen   A.;   and   Louisa. 

(V)  Sullivan  Holman,  second  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Silas  (4)  and  Achsah  (Holman)  McCol- 
lester,  was  born  on  the  farm  of  his  father,  in  Marl- 
boro, December  18,  1826.  His  education  was  ec- 
quired  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  the 
high  school  of  Dublin,  academies  at  Jaffrey,  New 
Hampshire,  and  Winchendon,  Massachusetts,  Mount 
Caesar  Seminary  in  Svvanzey,  New  Hampshire,  and 
Melrose  Seminary  in  Brattleboro,  Vermont.  'He 
was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts 
from  Norwich  University,  Northfield,  Vermont,  in 
the  class  of  1851.  While  pursuing  his  education 
he  paid  his  way  by  teaching,  having  taught  in 
Richmond,  New  Hampshire,  four  winters  in  the 
Walpole  public  schools,  and  two  years  in  Walpole 
Academy.  He  next  attended  a  divinity  scliool  at 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  for  two  years,  and  af- 
terward taught  in  Mount  Caesar  Seminary  for 
about  five  years,  and  preached  Sundays  at  Swan- 
zey  and  West  Swanzey.  He  took  charge  of  the 
Universalist  Church  at  Westmoreland,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  at  West  Centerfield,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1858.  While  residing  in  Westmoreland  he  held 
the  office  of  county  commissioner  of  schools  for 
four,  years,  and  during  this  time  was  president  of 
the  State  Board  of  Education.  He  was  very  active 
in  promoting  the  welfare  of  the  schools,  in  visit- 
ing them,  and  holding  institutes  for  the  improve- 
ment and  benefit  of  the  teachers.  For  four  years 
he  was  a  teacher  in  the  Valley  Seminary  at  West- 
moreland, and  subsequently  went  to  Portland, 
Maine,    where    he    was    in     charge     of     Westbrook 


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Seminary  lor  a  period  of  nine  years.  He  made 
a  trip  abroad  in  1866,  visiting  the  princip; 
centers  of  Europe,  later  returning"  to  the  seminary. 
He  located  at  Nashua  in  the  fall  of  1809,  where  he 
became  pastor  of  the  Universalist  Church,  and  re- 
mained four  years.  From  this  place  he  was  called 
to  Akron,  Ohio,  in  1872.  In  that  city  he  became 
the  president  of  Buchtel  College,  and  for  six  years 
tilled  this  position  acceptably  and  with  honor.  His 
health  again  failing,  he  went  abroad  a  second  time 
to  recuperate,  and  upon  his  return  went  to  his 
native  town  and  purchased  the  McCollester  home- 
stead, where  his  great-grandfather  had  first  settled. 
For  three  years,  187S-81,  he  was  pastor  of  the 
Universalist  Church  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont, 
where  a  church  edifice  was  erected  through  his 
personal  efforts,  and  soon  after  this  work  he  was 
called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  Pierce  Memorial 
Church  of  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  where  lie  con- 
tinued three  years,  completing  the  edifice,  and 
placing  the  church  upon  a  substantial  working  and 
spiritual  basis.  At  the  close  of  this  period  he  went 
abroad  with  his  family,  remaining  one  year;  then 
returning  to  the  homestead  in  -Marlboro,  where  he 
has  resided  since  that  time.  There  he  built  a  hand- 
some modern  residence,  which  is  the  scene  of 
cheerful  hospitality  and  the  abode  of  cultured  re- 
finement. Dr.  McCollester  occasionally  fills  the 
neighboring  pulpits  in  Swanzey,  Westmoreland  and 
other  towns.  In  1887-88  he  went  'round  the  world. 
He  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  has  served  his 
native  town  as  school  supervisor  and  as  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature,  attended  the  session  at  Con- 
cord 111  1S89,  and  served  as  chairman  of  the  board 
of  Education.  For  a  period  of  forty  years  he  has 
contributed  voluminously  to  current  journalistic  and 
magazine  literature,  and  has  also  published  "After- 
thoughts on  Historic  Lands  and  Capitol  Cities;" 
"'Round  the  Globe ;"  "Babylon  and  Nineveh 
through  American  Eyes;"  "Mexico,  Old  and  New." 
Dr.  McCollester's  years  of  travel  have  also  placed 
him  before  the  public  as  an  interesting  lecturer  on 
foreign  lands.  He  has  preached  more  than  two 
thousand  sermons,  officiated  at  fifteen  hundred 
funerals,  and  has  lectured  more  than  one  thousand 
times.  His  devotion  to  the  cause  of  education  has 
been  life  long  and  well-directed.  As  an  author  his 
fame  rests  in  a  great  measure  upon  the  truth  and 
vividness  of  his  descriptions.  To  attain  this  result 
he  spent  much  time  in  personal  visits  to  churches, 
schools,  prisons,  hospitals,  markets,  plantations  and 
ranches,  and  his  histories  are  based  upon  facts,  lie 
has  not  been  merely  a  traveler,  but  a  thinker  and 
a  student  during  his  travels.  He  has  been  gifted 
with  keen  powers  of  observation,  and  this  has 
enabled  -him  to  depict  in  a  graphic  manner  the 
scenes   which   he  has   w  nnessed. 

Dr.  McCollester  married  (first),  November  23, 
1852,  Sophia  I'.  Knight,  born  October  12,  1829,  in 
Dummerstown,  Vermont,  died  in  1899,  daughter  of 
Joel  and  Fanny  M.  (Duncan)  Knight.  They  had 
children:  Eda  Sophia;  Carrie  Knight;  Sullivan 
Lee,  who  is  a  famous  preacher ;  and  Edwin  Fay. 
He  married  (second)  Emma  J.  Parker,  who  died 
four  months  after  her  marriage.  He  m: 
(third)  Elizabeth  E.  Randall,  born  in  Preston,  New 
York,   January  28,    1837. 


This    name    is    not    very    numerously 

PECKER     represented  in  this  country  or  in   New 

Hampshire.     It  was  identified  with  the 

first  settlement  of  Concord,  and  has  been  connected 


with  the  history  of  that  town  ever  since.  Some 
of  ;t-  representatives  have  been  among  the  most 
prominent  citizens  and  have  acquitted  themselves 
with  credit. 

(\ )  With  Pecker,  of  Boston  and  Haverhill, 
was  born  about  1622,  undoubtedly  in  England.  1  he 
exact  date  of  his  arrival  in  America  cannot  now 
be  determined.  The  records  show  that  he  agreed 
to  become  an  inhabitant  of  Haverhill  by  June,  1663. 
Land  was  granted  him  there  in  1651-52  and  1054 
and  1667.  Land  was  granted  to  one  of  that  name 
111  Charlestown  in  1667-68.  He  was  probably  a  man 
of  considerable  means,  and  was  financially  inter 
in  more  than  one  town.  He  was  a  selectman  at 
Haverhill  in  1669,  and  was  first  surveyor  of  boards 
111  1674.  He  probably  removed  to  Boston  about 
1682,  and  died  May  15,  1696.  His  wife  Elizabeth 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Friend.  According  to  the 
Haverhill  records  she  died  before  him  in  Boston. 
Their  children  were:  James,  Mary,  Susanna,  a 
daughter  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen  days  in 
Haverhill,   and  probably  other  children. 

1,11  1  James  (2),  eldest  child  of  James  (1) 
and  Elizabeth  (.Friend)  Pecker,  was  a  resident  of 
Haverhill,  where  he  was  an  inn  holder,  and  was 
known  by  the  title  of  Cornet.  No  record  appears 
of  his  birth  or  death.  He  is  known  to  have  been 
living  in  1734,  and  probably  in  1744.  Adminis- 
tration upon  his  estate  was  granted  to  his  son  John, 
December  17,  1748.  He  took  the  oath  of  allegiance 
at  Haverhill  November  17,  1667.  He  married  Ann 
Davis,  and  both  were  members  of  the  first  Haver- 
hill church  in  1723.  Their  children  were:  Ann 
(died  young),  James,  John,  Daniel,  Mary,  Ann, 
Susanna  and  Jeremiah. 

(Ill)  John,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
James  (2)  and  Ann  (Davis)  Pecker,  was  born 
December  15,  1687,  in  Haverhill.  He  was  a  ship- 
chandler  and  an  inn  holder,  and  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  new  North  Church  in  Boston  111 
"  1712.  He  removed  to  Haverhill  about  1722  or  I; 
He  was  admitted  to  the  first  Haverhill  church  July 
2,  1738,  by  dismissal  from  some  other  church.  He 
died  before  January  10,  1757,  on  which  date  the 
administration  of  his  estate  was  granted  to  his  son 
James.  He  was  prominent  among  the  original  pro- 
prietors of  Penacook  (Concord),  New  Hampshire, 
it  is  not  probable  that  he  lived  there  hims 
though  he  was  on  committees  and  a  surveyor  there 
from  1727  to  1730,  and  had  a  house  built  to  inhabit 
there  in  1731.  He  was  married  (first)  June  10, 
1709,    in    Boston,   to   Elizabeth   Kelly   and    (second), 

il  4,  1723,  in  Newbury,  to  widow  Hannah  Wain- 
wright.  She  survived  him.  His  first  four  children 
were  born  of  the  first  wife  and  the  others  of  the 
second.  They  were:  Ann  (died  young),  Elizabeth 
(died  before  1733),  Ann,  James,  John,  Daniel  and 
William  (twins;  the  latter  died  in  infancy,  the 
former  before  1736),  William,  Mary,  Charles,  Eliza- 
beth, Sarah,  Jeremiah  and  Daniel. 

"  (IV)  James  (3),  eldest  son  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Kelly)  Pecker,  was  born  about  1717.  He 
was  educated  as  a  physician,  and  practiced  in 
Haverhill,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  church 
July  6,  1746.  He  served  as  a  soldier  of  the  revo- 
lution, and  died  at  Valley  Forge.  One  record  states 
that  he  died  September  22,  1778,  and  another  record 
that  he  had  been  dead  nearly  six  years  in  March, 
1785.  IK  u.i-  married  (first),  December  13,  1744, 
in  Haverhill  to  Hannah  or  Susanna  Cogswell  of 
Haverhill  (see  Cogswell,  VII).  She  was  born  in 
1722,   in   Marblehead,  Massachusetts,  a  daughter  of 


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John  and  Susanna  (.Low)  Cogswell  (see  Cogs- 
well, IV),  and  died  March  15.  1761.  He  was  mar- 
ried (.second),  November  12,  1761,  to  Ruth  Brad- 
ley, who  died  September  1,  1806.  There  were  ten 
children  of  each  marriage,  but  no  record  of  those 
born  of  the  second  wife  is  now  obtainable.  The 
children  of  the  first  marriage  were:  Hannah  (died 
young),  Susanna,  John,  Elizabeth,  Hannah,  Sarah, 
James,  William,  Jeremiah,  and  one  whose  name  is 
not  given.  James  and  William  were  soldiers  of  the 
ution. 

Captain  Jeremiah,  fourth  son  and  ninth 
child  of  Dr.  James  and  Susanna  (Cogswell) 
.  was  born  in  Haverhill,  and  died  August 
12,  1843,  at  the  age  of  seventy-one,  it  is  reported. 
While  a  young  lad  he  went  to  East  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  and  lived  with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Robert 
Eastman,  she  and  her  husband  having  no  children. 
He  was  an  intelligent  and  well  behaved  boy,  and 
was  much  loved  by  his  foster  parents,  who  left 
him  all  their  property,  including  a  valuable  farm 
and  buildings.  There  he  lived  all  his  life.  He  did 
a  larger  amount  of  farming  than  any  other  person 
in  East  Concord,  and  was  the  largest  taxpayer  in 
the  highway  district  in  which  he  resided.  He  was 
also  extensively  engaged  in  rafting  logs  down  the 
Merrimack  river.  It  has  been  written  of  him  "he 
was  a  man  of  quick  wit,  of  much  mechanical  in- 
genuity, facetious  in  conversation,  and  a  respected  and 
useful  citizen."  During  his  life  time  he  held  many 
public  offices,  and  for  many  years  took  a  prominent 
part  in  public  affairs.  Like  other  young  men  of 
his  day  he  was  required  to  prove  his  ability  in 
small  official  positions  before  being  elected  to  those 
of  greater  importance,  and  he  seems  to  have  served 
a  full-course  apprenticeship,  as  he  was  highwaj 
surveyor,  1799,  1S09-10-14;  hogreeve,  180.2-04;  field 
driver,  1805;  auditor  of  accounts.  1810;  fence 
viewer.  1811 ;  and  fireward.  1811-13-14.  He  was 
elected  selectman  and  served  seven  years, 
1820-1-2-3-4-5-6.  He       was       elected       rep:- 

tive  in  1827-34-35.  In  response  to  the  call  of  Gov- 
ernor Oilman  in  1814  he  was  one  of  those  citizens 
who  being  exempt  from  military  duty  by  law, 
volunteered  to  form  a  company  for  the  purpose  of 
home  defense  in  case  of  necessity  from  invasion. 
In  1816  Albe  Cady,  William  Low  and  Jeremiah 
Pecker  were  ,  appointed  superintending  building 
committee  of  the  state  house,  the  erection  of  which 
was  then  begun.  '  In  1822  Jeremiah  Pecker,  Robert 
Davis,  third,  and  Joseph  Low  were  appointed  super- 
intendents to  remove,  remodel  and  fit  the  old  town 
house  for  the  accommodation  of  the  supreme  court. 
In  1S26,  at  the  annuaj  meeting  in  March,  Joseph 
Walker,  Robert  Davis,  and  Jeremiah  Pecker  were 
chosen  "a  committee  to  sell  all  the  personage  lands 
and  the  school  lands  belonging  to  the  town,"  and 
were  directed  "to  vest  or  secure  the  proceeds  of 
the  sales  of  said  lands  to  be  a  permanent  fund — the 
interest  of  which  shall  be  applied  for  the  purposes 
for  which  said  lands  were  reserved."  He  was  one 
of  a  committee  which  superintended  the  construc- 
tion of  the  first  state  prison  in  Concord.  In  1830 
a  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Concord  was  held  to 
consider  the  project  of  a  railroad  through  the  state 
of  Vermont,  to  connect  the  business  of  the  great 
western  lakes  with  the  tidewaters  of  the  Atlantic. 
Jeremiah  Pecker  was  one  of  a  then  ten  prominent 
citizens   appointed   on  that   committee. 

Mr.  Pecker  married  Ruth  Kimball,  who  was  born 
in  Concord,  Mareli  12,  1779.  daughter  of  Captain 
Reuben   and   Miriam    (Collins)    Kimball,   who   lived 


at  Sugar  Ball  hill,  Concord.  Captain  Kimball  was 
an  officer  in  the  revolution.  Ruth  died  February 
26,  1815,  aged  thirty-six.  He  married  second,  Mrs. 
Alary  Lang,  widow  of  Samuel  Lang,  of  Boscawen, 
and  daughter  of  Jonathan  Eastman,  Sr.,  of  Concord. 
The  children  by  the  first  wife  were:  Mary  East- 
man, Robert  Eastman,  William  and  Jeremiah.  The 
children  by  the  second  wife  were:  Samuel,  Ruth 
Maria,    Seth    Eastman,   George    Bradley,   and    Mary. 

(VI)  Robert  Eastman,  eld  st  sou  and  second 
child  of  Jeremiah  and  Ruth  (Kimball)  Pecker,  was 
born  April  29,  1807,  in  East  Concord,  and  passed 
his  youth  on  the  paternal  farm,  his  education  being 
obtained  in  the  public  schools.  In  1832,  in  partner- 
ship with  Jonathan  E.  Lang,  he  opened  a  store  on 
North  Main  street,  Concord,  where  they  did  a 
wholesale  and  retail  business  in  West  India  goods. 
The  completion  of  the  railroad  into  Concord  caused 
the  rapid  declination  of  commerce  at  tire  north  end, 
and  the  business  was  dis  d  in  1848.  Mr. 
Pecker  then  removed  to  Boston,  where  he  con- 
tinued in  the  same  line  of  business  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  September  19,  1867.  About  the  time 
they  began  business,  Messrs.  Pecker  and  Lang  pur- 
chased the  large  house  nearly  opposite  their  store 
which  was  built  in  1799  by  Philip  Carrigan  (long 
known  as  "Carrigan's  Folly"),  and  divided  it 
equally,  making  a  large  residence  for  each.  Mr. 
Pecker  was  not  a  member  of  any  organization, 
but  was  a  regular  attendant  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  He  was  married  (.first)  about  1831,  to 
Esther  J.  Lang,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(  Eastman)  Lang  of  -Concord.  She  died  April  2, 
1847,  at  the  age  of  thirty-seven  years,  and  Mr. 
Pecker  married  (second)  about  184S,  Airs.  Emeline 
i  Abbott)  Estabrook.  There  were  six  children  of 
the  first  marriage.  Francis  H.,  the  eldest,  became 
a  railroad  man  and  died  at  Rutland,  Vermont. 
Ellen   and   Mary  died   in   girlhood.     Robert  L.    was 

ated    with    his    father    in    Boston,    where    he 
died.      William    died    at    the    age   of    sixteen    years. 

(VII)  Harriet  Esther,  youngest  child  of  Rob- 
ert E.  and  Esther  J.  (Lang)  Pecker,  was  born 
October  6,  1846,  and  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Wil- 
liam  G.   Carter    (see  Carter,   IX). 


The  ancient  family  of  Plumer  has 
PLUMER     since  the   period   of  the   Barons  been 

always  mentioned  in  reputable  fami- 
lies among  "the  gentry  of  England,  and  is  found 
in  counties  of  Hertfordshire,  Bedford,  Norfolk  and 
Kent.  These  families  have  similiar  blazen  coats- 
of-arms,  which  indicates  them  of  same  origin  of 
different  branches  of  the  Plumer  family.  Walter 
Plumer,  born  in  London,  in  1607,  has  Plumer  arms 
similar  in  crest  to  Sir  William  Plumer,  knight,, 
of  Radwell,  county  Hertfordshire,  and  Hill,  county 
Bedford-lure,  whose  son,  William  Plumer,  sheriff 
of  Hertfordshire,  was  an  eminent  lawyer  and  jus- 
tice of  the  court  of  King's  Bench.  In  the  time  of 
the  rebellion  he  was  committed  to  the  tower,  for 
asserting  his  loyalty  to  his  prince.  Fie  was  kept 
in  the  tower  a  long  time,  and  this  probably  caused 
him,  about  1650,  to  sell  the  manor  house  of  his 
ancestors.  About  this  same  troublesome  time  of 
the  rebellion,  Francis  Plumer,  from  Woolwich,  Eng- 
land, emigrated  to  America  with  his  wife  Ruth 
and  sons  Samuel  and  Joseph.  They  came  in  1633. 
Francis  Plumer  was  made  freeman  in  Boston  in 
[634,  and  in  1635,  with  some  dozen  families,  was 
one  of  the  grantees  to  take  up  his  residence  in 
Newbury,  Massachusetts,  and  is  the  ancestor  of  the 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


numerous    descendants    of    the    Plumer    family    in 

America.  Tradition  is  uniform  in  stating  these 
families  came  by  water  from  Ipswich,  around  Plum 
Island,  up  the  river  Quaseacuyneu,  now  Parker's 
river,  to  the  place  they  had  selected  for  the  future 
home,  and  landed  on  the  north  bank  of  the  river, 
about  one  hundred  rods  below  where  the  bridge 
now  stands.  The  descendants  of  Francis  Plumer 
still  own  the  land  which  was  once  his,  near  Parker 
river.  About  1785  one  of  them,  Simeon  Plumer, 
found  a  quantity  of  gold,  calling  forth  exaggerated 
statements,  but  was  not  quite  three  hundred  dol- 
lars. The  first  piece  was  found  by  a  child,  and 
then  other  pieces  were  picked  up,  and  this  amount 
was  found  in  a  cellar,  by  whom  deposited,  will 
probably  never  be  known. 

In  the  division  of  land,  the  first  settlers  recog- 
nized the  Scripture  rule  "to  him  that  hath  shall  be 
given."  The  wealth  of  each  of  the  grantees  can  be 
estimated  by  the  number  of  acres  granted  them, 
giving  each  two  hundred  acres  for  fifty  pounds  put 
in  the  common  stock.  Every  person  who  trans- 
ported himself  and  family  across  the  seas  was  to 
have  fifty  acres  of  land.  In  1639  Francis  Plumer 
was  licensed  to  keep  an  ordinary  tavern.  Five  of 
his  descendants  have  been  members  of  congress, 
one  of  them,  George  Plumer,  son  of  Jonathan,  born 
in  Pennsylvania,  was  the  first  white  child  born  west 
of  the  Allegheny  mountains.  Governor  William 
Plumer,  of  New  Hampshire,  and  others  of  the 
family,  were  men  who  ranked  among  the  noblest 
characters;  their  descendants,  have  reason  to  trea- 
sure, with  just  pride  of  ancestry,  such  an  inherit- 
ance. 

(I)  Francis  Plumer  or  Plummer,  "linen 
weaver,"  born  in  1594,  came  some  say  from  Wool- 
wich, England,  others  from  Wales,  about  1633.  He 
took  the  freeman's  oath  in  Boston,  May  14.  1634, 
and  settled,  1635,  >n  Newbury,  of  which  town  he 
was  one  of  the  original  grantees.  September  2, 
163S,  Francis  Plumer  was  licensed  by  the  general 
court  "to  keep  an  ordinary  in  Newbury ;"  and  this, 
was,  undoubtedly,  the  first  tavern  opened  to 
the  public  within  the  limits  of  the  town.  Land  was 
granted  Francis  Plumer  in  1645,  and  at  other  times, 
and  land  owned  by  him  is  still  in  the  family.  His 
first  wife  Ruth  died  August  18,  1647.  He  married 
•(second),  March  31,  1648  or  1649.  Widow  Ann 
Palmer,  who  died  October  iS,  1665;  .(third),  No- 
vember 29,  1665,  Beatrice,  widow  of  William  Cantle- 
bury,  of  Salem,  Massachusetts.  He  died  January 
17.  1673,  aged  seventy-nine.  His  children  were: 
Samuel,   Joseph,   Hannah   and   Mary. 

(II)  Samuel,  eldest  son  of  Francis  and  Ruth 
Plumer,  was  horn  in  England  in  1619,  and  died 
in  Newbury,  in  1702,  aged  eighty-three.  He  came 
to  America  probably  with  his  patent-,  and  resided 
in  Newbury.  He  married,  about  [646,  Mary  Bit- 
field. Tluir  children  were:  Samuel,  Mary,  John, 
Ephraim,  Hannah.  Silvanus,  Ruth,  Elizabeth,  Deb- 
orah, Joshua,  Lydia  and  Bathshua.  (.Mention  of 
Joshua  and  descendants  appears  in  this  article  1 

(III)  Ephraim,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  (Bitfield)  Plumer,  was  horn 
in  Newbury,  September  [6,  1055,  and  died  August 
13,  1716,  aged  sixty-one.  He  married,  January 
15.  1680,  Hannah  Jaques,  and  thej  had  eleven  chil- 
dren, horn  between  [681  and  1704,  as  follows: 
Mary,  Hannah,  Samuel,  Elizabeth,  John,  Ruth, 
Daniel,  Richard,  Bitfield,  Sarah  and  Emma  (men- 
tion of  Bitfield  and  descendants  forms  part  of  this 
article  I 

(IV)  John,    second    son    and    fifth      child     of 


Ephraim  and  Hannah  (Jaques.)  Plumer,  was  born 
November  7.  1688,  in  Newbury,  and  probably  re- 
sided in  that  town  through  life.  He  died  in  1702. 
He  was  married  in  1728  to  Hannah  Burpee,  and 
their  children  were:  John,  Hannah,  Mehitabel, 
Thomas,  Ephraim,  Jeremiah,  Bitfield,  Nathan,  and 
two  who  died  in  infancy. 

(V)  Thomas,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
John  and  Hannah  (Burpee)  Plumer,  was  horn 
March  30,  1730,  and  died  October  10,  17S6,  in  his 
fifty-first  year.  He  was  married  March  28.  1776, 
to  Joanna  Muzzy,  who  died  probably  before  1767. 
He  was  married  (second)  November  3,  1707.  to 
Ruth  Dole,  who  died  in  August,  1805,  surviving 
him  nearly  twenty  years.  His  children,  all  horn 
of  the  second  marriage,  were :  Ruth,  John,  Joanna 
Muzzy,  Richard.  Moses  and  Nathan,  besides  twins 
who  died  in  infancy. 

(VI)  John  (2),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Thomas  and  Ruth  (Dole)  Plumer,  was  born  Au- 
gust 29,  1769,  in  Newbury,  and  settled  in  Windham, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  in  August.  181 1. 
He  resided  on  the  site  of  the  present  village  of 
Windham,  and  his  barn  stood  where  the  present 
Town  House  is  located.  He  gave  to  the  town 
three  acres  of  land  of  this  site  and  was  voted  as 
a  compensation  for  the  loss  of  the  apple  trees  there- 
on the  sum  of  fifty  dollars.  He  was  married  in 
January,  1791,  to '  Nancy  Bayley,  and  their  children 
were :     Thomas,  John,   Katherine  and   Priscilla. 

(VII)  John  (3),  second  son  and  child  of  John 
(2)  and  Nancy  (Bayley)  Plumer,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 17,  1796,  in  Windham,  and  settled  in  Goffs- 
town,  wdiere  he  engaged  in  tilling  the  soil.  He  was 
married  in  Goffstown,  February  2,  1816,  by  Rev. 
David  I..  Morrill  to  Mary  McFerson.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  John,  Joseph  Trask,  William  Henry, 
Daniel  A.,  Augusta,  Mary,  and  another  daughter 
who  probably  died  in  infancy. 

(VIII)  William    Henry,    third    son    and 

of  John  (2)  and  Mary  (McFerson)  Plumer,  was 
born  in  Goffstown,  January  24,  1831.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools.  When  a  young  man 
he  went  to  Manchester,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  clothing  business  for  many  years.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican,  and  represented  Manchester  in 
the  house  of  representatives.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church,  and  a  Mason  of  the  degree  of 
Knights  Templar.  He  married  Charlotte  Cheney, 
who  was  horn  July  3.  1829,  daughter  of  Jesse  and 
Alice  (Steele)  Cheney,  of  Manchester  (see  Cheney. 
VII).  Their  children  were:  William  Steel,  and 
Herbert    D. 

(IX  I  William  Steele,  son  of  William  II  and 
Charlotte  1  Cheney)  Plumer,  was  born  October  4. 
1865,  in  Manchester.  He  attended  the  schools  of 
Manchester  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  and 
then  learned  the  tailoring  trade  and  followed  that 
till  going  to  Boston,  where  he  was  engaged  in  a 
wholesale  neckware  house  for  five  years.  In  [891 
he  returned  to  Manchester  and  opened  a  merchant 
tailoring  establishment  in  company  with  his  father. 
and  has  built  up  a  successful  business.  In  political 
sentiment  he  is  a  Republican.  He  married,  Oc- 
tober  1.  1902,  in  Manchester.  Gertrude  Hop.  Per- 
kins, born  March  17,  1S65,  daughter  of  David  and 
Annette    (Stanley)    Perkins. 

(IV)  Bitfield,  son  of  John  and  Hannah 
(Jacques)  Plumer,  was  born  February  it.  1742. 
He  went  from  Newbury  to  Boscawen,  and  settled 
on  land  still  held  by  his  descendants.  He  was  killed 
by  a  falling  tree,  November  19,  1788.  at  the  age 
of   forty-six.      He   married   Priscilla    Richardson,   of 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Chester,     October,      1769.        Their     children     were: 
Ephraim,  John  and  Priscilla. 

(V)  John  (2),  second  son  and  child  of  Bit- 
field (1)  and  Priscilla  (Richardson)  Plummet-,  was 
born  in  Boscawen,  August  10,  1774,  and  died  Febru- 
ary 24.  1827,  aged  fifty-two  years.  He  married, 
January  1,  1799,  Hannah  Jackman,  and  they  had, 
between  1799  and  1821,  nine  children:  .  Bitfield, 
Nancy,  Jeremiah,  Mary,  Hannah,  Frederick  P. 
(died  young),  George  W.,  Frederick  P.  and  Na- 
than. 

(VI)  Bitfield  (2),  eldest  child  of  John  (2) 
and  Hannah  (Jackman)  Plummer,  was  born  in 
Boscawen,  November  9,  1799,  and  died  October  23, 
1875,  aged  seventy-six  years.  He  was  a  tanner  and 
lived  on  Water  street.  He  married,  November  9, 
1835,  Susan  Chadwick,  who  was  born  May  10, 
1804,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Morrill)  Chad- 
wick, of  Boscawen,  who  died  October  27,  1882,  aged 
seventy-eight  years.  They  were  the  parents  of 
two  children :  Hannah  M.,  and  Frank  J.,  whose 
sketch   follows. 

(VII)  Frank  John,  second  child  and  only  son 
of  Bitfield  (2)  and  Susan  (Chadwick)  Plummer, 
was  born  in  Boscawen,  February  16,  1847.  He  was 
educated  in  Boscawen.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  lives 
in  the  west  part  of  Boscawen.  He  married,  Sep- 
tember 17,  1868,  Abbie  D.  Knowles,  who  was  born 
in  Milo,  Maine,  October  23,  1S36.  daughter  of 
George  W.  and  Abigail  (Davis)  Knowles,  of  Milo, 
Maine.  They  are  the  parents  of  six  children  : 
Hannah  Louise,  Mary  Abbie,  Charlotte  M.,  George 
Bitfield  and  Inez  Eva,  twins,  and  Sarah  Angen- 
ette. 

(VIII)  George  Bitfield,  fourth  child  and  only 
son  of  Frank  J.  and  Abbie  D.  (Knowles)  Plum- 
mer, was  born  in  Boscawen,  August  2^,  1876,  and 
was  educated  in  the  district  school  and  at  the  Con- 
cord Business  College.  He  grew  up  a  farmer  boy, 
and  knows  how  to  conduct  a  farm.  For  two  years 
past  he  has  been  employed  in  the  summer  season  on 
the  farm  of  Mrs.  F.  Coffin,  and  during  the  winter 
has  been  learning  the  trade  of  machinist  in  Nashua. 
He  is  an  industrious  and  respected  young  man. 

(III)  Joshua,  fifth  son  and  tenth  child  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  (Bitfield)  Plummer.  was  born 
July  2,  1668,  in  Newbury,  and  resided  in  that  town 
where  his  six  children  were  born.  He  was  married, 
November  6,  1699,  to  Elizabeth  Dole,  who  was  born 
December  21,  1680,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Sarah 
(Greenleaf)  Dole.  Their  children  were:  Samuel, 
Stephen,    Joshua,    Nathaniel,    Enoch    and    Elizabeth. 

(IV)  Nathaniel,  fourth  son  of  Joshua  and 
Elizabeth  (Dole)  Plummer,  was  born  June  19,  1708, 
in  Newbury,  and  lived  in  that  town,  as  had  his 
ancestors. 

(V)  Joseph,  son  of  Nathaniel  Plummer,  was 
born  July,  1753,  and  was  married  December  15, 
1774,  to  Mary  Foster,  of  Rowley.  Massachusetts. 
They  resided  in  Newbury,  where  he  died  on  Christ- 
mas day,  1809,  having  survived  his  wife  more  than 
ten  years.     She  died  August  1.  1799. 

(VI)  Abraham,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  1  Fbs 
ter)  Plummer,  was  born  September  1.  17S7,  in 
Newbury,  in  that  part  which  is  now  called  Parker 
River.  He  was  married  May  1,  1809,  to  Hannah 
Hale,  of  Newburyport,  who  was  born  March  27, 
1790,  and  they  removed  to  Rindge.  New  Hampshire, 
and  afterward  to  Northfield  in  the  same  state.  In 
Northfield  he  bought  a  part  of  the  Jesse  Cross 
property  on  the  intervale,  where  he  resided  until 
death.      They    had    a    family   of     thirteen     children, 


three  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Plummer  died 
April  11,  1869,  and  her  husband  died  September  24. 
of  the  same  year.  Their  children  were:  Hannah 
Matilda,  born  November  29,  1809,  became  the  third 
wife  of  Aaron  Breed,  Sr.,  of  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
the  father  of  her  sister's  husband,  and  a  manu- 
facturer of  mathematical  instrument-.  Charles  E., 
married  Clarinda  Rugg,  of  Rindge,  New  Hampshire, 
and  resided  at  Winchendon,  Massachusetts.  Mary 
Ann,  married  Obadiah  Glines,  of  Northfield,  and 
became  the  mother  of  ten  children.  Sarah  Stacker, 
married  (first)  Charles  Goodrich,  of  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts,  and  (second)  John  Curry,  of  Tilton, 
New  Hampshire.  Eliza  Lawrence,  married  Ransom 
Chesmore,  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts.  Maria  Maden, 
married  Aaron  Breed,  Jr.,  of  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts. Abraham  Foster,  married  (first)  Catherine 
Huritoon,  of  Boscawen,  New  Hampshire,  and  (sec- 
ond) Mrs.  Bryant,  of  Andover.  William  H.,  mar- 
ried Mary  S.  Winslow,  of  Northfield,  and  always 
lived  on  the  home  farm.  Caroline  A.,  married  John 
Stevens  Winslow.  Benjamin  Ward,  mentioned  be- 
low. Isaac  Augustus,  born  November  24,  1830, 
died  June  2,  1832.  Clementina  Sabrina,  and  Ange- 
lina Saphira,  twins,  were  born  September  22,  1832, 
and  died   September,   1833. 

(VII)  Benjamin  Ward,  seventh  child  of  Abra- 
ham and  Hannah  (Hale)  Plummer,  was  born  at 
Rindge,  New  Hampshire,  January  16,  1828.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Northfield,  and 
at  sixteen  years  of  age  went  to  Keene,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  worked  at  the  trade  of  carpenter. 
Later  he  lived  at  Bennington,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  did  carpentering  and  farming.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics,  and  attended  the  Congre- 
gational Church.  In  1859  he  married  Almeda 
Wright,  daughter  of  Captain  Wright,  of  that  place. 
She  died  in  1861,  leaving  one  child,  Carrie  Al- 
meda, who  died  in  the  following  year.  On  Sep- 
tember 6,  1863,  he  married  Sarah  Emily  Huse,  of 
Northfield,  daughter  of  Daniel  M.  and  Eliza  (Dud- 
ley) Huse.  They  settled  on  a  thirty-acre  farm  at 
Tilton  Highlands,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  lived 
until  his  death,  May  28,  1898.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren :  Clarence  Ward,  mentioned  below ;  Carrie 
Emily,  born  August  8,  1871;  Milan  Huse,  born  May 
8,  1878;  and  Orvis  Akron,  born  June  11,  1880. 

(VIII)  Clarence  Ward,  eldest  child  of  Benja- 
min Ward  and  Sarah  Emily  (Huse)  Plummer,  was 
born  March  9,  1865,  at  Tilton,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  educated  at  Tilton  Seminary.  He  then  spent 
three  years  in  learning  the  carpenter's  trade.  He 
worked  at  the  Lakeside  House,  Weirs,  New  Hamp- 
shire, for  a  short  time.  He  next  took  a  partner- 
ship in  the  clothing  firm  of  E.  D.  Steele  &  Com- 
pany at  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont,  where  he  remained 
one"  year.  In  1888  he  came  to  Lakcport,  New 
Hampshire,  and  went  into  the  drug  business  as 
clerk  for  Joseph  L.  Odell  until  1892,  when  he  bought 
out  the  store  with  a  partner  by  the  name  of  Walter 
F.  Thompson;  firm  name  Plummer  &  Thompson. 
Mr.  Thompson  died  in  June,  1904,  and  Mr.  Plum- 
mer became  sole  proprietor.  He  is  a  Republican  in 
politics.  He  represented  ward  six,  Laconia,  in 
the  state  legislature  of  1897.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
city  council,  having  held  that  office  continuously 
since  March,  1904.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  belong- 
ing to  Chocorna  Lodge,  No.  51;  he  is  a  Mason,  lie- 
longing  to  Mount  Lebanon  Lodge,  Union  Chapter, 
Pythagorean  Council  and  Pilgrim  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar,  of  Laconia,  also  a  member  of 
Mt.    Sinai,    Temple   of   Mystic    Shriners.     December 


744 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


5.  18S9,  he  married  Clara  M.  Gage,  daughter  of 
Josiah  and  Maria  A.  (Poland)  Gage,  born  at  St. 
Johnsbury,  Vermont,  in   September,    1S64. 


All  the  effort?  of  Plummer  gene- 
PLUMMER  alogists  to  connect  the  generation 
of  Jesse,  1740-1824,  with  that  of  any 
earlier  generation  of  the  descendants  of  Francis, 
who  seems  to  have  been  accepted  as  the  ancestor  of 
all  of  the  New  England  Plummers,  have  proved 
fruitless,  and  while  it  is  known  almost  beyond  a 
.  n  of  doubt  that  the  families  are  related  our 
or  two  writers  on  the  subject  have  gone  to  the 
extent  of  giving  Jesse  the  prominence  of  being 
founder  of  this  branch  of  the  family,  as  they  have 
also  of  some  others  of  the  surname  whose  descent 
from  Francis  cannot  be  accurately  traced.  History 
gives  the  year  of  Jesse's  birth,  marriage  and  death 
and  sometliing  of  his  life  and  places  of  abode,  but 
is  ilent  in  respect  to  the  place  of  his  birth,  his 
parentage    and    anything    of    his    antecedents. 

(I)  Jesse  Plummer  was  born  September  18 
(28),  1740  (1742),  and  died  December  26,  1824. 
His  wife,  Sarah  Merrill,  was  born  April  16,  1739, 
and  died  April  15,  1824.  The  first  knowledge  we 
have  of  Jesse  other  than  that  previously  mentioned 
is  that  he  removed  with  his  family  from  Lor 
derry,  New  Hampshire,  to  the  town  of  Sanbornton 
in  1777-79,  settled  first  in  what  is  known  as  the 
Woodman  house  and  after  about  three  years  toi  ik 
up  a  permanent  residence  in  Meredith  near  the 
Sanbornton  line,  in  the  locality  named  for  him, 
Plummer  neighborhood.  Jesse  and  Sarah  (Merrill  1 
Plummer  had  nine  sons  and  two  daughters :  Na- 
thaniel, born  May  29,  1764,  married  Susannah, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Nicholas  Folsom :  died  June  13, 
1853.  Moses,  October  20,  1765.  died  June  14.  1859; 
married.  September  10,  1808,  Nancy  Fox.  Molly, 
November   27,    1766,   married    Captain    Elisha    Piper. 

February  6,  1768,  died  October  23,  1S39. 
Amos,  September  11,  1769.  died  June  17.  1850. 
Nathan,  October  3,  1772,  died  July  5,  1850.  Jo- 
seph, born  in  Londonderry,  October  28,  1774,  died 
December  3,  1863.  Parker,  May  20,  1777,  died  De- 
cember  12,  1861.  Stephen.  March  14.  1779,  died 
June  26,  1858.  Richard,  June  10.  1781,  in  San- 
bornton. died  January  28,  1861.  Sarah.  April  27, 
1783,  in  Meredith,  New  Hampshire,  married  John 
■m. 

'  Nathan,  sixth  child  and  fifth  son  of  Jesse 
and  Sarah  (Merrill)  Plummer,  was  born  October 
3,  1772.  and  died  in  Meredith,  New  Hampshire. 
July  s,    1S50.     In  business  life  he  was  a  farmer  and 

ker,    first    in    Sanbornton    and    afterward    in 

Meredi  I    1      thi    •  1  ■  .iter  part  of  his  active  life 

w  pent.      He    is    remembered    as    a    very    pious 

i'  many  years  was  a  deacon  of  the  Baptist 

Church    in    New    Hampton.      He   married,   July   23, 

[annah  Lane,  horn  October  15,  1777.  died 
January  1  \.  1S50,  eldest  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Judith  (Clifford)  Lane  1  ee  Lane.  V),  and  a  de- 
■  William  Lane,  of  Boston,  1651.  No- 
tlian  and  Hannah  (Lane)  Plummer  had  eight  chil- 
dren: Samuel,  born  in  Sanbornton,  September  25, 
1794,    died     February    21,    1852.       Polly,     born     in 

ill.  March  1,  174)6.  died  July  3,  [836.  Abi- 
gail S.,  December  16,  170.".  married  Ira  Sanborn 
Nathan,  Jr.,  December  8,  [800,  died  May  1  1.  1828. 
David.  April  7,  1803.  died  on  the  old  home  farm  in 
Meredith.  Lane,  July  22,  1805.  married  Mary 
Downing,  Moses  Gilman,  December  n,  1807.  died 
April  I,  7885.  Charles  11,  March  6,  1812,  died  No- 
ber  24,  1862. 


vember    16.    1847:    married    Abigail     Lane,    October 
$8;    she   died   November    16,    1847. 

(III)  Moses  Gilman,  youngest  but  one  of  the 
children  of  Nathan  and  Hannah  (Lane)  Plummer. 
was  born  in  Meredith,  and  by  principal  occupation 
was  a  farmer,  but  eventually  sold  his  farm  lands 
and  afterward  conducted  a  saw  mill  at  Meredith 
Centre.  He  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  town, 
taking  considerable  interest  in  its  affairs,  and  in 
polities  was  originally  a  Whig  and  afterward  a 
strong  Republican.  He  also  was  an  earnest  mem- 
ber of  the  Free  Will  Baptist  Church  and  con- 
tributed liberally  to  its  support.  In  1834  Mr. 
Plummer  married   Betsy   S.   Smith,  daughter  of  Jo- 

and  Betsy  Smith,  born  March  18,  1813,  in 
Corinth,  Vermont,  died  in  Meredith,  New  Hamp- 
shire. April  14,  1S08.  Their  children:  Joseph 
Smith,  born  January.  1835,  married  (first)  Elvira 
M.  Doloff.  who  died  February  21,  1864:  married 
ond)  Phoebe  A.  Doloff.  Nathan.  June  18, 
1837,  died  April  12,  1S38.  Edward,  April  5,  1 
entered  the  army  during  the  Civil  war  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Fourth  Massachusetts  Heavy  Artillery, 
and  died  in  the  service  of  yellow  fever.  October  o. 
[864,  at  Raleigh,  North  Carolina.  Nathan  G., 
February  6,  1841,  married,  November  11.  1 
Sarah  E.  Glidden.  daughter  of  Smith  M.  Glidden. 
Nathan  served  throughout  the  war  of  1861-65  as  a 
member  of  Company  I,  Twelfth  New  Hampshire 
Volunteer  Infantry.  Martin  B.,  October  11,  1844. 
Ellen  B.,  October  13.  1851,  died  July  17,  1878;  mar- 
1  i'  '1  Charles  E.  Swain. 

(IV)  Martin  Bartlett.  fifth  child  and  youngest 
-nn  of  Moses  Gilman  and  Betsy  S.  (Smith)  Plum- 
mer. was  born  in  the  town  of  Meredith.  New 
Hampshire,  October   11,   1S44.     His  young  life  was 

pent  on  the  farm  and  in  attending  public  school-, 
and  in  1863  he  went  to  Lakeport  to  learn  the  trade 
of  machinist  in  the  shops  of  B.  J.  Cole.  On  April 
14.  1864,  at  Concord,  he  enlisted  as  private  in  Com- 
pany A,  First  New  Hampshire  Cavalry,  and  went 
with  the  regiment  to  the  front,  serving  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  The  first  engagement  in  which 
he  had  part  was  at  Hanover  Court  House.  Virginia, 
followed  by  that  at  White  Oak  Swamp,  the  famous 
Wilson  raid  toward  Richmond  and  later  was  with 
Sheridan's  force  in  its  active  operations  in  the 
SI  enandoah  valley.  He  was  mustered  out  at 
Cloud's  Mills.  Virginia,  and  then  returned  to  his 
home.  Returning  from  the  service  Mr.  Plummer 
lied  at  Gilmanton  Iron  Works  until  die  latter  part 
of  186S.  then  removed  to  Meredith  and  lived  there, 
except  for  one  year  at  Waterville,  until  1872.  when 
he  settled  in  I.aconia  and  secured  a  position  with 
the  Cook  Lumber  Company  and  still  later  with 
George  W.  Riley,  lumber  manufacturer.  In  May, 
1802,  he  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  Laconia  Police 
court,  which  position  he  still  holds,  and  in  No- 
\  ember,  1802,  was  elected  register  of  deeds  of 
Belknap  countv,  and  he  still  holrls  that  office  by 
successive  re-election  at  the  end  of  each  term.  Mr. 
Plummer  is  a  member  and  past  commander  of 
John  1  Perlei  Post  Grand  ^rmy  of  the  Republic, 
and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  council  of  ad- 
ministration of  the  New  Hampshire  department  of 
that  organization,  and  in  180-  was  its  delegate  to 
the  national  encampment  at  Louisville,  Kentucky. 
lb-  also  is  a  member  of  the  society  of  Pilgrim 
Father  ,  the  Belknap  Countv  Fish  and  Game  Asso- 
ciation, and  in  politics  is  a  Republican.  On  Novem- 
ber 20.  1866,  Martin  Bartletl  Plummer  man  id  El- 
S.    Cook,    daughter    of    Danforth    and    Hannah 


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,  S  uthmayd)  Cook,  by  whom  he  has  four  children: 
Lillian  B.,  born  August  8,  1S67,  died  December  25, 
1870.  Mabel  E.,  .March  16,  1870,  married,  April  22, 
1896,  Amber  R.  Connor.  Fred  D.,  June  16,  1S72, 
assistant  treasurer  of  the  Cook  Lumber  Company, 
Laconia.  Lena  B.,  November  4,  1876,  died  April 
i,  1SS4. 

(I)  Jesse  Plumer,  from  whom  we  have  an  un- 
broken line,  was  born  September  18,  1740,  and  was 
fourth  in  descent  from  Francis  Plumer.  He  re- 
moved from  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  to  London- 
derry, New  Hampshire,  some  time  before  the  Revo- 
lutionary war,  as  he  then  signed  the  Association 
test,  1775,  as  committee  of  safety,  as  follows:  "We 
the  subscribers  solemnly  promise  that  we  will  to 
the  utmost  of  our  power,  at  the  risque  of  our  lives 
and  fortunes,  with  Arms,  oppose  the  hostile  pro- 
ceedings of  the  British  fleet  and  Armies  against  the 
United  States  and  the  American .  Colonies."  In 
1777  Jesse  Plumer  removed  to  Meredith,  New 
Hampshire,  where  several  generations  have  since 
resided.  He  married  Sarah  Merrill,  of  London- 
derry, who  was  born  April  16,  1739,  and  died  Au- 
gust 15.  1824;  the  date  of  his  death  is  not  given. 
Their  children  were :  Nathaniel.  Moses,  Molly, 
Jesse,  Amos,  Nathan,  Joseph,  Parker,  Stephen, 
Richard  and  Sarah.  Joseph  Plumer,  the  sixth  son, 
was  long  known  as  the  "Hermit  of  Meredith,"  he 
having  lived  nearly  sixty  years  in  solitude. 

(II)  Nathaniel,  oldest  son  of  Jesse  and  Sarah 
(Merrill)  Plumer,  was  born  May  29,  1764,  in  Lon- 
donderry, and  died  in  Meredith  June  13.  1853.  He 
was  a  farmer,  succeeding  to  his  father's  place  in 
Meredith.  He  married  Susannah  Fulsome,  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  Nicholas  Fulsome,  of  Meredith.  She 
was  born  December  23,  1769.  and  died  May  22,  1829. 
Their  nine  children  were:  John,  died  in  childhood; 

del;   Sarah:   Nicholas  Falsome;  Mary;  Jesse; 
David  Burleigh;  John   (2),  and  George  W. 

(III)  Nathaniel  (2)  Plumer  was  born  in  Mere- 
dith, February  19,  1793,  and  died  January  5,  1822, 
aged  twenty-nine.  He  married  Betsey  Bowdoin 
Kelley,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  (Roberts) 
Kelley.  (See  Bowdoin,  V).  She  was  born  in  June, 
1794.  They  had  three  children:  Lucy,  died  young; 
George  Washington,  born  in  1819;  and  Charles 
Nathaniel.  Betsey  Bowdoin  (Kelley)  Plumer  mar- 
ried second,  David  Atwood,  of  Alexandria.  He. 
took  the  family  to  his  home  in  that  town,  and  by 
his  will  made  her  son  Charles  Nathaniel,  heir  to 
his  large  estate. 

t  IV)  Charles  Nathaniel,  son  of  Nathaniel  (2) 
and  Betsey  Bowdoin  (Kelley)  Plumer,  was  born 
December  4,  1820,  in  Meredith,  and  died  in  Auburn, 
New  Hampshire,  December  5,  1899.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  New  Hamp- 
ton Institute.  He  was  a  successful  school  teacher, 
and  al-o  taught  singing  schools  for  many  years.  He 
studied  medicine,  but  in  consequence  of  ill  health 
was  able  to  practice  but  a  short  time.  His  life 
work  was  done  in  Alexandria,  where  he  became 
an  extensive  farmer  and  cattle  dealer.  He  was  a 
man  of  superior  natural  abilities,  serving  his  town 
in  its  various  offices,  and  was  superintendent  of  the 
school  committee  for  a  long  term  of  years.  His 
church  relations  were  with  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church  at  Bristol,  and  he  was  long  a  valued 
member  of  the  choir.  In  politics  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat. December  4,  1S45,  he  married  Louisa  Penni- 
man  Simons.  She  was  of  excellent  parentage,  a 
daughter  of  Timothy  and  Abigail  (Hill)  Simons, 
and  was  born  in  Alexandria,  October  1.  1820.  Mrs. 
Plumer  was  a  woman  of  rare  intelligence,  strong  in 


mind  and  forceful  in  character,  thus  endowing  her 
children  with  a  rich  heritage.  She  died  in  Alex- 
andria, December  14,  18S9.  Their  five  children,  all 
born  in  Alexandria  were :  Frances  Augusta,  Sarah 
Lizzie,  David  Bowdoin,  Charles  Lucian  and  Anna 
Louisa. 

Frances  Augusta  Plumer  married  in  Bristol, 
February  6,  1877,  Willard  H.  Griffin,  of  Auburn, 
New  Hampshire,  a  man  of  large  business  interests, 
a  manufacturer  of  and  an  extensive  dealer  in  lum- 
ber. He  is  also  active  in  the  civil  affairs  of  his 
town,  being  its  treasurer  at  the  present  time  (1906). 
Mrs.  Griffin,  formerly  a  School  teacher,  has  been  an 
efficient  member  of  the  Auburn  school  board  for 
twelve  years;  lecturer  of  the  Grange  four  years, 
and  has  been  librarian  of  the  Griffin  Library  since 
1893.     They  have  one  child,  George  Plumer  Griffin. 

Sarah  Lizzie,  second  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Louisa  Penniman  (Simons)  Plumer,  graduated  at 
the  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute  in  1875,  taking 
second  honor,  her  rank  in  the  classical  course  being 
very  high.  She  was  principal  of  a  school  in  Ma- 
comb, Illinois,  until  her  health  failed.  She  died  in 
Bristol,   March   19,  1885,  aged  thirty-four  years. 

Charles  Lucian  Plumer,  in  addition  to  farming, 
has  been  interested  in  the  hotel  business.  Fie  mar- 
ried  Mary   Payson,   of  Tilton. 

Anna  Louise  is  the  wife  of  Fred  Lewis  Pattee. 
(See  Pattee,  VIII). 

David  Bowdoin,  oldest  son  of  Charles  Nathaniel 
and  Louisa  Penniman  (Simons)  Plumer.  was  born 
in  Alexandria,  September  24,  1853.  He  fitted  for 
college  at  New  Hampton  Institute,  class  of  1875; 
and  studied  law  two  years  with  Samuel  K.  Mason, 
of  Bristol,  and  Briggs  &  Huse,  of  Manchester. 
Believing  that  an  active  life  would  be  an  advantage 
to  him,  as  his  health  was  not  firm,  Mr.  Plumer 
abandoned  the  law  and  engaged  in  the  resort  hotel 
business;  he  was  for  twenty  years  manager  of  the 
famous  hotels :  The  Laurel  House,  and  the  Laurel 
in  the  Pines,  at  Lakewood,  New  Jersey.  During 
this  time  he  developed  the  Waumbeck,  at  Jefferson, 
New  Hampshire,  and  continued  as  its  manager  for 
thirteen  years.  In  1904  he  removed  from  Lakewood, 
New  Jersey,  to  Briarcliff,  New  York,  to  develop  the 
hotel  and  realty  interests  of  Walter  H.  Law.  Mr. 
Plumer  is  now  vice-president  and  general  manager 
of  the  Briarcliff  Lodge  Association,  and  his  success 
lias  been  phenomenal.  For  residential  purposes 
Briarcliff  Manor  is  attracting  wide  attention,  not 
only  among  wealthy  people,  but  for  city  workers 
who  desire  country  homes.  Mr.  Plumer  has  found 
his  recreation  in  music.  He  is  a  member  and  war- 
den of  All  Saints  Episcopal  Church  in  Lakewood, 
and  for  years  was  a  tenor  and  director  of  its 
choir.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  Jersey  Society 
of  Colonial  Wars,  and  of  the  Huguenot  Society  of 
America  (from  Bowdoin  ancestry),  and  a  member 
of  the  New  York  Sons  of  the  Revolution  (from 
the  Kelley  side  of  the  family).  On  March  2,  18S2, 
in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  he  married  Fran- 
cena  Emerson.  (See  Emerson).  They  have  one 
child,    Bowdoin. 


Many  local  historians  and  genealo- 
TLUMER  gists  in  various  parts  of  New  Hamp- 
shire have  written  and  treated 
more  or  less  comprehensively  on  this  name, 
but  not  one  of  them  all  is  there  who  has  traced  the 
connection  of  Joseph  Plumer.  of  Belmont  and  Gil- 
manton,  New  Hampshire,  with  earlier  generations 
of  his  ancestors  from  Francis's  time  to  his  own. 
The   period   of   his   life   lay   in   the   la-t    half   of   the 


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nineteenth  century.  There  is  no  question  of  doubt 
that  this  Joseph  Plumer  was  a  descendant  of  Francis 
of  Newbury,  but  on  account  of  some  oversight  or 
defective  town  records  his  ancestors  of  generations 
anterior  to  his  own  cannot  be  accurately  determined. 
(.1)  Joseph  Plumer  (he  was  sometimes  referred  t^ 
as  Joseph  senior)  was  born  in  that  part  of  the  old 
town  of  Gilmanton  which  afterward  was  set  off 
to  form  Belmont,  and  spent  his  life  time  in  that  region. 
His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Norris,  who  is  said  to  have 
been  a  sister  of  Captain  David  Norris,  and  by  whom 
he  had  two  sons,  Joseph  and  Samuel  Plumer.  Sam- 
uel Plumer  married  Nancy  Lamprey,  and  among 
their  children  were  three  sons,  Jefferson,  Benjamin 
and  George  Plumer. 

(II)  Joseph  (-'),  son  of  Joseph  (i)  and  Eliza- 
beth (Norris)  Plumer,  was  born  in  Belmont  (Gil- 
manton), New  Hampshire,  and  was  a  farmer  of 
that  town  until  the  time  of  his  death,  at  the  age 
of  forty-live  years.  His  wife  was  Sally  Lamprey, 
of  Gilmanton,  and  after  marriage  they  settled  on 
the  farm  in  that  town  which  afterward  was  occu- 
pied by  their  only  son.  Joseph  and  Sally  (Lamprey) 
Plumer  had  six  children:  Eliza,  who  married  Wil- 
liam Ayers  and  removed  to  the  state  of  Maine ; 
Sarah  J.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty  years ; 
Charles  E.,  late  of  Gilmanton.  New  Hampshire; 
Mary  E.,  who  married  Henry  Marsh,  and  lived  in 
Gilmanton;  Martha  O.,  who  married  Benjamin 
Bryer  and  settled  in  Maine ;  and  Laura  A.,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Horace  Drew. 

(III)  Charles  E.,  only  son  of  Joseph  and  Sally 
(Lamprey)  Plumer,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Gil- 
manton, New  Hampshire,  October  29,  1831,  and  died 
there  July  27,  1906.  He  was  brought  up  to  farm 
work  and  in  his  father's  declining  years  took  the  re- 
sponsibility of  the  management  of  the  farm,  and  up- 
on the  death  of  his  parent  succeeded  him  in  its 
ownership.  He  was  a  thrifty  husbandman,  taking 
great  pride  in  improving  the  old  place  that  it  might 
yield  abundantly,  and  under  his  prudent  manage- 
ment the  Plumer  homestead  farm  became  known 
as  one  of  the  best  in  that  part  of  Belknap  county. 
He  also  gave  considerable  attention  to  sheep  grow- 
ing and  marie  thai  a  profitable  undertaking.  lie 
married,  April  7,  1853,  Mary  H.  Moody,  who  was 
born  in  Gilmanton,  December  26,  1830,  daughter  of 
Stephen  S.  Moody.  (See  Moody.  IX).  Three  chil- 
dren were  born  of  this  marriage:  Etta  J.,  now  de- 
ceased, who  became  the  wife  of  Edwin  N.  Sanborn, 
of  Gilmanton,  and  had  four  children — Carrie  E., 
wife  of  blank  II.  1-urber,  of  Alton,  New  Hampshire, 
and  William  Alberto,  see  forward. 

1  IV  1  William  Alberto  Plummer,  only  son  of  the 
late  Charles  E.  and  Mary  H.  (Moody)  Plumer,  was 
born  in  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  December  2, 
1865.     llis  earlier  literary  education   was  acquired   in 

public    scl Is    and    Gilmanton    Academy,    where    lie 

graduated  in  June,  )8S-),  and  his  higher  education 
at  Dartmouth  College,  where  he  entered  in  [884 
for  the  class  of  '88,  but  did  not  make  the  entire 
course  on  account  of  impaired  health,  which  com- 
pelled him  to  abandon  his  studies.  In  January, 
1886,  he  began  a  course  of  law  study  in  the  office 
of  J.  C.  Story,  of  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  re- 
maining there  until  September  of  the  same  year  and 
then  occupied  a  teacher's  chair  in  a  graded  school 
in  Canaan,  New  I  lamp  lure.  As  a  pedagogue  he 
proved  successful  and  while  so  employed  he  found 
needed    rest    as    well    a~    Opportunity    to    continue    llis 

law  studies,  for  he  was  determined  to  enter  the 
legal  profession.  At  one  time  he  had  superinten- 
dence of  all  of  the   schools  of  I  anaan  village,  and 


afterward  for  a  tune  was  principal  of  a  private 
school.  While  in  Canaan  his  preceptor  in  law  was 
George  Washington  Murray  (A.  M.  Dartmouth, 
!875),  with  whom  he  was  a  student  until  1887,  when 
he  entered  Boston  University  Law  School,  where 
he  was  graduated   111   June,   1889. 

Having  come  to  the  law  bachelor  degree  at  the 
university  Mr.  Plummer  pr<  sented  himself  tor  admis- 
sion to  the  bar  in  New  Hampshire,  and  on  July  26, 
1889,  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  courts  of  the 
state.  On  September  2,  following,  he  became  partner 
with  Stephen  Shannon  Jewett,  of  Laconia.  and  from 
that  time  to  the  present  the  firm  name  of  Jewett  & 
Plummer  has  been  known  in  the  courts  and  all  pro- 
fessional circles  in  New  Hampshire.  Always  a 
busy  lawyer  Mr.  Plummer  nevertheless  has  found 
time  to  take  an  active  part  in  public  and  political 
affairs,  and  in  the  councils  of  the  Democracy  is 
known  as  one  of  the  leading  men  of  the  party  in 
this  state,  but  he  has  always  held  firmly  to  the  true 
principles  of  his  party  and  is  classed  with  what  is 
known  as  the  sound  money  element  of  the  national 
Democracy.  He  first  represented  his  ward  fn  La- 
conia in  the  legislature  in  1893,  and  by  re-election 
in  1906  is  a  member  of  the  house  in  the  session  of 
1907,  and  a  member  of  its  judiciary  committee,  and 
the  candidate  of  the  Democratic  party  for  speaker 
of  the  house.  For  several  years  he  has  been  closely 
identified  with  the  political  and  business  hist  ry  of 
Laconia.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  board 
of  education  March  13,  1804,  served  as  a  member 
until  the  spring  of  1897,  when  he  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  board  and  has  been  its  president  since. 
In  1896  he  was  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire 
delegation  to  the  national  Democratic  convention 
held  in  Chicage.  October  3,  1907,  he  was  appointed 
by  the  governor  and  council,  justice  of  the  superior 
court  of  New  Hampshire  to  succeed  Hon.  Robert 
J.  Peaslee,  who  was  at  the  same  time  appointed  to 
succeed  Hon.  William  M.  Chase  on  the  supreme 
court,  who  retired  December  28,  1907,  by  reason  of 
age  limit.  Among  the  various  positions  be  has  held 
in  connection  with  the  institutions  of  Laconia  is 
that  of  director  of  the  board  of  trade,  Laconia  Na- 
tional Bank,  Laconia  Building  and  Loan  Associa- 
tion and  trustee  of  the  City  Savings  Bank.  He  holds 
membership  in  various  subordinate  Masonic  bodies 
aud  is  a  Knight  Templar,  Thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  and  is  now  grand  master  of  Masons  in  New 
Hampshire,  Knight  of  Pythias  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  and  an 

Mr.  Plummer  married,  January  1.  1890,  I  lien  F. 
Murray,  of  Canaan,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of 
George  Washington  Murray,  A.  M.,  and  grand- 
daughter of  John  and  Mary  Murray.     Mr.  and   Mrs. 

Plummer  have e  son,  Wayne  M.  Plummer.  born  in 

Laconia,   March  21,   1801. 

(I  1     Dr.  Nathan   Plummer  was  bom    ^ugu  ■■    to, 
17X7.  in  Londonderry.     He  studied  medicine  al  Dart- 
mouth,   and    began    the    practice    of    the    healing    art 
about     1817.    and    for    fifty    years    he    respo 
the    calls   of    the    sick    in    Auburn,    whei  ttled 

soon  after  graduation.  In  1865  he  bough!  3  farm  in 
the  central  part  of  the  town,  upon  which  lie  lived 
until  bis  death,  in  1865.  In  politics  he  w  1  a  Re 
publican,  and  served  as  superintendent  of  schools. 
He  was  a  member  oi  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and 
for  many  years  a  deacon,  lie  married  first,  Sarah 
Colby,  daughter  of  Jacinth  ami  Mary  (Calef)  Colby, 
formerly  of  Pembroke.  The  children  of  this  union 
were:  Mary  C,  William.  Judith  C.l  John,  Sarah. 
1  Liny  and  \tin  Mrs  Plummer  died  March  t,  1S35. 
Dr.    Plummer  married   (second),  in  1836,  Mehitable 


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Densmore,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Hannah  (I  ong) 
Densmore,  of  Auburn.  She  died  in  1895.  The 
children  by  the  second  wife  were:  Edwin,  mentioned 
below;  Albert,  born  September,  1840,  married  Belle 
Steere,  and  lives  in  Racine,  Minnesota  ;  Sarah,  born 
1842,  married  Henrv   Bond ;    Nathan,   born    1849. 

(II)  Edwin,  eldest  child  of  Dr.  Nathan  and  Me- 
hitable  (Densmore)  Plummer,  was  born  in  Auburn, 
March  15,  1838,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  years 
went  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  a 
carrier  of  papers  for  two  years.  In  the  first  year 
of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Second 
Regiment  New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
served  with  soldierly  fidelity  for  three  years,  and 
took  part  in  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run,  and  the 
engagement  at  Williamsburg,  in  which  he  was 
wounded.  Later  he  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Malvern  Hill  (second),  and  Chantilly,  the  second 
Bull  Run,  Fredericksburg,  the  three  days  battle  at 
Gettysburg,  then  in  the  investment  of  Petersburg, 
and  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  June  21, 
1865,  the  war  being  over.  He  then  returned  to  the 
farm,  of  which  he  took  charge  for  his  father  while 
he  lived,  and  upon  which  he  now  resides.  He  is  a 
prosperous  tiller  of  the  soil,  and  a  man  of  influence 
among  his  townsmen.  He  has  been  elected  by  the 
Republicans  to  serve  in  various  town  offices,  and  has 
served  as  representative  three  terms — i87S-'/6-I90I. 
His  church  affiliations  are  with  the  Congregational 
denomination.  He  is  a  member  of  Bell  Post,  No. 
44,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  Auburn.  He 
was  married  December  31,  1865,  to  Sarah  Webster, 
who  was  born  in  Manchester,  daughter  of  Amos 
and  Sally  (Weston)  Webster,  of  Manchester.  She 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  her  native 
city,  including  the  high  school,  and  taught  school 
for  a  time.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  of  Massabesic  Grange.  Pa- 
trons of  Husbandry.  She  died  in  April,  1004,  leaving 
one  child,  Lula  G.,  wdio  was  born  August  6,  1866. 
She  married  Martin  L.  Piper,  of  Washington,  D. 
G,  an  officer  at  the  national  capitol,  and  they  have 
one  child,  Carroll. 


The  members  of  this  early  immi- 
BOYNTON  grant  family  in  America  trace  its 
pedigree  through  many  generations 
in  this  country  and  England  to  the  time  of  the  Con- 
quest. In  a  sequestered  rural  neighborhood  border- 
ing on  the  town  of  Bridlington  and  not  far  from  the 
shore  of  the  North  Sea,  in  the  eastern  part  of  York- 
shire, England,  stands  the  ancient  village  of  Boyn- 
ton,  which  derives  importance  from  its  having  given 
name  to  the  family  of  Boynton,  and  their  principal 
seat  for  centuries.  The  manor  house  was  from  a 
very  early  period  the  residence  of  the  Boyntons,  the 
family  sent  forth  branches  into  the  neighboring 
villages,  at  an  early  period.  East  Heslerton  and 
Wintringham  being  the  abode  fcr  several  genera- 
tions of  that  branch  whose  descendants,  William 
and  John,  came  to  New  England  in  1637  and  settled 
at  Rowley.  Massachusetts. 

(I)  Bartholomew  de  Boynton.  who  was  seized 
of  the  manor  of  Boynton  in  1067,  was  the  first  men- 
tioned as  having  used  the  name  as  a  surname.  He 
was  succeeded  in  his  estate  by  his  son. 

(II)  Walter  (1)  de  Boynton,  son  of  Bartholo- 
mew de  Boynton.  was  living  in  1091. 

(II-I)  Bruis  de  Boynton.  probably  a  son  of  Wal- 
ter (1)  de  Boynton,  left  his  name  on  a  document 
dated  11 29. 

(IV)     Sir  Ingram  de  Boynton,  knight,  succeeded 


Bruis  de  Boynton,  and  lived  in  1159.  He  left  a  son, 
his  heir. 

(V)  Thomas  (1)  de  Boynton,  son  of  Sir  In- 
gram de  Boynton,  married  and  left  at  least  one  son. 

(VI)  Robert  de  Boynton,  son  of  Thomas  (1) 
de  Boynton,  flourished  in  1205,  and  by  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Burgh,  Esq.,  left  a  son. 

(VII)  Ingraham  (1)  de  Boynton,  son  of 
Robert  (1)  de  Boynton,  was  living  in  1235  and  1258. 
He  married  Margaret,  daughter  and  heir  of  Sir 
Walter  Grindall,  by  whom  he  had  one  child  or  more. 

(VIII)  Walter  (2)  de  Boynton,  son  of  In- 
graham (1)  and  Margaret  (Grindall)  de  Boynton, 
lived  in  1273,  and  married  the  daughter  of  Ingram 
Mounscaux,  and  had  issue. 

(IX)  Ingraham  (2)  de  Boynton,  son  of  Walter 
(2)  de  Boynton,  was  living  in  1272  and  I3°7-  He 
married  a  daughter  of  St.  Quintine  and  had  one 
child  or  more. 

(X)  Sir  Walter  (3)  de  Boynton,  son  of  In- 
graham (2)  de  Boynton,  was  knighted  in  1356,  be- 
ing in  the  service  of  the  Prince  of  Wales,  in  Brit- 
tany. He  married  a  daughter  of  William  Alton,  and 
left  issue. 

(XI)  Sir  Thomas  (2)  de  Boynton  of  Acclam, 
son  of  Sir  Walter  (3)  de  Boynton,  was  lord  of  the 
ancient  demesne  of  Boynton,  of  Acclome  and  Are- 
some,  in  right  of  his  mother,  and  of  Rouseby,  New- 
ton, and  Swaynton,  by  his  wife  Catherine,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Sir  Gifford  Rossells,  of  Newton, 
Knight.     He  left  a  son. 

(XII)  Sir  Thomas  (3)  Boynton,  Knight,  son 
of  Sir  Thomas  (2)  de  Boynton,  married  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Speeton,  of  Sawcock,  and  left 

ISSUC 

(XIII)  Sir  Henry  Boynton,  Knight,  son  of  Sir 
Thomas  (3)  Boynton.  joined  Henry  Percy,  Earl  of 
Northumberland,  who  had  taken  up  arms  against 
Henry  IV,  in  1405.  They  were  defeated  and  Sir 
Henry,  with  seven  others,  was  executed  at  Sadbury, 
in  Yorkshire.  July  2.  1403.  He  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  Merrifield,  Knight,  and  by  Her 
had  daughters,  Janett  and  Elizabeth,  and  two  sons, 
Thomas,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twelve  years,  and 
William,   next   mentioned. 

(XIV)  William  (1),  son  of  Sir  Henry  Boyn- 
ton, married  Jane,  daughter  of  Simon  Harding,  and 
left  a  child  or  children. 

(XV)  Sir  Thomas  (4),  Knight,  son  of  Will- 
iam (1)  and  Jane  (Harding)  Boynton,  made  his 
will  July  2S,  1408,  which  was  proved  on  September 
r»  following.  He  married  Margaret,  daughter  of 
William  Normanville,  and  they  had  two  sons — 
Henry,  the  elder  and  heir,  and  Christopher,  the  sub- 
ject of  the  next  paragraph. 

(XVI)  Sir  Christopher  (1).  younger  son  of 
Sir  Thomas  (4)  and  Margaret  (Normanville) 
Boynton.  had  his  seat  at  Sadbury,  in  Yorkshire. 
He  married  the  daughter  of  Sir  John  Coignes,  of 
Ormesbury.  Knight,  and  had  issue. 

(XVII)  Sir  Christopher  (2),  of  Sadbury, 
Knight,  son  of  Sir  Christopher  (1)  Boynton,  also 
had  estates  in  Heslerton  and  Newton,  and  in  the 
parish  of  Wintringham.  His  first  wife  was  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of Wanford,  by  whom  he  had 

one  son,  William,  who  died  without  issue.  By  his 
second  wife,  Jane,  daughter  of  Robert  Strangeways, 
of  Kelton,  he  had  daughters,  Elizabeth  and  Jane, 
and  two  sons.  Sir  Christopher,  whose  male  issue  is 
extinct,  and  Robert,  next  mentioned. 

(XVIII)  Robert  (2),  son  of  Sir  Christopher 
(2)  and  Jane  (Strangeways)  Boynton,  of  East  Hes- 
lerton, died  in  1526,  leaving  by  his  wife  Agnes  sons: 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


John,  of  East  Heslerton  ;  Richard,  of  Newton,  who 

•    1539;    \ '.  priest,   and   James,  men- 

1  in  the  next  paragraph. 
■XIX)    James,    son   of   Robert    (2)    and    Agnes 
on,  of  Wintringham,  made  his  will  in  1534  and 
he  same  ;  ig  a  widow  Jane  and  sons 

.   William  and  Christopher. 

(XX)  Roger,    eldest    son    of   James    and    Jane 
was  al       of  Wintringham,  and  resided  at 

in   1558-     By  his 

wife  Jenet.  daughter  of Watson,  he  had  sons: 

am.   Edmund,  and  a  daughter 

(XXI)  William    (2),    third    son    and    child    of 
and  Jam  <n)    Boynton,   resided  also 

at    Knapton.    in    Wintringham.     He    died    in    1615, 

|i  idow  .  who  was  his  second  wife; 

i  John  and  William,  and  daugh- 

ine  and  Mar? 

i  XXII)     William    (3),  youngest  son  of  William 

nd   Margaret    :  was    executor   of   his 

father's   will,   and   residuary   legatee.     He   continued 

to  reside  at  Knapton.  where  his  sons  William  and 

were   born.     1  Mention   of  the   latter   and   de- 

mts   appears   in   this   article). 

(XXIII)  William  (4).  5-  n  of  William  (3)  Boyn- 

■  as    born    in    1606    at    Knapton.    East    Riding, 
'-.ire,  England.     With  his  brother  John  he  em- 
barked at  Hull   in   the   fall   of   1638  and   arrived   in 

-.   that   same  year.     The   party   was   under   the 
of  Rev.   Ezekiel   R  '   they  settled   in 

,  M;     .    husetts,  where  William  Boynton  was 

■  d  a  lot  of  land  on  Bradford  street,  to  which 

uently    added    by    extensive    purchases    in 

various  parts  of  the  county.     During  his  lifetime  he 

a   farm   to   each   of   his   children,   and   the   re- 

r  of  his  estate  he  left  to  his  wife,  Elizabeth 

n,  who  came  with  him  from  England.     In  the 

'-  he  is  called  a  planter  and  weaver,  but  in  the 

he   is  called   a   tailor.     He   must  have  been   a 

man   of  education   and   influence,   for   he   taught  the 

from  1656  to  1681,  and  v,  bly  the  first 

1  employed  lmaster  in  the  town.    The 

children,    born     in    Rowley.     Massachusetts,    were: 

Elizabeth,  Zachariah,  Joshua,  Mary,  Caleb  and 

1  XXIV)  Joshua,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
William  (4)  and  Elizabeth  (Jackson)  Boynton.  was 
bom  March  10,  1646.  at  Rowley.  Massachusetts.  In 
1673  his  father  gave  him  a  farm  in  Newbury  con- 
taining a  hundred  acres,  where  he  lived  more  than 
fifty  years.     He  -  er  under  Major  Appleton 

in  the  wars  at  Narragansett  in  1675,  and  also  under 
in   Brocklehank   when   the   latter   was   slain   by 
the    Indians    in    April.    1676.     Joshu  on    was 

married.     His  first  wife  was    Hannah  Barnet. 
of  Newbury,  to  whom  he  was  united  April  9,  1678. 
She  died  January  12.  [722,  at  Newbury,  and  he  mar- 
M  of  Rowley,  who  died  July 

28,    1727.     On   October  30  of  that   year  he   married 
Mary,   widow   of  his  cousin,  John   Boynton.     There 

he  first  five 

' 1    to    the    first    marriage.     There    is 

1  of  birth  of  the  others. 

■  record  gives  the  1;  orn  at  Row- 

I '  n's   will   v.  d    XTovember 

12.    1730.   showing  th;  I    the  age  of 

I  v  years. 

1  XXV)     William    (5),   fourth   son   and   child   of 

ua    and    Hannah  Boynton,    of    X'ew- 

bury.   was   born   at   Newbury,    '  1  etts,    May 

90.     He  receive-1  [ansett  lands 


in    right    of    his    father,     He    first    lived    in    Byfield 

parish,    Newbury,    and    early    in    1730    removed    to 

,    New    Hampshire.     On   October   15.    1682, 

William   (5)   Boynton  married  Joanna  Stevens,  born 

at  Salisbury,  Massachusetts,  October  15,  1692.    There 

were    nine    children :     Dorothy,    Hannah,    William, 

Richard,  Joshua,  John,   Martha.   Betty  and  Martha. 

I   Boynton.  of  Boston,  received  letters  of  ad- 

ration    on    his    father's    estate,    June    t.    1771, 

which    would    indicate    that    William     (5)    Boynton 

died  at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years. 

(XXVI)  John,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of 
5)  and  Joanna  (Stevens)  Boynton.  was 
born  August  31,  1724.  at  Rowley,  Massachusetts. 
lo  married  Anna  Smith,  and  their  children  were: 
David,  Richard,  William,  John.  Mi  Ily,  Betsey  and 
Anna. 

(XXVTI)  Wrilliam  (6),  third  son  and  child  of 
John  and  Joanna  (Stevens')  Boynton.  was  horn  Sep- 
tember 20.  1761,  at  Nottingham,  New  Hampshire. 
He  married  Molly  Huckins,  and  they  had  eight  chil- 
dren: William.  Joseph,  Mary,  Nancy,  Joanna 
Stevens,  Ebenezer,  Charles  Glidden  and  Sarah  Jane. 
William  Boynton  died  September  20,  1814,  at  the 
comparatively  earlv  age  of  fifty-three. 

(XXVIII)  Ebenezer.  third  son  and  fifth  child 
of  William  (6)  and  Joanna  (Stevens')  Boynton.  was 
born    December   26,    1798,    at    Xew   Hampton.    NTe\v 

hire.  In  his  youth  he  moved  to  the  neigh- 
boring town  of  Meredith,  where  he  was  reared  to 
agricultural  pursuits.  In  1841  he  moved  to  Plym- 
outh, X"ew  Hampshire,  where  he  'remained  for 
twelve  years,  going  in  1853  to  Canterbury,  New 
Hampshire,  and  finally  in  1866  to  Lisbon,  where  he 
spent  the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life.  Mr.  Boynton 
was  married  four  times,  and  had  eleven  children  by 
the  first  and  second  marriages.  In  1823  Ebenezer 
Boynton  married  his  first  wife,  Betsey  S.  Hart,  born 
at  Meredith.  New  Hampshire.  November  1,  1803. 
She  died  Tune  13.  1S36,  after  giving  birth  to  five 
children:  Abigail  II..  Dr.  Charles  H..  Mary  E..  Ann 
M.,  who  died  young,  and  Dr.  Orrin  H.  On  October 
S  1836.  Ebenezer  Boynton  married  his  second  wife. 
Susan  R.  Huckins,  who  died  in  1856.  at  the  age  of 
forty-five,  leaving  six  children:  Tames  IT.  Nancy 
1'...  Edwin  W.  Arthur  W..  Luetic  S.  and  Annie  M. 
On  October  20.  1856,  Ebenezer  Boynton  married  his 
third  wife,  Mrs.  Hannah  H.  Cheney,  and  in  1866  he 
married  his  fourth  wife,  Mrs.  Betsey  Kelsey.  Ebe- 
1  r  Boynton  died  March  r6,  [881,  at  1  isbon,  New 
Hampshire. 

(XXIX)  Dr.  Charles  Hart,  elder  son  and  sec- 
ond child  of  Ebenezer  Boynton  and  his  first  wife. 
Betsey  S.  Hart,  was  horn  September  20.  1826,  at 
Meredith,  Xew  Hampshire.  He  remained  on  the 
home  farm  for  several  years,  attending  the  district 
schools  part  of  the  time.  When  about  eighteen 
years  of  age  he  bought  his  time  of  his  father  E01 
hundred   dollars   and   went    to   Brighton.   Massachu- 

etts,  where  he  was  employed  for  one  season.  Re- 
turning to  New  Hampshire,  he  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's   trade,    at    which    he    worked    for    seven    years, 

aving  enough  meanwhile  to  provide  for  his  educa- 
tion, every  dollar  of  which  he  paid  for  out  of  his 
own    earnings.     ITe    attend  New    Hampshire 

Conference  Seminary  at  Tilton  for  four  terms,  and 
began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  W.  D. 
Buck,  of  Manchester,  Xew  Hampshire.  In  1853 
Dr.  Bovnton  was  graduated  from  the  Berkshire 
Medical  College  at  Pitt, field.  Massachusetts,  and 
1  xt  year  he  tool;  a  post-graduate  course  at  the 
Harvard    Medical    School.     He   then   began   practice 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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at  Alexandria,  New  Hampshire,  but  in  1858  he 
moved  to  Lisbon,  where  for  nearly  fifty  years  he  was 
a  valued  physician,  whose  reputation  extended  over 
a  considerable  portion  of  Northern  New  Hamp- 
shire. Dr.  Boynton  belonged  to  the  White  Moun- 
tain Medical  Society,  of  which  he  was  twice  presi- 
dent, and  he  was  also  a  member  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Medical  So.ciety.  He  served  seven  consecutive 
years  on  the  board  of  education  in  Lisbon.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  a  stanch  Republican,  and  represented  the 
town  in  the  legislature  of  1868-69.  He  belonged  to 
Kane  Lodge,  No.  64,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  and  to  Franklin  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Ma- 
sons, both  of  Lisbon.  In  1854  Dr.  Charles  Hart 
Boynton  married  Mary  Huse,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  (Huse)  Cummings,  of  Lisbon.  They 
had  one  child,  Alice  M.,  whose  sketch  follows.  Mrs. 
Boynton  died  July  28.  1S76,  aged  forty-eight  years. 
(XXX)  Alice  M.,  only  child  of  Dr.  Charles 
Hart  and  Mary  (Cummings)  Boynton,  was  born  at 
Alexandria,  New  Hampshire,  September  30,  1857. 
She  was  educated  in  the  Lisbon  schools,  and  at 
Montebello  Seminary,  Newbury,  Vermont,  and  on 
September  15,  1S87.  was  married  to  William  Wallace 
Oliver,  of  Lisbon.     (See  Oliver,  IV). 

(XXIII)  John,  younger  son  of  William  (3) 
Boynton,  was  born  at  Knapton,  Wintringham,  in  the 
East  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  England,  in  1614.  With 
his  elder  brother  William  he  joined  the  expedition 
fitted  out  under  the  auspices  of  Sir  Matthew  Boyn- 
ton and  others,  who  had  made  extensive  prepara- 
tions for  a  settlement  in  New  England.  Sir 
Matthew  remained  behind  and  joined  the  fortunes 
of  Oliver  Cromwell.  The  remainder  of  the  party 
embarked  at  Hull  in  the  autumn  of  1638  and  arrived 
at  Boston,  in  New  England,  in  the  same  year.  Many 
of  the  families  were  wealthy,  and  with  the  means 
brought  with  them  purchased  a  tract  of  land  situ- 
ated between  the  towns  of  Newbury  and  Ipswich, 
which  they  took  possession  of  in  April,  1639,  and 
called  it  Rowley,  in  honor  of  their  minister,  Mr. 
Ezekiel  Rogers,  who  had  been  sometime  preacher 
at  the  village  of  that  name  in  Yorkshire.  John 
Boynton  was  a  tailor  by  trade,  but  tilled  "the  acre 
and  a  half  of  land"  that  was  assigned  to  him  in 
1640,  next  his  brother  William's,  and  died  February 
18,  1670.  He  married  Ellen  Pell,  of  Boston,  whose 
name  is  also  found  spelled  Eleanor  and  Helen. 
Their  children  were :  Joseph,  John,  Caleb.  Mercy, 
Hannah,  Sarah  and  Samuel. 

(XXIV)  Captain  Joseph,  oldest  child  of  John 
and  Ellen  (Pell)  Boynton,  born  in  Rowley  in  1644, 
was  captain  of  the  military  company,  town  clerk, 
and  representative  to  the  general  court  many  years. 
He  was  a  pinder  for  the  north-east  field,  1670-71. 
He  with  his  wife  Sarah  (his  son  Benoni,  and  his 
wife  Ann)  was  dismissed  from  Rowley  Church  to 
Groton,  December  4,  1715.  He  returned  to  Rowley 
and  died  December  16.  1730.  He  married  (first), 
May  13,  1669,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Ann 
Swan,  of  Rowley.  She  was  born  in  Rowley,  in  1646, 
and  died  in  Groton,  February  27,  1718.  He  married 
(second)  Elizabeth  Wood,  published  March  5,  1720. 
His  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were:  Joseph, 
Sarah  Ann,  Richard,  John,  Benoni,  Jonathan,  Hil- 
kiah  and  Daniel. 

(XXV)  Sergeant  Richard,  second  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Swan)  Boynton,  was 
born  in  Rowley,  X'ovember  II,  1675,  and  died  in 
West  Parish.  Rowley  (near  Georgetown),  December 
25>  I732-  He  married,  December  24,  1701,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Lieutenant  John  and  Martha    (Thorla) 


Dresser,  of  Rowley.  She  was  born  in  Rowley.  April 
4,  1678,  and  died  April  6,  1759.  Their  children 
were:  David,  Nathan.  Richard,  Sarah,  Martha, 
Nathaniel  and  John. 

(XXVI))  Nathaniel  (1),  fourth  son  and  sixth 
child  of  Sergeant  Richard  and  Sarah  (Dresser) 
Boynton,  was  born  in  Rowley,  August  18,  1712, 
married,  March  8,  1737,  Mary,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 
and  Elizabeth  Stewart,  of  Rowley,  born  October  26. 
1715.  They  were  admitted  to  the  church  in  George- 
town, September  5,  1736.  She  spinster,  1737 ;  he 
yeoman,  1737-1754.  He  was  shipwriecked  with  fifty 
others  near  Annisquam,  Cape  Ann,  and  lost,  May  13, 
1762.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  Eunice,  David, 
died  young:  Thomas,  died  young;  David,  Mary, 
Nathaniel,  Thomas,  Richard.  Lois,  Asa  and  Stephen. 

(XXVII))  David,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Stewart)  Boynton,  was  born 
jn  Rowley,  and  baptized  January  19,  1746,  and  died 
111  Meredith,  New  Hampshire,  in  1822.  He  removed 
from  New  Rowley  (Georgetown),  Massachusetts, 
to  Meredith,  New  Hampshire,  about  1790.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  January  7.  1773.  Susannah  Woodman, 
of  Rowley:  and  (second),  previous  to  1794,  Lydia, 
widow  of  William  Sibley.  She  died  October  19, 
1826.  His  children  were:  Susannah,  Betsey.  Na- 
thaniel, Polly,  Jonathan,  Francis  W.,  David,  Nancy, 
and  Sarah. 

(XXVIII)  Nathaniel  (2),  eldest  son  and  third 
child  of  David  and  Susannah  (  Woodman)  Boyn- 
ton, was  born  in  New  Rowley,  March  20,  177S,  and 
died  at  Albany,  Illinois,  November  22,  1847.  He 
married,  October  3.  1806,  Hannah  F.  Morse,  born 
at  Peacham,  Vermont,  December  31,  1789,  died  at 
Albany,  Illionis,  August  14,  1S47.  Their  children 
were :  Benonia,  Lyman  D..  Asa,  Samuel  W.,  Moody, 
David.  Susan,  Charles,  and  Maria. 

I  XXIX  1  Lyman  D.,  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Nathaniel  and  Hannah  F.  (Morse)  Boynton, 
born  September  2.  1S09,  died  at  Concord,  May  2, 
1878,  married  1  first  1.  May  i.  1S33,  Roccenia 
ster,  born  in  Danville.  Vermont,  August  II,  1S0S; 
died  in  Concord,  July  6,  1848;  (second),  November 
1,  1849,  Esther  G.  (James)  Mears,  born  January  7. 
1813,  in  Sanbornton.  The  children  by  the  first  mar- 
riage were:  Frances  M.,  Sarah  R,  Susan  R.,  Lyman 
W.,  Charles  M„  Emeline  P.,  Alary  J. ;  and  by  the 
second  wife:  Alary  Eaton,  the  subject  of  the  next 
paragraph. 

(XXX)     Mary   Eaton,   only  child   of   Lyman   D. 
and  Esther  G.    (Mears)   Boynton.  was  born  August 
14,  1850,  and  married  Lewis  B.  Hoit  (see  Hoit,  IX). 
(Second  Family.) 
As  the  founder  of  the  Boynton  fam- 
BOYNTON     ily  now-  being  considered  was,  com- 
paratively speaking,  a  recent  arrival 
in  America,  it  is  impossible  to  obtain  any  informa- 
tion relative  to  its  ancestors  across  the  sea. 

(I)  Michael  Boynton  and  his  wife,  whose  Chris- 
tian name  was  Ann,  emigrated  from  England  during 
the  first  half  of  the  la?t  century  and  settled  in  Bed- 
ford, New  Hampshire,  where  he  engaged  in  dairy- 
farming,  lumbering  and  teaming.  He  became  a 
naturalized  citizen  of  the  LTnited  States  and  in  poli- 
tics supported  the  Democratic  party.  In  his  religious 
faith  he  was  a  Congregationalist.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  1SS5,  and  his  wife  died  in  1800.  They 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  three  of  whom, 
Ann,  William  H.  and  Charles,  are  living.  The 
others  were:    John.  Alary,  George  and  Sarah. 

(II)  William  Henry,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Michael  and  Ann  Boynton,  was  born  in  Bedford, 


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840.    He  grew   to  manhood  in  his  native 
town,   and   after    concluding    his    attendance   at   the 

public  schools  lie  assisted  his   father  in  carrying  on 
the   homestead   farm.     Like   thi  of  young 

men  in  that  locality  he  varied  the  monotony  of  farm- 
.    engaging  in  the  cutting  and  hauling  of  tim- 
a  place  of  mam  during  the  winter  sea- 

son. In  1875  he  purch;  sed  a  farm  of  sixty  acres  in 
own,  whither  he  removed,  and  lias  ever  since 
followed  agriculture  with  prosperity,  keeping  a  herd 
of  excellent  cows  and  selling  a  large  quantity  of 
milk  annually.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  In 
1S64  Mr.  Boynton  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Rosanna  Bartlett,  daughter  of  Samuel  Bartlett,  of 
Jericho,  Vermont.  They  have  two  children:  Emma 
L.  who  is  the  wife  of  Harry  Hicks,  of  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts,  and  has  four  children:  Evelina,  Lil- 
lian .Mary,  Ernest;  and  George  W.,  who  married 
Eva  Gillingham,  of  Bedford,  and  has  three  children: 
Mildred,  Hazel  and  Ellen.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boynton 
d  the  Congregational  Church. 


The  Ham  family  is  one  of  the  oldest  and 
HAM  most  honorable  in  New  Hampshire  and 
New  England,  its  founder  settling  in 
New  Hampshire  about  1650.  Its  members  have  been 
prominent  in  the  locality  where  they  settled,  and 
main  prominent  citizens  elsewhere  trace  their  de- 
scent   from   the   immigrant   ancestor   of   this    family. 

(I)  William  Ham  emigrated  from  Old  England 
to  New  England  about  1640;  he  was  at  Exeter  in 
1646,  and  later  removed  to  Portsmouth,  as  early  as 
1650.  In  1652  the  town  gave  him  a  grant  of  land 
where  is  now  the  great  paper  mill  on  what  is  called 
Freeman's  Point,  but  which  for  two  hundred  years 
was  called  Ham's  Point.  Mr.  Ham  was  a  promi- 
nent and  influential  citizen  of  the  town,  and  one  of 
the  large  tax  payers. 

1  I  I  1  Lieutenant  John,  son  of  William  Ham.  was 
born  in  1649,  and  died  in  1727,  aged  seventy-eight. 
When  a  young  man  he  settled  in  Dover,  being  the 
first  of  the  name  to  go  there,  and  from  him  all  of 
the  Dover  Hams  are  descended.  His  first  home- 
stead was  at  Tole  End,  near  the  second  falls  of  the 
Cocheco  river.  Later  he  bought  land  of  Peter 
Coffin,  south  of  Garrison  (or  Great  Hill),  on  the 
cast  side  of  what  is  now  Central  avenue.  That  piece 
of  land  remained  in  possession  of  John  Ham  and  his 
ndants  for  two  hundred  years.  John  Ham 
was  a  prominent  citizen  and  received  several  grants 
of  land  from  the  town  of  Dover.  He  was  lieuten- 
ant of  the  militia  company  which  did  service  in  the 
contests  with  the  Indians.  He  was  town  clerk 
several  years  and  had  much  to  do  in  town  affairs. 
His  will,  like  that  of  his  father,  is  recorded  in  the 
ancient  record  book  al  the  State  Library  in  Con- 
cord.  .Mr.  Ham's  wife  was  Mary  Heard  (Hurd), 
ter  of  Captain  John  Heard  (Hurd),  who  was 
om  of  the  remarkable  men  of  Dover  and  had  his 
nee,  a  garrison  house,  at  Garrison  Hill.  She 
died   in    1706.      i  1  wife  were   buried    in 

the  cemetery  at  the  east  of  tin  Methodist  Church 
in   I  lover. 

(Ill)   Bun  :    of  John   and   Mary   (Heard) 

(Hurd)  Ham,  was  born  1  0  md  died  in  1781, 
aged  eighty-eight.  He  resided  with  his  father  and 
inherited  the  home  farm.  He  was  a  constable  in 
17.U  and  in  years  following,  an  important  office 
then,    one   of    it-    duties    1"  ollect    ta\i 

the  division  of  the  common  lands  in  17,12  he  had 
a  full  share,  showing  that  he  was  a  wealth}  man 
He   was   surveyor   in    1738  and   years   following.      He 


was  a  sturdy  churchman,  and  was  for  many  years  a 
church  member.  He  married,  in  1720,  Patience  (a 
daughter  of  Nicholas)  Hartford.  She  joined  the 
First  Church  in  1737. 

(IV)  John  (2),  son  of  Benjamin  and  Patience 
(Hartford)  Ham,  was  born  in  1736,  was  baptized 
by  Parson  Cushing,  October  23,  1737,  and  died  in 
1824,  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  He  lived 
with  his  father  on  the  home  place  which  he  inherited 
at  bis  father's  death.  He  held  no  offices  but  was 
one  of  the  best  farmers  and  best  citizens  of  the 
town.  The  name  of  his  first  wife  is  unknown.  His 
second  wife  was  Elizabeth  Seavey.  of  Rochester, 
who  was  great-granddaughter  of  William  and  Mary 
Seavey,  of  Portsmouth,  who  were  the  immigrants 
to  Portsmouth  from  England.   (See  Seavey,   1). 

(V)  John  (3),  son  of  John  (2)  Ham,  was  born 
March  8,  1779,  and  died  April  22,  i860,  aged  eighty- 
one  years.  He  always  resided  in  Dover  on  the  farm 
which  had  come  to  him  through  four  generations  of 
long-lived  Hams.  He  was  born  when  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence  was  only  three  years  old,  and 
he  lived  down  to  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  war. 
During  that  time  he  did  his  part  to  make  Dover 
a  prosperous  and  growing  town.  When  he  attained 
his  majority,  Dover  Landing  had  become  one  of 
the  great  trade  centers  of  the  state.  All  the  set- 
tlers north  of  that  place  came  to  Dover  with 
their  teams  loaded  with  produce  to  exchange  for 
merchandise  that  was  brought  there  on  ships  that 
sailed  up  and  down  the  Cocheco  and  the  Piscataqua; 
the  rivers  were  full  of  them  going  and  coming. 
Dover  was  also  a  shipbuilding  as  well  as  a  ship- 
sailing  center  of  trade.  Dover  Landing  was  the 
business  center  of  the  town  then,  and  for  forty 
years  later. 

In  his  early  manhood  Mr.  Ham  was  a  clerk  in  one 
of  the  stores  there,  and  learned  the  ways  of  busi- 
ness and  the  value  of  things.  He  was  sober  and  in- 
dustrious, and  took  good  care  of  his  earnings ;  he 
was  trusty  and  honest,  so  people  could  always  rely 
on  what  he  promised  them ;  be  had  sturdy  inde- 
pendence; his  ancestors' from  their  first  coming  to 
Dover  all  had  been  members  of  the  First  Church, 
and  he  had  been  baptized  in  that  faith  by  the  noted 
Rev.  Dr.  Jeremy  Belknap,  pastor  of  that  church, 
when  he  was  born.  Notwithstanding  all  that  he 
severed  his  connection  with  the  First  Church,  and 
joined  the  Society  of  Friends,  in  which  faith  he 
remained  to  the  end  of  his  life,  and  in  the  later 
years  of  his  life  was  well  known  throughout  that 
section  of  New  Hampshire  by  the  honored  title 
of  "Friend  John  Ham." 

Mr.  Ham  inherited  a  large  and  valuable  farm 
from  his  father,  so  did  not  continue  in  mercantile 
business,  but  devoted  his  time  chiefly  to  agriculture, 
in  which  business  be  was  an  up-to-date  manager. 
When  the  Cocheco  Mills  commenced  their  opera- 
tions in  Dover  111  1S12.  and  through  the  years  that 
followed,  Mr.  Ham  had  ample  opportunity  to  dis- 
pose of  all  of  the  product:-  of  his  farm,  and  much 
more  besides,  at  a  profit.  The  winter  sea -on  and 
good  sledding  brought  great  numbers  of  ox  teams 
from  the  north  country  to  Dover  with  produce.  Mr. 
Ham  bad  large  barns  in  which  the  teams  were  cared 
for  and  he  took  whatever  produce  they  could  not 
readily  dispose  of,  and  later  sold  at  a  profit  when 
the  market  was  not  glutted  with  teams  or  over- 
stocked with  goods. 

So  the  years  passed  busily  and  quietly  on.  Friend 
Ham  did  not  spend  his  surplus  earning-  for  New 
England  rum,  as  many  Dover  farmers  of  thai  period 


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did :  instead  of  that  he  carefully  invested  it,  and 
eared  for  his  investments  without  being  parsimon- 
ious with  his  family  or  stingy  in  helping  good  causes. 
He  was  a  generous  man.  The  result  at  the  end  of 
four  score  years  was  perfectly  natural ;  he  was  one 
of  the  wealthiest  men  in  Dover,  and  every  dollar 
of  his  wealth  was  an  honest  dollar. 

When  Mr.  Ham  became  a  voter  for  the  first 
time,  in  1800,  he  took  his  stand  with  Thomas  Jeffer- 
•  11.  rather  than  with  the  Federalist,  John  Adams. 
He  remained  a  Jeffersonian  Democrat  and  voted 
the  Democratic  ticket  down  to  James  Buchanan's 
administration,  when  he  voted  the  Republican  ticket. 
declaring  that  the  Democratic  party  had  deserted 
him.  and  not  he  the  party.  Such  is  a  pen  picture 
of  Friend  Ham;  a  man  of  medium  height,  quiet 
ways,  a  pleasant  voice,  and  a  kindly  looking  coun- 
tenance. Age  did  not  dim  his  mental  power;  and 
although  afflicted  with  rheumatism  for  several  of 
hi-  last  years,  he  kept  control  of  his  business  affairs 
with   unerring  judgment. 

John  Ham  married  (first),  '  August  14,  1803, 
Mercy  Wentworth,  who  was  born  February  26, 
17S5,  and  died  April  24,  1836,  daughter  of  Bartholo- 
mew and  Ruth  (Hall)  Wentworth.  Their  children 
were:  Hall,  Charlotte,  Ruth,  Joseph,  Elizabeth,  Ed- 
ward, Sarah  and  Martha.  Hall  was  born  April  7, 
1804,  and  died  in  1841.  He  married  Sarah  Furbish, 
of  Eliot,  Maine,  and  left  four  children.  Charlotte, 
born  May  6,  1S06,  died  October  1,  i860.  She  mar- 
ried, October  14,  1S27,  Nathaniel  Clark,  and  lived 
in  Dover.  They  had  three  children.  Ruth,  born 
December  23,  1808,  married,  November  7,  1830, 
Hiram  R.  Roberts,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Rollins- 
ford.  Joseph,  born  December  21.  1811,  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  and  Love  (Murray) 
Randall,  and  lived  in  Dover.  Edward,  born  No- 
vember I,  1813,  died  single  in  1840.  Elizabeth,  born 
December  II,  1817,  married  Joseph  Kay,  and  lived 
in  Dover.  Sarah,  born  May  28,  1819,  married  her 
cousin,  Edwin  S.  Wentworth.  Martha,  born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1824,  married  (first ) ,  Daniel  Varney,  of 
Dover,  who  died  June  II,  1866;  (second),  Feb- 
ruary 13,  186S,  John  F.  McDuffie,  of  Rochester. 

Mr.  Ham  married  (second),  May  14.  1837, 
Martha  (Wentworth)  Drew,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  (Roberts)  Wentworth,  and  widow  of 
John  Drew,  of  Dover.  (See  Wentworth,  V).  She 
was  baptized  in  Dover,  April  4.  1795,  and  died  April 
5,  1880,  aged  eighty-five.  Martha  had  children  by 
her  first  marriage :  Sarah,  born  February  19,  1814, 
married  D.  W.  Chapin,  of  Dover.  Elizabeth,  born 
September  10,  1816.  married  Daniel  Moulton,  of 
Portsmouth;  Mary  Baker,  born  May.  5,  1819,  mar- 
ried Dr.  Caleb  S.  Blakeslee.  of  Williamsville,  Ver- 
mont;  and  Martha,  born  September  5,  1822,  who 
never  married. 

Martha  (Wentworth)  Drew  by  her  mar- 
riage with  John  (3)  Flam,  had  only  one  child,  John 
T.  W.,  whose  sketch  is  found  below.  She  was  a 
woman  of  remarkable  loveliness  of  character  and 
superior  mental  power,  whom  it  was  a  pleasure  to 
meet  and  associate  with.  A  christian  woman,  ever 
ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  every  good  work 
which  appealed  to  her  for  assistance.  She  was 
justly  proud  of  her  ancestors.  Two  of  her  grand- 
fathers were  officers  in  the  Revolutionary  army, 
and  her  great-grandfather,  Samuel  Wentworth,  also 
served  in  that  war.  Samuel  was  the  first  cousin 
to  Lieutenant  John  Wentworth,  of  New  Hampshire 
(1716),  hence,  Colonel  Jonathan,  her  grandfather, 
was  second  cousin  to  Governor  Benning  Wentworth, 


and  her  father  was  third  cousin  to  John  Wentworth, 
the  last  royal  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  who  was 
obliged  to  leave  the  state  when  the  Revolution  be- 
gan. Martha  (Wentworth)  (Drew)  Dam  was  a 
woman  of  medium  height,  and  slight  figure,  active 
in  mind  and  body,  and  a  devout  member  of  St. 
John's  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  It  was  her 
custom  to  attend  the  Friends'  services  with  her  hus- 
band in  the  forenoon,  and  the  services  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church  in  the  afternoon,  as  it  was  the  general 
custom  then  for  Protestant  churches  to  have  a 
preaching  service  in  the  forenoon  and  another  in 
the  afternoon.  She  was  a  strict  attendant  at  the 
class  meetings  and  prayer  meetings  during  the  week. 
She  was  a  good  conversationalist,  and  all  who  knew 
her  said  she  was  one  of  the  best  women  who  ever 
lived. 

(VI)  John  Thomas  Wentworth  Ham,  only  son 
of  John  (3)  and  Martha  (Wentworth)  (Drew) 
Ham,  was  born  in  Dover,  July  1,  1838.  He  takes 
his  name  "John"  from  his  father,  and  "Thomas 
Wentworth"  from  his  mother's  father,  Thomas 
Wentworth.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Dover,  leaving  the  high  school  at  the  age  of  fif- 
teen, to  commence  his  business  career  which  has 
now  passed  the  half  century  mark.  He  became  a 
clerk  and  salesman  in  the  store  of  Mr.  A.  D.  Purin- 
ton,  which  was  located  on  Central  avenue,  near  the 
bridge.  Mr.  Purinton  was  a  large  wholesale  and 
retail  dealer  in  hats,  caps  and  furs,  having  a  large 
wholesale  trade  in  Northern  New  Hampshire  and 
Maine.  The  date  was  September  4,  1854.  Mr.  Ham 
made  a  careful  study  of  the  business ;  he  became 
an  expert  in  judging  goods  and  values,  and  so 
pleasing  his  customers  in  courteous  ways  that  Mr. 
Purinton  took  him  as  a  partner  of  the  firm,  August 
1.  1859,  which  partnership  continued  unbroken  until 
Mr.  Purinton's  death  in  1877,  when  Mr.  Ham  took 
the  business  single  handed,  and  has  continued  in  it 
on  the  same  street  and  in  the  same  spot  where  he 
began  in  September,  1854.  to  the  present  time;  he 
is  the  oldest  continuous  business  man  in  Dover.  He 
has  kept  up  with  the  progress  of  the  years.  In 
order  the  better  to  accommodate  his  large  business, 
he  built  a  three  story  brick  block  in  1901,  which  is 
one  of  the  finest  and  best  furnished  establishments 
of  its  kind  in  New  Hampshire.  The  name  and 
fame  of  "Ham  the  Hatter"  is  known  and  honored 
all  over  the  state. 

After  taking  Mr.  Ham  into  partnership  Mr. 
Purinton  was  so  well  pleased  with  his  conduct  that 
he  consented  gladly  to  a  further  and  closer  partner- 
ship by  the  marriage  of  his  only  daughter  and  only 
child,  Abbie  Maria,  with  Mr.  Ham,  May  I,  i860, 
which  proved  to  be  a  most  happy  union  for  twenty- 
six  years,  and  which  was  then  dissolved  by  the 
Angel  of  Death,  who  took  her  lovely  spirit  across 
the  river  to  the  other  shore,  September  10,  1886, 
and  the  mortal  eyes  of  a  most  estimable  woman 
were  closed  to  the  scenes  of  earth.  They  had  no 
children.  Mr.  Ham  inherited  the  farm  from  his 
father  in  1S60,  and  some  of  the  land  remained  in 
his  possession  until  a  few  years  ago,  when  it  was 
cut  up  into  house  lots  and  sold,  Ham  street  being 
run  through  the  middle  of  the  farm  from  Central 
avenue  to  Broadway,  and  which  will  perpetuate 
the  name  of  the  original  owners  forever,  after  hav- 
ing remained  in  possession  of  the  Ham  family 
nearly  two  hundred  years. 

Mr.  Ham's  attention  was  first  called  to  Free 
Masonry  in  1862,  when  he  was  twenty-four  years 
old.     He   received   the   degrees   in    Strafford   Lodge, 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Dover,  at  the  following  dates:  Entered  Apprenl 
December  3,  1S62;  Fellow  Craft,  March  5,  1803; 
Master  Mason,  April  29,  1863.  December  23  of 
that  year  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  lodge, 
and  has  held  that  office  continuously  to  the  present  time 
by  annual  re-elections.  He  received  the  capitular 
degrees  in  Belknap  Chapter  during  1863,  and  was 
elected  its  treasurer  December  25  of  that  year, 
which  office  he  has  held  continuously  by  re-election 
to  the  present  time.  He  received  the  cryptic  degrees 
of  Orphan  Council  in  1863,  and  on  September  25, 
1887,  was  elected  its  treasurer  and  by  annual  re-  ■ 
elections  has  held  it  to  the  present  time.  He  entered 
St.  Paul  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  in  1863, 
and  received  the  Orders  of  Knighthood  in  due 
course.  He  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  command- 
ery June  17,  1867,  and  has  held  the  office  by  annual 
re-elections  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Ham  was 
treasurer  of  the  Masonic  Relief  Association  from 
1876  to  1889,  when  he  declined  the  re-election. 

In  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite 
Masonry,  Mr.  Ham  received  all  of  the  degrees  in- 
cluding the  fourteenth  in  the  Ineffable  Grand  Lodge 
of  Perfection  of  Portsmouth ;  and  the  fifteenth  and 
sixteenth  degrees  in  the  Grand  Council,  Princes  of 
Jerusalem  of  Portsmouth ;  the  seventeenth  and 
eighteenth  in  New  Hampshire  Chapter  of  Rose 
Croix  of  Dover;  and  the  thirty-second  in  the  Ed- 
ward A.  Raymond  Consistory  of  Nashua,  now  New 
Hampshire  Consistory ;  he  was  created  a  sovereign 
grand  inspector  general,  thirty-third  and  last  degree, 
and  honorary  member  of  the  Supreme  Council, 
Northern  Jurisdiction,  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island, 
September  16,  1902.  He  has  been  treasurer  of  New- 
Hampshire  Chapter.  Rose  Croix,  since  September 
1902.  As  Mr.  Ham  has  held  the  honorable  and 
highly  responsible  position  of  treasurer  in  so  many 
Masonic  bodies,  he  has  had  no  time  to  officiate  in 
any  other  Masonic  offices.  December  14,  1906,  he 
became  a  Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  Bektash 
Temple,  Concord,  New  Hampshire. 

Fof  many  years  Mr.  Ham  has  been  a  member  of 
Mount  Pleasant  Lodge,  and  Prescott  Encampment, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  Dover,  but 
never  has  held  office  in  either.  He  is  a  member  of 
Olive  Branch  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Lodge 
No.  184,  of  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of 
Elks,  of  which  he  was  a  charter  member  and  is  a 
trustee.  Member  of  New  Hampshire  Genealogical 
Society  of  Dover,  and  of  the  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution  of  Concord,  New  Hampshire. 

Mr.  Ham  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  for  many  years  has  been  one 
of  the  trustees  and  a  member  of  its  finance  com- 
mittee. When  the  Wentworth  Home  for  the  Aged 
was  established  in  1897,  he  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  building  committee,  also  a  trustee,  which  office 
he  continues  to  hold. 

\i  the  building  of  the  Masonic  Temple  in 
1890  he  was  chosen  one  of  the  five  members  of  the 
building  committee  and  one  of  the  five  trustees, 
which  office  he  has  held  to  the  present  time,  as  also 
.1  member  of  the  building  committee  elected  in  1906 
to  rebuild  the  Temple  after  its  destruction  by  burn- 
ing in  March  of  that  year. 

Mr.  Ham  has  never  sought  any  public  office,  and 
only  consented  to  serve  two  years  in  the  city  council, 
feeling  that  he  had  no  taste  for  such  duties,  nor  time 
to  devote  to  them,  as  it  i-  always  a  conscientious 
point  with  him  to  do  well  whatever  he  undertakes. 
He  is  always  a  very  busy  man,  but  never  lacks  time 
to   be   courteous   to   every   one   and   lend   a   helping 


hand  as  his  means  may  permit.  He  i<  one  of  Dover's 
best  and  most  highly  esteemed  citizens,  and  his 
judgment  in  all  business  affairs  with  which  lie  has 
been  connected  was  regarded  as  judicious  and 
sound  by  his  fellow  co-laborers. 


This  name  was  very  early  im- 
STOCKBRIDGE  planted  in  eastern  Massachu- 
setts and  has  been  continu- 
ously represented  in  that  colony  and  state  and  has 
numerous  representatives  scattered  over  the  country. 
It  was  early  identified  with  the  state  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  its  bearers  have  usually  been  found  as 
worthy  and  desirable  citizens  of  the  communities  in 
which  they  live.  The  name  is  of  English  origin,  as 
are  most  of  those  first  planted  in  New  England 

(I)  John  Stockbridge  was  among  the  passen- 
gers in  the  ship  "Blessing,"  which  came  from  Eng- 
land to  Massachusetts  in  1635.  At  that  time  his 
was  twenty-seven  years,  and  he  was  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  Ann,  aged  twenty-one  years,  and  a  - 
Charles.  The  wife  became  a  member  of  the  church 
at  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  July  16,  1637.  John 
Stockbridge  was  a  wheelwright  and  settled  in  Scit- 
uate very  soon  after  his  arrival.  His  wife,  Ann,  died 
before  1043,  and  in  that  year  he  married  the  Widow 

Elizabeth  Sloan,  and  his  third  wife  was  Mary '. 

She  survived  him,  and  was  married  April  8,  1660, 
to  Daniel  Herrick.  John  Stockbridge's  will  was 
dated  September  4,  1657,  and  proven  on  the  thirteenth 
of  the  following  month,  which  indicates  the  time  of 
his  demise.  At  that  time  he  was  a  resident  of  Bos- 
ton. Beside  the  sons  who  came  with  him  from  Eng- 
land he  had  a  daughter  Hannah,  baptized  September 
24,  1637,  and  Elizabeth,  July  10,  1642,  in  Boston. 
She  probably  did  not  live  long,  as  Elizabeth,  the 
daughter  of  the  second  wife,  was  born  1644,  Sarah, 
1645,  and  Esther,  1647.  The  third  wife  bore  him 
one  daughter,  Mary. 

(II)  Charles,  eldest  child  of  John  and  Ann 
Stock-bridge,  was  aged  one  year  when  the  family 
came  from  England  to  America,  in  1635.  He  was  1 
wheelwright  and  resided  in  Boston.  His  wife's 
name  was  Abigail,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
Charles  (died  young),  Abigail.  Charles,  Sarah, 
Thomas,  Elizabeth,  Joseph,  Benjamin  and  Samuel, 
He  resided  part  of  the  time  at  Charlestown  and  at 
Scituate,  and  died  in  16S3.  His  widow  subsequently 
became  the  wife  of  Amos  Turner. 

(III)  Joseph,  fourth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Charles  and  Abigail  Stockbridge,  was  born  June  28, 
1672,  in  Scituate,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  select- 
man many  years,  and  resided  at  Hanover.  Massa- 
chusetts, where- he  was  for  a  long  time  a  selectman 
and  still  longer  a  deacon.  He  died  March  11,  1773, 
aged  over  one  hundred  years,  at  Pembroke,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married  Mary  Turner,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Turner  (see  Turner,  III).  She  died  March 
27,  1747.  Their  children  were:  Joseph,  Grace, 
John,  Barusha,  Margaret.  Susannah  and  David. 

(IV)  David,  youngest  child  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
1  Turner)  Stockbridge,  was  born  1713,  in  Hanover, 
Massachusetts,  and  died  in  that  town  December  13, 
1788.  He  was  married,  in  January,  1736,  to  Deborah 
Dishing,  a  native  oi  Scituate,  who  died  in  Hanover. 

(V)  William,  son  of  David  and  Deborah  (dish- 
ing) Stockbridge,  was  born  December  20,  1752.  in 
Hanover,  Massachusetts,  and  died  _  in  that  town 
February  20,  1831,  in  his  seventy-ninth  year.  He 
married  in  Hanover,  October  9.  1774.  Ruth  Bailey, 
a  native  of  that  town,  born  November  8,  1754.  and 
died  there  December  10,   1839. 


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(VI)  Calvin,  son  of  William  and  Ruth  (Bailey) 
Stockbridge,  was  born  September  19,  1784,  in  Han- 
over, Massachusetts,  and  settled  in  Yarmouth, 
Maine,  where  he  died  in  May,  1833.  He  was  mar- 
ried October  31,  1815.  to  Rachel  W.  Rogers,  a  lineal 
descendant  of  the  martyr,  John  Rogers.  She  was 
born  February  6,  1793.  and  died  November  21,  1875, 
in   Concord,   New    Hampshire. 

(VII)  Edward  Alonzo,  son  of  Calvin  and  Rachel 
W.  (Rogers)  Stockbridge,  was  born  September  5, 
1821,  in  Yarmouth,  Maine,  and  died  in  Concord, 
New  Hampshire.  July  28,  [892,  aged  seventy  years. 
After  leaving  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  he 
learned  the  bookbinder's  trade  in  Portland,  where  he 
remained  until  he  was  thirty  years  of  age.  After 
working  six  years  at  his  trade  in  Boston  and  Cam- 
bridge he  settled  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and 
was  for  some  time  in  the  employ  of  the  well  known 
firm  of  Morrill  &  Silsby.  For  a  number  of  years  he 
was  in  business  for  himself  with  a  good  trade.  In 
the  early  eighties  he  accepted  Fred.  S.  Crawford  as 
a  partner,  and  they  formed  the  firm  of  Crawford  & 
Stockbridge,  which  continued  for  eight  or  nine 
years  when  Mr.  Crawford  died.  His  interest  in 
the  business  was  bought  by  Frank  Saunders,  and 
the  firm  of  Stockbridge  &  Saunders  continued  the 
business  about  two  years  longer.  In  1887  Mr.  Stock- 
bridge  sold  his  interest  to  his  partner  and  retired, 
and  died  five  years  later.  Mr.  Stockbridge  started 
in  life  with  a  capital  which  consisted  of  a  healthy 
body,  a  good  character,  and  plenty  of  pluck  and 
perseverance.  He  was  industrious,  persevering  and 
economical,  and  by  his  own  efforts  became  a  good 
business  man  and  prosperous.  He  was  a  man  of 
mild  manners,  domestic  in  his  habits,  and  an  in- 
dulgent husband  and  father.  He  was  fraternal  in 
his  relations  with  men  and  a  member  of  various 
social  organizations.  He  was  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  a  member  of  Eureka  Lodge,  No.  70,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  Trinity  Royal  Arch  Chapter, 
No.  2,  Horace  Chase  Council,  No.  4,  Mount  Horeb 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  of  Concord,  and 
Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory  of  Nashua.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  Webster  and  Wonolancet 
Clubs.  During  the  greater  part  of  his  life  he  was 
a  Democrat,  but  in  his  later  days  embraced  the  tariff 
ideas  of  the  Republicans.  He  married  (first),  in 
Milford,  Massachusetts,  Charlotte  Loraine  Hilliard, 
born  about  1836.  They  had  one  child,  Caroline 
Wales,  born  in  Portland.  .Maine,  August  13,  i860. 
She  married,  February  7,  1894,  Thomas  Oscar  Tay- 
lor, a  Pullman  car  conductor,  running  on  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  between  Washington,  District  of 
Columbia,  and  Boston,  Massachusetts.  This  po- 
sition he  has  filled  for  twenty-seven  years,  and  re- 
side- in  Washington.  They  have  one  child,  Francis 
Stockbridge  Taylor,  born  in  Washington,  December 
31,  1895.  Charlotte  L.  Stockbridge  died  in  1S64.  Mr. 
Stockbridge  married  (second),  in  Concord,  Feb- 
ruary 7.  1872,  Frances  Ellen  Marshall,  born  in  Na- 
shua, October  15,  1842,  daughter  of  Gustine  and 
Emily  (Heald)  Marshall,  of  Concord.  (See  Mar- 
shall, VI).  She  was  educated  in  Nashua  high 
school,  from  which  she  graduated  in  i860,  and  at  a 
boarding  school  in  Derry  and  at  the  Lasell  Female 
Seminary.  She  resides  in  the  former  home  of  her- 
self and   husband  in   Concord. 


The   name   of   Lewis,   sometimes   spelled 
LEWIS     Lewes,  has  had  many  distinguished  rep- 
resentatives in  this  country.     The  family 
is    numerous    and    ancient,    both    north    and    south, 
ii— 24 


Robert  Lewis,  of  Bradmockshire,  Wales,  emigrated 
to  Gloucester  county,  'Virginia,  in  1640.  He  had  a 
large  grant  of  land  from  the  crown,  and  from  him 
have  sprung  different  families  of  Lewises  all  over 
the  country.  Samuel  Gilford  Lewis  was  a  major 
nil  General  Washington's  staff,  and  distinguished 
himself  at  the  battle  of  Germantown,  Pennsylvania. 
Hi  descendants  lived  at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  at 
St.  Louis,  where  they  were  known  as  editors,  judges 
and  surgeons.  George  Lewis,  of  Plymouth,  after- 
wards at  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  where  he  joined 
the  church  September  20,  1635,  came  from  East 
Greenwich  in  Kent  before  1633.  Edmund  Lewis,  of 
Lynn,  Massachusetts,  was  first  at  Watertown,  and 
came  over  from  England  in  1634.  John  Lewis  set- 
tled at  Westerly,  Rhode  Island,  as  early  as  1660. 
Dr.  William  Jerauld  Lewis,  president  of  the  Amer- 
ican Society  of  Microscopists,  is  descended  from 
the  Connecticut  and  Rhode  Island  families.  In  1834 
thirteen  of  the  Lewis  name  had  been  graduated  from 
Harvard,  and  thirty-four  from  other  New  England 
colleges. 

(I)  John  Lewis  was  an  inhabitant  of  Charles- 
town,  Massachusetts,  in  1634,  when  he  is  first  found 
of  record.  He  was  admitted  to  the  church  there 
July  10.  1644,  and  soon  after  removed  to  Maiden 
where  he  was  one  of  the  first  settler.-,  in  1635-36. 
lie  had  four  acres  of  planting  land  and  a  ten  acre 
lot  on  the  Mystic  side  in  1637.  In  all  he  was  the 
owner  of  six  parcels  of  land.  He  must  have  been 
a  man  of  some  means.  The  name  of  his  first  wife 
was  Margerite,  who  was  admitted  to  the  church  in 
Charlestown,  July  7,  1638.  She  died  April  10,  1649, 
and  he  was  married  (second),  April  10,  1650,  at 
Maiden  to  Mary  Brown.  He  died  September  16, 
1657,  at  Maiden.  His  children  included :  John, 
Joseph  and  Mary  (twins),  Samuel,  Elizabeth. 
Sarah,  Abraham,  Jonathan,  Mary,  Hannah,  Isaac 
ami   Trial. 

(II)  Joseph,  second  son  of  John  and  Margerite 
Lewis,  was  baptized  with  his  twin  sister  January 
29,  1640.  The  latter  died  soon  after.  There  is 
no  further  record  apparent  about  Joseph. 

(  111)  Joseph  (2),  who  was  undoubtedly  a  son  of 
one  of  the  sons  of  John  Lewis,  resided  in  Maiden 
and  was  married  there  to  Hannah  Jones.  He  lived 
several  years,  at  least,  in  Woburn,  fur  the  birth-  of 
his  children  are  all  recorded  there.  They  were: 
Hannah,  Mary,  Benjamin,  Joseph,  Abigail  and  John. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
Joseph  and  Hannah  (Jones)  Lewis,  was  born  June 
5.  1705,  in  Woburn,  and  early  in  life  lived  in  the 
part  of  that  town  which  is  now  Wilmington.  The 
births  of  eight  of  his  children  are  recorded  in  that 
town,  together  with  his  own  birth.  Subsequent  t  1 
1744  be  removed  to  Billerica.  Massachusetts,  where 
the  births  of  his  last  three  children  are  recorded, 
the  first  of  these  being  in  June,  1746.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Jaquith.  daughter  of  Abraham  (2)  and 
granddaughter  of  Abraham   1  1  )  Jaquith.  of  Charles- 

n.  Benjamin  Lewis  died  in  Woburn,  September 
23.  1777,  and  his  wife  died  eight  days  later,  Oc- 
tober 1,  aged  seventy  years.  Their  children  were: 
Benjamin,  Jonathan,  Elizabeth,  James,  John,  Reu- 
ben, Mary,  Esther,  Samuel,  Sarah  and  Ebenezer. 
(The  last  named  and  descendants  are  noticed  far- 
ther in  this  article). 

(V)  Benjamin     (2).    eldest    child    of    Benjamin 
(  1  )    and   Elizabeth   (Jaquith  )    Lewis,   was  born   S 
tember  28,   1729.  in  Wilmington,  and  resided  in   Bil- 
lerica.     lie    was    married    April    o.    1752.    to    Mary 
Brown,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary   i ; 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


was  born  December  9,  1731.  Their  children  were: 
Benjamin,  .Mary,  Asa,  Sarah,  Hannah,  Patty,  Keziah 
and   Aloses. 

(VI)  Aloses,  youngest  child  of  Benjamin  (2) 
and  Mary  (Brown)  Lewis,  was  born  April  17,  1770, 
in  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  and  early  in  life  traveled 
up  the  Merrimack  river  and  ultimately  settled  in 
Bridgewater,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  married 
in  Hill,  December  10,  1795,  by  Rev.  Enoch  Whipple, 
of  Alexandria,  to  Sally  Martin.  Their  children, 
born  in  Bridgewater,  were:  Polly  (Mary;,  William, 
Rufus  (1.,  Hiram,  Eliza  and  Sarah. 

(VII)  Rufus  Grave-,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Moses  and  Sally  (Martin)  Lewis,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1800,  in  Bridgewater,  New  Hampshire. 
He  began  his  business  career  as  a  clerk  in  the  store 
of  Captain   Daniel    Smith,   of   New   Hampton,   New 

hire,    whose    daughter   he   subsequently    mar- 
ried.    Afterwards  he  had  stores  of  his  own  in  the 
boring    towns    of    Sanbornton    and    Meredith, 

Hampshire.  Later  he  became  interested  in 
land  speculation  in  Alabama  and  Mississippi,  which 
occupied  his  attention  till  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
war.  He  was  once  representative  to  the  state  legis- 
lature when  the  town  was  politically  opposed  to 
him,  but  he  did  not  care  to  hold  office.  He  had  a 
great  influence  in  all  that  pertained  to  the  best  in- 
terests of  New  Hampton.  He  spent  some  of  his 
winters  in  the  south  where  his  business  interests 
were  located.  He  was  a  Whig  previous  to  1852, 
and  afterwards  acted  with  the  Democrats.  He  be- 
Longed  to  the  militia,  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  col- 
onel. In  religion  he  was  an  Orthodox  Congrega- 
tionalism and  attended  the  church  at  Bristol.  He 
devoted  christian  man,  and  for  years  was 
the  wealthiest  and  most  influential  citizen  in  town. 
In  1852,  when  part  of  the  famous  New  Hampton 
Academy  was  removed  to  Fairfax,  Vermont,  and 
the  remi  dulled  New  Hampton  Literary  and  Bib- 
lical Institution  passed  under  the  control  of  the 
Free  Will  Baptists,  Colonel  Lewis  was  the  largest 
financial  contributor  to  the  new  school.  He  was  de- 
termined that  the  academic  history  of  New  Hamp- 
ton should  not  end  with  the  departure  of  the  old 
Baptists,  and  he  became  one  of  the  most  influential 
members  of  the  new  corporation  whose  charter 
was  approved  January  5,  1853.  Rufus  G.  Lewis 
married,  October  9,  1828,  Sally  Smith,  daughter  of 
Captain  Daniel  and  Mary  (Pickering)  Smith;  she 
was  born  in  New  Hampton,  April  4.  1806.  Captain 
Smith  was  born  in  Exeter.  New  Hampshire,  January 
II,  I/67.  and  died  in  New  Hampton,  January  I, 
1828.     lie   was  proprietor  of  the  principal   store   in 

t  lampton,  owned  the  toll  bridge  across  the 
Pemigewasset,  and  was  for  years  the  leading  busi- 
ness man  in  the  town.  Colonel  Lewis  died  Sep- 
tember -7,  1869,  and  Mrs.  Lewis  died  October  15, 
J.S78.  'I  hey  were  survived  by  three  sons  and  one 
daughter:     Rufus   S,   Edwin   Creswell,  James  Pick- 

ind  Sarah  E..     Two  sons  are  mentioned  in  the 
•  ding   paragraphs. 
Rufus   S.,  eldest   son  of   Rufus  Graves  and   Sally 
(Smith)    Lewi.-,  i  at   New   Hampton,  June 

14,  1833,  and  died  at  l.aconia,  New  Hampshire. 
May  22,  [887.  He  was  a  sufferer  from  asthma  from 
childhood;  he  possessed  an  energetic  and  culti- 
vated mind,  and  a  warm,  religious  nature.  He  want 
into  business  in  Lowell  in  1856,  and  later  in  Boston. 

turned   to   New    Hampton    in    1867,   broken   in 
health.     In   1879  he  went  to   Laconia  where   1 
register    of    deeds    for     several     years.       lie     was 
prominent    in    Masonic    ma  i    was    an 


and  profound  student  of  the  Bible.  A  feeble  body, 
weakened  by  disease,  was  but  a  poor  home  for  a 
nature  so  large  and  a  mind  so  active  as  his,  and 
the  ill-starred  union  could  only  result  in  one  long 
intellectual  and  spiritual  struggle.  He  was  a  man 
of  quick  sympathies  and  possessed  endearing  social 
traits.  He  was  buried  in  the  family  lot  in  New 
Hampton  where  kind  friends  brought  touching  trib- 
utes of  respect.  Rufus  S.  Lewis  married  Eliza 
Bean,  July  14,  1S56.  They  had  one  daughter  born 
to  tin  111,  Winnifrida  Wallace,  now  wife  of  C.  H. 
Turner,    assistant    district    attorney    at    Washington. 

Edwin  Creswell,  second  son  and  only  surviving 
child  of  Rufus  Graves  and  Sally  (.Smith;  Lewis, 
was  born  November  28,  1836,  at  New  Hampton, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampton  Institute,  and  at  Harvard  University,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1859,  and  subse- 
quently the  degree  of  A.  M.  His  early  life  was 
spent  at  home.  In  1878  he  became  owner  of  the 
nia  Democrat,  which  paper  he  edited  and  pub- 
lished for  twenty  years.  For  many  years  he  has 
been  a  trustee  of  the  New  Hampton  Institution, 
and  a  member  of  the  executive  committee.  He 
held  minor  town  offices  in  New-  Hampton,  and  for 
two  years  was  treasurer  of  Belknap  county.  He 
has  served  on  the  school  board  of  Laconia,  was 
a  delegate  to  the  Constitutional  convention  in  1902, 
and  was  a  member  of  Governor  Tuttle's  council 
for  two  years.  He  has  always  acted  with  the 
Democratic  party.  He  is  a  member  of  no  church, 
but  is  connected  with  the  Congregational  society 
in  Laconia.  He  is  a  Mason,  and  is  a  member  of 
Union  Lodge,  of  Bristol,  chapter  and  commandery. 
lie  married,  July  24,  1890,  Eliza  Dean,  daughter  of 
David  and  Sally  F.  (Wallace)  Hilton,  of  Sand- 
wich, New  Hampshire.  She  was  born  December  5, 
1829,  and  died  at  North  Adams,  Massachusetts, 
April  15,  1899.  There  are  no  children  to  this 
union. 

James  Pickering,  youngest  son  of  Rufus  Graves 
and  Sally  (Smith)  Lewis,  was  born  February  10, 
1842,  in  New  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  educated 
in  New  Hampton  Institute  and  was  for  many  years 
clerk  in  postoffice  department  at  Washington,  D. 
C.  He  married  Mollie  Winn,  of  Saratoga,  New 
York,  and  they  had  born  to  them  one  son,  James 
P.,  Jr.,  born  April  14,  1883.  James  Pickering  Lewis 
died   December  22,   1901. 

(V)  Ebenezer,  youngest  child  of  Benjamin  (1) 
and  Elizabeth  (Jaquith)  Lewis,  was  born  December 
4,  1750,  in  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  and  died  in 
a  hospital  at  Cambridge,  January  10,  1776.  He  was 
probably  there  in  the  military  service,  though  he 
does  not  appear  in  the  list  of  Revolutionary  soldiers 
from  Billerica.  His  nephew  Benjamin  served 
through  three  enlistments,  and  nearly  every  able- 
bodied  man  in  the  town  was  a  soldier.  Ebenezer 
Lewis  was  married  September  29,  1772,  to  Ruth, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Corey)  Par- 
ker, of  Billerica.  She  was  born  July  3,  1752,  and 
survived  her  marriage  but  a  few  days.  He  was 
married  (second)  at  Groton,  August  21,  1773,  to 
Sarah  Bennett,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  two 
children,   William  and   Sarah. 

(VI )  William,  only  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Sarah 
(  Bennett)  Lewis,  was  born  March  25,  1774,  in 
Billerica,  and  settled  in  Marlow,  New  Hampshire. 
No  record  of  his  marriage  appears  in  the  latter 
state,  but  his  wife's  Christian  name  appears  as 
Anna  in  the  record  of  their  children's  birth-,  in 
Marlow.       They     were:      William,    John,     George, 


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Gordon  and   Oliver.     The  mother  died  in  Marlow, 
in  1858. 

t,\  II)  Gurdon,  fourth  son  of  William  and  Anna 
Lewis)  was  born  February  29,  1804,  in  Marlow. 
In  the  records  of  that  town  his  name  is  frequently 
written  with  both  spellings — Gordon  and  Gurdon. 
He  was  an  industrious  and  successful  farmer  in 
Marlow,  where  he  was  married  April  6,  1S26,  to 
Lucy  Huntley. 

(.VIII)  Francis,  eldest  child  of  Gurdon  and 
Lucy  (.Huntley)  Lewis,  was  born  about  1827,  in 
.Marlow,  and  settled  in  Wisconsin.  He  enlisted 
as  a  soldier  of  the  civil  war  there,  in  the  Second 
Regiment  of  Volunteers,  and  was  subsequently 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disability.  His 
death  occurred  in  Keene,  in  1870.  He  married 
Mary  Thompson,  daughter  of  Christopher  Thomp- 
son, of  Lempster,  New  Hampshire,  February  26, 
1851,  and  had  a  family  of  three  children,  namely: 
Emma,  who  is  no  longer  living,  Lovilla  and 
Frank    T. 

(IX)  Frank  Thompson,  only  son  of  Francis 
and  Mary  (.Thompson)  Lewis,  was  born  in  Marlow, 
this  state,  January  17,  1859.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Marlow  and  Stoddard,  and 
was  reared  to  agricultural  pursuits.  General  farm- 
ing and  teaming  constituted  his  principal  occupation 
until  1893,  when  he  located  in  Nashua  and  en- 
gaged in  the  livery  business.  Enterprising  and 
progressive  his  equipment  is  always  up  to  date,  and 
reliability  is,  in  his  estimation,  just  as  important  a 
feature  as  is  the  character  of  his  horses  and  ve- 
hicles. His  stable  contains  fifty-five  stalls  and  he 
keeps  on  hand  from  twenty  to  twenty-five  trusty 
horses  for  livery  purposes.  He  also^  boards  and 
cares  for  some  thirty  horses  for  private  parties, 
and  employs  an  average  of  six  experienced  stable 
men.  Politically  Mr.  Lewis  acts  with  the  Re- 
publican party,  and  has  served  in  the  common 
council  one  year,  on  the  board  of  aldermen  two 
years,  and  in  the  lower  house  of  the  state  legis- 
lature one  term.  He  is  a  prominent  Odd  Fellow, 
and  affiliates  with  the  Beverbrook  Lodge  in  Keene, 
Nashua  Encampment,  No.  1,  of  Nashua,  and  Can- 
ton A,  Patriarchs  Militant,  No.  9,  of  Nashua. 
He  married,  January  31,  1885,  Ada  Scott,  daughter 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Barber)  Scott,  of  Stoddard, 
and  has  two  sons — Harold  W.,  born  July  26,  1886, 
and  Guy  S.,  born  August  4,  1897. 

The  family  of  Lewises  of  this  sketch 
LEWIS  seems  to  have  been  represented  in  New- 
bury for  a  century  and  a  half  before  an 
ancestor  left  that  place  to  seek  the  frontiers  of  the 
North  Country.  Robert  Lewis  came  from  Bristol, 
England,  to  Salem,  Massachusetts,  whence  he  moved 
to  Newbury,  where  he  died  March  4,  1643.  From 
him  this  line  is  probably   descended. 

( I  )  Jonas  Lewis,  of  Newbury,  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,  serving  as  follows :  In 
Captain  Brattle's  company,  Roxbury,  Massachusetts, 
■  fifteen  days;  Captain  Batchellor's  company,  Read- 
ing, three  months,  fourteen  days;  Captain  Kelton's 
company,  Needham.  three  months,  fourteen  days ; 
Lieutenant  Richardson's  company,  Royalston,  three 
years.  In  1793  he  was  in  Lempster,  New  Hamp- 
shire, whence  he  removed  to  Littleton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  resided  until  his  death  in  1S33  or 
1834.  He  was  a  loyal  citizen  and  a  brave  soldier. 
He  was  a  miller  by  occupation,  and  in  politics  a 
Whig.  He  married  Susanna  Dix.  who  was  born  in 
England,    and    came   to    America   and    lived    in    the 


family  of  Captain  Moses  Little,  of  Newbury'port, 
Massachusetts.  She  died  in  Littleton  in  1837  or 
1838.  Their  children  were :  Jonas,  Samuel,  Joel, 
Solomon,  Tryphosa  and  Tryphena  (twins),  James, 
Sally,  Susannah,  Jasper  and  John. 

(II)  Samuel,  second  son  and  child  of  Jonas  and 
Susanna  (Dix)  Lewis,  was  born  in  17S3.  He  ac- 
companied his  parents  when  they  moved  to  Little- 
ton, he  being  then  eight  years  old.  He  resided  in 
Littleton  from  1793  until  he  died  in  1839.  He  was 
a  farmer,  and  in  his  day  Littleton  was  a  frontier 
settlement  where  there  was  abundance  of  work  in 
clearing  away  the  forest,  and  great  crops  on  the 
virgin  soil  rewarded  the  farmer's  industry.  He  mar- 
ried. September  9,  1S00,  Margaret  Henry,  who  died 
in  Littleton.  Their  children,  born  in  Littleton, 
were :  Alonzo,  Hiram,  Henry,  Nancy,  Mary  Ann, 
Phebe  and  Valeria. 

(III)  Alonzo,  eldest  child  of  Samuel  and  Mar- 
garet (Henry)  Lewis,  was  born  in  Littleton,  in 
October,  iSor.  He  preferred  an  independent  life, 
though  it  involved  toil,  and  followed  farming,  the 
occupation  of  his  ancestors  for  generations,  all  his 
life,  and  died  in  Littleton,  May  2,  1873.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  a 
Republican.  He  married  Sophia  Dunbar,  who  was 
born  in  1802,  and  died  in  Littleton,  June  15,  1871, 
daughter  of  David  Dunbar.  Their  children  were: 
George   Dunbar  and  Charles  Frank. 

(IV)  George  Dunbar,  son  of  Alonzo  and  Sophia 
(Dunbar)  Lewis,  was  born  in  Littleton,  March  15, 
1834.  He  resided  in  Littleton  from  birth  until  1883, 
when  he  removed  to  Bethlehem,  where  he  now  re- 
sides He  has  been  a  lifelong  farmer,  a  staunch  Re- 
publican, and  a  consistent  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church.  He  married  (first),  July  19,  1S57, 
Julia  A.  Mason,  who  was  born  in  Lyman,  January 
13.  1837,  and  died  in  Littleton,  December  3,  1888, 
daughter  of  Joshua  and  Lydia  (Garland)  Mason,  of 
Lyman;  (second),  October  5,  1896,  Sophronia  L. 
Fisher,  who  was  born  in  Dalton,  October  27,  1831. 
daughter  of  Lorenzo  D.  and  Eliza  B.  (Crandall) 
Fisher.  She  married  (first)  Jonathan  W.  Wallace; 
(second)  Nelson  C.  Farr.  The  children  of  George 
D.  and  Julia  A.,  all  but  George  H,  born  in  Little- 
ton, are :  Charles  Frank,  a  farmer  in  Brownington, 
Vermont ;  he  married,  in  1877,  Ida  C.  Hatch.  Fred- 
crick  D.,  who  is  mentioned  below.  Abbie,  who  mar- 
ried Fred  L.  Smith,  of  Littleton.  George  Henry,  of 
Littleton.  Carrie  J.,  who  married,  August  18,  1SS5, 
Alonzo  M.  Higgins,  and  resides  in  Littleton.  Harry 
A.,  farmer  of  Bethlehem,  who  married,  November 
16,  1892,  Mabel  R.  Wallace.  Infant  daughter,  died 
young.     Walter  J.,  who  resides  in  Bethlehem. 

(V)  Frederick  Dunbar,  second  son  and  child  of 
George  D.  and  Julia  A.  (Mason)  Lewis,  was  born 
in  Littleton,  January  16,  i860.  Until  sixteen  years 
of  age  he  worked  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended 
the  common  schools.  For  five  years  following  that 
time  he  drove  a  meat  wagon  summers,  attended 
school  springs  and  autumns,  and  taught  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  Littleton  winters.  Possessing  a 
good  business  education,  abundance  of  energy  and  a 

'ling  character,  he  has  made  every  day  count, 
and  now  finds  himself  a  man  of  means  while  still 
comparatively  young  in  years.  He  has  a  farm  of 
four  hundred  acres  on  which  is  a  fine  set  of  build- 
ings. One  hundred  acres  of  his  land  is  under 
plough,  and  he  cuts  annually  one  hundred  tons  of 
hay  and  keeps  thirty  cows  and  other  stock.  He  also 
devotes  considerable  attention  to  lumbering,  and 
with  his  brother,  Harry  A.,  carries  on  a  prosperous 


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provision  business  at  Bethlehem,  under  the  firm  name 
of  F.  D.  Lewis  &  Company.  He  is  a  successful  man. 
and  has  been  called  often  to  serve  as  a  public  officer. 
He  has  been  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen 
several  terms;  has  been  supervisor  and  a  member  of 
the  school  board,  and  for  ten  years  past  moderator 
of  the  town  meetings.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republi- 
can. He  married.  March  13,  1884,  at  Boston.  Mas- 
sachusetts, E.  Alice  Mansfield,  who  was  born  Sep- 
tember 25,  1862,  at  Roxbury,  daughter  of  Gideon 
and  Almira  (Foster)  Man-held,  of  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts. They  have  one  son,  Frederick  William. 
who  graduated  civil  engineer  with  the  class  of  1907 
from  Tufts  College.  He  made  an  enviable  record 
there,  both  as  a  student  and  an  athlete.  Also  an 
adopted  daughter,  Fokeliena  Severin.  born  in  Bos- 
ton. Massachusetts,  February  24,  1888.  She  grad- 
uated from  the  high  school  of  Bethlehem  at  the  age 
of  fifteen  wars  and  has  since  devoted  her  time  to 
music.  She  plays  the  piano  and  violin  and  is  an 
excellent  horsewoman,  having  made  an  enviable  rep- 
utation as  a  fine  rider. 


Among  the  families  that  settled  early 
LEWIS     in   New  Hampshire,  the  greater  part  of 

w  hich  was  then  nothing  but  a  wilder- 
ness,  was  that  of  Lewis,  and  throughout  the  inter- 
vening years  their  name  has  been  intimately  asso- 
ciated with  the  development  of  this  section.  One  of 
the  members  of  the  family,  at  any  rate,  took  an 
active  part  in  ihe  struggle  for  our  national  inde- 
pendence. 

(I)  Jabez  Lewis  horn  about  1741.  supposed  to 
have  been  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  in  battle  against 
Burgoyne,  married  Mary  Hyman  or   (Himan)   about 

1  7'  3- 

(II)  Frederick  Stewart,  son  of  Jabez  and  Mary 
(Hyman  or  Himan)  Lewis,  a  millwright,  born  De- 
cember 11,  1708  at  Claremont,  came  to  Newport  in 
March.  1S35.  Married.  1822,  Zylinda  Thomas,  of 
Claremont,  born  April  15.  170x3.  Their  children: 
Betsey  Stewart,  died  young:  Frederick  W„  John 
Thomas,  Charles  H..  Betsey  L..  married  John  Tilton ; 
Harriet  Z..  married  Roswell  J.   Kelsey. 

(III)  Frederick  W..  son  of  Frederick  S.  and  Zy- 
linda (Thomas)  Lewis,  born  April  12,  1828,  at  Clare- 
mont, was  hired  out  to  work  on  a  farm  at  eleven 
years  of  age,  at  twenty-five  dollars  per  annum,  and 
continued  at  farm  work  three  years.  At  the  age 
of  fourteen  he  entered  the  store  of  Bela  Nettleton, 
of  Newport,  as  a  clerk.  At  twenty-four  he  was  ad- 
mitted as  a  partner  in  the  same  store,  where  he  con- 
tinued until  the  death  of  Mr.  Nettleton  seven  years 
later,  when  lie  purchased  the  entire  stock  and  con 
tinned  the  business  until   [863.     In   1862  he  was  olio,. 

Sugar  River  Bank  and  held  the 
position  until  1865,  when  the  hank  was  re-organized 
by  him  as  a  national  hank,  taking  the  name  of  "The 
First   Nal  !    of  Newport."     lie  was  elected 

cashier  of  this  bant,  which  positii  n  hi-  sou  nowoc- 

ly,  in  1868,  a 
chartei  d  for  the  Newport  Savings  Bank. 

hank-  was  1  I  and  commenced  business  in 
September  of  h  lie  was  elected  treas- 
urer 1  1  thi  in  titution,  and  held  the  position  until 
his  death,  lie  served  a-  town  clerk  our  year,  town 
treasurer  five  years  and  was  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee which  v  ■  1  the  building 

of  tin-  now    town  hail   and   court    house,  and   in  the 

ion   of   u  Inch   ho  took   a    liv<  lj    and   acth  e   in- 

ile    was    instrumental    in    procuring    the    - 

nt  of  thi   i'  1  "I  aph  to  Newpi  rt,  and  wi  irked 
late  i"  he  1    thi'  railro 


through  the  town.  In  early  life  he  was  active  irr 
military  affairs,  holding  various  commissions.  He 
was  an  active  and  interested  member  of  the  Uni- 
tarian Church  and  society  since  its  organization  in 
Newport.  Never  soliciting  or  aspiring  to  political 
preferment,  he  had  nevertheless  frequently  been 
nominated  as  candidate  for  selectman,  representative 
and  state  councillor.  His  substantial  and  elegant 
residence  on  Cheney  street  was  erected  by  him  in 
1N76.  He  married,  October  2,  1856,  Mary  J.  Travis, 
of  Natick,  Massachusetts,  born  January  13.  1835, 
and  she  still  survives.  He  died  December  31.  1889. 
in  Bermuda.  One  child,  Samuel  DeWolf,  was  born 
of   this   marriage. 

(HI)  John  Thomas,  third  child  of  Frederick  S. 
Tin!  Zylinda  (Thomas)  Lewis,  born  August  5,  [832, 
died  July.  186:.  lie  was  a  merchant  at  Newport. 
Married.  January  21.  1858,  Hannah  M.  Karr,  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Harriet  (  Presby)  Karr.  Their 
children:  1.  Frederick  J.,  born  in  1858,  de- 
ceased; married  Ida  M.  Beebe,  of  near  Bangor. 
Maine,  and  they  have  one  son,  Hartwell  Lewi-.  2. 
George  E.,  born  April  14.  1S61,  the  day  and  hour 
they  fired  on  Fort  Sumter.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  school-  of  Newport,  and  graduated  from 
the  high  school,  class  of  1880.  After  leaving  school 
he  clerked  in  a  clothing  -tore  in  Lawrence.  Massa- 
chusetts, and  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  entered  the 
Savings  Bank  of  Newport  as  a  clerk.  In  April. 
1890.  be  was  elected  treasurer  of  this  institution, 
in  which  capacity  he  has  since  served.  At  present 
(1907)  he  is  a  member  of  the  school  board  and  was 
during  1905-06  town  treasurer  of  Newport.  In  Ma- 
sonic circle-  he  is  past  master  of  Mt.  Venn  n  Lodge, 
and  member  of  chapter  and  commandery  of  Clare- 
mont. He  is  past  grand  representative  of  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  married 
(first),  October  14.  1880.  Ida  G.  Dame,  of  New- 
port; -lie  died  September  15.  1805,  leaving  one  son. 
George  I.  lie  married  (second).  December  25. 
1903.  Mabel  L.  White,  a  native  of  Marlboro,  New 
Hampshire,  and  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  Whites 
that  came  over  on  the  "Mayflower." 

(IV)   Samuel  DeWolf,  -on  of  Frederick  W 

Mary  J.  (Travis)  Lewis,  was  born  January  3.  1867, 
in  Newport.  New  Hampshire.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Newport,  Phillips  Exeter,  threi 
years,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  entered  tli  first 
National  Bank  of  Newport.  He  is  counted  am 
the  substantial  banking  men  of  the  state,  having  a 
comprehensive   knov  thi-   business,    having 

tilled  every  office  up  to  cashier,  he  succeeding  his 
father  in  thi*:  position.  He  erected  several  substan- 
tial buildings  in  Newport,  which  he  owns,  is  a 
•promoter  of  outside  enterprises  entering  Newport, 
.aid  i-  identified  with  every  measure  tending  toward 
tin-    improvement    of   the   town.      lie    enlarged    tin 

•  Vera     House,    which    has    one    of    the 
north   of  Boston,  and  superintended  the  building 
the  two  schools  in   Newport       lie   served  the  town 
a-  selectman  foi   a  period  of  four  years,  and  was 
member  01    I  r  Rawlin's  staff.   Mi     Lewi     was 

one    of   the    organizers    1  Brampton    Woolen 

an  indu  .1  n  w  hich  ha-  been  Fi  iunded  upi  n 
a  1110-1  substantial  basis  and  promises  to  be  an  im- 
portant manufacture  town.  Dur- 
ing   Mr.    I                               1    tcj     of    the    office    of    -eleet- 

ard 
the  improvement   of  the   roads,     lie  married,  June 
Bibby,  daughter  of  William 
in  '      1,       d  Charlotte  Brown   t  Ar- 

nold)  Bi  1  date-  her  ancestry  hack  to  Charle- 

^rnold,  XXV),  and  i         mi  mber   1  't 


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uhe  Order  of  the  Crown.     They  are  the  parents  of 
•one  daughter,  Goldina  Vivian  Lewis. 


The  Lewis  family  of  this  sketch  is  de- 
LEWIS  scended  from  a  Welsh  ancestor  who 
came  to  America  in  1820.  The  earlier 
generations,  time  out  of  mind,  resided  in  Wales. 

1  I  I  William  Lewis  was  born,  lived  and  died  in 
Wale.. 

ill)  William  (2),  son  of  William  (1)  Lewis, 
was  born  in  Wales,  and  died  in  Utica,  New  York. 
!r,  r820  he  came  to  the  United  States,  and  passed 
the  remainder  of  his  life  farming.  He  married,  in 
\\  ties  Jane  Owen,  who  was  also  born  in  Wales. 
They   had   eighteen   children. 

(Ill)  Owen  J..  SMt  of  William  (2)  and  Jane 
(Owen)  Lewis,  was  born  in  Utica,  Xew  York.  Jan- 
nary  1 3,  1S39,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  that  city.  At  twelve  years  of  age  he  became 
clerk  in  a  store,  where  he  served  until  he  was  seven- 
teen. He  then  opened  a  shoe  store  on  his  own  ac- 
count, which  he  carried  on  until  18 — ,  when  he  re- 
moved to  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  His  trade  was  well 
managed  and  continued  to  expand  until  it  grew  into 
a  wholesale  and  commission  business  of  large  pro- 
portions,  and  now  has,  besides  the  principal  business 
in   St.   Louis,  offices   in   New  York  and  Boston, 

Mr.  Lewis  resided  in  Boston  the  greater  part  of 
the  year,  and  the  remainder,  during  the  warm  rea- 
son, at  his  summer  home  in  Wilton.  New  Hamp- 
shire. For  eighteen  years  past,  ending  with  his 
death,  the  picturesque  scenery  and  agreeable  cli- 
mate 'if  Wilton  attracted  him  to  that  town.  He  was 
a  member  of  Trinity  Church,  Boston,  the  Merchants 
Club,  and  a  Masonic  lodge.  He  married  Clara  E. 
l'i'  cior.  daughter  of  Moses  Proctor,  of  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts. 


This  family  apparently  has  no  connec- 
LEWIS  tion  with  the  Lewis  family  of  Laconia, 
New  Hampshire,  but  owing  to  insuffi- 
nt  date,  it  has  been  impossible  to  trace  the  an- 
cestry of  this  branch. 

1  I  )  James  Lewis  lived  in  Roxbury,  Massachus- 
etts. He  was  the  son  of  James  Lewis,  who  belonged 
in  the  western  part  of  the  state.  James  (2)  Lewis 
was  a  farmer.  His  second  wife  was  Theodosia 
Mackey  Chorley.  daughter  of  John  Wilson  Chorley. 
They  had  two  children :  Josephine  Virginia,  born 
September  25,  1837,  married  William  Cowdes.  and 
lived  in  Somerville,  Massachusetts:  and  James 
Franklin,  whose  sketch  follows.  His  first  wife  was 
Mary  Glover.  Their  children  were  Mary  Glover 
Lewis,  born  March  30,  1S22,  and  Hannah  Seaver 
Lewis,  born  Dec.  13,  1823,  also  Ebenezer  Lewis  born 
\.ug.  20,  1825.  His  first  wife  died  October  ro,  1826. 
James  (2)  Lewis  died  August  11,  1869,  and  his  wife 
dii   I    March  30,   1866. 

(II)  James  Franklin,  son  of  James  (2)  and  The- 

-ia  Mackey  (Chorley)  Lewis,  was  born  in  Dor- 
chester,  now  a  part  of  Boston.  Massachusetts,  Oc- 
tober  20.  1832.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools, 
and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  he  learned  the  silver- 
smith's trade.  He  worked  at  this  for  forty  years. 
In  1895,  feeling  the  need  of  a  change,  he  came  to 
Mont  Vernon,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  built  a 
house  and  made  his  permanent  home.  On  Septem- 
ber 3,  1863,  James  Franklin  Lewis  married  Hannah 
Jane,  daughter  of  William  Hunt,  of  England.  They 
Tiad  five  children:  Jennie  Frances,  born  May  26, 
1864;  Lillye  Theodosia.  born  December  16,  1868; 
fames  Edward,  born  September  18,  1873:  Myrtle 
Horbury,  born  November  21,  1879;  Beatrice  Ger- 
trude,  born   April   30,   1883. 

(  L)    John    Lewis,    son    of   Hezekiah    Lewis,    was 


born  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  August  15,  1775, 
and  died  in  Pembroke,  New  Hampshire.  February 
23,  1850.  He  married,  November  25,  1802,  Jane 
Noyes,  of  Bow,  who  was  born  in  Bow,  August  10, 
1782.  and  died  in  Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  Decem- 
ber 27.  1866.  Their  children,  all  born  in  Pembroke, 
were:  William,  Eliza  Jane,  George  Washington, 
Hannah,  Noyes,  John  Adams,  Hiram,  Olive  Gay, 
Willmene,  Joseph.  Benjamin,  Uduay  Follansbee  and 
John   Quincv   Adams. 

(II)  Joseph,  ninth  child  and  fifth  son  of  John  and 
Jane  (  Noyes )  Lewis,  was  born  in  Pembroke,  July 
30  1819,  and  died  February  22,  1875.  He  resided  in 
Suncook.  He  married,  December  22,  1S42,  Mary 
Jane  Lear,  who  was  born  March  3,  1822.  They  had 
ten  children:  Areanna  Augusta,  George  Alonzo, 
Frank  Pierce.  Charles  Henry.  Sarah  Jane,  Joseph 
Matthew.  John  Hiram,  Fred  Spaulding,  Mary  Olive 
and   Julia  Etta. 

(III)  The  last  named  was  born  March  19,  1S61, 
and  married  January  10,  1885,  Walter  S.  Cass. 
(See  Cass,  VIII.) 

The  Kennetts  are  an  old  Scotch 
KENNETT  family,  one  of  whose  branches,  de- 
scended from  Robert,  is  now  in  New 

Hampshire.     The    industry    and    high    character    of 

the  Kennetts  have  always  been  conspicuous  virtues. 

and  they  have  ever  enjoyed  the  respect  and  esteem 

of  their  contemporaries. 

(I)  Robert  Kennett  is  said  to  have  come  to 
America  in  1 741.  and  settled  in  Kittery,  Maine, 
where  he  married  Mary  Fernald.  From  Kittery  he 
made  bis  way  through  the  woods  to  Wolfboro.  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  lived  for  a  time  and  then  re- 

to  that  part  of  Eaton  which  is  now  Madison, 
wdiere.  savs  the  Historv  of  Carroll  County,  "Robert 
and  John  Kennett  were  early  on  the  soil,"  that  is, 
soon  after  1787.  "Robert  Kennett,  a  Scotchman, 
gave  his  name  to  the  hill  where  he  settled."  His 
children  were:  Isabella.  Polly,  Annie.  Betsey,  Rob- 
ert, killed  by  a  playmate  at  nine  years;   Coffin  and 

(II)  John,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Fernald) 
Kehnett,  raised  a  quite  large  large  family  near  his 
father's  homestead,  and  then  moved  to  Effingham, 
where  he  died.  He  married  and  became  the  father 
of  children:  Robert  and  George  (twins),  Ami, 
John    Alva,  Sewall,  Belinda  and. Sarah. 

(III)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (1)  Kennett,  was 
born  111  Madison.  He  was  a  mariner  and  was 
drowned  at  sea  in  1847.  He  married  Lydia  Ann 
Gile.  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gile,  of  Andover, 
Massachusetts.  The  children  of  John  and  Lydia 
were:     John.  Amasa  and  William. 

(IV)  William,  son  of  John  (2)  and  Lydia  A. 
(Gile)  Kennett.  was  born  in  Madison.  November 
22  1839,  and  died  in  Conway,  August  16.  1902.  He 
owned  a  large  and  well  stocked  farm  and  was  the 
largest  lumber  operator  in  Madison.  Two  years 
before  his  death  he  located  in  Conway,  where  he 
continued  to  carry  on  his  lumbering  and  milling  op- 
erations. He  built  the  spool  factory  now  the  property 
of  the  Conway  Manufacturing  Company.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  a  Republican  and  served  a  term  in  the 
state  legislature.  He  was  a  man  of  great  activity 
and  executive  ability,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
w-as  the  owner  of  a  handsome  property.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  E.  Russell,  who  was  born  in  Conway, 
daughter  of  Alvar  C.  and  Asenath  (Davis)  Rus- 
sell, of  Conway.  Five  children  were  born  to  them: 
Alpheus  Crosb'v,  mentioned  below.  Frank  R.,  once 
a  merchant  in  Madison,  now  deceased.  William  C, 
of  Conway,  Frnest  C,  of  Madison.  Sarah  E.,  Mrs. 
Frank  L.  Kendall. 


753 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


(V)  Alpheus  Crosby,  eldest  child  of  William  and 
Sarah  Eastman  (Russell)  Kennett,  was  born  in 
Madison,  July  27,  1859.  His  early  years  were  spent 
in  attending  the  public  schools  and  New  Hampton 
Institute,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1878.  and  in 
doing  such  work  as  would  fall  to  the  lot  of  a  boy 
whose  father  had  plenty  of  work  for  him  on  the 
farm,  in  the  woods  and  at  the  mill.  At  seventeen 
years  of  age  he  became  telegrapher  and  station 
agent  for  the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad,  serving  a 
year  at  Salmon  Falls,  four  years  at  South  Berwick, 
and  five  years  at  West  Ossipee.  In  18S8  he  began  the 
manufacture  of  spools  at  Conway.  His  business 
was  carried  on  at  first  on  a  small  scale,  but  he  suc- 
ceeded so  well  in  his  enterprise  that  he  soon  doubled 
his  capacity,  and  gave  employment  to  fifty  hands. 
As  the  volume  of  his  business  increased,  he  erected 
a  planing  mill,  a  box  factory,  and  other  accessories 
and  soon  did  a  large  and  flourishing  business.  His 
spools  were  sold  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific, 
and  went  to  the  Clark  Thread  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, the  Eureka  Silk  Company,  the  Morse  &  Kelly 
Manufacturing  Company,  the  Wareham  Point  Com- 
pany, the  Barbour  Linen  Thread  Company,  and 
others.  Of  lumber,  bark,  and  wood  he  handled  im- 
mense amounts.  For  ten  years  he  supplied  the 
Excelsior  Milk  with  five  thousand  cords  of  wood 
annually,  and  in  recent  years  this  amount  rose  to 
ten  thousand  cords  a  year.  In  the  manufacturing  of 
lumber  he  used  portable  saw  mills  and  operated  as 
many  as  eleven  at"  one  time.  In  his  various  indus- 
tries Mr.  Kennett  employed  three  hundred  men. 
To  keep  this  small  army  busy  and  supply  the  de- 
mands of  his  various  customers  he  cut  over  many 
thousands  of  acres  of  timberland.  In  1903  he  sold 
his  manufacturing  plants  and  has  since  dealt  in 
timber  and  timberlands.  He  is  one  of  the  largest 
landowners  in  that  portion  of  the  state  wherein  he 
resides  ;  and  at  one  time  he  owned  seven  thousand 
acres  in  Chatham,  twelve  thousand  in  Jackson,  five 
thousand  in  Fryeburg,  Maine,  ten  thousand  in  Al- 
bany. Maine,  six  hundred  at  Hale's  Location,  five 
thousand  five  hundred  in  Freedom,  fifteen  hundred 
in  Bartlett,  four  thousand  at  Stowe,  Maine,  fifteen 
hundred  in  Stoneham.  Maine,  fifteen  hundred- in 
Madison,  and  other  tracts  at  Ossipee,  Tamworth, 
and  other  places,  the  whole  aggregating  seventy 
thousand  acres.  In  1904  he  became  manager  for 
B.  F.  Sturtevant-&  Company,  manufacturers  of 
shoe  pegs,  and  has  since  directed  the  affairs  of  that 
large  concern  with  signal  success. 

He  has  always  been  notably  energetic  and  in- 
dustrious, and  these  two  elements  in  his  composi- 
tion associated  with  excellent  judgment  have  brought 
him  the  success  which  has  made  him  a  leading  citi- 
zen of  Carroll  county.  His  diligence  and  unremit- 
ting industry  are  made  manifest  by  a  glance  at  his 
record;  lie  never  lost  a  day  while  he  was  in  the 
employ  of  the  railroad  company,  and  lias  never  taken 
three  days'  vacation  since  he  ha-  been  in  business 
for  himself.  The  only  monetary  institution  in  which 
he  is  is  interested  is  tie'  Conway  Savings  Bank,  of 
which  he  is  a  director.  In  1802-03  he  represented 
Conway  in  the  house  of  representatives  and  was 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  count v  affairs.  In 
1895  lie  e  1  ate  and  while  a  member 

of  that  body  served  as  chairman  of  the  committee 
on  manufactures,  ami  was  a  member  of  the  commit- 
tees en  finance,  towns  and  hanks.  He  was  one  of 
the  three  senators  who  sustained  the  district  state 
tax.  He  introduced  and  brought  about  the  passage 
of  the  state  library  law,  obtained  an  amendment  to 
the  tuberculosis  bill,  which  was  vetoed,  making 
towns  pay  one-third  damage,  and  effected  the  passage 


of  the  bill  prohibiting  the  placing  of  saw-dust  in 
brooks.  He  was  appointed  aide-de-camp  on  the 
staff  of  Governor  Ramsdell  with  the  rank  of  colonel,. 
and  served  two  years.  In  fraternal  organizations 
Colonel  Kennett  is  equally  as  popular  and  prominent 
as  in  business,  social,  political  and  military  circles. 
He  is  a  member  of  Carroll  Lodge,  No.  57.  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Freedom,  Maine ;  Signet  Chap- 
ter Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  North  Conway ;  Pales- 
tine Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  of  Rochester ; 
an.!  Xew  Hampshire  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot- 
tish Rite  of  Nashua.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Cha- 
laque  Tribe,  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  of  Conway. 
He  married  (first),  1884.  Carrie  B.  Gerrish, 
daughter  of  Dr.  C.  P.  Gerrish,  of  South  Berwick. 
Maine.  She  lived  but  a  year  after  marriage.  He 
married  (second),  October  31,  1888,  Lora  Ferren, 
of  Madison,  who  was  born  September  22.  1S70, 
daughter  of  John  G.  and  Melissa  Ferren.  of  Mad- 
ison. They  have  one  child,  Frank  Edson,  born 
October  22,  1896. 


(I)  Ebenezer  Averill.  born  in  Tops- 
AVERILL  field,  Massachusetts,  came  to  Milford, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1752,  and  settled 
upon  the  farm  now  (1905)  owned  by  Edward  B. 
Hall,  near  Mount  Vernon  line.  We  have  no  rec- 
ord of  the  name  of  his  wife  or  the  date  of  her 
birth  or  death.  His  children  were:  Ruth,  born  in 
Topsfield ;  Ebenezer,  born  in  Topsfield,  December 
25.  1751:  David,  born  in  Milford:  Elijah,  born  in 
Milford,  married  May  28.  17S2,  Mehitabel.  daugh- 
ter of  Andrew  and  Hannah  (Goffe)  Bradford  of 
Milford,  resided  in  Mount  Vernon  :  Moses,  born  in 
Milford,  married  July  27,  17S6,  for  his  second  wife, 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Bridges  of  Wil- 
ton. 

(II)  Ebenezer  (2).  son  of  Ebenezer  CO  Aver- 
ill,  was  born  in  Topsfield,  Massachusetts,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1751.  and  died  in  Milford,  July  14.  1837. 
He  removed  with  his  father  in  1752  to  Mil-' 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  farmer,  and  re- 
mained on  the  homestead  during  his  life.  He  mar- 
ried Anna  Johnson,  born  April,  1755.  died  Septem- 
ber 15,  1R30.  Their  children  were:  James  Johnson, 
horn  in  Milford,  August  6,  177S,  died  JuK  11.  [867; 
he  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  Mount  Vernon, 
and  in  March.  1807,  married  Lucy  W.,  daughter  of 
Israel  and  Mary  (Wallace)  Burnham,  of  Lyndes- 
borough.  Elijah,  born  1781.  died  in  Milford.  Feb- 
ruary   13.    TS34,   was  a  dealer  in   wood  and   lumber. 

married,    January    5.    1S00.    Lois     daughter    of 

Eliphalct  and  Lois  ( )   Maee.  of  Milford.     Ehen, 

born  August  1.  1783.  Luther,  born  March  14.  1786 
Calvin,  born  September  18,  1788.  Aladon,  horn  i7or, 
died  June  20,  1865  was  a  miller  and  lived  in  Mil- 
ford village;  he  married  Mehitabel.  daughter  of  the 
Rev.  Ezra  and  Mary  Wihnarth.  of  Milford.  Nat 
born  March  24,  1703,  married,  November  to.  1816, 
John,  son  of  Andrew  and  Sarah  (Hastings')  Leavitt 
of  Amherst:  he  resided  in  Amherst,  and  died  there 
November  22  (854.  Alma,  horn  October  17.  1706, 
inerricd  Daniel  (2),  son  of  Daniel  and  Rachel 
(Hutchin  I  if  Milford.  r<  sided  and  died 

there    '  r8S5. 

(III)  Eben,  third  son  and  third  child  of  Ebe- 
nezer (2)  and  Anna  (Johnson")  Averill.  was  born 
■n  Milford,  VtlgUSl  1.  [783,  and  died  July  12.  tS6o. 
He  was  a  lie  .lent  of  the-  town,  a  farmer 
living  en  tl'e  firm  settled  "tun  by  his  grandfather 

erward   owned    by   his    father.      He   married 

Fanny,  daughter  of  William  (2)  ami  Hannah  ( ) 

Bradford,   of   Amherst,   born   March   20.    1784.   died 
February   12,  1850.     Their  children  were:     Granville 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


759 


Clifford,  born  in  Milford.  May  6,  1S11;  Fanny 
Bradford,  born  May  23,  1815,  died  September  3, 
1S66,  married  March  8,  1842,  Levi  Curtis:  Eunice  S„ 
born  February  2t,  1823,  died  May  9,  1853;  Nancy, 
born  January  4.   1S27.  died  April  10    1842. 

(IV)  Granville  Clifford,  eldest  child  of  Eben 
and  Fanny  (Bradford)  Averill,  was  born  in  Mil- 
ford,  May  6,  1811.  He  was  a  farmer  residing  on 
the  farm  next  south  of  his  father's.  Politically  he 
was  a  Democrat,  and  in  religious  faith  he  was  a 
Baptist.  After  the  death  of  his  wife  he  removed 
to  Hooksett  to  live  with  his  son  Willis,  and  died 
there  May  28,  1885.  He  married  December,  1837, 
Caroline  W.,  daughter  of  Luther  and  Hannah  (Wal- 
lace) Averill,  born  October  21,  1812,  died  March 
18,  1864.  Their  children  are:  Mary  Caroline,  born 
July  5,  1839.  married  June  18,  1859,  Frank  W.,  son 
of  Joseph  and  Harriet  (Wheeler)  Mace  of  Amherst. 
Willis  G..  born  1841.  Anna  Frances,  born  Decem- 
ber 15,  1843,  married,  July  19,  1865,  Elbridge  D., 
son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  (Howe)  Clark  of  Wil- 
ton ;  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Clark  she  married  Eph- 
raim  A.  Parkhurst.  and  resided  in  Amherst.  Wood- 
bury J.,  born  October  6,  1847,  died  August  6,  1859. 
Clara  T„  born  April  6,  .1852,  died  June  12,  1864. 
Andrew  Wallace,  born  June  6,  1S56,  died  October 
3,  1863. 

(V)  Willis  G.,  second  child  and  oldest  son  of 
Granville  C.  and  Caroline  W.  (Averill)  Averill, 
was  born  in  Milford.  April  15,  1841.  He  enlisted  in 
Company  A.  Tenth  Regiment  New  Hampshire  Vol- 
unteers, in  1861,  and  served  with  his  regiment  until 
it  was  mustered  out  in  1865,  participating  in  the 
battle  of  Fredericksburg,  and  other  important  en- 
gagements. He  settled  in  Hooksett  about  1870,  and 
owns  a  farm  of  several  hundred  acres,  and  has  been 
engaged  in  farming  and  lumbering.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  votes  the  Democratic 
ticket.  He  married,  April  15,  1868.  Fannie  A.  Mc- 
Pherson.  daughter  of  William  D.  and  Clarisa  Mc- 
Pherson,  of  Bedford,  born  February  21,  1837.  They 
have  one  child,  Josephine,  born  August  10,  1876,  wife 
of  Willis  Worthley.  of  Hooksett. 


The  name  of  Durgin  is  not  a  common 
DURGIN     one,    though   it   is    fairly  numerous   in 

certain  parts  of  New  Hampshire, 
notably  Sanbornton  and  the  Franconia  valley.  The 
first  American  ancestor  appears  to  have  been  Wil- 
liam Durgin.  who  is  said  to  have  come  from  Eng- 
land in  1690  and  settled  in  Massachusetts.  lie  had 
five  children:  Francis.  William,  Daniel.  Sarah  and 
Hannah.  The  identity  of  the  christian  names.  Fran- 
cis and  William,  with  those  of  the  following  line 
leaves  room  for  little  doubt  that  this  line  is  of  the' 
same  stock.  As  in  the  case  of  most  patronymics. 
there  have  been  considerable  variations  in  the  spell- 
ing, Durgen,  Durgan,  Durgain  and  Dirgin,  being 
found  in  some  rf  the  older  records.  In  Colonial 
times  Benjamin  Durgan,  of  Rowley,  Massachusetts, 
appears  on  the  muster  roll  of  Captain  Joseph  Smith's 
company,  and  in  1776  James  Durgen  was  in  the 
company  of  Captain  Moses  MacFarland,  Colonel 
Nixon's  regiment.  In  later  times  Dr.  Samuel 
Holmes  Durgin.  born  at  Parsonsfield,  Maine,  1830, 
has  been  a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  medical  pro- 
fession, having  been  a  lecturer  at  the  Harvard  Medi- 
cal School  since  1884.  and  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can Health  Association.  Miss  Lyle  Durgin,  a  grad- 
uate of  New  Hampton  Institute.  New  Hampshire, 
in  1865,  was  a  portrait  painter  of  considerable  note. 
She  studied  art  in  Paris  where  she  exhibited  in  the 
Salon,  but  her  studio  in  later  years  was  in  Boston, 
where  she  died  in  1904. 


(I)  Francis  Durgin,  youngest  of  nine  children 
of  Francis  and  Rebecca  (Durrell)  Durgin,  was  born 
at  Thornton,  New  Hampshire,  March  24,  1795.  It 
is  probable  that  his  father  was  one  of  the  pioneers 
of  that  town,  which  was  settled  in  1770,  and  it  is 
likely  that  he  came  from  some  place  near  the  sea- 
coast,  either  in  New  Hampshire  or  Massachusetts. 
Although  the  same  christian  names  are  constantly 
recurring  in  the  different  generations,  he  was  not 
one  of  the  Sanbornton  Durgins.  whose  parents,  Wil- 
liam and  Hannah  (Elliott)  Durgin,  were  married 
in  Epping  in  1747,  and  afterwards  moved  with  their 
children  to  Sanbornton.  Francis  Durgin's  father 
died  when  Francis  was  an  infant,  and  the  latter  be- 
came a  farmer  and  settled  in  the  northern  part 
of  Campton  near  the  Pemigewasset  river  where  he 
reared  his  family.  Francis  Durgin's  first  wife  was 
Susan  Foss,  who  died  young  leaving  one  son,  Var- 
nam  Gale  Durgin,  who  became  a  farmer  in  Thorn- 
ton, where  he  married  and  had  three  children.  For 
his  second  wife  Francis  Durgin  married  Ruth  But- 
ler, one  of  the  younger  children  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Poor)  Butler,  of  Campton,  this  state,  who  was 
born  September  22,  1796.  Her  parents  both  came 
from  Newburyport,  Massachusetts,  where  John  But- 
ler was  born  in  175S  and  his  wife  in  1761.  He  was 
originally  a  sailor,  and  had  probably  seen  a  good 
deal  of  the  world  when  he  moved  with  his  family 
to  Campton  in  1795.  Ruth  Butler  was  a  woman  of 
untiring  industry  and  superior  character  and  ability, 
and  she  trained  her  children  to  good  habits,  active 
labor  and  high  moral  standards.  Francis  Durgin 
and  Ruth  Butler  were  married  on  December  13, 
1825,  and  they  had  four  children :  Susan  Foss,  born 
September  16,  1S26.  Harrison,  born  January  26. 
1828.  William  Butler,  whose  sketch  follows.  Lu- 
cinda,  born  January  I,  1835,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
ten  days.  Susan  F.  Durgin  married,  June  3,  1847, 
Dr.  William  Augustus  Smith,  of  Campton,  New 
Hampshire.  Deacon  Harrison  Durgin  was  a  glove 
manufacturer,  and  lived  in  Vineland,  New  Jersey. 
He  was  twice  married,  (first),  to  Emeline  Thornton, 
January  26,  1851,  and  (second),  to  Floretta  Maria 
Taylor,  of  Rumney,  New  Hampshire,  on  January 
17,  1S77.  Francis  Durgin  died  April  2S,  i86r,  and 
his  widow  died  December  5,  1870. 

(II)  William  Butler,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Francis  Durgin  and  his  second  wife,  Ruth  Butler, 
was  born  at  Campton,  New  Hampshire,  July  29, 
1833.  He  had  the  advantages  afforded  by  the  country 
schools  at  that  time,  but  he  early  showed  himself  a 
lad  of  more  than  ordinary  ability  and  ambition,  and 
at  the  age  of  sixteen  went  to  Boston  accompanied 
by  his  father,  who  secured  for  him  a  position  as 
apprentice  in  the  factory  of  Newall,  Harding  & 
Company,  silversmiths,  12  Court  Square.  Here  he 
remained  five  years,  becoming  a  master  in  that  craft 
with  which  his  name  was  afterwards  to  remain  as- 
sociated. The  temptations  of  the  great  city  had  no 
charm  for  him,  and  his  life  as  an  apprentice  was  as 
quiet,  exemplary  and  industrious  as  when  in  later 
years  he  became  the  head  of  a  great  factory.  In 
1854.  when  he  reached  his  majority,  William  B. 
Durgin  thought  he  could  see  iu  the  capital  of  his 
native  state  a  promising  field  for  his  business.  Ac- 
cordingly he  moved  to  Concord  at  that  time,  and 
began,  on  a   small  scale,  the  manufacture  of  silver- 

Iaying  the  foundation  of  what  was  to  become 
f  tlu-  great  factories  of  the  country.  At  first 
the  business  was  confined  to  spoon  making,  and  he 
did  the  work  himself  with  only  one  assistant;  but 
at  the  end  of  a  year  he  began  to  take  apprentices 
and  teach  them  the  art.  He  remained  in  his  original 
shop   for   four   years,   paying  a   rent   of  seventy-five 


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dollars  annually;  but  at  the  end  of  that  time  he  built 
a  small  wooden  structure  on  School  street,  and  cm- 
ployed  five  or  six  apprentices  with  a  few  workmen. 
In  "1867,  nine  years  later,  he  built  the  large  brick 
factory  on  School  street,  considered  a  fine  structure 
in  its  day,  where  for  thirty-seven  years  the  busiw 
was  conducted.  At  first  Mr.  Durgin  occupied  only 
a  small  portion  of  this  building,  and  the  front  was 
used  for  office  purposes;  but  his  business  constantly 
increased,    and    the    accommodations    of    the    School 

1  plant  had  been  long  outgrown  before  it  was 
finally  abandoned  in  1904.  Mr.  Durgin  lived  to 
the  completion  and  occupation  of  his  spacious  and 
artistic  new  factory,  fronting  White  Park  in  Con- 
cord. This  structure,  one  of  the  notable  ones  of  the 
kind  in  the  country,  marked  the  anniversary  of  a 
half  century  of  honorable  and  successful  business 
life.  .Many  years  ago  the  annual  product  of  the 
factory  amounted  to  more  than  half  a  million  dol- 
lar-, and  the  wares  hearing  the  Durgin  stamp,  a 
t  "H"  in  Old  English,  has  become  known  not 
only  throughout  this  country,  but  is  sold  in  London 
ami  either  foreign  markets.     It  would  have  been  ini- 

ible  for  a  man  of  Mr.  Durgin's  integrity  to 
make  anything  hut  the  very  best,  for  his  name  stood 
as  a  synonym  for  everything  that  was  honorable. 
Hi-  si!\er  became  noted  for  artistic  and  original 
designs  as  well  as  for  the  highest  grade  of  metal, 
and  most  exclusive  firms  in  the  large  cities  were 
glad  to  handle  it. 

When  Mr.  Durgin  was  a  young  man  he  united 
with  the  Baptist  Church  in  Boston,  afterwards 
transferred  his  membership  to  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Concord,  where  for  years  he  was  .me 
of  the  most  prominent  members,  serving  for  a  I 
time    as    trustee.      lie    was    exceedingly    benevolent, 

contributed  liberally  to  the  founding  and  main- 
tenance of  all  philanthropies  in  town  like  the  Cen- 
tennial Home  for  the  Aged,  the  Margaret  Pill-bury 
nil  Hospital  and  the  New  Hampshire  Memorial 
Hospital  for  Women  and  Children.  He  was  a  Re- 
publican in  politics,  and  in  1894  served  as  representa- 
tive to  the  New  Hampshire  legislature  The  fol- 
lowing  extract  from  the  Concord  Patriot,  written  at 
the  time  of  his  death,  sums  up  his  life  and  character: 
"No  one  could  meet  William  B.  Durgin  or  look  in 
In-  face  without  feeling,  Here  is  a  good  man.  In 
him  the  Sterner  ami  the  gentler  virtues  were  well 
mingled.  Integrity,  industry,  indomitable  perse- 
and  kindliness  were  parts  of  his 
character  Blessed  at  the  start  with  an  iron  consti- 
tution, his   constant  application  taxed   it   to  the   ut- 

h     he    had     scarcely    completed     his 

.   he  had  lived  the  lives   and   done 

the  work  of  several  men.     A  man  of  pure  and  simple 

Teat   interests   were   hi-   business, 

his    home    and    his   church.      He   had    a    keen    apprcci- 

ii   Hi   tlie  beautiful,  whether  in  art  or  nature.      lie 

A     in    this    country,   and   his 

riched  by  several   European  trips. 

Sharing    with    all    the    members    of    his     family    an 

ardent    love    F01    thi    out-door   life,  he   was   a   keen 

in,  and  many  of  his   friends  will   remember 

the  noble   spei  mien     of  lake  trout  and  other   lish   that 

be  drew  from  'lie  waters  of  Winnepesaukee  everj 
spring  1 'nlv  last  fall  he  hunted  partridges  with 
the  enthusiasm  of  a  boy.     Mr.  Durgii  ibled 

to    celebrate   his    ""Men    wedding   anniversary    Sep 
tember    2r,    1904,    in    company    with    her    who    li.nl 
blessed   In-   life   for  half  a  century;   and  he   was   per 
mitted   to   see   'I1'  m   of   thi 

which   symbolized  his  fifty  year-   .if  successful   ' 

life,  am!  in  which   h  uch  an  honest  pride 

Then  a-wcary  with   weigh)   ••<  can       hi    dropped  the 


burden  of  life,  and  was  gently  laid  to  rest  beside  the 
beloved  daughter,  whose  untimely  death,  in  the  prime 
of  young  motherhood,  was  a  never-ending  grief." 
1  in  September  21.  1854.  at  Boston,  William  But- 
ler Durgin  was  united  in  marriage  to  Martha  Eliza- 
beth Travers,  eldest  daughter  of  George  Martin  and 
Martha  (Lerned)  Travers.  who  was  born  at 
Gardner,  Massachusetts.  January  15.  1833.  Mrs. 
Durgin's  younger  sister.  Mary  Frances  Travers. 
born  February  26,  1842.  married  Horace  F.  Parker, 
son  of  Dr.  David  Parker,  of  Gardner.  Ma-sachu- 
setts.  They  had  one  child.  Mary  Eliza  Parker,  born 
April  24,  1867,  who  was  graduated  from  Wellesley 
College,  in  1888,  received  her  second  degree  from 
Radclift'e  College,  studied  at  Pennsylvania  Univer- 
sity, and  is  now  (1907)  professor  of  the  art  of 
teaching  at  Simmons  College  in  Boston.  Upon  their 
marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Durgin  came  at  once  to 
Concord  to  live,  and  soon  after  built  the  house  on 
Rumford  street,  which  became  their  permanent 
home.  Mrs.  Durgin  has  been  a  devoted  wife  and 
mother,  and  her  kindness  of  heart  and  quiet  chari- 
ties have  made  life  pleasanter  for  many  who  had 
no  immediate  claim  upon  her.  Like  her  husband, 
she  became  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  early 
in  life.  With  him  she  shared  the  pleasures  of  ex- 
ten  -ivc  ji  urneys,  both  at  home  and  abroad,  includ- 
ing three  European  trips.  Mrs.  Durgin  is  a  great 
admirer  of  the  beautiful  in  Nature  and  in  art,  and 
of  kite  years  one  of  her  pleasures  has  been  the  col- 
lecting of  old  china.  Her  cabinets  hold  a  large  and 
varied  assortment,  and  her  collection  is  without 
doubt  the  most  valuable  in  the  city,  and  is  probably 
not  surpassed  in'  the  state.  Her  benevolences,  both 
public  and  private,  are  very  large;  she  is  a  liberal 
supporter  of  all  the  philanthropies  in  the  city  like 
the  hospital-,  the  District  Nursing  Association,  and 
the  Home  for  the  Aged  to  which  she  has  recently 
1  a  thousand  dollars  in  memory  of  her  husband, 
a  former  trustee.  Whoever  wishes  a  friend  in  need 
can  find  one  in  Mrs.  Durgin. 

William  B.  and  Martha  (Travers")  Durgin  were 
the  parent-  of  t  u<  >  children:  George  Franc-,  whose 
sketch  follows;  and  Mary  Susan,  born  August  1, 
[864.  The  daughter  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Concord,  including  the  private  school  of  the  Misses 
Bridge,  and  then  spent  three  years  at  the  boarding 
school  of  Mrs.  Hayes  in  Boston.  On  April  6,  18,87. 
Mary  Susan  Durgin  was  married  to  Richard  Henry 
Rice,  sun  of  Albert  S.  and  Frances  (Baker)  Rice, 
of  Rockland,  Maine.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rice  lived  at 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  and  afterwards  at  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Nland  where  Mr.  Riee  was  the  senior 
partner  in  the  firm  of  Rice  &  Sargent,  manufacturers 
of  tationary  engines.  Richard  U.  and  Mary  Susan 
(  Durgin  I  Rice  bad  three  children  :  Phyllis,  a  student 
imi  Maui  College;  Richard  Drury  and  Susan 
Durgin.  Mrs  Mary  Susan  (Durgin)  Rice  died  Jar 
uary  24,  (895,  in  her  thirty-first  year,  and  is  buried 
in   the   family   l"t   at    Concord. 

William    Butler   Durgin   died  after  a  long  illness 
at   the  1  in  G  M  ty  6.  1905,  and  his  d< 

was  followed  four  weeks  later  by  that  of  his  only 
son.  Mis.  Durgin  -til]  lives  at  the  home  in  Concord, 
having  lost  her  husband  am!  both  children,  but  III 
finds  tl'e  solace  of  her  life  in  doing  good  to  others, 
till  1  1.  orge  Francis,  only  son  and  elder  child 
of  William  B.  ami  Martha  (Travers)  Durgin.  was 
born  in  Concord.  New  Hampshire,  April  25.  1858. 
He    was    e. Incited    in    the    school-    of    his    native    city. 

in  hiding   the   high   school,   also   studied   under   two 

noted    private    teachers.    Moses    Wool-nn    ami    Amos 

Hadley.  ami  afterwards  attended   Phillips  Academy 
at    Andover,    Massachusetts.      He    possessed    a    fine 


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mind  with  a  strong  literary  bent,  and  while  in  school 
distinguished  himself  in  writing  and  speaking,  and 
at  one  time  published  an  amateur  newspaper  in  con- 
nection with  his  friend,  Charles  D.  Warde.  At  the 
age  of  twenty  he  was  taken  into  business  with  his 
father,  and  in  time  became  superintendent  and  equal 
partner.  To  Mr.  George  F.  Durgin's  fine  taste  is 
due  in  great  measure  the  artistic  beauty  of  the  hol- 
low-ware an,J  other  expensive  pieces,  bearing  the 
Durgin  stamp,  which  became  famous  throughout  the 
country.  It  was  his  ambition,  like  that  of  his  father, 
to  produce  nothing  but  the  very  best,  and  even  when 
this  was  attained,  he  was  always  striving  after  fur- 
ther excellence.  But  George  F.  Durgin's  activities 
were  not  confined  to  silverware  manufacturing 
alone.  Endowed  with  fine  sensibilities  and  an  ar- 
dent love  for  nature,  and  possessed  of  ample  means, 
he  early  became  an  extensive  traveler,  and  he  gener- 
ously allowed  his  friends  to  share  the  pleasures  of 
these  trips  by  sending  home  delightful  letters,  show- 
ing keen  powers  of  observation  and  unusual  grace 
of  style  and  dictation.  These  articles  were  printed 
in  the  local  papers,  chiefly  the  Concord  Monitor,  and 
at  first  related  to  Mooseliead  Lake,  the  Adirondack's, 
and  other  resorts  more  or  less  familiar  to  the  travel- 
ing public.  But  as  time  went  by.  and  Mr.  Durgin 
had  visited  all  the  more  famous  places  in  this  coun- 
try and  Europe,  the  Call  of  the  Wild  appealed  to 
him  more  and  more,  and  during  the  last  few  years 
of  his  life  most  of  his  summers  were  spent  in  New- 
foundland and  Labrador.  On  these  journeys  he  was 
accompanied  by  his  wife  and  daughter ;  in  fact,  the 
travels  were  originally  taken  for  the  benefit  of  the 
health  of  the  latter.  Going  with  guides  and  para- 
phernalia into  the  unexplored  recesses  of  the  woods 
or  chartering  a  yacht  and  sailing  at  will  along  the 
coast  of  the  Hudson  Bay  region.  Mr.  Durgin  not 
only  saw  places  and  people  quite  inaccessible  to  the 
ordinary  tourist,  hut  he  described  them  in  a  way 
possible  only  to  a  bright  and  highly  cultivated  mind. 
•'His  Letter's  from  Labrador."  published  in  the  Con- 
cord Monitor,  attracted  instant  attention,  not  only 
from  the  freshness  and  keenness  of  the  author's 
observations,  but  from  their  mature  literary  style, 
which  gave  them  a  charm  seldom  found  in  produc- 
tions of  this  sort.  Mr.  Durgin's  inherent  modesty 
led  him  to  think  lightly  of  these  efforts,  as  of  his 
other  literary  publications ;  but  the  interest  of 
strangers  as  well  as  friends  was  so  insistent,  that 
in  1907  his  mother  was  prevailed  upon  to  collect  the 
articles  and  issue  them  in  a  volume  for  private 
distribution.  In  this  form  they  will  remain,  not 
only  as  a  memorial  to  an  idolized  son,  cut  off  in 
his  prime,  but  as  a  contribution  of  permanent  worth 
to  the  honorable  collection  of  literary  matter  pro- 
duced by  natives  of  the  city  and  state. 

As  might  be  supposed  from  his  travels.  Mr. 
Durgin  was  a  fine  sportsman,  and  excelled  in  hunt- 
ing and  fishing.  He  held  a  prominent  place  in  Con- 
cord society ;  though,  as  he  grew  older,  the  ordi- 
nary conventional  entertainments  of  fashionable  life 
possessed  less  charm  for  him,  and  he  devoted  him- 
self more  to  his  home,  his  books  and  the  out-door 
life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Wonolancet  Club  in 
Concord  and  of  the  Algonquin  and  New  Hampshire 
clubs.  Boston.  A  Republican  in  politics,  he  served 
as  representative  from  ward  four.  Concord,  but 
party  strife  had  little  interest  for  him.  A  man  of 
kindly  impulses  and  great  generosity  and  high  busi- 
ness honor,  he  bore  many  burdens  uncomplainingly. 
If  Mr.  Durgin  had  been  blessed  with  a  sounder  con- 
stitution   and    more    robust    healtfi    ivid    been    given 


a  longer  lease  of  life,  he  undoubtedly  would  have 
accomplished  much  more  for  his  native  town.  As 
it  is,  his  name  is  one  of  those  that  will  be  remem- 
bered. 

On  February  6,  1883.  George  Francis  Durgin 
married  in  Boston,  Blanche  Harriet  Bellows,  only 
daughter  and  eldest  child  of  Abel  Herbert  and  Julia 
Antionette  (Warren)  Bellows,  of  Walpole,  New 
Hampshire.  (See  Bellows.  V).  They  had  one  child, 
Gladys  Bellows,  born  June  3,  1884,  a  girl  of  gentle 
and  lovable  disposition,  who  is  a  communicant  of 
Saint  Paul's  (Episcopal)  Church  in  Concord. 
George  F.  Durgin  died  May  26,  1905,  at  his  home 
in  Concord,  being  released  after  a  long  illness  and 
intense  suffering,  at  the  early  age  of  forty-seven. 


The  family'  named  Whittle  is  found 
WHITTLE  in  New  Hampshire  history  in,  I793> 
when  William  Whittle  came  up 
from  Litchfield,  Massachusetts,  and  settled  in  the 
town  of  Weare.  There  is  nothing  to  show  that  he 
had  either  brothers  or  sisters,  although  undoubtedly 
he  had,  and  it  is  more  than  probable  that  one  brother 
at  least  came  with  him  or  afterward,  and  was 
progenitor  of  the  Goffstown  branch  of  the  family  of 
that  name.  It  is  not  understood  that  William  or 
any  of  his  sons  ever  settled  in  Goffstown,  but  in 
1N25  Whittle  and  Parker  were  licensed  to  "mix  and 
sell  liquors"  in  the  town  during  that  year,  and  it  is 
well  known  that  William  Whittle,  of  Weare.  was 
one  of  the  most  famous  tavern  keepers  of  Hills- 
boro  county  for  many  years,  as  well  as  one  of  the 
most  prominent  Masons  of  his  day. 

William  Whittle  was  born  in  Litchfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. July  22,  1764,  and  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution.  He  was  in  trade  in  his  native  town  a 
few  years,  and  about  1793  moved  with  his  family  to 
Weare  Centre.  There  he  engaged  in  many  occupa- 
tions, being  a  man  of  uncommon  business  talents 
and  perhaps,  with  the  exception  of  John  Hodgdon, 
the  greatest  landowner  in  the  town.  He  had  a  large 
and  flourishing  store,  conducted  the  tavern' which 
had  an  immense  patronage,  it  being  in  the  time  of 
great  six  and  eight  horse  teams,  numerous 
and  the  great  winter  caravan  of  two-horse  pungs 
and  one-horse  pods  which  journeyed  from  the  north 
ti  mis  to  the  markets  down  country.  He  also  man- 
ufactured potash,  and  was  the  prime  mover  in  build- 
ing the  cotton  factory  where  is  now  Rockland. 
(  Weare   History). 

William  Whittle  married  Rachel  Parker  and  had 
five  sons  and  three  daughters,  the  youngest  son  be- 
ing John  Whittle,  who  married  Susan  Chase  and 
had  three  children,  the  youngest  of  whom  was 
named  Tohn.  William  Whittle's  son  John  spent  his 
life  in  Weare.  hence  could  not  have  been  the  father 
of  John  Whittle,  of  Goffstown.  the  head  of  the 
branch  of  the  Whittle  family  under  consideration 
hi  re  John  of  the  Goffstown  Whittles  is  said  to 
have  had  three  brothers,  George,  Thomas  and  Will- 
iam, all  older  than  himself,  while  the  brothers  of 
John,  the  son  of  William,  were  William,  Thomas, 
Jonathan  and  James.  It  is  not  impossible,  however, 
that  the  sire  of  George.  Thomas.  William  and  John 
of  the  Goffstown  familv  was  not  one  of  the  older 
sons  of  William  of  Weare.  although  such  a_  con- 
clusion cannot  be  drawn  from  any  now  existing 
record,  and  it  is  more  probable  that  the  four  Whit- 
tle brothers  of  Goffstown  were  sons  of  a  brother  of 
William  of  Weare;  but  whatever  the  fact  may  have 
been,  the  Weare  and  Goffstown  Whittles  always 
have  been  regarded  as  of  the  same  general  family. 


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(I)  William  Whittle,  of  Goffstown,  New 
Hampshire,  had  four  sons,  George,  Thomas.  Will- 
iam and  John.  The  date  and  place  of  his  birth,  the 
period  of  his  life  and  the  name  of  his  wife  are  un- 
known. 

(ID  John,  third  son  of  William  Whittle,  was 
born  in  Goffstown.  He  married  Betsey  Thurston, 
of  Wolfboro,  New  Hampshire,  and  had  eleven  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  died  in  extreme  infancy.  Those 
who  grew  to  maturity  were :  Harrison  Gray,  Eliza- 
beth, William  Thurston,  John  Henry,  Maria.  Mary 
Jane  and  Nancy.  Of  these  children  only  William 
Thurston,  and  his  sister  Elizabeth,  who  now  is  an 
inmate  of  the  Gale  Home  for  Aged  Women  in 
Manchester,  now  survive. 

(Ill)  William  Thurston,  son  of  John  and  Bet- 
sey (Thurston)  Whittle,  .was  born  in  the  town  of 
New  Boston,  New  Hampshire,  September  9,  1832. 
When- a  boy  he  attended  school  at  the  little  hamlet 
known  as  Oil  Mill  village  (so  named  in  allusion  to 
the  extensive  linseed  oil  factory  operated  there  more 
than  three  score  years  ago).  In  1850.  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  years,  he  found  employment  as  brake- 
man  on  the  New  Hampshire  Central  Railroad,  be- 
tween Weare  and  Manchester,  New  Hampshire, 
(one  of  the  first  railroads  operated  in  the  state)  and 
later  worked  in  various  capacities  from  brakeman  to 
conductor  on  the  old  Manchester  &  Lawrence  Rail- 
road, between  Manchester  in  this  state,  and  Law- 
rence. Massachusetts.  Still  later  he  "run"  on  the 
old  Concord  Railroad,  and  after  that  on  the  Con- 
toocook  Valley  Railroad,  between  Contoocook  and 
Hillsborough.  New  Hampshire.  He  "railroaded"  in 
one  capacitv  or  another  for  full  fifty-six  years.  He 
is  one  of  the  oldest  railroad  men  in  the  country  in 
point  of  years  of  active  continued  service,  and  was 
regarded  as  one  of  the  most  faithful  and  competent 
employes  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  system. 

On  May  17,  1851,  Mr.  Whittle  married  Eliza 
Jane  Beard,  who  was  born  at  Stoneham,  Massachu- 
setts. February  23,  1833.  daughter  and  fifth  child  of 
Moses  Beard,  who  moved  from  New  Boston  to 
Weare  about  7835,  and  lived  at  the  foot  of  Baker's 
hill.  Their  children:  Herbert  Henry,  born  Febru- 
ary 27,  1852,  died  October  31,  1SS7;  married,  Janu- 
ary I,  1879;  Caroline  Eliza  Jameson,  of  Antrim, 
New  Hampshire,  and  had  three  children — Grace, 
Henry  Tameson  and  William  Thurston  Whittle. 
Mary  Beard,  born  August  3.  1853,  married,  Febru- 
ary 17.  1874,  Henry  B.  Eaton,  of  Hillsborough,  New 
Hampshire;  died  June  8.  1885,  leaving  one  child- 
Henry  Eaton.  Ida  May,  born  May  27,  1855.  married, 
August  26,  1873,  Levi  Woodbury,  of  Antrim,  New 
Hampshire ;  died  March  3,  1882. 


The  ancestor  of  the  family  of  Haz- 
HAZLETT     lett  of  this  article  is  so  far  unknown, 
but   he   was   undoubtedly  from   Eng- 
land,   though    not    mentioned    among    the    early   set- 
tlers of  New  England. 

(I)  Matthew  Hazlett  was  born  in  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, March  22.  1743.  lie  removed  to  Ports- 
mouth, New  Hampshire,  before  the  Revolution,  and 
was  a  signer  of  the  "Association  Test"  in  i77n- 
His  unique  advertisement  was  the  first  one  in  New 
hampshire  illustrated  with  a  special  newspaper  cut, 
and  appeared  in  tin-  X>  w  Hampshire  Gasette,  July 
I7i  1767.  He  man  rtsmouth,  r  10, 
1774.  Ann  Frost.  ilieir  ten  children  was 
William. 

(II)  William,  fourth  child  of  Matthew  and  \im 
(Frost)     Hazlett,    was    born    in    Portsmouth,    Sep- 


tember 16,  1780.  He  married  Elizabeth  Ham,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children;  among 
them  William. 

(III)  William  (2),  fourth  child  of  William  (i> 
and  Elizabeth  (Ham)  Hazlett,  was  born  in  Ossipee, 
November  18,  1808,  and  died  in  Portsmouth,  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1864.  He  was  a  cabin  joiner  in  the  employ 
of  George  Raynes,  shipbuilder,  and  worked  on  many 
famous  clipperships,  and  also  on  the  "Kearsarge" 
and  "Ossipee,"  the  famous  war  vessels  built  in  the 
Portsmouth  navy  yards  during  the  Civil  war.  His 
fourth  son,  William  C,  served  on  the  "Ossipee," 
and  died  in  1864  from  the  effects  of  exposure  while 
in  the  blockade  service  off  Mobile,  Alabama.  Wil- 
liam Hazlett  married,  January  8,  1S34,  Hannah  S. 
Davis,  of  Effingham,  who  was  born  March  9,  1812. 
and  died  June  10,  1897,  seventh  child  of  William  and 
Sarah  (Bryant)  Davis.  They  had  eight  children, 
among  them  Charles  Albert. 

(IV)  Charles  Albert,  seventh  child  of  William 
(2)  and  Hannah  S.  (Davis)  Hazlett,  was  born  in 
Portsmouth,  July  21,  1S47.  His  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  city  schools,  and  he  has  the  first  Haven 
medal  awarded  at  the  high  school,  which  he  won  in 
1863.  This  large  octagon  medal  was  the  nucleus 
of  what  is  now  the  largest  collection  of  medals  and 
coins  in  the  state,  and  its  possession  led  to  large 
collections  of  stamps,  autographs  and  rare  books 
of  Portsmouth  imprint.  Mr.  Hazlett  entered  the 
counting  room  of  ex-Governor  Ichabod  Goodwin  in 
1863,  and  served  as  a  confidential  clerk  for  nine 
years,  while  his  employer  was  extensively  engaged 
in  foreign  shipping  and  domestic  railroad  manage- 
ment. In  1872  he  was  employed  as  bookkeeper  and 
teller  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Portsmouth, 
and  in  January,  1884,  was  elected  cashier,  succeeding 
E.  P.  Kimball,  who  had  served  thirteen  years  fol- 
lowing Samuel  Lord,  whose  term  of  service  was 
forty-seven  years,  the  bank  having  had  but  three 
cashiers  and  four  presidents  since  its  organization 
as  a  state  bank  in  1824.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Pis- 
cataqua  Savings  Bank,  and  executor  and  trustee  of 
several  large  estates.  He  was  a  promoter  of  the 
Portsmouth  Improvement  Association,  and  at  its 
organization,  in  1903,  was  chosen  president,  an  office 
he  has  since  filled.  He  has  served  in  several  city 
offices  and  for  thirty-six  years  has  been  agent  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  Man- 
chester.  New   Hampshire. 

He  has  been  trustee  of  the  public  library  since 
1884,  when  the  books  of  the  Mercantile 
Library  Association,  of  which  he  was  president, 
were  presented  to  the  public  library;  and  for 
twenty  years  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the  trustees 
of  that  institution  and  had  charge  of  the  invested 
funds  and  the  purchase  of  books.  His  connection 
with   various   libraries   led    him    b  to    Mrs. 

Caroline  A.  Weeks  the  erection  of  the  Weeks  Mem 
orial  Library  building  at  Greenland,  New  II 
shire,  which  he  designed,  and  on  its  acceptance  by 
the  town  be  was  made  a  life  trustee.  lie  i-  warden 
of  the  North  Congregational  Parish,  and  has  the 
care  of  its  record*  which  cover  the  period  from  the 
founding  of  the  church  in  1640  to  the  present  time. 
He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Society  for  the  Care  of 
South  Cemetery.  lie  is  a  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Historical  Society,  and  is  a  Frequent 
contributor  of  articles  on  historic  to  maga- 

zines, and  was  the  principal  anther  of  iuth, 

Historical   and   Picturesque,"  published   in   1002.  and 
is  now    (1907)   engaged  in  annotating  Adam's  "An- 
of   Portsmouth"  and   extending  that    work   from 


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1S23  to  date.  He  is  a  constant  contributor  to  ath- 
letic publications  under  the  nora  de  plume  of  "Tel- 
zah."  He  was  the  pioneer  wheelman  of  New 
Hampshire,  being  compelled  to  ride  on  an  imported 
bicycle  in  1878.  At  the  organization  of  the  League 
of  American  Wheelmen  at  Newport  in  iSSo,  he  was 
elected  a  director,  and  afterward  served  several 
years  as  chief  consul  of  the  New  Hampshire  divi- 
sion. He  is  a  member  of  St.  Andrew's  Lodge,  No. 
»S6,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Portsmouth;  of 
Osgood  Lodge,  No.  48,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows;  and  of  the  Warwick,  the  Country,  the  New 
Hampshire  Automobile  and  other  social  clubs. 

He  was  married  in  Manchester,  December  10, 
1884,  to  Josephine  H.  Richardson,  who  was  born 
in  Manchester,  September  3,  1855,  daughter  of  Ed- 
win P.  and  Myra  H.  Richardson,  of  Manchester, 
whose  ancestor  settled  in  Charlestown.  Manchester, 
in   1630. 


Aretas  Blood,  son  of  Nathaniel  and 
BLOOD     Roxellana    (Proctor)    Blood,   was   born 

in  Wethersfield,  Vermont.  October  8, 
1816,  and  died  November  24,  1897.  When  he  was 
three  years  old  his  parents  removed  to  Windsor, 
Vermont.  Here  he  obtained  his  early  literary  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  of  the  time,  which 
were  of  brief  terms  and  generally  taught  by  indif- 
ferently educated  teachers.  At  the  age  of  seventeen 
he  was  apprenticed  to  a  blacksmith.  After  working 
two  and  a  half  years  at  this  trade  he  was  considered 
a  good  machinist.  He  worked  at  his  trade  until 
1S40,  and  then  went  to  Evansville,  Indiana,  where 
he  continued  his  employment  till  June  17,  1S41.  The 
country  was  then  still  suffering  from  the  effects 
of  the  financial  panic  of  1837.  and  many  industries 
were  almost  paralyzed.  There  was  very  little  to  do 
in  the  west,  and  he  went  eastward  hoping  to  find 
more  constant  and  better  paying  employment,  City 
after  city  was  visited,  but  at  each  step  he  met  with 
disappointment  in  his  quest  for  work.  Not  until  he 
reached  Chelmsford,  Massachusetts,  did  he  find  em- 
ployment, and  when  he  did  find  work  he  lost  no 
time  in  starting  to  work.  But  he  stayed  here  only 
a  short  time,  and  soon  removed  to  Lowell,  where  he 
took  a  place  as  machinist  in  the  Lowell  Machine 
Shop,  where  he  labored  seven  years  and  perfected 
himself  in  his  art.  becoming  a  skilled  mechanic  of 
the  first  class.  A  large  machine  shop  was  in  process 
of  erection  at  this  time  at  Lawrence,  and  Mr.  Blood 
removed  to  that  place  and  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  machinist's  tools  for  the  use  of  the  shop. 
Knowing  from  long  personal  use  just  what  tools 
should  be,  he  succeeded  in  making  them  in  such  de- 
gree of  perfection  that  he  was  recognized  as  a  man 
of  pre-eminent  ability  in  his  line,  and  he  soon  as- 
sumed the  management  of  the  establishment  there, 
and  began  the  manufacture  by  contract  of  tools,  tur- 
bine wheels,  locomotives,  stationary  engines,  and  so 
on.  His  unremitting  industry  and  tireless  energy 
had  been  rewarded,  and  he  was  master  of  the  busi- 
ness. He  came  in  September.  1853,  to  Manchester, 
New  Hampshire,  and  established  the  Vulcan  Works 
under  the  name  of  Bailey,  Blood  &  Company,  for  the 
manufacture  of  locomotives.  The  first  location  of 
the  works  was  on  Mechanics  Row,  but  in  the  spring 
of  the  year  following  the  opening  of  the  business, 
buildings  were  erected  on  the  present  location,  and 
in  the  same  year  (1854)  the  company  was  incorpor- 
ated as  the  Manchester  Locomotive  Works,  with 
Oliver  W.  Bailey  as  agent.  Mr.  Blood  took  Mr. 
Bailey's  place  in  1857,  and  from  that  time  gave  his 


personal  attention  to  the  supervision  of  the  works, 
taking  up  his  residence  in  Manchester  at  the 
same  time.  The  locomotive  works  are  located 
on  Canal  street,  and  cover  six  acres.  In 
1872  Mr.  Blood  purchased  the  steam  fire  en- 
gine business  of  the  Amoskeag  Company,  good- 
will, patents,  etc.,  and  manufactured  the  "Amos- 
keag Engine,"  remodelled  and  new  thereafter 
in  everything  but  name.  Mr.  Blood  proved  to  be 
one  of  the  most  successful  locomotive  builders  in 
the  country,  and  during  his  life  manufactured  at  the 
works.  He  also  built  all  kinds  of  hose-carriages, 
fire  apparatus,  etc.  Mr.  Blood  was  interested  in 
numerous  enterprises  in  which  his  success  as  a  man- 
ufacturer made  him  a  valuable  factor.  He  was  a 
director  in  the  Ames  Manufacturing  Company,  of 
Chicopee,  Massachusetts ;  president  of  the  Globe 
Nail  Company,  of  Boston ;  treasurer  of  the  Nashua 
Iron  and  Steel  Company,  which  is  doing  the  largest 
business  of  its  kind  in  New  England.  He  was  di- 
rector in  the  Merrimack  River  Bank  from  i860  till 
its  name  was  changed  to  First  National  Bank  in 
1865,  and  until  1868  a  director  of  the  latter;  director 
in  the  Manchester  National  Bank  from  1874  till 
1877.  and  from  1877  till  his  death  he  was  president 
of  the  Second  National  Bank. 

Mr.  Blood  was  first  a  Whig,  and  as  such  cast  his 
first  vote  for  General  Harrison;  and  on  the  dissolu- 
tion of  the  Whig  party  he  became  a  Republican,  and 
was  ever  afterwards  a  member  of  that  party,  al- 
though never  an  active  politician.  He  was  twice 
elected  alderman  of  Manchester,  and  was  chairman 
of  the  electors  who  cast  the  vote  of  New  Hampshire 
for  Garfield  and  Arthur.  He  was  not  a  member  of 
any  secret  society  or  religious  organization. 
He  was  a  man  of  pleasing  personal  appear- 
ance, his  face  being  attractive  and  inspiring 
confidence  in  his  integrity.  He  was  careful, 
painstaking  and  exact  in  his  business  and  pos- 
sessed a  rare  combination  of  skill  as  an  artisan 
with  executive  ability  as  a  manager  and  business 
man.  His  attractive  personality  and  thorough  re- 
liability won  him  many  friends  among  the  leading 
men  of  New  England.  He  married.  September  4, 
1845.  Miss  L.  K.  Kendall.  They  had  two  children: 
Nora,  wife  of  Frank  P.  Carpenter  (see  Carpenter, 
XVII),  and  Emma. 


The  Kennard  family  was  founded 
KENNARD  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  by  a 
sturdy  English  frontier  settler,  and 
his  thirst  for  the  blessings  of  civil  and  religious 
liberty  has  been  inherited  by  his  descendants,  one 
of  whom  rendered  distinguished  services  in  the 
American  navy  during  both  conflicts  with  Great 
Britain. 

(I)  Edward  Kennard  came  from  the  county  of 
Kent,  England,  about  the  year  1660.  and  settling 
in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  its  first  church.  His  death  occurred 
in  1694.  He  married,  July  3,  1662,  Elizabeth  Mar- 
tyne,  daughter  of  the  Lion.  Richard  Many:.,,  who 
was  a  member  of  the  King's  fir^t  board  of  commis- 
sioners, and  by  royal  appointment  the  first  treasurer 
of  the  province.  She  became  the  mother  of  six 
children,  namely:  Michael,  Captain  John.  Elizabeth, 
Sarah,  Richard  and  Mary. 

(Ill  Michael  (1),  eldest  child  of  Edward  and 
Elizabeth  (Martyne)  Kennard.  settled  in  Eliot, 
Maine,  and  in  1717  purchased  the  property  at  Sandy 
Hill,  which  remained  in  the  possession  of  hi-  de- 
scendants for  more  than  a  hundred  vears.     He  mar- 


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i  first),  April,  1711,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
William  and  Mary  (Roby)  Tetherly :  (second  1. 
October    _>r.    1 7.^4,    Sarah    Varney,    of    Dover,    New 

Hampshire;    (third),   Rebecca  .     His  children 

were:  Edward,  Atkins,  George.  Anna,  Michael, 
Samuel,    Mary,    Susanna.    Ruth   and   Elizabeth. 

(III)  Michael  (2),  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Michael  (1)  and  Elizabeth  (Tetherly)  Kennard, 
was  born  Jul)  22,  1716,  in  Eliot,  Maine,  and  passed 
his  life  in  that  town,  where  he  died  September  26, 
1797.  aged  eighty-one  years.  He  was  married  (in- 
tentions published  June  11,  1742),  to  Dorcas  Ham- 
mond, daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Spinney) 
Hammond.  She  was  born  January  12,  1723,  and 
dud  in  1807,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  Their 
children  were:  John,  William,  Lydia,  Diamond  and 
Timothy. 

(IV)  Diamond,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Michael  (2)  and  Dorcas  (Hammond)  Kennard,  was 
born  July  II,  1753,  in  Eliot,  and  was  a  prosperous 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  that  town,  where  he  spent 
his  entire  life  and  died  at  a  great  age.  He  was 
married  June  20,  1774,  to  Elizabeth  Chandler,  who 
was  born  September  1,  1755,  and  died  April  n>. 
1820.  Their  children  were:  Benjamin,  Elizabeth, 
Diamond,  Mary,  Michael.  William.  Samuel,  Dorcas, 
I  beni  ■•  -r,    Lydia,  Joseph  and   Nathaniel. 

(V)  Samuel,  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Dia- 
mond and  Elizabeth  (Chandler)  Kennard,  was  born 
in  Eliot,  Maine,  and  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools.  As  a  young  man  he  went  to  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  learned  the  trade  of  baker  and 
started  in  business  for  himself.  He  made  a  speci- 
alty of  furnishing  bread  for  sailing  vessels,  taking 
the  orders  after  arriving  in  port,  and  as  their  stay 
only  occupied  a  few  days  it  was  necessary  to  run 
tli l-  bakery  day  and  night,  and  his  son,  John  F.  Ken- 
nard, recalls  hearing  his  father  recount  the  instances 
of  having  to  work  for  an  entire  week  without  sleep 
in  order  to  complete  these  orders.  After  remaining 
in  Boston  some  years  he  disposed  of  his  business 
and  returned  to  Eliot.  There  he  married  the  woman 
of  his  choice,  Mary  Fogg,  of  Eliot,  daughter  of 
John  and  Abigail  Fogg.  Placing  their  goods  on  an 
ox  cart,  they  -tailed  on  their  honeymoon  in  March, 
1815.  to  the  town  of  Litchfield.  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  purchased  a  farm  and  there  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days.  He  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
six,  and  his  widow  survived  him,  attaining  the  age 
of  eighty-one.  Their  children  were:  John  F.,  Dia- 
mond, Eliza  Ann,  Samuel,  James,  Joseph  and  Abi- 
gail. 

(VI)  John   P.,  eldest  child  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
1  I  ogg)     Kennard,     was    born    in     Litchfield,     New 
Hampshire,  March  7,  1815.     He  was  reared  and  edn 
cated    111    his   native   town,   and   resided  at  home   as- 
sisting Ins   father  in  farming  until  attaining  his  ma- 

ity,     ll<-  then  learned  the  trade  of  wool  carding, 

and   later   operated   a   factory  of   this  description    for 

himself.     After  two  vears  spent  in  this  business  he 

position  on   the    Merrimack   river,   freighting 

brick    and    w 1    from    below    Amoskeag    Falls    to 

Lowell,  Massachusetts.  His  remuneration  during 
the  Slimmer  months  was  twenty  dollars  yer  month. 
and  during  the  winter  he  worked  in  the  win  ids  for 
fifty  rent-  per  day.  The  following  year  he  worked 
on  a  boat  running  from  Boston  to  Nashua,  at 
dollar  a   day,  and   the    followil  in    ran   a    freight 

boat  for  himself.  Having  accumulated  a  certain 
amount  of  capital  he  went  to  Litchfield,  New  Hamp- 
shire, purchased  One  hundred  acres  of  land  of  his 
father,   and   made   arrangements   to   cut   off  the   tim- 


ber and  float  it  down  the  river  to  Lowell,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  in  this  way  he  managed  to  pay  for 
the  farm,  which  he  sold  in  a  cleared  condition  at  a 
fair  profit.  He  continued  to  purchase  farms  under 
these  conditions  until  1851,  when  he  moved  to  Mer- 
rimack, purchased  a  small  farm,  married  and  began 
housekeeping.  Finding  that  he  could  not  content 
himself  in  a  small  way,  tlie  following  year,  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother  Samuel,  he  purchased  a  farm 
of  one  hundred  acres,  well  stocked,  and  a  consider- 
able portion  being  covered  with  timber.  This  tim- 
ber they  cut  and  disposed  of  at  a  good  profit,  sub- 
sequently selling  the  farm.  He  then  returned  to 
Merrimack,  New  Hampshire,  and  again  was  em- 
ployed on  the  river,  and  later,  in  company  with 
David  Jones,  he  dealt  in  lumber,  continuing  the 
same  until  1868.  He  then  disposed  of  his 
farm  and  moved  to  Manchester,  purchasing  his 
present  place  of  residence,  which  he  remodeled  and 
fitted  up  in  a  most  beautiful  manner.  In  company 
with  his  brothers,  Joseph  and  James,  he  purchased 
what  was  known  as  the  Stark  block,  and  this  they 
at  once  leased  for  a  long  term  of  years.  Sub 
quently  this  block  was  torn  down  and  a  new  one 
built  on  the  same  ground,  which  was  destroyed  by 
fire  in  1902,  and  the  present  Kennard  block  was  then 
erected  by  John  F.  Kennard  and  the  heirs  of  Joseph, 
he  having  died  in  the  meantime.  In  addition  to  tin- 
Mr.  Kennard  owns  a  number  of  other  pieces  of 
real  estate. 

Living  to  the  years  of  the  nonogenarian,  he  con- 
tinned  to  the  last  strong  and  active,  both  physically 
and  mentally,  and  stood  foremost  among  the  most 
prosperous  and  highly  esteemed  citizens.  In  politics 
he  was  in  his  younger  days  a  Whig,  but  sup- 
ported the  Republican  party  from  the  time  of  its 
formation  in  1856,  and  never  missed  an  election, 
lie  was  a  trustee  of  the  Hillsborough  Savings  Bank 
u  r  many  years.  He  was  an  attendant  and  sup- 
porter  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  was  always  an 
abstainer  from  liquors  and  tobacco.  He  died  June 
15.  1007,  shortly  after  observing  his  last  birth  anni- 
versary, and  his  wife  died  three  days   later,  June    iS. 

Mr.  Kennard  married.  January  20.  (851,  Hannah 
Bennett  Tewksbury,  born  in  New  Boston,  New 
npshire,  October  27.  1S19,  daughter  of  David 
and  Sarah  (Hogg)  Tewksbury.  Her  paternal  grand- 
father, \bner  Tewksbury,  wdio  settled  in  W'eare, 
W'w  Hampshire,  in  1772.  served  as  a  lieutenant  in 
the  Revolutionary'  war.  He  married  Sarah  Calef, 
of  Hampstead,  and  their  childreen  were:  Mary.  Ju- 
dith, Sarah,  Hannah,  David,  see  forward.  Mr. 
Tewksbury  died  November  28,  [806,  and  his  wife 
died  January  ii.  1832.  David  Tewksbury,  father 
of  Mr-.  Kennard.  was  born  September  i-\  1796, 
settled  iii  New  Boston  and  was  a  farmer  during  the 
active  year  of  his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church,  in  which  he  took  an  active  part, 
lie  married  (first),  Betsey  Lull,  and  their  children 
were:  Ann  is  \\\.  Nancy,  married  John  Smith; 
lames  1).  ami  Betsey,  who  died  of  spotted  fever; 
Dorothy,  married  David  Jones.  David  Tewksbury 
married  l  econd),  Sarah  Hogg,  and  their  children 
were:  Sarah,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years; 
Elizabeth,  married  Joseph  Andrews:  Rosanna,  mar- 
ried David  Jones;  Mary,  married  Joseph  Dodge, 
who  took  an  active  part  in  building  the  railroad 
from  Plymouth  to  Boston;  Jennie,  married  Lewis 
Lull;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Kennard);  Hattie,  married 
Goodrich  Chamberlain,  who  resides  in  Mont  Calm, 
New  Jersej  (and  the  only  one  living  besides  Mrs. 
Kennard);    Da\id      Mrs.   Sarah   (Hogg)   Tewksbury 


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died  at  the  age  of  fifty-seven  years.  She  was  born 
in  New  Boston,  daughter  of  Abner  Hogg,  born  in 
Londonderry,  February  15,  1759,  where  his  father 
came  as  one  of  the  first  settlers.  Abner  Hogg  was 
a  lieutenant  and  served  three  years  under  Washing- 
ton. He  was  a  man  of  sterling  character,  respected 
and  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  all  the  affairs  of  his  day  and  time, 
and  whether  in  war  or  peace  was  ever  ready  to  do 
his  duty.  He  died  in  New  Boston  at  the  age  of 
eighty  years.  He  married  Rosanna  Ferson,  October 
21,  1784,  and  their  children  were :  Jennie,  married 
Asa  Andrews ;  Mary,  married  Samuel  Andrews ; 
Robert  Bentley,  who  dropped  the  name  of  Hogg; 
Sarah,  married   David   Tewksbury. 

John  F.  and  Hannah  B.  (Tewksbury)  Kennard 
have  had  three  children :  Mary,  born  September  1, 
1S52,  died  December  25,  1853,  aged  fifteen  months. 
Fred  J.,  born  in  1854,  died  March  30,  1881 ;  Jennie 
Belle,  born  in  1856,  died  August  1,  1S90;  she  married 
Charles  Hayes,  of  Manchester,  (see  Hayes  sketch) 
and  their  children  are:  John  Carroll,  with  New 
Hampshire  Insurance  Company,  of  Manchester; 
Louise  K.j  at  Wellesly  College,  and  Hannah  Belle 
Hayes. 


The  Celtic  stock  of  Britain,  from 
McQUESTEN     which    have   come   many   men   of 

prominence,  has  furnished  a  large 
element  of  eminently  patriotic,  active,  and  reliable 
citizens  to  the  southern  portion  of  New  Hampshire. 
One  of  the  sturdy  families  whose  ancestor  was  in 
the  exodus  to  America  nearly  two  hundred  years 
ago  is  that  of  McQuesten. 

(  I  )  William  McQuesten  emigrated  to  this  coun- 
try from  Coleraine,  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  about 
J735.  and  settled  in  Litchfield,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  a  descendant  of  the  McUisthons  who  went 
from  Argyleshire  on  the  west  coast  of  Scotland  to 
Ireland  near  the  close  of  the  seventeenth  century. 
He  is  mentioned  by  the  early  writers  as  a  man  of 
"sterling  sense  and  integrity."  He  held  various  of- 
fices and  position  of  responsibility,  among  which 
was  that  of  town  clerk,  the  records  of  which  office 
attest  his  faithful  care.  He  married  a  Miss  Ar- 
buckle,  by  whom  he  had  three  sons.  William,  John 
and  Simon,  all  of  whom  settled  in  Litchfield ;  and 
five  daughters.  (Mention  of  Simon  and  descendants 
forms  part  of  this  article). 

(II)  William  (2),  second  son  of  William  (1) 
and  Margaret  (Arbuckle)  McQuesten  (see  McQues- 
ten I),  was  born  in  Coleraine,  north  of  Ireland,  in 
1732,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  New  England 
when  three  years  old.  He  was  reared  and  educated 
in  Litchfield,  New  Hampshire,  where  his  parents  set- 
tled on  their  arrival,  and  he  resided  there  for  the 
rest  of  his  life,  which  terminated  in  1802.  He  mar- 
ried  Margaret  Nahor.  who  was  born  in  1738  and 
died  in  1796.  Their  children  were:  William  David, 
Hugh,  John,  James,  Elizabeth,  Lucy,  Sarah,  Mary 
and  Jane. 

(III)  James,  fifth  child  of  William  (2)  and 
Margaret  (Nahor)  McQuesten,  was  born  in  Litch- 
field. He  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  that  town,  a 
prosperous  farmer  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian Church.  He  was  married,  June  17,  1788,  to 
Anne  Moore  a  native  of  Bedford,  New  Hampshire, 
daughter  of  Colonel  Daniel  and  Ann  (Cox)  Moore, 
and  granddaughter  of  John  and  "Jenet"  Moore. 
John  Moore,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1633,  im- 
migrated about  the  year  1722,  accompanied  by  his 
wife  and  some  of  his  children,  and  settling  in  Lon- 


donderry, New  Hampshire,  became  a  prominent  res- 
ident of  that  town.  He  died  in  his  ninety-first  year, 
January  24,  1774,  and  his  wife  died  March  8,  1776, 
aged  eighty-nine  years.  Their  children  were:  Wil- 
liam and  Elizabeth,  who  were  natives  of  Ireland; 
Robert  and  Daniel,  who  were  born  on  this  side  of 
the  ocean.  Colonel  Daniel  Moore,  Anne  Moore's 
father,  youngest  child  of  John  and  Jenet  Moore,  was 
born  in  Londonderry,  February  11,  1730.  Prior  to 
1748  he  settled  in  Bedford,  and  his  farm,  which  he 
sold  to  Colonel  Stephen  Dole  in  1779  for  fifty-five 
hundred  dollars  (probably  Continental  money),  was 
more  recently  occupied  by  Bradford  Beal.  He  after- 
ward purchased  of  David  Scoby  the  farm  which  is 
now  owned  by  Thomas  Burns.  Previous  to  the 
Revolution  he  served  as  a  selectman  in  Bedford, 
and  in  1775  was  appointed  by  the  provincial  con- 
gress then  sitting  at  Exeter,  colonel  of  a  regiment 
of  militia,  and  was  active  throughout  the  war  in 
promoting  the  enlistment  of  recruits  and ,  serving  as 
paymaster.  September  29,  1777,  he  marched  with  his 
regiment  from  Bedford  to  Bennington,  and  thence 
to  Saratoga,  where  he  assisted  in  forcing  the  sur- 
render of  General  Burgoyne  on  October  17  of 
that  year.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  committee 
of  safety  in  1775.  He  died  April  13,  1811.  In  1751 
he  married  Ann  Cox,  of  Londonderry,  who  was  born 
in  1729,  and  died  February  14,  1804.  The  seven  chil- 
dren of  this  union  were:  John,  Daniel,  Elizabeth, 
Mary,  Eleanor,  Anne  and  William.  Anne  Moore, 
sixth  child  of  Colonel  Daniel  and  Ann  (Cox) 
Moore,  married  James  McQuesten,  as  previously 
stated,  and  became  the  mother  of  Daniel.  William, 
James,  John,  Clifton  C,  Jane,  Henry,  Nancy,  Alary 
S.  and  Martha  M.  (Mention  of  Henry  and  descend- 
ants   forms   part   of    this   article.) 

(IV)  Daniel,  eldest  child  of  James  and  Anne 
(Moore)  McQuesten,  was  born  in  Litchfield,  De- 
cember 3,  1789.  When  a  young  man  he  was  em- 
ployed at  butchering  in  Charlestown  for  a  time, 
but  returned  to  Litchfield  and  established  himself  in 
the  manufacture  of  brick,  shipping  his  products  to 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  by  boat.  He  was  also  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  business,  and  dealt  quite  ex- 
tensively in  real  estate.  Early  in  the  last  century 
he  purchased  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his  son 
Daniel,  and  he  resided  there  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred September  14,  1872.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Democrat  prior  to  the  civil  war,  when  he  became 
a  Republican  and  thenceforward  supported  that 
party.  In  his  religious  faith  he  was  a  Presbyterian. 
His  first  wife,  whom  he  married  December  23, 
181S.  was  Alice  Bryant,  wdio  was  born  in  Leices- 
ter, Massachusetts,  December  15.  1797.  and  died 
November  4.  1846.  January  27.  1848.  he  married 
for  his  second  wife  Susan  Craft,  born  in  Washing- 
ton, New  Hampshire.  December  3.  1804.  and  died 
May  21.  1870.  His  first  wife  was  the  mother  of 
eight  children,  namely:  Charles,  Triphena  W., 
Daniel  Moore  (died  young),  Nancy,  Joseph  B.. 
Mary  A.,  Daniel  and  James. 

(  Y )  Daniel  (2),  fourth  son  and  seventh  child 
of  Daniel  (1)  and  Alice  (Bryant)  McQuesten,  was 
born  in  Litchfield.  July  17,  1832.  He  was  educated 
in  the  district  school  of  his  neighborhood,  and  in 
early  life  was  employed  upon  the  river.  The  greater 
part  of  his  active  life,  however,  has  been  devoted 
to  agricultural  pursuits  at  the  homestead,  which 
came  into  his  possession,  and  he  still  resides  there. 
His  property  comprises  two  hundred  acres,  a  por- 
tion of  which  is  covered  with  timber,  and  among 
the    principal    improvements    is    a    two-story    house, 


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erected  by  him  in  1881.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. His  church  affiliations  are  with  the  Pres- 
byterians.  In  December,  1871,  Mr.  McQuesten 
married  Miss  Sarah  Bradt,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Bradt  of  Litchfield,  and  a  successful  school-teacher. 
She  died  July  21,  1872,  having  borne  one  son — 
Daniel  B.,  who  died  in  infancy.  On  October  22, 
1S74.  he  married  for  his  second  wife  Miss  Kate 
Maria  Jones,  daughter  of  Archibald  and  Eunice 
(Robey)  Jones,  of  Salisbury,  New  Hampshire. 
The  children  of  this  union  are :  Grace  Louise, 
born  June  10,  1878,  now  a  music  teacher  in  Man- 
chester; and  Margaret  Bradt,  born  June  18,  18S4; 
she  attended  the  Boston  Art  Museum  for  two  years, 
and    received    special    mention    in    drawing   in    1906. 

(JV)  Henry,  sixth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
James  and  Anne  (Moore)  McQuesten,  was  born 
in  Litchfield,  August  14,  1S03.  The  active  period 
of  his  life  was  devoted  to  farming  in  his  native 
town,  and  his  death  occurred  February  24,  1867. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Wingate  Chase,  who  was 
born  in  Litchfield  September  14.  1801,  and  died 
November  17,  1886.  She  became  the  mother  of  four 
sons,  namely:  Benjamin,  William,  Henry  Wingate 
and   James    Franklin. 

(\  1  Henry  Wingate.  third  son  of  Henry  and 
Elizabeth  Wingate  (Chase')  McQuesten,  was  born 
in  Litchfield,  January  7,  18.34.  H'5  early  education 
was  acquired  in  the  district  schools,  and  he  con- 
cluded his  studies  at  the  Manchester  Academy.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  went  to  California, 
where  he  spent  seven  years  in  the  gold  diggings, 
and  upon  his  return  he  engaged  in  farming  at  the 
homesti  ad,  which  he  inherited  at  his  father's  -death. 
Later  he  settled  in  Merrimack  Village,  where  he 
died  July  29,  1902.  Politically  he  was  a  Democrat. 
In  his  religious  belief  he  was  inclined  to  be  liberal, 
and  he  attended  the  Congregational  Church.  He 
and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Grange.  Decem- 
ber jo.  1S63,  Mr.  McQuesten  married  Sarah  Eliza- 
beth Jones,  daughter  of  David  and  Rosanna 
(Tewksbury)  Jones,  of  New  Boston.  She  was 
educated  at  the  McGaw  Normal  Institute,  the 
Nashua  Literary  School  and  in  Plymouth,  and 
prior  to  her  marriage  taught  school  in  Litchfield, 
Amherst,  Plymouth  and  Montreal.  She  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  Church.  The  children 
of  this  union  are:  Llenry  Wingate,  Jr.,  born  March 
20,  1866;  Rose  Elizabeth,  born  February  4,  1869, 
May  22,  1872;  George  Dow,  born  March  20, 
1871  ;  Frank  Jones,  born  February  28,  1874;  and 
David    Maurice,   born   March   16,    1876. 

(II)  Simon,  third  son  of  William  McQuesten, 
was  born  in  1739,  in  Litchfield,  and  died  there  in 
1816.  i  l,  was  married  (first)  to  Esther  Harvell,  who 
was  born  in  1738,  and  died  in  1776.  They  were 
the  parents  of:  John,  Peter,  Simon,  and  William. 
He  married  (second)  Rosanna  Nahor,  of  Litch- 
field, who  was  born-  in  1748  and  died  in  1785. 
Their  children  were:  James,  Esther,  Robert  and 
Margaret,  lie  married  (third)  in  1790,  Lettice,  a 
widow   of   Hon.    Wyscman   Claggett. 

(III)  Robert,  son  of  Simon  McQuesten  and  his 
second  wife,  Rosanna  (Nahor)  McQuesten,  was 
born  April  15.  1783,  in  Litchfield,  where  he  con- 
tinued to  make  his  home  through  life  and  died 
May  14,  1S48.  He  was  married  on  Christmas  Day 
of  1810  to  Lydia  Barrett,  of  Hudson,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  Laac.  Sarah,  Robert,  Charles, 
Elizabeth,   Mary  and  Thomas. 

(IV)  Captain  Isaac,  eldest  child  of  Robert  II. 
and     Lydia     1  Barrett)     McQuesten,     was     born      in 


Litchfield,  October  18,  181 1,  and  died  December  3, 
1896.  His  education  was  confined  to  the  common 
schools,  which  he  attended  eight  or  ten  weeks  each 
year  until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age.  He  then 
went  to  work  for  wages  as  a  farm  laborer,  but 
he  was  an  industrious  and  thrifty  young  man,  and 
at  the  time  of  attaining  his  majority  he  was  able  to 
come  into  possession  of  the  homestead  of  his  parents 
upon  which  he  ever  afterward  lived.  In  1840  he 
formed  a  copartnership  with  Captain  Samuel  Chase, 
which  continued  twenty  years.  They  were  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  the  lumber  trade,  and  for 
several  years  were  proprietors  of  the  store  at  the 
center  of  the  town.  On  the  removal  of  Captain 
Chase  to  Nashua  the  firm  dissolved,  in  i860,  and 
Captain  McQuesten  continued  the  business  until 
1878.  He  was  the  son  of  parents  who  were  poor, 
but  worthy  persons,  descended  from  ancestors 
whose  good  example  and  influence  is  still  felt,  and 
he  set  out  in  life  to  make  the  most  of  his  op- 
portunities. His  natural  good  sense,  integrity,  and 
industo'  brought  him  a  much  greater  measure  of 
success  than  fell  to  many  whose  start  in  life  was 
far  better  than  his.  He  was  interested  in  public 
questions  and  took  a  part  in  shaping  the  policy  of 
his  town.  Under  the  old  state  militia  he  held  a 
commission  as  captain  in  the  Fifth  Regiment.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  held  numerous 
offices  as  the  gift  of  his  fellow  citizens.  He  was 
representative  four  years,  was  elected  road  com- 
missioner for  Hillsborough  county  in  1849;  from 
1862  to  186S  was  first  selectman  and  town  treasurer, 
and  discharged  the  duties  of  those  offices  with 
fidelity  and  in  a  manner  creditable  to  himself.  In 
1868  and  1869  he  was  the  Democratic  candidate 
for  state  senator.  From  1870  to  1891  he  was 
justice  of  the  peace  and  quorum  for  the  state,  the 
principal  magistrate  of  the  town,  and  often  em- 
ployed in  the  writing  of  deeds,  wills  and  other  in- 
struments. Captain  McQuesten  was  one  of  the 
leading  church  members  of  his  neighborhood,  and 
from  1851  to  1896  was  clerk  of  the  Presbyterian 
Society,  and  from  1S75  to  1896  was  superintendent 
of  the  Sabbath  school.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  one  of  the  oldest  inhabitants  of  Litchfield. 
He  married,  December  29,  1842,  Margaret  A.  Chase, 
born  in  Litchfield,  July  14.  1819,  died  September  20, 
1899,  daughter  of  Major  Francis  and  Dorothy  (Bix- 
by)  Chase,  of  Litchfield.  They  were  the  parents  of 
three  children:  1.  Eugene  F.,  see  forward.  2.  Francis 
H.,  born  in  Litchfield,  April  18,  1847.  He  has  been 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business  for  many  years, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature  in  the 
eighties.  He  married  (first)  Addie  Woodward, 
and  they  had  one  child,  Harry  F.,  born  December 
31,  1876.  died  October  8,  1901.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Katherine  Frye,  and  they  have  one  son, 
Donald  F,  born  February  9,  1892.  Mr.  McQm 
and  his  sister,  Mrs.  F.  L.  Center,  now  own  the 
old  McQuesten  homestead.  3.  Jennie  F.,  married 
Frederick    L.    Center. 

Dr.  Eugene  F.  McQuesten,  eldest  child  of 
Isaac  and  Margaret  Ann  (Chase)  McQuesten, 
was  born  in  Litchfield,  October  11,  1843.  He  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  public  schools, 
graduating  from  the  Nashua  high  school  in  i860. 
In  the  following  autumn  he  enrolled  at  Blanchard 
Academy,  Pembroke,  and  after  a  two  years'  course 
entered  the  scientific  department  of  Dartmouth 
College,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  the  two  years 
next  following.  In  1864  he  commenced  the  study 
of  medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr.  Josiah   G.   Graves, 


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of  Nashua.  After  taking  one  course  of  lectures  at 
Dartmouth  College  he  matriculated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  where  after  two  years  of  study 
he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  the 
class  of  1800,  on  the  10th  day  of  March.  In  1872 
and  ii.  1892  he  took  a  full  course  of  lectures  at  the 
Jefferson  Medical  College.  Dr.  McQuesten  first 
practiced  at  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  but  a  few  months 
later  returned  to  Nashua,  where  he  established 
himself  January  I,  1867,  and  where  he  continuously 
resided  and  practiced  until  his  death.  He  was  then 
the  oldest  practicing  physician  in  Nashua,  though 
not  the  oldest  physician  in  point  of  years,  and  was 
generally  conceded  to  stand  first  among  the  city's 
medical  practitioners.  His  clientele  was  very  large, 
and  included  many  of  the,  foremost  people  in  and 
near  Nashua.  He  was  pre-eminent  in  surgery,  in 
which  he  became  prominent  for  the  abdominal  sec- 
tion and  the  various  gynecological  cases  coming 
under  his  care.  He  was  widely  known  and  fre- 
quently called  to  perform  difficult  operations  in  all 
sections  of  New  Hampshire  and  Massachusetts. 
Although  Dr.  McQuesten's  professional  talent  would 
undoubtedly  have  brought  him  distinction,  there 
was  a  kindly,  sympathetic  manner  about  him  that 
attracted  and  inspired  his  patients  with  confidence 
in  his  skill,  and  added  another  element  of  success. 
His  pleasing  personality  and  recognized  ability  made 
him  a  favorite  with  the  public  •  and  the  medical 
profession,  which  honored  him  with  various  official 
positions.  He  was  city  physician  in  1871 ;  secre- 
tary of  the  board  of  education  in  1871-72;  repre- 
sentative from  ward  two  in  the  state  legislature  _  in 
1873-74;  and  secretary  of  the  board  of  pension 
examiners  from  1893  to  1897.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  American  Medical  Association,  American  As- 
sociation of  Railway  Surgeons,  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Medical  Society,  holding  the  office  of  presi- 
dent in  1S95 ;  the  Nashua  Medical  Society  of  which 
he  was  president  in  1892,  and  of  the  New  York 
Medico-Legal  Society.  He  frequently  appeared  in 
the  capacity  of  expert  witness  in  courts  of  New 
Hampshire  and  Massachusetts,  and  among  the 
cases  in  which  he  was  called  were  some  of  very 
much  importance.  He  was  a  Mason,  a  member  of 
the  Blue  Lodge,  Chapter,  Commandery,  and  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  travelled  extensively  both  in  America 
and  in  the  Old  World.  Dr.  McQuesten's  practice 
though  always  large,  did  not  keep  him  from  tak- 
ing an  earnest  and  active  part  in  social  and  political 
affairs,  where  the  highest  type  of  citizenship  ought 
to  be  manifest.  His  political  affiliations  were  with 
the  Democratic  party.  He  married,  in  1868,  Lizzie 
M'.  Spalding,  daughter  of  Solomon  Spalding,  of 
Nashua.  She  died  in  1877,  and  he  married  in  1879, 
Mary  A.  Howard,  daughter  of  Joseph  Howard,  also 
of  Nashua.  She  died  in  1885,  and  in  May,  1887, 
he  married  Anna  E.  Spalding,  born  in  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts.  October  8,  1856,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam R.  and  Mary  Abby  (Ham)  Spalding,  of  Law- 
rence. They  had  three  children :  Philip,  Josephine, 
and  Eugene  F.  Dr.  McQuesten  died  July  19,  1906, 
at  Squirrel   Island,  Maine. 


The  descent  of  the  Clan  Mac- 

MacFARLAND     Farlane  from   the  ancient  earls 

of   the    district    in    which    their 

possessions  were  situated  is  the  only  one,  with  the 

exception  of  the  Clan  Dannachie,  which  is  fortified 

by  a  charter  still   extant. 

All    historians    agree    that    the    ancestor    of    the 
MacFarlanes    was    Gilchrist,    brother    of    Walduin, 


third  earl  of  Lenox,  the  proof  of  which  is  the  above 
mentioned  charter,  by  which  he  made  to  his  brother 
Gilchrist  a  grant  "de  terris  superiore,  Anocher  de 
Luss"  (?),  which  lands  continued  111  the  possession 
of  the  Clan  for  six  hundred  years,  until  the  sale  of 
the  estate  in  1784,  and  have  at  all  times  constituted 
their  principal  inheritance,  says  Brown's  History  of 
the  Highlands. 

(I)  Daniel  MacFarland,  to  whom  the  Concord, 
New  Hampshire,  family  of  MacFarlands  trace  their 
descent,  was  of  the  remarkable  company  of  Scotch 
Presbyterian  colonists  who  came  to  this  country 
in  1718  from  the  province  of  Ulster,  Ireland,  where 
they  and  their  fathers  had  sojourned  about  a 
century,  having  gone  thither  from  Argyleshire, 
which  is  just  across  the  channel,  in  Scotland,  when 
James  I  was  King  of  England.  These  colonists 
came  over  in  a  fleet  of  five  ships  which  sailed  into 
Boston  Harbor,  August  4  of  the  year  above  men- 
tioned. It  was  by  them  that  the  town  names  of 
Antrim,  Coleraine,  Londonderry  and  others  where 
given.  Daniel  and  his  son  Andrew,  then  twenty- 
eight  years  old,  settled  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts, 
and  the  original  homestead  is  still  in  possession  of 
descendants  of  the  family.  Duncan,  a  brother  of 
Daniel,  went  to  Rutland,  Massachusetts.  The  Wor- 
cester colonists  were  not  so  fortunate  as  to  obtain 
a  friendly  recognition  from  their  English  Congre- 
gational neighbors.  They  were  subjected  to  various 
minor  annoyances,  and  in  1740,  after  worshiping  in 
an  old  garrison  house  twenty-one  years,  they  com- 
menced building  a  church,  when  the  Congregation- 
alists  assembled  in  the  night,  pulled  down  the 
building  and  carried  away  the  materials.  There- 
upon most  of  the  Scotchmen  le'ft  Worcester,  but 
among  those  who  remained  were  the  McFarlands, 
who  appear  to  have  shortly  afterward  connected 
themselves  with  the  established  church,  First  Con- 
gregationalism 

(II)  Andrew,  son  of  Daniel  MacFarland,  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Grey,  and  died  June  4,  1766,  aged 
seventy-one  years.  His  wife  died  March  20,  1762, 
aged  sixty-two  years.  Their  children  were:  Wil- 
liam, James  and  Daniel. 

(III)  James,  son  of  Andrew  and  Rebecca 
(Grey)  MacFarland,  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in 
Worcester.  He  married  Elizabeth  Barbour,  and 
died  April  9,  1783.  Their  children  were :  Sarah, 
Rebecca,  Robert  (died  in  infancy),  Lydia  (married 
Matthew  Gray  and  settled  in  Peterborough,  New 
Hampshire),  James,  Elizabeth,  Ephraim,  John  and 
Asa. 

(IV)  Asa,  youngest  son  of  James  and  Eliza- 
beth (Barbour)  MacFarland,  was  born  April  19, 
1769,  and  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Worcester. 
He  graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  in  1793. 
He  was  principal  of  Moore's  Charity  School  at 
Hanover  for  two  years,  and  a  tutor  at  Dartmouth 
two  years.  March  7,  1798,  he  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  and  became  pastor  of  the  First  Congre- 
gational Church  of  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  His 
pastoral  labors  appear  to  have  been  of  the  most 
exhaustive  character.  Rev.  Dr.  Bouton's  "History 
of  Concord"  says :  He  preached  two  sermons  every 
Sunday,  besides  attending  a  third  service.  In  time 
of  revivals  he  preached  in  outer  districts,  after  go- 
ing from  home  to  home.  For  three  years  he  was 
chaplain  of  the  state  prison.  He  was  a  leader  in 
vocal  music,  and  did  much  to  promote  good  sing- 
ing in  the  church.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mer- 
rimac  Musical  Association,  and  at  one  time  presi- 
dent  of   it.     It   is  known   that   he  performed   some 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


missionary  work  in  the  Pequaket  country  about 
Conway,  New  Hampshire,  and  Fryeburg,  Maine, 
He  seems  also  to  have  been  in  demand  as  a  preacher 
at  ordinations.  A  not  very  extended  research  dis- 
close>  the  fact  that  he  performed  that  office  at  Am- 
herst (at  the  ordination  of  Rev.  Nathan  Lord, 
afterward  president  of  Dartmouth  College),  Candia, 
Epsom,  Groton,  and  other  places.  He  preached 
many  sermons  in  important  cities  and  towns  i  in 
special  occasions.  He  served  as  trustee  of  Dart- 
mouth 1809-1821  (which  covered  the  existing  period 
of  the  Dartmouth  College  Controversy).  lie  was 
also  President  of  the  New  Hampshire  Missionary 
Society.  He  left  the  manuscripts  of  two  thousand 
and  fifty-four  sermons,  and  the  names  of  four  hun- 
dred and  forty-one  persons  were  added  to  the  church 
rolls  during  his  ministry  which  closed  in  1824.  The 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  conferred  on  him 
by  Yale  College  in  1809.  He  died  February  18. 
1827.  J  lis  son  Asa  wrote  of  him  in  1876,  "All 
my  recollections  of  my  father  are  of  a  very  agree- 
able description.  He  was  of  commanding  person, 
handsome  countenance,  in  stature  nearly  six  feet." 
lb  married  (first),  January  21,  1799,  Clarissa 
Dwight,  of  Belchertown,  Massachusetts.  She  died 
October  23,  1799.  He  married  (second),  June  16. 
1801,  Nancy  Dwight,  of  Belchertown,  who  died 
September   8,    1801.      He    married    (third),    Septem- 


ber 


1803,    Elizabeth    Kneeland,    of    Boston,    who 


died  November  o.  1838.  Elizabeth  Kneeland  Mac- 
Farland  was  a  woman  of  bright  intellect,  warm 
sympathies  and  devoted  piety.  She  was  prominent 
in  all  missionary  matters  of  her  time.  Her  memoir 
was  published  by  Dr.  Bouton  in  1839.  The  children 
of  K'\  \-:l  and  Elizabeth  (Kneeland)  MacFar- 
land  were:  Asa,  Susan  Kneeland.  Elizabeth,  Wil- 
liam. Sarah  Abbott,  Andrew,  Miriam  Phillips  and 
Clarissa    Dwight. 

i\  1  Asa  (2),  sun  of  Rev.  Asa  (1)  and  Eliza- 
beth (Kneeland)  McFarland,  was  born  in  Concord, 
May  to.  1804,  and  died  December  [3,  1879.  He  was 
educated  111  the  public  schools  of  Concord  and  at 
GiJmanton  Academy.  In  his  youth  he  was  at- 
tracted to  the  art  of  printing,  and  through  ap- 
prenticeship  in  Boston  and  Concord  became  a  master 
of  the  craft,  so  that  the  establishment  which  he  set 
up  in  Concord  in  1834  became  widely  known  for 
correct  and  tasteful  productions  of  the  press  He 
kept  a  personal  interest  in  this  business  until  Janu- 
ary. i86g  He  was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature 
in  1850  and  [86o,  and  tati  pi  inter  in  1846,  1859 
and  i860.  Being  an  easy  writer,  he  became  for 
two  periods  an  editor  oi  the  \  1  w  Hampshire 
Statesman,  namely  from  1844  to  1849  and  from 
iSsi  to  1869.  A  country  editor  was  then  expected 
to   d  wide    range    of   topics.     This    he   did 

with  marked  ability,  originality  and  diligence,  never 
forgetting  the  dutii  ol  the  hour, and  the  interests 
of  In-,  town.  Oni  of  ins  biographers  says  of  him 
that  his  work  was  "unexceptionable  in  style,  candid 
in      Statement      and      elevated      in      lone."        Visiting 

Europe  in  1850,  he  wrot  thence  a  series  of  letters, 
afterward  printed  in  a  book  entitled  "Five  Months 
Abroad."  Being  a  lover  of  home,  country 
friends,  he  left  an  intrusting  manuscript  entitled 
"An  Outline  of  Biography  and  Recollection," 
which  was  printed  in  1880  a  a  gift  to  his  towns- 
people,    lie  was  a  man  and 

^body's  friend,  an  earl)  member  of  tiic  South 
Com  il    Church    (formed    in    1837)    and    for 

mg    period    one    of    its    d  I  [e    married, 

November  2,    [830,  I  lari     a   Jane  Chase,  of  Gilford, 


New     Hampshire.       Their     children     were     Henry, 
Elizabeth  K.,  Annie  Avery,  and  William  K. 

(VI)  Susan  Kneeland.  daughter  of  Rev.  Asa 
and  Elizabeth  (Kneeland)  MacFarland.  was  born 
in  Concord,  January  17,  1806,  and  died  September 
11,  1842.  She  married  Rev.  Edward  Buxton. 
of  Boscawen.  Their  children  were  :  Elizabeth  and 
Edward. 

(VI)  William,  son  of  Rev.  Asa  and  Elizabeth 
(Kneeland)  MacFarland,  was  born  in  Concord, 
August  28,  181 1,  and  died  June  21.  18OO.  He  was 
a  shipmaster,  commanding  ships  sailing  out  of 
Salem  and  Boston.  He  married  Susan  D.  Perkins, 
of  Salem.  Their  children  were:  William,  Eliza- 
beth  Kneeland. 

(VI)  Sarah  Abbott,  daughter  of  Rev.  Asa  and 
Elizabeth  (Kneeland)  MacFarland,  was  born  in 
Concord,  October  25.  1815.  She  married  George 
N.  Guthrie,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio.  September  19, 
1839.  Their  children  were :  .  William  Edward, 
Clara   Dwight,  George   C,  and  Sarah   Elizabeth. 

(VI)  Andrew,  son  of  Rev.  Asa  and  Elizabeth 
(Kneeland)  MacFarland,  was  bom  in  Concord, 
July  14,  1817,  and  died  November  22,  1891,  at 
Jacksonville.  Illinois.  He  was  a  physician  of  wide- 
repute  in  treatment  of  the  insane,  many  years  in 
charge  of  hospitals  in  New  I  [ampshire  and  Illinois. 
He  married,  October  23,  1839.  Anne  Peaslee,  of 
Gilmanton.  Xew  Hampshire.  Their  children  were: 
George  Clinton.  Harriet.  Alary,  and-  Thaddeus 
Fletcher. 

(VI)     Clarissa    Dwight,    daughter    of    Rev.    Asa 
and    Elizabeth     (Kneeland)     MacFarland,    was    born 
in    Concord.    May    13.    1822,    and    died   June    26,    t8; 
She  married   October   18.    [842,  John   W.   N03 
Chester,     New    Hampshire.    Their    children     were : 
Elizabeth  MacFarland  and  Nancy  Aiken. 

(VI)  Henry,  son  of  Asa  and  Clarissa  Jam 
(Chase)  MacFarland.  was  born  in  Concord,  July 
10,  1831.  and  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at 
Pembroke  Academy.  At  the  close  of  his  school 
course  C1849)  he  worked  in  a  printing  office  and 
book  store  in  Concord,  going  thence  to  a  place  with 
the  Concord  Railroad  Company.  Hi-  first  po  iti 
was  that  of  office  boy  in  the  ofRci  of  the  superin- 
tendent. In  1850  he  took  a  position  as  clerk  in 
the  office  of  the  Lake  Michigan  Sti  imboat  Com- 
pany in  Chicago,  Illinois,  which  ran  a  line  of 
steamers  on   Lake    Michigan.      In    [858   he    returned    to 

Concord  as  one  of  the  owners  of  the  A'eiv  Hamp- 
shire  Statesman,    and    took    the    position    of    editorial 
writer    and    business    manager    of. that    paper,    and 
was    connected     with     it    in     various     ways     till      1871 
In     the     second     year    of     the     Rebelli 81.21     he 

entered  the  miliiaiy  m t\  ice  ami  was  attached  to 
the  general  staff  a-  paymaster,  where  lie  served  till 
1866,  a  good  part  of  the  time  with  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.      While    paymaster    he    handled    enormou 

amounts    of    iey.      During  period    of    four 

months    Ins    disbursements    to    soldiers     were     one 
million   five   hundred   fifty-six  thousand   seven   hun- 
dred   forty  two    dollars    and    eighty  eight    cents,    . 
total  disbursements  while  paymaster  were  four  mil 
lion   seven   hundred  twenty   thousand   nine   hundred 
twent)   two   dollars   and    forty-lour   1  1    amount 

nearlj  equalling  the  gold  product  of  California  in 
18  |i)       1  luring    ilu     I  hs  of    the    war   he   was 

tationed  in  Concord  and  at  the  war's  end  he  re- 
mained with  the  Statesman  until  be  went  in  1871 
10    Boston,    Massachusetts,   and   bi  hier   for 

the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  Company.  In  1877  he 
w.i     promoted  to  the  treasurership  of  the  company 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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In  1885  he  was  made  ;i  vice-president  and  trustee 
of  the  Union  Pacific  road,  and  li is  disbursements 
while  in  the  employ  of  this  great  corporation  were 
two  hundred  forty-seven  million  eight  hundred 
fifteen  thousand  live  hundred  thirty-one  dollars  and 
forty-nine  cents.  These  positions  he  held  till  iSSS, 
when  he  resigned  and  returned  to  his  home  in  Con- 
cord. Since  his  return  to  his  native  city  he  has  be- 
come interested  in  financial  institutions  and  is  a 
director  in  the  Capital  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
director  in  the  First  National  Bank,  viee-president 
of  the  New  Hampshire  Savings  Bank,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  its  Investment  Committee. 

After  returning  to  Concord  Mr.  MacFarland 
printed  for  distribution  among  his  friends  a  book 
entitled  "Sixty  Years  in  Concord  and  Elsewhere." 
a  work  of  over  three  hundred  pages,  describing  men 
and  events  not  only  in  New  Hampshire  but  in  other 
parts  of  the  United  States.  It  gives  an  account  of 
the  city  of  Concord,  its  history  and  growth,  and  the 
manners  and  customs  of  earlier  days.  The  author's 
career  and  experiences  while  an  army  paymaster 
are  described,  and  an  account  given  of  his  acquaint- 
ance and  relations  with  prominent  army  officers. 
His  story  of  occurrences  while  an  official  of  the 
Union  Pacific  Company  and  of  the  distinguished 
men,  both  natives  and  foreigners,  that  he  met  is 
well  told  and  interesting.  The  book  from  preface 
to  finis  is  full  of  information.  Mr.  MacFarland 
wrote  two  chapters  in  the  "History  of  Concord" 
lately  published  (1895),  one  on  railroads,  and  the 
other  on  canals,  stage  lines  and  taverns.  While  in 
the  printing  business  Mr.'  MacFarland  was  state 
printer  two  years,  and  at  another  time  served  as 
alderman  in  Concord  two  years.  He  is  now  (1905) 
a  man  of  seventy-four  years  of  age,  hale  and  hearty, 
and  agreeable,  and  it  is  doubtless  greatly  due  to 
his  good  health  and  good  nature  that  so  large  a 
measure  of  success  has  come  to  him.  His  home 
has  nearly  always  been  in  Concord,  where  he  was 
born,  and  here  he  is  highly  appreciated  as  a  citizen, 
and  one  who  has  a  high  regard  for  his  native  city 
and  its  people.  He  married,  October  20,  1859.  Mary 
Frances  Carter,  daughter  of  Eben  Carter,  of  Law- 
rence, Massachusetts.  Mrs.  MacFarland  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  South  Congregational  Church,  and  of 
the  Woman's  Club,  in  both  of  which  bodies  she  is 
an    influenital    member. 


The  Dwight  family  have  been  very 
DWIGHT  widely  noted  for  their  love  of  liberty. 
their  belief  in  progress,  and  their 
readiness  to  adopt  progressive  ideas  looking  to  the 
continued  advancement  of  humanity  and  civiliza- 
tion. Many  of  the  men  of  this  family  are  remarkable 
for  their  natural  executive  ability  under  whatsoever 
conditions  may  confront  them,  whether  in  material 
concerns  or  matters  affecting  the  higher  interests 
of  the  community. 

(I)  John  Dwight,  the  common  ancestor,  came 
with  his  wife  Hannah  and  daughter  Hannah,  and 
two  sons,  Timothy  and  John,  from  Dedham,  Eng- 
land, to  America,  in  the  latter  part  of  1634  or  the 
beginning  of  the  year  1635.  He  settled  in  the  town 
of  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  where  he  is  found  of 
record  September  1,  1635,  the  day  of  the  first  town 
meeting,  held  by  the  twelve  persons  who  constituted 
it.  He  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  the  second  man 
of  wealth  in  the  town,  and  was  eminently  useful 
in  the  community.  He  is  described  in  the  town 
records  of  Dedham  as  "having  been  publicly  use- 
ful," and  "a  great  peacemaker."  He  was  select- 
ii— 25 


man  for  sixteen  years,  1639-55.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  which  was  formed 
in  Dedham  in  1638.  His  wife  Hannah  died  Sep- 
tember 5,  1656,  and  he  married  (second)  a  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Ripley.  He  died  February  3,  1660.  His 
children  were  all  by  his  first  wife:  1.  Hannah,  born 
111  England,  1625;  married  Nathaniel  Whiting,  of 
Dedham.  2.  Captain  Timothy  Dwight,  born  in 
England,  1629,  died  January  31,  1717-18.  3.  John, 
born    m    England,     1032,    died      March      24,      1638. 

4.  Mary,  born  in  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  July  25, 
1635 ;  she  is  mentioned  in  the  town  records  as  the 
first   child  born  there;   she  married  Henry  Phillips. 

5.  Sarah,  born  June  17,  1638,  in  Dedham;  married 
Nathaniel  Reynolds. 

(Ill  Captain  Timothy,  second  child  and  eldest 
son  of  John  and  Hannah  Dwight,  was  born  in 
England  in  1629,  and  came  to  America  with  his 
father,  settling  in  Dedham.  He  was  made  a  free- 
man in  1655 ;  was  for  ten  years  town  clerk ;  select- 
man for  twenty-five  years  (1664-89)  ;  and  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  town  to  the  general  court,  1691-92. 
In  his  younger  years  he  was  cornet  of  a  troop,  and 
afterward  a  captain  of  foot.  He  went  out  ten  times 
against  the  Indians,  nine  of  whom  he  killed  or 
took  prisoner — such  was  the  constant  predatory 
warfare  that  they  kept  up  against  the  town.  It  is 
recorded  of  Captain  Dwight  that  "he  inherited  the 
estate  and  virtues  of  his  father,  and  added  to  both." 
He  is  thus  described  in  the  church  records : 
"Timothy  Dwight,  Esq.,  a  gentleman  truly  serious 
and  godly,  one  of  an  excellent  spirit,  peaceable, 
generous,  charitable,  and  a  great  promoter  of  the 
true  interests  of  the  church  and  town."  He  mar- 
ried,  November  11,  1651,  Sarah  Sibley,  who  died 
May  29,  1652.  He  married  (second)  May  3.  1653, 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Michael  Powell,  who  died  June 
-7.  1064,  and  their  children  were:  I.  Timothy, 
born  November  26,  1854.  2.  Sarah,  born  April  2, 
1657.  3-  John,  born  May  31,  1662.  4.  Sarah  (sec- 
ond), born  June  25,  1664.  He  married  (third), 
January  9,  1664-65,  Anna,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry 
Flint,  of  Braintree,  Massachusetts;  she1  was  born 
September  11,  '1643,  and  died  January  29,  1685-86. 
Of  this  marriage  were  born  ten  children:  1.  Josiah, 
born  October  S,  1665,  died  young.  2.  Nathaniel, 
born  November  20,  1666.  3.  Samuel,  born  Decem- 
ber 2,  1668,  died  young.  4.  Rev.  Josiah,  born  Febru- 
ary 8,  1670.  5.  Seth,  born  July  9,  1673.  6.  Anna, 
born  August  12,  1675.  7.  Captain  Henry,  born  De- 
cember 19,  1676.  8.  Michael,  born  January  10, 
1679-80.  9.  Daniel,  born  September  23.  168 1.  died 
young.  10.  Jabez,  born  September  1,  1683.  Captain 
Timothy  Dwight  married  for  his  fourth  wife,  Janu- 
ary 7,  1686-87,  Mrs.  Mary  Edwind,  of  Reading, 
Massachusetts,  a  widow ;  she  died  without  issue, 
August  30,  1688.  He  married  for  his  fifth  wife, 
July  31,  1690,  Esther  Fisher,  daughter  of  Hon. 
Daniel  Fisher ;  she  died  January  30,  1690.  He  mar- 
ried for  his  sixth  wife,  February  1,  1691-92,  Bethiah 
Moss;  she  died  February  6,  1717-18,  without  issue. 
Captain  Dwight  died,  full  of  age  and  honors,  Janu- 
ary 31,  1717-18,  aged  eighty-eight  years. 

(Ill)  Justice  Nathaniel,  second  child  and  son 
of  Captain  Timothy  and  Anna  (Flint)  Dwight, 
was  born  in  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  November  20. 
1666.  He  removed  to  Hatfield,  same  state,  and 
about  1695  located  in  Northampton,  Massachusetts, 
wdiere  he  passed  the  remaining  sixteen  years  of  his 
life.  He  was  a  farmer  and  traded,  also  justice  of 
the  peace,  and  a  surveyor  of  land  on  a  large  scale. 
He    was    a    man    of   considerable    wealth   and    large 


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influence.      Like    his    father    and    grandfather    be- 

him  and  like  many  of  his  descendants,  lie  was 

idedlj     religious    in    thought    and    conduct.      lie 

married,    December    9,    1693,    Mehitable     Partridge, 

daughter  of  Colonel  Samuel  and  Mehitable    (Cri 

inie.,   of   Hatfield,   Massachusetts,   born  August 
26,    [675.      Nathaniel    Dwight    died     November    7, 
171 1.    aged     forty-live    years,    ai     West     Springfield, 
Massachusetts,    while    there   on    business,   as    is   be- 
lieved,   and    was    buried    there.      His    wife    lived    in 
lowhood    for    forty-five    years,    at    Northampton, 
and    died    there   October    19,    1756,    aged   eighty-one 
years.      Their  children   were:      I.    Colonel   Timothy, 
10m    at    Hatfield,    October    19,    1694.      2.    Captain 
nuel,    born    June    28,    1696.      3.    Mehitable,    born 
i  ember   11,   1697.     4.  Rev.  Daniel,  born  April  28, 
1699.     5.   Seth,  born  March  3,  1703.     6-7.  Elihu  and 
ah,  twins,  born  February  17,   1704.     8.   Mehitable 
(second),    born    November    2,    1705.      9.    Jonathan, 
born   March   14,   1707.     10.  Anna,  born  July  2,   1710. 
11     Captain  Nathaniel  J.,  born  June  20,  1712. 

(IV)     Captain  Nathaniel,  Jr.,  youngest  child  of 
Justice      Nathaniel      and      Mehitable      (Partridge) 
Dwight.    was   born  June  20,    1712,   in    Northampton, 
Massachusetts,   where    he    resided    until    about    1734. 
He  then  located  at  Cold  Spring  (now  Belchertown), 
Massachusetts,   where   he   was   a   fanner  on   an   ex- 
tensive    scale,  owning  about  a  mile  square  of  land, 
and    including  the   tract  upon   which    the   village   of 
Belchertown   now   stands,     lie   was  among  the   first 
settlers    in    the    town;    kept    public    house    and    was 
surveyor;    was    agent    for    Belcher,    for    whom    the 
n    was    named;   and   was   prominent   in  all   town 
and    religious   affairs.     "He  was  commissioned  cap- 
tain   Vugust  9,  1757,  having  received  an  order  from 
1     Williams',    of    Hatfield,    to    march    without 
1    for  relief  of  Fort   William  Henry,   near  Lake 
which   was   attacked   by  a   parly   of   French 
Indians  numbering  eleven  thousand.     The  com- 
pany  had   marching   orders   the   same   day,   met    the 
at   Westfield,  and  marched  to  Kinderhook, 
1  e    they    learned    that    the    fort    had    capitulated 
and    returned    home.      Captain    Dwight    was    active 
useful    in   the    revolutionary    war,   and    in    pro- 
noting  the  best  interests  of  the  early   settlers,  and 
ich     to    advance    the     settlement."       Captain 
Dwight   was    an    earnest,   practical,   straight-forward 
man.  and  a  devout  christian.     He  married,  January 
2,     1735.    Hannah    Lyman,    daughter    of    Lieutenant 
Benjamin     and     Thankful     (Porheroy)     Lyman,     of 
npton;  she  was  born  July   14,  1709,  and  died 
^December  25,  1792,  having  survived  her  husband  who 
"h  30,   1784.  Their  children  were:   1.  Elijah, 
1     .\>  vember    30,    1735.      2.    Elihu.    born    March 
31,   1737.     3.  Captain  Justus,  born  January   13,   1739. 
e,    born    May   28,    1742.     5.    Jonathan,   born 
April   3.    1744.     6.   Susanna,  born   October   20.   1746. 
7.    Colonel    Elijah,   born  January   4.    17)0.     8.   Josiah, 
born    January    5,    1750.     9.    Pliny,   born    August    II, 

1  7S3, 

i\  i      Captain    Justus,    third    son    and    child    of 

riaiu    Nathaniel    and    Hannah    (Lyman)    Dwight, 

was    born    in    Belchertown,    Massachusetts,    January 

13,  1739-     He  resided  then-,  was  a  tanner,  and  a  man 

-of  considerable   wealth   for   those   days.     He   served 

■as  town  surveyor,     lie  was  one  of  the  leading  men 

the  town,  especially  in  church  affairs,  and  left 
behind  him  many  1  religious  subjects.     He 

married.   January    19,    1763.  daughter 

Daniel  and  Martha  Lamb,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts Sli.  was  born  in  1736,  and  dud  February 
[832,  aged  ninety-six  years,  her   husband  having 


died    July    27.    1S24,    .  ve    years.     Their 

children  were:  1.  Elihu,  born  October  22,  r  . 
2.  William,  born  September  18,  1765.  3.  Clarissa, 
born  January  30.  17ns  4.  Jonathan,  born  January 
21,  1770.  5.  Nathaniel,  born  November  21,  1772. 
6.  Daniel,  born  September.  1775.  7.  Sarah,  born  No- 
r  5,  1778.  S.  Justus,  Jr.,  born  August  20, 
17S1. 

(VI)  Nathaniel,  fifth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Captain  Justus  and  Sarah  (Lamb)  Dwight,  was 
bi  rn  at  Belchertowm.  Massachusetts,  November  21, 
1772.  He  followed  farming  in  his  native  town,  and 
for. nearly  fifty  years  was  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational  church.  He  married  August  12,  1S04, 
Elizabeth  Dunbar,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Eliza- 
beth Dunbar,  of  Bridgewater.  Massachusetts.  She 
was  born  May  6,  1783,  and  died  March  8,  i860, 
aged  seventy-six  years,  and  he  died  November  16, 
same  year,  aged  eighty-eight  years.  Their  pastor,  the 
Rev.  George  A.  Oviatt,  said  of  them  in  a  letter:  "Mr. 
Dwight  was  an  extremely  diffident  and  unosten- 
tatious man,  but  a  man  of  great  good  sense,  great 
kindness  of  heart,  and  unbending  integrity.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  conscientiously  honest  men  I 
ever  knew,  a  sincere,  humble,  consistent  christian, 
and  a  firm  supporter  of  good  order  and  of  the 
institutions  of  religion.  His  children  may  well 
revere  his  memory.  Mrs.  Dwight  was  also  of  a 
retiring  disposition,  but  possessed  great  worth  of 
character,  was  a  devoted  wife  and  mother,  and  a 
genuine  christian.  The  distinguished  name  of 
Dwight  has  been  honored  as  borne  by  this  family." 
Their  children  were:  1.  Harrison  Dunbar,  born 
July  12,  1806.  2.  Josiah  Graves,  born  November 
30,  1809.  3.  Eliza,  born  July  o.  [812.  4.  Mary, 
born   November  30,  1814.     5.  Clara,  born  September 

6,  1818.      6.    Nathaniel.   Jr.,    born    August   29,    1820. 

7.  Delia  Maria,  born   November  30,   1823. 

(VII)  Harrison  Dunbar,  eldest  child  of  Na- 
thaniel and  Elizabeth  (Dunbar)  Dwight,  was  born 
..;  Belchertown,  July  12.  1806.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  school  and  the  Hadley  Academy.  He 
resided  with  bis  father  assisting  upon  the  farm  until 
his  young  manhood,  when  he  went  to  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  to  learn  gunsmithing.  After  complet- 
ing his  apprenticeship  he  returned  to  bis  native  town 
and  -et  up  a  gun  factory  on  the  homestead,  and  be- 
came known  far  and  wide  a-  an  accomplished  gun- 
maker,  the  demand  for  his  rifle,  of  superior  make, 
extending  to  the  far  west,  and  the  south  as  far  as 
New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  lie  was  also  extensiyely 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  ope  rating  a  saw 
mill  as  well  as  a  carriage  and  wagon  manufactory, 
and  also  conducted  the  home-lead  farm.  When  the 
railroad  was  built  through  his  property  the  station 
and  postoffice  were  named  Dwighl  in  his  honor, 
and  he  was  railroad  and  express  agent  for  many 
years,  lie  was  a  leader  in  all  community  affairs,  of 
great  public  spirit,  large  ability  and  inflexible 
integrity,  ami   was   held  in  the  highest   esteem  by  all. 

\  er  aspired  to  public  office,  and  when  solicited 
to  enter  upon  a  political  career  declined  for  the 
reason  that  hi  time  was  full)  occupied  with  his 
varied  business  interests.  He  was  a  Whig  until 
the  formation  of  the  Republican  party,  with  which 
he  became  actively  identified  from  the  first.  He 
was  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  lodge  at  Enfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  was  a  member  of  the  old 
artillery  company  of  Belchertown.  He  married, 
November  9,  1837,  Sophia  Almira  Cook,  daughter 
of  David  White  and  Salome  (Cady)  Cook.  She 
was   born   in    1818,   and   died   January    [I,    t002,   long 


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surviving  her  husband,  who  died  July  13,  [878. 
Their  children  were:  1.  Josiah  Edward?,  born  May 
17,  1839.  2.  Eliza  Root,  born  May  16,  1841.  3. 
Clara  Lamb,  born  March  8,  1843.  4.  Mary  Mellen, 
born  July  22,  1848,  died  in  infancy.  5.  Mary  Court- 
land,   born  August  26,    1850,   died   1854. 

(VIII)  Josiah  Edward?,  eldest  child  of  Harri- 
son Dunbar  and  Sophia  Almira  (Cook)  Dwight, 
wa-  born  at  Belchertown.  May  17,  1839.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  school  and  Am- 
herst Academy.  He  remained  with  his  father  until 
his  sixteenth  year,  when  he  became  a  clerk  in  the 
fancy  dry  goods  store  of  Estes  H.  Sanford,  at 
\\  rcester,  Massachusetts.  Alter  faithfully  serving 
his  employer  for  seven  years  he  was  received  into 
partnership  with  him,  and  the  association  was  main- 
tained for  three  years.  In  1805  Mr.  Dwight  located 
in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  on  July  15  of  that 
entered   into   partnership    with   James   R.   Hill, 

.  iring  a  one-third  interest  in  the  business  of 
James  R.  Hill  &:  Company,  harness  manufacturers. 
The  business  rapidly  expanded  and  became  one  of 
the  most  extensive  of  its  class  in  the  country.  Mr. 
Hill  died  in  1884,  and  in  1888  the  business  was 
incorporated  under  the  name  of  James  R.  Hill  & 
Company,  of  which  Mr.  Dwight  was  treasurer 
until  1902,  when  he  retired.  He  is  a  director  and 
vice-president  of  the  Hill  Associates.  He  is  also 
actively  identified  with  various  other  industrial  and 
financial  enterprises,  being  president  of  the  Rum- 
f .  1 1  el  Building  and  Loan  Association  of  Concord; 
a  director  of  the  London  Harness  Company  of 
Boston  ;  and  a  stockholder  and  vice-president  of  the 
J.  C.  Derby  Company.  The  last  named  corpora- 
tion manufacture  Christian  Science  emblems,  as 
authorized  by  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy,  the  discoverer 
and  founder  of  Christian  Science.  Mr.  Dwight 
has  rendered  efficient  service  to  the  community  in 
various  important  official  positions,  having  served 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  aldermen  of  the  city 
of  Concord  for  two  years,  and  as  councilman  for 
a  like  period.  He  was  appointed  on  the  board  of 
police  commissioners  by  Governor  Buzell,  in  1895, 
and  has  been  twice  reappointed;  he  is  a  member  of 
the  board  at  the  present  time  (1905),  and  is  serv- 
ing as  chairman  of  that  body.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Concord, 
and  is  one  of  the  three  trustees  of  the  church  build- 
ing fund.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  an 
able  supporter  of  the  principles  of  his  party,  and 
has  served  as  chairman  of  the  Eighth  Ward  Re- 
publican Club  from  its  organization  to  the  present 
time.  He  is  a  member  of  Rumford  Lodge,  No. 
46,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is 
chairman  of  its  board  of  trustees.  Mr.  Dwight  is 
a  worthy  representative  of  the  honored  name  which 
he  bears,  having  the  lofty  traits  of  character  which 
marked  his  ancestry.  He  is  of  genial  disposition, 
a  warm  and  sincere  religious  nature,  refined  tastes, 
and  tender  sensibilities.  Mr.  Dwight  married,  De- 
cember 25,  1862,  Lucy  Jane  Hill,  daughter  of 
James  Riggs  and  Priscilla  Merrill  t  Chapman) 
Hill.  She  was  born  December  12,  1842,  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  and  Oread  Institute,  at  Worcester, 
Massachusetts.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dwight  are  Mabel  Sophia  and  Harrison  Hill 
Dwight. 

(IX)  Mabel  Sophia,  eldest  child  and  only 
daughter  of  Josiah  Edwards  and  Lucy  Jane  (Hill) 
Dwight,  was  born  in  Concord.  New  Hampshire, 
February    15,    1867.       She     was     educated     in     the 


schools  of  her  native  city,  and  at  Bradford  (Massa- 
chusetts) Academy,  and  Mrs.  Stearns's  private 
school  at  Amherst,  Massachusetts.  She  married 
Charles  F.  Conn,  son  of  Dr.  G.  P.  Conn.  They 
reside  in  Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  and  have  one 
child.    Dwight    Conn,    born    October    7,    1890. 

(IX)  Harrison  Hill,  second  child  and  only 
son  of  Josiah  Edwards  and  Lucy  Jane  (Hill) 
Dwight,  was  born  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire, 
February  21,  1870.  He  was  graduated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  city,  graduating  from  the  high 
school,  and  took  a  course  in  a  commercial  college 
in  Boston.  He  began  his  business  career  as  a 
bookkeeper  in  the  branch  store  of  J.  R.  Hill  & 
Company,  of  Boston.  In  1897  he  formed  from  this 
branch  store  the  London  Harness  Company,  in- 
corporated, of  which  he  is  treasurer,  and  which 
transacts  an  immense  business.  He  is  Republican 
m  politics.  He  married,  November  5,  1896,  Mary 
Ella  Underbill,  daughter  of  George  F.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Danforth)  Underhill.  She  was  born  in  Con- 
cord, New  Hampshire,  February  8,  1875.  Of  this 
marriage  were  born  two  children :  Harrison  Win- 
throp,  born  in  Concord,  November  27,  1899;  Carroll, 
born   in   Boston,   Massachusetts,   November  8,    1901. 


The  origin  of  this  name  is  very  ancient, 
LUXD  and  the  lineage  has  been  traced  to  Wil- 
liam Du  Lund,  whose  name  appears  in 
1313  on  the  list  of  persons  wdio  were  pardoned  by 
the  King  of  England  for  participating  in  a  rebellion. 
The  name  has  been  identified  with  the  Merrimack 
Valley  from  the  very  earliest  period  of  its  history 
and   is  still  in  this  state. 

(I)  The  first  found  of  record  in  America  was 
Thomas  Lund,  a  merchant  who  came  to  Boston  in 
1O46,  bringing  with  him  authority  from  certain  per- 
sons in  London  to  collect  debts.  He  was  probably 
the  ancestor  of  the  next  named,  although  no  record 
can  be  found  to  make  this  sure. 

(II)  Thomas  (2),  probably  a  son  of  Thomas 
(1)  Lund,  above  named,  was  born  about  1660,  as 
established  by  other  dates  connected  with  his  his- 
tory. We  first  find  him  of  record  in  old  Dunstable 
which  included  the  present  town  of  Nashua,  New 
Hampshire.  He  had  children,  Thomas,  Elizabeth 
and  William. 

(III)  Thomas  (3),  eldest  child  of  Thomas  (2) 
Lund,  was  born  September  9,  1682,  m  Dunstable, 
and  was  killed  by  the  Indians,  September  5,  1724, 
at  the  age  of  forty-two  years  lacking  four  days. 
His  wife's  name  was  Elizabeth  and  their  children 
were :  Thomas,  Elizabeth,  Jonathan,  Ephraim  and 
Phineas.  (Ephraim  and  descendants  receive  ex- 
tended mention  in  this  article.) 

(IV)  Jonathan  (1),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Thomas  (3)  and  Elizabeth  Lund,  was  married 
April  2,  1741,  in  Dunstable,  to  Jean  Barnum,  and 
evidently  spent  his  life  in  his  native  town.  Flis 
children  were:  Olive,  Johanna,  Jonathan,  Mary, 
Oliver  and  Mehitable. 

(V)  Jonathan  (2),  elder  son  and  third  child 
of  Jonathan  (1)  and  Jean  (Barnum)  Lund,  was 
born  July  24,  1747,  in  Dunstable,  and  made  his  home 
in  that  town  through  life.  He  was  known  as  Cap- 
tain Jonathan,  and  probably  derived  this  title  from 
service  in  the  state  militia.  He  was  married,  Oc- 
tober 22,  1765,  in  Dunstable,  to  Olive  Sargent,  and 
their  children,  recorded  in  Dunstable,  were :  Na- 
thaniel, Joseph,  Olive  Sargent,  Elizabeth  and  James 
Taylor. 

1  VI  1     Joseph,  second  son  and  child  of  Jonathan 


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(_•)  and  Olive  (Sargent)  Lund,  was  born  December 
24,  1707,  in  Dunstable,  and  undoubtedly  lived  all 
bi:,  life  in  that  town.  There  is  authority  for  the 
statement  that  his  wife"s  baptismal  name  was  Bet- 
sey, but  no  record  of  their  marriage  appears  in  the 
vital  statistics  of  the  state,  neither  are  their  chil- 
dren on  record,  but  the  family  record  shows  that 
they  had  a  son,  Joseph  S. 

(VII)  Joseph  S.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Betsey 
Lund,  was  born  in  Nashua  in  1800,  and  dud  in 
Concord,  December  27,  1882,  aged  eighty-two  years 
and  ten  months.  He  grew  to  manhood  on  a  farm, 
and  acquired  such  education  as  he  could  in  the 
common  schools  of  his  time.  Soon  after  attaining 
his  majority  he  bought  a  farm  in  the  southeast  part 
of  Concord,  where  lie  remained  the  remainder  of 
his  life.  He  was  a  man  of  rare  shrewdness  and 
financial  acumen,  and  was  prosperous  in  all  he 
undertook.  He  added  largely  to  his  real  estate  by 
the  purchase  of  woodlands.  For  a  time  after  going 
to  L uncord  he  was  engaged  in  boat  building.  After 
he  had  accumulated  considerable  property  he  had  a 
large  amount  of  money  loaned  out,  and  also  had 
bank  stock  and  interests  in  manufacturing  con- 
cern-. In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  in  re- 
ligion a  believer  in  the  Universalist  creed.  He 
died  possessed  of  a  handsome  property,  after  a 
residence  of  sixty  years  in  Concord.  He  married 
(first)  Mary,  daughter  of  Stephen  Swett.  She 
died  in  1S40,  leaving  one  child,  Charles  Carroll. 
He  was  married  (second),  in  Manchester,  Novem- 
ber 23,   1846,  by  Rev.   Cyrus   \Y.   Wallace,   to   l'hebe 

C.  Abbott,  of  Concord.  He  was  married  the  third 
time,  in  Manchester,  April  21,  1877,  by  Rev.  C. 
W.  Wallace,  to  Widow  Amanda  J.  Nutting,  of 
Portsmouth,  who  survives  him.  She  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Moses  and  Betsy  W.  Allen,  and  was  born 
in    Hebron,   Maine. 

(VIII)  Charles  Carroll,  only  child  of  Joseph 
S.  and  Mary  (Swett)  Lund,  was  born  December  9, 
1S32,  and  died  December  4,  1880.  He  prepared  for 
college  in  Orford  and  Pembroke  academies,  and  in 
1 85 1  entered  Dartmouth  College,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1855,  after  having 
completed  a  classical  course.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Kappa  Kappa  Kappa  society.  On  returning  to  Con- 
cord he  taught  a  year  in  the  high  school  of  that 
city,  and  also  studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Hon.  L. 

D.  Stevens  and  Judge  Fowler,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1856.  Soon  after  his  admission  he 
opened  a  law  office  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  where 
he  practiced  eight  years,  having  for  partners  John 
B.  Sanborn  and  Theodore  French,  both  New 
Hampshire  men,  the  style  of  the  firm  being  San- 
born,  French  &  Lund.  In  1864  he  returned  to 
Concord  and  became  the  law  partner  of  Hon.  Ly- 
man D.  Stevens,  his  former  law  preceptor,  the 
firm  being  Stevens  ec  Lund.  This  relation  lasted 
until  1870.  Notwithstanding  Mr.  Lund  had  entered 
the  profession  of  law,  which  he  did  not  like,  at  the 
instance  of  his  father,  he  was  very  successful  in  it, 
patent  office  cases  being  favorites  with  him,  as  he 
was  fond  of  mathematics  and  mechanical  employ- 
11K  nt   and  things  pertaining  to  machinery. 

Eore  going  to  college  he  had  studied  civil 
engineering,  in  which  he  was  deeply  interested  and 
highly  proficient  ,and  spent  part  of  a  season  in 
actual  work  with  Mr.  Adams,  the  chief  engineer  of 
the  Concord  &  Montreal  railroad,  which  he  greatly 
enjoyed.  In  1870  he  accepted  the  imitation  of  a 
friend,  a  civil  engineer,  to  spend  his  vacation  in  the 
summer  of  that  year  with  him  in  surveying  the  pro- 


posed  railroad  between  Concord  and  Rochester. 
This  employment  afforded  him  so  much  sal 
thai  lie  determined  to  abandon  the  .practice  of  law. 
and  he  accordingly  closed  his  office  and  went  to 
the  Pacific  coast,  where  with  a  corps  of  forty  men 
he  surveyed  a  line  for  a  railroad  between  Port- 
land. Oregon,  and  Puget  Sound,  which  was  after- 
ward accepted  and  built  upon  in  preference  to  sev- 
eral other  line-  which  were  subsequently  surveyed 
by  Others.  When  this  survey  was  completed  be 
returned  to  Concord,  and  was  assistant  engineer  in 
chief  of  the  construction  of  the  Concord  water 
work-  system,  lie  also  constructed  the  water  works 
system  in  Leominster.  Massachusetts.  He  was  af- 
terward made  chief  engineer  of  the  Concord  & 
Montreal  railroad,  and  as  such  had  charge  of  the 
construction  of  various  extensions  of  that  road  in 
the  White  Mountain  region  and  above,  inclui 
the  Wing  road  to  the  base  of  Mt.  Washington,  the 
road  to  the  Profile  House,  and  the  road  to  Lan- 
caster,  the  successful  and  economical  construction 
of  which  required  engineering  skill  of  a  high  order 
and  the  completion  of  which  placed  Mr.  Lund  in 
the  front  rank  of  engineers  and  brought  him  much 
deserved  credit.  Mr.  Lund  died  at  the  compara- 
tively earlj  age  of  forty-eight  years.  Had  he  de- 
voted himself  to  this  profession  earlier  in  life,  or 
had  hi-  life  been  spared  a  few  years  longer  he 
would,  doubtless,  have  attained  great  celebrity  as  an 
engineer.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity, and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Concord,  June  17.  i860,  Lydia  French,  who 
was  born  in  Concord,  March  20,  1838,  daughter  of 
Theodore  and  Lydia  (Pollard)  French,  of  Dun- 
stable,  Massachusetts.  She  was  prepared  for  .  a 
higher  course  in  private  school-,  and  graduated  from 
Alt  Holyoke  Seminary  in  1857.  Three  children 
were  born  of  this  union:  Mary  (died  young),  ( 
B.,  and  Joseph  W. 

1  IX)  Fred  B.,  son  of  Charles  C.  and  Lydia 
(French)  Lund,  was  born  in  Concord,  January  4. 
1865.  prepared  for  college  at  Phillips  Andover 
Academy,  entered  Harvard  University  in  1884. 
graduated  summa  cum  laude  in  1888.  He  is  a  mem- 
■  i  1  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  society.  Following 
hi-   graduation   for   the  literary  department  of  Har- 

1  he  matriculated  in  the  Harvard  Medical 
School,  where  he  completed  the  four  year-' 
in  three  years,  and  became  an  interne  in  the  Mas- 
:  'it-  General  Hospital,  and  remained  there 
three  years.  In  1893  he  entered  the  genera!  pi 
tice  of  medicine  with  offices  in  Boston,  and  im- 
mediately took  high  rank  as  a  physician  and  sur- 
geon, lie  now  has  a  large  and  lucrative  practice. 
lie  is  a  surgeon  on  the  staff  of  the  City  Hospital 
of  Boston. 

tl\)  Joseph  Wheeler,  youngest  child  of 
Charles  C.  and  Lydia  (French)  Lund,  was  born 
in  Concord.  March  14,  1807,  and  attended  the  com- 
mon and  high  schools  of  Concord,  and  subsequently 
graduated  from  Phillips  Andover  Academy  in  1886, 
Harvard  University  in  1890,  and  Harvard  Law 
School  in  1893.  Since  the  latter  date  he  has  been 
red   in  a   successful  law  practice  in  Boston. 

(IV)  Fphraim,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
["homas   and   Elizabeth   Lund,   was   born    Au 

1720.  in  Dunstable,  and  resided  in  that  town.  Hi- 
u  He's  name  was  Rachel,  and  their  children  were: 
Rachel.  Fphraim,  Elizabeth,  Stephen,  Joseph,  Xoa- 
diah,    Susannah    and    Silas. 

(V)  Ephraim  (2),  third  son  and  fourth  child 
of    Fphraim     (1)     and    Elizabeth    Lund,    was    born 


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August  25,  1745,  in  Dunstable,  and  made  his  home 
in  that  town  through  life.  He  was  married  May 
1  j.  1772.  to  Alice  Wheeler,  of  Hollis,  who  was 
born  December  1,  174;,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Hannah  Wheeler  of  Hollis.  Their  children  were: 
Hannah.  Sarah,  Alice,  Mary,  Ephraim,  Stephen  and 
Ebenezer. 

(VI)  Stephen,  second  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Ephraim  and  Alice  (Wheeler)  Lund,  was  born 
March  3.  1789,  in  Hollis,  New  Hampshire,  and 
passed  his  life  in  that  town.  He  was  married, 
June  2,  1S13.  in  Hollis,  to  Mary  Hardy,  of  that 
town.  She  was  born  May  9,  1793.  a^d  died  Oc- 
tober 15,  1872,  a  daughter  of  Nehemiah  and  Abigail 
Hardy  'of  Hollis,  who  were  married  March  29, 
1780.  Stephen  Lund  resided  in  Merrimack,  and 
died   there   December   14.    183 1. 

(VII)  Benjamin,  son  of  Stephen  and  Mary 
(Hardv)  Lund,  was  born  in  Merrimack,  September 
9,  1818,  and  died  in  Nashua,  April  9,  1881.  aged 
sixty-three.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  became  a 
sailor,  and  followed  the  sea  five  or  six  years.  In 
1838  he  settled  in  Milford,  where  he  resided  until 
1859,  when  he  removed  to  Nashua.  In  1849  he 
went  to  California  with  the  gold  seekers,  and  re- 
mained about  eighteen  months.  While  in  Milford 
he  followed  the  business  of  wheelwright.  He 
married.  November  .25,  184T,  Elvira  Duncklee  (see 
Duncklee,  V),  who  was  born  in  Milford,  August 
26,  1S19,  daughter  of  David  Jr.  and  Grissel  (Burns) 
Duncklee,  of  Milford.  Their  children  were:  Mary 
E.,  Sarah  Jane,  John,  Anna  Maria,  Harriet  Gisey, 
Abbie  Sophia,  Charles  T..  Frederick.  Emma  Lo- 
rinda  Willie  and  Frederick  C.  Of  these  Mary  E., 
Harriet  G.,  Charles  T.  and  Frederick  C.  are  living. 

(VIII)  Charles  Tvler,  seventh  child  and  second 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Elvira  (Duncklee)  Lund, 
was  born  in  Milford,  June  3,  185^.  After  attending 
the  common  schools  and  Crosby's  Academy  he  went 
into  the  employ  of  the  Nashua  Lock  Company, 
where  he  remained  six  and  a  half  years.  He  next 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade  and  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Horace  Ashley,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Ashley  &  Lund.  During  twelve  years  this  firm 
did  a  large  contracting  business,  constructing  the 
Odd  Fellows'  Building,  the  Whitney  Block,  the 
Masonic  Temple,  and  other  well  known  edifices. 
October  },  1893,  Mr.  Lund  bought  out  the  establish- 
ment and  business  of  A.  J.  Rockwood,  undertaker, 
established  forty  years  before,  which  he  has  since 
carried  on.  Mr.  Lund  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  was  president  of  the  common  council  in  1888: 
representative  to  the  legislature  in  1S9S-99.  and  is 
a  director  of  the  Edgewood  Cemetery.  He  is  a 
reliable  citizen,  a  good  neighbor,  and  a  pleasant 
companion.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
New  Hampshire  and  Massachusetts  State  Embalm- 
ing Associations,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Oriental 
School  of  Embalming  of  Boston.  He  is  a  member 
of  Ancient  York  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  a  Sir  Knight  and  Scottish  Rite 
Mason,  and  member  of  the  Bektash  Temple, 
Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine; 
also  of  Granite  Lodge,  No.  1,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  is  past  grand;  Nashua 
Lodge,  No.  5,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Eagle 
Council.  American  Mechanics.  He  married.  July, 
3.  1S73.  at  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  Vesta  E.  Nutting, 
who  was  born  in  Groton.  Massachusetts,  January 
16.  1853,  daughter  of  J.  Parker  and  Hester  R. 
(Lawrence)      Nutting,   of     Groton,      Massachusetts. 


They  have  two  children:  Bertha  E.  and  Lester  P. 
Mrs.  Lund  is  treasurer  of  Nashua  Council,  No.  25, 
Daughters  of  Liberty,  and  past  noble  grand  of  Olive 
Branch  Lodge,  No.  1,  of  Rebekahs. 

The  name  Pierre  (Peter)  which 
PEARSON     was      introduced      into    England    by 

Norman  French  and  anglicized  into 
Pier,  or  Piers,  is  the  word  from  which  comes  the 
name  Pierson  or  Pearson.  The  family  bearing 
this  patronymic  includes  many  citizens  of  high 
standing.  , 

(I)  John  Pearson  came  from  England  and 
settled  in  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  in  1643.  and  then 
set  up  a  fulling  mill,  the  first  mill  for  this  purpose 
in  America.  He  was  a  man  of  property,  and  active 
and  prominent  in  the  community.  His  first  grant 
of  land  was  in  the  "uplands  laid  out  in  the  field 
called  Batchelder's  Plaine"  and  was  "one  house 
lott  Containeing  an  Acre  and  an  halfe  lying  on  the 
South  side  of  Richard  Lighton."  His  name  ap- 
pears often  in  the  town  records  as  grantor  and 
grantee  of  land.  He  was  made  freeman  probably 
in  1647,  and  was  one  of  the  "five  men,"  or  select- 
men, and  as  a  representative  of  the  town  opposed 
the  'tyrannous  acts  of  Sir  Edmond  Andros,  and 
was  fined.  He  was  representative  in  1678,  and 
was  made  deacon,  October  24,  1686.  He  died  De- 
cember 22.  1693.  His  wife's  name  was  Dorcas. 
She  survived  him  ten  years,  and  died  January  12, 
1703.  Their  children  were:  Mary  (died  young), 
John,  Elizabeth,  Samuel,  Dorcas,  Mary,  Jeremiah, 
Joseph,   Benjamin,    Phebe,   Stephen,  and   Sarah. 

(II)  Benjamin  (1),  ninth  child  and  fifth  son  of 
John  and  Dorcas  Pearson,  was  born  in  Rowley, 
\pril  1.  1658,  and  died  in  Newbury,  June  16,  1731. 
In  1704,  he  removed  to  Newbury,  where  he  bought. 
\pril  2  1705,  of  Francis  Wainwnght,  a  saw  mill 
and  yard  on  the  Falls  river.  August  10,  1709, 
Eldad  Cheney  and  others  sold  to  Benjamin  Pearson, 
of  Newburv,  "carpenter,"  for  forty-six  pounds  and 
ten  shillings,  twenty-four  acres  of  land  "on  ye 
southerly  side  of  the  Falls  river."  He  erected  a 
fulling  mill  which  was  in  operation  for  many  years, 
and  soon  afterward  a  house,  which  is  still  stand- 
ing, and  was  recently  owned  and  occupied  by 
Benjamin  Pearson,  a  descendant  of  the  original 
Benjamin,  who  erected  the  house  and  succeeded 
the  Chenevs  two  hundred  years  ago.  Benjamin 
Pearson  married,  January  20,  1680,  Hannah,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  Thurston;  and  they  were  the  parents 
of-  Hannah.  Phebe,  Daniel,  Ruth.  Abigail,  Benja- 
min Sarah.  Jedediah,  Mehitable,  Jonathan,  David, 
OHver  and  Bartholomew,  of  whom  all  but  two  were 
born  in  Rowley.  Hannah  (Thurston)  Pearson  died 
within  ten  weeks  after  her  husband. 

(III)  Benjamin  (2),  sixth  child  and  second  son 
of  Benjamin  (1)  and  Hannah  (Thurston)  Pearson 
was  born  in  Rowley,  August  12,  1690,  and  died  April 
5,  1774.  He  lived  in  the  homestead  built  by  his 
father  in  Newbury,  and  carried  on  the  business  he 
had  established.  In  1710,  Benjamin  Pearson,  prob- 
ably Benjamin  (2),  was  one  of  Captain  Noyes 
snowshoe  men.  i.  e:  "men  belonging  to  the  North 
Regiment  in  Essex,  appointed  to  keep  snowshoes 
and  'Mogginsons'  for  use  in  winter  campaigns 
against  the  Indians."  He  married  Dorothy  Moody, 
and  they  had  two  children,  Isaac  and  Jeremiah, 
next   mentioned. 

(IV)  Jeremiah,  younger  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Dorothy  (Moody)  Pearson,  was  born  and  died  in 
Newbury,    where    he    was    a    farmer.      He    married 


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Elizabeth    Pearson,    and    they    were   the    parents   ot 
three  children:     Nathan,  Samuel  and  Polly. 

(V)  Nathan,  eldest  child  of  Jeremiah  and  Eliza- 
beth (Pearson)  Pearson,  was  born  January  23,  1766, 
in  Newbury,  and  died  in  January,  1850,  in  Boscawen, 
New  Hampshire.  His  education  was  obtained  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  time  and  locality,  and 
one  of  the  incidents  of  that  locality  was  "Shay's 
rebellion,"  which  occurred  when  he  was  a  young 
man  of  twenty-one  vears  and  in  which  he  bore  a 
part.  In  1795  he  settled  on  Blackwater  river,  in 
the  northwestern  part  of  Boscawen  (now  Webster), 
and  purchased  at  first  a  small  farm,  which  was 
ultimately  increased  to  four  hundred  acres.  _  Here 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  active  life  in  the 
usual  agricultural  employments,  making  a  feature 
of  growing  and  buying  cattle  which  he  drove  to 
the  markets,  chiefly  at  Newburyport,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  the  first  in  this  locality  to  import  from 
Spain  pure-blood  Merino  sheep,  and  did  an  ex- 
tensive business  in  rearing  them  for  breeding  pur- 
poses. His  stock  was  scattered  all  over  the  west 
and  southwest,  and  the  purity  of  the  strain  was 
kept  up  by  his  son  and  grandson  until  about  1876. 
Mr.  Pearson  married  Elizabeth  Thurlow  of  West 
Newburv,  and  they  were  the  parents  of:  Polly, 
Betsy,  Paul   (died  young),  Paul  and  Nathan. 

(VI)  Nathan  (2),  youngest  child  of  Nathan  (1) 
and  Elizabeth  (Thurlow)  Pearson,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 22,  1802.  and  died  October  8,  1868.  He  had 
the  usual  common  school  education,  resided  with 
his  father  until  the  death  of  the  latter,  and  then 
bought  out  the  other  heirs  and  continued  on  the 
homestead  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a 
man  of  few  words,  did  his  own  thinking,  and  was 
independent  in  his  opinions.  He  was  a  good  friend 
and  citizen,  a  constant  attendant  on  public  worship, 
and  endeavored  to  supply  by  reading  and  observa- 
tion the  lack  of  opportunity  for  education  in  his 
earlier  years.  In  religion  he  was  a  Congregation- 
alism and  in  politics  a  Whig  until  the  dissolution 
of  that  party,  when  he  joined  the  Republicans.  He 
was  elected  selectman  in  1841  and  1842,  and  repre- 
sentative in  1843  and  1S44.  Upon  the  division  of 
the  town,  he  was  elected  chairman  of  the  first  board 
of  selectmen  of  Webster.  He  married.  May  26, 
1827,  Eliza  Couch,  born  in  Salisbury,  December  8, 
1807,  died  August  17,  1877.  daughter  of  John  and 
Lydia  (Bean)  Couch,  natives  of  Salisbury.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Pearson  had  one  child  John  C,  the  sub- 
ject of  the  following  sketch. 

(VII)  Hon.  John  Couch  Pearson,  only  child 
of  Nathan  and  Eliza  (Couch)  Pearson,  was  born  in 
Boscawen.  May  25.  1835.  He  began  his  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  con- 
tinued at  Kimball  Union  Academy  and  at  Merri- 
mack Institute,  leaving  the  latter  institution  at  the 
age  of  nineteen.  After  his  school  days  he  remained 
with  his  father  on  the  old  home  farm  until  1S67, 
when  he  removed  to  Concord  and  took  a  position 
in  the  freight  office  of  the  Concord  railroad.  He 
stayed  there  but  a  short  time,  as  his  father's  failing 
health  necessitated  his  return  to  the  homestead. 
After  the  death  of  his  father  he  remained  on  the 
farm  about  three  years,  and  then  in  1871,  in  part- 
nership with  George  Little,  of  Webster,  bought  out 
the  country  store  at  Corser  Hill,  in  the  town  of 
Webster,  where  he  remained  in  trade  five  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  (1876)  he  removed  to  Pena- 
cook,  where  he  has  since  resided.  His  first  busi- 
ness in  the  village  was  also  in  the  mercantile  line, 
in  the  store  in  the  Batchelder  building.     He  bought 


out  J.  P.  Hubbard,  but  continued  there  only  one 
year  when  he  disposed  of  the  business  to  John  Mc- 
Neil. After  retiring  from  trade  he  engaged  in  the 
western  loan  business,  which  he  made  his  principal 
occupation  for  a  number  of  years.  In  this  pursuit 
he  was  particularly  successful,  for  every  loan  which 
he  placed  was  paid,  both  principal  and  interest  com- 
plete, so  that  no  customer  of  his  ever  lost  a  dollar 
on   the   business   placed   with   him. 

For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  has  given  much 
of  his  time  and  attention  to  public  business.  He  has 
been  moderator  of  town  meetings  several  times,  an 
officer  of  the  school  district  most  of  the  time,  a 
selectman  of  the  town  of  Boscawen  a  number  of 
terms,  a  deputy  sheriff  of  Merrimack  county  six 
years,  also  county  commissioner,  representative  in 
the  New  Hampshire  legislature  several  terms,  and 
state  senator.  He  is  a  life  long  Republican,  and  has 
been  a  member  of  the  state  central  committee.  He 
is  a  leading  member  of  the  Congregational  Church, 
to  which  he  is  a  liberal  and  prompt  contributor. 
In  addition  to  his  labors  as  a  public  officer,  he  has 
done  much  work  as  administrator,  executor,  and 
assignee  of  estates,  his  ability,  experience  and  sound 
judgment  qualifying  him  very  thoroughly  for  such 
trusts.  In  all  these  years  he  has  been  to  a  large 
extent  a  land  owner,  and  carried  on  more  or  less 
farming.  His  home  in  Penacopk,  is  situated  on  an 
elevation  and  commands  a  fine  view  of  the  village 
and  its  environs.  He  married,  November  27,  1856, 
Elizabeth  S.  Colby,  born  in  Warner,  February  21, 
[836.  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Esther  (Darrah) 
Colby  of  Warner  and  Bedford,  and  they  have  had 
four  children :  Carrie  E.,  deceased ;  Edward  N., 
John  Walter  and  Harlan  Colby.  The  sons  are 
graduates  of  Dartmouth  College.  The  eldest  is 
secretary  of  state  of  New  Hampshire.  The  second 
is  engineer  in  charge  of  the  Taunton  division  of 
the  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  railroad, 
residing  in  Boston,  and  the  youngest  is  city  editor 
of  the  Monitor  and  Statesman  at  Concord. 

(VIII)  Hon.  Edward  Nathan  Pearson,  second 
child  and  eldest  son  of  John  C.  and  Elizabeth  S. 
(Colby)  Pearson,  was  born  in  Boscawen,  September 
7,  1859.  He  acquired  his  elementary  education  in 
the  common  schools,  and  his  intermediate  and  pre- 
paratory education  in  Warner  High  School  and  the 
Penacook  Academy,  from  which  he  went  to  Dart- 
mouth College,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1881,  with  commencement  honors  of  high  rank.  In 
the  same  year  he  became  a  teacher  in  the  public 
schools  of  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  where 
he  remained  one  year,  and  then  returned  to  New 
Hampshire  and  settled  in  Concord,  where  he  took 
the  position  of  city  editor  of  the  Concord  Evening 
Monitor.  He  was  soon  made  associate  editor,  and 
in  1800  was  promoted  to  managing  editor,  which 
position  he  held  until  1808.  He  was  also  business 
manager  of  the  Republican  Press  Association  from 
[892  to  1898.  January  1st  of  the  last  named  year 
he  resigned  these  two  positions  to  become  manager 
of  the  Rumford  Printing  Company,  a  corporation 
organized  by  him  to  assume  by  purchase  the  general 
printing  business  of  the  Republican  Press  Asso- 
ciation. He  was  elected  public  printer  by  the  legis- 
lature in  180,?,  and  re-elected  in  1895.  In  March, 
1899,  he  was  elected  secretary  of  state,  and  has 
since  filled  that  place  with  credit  to  himself  and  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  people  of  New  Hampshire. 
He  entered  heartily  into  the  plans  of  Governor  Rol- 
lins to  make  "Old  Home  Week"  a  success,  and 
rendered    efficient    aid    to    that    end.     He   takes    an 


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active  interest  in  the  grange  organization,  and  is 
a  member  of  Capital  Grange,  of  Concord.  Like 
his  ancestors  before  him  for  generations,  he  attends 
the  Congregational  Church.  Mr.  Pearson's  record 
as  a  journalist  is  that  of  a  bright,  vigorous,  out- 
spoken and  honest  man,  who  has  led  rather  than 
followed  current  thought.  His  official  life  has  been 
marked  by  courtesy  and  efficiency.  As  a  citizen  he 
takes  a  pride  in  upholding  the  highest  type  of 
American  institutions. 

Mr.  Pearson  married,  December  6,  1882,  Addie 
M.  Sargent,  daughter  of  Cyrus  E.  Sargent,  at  Leb- 
anon, New  Hampshire.  (See  Sargent).  They  have 
four  children:  Edward  N.,  Robert  H.,  John  W.  and 
Mildred. 


This  name  is  derived  from  Regi- 
RUNNELLS  nald,  and  appears  in  Domesday 
Book  as  Ragenald  and  Rainold. 
It  is*  most  frequently  written  in  modern  times  as 
Reynolds,  which  is  varied  in  the  early  New  England 
records  by  the  forms  Renold  and  Renolds.  Another 
variation  "is  that  of  Runnells,  which  is  followed  by 
the  form  herein  treated. 

Bowditch,  who  is  not  recognized  by  Greek  and 
Latin  scholars  as  an  authority  upon  the  origin  of 
names,  has  a  tradition  which  is  accepted  by  some 
members  of  the  family.  According  to  him  the 
name  is  of  Scotch  origin,  derived  from  the  word 
Runnel,  which  means  a  small  brook  or  rivulet.  The 
■  word  is  found  in  the  poetry  of  Sir  Walter  Scott, 
and  also  in  the  later  writings  of  Hugh  Miller.  In 
his  "Suffolk  Surnames"  he  calls  Runnells  "A  name 
taken  from  the  face  of  nature."  The  family  tradi- 
tion insists  that  this  tribe  is  of  Scotch  extraction, 
while  those  of  similar  names  are  for  the  most  part 
English  and  Irish.  There  is  little  doubt,  however, 
that  they  all  came  from  England  into  Scotland  and 
Ireland. 

(I)  Samuel  Runnells,  born  about  1674,  near  Port 
Royal.  Nova  Scotia,  was  of  Scotch  descent,  his 
grandfather  probably  having  been  one  of  the  band 
of  Scotch  settlers  who  migrated  to  Nova  Scotia 
with  La  Tour  in  162S.  They  landed  at  Port  Royal 
and  built  the  "Scotch  Fort."  which  was  captured  and 
dismantled  by  Sir  William  Pipps  and  English 
troops  from  Massachusetts,  May  20,  1690.  The 
defenceless  inhabitants  were  soon  after  attacked  by 
pirates,  the  crews  of  two  vessels,  and  among  these' 
who  escaped  in  boats  are  said  to  have  been  Samuel 
Runnells  and  his  brother.  He  settled  in  Bradford, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  married  and  built  a  home, 
which  was  standing  as  late  as  1840.  He  accumu- 
lated considerable  property  in  Bradford,  and  later 
was  interested  in  the  settlement  of  Concord,  Xew 
Hampshire,  although  he  never  lived  there  for  any 
length  of  time.  However,  he  purchased  some  real 
estate  there  and  built  a  house  which  he  afterward 
sold.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Bradford,  and  bore  the  title  of  sergeant. 
His  death  occurred  in  Bradford.  October  27.  1745. 
He  married,  in  1700,  Abigail  Middleton,  of  Haver- 
hill, Massachusetts,  who  was  born  in  Boston,  March 
22.  11.80,  and  died  in  Bradford.  October  II,  1753. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  William  Middleton,  the 
immigrant,  and  his  wife  Elizabeth.  His  gravestone 
was  found  in  1850  in  the  wall  of  the  tower  of  the 
Old  South  Church.  The  children  of  these  parents 
were:  Stephen,  horn  May  14,  1703;  Samuel.  De- 
cember 17,  1706;  John,  March  9,  1710,  died  within 
a  year:  John,  born  April  8,  1711,  died  July  6,  1713 ; 
Job,  born  June   18,   1712;   Sarah,   October  31,    1716; 


Abigail,  November  11,  1722;  Ebenezer,  November 
20,  1726. 

(II)  Ebenezer,  eighth  child  of  Samuel  and  Abi- 
gail (Middleton)  Runnells,  was  born  in  Bradford* 
November  20,  1726,  and  died  in  Haverhill,  August 
4,  1795.  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  lived  in  Haver- 
hill. He  was  engaged  in  ironing  vessels  and  was 
also  a  partner  in  a  firm  of  shipbuilders  at  Newport. 
He  was  successful  financially,  and  purchased  much 
real  estate  in  Haverhill.  In  Hollis.  New  Hamp- 
shire, February  5,  1777.  he  purchased  the  property, 
a  part  of  which  has  ever  since  been  kept  in  the  fam- 
ily, but  he  did  not  live  there,  at  least  to  the  extent 
of  settling  his  family.  During  the  Revolution  he 
served  on  committees  to  care  for  soldiers'  famil 
but  his  trade  made  him  exempt  from  actual  service. 
He  married  (first),  Abigail  Sollis,  of  Beverly; 
(second),  Hannah  Smith,  Of  Haverhill,  who  was 
born  May  31,  1742.  daughter  of  Samuel  Smith  and 
Hannah  Page,  granddaughter  of  Samuel  Smith  and 
Abigail  Emerson,  great-granddaughter  of  Nathaniel 
Smith  and  Elizabeth  Ladd ;  and  therefore  a  de- 
scendant of  John  Page,  Ezekiel  Worthen,  George 
Martin,  Michael  Emerson,  Daniel  Ladd,  Thomas 
Whittier,  and  John  Webster,  all  well  known  char- 
acters in  the  early  history  of  Massachusetts.  She 
died  in  Haverhill,  March  29,  1814.  The  children  of 
this  marriage  were:  Samuel,  born  March  15,  1767; 
Thomas,  February  7,  1769;  Nathaniel  Stevens,  June 
23,  1771 ;  Daniel,  October  22,  1773,  died  September 
22,  1774;  Daniel,  December  18,  1775;  Ebenezer, 
1778;  Hannah,  April  22,  1783,  died  February  22,. 
1787:  Hannah,  born  July  12,  1787. 

(III)  Samuel  (2),  first  child  of  Ebenezer  and' 
Hannah  (Smith)  Runnells,  was  born  in  Haverhill,. 
March  15,  1767,  and  died  in  Hollis.  New  Hampshire,. 
June  5,  1834.  He  inherited  from  his  fa  the  r_  a  farm 
in  Hollis,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  afterward 
resided ;  also,  the  mill  site  on  the  Nashua  river, 
wdiere  he  built  saw,  grist  and  carding  mills,  known 
as  Runnells'  Mills  near  the  bridge  called  Runnells' 
Bridge.  He  married,  in  Hollis,  September  20.  170^ 
Abigail  Smith,  who  was  born  in  Plaistow.  Nev> 
Hampshire.  January  29,  1768,  and  died  in  Hollis, 
December  30,  1S4S,  aged  eighty-one.  She  was 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  Smith,  a  Revolutionary  soj 
dier,    and    her    paternal    ancestry    was    the 

that  of  Hannah  Smith,  her  husband's  mother.  Her 
mother  was  Lydia  Page,  a  descendant  of  John 
Page.  The  children  born  to  Samuel  and  Abigail 
were :  Frederick,  born  June  28.  1792 :  Ebenezer,. 
July  8,  1794;  Hannah.  July  27,  1796,  died  March  i&„ 
1836;  Persis,  born  August  29,  1798;  Bethia.  De- 
cember r,  1800:  Susan.  January  29,  1803:  Samuel. 
June  22,  1805,  died  July  27,  1806. 

(IV)  Ebenezer,  second  son  of  Samuel  and  Abi- 
gail (Smith)  Runnells,  was  born  in  Hollis,  New 
Hampshire,  July  8.  1794,  and  died  there  September 
26,  1S65,  aged  seventy-one.  He  inherited  the  farm 
and  mills  from  bis  father,  and  carried  on  the  mill 
business.  The  mill  privilege  was  sold  to  the  Nashua 
Manufacturing  Company,  in  August,  1S65.  shortly 
before  his  death,  but  the  farm  still  remains  in  the 
family.  Lie  married,  December  30,  1828.  Lydia 
Lawrence,  of  Littleton,  Massachusetts,  who  was 
born  in  Littleton,  November  9,  1794,  and  died 
Hollis.  December  8,  1857.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Timothy  Lawrence  and  Molly  Sawtell.  granddaugh- 
ter of  Jonathan  Lawrence  and  Tryphena  Powers,  a 
descendant  of  John  Lawrence.  Richard  Sawtell, 
Walter  Powers.  Simon  Stone,  John  Wilson,  Join 
Poulter,  Henry  Farwell,  Samuel  Morse,  Ralph  Shep- 


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ard,  Thomas  Foster  and  Francis  Eliot.     Her  father 

and  both  grandfathers   were   in  the  Revolution,  and 

one   at   least    of    her    great-grandfathers    served    on 

committees   during  that    war.      Ebenezer   and    Lydia 

had  six  children:     Lydia  Abigail,  born  July  12,  1S30, 

April    1,    18.3,3;    Ch  ■  i tli,    born   June    7. 

1831;    Daniel    Frederick,   born   March   25,    18.33. 

forward;    Alary    Abigail,    born    July    5,    1S35,    died 

March  25,  1850;  Lydia  Ellen,  born  October  30.  183;: 

'"■ill,   born   October    14,    1840,   died    Sep- 

er  I,  1843. 

1  iles  Smith,  eldest  son  of  Ebenezer  (2) 
and  Lydia  (Lawrence)  Runnells,  was  born  in  Hol- 
lis,  June  7,  1S31.  and  died  in  Hollis,  October  30, 
1886.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  town.  He  learned  the  milling  business 
in  his  father's  mills,  and  succeeded  him  in  the  mill- 
ing industry,  living  his  entire  life  in  Hollis.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  he  attended  the 
tional  Church.  He  was  a  man  of  indus- 
trious habits  and  high  character,  and  successful  in 
business.  He  married,  at  Hollis,  February  6,  1867, 
Fidelia  A.  Wheeler,  who  was  born  in  Hollis,  June 
22.  1843.  daughter  of  Silas  S.  and  Joanna  (Bridges) 
Wheeler,  of  Hollis.  They  had  one  child.  Charles 
Henry,  who  was  born  in  Hollis,  May  17,  1871.  He 
married,  October  27,  1897,  Mattie  M.  Foss.  who  was 
born  in  Stanstead,  Canada,  November  6,  1871, 
daughter  of  Hiram  M.  and' Martha  B.  (Davis)  1 
of  Stanstead,  Canada,  where  they  passed  away. 

(  Y )  Daniel  Frederick,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  .Ebenezer  (2)  and  Lydia  (Lawrence)  Runnells, 
was  born  in  Hollis,  March  25.  1833  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Hollis  and  at  the 
academies  in  Hancock  and  Francestown.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-one  he  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Sawtell  &  Runnells,  of  Hollis,  and  continued 
there  until  the  firm  dissolved,  shortly  before  he 
removed  to  Nashua  in  1858.  In  i860  be  established 
a  clothing  business  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Water 
street^  In  1863  he  accepted  Charles  L.  Chase  as  a 
partner  and  the  firm  took  the  name  of  Runnells  & 
Cha.se.  In  1865  the  business  required  larger  quarters 
and  was  moved  to  the  Noyes  Block,  and  in  1S72 
the  firm  built  a  section  of  the  new  Merchants'  Ex- 
change block,  and  moved  into  it.  In  1878  Mr. 
Chase  retired  and  Mr.  Runnells  continued  the  busi- 
ness alone.  In  1883  Luke  A.  Farley  was  admitted 
partnership  in  the  business.  After  a  few  years 
Mr.  Farley  retired  from  the  business  and  Mr.  Run- 
nells has  since  continued  it  alone.  Mr.  Runnells 
has  mtinuoiisly   in   business   longer  than   any 

1  ther  merchant  in  Nashua.  He  is  a  gentleman  of 
haracter  and  reputation,  of  sterling  worth 
and  excellent  busim  ■-  standing-  lie  has  always 
taken  an  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  city, 
its  growth  and  various  public  enterprises,  and  has 
always  stood  ready  to  help  in  all  charitable  and 
philanthn  :ments,   financially   and   otherwise. 

In  politics  Mr.  Runnells  is  a  Democrat,  but  he  is 
not  a  politician.  He  represented  Ward  Seven  in 
the  legislature,  and  received  the  nomination  in  'his 
district  for  senator,  lie  attends  the  Pilgrim  Con 
■  1.  and  is  interested  in  several 
public  in  titutii  ms       H     is  a   trustee  of  the  Nashua 

Public    Library,  of  the  W llawn   Cemeterj     \    0 

ciation.  and   of   the    Hunt    Home  ed   Couples. 

He  is  a  member  of   Rising  Sun   Lodge.  No.  39,  Au- 
nt   Free   and    Accepted    Masons;    Meridian    Sun 
Royal    Arch    Chapter,    No    o;    Israel    Hunt    Council. 
No.  8.  Royal  and  Select   Masters;  St    George  Com 
mandery,    Knights   Templar;    Edward   A.    Raymond 


sistorj",  Scottish  Rite,  Thirty-second  Dej 
Nashua;  and  Bektash  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  of  Concord,  lie 
is  also  a  member  of  Pennichuck  Lodge,  No.  44.  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  married,  in 
Hollis.  September  9,  1858,  Sarah  E.  Farley,  who  was 
horn  in  Hollis.  June  9,  1834.  and  died  in  Nashua, 
June  5,  1906.  She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Hollis  and  at  Milford  Seminary.  From  the  time 
of  leaving  the  seminary  until  her  marriage  she 
taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Hollis,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  Dunstable,  Massachusetts.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Enoch  Farley  and  Abigail  Hardy,  and 
granddaughter  of  Benjamin  Farley  and  Anna  Mer- 
rill. Her  four  great-grandfathers,  Ebenezer  Far- 
ley, Phineas  Hardy,  David  Merrill  and  Thomas 
Wheat,  were  all  in  the  Revolution,  two  of  them 
having  fought  in  the  battles  of  Lexington  and 
Bunker  Hill.  Her  great-great-gratidfather,  ^Lieu- 
tenant Benjamin  Farley,  also  did  service  in  the 
Revolution,  though  he  won  his  title  during  Indian 
troubles  in  the  first  military  company  of  West  Dun- 
stable. Another  great-great-grandfather.  Stephen 
Merrill,  died  in  the  service  at  Fort  William  Henry, 
•756. 


The  first  of  the  family  in  this  country 
FARLEY     was  George  (1)   Farley,  son  of  I 

and  Jane  (Hungerford)  Farley,  a  de- 
scendant of  a  younger  brother  of  William  the  Con- 
queror, lie  was  born  about  1617  and  came  to  Mas- 
sachusetts., and  settled  in  Woburn  in  1639.  but  was 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Billerica.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier in  King  Philip's  war.  and  was  prominent  in 
both  Woburn  and  Billerica.  and  served  on  important 
committees.  He  married  Beatrice  Snow.  February 
9,  1643.  and  died  in  Billerica,  December  27.   1 

ill)  Caleb,  son  of  George  and  Beatrice  (Snow) 
Farley,  was  born  in  Woburn.  April  1.  [645,  and 
married,  November  3,  1669,  Lydia  More,  daughter 
of  Golden  More.  He  lived  in  Billerica  and  Rox- 
bury,  and  was  instrumental  in  the  first  settling  of 
the  town  of  Bedford.  He  died  in  Roxbury,  March 
16.  1712. 

(III)  Benjamin,  son  of  Caleb  and  Lydia  (More) 
Farley,   was  horn  in  Billerica,  February  8.   1685,  and 

d  in  Roxbury,  March  12.  1717.  He  married  Anna 
Dunton,  October  29,  1707. 

(IV)  Lieutenant  Benjamin,  son  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Anna  (Dunton)  Farley,  was  born  in 
Billerica,  August  28,  [708  lie  married  Joanna 
Page,  daughter  of  Christopher  Page,  and  died  in 
Hollis,   New  Hampshire.  December  23,  1789. 

1  V  I  I  beni  er,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Jo- 
anna (Page)  Farley,  was  born  in  Hollis.  Septem- 
ber 10.  1747.  He  married,  in  [766,  Betty 
Wheeler,  daughter  of  Simon  and  Dorothy  (Wor- 
cester) Wheeler,  of  Concord,  Massachusetts.  lie 
died   January   28.   1827. 

(VI)  Benjamin,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Betty 
1  \\"  irley,  was  born  in  Hollis,  February  1, 
1767.  lie  married,  in  Tewksbury,  Massachusetts, 
January  1.  [789,  Anna  Merrill,  daughter  of  David 
'■ml    Mar)     (Watson)    Men-ill.     lie   died   in   Hollis, 

\prii    27.    1827. 

(VII)  Enoch,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Anna  (Mer- 
rill) Farley,  was  born  July  22.  1708.  He  married. 
April  16,  1822.  Abigail  Hardy,  daughter  of  Y 
and  Abigail  (Wheat)  Hardy.  He  died  April  <>. 
1840.  He  was  the  father  of  Sarah  E.  (Farley) 
Runnells.  who  numbered  among  her  colonial  an- 
cestors,  '-  orge    Farley,   Thomas    Hardy,    Nathaniel 


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Merrill,  Moses  Wheat.  George  Wheeler.  John  Gage. 
Abraham  Temple,  John  Bailor,  Thomas  Flagg,  Rev. 
William  Wooster,  Richard  Wait,  John  Kent,  Rich- 
ard Kimball,  John  Wright,  Joseph  Dakin  and  Na- 
thaniel Page,  the  last  being  the  owner  of  the  "first 
battle  flag  of  America,"  now  preserved  at  Bedford, 
Massachusetts. 

Mrs.  Runnells  was  active  and  prominent  in  society, 
church  and  organized  charitable  and  benevolent  work. 
She  was  an  interested  member  of  the  ladies'  organiz- 
ation connected  with  the  Pilgrim  Church,  which  she 
attended,  and  in  former  years  was  an  active  worker 
in  the  Pearl  Street  Congregational  Church  before 
its  union  with  the  present  Pilgrim  Church.  In 
later  years  her  efforts  were  especially  directed  to 
the  work  of  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps  and  the 
Nashua  Home  for  Aged  Women.  She  had  been 
li  nt  of  the  local  Woman's  Relief  Corps,  was 
department  president  of  the  order  for  New  Hamp- 
shire in  1891,  and  was  a  member  of  the  National 
Council.  Woman's  Relief  Corps,  in  1892-93.  At  the 
time  of  her  death  she  was  president  of  the  1  Ionic 
for  Aged  Women,  an  office  she  had  held  for  over 
fifteen  years,  and  had  contributed  largely  to  the  suc- 
cess of  that  institution.  She  was  one  of  the  trustees 
of  the  John  M-.  Hunt  Home  for  Aged  Couples,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Nashua  Woman's  Club,  of 
the  Fortnightly  Club,  and  of  the  Matthew  Thorn- 
ton Chapter.  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution. 
She  was  identified  with  various  other  public  and 
private  charities,  and  kept  abreast  with  the  times 
in  all  matters  of  social,  literary  and  educational  in- 
terest. As  an  individual  she  was  of  a  quiet  dispo- 
sition, but  as  a  member  of  several  organizations  her 
influence  for  good  was  far  reaching.  She  was  a 
woman  of  the  truest  type,  a  devoted  wife  and  mother, 
and  one  who  through  the  organizations  with  which 
she  was  affiliated  and  in  the  daily  walks  of  life, 
constantly  proved  her  worth  as  a  woman.  Seven 
children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Runnells,  all 
in  Nashua.  Four  of  these — Belle  Maude,  Myrta 
Belle.  Nellie  Grace  and  Josie — died  young. 

(VI)  Florence  Abbie  Runnells.  second  child  of 
Daniel  F.  and  Sarah  E.  (Farley),  married,  July  18. 
[888.  Edward  F.  Bryant,  of  Chicago,  Illinois,  now 
president  of  the  Pullman  Loan  and  Savings  Bank. 
She  is  a  graduate  of  Wellesley  College.  She  is 
prominent  in  society  and  club  work,  and  has  been 
president  of  the  Chicago  Wellesley  Alumnae  Asso- 
ciation. The  children  born  of  this  marriage,  all 
born  in  Chicago,  are:  Donald  Runnells,  student  at 
Dartmouth  College,  class  1910:  Dorothy  Frances, 
student  at  Kemper  Hall,  Kenosha,  Wisconsin ;  and 
Marian  Farley. 

(VI)  Katherine  Lawrence  Runnells.  fourth  child 
of  Daniel  F.  and  Sarah  E.  (Farley)  Runnells.  was 
educated  at  Wellesley  College.  She  has  writen 
some  interesting  short  stork--  and  articles,  and  is 
prominent  in  club  and  educational  work,  and  an 
officer  in  several  charitable  organizations.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution, and  also  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Dames. 
She  is  said  to  have  thirteen  ancestors  who  were 
pafriot  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  With 
the  ancestry  from  which  she  is  descended  it  is  na- 
tural that  she  should  be  interested  in  genealogy. 

(VI)  Frederic  Daniel,  first  son  and  fifth  child 
of  Daniel  F.  and  Sarah  E.  (Farley)  Runnells,  was 
educated  at  Dartmouth  College,  from  which  he 
graduated  with  the  class  of  1893.  He  graduated 
from  the  Boston  University  Law  School  in  iSqS 
and    was    admitted   to   the    New    Hampshire    bar    in 


March,  1899.  Returning  to  Nashua  he  opened  an 
office  in  that  city,  where  he  has  since  pursued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  with  energy  and  gratifying 
success.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  Public 
questions  have  received  his  careful  consideration, 
and  he  has  responded  to  the  call  of  his  party  to  serve 
the  public,  and  was  a  member  of  the  constitutional 
convention  of  1902,  and  has  discharged  the  duties 
of  police  commissioner  since  his  appointment  to 
that  office,  January  1,  1904. 


Like  most  of  the  English  surnames, 
LYMAN  this  has  passed  through  many  changes 
in  settling  down  to  the  present  ortho- 
graphy. It  has  been  written  Lehman,  Layman.  Lve- 
man.  Lawman.  Lemon.  Leman,  and  de  LeMan.  The 
French,  supposing  the  name  to  be  derived  from 
l'aiinan.  have  written  it  L'aiman.  In  America  the 
name  has  taken  the  forms:  Liman.  Limen.  Limon, 
Limmon,  Lemon,  Leamond  and  Lemon. 1.  The  first 
fifty  years  of  the  occurrence  of  the  name  in  the 
town  and  church  records  of  Northampton.  Massa- 
chusetts, it  was  generally  written  Liman.  Early 
in  the  eighteenth  century  it  took  the  form  Lyman, 
which  has  since  obtained.  The  first  record  of  any 
landholder  of  this  name  in  England  is  in  Domesday 
Book,  where  Leman  is  mentioned  as  having  held 
lands  in  rarcerv  of  King  Edward. 

(I)  Richard  Lyman,  the  immigrant,  and  patri- 
arch of  all  the  Lymans  of  English  descent  in  Amer- 
ica, was  born  in  High  Ongar.  Essex  county,  Eng- 
land, about  twenty-five  miles  southeast  of  London. 
The  dates  of  his  birth  and  marriage  are  unknown. 
He  married  Sarah  Osborne,  daughter  of  Roger 
Osborne,  of  Halstcad  in  Kent.  He  sold  his  lands 
in  the  parish  of  Onorar  in  Aue-ust,  1631,  and  em- 
barked with  his  wife  and  children  on  the  ship 
"Lion."  William  Pierce,  master,  sailing  from  Bristol 
for  New  England.  The  wife  of  Governor  Win- 
throp,  and  Eliot  ("afterward  the  Apostle  to  the 
Indians),  were  on  the  same  ship.  Ten  weeks  later, 
November  2.  they  arrived  at  Boston,  where  thev 
were  received  with  salutes  of  many  guns  and  fed 
on  the  fat  of  the  land.  Richard  first  became_  a 
settlor  in  Charlestown.  Massachusetts,  and  with 
bis  wife  united  with  the  church  at  what  is  now 
called  Roxbury,  John  Eliot  being  the  pastor.  June 
11,  1635,  he  was  made  foreman  by  the  general  court. 
and  October  15,  1635,  he  and  his  family  Joined  the 
company  of  one  hundred  persons,  constituting  the 
company  of  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  and  went  to  Con- 
necticut, where  the  party  founded  Windsor.  Hart- 
ford and  Weathersfield.  The  journey  from  Massa- 
chusetts was  made  in  about  fourteen  days,  the  dis- 
tance being  more  than  one  hundred  miles  through 
a  trackless  wilderness.  Thev  drove  with  them  about 
one  hundred  and  sixty  head  of  cattle  and  subsisted 
largely  on  the  milk  of  the  cows.  Richard  Lyman 
suffered  greatly  in  the  loss  of  his  cattle  on  this 
iourney,  which  strayed  and  were  never  found  again. 
His  name  is  on  the  list  of  the  original  proprietors 
of  Hartford.  1636.  His  relative  proportion  of  the 
land  obtained  from  the  Indians  was  a  fair  average 
of  that  of  the  other  proprietors.  The  house  lot  on 
which  he  settled,  as  appears  on  the  ancient  pint  of 
Hartford  for  1640,  was  on  the  south  side  of  what  is 
now  Buckingham  street,  between  Main  and  Wash- 
ington streets.  His  will,  the  first  on  record  at 
Hartford,  is  dated  April  22.  1640.  and  the  inventory 
of  hi-  personal  estate  was  made  September  6.  1640. 
He  died  in  August,  of  the  same  year.  The  children 
of    Richard    and    Sarah     (Osborne)     Lyman,    were: 


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William  (died  young),  Phillis,  Richard  (died 
young),  William,  Richard.  Sarah,  Anne  (died 
young  ).  John  and  Robert. 

(II)  Lieutenant  John,  eighth  child  and  fifth  son 
of  Richard  and  Sarah  (Osborne)  Lyman,  was  born 
in  High  Ongar,  September,  162?  and  came  to  New 
England  with  bis  father.  In  1654  he  settled  in 
Northampton.  Massachusetts,  where  he  resided  till 
bis  death  August  20,  1690,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven. 
He  was  in  command  of  the  Northampton  soldiers 
in  the  famous  Falls  fight  abovi  Deerfield,  May  18, 
1676.  Hi-  epitaph  was  rudely  cut  on  his  gravestone 
as  follow-:  "Lieutenant  John  Liman  aged  66  yer 
Dyed  Xugst  the  20th  1690."  He  married  Dorcas, 
daughter  of  John  Plumb  of  Branford.  Connecticut. 
Their  children  were:  Elizabeth,  Sarah,  John,  Moses, 
Dorothv,  Mary,  Experience,  Joseph,  Benjamin  and 
t  aleb 

(III)  Moses  (1),  fourth  child  ami  second  son  of 
John  and  Dorcas  (Plumb)  Lyman,  was  born  in 
Northampton,  Massachusetts.  February  20,  1662.  and 
died  February  25.  1701,  aged  thirty-nine.  His  wife's 
baptismal  name  was  Ann,  and  she  is  said  to  have 
come  from  Long  Island.  She  married  (second) 
Jonathan  Rust.  Their  children  were:  Ann,  Moses, 
Hannah,  Martha  (died  young),  Martha,  Bethia, 
Sarah,  Elias.  Only  three  of  these  children  lived  o 
adult  age. 

(IV)  Captain  Moses  (2").  second  child  of  Moses 
(r)  and  Ann  Lyman,  was  born  February  27,  1689, 
and  died  March  24,  1702.  aged  seventy-three.  He 
married,  December  13,  1712.  Mindwell  Sheldon, 
who  died  May  23,  17S0,  aged  eighty-eight.  Their 
children  were :  Moses,  Elias,  Theodosia,  Phebe, 
Noah.  Isaac.  Simeon,  Hannah,  Seth  and  Job. 

(V)  Deacon  Elias,  second  son  and  child  of  Cap- 
tain Moses  (2)  and  Mindwell  (Sheldon)  Lyman, 
was  bom  September  30,  1715,  and  died  in  1803, 
aged  eighty-eight.  He  was  early  chosen  a  deacon 
of  the  church  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  provincial 
congress,  at  Concord,  Massachusetts,  October  II, 
176S.  With  -everal  of  the  town  he  was  one  of  a 
committee  of  correspondence :  and  in  1775  was  a 
member  of  the  provincial  congress  which  met  at 
Cambridge  I  [e  was  a  frequent  member  of  the  legis- 
lature, and  one  of  the  committee  of  safety  in  the 
Revolutionary  war,  in  addition  to  many  important 
offices  in  which  he  was  employed  during  his  long 
and  useful  life.  He  has  been  described  as  having 
been  in  old  age  tall,  stout,  and  venerable  in  form. 
grave  and  sedate  in  demeanor  and  reverentially  re- 
ded  by   his   family  and    friends.     Llis   descendants 

are  very  numerous,  exerting  a  commanding  influ- 
ence in  the  various  occupations  arid  professional 
pursuits  of  life.  He  married  Anne  Phelps  of  North- 
ampton. Their  children  were:  Stephen,  Timothy. 
Eunice,     \nne,  Elias,   Noah  and  Joel. 

1  VI  1  Deacon  Stephen,  eldest  son  of  Dea- 
■  i  and  \mie  i  Phelps  1  1 .3  man,  h as 
bom  in  Northampton,  September  8,  1742,  and 
died  December  11.  [8  1  S  on  after  Ins  birth 
he  was  taken  lis  his  parents  to  Southampton,  where 
he   lived   till    about    1707:    h<    then    removed   to    Lvlerri 

field  (afterward  named  (Tester),  where  he  lived 
and  cleared  the  land  which  was  then  a  wilderness, 
being  one  of  the  fit  1  ettlers  ill  the  town.  Tin  fol 
lowing  account  gives  a  vivid  description  of  the  con 
ditions  of  life  in  Mr.  Lyman'-  time.  "Dea.  Stephen 
and  his  brie  Timothj  began  publii  life  together  as 
the  lir-t  settler-  of  Merryfield,  111  n  I  luster,  a  moun- 
tain town  17  miles  wesl  of  Southampton,  their  na- 
tive  place.     Tall,  stalwart,   j  with    -trong 


hands  and  hearts,  they  went  out.  ml,,  (he  wild-  to- 
gether and  cleared  from  the  native  forest  adjoin 
farms  on  which  they  lived  through  life.  Their  way 
was  through  an  unbroken  forest  with  no  track  for 
their  guide  but  that  of  the  bear  and  the  deer.  A.  singli 
camp  chest  contained  their  frugal  outfit,  a  few  loaves 
of  Boston  brown  bread,  a  cheese,  a  ball  of  butter, 
and  two  or  three  tow  shirts,  each  grasping  one 
handle  of  the  chest  with  one  hand  and  carrying  his 
ax  in  the  other.  ilu\  -it  forward  in  1763.  for  their 
wild  mountain  land  home.  As  they  rested  at  fre- 
quent intervals  they  marked  the  trees  with  their 
axes  to  guide  their  way  back  to  their  native  place. 
Their  farms  were  given  them  on  condition  that 
each  one.  within  the  space  of  three  years  from  June, 
1762.  should  build  a  dwelling  house  on  his  lot  24 
ft.  by  18,  and  7  feet  stud,  and  hav«  7  acres  well 
cleared  and  brought  to  English  grass,  or  ploughed, 
and  actually  settled  by  a  family  on  the  farm  and 
continue  such  family  for  a  period  of  six  years,  and 
within  8  years  settle  a  Protestant  minister.  Stephen 
and  Timothy  are  recorded  among  those  who  organ- 
ized the  Congregational  Church  in  Chester.  No- 
vember 14.  17*19,  of  which  the  former  was  a  deacon." 
Stephen  Lyman  married,  October  23,  1770.  Anna 
Blair,  of  western  Massachusetts,  wdro  died  Decem- 
ber 16,  1778,  and  (second),  July  10,  1786.  Hannah 
Clark  of  Southampton.  His  ten  children  were: 
Gains,  Crispus,  Stephen,  Clarissa.  Noah,  Burnham, 
Cluster.   Anna.  Electa  and  Samuel. 

(VII)  Noah,  fifth  child  and  fourth  son  1  f  Dea- 
con Stephen  and  Anna  (Blair)  Lyman,  was  born 
October  2.  1778,  and  died  December  11.  1S66,  aged 
eighty-eight.  He  resided  a  few-  years  in  Norwich, 
Massachusetts,  then  about  1812  removed  to  Colum- 
bia, New  Hampshire,  where  most  of  his  children  n 
born.  For  a  gun  and  a  horse  he  bought  a  large  tract 
of  wild  land,  on  which  he  lived  through  life,  lie 
married,    (lir-t).  March    10,   [804,   Clarissa   Granger, 

of  Worthington,  who  died  June  30,  1828:  and 
(second),  Olive  French.  He  had  thirteen  children, 
the  last  two  by  his  second  wife.  They  were:  John 
S..  Elias,  Elvira.  Stephen.  Wharton.  Noah,  Caleb. 
William  G.,  George  B.,  Clarissa  A.,  Charles  C, 
Olive  and  Mariana. 

(VIII)  John  Scott,  eldest  child  of  Noah  and 
Clarissa  (Granger)  Lyman,  was  born  October  30, 
1801,  in  Northampton,  and  went  to  Columbia  when 
about  twelve  year-  old.  lie  was  a  Farmer  and  car- 
penter, and  erected  frames  for  buildings.  He  tool 
an  active  part  in  town  poliiics,  and  was  deputy 
sheriff  of  Coos  county  for  some  years.  He  married 
Emily  Schoff,  January  27,  lN.il.  anil  they  were  the 
parents   of   live  children:      1.    Diana,   married    '  h 

II.  Smith.  2.  John,  horn  July  4.  1834,  killed  at  bat- 
tle of  Cedar  Mountain,  August  20,  [862.  3,  Pru- 
dentia  A.,  horn  April  20.  [836,  died  young.  4.  ( 
sandana.  born  January  10.  [838,  married,  November 
28,  1807.  Samuel  An-tin.  of  Roxbury,  Massachusetts. 
5  Lucretia  A.  born  October  2;.  [839,  married  Bela 
Vining.  John  Scott  Lyman  married  second. 
Caroline  Matilda,  widow  ol  Stephen  Lyman, 
and  daughter  of  Levi  and  Caroline  (Cleveland) 
Smith,  of  Hanover,  New  Hampshire;  she 
had  by  her  fust  marriage  three  daugl 
Lucia.  Adeline  and  Phebe  I).  To  John  S 
I  .11  olinc  (Smith)  Lyman  were  horn  three  children: 
William  C,  mentioned  below;  Elvira,  horn 
March  30,  [848,  dud  young;  Horace  G.,  born  Sep- 
tember 23,  185I1  lives  at  Lakeport. 

(IX)  William  Caleb,  eldesl   child  of  John   Scott 
and    Caroline    Matilda    (Smith)    Lyman,    was   born 


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June  jo,  1845,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides. 
He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools.  He  owns 
and  conducts  the  homestead  farm,  and  also  works 
as  carpenter.  He  is  successful  in  business,  and  is 
held  in  high  esteem  by  his  fellow-citizens.  He  is 
a  Republican  in  politics,  and  has  served  as  select- 
man three  terms,  1S79.  1897,  1898.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  legislature  in  the  session  of  1907.  He 
is  a  member  of  Stratford  Lodge,  No.  30,  Knights 
of  Pythias,  and  of  Jewell  Grange  No.  245,  Patrons 
of  Husbandry,  of  South  Columbia.  He  married, 
December  30,  1880,  Ella  S.  Cook,  who  was  born 
October  16,  1857,  daughter  of  John  Cook,  of  Colum- 
bia,    They  have  one  child,  Lena,  born  May  21,  1890. 


James  Freese,  the  progenitor  of  the 
FREESE     Freeses    of    New    England,    was    born 

about  1641.  He  received  a  seat  in  the 
meeting-house  at  Amesbury,  Massachusetts,  in  1667; 
common  rights  in  1669;  and  took  the  oath  of  alle- 
giance   December    26,    1677.      He    built    vessels    in 

"Jamaco"  about  1678.     He  married  Elizabeth  . 

by  whom  he  had  a  son  James,  who  according  to 
Savage  was  probably  the  one  who  was  killed  by  the 
Indians  in  1689.  James  (2),  Lieutenant,  was  mar- 
ried, and  left  a  son  Jacob. 

(I)  Jacob,  son  of  James  (2)  Freese,  was  born 
September  29,  1685.  He  settled  at  the  landing  at 
Hampton,  where  his  grave  is  still  marked  by  a 
stone  with  legible  inscription.  He  married  Rachel, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Rachel  (Partridge)  Mer- 
rill, about  1710,  and  died  November  5,  1727.  His 
wife  was  born  April  27,  1687.  Their  children  were 
Joseph,  Benjamin,  Jonathan,  Jacob,  Rachel,  Eliza- 
beth, Anna  and  Catharine. 

(II)  Jacob  (2),  fourth  child  of  Lieutenant  Jacob 
(1)  and  Rachel  (Merrill)  Freese,  was  born  Oc- 
tober 10,  1716,  O.  S.  He  removed  from  Hampton  to 
Epping.  married  there-,  and  had  a  son  Andrew. 

(III)  Andrew  Freese,  son  of  Jacob  Freese,  was 
born  in  Epping,  October  1,  1747,  and  removed  td 
Deerfield,  October  19,  1775.  He  married  Shuah 
Thurstin,  of  Epping.  who  was  born  February  8, 
1748.  Their  children  were:  Sarah,  who  died  young; 
Sarah,  Anna,  Jacob  (3),  Gordon  and  Dudley.  He 
died  October  19,  1814. 

(IV)  Jacob  (3).  fourth  child  of  Andrew  and 
Shuah  (Thurstin)  Freese,  was  born  in  Deerfield, 
October  29,  1778.  He  married  Eunice,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  James,  and  died  August  14.  1S43.  She 
was  born  February  20,  1783,  and  died  July  3.  1865. 
Their  children  were :  Andrew;  Benjamin;  Joseph 
Warren,  who  died  young;  Jacob  (4),  died  young; 
Jackson  ;  Eunice  James ;  John  McCleary,  and  Clara 
Ann,  who  is  unmarried  and  lives  on  the  homestead 
in  Deerfield. 

(V)  Jackson,  fifth  child  of  Jacob  and  Eunice 
(James)  Freese,  was  born  May  13,  1816,  and  grew 
upon  his  father's  farm.  In  his  younger  days  he  was 
employed  as  teamster  for  the  factory  company  from 
Pittsfield  to  Dover,  and  also  in  Massachusetts.  Re- 
moving to  Newmarket  he  was  for  a  time  watchman, 
and  subsequently  kept  an  inn  two  years  at  North- 
wood.  In  1852  he  went  to  Pittsfield,  and  was  stage 
driver  from  Pittsfield  to  Dover  till  1871.  During 
this  time  he  never  had  an  accident,  never  carried  a 
note  book,  never  missed  an  errand,  and  was  never 
iate  unless  on  account  of  storms.  One  morning  he 
carried  the  mail  on  foot  for  five  miles  from  Barn- 
stead.  He  had  a  host  of  friends,  and  the  road  was 
always  made  clear  so  that  he  could  pass  by.  After 
187 1   he  was  occupied  in  farming  till  his  death.  July 


21,  1896.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Second  Advent 
Church,  a  Democrat,  and  represented  his  town  in 
the  legislature,  1860-62.  May  25,  1849,  he  married 
Martha  E.,  daughter  of  Joseph  H.  and  Maria  M. 
(Smith)  Hanscomb,  of  Deerfield,  who  was  of  Eng- 
lish descent.  The  children  of  Joseph  H.  and  Maria 
M.  Hanscomb  were :  Martha  E.,  who  was  born  in 
Lyman,  Maine,  June  9,  1827,  and  when  eight  years 
old  moved  to  Newmarket,  New  Hampshire;  Charles 
H.   Hanscomb,  Rhea  S.  and  Lucinda  L. 

(VI)  George  Edwin  Freese  was  born  in  North- 
wood,  February  7,  1850.  When  two  years  old  his 
parents  removed  to  Pittsfield,  and  he  was  educated  in 
the  schools  there.  He  was  a  jeweler  by  trade.  He 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  James  Young,  April  29, 

1871.  He  died  April  25,  1875,  leaving  one  son, 
Courtland  Frank  Hearl.  The  brothers  and  sisters 
of  Mrs.  Freese  were  John  P.  Young,  James  Bachel- 
der,  Charles  Frank,  both  of  Pittsfield,  and  Addie 
B.  Loud   (widow),  of  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

(VII)  Courtland  Frank  Hearl,  son  of  George  E. 
and    Mary    (Young)    Freese,   was   born  January   9, 

1872,  in  Pittsfield,  in  the  same  house  in  which  he 
now  lives,  still  sleeping  in  the  same  room.  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  Pittsfield,  learning  the 
harness  trade  under  B.  M.  Tilton,  and  remained 
with  them  till  1886.  Eventually  he  purchased  the 
business,  and  in  1901  he  purchased  the  business  of 
the  Globe  Manufacturing  "Company,  making  fire- 
men's waterproof  quick-hitch  suits,  formerly  doing 
business  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts.  The  company  is 
represented  in  every  state  in  the  union,  and  also 
Cuba. 

Mr.  Freese  was  married  on  the  anniversary  of 
his  birth,  January  9,  1893,  in  Pittsfield,  to  Dora  M. 
Smith,  of  Chichester,  daughter  of  James  W.  and 
Elizabeth  (Fellow's)  Smith.  He  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  the  Second  Advent  Church.  He  is  su- 
perintendent of  the  Sabbath  school,  and  clerk  of  the 
church.  They  have  one  child,  George  Edward 
'  Freese,  born  October  19,  1S93.  Mrs.  Freese  has 
two  sisters,  Mabel  Wentworth  Smith,  of  Lynn, 
Massachusetts,  and  Arvilla  Brown  Smith,  of  1'itts- 
field. 


About     1719    many     Scotch-Irish,     or 
DARRAH     Ulster   Presbyterians,  began  to  come 

to  America.  This  was  "The  begin- 
ning of  the  largest  exodus  from  Europe  to  America 
that  ever  took  place  before  the  nineteenth  century," 
says  John  Fiske.  the  famous  historian.  More  than 
half  of  the  Presbyterian  population  of  Ulster  came 
to  this  country,  where  it  formed  more_  than  one- 
sixth  of  our  entire  population  at  the  time  of  the 
Declaration    of    Independence. 

Along  with  this  tide  of  immigration,  which  in 
part  came  to  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  was  the 
Darrah  family.  The  name  of  Charles  Darrah.  first 
and  second,  appears  first  in  the  early  records  of  that 
town.  Arthur  Darrah.  first,  second  and  third,  were 
also  property  owners  at  the  same  period.  From 
there  the  family  removed  to  Litchfield,  where  they 
"sustained  important  offices"  from  an  early  date. 
During  this  period  the  Revolutionary  war  began. 
Immediately  upon  hearing  of  the  battles  of  Lexing- 
ton and  Concord,  Robert,  William  and  Arthur  en- 
listed, joining  the  Londonderry  militia,  and  hurried 
to  Boston,  where  they  took  part  in  the  battle  of 
Bunker  Hill  and  the  siege  of  Boston  which  followed. 
William  remained  in  the  service  during  numerous 
campaigns,  going  to  Quebec  under  General  Mont- 
gomery, and  afterward  is  recorded  in  Revolutionary 


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rolls  as  promoted  in  Colonel  Nichol's  regiment  of 
militia  and  finally,  in  1777.  in  General  Washington's 
Life  Guard.  Lieutenant  .lame-  Darrah,  first,  was 
1  nlisted  subject  to  general  orders  in  colonel's 
place,  1780. 

(1)     Robert   Darrah   settled  in  Litchfield,   where 

married     Miss    J.     McKean,    and   had   children: 

Elizabeth,   Robert,  John.  James,  Polly.  Peggy,  Jane 

nd  Naomi.     His  wife  died  and  he  married  (second) 

a     Miss    Blood.     Their    children    were:     David    and 

Samui  I. 

1  II  1     Lieutenant   James,    son   of   Robert   and   J. 
[  McKean)   Darrah.  was  born  in  Litchfield,  1754,  and 
1 1  led  in  Bedford,  1790.     He  married  Miss  S.  Kid- 
der   and    had   eight   children:     Sarah,   Jane,   James, 
John,  Robert  K..  Isaac,  Polly,  and  Thomas  M. 

(III)  James,    eldest    son    of    Lieutenant    James 

to  Bedford,  New  Hampshire,  with  his 
father,  and  together  with  his  brother  cleared  a  tract 
of  land,  living  for  a  time  in  a  log  cabin,  and  later 
building  the  house  in  which  his  son  was  born.  He 
married  Submit  Walker,  daughter  of  Isaac  Atwood. 
They  had  fourteen  children:  Sarah  K. :  William: 
Clarissa:  Sophia  P.;  Nancy:  Ismena;  Esther:  Han- 
nah: Mary:  James:  Lucinda  T. ;  John  H.  :  Adaline 
P.;  Polila  P.  William  and  Hannah  died  infants; 
the  other  twelve  married  and  had  families. 

(IV)  James,  tenth  child  and  second  son  of 
James  and  Submit  1  Walker)  Darrah.  was  born 
March  15,  1818.  in  Bedford,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  reared  on  a  farm,  which  vocation  he  followed 
through  life,  being  one  of  the  substantial  and  suc- 
cessful agriculturists  of  his  native  town.  His  entire 
life  was  spent  upon  the  home  farm,  and  he  died  1875, 
at  fifty-seven  year-  of  age,  in  the  same  house  in 
which  he  was  burn  Tie  married  first,  Frances 
Blood,  and  had  a  daughter.  Mary  Frances.  He  mar- 
ried second,  Cynthia  W.  Wallace,  daughter  of 
George  O.  and  Olive  (Wilkin-)  Wallace,  of  Bed 
ford,  born  May,  1827.  She  died  September  29,  1901. . 
The  children  of  this  marriage  were:  Charles  James. 
see  below.  Ella  C.  died  at  nineteen  years.  Will- 
iam W..  living  in  Sturbridge,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  is  manager  of  a  large  estate.  Fannie  A.,  a 
teacher  in  Cambridge.  Massachusetts,  public  schools, 
fi       e    M  .   died   aged   twenty-six  years. 

(V)  Charles  James,  eldest  child  of  James  and 
Cynthia  W.  (Wallace)  Darrah,  was  born  May  1. 
[846.  He  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  was 
educated  in  the  di-trict  school,  and  later  at  the  Mer- 
rimack Normal  Institute  and  New  Ipswich  Appleton 
Academy.  In  the  winters  he  taught  school  and  as- 
sisted on  the  farm  the  remainder  of  the  year  until  he 
was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  then  came  to 
Manchester  and  was  engaged  as  a  clerk  in  the  gro- 
cery  business,  in  1X7.1,  and  followed  it  for  ten  years. 

11  u   he  engaged   with   E.    M.    Slayton   as   traveling 

salc-i continuing     in    this     for    ten     years.      In 

[889  be  entered  the  employ  of  William  Corey,  maim 
mrer  of  kniting  machine  needles,  in  Manchester, 
bed  ming  manager  of  the  factory,  which  position  he 
lias  since  held.  This  company  was  made  a  stock 
company  in  [890,  and  since  then  he  has  also  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  treasurer  of  this  concern 
Under  bis  management  the  business  has  increased 
more  than  double.  In  r88g  they  employed  forty- 
eiglit  hands,  and  now  1  7)  employ  over  one  hun- 
dred, the  business  being  in  a  nourishing  condition. 
Mr.  Darrah  is  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party, 
and  has  served  as  alderman  from  the  Fourth  ward, 
lie  was  made  a  Mason  in  [879  in  Lafayette  I  odge, 
No   41,  and  subsequent!)  .1  member  of  Mount  lloreb 


Royal  Arch  Chapter.  No.  11:  has  been  thrice  illus- 
trious master  of  Adoniram  Council,  No.  3,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters ;  and  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Calumet  Club,  of  Manchester,  of  which  he  has  been 
president.  Mr.  Darrah  is  a  pleasant  gentleman,  a 
1  citizen  and  a  thorough  business  man  who  has 
achieved  success  through  his  own  efforts.  He  mar- 
ie,], December  9,  1874,  Caroline  A.  Cook,  born  in 
Provincetown,  Massachusetts.  November  3,  1853, 
daughter  of  Harvey  and  Susan  Cook,  of  Manches- 
ter They  have  two  children:  James  Harvey,  born 
October  21,  1880,  now  a  traveling  salesman  wdth  a 
New  York  concern,  and  Mabel,  born  June  28.  1882, 
graduate    of    Manchester    high    school    and    normal 

,nl     at      Bridgewater.      Massachusetts,     now     a 

her    at    Arlington,     Massachusetts.      Two     other 
children  died  young.  . 

(Ill)     Isaac,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son  of  Lieu- 

enant  lames  and  (Kidder)   Darrah.  was  brvrn 

in  Bedford,  and  was  a  farmer,  lie  married  Rachel 
Watts,  of  Londonderry,  and  had  eight  children: 
[saac  W.,  Martha  W,  Mary  Ami.  Sarah  S.,  Rufus 
F.   Wingate  M.,  Calista  and  Juliet. 

1  IV  )  Wingate  Milton,  third  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Isaac  and  Rachel  (Watts)  Darrah.  was  born  in 
Bedford,  May  3,  1831,  and  died  in  Bedford.  Novem- 
ber 8,  1000.  He  Was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  Bedford  and  at  the  academies  at  Hampton  and 
Fast  Andover.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  left  the 
paternal  homestead  and  for  a  time  was  employed  as 
a  section  hand,  and  later  as  a  brakeman  on  the 
railroad.  After  eight  or  ten  years'  service  in  the 
latter  employment  he  removed  to  Lawrence.  Massa- 
chusetts, and  worked  for  George  Horn,  slate  and 
gravel  roofer,  for  four  years  From  that  place  he 
went  to  Haverhill  and  started  in  the  same  line  for 
-elf.  After  three  years  of  successful  business 
there  he  returned  to  Bedford  to  take  charge  of  the 
home  farm,  on  the  death  of  his  father  and  mother. 
He  resumed  the  roofing  business  in  Concord  later, 
and  at  a  still  later  date  extended  the  busines 
Manchester,   where  he   had  an  office.     He   was   very 

hIu- ins  in  his  attention  to  his  work,  and  did  a 
large  and  flourishing  business  in  various  parts  of 
the  state,  ami  left  a  very  comfortable  property  at  his 
death.  He  became  the  owner  of  the  old  homestead 
his  grandfather  had  owned,  a  place  of  one  hundred 
and  sixty  eight  acre-,  in  Bedford,  to  which  he  added 
mne  outlying  pieces  of  woodland,  He  resided 
there  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a  Republican 
in  polities  and  a  steadfast  friend  of  public  education. 
For  some  years  he  held  the  office  of  district  school 
committeeman  and  clerk.  For  two  winters  he  con- 
ducted a  private  school,  and  donated  tuition  to  those 
who  were  not  able  to  pay  for  it.  He  was  a  member 
of  1,0  religion,  organization,  but  attended  service  at 
the  Baptist  Church,  Manchester.  Me  married.  July 
27  [856,  Sarah  F.  Batchelder,  who  was  In  nil  iii  New- 
market, lulv  0  [838,  daughtei  of  Samuel  and  F.liza 
J.  (Durgin)  Batchelder,  if  Newmarket,  both  par- 
ents being  natives  of  Northwood.  They  were  the 
parents  of  nine  children:  Edison  I'..  Frank  P.. 
Walter  E.,  Fred  C,  Georgi  W.  Minnie  W.,  Jennie 
1      \b  rtie  M     and  Sadie  M       I  he  first  two  and  the 

irth  are  deceased  The  fifth  and  sixth  reside  in 
Concord,  the  latter  being  the  wife  of  Harry  D. 
Hutchinson.  The  last  three  reside  with  their  mother 
in    Manchester. 

I  \">      Walter     Everett,     third      son    and    club'    Oi 

Wmgate  M  ami  Sarah  F  (Batchelder)  Darrah  was 
born     in     Methuen,    Ma  sachusetts,     Noveml  .1     24, 

1863.      He   was  educated  in  the  public  school-  and  at 


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McGaw  Institute  at  Reed's  Ferry,  and  later  at 
Pinkerton  Academy,  Derry.  His  youth  was  spent  on 
the  farm  upon  which  he  resided  until  1876,  when  he 
removed  to  Concord.  Learning  the  art  of  roofing 
with  his  father,  he  was  associated  with  him  in  the 
work,  to  the  management  of  which  he  succeeded 
after  his  father's  death,  and  has  carried  it  on  with  a 
vigor  that  has  made  his  name  and  work  well  known 
throughout  the  state  and  a  large  part  of  New  En- 
land.  The  following  list  comprises  some  of  the 
buildings  he  has  covered:  The  railway  station  at 
Manchester;  the  Mt.  Washington  Hotel;  the  New 
Manchester  Mill;  several  buddings  of  St.  Paul's 
School;  the  Sulloway  Mills  at  Franklin;  the  Elm 
Woolen  Mills  at  Tilton ;  the  Mayo  Knitting  Ma- 
chine Company's  building,  and  the  Franklin  Needle 
Works  buildings,  at  Franklin;  Dexter  Richards 
Sons'  Company's  Mill  at  Newport;  J.  A.  Henry's 
pulp  mill  at  Lincoln,  all  in  New  Hampshire ;  the 
grand  stand  of  the  athletic  field  of  Bowdoin  College. 
Brunswick.  Maine ;  the  school  house  at  Revere, 
Massachusetts;  the  First  National  Bank  of  White- 
River,  and  the  bridge  at  Stewartstown,  Vermont. 

Mr.  Darrah  is  a  very  active,  energetic  and  suc- 
cessful  business  man.  He  is  a  Republican  and  has 
been  active  in  politics,  and  represented  Ward  six, 
of  Concord,  in  the  legislature  in  1898-99.  He  is  a 
member  of  White  Mountain  Lodge,  No.  5,  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  of  Harmony  Col- 
ony, United  Order  of  Pilgrim  Fathers.  He  married, 
July  23,  1881,  in  Manchester,  Sarah  Augusta  Lane, 
daughter  of  Oliver  and  Sarah  Ann  (Brown)  Lane, 
of  Hampton,  New  Hampshire  (see  Lane,  VII). 
They  have  three  children:  Everett  M.,  Ralph  W., 
and  Harold   I. 


This  ancient  New  England  name  is 
HAPGOOD     of  English  origin  and  is  first  found 

in  Massachusetts,  whence  it  has 
spread  out  over  various  sections  of  the  United 
States.  It  has  been  identified  with  social,  material 
and  moral  progress,  and  has  contributed  its  share 
to  the  growth  of  the  nation. 

(I)  Shadrach  Hapgood  was  born  about  1642  in 
England  and  embarked  at  Gravesend,  May  30,  1656, 
for  New  England  in  the  ship  "Speedwell,"  Robert 
Locke,  master.  The  vessel  arrived  at  Boston,  in 
July,  and  Shadrach  Hapgood  soon  took  up  his  resi- 
dence on  the  south  side  of  the  Assabet  river,  about 
one  and  one-half  miles  south  of  the  first  meeting 
house.  He  had  a  lot  of  fifty  acres  and  for  two  or 
three  years  engaged  there  in  farming.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  King  Philip's  war,  and  was  among  those 
killed  in  that  struggle.  He  w'as  married  October 
21,  1664,  at  Sudbury,  to  Elizabeth  Treadway,  daugh- 
ter of  Nathaniel  and  Sufferance  Treadway.  She 
was  born  April  3,  1646,  and  w'as  the  mother  of  Na- 
thaniel, Mary,  Thomas  and  Sarah.  She  was  resid- 
ing at  Sudbury  when  she  received  the  sad  news  of 
her  husband's  murder  by  the  Indians.  Her  elder 
daughter  married  John  Whitney,  and  the  younger 
married  Jonathan,  his  brother. 

(II)  Thomas,  second  son  of  Shadrach  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Treadway)  Hapgood,  was  born  April  I, 
1669,  in  Sudbury,  where  he  resided.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1690-91  to  Judith  Barker,  who  was  born 
April  9,  1671.  Their  children  were  :  Cyrus,  Sarah, 
Tudith.  Elizabeth,  Thomas,  Hepzibah,  John  and 
Huldah. 

(III)  Thomas  (2),  second  son  and  fifth  child 
of  Thomas  (1)  and  Judith  (Barker)  Hapgood.  was 
born  April  18,  1702,  in  Sudbury,  and  lived  in  Shrews- 


bury. He  was  married  August  12,  1724,  to  Demaris 
Hutchins,  of  Marlboro,  Masachusetts.  She  was 
born  March  12,  1705.  Their  children  were:  Eph- 
raim,  Solomon,  Asa,  Elijah,  Seth,  Joab,  Demaris 
and  John. 

(IV)  Lieutenant  Asa,  third  son  and  child  of 
Thomas  (2)  and  Demaris  (Hutchins)  Hapgood, 
was  born  December  6.  1728,  in  Shrewsbury, 
Massaachusetts,  and  settled  on,  his  father's 
homestead  in  that  town.  He  was  required 
to  pay  to  each  of  his  brothers  and  sisters  a  consid- 
erable sum  in  consideration  of  retaining  the  home- 
stead. About  1754  he  sold  the  estate  to  his  brother 
Jacob  and  removed  to  Rutland  District,  now  the 
town  of  Barre,  Massachusetts,  which  was  incorpor- 
ated in  1756.  About  1763  he  began  to  be  conspicu- 
ous in  the  management  of  affairs  in  the  Rutland 
District.  A  meeting  was  called  February  23.  T773, 
"to  consider  a  circular  letter  from  the  town  of  Bos- 
ton concerning  the  State  and  rights  of  the  Province." 
The  letter  was  referred  to  a  committee  of  which 
A -a  Hapgood  was  a  member.  A  warrant  for  a  town 
meeting  issued  March  15.  had  this  article.  "To 
see  if  the  District  will  petition  the  Great  and  Gen- 
eral Court  to  be  set  off  as  a  town."  Asa  Hapgood 
was  placed  upon  a  committee  to  present  this  pe- 
tition and  an  act  granting  the  same  was  passed  at 
Salem,  June  14,  1774,  and  signed  by  the  governor 
three  days  later.  Asa  Hapgood  was  chosen  chair- 
man of  the  committee  of  safety  in  1775.  ar>d  of  the 
committee  of  correspondence,  and  was  also  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  selectmen  of  the  Rutland  Dis- 
trict. In  April,  1779,  the  legislature  voted  to  call  a 
convention  of  delegates  from  the  towns  to  a  meet- 
ing at  Cambridge  on  the  first  of  September  follow- 

•  ing  for  the  purpose  of  framing  a  form  of  govern- 
ment. In  this  important  convention  Lieutenant  Asa 
Hapgood  was  a  delegate  from  Barre.  He  appears 
as  a  private  on  the  muster  and  pay  rolls  of  Capt. 
William  Henry's  company.  Colonel  Whiting's  regi- 
ment, for  service  in  Rhode  Island.  The  time  of  the 
enlistment  was  May  3.  1777,  and  he  was  discharged 
July  5,  of  the  same  year.  He  died  at  Barre,  Decem- 
ber 23,  1791.  He  married  Ann  Bowker,  who  was 
born  September  4.  172K.  and  their  children  were: 
Levinah,  Thomas,  Betsey,  Sophia,  David,  Asa,  John, 
Anna.   Windsor  and  Artemas. 

(V)  David,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of  Lieu- 
tenant Asa  and  Ann  (Bowker)  Hapgood.  was  born 
May  10,  1757,  in  Barre,  and  left  home  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two  years  and  purchased  a  large  tract  of 
land,  twelve  miles  west  of  Windsor,  Vermont,  near 
the  center  of  the  present  town  of  Reading.  He  im- 
mediately commenced  improvements  and  was  dis- 
tinguished for  his  enterprise,  courage,  energy  and 
perseverance.  At  that  time  there  were  but  two 
families  in  the  region  and  these  were  distant  in  op- 
posite directions  for  several  miles  from  his  location. 
He  labored  here  alone  during  the  first  season,  and 
ere  he  had  completed  his  harvest  news  reached  him 
that  the  settlement  at  Royalton,  twenty-five  miles 
north  of  Reading,  had  been  destroyed  by  Indians 
from  Canada  and  many  of  the  three  hundred  inhab- 
itants massacred  and  others  taken  captives.  Trust- 
ing in  his  solitude  for  defence  he  did  not  flee,  until 
returning  to  his  cabin  after  a  temporary  absence  he 
found  the  savages  had  plundered  it.  He  immediate- 
ly reurned  to  Massachusetts  and  spent  the  winter 
of  1778-79.  and  enlisting  young  men  of  Worcester 
county  to  accompany  him.  he  returned  in  the  spring 
to  his  former  home.  These  included  his  brother 
Thomas ;  here  they  endured  privations  and  hardships 


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which  are  not  now  experienced  by  the  settlers  of 
new  countries,  and  prepared  the  way  for  large  and 
OUS  settlements.  This  was  organized  in  1780 
I  David  Hapgood  was  elected  a  selectman  and 
constable.  The  subsequent  history  of  Reading  rec- 
ognized him  as  its  most  efficient  founder.  On  June 
5.  T78oy  with  his  brother  Thomas,  David  Hapgood 
purchased  the  whole  right  of  land  in  the  township 
of  Reading.  Vermont,  consideration  being  £150.  On 
June  2~ .  1781,  David  purchased  from  his  brother  a 
tract  of  land  probably  his  right  in  this  township, 
for  1.1S5  pounds,  lawful  money.  This  was  undoubt- 
edly the  highly  depreciated  colonial  currency  of 
the  Revolutionary  year.  David  Hapgood  erected 
the  first  frame  building  and  opened  the  first  tavern 
in  the  place,  and  the  earliest  town  meetings  were 
held  in  his  house.  He  was  early  chosen  represen- 
tative and  for  a  series"  of  years  served  as  magistrate, 
being  also  known  by  the  title  of  Esquire  Hapgood. 
As  his  children  attained  their  majority  he  divided 
his  estate  among  them,  each  of  the  first  two  sons 
receiving  one  hundred  acres  of  the  south  part  of 
his  farm  and  the  three  others  receiving  the  home- 
stead. He  lived  to  see  his  family  comfortably  set- 
tled  m  life.  He  married  Sally  Myrick,  of  Prince- 
ton,  Massachusetts,  who  was  born  April  6,  1726, 
and  died  August  7,  1826.  Their  children  were :  John, 
David.  Sally  Myrick.  Lucinda,  Betsey,  Artemas, 
Tidclia.   Bridgman,   Lucy  and   Dexter. 

(VI)  Bridgman,  fifth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
David  and  Sally  (Myrick)  Hapgood,  was  born  Au- 
gust 13,  1790,  in  Reading.  Vermont,  and  was  duly 
apprenticed  to  his  brother-in-law,  Edmund  Durrin, 
Esquire,  a  woolen  manufacturer  at  Weathersfield, 
Vermont.  From  1820  to  1824  he  was  an  invalid, 
and  on  regaining  his  health  embarked  in  the  mer-  ' 
cantile  business  at  Reading,  in  which  he  was  success- 
ful. In  18.32  he  established  in  the  adjoining  town 
of  1 '.ridge water  a  branch  store,  erecting  a  mill  in 
Plymouth  nearby  for  the  manufacture  of  potato 
starch.  In  the  meantime  he  had  purchased  of  the 
heirs  of  his  brother  Artemas.  the  ancient  homestead 
of  his  father,  and  he  became  extensively  engaged  in 
fanning.  Tn  1830  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at 
Reading,  and  in  1836  was  made  justice  of  the  peace, 
holding  this  office  for  a  period  of  seven  years.  In 
1837-38,  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
and  served  ten  years  as  town  clerk.  For  nine  years 
in  suci  -  inn  lie  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  select- 
men, and  for  five  years  was  trustee  of  the  surplus 
revei  Hi    often   served  as  county  road  commis- 

sioner and  was  a  director  of  the  County  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  Company.  He  was  repeatedly  ap- 
poinl  Kecutor   of   wills    and   administrator   of 

tes,  which  indicates  the  confidence  reposed  in 
him  by  his  fellowmen.  In  the  great  financial  crisis 
i  he  suffered  rev<  rses  in  business  and  met 
with  heavy  losses,  In  1N44  he  disposed  of  his  mer- 
cantile and  farming  interests  at  a  sacrifice,  and  in 
r8S3  removed  to  Claremont,  New  Hampshire,  where 
-tablished  a  hardware  store  two  years  later.  He 
dealt  largely  in  agricultural  implements  and  me- 
chanical toe  Is  and  conducted  a  successful  business. 
He  died  January  8.  1877.  and  was  buried  with  the 
honors  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  of  which  he  was 
a  member.  He  was  married  \pril  19,  1829,  to  Eliza- 
beth Morrison,  of  Reading,  Vermont,  who  was  born 
June  24.  1807,  and  died  February  9,  1830.  He  was 
married  (second)  June  29.  1835,  to  Laura  M.  Wes- 
ton, who  was  born  April  17,  [808,  and  died  Octo- 
ber 24.  1S60.  The  only  child  of  the  first  wife,  Har- 
riet   Elizabeth,    died    in    infancy;    Sarah,   the    eldest 


child  of  the  second  wife,  also  died  young.  Mary  Ella 
receives  further  mention  below.  Edgar  Lyman  was 
appointed  postmaster  at  Claremont  and  received  his 
appointment  in  1874  by  President  Grant.  He  died 
unmarried.  Laura  Elizabeth  died  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years. 

,  (VI]  I  -Mary  Ella,  third  child  of  Bridgman  Hap- 
good and  second  daughter  of  his  second  wife, 
Laura  M.  (  Weston)  Hapgood,  was  born  February 
5,  1838.  in  Reading,  Vermont,  and  received  her  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  that  town.  She  was 
married  October  14,  1863,  at  Claremont,  to  Henry  A. 
Dickinson   (see  Dickinson). 

The  Guppeys  are  said  to  be  of  Flem- 

GUPPEY    ish  origin  and  were  weavers.     In  the 

latter  part  of  the  sixteenth  century  a 

number   of   them    went   from    Flanders   to    England, 

■  settling  in  Wilts  and  Devon,  where  the  majority  of 

them  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cloth,  and  some 

became   mariners.     The   family   are  noted   for  their 

longevity. 

(I)  Joshua  Guppey  emigrated  to  New  England 
in  the  year  1700,  and  settled  in  Beverly,  Massachu- 
setts. He  did  not  cross  the  ocean  for  the  purpose 
of  escaping  religious  persecution,  but  was  attracted 
by  the  civil  liberty  enjoyed  under  a  simple  form  of 
government,  and  having  brought  with  him  the  neces- 
sary appliances  for  weaving  cloth,  he  engaged  in  that 
occupation.  While  on  his  way  to  the  country  a  warm 
personal  friendship  sprung  up  between  him  and 
Dr.  Devereaux,  a  fellow-passenger,  and  after  the 
death  of  the  physician,  which  occurred  some  years 
later,  Mr.  Guppey  married  his  friend's  widow.  The 
children  of  this  union  were  James  and  Joshua, 
twins. 

(II)  Captain  James,  son  of  Joshua  Guppey,  the 
immigrant,  was  born  at  Beverly,  in  September,  1732. 
From  Captain  Gage,  a  close  personal  friend  of  the 
family,  he  acquired  a  knowledge  of  navigation  and 
the  working  of  a  ship,  and  at  an  unusually  early 
age  he  became  an  able  master-mariner.  He  com- 
manded merchant  vessels  hailing  from  Salem  and 
Portsmouth,  in  which  he  made  numerous  voyages  to 
the  West  Indies  and  South  America  with  varying 
fortune,  and  during  the  American  Revolution  he 
was  captured  by  the  British.  For  a  period  of  twen- 
ty-seven months  he  was  confined  on  the  old  Jersey 
prison-ship,  where  he  was  forced  each  day  to  wit- 
ness the  removal  of  the  bodies  of  fellow-prisoners 
who  had  died  from  the  effects  of  ill  treatment,  and 
his  only  prosepct  was  that  he  too  would  soon  follow, 
but  he  was  one  of  the  few  fortunate  ones  who 
were  able  to  withstand  the  hardships  until  the  close 
of  hostilities,  when  he  was  released.  About  the 
year  1767  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Dover,  New 
Hampshire,  and  upon  his  return  from  captivity 
he  settled  there.  He  lived  to  be  over  ninety-three 
years  old,  and  his  death  occurred  in  Dover,  March 
7,  1826.  He  married  Jane  Ladd,  of  Portsmouth, 
and  his  children  were  twelve  in  number. 

(III)  John,  son  of  Captain  James  and  Jane 
(Ladd)  Guppey,  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  July 
3,  1768.  He  resided  at  the  homestead  in  Dover, 
and  in  addition  to  farming  was  a  successful  lum- 
berman. He  died  April  3,  1856,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
m  ven  years.  In  February,  1811,  he  married  Hannah 
Dame,  of  Kittery,  Maine.  John  and  Hannah 
(Dane)  Guppey  ware  Quakers  and  worshipped  at 
the  Friend's  Meeting.  They  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  namely:  Sarah  Ann.  born  April 
5,  1812,  married  Captain  Samuel  Henderson  and 
died   December   26,    1900.      George    Fox,    born   June 


.  ^^^^^ 


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3,    1S14,    died    December    26,    [838.      Abigail    Dame, 

1  April  19,  1817,  married  Dr.  Charles  lrafton,  of 
South  Berwick,  Maine,  February  19,  1845.  Joshua 
James,  born  August  27,  1820,  died  December  8, 
iS.iv  Joseph  Dame,  born  February  11,  182,5,  again 
referred  to.  John  D.,  born  September  3.  1823,  died 
November  1,  1844.  Hannah  Esther,  born  July  31, 
1828.  Jeremy  Balknap,  who  with  Abigail  D.  and 
I  tannah    E.   are  the   only   survivors. 

Judge  and  General  Joshua  James  Guppey,  late 
of  Portage,  Wisconsin,  was  graduated  from  Dart- 
mouth   College    in    1843 ;    after    completing   his    law 

lies  he  went  west,  settling  at  Portage  City, 
Wisconsin.  He  was  four  times  elected  judge  of 
the  county  court  of  Columbia  county,  Wisconsin, 
111  1850-54-66-70.  From  1858  to  1861  he  was  super- 
intendent of  schools  for  Portage  City,  Wisconsin, 
and  was  again  elected  in  1866  and  1869.  He  entered 
the  army,  and  September  13,  1861,  was  commissioned 
lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Tenth  Regiment  Wisconsin 
Volunteers,  serving  under  General  O.  M.  Mitchell 
in  1861-62  in  Kentucky,  Tennessee  and  Alabama. 
July  17,  1862,  he  was  promoted  colonel  of  the 
Fwenty-third  Wisconsin  Regiment  and  rendered 
distinguished  services,  commanding  the  regiment  in 
the  assault  on  Vicksburg,  in  December,  1862,  and 
111  tlie  final  assault  and  capture,  July  4,  1863,  succeed- 
ing the  battles  of  Post  Arkansas,  Grand  Gulf,  Port 
Gipson,  Champion  Hill,  Black  River  Bridge  and 
others,  in  all  of  which  he  bore  a  part.  After  the 
capture  of  Vicksburg  his  regiment  was  transferred 
to  the  Department  of  the  Gulf.  He  and  his  regi- 
ment won  special  commendation  at  the  battle  of 
Grand  Coteau,  Louisiana,  for  the  gallant  and  reso- 
lute manner  in  which  they  held  the  enemy  in  check, 
and  history  writes  that  the  right  of  General  Bur- 
bridge's  army  was  saved  from  utter  destruction  by 
the  devoted  bravery  of  this  regiment.  In  this 
action  Colonel  Guppey,  after  ■  being  severely 
wounded,  was  taken  prisoner.  He  was  kindly 
treated  by  his  captors,  and  was  exchanged  in  January, 
iSf>4.  Attheclose  of  the  war  he  was  post  commander 
at  Paducah,  Kentucky.  June  15,  1865,  he  was  brev- 
etted  brigadier-general,  "for  gallant  and  meritori- 
ous service"  in  the  field.  A-  a  soldier  General  Gup- 
pey was  noted  for  his  fine  physique  and  soldierly 
bearing,  strong  character,  inflexible  purpose  and 
rugged  honesty,  and  he  was  universally  beloved. 
He  died  in  Portage,  Wisconsin,  in  December,  1893, 
and  his  remains  were  brought  to  Dover,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  interred  beside  those  of  his  parents  and 
grandparents. 

Hon.  Joseph  Dame  Guppey  completed  a.  special 
course  in  mathematics,  and  became  a  successful 
school-teacher.  He  subsequently  acquired  political 
prominence,  serving  with  ability  as  county  com- 
missioner, delegate  to  the  constitutional  conven- 
tion, and  as  mayor  of  Dover  for  the  years  1S79 
and  1S80.  He  was  a  man  of  strong  upright  charac- 
ter and  possessed  of  rare  executive  ability.  His 
record  as  a  public  official  was  without  blemish. 

(IV)  Jeremy  Belknap  Guppey,  youngest  son  of 
John  and  Hannah  (Dame)  Guppey,  was  born  in 
Dover  April  6,  1831.  He  pursued  the  usual  branches 
of  study  taught  in  the  public  schools.  From  his 
youth  to  the  present  time  he  has  devoted  his  ener- 
gies to  agriculture,  and  at  his  father's  death  he 
succeeded  jointly  with  his  brother  Joseph  D.  to 
the  possession  of  the  homestead.  He  is  unmarried, 
and  he  and  his  two  sisters — Mrs.  Trafton  and  Miss 
Hannah  Esther  Guppey — constitute  the  oldest  liv- 
ing family  in   Dover.     The   Guppey  house  on  Port- 


land street  was  erected  in  1690  by  one  Captain 
Heard,  a  descendant  of  whom  sold  it  to  Captain 
James  Guppey,  in  1767,  as  previously  stated,  and 
it  is  in  an  excellent  state  of  preservation.  Its  mas- 
sive timbers  are  finished  with  a  beaded  edge,  the 
hallway  is  panelled  from  the  floor  to  the  ceiling, 
and  from  it  leads  a  winding  staircase  to  the  floor 
above.  The  living  room  has  a  large  fireplace  which 
occupies  nearly  two-thirds  of  the  side  of  the  room. 
Much  of  the  rare  old  furniture  was  either  bought 
by  the  captain  at  the  time  of  his  marriage,  or  was 
heirlooms  from  his  parents,  and  the  paintings, 
curios  and  bric-a-brac  were  collected  during  his 
many  voyages  to  Europe  and  other  parts  of  the 
world.  Among  the  most  prized  of  this  valuable 
collection  are  six  heavy  mahogany  chairs  with 
leather  seats  fastened  with  brass  nails,  which  were 
a  wedding  gift  from  Captain  Gage.  In  addition  there 
are  massive  mahogany  tables,  and  a  secretary  with 
its  lines  of  artistically  inlaid  work.  In  the  quaint 
old  parlor  hang  paintings  of  King  George  III, 
and  Queen  Charlotte,  which  were  brought  from 
England  by  Captain  Guppey  in  1760,  the  year  the 
King  and  Queen  were  crowned.  In  the  center  of  the 
parlor  is  a  small  curly  maple  table  which  Captain 
Guppey  always  carried  in  the  cabin  of  his  ship. 
The  ship  made  many  trips  to  the  West  Indias  while 
in  charge  of  Captain  Guppey.  On  the  little  table 
stand  a  handsome  punch  bowl  and  salver  which  Dr. 
Jeremy  Belknap  presented  t<>  the  captain  upon  re- 
turning from  one  of  his  long  cruises.  It  was  in 
returns  for  the  many  presents  of  choice  liquors  that 
the  captain  brought  him  on  his  return  from  each 
voyage  that  the  famous  minister  presented  him  with 
the   bowl   and  salver. 

After  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  Captain 
Guppey  gave  up  the  sea  and  devoted  his  time  to 
farming.  In  August.  1782,  the  government  sent 
him  to  the  friendly  French  fleet  on  the  coast  as  a 
competent  and  trustworthy  pilot,  and  he  brought 
the  five  vessels  of  the  fleet  into  Portsmouth  harbor, 
and  remained  there  three  months  as  the  confidential 
adviser  of  the  Marquis  de  Vaudreull. 

After  leaving  the  sea.  as  well  as  for  years  before, 
Captain  Guppey  literally  filled  his  mansion  with 
articles  of  great  value.  Among  his  collection  are 
many  silver  candlesticks  and  snuffers,  silver  tea 
sets,  a  green  Delft  dinner  set,  china,  terra  cotta 
and  pewter.  One  piece  which  is  among  the  most 
conspicuous  is  a  tall  china  coffee  pot  with  a  white 
ground,  covered  with  bright  decorations  in  terra 
cotta,  blue  and  yellow.  It  has  a  picture  on  its 
sides  of  three  young  women  representing  war, 
peace  and  industry.'  This  was  brought  across  the 
Atlantic  in  1684.  In  the  living  room  is  a  tall 
eighteenth  century  clock,  brought  from  England  by 
Jchn  Guppey  shortly  after  his  marriage.  In  the 
chambers  are  quaint  stands,  bureaus,  chairs,  tables, 
a  canopy  bed,  fire  buckets,  and  a  water  set  of 
Napoleon  pink  ware.  Almost  without  exception 
these  remarkable  furnishings  are  in  the  same  po- 
sitions they  were  placed  in  a  century  or  more  ago, 
and  as  long  as  the  old  occupants  of  the  home- 
stead live,  they  will  never  be  disturbed.  With  each 
and  every  piece  of  the  old  furnishings  there  is  a 
history  of  some  sort,  and  Mr.  Guppey  and  his  two 
sisters  are  familiar  with  all  the  details.  The  his- 
tory of  each  was  passed  down  during  the  two  gen- 
erations by  Captain  Guppey  himself,  and  as  he  was 
very  particular  to  have  a  certain  place  for  each  and 
every  bit  of  movable  property  he  owned,  the  present 
generation  have  been  equally  as  exacting. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


The  American  Fifields  Scottish 

FIFIELD    descent  and  the  surname  they  bear  is 

undersl 1   to  have  been  originally  a 

union  i  f  the  name  of  the  county  of  Fife  in  Sort- 
land  with  the  name  of  Field,  the  accepted  com- 
mon  ancestor  of  the  family  in  this  country  was 
William  Fifield,  who  came  over  in  the  ship  "Her- 
cules" in  ibJ4.  and  probablj  was  at  Ipswich  first, 
next  at  Newbury  and  removed  thence  to  Hampton 
in  New  Hampshire  in  1639.  In  1O41  he  was  admitted 
freeman.  The  record  of  his  death,  December  18, 
1700,  mentions  him  as  "ould  William  Fifield — above 
80."  His  wife's  given  name  was  Mary,  and  she  died 
mber  ft  [683.  Their  children  were:  Benja- 
min, William.  Lydia,  Elizabeth,  Hannah  and  Deb- 
orah 

Giles  Fifield  is  suprx  sed  to  have  been  a  brother 
of  William  .  tor,  but  did  not  appear  111  New 

Hampshire  until  some  years  alter  the  latter.  His 
wife  was  Mary  Perkins,  daughter  of  Abraham  Per- 
kins, and  lived  iii  Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  as 
late  as  1057.  Their  daughter  Mary  was  born  in 
Hampton.  New  Hampshire,  111  1695,  and  besides 
her  they  had  a  son  Richard,  who  was  born  in 
Charlestown. 

Benjamin  Fifield,  son  of  William  and  Mary 
Fifield,  married  Mary  Colcord,  and  had  eight  chil- 
dren, among  them  a  son  Benjamin,  who  died  un- 
married. William  Fifield,  sou  of  William  and  Mary, 
and  brother  of  Benjamin  just  mentioned,  married 
Hannah  Cram,  and  had  seven  children,  but  none 
named  Benjamin.  Several  grandsons  of  William 
the  ancestor  married  and  had  children,  but  the  name 
of   Benjamin  does  not  appear  among  them. 

There  is  a  tradition  in  some  branches  of  the  Fi- 
field family  that  John  and  Moses  Fifield  came  from 
England  sometime  during  the  first  half  of  the  eight- 
eenth century  and  settled  in  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire. It  is  said  too  that  Moses  afterward  lived  and 
died  in  thai  town,  while  his  brother  John  went  to 
Vermont  and  founded  a  branch  of  the  family  in  that 
I  Ins  tradition  is  true,  as  the  Concord  rec- 
ords show  tin  birth  of  both  Moses  and  John  in  that 
town  and  the  fact  that  they  were  sons  of  B 
min  Fifield;  hut  who  this  particular  Benjamin  was 
and  whence  he  came  is  not  easily  determined,  al- 
though he  undoubtedly  was  a  descendant  in  the  third 
or  fourth  generation  of  William,  who  came  over  in 
1634  and   settled   in   Hampton   in   1639. 

.  I  1     Benjamin    Fifield    was    at    Rumford    (Con- 
!  !  hire,    January    2,    1747-4S,    and 

joined  with  others  in  the  petition  to  Governor  Went- 
in  11  h  to  furnish  a  guard  for  the  grist  mill  at  that 
he  also  signed  the  association  test.     Flc  died 
cord,    March   8,    170 1.      lie    married    Hannah 
i  died    March  8,    1794.      their  children: 
Mary,    born    April    I,    1748,    married    Ezra    Carter. 
Obadiah    P.     born     August    31,    [749.     William,  born 
May    6,    1751       Hannah,    horn    December    21,    1752. 
min,    born    October   4,    1754,    settled   in    Salis- 
bury,   New    Hampshire;    married    (.first)    Mehitable 
Bean,    ind    1   econd)    Susanna   Choate,   of   Chelsea, 
Jonathan,   born    August  9.   1756.     Sarah, 
born  July  13,  1758.     Paul,  born  August  5,  1760.  mar- 
ried    I  empi  ranee   1  \  ttled    in    Maine. 
born  May  20    1762,  man-  Fry.  Moses, 
born                                                 1  lived  in  I'lainfield. 
1  >.i\  id,   born  Jan                                  led  in   Plainfield. 
Shuah,     born     January     27,     171.1),     married     Zcireth 
i    1  ..iie.ii  d,   and                 I    to   New   York. 
1  II  1   John  Fifield  may  be  regarded  as  the  foun- 
1   the   Vermont   bi  inch  of  the  family,  although 


thers  of  the  same  name  may  have  gone  thei 
live;  hut  little  1-  known  of  this  John  other  than  is 
mentioned  here.  The  first  name  of  his  wife-  was 
Hepzibah.  The  children  of  John  and  Hepzibah 
Fifield  were  a-  follows:  Patty,  horn  November  30, 
[7S8,  died  May  4.  1840.  Silas,  born  February  20. 
1790;  died  December  14,  1870.  James,  horn  June  18. 
1/93.  died  March  14,  1874.  Robert,  horn  February 
-'3.  1  ~';Xj,  died  in  1859.  Ira,  horn  September  24,  [798, 
died  June  9,  185.1.  Sophia,  born  September  12,  1S01. 
died  April  2?,  1S6S.  Adams,  born  May  22,  1804. 
died  in    1883. 

(.Ill)  Adams  Fifield  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Vershire,  Orange  county,  Vermont.  His  wife, 
Mary  (Wilson)  Fifield.  daughter  of  John  and  Anna 
Wilson,  was  born  in  Bradford,  Vermont,  May  15. 
1709,  died  December  27,  1880.  Adams  and  -Mar; 
had  four  children,  all  of  whom  were  horn  at  what 
is  known  as  east  hill  in  the  town  of  Chelsea,  Ver- 
mont. Children:  Elizabeth,  horn  July  1,  1831,  de- 
ceased. John  S.,  born  October  3,  1834,  removed  t 
Chicago,  Illinois.  Dana,  horn  September  23, 
now  living  in  Laconia,  New  Hampshire.  Edward  P.. 
horn  June  21,   1841,  deceased. 

(IV)    Dana    Fifield,   third   child   and   second   sou 
of  AiJam^  and   Mary    (.Wilson)    Fifield,  was   born  at 

Chelsea,  Vermont,  and  was  given  a  g 1  education 

in  the  conmn  11  schools  of  Orange  county.  On  Sep- 
tember  3.  1801,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company 
I,  Fourth  New  Hampshire  Infantry,  for  tin., 
si  rvice  and  on  the  organization  of  the  company  was 
appi  inted  corporal.  He  proved  a  good  soldier  both 
in  camp  and  in  action,  and  served  with  credit  until 
an  unfortunate  sunstroke  unhtte,d  him  for  further 
and  111  consequence  he  was  discharged  and 
sent  home.  During  the  latter  part  of  the  war  be- 
again  entered  the  service  in  the  First  Vermont 
Frontier  Cavalry,  and  took  part  in  the  del 
operations  along  the  Canadian  border  about  the 
time  of  the  raid  on  St.  Albans  and  the  threatened. 
invasion  of  that  state  by  a  confederate  force  sent  into 
Canada  for  that  purpose.  He  remained  in  service- 
six  months  on  his  second  enlistment  and  then  was 
mustered  out  and  went  hack  to  his  home. 
spring  of  1801,  previous  to  his  first  enlistment.  Mr. 
Fifield  had  come  to  the  vicinity  of  Haverhill.  New 
Hampshire,  which  fact  accounts  for  hi-  enterii 
army  from  this  -late.  Before  the  war  and 
ward  he  engaged  in  farming  pursuits,  and  in  1  J  " 
he  came  to  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  and  settled. 
on  a  farm.  In  1880  he  returned  with  his  family  tc 
(  helsea,  remained  there  about  live  years  and  in 
1885  came  hack  to  this  state  and  heated  perman- 
ently  in    Laconia.     He   always   has    been   an    indus- 

11.11:.   and   now    (1907)    at    (he   age   of 
years  he  still  works  at   whatever  he  can  find  to  do. 
|i  ven   years   he   worked  as  a  machinist    in   the 
car    shops.      Mr.    Fifield    is    a    member   of   John    L. 
Perlej    Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  ai 
politics  1-  a  Republican, 

(in  November  21..  1857.  Mr.  Fifield  married  Jul 

A,    Pillsbury,    of    Haverhill.      She    was    horn    \. 
her     [3,     184],    a    daughter    of    Moses    and    Ro 
1    Pillsbury,  and  a   descendant  of  an   oh' 
ily  in  the  vicinitj   of  Alexander  and  Haverhill 
and  Julia  A.  (  Pillsbury)  Fifield  have  three  chil 
1.    I  [at    e  Eliza,  bi  >rn  March  31,  1859.  marri.  .1,  I ' 
her  25,  1875.  Edward  P.  Chapman,  of  Rumney,  X. 
Hampshire,    who    died    April    28,    [906,    and    he 
children:      Waterman    I'.    Lettie    (died   in   inf.. 
Dana  A.,   Philip  G..  Julia   1  >..  Frank  I..    2.   John   D., 
d,      ■  il\     [5,    1888,   Carrie  J.   Strong,   of    S   utl 


aZ&6.  <^^C%Cfr***sfaa^db . 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


785 


Newbury,  Vermont,  who  died  May  23,  1906,  having 
borne  her  husband  two  children:  Lee  W.,  born  Oc- 
tober 25,  1894,  died  February  19,  1902,  and  Edna 
May,   August  20,   1S96.     3.     Willie  W. 


Among  the  early  New  England 
BLANCHARD     families     this     name     lias     given 

many  useful  citizens  of  all  por- 
tions of  the  United  States.  It  has  furnished  divines, 
college  presidents,  publishers,  inventors,  and  active 
and  progressive  men  to  nearly  every  State  in  the 
Union,  and  is  to-day  among  the  leaders  of  thought 
and  action  in  every  walk  of  life. 

(I)  Thomas  Blanchard,  emigrant  ancestor  of  the 
principal  family  of  the  name  in  New  England,  was 
probably  from  Andover,  England.  In  1639,  leaving 
Hampshire  with  his  wife  Agnes  and  children,  he 
sailed  in  the  ship  "Jonathan"  for  Boston.  His  wife 
died  during  the  voyage.  He  landed  June  22,  1639, 
in  New  England.  He  lived  for  a  time  in  Braintree 
and  Maiden,  and  in  February,  1651,  purchased  for 
two  hundred  pounds  a  house  and  two  hundred  acres 
of  land  on  the  Mystic  side  of  Charlestown.  where  he 
continued  to  reside  until  his  death,  May  21,  1654. 
His  second  wife  Mary  survived  him  and  died  1663. 
His  sons  were :  John,  George,  Thomas,  Samuel, 
Nathaniel  and  Joseph.  (Samuel  and  descendants 
receive  mention  in  this  article). 

(II)  Deacon  John,  eldest  son  of  Thomas  Blanch- 
ard, was  made  a  freeman  in  1649.  and  was  among 
the  largest  landholders  of  Dunstable  (now  Nashua), 
but  the  time  of  his  settlement  there  is  not  shown.  He 
was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  the  town,  and 
was  elected  a  selectman  at  a  proprietors'  meeting 
in  [683.  lie  was  among  the  founders  of  the  church 
there  in  1685,  and  it  may  be  presumed  that  he  was 
then  a  resident.  His  will  was  made  March  13,  1693, 
and  was  proven  April  10,  1694.  It  shows  his  wife's 
name  to  have  been  Hannah  and  names  children : 
Benjamin,  Joseph,  James,  Thomas,  Elizabeth  (Par- 
rish).  Hanna  (Reed),  Sarah,  Mary  and  Nathaniel. 
Beside  various  home  lots,  meadows  and  other  lands, 
his  will  disposes  of  four  hundred  acres  lying  east 
of  the  Merrimack  river.  In  dividing  lands  be- 
tween the  two  eldest  sons,  he  stipulates  that  if  either 
dispose  of  his  land,  he  shall  give  first  tender  to 
the  other.  The  will  is  an  excellent  sample  of  the 
quaint   documents   of   his   time. 

(III)  Captain  Joseph,  second  son  of  Deacon 
John  Blanchard.  was  married  May  25,  1696,  to 
Abiah  Hassell.  daughter  of  Joseph  Hassell,  one  of 
the  first  settlers  of  Dunstable.  She  survived  him 
nineteen  years,  dying  December  8.  1746,  aged  sev- 
enty years.  He  passed  away  in  1727.  Their  children 
were :  Elizabeth.  Esther,  Hannah,  Joseph,  Rachel 
(died  in  infancy),  Susannah,  Jane,  Rachel  and 
Eleazer    (died  one  year  old). 

(IV)  Colonel  Joseph  (2),  only  surviving  son 
of  Captain  Joseph  (1)  and  Abiah  (Hassell)  Blanch- 
ard, was  born  February  11.  1704,  in  Nashua  (Dun- 
stable), and  died  April  7.  1758.  He  married  Re- 
becca, daughter  of  Jonathan  (2)  Hubbard,  who 
survived  him  many  years,  passing  away  April  17, 
1774.  (See  Hubbard,  IV.)  Their  children  were: 
Sarah,  died  twenty  years  old  ;  Joseph ;  Eleazer  and 
Susannah,  twins ;  Rebecca :  Sarah,  died  in  infancy ; 
Catherine :  Jonathan :  Sarah ;  James ;  Augustus ; 
Caleb  and  Hannah. 

(V)  Augustus,  fifth  son  and  eleventh  child  of 
Colonel  Joseph  (2)  and  Rebecca  (Hubbard)  Blanch- 
ard, was  born  July  29,  1746,  in  Dunstable,  and  died 
February    27,    1809,    in    Milford,    New    Hampshire. 

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For  a  short  time  he  lived  in  Merrimac,  whence  he 
removed  in  1776  to  Milford,  and  was  a  farmer  in 
that  town.  His  last  years  were  passed  in  the 
village  of  Milford.  He  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee appointed  at  a  parish  meeting  of  the  south- 
west parish  of  Amherst,  August  17,  1793,  to  pe- 
tition for  a  separate  town,  and  two  months  later 
he  was  made  one  of  a  committee  of  three  with 
powers  to  act  in  the  matter.  The  organization  of 
the  town  was  perfected  in  March  of  the  following 
year,  and  Augustus  Blanchard  was  made  first  select- 
man and  town  clerk.  In  August  of  the  same  year 
he  was  one  of  a  committee  to  divide  the  town  into 
school  districts.  At  the  annual  March  meeting  in 
1797  he  was  chosen  representative  for  the  towns  of 
Milford  and  Brookline,  and  when  the  town  of  Mil- 
ford was  allowed  an  independent  representative  in 
'799,  Captain  Blanchard  was  chosen  to  fill  the  office. 
He  was  known  by  the  title  of  Captain,  which  must 
have  arisen  through  service  in  the  militia,  as  no 
record  of  his  service  in  the  Revolutionary  army  ap- 
pears. He  married  Bridget,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Zaccheus  and  Esther  Lovewell,  of  Dunstable.  She 
was  born  in  1748,  and  died  November  25,  1836,  in 
Milford,  aged  eighty-eight  years.  Colonel  Zaccheus 
Lovewell  was  a  son  of  John  Lovewell,  born  in  Eng- 
land before  1650,  and  his  wife,  Hannah.  John 
Lovewell  died  about  1754,  and  was  said  to  have 
been  one  hundred  and  twenty  years  old.  Colonel 
Zaccheus  gained  his  title  by  service  in  the  French 
war.  Captain  Blanchard's  children  were  as  follows : 
Sarah,  Priscilla,  Augustus,  Hannah,  Esther,  Brid- 
get, Rebecca,  James,  George,  Jonathan  (died  three 
years  old),   Porter,  Jonathan   and   Katherine. 

(VI)  Esther,  fourth  daughter  and  fifth  child  of 
Captain  Augustus  and  Bridget  (Lovewell)  Blanch- 
ard, was  born  May  4,  1774,  and  died  December  8, 
1834.  She  was  married  January  26,  1796,  to  Roger 
Perkins    (see    Perkins,   V). 

(VI)  Porter,  fifth  son  and  eleventh  child  of 
Captain  Augustus  and  Bridget  (Lovewell)  Blanch- 
ard, was  born  August  16,  1788,  in  wdiat  is  now 
Milford,  and  died  in  Concord  May  25,  1871.  He 
early  acquired  the  trade  of  cabinet-maker  and  be- 
came a  skilled  workman.  He  invented  a  most  suc- 
cessful churn  and  began  its  manufacture  in  Con- 
cord, where  he  continued  until  his  death.  The 
"Blanchard  churn"  became  a  staple  article  all  over 
the  world,  and  was  almost  exclusively  used  in  the 
United  States  among  large  dairymen,  bringing  to 
its  inventor  and  manufacturer  a  large  income.  Mr. 
Blanchard  was  a  regular  attendant  of  the  North 
Church  in  Concord,  of  which  his  wife  was  a  mem- 
ber. He  was  an  enthusiastic  supporter  of  Republi- 
can principles  in  public  affairs.  He  was  married, 
November  4,  1810,  to  Anne  Stickney  Souther,  who 
died  before  1867.  They  had  three  sons,  Charles, 
Thomas  and  George  Augustus.  The  first  was  a 
prominent  railroad  man,  and  lived  and  died  in 
Concord.  The  second  followed  the  sea  some  years 
and  then  located  at  Manchester,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cabinet 
ware. 

(VIII  George  Augustus,  son  of  Porter  and  Anne 
S.  (Souther)  Blanchard,  was  born  October  8,  1824, 
in  Concord,  and  received  his  primary  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  city.  He  fitted  for 
college  at  Fryeburg,  Maine,  but  the  confinement  of 
study  proved  injurious  to  his  health,  and  he  turned 
his  attention  to  business.  For  some  years  he  was 
employed  as  a  woodworker  in  the  Abbott-Downing 
carriage  shops,  and   soon  after  reaching  the  age  of 


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thirty  years  he'  went  to  Springfield,  Ohio,  where  he 
was  employed  as  clerk  in  a  railroad  office.  His 
pleasant  disposition  and  efficient  service  made  him 
a  useful  man,  and  he  soon  found  opportunity  to 
er  himself.  He  was  induced  to  go  to  East 
Dubuque,  Illinois,  where  he  acted  as  shipping  clerk 
for  a  line  of  steamers  plying  the  Mississippi  river, 
was  a  very  popular  official.     His  close  applica- 

n  to  business  began  to  tell  upon  his  vitality,  and 
lie  made  a  tour  of  Europe,  lasting  nearly  two  years. 
Returning  to  Concord  he  found  that  his  father  need- 
ed his  services,  and  he  sacrificed  seme  very  flatter- 
ing  business  prospects  to  be  of  use  here.  In  the 
years  of  Porter  Elanchard  the  son  was  his 
chief  aid.  and  the  latter  continued  the  business  after 
bis  father's  death.  In  the  course  of  its  career  the^ 
factory  was  burned  out  three  times,  and  after  the 
third  loss  Mr.  Blanchard  transferred  the  business 
to  a  stock  company  and  retired  from  its  manage- 
ment, retaining  an  interest.  In  1893  he  went  to  Bos- 
ton and  became  eastern  representative  of  the  man- 
ufacturer, of  the  Mosely  folding  bath  tub,  and  so 
continued  with  success  until  his  death,  March  13, 
1897.  His  body  was  brought  to  Concord  and  de- 
posited in  beautiful  Blossom  Hill  cemetery.  Mr. 
Blanchard  was  a  Unitarian  in  religious  belief,  and 
for  many  years  in  early  life  was  organist  of  the 
church  at  Concord,  and  he  was  also  an  earnest  mem- 
ber of  the  Sons  of  Temperance.  He  possessed  very 
fine  sensibilities,  and  was  one  of  the  most  cultured 
men  of  his  town.  While  working  in  the  carriage 
shops  he  accumulated  an  excellent  library,  pur- 
chased from  the  earnings  of  his  daily  toil,  and  in 
later  years  his  was  said  to  be  the  best  private  mis- 
cellaneous library  in  the  state.  He  was  appreciative 
of  fine  thoughts,  as  well  as  fine  bindings.  Without 
any  training  he  began  playing  a  church  organ  at 
the  age  of  thirteen  years.  His  home  was  adorned 
with  many  fine  gems  of  art,  in  paintings  and  other 
accessories  of  a  refined  life.  Of  very  sunny  temper, 
never  pessimistic,  with  a  keep  sense  of  wit  and  hu- 
mor, he  was  quick  at  repartee,  and  was  a  favorite 
in  every  circle  that  he  entered.  While  he  took  no 
active  part  in  political  movements,  he  held  fixed 
principles  and  opinions,  and  supported  Republican 
policies.  In  the  practical  affairs  of  life,  he  always 
sought   to   do   what   seemed   for  the   best.     His   in- 

litj    to  pursue  a   college  course  was  a  great  dis- 
appointment  to  him,  and  he   refused  a  nmst   pleas- 
ing  offer   of   a    diplomatic    secretaryship   in    Europe 
1"    ause  bis  duty  seemed  to  be  at  home.     His  mem- 
ory will  long  live  in  the  hearts  of  his  acquaintances. 
Mr.     Blanchard    was    married    December    31,     1S40, 
to   Frances   Ann    Brown    Sargent,   daughter   of   Dr. 
John    L.    Sargent     (see     Sargent,    VI).      She    was 
bom   August   n,    1829,   in   Tamworth.    New    Hamp- 
shire,  and    survives   her   husband,   residing   in    Con- 
were  given  to  them,  namely: 
retia  Tilden   and   Grace.     The   former  resides  in 
Belmont,    Massachusetts,  and  the   latter   is  librarian 
library  of  Concord. 

(II)  Samuel,  fourth  on  of  Thomas  Blanchard, 
born  in  England,  August  6,  1629,  lived  in  Charles- 
town  until  1683,  and  subsequently  in  Andover, 
where  he  died  April  22,  1707.  He  was  a  husband- 
man, and  owned  land  in  Andover  as  early  as  1662 
11.  settled  tlw  re  with  bis  family  June  to.  1686. 
lie  married,  fanuarj  3,  1 '  154-55.  Mary  Sweetser, 
daughter  of  Seth  Sweetser,  of  Charlestown,  who 
died  February  20,  1669.  He  married,  second,  June 
24.  1673,  Hannah  Dogget,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Dogget  of  Marshfield.     She  survived  him  and  died, 


July  10,  1725,  in  her  seventy-ninth  year.  (Mention 
of  her  son,  Thomas,  and  descendants  forms  part 
of  this  article.) 

(III)  Jonathan,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Sweet- 
ser) Blanchard,  born  May  25.  1664,  married  May 
26.  1685,  Anna  Lovejoy,  daughter  of  John  Lovejoy, 
of   Andover. 

(IV)  Stephen,  son  of  Jonathan,  born  in  An- 
dover, 1702,  resided  and  died  in  his  native  town. 
He  married,  August  10,  1724,  Deborah  Phelps,  and 
they  had  sons  Nathan  and  David,  and  settled  in 
Wilton.  New  Hampshire. 

(V)  David,  second  son  and  child  of  Stephen 
and  Deborah  (Phelps)  Blanchard,  born  in  Andover, 
April  10,  1740,  was  a  husbandman  and  lived  in  An- 
dover. Massachusetts,  until  1780,  when  be  removed 
to  Wilton,  New  Hampshire.  He  married,  Novem- 
ber II,  1760,  Margaret  Doliver,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children. 

(VI)  Nathan,  son  of  David  and  Margaret 
(Doliver)  Blanchard,  born  in  Andover,  June  30, 
1772,  was  drowned,  September  24,  1806,  in  the  Con- 
toocook  river,  in  Henniker,  while  logging.  He  set- 
tled in  Henniker  about  1795,  and  resided  on  his 
farm  in  the  plain  east  of  the  village.  He  married, 
Jul^-  2,  1795,  Anna  Sawyer,  of  Hopkinton,  born  in 
Hopkinton.  March  18,  1773.  Their  children  were: 
Anna  B. ;  Sallie:  Miriam;  Elizabeth  B. ;  Nathan; 
Sawyer  and   Lavinia. 

(VII)  Sawyer,  sixth  child  and  second  son  of 
Nathan  Blanchard,  was  born  August  14,  1804.  in 
Henniker,  and  died  March  5,  1S75.  He  received 
a  common  school  education,  and  worked  on  a  farm 
till  twenty-one  years  of  age,  with  his  maternal 
grandfather.  He  went  to  Lowell,  Massachusetts, 
and  worked  in  a  bobbin  factory  ten  years;  then  re- 
turning to  New  Hampshire,  he  learned  the  tan- 
ner's trade  of  Captain  Richard  Ayer,  of  Concord, 
but  did  not  continue  long  at  the  business.  Turning 
his  attention  to  carpentry  he  erected  most  of  the 
houses  on  Academy  Hill,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  pres- 
ent residence  of  Walter  Blanchard.  He  was  mar- 
ried October  10,  1833,  to  Caroline  Green  Morrison, 
who  died  October  4,  1835,  aged  twenty-two  years, 
leaving  no  issue.  He  married  (second)  June  30, 
1837,  Rebecca  Huse,  born  in  Hopkinton,  December 
25.  1S10.  daughter  of  James  Huse.  a  farmer.  She 
died  November  9,  1882.  They  bad  three  children: 
George  S.  :  Thomas;  and  Walter  Scott,  whose  sketch 
follows. 

(VIII)  Walter  Scott,  third  child  and  son  of 
Sawyer  and  Rebecca  (Huse)  Blanchard,  was  born 
in  Con  1  rd,  February  4.  184&  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  and  business  college  of  Con- 
cord. In  1S72  he  went  to  East  Boston,  Massachus- 
etts, and  spent  the  two  following  years  in  conducting 
a  grain  -tore,  in  partnership  with  Frank  R.  Mor- 
rison, under  the  style  of  Morrison  &  Blanchard. 
Returning  to  Concord,  he  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  in  1S74,  anil  continued  till  1905,  when  he 
retired.  In  addition  to  his  mercantile  business  Mr. 
Blanchard  bad  a  small  farm  which  he  cultivated. 
Upon  the  death  of  his  father  he  inherited  from  him 
a  considerable  estate  in  Concord,  the  care  of  which 
has  consumed  much  of  bis  time.  Mr.  Blanchard  has 
been  an  industrious  and  successful  business  man, 
and  his  habits  and  character  are  such  as  to  have 
secured  him  the  friendship  and  respect  of  a  large 
circle  of  friends,  lie  is  a  Republican,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Unitarian  Church.  While  in  East  Bos- 
ton he  joined  Eastern  Star  Lodge,  No.  143,  Inde- 
pendent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  is 'now 


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a  member.  He  married.  June  29,  1S76,  Ella  A. 
Templeton,  born  March  21,  1847,  daughter  of 
Charles  Templeton,  machinist,  of  Concord,  and  his 
wife  Mary.  They  have  two  children:  Huse  Tem- 
pleton. born  May  13,  1S79,  architect,  now  (1906) 
studying  his  profession  in  Paris,  France,  and  Marie 
Ethel,   born   September  6,   1882,   at  home. 

(III)  Thomas  (2),  son  of  Samuel  and  Han- 
nah (Dogget)  Blanchard.  was  born  April  28,  1674, 
in  Charlestown,  and  lived  in  Andover,  where  he 
died  March  17,  1759,  almost  eighty-five  years  old. 
His  estate  was  inventoried  at  two  hundred  and  nine- 
ty-nine pounds,  fifteen  shillings  and  two  pence.  He 
was  married  March  12,  1699,  to  Rose  Holmes, 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Elizabeth  (Arnold) 
Holmes  of  Marshfield.  She  died  in  Andover,  Au- 
gust 27.  1714,  and  he  married  (second)  September 
21,  1715,  Hannah  Going,  a  widow  of  Lynn,  who  died 
June  25,  1724.  He  married  (third)  February  21, 
!-_'■,  Judith  (Buckman)  Hills,  widow  of  Zachary 
Hills    cf    Maiden.      He   died   December   I,    1767. 

(IV)  Thomas  (3),  son  of  Thomas  (2)  and 
Rose  (Holmes)  Blanchard,  was  born  January  15, 
1701,  in  Andover,  and  was  a  farmer  in  that  town. 
He  was  married  October  7,  1731,  to  Elizabeth  John- 
son, probably  a  daughter  of  Francis  and  Sarah 
(Hawks)  Johnson.  He  died  November  25.  1779; 
she  died  April  22,   1783. 

(V)  Aaron,  son  of  Thomas  (3)  Blanchard. 
born  Andover,  July  22,  1740,  married,  January  5, 
1762,  Nellie  Holt,  who  was  the  mother  of  thirteen 
children,  dying  May  5,  1788.  He  married,  second, 
September  21,  1789,  Mehitabde  (Mooar)  Chase, 
widow  of  Emery  Chase.  By  this  marriage  she  was 
the  mother  of  two  sons.  He  lived  many  years  in 
Andover,  near  the  line  of  Tewksbury.  About  1795 
he  removed  to  Washington  county,  New  York,  and 
died  in  Hartford,  New  York,  October  28,  1801. 
His  widow  Mehitable  died  in  Dracut,  Massachus- 
etts,  January   3,    1820. 

(VI)  Emery  Chase,  son  of  Aaron  and  Mehit- 
able (Mooar)  Blanchard,  was  born  in  Andover, 
New  Hampshire,  about  1790.  His  father  died  in 
1801,  and  his  widowed  mother  returned  to  Massa- 
chusetts, and  lived  in  Dracut.  He  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  learned  the  carpenter  trade, 
and  worked  in  Boston  a  year  and  in  Lowell  six 
years.  In  1815  he  removed  to  Windham,  New 
Hampshire,  and  there  conducted  the  business  of 
carpentry  and  building  in  connection  with  his  young- 
er brother  Benjamin.  He  also  lived  at  Methuen 
and  Lowell,  dying  in  the  latter  place  aged  about 
fifty  years.  He  was  a  Democrat.  He  married,  in 
Lowell.  Dolly  Wheeler  of  Salem,  New  Hampshire, 
and  they  had  seven  children:  Cyrus  Wheeler; 
Elvira  Howe ;  Sylvania  :  Tryphena  ;  Phebe ;  Amos, 
and  Sarah. 

(VII)  Ames,  second  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Emery  C  and  Dolly  (Wheeler)  Blanchard,  was 
born  in  Methuen,  Massachusetts,  July  6,  1830.  He 
attended  school  in  Lowell,  and  w'hen  twelve  years 
old  took  employment  in  a  grocery  store.  Ten  years 
later  he  removed  to  Concord,  New  Hampshire, 
and  bought  a  grocery  store  on  Main  street,  which 
he  conducted  for  five  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time 
he  became  a  commercial  traveler.  After  pursuing 
that  calling  for  several  years  he  bought  a  place 
just  above  the  present  site  of  the  Odd  Fellows' 
Home,  where  he  carried  on  a  business  three  years. 
In  1877  he  bought  the  place  where  he  now  resides, 
and  his  son  Mark  conducts  a  store.     There  he  was 


engaged  in  trade  until  he  retired  and  relinquished 
the  business  to  his  son.  Mr.  Blanchard  is  a  good 
citizen,  and  has  been  a  careful  business  man,  pos- 
sessing the  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens.  In  re- 
ligion he  is  a  Congregationalist.  He  is  a  Prohibition- 
ist in  politics,  was  clerk  of  his  ward  three  years, 
and  has  been  nominated  for  alderman,  representative 
and  other  offices,  which  he  declined.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Iron  Hall  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  also  of  the  Sons  of  Temperance  and  the 
Temple  of  Honor.  He  married  (first)  1S51,  Fran- 
ces Adelaide  Morse,  born  in  Francestown,  Novem- 
ber I,  1829,  daughter  of  Mark  and  Rebecca  (Camp- 
bell) Morse.  She  died  March. 5,  1890,  and  he  mar- 
ried (second),  September  14,  1892,  Arlie  Ann 
Brown,  born  April  12,  1844,  of  Claremont,  New 
Hampshire,  daughter  of  Hial  and  Sarah  (Batchel- 
der)  Brown.  The  children  all  by  the  first  wife, 
are:     Mark  Morse;   Walter  I.;  and  Eveline  Grace. 

(VIII  I  Mark  Morse,  eldest  child  of  Amos  and 
Frances  A.  (  Morse)  Blanchard,  was  born  in  Con- 
cord, May  28.  1856.  After  attending  the  common 
schools  until  he  was  eighteen  years  old,  he  took  a 
place  in  his  father's  store,  and  from  that  time  until 
Amos  Blanchard  retired  from  business  they  were 
associated  as  employer  and  clerk  or  as  partners. 
He  is  now  the  proprietor  of  the  store  formerly  oc- 
cupied by  his  father.  He  has  passed  his  whole 
life  in  Concord,  where  he  is  a  well-known  and  re- 
spected citizen.  His  political  affiliations  are  with 
the  Republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
South  Congregational  Church,  and  of  the  American 
Mechanics,  a  fraternal  order.  He  was  married 
September  S,  1885.  at  Concord,  to  Ida  May  Hull, 
born  August  7,  1864,  at  Derby,  Vermont,  daughter 
of  James  and  Margaret  (Hearst)  Hull.  They  have 
two  children:  Margaret  Frances,  born  July  7, 
1886,  and  Mildred  Adelaide,  June  15,  1898. 

(VIII)  Walter  Irving,  M.  D.,  second  son  of 
Amos  and  Frances  A.  (Morse)  Blanchard,  was  born 
October  31,  1862.  He  graduated  at  the  Dartmouth 
Medical  College.  November  8,  1883.  He  married, 
June  20,  18S7.  Dorah  Lena  Devens,  of  Brooklyn. 
He  is  a  practicing  physician  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts. 

(V)  Simeon  Blanchard  was  born  June  II,  1747, 
in  Groveton,  Massachusetts,  and  may  have  been  a 
son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Johnson)  Blanch- 
ard. He  was  a  farmer  and  settled  in  New  Ipswich. 
New  Hampshire.  He  served  a  short  term  of  en- 
listment as  a  revolutionary  soldier  in  1777,  and  died 
June  29,  1822.  He  was  married  February  28,  1776, 
to  Elizabeth  Shattuck,  who  was  born  June  II,  1751, 
in  Pepperell,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Shattuck)  -Shattuck.  She  survived  him 
nearly  twenty-two  years,  and  died  April  9,  1844. 
Their  children  were  Simeon,  Betsey,  Levi,  Louisa, 
Sarah.  William.  James  and  Charlotte.  The  first 
settled  in  Roxbury,  New  Hampshire,  the  second 
son  in  New  Ipswich,  the  fourth  son  in  Peterboro, 
New  Hampshire. 

(VI)  William,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Si- 
meon and  Elizabeth  (Shattuck)  Blanchard,  was 
born  May  3,  1788.  in  New  Ipswich,  New  Hampshire, 
and  died  there.  He  passed  his  entire  life  in  New 
Ipswich,  and  was  a  successful  farmer.  He  married 
Susan  Farnsworth,  who  was  born  March  29,  1802, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Susanna  (Brewer)  Farns- 
worth, of  Woodstock,  Vermont.  Their  children 
were:  Louisa,  Susan,  Harriet.  William  H.,  Eben- 
ezer  H.,  Mary  Ann,  Andrew,  Asenath.  Henry,  Jere- 


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miah    and    Lurena.      All    of    thc-e    eleven    children 
lived  to  maturity  and  were  married. 

(VII)  William  H.,  eldest  sun  of  William  and 
Susanna  (Farnsworth)  Blanchard,  was  born  in  New 
Ipswich.  February  S,  1S16,  and  died  there  November 
1,  1859,  aged  forty-three  years.  He  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation  and  a  respected  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church.  lie  married  Hannah  Conrey,  who  was 
born  in  Hollis,  April  27.  1S15,  daughter  of  John 
and  Rox'ey  (Pease)  Conrey,  of  Hollis.  Four  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them :  Josephine  L.,  bom  Sep- 
tember 17,  1842,  died  December  16,  1854 ;  Edwin, 
whose  sketch  follows ;  Jennie  H.,  born  September 
27,  lS=4;  Susan  J.,  born  April  13,  1858,  died  April 
16,   1863. 

(VIII)  Edwin  Franklin,  only  son  of  William  H. 
and  Hannah  (Conrey)  Blanchard,  was  born  on  his 
father's  homestead,  in  New  Ipswich,  February  18, 
1845.  For  a  time  he  was  employed  in  a  chair  fac- 
tory at  New  Ipswich,  and  then  worked  as  a  car- 
penter.  At  nineteen  years  of  age  he  enlisted  as  a 
private  in  the  Fourth  Massachusetts  Heavy  Artil- 
lery, and  served  from  August.  1864  to  July  16,  1865, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged.  He  served  at 
Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  and  in  Virginia. 
Mr.  Blanchard  has  always  possessed  the  confidence 
of  his  fellow  citizens,  and  has  been  entrusted  with 
the  administration  of  various  estates.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican.,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the 
board  of  selectmen  of  New  Ipswich  seven  years, 
and  during  five  years  of  that  time  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  board.  He  was  elected  to  a  seat  in  the 
legislature  in  1904.  and  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
stitutional Convention  in  1002.  He  is  a  member  of 
Bethel  Lodge  No.  24,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  of  New  Ipswich,  and  of  Jonas  Nutting 
Post  X".  53,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He 
married,  1  >ctober  21,  r868,  at  Mont  Vernon.  Mary 
E.  Knowlton,  who  was  born  in  New  Ipswich,  Oc- 
tober 24.  iN'.sO.  daughter  of  William  R.  and  Sarah 
(Taylor)  Knowlton.  Three  children  were  born  to 
them :  Susie  E.,  born  July  25,  1869,  married  El- 
wood  E.  Livingston,  of  Greenville,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  died  July  6.  1903.  Edith  A.,  born  March 
1,  1874.  married  Charles  W.  Woodward,  of  Fitch- 
burg,  Massachusetts.  Alice  M„  born  February  23, 
1877.  married  Charles  Hardy,   of  New  Ipswich. 

(  Second  Family.) 

The    name    of    Blanchard    is    of 
BLANCHARD     French  origin.     In  early  English 

the  word  was  derived  from  a 
trade,  and  meant  a  bleacher.  The  family  is  quite 
numerous  in  Cumberland  county,  Maine,  where  sev- 
eral of  ihe  nunc  have  held  prominent  positions 
durinj  1st    century.      As    might    be    expected 

from  the  nearness  to  the  sea,  several  captains  are 
found  among  the  Cumberland  Blanchards.  Cap- 
tain Joseph  Blanchard,  youngest  child  of  Nathaniel 
and  Christian  (Loring)  Blanchard,  born  in  Cum- 
berland. June  17,  [803,  made  eighty-four  voyages 
to  the  West  [ndie  .  more  than  any  other  sea-going 
man  in  Maine  He  also  made  thirty  voyages  to 
Europe  during  the  forty  years  that  he  followed  the 
sea  Captain  Reuben  Blanchard,  eldest  of  the  twelve 
children  oi  Be  a  and  Prudence  (Rideout)  Blanch- 
ard. born  in  Cumberland,  August  24,  1704,  was 
another  man  of  wide  experience  on  the  sea.  He 
went  to  South  Vmeri  a,  well  as  to  Europe  and 
the  West   [ndie 

1  1  1  Cyrus  Blanchard  was  born  in  West  Cumber- 
Ian,!.    Maine.      lie    lived    in    that    town    all    his    life, 


where  he  followed  farming.  He  married  and  be- 
came the  father  of  six  children:  Joseph  Y.,  Daniel, 
Albion,  Charles.  Lydia  and  Nancy.  Cyrus  Blanch- 
ard died  at  West  Cumberland,  Maine. 

(II)  Joseph  V.,  eldest  son  and  child  of  Cyrus 
Blanchard.  was  born  in  West  Cumberland,  Maine, 
in  1826.  He  was  a  mason  by  trade,  and  he  followed 
that  in  connection  with  farming  all  his  life.  He 
lived  on  the  old  homestead.  He  married  Abbie  N. 
Libby,  daughter  of  Nehemiah  and  Pamelia  Libby, 
of  Scarborough.  They  had  three  children :  Dr. 
Roscoe  G.,  see  forward ;  one  son.  who  died  in  in- 
fancy;  Alva  J.,  a  farmer  of  Maine.  Joseph  Y. 
Blanchard  was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  he  at- 
tended the  Eaptist  Church.  He  died  at  West  Cum- 
berland, December.  1859,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty- 
three  years.  His  wife  died  August  18.  1906,  aged 
eighty-two  years  and  ten  months.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Free  Baptist  Church. 

(III)  Roscoe  G,  eldest  child  of  Joseph  Y.  and 
Abbie  N.  (Libby)  Blanchard,  was  born  in  West 
Cumberland.  Maine,  July  24.  1853.  He  was  six  years 
of  age  when  his  parents  moved  to  Saco.  He  gradu- 
ated from  the  Biddeford  high  school  in  1871.  He 
then  took  a  commercial  course  at  Gray's  Business 
College  in  Portland,  and  for  seven  years  acted  as 
bookkeeper  and  cashier  for  Chadburn  &  Kendall, 
dry  goods  dealers  of  Portland.  In  his  spare  hours 
he  read  medicine  with  Dr.  Edward  Kimball,  and 
attended  lectures  at  the  Portland  Medical  College. 
Later  he  entered  the  Medical  School  of  Bowdoin 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1884.  He 
began  bis  professional  career  at  Dover.  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  has  remained  ever  since,  having 
built  up  a  large  and  successful  practice.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Maine  Medical  Society,  of  which  he 
was  president  for  two  years;  the  Strafford  District 
Medical  Society,  of  which  he  was  secretary  for  two 
years  and  of  the  Dover  Medical  Society.  He  was  sec- 
retary of  the  latter  organization  for  five  years,  and 
president  for  two  years.  He  is  a  member  of  New 
Hampshire  Medical  Society  and  the  American  Medi- 
cal Association.  Dr.  Blanchard  is  prominent  in  Ma- 
sonic circles.  He  is  a  member  of  Strafford  Lodge 
and  Belknap  Chapter,  past  thrice  illustrious  master 
of  Orphan  Council,  and  Knight  Templar  of  St. 
Paul's  Commandery,  of  which  he  was  eminent  com- 
mander for  two  years.  He  is  a  member  of  Bektash 
Temple.  Ancient  Arabic  Order  of  the  Nobles  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  In  Scottish  Rite  Masonry  Dr. 
Blanchard  has  received  the  fourteen  degrees  of  the 
Lodge  of  Perfection,  the  two  of  the  Princes  of  Je- 
rusalem, two  of  the  Chapter  of  Rose  Croix,  and 
all  those  of  the  Consistory  of  New  Hampshire,  in- 
cluding the  thirty-second.  September  16,  1902.  he 
was  honored  by  the  Supreme  Council  of  the- Nor- 
thern Jurisdiction,  in  session  at  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  with  the  thirty-third  and  highest  degree  of 
the  Oriler  creating  him  a  soverign  grand  inspector 
general  and  member  of  the  supreme  council.  Dr. 
Blanchard  belongs  to  Beacon  Lodge.  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Portland.  Maine,  and  is 
also  a  member  of  Portland  Encampment.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Wentworth 
Hospital,  and  is  on  the  surgical  staff  lie  married 
Laura  B,  Hodgdon,  duaghter  of  Zina  H.  and  Rinda 
(Reedi  Hodgdon,  of  Westport,  Maine  (see  Hodg- 
don 1.  They  have  one  child,  Florence  L.,  born 
February  27.  [883.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  Dover 
high  school,  and  of  Bradford  Academy,  Haverhill, 
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The  surname  Sibley  may  be  compound- 
Si  RLEY  ed  of  the  words  sib  and  lea,  the  form- 
er meaning  relationship  or  alliance,  or 
in  earlier  times  peace,  and  the  latter  a  field;  hence 
the  words  used  in  combination  may  mean  kinsmen's 
land.  Perhaps  several  kinsmen  "lived  together  in 
the  same  place,  or  on  the  same  lea.  If  the  earlier 
meaning  of  the  word  be  adopted  the  interpretation 
may  be  peace-lea,  or  land  of  peace;  perhaps  because 
of  the  harmony  of  the  people,  or  because  of  the 
place  was  exempt  from  war.  This  interpretation 
of  the  meaning  of  the  name  is  conjectural,  but  is 
in  harmony  with  the  deductions  of  scholars  who  have 
made  careful  study  of  the  origin  of  patronymic  sur- 
name? both  in  Great  Britain  and  on  the  continent. 
The  description  of  the  Sybly  arms  in  "Burke's 
General  Armory,"  is  "Per  pale  azure  and  gules  a 
griffin  passant  between  three  crescents  argent."  In 
heraldry  the  griffin,  which  is  an  imaginary  animal. 
half  eagle  and  half  lion,  denotes  strength  and  swift- 
ness. The  close  agreement  of  the  armorial  bearings 
of  the  families  of  Sileby  and  Sybly  seems  to  show 
that  one  of  the  names  is  a  variation  of  the  other, 
the  latter  probably  being  a  corruption  of  the  former; 
but  it  is  certain  that  Sibley  is  of  considerable  an- 
tiquity, a?  it  is  found  in  the  "Rotuli  Hundredorum" 
of  the  reign  of  Edward  I  (1272-1307)  in  the  counties 
of  Huntington,  Kent,  Oxford,  and  Suffolk,  where  it 
is  spelled  Sybeli,  Sibeli,  Sibely,  Sibili,  Sibilie,  Sibli ; 
and  where  the  name  Sibley  does  not  seem  to  occur. 
The  Public  Records  published  by  the  records  com- 
mission spell  it  Sibilie.  in  the  reign  of  Richard  II 
(1377-1399)  ;  and  Sybile  in  that  of  Henry  V  (1413- 
1422)  ;  and  in  that  of  Elizabeth  (155S-1603)  it  is 
Sybley,  Sibley  and  Sibly;  and  once  (with  an  alias) 
Sybery.     (Extracts    from    Sibley   genealogy). 

The  first  Sibleys  in  America  came  over  in  the 
fleet  of  1629  and  settled  in  the  plantation  at  Salem. 
It  is  said  that  they  were  from  the  north  part  of  Eng- 
land or  the  south  part  of  Scotland  or  that  they 
came  from  Northamptonshire.  Their  names  were 
John  and  Richard  Sibley,  both  having  wives,  and 
they  all  united  with  the  church  at  Charlestown, 
Massachusetts,  December  2T.  1634.  (Richard  and 
descendants  receive  extended  mention  in  this  ar- 
ticle.) 

(I)  John  Sibley  is  the  sixteenth  on  the  list  of 
members  of  the  first  church  in  Salem,  Massachus- 
etts. In  1636  he  was  selectman  of  Salem,  and  in 
the  same  vear  he  had  half  an  acre  of  land  granted 
to  him  at  Winter  Island  Harbor  "for  the  fishing  trade 
and  to  build  upon,"  and  another  grant  of  fifty  acres 
at  Manchester.  Massachusetts,  where  he  settled  in 
1636.  and  was  selectman  and  at  one  time  deputy 
at  the  general  court.  He  was  an  extensive  land- 
owner, and  died  there  in  i66r,  the  inventory  of  his 
property  mentioning  nine  children,  five  girls  and 
four  boys.  His  widow  Rachel  brought  the  inven- 
tory into  court,  and  "ye  Court  doe  order  that  ye 
est.it e  be  left  in  ye  widoe's  hands  to  bring  up  ye 
children  till  ye  Court  take  further  order."  The 
names  of  the  four  sons  of  John  and  Rachel  (one 
authority  mentions  her  name  as  Mary)   were  John, 

tfarch  4,  1648,  and  was  captain,  selectman,  etc.; 
m,   born   July  8.    1653,   yeoman   and   butcher; 
h.    born    1655    and    was    a   fisherman;    Samuel, 
born   February   12.   1657. 

(II)  Joseph,  son  of  John  Sibley,  was  a  fisher- 
man and  on  his  return  from  a  fishing  vovage  was 
impressed^  on  board  a  British  frigate  and  "put  to 
hard  service  for  seven  weeks  before  he  was  released 
and  allowed  to  return  home.    His  wife  was  Susanna 


Follet,  by  whom  he  had  seven  children,  six  sons 
and  one  daughter.  This  Joseph  was  the  father  of 
the  Sutton  family  of  Sibleys,  and  it  appears  that  all 
the  brothers  settled  in  that  town  and  three  of  them — 
Joseph,  John  and  Jonathan — were  among  the  thirty 
families  who  were  entered  as  settlers  in  the  four 
thousand  acres.  Samuel's  name  appears  soon  after 
as  occupying  a  place  with  his  brother  Joseph.  In 
the  order  of  birth  the  children  of  Joseph  and  Susan- 
na (Follet)  Sibley  were  as  follows:  Joseph,  born 
November  9,  1684;  John.  September  18,  1687;  Jona- 
than, Mav  I.  1690;  Samuel,  1697;  William,  Septem- 
ber 7,  1700;  Benjamin,  September  19.  1703;  Hannah, 
married.  August  10,  1722.  Ebenezer  Daggett. 

(III)  Joseph,   son  of  Joseph  and   Susanna   Sib- 
narried  a  wife  Mary  and  had  children,  and  but 

little  else  is  known  of  him.  His  children  were:  Jo- 
seph, born  1709;  John,  August  2,  171 1;  James,  1714; 
Jonathan,   September   11,   1718. 

(IV)  Jonathan,  voungest  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
Sibley,  married,  December  3,  1739,  Hannah  Burnap, 
and  had  children:  Jonathan,  born  February  10. 
T741  ■  Reuben,  Februarv  20.  1743.  died  November  17. 
1810;  Huldah,  September  13,  1745;  Paul,  born  April 
26,  1748:  Gideon,  November  20,  1750;  Tarrant,  Sep- 
tember   T,    1754. 

(V)  Reuben,  second  son  and  child  of  Jonathan 
and  Hannah  (Burnap)  Sibley,  married,  January  30, 
1765,  Ruth  Sibley,  who  died  November  30,  1814. 
Their  children:  Reuben,  born  October  25,  1765; 
Phoebe  November  5.  1767;  Solomon.  October  7, 
1769;  Jonathan.  February  4.  1772.  married,  April  8, 
179S.  Tirza  Lamson ;  Martha,  February  24,  1774: 
Nathaniel.  April  20,  1776,  died  March  31,  1859; 
Hannah,  March  27,  1778.  married,  May  3.  1798, 
Amasa  Roberts:  Ruth.  March  13,  1780.  married, 
July  S,  1803.  William  Warren  Rice:  Huldah,  Au- 
gust 6,  1782,  married,  December  10,  1804,  Moses  L. 
Morse. 

(VI)  Reuben,  eldest  of  the  nine  children  born  to 
Reuben  and  Ruth  Sibley,  was  born  October  25, 
1765,  married.  November-  16,  1784,  Elizabeth  Mar- 
ble, who  died  December  22,  1804.  They  had  chil- 
dren •  Jonathan,  born  February  5,  1785:  Ezra,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1787:  Phcebe,  July  2.  1789;  Betsey.  Oc- 
tober 22.  1791  :  Simeon,  January  29.  1794!  Abigail, 
November  29,  1804. 

(VI)  Ezra,  second  son  and  child  of  Reuben  and 
Elizabeth  (Marble)  Sibley,  was  born  September  21, 
17S7,  and  was  a  scythemaker,  an  occupation  which 
appears  U>  have  been  followed  by  various  other 
members  of  the  family,  although  Reuben  Sibley, 
Ezra's  father,  was  a  farmer  in  Sutton,  Massachus- 
etts, and  also  in  the  town  of  Jay,  Maine,  where  he 
afterward  moved;  and  with  bis  farm  Reuben  Sibley 
also  conducted  a  ferry.  Like  his  father,  Ezra  Sib- 
ley was  an  excellent  man,  industrious  and  honest, 
and  lived  an  upright  life.  He  died  March  13,  1830. 
His  wife  was  Marcia  Taft.  born  December,  17S3, 
and  died   S  ,   1820.     They  bad  two  children, 

Ezra  T.  and  Eveline  Sibley.  Eveline  Sibley  was 
born  December  0.  1819.  and  died  December.  1S72. 
She  married  Lowell  Sweetzer,  of  Wakefield,  Massa- 
chusel 

(VIII)  Ezra  Taft,  onlv  =on  and  elder  child  of 
Ezra  and  Marcia  (Taft)  Sibley,  is  a  descendant  of 
the  eighth  generation  of  John  Sibley,  of  Salem  and 
Manchester?  Massachusetts,  and  one  of  the  many  of 
his  descendants  whose  endeavors  in  life  have  been 
rewarded  with  substantial  success.  He  was  born  in 
Auburn.  Massachusetts.  February  3,  1S17,  and  when 
a  boy  attended  school  in  Millbury  and  Ashbndge, 


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Massachusetts,  but  was  still  quite  young  when  he 
was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  trade  of  scythe  making. 
He  served  out  his  apprenticeship  in  Millbury  and 
became  a  practical,  competent  workman.  After 
leaving  Millbury  he  went  to  New  London,  New 
Hampshire,  and  was  twenty-eight  years  old  when  he 
left  the  latter  town  and  took  up  his  residence  in 
Newport,  \cu  Hampshire,  and  entered  into  part- 
nership with  Sylvanus  Larned  in  operating  a  scythe 
factory  at  Xorthville.  This  was  in  1845,  and  three 
years  afterward,  in  1S48,  Mr.  Larned  died  and  Mr. 
Sibley  then  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  William 
Dunton,  which  was  continued  until  1851,  when  Mr. 
Sibley  became  sole  proprietor.  As  sole  owner  and 
manager  Mr.  Sibley  continued  the  manufacture  of 
scythes  in  Newport  more  than  twenty  years,  and  in 
1873  enlarged  the  works  and  took  his  son  as  partner. 
After  that  the  business  was  continued  on  a  larger 
scale  than  ever  before  and  brought  good  returns  to 
its  owners.  The  firm  was  not  materially  changed 
until  1S91,  when  the  senior  partner  EzraT.  Sibley. 
he  who  had  been  its  practical  head  in  every  detail 
of  both  manufacture  and  business  for  half  a  century, 
retired  from  active  pursuits  to  enjoy  the  comforts  of 
a  well  earned  competency.  Many  years  ago  Mr. 
Sibley  took  considerable  interest  in  public  and  polit- 
ical affairs  in  Newport,  and  in  1853  was  one  of  the 
selectmen  of  the  town.  In  1872-73  he  represented 
Newport  in  the  state  legislature.  He  still  retains 
his  old  time  interest  in  public  affairs,  but  because  of 
his  advanced  age  is  content  to  stand  aside  in  favor 
of  the  younger  element  of  the  townspeople.  For 
many  years  he  has  been  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Newport.  Mr.  Sibley  is 
ninety  years  old,  and  up  to  the  time  he  was  seventy- 
five  was  a  hardworking  man,  whether  as  employee, 
partner  or  sole  proprietor.  On  July  19,  1838,  he  mar- 
ried Lydia  D.  Gay.  of  New  London,  New  Hamp- 
shire. She  was  born  March  10.  1820.  and  died  in 
Newport,  September  19,  1904.  Of  seven  children 
born  of  this  marriage  only  two  are  now  living,  Ame- 
lia R.  and  Frank  A.  Sibley. 

(IX  1  Amelia  Roxana,  daughter  of  Ezra  T.  and 
Lydia  D.  (Gay)  Sibley,  was  born  at  New  London, 
New  Hampshire,  April  7,  1S40.  She  married, 
November  2,  1S57.  Samuel  W.  Allen,  of  Wells, 
Maine,  born  there  November  7,  1834.  In  August, 
1855,  Mr.  Allen  removed  from  Wells  to  Newport 
and  was  employed  in  the  Sibley  scythe  factory  until 
1871,  when  he  built  and  afterward  operated  a  saw 
mill  at  Northville.  Nine  children  have  been  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen:  Fred  A.,  Carrie  B.,  Cora 
D.,  George  A.,  Hattic  S.,  Mary  G.,  Gertrude  E.. 
Bertha  A.  and  Leon  Allen. 

1  IV  1  Frank  Arthur,  younger  of  the  children  of 
Ezra  T.  and  Lydia  D.  (Gay)  Sibley,  was  born  in 
Newport,  New  Hampshire,  January  28,  1851.  and  re- 
in- education  in  public  schools  and  the  acad- 
emy of  New  London,  New  Hampshire,  also  attend- 
ed the  high  school  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and 
Boston  Conservatory  of  Music,  and  was  proficient 
both  on  the  piano  and  violin.  He  is  the  m< 
pert  organist  in  the  -tate.  He  began  business  as 
partner  with  I.  1 1  Brown  in  the  hardware  trade  in 
Newport,    and    later  ner   in    the    same   line 

with  M  I  Hatch  until  1873,  when  he  ioined  his 
father  and  took  a  working  interest  in  tin-  scythe 
works  of  which  the  !  then  sole  proprietor, 

mnei  tion   with   the   works  -till   continues,  and 
ince  the  retirement  of  his  father  in  (891  he  has  been 
ive  managing  head.     Mr  arried,  June 

19.    1884,    Mary    Matilda    Putnam,   born    March   27 


1S60,  daughter  of  Marshall  and  Mary  Matilda 
Putnam.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sibley  have  three  children : 
Homer  Taft,  Helen  and  Dean  Sheridan  Sibley.  Ho- 
mer T.,  born  March  I,  1887,  is  a  graduate  of  Dart- 
mouth College,  class  of  1907,  with  degree  of  A.  B., 
(Phi  Beta  Kappa);  Helen,  born  August  8,  18S9, 
is  a  student  at  the  Elms  School,  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  after  1907,  will  continue  her  studies 
at  Mount  Ilolyoke  College,  South  Hadley,  Massa- 
chusetts. Dean  Sheridan,  born  Oct.  25,  1894,  is  a 
1 1  in  the  Newport  high  school.  Mrs.  Frank 
A.  Sibley  is  a  graduate  from  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy, class  of  1883.  and  was  a  successful  teacher,  in 
the  public  schools  of  New  Hampshire  both  before 
and  after  her  graduation. 

(Second  Family.) 
(I)     Richard   Sibley,   "trailmaker,"  was 
SIBLEY     in    Salem    in    1656.      What   relation,   if 
any.    he    sustained    to    John    of    Salem 
is      not     known:      perhaps     both      were      sons      of 
John  of  Charlestown.    He  and  his  wife  Hannah  were 
in  Salem  in  1050.  as  appears  from  the  charges  against 
them  in  an  old  account  book  of  Curwen  Head,  ear- 
ly  in    1676,    his    inventory    being   of   June   30,    1676, 
when  all  his  children  and  his  wife  were  living.     The 
children    of    Richard   and    Hannah   were :  •   Samuel, 
Hannah,    Sarah.    Damaris,    John,    Mary   and    Eliza- 
beth. 

(II)  Samuel,  eldest  child  of  Richard  and  Han- 
nah Sibley,  was  born  10,  I,  1658.  He  is  named  in 
his  father's  will  as  being  the  eldest  son,  and  had  a 
double  share  of  the  property.  There  is  a  tradition 
that  he  was  killed  at  Haverhill.  Massachusetts,  while 
throwing  water  on  the  meeting-house,  which  had 
been  set  on  fire  by  the  Indians,  August  29,  1708.  He 
resided  in  Salem  and  was  probably  under  Major 
Turner,  upon  the  arrival  of  whose  men  the  whole 
body  of  the  enemy  commenced  a  rapid  retreat. 
Many  persons  from  Salem  were  then  killed.  He  had 
no  children  born  after  that  time.  The  inventory  of 
his  estate  is  dated  December  8,  1710.  July  7.  1712. 
letters  of  administration  were  "granted  unto  John 
Sawyer  and  Sarah  Sawyer,  alias  Sibley,  former 
widow."  He  married  in  Salem,  Sept.  13,  1695,  Sarah 
Wells.  She  afterward  married  John  Sawyer,  of 
Newbury,  blacksmith,  to  whom  she  was  published, 
November  26,  1710,  perhaps  the  John  Sawyer  wdio 
died  m  Newbury,  March  27,  1756.  She  spent  her  last 
days  with  her  son  Jonathan  Sibley,  at  Stratham,  New 
I  lamp-hire.     Children  of  Samuel"  and  Sarah,  as  rec- 

d,    are    Hannah,    Richard,    Sarah,    Jonathan, 
Samuel    (died   young),    Samuel. 

(III)  Jonathan,  fourth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Wells)  Sibley,  was  born  No- 
vember 26,  1701.  and  was  probably  taken  by  his 
mother  after  her  second  marriage  to  Newbury.  He 
resided  in  Amesbury  in  1723  and  in  Newhury  in 
[726  \ft.r  his  marriage  he  settled  in  Stratham. 
\\w    Hampshire,    where    he    was    a    farmer   and   a 

of  .hair-  and  wooden  heels.  The  hill  where 
he  lived  is  -till  called  Sibley  Hill,  and  the  inhabi- 
tants to  this  day  gather  pond  lilies  from  the  roots 
which  he  planted  in  a  running  brook  in  the  vicinity. 
Many  amusing  and  some  ridiculous  stories  are  told 
aboul  him.  It  is  even  asserted  that  he  whipped 
his  beer  barrel  because  it  worked  on  Sunday;  and 
she  caught  a  mouse  when  he  was 
al  prayer  Becoming  embarrassed,  and  indebted  to 
a  physican  and  Baptist  preacher,  named  Shepard,  he 
exchanged  with  him  his  farm  for  one  in  Poplin, 
where  be  di  d   December  18,   1770.  about  a  year  af- 

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is  said  to  have  been  quite  petulant,  and  his  wife  to 
have  been  a  very  worthy,  pious  woman.  There  is 
a  tradition  that  a  short  time  before  his  wife  died, 
the  question  was  put  to  her  whether  she  thought 
her  husband  was  a  Christian,  and  she  replied,  "If 
he  marries  after  I  am  gone,  and  his  wife  pays  all 
my  debts,  he  will  probably  die  a  Christian."  He 
married  (first),  November  27,  1730,  Hannah  Good- 
ridge,  of  Newbury,  born  February  1,  1713.  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Frazer  Goodridge,  of  New- 
bury. Samuel  Goodridge,  born  August  15.  1 681, 
was  son  of  Benjamin,  who  married  (second)  No- 
vember 16,  1678,  Sarah  Croad :  and  Benjamin  was 
son  of  William  Goodridge.  Hannah  Frazer,  born 
August  31.  1692,  third  child  of  Calin  Frazer.  who 
married  Anna  Stuart,  November  10,  1685,  married 
Samuel  Goodridge,  June  30,  1710.  Not  long  before 
his  decease  Jonathan  Sibley  married  an  "execrable" 
woman,  born  November  15.,  1710,  named  Patience 
Thurrell,  probably  from  Newbury.  Her  extravagant 
profession  of  Christian  conversion  and  reformation 
prevailed  more  with  him,  as  he  became  somewhat 
childish,  than  the  advice  and  opposition  of  all  his 
friends  and  neighbors.  She  died  November  16, 
1820,  over  100  years  old,  at  Poplin,  where  she  had 
been  a  pauper  twenty-seven  years.  If  tradition  .  is 
true,  before  her  husband  died  she  paid  all  the  first 
wife's  debts,  with  compound  interest.  The  children 
of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  were :  Abigail,  Hannah 
(died  young).  Jonathan  (died  young),  Hannah  (died 
young),  Daniel  (died  young).  Anna,  or  Nancy,  Mol- 
ly or  Mary.  Jacob,  and  Samuel  whose  children  fol- 
low : 

(IV)  Samuel  (2),  ninth  and  youngest  child  of 
Jonathan  (1)  and  Hannah  (Goodridge)  Sibley,  was 
born  February  23,  1 751.  His  father  gave  him  land 
at  Meredith,  where  he  was  one  of  the  earliest  set- 
tlers, and  died  September  16,  1838.  aged  eighty- 
seven.  He  married,  October  30,  1775.  Sarah  Don, 
of  Kensington,  who  was  born  December  17.  1757. 
He  was  short,  and  his  wife  was  tall.  At  the  wed- 
ding, a  young  woman,  not  fancying  this  inequality, 
in  a  moment  of  delay  while  they  were  on  the  floor, 
seized  a  wooden  oven-lid  about  two  inches  thick, 
and  pushed  it  against  his  heels.  He  stepped  upon 
it,  and  thus  the  pair  stood  at  equal  height  while  the 
ceremony  was  performed.  When  Mr.  Sibley  moved 
to  Meredith  there  was  but  one  log  cabin  at  Mere- 
dith Bridge.  His  nearest  neighbors  were  three  miles 
on  one  side,  and  four  on  the  other.  He  carried  his 
corn  ten  miles  on  his  back  to  mill.  He  got  his  salt 
from  Exeter  on  horseback  after  he  was  able  to 
hire  or  keep  a  horse.  In  1789  he  went  to  Exeter  for 
salt.  Neighbors  were  then  nearer  and  he  got  Ben- 
jamin Perkins,  who  lived  within  a  half  mile,  to 
assist  his  wife,  if  need  be,  in  keeping  off  the  bears, 
which  made  dreadful  havoc  in  his  corn.  It  was  a 
beautiful  still  moonlight  evening  in  the  month  of 
October,  that  she  heard  a  destructive  crashing  in 
the  cornfield.  Leaving  her  four  children  in  bed, 
Mrs.  Sibley  called  to  her  aid  Mr.  Perkins,  and  with 
his  loaded  gun  he  went  into  the  field,  found  the 
bear,  and  discharged  his  weapon  at  it.  The  bear, 
badly  wounded,  moved  off  as  fast  as  he  could.  Mrs. 
Sibley  pursued  him,  caught  him  by  the  leg  as  he 
was  climbing  over  a  log,  and  held  on  till  Perkins 
came  up  and  dispatched  him  by  cutting  his  throat 
with  a  jackknife.  The  children  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
were:  Josiah  Dow.  Richard,  Mary,  Sarah,  Benja- 
min and  Nancy. 

(V)  Richard  (2),  third  child  and  second  son 
of  Samuel  (2)  and  Sarah  (Dow)  Sibley,  was  born  in 


1782.  He  was  a  rafter  from  Exeter  and  Ports- 
mouth, and  was  drowned  in  a  squall  while  picking1 
up  driftwood  on  the  Piscataqua  river.  He  mar- 
ried in  1808,  Polly  French,  of  Newmarket.  Their 
children  were:     Josiah,  Nancy,  Mark  and  Sophia. 

(VI)  Mark,  third  child  and  second  son  of  Rich- 
ard (2)  and  Polly  (French)  Sibley,  settled  in  Wake- 
field, and  there  married  Mehitable  Wiggin,  by  whom 
he  had  ten  children:  Richard.  Abial,  Mark,  John, 
Charles,    Addie,    Sarah,    Mamcy,    Adah,   and    Clara. 

(VII)  Richard  Frederick  Dow,  eldest  child  01 
Mark  and  Mehitable  (Wiggin)  Sibley,  was  born  in 
Wakefield,  in  1832.  After  attending  the  public 
schools  for  a  time  he  went  to  Boston,  and  was  em- 
ployed in  the  meat  business  about  sixteen  years. 
After  the  death  of  his  father  he  returned  to  Wake- 
field and  took  control  of  the  homestead  farm,  which 
he  carried  on  till  his  death,  which  occurred  June 
-o,  1802.  in  the  sixtieth  year  of  his  age.  He 
bought  and  sold  farms,  and  in  that  way  acquired  a 
good  pr6perty.  For  many  years  he  cultivated  two 
large  farms.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican,  and 
as  such  was  repeatedly  elected  selectman.  Toward 
the  end  of  his  life  he  became  a  member  of  the'  Ad- 
vent faith,  and  did  much  for  his  church.  He  mar- 
ried, at  Springdale,  Maine,  in  1855,  Emma  Buswell, 
of  Acton,  Maine.  The  children  of  this  union,  all 
born  in  Wakefield  except  Fred  D.,  are:  Cora,  Nel- 
lie. Forrest,  Mehitable,  Addie,  Frank,  Ida,  Fred  D., 
Ernest. 

(VIII)  Fred  Dow,  eighth  child  and  fourth  son 
of  Richard  F.  D.  and  Emma  (Buswell)  Sibley,  was 
born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  November  4.  1875, 
and  was  taken  when  he  was  two  years  old  to  Wake- 
field, New  Hampshire,  where  he  attended  school. 
At  seventeen  years  of  age  he  engaged  in  farming, 
but  a  year  later  he  left  that  employment  and  be- 
came a  dealer  in  ice.  Two  years  later  he  exchanged 
that  business  for  employment  on  a  railroad.  After 
seven  years  service  he  had  saved  sufficient 
money  in  1903  to  purchase  the  Wood  and  coal  Business 
of  C.  A.  Wiley,  and  has  been  successfully  engaged  in 
that  line  since  that  time  at  Sanbornville,  Wakefield. 
In  politics,  like  all  his  family.  Mr.  Sibley  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  is  a  member  of  Syracuse  Lodge,  No. 
27,  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  which  he  is  a  past  chancel- 
lor and  past  representative  to  the  grand  lodge.  He 
married,  in  Norway,  Maine,  September  18,  1902, 
Sarah  Longley,  daughter  of  Luther  Longley,  of 
Raymond,  Maine. 


This  name,  originally  spelled 
STEWART  Steward,  is  derived  from  the  oc- 
cupation of  him  who  first  used  it. 
The  steward  of  an  estate  was  a  man  of  consequence 
in  the  days  when  surnames  were  assumed  as  well 
as  since.  One  family  of  Stewarts  furnished  four 
kings  of  England. 

1  I)  Jonathan  Stewart,  born  in  Dunbarton,  Au- 
gust 5,  1780.  died  in  West  Concord.  September  1, 
1873.  aged  eighty-four.  His  early  years  were  spent 
in  Dunbarton.  from  which  he  removed  to  Andover, 
where  he  lived  from  1833  to  1864.  From  the  last 
date  to  his  death,  in  1873,  he  lived  in  West  Con- 
cord. He  was  a  lifelong  farmer.  His  political 
creed  was  Republican.  He  married  Sarah  Hazzard, 
born  in  Snringfield,  March  6,  1798,  who  died  in  West 
Concord,  December  3,  1875,  aged  seventy-seven  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children:  Sophronia, 
Eri  \Y..  Annie.  James  (died  young),  Betsy,  Jona- 
than Morrill,  Susan,  James,  Marion  S.  and  Benja- 
min, who  died  young. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


(II)  Jonathan   M.   .21.  -  m  of  Jonathan   (i)  and 
Sarah   (Hazzard)   Stewart,  was  born  in  Allenstown, 

October  30,  1S26.  and  died  in  Concord.  December 
31,  1SS9,  aged  sixty-three.  Tie  attended  the  com- 
mon  schoi  I     for  a  number  of  years,  and  at  the  age 

iteen  went  to  Cambridgepcrt.  Massachusetts, 
where  he   learned  the   trade  of  carpenter.     After  a 

id  of  six  years  at  that  place,  lie  went  to  East 
Cambridge,  where  he  was  employed  two  years  in  an 
1  factory.  From  there  he  went  to  Westfield 
where  he  was  employed  the  two  following  years 
in  similar  work.  Returning  to  New  Hampshire  he 
I  in  Andover,  where  he  kept  a  store  three 
years,  and  then  removed  to  West  Concord,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  farming  for  the  following  four- 
ars.  In  1SS0  he  bought  Bryant  Stearns'  car- 
pet store,  and  the  following  year  bought  out  and 
combined  with  it  Young  "Brothers'  furniture  store, 
and  carried  on  the  large  business  thus  founded  with 
until  his  death,  in  18S6.    After  death  of  Mr. 

t  a  stock  company  was  formed  to 'continue 
the  business  under  the  name  of  J.  M.  Stewart  and 
Sons  Company,  in  which  Mrs.  Stewart  is  now  the 
owner  of  a  controlling  interest.  Mr.  Stewart  was 
a  good  business  man.  a  high-minded  citizen,  and  a 
consistent  member  of  the  North  Church  (Congre- 
gational). His  political  faith  was  Republican,  and 
for  two  years  be  was  assessor  in  ward  three,  in 
Concord.  He  married  Marietta  E.  Sanborn,  born 
in  Lemoster,  March  11.  1838,  only  child  of  Stephen 
S.  and  Mary  (Shepherdson)  Sanborn  (see  Sanborn. 
VII),  and  they  had  two  children:  Arthur  C..  born 
in  West  Andover,  July  12,  1858,  is  a  partner  in  the 
firm  of  J.  E.  Symonds  &  Company,  of  Penacook. 
He  married,  July  8.  1886,  Helen  Speed,  of  Concord, 
and  they  have  three  children:  Arthur  R..  Rus-ell 
and  Louise  Abbott.  Elmer  M.  Stewart,  the  second 
son,  born  in  West  Andover.  June  22,  1861,  died  in 
ird,  August  28,  1S92. 


From  the  records  of  Manchester  it 
SHEPARD     appears   that  this   name   was   among 
the  early  ones  of  the  Colony  and  it 
en   identified   with  the  history  of  Massachus- 
etts as  a   state  and  with  New  Hampshire  and  most 
of  the  states  of  the  Union.     It  has  been  prominent 
in   military  and   civil   service,   in  the  propagation  of 
churches  and  schools  and  in   many  worthy  lines  of 
avor. 
(I)  Ralph  Shepard  came  from  Stepney.  England, 
sailing  from  London  in  the   ship  "Abigail"  in   1635, 
and  settled  at  Watertown.   Massachusetts.     At  that 
lime    he    was    twenty-nine    years    of    age    and    his 
Thanks,    was    twenty-three.      They    were    also 
accompanied  by  their  daughter  '  d  two  years 

!     I    both   and   at   Weymouth,   having 
irn    in    both    places,   and    passed    his    last 
years  in  buried 

at  the  age  of  ninety.     The  ehil- 
ted  were  Isaac,  Trial, 

...        ...... 

[640,  and  d 

1   was  married   in 
.  Sarah  daughter  1  E  Thomas  Gobi  ,  of  1 

(III)    Daniel,    son    of   John   and    Sarah    (G 
rd,  was  bom  about  1671.  and  resided  in  Con- 
cord where  he  was  married  .May  1.  1707,  to 
Smedley,  born  February  28,  1679,  daughter  of  John 
and  Sarah    (Wheeler)    Smedley.     Tl 
seven    children    are    recorded    in    Concord,    namely: 


John  (died  young),  Mary,  John,  Daniel.  James, 
Dorothy  and  Martha. 

(IV)  John  (2),  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Daniel  and  Mary  (Smedley)  Shepard.  was  born  May 
30,  1706.  in  Concord,  Massachusetts,  and  was  an 
early  settler  in  what  is  now  Amherst,  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, removing  thither  about  1741.  The  record  of 
the  land  sales  show  him  to  have  been  an  extensive 
dealer   in   real   estate.      He  built   mills   on   the   Sou- 

an  river,  which  were  long  known  as  Shepard's 
Mills,  and  resided  on  a  tract  of  land  given  him  by 
the  proprietors  of  the  town.  He  was  a  prominent 
and  useful  citizen,  but  was  one  of  the  four  men  wdio 
to  sign  the  "Association  Test"  in  March, 
1776.  Tie  was  married  (first)  to  Lydia  Hartwell, 
who  was  born  May  2,  1709.  in  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  (Stearns) 
Hartwell.  No  record  appears  of  her  death.  Colonel 
Shepard  is  known  to  have  had  a  second  wife,  Sarah 
(French)  Shepard.  who  was  born  in  1722.  There 
were  ten  children,  and  judging  from  the  dates  it  is 
probable    that    the    four    youngest    belonged    to    the 

ond  marriage,  but  that  is  not  certainly  known. 
The  children  were:  John,  born  in  1730.  Lydia,  1735, 
married  Howe,  and  died  June  14.  1791.  Abi- 
gail. April  6,  1738,  married Stevenson,  and.  died 

in  Lyndeborough,  New  Hampshire,  August  23.  1822. 
Benjamin,  March  18,  1744.  whose  sketch  follows. 
Samuel,  I7-|6.  died  January  12.  1835.  Mary.  Sep- 
tember 2T.  i->o.  married  Jacob  Hildreth.  of  Amherst, 
New  Hampshire,  and  died  there  January  22,  1823. 
Sarah,  October  17.  1737.  married  Stephen,  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Harris)  Kendrick,  of  Am- 
herst,  Yew  Hampshire,  and  died  there  September  5, 
1840.  Jotham,  June  22.  1761.  died  young.  Rachel, 
April  5.  1762.  married.  July  4.  17S1.  Samuel  Dodge, 
Jr.,  and  died  July  23.  1785.  Daniel,  September  23.  1764, 
married.  May  25.  1702.  and  died  September  22.  1794. 
The  eldest  children  were  horn  in  Concord,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  the  others  in  Amherst.  New  Hamp- 
shire. Colonel  John  Shepard  died  November  29, 
1783.  His  widow  survived  him  seven  years,  dying 
October  21.   1792. 

(V)  Benjamin,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Colonel  John  and  Lydia  (Hartwell)  Shepard.  was 
born  March  18,  1744,  in  Amherst.  New  Hampshire. 
He  married  Lucy  Lund,  and  they  settled  in  the 
south  part  of  Amherst  on  what  is  known  as  the 
"Honey   Pot"   farm.     They   had    four  sons:     James, 

n  June  14,  1777.     William,  July  20.  17S0.  married 

Lund     and    settled    in    Vermont.     John.    Sep- 

teml  vhosc   sketch    follows.     Benjamin, 

March  '.  17  6  Benjamin  Shepard  died  March  26, 
1810.  His  wid<  «  died  twelve  years  later,  Novem- 
ber 

him,    third    son    of    Benjamin    and    Lucy 
(Lund  1  Shepard,  was  born  in   \mherst,  New  Hamp- 
shire,   S  i  tember.    22.    1783.      He    married.    June   4, 
hard  Nichols,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
'  I    Nichols,  who  was  born  in 
hire,    April    18,    1701.     They 
tied  in  the  north  part  of  Bedford  in  1824.     They 
a,    bom    Septi  mber   20, 
(0   unman  :  M..  No- 

'-'..    t8l4,  ober   5,    1863.   unmarried. 

ugust  27.  1816.  married  ('first)  Silvina 
Field,  Octobei  [8  [837;  married  1  1  id)  Alary 
'     rleti  '    >  died  in   1903.     Andrew  A.,  mentioned 

below.     Stillman  A.,  mentioned  below.     Clarissa   D., 
July   13,    [823,   died    \ueust    10.   iSjo.     Benjamin  A., 
ugust    to.    1827.   died    September   3.    1831.     Mary 
Ann,  February   [6,   1830.  lived  in  Winchester,  Mas- 


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sachusetts,  and  died  in  1902,  unmarried.  Orleanna 
J.,  July  12,  18.33,  died  September  25,  1857,  unmar- 
ried. John  Shepard  died  in  Bedford,  New  Hamp- 
shire, May  II,  1870.  His  widow  died  March  31, 
1874. 

(VII)  Andrew  A.,  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  John  and  Lucy  Blanchard  (Nichols)  Shepard, 
was  born  at  Lyndeborough,  New  Hampshire,  July  22, 
181S.  He  was  a  real  estate  broker  and  leather  mer- 
chant. He  lived  in  Winchester,  Massachusetts,  forty 
years,  and  in  1891  came  from  Nashua  to  Milford, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife  was  Harriet  E.  Brown,  to  whom  he  was  united 
on  January  1.  1S50.  On  March  29,  1893,  he  married 
Lucy  A.,  widow  of  Edward  P.  Sawtelle,  and  daugh- 
ter of  Wilder  and  Julia  Ann  (Clark)  Reed,  born  in 
Merrimack  New  Hampshire,  July  31,  1838.  There 
were  no  children.     He  died  January  1,  1899. 

(VII)  Stilhnan  Addison,  third  son  and  fifth 
child  of  John  and  Lucy  Blanchard  (Nichols)  Shep- 
ard, was  born  January  18,  1821.  He  lived  in  Bed- 
ford, New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  was 
also  quite  extensively  engaged  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness. He  was  a  selectman  in  iS6r.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and 
were  always  ready  to  assist  in  any  good  cause.  Mr. 
Shepard  was  active  in  filling  the  town's  quota  when 
the  second  call  for  soldiers  was  made  during  the 
Civil  war.  In  1853  he  married  Betsey  Jane  Nichols, 
daughter  of  Captain  Benjamin  Nichols,  of  Ports- 
mouth. New  Hampshire.  They  have  one  child.  Harry 
Addison,  whose  sketch  follows.  Stillman  A.  Shepard 
died  June  4.  1800,  aged  sixty-nine  years,  and  his 
widow  died  in  1897,  aged  sixty-three. 

(VIII)  Harrv  Addison,  only  child  of  Stillman 
A.  and  Betsey  Jane  (Nichols)  Shepard,  was  born 
in  Bedford,  New  Hampshire,  December  22.  1856.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Bedford  and 
Manchester,  New  Hampshire.  He  became  a  farmer 
and  lived  on  the  old  homestead  until  1900,  when  he 
moved  to  Milford,  where  he  has  since  resided.  While 
in  Bedford  he  was  elected  a  supervisor,  and  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  that  place. 
In  August,  1807,  he  married  Mina  B.,  daughter  of 
Samuel  J.  and  Mercy  W.  (Perry)  Snowe.  of  Bar- 
rington,  Nova  Scotia.  They  had  one  child,  Lucy 
J.,  born  September  10.  1003.  died  February  11.  1906. 

(Second  Family.) 

Several  emigrants  of  this  name  ar- 
SHEPHERD     rived    in    New    England    from   the 

mother  country  at  about  the  same 
time.  The  family  now  under  consideration  is  no 
doubt  descended  from  early  settlers  in  Salisbury, 
Massachusetts,  and  its  ancestral  line  herewith  pre- 
sented has  been  traced  as  far  back  as  existing  rec- 
ords will  permit.  The  orthography  here  used  is, 
in  all  probability,  the  original  spelling  of  the  name, 
which  in  common  with  many  English  patronymics 
has  been  subjected  to  variations. 

(I)  Samuel  Sheppard  for  Shepherd)  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Haverhill  and  Salisbury.  Massachusetts,  as 
earlv  ns  1673.  The  records  nf  Haverhill  show  that 
<"i  Julv  14.  nf  that  year  he  married  Mary  Page,  wid- 
ow  of  John  Dow.  daughter  nf  John  and  Mary 
(Marsh)  Page,  and  granddaughter  of  Robert  Page, 
of  Ormsby.  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Hampton, 
New  Hampshire.  She  was  baptized  May  3,  1646,  in 
Hingham.  Massachusetts,  and  married  (first),  Oc- 
tober >3,  1665.  in  Haverhill.  John  Dow.  son  of 
Thomas  Dow,  early  settler  of  Newbury.  Samuel 
Sheppard  subscribed  to  the  oath  nf  allegiance  at 
Haverhill,   in   1677,  and  died  in   Salisbury,  June   13, 


T707.  His  widow  survived  him  over  ten  years,  pass- 
ing away  February  2,  1718.  His  children  were: 
Mary,  Bethia,  Samuel.  John,  Israel,  Sarah,  died 
young;  and  Sarah. 

(II)  John,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  (Page)  Sheppard  (or  Shepherd),  was 
born  April  21,  1682,  in  Haverhill.  He  removed  to 
Salisbury,  where  he  probably  died  in  1732.  He  was 
a  soldier  of  the  Salisbury  Foot  Company  in  1702. 
He  married,  in  Salisbury,  171 1- 12,  Rachel  Morrill, 
born  August  24.  1692.  in  Salisbury,  baptized  Sep- 
tember  2^.  1602,  tenth  and  youngest  child  of  Isaac 
and  Phoebe  (Gill)  Morrill  ('see  Morrill  II).  Their 
children   were:     Samuel,  Eliphalct,  John,  Isaac  and 

\hner. 

(III)  Isaac,  third  son  of  John  and  Rachel  (Mor- 
rill) Shepherd,  was  born  in  Salisbury,  July  23,  1721. 
His  intention  to  marry  Martha  Brown,  of  Kensing- 
ton, New  Hampshire,  was  entered  November  19, 
1747.  Their  children  were:  Samuel,  Isaac,  Oley, 
Betsey,  Anna,  Lucy  and  Sarah. 

(IV)  Captain  Isaac,  second  son  of  Isaac  and 
Martha  (Brown)  Shepherd,  was  born  December  8, 
1755.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolutionary  war 
he  was  a  resident  of  Deerfield,  New  Hampshire, 
and  served  in  Captain  Daniel  Gordon's  company  of 
Colonel  David  Golman's  regiment.  He  subsequenty 
served  several  terms  upon  the  board  of  selectmen 
in  Deerfield,  was  also  chosen  grand  juror,  constable, 
collector,  town  auditor,  and  representative  to  the 
legislature  for  the  years  1808-09-10,  and  again  in 
1812.  He  married,  October  19,  1778,  Comfort  Dam 
(afterwards  spelled  Dame),  and  the  names  of  his 
nine  children  were :  John,  James,  Patty,  Mary, 
Isaac,   Ezra,  Joseph  Hill,   Polly  and   Sarah   Perkins. 

(V)  James,  second  son  and  child  of  Captain 
Isaac  and  Comfort  (Dame)  Shepherd,  was  born  in 
Deerfield,  1782.  died  September  29,  1822,  aged  forty 
years.  Having  completed  his  education  he  engaged 
in  mercantile  pursuits  at  Deerfield,  and  became  a 
successful  merchant.  His  citizenship  was  of  a 
character  well  worthy  of  emulation,  and  his  death 
was  the  cause  of  general  regret.  He  married  Polly 
Nealy,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Rachel  (Shaw) 
Nealy,  of  Nottingham,  New  Hampshire,  who  were 
the  parents  of  six  children,  namely :  Polly,  born 
July  29,  1786;  Samuel,  May  9,  1791 ;  John.  October 
22,  1793;  Henry,  July  8,  1796;  Daniel,  October  19, 
1799;  Sallie,  January  22.  1803.  Josepli  Nealy,  one 
of  seven  children,  born  in  1762,  served  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary war;  he  married  Rachel  Shaw,  of  Epping, 
New  Hampshire.  James  and  Polly  (Nealy)  Shep- 
herd were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  four  of 
whom  attained  years  of  maturity,  as  follows :  Lucy 
Ann,  Mary,  Sarah  and  Betsey  B.  The  mother  of 
these  children   died  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years. 

(VI)  Betsey  Butler,  only  surviving  child  of 
"James  and  Polly  (Nealy)  Shepherd,  was  born  Oc- 
tober 20,  1S18.  She  attended  the  common  schools 
adjacent  to  her  home.  Dr.  Hilliard's  select  school, 
South  Newmarket  Academy  and  New  Hampton 
Academy.  Provided  with  an  excellent  education 
and  possessing  the  various  other  qualifications  nec- 
essary for  teaching,  she  acquired  success  in  that 
field  of  usefulness.  In  1S43  she  began  teaching  in 
Manchester,  whither  she  had  come  from  Newmar- 
ket  in  1830,  and  for  ten  years  was  among  the  corps 
of  instructor;  in  the  South  grariunar  school.  She 
then  resigned  and  later  went  to  Brooklyn,  New 
York,  where  she  taught  for  a  period  of  two  years, 
after  which  she  returned  to  Manchester,  where  she 
has   resided   ever   since,   and   where   she   enjoys   the 


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esteem  and  good  will  of  a  wide  circle  of  friends  and 
acquaintances.  Miss  Shepherd  is  a  member  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church,  and  of  Molly 
Stark  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution. 


There  is  well  founded  evidence  that 
SHIPMAN  Isaac  H.  Shipman  was  a  lineal  de- 
scendant from  Edward  or  Edmund 
Shipman  (as  the  name  was  later  written;,  who 
came  from  England,  according  to  bes,t  authority, 
and  settled  first  in  Saybrook,  Connecticut.  He  soon 
removed  to  Westminster,  Vermont,  being  one  of 
the  earliest  settlers  of  that  town,  and  where  mem- 
bers of  the  family  still  live.  In  1652  Edward  Ship- 
man  married  (first)  Elizabeth  Comstock,  who  died 
in  1659.  He  married  (second)  Mary  Andrews.  His 
children  by  the  first  marriage  were :  Elizabeth,  Ed- 
ward and  William.  By  the  second  they  were : 
John,    Hannah,    Samuel,   Abigail    and   Jonathan. 

(I)  Abraham  Shipman,  the  first  of  this  family 
from  whom  an  unbroken  line  is  traced,  was  born 
May  19,  1742.  probably  in  Westminster,  Vermont. 
He  married  Esther  Hyatt.  Their  children  were: 
Abraham,  John,  Ruth,  Polly,  ksrher  Butler,  Alvin 
and   Charles. 

(II)  John,  second  son  of  Abraham  and  Esther 
(Hyatt)  Shipman,  was  born  June  22,  1771,  in  West- 
minster, Vermont,  and  died  June  18,  1871,  in  North 
Springfield,  Vermont,  having  attained  the  great 
age  of  one  hundred  years  lacking  four  days.  He 
was  a  man  of  marked  business  ability.  For  many 
years  he  ran  a  four-horse  team  from  Vermonttown 
to  Boston,  taking  large  quantities  of  coun- 
try produce  to  market  and  exchanging  it  for  gen- 
eral merchandise.  Mr.  Shipman  was  also  intrusted 
with  the  important  commission  of  conveying  specie 
to  Canada  banks.  The  country  at  this  time  being 
sparsely  settled,  the  journey  was  a  perilous  one, 
and  he  always  had  a  companion,  both  men  heavily 
armed,  and  in  addition  to  this  precaution  they  were 
accompanied  by  two  mounted  horsemen,  one  riding 
ahead,  and  one  in  the  rear  of  the  team  containing  the 
money.  On  putting  up  for  the  night  at  a  tavern, 
they  barricaded  the  door  of  their  room  with  the 
heavy  coin.  Mr.  Shipman  helped  in  the  construction 
of  the  first  bridge  that  was  built  across  the  Connecti- 
cut river  at  Westminster,  laying  the  first  stringer. 
Although  he  was  a  man  of  sterling  integrity,  he 
was  not  a  member  of  any  church  until  after  seventy 
of  age,  when  he  and  his  wife  were  converted 
and  baptized  under  the  labors  of  their  son,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  article.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  and 
later  a  Republican.  John  Shipman  married  Lucy 
Hatch,  bom  May  27,  1774,  and  died  March  13,  1857. 
They  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children:  Polly, 
John.  Louisa.  Asher,  Esther  Hyatt,  Orpha.  Matilda, 
Louisa,  Isaiah  Hatch,  Lydia,  Asher  Southard  and 
Lucy. 

(lit)  Isaiah  Hatch,  son  of  John  and  Lucy 
(Hatch)  Shipman.  was  born  October  15,  tSio.  in 
Westminster,  Vermont,  and  died  April  25,  1872, 
in    Lisbon,    New    Hampshire.      Winn    he    was    cix 

ri  moved  to  Andover, 
Vermont,  where  he  worked  on  the  home 
farm  and  attended  the  common  schools  until 
he  was  eighteen  years  o)  ag<  lie  possessed 
a  very  active  temperament,  and  it  is  said  of  him 
that  he  was  "naturally  imaginative,  of  a  kindly  na- 
ture, that  he   was   impatient    oi  ion,  and  this 

i "  of  his  whole  life,  even  to  the  end." 

He  loved  life,  and   made  tl"    mos1   of  his  opportun- 


ities which  were  largely  those  of  his  own  creation. 
Mr.  Shipman  went  to  Springfield,  Vermont,  in  1828, 
and  entered  the  employ  of  Oliver  Cook,  whose 
daughter  he  later  married.  Here  he  remained  seven 
years.  The  home  of  Mr.  Cook  was  one  in  which  re- 
ligious instruction  was  made  emphatic,  and  this  in- 
fluence became  an  important  factor  in  shaping  the 
future  life  of  Isaiah  Shipman.  He  began  the  study 
of  theology,  and  in  1840  was  ordained  a  minister 
of  the  Christian  I'.aptist  Church.  Henceforth  "the 
ministry  and  his  home  life  became  the  two  havens 
of  his  earthly  journey."  The  first  church  of  which 
he  had  charge  was  at  North  Springfield,  Vermont. 
A  lattle  later  he  embraced  the  Second  Advent  dec- 
trine,  under  William  Miller.  In  1844  he  removed 
to  Sugar  Hill,  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire,  and  became 
the  pastor  of  the  Advent  church  in  that  place,  and 
where  he  preached  for  about  one  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury with  the  exception  of  the  years  1850-51,  when 
he  went  to  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  to  preach  for 
the  Second  Advent  Society  in  that  city,  returning  to 
Sugar  Hill  in  the  fall  of  1851.  From  Sugar  Hill  he 
went  to  Waterbury,  Vermont,  and  assumed  a  pas- 
torate there.  His  health  failing,  he  went  south  to 
Culpeper.  Virginia,  and  remained  one  year,  return- 
ing to  Lisbon  much  improved  in  health,  and  built  a 
church  which  he  occupied  until  he  was  obliged  in 
consequence  of  illness  to  abandon  the  pastorate, 
and  the  church  property  was  turned  over  to  the 
Congregationalists,  who  have  since  occupied  it.  Dur- 
ing all  his  ministry,  Mr.  Shipman  was  a  very  suc- 
cessful revivalist,  being  called  to  hold  meetings  in 
Maine.  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  Massachusetts, 
New  York.  Connecticut,  and  also  in  Canada,  and  at 
one  time  he  supplied  the  pulpit  in  Boston  for  Rev. 
J.  V.  Hines,  a  prominent  Adventist  and  editor  of 
the  Advent  Herald.  In  all  his  life  he  was  ever  a 
wise  counselor  and  friend.  He  was  said  to  have 
officiated  at  more  funerals  and  married  a  greater 
number  than  all  the  other  clergymen  in  the  towns 
where  he  lived,  and  he  was  frequently  called  to  set- 
tle controversies  in  other  denominations.  In  the 
Congregational  Church  in  Lisbon  there  is  a  tablet 
ig  the  following  inscription:  "Sacred  to  the 
memory  of  Rev.  Isaiah  Shipman,  who  built  this 
house  of  worship.  Let  not  his  good  name  perish 
among  the  people."  And  his  monument  hears  the 
fitting  tribute :  "They  that  turn  many  to  righteous- 
ness shall   shine  as  the   stars   forever  and  ever." 

November  17,  1835.  Isaiah  Shipman  married  Char- 
lotte R.  Cook,  daughter  of  Oliver  and  Polly  (Bruce) 
Cook,  of  North  Springfield,  Vermont.  Mrs.  Cook 
was  the  daughter  of  Benjamin  Bruce,  a  revolutionary 
soldier,  an  aide  or  body  servant  to  General  Washing- 
ton. Mr.  Bruce  was  a  Scotchman,  and  dated  his 
ancestry  back  to  the  lineage  of  Robert  Bruce.  Mrs. 
Shipman  was  a  woman  of  rare  loveliness  of  char- 
acter, and  the  home  was  an  ideal  one.  There  were 
six  children  in  this  family,  and  it  was  one  of  more 
than  1  rdinary  intelligence,  viz.:  I.  Christian  C,  born 
September  25.  1836,  in  North  Springfield,  Vermont. 
She  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  in  her 
home  town,  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Sugar 
Hill,  New  Hampshire,  and  at  the  academy  in  Ches- 
ter. Vermont.  She  married,  November  4,  1856, 
James  G.  Moor.  (See  Moor).  They  resided  for  a 
ars  at  Franconia,  New  Hampshire,  when  they 
ed  tn  Lisbon.  Mi  Moor  is  a  woman  who 
.  xeeutive  ability  in  a  marked  degree. 
She  was  for  many  years  very  active  in  the  social 
affairs  of  Lisbon.  She  raised  the  money  for  the 
public  library,  and   was  the   treasurer  of  the  build- 


CHARLES  E.  SEWARD. 


LUCY  C.  SEWARD. 


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ing  committee,  and  for  twenty-one  years  a  member 
of  the  book  committee.  She  was  also  on  the  school 
board  for  several  years.  In  consequence  of  the  fail- 
ing health  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Moor  has  practical- 
ly the  charge  of  the  large  business  interests  he  so 
ably  developed.  She  embraced  the  Christian  faith 
in  1SN4,  and  was  a  pioneer  in  the  movement  in  Lis- 
bon. Nearly  all  the  members  of  her  father's  family 
finally  became  members  of  this  denomination.  2. 
Emily  R.,  born  September  14,  1838,  and  died  in 
Lisbon,  October  19.  1S91.  She  married,  January  10, 
1S58,  Arthur  C.  Wells.  3.  Sylvia  A.  Shipman  was 
born  June  19.  1841,  and  died  August  31,  1901 ;  Au- 
gust 27,  1859.  she  married  Moses  N.  Howland.  4. 
James  F..  oldest  son  of  this  family,  was  born 
September  iS,  1844.  He  is  a  business  man 
in  YY'aterbury,  Vermont.  He  married  (first) 
Julia  Sargent:  (second)  Mary  Fogg.  5.  Mary 
Ellen,  born  November  7,  1846,  married,  December 
25,  1S74,  William  P.  Dillingham,  ex-governor  of 
Vermont  and  at  present  serving  a  term  in  the  United 
States  Senate.  Mrs.  Dillingham  is  deceased.  6.  Charles 
IT.,  youngest  child  of  Isaiah  and  Charlotte  (Cook) 
Shipman.  was  born  May  5,  1S49.  He  married  Ellen 
Keith,  October  14.  1874.  They  reside  in  Mont- 
pelier,  Vermont,  where  Mr.  Shipman  is  engaged  in 
the  boot  and  shoe  business. 


"A  series  of  names,"  says  Charles 
SEWARD  Wareing  Bordsley,  in  "English  sur- 
names," "some  of  them  connected 
with  the  heroic  and  legendary  lore  of  Northern 
Europe,  were  formed  from  the  root  'sig' — conquest. 
Many  of  these  maintained  a  position  as  personal 
names  long  after  the  Norman  invasion  of  England, 
and  now  exist  in  our  directories  as  surnames.  Nev- 
ertheless, they  are  ali  but  invariably  found  in  their 
simple  and  uneompounded  form.  Our  'Sewards' 
'Seawards'  and  'Sawards'  represent  the  chief  of 
these.  It  is  found  in  England  in  the  seventh  cen- 
tury, and  was  a  great  Danish  name." 

(I)  Thomas  Seward  came  from  England  in  the 
middle  of  the  eighteenth  century  and  settled  in 
Pepperell,  Massachusetts,  where  he  died  August  19, 
1757,  aged  about  twenty-eight.  His  wife  was  Han- 
nah, who  died  at  Sullivan,  March  23.  1787,  at  the 
house  of  her  son.  Deacon  Josiah  Seward,  in  her 
fifty-eighth  year.  He  maiden  name  is  supposed  to 
have  been  Hannah  Martin. 

(II)  Captain  Samuel,  son  of  Thomas  and  Han- 
nah (Martin)  Seward,  was  born  in  Pepperell,  Mas- 
sachusetts, April  12,  1757,  and  died  suddenly  at  the  • 
village  of  Stoddard.  New  Hampshire,  while  on  busi- 
ness there,  December  8.  1S33.  He  was  with  his 
brother,  Deacon  Josiah,  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 
They  marched  with  and  under  the  celebrated  Colonel 
Prescott.  of  Pepperell.  Josiah  and  Samuel  Todd 
were  residents  of  that  part  of  Stoddard,  New  Hamp- 
shire, which  is  now  a  part  of  Sullivan,  in  1786,  and 
both  signed  the  petition  for  the  incorporation  of 
Sullivan,  August  22,  1786.  Samuel  was  a  captain 
in  the  old  Sullivan  militia.  He  was  several  times  a 
representative  from  Sullivan  to  the  general  court,  and 
held  all  the  important  town  offices.  He  married. 
March  27.  1783,  Olive  Adams,  of  Pepperell.  who  was 
born  in  Chelmsford.  Massachusetts.  March  4,  1758, 
and  died  in  Sullivan,  July  8,  1S52,  the  oldest  inhabi- 
tant of  the  town,  and  the  last  survivor  of  the  orig- 
inal covenanters  of  the  first  Congregational  Church 
of  that  town.     They  had  nine  children: 

(III)  Abijah,  son  of  Captain  Samuel  and  Olive 
(Adams)   Seward,  was  born  in  Sullivan,  January  24, 


1795.  and  died  there  September  2,  1877,  aged  eighty- 
two.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  married,  March  20, 
1S20,  Roxanna  Fay,  of  Fitzwilliam,  who  was  born 
in  that  town,  April  24,  1798,  and  died  in  Sullivan. 
July  24,  1880,  aged  eighty-two.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren. 

(IV)  Alfred,  son  of  Abijah  and  Roxanna  (Fay) 
Seward,  was  born  in  Sullivan,  September  8,  1825, 
and  died  in  Walpole,  New  Hampshire,  September  23, 
1S62.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lumberman,  and  owned 
a  sawmill  in  Sullivan.  In  1859  or  later  he  removed 
10  Walpole  and  devoted  the  remainder  of  his  life 
to  agriculture.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican. 
He  attended  the  Christian  Church  of  which  his  wife 
was  a  member.  He  married,  June  14,  1854,  Louisa 
Phebe  Ball,  who  was  born  in  Walpole,  December  13, 
1834,  and  died  in  that  town,  February  18.  1897, 
aged  sixty-two.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Levi  A. 
and  'Caroline  (Hooper)  Ball.  Two  children  were 
born  of  this  union :  Frank,  who  lives  in  Walpole 
and  Charles  E..  whose  sketch  follows.  She  mar- 
ried second,  William  Hall.  By  the  union  of  Mrs. 
Seward  with  William  Hall  there  was  one  daughter 
born,  Percy  Louisa.  May  26.  1870,  and  died  April  21, 
1892.  William  Hall  died  January  26,  1892,  and  Mrs. 
Hall   died  February   18,   1897.  aged   sixty-two   years. 

1  V  )  Charles  Ellery,  second  son  and  child  of 
Alfred  and  Louisa  P.  (Ball)  Seward,  was  born  in 
Walpole.  New  Hampshire,  August  19,  1862,  and 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  on  his  present 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  formerly  the 
property  of  William  B.  Hall,  three  and  one-half 
miles  south  of  Walpole  village.  For  some  years  he 
kept  a  large  flock  of  sheep  and  grew  middle  wool, 
and  also  bred  Chester  White  hogs.  In  late  years 
these  industries  have  become  unprofitable,  and  he 
has  given  them  up  and  now  has  a  dairy  of  twelve 
cows.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has  been 
active  in  political  and  social  circles.  In  1903-04-05 
lie  was  selectman.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  Kil- 
burn  Lodge,  No.  102,  and  Rebekah  Lodge,  No.  89. 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow's.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  Walpole  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry, 
Xo.  125,  of  which  he  has  been  overseer  and  steward, 
and  in  which  he  held  the  office  of  master  in  1902 
and  1906.  He  married,  September  9,  1884,  Lucy  C. 
Hall,  who  born  in  Westmoreland,  New  Hamp- 
shire December  13.  1862,  daughter  of  Charles  B.  and 
Sarah  J.  (Hancock)  Hall,  of  Surry  and  Walpole. 
They  have  one  child,  Alfred,  born  October  1,  1888, 
now  (1907)  attending  Oberlin  Business  College, 
Albany,  New  York.  The  records  of  the  Hall  family 
date  back  only  to  the  settlement  of  the  town  of 
Walpole,  New  Hampshire.  1750.  Among  its  early 
settlers  was  one  Jonathan  Hall,  several  children  and 
his  mother,  Mrs.  Philip  Hall,  who  was  born  1684 
and  died  in  Walpole.  1774.  The  first  family,  ac- 
cording to  tradition,  settled  in  Massachusetts  and 
were  of  Scotch  descent.  Jonathan  Hall  settled  on 
land  two  miles  southeast  of  the  present  village  of 
Walpole,  where  he  resided  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  was  born  in  1711,  and  died  in  Walpole, 
New  Hampshire,  1802.  His  son,  Jonathan,  Jr.,  lived 
on  the  homestead  until  about  1812.  when  he  re- 
moved to  Williston,  Vermont,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  Jonathan  Hall  (3)  was  born 
on  the  homestead,  May  13,  17S2,  where  he  re- 
mained till  1S08,  when  he  removed  to  Westmore- 
land, New  Hampshire.  He  married  Phebe  Brit- 
ton,  of  Easton.  Massachusetts,  born  October  1.  1786, 
married.    April     10,     1S06.     Jonathan     (3)     died    in 


796 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Westmoreland,  December  n,  1S52,  and  was  buried 
in  Surry,  New  Hampshire. 

Phebe     Hall     died     in     Westmoreland,     August 
6,     1853,     and     was     also  buried    in      Surry.     Henry 

B.  Hall,  son  of  Jonathan  (3)  Hall  and 
Polly  Blasdel,  of  Charlemont.  Massachusetts. 
wen  I  in  1826;  Polly  died  January  31. 
1855.     Henry  B.  married   for  his  second  wife  Eliza 

C.  Allen,  September  0.  1855.  By  first  union  five 
children:  George,  born  December  21,  1826,  died  May 
28,  1831  ;  Charles  ];..  September  27,  1830,  died  Feb- 
ruary 9,  1907;  James  G.,  June  1,  1832,  died  1907; 
Joshua  and  Mary  Ann  (twins).  May  15,  1834; 
Joshua  died  October  18,  1834;  Mary  Ann  died  1 
ruary  26,  1837.  Charles  B.  Hall,  second  son  of 
Henry  B.  Hall,  and  Sarah  J.  Hancock  were  married 
February  13,  1851.  Their  children:  Otis,  born  March 
6,  1852,  was  a  locomotive  engineer  on  the  Vermont 
Central  railroad,  was  killed  by  the  explosion  of  his 
engine  at  Eagleville,  Connecticut,  December  4,  1896. 
He  married  Ellen  Wilbur,  who  with  two  children 
survive.  Mary  A.,  born  April  23,  1S54,  married 
Fred  S.  Moors,  has  two  children:  Charles  E.,  born 
October  12.  1878,  Carrie  M..  January  21,  1882.  Hor-. 
ace  H,  born  August  1,  1856.  Addie  R„  born  Sep- 
tember 17,  1858,  married  William  Lawrence,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1884.  Emma  J.,  born  September  13,  i860, 
married  Charles  H.  Thatcher.  Lucy  C.  (  Mrs.  Sew- 
ard). Albert,  born  June  7,  1871,  killed  by  a  rail- 
road accident,  at  Lebanon,  Connecticut,  August  15, 
1901.  Bonnie  I.,  born  September  13,  1873,  was  acci- 
dentally killed  with  his  brother  Otis  at  Eagleville, 
Connecticut,   December  4,  1896. 


The  Stoughtons  are  a  family  of 
STOUGHTON  remote  antiquity  in  county  Sur- 
rey, England.  In  the  reign  of 
King  Stephen  (1135-54)  Godwin  de  Stocton  lived  at 
Stocton  in  that  county.  During  the  reign  of  Ed- 
ward I,  Henry  de  Stocton  received  the  royal  license 
to  embark  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land 
there  In  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century, 
a  younger  branch  of  the  family  became  seated  at 
Saint  Johns,  county  Warwick,  occupying  a  large  and 
ancient  mansion  originally  the  Hospital  of  Saint 
John  the  Baptist.  The  site  of  the  old  Stoughton 
Manor  in  Surrey  is  near  the  Church  of  Stoke  with 
its  Stoughton  Chapel,  where  many  ancient  monu- 
ments of  the  family  can  be  seen.  The  arms  of  the 
Stoughtons  are:  Field  azure,  a  cross  engrailed,  er- 
mine ;  crest,  a  robin  redbi 

(I)  Thomas  Stoughton  came  from  England  to 
Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  in  1630  or  1633,  and 
moved  to  Windsor,  Connecticut,  about  1640.  His 
tir-t  wife  was  a  Miss  Montpeson,  of  county  Wilts, 
d,  wdio  died  in  that  country.  After  bis  ar- 
hester  lie  married  Mrs.  Margaret  Barret 
Huntington,   whose   husband,    Simon,   was   a    fellow 

vith  Mr.   Stoughton  on  the  voyage 
and    di  ;    land.      There   were    three 

first  marriage:  Rev.  John,  of  Aldi 
bury.     I  nt    Thomas    and 

Colom  !  i-  two  came  to  Dorchester 

with    their    fathi  Colonel    Israel    Stoughton 

quicklj  mark  in  tl 

lie  left  a  large  property,  and  like  his  son, 
William    Stou  le   generou      bi 

died   March   25,    1661.  at   Wii  mecticut. 

(in   Ancient  or  ]  n  Thomas   1  1  son 

and  child  of  Thomas    (1)   and  ■ (Monti 

Stoughton,  came  to  Dorchester,  Massacbuseti 


to  Windsor,  Connecticut,  with  his  father.  He  in, 
evidently  a  man  of  property  and  social  distinction. 
The  old  Stoughton  house  or  Stone  Fort,  a  notable 
building  in  Windsor  till  it  was  pulled  down  in  1S09, 
was  erected  and  first  occupied  by  Ensign  Thomas 
(2).  This  famous  structure  was  built  in  two  por- 
tions, the  earlier  of  stone  and  the  later  of  wood. 
The  stone  part  had  two  small,  diamond-paned  win- 
dows only,  but  there  were  numerous  port-holes 
under  the  eaves.  Its  heavy,  oaken  door  was  studded 
with  iron  spike;,  and  bore  many  a  hack  from  Indian 
tomahawks.  The  modern  or  wooden  part  had  a 
hung  chimney  containing  a  stone  which  was  rudely 
cut  with  the  owner's  initials  and  the  date,  1669. 
The  figure  three  underneath  was  said  to  mean  that 
this  was  the  third  chimney  built  after  the  house 
was  raised,  the  others  being  rude  affairs.  On  No- 
vember 30,  1665,  Thomas  (2)  Stoughton  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  Wadsworth.  There 
were  seven  children :  John,  Mary.  Elizabeth,  Captain 
Thomas,  Samuel,  Israel  and  Rebecca.  Thomas  1  2  I 
Stoughton  died  September  15,  1694,  leaving  an. estate 
inventoried  at  about  one  thousand  pounds.  His 
widow  survived  him,  and  up  to  1707  did  a  consider- 
able business  in  loaning  money  on  mortgages.  She 
died  February  8,  1711-12. 

(III)  John,  eldest  child  of  Ensign  Thomas  (2) 
and  Mary  (Wadsworth)  Stoughton,  was  born  June 
20,  1657,  at  Windsor,  Connecticut.  He  became  a 
leading  man  in  East  Windsor,  serving  as  selectman, 
and  being  frequently  mentioned  in  the  records  of 
the  day.  He  married  (first),  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Abigail  (Moore)  Bissell,  wdio  died 
July  17,  1688,  leaving  two  sons,  John  and  William. 
He  married  (second)  Sarah  Fitch,  January  23.  1689. 
They  had  ten  children :  Joseph,  Elizabeth,  Sarah, 
Rebecca,  Ann.  Nathaniel,  Hannah,  Mary,  Martha 
and  Rachel.    John  Stoughton  died  May  24.  1712. 

(IV)  Nathaniel,  second  son  and  sixth  child  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Fitch)  Stoughton,  was  born  June 
23,  1702,  at  East  Windsor,  Connecticut.  He  is  men- 
tioned in  Rev.  Timothy  Edward's  Rate  Book  as 
paying  his  rates  in  shoes  from  1725  to  1740.  which 
would  perhaps  indicate  his  occupation.  On  Sep- 
tember 11,  1729,  he  married  Martha,  daughter  of 
John  Ellsworth,  of  East  Windsor.  They  had  ten 
children:  Oliver.  Lemuel,  Gustavus,  Captain  John, 
Alice,  Joseph,  Ann,  Alice,  Nathaniel  (2)  and 
Martha.  Captain  John  was  educated  at  Yale  Col- 
lege, studied  law,  and  rendered  meritorious  service 
in  the  French  war.  He  settled  upon  lands  given 
him  by  the  frown,  still  known  as  Stoughton  Patent, 
between    Lakes    George    and    Ch; 

drowned  in  Lake  George  in  November,  1766,  The 
date    of    Nathaniel     (1)     Sto  h    is    un- 

known, but  his  will  wa-,  dated  June  13.   1753. 

i\  >    Nathaniel    (2),    sixth    son    and    ninth    child 
of  Nathaniel    (1)   and   Martha   (Ellsworth)   Stou 
ton.  1740.  at  Last  Windsor,  ' 

necticut.     In  1764  be  with  his  brother  Lemuel  owned 
a   --tore  in  East  Windsor.     In    February,   1781.    Na- 
thaniel  (2)  moved  to  Weathersfield,  Vermont,  where 
he  cleared  land  and  built  a  log  house.     lb' 
of  the  thirteen  ori  of  the  ti 

n     acquired     pr  there.       lie     was     town 

clerk,   for  many  years  the  only  justice  of  the  pi 
and  for  eighteen  yi  e  entative  to  th 

court.     He   was  a   Revolutio  tier.     He    I 

a  general  store  in  connection  with  his  farm,  and  is 
remembered  as  a  very  austere  man.  On  Septem- 
ber 3.  1773.  Nathaniel  (2)  Stoughton  married  Abi- 
gail  Potwine.  eldest  child  of  Rev.  Thomas  Pot  v. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


797 


of  East  Windsor,  Connecticut,  who  was  born  April 
3>  I75S-  She  seems  to  have  been  a  remarkable 
woman,  for  she  lived  till  April  26,  1S4S,  completing 
ninety-three  years,  and  having  had  one  hundred 
and  ninety-eight  descendants — eleven  children, 
seventy-five  grandchildren,  one  hundred  and  nine 
great-grandchildren,  and  three  great-great-grand- 
children. The  children  of  Nathaniel  (2)  and  Abi- 
gail (Potwine)  Stoughton  were:  Abigail.  Nathaniel, 
Lydia,  Martha,  Sarah,  John,  Thomas  P.,  Richard 
M.,  whose  sketch  follows;  William  P.,  Daniel  and 
Alice.  Nathaniel  (2)  Stoughton  died  February  6, 
1815. 

(.VI)  Richard  Montgomery,  fourth  son  and 
eighth  child  of  Nathaniel  (2)  and  Abigail  (Pot- 
wine)  Stoughton,  was  born  at  Weathersfield,  Ver- 
mont, March  10,  1792.  He  was  a  carpenter  and 
builder,  and  lived  in  various  towns  of  the  state.  Up 
to  1836  he  had  lived  at  Reading  for  two  separate 
periods,  and  at  Westfield  between  times.  He  then 
spent  a  year  at  Quechee,  in  the  town  of  Hartford, 
where  he  superintended  the  carpenter  work  on  a 
woolen  mill.  In  1S34  he  went  to  Sharon,  where  he 
remained  ten  years,  and  then  removed  to  Royalton, 
in  order  to  educate  his  children  at  the  academy 
there,  and  this  place  became  his  permanent  home. 
Mr.  Stoughton  was  a  Democrat  till  the  Civil  war, 
when  he  joined  the  Republican  party.  While  at 
Westfield  he  served  as  deputy  sheriff.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  always  a 
leader  in  the  choir.  He  taught  singing  school  and  had 
considerable  musical  ability.  On  May  6,  1813.  Richard 
M.  Stoughton  married  Polly  G.  Fay,  of  Reading, 
Vermont,  who  was  born  October  6,  1795.  There 
were  nine  children :  Nahum  F.,  Maria  M.,  William 
P.,  Marcia  M.,  Henry  C,  Daniel  G.,  Pamelia  W., 
Horace  E.  and  Homer  R.  Of  the  daughters,  Maria 
M.  married  Elias  Alexander;  Marcia  M.  married 
Spencer  Howe;  and  Pamelia  W.  married  Philemon 
N.  Cobb.  Two  of  the  sons  were  in  the  Civil  war. 
Henry  C.  was  captain  in  a  Michigan  regiment,  but 
was  discharged  after  a  year  on  account  of  poor 
health.  Homer  R.  went  out  as  captain  of  the 
Second  United  States  Sharpshooters  and  came  back 
as  colonel.  He  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
and  was  twice  wounded.  Richard  M.  Stoughton 
died  at  Royalton,  Vermont,  September  11,  1870. 
His  wife  died  in  1888. 

(VII)  Daniel  Goddard,  fourth  son  and  sixth 
child  of  Richard  M.  and  Polly  G.  (Fay)  Stoughton, 
was  born  in  Reading,  Vermont,  January  23,  1826. 
He  attended  the  common  schools  at  Reading  and 
Quechee,  and  studied  at  Royalton  Academy  one 
year.  He  followed  farming  at  Royalton  and  Hart- 
land,  Vermont;  and  Millbury,  Massachusetts,  till 
1850.  He  then  went  to  Worcester,  where  he  took 
charge  of  a  large  farm  for  four  years,  engaged  in 
the  grain  business  for  seven  years,  and  for  the  suc- 
ceeding four  conducted  a  retail  milk  business.  He 
then  went  into  the  railroad  service  for  a  time,  be- 
coming station  agent  at  South  Royalton,  Ver- 
mont, for  four  years,  and  station  agent  at  Charles- 
town,  New  Hampshire,  for  twenty-one  years.  In 
November,  1S65,  he  bought  a  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  seventy  acres  near  the  village  of  Charlestown, 
which  he  cultivated  for  forty  years,  or  until  Jan- 
uary, 1905,  when  he  retired.  His  son  and  family 
reside  with  him.  While  farming  he  made  a  spe- 
cialty of-  dairying,  and  kept  an  average  of  twenty-five 
cows.  Mr.  Stoughton  is  a  Republican,  and  attends 
the  Congregational  Church.  He  was  a  member  of 
the   school   board   for   eleven   years,   and   was   chair- 


man for  ten  years.  October  7,  1S56,  Daniel  Goddard 
Stoughton  married  Caroline  L.  Patch,  daughter  of 
William  W.  and  Sarah  (Willard)  Patch,  of  Wor- 
cester, Massachusetts.  They  had  one  child,  1  i 
Henry,  whose  sketch  follows.  They  also  adopted  a 
child.  Flora  M.  Howe,  who  lives  with  them  at  the 
present  time. 

(VIII)  George  Henry,  only  child  of  Daniel 
Goddard  and  Caroline  L.  (Patch)  Stoughton,  was 
burn  in  South  Royalton,  Vermont,  July  11,  1862. 
lie  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Charles- 
town,  New  Hampshire,  and  assisted  his  father  in 
railroad  work  till  1886.  He  then  went  to  Boston 
where  he  was  employed  by  the  Fitchburg  railroad 
for  several  years,  going  thence  to  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  remained  two  years  in  the 
general  freight  auditor's  office  of  the  Boston  & 
Albany ;  thence  to  Albany,  New  York,  where  he  had 
charge  of  the  local  freight  office  for  two  years.  He 
came  back  to  Charlestown  and  bought  out  a  harness 
shop,  which  he  conducted  for  four  years.  He  was 
then  employed  in  the  Connecticut  River  National  and 
Savings  Bank  of  Charlestown  four  years,  and  at  the 
end  of  this  time  bought  out  an  insurance  business, 
which  he  has  since  conducted.  He  represents  the 
New  Hampshire,  the  Granite  State,  the  Home  In- 
surance Company  of  New  York,  the  Etna  of  Hart- 
ford, Phcenix  of  Hartford,  Continental  of  New 
York,  and  the  Insurance  Company  of  North  Amer- 
ica, Philadelphia.  He  has  been  in  the  undertaking 
business  since  1903.  Mr.  Stoughton  is  a  Republican 
in  politics,  and  served  as  selectman  in  1895  and 
1907.  He  is  interested  in  fraternal  organizations, 
and  belongs  to  Faithful  Lodge,  No.  12,  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Charlestown,  of 
which  he  is  past  and  present  master;  to  Webb 
Chapter,  of  Claremont;  and  to  Columbian  Council 
and  Sullivan  Commandery,  of  Claremont ;  also  to 
Charlestown  Lodge,  No.  88,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  Charlestown.  On  October  29,  1890. 
George  Henry  Stoughton  married  Ella  Frost, 
daughter  of  Lyman  C.  and  Nancy  E.  (Churchill) 
Frost,  a  native  of  Springfield,  Vermont.  They  have 
five  children :  Howard,  Eliot  Frost,  Carolyn,  Edith 
Frost  and  Lyman  Daniel.  The  family  attends  the 
Congregational  Church. 


This  name  seems  to  have  under- 
WORTHEN     gone  a  slight  modification  since  its 

arrival  in  America.  It  was  early 
located  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  and  has 
sent  out  worthy  descendants  throughout  New  Eng- 
land and  the  United  States.  It  has  been  identified 
with  the  pioneer  development  of  New  Hampshire, 
and  still  furnishes  worthy  citizens  to  the  common- 
wealth. The  name  first  appears  in  Amesbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, as  Wathen,  or  Wathin,  but  the  present 
form  has  been  in  use  for  centuries,  and  will  be  uni- 
formly used  in  this  narrative.  We  find  an  inventory 
of  the  estate  of  Margaret  Wathen,  a  widow  of 
Salem,  recorded  July  20,  1644.  The  first  mention  of 
the  family  appears  to  be  in  1631,  when  the  first  child 
of  George  Wathen  w'as  recorded.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Salem  church  in  1641,  and  his  last  child 
was  recorded  in  1645.  The  record  appears  of  Eze- 
kiel  Wathen  in  June,  1656,  when  he  was  apprenticed 
by  the  court  until  he  'was  of  age,  to  Thomas  Avery. 
History  gives  the  name  of  Captain  George  Worthen, 
killed  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  There  is  in  the 
Bunker  Hill  monument  two  relics,  a  sword  and 
flintlock  musket  said  to  have  been  the  property  of 
this  George  Worthen. 


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(I)  Ezekiel  Worthcn,  of  Amesbury,  Massachu- 
setts, received  land  in  that  town  in  1663,  and  is 
recorded  as  having  a  meeting  house  seat  in  1667. 
He  subscribed  to  the  oath  of  allegiance  in  1677, 
signed  petition  in  1680,  and  made  his  will  there  May 
S,  1715.  This  will  was  probated  August  6  of  the 
following  year,  and  it  is  presumable  that  his  death 
occurred  1716.  He  was  married  December  4,  1661, 
to  Hannah,  daughter  of  George  and  Hannah  Martin. 
She  was  born  February  I,  1644,  in  Salisbury,  and 
survived  her  husband  about  fourteen  years,  dying 
June  29,  1730,  at  the  home  of  her  son-in-law,  Sam- 
uel Fowler.  Their  children  were:  Hannah,  John, 
Thomas,  George,  Ezekiel,  Mary,  Samuel,  Dorothy. 
Judith,  Deborah.  (Ezekiel  and  descendants  are 
mentioned  at  length  in  this  article). 

1  I !  1  George,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Ezekiel  (1)  and  Hannah  (Martin)  Worthen,  was 
born  December  15,  1669,  in  Amesbury,  and  was  a 
"husbandman"  in  that  town.  In  170S  he  was  regis- 
tered among  the  "Snow-Shoe  Men,"  defenders 
against  Indians.  His  wife  bore  the  baptismal  name 
of  Anne,  and  their  children  were:  Priscilla  (died 
young).  Priscilla,  Anne,  Charles,  George,  Deborah, 
Judith   and   Aquila. 

(III)  George  (2),  fifth  child  and  second  son  of 
George  (1)  and  Anne  Worthen,  was  born  March 
20,  1709,  in  Amesbury,  which  town  was  his  abiding 
place  throughout  life.  He  was  married,  intention 
published  December  8,  1730,  to  Mariam  Barnard, 
born  September  io,  171 1,  in  Amesbury,  daughter  of 
Tristram  and  Ruth  Barnard,  and  great-granddaugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Barnard,  a  pioneer  of  that  region. 
(See  Barnard). 

(IV)  Barnard,  son  of  George  (2)  and  "Mariam" 
(Barnard)  Worthen,  was  born  September  24,  1744, 
in  Amesbury,  and  spent  his  life  in  agriculture  in  the 
vicinity  of  his  birth.  He  married,  June  II,  1767, 
Dorothy  Bagley.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. 

(V)  Jacob,  son  of  Barnard  and  Dorothy  (Bag- 
ley)  Worthen,  was  born  April  16,  1780,  in  Ames- 
bury,  and  resided  in  that  town  until  after  the  spring 
of  181 2,  when  he  removed  to  Sutton,  and  about  1820 
to  Springfield.  In  1823  he  removed  to  the  Otter- 
ville  neighborhood  in  New  London,  where  he  built 
a  residence  and  lived  for  many  years.  He  removed 
to  Sunapee  late  in  life  and  died  there  February  9, 
1879,  but  was  buried  in  New  London.  He  married 
(first)  Betsey,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Betsey  (Sar- 
gent) Sargent.  She  was  born  March  7,  1791,  and  died 
December  21,  1S23.  He  married  (second)  Irene  (Mer- 
rill) Dow,  widow  of  Jesse  Dow,  Jr.,  who  died  in 
December,  1852.  lie  married  (third)  Mrs.  Mary 
(Burpee)     lAbbot,   widow  of  Theodore  Abbot,  and 

on   her    farm   in   Sunapee.     Jacob   and   Betsey 
had  two  children:    Albert  S.  and  Thomas  S. 

(VI)  Albert  S.,  elder  of  the  two  sons  of  Jacob 
and  Hetscy  (Sargent)  Worthen,  was  born  in  Ames- 
bury. M.i  January  21,  l8l2,  and  died  May 
12,  [885.  When  a  lad  he  accompanied  his  parents 
in  their  migration  to  New  Hampshire,  and  was  quite 
young  when  they  settled  in  New  London.  He  grew 
up  to  a  sterling  manhood  and  citizenship  in  his 
adopted  town.  Trained  in  habits  of  diligent  indus- 
try, he  was  a  landholder  in  1836,  and  resided  at 
"Lakeside."  He  was  highly  respected  by  his  fellow 
citizens,  being  chosen  by  them  to  fill  several  offices 
of  trust  and  responsibility.  Later  in  life  he  sold  his 
place  to  his  son-in-law,  John  Pressen,  but  he  and 
his  wife  had  their  home  and  died  there.  He  mar- 
ried,  April   20,    1834,   Sally   Abbott,   who   was   born 


August  1,  1814,  and  died  in  July,  1891.  She  was 
buried  on  her  seventy-seventh  birthday.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  Theodore  and  Mary  (Burpee)  Ab- 
bott, the  latter  a  woman  of  great  vigor  and  energy, 
who  trained  her  family  to  useful  manhood  and 
womanhood.  After  the  death  of  her  husband.  Mary 
(Burpee)  Abbott  married  Jacob  Worthen,  father  of 
Albert  S.  Worthen.  The  children  of  Albert  S.  and 
Sally  (Abbott)  Worthen  were:  I.  Lorenzo,  de- 
ceased, lie  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  began  his  business  career  in  Newport,  New 
Hampshire,  in  the  woolen  mills.  Later  he  went  to 
the  Nomaska  Mills,  in  Manchester,  where  he  was  the 
second  in  charge,  and  was  the  first  to  weave  fancy 
ginghams.  He  also  conducted  a  boarding  house  for 
the  corporation,  later  went  west,  and  subsequently 
returned  to  Manchester.  Still  later  he  went  to 
Hillsboro  Bridge,  where  he  was  also  engaged  in 
mill  work,  and  there  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life, 
his  death  occurring  July  28,  1906.  2.  James  B.,  was 
for  a  time  engaged  in  the  mills  at  Manchester,  and 
is  now  a  farmer.  3.  Betsey  R.,  married  John  Pres- 
sen, deceased,  who  was  a  farmer.  She  resides  in 
North  Sutton,  New  Hampshire.  4.  Eugene  B.,  see 
forward.  5.  Marietta  Abbott  is  the  widow  of  David 
H.  Bean,  resides  in  Manchester.  6.  Ai  is  a  farmer 
of  New  London.  New  Hampshire.  7.  Byron  is  men- 
tioned below.  8.  Cora  E.,  married  John  W.  Clay 
and  resides  in  Sutton  Mills,  New  Hampshire.  9. 
Jacob  N.   died  in  infancy. 

(VII)  Eugene  B.,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Albert  S.  and  Sally  (Abbott)  Worthen,  was  born  in 
New  London,  August  21,  1846.  He  acquired  his 
education  in  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty  years  left  the  farm  and  took  up  his  residence 
in  Manchester.  There  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Company,  and  was  em- 
ployed first  as  filling  boy,  then  as  loom  fixer,  third 
hand,  second  hand  and  finally  as  overseer.  He  was 
advanced  to  the  last  mentioned  position  in  1887,  and 
has  now  held  it  for  a  period  of  twenty  years.  He 
has  charge  of  the  department  of  fancy  weaving, 
where  three  hundred  and  fifty  laborers  operate  one 
thousand  and  two  looms  in  a  single  room.  Mr. 
Worthen's  steady  attention  to  business  and  thorough 
reliability  have  placed  him  in  a  position  of  respon- 
sibility to  which  only  a  few  of  the  thousands  of 
operatives  of  the  great  mills  ever  attain.  He  has 
discharged  the  duties  of  his  position  with  such  ef- 
ficiency as  to  gain  him  the  fullest  confidence  of  his 
employers  both  as  to  skill  and  integrity.  From  early 
manhood  he  has  been  an  active  participant  in  politics 
and  has  acted  with  the  Republican  party.  He  held 
the  office  of  councilman  for  four  years,  and  has  been 
a  prominent  figure  in  the  Republican  conventions  of 
the  city,  Hillsboro  county  and  the  state  for  many 
years.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  has  filled  some  of 
the  highest  offices  in  the  gift  of  this  order  in  the 
state.  He  became  a  member  of  YVildey  Lodge,  No. 
45,  of  Manchester,  about  1870,  and  was  afterward  its 
noble  grand.  He  is  a  member  of  Mount  Washing- 
Ion  Encampment,  No.  16.  of  which  he  is  a  past  chief 
patriarch.  He  was  elected  grand  patriarch  of  the 
Grand  Encampment  of  New  I  [ampshire  in  1904.  and 
■  11  elected  to  that  office  in  1905,  this  hcing  the 
only  time  this  honor  has  been  twice  conferred  on 
the  same  individual  in  New  Hampshire.  He  now 
(1907')  fills  the  office  of  grand  representative  to  the 
Sovereign  Grand  Lodge.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
Pioneer  Lodge,  No.  t,  of  the  American  Order  of 
United  Workmen,  of  which  he  is  past  master.  He 
attends   the  Franklin   Street   Church.     Mr.   Worthen 


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married,  at  Manchester,  August  21,  1S73,  Mrs.  Mary 
F.  Ford,  widow  of  Henry  Ford,  of  Poughkeepsie, 
New  York,  and  daughter  of  Thomas  Law,  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and  they  have  children:  I.  Henry  A.,  as- 
sistant civil  engineer  in  the  city  of  Manchester.  He 
married  Gertrude  Porter.  2.  Shirley  F.,  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Company. 

(VII)  Hon.  Byron,  youngest  surviving  son  of 
Albert  S.  and  Sally  (Abbott)  Worthen,  was  born  in 
New  London,  June  3.  1853.  He  inherited  from  both 
of  his  parents  the  virtues  of  industry,  honesty  and 
frugality,  together  with  vigorous  health  and  -a  splen- 
did constitution,  and  was  better  equipped  for  his  life 
work  than  many  of  those  whose  inheritance  consists 
of  houses,  lands  and  gold.  His  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  district  school  and  his  athletic  exercise 
on  the  farm  of  his  father,  conducted  in  a  very  prac- 
tical manner,  developed  him  physically  and  mentally 
into  self  reliant  manhood.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Amoskeag  Man-  ■ 
ufacturing  Company  in  Manchester,  where  his  in- 
dustry and  faithful  attention  to  the  interests  of  his 
employers  were  observed  and  duly  appreciated.  He 
was  advanced  steadily  from  grade  to  grade,  and  in 
1883  was  made  superintendent  of  wheels  and  shaft- 
ing, and  is  still  filling  this  position  of  responsibility 
and  trust'  at  the  present  time.  Mr.  Worthen  is  a 
Democrat  of  the  Jeffersonian  school,  and  in  the 
realm  of  politics  his  fellow  citizens  have  recognized 
his  ability  and  worth.  He  was  elected  as  a  member 
of  the  board  of  aldermen  for  two  successive  terms — 
1891-94.  Upon  the  resignation  of  the  mayor,  Hon. 
E.  J.  Knowlton,  in  1894,  Mr.  Worthen  was  elected 
chairman  of  the  board  and  served  as  mayor  during 
the  remainder  of  the  term  with  credit  to  himself  and 
his  party.  At  the  close  of  this  term  he  gave  to  the 
public  press  a  full  statement  of  the  financial  condi- 
tion of  the  city.  Manchester  was  again  in  need  of 
the  services  of  Mr.  Worthen  in  1896,  when  he  was 
made  a  member  of  the  street  and  park  commission. 
Upon  the  expiration  of  a  term  of  six  years  he  was 
re-appointed  and  has  continued  in  that  office  up  to 
the  present  time.  He  takes  the  greatest  interest  in 
the  work  of  this  commission,  especially  in  the  im- 
provement of  the  parks  of  the  city.  He  is  the  presi- 
dent of  the  American  Park  Association,  having  held 
the  office  of  vice-president  for  the  two  preceding 
terms.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  state  senate 
in  1906,  and  there  his  sound  judgment  and  business 
ability  found  a  worthy  field  of  labor.  A  Republican 
newspaper  says  editorially :  "Senator  Worthen  did 
not  get  the  committee  assignments  he  would  have 
received  if  he  had  been  a  Republican,  but  no  one  was 
more  sensible,  practical  or  better  informed,  and  no 
one  worked  harder  for  his  constituents.  He  stood 
four  square  for  the  interests  of  Manchester  every 
time,  and  made  friends  who  were  very  helpful  when 
they  were  needed.  Our  city  has  had  few  better  Sen- 
ators than  Byron  Worthen."  His  religious  affilia- 
tions are  with  the  Universalist  Church,  and  he_  is  a 
member  of  the  following  fraternal  organizations: 
Past  grand  of  Wildey  Lodge,  No.  45,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  past  chief  patriarch  of 
Mount  Washington  Encampment,  No.  16,  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  member  of  Passacon- 
away  Tribe,  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men. 

He  married,  in  Tilton,  New  Hampshire,  October 
30,  1877,  Mary  A.  Mathes,  born  May  26.  1855.  and 
they  have  had  two  children:  1.  Sadie  Ellen,  born 
October  15,  1880,  married  Arthur  G.  Seaman,  of 
Brooklyn,  New  York.  2.  Harold  Mathes,  born  Sep- 
tember 14,   1892,  a   student  in  the   Manchester  high 


school,  and  a  member  of  the  class  of  1910.  Mrs. 
Worthen  is  the  daughter  of  John  and  Eleanor  (Mor- 
gan.) Mathes,  of  Columbia,  New  Hampshire,  the 
Mathes  family  having  come  to  the  state  with  the 
Mason  colony.  John  Mathes  was  born  in  Canter- 
bury, New  Hampshire,  removed  to  Columbia,  and 
was  there  engaged  in  farming  from  1849  to  1862. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  in  which 
he  held  the  office  of  deacon,  was  Democratic  in  his 
political  affiliations,  and  filled  at  various  times  all 
the  local  offices,  being  prominent  in  the  public  af- 
fairs of  the  community  for  many  years.  Mrs.  Mathes 
died  in  1890  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  children,  four  of  whom  are 
living  at  the  present  time.  1.  Cynthia,  married 
Rodman  P.  Powers,  now  deceased.  2.  Mary  A.,  mar- 
ried Mr.  Worthen,  as  mentioned  above.  3.  John  M., 
is  a  hotel  proprietor  in  Bethlehem,  New  Hampshire. 
4.  Katherine,  married  Henry  Burbank,  now  deceased, 
of  Bloomfield,  Vermont.  5.  Julia  G.,  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Worthen  reside  in  a  beautiful 
home  on  Lake  Avenue  Heights,  and  are  noted  for 
the  gracious  hospitality  they  extend  to  a  large  circle 
of  friends. 

(II)  Ezekiel,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Ezekiel  and  Hannah  (Martin)  Worthen.  was  born 
May  18,  1672,  and  resided  in  Amesbury.  He  was 
married  December  26,  1704,  in  Amesbury,  to  Abi- 
gail, daughter  of  John  and  Martha  Carter,  of  Salis- 
bury, and  granddaughter  of  Thomas  Carter  ,  a 
pioneer  of  that  town.  (See  Carter).  She  was  born 
March  7,  1686,  in  Salisbury.  Their  children  were: 
Mary,  Jacob.  Ezekiel,  Thomas,  Abigail,  Hannah, 
Martha,  Mehitable,  Anne,  Samuel  and  Ephraim. 
(Mention  of  Thomas  and  descendants  appears  in 
this   article)). 

(III)  Ezekiel  (3),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Ezekiel  (2)  and  Abigail  (Carter)  Worthen,  was 
born  March  18,  1710,  in  Amesbury,  and  was  lieuten- 
ant in  the  expedition  against  Louisburg  in  1745,  and 
a  member  of  Captain  Prescott's  company.  He  mar- 
ried Hannah  Currier,  daughter  of  William  and 
Rachel  (Sargent)  Currier,  and  granddaughter  of 
Thomas  Currier,  of  Amesbury.  (See  Currier  II). 
She  was  born  January  26,  171 1,  in  Amesbury. 

(IV)  Thomas,  son  of  Ezekiel  (3)  and  Hannah 
(Currier)  Worthen,  was  born  August  24,  1765,  in 
Amesbury  ,and  was  an  early  settler  of  Corinth,  Ver- 
mont, whence  he  removed  to  Bradford,  in  the  same 
state.  He  married  Susanna  Adams,  and  their  chil- 
dren were :  Enoch,  Sarah.  Mary,  Lydia,  Thomas, 
Susannah,  Joseph,  Hannah,  Jesse,  John,  Amos, 
George. 

(V)  Thomas  (2),  fifth  child  of  Thomas  (1) 
and  Susanna  (Adams)  Worthen,  was  born  March 
r3,  !794'  m  Corinth,  Vermont,  and  was  reared  in 
Bradford.  He  made  his  home  in  Thetford,  and  was 
engaged  in  agriculture.  He  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church,  in  which  he  long  served 
as  steward.  He  married  Betsey  Hewes,  and  their 
children  were :  William,  Joseph,  Mary,  Caroline, 
Ellis,  Harry  and   Harriet. 

(VI)  Joseph,  son  of  Thomas  (2)  and  Betsey 
(Hewes)  Worthen,  was  born  February  12,  1818,  in 
Bradford,  Vermont.  He  grew  up  in  Thetford,  Ver- 
mont, and  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools.  He  settled  in  Thetford,  on  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  thirty  acres,  and  was  a  very  industrious 
man.  He  gradually  added  to  his  holdings  until  he 
was  one  of  the  largest  land  owners  of  the  town. 
He  died  June  6,  1894.  He  was  an  old  fashioned 
Democrat   in   political   principle,   and   was   respected 


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for  his  integrity  and  blameless  life.  He  served  as 
town  lister  in  Thetford,  and  was  for  twenty-five 
years  overseer  of  the  poor.  He  was  married  Janu- 
ary 7.  1845,  to  Elizabeth  Chase,  who  was  born  April 
-7.   1823,  in  Bradford.  Vermont,  and  died  April  23, 

i,    in   Thetford.     Their   children   were:    Thomas, 
iii.  Harriet,   John,  Jennie,  and  George. 

(VII)     Thomas    Wilson     Dorr,    eldest    child    of 
Joseph   and   Elizabeth    (Ch:  alien,   was   born 

October  3,  1845,  in  Thetford,  Vermont,  and  attended 
the  local  schools,  including  Thetford  Academy,  and 
was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  in  1872. 
His  boyhood  was  spent  upon  a  Vermont  hill  farm, 
and  he  was  early  introduced  to  the  duties  which  fall 
to  the  lot  of  the  fanner's  son.  Industry  was  a  first 
principle,  and  has  characterized  his  entire  life.  Dur- 
ing the  time  that  he  was  pursuing  the  academy 
course  he  was  engaged  at  intervals  in  teaching  coun- 
try schools,  and  his  way  through  college  was  earned 
by  further  teaching,  a  part  of  which  was  performed 
in  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire.  Eor  two  years  suc- 
ceeding his  graduation  he  was  principal  of  the  high 
school  at  Woodstock.  Vermont.  From  1874  to  1876 
he  was  a  tutor  in  mathematics  at  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege ;  from  1876  to  1878  tutor  in  Greek ;  from  1878 
to  C879,  tutor  in  Greek  and  mathematics;  from  1879 
to  1883  was  instructor  in  mathematics,  and  assistant 
professor  of  mathematics  from  1883  to  1893.  Since 
the  last  named  date  he  has  been  at  the  head  of  the 
department  of  mathematics  in  his  alma  mater.  He 
was  also  instructor  in  gymnastics  from  1875  to  1893. 
Professor  Worthen  is  not  only  an  able  instructor, 
but  an  active  citizen,  and  takes  a  keen  interest  in 
promoting  the  welfare  of  the  community,  the  state 
and  the  nation.  He  is  an  ardent  believer  in  the 
principles  expounded  by  the  Democratic  party,  and 
is  active  in  its  councils.  Since  1897  he  has  been 
justice  of  the  police  court  in  Hanover,  and  has 
served  as  precinct  commissioner.  He  represented 
the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1905-6,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  committee  on  education  and  rules. 
In  the  election  of  1906  he  was  the  candidate  of  his 
party  for  senator  from  the  Third  district,  and  re- 
duced the  normal  Republican  majority  in  the  dis- 
trict of  thirteen  hundred  to  le$s  than  five, hundred. 
In  1904,  when  he  was  candidate  for  representative, 
the  entire  Republican  ticket,  both  state  and  national, 
with  the  exception  of  representative,  was  carried  in 
Hanover  by  a  large  majority.  The  election  of  Pro- 
fessor Worthen  was  a  tribute  of  the  community  to 
him  as  a  man,  and  he  was  the  first  Democrat  to  hold 
that  office  from  Hanover  for  twenty-six  years.  He 
began  I  e  in  the  legislature  by  returning  the 

pass  proffered  to  him  by  the  railroad,  and  paid  his 
own  fare  to  and  from  Concord.  It  did  not  require 
any  legislation  to  abolish  the  pass  system  as  applied 
to  him.  As  a  member  of  the  committee  on  educa- 
tion, he  rendered  valuable  service  to  the  schools  of 
the  state,  and  on  every  question  of  good  government 
he  was  found  on  the  right  side.  He  has  ever  stood 
as  an  advocate  of  the  various  reforms  demanded  in 
the  late  political  platforms,  and  these  could  be 
speedily  adopted,  were  men  of  his  sturdy  principles 
selected  to  mak<    .'. 

ifessor  Worthen  has  been  an  active  worker  in 
teachers'  institutes,  in  which  he  has  become  thor- 
oughly familiar  with  the  educational  needs  of  the 
country  towns,  He  has  served  as  clerk  on  the  col- 
lege faculty,  inspector  of  buildings,  director  of  the 
gymnasium,  and  director  of  the  summer  school  for 
Hi  is  a  trustee  of  the  Mary  Hitchcock 
hospital,  and  the  Howe  Library  of  Hanover,  and  of 


Thetford  Academy.  He  has  been  eleven  years  dea- 
con in  the  college  church.  It  has  well  been  said  of 
him:  "He  is  distinctly  a  man  of  affairs,  energetic, 
practical,  reliable ;  and  he  has  always  given  freely  of 
his  abundant  energy  to  the  community.  He  has 
never  been  an  office  seeker,  but  wherever  hard  work 
was  to  be  done  without  pay  he  has  been  ready." 

Professor  Worthen  has  been  much  employed  in 
the  settling  of  estates  and  other  probate  work,  and 
In,  administration  as  justice  of  the  peace  has  been 
characterized  by  the  promotion  of  peace  rather  than 
litigation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
and  Kappa  Kappa  Kappa  societies  of  Dartmouth,  of 
the  American  Mathematical  Society,  of  the  Dart- 
mouth Scientific  Association  (in  which  he  has  filled 
all  the  offices),  and  of  the  New  England  Association 
of  Mathematical  Teachers  (in  which  he  is  one  of  the 
council). 

Professor  Worthen  was  married  (first),  August 
20.  1874,  to>  Louise  Maria  Wilcox,  daughter  of  B.  D. 
Wilcox  and  Adeline  (Dodge)  Wilcox.  She  was 
born  July  24,  1850,  in  Thetford,  Vermont,  and  died 
March  1,  1878,  in  Thetford.  He  was  married  (sec- 
ond), July  22,  1885,  to  Elizabeth  Almira  Washburn, 
who  was  born  May  26,  1852,  in  Woodstock,  Ver- 
mont, daughter  of  Governor  Peter  T.  and  Almira 
(Hopkins)  Washburn.  The  first  wife  was  the 
mother  of  one  child,  Louise  Wilcox,  born  February 
24,  1878.  The  second  wife  was  the  mother  of  three 
children,  Thacher  Washburn,  born  September  19, 
18S6,  in  Woodstock,  Vermont;  Joseph  Washburn, 
January  21,  1888,  and  Mary,  May  17,  1892,  in  Han- 
over. 

(III)  Thomas,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Ezekiel  and  Abigail  (Carter)  Worthen,  was  born 
February  3,  1712,  in  Amesbury,  and  resided  in 
Haverhill.  He  was  among  the  first  settlers  in  Ches- 
ter. New  Hampshire,  and  was  an  active  citizen  of 
that  town  and  a  prosperous  farmer.  He  died  in 
1775-  That  he  was  a  prudent  and  careful  man'  is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  his  will  was  made  in  1769. 
It  was  proved  September  1,  1773.  His  widow 
Dorothy  survived  him  about  thirty  years,  and  died 
in  1803,  aged  ninety-nine  years.  He  must  have  been 
twice  married  previous  to  that,  as  the  records  of 
Amesbury  show  the  following  children  born  of  his 
wife  Lydia :  David,  Thomas  and  Ezekiel.  The  same 
records  show  that  his  wife  Abigail  bore  him  Abigail 
in  May,  1741.  The  son  Thomas  and  daughter  Abi- 
gail were  probably  dead  in  1769.  as  they  are  not  men- 
tioned in  his  will.  This  document  mentions  grand- 
sons Michael  and  Thomas  Worthen,  sons  Ezekiel 
and   Samuel,   and  several  granddaughters. 

(IV)  David,  son  of  Thomas  and  Dorothy  Wor- 
then. resided  through  life  in  Chester,  on  additional 
lot  3.  where  his  sons  succeeded  him.  His  wife 
Dorothy  was  a  daughter  of  Enoch  and  Abial  (San- 
born) Colby,  of  Chester.  She  was  born  January  5, 
1730,  and  died  August  15,  1816.  David  Worthen 
died  November  19,  1766,  and  his  widow  subsequently 
married  Jacob  Chase,  Esq.,  of  Chester.  David's 
children  were:    Michael,  Dorothy  and  David. 

(V)  Michael,  eldest  child  of  David  and  Dorothy 
(Colby)    Wi  lthen,    was    born    January    6,    1758,    in 

r,  and  resided  in  that  town  upon  the  paternal 
homestead.  lie  died  in  1840,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
two  years.  He  was  married  in  1778  to  Dorothy 
Brown,  and  their  children  were:  Lydia,  Isaac, 
Dorothy,   Betsy,   I 'avid  and  Lucretia. 

(VI)  Isaac,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Michael  and  Dorothy  (Brown)  W  rthen,  was  born 
February  4.  1781,  in  Chester,  and  settled  in  Candia. 


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He  followed  teaming  for  seme  years  in  Massachu- 
setts, from  Lynn  to  Salem,  later  driving  a  convey- 
ance of  his  own  and  conveying  people  from  Stan- 
stead  county,  Canada,  to  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  a 
distance  of  two  hundred  miles.  Later  he  followed 
farming,  and  then  retired,  spending  his  last  years  at 
the  home  of  his  grandson.  George  B.  Worthen,  in 
Hatley,  province  of  Quebec,  where  he  died,  aged 
ninety-three  years.  He  married  Hannah,  daughter 
of  Captain  Benjamin  and  Mary  (.Locke)  True. 
Their  children  were :  True,  Matthew,  John,  Sarah, 
Betsy,  Sanborn,  Bela  and  Oilman.  (Mention  of 
Sanborn  appears  in  this  article). 

(VII)  True,  eldest  child  of  Isaac  and  Hannah 
(True)  Worthen,  was  born  in  Salem.  New  Hamp- 
shire, April  I,  1804,  and  died  in  Hatley,  province  of 
Quebec,  June  4,  1900,  aged  ninety-six  years.  At  the 
age  of  fifteen  he  removed  with  his  father  and  the 
other  members  of  the  family  to  Stanstead  county, 
province  of  Quebec,  Canada,  then  but  little  better 
than  an  unbroken  wilderness,  filled  with  wild  ani- 
mals, and  located  on  the  north  side  of  Massawippi 
Lake.  His  schooling  was  the  little  he  got  in  the 
states  before  going  to  Canada,  but  throughout  his 
life  he  was  an  untiring  reader,  and  acquired  in  that 
way  a  great  deal  of  useful  information,  and  became 
thoroughly  conversant  with  the  Bible.  Before  he 
was  twenty-one  years  old  he  had  cleared  a  farm  and 
set  out  an  orchard,  which  he  afterward  sold.  Later 
in  life  he  cleared  another  farm  and  set  out  another 
orchard.  Horticulture  was  his  pride,  and  his  were 
two  of  the  best  orchards  in  that  region.  He  was  a 
successful  farmer,  and  was  particularly  prosperous 
during  the  years  of  the  Civil  war  in  the  United 
States,  when  farm  produce  of  all  kinds  brought  high 
prices.  His  methodical  way  of  conducting  business 
and  his  natural  financial  shrewdness  niade  him  one 
of  the  most  successful  farmers  in  his  region.  He- 
retired  from  active  work  many  years  before  he  died, 
and  spent  his  time  in  pleasant  ways.  In  religion  he 
was  first  a  Baptist,  but  late  in  life  became  a  believer 
in  the  Adventist  faith. 

He  married  Minerva  McConnell,  of  Hatley, 
Stanstead  county,  who  died  February  10.  1888,  aged 
seventy-nine.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Roxanna  (Hovey)  McConnell,  her  father  being 
a  native  of  the  north  of  Ireland,  and  her  mother  of 
Windsor  county,  Vermont;  her  brother,  John  Mc- 
Connell, was  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  province,  a 
member  of  the  Canadian  parliament  two  terms  (four 
years  each),  and  colonel  of  the  Stanstead  militia. 
She  had  a  good  education,  of  which  she  made  good 
use  in  instructing  her  younger  brothers  and  sisters. 
Seven  children  were  born  of  this  marriage:  1. 
Mathew,  died  young.  2.  Cyrus,  died  1869.  3-  Mary, 
died  young.  4.  Hannah,  died  young.  5.  George,  see 
forward.  6.  Wright,  resided  in  Manchester,  died 
1903.  7.  Frank,  resides  in  Airs  Cliff.  8.  Sanborn 
T.,  see  forward. 

(VIII)  George,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  True 
and  Minerva  (McConnell)  Worthen,  was  born  in 
Hatley,  province  of  Quebec,  February  23,  1S42.  He 
followed  farming.  He  went  to  Windsor,  Vermont, 
and  was  with  his  uncle  Sanborn  in  the  gun  works 
for  one  year.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  for 
twenty  months  as  a  private  in  Company  D,  First 
Regiment  Vermont  Cavalry.  He  returned  to  Man- 
chester, and  later  spent  a  year  in  Contoocook,  with 
his  uncle,  engaged  on  looms.  He  then  bought  the 
farm  where  his  uncle  formerly  lived,  which  he  culti- 
vated for  a  time,  then  returned  to  the  parental  home 
and  cared  for  his  parents  until  their  death,  when  he 
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removed  to  Airs  Cliff,  his  present  residence.  He 
married  Henrietta  Hurd,  who  was  born  in  Newport, 
Canada,  and  they  have  one  son,  Scott  Sanborn. 

(VIII)  Sanborn  True,  youngest  child  of  True 
and  Minerva  (McConnell)  Worthen,  was  born  in 
Stanstead  county,  province  of  Quebec.  September  5, 
1850.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  left  home  and  came 
to  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  wdiere  he  became  .1 
machinist  apprentice  in  the  Manchester  Locomotive 
Works,  where  his  brother  Cyrus  was  employed. 
Cyrus  died  a  year  later,  and  Sanborn  continued  at 
the  trade  until  1870,  when -he  engaged  in  carpenter- 
ing, which  he  followed  until  1885.  In  1883  he  began 
contracting,  and  became  one  of  the  leading  builders 
nf  the  city.  Among  the  edifices  he  erected  were  the 
Swedish  Lutheran  Church,  the  Hazelton  Block,  and 
the  Emergency  Hospital,  and  others — in  all  about 
one  hundred  of  the  best  of  the  present  buildings  in 
Manchester.  In  1S96  he  built  the  handsome  four- 
story  family  hotel,  "The  Worthen,"  which  he  has 
since  conducted.  It  is  of  brick,  contains  sixty-four 
rooms,  and  has  all  modern  conveniences,  including 
electric  light  generated  by  a  dynamo  on  the  premises. 
He  owns  three  farms  in  Mont  Vernon,  comprising 
two  hundred  and  six  acres,  with  large  orchards  pro- 
ducing a  thousand  barrels  of  apples  a  year,  besides 
peaches  and  various  kinds  of  small  fruits.  He  also 
keeps  fifteen  Jersey  cows  and  hundreds  of  chickens, 
which  contributed  to  supply  the  hotel.  Mr.  Worthen 
is  a  director  in  the  Manchester  Building  and  Loan 
Association,  and  a  member  of  the  Manchester  Board 
of  Trade.  He  is  affiliated  with  Wildey  Lodge.  No. 
45,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  which  he 
is  a  past  grand  ;  Mt.  Washington  Encampment,  No. 
16,  of  the  same  order,  in  which  he  has  passed  all 
the  chairs,  and  is  past  chief  patriarch;  Agawam 
Tribe,  No.  S,  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men ;  and 
Amoskeag  Grange.  He  married,  in  Hatley,  province 
ni"  Quebec.  September  12,  1876,  Mary  Parncll.  born 
there  July  24,  1855,  third  child  of  Thomas  and 
Nancy  (Turner)  Parnell.  (See  Parnell).  She  is 
a  member  of  Social  Degree  Rebekah  Lodge,  No.  10, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Worthen  have  no  children,  but  they  had  in  their 
'miiic  from  her  ninth  to  her  eighteenth  year  Mrs. 
Worthen's  youngest  sister,  Cora,  to  whom  they  af- 
forded an  excellent  business  education. 

(VH)Sanborn,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Isaac  and  Hannah  (True)  Worthen,  was  born  in 
Stanstead  county,  province  of  Quebec,  in  1813,  and 
died  at  the  home  of  his  son,  Dr.  B.  S.  Worthen,  in 
Spencer,  North  Carolina,  February,  1005.  aged 
eighty-tw'O  years.  He  learned  the  machinist's  trade 
at  Clinton.  Massachusetts,  and  worked  in  the  loco- 
motive shops  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  and  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire.  He  afterward  engaged  in 
sewing  machine  and  gun  work  at  Windsor,  Vermont, 
where  for  six  years  he  had  a  contract  for  building 
the  Clark  &  Kelsey  machine,  one  of  the  many  chain- 
stitch  machines  of  that  time.  From  1861  to  1S65 
he  made  Enfield  rifles,  one  of  the  best  infantry  arms 
of  the  Civil  war  period,  and  when  this  market  was 
closed  hy  the  return  of  peace  he  built  hand  looms 
for  four  years,  from  1865  to  1869,  at  Coaticook. 
province  of  Quebec,  and  from  1869  to  1871  he  was 
one  of  the  firm  and  superintendent  of  the  Keehles, 
Osborn  &  Co's  manufactory  in  Gttelph,  Ontario.  In 
1872  he  removed  from  Guelph  to  North  Carolina,  on 
account  of  impaired  health.  In  1874  he  organized  a 
company  for  the  manufacture  of  sewing  machines — ■ 
the  Carolina — this  being  the  first  machine  manufac- 
tured   in   a    southern   state.     In   the   eighties   he   lo- 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


cated  ;it   Bakersville,  North   Caroli  as- 

sisted his   son,  Dr.  B.  S.  Worthen,  in  the. drug  busi- 
also  publishing  a  newspaper  and  still  selling  a 
few  machines.     For  some  years  before  his  death  he 
lived   retired,   at    Estatoe,   surrounded   by   the    Great 
Smoky  and  Blue  Ridge  mountains.     He  occasionally 
-wrote  articles  for  the  Sewing  Machine  Times,  Man- 
ufacturers' Record,  and  other  papers,  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death  had  partially  prepared  a  history  of  his 
nig  machine  work  in  North  Carolina.     He  pro- 
d    the   Carolina   Machine  Company,  a   corpora- 
;    capitalized    by    four    business   men    of    Shelby, 
h    Carolina.     He    purchased    and    installed    the 
machinery,   brought  two   sons  who  had  learned  the 
trad  him,   and   an    expert    tool   maker    from 

Canada,   and   began   work  on   machine   manufacture 
unskilled    help    from   the    neighborhood.     The 
machine   was   produced   in   June,    1874,   all    the 
.   on  it   except  drop  forging  the  shuttles  being 
done  on  the  place.     The  average  number  of  men  em- 
iyed   was  fifteen.      In    1879    the    most    prominent 
.holder  in  the  company  withdrew,  and  the  busi- 
was  closed  out.     The  "Carolina"  was  very  pop- 
ular in  the  state,  and  took  first  prize  over  the  leading 
machines  of  that  day  at  the  North  Carolina  Agricul- 
tural and  Mechanical  Fair.     Mr.  Worthen  was  a  Ma- 
son, an  Odd  Fellow,  and  a  Son  of  Temperance,  and 
much  interested  in  the  affairs  of  those  orders. 
He  left  a  wife  and  four  children  and  many  grand- 
children in  North  Carolina  and  the  northern  states. 
Mr.  Worthen  married  Lucinda  S.  Taylor,  born  in 
nont,   a   daughter  of  David  and  Nancy    (Sias) 
lor.  her  mother  being  a  descendant  from  a  Mar- 
of  France.     Mr.  Worthen  was  the  father  of  six 
children,  of  whom  four  are  living:    1.  Sias,  who  in 
the  Civil  war  served  in  the  First  Regiment,  Vermont 
dry,    was    captured,   and   died   in   Andersonville 
prison.     2.    Edgar   Clinton,   who   was  the  first  male 
born    in    Clinton,    Massachusetts,    after    the    village 
given  that  name.     He  was  foreman  of  the  Ly- 
dell  1    Charlotte,   North   Carolina.     He   later 

.1  patent  on  a  cotton  press  which  he  manu- 
ured.     He  died  suddenly  of  pneumonia.     He  was 
oyal  Arch  Mason.    He  married  Alice  Mecreelam, 
North  Carolina,  and  had  three  children:    Herbert 
.  married  and  residing  in  Buffalo,  New  York; 
Laura,    deceased;    and   True,    residing   in    Charlotte. 
Una.    3.   Dr.    B.    S.,   of   Spencer,    North 
'•Carolina,     druggist,    and    secretary,    treasurer    and 
manager  1  f  the  Spencer  Drug  Company.     He  mar- 
ried Lizzie  I^eacy,  of  Tennessee,  and  has  three  chil- 
■dren — Fl<  ra.    Marie    and    Alice    Ruth,    all    living   in 
icer.  North   Carolina.     4.   Mary  Alice,  a   woman 
literary  attainments;  having  written  a  volume  and 
a  number  of  poems  which  have  been  published  and 
■    had    wide   circulation.      She    is    the    wife    of 
ton,  a  merchant  of  North  Carolina,  ami 
five  children:    Stella,  who  married  John  Miller 
and  has   three  children:   Mabel,   Paul  and  John,   re- 
in  San   Francisco,  California.     George  Sanborn 
Walton,  married   Alberta   Latchford;   is  engaged  in 
men's  furnishing  goods  business  in  Norfolk,  Vir- 
;  1.    Ethel.    Jessie.    Katherine,  who  married  Wil- 
bur Blake! ee,  from  Connecticut    now  living  in  Balti- 
-.  and  lias  one  child.  Kenneth  Worthen.  5.  Harry 
tractor    and    farmer    at    Estatoe,    North 
Carolina:   has   held  all   the   county  offices,   including 
that    1  1       eriff;   he  married    Patice   Cox,  of   North 
Carolina,    and    had    five    children:     Fred,    deceased; 
Flossii       i  1  ue,    Lionel    and    Benjamin.    6.    Charles 
Stewart,  a  printer  and  reporter;  is  now  at   Brockton, 
Massachusetts;  he  married  Lilly  Green,  of  Portland, 


Maine,  and  they  have  children:    Edgar  Sias,  Albert 
and  Hazel. 


The  Gordon  name  is  one  of  the  most 
GORDON  ancient  in  England,  and  is  now  repre- 
sented in  the  peerage  by  the  Earl  of 
Aberdeen.  The  family  is  of  Norman  origin  and 
dates  bact  to  very  early  times.  In  1150  Richard  de 
Gordon,  knight  banneret,  granted  to  the  monks  at 
Kelso  lands  at  Gordon  near  Huntley  Stratber.  There 
were  several  early  American  immigrants  of  the 
name,  and  their  descendants  can  be  found  in  all 
parts  of  the  country,  especially  in  the  South.  The 
Gordons  in  America  are  for  the  most  part  of  Scotch 
origin,  some  of  them  being  the  progeny  of  an  im- 
migrant who  came  from  Scotland  by  the  way  of 
England,  while  others  are  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 
The  first  of  the  name  in  New  England  was  Edmund 
Gordon,  wdto  came  in  the  ship  "Susan  and  Ellen," 
in  1635.  A  John  Gordon  was  residing  in  Bridge- 
water,  Massachusetts,  in  1682,  and  a  Nicholas  Gor- 
don was  in  Xew  Hampshire  in  1689.  Nathaniel 
Gordon,  born  in  Tyrone,  Ireland,  in  the  year  1700, 
emigrated  in  1749  to  join  his  eldest  son  Samuel  who 
had  preceded  him.  Nathaniel  was  accompanied  by 
his  other  children,  whose  names  were  John,  Jane 
and  Hannah.  He  and  his  son  Samuel  went  to  Dun- 
stable, Massachusetts,  where  they  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  one  William  Gordon,  a  merchant  of  that 
town,  and  presumably  a  relative.  John,  son  of 
Nathaniel  Gordon,  was  a  brewer,  and  between  the 
years  1750  and  1760  became  associated  in  business 
with  the  famous  patriot,  Samuel  Adams,  in  Boston. 
Five  of  this  name  were  graduated  from  Harvard 
University  down  to  1834;  three  were  graduated 
from  Yale  and  Dartmouth,  and  five  from  other  col- 
leges. 

(I)  Alexander  Gordon,  the  first  of  the  name  in 
New  Hampshire,  was  a  member  of  a  Highland  Scot- 
tish family  which  was  loyal  to  the  cause  of  the 
Stuarts.  While  a  soldier  in  the  royalist  army  of 
King  Charles  the  Second,  he  fell  into  the  hands  of 
Cromwell  as  a  prisoner.  After  being  confined  in 
•Tuthill  Fields,  London,  he  was  senl  to  America  in 
1651,  and  held  a  prisoner  of  war  at  Watertown, 
Massachusetts.  In  1654  he  was  released  and  went 
to  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  where  the  town  gave 
him  a  grant  of  twenty  acres  of  land  ten  years  later, 
and  he  became  a  permanent  resident.  He  engaged  in 
lumbering  upon  the  Exeter  river,  and  was  a  success- 
ful and  exemplary  citizen.  In  1663  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Lysson,  and 
they  bad  six  sons  and  two  daughters. 

(Ill  Daniel,  youngest  son  of  Alexander  and 
Mary  (Lysson)  Gordon,  was  a  native  of  1 
and  resided  in  Kingston,  where  be  was  a  blacksmith. 
lie  was  married  in  1708  to  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Matthew  Harriman,  of  Haverhill,  and  granddaugh- 
ter of  Leonard  Harriman,  who  came  from  York- 
shire, England,  in  1640.  and  settled  at  Rowley.  Mas- 
sachusetts. Daniel  Gordon's  children,  born  in  Kings- 
ton,  wire:   .Mary.  Margaret  and  Alexander. 

(Ill)  Alexander  (2),  only  son  and  youngest 
child  of  Daniel  and  Margaret  (Harriman)  Gordon, 
was  born  January  26,  1716,  in  Kingston,  and  settled 
in  Salem.  New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  farmer. 
He  was  married  (first),  June  22.  1742,  to  Susanna 
Pattee  of  Haverhill.  Massachusetts,  and  she  bore 
him  seven  children,  namely:  Daniel,  Jonathan,  Phin- 
eas,  Susanna.  Alexander.  Benjamin  and  Phebe.  Mis 
second  wife.  Hannah  Stanley  of  Beverly.  Massachu- 
setts   was   the   mother  of  nine   children,  as   follows: 


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Hannah,   Lydia,    Sarah.   Benjamin,    Willard,   Betsey, 
Henry,  John  H.  and  Wells. 

(IV)  Jonathan,  second  son  and  child  of  Alex- 
ander (2)  and  Susanna  (Pattee)  Gordon,  was  born 
December  5,  1744,  in  Salem,  where  he  resideed.  He 
was  married  there  September  3,  1767,  to  Esther 
Saunders.  Their  children  were :  David,  Phineas, 
Peaslee,  Jonathan,  Alexander.  Jeremiah,  Isaac,  Abi- 
gail,  Betty,   Esther,  John  and  Molly. 

(V)  Phineas,  second  son  and  child  of  Jonathan 
and  Esther  (Sanders)  Gordon,  was  born  April 
iS,  1770,  in  Salem,  and  was  a  pioneer  settler  in  Bath, 
this  state.  For  a  time  he  lived  in  the  adjoining 
town  of  Landaff,  and  returned  to  the  vicinity  of  his 
birth  about  182S.  He  was  a  successful  farmer,  and 
died  September  7,  1863,  over  ninety-three  years  of 
age.  He  was  married  November  17,  1791,  to  Joanna 
Pattee,  wdio  was  the  mother  of  his  twelve  children. 
She  died  January  2,  1827,  and  he  was  married  before 
the  close  of  the  same  year  to  Polly  Balch,  of  Wind- 
ham. She  was  born  January  16,  1783,  in  Beverly, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Major  Caleb  Balch,  and 
was  many  years  a  teacher  in  Windham.  His  three 
youngest  children  were  born  in  Landaff  and  the 
others  in  Bath,  namely:  Savory,  Hannah,  Nancy, 
Phineas,  Sylvester,  Esther,  Mary,  Abigail,  Sybil, 
Ri  i-anna  and  John. 

(VI)  Savory,  eldest  child  of  Phineas  and  Joanna 
(Pattee)  Gordon,  was  born  July  22,  1792,  in  Bath, 
and  died  January  20,  1881,  in  Landaff.  lie  was  mar- 
ried in  Bath.  January  2,  1815,  to  Sally  Powers,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  namely: 
Savory,  Joanne,  Sullivan,  Francis  Russell  T.,  Daniel 
Pattee,  Patience,  Sarah  E.  and  Jane. 

(I)  Daniel  P.,  fifth  son  of  Savory  and  Sally 
(Powers)  Gordon,  was  born  in  Landaff,  New 
Hampshire,  March  17,  1827.  and  died  September  19, 
1905.  He  was  a  man  of  intellect,  and  his  educational 
acquirements  were  much  beyond  the  average  for  his 
day.  He  was  a  school  teacher  all  his  life,  and  was 
general  superintendent  of  schools  for  several  years. 
He  was  active  in  politics,  and  held  all  the  town  offi- 
ces, and  was  representative  of  the  New  Hampshire 
legislature  for  three  terms.  He  was  a  Master  Mason, 
and  a  leader  in  the  Methodist  Church.  Daniel  P. 
Gordon  married  Maria  H.,  daughter  of  Sylvanus 
Blandin,  of  Bath,  New  Hampshire.  There  were 
two  children:  Rufus  Noyes,  whose  sketch  follows; 
and  H.  B.,  who  is  now  a  druggist  at  St.  Johnsbury, 
Vermont. 

(II)  Rufus  Noyes,  eldest  child  of  Daniel  P.  and 
Maria  (Blandin)  Gordon,  was  born  at  Bethlehem, 
New  Hampshire.  November  28,  1868.  He  was  edu- 
cated  in  the  public  schools,  and  clerked  in  a  hotel 
at  Littleton  for  six  years.  In  1892  he  returned  to 
his  native  town  of  Bethlehem  and  started  his 
present  hotel,  the  Mount  Washington.  This  is  lo- 
cated near  the  Maplewood,  at  the  eastern  end  of  the 
street,  accommodates  seventy-five  guests,  and  is  one 
of  the  most  attractive  of  the  many  summer  resorts 
in  that  beautiful  town.  Mr.  Gordon  has  served 
three  times  as  selectman,  and  has  also  been  school 
commissioner  and  school  treasurer,  and  is  an  enter- 
prising, well  read  and  intelligent  man.  He  married 
Effie  B.,  daughter  of  Charles  L.  Bartlett,  of  Bethle- 
hem. 

The  family  now  being  considered  is  probably 
descended   from  Alexander  Gordon  of  Exeter. 

(I)  William  Gordon,  of  Exeter,  was  a  Revo- 
lutionary soldier  and  is  credited  with  eight  years 
service  in  the  Continental  army.  A  record  of  his 
birth   is  not  at  hand.     He   was   married  March   27, 


1788,  to  Joannah  Ladd,  born  February  7,  1768, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Susannah  (Dow)  Ladd.  Daniel 
Ladd,  who  served  in  the  expedition  against  Louis- 
burg  in  1743,  was  captured  by  the  enemy  and  sent 
as  a  prisoner  of  war  to  Fiance.  He  finally  returned 
and  settled  in  Deerfield,  New  Hampshire. 

(II)  Simeon  Ladd,  son  of  William  and  Joannah 
(Ladd)  Gordon,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  paper  man- 
ufacturers of  New  Hampshire,  in  which  he  was 
associated  with  his  brother-in-law,  Moses  Cheney, 
and  his  successes  and  vicissitudes  form  an  interest- 
ing chapter  in  the  history  of  that  industry.  For 
many  years  he  resided  in  that  part  of  Holderness 
which  is  now  Ashland.  His  death  occurred  in  1876. 
He  married  Ruth  Cheney,  who  was  born  about  1791, 
daughter  of  Elias  and  Sarah  (Burbank)  Cheney, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  eight  children:  Wil- 
liam, Henry  Ladd,  Sally,  Ann  Maria,  Clemmie, 
Mary  Ladd,  Hannah  M.  and  Emma. 

(III)  William,  eldest  son  and  child  of  Simeon 
L.  and  Ruth  (Cheney)  Gordon,  was  born  in  Ash- 
land, April  11,  1821.  Learning  the  paper-maker's 
trade  he  eventually  engaged  in  that  business  on  his 
own  account,  and  for  many  years  was  prominently 
identified  with  that  industry,  establishing  mills  in 
various  places  in  this  state.  About  the  year  1S57 
he  engaged  in  the  paper  manufacturing  business 
in  Canaan,  and  carried  it  on  successfully  until  the 
breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  when  he  rented  his 
mill  in  order  to  enlist  in  Company  F,  Fifteenth 
Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  and  was 
chosen,  captain.  At  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson  he 
was  severely  wounded  and  left  on  the  field  for  dead, 
but  ultimately  recovered  and  was  finally  mustered 
out  with  an  honorable  record.  After  his  return 
from  the  army  he  resumed  the  management  of  his 
paper  mill  in  Canaan,  but  sold  the  plant  in  1870 
to  Messrs.  George  and  Bugbee  and  established  a 
mill  in  Andover,  New  Hampshire,  for  the  manu- 
facture of  straw  wrapping  paper.  He  subsequently 
engaged  in  the  hotel  business,  first  at  what  is  known 
as  the  Potter  place  in  the  town  of  Andover,  New 
Hampshire,  and  later  at  Canaan.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Republican,  and  while  residing  at  the  Potter  place 
he  served  as  postmaster.  In  his  religious  belief  he 
was  a  Free  Will  Baptist.  His  business  prominence 
and  military  record  gained  for  him  a  wide  circle 
of  acquaintances  throughout  the  state,  and  he  is 
especially  remembered  by  his  more  intimate  friends 
as  a  talented  musician.  Mr.  Gordon  died  in  Canaan, 
August  16,  1904.  He  was  married  in  Bridgewater, 
this  state,  October  5,  1843,  to  Augusta  J.  Sleeper, 
who  was  born  either  in  Bristol  or  Alexandria,  New 
Hampshire,  October  17,  1823,  and  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage resided  in  Hermon,  .Maine.  She  died  March 
21,  1897.  Mrs.  Gordon  was  the  mother  of  six  chil- 
dren :  Charles  Sleeper,  Clemmie  A.,  Frank  Les- 
lie, Willie,  Mary  Ella  and  George  Henry. 

(IV)  Charles  Sleeper,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
William  and  Augusta  J.  (Sleeper)  Gordon,  was 
bnrn  in  Ashland,  New  Hampshire,  November  8, 
1844.  Having  completed  his  education  at  the  Canaan 
Union  Academy  he  entered  his  father's  paper  mill 
as  an  apprentice,  but  did  not  remain  there  for  any 
length  of  time,  as  prior  to  his  majority  he  became 
an  employee  at  the  well  known  Willard  Hotel  in 
Washington,  and  remained  at  that  hostelry  some 
eight  years.  In  1871  he  went  to  the  Arlington  Hotel, 
where  with  the  exception  of  eighteen  months  he 
was  employed  in  a  responsible  capacity  for  a  period 
of  twenty-seven  years,  and  his  long  connection  with 
these  principal  hotels  of  the  national  capital  natur- 


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ally  brought  him  in  contact  with  many  noted  men, 
including  statesmen,  politicians,  leading  army  and 
navy  officers,  and  distinguished  foreigners.  From 
1900  to  the  present  year  he  has  been  much  of  the 
time  associated  in  a  clerical  capacity  with  Senator 
Gallenger,  of  New  Hampshire  :  was  for  four  years 
door-keeper  and  in  charge  of  the  west  end  of  the 
lobby  of  the  United  States  Senate  Chamber;  and  is 
now  serving  as  messenger  of  the  Senate  committee 
which  frames  the  laws  governing  the  District  of 
Columbia.  Politically  Mr.  Gordon  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  a  Master  Mason  and  belongs  to  Summit 
Lodge,  No.  98,  of  Canaan.  He  attend-  the  Congre- 
gational Church. 

On  November  9,  1866,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Matilda  A.  Bucklin,  daughter  of  Alanson  and 
Sarah  (Cole)  Bucklin,  of  Grafton,  New  Hampshire. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gordon  are  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren :  Grace  Augusta,  born  July  1,  1867;  and  Charles 
Henry,  born  October  7,  1886.  Both  attended  the 
Washington  public  schools,  and  Charles  H.  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Bliss  Electrical  School. 


A  large  number  of  persons  of  this  name 
STONE    in    the    United    States    are    descended 

from  two  English  immigrants  who  like 
tin-  great  majority  of  those  who  settled  in  America 
in  early  days,  came  here  on  account  of  their  relig- 
ion- belief.  The  family  has  been  particularly  strong 
in  men  who  became  locally  prominent,  both  in  early 
and  late  times. 

(I)  Rev.  Timothy'  Stone,  a  non-conformist  min- 
ister in  the  West  of  England,  had  three  sons: 
Simon,  Gregory  and  Samuel,  all  of  whom  came  to 
New  England.  (Gregory  and  descendants  receive 
extended  mention  in  this  article). 

(II)  Deacon  Simon  Stone  embarked  at  London, 
England,  April  15,  1635,  for  New  England,  in  the 
ship  "Increase,"  Robert  Lea,  master.  At  this  time 
he  was  fifty  years  of  age,  and  was  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  Joan  (Jane  in  the  records)  aged  thirty- 
eight,  and  their  five  children.  Gregory  Stone,  a 
younger  brother  of  Simon,  was  also  one  of  the  com- 
pany. 

Simon  Stone  settled  in  Watertown,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  took  the  freeman's  oath,  May  25, 
1636,  and  was  a  deacon  in  the  church,  and  selectman 
seven  year.-  between  1637  and  1656.  He  died  in 
Watertown,  September  22,  1665,  aged  about  eighty 
years.  His  will  was  proved  October  3,  1665,  the 
inventory  of  his  estate  being  £127   17s.     lie  married 

in    England,    as    suggested.  Joan  ,   and    Chi  y 

had    seven    children:     Francis,   Ann,    Simon.    Mane, 
Jo.   (John),  died  young;  John  and  Elizabeth. 

(III)  Simon  {2),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Simon  (1)  and  Joan  Stone,  was  born  in  England, 
and  came  to  America  with  his  parents  at  the  age 
of  two  ye.n  ,  II,  was  a  member  of  the  church,  a 
man  of  substance  and  character,  was  many  times 
selectman  and  town  clerk,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  general  court  from  Watertown  in  167S-79-80-S1- 
82-83-84-86-89-90.  He  died  February  27,  1708,  aged 
about  sev  n  years.  He  married  Mary  Whip- 
ple, who  died  June  2,  1720,  aged  eighty-six.  They 
had  these  children:  John,  .Matthew,  Nathaniel, 
1  died  young),  Ebenezer,  Mary,  Nathaniel,  Eliza- 
beth,  David,  Susanna  and  Jonathan. 

(IV)  Ebenezer,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Simon 
(2)  and  Mary  (Whipple)  Stone,  born  in  Water- 
town,  February  27,  [663,  died  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
live  year-.  He  bought  thirty  acn  of  land  in  New 
Cambridge    ( Newton)    in    1686,    and    settled    there. 


He  owned  a  house  supposed  to  have  been  built  by 
Richard  Parke,  which  was  probably  his  first  resi- 
dence in  the  town.  In  1700  he  sold  that  place  and 
removed  to  the  eastern  part  of  the  town  and  built 
another  house.  He  was  a  man  of  much  influence, 
and  held  many  public  offices;  was  selectman  ten 
years,  deacon,  representative  nine  years,  and  coun- 
cilor. A  letter  written  by  him  and  dated  February 
27,  1748,  (dfis  eighty-fifth  birthday)  is  composed  in 
a  good  and  firm  hand.  He  died  October  4,  1754. 
aged  ninety-two.  He  married  (first),  1086,  Mar- 
garet Trowbridge,  born  April  30,  1606,  daughter  of 
James  and  Margaret  (Atherton)  Trowbridge,  of 
Dorchester,  afterward  Newton.  She  died  May  4, 
1710,  and  he  married  (second),  Abigail  Wilson  (  :). 
She  died  1 720.  and  he  married  (third),  April  8, 
1722,  widow  Sarah  Livermore.  The  children  all 
by  the  first  wife,  were:  Ebenezer,  Margaret,  Samuel, 
John,  Nathaniel,  Mindwell,  David,  Mary,  Simon, 
James  and  Experience. 

(V)  Samuel,  second  son  and  third  child  of  lion. 
Ebenezer  and  Margaret  (Trowbridge)  Stone,  born 
in  Newton,  July  1.  1690,  settled  in  Framingham, 
where  he  was  the  owner  of  an  estate  which  was  sold 
by  his  heirs  in  1748.  He  was  selectman  in  Framing- 
ham  in  1722,  and  twice  thereafter.  He  married,  111 
Watertown,  May  21,  1716,  Hannah  Searle,  of  Rox- 
bury.  She  died  November  4,  1724,  and  he  married 
(.second),  November  25,  1725,  Mary  Haven.  He 
died  August  30,  1726,  and  his  widow  married  Sep- 
tember 24.  1734.  Deacon  Ephraim  Ward,  of  Newton. 
The  children  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Searle)  Stone 
were:  Hannah,  Mary,  Esther,  Matthias,  Nehemiah 
and  Samuel. 

(VI)  Matthias,  eldest  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Samuel  and  Hannah  (Searle)  Stone,  born  in  Water- 
town,  Massachusetts,  October  23,  1723,  was  left 
without  a  father  at  the  age  of  three  years.  When 
five  years  old  he  went  to  live  with  his  great-uncle, 

I  (eacon  David  Stone,  a  blind  man,  and  remained 
with  him  until  about  twenty-three  years  old,  when 
he  went  to  Worcester.  From  that  place  he  moved 
to  Barre,  and  was  deacon  in  the  Congregational 
Church  there.  He  removed  to  Claremont.  New 
Hampshire,  in  1770,  and  was  for  more  than  twenty 
years  one  of  its  most  prominent  and  valued  citizens. 
While  there  he  was  moderator  of  the  town  meeting - 
in  1774-77-79-81  :  was  selectman  in  1774-75-76-77-70- 
80-S2 :  was  member  of  the  committee  of  safety  for 
Claremont,  1776;  circulated  the  test  oath  and  re- 
ported the  members  who  signed  and  those  who  de- 
clined, 1776;  and  was  delegated  to  the  convention 
which  convened  at  Exeter  in  1788  to  consider  the 
constitution  of  the.  United  States.  He  opposed  its 
adoption  in  the  present  form  to  the  last.  He  was 
also  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  as  such  officiated  at 
many  marriage  ceremonies.  The  town  of  Claremont 
paid  for  bounties  and  hire  of  soldiers  during  the 
Revolution,  £1563  9s  4d  [far.  Matthias  Stone  was 
one  of  the  fifty-three  persons  who  paid  this  amount, 
and  his  tax  was  £40.  the  average  amount 
paid  being  a  little  less  than  Z30  per  capita.  A  con- 
troversy arose  in  Claremont  in  relation  to  the  Con- 
gregational meeting  house,  which  continued  some 
years.  During  this  time  Mr.  Stone  erected  a  suit- 
able building  for  the  purpose,  and  offered  to  donate 
it  to  the  town  for  a  meeting  house.  At  a  town  meet- 
ing called  to  consider  the  matter,  it  was  voted  not 
to  accept  the  gift  probably  on  account  of  the  location 
— and  the  structure  was  never  used  as  a  place  of 
worship,  hut  was  removed  to  his  farm,  where  it  11  >u 
stands,   and   litis  been  used  as  a  barn.     Four  of  his 


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■sons  removed  to  Cabot.  Vermont,  when  that  town 
"began  to  be  settled,  and  about  1700  or  later  he  joined 
them,  and  there  died  at  the  age  of  ninety-one  years. 
He  married,  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  Susan 
Chadwick.  by  whom  he  had  fifteen  children,  ten 
sons  and  five  daughters.  Hi  =  wife  died,  and  he 
afterward  married  Huldah  Fletcher, 

1  VII)  Colonel  John,  son  of  Deacon  Matthias 
and  Susan  (Chadwick)  Stone,  born  in  Claremont, 
New  Hampshire,  January  15.  1775,  removed  to 
Cabnt.  Vermont,  in  1797,  and  began  clearing  a  farm 
on  the  ground  now  occupied  by  the  Lower  Village 
Cemetery,  then  an  unbroken  wilderness  from  Cabot 
to  Mars'hfield.  Three  of  his  brothers  also  settled 
in  Cabot.  He  was  a  man  physically  and  mentally 
strong,  and  became  a  prosperous  farmer  and  a 
prominent  man  in  military  affairs.  He  rose  from 
private  to  colonel  of  the  First  Regiment,  Third 
Brigade.  Fourth  Division,  Vermont  Militia,  and  was 
said  to  be  one  of  the  best  commanders  of  the  bri- 
gade. He  died  February  20,  1S56,  and  his  wife 
on  February  22.  Both  were  buried  in  the  same 
grave,  on  the  spot  where  he  began  clearing  his  farm. 
He  married,  in  1803,  Betsy  Huntoon,  of  Kingston, 
New  Hampshire,  and  to  them  were  born  seven  sons 
and  three  daughters,  four  of  the  sons  being  Congre- 
gational ministers.  Their  names  were :  John,  Bet- 
sey, Levi  H,  Mary,  James  P..  Hiram,  Moses,  Mat- 
thias,  Jr.,  J and  Cynthia.     All   grew  to  adult 

age,  and  seven  raised  families,  and  their  average 
age  at  death  was  seventy-six  years.  Not  one  of  the 
sons  used  tobacco  or  ardent  spirits,  or  gambled. 

(YIII)  Rev.  Levi  H,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Colonel  John  and  Betsey  (Huntoon)  Stone,  was 
born  in  Cabot,  Vermont.  December  18,  1806,  and 
died  January.  1892,  in  Castleton  Vermont.  His 
-education  was  acquired  at  the  common  schools  and 
from  a  private  tutor.  At  the  age  of  about  twenty- 
eight  he  entered  the  ministry,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1839  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  in  his  native  town  of  Cabot.  Here  he 
labored    successfully    six    years,    and    then    removed 

to  ,  where  he  preached  with  great  success  the 

following  decade,  and  then  went  to  Northfield  and 
preached  eight  years,  and  finally  to  Paulet.  Vermont, 
where  he  ministered  to  the  spiritual  wants  of  a 
congregation  for  five  years,  when,  on  account  of 
failing  health  and  the  coming  of  age.  he  resigned  the 
ministry  after  preaching  the  word  thirty-three  years. 

Mr.  Stone  was  a  strenuous  advocate  of  temper- 
ance, and  an  uncompromising  and  aggressive  aboli- 
tionist. When  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out 
he  went  to  the  front  as  the  chaplain  of  the  First 
Vermont  Infantry,  a  three  months'  regiment,  and 
served  for  the  time  of  enlistment.  He  was  then 
fifty-four  years  of  age,  and  suffered  from  the  effects 
of  the  climate,  else  he  might  have  returned  to  the 
service.  He  was  a  man  well  liked  by  the  members 
of  his  church  and  community,  his  services  were 
always  in  demand,  and  he  was  always  busy.  He 
was  never  idle  for  want  of  a  place  to  preach.  He 
was  a  representative  type  of  the  New  England  Con- 
gregational minister  of  his  time ;  and  an  easy  and 
eloquent  platform  speaker. 

He  married  (first),  Mary  Clarissa  Osgood,  born 
in  Cabot.  Vermont.  1806,  died  in  Cabot.  1843,  daugh- 
ter of  Solomon  and  Ruth  (Marsh)  Osgood,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Harriet,   married   Bradford   Barker:    Parsons ;  Laur- 

;i  L. :  James  P.:  Clarissa:  John  II.;  Solomon  O.; 
Charles  F.  He  married,  again,  Lucy  Laitnn.  born 
in    Nashua,     New    Hampshire,     1823,    and    died     in 


Northfield,  Massachusetts.   1866;  and  they  had  three 
children:    Clara,   George   W.   and   Martin   L. 

(IX)  Charles  Francis,  youngest  child  of  Levi 
H.  and  Mary  C.  (Osgood)  Stone,  was ,  born  in 
Cabot,  May  21,  1843.  He  passed  his  early  years  on 
a  farm  and  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
town.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Barre  (Vermont) 
Academy,  and  then  entered  Middlebury  College  in 
1865,  graduating  with  the  class  of  1869.  He  defrayed 
the  expenses  of  his  college  course  by  teaching  school. 
After  graduation  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of 
Hon.  J.  W.  Stewart,  of  Middlebury,  and  at  the  same 
time  filled  the  position  of  principal  of  the  graded 
school  at  Middlebury.  In  1870  he  removed  to  La- 
conia,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  pursued  the  study 
of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Ellery  A.  Hibbard, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872,  beginning  the 
practice  of  law  in  the  same  year  as  the  associate 
of  George  W.  Stevens.  He  was  then  alone  in  busi- 
ness for  a  time,  and  in  1880  formed  a  partnership 
with  E.  P.  Jewell,  under  the  firm  name  of  Jewell 
&  Stone.     This  partnership  continued  until   1894. 

Mr.  Stone  was  chairman  of  the  Democratic  state 
committee  from  1882  to  1890,  and  served  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1883-4,  and  in  1887-8.  In  the  latter  ses- 
sion he  took  a  prominent  part  in  championing  the 
"Atherton  bill"  as  against  the  "Hazen  bill,"  two 
antagonistic  measures  bearing  upon  railroad  in- 
terests in  New  Hampshire.  He  was  president  of 
the  Laconia  board  of  education  for  several  years. 
In  1892  he  was  the  nominee  of  his  party  for  congress 
and  made  a  remarkable  contest  for  that  office.  In  a 
district  where  there  are  forty-five  thousand  votes  and 
a  large  Republican  majority,  he  came  within  a  matter 
of  six  hundred  votes  of  being  elected.  In  1894  with- 
out solicitation  on  his  part,  he  was  commissioned 
by  President  Cleveland  naval  officer  of  the  port  of 
Boston.  This  place  he  filled  four  years,  and  at  the 
same  time  did  considerable  practice  in  the  courts 
of  Belknap  county.  He  was  nominated  for  governor 
on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  the  fall  of  1S98  and  re- 
ceived a  very  flattering  vote,  receiving  a  majority  of 
the  votes  polled  in  Laconia,  in  Belknap  county,  and 
in  the  city  of  Manchester,  all  of  which  are  normally 
Republican  by  a  good  majority.  At  the  following 
session  of  the  legislature,  1898-9,  he  received  the 
full  party  vote  for  United  States  senator.  In  1901 
he  was  appointed  one  of  the  judges  -of  the  superior 
court  and  still  fills  that  position.  He  was  counsel 
for  the  Laconia  Street  Railway  Company,  and  is 
now  a  director  of  that  organization  and  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Laconia,  and  trustee  of  the  Citi- 
zens' Savings  Bank.  Judge  Stone  is  a  member  of 
Laconia  Grange,  and  of  the  Belknap  County  Pom- 
ona Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  has  been  a 
Mason  over  forty  years,  having  been  received  into 
that  order  in  1865.  while  a  student  at«  Barre.  He  is 
now  a  member  of  the  Mount  Lebanon  Lodge,  No. 
p,2,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Union 
Ri  lyal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  7.  and  Pilgrim  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar,  of  Laconia.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  Chocorna  Lodge,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Laconia. 

Nature  has  liberally  endowed  Judge  Stone  with 
those  qualities  that  assure  to  their  possessor  success 
in  life.  He  has  a  genial  temperament  and  a  pleasing 
personality  that  attract  men,  and  his  upright  char- 
acter  and  correct  deportment  make  one,  once  his 
friend,  always  his  friend.  He  is  popular,  as  has 
been  demonstrated  by  the  votes  he  has  received  _ in 
political  contests.  As  a  citizen  he  has  been  distin- 
guished   by    his    unblemished    character,    his    broad 


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views  and  his  support  of  those  ideas  that  stand  for 
what  is  best  in  American  citizenship.  As  a  lawyer 
b  i  thoroughly  prepared  for  whatever  may  arise 
in  the  conduct  of  a  case;  a  rapid  thinker,  and  a 
clear  and'  persuasive  speaker.  As  a  judge,  he  is 
studious,  fair,  honest  and  well-balanced,  rapid  and 
logical  in  lii-  conclusions  and  correct  in  his  decisions. 
Judge  Stone  married,  first,  July  27.  1870,  at  Royal- 
ton,  Vermont,  Minnie  \  Ni  hols,  born  at  Sudbury, 
Vermont,  October  15.  1848,  died  September  22,  1875. 
They    had  Minnie      He    married, 

second,  September  12,  1896.  Isabel  M.,  widow  of 
Benjamin  Muncie,  and  .laughter  of  Colonel  Noah  E. 
Smith,  of  La'conia,  New  Hampshire.  She  was  born 
in  the  City  of  Mexico  in   1S45.      (See   Smith). 

Noah  E.  Smith  (father  of  Mrs.  Stone),  was  born 
in  Meredith,  Xew  Hampshire,  in  1S08.  His  grand- 
parents were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  that 
town,  riding  from  Exeter  to  their  new  home,  the 
wife  upon  a  pillion,  in  the  fashion  of  the  day,  bear- 
ing an  infant  in  her  arms. 

The  couple  located  on  land  at  the  head  of  Round 
Bay,  near  the  present  Lake  Village.  Here  Noah's 
father  was  horn,  and  being  the  first  male  child  born 
in  Meredith,  the  town  gave  him  one  hundred  acres 
of  land — the  tract  now  known  as  "Hadley  Place," 
on  the  west  shore  of  Long  Bay.  When  Noah  was 
ten  years  old  his  parents  removed  to  Gilmaritown, 
tii  re  he  remained  until  of  age,  when  he  left  the 
paternal  roof  to  seek  his  fortune.  He  went  to  New 
York  City,  where  a  company  was  being  formed  to 
operate  a  stage  line  frcm  Vera  Cruz,  upon  the  coast, 
to  the  City  of  Mexico,  and  of  this  line  Smith  soon 
after  became  the  general  superintendent  and 
executive  1  ffker  of  the  company,  and  soon  after  his 
appointment  made  the  acquaintance  of  Santa  Anna, 
who  was  then  about  to  be  inaugurated  president  of 
the  Republic,  for  his  first  term.  After  operating 
the  stagi  in1'  Eor  three  years,  it  was  sold  to  a  com- 
pany of  Mexicans,  and  Smith  decided  to  return 
home,  but  another  company  being  formed  in  New 
York,  he  was  induced  to  remain  as  director  of  the 
new  line.  After  directing  the  new  line  for  several 
yeai  Smith  went  into  business  for  himself,  and  en- 
gaged extensively  in  the  buying  and  selling  of  mules 
and  horses  He  also  had  extensive  dealings  with 
the  Mexican  government,  and  supplied  it  with  many 
horses  for  the  army,  and  nut  only  did  he  become 
prominent  in  business  circles,  but  established  inti- 
mate relations  with  the  people  among  whom  he 
dwelt,  and  had  an  extensive  acquaintance,  and  was 
on  the  ni'  1  Friendl}  term  with  thi  ise  hi 
authorit  j 

e  time. after  the  breaking  Oil  tilities 

upon  the  Rio  Grande,  Smith  was  unmolested,  but  he 

nallj    ordered    to   leave   the   city,   and   did   so, 
convei  i"ii  t;int   dispatches  to 

1  i  ■    Pueblo,  also  giving  So  >t1   \ 

informal!.  1.  xican  army, 

and  final  1  a    I  de,  and  was  attached 

i"  h  staff  as  interpreter,  and  was  with  Scott  in  all 
his   engagemenl  Ids   entry   to   the    City    of 

Mexico,      \fter  the  close  of  the  war,  Smith  re' 
to  the  United   Stat'        Soon  after  Smith's  return  to 
New    Hampshire  he  joined  a   party  of  gold  s 
and  with  them  went   to  '  alio 
Horn   in   a   steamer   called   the   <  Iregon,   but  after  a 

!  some  time  in   Californ  a 
turn  home  en  ao  In   1852  h 

appointed  mail  agent  for  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  his 
duties  led  him  repeatedly  to  Aspinwall  and  0  1  ion- 
ally  to  San  hi. ni.  isco,  but  after  a  of  three  or 


four  years   he   resigned  and  returned  to  Gilmant 
The    latter    years    of    hi-    lite    were    spent   with    his 
daughter,  Mrs.  Munsey,  at  Laconia. 

ill)     Gr.  11     of     Rev.     Timothy     S 

sailed  from  Ipswich,  April  15,  1635,  in  company  with 
brother  Simon  and  landed  in  Boston.  He  settled  in 
Cambridge,  where  he  was  admitted  a  freeman  May 
25,  1636;  united  with  the  church  shortly  afterward 
and  became  a  deacon.  In  1638  he  represented  Cam- 
bridge in  the  general  court.  He  resided  in  the  vi- 
cinity ei'  Mi.  \uhtirn,  and  his  death  occurred  No- 
vember 30,  167J,  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  year-.  He 
was  married  in  England  to  Lydia  Cooper,  win  ac- 
companied him  to  America,  and  died  in  Cambridge, 
June  24,  1674.  Their  children  were:  John,  Daniel, 
David,  Elizabeth,  Samuel  and  Sarah.  (Mention  of 
Samuel  and  descendants  appears  in  this  articl 

(III)  John,   eldest   son    and    child    of   Gr 

and  Lydia  (Cooper)  Stone,  was  born  in  England, 
about  1619,  and  sailed  from  London  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  years.  He  resided  in  Cambridge  with  his 
father  until  attaining  his  majority,  when  he  went  to 
Sudbury  as  one  of  the  original  proprietors,  but  sub- 
sequently removed  to  Framingham.  At  the  death  of 
his  father  he  returned  to  Cambridge.  Besides  his 
property  in  Sudbury,  which  he  sold  to  John  M 
in  1645,  he  acquired  by  grant  six  acres  in  "Natick 
Bounds."  In  1654  he  was  town  clerk  in  Framingham, 
and  in  1656  he  secured  from  the  general  court  the 
confirmation  of  a  purchase  from  the  Indians  of  land 
at  the  falls  of  Sudbury  river,  and  more  land  was 
granted  him  in  1658.  In  the  records  of  1659  the 
road  to  John  Stone's  house  is  referred  to  in  the  de- 
scription of  property  in  the  bounds  of  Natick  Planta- 
tion. He  was  a  church  member  and  appears  in  the 
records  as  both  elder  and  deacon.  He  was  eleci 
representative  to  the  general  court,  from  Cambridge, 
in  1682-83,  and  he  died  May  5,  of  the  latter  year. 
His  will  was  dated  April'16,  16S3,  and  recorded  June 
1.  He  married  Anne  How.  probably  a  daughter  of 
Elder  Edward  How.  of  Watertown,  and  was  the 
father  of  ten  children:  Hannah.  Mary,  Daniel, 
David,.  Elizabeth,  Margaret,  Tabitha,  Sarah,  Na- 
thaniel  and  John. 

(IV)  Nathaniel,  third  son  and  ninth  chil 
John  and  Anne  1  How)  Stone,  was  born  May  11, 
1660.  He  resided  in  Framingham,  where  he  served 
as  a  selectman  from  1706  to  1710.  and  was  admitted 
to  the  church.  May  16.  1725.  His  will  was  made 
June  23.    1732,   and'  probated    November   2,   1  f   that 

r.  He  married.  April  25,  1684,  Sarah  Wa  t.  of 
Maiden.  She  bore  him  eight  children,  wdiose  names 
were:  Nathaniel.  Ebenezer,  Jonathan.  Isaac,  John, 
Mary.  Sarah  and  Hezekiah. 

(V)  Hezekiah,    sixth    son    and    eighth    chil 
Nathaniel   and   Sarah    (Wayt)    Stone,   was   born   in 
Framingham,  March    1.   1710-11.     He  received   from 
his    father   the   homestead,   known   as   "Bridgefield," 

■'her  with  the  hitler's  interest  in  Baitir 
meadow.  lie  was  chosen  a  selectman,  1750,  and 
served  two  years.  He  subsequently  removed  I  ■  Ox- 
ford, Massachusetts,  and  died  there  July  r8,  1771. 
lie  married  Ruth  How,  of  Sudbury,  and  she  became 
the  wife  of  Deacon  Brancroft,  of  Ward.  Heze- 
kiah   Stone  was  the  of  eight  children:     Eli- 

phalet,  h-  e  Heph  ibah,  Ruth,  Sarah,  Lois,  Israel 
and   lb    1  kiah. 

(VI)  Deaco     Elipha]         desl  child  of  : 

and  Ruth   (How)   Stone,  was  hern  in  Framingham,- 

1  cember   5.    1735.     In    1771    he    went    to    M 
New  Hampshire,  where  la   purchased  of  his  brother- 
in-law,   Moses  Goddard,  a  tract  of  land  located  in. 


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the  vicinity  of  Stone  Pond.  The  farm  which  he 
cleared  was  recently  owned  by  Clark  Hill.  For 
many  years  he  was  deacon  of  the  church  in  Marl- 
boro, and  he  died  there  February  9.  1S17.  He  mar- 
ried Lydia  Goddard.  born  September  4,  1737,  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Keziah  (Cloves)  Goddard,  of 
Berlin.  She  died  March  iS.  1S21.  The  children  of 
this  union  were:  Calvin,  Beulah,  John,  Shubael, 
Cynthia,  Ruth,  Abigail,  Luther,  Patty  and  Asa. 

(VII)  Captain  John,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Deacon  Elifhalet  and  Lydia  (Goddard)  Stone, 
was  born  at  Framingham,  1764.  He  settled  north 
of  Stone  Pond,  directly  on  the  line  between  Marl- 
boro and  Dublin.  Although  but  a  boy,  John  Stone, 
like  many  others  of  the  youth  of  New  England,  en- 
listed as  a  soldier  in  the  Patriot  army  during  the 
Revolutionary  war,  and  his  daughter,  Ruth  Helen, 
widow  of  the  late  Fred  H.  Rogers,  of  Bellows  Falls, 
is  an  interested  member  of  a  Boston  Chapter, 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  On  March 
12,  1788,  he  married  for  his  first  wife  Elizabeth 
Stanley,  who  died  November  4,  1813,  and  he  sub- 
sequently married  Mrs.  Rebecca  (Coolidge)  Ward. 
She  died  October  24,  1856.  The  children  of  his  first 
union  were:  John,  died  young:  Polly,  Betsey,  Abi- 
gail, Andrew.  Martha,  Silas,  Aaron,  Mahala,  died 
young;  Mahala.  Lydia,  Emeline  and  Louisa.  Those 
ot"  h\-,  second  marriege  were:  John  Curtis,  Caroline 
E.,  Ruth  Helen  and  George  H.  Captain  John  Stone 
died  April  14,  1849. 

(VIII)  John  Curtis,  eldest  child  of  Captain 
John  and  Rebecca  Stone,  was  born  in  Marlboro. 
August  22,  1819.  He  was  a  painter  and  paper 
hanger,  and  resided  in  Marlboro  his  entire  life, 
which  terminated  May  12,  1892.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried. April  17,  1856.  he  married  Ellen  M.  Fay,  who 
was  born  in  Framingham,  January  25,  1831,  and  died 
February  19,  1866.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  mar- 
ried October  20,  7866,  was  Marion  E.  Munroe,  born 
December  2"5,  1846.  His  first  wife  bore  him  six  chil- 
dren :  Malora  R.,  born  February.  1S57.  married  Ly- 
man E.  Bigelow.  Elsie  J.,  born  June  15,  1858,  mar- 
ried Arthur  J.  Clapp,  of  West  Upton,  Massachu- 
setts, and  resides  in  Franklin,  that  state.  Delia  M., 
born  April  28,  i860.  George  Fay,  the  date  of  whose 
birth  will  be  recorded  presently.  Louisa  S..  born 
December  20,  1863,  died  May  27,  1S65.  Lizzie  M., 
born  September  5.  1S65.  died  February  21",  1S66. 
The  children  of  his  second  union  are:  Nellie  M., 
born  October  8.  1867.  Frank  Leslie,  born  February 
14.  1S69.  Eddie  M..  born  October  r2.  1870.  Her- 
man C,  born  August  9,  1872.  Freddie  Elmer,  born 
December  25,  1^74.  died  February  iS,  1876.  Win- 
field  M.,  born  August  29,  1881.  Clifton  Elmer,  born 
1899,  died  in  infancy. 

(IX)  George  Fay.  eldest  son  and  fourth  child 
of  John  Curtis  and  Ellen  M.  (Fay)  Stone,  was  born 
in  Marlboro,  February  iS.  1862.  His  studies  in  the 
public  schools  were  supplemented  with  a  commercial 
course  at  Eastman's  Business  College,  Poughkeepsie, 
New  York,  and  his  early  business  training  was  ac- 
quired in  the  grocery  store  of  Clinton  Collins,  of 
Marlboro.  He  was  subsequently  employed  in  the 
same  line  of  trade  by  George;  Davis,  with  whom  he 
remained  for  three  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which 
time  he  accepted  a  clerkship  in  the  dry-goods  store 
of  C.  B.  Collins  &  Company,  of  Marlboro.  In  1891 
he  went  to  Keene.  where  for  the  succeeding  three 
years  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  Boston  Branch  Grocery 
Store.  Entering  the  employ  of  Nichols  &  Ward- 
well.  Keene,  he  remained  with  them  for  eleven  years, 
and  in  company  with  John  H.   Smith   succeeded   to 


the  business,  which  he  is  now  conducting  with  grati- 
fying success.  Under  the  old  town  government  he 
served  as  a  selectman  for  six  years;  was  for  two 
years  a  member  of  the  city  council  from  ward  3; 
has  been  a  member  of  the  fire  department  since  1892, 
and  ranks  as  second  lieutenant.  Mr.  Stone  is  now 
(1907-08)  a  member  of  the  general  court.  He 
affiliates  with  the  Order  of  the  Golden  Cross  and  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  is  now  (1907) 
a  member  of  the  Encampment.  Monadnock,  No.  io, 
and  Friendship,  Rebecca,  No.  6,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church.  Mr.  Stone  mar- 
ried, December  29,  1886.  Lucy  Emma  Morse,  born 
in  Marlboro,  March  11,  1862,  daughter  of  Granville 
and  Achsah   (Gates)   Morse. 

(Ill)  Samuel,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Gregory  and  Lydia  (Cooper)  Stone,  settled  at  Cam- 
bridge Farms,  now  Lexington,  Massachusetts,  prior 
to  the  year  1700,  and  was  the  progenitor  of  the  Lex- 
ington Stones,  who  became  quite  numerous.  For 
the  purpose  of  distinguishing  one  from  another  they 
are  designated  in  the  early  town  records  as  John 
Stone,  East,  and  John  Stone,  West,  etc.  They  were 
prosperous,   influential  .and   highly   reputable   people. 

(VI)  Captain  George,  probably  a  great-grand- 
son  of  Samuel  Stone,  was  born  in  Lexington.  March 
21.  1760.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  enlisted  in 
the  Continental  army  and  left  the  honorable  record 
of  having  served  five  years  in  the  w:ar  for  national 
independence,  during  which  he  participated  in  the 
important  military  operations  resulting  in  the  sur- 
render of  General  Burgoyne ;  was  also  in  several 
other  notable  engagements,  including  the  battles  of 
Brandywine,  Stillwater  and  Monmouth,  in  which 
latter  encounter  he  was  wounded ;  and  in  common 
with  the  rest  of  the  patriots  under  General  Wash- 
ington, endured  the  privation  and  exposure  at  the 
memorable  winter  encampment  at  Valley  Forge.  On 
account  of  the  comparative  worthlessness  of  Con- 
tinental currency  he  found  himself  practically  penni- 
less at  the  close  of  the  war,  and  although  compelled 
to  suffer  the  pangs  of  miserably  requited  service  to- 
gether with  the  poverty  resulting  therefrom,  he  left 
to  his  posterity  the  ever-enduring  honor  of  being 
descendants  of  a  Revolutionary  patriot.  It  is  stated 
upon  good  authority  that  Captain  Stone's  pay,  which 
he  received  in  federal  currency  on  being  mustered 
out.  was  valued  at  twenty  cents  in  good  money.  In 
addition  to  a  robust  constitution  he  possessed  an 
inherent  ambition  to  get  on  in  the  world,  and  pene- 
trating the  then  wilds  of  New  Hampshire,  he  ac- 
quired twenty  acres  of  unimproved  land  in  Bos- 
cawen.  Through  industry  and  judicious  manage- 
ment he  subsequently  increased  his  landed  posses- 
sions, and  becoming  affluent  for  a  farmer  of  that 
period  was  able  to  give  each  of  his  children  a  home- 
stead, lie  died  in  West  Boscawen,  December  8, 
1834.  His  first  wife,  whom  he  married  about  the- 
year  1788.  was  Hannah  Lovering,  of  Kingston,  New 
Hampshire,  who  died  December  27,  1826,  aged  sixty- 
rive  years,  and  in  1830  he  married  for  his  second 
wife  Abigail  Currier,  of  Canterbury,  this  state.  Her 
death  occurred  April  18,  at  the  age  of  sixty-six. 
His  children,  all  of  whom  were  of  his  first  union, 
were :  Sarah,  John,  Amos,  Polly.  Peter,  George  W.,. 
Hannah  and  Royal. 

(VII)  John,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of  Cap- 
tain George  and  Hannah  (Lovering)  Stone,  was 
born  in  Boscawen,  February  28,  1792.  He  resided 
in  Webster,  New  Hampshire,  for  many  years,  and 
1  iccupied  a  comfortable  homestead  on  Battle  street, 
where  he  died  January  25,  1870.     During  the  War  of 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


1812-15  he  was  drafted  and  served  in  the  army,  do- 
ing garrison  duty  at  Portsmouth.  He  married  Sub- 
mit Sweatt,  who  was  horn  in  West  Boscawen,  June 
,  1795,  and  died  in  Webster,  February  II,  1881. 
was  the  mother  of  two  sons,  Benjamin  . 
Hiram  G. 

(VIII)  Hiram  G..  youngest  son  of  John  and 
Submit  (Sweatt)  Stone,  was  born  in  Webster,  May 
24,   1822.     He  resided  at  the  homestead  in  Webster, 

1  became  a  farmer  of  unusual  ability,  being  par- 
ticularly partial  to  horticulture  and  raising  apples  on 
an  extensive  scale.  As  an  authoritative  writer  on 
native  fruits  and  kindred  subjects  he  attained  much 
favorable  notoriety  and  was  considered  an  expert 
in  all  matters  relative  to  his  special  branch  of 
agriculture.  He  lived  to  be  nearly  seventy  years  old, 
and  his  death  occurred  at  the  family  homestead  in 
Webster.  December  26,  1891.  January  26.  iSj,7,  he 
married  Mary  Ann  Coffin  Ticknor,  of  Lebanon,  New 
Hampshire,  who  died  November  10,  1856,  and  on 
December  5,  of  the  following  year,  he  married  for 
his  second  wife  Lucinda  Lane,  of  Epsom,  this  state. 
His  first  wife  bore  him  two  children:  Melvin  T., 
who  will  be  again  referred  to;  and  Mary  Ann  Tick- 
nor, who  was  born  August  18,  1856  ( died  Septem- 
ber 21,   1870). 

(IX)  Melvin  Ticknor  Stone,  M.  D.,  eldest  child 
and  only  son  of  Hiram  G.  and  Mary  A.   C.    (Tick- 
one,  was  born   in   West   Boscawen,   July  2S, 

1854.     Having  pursued  the  regular  course  of  study 
at  the  New  Hampton  Institute,  he  began  his  profes- 
reparations,  which  were  completed  at  Dart- 
mouth  College  with  the  medical  class  of   1880.  and 
immediately   locating   in   Troy  he   entered   upon   his 
professional  duties  with  a  spirit  of  enthusiasm  which 
ctically    assured   a    substantial    success.     The    ac- 
of  a  lucrative  practice  is  attended  with  many 
iculties.    and   can   be   only   accomplished   through 
the    exercise   of    superior   professional    skill    and    an 
unquestionable    honesty   of   purpose.     The    fact   that 
he   h;      labored   in  one   field   of  operation   for  more 
than    a    quarter    of    a    century    is    fairly    conclusive 
proof   that   these   essential    qualities    predominate    in 
character,  and  the  spark  of  ambition  which  served 
:  righten    his   path    during   the   days   of   his   early 
professional    struggles,    may    also   lie    considered    as 
one  of  the  chief  elements  of  bis  mi  . 

Although    in    every    well     regulated     community 

partiality   displayed   between  citizens  of 

the  learned   profes  ions  and  the  ordinarily  educated 

man  or  farmer  in  the  distribution  of  public 

et   there   is   not   unfrequently   a   perceptible 

pari  of  the  majority  of  voters  toward 

the   college-bred    man.    especially   when    the    latter's 

■     1  itation    1-    augmented    by    personal 

Hilarity,   and,   a:  to    information   at   hand. 

1  lr.  S  long  to  thi    category.     1  [e  has 

1    a;    health    officer   from    r88o  to  the  present 

time:    was    superintendent    of    pu  ols    from 

f88s  ami  in  ■  10I  b  ard  fr<  im 

-  clerk   from   1888 

1      dati  ■    11.   the  public  library  from    1894 

t      [906.  and   sup  rvi  or  of  the  check  list    from   1896 

to    the    legislature    in 

istil  nii.  mal  convention 

at   Concord   in    [902.      For   thi     pasl    twenty   years  he 

'he  peace   and    a    not! 
public.    In  i"  litics  In1  i  ■'■  an      I  luring  the 

Harrison   administration   he  was   chosen   a    meml 
of  the  board  of  examining  surge  >ns  in  pensi 
He  is  a  meml-  1    1  ii   the    \  mi  rican    Medical     \     ocia- 
tion,  tlte  New  Hampshire  State.  1  u|  Valley 


and  Cheshire  County  medical  societies.  In  the  Ma- 
sonic order  he  is  far  advanced,  being  a  past  worship- 
ful master  of  the  Blue  Lodge  in  Troy,  and  a  member 
of  Cheshire  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  Hugh  de 
Payen  Commandery  of  Keene,  and  Edward  A.  Ray- 
mond Consistory,  thirty-second  degree,  Scottish  Rite, 
of  Nashua.  He  also  affiliates  with  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Improved  Order  of 
Red  Men.  lie  lias  been  engaged  quite  extensively 
in  the  settlement  of  estates,  and  is  particularly  in- 
terested in  local  history,  having  compiled  an  ex- 
cellent "History  of  Troy,"  which  twas  published  in 
1807. 

On  January  26,  1882.  Dr.  Stone  married  I 
Mabel  Whitney,  born  in  Francestown,  May  29,  1S58, 
daughter  of  Charles  W.  and  Sarah  Frances  (Tay- 
lor) Whitney.  Her  father  was  born  in  Troy,  No- 
vember 26,  1827,  and  her  mother,  who  was  born  in 
Francestown,  October  23,  1829,  died  April  6,  1S99. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Stone  have  had  three  daughters, 
namely  :  Mary  F..  born  April  29,  1S86,  died  April  5. 
1891  :  Mildred  Ticknor.  born  March  17,  1891  :  and 
Dorothy  C.,  born  April  25,  1896,  died  August  20, 
j  ear. 


The    name    of    Forsaith    originated 
FORSAITH     in    Scotand   and   is   of   great   antiq- 
uity.      During    the    great  religious 
upheaval    which    so    violently    agitated    the    Scotch 
Protestants  in  the  seventeenth  century  it   was  allied 
with  the   Covenanters,  and  those  of  its   representat- 
ives  who   were   determined  to   live   up  to   the   I 
ings   of  the    Presbyterian    doctrine   sought   a    refuge 
in    the    north    of    Ireland,    where    the    prospects    of 
religious    liberty   were  much   brighter.     The   exodus 
from   Scotland  to  Ireland  was  at  a  later  period   fol- 
lowed by  another  hegira  from  the  latter  country  to 
America,    and    many    of   these    sturdy   people    found 
homes  in  New  Hampshire.     These  immigrant 
ilu    progenitors   of   many   distinguished   Americans. 
(II    William  Forsaith.  a  native  of  north  Ireland. 
was  the  son  of  Matthew    Forsaith,  who  cami 
the    north    of    Ireland    and    settled    in    Chester,    and 
from    him   have    descended   a    large   number   of    the 
name  in  this  country.     William  Forsaith  came 
infant  to   X i w  England  about  the  year   1742.  his  par- 
ents  settling  among  the  Scotch-Irish   compatriots   in 
Londonderry,  or  the  immediate  vicinity,     lie  v 
industrious    farmer,    and    a    man    of    unquestii 

• 
transmitted   to   his    descendants       His   wife    was    be- 
fore marriage  Jane  Wilson,  and  be  had  a   family  of 
in    si  his   and   three  daughters. 

(Hi  ;h    child   and   youngest   son  of 

m     and      lane     (Wilson)      Forsaith,     was     born 

1  0.1  lii.it'  d    from    1  )artmi  111th 

College    with    the    class    of     [807,    and    immediately 

turned  bis  attention  to  educational  pursuits.    Teach- 

liool,   h' w a  er,   u:i .   to  him  but   a  temp 

1  ntering  the  legal 
profession,  and  having  completed  his  preparations 
and    secured    admission    to   the    bar,   he   located   for 

practice  in  I town,  remaining   Fi  r  a  time  and  then 

removing  t"  Bi  ion  In  [822  be  went  to  Newport, 
Xew  1  lamp-hire,  where  he  transacted  with  success 
a  general  law  business  for  a  period  of  twenty-four 
or  up  to  his  death  In  politics  he  was  an  ac- 
tive supporter  of  the  Whig  party,  and  in  addition  10 
holding  numerous  town  offices  served  one  term  in 
the  low  of  the   Xew    Hampshire  legislature. 

I     1    ii         lied  in    1846.     In    1S22   he  m 
Maria    Southworth,    who    became    the    mother    of    -is; 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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:hildren,  .three  of  whom  died  in  childhood,  another, 
tht  in,  died   quite  late  in   life,  and  two  are 

\     (1907)    living- — Judge   William   J.    Forsaith,   of 
Boston,  who  is  referred  to  at  greater  length  in  the 
.  eding  paragraph,  and  his  younger  brother.  Ed- 
ward.    Mrs.  Maria  Forsaith  died  1890,  aged  eighty- 

hl    years. 

(Ill)  William  Josiah,  son  of  Josiah  and  Maria 
Southworth)  Forsaith.  w-as  born  in  Newport.  New 
Hampshire,  April  19,  1S36.  He  began  his  education 
in  the  Newport  public  schools,  later  studied  at  the 
Kimball  Union  Academy,  Meriden,  from  which  he 
was  graduated,  then  entered  Amherst,  remaining 
two  years,  and  entering  Dartmouth  as  a  junior  took 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1857.  The  fol- 
ing  January  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the 
office  of  Messrs.  Burke  and  Waite,  of  Newport,  with 
whom  he  was  a  student  for  about  one  year,  at  the 
expiration  of  which  time  he  entered  the  office  of  B. 
F.  Hallet,  in  Boston,  and  in  the  fall  of  1S59  became 
a  student  at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  remaining 
there  one  full  term.  He  then  entered  the  office  of 
-rs.  Ramsey  and  Morse,  of  Boston,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Suffolk  county  bar  in  May,  1S60.  He 
practiced  law  in  Boston  for  the  succeeding  ten  years, 
■  r  until  1S72.  when  he  was  appointed  a  special  jus- 
tice of  the  Boston  municipal  court  for  a  period  of 
four  year;,  and  also  served  as  trial  justice  of  the 
juvenile  court  which,  by  act  of  the  legislature,  is 
ni  w  presided  over  by  a  justice  appointed  solely  for 
that  purpose.  In  1882  he  was  appointed  as  associate 
justice  of  the  municipal  court  of  the  city  of  Boston, 
and  has  since  served  upon  the  bench,  a  full  quarter 
of  a  century.  Both  in  years  and  in  point  of  service 
Judge  Forsaith  is  probably  the  oldest  municipal  jus- 
tice  in    Massachusetts. 

Judge  Forsaith  was  married  in  1865  to  Annie 
Veazie,  of  Bangor,  Maine,  daughter  of  John  W. 
Veazie,  of  that  city,  and  a  granddaughter  of  General 
Veazie,  a  prominent  financier  of  Bangor  in  his  day 
and  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  the  Pine  Tree 
State.  The  children  of  this  union,  all  of  whom  were 
born  in  Boston,  are:  William  Veazie,  born  in  1867; 
Marian    Bartlett,    born    111    1871  ;    and    Annie    South- 

rth,   born    in    1875.     Mrs.    Forsaith    died   in    1889. 

This  is  one  of  the  many  New  Eng- 
GRIMES  land  names  which  have  undergone 
great  modifications  in  spelling.  It  is 
of  Scotch  origin  and  was  originally  spelled  on 
its  arrival  in  this  country,  Graham  or  Grayham. 
It  is  frequently  written  in  the  Scotch  annals  Graeme 
and  it  is  found  connected  with  important  events  in 
that  country  as  well  as  the  United  States.  Its 
representatives  in  New  Hampshire  have  been  noted 
for  their  intelligence,  industry  and  executive  ability. 
(I)  The  first  of  whom  any  definite  record  can 
now  be  found  was  Francis  Graham,  who  was  among 
the  large  colony  that  came  from  North  Ireland  in 
1 7 18  to  settle  in  New  Hampshire.  The  record  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  selectman  of  Boston,  under 
date  January.  1720,  is  the  following:  "Sundry 
passengers  who  came  from  Ireland  with  Captain 
Dennis  and  arrived  here  November  last"  to  which 
1-  appended  the  names  of  twenty-one  men,  among 
whrm  is  that  of  Francis  Graham.  The  records  of 
Boston  also  state  that  "Francis  Graham  married 
Mary  Dicky.  January  20.  1731."  This  marriage  was 
performed  by  Rev.  John  Moorehead,  who  officiated 
in  that  capacity  for  many  of  the  Scotch-Irish  in 
and  about  Boston.  Francis  Graham  settled  in  that 
vicinity,  living  fur  a  time  on   Noddle's  Island,   now 


East  Boston.  There  a  son  was  born  in  1747.  A 
daughter,  Ann,  was  also  born.  She  subsequently 
married  Deacon  William  McKean  and  settled  in 
Deering,  New  Hampshire,  where  she  died  in  1825 
at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years.  Deacon  McKean 
was  1  he  son  of  Samuel  McKean  and  the  last  named 
was  a  nephew  of  the  celebrated  James  McKean,  a 
pioneer  proprietor,  and  long  a  magistrate  of  Lon- 
donderry, New  Hampshire. 

(II)  Francis,  son  of  Francis  Graham,  was  born 
in  1747,  in  what  is  now  East  Boston,  and. lived  for 
a  short  time  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire. 
About  1765  he  settled  in  Deering,  nearly  opposite 
the  present  village  of  Llillsboro  Bridge,  one  and 
one  half  miles  distant  from  that  town.  About  this 
time  his  name  began  to  be  called  Grimes  and  he 
accepted  this  pronunciation  and  adopted  the  present 
spelling.  The  hill  on  which  he  settled  was  long 
known  as  Grimes  Hill.  He  signed  the  Association 
Test  in  Deering  in  1776.  His  wife  was  Elizabeth 
Wilson  of  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  John,  James  and  Ann.  The  last 
named  became  the  wife  of  Deacon  William  Mc- 
Kean, settled  in  Deering,  New  Hampshire,  and 
died  in  1885,  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years.  Deacon 
William  was  a  son  of  Samuel  McKean,  who  was 
a  nephew  of  the  celebrated  James  McKean  pro- 
prietor and  long  a  magistrate  of  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire. 

(III)  John,  eldest  son  of  Francis  and  Eliza- 
beth (Wilson)  Grimes,  was  born  August  11,  1772, 
in  Deering,  and  long  lived  on  what  is  known  as  the 
McNeal  place  in  that  town.  For  a  time  he  was  a 
merchant  and  hotel  keeper  in  Francestown,  and 
about  1836  removed  to  Hillsboro  Bridge,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming  and  rearing  cattle.  He 
died  there  October  17,  1851.  He  was  a  liberal 
minded  man  and  on  one  occasion  on  account  of 
assisting  a  sick  individual  on  his  way  he  was  ar- 
rested for  traveling  on  Sunday.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church  and  was  an  ardent 
Whig  but  refused  any  public  station.  He  was  the 
friend  of  progress  and  encouraged  the  mainten- 
ance of  schools  and  everything  that  tended  towards 
the  advancement  of  the  community.  His  wife, 
Elizabeth  Wilson,  was  born  August  19,  1773,  and 
died  in  1850,  about  seventy-seven  years  old.  Fol- 
lowing is  a  brief  mention  of  their  children.  Hiram, 
the  eldest,  is  the  subject  of  the  following  paragraph. 
Jane  became  the  wife  of  James  Butler  and  died 
in  Hillsboro  Bridge.  Susan  married  Alden  Wal- 
ker and  was  the  mother  of  Admiral  John  G.  Walker, 
who  was  prominent  in  the  United  States  Navy. 
She  died  in  Hillsboro  Bridge,  as  did  also  Francis. 
David  W.  died  in  Burlington,  Iowa.  Sarah  C.  died 
unmarried  about  1884.  James  Wilson,  the  youngest, 
was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  in  the 
same  class  with  Hon.  Samuel  C.  Bartlett  and 
"Long"  John  Wentworth  of  Illinois.  He  was  gov- 
ernor of  the  state  of  Iowa. from  1834  to  1858,  and 
represented  that  state  in  the  United  States  senate  for 
the   ten   years   from    1859  to   1869. 

(IV)  Hiram,  eldest  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Wilson)  Grimes,  was  born  September  17,  1798, 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and 
Pinkerton  Academy.  In  1882,  he  bought  a  farm  in 
Hillsboro  adjoining  the  land  owned  by  his  father 
on  the  eastern  border  of  the  present  village  of 
Hillsboro  Bridge,  and  resided  there  until  his-  death, 
November  5,  188s.  He  was  industrious  and  frugal, 
intelligent  and  forceful,  and  won  from  the  soil 
a    competence    for    himself    and    family.      He    was 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


warmly  attached  to  bis  family,  fond  of  his  home 
and  took  little  part  in  publie  affairs.  He  enjoyed 
the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  entire  community. 
Mr.  Grimes  was  a  regular  attendant  at  and  sup- 
porter of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  mar- 
ried, December  9,  1823,.  to  Clarissa,  daughter  of 
Dr.  James  and  Nancy  (Wilson)  Forsaith.  She 
died  March  9,  1873.  Their  first  child,  a  daughter, 
died  when  only  two  months  old;  the  second,  John, 
died  in  Hillsboro;  Nancy  Jane,  the  third,  is  the 
widow  of  David  B.  Burbank  and  resides  at  Hills- 
boro Bridge;  Elvira  Elizabeth  died  unmarried  about 
1898;  James  F.  is  the  subject  of  the  succeeding 
paragraph;  Clarissa  A.  resides  in  Hillsboro  Bridge. 
1  \  )  James  Forsaith,  second  son  and  fifth  child 
of  Hiram  and  Clarissa  (Forsaith)  Grimes,  was 
born  May  19,  1835,  in  Hillsboro.  and  has  passed 
nearly  his  entire  life  in  that  town.  His  boyhood 
was  passed  upon  his  father's  farm  and  the  educa- 
tional advantages  afforded  by  the  district  schools 
of  the  time  were  supplemented  by  attendance  at 
academies  at  Gilmanton,  Hopkinton  and  Washing- 
ton. At  a  very  early  age  his  summers  were  oc- 
cupied by  labor  upon  the  farm  and  he  thereby  gained 
a  vigorous  body  and  habits  which  resulted  in  a 
successful  business  career.  In  young  manhood  he 
spent  his  winters  in  teaching  in  the  district  schools 
of  his  own  and  adjoining  towns,  beginning  at  the 
early  age  of  sixteen  years.  He  gained  an  excellent 
reputation  as  a  scholar  and  disciplinarian  and  his 
services  were  frequently  sought  by  localities  in 
which  those  qualities  were  desirable.  In  1859,  while 
teaching  in  Hillsboro  Village  he  began  the  study 
of  law  with  Francis  N.  Blood,  an  attorney  of  that 
place  and  this  he  continued  until  the  opening  of 
hostilities  in  the  civil  war.  After  the  firing  upon 
Fort  Sumter,  he  was  the  first  of  his  native  town 
to  volunteer  in  the  defense  of  the  Union.  About 
this  time,  through  the  influence  of  his  uncle,  who 
was  then  United  States  senator,  bis  name  was  pre- 
sented for  a  captain's  commission  in  the  regular 
army  and  he  immediately  began  to  take  private 
instruction  in  order  to  fit  himself  for  the  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  this  responsible  position.  On 
August  5,  1861,  he  was  commissioned  as  captain 
in  the  Seventeenth  Regiment,  United  States  In- 
fantry, immediately  joined  his  command  at  Fort 
Preble,  Maine,  and  was  shortly  detailed  as  a  re- 
cruiting officer,  lie  acted  in  this  capacity  for  a  short 
time  in  bis  native  place  and  afterwards  at  Ogdeus- 
burg,  New  York.  He  became  impatient  to  partici- 
pate in  the  actions  of  the  field  and  endeavored  to 
secure  the  influence  of  a  friend  to  obtain  an  order 
to  that  effect.  In  writing  to  him  upon  this  subject, 
his  uncle,  Senator  Grimes,  said,  "A  good  soldier 
obeys  orders  but  seeks  none.  1  cannot  agree  with 
many  of  our  public  men  that  this  war  will  be 
brought  to  a  speedy  close.  I  think  we  shall  have  a 
long  and  bloody  war  and  that  you  will  sec  all 
the  fighting  that  you  desire  before  it  is  over.  Wait 
ly,  your  time  will  come."  In  due  time  Cap- 
tain Gi  1 'icd  his  regiment  which  was  a  part 
of  the  Fifth  Corps,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and 
participated  with  it  in  some  of  the  most  severely 
contested  battles  of  all  the  conflict.  During  the 
latter  part  of  the  war  he  was  much  of  the  time 
in  command  of  bis  regiment  and  ltd  it  into  what  will 
l-r  known  a-  the  "Memorable  Battle,  of  the  Wilder- 
\i  Spottsylvania,  Virginia,  be  received  a 
wound  and  was  earned  1  eld.  After  be- 
ing ordered  to  Washington,  be  refused  a 
oi    absence    in    order    that    he    might    return    to    his 


duty  in  the  field.  The  surgeon  declined  to  ac- 
quiesce in  this  and  he  was  "returned  to  duty  at 
his  own  request."  While  his  regiment  was  prep 
ing  to  move  to  Petersburg,  he  rejoined  it  at  Cold 
Harbor,  Virginia.  The  Seventeenth  suffered  heavy 
losses  in  the  campaigns  of  1863-64,  especially  111 
the  battles  of  Gettysburg,  Wilderness,  Laurel  Hill, 
Spottsylvania,  Bethesda  Church,  Cold  Harbor, 
Weldon  Railroad  and  Chapel  House.  At  the  close 
of  the  latter  engagement,  October  1,  1804,  the  regi- 
ment could  muster  only  twenty-six  men  able  to 
bear  arms,  and  in  consequence  of  this  depletion  of 
its  numbers  it  was  detailed  for  duty  as  guard  at 
headquarters  and  soon  after  ordered  out  of  the 
field  for  the  purpose  of  recruiting.  About  No- 
vember 1.  1804,  it  arrived  in  N-ew  York,  and  there 
was  employed  under  command  of  Colonel  Grimes 
in  guarding  noted  prisoners  and  performing  gar- 
rison duty  until  October  of  the  following  year. 
It  was  subsequently  stationed  at  Hart's  Island  in 
New  York  harbor,  engaged  in  organizing  and  dril- 
ling companies  until  the  regiment  was  ordered  to 
Texas  in  the  summer  of  1866.  From  Galveston 
Colonel  Grimes  proceeded  by  rail  to  Brenham,  and 
thence  marched  over  a  hundred  miles  across  the 
country  to  Austin,  Texas,  arriving  about  the  first 
of  November.  In  the  spring  of  1867,  Colonel 
Grimes  was  appointed  judge  advocate  of  a  military 
commission  presided  over  by  Major-Genera!  Alex- 
ander McDee  Macook.  This  was  convened  by 
order  of  General  P.  H.  Sheridan,  at  Austin,  Texas, 
for  the  purpose  of  trying  criminal  cases  under  the 
Reconstruction  Act  of  congress.  Colonel  Grimes 
;  •  ed  in  that  capacity  for  several  months.  From 
October.  1867,  to  April  following  the  Colonel  was 
in  command  of  the  post  at  Nacogdoches,  in  north- 
eastern Texas,  and  was  subsequently  in  command 
of  a  post  at  Ringgold  Barracks,  on  the  Rio  Grande 
River.  The  long  and  arduous  service  in  that  torrid 
region  had  somewhat  impaired  his  health,  and  upon 
the  advice  of  a  physician  he  proceeded  north  on  a 
leave  of  absence  and  returned  to  his  duties  in  the 
fall  of  1S08,  much  improved  in  condition.  He  was 
then  stationed  at  Brownsville,  Texas,  but  the  cli- 
mate was  soon  found  to  be  deleterious  to  his  health 
and  he  was  again  granted  a  leave  of  absence.  He 
reached  home  August  1,  iS;o,  and  in  consequence 
of  his  impaired  health  he  resigned  from  the  ser- 
vice on  the  first  of  the  following  January,  after 
nearly  ten  years  of  military  activity.  In  September* 
[866,  upon  the  reorganization  of  the  army.  Colonel 
1, rimes  was  transferred  to  the  Twenty-sixth  United 
States  Infantry,  and  in  May.  [869,  to  tl 
He  was  commissioned  major  by  brevet,  to  rank 
from  August  1,  18(14.  "for  gallant  servi  es  a(  the 
Battle  of  Spottsylvania  ami  during  the  present 
campaign  before  Richmond,  Virginia."  From  March 
1.",,  1865,  he  ranked  'is  lieutenant  colonel  by  brevet 
Foi  gallant  and  meritorious  services  during  the  war. 
Thus  was  a  faithful  and  deserving  soldier  rewarded. 
Me  now  took  up  his  residence  in  Hillsboro,  and  has 
since  resided  there  in  the  enjoyment  of  that  peace 
and  prosperity  which  came  upon  the  nation  in  a 
measure  through  bis  own  efforts.  Having  a  com- 
petency, he  is  able  to  give  of  his  time  to  the  promo' 
of  every  interest  of  the  community  in  which  he 
lives,  and  he  is  an  honored  and  respected  citizen  of 
his  native  town.  While  at  home  on  a  leave 
absence  Colonel  Grimes  married,  September  8,  [864, 
Sarah  Ann  Jones,  of  Hillsboro,  daughter  of  Eber. 
and  Mary  (Carr)  Jones,  of  that  town.  She  was  his 
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Untied  by  his  side  as  helpmeet  and  companion  until 
March  15,  1906,  when  she  passed  away  at  her  home 
in  Hillsboro  Bridge.  A  brief  mention  of  their 
children  follows :  James  Wilson,  born  November 
21,  1865,  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Boston. 
John  Harvey,  born  March  25,  1867,  now  resides  in 
Hillsboro,  and  is  engaged  in  the  operation  of  a 
saw  mill.  Warren  Parker,  born  October  12,  1868, 
is  a  practicing  physician  in  Hillsboro  Bridge.  Mary 
Carr,  born  August  27,  1871,  resides  at  home.  Henry 
Clitz,  born  October  21.  1872,  died  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  years.  Clara  Forsaith,  born  January  27, 
1875,  resides  at  home.  Cecil  P.,  born  June  29, 
1878,    resides    in    Penacook,    New    Hampshire. 

(VII)  James  Wilson  Grimes,  eldest  child  of 
Col  nel  James  F.  and  Sarah  Ann  (Jones)  Grimes, 
was  born  in  Hillsborough,  New  Hampshire,  No- 
vember 21,  1S65,  and  obtained  his  literary  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  Weymouth,  Massachu- 
setts,  and  at  Phillip's  Academy,  Andover,  Massa- 
chusetts. In  1890  he  graduated  from  the  Boston 
University  Law  School,  and  soon  after  went  to  the 
state  of  Iowa,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 
Finding  that  the  west  did  not  meet  his  expectations, 
he  staid  but  a  short  time,  and  then  returned  to 
Boston  and  was  admitted  to  the  Suffolk  county 
bar  in  1891,  and  immediately  entered  upon  the 
practice  of  law  in  Boston.  His  course  in  business 
has  been  successful,  as  has  also  his  course  in 
politics.  He  is  a  Republican,  and  on  settling  in 
Reading,  where  he  resides,  he  at  once  took  a  part 
in  political  affairs  and  soon  became  a  local  leader. 
In  1897  he  was  elected  from  Woburn  and  Reading 
to  the  legislature,  and  reelected  in  the  years  1898 
and  1809.  In  1006  he  was  nominated  for  senator 
from  the  seventh  Middlesex  district,  and  elected 
in  November  of  that  year,  and  served  as  chairman 
of  the  committee  on  street  railways,  and  also  a 
member  of  the  committee  on  legal  affairs  and  print- 
ing, and  special  recess  committee  on  insurance.  At 
the  end  of  his  term  he  was  re-elected  in  1907  to  serve 
in  the  senate  during  the  years  1908-09.  In  finance 
as  well  as  law  and  politics  he  has  found  favor, 
and  he  is  vice-president  and  a  director  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Reading,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Blackstone  Savings  Bank  of  Boston.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  has  served 
one  term  as  president  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  in  Reading.  He  is  a  member  of  Gen- 
eral Reynolds  Camp.  Sons  of  Veterans,  and  of  the 
Loyal  Legion.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  follow- 
ing divisions  of  the  Masonic  order:  Good  Samari- 
tan Lorlcre.  of  Reading;  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star, 
of  which  he  is  a  past  worthy  patron.  He  is  a 
member  of  Securitv  Lodge.  No.  8,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellow-  :  New  Hampshire.  Home 
Market.  "Middlesex  and  Republican  clubs:  Meadow 
Brook  Golf  Club,  and  the  Suffolk  and  Middlesex 
Bar  Associations. 


This    old    American     name     is     now 
SLEEPER     widely    distributed    throughout    New 

England  and  the  entire  United 
States,  and  is  borne  by  many  honorable  and  worthy 
citizens.  It  is  of  English  origin,  and  was  early 
transplanted    to    American    shores. 

(I)  Thomas  Sleeper  was  horn  about  1616.  and 
was  a  resident  of  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  soon 
after  the  settlement  of  that  town  in  1638.  Land 
was  granted  to  him  a?  early  as  1646.  In  the  latter 
part  of  his  life  he  lived  on  what  is  now  known  as 
Shaw's    Hill.      His    was    then    a    frontier   house,    no 


other  family  living  so  remote  from  the  main  set- 
tlement. From  him  and  his  descendants  that  part 
of  the  town  was  called  "Sleepertown,"  since  cor- 
rupted into  "Sleepytown."  He  died  July  30,  1696, 
and  his  family  afterwards  removed  to  the  newly 
incorporated  town  of'  Kingston.  His  wife  Joanna 
died  there  February  5.  1703.  at  the  age  of  eighty 
years.  She  was  buried  in  Hampton.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Ruth,  John,  Moses, 
Aaron  and  Luther. 

(II)  Aaron,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Joanna  Sleeper,  was  born  February 
20,  1661,  in  Hampton,  and  died  in  Kingston,  May 
9,  1732,  aged  seventy-one  years.  He  was  married 
May  23.  1682,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Elizabeth  (Partridge)  Shaw,  and  granddaughter  of 
Roger  Shaw  (see  Shaw,  I),  and  had  a  second  wife, 
Sarah,  who  bore  him  two  children.  The  first  wife 
was  the  mother  of  seventeen  children.  They  in- 
cluded Moses,  Thomas,  Aaron,  Joseph  and  John 
(twins),  Samuel,  Elisha,  Hezekiah,  Ebenezer, 
Jonathan  and  Abigail. 

(III)  Moses,  son  of  Aaron  and  Elizabeth 
(Shaw)  Sleeper,  was  born  January  2,  1684,  in 
Hampton,  and  resided  in  Kingston,  where  he  died 
January  13,  1754.  He  was  married  January  9, 
1714,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Captain  Jonathan  San- 
born. She  was  born  March  20,  1698.  They  had 
fifteen    children. 

(IV)  David,  son  of  Moses  and  Margaret 
(Sanborn)  Sleeper,  was  born  November  16,  1721, 
in  Kingston,  and  settled  immediately  after  his 
marriage  in  Sandown,  New  Hampshire.  He 
cleared  and  improved  a  good  farm  in  Sandown, 
and  through  industry  and  thrift  accumulated  what 
was  considered  at  that  early  day  a  handsome  for- 
tune, which  he  distributed  among  his  children  as 
they  began  life  for  themselves.  He  was  prominently 
identified  with  the  early  civic  affairs  of  Sandown, 
and  also  with  the  Baptist  Church  of  which  he  was 
one  of  the  leading  supporters.  As  commander  of 
the  local  militia  company  he  hastily  assembled  his 
command  on  hearing  the  news  of  the  battle  of 
Lexington,  and  marching  to  Boston  reported  for 
duty  in  defense  of  national  independence.  He  was 
untiring  in  his  efforts  to  perfect  the  moral  training 
of  his  children,  all  of  whom  inherited  his  honesty, 
integrity  and  other  commendable  virtues,  and  in 
addition  to  providing  them  with  a  goodly  share  of 
the  goods  of  this  world,  he  left  them  the  honorable 
record  of  having  lived  an  upright  and  conscientious 
life.  He  died  in  Sandown,  October  18,  1780.  His 
first  wife,  whom  he  married  November  24,  1743, 
was  Margaret  Scribner,  and  his  second  wife  was 
Ruth  Jennets,  who  was  born  March  29,  1735,  and 
died  July  6,  1823.  Of  his  first  union  there  were 
four  children,  and  his  second  wife  bore  him  six- 
teen children.  Six  of  his  sons  and  two  of  his  daugh- 
ters settled  in  Bristol,  New  Hampshire,  namely: 
Gideon,  Peter,  Moses,  John,  Daniel,  Samuel.  Mary 
(who  married  Theophilus  Sanborn),  and  Ruth  (who 
married  James  Ingalls).  Some  of  his  children 
settled  in  Vermont,  others  went  to  Maine  and 
Canada  and  one  located  in  Plymouth,  this  state. 
(Mention  of  his  sons  David  and  Benjamin  and 
descendants  forms  a  part  of  this  article.) 

(V)  Peter,  third  son  of  David  and  Margaret 
(Scribner)  Sleeper,  was  born  in  Sandown.  May 
27,  1746.  Going  to  Bristol  in  1769  as  a  pioneer, 
he  erected  a  log  house  on  the  west  side  of  what 
is  now  High  street,  and  two  years  later  brought  his 
wife    and    infant    son    to    reside    in   his    new    home. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


A  few  years  later  he  erected  the  first  frame  house 
on  thi  east  side  of  the  road,  which  is  still  standing, 
and  is  now  or  was  recently  occupied  by  Gideon 
Boardman.  He  subsequently  opened  a  tavern,  which 
he  carried  on  for  many  years.  He  was  the  first 
constable  and  tax  collector  in  Bristol,  served  as  a 
selectman  in.  1764,  entered  the  Continental  army 
during  the  Revolutionary  war  as  sergeant  in  Cap- 
tain Walker's  company,  and  during  this  exciting 
period  town  meetings  were  held  in  his  house.  He 
afterwards  actively  identified  with  the  state 
militia,  serving  as  major  of  the  Second  Battalion, 
Eighth  Regiment,  and  lieutenant-colonel  of  the 
Fourteenth  Regiment.  It  is  said  of  him  that  on  one 
occasion  he  roasted  an  ox  for  the  purpose  of  sup- 
plying his  command  with  a  bountiful  repast. 
Colonel  Sleeper  died  in  Bristol,  September  11,  1826. 
He  married  Mary  Sanborn,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Sanborn,  of  Kensington,  New  Hampshire,  and  her 
death    occurred    October    27,    1834,    at    the    age    of 

hty-three  years.  She  became  the  mother  of 
eleven  children,  all  of  whom  were  natives  of  Bristol, 
it    Peter,    the    first    born. 

1  VI)  Peter  (2),  eldest  son  and  child  of  Peter 
Ci)  and  Mary  (Sanborn)  Sleeper,  was  born  in 
Sandown.  He  went  to  Bristol  from  Oxford,  Maine 
where  he  married  and  had  a  family  of  ten  children, 
namely:  Peter  A.,  who  settled  in  Bristol.  Daniel, 
who  went  to  Vermont.  Nathan,  who  married  Fanny 
Jones,  of  Portsmouth,  and  died  in  that  city,  July 
22,  1855  (N.  B.  Dr.  Thomas  P.  Shaw,  of  Lowell, 
Massachusetts,  is  one  of  his  descendants).  Captain 
•  West,  who  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  was 
afterwards  an  officer  in  the  state  militia,  and  re- 
sided near  Danforth  Brook ;  he  married  Ruth 
Worthen.  Sherburn  T.,  who  died  in  Louisiana. 
Sanborn,  who  married  twice  and  was  the  father  of 
children.  Anna,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Ichabod  C.  Bartlett,  and  had  seven  children.  David, 
settled  in  Canada,  married  Susan  Harriman, 
who  bore  him  six  children.  Abraham,  who  married 
a  Miss  Tolford  and  located  in  New  York  state. 
Jonathan  E.,  who  is  referred  to  in  the  succeeding 
paragraph. 

(  VII  I       Jonathan    E.,    youngest    son    and    tenth 

child    of    Peter    Sleeper    (2).    was    born    August   6, 

■  ent    to    Belleville.    Canada    West,    but 

ntually  returned  to  New  Hampshire  and  died 
in  Concord.  January  24.  1S73.  He  married  Adelia 
.   and   had   a   family   of   eleven  children. 

(VIII)  Charles  Wellington,  son  of  Jonathan 
E.  and  Adelia  Sleeper,  was  born  in  Bristol,  Febru- 
ary 25.  1847.  He  was  a  harness  maker  by  trade  and 
for    many    years    conducted    a    thriving   business    at 

ncord   with   James    R.   Hill.     Some   years   ago   he 
retired    from    active    business    pursuits    and    is    now 
living  in   retirement   at    Franklin,      lie   affiliates  with 
Odd   Fellows  and   the   Knights   of   Pythias,  and 
member  of  thi  pal   Church.     He  married 

lentinc    Tl  ol     Franklin,    New    Hamp- 

shire :    P.   Thompson.     She  became 

of    two    sons,    both    horn    at    Franklin. 
New  Hampshin  1      who  will  be  mentioned 

ntly;  and  Fred  A.,  born,  May 
14.  1  and  die  maker  in  Boston. 

(IX)  Alvah  Guy.  son  of  Charles  \Y.  and  Clem- 
entine (Thompson)  Sleeper,  was  born  in  Franklin, 
October  23.  1872.  His  early  education  was  acquired 
in    thi     public   schools,   from   whence   he  entered   the 

'.  mpshire    Conference    Seminary    at    Tilton, 
was    graduated    from    Dartmouth    College    in 


1809.  While  at  Dartmouth  he  officiated  as  organist 
in  the  college  chapel  and  church.  Deciding  to  enter 
the  legal  profession  he  took  the  regular  course  at 
the  Boston  University  law  school,  graduating  with 
honors  in  1902,  and  since  his  admission  to  the 
Suffolk  bar,  which  took  place  in  January.  1903,  he 
has  been  engaged  in  general  practice  both  in  Massa- 
chusetts and  New  Hampshire,  having  an  office  in 
Boston.  Mr.  Sleeper  for  the.past  seven  years  has 
been  the  organist  at  the  Bromfield  Street  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  Boston.  He  is  quite  well  ad- 
vanced  in  the  Masonic  Order,  and  is  a  member  of 
D.    K.    E.    in    Dartmouth    College. 

(V)      David    (2),   son   of   David    (1)    and   Mary 

(Scribner)    Sleeper,  was  born  1748.  and  first  settled 

u  the  homestead  at  Sandown  and  removed  thence 

to    Vershire,    Vermont,    and    returned    to    Sandown, 

where  he  finished  his  days.    The  vital  records  of  the 

are  singularly  silent  about  this  family. 

1  VI )  Joseph,  supposed  to  have  been  a  son  of 
David  (2)  Sleeper,  was  born  September  10,  1782, 
but  the  records  do  not  indicate  the  place  of  his 
birth    (presumabl  vn:   recorded  in   Gilford). 

He  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Simeon  and 
Miriam  (Morrill)  Hoyt  (see  Hoyt,  VI).  They  had 
children:     Lucinda,   Henry  and  Susanna. 

(VII)  Henry  EL,  only  son  and  second  child 
of  Joseph  and  Susanna  (Hoyt)  Sleeper,  was  born 
December  6.  1812,  in  Gilford.  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  resided.  He  married  Caroline  Robie,  who 
was  a  descendant  of  an  old  Maine  family  of  that 
name,  and  had  three  children:  Charles  H.,  Joseph 
Franklin,   and   a  daughter  who   died   voting. 

(VIII)  Charles  H.,  son  of  Henry  H.  and 
Caroline  (Robie)  Sleeper,  was  born  August,  1836, 
in  Gilford,  and  was  a  farmer  in  that  town  during 
the  earlier  part  of  his  business  life.  He  married 
Angenette  True,  of  Lincoln,  Maine.  They  have  one 
son,  Charles  E. 

(IX)  Charles  E.,  son  of  Charles  H.  and 
Angenette    (True)     Sleeper,    was    born    in    Gilford, 

mber  29,  1862,  and  has  spent  his  life  in  that 
town  and  Laconia,  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits. For  many  years  Charles  H.  Sleeper  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  public  affairs,  and  served 
several  years  as  selectman  in  Gilford,  and  also 
represented  that  town  in  the  state  legislature.  His 
'  residence  is  in  Lakeport,  one  of  the  suburbs 
and  a  ward  of  the  city  of  Laconia.  and  his  son 
pies  the  old  homestead  in  Gilford.  Mr.  Sleeper  is 
an  Odd  Fellow,  a  Republican  in  politics. 
Unitarian  in  religious  preference.  Charles  E.  mar- 
ried Ida  A.,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Sher- 
wood) Goodwin,  of  Warren.  New  Hampshire,  and 
iur  children:  Maud  F...  born  May  8,  1891 ; 
Hannah  D.,  born  July  to.  1893;  Frank  D.,  born 
May    7.    1898;    Charles    II..    born    August    15.    1904. 

(V)  Benjamin,  fifteenth  child  of  David  (1) 
ami  Margaret  (Scribner)  Sli  born  Janu- 
ary T7,  1 77 r.  in  Sandown,  and  died  at  Compton, 
Province  of  Quebec.  He  was  married  in  1796,  to 
Betty  Hills,  but  no  record  of  their  children  ap- 
pears. 

(VI)  Josiah,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Betty 
(Hills)    Sleepi  born    April    3.    1798,    in    San- 

and  lived  for  many  years  in  Londonderry, 
\ '  w  Hampshire  lie  died  December  10.  1881,  in 
Sun  ipee,   New  1  fampshire. 

I  \  i  Benjamin  (2),  son  of  Josiah  Sleeper, 
was  born  August  13.  r8lO,  in  Compton.  Province 
of  Quebec,     lie  married    Eliza    Ann    Nevers,   born 


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January  20,  181 1,  and  died  October  12,  1S48.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  children,  namely :  Ben- 
jamin R.,  Walter  H..  Henry  and  George  T. 

(V)  Benjamin  R.  Sleeper  was  born  September 
24,  1836,  in  Sunapee.  He  is  a  farmer  and  manu- 
facturer of  rakes.  He  was  married  to  Mary 
Batchelder,  only  daughter  and  second  child  of 
Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Trask)  Batchelder,  of  Suna- 
pee (see  Batchelder,  VIII).  They  reside  on  the 
farm  belonging  to  Mrs.  Sleeper,  which  was  in- 
herited from  her  grandfather,  a  pioneer  settler 
there. 


There  are  several  families  of  this 
SEAVEY    name   in    New   Hampshire,   descended 

from  different  sons  of  the  pioneer 
ancestor.  They  have  been  energetic  and  industrious 
business  men,  artisans  and  agriculturists,  and 
have  borne  their  share  in  the  clearing  away  of  the 
forests  and  the  development  of  American  civiliza- 
tion. 

(I)  The  first  of  this  name  who  settled  in  the 
region  of  Portsmouth,  which  in  pioneer  times  was 
for  years  an  attractive  fishing  station,  was  William 
Seavey,  who  was  sent  from  England  in  1 63 1  to  the 
Piscataqua  by  Captain  John  Mason.  He  was  a 
man  of  activity  and  good  judgment,  and  was  promi- 
nent in  the  community,  and  one  of  its  prudential 
managers.  He  was  a  selectman  and  otherwise  of 
confidence  in  the  settlement,  and  in  1660  was  an 
elder  in  the  church.  He  died  about  1688.  The  name 
of  his  wife  is  not  on  record.  His  children  were: 
William,  John,  Stephen  and  Elizabeth.  From  Wil- 
liam and  John  Seavey  have  sprung  a  large  number 
of  descendants,  many  of  whom  live  at  Portsmouth 
and  the  not  far  distant'  towns,  but  not  all  of  the 
descendants  of  the  immigrant  can  be  traced.  It  is 
fair  to  presume,  however,  that  all  the  Seaveys  of 
ancient  lineage  in  Portsmouth,  Rye,  and  other 
neighboring   towns    are   of   the    same   stock. 

(.1)  Thomas  Seavey,  probably  a  relative  of 
William  Seavey,  with  his  wife  Tamsen  lived  on 
the  north  side  of  Seavey  creek  while  William  lived 
on  the  south  side.  Thomas  was  called  "cousin"  in 
an  affidavit  made  by  John  and  Elizabeth,  the  chil- 
dren of  William. 

(II)  Samuel,  son  of  Thomas  and  Tamsen 
Seavey,  was  rated  in  Portsmouth  in  1717.  In  1731 
he  deeded  all  his  land  and  personal  property  to 
his  son  Samuel,  who  was,  possibly,  the  only  living 
child  at  that  time.  No  record  of  his  marriage  is 
found.  He  probably  died  very  soon  after  the  deed 
of  1731. 

(III)  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  (1)  Seavey, 
was  born  about  1685,  and  with  his  wife  Abigail 
lived  in  Rye.  They  were  married,  probably,  in 
171 1.  He  died  in  1761  and  his  will,  dated  April  1, 
1760,  was  proven  September  30  of  the  following 
year.  He  had  nine  children  born  between  1712 
and  1735,  namely :  Ithamar,  Samuel,  Sarah,  Henry, 
Mary,  Abigail,  Mehitabel,  Jonathan  and  Moses. 
(Mention  of  Samuel  and  descendants  appears  in 
this  article.) 

(IV)  Ithamar,  eldest  child  of  Samuel  and  Abi- 
gail Seavey,  was  born  January  27,  1712.  He  re- 
moved from  Rye  to  Rochester  before  1746,  in  July 
of  which  year  he  was  one  of  the  petitioners  of 
Rochester  to  Governor  Wentworth,  requesting  that 
soldiers  be  stationed  at  the  garrison  house  there 
to  guard  the  inhabitants.  He  married  Mary  Fuller, 
and  they  had  seven  children :  Comfort,  Mary, 
Elizabeth,    Mehitable,    Abigail,   Jane,     and     Samuel, 


whose    sketch    follows.      They    are    buried    on    the 
home  farm  now  owned  by   Charles   H.   Seavey. 

(V)  Samuel  (2),  youngest  child  of  Ithamar 
and  Mary  (Fuller)  Seavey,  was  born  in  Rochester 
in  1747,  and  died  in  1826,  aged  seventy-nine.  He 
was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  May  29,  1775,  he 
enlisted  and  his  name  appears  on  the  pay  roll  of 
Captain  Henry  Elkin's  company,  of  Colonel  Enoch 
Poor's  regiment,  August  1,  1775.  In  North  Hamp- 
ton, January  5,  1776,  he  and  others  authorized 
Captain  Moses  Leavitt  "to  draw  all  our  billeting 
money  due  from  the  Province  of  New  Hampshire." 
September  23,  1776,  at  Portsmouth,  he  acknowledged 
receipt  of  six  pounds  bounty,  and  two  pounds  and 
ten  shillings  lawful  money  for  billeting  allowed  by 
the  general  court  to  the  soldiers  raised  to  reinforce 
the  army  in  New  York.  September  8.  1777.  he 
acknowledged  as  an  "enlisted  soldier"  in  Captain 
Joseph  Pierson's  company,  twenty-five  shillings 
lawful  money  for  travel  or  billeting  money  to 
Rhode  Island.  He  is  on  the  muster  roll  of  Captain 
Pierson's  company,  as  engaged  from  June  25,  1777, 
to  December  iS,  1777,  "six  months  and  five  days "  ; 
and  the  record  also  states  that  he  "enlisted  July 
ir,  on  duty."  He  married,  in  1801,  Rebecca  Tasker, 
who  was  born  in  1769,  and  died  in  1852,  aged  eighty- 
three.  They  had  three  children :  Samuel  F.,  Jona- 
than T.   and  Mary  Ann. 

(VI)  Samuel  F.,  eldest  child  of  Samuel  (2) 
and  Rebecca  (Tasker)  Seavey,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 28,  1806,  and  died  December  26,  1877,  aged 
seventy-one  years.  He  always  resided  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Rochester,  and  was  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  married,  January'  I,  1837,  Eliza  K.  Ham, 
who  was  born  January  28,  1815.  and  died  February 
10,  1S94,  aged  seventy-nine.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren :  James  Frank,  Mary  J.,  Elizabeth  A.,  Albert 
F.,  Charles  S.,  Joseph  W.,  Charles  H.,  and  one 
which  died  in  infancy.  James  F.,  Albert  F.  and 
Charles  H.  are  mentioned  later  on.  Joseph  W. 
born  April  4,  1849,  married  (first),  February.  1874, 
Nellie  R.  Newlin.  She  died  August  22,  1879,  and 
he  married  (second)  Jessie  Scott  McCulloch.  There 
was  one  child  by  the  first  wife,  Fred.  Fuller,  horn 
August  16,  1879.  He  married,  September  8,  1903, 
Faye  Woodruff. 

I,  VII)  James  Frank,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Samuel  F.  and  Eliza  K.  (Ham)  Seavey.  was  born 
in  Rochester,  August  14,  1S38.  He  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  at  Franklin  Academy.  Dover.  At  the  age  of 
nineteen  years  he  began  work  in  Dover  as  a  clerk 
in  the  store  of  A.  H.  Tash  &  Company.  After 
eight  years  service  in  that  position  he  started  in 
business  with  his  brother.  Albert  F.,  under  the 
firm  name  of  J.  Frank  Seavey  &  Company,  and 
carried  on  a  clothing  business  on  the  corner  of 
Second  street  and  Central  avenue,  which  continued 
until  1902,  when  they  sold  out.  He  then  engaged 
in  the  lumber  business  under  the  firm  name  of  The 
J.  Frank  Seavey  Lumber  Company.  This  com- 
pany has  done  an  extensive  business,  being  one 
of  the  firms  most  largely  engaged  in  cutting  lumber 
in  eastern  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Seavey  also  con- 
ducted a  livery  stable  for  many  years,  and  has  been 
connected  with  other  business  institutions  in  vari- 
ous capacities.  He  is  president  of  the  Dover 
Navigation  Company,  a  position  he  has  held  for 
many  years ;  is  president  of  the  Dover  Co- 
operative Bank,  and  trustee  of  the  Wentworth 
Home  for  aged  people. 

He    is    a    lifelong   and    staunch    Republican,    and 


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has  been  a  counselor  in  his  party  and  an  incumbent 
of  various  offices  of  honor  and  trust  for  many 
years.  lie  has  been  a  member  of  the  Dover  com- 
mon council,  was  treasurer  of  Strafford  county 
three  years,  1S69-1S72,  representative  from  ward 
two  in  the  legislature,  1S7S-1S81,  was  elected  senator 
in  1881,  and  again  in  1883,  and  member  of  the 
governor's  council  in  1902.  Mr.  Seavey  _  is  a 
courteous  man,  positive  but  not  brusque  in  the 
expression  of  his  views,  a  deep  thinker  and  a  correct 
reasoner,  and  a  pleasing  and  sensible  talker.  His 
sound  judgment  in  financial  affairs,  and  his  activity 
in  business  have  made  him  one  of  the  leading  citi- 
zens of  Dover  in  business  and  social  circles.  His 
experience  and  influence  in  these  spheres  have 
made  the  necessity  of  his  presence  to  be  felt  in  the 
councils  of  his  party,  and  he  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Republican  state  committee  thirty  years.  In 
fraternal  circles  he  is  no  less  popular  and  influential 
than  in  the  others  mentioned,  and  his  membership 
in  secret  societies  is  comprehensive.  He  is  a 
.thirty-second    degree    Mason    of    the    Scottish    Rite 

rees,  and  a  member  of  the  following  named 
Masonic  bodies:  Strafford  Lodge,  No.  29,  Belknap 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  8,  Orphan  Council,  No. 
1,  Royal  and  Select  Masters,  St.  Paul  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar,  and  New  Hampshire  Con- 
sistory, Scottish  Rite.  He  is  a  member  of  Weco- 
hamet  Lodge,  No.  3,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  Cocheco  Encampment..  He  is  a 
Pythian  and  a  member  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge, 
No.  6,  and  has  been  grand  chancellor  of  the  order 
in  the  state.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Wonalaucet 
Lodge,  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  be- 
lives  in  the  value  and  indispensability  of  the 
church  and  church  influences,  and  is  an  attendant 
and  liberal  supporter  of  St.  John's  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  in  Dover,  in  which  his  wife 
was  a  worker  and  a  member  for  more  than  forty 
years. 

He  married,  April  20,  1863,  Sarah  F.  Webster, 
who  died  March  26,  1900,  aged  sixty-two  years, 
was  a  daughter  of  Daniel  K.  and  Hannah 
(Ham)  Webster,  of  Dover.  Two  children  were 
born  of  this  union  :  Grace  Webster,  now  the  wife 
of  Montgomery  Rollins,  son  of  ex-Senator  E.  H. 
Rollins.  Walter  Ham,  who  is  a  member  of  the 
firm   of   E.  H.   Rollins  &  Sons,  bankers,  of  Boston. 

(VII)  Albert  F.  Seavey.  fourth  child  and  sec- 
ond son  of  Samuel  F.  and  Eliza  K.  (Ham)  Seavey, 
was  born  on  the  old  homestead  near  Rochester, 
December  29,  1843.  He  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  began  work 
as  an  operative  in  a  shoe  factory  in  Dover,  where 
he  was  employed  four  years.  May  10,  1866,  he 
entered  into  a  partnership  with  his  brother,  J. 
Frank  Seavey,  in  the  retail  clothing  business.  They 
opened  a  store  in  Dover,  and  were  together  under 
the  firm  name  of  J.  Frank  Seavey  &  Company  for 
thirty-five  years.  Air.  Seavey  was  also  a  partner 
with  his  bn  ther  in  the  lumber  business,  and  since 
1902  in  lumber  business  alone.  As  a  business  man 
Mr.  Seavey  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  known  in 
Dover.  His  word  has  always  been  as  good  as  his 
bond,  and  either  was  as  safe  as  cash  in  the  hand. 
B  ides  doing  a  lively  business  in  his  mercantile 
and  lumbering  lines,  Mr.  Seavey  has  taken  an 
active  part  in  politics,  lie  has  always  been  a  Demo- 
crat, sound  to  the  core,  and  a  believer  in  the  prin- 
ciples enunciated  by  the  fathers  at  the  foundation 
of  the  party.  He  has  been  called  to  fill  offices,  and 
served   as   a   member  of  the   legislature   in   1874-75, 


and  was  a  member  of  Governor  Weston's  staff  in 
1874,  with  rank  of  colonel.  Municipal  politics  have 
not  been  overlooked  by  him,  and  he  has  served  two 
terms  in  the  council  of  the  city  of  Dover.  He  was 
made  a  Mason  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  and 
has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  that  order. 
He  is  a  member  of  Strafford  Lodge,  No.  29,  of 
Dover;  Belknap  Chapter,  No.  8,  Royal  Arch  .Ma- 
sons ;  Orphan  Council,  No.  1,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters;  St.  Paul  Commandery,  Knights  Templar; 
and  the  New  Hampshire  Consistory  of  the  Scottish 
Rite,  of  Nashua.  He  is  a  member  and  past  chan- 
cellor commander  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  No.  6. 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  a  Knight  of  the  Uniform 
Rank.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Fraternal  Insurance 
Order  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men. 

Albert  F.  Seavey  married.  July  31,  1883,  Mari- 
etta, a  daughter  of  Charles  F.  and  Rebecca  (Web- 
ster) Fogg,  of  Eppen,  New  Hampshire.  They  have 
five  children:  Alice  M..  born  June  26,  1884; 
Marion  W.,  February  10,  1887;  Harold  L.,  De- 
cember 29,  1889;  Helen  Grace,  October  22,  1891, 
deceased ;    Catherine    F.,    May    27,    1895. 

(VII)  Charles  Henry,  fifth  son  and  seventh 
child  of  Samuel  F.  and  Eliza  K.  (Ham)  Seavey, 
was  born  in  Rochester,  May  27,  1851.  He  grew 
up  on  the  old  farm,  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  and  at  Rochester  Academy,  and  after  leav- 
ing school  turned  his  attention  to  market  gardening, 
in  which  he  was  engaged  exclusively  until  1886. 
At  that  time,  in  company  with  his  brothers,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Charles  H.  Seavey  &  Company,  he 
began  to  carry  on  an  extensive  lumber  milling 
business  in  Maine  and  New  Hampshire,  operating 
most  of  the  time  five  mills  ;.nd  cutting  about  ten 
million  feet  of  lumber  annually.  This  partnership 
terminated  in  1900,  and  since  that  time  Mr.  Seavey 
has  operated  independently.  In  politics  he  is  a 
staunch  Republican,  and  in  1S88-89  represented 
Rochester  in  the  legislature.  He  was  elected  mem- 
ber of  the  town  council  from  ward  three,  and  served 
the  four  following  years.  He  was  a  charter  member 
of  Cocheco  Grange,  No.  S6,  Patrons  of  Husbandry, 
organized  in  1876,  in  which  he  still  retains  his 
membership.  At  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  be- 
came a  member  of  Motolina  Lodge,  No.  18,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is  now  also  a 
member  of  Norway  Plains  Encampment,  and  also 
of  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  No.  7,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  Dover  Lodge,  No.  1S4,  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective  Order  of   Elks. 

He  married  (first).  April  29,  1879,  Clara  .V. 
Allen,  who  was  born  in  Rochester.  May  20,  1S55, 
and  died  April  19,  1894,  daughter  of  Amasa  and 
Elizabeth  (Blaisdell)  Allen,  and  granddaughter  of 
William  and  Sarah  Allen,  of  Rochester.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  October  26,  1S98,  Sadie  Flagg  Kel- 
ley,  who  was  born- in  Madbury.  December  10.  1869. 
The  children  by  the  first  wife  are:  Ralph  F., 
married,  January  20,  1902.  Ada  Eldora  White,  and 
they  have  one  child,  Walter  Allen.  Ruth  K.,  died 
June  3,  1886.  Maud  B.,  born  July  23,  1885. 
Charles  S. 

(IV)  Samuel  (3),  second  son  and  child  of 
Samuel  (2)  and  Abigail  Seavey,  was  born  May 
18,  1714,  in  Rye.  No  record  of  his  wife  appears. 
His  children  were:  Deborah,  Hannah,  Isaac  (died 
young),  Margaret,  Isaac,  William,  Sarah,  Ruth, 
Henry   Dow   and    Benjamin. 

(V)  Isaac,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Samuel  (3)  Seavey,  was  born  1752,  in  Rye,  and  was 
a  pioneer  settler  of  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire.     He 


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was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  was  captured  and 
held  sometime  a  prisoner  by  the  British  forces. 
in  New  Hampshire  under  Governor 
Wentworth  and  was  known  as  "Governor's  Isaac," 
to  distinguish  him  from  other  members  of  the 
family  bearing  the  same  name.  He  married  Abigail 
iter,  and  their  children  were:  Dr.  Joseph, 
Y.  Rachel,  Samuel  and  Betsey. 

1  VI  )      Betsey,     youngest     child     of     Isaac     and 
,     (Worcester)     Seavey,    was     born     1796     in 
ml  died  in  that  town,  December  6.   1872. 
She    was    the    wife    of   Joseph    Elliott    (see    i 
IIIi.   and    was   the   mother  of   twelve   children. 

1  I  )  Joseph  Seavey,  probably  a  son  of  Andrew 
Seavey,  the  brother  of  James,  Sr.,  resided  in  Pel- 
ham.   Xew  Hampshire. 

(II)  Nathan    Butler,    son    of     Joseph     S 

rn  in  Pelham,  August  3,  1802,  and  died  in 
Pelham,  March  II,  1885,  aged  eighty-three  years. 
He  was  a  wheelwright  by  trade,  and  resided  all 
his  life  in  Pelham.  He  married  Elmira  F.  Swan, 
born  111  Andover,  Massachusetts,  June  17,  1814, 
daughter  of  Joseph  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Allen) 
Swan,  and  died  June  18,  1885.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren :  Henry,  deceased.  Charles  L.  Leora  A., 
deceased. 

(III)  Charles  L.,  second  son  of  Nathan  B. 
and  Elmira  F.  (Swan)  Seavey,  was  born  in  Pel- 
ham, March  26.  18.39.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public    schools,    learned    the    trade    of    wheelwright 

his  father,  and  followed  that  occupation  until 
1895.  He  has  been  a  successful  business  man,  and 
is  highly  respected  by  his  fellow  townsmen.  He 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  in  1883  was  elected 
selectman  and  again  in  1S96,  and  still  fills  that 
place.  In  1887  he  was  elected  to  the  lower  branch 
of  the  state  legislature,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  committee  on  elections.  He  is  fond  of  the  so- 
ciety of  his  fellows,  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Mark's 
Lodge,  Xo.  44.  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, of  East  Derry,  New  Hampshire ;  and  of  Mer- 
rimack Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of    Lowell,    Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Seavey  married  (first),  1866,  Clara  A. 
Spaulding,  born  in  Pelham,  1841,  daughter  of  Abra- 
ham and  Elizabeth  (Gibson)  Spaulding,  of  Pel- 
ham. She  died  1903.  He  married  (second),  July 
13,  1905,  Emma  Matilda  Hubley.  born  in  Halifax, 
Nova  Scotia,  November  11,  1867,  daughter  of 
David  and  Sarah  (Hubley)  Hubley,  of  Halifax, 
Nova  Scotia. 


This   name   is  traced    back    in    Wales 
HAINES     to  A.   D.,  607.     In    the  fifteenth    and 

the  early  part  of  the  sixteenth  cen- 
turies it  was  variously  written  in  England  as  Eines, 
Eynes.  Heynes.  Heanes,  Haines,  and  Haynes,  but 
the  pronunciation  was  probably  the  same  in  all. 
Einion,  Prince  of  Powys.  was  distinguished  in  the 
wars  against  Henry  I  of  England,  A.  D.,  1100-1135. 
Some  members  of  the  family  served  with  the  Cru- 
saders, and  were  granted  coats  of  arms,  in  token 
of  appreciation  of  their  services ;  the  first  was  con- 
ferred about  A.  D.,  1300. 

(I)  Deaccn  Samuel  Haines  came  to  New  Eng- 
land in  1635.  with  John  Cogswell,  of  Westbury, 
Wiltshire,  England,  a  cloth  manufacturer,  with 
whom  he  had  "served  his  time,"  learning  the  trade, 
as  was  the  old  custom.  They  came  on  the  ship 
"Angel  Gabriel"  which  sailed  from  King's  Roads. 
Bristol,  England,  June  4,  of  that  year,  and  from  Mil- 


ford  Haven,  Wales,  on  the  22d  of  the  same  month. 
After  a  voyage  of  ten  weeks  and  two  days  from 
Bristol,  they  were  wrecked  at  Pemaquid,  now  Bris- 
tol, in  the  "great  hurricane"  of  the  following  Au- 
gust 15.  An  account  of  this  wreck  is  given  in  the 
genealogy  of  Cogswell  in  this  work,  which  see. 
Samuel  Haines  accompanied  his  master  to  Ipswich, 
Massachusetts,  and  remained  with  him  one  year  to« 
complete  his  apprenticeship,  and  then  went  to  Dover 
and  settled  with  Captain  Thomas  Wiggin's  Com- 
pany on  Dover  Neck.  There  he  remained  two  years. 
and  then  returned  to  England  and  married  Ellenor 
Xeatc,  in  the  church  at  Dilton,  Wiltshire,  near 
Westby,  where  he  had  previously  lived.  The  old 
parish     register    of     Dilton,    hamlet     of     Westbury, 

ntv  of  Wilts,  Anno  Domini,  1638,  has  this: 
"William  Hucketts  and  Jane  Pierce  were  marryed 
the  first  day  of  April.  Samuel  Haines  and  Ellenor 
Neate  were  marryed  the  same  day."  It  is  probable 
that  Samuel  Haines  made  that  visit  on  purpose  to 
lie  married,  as  the  ceremony  in  the  church  occurred 
a  few  weeks  after  his  arrival  there.  After  passing 
the    "honey    moon"    in    his    own    home,    the   young 

I  le  sailed  for  X'ew  England,  and  in  the  course 
veral  weeks  arrived  at  Dover  Xeck  and  set  up 
housekeeping  in  a  house  he  built  on  ten  acres  of  land 
the  town  had  granted  him  on  Low  street  near  the 
Old  Meeting  House.  Later  the  town  granted  him 
twenty  acres  on  the  west  side  of  Back  river.  He 
had  for  neighbors  William  Furber  and  John  Tuttle. 
In  1640  the  citizens  of  Dover  formed  a  combination 
rnment,  as  there  was  then  no  well  estab- 
lished government  to  rule  over  them.  Samuel 
Haines  was  one  of  the  signers,  on  October  16  of 
that  year,  and  remained  on  Dover  Xeck  ten  years 
or  more,  as  he  was  taxed  there  in  1649.  He  took 
a  deed  November  iS,  1650.  from  Captain  Francis 
Champernoon,  of  Portsmouth,  then  called  Straw- 
berry Bank,  a  farm  "by  ye  name  of  Capt.  Champer- 
noon, his  ffarme.  lying  and  being  on  ye  southeast 
side  of  ye  Greate  have,  for  and  in  consideration  of 
the  sum  of  Xinetie  pounds  Sterling,"  etc.  On  Sep- 
tember 12,  1653,  the  town  granted  him  ten  acres 
'at  the  bottom  of  Great  baye  over  against  Capt. 
Champernoons."  July  5,  1660,  he  was  granted  nine- 
ty-one acres  more.  Later  he  received  other  grants 
of  land,  so  that  be  became  possessed  of  several 
hundred  acres,  all  in  the  vicinity  of  Great  Bay, 
in  that  part  of  old  Portsmouth,  now  Greenland. 
On  that  farm  he  spent  the  years  of  his  life,  from 
1650  till  his  death,  about  1686;  a  most  beautiful 
locality,  the  village  of  Greenland.  In  1671  he  was 
ordained  deacon  of  the  North  Church  by  the  "im- 
position of  hands  and  prayer."  Henceforth  he  was 
known  as  Deacon  Haines.  During  his  thirty-six 
years'  residence  on  Champernoon  farm  Great  Bay, 
I  1  icon  Haines  took  an  active  part  in  the  public 
affairs  of  the  town.  In  1653  he  was  elected  one  of 
the  selectmen  of  Portsmouth,  which  office  he  held 
ten  years  in  succession.  In  1675  the  town  granted 
to  "Deacon  Haines  ye  privilege  of  hitching  his 
horse  in  ye  Pound  on  Sundays  for  shelter  and 
protection."  It  was  a  long  distance  from  his  farm 
to  the  North  Meeting  House,  which  stood  where  the 
North  Church  now  stands  on  Market  Square, 
Portsmouth,  and  the  vote  of  the  town  indicates 
that  the  deacon  attended  meetings  in  rough  and 
stormy  weather,  and  took  good  care  of  his  team. 
The  date  of  the  deaths  of  Deacon  Haines  and  his 
good  wife  is  not  recorded,  but  they  were  both  dead 
before  1690,  and  they  were  buried  on  a  bold  prom- 


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ontory,  jutting  a  little  into  the  Winnicut  river, 
in  the  ancient  burying  ground  of  the  first  settlers, 
but  a  short  distance  from  the  old  Haines  home- 
stead. To  Deacon  Samuel  and  Ellenor  (Neate) 
Haines  were  born  three  children:  Mary.  Samuel, 
and  Matthias,  whose  sketch  follows : 

(II)  Matthias  Haines,  \  hild  of  Deacon 
Samuel  and  Ellenor  (Ni  lines,  was  born  on 
the  Champernoon  farm  in  1650.  He  settled  on  a  farm 
near  his  father.  He  was  not  only  a  farmer,  but 
also  a  lumberman,  and  owned  a  part  of  a  sawmill 
on  the  Winnicut  river,  where  in  the  spring  of  the 
year,  when  the  snow  was  melting  and  the  pond  had 
a  good  head  of  water,  he  did  a  rushing  business 
sawing  logs  Into  boards  and  other  merchantable 
shape.  He  was  juryman  in  1683,  and  from  time  to 
time  held  various  town  offices.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  North  Church,  Portsmouth,  where  he  and 
his  brother,  and  sister  had  been  baptized.  The 
records  show  that  he  was  a  good  citizen  and  caused 
no  trouble  that  brought  him  into  courts.  He  mar- 
ried, December  28,  1671,  Jane  Brackett.  daughter  of 
Anthony  Brackett,  of  Portsmouth.  They  had  four 
children  :     Samuel,  Joshua,  Matthias  and  Jane. 

(III)  Matthias  (2)  Harris,  third  son  and  child 
of  Matthias  (1)  and  Jane  (Brackett)  Haines,  was 
born  on  the  farm  in  Greenland,  about  1680,  and 
died  in  1771,  aged  ninety-one.  He  served  his  time 
as  usual,  and  learned  the  "joiner"  trade,  and  was  a 
famous  housebuilder  in  his  day.  He  resided  in 
Greenland  all  his  life.  In  various  legal  trans- 
actions, deeds,  etc.,  he  is  called  "house wright."  He 
owned  a  quarter  part  of  the  grist  mill  on  the  river 
there,  but  does  not  appear  to  have  been  a  "miller." 
He  deeded  this  to  his  son  John,  April  15,  1755. 
He  married,  about  1716,  Hannah  Johnson,  daughter 
of  John  and  Hannah  (Lewis)  Johnson.  Mr.  John- 
son was  a  miller.  Hannah  died  May  4,  1755.  The 
eight  children  of  this  union  were :  Lewis,  Hannah, 
Matthias,  Eleanor,  Jane,  Martha,  John,  and  Abner, 
whose   sketch  follows. 

(IV)  Abner  Haines,  youngest  child  of  Matthias 
(2)  and  Hannah  (Johnson)  Haines,  was  born  in 
Greenland  village  in  1724,  and  died  about  1788,  aged 
seventy-four  years.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  in 
Greenland  until  177--,  when  he  bought  in  Canter- 
bury  one   hundred   and   twenty   acres  of  land   from 

miah  Clough.  In  the  same  year  he  removed 
from  Greenland  to  Oxford,  but  did  not  remain  there 
long,  for  the  next  year  he  settled  on  his  land  in 
Canterbury,  where  he  resided  the  remainder  of  his 
life.     In  Greenland  he  w;  "  icted  and 

trusted  citizens.  He  held  various  town  offices;  he 
was  one  of  the  committee  of  the  North  Church  to 
provide  for  the  ordination  of  Rev.  Samuel  McClin- 
tock,  which  occurred  November  3,  1756.  lie  was  ex- 
ir  of  his  father's  estate  in  1771.  May  28,  17/2, 
he  and  his  wife  deedi  d  res  of  land  in  Win- 

nicut river  and  Greal  Bay  to  Ichabod  Weeks,  brother 
of  Mrs,  II aii i'  ician  in  that  town.     He  mar- 

d,  July  27,  i-(ii,  Sarah  V.  1  was  horn  in 

1727,  and  died  in  1705.  daughter  of  Walter  Weeks, 
of  G  I  had    nine    childn  n :      Samuel, 

hard,  Matthias,  Walter,  Stephen,  Josfah,  Hannah, 
Sally   and    Mi  hit  ibl  . 

Stephen  Haim  .fifth  n  and  child  of  Abner 
and  Sarah  (Weel  I  H  11  .  was  born  in  Greenland, 
May  2.;.  1750.  and  died  in  Northfield,  February  3, 
[807.     When  his  parcni  d  to  Canterbury  he 

went  with  them,  married  there,  and  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Northfield,  a  few  \  He  was  one 


of  the  prosperous  and  respected  citizens.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  and  one  of  the 
patriotic  men  of  the  town  who  aided  the  cause  in 
various  ways  besides  carrying  a  musket.  He  mar- 
ried. December  12,  1779,  Hannah  Carter,  born  July 
20,  1759.  They  had  five  children:  Walter,  Sally, 
Stephen,  Hannah,  and  Thomas  Clough,  who  is  next 
mentioned. 

(  VI  )  Thomas  Clough  Haines,  youngest  son  of 
Stephen  and  Hannah  (Carter)  Haines,  was  born  in 
Northfield,  June  10.  1798.  On  August  12,  1846,  he 
went  under  his  mill  to  take  a  bath  early  in  the  morn- 
ing. The  miller  in  the  grain  room,  being  ignorant 
of  Mr.  Haines'  bathing  in  the  millrace,  hoisted  the 
gate  and  started  the  mill ;  the  flood  of  water 
drowned  him.  Mr.  Haines  was  a  farmer  and  a  mil- 
ler, a  man  of  great  business  ability  and  excellence  of 
character.  He  was  especially  fond  of  horses,  and 
had  the  best  that  could  be  had  in  that  town  or  the 
country  around.  He  married,  February  17,  1820, 
Deborah  Drew  Rogers,  born  May  13,  1S00,  and 
died  June  29,  1S68,  daughter  of  Samuel  Rogers,  of 
Northfield.  She  was  of  the  ninth  generation  from 
John  Rogers,  the  martyr.  They  hail  two  daughters: 
Hannah  and  Alice  Allen.  Hannah  was  born  May 
20,  1821.  She  married  (first),  Darius  Winslow, 
September  26,  1843,  and  they  had  one  daughter. 
Ella  Laville,  born  June  1.  1846,  who  married  Hon. 
W.  H.  C.  Follansby,  of  Exeter.  She  married 
(second),  December  30,  1850,  John  Smith  Dearborn. 
(See  Dearborn,  VII).  Alice  Allen  was  born  March 
28,  1822.  She  married,  January  1,  1847,  Cutting 
Follansby,  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  died  Sep- 
tember 14.  1875,  leaving  one  son,  Charles  Haines 
Follansby. 


The  list  of  original  members  of  the  First 
BASS     Church  in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  \s  hich 

was  organized,  as  early  as  1632,  contains 
the  names  of  Samuel  Bass  and  his  wife  Anne. 
These  emigrants,  who  were  the  first  of  this  name 
in  New  England,  arrived  from  England  probably  in 
1630,  and  settled  in  the  vicinity  of  Hog  Bridge. 
Roxbury.  It  is  thought  that  they  brought  with 
them  at  least  one  child  and  perhaps  more.  Samuel 
was  admitted  a  freeman  May  14.  1634.  A  letter 
of  dismissal  and  a  recommendation  from  the  Rox- 
bury church  to  the  church  in  Braintree,  dated  July 
S,  1640.  was  given  them,  and  they  removed  to  that 
part  of  Braintree  which  is  now  Quincy.  Being  a 
man  of  considerable  mental  vigor  Samuel  Bass  be- 
came a  leading  spirit  in  the  public  affairs  of  the 
settlement,  which  he  represented  in  the  general 
court  for  twelve  years  from  1641,  and  he  lived  to 
the  advanced  age  of  ninety-four  years.  He  was 
chosen  the  first  deacon  of  the  church  in  Braintree, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  which  occurred  De- 
cember 30,  1694,  he  had  served  in  that  capacity  for 
more  than  fifty  years.  His  wife  died  September  5, 
1693,  aged- ninety-three  years.  Their  children  were: 
Samuel,  Hannah.  Mary,  John,  Thomas,  Joseph  and 
Sarah.  The  births  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  two 
of  his  descendants,  including  children,  grandchil- 
dren and  great-grandchildren,  took  place  dun: 
life,  and  it  is  quite  probable  that  Deacon  Bass  was 
the  progenitor  of  all  who  bear  the  name  in  Amer- 
ica. As  they  increased  in  numbers  they  scattered 
themselves  throughout  New  England,  and  are  now 
to  lie  found  in  Massachusetts,  Maine,  New  Hamp- 
shire  and   Vermont. 

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found  of  record  in  New  Hampshire,  was  War- 
ren Bass,  who  resided  for  several  years  in  Lyman, 
New  Hampshire,  where  his  children  were  born. 
The  records  give  no  clew  as  to  his  own  place  or 
time  or  birth  other  than  that  approximated  by  the 
death  of  his  children.  They  were:  Marietta  A., 
Elizabeth  Ann,  Emeline,  Naomy,  Warren,  Billings 
Hobart,  LaFayette,  Pebueus,  Cornelius  Vanness, 
born  from  1S13  to  1S27.  The  records  of  Lyman- 
show  that  Warren  Bass  of  New  York,  was  married 
in  Bath  by  Rev.  D.  Sutherland,  to  Naomy  Hall,  of 
Lyman.  These  are  probably  the  parents  of  the 
above    named    children. 

(II)  LaFayette,  third  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Warren  and  Naomy  (Hall)  Bass,  was  born  August 
15,  r82S,  in  Lyman.  New  Hampshire.  In  1861  he 
•went  to  Detroit,  Michigan,  but  returned  to  his  na- 
tive state  the  following  year,  locating  in  Haverhill, 
and  in  1876  he  removed  to  Fremont,  where  he  re- 
sided untilhis  death,  which  occurred  in  1891.  He 
was  twice  married  and  his  first  wife  was  Alice  C. 
Hobart,  daughter  of  Frank  L.  Hobart,  of  Bath. 
For  his  second  wife  he  married  Jane  Lindsey,  sec- 
ond child  of  Justin  Lindsey,  of  Newbury,  Vermont, 
the  latter  having  been  the  fourth  child  of  Samuel 
Lindsey.  who  settled  at  Newbury  in  the  year  1800. 
Mrs.  Jane  (Lindsey)  Bass  became  the  mother  of 
three  children,  namely:  Justin  Lindsey,  Jennie 
(who  is  the  wife  of  W.  H.  Merrill)  and  Van  Ness. 

(III)  Justin  Lindsey  Bass,  eldest  son  of  LaFay- 
ette and  Jane  (Lindsey)  Bass,  was  born  in  Haver- 
hill, April  23,  1863.  Provided  with  a  good  educa- 
tion and  a  sufficient  amount  of  natural  ability  to 
make  his  own  way  in  the  world,  he,  in  1885,  went 
to  Lancaster,  where  he  occupied  the  position  of 
clerk  at  the  Lancaster  House  for  the  succeeding 
five  years.  He  next  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits 
as  a  traveling  salesman  for  a  Whitefield  concern, 
handling  crackers  and  kindred  products,  and  was 
thus  employed  for  a  period  of  two  years.  Return- 
ing to  Lancaster  in  1893  he  purchased  a  grocery 
establishment  and  has  ever  since  applied  himself  to 
that  line  of  trade,  building  up  a  flourishing  business 
and    realizing   good   financial   results. 

Mr.  Bass  is  a  prominent  Mason,  belonging  to 
North  Star  Lodge,  chapter  and  commandery,  and 
to  Mount  Sinai  Temple,  Order  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  also  affiliates  with  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  is  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  (Episcopal)  Church. 
He  married  Miss  Patcher,  daughter  of  Charles  J. 
Patcher  of  Whitefield;  their  children  are  Donald, 
Priscilla   and  Lucia. 


This  old  family  is  numerously  repre- 
LULL     sented  throughout  the  United  States,  but 

the  name  is  rarely  found  in  the  New 
Hampshire  records.  A  few  facts,  however,  have 
been   gleaned  which  are  herewith  noted. 

(I)  David  Lull  resided  in  Weare,  New  Hamp- 
shire, with  his  wife,  Mary  Cilley,  who  was  a  native 
of  Salisbury,  Massachusetts.  Their  children  were : 
David,  John  Cilley,  Mary,  Moses,  Sarah,  Nathaniel, 
Jesse,  Betsey.  Lewis,  Willard  (died  young),  Gilman, 
Jefferson   and   Willard. 

(II)  Moses,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  David 
and  Mary  (Cilley)  Lull,  was  born  April  17,  1789,  in 
Weare  and  resided  in  that  town.  His  wife's  name 
was  Lucinda  Caldwell,  but  no  record  of  their  chil- 
dren appears. 

(III)  Lieutenant  Colonel  Oliver  Woodbury  Lull, 


son  of  Moses  and  Lucinda  (Caldwell)  Lull,  was 
born  in  Weare,  New  Hampshire,  January  14,  1826, 
and  was  killed  at  Port  Hudson,  Louisiana,  May  27, 
1863.  Until  eighteen  years  old  he  lived  on  the  farm 
with  his  parents,  attended  the  schools  while  they 
were  in  session  and  assisted  in  the  farm  work  the 
remainder  of  the  time.  In  1844  the  family  removed 
to  Manchester,  and  there  the  young  man  continued 
his  pursuit  of  knowledge,  and  "graduated  from  the 
public  schools  in  that  city  and  Framingham,  Massa- 
chusetts. While  in  the  latter  town  he  read  law  in 
the  office  of  Train  &  Esty.  Returning  to  Manches- 
ter, he  continued  his  law  studies  in  the  office  of 
Hon.  David  Cross,  for  whom  he  ever  cherished  un- 
bounded esteem  and  admiration,  and  whose  influence 
over  him  was  most  salutary.  In  May,  1851,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Hillsboro  county,  and  opened 
an  office  and  began  practice  at  Milford.  He  was 
also  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  bar.  He  was  a 
hard  student,  was  capable  of  intense  application  and 
concentration  of  mind,  had  a  good  memory,  an  an- 
alytical mind  and  pursued  his  studies  with  a  logical 
and  assiduous  pertinacity  that  made  him  master  of 
ever  proposition  he  took  up.  His  pursuit  of  his 
profession  was  zealous  and  successful.  "As  a  law- 
yer," says  one  in  writing  of  him,  "considering  his 
age  and  experience,  he  had  few.  if  any  superiors." 
He  infused  into  his  practice  the  same  enlivening 
energy  and  strong  determination  as  that  which  had 
marked  his  previous  career.  Although  an  unflinch- 
ing and  tireless  opponent,  he  was  a  considerate  and 
faithful  counselor.  He  commanded  a  large  share  of 
business  in  his  vicinity,  and  his  practice  was  success- 
ful to  an  eminent  degree.  He  was  a  good  citizen, 
a  kind  and  faithful  husband,  an  indulgent  parent, 
a  true  friend.  He  possessed  the  highest  social  qual- 
ities and  no  one  enjoyed  life  better  than  he,  and  no 
one  was  calculated  to  make  those  about  him  more 
happy.  When  the  war  began,  he  realized  that  if  the 
South  was  successful  in  its  effort  to  dissolve  the 
Union,  the  consequences  to  both  parties  would  be 
very  harmful  and  far  reaching.  He  was  patriotic 
and  determined  to  do  all  he  could  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  Union  as  it  was,  and  at  once  became  an 
able  and  efficient  supporter  of  the  loyal  cause.  At 
.  an  informal  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Milford,  held 
on  April  22,  1861,  a  committee  consisting  of  George 
Daniels.  William  Ramsdell,  Oliver  W.  Lull.  Daniel 
Putnam  and  Clinton  S.  Averill-was  appointed  to  act 
in  behalf  of  the  town  in  relation  to  all  matters  con- 
nected with  the  enlisting  and  equipping  of  a  com- 
pany of  volunteers,  and  furnishing  aid  and  support 
to  the  families  of  such  enlisted  members  as  belong 
to  the  town."  At  a  legal  town  meeting  on  May  11, 
the  committee  made  a  report  of  their  labors  up  to 
that  time,  which  was  sanctioned  by  the  town,  and 
the  committee  retained  in  office  for  further  service. 
But  work  merely  of  this  kind  was  not  entirely  satis- 
factory to  one  whose  ardent  and  patriotic  nature 
longed  for  active  participation  in  suppressing  the 
rebellion.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  offer  his  ser- 
vices to  the  state,  and  his  influence  was  felt  far  and 
near  in  raising  recruits.  October  I,  1861,  he  was 
commissioned  by  Governor  Berry,  lieutenant  colonel 
of  the  Eighth  New  Hampshire  Regiment.  Before 
starting  for  the  front  his  fellow  townsmen  presented 
him  with  a  sword,  sash  and  belt,  and  General  Stark 
with  thirty  other  citizens  of  Nashua  gave  him  a 
splendid  horse.  Captain  John  M.  Stanyan  drilled 
the  Milford  recruits  of  the  Eighth  New  Hampshire 
in  Milford.     He  received  his  military  training  in  the 


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in  which   Clinton   S.   Avcrill   was  educated 
■     i  monl  i.      i  nl  was  mus- 

I    at   Manchester.      From   tlicrc   it   went   first   to 

ton    harbor,   and   thence    in 

neral   Butler  sailed  for  Ship 

nl.   where  it   remained  until  alter  the  surrender 
They    then    went    to    Louisiana, 
[Lull  appointed  provost  judge  i  ij 

Thibodeaux,  and  d  the  duties  of  the  office 

with  fidelity  and  credit.  He  was  afterwards  ap- 
pointed to  a  place  i  i  General  Weitzcl, 
by  whom  he  was  mentioned  with  great  praise.  The 
regiment  took  part  in  several  e  a  .  among 
which  were  the  battle  of  "The  Cotton"  and  the 
batt  1'  land."  Colonel  Lull  was  a  large  man 
and  rode  a  white  horse,  and  the  two  mad,  a  \ 
conspicuous  mark.  Rebel  sharpshooters  often  tried 
to  shoot  him  but  failed.  Once  while  riding  along  a 
large  shell  passed  very  close  to  him;  coolly  taking 
off  his  hat  he  saluted  the  messenger  of  death.  On 
the  morning  of  May  -~.  (863,  a  general  advance  was 
ordered  on  the  rebel  works  at  Port  Hudson  for  the 
purpose  of  driving  the  enemy  within  their  inner 
works.  Lieutenant  Colonel  Lull  was  temporarily 
serving  on  the  staff  of  General  Emory,  but  Colonel 
Fearing  being  in  charge  of  the  brigade,  he  volun- 
tarily returned  and  took  command  of  his  own  men. 
The  contest  was  sanguinary.  The  Federal  first  line 
of  battle  was  almost  destroyed,  then  the  Eighth  was 
ordered  to  charge.  With  a  wild  yell  they  swept 
forward  over  the  bodies  of  the  fallen,  drove  the 
Confederates  in  confusion  through  the  tangled  abat- 
tis  and  almost  annihilated  the  Tenth  Arkansas  which 
occupied  the  position.  Much  of  the  fighting  was 
hand  to  hand,  and  the  slaughter  was  fearful.  While 
waving  his  sword  and  shouting  "Forward,  Eighth 
New  Hampshire!"  Lieutenant  Colonel  Lull  fell  mor- 
tally wounded.  As  he  was  carried  back  from  the 
field,  he  forgot  his  sufferings  and  the  danger  he 
was  in.  and  said  "Don't  let  the  regiment  break;  we 
.must  conquer  them."  He  had  been  shot  by  a  minie 
ri tic  ball,  which  entered  his  thigh  and  ranged  into 
the  abdomen,  lie  was  shot  at  ten  o'clock  in  the. 
forenoon  and  died  about  two  of  the  same  day.  hav- 
ing suffered  intensely  in  the  meantime.  When  in- 
formed by  the  surgeon  that  he  must  soon  die,  he 
said  "Thank  God!  I  die  for  my  country."  His 
body  was  brought  to  Milford  the  next  autumn,  and 
buried  with  impressive  military  honors.  The  prin- 
cipal addn  s  of  the  occasion  was  made  by  Colonel 
Lull's  old  law  preceptor  and  bosom  friend,  Judge 
David  Cri  '  er  his  remains  is  a  tall  shaft  of 
white  marble  i  bed  "]  am  willing  to  give  all  that 
I  have,  :ill  that  1  .-tin.  or  expect  to  be,  for  my  country 
in  this  her  hour  of  danger,  asking  only  that  the 
dear  old  flag  may  be  my  winding  heet,"  words 
which  he  fad  written  in  response  to  tin-  address  of 
the  citizens  of  Nashua  who  had  presented  him  with 
the  white  steed.  On  Jui><  25,  1S68,  a  post  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  was  organized  at  Mil- 
ford,  and  in  honor  cou  and  patriotic 
townsman  who  had  given  his  life  for  the  Union,  the 
veterans  who  constituted  its  merbership  named  it 
Oliver    W.    laid     Pi    t     X 

Mr.  Lull  marri  ta,  daugh- 

ter of  William    Presbury  and   Sarah    R     (Ci      ey) 

.  of   Bradford,  gi  ani  of  Gi  neral    S 

phen  Hoyt,  of  Bradford,  and  (iter  of 

I  ii  •  P  'iat   went 

to  Bradford,  and  the  only  one  there   for  two  years. 


It  is  r  ■  :     er  thai  \\  hile  hi  r  hu  sband  wa 

from  home  on  a  hunting  trip,  a  large  black  bear  put 
in  an  appearance  and  proceeded  at  once  to  th 
pen  to  appease  his  hunger.  Mrs.  Presbury,  though 
of  build,  took  an  ax,  gave  him  battle  and 
quickly  dispatched  bruin.  There  were  born  of  this 
mama  ly    one    daughter    now 

remains,    Ada   Georgiana,   the    wife   of    M.   J 
formerly  of  Crested  Butte,  Colorado,  and  little  Nell, 
who  sleeps  beside  her  father  and  gr;  -.  win 

loved  her  so  well.  After  the  death  of  her  hi: 
Mrs.  Lull  studied  in  both  schools  of  medicine,  be- 
ing graduated  at  the  Woman's  Homeopathic  Medi- 
cal College  in  Xew  York  City,  April  10,  [869.  \ tier 
a  successful  practice  of  twelve  years, 
tour  of  Europe  for  the  purpose  of  rest,  and  was  ab- 
sent from  her  hi  more  than  a  year.  While 
there  she  spent  several  weeks  in  Vienna,  visiting 
the  principal  medical  schools  in  that  city.  At  other 
time -,    as    opportunity    offered 

institutions   at   various   other   places.      Since   her   re- 
turn personal  bu  i  [uired   50  much 
attention    that    she    has    not    found    time    for    active 
practice,    but    feels    the    utmost    interest    and    enthu- 
siasm in   her  profession. 

At  the  sta  m   Mrs.  Lull  accepted  the 

position  of  senior  vice-president,  but  the  failure  ol 
the  president-elect  to  attend,  thrust  her  into  the 
working  place,  and  she  was  eventually  the  first  de- 
partment president.  In  the  autumn  of  1880  Wo- 
man's Relief  Corps  Xo.  5  was  organized  at  Milford, 
of  which  Mrs.  Lull  became  a  member.  To  her  en- 
ergy  was   owing  the   earb  of   the  coi 

Standing  in  the  grounds  and  due  west  of  the 
handsome  residence  of  Mr;.  Lull,  affording  a  pleas- 
ant view  from  the  street  and  surrounding  neighbor- 
hood, is  a  fountain  presented  by  Mrs.  Lull  and  dedi 
cated  to  the  memory  of  the  men  of  Milford  who 
died  in  the  Rebellion.  The  structure  is  of  bronze, 
twelve  feet  in  height,  standing  on  a  granite  founda- 
tion placed  in  the  center  of  a  circular  basin,  about 
forty  feet  in  circumference.  The  fountain  outlets 
for  the  water  display  are  numerous,  and  above  and 
In  low  them  are  attrached  electric  lights.  Around  the 
outer  edge  of  the  basin,  space  has  been  allowed  lor 
the  permanent  location  of  tablets  from  every  state 
in  the  Union,  a  number  of  which  are  now  in  po- 
sition. On  the  east  side  of  the  foundation  is  a  tablet 
ied  "Memorial  Fountain,  dedicated  by  Oliver 
W.  Lull  Post,  G.  V  K\,  on  the  One  Hundredth  anni- 
versary of  the  town.  June  20th.  T S< >.}.''  On  the  north 
side  is  a  tablet  with  this  inscription:  "Our  patriot 
dead,  they  still  live  in  words  the  truest,  deeds 
llir  noblest,  and  in  love  that  is  eternal."  The 
legend  on  the  tablet  on  tin-  west  side  is""In  honor  of 
the  gallant  men  from  Milford.  who  pledged  or  gave 
their  lives  for  liberty  and  in  defense  of  the  Union;" 
and.  on  ili,  south  tablet:  "Liberty.  Heroes  of  the 
Ri  solution,  i;;i  [781,  on  land  and  sea.  Patriots  of 
[812.  Union."  Standing  near  the  fountain  is  a 
sun  dial  bearing  this  inscription:  "I  note  not  the 
hours  except  they  be  bright,  Lux  et  Umbra  Vicissim 
sed  Semper  Amor."  This  fountain  was  formally 
dedicated  on  centennial  day.  in  the  presence  of  a 
large  concourse  of  the  citizens  of  Milford  ami  sur- 
rounding towns,  by  Oliver  \V.  Lull  Post  with  appro- 
noiiies  Mr-.  Lull  is  the  author  of  the 
f  the  Fountain,"  which  gives  a  full  history 
of  the  same.  In  the  year  1000.  Mrs.  Lull  attended 
the   reunion   of  the   Daughters   of  the   Confederacy, 


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lield  at  Corsicana.  Texas,  and  presented  to  them 
a  flag  which  had  been  captured  by  the  Eighth  New 
Hampshire  Regiment,  at  Port  Hudson,  and  which 
was  among  the  effects  of  Colonel  Lull  when  they 
arrived  at  his  home.  The  flag  was  received  by  Miss 
Nell  Nance,  of  Palestine,  granddaughter  of  Judge 
John  H.   Reagan,   in   behalf  of  the   Texas  Division. 


In  the  North  Riding  of  York- 
CLEVELAND     shire,    England,    lies    the    district 

of  Cleveland,  from  which  is  de- 
rived the  family  name,  and  although  neglected  geo- 
graphically it  has  been  deemed  sufficiently  beautiful, 
popular  and  interesting  to  inspire  three  histories, 
a  work  on  the  dialect  peculiar  to  its  inhabitants  and 
a  geological  treatise.  The  founder  of  the  family  in 
New  England  came  from  the  county  of  Suffolk,  and 
a  research  among  the  records  of  births,  marriages 
and  burials  from  1542  to  1612,  preserved  at  the 
ancient  church  of  St.  Nicholas  in  old  Ipswich,  that 
county,  would  probably  throw  some  light  upon  their 
English  ancestors.  Beside  Ex-President  Grover 
Cleveland  several  other  Americans  of  this  name 
have   won   national   distinction. 

(I)  Moses  (or  Moyses)  Cleveland  (sometimes 
written  Cleaveland),  the  common  ancestor  of  the 
Clevelands  of  New  England,  was  born  at  Ipswich, 
in  Suffolk,  probably  in  1621,  and  at  the  time  of  his 
emigration  from  London  (1635)  was  an  indentured 
apprentice  to  a  housew  right.  He  was  made  a  free- 
man in  Woburn,  Massachusetts,  at  the  time  of  his 
majority  in  1643,  and  he  died  there  January  9, 
1701-02.  According  to  the  Woburn  records  he  ac- 
quired some  political  prominence,  and  was  admitted 
to  full  communion  with  the  First  Church  in 
Charlestown  in  1692.  On  September  26,  1648,  he 
married  Ann  Winn,  born  about  1626,  either  in  Eng- 
land or  Wales,  daughter  of  Edward  and  Joanna 
Winn.  His  eleven  children,  all  born  in  Woburn, 
were :  Moses,  Hannah,  Aaron,  Samuel,  Miriam, 
Joanna,  who  died  at  the  age  of  six  years ;  Edward, 
Josiah,   Isaac,  Joanna   and  Enoch. 

(II)  Sergeant  Samuel,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Moses  and  Ann  (Winn)  Cleveland,  was 
born  in  Woburn,  June  9,  1657.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  King  Philip's  war,  where  he  derived  his  military 
title,  and  about  1780  he  went  to  reside  in  Chelms- 
ford, Massachusetts,  where  he  purchased  land  the 
following  year.  He  subsequently  became  one  of 
the  pioneer  settlers  in  Canterbury,  Connecticut, 
whither  he  was  joined  by  his  brother  Josiah,  who 
also  went  there  from  Chelmsford.  Sergeant  Sam- 
uel Cleveland  died  in  Canterbury,  March  12,  1735- 
36.  His  first  wife,  whom  he  married  in  Chelmsford, 
May  17,  1680,  was  Jane  Keyes,  born  in  Newbury, 
Massachusetts,  October  25,  1660,  daughter  of  Solo- 
mon and  Frances  (Grant)  Keyes,  and  she  died 
without  issue,  November  4,  1681.  He  married 
(second),  in  Chelmsford,  May  22,  16S2,  Persis 
Hildreth,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Elizabeth  Hil- 
dreth.  She  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
February  8,  1660,  died  in  Canterbury,  February  22. 
1698.     In  1699  he  married  for  his  third  wife   Mrs. 


Margaret  Fish,  of  Canterbury,  a  widow.  The  chil- 
dren of  his  second  marriage  were :  Persis,  Samuel, 
Joseph,  Elizabeth  and  Mary.  Those  of  his  third 
marriage   were :     Abigail   and   Timothy. 

(III)  Sergeant  Joseph,  second  son  and  third 
child  of  Sergeant  Samuel  and  Persis  (Hildreth) 
Cleveland,  was  born  in  Chelmsford,  July  18,  1689, 
and  died  in  Canterbury,  March  n,  1766.  He  mar- 
ried February  7,  1710-11,  Abigail  Hyde,  born  in 
Cambridge,  August  8,  1688,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
and  Dorothy  (Kidder)  Hyde.  She  died  in  Canter- 
bury. He  married  (second)  Sarah  Ainsworth  (or 
Ensworth),  born  in  Plainfield,  June  12,  1699,  daugh- 
ter of  Alexander  Ainsworth,  and  her  death  occurred 
in  Canterbury,  June  21,  1761.  His  children,  all  of 
his  first  marriage,  were :  Ephraim,  Jonathan,  Ben- 
jamin, Dorothy,  John,  Elijah,  Persis,  Ezra  and 
Samuel. 

(IV)  Samuel,  youngest  child  of  Sergeant  Jo- 
seph and  Abigail  (Hyde)  Cleveland,  was  born  in 
Canterbury,  June  7,  1730.  In  1753  he  received  from 
his  father  the  title  to  a  tract  of  land  in  Royalton, 
Vermont,  whither  he  removed  prior  to  1792,  and  he 
died  there  in  September,  1809.  He  married  (first) 
May  7,  1751,  Ruth  Derby,  born  in  Canterbury,  Sep- 
tember 26,  1732,  died  August  13,  1782,  daughter 
of  William  and  Elizabeth  Derby.  He  married 
(second),  March  11,  1784,  Anna  Welch.  She  sur- 
vived him,  becoming  the  second  wife  of  Samuel 
Denison,  who  died  at  Castleton,  Vermont,  in  1824. 
Another  account  states  that  Mrs.  Anna  (Welch) 
Cleveland  married  Luther  Grover,  of  Bethel,  Ver- 
mont, and  as  the  death  of  Samuel  Cleveland's  sec- 
ond wife  occurred  in  that  town,  she  was  perhaps 
married  a  third  time.  The  children  of  Samuel 
Cleveland's  first  union  were :  Joseph,  Mary,  Jede- 
diah,  Abigail,  Zeruiah,  Samuel,  William,  Arunah, 
Chester  and  Vester  (or  Sylvester).  His  second 
wife  bore  him  two  children,  Ruth  and  Hiram. 

(V)  Jedediah.  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Samuel  and  Ruth  (Derby)  Cleveland,  was  born  in 
Canterbury,  May  8,  1756.  He  accompanied  his  par- 
ents to  Royalton  and  died  in  that  town,  February 
19,  1829.  He  married,  in  Connecticut,  about  the 
year  1785,  Elizabeth  Cleveland,  daughter  of  Curtis 
and  Elizabeth  (Lord)  Cleveland.  She  was  bap- 
tized in  Brooklyn,  that  state,  May  25,  1760,  and  she 
died  in  Royalton,  July  5,  1828.  Jedediah  and  Eliza- 
beth Cleveland  were  the  parents  of  six  children, 
namely:  Jedediah,  Elizabeth,  Ruth,  Curtis,  Lucy 
Elnette   and   Norman. 

(VI)  Jedediah  (2),  eldest  child  of  Jedediah 
and  Elizabeth  (Cleveland)  Cleveland,  was  born  in 
Royalton,  November  27,  1786.  In  1847  he  re- 
moved to  a  farm  in  Northumberland,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  resided  there  for  the  remainder  of  his 
life,  which  terminated  January  2,  1865.  He  mar- 
ried for  his  first  wife,  January  16,  1814,  Mrs.  Har- 
riet Douglas  Randall,  born  January  9,  1796,  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  Elias  and  Hannah  (Brown)  Douglas. 
She  died  March  14,  1841,  and  October  26,  of  the 
same  year,  he  married  for  his  second  wife  Anna 
Hubbard,   born   May  21,   1791.     His   children,  all   of 


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his  first  union,  were :  William  Lord,  Harriet 
Amelia,  Charles  Douglas,  Norman  Curtis,  Jedediah 
Allen,  Hiram  Edward,  James  Reed,  Elias  Randall, 
Caroline  Lucinda,  Adoniram  Judson  and  Harriet 
Elizabeth. 

(VII)  Norman  Curtis,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Jedediah  and  Harriet  (Douglas-Randall) 
Cleveland,  was  born  in  Royalton,  Vermont,  Octo- 
ber 14,  1819.  He  resided  for  some  years  upon  a 
farm  in  Northumberland,  whence  he  removed  to 
Dover,  and  he  died  at  Lake  Shetek,  Minnesota, 
January  8,  1873.  July  6,  1843,  he  married,  at  Lan- 
caster, Martha  Augusta  Smith,  born  in  that  town, 
June  22,  1823,  daughter  of  Allen  and  Adeline  (Per- 
kins) Smith,  and  her  death  occurred  there  Decem- 
ber 10,  1852.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married 
January  5,  1854,  also  in  Lancaster,  was  Eliza  Ann 
Plaisted,  born  in  Jefferson,  New  Hampshire,  June 
12,  1830.  His  first  wife  bore  him  two  children, 
namely:  Charles  Austin  and  Ellen  Augusta.  His 
children  by  his  second  marriage,  all  of  whom  in- 
cluding their  mother  now  reside  in  the  west,  were: 
George,  Ida,  Frederick  Norman,  Frank  Allen,  For- 
est Randall,   and   Curtis  Judson. 

(VIII)  Charles  Austin,  eldest  child  of  Norman 
C.  and  Martha  A.  (Smith)  Cleveland,  was  born  in 
Lancaster,  June  10,  1844.  He  went  to  reside  in 
Dover  during  his  boyhood,  but  returned  to  Lan- 
caster at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  and  took  a 
position  as  clerk  in  the  grocery  and  provision  store 
of  James  A.  Smith.  He  subsequently  established 
himself  in  the  same  line  of  trade,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  a  number  of  years,  and  from  1880  to 
1886  served  as  register  of  deeds  for  Coos  county. 
After  the  destruction  by  fire  of  the  Coos  county 
court  house  he  was  appointed  special  register  for 
the  purpose  of  restoring  the  records  of  land  titles 
destroyed,  and  after  the  completion  of  this  work 
he  went  to  New  York  City,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  business.  Returning  to  Lancaster 
in  1800,  he  became  connected  with  the  Lancaster 
Savings  Bank  and  the  Lancaster  Trust  Company, 
the  latter  of  which  he  assisted  in  organizing.  He 
remained  actively  engaged  with  these  banks  until 
1898,  when  he  entered  the  dry  goods  trade  as  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Cleveland  &  Gould,  and  this 
concern  is  still  carrying  on  business.  Mr.  Cleve- 
land is  still  a  director  of  the  Lancaster  Trust  Com- 
pany and  a  trustee  of  the  Savings  Bank.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Democrat,  and  as  a  member  of  the 
lower  house  of  the  state  legislature,  to  which  he  was 
elected  in  1886,  he  figured  conspicuously  in  the  rail- 
way controversy  in  [887.  In  the  Masonic  Order 
he  has  attained  high  rank,  being  a  past  master  of 
the  Blue  Lodge  and  high  priest  of  the  chapter,  has 
occupied  all  of  the  chairs  in  the  commandery,  ex- 
cept that  of  eminent  commander,  which  he  pur- 
posely avoided  by  waiving  his  right  in  the  line  of 
election,  and  he  is  a  member  of  tin-  council  of 
Royal  and  Select  Master-.  N'orth  Star  Lodge  of 
Perfection,  Raymond  Consistory  (32d'  degree), 
Nashua,  and  Aleppo  Temple,  Order  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,    Boston.      He    married    Sarah    B.    Twitchell, 


daughter  of  Hiram  Twitchell,  of  Lancaster,  and! 
has   one    son,    Fred    Charles. 

(IX)  Fred  Charles,  only  child  of  Charles 
Austin  and  Sarah  B.  (Twitchell)  Cleveland,  was 
born  in  Lancaster,  October  24,  1872.  His  early- 
education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools,  and 
having  prepared  for  college  at  the  Lancaster  Acad- 
emy he  entered  Dartmouth,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1895.  He  was  a  law  student  in  the 
office  of  Messrs.  Shurtleff  and  Sullivan  at  Lan- 
caster, and  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  1S98, 
he  became  the  law  partner  of  Mr.  Sullivan,  with 
whom  he  was  associated  until  1901.  From  the  lat- 
ter year  to  the  present  time  he  has  practiced  his. 
profession  in  Lancaster  alone,  conducting  a  profit- 
able general  law  business,  and  his  legal  attainments 
are  fast  obtaining  the  recognition  which  they  de- 
serve. Some  time  since  he  was  retained  as  asso- 
ciate counsel  with  Philip  Carpenter,  of  New  York 
City,  in  the  Percy  Sumner  Club  fisheries  case, 
brought  to  determine  whether  certain  designated 
waters  are  within  the  jurisdiction  and  control  of 
the  government,  or  are  owned  by  a  private  asso- 
ciation. This  case  is  now  awaiting  decision  in  the 
United  States  circuit  court  of  appeals.  Mr.  Cleve- 
land has  been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Lan- 
caster board  of  education  for  eleven  years,  and  has 
been  a  candidate  for  solicitor  on  the  Democratic 
ticket.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  Club.  His 
religious  affiliations  are  with  the   Episcopalians. 

In  1890  he  married  Mertrude  E.  Moses,  daughter 
of  Charles  E.  Moses,  and  has  one  child,  Dorothy, 
born  October  23,   1904. 


The      Hammond      family,      whose 
HAMMOND     ancestor  came  to  New   England  in 

the  very  early  settlement  of  the 
country,  has  retained  and  transmitted  from  genera- 
tion to  generation  the  characteristics  that  distin- 
guished its  members  as  far  back  in  the  past  as  there 
is  any  record.  This  record  is  a  long  and  honorable 
one,  telling  of  men  moral  to  a  remarkable  degree ; 
honest,  honorable,  independent  in  thought  and  ac- 
tion ;  industrious,  shrewd,  and  energetic;  patriotic 
and  brave ;  prominent  in  the  communities  where 
they   dwelt,   and  often   leaders  of  their  fellows. 

(I)  William  Hammond,  the  emigrant  ancestor 
of  the  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  branch  of  the 
family  in  America,  was  born  in  Lavenham,  county 
of  Suffolk,  England,  where  he  was  baptized  Octo- 
ber 30,  1575.  He  was  the  only  surviving  son  of 
Thomas  and  Rose  (Trippe)  Hammond,  his  younger 
brother  Thomas  having  died  in  infancy.  He  was 
left  an  orphan  by  the  death  of  his  father  in  1589, 
and  very  little  can  be  learned  about  his  early  life. 
He  married  there,  June  9,  1605,  Elizabeth  Paine, 
and  their  children  were  all  born  in  Lavenham.  It 
is  uncertain  just  when  he  came  to  America,  as  no 
record  has  been  found,  but  there  are  records  in 
'  ion  of  a  William  Hammond  as  early  as  1632, 
and  this  may  have  been  the  same  man,  or  it  may 
have  been  the  William  Hammond  who  settled  in 
Lynn  in  1636,  and  who  is  supposed  to  have  been  the 


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eldest  son  of  William  of  Watertown,  born  in  Laven- 
ham  in  1607.  The  first  positive  records  of  this 
William  Hammond  are  to  be  found  in  Scituate, 
Massachusetts,  prior  to  1636,  the  name  being  found 
there  as  "Hamans."  Deane's  "History  of  Scituate" 
says  "he  soon  deceased  or  removed"  from  there, 
and  it  was  undoubtedly  at  about  this  time  (1636) 
that  he  became  a  settler  in  Watertown,  as  no  record 
of  an  earlier  date  has  been  found  of  him  there. 
He  probably  located  in  Watertown  at  about  the 
same  time  as  did  his  brothers-in-law,  William  Paine 
and  Dr.  Simon  Eire,  all  of  whom  seem  to  have  fol- 
lowed their  brother-in-law,  John  Page,  who  was 
one  of  the  first  settlers.  His  older  children  seem 
to  have  come  with  him  two  or  more  years  prior  to 
the  arrival  of  his  wife  and  younger  children,  who 
•came  to  America  in  the  ship  "Francis,"  from  Ips- 
wich, England,  in  April,  1634.  William  Hammond 
was  admitted  freeman  in  Watertown  May  25,  1636, 
and  was  grantee  of  seven  lots  and  purchased  three 
lots  before  1644.  His  homestead  of  forty  acres 
was  situated  on  the  west  of  Common  street.  He 
owned  three  lots  in  Pequusset  meadow.  His  forty- 
acre  homestead  passed  to  his  grandson  Thomas, 
March  10,  1642 ;  in  the  division  of  lands,  he  was 
granted  lot  No.  76,  in  the  fourth  division,  containing 
one  hundred  and  sixty-five  acres,  and  this,  with 
his  other  holdings,  made  him  one  of  the  largest  land 
owners  in  the  town.  In  religious  matters  he  was 
not  in  sympathy  with  his  Puritanical  neighbors,  and 
May  27,  1661,  the  houses  of  old  Warren  and  Good- 
man Hammond  "were  ordered  to  be  searched  for 
•Quakers,"  for  whom  they  were  known  to  have  con-' 
siderable  sympathy.  No  clergyman  of  the  name 
has  been  found  among  the  descendants,  but  on  the 
other  hand,  no  criminal  records  have  been  found. 
The  search  has  been  very  thorough  and  complete, 
and  the  freedom  from  any  taint  of  crime  or  known 
immorality  must  prove  very  gratifying  to  the  de- 
scendants. The  will  of  William  Hammond  is  on 
file   at   East   Cambridge,    Massachusetts,    dated   July 

1,  1662,  proved  December  16,  1672.  The  inventory 
of  the  estate  showed  property  valued  at  four  hun- 
dred and  fifty-seven  pounds,  and  included  three 
hundred  and  thirty-one  acres  of  land.  He  had 
.given  lands  to   his  son  Thomas  prior  to  his   death 

in  1655,  and  on  December  12,  1647,  he  had  given 
Thomas  a  letter  of  attorney  to  obtain  possession  of 
lands  in  Lavenham,  England,  which  were  then  pos- 
sessed by  his  (William's)  mother,  Mrs.  Rose  Stew- 
art. Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  William  Hammond, 
-was  forty-seven  years  old  when  she  came  to  Amer- 
ica with  her  three  younger  children.  She  was  born 
in  Nowton  parish,  near  Bury  St.  Edmunds,  county 
of  Suffolk,  England,  in  1587,  and  was  the  daughter 
of  William  Paine.  Anthony  Paine,  living  in  Now- 
ton  parish,   had   a  son  William,   baptized   December 

2,  1565.  William  Paine  had  five  children  baptized 
at  Nowton  parish,  all  of  whom  came  to  America 
and  were  for  a  time,  at  least,  residents  of  Water- 
town :  Phebe,  Elizabeth,  Dorothy,  William  and 
Robert.  Her  brother,  William  Paine,  came  to 
America  in   1635,  and  settled  in  Watertown.  where 


he  was  one  of  the  largest  proprietors  in  1636-37, 
but  he  soon  removed  to  Ipswich  and  settled  there 
with  his  brother  Robert.  He  was  a  merchant  and 
large  land  owner,  a  public  spirited  man  and  very 
popular  in  the  affairs  of  the  colony.  About  1652 
he  removed  to  Boston,  where  he  died  in  1660.  Her 
sister,  Dorothy  Paine,  married  Dr.  Simon  Eire,  who 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  Watertown  until  his 
removal  to  Boston  about  1645.  Phebe  Paine  mar- 
ried John  Page,  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Water- 
town  and  the  first  constable,  having  been  appointed 
by  the  court  in  September,  1630.  He  died  in 
Watertown,  December  18,  1686,  aged  about  ninety 
years.  She  died  September  25,  1677,  aged  eighty- 
seven  years.  William  Hammond  died  in  Water- 
town,  Massachusetts,  October  8,  1662,  and  his 
widow  Elizabeth  died  September  14,  1670.  Their 
children  were:  William,  baptized  September  20, 
1607 ;  Anne,  baptized  November  19,  1609,  died  June 
7,  1615;  John,  baptized  December  5,  161 1,  died  Au- 
gust 16,  1620;  Anne,  baptized  July  14,  1616; 
Thomas,  see  forward;  Elizabeth,  born  1619;  Sarah, 
baptized  October  21,  1623 ;  John,  baptized  July  2, 
1626. 

(II)  Thomas,  fifth  child  of  William  and  Eliza- 
beth (Paine)  Hammond,  was  baptized  at  Lavenham, 
England,  September  17,  1618;  he  died  at  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  December  10,  1655.  He  married 
about  1654,  Hannah  Cross,  born  at  Ipswich,  Massa- 
chusetts, April.  1636 ;  baptized  in  Hampton,  October 
9,  1638;  died  March  24,  1656-7,  daughter  of  John 
and  Hannah  Cross.  Thomas  Hammond  seems  to 
have  been  an  active,  enterprising  man  during  his 
short  career.  It  appears  that  he  visited  England  in 
1648  and  on  his  return  brought  to  America  some 
merchandise  for  sale.  In  the  inventory  of  his  estate, 
made  December  22,  1655,  the  principal  items  amount 
to  four  hundred  and  sixty-five  pounds,  including 
land  and  improvements  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts, 
and  housing  and  land  in  England,  at  Lavenham,  val- 
ued at  one  hundred  and  twenty  pounds  and  renting 
at  fourteen  pounds  a  year.  He  also  owned  land  in 
Watertown  where  he  lived.  His  widow  survived 
him  but  little  more  than  a  year,  her  death  occurring 
March  24',  1657.  Her  will,  in  which  she  left  a 
goodly  property  to  her  son,  was  made  only  five  days 
before  her  death.  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Cross) 
Hammond  left  one  child,  Thomas. 

(III)  Thomas  (2),  son  of  Thomas  (1)  and  Han- 
nah (Cross)  Hammond,  born  at  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, July  11,  1656,  was  a  posthumous  child,  hav- 
ing been  born  seven  months  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  and  being  doubly  orphaned  by  the  death  of  his 
mother  when  he  was  but  little  more  than  eight 
months  old.  His  grandfather,  William  Hammond, 
died  when  he  was  but  four  years  old,  and  his  Grand- 
mother Cross  surviving  but  a  few  years,  it  is  prob- 
able that  his  uncle,  Lieutenant  John  Hammond,  of 
Watertown,  took  charge  of  his  bringing  up  and  edu- 
cation. He  appears  to  have  been  much  better  educa- 
ted than  the  average  man  of  his  time.  He  was  a 
fine  penman,  as  is  shown  by  specimens  of  his  hand- 
writing which  are  still  in  existence.     It  seems  that 


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he  had  some  military  training  in  his  younger  days, 
probably  owing  to  the  influence  of  his  uncle,  Lieu- 
tenant John,  and  he  is  credited  with  service  in  King 
Philip's  war,  in  the  companies  of  Captain  Joseph 
Syll  in  1675,  and  Captain  Joseph  Cutter  in  1676. 
It  is  probable  that  he  took  an  active  part  in  military 
affairs  later  in  life,  as  he  is  mentioned  as  "Lieuten- 
ant" in  the  records  of  Ipswich.  Growing  up  as  he 
did  without  parental  restraint,  he  early  learned  self- 
reliance  and  became  one  of  the  most  active,  enter- 
prising men  of  the  locality  in  which  he  lived.  He 
appears  to  have  lived  in  Ipswich  on  the  old  Cross 
farm  after  his  second  marriage  until  about  1690, 
when  he  removed  to  Watertown,  where  he  had 
considerable  property  interests.  He  was- admitted 
freeman  April  18,  1690,  and  continued  to  reside  there 
until  about  1706.  when  he  returned  to  Ipswich  and 
spent  the  remaining  years  of  his  life  on  the  old  farm 
situated  near  the  west  end  of  Muzzey  hill,  adjoin- 
ing the  town  of  Rowley.  He  was  a  large  owner  of 
real  estate,  as  is  shown  by  the  Essex  registry  of 
deeds.  A  large  part  of  this  he  deeded  to  his  chil- 
dren at  different  times.  Thomas  Hammond  married 
(first),  August  21.  1677,  Elizabeth  Noyes,  date  of 
birth  unknown,  who  died  April  4,  1679,  without 
issue.  He  married  (second),  December  16,  1679, 
Sarah  Pickard,  born  January  31,  1656-57,  died  Jan- 
uary 16,  1712-13,  daughter  O'f  John  and  Jane  Pick- 
ard, of  Rowley,  Massachusetts.  He  married  (third), 
October  17,  1713.  widow  Hannah  (PJatt)  Lancaster^ 
baptized  February  23,  1678-79,  daughter  of  Ensign 
Abel  and  Lydia  (Platts)  Piatt,  of  Rowley,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  widow  of  Samuel  Lancaster,  who  was 
drowned  in  Rowley  river,  September  19,  1710.  There 
were  seven  children  of  the  second,  and  two  of  the 
third  marriage.  (Mention  of  Nathaniel  and  de- 
scendants forms  part  of  this  article).  Thomas 
Hammond  and  wife  Sarah  were  buried  in  Rowley 
cemetery,  where  their  headstones  are  yet  to  be  seen. 
(IV)  David,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Thomas  (2)  and  Sarah  (Pickard)  Hammond,  was 
baptized  November  23,  1690,  in  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  died  September  22,  1765,  in  Rowley, 
same  colony.  He  was  a  farmer  living  near  the 
boundary  line  between  Ipswich  and  Rowley,  and 
there  was  continual  controversy  between  these  two 
towns  as  to  which  included  his  farm.  This  was  not 
finally  settled  until  some  years  after  his  death.  Ac- 
cording to  the  records,  on  May  5,  1784.  this  farm 
then  occupied  by  his  eldest  son  was  "sette  off"  to 
Rowley.  On  this  account  some  of  the  children  of 
his  family  were  recorded  in  both  towns  while  some 
appear  only  in  the  church  records  of  Rowley,  of 
which  he  was  a  member.  It  is  possible  that  he  had 
other  children,  of  whom  no  record  is  now  to  be 
found.  lie  was  married  (first)  July  11,  1719,  to 
Mary  Platts,  who  was  born  June  29,  1684,  in  Row- 
ley, daughter  of  Samuel  and  Phillipa  (Phelps) 
Platts  of  that  town.  She  died  in  March,  1747,  and 
he  married  (second)  August  6.  1748,  Elizabeth 
Platts,  who  was  born  February  8,  1699,  daughter  of 
Moses  and  Hannah  (Platts)  Platts.  All  his  chil- 
dren  were  born   of  the   first   wife,   namely:   David, 


Jonathan,     Mary,     Sarah,   Phineas     and     -Johanna. 

(V)  David  (2),  eldest  child  of  David  (1)  and 
Mary  (Platts)  Hammond,  was  born  August  17, 
1720,  in  Rowley,  and  died  in  that  town  January  3, 
1797.  He  resided  on  the  paternal  homestead  and 
was  a  prominent  man  and  active  citizen,  taking  a 
deep  interest  in  its  affairs,  both  civil  and  military. 
He  was  a  soldier  of  the  French  war  and  was  among 
those  found  on  the  list  of  Captain  John  Northend's 
company,  May  16,  1757.  He  is  also  credited  with 
eighteen  months'  and  fifteen  days'  service,  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Captain  William  Angier's  company,  from 
April  17,  1756,  to  September,  1760.  He  also  served 
for  a  short  time  in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  as  a 
private  in  Captain  Robert  Dodge's  company,  Col- 
onel Ebenezer  Francis'  regiment,  November  29.  1776. 
He  was  married  (first)- September,  1743,  to  Susanna 
Harris,  who  died  December  31,  1780,  and  he  married 
(second)  December  1,  1782,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wood. 
He  'was  her  third  husband.  Her  first  was  Isaac 
Burpee,  who  died  before  1771,  and  she  married 
(second)  September  9,  1771,  Thomas  Wood,  who 
died  May  20,  1779.  She  died  October  21,  1815,  in 
Rowley,  at  the  age  of  ninety-two  years.  David  Ham- 
mond's children,  born  of  the  first  wife,  were:  Phin- 
eas, Mary,  Thomas,  Susannah,  John.  Sarah,  Jo- 
hanna and  David. 

(VI)  David  (3),  youngest  child  of  David  (2) 
and  Sarah  (Harris)  Hammond,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 13,  1757,  in  Rowley,  and  died  in  December, 
1840,  in  Bow,  New  Hampshire,  nearly  eighty-three 
years  old.  About  1777,  or  soon  after,  he  left  Bow, 
and  lived  for  a  time  in  Salem,  New  Hampshire. 
He  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  Army  from  that 
town  and  was  mustered  in  by  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Jacob  Gale,  July  2r,  1779,  for  the  town  of  Plaistow. 
He  was  a  private  in  the  fourth  company,  third  New 
Hampshire  regiment,  under  Colonel"  Alexander 
Scammel.  and  continued  in  the  service  until  the  close 
of  the  war,  receiving  a  pension  until  his  death.  In 
1791,  he  purchased  a  farm  on  Wood  Hill,  in  the 
town  of  Bow,  New  Hampshire,  now  occupied  by  his 
descendants,  and  there  spent  the  balance  of  his  life 
He  was  married  (first)  to  his  cousin,  Patience  Har- 
ris, of  New  Salem,  New  Hampshire.  She  died  about 
1790,  leaving  two  or  three  children  but  the  names 
of  only  two  have  been  found,  though  there  is  a 
tradition  that  there  were  two  daughters.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  about  1791.  Hannah  Eastman,  who 
was  born  October  18,  1769,  and  died  July  10,  1S44. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Anna  (Colby) 
Eastman,  of  Bow,  who  removed  from  that  town  to 
Sutton.  Vermont  (see  Eastman  VII.  There  were 
two  children  of  the  first  marriage  and  eight  nf  the 
second,  namely:  Phinehas,  Mary,  David,  Stephen, 
Anna.  Hannah,  Naomi  P.,  Eli  E.,  Thomas  \V.  and 
Jonathan. 

(VII)  Thomas  W.,  fifth  son  and  ninth  child  of 
David  (3)  Hammond  and  seventh  child  of  his  sec- 
ond wife,  Hannah  Eastman,  was  born  August  14,. 
1809,  in  Bow,  New  Hampshire,  and  resided  in  that 
town  until  his  death.  He  occupied  the  paternal 
homestead  at  the  foot  of  Wood  Hill,  in  Bow.     He 


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was  married  in  1832,  to  Lucy  Quimby,  of  that  town, 
who  was  born  April  6,  1809.  Their  children  were: 
Susan  H.,  Charles  F.,  Thomas  A.,  David  M.  and 
John  C. 

(VIII)  Charles  F.,  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Thomas  W.  and  Lucy  (Quimby)  Hammond,  was 
born  September  30,  1834,  in  Bow,  and  resided  on  the 
paternal  homestead  in  that  town.  He  was  town 
clerk  in  1892,  and  also  served  as  postmaster  at  Bow 
postoffice.  He  was  married  April  29,  i860,  to  Fanny 
J.  Lord  of  Dunbarton,  who  -was  born  May  5,  1835, 
daughter'  of  John  and  Mary  (Collins)  Lord.  Their 
children  were:    Sarah,  Lucy,  Laura  A.  and  Junia. 

(IX)  Laura  A.,  third  daughter  and  child  of 
Charles  F.  and  Fanny  J.  (Lord)  Hammond,  was 
born  April  3,  1864.  and  became  the  wife  of  Willie 
F.  Page,  of  Dunbarton,  where  she  now  resides. 
(See  Page,  second   family  IX). 

(IV)  Captain  Nathaniel  Hammond,  sixth  child 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Sarah  (Pickard)  Hammond, 
was  born  May  29,  1691,  and  baptized  with  his  bro- 
ther Jonathan,  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  July 
25,  1697.  He  lived  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  until 
1724.  About  this  time  he  moved  with  his  family 
to  Littleton,  Massachusetts,  where  he  continued  to 
live  until  1730  or  after.  In  1736  he  erected  the 
first  house  in  Lower  Asheulot  (now  Swanzey),  New 
Hampshire,  but  held  nominal  residence  at  Littleton 
for  some  time  longer.  At  a  meeting  of  the  propri- 
etors of  the  "Lower  Township"  June  27,  1734,  held 
at  Concord,  Massachusetts,  Nathaniel  Hammond 
was  chosen  moderator,  and  at  the  same  meeting  was 
made  one  of  a  committee  to  manage  the  prudential 
affairs  of  the  said  township.  In  1734  he  was  ap- 
pointed on  a  committee  "to  lay  out  the  interval  land 
in  the  township  into  sixty-three  equal  lots."  There 
are  other  mentions  in  the  records  of  his  appoint- 
ment to  similar  duties.  He  was  a  large  land  owner, 
he  and  his  sons  .owning  at  one  time  about  three 
thousand  acres  of  land  in  Swanzey,  besides  consid- 
erable tracts  in  other  towns  in  New  Hampshire  and 
Vermont.  In  1747  the  inhabitants  of  Swanzey  were 
all  driven  out  from  their  homes  by  the  Indians,  who 
burned  the  town.  The  Hammonds,  however,  soon 
returned,  with  the  exception  of  the  two  younger 
children,  who  remained  at  Ipswich.  Nathaniel  Ham- 
mond married  (first),  in  Rowley,  Massachusetts, 
published  January  30,  1713-14,  Bridget  Harris,  born 
December  17,  1692,  died  1731,  daughter  of  Deacon 
Timothy  and  Phebe  (Pearson)  Harris.  He  married 
(second),  March  8,  1732,  Mrs.  Abigail  (Hildreth) 
Chamberlain,  born  in  Chelmsford,  Massachusetts, 
October  20,  1691,  died  in  Swanzey,  New  Hampshire, 
August  20.  1745,  widow  of  Thomas  Chamberlain,  of 
Littleton,  and  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Abigail  Hil- 
dreth. Nathaniel  Hammond  was  the  father  of  eleven 
children.  He  is  always  mentioned  as  "Captain"  Na- 
thaniel in  the  records  of  that  period  and  was  a  man 
of  indomitable  will,  and  a  natural  born  leader  in 
every  enterprise.  He  was  essentially  a  pioneer,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the  affairs 
of  the  early  settlers.  He  was  well  educated  for  the 
time  and  an  excellent  penman,  as  is  shown  by  the 


records  now  extant.  He  was  generally  clerk  of  the 
proprietors'  meetings,  and  served  on  nearly  every 
committee  chosen  by  the  early   settlers. 

(V)  Deacon  Thomas,  third  child  of  Captain  Na- 
thaniel and  Bridget  (Harris)  Hammond,  was  born 
at  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  October  31,  1719.  He 
married  (first)  in  Brookfield,  Massachusetts.  Au- 
gust 21,  1741,  Martha  Olmsted,  born  in  Brookfield, 
Massachusetts,  September  16,  1721,  died  at  Swanzey, 
January  3,  1744,  daughter  of  Captain  Jabez  and 
Thankful  (Barnes)  Olmsted.  Her  father  was  a 
very  shrewd  man  as  well  as  prominent  in  military 
affairs.  After  her  death  Mr.  Hammond  married 
(second)  in  Dedham.  Massachusetts,  February  4, 
1745,  Abigail  Farr,  of  unknown  parentage.  She 
died  August  9,  1772,  and  he  married  (third),  June 
16,  1774,  widow  Priscilla  Hale,  of  Boxford,  Massa- 
chusetts, daughter  of  Captain  Stephen  and  Hannah 
(Swan)  Peabody,  and  widow  of  John  Hale.  She 
survived  him.     He  was  the  father  of  seven  children. 

(VI)  Aaron,  eldest  son  of  Deacon  Thomas  and 
Martha  (Olmsted)  Hammond,  was  born  in  Swan- 
zey, New  Hampshire,  October  7,  1742,  and  died  in 
Gilsum,  New  Hampshire,  April  7,  1818.  He  married 
in  Swanzey,  April  28,  1771,  Rachel  Woodward,  born 
1743,  died  in  Gilsum,  New  Hampshire,  December  6, 
1812,  parentage  unknown.  Aaron  Hammond  sold 
his  lands  in  Swanzey  in  1782  and  purchased  lands 
in  that  part  of  Gilsum  which  has  ever  since  borne 
the  name  of  "Hammond  Hollow."  He  took  an  ac- 
tive part  in  organizing  the  Congregational  Church  in 
Gilsum  and  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  charter. 
He  paid  the  sum  of  "Six  Pounds,  thirteen  shillings 
for  pew  No.  1,"  at  the  first  sale  of  pews.  He  was 
tithing  man  from  1789  to  1793;  on  school  committee 
in  1790;  moderator  in  1791  and  selectman  four  years. 
He  was  the  progenitor  of  all  the  Hammonds  in 
Gilsum.  This  has  always  been  one  of  the  leading 
families  of  the  place  and,  though  mostly  scattered 
at  present,  those  who  have  gone  to  other  places  have 
maintained  the  reputation  of  the  family  elsewhere. 
His  wife,  Rachel  (Woodward)  Hammond,  was  one 
of  the  most  respected  and  influential  women  of  the 
town.  Seven  children  were  born  to  Aaron  Ham- 
mond and  his  wife. 

(VII)  Josiah,  third  child  of  Aaron  and  Rachel 
(Woodward)  Hammond,  was  born  at  Swanzey, 
New  Hampshire,  March  28,  1775,  and  died  at  Gil- 
sum, New  Hampshire,  August  15.  1851.  He  mar- 
ried, November  28,  1799,  Mehitable  Bill,  born  June 
1,  1778,  died  June  8,  1857.  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and 
Rachel  (Root)  Bill.  She  was  descended  on  both 
the  paternal  and  maternal  sides  from  ancestors  who 
came  to  England  as  early  as  1635  and  1637.  Josiah 
bought  the  north  part  of  his  father's  farm  in  Gil- 
sum and  lived  there  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
served  the  town  as  moderator  for  many  years,  was 
town  agent  in  1824,  town  clerk  fifteen  years,  select- 
man many  years,  tithingman  and  on  school  commit- 
tee several  years  and  was  elected  to  the  New  Hamp- 
shire House  of  Representatives  in  1830.  He  was  not 
orthodox  in  his  religious  views  but  was  not  aggres- 
sive.    Before  the  abolition  of  church  rates  in  New 


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England  a  widow,  with  a  family  of  small  children, 
lived  in  Gilsum  and  could  not  raise  the  money  to 
pay  her  church  rates.  Her  only  cow,  the  chief  means 
of  support  for  herself  and  family,  was  seized  and 
sold  to  satisfy  the  claim.  Josiah  Hammond  hid  off 
the  cow  and  told  the  widow  to  drive  her  home  and 
keep  her  until  he  called  for  her.  He  never  called 
for  the  cow,  and  the  widow  continued  in  peaceable 
possession,  as  she  could  not  be  seized  again  on  ac- 
count of  the  ownership  being  vested  in  Squire  Ham- 
mond. He  was  a  large  and  powerful  man,  a  thrifty 
farmer  and  a  progressive  citizen.  Only  two  children 
were  born  to  Josiah  and  Mehitable  Hammond : 
George  Washington  and  Otis  Gardiner. 

(VIII)  Otis  Gardiner,  second  of  the  two  sons 
of  Josiah  and  Mehitable  (Bill)  Hammond,  was  born 
in  Gilsum.  New  Hampshire,  March  2,  1810,  and  died 
there  April  22,  1849.  He  married.  May  21,  1829, 
Eunice  Ware,  born  in  Gilsum,  New  Hampshire,  July 
33.  1806.  died  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  May  3, 
18S6.  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Anna  (Hathorn)  Ware. 
Otis  G.  Hammond  was  a  farmer  and  built  his  house 
in  Hammond  Hollow,  Gilsum,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1829.  He  was  a  successful  school  teacher  for  many 
years  and  served  as  superintending  school  commit- 
teeman. He  was  one  of  the  first  to  join  the  Washing- 
tonian  movement,  and  was  an  earnest  worker  in  the 
cause,  being  quite  successful  as  a  temperance  lec- 
turer in  this  and  neighboring  towns.  He  served  the 
town  as  moderator  and  selectman  and  was  com- 
missioned justice  of  the  peace.  His  wife  was  noted 
for  her  kindly  disposition.  Though  she  survived 
him  thirty-seven  years,  she  never  married  again. 
They  were  the  parents  of  two  children  :  Isaac  Ware 
and  Albert  Otis. 

(IX)  Hon.  Isaac  Ware  Hammond,  the  elder  of 
the  two  sons  of  Otis  G.  and  Eunice  (Ware)  Ham- 
mond, was  born  in  Gilsum,  New  Hampshire,  July 
9,  1831,  and  died  at  Concord.  New  Hampshire,  Sep- 
tember 28,  1890.  He  married  March  16.  1863,  Mar- 
tha Washington  Kimball,  born  January  28,  1836, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Olive  (Price)  Kimball, 
of  East  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Hammond 
spent  his  boyhood  and  acquired  a  common  school 
education  in  the  village  schools,  and  afterward  at- 
!ended  Mount  Cesar  Seminary  in  Swanzey  and  the 
Marlow  Academy.  Not  being  inclined  to  farm  life, 
he  entered  the  employment  of  the  Cheshire  Cotton 
Mill-,  at  Jaffrcy,  as  bookkeeper  and  paymastei 
Here  lie  remained  a  year  and  a  half,  and  then  went 
to  Keene,  where  he  spent  the  next  year  and  a  half 
as  salesman  in  the  dry  goods  store  of  J.  \Y,  Briggs 
&  Company.  From  there  he  went  to  Boston,  where 
1m  i\.i-  employed  as  salesman  and  bookkeeper  in  the 
dry  goods  establishment  of  Libby  &  Brothers,  and 
subsequently  became  an  expert  bookkeeper  on  pri- 
vate accounts.  On  account  of  poor  health  he  left 
Boston  and  went  to  northern  Xew  York  and  kept 
a  general  store  at  Rouse's  Point  ami  Fori  Covington 
until  1857,  when  he  returned  to  New  Hampshire  ami 
located  at  Concord.  Here  he  remained  until  the 
outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  employed  as  a  salesman 
by  John  P.  Johnson,  a  prominent  dry  goods  dealer 


He  responded  to  the  President's  call  for  three 
months'  men  in  1861  but  was  not  mustered.  A  short 
time  afterward  he  received  from  Colonel  Cross  the 
appointment  of  commissary  sergeant  in  the  Fifth 
New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  then  being 
formed.  He  enlisted  September  25,  1861,  was  mus- 
tered in  October  26,  and  served  his  three  years'  term 
with  this  famous  regiment,  known  as  the  fighting 
regiment  of  all  the  federal  forces.  He  was  dis- 
charged October  29.  1S64.  Mr.  Hammond's  brother, 
Albert  O.  Hammond,  enlisted  in  Company  M,  Sec- 
ond Massachusetts  Cavalry,  in  1864.  He  w:as  cap- 
tured and  sent  to  Andersonville  prison,  where  he 
was  so  reduced  by  starvation  that  he  died  Septem- 
ber 12,  1864,  shortly  after  being  transferred  to  Sa- 
vannah, Georgia.  After  the  expiration  of  his  mili- 
tary service  Mr.  Hammond  resided  in  East  Con- 
cord for  a  short  time  and  in  1868  removed  to  Man- 
chester, where  he  successfully  carried  on  a  small 
farm  in  the  district  known  as  Hallsville,  impaired 
health  induced  by  army  life  making  outdoor  life 
necessary  to  him.  He  also  improved  his  time  by 
learning  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  returned  to  Con- 
cord in  1874  and  followed  his  new  occupation  until 
disabled  by  a  fall  from  the  roof  of  a  building,  from 
the  effects  of  which  he  never  fully  recovered.  In 
1877  he  was  appointed  deputy  secretary  of  state  and 
continued  in  that  office  by  successive  reappointments 
for  ten  years.  In  June,  1887,  he  was  elected  librarian 
of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical  Society  and  served 
the  society  for  three  years  until  he  was  compelled 
by  failing  health  to  resign.  During  this  time  he 
edited  Volume  IX  of  the  collections  of  the  society. 
In  1881  he  was  appointed  editor  of  state  papers,  and 
during  the  remainder  of  his  life  he  compiled  and 
edited  Volumes  XI  to  XVIII  of  the  state  papers  of 
Xew  Hampshire,  including  the  Revolutionary  rolls, 
which  comprise  Volumes  XIV  to  XVII,  inclusive. 
He  was  deputy  marshal  for  taking  the  census  of 
1870;  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  constitutional 
convention  of  1876;  commander  of  E.  E.  Sturtc- 
vant  Post  No.  2,  Grand  Army  of  Republic,  of  Con- 
cord; secretary  of  the  New  Hampshire  college  of 
electors  in  1884;  vice-president  of  the  Manufacturers' 
and  Merchants'  Insurance  Company.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical  Society 
and  the  XTew  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society; 
honorary  member  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society; 
and  was  elected  a  member  of  the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Political  and  Social  Science.  Although  not 
a  man  of  college  education,  he  received  the  degree 
of  Master  of  Arts  from  Dartmouth  College  in  1883. 
He  was  a  member  of  Blazing  Star  Lodge,  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Concord,  and  served 
as  marshal  of  the  lodge  for  several  years.  During 
his  army  service  he  was  secretary  of  one  of  the 
"traveling  lodges"  then  in  existence  in  the  field. 
Five  children  were  born  to  Isaac  W.  and  Martha  W. 
(Kimball)  Hammond:  Clarence  Everett,  died  in 
infancy ;  Harry  Pearl ;  Otis  Grant,  see  forward  ;  Win- 
throp  Channing  and  Arthur  Howard,  who  died  in 
infancy. 

(  \  )   Otis  Grant,  third  child  of  Hon.  Isaac  Ware 


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and  Martha  W.  (Kimball)  Hammond,  was  born  in 
Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  May  4,  1869,  and 
•was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Concord  and 
•at  Trinity  College.  After  his  father's  death  in  1890 
he  carried  on  the  editing  of  the  New  Hampshire 
state  papers  until  the  appointment  of  his  father's 
successor,  Hon.  A.  S.  Batchellor.  who  immediately 
appointed  Mr.  Hammond  as  his  assistant,  a  position 
he  still  holds.  He  entered  the  New  Hampshire  mil- 
itia service  in  1891  as  first  sergeant,  was  commis- 
sioned second  lieutenant  May  16,  1893,  first  lieu- 
tenant December  28,  1894,  and  captain  May  23,  1895, 
and  served  as  captain  of  Company  E,  First  New 
Hampshire  Volunteers,  in  the  war  with  Spain.  Cap- 
tain Hammond  is  assistant  librarian  of  the  New 
Hampshire  State  Library,  and  a  passed  high  priest 
of  Trinity  Chapter,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons. He  married,  January  19,  1S98,  Jessie  Annah 
Prescott,  daughter  of  Samuel  F.  and  Mary  A.  (Day) 
Prescott,  of  Concord.  They  have  one  child :  Pris- 
cilla,  born  in  Concord,  August  7,  1900. 


This  old  and  honorable  family,  rep- 
BRANCH     resentatives     of    which     have    gained 

distinction  in  military,  political,  pro- 
fessional, business  and  civil  life,  traces  its  ancestry 
to  Peter  Branch,  of  Holden,  England,  carpenter, 
who  sailed  for  America  in  the  ship  "Castle,"  1JS38, 
and  died  on  board  ship.  He  married,  January  14, 
1623,   Elizabeth  Gillame. 

(II)  John  Branch,  son  of  Peter  Branch,  the 
emigrant,  came  to  America  with  his  father,  in  1638, 
settled  in  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  from  whence  he 
removed  to  Marshfield,  Massachusetts,  and  was  the 
owner  of  Branch  Islet  there.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 6,   1652,  Mary  Speed. 

(III)  Peter,  son  of  John  Branch,  born  Marsh- 
field,  Massachusetts,  May  28,  1659,  died  in  Pres- 
ton, Connecticut,  December  27,  1713.  He  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  Preston,  1683,  owned  Branch 
Hill,  was  a  large  land  owner  and  influential  citi- 
zen of  Preston,  and  was  at  Norwich,  1680.  He  mar- 
ried, about  1684,  Hannah  Lincoln,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Austin)  Lincoln,  and  grand- 
daughter of  Thomas  Lincoln,  "the  miller,"  who 
built  and  owned  the  mill  at  Taunton,  in  which  the 
three  commissioners  from  Boston  met  King  Philip 
for   an   explanation  of   his   hostile   maneuvers. 

(IV)  Samuel,  son  of  Peter  Branch,  born  Pres- 
ton, Connecticut,  September  3,  1701,  died  there, 
1756.  He  married,  May  23,  1728,  Anne,  daughter 
of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  Lamb,  of  Groton  and  Mystic, 
Connecticut,  and  granddaughter  of  Daniel  Lamb, 
of  Watertown,  Massachusetts.  Isaac  Lamb  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  in 
Connecticut. 

(V)  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  Branch,  born 
Preston,  Connecticut,  August  6,  1729,  died  there 
February  15,  1773.  He  married,  March  17,  1752, 
Hannah  Witter,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Gore)  Witter,  granddaughter  of  Ebenezer  and 
Dorothy  (Morgan)  Witter,  and  descendant  of  Jo- 
siah  and  Elizabeth    (Wheeler)    Witter  and  of  Wil- 


liam Witter,  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  who  was  per- 
secuted for  religious  opinions,   1651. 

(VI)  William,  son  of  Samuel  Branch,  born 
Preston,  Connecticut,  September  3,  1760,  died  in 
Madison,  Ohio,  April  13,  1849.  At  the  age  of  six- 
teen he  was  drafted  and  sent  to  old  Fort  Trum- 
bull, where  he  remained  until  the  spring  follow- 
ing, when  he  enlisted  under  Captain  Lefrmgwell  to 
go  to  Rhode  Island,  but  an  elder  brother  interfered 
and  he  returned  to  Norwich.  He  enlisted  April 
1,  1777,  to  serve  during  the  war  under  Captain  Je- 
dediah  Hyde  in  Colonel  John  Durkee's  Connecticut 
regiment,  and  was  discharged  from  Captain  Samuel 
Cleft's  company  in  Colonel  Zebulon  Butler's  Con- 
necticut regiment  upon  the  disbanding  of  the  army 
at  West  Point,  July  7,  1783,  where  he  received  a 
badge  of  merit  from  General  Washington  for  his 
faithful  service.  He  was  at  the  battle  of  German- 
town,  October  4,  1777;  Fort  Mifflin,  November  17, 
1777;  Monmouth,  June  28,  1778;  wintered  at  Val- 
ley Forge ;  was  with  Washington  in  the  forced 
march  from  the  north  to  Yorktown  under  the  im- 
mediate command  of  General  Hamilton ;  was  one 
of  the  picked  men  of  the  Connecticut  troops  who 
made  the  final  assault  on  the  redoubts ;  was  pres- 
ent during  the  trial  and  execution  of  Major  Andre 
and  was  one  of  the  three  guards  who  took  him  from 
the  gallows.  He  settled  in  Cayuga  county,  New 
York,  1790,  raised  a  company  of  volunteers,  of 
which   he   was   captain  in   the   war  of   1812. 

He  married,  November  27,  1796,  Lucretia 
Branch,  daughter  of  Asa  and  Elizabeth  (Tracy) 
Branch,  and  descendant  of  Samuel  and  Esther 
(Richmond)  Tracy,  Jonathan  Tracy,  Thomas 
Tracy,  of  Tewksbury,  England,  and  of  Peter 
Branch.  Children  of  William  and  Lucretia  Branch 
are  as  follows:  I.  William  Witter,  born  August 
31,  1804.  2.  Olive,  born  November  21,  1806,  died 
April  15,  1875,  unmarried.  3.  Samuel  Goro,  born 
June  23,  1809,  married  Arvilla  Crocker,  daughter 
of  Roswell  Crocker,  died  November  19,  1863,  at 
Marshalltown,  Iowa.  4.  Erastus  Witter,  born  Sep- 
tember s,  181 1.  died  October  17,  1873.  unmarried. 
5.  Ambrose,  born  February  9,  1815,  at  Ellery,  Chau- 
tauqua county,  New  York,  married  Chloe  R.  Curtis. 
He  died  November  30,  1876.  The  above  named  all 
reside  at  Madison,  Ohio. 

(VII)  William  Witter,  son  of  William  Branch, 
born  in  Aurelius,  New  York.  August  31,  1804,  died 
in  Madison.  Ohio,  May  24,  1887.  He  removed  from 
Cayuga  county,  New  York,  to  Chautauqua  county, 
where  he  resided  until  1821 ;  moved  to  Erie  county, 
Pennsylvania,  1823:  thence  to  Kirtland,  Ohio,  1833; 
thence  to  Madison,  Ohio,  1836,  and  was  for  many 
years  one  of  the  most  influential  citizens  of  Lake 
county.  He  learned  the  trade  of  wagonmaker  and 
afterwards  studied  law.  He  was  judge  of  the  court 
of  common  pleas  of  Lake  county,  1845,  and  become 
widely  known  throughout  northern  Ohio  and  Penn- 
sylvania in  connection  with  the  building  of  the  Cleve- 
land, Painesville  and  Ashtabula  railroad,  for  which 
he  obtained  a  state  charter  in  1848:  he  was  appointed 
by   the   company  to   solicit   subscriptions   for  stock; 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


the  road  afterwards  became  an  important  link  in  the 
Lake  Shore  system. 

He  married,  July  3,  1834,  Lucy  J.  Bartram, 
daughter  of  Uriah  and  Rebecca  (Williams)  Bart- 
ram. Children  of  William  Witter  and  Lucy  J. 
Branch  are  as  follows:  1.  William  Wirt,  born 
September  5,  1835,  married  Annie  Lewis,  daughter 
of  Ebenezer  and  Annie  (Jones)  Lewis,  January  5, 
1876.  He  died  April  12,  1907.  2.  John  Locke, 
born  October  4,  1837,  married  Mary  L.  Balles, 
daughter  of  John  R.  and  Mary  (Hempstead)  Balles, 
April  21,  1869.  3.  Cornelia,  born  September  ig, 
1839,  died  April  20,  1891,  unmarried.  4.  Ida  Ann, 
born  August  27,  1842,  married  William  S.  Mills,  son 
of  William  and  Lura  (Fiske)  Mills.  August  14,  1878. 
5.  Martha  Lucretia,  born  March  19,  1845,  married 
Edward  E.  Lyman,  son  of  Elisha  Lyman,  June  8, 
1871.  6.  Oliver  Ernesto,  born  July  19,  1848,  married 
Sarah  C.  Chase.  7.  Mary  Alma,  born  October  2, 
1850,  unmarried.  8.  Charles  Coit,  born  July  25, 
1852,  married  Luella  Layman.  9.  Happy  Ella,  born 
June   17,   1854,   unmarried. 

The  Bartram  family,  from  which  Lucy  Jane 
(Bartram)  Branch,  mother  of  Oliver  E.  Branch, 
was  descended,  is  believed  to  be  of  Scotch  origin. 
The  earliest  in  the  line  being 

(I)  John  Bartram,  who  came  to  Stratford,  Con- 
necticut. His  death  there  is  recorded  as  occurring 
November  8,  1675.     One  of  his  sons, 

(II)  John    Bartram.    married     Sarah    ■ — ■ ■ — , 

at  Fairfield,  in  1690.  and  had  among  other  children, 

(III)  David  Bartram,  who  was  baptized  at 
Fairfield,  December  13,  1702.  He  married  Mabel 
(sometimes  recorded  Mehitable)  Johnson,  at  Fair- 
field, December  14.  1730,  and  moved  to  Reading. 
Connecticut.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Moses  and 
Sarah  (Adams)  Johnson,  and  granddaughter  of 
Jeremiah  and  Sarah  (Hotchkiss)  Johnson,  of  Der- 
by, Connecticut,  and  a  descendant  of  Thomas  John- 
son, who  came  to  New  Haven.  Among  the  sons  of 
David  Bartram  was 

(IV)  Daniel  Bartram.  born  October  23,  1745. 
He  married  Ann  Merchant,  October  10,  1769;  she 
was  a  daughter  of  Gurdon  and  Elinor  (Chauncey) 
Merchant,  of  Redding,  Connecticut.  Ellinor  Chaun- 
cey was  a  daughter  of  Israel  IV  and  Martha  (Wak- 
eman)  Chauncey.  Her  mother  was  descended  from 
Rev.  Samuel  Wakeman,  first  minister  of  Fairfield, 
Connecticut.  Israel  Chauncey  IV  was  son  of 
Charles  III  and  Sarah  (Burr)  Chauncey.  Rev. 
Charles  Chauncey  Til  was  the  first  minister  at  Strat- 
field,  now  Bridgeport ;  he  was  the  son  of  Israel 
II  and  Mary  (Nichols)  Chauncey.  Reverend 
Israel  Chauncey  II  was  born  at  Scituate,  1644, 
graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1665.  became 
minister  to  the  church  of  Stratford,  Connecticut, 
and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Vale  College  in  1701. 
He  was  chaplain  and  physician  in  King  Philip's  war, 
1676.  He  married  Mary  Nichols,  in  1667,  and  died 
in  1703.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev.  Charles  Chauncey  I 
and  Catherine  (Eyre)  Chauncey.  They  came  to 
Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  in  1638.  Rev.  Charles 
Chauncey  was  chosen  minister  to  Scituate  in   1641, 


and  elected  to  the  presidency  of  Harvard  College  in 
1654,  continuing  in  that  office  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  seventeen  years  later.  He  was  noted  for 
his  scholarship  and  piety,  and  was  descended  from 
Chauncey  de  Chauncey  I.  a  Norman  nobleman,  who 
went  into  England  with  William  the  Conqueror, 
1066.  Syward  (or  Siward)  II.  Danish  Earl.  1054, 
conqueror  of  Macbeth,  King  of  Scotland.  Charle- 
magne III,  of  Germany,  814. 

Gurdon  Merchant,  father  of  Mrs.  Daniel  Bart- 
ram. was  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Gilbert)  Mer- 
chant, the  latter  of  whom  was  a  daughter  of  John 
Gilbert,  who  was  captured  by  the  Indians  at  Spring- 
field in  1675,  (King  Philip's  war),  when  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age.  He  was  forced  to  follow  the 
tribe  from  place  to  place,  suffering  much  from  illness 
and  privation.  Through  the  encouragement  of  Mrs. 
Rowlandson,  wife  of  the  minister  at  Lancaster, 
Massachusetts,  who  was  taken  prisoner  the  same 
year,  Gilbert  rallied  and  was  finally  released.  His 
father  was  Thomas  Gilbert  and  his  mother  Cath- 
erine (Chapin)  Gilbert,  daughter  of  Samuel  Chapin, 
one  of  the  founders  of  Springfield.  Massachusetts, 
who  is  memorialized  by  a  statue  in  the  Liberty 
grounds  of  that  city. 

Daniel  Bartram  was  a  tanner,  currier  and  shoe- 
maker by  trade,  and  brought  up  his  sons  to  the 
same  line  of  work.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revol- 
ution. At  the  burning  of  Danbury  in  April,  1777, 
he  was  called  there  to  help  save  the  place.  He  was 
gone  several  days,  and  finally,  finding  that  he  could 
not  return  home  to  attend  to  his  vats,  he  sent  word 
to  his  wife  that  she  must  secure  somebody  to  take 
the  hides  out,  as  they  had  been  in  entirely  too  long. 
There  was  not  a  man  in  town,  all  having  gone  on 
the  same  errand  as  himself.  Being  a  woman  of 
energy,  she  determined  to  perform  the  task  herself, 
that  being  the  only  alternative.  She  left  her  four 
small  children,  the  oldest  seven  years  and  the  young- 
est seven  months.  She  left  the  children  to  amuse 
one  another,  caught  her  horse,  hitched  it  to  the  bark 
mill,  ground  her  bark,  took  the  hides  out,  turned 
and  repacked  them,  got  her  dinner  and  had  just 
seated  herself  at  the  table  when  her  husband  rode  up, 
he  having  secured  leave  of  absence  for  a  few  hours, 
borrowed  a  horse  and  came  home  to  do  the  work. 
When  the  people  of  Reading  saw  the  smoke  ascending 
from  the  burning  of  Danbury,  they  supposed  the 
whole  country  would  be  burned  over,  and  many  made 
calculations  if  that  should  be  to  save  a  little  some- 
thing for  future  use.  Mrs.  Bartram  had  a  large 
brass  kettle,  in  which  she  packed  the  best  the  house 
afforded  and  sank  the  kettle  in  the  bottom  of  the 
well,  where  it  remained  until  the  danger  was  over. 
In  1810,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five,  Daniel  Bartram 
accompanied  his  sons  and  their  families  to  Madison, 
Ohio,  where  he  shared  the  enthusiasm  of  younger 
men  in  the  development  of  a  new  country.  Mr. 
Bartram  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church.  They  were  the  parents  of 
thirteen  children,  namely:  Esther,  born  April  16, 
1770;  Gurdon,  born  October  25,  1771.  died  March  2, 
1772,   Anna  born  January  23,   1773,  died   September 


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29,  1/77;  Eleanor,  born  November  1,  1774,  died 
September  23,  1777;  Gurdon,  born  September  21, 
1776;  Anna,  born  August  io,  1778;  Eleanor,  born 
February  4,  1780.  died  May  24,  1781 ;  Uriah,  born 
January  9,  1782;  Eleanor,  born  October  2S,  1783; 
Julilla,  born  November  12,  1785 ;  Levi,  born  No- 
vember 26,  1787;  Phebe,  born  September  19,  1790; 
David,  born  June  5,  1795 ;  Daniel  Bartram  died  in 
Madison,  May  17,  1817,  aged  seventy-two.  His 
wife  died  on  the  same  farm,  August  3,  1835,  aged 
eighty-seven. 

(V)  Uriah,  eighth  child  of  Daniel  and  Ann 
(Merchant)  Bartram,  was  born  January  9,  1782. 
In  the  summer  of  1809  he  removed  to  Ohio  on  foot 
with  a  pack  on  his  back,  in  company  with  three 
other  young  men  of  Redding.  John  R.  Read,  Daniel 
Turney  and  B.  French.  He  purchased  one  hundred 
acres  of  land  on  the  Middle  Ridge  in  the  town  of 
Madison,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  year  returned  to 
Connecticut  to  make  preparation  for  removing  his 
family  in  the  spring.  He  resided  in  Ohio  until  the 
summer  of  1814,  'W'hen  he  returned  with  his  family 
to  Connecticut,  and  settled  in  Huntington,  Fairfield 
county.  From  there  he  removed  to  Rutland,  Meigs 
county,  in  the  southern  part  of  Ohio,  in  1818,  where 
he  remained  until  1822,  when  he  returned  to  Mad- 
ison, settled  on  the  old  farm  and  remained  there 
until  his  death,  which  was  very  sudden.  He  dropped 
dead  on  the  lake  shore  of  heart  disease.  June  28, 
1830,  aged  forty-eight,  leaving  a  wife  and  six  chil- 
dren: His  wife,  Rebecca  (Williams)  Bartram,  died 
on  the  same  farm,  August  7,  1845.  Their  daughter, 
Lucy  Jane,  born  May  25,  1816,  in  Huntington,  Con- 
necticut, married,  July  4,  1834,  William  W.  Branch, 
and  died  May  17,  1897. 

(VIII)  Oliver  Ernesto,  son  of  William  Witter 
and  Lucy  Jane  (Bartram)  Branch,  was  born  in 
Madison,  Ohio,  July  19,  1847.  He  prepared  for 
college  at  Whitestown,  New  York,  and  graduated 
at  Hamilton  College  with  the  highest  class  honors, 
1873.  He  was  principal  of  the  Forestville  (New 
York)  Free  Acadamy  two  years,  graduated  LL.  B. 
at  Columbia  College,  1877.  and  during  the  time  was 
instructor  in  Brooklyn  Polytechnic  Institute.  He 
practiced  law  with  his  brother,  John  L.  Branch,  in 
New  York,  1877,  moved  to  North  Weare,  New 
Hampshire,  1S83,  and  engaged  in  literary  work.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  legislature, 
1887-89,  was  upon  the  judiciary  committee  at  both 
sessions,  was  Democratic  candidate  for  speaker. 
1888,  resumed  the  practice  of  law  in  Manchester, 
1S89,  has  a  large  corporation  practice,  and  has  been 
connected  with  the  most  important  litigation  of  the 
state  during  the  last  twenty  years.  He  was  United 
States  attorney  for  the  district  of  New  Hampshire 
from  1894  to  1898,  is  one  of  general  counsel  for  the 
Boston  &  Maine  railroad,  with  which  he  has  been 
connected  fifteen  years,  and  the  Manchester  &  Law- 
rence railroad.  He  was  appointed  president  of  the 
New  Hampshire  State  Bar  Association  in  1904, 
and  was  appointed  trustee  of  Hamilton  College 
in  1905  to  serve  until  191 1.  He  received  the  degree 
of   Master   of   Arts    from   Hamilton    College,    1876, 


Dartmouth,  1895.  He  is  connected  with  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution.  Ancient  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  and  a  Democrat  in  politics. 

Oliver  E.  Branch  married,  October  17,  1878, 
Sarah  M.  Chase,  of  Weare,  New  Hampshire,  born 
April  6,  1857,  daughter  of  John  W.  and  Hannah 
(Dow)  Chase.  She  graduated  from  Bradford  Acad- 
emy. Massachusetts,  as  valedictorian  of  the  class  of 
1876.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Branch  had  four  children: 
Oliver  Winslow,  born  October  4,  1879,  was  educated 
in  Manchester  High  School,  Phillips  Andover 
Academy,  Harvard  College  and  Harvard  Law 
School ;  he  resides  in  Manchester,  and  practices  with 
his  father.  Dorothy  Witter,  born  December  6,  1881, 
was  educated  in  Manchester  high  school  and  Brad- 
ford Academy.  Frederick  William,  born  September 
18,  1886.  a  student  at  Harvard  College.  Randolph 
Wellington,  born  November  26,  1890.  The  mother 
of  these  children  died  at  Manchester,  October  6, 
1906. 

(VI)  Amos  Chase,  great-grandfather  of  Sarah 
M.  (Chase)  Branch,  was  the  second  son  and  child 
of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Dow)  Chase.  He  was  born 
July  12,  1756,  died  June  3,  1827,  aged  seventy-one. 
His  residence  was  in  Deering.  He  married  (first) 
Elizabeth  Kimball,  of  Hopkinton,  born  November 
22,  1754,  died  January  24,  1794,  aged  forty.  Married 
(second)  Huldah  Dow,  of  Seabrook  or  vicinity,  born 
June  22,  1756,  died  August  3,  1835,  aged  seventy- 
nine.  His  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were : 
John,  Mary,  Edward,  Dolly,  Rachel,  Rhoda  and 
Elizabeth. 

(VII)  John  Chase,  eldest  child  of  Amos  and 
Elizabeth  (Kimball)  Chase,  was  born  August  23, 
1782,  died  in  North  Weare,  January  12,  1865,  in  the 
eighty-third  year  of  his  age.  He  was  a  shoemaker 
and  farmer.  He  resided  near  Dudley  Pond  in 
Deering,  and  afterward  built  a  house  near  North 
Weare,  where  he  died.  He  married,  October  r, 
1806,  Sarah  Hanson,  born  June  30,  1788,  died  May 
30,  1863.  aged  seventy-five.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Otis  and  Ruth  (Gove)  Hanson,  of  Weare. 
Their  children  all  born  in  Deering.  but  afterward 
residing  in  Weare,  were  born :  Otis,  Amos,  David, 
John  Winslow,  Edward  (twin  to  John  W.,  died 
young),  Edward  Gove,  James  and  Moses  (twins), 
Charles,  David  Green  and  Rodney  Gove. 

(VIII)  John  Winslow,  fourth  son  and  child  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Hanson)  Chase,  was  born  in 
Deering,  June  30,  1813,  died  in  North  Weare,  Octo- 
ber 25,  1877,  aged  sixty-four.  He  attended  the 
Friends'  School  at  Providence.  Rhode  Island,  and 
made  his  home  in  North  Weare.  He  was  a  good 
mechanic  and  carried  on  the  manufacture  of  skiving 
machines,  used  in  making  leather  of  even  thickness. 
For  several  years  before  his  death  he  was  an  invalid. 
He  married,  November  17,  1836,  Hannah  Dow,  born 
December  6,  1812,  died  in  Manchester,  May  7.  1895, 
aged  eighty-three.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Win- 
throp  and  Sarah  (Montgomery)  Dow,  of  Weare. 
Their  children  were:  Alfred  W..  Sarah  E.,  Frank 
W.,  George  S.  and  Sarah  M.  Alfred  W.,  born  July 
10,   1840,  was  a  member  of  Company  G,   Sixteenth 


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New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  died  of 
fever  at  Baton  Rouge,  Louisiana,  April  30,  1863. 
Sarah  E.,  Frank  W.  and  George  S.,  died  in  infancy. 
Sarah  M„  born  April  6.  1857,  became  the  wife  of 
Oliver  E.  Branch,  October  17,  1878,  as  above  stated. 


is  a  family  name  of  local  derivation, 
KENDALL  borrowed  probably  from  Kendal,  a 
noted  town  in  Westmoreland  county, 
England,  on  the  borders  of  the  river  Ken,  and  signi- 
fying the  valley  of  the  Ken;  or,  as  it  is  thought  by 
some,  from  Kent-dale,  that  is.  a  dale  in  the  county  of 
Kent!  From  one  or  the  other  of  these  sources  the 
Kendalls  in  England  and  their  descendants  in  Amer- 
ica derived  their  origin  and  their  name. 

(I)    Francis    Kendall,   born   in   England,   is    sup- 
posed to  have  been  the  ancestor  of  all  of  his  name 
in  New   England.     He  was  in  Charlestown  in  1640, 
where  he  subscribed  the  "Town  Orders"  for  Woburn 
in  December  of  that  year ;  and  was  taxed  among  the 
earliest  inhabitants  of  Woburn,  1645.     A  family  tra- 
dition,  communicated  many  years   ago  by   the   Rev. 
Dr.  Kendall,  of  Weston,  is  that  in  order  to  conceal 
from   his   parents   his   intention   to   emigrate   to   this 
country,  he  embarked  in  England  under  an  assumed 
name.   Miles.     He   died  in   1708,  when  according  to 
testimony  given  by  him  in  court,  1700,  he  must  have 
been  eighty-eight  years  old.  He  was  a  gentleman  of 
great  respectability  and  influence  in  the  place  of  his 
residence.      He  served   the   town   at   different   times, 
eighteen  years  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  was 
often  appointed  on  important  committees,  especially 
on  one  for  distributing  the  common  lands  of  the  town, 
1664;  and  on  another  respecting  the  erection  of  the 
second  meeting  house,  1672.     In  his  will,  dated  May 
9,    1706,    when    he    was    "stricken    in    years."     (he 
writes )    "and  expecting  daily  his  change,"  he  styles 
himself   a   miller;    and   gives   one   half   of   his   mill, 
with   a   proportionate  interest   in  the   streams,  dams 
and  utensils  thereto  belonging,  to  his  son  John,  one 
quarter  to  Thomas,  and  one  quarter  to  Samuel.  This 
mill    has    ever   since   been  in   the  possession   of   his 
posterity.     He  remembered,  likewise,  in  his  will  the 
eight  daughters  of  his  brother  Thomas,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Reading.    The  record  of  his  marriage 
reads  thus :  "Ffrances  Kendall,  alias  Miles,  and  Mary 
Tedd    [Tidd]    Maryed   24th   of    10  mo.    [24  of   De- 
cember |     1644."     This    lends    support    to    the    family 
tradition  as  to  his  feigned  name.    Mrs.  Kendall  died 
in  1705.     Their  children  were:  John,  Thomas,  Mary, 
Elizabeth,     Hannah,    Rebekah,    Samuel,    Jacob    and 
Abigail.     All  the  sons  made  Woburn  their  place  of 
residence,  where  tlnir  descendants  became  very  num- 
erous,   though    now    but    few    remain.      (Jacob   and 
descendants   receive   mention   in   this   article). 

(Ill  John,  eldest  child  of  Francis  and  Mary 
(Tidd)  Kendall,  was  born  in  Woburn,  July  2,  1646. 
He  married  (first).  January  29,  1668,  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Bartlett.  Sin  died,  and  he  mar- 
ried ( second  ),  March  20,  10X1,  Elizabeth  Comey.  She 
died  December,  1701,  and  he  married  (third)  Eunice, 
widow  of  Samuel  Carter,  and  daughter  of  John 
Brooks.     She  was  living   in    1706.     The  children   of 


John  Kendall  by  his  first  wife  were:  Mary,  Lydia 
and  Francis  (died  young)  ;  and  by  his  second  wife: 
Francis,  John  (died  young),  David,  Elizabeth.  Jon- 
athan,  Rebekah,    Nathaniel   and  John. 

(III)  Jonathan,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Comey)  Kendall,  was  torn  in 
Woburn,  November  28,  1600.  A  deed  to  his  son. 
Jonathan,  shows  him  to  have  been  alive  in  1770. 
He  was  by  occupation  a  mason  and  settled  in  Lan- 
caster, as  did  others  of  his  family,  before  1726. 
He  married  Sarah  White,  of  Charlestown,  born 
1692,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Rand)  White. 
She  joined  the  church  of  Charlestown,  May  8,  1715, 
and  there  the  three  oldest  children.  Sarah,  Jonathan, 
and  Thomas,  were  baptized.  The  other  children, 
Rebecca,  Hannah,  Mary,  and  Lydia,  were  baptized 
in  Lancaster. 

(IV)  Jonathan  (2).  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Jonathan  (1)  and  Sarah  (White)  Kendall,  born 
in  Lancaster,  and  baptized  in  Charlestown.  March 
30.  1718,  died  October  20,  1777.  His  will  was  exe- 
cuted October  8,  1777.  and  is  signed  with  a  mark, 
owing  probably  to  illness.  Samples  of  his  writing 
are  now  in  possession  of  his  descendants.  He  lived 
in  Lancaster,  and  he  and  his  wife  united  with  the 
First  Church,  June  16.  1745.  He  married  in  Lan- 
caster, intentions  of  marriage  being  published  in 
1743,  Admonition  Tucker,  born  in  Lancaster,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1722.  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Di- 
val)  Tucker.  She  died  May  24.  1789.  Their  children 
were:  Sarah,  Jonathan,  William,  Timothy  (died 
young),    Ephraim,    Timothy. 

(V)  William,    second    son   and   third    child    of 
Jonathan    (2)    and   Admonition    (Tucker)    Kendall, 
was   born   November    14.    1749.    i"    Lancaster.     The 
Revolutionary  rolls   show  a  considerable   service  on 
his    part    during   that    struggle.        The    first    record 
shows   that   William   Kendall,  of   Lancaster,   was   a 
fifer    in    Captain    Ephraim    Richardson's    company 
of  Colonel   Asa   Whitcomb's   regiment.     The   return 
of   this    service   is   dated   Prospect   Hill,    October  6, 
1775.     The  rolls  also   show  that  he  was  a  member 
of     Captain     Solomon    Stuart's     company,     Colonel 
Josiah    Whitney's    regiment,    and    marched    August 
21,   1777,  on  an   alarm   at   Bennington,   service   last- 
ing five  days.     There  is  a   roll  testified  to   in  Wor- 
cester county,  showing  that  a   William   Kendall  was 
a  sergeant  in  command  of  a  regiment  of  militia  in 
Colonel  John  Moseley's  regiment,   enlisting  July    12, 
1777,    and    discharged    on    the    twenty-ninth    of    the 
same  month.     They  marched  from  West  Springfield 
to  Stillwater  to  reinforce  the  Continental  army,  and 
served    under    Colonel   Bently,   guarding    stores.      It 
is  doubtful  whether  this  is  the  same  William  Ken- 
dall.    The  same  rolls  also  show  that  William  Ken- 
dall, of  Lancaster,  was  a  member  of  Captain  For- 
tunatus    Eager's    company     in     Lieutenant     Colonel 
Ephraim    Sawyer's    regiment    which    marched    Octo- 
ber 2,  1777,  to  reinforce  the  northern  army,  and  was 
in    service    twenty-five    days,    including    eight    days 
(one  hundred  and  sixty  miles)   of  travel  homeward. 
There   is  also  a  record  of  William   Kendall  as  ser- 
geant in  command  of  an  attachment,  July   17,   1778, 


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serving  three  months  and  eight  days  in  guarding 
Continental  stores  at  Concord.  In  the  possession 
of  one  of  his  descendants  is  his  commission  as  sec- 
ond lieutenant,  issued  by  the  council  of  the  Com- 
monwealth, June  17,  1779.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  first  company,  Captain  Daniel  Rugg,  Junior,  of 
the  second  Worcester  regiment  under  Colonel  Jos- 
iah  Whitney,  Esquire.  This  commission  is  coun- 
tersigned by  all  the  members  of  the  council,  name- 
ly :  Joseph  Powe!!,  Artemus  Ward,  Walter  Spoon- 
er,  T.  Cushing,  Jabas  Fisher,  F.  Whitney,  I.  Dan- 
ielson,  A.  Fuller,  Samuel  Niles,  Joseph  Simpson, 
Aaron  Wood,  Thomas  Durfee,  Increase  Pitts,  Ed- 
ward Cutter,  and  one  other  whose  writing  can  not 
be  deciphered.  William  Kendall  was  Commissioned 
as  collector  of  Lancaster,  April  25,  1778,  by  Henry 
Gardner,  state  treasurer  and  receiver  general. 
Deeds  which  are  still  preserved  show  that  Lieu- 
tenant Kendall  purchased,  December  6,  1782,  at 
Lancaster,  for  thirty  pounds  sterling,  the  interest 
of  his  brother  Timothy  in  lands  inherited  from  their 
father  in  Ackworth,  New  Hampshire.  At  the  some 
time  he  also  purchased  the  interest  of  other  heirs. 
For  thirty  pounds  he  purchased  the  share  in  his 
mother's  estate  of  his  brother  Ephraim.  In  1780 
he  purchased  for  eighty  pounds  lands  in  Walpole, 
New  Hampshire.  In  1799  he  bought  twenty-eight 
acres  in  Westmoreland,  and  in  1791  he  purchased 
other  lands  in  the  same  town.  A'  diligent  search 
of  the  records  fails  to  show  where  he  died.  It  is 
probable  that  he  lived  in  Westmoreland  or  Wal- 
pole. He  married,  in  1777,  Mary  Brooks,  born 
September  15,  1754,  in  Bolton,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Isaac  and   Mary    (Bathrick)    Brooks. 

(VI)  Cephas,  son  of  William  Kendall,  resided 
for  a  time  at  Kirby  Center,  Vermont,  and  died 
about  1859,  in  Stanstead,  province  of  Quebec,  Can- 
ada. He  was  a  tailor  by  trade  and  followed  that 
occupation  most  of  his  life.  He  had  seven  sons  in- 
cluding :  Curtis,  Dustin,  Merrill,  William,  Zelotes 
and   Henderson. 

(VII)  Zelotes,  son  of  Cephas  Kendall,  was 
born  March  2,  1823,  in  Cavendish,  Vermont,  where 
he  passed  his  life,  and  died  October  31,  1864.  He 
grew  up  there  and  received  a  fair  common  school 
education.  He  learned  the  trade  of  shoemaker, 
but  was  engaged  chiefly  in  farming  at  Derby  Line, 
Vermont.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  physique,  stand- 
ing six  feet  in  height  without  his  shoes.  He  en- 
listed October  20,  1862,  in  Company  K,  Fourteenth 
Vermont  Regiment,  for  a  period  of  nine  months' 
service  in  the  Civil  war,  and  was  mustered  out  July 
3,  1863.  On  November  30  of  the  same  year  he  en- 
listed in  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
Regiment  of  the  Eleventh  Heavy  Artillery.  He  was 
one  of  those  who  gave  up  their  lives  for  the  cause  of 
liberty.  At  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor.  June  I,  1864,  he 
received  a  gun  shot  wound,  from  the  effect  of  which 
he  died  October  31  following.  He  lay  on  the  battle- 
field all  day  and  probably  exposure  was  a  contrib- 
utory cause  of  the  fatal  result  of  his  wound.  He 
married,  in  Vermont,  Sarah  Louise  Stone,  born 
March  9,  1829,  in  Craftsbury,  Vermont,  daughter  of 


Jeduthan  and  Eliza  H.  (Pierce)  Stone,  and  cousin 
of  President  Pierce.  She  was  a  devoted  member 
of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  at  the  time  of  her  death, 
June  4,  1886,  was  connected  with  the  Baptist 
Church  of  Concord,  in  which  city  she  passed  her 
last  years  at  the  home  of  her  son.  There  were  five 
children,  accounted  for  as  follows:  Hattie  Adela, 
became  the  wife  of  Augustus  C.  Fisher,  of  Man- 
chester, in  1886,  and  died  in  Concord.  Hamilton 
Adelbert,  mentioned  in  the  succeeding  paragraph. 
Willie  Conant,  a  farmer  residing  in  Ackworth. 
Carrie  Eliza,  wife  of  Charles  W.  Wilcox,  resides  in 
Milford,  Massachusetts.  Mary  Clotilda,  youngest, 
died  aged  about  one  year. 

(VIII)     Hamilton  Adelbert,  eldest  son  and  sec- 
ond  child   of   Zelotes   and    Sarah   L.    (Stone)    Ken- 
dall, was  born  October  21,  1853,  in  Compton,  prov- 
ince of  Quebec.      When    he  was   six  years  old    his 
parents  moved  to  Derby  Line,  Vermont,  and  he  re- 
ceived most  of  his  education  there   in  the  common 
schools.     From  the   time   he   was   ten  years  old   he 
supported   himself  by   doing   farm   chores   and   such 
labors   as   he   was  competent  to  handle,   and   at   the 
age  of  fourteen  his  visits  to  the  school  room  ceased. 
He  continued  on  the  farm  at   Derby  Line  until  he 
was  seventeen  years  old,  and  in   1871  went  to  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire,  where  he  learned  the  trade 
of  plumber.     This  was   his  line  of  employment   for 
the  succeeding  eight  years,  and  in  1880  he  went  to 
Attleboro    Falls,    Massachusetts,    and    there    learned 
the  trade   of  jeweler.     For  seven  years   he  worked 
continuously  for  one  firm,  and  in   1887  removed  to 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  has  since  been 
engaged   in    business    upon   his   own   account   as   an 
undertaker.     For  the  first  two  years  he  was  alone, 
and  then   for  a  period  of  seven  years   was   a  part- 
ner of  Joseph  H.  Lane.     For  a  time  he  continued 
business   alone   and    then    sold   out,    but    after    two 
years   purchased  a   one-half   interest    in   the    under- 
taking business   of  Frank  A.   Dame.     They   contin- 
ued   under   the   title    of   Kendall    &    Dame    for   five 
years,  until  the  firm  was  dissolved  by  the  death  of 
Mr.    Dame   in    1905.     In   January,    1906,    Carlos    H. 
Foster  became  a  partner  in  the  business  and  it  has 
since  been  conducted  under   the  title   of  Kendall   & 
Foster.      Mr.    Kendall    takes    an    active    interest    in 
the   progressive   and   uplifting   influences    for   which 
Concord    is   well    known,    and    is   a   member   of   the 
Baker     Memorial     Methodist      Church.      He    is     a 
Scottish    Rite    Mason,    affiliating   with    Blazing    Star 
Lodge,  No.  11;  Trinity  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  2; 
Horace   Council   No.  4,   and   Mt.   Horeb   Command- 
ery,    Knights    Templar,   of   Concord.      He   is   also   a 
member  of   Bektash   Temple  Ancient   Arabic   Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  of  Rumford  Lodge, 
No.  46,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Con- 
cord, of  which  he  is  a  past  grand.     He  is  a  member 
of  Thomas  B.  Leaver  Camp,  No.  2,  of  the  Sons  of 
Veterans.     He  is  a  director  and  vice-president  of  the 
Concord   Building  &  Loan   Association.     In  politics 
he  is  an  independent  Republican. 

Mr.    Kendall    married,    October    10,    1876,    Mary 
Alice  Jackson,  born  October  7,  1855,  in  Portsmouth, 


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New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Ellis 
(Roberts)  Jackson,  natives  of  England.  Mrs.  Ken- 
dall was  the  first  of  their  children  born  in  Amer- 
ica. She  is  the  mother  of  three  children:  Alice 
Winifred,  Margaret  Eliza  and  Dorothy  Pierce,  all 
of  whom  are  at  home  with  their  parents. 

(III)  Nathan,  eighth  son  and  tenth  child  of 
Jacob  (i)  and  sixth  child  of  his  second  wife,  Alice 
(Hassell)  Kendall,  was  born  1704,  in  Woburn,  and 
settled  in  Litchfield,  New  Hampshire,  in  1734.  He 
was  an  early  pioneer  of  the  town,  and  one  of  those 
who  petitioned  the  Provincial  legislature  for  a  town 
charter  whereby  they  could  legally  tax  and  be  taxed 
for  the  support  of  the  gospel  and  education.  He 
had  two  sons,  Nathan  and  Timothy.  Nathan  moved 
to  Amherst,  New  Hampshire,  and  was  the  ancestor 
of  the  Amherst  family  of  Kendalls. 

(IV)  Timothy,  son  of  Nathan  Kendall,  was  born 
in  1740,  and  died  in  181 1.  aged  seventy-one.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Sally  Walker,  daughter  of  James 
Walker,  (2)  of  Bedford,  and  had  one  daughter. 
Married  (second)  a  Miss  Lund,  of  Litchfield,  by 
whom   he  had  a  large  family. 

(V    Nathan    (2),    son   of   Timothy   and   

(Lund)  Kendall,  was  born  December  6,  1780,  and 
died  August  25,  1861,  aged  eighty-one.  He  lived 
in  Litchfield  until  1823,  when  he  moved  to  Bedford 
and  settled  near  the  center  of  the  town.  He  married, 
in  1808,  Elizabeth  Thompson,  of  Windham,  <who 
died  May  3,  1851.  They  had  five  sons  and  one 
daughter:  Nathan,  Oliver  Lund,  Eliza.  Thomas 
Franklin,  Charles  Henry,  and  James  Thompson, 
whose  sketch   follows. 

(VI)  James  Thompson,  youngest  child  of  Na- 
than (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Thompson)  Kendall,  was 
born  in  Nashua,  August  25,  1821,  and  died  May  20, 
••877,  aged  fifty-six.  In  early  manhood  he  was  a 
shoemaker  in  the  employ  of  his  brothers  who  manu- 
factured shoes  which  they  sold  on  the  market.  La- 
ter he  engaged  in  general  merchandising  and  lumber. 
He  was  a  man  of  good  judgment  and  upright  char- 
acter, and  stood  high  in  civil  and  church  circles. 
He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  was  collector  of  taxes  and  a  member 
of  the  board  of  selectmen.  He  married,  June  19, 
iS.sr,  Mary  Jane  McAllaster,  born  in  Bedford,  Sep- 
tember 4,  1824,  and  died  January  I,  1898,  aged  sev- 
enty-four years.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Captain 
John  and  Jane  (Aiken)  McAllaster,  and  grand- 
daughter of  William  McAllaster,  a  Revolutionary 
soldier,  who  fought  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 
Richard  McAllaster.  the  father  of  William,  was  a 
Scotch-Irishman  and  came  to  Londonderry  from 
Ireland  in  tin-  winter  of  1738-39.  The  children  of 
James  T.  and  Mary  (McAllaster)  Kendall  were: 
John  Edward,  died  young:  Willis  Byron,  the  sub- 
ject of  the  next  paragraph;  Clcorge  M.,  who  lives 
in  Buffalo,  New  York:  and  Elmer  E.,  who  resides 
in  Chicago. 

(VIT)    Willis    Byron,    second    son   of   James   T. 

and   Mary  Jane   (McAllaster)    Kendall,  was  born  in 

1,   March    12.   1857.     lie  was  educated  in  the 

schools  of  Bedford  and  at  Phillips  Andover 


Academy.  He  taught  school  for  a  time,  and  in  1S75, 
he  accepted  the  position  of  messenger  in  the  Amos- 
keag  National  Bank  of  Manchester,  where  he  has 
ever  since  been  employed.  In  course  of  time  he 
was  promoted  to  teller,  and  in  1905  was  elected 
cashier.  Mr.  Kendall  has  been  connected  with  this 
bank  from  the  time  he  was  eighteen  years  old  till 
the  present  time  (1907),  a  period  of  thirty-two  years, 
and  in  that  time  it  has  grown  from  a  small  insti- 
tution to  one  of  the  leading  financial  concerns  of 
the  state.  He  is  a  person  of  keen  perceptions  and 
excellent  judgment,  straightforward  and  conserva- 
tive, one  whose  opinions  are  seldom  given  until 
asked  for  and  then  respected.  In  political  matters 
he  affiliates  with  the  Republican  party,  but  he  has 
never  entertained  the  idea  of  a  political  office.  He 
is  an  attendant  of  the  Franklin  Street  Church.  In 
1883  he  was  made  a  Mason  and  is  now  a  member  of 
Washington  Lodge,  No.  61,  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons ;  Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  11,  of 
which  he  is  a  past  high  priest,  and  now  holds  the  office 
of  treasurer;  Adoniram  Council,  No.  3.  Royal  and 
Select  Masters ;  and  Trinity  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar.  He  married,  June  2,  1891,  Florence  M. 
Pike,  born  October  20,  1861,  daughter  of  Rufus  H. 
and    Elizabeth    H.    (Balch)     Pike,    of    Manchester. 

(II)  Jacob,  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Fran- 
cis and  Mary  (Tidd)  Kendall,  was  born  January 
25,  1661,  in  Woburn,  Massachusetts.  He  was  liv- 
ing in  that  town  in  1712,  and  it  is  probable  that  he 
removed  to  Dunstable,  where  his  sons  John,  Eben- 
ezer  and  Abraham  had  settled.  He  married  (first), 
January  2,  1684,  Persis  Hayward,  who  died  October 
9,  1694.  She  was  the  mother  of  four  of  his  children. 
He  married  (second),  January  10,  1695,  Alice 
(Hassell)  Temple,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Perry)  Hassell,  and  widow  of  Christopher  Temple. 
The  last  named  was  killed  by  the  Indians,  at  Duns- 
table, September  28,  1691.  The  children  of  Jacob 
Kendall  were :  Jacob,  Joseph,  Jonathan,  Daniel, 
Ebenezer  (died  young),  John,  Sarah,  Esther,  Heze- 
kiah,  Nathan,  Susannah,  Phoebe.  David,  Ebenezer 
and  Abraham.  Two  published  genealogies  have 
credited  two  of  these  children  to  his  eldest  son, 
Jacob,  whose  wife  was  also  named  Alice.  (Mention 
of  Nathan  and  descendants  forms  part  of  this 
article). 

(III)  Jacob  (2),  eldest  child  of  Jacob  (1)  and 
Persis  (Hayward)  Kendall,  was  born  January  12, 
1687,  in  Woburn,  and  resided  there  until  after  three 
of  his  children  were  born,  when  he  removed  to 
Billerica,  Massachusetts.  Soon  after  1717  he  settled 
in  Litchfield,  New  Hampshire,  and  was  a  leading 
citizen  there,  being  one  of  the  selectmen  in  1739. 
He  died  1742,  and  his  will  dated  January  2  of  that 
year  was  approved  May  26.  In  this  will  he  makes 
mention  of  his  wife.  Alice,  of  his  brother,  Nathan 
Kendall,  of  Litchfield,  his  brother-in-law,  Christo- 
pher  Temple,  his  son-in-law,  David  Whittcmore,  of 
children :  Christopher,  Amos,  Daniel.  Alice,  Persis 
and  Elizabeth.  His  wife  was  Alice  Temple,  daugh- 
ter of  Christopher  and  Alice   (Hassell)  Temple. 

(IV)  Daniel,    third    son     and    child     of    Jacob 


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(2)  and  Alice  (Temple)  Kendall,  was  born  in 
Litchfield,  New  Hampshire,  January  18,  1760,  and 
died  in  Mont  Vernon,  August  17.  1830.  He  was  a 
farmer,  settled  in  Amherst,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1785,  and  owned  all  of  the  North  Mountain  now 
included  in  the  Dodge  place.  He  was  an  energetic 
and  active  man,  and  took  contracts  for  clearing  land. 
He  was  a  Democrat  and  prominent  in  the  councils 
of  his  party  and  was  often  honored  with  town  offices. 
At  his  death  he  left  his  large  farm  to  his  sons 
Daniel  and  Ira.  He  married,  February  14,  1786, 
Sarah  Lovejoy.  born  May  6,  1762,  died  August  14, 
1847.  Their  children  were :  Daniel,  Mary,  Sarah, 
Nathan,  Alice,  Zaccheus  and  Ira.  (The  last  named 
and  descendants  are  mentioned  in  this  article). 

(V)  Daniel  (2),  eldest  son  of  Daniel  (1)  and 
Sarah  (Lovejoy)  Kendall,  was  born  October  26, 
1789,  in  Amherst,  where  he  passed  his  life,  and 
died  August  31,  1870.  His  home  was  in  that  part 
of  Amherst  which  is  now  Mont  Vernon  and  there 
he  resided.  He  married  Deborah  Battles,  who  was 
a  native  of  Plymouth,  Massachusetts.  The  only 
children  of  this  marriage  found  in  the  vital  records 
of  New  Hampshire  were :  Daniel  P.,  Deborah 
Jane  and  Mary. 

(VI)  Daniel  P.,  son  of  Daniel  (2)  and  Deb- 
orah (Battles)  Kendall,  was  born  in  Mont  Ver- 
non, January  3,  1823,  and  died  August  26,  1S91.  He 
was  educated  in  the  district  schools,  and  grew  up 
on  his  father's  farm  where  he  developed,  simultan- 
eously, hard  muscles,  good  judgment  and  indus- 
trious habits.  He  spent  his  entire  life  in  his  native 
town  and  was  always  engaged  in  agricultural  occu- 
pations. He  had  a  large  farm  which  he  cultivated 
with  skill  and  profit,  and  extensive  tracts  of  wood- 
land from  which  he  cut  and  marketed  a  large  amount 
of  timber.  In  the  Order  of  Patrons  of  Husbandry 
he  recognized  the  possibility  of  much  good  to  the 
farmer,  and  became  a  charter  member  of  Prospect 
Grange,  No.  22,  which  he  served  for  a  time  as 
chaplain.  He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Congre- 
gational Church  of  Mont  Vernon  and  contributed 
liberally  to  its  support.  In  politics  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat, and  represented  his  town  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture in  1875-76.  He  married,  in  May,  1851,  Susan 
Cloutman,  born  in  Mont  Vernon,  February,  1823, 
and  died  January  8,  1897.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Nancy  (Stevens)  Cloutman.  Seven 
children  were  born  of  this  union :  Andrew  P.,  de- 
ceased. A  daughter  died  in  infancy.  A  son  died 
in  infancy.  Esther  C,  married  Alonzo  Carlton,  of 
Goffstown.  William  H.,  whose  sketch  follows.  An- 
drew P.,  deceased.  M.  Susie,  married  P.  Temple, 
and   resides  in   Mont  Vernon. 

(VII)  William  Henry,  third  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Daniel  P.  and  Susan  (Cloutman)  Kendall,  was 
born  June  10,  1859,  on  the  old  homestead,  where 
four  generations  of  Kendalls  have  been  born.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Mc- 
Cullom  Institute.  He  was  brought  up  to  farming 
and  has  been  largely  engaged  in  that  occupation  the 
most  of  his  life.  In  1880  he  went  to  the  state  of 
Missouri   and   was   employed  on   the   Wabash   Rail- 


road between  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.  After 
spending  one  year  in  the  west  he  returned  to  New 
Hampshire  and  settled  on  the  homestead.  He  en- 
gaged in  general  farming  for  a  time  and  also  dealt 
in  lumber.  He  also  conducted  a  store  at  Mont  Ver- 
non for  one  year.  Since  retiring  from  the  mercan- 
tile business  he  has  been  extensively  engaged  in  the 
lumber  trade.  He  is  a  worthy  successor  of  his  fa- 
ther, and  is  regarded  by  his  fellow  citizens  as  an 
active  and  substantial  man  of  good  judgment,  and 
has  been  elected  to  various  local  offices.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican  and  is  always  active  in  town 
affairs.  He  has  been  for  six  years  a  member  of  the 
school  board,  serving  as  chairman  of  the  board, 
was  elected  selectman  in  1897,  has  been  moderator 
ten  years  and  was  a  representative  to  the  general 
court  in  1902-03.  He  was  a  member  of  Prospect 
Grange,  No.  22,  of  Mont  Vernon,  in  which  he  has 
served  as  master  and  chaplain;  and  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Custas  Moram  Lodge,  No.  42,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  joined  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church  before  attaining  his  majority, 
and  was  elected  one  of  its  deacons  in  1889,  since 
which  time  he  has  officiated  in  that  capacity.  He 
was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  of  his 
church  for  ten  years.  At  the  time  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  erected  a  new  edifice  (1895)  he  was 
an   active   member   of  the  building   committee. 

He  married,  in  Mont  Vernon,  June  19,  1901, 
Clara  Helen  Blood,  born  in  Lyndeborough,  New 
Hampshire,  April  29,  1862,  daughter  of  George  and 
Helen  M.  (Burton)  Blood,  of  Lyndeborough.  She 
was  a  school  teacher,  and  at  the  time  of  her  mar- 
riage had  taught  fifty-six  terms.  She  belongs  to 
the  Woman's  Club,  is  a  member  of  its  executive 
committee,   and   president    (1907). 

(V)  Ira,  youngest  child  of  Daniel  and  Sarah 
(Lovejoy)  Kendall,  was  born  in  Amherst,  Janu- 
ary 9,  1805,  and  died  in  Mont  Vernon,  March  20, 
1863.  He  was  extensively  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing on  the  old  homestead,  and  also  did  considerable 
lumbering.  Being  a  ready  penman  and  a  man  of 
good  judgment  and  high  character,  he  was  called 
upon  to  draw  many  deeds,  contracts  and  other  legal 
papers,  and  to  settle  estates.  He  was  a  Democrat, 
held  various  town  offices,  and  was  representative. 
He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church.  He  married,  May,  1832,  Cyrene 
Batchelder,  died  December  21,  1873.  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Batchelder)  Batchelder,  of 
Mont  Vernon.  Children  were :  Emeline  A.,  Eliza- 
beth C,  Kendrick,  and  Franklin  N.  F.,  deceased. 

(VI)  Kendrick,  son  of  Ira  and  Cyrene  (Batch- 
elder)  Kendall,  born  in  Mont  Vernon  Janu- 
ary 26,  1838,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools, 
and  at  Mont  Vernon  Academy.  Before  attaining 
his  majority  he  went  to  Nashua,  and  was  employed 
there  in  the  Nashua  Mechanical  Works  a  year  and 
a  half.  In  1858  he  went  to  Goffstown,  where  he 
worked  the  following  ten  years  in  a  sash  and  blind 
factory.  In  1868  he  and  Henry  W.  Hadley  and  L. 
H.  Sterts,  now  both  deceased,  formed  a  partner- 
ship,   and    as    Kendall,    Hadley    &  Company    have 


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since  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  sash, 
blinds  and  window  frames.  For  years  past  as  many 
as  eighty  operatives  have  been  constantly  employed, 
and  goods  to  the  amount  of  three  car  loads  daily 
shipped  to  Boston.  Mr.  Kendall,  on  account  of  ill 
health,  has  been  retired  from  active  business  for 
some  years.  He  has  long  been  a  leading  citizen, 
and  held  various  political  offices  by  virtue  of  elec- 
tion on  the  Republican  ticket.  He  was  town  treas- 
urer two  years,  and  representative  in  1875.  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  In  1887  he  joined  Hillsboro  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Manchester,  of 
which  he  was  a  member  twenty  years.  Subse- 
quently he  withdrew  from  that  body,  and  was  one 
of  the  charter  members  of  Webster  Lodge,  at 
Goffstown,  of  which  he  is  a  past  grand. 

Mr.  Kendall  married,  March,  1864,  Rebecca  Jane 
Warren,  born  in  Goffstown,  June,  1838,  daughter 
of  Daniel  B.  and  Rebecca  (Butterneld)  Warren,  of 
Goffstown.  They  have  three  children :  Frank  W., 
married  Nellie  Smith,  of  Somerville,  Massachusetts, 
two  daughters:  Dorothy  S.  and  Helen  R.  Annie 
M.,  lives  at  home.  Louis  B.  Since  the  retirement 
of  their  father  his  son  Frank  W.  has  successfully 
carried  on  the  business  he  founded. 


The  family  of  this  name  came  early 
ORDWAY  to  Massachusetts,  and  did  yeoman 
service  in  preparing  the  way  for 
future  generations.  The  same  pioneer  work  was 
repeated  by  later  members  in  New  Hampshire.  An 
ancestor  of  the  Concord  family  fought  in  the  Rev- 
olution, and  many  of  the  Ordways  have  been  prom- 
inent in  war  and  in  peace.  Tradition  says  that 
James  and  Abner  Ordway,  supposed  to  be  brothers, 
and  probably  a  sister  Sara,  came  to  this  country 
between  1635  and  1640  from  England  or  Wales. 
Abner,  presumably  the  older,  was  a  resident  in 
Watertown  in  1643,  and  in  Wenham,  afterwards 
Rowley,  in  1659  and  1660.  Sara  Ordway  married, 
October  8,  1654,  Richard  Fitz  or  Fitts,  and  died 
April  24,  1667,  without  issue.  Richard  Fitz  died 
in  1672  and  left  legacies  to  his  brother-in-law,  James 
Ordway,   and  the  latter's   daughter,  Jane. 

(I)  James  Ordway  went  with  other  pioneer 
settlers  to  Cocheco,  now  Dover,  New  Hampshire, 
in  1641,  but  afterwards  returned  to  Newbury,  Mass- 
achusetts. He  was  a  farmer  and  the  owner  of  sev- 
eral boats  and  canoes  employed  in  lighterage  ser- 
vice in  Newbury  for  many  years,  and  was,  after  the 
death  of  his  wife,  with  one  of  his  children,  as  late 
as  1704,  mention  of  him  being  made  in  that  year  in 
the  diary  of  Rev.  Samuel  Sewell.  In  1648  he  mar- 
ried Anne  Emery,  daughter  of  John  Emery,  from 
Romsey,  England,  but  then  of  Newbury,  Massachu- 
setts (see  Emery),  and  from  Jame^  and  Anne 
(Emery)  Ordway  probably  descended  nearly  all 
now  bearing  that  name  in  this  country.  Anne  died 
March  31,  [687.  Her  gravestone  i->  still  standing 
in  the  old  cemetery  at  Newburyport.  The  eleven 
children  of  James  Ordway  were  as  follows: 
Ephraim,    James,    Jr.,    Edward,    Sarah,    John,    Isaac, 


Jane,   Hannah,   a   child   unnamed,   Anne   and  Mary. 

(II)  John,  fifth  child  and  fourth  son  of  James 
and  Anne  (Emery)  Ordway,  born  November  17, 
1658,  married,  1681,  Mary,  daughter  of  Peter  God- 
frey, and  they  had  ten  children. 

(III)  James  (2),  third  child  of  John  and  Mary 
(Godfrey)  Ordway,  was  born  July  4,  1687,  and 
lived  in  Haverhill  and  Amesbury.  He  married, 
December  8,  1714,  Elizabeth  Heath,  of  Haverhill, 
and  they  had  seven  children,  as  follows :  James, 
Moses,  Elizabeth,  Elizabeth  and  Sarah  (twins), 
John  and  Benjamin. 

(IV)  James  (3),  oldest  child  of  James  (2)  and 
Elizabeth  (Heath)  Ordway,  was  born  October  23, 
1718.  He  married,  September  23.  1740,  Meribah 
Morse,  daughter  of  Joseph  Morse,  of  Newbury,  and 
lived  in  Methuen.  Their  six  children  were:  Meri- 
bah,   Abiah,    Daniel,    James,    Persis    and   Joses. 

(V)  Joses,  fourth  son  and  youngest  child  of 
James  (3)  and  Meribah  (Morse)  Ordway,  was  born 
in  Methuen,  June  15,  1753.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
Captain  John  Abbott's  company  in  Major  Gage's 
regiment  of  militia,  September,  1777,  in  service  in 
the  northern  army.  It  is  said  that  he  was  present 
at  Burgoyne's  surrender.  Joses  and  his  brother 
Daniel  removed  to  Loudon,  New  Hampshire,  and 
settled.  Their  sister  Persis  had  married  Moses 
Ordway,  Jr.,  and  preceded  them,  and  possibly  in- 
duced them  to  locate  in  Loudon.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  built  what  is  known  as  "the  uncle  Abiel  house." 
He  was  a  man  of  ability,  honest,  upright  and  much 
respected.  He  died  of  typhus  fever,  March  5,  1817. 
He  married,  April  13,  1794.  Lucy  Chamberlin,  born 
in  Hopkinton,  Massachusetts,  March  16,  1766.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Abiel  and  Lois  (Whitney) 
Chamberlin,  the  former  born  October  6,  1734,  and 
died  February  27,  1821,  and  the  latter  born  Febru- 
ary 20,  1739.  Tlie  children  of  Joses  and  Lucy 
(Chamberlin)  Ordway  were:  Lucy,  Lois,  Sophia, 
Abiel,  John  C,  Susan  and  Harriet. 

(VI)  John  Chamberlin,  fifth  child  and  second 
son  of  Joses  and  Lucy  (Chamberlin)  Ordway,  was 
born  in  Loudon,  Tuesday.  November  3,  1801,  and 
died  in  Concord,  March  5.  1870.  When  John  was 
sixteen  years. old  his  father  died.  When  the  prop- 
erty was  divided  John  had  as  his  portion  what  was 
known  as  "Merrick  Farm."  and  cultivated  it  some 
years,  his  sister  Susan  keeping  house  for  him.  About 
1824  he  went  to  Boston  and  to  Quiney,  Massachu- 
setts. At  the  latter  place  he  was  for  a  year  or  more 
in  the  employ  of  ex-President  John  Adams,  assisting 
him  in  his  correspondence,  driving  out  with  him, 
and  so  on.  He  was  with  Mr.  Adams  when  he  died. 
Returning  to  Xew  Hampshire,  Air.  Ordway  was 
in  Loudon  and  Concord.  For  some  time  he  was  in 
the  store  of  Isaac  Frye  Williams,  in  Concord,  and 
afterwards  for  many  years  was  engaged  in  the 
butcher  business,  buying  ami  selling  hides,  tallow, 
etc.  The  Concord  Directory  of  [830  records  "Ord- 
way &  Richardson,  butchers.  Main  st."  residence 
corner  of  State  and  Capitol  Center.  He  and  Ben- 
jamin Grover  were  late  proprietors  of  a  livery 
stable.     lie  had  a  homestead  on  Center  street,  where 


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he  died,  and  the  last  twenty  years  of  his  life  owned 
and  cultivate'   1  intervale.     In 

po''*;  and  Republican, 

. ,  and  was  an  active  politician.  He 
never  sought  office  but  was  for  some  years  assessor 
of  taxes  in  ward  five.  He  suffered  serious  losses 
of  property  at  several  different  times  by  the  failure 
of  persons  for  whom  he  had  gone  surety  at  the  bank. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  having  united  with  that  society  in  1829. 
He  sang  in  the  choir  for  some  years  in  early  life. 
"He  was  honest,  upright,  generous,  kindhearted,  a 
good   friend  and   a   loving  father." 

He  married,  at  Concord,  April  29,  1829,  Louisa 
Waldo  Bohonon,  daughter  of  Moses  and  Lois 
(Waldo)  Bohonon,  born  in  Salisbury,  October  28, 
1802,  died  in  Concord,  November  28,  1880.  She 
taught  school  in  early  life  and  came  to  Concord 
in  1827.  At  the  time  of  her  death  she  was  one  of 
the  oldest  members  of  the  North  Congregational 
Church.  "She  was  a  singularly  devoted  and  self- 
sacrificing  mother,  a  true  and  constant  friend;  all 
who  came  under  her  influence  loved  her  deeply." 
The  children  of  this  union  were :  Harriet  Sherman, 
born  March  16,  1830.  Ellen  Louisa,  December  27, 
1831.  Eliza  Frances,  December  29,  1833.  John 
Chamberlin,  Jr.,  mentioned  below.  The  eldest  is 
still  living  in  Concord.  The  second  was  the  wife 
of  James   Sedgley,  and  resided   in   Cleveland,   Ohio. 

(VII)  John  Chamberlin,  fourth  child  and  only 
son  of  Captain  John  C.  and  Louisa  Waldo  (Bo- 
honon) Ordway,  was  born  in  Concord,  January  30, 
1839.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  private 
schools  of  Concord,  and  in  Hopkinton  Academy, 
I8o3-55-  He  began  active  business  life  at  the  age 
of  seventeen  years,  in  1856,  as  a  telegrapher,  and 
was  stationed  at  St.  Albans,  Vermont,  for  some 
years,  and  at  Montreal  and  other  points  for  a  shorter 
time.  He  continued  in  that  service  until  the  fall 
of  1859,  when  he  returned  to  Concord,  and  entered 
the  counting  room  of  Lewis  Downing  &  Sons, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  about  two  years.  In 
1861,  at  the  beginning  of  the  war,  he  re-engaged  in 
the  telegraph  service,  and  after  rapid  promotions 
was.  at  the  close  of  that  year,  appointed  manager  of 
the  northern  line  of  telegraph  in  Boston,  in  which 
position  he  continued  until  the  lease  of  the  latter 
company's  interests  to  the  Western  LTnion  Company 
in  1S66.  He  continued  with  the  latter  company  in 
charge  of  the  former  department  until  1870,  when 
he  resigned  to  accept  a  position  as  chief  of  the  mo- 
tive power  and  rolling  stock  department  of  the  Lake 
Shore  &  Michigan  Southern  Railway  Company,  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio.  This  position  he  held  thirteen 
years,  until  1883,  when  on  account  of  greatly  im- 
paired health  he  resigned  his  position,  retired  from 
active  business,  and  after  a  short  sojourn  in  the 
south  for  his  health,  returned  to  Concord,  where 
he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  for 
many  years  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Savings  Bank,  and  a  member  of  its  executive 
committee  from  1891  till  his  death.  He  served  as 
a  member  of  the  board  of  aldermen  four  years, 
iii — 2 


18S7-1890,  inclusive,  and  as  a  member  of  the  board 
of  education  from  March,  1888,  until  April,  1903, 
and  was  president  of  the  board  from  November, 
1895,  to  April,  1900,  "during  which  time  he  was 
fortunate  enough  to  see  many  of  his  excellent  ideas 
carried  into  effect."  He  was  one  of  the  contrib- 
utors to  the  "History  of  Concord,"  published  in 
1903,  in  which  his  three  chapters  on  the  public  and 
private  schools  of  the  city  formed  one  of  the  most 
interesting  portions  of  the  work,  being  "clear  and 
charming  in  diction  and  full  and  accurate  in  facts." 
He  was  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Histori- 
cal Society,  and  had  been  secretary  of  that  associa- 
tion since  1891.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Society 
of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  and  filled  the  office 
of  state  registrar  for  some  years.  For  two  years, 
1891-93,  he  was  secretary  of  the  Commercial  Club. 
He  was  a  firm  believer  in  the  principles  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  which  he  uniformly  supported. 

Mr.  Ordway  won  success  in  spite  of  obstacles, 
and  it  was  to  his  persistent  energy  and  unvarying 
courtesy  that  he  owed  in  large  measure  the  results 
he  accomplished.  When  a  child  of  five  years  he 
was  attacked  with  hip  disease  from  which  he  suf- 
fered for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  being  compelled 
after  his  partial  recovery  from  it  to  walk  with  a 
cane.  An  incident  illustrates  his  ambition  and  push. 
In  1849,  when  ten  years  old,  he  says,  in  a  sketch  he 
left,  he  had  the  California  gold  fever,  and  with  Joe 
Grover,  started  for  that  Eldorado,  but  walked  only 
to  Hoosett,  eight  miles,  where  his  father  overtook 
the  pair  and  returned  them  to   Concord. 

John  C.  Ordway  married,  October  2,  1871,  Sarah 
J.  Adams,  daughter  of  Rev.  Elisha  Adams,  D.  D. 
(see  Adams  VII),  born  in  Corinth,  Vermont,  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1844.  They  had  two  daughters,  Mary 
Adams,  married  Charles  E.  Morton;  and  Louise 
Adams,  a  teacher  in  the  Concord  High  School. 


The  ancestors  of  the  present  meni- 
MANNING  bers  of  the  Manning  families,  early 
founded  in  this  country,  were  from 
England,  where  representatives  of  the  general  fam- 
ily had  long  been  numerous.  It  is  claimed  that 
British  records,  published  by  order  of  parliament, 
show  that  the  name  occurred  in  twenty-two  counties 
in  the  Kingdom  as  early  as  the  year  1272.  The 
predecessors  of  these  early  inhabitants  went  to 
England  from  what  is  now  Germany.  All  English- 
men of  the  present  time  make  this  statement.  The 
accounts  differ  slightly  as  to  the  particular  conti- 
nental province  whence  their  ancestors  came,  but 
nine-tenths  of  them  unite  in  saying  that  the  family 
is  of  Saxon  origin.  In  Hasted's  Kent  (county  of 
Kent,  England),  published  in  1797,  occurs  the  fol- 
lowing reference  to  the  Mannings :  "They  are  said 
to  be  descended  from  an  ancient  and  noble  family 
which  took  its  name  from  Manning  (Manheim),  a 
town  in  Saxony,  whence  they  came  to  England  be- 
fore the   Conquest." 

In  the  Colonial  wars  the  Mannings  were  repre- 
sented by  nineteen  persons  bearing  their  name ;  on 
the  rolls  of  the  Revolution  fifty-two  appear;   in  the 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


war  of  l8l2,  sixteen;  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion, 
eighty ;  and  in  the  Spanish  war,  six ; — an  indispu- 
table evidence  of  the  patriotism  and  fighting  quali- 
ties of  the  family.  In  many  other  ways  honors 
have  come  to  the  name  through  those  who  have 
been  high  in  church  and  state,  science  and  art,  and 
the  three  learned  professions  of  law,  medicine  and 
divinity. 

(I)  William  Manning,  the  ancestor  of  this  ex- 
tensive family,  came  to  America  about  the  year 
1634,  or  before.  Whence  he  came  has  not  been 
learned,  but  as  the  Mannings  had  long  been  a  nu- 
merous family  in  England,  and  as  he  came  contem- 
poraneously with  the  migration  of  other  emigrants 
from  that  country,  it  is  certain  that  he  was  from  a 
branch  of  that  ancient  family.  After  living  in  Rox- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  a  short  time  he  went  to  Cam- 
bridge, where  he  may  have  been  a  merchant.  He 
was  the  owner  of  a  house  and  of  other  lots  of  land, 
but  when  he  bought  and  sold  is  not  known  in  full. 
William  Manning  was  a  freeman  in  1640.  His  will 
is  dated  February  17,  1665,  and  proved  April  28, 
1666.  He  had  removed  to  Boston  as  early  as  Au- 
gust 25,  1004,  when  he  became  connected  with  the 
church   there,   and   perhaps  earlier. 

The  name  of  his  first  wife,  whom  he  married  in 
England,  is  not  known.  She  was  the  mother  of  his 
children,   and   died  on  the  voyage  to  America.     He 

married    (second)    Susannah   ,   of   whom   we 

know  no  more  than  that  she  died  in  Cambridge, 
October   16,   1650.     He  married    (third),  perhaps   at 

Boston,    Elizabeth   .     He    had   two    children : 

William,  born  in  England  in  1614.  and  Hannah  (?). 

(II)  William,  son  of  William  Manning,  was  born 
about  1614,  in  England,  came  to  the  colony  of 
Massachusetts  Bay  in  or  before  the  year  1634,  and 
settling  in  the  latter  year  in  Cambridge,  made  that 
town  his  home  throughout  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  He  early  purchased  a  homestead  and  other 
land,  and  engaged  in  business  as  a  merchant,  a 
calling  he  followed  throughout  his  life.  This  enter- 
prise was  not,  however,  limited  to  the  mere  selling 
of  goods,  for  he  owned  a  warehouse  and  a  boat- 
house  on  a  canal  to  which  boats  had  free  access. 
Early  in  life  he  became  one  of  the  most  prominent 
and  trusted  citizens  of  the  town,  and  was  often 
called  to  public  offices  of  trust.  He  was  elected 
highway  surveyor,  1651,  and  the  same  year  "to  size 
casks,"  or  as  a  gauger;  constable  1652,  '66,  "68,  '75 
'79,   and   selectman,    1652,   '66-70,   '72,   '75-81,   '83,   or 

tal  of  fifteen  years.  His  name  also  frequently 
appears  in  connection  with  different  public  affairs. 
He  often  tilled  offices  in  connection  with  the  settle- 
ment of  estates.  He  was  a  freeman  in  1643;  he 
was  as  early  a-  tli.it  date  a  member  of  the  church. 
After  the  death  of  Rev.  Mr.  Mitchell,  in  1668,  Mr. 
Manning  was  selected  by  the  church  to  go  to  Eng- 
land to  prevail  upon  Rev.  Irian  Oakes  to  come  to 
Cambridge  and  acctjit  the  vacant  pastorate,  and  this 
mission  he  performed.  Th<  most  important  trust  of 
his  life  was  in  connection  with,  Harvard  College,  he 
having  been  selected,  with  Deacon  John  Cooper  as 
an  associate,  to  replace  the  old  college  building  with 


a  new  one,  and  to  receive  and  disburse  the  fund  for 
this  purpose.  This  was  in  1682  and  the  final  ac- 
counting was  made  in  1684.  Each  steward  received 
twenty-five  pounds  for  his  work.  He  was  one  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Cambridge  to  whom  the  Shaw- 
shin,  or  Billerica  territory,  was  granted  in  1644,  he 
being  alloted  sixty  acres,  and  who  joined  in  the 
"great  deed"  of  1650,  conveying  it  to  the  Billerica 
settlers.  He  left  at  the  time  of  his  death  an  estate 
of  one  hundred  sixty-three  pounds,  two  shillings 
and  nine  pence,  free  of  all  debts  and  expenses ;  and 
had,  during  his  life  time,  distributed  among  his  chil- 
dren three  hundred  and  eight  pounds,  three  shillings 
and  seven  pence. 

He  married  Dorothy  .     He  and  his   wife 

were  buried  in  the  now  old  cemetery  of  Harvard 
Square,  and  the  headstones  to  their  graves  remain 
in  good  condition.  They  record  that  William  Man- 
ning died  March  14,  1690,  aged  seventy-six,  and 
Dorothy,  his  wife,  died  July  26,  1692,  aged  eighty 
years.  Their  children  were :  Hannah,  Samuel,  Sarah, 
Abigail,  John,   Mary  and  perhaps   Timothy. 

(Ill)  Samuel,  oldest  son  and  second  child  of 
William  and  Dorothy  Manning,  w:as  born  July  21, 
1644,  at  Cambridge.  He  was  reared  in  his  native 
town,  and  seems  to  have  received  a  superior  educa- 
tion. Between  the  years  1664  and  1666  he  removed 
to  Billerica,  where  he  afterward  resided.  His  first 
home  was  at  the  northern  part  of  the  village,  which 
was  the  same  as  the  present  "Center"  village,  but 
at  a  later  period  he  removed  and  occupied  a  farm 
west  of  the  Concord  river.  Twice  the  Indians  raided 
the  town  and  killed  some  of  his  neighbors.  He  was 
corporal  in  the  militia  in  1682,  sergeant  in  1684, 
and  ensign  in  1699.  The  town  elected  him  to  nearly 
all  the  offices  within  the  power  to  bestow.  He  was 
surveyor  of  highways,  166S,  1676-77;  sealer  of 
weights  and  measures,  1675,  1700;  constable  1677; 
trial  juryman,  1679;  assessor,  1694,  1698,  1702; 
tithingman,  1679,  16&2,  1695.  1697,  1704,  1709,  or 
twelve  years  ;  town  clerk,  1686,  1690.  1692,  1699,  or 
seven  years;  selectman,  1673,  1677,  1679,  1682,  1690, 
1692,  1694,  1696,  1699,  or  eighteen  years,  and  repre- 
sentative to  the  general  court  1695-97.  He  was  sur- 
veyor and  at  various  times  served  on  committees 
or  alone  to  survey  land,  run  lines  and  perform  many 
other  trusts  and  duties  of  a  public  nature.  He  was 
made  a  freeman  of  this  colony  in  1670.  The  house 
he  erected  on  his  homestead  west  of  the  Concord 
river  still  stands.  He  was  a  large  holder  of  real 
estate,  Eor  i  n  the  death  of  his  father  he  had  become 
owner  of  the  latter's  homestead  and  warehouse  in 
Cambridge.  The  large  farm  he  owned  remained 
directly  in  the  hands  of  his  descendants,  passing 
from  father  to  son  several  times,  until  1880,  and 
is  still  held  subject  to  the  testamentary  will  of  its 
latest  Manning  occupant. 

Samuel  Manning  married  (first),  April  13,  1664, 
I  li  abeth  Stearns,  daughter  of  Isaac  Stearns,  born 
at  Watertown,  died  June  24,  167 1,  at  Billerica.  He 
married  (second),  May  6,  1673,  Abiel  Wight,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Wight,  born  at  Medfield,  January  I, 
1654,  who  died  some  time  after  July  3,  1713.     Sam- 


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uel  Manning  died  at  Billerica,  February  22,  171 1. 
The  children  by  the  first  marriage  were :  Samuel 
and  John,  and  by  the  second  marriage,  Timothy, 
Hannah,  William,  Mary,  Sarah,  Dorothy,  Isaac, 
Ephraim,   Elizabeth,   Timothy,    Eliphalet   and   Abiel. 

(IV)  John,  second  child  of  Samuel  and  Eliza- 
beth (Stearns)  Manning,  was  born  August  30, 
1666,  at  Billerica,  where  he  lived  for  thirty  years. 
He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade.  He  took  the  oath  of 
fidelity  "18,  3111,  1685."  Sometime  between  Novem- 
ber 18,  1696,  and  January  2.  1698,  he  removed  to 
Cambridge,  his  subsequent  home.  He  was  elected 
to  minor  town  offices  in  1700  and  170S,  and  1712, 
as  tithingman,  but  was  excused.  In  1690  he  was  a 
soldier  in  the  expedition  to  Canada  led  by  Sir 
William  Phips  against  the  French  in  King  William's 
■war. 

He  married  Sarah  Spaulding,  of  Chelmsford, 
sister  of  his  brother  Samuel's  wife.  She  was  prob- 
ably born  about  1670.  John  Manning  died  February 
3,  1719,  at  Cambridge.  Children's  names:  John, 
Edward,   William,    Samuel,   Benjamin   and   Sarah. 

(V)  William,  third  son  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Spaulding)  Manning,  was  born  at  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts,  May  21,  1700,  and  spent  his  life 
there,  his  trade  being  that  of  cordwainer.  He  was 
a  soldier  under  Captain  John  Wright  from  May  5 
to  August  24,  1721  ;  the  service  was  doubtless  against 
hostile  Indians,  and  probably  in  Maine.  From  1759 
he  was  called  lieutenant,  in  the  records,  which  in- 
dicates that  he  was  prominent  in  local  military 
affairs  in  Cambridge,  and  had  been  elected  to  the 
above  office.  He  served  as  highway  surveyor,  1730; 
clerk  of  the  market,  1732-35;  constable,  1743.  and 
"sworn  in  court,"  and  sealer  of  leather,  1749-55-57, 
J759-76,  or  twenty-two  years,  and  for  eighteen  years 
continuously.  He  owned  a  place  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  Winthrop  and  Brighton  streets,  which 
was  his  home  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  died 
September  17,  1778.  His  "real  and  personal  estate" 
was  inventoried  at  four  hundred  and  ninety  pounds, 
twelve  shillings  and  the  "Mansion  House  and  half 
a  quarter  of  an  acre  of  land  with  the  buildings" 
at  two  hundred  and  twelve  pounds  "in  silver 
money." 

Lieutenant  Manning  married,  November  7,  1723, 
Mary  White,  of  Charlestown,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Sarah  (Rand)  White,  born  January  30,  1702, 
died  May  15,  1774,  aged  seventy-two  years.  Lieu- 
tenant Manning  and  wife  were  buried  in  the  old 
cemetery  by  Harvard  Square.  Their  children  were : 
William,  Thomas,  Samuel,  Joseph,  Mary,  William, 
Sarah,  Rebecca  and  Ebenezer. 

(VI)  Samuel,  third  son  and  child  of  William 
and  Mary  (White)  Manning,  was  born  at  Cam- 
bridge, August. 26,  1729.  He  inherited  his  father's 
homestead,  and  always  lived  there,  in  the  same 
house.  By  occupation  he  was  a  cordwainer.  He 
was  elected  warden,  1777,  '84;  sealer  of  weights  and 
measures,  1789;  juryman,  1791,  '99;  hayward,  1792, 
and  sealer  of  leather,  1778,  '79,  '8i-'96,  '98,  1801-2. 
a  total  of  twenty-one  years.  Family  tradition  says 
he    was    a    Revolutionary   soldier,    and    fought    at 


Bunker  Hill.  The  rolls  of  that  war  contain  service 
under  the  name  of  Samuel  Manning,  which  from 
want  of  proper  data  has  not  been  allotted  with  any 
certainty.  How  nr.ioh  of  that  service  belongs  to 
Samuel  Manning  of  this  sketch  is  unknown,  but  it 
may  be  accepted  as  certain  that  he  waj  the  Samuel 
whose  name  appears  in  a  "list  of  men  that  served 
in  the  Canadian  expedition,  credited  to  the  town  of 
Cambridge."  His  brother  William  was  in  the  same 
list.  Samuel  was  prosperous  financially,  loaned 
money  on  mortgages  extensively,  and  was  also  a 
considerable  purchaser  of  land.  He  owned  the 
covenant  in  1777.  He  died  April  3,  1824,  in  his 
ninety-fifth  year,  and  it  is  a  tradition  that  his  life 
was  ended  by  accidentally  inhaling  gas  from  a  char- 
coal stove.  His  property  was  sold  for  twenty-six 
thousand,  five  hundred  and  forty-seven  dollars.  By 
will  he  divided  his  possessions  among  the  children 
of  his  deceased  son,  Samuel. 

At  the  age  of  forty-seven  he  married  (first), 
August  2,  1777,  Mary  Woods,  who  died  October  15, 
1788,  in  her  fifty-first  year.  Married  (second),  De- 
cember 29,  1791,  Sarah  Woods,  who  died  April  16, 
1812,  aged  seventy-two  years.  He  and  his  wives 
were  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  by  Hanover  Square. 
He  had  but  one  child,  Samuel. 

(VII)  Samuel,  only  child  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Woods)  Manning,  was  born  May  28,  1778,  at  Cam- 
bridge, Massachusetts.  He  graduated  at  Harvard 
College  in  1797,  became  a  physician,  and  as  such 
practiced  in  several  places  in  the  state,  having  re- 
sided at  Cambridge,  Westford,  Billerica,  Harvard 
and  Lancaster.  In  1806  he  lived  at  Cambridge  and 
was  appointed  prison  physician  to  Cambridge  prison. 
At  Lancaster,  where  he  resided  from  181 1  to  1821, 
he  was  selectman  for  five  years,  1813-17;  and  was 
several  times  appointed  by  the  town  to  serve  its 
interests  on  special  committees.  Prior  to  July  14, 
1821,  he  removed  to  Cambridge,  and  there  resided 
until  his  death.  He  married  (first),  September  29, 
1801,  Lucy  Cogswell,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and 
Sarah  (Fletcher)  Cogswell,  born  November  5, 
1778,  at  Westford,  died  October  4,  1817,  at  Lancas- 
ter. Married  (second)  March  20,  1822,  Mrs.  Eliz- 
abeth Bell  (Warland)  Abbott,  widow  of  Rev.  John 
L.  Abbott.  She  was  born  August  26,  1783,  and  is 
said  lived  to  be  past  ninety  years  of  age. 

Dr.  Manning  died  at  Cambridge,  of  "pulmonic 
fever,"  October,  1822,  aged  forty-four  years.  The 
children  of  Dr.  and  Lucy  Manning  were:  Samuel, 
Mary  Wood,  William,  Joseph  Cogswell,  Rebecca, 
Pratt   and    Charles    Pratt. 

(VIII)  Joseph  Cogswell,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Lucy  (Cogswell)  Manning,  was  born  at  Lancaster, 
September  13,  1812.  He  was  educated  at  the  acad- 
emies in  Lancaster  and  Lexington,  and  began  his 
business  career,  at  about  the  age  of  fifteen,  in  the 
hardware  store  of  Lane  &  Reed,  Dock  Square,  Bos- 
ton. When  about  twenty  he  removed  to  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  where  he  first  engaged  as  a  bookkeeper, 
and  then  as  a  paying  teller  in  the  banking  house  of 
Cohen  &  Company.  About  1838  he  formed  a  part- 
nership   with    Hughes    Armstead    in    the    hardware 


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trade;  later  was  in  business  with  S.  S.  Lee,  Howell 
&  Poor  and  Manning  &  Company,  their  line  being 
a  general  iron  and  coal  shipping  and  commission 
business.  From  1850  to  1857  he  owned  and  man- 
aged the  Avalon  iron  and  nail  works,  on  the  Pa- 
tapsco  river,  about  nine  miles  from  the  city,  on  the 
Baltimore  &  Ohio  railroad.  In  the  financial  crisis 
of  1857  he  met  with  reverses  from  which  he  never 
fully  recovered.  In  religion  he  was  Unitarian.  He 
was  an  honest,  straightforward,  generous-hearted 
man  of  strong  character,  and  was  much  beloved  by 
all  who  knew  him. 

He  married.  August  24,  1841,  Rebecca  Parkman 
Jarvis  Livermore,  born  December  3,  1819,  at  Mil- 
ford,  New  Hampshire,  died  October  9,  1886,  at  the 
same  place,  although  buried  at  Baltimore.  Her 
father  was  Solomon  Kidder  Livermore,  a  graduate 
of  Harvard,  1802,  and  later  a  lawyer  at  Milford; 
her  mother's  maiden  name  was  Abigail  Atkins  Jar- 
vis.  Her  father's  ancestry  was  Rev.  Jonathan  and 
Elizabeth  (Kidder),  her  grandparents;  Deacon  Jon- 
athan and  Abigail  (Ball)  of  Westboro,  Massachu- 
setts; Jonathan  and  Rebecca  (Barnes)  of  Water- 
town;  Samuel  and  Anna  (Bridge)  and  John  and 
Grace  Livermore,  the  last  of  whom  came  to  this 
country  in  1634,  in  the  ship  "Francis"  from  Little 
Thurloe,  Suffolk,  England,  and  settled  at  Water- 
town. 

Mr.  Manning  married,  June  17,  1884,  at  Balti- 
more. The  children,  the  first  of  whom  was  born  at 
Milford,  and  all  the  others  at  Baltimore,  are :  Mary 
Elizabeth,  born  August  25,  1842,  died  unmarried, 
February  19,  1872.  Charles  Henry,  born  June  9, 
1844.  Jarvis  Cogswell,  born  November  30,  1845, 
died  October  21,  1846.  Joseph  Cogswell,  born  July 
26,  1847,  died  February,  1886.  Rebecca  Liver- 
more, born  July  8,  1849,  died  unmarried,  March  15, 
1885.  Henry  Livermore,  born  January  11,  1852, 
died  unmarried,  December  1,  1880.  Cleveland  Pratt, 
born  May  28.  1854.  lives  in  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
Leonard  Jarvis,  born  May  18,  1856.  Master  of  Med- 
ford.  (Massachusetts)  High  School.  Samuel,  born 
February  19,  1859,  died  March  2,  1859. 

(IX)  Charles  Henry,  second  child  and  oldest 
son  ci  Joseph  C.  and  Rebecca  Parkman  Jarvis  (Liv- 
ermore) Manning,  was  born  at  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, June  9,  1844.  He  was  educated  in  that  city,  at 
the  Cambridge  (.Massachusetts)  high  school  and  in 
the  Lawrence  Scientific  School,  class  of  1862,  but 
was  give  up  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  of 

the  Rebellion  and  did  not  graduate,  lie  then  served 
one  iprenticeship  as  machinist  with  Charles 

Reedi  1,  of  Baltimore,  and  in  February,  1862,  was  ap- 
pointed third  assistant  engineer  in  United  States  reg- 
ular navy.  From  that  date  to  [865  he  served  on  spe- 
cial duty,  and  on  United  States  -hip  "Adelaide," 
North  Atlantic  Squadn  n.  and  was  present  during  a 
part  i-f  tin-  bombardment  oi  I  harleston,  South  Caro- 
lina. In  March,  1865,  he  joined  the  United  States 
ship  "Dacotah,"  at  Boston,  and  went  to  the  South 
Pacific  station,  returning  in  September,  1868.  In 
the  two  years  next  following  he  was  ,,n  the  "Semi- 
nole,"  North   Atlantic   Squadron,  and   in   September, 


1870,  was  ordered  to  the  Naval  Academy,  Annapo- 
lis, as  instructor  in  steam  engineering.  He  was  de- 
tached from  that  position  in  the  summer  of  1875, 
and  ordered  to  the  United  States  ship  "Swatara," 
North  Atlantic  Squadron,  but  was  ordered  back 
to  duty  at  the  Xaval  Academy  two  years  later.  In 
September,  1880,  he  was  ordered  to  the  United  States 
ship  "Despatch."  on  special  service,  chiefly  on  the 
president's  yacht.  In  addition  to  this  duty  he  served 
as  a  member  of  the  first  advisory  board  for  rebuild- 
ing the  navy.  In  Augus't,  1882,  he  was  granted  a 
year's  leave  of  absence,  having  been  on  continuous 
duty  twelve  years,  and  in  June,  1884,  was  placed  on 
the  retired  list  on  account  of  partial  loss  of  hearing 
"in  line  of  duty."  He  had  been  promoted  to  the 
grade  of  second  assistant  engineer  in  1866,  and  that 
of  past  assistant  engineer  in  1872,  and  was  retired 
with  that  grade,  though  he  served  as  chief  engineer 
of  the  "Despatch."  Promoted  to  chief  engineer  on 
retired  list,  June,  1906.  When  the  "Jeannette"  res- 
cue party  was  being  formed  to  go  to  the  polar  re- 
gions in  search  of  Lieutenant  Greely  and  the  other 
survivors  of  that  vessel,  he  was  one  of  those  chosen 
by  Chief  Engineer  George  W.  Melville,  but  the  sec- 
retary of  the  navy,  knowing  he  was  otherwise  fully 
occupied,  declined  to  send  him.  After  being  de- 
tached from  the  "Despatch,"  on  leave  of  absence, 
he  settled  at  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  as  en- 
gineer of  the  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Company, 
the  largest  cotton  mills  in  the  world.  Remaining 
there  he  was  afterwards  appointed  general  superin- 
tendent of  the  whole  business,  an  industry  em- 
ploying eight  thousand  operatives  and  still 
holds  the  position.  In  1906  this  plant  consolidated 
with  the  Lancaster  mills  and  the  Emery  Manu- 
facturing Company  and  now  has  thirteen  thousand 
employees.  In  the  recent  war  with  Spain  he  was 
ordered  back  to  active  duty  as  chief  engineer  of  the 
United  States  Naval  Station  at  Key  West,  and  re- 
mained until  the  end  of  the  war,  when  he  resumed 
his  occupation  at  Manchester. 

Since  Mr.  Manning  became  a  resident  of  Man- 
chester, he  has  been  a  member  of  the  school  board 
eighteen  year-,  and  president  of  the  water  board  tor 
live  years.  He  is  a  Republican,  served  in  the  New 
Hampshire  house  of  representatives,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  last  constitutional  convention.  He 
is  a  past  grand  commander  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 
Mr.  Manning  has  spent  much  time  and  labor  in 
compiling  a  genealogy  of  the  Maiming  family,  which 
reflects   much   credit   on   him   as   a   compiler. 

He  married,  January  17.  1S71,  Fanny,  daughter 
of  Charles  Leonard  and  Harriott  (Plummer)  Bart- 
lett, born  at  Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  May  29, 
[849,  a  sister  of  the  late  Major-!  ieueral  William  F. 
Bartlett,  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Rob- 
ert Livermore,  born  January  19,  1872.  at  Annapolis. 
He  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1805.  and  is 
now  practicing  law  in  Manchester,  firm  of  Burn- 
ham,  Brown  &  Warren.  He  married.  October,  [901, 
Frances  Fay  Sawyer,  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Margaret,    born    October,    1903.      Charles    Bartlett, 


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born  at  Annapolis,  August  4,  1S73.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  engineering  at  Lawrence  Scientific  School, 
Harvard  University,  and  was  located  in  New  York 
till  1901,  when  he  came  to  the  Amoskeag  Company  as 
assistant  mechanical  engineer.  During  the  war  with 
Spain  he  went  with  his  father  to  Key  West,  as  clerk. 
He  married,  June  21,  1905,  Mary  E.  Carpenter, 
daughter  of  F.  P.  Carpenter  (see  Carpenter  family). 
John  Kafer,  born  in  Manchester,  July  5,  1S83.  died 
January  10,  1884.  Harold  Joseph,  born  in  Manches- 
ter, June  7,  1885.  Francis  Bartlett,  born  in  Man- 
chester, February  10,  1892. 


The  earliest  period  at  which  this 
FOLSOM  name  appears  in  history  is  the  first 
half  of  the  fourteenth  century.  There 
was  a  John  Foulsham,  of  Foulsham.  prior  of  a  Car- 
melite monastery  in  Warwick,  England.  He  was  a 
prominent  ecclesiastic,  and  his  brother  Richard  was 
more  prominent.  The  word  foule  (fowl)  signified 
a  bird,  and  the  country  seat  called  Foulesham  prob- 
ably took  its  name  from  its  being  the  home  (ham) 
of  many  foules   (birds). 

(I)  The  first  traceable  ancestor  of  the  immi- 
grant John  Foulsham  is  Roger  Foulsham,  of  Nec- 
ton.  county  of  Norfolk,  England,  whose  will  is 
dated  1534. 

(II)  William  Foulsham,  son  of  Roger,  married 
Agnes  Smith,  alias  Foulsham.  of  Besthorpe,  by 
whom   he   had  children. 

(III)  Adam,  son  of  William  and  Agnes  (Smith) 
Foulsham,  owned  lands  in  Besthorpe,  Wymondham 
(  Windham),  Bunwell,  Hingham,  and  Hockford.    He 

married  Emma  ,  and  had  children. 

(IV)  Adam  (2),  son  of  Adam  (1)  and  Emma 
Foulesham,  baptized  in  1560,  resided  in  Hingham, 
and  had  lands  in  Besthorpe.  He  died  in  1630.  He 
married  Grace  ,  and  had  children. 

(V)  Adam  (3).  son  of  Adam  (2)  and  Grace 
Foulsham.  and  known  as  Adam  of  Hingham,  died 
in  1627.  In  that  year  he  made  his  will  naming  three 
sons,  John,  Adam  and  Peter.  His  wife's  name  was 
Agnes. 

(VI)  John,  son  of  Adam  (3)  and  Agnes  Foul- 
sham, t was  baptized  in  Hingham,  a  place  ninety- 
seven  miles  northeast  of  London,  in  1615.  He  was 
the  first  Anglo-American  John  Foulsham,  and  from 
him  are  descended,  so  far  as  known,  all  the  Folsoms 
in  America,  with  the  exception  of  one  family  which 
is  found  in  South  Carolina.  On  the  26th  of  April. 
1638,  the  ship  "Diligent  of  Ipswich,"  England,  of 
three  hundred  and  fifty  tons  burden,  John  Martin, 
master,  set  sail  from  the  mouth  of  the  Thames  for 
Massachusetts  Bay.  having  on  board  one  hundred  and 
thirty-three  persons.  Twelve  families  of  these  were 
from  old  Hingham.  and  all  had  embarked  for  the 
purpose  of  joining  a  colony  settled  in  Hingham, 
Massachusetts.  Among  those  thus  emigrating  were 
John  Foulsham,  or  Folsom,  as  the  name  is  now 
spelled,  of  Hingham,  then  twenty-three  or  twenty- 
four  years  old,  his  young  wife,  to  whom  he  had  been 
married  about  a  year  and  a  half,  and  their  two  ser- 
vants. His  wife's  father  and  mother  (Edward  and 
Mary   Clark   Oilman,   of    Hingham),    three   younger 


brothers  (Edward,  not  quite  twenty-one  years  old, 
John  and  Moses),  two  younger  sisters  (Sarah  and 
Lydia,  wdio  married  Daniel  Cushing.  1645),  and 
three  servants  of  the  family,  were  fellow  passengers. 
The  rector  of  the  parish,  Rev.  Robert  Peck,  with 
bis  family,  also  formed  part  of  the  company.  The 
immediate  occasion  of  their  departure  seems  to  have 
been  trouble  in  ecclesiastical  matters. 

The  party  having  landed  at  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts, August  10,  1638,  immediately  proceeded  to  their 
place  of  destination.  John  Foulsham  received,  in 
1638,  a  grant  of  land,  and  soon  built  himself  a  house. 
This  home,  or  one  built  soon  after  by  him,  stood  un- 
til 1875,  when  it  was  taken  down.  John  Foulsham 
dwelt  in  Hingham  twelve  or  fifteen  years,  and  while 
there  was  elected  one  of  "the  seven  or  nine  men 
chosen  to  order  the  prudential  affairs  of  the  town" 
1645,  and  he  and  Captain  Joshua  Hubbard  were  al- 
lowed to  "have  liberty  of  the  two  rivers,  Rocky 
Meadow  and  Bound  Brook  Rivers,  so  far  as  the 
town  hath  property,  to  build  and  maintain  a  sawmill 
or  mills." 

In  the  trouble  which  arose  out  of  the  selection  of 
a  captain  for  the  militia  of  Hingham,  John  Foul- 
sham took  a  prominent  part  in  opposition  to  the 
governor,  and  he  and  ninety  others  were  fined  one 
hundred  and  fifty-five  and  one-half  pounds,  of  which 
John  Foulsham  was  sentenced  to  pay  twenty  pounds, 
but  by  some  means  he  seems  to  have  been  exempted 
from  the  payment. 

Not  earlier  than  1650  he  removed  to  Exeter,  New 
Hampshire,  whither  his  father-in-law  had  gone  soon 
after  1647.  He  lived  on  the  west  side  of  the  river, 
where  the  first  settlements  in  Exeter  were  made,  but 
three  of  his  sons  lived  in  the  east  part  of  the  town. 
His  sons  and  grandsons  owned  much  land  upon 
what  was  called  "Rocky  Hill."  He  was  engaged  as 
a  surveyor  in  running  the  lines  between  Exeter  and 
Dover,  and  while  in  this  business  discovered  a  mead- 
ow some  eight  or  ten  miles  northwest  of  the  village, 
which  was  supposed  to  be  of  much  value  on  account 
of  the  hay  which  could  be  made  on  it. 

The  first  authentic  mention  of  his  name  in  that 
town  is  1655.  The  name  of  "Goodman  Folsom"  ap- 
pears in  1659,  on  the  list  of  selectmen.  He  obtained 
a  grant  of  land  in  1660,  and  his  sons  all  obtained 
similar  grants  in  years  following.  In  1662  he  was 
a  juryman,  and  in  July,  1665,  one  of  a  committee 
representing  Dover,  Portsmouth,  Exeter,  and  Hamp- 
ton, to  consult  on  certain  political  grievances.  In 
advanced  life  he  became  unfortunately  involved  in 
his  pecuniary  affairs,  but  his  sons  assisted  him  to 
retain  a  home  for  himself  and  his  aged  wife,  who 
lived  about  ten  years  after  his  death,  in  1681. 

"Judging  him  in  the  light  of  the  period  when  he 
lived,  we  must  consider  him  a  very  intelligent,  earn- 
est, enterprising  man.  He  may  have  been  some- 
times  more  enthusiastic  than  judicious,  and  so  have 
been  found  in  advance  of  his  age,  but  he  was  a  de- 
cided Christian,  ready  to  sacrifice  wealth,  ease,  and 
popularity  for  the  sake  of  principle  and  he  success- 
fully trained  up  six  sons  to  become  efficient  laborers 
in  laying  the  foundations  of  New  Hampshire." 

He  married,  as    before    stated,    October  4,   1636, 


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Mary,  eldest  child  of  Edward  and  Mary  (Clark) 
Gilman,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren: Samuel,  John,  Nathaniel,  Israel,  Peter,  Mary 
and  Ephraim. 

(VII)  Deacon  John  (2),  second  son  and  child 
of  John  (1)  and  Mary  (Gilman)  Folsom,  was  bap- 
tized October  3,  1641.  He  made  his  will  November 
24.  1715,  and  died  before  December  6,  1715,  aged 
about  seventy-five  years.  He  is  called  "Deacon 
John*'  to  distinguish  him  from  his  son,  his 
nephews,  and  his  grandsons,  named  John.  He  was  a 
man  of  high  standing  and  good  property,  active  both 
in  church  and  political  affairs.  He  is  among  the 
worthies  of  the  first  centuries  of  Exeter  of  whom 
Judge  Smith,  in  his  centennial  address,  July  4,  1838, 
says  that  "They  filled  acceptably  the  municipal  and 
public  offices  conferred  upon  them."  He  was  fre- 
quently sent  to  the  general  assembly.  He  married, 
November  10.  1675.  Abigail  Perkins,  daughter  of 
Abraham  Perkins,  of  Hampton,  and  they  had  chil- 
dren: Abigail,  John,  Sarah,  Mary,  Lydia,  Mercy, 
Abraham,  Jeremiah  and  Jonathan.  (An  account  of 
Jonathan  and  descendants  forms  part  of  this  ar- 
ticle). 

(VIII)  Abraham,  second  son  and  seventh  child 
of  Deacon  John  (2)  and  Abigail  (Perkins)  Folsom, 
was  born  about  1678  in  Exeter,  where  he  lived  and 
died  December,  1740,  and  was  possessed  of  much 
property,  as  shown  by  the  record  of  his  will.  He 
married  (first)  Anna,  daughter  of  Aquila  Chase,  of 
Newbury  (see  Chase,  V).  At  his  death  his  widow 
Elizabeth  shared  in  the  distribution  of  his  estate. 
His  children  were:  Daniel,  Jonathan,  Abraham  and 
Mary. 

(IX)  Daniel,  eldest  child  of  Abraham  and  Anna 
(Chase)  Folsom,  was  born  about  1704.  in  Exeter, 
and  died  in  Epping,  in  1756,  of  fever.  He  was  a 
man  of  great  physical  strength,  and  was  active  in 
clearing  away  the  forests  of  his  native  state.  His 
first  wife  is  supposed  to  have  been  his  cousin,  a 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  Folsom,  of  Exeter.  She  was 
the  mother  of  three  of  his  children.  He  married 
(second).  August  17,  1742,  Huldah  Eastman,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Eastman.  She  was  born  October  1,  I7T4» 
and  was  the  mother  of  six  children.  They  sold  their 
farm  in  Exeter,  March  4,  1740.  and  moved  to  Ep- 
ping. His  family  moved  to  Gilmanton  about  1775, 
aid  his  descendants  are  numerous  in  that  locality. 
His  children  were:  Daniel,  Ann,  Abigail,  Betsey, 
Mercy,  Huldah,  Abraham.  Jonathan  and  John. 

(X)  John  (3),  youngest  child  of  Daniel  and 
Huldah  (Kastman)  Folsom,  was  born  1752.  in  Ep- 
ping. and  passed  most  of  his  life  in  Gilmanton, 
where  he  was  an  early  settler,  and  died  1822.  He 
married,  Augu  t  27,  1778,  Mary  Connor,  eldest 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  Connor,  of  Exeter.  Mr.  Con- 
nor was  one  of  the  first  in  Gilmanton,  locating  there 
in  January.  1764,  and  endured  many  hardships  of 
pioneer  days.  The  daughter,  Mrs.  Folsom,  was  born 
1754.  in  Exeter,  and  died  at  the  age  of  ninety  years, 
in  7844.  Ilcr  children  were:  Hannah,  Huldah,  An- 
na, John,  Dudley  Connor,  Mary.  Betsey  and  Sally. 

(XI)  Huldah,    second    daughter    and    child    of 


John  (3)  and  Mary  (Connor)  Folsom,  was  boro 
August  6,  1 781.  in  Gilmanton,  and  became  the  wife 
of  Nathaniel  Avery,  born  1782,  died  1826.  She  died 
1859.  Their  children  were :  Nancy,  Sally,  Betsey, 
Huldah,  Nathaniel,  Daniel  F.,  Mary,  Hannah  and 
John. 

(XII)  Hannah  R.  Avery,  sixth  daughter  and 
e'ghth  child  of  Nathaniel  and  Huldah  (Folsom) 
Avery,  was  born  November,  1820,  and  married 
George  \V.   Fletcher    (see  Fletcher,  VIII). 

(VIII)  Jonathan,  fourth  son  and  ninth  child 
of  Deacon  John  (2)  and  Abigail  (Perkins)  Fol- 
som, was  born  about  1685,  in  Exeter,  and  died  there 
1740.  He  inherited  the  homestead  in  the  east  part 
of  the  town,  and  became  wealthy  and  influential.  At 
his  death  he  left  a  large  estate,  which  was  admin- 
istered upon  by  his  widow.  He  was  the  father  of 
General  Nathaniel  and  Colonel  Samuel,  prominent 
citizens  of  Exeter.  He  married  Anna,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Ladd,  the  granddaughter  of  Hon.  John 
Gilman,  and  they  had  twelve  children :  John.  Mary, 
Lieutenant  Jonathan,  General  Nathaniel,  Anna,  Col- 
onel Samuel,  Trueworthy,  Josiah,  Sarah,  Lydia, 
Elizabeth  and  Abigail. 

(IX)  Josiah,  sixth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Jona- 
than and  Anna  (Ladd)  Folsom,  born  in  Exeter, 
November  5,  1735,  died  at  the  house  of  his  son  Na- 
thaniel, in  Portsmouth,  February  12,  1816,  aged 
eighty-one,  he  was  a  hair  dresser  and  wig  maker. 
His  home  was  in  Dover,  on  the  rising  ground  south- 
wardly from  the  village,  and  had  a  fine  outlook  over 
the  fields  and  village,  and  toward  the  river,  sky,  and 
distant  hills.  He  was  fond  of  travel  and  had  a  rich 
fund  of  anecdote,  the  result  of  observation  and 
mingling  with  men,  making  him  one  of  the  most 
entertaining  men  of  his  day.  He  married,  May  27, 
1762,  Elizabeth  Gilman,  born  April  23,  1742,  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  Josiah  Gilman,  of  Exeter,  son  of  Judge 
Nicholas  Gilman.  She  died  August  3.  1S12.  aged' 
seventy.  They  had  seven  children:  Josiah.  Eliza- 
beth,  Nancy,  Samuel,  Abigail,  Jonathan  and  Na- 
thaniel. 

(X)  Jonathan,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Jo- 
siah and  Elizabeth  (Gilman)  Folsom,  born  in  Dover, 
June  12,  1779.  died  in  Laconia,  January  22.  1S72, 
aged  ninety-three.  He  moved  to  Gilford  before 
1802.  After  his  marriage  he  moved  across  the  Win- 
nipiseogee  river,  into  what  is  now  Laconia,  and  set- 
tled on  a  large  farm  running  down  to  the  bay,  .-till 
continuing  his  trade  as  house  carpenter.  As  early 
as  1813  he  opened  a  tavern  on  Pleasant  street,  La- 
conia (then  Meredith  Bridge),  and  this  he  con- 
ducted with  success  for  a  number  of  years.  The 
house  is  still  standing  and  is  known  as  the  Atkin- 
son re  id'  nee.  II>'  owned  land  on  Main  and  Pleasant 
streets,  above  the  present  railroad  tracks.  He  was 
a  very  popular  citizen,  and  represented  Meredith  in 
the  legislature  in  1832.  "He  was  tall,  large,  and  a 
thoughtful  man,  intelligent,  righteous,  and  good,  be- 
loved by  his  nephews  and  nieces  as  sincerely  as  by 
his  own  family."  He  married,  October  20,  1S02.  in 
Gilford,  Sarah  Rowe,  born  May  27,  1778.  died  May 
9,  1845.     She  was  the  daughter  of  Rowe,  and 


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lived  in  Gilford.  There  were  nine  children  of  this 
marriage:  Jeremiah,  Sarah,  Josiah  Oilman,  Eliza. 
Mary.  Albert  Gallatin.  Adaline,  Olivia  Ann  and 
Charles. 

(XI)  Albert  Gallatin,  third  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Rowe)  Folsom,  born  at 
Meredith  Bridge,  October  12,  1S16,  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools.  His  health  was  delicate,  and 
his  school  attendance  was  desultory  and  limited,  but 
he  was  quick  to  learn  and  made  up  by  care  and 
study  in  after  life  what  he  had  not  been  able  to  ob- 
tain in  school.  When  ten  or  eleven  years  old  his 
parents,  hoping  a  change  would  benefit  his  health, 
sent  him  to  Portsmouth,  where  his  older  brother, 
Josiah,  kept  a  store.  Here  the  boy  performed  such 
tasks  as  his  health  permitted.  His  physical  condi- 
tion somewhat  improved,  and  he  began  to  feel  an 
interest  in  commercial  life,  and  an  ambition  to  be  a 
merchant.  Josiah  Folsom  went  west  about  1835  and 
bought  a  large  amount  of  wild  land,  in  Indiana,  but 
died  in  New  York  on  his  return.  Albert  G.  had 
charge  of  the  store  while  his  brother  was  absent, 
and  closed  up  the  business  after  Josiah  died.  Re- 
turning to  Laconia,  in  1836.  he  entered  the  store  on 
Mill  street  kept  by  James  Molineaux.  which  he  pur- 
chased about  three  years  later,  and  in  six  months 
made  money  enough  to  pay  for  it.  He  afterwards 
took  George  T.  Bosher  as  a  partner,  and  this  part- 
nership relation  continued  until  i860.  In  1857  Mr. 
Folsom  purchased  and  moved  into  the  Gove  block 
on  Main  street,  and  later  had  a  clothing  store  at 
Cerro  Gordo  place.  He  accepted  S.  B.  Smith  as  a 
partner,  in  1861,  and  eight  years  later  sold  out  his 
interest  in  the  business  and  retired  from  mercantile 
life. 

Mr.  Folsom  was  identified  with  the  business  in- 
terests of  Laconia  longer  than  any  other  man  living 
in  1907.  As  early  as  1841  he  became  one  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Meredith  Bridge  Savings 
Bank,  now  the  Laconia  Savings  Bank,  and  for  near- 
ly a  third  of  a  century  was  its  president.  The  Peo- 
ple's National  Bank  was  incorporated  in  May,  1889, 
and  from  that  date  till  his  death  he  was  president 
of  that  institution.  In  real  estate  business  and 
building  he  was  as  prominent  as  in  mercantile  and 
financial  matters.  He  built  Folsom  block  in  1861, 
and  was  associated  with  Mayor  S.  B.  Smith  in  erect- 
ing Smith  block  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street. 
He  built  the  Folsom  Opera  House  in  1862.  and  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Laconia  Street  Rail- 
way Company.  He  was  the  principal  stockholder  in 
that  concern,  and  built  its  road,  which  was  first 
operated  by  horsepower. 

His  connection  with  secret  societies  dates  back 
to  early  times.  He  was  the  oldest  Odd  Fellow  in 
Laconia,  having  joined  Winnipeseogee  Lodge,  and 
subsequently  filled  all  the  chairs  of  that  lodge.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  Laconia  Encampment,  and  he 
was  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  his  membership 
in  this  body  having  begun  with  his  initiation  into 
Mt.  Lebanon  Lodge,  July  4,  i860.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  Union  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  and  Pilgrim 


Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  Laconia.  and  Ed- 
ward  A.    Raymond   Consistory   of   Nashua. 

For  seventy  years  Mr.  Folsom  was  a  business 
man  of  Laconia,  and  during  the  greater  part  of  that 
time  his  position  was  that  of  a  leader.  Though 
weak  while  a  child,  and  never  enjoying  good  health 
till  well  along  in  manhood,  he  w^as  when  ninety 
years  old,  a  much  younger  looking  person  than  many 
twenty  years  his  junior,  and  attended  to  the  busi- 
ness he  had  to  transact  as  rapidly  and  correctly  as 
he  did  thirty  years  previously.  He  was  a  Whig  in 
his  younger  days,  casting  his  first  vote  for  General 
Harrison,  and  when  the  Whig  party  dissolved  he 
became  a  Republican  and  from  that  time  supported 
that  party. 

Albert  G.  Folsom  married  (first)  in  Gilford, 
January  5,  1843.  Olive  B.  Robinson,  of  Gilford,  born 
September  28,  1821,  died  in  Laconia,  June  27,  1SS1, 
daughter  of  Aaron  Robinson,  of  Gilford.  The  chil- 
dren of  this  marriage  were:  1.  Albert  Frederick, 
born  November  19.  1843,  died  May  22,  1S47.  2. 
Sarah  Olivia,  born  August  27,  1846.  married  J. 
Warren  Sanders,  resided  in  Melrose,  Massachu- 
setts, and  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  had  children:  Mabel 
A.,  born  October,  1871,  and  Albert  Warren,  March, 
1872,  residing  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  3-  Ada  Augusta, 
born  May  2,  1848,  married  Samuel  B.  Smith,  of 
Laconia,  and  his  children  are:  Catherine  Olive, 
born  March  25,  1870;  Bertha  Louise,  March  15, 
1872,  died  July  29,  1872.  Louise  C,  August  13,  1873; 
and  James  I.,  February  17,  1876.  4.  Fitz  Elbert, 
born  May  2,  1851,  died  in  infancy.  Albert  G.  Fol- 
som married  (second).  April  3,  1883,  Imogene  F. 
Harris,  born  in  Franconia,  New  Hampshire,  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Jane  (Edson)  Harris,  of  Fran- 
conia. and  they  had  one  child,  Alberta  Frances,  born 
October  26,  1884.     Mr.  Folsom  died  March  15,  1907. 

This  name,  according  to  Mark  An- 
LOWELL  thony  Lower,  the  great  English  au- 
thority on  surnames,  is  "probably  the 
same  as  Lovel,  or  Lovell."  Then  giving  the  origin 
of  Lovell  he  says:  "It  is  derived  from  the  Latin 
Lupus,  wolf,  thus  Lupus.  Loup,  Lupellus,  Louvel, 
Lovel.  The  celebrated  Hugh  d'Abnucis,  Earl  of 
Chester,  surnamed  Lupus,  was  a  nephew  of  William 
the  Conqueror,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Hast- 
ings. The  ancestry  from  Percival  Lowle  is  traced 
back  in  England  for  nine  generations,  making  a 
continuous  line  of  twenty-two  generations,  about 
six  hundred  and  fifty  years,  or  probably  more.  The 
name  Lowell  is  not  only  distinguished  in  literature, 
theology  and  jurisprudence,  but  in  all  the  relations 
of  life,  and  the  family  is  justly  honored,  having  de- 
rived its  high  position  by  works  for  the  public  good. 
The  name  is  fixed  upon  monuments  which  can  only 
perish  in  the  wreck  of  all  things. 

(I)  Percival  Lowle,  now  Lowell,  the  ancestor 
of  the  Lowells  of  this  article,  was  a  native  of 
England,  but  the  particular  locality  of  his  birth 
is  not  certainly  known.  It  was  undoubtedly  some- 
where in  county  Somerset,  England,  where  his  an- 
cestors  for  more  than   four   centuries  are   recorded 


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to  have  lived.  He  was  born  in  1571.  and  his  young 
mil-  him  at  or  near  Kingston-Seymour, 
in  county  Somerset,  where  his  father,  Richard 
Louie,  resided.  At  the  age  of  twenty-six  he  held 
the  office  of  assessor  of  Kingston-Seymour.  We 
next  know  of  him  at  Bristol,  a  seaport  city  in  the 
west  of  England,  engaged  in  merchandising  at 
wholesale,  chiefly  imported  wares,  carrying  the  firm 
name  of  Perciva]  Lowle  &  Company.  In  the  year 
1639  he  cut  asunder  from  England,  and  with  his 
family,  consisting  of  his  wife,  Rebecca,  his  two 
sons,  John  and  Richard,  his  daughter,  Joan,  and 
their  respective  families,  came  to  Massachusetts  Bay 
Colony  from  Bristol  in  the  ship  "Jonathan,"  and  in 
June,  1639,  settled  at  Xewbury.  The  history  of  that 
colony  has  this  item:  "June,  1639,  the  town  (New- 
bury) also  received  a  valuable  addition  to  its  popu- 
lation in  the  persons  of  Mr.  Percival,  Mr.  John  and 
Mr.  Richard  Louie,  who  had  been  merchants  of 
Bristol." 

Xewbury,  Massachusetts,  was  organized  in  1642 
with  ninety  proprietors,  of  whom  were  Percival  and 
John  Lowle.  At  that  time,  March  17,  1642,  Percival 
was  a  freeholder.  In  1678  all  citizens  of  Massachu- 
setts above  sixteen  years  of  age  were  required  to 
take  the  oath  of  allegiance.  Among  those  thus  taking 
it  were  "Perciphall,"  "Tho."  and  "Ben."  Lowle.  In 
I'M*,  in  a  deed  to  Mrs.  Gerrish,  Percival  is  called 
"Gent,"  meaning  a  person  of  high  station.  Per- 
cival and  his  sons  had  means  when  they  arrived  in 
this  country,  and  purchased  real  estate  quite  ex- 
1  ly  in  old  Newbury,  Massachusetts,  and  vi- 
cinity. "Percefall  dyed  Jan.  8,  1664,"  at  Newbury, 
Massachusetts,  aged  ninety-three  years.     He  married 

in   England  Rebecca  ,  who  died  in  Newbury, 

Massachusetts,   December  28,    1645.     Their  children 
were :   John,   Richard,   and   Joan  or   Joanna. 

(II)  Richard,  second  child  and  son  of  Percival 
and  Rebecca  Lowle,  was  born  in  England  in  1602, 
and  died  in  Newbury,  Massachusetts,  August  5, 
1682.  He  came  from  Bristol,  England,  with  his 
father  in  1639,  m  the  ship  "Jonathan,"  landed  in 
Boston  and  settled  in  Newbury,  Massachusetts.  In 
1670,  in  a  deed,  he  is  called  "gentleman."  He  had  a 
"freehold  right,  No.  63,  in  the  upper  common  in 
Newbury."  In  1674  he  and  bis  wife  were  members 
of  the  Newbury  church.  From  the  probate  record 
of  June  2,  1650,  it  seems  he  was  sickly  and  unable 
to  look  after  the  interest  of  an  estate  over  which 
lie  married  (first),  in  England, 
ret,  who  died  in  Newbury,  January  27.  [642; 
he  married  (second),  in  Xewbury.  Margaret,  born 
November  27,  1604.  She  was  living  as  his  widow  in 
1685-86.  The  children,  all  by  bis  first  wife,  were: 
Percival,   Rebecca,   Samuel   and   Thomas. 

(  III  )  Percival,  eldest  child  of  Richard  and  Mar 
garet  Lowell,  was  born  in  Newbury,  1031)  40.  In  a 
deed  made  in  1(170  he  is  called  "planter."  November 
6,  1696,  he  conveyed  property  to  his  son  Richard,  to 
take  effect  after  his  (Richard's  1  departure  for  South 
Carolina,  and  in  1705,  being  then  in  Newbury.  Mas- 
sachusetts, he  confirmed  the  conveyance.  In  1709, 
in  exchanging  land  with  Samuel  Lowell,  he  is  called 


"yeoman."  He  married,  September  7,  1664.  in  New- 
bury, Mary  Chandler,  daughter  of  William  and 
Mary  Chandler;  she  died  February  7.  170S.  He 
probably  married  (second),  in  1709,  Sarah.  The 
children  of  Percival  and  Mary  (Chandler)  Lowell 
were :  Richard,  Captain  Gideon,  Samuel,  Edmund, 
Margaret  and  Joanna. 

(IV)  Richard,  eldest  child  of  Percival  and  Mary 
(Chandler)  Lowell,  was  born  in  Newbury.  Decem- 
ber 25,  1668,  and  died  in  the  same  town.  May  29, 
1749.  He  dealt  largely  in  real  estate,  but  like  many 
others  of  his  time  he  made  his  mark  in  signing  his 
name,  the  amount  of  education  received  then  being 
very  meagre.  In  1720  he  purchased  land  in  Rowley 
and  removed  there  about  that  time.  He  was  styled 
"yeoman."  He  married,  April  8,  1695,  Sarah  Brown. 
and  they  had  the  following  named  children:  Han- 
nah. Rebecca,  John,  Mary,  Sarah,  Hannah,  Samuel, 
Richard    and    Abigail. 

(V)  Samuel,  seventh  child  and  second  son  of 
Richard  and  Sarah  (Brown)  Lowell,  was  born  in 
Newbury,  July  12,  1710,  and  died  in  Rowley,  Janu- 
ary 3.  1774.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Byfield  Church, 
October  14,  1744.  He  married  (first),  in  Rowley, 
September  17,  1735,  Hannah  Emerson,  of  Newbury; 
(second),  in  Rowley,  February  5,  1746,  Mrs.  Annie 
Brown,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Stuart ;  she  died  in 
Lunenburg.  The  children  of  Samuel  by  his  first 
wife,  Hannah  (Emerson)  Lowell,  were:  Hannah, 
Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Samuel,  Katharine,  Catharine,  and 
Nathaniel. 

(\"1)  Nathaniel,  seventh  child  and  second  son 
of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Emerson)  Lowell,  was  born 
in  Rowley,  April  2,  1753,  and  died  in  Rindge,  New 
Hampshire,  August  23,  1832.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Revolution,  and  his  record  in  the  Massachusetts 
Revolutionary  rolls  is  given  as  follows:  "Nathaniel 
Lowell,  private,  muster  and  payroll,  Captain  Stephen 
Jenkins'  Company,  Colonel  Samuel  Johnson's  Reg- 
iment; enlisted  August  18,  1777,  discharged  No- 
vember 30,  1777:  time,  three  months  and  twenty- 
seven  days;  fourteen  days  travel  included;  service 
with  Northern  army.  Nathaniel  Lowell,  private; 
list  of  men  who  served  as  scouts  under  Colonel  Jo- 
siah  Brewer  in  Lincoln  county,  by  order  of  Briga- 
dier General  Wadsworth ;  served  as  private  from 
August  24,  to  September  29,  1780;  sworn  to  at  Bos- 
ton. July  21,  1  -S 1 . "  He  with  his  sister  Catharine 
and  mother  Annie  removed  from  Rowley  soon  after 
his  father's  death.  They  stopped  for  eight  or  ten 
years  in  Lunenburg,  Massachusetts,  and  in  Septem- 
ber, 17S4,  removed  to  Rindge,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  remained  till  his  death.  He  settled  upon 
the  farm  in  the  southwest  part  of  the  town,  now  01 
enpied  by  William  S.  Brooks,  and  was  a  "farmer,"  a 
"yeoman"  and  "husbandman."  His  sister  Cath- 
arine resided  with  him  several  years,  lie  married 
in  Rindge,  January  22.  1807,  Lucy  Stacy,  widow, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Jerusha  Chapman,  of  Lun- 
enburg, Massachusetts,  where  she  was  born  in  1775. 
She  died  December  6.  i86r,  aged  eighty-six  years. 
Their  children  were:  Nathaniel,  Stephen,  Lucinda, 
John   and    Daniel   C. 


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(VII)  Nathaniel  (2),  eldest  child  of  Nathaniel 
and  Lucy  (Chapman)  (Stacy)  Lowell,  was  born  in 
Rindge,  February  16,  1808,  and  died  in  Fitzwilliam, 
New  Hampshire,  January  19,  1865.  He  resided 
first  in  Rindge  and  later  in  Fitzwilliam.  He  mar- 
ried in  Peterborough,  New  Hampshire,  1836,  Fidelia 
Fisher,  who  died  in  Townsend,  Massachusetts,  June 
23,  1896,  aged  eighty-six  years.  Their  children 
were:  John  Lafayette,  Levi  Franklin,  Almon  God- 
ding  and   Selina   Damon. 

(VIII)  Levi  Franklin,  son  of  Nathaniel  and 
Fidelia  (Fisher)  Lowell,  was  born  January  6,  1839, 
in  Rindge.  New  Hampshire,  where  the  first  ten 
years  of  his  life  was  passed.  He  did  not  receive 
very  much  in  the  way  of  school  education  for,  at 
the  age  of  ten  years,  he  was  put  out  to  work  on  a 
farm,  and  continued  in  that  way  in  the  towns  of 
Rindge  and  Fitzwilliam,  being  two  years  with  one 
farmer  and  seven  years  with  another.  His  life  has 
teen  one  of  great  industry,  and  though  his  early 
education  was  limited  he  has  become  a  well-informed 
man  and  is  highly  respected  in  the  community  where 
so  many  years  of  his  life  have  been  passed.  On  at- 
taining his  majority  he  secured  employment  in  a 
wtjrkshop  in  Fitzwilliam.  Here  he  continued  to 
be  employed  in  winters  and  spent  his  summers  in 
farm  labor.  In  1861  he  went  to  Townsend,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  was  there  employed  for  two  years  in 
teaming  about  a  mill  and  on  the  road.  In  1865  he 
went  to  Brookline,  New  Hampshire,  and  there  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  and  barrel 
heads  with  a  partner,  under  the  style  of  Fessenden 
&  Lowell.  They  purchased  a  mill  there  and  con- 
tinued its  operation  for  a  period  of  five  and  a  half 
years,  when  Mr.  Lowell  sold  his  interest  and  re- 
turned to  Townsend,  Massachusetts.  Since  1872  he 
has  been  a  resident  of  the  town  of  Merrimack,  New 
Hampshire,  where  a  large  industry  has  been  built 
up  chiefly  through  his  exertions.  He  built  a  small 
mill  at  Reed's  Ferry  and  also  constructed  the  first 
house  in  the  southern  part  of  that  village,  in  partner- 
ship with  B.  and  A.  D.  Fessenden,  and  for  two 
years  they  manufactured  exclusively  boards  and 
staves.  To  this  was  added  the  production  of  kits 
and  barrels,  barrel  heads  and  kindred  goods,  and 
the  industry  has  grown  to  extensive  dimensions. 
Besides  using  all  the  lumber  obtainable  in  their  im- 
mediate neighborhood,  they  bring  in  annually  many 
carloads  of  stock  which  are  worked  up  into  kits, 
pails  and  barrels.  For  thirty-three  years  Mr.  Lowell 
has  continued  as  the  active  manager  of  the  estab- 
lishment, and  has  contributed  no  small  amount  of 
personal  labor  in  the  operation  of  the  plant.  In 
1903  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  title 
of  Fessenden  &  Lowell  Company,  in  which  Mr. 
Lowell  is  the  president  and  general  manager.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Reed's 
Ferry,  and  of  North  Star  Lodge,  No.  144.  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Townsend,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Mr.  Lowell  supported  Abraham  Lincoln 
for  the  presidency,  having  previously  been  allied 
with  the  Democratic  party ;  but  since  the  civil  war 
has  been  a  steadfast  Republican.     He  served  three 


years  in  succession  as  selectman  in  Merrimack  and 
was  its  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in 
1885.  In  1897  he  built  the  handsome  residence 
which  he  occupies  on  the  river  road,  in  the  village 
of  Reed's  Ferry.  He  married,  January  2,  1867, 
Hannah  B.  Hutchinson,  born  January  26,  1836,  in 
Brookline,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  John  and 
Polly  Hutchinson  of  that  town.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lowell  are  the  parents  of  two  daughters  :  Mabel  L. 
and  Bertha  L.  The  former  is  the  wife  of  John  E. 
Haseltine  (See  Haseltine)  and  the  latter  is  Mrs. 
Arthur  Gordon  of  Reed's  Ferry.  Of  genial  and 
kindly  nature,  of  upright  life  and  strict  attention  to 
his  own  affairs,  Mr.  Lowell  has  earned  and  received 
the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  compatriots. 


This  name  is  of  French  origin  and 
BOUTON  was  very  early  in  the  American  col- 
onies. It  has  been  conspicuously 
identified  with  the  development  of  New  Hampshire, 
and  is  especially  honored  in  the  Rev.  Nathaniel 
Bouton,  who  was  long  paster  of  the  First  Church 
and  an  author  of  a  most  valuable  history  of  that 
town.  Dr.  Bouton  was  not  only  the  beloved  pastor 
of  his  time,  but  conferred  a  great  benefit  upon  the 
posterity  of  his  congregation  by  his  researches  in 
the  history  of  their  ancestry.  His  work  has  ren- 
dered it  possible  for  most  of  the  old  families  of 
Concord  to  know  something  of  their  ancestry  in 
authentic  form.  In  tradition  the  name  goes  back  of 
the  fifth  century  when  the  tribes  of  Goths  inhabited 
the  country  bordering  on  the  river  Rhone  extending 
from  Lake  Geneva  to  the  Mediterranean  Sea.  They 
proved  able  to  resist  the  incursions  of  the  invaders 
from  both  the  north  and  south,  and  became  very 
strong  and  independent.  One  of  the  chiefs,  known 
as  Clovis,  became  a  Christian  through  the  influence 
of  his  wife,  and  his  example  was  largely  followed 
by  his  people.  From  1530  the  military  and  court 
records  make  frequent  mention  of  the  name  Bouton 
over  a  period  of  two  centuries.  The  race  was  noted 
for  piety  and  zeal  in  religion  and  for  education  and 
intelligence.  Noel  Bouton  was  the  marquis  de 
Chamilly. 

(I)  John  Bouton,  the  first  of  whom  continual 
line  is  discovered,  was  supposed  to  have  been  a  son 
of  Count  Nicholas  Bouton.  He  was  a  Huguenot 
and  during  the  existence  of  the  great  persecution 
fled  to  England.  The  registry  of  emigrants  to  the 
American  colonies,  kept  in  London,  contains  the 
name  of  only  one  Bouton  in  a  period  of  a  hundred 
years,  from  1600  to  1700,  and  there  can  be  no  doubt 
that  this  was  the  John  Bouton  who  embarked  from 
Grave's  End,  England,  in  the  bark  "Assurance," 
July,  1635.  He  landed  in  Boston,  in  December  of 
that  year,  at  which  time  he  was  aged  twenty  years. 
He  lived  in  Boston  and  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 
and  early  in  the  settlement  of  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, moved  to  that  place.  Soon  after  the  commence- 
ment of  the  settlement  at  Norwalk,  Connecticut,  he 
removed  there  in  1651,  and  became  an  influential 
citizen.  In  1671  and  for  several  years  thereafter 
he  was   representative  in  the  general   court  of  the 


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colonies,  and  also  served  in  various  official  capaci- 
ties in  the  town  of  Norwalk.  The  records  of  the 
town  show  that  he  gave  lands  to  his  sons,  John  and 
Matthew,  and  left  an  estate  which  continued  in  the 
possession  of  his  descendants  over  two  hundred 
years.  His  first  wife  was  Joan  Turney,  who  died 
soon  after  his  settlement  in  Norwalk.  He  married 
there,  January  i,  1656,  Abigail  Marvin,  daughter 
of  Matthew  Marvin,  who  came  from  London,  Eng- 
land. She  was  born  about  1640,  at  Hartford,  and 
died  at  Norwalk  about  1672.  He  married  (third) 
Mrs.  Mary  Stevenson,  widow  of  John  Stevenson, 
who  was  killed  in  a  fight  with  the  Indians  near 
Norwalk.  The  children  of  John  Bouton  by  his  first 
wife  were :  Richard  and  Bridget.  The  second  wife 
was  the  mother  of  John,  Matthew,  Rachel,  Abigail 
and  Mary.  The  third  wife  bore  him  Joseph, 
Thomas,   Elizabeth  and  Richard. 

(II)  Joseph,  fourth  son  of  John  Bouton  and 
eldest  child  of  his  third  w:ife,  was  born  about  1674, 
in  Norwalk.  He  resided  in  or  near  that  town.  His 
will  in  the  probate  records  of  Fairfield  county  gives 
various  tracts  of  land  in  the  Bouton  meadows  and 
divides  the  residue  of  his  estate  between  his  four 
children.  He  married  Mary  Stevenson  and  resided 
in  Norwalk.  Their  children  were:  Sarah,  Dinah, 
Jachin  and  John. 

(III)  Jachin,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  (Stevenson)  Bouton,  was  a  resident  of 
Norwalk,  and  appears  frequently  in  the  records  of 
that  town.  On  December  14,  1726,  he  was  chosen 
one  of  the  five  listers  of  the  town  and  again  in  1730 
was  chosen  to  the  same  office.  On  March  29,  1732, 
he  bought  land  of  Thomas  Corsicar,  and  in  1733 
was  a  grand  juror  of  the  town.  On  December  20, 
1737,  three  acres  of  land  were  meted  out  to  him  in 
Roton.  Ten  days  later  he  bought  six  acres  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Norwalk  river,  adjoining  Joseph 
Bouton's  land,  for  thirty-seven  pounds.  In  Feb- 
ruary following  he  bought  of  Daniel  Betts  two  acres 
for  eleven  pounds  and  fifteen  shillings.  In  the 
same  year  he  held  lot  eighty-seven,  and  on  May  16 
of  that  year  he  bought  of  Sarah  Crampton,  land 
situated  north  of  the  highway  for  one  hundred 
pounds.  He  bought  land  of  Oliver  Arnold,  October 
16,  1742,  and  on  December  15,  1747,  he  sold  his 
undivided  rights  in  certain  lands  to  John  Bouton. 
On  March  2,  1796,  he  quit-claimed  twelve  acres  of 
land  in  the  parish  of  Kin  to  Daniel  Weed.  It  is 
probable  that  he  was  a  farmer  as  his  cattle  mark  is 
recorded  in  1725,  and  it  is  evident  that  he  dealt 
quite  extensively  in  lands.  He  was  a  substantial 
citizen.  lie  is  said  to  have  been  married  twice. 
His  children  were :  Ebcnezer.  Sarah,  Joseph,  Esaias, 
Mary,  Dcbbe,  Patty,  Esther  and  Moses.  Jachin 
Bout,  m  was  a  captain  in  General  Montgomery's 
army,  in  the  expedition  against  Quebec,  afterwards 
settling  on  a  farm  near  South  Salem,  Connecticut. 
He  was  chosen  an  elder  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
there  and  held  this  office  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred July  8,  1847. 

(IV)  Joseph,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Jachin  Bouton,  was  born  1726,  probably  at  Norwalk, 


and  died  1778.  He  was  an  officer  in  the  Colonial 
army  in  the  expedition  against  the  French  Prov- 
inces. He  enlisted  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years, 
according  to  the  history  of  Norwalk.  He  married, 
August  25,  1748,  Susannah  Raymond,  and  their 
children  were :  William,  Susannah,  Betty,  Joseph, 
Rebecca,  Joshua,  Seth,  Ira,  Nancy,  Dcbbe  and 
Aaron. 

(V)  William,  eldest  child  of  Joseph  and  Susan- 
nah (Raymond)  Bouton,  was  born  January  16, 
1749,  at  Norwalk,  Connecticut,  and  died  in  that 
town  May  30,  1828.  He  married,  February  15, 
1769,  in  Norwalk,  Sarah  Benedict,  born  June 
15,  I7S2,  in  Norwalk,  and  died  August  26,  1844, 
having  survived  her  husband  more  than  sixteen 
years.  Both  were  buried  in  the  Pine  Island  ceme- 
tery at  South  Norwalk.  Their  children  were :  Isaac 
(died  young),  Isaac,  William,  Betty,  Esther,  Sarah, 
Clara,  Seth,  Joseph,  Susannah,  John,  Mary,  Anna 
and  Nathaniel. 

(VI)  Nathaniel,  youngest  child  of  William  and 
Sarah  (Benedict)  Bouton,  was  born  June  20,  1799, 
in  Norwalk,  Connecticut.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  was  exceedingly 
precocious.  At  the  age  of  nine  years  he  was  so 
proficient  in  the  rudimentary  branches  that  he  was 
frequently  engaged  by  the  teacher  in  instructing 
others.  At  that  time  neither  grammar  nor  geogra- 
phy were  taught  in  the  district  school,  but  he 
studied  the  rudiments  of  English  grammar  in  a 
book  called  Murray's  Abridgment.  Before  he  had 
attained  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  entertained 
the  idea  of  learning  a  trade.  His  father  at  that  time 
was  a  subscriber  of  the  Republican  Fanner  of 
Bridgeport,  in  which  appeared  an  advertisement 
for  a  boy  to  learn  the  printing  business.  Having 
obtained  his  father's  consent  the  lad  was  regularly 
apprenticed  to  Styles  Nichols,  proprietor  of  the 
Republican  Fanner,  for  seven  years.  A  strong 
mutual  attachment  soon  grew  up  between  the  ap- 
prentice and  his  employer,  and  the  former  was  sooa 
employed  in  the  work  of  conducting  the  paper. 
During  the  spring  of  1815  special  religious  services 
were  held  in  Bridgeport  at  which  he  became  deeply 
impressed,  and  on  the  morning  of  June  20,  1815,  his 
sixteenth  birthday,  he  resolved  to  give  himself  to 
the  service  of  God,  and  on  the  first  Sabbath  in  De- 
cember of  that  year  he  with  ninety-eight  others 
was  received  into  the  First  Congregational  Church 
of  Bridgeport,  under  Rev.  Elijah  Waterman,  pastor. 
He  very  soon  became  possessed  of  a  desire  to  preach 
the  gospel,  and  he  shortly  made  a  bargain  to  pur- 
chase his  unexpired  time  for  one  hundred  and  seven- 
ty-five dollars  in  order  that  he  might  engage  in  study 
to  fit  himself  for  the  ministry.  By  the  help  of  a 
friend  and  the  sale  of  some  land  his  father  raised 
the  money,  and  he  was  thus  released  from  his  in- 
dentures. In  September,  1816,  he  returned  to  his 
home  and  engaged  in  study  in  the  preparation  for 
college.  Shorty  thereafter  he  was  offered  free  board 
and  tuition  at  the  academy  at  New  Canaan  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Bonny,  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  there.  Subsequently  he  received  and  accepted 


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an  invitation  to  attend  school  at  Wilton,  taught  by- 
Mr.  Harley  Olmstead,  and  was  there  fitted  for  col- 
lege, and  in  1818  entered  Yale.  He  kept  abreast  with 
his  competitors  in  his  class,  though  he  had  not  en- 
joyed their  advantages.  During  his  college  course 
he  never  received  a  reprimand  or  reproof.  He 
graduated  at  Yale  in  the  summer  of  1S20,  and  im- 
mediately engaged  in  religious  revival  work  at 
Hotchkiss,  near  New  Haven.  On  the  opening  of 
the  term  at  Andover  Theological  Seminary  he  was 
ready  to  enter  upon  the  course,  and  was  blessed 
with  health  so  that  he  lost  no  time.  For  complet- 
ing the  course  at  Andover  as  valedictorian  he  was 
engaged  by  a  committee  from  Boston  to  commence 
his  ministerial  work  in  a  new  church  in  that  city 
and  agreed  to  remain  for  three  years.  Within  a 
short  time  he  was  presented  with  a  call  from  Frank- 
lin, and  on  January  29,  1825,  he  penned  a  formal 
acceptance  of  the  call.  About  this  time  he  origi- 
nated the  idea  of  a  National  Missionary  Society, 
and  through  discussion  with  others  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  the  present  Home  Missionary  Society,  which 
came  into  existence  in  New  York,  May  12,  1826. 
Mr.  Bouton  was  ordained  at  Concord.  March  22, 
1825,  in  the  presence  of  a  large  assemblage  of  min- 
isters and  delegates  convened  at  the  Court  House. 
For  fifty-three  years  he  continued  as  pastor  of  the 
Congregational  Church  with  great  acceptability, 
never  neglecting  his  obligations  as  pastor  and  ac- 
complishing besides  a  great  amount  of  historical 
and  literary  work.  His  labors  and  merits  were 
frequently  recognized  and  rewarded  by  positions  of 
distinction  and  honor. 

In  18 —  he  was  given  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity  by  his  Alma  Mater. 

Dr.  Bouton  married  (first),  at  Lebanon,  Con- 
necticut, September  11,  1827,  Harriet  Sherman, 
daughter  of  John  Sherman,  of  Trenton,  New  Jersey, 
and  great-grandfather  of  Roger  Sherman,  of 
Connecticut.  She  died  at  Concord,  May  21,  1828, 
and  he  married  (second),  in  Chester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, June  8,  1829,  Mary  Ann  P.  Bell,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  Governor  John  Bell,  of  Chester.  She  died  at 
Concord,  February  15,  1839,  and  he  married  (third), 
at  Deerfield,  New  Hampshire,  February  18,  1840, 
Elizabeth  Ann  Cilley,  eldest  daughter  of  Horatio 
G.  Cilley,  of  Deerfield.  She  died  February  6,  1887, 
having  survived  her  husband  nearly  nine  years.  He 
passed  away  June  6,  1878,  at  Concord,  in  the 
seventy-ninth  year  of  his  age.  His  first  wife  was 
the  mother  of  two  children :  Elizabeth  Ripley,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Rev.  John  C.  Webster,  of  Hop- 
kinton.  Massachusetts,  and  later  of  Wheaton,  Illi- 
nois; Nathaniel  Sherman,  for  many  years  actively 
engaged  in  the  foundry  business  in  Chicago,  where 
he  has  been  a  prominent  citizen.  Following  is  a 
brief  mention  of  the  children  of  the  second  mar- 
riage :  John  Bell  Bouton  graduated  from  Dart- 
mouth, and  became  one  of  the  editors  and  proprie- 
tors of  the  New  York  Chamber  of  Commerce; 
Harriette  Sherman  became  the  wife  of  John  W. 
Noyes,     of     Chester,     New     Hampshire,      Samuel 


Fletcher,  the  third,  receives  extended  mention  below. 
The  children  of  the  third  wife  are  noted  as  follows : 
William  Horatio,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years; 
George  Bradbury,  died  in  his  sixth  year;  Ann  Cilley, 
died  at  the  age  of  three  years. 

(VII)  Samuel  Fletcher,  third  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Dr.  Nathaniel  Bouton,  and  third  child  of 
his  second  wife,  Mary  A.  P.  (Bell)  Bouton,  was 
born  June  23,  1837,  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire. 
He  received  a  fair  education  for  his  day,  finishing 
at  Pembroke  Academy.  On  leaving  school  he  went 
to  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
teaching  music,  having  large  classes  of  pupils  on  the 
piano  and  organ.  Throughout  his  life  he  was  very- 
much  interested  and  active  in  musical  performances, 
and  after  his  removal  to  Chicago,  in  1856,  he  was 
much  employed  in  playing  the  organ  in  various 
churches  there.  He  was  associated  with  his  brothers 
in  the  foundry  and  machine  business  in  Chicago. 
He  was  successful  as  a  business  man,  and  during 
his  later  years  maintained  a  winter  home  in  Dune- 
din,  Florida,  where  he  died  January  5,  1902.  When 
about  forty  years  old  he  united  with  the  Hyde  Park 
Congregational  Church  of  Chicago.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Order.  He  was  prevented 
from  partaking  in  public  life  by  a  misfortune  which 
interfered  with  his  speech.  He  was,  however,  an 
intelligent  observer  of  events  and  much  interested 
in  the  progress  of  his  native  land.  He  was  an 
ardent  Republican  in  politics.  He  married  (first), 
March  17,  1856,  at  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  Ann 
Louise  Hall,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  and  Susannah 
(Capen)  Hall,  natives  respectively  of  Concord  and 
Stewartstown,  New  Hampshire.  The  latter  was  a 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  Capen,  a  native  of  Concord, 
who  was  the  first  settler  at  West  Stewartstown, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  born  about  1778  and  died 
at  the  age  of  eighty-nine  years,  eleven  months,  1867. 
Mrs.  Bouton  was  born  in  1836  at  Concord,  and  died 
January  2,  1857,  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Bouton  married 
(second),  January  I,  i860,  in  Chicago,  Mary  Ann 
Hoyt,  daughter  of  William  H.  Hoyt,  of  Henry,  Illi- 
nois. She  was  born  November,  1840.  The  children 
of  Mr.  Bouton  are  accounted  for  as  follows:  Tilton 
C.  H.,  mentioned  below;  Mary  Louise,  wife  of 
Frank  Wyman,  a  native  of  Hillsboro  Bridge,  and 
a  resident  of  Chicago;  William  Christopher,  a  phy- 
sician engaged  in  practice  in  Waukegan,  Illinois; 
Charles  Sherman,  an  attorney,  residing  in  Spring- 
dale,  Arkansas,  and  is  largely  interested  in  fruit 
raising;  Eva  Bell,  married  Alexander  Douglas 
Campbell,  and  resides  in  Chicago,  which  is  also  the 
home   of  Ellenora. 

(VIII)  Rev.  Tilton  Clark  Hall  Bouton  was  born 
November  2,  1856,  in  Chicago,  and  was  but  two 
months  old  when  deprived  of  his  mother  by  death. 
He  was  reared  in  the  family  of  his  grandfather  and 
received  a  liberal  education.  He  graduated  from 
Dartmouth  College  in  the  class  of  1878,  and  im- 
mediately entered  Andover  Theological  Seminary, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1881.  He  at  once  en- 
tered upon  the  work  of  the  christian  ministry  and 


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was  ordained  at  Dunbarton,  New  Hampshire,  July 
16,  r88l,  as  pastor  of  the  church  there.  He  con- 
in  the  relation  until  September,  i&SS,  when 
ame  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Hopkinton.  He  was  not  formally  dismissed  from 
the  church  at  Dunbarton  until  the  annual  session, 
1889.  Shortly  after  he  removed  to  Hopkinton  and 
continued  his  pastoral  labors  there  until  October 
I,  1894.  He  was  next  engaged  at  Deerfield,  New 
Hampshire  where  he  continued  nearly  two  years. 
On  account  of  the  ill  health  of  his  wife  he  was 
obliged  to  go  south  and  the  winter  of  1895-96  was 
spent  in  Florida.  In  November,  1896,  he  became 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Henniker, 
and  so  continued  until  July  1,  1900.  On  account  of 
the  impairment  of  his  health  he  resigned  his  charge, 
but  has  since  been  largely  employed  in  preaching 
a<  temporary  supply  at  various  points  and  in  other 
religious  and  literary  labors.  He  is  a  leading  citi- 
zen, participating  in  the  life  of  Henniker,  and  has 
served  six  years  as  a  member  of  the  school  board 
of  that  town.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ministerial 
Association  at  Concord,  and  a  life  member  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Antiquarian  Society  and  of  the 
American  Board  of  Foreign  Missions.  For  some 
years  he  served  as  secretary  of  the  Merrimack 
County  Sunday  School  Asso  iation,  and  is  now  a 
trustee  of  the  Tucker  Free  Library  of  Henniker.  one 
of  the  finest  institutions  of  the  kind  in  the  state. 
While  in  sentiment  a  Republican  lie  continues  to  act 
independently  in  politics.  He  married,  June  30,  1881, 
at  Boston,  Massachusetts,  Annie  S.  Whitehouse,  of 
that  city,  born  November  17.  1854,  a  daughter  of 
Sydney  F.  and  Elizabeth  (Dodge)  Whitehouse. 
natives  respectively  of  Maine  and  Newburyport, 
Massachusetts.  The  only  living  child  of  this  mar- 
riage is  Fletcher  Park  Bouton,  born  June  13,  1888. 
A  daughter,  Ruth  Elizabeth,  born  June  7.  1889,  died 
at  the  age  of  eleven  weeks. 


The  lineage  of  a  very   large  part  of 
PUTNAM     Putnams   of   New   England   is   traced 

to  John  Putnam,  the  immigrant,  the 
ancestor  of  several  very  prominent  citizens  of  the 
early  days  of  Massachusetts,  and  of  the  famous 
General  Israel  Putnam  of  the  Revolution.  The 
name  comes  from  Puttenham,  a  place  in  England, 
and  this  perhaps  from  the  Flemish  word  piitte,  "a 
well,"  plural  ptitten  and  ham,  signifying  a  "home." 
ami  the  whole  indicating  a  settlement  by  a  well. 

(I)  John  Putnam,  of  Aston  Abbotts  in  the 
county  of  Bucks.  England,  n;i~  born  about  1580,  and 
died  suddenly  Village,  now  Danvers,  Mass- 

achusetts, December  30,  1662,  aged  about  eighty 
years.  It  is  known  that  he  was  resident  in  Aston 
Abbots,  England,  as  late  as  [627,  a-  the  date  of  the 
baptism  of  his  youngest  son  shows,  but  just  when 
he  came  to  New  England  is  not  known.  Family 
tradition  is  responsible  for  the  date  1(131.  and  the 
tradition   is   known   to   h  in   the   family   over 

one  hundred  and  titty  years.  In  [641,  new  style, 
John  Putnam  was  granted  land  "i  Salem  lie  was  a 
farmer  and  exceedingly  well  off  for  those  times.    He 


wrote  a  fair  hand,  as  deeds  on  file  show.  In  these 
deeds  he  styled  himself  "yeoman":  once,  in  1655, 
"husbandman."  His  land  amounted  to  two  hundred 
and  fifty  acres,  and  was  situated  between  Daven- 
'  port's  hill  and  Potter's  hill.  John  Putnam  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  church  in  1647,  six  years  later  than  his 
wife,  and  was  also  a  free  man  the  same  year.  The 
town  of  Salem,  in  1644,  voted  that  a  patrol  of  two 
men  be  appointed  each  Lord's  day  to  walk  forth 
(luring  worship  and  take  notice  of  such  who  did 
not  attend  service  and  who  were  idle,  etc.,  and  to 
present  such  cases  to  the  magistrate;  all  of  those 
appointed  were  men  of  standing  in  the  community. 
For  the  ninth  day  John  Putnam  and  John  Hathorne 
were  appointed.  The  following  account  of  the  death 
of  John  Putnam  was  written  in  1733  by  his  grand- 
son Edward :  "He  ate  his  supper,  went  to  prayer 
with  his  family  and  died  before  he  went  to  sleep." 
He  married,  in  England,  Priscilla  (perhaps  Priscilla 
Gould),  who  was  admitted  to  the  church  in  Salem 
in  1641.  Their  children,  baptised  at  Aston  Abbotts, 
were:  Elizabeth,  Thomas,  the  grandfather  of  Gen- 
eral Israel  Putnam  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  John, 
Nathaniel.  Sara,  Phoebe  and  John. 

(.II)  Nathaniel,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
John  and  Priscilla  Putnam,  was  baptised  at  Aston 
Abbotts,  October  II,  1619,  and  died  at  Salem  Village, 
July  23,  1700.  He  was  a  man  of  considerable  landed 
property;  his  wife  brought  him  seventy-five  acres 
additional,  and  on  this  tract  he  built  his  house  and 
and  established  himself.  Part  of  his  prop- 
erty has  remained  uninterruptedly  in  the 
family.  It  is  now  better  known  as  the 
"old  Judge  Putnam  place."  He  was  constable 
in  1656,  and  afterwards  deputy  to  the  general  court, 
1690-91,  selectman,  and  always  at  the  front  on  all 
local  questions,  whether  pertaining  to  politics,  relig- 
ious affairs,  or  other  town  matters.  "He  had  great 
business  activity  and  ability  and  was  a  person  of 
extraordinary  powers  of  mind,  of  great  energy  and 
skill  in  the  management  of  affairs,  and  of  singular 
sagacity,'  acumen  and  quickness  of  perception.  He 
left  a  large  estate."  Nathaniel  Putnam  was  one  of 
the  principals  in  the  great  law  suit  concerning  the 
ownership  of  the  Bishop  farm.  His  action  in  this 
matter  was  merely  to  prevent  the  attempt  of  Zeru- 
babel  Endicott  to  push  the  bounds  of  the  Bishop 
grant  over  his  land.  The  case  was  a  long  and  com- 
plicated affair,  and  was  at  last  settled  to  the  satis- 
faction of  Allen  and  Putnam  in  1683.  On  December 
10,  1688,  Lieutenant  Nathaniel  Putnam  was  one  of 
four  messengers  sent  to  Rev.  Samuel  Parris  to  ob- 
tain his  reply  to  the  call  of  the  parish.  Parris  was 
afterwards  installed  as  the  minister  of  the  parish, 
and  four  years  later  completely  deceived  Mr.  Put- 
nam in  regard  to  the  witchcraft  delusion.  That  he 
honestly  believed  in  witchcraft  and  in  the  statements 
of  the  afflicted  girls  there  seems  to  be  no  doubt,  that 
he  was  not  inclined  to  be  severe  is  evident,  and  his 
goodness  of  character  shows  forth  in  marked  con- 
trast with  the  almost  bitter  feeling  shown  by  many 
of  those  concerned.  He  lived  to  see  the  mistake 
he  had  made.     That  he  should  have  believed  in  the 


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delusion  is  not  strange,  for  belief  in  witchcraft  was 
then  all  but  universal.  The  physicians  and  ministers 
called  upon  to  examine  the  girls,  who  pretended  to 
be  bewitched,  agreed  that  such  was  the  fact.  Upham 
states  that  ninety-nine  out  of  every  one  hundred  in 
Salem  believed  that  such  was  the  case.  There  can 
be  no  doubt  that  the  expressed  opinion  of  a  man 
like  Nathaniel  Putnam  must  have  influenced  scores 
of  his  neighbors.  His  eldest  brother  had  been  dead 
seven  years,  and  he  had  succeeded  to  the  position 
as  head  of  the  great  Putnam  family  with  its  con- 
nections. He  was  known  as  "Landlord  Putnam,"  a 
term  given  for  many  years  to  the  oldest  living  mem- 
ber of  the.  family.  He  saw  the  family  of  his  brother 
Thomas  Putnam  afflicted,  and  being  an  upright  and 
honest  man  himself  believed  in  the  disordered 
imaginings  of  his  grandniece,  Ann.  These  are 
powerful  reasons  to  account  for  his  belief  and  ac- 
tions. The  following  extract  from  Upham  brings 
out  the  better  side  of  his  character :  "Entire  con-  . 
fidence  was  felt  by  all  in  his  judgment,  and  deserv- 
edly. But  he  was  a  strong  religionist,  a  lifelong 
member  of  the  church,  and  extremely  strenuous 
and  zealous  in  his  ecclesiastical  relations.  He  was 
getting  to  be  an  old  man  and  Mr.  Parris  had  wholly 
succeeded  in  obtaining,  for  the  time,  possession  of 
his  feelings,  sympathy  and  zeal  in  the  management 
of  the  church,  and  secured  his  full  co-operation  in 
the  witchcraft  prosecutions.  He  had  been  led  by 
Parris  to  take  the  very  front  in  the  proceedings. 
But  even  Nathaniel  Putnam  could  not  stand  by  in 
silence  and  see  Rebecca  Nurse  sacrificed.  A  curious 
paper  written  by  him  is  among  those  which  have 
been  preserved :  'Nathaniel  Putnam,  senior,  being 
desired  by  Francis  Nurse,  Sr.,  to  give  information 
of  what  I  could  say  concerning  his  wife's  life  and 
conversation.  I,  the  above  said,  have  known  this 
said  aforesaid  woman  forty  years,  and  what  I  have 
observed  of  her,  human  frailties  excepted,  her  life 
and  conversation  have  been  to  her  profession,  and 
she  hath  brought  up  a  great  family  of  children  and 
educated  them  well,  so  that  there  is  in  some  of  them 
apparent  savor  of  godliness.  I  have  known  her  dif- 
fer with  her  neighbors,  but  I  never  knew  or  heard 
of  any  that  did  accuse  her  of  what  she  is  now 
charged  with." 

In  1694  Nathaniel  and  John  Putnam  testified  to 
having  lived  in  the  village  since  1641.  He  married, 
in  Salem,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Alice 
(Bosworth)  Hutchinson,  of  Salem  Village.  She 
was  born  August  20,  and  baptised  at  Arnold,  Eng- 
and,  August  30,  1629,  and  died  June'  24,  1688.  In 
1648  both  Nathaniel  and  his  wife  Elizabeth  were 
admitted  to  the  church  in  Salem.  Their  children,  all 
born  in  Salem,  were :  Samuel,  Nathaniel,  John, 
Joseph,  Elizabeth,  Benjamin  and  Mary.  Benjamin 
and  descendants  receive  mention  in  this  article. 

(Ill)  John,  third  son  and  child  of  Na- 
thaniel and  Elizabeth  (Hutchinson)  Putnam,  was 
born  in  Salem  Village,  March  26,  1657,  baptised 
June  7,  1657,  and  died  September,  1722.  His  farm 
was  in  that  part  of  Danvers  west  of  Hathorne's 
hill  near  the  bog  bridge  across  Ipswich  river.     He 


was  known  as  "Carolina  John,"  and  as  "John  Put- 
nam, Junior."  During  the  witchcraft  excitement  he 
was  constable,  and  of  course  must  have  taken  a 
more  or  less  active  part  in  the  proceedings.  At 
one  time  Mercy  Lewis,  one  of  the  "afflicted  girls," 
had  been  living  in  his  house  as  a  servant,  and  in 
May,  1692,  he  testified,  apparently  in  good  faith,  as 
to  a  fit  she  had  when  bewitched.  It  was  at  a  church 
meeting  at  the  house  in  1698  that  several  of  the 
wronged  members  of  the  church  again  met  with 
the  majority  and  all  agreed  to  live  in  "love  to- 
gether." Besides  the  office  of  constable  John  Put- 
nam was  frequently  tything  man,  surveyor  of  high- 
ways, especially  towards  the  Ipswich  road,  and  was 
appointed  to  other  minor  positions.  He  married, 
in  Salem,  December  2,  1678,  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Eliza  Cutler  of  Salem.  She  was  born 
in  December,  1655,  and  was  living  in  1722.  She 
was  baptised  at  the  First  Church  in  Salem  on  the 
same  day  as  her  son  Samuel.  The  fifteen  children 
of  this  union  were :  Hannah,  Elizabeth,  Abigail,. 
Samuel,  Josiah,  Joseph,  Mary,  Susanna,  Joshua, 
David  (or  Daniel),  Rebecca,  John,  Sarah,  Amos 
and  Priscilla. 

(IV)  John  (3),  twelfth  child  and  sixth  son  of 
John  (2)  and  Hannah  (Cutler)  Putnam,  was  born 
in  Salem  Village,  August  16,  1691,  was  baptised 
there  August  23,  1691,  and  died  February  10,  1764. 
In  his  will,  dated  October  8,  1763,  proved  April  9, 
1764,  he  gave  his  son  Amos  ten  shillings,  his  son  Ed- 
mund forty  pounds,  and  his  son  John  all  his  lands 
and  buildings.  He  married  (first),  March  16,  171 7. 
Rachel  Buxton,  and  (second)  Lydia,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Love  (Howe)  Porter.  She  was  born 
in  1692,  and  died  April  22,  1777.  The  children,  all 
born  in  Salem  Village,  were :  Lydia,  Israel,  John, 
Amos,  Edmund,   Emma,   Phebe  and   Ede. 

(V)  Dr.  Amos,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
John  Putnam,  was  born  in  Salem  Village,  Septem- 
ber, 1722,  and  died  July  26,  1807,  aged  eighty-five. 
He  studied  medicine  under  Dr.  Jonathan  Prince,  of 
Danvers,  and  practiced  in  Danvers  until  the  opening 
of  the  French  and  Indian  war,  when  he  entered  the 
Colonial  service  as  a  surgeon.  At  the  close  of  the 
war  he  returned  to  Danvers  and  practiced  until 
over  eighty  years  of  age.  During  the  revolution  he 
was  a  member  of  the  committee  of  safety,  was  often 
moderator  at  town  meetings,  and  held  other  posi- 
tions of  public  concern.  He  w'as  a  firm  and  out- 
spoken patriot  and  one  of  the  most  influential  citi- 
zens of  the  town.  During  his  life  he  lived  near 
Felton's  corner.  A  portrait  painted  in  1762,  or  there- 
abouts, in  the  possession  of  the  Danvers  Historical 
Society,  represents  him  with  a  large  chin,  a  small 
mouth,  blue  eyes,  and  a  good  intellect.  His  grave, 
in  a  small  enclosure  near  the  Collins  house,  is 
marked  by  a  plain  stone  with  the  following  inscrip- 
tion :  "Sacred  to  the  memory  of  Doct.  Amos  Put- 
nam and  Hannah  Phillips  the  wife  of  A.  P."  He 
was  a  practitioner  of  skill  and  ability  and  the  field 
of  his  labors  was  a  broad  one.  He  practiced  until 
1805,  a  period  of  fifty-six  years.  He  is  spoken  of 
as  a  man  of  high  and  noble  character,  and  a  most 


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exemplary  christian  gentleman;  "and  as  a  friend 
he  was  social,  sincere  and  innocently  cheerful,  was 
never  known  to  slander  the  character  even  of  an 
inveterate  enemy,  but  with  benevolence  involved 
every  injury  in  oblivion."  He  married,  March  18, 
1743.  Hannah  Phillips,  perhaps  daughter  of  James 
Phillips,  of  Danvers,  who  died  October  2,  1758,  aged 
thirty-three.  Married  (second),  August  13,  1759, 
Mary  Gott,  of  Wenham,  who  died  February  15, 
1803.  His  children  born  and  baptised  in  Salem  Vil- 
lage  were :   James    Phillips,   Hannah   and   Elizabeth. 

(\"l)  Dr.  James  Phillips,  eldest  child  and  only 
son  of  Dr.  Amos  and  Hannah  (Phillips)  Putnam, 
was  born  in  Salem  Village,  April  21,  1747,  and  died 
in  Danvers,  March  4,  1S24.  He  married,  in  1768, 
Mary,  daughter  of  Rufus  and  Mary  (Conant)  Her- 
rick,  of  Pomfret,  who  was  born  at  Cherry  Hill, 
North  Beverley,  August  17,  1749.  She  died  De- 
cember 13,  1840,  aged  ninety-one  years.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Amos,  Rufus,  Polly,  Hannah,  Betsy  and 
Lydia. 

(.VII)  Rufus,  second  son  and  child  of  Dr.  James 
P.  and  Mary  (Herrick)  Putnam,  was  born  in  Dan- 
vers, Massachusetts,  July  19,  1774,  and  died  in  Hop- 
kinton,  New  Hampshire,  May  12,  1855.  He  removed 
to  Hopkinton  soon  after  his  marriage  and  settled 
on  the  road  leading  from  Contoocook  to  Warner. 
He  was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer.  He  married 
Polly  Felton,  and  they  had  six  children:  Martin, 
Herrick,  Mary,  Tryphena,  Rufus  and  Amos. 

(VIII)  Captain  Martin,  eldest  child  of  Rufus 
and  Polly  (Felton)  Putnam,  was  born  in  Hopkin- 
ton, December  5,  1S01,  and  died  May  6,  1S45.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  blacksmith  and  always  resided 
in  Hopkinton.  He  was  a  captain  of  militia  and  in 
1840  a  selectman.  He  married,  November  24,  1831, 
Margaret  Butler,  daughter  of  Bela  L.  and  Sarah 
(Colby)  Butler,  of  Hopkinton.  She  died  in  June, 
1851.  They  had  five  children:  Margaret  E.,  James 
M.,  Amos,  Charles  and  Eliza. 

(IX)  Charles,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
Martin  and  Margaret  (Butler)  Putnam,  was  born 
in  Hopkinton,  March  8,  1840.  After  attending  the 
common  school  he  received  his  higher  education  at 
Contoocook  Academy.  For  some  years  he  taught 
school  during  the  winter  season.  He  has  always 
been  a  farmer,  and  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  Hop- 
kinton, with  the  exception  of  one  year  when  he 
lived  in  Webster.  He  married,  March  19,  1862,  at 
Hopkinton,  Almira  Eastman,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
G.  and  Charlotte  Kimball  (Jackman)  Eastman,  of 
Hopkinton.  Two  children  were  born  to  them : 
George  M.,  and  Grace  Emma,  a  graduate  of  New 
Hampton  Literary  Institute  and  for  several  years 
a  teacher. 

(X)  George  Martin  Putnam,  eldest  child  and 
only  son  of  Charles  and  Almira  (Eastman)  Put- 
nam, was  born  in  Hopkinton,  January  18,  1864,  and 
is  a  lifelong  resident  on  the  farm  he  tills.  After 
attending  the  common  schools  and  Contoocook 
Academy  he  resumed  the  work  to  which  he  had  been 
brought  up,  and  has  been  an  industrious  and  pros- 
perous  cultivator  cf  a   farm   of   two   hundred   acres 


from  that  time  to  the  present,  with  the  exception  of 
three  years  during  which  time  he  operated  a  grist 
mill,  run  in  connection  with  farm,  at  Contoocook, 
which  he  subsequently  sold.  In  addition  to  the  or- 
dinary farm  labor  Mr.  Putnam  operates  a  creamery 
which  handles  the  milk  product  of  about  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  cows.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  lives 
in  a  town  that  is  strongly  Republican,  yet  in  spite  of 
that  fact  he  w?as  elected  as  a  Democrat  to  the  legis- 
lature in  1898  by  the  largest  plurality  given  any'  can- 
didate in  the  town  in  the  past  twenty  years.  He  was 
also  a  delegate  to  the  constitutional  convention  in 
1902.  He  is  a  member  of  Union  Grange  No.  56, 
of  which  he  is  past  master.  He  married,  January 
19,  1899,  Flora  E.  Clough,  daughter  of  Charles  F. 
and  Mary  J.   (Hardy)   Clough,  of  Hopkinton. 

(Ill)  Captain  Benjamin,  sixth  child  and  fifth 
son  of  Nathaniel  and  Elizabeth  (.Hutchinson)  Put- 
nam, was  born  in  Salem  Village,  December  24,  1664, 
and  died  there  about  1715.  He  was  a  prominent 
man  in  Salem,  held  many  town  offices,  and  always 
had  the  title  "Mr."  unless  other  titles  were  given. 
He  held  the  positions  of  lieutenant  and  captain 
(1706-11).  From  the  time  he  was  chosen  tything 
man  at  the  village  in  1696,  hardly  a  year  passed  but 
what  he  was  honored  by  his  fellow  townsmen.  He 
was  constable  and  collector  in  1700,  was  constantly 
chosen  tything  man  and  surveyor  of  highways  at  the 
village.  In  1707- 1713  he  was  one  of  the  selectmen, 
and  the  frequency  with  which  he  was  returned  to 
the  grand  and  petit  juries  shows  that  his  judgment 
was  considered  valuable.  He  is  last  mentioned  on 
the  Salem  records  in  1712  when  he  was  one  of  those 
chosen  to  delineate  the  bounds  between  Salem  and 
Topsfield.  December  30,  1709,  he  was  chosen  deacon 
of  the  church  at  the  village,  receiving  every  vote  of 
the  church  except  his  own.  The  title  of  "Landlord" 
was  often  given  to  the  oldest  living  Putnam,  and 
Benjamin  is  thus  designated  in  the  diary  of  Rev. 
Joseph  Green.  In  June,  1707,  Mr.  Green's  diary 
mentions  "News  of  Captain  Putnam  having  come 
to  Marblehead";  and  "Our  country  in  great  confu- 
sion, some  of  the  army,  and  others  against  it.  I 
went  to  Boston  to  ye  Governor  to  release  Benjamin 
Putnam" ;  but  for  what  reason  Captain  Putnam  was 
imprisoned  can  not  now  be  discovered.  He  died  in 
!7i4ori7i5.  He  was  a  prominent  man  in  Salem  dur- 
ing the  problem  of  the  terrible  witchcraft  delusion, 
but  does  not  appear  to  have  taken  any  part  in  the 
persecutions.  It  seems  that  themembers  of  the  good 
family  who  had  been  the  victims  of  this  bloody 
hallucination  were  dependents  in  Captain  Putnam's 
family,  and  when  the  indemnities  were  paid  by  the 
general  court  to  the  heirs  of  those  accused  and  im- 
prisoned and  murdered,  William  Good,  through  the 
instrumentality  of  Benjamin  Putnam,  obtained  a 
large  proportion.  Among  the  signatures  to  the  cer- 
tificate of  character  of  Rebecca  Nurse,  one  of  the 
victims  of  the  time,  both  those  of  Benjamin  and 
his  wife  Sarah  are  found.  He  never  seems  to  have 
appeared  as  a  witness  of  any  account,  and  probably 
kept  clear  as  far  as  he  was  able  of  the  whole  affair. 
He  married,  according  to  the  Salem  records,  1  lamia 


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• ;  another  authority  says  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Putnam.  His  wife  died  December  21, 
1705,  and  he  married  (second),  July  i,  1706,  Sarah 
Holton.  His  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were: 
Josiah,  Nathaniel,  Tarrant,  Elizabeth,  Benjamin, 
Stephen,  Daniel,  Israel  and  Cornelius.  (Stephen 
and  descendants  receive  notice  in  this  article). 

(IV)  Deacon  Nathaniel,  second  son  and  child 
of  Captain  Benjamin  Putnam,  was  born  in  Salem 
Village,  August  25,  1686,  and  died  October  21,  1754, 
aged  sixty-eight.  He  was  a  yeoman,  and  lived  in 
Danvers,  perhaps  part  of  the  time  in  North  Read- 
ing. He  was  elected  deacon  of  the  First  Church  at 
Danvers,  November  15,  1731.  He  married,  in  Salem, 
June  4,  1709,  Hannah  Roberts,  who  died  about  1763. 
Their  children,  born  in  Salem  Village,  were :  Na- 
thaniel (died  young),  Jacob,  Nathaniel  (died 
young),  Sarah,  Archelaus,  Ephraim,  Hannah,  Na- 
thaniel, Mehitable  and  Kezia. 

(V)  Jacob,  second  son  and  child  of  Deacon  Na- 
thaniel and  Hannah  (Roberts)  Putnam,  was  born 
in  Salem  Village,  March  9,  171 1,  and  died  in  Wilton, 
New  Hampshire,  February  10,  1781.  He  was  a  pio- 
neer of  Salem,  Canada,  now  Wilton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  it  is  claimed  that  he  was  there  in  1738. 
It  is  known  that  in  June,  1738,  Ephraim  and  Jacob 
Putnam  and  John  Dale,  all  of  Danvers,  made  the 
first  permanent  settlement  in  Wilton,  and  the  re- 
mains of  a  cellar  mark  the  site  of  his  house.  This 
house  was  of  two  stories  in  front  and  one  in  the 
back.  For  three  years  the  wife  of  Jacob  Putnam 
was  the  only  woman  who  resided  permanently  in 
the  town.  During  one  winter  the  depth  of  the  snow 
and  distance  from  neighbors  prevented  her  from 
seeing  any  one  but  members  of  her  immediate  family 
for  six  months.  It  is  said  that  the  brothers — Jacob, 
Ephraim  and  Nathaniel — were  all  early  at  Wilton, 
and  finding  the  Indians  troublesome  returned  to 
Danvers,  then  a  second  time  settled  at  Wilton  and 
Lyndeborough,  both  of  which  towns  were  parts  of 
Salem.  Jacob  Putnam  settled  on  second  division, 
lot  number  three.  He  was  a  man  of  great  industry, 
and  at  one  time  operated  a  saw  mill,  besides  his 
farm.  In  his  old  age  he  employed  himself  in  mak- 
ing cans.  He  was  a  leading  citizen,  and  filled  the 
office  of  selectman.  He  married,  (first),  in  Salem, 
July,  1735,  Susanna  Harriman  (written  Henman  on 
the  Salem  records),  of  Danvers.  Married  (second) 
Susanna  Styles,  who  died  January  27,  1776.  Mar- 
ried (third)  Patience,  mentioned  in  his  will  proved 
February  28,  1791.  His  children  were:  Sarah,  Na- 
thaniel, Philip  (died  young),  Stephen,  Philip,  Joseph, 
Mehitable,  Jacob,  Archelaus,  Caleb,  Elizabeth  and 
Peter.  (Jacob  and  descendants  are  mentioned  in 
this  article). 

(VI)  Joseph,  sixth  child  and  fifth  son  of  Jacob 
Putnam,  was  born  in  Wilton,  New  Hampshire,  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1744,  and  died  in  Marshfield,  Vermont, 
November  17,  1826,  aged  eighty-two.  He  built  his 
house,  which  is  still  standing,  remodeled  and  moved 
from  the  original  site  in  Society  Land  on  the  site 
now  occupied  by  the  Bennington  Hotel.  He  built 
the  first  bridge  across  tthe  river  at  that  point,  and 


it  was  long  known  as  Putnam's  bridge.  Between 
1782-89  he  bought  nearly  all  of  the  site  of  the  pre- 
sent village  of  Bennington,  and  owned  the  water 
power  of  the  falls  of  the  Contoocook.  In  1794  ms 
estate  was  detached  from  Society  Land  and  attached 
to  Hancock.  On  Putnam's  brook  (now  called 
Whiting's)  he  built  the  second  grist  mill  in  Temple. 
In  1782  he  abandoned  that  place  and  located  at  the 
great  falls  on  the  Contoocook,  and  erected  a  saw 
and  grist  mill,  buying  land  on  both  sides  of  the 
river,  completely  controlling  the  water  privilege.  In 
1794  his  land  was  annexed  to  Hancock.  Repeated 
offers  were  made  him  to  sell,  but  he  refused  until 
1804,  when  he  removed  to  a  farm  in  Alstead,  and 
feeling  that  the  time  was  passed  that  he  should  labor 
called  his  son  Gideon  to  carry  on  the  farm,  and 
later  Jacob.  Upon  the  removal  of  the  latter  to 
Marshfield,  Vermont,  in  1820,  his  parents  accom- 
panied him  and  died  there. 

Joseph  Putnam  was  a  man  of  medium  height, 
firm  build,  and  iron  constitution.  To  the  end  of  his 
life  he  adhered  to  the  old  style  of  dress.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Church  of  England,  later  the  Amer- 
ican Episcopal  Church.  He  was  temperate  in  his 
habits,  just  in  his  dealings,  of  a  progressive  mind, 
and  great  firmness  and  steadfastness  of  character, 
and  greatly  beloved  by  his  family  and  admired  by 
his  neighbors.  He  married,  in  the  spring  of  1763, 
Miriam  Hamblett,  of  Wilton,  who  died  in  Marsh- 
field, February  12,  1836.  Their  children  were: 
Joseph,  Miriam,  Joel,  Gideon  (died  young),  Han- 
nah, Sarah,  Mehitable,  Gideon,  Susannah,  Mary, 
Jacob  and  Elizabeth. 

(VII)  Gideon,  eighth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Joseph  and  Miriam  (Hamblett)  Putnam,  was  born 
in  Temple,  May  26,  1777,  and  died  in  Nashua,  July 
9,  1854,  aged  seventy-seven.  After  residing  a  short 
time  in  Litchfield  he  removed  to  Hancock  in  1800, 
and  in  1803  to  Alstead,  where  he  carried  on  his 
business  of  making  spinning  wheels,  chairs,  tables, 
farming  tools,  and  so  forth.  He  removed  to  Nott- 
ingham West,  in  181 1,  and  four  years  later  to  Dun- 
stable (now  Nashua),  where  he  owned  and  tilled  a 
farm.  He  had  much  mechanical  ingenuity,  and 
studied  and  practiced  music.  He  made  a  bass  viol 
and  a  violin,  on  which  he  was  accustomed  to  play 
his  own  compositions.  About  1825  he  wrote  and 
published  a  small  book  entitled  a  "Budget  of  Knick- 
knacks."  He  married  Sarah  Barnes,  born  in  Litch- 
field, September  2S,  17S0,  and  died  in  Nashua,  Octo- 
ber 14,  1864,  aged  eighty-four.  Their  children  were: 
Miles,  Gideon,  Sukey,  Hannah,  Barnes,  Sally,  Lu- 
cinda,  Allen,  Luke.  Ward,  Mark,  John  and  Bennett. 

(VIII)  Gideon  (2),  second  son  and  child  of 
Gideon  (1)  and  Sarah  (Barnes)  Putnam,  was  born 
in  Hancock,  January  10,  1801,  and  died  in  Felix, 
Warren  county,  Iowa.  October  23,  1878,  aged 
seventy-seven.  He  resided  in  various  towns  in 
Massachusetts,  and  was  a  tiller  of  the  soil  there 
until  1839,  when  he  removed  from  Wayland,  Mas- 
sachusetts, to  Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
was  employed  by  the  Nashua  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany about  nine  years,  when  he  lost  the  sight  of  one 


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eye  by  the  premature  explosion  of  a  blast  in  a  stone 
quarry.  From  1849  to  1852  he  was  employed  by  the 
Jackson  Company  in  Nashua,  and  in  1854  removed 
with  his  wife  and  four  children  to  Fremont,  Benton 
county,  Iowa.  In  1865  he  sold  his  farm  to  his  son 
George,  and  located  on  the  raw  prairie  in  Felix, 
Warren  county,  Iowa,  where  he  made  his  improve- 
ments and  carried  on  farming  for  the  next  thirteen 
years.  He  married  in  June,  1822,  Sarah  Rice,  born 
in  Weyland,  Massachusetts,  June  10,  1805,  and  died 
in  Felix,  Iowa,  September  10,  1878,  aged  seventy- 
three  years.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Nancy  -Rice,  her  father  having  been  a  Revolutionary 
soldier  with  Washington  at  Valley  Forge.  Their 
children  were :  Nancy  Rice.  Barnes  Bigelow,  Mary 
Elizabeth,  George  Gideon,  Sarah  Martha,  Caroline 
Pamelia,  Charles  Edward,  Clara  Margaret  and  Wil- 
liam  Skinner. 

(IX)  Barnes  Bigelow,  second  child  and  eldest 
son  of  Gideon  (2)  and  Sarah  (Rice)  Putnam,  was 
born  in  Hollis,  New  Hampshire,  October  1,  1825, 
and  resided  nearly  all  his  life  in  Nashua,  where  he 
was  considered  one  of  the  most  skillful  carpenters 
in  that  locality.  He  met  death  in  falling  from  the 
rafter  of  the  barn  of  his  son  Herbert  in  Merrimack, 
July  9,  1899.  He  married,  in  Amherst,  New  Hamp- 
shire, May  15  or  16,  1849,  Lucy  Ann  Maria  Bills, 
born  in  Amherst,  February  5,  1825,  and  died  July 
12,  1896,  daughter  of  Jabez  and  Lucy  (Crosby) 
Bills.  Jabez  Bills  was  with  Washington  when  he 
crossed  the  Delaware,  and  Washington  drank  water 
out  of  his  (Jabez)  shoe  at  the  time.  Nine  children 
have  been  born  to  them:  James  Wallace,  George 
Jabez.  Lizzie  Jane,  Herbert  Hamilton,  Lucy  Emma, 
Loring  Edward,  Charles  Bigelow,  Annie  Maria,  and 
Mary  Kate.     Only  four  of  these  are  living. 

(X)  Charles  Bigelow,  seventh  child  and  fifth  son 
of  Barnes  B.  and  Lucy  Ann  Maria  (Bills)  Putnam, 
-was  born  in  Nashua,  November  23,  1854.  He  at- 
tended the  public  school  until  he  was  about  fourteen 
years  old,  and  was  then  employed  in  the  carpenter 
business  until  1874.  when  he  became  connected  with 
the  American  Express  Company,  remaining  until 
1887,  and  was  for  a  time  connected  with  the  Nashua 
Fire  Department.  About  1887  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  O.  D.  Kimball,  and  engaged  in  teaming 
and  dealt  quite  extensively  in  horses.     The  business 

successful,  and  though  dying  young  he  left  his 
family  well  provided  for.  He  died  December  19, 
1889,  from  hydrophobia,  after  lingering  six  weeks 
from  tin  lime  that  he  was  bitten  by  a  dog  opposite 
his  home;  he  was  aged  thirty-five.  He  married,  in 
Nashua.     I  29,    [875,    Ella    Agnes    Nichols, 

born  in   Lowell,   M  etts,    November  3,   1850, 

daughter  of  James  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Swan) 
Nichols,  of  Lowell.  They  had  Hirer  children  born  to 
them:    Fred   Nichols,  Gr:  who  is  a  member 

of  the  Grace  Putnam  Society,  membership  (1907), 
twenty   eight   in   the   United   State-,  and   Anne  M. 

(VI)  Jacob  (2),  sixth  son  ami  eighth  child  of 
Jacob   Putnam,   of   Wilton,    wa     born   in   that   town, 

November    15.    1747.     He   a    [t mu   of  a 

farm  located  mi  the  southwest   part  of  lot   No.   16, 


range  4,  where  he  followed  agriculture  with  pros- 
perous results,  and  he  was  also  an  able  mechanic, 
turning  out  spinning-wheels,  ploughs  and  other  use- 
ful appliances  of  a  most  excellent  and  durable  qual- 
ity. His  death  occurred  June  2,  182 1.  He  was  art 
upright,  conscientious  man,  a  devoted  church  mem- 
ber and  a  deacon.  In  1770  he  married  Abigail 
Burnap,  who  died  June  10,  1812,  and  he  was  again 
married  in  1813  to  Mrs.  Lucy  Spofford,  of  Temple, 
this  state.  A  list  of  his  children  does  not  appear 
in  the  records  at  hand. 

(VII)  Jacob  (3),  eldest  son  and  child  of  Ja- 
cob (2)  and  Abigail  (Burnap)  Putnam,  was  born  in 
Wilton.  October  or  November  4,  1771.  He  was  for 
several  years  a  resident  of  Vermont,  carrying  on 
farms  for  intervals  in  Andover,  Manchester  and 
Paulet,  and  from  the  latter  place  he  removed  to 
Westfield,  New  York.  He  married,  January  14. 
1796,  Mary  Burton,  born  in  Wilton.  January  8.  1773, 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Mary  (Kenney)  Burton. 
Of  this  union  there  were  fourteen  children,  namely : 
Jacob,  Polly,  Sophie.  Abigail,  Abram,  Amos,  Ruth. 
Lydia,  Sophronia,  Betsey,  Ransom,  John.  William 
and  George  Washington. 

(VIII)  Amos,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Jacob 
and  Mary  (Burton)  Putnam,  was  born  in  Andover, 
Vermont,  April  14  1804.  He  was  a  mechanic  and 
also  a  school  teacher.  Prior  to  his  marriage  and  for 
some  time  afterward  he  resided  in  Wilton,  from 
whence  he  removed  to  Westfield,  New  York.  He 
subsequently  returned  to  Wilton  and  after  the  death 
of  his  wife  he  went  to  reside  with  his  son  in  Nashua, 
where  he  died  November  15,  1888.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  also  of  the 
Baptist  Church.  On  September  2,  1834,  he  married 
his  second  cousin,  Dorcas  Putnam,  born  April  8, 
181 1.  daughter  of  Eliphalet  and  Dorcas  (Abbott) 
Putnam,  and  her  death  occurred  in  Wilton  March 
15.  1887.  She  became  the  mother  of  seven  children, 
namely:  Mary  Augusta,  horn  September  15.  [835, 
died  October  5,  of  the  same  year.  Emma  Frances, 
born  September  3,  1836,  died  October  20,  1841.  Sam- 
uel Abbott,  born  in  Chautauqua,  New  York,  July  23. 
1840.  resides  in  Hyannis,  Massachusetts.  William 
Jacob,  the  date  of  whose  birth  will  be  recorded  pres- 
ently. Emma  Dorcas,  born  February  28.  1N44,  wife 
of  Charles  Otis,  of  Hancock,  this  stale.  George  Til- 
ton,  born  September  9,  1846,  is  residing  in  Chelsea, 
Massachusetts.  Mary  Alma,  born  January  to,  1849, 
died   July  25,    1872. 

(IX  I  William  Jacob,  second  son  and  fourth 
child  of  Amos  and  Dorcas  (Putnam)  Putnam,  was 
born  in  Wilton,  April  17.  1842.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools,  and  prior  to  his' majority  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade.  He  subsequently  turned  his 
attention  to  cabinet-making,  which  he  followed  until 
failing  health  caused  him  to  abandon  it  and  seek  a 
more  invigorating  occupation.  He  accordingly  en- 
gaged in  farming  at  Nashua,  and  having  derived 
much  benefit  from  open  air  employment  he  has  ever 
since  devoted  his  attention  to  agriculture.  In  ad- 
dition to  cultivating  the  usual  farm  products  he 
makes  a  specialty  of  market  gardening  and  the  rais- 


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ing  of  small  fruits,  and  his  farm,  which  contains 
seventy-live  acres  of  excellent  tillage  land,  is  well 
adapted  to  that  purpose.  In  politics  Mr.  Putnam  is 
a  Republican.  After  his  removal  to  Nashua  he 
continued  his  activity  in  public  affairs;  was  for  three 
years  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  serving 
three  years  in  the  common  council,  two  years  on  the 
board  of  aldermen  and  one  term  as  representative  to 
the  state  legislature,  1899-1900.  His  fraternal  affil- 
iations are  with  Ancient  York  Lodge  No.  89,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of 
the  local  grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry. 

On  May  24.  1874,  Mr.  Putnam  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Eldora  Tarbell,  daughter  of  Luther 
A.  and  Louisa  (Farnsworth)  Tarbell,  of  Wilton. 
Of  this  union  there  are  two  children:  Dora  Arline, 
born  October  30,  1877,  and  George  William,  born 
February  6,  1883.  Dora  A.  Putnam  is  an  expert 
stenographer  and  typewriter.  George  W.  Putnam 
is  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  College,  class  of  1905, 
and  while  a  student  taught  in  the  high  school  at 
Hanover.  He  is  now  an  instructor  in  Greek  and 
Latin   at   Dartmouth. 

(IV)  Lieutenant  Stephen,  sixth  child  and  fifth 
son  of  Captain  Benjamin  Putnam,  was  born  in 
Salem  Village,  October  27,  1694,  and  died  in  1772, 
aged  seventy-eight.  He  does  not  seem  to  have  been 
desirous  of  office,  and  the  only  official  position  he 
held  were  minor  town  offices.  In  1739  he  was  made 
lieutenant  of  the  third  company  of  foot  soldiers  in 
the  town  of  Salem.  He  married,  at  Salem,  May  30, 
1718,  Miriam  Putnam,  born  February  9,  1698,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Hannah  Putnam,  of  Salem  Village. 
Their  children,  all  born  at  Salem  Village,  were: 
Stephen,  died  young;  Miriam,  Rufus,  Timothy, 
Phineas,  Aaron,  Sarah,  Hannah,  Moses  and  Ste- 
phen. 

(V)  Moses,  sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Lieu- 
tenant Stephen  and  Miriam  (Putnam)  Putnam,  was 
born  in  Salem  Village,  September  23,  1739,  and  died 
July  25,  1S01,  aged  sixty-one.  He  was  a  bright 
young  man  and  fond  of  books,  and  formed  a  resolve 

■  to  obtain  a  college  education.  In  this  he  succeeded, 
graduating  from  Harvard  College  with  the  class  of 
1759.  He  taught  school  a  while  in  Boxford,  and  in 
1776  removed  to  Wilton,  New  Hampshire,  where  his 
ability  and  unusually  good  education  made  him  a 
leader  in  public  affairs.  March  9,  17/8,  he  was  elec- 
ted one  of  the  committee  of  safety  and  later  he  was 
chosen  to  represent  the  town  in  a  convention  to  be 
holden  at  Concord,  for  "establishing  some  regu- 
lations by  which  our  sinking  currency  may  be 
raised  and  set  upon  some  more  stable  basis."  He 
was  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  for  several 
years,  and  served  on  important  committees.  He 
married,  April  3,  1768,  Rebecca  Kimball,  born 
March  29,  1740,  and  died  in  Wilton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, October  15,  1797.  daughter  of  Aaron  and 
Sarah  (Wood)  Kimball,  of  Boxford.  Their  chil- 
dren, born  in  Danvers,  were:  Stephen,  Sarah,  born 
in  Wilton;  Moses,  and  Aaron  Kimball,  whose 
sketch  follows, 
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(VI)  Aaron  Kimball,  youngest  child  of  Moses 
and  Rebecca  (Kimball)  Putnam,  was  born  in  Wil- 
ton, New  Hampshire,  January  11,  1784,  and  died 
there  March  25,  1870,  aged  eighty-six.  He  learned  - 
the  trade  of  housefinishing  of  Mr.  Jewett,  of  Temple, 
and  while  he  worked  at  his  trade  had  several  ap- 
prentices. He  owned  a  farm  in  Wilton,  and  for 
many  years  before  his  death  devoted  his  attention 
to  agriculture.  He  married  (first),  December  12, 
1808,  Polly  Shattuck,  of  Temple,  who  died  October 
10,  1841,  aged  fifty-lour.  Married  (second),  Nancy- 
Wright,  of  Mason,  who  died  August  28,  1875,  aged 
sixty-eight.  His  children,  all  but  the  last  by  the  first 
wife  were:  Mary  Russ,  Evelina,  Sarah,  Aaron  Kim- 
ball (died  young),  Aaron  Kimball  (died  young), 
Levi,  Hervey,  Daniel  Piatt,  Matilda  Rockwood,  Ru- 
fus, Anna  Jane  and  Mary  Cordelia. 

(VII)  Evelina,  second  daughter  and  child  of 
Aaron  and  Polly  (Shattuck)  Putnam,  was  born  in 
Wilton,  May  31,  181 1,  and  married,  April  22,  1832, 
William  Emerson,  of  Wilton.  (See  Emerson  I.) 
She  died  July  23,  1903. 


This  family  name  in  New  Hampshire 
LOYNE  history  has  been  known  something 
more  than  thirty  years,  and  thor- 
oughly known  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of 
the  state  by  reason  of  the  grand  works  accomplished, 
by  the  founder  of  the  family  in  New  England  and 
his  most  estimable  wife. 

Rev.  William  Arthur  Loyne  comes  of  English 
ancestors  and  was  born  in  Chatbun,  Lancashire, 
England,  March  27,  1849.  At  the  age  of  about 
twelve  years  he  was  apprenticed  under  the  govern- 
ment to  learn  the  trade  of  a  tailor,  and  for  a  number 
of  years  he  served  under  a  master  and  tradesman  in 
Accrington,  where  he  was  brought  into  daily  asso- 
ciation with  apprentices  of  different  trades  and  pro- 
fessions, notably  the  professions  of  law  and  medicine. 
Fortunately  for  himself  his  apprenticeship  was  ac- 
companied with  privileges  of  the  night  school,  and 
in  the  classroom  during  that  period  he  laid  the  foun- 
dation of  a  good  education  in  the  common  branches, 
and  while  only  a  boy  directed  his  attention  to  those 
studies  which  were  designed  to  shape  his  future  to 
a  life  in  the  gospel  ministry. 

At  the  age  of  twenty  years  young  Loyne  was 
second  foreman  in  the  largest  trade  establishment  in 
Accrington,  but  at  that  time  he  was  resolved  to  emi- 
grate to  America  and  on  October  21,  1869,  he  landed 
in  the  city  of  Boston.  From  there  he  soon  went  to 
Dover,  New  Hampshire,  as  an  employee  of  the  firm 
of  D.  Lothrop  &  Co.,  occupying  at  first  a  subordi- 
nate position,  but  within  the  period  of  the  next  year 
he  was  given  in  charge  of  the  work  room  at  Dover. 
This  position  he  held  until  1873  and  then  vacated  it 
to  take  a  special  elective  course  at  the  Tilton  Con- 
ference Seminary,  with  a  view  of  fitting  himself  for 
the  active  work  of  the  ministry.  After  a  year  at 
the  seminary  he  went  to  Boston,  for  one  year  at- 
tending university  lectures,  and  then  returned  to  New 
Hampshire  to  begin  missionary  work  in  Portsmouth. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Mr.  Loyne  performed  the  duties  of  city  mission- 
ary in  Portsmouth  from  1876  to  1881,  and  then  be- 
gan his  more  earnest  and  important  work  in  the 
,  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  While 
there  in  1877  he  founded  the  Old  Ladies'  Home,  the 
mother  institution  of  homes  in  New  Hampshire.  In 
18S1  he  founded  St.  James  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  in  the  following  year  founded  the  Man- 
chester Children's  Home,  and  also  the  nursery,  al- 
though the  latter  was  afterwards   discontinued. 

The  shaping  of  his  mind  for  the  ministry  dated 
to  Mr.  Loyne's  eleventh  year,  when  as  a  boy  he 
became  seriously  impressed  by  the  influence  of  the 
rector  of  the  church  under  whose  ministrations  he 
was  at  that  time,  but  later  on  when  he  became  more 
capable  of  determining  his  own  future  and  its  pos- 
sibilities he  turned  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  and  directed  his  energies  to  the  study  of  its 
doctrines  and  teachings,  and  he  accepted  them  full, 
freely  and  without  constraint.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen years  he  occasionally  read  service  at  the  burial 
of  some  unfortunate  social  outcast  who  knew 
neither  church  nor  home,  and  in  an  immature  way 
he  also  conducted  religious  exercises  in  localities 
where  the  influence  of  the  church  was  unknown. 
This  was  a  part  of  the  general  work  afterward 
taken  up  by  the  Salvation  Army,  and  the  great  good 
accomplished  by  that  notable  organization  is  now 
fully   appreciated   by  the   Christian   world. 

Mr.  Loyne  became  a  licensed  local  exhorter  in 
1870,  local  preacher  in  1871,  and  was  ordained 
local  deacon  at  Dover  in  1876  and  as  local  elder 
at  Claremont  in  1881.  In  1882  he  was  admitted  on 
trial  in  the  New  Hampshire  conference  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  and  in  due  season  was  re- 
ceived in  full  connection.  Having  founded  St. 
James'  Church  in  Manchester  he  afterwards  for 
three  years  acted  as  its  supply,  and  in  1884  was  ap- 
pointed pastor  of  the  church  at  East  Haverhill, 
where  he  remained  three  years.  In  188S  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  Colebrook,  served  there  three  years  and 
while  pastor  there  organized  the  Colebrook  camp 
meeting.  From  1891  to  1895  he  was  pastor  at  Jef- 
ferson, and  in  1896  returned  to  Colebrook  and  at  the 
same  time  served  the  churches  at  South  Columbia 
and  Pittsburg.  In  1897  he  was  sent  to  the  pastorate 
at  Antrim,  and  from  1900  to  1904  occupied  the  same 
relation  to  the  church  at  Woodville,  where,  in  1903  he 
founded  Woodville  Cottage  Hospital  and  was  its  su- 
perintendent during  the  year  1904.  In  1905  he  became 
pastor  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at 
Laconia  and  still  serves  in  that  capacity,  although 
in  addition  to  his  duties  in  connection  with  the 
church  he  also  is  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Laconia 
City  Hospital  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Old 
People's  Home  of  that  city.  He  ha.,  been  a  Mason 
for  twenty-three  years,  with  relations  at  Lancaster 
and  Nashua,  a  Knight  of  Pythias  since  1870,  having 
taken  the  rank  knighthood  at  Dover  and  now  is 
brigade  chaplain  of  the  uniformed  rank  of  that 
order.     Mr.   Loyne   also   is   an    Amoskeag   Veteran. 

In  the  earnest  and  arduous  work  of  his  mis- 
sionary   and    pastoral    connections    during    the    last 


more  than  thirty-five  years  Mr.  Loyne  hac  been 
materially  assisted  by  his  unselfish  and  devoted 
wife,  who  for  the  last  fifteen  years  has  filled  the 
responsible  office  of  national  superintendent  of  the 
lumbermen's  department  of  the  Woman's  Christian 
Temperance  Union,  an  organization  whose  especial 
office  is  to  carry  forward  evangelistic  and  mission- 
ary work  among  the  more  than  ten  thousand  men 
employed  in  the  lumbering  regions  and  along  the 
waterways  in  this  state.  Before  marriage  Mrs. 
Loyne  was  Sophia  Drinkwater,  of  Dover,  daughter 
of  James  and  Hannah  (Ingham)  Drinkwater.  Four 
children  have  been  born  of  this  marriage:  Etta 
Louise,  married  Arthur  J.  Davis  (now  dead)  and 
has  one  son,  Mark  Davis.  Florence  Isabelle(  mar- 
ried Ernest  M.  Morse,  of  Jefferson,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  has  two  children :  Merritt  L.  and  Harriet 
E.  Morse.  Frederick  Pierson,  now  of  Portland, 
Maine.  James  M.  married  Ida  Ridgeway,  and  lives 
in  Trenton,  New  Jersey. 


No  spot  in  New  Engand  is  more 
BARBER  worthy  of  the  veneration  of  the  Cath- 
olic antiquarian  than  that  where 
stands  the  first  Catholic  Church  erected  in  New 
Hampshire;  and  there  is  nothing  more  edifying  in 
the  records  of  Catholicism  in  North  America  than 
the  story  of  the  family  with  whom  the  church  is 
closely  connected.  This  episode  of  history  is  little 
known,  and  has  been  compiled  largely  from  Mon- 
signor  de  Goesbriand's  "Memoirs  of  Vermont  and 
New  Hampshire,"  and  from  the  "Records  of  the 
American  Catholic  Historical   Society." 

In  1794  the  Rev.  Daniel  Barber  was  appointed 
to  minister  to  the  Episcopal  congregation  at  Clare- 
mont. He  then  removed  from  Manchester,  Ver- 
mont, where  for  years  previous  he  had  been  pastor 
of  the  Congregational  Church.  A  dispute  as  to  the 
validity  of  the  ordination  of  ministers  of  that  de- 
nomination left  him  unsettled  in  his  faith,  and  seek- 
ing truth  at  the  expense  of  temporal  prosperity,  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Church  of  England,  at  a 
time  when  that  denomination  was  held  in  aversion 
in  New  England.  In  addition  to  the  pain  natur-  • 
ally  accompanying  such  a  change,  there  was  the 
consequent  severance  from  relatives  and  friends, 
which  made  this  a  trial  not  to  be  forgotten.  Mr. 
Barber  had  prepared  for  the  Anglican  ministry,  been 
ordained  a  deacon  in  1786,  and  ministered  two  years 
later.  In  this  capacity  he  labored  for  twenty  years, 
without  entertaining  a  doubt  as  to  the  truth  of  the 
creed  he  professed.  Again  it  was  the  question  of 
orders  that  shook  his  faith.  He  learned  in  the 
course  of  his  reading  that  upon  the  refusal  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  Archbishop  to  consecrate  Bishop 
Parker,  first  bishop  of  the  Church  of  England,  the 
ceremony  had  been  performed  by  a  certain  Barlow, 
whose  only  authority  to  confer  such  rite  lay  in  a 
mandate  from  Queen  Elizabeth.  He  observed  like- 
wise that  whereas  the  Scripture  ordains  that  the 
sick  shall  be  anointed  with  oil,  this  is  not  done  in 
the  Church  of  England,  nor  indeed  in  any  Protestant 
churches.     He    began    to   be   troubled   with    doubts, 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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and  visited  Bishop  Cheverus,  of  Boston,  for  his 
views  on  the  matter.  His  questions  were  answered 
"with  such  ease  that  I  marvelled  greatly  at  my  own 
ignorance,"  he  says  later.  When  he  returned  to 
Claremont  he  carried  with  him  several  books  treat- 
ing of  Catholic  doctrine.  Having  read  these  him- 
self, Mr.  Barber  passed  them  around  among  his 
Protestant  neighbors,  until  a  deputation  from  his 
congregation  waited  upon  him  with  a  protest.  The 
books  were  recalled,  but  were  afterwards  circulated 
more  privately  by  other  members  of  his  family. 

Mr.  Barber's  youngest  son,  Virgil,  had  been 
educated  for  the  Anglican  ministry,  and  was  at  this 
time  rector  of  the  Episcopal  Church  at  Fairfield, 
New  York,  and  principal  of  the  college  there.  Dur- 
ing a  summer  vacation  which  he  and  his  family 
spent  at  Claremont,  his  father  confided  to  him  his 
religious  doubts,  and  read  to  him  the  arguments  in 
favor  of  Catholic  doctrines,  which  he  felt  himself 
unable  to  refute  satisfactorily.  The  son  returned 
home  and  made  further  investigation  of  the  matter, 
reading  "Milner's  End  of  Controversy,"  and  a 
novena,  and  subsequently  visited  his  ecclesiastical 
superior,  Bishop  Hobart,  and  also  took  council  with 
his  fellow  preachers,  but  was  not  satisfied  with  what 
he  heard  from  them.  Rev.  Father  Benedict  Fen- 
wick,  Society  of  Jesus,  was  at  this  time  admini- 
strator of  the  vacant  see  of  New  York,  and  to  him 
Mr.  Barber  went  and  spent  several  hours  in  re- 
ligious discussion,  and  at  the  end  of  the  conference 
took  away  with  him  several  books.  He  also  spent 
a  week  in  Saint  Paul's  (Episcopal)  Library,  weigh- 
ing the  arguments  for  and  against  what  were  now 
the  most  important  questions  in  life  to  him.  After 
returning  home  he  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  in 
going  over  with  his  wife  the  points  and  arguments 
that  had  been  developed.  Several  discussions  of 
of  the  points  at  issue  between  Mr.  Barber  and  the 
Protestant  Bishop  and  ministers  resulted  in  his  with- 
drawal from  the  college  and  the  Protestant  Church, 
and  his  profession  of  Catholicism  and  baptism  into 
the  Roman   Catholic  Church. 

Mr.  Barber's  course  made  it  necessary  to  re- 
move to  some  other  place  for  support,  and  he  went 
to  New  York  City  with  his  family,  where  he 
opened  a  school,  and  engaged  in  teaching  the  sons 
of  several  influential  Catholics  who  became  inter- 
ested in  him.  Mrs.  Barber  was  admitted  to  the 
church  a  few  weeks  later. 

The  new  school  prospered.  The  man's  duties 
were  discharged  in  such  a  manner  as  to  win  un- 
bounded confidence  in  his  talents  and  experience 
as  a  teacher  and  to  augment  daily  the  number  of  his 
pupils.  But  Mr.  Barber  was  not  satisfied  with  his 
vocation,  believing  that  it  was  his  duty  to  become  a 
member  of  the  priesthood.  To  become  a  priest 
necessitated  the  separation  from  his  family,  and  was 
the  subject  of  much  anxious  prayer  and  painful 
agonizing  before  Mrs.  Barber  could  bring  herself 
to  take  the  step  which  meant  separation  for  life. 
But  at  last  her  sense  of  justice  and  her  desire  to  do 
right  prevailed,  and  she  consented  to  the  separ- 
tion,    without    regard    to    the    pain    it    brought    her, 


feeling  it  was  her  duty  to  do  so.  The  school  was 
given  up  and  the  teacher  took  the  first  steps  toward 
sacerdotal  life.  Mrs.  Barber  was  received  into  the 
Visitation  Convent  of  Georgetown,  D.  C,  to  enter 
upon  her  novitiate.  The  three  elder  daughters, 
Mary,  Abigail,  and  Susan,  aged  respectively  eight, 
seven,  and  five  were  admitted  to  the  Academy  of  the 
Visitation.  Father  Fenwick's  mother  kept  Samuel 
and  Josephine,  the  latter  an  infant  only  ten  months 
old,  to  care  for  as  her  own  until  they  should  be  of 
school  age.  A  few  weeks  later  Father  Grasse,  su- 
perior of  the  Jesuits  in  America,  president  of  the 
Georgetown  College,  who  had  come  to  take  a  deep 
interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Barber  family,  was 
called  to  Rome.  He  took  with  him  several  promis- 
ing scholastics,  among  whom  was  Virgil  Barber, 
in  order  that  they  might  avail  themselves  of  the 
advantages  which  a  year  at  the  Rome  College  would 
afford.  A  year  later  Mr.  Barber  returned  to 
Georgetown  for  his  theological  course.  He  now 
in  company  with  Father  Ffrench,  a  Dominican  priest, 
who  was  himself  a  convert,  visited  the  older  Barber 
at  Claremont,  and  in  a  stay  of  a  week  the  latter 
admitted  seven  converts  to  the  church.  Among 
these  were  the  elder  Mrs.  Barber  and  her  daughter; 
Mrs.  Tyler,  a  sister  of  Daniel  Barber,  and  her 
eldest  daughter.  Daniel  Barber  soon  after  went  to 
Georgetown  and  received  conditional  baptism  from 
the  hands  of  his  old  friend.  Bishop  Cheverus. 

On  February  23,  1820,  Virgil  Barber  and  Sister 
Mary  Augustine  met  in  the  Georgetown  College 
chapel,  and  made  their  religious  vows.  Their  five 
children  were  present,  the  youngest  now  not  quite 
three  years  old. 

During  her  novitiate  Sister  Mary  Augustine  had 
many  trials,  owing  chiefly  to  the  poverty  of  the  Vis- 
itation Convent.  This  was  so  great  that  at  one  time 
the  sisters  were  in  need  of  the  necessaries  of  life, 
and  were  considered  the  advisability  of  dispersing, 
and  the  Barber  children  were  clad  in  the  cast  off 
apparel  of  their  companions.  This  was  owing  to 
no  unkindness,  yet  it  caused  their  mother  much  suf- 
fering. The  sister  herself  proved  a  treasure  to 
her  community.  She  was  soon  made  a  directress  of 
the  academy,  where  her  superior  education  and 
capable  methods  of  instruction  were  greatly  needed. 
Under  her  direction  the  school  prospered  so  well 
that  in  a  few  years  it  numbered  one  hundred  pupils, 
and  bore  the  reputation  of  being  the  best  academy 
in  the  country. 

On  the  feast  of  Saint  Francis  Xavier,  December 
3,  1822,  Virgil  Barber  was  ordained  a  priest  by 
Bishop  Cheverus,  and  was  soon  after  sent  as  a 
missionary  to  his  own  home.  There  he  built  a 
small  brick  church  adjoining  the  wooden  structure 
which  had  been  his  father's  home,  and  which  was 
now  transformed  into  an  academy.  Daniel  Barber 
now  returned  to  Claremont  to  fill  the  position  of 
assistant  master  in  the  little  school,  which  was  so 
successfully  conducted  as  to  draw  pupils  from  far 
and  near,  irrespective  of  religious  creed.  Among 
others  Father  Wiley,  Fitton  and  Tyler  were  trained 
here.     The  latter  was  a  son  of  the  sister  of  Daniel 


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XEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Barber.  She  and  her  four  daughters  vere  converts 
of  Father  Ffrendi,  and  became  Sisters  of  Charity  at 
Emmetsburg,  while  Father  Tyler  became  the  first 
bishop  of  Connecticut. 

in  April,  1826,  Mary  Barber  entered  the  Ursuline 
Convent  at  Boston,  and  Abigail,  the  same  com- 
munity at  Quebec.  Mary  took  the  veil  on  August 
15,  with  the  name  of  Sister  Benedicta,  and  Abigail 
on  September  15,  with  the  name  of  Sister  Saint 
Francis  Xavier. 

Daniel  Barber's  wife  dying,  he  went  south,  and 
spent  considerable  time  at  Washington,  where  he 
published  a  pamphlet  entitled  "Catholic  Worship 
and  Piety  Explained  and  Recommended,"  and  in 
1S27,  a  second  pamphlet  styled  "History  of  my  own 
Times."  He  died  in  1834,  at  the  Jesuit  Mission, 
Saint  Inigoes,  Maryland. 

Mary  Barber,  Mother  Saint  Benedicta,  and  her 
sister  Josephine  Barber,  then  a  pupil  at  the  Ursuline 
Academy,  at  Charlestovvn,  were  present  in  the  in- 
stitution on  the  night  when  it  was  sacked  and 
burned  by  a  mob.  Mother  Saint  Ursula,  a  sister 
of    Captain    Chase,    of    Claremont,    was    also    there. 

Susan  Barber  entered  the  Ursuline  boarding 
school  where  she  afterwards  received  the  white 
veil  with  the  name  of  Sister  Mary  Saint  Joseph. 

During  the  passing  of  these  events  Father  Barber 
had  spent  some  time  ministering  to  the  religious  re- 
quirements of  the  Indians  at  Oldtown,  Maine. 

Samuel  Barber  was  graduated  from  Georgetown 
College  in  1831,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.,  having 
completed,  at  the  early  age  of  sixteen,  a  most  suc- 
cessful course.  He  was  then  admitted  to  the  Jesuit 
novitiate,  and  spent  the  next  two  years  at  White 
Marsh. 

In  April  1833,  the  Visitation  Convent  at  George- 
town sent  a  foundation  colony  to  Kaskaskia,  Illi- 
nois, and  Josephine  Barber  accompanied  it.  Sick- 
ness, floods,  and  earthquakes  constantly  rendered 
the  place  desolute,  and  it  was  largely  in  ruins. 
The  poverty  of  the  place  prevented  the  preparation 
of  a  convent  for  the  sisters  for  four  years.  The 
oni  postulant  who  entered  the  community,  and  two 
of  the  original  number  of  sisters  died  from  the 
effects  of  the  hardships  endured.  Everything  was 
of  the  crudest  sort.  In  1S36,  Sister  Augustine  was 
sent  to  join  the  Kaskaskia  hand,  where  she  was 
soon  joined  by  her  mother.  Sister  Saint  Joseph 
(Susan)  was  the  first  of  the  Barber  family  to  pass 
into  eternity.  She  died  January  24,  1837,  aged 
twenty-four. 

On  the  division  of  the  diocese  in  1842,  six  sisters 
were  sent  fri_.ni  Ka-.ka-.kia  to  St.  Louis  to  open  a 
house  there,  and  Sister  Josephine  was  one  of  the 
number.  They  left  al  Ea  ter,  [844,  the  year  of  the 
great  flood  which  Hooded  the  convent  before  they 
left,  and  swept  it  awaj  rwards.     The  Bos- 

ton community  of  (Jrsulines,  unable  to  recover  from 
the  destruction  of  the  convent,  were  obliged  to  dis- 
band, in  iN||.  and  became  members  of  other  bono 
Mother  Sainl  Benedicta  (Marj  Barber)  went  to 
the  Ursulincs  of  Quebec,  wh  n  shi  joined  her 
sister  Abigail. 


Father  Barber's  last  years  were  spent  as  a  pro- 
Fi  ssor  at  Georgetown  College.  On  Saint  Patrick's 
day,  1847,  he  had  a  slight  shock  of  paralysis,  from 
which  he  died  on  March  25th. 

Thirteen  months  later  Mary  Barber  followed  her 
father.  She  is  remembered  as  an  active,  zealous 
teacher,  distinguished  for  her  self-forgetfulness. 
She  died  April  9,  1848. 

In  1848  Sister  Augustine  was  sent  from  St. 
Louis  to  Mobile.  Here  as  elsewhere  her  life  was 
most  laborious  and  most  edifying.  Through  her 
efforts  in  establishing  a  class,  which  took  for  study 
and  recitation  the  recreation  hour  after  supper,  the 
houses  in  which  she  had  been  stationed  for  a  few 
years  possessed  accomplished  teachers,  and  were 
able  to  dispense  with  the  secular  teachers,  whom 
they  had  formerly  been  obliged,  at  much  expense 
and  inconvenience,  to  employ.  In  the  winter  of 
1858  Sister  Augustine  had  a  severe  attack  of  ill- 
ness, from  wdiich  she  never  recovered,  dying  two 
years  later,  January  1,  i860. 

On  his  return  to  his  native  land  in  1840,  Father 
Samuel  Barber  had  been  placed  in  the  Georgetown 
faculty.  Later  he  was  made  vice-president  of  the 
college,  then  master  of  novices  at  Frederick,  where 
he  was  stationed  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death. 
From  Frederick  he  was  removed  to  Washington  to 
assume  the  presidency  of  the  Gonzaga  College,  and 
thence  to  Saint  Thomas  Manor  as  supervisor  of 
the  mission.  His  zeal  and  ability  enabled  him  to 
fill  each  of  these  offices  in  a  manner  creditable  to 
himself  and  to  the  society  which  he  represented. 
He  was  minutely  exact  in  the  performance  of  each 
duty,  and  he  required  a  like  exactitude  from  all 
for  whose  conduct  he  was  responsible.  He  was  par- 
ticularly distinguished  for  his  devotion  to  the  poor 
and  the  unfortunate.  He  died  February  23,  18(14, 
in  his  fiftieth  year. 

Two  of  the  Barbers  lived  to  celebrate  their 
golden  jubilee  as  religious.  That  of  Sister  Francis 
Xavier  was  celebrated  September  11,  1878.  She 
was  an  inmate  of  the  infirmary  at  the  time,  but  suf- 
ficiently well  to  go  down  to  the  fete  given  in  her 
honor.  Fourteen  months  later,  in  November,  1879, 
she  had  a  stroke  of  paralysis,  from  which  she  died 
March  3,   1880,  in  her  sixty-ninth  year. 

Sister  Josephine  went  to  Mobile  to  replace  her 
mother  in  the  class  work  there,  when  the  latter 
had  to  give  up  from  illness.  To  Josephine  we  owe 
nearly  all  the  knowledge  we  possess  of  this  re- 
markable family.  After  the  death  of  her  mother, 
she  was  recalled  to  St.  Louis,  where  she  was  em- 
ployed as  a  teacher  of  music  and  painting  during 
the  remainder  of  her  life.  She  survived  her  goHen 
jubilee  some  years,  and  died  in  1877.  at  the  age  of 
seventy-one,  "full  of  years  and  merits,"  the  youngest 
and  the  last  of  the    Barbers. 


The    family    of    which    John 

AP.l'.K    HOI. MI'S     Holmes    Jr..    was    the    eldest 

son,    lived,    in    1799,    the    date 

of    his    birth,    in    Windsor,    Vermont,    hut    removed 

soon   after   to    Hanover,    New   Hampshire,   the   seat 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


853 


of  Dartmouth  College.  Here  John  passed  the  pre- 
paratory grades,  and  began  the  regular  classical 
course  in  college,  when  early  in  the  summer  of 
181 5.  the  father,  John  Holmes,  Sr.,  purchased  a 
large  landed  property  in  the  town  of  Colebrook,  and 
moved  his  family  there.  The  son  earnestly  pleaded 
to  return  to  college,  when  the  next  year  began,  but 
his  father  refused  to  permit  him  to  do  so,  thus  dis- 
appointing the  son's  cherished  hope  of  becoming  a 
clergyman,  to  save  the  souls  of  his  fellow  crea- 
tures. After  spending  a  day  at  work  in  his  father's 
field,  the  son  decided  to  run  away  from  home,  and 
the  next  morning  at  daylight  put  his  plan  into  exe- 
cution. With  a  small  bundle  of  clothes,  and  what 
little  money  lie  had  in  his  pockets,  he  made  his  way 
on  foot  through  the  woods  to  Sherbrooke,  Canada. 
Worn  out  with  his  long  journey,  and  his  money 
nearly  spent,  he  hired  his  services  to  a  tanner  for 
a  light  compensation.  A  few  days  later  the  father 
came  upon  his  son  at  his  labors  in  a  workshop.  A 
conference  between  the  two  followed,  and  resulted 
in  the  father's  return  to  his  home  without  the  son, 
to  whom  he  left  the  horse  he  had  led  for  the  truant 
to  ride  home.  Later  Mr.  Burroughs,  a  convert  to 
Catholicity,  and  a  son  of  one  of  the  professors  of 
Dartmouth  College,  who  was  teaching  at  Three 
Rivers,  Canada,  visited  Sherbrooke,  and  took  young 
Holmes  home  with  him  as  an  assistant  in  his  school. 
Here  he  remained  some  time,  faithfully  discharging 
the  duties  of  his  new  office.  At  the  close  of  the 
winter  he  went  to  Yamachiche,  where  he  passed 
ir.to  the  charge  of  Abbe  Ecuyer,  who  undertook 
to  direct  his  studies  in  the  Latin  course  begun  at 
Dartmouth  College.  For  a  time  the  young  man  had 
serious  intentions  of  trying  to  convert  his 'preceptor 
from  Catholicism  to  Protestantism,  but  as  time 
passed  he  observed  the  quiet  parishioners,  so  blame- 
less in  their  lives,  so  contented  even  in  their  poverty, 
and  began  an  investigation  of  religious  truths  and 
tenets,  which  resulted  in  his  conversion  and  bap- 
tism May  3,   1817,  by  Father  Ecuyer. 

In  1819,  the  pastor  of  Yamachiche,  just  a  year 
before  his  death,  presented  his  protege  to  the 
superior  of  the  Sulpicians  of  Montreal,  and  obtained 
his  entrance  into  their  renowned  college.  There  the 
young  man  completed  his  course  of  rhetoric  and 
philosophy  without  detriment  to  his  long-cherished 
vocation  to  the  ministry.  He  offered  himself  as 
a  candidate  for  the  priesthood,  and  was  sent  to 
the  Theological  Seminary  of  Nicolet.  Toward  the 
close  of  his  preparation  for  orders,  he  visited  his 
family,  and  was  completely  reconciled  to  them. 
Returning  to  Nicolet,  he  was  ordained  a  priest  on 
the  feast  of  Saint  Francis,  October  4,  1823.  After 
a  few  weeks  exercise  of  the  ministry  in  Berthier, 
as  a  curate,  he  repaired  to  those  eastern  townships, 
through  which  he  had  passed  eight  years  previously 
as  a  fugitive.  His  first  mission  was  given  in  Drum- 
mondville,  in  February,  1824.  At  this  station  Abbe 
Holmes  had  leave  to  build  a  small  presbytery  to 
which  he  could  return  occasionally  after  the  hard- 
ships to  which  he  was  exposed  in  the  other  scattered 
settlements    confined   to   his   care.     His   mission   ex- 


tended over  an  immense  tract,  now  forming  fifteen 
or  twenty  parishes,  and  that  at  a  time  when  a  jour- 
ney across  that  part  of  the  country  was  a  perilous 
undertaking.  Although  Sherbrooke  was  but  a  ham- 
let (Hyatt's  Mills),  the  farseeing  missionary  selec- 
ted it  as  the  station  where  he  would  celebrate  the 
Divine  Mysteries  for  all  the  Catholics  in  the  neigh- 
borhood. The  first  altar  on  which  mass  was  of- 
fered there  was  set  up  in  the  town  hall,  where  the 
Protestants,  who  were  more  numerous  than  the 
Catholics,  were  already  accustomed  at  another  hour 
to  hold  their  religious  services.  This  arrangement, 
which  was  not  agreeable  to  either  party,  was  ob- 
viated in  the  following  year,  1826,  by  the  erection 
of  a  Catholic  chapel  by  Abbe  Holmes,  in  Sher- 
brooke. This  little  chapel,  dedicated  to  Saint  Co- 
lumban,  was  destroyed  by  fire  not  long  after,  but 
the  pastor's  labors  were  successful,  and  his  congre- 
gation grew. 

One  day  after  his  return  to  Drummondville 
there  came  a  messenger  from  a  distance  of  twenty 
miles  to  seek  the  priest  for  a  poor  man  who  lay  at 
the  point  of  death.  The  weather  was  inclement,  but 
the  need  was  pressing.  Without  a  moment's  delib- 
eration. Abbe  Holmes  mounted  his  horse,  and  rode 
through  the  long  hours  of  the  night,  unprotected 
from  the  pouring  rain.  The  sick  man  had  waited 
for  the  priest,  and  he  received  the  consolations  of 
religion ;  now  he  could  depart  in  peace.  The  charit- 
able missionary  rode  home  without  being  able  to 
be  relieved  of  the  wet  clothing  which  clung  to  his 
wearied  limbs.  Such  a  night  of  exposure  was  fol- 
lowed by  an  attack  of  pleurisy,  which,  under  the  in- 
adequate medical  treatment  the  village  afforded, 
left  him  subject  to  frequent  and  sometimes  violent 
sufferings  to  the  end  of  his  life.  He  rallied  never- 
theless, from  his  serious  illness,  and  still  remained 
at  his  post.  During  this  period  of  four  years  he  made 
hi  eral  visits  to  the  home  of  his  parents,  each  time 
leaving  instructive  books,  or  charts,  or  pictures  illus- 
trating the  great  truths  of  Christianity,  such  as  he 
had  prepared  for  the  people  of  his  mission.  In  1826, 
Delia  Holmes,  the  Abbe's  eldest  sister,  visited  Drum- 
mondville for  the  purpose  of  acquiring  the  French 
language.  Shortly  after  she  became  a  pupil  of  the 
Sisters  of  the  Congregation  of  Our  Lady,  in  Ber- 
thier. Consulting  his  zeal,  rather  than  his  strength, 
Abbe  Holmes  undertook  missionary  work  on  a  plan 
now  designated  as  a  public  retreat  or  mission.  At 
the  close  of  a  week  of  religious  exercises  of  this 
nature,  in  Yamaska,  in  the  fall  of  1827,  Delia 
Holmes  was  baptised  into  the  Catholic  Church. 

The  debilitated  state  into  which  the  Abbe  Holmes 
had  been  brought  by  his  exposure,  caused  his  re- 
moval to  the  Seminary  of  Quebec,  where  he  labored 
for  the  next  twenty-five  years.  Here  his  didactic 
ability  and  captivating  manner  made  him  a  favorite 
with  all.  He  first  taught  natural  sciences  and  later 
almost  every  branch  in  the  college  curriculum  with 
marked  success.  Besides  the  manuscript  history 
of  Canada  and  several  elementary  treatises,  com- 
piled by  his  pupils,  he  published  three  editions  of 
his  "Treatise  on  Geography,"  which  many  consider 


854 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


one  of  the  best  of  its  kind.  On  his  return  from 
Europe,  in  1837,  he  brought  to  the  seminary  the 
richest  collection  of  minerals  of  which  Canada  can 
boast. 

His  class  work  was  so  successful  that  his  teach- 
ings was  extended  so  as  to  include  in  a  separate 
class,  opened  in  the  "parlor"  of  the  Ursuline  con- 
vent, some  of  the  teachers  and  advanced  pupils  of 
that  institution.  The  acquaintance  with  the  Ursu- 
lines,  thus  commenced,  gave  the  Abbe  opportunity 
to  render  service  to  the  community  in  many  ways 
and  on  many  occasions. 

Each  of  his  five  sisters  were  successively  ad- 
mitted to  the  convent  school  between  1833  and  1848, 
and  each  joined  the  Catholic  Church. 

To  the  duties  of  the  professor,  Abbe  Holmes 
adjoined  the  supervision  of  all  the  course  of  studies 
as  prefect.  This  office  he  exercised  alternately  with 
that  of  director  during  the  following  twenty-five 
years.  This  period,  however,  includes  an  absence 
of  more  than  a  year  in  Europe,  a  voyage  which  he 
undertook  in  1836.  He  was  commissioned  by  the 
bishop  and  the  seminary  to  transact  important  busi- 
ness in  France  and  Italy.  Two  young  students,  just 
graduated  from  the  seminary,  were  confided  to  his 
guidance  for  the  voyage.  On  their  return  to  Que- 
bec, both  of  these  young  men  were  admitted  to 
Holy  Orders.  One  was  known  as  Rev.  Louis  E. 
Parent,  the  other  became  the  Cardinal  Archbishop 
Taschereau. 

For  the  citizens  of  Quebec  Abbe  Holmes  ranked 
above  all  the  other  sacred  orators.  Whenever  it 
was  known  that  his  voice  would  be  heard  from  the 
pulpit  of  Notre  Dame,  the  great  cathedral  was 
certain  to  be  filled  to  its  utmost  capacity.  Through- 
out the  nave,  the  aisles,  and  even  the  stairs  and 
doorways  of  the  vast  edifice,  not  a  corner  was  left 
vacant.  The  effect  of  his  words  on  his  audience 
was  wonderful.  On  their  return  to  their  respective 
homes,  for  many  a  long  day  no  theme  of  conver- 
sation was  of  greater  interest  than  the  last  sermon 
of  their  favorite  preacher.  Though  more  than 
half  a  century  has  now  elapsed  since  that  eloquent 
voice  was  silenced  by  death,  the  reputation  of 
Abbe  Holmes  as  a  Christian  orator  still  towers 
high  above  that  of  any  other  speaker,  who  since 
his  day  has  addressed  a  similar  audience.  His 
sermons  were  always  prepared  in  writing,  but  in 
their  delivery  the  text  yielded  to  the  inspiration  of 
the  moment,  awakened  and  directed  by  the  effect 
produced  upon  his  hearers.  This  was  perhaps  the 
reason  why  he  never  allowed  his  manuscript  to  be 
put  into  the  printer's  hands. 

In  the  last  month  of  1848  and  the  spring  of  1849, 
he  gave  a  series  of  conferences  before  a  highly  edu- 
cated and  appreciative  audience  in  the  basilica  of 
Quebec.  These  alone  of  all  his  sacerdotal  writings 
have  been  preserved  to  us  in  print.  They  suffice  to 
impress  one  with  a  high  idea  of  the  learning  and 
intelligence,  as  well  as  the  profound  piety  of  the 
author. 

He  was  a  man  of  comprehensive  views  on  prac- 
tical subjects,  though  his  views  often  appeared 
Utopian  at  the  time,  for  they  were  in  advance  of 
the  epoch.     As   early   as    1837   he   sought  to   direct 


the  attention  of  the  French  Canadians  to  the  east- 
ern townships  as  an  important  district  for  settle- 
ment. His  views  have  since  been  proved  correct. 
He  evidently  foresaw  the  great  benefit  which  would 
result  from  a  confederation  of  the  British  provinces. 
His  idea  was  to  form  a  vast  association  for  commer- 
cial purposes,  and  this  would  have  eventually 
brought  about  a  political   union. 

"Father  Holmes  hoped  to  see  a  Catholic  Uni- 
versity at  the  head  of  the  educational  system  he 
had  planned  for  Canada.  Such  an  institution  he  ' 
declared  would  exert  a  beneficial  influence  over  the 
whole  country.  His  colleagues  and  successors- 
shared  his  opinions,  and  executed  his  projects.  The 
Laval  University  of  the  present  day  is  a  realization 
of  his  enlightened  views. 

"The  mental  activity  of  Father  Holmes  was  ex- 
traordinary, and  extended  to  everything,  while  his- 
increasing  debility  seemed  only  to  impart  new  vigor 
to  his  mind.  During  the  last  years  of  his  life  at 
the  seminary,  he  seldom  quitted  his  retirement,  but 
quietly  employed  his  time  in  elaborating  his  plans 
for  the  future  prosperity  of  his  adopted  country, 
only  leaving  his  retreat  to  appear  in  the  pulpit  of 
the  basilica  of  the  city." 

Early  in  the  summer  of  1852,  Abbe  Holmes  went 
to  old  Loretto  to  spend  the  week  of  the  vacation. 
He  had  risen  on  the  morning  of  June  18,  the  Feast 
of  the  Sacred  Heart,  but  had  not  left  his  room,, 
when,  in  answer  to  his  signal  bell,  a  waiter  appeared. 
The  father  was  found  in  the  posture  of  prayer,  but 
nearly  unconscious,  and  before  further  assistance 
could  be  rendered  life  was  extinct. 

The  Catholic  Church  erected  in  Colebrook,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1890,  contains  a  memorial  window, 
the  gift  of  one  of  the  Abbe's  sisters,  on  which  is 
inscribed  the  name  of  Rev.  John  Holmes. 


The  theory,  often  advanced,  that  the  con- 
COOK    ditions,   natural,   civil   and   social,   in   the 

United  States  foster  all  that  is  best  in 
the  development  of  immigrant  stock,  finds  frequent 
endorsement  and  is  often  exemplified  in  the  records 
of  the  country.  The  history  of  the  Granite  State, 
as  a  perusal  will  show,  abounds  with  these  exam- 
ples, as  will  appear  in  the  sketches  of  Celtic  families 
given  in  this  work. 

(I)  Jacob  Cook,  the  grandfather  of  the  prin- 
cipal subject  of  this  article,  was  a  native  of  Ireland 
and  passed  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  that  coun- 
try. 

(II)  Solomon,  son  of  Jacob  Cook,  was  born  in 
Ireland,  and  was  brought  to  Canada  while  an  in- 
fant by  his  parents.  In  [841,  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  he  settled  in  the  United  States,  his  first  place 
of  permanent  residence  lure  being  in  Vermont.  As 
a  young  man  he  came  to  Concord.  New  Hampshire, 
and  learned  the  trade  of  iron  moulder  with  the  firm 
of  Ford  &  Pillsbury.  He  was  employed  as  a  jour- 
neyman in  various  places,  and  was  at  Franklin,  this 
state,  on  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  He  enlisted 
in  October,  1862,  in  the  Sixteenth  New  Hampshire 
Volunteer  Infantry,  for  a  period  of  nine  months, 
and  served  until  discharged  at  the  close  of  his  term. 
Soon  after  coming  to  Concord  he  was  naturalized. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


855 


and  he  occupied  the  anomalous  position  of  member 
of  the  "Knownothing"  party,  which  organization 
welcomed  him  because  he  was  a  Protestant  in  re- 
ligion. In  after  life  he  was  a  staunch  Republican, 
but  was  never  desirous  of  political  rewards.  His 
health  was  very  much  broken  by  his  military  service, 
and  he  was  not  able  to  work  steadily,  but  continued 
at  his  trade  as  long  as  able,  and  passed  away  March 
14,  1884.  Mr.  Cook  married,  November  25,  1847, 
Susan  Ann  Hayes,  of  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  born 
there  November  5,  1828,  a  daughter  of  James  and 
Rhoda  (Quimby)  Hayes,  of  Scotch-Irish  lineage. 
(See  Hayes,  V).  Eight  children  were  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cook,  accounted  for  as  follows :  George  is 
the  subject  of  the  following  sketch.  Mary  Elmy  re- 
sides in  Concord,  unmarried.  William  H.  is  a  resi- 
dent of  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Arthur  S.,  a  sailor, 
died  in  Australia  at  the  age  of  forty  years.  Maud 
Frances  lives  in  Boston.  Susan  Annette  became 
the  wife  of  John  H.  Currier,  of  Concord.  Helen 
Pike  married  William  H.  Jenness,  of  Roslindale, 
Massachusetts.     One   died   in   infancy. 

(Ill)  George  Cook,  M.  D.,  eldest  child  of 
Solomon  and  Susan  Ann  (Hayes)  Cook,  was  born 
November  16,  1848,  in  Dover,  this  state,  and  re- 
ceived his  literary  education  in  the  public  schools, 
Concord  high  school  and  Franklin  Academy.  At 
the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  began  the  study  of 
medicine  in  the  office  of  Drs.  Gage  and  Conn,  of 
Concord.  He  continued  his  medical  studies  in  the 
medical  departments  of  the  University  of  Vermont 
and  Dartmouth  College,  graduating  from  the  latter 
with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1869.  After  graduation 
he  settled  for  practice  in  Henniker,  and  in  1870  re- 
moved to  Hillsborough,  where  he  continued  in  prac- 
tice four  years,  and  also  filled  the  office  of  superin- 
tendent of  schools  for  one  year. 

In  1874  he  removed  to  the  city  of  Concord, 
where  he  has  since  built  up  a  flouishing  practice. 
Since  settling  in  Concord  Dr.  Cook  has  made  rapid 
progress  in  his  profession.  In  1879  he  was  appoint- 
ed assistant  surgeon  in  the  New  Hampshire  Na- 
tional Guard,  was  promoted  to  surgeon  in  1882, 
medical  director  in  1884,  and  surgeon-general  in 
1893.  During  President  Harrison's  administration 
he  was  examining  surgeon  for  pensions,  and  at  the 
outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American  war  was  ap- 
pointed by  President  McKinley  as  chief  surgeon  of 
the  first  division  of  the  Twenty-third  Army  Corps, 
where  he  served  four  months.  From  1878  to  1884 
he  was  city  physician  of  Concord,  and  since  18S4  has 
been  inspector  of  the  state  board  of  health  of  New 
Hampshire.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Association  of 
Military  Surgeons  of  the  United  States,  of  which 
he  was  one  of  the  vice-presidents  in  1900.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Medical  Association  and 
New  Hampshire  Medical  Society,  and  was  delegate 
to  Dartmouth  College  to  examine  graduates  on 
several  occasions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Center 
District  Medical  Society  of  New  Hampshire,  and 
was  its  president  in  1882.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
surgical  staff  of  Margaret  Pillsbury  Hospital  of 
Concord,    and    is    president   of    the   state    board    of 


medical  examiners  for  licensing  physicians.  With 
his  extended  experience  as  a  surgeon,  and  a  liking 
for  literature,  Dr.  Cook  has  very  naturally  been 
called  upon  to  contribute  to  the  literature  of  medi- 
cine, which  he  has  done,  having  written  papers  of 
moment  upon  glaueoma  vaccination  and  hygiene  in 
camp.  He  delivered  the  doctorate  address  at  Dart- 
mouth Medical  College  in  1890,  taking  for  his  sub- 
ject "Doctors  as  Educators."  In  1903  he  again  de- 
livered the  address  before  this  institution,  his  sub- 
ject being  "What  Constitutes  an  Equipment  to 
Practice  Medicine." 

With  a  natural  liking  for  public  affairs.  Dr.  Cook 
has  been  in  the  field  of  politics,  and  in  1883  repre- 
sented ward  six  of  the  city  of  Concord  in  the  state 
legislature,  where  he  served  as  chairman  of  the 
committee  on  military  affairs.  In  1890  Dr.  Cook 
was  made  a  member  of  Alpha  Chapter  of  Alpha 
Kappa-Kappa  Fraternity,  a  Greek  letter  medical 
society,  and  in  1898,  when  there  were  but  six  chap- 
ters, w-as  elected  grand  president,  a  position  which 
he  has  since  continuously  held.  Under  his  tactful 
and  energetic  charge  the  number  of  chapters  has 
grown  to  twenty-nine,  and  it  is  now  nec- 
essary to  use  double  letters  in  numbering  them. 
Dr.  Cook  has  been  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  a 
vestryman  of  St.  Paul's  (Protestant  Episcopal) 
Church  of  Concord,  and  he  is  a  member  of  Eureka 
Lodge,  No.  70,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
of  Concord ;  of  Valley  Lodge,  No.  43,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Hillsborough,  of  which 
he  is  a  past  grand ;  and  is  past  chief  patriarch  of 
Penacook  Encampment,  No.  3,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Concord. 


To  one  who  looks  down  the 
STURTEVANT  long  vista  of  the  ages  as  it  is 
vealed  by  the  light  of  his- 
tory, there  appears  from  generation  to  generation  a 
recurrence  of  the  family  characteristics  that  were 
strong  in  the  family  lines  hundreds  of  years  before. 
In  the  race  of  sturdy  Sturtevants  the  same  quiet 
energy,  persistent  perseverance,  honest  industry, 
self-reliance,  regard  for  truth,  belief  in  the  ultimate 
triumph  of  .right,  and  tendency  to  independent 
thinking,  have  prevailed  in  every  generation. 

(I)  Samuel  Sturtevant,  who  was  settled  in 
Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  November, 
1640,  was  no  doubt  a  resident  of  Rochester,  Eng- 
land, before  becoming  a  member  of  Plymouth  col- 
ony. He  lived  on  what  is  called  the  "Cotton  Farm" 
in  Plymouth.  His  wife's  forename  was  Ann.  To 
these  parents  nine  children  were  born,  the  fourth  of 
■whom  was  Samuel.  Samuel,  Sr.,  died  in  October, 
1669,  and  is  said  to  have  been  at  that  time  forty-five 
years  old. 

(II)  Samuel  (2),  the  fourth  child  of  Samuel 
(1)  and  Ann  Sturtevant,  was  born  April  9,  1645. 
He  lived  in  that  part  of  Plymouth  which  was  in- 
corporated in  the  town  of  Plympton,  and  afterward 
became  part  of  the  town  of  Halifax.  He  held  sev- 
eral offices  or  places  of  trust  in  Plymouth,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  selectmen  of  Plympton,  and  deacon 


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in  its  church.  His  first  wife's  given  name  was 
Mercy.  She  died  July  3,  1714.  in  the  sixtieth  year 
Of  this  marriage  there  were  nine 
children.  He  married  (second)  .Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Harrell.  His  death  occurred  April  21.  1736.  (Men- 
tion of  son,  Josiah,  and  desi  1  ndants  appears  in  this 

article  ). 

(III)  Samuel  (3),  the  second  child  of  Samuel 
1 2 1  and  Merc>  Sturtevant,  was  born  about  1677, 
died  September  18.  1743.  and  was  buried  in  Halifax. 
He  married,  January  20,  I7o6-'o7.  Mary  Price  (or 
Prince),  who  died  May  20.  1748.  aged  sixty-three 
years.  They  had  three  children — Desire,  Lemuel, 
and   Samuel,   who   died   unmarried. 

(IV)  Lemuel,  second  child  of  Samuel  (3)  and 
Mary  (Price  or  Prince)  Sturtevant.  was  born  at 
Plympton,    March    5,    171T,    and    died    December    2, 

).  and  was  buried  in  Halifax.  He  was  a 'farmer, 
and  seems  to  have  been  the  owner  of  considerable 
land  in  Halifax,  where  he  lived.  He  married,  June 
15.  T~.i7,  Deborah  Bryant  (perhaps  of  Scituate), 
ivho  died  October  29,  1805,  aged  eighty-five  years. 
Lemuel  and  Deborah  Sturtevant  had  children,  but 
no  record  of  their  birth  appears  cither  in  Plympton 
or  Halifax  town  records.  From  extracts  from  rec- 
ords of  deeds  and  probate  in  Plymouth  county  it 
appears  that  they  had:  Jesse,  Deborah.  Lucy,  Bar- 
zillai,  Jacob,  Samuel.  Lemuel,  and  perhaps  others. 

(V)  Lemuel,  Jr.,  son  of  Lemuel  and  Deborah 
(Bryant)  Sturtevant,  was  born  in  Middleborough, 
Massachusetts,  November  9.  1756.  and  lived  in  Hal- 
ifax, until  1780,  when  he  migrated  to  Lyme,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  citizen  until  he  moved 
to  Barton,  Vermont,  with  his  wife  and  ten  children, 
March  16,  1790.  He  first  came  into  the  town  in 
May.  1798.  with  his  two  eldest  sons  and  Joseph 
Skinner,  a  hired  man.  and  on  the  28th  of  May  he 
purchased  of  General  William  Chamberlain  land  of 
which  he  cleared  a  part,  put  up  a  dwelling,  and 
made  preparations  to  move  the  following  spring. 
He  was  one  of  the  men  who  marched  to  Bridge- 
water  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775.  The  Massa- 
chusetts slate  archives  gives  his  record  as  follows: 
"Lemuel  Sturtevant,  Bridgcwater.  private.  Captain 
Nathan  Mitchell's  company,  which  marched  from 
Bridgewater  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775.  service 

1!  days.  Also  Captain  James  Allen's  company. 
Colonel  John  Bailey's  regiment;  muster  roll  dated 
August  1,  1775.  enlisted  May  t,  1775,  service  three 
tths,  one  week,  one  day.  Colonel  Thomas's  reg- 
iment: company  return,  dated  Roxbury,  October  6, 
1775."  At  a  meeting  held  in  Barton.  March  22, 
1800,  to  elect  town  officers.  Lieutenant  Lemuel 
Sturtevant  was  cho  rator.  treasurer,  a  lister, 

and  also  one  of  the  committee  to  audit  and  settle 
account-  with  the  former  town  treasurer.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Middleborough,  Massachusetts,  Priscilla 
Thomson,  born  \pril  11,  1760.  daughter  of  John 
and  I.ydia  (Wood)  Thomson,  a  descendant  in  the 
fifth  generation  ol  John  ["homson,  one  ol  the  most 
influential  men  in  Plymouth  colony.  The  families 
of  Thomson  and  Sturtevant  were  closely  united 
from   a   time   prior  to   1630,  as   is   evidenced   by  the 


number  of  marriages  occurring  between  them. 
Lemuel  Sturtevant  died  in  Barton.  Vermont,  1839, 
and  his  wife  Priscilla  died  at  the  same  place  July  4, 
1S42.  It  has  been  written  of  them:  "He  was  an 
esteemed  and  consistent  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  while  she  was  one  of  the  holy 
women  in  the  membership  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  This  mother  in  Israel  was  gifted  with  a 
strong  mind,  of  much  argumentative  ability  and 
studious  nature,  given  to  hospitality,  and  delighting 
to  minister  to  the  temporal  wants  of  the  saints. 
Her  house  became  much  frequented  by  ministers  of 
the  gospel,  and  other  servants  of  the  Lord  J. 
who  always  found  abundant  provision  for  their 
bodily  necessities,  for  which  she  expected  to  be 
amply  repaid  by  their  expounding  some  knotty 
passage  of  scripture,  or  elucidating  some  controvert- 
ed point  of  christian  doctrine  or  practice,  gleaned 
and  garnered  for  such  occasions."  The  children  of 
Lemuel  and  Priscilla    (Thomson)    Sturtevant  were: 

1.  Cyril,  born  August  16.  1779,  died  April  19,  1866. 

2.  Lemuel.  January  23.  1781,  died  November  15, 
1863.  3-  Priscilla,  November  16,  1782,  died  January 
23,  1S22.  4.  Jairus,  July  16,  1784.  5.  Mary  (Polly). 
January  10.  1786,  died  March  15.  1849.  6.  Ezra  T., 
January  2^.  1788,  died  May  I,  1872.  7.  Cyrus,  No- 
vember 26.  17S9,  died  December  16,  1864.  8.  Hulda, 
September  17,  1791,  died  June  23,  1870.  9.  Lucy, 
February  19,  1793,  died  May  24.  1864.  10.  Isaac 
Brant,  October  19,  1795,  died  aged  seventeen 
months.  II.  Sally.  September  9.  1797.  12.  Deborah, 
October  5,  1799.  13.  Lydia,  May  1.  1802.  died  Feb- 
ruary 21.   1871. 

(VI)  Ezra  Thomson,  sixth  child  and  fourth 
son  of  Lemuel  and  Priscilla  (Thomson)  Sturtevant, 
was  born  January  23.  1788.  He  had  some  water 
power  with  which  he  ran  machinery  for  wool  card- 
ing at  Craftsbury.  Vermont,  and  made  cabinet  work, 
coffins,  and  other  wooden  products.  He  also  was  a 
carpenter  and  erected  buildings.  He  was  a  land- 
owner, but  was  not  much  engaged  in  agriculture, 
lie  was  a  thoroughbred  Democrat,  and  a  deacon  in 
the  Congregational  Church  for  many  years.  He 
married  Lucy  Merrifield,  born  1791.  died  April  17, 
1861.  He  died  May  1.  1872.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren :    Lucy,   Hiram.  Maria  and  Laura. 

1  \  1 1  )  Hiram,  only  son  of  Ezra  and  Lucy 
(Merrifield)  Sturtevant,  was  born  in  Craftsbury. 
June  18.  1S19.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools.  Early  in  life  he  was  a  farmer  in  Crafts- 
bury. but  in  1853  sold  his  farm  and  removed  to  Bar- 
Inn.  Vermont,  where  he  resided  about  twelve  years. 
He  moved  to  Lebanon.  New  Hampshire,  in  1865. 
and  bought  an  interest  in  a  manufactory  oi 
doors  and  blinds,  carried  on  by  J.  C.  Sturtevant,  a 
cousin,  and  remained  in  this  business  four  years. 
He  then  sold  his  interest  to  hi-  partner  and  started 
a  shoe  store,  which  he  carried  on  until  he  retired 
from     business.      He     married.     May     3.     1843.     Eliza 

Scotl  Corey,  born  February  27.  1822.  He  died  De- 
cember  8,  181)4.  and  she  died  June  11.  [905.  Their 
children   were:      I.    Edward   H„   born   in    Craftsbury, 

April  27.   [845.     2.  Mary   E.,  August  2?,   1S47.   widow 


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of  David  G.  Thompson,  for  many  years  superin- 
tendent of  the  Montreal  Transportation  Company, 
at  Montreal.  3.  Ezra  T.,  May  28,  1849,  a  lumber 
dealer  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  4.  Henry  H..  April  19, 
1S5T,  proprietor  of  a  department  store  in  Zanesville, 
Ohio. 

(VIII)  Edward  Hiram,  eldest  child  of  Hiram 
and  Eliza  S.  (Corey)  Sturtevant,  was  born  in 
Craftsbury.  Vermont.  April  27.  1S45.  He  attended 
the  common  schools  until  he  was  twelve  years  of 
age,  and  then  spent  four  years  in  Barton  Academy, 
from  which  h.;  graduated  at  the  age  of  sixteen. 
The  following  winter  he  taught  a  district  school, 
and  in  the  spring  entered  the  employ  of  William 
Joslyn  and  Sons,  with  a  view  to  learning  the  busi- 
ness. Two  years  later  he  went  to  Wellington,  Ohio, 
where  he  took  the  position  of  head  clerk  in  a  drug 
store,  and  remained  two  years,  the  last  year  making 
all  the  firm's  purchases,  and  having  general  man- 
agement of  the  business.  The  ill  effects  of  the  cli- 
mate upon  his  health  compelled  him  to  leave  Ohio, 
and  he  came  to  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire,  and 
opened  a  drug  store  in  April,  1866.  The  business 
was  a  success,  and  in  a  few  months  he  sold  it  to 
Dr.  I.  N.  Perley  at  a  good  profit.  He  then  accepted 
an  offer  of  his  former  employers,  Joslyn  and  Sons, 
and  joined  trrem  in  establishing  a  drug  store  at 
Colebrook,  New  Hampshire,  which  he  managed  for 
two  years,  and  then  sold  his  interest  to  G.  S.  Jos- 
lyn, one  of  the  sons.  Mr.  Sturtevant  then  pros- 
pected through  Michigan  and  Iowa  for  a  business 
location,  but  met  the  same  climate  influences  as  in 
Ohio,  and  returned  to  New  England.  Early  in 
1869  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  Wood- 
stock. Vermont,  taking  his  brother  Ezra  as  a 
partner,  and  adding  boots  and  shoes  as  a  part  of 
the  business.  In  April,  1874.  the  brothers  disposed 
of  the  business,  and  E.  H.  Sturtevant  went  to 
Franklin,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  bought  two 
drug  stores,  one  in  Franklin  and  the  other  across 
the  river  in  Franklin  Falls.  The  latter  store  he 
sold  to  Frank  H.  Chapman,  and  the  former,  some 
time  later,  to  W.  M.  Woodward.  In  1883  he 
bought  a  half  interest  in  the  Franklin  Needle.  Com- 
pany, of  wdiich  he  was  elected  treasurer  and  man- 
ager. The  business  opened  with  twenty-five  em- 
ployees, and  has  enlarged  until  it  has  at  times  em- 
ployed two  hundred  hands.  The  product  is  sold 
throughout  the  United  States,  Canada,  Europe  and 
South  America.  Mr.  Sturtevant  is  a  director  in 
the  Franklin  National  Bank,  trustee  of  the  Frank- 
lin Savings  Bank,  director  and  vice-president  of 
the  Franklin  Power  and  Light  Company,  president 
and  director  of  the  Franklin  Falls  Company,  di- 
rector in  the  Sulloway  Mills  Company,  director  in 
the  Kidder  Machine  Company,  director  in  the 
Franklin  Building  and  Loan  Association,  director, 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Hemphill  Manu- 
facturing Company,  Pawtucket,  Rhode  Island.  In 
1893-94  he  represented  the  town  of  Franklin  in  the 
legislature  of  New  Hampshire,  and  in  1896  was 
mayor  of  Franklin.  He  is  a  member  of  Meridian 
Lodge,    Ancient    Free    and    Accepted    Masons,    of 


Franklin :  St.  Omar  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
of  Franklin ;  Mount  Horeb  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  of  Concord :  and  Edward  A.  Raymond 
Consistory,  Nashua  ;  Bektash  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  Concord.  He 
i-  a  member  of  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  28,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Franklin;  Webster  En- 
campment, and  Canton,  Franklin.  He  is  a  con- 
sistent Republican.  In  religion  he  adheres  to  the 
Unitarian  faith. 

He  married,  May  12. 1S69,  Ada  E.Martin,  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  A.  and  Elvira  L.  Martin,  of  Stratford, 
New  Hampshire.  They  have  two  children:  Eva  E., 
born  October  25,  1875,  married,  October  12,  iqoi, 
George  L.  Hancock,  who  is  connected  with  the 
Franklin  Needle  Company:  and  Ruth  B.,  born  Oc- 
tober  I,  1881,  married.  October  7,  1903.  Arthur 
Murry  Hancock,  superintendent  for  G.  W.  Griffin 
and  Company,  manufacturers  of  hacksaws,  etc., 
Franklin. 

Mr.  Sturtevant  has  been  a  resident  of  Franklin 
since  1874,  and  during  a  large  part  of  that  time  has 
been  reckoned  among  its  leading  citizens.  Al- 
though busy  with  the  cares  of  business,  he  has 
taken  a  successful  part  in  the  political  and  social 
life  of  the  city,  and  has  done  much  to  promote  its 
welfare.  He  has  been  among  those  most  active  in 
securing  a  creditable  public  library  building  for  the 
city,  and  one  of  the  most  generous  donors  to  the 
enterprise. 

(III)  Josiah.  son  of  Samuel  and  Mercy  Sturte- 
vant, was  born  about  1690,  and  died  February  17, 
1774.  He  was  of  Plympton  and  Halifax,  Massa- 
chusetts. In  1731  he  was  prosecuted  for  refusing 
to  serve  as  constable,  and  was  coroner  in  1740.  In 
1719  he  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Church.  She  died  March  14,  1788.  They  had 
eleven  children,  as  follows  in  order  of  their  birth  : 
Josiah,  Jr..  Charles,  Zodock,  William,  Hannah, 
Church.  Mercy.  John,  Lucy,  Independence  and 
Samuel  Stafford. 

(IV)  Church,  son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah 
(Church)  Sturtevant.  was  born  April  4,  1730.  He 
removed  from  Halifax.  Massachusetts,  to  Centre 
Harbor.  New  Hampshire,  about  1785,  where  he  and 
his  six  sons  cleared  and  occupied  seven  adjoining 
farms  on  what  is  called  Squaw  Neck  in  the  town 
of  Centre  Harbor,  and  lying  between  Squaw  and 
Winnepesaukee  lakes.  He  died  here  in  1814.  He 
married  Sarah  Leach,  who  died  at  Centre  Harbor. 
They  had  seven  children :  Joseph.  Benjamin.  John, 
Hosea,  Perez.  Church.  Jr..  and  Lucy.  All  died  at 
Centre  Harbor  except  Perez,  who  died  in  Illinois, 
and  Lucy. 

(V)  Joseph,  son  of  Church  and  Sarah 
(Leach)  Sturtevant,  was  born  in  Halifax,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1770,  and  was  fourteen  years  old  when 
his  parents  came' to  New  Hampshire  and  settled  on 
a  tract  of  wild  land  at  Centre  Harbor.  This  was 
about  the  year  1784.  at  a  time  when  there  were  only 
two  small  houses  and  a  grist  mill  on  the  site  where 
now  stand's  the  city  of  Laconia.  A  small  settle- 
ment had  been  made  in  the  vicinity  known  as  Mere- 


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dith  Parade,  but  the  town  of  Meredith  then  con- 
tained only  two  dwellings,  the  mill  and  a  "dugout" 
in  which  the  miller  made  his  home.  The  farm 
which  his  father  cleared  and  brought  into  cultiva- 
tion eventually  fell  to  Joseph  and  there  he  lived 
throughout  his  life.  His  wife  was  Dorothy  (Towle) 
Sturtevant,  and  by  her  he  had  three  children : 
Ward  C,  Elsie  and  Olive.  Elsie  married  Jonathan 
Clarke,  of  Moultonborough,  and  Olive  became  the 
wife  of  James  Jackson,  of  Eaton,  New  Hampshire. 
(VI)  Ward  Colton,  eldest  child  and  only  son  of 
Joseph  and  Dorothy  (Towle)  Sturtevant,  was 
born  at  Center  Harbor,  in  Belknap  county.  New 
Hampshire,  in  1798,  and  at  the  death  of  his  father 
succeeded  him  in  the  ownership  of  the  farm  prop- 
erty at  that  place.  He  was  a  thrifty  farmer,  an 
ardent  Whig  and  one  of  the  founders  and  for  many 
years  deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Cen- 
ter Harbor.  He  died  in  1879.  His  wife  was 
Lucetta  Dalton,  daughter  of  Joseph  Dalton,  of 
Deerfield,  New  Hampshire,  and  by  whom  he  had 
five  children :  Julia  A.,  married  Abner  Z.  C.  True, 
and  is  deceased.  Josiah  Towle.  for  many  years  an 
active  business  man  but  now  retired  and  living  in 
Laconia.  Martha,  who  became  the  wife  of  William 
Gordon,  of  Boston.  Henry,  who  lives  on  the  old 
home  farm  at  Centre  Harbor.  Mary,  who  died  in 
infancy. 

(VII)  Josiah  Towle,  elder  of  the  two  sons  of 
Ward  Colton  and  Lucetta  (Dalton)  Sturtevant, 
was  born  at  Centre  Harbor,  New  Hampshire,  June 
22.  1827,  and  was  given  a  good  common  school  ed- 
ucation. When  fourteen  years  old  he  began  work- 
ing as  a  blacksmith  and  followed  that  occupation 
about  seven  years,  and  for  the  next  three  years  was 
employed  as  painter  and  varnisher  in  a  piano  fac- 
tory. In  1858,  while  on  a  visit  to  his  old  home  at 
Centre  Harbor,  he  chanced  to  fall  in  with  an  itiner- 
ant photographer  who  was  travelling  about  the 
country  with  his  gallery  and  equipment  on  a  wagon 
built  for  the  purpose.  Having  an  inclination  for 
that  line  of  business  Mr.  Sturtevant  bought  the 
entire  outfit,  received  some  instructions  from  the 
former  owner  and  then  started  out  on  his  own  ac- 
count. Later  on  he  went  to  Concord  for  more 
practical  knowledge  of  photography,  and  afterward 
moved  about  with  his  portable  studio  between  Cen- 
tre Harbor  and  Meredith  until  i860,  when  he  sold 
out  the  establishment  and  opened  a  permanent 
gallery  in  Meredith  village,  remaining  there  four 
years,  and  in  1863  began  spending  his  winter  sea- 
sons in  Laconia.  In  1867  he  discontinued  photo- 
graphing because  of  impaired  health,  and  soon  after 
his  recovery  found  employment  in  a  drug  store. 
In  1870  he  began  dealing  in  real  estate  and  con- 
tinued in  that  line  until  his  retirement  from  active 
pursuits.  He  died  May  14,  1007,  in  Laconia. 
Throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  active  life  Mr. 
Sturtevant  was  a  careful  business  man,  perfectly 
straightforward  in  all  his  dealings,  and  his  efforts 
were  not  without  substantial  reward.  He  was  an 
Odd  Fellow,  member  of  Winncpesaukee  •  Lodge  of 
Laconia,    member    of    Winncpesaukee    Grange,    Pa- 


trons of  Husbandry,  and  in  politics  a  Republican. 

On  September  19.  1871,  Mr.  Sturtevant  married 
Mary  A.  Perley.  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  John 
Langdon  and  Dora  R.  (Rundlett)  Perley  (see  Per- 
ley VI),  of  Laconia  and  Gilmanton. 


The  ancestors  of  the  Lamberts  of 
LAMBERT  New  England  came  early  to  Massa- 
chusetts, where  their  record  has 
been  an  honorable  one.  This  name  came  to  Eng- 
land through  the  Flemings,  who  preserved  the 
Christian  name,  later  a  surname,  a  memorial  of 
the  Patron  of  Liege,  St.  Lambert,  who  was  mar- 
tyred in  the  eighth  century. 

(I)  Francis  Lambert,  one  of  the  early  settlers 
of  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  was  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, and  was  married  in  that  country  to  Jane 
Barker.  She  was  a  sister  of  Thomas  Barker,  one 
of  the  wealthiest  of  the  pioneers  of  Rowley. 
Francis  Lambert  Was  among  the  first  settlers  there, 
and  was  admitted  freeman,  May  13,  1640.  He  died 
in  1647,  and  was  survived  about  twelve  years  by 
his  wife,  who  passed  away  in  1659.  They  had 
children,  John,  Thomas  and  Ann,  born  in  England ; 
the  second  died  in  1644.  Those  born  in  Rowley 
were,   Jonathan.    Gershom    and    Thomas. 

(II)  Thomas  (1),  youngest  son  of  Francis  and 
Jane  (Barker)  Lambert,  was  born  April  3,  1645,  in 
Rowley,  and  was  deprived  of  his  father's  care  at 
the  age  of  two  years.  By  the  terms  of  his  father's 
will  he  was  committed  to  the  care  of  his  uncle, 
Thomas  Barker.  The  latter  died  when  Thomas 
Lambert  was  but  five  years  old,  and  the  latter  was 
generously  provided  for  in  his  uncle's  will.  He 
married,  November  4,  1669.  Edna  Northend,  born 
July  1.  1649,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Ezekiel  and 
Edna  (Halstead)  Northend.  He  was  an  active  and 
useful  citizen,  serving  in  various  town  offices,  and 
was  lieutenant  of  the  militia.  He  died  September 
13,  1685,  and  his  widow  married  (second),  Jan- 
uary 22,  1689.  Ensign  Andrew  Stickney.  She  died 
February  7,  1722.  The  children  of  Thomas  Lam- 
bert were :  Mary ;  Rebecca,  died  young ;  Nathan, 
died  young:   Thomas;   Rebecca;   Nathan,  and  Jane. 

(III)  Thomas  (2),  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Thomas  (1)  and  Edna  (Northend)  Lambert,  was 
born  April  8,  1678,  in  Rowley,  and  was  among  the 
leading  citizens  of  that  town.  He  was  for  thirty- 
five  years  town  clerk,  served  as  justice  of  the 
peace  and  representative,  and  met  ably  all  the 
duties  of  a  good  citizen.  He  died  June  30,  1755. 
He  married,  December  19,  1699.  Sarah  Hammond, 
born  January  20,  1683,  in  Watertown,  daughter  of 
Lieutenant  Thomas  and  Sarah  Pickard,  of  that 
town.  The  last  named  was  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Jane  (Crosby)  Pickard.  of  Rowley.  Sarah 
(Hammond)  Lambert  survived  her  husband  four 
years,  and  died  July  11,  1759.  Thomas  (3)  and 
wife  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  namely: 
Mary,  Sarah,  Hannah,  Edwin,  Thomas,  Jane, 
Nathan,  Joseph  and  Lucy. 

(IV)  Thomas  (3),  eldest  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Sarah  (Hammond)  Lambert,  was 


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born  August  14,  171  r,  in  Rowley.  Partaking  of  the 
qualities  of  his  honored  ancestors,  he  was  a  worthy, 
respected  citizen,  and  his  strong  mind  and  char- 
acter are  reflected  in  his  distinguished  children  and 
grandchildren.  He  died  April  17,  1775,  two  days 
before  the  inauguration  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion. He  married,  October  13,  1732,  Elizabeth 
Hobson,  born  March  26,  1713,  in  Rowley,  daughter 
of  Deacon  Humphery  and  Mehitable  (Payson) 
Hobson.  The  last  named  was  a  daughter  of  Rev. 
Edward  and  Elizabeth  (Phillips)  Payson.  Eliza- 
beth H.  Lambert  died  July  6,  1749.  Mr.  Lambert 
married  (second),  January  11,  1760,  Anna  (Lord) 
Kimball,  widow  of  Joseph  Kimball,  of  Ipswich, 
Massachusetts.  She  survived  him  more  than  thirty- 
one  years,  dying  April  28,  1806.  The  children  of 
Thomas  (4),  all  born  of  the  first  wife,  were: 
Elizabeth;  Sarah;  Mehitable,  died  young;  John, 
died  young;  Thomas;  Mehitable;  Jonathan,  and 
Nathaniel. 

(V)  Jonathan,  third  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Thomas  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Hobson)  Lambert,  was 
born  December  2,  1763,  in  Rowley,  and  lived  in 
that  town.  He  served  in  Captain  Mighill's  com- 
pany in  the  Revolution.  He  married  Hannah  Gage, 
a  native  of  Rowley,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Ap- 
phia  Gage,  of  Rowley.  Their  children :  William 
Gage,  Frederick,  Thomas,  Ann,  Hannah,  Elizabeth, 
Mehitable,   Mary. 

(VI)  William  Gage,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Han- 
nah (Gage)  Lambert,  was  born  March  29,  1798,  in 
Rowley.  He  was  a  successful  merchant  in  Boston 
for  many  years.  He  was  first  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Lambert  &  Slade,  located  on  Kilby  street,  and 
was  later  associated  with  Albert  and  Amos  Law- 
rente.  He  was  director  of  the  Atlantic  Bank,  and 
prominent  among  the  able  merchants  of  his  time. 
In  1840  he  removed  to  New  York  City  and  there 
established  a  commercial  house.  He  resided  in  the 
city  and  had  a  summer  home  at  Chappaqua.  He 
married,  May  8,  1820,  Sally  Perley,  born  January 
28,  1779,  in  Boxford,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Phineas  and  Sally  (Gould)  Perley.  She  died  De- 
cember 31,  1875,  and  was  survived  almost  seven 
years  by  her  husband,  who  passed  away  in  New 
York,  December  24,  1882.  Their  children  were: 
Alfred,  William  Gage.  James  Henry,  Edward  Wil- 
berforce,   Sarah   Perley  and  Ellen  Louisa. 

(VII)  Dr.  Edward  Wilberforce  Lambert, 
fourth  son  and  child  of  William  Gage  and  Sally 
(Perley)  Lambert,  was  born  February  15,  1831,  in 
Boston.  He  was  graduated  from  Yale  College  in 
the  class  of  1854.  He  was  subsequently  a  student 
at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  New 
York,  from  which  he  took  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in 
1857.  He  immediately  entered  upon  an  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  New  York  under  most 
flattering  auspices.  In  1859  he  was  one  of  the 
founders  and  subsequently  a  director  of  the  Equit- 
able Life  Assurance  Society,  and  immediately  as- 
sumed sole  charge  of  its  medical  department,  which 
position  he  held  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
July    17.    1904.    He   was   an   active   member   and   a 


director  of  many  medical  societies  and  associations 
of  the  city,  and  in  every  calling  of  business  and 
duty  displayed  unusual  sagacity  and  executive 
ability.  He  married,  September  9,  1858,  Martha 
Melcher  Waldron,  born  September  14,  1832,  in 
Portsmouth.  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  Samuel 
W.  and  Martha  (Melcher)  Waldron.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Samuel  Waldron,  Mary,  Alexander, 
Elliot  Cowdin.  Sally,  Katherine,  Edith,  Ruth, 
Adrian  V.  S.  and  Gertrude. 

(VIII)  Elliot  Cowdin,  third  son  and  child  of 
Edward  W.  and  Martha  M.  (Waldron)  Lambert, 
was  born  May  9.  1863,  in  New  York.  He  grad- 
uated from  Yale  College  in  1886,  and  took  a  posi- 
tion in  a  commission  house  in  New  York,  where  he 
remained  one  year,  and  then  went  into  the  employ 
of  the  Willimantic  Linen  Company  at  Willimantic, 
Connecticut,  where  he  began  to  learn  the  business. 
In  1892  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Amoskeag 
Manufacturing  Company  of '  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire,  where  his  first  labor  was  repairing  ma- 
chinery. His  superior  intelligence  enabled  him  to 
make  rapid  progress  in  learning  the  business,  and 
in  1893  he  was  promoted  to  overseer,  and  in  1895 
was  made  assistant  superintendent.  In  1907  he  was 
made  general  superintendent  of  cotton  manufactur- 
ing in  the  Amoskeag  mills.  Mr.  Lambert  is  a  man 
of  many  responsibilities,  but  his  natural  ability  and 
thorough  preparation  for  the  place  he  holds  enable 
him  rapidly  to  dispose  of  all  matters  that  come  to> 
him  for  adjustment.  His  continuous  service  with, 
the  Amoskeag  Company  is  a  sufficient  testimonial 
as  to  his  competency  and  personal  social  fitness. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Derryfield  Club,  of  Man- 
chester, the  University  Club,  of  New  York,  and 
National  Association  of  Cotton  Manufacturers. 
He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  served  ten  years 
on  the  board  of  election  of  Manchester.  He  mar- 
ried, January  16,  1895,  Annie  Maynard  Thompson, 
born  in  Weymouth,  April  25,  1866,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  Ann  (Eaton)  Thompson,  of 
Weymouth,  Massachusetts.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, Mary  E.  and  Edward  W. 


All      the      Livermores      in      the 
LIVERMORE    United  States  claim  descent  from 

a  single  ancestor,  who  no  doubt, 
as  he  was  a  very  early  immigrant,  came  to  America 
on  account  of  religious  troubles  in  England.  The 
name  has  been  spelled  by  the  poorly  educated  clerks 
of  colonial  times  Leathermore,  Lithermore,  Lyver- 
more,  Lyvermer  and  Levermore. 

(I)  John  Livermore,  the  immigrant,  was  bap- 
tized in  Little  Thurlow,  Suffolk  county,  England, 
September  30,  1604,  and  died  in  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, April  14,  1684.  aged  about  eighty  years. 
In  April,  1634,  he  embarked  at  Ipswich,  England, 
for  Massachusetts,  in  the  ship  "Francis,"  John 
Cutting,  master.  He  was  a  potter  by  trade.  He 
was  admitted  freeman  May  6,  163s,  and  was  re- 
peatedly a  selectman,  and  held  other  offices  of 
trust.  It  is  not  probable  that  he  settled  in  Water- 
town   at   first,   as   his   name   is   not   on   the   list   of 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


proprietors  "then  inhabiting."  February,  1637,  but 
he  was  there  in  1642.  Tradition  has  it  that  he  came 
over  without  his  wife,  and  that  afterward  she  came 
over,  with  one  or  more  children.  His  will,  dated 
January  10,  1683.  was  proved  June  16,  1684.  His 
inventory,  dated  March  2,  1684,  mentions  the  "Cow- 
pen  Farm."  consisting  of  forty  acres  upland,  twelve 
acres  meadow,  purchased  for  his  son  John  and  con- 
firmed to  him  by  his  will ;  two  acres  of  meadow ; 
four  acres  Pigsgusset  meadow ;  six  acres  salt 
marsh ;  one  acre  at  Chester  brook ;  five  acres  upland 
at  the  Rocks.  He  had  previously  conveyed  by  deed 
to  his  son  Samuel,  as  a  recompense  for  dutiful 
obedience,  comfort  and  support,  his  homestead, 
thirty-four  acres,  with  a  dwelling  house  and  ap- 
purtenances. The  name  of  John  Livermore's  wife 
was  Grace.  She  died  in  Chelmsford  at  the  home 
of  her  daughter,  Martha,  wife  of  Abraham  Parker. 
She  made  her  will  December  19,  1690,  and  it  was 
proved  June  16.  1691.  Their  children  were:  Han- 
nah. Elizabeth.  Sarah,  John,  Nathaniel,  Samuel, 
Daniel.   Edmund  and   Martha. 

1  II  1  Samuel,  sixth  child  and  third  son  of  John 
and  Grace  Livermore,  was  born  about  1640,  and 
died  December  5,  1690.  He  was  a  maltster,  and  was 
admitted  freeman  May  31,  167L  At  his  death  he 
left  property  valued  at  £256.  He  married,  June  4, 
1668,  Anna  Bridge,  born  about  1646  or  1647,  daugh- 
ter of  Matthew  and  Anna  (Danforth)  Bridge,  of 
Cambridge.  She  married  (second)  Oliver  Welling- 
ton, and  died  August  28,  1727,  aged  eighty-one. 
The  children  of  Samuel  and  Anna  were :  Anna, 
Grace,  Samuel,  Daniel.  Thomas,  Jonathan.  Matthew, 
John,  Abigail,  Nathaniel,  Lydia  and  Anna. 

(III)  Jonathan,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Samuel  and  Anna  (Bridge)  Livermore,  was  born 
April  19,  1678.  and  died  November  8,  1705.  of  an 
injury  to  his  stomach.  He  was  a  tanner  and  re- 
sided in  Watertown.  He  married,  November  23, 
1699,  Rebecca  Barnes,  who  died  December  9,  1765, 
aged  eighty-five.  They  had  four  children :  Jona- 
than. Samuel,  Rebecca  and  Grace. 

(IV)  Deacon  Jonathan  (2),  eldest  child  of 
Jonathan  (1)  and  Rebecca  (Barnes)  Livermore. 
was  born  August  16,  1700,  and  died  April  2,  iSoi, 
aged  one  hundred  years,  eight  months  and  five  days, 
having  touched  three  centuries.  After  he  was  one 
hundred  years  old  he  was  able  to  ride  out  eight 
miles  from  home  on  horseback,  and  return  the  same 
day.  About  1727  be  moved  to  that  part  of  West- 
borough  which  was  afterward  set  off  as  a  separate 
township,  and  called  NorthborOUgh,  of  which  he 
was  the  first  town  clerk.  He  was  deacon  of  the 
Cone  t]  Church,  and  much  engaged  in  public 
business  as  a  surveyor,  and  in  laying  out  new  town- 
ships. He  was  a  man  of  great  respect  and  ability 
and  much  thought  of  in  bis  latest  yen  on  account 
of  his  patriarchal  age  ami  his  unusual  mental  and 
physical  rigor.  He  married  (first),  June  23.  1723, 
Abigail  Hall,  born  June  5.  1702.  daughter  of  James 
and  Elizabeth  (Piske)  Ball.  Married  (second), 
November  16.  1775,  Jane  Dunlap  His  children,  all 
by  the  first    wife,   were:    Vbi|  I    i  abeth;   Lydia, 


Rebecca,  Jonathan,  Silas,  Rebecca,  Nathan.  Thomas, 
Susan  and  Grace. 

(V)  Rev.  Jonathan  (3),  fifth  child  and  eldest 
son  of  Jonathan  (2)  and  Abigail  (Ball)  Livermore, 
was  bom  in  Northboro,  December  7,  1729  (O.  S.), 
and  died  in  Wilton.  New  Hampshire,  July  20,  C809, 
aged  eighty.  He  entered  Harvard  College  in  1756, 
and  graduated  in  1760.  He  was  much  interested  in 
religious  matters  and  a  professed  Christian  before 
going  to  college;  and  it  was  with  a  view  to 
fitting  himself  for  the  ministry  that  he  went 
to  college.  He  was  ordained  to  the  ministry 
in  Wilton,  Xew  Hampshire,  December  14.  1768.  In 
his  public  performance  he  was  distinguished  as  a 
plain,  practical  preacher,  who  preached  the  truth  to 
save  souls  rather  than  sermons  adorned  with  the 
flowers  of  oratory  to  please  bis  auditors.  In  his 
private  walks  he  obeyed  the  golden  rule,  and  mani- 
fested a  concern  for  the  people  of  his  charge  whether 
in  the  pulpit  or  out  of  it.  Personally  he  was  a 
1  leasant  companion,  and  his  conversation  was  plain 
and  instructive.  He  continued  in  the  ministry  at 
Wilton  but  little  more  than  thirteen  years,  during 
which   time  his  labors   were  crowned   with  singular 

S,  one  hundred  and  fifty-two  persons  being 
added  to  his  church.  Towards  the  close  of  this 
term,  in  'consequence  of  the  war  with  Great  Britain, 
the  situation  of  Mr.  Livermore.  as  well  as  that  of 
clergymen  in  general,  was  rendered  extremely  un- 
pleasant. A  chain  of  events  which  he  could  not 
control  finally  developed  such  a  state  of  affairs  that 
he  found  it  expedient  to  take  a  dismission.  Ac- 
cordingly in  the  month  of  February.  1777,  he  re- 
signed the  office  of  pastor  and  teacher  of  the  church 
in  Wilton. 

An  ecclesiastical  council  was  convened,  which 
approved  of  the  separation,  while  it  supported  his 
ministerial  character  by  recommending  him  to  other 
churches.  He  afterward  preached  occasionally  in 
various  places,  as  opportunity  presented,  but  never 
had  a  settled  pastorate.  He  was  an  exemplary  hus- 
band, and  a  father  whose  tenderness  and  care  for 
bis  children  were  expressed  by  providing  for  their 
support,  for  their  education,  and  by  endeavoring  to 
train  them  up  in  the  way  they  should  go.  As  a 
friend  he  was  one  in  whom  confidence  was  never 
misplaced.  On  the  evening  of  his  death,  as  his 
custom  was.  he  read  a  portion  of  Scripture,  com- 
mended himself  and  family  to  God  in  prayer,  and 
then  retired  to  rest.  About  two  hours  afterward, 
without  any  apparent  struggle  except  a  little  diffi- 
culty in  breathing,  he  slept  the  sleep  of  death. 

lie  married,  September  14,  1769.  Elizabeth  Kid- 
der, of  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  who  died  Decem- 
ber 12.  1822.  aged  seventy-nine.  Their  children 
were:  Jonathan,  Elizabeth.  Mary,  Nathan.  Solo- 
mon Kidder,  Anna,  Samuel,  died  young;  Samuel. 
Sarah  White  and  Lydia. 

(VI)  Jonathan  Livermore  (4),  eldest  son  of 
Rev,  Jonathan  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Kidder)  Liver- 
more, was  born  in  Wilton,  July  IO.  1770.  and  died 
suddenly,  December  24.  1845,  aged  seventy-five.  He 
succeeded  to  the  paternal  homestead  and  was  a  life- 


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long  farmer.  He  took  great  interest  in  the  political 
history  of  the  country,  was  an  extensive  reader,  en- 
dowed with  a  remarkable  memory,  and  was  the 
person  referred  to  in  that  locality  for  the  decision 
of  all  questions  relative  to  things  within  the  sphere 
of  his  investigations.  He  married,  May  19,  1808, 
Abigail  Abbott,  daughter  of  Major  Abiel  and  Dor- 
cas (Abbot)  Abbot.  (See  Abbot  VI).  She  was 
born  July  13,  1779,  and  died  June  5.  1812.  Their 
children  were :  Jonathan  and  Abiel  Abbot,  who  was 
a  prominent  clergyman ;  he  attended  the  Phillips 
Exeter  Academy,  graduated  from  Harvard  in  1833 
and  from  Cambridge  Divinity  School  in  1836 ;  was 
ordained  over  the  Congregational  Church  in  Keene, 
November  2,  1836;  remained  there  until  1850;  was 
pastor  of  Unitarian  Church,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  1850- 
56;  Hope  Church,  Yonkers,  New  Jersey.  1S56-63; 
for  years  he  was  president  of  Meadville,  Pennsyl- 
vania, Theological  School,  and  was  editor  of  the 
Christian  Inquirer,  New  York,  from  January  1, 
1857,  to  1863.  He  married  (first),  May  17,  1828, 
Elizabeth  D.  Abbot,  of  Windham.  She  died  Sep- 
tember 13,  1879.  He  married  (second),  June,  1883, 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Keating  Moore.  He  died  in  Wilton, 
in  the  fall  of  1892. 

(VII)  Captain  Jonathan  (5),  the  elder  of  the 
two  sons  of  Jonathan  (4)  and  Abigail  (Abbott) 
Livermore,  was  born  in  Wilton,  April  24,  1809,  and 
died  June  18,  1887.  He  lived  on  the  old  home 
place,  cultivated  it,  and  was  also  engaged  in  milling. 
He  built  a  new  residence  to  replace  the  old  house ; 
was  a  prosperous  man,  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
one  whom  the  men  of  his  party  regarded  as  a  leader 
and  for  many  years  annually  elected  as  moderator. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Unitarian  Church.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  militia  and  was  always  called 
Captain  Livermore.  He  married,  August  15,  1833, 
Dorcas,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Dorcas  (Abbot) 
Holt,  and  widow  of  a  Mr.  Blodgett,  of  Nashua. 
She  was  born  May  23.  1809,  and  died  February  13, 
1887,  aged  seventy-eight.  (See  Holt  VII).  They 
had  five  children :  Abigail  Abbot,  Abiel  Abbot, 
Henry  Harrison,  died  young;  Mary  Elizabeth  and 
Henry  Harrison.  Abigail  Abbot,  born  January  7. 
1835,  married,  August  12,  1858,  Eliphalet  P.  Das- 
comb  ;  both  are  deceased.  Abiel  Abbot,  born  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1838,  enlisted,  October  25,  I861,  in  Com- 
pany B,  Eighth  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Volun- 
teers ;  he  was  wounded  in  the  assault  on  Port  Hud- 
son on  the  morning  of  June  14,  1863,  and  died  at 
Port  Hudson,  Louisiana,  July  3  of  that  year.  The 
Grand  Army  Post  at  Wilton  was  named  in  his 
honor.  Henry  Harrison,  the  first  of  this  name,  born 
October  12,  1840,  died  September  5,  1843.  Mary 
Elizabeth,  deceased,  born  August  29,  1844,  married, 
January  8,  1871,  Martin  Andrew  Rockwood. 

(VIII)  Henry  Harrison,  youngest  child  of  Jon- 
athan (5)  and  Dorcas  (Holt)  (Blodgett)  Liver- 
more, was  born  in  Wilton;  February  8.  1848,  and 
educated  in  the  common  schools.  He  has  always 
lived  on  the  homestead  where  generations  of  his 
ancestors  lived  before  him,  and  like  his  father  has 
been   successfully   engaged   in    farming   and   milling. 


His  standing  as  a  citizen  and  his  success  in  business 
have  given  him  local  influence,  and  the  Republican 
party,  of  which  he  is  a  member,  made  him  select- 
man. He  is  a  Unitarian  in  religion,  and  was  clerk 
of  the  Unitarian  Church  Society  of  Wilton  for 
twenty-five  years.  He  is  a  member  of  Advance 
Grange,  No.  20,  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  He  mar- 
ried, March  23,  1879,  Martha  E.  Boynton,  born  in 
Wilton,  September  9,  1850,  daughter  of  Oliver  W. 
and  Olive  (Barker)  Boynton.  They  have  had 
three  children :  Abiel  Abbot,  born  December  22, 
1879.  Leon  Jonathan,  July  18,  1883,  died  June  21, 
1887.     Olive  Boynton,  December  22,  1886. 


This  is  one  of  the  numerous  ortho- 
HOBART     graphies  of  Hubbard,  which  has  been 

spelled  in  various  ways  by  different 
persons,  and  by  the  same  person  at  different  times. 
Whether  the  family  herein  written  of  is  of  the 
same  ancient  lineage  as  the  immigrant  Hubbards  is 
not  certain,  but  in  the  shire  of  Norfolk,  England, 
are  various  parishes  giving  in  full  the  antecedents 
and  data  of  the  family  of  Edmund  Hobart,  which 
the  exorbitant  fees  demanded  by  custodians  have 
prevented  the  American  genealogist  from  obtaining. 

(I)  Edmund  Hobart  was  born  in  Hingham, 
Norfolk  county,  England,  about  1574,  and  died  in 
Hingham,  Massachusetts,  March  8,  1648.  aged 
seventy-four.  In  May,  1633,  he  arrived  at  Charles- 
town.  With  him  or  soon  after  came  his  wife,  four 
sons,  three  daughters,  several  grandchildren,  and 
his  servant  Henry  Gibbs  He  was  made  a  freeman 
March  4,  1634,  and  admitted  to  full  communion  in 
the  First  Church  of  Chri?t  in  Boston,  August  9, 
1634,  and  stood  No.  15  on  the  freeman's  list,  and 
was  one  of  ten  citizens  who  with  Increase  Nowell. 
October  13.  1634,  agreed  that  only  desirable  persons 
should  be  allowed  to  "sit  downe  and  dwell  in  the 
towne."  He  was  constable  of  Charlestown  in  1635. 
This  same  year  he  removed  to  Bear  Cove  (Hing- 
ham) ;  he  assisted  in  organizing  the  First  Church 
there,  of  which  his  son  Peter  was  the  first  minister, 
and  was  made  a  commissioner,  September  6,  1638, 
the  functions  being  similar  to  those  of  a  justice  of 
the  peace  nowadays,  permitting  him  to  officiate  at 
marriage  ceremonies,  a  privilege  then  denied  to 
many  ministers.  He  was  deputy  to  the  general 
court  in  1639-40-41-42,  and  was  generally  spoken  of 
as  "Edmund  Hubbard  the  elder."  He  married 
(first).  Margaret  Dewey,  born  in  England,  in  1597. 
She  died  in  1641,  aged  forty-four.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Ann  (or  Sarah),  the  widow  of  Rev.  John 
Lyford,  an  Episcopal  clergyman  from  Loughgall, 
Armagh,  Ireland,  who  was  banished  from  Plym- 
outh Colony  in  1624.  She  was  "a  grave  matron 
and  of  good  carriage,"  and  died  June  23,  1649.  The 
seven  children  of  Edmund  and  Margaret,  all  born 
in  England,  were:  Nazareth.  Rebecca,  Sarah,  Ed- 
mund, Peter.  Thomas  and  Joshua. 

(II)  Rev.  Peter;  second  son  of  Edmund  and 
Margaret  (Dewey)  Hobart,  was  born  in  Hingham, 
Norfolk  county,  England,  in  1604,  and  died  in  Hing- 
ham. Massachusetts.  January  20,  1679,  aged  seventy- 


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five.  He  graduated  at  Magdalene  College,  Cam- 
bridge University,  in  1625,  as  master  of  arts,  and 
taught  there  for  a  short  period,  and  was  ordained 
by  the  Bishop  of  Norwich  in  1627.  He  preached  in 
England  for  ten  years,  and  left  Haverhill,  England, 
in  April,  1635,  arriving  at  Charlestown,  Massachu- 
setts, June  8,  1635,  with  his  wife,  who  died  about 
1636,  and  four  children,  in  one  of  a  fleet  of  seven 
vessels.  He  joined  the  Charlestown  church,  June 
30,  1635.  The  first  entry  made  in  his  journal  reads 
as  follows :  "1635 — June  8,  I.  with  my  wife  and 
four  children,  came  safely  to  New  England  June  ye 
8,  '635 ;  forever  praysed  be  th  God  of  Heaven  my 
God  and  King."  September  2,  1635,  he  was  made  a 
freeman,  and  September  18,  1635,  he.  with  twenty- 
nine  others,  founded  Hingham  (the  name  of  which 
was  changed  from  Bear  Cove),  Massachusetts, 
formally  drawing  their  house  lots  upon  that  day. 
From  1635  to  1679,  forty-four  years,  he  preached  in 
Hingham.  according  to  the  memorial  tablet  now  in 
the  church,  which  was  open  for  public  worship  Jan- 
uary 8,  1682,  the  land  being  donated  by  Captain 
Joshua  Hobart,  Peter's  youngest  brother.  Peter 
was  an  independent  and  spirited  clergyman,  and 
espoused  somewhat  too  warmly  his  late  sovereign's 
cause  and  English  customs  generally,  which  oc- 
casionally brought  him  up  before  the  general  court 
to  answer  for  his  outspoken  opinions.  In  1646  he 
was  fined  £20  for  "seditious  practices  and  deroga- 
tion of  and  contempt  for  authority"  and  was  "bound 
to  his  good  behavior."  He  defended  his  brothers 
Joshua,  Edmund  and  Thomas  against  charges  of  in- 
subordination preferred  by  Lieutenant  Anthony 
Eames,  commanding  officer  of  the  "train  band."  and 
a  member  of  Rev.  Peter's  church.  This  was  a  bit- 
ter and  disagreeable  quarrel,  and  agitated  Hingham 
for  many  years.  The  various  active  participants 
were  fined  a  sum  total  of  £155,  10s,  to  which  Joshua 
contributed  £10,  Edmund,  Jr.,  £5,  and  Thomas  and 
Peter  £2  each.  He  signed  his  name  "Hubberd." 
though  it  was  more  commonly  spelled  "Hobart." 
By  his  parishioners  he  was  greatly  admired,  re- 
spected and  loved.  He  married  first  in  England, 
and  by  that  marriage  had  four  children  when  he 
landed  in  America.  His  first  wife  died  about  1636. 
Her  name  is  not  known.  His  second  wife  was 
Rebecca  Ibrook,  daughter  of.  Richard  Ibrook,  one 
of  the  early  settlers  of  Hingham.  She  died  Sep- 
tember 9,  1693.  aged  seventy-two.  His  children 
were :  Joshua,  Jeremiah,  Josiah.  Elizabeth,  Ichabod, 
Hannah,  died  young;  Hannah,  Bathsheba,  Israel, 
Jail,  Gershom,  Japhet.  Nehemiah,  David,  Rebecca, 
Abigail  and  Lydia,  fifteen  of  whom  survived  him. 

(Ill)  Rev.  Gershom.  eleventh  child  and  sixth 
son  of  Rev.  Peter  and  Rebecca  (Ibrook)  Hobart, 
was  born  in  Hingham,  in  1645,  and  died  in  Groton, 
December  18.  1707.  He  was  admitted  freeman  Oc- 
tober 8,  [662,  and  graduated  from  Harvard  College 
in  1667.  He  preached  a  short  time  in  Plymouth 
and  other  places  and  was  ordained  at  Groton,  Mass- 
achusetts, November  26.  t670.  where  he  remained 
until  his  death  in  1707,  and  was  a  famous  and  popu- 
lar  divine.       lie   married,    April    26.     1675,     Sarah 


Aldis,  born  June  9,  1652,  daughter  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Eliot)  Aldis,  of  Dedham,  Massachusetts. 
She  died  April  14.  1712.  The  children  born  of  this 
marriage  were:  Gershom.  Shebuel,  Rebecca,  Ne- 
hemiah, Joanna,   Peter,   Hepzibah  and   Ruth. 

(IV)  Gershom  (2),  eldest  child  of  Rev.  Ger- 
shom (1)  and  Sarah  (Aldis)  Hobart,  was  born  in 
Groton,  in  1684.  When  a  little  lad  he  was  cap- 
tured by  the  Indians.  July  12,  1694.  He  was  liber- 
ated and  returned  to  Groton  the  following  year. 
He  married,  February  26,  1714,  Lydia  Nutting,  born 
June  3,  1686,  daughter  of  James  and  Lydia  (Long- 
ley)  Nutting,  of  Groton.  They  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children :  Ruth,  Gershom,  Josiah,  Jeremiah, 
Jonathan,  Lydia  and  John. 

(V)  Gershom  (3),  son  of  Gershom  (2)  and 
Lydia   (Nutting)   Hobart.  was  born  in  Groton,  July 

13,  and  baptised  August  18,  1717.  He  lived  in 
Groton,  Massachusetts,  and  later  in  Hollis,  New 
Hampshire.  The  birth  of  one  child  is  recorded  in 
Groton,  and  two  in  Hollis.  He  was  one  of  the 
grantees  of  Plymouth,  and  one  of  the  early  settlers, 
going  thither  in  1764,  or  early  in  the  spring  of  1765. 
He  attended  the  meetings  of  the  proprietors,  and 
received  the  several  parcels  of  land  awarded  him  in 
1  lie  successive  divisions.  In  1778,  after  a  residence 
in  Plymouth  of  fourteen  years,  he  removed  to 
Cockermouth.  In  the  incorporation  of  Hebron. 
1792,  his  farm  in  Cockermouth  was  included,  and 
after  that  date  he  was  an  inhabitant  of  Hebron, 
where  he  died  in  1795,  aged  seventy-eight.  While  a 
resident  of  Groton,  Massachusetts,  he  married,  Jan- 
uary ir,  1743,  Mary  Townsend,  who  died  a  few 
years  later,  leaving  one  child.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), in  Lunenburg,  Massachusetts,  January  18, 
1753,  Alephia  Dodge,  born  in  Lunenburg.  June  2, 
1734,  daughter  of  Noah  and  Margaret  (Crockett) 
Dodge.  She  died  about  1780.  She  was  the  mother 
of  eleven  children.  He  married  (third),  October 
20,  1783,  Abigail  Colburn,  widow  of  William  Col- 
burn,  of  Hollis.  The  names  of  Gershom  Hobart's 
'children  are:  Gershom.  Mary,  died  young;  Alephia 
and  Mary  (twins),  Noah,  Solomon,  Reuben,  Hepse- 
bah,  Josiah,  Sarah,  Asa  and  Lydia. 

(VI)  Josiah,  tenth  child  and  fourth  son  of 
Gershom  (3)  and  Alephia  (Dodge)  Hobart,  was 
born  in  Plymouth,  September  3,  1765,  and  died  May 

14,  1812,  aged  forty-seven.  He  was  the  first  white 
male  child  born  in  Plymouth.  After  1792  his  home 
was  in  Hebron.  He  was  a  selectman  of  Cocker- 
mouth in  17SS.  and  was  moderator,  town  clerk,  and 
selectman  of  Hebron.  In  1805  and  1809  he  was  a 
representative  of  the  classed  towns  which  included 
Hebron.  He  was  appointed  justice  of  the  peace  in 
1805,  and  coroner  of  Grafton  county  in  1799  and 
1S02.  He  was  a  deacon,  and  in  1801,  as  shown  by 
the  records,  he  sought  the  advice  of  the  church  in 
regard  to  his  preparation  for  the  ministry.  It  is 
well  known  that  he  did  preach  occasionally,  and 
several  of  his  manuscript  sermons  are  preserved, 
but  he  never  formally  entered  the  ministry.  He 
married,  November  20.  1787,  Joanna  Ilazclton,  born 
December    3.    1767,    daughter   of    Samuel    Ilazelton. 


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She  died  June  8,  1816,  aged  forty-nine.  They  had 
twelve  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy  un- 
named. Those  who  survived  infancy  were :  Joanna, 
Josiah,  Noah,  Lavinia,  Samuel  Hazelton,  Leonard, 
Josiah,  Sally  and  David. 

(VII)  Lavinia,  fourth  child  and  second  daugh- 
ter of  Josiah  and  Joanna  (Hazelton)  Hobart,  was 
born  in  Hebron,  October  31,  1795,  and  married 
March  3,  1816,  Rev.  Stephen  Pillsbury.  (See  Pills- 
bury  VI). 


This  is  a  name  of  French  origin,  and 
BOYCE    was  carried  into  England  by  Huguenots 

who  fled  from  the  persecutions  of  their 
countrymen  in  France.  The  name  as  originally 
spelled  was  Bois,  which  is  equivalent  to  the  English 
word  wood,  and  belongs  to  the  class  called  local 
surnames.  On  the  adoption  of  surnames  by  the  com- 
mon people  of  France,  this  was  taken  by  many  who 
lived  in  or  near  a  wood  or  handled  wood. 

(I)  Joseph  Boyce  was. born  about  1609,  and  is 
found  of  record  as  early  as  1640  in  that  part  of 
Salem  which  is  now  Peabody,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  a  tanner  by  trade.  He  early  associated  him- 
self with  the  Quakers.  His  wife,  whose  christian 
name  was  Ellenor,  died  about  1694.  His  will  was 
dated  September  4,  1684,  and  was  proven  February 
18,  1695,  indicating  approximately  the  time  of  his 
death.  Their  children,  born  in  Salem,  were:  Mary, 
Esther,  Elizabeth,  Joseph  and   Benjamin. 

(II)  Joseph  (2),  eldest  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Joseph  (1)  and  Ellenor  Boyce,  was  baptized  in 
Salem,  on  the  thirty-first  day  of  the  first  month,  1644. 
He  was  a  tanner  and  lived  on  his  father's  home- 
stead in  Salem,  and  died  between  1709  and  1722.  He 
married,  December  4,  1667,  Sarah  Meacham,  who 
survived  him.  Their  children  were :  Sarah,  Joseph, 
Benjamin,  Jonathan,  David  and  Esther. 

(III)  Joseph  (3),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Joseph  (2)  and  Sarah  (Meacham)  Boyce,  was  born 
about  1672,  in  Salem,  and  lived  on  his  grandfather's 
homestead  in  that  town.  He  was  a  tanner  and  miller. 
About  1695  he  married  Rebecca  (Trask)  Potter, 
widow  of  Samuel  Potter.  He  died  in  1723  and  his 
widow  married  (second)  Benjamin  Very,  of  Salem, 
whom  she  survived.  Their  intention  of  marriage 
was  published  December  4,  1731.  The  children  of 
Joseph  (3)  and  Rebecca  Boyce  were:  Mary,  Re- 
becca, Joseph,  Abigail,  John,  Samuel  and  Nicholas. 

(IV)  John,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of  Joseph 
(3)  and  Rebecca  (Trask)  (Potter)  Boyce,  resided 
for  a  time  in  Salem,  having  learned  the  business  of 
tanning  from  his  father.  He  subsequently  became 
a  mariner  and  removed  to  Smithfield,  Rhode  Island. 
He  married,  January  18,  1728,  Elizabeth  Osborne, 
of  Salem,  and  among  their  children  were :  John, 
William  and  Elizabeth.  John  Boyce  was  an  English 
soldier  in  the  French  and  Indian  war. 

(V)  Paul  Boyce,  who  was  probably  a  son  of 
John  Boyce,  acquired  the  trade  of  carpenter.  In 
1772  he  removed  from  Smithfield,  Rhode  Island, 
to  Richmond,  New  Hampshire,  and  became  a  large 
land  owner  of  that  town.     He   settled  on  a  lot  in 


the  southeastern  corner  and  there  cleared  a  large 
farm,  which  was  afterwards  occupied  by  his  son 
Silas  and  his  grandson,  Enoch.  Paul  Boyce  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Patriot  army  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  He  settled  his  sons  on  lands  adjoin- 
ing his  own,  and  lived  to  an  old  age,  dying  in  181 7, 
at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years.  His  first  wife,  Han- 
nah (Staples)  Boyce,  died  in  1803.  and  he  married 
(second),  November  1,  1803,  Phyllis  Cook,  widow 
of  Nicholas  Cook.  She  was  born  October  31,  1738, 
and  died  March  21,  1815.  The  children,  all  born 
of  the  first  wife,  were:  Micene,  Samuel,  Gaskill, 
Cadish,  Nathan,  Jacob,  Stephen  and  Silas. 

(VI)  Silas,  youngest  child  of  Paul  and  Hannah 
(Staples)  Boyce,  was  born  in  Richmond,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1779,  and  died  October  1,  1818.  He  succeeded 
to  the  farm  his  father  resided  upon.  He  had  no  un- 
usual opportunities  for  schooling,  but  was  "a  good 
scholar,"  had  considerable  knowledge  of  the  ancient 
languages  and  of  higher  mathematics ;  studied  medi- 
cal works,  and  was  called  doctor,  but  never  prac- 
ticed medicine.  He  married  Comfort,  daughter  of 
Moses  Allen,  in  1798.  She  died  September  29,  1838, 
aged  sixty-four.  They  had  eight  children :  Thomas, 
Enoch,  Paul,  Jacob,  Hannah,  Gratis,  Phebe  and 
Lydia. 

(VII)  Thomas,  eldest  child  of  Silas  and  Com- 
fort (Allen)  Boyce,  was  born  in  Richmond,  June  27, 
1800,  and  died  February  9,  1857,  aged  fifty-seven. 
He  occupied  a  house  and  had  a  portion  of  land  in- 
cluded in  the  west  end  of  his  father's  farm.  He 
married,  October  25,  1821,  Silvia,  daughter  of  Silas 
Ballou.  She  died  March  19,  1857,  aged  sixty-eight. 
Their  children  were:  Silas  B.,  Rebecca,  Sabina, 
Philander,  James  and  Susanna. 

(VIII)  James,  fifth  child  and  third  son  of 
Thomas  and  Silvia  (Ballou)  Boyce,  was  born  in 
Richmond,  February  9,  1830,  died  in  Richmond, 
August  10,  1891,  aged  sixty-one.  He  was  a  mer- 
chant in  Hinsdale  for  about  eight  years,  and  in  1865 
removed  to  Keene,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
real  estate  business  for  about  twenty  years.  It  was 
Mr.  Boyce,  whose  power,  means  and  experience  pro- 
vided for  Keene  its  original  good  water  supply 
through  pine  logs  which  were  bored  and  clamped 
together  and  served  houses  the  entire  length  of 
Church  street.  He  it  was,  who  strongly  advocated 
the  securing  of  the  town  water  supply  from  the  lake 
at  the  foot  of  Monadnock,  in  Dublin,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  a  musical  genius  and  made  a  num- 
ber of  superior  violins,  on  which  instrument  he  was 
an  excellent  performer.  For  a  number  of  years 
before  his  death  he  was  living  in  retirement  at 
Keene.  He  married,  September  17,  1855.  Nancy 
Adams  Todd,  born  January  17,  1825,  daughter  of 
Levi  and  Nancy  (Corey)  Todd,  of  Hinsdale.  She 
resides  with  her  son  Leonard  O.  in  Keene.  They 
had  one  child,  Leonard  O.,  the  subject  of  the  fol- 
lowing paragraphs. 

(IX)  Leonard  Ormond,  only  child  of  James  and 
Nancy  A.  (Todd)  Boyce,  was  born  in  Hinsdale, 
June  14,  1856.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Hinsdale  and  Keene,  graduating  from  the 


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high  school  of  the  latter  place  in  1874,  and  subse- 
quently attended  Comer's  Business  College  in  Bos- 
ton. In  1877  he  entered  commercial  life  in  Keene  as 
a  clerk  with  Knowlton  &  Stone,  dealers  in  hard- 
ware. After  five  years'  service  with  this  firm,  he 
filled  a  similar  position  four  years  for  the  Keene 
Furniture  Company.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he 
entered  the  railway  mail  service,  where  he  has 
since  been  employed.  For  sixteen  years  he  was  on 
the  line  between  Keene  and  South  Vernon.  Since 
1901  he  has  worked  on  the  division  between  New- 
port and  Springfield.  Air.  Boyce  is  an  efficient  and 
faithful  employee,  and  has  a  fine  record  in  the 
government  service.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  and  feels  a  just  pride  in  his  relations  with 
that  order.  In  1882  he  was  made  a  Mason  in  Social 
Friends  Lodge.  No.  42,  of  Keene,  of  which  he  is 
still  a  member  and  past  master.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber "of  Cheshire  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  4,  of 
which  he  is  past  high  priest;  St.  John's  Council, 
No.  4,  Royal  and  Select  Masters  ;  Hugh  de  Payens 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  No.  7,  all  of  Keene; 
and  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory,  Sublime 
Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret,  thirty-second  degree, 
of  Nashua ;  also  of  Mount  Sinai  Temple,  Nobles 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine;  and  Asheria  Chapter,  No.  40, 
Order  of  the  Eastern  Star.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Descendants 
of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Redmen,  and  the  Wentworth 
Club  of  Keene. 

He  married,  December  15,  1880,  Ella  E.  Howe, 
of  Keene.  She  was  born  October  8,  i860,  and  is  the 
daughter  of  Albert  N.  and  Emeline  E.  (Melendy) 
Howe.  They  have  two  children  :  James  A.,  a  grad- 
uate of  Hickox  School  of  Stenography,  and  a  sales- 
man for  the  Cheshire  Beef  Company,  of  Keene,  and 
Florence  E.,  at  home,  who  completed  her  education 
at  Lasell  Seminary  for  Young  Women,  Auburn- 
dale,  Massachusetts. 

.Mr.  James  A.  Coyce  is  also  a  member  of  Social 
Friends  Lodge,  No.  42,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons; 
Cheshire  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  4,  Royal  and 
Select  .Masters ;  and  Hugh  De  Payen  Commandery, 
No.  7.  all  of  Keene.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Sons  of  American  Revolution  and  Descendants  of 
Colonial  Wars. 


Several    persons    of   this    name   set- 

IIAXCOCK    tied      in      Massachusetts      in      early 

colonial      days,      and      from      them 

sprang    some    of    the    most     distinguished    men    of 

Ma  -Us. 

Nathaniel  Hancock,  one  of  the  "first  company." 
was  in   Caml  earlj   as   [634,  and  resided  on 

the  easterly  side  of  lHmstrr  street,  between  Harvard 
and  Mount  Vuburn  streets  He  'lied  in  early  life, 
about  1648,  and  his  widow  Joanna  was  appointed 
fifteen  years  afterwards,  in  1663,  administratrix  of 
hi  'late.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  Sarah, 
Nathaniel.   John,    Elizabeth  and   Lydia. 

Nathaniel  (2),  third  child  and  only  son  of 
Nathaniel  (1)  and  Joanna  Hancock  who  reached 
mature  age.   was  born  De.  -  .    [638,  and  died 


April  12,  1719,  aged  eighty-one.  He  was  a  shoe- 
maker and  inherited  the  homestead.  He  was  one  of 
the  town  drummers,  and  in  1685  recovered  judg- 
ment for  £8  against  the  selectmen  for  drumming, 
and  for  the  maintenance  of  drums  for  sundry  years 
past.  Lie  was  admitted  to  the  church  May  31.  1667, 
(at  which  time  he  was  baptized),  and  elected  dea- 
con June  7,  1705.  He  married  (first),  March  8, 
1664.  Mary,  daughter  of  Henry  Prentice,  and  (sec- 
ond), December  26,  1699,  Sarah  Green,  who  sur- 
vived him  and  probably  married  John  Cooper.  June 
21,  1720.  From  Nathaniel  (2)  Hancock  are  de- 
scended the  family  under  consideration  in  this  ar- 
ticle. His  children,  all  by  the  first  wife,  were: 
Nathaniel  (died  young).  Mary,  Sarah,  Nathaniel,. 
Abigail  (died  young),  John,  Samuel,  Abigail.  Eliza- 
beth.  Ebenezer,  Joseph  and  Solomon. 

(I)  Jacob,  descendant  of  Nathaniel  Hancock,, 
was  born  early  in  the  eighteenth  century.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  1775.  in  Captain  Thomas  Tuck's  com- 
pany, of  Colonel  Joseph  Blanchard's  regiment, 
which  was  raised  for  the  reduction  of  Crown  Point 
in  that  year.  His  enlistment  was  dated  April  24. 
and  he  was  discharged  October  18,  of  the  same 
year.  He  was  active  in  a  Crown  Point  expedition 
in  1757,  being  a  member  of  Captain  Hercules 
Mooney's  company  of  Colonel  Nathaniel  Meserve's 
regiment.  His  services  that  year  began  with  March 
fifth.  The  records  show  that  he  was  made  a 
prisoner  and  that  Jacob  Dailey  acted  for  him,  under 
power  of  attorney  issued  March  31,  1758.  Hancock 
was  then  spoken  of  as  of  Hampstead  and  his  mili- 
tary service  was  referred  to.  In  May  of  that  year 
the  Colonial  government  allowed  him  eighteen 
pounds  and  fifteen  shillings,  as  compensation  for 
loss  of  arms  and  clothing  at  Fort  William  Henry. 
He  was  again  a  soldier  in  1760,  serving  from  March 
6  to  November  27,  in  Captain  John  Hazen's  com- 
pany of  Colonel  John  Golf's  regiment.  After  these 
wars  Jacob  Hancock  became  one  of  the  first  settlers 
in  Northfield,  New  Hampshire.  His  home  was  on 
the  east  bank  of  the  Merrimack  and  his  land  lay  on 
both  sides  of  the  stream,  near  what  is  now  known 
as  Webster  Place,  then  a  part  of  Salisbury.  He 
did  not  marry  Elizabeth  Kcyser,  as  related  in  the 
History  of  Salisbury,  unless  it  were  as  a  second 
wife,  as  hi-  children  were  >  dclcr  than  she.  The  rec- 
ord shows  that  his  daughter  Dorothy  was  baptized 
in  1752,  in  Haverhill.  Massachusetts.  His  children 
are  supposed  to  have  included:  Joseph.  George, 
John,  Abigail,  married  Colonel  Shepard;  Kezia, 
married  Captain  John  Clough;  Dorothy,  married 
Charles*  Noyes,  of  Canterbury;  ami  Alice. 

(II)  George,  third  son  of  Jacob  Hancock, 
was  horn  in  1740  He  was  the  owner  of  much  land 
along  the  Winnepesaukee  river,  and  erected  the 
first  saw  and  grist  mill  at  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He 
was  preparing  to  curt  another  at  Meredith  when 
he  died  suddenly  of  spotted  fever  at  the  age  of 
fifty.  Through  some  delaj  or  chicanery  the  property 
was  lost  to  the  family,  hut  was  always  called  the 
"Hancock  Mill."  He  married  Sarah  Williams,  horn 
in  Durham,  in  1759,  daughter  of  William  and  Eliza- 


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beth  (Hills)  Williams,  of  Northfield.  She  always 
maintained  that  she  could  remember  the  journey  to 
Northfield,  although  she  was  at  the  time  only  two 
years  old.  Her  uncle.  Samuel  Hills,  carried  her  on 
a  horse.  She  died  January  14,  1850,  at  the  vener- 
able age  of  almost  one  hundred  and  one  years. 
She  had  been  a  widow  sixty  years.  Eight  children 
were  born  of  this  union:  Sally,  Hannah,  Elizabeth, 
Henrietta,  George,  Joseph,  William  and  John. 

(III)  Lieutenant  William,  seventh  child  and 
third  son  of  George  and  Sarah  (Williams)  Han- 
cock, was  born  January  19.  1786.  He  resided  until 
his  second  marriage  on  what  is  called  the  lower  in- 
tervale, and  then  removed  to  Mills  Corner,  now 
Uplands.  He  was  a  lifelong  farmer,  and  for  years 
a  lieutenant  in  the  militia.  He  married  (first)  Polly 
Cross.  After  her  death  he  married  '(second),  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1818,  Sally  Wentworth  Rand.  By  the 
first  wife  there  was  one  child,  William  Williams, 
and  by  the  second,  six  children:  John.  Ann  Eliza- 
beth, George,  Henry,  Sarah  and  Joseph. 

(IV)  William  Williams,  only  child  of  William 
and  Polly  (Cross)  Hancock,  was  born  in  North- 
field,  July  12.  1807,  and  died  February  23,  1885. 
aged  seventy-eight.  He  resided  in  Franklin,  was 
a  carpenter  and  builder,  and  followed  that  occupa- 
tion through  life.  He  married,  May  6,  1833,  Nancy 
Brown,  born  in  East  Andover,  October  20,  181  r. 
Her  mother's  name  was  Anna  Rowell.  They  had 
ten  children :  Mary  Jane,  married  Francis  W. 
Pearson.  Caroline,  became  the  wife  of  James  L. 
Keniston,  of  Andover.  Arthur  A.,  died  young. 
Enoch  Brown,  lived  in  Nevada.  William  G.  Par- 
ker C,  who  is  mentioned  below.  Nancy  E.,  second 
wife  of  James  L.  Keniston.  Frank  K.,  who  resided 
in  Franklin.  Henry  Augustus,  who  died  at  twenty. 
Abbie  Susan,  married  Frank  L.  Morrison,  of  Frank- 
lin Falls. 

(V)  Parker  Cross,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son 
of  William  W.  and  Nancy  (Brown)  Hancock,  was 
born  in  Franklin,  October  26,  1843.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  in  the 
Franklin  Academy.  At  nineteen  years  of  age  he 
went  to  Concord,  and  for  two  years  was  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Charles  Austin,  organ  manufacturer.  Re- 
turning to  Franklin  he  became  secretary  and  book- 
keeper for  Walter  Aiken,  manufacturer,  and  filled 
that  place  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Aiken,  in  1893,  and 
continued  his  duties  the  two  following  years  for 
Mr.  Aiken's  sons  and  successors.  In  1880  Mr.  Han- 
cock and  Mr.  George  W.  Griffin  organized  the  firm 
of  George  W.  Griffin  &  Company,  manufacturers  of 
scroll  and  hack  saws,  the  only  concern  of  the  kind 
in  this  section  of  the  country.  Since  1895  he  has 
devoted  his  entire  attention  to  this  enterprise.  Mr. 
Hancock  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Merrimack  Lodge.  No.  28,  Independent  Or- 
der of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Franklin,  and  is  also  a 
Thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  Knight  Templar. 
He  married,  in  Franklin,  May  22,  1866.  Jennie  M. 
Burgess,  born  in  Houlton,  Maine,  February  5,  1847, 
daughter  of  Bethuel  and  Mary  (Sturtevant)  Bur- 
gess, of  Houlton,  Maine.     To  them  have  been  born 

iii — 4 


four  children:  Arthur  M..  November  4,  1S74,  a 
graduate  of  Brown  University,  class  of  1897,  now  a 
foreman  for  G.  W.  Griffin  &  Company.  George  L., 
January  8,  1877,  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  College, 
class  of  igor,  now  in  the  employ  of  the  Franklin 
Needle  Company,  of  Franklin.  Walter  A.,  May  25, 
1885.  a  student  at  Dartmouth.  Dorothy,  February 
5.    1887,  a  student  at  Wellesley  College. 


The  majority  of  Americans 
HUNTINGTON  bearing  this  name  are  descend- 
ed from  an  English  emigrant, 
who  was  prevented  by  the  inevitable  hand  of  destiny 
from  reaching  the  land  of  civil  and  religious  liberty 
for  which  he  had  departed  from  the  land  of  his 
birth.  The  Huntingtons  of  New  England  took  root 
in  both  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut,  and  are 
now  widely  distributed  throughout  the  United 
States.  Men  of  this  name,  descendants  of  the  emi- 
grant just  referred  to,  have  figured  prominently  in 
legal,  ecclesiastical,  financial  and  business  circles, 
and  the  name  of  Samuel  Huntington,  of  Connecti- 
cut, who  represented  that  colony  in  the  famous 
gathering  at  Philadelphia  whose  deliberations  cul- 
minated in  the  Declaration  of  Independence  July  4. 
17/6,  is  the  ninth  in  the  list  of  delegates  who  signed 
that  instrument,  which  must  for  all  time  be  con- 
sidered the  most  sacred  document  in  the  archives 
of  the  nation.  Probably  the  most  modern  repre- 
sentative of  the  name  was  the  late  Dan.  Hunting- 
ton, D.  D.  Protestant  Episcopal  bishop  of  the  dio- 
cese of  Syracuse,  New  York. 

(I)  Simon  Huntington,  his  wife,  who  was  before 
marriage  Margaret  Baret,  of  Norwich,  England, 
and  his  three  sons— William,  Simon  and  Samuel, 
sailed  for  New  England  in  1633.  He  died  of  small 
pox  during  the  passage,  and  his  family  probably 
landed  in  Boston.  The  earliest  reference  to  them 
on  this  side  of  the  ocean  is  found  in  the  records  of 
the  First  Church  in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  where- 
in is  an  entry  in  the  handwriting  of  the  Rev.  John 
Eliot  as  follows:  "Margaret  Huntington,  widow, 
came   in    1633.      Her   husband    died   by   the   way    of 

small  pox.     She  brought  children  with  her." 

It  is  quite  probable  that  she  was  again  married,  in 
163S-36,  to  Thomas  Stoughton,  then  of  Dorchester, 
and  removed  to  Windsor,  Connecticut. 

ill)  William,  probably  the  eldest  son  of  Simon 
and  Margaret  (Baret)  Huntington,  was  of  Salis- 
bury, Massachusetts,  in  1640,  and  later  resided  in 
Amesbury.  He  appears  to  have  been  quite  promi- 
nent in  both  places,  owning  considerable  real  estate, 
and  he  died  in  Amesbury  in  1689.  He  married  Joanna 
Bayley,  daughter  of  John  Bayley,  who  went  from 
Salisbury  to  Newbury  in  1650.  John  Bayley  was  a 
passenger  on  the  "Angel  Gabriel,"  which  was 
wrecked  on  the  coast  of  Maine,  having  on  board 
a  considerable  number  of  emigrants  who  found  their 
way  to  the  settlements  in  Massachusetts.  William 
Huntington  was  the  father  of  John,  James  and  Mary. 
(Ill)  John,  eldest  child  of  William  and  Joanna 
(Bayley)    Huntington,    was    born    in    Amesbury,    in 


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August,  1643,  and  died  there  about  the  year  1727. 
The  maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Elizabeth  Hunt, 
and  his  children  were:  Hannah  (died  young), 
Wary,  Elizabeth,  Hannah,  Sarah,  Susannah,  Wil- 
liam, Samuel  and  Deborah. 

(IV)  William,  seventh  child  and  eldest  son  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Hunt)  Huntington,  was  a 
lifelong  resident  of  Amesbury.  He  married  Mary 
Goodwin,  January  27.  1708-09,  and  he  was  probably 
the  same  William  Huntington  who  was  married  the 
second  time  on  December  19,  1725,  to  Mary  Colby, 
a  widow.  He  was  the  executor  of  his  father's  will. 
He  was  the  father  of  nine  children,  all  born  in 
Amesbury,  their  names  were:  John,  Lydia,  Mary, 
Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Deborah,  William,  Timothy  and 
Judith. 

(V)  John,  eldest  child  of  William  and  Mary 
(Goodwin)  Huntington,  was  born  in  Amesbury, 
January  5,  1709-10.  He  resided  at  the  homestead 
of  his  grandfather.  His  wife,  who  was  before  mar- 
riage Abigail  Jones,  was  a  member  of  the  Society 
of  Friends,  and  their  children,  some  of  whom  mar- 
ried among  that  sect,  were :  John,  Mary,  Merriam, 
Susannah,   William,   Sarah  and  Elizabeth. 

t\T)  John,  eldest  child  of  John  and  Abigail 
(Jones)  Huntington,  was  born  in  Amesbury,  Au- 
gust 15,  1737.  He  married  Hannah  Wood,  who 
bore  him  ten  children,  namely:  Jacob,  Benjamin, 
Moses,  John,  Hannah,  Mary,  Abigail,  Daniel,  Sarah 
and  Judith. 

(VII)  Benjamin,  second  child  of  John  and  Han- 
nah (Wood)  Huntington,  was  born  in  Amesbury, 
April  24,  1760.  In  early  manhood  he  went  to 
Weare,  New  Hampshire,  and  purchased  one  hun- 
dred acres  of  land  lying  about  a  mile  west  of  Clif- 
ton Grove,  which  is  still  known  as  the  old  Hunting- 
ton farm,  and  he  resided  there  for  the  remainder  of 
his  life.  He  also  bought  land  in  Henniker.  The 
maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Elizabeth  Buxton, 
and  they  reared  a  large  family  of  children,  namely : 
Hannah,  born  December  13,  1781,  married  Jonathan 
Purington,  of  Lincoln,  Vermont ;  Jacob,  the  date 
of  whose  birth  will  be  found  elsewhere;  Sarah,  born 
October  9,  1785,  became  the  wife  of  Robert  Gove, 
of  Deering,  New  Hampshire ;  Betsey,  born  Feb- 
ruary     14,      1788,      married      Timothy      Matthews; 

["nomas,  born  February  20,  1791.  married 
Johnson;  Anna,  born  in  the  latter 
part  of  1791,  married  Daniel  Buxton;  Lydia, 
who  died  young;  John,  burn  August  5,  i797- 
married  Peace  Purington;  and  Benjamin,  born  Oc- 
tober 17,  [799,  married  Sally  Buxton  for  his  first 
wife,  and  for  his  second  wife   Mar\    A.  Beard. 

(VIII)  Jacob,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Buxton)  Huntington,  was 
born    September   3,    1783.     At   the   age  of   nineteen 

he  unit  t.i  reside  upon  a  tract  of  one  hundred 
acres  of  land  in  the  southern  part  of  Henniker 
owned  by  In?  father,  and  after  purchasing  it  in 
small  lots  he  enlarged  the  property  by  the  addi- 
tion of  adjoining  land,  leaving  at  his  death,  which 
occurred  July  15,  1857.  a  good  farm  of  one  hundred 
and    sixty    acres,      lie    was    noted    for    his    physical 


strength  and  power  of  endurance,  also  as  a  staunch 
Whig  and  a  leader  in  the  Anti-Slavery  movement. 
which  latter  was  prompted  by  his  belief  in  the 
Quaker  doctrine,  and  he  was  instrumental  in  estab- 
lishing the  Friend's  Meeting  at  what  is  known  as 
the  Friend's  Settlement  in  Henniker.  His  first 
wife,  whom  he  married  May  4.  1809,  was  Huldah 
Gove,  of  Weare,  wdio  died  October  20.  1819.  On 
February  1,  1823,  he  married  Mehitable  Hedding, 
whose  death  occurred  March  4.  1827.  In  October, 
1829.  he  married  for  his  third  wife  Lavinia  B.  Breed, 
daughter  of  Theophilus  Breed,  of  Lynn.  Massachu- 
setts, and  she  died  October  3,  1859.  The  children 
of  his  first  union  are:  Elijah  Brown,  born  June 
15,  181 1  ;  Elizabeth,  born  March  29,  1813,  married 
Jacob  Huntington,  probably  a  relative,  and  died 
September  16,  1838;  Sarah  G,  born  May  31,  1815, 
died  June  15,  1834;  and  Robert  G,  born  May  21, 
1817,  died  October  22.  1819.  Of  his  second  marriage 
there  were  no  children.  His  third  wife  bore  him 
four  children,  namely:  Franklin  Theophilus,  who 
will  be  again  referred  to ;  Huldah  G,  born  March 
2^,,  1834.  married  Joshua  Buxton,  and  died  in  1905 ; 
a  son  who  was  born  July  25.  1838,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 27  of  the  same  year;  and  Joseph  John,  born 
March  16,  1840,  married  Mary  T.  Gordon,  and  has 
three  children:   Henry.  Alice  and  Arthur. 

(  I X  >  Franklin  Theophilus,  eldest  child  of  Jacob 
and  Lavinia  B.  (Breed)  Huntington,  was  born  in 
Henniker,  August  21,  1S30.  After  concluding  his 
studies  at  the  local  academy  lie  turned  bis  atten- 
tion to  agricultural  pursuits,  and  for  many  years 
cultivated  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres 
in  the  southerly  part  of  the  town.  In  1903  he 
retired  and  is  now  residing  with  his  son  in  the  vil- 
lage. At  one  time  he  was  engaged  in  lumbering 
and  teaming.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  His 
religious  affiliations  are  with  the  Society  of  Friends. 
He  married  Lavinia  Gove,  daughter  of  Zacheus 
and  Hannah  Gove,  and  reared  two  children :  Laura 
Etta,  born  May  22.  1854.  and  is  now  the  wife  of 
John  Willis  Fowler,  of  Newbury.  New  Hampshire; 
and  Dana  Everett,  whose  birth  is  recorded  in  the 
succeeding  paragraph. 

1  \  )  Dana  Everett,  only  son  of  Franklin  T.  and 
Lavinia  (Gove)  Huntington,  was  born  in  Henniker. 
December  13,  1857.  He  attended  the  Clinton  Grove 
Seminary,  also  a  private  school  in  Henniker  and 
his  educational  opportunities  were  therefore  excel- 
lent. Commencing  the  activities  of  life  at  the  home- 
stead he  has  made  agriculture  a  profitable  occupa- 
tion, but  has  varied  the  monotony  of  farm  life 
by  engaging  in  the  lumbering  business,  carrying  on 
both  with  gratifying  success.  He  cuts  and  hauls  a 
considerable  amount  of  timber  annually,  necessi- 
tating the  employment  of  from  thirty-five  to  forty 
nun  and  a  number  of  horses.  Some  three  years 
ago  he  moved  from  the  homestead  to  the  George 
Rice  farm,  which  is  located  about  a  half  mile  west 
of  Henniker  Village,  and  carries  it  on  jointly  with 
bis  son-in-law.  Harry  Hatch,  keeping  from  thirty 
to  forty  dairy  cows  and  a  do/en  horses.  His  bay 
crop  averages  about   sixty  tons  per  annum,  and   the 


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present  year  he  planted  four  acres  of  fodder  corn. 
Mr.  Huntington  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
residents  of  Henniker,  and  participates  actively  in 
civic  affairs,  having  served  as  a  selectman  for  the 
.years  1S95-98-1 900-1 901  ;  represented  his  district  in 
the  state  legislature  in  1899  a"d  1900 ;  has  been 
supervisor  for  six  years  and  highway  commissioner 
for  four  years.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican  but 
prefers  to  act  independently,  supporting  the  candi- 
dates who  in  his  estimation  are  best  qualified  to 
hold  public  office,  irrespective  of  party.  He  belongs 
to  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  was  formerly 
master  of  Bear  Hill  Grange. 

He  was  married  for  the  first  time  August  13,  1879, 
to  Laura  A.  Woodward,  of  Antrim,  New  Hamp- 
shire, daughter  of  Sylvester  Woodward.  She  died 
in  1885,  leaving  one  daughter,  Edna  L.,  who  is  now 
the  wife  of  Harry  Hatch,  and  their  children  are : 
George  and  Kendall  J.  Hatch.  For  his  second  wife 
Mr.  Huntington  married  Cora  E.  Gale,  daughter 
of  William  H.  Gale,  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts.  The 
children  of  this  union  are :  Bessie  M.,  now  attend- 
ing a  Friends'  School  in  Providence.  Rhode  Island ; 
William  F.,  now  in  Warner,  New  Hampshire ; 
Lavinia  G,  Phebe  E.,  Evelyn  G.  and  Etta  L. 


A   family   tradition,   which   is   apparently 
LADD     well   founded,   asserts   that   the   name   of 

Ladd  is  of  French  origin,  and  that  it 
has  existed  in  England  from  the  time  of  the  con- 
quest (1066).  From  Le  Lade,  which  was  undoubt- 
edly the  original  French  spelling,  its  orthography 
has  been  subjected  to  numerous  evolutionary 
changes,  viz :  LeLade,  Lad,  Lade  and  Ladde.  to  its 
present  form  of  Ladd. 

(I)  The  first  of  this  name  in  America  was 
Daniel  Ladd,  of  Wiltshire,  England,  who  took  the 
required  oath  of  allegiance  in  order  to  sail  in  the 
ship  "Mary  and  John."  Robert  Sayres,  master,  from 
London,  March  .24.  1633-34.  for  New  England,  and 
landed  at  Nantasket  in  Boston  Harbor.  He  did 
not  settle  permanently  in  Dorchester  as  did  most  of 
his  fellow-passengers,  but  went  to  Ipswich,  where 
in  1637  he  was  granted  six  acres  of  land,  upon 
which  he  erected  a  dwelling,  and  in  1644  he  sold 
his  property  there  to  one  Henry  Kingsbury.  Prior 
to  that  date  (1639)  he  had  removed  to  Salisbury, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  granted  one  or  more 
acres  for  planting  purposes,  but  he  shortly  after- 
ward went  to  Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  as  one  of 
the  first  settlers  in  that  town,  and  he  resided  there 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  July  27,  1693.  The 
christian  name  of  his  wife,  who  accompanied  him 
from  England,  was  Ann,  and  she  died  February  9, 
1694.  Chase,  in  his  "History  of  Haverhill,"  says 
that  Daniel  Ladd  owned  and  cultivated  several 
farms  and  was  very  prominent  among  the  original 
proprietors.  In  1646  he  was  taxed  forty  pounds, 
and  in  1659  was  granted  permission  with  Theophilus 
Shatwell  to  erect  a  saw-mill  on  Spigott  (Spicket) 
river.  In  1668  he  was  one  of  the  selectmen,  and  at 
the  breaking-out  of  King  Philip's  war  (1675)  he. 
with  others  was  appointed  to  designate  what  houses 


should  be  garrisoned.  His  children  were:  Eliza- 
beth, Daniel,  Lydia,  Mary,  Samuel,  Nathaniel,  Eze- 
kiel  and  Sarah.  (Mention  of  Samuel  and  descend- 
ants is  made  in  this  article). 

(II)  Nathaniel  Ladd,  third  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Daniel  and  Ann  Ladd.  was  born  in  Haverhill, 
March  10.  1651.  When  a  young  man  he  settled  in 
Exeter.  New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  married 
July  12,  1678,  to  Elizabeth  Gilman,  daughter  of  Hon. 
John  Gilman,  founder  of  the  well-known  New 
Hampshire  family  of  that  name.  Hon.  John  Gil- 
man was  a  member  of  the  Provincial  council  under 
Governor  Cranfield,  a  delegate  to  the  assembly  and 
speaker  of  the  house.  For  alleged  implication  in 
Gove's  rebellion  against  Governor  Cranfield, 
Nathaniel  Ladd  was  examined  December  6,  1683,  by 
Judge  Barefoot,  who  accepted  the  surety  of  friends 
for  his  future  good  behavior,  and  he  was  never 
brought  to  trial.  In  the  summer  of  1690  he  volun- 
teered in  the  New  Hampshire  contingent  of  an  ex- 
pedition fitted  out  in  Massachusetts  to  protect  the 
settlers  in  Maine  from  the  aggressions  of  the  In- 
dians, and  being  severely  wounded  at  or  near  Cape 
Elizabeth,  he  returned  to  Exeter,  where  he  event- 
ually died  from  the  effects  of  his  injuries.  He  was 
the  father  of  seven  children:  Nathaniel.  Elizabeth, 
Mary,  Lydia,  Daniel,  John  and  Ann.  (Samuel  and 
descendants  are  noticed  at  length  in  this  article). 

(III)  Nathaniel  (2).  eldest  child  of  Nathaniel 
(1)  and  Elizabeth  (Gilman)  Ladd,  was  born  in 
Exeter.  April  6.  1679.  He  was  a  millwright  by 
trade,  which,  he  followed  in  connection  with  farm- 
ing, and  he  also  dealt  in  real  estate.  He  resided  in 
Stratham  for  a  number  of  years,  but  returned  to 
Exeter,  selling  his  farm  in  the  former  place  to  his 
son  Paul  in  1747,  and  his  brick  house  in  Exeter,  a 
part  of  which  he  gave  to  his  son  Elisha  in  1742, 
was  standing  in  18S8.  His  first  wife  was  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Edward  Gilman,  of  Exeter:  his  second 
wife  was  Rachel  Rawlins,  who  died  in  Stratham, 
July  22,  1717,  and  his  third  wife  was  Mrs.  Mary 
Mercy  Hilton,  nee  Hall,  daughter  of  Kingsley  Hali. 
of  Exeter,  and  widow  of  Dudley  Hilton.  His  chil- 
dren of  his  second  union  were:  Nathaniel,  Daniel. 
Edward  and  Elias.  and  those  by  his  third  marriage 
were:  Josiah,  Paul  and  Love  (twins),  Dudley  and 
Mercy. 

(IV)  Edward,  third  son  and  child  of  Nathaniel 
Ladd,  was  born  June  22,  1717.  He  resided  in  Bel- 
mont. New  Hampshire,  and  his  death  occurred  July 
5,  1789.  He  married  Catherine,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Abigail  (Gilman)  Thing,  and  she  died  Febru- 
ary 10,  1773.  The  children  of  this  union  were : 
Abigail,  born  December  7,  1734,  died  in  1747.  Ed- 
ward, born  April  13,  1736.  Thing,  born  July  5, 
1738.  Nathaniel,  born  December  25.  1740.  Samuel, 
who  will  be  again  referred  to.  John,  born  Septem- 
ber 19,  1746,  died  April.  11,  1770.  Abigail,  born  July 
21,  1749,  died  April   19,   1754. 

(V)  Colonel  Samuel,  fifth  son  and  child  of  Ed- 
ward and  Catherine  (Thing)  Ladd.  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1744.  He  was  a  resident  of  Belmont,  now 
Gilmanton,   and   died   April   9.    l8or.     November   10, 


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1768,  he  married  Abigail  Flanders,  who  died  June  8, 
1803.  having  been  the  mother  of  nine  children, 
namely:  Samuel,  born  December  4,  1769,  married 
Polly  Davis.  John,  born  March  25,  1771,  married 
Mehitabel  Gale.  Edward,  born  March  22,  1773. 
married  Hannah  Holt.  Abigail,  born  January  21, 
1777,  became  the  wife  of  Stephen  Perley,  and  died 
October  3,  1798,  (see  Perley  V).  Jonathan,  the 
date  of  whose  birth  is  given  in  the  succeeding  par- 
agraph. Dudley,  born  December  23,  1780,  married 
Abigail  Plummer.  Mehitabel,  born  April  5,  1783, 
became  the  second  wife  of  Stephen  Perley.  Thomas, 
born  May  26,  1785.  married  Eunice  Lyford. 

(VI)  Jonathan,  fifth  son  and  sixtli  child  of 
Colonel  Samuel  and  Abigail  (Flanders)  Ladd,  was 
born  January  21,  1779.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
settlers  at  Meredith  Bridge,  where  he  became  a 
prosperous  merchant  and  an  extensive  farmer  and 
real  estate  owner.  In  politics  he  acted  with  the 
Democratic  party  and  was  an  ardent  admirer  of 
General  Jackson.  He  died  March  16,  1826.  On 
February  17,  1808,  he  married  Rachel,  daughter  of 
Colonel  Dudley  and  Martha  (Swain)  Prescott,  and 
she  died  in  1815.  He  married  (second),  April  17, 
1816,  Betsey  Lawrence.  The  children  of  his  first 
union  were :  Susan  Augusta,  born  February  16. 
1810,  became  the  wife  of  Andrew  Watkins.  Lucian 
A.,  born  March  11,  1812,  died  December  29  of  the 
same  year.  Those  of  his  second  marriage  are : 
Lucian  A.,  of  whom  more  later.  Olive  Jane,  born 
June  7,  1824.  She  was  married  first  to  Dr.  Knowles, 
of  Northfield.  New  Hampshire,  and  second  to  Dr. 
D.  S.  Prescott,  of  Franklin,  New  Hampshire. 

(VII)  Lucian  Augustus,  eldest  son  and  child 
of  Jonathan  and  Betsey  (Lawrence)  Ladd,  was 
born  in  Laconia,  then  Meredith  Bridge,  August  18, 
1821.  From  the  public  schools  of  Laconia  he  went 
to  the  Guilford,  New.  Hampshire,  Academy,  but  was 
prevented  by  impaired  health  from  completing  the 
regular  course  at  that  institution,  and  relinquishing 
his  studies  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  sought 
and  obtained  recovery  by  working  in  the  open  air 
upon  the  farm  which  he  had  inherited  from  his 
father.  His  diligence,  good  judgment  and  sound 
common  sense  induced  his  guardian  to  give  him 
the  control  of  his  property  some  two  years  prior  to 
his  majority,  and  this  display  of  confidence  on  the 
part  of  his  legal  protector  served  to  stimulate  the 
youth  to  still  higher  achievements  in  order  to  prove 

nd  question  his  ability  to  manage  his  farm 
without  assistance.  With  a  view  of  obtaining  better 
facilities  for  carrying  out  his  ideas  relative  to 
general  farming  he  sold  his  property  some  two 
after  taking  possession  of  it,  and  purchased 
another  farm  in  the  vicinity:  he  made  excellent  use 
of  the  more  ample  opportunities  afforded  him  for 
gratifying  his  ambition  to  excel  in  the  raising  of 
Staple  farm  products,  as  well  as  the  breeding  of  fine 
cattle.  For  many  years  he  spe  ialized  in  the  rais- 
ing of  corn,  having  planted  as  many  as  sixteen 
thousand    hills    of    larg  1    twenty-five    thousand 

hills    of   a    smaller    variety    in    one    season,    and    he 
long   noted    i'>r   his    success    in   that   branch   of 


agriculture.  When  the  editor  of  the  Portsmouth- 
Gazette  offered  a  prize  of  one  hundred  dollars  in 
gold  to  the  farmer  who  could  produce  one  hun- 
dred bushels  of  shelled  corn  to  the  acre,  he  became 
a  competitor,  and  planting  his  hills  twelve  inches 
apart,  according  to  direction  of  Governor  Hill,  he 
not  only  succeeded  in  winning,  but  his  yield  ex- 
ceeded the  required  amount  by  nearly  seven  bushel-. 
This  agricultural  exploit  gave  him  a  wide  reputa- 
tion, and  at  the  request  of  the  editor  of  the  Gazette 
he  prepared  for  that  journal  a  treatise  on  the  suc- 
cessful cultivation  of  corn,  which  proved  exceed- 
ingly valuable  to  farmers  throughout  the  New  Eng- 
land states.  Having  improved  the  fertility  of  his- 
land  and  brought  it  to  the  highest  state  of  cultiva- 
tion obtainable,  he  never  allowed  it  to  deteriorate, 
and  as  a  result  his  annual  yield  of  hay  and  other 
products  were  always  large  and  of  a  superior 
quality. 

After  laboring  continuously  for  nearly  seventy 
years,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time  he  found 
himself  the  possessor  of  nearly  two  hundred  and 
fifty  acres  of  land,  Mr.  Ladd  retired  from  the  ac- 
tivities of  life  and  is  now  enjoying  a  well  earned 
rest  at  his  home  in  Laconia,  having  reached  the 
ripe  old  age  of  nearly  four  score  years  and  ten. 
This  burden  of  years  does  not  impair  his  faculties. 
His  excellent  memory  has  frequently  proved  valu- 
able to  those  seeking  information  relative  to  local 
events  which  transpired  in  the  early  period  of 
Laconia's  history,  and  he  is  now  the  only  person 
living  who  can  give  an  account  of  the  erection  and 
dedication  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Mere- 
dith Bridge,  which  occurred  sixty-six  years  ago. 
The  house  he  now  occupies  at  Meredith  Bridge,  in 
which  he  was  born,  was  built  over  a  hundred  years 
ago  by  John  A.  Harper,  an  early  congressman  from 
this  state.  Some  of  the  original  paper  hangings 
still  adorn  the  walls  and  are  in  an  excellent  state 
of  preservation.  Mr.  Ladd  is  the  oldest  person  now 
living  who  was  born  and  has  always  resided  at 
Meredith   Bridge. 

On  July  21,  1843,  Mr.  Ladd  married  Mary  Jane 
Smith,  daughter  of  Charles  Smith,  of  Gilmanton. 
The  children  of  this  union  are:  Charles  Smith,  born 
June  1.;.  1S44,  married  Lillia  Good.  Ann  Frances, 
born  August  5,  1S49.  Frederick  Y„  born  July  27. 
1851,  married  Zoe  M.  Porter.  Clara  Jane,  born 
June  2,    1853. 

(II)  Samuel,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Daniel  and  Ann  Ladd,  lived  in  the  west  parish  of 
Haverhill,  and  his  house  stood  on  the  site  of  the 
present  church  there.  Chase's  "History  of  Haver- 
hill" says:  "Feb.  22d.  1608,  this  Samuel  I. a. 1,1  with 
hi-  son  Daniel  and  Jonathan  Haynes  with  his  son 
Joseph,  who  lived  in  the  western  part  of  the  town, 
had  started  that  morning  with  their  teams,  con- 
sisting of  a  yoke  of  oxen  and  a  horse  each,  to 
bring  home  some  hay  which  had  been  cut  and 
stacked  the  preceding  summer  in  their  meadow  in 
the  extreme  western  part  of  the  town.  While  t; 
were    slowly    returning,    little    dreaming   of    present 

ger,    they    suddenly     found    themselves    between 


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two  files  of  Indians  who  had  concealed  themselves 
in  the  bushes  on  each  side  of  their  path.  There 
were  seven  of  them  on  each  side,  with  guns  pre- 
sented and  cocked,  and  the  fathers  seeing  that  it 
was  impossible  to  escape,  begged  for  quarter.  To 
this  the  Indians  replied,  'boon  quarter,  boon 
quarter.'  (Good  quarter).  Young  Ladd;  who  did 
not  relish  the  idea  of  being  taken  prisoner,  told  his 
father  that  he  would  mount  the  horse  and  endeavor 
to  escape,  but  the  old  man  forbade  him  to  make 
the  attempt,  telling  him  it  was  better  to  risk  re- 
maining a  prisoner.  He  cut  his  father's  horse  loose, 
however,  and  giving  him  the  lash  the  horse  started 
off  at  full  speed,  and  though  repeatedly  fired  at  by 
the  Indians,  succeeded  in  reaching  home  and  was 
the  means  of  giving  an  immediate  and  general 
alarm.  Two  of  the  Indians  then  stepped  behind 
the  fathers  and  dealt  them  a  heavy  blow  upon  the 
head.  Mr.  Haynes,  who  was  quite  aged,  instantly 
fell,  but  Ladd  did  not.  Another  of  the  savages 
then  stepped  before  the  latter  and  raised  his  hatchet 
as  if  to  strike.  Ladd  closed  his  eyes,  expecting  the 
blow  would  fall,  but  it  came  not,  and  when  he  again 
opened  his  eyes  he  saw  the  Indian  laughing  and 
mocking  at  his  fears.  Another  immediately  stepped 
behind  him  and  felled  him  at  a  blow.  The  In- 
dians on  being  asked  why  they  had  killed  the  old 
man,  said  they  killed  Haynes  because  'he  was  so 
•old  he  no  go  with  us,'  meaning  that  he  was  too 
aged  and  infirm  to  travel ;  and  that  they  killed 
Ladd,  who  was  a  fierce,  stern  looking  man,  be- 
cause 'he  so  sour.' " 

Tims  it  was  that  Samuel  Ladd  died  February 
22  1698.  His  wife,  Martha  Corliss,  whom  he  mar- 
ried December  1,  1674,  was  a  daughter  of  George 
Corliss,  and  she  bore  her  husband  ten  children : 
Daniel,  born  November  19,  1676,  married  Susannah 
Hartshorn.  Lydia,  September  25,  1679,  died  May 
22.  1684.  Samuel.  May  22,  1682,  married  Hannah 
Hartshorn.  Nathaniel,  September  9,  1684,  married 
Abigail  Bodwell.  Ezekiel,  February  14.  1686,  mar- 
Tied  Jemima  Foster,  of  Boxford.  David,  April  13, 
1689.  married  Hepziba  Hazen.  Jonathan,  April  13, 
1689,  married  Susannah  Kingsbury.  Abigail,  Sep- 
tember 29,  1691,  married  Samuel  Roberts.  John, 
June  22,  1694,  married  Mary  Merrill.  Joseph,  May 
16,   1697,  died  June  9.   1697. 

(Ill)  Daniel  Ladd,  of  Haverhill,  eldest  child 
and  son  of  Samuel  and  Martha  (Corliss)  Ladd, 
•was  born  November  19,  1676,  and  died  June  15, 
1751.  At  the  time  his  father  was  killed  by  the  In- 
dians he  was  made  prisoner  by  them  and  carried  to 
Penacook,  New  Hampshire.  His  first  attempt  to 
-escape  was  defeated  through  his  indiscretion  in  try- 
ing to  secure  a  hatchet  from  a  wigwam  in  which 
was  a  sick  squaw,  and  after  that  he  was  bound  hand 
and  foot,  laid  on  his  back,  with  one  foot  tied  to  a 
tree,  and  was  kept  in  that  manner  fourteen  days. 
His  face,  too,  was  gashed  and  powder  was  put  in 
the  wounds,  making  a  permanent  discoloration. 
He  was  kept  a  prisoner  some  years,  but  eventually 
■escaped  and  returned  to  his  home  in  Haverhill. 
He  married,   November   17,    1701,   Susannah  Harts- 


horn, of  Rowley.  She  died  June  22,  1750.  They 
had  children:  Mary,  born  August  6,  1702.  Susan- 
nah, May  10,  1704.  Samuel,  April  20,  1709,  married 
Hannah  Hartshorn.  Daniel,  November  15,  1710, 
married  Mehitable  Roberts.  Ruth,  May  11,  1712. 
married  James   Haseltine.     John,   February   1,   1717. 

(IV)  Daniel,  of  Haverhill,  fourth  child  and 
second  son  of  Daniel  and  Susannah  (Hartshorn) 
Ladd,  married  Mehitable  Roberts,  September  20, 
1733,  and  by  her  had  twelve  children:  Susannah, 
born  July  7,  1734,  married  Stephen  Webster.  Asa, 
March  io,  1736,  married  Sarah  Merrill.  Ezekiel, 
April  10,  1738,  married  Ruth  Hutchins.  Daniel, 
A 1  nil  21.  1740,  married  Dorothy  Foot.  Mehitable, 
February  11,  1742,  married  Samuel  Cross.  Samuel, 
November  9,  1744,  married  Martha  Hubbert.  John, 
April  17,  1746,  married  Hannah  Eastman.  David, 
July  8,  1748.  Abigail.  July  27,  1750.  James,  April 
10,  1752,  married,  December  3,  1772,  Hannah  Lock. 
Ruth,  October  10,  1757,  died  June  4,  1764.  Jona- 
than.  December   10,   1760,  married   Sarah   Lock. 

(V)  John,  of  Haverhill.  New  Hampshire, 
seventh  child  and  fifth  son  of  Daniel  and  Mehitable 
(Roberts)  Ladd,  married  Hannah  Eastman,  and 
had  twelve  children :  Daniel,  born  October  26,  1777, 
married  Elizabeth  Huse.  Asher,  married,  Septem- 
ber 13.  1S13,  Wealthy  Wright.  John,  married,  Oc- 
tober 5,  1809,  Miriam  Owen.  Avis,  married,  Jan- 
uary 24,  1815,  William  Knight.  (See  Knight  II). 
Irene,  married,  June  21,  1815,  David  Wright.  Re- 
becca, married,  December  19,  1820,  Jacob  Dudley. 
Ruth,  married  Abel  Bridgeman,  of  Hanover,  New 
Hampshire.  Mehitable,  Moses,  Susannah,  Hannah 
and  Burroughs. 


Among  the  oldest  New  England 
BARNARD     names,  this  has  been  borne  by  many 

distinguished  divines  of  that  region, 
has  been  well  known  in  connection  with  educational 
work,  and  the  Puritan  standards  are  still  main- 
tained by  its  possessors,  in  many  regions. 

(I)  Thomas  Barnard,  the  emigrant  ancestor, 
born  about  1612,  was  a  husbandman  or  "planter"  of 
Salisbury,  Massachusetts,  where  he  received  land 
in  the  first  divisions,  1640  and  1643.  He  was  one  of 
the  first  settlers  of  Amesbury,  and  received  grants 
of  lands  there  at  various  times.  His  name  is  prom- 
inent on  the  records  down  to  1672.  He  was  killed 
by  Indians  about  1677,  the  time  being  indicated  by 
the  inventory  of  his  estate,  August  6  of  that  year. 
It  was  administered  by  his  widow  Eleanor,  in  Oc- 
tober, 1677.  She  became  the  second  wife  of  George 
Little  (q.  v.),  July  19,  1681,  and  died  November  27, 
1694.  Thomas  Barnard's  children  were  named  as 
follows :  Thomas,  Nathaniel,  Martha,  Mary,  Sarah, 
Hannah,  Ruth,  John  and  Abigail. 

(II)  Thomas  (2),  eldest  child  of  Thomas  (1)  and 
Eleanor  Barnard,  was  born  May  10,  1641,  and  was  a 
farmer  in  Amesbury,  where  he  died  before  Decem- 
ber 5,  1715.  He  received  numerous  grants  of  land, 
subscribed  to  the  oath  of  fidelity  in  1677,  was  as- 
signed a  seat  in  church  the  same  year,  and  was  a 
freeman  in  1690.     He  served  under  Captain  Turner 


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in  King  Philip's  war,  1676.  He  married  Sarah 
Peasley,  who  survived  him,  being  mentioned  in  the 
accounting  of  his  estate,  November  8,  1720.  Their 
children  were :  Sarah,  Joseph,  Thomas,  Hannah, 
Samuel,  Nathaniel  and  Tristram.  (Mention  of 
Tristram    and    descendants    appear    in    this    article.) 

(III)  Thomas  (3),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Sarah  (Peasley)  Barnard,  was 
born  January  22,  1673,  in  Salisbury,  and  with  his 
wife,  Elizabeth,  lived  in  Amesbury,  where  he  died 
December  21,  1723.  He  received  land  by  deed  from 
his  father  in  1712,  and  his  estate  was  divided  in 
1724,  at  which  time  his  widow  was  living.  Their 
children  were :  Nathaniel,  John,  Mehitable,  Joseph, 
Abigail,   Elizabeth.   Thomas   and   Stephen. 

(IV)  Nathaniel,  eldest  child  of  Thomas  (3)  and 
Elizabeth  Barnard,  was  born  May  28,  1699,  in  Ames- 
bury,  where  he  was  a  farmer  and  passed  his  life, 
dying  December  9,  1767.  He  married,  in  1724, 
(intention  published  October  17)  Elizabeth  Martin, 
who  died  November  26,  1760.  Their  children,  born 
in  Amesbury,  were :  Mary,  Sarah,  Nathaniel,  Tris- 
tram, Joseph,  Elizabeth,  Sylvanus,  Thomas  and 
Mehitable.  (Mention  of  Thomas  and  descendants 
appear  in  this  article). 

(V)  Joseph,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Nathan- 
iel and  Elizabeth  (Martin)  Barnard,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 12,  1735,  in  Amesbury,  and  remained  in  that 
town  until  1766.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Hop- 
kinton,  and  settled  in  the  southern  part  of  the  town. 
On  account  of  the  controversy  with  the  grantees  of 
Bow  he  lost  his  holdings  and  moved  to  what  is  now 
about  the  middle  of  the  east  side  of  the  town.  He 
was  a  ship  carpenter  by  trade.  Here  he  cleared  up 
a  farm  which  has  continued  in  the  hands  of  his 
descendants  ever  since  and  has  been  transferred  by 
will  with  one  exception.  He  died  November  13, 
1815,  He  married,  in  Amesbury,  Rhoda  Currier, 
daughter  of  Richard  Currier.  She  died  April  7, 
1794,  and  he  subsequently  married  Olive  (Blake) 
Hale,  who  was  born  May  24,  1751,  widow  of  Cap- 
tain John  Hale,  a  Revolutionary  officer.  He  had 
two  children :  Joseph  and  Sarah  Ann.  The  latter 
became  the  wife  of  Joshua  Pierce,  and  died  in  Man- 
chester,  New  Hampshire,  in   1869. 

(VI)  Joseph  (2),  son  of  Joseph  (1)  and  Rhoda 
(Currier)  Barnard,  was  born  May  6,  1795,  in  Hop- 
kinton,  and  died  in  that  town  March  15,  1870,  near 
the  close  of  his  seventy-fifth  year.  He  was  a  prom- 
inent man  of  the  town  and  was  known  through- 
out the  world  as  a  breeder  of  fine  wool  sheep.  He 
took  the  first  prize  at  three  world's  fairs  on  his  wool 
and  slurp,  the  first  one  being  granted  at  the  Crys- 
tal Palace  World's  Fair  in  London,  and  another 
at  the  New  York  Institute  World's  Fair.  He  fur- 
nished the  wool  from  which  the  suit  worn  by  Gen- 
eral Harrison  at  his  inauguration  was  made.  He 
was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  was  active  in  the 
promotion  of  his  ideas  of  national  policy,  lie  mar- 
ried Miriam  Jackson  Eastman,  born  December  6, 
1799,  on  Horse  Hill  in  Concord,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Eastman,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  his  wife 
Phoebe   Elliott.      (See    Eastman,   V).     She   died   in 


Hopkinton,  September  17,  1869.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren :  Joseph,  Sally  Ann,  Mary  Jane,  William  East- 
man and  Rhoda  Currier. 

(VII)  Joseph  (3)  Barnard,  eldest  child  of 
Joseph  (2)  and  Miriam  J.  (Eastman)  Barnard, 
was  born  November  II,  1817,  on  the  paternal  home- 
stead in  Hopkinton,  and  grew  up  there.  On  attain- 
ing his  majority  he  learned  the  stone-cutter's  trade, 
but  did  not  long  follow  that.  Throughout  his  active 
life  he  was  chiefly  engaged  in  handling  lumber  with 
headquarters  at  Contoocook.  He  handled  all  grades 
and  qualities  of  lumber  and  a  portion  of  the  time 
operated  a  saw  mill.  During  the  Civil  war  he  fur- 
nished the  timbers  for  the  United  States  ship  of 
war  "Kearsarge,"  and  at  various  times  filled  other 
government  contracts  for  timber.  He  dealt  in  both 
hard  and  soft  wood  in  piles  and  building  lumber.  In 
1874  he  returned  to  the  farm,  where  he  died  De- 
cember 26,  1809.  His  brother  resided  at  Edgerton, 
Ohio,  where  he  died  in  1884.  The  eldest  sister  mar- 
ried Daniel  Dustin,  of  Hopkinton,  and  died  in  1901. 
The  second  was  the  wife  of  Charles  N.  Tuttle,  of 
Lincoln,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  Contoocook. 
The  youngest  married  Dr.  Ephraim  Wilson,  and 
died  in  Rockville,  Connecticut.  Mr.  Barnard  was. 
a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  was- 
an  earnest  Republican  in  politics.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Union  Grange  of  Hopkinton,  and  repre- 
sented the  town  in  the  state  legislature  in  1870-71. 
During  the  Civil  war  he  acted  as  enrolling  officer 
for  the  district  which  included  the  town  of  Hopkin- 
ton. He  married,  October  26,  1849,  Maria  Gerrish, 
born  April  15,  1831,  in  Canterbury,  and  survived 
him,  making  her  home  in  Hopkinton.  (See  Gerrish, 
VII).  Their  children  are  noted  as  follows:  Ellen 
Maria,  the  first  died  in  her  fifteenth  year.  Joseph 
H.,  the  second,  in  his  third  year.  Abial  Gerrish 
died  in  Concord.  Joseph  died  at  the  age  of  one 
month.  Mary  Eliza,  the  fifth,  became  the  wife  of 
Jonathan  Fowler,  and  resided  in  Aurora,  Illinois. 
Joseph  Henry,  the  sixth,  died  at  three  years  of  age. 
George  Edgar  is  the  subject  of  the  succeeding  para- 
graph. Rhoda  Frances.  Charles  Lewis,  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-five  years. 

(YIII)  George  Edgar  Barnard,  fifth  son  and 
seventh  child  of  Joseph  (3)  and  Maria  (Gerrish) 
Barnard,  was  born  November  1,  1864,  in  Contoo- 
cook. Mis  education  was  completed  at  New  Hamp- 
ton Institute  and  Penacook  Academy.  At  the  age 
of  twenty  years  he  bade  farewell  to  the  schoolroom, 
and  his  active  endeavors  have  always  been  devoted 
to  farming  and  lumbering.  In  1896  he  became 
owner  of  the  paternal  estate  by  purchase  from  the 
surviving  heirs.  He  gives  considerable  of  his  time 
to  lumbering  operations,  purchasing  tracts  of  tim- 
ber land  and  cutting  off  the  product.  He  is  an 
intelligent  and  progressive  farmer,  and  maintains 
membership  in  the  Union  Grange  at  Hopkinton,  and 
with  the  Congregational  Church  of  the  same  town. 
He  is  an  earnest  Republican,  and  is  in  favor  of 
every  means  of  progress  for  the  state  and  nation. 
He  has  served  two  terms  as  supervisor  of  the  check- 
list   in    Hopkinton,   and    is   now    serving   his   second 


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term  on  the  board  of  education  of  that  town.  Mr. 
Barnard  is  a  reader  and  has  kept  abreast  of  the 
times  in  every  line  of  current  interest.  He  married, 
November  23,  1889,  Bertha  S.  Tyler,  born  May  2, 
1866,  in  Hopkinton,  daughter  of  Lucius  and  Sarah 
(Hall)  Tyler,  the  former  a  native  of  Hopkinton  and 
the  latter  of  Canada.  They  have  had  born  to  them 
two  sons :  Raymond  J.,  January  28,  1891 ;  Perley  D., 
June  6,   1893. 

(V)  Thomas  (4),  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Eliza- 
beth Barnard,  was  born  October  4,  1743,  in  Ames- 
bury,  and  remained  in  that  town  until  toward  mid- 
dle life.  His  wife's  name  was  Judith  Jones.  Thomas 
and  Judith  (Jones)  Barnard  were  residents  of 
South  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  in  1776,  and 
probably  died  there. 

(VI)  Thomas  (5),  son  of  Thomas  (4)  and 
Judith  (Jones)  Barnard,  was  born  in  1776,  in  South 
Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  May  17,  1830, 
in  Warner,  this  state,  where  he  was  a  farmer.  His 
wife,  Betsey  (Osgood)  Barnard,  was  born  in  1772, 
in  Warner,  and  died  there  March  31,  1813. 

(VII)  Joseph  Osgood  Barnard,  son  of  Thomas 
(5)  and  Betsey  (Osgood)  Barnard,  was  born  De- 
cember 13,  1806,  in  Warner,  and  engaged  in  agri- 
culture in  that  town  until  his  death,  September  26, 
1889.  He  was  married  to  Abiah  Flanders,  of  War- 
ner, and  had  a  son  and  three  daughters,  namely : 
Belinda,  Susanna,  Ezekiel  F.  and  Jane.  The  eldest 
is  the  wife  of  Andrew  J.  Davis,  residing  in  Warner. 
Susanna  married  Silas  W.  Sawtelle,  and  lives  in 
Bradford.  Jane  married  (first)  George  W.  Osgood, 
and  is  now  the  widow  of  Leonard  Stewart,  residing 
in  Warner. 

(VIII)  Ezekiel  Flanders  Barnard,  only  son  of 
Joseph  O.  and  Abiah  (Flanders)  Barnard,  was  born 
May  7,  1831,  in  Warner,  and  received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  that  town.  In  1867  he 
settled  in  Newbury,  this  state,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming.  He  is  a  Universalist  in  religious  faith, 
active  in  promoting  the  principles  of  the  Democratic 
party,  and  has  filled  many  positions  of  responsibility 
in  his  town,  serving  as  selectman,  and  represented 
the  town  in  1890-91.  He  married  Sallie  Bowden 
Ayer,  born  September  29,  1837,  in  Newbury,  a 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Runnels  and  Sally  Bowden 
(McCrillis)  Ayer.  Her  grandfather,  William  Ayer, 
was  a  son  of  Simon  Ayer,  of  Haverhill,  Massachu- 
setts. William  was  born  October  28,  1753,  in  Haver- 
hill, and  died  in  June,  1827,  in  Newbury,  and  was 
buried  at  Bradford  Centre,  New  Hampshire.  He 
served  twenty-seven  months  in  the  Revolutionary 
army.  The  children  of  Ezekiel  F.  and  Sallie  B. 
Barnard  are :  Maurice  and  Guy  W.  The  latter 
resides  in  Newbury. 

(IX)  Maurice  Barnard,  eldest  son  of  Ezekiel 
Flanders  and  Sallie  Bowden  (Ayer)  Barnard,  was 
born  June  2,  1863,  in  Goshen,  New  Hampshire,  and 
lived  until  eighteen  years  of  age  with  his  parents. 
They  settled  in  Newbury,  in  March,  1867,  where 
they  still  live  on  the  ancestral  homestead  which  has 
been  the  property  of  the  Ayer  family  since  1799. 
Maurice  Barnard  was  educated    in  the  common  schools 


of  his  native  town,  but  not  finding  farm  work  con- 
genial he  left  home  and  went  to  work  in  a  country 
store  at  South  Newbury,  New  Hampshire,  where 
he  was  employed  two  years.  December  24,  1883,  he 
went  to  Concord  and  entered  the  employ  of  what 
was  then  the  firm  of  Woodworth,  Dodge  &  Com- 
pany, wholesale  grocers.  His  first  work  was  driving 
the  store  team,  which  he  performed  diligently  for 
two  years,  and  then  performed  inside  work  the  two 
following  years.  In  February,  1888,  he  began  to  travel 
as  a  salesman  for  the  firm  through  northern  New 
Hampshire,  and  this  has  since  been  his  line  of-  work, 
in  which  he  has  built  up  a  good  trade  for  his  house. 
In  1901,  after  the  death  of  one  of  the  members  of 
the  firm,  it  was  incorporated  as  a  stock  company,  in 
which  Mr.  Barnard  bought  an  interest,  and  was 
made  president,  an  office  he  still  holds.  Mr.  Bar- 
nard has  always  been  a  Democrat,  and  never  held  a 
public  office.  He  was  once  a  candidate  for  repre- 
sentative in  ward  five,  Concord,  but  could  not  over- 
come the  Republican  majority  which  was  always 
large  there.  He  is  not  a  church  member  but  at- 
tends the  Methodist  Church.  He  married,  Sep- 
tember 16,  1889,  Belle  Frances  Mclntire,  daughter 
of  Charles  Albert  and  Mary  Frances  (Davis)  Mc- 
lntire. She  was  born  August  17,  1868,  in  Pitts- 
field,  New  Hampshire,  and  educated  in  the  schools 
of  Concord.  They  have  two  children:  Marjorie 
Shirley,  born  August  9,  1893,  and  Dorothy,  March 
13,    1904,  at   Concord. 

(III)  Tristram  Barnard,  youngest  child  and  fifth 
son  of  Thomas  (2)  and  Sarah  (Peasley)  Barnard, 
was  born  and  died  in  Amesbury.  He  resided  in 
Amesbury,  and  was  living  in  1720.  He  married 
Ruth  Martin,  and  they  had  eight  children :  Judith, 
Rachel  (died  young),  Dinah,  Rachel,  Dorothy,  Tris- 
tram and   Ruth. 

(IV)  Tristram  (2)  Barnard,  sixth  child  and 
only  son  of  Tristram  (1)  and  Ruth  (Martin)  Bar- 
nard, was  born  May  30,  1721,  and  died  in  1807.  He 
moved  to  Weare,  New  Hampshire,  from  Amesbury, 
Massachusetts.  He  married  Dorothy  Currier,  by 
whom  he  had  seven  children,  of  whom  three  sons, 
David,  Edmund  and  Tristram,  moved  with  them  to 
Weare. 

(V)  Tristram  (3)  Barnard,  third  son  of  Tristram 
(2)  and  Dorothy  (Currier)  Barnard,  settled  in 
Weare,  New  Hampshire.  He  married  Sarah  Tit- 
comb,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  nine  children  : 
John,  Oliver,  Timothy,  Nancy,  Sarah,  Daniel,  Polly, 
Tristram   and   Jonathan. 

(VI)  Daniel  Barnard,  sixth  son  and  child  of 
Tristram  (3)  and  Lucy  (Burnham)  Barnard,  was 
born  December  5,  1805,  in  Weare,  New  Hampshire, 
and  died  July  22,  1872.  He  lived  two  years  in 
Weare  after  his  marriage,  and  then  (1831)  moved 
to  Bedford,  where  he  died.  He  was  a  carpenter  in 
his  early  years,  but  the  greater  part  of  his  life  he 
was  a  farmer.  He  married,  January  29,  1829, 
Martha  Dunlap  Riddle,  born  in  Bedford,  December 
16,  1806,  and  died  April  4,  1878,  aged  seventy-two. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  David  and  Molly  (Dunlap) 
Riddle    (see    Riddle,    IV).      The    children    born    of 


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this  marriage  were:  Mary  Jane  (died  young), 
David  R.,  Hugh  R.,  Henry  T.,  Martha  D.,  Quincy, 
.Margaret  A.,  Eliza  and  George  F.  Mary  Jane  mar- 
ried Charles  H.  Moore,  of  Bedford.  David  R. 
died  unmarried,  August  27,  1897,  aged  sixty-five. 
Henry  T.  died  in  Bedford,  October  16,  1881,  aged 
forty-four.  Quincy  resides  in  Bedford.  Margaret 
A.  married  Chester  E.  Dimick,  and  resides  in  Man- 
chester. George  F.  lives  on  the  Barnard  homestead. 
Hugh  R.,  Martha  D.  and  Eliza  reside  in  Manchester. 
(VII)  Hugh  Riddle  Barnard,  third  child  of 
Daniel  and  Martha  Diinlap  (Riddle)  Barnard,  was 
born  in  Bedford,  August  20,  1835.  He  grew  to 
manhood  on  his  father's  farm,  in  the  cultivation  of 
which  he  rendered  willing  and  efficient  assistance. 
After  passing  through  the  common  schools  he  at- 
tended Appleton  Academy  at  New  Ipswich.  In  1865 
he  went  to  Meadville,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was 
engaged  eight  years  in  the  retail  drug  trade,  which 
he  afterwards  carried  on  five  years  in  Manchester, 
where  he  now  resides.  September  25,  1862,  he  en- 
listed  as  paymaster's  steward,  and  served  on  the 
United  States  steamship  "Kaatskill,"  for  one  year, 
being  discharged  October  1,  1863.  Mr.  Barnard  is 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  in  polit- 
ical faith  is  a  Democrat,  and  as  such  served  two 
years  as  selectman  in  Bedford.  He  is  a  member 
of  Post  No.  94,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of 
Manchester ;  the  Taunton  Association  of  Naval  Vet- 
erans, of  which  he  has  served  as  commodore  three 
terms ;  Bedford  Grange,  No.  46,  Patrons  of  Husban- 
dry, of  which  he  is  a  past  master;  and  La  Fayette 
Lodge  No.  44,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Man- 
chester. 

Mr.  Barnard  is  a  man  of  sterling  integrity  and 
moral  worth,  and  is  much  respected  by  all  who 
know  him.  When  the  safety  of  the  nation  was  im- 
perilled by  the  rebellion  he  showed  his  patriotism 
by  rendering  all  the  aid  that  lay  in  his  power  for 
the  perpetuity  of  the  Union.  In  civil  and  social 
life  he  has  always  striven  to  be  on  the  right  side 
of  all  great  questions,  and  has  always  given  encour- 
agement to  those  influences  that  work  for  the  bet- 
terment of  manhood.  In  business  he  has  been  a 
successful  man,  and  now  in  the  evening  of  life  lives 
in  a  quiet  way  in  the  enjoyment  of  what  his  industry 
and  good  management  have  brought  him, 
(Second  Family.) 
(I)  Robert  Barnard,  who  was  pre- 
BARNARD  sumably  brother  of  Thomas  Bar- 
nard, hereinbefore  mentioned,  was 
a  yeoman,  residing  in  Salisbury,  Massachusetts  in 
1642  and  1644,  and  in  Andover,  same  colony,  from 
1645  to  1663.  The  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent 
on  the  island  of  Nantucket  where  he  died,  in  1682. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Andover,  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Church  there,  and  had  a  house 
and  lot  near  Mr.  Sinn  in  Bradstreet's  in  that  town. 
He  married  Johan  Harvey,  who  survived  him  and 
died  in  Nantucket,  March  31,  1705.  One  of  their 
children  died  in  infancy.  The  others  were:  John, 
Hannah,   Stephen  and   Mary. 


(II)  Stephen,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Robert  and  Johan  (Harvey)  Barnard,  was  born 
about  1649  in  Andover  and  resided  in  the  south 
end  of  that  town.  He  was  a  weaver  by  occupation, 
and  died  February  12,  1722.  in  his  seventy-fourth 
year.  He  was  married  May  1,  1671,  to  -Rebecca 
How,  who  survived  him  and  died  his  widow,  April 
15,  1725.  Their  children  were:  John,  Hannah,  Na- 
thaniel, James,  Robert  and  Stephen. 

(III)  Robert,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Ste- 
phen and  Rebecca  (How)  Barnard,  was  born  March 
28,  1689,  in  Andover  and  continued  to  reside  in 
that  town  until  1723,  when  he  removed  to  Marlboro, 
Massachusetts.  In  early  life  he  was  a  yeoman  and 
after  removing  to  Marlboro,  became  a  miller  and 
inn-keeper.  He  died  there  May  13,  1733,  aged 
eighty-four  years.  In  1723,  he  purchased  from  Jere- 
miah Barstoll,  for  six  hundred  pounds,  a  large  tract 
of  land  divided  in  about  a  dozen  different  tracts  and 
amounting  to  three  hundred  and  fifty  acres.  These 
tracts  included  the  whole  of  the  present  village  of 
Feltonvijle  on  both  sides  of  the  river  and  included 
the  mill  privilege  and  mill  dwelling  house  and 
orchards  and  gardens,  including  a  corn  mill.  It 
appears  from  the  deed,  that  the  neighborhood  at 
that  time  was  unsettled,  as  the  tract  is  bounded  on 
several  sides  by  common  or  undivided  land.  He 
had  married  (first)  September  14,  1710,  Rebecca 
Osgood,  who  died  July  29,  1727.  He  was  married 
(second)  May  15,  1729  to  Eliza  Bailey,  of  Lan- 
caster, Massachusetts,  who  remained  his  widow 
nearly  three  years,  dying  April  16,  1776,  in  Marl- 
boro. His  first  child,  born  in  Andover  probably 
died  in  infancy,  as  its  name  was  not  preserved. 
There  were  eight  others  born  to  the  first  wife, 
namely:  Robert,  Benjamin,  Lydia,  Hannah,  Johna- 
than,  Martha,  Rebecca  (died  young)  and  Rebecca 
(al-o  died  young).  Children  of  the  second  wife 
were :  Elizabeth,  Joel,  Abigail,  Solomon,  Martha, 
John  and  Sarah. 

(IV)  Joel,  son  of  Robert  Barnard,  and  eldest 
son  and  second  child  of  his  second  wife  Eliza  Bailey. 
was  born  July  14,  1732,  in  Marlboro  and  resided  in 
that  town  where  he  died  August  15,  1775,  aged 
forty-three  years.  His  home  was  a  part  of  the 
paternal  homestead.  He  was  married  June  16,  1756, 
to  Lucy  Stevens,  daughter  of  Simon  and  Lucy 
(Gove)  Stevens.  She  was  born  November  8,  1733, 
and  survived  her  husband  nearly  thirty  years,  dying 
January  1,  1805,  in  her  seventy-second  year.  Their 
children  were:  Silas,  William,  Lavinia,  Mary  and 
Elizabeth  (twins),  Stephen,  Francis,  Lucy  and 
Phoebe. 

(V)  Stephen,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Joel 
and  Lucy  (Stevens)  Barnard,  was  born  February 
22,  1767.  He  became  an  early  settler  of  New  Boston, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  the  owner  of  a  mill. 
He  married  (first)  Martha  B,  Staples,  horn  March 
30,  1766.  A  record  of  their  children  is  as  follows: 
James  Stephen,  August  10,  1794:  Polly.  October 
4.  171)6;  John  M.,  March  9,  1798;  Betsy,  December 
1.  1799;  Daniel,  October  7,  1S01 ;  David,  November 
jii.    1803;  Joshua,  January  28,   1806.     He  continued 


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to  reside  in   New  Boston  where  he  died.     In  poli- 
tics he  was  a  Democrat. 

(VI)  James,  son  of  Stephen  and  Martha  B. 
(Staples)  Barnard,  was  barn  January  14,  1792,  in  New 
Boston,  died  September  12,  1855,  in  the  same  town 
where  he  grew  up  and  received  the  limited  education 
afforded  by  the  period  and  locality.  lie  engaged  in 
farming  and  lumbering  and  owned  a  saw  mill,  which 
he  operated.  He  owned  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  in  that  town  which  he  acquired  by  pur- 
chase, a  part  of  which,  one  hundred  and  forty  acres  is 
owned  by  Fred  M.  Barnard,  whose  sketch  follows. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Universalist  Church  and 
held  various  town  offices.  The  maiden  name  of  his 
(first)  wife  was  Abigail  Marshall,  married  March 
14,  1816.  They  had  Abigail,  Louisa,  John,  three  who 
went  west  (and  died),  and  Samuel.  He  married 
(second)  Rhoda  M.  Grennell,  November  19,  1833, 
and  she  was  the  mother  of  eight  children,  three  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  She  died  in  October,  1868. 
Her  children  who  survived  the  period  of  infancy 
were :  Maria  Jane,  married  Caleb  F.  Stowell ;  James, 
married  Caroline  Walton,  who  died  in  June,  1907 ; 
Joseph  G.,  Edward  died  young,  and  Charles  G. 
(Mention  of  Charles  and  descendants  appear  in 
this  article.) 

(VII)  Samuel  Marshall,  youngest  child  of  James 
and  Abigail  (Marshall)  Barnard,  was  born  August 
18.  1828,  in  New  Boston,  and  died  in  Manchester, 
July  17.  1906.  He  grew  up  in  that  town,  receiving 
his  education  in  the  district  school.  He  remained 
upon  the  home  farm  until  he  was  twenty-three 
years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  Manchester  and 
took  employment  in  the  Manchester  print  works, 
where  he  continued  two  years.  He  was  subsequent- 
ly employed  in  Boston  for  a  period  of  eight  years, 
being  a  part  of  this  time  engaged  in  a  distillery 
with  his  Uncle  John.  In  i860  he  settled  in  Goffs- 
town,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  purchased  a  farm 
of  two  hundred  acres.  He  engaged  quite  exten- 
sively in  the  lumbering  business  and  also  in  dairy- 
ing. In  1895,  he  purchased  a  residence  in 
Manchester,  whither  he  removed.  He  contin- 
ued in  the  lumber  business  with  his  son 
Fred  M.  up  to  1904,  two  years  before  his  death, 
after  which  he  built  some  houses  and  looked  after 
his  real  estate.  He  continued  actively  engaged  in 
business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  and  always 
maintained  an  interest  in  current  events  and  acted 
in  political  matters  with  the  Democratic  party.  His 
religious  affiliations  were  with  the  Congregational 
Church.  He  was  married  March,  1855,  to  Margaret 
M.  Richardson,  daughter  of  George  and  Sophia 
(Worthly)  Richardson,  of  Goffstown.  She  was 
born  in  1829,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
Pembroke  Academy  and  engaged  for  a  time  in 
teaching.  She  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnard  were 
the  parents  of  five  children :  Ella  F.,  Francis  E., 
Fred  M.,  Georgia  A.,  Helen  M.  The  eldest  daugh- 
ter is  the  wife  of  Edward  Kendrick,  of  Manchester, 
and  the  second  married  Almon  B.  Colby,  of  Man- 


chester. The  eldest  son,  Francis  E.,  is  deceased,  as 
is   also   the  youngest   daughter. 

(VIII)  Fred  Marshall  Barnard,  second  son  and 
third  child  of  Samuel  M.  and  Margaret  M.  (Richard- 
son)  Barnard,  was  born  November  27,  1862,  in 
Goffstown,  New  Hampshire,  and  received  his  pri- 
mary education  in  the  district  schools  of  that  town. 
He  was  subsequently  a  student  at  McGaw  Institute 
and  at  the  Manchester  Business  College.  For  twenty 
years,  from  1882  to  1902,  he  was  largely  engaged 
in  the  milk  business  and  near  West  Manchester, 
in  the  town  of  Bedford,  purchased  a  residence 
where  he  resides.  He  has  remodeled  the  buildings 
and  very  much  improved  the  appearance  of  the 
same.  Since  1891  he  has  also  engaged  in  the  lum- 
bering business  and  is  the  proprietor  of  a  portable 
mill  and  was  in  partnership  with  his  father  up  to 
1904,  and  since  then  alone.  He  has  been  for 
fifteen  years  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is  also  affiliated 
with  General  Stark  Grange,  West  Manchester, 
of  which  he  is  past  master;  also  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  for  over  twenty 
years.  He  is  a  member  and  supports  the  Congre- 
gational Church  and  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He 
has  served  as  selectman  of  the  town  and  is  active 
in  promoting  the  best  interests  of  the  community. 
Mr.  Barnard  was  married  July  17,  1883,  to  Ida  J. 
Spencer,  daughter  of  Thomas  B.  and  Thankful  B. 
(Combs)  Spencer  of  Manchester,  New  Hampshire. 
She  was  educated  in  the  Manchester  schools  and 
in  a  private  school  in  Iowa  where  she  engaged  in 
teaching.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Hanover  Street 
Congregational  Church  of  Manchester  and  of  the 
Daughters  of  Rebecca  in  which  she  has  filled  of- 
ficial stations  as  also  in  the  Grange.  The  only  child 
of  this  marriage  is  Bernice  I.  born  September  16, 
1884,  and  a  graduate  of  the  Manchester  High 
School. 

(VII)  Charles  G,  son  of  James  Barnard,  and 
fourth  son  and  youngest  child  of  his  (second)  wife 
Rhoda  Grenell,  was  born  April  14,  1844,  in  New 
Boston,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
that  town  and  Bedford.  He  followed  farming  in 
Bedford  and  New  Boston.  For  ten  years  he  was 
employed  in  a  sash  and  blind  shop  at  Goffstown 
and  in  1879  purchased  a  livery  stable  in  that  place 
of  John  D.  Pete.  He  added  to  this  in  1890  the 
handling  of  coal,  wood  and  ice.  Subsequently  he 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business  with  John  Dodge 
and  they  operated  a  number  of  portable  saw  mills, 
doing  a  large  business.  Mr.  Barnard  also  buys 
farms,  cutting  off  the  timber,  and  is  reckoned  among 
the  substantial  citizens  of  the  town.  He  owns  a 
farm  upon  which  he  cuts  a  large  quantity  of  hay 
for  his  horses.  He  attends  and  supports  the  Con- 
gregational Church  and  is  an  ardent  Democrat  in 
politics.  Held  town  offices.  For  forty  years  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  Webster  Lodge, 
No.  24,  and  has  filled  all  the  principal  chairs  in  the 
subordinate  lodge.  For  the  past  eighteen  years  he 
has  also  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  Fraternity, 
being  a  member  of  the  Bible  Lodge  of  Goffstown. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


He  was  married  July  II,  1868,  to  Mary  M.  Jenks. 
daughter  of  John  and  Marinda  (Cook)  Jenks  of 
Lyme,  New  Hampshire.  Mrs.  Barnard  was  edu- 
cated at  Bradford  and  Newbury  Academes  and  has 
been  a  teacher.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  and  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star  and  Daughters  of  Rebecca,  in  which  she  has 
tilled  the  chief  official  chairs.  She  is  the  mother 
of  two  children:  Myrtle  D.,  born  February  11, 
1875,  and  Mable  C,  November   1,   1880. 


This  name  was  early  found  in  New 
Ml'XSELL     England    and    in    old    England,    and 

the  records  gjve  it  in  many  forms, 
such  as:  Mansel,  Mansell,  Monsell,  Moncil,  Mancil, 
Maunsell  and  Munsel.  The  first  record  found  is 
of  Sir  Robert  Mansell,  who  signed  a  letter  of  the 
king's  council  for  Virginia,  which  provided  for 
sending  men  and  provisions  to  that  colony.  A  man 
named  Robert  Mansell  was  a  passenger  on  the  ship 
''Richard  and  Mary,"  which  sailed  June  21,  1679, 
for  New  England.  A  John  Monsell  was  at  Charles- 
ton, Massachusetts,  in  1675.  and  left  children  there. 
It  is  quite  probable  that  Robert  and  John,  above 
mentioned,  were  related  to  the  ancestor  of  this  line 
whose  history  is  given  below.  The  family  has  been 
distinguished  for  the  Yankee  traits  of  industry, 
sagacity  and  shrewdness  in  financial  matters,  but 
has  never  been  very  prolific  in  numbers.  How- 
ever, it  is  now  represented  in  many  states  of  the 
Union.  The  Albany  family  of  this  name  has  been 
distinguished  for  its  researches  in  the  line  of  gen- 
ealogical  information. 

(I)  Thomas  Munsell,  born  about  1650,  in  Eng- 
land, is  on  record  at  New  London,  Connecticut,  in 
1681,  and  was  a  resident  on  the  Great  Neck  there  in 
1683.  He  died  there  in  171 2.  His  wife's  name  was 
Lydia,  and  their  children  were :  Jacob,  Elisha,  John, 
Thomas,   Mary,  Deliverance  and   Samuel. 

(II)  Jacob,  who  was  born  at  New  London. 
Connecticut,  about  1690.  eldest  child  of  Thomas  and 
Lydia  (Morrill)  Munsell,  resided  in  Windsor,  Con- 
necticut. He  married  (first),  about  1713.  Sarah, 
daughter  of  John  and  Abigail  Caulkins.  She  died 
without  issue  about  1716,  and  he  married  (second). 
February  15,  1 718,  Phoebe,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Lydia  (Drake)  Loomis,  of  East  Windsor.  She  was 
born  in  Windsor,  1697,  and  was  living  in 
1733-  About  1723  Jacob  Munsell  settled  on  the 
east  Mde  of  the  Connecticut  river,  and  was  a  ferry- 
man at  what  was  known  as  the  Scant  ic  Ferry,  near 
the  western  portion  oi  the  town  of  Windsor.  He 
died  October,  [741.  His  children  were:  Caulkins, 
Thomas,  Mercy,  died  young:  Elisha,  Jonathan. 
Mercy,   Gurdon,   Jacob,   Joseph,  John  and   Desire. 

(III)  Elisha.    third    son    and    fourth    child    of 

Jacob    and     I'll I  nis)     Munsell,    was    born 

September  15,  1723.  in  Windsor,  and  resided  at 
Scantic,  where  he  died  November  22.  1803,  in  his 
eighty-first  year  lie  married,  December  27,  1750. 
Kezia  Taylor.  She  died  April  8,  1 7S4.  at  the  . 
fifty-eight  years.  Their  children  were:  Hezekiah, 
died  young;  Hezekiah.  Joel,  Miriam,  died  young: 
Naomi,    Bathsheba,   Kezia,   Miriam   and   Ruth.       An 


interesting  incident  is  narrated  in  the  "History  of 
Windsor"  in  the  life  of  Jacob  Munsell,  a  younger 
brother  of  Eli>ha  Munsell,  the  great-grandfather  of 
Robert  Bissell  Munsell.  On  one  occasion  while 
transporting  provisions  to  the  Continental  army  at 
Cambridge,  his  heavy  load  with  its  ox-team  ob- 
structed the  way  for  two  carriages,  each  of  which 
contained  an  American  officer.  "Damn  you,  get  out 
of  the  road,"  yelled  the  officer  from  the  near  car- 
riage. "Damn  you ;  I  won't  get  out ;  get  out  your- 
self." replied  Munsell.  The  second  carriage  had 
then  drawn  near  and  a  courteous  request  was  made, 
"Will  you  be  so  good  as  to  let  us  pass?"  "With  all 
my  heart,  sir."  said  Munsell,  "but  I  won't  lie 
damned  out  of  the  path  by  any  man."  This  last 
officer  was  General  Washington. 

(IV)  Hezekiah,  second  son  of  Elisha  and  Kezia 
(Taylor)  Munsell.  was  born  January  17,  1753.  in 
Windsor.  He  was  baptized  by  the  Rev.  Timothy 
Edwards.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Continental 
army  during  the  period  of  the  Revolutionary  war, 
from  April,  1775,  to  November,  1780,  and  was  per- 
mitted to  witness  the  country,  for  whose  inde- 
pendence he  so  valiantly  fought,  attain  a  foremost 
position  among  the  powerful  nations  of  the  earth. 
His  death  occurred  April  14,  1844.  On  January  24, 
1777,  he  married  Irene  Bissell,  who  died  March  17, 
1847,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-one  years. 
Their  children  were:  Hezekiah,  Irene,  became  the 
wife  of  Martin  Greene ;  Joel,  died  young ;  Joel, 
Ezra,  Timothy,  Luke.  Elisha.  Kezia  and  Laura. 
Hezekiah  Munsell  at  the  time  of  his  death  was 
the  oldest  male  inhabitant  of  East  Windsor. 
There  were  many  things  so  remarkable  in  his  life 
and  character  that  several  persons  visited  him  to 
gather  the  particulars  of  his  personal  history,  which 
were  subsequently  published  in  the  Connecticut 
Courant.  He  was  tall  and  erect,  and  used  fre- 
quently after  the  age  of  seventy-five,  to  compete 
with  young  men  in  the  field.  He  never  used  rum 
or  tobacco,  and  cider  and  vinegar,  even,  were  never 
placed  on  his  side  of  the  table,  such  was  his  known 
antipathy  tc  any  beverage  that  was  tainted  with  the 
smallest  percentage  of  alcohol.  His  memory  was 
very  tenacious,  and  he  retained  his  faculties  up  to 
within  a  week  of  his  death.  In  the  war  of  the 
Revolution  he  was  in  four  companies  and  his  per- 
sonally narrated  experiences  are  contained  in  the 
"History  of  Windsor." 

(V)  Elisha,  seventh  son  and  eighth  child  of 
Hezekiah  and  Irene  (Bissell)  Munsell,  was  born  in 
East  Windsor.  Connecticut,  March  13,  1793.  When 
a  young  man  he  settled  in  West  Swanzcy,  New 
Hampshire,  establishing  his  residence  on  what  is 
known  as  Christian  Hill,  and  for  a  period  of  about 
fifty  years  he  followed  the  trade  of  a  wheelwright 
and  manufacturer  of  plows,  at  Swanzey  and  Win- 
chester. As  an  upright,  conscientious  man  and  a 
useful  citizen,  he  enjoyed  the  sincere  esteem  and 
good  will  of  his  fellow-townsmen,  lie  served  in 
the  War  of  1812-15  and  remained  a  pensioner  on 
account  of  such  service  throughout  his  life.  He 
died  June  27,  [86ft  and  is  buried  at  West  Swanzey. 
He    married     (first),    October    30.    1818,    Mary    or 


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Polly  Hurd,  of  Northfield,  Massachusetts,  and  she 
died  about  1830.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  mar- 
ried September  8,  1834,  was  Lucy  C.  Sibley,  daugh- 
ter of  Joel  and  Lydia  (Coombs)  Sibley.  She  sur- 
vived him,  her  death  having  occurred  December  20, 
18S9,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  The  chil- 
dren of  his  first  union  were :  Sarah  D.,  born  De- 
cember 8,  1819;  Mary,  born  March  1,  1S21  ;  Delia 
A.,  born  June  13.  1823 ;  Julia  E.,  born  April  23, 
1825,  and  Stephen  D.,  born  August  5,  1827.  Those 
of  his  second  marriage  are :  Lucy  and  Lydia  A., 
both  of  whom  died  young:  Robert  B.,  who  will  be 
again  referred  to;  Elisha,  born  June  14.  1845,  is 
residing  in  Keene ;  and  Thomas  W.,  born  April  18, 
1847,  is  now  a  resident  of  Denver,  Colorado. 
Stephen  S.  Munsell  for  many  years  had  entire 
charge  of  all  the  freight  which  passed  over  the 
Isthmus  and  was  stationed  most  of  the  time  at 
Panama,  where  he  doubtless  contracted  the  disease 
which  caused  his  decease,  consumption.  His  term 
of  service  comprised  more  years  in  that  section 
than  any  other,  due  to  the  soil. 

(VI)  Robert  Bissell,  third  child  and  eldest  son 
of  Elisha  and  Lucy  C.  (Sibley)  Munsell,  was  born 
in  West  Swanzey,  March  15,  1840.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  until  fourteen  years  old,  when 
he  began  to  contribute  toward  his  own  support  by 
working  in  the  pail  factory  of  Edwin  Reed.  Some 
six  months  later  he  entered  the  employ  of  Messrs. 
Wilder  and  Baker,  manufacturers  of  sash,  doors 
and  blinds,  working  summers  and  continuing  his 
attendance  at  school  during  the  winter  seasons. 
When  that  firm  transferred  their  business  from 
West  Swanzey  to  Keene,  he  accompanied  them  and 
continued  in  their  employ  for  two  years,  at  the  ex- 
piration of  which  time  his  services  were  procured 
by  Messrs.  Buss  and  Woodward,  who  were  engaged 
in  the  same  line  of  work.  He  was  subsequently 
connected  with  the  Osborne  and  Hale  factory  and 
also  with  that  of  their  successors.  Messrs.  Nims 
and  Crossfield,  and  since  the  decease  of  Mr.  Nims 
has  been  part  owner  of  the  Nims,  Whitney  &  Com- 
pany, and  manages  the  blind  department.  Mr. 
Munsell's  business  experience  in  Keene  has  also 
embraced  two  years  in  the  ice  business  and  as 
dealer  in  furniture  and  undertaking  for  eight  years. 
Mr.  Munsell  is  quite  active  in  local  civic  affairs  in 
Keene,  having  served  one  year  in  the  common  coun- 
cil and  two  years  in  the  board  of  aldermen ;  in 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  Master  Mason 
and  a  member  of  Eastern  Star  Lodge.  In  his 
religious  belief  he  is  a  Unitarian. 

Mr.  Munsell  married  for  his  first  wife  Jennie  E. 
Fisher,  and  of  this  union  has  one  daughter,  Ellen 
Fisher,  wife  of  George  Hirsch,  of  Keene.  For  his 
second  wife  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Towne,  of 
Keene. 


The  origin  of  this  name  is  not  at 
PROUTY    this  time  certain.     It  is  not  numbered 

among  any  of  the  ships'  lists  of  the 
Puritans  leaving  England,  early  in  the  seventeenth 
century,    and    is    quite    probably    of    Scotch    origin. 


No   doubt,   however,   it   came   from   England   to  the 
Colonies. 

(I)  The  first  of  this  name  found  in  New  Eng- 
land was  Richard  Prouty.  who  was  in  Scituate, 
Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1667.  Nothing  further 
is  known  of  him. 

(II)  Isaac,  son  of  Richard  Prouty,  was  mar- 
ried in  1710  to  Elizabeth  Merritt,  and  had  a  large 
family,  including  sons:  Jacob,  David,  John,  Adam, 
James  and  Isaac,  and  a  daughter  Elizabeth,  all  of 
whom   settled   in   Spencer,   Massachusetts. 

(III)  Jacob,  son  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Mer- 
ritt) Prouty,  was  born  May  14,  1715,  in  Scituate, 
Massachusetts,  and  married.  December  8,  1741.  Ann, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Capen.  He  had  already  pro- 
vided at  this  time  a  home  for  his  bride,  having 
purchased,  in  1740,  the  northwest  part  of  lot  23,  in 
Spencer,  and  built  a  house  thereon.  Here  he  passed 
his  life,  engaging  in  agriculture,  and  the  location 
of  his  home  was  still  marked  at  a  recent  date,  the 
cellar  not  being  wholly  filled  up.  His  children 
were:  Deborah.  Phoebe,  Lydia,  Anna,  Samuel, 
Jacob,   Hannah,   Caleb,  Joshua,   Nathan   and   Mercy. 

(IV)  Samuel,  eldest  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Jacob  and  Ann  (Capen)  Prouty,  was  born  January 
30,  1750,  in  Spencer,  and  lived  in  Langdon.  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  died  June  9.  1814.  He  mar- 
ried, March  14.  1776,  Miriam  Stevens,  who  was 
born  August  26.  1753,  surviving  him  eight  years, 
dying  October  27,   1822. 

(V)  Williard.  son  of  Samuel  and  Miriam 
(Stevens)  Prouty,  was  born  June  17,  1788,  in  Lang- 
don, New  Hampshire,  and  resided  in  that  town, 
where  he  died  May  30,  1868,  at  the  age  of  nearly 
eighty  years.  He  married,  November  12.  1809, 
Sally  French,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  French. 
She  was  born  November  30.  1789,  and  died  May  17, 
1861. 

(VI)  Ira  French,  son  of  William  and  Sally 
(French)  Prouty.  was  born  November  9,  1812,  in 
Langdon,  New  Hampshire.  He  received  a  liberal 
education,  graduating  from  Dartmouth  College  in 
the  class  of  1837.  He  pursued  the  study  of  medi- 
cine and  was  engaged  as  a  practicing  physician  in 
Ogdensburg,  New  York,  until  1862,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Keene,  New  Hampshire,  and  continued  in 
the  practice  there  for  twenty  years.  He  was  a  suc- 
cessful physician.  He  was  active  in  promoting  the 
interests  of  all  in  the  community  where  he  lived, 
and  exercised  considerable  influence  in  the  manage- 
ment of  public  affairs.  He  was  for  fifteen  years  a 
member  of  the  board  of  education  of  Keene,  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872-73.  and 
alderman  in  1878-79.  He  was  an  active  member  of 
the   New  Hampshire   Medical   Association. 

He  was  twice  married ;  first.  February,  1839,  to 
Emily  T.  Babcotk,  by  whom  he  had  a  daughter, 
Emily  G.  Prouty,  now  a  resident  of  Keene;  she 
died  October,  1849,  and  he  married,  January.  1853, 
Elsie  Joslin,  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Luke  Joslin, 
who  was  born  December  22,  1797,  in  Stoddard,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  farmer  during  his  ac- 
tive life.     On  his   retirement  he  removed  to  Keene. 


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whir.-  he  died  in  1875.  He  was  a  son  of  David 
Joslin,  a  native  of  Leominster,  Massachusetts.  The 
latter  was  a  farmer  in  that  town  and  later  in  Stod- 
dard,  II  attempted  to  enlist  in  the  Revolutionary 
army  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  but  was  rejected 
cause  of  his  short  stature.  Later,  with  the  aid 
of  thick  soled  shoes,  he  managed  to  pass  muster  and 
did  gallant  service.  The  records  of  Leominster 
show  a  contract  made  with  the  town  by  David 
Joslin,  which  is  here  reproduced  as  indicating  the 
conditions  of  the  times,  when  the  English  colonies 
in  America  were  struggling  to  obtain  their  inde- 
pendence: "Leominster,  April  10,  1781.  I.  the  sub- 
scriber, do  engage  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  three  years  unless  sooner  discharged,  for  the 
class  of  which  Capt.  Joshua  Wood  is  the  head,  pro- 
vided the  class  pays  me  two  thousand  dollars  in 
paper  money,  or  silver  at  the  exchange,  before  I  go, 
and  eighteen  three-year-old  middling  cattle,  pro- 
vided I  stay  two  years  and  six  months ;  and  if  I 
stay  one  year  and  six  months,  said  cattle  are  to  be 
two  years  old :  and  if  I  stay  not  one  week,  said 
cattle  are  to  be  one  year  old.  David  Joslin."  David 
Joslin  was  a  son  of  John  Joslin  (2),  who  was  a 
captain  in  the  Continental  army.  He  was  a  son  of 
John  and  Lucy  (Wilson)  Joslin,  and  was  born 
1735,  in  Lancaster.  Massachusetts,  and  died  Sep- 
tember 6,  1S10,  in  Leominster.  He  was  made 
deacon  of  the  church  March  30,  1769.  and  so  con- 
tinued until  his  death.  He  resided  in  the  north- 
eastern part  of  Leominster  on  Joslin  Hill,  and  mar- 
ried Susanna  Carter,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Carter 
(see  Carter  IV).  Their  children  were:  John, 
Susanna,  Nathaniel,  Dorothy.  David,  Elias.  Luke, 
Lucy  and  Sally.  David  was  born  April  25,  1765,  in 
Leominster. 

(VII)  Ira  Joslin.  son  of  Doctor  Ira  F.  and 
Elsie  (Joslin)  Prouty,  was  born  August  15,  1857. 
in  Ogdensburg,  New  York.  He  received  most  of 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Keene,  and 
pursued  a  special  course  in  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology,  and  graduated  from  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of  New  York 
with  the  class  of  1882.  In  that  year  he  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Keene,  where 
lie  has  continued  up  to  the  present  time,  and  has 
gained  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  fellow  prac- 
titioners and  of  the  general  public.  He  has  served 
upon  the  board  of  education,  the  board  of  health, 
a-  city  physician,  and  is  a  visiting  surgeon  of  the 
Elliott  City  Hospital.  He  is  ex-president  of  the 
Connecticut  Valley  Medical  Association,  ex-presi- 
dent of  the  Cheshire  County  Medical  Society,  ex- 
pfesident  of  the  New  Hampshire  Surgical  Society, 
and  ex-president  of  the  New  Hampshire  State  Medical 
ociation.  The  medical  education  of  Dr.  Prouty 
lias  embraced  post-graduate  in  various  hospitals 
including  the  medical  department  of  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  and  was  supplemented  further- 
more by  nearly  a  year  spent  in  surgical  centres  of 
Great  Britain  and  on  the  Continent.  He  has  been  the 
author  of  numerous  papers,  on  surgical  topics  prin- 
cipally,  read  before   the  medical   societies.     In    1906 


he  delivered  the  doctorate  address  before  the  gradu- 
ates of  Dartmouth  Medical  School.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  house  of  delegates  of  the  American  Medi- 
cal Association  for  1902-03-04-05.  He  is  an  attendant 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church.  Member  of 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican of  the  stalwart  type,  but  has  held  aloof 
from  office  and  office-seeking. 

Dr.  Prouty  married  (first),  in  July,  1882,  Etta 
M.,  eldest  daughter  of  John  Humphrey,  president 
of  the  Humphrey  Machine  Company,  of  Keene.  By 
this  marriage  was  a  son,  Ira  Humphrey  Prouty,  of 
Dartmouth,  class  of  1907,  now  a  student  at  Johns 
Hopkins  Medical  School.  Dr.  Prouty  married 
(second),  February,  1905,  Bertha  I.  Jones,  daughter 
of  Young  Jones,  of  Keene. 


A    John    Robinson,    aged    twenty- 

ROBINSON    one,    came    from    England    in    the 

"Margaret  and  John"    for   Virginia 

in    1622.     John    Robinson,    age    nineteen,    embarked 

from   England,  June  6.    1635,  in  the   ship  "Thomas 

and   John,"  bound  for  the  colony  in  Virginia. 

John  Robinson,  age  thirty-two,  sailed  from  Eng- 
land, June  23,   1635,  in  the  ship  "America." 

John  Robinson,  age  nineteen,  sailed  from  Eng- 
land,  April  3,  1635,  in  the  ship  "Bonaventure," 
bound   for  the  Barbadoes. 

John  Robinson,  age  nineteen,  embarked  from 
England,  November  20,  1635,  >n  the  ship  "Expedi- 
tion." bound  for  the  Barbadoes. 

The  will  of  John  Robinson,  a  wheelwright  of 
Ipswich.  Massachusetts,  was  proved  March  30,  1658. 
1  le   left  no  children. 

John  Robinson,  of  Ipswich,  died  March  I,  1657. 
He  may  have  been  and  probably  was  the  father  of 
John  Robinson,  who  with  eleven  others  from 
Ipswich  and  Newbury  were  the  first  settlers  of 
Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  in  1640. 

1  In'  first  company  of  settlers  in  the  wild  woods 
of  Pcntucket.  says  the  "History  of  Haverhill,"  was 
from  Ipswich  and  Newbury,  twelve  in  number,  and 
among  them  was  John  Robinson.  The  settlement 
was  founded  in  1640.  John  Robinson  was  a  black- 
smith and  lived  at  Haverhill  until  1657,  when  he 
removed  to  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  and  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  in  that  town. 

John  Robinson,  of  Ipswich,  then  of  Newbury, 
then  of  Haverhill,  and  later  of  Exeter,  New 
Hampshire,  is  first  mentioned  in  the  records 
of  that  town  of  date  April  20,  1652,  al- 
though Haverhill  history  gives  the  year  of 
his  emigration  as  1657.  It  is  possible  that  he  owned 
land  there  as  early  as  the  year  first  mentioned,  and 
may  have  visited  the  town  at  that  time  for  the 
purpose  of  making  improvements  in  contemplation 
of  removal  at  a  date  earlier  than  1657.  In  October, 
1652,  John  Robinson  was  appointed  one  of  the 
overseers  of  work  on  the  meeting  house,  and  in 
1664  was  chosen  one  of  three  townsmen  to  lay  out 
highways  in  Exeter.  He  next  appears  in  the  rec- 
ords in  connection  with  the  Indian  troubles  in  the 
province  during  King   William's   war,   when   Exeter 


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was  a  frontier  town  and  necessarily  exposed  to  the 
ravages  of  hostile  bands  of  savages  who  plundered 
and  burned  habitations  and  murdered  the  settlers 
who  were  unable  to  escape  to  places  of  safety.  In 
onj  of  these  depredatory  incursions  in  the  fall  of 
1675  John  Robinson  was  shot  and  killed,  the  event 
being  thus  described  by  the  historian  of  Exeter: 

"The  other  three  Indians,  whose  names  were 
John  Sampson,  Cromwell  and  John  Linde,  placed 
themselves  in  ambush  in  the  woods  near  the  road 
leading  to  Hampton.  Soon  afterward  John  Robin- 
son, a  blacksmith  who  had  removed  from  Haverhill, 
Massachusetts,  to  Exeter  in  1657,  made  his  appear- 
ance with  his  son,  on  their  way  to  Hampton.  The 
father,  according  to  tradition,  was  carrying  a 
warming-pan.  The  Indians  fired  from  their  lurking 
place  upon  them  and  shot  the  elder  Robinson  dead. 
The  bullet  passed  through  his  body  from  back  to 
front  and  lodged  just  under  the  skin.  The  son 
upon  hearing  the  report  of  the  guns  ran  into  a 
swamp,  where  the  Indians  pursued  but  could  not 
overtake  him.  He  reached  Hampton  about  mid- 
night and  gave  information  of  what  had  occurred." 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  John  Robinson  was 
closely  identified  with  the  history  of  three  towns  in 
the  colony  of  Massachusetts — Ipswich,  Newbury 
and  Haverhill — and  also  was  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers in  Exeter  in  the  province  of  New  Hampshire, 
and  finally  fell  a  victim  of  Indian  barbarity,  it  is 
particularly  unfortunate  that  the  various  compilers 
of  Exeter  genealogies  have  been  unable  to  furnish 
an  authentic  record  of  John  Robinson's  immediate 
family  and  the  names  and  dates  of  birth  and  death 
of  all  his  children.  Indeed,  further  than  is  men- 
tioned in  preceding  paragraphs,  little  is  known  of 
the  domestic  life  of  this  worthy  pioneer  family  in 
New  Hampshire,  and  the  lack  of  records  has  been 
the  occasion  of  considerable  embarrassment  and 
confusion  on  the  part  of  recent  investigators.  On 
this  point  one  of  the  most  recently  published  (1902) 
Robinson  family  histories  says : 

"We  find  a  David  and  Jonathan  Robinson  as 
residents  of  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  from  1657  to 
1683.  They,  with  Stephen  and  John  Robinson, 
were  probably  the  sons  of  John  Robinson  of 
Ipswich,  who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Haver- 
hill, Massachusetts,  and  who  removed  to  Exeter, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1657  and  was  killed  by  the  In- 
dians in  1675.  He  was  also  the  ancestor  of  William 
Robinson,  who  founded  the  Robinson  Female  semi- 
nary at  Exeter  and  the  Summerville  Academy  at 
Summerville,  Georgia,  as  also  of  the  Robinsons  of 
Exeter,  Brentwood,  Epping.  Raymond,  Newmarket, 
Hampton,   Sanbornton  and   other  adjoining  towns." 

"There  seems  to  be  some  confusion  as  to  dates 
respecting  Jonathan  Robinson  of  Exeter,  who  un- 
doubtedly was  a  son  of  John  Robinson  who  was  the 
first  to  settle  in  Haverhill  and  removed  to  Exeter 
in  1657.  One  statement  is  that  he  was  born  about 
1648,  married  Elizabeth  ,  and  died  Sep- 
tember 10.  1675 ;  that  an  inventory  of  his  estate  is 
on  record  at  Salem ;  that  his  wife  Elizabeth  and 
son  David  administered  upon  the  estate,  which  was 


submitted  to  the  court  held  at  Hampton  Falls,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1676.  Another  statement  is  that 
Jonathan  Robinson,  born  about  1648.  was  a  resident 
of  Exeter,  1657-1716;  that  his  will  was  dated  in 
1710  and  proved  in  1716;  that  he  took  the  oath  of 
allegiance  November  30,  1677,  at  Exeter ;  that  he 
was  tythingmaster  in  1678,  one  of  the  selectmen  in 
1695  and  joined  the  church  in  1698;  that  he  married 
Sarah  ,  about  1670,  and  had  eight  chil- 
dren, all  born  in   Exeter"  : 

John,  born  September  7,  1671,  will  proved  July 
7.  1749.  Sarah,  born  October  29,  1673.  Hester, 
born  August  12,  1677.  Elizabeth,  born  September  6,. 
1679.  Jonathan,  born  July  9,  1681,  died  about  175S. 
David,  born  July  28,  1684,  removed  to  Stratham  and 
died  after  1767.  Captain  James,  born  December  7. 
16S6,  removed  to  Stratham.  Joseph,  born  May  I, 
1691,  removed  to  Haverhill,  October  1,  1698;  living 
in  Exeter  in  1710;  died  after  1767. 

From  what  has  been  said  it  appears  that  John 
Robinson  had  at  least  four  sons,  David,  Jonathan, 
Stephen  and  John,  and  that  they  all  were  identified 
with  the  history  of  Exeter.  The  history  of  San- 
bornton mentions  Exeter  as  the  hive  of  two  or 
three  distinct  families  of  the  Robinson  surname,  who- 
afterward  were  equally  prominent  in  Sanbornton 
history,  and  mentions  three  of  the  name,  Jonathan 
senior  and  junior  and  Josiah,  as  being  among  the 
grantees  of  the  town  last  mentioned. 

A  John  Robinson  married  Elizabeth  Folsom, 
February  1,  1725-26,  and  had  nine  children.  If 
this  John  Robinson  is  identical  with  John  who  was- 
the  eldest  son  of  Jonathan  Robinson,  his  age  at  the 
time  of  marriage  would  have  been  about  fifty-four 
years,  a  fact  while  possible  is  hardly  probable. 
Among  the  children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Fol- 
som) Robinson  was  a  son  of  John,  born  August  6, 
1736,  and  the  question  arises  whether  this  John  is 
identical  with  the  John  Robinson  who  removed  from 
Exeter  to  Sanbornton  in  1793  and  is  referred  to  in 
the  history  of  that  town  as  the  founder  of  one  of 
the  three  distinct  branches  of  the  Robinson  family 
of  Exeter,  whose  common  ancestor  was  John  Robin- 
son, of  Ipswich,  Newbury,  Haverhill,  and  finally  of 
Exeter.  Earlier  chroniclers  have  not  felt  secure  in 
assuming  the  relationship  of  the  first  and  second 
Johns  as  that  of  father  and  son,  but  there  is  no 
doubt  that  the  elder  John  was  the  son  of  Jonathan 
and  grandson  of  John  Robinson,  the  ancestor  and 
pioneer  of  the  family  in  Exeter:  and  it  is  equally 
sure  that  John  Robinson,  of  Sanbornton.  1793.  was 
a  descendant  of  John,  the  ancestor,  although  the 
connection  of  families  in  each  succeeding  genera- 
tion cannot  be  clearly  traced. 

(I)  John  Robinson  removed  from  Exeter  to 
Sanbornton  about  1793,  and  settled  on  the  hill  south 
of  what  in  later  years  was  known  as  the  Hunt 
place.  He  died  in  Sanbornton,  January  4,  1799. 
His  children :  John,  born  in  Exeter  and  known  in 
Sanbornton  as  John  3d  and  also  as  Jack,  met  ac- 
cidental death,  November  8,  1834.  Daniel,  born  in 
Exeter,  December  26,  1781,  died  in  Laconia,  in  Sep- 
tember,  1869.     Trueworthy,  born  in  Exeter,  died  in 


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Sanbornton,   April    7.    1S13.     Amelia,   married   John 

Stevens,  and  removed  to  Boscawen,  where  she  died. 

married     Levi     Colby.      Mehitable,     married 

(first)  Sanborn;   (second)  Horn; 

(third)   Thayer. 

ill)  Daniel  Robinson  was  for  many  years  an 
intelligent  and  worthy  citizen  of  Sanbornton,  and 
during  the  later  years  of  his  life  made  his  home 
with  his  son  Stephen  in  Laconia,  where  he  died  in 
his  eighty-eighth  year.  His  wife,  Betsey  Philbrick. 
daughter  of  Deacon  David  Philbrick.  (see  Phil- 
brick  VI)  was  born  October  21,  1789,  and  died  in 
Sanbornton.  January  6,  i860.  They  had  children : 
True  Philbrick,  born  December  26,  1817,  died  in 
Richmond,  Virginia,  in  June,  1837.  Ira,  born  Feb- 
ruary 12.  1820.  married  Caroline  Melissa  Cleverly: 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Twelfth  New  Hampshire  In- 
fantry, 1861-65;  wounded  at  Chancellorsville,  Vir- 
ginia. May  3.  1863,  and  discharged  for  disabilities. 
Abigail  Marston,  born  June  8,  1822.  married  Horace 
Chapman,  of  Belmont.  Sarah  Ann,  born  Novem- 
ber 23.  1824.  married  Samuel  S.  Hersey.  Stephen 
CofFran,  born  January  26,  1827,  died  in  Laconia. 
Mary    Cotton,   born   June    I,    1834,    died    February   8, 

1858. 

(III)  Stephen  Coffran,  youngest  but  one  of 
the  children  of  Daniel  and  Betsey  (Philbrick) 
Robinson,  was  born  in  Sanbornton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  was  a  farmer  on  his  father's  home  place 
until  1869,  when  he  took  up  his  residence  in 
Laconia.  He  married  (first)  Nancy  Maria  Odell, 
born  April  I,  1830,  died  September  4,  1888.  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  and  Almira  (Aiken)  Odell  (see  Odell 
IV).  and  by  whom  he  had  one  child,  Frank  Orrin 
Robinson.  .Mr.  Robinson  married  (second),  Octo- 
ber 24,  1894,  Clara  A.  Harvell,  born  December  6, 
1856.  daughter  of  John  W.  and  Sarah  Ann 
(Jameson)  Harvell  (see  Harvell  II).  Stephen 
Robinson  died  August   10,  1905,  aged  seventy-eight. 

(IV)  Frank  Orrin,  only  child  and  son  of 
Stephen  Coffran  and  Nancy  M.  (Odell)  Robinson, 
was  born  in  Sanbornton,  New  Hampshire,  January 
31,  [854,  and  died  in  the  city  of  Newburg,  New 
York,  April  2,^.  181)3.  I  lis  young  life  was  spent  in 
the  towns  of  Sanbornton  and  Laconia,  and  he  was 

given   a    g 1    education   in   the   public   schools.     In 

TS74  he  went  to   Newburg  and   for  many  years  aftei 
ward  was  ticket  agent  at  that  place  for  the  Central- 
Hudson      Railroad      Company.      After     leaving    the 
company's    employ    he    engaged    in    mercantile    pur- 

ind  was  a  successful  business  man.  On  Oc- 
tober 25,  [880,  Mr.  Robinson  married  Henrietta 
Scott,  of  Newburg,  who  survives  him  and  by  whom 

he    had    t v. Royal     Herman,    born    June    9, 

1884,   and    Frank    IV,  bom    September  3.   1886. 


I  In-     distinguished     English     sur- 

CLIFFORD    nai  better    known    in    Great 

Britain   than   in    America.     Clifford 

liginally  the   name   of  a    ford,   later  id  a   town. 

which   grew   up   by  the   ford,  and  lastly,  became  a 

surname     when     added     to     the     christian     name     of 

citizen  who  migrated  from  thai   town. 

(I)     George    Clifford    desi  ended     from    the    an- 


cient and  noble  family  of  Clifford,  in  England.  He 
was  born  in  the  parish  of  Arnold,  in  Nottingham 
county,  and  came  to  America  with  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth, and  son  John,  and  in  1644  settled  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company.  Late 
in  life  he  removed  to  Hampton,  New  Hampshire. 

(II)  John,  son  of  George  Clifford,  was  born 
in  England,  in  1614.  He  was  of  Salisbury.  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1639  or  1640,  and  was  a  grantee  in  the 
first  division  of  land.  He  sold  his  house  lot,  March 
1.  1642,  and  removed  to  Hampton,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  died  October  17,  1694,  "aged  80  years." 
11k  first  wife  was  named  Sarah.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), September  28,  1658.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Richard- 
son, who  died  December  1,  1667.  He  married 
(third),  February  6.  1672,  Bridget  Huggins.  widow 
of  John  Huggins.  The  children  of  John  Clifford 
were:  John.  Israel,  Hannah,  Elizabeth,  died  young; 
Elizabeth,   Isaac   and   Mary. 

(HI)  Israel,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  Clifford, 
was  born  in  Hampton,  about  1647.  and  died  in 
Rumney.  He  married,  March  5.  1680.  Ann  Smith, 
and  settled  in  Hampton.  Their  children  were: 
Ann,  Mchitabel,  Samuel,  Sarah,  Isaac  and  Richard. 
(Samuel  and  Richard  receive  mention,  with  de- 
scendants,  in   this  article). 

(IV)  Isaac,  eldest  son  and  fourth  child  of  Israel 
and  Ann  (Smith)  Clifford,  was  born  May  24.  1696, 
in  Hampton.  He  resided  for  a  time  in  Kingston, 
New  Hampshire,  whence  he  removed  to  Chester  and 
eventually  settled  in  Rumney.  While  a  resident  of 
Chester  he  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  William 
Ilealy.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children, 
namely :  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Bridget,  Isaac,  Nathaniel, 
John,  Samuel,  Johanna,   Huldah  and  one  other. 

(V)  Isaac  (2).  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Israel  (1)  and  Sarah  (Healy)  Clifford,  settled  in 
Wentworth,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  spent  a  con- 
siderable  portion  of  his  life  and  pri  bably   died. 

(VI)  Moses,  son  of  Isaac  (2)  Clifford,  was 
born  in  1771,  probably  in  Wentworth,  where  he 
died  in  1846. 

(VII  1  Ira.  son  of  Moses  Clifford,  was  born  in 
Wentworth.  June,  1802.  and  died  in  that  town.  De- 
cember 20.  185S.  He  was  a  fanner  by  occupation, 
a  Universalist  in  religious  belief  and  a  Democrat  in 
politics.  He  married  Sally  Davis,  bom  at  Enfield, 
New  Hampshire,  December  18,  1809,  died  at  Fast 
Tilton,  December  20.  1873.  daughter  of  Dudley  and 
\ibsah  (Blue")  Davis.  They  were  the  parents  of 
four  children:  Emily,  now  Mrs.  A.  W.  Stevens,  of 
Storm   Lake,   Iowa;    Melvin,   Irene  and   Achsah. 

(VIII)  Melvin,  son  of  Ira  and  Sally  (Davis) 
Clifford,  was  bom  on  his  father's  farm  in  Went- 
worth, New  Hampshire,  October  3,  1840,  and  died 
of  apoplexy,  June  24,  181)7.  He  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  and  at  the  academy  at  Warren, 
and  lived  on  bis  father's  farm  until  aboul  twenty- 
one  years  of  age  He  learned  the  mason's  trade 
and  worked  at  it  for  some  years.  In  i860,  he  en- 
tered the  service  of  the  Boston,  Concord  &  Mon- 
treal Railroad,  as  a  mason,  and  worked  at  various 
stations    until    1875,    when    he   left    that    employment 


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and  took  a  place  as  fireman  on  a  locomotive  of  the 
Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  where  he  remained 
until  1877.  He  then  returned  to  the  service  of  the 
Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  road.  There  he  was 
employed  as  assistant  roadmaster  and  foreman  of 
the  spare  gang,  under  Superintendent  Dodge  and 
Roadmaster  Badger.  In  1884  he  was  appointed 
roadmaster  and  had  the  supervision  of  the  track 
between  Woodsville,  Vermont,  and  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  including  the  Pembroke  branch.  He 
discharged  the  duties  of  this  office  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  on  a  locomotive  of  train  No.  1.14. 
between  Concord  and  East  Concord,  June  24,  1897. 
He  was  a  worthy  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge 
at  Wentworth.  He  married,  1866,  Amanda  Maria 
Judkins,  a  native  of  Wentworth,  born  June  16,  1844, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  S.  and  Lucinda  (Kimball) 
Judkins.  She  died  at  Lakeport.  July  1,  1894,  leav- 
ing one  child,  Frank  V.  Jonathan  S.  Judkins  was 
born  in  Deerfield,  New  Hampshire,  in  1811,  and 
died  in  Wentworth,  April  8,  1880.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  Wentworth,  was  a 
Congregationalist  and  a  Democrat,  and  was  select- 
man and  school  committeeman.  He  married 
Lucinda  Kimball,  born  in  Wentworth,  in  1813.  died 
at  Lake  Village,  June  9,  1874. 

(IX)  Frank  Vern,  only  child  of  Melvin  and 
Amanda  M.  (Judkins)  Clifford,  born  at  Lake  Vill- 
age (now  Lakeport),  February  2,  1877,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
he  went  into  the  local  office  of  the  Concord  & 
Montreal  Railroad  and  learned  telegraphy.  For 
four  years  he  was  spare  man  and  performed  service 
at  many  stations  between  Concord  and  Lancaster. 
Afterward  (1897)  he  was  employed  as  night  tele- 
grapher at  Lakeport.  During  1898  and  -part  of  1890 
he  was  in  the  train  dispatcher's  office  at  Woodsville. 
Going  to  New  York  City  he  was  there  employed  as 
ticket  agent  on  the  Manhattan  Elevated  Railway 
two  years.  He  returned  to  New  Hampshire  in  Oc- 
tober, 1901.  and  has  since  that  time  been  ticket 
agent  at  Laconia.  He  is  a  member  of  Division  No. 
45,  Order  of  Railway  Telegraphers;  of  Mount  Leb- 
anon Lodge,  No.  32,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Lmion  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  7 ;  Py- 
thagorean Council,  No.  6,  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters; Pilgrim  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  of 
Laconia,  New  Hampshire :  Bektash  Temple,  An- 
cient Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  of 
Concord,  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Clifford  is  one  of  the 
trusted  employes  of  the  Concord  &  Montreal  road, 
and  has  gained  his  present  position  by  the  faithful 
and  intelligent  performance  of  the  many  duties  in- 
cumbent on  a  man  in  his  position.  He  married,  at 
Laconia,  October  19,  189S.  Ada  F.  Lane,  born  in 
Laconia,  daughter  of  George  B.  and  Jane  (Davis) 
Lane. 

(IV)  Samuel,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
Israel  and  Ann  (Smith)  Clifford,  was  born  March 
28,  1689,  in  Hampton,  and  subsequently  lived  in 
Raymond,  New  Hampshire,  where  most  of  his 
children  were  born.  He  married.  February  8,  1712, 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  and  Abigail 
(Hobbs)  Dow,  of  Hampton.     She  was  born  May  22, 


1691,  in  that  town,  and  was  the  mother  of  the 
following  children :  Abigail,  Samuel,  Sarah,  Rachel, 
Benjamin,   Hannah  and  Joseph. 

(V)  Joseph,  youngest  child  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Dow)  Clifford,  was  born  in  1732,  probably 
in  Kingston,  and  resided  in  Raymond,  New  Hamp- 
shire. His  wife's  name  was  Eleanor,  but  no  record 
of  her  parentage  or  maiden  name  appears.  The 
records  of  Raymond  give  two  of  their  children, 
namely :     Daniel   and  Judith. 

(VI)  Daniel,  son  of  Joseph  and  Eleanor  Clif- 
ford, was  born  May  6,  1774,  in  Raymond,  New 
Hampshire,  and  resided  in  Danville,  this  state, 
where  his  life  was  devoted  to  agriculture. 

(VII)  Daniel  (2)  was  a  native  of  Danville, 
New  Hampshire,  and  married,  December  29,  1832, 
Clarissa  Bartlett.  Their  children  were:  Ann, 
Eliphalet  B.,  Isaac,  Sarah,  Caroline,  Ella,  Daniel  A. 
and  Susan  M. 

(VIII)  Eliphalet  Brown,  second  child  and 
eldest  son  of  Daniel  Clifford,  was  born  in  Danville, 
in  1836.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  Danville,  and  soon  after  leaving  school  went  to 
Haverhill,  where  he  was  employed  as  superinten- 
dent in  a  shoe  factory  for  a  number  of  years.  Later 
he  went  to  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  then  to  Pittsfield, 
New  Hampshire,  and  in  1872  moved  to  Manchester, 
where  he  was  employed  as  superintendent  of  a  shoe 
manufactory  up  to  1878,  and  then  went  to  Ohio  and 
is  now  located  at  Columbus  as  a  superintendent  of 
a  shoe  manufactory.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  married,  in  1862,  Lizzie  Dearborn,  born  in  Dan- 
ville, New  Hampshire,  1843,  died  May  15,  1873,  aged 
thirty  years  and  eight  months,  daughter  of  James 
and  Sarah  (Greene)  Dearborn,  of  Danville.  They 
had  two  children :  Clarence  A.,  in  Kansas,  and 
Charles   C.,  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(IX)  Charles  Clifton,  son  of  Eliphalet  and 
Lizzie  (Dearborn)  Clifford,  was  born  in  Danville, 
August  8.  1865.  When  he  was  a  child  his  parents 
removed  to  Haverhill,  where  they  sojourned  until 
he  was  six  years  old,  when  he  accompanied  them  on 
their  removal  to  Manchester.  In  that  city  he  passed 
through  the  grammar  schools  and  two  years  of  the 
high  school  course.  He  then  became  a  clerk  in  the 
postoffice.  where  he  was  employed  two  and  a  half 
years.  Since  1885  he  has  been  engaged  in  fire  in- 
surance business.  After  a  service  of  twenty  years 
with  the  New  Hampshire  Fire  Insurance  Company 
as  a  clerk  and  special  agent,  he  was  made  assistant 
secretary  of  that  company  in  1905,  a  position  he 
now  holds.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  and  votes  the  Republican  ticket.  He  is  a 
Thirty-second  Degree  Mason,  and  a  member  of  the 
following  named  bodies  of  that  order :  Washington 
Lodge.  No.  61  ;  Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter, 
No.  113;  Adoniram  Council,  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters ;  Trinity  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  and 
Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory,  Sublime  Princes  of 
the  Royal  Secret,  Thirty-second  degree,  the  latter 
of  Nashua,  and  Aleppo  Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  of  Boston. 

(IV)  Richard,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Israel  and  Ann   (Smith)    Clifford,  was  born  March 


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26.  1608,  in  Hampton,  and  resided  in  Kingston. 
New  Hampshire.  He  married,  December  26,  1721, 
Hepsibah.  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  Bass- 
ford.  She  was  born  June  28,  1699.  It  is  probable 
that  he  was  married  a  second  time  in  that  town,  to 
Judith  Woodman,  as  the  records  of  Kingston  give 
her  as  the  mother  of  his  children,  namely:  Israel, 
Richard,  Hannah  and  Tirza. 

(V)  Israel,  eldest  child  of  Richard  and  Judith 
(Woodman)  Clifford,  was  born  March  0,  1746,  in 
East  Kingston.  New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  1834. 
in  Dunbarton.  He  was  an  early  settler  of  the  latter 
town,  his  being  one  of  the  first  frame  buildings  in 
the  vicinity  of  Page's  Corner.  He  was  one  of  those 
privileged  to  vote  for  Thomas  Jefferson  for  presi- 
dent of  the  United  States.  His  wife's  name  was 
Achsah,  but  her  family  name  cannot  now  be  dis- 
covered in  the  record?.  Their  children  were: 
Hannah.  Elizabeth,  Jonathan.  David,  Samuel,  Rich- 
ard, Israel,  Sally,  John  and  Isaac. 

(VI)  Jonathan,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
Israel  and  Achsah  Clifford,  was  born  September  23, 
1775,  in  Dunbarton,  New  Hampshire,  at  Page's 
Corner,  and  died  there  February  12.  1863.  He  was 
also  one  of  the  voters  of  Dunbarton  who  supported 
Jefferson.  He  located  on  a  farm  of  three  hundred 
acres  about  one  and  one-half  miles  west  of  Page's 
Corner,  where  his  wife's  ancestors  had  early  settled 
and  where  his  grandchildren  now  live.  He  served 
for  several  years  as  tax  collector  of  the  town,  and 
some  of  his  old  lists  are  still  preserved  by  his 
granddaughter.  He  married  Susannah  Aver, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Ayer,  a  soldier  of  the  War  of 
1812,  who  participated  in  the  actions  at  Chippewa 
and  Niagara  (see  Ayer,  VI").  He  was  a  native  of 
Haverhill,  Massachusetts.  The  children  of  Jon- 
athan and  Susannah  (Ayer)  Clifford  were:  Ste- 
phen. Thomas-  Charles  (died  young),  Polly,  James 
M.,  Hiram,  Sarah,  Charles  and  Caleb.  Of  these 
Hiram  was  a  school  teacher  and  lived  in  Franklin. 
New  Hampshire,  surviving  to  the  great  age  of 
ninety-three   years. 

(VII)  Charles,  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Jonathan  and  Susannah  (Ayer)  Clifford,  was  born 
July  17.  1817,  in  Dunbarton.  and  died  in  that  town. 
April  5.  T887.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  gave  his  entire  life 
to  farming,  in  which  he  was  successful.  He  kept  a 
large  number  of  horses  and  cattle,  and  usually  had 
a  herd  of  one  hundred  sheep.  Beside  this  he  gave 
some  attention  to  lumbering.  During  the  latter 
part  of  his  life  he  was  incapacitated  from  labor  by 
ill  health.  He  was  an  attendant  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  and  took  great  interest  in  the  prosperity  of 
the  same.  In  politics  he  followed  the  principles  of 
his  ancestors  and  was  a  Democrat.  He  married 
(first)  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Jesse  Stevens,  of 
Goffstown,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  one  child, 
Asenatli  Minerva,  \\\\<>  became  the  wife  of  John 
Henry  McAlpine,  of  New  Boston.  He  married 
(second),  November  20.  1853.  Susan  Mills,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Mills  (sec  Mills,  VI),  and  they  had 
three   children:     Susan    Rebec  a,    Frank     Ubert   and 


Charles  Irving.  The  elder  son  is  deceased  and  the 
younger  occupies  the  old  farm  in  Dunbarton.  The 
daughter,  who  resides  with  her  brother,  has  been 
for  thirty-five  years  a  nurse,  employed  among  the 
best  families  of  Concord.  She  was  educated  at 
Hopkinton  and  Contoocook  Academies ;  she  is  ar> 
attendant  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 


The  ancestor  of  the  stock  of 
BUCKMINSTER    this    name    probably    came  to 

America  to  seek  an  asylum 
from  religious  persecution.  From  the  first  the 
members  of  the  family  have  been  prominent  citi- 
zens of  the  communities  of  their  residence  with  few 
exceptions. 

(I)  Thomas  Buckminster,  a  descendant  of  John- 
Buckminster.  of  Northampton,  England,  was  a  free- 
man in  T646,  and  had  a  house  lot  in  the  first  di- 
vision of  Sudbury.  He  did  not  settle  there,  how- 
ever, but  resided  in  Scituate  and  in  Boston.  He 
and  his  wife  Joan,  were  admitted  to  the  church  in 
Boston,  October  4.  1645,  by  letter  from  the  church 
at  Scituate.  He  died  September  28.  1656.  His 
widow  married  (second),  September  I,  i66r,  Ed- 
ward Garfield,  of  Watertown.  Thomas  Buckmin- 
ster had :  Lawrence,  Zachariah,  Elizabeth,  Mary, 
Dorcas.  Thomas)   Sarah,  Joseph  and  Jabesh. 

(II)  Joseph,  son  of  Thomas  and  Joan  Buck- 
minster. lived  in  Brookline,  where  he  died  Novem- 
ber 20,  1668.  He  married,  1665,  Elizabeth  Clark, 
born  January  31,  1648.  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Eliza- 
beth Clark,  of  Watertown.  Their  children  were: 
Joseph   and   Elizabeth. 

(III)  Colonel  Joseph  (2),  son  of  Joseph  (1) 
and  Elizabeth  (Clark)  Buckminster.  was  born  July 
31,  1666,  and  died  in  Framingham,  Auguspt  5,  1747. 
He  lived  in  Brookline.  but  was  a  member  of  the 
church  in  Roxbury.  Later  he  moved  to  Framing- 
ham.  He  was  a  selectman  of  Framingham  seven- 
teen years,  a  magistrate,  a  captain  of  grenadiers  in 
an  expedition  to  Port  Royal,  and  later  a  colonel  of 
the  militia.  He  married.  May  tj.  1686,  Martha 
Sharp,  daughter  of  John  Sharp,  of  Brookline.  He 
married  (second),  February  7.  1716,  Martha  Dall. 
of  Boston.  The  sons  of  Colonel  Joseph  and 
Martha  (Sharp)  Buckminster  were:  Joseph  and 
Thomas. 

(IV)  Colonel  Joseph  (3),  son  of  Colonel 
Joseph  (2)  and  Martha  (Sharp)  Buckminster.  was 
horn  in  Framingham.  Tfx)-,  and  was  a  foremost  cit- 
izen of  his  native  town.  lie  was  a  captain,  and 
passed  the  grades  to  the  commission  of  a  colonel  in 
1730.  He  was  engaged  in  the  French  and  Indian 
war.  and  in  the  first  year  of  the  Revolution.  His 
service  in  town  affairs  finds  few  precedents.  He 
was  a  selectman  twenty-eight  years,  town  clerk 
thirty-two  years,  and  a  representative  nineteen 
years.  He  died  May  15.  1780  He  married.  June 
iS.  1710.  Sarah  Lawson,  <">f  Hopkinton,  who  died 
September  II.  1747.  He  married  (second)  Hannah 
Kiggell.  a  widow,  wdio  died  October  25,  1776.  The 
sons  of  the  first  wife  were:  Joseph,  William. 
Francis  and  Lawson.  The  second  wife  had  one 
son,  Thomas. 


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(V)  Rev.  Joseph  (4),  eldest  son  of  Colonel 
Joseph  (3)  and  Sarah  (Lawson)  Buckminster,  was 
born  in  Framingham,  March  I,  1720.  He  graduated 
from  Harvard  College  in  1739,  and  was  ordained 
over  the  church  in  Rutland,  September  IS, 
1742.  He  died  in  Rutland,  November  3,  1792, 
while  serving  the  fifty-first  year  of  a  successful  min- 
istry. He  married,  June  30,  1743.  Lucy  Williams, 
born  in  Weston.  September  4,  1721,  daughter  of 
Rev.  William  and  Hannah  (Stoddard)  Williams. 
Their  three  sons  were:  Joseph,  Solomon  and  Will- 
iam  Stoddard. 

(VI)  Solomon,  second  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  and 
Lucy  (Williams)  Buckminster,  was  born  in  Rut- 
land, February  19,  1754.  He  removed  from  Rutland 
to  Nelson  about  1790.  He  married  (first),  No- 
vember S,  1778,  Betty  Davis,  who  was  born  in  Rut- 
land. October  10,  1759,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary 
(Howe)  Davis.  She  died  September  io,  1780.  He 
married  (second),  May  5,  1784,  Hannah  Rice,  born 
in  Rutland,  July  18,  1759,  daughter  of  David  and 
Love  (Moore)  Rice.  The  children  by  the  first 
wife  were:  William  Stoddard  and  Joseph;  and  by 
the  second  wife :  David  Rice  and  Peter  Davis,  and 
perhaps  others.  (Mention  of  Peter  and  descendants 
forms   part   of   this   article). 

(VII)  William  Stoddard,  eldest  child  of  Solo- 
mon and  Betty  (Davis)  Buckminster,  was  born  111 
Rutland.  He  removed  to  Roxbury,  New  Hamp- 
shire, when  a  young  man,  and  resided  on  a  farm 
two  miles  north  of  the  center  of  the  town,  where 
he  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years. 

(VIII)  David  William,  son  of  William  S. 
Buckminster,  was  born  in  Roxbury.  He  succeeded 
to  the  homestead  of  his  father,  where  he  lived 
sixty-five  years.  When  well  advanced  in  years  he 
removed  to  Keene,  and  lived  retired  until  his  death. 
While  a  resident  of  Roxbury,  Mr.  Buckminster 
was  esteemed  one  of  its  most  valued  citizens  and 
was  entrusted  with  as  many  local  offices  as  he  was 
willing  to  undertake.  His  public  service  covered  a 
period  of  about  forty  years  and  included  his  incum- 
bency of  the  offices  of  selectman  for  many  terms 
and  as  representative  in  the  state  legislature  for  two 
terms.  He  was  actively  interested  in  Congrega- 
tional church  work,  and  served  for  many  years  as  a 
member  of  the  board  of  deacons.     He  married  Mary 

Ann    Whitney,    daughter    of    Josiah    and    

(Ames)  Whitney,  and  they  had:  Sarah  Eliza, 
Martha  Ann,  Joseph  A.,  Josiah  W.,  Maria  Frances, 
Millard  Fillmore  and  Milton  Elmore,  twins. 

(IX)  Josiah  Whitney,  second  son  and  fourth 
child  of  David  W.  and  Mary  Ann  (Whitney) 
Buckminster,  was  born  in  Roxbury.  July  24,  1846. 
He  received  his  primary  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Roxbury  and  Sullivan  and  this  was  sup- 
plemented with  an  academic  course  at  Marlboro. 
In  1867  he  first  engaged  in  the  lumber  trade  in 
Roxbury  and  also  did  some  farming.  Five  years 
later  he  removed  to  Keene,  and  became  a  partner  in 
the  firm  of  J.  Adams  &  Company,  dealers  in  meat 
and  provisions.  After  continuing  two  years 
changes  were  made  in  the  firm  which  became  Buck- 


minster and  Bradford  and  so  continued  for  the  en- 
suing two  years.  Mr.  Buckminster  then  disposed 
of  his  interest  and  engaged  in  the  livery  business, 
and  was  the  proprietor  of  a  stable  for  twenty-three 
years.  During  this  time  or  the  greater  part  of  it, 
he  was  also  largely  engaged  in  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness, and  also  dealt  in  lumber  and  wood.  He  is  the 
junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Putney  &  Buck- 
minster, proprietors  of  the  Eagle  Hotel,  a  well- 
known  hostelry  of  Keene.  Mr.  Buckminster  has  al- 
ways shown  good  judgment  in  financial  matters, 
and  his  deals  have  turned  out  well,  and  today  he  is 
one  of  the  most  successful  business  men  and  one  of 
the  largest  land  holders  in  Cheshire,  county.  Mr. 
Buckminster  has  been  a  Republican  of  the  stalwart 
type,  but  has  held  aloof  from  office  holding,  but  did 
serve  for  three  years  as  deputy  under  Sheriff  Tuttle. 
He  married  (first),  May,  1875,  Ella  C.  Angier, 
daughter  of  Silas  Angier,  of  Alstead,  New  Hamp- 
shire. Second,  1896,  Anna  Cora  Chamberlain,  of 
Keene,  formerly  of  Westmoreland,  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Almira  (Frend)  Chamberlain.  Third, 
August  16.  1905.  Gladys  A.  Buckminster,  widow  of 
Joseph  A.  Buckminster,  and  daughter  of  Hosea  B. 
Knight  of  Winchendon. 

(VII)  Peter  Davis,  son  of  Solomon  and  Han- 
nah (Rice)  Buckminster,  was  born  (probably)  in 
Rutland,  August  10.  1787,  and  died  in  Keene,  De- 
cember 9,  1863.  In  early  life  he  went  to  Roxbury. 
New  Hampshire,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  mar- 
ried Abigail  White,  daughter  of  Colonel  Solon, 
White.     Abigail   White  was  born   October  28,   1790. 

(VIII)  Dauphin  White,  second  son  and  sixth 
child  of  Peter  D.  and  Abigail  (White)  Buckmin- 
ster, was  born  in  Roxbury,  September  20,  1822.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Roxbury  and 
neighboring  select  schools,  and  on  attaining  his  ma- 
jority he  became  a  clerk  in  the  general  store  of 
Messrs.  Keyes  &  Colony  at  Keene.  About  the 
year  1850  he  engaged  in  the  gents'  furnishing  and 
dry-goods  business,  having  as  a  partner  Mr.  E.  G. 
Whitcomb,  and  some  five  or  six  years  later  estab- 
lished the  clothing  firm  of  D.  W.  Buckminster  & 
Company,  continuing  in  that  line  of  trade  for  a 
number  of  years,  or  until  1863,  when  he  was  chosen 
register  of  probate  for  Cheshire  county.  That 
office  he  held  for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  per- 
forming his  duties  with  unquestionable  ability  and 
faithfulness. 

In  politics  an  old-line  Whig  and  subsequently  a 
Republican,  and  when  called  upon  to  render  service 
in  a  civic  capacity  he  responded  with  alacrity  in 
spite  of  the  business  pressure  by  which  he  was  al- 
most invariably  surrounded  during  his  mercantile 
career,  representing  Keene  in  the  lower  house  of 
the  state  legislature  in  1858-59,  serving  as  railroad 
commissioner,  and  for  a  number  of  years  served 
as  one  of  Keene's  board  of  education.  In  his 
younger  days  he  was  an  officer  in  the  state  militia, 
serving  as  captain  of  the  Keene  Light  Infantry, 
which  was  disbanded  in  1850.  In  Masonry  he  had 
advanced  to  the  commandery,  and  he  also  afnli.i1 
with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He 
was  a   faithful  attendant  and  generous  supporter  of 


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the  First  Congregational  Church,  and  an  especial 
friend  of  poor  and  worthy  pastors  and  of  little 
children.  His  life,  which  was  a  busy  as  well  as  an 
exemplary   one,   terminated   January    27,    1880. 

On  May  16,  1850,  Mr.  Buckminster  was  joined 
in  marriage  with  Harriet  I.  Mason,  who  was  born 
in  Walpole.  this  state,  August  20,  1824,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Harriet  (Ormsby)  Mason.  Her  father 
was  born  December  14,  I/S6,  and  died  in  Walpole, 
October  14,  1874.  Her  mother  was  born  in  Wind- 
ham. Connecticut,  March  9,  1795,  and  died  in  Wal- 
pole. January  25,  1864.  Joseph  and  Harriet  (Orms- 
by)  Mason  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  namely : 
George  O.,  born  September  25.  1818.  died  May  20, 
190.3.  William  H.,  born  October  7.  1820.  died  De- 
cember  26,  1905.  Charles  H.,  born  August  9.  1822. 
died  June  II,  1S94.  Harriet  I.,  the  date  of  whose 
birth  has  already  been  given.  Edwin  M.,  born 
March  22,  1826,  died  April  II,  1826.  Frances  E., 
born  August  16.  1827.  Joseph  Everett,  born  August 
18,  1S29,  died  February  21.  1894.  Elen  Corrina, 
born  July  30,  1S31,  died  April  2,  1004.  Andrew  R., 
born  November  30,  1833,  in  Walpole.  married  Lucy 
Lawrence,  born  December  19.  1833.  She  died  No- 
vember 2S,  1S95.  Their  children  were :  Harriet  L., 
born  September  5,  1862,  and  Wallace  L.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 7.  1865.  Miss  Harriet  L.  Mason  is  a  member 
of  the  faculty  of  Drexel  Institute.  Philadelphia, 
holding  the  chair  of  English  Language  and  Litera- 
ture. Mr.  Wallace  L.  Mason  is  the  present  (1906) 
cashier  of  Keene  National  Bank.  Andrew  R. 
Masi  m  saw  service  in  the  Civil  war  in  the  United 
States  navy  from  September  27,  1862.  until  Febru- 
ary 6,  1S64,  as  landsman  on  the  "San  Jacinto,"  the 
flag  ship  of  the  East  Gulf  Squadron.  His  duty  was 
detached  service  as  clerk  to  the  lieutenant  com- 
mander of  Wilke's  Flying  Squadron,  the  East  Gulf 
Squadron.  Mrs.  Harriet  I.  (Mason)  Buckminster's 
paternal  grandfather,  Joseph  Mason,  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Patriot  army  during  the  Revolutionary 
war.  a  Minute  Man  at  Lexington  and  a  participant 
in  the  Bunker  Hill  battle. 


This  family,  like  many  others  of  this 
HOLDEN  state,  springs  from  a  Puritan  ances- 
tor, and  existed  in  Massachusetts  for 
generations  before  it  was  represented  in  New 
Hampshire.  The  ingenuity,  industry  and  sound  busi- 
ness integrity  of  the  later  generations  have  gii 
its  members  honorable  and  influential  positions  in 
the  communities  where  they  reside.  The  immigrant 
ancestors  were  sons  of  a  "younger  son,"  the  brother 
of  an  English  Lord.  While  Richard  Houlding  (the 
ancient   spelling   of   the    nan-  escorted 

to  jail  by  the  sheriff  for  attending  a  Dissenters' 
meeting,  his  uncle  appeared  riding  in  his  coach,  and 
thus  accosted  the  officer :  "'Tisa  pitj  to  carry  this  poor 
young  man  to  prison;  he  is  my  nephew."  Through 
this  influence  the  sherifi  his   pris- 

r  on  condition  that  he  attend   no  more 

enting   meetings.     "1  :  an    was    silent, 

which  hi-  uncle  becami  incen  ed  and  thus 
addressed  him:  "These  men  act  like  gentlemen  in 
offering  to  release  you;  therefore,  comply  with  their 


request!"  After  some  deliberation  he  promised  to 
attend  no  more  Dissenters'  meetings  in  that  country, 
and  was  accordingly  released.  He  immediately 
set  about  preparing  to  join  the  Puritan  colonists  in 
America,  and  the  passenger  list  of  the  ship 
"Francis,"  which  sailed  from  Ipswich,  England,  in 
April,  1634,  contained  the  names  of  Richard  Hould- 
ing,   aged    twenty-five,   and   Justinian,    twenty-three. 

(I)  Richard  Holden,  born  about  1609,  settled 
in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  upon  arrival  in  Amer- 
ica, and  died  there  March  1,  1698.  His  wife, 
Martha   Fosdick,   died   December  6,    1681. 

(II)  Samuel  Holden,  son  of  Richard  and  Martha 
(Fosdick)   Holden,  was  born  June  8,  1650,  and  died 

in    1739.     He   married   Anna   ,   born   in    1659, 

died  1731. 

(III)  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  (1)  and  Anna 
(possibly  Lawrence)  Holden,  was  born  July  23, 
1699,  died  October  12,  1761.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Dix,  born  May  3,  1679,  died  January  10,  1774. 

(IV)  Samuel  (3),  son  of  Samuel  (2)  and  Eliza- 
beth (Dix)  Holden,  was  born  October  13,  1729, 
and  died  March  12,  1800.  He  married,  June  16, 
1757,  Martha  Call,  born  April  20,  1734,  died  De- 
cember 13,  1830. 

(V)  Asa,  son  of  Samuel  (3)  and  Martha  (Call) 
Holden,  was  born  December  11,  1773,  and  died 
May  29,  1856.  He  was  a  shoemaker,  and  also  car- 
ried on  a  small  farm.  He  had  a  large  family  of 
boys,  and  he  bound  out  several  of  them  to  service 
as  was  the  general  custom  in  those  days.  He  mar- 
ried January  1,  1801,  Nancy  Wyman,  born  Novem- 
ber 5,   1777,  died  December   11,   1833. 

(VI)  Daniel,  son  of  Asa  and  Nancy  (Wyman) 
Holden,  was  born  at  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  April 
20,  1809,  and  was  the  fifth  of  the  eight  children  of 
his  parents.  At  the  age  of  nine,  Daniel  was  bound 
out  to  service  to  Dr.  Sylvanus  Plympton,  of  Wo- 
burn,  Massachusetts,  to  remain  until  he  should  be 
eighteen  years  old.  Dissatisfaction  with  his  treat- 
ment caused  him  to  run  away  to  his  home  when  he 
was  thirteen,  and  with  characteristic  decision  and 
energy  he  refused  to  return  to  the  employ  of  the 
doctor.  He  was  employed  for  several  years  by  the 
farmers  of  Billerica,  and  obtained  what  education 
he  could  in  the  common  schools  till  he  was  thirteen 
years  old,  and  then  his  scholastic  education  stopped. 
When  twenty  years  old  he  left  Billerica  and  obtained 
work  in  the  flannel  mill  of  H.  G.  Howe,  of  Tewkes- 
bury, with  the  view  of  earning  enough  money  to  set 
himself  up  in  farming.  He  was  first  employed  at 
eight  dollars  per  month  with  board,  and  later  at 
twelve  dollars  per  month,  his  wages  being  raised 
on  account  of  faithfulness  and  industry,  lie  soon 
obtained  a  complete  knowlegc  of  the  process  of 
flannel  manufacture,  and  at  the  end  of  three  years, 
when  only  twenty-three  years  of  age,  he  engaged 
to  run  mill  for  his  employer  by  contract.  In  1837 
he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Chelmsford 
Company  in  that  part  of  Lowell  which  was  then 
Dracut,  where  he  remained  until  1847.  In  that 
year  he  removed  to  West  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  in  company  with  his  older  brother,  Ben- 
jamin F.  Holden,  began  the  manufacture  of  woolen 


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goods.  Benjamin  died  November  29,  1874,  UP  to 
which  time  the  partnership  continued.  In  1874  a 
-corporation  was  formed  under  the  name  of  Con- 
cord Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  Daniel 
Holden  became  treasurer  and  agent.  While  in 
partnership  with  his  brother  in  carrying  on  the  mills 
in  Concord,  he  accepted,  in  1S53,  the  position  of 
superintendent  of  the  Saxonville  Mills  in  Framing- 
ham,  Massachusetts,  and  held  that  place  for  three 
years.  In  1S56  he  returned  to  Concord  and  resumed 
his  position  as  manager  in  the  partnership  with  his 
brother,  which  had  not  been  severed  by  his  absence. 
In  1891  a  new  mill  was  erected  at  Penacook,  and 
in  1903  the  entire  business  was  moved  to  that  point 
■by  his  sons,  who  succeeded  him  in  its  management. 
He  passed  away  at  his  home  in  West  Concord,  April 
11,   1899,  aged  almost  ninety  years. 

Puring  his  long  business  life,  Mr.  Holden  de- 
voted himself  almost  entirely  to  the  development  of 
his  business,  rarely  permitting  himself  to  be  drawn 
into  public  affairs.  As  a  citizen  of  Concord,  how- 
ever, he  felt  it  his  duty  when  called  upon  to  serve 
the  city,  and  was  alderman  in  1874  and  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  in  1865-66  and  1875.  A  keen 
■desire  for  knowledge  made  him  a  constant  and  in- 
dustrious reader  from  boyhood,  and  he  also  made 
use  of  another  great  avenue  of  knowledge,  travel. 
He  delighted  in  the  study  of  astronomy,  and  his 
library  included  the  standard  authorities  on  that 
subject.  He  was  also  a  deep  student  of  the  Bible, 
and  was  no  mean  expounder  of  his  faith  in  the  ul- 
timate salvation  of  all  mankind.  He  was  very  firmly 
fixed  in  his  principles,  and  could  hardly  tolerate  the 
existence  of  a  Democratic  party,  as  opposed  to  his 
own,  the  Republican.  He  did  not  care  for  money, 
and  his  moderate  competence  was  the  result,  rather, 
of  his  never-tiring  diligence,  than  of  superior  busi- 
ness judgment  or  of  greed  for  gain.  He  possessed 
a  large  and  strong  body,  which  enabled  him  to  out- 
wear all  others  in  severe  application  and,  while 
somewhat  belligerent  in  disposition,  avoided  quar- 
rels and  was  widely  respected  as  a  man  and  citizen. 

Mr.  Holden  married  (first),  in  1834,  Sarah 
Haynes,  born  September  14,  1814,  in  Sudbury,  Mass- 
achusetts, and  died  January  25,  1843,  in  Dracut, 
same  state,  leaving  four  children.  She  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Reuben  and  Roxy  (Puffer)  Haynes,  of 
Sudbury.  Her  children  were  accounted  for  as  fol- 
lows :  George  E.,  born  January  I,  1835,  in  Lowell, 
died  May  24,  1874,  at  West  Concord.  Sarah  Jane, 
born  November  3,  1838,  in  Dracut,  died  in  Burling- 
ton, Massachusetts,  November  23,  1861.  Wyman 
Washington,  born  November  6,  1840,  in  Dracut, 
resides  at  Bethel,  Vermont.  Lucy  Lavonia,  born 
July  15,  1842,  in  Dracut,  passed  away  April  29, 
1903,  in  West  Concord.  Mr.  Holden  married 
(second),  June  10,  1844,  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts, 
Roxana  Haynes,  sister  of  his  first  wife.  She  was 
born  December  28,  1817,  in  Sudbury,  and  died 
March  4,  1900,  at  her  home  in  West  Concord,  being 
survived  by  five  of  her  seven  children,  noted  as  fol- 
lows :  Farwell  P.,  born  in  Dracut,  Massachusetts, 
June  21,  1845,  died  March  28,  1902,  in  Penacook. 
Edward    Daniel,    born   in    West    Concord,    July    11, 


1848,  died  March  19,  1902,  in  Lowell.  Ella  Roxana, 
born  in  West  Concord,  May  6,  1850,  died  December 
26,  1902,  unmarried.  Paul  Reuben,  born  in  West  Con- 
cord, April  6,  1S52.  Louisa  Puffer,  born  in  Saxon- 
ville, Massachusetts,  May  20,  1855,  died  in  West  Con- 
cord, July  17,  1857.  Grace  Edith,  born  in  West  Con- 
cord February  7,  1857,  died  in  West  Concord,  Au- 
gust 13,  1S81,  unmarried.  Adam  Putnam,  born  in 
West  Concord,  March  17,  1861. 

(VII)  Paul  Reuben,  fourth  child  of  Daniel  and 
Roxana  (Haynes)  Holden,  was  born  April  6, 
1852.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
graduated  from  the  high  school  of  Concord.  Im- 
mediately after  leaving  school  he  entered  his  father's 
mill,  and  gradually  worked  his  way  up  to  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  the  business.  He  was  elected 
treasurer  of  Concord  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Penacook  in  1899,  and  has  since  held  that  position. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Merrimack  County  Savings 
Bank,  and  of  the  City  Public  Library.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Universalist  Church,  and  in  matters 
political  votes  the   Republican   ticket. 

(VII)  Adam  Putnam,  seventh  child  of  Daniel 
and  Roxana  (Haynes)  Holden,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 17,  1861.  He  acquired  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Concord,  graduating  from  the  high 
school  in  1881.  His  life  has  been  principally  spent 
in  attending  to  the  business  of  the  mills  his  father 
and  uncle  founded,  and  which  he  has  thoroughly 
mastered  in  all  its  details.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Savings  Bank.  He  married,  Oc- 
tober 15,  1903,  Harriet  Sophira  Sawyer,  of  Napa, 
California. 


This  is  one  of  the  ancient  Celtic 
MURPHY     names  that  has  given  to  this  country 

much  of  its  best  blood,  and  is  borne 
by  many  of  the  most  enterprising,  successful  and 
energetic  citizens  of  the  nation.  In  Chicago  the 
most  eminent  surgeon  bears  the  name,  in  New'  York 
it  is  identified  prominently  with  public  affairs,  and 
merchants,  manufacturers  and  artisans  without 
number  are  known  by  this  patronymic  everywhere. 
The  first  of  a  prominent  Concord  family  in  this 
country  was  Bartholomew  Murphy,  a  native  of  Kill- 
conda,  county  Cork,  Ireland,  who  came  to  America 
when  a  young  man.  His  parents  were  buried  in 
Killcrea  Abbey,  in  county  Cork.  He  was  em- 
ployed in  youth  as  a  farmer  and  coachman,  and 
after  his  arrival  in  this  country  soon  settled  at 
Concord,  and  was  employed  for  many  years  in  rail- 
road construction.  Of  good  habits  he  was  never 
idle,  but  death  took  him  soon  after  he  was  fifty 
years  old,  about  1870.  He  married,  in  Concord, 
Mary  McCue,  born  about  1818,  in  Dunemore,  county 
Donegal,  Ireland,  and  came  to  this  country  while 
young.  She  lived  to  a  good  age,  dying  July  8,  1900, 
in  Concord.  She  was  the  mother  of  four  children, 
two  of  whom  died  in  childhood.  Left  with  young 
children  to  care  for,  by  the  death  of  her  husband, 
she  had  a  hard  struggle  to  keep  her  little  family 
together,  but  she  was  industrious  and  frugal,  and 
lived  to  see  her  living  sons  established  well  in  life, 
and  to  be  tenderly  cared  for  by  them.    The  younger, 


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Jeremiah  B.,  has  for  many  years  heen  connected 
with  the  business  conducted  by  his  brother,  and  is 
a  capable  business  man.     He  is  a  bachelor. 

David  Edward,  elder  son  of  Bartholomew  and 
Mary  (McCue)  Murphy,  was  born  October  15,  1859, 
in  Concord,  and  was  only  eleven  years  old  when  his 
father  was  taken  away.  He  received  a  grammar 
school  education,  and  was  obliged  to  begin  to  sup- 
port himself  at  a  very  early  age.  He  subsequently 
spent  considerable  time  in  an  evening  school  taught 
by  Professor  George  E.  Gay,  of  Concord.  With 
native  talent,  he  has  readily  absorbed  knowledge 
by  contact  with  the  world,  and  is  reckoned  among 
the  leading  citizens  of  his  native  city  at  the  present 
time.  When  fourteen  years  old  he  was  employed 
by  F.  B.  Underhill  &  Company,  dry  goods  merchants 
of  Concord,  and  thus  began  a  most  successful  mer- 
cantile career.  He  was  busied  in  carrying  bundles 
and  making  himself  generally  useful,  gradually 
working  up  until  the  firm  of  Underhill  &  Com- 
pany sold  out — a  period  of  six  years — when  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  their  successors  as  a  clerk.  Here 
he  remained  some  years,  and  then  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  another  concern  where  he  remained  two 
years.  In  1886  he  saw  an  opening  for  business  on 
his  own  account,  and  started  what  has  since  grown 
into  his  present  large  mercantile  establishment.  He 
began  with  a  moderate  stock  of  goods,  employing 
four  clerks.  The  demands  of  the  trade  have  twice 
necessitated  the  enlargement  of  his  store,  which  is 
now  one  of  the  leading  mercantile  establishments 
of  the  state,  employing  twenty-five  clerks  regu- 
larly, and  as  high  as  fifty  in  busy  season,  and  hand- 
ling all  kinds  of  goods  usually  found  in  a  large 
general  department  store.  Besides  his  mercantile 
business  Mr.  Murphy  has  an  interest  in  the  financial 
factors  of  Concord,  and  is  trustee  of  the  Union 
Guarantee  Savings  Bank,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Concord  Board  of  Trade.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus,  and  has  served  as  an  officer 
of  the  state  organization  of  that  fraternity.  He  is 
a  self-made  man,  and  still  young.  His  success  in 
life  is  due  to  his  uniformly  courteous  treatment  of 
those  he  meets  and  his  careful  attention  to  detail. 
He  married,  April  26,  1905,  Katherine  L.  Pren- 
tice, daughter  of  Edmund  Ashley  and  Mary  Fanny 
Prentice,  of  New  York. 


This  old  New  England  name  is  sup- 
CALEF  posed  to  have  been  of  Scotch  origin, 
and  was  originally  written  Calfc  in  the 
colonial  records.  The  family,  of  whose  existence 
previous  to  the  settlement  of  Robert  Calef,  the  im- 
migrant, in  Massachusetts,  we  have  no  knowledge, 
was  made  very  prominent  in  the  first  century  of 
Massachusetts  history  by  the  conspicuous  positions 
of  Robert,  the  father,  as  an  author,  and  Robert,  the 
son,  as  a  hading  merchant. 

(I)  Robert  Calef  came  to  America  in  1638  from 
England  and  settled  in  Roxbury,  where  he  died 
April  [3,  1711).  Very  little  is  known  of  him  Robert 
Calef  was  the  author  ol  "More  Wonders  of  the  In 
visible  World."  in  which  he  emphatically  denounced 
the     witchcraft     theorii       of    Cotton    and     Increase 


Mather  and  others,  which  brought  about  a  very 
spirited  controversy.  Doubts  have  been  expressed 
as  to  whether  Robert,  the  immigrant,  or  his  son 
Robert,  the  merchant  of  Boston,  was  the  author  of 
this  work.  Hon.  Arthur  B.  Calef,  late  of  Middle- 
town,  Connecticut,  who  made  a  study  of  the  Calef 
family  in  America  and  collected  many  family 
records,  wrote  in  1899:  "There  is  no  reason  to 
believe  that  the  son'  Robert  was  the  author,  both 
by  reason  of  his  probable  youth,  and  also  because 
there  is  a  copy  with  the  autograph  of  the  author 
in  the  Lenox  Library,  at  New  York,  which  was. 
presented  by  Robert  the  elder  to  Governor  Bell- 
ingham,  and  the  writing  corresponds  with  that  of 
Robert  the  immigrant,  as  seen  on  the  records." 
Robert  was  a  man  of  great  ability,  clear  discern- 
ment and  high  moral  courage.  His  name  has  de- 
scended to  posterity  for  the  able  and  decisive  man- 
ner in  which  he  exposed  the  outrageous  proceed- 
ings against  persons  accused  of  witchcraft.  His- 
action  at  the  time  helped  to  put  an  end  to  the  out- 
break and  prevented  a  recurrence  of  its  horrors, 
which  its  instigators  attempted  to  revive;  thereby 
he  undoubtedly  saved  the  lives  of  many  innocent 
persons.  His  wife,  Mary,  survived  him,  and  died 
November  12,  1719.  Their  children  were:  Joseph, 
John,  Jermiah,  Robert,  Martha  and  Mary. 

(II)  John  Calef  was  a  clothier  and  lived  111 
Newbury,  Massachusetts,  where  he  signed  a  peti- 
tion for  the  grant  of  Nottingham,  New  Hampshire. 
He  is  believed  to  have  been  a  descendant  of  Robert 
Calef.  He  was  one  of  the  original  grantees  of 
Chester  and  sold  his  right  to  Tristram  Knight  and 
Thomas  Pike  of  Newbury  in  January,  1725.  He  had 
in  1724  bought  half  the  right  of  Amos  Cass,  and 
settled  upon  that.  Cass  had  built  a  house  on  Lot 
No.  100,  and  here  Calef  lived  as  early  as. 
1734.  In  that  year  he  purchased  one  and 
one-half  lots  adjoining,  and  had  an  amend- 
ment laid  out  in  1735.  consisting  of  eight) 
acres  and  in  the  same  year  received  from  the  pro- 
prietors a  grant  for  building  a  fulling  mill.  He  built 
the  mill  but  moved  it  later.  In  1745,  he  sold  two 
home  lots  to  Towle  of  Exeter.  He  was  chosen 
one  of  a  committee,  March  9,  1734,  to  adjust  the 
selectmen's  accounts,  and  subsequently  held  various- 
offices.  His  will  was  dated  March  11,  1748,  and  was 
proved  May  25,  of  the  same  year,  indicating  the 
time  of  death.  He  was  married  in  1702,  to  Deborah 
King,  of  Boston,  and  their  children  were :  John, 
Deborah,  William,  Mary,  James,  King,  Joseph,  Dan- 
iel and  Robert. 

(  111)  Joseph,  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of  John 
Calef,  was  born  October  31,  1718,  in  Newbury,  and 
settled  in  that  part  of  Chester  which  is  now  Auburn, 
on  additional  Lot  No.  64,  and  his  house  stood  for 
about  a  century  and  a  half.  He  died  December  21, 
1793.  He  was  married,  September  30,  1746,  to 
Elizabeth  Jewell,  of  Amesbury.  They  lost  five  young 
children,  who  died  of  throat  distemper.  On  one 
or  more  occassions,  while  they  were  at  the  grave 
with  one  child,  another  died.  Their  surviving  off- 
spring  were:   Jonathan,  Joseph   and   David. 

1  l\  )    David,  youngest   son  of  Joseph  and  Eliza- 


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tieth  (Jewell)  Calef,  married  Mary  Haselton  in 
1792,  and  lived  for  a  time  on  the  paternal  homestead. 
Subsequently  he  exchanged  farms  with  James 
Emerson,  and  resided  in  Londonderry.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  lived  to  the  age  of  eighty-four  years. 
They  had  John,  Johnathan,  Stephen,  Mary,  Betsy 
and  Ruth. 

(V)  John,  eldest  son  of  David  and  Mary  (Hasel- 
ton) Calef,  was  born  January  4,  1798,  in  Chester, 
where  he  grew  up.  When  a  young  man  he  went  to 
Goff's  Falls  and  worked  in  a  saw  mill,  where  he 
acquired  a  knowledge  of  machinery.  By  industry 
and  prudent  care  of  his  earnings  he  was  enabled  in 
time  to  become  the  owner  of  a  mill,  operated  a 
■carding  mill  and  also  wove  woolen  cloth.  In  1850 
he  sold  his  mill  to  Waterman  Smith  and  purchased 
a  farm  about  a  mile  and  a  half  above  Goff's  Falls, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming  on  a  large  scale.  His 
land  lay  in  the  intervale  along  Merrimack  river, 
and  included  the  hills  east  of  his  home.  In  partner- 
ship with  Cyrus  Moore  he  engaged  largely  in  lum- 
bering operations  and  was  often  employed  by  others 
to  survey  timber.  His  judgment  was  considered 
very  good,  and  through  that  and  his  services  as 
justice  of  the  peace,  he  was  universally  called  "Judge 
Calef."  He  was  strictly  temperate,  a  hater  of  to- 
bacco and  the  friend  of  good  order  in  everything. 
Of  genial  nature  and  always  in  good  humor,  his 
companionship  was  eagerly  sought,  and  his  friends 
were  limited  in  number  only  to  his  acquaintances. 
He  was  a  lieutenant  of  militia,  was  a  regular  at- 
tendant of  the  Methodist  Church  and  represented 
the  town  in  the  legislature.  He  was  an  old  line 
Whig  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Republican 
party.  He  had  nearly  completed  eighty-five  years 
of  life  when  he  passed  away,  December  25,  1882. 
He  was  married  about  1825,  to  Eliza  Webster,  who 
was  born  October,  1805,  in  Manchester,  a  daughter 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Palmer)  Webster  also 
natives  of  Manchester.  David  was  a  son  of  Enos 
Webster,  who  had  three  hundred  and  twenty-one 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  Merrimack 
river,  a  part  of  which  was  subsequently  owned  and 
occupied  by  "Judge"  Calef.  The  latter  was  the  father 
of  five  children :  Rufus,  the  eldest,  died  in  Man- 
chester, at  the  age  of  fifty  years ;  Eliza  Jane  died, 
unmarried,  at  the  homestead ;  Mary  Ann  is  the 
widow  of  James  M.  Miller,  residing  in  Manchester; 
Caroline  is  the  widow  of  C.  C.  Webster,  and  resides 
on  the  paternal  homestead  (see  Webster  VII)  ; 
Sarah  Harriet,  the  youngest,  died  at  the  age  of 
seven  years. 

(VI)  Rufus,  eldest  child  of  John  and  Eliza 
(Webster)  Calef,  was  born  in  1826,  at  Goff's  Falls, 
and  became  a  partner  with  his  father  in  the  opera- 
tion of  a  mill  there.  During  the  civil  war  he  was 
a  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  paymaster  general  of  the 
army  at  Washington  and  was  subsequently  a  yard 
foreman  of  the  Blood  locomotive  works  in  Man- 
chester. During  his  last  years  he  operated  a  steam 
laundry  in  that  city,  where  he  died  April,  1876.  He 
•was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  a 
sound  Republican.  He  was  married  in  1851,  to 
Nancy  A.  Martin,  who  was  born  in  Norwood,  New 


York,  and  died  in  Washington,  D.  C,  1865.  She 
was  the  mother  of  three  children.  Of  these,  Arthur 
went  to  the  south  and  his  fate  is  now  unknown  to 
his  family;  John  F.  is  mentioned  further  below; 
Martha   Caroline  died   in  infancy. 

(VII)  John  Franklin,  son  of  Rufus  and  Nancy 
A.  (Martin)  Calef,  was  born  November  I,  1857, 
in  Manchester,  where  he  now  resides.  For  several 
years  he  has  been  employed  as  a  traveling  salesman 
and  makes  his  home  on  the  homestead  of  his  grand- 
father, John  Calef.  He  was  married,  February  15, 
1882,  to  Rosa  Ellen  Doyle,  who  was  born  at  South 
Royalton,  Vermont,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Sarah 
(Shurtleff)  Doyle,  natives  respectively  of  Ireland 
and  Bridgewater,  Vermont. 


There  is  a  family  tradition 
MONTGOMERY    that   this   family  was   founded 

by  an  immigrant  who  landed 
at  Portsmouth,  but  the  family  tradition  also  says 
that  he  was  born  in  Scotland  or  Northern  Ireland, 
which  makes  it  quite  probable  that  he  came  with 
the  large  body  of  Scotch-Irish  immigrants  which 
landed  on  these  shores  in  the  fall  of  1718.  Many 
of  these  spent  the  winter  on  the  Maine  coast,  and 
they  and  their  children  settled,  to  some  extent,  in 
the  vicinity  of  the  Piscataqua  river. 

( I )  Among  the  immigrants  who  came  in  the 
famous  expedition  in  1718  were  Hugh  Montgomery 
and  his  wife,  Jean.  They  were  probably  natives  of 
Northern  Ireland,  born  of  Scotch  parents  or  of 
Scotch  descent.  They  settled  with  many  of  their 
compatriots  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire. 
Their  children  were:  Elizabeth,  Mary.  Hugh  and 
Daniel. 

(II)  Hugh  (2),  elder  son  and  third  child  of 
Hugh  and  Jean  Montgomery,  was  born  July  29, 
1726,  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  and  is  un- 
doubtedly the  Hugh  Montgomery,  who  settled  in 
Barrington,  then  sometimes  called  New  Portsmouth, 
where  he  was  a  farmer  and  owned  a  large  tract  of 
land.  He  was  the  first  town  clerk  of  Barrington, 
and  filled  that  office  during  the  years  1753-54-55. 
He  married  a  Miss  McClintock. 

(III)  John,  son  of  Hugh  Montgomery,  was  born 
in  Barrington  and  spent  his  life  in  that  town. 

(IV)  Jonathan,  son  of  John  Montgomery,  was 
born  in  Barrington,  and  resided  there.  He  owned 
a  large  farm  said  to  have  been  a  mile  square,  after- 
ward known  as  the  Montgomery  estate.  He  mar- 
ried in  Barrington,  March  13.   1777,  Mary  Hayes. 

(V)  John  (2),  son  of  Jonathan  and  Mary 
(Hayes)  Montgomery,  was  born  in  Barrington. 
He  was  a  farmer,  a  man  of  good  education  and 
taught  school  winters.  He  married  Abigail  Pit- 
man, of  Barnstead. 

(VI)  Colonel  David  Knowlton,  son  of  John  (2) 
and  Abigail  (Pitman)  Montgomery,  was  born  in 
Strafford,  November.  1807,  and  died  in  Portsmouth, 
February  14,  1889,  aged  eighty-one.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  in  Strafford  Seminary.  He  inherited  the 
upper  half  of  the  old  Montgomery  estate  on  which 
he  resided.     Besides   carrying  on  his   farm   he  was 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business  in 
Strafford,  Barnstead  and  Dover.  Being  a  man  of 
large  means  and  much  interested  in  military  af- 
fairs, he  raised  and  equipped  the  Strafford  Rifle 
Company  of  Strafford,  of  which  he  was  captain  for 
some  years,  finally  resigning.  He  was  afterward 
appointed  adjutant  and  colonel  of  militia.  He  was 
an  energetic,  public-spirited  and  popular  man.  He 
was  married  September  17,  1835,  in  Strafford,  by 
Rev.  John  Winkley,  to  Mary  Ann  Winkley,  daugh- 
ter of  Deacon  John  Winkley,  of  Strafford.  Their 
children  were :  John  Samuel,  David  Henry  and 
Loring  Porter. 

(VII)  David  Henry,  son  of  Colonel  David  K. 
and  Mary  Ann  (Winkley)  Montgomery,  was  born 
in  Strafford,  April  1,  1839,  and  died  in  Roxbury, 
Massachusetts,  November  13,  1885.  He  lived  on 
his  father's  farm  in  early  life,  but  while  still  young 
removed  to  Portsmouth  and  became  a  clerk  in  a 
grocery  store.  In  1865  he  opened  a  music  store  on 
Daniel  street,  where  he  carried  on  business  about 
six  years,  and  then  removed  to  Market  street,  and 
remained  until  1878,  when  he  removed  to  Pleasant 
street,  and  continued  in  business  at  what  is  now 
known  as  the  Montgomery  store.  He  was  a  cap- 
able business  man,  and  left  a  good  estate.  He  mar- 
ried Abigail  Garland  Perkins,  of  Rye,  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

(VIII)  Horace  Perkins,  second  son  and  second 
child  of  David  H.  and  Abigail  G.  (Perkins)  Mont- 
gomery, was  born  in  Portsmouth,  December  21, 
1866.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Portsmouth  and  at  Colby  Academy,  New  London. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  nineteen  years  old. 
and  he  returned  home  to  take  charge  of  the  estate. 
In  1896  he  bought  the  music  store  which  he  has 
conducted  until  the  present  time.  He  is  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  and  a  director  of 
the  board  of  trade.  In  politics  he  is  an  Independent. 
He  is  a  past  master  of  St.  Andrew's  Lodge,  No.  56, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  a  member  of  Washing- 
ton Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  3 ;  also  a  past  grand 
of  Osgood  Lodge,  No.  48,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 

He  married,  in  North  Andover,  Massachusetts, 
June  23,  1897.  Josephine  Battles,  born  in  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts.  November  12,  1S65.  daughter  of 
Joseph  P.  and  Sarah  (Oliver)  Battles,  of  North 
Andover,  Massachusetts.  They  have  one  child, 
David  Kemble,  born  February   14,  1905. 


Primeval     solitude    prevailed    over 
WALDRON     the    greater    part    of    the    Granite 
State  when  the  ancestor  of  the  fam- 
ily written  of  in  this  article  settled  in  Concord. 

(I)  Isaac  Waldron  must  have  been  in  Rum- 
ford,  formerly  Penny  Cook,  now  Concord,  as  early 
as  his  marriage  in  174.'.  He  first  appears  in  the 
records.  March  2,  1743.  when  his  son  Jacob  was 
born.  There  are  records  of  him  at  Rumford,  June 
14,  1744;  March  8,  1745,  as  "field  driver":  May  15, 
1746,  on  duty  at  garrison  house.  1751,  December 
23,  Isaac  Waldron  is  mentioned  as  grantee,  resi- 
dence  Nottingham  West,  now   Hudson;    1761,   Sep- 


tember n,  Isaac  Waldron,  residence  Rumford,. 
grantor  of  land  in  Nottingham  West;  1761,  Sep- 
tember 15,  Isaac  Waldron,  residence  Rumford, 
grantee,  and  so  on.  Isaac  Waldron  is  a  petitioner 
on  the  Dunstable  list,  May  19.  1748,  and  on  Notting- 
ham list,  April  9,  1754.     Dunstable  is  now  Nashua. 

Isaac  Waldron  and  his  two  sons,  Isaac,  Jr.,  and" 
Jacob,  settled  in  Warner  in  1763.  Richard  Kenny 
Waldron  was  a  settler  in  Stafford  about  the  same 
time,  and  is  believed  to  have  been  a  brother  of 
Isaac  Waldron.  It  is  said  of  Isaac  that  he  was 
brainy,  level-headed  and  public-spirited,  but  not 
orthodox,  not  a  church  member. 

Isaac  Waldron  was  a  soldier  in  Captain  John 
Webster's  company  for  the  protection  of  Rumford, 
March  4,  1747.  and  sergeant  in  Colonel  Blanchard's 
regiment  on  the  Merrimac  river,  August  23  to  No- 
vember 16,  1755 ;  also  on  garrison  duty  at  different 
times.  The  records  give  Isaac  Waldron  on  "Alarm' 
list,"  and  Isaac  Waldron,  Jr.,  and  Jacob  Waldron 
"gone  in  service,"  reported  as  in  Captain  Daniel' 
Flood's  company.  1776,  from  Warner. 

Isaac  Waldron  married,  about  1742,  at  Rumford, 
Susanna  Chandler.  Neither  the  date  of  his  birth 
nor  death  is  known.  His  widow  died  at  Concord, 
in  1802,  aged  eighty-three  years.  No  doubt  this  is 
Susanna  Chandler.  The  children  of  Isaac  and 
Susanna  Waldron  were :    Jacob,  Isaac  and  Susanna. 

(II)  Jacob,  eldest  child  of  Isaac  and  Susannah 
(Chandler)  Waldron,  was  born  in  Rumford,  March 
2.  1743,  and  settled  with  his  father,  Isaac,  and  his 
brother,  Isaac  Jr.,  in  Warner,  in  1763.  He  was 
lieutenant,  March  5,  1774.  in  the  Fifteenth  New 
Hampshire  Militia,  Twelfth  Company,  of  New 
Amesbury  (Warner)  ;  and  lieutenant  in  Captain 
William  Stilson's  company,  the  Second  Company, 
in  Colonel  Wyman's  New  Hampshire  regiment,, 
raised  in  1776.  He  married,  July  12,  1764,  Sarah 
Abbott,  born  March  1,  1743,  daughter  of  James  Ab- 
bott, born  January  12.  1717.  Harriman's  History 
of  Warner  gives  their  children  as  Abraham,  Isaac, 
Jacob  and  Benjamin   C. 

(III)  Benjamin  Currier,  son  of  Jacob  and 
Sarah  (Abbott)  Waldron,  was  born  June.  1700.  in 
Warner,  where  he  died  January  26,  1872.  in  his 
eighty-second  year.  He  served  as  a  soldier  from 
that  town  in  the  War  of  1S12.  Ftis  wife  was  Jemima 
Hunt,  and  their  children  are  noted  as  follows: 
Hannah  F..  wife  of  David  Elliott,  died  in  Boscawen 
Theodore  D.  was  a  farmer  in  Warner,  where  he 
died.  Mary  Marinda  married  Origen  Clark,  and 
died  in  Manchester.  Isaac  and  Lucinda  E.  weri 
twins,  and  both  lived  and  died  in  Warner,  on  a 
farm.  Dustin  W.  is  the  subject  of  the  following 
paragraph. 

(IV)  Dustin  Watkins.  son  of  Benjamin  Cur- 
rier and  Jemima  (Hunt)  Waldron,  was  born  in 
Warner.  September  27,  1S32.  After  the  attendance 
at  the  common  schools  incident  to  the  time  and  the 
locality,  he  was  employed  by  the  Concord  &  Clare- 
mont  Railroad  Company,  filled  various  minor  posi- 
tions, and  was  conductor  in  charge  of  the  first  train 
carrying  freight  into  Bradford,  Xew  Hampshire,  in 
1S50.     He   was   employed   in  the  train  service  many- 


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years,  and  was  subsequently  appointed  general  bag- 
gage agent  of  tbe  Northern  road.  He  held  the 
position  till  it  was  leased  by  the  Boston  &  Lowell. 
and  continued  in  railroad  business,  in  various  im- 
portant capacities  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
August  10,  1898.  He  was  an  attendant  of  the  Uni- 
tarian Church.  He  was  a  man  in  whose  fidelity  and 
judgment  the  railroad  company  placed  great  con- 
fidence, and  was  highly  esteemed  as  a  citizen. 

He  married,  at  Bradford,  New  Hampshire,  No- 
vember II,  1853,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Carter,  daughter 
of  Amaziah  Carter  (see  Carter,  VI).  She  was 
born  February  19,  1835,  and  now  resides  in  Con- 
cord. They  had  two  children,  Lizzie  Evelyn,  born 
June,  1855,  died  in  infancy,  and  George  Dustin. 

(V)  George  Dustin,  son  of  Dustin  W.  and 
Sarah  (Carter)  Waldron,  was  born  in  Concord, 
New  Hampshire,  August  24,  1871.  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  that  city.  In  1889  he 
took  employment  in  the  auditor's  office  of  the 
Northern  Railroad,  and  when  that  office  was  moved 
to  Boston,  in  1890,  was  transferred  to  the  freight 
office  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  remaining 
till  1892,  when  he  was  promoted  to  local  freight 
agent,  taking  charge  of  the  freight  business  of  the 
road  at  Concord.  He  is  a  life  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Unitarian  Association,  serving  for  a  number 
of  years  on  the  prudential  committee  of  the  Con- 
cord Society. 

He  is  a  Republican  and  has  taken  a  lively  in- 
terest in  public  affairs ;  has  served  two  years  in  the 
city  council,  and  is  now  (1905)  a  member  of  the 
board  of  aldermen.  He  enlisted  in  the  New  Hamp- 
shire National  Guard  in  1891,  and  was  appointed 
inspector  general  on  Governor  Jordon's  staff  in 
1902,  and  has  since  continued  to  discharge  the  duties 
of  that  office  upon  the  staffs  of  Governors  Bachelder 
and  McLane.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in  1893,  and 
is  now  past  master  of  Eureka  Lodge,  No.  70,  An- 
cient Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Concord,  also 
past  master  of  Horace  Chase  Council,  No.  4,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters.  He  holds  office  in  Mt.  Horeb 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  is  a  Thirty-second  . 
degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  Bektash  Temple, 
Order  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Wonolancet  Club.  He  was  mustered  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States,  May,  1898,  as  first 
lieutenant  in  the  First  New  Hampshire  Volunteers, 
and  made  regimental  adjutant;  he  accompanied  the 
regiment  to  Chickamauga.  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged by  reason  of  resignation  July,  1898. 

He  married,  May  24.  1894.  Grace  Elizabeth  Un- 
derbill, daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Ann 
(Danforth)  Underhill,  of  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire, born  August  19,  1871,  and  they  have  one  child, 
Charles  Dustin.  born  September  30,  1901. 


Hood  is  the  name  of  one  of  the  pioneer 

HOOD     families    of    Massachusetts,    which    came 

from    England,    and    is    probably    of   the 

same  stock  as  Thomas  Hood,  the  distinguished  poet, 

and    Admiral   Hood,    of   the    British    navy,    for   the 

latter  of  whom  Mount  Hood,   Oregon,  is  named. 

(I)     This  branch   of   the   family   is   traced  to   a 


Mr.  Hood,  who  was  a  resident  of  Salem.  Massa- 
chusetts, and  was  killed  while  a  young  man  by  an 
accident  in  a  well.  He  was  the  father  of  four  chil- 
dren :    Abraham,  Amos,  Isaac  and  . 

(II)  Abraham  Hood  was  born  in  Salem,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools.  When  about  twenty-one  years  old  he  went 
to  Chelsea,  Vermont,  in  company  with  his  brother, 
Amos,  and  worked  on  the  farm  of  Enos  Hood,  a 
distant  relative,  who  had  gone  from  Connecticut 
when  a  poor  young  man.  and  after  working  for  hire 
for  a  short  time,  purchased  three  hundred  acres  of 
land  in  the  primeval  forest  of  Chelsea,  which  by 
good  management  and  hard  labor  he  converted  into 
one  of  the  best  farms  in  the  neighborhood,  and 
made  himself  what  was  then  and  there  called  a  rich 
man.  He  lived  three  and  one-half  miles  from  Chel- 
sea, on  West  Hill,  and  was  called  the  best  farmer 
in  his  vicinity.  He  had  a  large  number  of  cattle. 
made  much  butter  and  cheese,  manufactured  and 
farmed  on  a  large  scale.  He  married  a  daughter  of 
William  Lane,  for  whom  William  Lane  Hood  was 
named.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children : 
Asa,  Henry.  Abraham,  William  L,  Eliza,  Martha, 
David,  Hiram,  Harriet,  Kate  and  Annie.  Each  of 
these  married  and  had  families  of  from  eight  to  ten 
children  each. 

(III)  William  Lane,  fourth  child  and  son  of 
Abraham  and  Eliza  (Hood)  Hood,  was  born  at 
Salem,  Massachusetts.  September  17,  1817.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools,  which  he  left  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  years.  After  working  at  different 
employments,  he  went  to  Lowell  and  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade  under  the  supervision  of  his 
brother  Abraham,  who  was  a  very  competent  car- 
penter, and  at  one  time  he  received  seven  dollars  a 
day  to  superintend  the  construction  of  a  bank  build- 
ing in  Lowell,  which  was  considered  very  large 
wages  in  those  days.  William  worked  at  carpentry 
from  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  until  he  was  sixty. 
After  six  years  in  Lowell  he  returned  to  Salem, 
where  he  remained  till  1854,  when  he  remove.  1  to 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  has  since  con- 
tinuously resided.  On  account  of  poor  health  he 
worked  at  light  outdoor  employment  for  some  years 
after  quitting  carpentry.  When  about  seventy  years 
old  he  opened  a  small  variety  store  opposite  Abbott 
&  Downing's  factory,  at  what  is  now  115  South 
Main  street,  where  he  was  in  business  until  eighty- 
five  years  old,  being  then  the  oldest  merchant  in 
Concord.  Since  that  time  he  has  lived  at  leisure 
in  the  enjoyment  of  a  green  old  age.  Mr.  Hood 
was  a  Whig  till  that  party  fell.  Since  then  ho  has 
voted  for  every  Republican  candidate. 

He  married,  1884,  Ann  Maria  Dole,  a  native  of 
Lynn,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Seth  R.  Dole, 
who  was  an  expert  mechanic,  and  came  to  Concord 
when  the  railroad  was  first  constructed  to  that 
place,  and  worked  in  the  machine  shop.  Mrs.  Hood 
died  August  21.  1894.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage are:  Maria,  died  young;  Susan  Ella,  married 
John  Brooks:  Seth  Richard,  a  plumber;  William  E., 
a  merchant  tailor.     All  live  in  Concord. 

1  IV  1     William  Edwin,  son  of  William  Lane  and 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Maria     (Dole)     Hood,    was    born    in    Salem. 
achusetts,    July    I.    1849.     When    five   years   of 
age  he  was  brought  by  his  parents  to  Concord,  and 
ated    in    the    public    schools    of    that    city.     In 
v    life   he   became   apprentice   to   a   tailor.     This 
upation     he     mastered     thoroughly,    and    subse- 
ntly    set    up    in    business    for    himself,    and    by 
ire  dealing  and  good  management  has  built  up  a 
handsome    business,    having     one     of     the     leading 
torn    tailoring    establishments    in    the    state.     In 
1900  he  built,  and  has  since  occupied,  a  handsomely 
appointed    establishment    on    Main    street.     He   is   a 
ctor  in  the  Rumford  Building  &  Loan  Associa- 
tion, of   Concord,   of   which   he  has  been  president. 
He  has  taken  some  part  in  politics,  and  from  1884 
t  1    18S8    was    alderman.     He    is    a    member    of    the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  has  been  a  trustee 
of   the   First   Church  of  that  denomination  in   Con- 
:       He     has     been     a    member   of    the    Masonic 
fraternity    for    many    years,    and    is    a    member    of 
Blazing  Star  Lodge,  No.  11,  Ancient  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted  Masons ;   Trinity   Royal   Arch    Chapter,   No. 
2 :  Horace  Chase  Council,  No.  4.  Royal  and  Select 
Masters ;  Mount  Horeb  Commandery.  Knights  Tem- 
plar,  and  also  of  the   Wonolancet   Club.    He  mar- 
ried, November  30,   1870.  Ella   Francella  Saltmarsh, 
born   November   11,    1848.   daughter  of   George  and 
Lucinda      (Sleeper)      Saltmarsh.      They     have     had 
seven    children:     Harry   R.,   born    August   27,    1871. 
Arthur  Edward,  January  9.  1875.  died  July  26,  1897. 
Alice    Ella,    April    II.    1877.     Edith.    September    14, 
[878,    died   July    18,    1898.     Grace.    October   5,    1880. 
Ralph,  October  11,   1886,  died  July   15.   1888.    Her- 
ert,  June   16.   1888. 

(V)     Harry  Rensselaer,  eldest  child  of  William 
E.  and  Ella  F.  (Saltmarsh)  Hood,  was  born  in  Con- 
cord.  August  22.   1871.     His   literary  education  was 
obtained    in    the   public    schools   of    Concord.     Sub- 
sequently  he   took   a    special    course    in    law    at   the 
Boston  University  of  Law,   studied   in  the  office  of 
Hon.   Harry  G.   Sargent,   of   Concord,  and  was   ad- 
mitted  to  the  bar  in   March.    1808.     For   a   time   he 
was    associated    in    the    practice    with    Edmund    S. 
Cook.     For  some  years  past  he  has  practiced  alone, 
and  has  a  large  and  constantly  increasing  business. 
He  has  been  secretary  of  the  Rumford   Building  & 
1      in    Association    for   ten   years.     He    was    a   mem- 
of    the   common    council    and    president    of   that 
body    in    1896-97,    and    in    the    year    1898-99    was    a 
member  of  the  board  of  aldermen.     While  president 
'    the    common     council     he    was     instrumental    in 
•ting    some    important    changes    in    the   adminis- 
tion    of    city    affairs,    having    the    office    of    city 
ditor  created,  and  making  the  office  of  city  clerk 
permanent,    with   a    regular    salary.     Mr.    Hood   was 
clerk  of  the  police  court  of  Concord   from  January 
1.   tSijS,  to  1905,  when  he  resigned,  as  the  tenure  of 
the  office  prevented  his  practicing  in  that  court.    He 
attends  the   North   Congregational   Church,  and  is  a 
ember  of  the  Wonolancet  Club,      lie  married,  July 
3,  1895.  Nellie  Wyntan  Elkins,  daughter  of  William 
C.  and  Lona    (Bartlett)    Elkins,  born   September  5, 
1871.     Three  children:   Harold   Hall,  born  April  23, 


1896.    William  L..  April  20,  1897,  deceased.    Frances 
Barker.  July  26,  1903. 


This  surname  is  borne  by  persons 
MAYNARD     of    English,     French     and     German 

birth.  The  name  in  French  is  gener- 
ally spelled  Menard,  and  a  German  form  is  Mein- 
hardt. 

(I)  August  Maynard  was  born  in  Schlegel, 
Saxony,  May  18,  1825.  In  youth  he  learned  milling, 
which  in  Germany  includes  a  knowledge  of  the 
operations  of  grinding  grain,  sawing  lumber  and 
expressing  linseed  oil.  He  became  the  proprietor 
of  a  mill  where  these  industries  were  carried  on, 
and  was  also  a  baker,  and  later  a  distiller.  He  is 
now  (1907)  over  eighty-three  years,  and  enjoys  a 
green  old  age  in  retirement  and  plenty.  The 
christian  name  of  his  first  wife  was  Theresa.  She 
bore  him  five  children  and  died  in  1862.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  Mrs.  Christina  Ramer,  by  whom  he 
had  three  children.  The  children  by  the  first  wife 
are:  1.  Bertha,  who  married  William  Georgi  and 
lived  in  Manchester :  he  died  July  3,  1904.  2. 
Augusta,  who  is  married  and  lives  in  Germany.  3. 
Herman  F.,  mentioned  below.  4.  Henry,  who  lives 
in  Manchester.  5.  Amelia,  who  is  married  and  lives 
in  Germany.  The  children  of  the  second  wife  are: 
Maria,  died  young;  Anna,  married  Emil  Houboldt, 
in   Chemnitz,  Germany;  and  Alfred. 

(II)  Herman  Fred,  third  child  and  eldest  son 
of  August  and  Theresa  Maynard,  was  born  in  Gel- 
nau,  Kreiszwickau,  Saxony,  October  1,  1854,  and 
learned  the  various  trades  which  his  father  was 
carrying  on.  In  1872,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  he 
left  Germany,  and  on  the  14th  of  October  took  pas- 
sage on  the  steamer  Deutschland,  landing  at  Castle 
Garden,  in  New  York,  on  the  28th  of  that  month. 
From  there  he  proceeded  to  Manchester.  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  immediately  employed 
as  a  gingham  weaver  in  the  old  bag  mill,  where  he 
remained  for  nine  months.  He  then  went  into  the 
employ  of  the  Amoskeag  Company  and  followed  the 
same  employment  until  1876.  He  next  went  to 
Clinton,  Massachusetts,  and  was  employed  until 
1880,  when  he  went  to  Boston  and  formed  a  part- 
nership and  engaged  in  operating  a  grist  mill.  Four 
months  later  his  partner  ran  away  with  the  funds 
of  the  concern,  and  Mr.  Maynard  was  $2,000  poorer 
in  a  financial  way,  hut  much  wiser  in  experience. 
After  a  short  sojourn  at  Clinton  he  returned  to 
Manchester  and  resuming  his  old  position  at  the 
loom,  worked  four  months,  and  was  then  promoted 
to  loomfixer,  at  which  he  served  four  years,  and 
was  then  advanced  to  second  hand,  and  had  charge 
of  the  weave  room  for  the  following  eight  years. 
In  1S93  he  started  in  business  for  himself  and  has 
since  had  a  constantly  increasing  trade  as  dealer  in 
paints,  oils  and  wall  paper,  and  as  a  sign  painter 
and  artist  decorator,  and  now  employs  fifteen  or 
twenty  men  in  the  busy  seasons.  Sir.  Maynard  is 
a  busy,  energetic  and  successful  business  man  and 
-lands  high  in  the  community.  Me  was  made  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  i<\  Odd  Fellows 
in  Lancaster  Lodge,  No.  80.  Clinton,  Massachusetts, 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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which  he  left  to  become  a  charter  member  of  Oak- 
hill  Lodge,  No.  84.  of  Manchester.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  Galilee  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  of  Manchester;  the  Amoskeag  Vet- 
erans; the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen;  the 
German  Mannerchor;  the  Beethoven  Club;  the 
Turners,  and  the  Harugari  Club.  In  1885,  accom- 
panied by  his  wife,  lie  paid  a  visit  to  his  old  home 
in  Germany.  In  1904  he  and  his  daughter  Elsie 
spent  four  months  touring  Europe,  visiting  Berlin, 
Dresden,  Munich.  Cologne,  Venice,  Prague,  Vienna, 
London,  Dublin,  Belfast,  and  many  other  places  in 
Continental  and  Insular  Europe.  He  married,  Sep- 
tember 11,  1S77.  in  Clinton,  Annie  Duffle,  born  in 
Blackburn,  England.  1856.  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary  Duffle,  of  Clinton,  Massachusetts,  natives  of 
Ireland,  who  lived  for  years  in  Blackburn,  England, 
and  came  to  America  in  1863.  Two  children  have 
been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maynard :  Elsie  Etta 
and  Irene. 


"The  Meyricks,"  says  Burke's  Peer- 
MERRICK  age.  "are  of  the  purest  and  noblest 
Cambrian  blood,  and  have  possessed 
the  same  ancestral  estate  and  residence  at  Bodorgan, 
Anglesey,  Wales,  without  interruption  about  a 
thousand  years.  They  have  the  rare  distinction  of 
being  lineally  descended  both  from  the  sovereign 
Princes  of  Wales  of  the  Welsh  Royal  family,  and 
from  King  Edward  I,  whose  eldest  son  was  the  first 
Prince  of  Wales  of  the  English  royal  family."  The 
line  of  descent  is  traced  from  Cadvan  (Catamanus), 
descended  from  a  long  line  of  regal  ancestors.  He 
was  king  of  North  Wales  at  the  end  of  the  sixth 
century,  and  had  his  palace  at  Aberffraw.  He 
fought  at  Bangor  Iscoed.  and  is  supposed  to  have 
been  killed  there,  and  buried  at  Bardsey.  Succeed- 
ing him  is  another  long  line  of  royal  and  noble 
personages  down  to  Meyrick  ap  Llewellyn  (Meuric), 
who  was  a  captain  of  the  guard  at  the  coronation 
of  Henry  VIII,  April  25,  1509.  He  was  high 
sheriff  of  the  county  Anglesey,  which  office  he  held 
until  his  death.  From  him  the  name  "Meyrick," 
signifying  "guardian,"  is  derived  as  a  surname,  in 
pursuance  of  an  act  of  Henry  VIII.  requiring  that 
the  name  of  every  man  at  the  time  should  be  borne 
"by  his  descendants  as  a  surname,  there  being  no 
surnames  before  that  time  in  Wales.  He  married 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Roland,  rector  of  Aberffraw, 
Anglesey,  Wales.  His  will  is  dated  November  30, 
1538.  His  children  were:  1.  Richard  Merrick, 
Esq.,  of  Bodorgan.  Anglesey.  Wales,  who  succeeded 
Meyrick  ap  Llewellyn  as  high  sheriff  of  Anglesey 
county.  2.  Rt.  Rev.  Roland  Merrick,  D.  D.,  Bishop 
of  Bangor,  Wales,  born  1505.  3.  William  Merrick, 
who  died  unmarried.  4.  Owain  Merrick,  who  died 
unmarried.  5.  Rev.  John  Merrick,  rector  of  Lland- 
achya,  Wales.  6.  Rev.  Edmund  Merrick,  LL.  D., 
Arch-deacon  of  Bangor,  Wales.  7.  Rev.  Reynault 
Merrick,   rector  of  Llanlechid,   Wales. 

Roland  Merrick,  second  son  of  Meyrick  ap  Llew- 
ellyn, was  the  first  Protestant  bishop  of  Bangor, 
and    was    buried    in    Bangor   Cathedral.     From    him 


is  descended  the  Philadelphia  branch  of  the  family 
in  America. 

The  Charlestown  (Massachusetts)  branch  is 
supposed  to  have  been  derived  from  Rev.  John 
Meyrick,  fifth  son  of  Meyrick  ap  Llewellyn,  all  evi- 
dence thus  far  obtainable  indicating  that  source  for 
the  four  brothers.  William,  James,  John,  and 
Thomas,  who  settled  in  Massachusetts  in  1636.  The 
English  descendants  of  Meyrick  ap  Llewellyn  had 
among  them  many  men  of  prominence  in  the 
church,  in  the  army  and  in  letters.  Six  were 
knighted  by  different  sovereigns  of  England.  A 
hasty  examination  of  college  records  shows  that 
over  seventy  Merricks  graduated  from  American 
colleges  between  1773  and  1901. 

Most  of  the  American  Merricks  were  farmers, 
and  in  nearly  all  cases  were  owners  of  the  farms 
they  tilled.  Many  were  sailors,  and  followed  whal- 
ing for  an  occupation,  especially  those  of  the  Nan- 
tucket branch  of  the  family,  and  were  part  owners 
in  the  vessels  in  which  they  sailed.  No  less  than 
twenty  of  them  were  lost  at  sea  from  the  port  of 
Nantucket  alone.  The  Merricks  have  been  pioneers 
from  the  beginning,  and  they  have  left  their  im- 
press upon  the  nomenclature  of  our  country,  in- 
dicating a  certain  priority  either  of  settlement  or  of 
influence  in  the  community  where  they  resided. 
Nineteen  places  in  the  United  States  and  Canada 
bear  this  name.  The  name  .  Merrick  has  been 
spelled  in  at  least  eight  different  ways  in  the  early 
records  of  this  country;  at  the  present  time  the 
name  varies  from  Merrick  to  Myrick,  Merich,  and 
Meyrick. 

(I)  Lieutenant  William  Merrick,  the  eldest  of 
the  four  immigrant  brothers,  was  born  in  Wales, 
in  1603,  and  came  to  Charlestown,  Massachusetts, 
in  the  ship  "James"  in  the  spring  of  1636.  Nothing 
is  known  of  his  early  life;  he  was  a  farmer  after 
arriving  in  Massachusetts.  He  served  six  years 
after  his  arrival  in  the  colony,  in  the  colonial  militia 
under  Captain  Miles  Standish.  and  is  mentioned  in 
the  records  as  an  ensign,  and  later  as  a  lieutenant. 
"That  he  gave  all  his  time  and  attention  to  his 
military  duties  seems  to  be  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  he  was  not  married  until  1642,  which  was  at 
the  end  of  his  six  year  term  of  service.  He  ap- 
pears to  have  had  property  both  at  Eastham  and 
Duxbury.  He  was  probably  married  at  Eastham, 
but  the  destruction  of  a  part  of  the  book  of  records 
of  that  town  renders  it  impossible  to  determine  this 
fact  definitely.  He  certainly  lived  in  both  Eastham 
and  Duxbury.  within  the  decade  between  1637  and 
1647,  as  some  of  his  children  were  born  at  Eastham 
during  that  time,  and  yet  he  is  reported  as  being  a 
citizen  of  Duxbury.  The  records  relate  that  he  was 
a  citizen  of  Duxbury  in  1636,  when  he  was  allotted 
five  acres  of  land  "Next  the  Glade  at  Powder 
Point."  In  1637  he  was  allotted  another  twenty 
acres  at  Great  Head.  He  was  one  of  the  original 
proprietors  of  Bridgewater.  He  was  surveyor  of 
highways  in  1646,  and  constable  in  1647.  May  22, 
1655.  he  became  a  legal  voter  in  Eastham.  and  took 
up  his  permanent  residence  there,  Paige,  in  his 
history  of  Hardwick,  says:    "William   Merrick,   the 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


■"Daniel  Priest  Farm."  They  were  among  the  first 
to  plant  an  orchard.  Besides  a  farmer, 
Levi  Priest  was  also  a  brick  manufacturer.  He 
died  December  22,  1S28,  his  deatli  being  due  to  a 
fall  from  the  high  beams  of  his  barn,  the  planks 
having  been  removed  without  his  knowledge.  His 
wife  died  October  2?,  1848.  They  had  fourteen 
children:  Lucy,  Levi,  Alary,  Jabez,  Daniel.  Joseph 
K..  Benjamin,  an  infant,  Betsey.  Eunice,  died 
young;  Eunice  M.,*  Jonathan,  George  Washington, 
Phoda  Eveline. 

(  VII  )  Daniel,  their  fifth  child  and  third  son, 
born  March  14,  1792,  married,  October  12,  1816, 
Nancy  Andrews,  who  died  September  26,  1S32. 
They  had  five  children:  John  B..  Howard  E., 
Joseph  K.,  Isaac  A.  and  Rebecca. 

(VIII)  Joseph  K.  Priest,  third  child  and  son 
■of  Levi,  was  born  September  I",  1824,  and  died 
April  3,  1004.  He  attended  public  school  in  the 
winter,  and  when  not  at  school  worked  for  his 
father  on  the  farm  and  in  a  blacksmith  shop  con- 
nected with  it  until  he  was  twenty-one.  He  then 
started  out  as  a  cabinet  maker  in  the  village  of 
Hancock,  New  Hampshire.  He  worked  at  his 
trade  six  months,  and  then  secured  a  position  with 
the  Nashua  Lock  Company,  at  Nashua.  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  1845.  He  continued  in  the  employ  of  this 
firm  as  pattern  maker  until  1853.  when  he  became 
foreman  for  Gillis  &  Taylor,  of  Nashua,  a  firm 
engaged  in  building  the  Howe  sewing  machine. 
This  position  he  held  until  1855,  when  he  returned 
to  the  Nashua  Lock  Company  as  foreman  of  the 
tool  and  pattern  department,  where  he  stayed  until 
1858,  when  he  accepted  a  position  in  New  York  as 
foreman  for  Howe  &  Taylor,  builders  of  the  Howe 
sewing  machine.  In  i860  he  began  making  the 
Howe  sewing  machine  in  Nashua,  where  he  estab- 
lished a  plant  which  he  operated  until  1863.  when 
the  business  was  removed  to  Bridgewater,  Con- 
necticut, and  Mr.  Priest  went  into  business  for  him- 
self as  a  builder  of  machine  tools,  in  which  busi- 
ness he  continued  until  1866.  He  next  fitted  up  a 
shop  for  the  making  of  a  power  sheep  shearing 
machine.  He  invented  the  first  power  horse  clip- 
ping machine,  which  immediately  sprang  into  great 
demand.  The  form  of  wool  cutters  he  designed  at 
that  time  was  copied  by  English  concerns  for  the 
Australian  market.  In  1873  Mr.  Priest  invented  the 
first  toilet  clipper  for  barbers'  use.  A  partnership 
formed  for  the  purpose  of  building  these 
different  inventions,  under  the  name  of  the  Amer- 
ican Horse  Clipping  Machine  Company,  of  which 
Mr.  Priest  was  superintendent  and  one-quarter 
owner.  Two  years  later  (1875)  the  concern  be- 
came the  American  Shearer  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Priest  purchased  tin-  other  inten  ts  of 
his  partners  in  [882,  and  in  1SX7  built  the  present 
factory,  which  he  managed  until  iSqi.  when  he 
was  relieve, 1  by  hi,  son  Me  married  Lucinda  A. 
Davis,  of  Nashua.  Their  only  child  is  Dr.  Fred 
K.,  subject  of  this  sketch. 

MX)  Dr.  Fred  K.  Priest  was  born  October  12. 
i860.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and 
at  a  commercial  school  in  Boston.     Here  his  studies 


were  interrupted  by  a  severe  illness,  and  when  he 
again  attended  school  it  was  at  the  University  of 
New  York,  where  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
M.  D..  in  1882.  He  immediately  took  a  position  on 
the  staff  of  the  New  York  charity  and  maternity 
hospitals  for  eighteen  months.  For  six  months 
following  he  engaged  in  the  study  of  pathology 
under  Professor  Walsh,  at  Bellevue  laboratory. 
He  then  accepted  a  position  as  assistant  resident 
physician  at  the  Riverside  Hospital  for  Contagious 
Diseases,  under  the  New  York  city  health  depart- 
ment. He  was  later,  in  1884,  made  resident  physi- 
cian, which  post  he  held  till  1885.  when  he  was  de- 
tailed to  fit  up  and  open  the  Willard  Parker  Hospi- 
tal for  Contagious  Diseases  of  Children,  in  East 
Sixteenth  street.  His  record  of  one  hundred  oper- 
ations was  a  remarkable  one  at  these  hospitals. 
O'Dwyre's  Intubation  in  Diphtheria.  In  1889  he  re- 
signed his  position  to  take  up  private  practice  in 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  where  he  was  located  until 
1891,  when  he  was  called  by  his  father  to  Nashua, 
New  Hampshire,  to  assist  him  in  business,  and  is 
now  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  American  Shearer 
Manufacturing  Company,  also  vice-president  of  the 
Nashua  Trust  Company.  He  is  an  Eighteenth  De- 
gree Mason,  a  member  of  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  St. 
George  Commandery.  Knights  Templar,  and  St. 
George  Chapter  of  the  Rose  Croix.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Boston  Yacht  Club.  He  married  Mary 
Costello,  and  their  children  are:  Chester  A.  and 
Fred  K. 


The   Priests  of   New  England   are  de- 
PRIEST     scended     from     various     early     stocks. 

Degory  Priest  was  one  of  the  Pilgrims 
who  came  over  in  the  Mayflower  and  landed  at 
Plymouth  in  1620.  He  died  a  few  days  after,  Janu- 
ary 1.  1621.  His  wife,  a  sister  of  a  Mr.  Allerton. 
an  1  their  children  came  afterward.  Other  Priests 
were  Emanuel,  of  Marblehead :  James,  of  Wey- 
mouth ;   and  John,  of  Woburn. 

( I  I  Joseph,  son  of  Quick  Priest,  was  born  in 
Nottingham,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  married  Oc- 
tober 24,  1782.  in  Northwood,  by  Rev.  Edmund 
Pillsbury,  to  Betsey  Demeritt,  of  that  town,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  namely: 
Joseph,  died  young:  Nathan.  Sukey,  Sally,  Betsey, 
died  young:  Nancy.  William.  Polly,  Hiram, 
Thomas  Jefferson,  Harriet.  Joseph  and   Betsey. 

(II)  Thomas  Jefferson,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Betsey  (Demeritt)  Priest,  was  born  in  Nottingham, 
January  22,  1806,  and  died  March.  1850,  aged  forty- 
four  years.  He  spent  his  early  life  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  was  for  some  years  employed  in  the  cot- 
tun  mills  of  I'ittsfield.  Returning  to  the  farm,  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  agricultural  em- 
ployment. He  married  Harriett  True,  born  in 
Chichester.  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
True  and  his  wife,  who  was  Miss  James,  of  Mas- 
sachusetts. She  died  about  1875.  Their  children 
were:    True  W.,  Ellen  Eliza  and  Henrietta  T. 

(III)  True  William,  eldest  child  and  only  son 
of  Thomas  J.  and  Harriett  (True)  Priest,  was 
born   in   Nottingham,   New   Hampshire,   October   19, 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


893 


1835.  After  acquiring  his  early  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  Nottingham  and  Great  Falls, 
now  Somersworth,  he  went  to  Manchester,  where 
he  learned  the  machinist's  trade  while  in  the  employ 
of  the  Amoskeag  Machine  Company,  where  he 
served  about  two  and  a  half  years.  He  afterward 
worked  for  the  Great  Falls  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany of  Great  Falls,  and  the  Essex  Machine  Com- 
pany of  Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  remaining  a  few 
years  in  each  place.  In  1854  he  entered  the  service 
of  the  Jersey  Central  Railroad,  at  Elizabethport, 
where  he  was  machinist   foreman  for  five  years. 

In  1861  he  enlisted  as  fireman  in  the  United 
States  navy,  and  was  assigned  to  the  warship 
"Kearsarge."  After  blockading  the  Rebel  steamer 
"Sumter"  for  a  time  at  Gibralter,  the  "Kearsage" 
went  in  pursuit  of  the  "Alabama,"  the  great  de- 
stroyer of  American  merchantships,  and  after  two 
years,  fought  and  sank  her  off  the  harbor  of  Cher- 
bourg, France,  June  19,  1864,  winning  a  brilliant 
victory  and  ridding  the  sea  of  the  greatest  scourge 
that  ever  sailed.  The  "Kearsarge"  returned'  to  the 
United  States,  and  landed  at  Boston  a  part  of  the 
crew  of  the  Rebel  ship,  "Florida."  which  had  been 
captured.  At  Boston,  Mr.  Priest  was  discharged 
as  a  first-class  fireman,  November,  1864,  after  serv- 
ing nearly  three  years.  He  was  next  employed  as 
a  machinist  at  the  Portsmouth  navy  yard  four 
years,  and  at  Rutland,  Vermont,  as  foreman  of  the 
machinist  department  of  the  Rensselaer  &  Saratoga 
Railroad  seven  years.  He  then  left  mechanical  em- 
ployments, and  engaged  in  the  confectionery  busi- 
ness in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  for  a  short  time, 
and  then  returned  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  been 
actively  engaged  as  a  liquor  merchant  up  to  the 
present  time   (1907). 

Mr.  Priest  is  a  Democrat,  has  been  somewhat  ac- 
tive in  politics,  and  served  as  councilman  of  Ports- 
mouth for  one  year,  and  as  alderman  for  two  years. 
For  thirteen  years  past  he  has  been  engineer  of 
steam  engine  No.  4  of  the  Portsmouth  fire  depart- 
ment. He  is  a  member  of  the  following  named 
fraternal  and  beneficiary  organizations :  St.  John 
Lodge,  No.  1,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Wash- 
ington Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  3 ;  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters ;  Dewitt  Clinton  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar:  Osgood  Lodge.  No.  48,  Inde- 
pendent Order  Odd  Fellows ;  Damon  Lodge,  No.  9, 
Knights  of  Pythias;  Portsmouth  Lodge,  No.  97, 
Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  of  which  he 
is  a  past  exalted  ruler  and  a  past  district  deputy; 
Storer  Post,  No.  I,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
of  which  he  is  past  commander ;  Massasoit  Tribe, 
No.  17,  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men ;  Knights  of 
Malta;  Lodge  No.  3.  Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle; 
the  Kearsarge  Naval  Veterans  of  Boston ;  the 
Country  Club;  the  Portsmouth  Athletic  Club,  and 
the   Portsmouth   Yacht   Club. 

Mr.  Priest  married,  January  2,  1866,  Elizabeth 
H.  Wendell,  born  in  Portsmouth,  daughter  of  E.  S. 
Wendell,  of  Portsmouth.  Their  children  were : 
Carrie  H,  Harriett  G,  Erfie  and  Oliver  Wellington. 
Carrie  and  Effie  are  deceased. 


This  name  seems  to  have  originated 
SALTER  from  a  guild  or  fraternity  known  as 
the  Salter's  Company.  The  first  record 
of  these  found  is  in  a  deed  dated  1394  in  the  seven- 
teenth year  of  King  Richard  II,  granting  the  licenses 
to  the  Company  of  Salter  to  be  a  guild  in  honor  of 
"the  Body  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  the  Church 
of  All  Saints,  commonly  called  All  Hallows,  Broad. 
Street"  in  London.  A  half  century  later  this  com- 
pany received  by  a  letter  its  first  hall  and  certain 
religious  services  were  to  be  performed  there.  This- 
guild  appears  to  have  been  founded  in  1380.  During 
the  reign  of  James  I  it  owned  nearly  eleven  thou- 
sand acres  of  land  in  Ulster,  Ireland,  and  subsequent- 
ly was  the  holder  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  thou- 
sand acres  in  the  county  of  Londonderry.  The  name 
is  found  as  the  surname  of  an  individual  in  1423, 
when  William  Salter  was  possessed  of  an  estate 
called  Bokenhamis,  in  England,  where  for  two  hun- 
dred years  his  ancestors  were  lords  of  the  manor. 
Walter  Salter  was  living  in  the  time  of  Richard  III 
in  1482.  A  tablet  is  erected  to  himself  and  wife  in 
the  church  in  Tottemgen  in  the  county  of  Norfnlk. 
In  1524  Henry  Salter  was  one  of  the  sheriffs  of 
Norwich,  England,  and  in  1655  John  Salter  was 
mayor  of  that  city.  In  1663  John  Salter  was  one 
of  the  twenty-four  aldermen  appointed  for  that 
city  when  its  charter  was  renewed  by  Charles  I. 
He  died  November  20,  1669,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven  years,  and  was  buried  in  the  church  of  St. 
Andrew.  The  name  is  still  frequently  found  in 
England,  especially  in  the  vicinity  of  Norfolk, 
There  are  several  distinct  families  of  the  name  in 
America,  their  arrival  dating  previous  to  the  eight- 
eenth century.  The  most  numerous  families  have 
been  those  descended  from  John  Salter,  who  set- 
tled at  Odiorne's  Point,  New  Hampshire  and  those 
of  Richard  Salter,  an  early  resident  of  Monmouth 
county,  New  Jersey.  Both  families  have  been  con- 
spicuous in  social  and  political  life.  A  family  of 
the  name  resided  in  North  Carolina  during  the 
Revolution,  and  furnished  two  brothers  to  the  Pro- 
vincial congress.  The  earliest  found  of  record  was 
William  Salter,  who  was  admitted  a  freeman  in  the 
Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  May  25,  1636,  and  Samp- 
son Salter  was  admitted  a  freeman  at  Newport, 
Rhode  Island,  March  20,  1638.  There  were  soldiers- 
of  this  name  in  King  Philip's  war. 

(I)  According  to  the  traditions  of  the  New 
Hampshire  family  the  first  of  that  name  in  this, 
country  was  John  Salter,  who  came  from  the  west 
of  England,  near  Exeter,  and  located  first  at  the 
Isles  of  Shoals,  settling  later  at  Odiorne's  Point. 
He  probably  brought  his  wife  with  him.  An  old 
writing  made  July  19,  1724,  mentions  Captain  Sal- 
ter from  the  Shoals,  and  in  1729  Captain  John  Sal- 
ter was  before  the  royal  council  to  give  testimony 
regarding  the  cruise  "after  ye  Eastern  Indians."' 
In  1728  John  Salter's  name  appears  among  the  tax- 
payers in  Newcastle,  and  in  1731  he  asked  the  gen- 
eral assembly  to  be  set  off  to  Rye.  Odiorne's  Point 
is  still  a  part  of  Rye  which  would  indicate  that 
his   petition   was   granted.     In    1743   he   was   among. 


§94 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


those  who  borrowed  money  probably  for  the  devel- 
opment of  his  property.  In  7748  he  with  others 
signed  a  protest  against  an  election  return.  His 
will  was  probated  at  Exeter  in  1755.  It  was  dated 
May  12,  1752,  and  in  it  he  styled  himself  "of  Rye 
in  the  Province  of  New  Hampshire,  Gent,  being 
sensible  of  my  mortality  and  being  advanced  in 
years."  This  will  disposes  of  much  personal  prop- 
erty and  real  estate,  and  it  would  indicate  that 
he  was  in  comfortable  circumstances  for  his  time. 
The  will  mentions  his  wife  Amy,  his  sons  Richard 
and  Titus,  grandsons  John  and  Alexander  Salter 
and  John  Randall,  and  his  daughters  mentioned 
were :  Mary  Mace,  Elizabeth  Ruby,  Charity  Leach, 
Marjorie  Hall,  Martha  Sanborn  and  Sophia  Sloper, 
each  of  whom  received  five  shillings.  He  also  men- 
tions Elizabeth,  the  widow  of  his  son  Alexander, 
and  granddaughters  Mary  and  Lucy  Salter.  The 
North  Church  records  of  Portsmouth  show  that 
John,  the  son  of  John  and  Martha  Salter,  was  bap- 
tized October  3,  1730.  From  this  it  would  appear 
that  John  Salter  was  twice  married,  as  his  will 
calls  his  wife  Amy.  His  son  Titus  was  executor 
of  his  will,  and  did  excellent  service  as  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolution.  Salter's  Marsh  is  still  one  of 
the  landmarks  of  the  locality.  The  children  of  the 
first  wife  were:  Captain  Titus,  Richard,  Alexander, 
John,  a  daughter  whose  son  John  Randall  is  men- 
tioned in  the  will,  whose  christian  name  cannot 
be  discovered,  Mary  Eliza,  Charity,  Marjorie, 
Martha  and  Sarah. 

(II)  Captain  Titus  Salter,  eldest  child  of  John 
and  Martha  Salter,  was  born  in  October,  1722,  prob- 
ably in  Newcastle,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  Sep- 
tember 20,  1798.  He  married,  in  1745,  Elizabeth 
Bickford,  who  died  in  1776.  He  was  a  man  of 
much  note  in  the  colony,  and  as  before  stated  was 
active  and  prominent  in  the  Revolution.  Four  days 
before  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  the  schooner  owned 
by  Captain  Titus  Salter  was  seized  by  the  British 
ship  "Scarborough."  Captain  Salter  retaliated  on 
the  second  of  October  following  by  the  seizure  of 
the  ship  "Prince  George"  bound,  to  Boston  with 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  ninety-two  barrels 
of  flour  for  General  Gage's  army.  This  very  much 
pleased  General  Washington,  and  on  January  5, 
1776,  Captain  Titus  Salter  was  instructed  to  enlist 
ninety  men  for  the  garrison  of  Fort  Washington 
and  also  to  order  every  inhabitant  of  the  Isle  of 
Shoals  to  have  that  dangerous  location.  On  July 
8,  1779,  the  committee  of  safety  in  Exeter  appointed 
Titus  Salter  captain  of  the  armed  ship  "Hampden" 
in  the  Penobscot  expedition,  and  in  1783  the  general 
assembly  gave  a  vote  of  thanks  to  Captain  Titus 
Salter  for  his  good  service  for  the  state.  March 
II,  1790,  Titus  Salter  made  a  contract  with  the 
state  of  New  Hampshire,  and  on  November  18  fol- 
lowing this  contract  was  renewed  by  Alexander 
Hamilton,  secretary  of  the  treasury,  on  the 
part  of  the  United  States.  to  erect  and 
maintain  a  lighthouse  at  the  entrance  to 
Portsmouth  harbor.  lie  presented  a  memorial 
and      planned      the      fortifying      of      this      harbor, 


in  1755.  and  in  the  same  year  was  authorized  to  take 
command  of  the  fortifications.  His  muster  roll 
shows  his  nephew,  Titus  Salter,  junior,  son  of  his 
brother,  Richard  Salter,  as  a  private  in  his  company. 
Captain  Titus  Salter  remained  in  command  at  Ports- 
mouth until  July,  1779,  when  he  was  ordered  and 
commissioned  as  before  noted  to  the  command  of  the 
ship  "Hampden."  This  vessel  carried  twenty  guns 
and  was  captured  by  the  English  in  Penobscot 
Harbor,  but  his  name  does  not  appear  on  the  list 
of  prisoners.  He  was  again  in  command  of  Fort 
Washington,  at  Portsmouth,  in  1782.  At  the  out- 
break of  the  Revolution  he  was  the  leader  of  the 
party  that  took  possession  of  the  powder  which 
the  British  had  stored  in  Fort  William  and  Mary 
(.now  Fort  Constitution).  This  powder  was  after- 
wards used  by  the  Patriot  army  at  Bunker  Hill. 

Captain  Salter  married,  July  11,  1745,  Elizabeth 
Bickford,  and  their  children  were :  John,  Anna, 
Hannah,  Amy,  Henry,  Eliza,  Sarah,  Mary  and  Titus. 

(III)  Titus  (2),  youngest  child  of  Titus  (1) 
and  Elizabeth  (Bickford)  Salter,  was  born  1764, 
in  Portsmouth,  and  died  in  that  town,  1S40.  He 
was  a  successful  merchant  and  ship  owner  in  Ports- 
mouth, and  during  the  War  of  1812  was  stationed  at 
Fort  Washington  in  Portsmouth  Harbor.  He  lived 
in  the  old  Salter  mansion  built  by  his  father  in 
1720,  which  is  still  standing  on  the  corner  of  Salter 
and  South  streets,  adjoining  the  South  Mill  Bridge 
in  that  town.  He  married  Nancy  Salter,  daugh- 
ter of  his  Uncle  Richard  and  Elizabeth  (Odiorne) 
Salter.  She  was  born  1778  and  died  1825.  Their 
children  were:  Ann,  Mary,  Henry  and  Charlotte. 
The  first  became  the  wife  of  Christopher  Toppan, 
who  was  a  merchant  and  ship  owner,  and  at  one 
time  mayor  of  Portsmouth.  The  second  was  the 
wife  of  J.  M.  Tredick,  a  merchant  and  ship  owner 
and  president  of  the  Rockingham  Bank.  The  son 
receives  further  mention  in  the  following  para- 
graph. 

(IV)  Henry  Perkins,  only  son  of  Titus  (2)  and 
Nancy  (Salter)  Salter,  was  born  October  1,  1801, 
in  Portsmouth,  and  died  October  12,  1851,  at  the 
age  of  fifty  years  in  that  town.  He  was  interested 
in  the  management  of  his  father's  ships,  of  which 
he  was  part  owner,  and  continued  the  latter's  busi- 
ness as  a  merchant  and  ship  owner.  He  was  also 
a  director  of  several  banks  in  Portsmouth.  He  thus 
continued  until  his  early  death,  and  was  a  respected 
and  esteemed  resident  of  New  Hampshire's  only 
seaport.  He  married,  January  10,  1831,  Mary  Chris- 
tie, born  September  29,  1806,  died  November  16, 
1890,  daughter  of  John  Christie,  a  sea  captain  of 
Portsmouth.  Their  children  were :  James  H.,  Edwin, 
Charles  C,  Thomas  P.,  Albert  T.,  and  Annie  M. 
James  H.,  Edwin  and  Albert  T.  were  successful 
shipmasters;  Charles  C.  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
College  and  pursued  a  professional  life.  The  daugh- 
ter Annie  became  the  wife  of  Edwin  Putnam,  pay 
director  of  the  United  States  navy,  and  now  retired 
rear  admiral  of  the  United   States  navy. 

(V)  Thomas  Perkins,  fourth  son  and  child  of 
Henry    P.    and    Mary    (Christie)    Salter,    was    born 


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January  24,  1837,  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  a  private  school  conducted  by  the  well- 
known  master,  William  C.  Harris,  in  Portsmouth. 
After  leaving  school  he  engaged  actively  in  the 
shipping  business  in  New  York  City,  where  he 
continued  many  years  as  head  of  the  firm  of  Salter 
&  Livermore  with  success.  About  1897  he  retired 
from  business  and  returned  to  his  native  place, 
where  he  died  March  16,  1907. 


This-  is  an  English  name  of  consider- 
BALCOM    able    antiquity,    and    in    some    of    the 

early  records  is  spelled  Balkcom. 
The  name  is  derived  from  hill  and  dell.  Al- 
though the  name  does  not  appear  among  the  orig- 
inal inhabitants  of  Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  it 
was,  nevertheless,  identified  with  the  early  settle- 
ment of  that  place,  and  was  afterwards  trans- 
planted into  the  interior  of  the  colony.  There  were 
two  immigrants  of  this  name  who  arrived  in  New 
England  prior  to  1690,  viz :  Henry,  who  established 
himself  at  Charlestown;  and  Alexander,  who  set- 
tled first  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and  later  in 
that  part  of  Rehoboth,  Massachusetts,  which  is 
now  Attleboro.  George  Edward  Balcom,  of  Nashua, 
is  a  descendant  of  the  first  named  immigrant. 

(I)  One  record  at  hand  states  that  Henry  Bal- 
com, probably  of  Balcome,  in  Sussex,  England,  im- 
migrated about  the  year  1664,  but  the  "History  of 
Charlestown"  antedates  this  record,  claiming  that 
he  was  there  as  early  as  1655,  and  that  he  was  ad- 
mitted an  inhabitant  September  1,  of  that  year. 
He  was  a  blacksmith.  He  purchased  property  in 
Charlestown,  in  1664,  and  resided  there  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  which  terminated  February  29 
or  April  29,  1683.  There  is  evidence  that  he  partic- 
ipated quite  actively  in  public  affairs.  The  value 
of  his  estate  was  inventoried  at  three  hundred  and 
fifty-four  pounds.  He  was  twice  married,  and  his 
first  wife,  whose  maiden  name  does  not  appear  in 
the  records,  bore  him  one  daughter,  Sarah,  who 
died  December  8,  1666.  His  second  wife,  whom 
he  married  August  12,  1666,  was  Elizabeth  Haynes 
(also  spelled  Haines),  daughter  of  Deacon  John 
Haynes,  of  Sudbury.  Deacon  John  Haynes  im- 
migrated from  England  in  163S,  settling  in  Sud- 
bury, and  was  with  two  others  granted  three  thous- 
and and  two  hundred  acres  of  land  at  Quinsiga- 
mond,  now  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Balcom,  who  was  admitted  to  the  Church  at 
Charlestown  May  23,  1669,  survived  her  husband 
many  years  and  was  living  in  1713  at  Sudbury, 
whither  she  removed  in  1694,  taking  her  family 
with  her.  The  children  of  Henry  Balcom's  second 
marriage  were :  Hannah,  born  March  16,  166S,  died 
April  21  of  the  same  year;  John,  born  October  15, 
1669;  Elizabeth,  born  August  16.  1672,  became  the 
wife  of  Gershom  Rice ;  and  Joseph,  who  is  referred 
to  in  the  succeeding  paragraph. 

(II)  Joseph,  youngest  son  and  child  of  Henry 
and  Elizabeth  (Haynes)  Balcom,  was  born  in 
Charlestown,  December  17,  1674.  Another  record 
says  that  his  birth  took  place  October  17,  and  that 


he  was  baptized  on  the  20th.  He  settled  in  Sudbury 
and  died  there  September  15,  1745.  The  maiden 
name  of  his  wife  was  Tabitha  Mossman,  and  she 
bore  him  six  children. 

(III)  Joseph  (2),  son  of  Joseph  and  Tabitha 
(Mossman)  Balcom,  was  born  in  Sudbury,  January 
13,  1713,  and  died  elsewhere  in  1744.  The  house 
which  he  erected  in  Sudbury  is  still  standing,  and 
is  in  an  excellent  state  of  preservation.  He  married 
Deborah   Boise,  and  was  the  father  of  six  children. 

(IV)  Jonas  Balcom,  son  of  Joseph  and  Deborah 
(Boise)  Balcom,  was  born  in  Sudbury,  August  7, 
I73S.  He  was  enrolled  in  the  Colonial  military 
service  and  participated  in  the  expedition  to  Crown 
Point.  His  death  occurred  September  13,  1810.  He 
married  Grace  Holden,  and  had  a  family  of  three 
children. 

(V)  Joel,  son  of  Jonas  and  Grace  (Holden) 
Balcom,  was  born  in  Sudbury,  in  1764,  and  died  in 
1839.  His  wife  was  before  marriage  Lucy  Brown, 
and  she  became  the  mother  of  eight  children. 

(VI)  Cortes,  son  of  Joel  and  Lucy  (Brown) 
Balcom,  was  born  in  Sudbury,  February  6,  1804. 
He  settled  in  Nashua,  and  died  in  that  city,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1893,  at  the  advanced  age  of  nearly  ninety 
years.  He  married  Phebe  Temple,  and  was  the 
father  of  nine  children. 

(VII)  James  Edward,  son  of  Cortes  and  Phebe 
(Temple)  Balcom,  was  born  in  Nashua,  October 
27,  1826.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  ice  dealers  in 
Nashua,  and  carried  on  business  for  many  years, 
or  until  succeeded  by  his  son.  In  politics  he  acted 
with  the  Republican  party  from  the  time  of  its 
formation,  and  was  a  prominent  figure  in  muni- 
cipal affairs,  serving  in  both  branches  of  the  city 
government,  also  as  street  commissioner,  and  was 
representative  to  the  legislature  for  two  terms.  He 
died  in  Nashua,  March  27,  1888.  He  married  Sarah 
M.  Grimes,  and  had  a  family  of  three  children,  of 
whom  the   only  survivor  is   George   E. 

(VIII)  George  Edward,  son  of  James  E.  and 
Sarah  M.  (Grimes)  Balcom,  was  born  in  Nashua, 
April  2,  1855.  His  preliminary  studies  were  pur- 
sued in  the  public  schools,  and  he  concluded  his 
education  with  a  commercial  course  at  a  business 
college  in  Boston.  His  training  for  active  life  was 
directed  by  his  father,  whom  he  succeeded  in  the 
ice  business,  as  previously  stated,  and  since  becom- 
ing sole  proprietor  of  the  business  it  has  greatly 
increased  both  in  magnitude  and  importance.  His 
ice  houses,  which  are  located  both  in  Nashua  and 
Hudson,  have  a  total  capacity  of  twenty  thousand 
tons,  and  in  addition  to  a  large  force  of  employees 
he  operates  twenty  wagons,  which  require  the  ser- 
vice of  thirty-six  horses.  He  also  deals  extensively 
in  coal.  His  horse-shoeing  and  repairing  are  done 
in  his  own  blacksmith  shop,  and  his  business  facili- 
ties are  among  the  largest  of  their  kind  in  southern 
New  Hampshire.  Politically  Mr.  Balcom  is  a 
Republican,  and  he  has  rendered  able  public  ser- 
vices in  the  capacity  of  councilman  and  alderman. 
He  is  a  member  of  Pennichuck  Lodge,  Indepen- 
dent  Order   of   Odd    Fellows,   also    of   the    Guards 


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Club,  and  is  an  attendant  of  the  Universalist  Church. 
Mr.  Balcorn  married  Ida  J.  Morse,  daughter  of 
Edward  Morse,  of  Nashua  (see  article  on  that 
family  in  this  work).  Mrs.  Balcom  is  a  leading 
spirit  in  all  movements  relative  to  social  and  mental 
improvement,  and  also  in  works  of  charity  and 
benevolence,  having  served  as  secretary  and  as  vice- 
president  of  the  Women's  Club,  and  she  is  at  the 
present  time  secretary  of  the  Day  Nursery.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Balcom  have  two  children :  Lillian  M., 
born  February  16,  1883,  and  Everett  M.,  born  De- 
cember 16,  1884. 


This  early  Colonial  family  dates 
ATHERTON  its  advent  in  America  from  1635. 
It  numbers  among  its  members 
many  good  and  prosperous  citizens,  and  from  it 
have  sprung  several  men  of  distinction.  Descend- 
ants of  the  early  settlers  are  numerous  in  Massa- 
chusetts, New  Hampshire,  and  Vermont,  and  others 
are  scattered  throughout  the  western  states.  In 
the  ancient  records  the  name  is  sometimes  written 
Aderton. 

(I)  James  Atherton  came  from  Lancashire,  Eng- 
land, in   1635,   with   his  kinsman,   Humphery  Ather- 
ton,   who    was    afterwards    mayor    general    of    the 
Massachusetts    Bay    Colony    troops.      James    settled 
in    Dorchester,    whence    he    removed    to    Lancaster, 
where    he    was   one    of   the    earliest   settlers   and   a 
prominent  man.     The   "15th:   I    Mo:    1653,"   "James 
Aderton"   subscribed   "a   true   Coppie   of  the   Lawes 
and    orders    first    enacted    and    made    by    those    ap- 
poynted  and  improved  by  the  General  Court  as  it  is 
found  in  the  old  book"  and  became  a  resident.     In 
the  valuation  of  estates  upon  which  to  draw  meadow 
and    second    division    his    estate    is   placed   at   sixty- 
nine  pounds,  five  shillings.     He  was  alloted  land  as 
late  as  the  seventh  division.     His  house  lot  lay  on 
the  east  side  of  the  neck  jutting  eastwardly  on  Pen- 
icock  river  and  westerly  upon  another  range  of  lots, 
&.     His  intervale  lot  was  on  the  east  side  of  Pen- 
icock   river,   &.     Each   contained   twenty   acres.     He 
received  other  lands  in  subsequent  divisions.     "The 
ninth  of  the  first  month,  1654."  "Att  a  tovvne  meet- 
ing assembled  upon  Legall   warning  it   is  agreed  by 
the   towne   that  their   should   not  be   taken   into   the 
towne  above  the  number  of  thirtie  familyes  and  the 
subscribed  names  as  to  the  understood   that  hence- 
forth   they   are    to    be    accounted    townsmen."      The 
name  of  Jomes   Atherton   is  one  of  the  twenty-five 
subscribers   to  the  above.     He  did   not   remain  per- 
manently   in    Lancaster.      As    early   as    1678  he   was 
in   Milton.     In   1698,  being  then  of   Milton,  he  con- 
veyed   his    land    in    Lancaster    to    his    eldest    son 
James.     lie  afterwards  removed  to  Sherborn,  where 
he    died    in    1707,    aged    eighty-four    years.     Jam-  s 
Atherton's  wife's  name   wa     Hannah;   they  are  said 
to   have   had   twelve   children,   of   these    seven   were 
born  to  tlu-m  in  Lancaster  as  follows:  James,  1654; 
Joshua,  1656;  Hannah,   1O57  :   Mary.   1660;  Elizabeth, 
1666;  Deborah,  1669;  and  Joseph,    [672. 

(  II  )  Joshua,  second  son  and  child  of  James  and 
Hannah    Atherton,    was    born    in    Lancaster,    "3:13: 


1656."  In  the  command  for  settling  the  garrisons, 
he  is  mentioned  among  the  residents  of  Bare  Hill, 
but  later  he  resided  near  Still  River  in  Harvard. 
In  1720  Joshua  Atherton  petitioned  for  a  highway 
to  Brook  Meadow  and  the  meadows  adjacent,  and 
requests  that  the  second  division  intervale  and  con- 
veniency  belonging  to  the  estate  of  his  father  and 
also  the  second  division  land  of  William  Lues,  now 
in  his  possession,  may  be  put  upon  record.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Gulliver. 

(III)  Joshua  (2)  son  of  Joshua  (1)  and  Mary 
(Gulliver)    Atherton,   married   Hannah   Rogers. 

(IV)  Joseph,  son  of  Joshua  (2)  and  Hannah 
(Rogers)  Atherton,  was  born  in  Harvard,  Massa- 
chusetts,  about   1728.     He   married   Mary   Hutchins. 

(V)  Jonathan,  son  of  Joseph  and  Hannah 
(Rogers)  Atherton,  was  born  in  Harvard,  Novem- 
ber II,  1759.  He  served  in  the  Revolution.  He  was. 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Cavendish.  Vermont, 
about  1782,  and  was  the  first  representative  elected 
to  the  legislature  from  that  town.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  also  practiced  law  until  his  death,  March  21, 
1826.  He  married  Nancy  Bridge,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  Nancy,  married  John  Parker ;  Fannie, 
married  Oliver  Farwell ;  Jonathan,  mentioned  be- 
low; Joseph,  died  at  Clarendon,  Vermont,  and 
Stedman. 

(VI)  Jonathan    (2),   eldest  son   and  third  child 
of  Jonathan  (1)  and  Nancy  (Bridge  )  Atherton,  was 
born  in  Cavendish,  October   14.  1787.  and  died  May 
l7<    '875,   aged   eighty-seven  years,   having  spent  his 
entire   life   on   the  ancestral   homestead.     He   was   a 
man  of  marked  ability  and  great  decision  of  char- 
acter,  of    simple   tastes,   and   fond   of   reading.      He 
married    Roxana    Ives,    born    in    Ludlow,    Vermont, 
June  21,   1797,  only  daughter  of  Captain   Elihu  and 
Phebe    (Hall)    Ives.     She  was  a  cousin  of  the   late 
Bishop  Silliman  Ives,  of  South  Carolina,  and  the  late 
N.  K.  Hall,  of  Buffalo,  United  States  district  judge, 
a  member  of  President  Fillmore's  cabinet;  she  was 
also  a  descendant  of  the  immigrant.  John  Moore,  of 
Connecticut,     who     was     the     ancestor     of     George 
Kennan,    the    author,    and    Professor    S.    F.    Morse, 
and    of   Chancellor    Kent.      She    was    educated   at   a 
young   ladies'   school   in    Middle-bury,   Vermont,   and 
before   her  marriage  taught   school.      She   died   May 
16,    1891,   in   the  ninety-fifth   year  of  her   age.     The 
children    of   Jonathan    and    Roxana    (Ives)    Ather- 
ton  were:   Jonathan    I„   died    in   infancy;    Ellen    R., 
born    1819,   married   Edwin    Clement.   July    II,    1839, 
and  died  in  1902.  Solon  I.,  born  1821.  died  November 
8,  1891.  Joseph  V.,  born  September  17.  1823,  died  on 
the  old   homestead.   January    16,    1S97.      Harriet   M.. 
born   1826,   died    1828.     Everett   H,  born   September 
25,  1828.     Henry   B. 

(VII)  Captain  Henry  Bridge,  youngest  son 
and  child  of  Jonathan  and  Roxana  (  Ives)  Atherton, 
was  born  in  Cavendish.  Vermont,  September  21, 
1835,  and  died  at  his  home,  Fairmount  Heights, 
Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  February  '.  1906,  of  pneu- 
monia, aged  seventy  -one.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Cavendish,  at  Black  River  Acad- 
emy,  Ludlow  and  Lcland  Seminary,  Town -end,  and 


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Dartmouth  College,  from  which  lie  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  1859.  He  read 
law  in  the  office  of  Joseph  Sawyer,  Esq.,  in  Alton, 
Illinois,  for  a  short  time,  and  subsequently  in  the 
office  of  John  F.  Dean,  Esq.,  with  whom  he  formed 
a  partnership  after  his  admission  to  the  bar.  He 
attended  the  Albany  Law  School  one  year,  graduat- 
ing with  the   degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in   i860. 

Lawyer  Atherton  had  been  in  practice  but  a 
short  time  when  the  Rebellion  occurred,  and  he 
hastened  back  to  Vermont,  where  the  governor  of 
the  state  accepted  his. offer  to  raise  a  company  of 
soldiers.  August  13,  1866,  he  began  the  work  of 
enlistment  and  in  just  two  weeks  he  had 
about  one  hundred  and  twenty  men  enrolled. 
He  was  elected  Captain  September  3,  and  on 
the  twenty-first  his  company  was  mustered 
with  the  United  States  service  at  Brattleboro  as 
Company  C  of  the  Fourth  Vermont  Volunteers,  and 
the  regiment  left  the  next  day  for  the  front.  This 
regiment  was  a  part  of  the  First  Vermont  Briga- 
diers, and  was  in  the  division  commanded  by  Gen- 
eral "Baldy"  Smith  and  in  the  fall  of  1861  and  the 
following  winter  and  spring  formed  a  part  of  Gen- 
eral McClellan's  command  and  participated  in  the 
famous  "Peninsular  campaign."  At  Lee's  Mills, 
on  Warwick  creek,  April  16,  1862,  Captain  Ather- 
ton, while  in  command  of  his  company  attacking 
the  enemy's  position,  was  severely  wounded  by  a 
minie  ball  in  the  right  groin,  and  also  sustained  a 
scalp  wound  from  a  piece  of  shell  at  the  same  time. 
On  account  of  the  disabilities  following  these 
wounds  he  was  incapacitated,  and  resigned  August 
12,  1862. 

October  27,  1862,  he  removed  to  Nashua  and  very 
soon  afterward  took  editorial  charge  of  the  Nashua 
Telegraph,  which  he  conducted  until  April,  1864, 
when  he  again  entered  the  practice  of  law.  From 
that  time  until  his  death  he  was  engaged  in  the  work 
of  his  chosen  profession,  though  he  filled  several 
public  positions  at  different  times.  He  had  for  a 
law  partner  the  late  William  Barrett  from  1866 
to  1872.  He  served  as  postmaster  of  Nashua  from 
1872  until  1876.  During  the  year  1867-68  and  1885 
and  1887  he  was  a  member  of  the  legislature.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  national  affairs, 
and  served  on  the  judicial  committee.  In  1884  he 
was  a  delegate  to  the  representative  convention 
which  met  in  Chicago  and  nominated  Benjamin 
Harrison  for  the  presidency.  President  Harrison 
appointed  him  a  member  of  the  Samoan  land  com- 
mission under  the  treaty  of  Berlin,  which  post  he 
declined.  Through  the  influence  of  his  old  com- 
rade, Senator  Redfield  Proctor,  then  secretary  of 
war,  he  was  offered  the  governorship  of  Alaska, 
but  this  too  he  declined.  In  1890  he  was  elected  to 
the  board  of  education  for  a  term  of  four  years, 
and  during  the  last  two  years  of  his  incumbency 
of  that  place  he  was  president  of  that  body. 

Captain    Atherton    was    an    energetic   and    useful 

citizen.     Among  the  lawyers  of  New  Hampshire  he 

was  a  leader.     As  a  journalist  he  was  well  known 

for  carefully  prepared,  scholarly  and  elegantly  writ- 

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ten  articles,  which  covered  all  sorts  of  subjects.  He 
was  a  perspicuous  and  entertaining  public  speaker, 
and  made  many  Memorial  Day  addresses.  He  was 
a  past  commander  of  John  G.  Foster  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  and  prominent  among  the 
members  of  that  order.  He  was  a  thirty-third  de- 
gree Mason  and  a  member  of  the  following  named 
Masonic  bodies:  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  No.  39,  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  Edward  A.  Ray- 
mond Consistory,  Sublime  Princes  of  the  Royal 
Secret. 

He  married  (first),  at  Ludlow,  Vermont,  Jan- 
uary 7,  1861,  Abbie  Louise  Armington,  born  in  Lud- 
low, daughter  of  General  Samuel  Laton  and  Eunice 
(Watkins)  Armington  and  granddaughter  of  Ste- 
phen Watkins,  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  She 
was  a  graduate  of  Black  River  Academy.  She 
taught  school  before  her  marriage.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church  of  Ludlow  from  early 
life  till  her  death.  She  died  after  a  long  and  pain- 
ful illness,  in  Nashua,  December  8,  1896.  They 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  named  children : 
Maud,  born  August  2,  1863,  married,  September  23, 
1885,  Ahnon  W.  Griswold,  of  New  York.  Grace, 
born  February  8,  1869,  married,  December  29,  1892, 
Dr.  William  F.  Hazelton,  of  Springfield,  Vermont. 
Robert,  born  September  26,  1872,  died  August  1. 
1873.  Anna  H,  born  July  2,  1876,  married  George 
S.  Snow,  July,  1900.  Henry  Francis,  born  August 
3,  1883,  now  a  student  at  Harvard.  He  married 
(second),  September  8,  1898,  Ella  Blaylock,  born 
in  Ulverston,  Lancashire,  England,  January  4,  i860, 
daughter  of  William  and  Margaret  (Schollick) 
Blaylock,  of  Lancashire.  She  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Georgeville  and  at  McGill  Col- 
lege, Montreal,  and  Queen's  University,  Ontario, 
graduating  from  the  latter  institution  with  the  class 
of  1887,  with  the  degrees  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  and 
Master  in  Surgery.  In  1896  she  took  a  post-grad- 
uate course  at  the  Post-Graduate  Hospital  in  New- 
York  City.  She  was  the  first  Quebec  woman  to 
receive  a  diploma  from  a  Canadian  medical  college. 
She  began  practice  at  Newport.  Vermont,  in  1886. 
While  there  she  became  a  member  of  the  Orleans 
County  Medical  Society,  heing  the  first  woman  ad- 
mitted to  membership  in  that  body.  After  prac- 
ticing two  years  in  Vermont,  she  came  to  New 
Hampshire  and  located  in  Nashua,  in  December, 
1888.  Here  her  ability  as  a  physician  was  immed- 
iately recognized,  and  she  at  once  took  rank  among 
the  physicians  of  the  city,  where  she  has  since  suc- 
cessfully practiced.  She  makes  a  specialty  of  diseases 
of  women  and  children  and  abdominal  surgery,  and 
perhaps  is  the  only  woman  in  the  state  who  per- 
forms abdominal  sections  for  her  own  patients.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Nashua  Medical  Society,  of 
which  she  was  secretary  for  fourteen  years,  the  New 
Hampshire  Surgical  Club,  the  New  Hampshire 
State  Society,  American  Medical  Association  and 
the  Hillsboro  County  Medical  Society,  of  which 
she  is  secretary  and  treasurer.  She  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Fortnightly  Club,  the  Young  Worn 
Christian  Association  and   the   Church  of  the   < 


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Shepherd.  Captain  and  Ella  ( Blaylock)  Atherton 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons :  Blaylock,  born  Oc- 
tober 6.   1900,  and  Ives,  born   February  25,  1903. 


This  family  was  formerly  of  some 
CHAREST     political   importance   in   Canada,   and 

its  influence  was  exerted  in  behalf 
of  the  French  Canadian  people.  The  general  ten- 
dency of  its  younger  members  is  towards  the  higher 
walks  in  life,  at  least  two  of  them  being  at  the 
1  time  connected  with  the  medical  profession 
of  the  Granite  State,  and  the  stamp  of  intellectual 
superiority  is  plainly  visible  in  their  rapid  advance- 
ment. 

(I)  Benonie  Charest,  whose  ancestors  came 
from  France,  was  a  native  of  L'Acadie,  Province  of 
Quebec. 

(II)  Benonie  (2),  son  of  the  preceding,  was 
horn  in  L'Acadie.  November  25,  1820.  As  a  young 
man  he  became  actively  concerned  in  the  political 
affairs  of  the  Dominion,  and  participated  in  the 
Revolution  of  1848-40.  He  subsequently  engaged 
in  the  real  estate  business,  and  establishing  his  resi- 
dence in  Montreal,  he  continued  his  activities  in 
public  affairs,  vigorously  supporting  the  principles 
of  the  political  faction  known  as  the  Liberal  party. 
He  married  Henriette  Prevost.  and  the  children  of 
this  union  are:  Arsene,  Azelie,  Azilda,  Eulalie,  J. 
C.  R„  J.  Charles  B.,  M.  D.,  Eva.  Joseph  A..  M.  D., 
and  Eugenie.  J.  C.  B.  is  president  of  the  National 
Counter  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Nashua. 
Eulalie  is  the  wife  of  Remi  Boyer.  J.  C.  Remi  is 
now  residing  in  Fargo,  North  Dakota.  J.  Charles 
B.,  M.  D..  is  practicing  medicine  in  Derry,  New 
Hampshire. 

(III)  Joseph  Amedee  Charest,  M.  D.,  fourth 
son  of  Benonie  aid  Henriette  (Prevost)  Charest, 
was  born  at  L'Acrdie.  Province  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
July  18,  1867.  Fte  obtained  his  primary  education 
ir  the  schools  of  L'Acadie  and  at  Montreal,  and 
rfterward  took  a  medical  course  at  the  Tufts  Med- 
ical School  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  from  which 
he  graduated  with  the  class  of  1896.  Following  his 
graduation  he  opened  an  office  and  entered  the 
practice  of  medicine  at  Nashua,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  has  since  resided.  In  [898  he  went  to 
Paris,  France,  where  he  completed  his'  studies  as 
physician  and  surgeon.  Returning  to  Nashua  he 
resumed  the  practice  of  bis  profession,  and  has 
since  advanced  rapidly  to  a  position  of  high  pro- 
fessional standing  in  that  city,  where  he  has  built 
up  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  both  as  physician 
and  surgeon. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Mi  Hampshire  State 
and    the    Nashua    Medical      ociel  and    vice-presi- 

dent of  the  latter.  Politically  Dr.  Charest  acts 
with  the  Democratic  party,  and  was  councilman  in 
Nashua  in  1905-06.  Before  coming  to  the  United 
States  he  served  a  a  orporal  in  the  Sixty-fifth 
Battalion  of  the  Canadian  militia.  In  1904  he  or- 
ganized  a  stocl  companj  known  as  the  National 
Counter  Manufacturing  Company,  for  manufactur- 
ing heels  and  counters  for  boots  anr1  shoes,  and  has 


been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  this  company  since 
its  organization.  In  religion  Dr.  Charest  is  a 
Roman  Catholic.  He  js  a  member  of  the  Catholic 
Order  of  Foresters,  St.  Jean  Baptiste  Union  of 
Nashua,  and  the  Artisans  Canadiens  Francais,  and 
is  medical  examiner  for  the  latter  order  and  also 
for  Les  Canado  Americains,  Les  Foresteurs  Catho- 
liques,  and  the  League  of  the  Sacred  Heart. 

He  married,  in  Nashua,  April  24.  1900,  Anna 
Pearl  Phaneuf,  born  in  Nashua,  August  1,  1879, 
daughter  of  Horace  C.  and  Emelie  (Fontaine) 
Phaneuf,  of  Nashua,  formerly  of  St.  Damas,  Can- 
ada. They  have  two  children :  Marie  Emilie 
Lorette.  born  in  Nashua,  March  6,  1902 ;  and  Joseph 
Amedee  Raymond,  born  in  Nashua,  March  16,  1905. 


This  family  originated  in  county 
SEXTON  Kerry.  Ireland.  Its  founder  in  Amer- 
ica adopted  the  independent  life  of  a 
farmer  soon  after  bis  arrival,  and  his  children  have 
inherited  his  habits  of  industry  and  thrift. 

(I)  William  Sexton  was  born  in  county 
Limerick,  in  1824.  He  came  to  America  in  1845,  a 
period  in  Irish  history  made  memorable  by  a  severe 
famine.  Shortly  after  his  arrival  he  went  to  Hollis, 
New  Hampshire,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  mar- 
ried Johanna  Curtin,  also  a  native  of  Ireland,  and 
she  became  the  mother  of  seven  children,  four  of 
whom  are  now  living,  namely :  Ellen,  wife  of  Will- 
iam Crown,  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts;  Edward  M, 
a  prosperous  farmer  of  Norwell,  Massachusetts ; 
Mary',  who  is  now  Mrs.  James  Kivlan,  and  resides 
in  Lowell;  and  John  B..  of  Nashua. 

(  II)  John  Bernard,  son  of  William  and  Johanna 
(Curtin)  Sexton,  was  born  in  Hollis,  September 
15.  t8S3-  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town,  and  going  to  Nashua  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years  he  entered  mercantile  business  as  a 
clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store.  His  business  ability 
rapidly  developed,  and  in  1880  he  engaged  in  trade 
upon  his  own  account  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Jackman  &  Sexton.  He  later  entered  the  employ 
of  Howard  &  Company,  manufacturers  of  and 
dealers  in  furniture,  as  manager  of  their  retail  store, 
and  in  1900  was  admitted  to  the  firm.  This  con- 
cern is  now  known  as  The  1  bnvard-Sexton  Com- 
pany, and  is  transacting  an  extensive  business. 
Mr.  Sexton  is  a  Thirty-second  degree  and  Sir 
Knight   Mason. 

He  married  Kate  IV  Emerson,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam B.  and  Nancy  B.  (Presby)  Emerson.  Mr. 
Emerson  was  a  second  cousin  of  ex-President 
Pierce.  Their  children  are:  Ralph  E.,  a  graduate 
of  Dartmouth  College,  class  of  1894:  and  Ruth  J., 
who  is  now  engaged  in  teaching  school. 


Ml  the  Tuck  (or  Tucke)  families  which 
TUCK  have  lived  in  Hampton.  Rockingham 
county,  New  Hampshire,  and  all  of  those 
that  went  out  to  other  places,  with  their  numerous 
descendants,  are  descended  from  one  ancestor, 
Robert  Tuck,  whose  residence  was  in  Gorlston,  a 
seaboard  town  in  the  northeasterly  part  of  Suffolk 
county,  England. 


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(I)     Robert  Tuck  was  born  in  Gorlston,  Suffolk 
county,  England,  but  the  date  of  his  nativity  is  not 
known.     He   was    a    tailor    by   trade,    but    does    not 
seem   to   have    followed   that  occupation   after   com- 
ing to  America.     In   1636  or  a   little  earlier  he  left 
England  and   came  to   Massachusetts.     For  a   while 
he  lived  in  Watertown,  near  Boston,  and  in  Salem. 
In    1638   he   was    one   of   those    who   petitioned    the 
general  court  at  Boston  for  leave  to  settle  at  Win- 
nacunnet      (now     Hampton).       The     petition     was 
granted,  and   tradition    says   that   Robert   Tuck   was 
one  of  those  who  made  settlement  there  in  the  fall 
of   the    same    year.    September     7.     1639.     He     was 
made    freeman    about    1640,    and    the   town    granted 
him    lands    which    were    located    as    early    as    1644. 
The  records  show  ten  acres  of  upland  granted  him 
for  a  house   lot ;   thirty  acres  of  upland  granted   to 
him ;     twenty     acres     of    upland   granted    him ;    five 
acres   of   meadow    granted   unto   him.     In    1646   the 
common  and  undivided  lands  were  divided  into  one 
hundred  and   forty-seven  equal  parts,  called  shares, 
of   which   Robert   Tuck  had  three.     His   house   was 
near    the    meeting    house,    the    social    and    business 
•centre  of  the   settlement,  and  was  conveniently  sit- 
uated  for  a  public  house    and  was   for  many  years 
kept   as   such,   it   being  the   earliest  public   house   in 
the   town.     Here   he   kept   what    was   known   as   an 
ordinary,  and  was  allowed  to  sell  by  retail  to  trav- 
elers and  strangers,  beer,  wine  and  "strong  waters." 
He   was   required   to   furnish   food   and   lodging   for 
travelers,    and    stabling    for    horses    at    reasonable 
prices,   and   in   Hampton    (then   a   half  shire   town) 
entertainment   for  the  court  and  juries,  and   clients 
attending  court.     After  residing  in  Hampton  fifteen 
years    or    longer,    Goodman    Tuck   had    occasion   to 
visit   England    on   business,   to   be   gone   a    year   or 
longer,    and    during    his    absence    his    ordinary    was 
closed.      On    his    return    he    reopened    his   ordinary 
without  a   license,  and   thereby   unwittingly  violated 
the   law,    for   which   violation   he   was   fined   by   the 
law  court  five  pounds,  which  the  general  court   re- 
duced   to    three   pounds    and    required    him    to   pay. 
He  kept  the  ordinary  from  this  time  till  the   close 
of  his  life.     He  also  acted  as  chirurgeon,  that  is,  a 
healer    of    diseases    by    manual    operations,    instru- 
ments,  or  external   applications.     There   is  an   entry 
in  the  old  town  records  under  date  of  May  15,  1658, 
in    reference    to  a  stranger  mentioned  as  a  "seaman 
lying    in    Town    under    God  m    (Goodman)    Tucks 
hands    at    surgerie."      Another  record  is  of  his   re- 
covery   of    ten    pounds    and    costs    of    court    from 
Thomas   Davis   and    Stephen   Kent   for   the   cure  of 
an  Indian.     Robert  Tuck  was  selectman  in  1648-49- 
52-57 ;  March  16,  1647,  he  was  appointed  town  clerk 
and   held    that    office   tiil    May    15,    1650,   "2:    Mo.: 
1649,"  he  was  appointed  "ye  clerke  of  ye  writts  for 
the  town  of  Hampton" ;   that  is,   clerk  of  the  com- 
missioners   for    small    causes    (that    board    being    a 
court    of    record).     Goodman    Tuck    died    intestate 
October   7,    1664.    and   administration   on   his   estate 
was  granted  to  Joanna,  his  widow,  and  John   San- 
horne,  his  son-in-law.     The  inventory  of  the  estate 
amounts   to   three   hundred   and   eighty-five   pounds, 


seventeen  shillings,  two  pence.  Robert  Tuck  was 
married  and  had  a  child  .before  his  emigration. 
The  name  of  his  wife,  who  survived  him  and  died 
'"14:  12  Mo.:  1673.""  was  Joanna,  or  as  variously 
spelled  in  the  records,  Joanah.  Johana,  Johannah. 
They  had  four  children,  the  dates  of  whose  births 
are  not  known:  their  names  are:  Robert,  Elizabeth, 
Mary,  and  Edward,  whose  sketch  next  follows. 

(II)  Edward,  son  of  Robert  and  Joanna  Tuck, 
was  born  in  England,  and  immigrated  with  his 
parents  and  sisters  to  New  England.  He  resided 
with  his  parents  until  his  marriage,  and  afterward 
continued  to  reside  with  them  or  settled  on  some 
part  of  his  father's  estate.  He  died  intestate,  April 
6,  1652,  and  his  widow  administered  on  his  estate, 
which  was  inventoried  at  sixty-one  pounds,  ten 
shillings,  six  pence.  His  real  estate,  including  house 
and  land,  adjoining  four  and  one-half  acres,  fresh 
meadow,  ten  acres  salt  marsh  and  commonage,  was 
appraised  at  twenty-seven  pounds,  ten  shillings. 
He  married,  about  1648,  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Philbrick,  Sr.,  who  had  settled  in  Hampton  not 
long  before.  She  married  (second)  James  Wall, 
of  Hampton,  widower,  by  whom  she  had  two  daugh- 
ters. The  children  of  Edward  and  Mary  were: 
Edward,  and  John,  the  subject  of  the  next  par- 
agraph. 

(III)  Deacon  John,  the  younger  of  the  two 
sons  of  John  a«d  Mary  (Philbrick)  Tuck,  was 
born  in  Hampton,  in  1652,  and  died  January  4, 
1742,  aged  ninety.  Deacon  Tuck  owned  consider- 
able real  estate,  and  was  to  some  extent  engaged 
in  the  cultivation  of  his  land.  He  was  a  carpenter 
by  trade  and  followed  that  vocation,  but  to  what 
extent  is  not  known.  He  invested  capital  in  build- 
ing mills,  which  in  some  instances  he  operated. 
At  a  town  meeting  held  September  16,  1686.  he 
was  voted  liberty  to  set  up  a  grist  and  fulling  mill 
on  the  Nilus  river.  He  built  the  grist  mill  and 
later  got  permission  from  the  town,  November  14, 
1689.  to  build  the  fulling  mill  further  up  the  Nilus, 
where  that  stream  comes  out  of  the  Hasica 
Meadow.  This  mill  was  built  and  operated  many 
years.  He  built  several  dams  at  later  dates  to  in- 
crease the  flow  of  water  to  these  mills,  one  of  which, 
called  "the  fast  dam."  at  the  place  now  called 
Spring-Heads,   is   still  in  part   kept  up. 

Deacon  Tuck  was  a  constant  reader  of  the  Bible, 
and  read  it  through  in  course  no  less  than  twelve 
times  between  February  13.  1677,  and  May  21,  1715, 
as  appears  from  his  diary.  John  Tuck  and  his  wife 
united  with  the  church  February  28,  1697,  about 
seven  weeks  after  their  marriage.  He  was  chosen 
a  deacon  of  the  church.  July  19,  1714,  and  held  that 
office  till  death,  more  than  twenty-seven  years.  He 
was  highly  esteemed  both  for  his  ability  and  in- 
tegrity, and  was  often  chosen  to  fill  important 
offices  in  town.  He  was  selectman  in  1680-82-87- 
88-94-98:  1700-11-16-17.  July  5.  1714.  he  was 
chosen  town  clerk  and  retained  the  office  until 
March  10.  1730,  a  period  of  almost  sixteen  years. 
He  was  twice  elected  to  represent  the  town  in  the 
general  assembly  of  the  province,  yet  the  time  of 
his   actual   service   as   a   member   was   in   each   case 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


very  brief.  His  terms  of  service  were  in  Septem- 
ber, 1696,  and  May,  1717.  He  married,  ""9:  11 
Mo. :  1677," "  Bethia  Hobbs,  born  in  Hampton, 
""28:  12  Mo:  1658,""  and  died  May  29,  1738.  aged 
sixty-one.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Morris  and 
Sarah  (Eastow)  Hobbs.  The  children  of  this 
marriage  were :  Bethia,  Mary^  John,  died  young ; 
Samuel,  Sarah,  Hannah,  Edward,  Jonathan  and 
John. 

(IV)  Edward  (2),  seventh  child  and  third  son 
of  John  and  Bethia  (Hobbs)  Tuck,  was  born  in 
Hampton,  February  7,  1695,  and  died  in  Hampton, 
June  7,  1772,  aged  seventy-seven.  He  was  a  car- 
penter. He  settled  in  Kensington,  where  he  re- 
sided the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  married,  No- 
vember 24,  1720,  Sarah  Dearborn,  born  June  17, 
1699,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mercy  (Batchelder) 
Dearborn,  of  Hampton.  She  died  January  15,  1756, 
aged  fifty-seven.  They  had  eleven  children,  Sarah, 
Bettina,  Mercy,  Edward,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Hannah, 
John,  Samuel,  Jeremiah  and  Jesse. 

(V)  Ensign  Samuel  Tuck,  ninth  child  and 
third  son  of  Edward  (2)  and  Sarah  (Dearborn) 
Tuck,  was  born  in  Kensington,  September  13,  1738, 
and  died  November  12.  1777,  aged  thirty-nine.  He 
lived  for  a  time  in  Kensington,  and  removed  thence 
to  Brentwood,  and  lived  on  the  farm  next  south  of 
his  brother  John's.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the 
company  of  his  townsman,  Captain/  Porter  Kimball, 
Colonel  Stephens  Evans'  regiment,  September  8, 
1777,  and  marched  with  his  command  to  join  the 
Northern  Continental  army  at  Saratoga.  He  was 
promoted  to  ensign,  and  died  in  the  service,  No- 
vember 12.  1777,  after  serving  two  months  and  five 
days.  He  married,  December  30,  1762,  Anna  Moul- 
ton,  born  June  24,  1744.  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Marston)  •  Moultoii,  of  Hampton.  She  survived 
him  more  than  fifty-eight  years,  and  died  August  8, 
1836.  aged  ninety-two  years,  one  month  and  three 
days.  Their  children  were :  Edward,  Samuel,  John 
Moiilton,  Anna,  Mary,  Jeremiah,  Jesse  and  Sarah. 

(VI)  Deacon  Edward  (3),  eldest  child  of  En- 
sign Samuel  and  Anna  (Moulton)  Tuck,  was  born 
January  4.  1764.  and  died  April  30,  1843,  aged  seven- 
ty-nine. He  lived  on  the  paternal  homestead.  He 
was  a  pious  and  highly  respected  man,  and  was  a 
deacon  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Brentwood  more 
than  fifty  years.  He  married,  November  29,  1785, 
Mercy  Smith,  born  February  5,  1768,  and  died 
August,  1S49.  aged  eighty-one;  she  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Israel  and  Elizabeth  (Jenkins)  Smith,  of 
Pollin,  now  Tremont.  The  children  of  this  union 
were :  Samuel,  Mercy,  Edward,  Anna,  Aaron, 
Susan.  Sally.  Israel,  Betsy,  Thomas  Jefferson, 
Fanny,  Perky  C,  Lavinia  and  Jonathan  S. 

i\ m  Samuel  (2),  eldest  child  of  Edward  (3) 
and  Mercy  (Smith)  Tuck,  was  born  August  31, 
1786,  and  died  November  23,  i860,  aged  seventy- 
four.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  in  Tremont. 
He  married  Margaret  Smith,  and  they  had  ten  chil- 
dren: Elizabeth  A.  Harriet  YV  ,  Mary  J.,  Samuel. 
Merry  S.,  Abigail  S,  Margaret  S.,  Susan  YV..  Al- 
mira   N.   and    Sally   J. 


(VIII)  Major  Samuel  (3),  fourth  child  and 
eldest  son  of  Samuel  (2)  and  Margaret  (Smith) 
Tuck,  was  born  in  Tremont  or  Candia,  New  Hamp- 
shire, October  19,  1814.  and  died  in  Nashua,  New 
Hampshire,  April  19,  18S2.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Candia,  and  for  a  time  was  a 
resident  of  Manchester.  In  1842  he  settled  in 
Nashua  and  was  employed  several  years  by  Beason 
&  Reed,  dealers  in  dry  goods.  Subsequently  he 
opened  a  retail  millinery  and  fancy  goods  store  on 
his  own  account,  and  carried  on  that  business  until 
his  retirement,  which  was  five  years  before  his 
death.  He  was  moderately  conservative,  but  alive 
to  all  questions  of  public  interest  and  a  man  of 
strong  convictions  and  decided  opinions.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Democrat,  and  the  first  man  of  that  politi- 
cal faith  elected  to  the  office  of  city  marshal  of 
Nashua.  He  served  the  town  as  constable,  and  the 
city  as  city  marshal  in  1861,  justice  of  the  peace, 
member  of  the  board  of  education  and  city  govern- 
ment, and  represented  ward  five  in  the  legislature 
two  terms.  He  was  active  in  military  circles,  and 
was  a  member  of  Colonel  George  Bower's  staff, 
with  the  rank  of  major,  and  also  a  member  of  the 
well-known  Governor's  Horse  Guards.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  a  teacher  in  its 
Sunday  school.  He  joined  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  No. 
39,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  Granite  Lodge,  No.  1,  Inde- 
pendent Order  Odd  Fellows.  He  married,  August 
20,  1844,  Mary  Foster,  born  in  1816,  daughter  of 
James  and  Betsy  (Wilson)  Foster,  of  Deerfield. 
They  had  one  child,  Andrew  J.,  whose  sketch 
follows  next. 

(IX)  Andrew  Jefferson,  only  child  of  Samuel 
(3)  and  Mary  (Foster)  Tuck,  was  born  in  Nashua, 
May  2.  1845.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Nashua,  Crosby  Literary  Institute,  and 
Dartmouth  College.  In  the  latter  institution  he 
nearly  completed  the  scientific  course,  but  was  com- 
pelled to  leave  college  in  his  last  year  on  account  of 
sickness  of  his  father.  He  was  employed  as  a 
clerk  in  Burlington,  Vermont,  and  Boston,-  Massa 
chusetts,  and  for  six  years  following  assisted  in  his 
father's  store.  He  then  entered  the  United  States 
mail  service,  and  made  trips  first  between  Boston 
and  Keene,  and  later  in  the  Boston  and  St.  Albans 
Railway  postal  service.  He  resigned  after  five  years 
to  take  up  his  present  business,  which  was  estab- 
lished by  Colonel  E.  P.  Emerson  in  1849.  In  1888 
Colonel  E.  J.  Copp  and  Mr.  Tuck  became  the 
proprietors,  and  in  1896  Mr.  Tuck  became  the  sole 
owner.  Since  taking  the  business  he  has  materially 
improved  the  service  and  greatly  added  to  the  pat- 
ronage. Insurance  of  every  kind  is  written,  rents 
are  collected,  estates  cared  for  and  money  loaned  on 
city  property,  for  banks  and  individuals.  Two 
assistants  are  employed.  Mr.  Tuck  is  a  man  of 
sound  sense  and  discriminating  judgment,  and  is 
numbered  among  the  leading  business  men  of 
Nashua.  He  is  highly  esteemed.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  Church,  is  a  trustee  of  its 
benevolent   fund,   and   for  thirty-five  years  has  been 


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teacher  of  the  business  men's  class  in  its  Sunday 
school.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has 
served  four  years  as  selectman  from  ward  one;  has 
been  city  councilman  one  year  and  alderman  one 
year,  and  was  representative  to  the  legislature  in 
the  term  of  1902-3.  He  assisted  in  the  organization 
of  the  board  of  trade,  has  been  a  member  of  its 
board  of  directors  from  its  establishment,  and  is 
•chairman  of  the  committee  on  insurance  and  tax- 
ation. 

Mr.  Tuck  is  a  member  of  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  No. 
.39,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  member  of 
Pennichuck  Lodge.  Odd  Fellows ;  member  of 
Watananock  Tribe,  No.  14,  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men.  and  the  Great  Council  of  Red  Men ;  past 
•chancellor  of  Nashua  Lodge  No.  5,  Knights  of 
Pythias ;  past  captain  of  S.  S.  Davis  Company,  Uni- 
formed Rank  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias ;  member 
■of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  New  Hampshire,  and  was 
appointed,  1906,  aid-de-camp  with  the  rank  of 
major,  on  the  staff  of  General  Orman  T.  Lo'ugee. 

Mr.  Tuck  married,  January  11.  1871,  Almira  H. 
Clark,  born  April  13,  1848,  in  Charlestown,  Massa- 
chusetts, daughter  of  William  W.  and  Selina  (Up- 
ham)  Clark,  of  Bremen,  Maine.  They  have  one 
son.  William  A.,  born  May  iS,  1874,  who  is  a  me- 
chanic in  the  employ  of  the  Rollins  Machine  Com- 
pany. 


The  family  of  this  name  from  which 
NORWELL    a    branch    has    been    extended    into 

America,  inhabits  that  portion  of 
Scotland  which  has  furnished  to  the  world  many 
"brave  and  hardy  soldiers,  thousands  of  industrious 
emigrants  and  a  large  number  of  shrewd  business 
men. 

(I)  Henry  Norwell  lived  in  Errol,  Perthshire, 
Scotland,  and  there  married  Christina  Hood  and 
raised  a   family. 

(II)  William,  son  of  Henry  and  Christina 
(Hood)    Norwell,  was  born  in  Errol.     He  married 

Jessie  Hunter  Sclater,  daughter  of  William  Sclater. 
■of  Saltcoats,  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  and  his  wife,  Jessie 
Hunter,  of  Broderick,  Island  of  Arran,  Buteshire, 
Scotland.  After  his  marriage  he  removed  to  Glas- 
gow, where  he  resided. 

(III)  Henry  Sclater,  son  of  William  and  Jessie 
Hunter  (Sclater)  Norwell,  was  born  in  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  February  23,  1832.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  graduated  from  the  high 
school  of  Glasgow.  After  keeping  books  for  a  time 
he  came  to  America.  Subsequently  he  returned  to 
Scotland,  where  he  remained  about  three  years,  and 
upon  his  return  to  the  United  States,  which  was 
about  1863,  he  entered  the  employ  of  Henry  Nor- 
well, of  Nashua.  Subsequently  he  located  at  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  dry  goods  business  on  his  own  account  until 
1867.  He  then  went  to  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  same  business.  In  October,  1871,  he 
was  burned  out  in  the  "Great  Fire,"  and  sustained  a 
"heavy  loss,  but  with  the  nerve  that  characterized 
the  merchants  who  had  to  bear  that  great  calamity, 


he  resumed  and  carried  on  trade  until  1878,  when 
he  returned  to  Nashua,  where  the  remainder  of  his 
life  was  spent.  Opening  a*  store  on  Main  street,  he 
put  in  a  large  stock  of  goods,  and  in  time  had  one 
of  the  largest  dry  goods  stores  in  the  state.  This 
enterprise  expanded  into  a  department  store,  and 
became  one  of  the  leading  ones  of  its  kind  in  New 
Hampshire.  Mr.  Norwell  died  January  24.  1903. 
As  a  merchant  he  was  clear-headed,  far-sighted, 
enterprising,  progressive  and  successful ;  and  as  a 
citizen  he  was  public-spirited,  and  held  in  the  high- 
est esteem  by  the  public.  He  always  contributed 
his  share  and  did  his  part  toward  furthering  -the 
ends  of  the  board  of  trade,  in  which  he  was  a  di- 
rector, and  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  city,  in  which 
he  took  just  pride.  He  was  a  trustee  of  Edgewood 
cemetery,  and  a  director  of  the  Nashua  Trust  Com- 
pany. He  was  a  member  of  the  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd  (Episcopal),  which  he  served  as 
treasurer,  and  in  the  government  of  which  he  was 
senior  warden  nearly  twenty  years.  He  married, 
June  22,  1865,  in  Nashua,  Matilda  C.  Flinn,  born 
in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Clarissa  (Langley)  Flinn,  of  Nashua,  natives  of  Ire- 
land and  New  Hampshire,  respectively.  They  had 
four  children :  Harry,  born  August,  1866,  died  in 
August,  1867;  Jessie  May,  born  in  Chicago,  May, 
1869;  William  S.,  mentioned  below;  and  Helen 
Hunter,  born  in  Nashua,  November,  1883. 

(IV)  William  Samuel,  third  child  and  second 
son  of  Henry  S.  and  Matilda  C.  (Flinn)  Norwell, 
was  born  in  Chicago,  November  7,  1870.  After  at- 
tending the  public  schools  he  was  a  pupil  at  Holder- 
ness  School,  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
finished  in  1886.  In  the  same  year  he  went  to 
Nashua,  and  served  as  a  clerk  in  the  mercantile 
house  of  H.  S.  Norwell  for  one  year.  From  1887 
to  1891  he  attended  Hobart  College.  In  1891  he 
went  to  Nashua  and  associated  himself  with  his 
father,  and  in  1900  he  went  into  partnership  with 
John  C.  McCurdy  and  opened  a  department  store 
in  Rochester,  New  York,  style  of  firm,  McCurdy  & 
Norwell  Company,  which  has  developed  into  one  of 
the  largest  department  stores  in  that  state  outside 
of  New  York  City,  doing  a  business  aggregating 
more  than  $2,000,000  a  year.  The  death  of  his 
father  in  1903  necessitated  the  return  of  Mr.  Nor- 
well to  Nashua  to  take  charge  of  the  large  interests, 
thus  left  without  a  guiding  hand,  which  business 
has  taken  rank  among  the  commercial  establish- 
ments of  New  Hampshire.  It  is  situated  on  Main 
street,  occupying  the  numbers  from  97  to  109,  in- 
clusive, and  carries  everything  in  dry  and  fancy 
goods,  ladies'  ready-to-wear  apparel,  and  fashion- 
able furs,  ladies'  and  children's  boots  and  shoes, 
draperies,  small  wares  in  profusion,  and  all  the 
novelties  usually  found  in  the  great  department 
stores  of  the  great  cities.  It  has  a  floor  space  of 
twenty-five  thousand  square  feet,  a  basement  of  ten 
thousand  feet  more  are  occupied,  and  from  seventy 
to   one   hundred   salespeople  are-  employed. 

William  S.  Norwell  is  treasurer  of  the  H.  S. 
Norwell  Company,  a  director  of  the  Nashua  Trust 


902 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Company,  and  a  director  of  the  board  of  trade,  of 
Nashua.  His  interests  aire  thoroughly  lidentified 
with  those  of  Nashua.  Being  a  thoroughgoing  and 
progressive  business  man,  he  favors  every  enterprise 
calculated  to  improve  the  condition  of  his  fellow 
citizens  and  promote  the  growth  of  the  city.  He  is 
an  Episcopalian  and  a  vestryman  in  the  church. 
He  is  a  Thirty-second  degree  Mason.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  following  named  clubs :  Derryfield. 
at  Manchester,  and  Vesper  Country  Club.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Wakefield,  Rhode  Island,  1898,  Tillie  M. 
Doucet,  of  that  place. 


Stratton  is  the  name  of  several 
STRATTON    towns   in   England,  and   from   one 

of  them  some  man  took  the  name, 
first  to  designate  the  place  from  whence  he  had 
gone,  and  later  he  and  his  descendants  adopted  it 
as  a  surname.  The  line  herein  traced  may  not  have 
been  among  the  first  brought  to  America  by  the 
Puritans,  but  it  is  found  in  Massachusetts  about  the 
middle  of  the  seventeenth  century,  and  has  been 
identified  with  the  progress  of  that  state  and  New 
Hampshire  as  well  as  many  other  states. 

(I)  The  first  in  America  was  Samuel  Stratton, 
who  was  born  in  1592,  and  settled  in  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  admitted  a  freeman 
May  18,  1653.  He  made  his  will  upon  the  day  of 
his  death,  December  19,  1672.  He  married,  in  Bos- 
ton, August  28,  1657,  Margaret  Parker,  widow  of 
William  Parker,  of  Watertown.  afterwards  of  Bos- 
ton. She  died  December  7,  1676,  aged  eighty-one 
years.  He  had  sons,  Richard,  Samuel  and  John, 
the  elder  being  deceased  at  the  time  of  making  his 
will.  The  inventory  of  his  estate  amounted  to  one 
hundred  and  seventy-four  pounds.  His  sons  Rich- 
ard and  John  were  probably  early  settlers  of  East 
Hampton,  Long  Island,  but  returned  to  Watertown. 
(There  was  a  John  Stratton,  of  Salem,  in  1637,  who 
was  possibly  the  John  of  East  Hampton,  and  the 
father  of  John    Stratton  hereinafter  mentioned). 

(II)  John  Stratton,  whose  parentage  has  not 
been  positively  determined,  was  a  resident  of 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  married 
November  26,  1667.  to  Mary  Smith,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Knapp)  Smith.  She  was  a 
sister  of  Thomas  Smith,  of  Lexington,  and  James 
Smith,  nf  Lancaster,  and  survived  her  husband,  dy- 
ing in  1695.  He  passed  away  April  7,  1691,  and 
administration  of  his  estate  was  granted  jointly  to 
his  widow  and  their  son  John,  on  June  16  of  that 
year.  Their  children  were :  John,  Thomas.  James, 
Mary.  Judee.   Jonathan,   Mercy   and   Samuel. 

(III)  Thomas,  second  son  of  John  and  Mary 
(Smith)  Stratton,  was  born  October  26,  1670,  in 
Watertown.  in  which  town  he  resided.  He  was 
married,  July  10.  [699,  to  Dorcas  Maxwell,  born 
February  27,  1677,  in  Boston,  daughter  of  James 
and  Dorcas  Maxwell.  Their  children  were:  James, 
Thomas,  Mary.  David.  Samuel,  Ebenezer  and 
Mercy. 

(IV)  David,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Dorcas   (Maxwell)    Stratton,  was  born 


November  20,  1708,  in  Watertown,  and  lived  in  that 
part  of  the  town  which  is  now  Waltham.  He  mar- 
ried, January  30,  1728,  Hannah  Smith,  of  Lexington, 
born  September  27,  1707,  daughter  of  Joseph  Smith. 
Their  children  were :  Lydia,  Eunice,  Abigail,  Lois,. 
David.  Mary,  Jonas  and  Sarah. 

(V)  Jonas,  youngest  son  and  seventh  child  of 
David  and  Hannah  (Smith)  Stratton,  was  born 
July  14,  1746,  in  Waltham,  and  settled  in  Stow, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, serving  in  Captain  John  Gleason's  company  of 
Colonel  Josiah  Whitney's  regiment.  He  married, 
March  15,  1770,  in  Boston,  Anna  Barnard,  and  their 
children  were :  Lois;  Lewis,  Sewell,  Molly,  John, 
Abigail,  Anna,  Jonas,  David.   Barnard  and  Lydia. 

(VI)  David,  ninth  child  and  fifth  son  of  Jonas 
and  Anna  (Barnard)  Stratton,  was  born  May  5, 
1790,  in  Stow,  Massachusetts,  and  spent  much  of  his 
early  life  in  Boston,  where  he  was  in  the  employ  of 
the  city  for  a  period  of  twenty-five  years.  He  sub- 
sequently lived  in  Amherst.  New  Hampshire,  and 
removed  thence  to  Hollis,  where  the  last  eighteen 
years  of  his  life  were  spent  at  the  home  of  his  son 
Charles.  One  of  his  children  was  fatally  burned  in 
Amherst,  about  February  2,  1835.  He  died  in  1870, 
aged  eighty  years.  He  married  Mary  Mann,  of 
Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  born  September,  1796,  and 
died  June,  1888.  They  were  the  parents  of  four 
children :  Charles  M„  whose  sketch  is  found  below ; 
Mary  Elizabeth,  died  in  infancy;  Mary  Etta,  mar- 
ried Webster  Clifford,  of  Clinton,  Massachusetts; 
and  Harriet  E.,  married  Charles  F.  Wright,  of 
Pepperell. 

(VII)  Charles  Mann,  eldest  child  of  David  and 
Mary  (Mann)  Stratton,  was  born  in  Amherst,  New 
Hampshire,  August  14,  1831.  At  the  age  of  thir- 
teen he  went  to  Lyndeborough,  and  worked  on  a 
farm  a  short  time,  and  then  worked  about  stables 
and  drove  omnibuses  in  different  towns  in  Massa- 
chusetts, and  also  drove  a  baker's  wagon  in  Boston. 
About  1861  he  bought  a  farm  in  Hollis,  upon  which 
he  lived  a  short  time.  He  then  sold  the  place  and 
went  to  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  the  baking  business  for  twelve  years. 
At  the  end  of  that  time  he  returned  to  Hollis, 
bought  a  farm  upon  which  he  resided  for  a  time, 
and  then,  selling  that,  purchased  the  one  upon  whiclr 
he  now  lives.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and 
has  been  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  town.  He  has 
been  honored  with  the  office  of  selectman  for  a 
number  of  terms,  and  was  town  treasurer  thirteen 
years.  He  is  a  progressive,  active  citizen,  and  has 
given  his  children  good  educations.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  No.  30,  Ancient  Free  and 

\ccepted    Masons,   and    of    Aurora    Lodge,    No.   49. 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Mollis. 

lie  married  (first),  Fanny  Whitney,  born  in 
Marlborough,  Vermont,  June  iS,  1839,  and  died 
\pril  29,  1864.  daughter  of  Martin  and  Electa 
(Buell)  Whitney.  Married  (second)  Mary  Ann 
Ober,  born  in  Hollis,  August  12.  1844,  and  died 
April  74,  1869,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Rhoda  C. 
(Colburn)    Ober.  of   Mollis.     Married    (third)   Jennie 


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Hartwell,  born  in  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  in  1838, 
and  died  January  31,  1876.  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Hannah  H.  (Hodgeman)  Hartwell,-  of  Bedford. 
Massachusetts.  By  the  second  wife  he  had  two 
daughters :  Nellie  L.,  horn  April  5,  1866,  died 
August  5,  1867 ;  Mary  L.,  born  in  Cambridge.  Mas- 
sachusetts, December  22,  1867,  a  graduate  of  the 
Hollis  high  school,  and  the  Normal  school  at  Fram- 
ingham,  Massachusetts.  She  taught  school  for 
some  time,  but  now  keeps  house  for  her  father. 
By  the  third  wife  he  had  three  children :  Lyman  C, 
a  graduate  of  the  Agricultural  College  of  Durham, 
New  Hampshire.  Edwin  H.  Jennie,  a  graduate 
of  the  Hollis  high  school,  and  of  the  Normal  Art 
school,  Massachusetts,  and  is  now  supervisor  of 
drawing  in  the  Attleboro,  Massachusetts,  -public 
schools. 


This  family  is  descended  from  the 
SPOONER  Spooners  of  Plymouth  and  Dart- 
mouth, Massachusetts,  who  were 
among  the  first  settlers  in  the  last  named  town,  and 
figured  quite  prominently  in  the  early  history  of 
that  section  of  Bristol  county.  One  of  the  most 
notable  representatives  of  the  family  was  the  Hon. 
Walter  Spooner,  a  staunch  Revolutionary  patriot, 
and  descendants  of  the  original  settler  are  scattered 
through  the  New  England  and  other  states.  Will- 
iam Spooner,  the  first  of  the  name  on  this  side  of 
the  ocean,  probably  arrived  in  New  England  from 
the  mother  country  in  1637,  locating  in  Plymouth, 
and  as  he  is  first  mentioned  in  the  records  of  that 
town  as  an  apprentice,  it  may  be  inferred  that  he 
was  a  minor.  He  was  admitted  a  freeman  in  1654 
and  resided  in  Plymouth  until  about  the  year  1660. 
when  he  removed  to  that  part  of  Dartmouth  which 
is  now  Acushnet.  He  died  at  Dartmouth,  1684. 
His  first  wife  was  Elizabeth  Partridge,  who  died 
April  28,  1648.  March  18,  1652,  he  married  for  his 
second  wife  Hannah  Pratt,  daughter  of  Joshua  Pratt. 
His  children  were :  John,  Sarah,  Samuel,  Martha. 
William,  Isaac,  Hannah,  Mercy  and  Ebenezer. 
(N.  B.  The  branch  of  the  Spooner  family  now  in 
hand  is  unquestionably  the  posterity  of  William, 
but  the  line  of  descent  does  not  appear  in  either  the 
"Spooner  Genealogy"  or  the  "Spooner  Memorial," 
which,  with  other  records  of  the  family,  have  been 
consulted  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  it). 

(I)  Nathan  Spooner  resided  in  Franconia. 
New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  that  town  early  in  the 
last  century.  (There  is  some  reason  for  believing 
that  he  was  a  descendant  of  Amaziah  Spooner,  a 
great-grandson  of  William  Spooner,  who  went  from 
Dartmouth  to  Hardwick,  Massachusetts,  prior  to 
1749).  The  maiden  name  of  Nathan's  wife  was 
Betsey  Weare,  and  she  bore  him  three  children, 
namely :    Catherine,   Sarah  and  Thomas. 

(II)  Thomas,  youngest  child  of  Nathan  and 
Betsey  (Weare)  Spooner,  was  born  in  Franconia. 
December  17,  1816.  Although  his  educational  ad- 
vantages were  limited  to  the  primitive  common 
school  system  of  his  day,  he  made  good  use  of  such 
slender  opportunities  as  were  within  his  reach,  and 


these,  together  with  a  large  amount  of  natural 
ability,  enabled  him  to  ultimately  become  an  efficient 
business  man.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Franconia  Iron  Company, 
which  was  at  that  time  an  important  industrial  en- 
terprise in  that  locality,  and  he  was  shortly  after- 
wards advanced  to  the  position  of  bookkeeper. 
Without  any  knowledge  whatever  of  systematic- 
bookkeeping  he  accepted  the  difficult  task,  depend- 
ing wholly  upon  his  inherent  resources,  and  by  a 
method  of  his  own  he  handled  the  numerous  and 
complicated  accounts  of  the  concern  in  a  most  sat- 
isfactory manner.  In  1845  he  was  appointed  super- 
intendent and  retained  that  position  until  the  in- 
dustry was  abandoned  some  years  later.  In  1852 
he  went  to  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont,  as  assistant 
manager  of  the  Fairbanks  Scale  Company,  was  soon 
chosen  manager  of  that  extensive  enterprise,  and 
continued  to  direct  its  affairs  for  the  remainder  of 
his  W,  which  terminated  June  16,  1883.  For  many- 
years  he  served  as  postmaster  and  town  clerk  in 
Franconia.  During  the  period  of  anti-slavery  agita- 
tion he  was  a  staunch  Abolitionist,  and  he  acted 
with  the  Republican  party  from  the  time  of  its  or- 
ganization. His  religious  affiliations  were  with  the 
Free  Will  Baptists,  and  he  was  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  that  church. 

In  1837  Mr.  Spooner  married  Ann  Johnson 
Thompson,  born  in  or  near  Haverhill,  New  Hamp- 
shire. October  5.  1818.  She  was  a  descendant  in 
the  eighth  generation  of  Henry  Howland,  the  emi- 
grant ancestor  of  the  Howland  family  of  New  Bed- 
ford, Massachusetts,  and  her  mother  was  before 
marriage  Rhoda  Howland,  daughter  of  George 
Howland,  of  that  place.  The  line  of  descent  from 
Henry  Howland.  who  arrived  at  Plymouth  from 
England,  before  1625,  is  through  (II)  Zoeth, 
(III)  Nicholas,  (IV)  Samuel.  (V)  Samuel, 
(VI)  George  and  (VII)  Rhoda.  George  Howland 
was  born  about  1752.  and  in  his  younger  days  was  a 
whaleman  of  New  Bedford.  He  went  to  Lisbon, 
New  Hampshire,  about  1783.  settling  in  Sugar  Hill, 
and  he  died  September  10,  1835.  He  was  first  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Warner,  of  North  Scituate,  Rhode 
Island,  and  his  second  wife,  whose  maiden  surname 
was  Jillson,  is  said  to  have  felled  the  first  tree  in 
clearing  the  farm  at  Lisbon.  He  was  the  father  of 
eight  children,  and  Rhoda  was  the  youngest.  Mrs. 
Spooner,  who  was  a  devout  Christian  and  Free  Will 
Baptist,  died  February  5,  1884.  She  was  the  mother 
of  eight  children,  namely:  Susan  Colby,  born  April 
19.  1839;  Ellen  Maria,  born  March  4,  1841  :  Lydia 
Cole,  born  September  18,  1844;  Charles  Edward, 
born  August  5.  1S47,  died  in  1879;  Ira  Allen,  born 
January  22.  1850,  died  in  1854;  Thomas,  born  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1852,  died  in  1895;  Frank,  the  date  of 
whose  birth  is  recorded  in  the  succeeding  paragraph, 
and  Emma  Bell,  born  July  27,  1861,  died  in  1863. 

(Ill)  Frank  Spooner,  M.  D..  fourth  son  and 
seventh  child  of  Thomas  and  Ann  J.  (Thompson) 
Spooner,  was  born  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont,  Jan- 
uary 22,  1855.  His  early  education  was  obtained  in 
the    common    and    high    schools    of    St.    Johnsbury. 


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Hi-  professional  studies  were  completed  at  the  New 
York  Homeopathic  Medical  College,  from  which  he 
in  1877,  and  he  began  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  Colebrook.  New  Hampshire.  In  18S0 
moved  to  Lancaster,  where  he  has  practiced 
successfully  for  the  past  twenty-seven  years,  and 
he  is  at  the  present  time  serving  as  health  officer. 

Dr.  Spooner  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  being  a  member  of 
Coos  Lodge,  No.  135,  and  has  served  as  grand 
senior  warden  and  grand  high  priest  of  the  Grand 
Encampment  of  New  Hampshire.  He  also  belongs 
t  )  the  Masonic  Order,  having  served  as  master  of 
North  Star  Lodge;  high  priest  of  the  chapter;  com- 
mander in  the  commandery ;  thrice  potent  master  in 
North  Star  Lodge  of  Perfection.  In  1902  he  was 
elected  secretary  of  all  the  bodies.  He  attends  the 
Congregational   Church. 

In  187S  he  married  Lucy  Hovey.  only  daughter 
of  Richard  and  Ruth  (Greenleaf)  Hovey,  of  Lan- 
1    (see  Hovey). 


This  name  was  spelled  in  the 
ROUNSEVEL    early     generations,     Rounseville. 

and  was  later  written  Rounse- 
vall.  It  is  probably  of  French  origin,  but  was  early 
transported  to  England,  whence  it  came  to  New 
England  and  was  prominently  identified  with  the 
settlement  and  development  of  the  United   States. 

(I)  William  Rounseville  was  a  resident  of 
Honiton,  a  market  town  of  Devonshire,  England, 
where  it  is  presumed  that  he  passed  his  entire  life. 

(II)  Philip,  son  of  William  Rounseville,  was 
born  about  1678,  in  Honiton.  whence  he  came  to 
America  before  1704  and  settled  in  Freetown,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  employed  in  the  cloth  dressing 
mills  of  Captain  Josiah  Win  sin  w.  Subsequently  he 
purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  at  Furnace  Village, 
East  Freetown,  where  he  erected  a  dam  and  a  mill, 
in  which  he  conducted  for  many  years  the  business 
of  cloth  dressing.  He  died  November  6,  1763.  He 
married  Mary  Howland,  born  1672.  daughter  of 
Samuel  Howland,  of  Freetown.  She  died  May  8. 
'7(4-  and  was  survived  almost  twenty  years  by  her 

rid.     Their   children    included    Philip,    William 
and    John. 

1  I  in     William    (2),   second   son   of   Philip   and 
Mary    (Howland)    Rounseville,   was   born  in   Free- 
town    and     lived     on     the    paternal    homestead.     In 
partnership   with   his   brothers   he  conducted   a   saw 
mill.     He  died   in   middle   age.     His   wife  Elizabeth 
ed   (second)   an  Ashley,  and  lived  to  be  nearly 
hundred    years    old.     By    her    second    marriage 
vas  the  ancestor  of  the  distinguished  diplomat 
ind  historian,  John  Hay.    The  children  of  William 
Rounseville    (2),    included    William.    Sylvester,   Jo- 
seph.   Elizabeth    and    Levi.     The   last   named   was   a 
captain  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  and  the  ancestor 
of  Rev.   William  Rounsevel  Algier.  D.  D. 

(IV)  Joseph,  third  son  of  William  (2)  and 
Elizabeth  Rounseville,  was  born  January  3,  1737.  in 
Freetown,  Massachusetts,  and  lived  in  East  Free- 
town, or  Middleboro,  until  about   1770.  when  he  re- 


moved to  Washington,  New  Hampshire.  He  built 
a  mill  on  what  is  now  Water  street,  in  that  town, 
and  was  one  of  the  most  active  and  influential  citi- 
zens. He  was  moderator,  town  clerk,  selectman 
and  represented  in  the  legislature  the  towns  with 
which  Washington  was  associated,  in  the  years 
'776-77-78  and  17S0.  The  maiden  name  of  his  wife 
was  Coe,  but  her  christian  name  has  not  yet  been 
discovered.  They  had  four  children  born  in  Mas- 
sachusetts and  one  after  the  removal  to  Washington. 

(V)  Alden,  son  of  Joseph  Rounseville.  was 
born  about  1765,  and  removed  with  his  father  to 
Washington  when  a  child.  There  he  grew  up  and 
lived  for  many  years.  Late  in  life  he  removed  to 
Unity,  same  county,  where  he  died  and  was  buried 
in  Washington.  He  represented  Washington  in  the 
legislature  in  1807-08.  He  married  Hannah  Weld, 
in  Washington. 

(VI)  Alden  W.,  son  of  Alden  and  Hannah 
(Weld)  Rounsevel.  was  born  June  1,  1805.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  resided  in  Dedham,  Massa- 
chusetts, from  whence  he  returned  to  Washington, 
and  later  removed  to  Claremont,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  died  February  22.  1880.  He  married 
Eleanor  L.  Bain,  and  her  death  occurred  in  Wash- 
ington, in  1846.  She  was  the  mother  of  five  chil- 
dren, namely:  William  B.,  born  in  Dedham,  Janu- 
ary 14,  1838;  Charles  S..  who  will  be  again  referred 
to:  Elbridge  G.,  born  in  Washington,  February  3, 
TS42 ;  Henry  A.,  born  in  Washington,  March  23, 
1844;  and  Lvman  H.,  born  in  Washington,  April  23, 
1846. 

(VII)  Charles  S.  Rounsevel,  M.  D.,  sec- 
ond son  of  Alden  W.  and  Eleanor  L. 
(Bain)  Rounsevel,  was  born  in  Dedham. 
August  22,  1839.  He  acquired  his  early  edu- 
cation at  the  South  Woodstock  Academy.  In  1861 
he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  I,  Second  Regi- 
ment, New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  for  service  in 
the  Civil  war.  and  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
he  participated  in  the  battles  of  Yorktown.  Will- 
iamsburg. Fair  Oaks.  Malvern  Hill,  Bull  Run, 
Chantilly,  Fredericksburg  and  other  important  en- 
gagements. He  was  for  a  portion  of  the  time  a 
non-commissioned  officer,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged in  1864.  He  subsequently  spent  some  time 
in  traveling  through  Pennsylvania  and  some  of  the 
western  states.  His  medical  preparations  were  con- 
cluded at  the  Homeopathic  School  in  Philadelphia, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1882,  and  he  be- 
gan the  practice  of  medicine  in  Springfield.  Ver- 
mont. In  1884  he  located  in  Nashua,  where  he  has 
ever  since  practiced  with  success,  and  he  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  family  physicians  of  the  homeo- 
pathic school  in  the  city.  Dr.  Rounsevel  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Institute  of  Homeopathy,  the 
New  Hampshire  Homeopathic  Medical  Society,  a 
Thirty-second  degree  Mason,  and  a  comrade  of 
Ji  lm  G.   Foster  Post.  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

In  1S82  he  married  for  his  first  wife.  Flora  M. 
Horton,  daughter  of  Marcus  L.  and  Grovia  Horton, 
of  Windsor,  Vermont.  She  was  earnestly  interested 
in   the   Woman-   Relief   Corps,  connected   with  the 


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Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  held  the  office  of 
state  treasurer.  She  died  in  Nashua.  His  second 
wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  January  8,  1893,  was 
Agnes  B.  Cunningham,  daughter  of  William  and 
Ellen  Cunningham,  of  Charlestown.  He  has  an 
adopted   son,   Philip    \V. 


This  name,  borne  to  the  shores  of 
ANDREWS     New    England    by    more    than    one 

progenitor,  is  the  patronymic  of 
many  citizens  in  the  American  commonwealth, 
who  are  leaders  in  various  professions  and  employ- 
ments. In  early  times  the  name  was  generally 
spelled  without   the  final   "s." 

(I)  Thomas  Andrew,  the  immigrant,  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  Watertown,  and  later  of 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  He  died  before  1649. 
His  wife's  name  was  Rebecca,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  two  sons,  born  at  Watertown :  Thomas 
and  Daniel.  The  widow  Rebecca  married  (second), 
in  1648,  Nicholas  Wyeth,  of  Cambridge,  by  whom 
she  had  five  children,  born  between  1650  and  1659. 
(.II)  Daniel,  second  son  and  child  of  Thomas 
and  Rebecca  Andrew,  was  born  in  Watertown, 
March,  1644,  and  died  of  small  pox,  December  3, 
1702.  He  was  a  mason  by  trade,  and  was  a  school- 
master in  1672,  and  lived  in  that  part  of  Salem 
called  the  village,  now  Danvers.  He  was  repre- 
sentative in  1685.  In  the  June  session,  1689,  the  first 
year  of  liberty  recovered  from  Sir  Edmond  Andros, 
the  tyrant,  Daniel  Andrew  was  reported,  and  in 
1692  was  charged  with  the  preposterous  crime  of 
witchcraft,  "perhaps  because  he  knew  more  than 
some  of  his  neighbors,"  says  the  genealogist,  Sav- 
age; "but  was  released  early  in  the  year  following, 
when  reason  prevailed  over  the  influence  of  Cotton 
Mather."  He  married  Sarah,  born  1649.  daughter 
of  John  Porter,  the  immigrant,  who  came  from 
England,  and  was  a  settler  at  Salem  Village.  Sarah, 
the  wife  of  John  Porter,  was  the  daughter  of  James 
Putnam,  son  of  Captain  John,  son  of  John  Putnam, 
immigrant,  also  settler  of  Danvers,  and  progenitor 
of  all  the  Putnams  in  the  country.  Sarah  (Porter) 
Andrew  died  1731.  Four  of  their  children  died 
young.  The  others  were :  Daniel,  Israel,  Sarah  and 
Mehitable. 

(III)  Daniel  (2),  eldest  son  of  Daniel  (1)  and 
Sarah  (Porter)  Andrew,  was  born  at  Salem  Vil- 
lage, where  he  resided,  and  was  a  brick  mason  by 
occupation.  He  was  baptized  at  the  First  Church 
■of  Salem,  September  2,  1677,  and  died  February  6, 
1718.  He  married  Hannah  Peabody,  who  soon  died 
without  issue,  and  he  married  (second),  February 
12,  1702,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah 
(Andrew)  Peabody,  of  Boxford,  Massachusetts. 
She  was  born  August  13,  1680,  and  died  in  March, 
1741.  Her  sons  were:  Thomas,  Daniel,  John  and 
Samuel. 

(IV)  Daniel  (3),  son  of  Daniel  (2)  and  Eliza- 
beth (Peabody)  Andrew,  was  born  September  28, 
1704,  at  Danvers  (or  Salem  Village,  as  it  was  then 
called),  and  died  March  31,  1743.  He  married, 
September  20,   1730,  Ginger  Hutchinson,  born   1707, 


daughter  of  Israel  and  Sarah  (Putnam)  Porter, 
and  widow  of  Elisha  Hutchinson.  She  married 
(third)  December  15,  1756,  Josiah  Herrick,  of  Wen- 
ham.  By  her  first  marriage  she  was  the  mother  of 
one  child.  Colonel  Israel  Hutchinson,  a  very  prom- 
inent citizen  of  Danvers,  and  greatly  distinguished 
in  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  children  of  Daniel 
(3)  and  Ginger  Andrew  were :  Sarah,  Daniel,  John, 
Nathan  and   Samuel,  born    1731 — 174,1. 

(V)  Samuel,  youngest  son  of  Daniel  (3)  and 
Ginger  (Porter)  Andrew,  was  born  in  Danvers, 
Massachusetts,  April  11,  1741,  and  died  in  Sutton, 
New  Hampshire,  March  7,  1796,  aged  fifty-five.  He 
was  a  tailor,  was  lame,  and  tradition  has  it  that  his 
lameness  came  from  injuries  received  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war.  He  settled  in  Sutton,  where  he 
was  taxed  in  1779,  and  was  appointed  one  of  a  com- 
mittee to  locate  the  meeting  house  in  1786.  The 
orchard  and  the  site  of  the  house  where  he  resided 
are  now  pointed  out  on  the  old  road  that  leads 
from  Long  pond  to  Sutton  Centre.  He  was  the 
first  tailor  in  Sutton,  was  also  a  farmer,  and  a  very 
kind  neighbor.  His  offspring  are  numerous,  many 
of  them  possessing  superior  intelligence,  enterprise 
and  business  capacity,  and  some  occupying  high 
positions  in  the  nation.  He  married,  March  3, 
1763,  Mary  Dodge,  who  died  in  Sutton,  April  19, 
1809,  in  her  sixty-fifth  year.  Their  children  were: 
Daniel,  Mary,  Nathan,  Samuel,  John,  Israel,  Sarah, 
Hannah,  Percy  and  Betsey. 

(VI)  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  (1)  and  Mary 
(Dodge)  Andrew,  was  born  January  17,  1770,  and 
died  March  1,  1837.  He  was  a  good  substantial 
farmer,  and  a  devout  Christian.  He  married,  July 
4,  1791,  Sally  Peaslee,  born  1771,  died  January  21, 
1839.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(Bean)  Peaslee,  and  the  first  white  female  child 
born  in  Perrystown.  They  had  a  large  and  useful 
family,  the  first  four  being  born  in  Bridgewater, 
and  those  younger  in  Sutton.  They  were :  Mary  P., 
Sally  P.,  Samuel,  Ebenezer,  Dolly,  Simeon  D., 
Joshua  D.,  Reuben  G.,  Nancy  D.   and  Benjamin  R. 

(VII)  Reuben  Gile,  son  of  Samuel  (2)  and  Sally 
(Peaslee)  Andrew,  was  born  in  Sutton,  New 
Hampshire,  July  13,  1806,  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools.  He  resided  in  Newbury,  and  spent 
his  life  in  farming,  in  which  he  was  successful.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  took  more  than 
ordinary  interest  in  political  matters ;  was  select- 
man in  Wilmot  two  terms,  and  represented  the 
towns  of  Newbury  and  Wilmot  in  the  state  legis- 
lature. He  was  not  a  member  of  any  religious  or- 
ganization, but  was  a  man  of  strict  morality  and 
rectitude  of  character,  and  one  to  whom  his  neigh- 
bors often  went  for  counsel.  His  death  occurred 
September  27,  1868.  He  married  Lydia  Bailey, 
daughter  of  Dudley  and  Sarah  (Woodman)  Bailey, 
who  was  born  November  11,  1812,  and  died  May 
3,  1905.  Their  children  were :  Emery  B.,  died  in 
California.  Dudley  B.,  lives  at  Wilmot  Flat.  Byron 
G.,  lives  at  Franconia.  Helen  A.,  married  P.  Z. 
Taylor,  and  resides  in  Denver,  Colorado.  Charles 
R.,  lives  in  Lawrence,  Kansas.    Frank  P.,  mentioned 


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below.      Minerva    S.,    lives    in    Boulder,    Colorado. 
Lydia  J.,  lives  in  Andover. 

(VIII)  Frank  Pierce  Andrews,  son  of  Reuben 
Gile  and  Lydia  (Bailey)  Andrew,  was  born  in 
Newbury,  New  Hampshire,  June  30,  1848.  His 
education  was  obtained  in  the  common  schools  of 
YVilmot,  and  at  Colby  Academy.  He  remained  with 
his  parents  and  worked  on  his  father's  farm  until 
about  twenty  years  of  age,  and  then  entered  upon 
a  business  life  for  himself.  After  residing  about 
four  years  on  the  homestead  farm,  during  which 
time  he  taught  music  extensively  in  Conway,  Mar- 
low,  and  Wilmot,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Merrimack  County  Savings  Bank,  of  Concord,  in 
September,  1872,  and  has  been  with  that  institution 
ever  since.  He  is  assistant  treasurer  and  a  trustee 
of  this  bank,  and  is  a  member  of  its  investing  com- 
mittee; is*  a  director  and  clerk  of  the  Concord  Light 
and  Power  Company;  director  in  Mount  Washing- 
ton Railway  Company ;  director,  treasurer  and  clerk 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  Building  Company ;  director 
and  clerk  of  Prescott  Piano  Company ;  director  in 
the  Concord  Cattle  Company ;  and  director  in  the 
State  Dwelling-House  Insurance  Company.  In 
political  faith  a  Republican,  he  has  nevertheless 
found  no  time  for  politics  or  public  office  holding. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  South  Congregational  So- 
ciety, of  Concord,  and  was  its  treasurer  fifteen 
years.  His  life  has  been  devoted  to  the  interests 
entrusted  to  his  care,,  a  mere  enumeration  of  which 
is  sufficient  to  demonstrate  the  faith  of  the  public 
in  his  ability  and  integrity.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Wonolancet  and  the   Snowshoe  clubs. 


(I)    William    Andrews,   of   Hamps- 
ANDREWS     worth,    England,    carpenter,    was    a 

passenger  on  the  ship  "James," 
William  Cooper,  master,  which  sailed  from  Hamp- 
ton on  or  about  April  6,  1635,  and  landed  in  Boston, 
where  he  was  shortly  afterwards  admitted  a  free- 
man. He  subsequently  settled  in  New  Haven,  Con- 
necticut, where  he  plied  his  calling,  and  erected  the 
first  meeting-house  there  in  1644.  He  died  at  East 
Haven,  March  4.  1676.  The  maiden  name  of  his 
first  wife,  who  accompanied  him  from  the  mother 
country,  is  unknown.  His  second  marriage,  which 
took  place  December  7,  1665,  was  with  Anna  Gib- 
bands,  daughter  of  William  Gibbands,  who  was 
colonial  secretary  in  1657,  and  her  death  occurred 
in  1 701.  He  reared  three  sons,  namely :  William, 
Samuel  and  Nathan,  all  of  whom  were  born  in  Eng- 
land. He  also  had  one  daughter,  whose  name  does 
not  appear  in  the  records,  and  is  supposed  to  have 
had  two  others. 

(II)  Samuel,  second  son  of  William  Andrews, 
was  born  in  England,  1632.  lie  took  the  oath  of 
fidelity,  May  2,  1654,  in  New  Haven,  and  in  1670 
settled  in  Wallingford,  Connecticut,  where  he  died 
October  6,  1704.  His  will,  which  dated  April  17, 
1703,  disposed  of  property  valued  in  the  inventory 
at  three  hundred  and  thirty-one  pounds,  two  shil 
ings  and  six  pence.  He  married  Elizabeth  Peck, 
daughter  of  Deacon  William  Peck,  of  New   Haven, 


and  was  the  father  of  William,  died  young ;  Samuel, 
died  in  infancy ;  another  Samuel,  another  William, 
John,  Nathaniel,  twins,  who  died  unnamed ;  Eliza- 
beth, Mary,  Joseph,  Margery  and   Dinah. 

(III)  Samuel  (2),  third  son  and  child  of  Sam- 
uel and  Elizabeth  (Peck)  Andrews,  was  born  in 
New  Haven,  April  30,  1663.  He  resided  in  Walling- 
ford, and  August  27,  1686,  was  married  to  Anna  or 
Hannah  Hall.  She  bore  him  eight  children,  namely : 
Thomas,  John,  died  in  infancy;  John,  Elizabeth, 
Samuel,    Elisha,   William   and   Anna. 

(IV)  Samuel  (3),  fourth  son  and  fifth  child 
of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Hall)  Andrews,  was  born  at 
Wallingford,  in  1697.  He  married  Abigail  Tyler, 
daughter  of  John  and  Abigail  Tyler,  and  both  lived 
to  a  ripe  old  age,  his  death  having  occurred 
October  5,  1784,  at  eighty-seven,  and  hers  February 
13,  1786,  at  eighty-nine.  They  were  buried  in  Mere- 
dith, Connecticut.  Their  children  were:  Jacob, 
Elon,  Nicholas,  Laban,  Dennison,  Moses  and  Aaron 
(twins),  and  Daniel. 

(V)  Dennison,  fifth  son  and  child  of  Samuel  and 
Abigail  (Tyler)  Andrews,  was  born  in  Walling- 
ford, August  27,  1730.  He  married,  May  II,  1757, 
Abigail  Whiting;  who  died  October  I,  1796,  aged 
sixty  years,  and  his  death  occurred  at  Meriden,  in 
June,  1807,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years.  The 
twelve  children  of  this  union  were :  Sarah,  died 
young;  Abner,  Abigail,  Whiting  A.,  Samuel,  Aaron, 
Dennison,  Oliver,  Royal,  Harvey,  Sarah  and  Phil- 
omelia. 

(VI)  Whiting  A.,  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Dennison  and  Abigail  (Whiting)  Andrews  was 
born  in  Meriden,  Connecticut,  November  7,  1762.  In 
early  manhood  he  settled  in  Claremont,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  became  a  prosperous  farmer.  He  died 
December  18,  1817,  aged  fifty-five  years.  His  wife 
was  before  marriage  Lucy  Curtis,  who  was  born  in 
Meriden,  Connecticut,  February  14.  1704.  perhaps 
a  distant  relative,  and  died  October  30,  1844,  aged 
eighty  years.  She  bore  him  children,  namely : 
Alban,  Sabrina,  Samuel  W.,  Abigail,  Curtis  B., 
Hervey  and  Abner. 

(Vil)  Abner,  son  of  Whiting  A.  and  Lucy 
(Curtis)  Andrews  was  born  in  Claremont,  July  30, 
1805.  When  nineteen  years  old  he  settled  in 
Nashua,  and  followed  the  carpenter's  trade  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  which  terminated  August  30, 
1880.  At  his  majority  he  united  with  the  Whig 
party,  and  participated  quite  actively  in  public  af- 
fairs, representing  Nashua  in  the  lower  house  of 
the  state  legislature  in  1842,  was  a  member  of 
Nashua  city  government,  and  overseer  of  the  poor, 
and  with  the  greater  part  of  his  political  associates 
he  joined  the  Republican  party  at  its  formation. 
He  married  Martha  Richards,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Richards.  Children:  Abner,  Mary  Helen.  Henry 
Laurens,  Frank  Curtis,  died  young;  Charles  O., 
who  will  be  again  referred  to;  and  George  11..  who 
enlisted  in  Company  E.  Ninth  Regiment,  New 
Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  for  service  in  the 
Civil  war.  and  died  from  the  effect-;  of  malaria, 
contracted   in  the  army. 


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(VIII)  Charles  Oscar,  only  surviving  son  of 
Abner  and  Martha  (Richards)  Andrews,  was  born 
in  Nashua,  August  15,  1839.  After  concluding  his 
attendance  at  the  public  schools,  he  gave  his  at- 
tention to  the  study  of  instrumental  music  with 
the  special  intention  of  becoming  an  organist.*  Al- 
though music  is  not  his  exclusive  occupation,  he 
has,  for  many  years,  devoted  much  time  to  that  art, 
and  is  an  organist  of  recognized  ability,  having 
officiated  in  that  capacity  at  the  Unitarian  Church, 
Nashua,  for  a  period  of  twenty-seven  years. 

In  politics  Mr.  Andrews  is  a  Republican,  and 
has  long  been  prominently  identified  with  the  public 
affairs  of  the  city.  He  represented  Nashua  in  the 
state  legislature  in  1877-78,  has  been  chairman  of 
the  board  of  inspectors  of  the  check-list  for  eight 
years,  and  for  the  past  twelve  years  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  assessors  and  re-elected  fall  of 
1906  for  a  term  of  four  years,  and  for  a  long  period 
has  occupied  the  responsible  position  of  clerk  of  the 
board  of  assessors,  and  is  still  holding  the  same  in 
1907. 

Mr.  Andrews  married,  June  17,  1862,  Abby  Clif- 
ford Morrill,  daughter  of  Abel  Morrill,  of  Frank- 
lin, this  state.  Mrs.  Andrews  is  one  of  the  most 
active  members  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  is  a  lead- 
ing spirit  in  benevolent  circles,  and  takes  an  interest 
in  the  Protestant  Orphanage,  of  which  she  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sisson  have  one  daughter,  Sarah 
Frances,  who  was  born  in  Franklin,  January  14. 
1886. 


The  Sissons  of  Yorkshire  belong  to 
SISSON  that  sturdy,  industrial  class  which  con- 
stitute the  backbone  of  the  British 
commerce  and  manufacturers,  and  although  Cameron 
Sisson,  of  Franklin,  is  a  late  comer,  the  name  was 
transplanted  in  New  England  considerably  more 
than  two  hundred  years  ago  by  immigrants  of  the 
Puritan  denomination. 

(I)  William  Sisson,  who  resided  in  Yorkshire, 
England,  and  was  a  tailor  by  trade,  married  Sarah 
Thowler,  and  had  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  six 
of  whom  grew  to  maturity :  George,  Cameron, 
Mark.  Celia,  Mary  Ann,  Rose. 

(II)  Cameron,  son  of  William  and  Sarah 
(Thowler)  Sisson,  was  born  in  Yorkshire,  England, 
March  5,  1847.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  and  entering  a  textile  mill  at  an  early  age 
he  acquired  proficiency  as  a  wool-spinner.  Emi- 
grating to  the  United  States  when  eighteen  years 
old.  he  was  first  employed  in  a  woollen  mill  in  Ver- 
mont, later  in  Littleton,  New  Hampshire,  and  still 
later  in  Thompsonville.  Connecticut.  He  went  to 
Franklin  for  the  first  time  in  1873,  and  remained 
there  about  two  years,  but  at  the  expiration  of  that 
time  went  back  to  Connecticut  and  continued  to 
follow  his  trade  there  for  a  number  of  years.  In 
1895  he  again  located  in  Franklin,  and,  establishing 
himself  in  the  livery  business,  has  carried  it  on  con- 
tinuously to  the  present  time.  He  also  conducts 
quite  an  extensive  business  as  a  dealer  in  firewood. 
In  politics  Mr.  Sisson  acts  with  the  Republican 
party.  In  1882  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Mary  Helen  Crowther.   of  Methuen,  Massachusetts, 


The  sources  from  which  names  are  de- 
FRYE  rived  and  the  circumstances  which  dic- 
tated the  taking  of  them  are  so  numer- 
ous and  varied  as  to  be  beyond  all  knowledge,  yet 
careful  study  and  prolonged  search  have  discovered 
the  origin  of  a  multitude  of  them.  Writers  have 
classified  surnames  from  their  origins  as  baptismal, 
local,  official,  occupative  and  sobriquet.  Not  a  few 
names  of  both  ancient  and  modern  times  are  ex- 
pressive of  the  condition  of  the  persons  who  bore 
them.  Among  primitive  and  uncivilized  nations 
slavery  has  generally  been  a  recognized  institution. 
Our  Saxon  ancestors  cherished  it,  and  the  last  slave 
was  not  liberated  in  Britain  until  after  surnames 
were  adopted.  In  the  twelfth  and  thirteenth  cen- 
turies, when  men  had  but  one  name,  and  a  nick- 
name was  added  to  designate  more  closely  the  per- 
son referred  to.  a  slave  might  be  mentioned  as  "Ive 
Le  Bond,"  or  "Richard  le  Bond,"  while  a  man  who 
had  been  born  free,  though  of  humble  circum- 
stances, would  be  anxious  to  preserve  himself  from 
a  doubtful  or  suspected  position  by  such  a  name  as- 
"Walter  le  Free,"  or  "John  le  Freeman."  In  our 
"Fryes,"  a  sobriquet  that  has  acquired  much  honor 
of  late  years  and  represented  in  the  mediaeval  rolls 
by  such  entries  as  "Thomas  le  Frye,"  or  "Walter  le 
Frie,"  we  have  but  an  absolute  rendering  of  "free." 
Among  the  early  New  England  families  of 
English  origin  this  has  been  more  conspicuously 
identified  with  the  state  of  Maine  than  with  its 
original  home  in  Massachusetts.  It  has  furnished 
one  of  the  most  distinguished  members  of  the 
United  States  senate,  and  many  useful  and  worthy 
citizens  in  various  localities.  Its  origin  is  directly 
traced  to  England,  and  its  establishment  in  New- 
England  was  early. 

(I)  John  Frye,  born  1601.  was  a  resident  of 
Basing,  Hants,  England.  In  May,  1638,  he  sailed 
from  Southampton  in  the  ship  "Bevis"  of  Hampton, 
commanded  by  Robert  Baton,  and  was  an  early  set- 
tler in  Newbury,  Massachusetts.  In  1645  he  re- 
moved thence  tO'  Andover,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
was  a  very  active  citizen  up  to  the  end  of  his  life, 
and  where  he  died  November  9,  1693.  at  the  age  of 
ninety-two  years  and  seven  months.  His  wife,  Ann,, 
died  at  Andover,  October  22,  1680.  Their  children 
were:  John,  Benjamin,  Samuel,  James,  Elizabeth 
and  Susan. 

(II)  Samuel,  third  son  and  child  of  John  and 
Ann  Frye,  was  born  about  1650,  in  Andover,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  passed  his  life  and  died  May  9, 
1725,  in  his  seventy-sixth  year.  He  married,  No- 
vember 20,  1671,  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Aslett  (or 
Asledee).  She  survived  her  husband  about  twelve 
years,  dying  in  1747.  John  Aslett,  or  Asledee,  of 
Newbury  and  Andover,  was  born  about  1614.  and 
died  June  6,  1771.  He  married,  October  8,  1648, 
Rebecca  Ayer,  daughter  of  John  Ayer.  Their  chil- 
dren were:    John,  Samuel,  Mary,   Phoebe,  Hannah. 


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Ebenezer,  Nathan.  Deborah,  Samuel  and  Benjamin. 
Their  third   child  and   daughter,   Mary,   became  the 

wife  of  Samuel  ,  was  born  April  24.   1654, 

and  died  August  12,  1747. 

(III)  John  (2),  eldest  child  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Aslett  or  Asledee)  Frye,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 16,  1672,  in  Andover,  and  died  in  that  town, 
April  7.  1757,  in  his  sixty-fifth  year.  He  married. 
November  1,  1694,  Tabitha,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Elizabeth  Farnum,  who  died  May  17,  1775,  in  her 
seventy-fifth  year.  Their  children  were :  John 
(died  young),  Isaac,  Joshua,  Abiel,  Mehitabel,  Anne 
(died  young),  Joseph,  Samuel,  Anne,  John,  Tabitha 
and  Hannah.  (Mention  of  Joseph  and  descendants 
appears  in  this  article). 

(IV)  Captain  Abiel,  son  of  Lieutenant  John 
(2)  and  Tabitha  (Farnum)  Frye,  was  born  in 
Andover,  May  30.  1703.  and  died  May  22,  1757.  He 
married,  February  10,  1732,  Abigail  Emery,  and 
they  had  six  children:  Abigail  (died  young), 
Abiel,  Simon,  Abigail,  Sarah,  and  Isaac,  whose 
sketch  follows. 

(V)  Major  Isaac  Frye,  youngest  child  of 
Captain  Abiel  and  Abigail  (Emery)  Frye,  was  born 
February  6,  1748.  He  moved  from  Andover,  Mass- 
achusetts, to  Wilton.  New  Hampshire,  in  1770  or 
1771,  and  bought  and  settled  on  a  farm  previously 
occupied  by  Benjamin  Thompson,  being  a  part  of 
the  grant  made  October  r,  1749.  of  the  township  of 
Wilton  by  the  Masonian  proprietors.  This  farm  is 
now  (1907)  owned  by  Harvey  W.  and  Charles  E. 
Frye,  whose  father  bought  it  in  1872.  Isaac  Frye 
was  in  the  Revolution.  He  was  engaged  in  setting 
out  an  apple  orchard  when  the  news  came  of  the 
battle  of  Lexington.  He  immediately  left  the  field, 
went  to  his  home,  saying  to  his  family,  "The  enemy 
are  here."  saddled  his  horse  and  proceeded  on  his 
way  to  the  war.  Within  a  few  days  afterward  he. 
with  thirty-two  others  from  Wilton,  was  enrolled 
in  the  Third  New  Hampshire  Regiment.  Colonel 
Reed  commanding.  He  held  the  rank  of  quarter- 
master of  his  company  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 
On  February  26,  1776,  he  was  appointed  by  the  com- 
mittee of  safety  a  captain  in  Colonel  Scammel's 
regiment.  March  4,  1776,  he  was  ordered  to  raise 
a  company  in  Colonel  Scammel's  regiment,  and  re- 
ceived £300  out  of  the  treasury  to  pay  bounties. 
He  was  appointed  by  congress  a  captain  in  the 
Third  New  York  Regiment,  to  lake  rank  as  such 
from  January  1,  1776.  his  commission  being  signed 
by  John  Jay,  president  of  the  congress  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  at  Philadelphia,  June  16, 
1779.  April  5.  17S2,  he  was  appointed  muster  mas- 
ter at  Amherst.  Captain  Frye  was  also  hrevetted 
major  by  act  of  congress,  November  27,  1783,  and 
his  commission  was  signed  by  Thomas  Mifflin.  This 
commission,  with  an  order  signed  by  Major  General 
Sullivan,  dated  January  5,  1776.  for  Stark's,  Poor's, 
Reed's  and  Patterson's  regiments  to  guard  Morris- 
town,  New  Jersey,  together  with  other  Revolution- 
ary documents  including  copies  of  muster  rolls  of 
New  Hampshire  companies  and  a  discharge  paper 
signed  by  George  Washington,  is  now  in  the  hands 


of  a  great-grandson  of  Major  Isaac  Frye.  Major 
Isaac  Frye  was  a  ncpnew  of  Major  General  J.  seph 
Frye.  The  hardships  and  privations  of  his  Revolu- 
tionary service  were  such  that  he  died  comparatively 
young.  He  departed  this  life  November  3.  1791,  in 
the  forty-third  year  of  his  age,  and  was  buried  in 
the  North  cemetery  in  Wilton.  Isaac  Frye  married, 
June  1,  1769.  at  North  Andover,  Massachusetts, 
Elizabeth  Holt,  born  November  25.  1748,  daughter 
of  Captain  Timothy  and  Elizabeth  (Holt)  Holt,  and 
a  descendant  in  the  fourth  generation  from  Nicholas 
Holt,  the  immigrant  (see  Holt  I  and  HI).  Eleven 
children  were  born  to  Major  Isaac  and  Elizabeth 
(Holt)  Frye:  Isaac,  Abiel.  Timothy  (died  young), 
John,  Timothy,  Holt,  Joshua.  Betsey,  Hannah, 
Alfred  and  Sally. 

(VI)  Joshua,  sixth  child  of  Major  Isaac  and 
Elizabeth  (Holt)  Frye.  was  born  at  Wilton,  Decem- 
ber 21,  1779,  and  died  June  20,  1864.  He  married 
and  resided  in  Brookline,  Vermont,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  contracting  in  Vermont  and  eastern  New 
York  for  some  years.  His  wife  died,  and  in  1816 
or  1817  he  returned  to  Wilton  and  lived  on  the 
homestead.  He  was  a  person  of  ability  and  good 
judgment.  He  married  (first)  Lois  Farrington, 
born  at  Hubbardston,  Massachusetts,  March  4,  1784, 
and  died  at  Athens.  Vermont,  August  27,  1815.  He 
married  (second)  Lucy  Jones,  of  Wilton,  born  at 
Hillsborough,  and  died  at  Wilton,  December  17, 
1S75,  in  the  eighty-ninth  year  of  her  age.  His  chil- 
dren, all  by  the  first  wife:  Abiel,  Betsey,  and  Har- 
vey R,  the  subject  of  the  next  paragraph. 

(VII)  Harvey  Farrington  Frye,  youngest  child 
of  Joshua  and  Lois  (Farrington)  Frye,  was  born 
at  Athens.  Vermont,  July  16,  1814,  and  died  in 
Wilton,  January  12,  1896,  and  was  buried  in  the 
South  cemetery.  When  about  a  year  old  he  was 
taken  to  Wilton,  New  Hampshire,  by  his  parents  on 
their  removal  to  that  place,  and  there  he  resided 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  engaged  for 
years  of  his  early  business  life  in  hauling  goods  and 
produce  between  Wilton  and  Boston,  and  inter- 
mediate points.  He  continued  in  this  business  until 
the  completion  of  the  railroad  from  Boston  to  East 
Wilton.  He  was  one  of  the  "old  line"  team-ters, 
so  called,  always  having  an  attractive  team  in  which 
he  took  great  pride,  and  their  excellent  appearance 
indicated  the  care  and  humane  treatment  which  they 
received.  When  the  advent  of  railroads  put  him 
out  of  business  he  turned  his  attention  to  his  farm 
in  Wilton,  which  is  a  part  of  the  old  homestead. 
This  he  cultivated  with  his  usual  industry,  made 
many  valuable  improvements,  and  added  to  his 
possessions  until  he  acquired  the  whole  of  the 
original  homestead  and  other  lands  which  he  used 
for  fruit  growing  and  for  the  keep  of  a  herd  of 
dairy  cows,  whose  milk  he  sold  in  the  Boston  mar- 
ket. He  was  connected  with  the  militia,  being  a 
member  of  the  Miller  Guards,  a  company  belonging 
to  the  Twenty-seventh  Regiment.  He  was  an  at- 
tendant at  the  Unitarian  Church,  and  in  politics  a 
lifelong  Democrat.  He  was  held  in  the  highest  es- 
teem by  his  townsmen,  and  his  integrity  and  honor- 


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able  business  dealings  merited  the  confidence  which 
was  reposed  in  him. 

He  married  (first)  Lovisa  A.  Tupper,  of  Bar- 
nard, Vermont,  who  died  August  30.  1848,  aged 
twenty-five,  leaving  no  children.  He  married  (sec- 
ond). September  24,  1850,  at  Lowell,  Massachusetts, 
Jane  Emeline  Drury,  born  at  Weybridge,  Vermont, 
October  23,  1825,  and  died  at  Wilton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, November  4,  1906,  aged  eighty-one  years  and 
twelve  days.  She  was  the  youngest  child  of  David 
and  Martha  (Haven)  Drury.  She  was  buried  in 
the  family  lot  at  the  South  cemetery,  Wilton.  The 
seven  children  by  this  marriage  are :  Joshua  F., 
Elson  D..  died  March  12,  1907;  Lois  Lovisa,  Harvey 
W.,    Charles    E.,     George    E.    and    Martha    Jane. 

1.  Joshua  F.  was  born  in  Wilton,  August  12, 
1851,  and  resides  in  Wilton,  where  he  is  a  large 
owner  of  real  estate,  a  dealer  in  wood  and  lumber, 
director  of  Wilton  Savings  Bank  for  several  years. 
one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Wilton  Telephone 
Company,  some  time  director  of  the  same,  member 
of  Laurel  Lodge,  No.  78,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  selectman  three  years,  supervisor  four 
years,  and  one  of  the  town  auditors  several  years. 

2.  Elson  Drury,  born  June  29,  1853,  married  in 
Wilton,  October  26,  1881,  Etta  Louisa  Parker,  of 
Milford,  born  in  Milford,  April  24,  1862,  died  Sep- 
tember I,  1907,  in  Wilton,  New  Hampshire,  daugh- 
ter of  George  F.  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Lawrence) 
Parker.  There  are  four  children  by  this  marriage: 
George  Harvey,  born  December  31,  1882;  Mabel 
Etta,  December  31,  1886,  died  December  22,  1904; 
Lois  Emeline,  August  28,  1893 ;  and  Lester  Elson, 
November  24,  1895,  a  carpenter,  has  lived  in  Wilton 
all  his  life,  except  during  a  brief  time  spent  in  the 
south.  He  is  a  past  grand  of  Laurel  Lodge,  No>. 
78,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Wilton. 
These  children  were  born  in  Wilton.  3.  Lois 
Lovisa,  born  February  5,  1856,  married,  August  22, 
1893,  in  Antrim,  Ernest  Churchill  Osborne,  of 
Greenfield.  They  have  three  children :  Homer 
Earnest,  born  July  12.  1894 ;  Elizabeth  Frye,  No- 
vember 19,  1897 ;  Martha  Louise,  December  5,  1900. 
The  former  was  born  in  Wilton,  the  two  latter  in 
Greenfield.  4.  Harvey  Wellington,  born  September 
4.  1858.  is  entensively  engaged  in  farming,  and  is 
also  a  lumber  contractor.  He  was  selectman  three 
years.  He  is  a  member  of  Laurel  Lodge,  No.  78, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  Mayflower 
Rebekah  Lodge,  No.  40;  and  Advance  Grange,  No. 
20.  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  5-  Charles  Edgar  is  the 
subject  of  the  next  paragraph.  6.  George  Erwin, 
born  April  5,  1864.  is  a  farmer.  7.  Martha  Jane, 
born  January  17,  1868,  married,  in  Greenfield,  April 

24,  Edmund  Ermon  Boutwell,  of  Brookline,  and  has 
four  children :    Emma  Edith,  born  at  Nashua,  April 

25.  1896,  died  at  Sterling,  Massachusetts,  Septem- 
ber 8,  1899;  Emiline  Lucy,  born  in  Sterling,  Massa- 
chusetts, August  10,  1900,  died  there  June  22,  1903 ; 
William  H,  born  July  14,  1904;  Martha,  born  April 
4.  1907. 

(VIII)     Charles   Edgar,   fourth   child   and   third 
son  of  Harvey  F.  and  Jane  E.    (Drury)    Frye,  was 


born  in  Wilton,  June  9,  iS6r,  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools.  He  has  been  engaged  principally 
in  dairy  and  stock  farming  and  fruit  growing.  In 
addition  to  his  fanning  he  is  a  partner  in  a  saw- 
mill with  his  brother,  Harvey  W.  Frye.  He  is  a 
Democrat  in  politics,  and  has  served  as  supervisor 
four  years.  He  attends  the  Unitarian  Church. 
Since  its  institution  he  has  been  a  member  of 
Laurel  Lodge,  No.  78,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 

He  married,  in  Antrim.  September  13,  1893, 
Bertha  May  Osborne,  born  in  Palmyra,  Maine, 
April  9,  1874,  daughter  of  Laland  and  Sarah  Abbie 
(Sanborn)  Osborne.  They  have  four  children: 
Edgar  Parkman,  born  June  29,  1894;  Alice  Eme- 
line, July  27,  1896 ;  Bertha  Osborne.  July  7,  1901 ; 
Charles  Haven,  May  28,  1906;  the  first  three  at  Wil- 
ton, and  the  youngest  at  Nashua. 

(IV)  Joseph,  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
John  and  Tabitha  (Farnum)  Frye,  was  born  in 
April,  171 1,  in  Andover,  and  resided  in  that  town, 
where  he  was  a  very  prominent  citizen.  He  served 
as  justice  of  the  peace,  representative  in  the  general 
court  and  was  generally  active  in  the  affairs  of  the 
town.  He  served  in  the  War  of  1755  and  partici- 
pated in  the  seige  of  Louisburg.  In  the  War  of 
1757  he  was  colonel  of  a  regiment  at  the  capture  of 
Fort  William  Henry  by  Montcalm.  He  was  prom- 
ised protection  by  Lacorne,  who  had  great  in- 
fluence among  the  savages  and  whose  countrymen 
had  been  humanely  treated  by  Colonel  Frye  in  Nova 
Scotia.  He  expressed  great  gratitude  and  pretend- 
ed that  he  desired  to  make  returns  in  this  way, 
promising  that  neither  he  nor  any  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts troops  should  receive  injury  from  the  In- 
dians. This  promise  was  in  nowise  fulfilled,  and 
Colonel  Frye  was  plundered  and  stripped  of  his 
clothes  and  led  into  the  woods  by  an  Indian,  who 
intended  to  despatch  him.  On  arriving  at  a  secluded 
spot  the  colonel  made  a  desperate  effort  to  preserve 
his  life,  and  with  no  other  arms  than  those  which 
nature  gave  him  he  overpowered  and  killed  the  In- 
dian and  by  rapid  flight  in  a  thick  woods  eluded  his 
captors,  and  after  several  days  of  suffering  in  the 
wilderness  he  arrived  at  Fort  Edward.  He  was 
appointed  major-general  June  21.  1775,  by  the 
Provincial  congress  and  continued  a  short  time  with 
the  troops  at  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  in  the 
Revolutionary  war.  In  recognition  of  his  military 
service  he  was  granted  a  township  of  land  by  the 
general  court  of  Massachusetts,  which  he  selected 
in  a  very  fine  locality  in  the  present  state  of  Maine, 
and  this  town  is  still  known  as  Fryeburg.  He  was 
a  land  surveyor  among  other  accomplishments,  and 
was  thus  enabled  to  secure  a  ve,ry  fine  location. 
His  descendants  are  still  very  numerous  in  that 
locality  and  other  sections  of  the  state  of  Maine. 
He  married,  March  20,  1733,  Mehitabel  Poore,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of:  Joseph  (died  young); 
Samuel;  Mehitabel  (died  young")  ;  Mehitabel  (died 
young);  Mehitabel;  Joseph;  Tabitha;  Hannah; 
Richard ;  Nathan  and  Samuel. 

(V)     Captain   Joseph    (2),   third   son   and   sixth 


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child  of  General  Joseph  (i)  Frye.  was  born  July 
10,  1743.  in  Andover,  and  passed  most  of  his  life  in 
Fryeburg,  Maine.  His  children  were:  Joseph, 
Mary,  Mehitabel,  John,  Nancy,  Dean,  Sarah.  Will- 
iam and  Sophia. 

(VI)  Nancy,  third  daughter  and  fifth  child  of 
Captain  Joseph  (2)  Frye,  became  the  wife  of  David 
Potter  (see  Potter). 


The  Mooneys  of  this  article  are  de- 
MOONEY  scended  from  a  Protestant  Irishman, 
who  arrived  in  America  soon  enough 
to  take  a  prominent  part  in  the  French  and  Indian 
war  and  the  Revolution.  The  family  is  descended 
from  Eoghan  (Owen),  the  son  of  Feig,  of  the 
ninety-third  generation  on  the  O'Gorman  pedigree. 
Owen  had  a  son  Alioll  Mor.  whose  son  Maoinach 
had  a  son  called  O'Maoinagh,  that  is  Mooney's  de- 
scendant, and  from  him  was  named  Feara  Maoin- 
aigh,  anglicized  Fermanagh,  which  was  given  to  him 
by  his  uncle,  the  then  Irish  monarch.  The  principal 
seat  of  the  Mooneys  was  at  Ballaghmooney,  in 
Kings  county.  The  name  Mooney  is  from  the  Irish 
word  Maoin,  signifying  wealth,  whence  the  English 
word  money. 

(I)  Colonel  Hercules  Mooney  was  born  in  Ire- 
land, and  is  said  to  have  been  a  tutor  in  a  noble- 
man's family  in  that  country.  He  came  to  Dover, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1733,  and,  as  is  shown  by  the 
public  records,  engaged,  January  2,  1734,  to  teach 
school.  July  4,  of  the  last  named  year,  he  began 
his  labors  in  that  part  of  Dover  which  is  now 
Somersworth.  He  married,  before  1738,  and  re- 
sided near  "Barbadoes."  which  is  a  locality  near  the 
present  boundary  line  between  Dover  and  Madbury, 
and  within  the  old  "Cocheco  parish,"  where  his 
name  appears  in  the  rate  list  of  1741.  In  1743  Her- 
cules Mooney  signed  a  petition  to  make  Madbury  a 
parish,  separate  from  Dover.  In  1750  or  1751  he 
removed  to  Durham,  where  he  was  teaching  as  early 
as  1751.  There  are  no  school  records  of  Durham 
extant  before  1750.  but  from  that  year  until  Lee 
was  set  off  as  a  separate  parish  in  1766,  he  taught 
in  the  schools  of  Durham.  Soon  after  removing  to 
Durham  he  married  and  resided  on  his  wife's  prop- 
erty, known  as  the  Jones  farm. 

In  1757  h's  military  career  began  with  his  ap- 
pointment to  a  captaincy  in  Colonel  Meserve's  regi- 
ment, and  he  took  part  in  the  expedition  to  Crown 
Point.  A  part  of  Colonel  Meserve's  regiment, 
under  command  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Gofife.  was 
sent  to  Fort  William  Henry,  which  was  under  the 
command  of  Colonel  Monroe,  of  the  Thirty-fifth 
British  Regiment,  "The  French  General  Montcalm. 
.it  1I1.  head  of  a  large  body  of  Canadians  and  In- 
dians,  with  a  train  of  artillery,  invested  the  fort, 
and  in  six  days  the  garrison,  after  having  expended 
all  their  ammunition,  capitulated,  on  condition  that 
they  should  not  serve  against  the  French  for 
eighteen  months.  Tiny  were  allowed  the  honors  of 
war,  and  were  to  be  escorted  by  the  French  troops 
to  Fort  Edward,  with  their  private  baggage."  The 
Indians,   enraged   at   the  terms  granted   the  garrison, 


attacked  them  as  they  marched  out  unarmed,  strip- 
ped them  of  their  baggage  and  clothes,  and  with 
tomahawk  and  scalping  knife  wreaked  their  ven- 
geance on  their  defenceless  victims.  The  New 
Hampshire  regiment,  which  was  in  the  rear,  felt  the 
chief  fury  of  the  enemy.  Out  of  the  two  hundred, 
eighty  were  killed  and  taken.  Captain  Hercules 
Mooney  and  his  son  Benjamin,  lost  all  their  arms 
and  private  baggage,  and  for  this  loss  they  were 
afterward  partially  recompensed  by  the  province. 
Captain  Mooney  returned  home  on  parole  soon  after 
the  massacre  of  his  companions,  and  in  April,  1758, 
enlisted  forty  men  from  Durham  and  vicinity.  In 
1761  Hercules  Mooney  petitioned  for  an  "allowance 
for  care  of  getting  home  his  son  Jonathan,"  who 
had  enlisted  March  14,  1760,  and  was  taken  sick 
with  fever  at  Crown  Point,  and  removed  to  Albany, 
where  he  had  smallpox. 

The  Durham  records  show  that  Captain  Mooney 
was  elected  assessor,  March  29.  1762.  and  selectman, 
March  25,  1765.  On  November  18,  1765,  Hercules 
Mooney  headed  a  petition  with  ninety-nine  other 
inhabitants  of  Durham,  to  have  the  town  divided 
into  two  parishes.  In  response  to  this  petition  and 
favorable  action  by  the  town  of  Durham,  the 
provincial  government  set  off  a  part  of  Durham 
and  incorporated  it  as  the  parish  of  Lee,  January 
16,  T766,  with  town  privileges.  The  greater  part  of 
Captain  Mooney's  farm  lay  on  the  Lee  side  of  the 
division  line,  and  he  taught  in  Lee  until  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  again  after  the  war  until  1786,  his  sons 
Obadiah  and  John  also  teaching.  He  served  as  a 
member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  Lee  from  1769 
until  the  Revolutionary  period,  and  represented  his 
town  in  the  Fifth  Provincial  Congress  at  Exeter, 
December  21,  1775.  His  record  in  that  congress 
shows  that  he  was  more  conservative  than  most  of 
the  delegates.  With  the  exception  of  the  year  1777, 
he  represented  his  town  in  the  Colonial  and  state 
legislature  until   1783. 

March  14,  1776,  Hercules  Mooney  was  appointed 
major  in  the  regiment  of  Colonel  David  Gilman, 
and  stationed  at  Newcastle  or  vicinity.  September 
20,  1776.  he  was  promoted  to  lieutenant-colonel  of 
the  Continental  battalion,  then  being  raised  in  New 
Hampshire.  This  regiment  was  under  Pierce  Long, 
and  stationed  at  Newcastle  until  ordered  by  General 
Ward  to  march  to  Ticonderoga,  New  York,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1777.  Upon  the  approach  of  the  British  army 
under  General  Burgoyne,  Ticonderoga  was  evacu- 
ated July  6,  1777,  and  the  New  Hampshire  troops 
were  ordered  to  help  cover  the  retreat,  during 
which  a  few  were  killed  and  about  one  hundred 
men  wounded.  During  this  retreat  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Hercules  Mooney  lost  his  horse,  most  of 
his  clothes,  and  all  bis  camp  equipage  to  a  very 
considerable  value,  and  was  allowed  partial  com- 
pensation. From  May  23.  177S,  to  August  12,  1778, 
he  was  a  member  of  the  committee  of  safety,  and 
again  from  December  23,  T778.  to  March  to,  1779. 
June  23,  1770.  be  was  appointed  colonel  of  a  regi- 
ment ordered  for  continental  service  in  Rhode 
Island.     The   regiment   was  raised  in  June,  and   re- 


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mained  in  service  until  the  month  of  January,  1780. 

After  the  war  Colonel  Mooney  resumed  teach- 
ing. He  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Strafford 
county  from  July,  1776,  until  his  removal  to  Holder- 
ness  in  1785,  and  was  afterwards  a  justice  of  the 
peace  for  Grafton  county.  He  was  a  grantee  of 
New  Holderness  in  1761,  and  active  in  securing  set- 
tlers for  the  town,  his  friend  and  neighbor,  Nathan- 
iel Thompson,  of  Durham,  being  a  pioneer.  In 
Holderness  he  was  a  selectman,  and  also  repre- 
sented this  town  (together  with  other  towns  classed 
with  it)   in  the  legislature  in  1786-87  and  1789-90. 

The  record  of  Colonel  Mooney  and  his  sons,  as 
schoolmasters,  officers  in  the  Seven  Years'  and 
Revolutionary  wars,  and  in  civil  positions  was  a 
notable  one.  Colonel  Mooney  was  one  of  those 
men  whom  circumstances  develop  into  leaders  al- 
most instantly  when  the  exigencies  of  the  case  de- 
mand them.  His  record  is  a  source  of  pride  to  his 
descendants.  He  died  in  Holderness..  in  April,  1800, 
and  was  buried  about  one-third  of  a  mile  from  Ash- 
land Village,  under  a  willow  tree,  where  his  grave 
was  marked  with  a  rough  slab  of  natural  stone. 

Colonel  Mooney  married  (first),  prior  to  1738, 
Elizabeth  Evans,  born  January  19,  1716,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Evans,  of  Dover.  Benjamin  Evans,  born 
February  2,  1687.  was  killed  by  Indians,  September 
15,  1725.  His  wife's  name  was  Mary.  Hercules 
Mooney  married  (second),  before  1756,  Mary  Jones, 
widow  of  Lieutenant  Joseph  Jones.  The  children 
by  the  first  wife  were:  Benjamin,  Elizabeth  and 
Jonathan ;  and  by  the  second,  it  is  probable  that 
there  were  two :   John  and  Susanna. 

(II)  Jonathan,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Colonel  Hercules  and  Elizabeth  (Evans)  Mooney, 
was  born  in  what  was  once  "Cocheco  parish," 
Dover,  now  Madbury,  in  1774.  He  and  his  brothers 
were  brought  up  in  the  midst  of  war's  alarms,  and 
Benjamin,  Jonathan  and  John  Mooney  were  soldiers 
before  they  attained  their  majority.  In  1760  a 
regiment  of  eight  hundred  men  was  raised  in  New 
Hampshire,  under  the  command  of  Colonel  John 
Goffe,  for  the  invasion  of  Canada.  Benjamin 
Mooney  was  first  lieutenant  of  Captain  Berry's 
company,  and  Jonathan  enlisted  March  14,  1760.  and 
was  taken  sick  with  fever  at  Crown  Point,  and  from 
there  removed  to  Albany,  where  he  had  smallpox, 
as  above  stated.  He  probably  spent  the  chief  part 
of  his  life  as  a  farmer  in  the  vicinity  of  Dover. 

He  married.  August  5,  1770,  Patience  Goold,  by 
whom  he  had  eleven  children :  Hercules,  Benjamin, 
William,  Timothy,  Obadiah,  John,  Isaac,  Joseph, 
Abigail,  Thomas  and  Samuel. 

(III)  Benjamin,  second  son  and  child  of  Jon- 
athan and  Patience  (Goold)  Mooney.  died  in  Sand- 
wich. He  married  Polly,  widow  of  Benjamin 
Groves,  and  daughter  of  John  Prescott.  She  died 
in  Sandwich,  November,  1865,  aged  eighty-eight 
years.  (See  Prescott  V).  The  children  of  Benja- 
min and  Polly  were:  Sally,  born  June  16,  1799, 
married  James  Smith;  Lucretia,  March  10,  1801, 
married  Alvin  Johnson ;  Mary,  June  29,  1803,  mar- 
ried B.   B.   Moulton;   Ruth,  July   18,   1804,   married 


Merrill  Cox:  Benjamin  G.,  mentioned  below;  Susan 
S.,  January  I.  1814,  married  Simeon  Mason;  Isaac 
G.,  February  II,  1818.  married  (first)  Sarah  E. 
Mason,  who  died  October  26,  1847;  (second)  Mary 
A.  Vickary. 

(IV)  Benjamin  Graves,  fifth  child  and  eldest 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Polly  (Graves)  Mooney,  was 
born  in  Sandwich,  October  5,  1806,  and  died  in 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  November  13,  1890.  He  re- 
mained on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was  twenty- 
one,  and  then  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in 
Charlestown,  Massachusetts.  He  resided  there 
about  five  years,  and  then  removed  to  Lowell, 
where  he  was  employed  several  years  as  city  mes- 
senger. Subsequently  he  became  a  member  of  the 
police  force  of  that  city,  rose  to  the  rank  of  captain 
of  night  watch,  and  was  connected  with  the  police 
service  until  1881,  when  he  retired  from  active  life 
at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years.  He  married,  Jan- 
uary 21,  1830,  Mary  E.  Creighton,  born  in  Boston, 
June  25.  1814.  and  died  February  4,  1878.'  Seven 
children  were  born  of  this*  marriage :  Susan  L., 
born  January  26,  1831,  died  February  2,  1843.  Mary 
C,  born  November  6,  1833,  died  February  26,  1859. 
Anna  G.,  born  June  2.  1836,  died  September  8,  1863. 
Susan  L,  born  December  4,  1844.  died  September 
29,  1884.  George  W.,  born  November  24,  1850.  Al- 
bert G.,  born  August  7,  1853.  William  R.,  whose 
sketch   follows. 

(V)  William  Rufus,  third  son  and  youngest 
child  of  Benjamin  G.  and  Mary  E.  (Creighton) 
Mooney,  was  born  in  Lowell.  Massachusetts.  July 
n,  1856.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  McCoy's  Business  College,  of  Lowell.  He  was 
fond  of  adventure  and  wanted  to  see  something  of 
the  world ;  accordingly,  in  September,  1872,  he  went 
to  the  Pacific  states,  and  while  there  was  engaged 
in  steamboating,  railroading  and  mining.  In  1874 
he  returned  to  Lowell,  and  June  27,  1876.  began 
work  as  a  brakeman  on  the  Boston  &  Lowell  Rail- 
road. Faithful  service  won  him  promotion,  and  in 
the  summer  of  1879  he  was  made  a  conductor.  He 
served  in  that  position  until  January  1,  1893,  and 
was  then  made  train  master  of  the  Concord  division 
of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  with  headquarters 
at  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  August  I,  1899,  he 
was  appointed  superintendent  of  that  division,  with 
headquarters  in  Concord.  He  served  in  that  posi- 
tion until  1903,  and  was  then  transferred  to  the 
Worcester,  Nashua  &  Portland  division  of  that 
road,  with  headquarters  in  Nashua.  From  that 
time  until  the  present  (1907)  he  has  performed  his 
duties  with  a  fidelity  and  efficiency  that  has  evoked 
the  constant  approval  of  his  superior  officers.  He 
is  a  member  of  Star  King  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Salem,  Massachusetts ;  Meri- 
dian Sun  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  9,  Nashua ; 
Israel  Hunt  Council,  No.  8,  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters, Nashua ;  Mt.  Horeb  Commandery,  and  Bek- 
tash  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic   Shrine,   Concord,   New  Hampshire. 

He  married,  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  May  5, 
1875,  Ella  L.  Hurlbutt,  born  in  Lowell,  daughter  of 


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John  F.  and  Mary  (Sing)  Hurlbutt,  of  Lowell,  and 
granddaughter  of  Ephraim  Hildrith,  who  was  in  the 
Revolutionary  war.  He  was  born  in  New  Ipswich, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1754.  He  married  Rodah 
Barnes,  born  in  1763,  and  died  December,  1846. 
Mr.  Hildrith  was  a  member  of  Captain  Briant's 
company,  Moore's  regiment,  marched  from  New 
Ipswich  to  Saratoga  and  was  sent  forward  June  I, 
1781.  He  served  one  year  in  the  war.  He  died 
October,  1853.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mooney  are 
members  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of 
Nashua;  Mrs.  Mooney  is  active  in  church  work, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Woman's  Club,  and  Nathan 
Thornton  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution.  They  have  one  daughter,  Blanche 
Etta,  who  married  Arthur  W.  Thompson,  of  Con- 
cord, New  Hampshire,  a  graduate  of  Boston  Law 
University.  He  practices  at  Suncook.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  legislature  during  the  years  1905- 
06-07-08,  and  is  serving  on  the  judiciary  committee. 


Ralph  Andrew  Arnold,  of  Nashua, 
ARNOLD  is  descended  from  the  Rhode  Island 
Arnolds,  who  were  among  the  early 
settlers  of  the  Providence  Plantation.  The  first  of 
the  name  in  England  of  whom  there  is  any  authen- 
tic record  was  (I)  Roger  Arnold,  and  from  him 
the  line  of  descent  is  through  (II)  Thomas,  (III) 
Richard,  (IV)  Richard  and  (V)  Thomas  to  (VI) 
Thomas,  the  immigrant,  who  located  at  Providence 
shortly  after  its  settlement  by  Roger  Williams. 
Thomas  Arnold,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Cheselbourne, 
Dorsetshire,  in  1599,  and  came  to  New  England  in 
the  ship  "Plain  Joan"  in  1635,  going  first  to  Water- 
town,  Massachusetts,  and  shortly  afterward  to  Pro- 
vidence, where  he  was  admitted  a  freeman,  May 
13,  1640.  He  refused  to  conform  to  some  of  the 
strict  religious  rules  in  vogue  at  that  time,  as,  ac- 
cording to  the  records,  he  was  fined  in  1651  twenty 
pounds  for  an  offence  against  the  law  of  baptism, 
and  in  1654  he  was  again  subjected  to  a  fine  of  five 
pounds  for  neglecting  public  worship  twenty  days, 
he  died  in  Providence  in  September,  1674.  His 
children  were:  Thomas  (who  died  young),  Nicho- 
las, Susanna,  Ichabod,  Richard,  Thomas,  John  and 
Eleazer.  Richard  Arnold,  son  of  Thomas,  was 
born  in  Providence  May  22,  1642,  and  died  April 
22,  1710.  He  was  prominent  in  the  civic  affairs  of 
Rhode  Island  in  his  day  and  several  times  served 
as  deputy  to  the  General  Court.  He  was  twice 
married.  His  first  wife  was  before  marriage  Mary 
Angell,  but  the  maiden  surname  of  his  second  wife, 
who  was  christened  Sarah,  is  unknown.  He  was 
the  father  of  Richard,  John,  Joseph  and  Jeremiah. 
Richard  and  John  settled  in  Smithfield,  Rhode 
Island,  but  there  is  no  further  record  of  them  avail- 
able to  the  writer. 

(I)  Daniel  Arnold,  probably  a  descendant  of 
either  Richard  or  John,  just  mentioned,  was  a 
native  of  Smithfield  and  a  resident  of  Thompson, 
Connecticut. 

(II)  Daniel  (2)  Arnold,  son  of  Daniel  (1),  was 
born  in   Thompson  and  in  early  life   was  a   farmer. 


He  resided  for  a  time  in  Willington,  Connecticut, 
whence  he  removed  to  Monson,  Massachusetts,  and 
he  subsequently  engaged  in  the  stone  cutting  busi- 
ness at  Danielson,  Connecticut.  He  married  Lora 
Stowell,  of  Abington,  Connecticut,  and  had  a  family 
of  five  children:  Daniel,  Maria  T.,  Francis  A,  Jane 
T.  and  Ralph  A. 

(Ill)  Ralph  Andrew,  only  surviving  child  of 
Daniel  (2)  and  Lora  (Stowell)  Arnold,  was  bom 
in  Willington,  Connecticut,  March  26,  1841.  He 
completed  his  education  at  the  West  Killingly  (Con- 
necticut) Academy,  and  began  the  activities  of  life 
as  a  clerk  in  a  clothing  store.  He  was  later  engaged 
in  the  sewing  machine  business  in  Nashua,  which 
he  relinquished  to  enter  the  service  of  the  Boston 
&  Lowell  Railroad  Company  where,  in  due  time, 
he  was  promoted  from  the  position  of  brakeman  to 
that  of  conductor,  and  finally  to  a  clerkship  in  the 
freight  department,  which  he  retained  for  some 
years.  For  more  than  forty  years  Mr.  Arnold  has 
resided  in  Nashua,  having  located  there  in  1863, 
and  he  has  ever  since  taken  a  profound  interest  in 
the  general  welfare  of  his  adopted  city,  partici- 
pating quite  conspicuously  in  civic  affairs.  In  1874 
he  was  chosen  city  clerk,  again  served  in  that  cap- 
acity in  1876  and  was  elected  for  the  third  time  in 
18S4.  A  greater  part  of  the  time  from  1876  to  1893 
he  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  assessors,  and  for 
the  years  1876-7  he  served  as  deputy-sheriff.  In 
1906  he  was  elected  representative  to  the  New 
Hampshire  Legislature  from  Ward  4,  Nashua.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  has  devoted  his  time  exclu- 
sively to  Masonic  affairs,  being  secretary  of  several 
bodies  connected  with  that  order,  and  owing  to  his 
prominence  as  a  Mason  we  give  his  Masonic  record 
in  full.  He  was  made  a  master  mason  in  Rising 
Sun  Lodge  No.  39,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Mason,  July  20,  1864;  Royal  Arch  Mason  in 
Meridian  Sun  Chapter  No.  0,  March  1,  1870; 
royal,  select  and  super-excellent  master  in  Israel 
Hunt  Council  No.  8,  April  10.  1873  :  and  a  Knight 
Templar  in  St.  George  Coinmandery  of  Nashua, 
September  20,  1870.  .  The  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish 
Rite  degrees,  from  the  fourth  to  the  fourteenth  in- 
clusive, were  conferred  upon  him  April  4,  1884.  in 
Aaron  P.  Hughes  Lodge  of  Perfection,  Nashua; 
the  fifteenth  and  sixteenth  degrees  in  Oriental  Coun- 
cil, Princes  of  Jerusalem :  the  seventeenth  and 
eighteenth  degrees  in  St.  George  Chapter  of  Rose 
Croix,  April  22,  1S84 ;  and  the  nineteenth  to  the 
thirty-second  degrees  in  Edward  A.  Raymond  Con- 
sistory, June  1,1,  1884.  He  received  the  thirty-third 
degree  with  honorary  membership  in  the  Supreme 
Council,  for  the  northern  Masonic  jurisdiction  of 
the  United  States  of  America,  September  1S.  1006. 
His  official  connections  with  the  several  bodies  is  as 
follows:  Junior  deacon,  1871;  senior  deacon,  1872; 
junior  warden,  1S78-9;  senior  warden,  1880;  wor- 
shipful master,  1SS1,  of  Rising  Sun  Lodge;  repre- 
sentative to  the  Grand  Lodge  from  the  Rising  Sun 
Lodge,  1872;  tyler  of  Rising  Sun  I  dge.  1893  4-5-6; 
secretary,  1883-4-5-6,  and  from  1807  to  the  present 
time,   1907;   high  priest,   1874-1S75;   sentinel,   1894-5- 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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6-7,  of  Meridian  Sun  Royal  Arch  Chapter  No.  9; 
principal  conductor  of  work,  1873;  deputy  master, 
1874-5;  thrice  illustrious  master,  1876-7-8;  captain 
of  guard,  1881-2;  and  recorder,  1883-4-5,  and  1897 
to  date,  of  Israel  Hunt  Council  No.  8.  In  St. 
George  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  he  was  pre- 
late, 1872-3-4-5-6-7-8-9- 1880  and  1887;  Generalis- 
simo, 1882-3;  eminent  commander,  1884;  and  re- 
corder from  1S92  to  date.  Worshipful  grand 
steward  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  New  Hampshire, 
189S;  right  worthy  district  lecturer  of  Grand  Lodge, 
1899  and  1900;  right  worshipful  district  deputy 
grand  master  of  Grand  Lodge  1901-2;  secretary  of 
Aaron  P.  Hughes  Lodge  of  Perfection  Ancient  Ac- 
cepted Scottish  Rite,  fourteen  degrees  from  1897  to 
date;  secretary  of  Oriental  Council,  Princes  of 
Jerusalem,  sixteenth  degree,  from  1897  to  date; 
secretary  of  St.  George  Chapter  of  Rose  Croix, 
eighteenth  degree  from  1897  to  date;  secretary  of 
Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory,  thirty-second 
degree  from  1897  to  date;  secretary  of  New  Hamp- 
shire Council  of  Deliberation,  Ancient  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite,  from  1897  to  date;  and  treasurer  of 
the  Masonic  Board  of  Relief  of  Nashua,  from  its 
organization,  1895,  to  date.  Mr.  Arnold  married 
Mary  Frances  Taylor,  daughter  of  John  Taylor,  of 
Nashua.  Their  only  child,  Frank  Ralph  Arnold, 
who  grew  to  manhood  in  Nashua  and  became  an 
electrician,  died  July  25,  1903.  He  married  Lucy 
Samantha  Crossley,  and  left  two  children :  Frances 
Taylor  and  Ralph  Crossley  Arnold. 


This  name  is  of  undoubted  English  origin 
GILL    and  is  found  in  the  early  records  of  New 

England,  where  those  bearing  it  bore  no 
mean  part  in  the  conquering  of  the  wilderness  and 
in  subduing  a  savage  foe  who  sought  to  stay  the 
march  of  civilization.  In  the  struggles  with  the  In- 
dians the  Gills  were  severe  sufferers  in  common 
with  most  families  of  the  pioneers. 

(I)  John  Gill,  of  Salisbury,  Massachusetts,  was 
born  about  1622,  and  was  a  husbandman  or  "planter" 
in  Salisbury  as  early  as  1646.  In  that  year  he 
bought  a  house  lot  and  right  of  "commonage"  of 
Anthony  Sadler,  and  is  listed  among  the  "com- 
moners" in  several  subsequent  years.  He  was  mar- 
ried May  2,  1645,  in  Salisbury,  to  Phebe,  daughter  of 
Isaac  Buswell,  of  Salisbury.  Both  were  members  of 
the  church  in  16S7.  John  Gill  died  December  1, 
1690,  having  made  his  will  three  months  previously, 
and  it  was  proved  at  the  end  of  March  following. 
His  children  were:  Elizabeth,  John,  Phebe,  Samuel, 
Sarah,  Moses,  Benjamin  and  Isaac.  The  three 
eldest  sons  married  and  reared  families.  The  first 
settled  at  Middletown,  Connecticut.  Samuel  re- 
mained in  Salisbury.  Moses  resided  in  Amesbury, 
where  he  died  before  March  31,  1691.  His  widow 
moved  to  Topsfield,  Maine,  her  native  place,  and 
it  is  probable  that  this  led  to  the  settlement  of  some 
of  her  posterity  in  eastern  New  Hampshire.  Samuel, 
son  of  Samuel  was  carried  captive  by  the  Indians 
to  Canada  when   only  ten  years  old,  and  never   re- 

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turned.  Tradition  says  he  was  ransomed,  but  re- 
fused to  return  to  his  native  home.  He  married 
Rosalie  James,  another  white  captive  of  the  tribe 
with  whom  he  lived,  and  his  son  became  a  chief. 
Their  descendants  are  now  living  in  Canada. 

(IV)  The  destruction  of  the  records  of  the  town 
of  Newmarket  has  made  it  impossible  to  trace  com- 
pletely the  line  herein  sought.  It  is  known  that 
William  Gill  was  living  in  Newmarket  in  1768, 
and  that  he  removed  thence  to  Concord  after  Feb- 
ruary, 1780.  His  children  were :  Susanna,  William, 
Bradbury,  Moses,  John  and  Lucy,  all  born  in  New- 
market. 

(V)  Bradbury,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
William  Gill,  was  born  April  7,  1768,  in  Newmarket, 
New  Hampshire,  and  was  a  child  when  taken  to 
Concord  by  his  father.  There  he  grew  up  and  was 
married  (.first)  to  Rebecca  Straw,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Straw  of  Hopkinton.  He  lived  in  Hopkinton, 
Wentworth  and  Salisbury,  dying  in  the  last  named 
town  (that  portion  which  is  now  a  part  of  Frank- 
lin), March  19,  1812.  Rebecca  (Straw)  Gill  died 
May  8,  1809,  in  Wentworth,  and  Mr.  Gill  married 
(second)  Parna  Baker,  daughter  of  Abel  and  Polly 
(Howe)  Baker  of  Concord.  They  had  one  son, 
who  died  young,  and  the  widow  married  Isaac 
Dow  of  Concord.  By  the  first  wife,  Mr.  Gill  had 
the  following  children :  Moses,  Lydia,  Betsey,  Brad- 
bury and  Rebecca.  The  last  was  born  in  Went- 
worth, New  Hampshire. 

(VI)  Bradbury  (2),  second  son  and  fourth  child 
of  Bradbury  (1)  and  Rebecca  (Straw)  Gill,  was 
born  February  10,  1806,  in  Hopkinton,  was  deprived 
of  his  mother's  care  by  death  when  only  three  years 
old  and  lost  his  father  when  six.  He  was  reared 
by  Samuel  Knowlton  of  West  Concord,  with  whom 
he  remained  until  he  attained  his  majority.  He 
received  a  common  school  education,  and  acquired 
the  trade  of  blacksmithing  with  Captain  Knowlton, 
who  was  an  expert  at  that  branch  of  mechanics. 
After  he  became  his  own  master  Mr.  Gill  continued 
at  the  trade,  and  was  long  employed  about  Rattle- 
snake Hill,  whose  stone  quarries  made  much  de- 
mand for  his  labor.  During  one  winter,  Mr.  Gill 
drove  an  ox-team  to  Concord  with  stone,  loading 
back  with  such  freight  as  was  brought  to  Concord 
from  the  metropolis.  During  his  residence  in  West 
Concord  he  was  captain  of  the  militia  company 
there.  About  1835  he  established  himself  in  Con- 
cord city,  opening  a  shop  in  company  with  one 
Whitmarsh.  This  shop  was  located  in  South  Main 
street,  near  Pleasant;  later  they  dissolved  partner- 
ship and  Mr.  Gill  moved  to  "Mechanics'  Row," 
which  stood  near  the  railroad  track,  in  the  rear  of 
the    present    bank    building,    nearly    opposite    Park 

'street.  In  course  of  time  Mr.  Gill  purchased  a  shop 
which  stood  in  what  is  now  Capitol  street,  which 
was  then  private  ground.  When  the  street  was 
opened,  he  moved  his  shop  to  the  east  side  of  Main 
street,  in  the  rear  of  the  present  Stickney  block, 
a  little  above  his  former  location,  by  the  railroad 
tracks.     By  his  industry  and   shrewd   investment  of 


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his   earnings   Mr.  Gill  came  into  possession  of  con- 
siderable forming  lands  on  the  intervale  and  at  the 
South   End,  but  he  continued  at   his   trade   until  he 
retired    from   active   labor   about    1876.     He   passed 
away    at    his   home   in    North    Spring   street,   at   the 
corner    of    Prince    street.     Concord,    December    13, 
1881,   near   the  close  of  his   seventy-sixth  year.    He 
built  this  house  in  or  before  1837.     He  was  a  regu- 
lar  attendant  of  the   North   Congregational   Church, 
of  which   his  wife  was  a  member,  and  took  an  in- 
telligent   interest    in    the    world's    progress    and    the 
well  fare  of  his   fellow   men.     In  early  life  a  Whig, 
he  was  among  the  first  to  rally  to  the  standard  of 
the    Republican    party    upon    its    organization.     For 
two   years   he   represented   Ward   five    in    the   board 
of    aldermen.  '   He    married    May    7.    1835,    Hannah 
Farnum,    daughter    of    Isaac    and    Polly     (Martin) 
Farnuni     (see    Farnum    VI).      His    children    were: 
Sarah  Knowlton  and  Samuel  Knowlton.  The  former 
is   the   wife   of  Hiram  J.   Carter   of   Concord.     The 
latter    receives    extended    mention    below.      Besides 
his  own  children,   Mr.  Gill  reared  as  a  father  from 
early  childhood  Bradbury  J.   Carter,  who  succeeded 
him    in    business,    and    cherishes    his    memory    with 
great  respect  and  gratitude. 

(VII)    Samuel  Knowlton,  only- son  of  Bradbury 
and  Hannah   (Farnum)   Gill,  was  born  November  2, 
1S42,    in    the   house   in   which    he   always   lived   and 
where  his   life  ended  July   17,   1902,   in   his   sixtieth 
year.     This   is   the  paternal  home   in   North   Spring 
street   above   referred  to.     His   education   was   sup- 
plied by  the  public  schools  of  the  city,  and  he  began 
early  to  assist  his   father  in  the   work  of  the  shop, 
so  that  he   unconsciously  acquired   the   trade   of  his 
father,    in    which    he    developed    unusual    skill.      He 
continued   at   this   occupation   with   his   father  while 
the   latter   lived,   and   then   disposed    of   his   interest 
in  it  to  his  foster  brother,  Bradbury  J.  Carter,  and 
turned   his   attention   exclusively   to    farming,   which 
had    previously   occupied   a   part   of   his    time.      For 
some    years    preceeding    his    death    his    health    was 
not  robust,  and  he  found  outdoor  employment  most 
congenial  and  practicable.     Mr.   Gill   was  an  attend- 
ant   at  and   supporter  of   the   North   Congregational 
Church,  and  was  a  steadfast  Republican  in  political 
principle,    though    he    had    no   taste    for    public    life. 
tttended  to  In-  own  affairs,  and  earned  and  en- 
1    the    respect    and    esteem    of    his    fellows    to    a 
marked  degree.     His  disposition  was  of  the  kindest, 
his    principles    of    conduct    were    firmly    fixed,    his 
ta>tes    were   quiet  ami   he    lived   the   upright   life    of  a 
good   American   citizen,   worthy   of  emulation.     His 
in    the    hearts    of   those    who    knew    him   best 
can    never    be    filled,      lie    married,    December    15, 
187S,  Julia  F.   Fifield,  born    May  28,   1850,  at   Pcna: 
cook,  a  daughter  of  Moses   II.  ami  Man  Ami  (Mor- 
gan)   Fifield,    nativi  ctively    of    Weare    and 
I'xiw,  New   Hampshire.     Moses   Fifield  died  Novem- 
ber 6,  1905,  in  Weare,  where  his  widow   now   i'    ides. 
I'm    children    were    given    to    Samuel     K.    Gill    and 
wife,  namely:   Hannah   Blanche,  died  in  infancy,  and 
Bertha   Bradbury,   now   (1907)    in   her  last  year  at 
the   Concord  High   School. 


miDnjnT^     Among   the   early   American   names 
HUBBARD     this   has  been   found   in   many  parts 
of  England  for  centuries  before  any 
American  settlement  by  white  people.     It  was  widely 
distributed  in  England  and  is  traced  to  the  Norman 
conquest  though  not  in  its  present  form  on  its  ar- 
rival in  England.     Like  thousands  of  the  best  known 
of  our  names  to-day,  its  transition  from  the  French 
form    has    greatly   changed    its    spelling.      The   new- 
ness of  surnames  in  use  among  the  common  English 
people    at    the    time    of    the    Puritan    emigration    to 
America,  as  well  as  the  absence  of  settled  rules  for 
English  spelling  among  the  immigrants,  also  caused 
strange    metamorphoses    in    our    American    names. 
(I)    George   Hubbard,   born  about    1600,   was   of 
Glastonbury,     Somersetshire,     England,     and     came 
to    America   about   1633,   spending  a   short   time    at 
Concord,    Massachusetts.     He    soon    settled    in    that 
part  of  Wethersfield.  Connecticut,  now  the  town  of 
Glastonbury.     Lands   were  assigned   him,   a  portion 
ot  which  was  in  possession  of  his  descendants  quite 
recently.       Mr.     Hubbard     married     .Mary     Bishop. 
He  was  a  man  of  considerable  note  in  the  colony, 
and    at    the    commencement    he    made    a    deposition 
concerning  the  purchase   from  the  Indians  of  lands 
constituting    Wethersfield,    by    the    General    Court, 
which  was  ordered  to  be  printed.     He  was  a  member 
of   the   first   General    Court   in    1638,   and   in   several 
subsequent  years.     In    1644  he   removed   to   Milford 
and  in  1648  to  Guilford.    He  had  four  sons  and  five 
daughters. 

(II)  John,  eldest  son  of  George  and  Mary 
(Bishop)  Hubbard,  was  born  about  1630,  in  Eng- 
land. He  married  Mary  Merriam  of  Concord, 
Massachusetts,  about  1650,  and  four  of  his  children 
were  born  in  Wethersfield.  About  1OO0  he  was  one 
of  a  company  including  thirty  heads  of  families, 
that  went  with  Rev.  John  Russell  to  Hadley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  he  was  there  made  a  freeman"  March 
20,  1661.  Five  children  were  born  to  him  in  that 
town.  About  1692  he  moved  to  Hatfield,  and  there 
died  at  the  home  of  hi;  youngest  son  in  1702.  His 
children  were  born  as  follows:  Mary,  fune  27,  1651, 
(died  young);  John,  April  12.  1655;  Hannah,  De- 
cember 5,  1656;  Jonathan,  January  ;,  1659;  Daniel 
March  9,  1661;  Mercy,  February  23.  1664;  Isaac, 
January  16,  1667;  Mary.  April  10,  1669;  Sarah,  No- 
vember  12,   1672. 

(III)  Jonathan  Hubbard,  fourth  child  and 
second  son  of  John  am!  Man  1  Merriam)  Hubbard, 
was  born  in  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  January  3, 
1659,  and  died  in  Concord,  Massachusetts,  July  17, 
1728,  to  which  place  he  moved  as  early  as  1680. 
He  married  there,  January  15,  h,Si.  Hannah  Rice, 
who  was  born  in  Concord,  April  9,  ,7.1;,  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (King)  Rice,  of  Sudbury 
and  Marlboro,  Massachusetts,  and  granddaughter 
of  Edmund  and  Tliame/in  Rice.  Their  children 
were:  Mary,  Johnathan,  Hannah,  Samuel.  Joseph. 
Elizabeth,  John,  Daniel.  Thomas,  Abigail  and 
Ebene;  er, 

(IV)  Jonathan  Hubbard,  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  Jonathan  (1)  and  Hannah  (Rice)  Hubbard, 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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was  born  in  Concord,  Massachusetts,  June  18,  1683, 
and  died  in  Tovvnsend,  Massachusetts,  April  7, 
1761.  He  lived  a  while  in  Groton,  where  four  chil- 
dren were  born.  Thence  he  removed  to  Townsend, 
where  he  held  the  office  of  selectman  from  1748 
to  1752;  and  was  "major"  deacon,  town  treasurer 
and  one  of  the  original  founders  of  the  town  of 
Rindge,  New  Hampshire.  He  also  lived  in  Lunen- 
burg, Massachusetts.  He  was  married,  September  26, 
1704,  at  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  by  Jonas  Bond, 
Esq.,  to  Rebecca  Brown.  She  died  in  Townsend, 
November  2,  1751.  Their  children  were:  Rebecca, 
Grace,  Hannah,  Ruth,  Jonathan,  Abigail,  John,  died 
young,  Mary  and  John. 

(V)  Rebecca  Hubbard,  eldest  child  of  Jonathan 
and  Rebecca  (Brown)  Hubbard,  was  born  in  Con- 
cord, Massachusetts,  February  11,  1710-11.  She 
married   Joseph    Blanchard.      (See    Blanchard   IV). 

(IV)  Thomas,  ninth  child  and  sixth  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Rice)  Hubbard,  was  born 
August  27,  1696,  in  Concord,  where  he  lived  and 
died.  He  married  Mary  Fletcher  of  that  place,  and 
had  the  following  children :  Abigail,  Mary,  Huldah 
and  Nathan. 

(V)  Nathan,  only  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
(Fletcher)  Hubbard,  was  born  February  23,  1724, 
in  Concord,  and  resided  in  Groton,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  married,  April  2,  1745,  to  Mary  Patterson, 
and  they  had  children  named  as  follows :  Thomas, 
Nathan,  Hezekiah,  Mary,  Betty,  Phineas,  Jona- 
than, Lucy,  Elizabeth,  Hannah,  Susannah,  Abigail 
and  Amy   (or  Emma). 

(VI)  Thomas,  the  eldest  son  of  Nathan  and 
Mary  (Patterson)  Hubbard,  was  born  December  28, 
1745,  in  Groton,  and  died  May  25,  1807.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Eliza  Conant,  who  bore  him  a  son, 
Thomas,  about  1775.  He  married  (second),  Oc- 
tober I,  1777,  Lois  White,  of  Lancaster,  Massachu- 
setts, who  was  born  April  30,  1747,  and  died  March 
26,  1734.  Her  children  were :  John,  Abel,  Nathan, 
Luther    (born  August   13,   1782,  and  died   March  2, 

1857,  in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire),  Jonas  and 
Amos  (born  December  13,  1783;  the  first  died 
1825,   in    Providence,   Rhode    Island;    the   second   in 

1858,  Amherst,  New  Hampshire),  Hannah,  Anna, 
Phineas  and  Lucy. 

'(VII)  Abel,  second  son  and  child  of  Thomas 
Hubbard  and  his  second  wife,  was  born  October 
5.  I779,  in  Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  and  died  No- 
vember 3,  1852,  in  Brookline,  Massachusetts.  He 
became  a  carpenter,  removed  to  Boston  early  in  life, 
and  was  occupied  in  building  operations  at  Brook- 
line  and  other  points.  He  married  Martha  Win- 
chester, who  was  born  June  11,  1785,  and  died  Oc- 
tober 15,  1836.  Abel  and  Martha  (Winchester) 
Hubbard  had  three  children,  namely :  George  Dun- 
bar,  Martha  Ann  and  William  Winchester. 

(VIII)  William  Winchester,  only  surviving  off- 
spring of  Abel  and  Martha  (Winchester)  Hubbard, 
was  born  August  2,  1819,  in  Brookline,  and  was  a 
small  boy  when  his  parents  moved  to  Boston.  In 
1826  he  entered  the  Franklin  School  of  that  city 
and  was  later  a  student  at  the  Mayhew  School.     Ill 


health  compelled  him  to  leave  school  in  1839  before 
completing  the  course  prescribed.  He  had  pre- 
viously learned  his  father's  trade,  and  had  de- 
veloped a  gift  in  handling  tools  and  the  construc- 
tion of  machinery.  As  he  once  aptly  expressed  it, 
he  "was  apprenticed  to  himself  to  learn  by  practice 
the  machinist's  trade."  As  early  as  1836,  before  he 
was  eighteen  years  old,  he  began  the  construction 
of  a  steam  engine,  and  with  it  he  operated  a  gauge 
lathe  and  grindstone.  This  engine  was  exhibited 
at  the  first  fair  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable 
Fair  Association,  in  the  fall  of  1837,  and  was  fired 
up  and  operated  by  its  builder  during  the  two  weeks 
of  the  fair.  He  received  the  Association's  diploma, 
and  has  since  received  several  of  its  medals  for 
exhibits.  Mr.  Hubbard  designed  and  constructed 
the  first  steam  engine  used  in  the  press  room  of 
the  Boston  "Daily  Advertiser."  Until  the  present 
day  he  has  been  accustomed  to  use  his  engine  lathe 
for  pastime.  In  1884  he  built  from  his  own  designs 
a  mill  for  making  architectural  woodwork  in  Man- 
chester, one  of  the  most  complete  and  efficient  plants 
of  the  kind,  and  it  is  still  in  active  operation,  having 
been  conducted  by  his  son,  William  F.  Hubbard 
until  his  untimely  death  in  1905.  The  life  of  Mr. 
William  W.  Hubbard  has  been  a  very  active  one, 
and  he  has  completed  many  useful  inventions.  He 
has  always  made  his  own  working  drawings  and 
models,  has  generally  been  his  own  attorney  in 
dealing  with  the  United  States  patent  office,  and  has 
constructed  many  valuable  machines  for  others  as 
well  as  for  his  own  use.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Franklin  Street  Congregational  Church  of  Man- 
chester, to  which  he  was  transferred  from  a  church 
in  Ashburton  Place,  Boston.  During  his  early  life 
he  was  a  Volunteer  fireman  in  Boston,  joining  En- 
deavor Engine  Company  No.  4,  after  it  had  been 
reorganized  as  a  strictly  temperance  company.  Mr. 
Hubbard  was  never  an  uncompromising  partizan, 
but  has  usually  supported  the  Republican  party,  has 
always  devoted  himself  to  study  and  invention,  and 
never  had  time  or  taste  for  public  life.  He  married, 
July  4,  1841,  Harriet  M.  Hoitt,  of  Moultonboro, 
New  Hampshire,  born  September  20,  1820,  died  De- 
cember 28,  1891.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Ezekiel  and 
Betsey  (Buzzell)  Hoitt,  of  Maine.  The  bereaved 
husband  says  of  Mrs.  Hubbard :  "She  was  truly 
a  crown  to  her  husband."  They  were  the  parents  of 
four  children,  namely :  William  Franklin,  Martha 
W.,  Emma  Harriet  and  Harriet  Ella.  The  first  is 
deceased,  as  above  noted;  the  second  resides  with 
her  father  in  Manchester,  unmarried ;  the  third 
married  Charles  C.  Colby  of  Chicago ;  and  the 
fourth  died  in  infancy. 


The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Alvah 
SULLOWAY  W.  Sulloway,  one  of  the  best 
known  business  men  of  New 
Hampshire,  was  born  in  Framingham,  Massachu- 
setts, Christmas  day,  in  the  year  1838.  He  is  the 
only  son  and  eldest  child  of  Israel  W.  and  Adeline 
(Richardson)    Sulloway,    to   whom   three   daughters 


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were  born.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Salem.  New 
Hampshire,  and  sprung  from  Revolutionary  ances- 
try on  both  sides  of  his  house.  He  began  work  in 
textile  mills  at  an  early  age.  and  was  for  some  time 
overseer  in  the  Saxonville  Woolen  Mills,  Framing- 
ham.   Massachusetts. 

When  Alvah  W.  was  about  ten  years  of  age,  his 
family  removed  to  the  town  of  Enfield,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  his  father  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  yarn  and  hosiery,  introducing  the  process  of 
manufacturing  the  celebrated  Shaker  socks  by  ma- 
chinery. In  his  father's  mill  at  Enfield,  Alvah  W. 
gained  a  practical  knowledge  of  the  business.  He 
secured  a  good  academical  education  at  Canaan, 
New  Hampshire.  Barre,  Vermont,  and  the  Green 
Mountain  Liberal  Institute  at  South  Woodstock, 
but  a  considerable  portion  of  his  time  between  the 
ages  of  ten  and  twenty-one  was  spent  in  mill  work. 
He  engaged  in  business  for  himself  as  soon  as  he 
became  of  age,  forming  a  partnership  with  Walter 
Aiken,  of  Franklin,  for  the  manufacture  of  hosiery. 
This  business  connection  continued  for  four  years, 
when  a  new  firm,  consisting  of  Mr.  Sulloway  and 
Frank  H.  Daniell,  of  Franklin,  was  formed  under 
the  name  of  Sulloway  &  Daniell,  for  operating  a 
new  mill.  In  1869  Mr.  Daniell  withdrew,  and  until 
January.   1888,   Mr.  Sulloway  was  sole  proprietor. 

The  mill  contained  in  1S69.  four  sets  of  cards, 
but  in  1887  an  addition  was  built  and  four  more 
sets  were  added.  The  following  year  the  business 
was  incorporated,  taking  the  name  of  Sulloway 
Mills,  with  a  capital  of  $100,000.  In  1897  another 
addition  was  built  for  the  manufacture  of  full- 
fashioned  hosiery,  and  the  capital  increased  to 
$250,000.  The  mills  are  of  brick  and  are  situated 
on  the  lower  power  of  the  Winnipiseogee  river,  op- 
posite the  mills  of  the  International  Paper  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Sulloway  was  among  the  first  to  engage 
in  the  manufacture  of  full-fashioned  hosiery  in  this 
country  after  the  passage  of  the  Dingley  Tariff  Bill 
in  1897.  The  mills  employ  about  seven  hundred 
and  fifty  hands  and  make  about  one  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  fifty  dozens  of  cotton  and  wool  full- 
fashioned   and   seamless   hosiery   daily. 

Mr.  Sulloway  has  been  actively  identified  with 
the  Mayo  Knitting  Machine  Company  since  1888, 
and  1  (radically  organized  the  Mayo  Knitting  Ma- 
chine &  Needle  Company,  in  1896.  of  which  he  was 
an    active    director    until    January,    1902,    when    the 

C pany  elected  him  president.     He  is  interested  in 

many  other  enterprises  and  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izei  of  the  Franklin  National  Bank  in  1879,  was 
elected  its  first  president  and  has  ever  since  held 
that  position;  he  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Franklin  Savings  Bank,  of  which  he  has  ever 
since  been  one  of  the  trustees  and  for  a  long  time 
one  of  the  committee  oi  investment  and  now  presi- 
dent :  he  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  &  Maim-  and 
the  Maine  Central  railroads;  president  of  the  North- 
ern (New  Hampshire)  Railroad,  Concord  & 
Oairmonl  Railroad,  and  thi  Peterboro  &  llillsboro 
Railroad;  president  of  the  Ft  inklin  Light  &  Power 
(' pa  ident   of    Kidder   Machine   Company- 


director  in  the  Androscoggin  Pulp  Company,  of 
Portland,  Maine. 

In  spite  of  his  varied  business  interests,  he  has 
found  time  to  devote  to  politics.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  New  Hampshire  house  of  representatives  in 
1871-72-74-75.  elected  railroad  commissioner  in  1874 
and  served  three  years,  a  member  of  the  state  senate 
in  1S91,  a  delegate  to  the  New  Hampshire  Constitu- 
tional Convention  in  1876  and  1889,  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Franklin  City  government  since  Franklin 
became  a  city,  a  delegate  to  every  Democratic  Na- 
tional Convention  from  1872  to  1896,  and  a  member 
of  the  Democratic  National  Committee  from  1876 
to  1896,  when  he  resigned  and  retired  from  politics. 

In  1S66  Mr.  Sulloway  was  married  to  Susan  K. 
Daniell.  daughter  of  Jeremiah  F.  Daniell,  of  Frank- 
lin. They  have  three  children,  two  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

1.  Alice,  born  August  5,  1871.  married,  October 
16,  1900,  Fredrick  L.  Thompson,  of  Vermont.  They 
have  one  child,  Richard  Leland,  born  March  6,  1002. 

2.  Richard  W.,  born  February  15,  1876,  is  a 
graduate  of  Harvard  College,  class  of  1898.  now 
assistant  superintendent  of  the   Sulloway  Mills. 

3.  Frank  J.;  born  December  II,  18S3.  graduate  of 
Harvard  College,  class  of  1905,  and  of  the  Harvard 
Law  School,  class  of  1907. 


So  far  as  known  the  present  fam- 
CARTLAND     ily  is  the  only  one  of  the  name  in 

the  United  States.  Most  of  the 
Cartlands  have  lived  in  New  Hampshire,  a  few 
migrating  to  Maine,  one  branch  settling  later  in 
Nantucket,  while  individual  members  have  resided 
at  different  places  in  New  England.  The  numerous 
migrations  to  Maine  were  probably  the  result  of  a 
mild  form  of  persecution  to  which  many  Quakers 
were  subjected,  during  the  Revolutionary  period, 
because  of  a  suspicion  that  they  were  not  friendly 
to  the  cause  of  the  Colonies.  Being  Quakers  they 
refused,  in  accordance  with  one  of  the  tenets  of 
their  faith,  to  take  up  arms,  hence  were  suspected 
by  some  of  being  Tories;  in  consequence  of  which 
they  went  with  their  families  to  the  wilds  of  Maine 
and  there  settled  permanently.  This  is  known  to 
be  true  of  some  Massachusetts  Quakers,  and  un- 
doubtedly applies  to  those  from  New  Hampshire  as 
well. 

(I)  John  Cartland,  the  first  of  the  family  in  Amer- 
ica,  was  of  Scotch  descent.  He  came  from  England 
about  1700  and  settled  at  Back  River,  in  Dover,  New 
I  [ampshire,  where  he  married  and  appears  to  have 
left  two  children,  Joseph  and  Hannah,  or  Mary. 
Nothing  is  known  definitely  in  regard  to  Mary's 
marriage  nor  of  her  descendants. 

(II)  Joseph,  son  of  John  Cartland.  was  born 
in  Dover,  probably  in  1721,  because  it  appears  that 
on  December  21  of  that  year  he  was  baptized  by  the 
Rev.  Hugh  Adams,  of  Oyster  River.  He  was  left 
an  orphan  in  early  life  and  went  to  live  in  the  fam- 
ily of  Daniel  Meader,  a  Friend  or  Quaker,  who 
brought  young  Cartland  up  to  become  a  member  of 
that    religious    organization    to    which    most    of    the 


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Cartlands  since  have  belonged.  He  became  a  farmer 
snd  during  life  followed  that  occupation.  In  1737 
he  received  from  Daniel  Meader,  as  compensation 
for  six  months'  services,  the  deed  of  twenty-five 
acres  of  land  in  that  part  of  Durham  which  is  now 
the  town  of  Lee,  and  in  the  following  year  added 
by  purchase  twenty-five  acres,  and  later  twelve 
acres  adjoining  the  original  lot,  which  sixty-two 
acres  he  bequeathed  at  his  death  to  his  son  Jon- 
athan. 

Joseph  Cartland  married  (first),  November  7, 
1745.  at  Dover,  Lydia  Allen,  and  at  about  this  time 
built  a  part  of  the  house  still  standing  and  occupied 
by  the  family  at  the  old  homestead  in  Lee.  They 
had  five  children.  1.  Pelatiah,  the  oldest,  was  born 
December  14,  1746,  and  in  1777  married  Anna  Han- 
son, of  Dover.  In  1778  they  moved  to  Parsansfield, 
Maine,  where  three  children  were  born  to  them, 
Charles,  Abigail  and  Silas.  Pelatiah  died  May  I, 
1830,  and  his  wife  died  April  10,  1849.  2.  Eunice, 
born  March  17,  1749,  married  Tobias  Varney,  of 
Dover.  3.  Miriam,  born  October  21,  1751,  married 
Daniel  Gove,  of  Weare,  New  Hampshire.  4.  Elijah, 
born  August  I,  1755,  married  Abigail  Scales.  5. 
Abigail,  born  October  I,  1758,  married  Isaiah  Jen- 
kins. Asa,  a  son  of  Elijah  Cartland,  married  Sally 
Lawrence,  of  Lee,  and  moved  to  Augusta,  Maine, 
and  a  daughter  Abigail  married  Nathaniel  Oak,  of 
Exeter,  Maine.  Samuel,  a  younger  son  of  Elijah, 
born  March  15,  1791.  was  graduated  from  Dart- 
mouth College,  the  first  college  graduate  from  the 
town  of  Lee,  and  practiced  law  in  Haverhill,  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  a  judge  of  probate  for  Grafton 
•county,  a  member  of  each  branch  of  the  legislature, 
president  of  the  senate  and  as  such  served — during 
an  interregnum — for  twenty-four  hours  as  governor 
of  New  Hampshire.  He  sustained  an  unblemished 
character  through  life,  and  died  February  24,  1852. 
Joseph     Cartland     married     (second),     October   27, 

1763.  Anna  Hanson,  a  daughter  of  Tobias  Hanson, 
and  a  granddaughter  of  Ebenezer  Varney,  of  Dover. 
They  had  six  children :    Sarah,  born  November  24, 

1764,  married  Levi  Green,  of  Weare,  New  Hamp- 
shire; Tobias,  born  September  11,  1766;  Hannah, 
died  in  infancy;  Jonathan,  born  July  16.  1769; 
Lydia,  born  November  30,  1772,  married  Edmund 
Gove ;  and  John,  born  July  22,  1778,  married  Tabitha 
Pope  and  removed  to  Varsalboro,  Maine. 

(Ill)  Jonathan,  third  son-  and  ninth  child  of 
Joseph  Cartland  by  his  second  wife,  Anna  Hanson, 
was  born  in  Lee,  New  Hampshire,  July  16,  1769. 
He  married,  September  17,  1S01,  Elizabeth  Austin, 
•daughter  of  Moses  Austin,  of  Farmington,  New 
Hampshire.  They  had  seven  children :  Hannah, 
born  June  11,  1802,  married  Andrew  E.  DeMerritt, 
of  Lee,  New  Hampshire ;  Caroline,  born  January  7, 
1804,  married,  May  18,  1840,  Daniel  Osborne,  of 
Dover ;  Moses  A.,  whose  sketch  follows ;  Anna,  born 
December  8,  1806;  Joseph,  born  February  2,  1810, 
-married  Gertrude  E.  Whittier.  of  Dover ;  Phebe  A., 
born  September  9,  1811;  Jonathan,  born  June  4. 
1815,  married  Mary  Jane  Smith,  of  Lee.  Jonathan 
'Cartland  died  in  1823.  and  Elizabeth  Austin  Cart- 
land in  1838.     Jonathan  lived  in  Lee  all  his  life,  en- 


gaged in  farming  and  attending  to  settlement  of  es- 
tates and  other  probate  or  similar  business.  At 
the  time  of  his  marriage  to  Elizabeth  Austin,  of 
Farmington,  September  17,  1S01.  he  added  about 
sixty  acres  to  the  farm,  purchased  with  his  wife's 
money,  and  subsequently  added  by  purchase  thirty- 
nine  acres  more.  The  old  homestead  thus  consti- 
tuted has  since  remained  in  the  possession  of  the 
family,  and  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Jon- 
athan's grandson,  Charles  Sumner  Cartland.  In  the 
days  of  slavery  it  was  one  of  the  stations  of  the  un- 
derground railw-ay,  and  many  runaway  slaves — some 
of  whom  are  now  known  to  be  living — owed  their 
success  in  escaping  from  bondage  more  or  less  to 
the  assistance  which  they  here  received.  One  now 
living  in  Philadelphia,  recently  revisited  the  "Old 
Place"  and  recounted  his  experiences  during  a  pro- 
longed stay  there,  about  1845,  when  "Anna"  and 
"Phebe"  taught  him  his  letters  and  to  read  and 
write. 

(IV)  Moses  Austin,  eldest  son  and  third  child 
of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Austin)  Cartland,  was 
born  in  Lee,  New  Hampshire,  November-  17,  1805. 
He  was  educated  in  the  Friends'  School  at  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  where  he  remained  and  taught 
four  years  after  he  had  completed  his  education. 
About  the  middle  of  August,  1834,  he  opened  the 
school  which  afterwards  became  noted  as  Clinton 
Grove  Academy  at  Weare,  New  Hampshire,  and  for 
fourteen  years  was  its  successful  principal.  He  was 
one  of  the  most  noted  teachers  the  state  had  ever 
known.  He  possessed  a  remarkable  personality  and 
was  endowed  with  a  peculiar  faculty  for  inspiring 
the  love  and  confidence  of  his  pupils,  without  in 
any  degree  detracting  from  his  ability  to  govern 
and  properly  control  his  school.  He  had  an  ac- 
curate knowledge  of  human  nature  and  used  to  say 
that  all  he  needed  to  know  of  a  boy  in  order  to  de- 
termine how  to  deal  with  him  was  to  see  him  pass 
fri  in  the  door  to  his  seat  in  the  school-room.  The 
reputation  of  the  Clinton  Grove  school  spread  so 
rapidly,  although  advertising  was  never  resorted  to, 
that  it  soon  became  necessary  to  build  a  boarding- 
house  for  the  accommodation  of  pupils  from  out  of 
town.  Most  of  these  came  from  New  Hampshire 
and  Maine,  but  at  one  time  there  were  pupils  from 
Alabama  and  Texas.  His  sisters,  Caroline  and 
Phebe  A.,  were  valuable  assistants,  the  former  more 
particularly  in  school  work  while  the  boarding- 
house  was  under  the  supervision  of  the  latter,  and 
the  old  pupils  can  abundantly  testify  to  Phebe  A.'s 
ability  to  provide  for  the  "inner  man,"  while  Moses 
and  Caroline  fed  the  brain. 

After  retiring  from  Clinton  Grove  Academy, 
Mr.  Cartland  returned  to  the  old  farm  in  Lee,  hav- 
ing in  the  meantime,  April  26,  1846,  married  Mary 
P.  Gove,  of  Henniker,  New  Hampshire,  a  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Abial  (Chase)  Gove,  and  a  grand- 
daughter of  Daniel  Gove,  who  married  Miriam 
Cartland  as  already  related.  There  for  a  time  he 
gave  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits,  later  es- 
tablishing a  school  which  he  taught  for  several 
years.  In  the  autumn  of  1853  he  went  to  Weare 
again  and  settled  upon  a  farm  at  Page's  Hill  near 


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North  Weare  village.  Here  he  remained,  engaged 
in  farming,  teaching  and  newspaper  work,  until 
shortly  after  his  wife's  death,  which  occurred  July 
21,  i860,  when  he  returned  with  his  family  of  five 
children  to  Lee. 

The  children  were :  Caroline,  horn  July  6,  1847, 
married  Charles  B.  Shackford,  of  Conway,  and  later 
of  Dover,  New  Hampshire:  Mary  Elizabeth,  born 
May  24,  1849,  who  was  for  a  number  of  years  a  suc- 
cessful teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Dover  and  else- 
where; Charles  Sumner,  born  March  19,  1851;  Ellen 
Gertrude,  born  November  4,  1853,  married  Charles 
F.  Thompson,  of  Lee,  and  Jane  Smith,  born  Sep- 
tember 29,  1858.  married  Rev.  Frank  O.  Tyler,  of 
Exeter,  New  Hampshire.  Caroline  (Cartland) 
Shackford  died  November  21,  1897,  but  the  other 
four  children  are  still  living. 

Aside  from  his  occupation  as  a  school-master, 
Mr.  Cartland  spent  much  time  in  furthering  various 
reforms.  He  was  an  ardent  temperance  man  and 
consistent  total-abstainer  from  the  use  of  any  form 
of  intoxicating  liquors.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest 
abolitionists,  and  while  at  Clinton  Grove  established 
an  Anti-Slavery  Society  in  Weare  which  grew  to 
sixty  members.  Vigorous  in  debate,  though  possess- 
ing none  of  the  arts  of  studied  oratory,  he  was  an 
impressive  and  effective  speaker,  carrying  conviction 
to  the  minds  of  his  hearers  by  his  zeal  and  earnest 
appeals  to  the  nobler  instincts  of  the  heart,  kindling 
within  them  something  of  his  own  hatred  of  every- 
thing tending  to  brutalize  or  degrade. 

Mr.  Cartland  wrote  much  for  the  public  press — 
usually  anonymously — and  his  articles  were  char- 
acterized by  conciseness,  sometimes  abrupt  but  al- 
ways forcible.  He  was  associated  with  Whittier  in 
the  publication  of  an  anti-slavery  paper  in  Philadel- 
phia, and  was  at  one  time  educational  editor  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Journal  of  Agriculture,  published 
in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  also  con- 
nected with  the  While  Mountain  Torrent  and  wrote 
much  for  the  Herald  of  Freedom.  He  was  also  at 
one  time  Washington  correspondent  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Democrat,  published  by  George  G.  Fogg, 
at  Concord.  New  Hampshire,  and  a  striking  in- 
stance of  his  ability  to  read  and  interpret  the 
thoughts  of  men,  or  of  his  prophetic  vision,  oc- 
curred at  about  this  time. 

Speaking  of  different  members  of  the  United 
Stau :s  senate  in  1851,  he  said,  "Jefferson  Davis,  of 
Mississippi,  is  another  quite  young  senator  who  is 
pretty  full  of  fight.  *  *  *  He  would  like  to 
figure  in  a  new  republic  but  whether  he  ever  has 
the  opportunity  or  nut  remains  to  be  seen." — a 
pretty  accurate  prophecy  of  events  to  occur  ten 
years  later.  Mr.  Cartland  was  representative  to 
the  state  legislature  from  the  town  of  Weare  in 
1861-62,  and  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  a 
number  of  years,  both  in  Weare  and  I. re,  holding 
that  position  in  the  latter  place  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  In  June.  1863,  be  wenl  to  Newport,  Rhode 
Lland,  to  deliver  the  annual  address  before  the 
Alumni  Association  of  Friend's  School,  and  return- 
ing was  taken  sick  at  the  residence  of  his  brother, 


Joseph    Cartland,    at    North    Providence,    and    died 
there  on  the  fifth  of  the  following  July. 

Perhaps  the  tribute  of  his  kinsman  and  life-long 
friend,  John  G.  Whittier,  can  most  fittingly  express- 
the  estimation  in  which  he  was  held  by  those  who- 
knew  him  best.  We  quote  from  "A  Memorial,"' 
written  at  the  time  of  Mr.  Cartland's  death. 

"'  In  love  surpassing  that  of  brothers 

We  walked,  O  friend,  from  childhood's  day; 
And  looking  back  o'er  fifty  summers. 
Our  foot-prints  track  a  common  way. 

One  in  our  faith,  and  one  our  longing 

To  make  the  world  within  our  reach 
Somewhat  the  better  for  our  living, 

And  gladder  for  our  human  speech. 

The  task  was  thine  to  mould  and  fashion 

Life's  plastic  newness  into  grace: 
To  make  the  boyish  heart  heroic, 

And  light  with  thought  the  maiden's  face. 

All  hearts  grew  warmer  in  the  presence 

Of  one  who,  seeking  not  his  own. 
Gave  freely  for  the  love  of  giving. 

Nor  reaped  for  self  the  harvest  sown. 

And  who  could  blame  the  generous  weakness 

Which,  only  to  thyself  uniust. 
So  over-prized  the  worth  of  others 

ADd  dwarfed  thy  own  in  self-distrust? 

O'er  all  the  land,  in  town  and  prairie, 
With  bended  heads  of  mourning,  stand 

The  living  forms  that  owe  their  beauty 
And  fitness  to  thy  shaping  hand." 

(V)  Charles  Sumner,  only  son  and  third  child 
of  Moses  A.  and  Mary  P.  (Gove)  Cartland.  was- 
born  in  Lee,  New  Hampshire,  March  19,  1851.  In 
his  early  days  he  was  taught  by  his  father  and  later 
took  a  course  at  Friend's  School  in  Providence. 
When  fifteen  years  of  age  he  began  working  for 
himself  in  a  wholesale  dry-goods  house  in  Provi- 
dence, and  two  years  later  entered  a  wool-broker's 
office  in  the  same  city,  remaining  there  about  a  year 
and  a  half.  He  then  went  to  Urbridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, as  bookkeeper  in  a  mill  operated  by  the 
same  firm,  and  stayed  there  until  the  firm  dissolved 
in  the  following  year.  He  then  went  with  the 
senior  partner.  Mr.  Edward  S.  Bradford,  to  Web- 
ster, Massachusetts,  where  he  was  for  a  year  em- 
ployed in  different  capacities  by  the  Slater  Manu- 
facturing Company,  lie  then  returned  to  Provi- 
dence and  was  for  something  more  than  three  years 
in  a  wholesale  grocery  and  flour  store.  The  busi- 
ness was  not  congenial,  neither  could  be  ci  inpletely 
stifle  the  longing  to  get  back  to  the  old  homestead. 
Consequently,  in  March,  1875,  lie  returned  to  Lee, 
intending  to  give  his  attention  thenceforth  to  farm- 
ing. In  June,  however,  of  the  same  year,  be  ac- 
cepted what  he  supposed  would  be  a  temp.. rare  pos- 
ition in  the  counting-room  of  the  Cocheco  Manu- 
facturing Company  in  Dover,  but  remained  there 
seven  months,  when  a  position  was  offered  him  in 
the  Strafford  National  Hank,  which  he  accepted,  en- 
tering upon  his  duties  January  17,  1876.  For  more 
than  thirty  years,  therefore,  he  has  been   connected 


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with  this  bank,  twelve  years  as  clerk,  then  assistant 
cashier,  and  in  July,  1  So r ,  he  was  elected  cashier, 
which  position  he  still  holds,  being  also  a  member 
of  the  board  of  directors. 

He  is  a  member  of  Moses  Paul  Lodge  of  Ma- 
sons, and  of  Dover  Grange,  and  was  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  the  Bellamy  Club,  a  social  organization, 
which  received  its  name  from  a  locality  in  Dover 
and  not  because  of  any  sympathy  among  its  mem- 
bers for  the  theories  of  the  writer  of  that  name. 
He  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Dover 
Home  for  Aged  Women,  afterward  the  Dover  Home 
for  Aged  People,  and  now  the  Wentworth  Home 
for  the  Aged.  He  has  been  treasurer  of  this  insti- 
tution since  its  incorporation  in  1885,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  its  board  of  trustees  since  a  permanent  or- 
ganization was  effected  in  1897.  For  several  years 
he  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  finance  committee 
of  the  Dover  Children's  Home.  He  has  been,  all 
his  life  intensely  interested  in  politics,  and  although 
quite  active  locally  has  very  seldom  sought  office. 
He  was  treasurer  of  Strafford  county  from  1883  to 
1889,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  alder- 
man in  Dover  for  two  years.  Aside  from  these  two 
instances  he  has  not  been  a  candidate  for  any 
elective  position. 

Charles  S.  Cartland  married,  April  27,  1887.  Julia 
Hilliard  Wallingford.  daughter  of  Zimri  Scates 
and  Alta  Lucia  Gray  (Hilliard)  Wallingford,  of 
Dover.  Mrs.  Cartland,  a  most  estimable  woman 
of  rare  endowments,  died  June  13.  1894,  leaving 
three  children :  Charles  Wallingford,  born  April 
4,  1888,  now  (1906)  a  sophomore  at  Dartmouth 
College;  Lucia  Hilliard,  born  August  2,  1890:  and 
Mary  Austin,  born  February  22,  1892,  both  now 
pupils  in  the  Dover  high  school. 


The     early     American     members     of 
HIBBARD     this  family  were  hardy  pioneers  and 
prominent    citizens    of   the    commun- 
ities  where  they  lived.     The  later  generations  have 
ably    maintained    the    reputation    of    their   ancestors 
for  ability  and  character. 

(I)  Robert  Hibbard.  the*  immigrant  ancestor 
of  a  very  large  part  of  the  family  of  that  name  in 
the  United  States,  was  born  in  Salisbury,  England. 
and  baptized  March  13,  1613.  Some  time  between 
1635  and  1639  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  and  settled 
at  Salem,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  saltmaker  and 
also  a  brickmaker,  and  the  location  of  his  works 
can  be  determined  at  the  present  time.  He  was  in- 
dustrious, reliable,  well-respected,  in  comfi  rtable 
circumstances,  a  member  of  the  church,  and  held 
town  offices.  The  church  records  of  Salem  state 
that  "Robert  Hibbard  and  Joanna  his  wife,  were 
admitted  to  communion  May  3,  1646."  At  a  meet- 
ing of  the  selectmen  "9th  mo  1650,"  "Robert  Hib- 
bard" was  granted  twenty  acres  "for  commonage 
and  wood  in  the  place  requested."  A  deed  dated 
April  30,  1659.  grants  to  "Robert  Hibbard  of  Salem 
in  New  England  Bricklayer,  thirteen  acres  of  up- 
land, be  it  more  or  less,  lying  and  being  scituate 
within  the  township  of  Salem."     A  second  deed  of 


a  "parcell  of  land  on  Cape  Ann,"  is  dated  Novem- 
ber 18,  1664.  His  will  is  dated  April  9,  1684.  and 
the  total  of  the  inventory  is  two  hundred  and 
eighty-one  pounds  and  six  shillings.  Robert  and 
Joanna  Hibbard  had  ten  children:  Mary,  John, 
Sarah,  died  young;  Sarah.  Joseph  and  Robert,  twins; 
Joanna,  Elizabeth.  Abigail  and  Samuel. 

(II)  Robert  (2),  third  son  and  child  of  Robert 
(1)  and  Joanna  Hibbard,  was  born  in  that  part  of 
Salem  now  called  Beverley,  was  baptized  March  7, 
1648,  and  died  in  Windham,  Connecticut,  April  29, 
1710.  He  first  settled  in  Wenham,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  united  with  the  church  in  1694.  He  re- 
moved with  his  family  to  Windham,  Connecticut, 
in  1700,  taking  with  him  a  letter  of  fellowship  from 
the  church  in  Wenham  to  the  church  in  Windham. 
Robert  Hibbard  and  his  sons  helped  to  build  the 
first  church  in  the  town,  and  members  of  the  family 
took  part  in  building  the  church  in  the  parish  of 
Scotland  and  a  number  of  the  family  belonged  to 
that  church.  Robert  Hibbard  married,  in  Wen- 
ham, Massachusetts.  Mary  Walden,  who  died  in 
Windham,  Connecticut.  March  7,  1736.  Their 
eleven  children  were :  Mary,  Robert,  Joseph,  Nath- 
aniel, Ebenezer.  Martha,  Josiah,  Hannah,  Sarah, 
Abigail  and  Lydia. 

(HI)  Robert  (3).  son  of  Robert  (2)  and  Mary 
(Walden)  Hibbard,  was  born  in  Beverley,  July  8, 
1676,  died  June  26,  1742.  When  twenty-two  years 
of  age  he  left  Wenham  for  Windham,  Connecticut, 
and  was  the  first  of  the  name  in  that  state.  Robert 
and  Joseph  Hibbard  went  to  Windham  at  least  two 
years  before  the  removal  of  their  parents  with  the 
other  members  of  the  family.  The  first  meeting  to 
organize  a  church  and  society  was  held  December 
4,  1700.  Eleven  persons  were  present  and  included 
in  that  number  were  the  two  brothers.  Robert  and 
Joseph.  At  a  subsequent  meeting  held  December 
10,  1700,  a  society  and  church  was  organized.  At 
this  meeting  the  father  and  two  sons  were  present 
and  took  an  active  and  zealous  part.  Robert  was 
made  a  townsman  in  16S7.  He  married,  December 
3.  1702.  Mary  Reed,  born  June  14,  1687,  died  March 
7,  1763.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  as 
follows:  John.  Robert.  Josiah,  Samuel,  Mary, 
Joshua,   David,   Martha,   Hannah   and   Seth. 

(IV)  David  (1),  sixth  son  and  seventh  child 
of  Robert  (3)  and  Mary  (Reed)  Hibbard.  was  born 
at  Windham,  March  5,  1716,  and  died  at  Coventry, 
Connecticut,  August  13.  1800.  He  resided  at  differ- 
ent times  at  Windham.  Killingly,  Coventry,  Leb- 
anon, and  Mansfield.  He  married  (first),  Septem- 
ber 8  (15).  1743,  Elizabeth  Levans,  who  died  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1762:  married  (second),  January  26.  1763, 
Dorcas  Thorpe  (or  Throop),  born  April  2.  1724, 
died  at  Coventry,  July  31,  tSoi.  His  children  were: 
Diah,  Sibyl,  Uriah,  David,  Silas,  Elizabeth,  Dorcas, 
Selah  and  Mary. 

(V)  Deacon  David  (2).  fourth  son  and  child 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Levans)  Hibbard.  was 
born  in  Hebron.  Connecticut,  December  2,  1755.  and 
died  in  Concord.  Vermont.  February  18.  1845.  He 
removed    from    Windham    county,    Connecticut,    to 


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ivich,   Vermont,   and   in   1799  to  Concord,   Ver- 

:.  where  for  many  years  he  was  deacon  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  He  married.  November 
11.  1700.  Eunice,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Eunice 
itt,  of  Coventry,  Connecticut.  She  was  born 
in  Hebron,  January  19.  1759.  and  died  September 
22,  [831.  They  had  thirteen  children  whose  names 
were:  David,  Dyer,  Lyman.  Alma.  Eunice,  Eliza- 
beth, Joseph,  Electa,  Delia,  Silas.  Lydia,  Elias, 
Avery   and  Asa. 

(VI)  Silas,  fifth  son  and  tenth  child  of  David 
Eunice  (Talcott)  Hibbard,  was  born  in 
Norwich,  Vermont,  May  3,  1797,  and  died  June  11, 
1836.  He  was  actively  interested  in  starting  the 
village  of  East  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont.  He  after- 
ward  b  night  a  farm  in  Lyndon.  Vermont,  and  soon 
removed  to  that  place,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  His  death  was  caused  by  the  falling  of 
a  tree.  He  married.  April  15.  1822,  Olive  Albee, 
survived  him  thirty-eight  years,  dying  August 
10.  1874.  Their  children  were:  Arthusa  Ann,  Ellery 
Albee.  Alonzo  D.,  Holland  H.  and  William  B. 

(VII  1  Ellery  Albee.  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  Silas  and  Olive  (Albee)  Hibbard,  was 
born  in  St.  Johnsbury.  Vermont,  July  31.  1826,  and 
died  in  Laconia.  New  Hampshire.  July  24.  1903.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  in  St.  Johnsbury 
and  at  the  Derby  (Vermont)  Academy.  He  read 
law  with  Nathan  B.  Felton.  and  with  Charles  A. 
Morrison  at  Haverhill,  New  Hampshire:  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  July,  1840.  at  Plymouth,  and  soon 
afterward  began  practice  at  that  place,  where  he 
continued  until  1853,  when  he  removed  to  Meredith 
Bridge,  a  manufacturing  village  situated  partly  in 
Meredith  and  partly  in  Gilford,  which  by  subse- 
quent legislation  became  Laconia,  where  he  ever 
after  resided  until  his  death.  He  was  a  studious 
and  hard  working  lawyer,  and  succeeded  through 
honesty,  untiring  industry  and  fidelity  to  the  inter- 
ests of  his  clients.  His  ability  as  an  attorney  was 
recogni  ed  wherever  he  was  known,  and  a  large 
part  of  the  litigants  of  his  neighborhood  were  his 
clients  He  was  nol  only  a  good  lawyer,  a  true 
friend  and  a  wise  counselor,  but  was  a  well-known 
man  in  official  circles,  where  he  filled  pi  -itions  of 
honor  and  trust  for  many  years. 

In  1852-53-54  he  was  clerk  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire house  of  representatives.  In  1S65-66  he  was 
a   mi  1    the   house   from   Laconia.     In   March. 

1871.  he  was  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket  repre- 
sent;.;' ■  to  congress  from  the  first  New  Hamp- 
shiri  On    the   expiration    of   his   term   he 

ud]  1  of  thi  supreme  court  of  New 
Hampshire.  In  August.  1874,  the  statute  under 
which  the  judges  held  their  office  was  repealed  and 
a  substitute  enacted,  and  he  was  appointed  judge 
under  the  new  statute,  but  declined  the  office  and 
resumed  the  practice  of  his  profession,  continuing 
until    1N00.    when    he    retired  lunt    1  I    tailing 

health.  He  was  a  delegate  from  Laconia  to  the 
constitutional  convention  held  January,  1889.  He 
also  served  as  trustee  of  the  New  Hampshire  Asy- 
lum  for  the   In-. on     from    i S7 1   to   [898.     The  record 


of  the  offices  he  filled  is  a  sufficient  testimonial  of 
the  ability  and  fidelity  he  brought  to  the  discharge 
of  his  duties. 

He  married,  December  5.  1853.  Mary  Houston 
Bell,  born  at  Haverhill.  New  Hampshire,  in  1833, 
daughter  of  J;  L  1  Bartlett)    Bell,  and 

great-granddaughter  of  Josiah  Bartlett,  a  signer  of 
the  Declaration  of  Independence.  The  children  of 
this  marriage  were:  Charles  Bell,  Jennie  Olive, 
married  Orman  True  Lougee,  of  Laconia :  Walter 
Silas  and  Laura  Bartlett. 

(VIII)  Charles  Bell,  eldest  child  of  Judge 
Ellery  A.  and  Mary  H.  (Bell)  Hibbard,  born  in 
Laconia,  December  25.  1855,  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Laconia,  at  the  Gilford  Academy, 
the  Tilton  Academy,  the  Exeter  Academy,  and  at 
Dartmouth  College,  graduating  from  the  latter  in- 
stitution with  the  class  of  1876,  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  was  salutatorian,  and  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Kappa  Kappa  Kappa  so- 
ciety. He  read  law  in  his  father's  office  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  1879,  and  soon  afterward  re- 
moved to  Massachusetts,  was  there  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  practiced  his  profession  about  seven  years 
in  Worcester  and  Boston,  chiefly  in  the  latter  city. 
Returning  to  Laconia  in  1886  he  entered  into  part- 
nership with  his  father  under  the  firm  name  of  E. 
A.  &  C.  B.  Hibbard.  They  were  thus  associated 
until  a  short  time  before  the  death  of  Judge  Hib- 
bard. In  1903  he  became  associated  in  business 
with  F.  M.  Beckford,  under  the  name  and  style  of 
Beckford  &  Hibbard.  This  firm  dissolved  in  1904, 
since  which  time  Mr.  Hibbard  has  been  alone  in  the 
practice.  In  November,  1886,  he  was  elected  solici- 
tor of  Belknap  county,  and  held  the  office  one  term 
of  two  years ;  in  December,  1895,  he  was  appointed 
by  the  judges  of  the  supreme  court  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, reporter  of  that  court,  his  term  of  service 
beginning  January  I,  1896,  and  ending  June  30, 
1899.  He  filled  the  office  of  member  of  the  board 
of  education  of  Laconia  from  1897  to  1903. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  past  worship- 
ful master  of  Mount  Lebanon  Lodge,  No.  32,  An- 
cient Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  and  past  high 
priest  of  Union  Royal  Arch  Chapter;  member  of 
Pythagorean  Council,  of  Laconia;  past  grand  of 
Winnipisogee  Lodge,  No.  7,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  Laconia. 

He  married.  December  14,  1S97.  Mary  Eastman, 
born  in  Laconia,  August  19,  i860,  daughter  of 
Lucian  and  Elizabeth  (Chadwick)  Gale.  She  is 
1  [<»6)  serving  her  third  term  on  the  board  of  edu- 
e. 11  ion  of  Laconia. 


This    name    is    not    among    the    most 

FERREN     numerous    in    New    Hampshire   but    it 

has    filled    an    honorable    part    in    the 

development  of  the  state  and  in  its  professional  and 

business  circles  generally. 

(I)   Jonathan  Ferren,  who  was  born  about   1695, 

was  a  citizen  of  Amesbury,  Massachusetts  from  1720 

to  1741.     He  was  probably  among  those  immigrants 

■ere  attracted   to   this    country  soon   after  the 


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opening'  of  the  eighteenth  century  by  its  promise  of 
civil  and  religious  liberty.  The  troublous  days  of 
■Cromwell  in  England  induced  many  people  to  leave 
that  country  for  the  "New  and  untried  world  across 
the  sea"  whose  fortunes  could  not  hold  much  more 
sorrow  for  them  than  they  found  at  home.  Ebenezer 
Ferren  removed  from  Amesbury  to  Newton ;  per- 
haps did  not  remove,  but  was  found  to  be  in  that 
town  after  the  adjustment  of  the  province  line  in 
1741.  He  was  a  lieutenant  and  his  name  is  fre- 
quently mentioned  in  the  local  records  of  his  time. 
He  was  among  the  petitioners  for  the  incorporation 
of  the  town  of  Newton  and  died  about  1770.  His 
will  is  dated  February  22,  1768  and  was  proved 
June  27,  1770.  His  wife  was  living  at  the  time  his 
will  was  made.  He  was  married  in  Amesbury, 
December  10,  1719,  to  Sarah  Wells,  who  was  born 
July  30,  1698,  daughter  of  Titus  and  Joanna  (Row- 
ell)  Wells,  and  granddaughter  of  Rev.  Thomas 
Wells,  a  conspicuous  figure  of  Amesbury.  Some 
of  their  children  were  born  in  Amesbury  and  some 
in  Newton,  namely:  Timothy,  Mary  (died  young), 
Mary,  Elizabeth,  Moses,  Zebulon,  Jonathan,  Al- 
pheus,  Sarah,   Philip,  Aquilla,  Phineas  and  Hannah. 

(II)  Philip,  sixth  son  and  tenth  child  of  Jona- 
than and  Sarah  (Wells)  Ferren,  was  born  October 
31,  1739,  in  Amesbury  and  settled  in  Goffstown, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  first  lieutenant  ol  the 
First  Company  of  the  Ninth  Regiment  of  New 
Hampshire  militia,  and  served  in  the  main  conti- 
nental army  during  the  Revolution,  being  among 
the  devoted  ones  who  passed  the  memorable  winter 
at   Valley  Forge.     He  died  about  1804. 

(III)  Ebenezer,  son  of  Philip  Ferren,  was  born 
January  24,  1780,  in  Goffstown,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  passed  his  life.  He  married  Mary  Eaton, 
who  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Francis  Eaton,  one 
of  the  pilgrims  who  paved  the  way  for  American 
civilization  on  the  historic  "Mayflower."  One  of  his 
descendants,  John  Eaton,  was  a  resident  of  Haver- 
hill, Massachusetts,  and  was  a  progenitor  of  Samuel 
Eaton,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  who  fought  at  the 
battle  of  Bennington  under  John  Stark. 

(IV)  Ebenezer  (2),  son  of  Ebenezer  (1)  and 
Mary  (Eaton)  Ferren,  and  was  of  those  quiet  sub- 
stantial characters  loved  by  all  who  may  be  privileged 
to  know  them.  He  was  for  many  years  a  leading  busi- 
ness man  of  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  and  died 
at  his  home  there  November  15,  1902.  He  was  born 
February  12,  1817,  in  Goffstown,  and  had  the  privi- 
leges of  the  local  schools  for  a  few  years.  He  began 
his  business  career  early  in  life,  starting  out  on  the 
road  as  a  salesman  May  27,  1837,  and  continued  in 
that  pursuit  until  August,  1845.  At  that  time  he 
opened  a  dry  goods  and  carpet  store  in  Manchester, 
and  continued  for  a  period  of  twenty  years  in  that 
line,  being  remarkably  successful.  His  kind  and  en- 
gaging manner  and  thorough  upright  methods  of 
business  management  called  about  him  friends  and 
extended  his  patronage  until  he  enjoyed  an  exten- 
sive trade,  and  was  able  to  retire  in  1865.  His  pro- 
fits were  invested  largely  in  real  estate,  which  ap- 
preciated in  value,  and  his  time  came  to  be  so  oc- 


cupied in  caring  for  his  estate,  that  he  disposed  of 
the  store  in  1865.  He  was  one  of  those  even  and 
self-contained  natures  that  hold  aloof  from  polit- 
ical strifes,  and  yet  he  entertained  strong  and  set- 
tled convictions  upon  all  topics  of  human  interest. 
He  acted  with  the  Prohibition  party  in  elections 
and  lived  up  to  his  convictions.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Sons  of  Temperance  from  1847,  and  was  dele- 
gate to  the  National  Prohibition  convention  at  In- 
dianapolis in  1888,  and  to  the  tenth  National  Tem- 
perance convention  at  Saratoga  in  July,  1891.  He 
was  always  a  temperance  man,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Manchester, 
serving  ten  years  as  treasurer  of  its  Sunday  school, 
resigning  in  1893.  He  refused  to  ally  himself  with 
any  other  societies  than  those  above  named,  and 
lived  a  quiet  life  of  contemplation  and  study.  One 
of  the  topics  that  greatly  interested  him  was  the 
history  of  the  crucifixion,  and  he  felt  certain  that 
he  had  established  the  exact  location  of  the  points 
of  greatest  interest  to  the  Christian  world  in  and 
about  Jerusalem.  He  is  quoted  as  saying,  "I  have 
a  God  that  is  worth  more  to  me  than  all  the  money 
that  is  made,"  which  is  an  indication  of  his  intensely 
religious  and  devout  spirit.  His  departure  from 
earth  was  mourned  by  many  loving  and  apprecia- 
tive friends,  who  gave  to  his  devoted  widow  a 
sincere  sympathy  in  her  great  bereavement.  Mr. 
Ferren  was  married  August  7,  1849,  to  Adelaide  E. 
Badger,  who  still  survives  him  and  remains  in  their 
pleasant  home  on  Walnut  street,  Manchester,  about 
which  so  many  happy  memories  cluster.  (See  Bad- 
ger). 


John  Aloysius  Sheehan,  son  of 
SHEEHAN  John  Sheehan  and  Margaret  (Sul- 
livan) Sheehan,  was  born  in  Town- 
send,  Massachusetts,  May  28,  1868.  Both  his 
parents  were  born  in  Tralee,  county  of  Kerry,  Ire- 
land, and  came  to  America  in  1850,  settling  first  in 
Bradford,  New  Hampshire  and  afterwards  in  Town- 
send,  Massachusetts.  His  father  lost  his  life  during 
a  storm  on  Lake  Michigan,  August  15,  1869,  while 
on  a  trip  to  the  west,  whence  he  had  gone  with  the 
intention  of  locating  and  later  removing  his  family. 
His  mother,  left  a  widow  with  two  young  children, 
bravely  battled  with  the  world  and  gave  to  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  and  his  sister  a  grammar 
school  education.  He  attended  the  Park  Street 
Grammar  School  under  the  mastership  of  Pro- 
fessor Thomas  Corcoran  and  there  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  his  business  education.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen he  left  school  and  served  as  clerk  for  Roger 
G.  Sullivan  for  two  and  one-half  years  in  the 
wholesale  and  retail  tobacco  business.  Then  for 
three  years  thereafter  as  money  order  clerk  in  the 
postoffice  in  the  City  of  Manchester.  When  he  was 
twenty  years  of  age  he  established  himself  in  the 
fire  insurance  and  real  estate  brokerage  business, 
in  which  by  reason  of  his  activity,  application,  and 
progressive  ideas  he  has  achieved  well  merited  suc- 
cess. The  business  of  his  agency  has  constantly  in- 
creased   until   at   the    present    time    he    controls    the 


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largest  insurance  agency  north  of  the  Massachusetts 
line.  In  connection  with  Mr.  Roger  G.  Sullivan, 
the  well  known  proprietor  of  the  7-20-4  cigar.  Mr. 
Sheehan  has  engaged  extensively  in  handling  large 
real  estate  tracts  in  Manchester,  not  only  with  profit 
to  himself  but  also  to  Manchester,  making  it  bigger, 
better  and  busier.  During  the  past  few  years  he  has 
confined  himself  almost  exclusively  to  his  insurance 
business  and  his  commodius  offices  in  the  Pickering 
building  present  a  busy  scene  on  any  week  day  with 
their  large  clerical  force.  He  has  interested  him- 
self in  the  organization  of  fire  insurance  companies 
within  the  state,  has  organized  the  Queen  City 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  which  transacted 
a  very  successful  business  until  reinsured  some  five 
years  ago.  He  was  also  instrumental  in  forming 
the  Manchester  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New 
Hampshire,  which  was  granted  a  charter  in  1903. 
He  is  a  director  in  the  Manchester  Coal  and  Ice 
Company;  The  Rimnion  Manufacturing  Company; 
The  McGregorville  Manufacturing  Company ;  The 
Kimball  Carriage  Company;  and  the  True 
W.  Jones  Brewing  Company.  Mr.  Sheehan 
was  appointed  aid-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  Gov- 
ernor Chester  B.  Jordan  in  1901  with  the  title  of 
colonel.  He  was  elected  as  a  Republican  member  of 
the  New  Hampshire  Legislature  from  Ward  2,  Man- 
chester, in  1903  and  served  his  ward  with  conspicu- 
ous ability.  Mr.  Sheehan  was  president  of  the 
Bradley  Lyceum  for  three  years,  a  literary  and 
musical  organization,  of  which  the  late  Rt.  Rev. 
Denis  M.  Bradley  was  the  founder  and  in  which 
the  Bishop  took  a  great  interest.  He  is  an  attend- 
ant at  St.  Joseph's  Roman  Catholic  Church.  Also 
affiliates  with  the  following  organizations :  Knights 
of  Columbus,  of  which  he  is  a  charter  member,  and 
was  Grand  Knight  during  1899;  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Catholic  Club;  Derryfield  Club;  Calumet 
Club ;  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  of 
which  he  is  a  charter  member ;  and  the  Intervale 
Country  Club.  He  married,  April  29,  1896,  Georgia 
Mary  Becbe,  daughter  of  Judge  George  M.  Beebe 
of  Monticello,  New  York,  and  they  have  three  chil- 
dren :  Margaret  C,  Helen  B.,  and  Catherine  B. 


This  name  is  of  English  origin,  and 
GLIDDEN    was  among  those  early  transplanted 

to  America.  It  is  not  numerously 
represented  in  New  Hampshire,  but  those  who  bear 
the  name  have  contributed  in  a  worthy  way  to  the 
development  and  progress  of  the  best  intere  1  I 
the  state.  The  estate  of  Glidden,  England,  whence 
the  first  settlers  came  to  tin-  country,  comprises  two 
thousand   a   n  The    family    is    descended    from 

Osbert  de  Gladisfen,  or  Gladwin,  long  settled  at 
(Hidden,  England  I  he  first  to  come  into  England 
was  William  Gernon,  of  Essex,  in  1066.  Glidden  is 
situated  seven  miles  south  of  Petersfield  and  about 
twelve  miles  north   of  Portsmouth,   England. 

(I)  Charles  Glidden  was  born  in  England,  in 
163S,  probably  in  Glidden,  Hampshire  county, 
whence  he  removed  in  1665  to  Portsmouth,  New 
Hampshire.      He    took    the   oath    of   fidelity    111    [665, 


and  was  granted  land  in  Newmarket  in  1697.  He 
had  previously  purchased  land  and  sold  one  hundred 
acres  in  1702. 

(II)  Richard,  son  of  Charles  Glidden,  was  of 
Brentwood,  New  Hampshire,  in  1660,  and  died  Oc- 
tober s,  172S,  his  will  being  proved  December  4, 
of  that  year.  .  He  married,  in  1687,  Sarah  Gilman, 
of  the  celebrated  family  which  settled  in  Gilmanton, 
New  Hampshire. 

(III)  Charles  (2),  son  of  Richard  and  Sarah 
(titlman)  Glidden,  was  born  January  24,  1710,  in 
Newmarket,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  Exeter, 
December  18,  1796.  He  raised  a  military  company 
in  his  vicinity  in  1743  and  fought  at  Louisburg  in 
1745.  He  subsequently  removed  to  Unity,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  selectman.  In  1775  he 
furnished  men,  arms  and  ammunition  on  the  call 
of  the  Provincial  congress,  and  was  one  of  the 
signers  of  the  association  test.  He  was  a  delegate 
to  the  convention  to  adopt  the  Federal  constitution 
in  1788.  He  married,  in  February,  1729,  Lydia, 
daughter  of  John  Dudley. 

(IV)  Zebulon,  son  of  Charles  and  Lydia  (Dud- 
ley) Glidden,  was  born  in  1730,  in  Lee,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  died  in  Gilmanton,  1791,  being  one  of 
the  early  proprietors  of  that  town.  He  was  one  of 
the  petitioners  from  New  Hampshire  towns  to  be 
annexed  to  Massachusetts.  He  married,  Novem- 
ber 17,  1757,  Temperance  Whiddon,  of  Newmarket. 

(V)  John,  son  of  Zebulon  and  Temperance 
(Whiddon)  Glidden,  was  born  in  1760,  in  New  Dur- 
ham, New  Hampshire,  and  died  December  8.  1829, 
in  Newcastle,  Maine,  whither  he  removed  in  17.^4. 
He  was  town  clerk  in  Newcastle  many  years,  and 
served  as  postmaster  from  1S08  to  1829;  he  was 
an  earnest  patriot  during  the  Revolution,  but  being 
lame  and  too  young  could  not  enter  the  army,  lie 
married,  March  31,  1799,  Sarah  Boynton  Shove, 
daughter  of  John  Shove,  who  came  to  Maine  in 
1760,  and  served  in  the  Revolutionary  army  under 
Lafayette  in  1776.  John  Shove  married,  in  1780, 
Jane  Boynton,  daughter  of  Peltier  Boynton,  who 
served  through  the  Revolution  and  afterwards  lived 
in  Wiscassett,  Maine.  The  sons  of  John  Glidden 
were  active  in  the  settlement  of  New  Durham  Gore, 
now  the  town  of  Alton,  and  the  first  petition  for 
the  organization  of  that  town,  March  31,  1794, 
bears  the  signature  of  two  of  them,  David  and  Nich- 
olas. 

(VI)  Henry,  probably  a  son  of  John  and  Sarah 
Boynton  (Shove)  Glidden.  was  a  resident  of  Alton, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  lived  and  died.  Ik- 
married  Mercy  French,  of  Madbury,  this  state, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  Thomas,  William, 
John,  Jacob  S.,  Rhoda.  Hannah,  (who  married 
Samuel    Home),   and   Nancy. 

(VII)  John  Glidden,  third  son  and  child  of 
Henry  and  Mercy  (French)  Glidden.  was  born 
March  25,  1809,  in  Alton,  New  Hampshire,  died 
January  31,  1877.  When  a  young  man  he  settled 
in  Tuftonborough.  He  was  an  upright  and  con- 
scientious man,  and  always  manifested  a  profound 
interest  in   the  moral   and  temporal   welfare  of  the 


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community  in  which  he  lived.  His  citizenship  was 
of  a  type  well  worthy  of  emulation.  In  early  man- 
hood he  united  with  the  Christian  Baptist  Church, 
but  in  1845  became  converted  to  the  doctrines  pro- 
mulgated by  the  apostle,  William  Miller,  generally 
known  as  Millerites,  or  Second  Adventists.  He 
married  (first),  January  24,  1832,  Pluma  B.  Dame, 
a  native  of  Tuftonborough,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  six  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. Those  who  lived  to  maturity  are  Henry 
Paul,  a  retired  shoe  manufacturer,  lives  in  Dover. 
John  A.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to.  Eunice  M., 
wife  of  William  B.  Fullerton,  of  Wolfborough. 
Edmund  C,  who  died  in  California  in  1904.  Aaron 
B.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty  years.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  Mrs.  Lavina  (Vickery)  Morse. 
There  was  one  child  by  this  marriage,  George  W., 
of  Dover. 

(VIII)  John  A.,  third  child  of  John  and  Pluma 
B.  (Dame)  Glidden,  was  born  in  Tuftonborough, 
March  14,  1836.  Having  concluded  his  attendance 
at  the  public  schools  he  served  an  apprenticeship 
at  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed  as  a 
journeyman  during  the  summer  season  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  and  the  fall  and  winter  months  were 
devoted  to  teaching  school.  After  his  marriage  he 
engaged  in  farming  at  the  Manson  homestead  in 
Barrington.  Removing  to  Dover  in  1868  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Cocheco  Print  Works  as  carpen- 
ter and  general  repairer,  but  severed  his  connection 
with  that  concern  in  1869  in  order  to  engage  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account.  Having  erected  a  plant  he 
began  the  manufacture  of  dressed  lumber,  shoe- 
boxes,  etc.,  and  in  connection  with  that  enterprise 
conducted  a  flourishing  business  as  contractor  and 
builder.  In  1873  he  established  himself  in  the  under- 
taking business  in  Dover,  which  he  has  ever  since 
conducted  with  gratifying  success.  He  also  carries 
on  a  large  and  well  equipped  livery  stable. 

Mr.  Glidden  has  for  years  evinced  an  earnest 
interest  in  matters  relative  to  public  education,  and 
while  residing  in  Barrington  served  with  ability  as 
superintendent  of  schools.  He  is  an  ex-member 
of  the  Dover  board  of  aldermen,  and  represented 
that  city  in  the  lower  house  of  the  state  legislature 
in  1899.  In  politics  he  acts  with  the  Republican 
party.  In  the  Masonic  order  he  has  attained  to  the 
thirty-third  degree,  United  States  jurisdiction.  He 
is  one  of  the  best  known  Odd  Fallows  in  the  state. 
Joining  the  last  named  order  in  1872  he  subse- 
quently occupied  all  the  important  chairs  in  Mount 
Pleasant  Lodge,  No.  16;  was  admitted  to  the  grand 
lodge  in  1883  and  served  as  grand  master  1886-87;  was 
grand  representative  to  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge 
in  1888-89  and  again  in  1894-95  ;  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Encampment,  the  Lodge  of  Rebekahs  and  the 
Patriarchs  Militant,  having  served  upon  the  staff  of 
General  H.  A.  Farrington  as  brigade  chaplain  with 
rank  of  major.  His  religious  affiliations  are  with 
the  Second  Adventists,  and  he  is  one  of  the  most 
prominent  members  of  that  denomination  in  Dover. 

On  May  12,  i860,  Mr.  Glidden  was  united  in 
marriage    with    Mary    Addie    Manson,    daughter   of 


James  and  Zerviah  (Sherburne)  Manson,  of  Bar- 
rington. She  was  a  teacher,  and  after  their  mar- 
riage was  her  husband's  assistant  at  the  high  schools 
where  he  was  in  charge.  Mrs.  Glidden  died  Sep- 
tember 16,  1891,  at  Dover. 


The  Varney  name  is  one  of  the  most 
VARNEY  ancient  in  the  United  States.  The 
early  settlers  belonged  to  the  Society 
of  Friends.  Eight  generations  have  lived  in  Dover, 
New  Hampshire.  The  family  is  not  as  numerous 
in  this  country  as  some  others;  but  it  has  furnished 
a  large  proportion  of  useful,  substantial  citizens. 

(I)  William  Varney  came  from  England  to  Ips- 
wich, Massachusetts,  about  the  middle  of  the  seven- 
teenth  century.     The  name  at  that  time   was  often 

spelled  Verney  or  Varnie.    He  married  Bridget  

who  died  at  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  October  26, 
1672.  She  was  livin'g  at  Ipswich  in  1669  when  she 
sold  some  land  to  Bart  Forbes.  William  Varney 
died  at  Salem,  Massachusetts,  in  1654,  leaving  four 
children :  Humphrey,  whose  sketch  follows.  Sarah, 
November  11,  1657,  married  Jeffrey  Parsons.  Rachel, 
married   William   Vincent.     Thomas,   born    in    1641. 

(II)  Humphrey,  eldest  son  and  child  of  William 
and  Bridget  Varney,  was  "received  an  inhabitant" 
of  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  August  14,  1659.  He 
was  taxed  at  Dover  Neck  till  1662.  He  was  in 
Cocheco  in  1665.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife  was  Esther  Starbuck,  daughter  of  Elder  Ed- 
ward and  Catherine  (Reynolds)  Starbuck.  She 
died  probably  without  children.  On  March  2,  1664- 
65  he  married  her  sister,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Starbuck) 
Austin,  who  had  been  twice  previously  married. 
Sarah  Starbuck  was  born  about  1640.  About  1658 
she  was  married  to  William  Story,  and  about  1666 
to  Joseph  Austin,  who  died  in  1663.  Humphrey 
and  Sarah  (Starbuck)  Varney  had  five  children: 
John,  born  in  1664,  died  in  1666.  Peter,  whose 
sketch  follows.  Joseph,  born  in  1667.  Abigail,  born 
in  1669,  married  William  Bradstone.  Ebenezer, 
married  Mary  Otis.  Humphrey  Varney's  will  was 
proved  August  8,  1714. 

(III)  Peter,  second  son  and  child  of  Humphey 
and  Sarah  (Starbuck  Story  Austin)  Varney,  was 
born   at   Dover,    New   Hampshire,    March   29,    1666- 

67.      He    married    Elizabeth   ,    and    they    had 

eight  children:  Joseph,  married  Abigail  Robin- 
son in  1722.  Moses,  whose  sketch  follows.  Sarah, 
married  Michael  Kennard  in  1734-  Rachel.  Ben- 
jamin, married  Mary  Hussey.  Susanna,  married 
Richard  Scammon  in  1734.  Lydia,  married  Robert 
Hanson  in  1738.  Esther,  married  Elijah  Tuttle. 
Peter  Varneys  will  was  proved  July  18,  1732.  Ben- 
jamin Varney  was  great-great-grandfather  of  John 
Riley  Varney,  who  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
College  where  he  was  professor  of  mathematics 
from  i860  to  1863.  He  was  editor  of  the  Dover 
Enquirer  and  the  Dover  Republican  from  1868  un- 
til his  death  in  1882. 

(IV)  Moses,  second  son  and  child  of  Peter  and 
Elizabeth  Varney,  was  born  at  Dover,  New  Hamp- 
shire.    In   1728  he  married  Phebe  Tuttle,  and  they 


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had  eleven  children,  all  born  in  Dover.  The  chil- 
dren were :  James,  whose  sketch  follows.  Sarah, 
married  Solomon  Lcighton.  Lydia,  married,  in 
1760,  Solomon  Varney.  Elijah,  married  Sarah 
Roberts.      Humphrey.        Peter,    married    Mehitabcl 

- — ■ .      Benjamin,    married    Abigail    . 

Elizabeth,  married  1772,  Nicholas  Harford.  Mor- 
decai,  married,  in  1797,  Huldah  Varney.  Moses. 
Phebe,   married,   in    177.'.  Joseph   Bickford. 

(V)  James,  eldest  son  and  child  of  Moses  and 
Phebe    (Tuttle)    Varney,   was  born  in   Dover,   New 

Hampshire.      He   married   Abigail  ,   and  they 

had  nine  children :  The  two  eldest,  Enoch  and 
Eunice,  were  twins,  and  were  born  in  1749;  Enoch 
married  Abigail  Hanson,  and  died  in  1806.  Eunice, 
lived  to  her  hundredth  year,  and  died  just  two 
months  before  completing  her  centennial.  John,  mar- 
ried Mary  Wentworth  in  1793.  James,  married 
(first)  .Martha  Wentworth  in  1787,  and  (second) 
Eliza  Clark.  Aaron,  married  Mary  Clement.  Robert, 
born  in  1754,  married,  in  1779,  Molly  Gage.  Thomas, 
whose  sketch  follows.  Moses,  married  Jennie  Lary. 
Isaac,  born  in   1751,  married  Elizabeth  Roberts. 

(VI)  Thomas,  sixth  son  and  seventh  child  of 
James  and  Abigail  Varney,  was  born  in 
1756.  He  married  Tamson  Roberts,  and  they  had 
eight  children:  Dominicus,  married,  in  181 1,  Polly 
Jones,  of  Dover.  Andrew,  whose  sketch  follows. 
George,  born  in  1790,  married  Mary  A.  French,  in 
1827.  Charles,  married,  in  1827,  Mary  A.  Peaslee. 
Tamson,  born  in  1796.  Sarah,  born  in  1801.  Shad- 
rach.     Ezra. 

(VII)  Andrew,  son  of  Thomas  and  Tamson 
(Roberts)  Varney,  was  born  in  1788.  In  1825  he 
married  Susan  Footman,  who  was  born  in  t8os. 
They  had  ten  children :  Lydia,  born  in  1826.  Almira, 
born  in  1828,  married  Charles  W.  Roberts.  Delia 
A.,  born  in  1830.  Charles  M.  and  Charlotte  A., 
twins,  born  in  1837.  Charles  M.  died  in  infancy. 
Charlotte  A.  died  in  1855.  George,  born  in  1S32, 
died  in  1872.  Ellen  A.,  born  in  1835,  died  in  1865. 
Thomas  G.,  born  in  1839.  Andrew,  born  111  1843. 
Frank  F.,  born  in  1849.  Andrew  Varney  died  in 
1876  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  His 
wife  died  in  1866. 

(VIII)  George,  eldest  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Andrew  and  Susan  (Footman)  Varney,  was  born 
at  Dover,  in  1832.  He  was  in  the  furniture  business 
at  Lawrence  and  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  for  some 
years,  and  later  kept  a  shoe  store  at  Lawrence, 
Ma  1  .  He  married  Laura  A.  Work,  of 
a  Connecticut  family.  They  had  three  children,  all 
sons:  George  Ezra,  whose  sketch  follows.  Thomas 
E.,  born  in  1858.     Lewis,  born  in  1865,  died  in   1 

(IX)  George  Ezra,  son  and  child  of  George  and 
Laura  A.  (Work)  Varney,  was  born  in  1854.  lie 
was  educated  in  the  high  schools  of  Dover,  New 
Hampshire.  After  leaving  school  he  acted  as  clerk 
for  several  years.  In  1882  lie  started  in  the  drug 
business  for  himself,  which  business  he  has  suc- 
cessfully continued  till  the  present  time.  He  is 
prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  lie  is  a  member  of 
Stanford  Lodge,  No.  29;   Belknap  Chapter,   X".  8; 


also  of  Orphan  Council,  No.  I,  Royal  Select  Masters, 
Saint  Paul  Commandery,  Knights  Templar.  He 
has  represented  his  ward  in  the  state  legislature. 
He  married  Helen  Delano  Everett,  daughter  of 
Charles  and  Abbie  (Palmer)  Everett,  of  Dover,  Xew 
Hampshire.  They  were  married  February  5,  1880, 
and  there  are  five  children :  Lucius  Everett,  Law- 
rence Delano,  Alice  Marguerite,  Wallace  Gallinger 
and  Helen  E. 


This    noble    family,    according    to    the 
DILLON     Dillon   pedigree,    is   said   to   derive   its 

origin  from  Lochan  or  Logan  Delune, 
or  Delion  (a  descendant  of  one  of  the  monarchs  of 
Ireland).  According  to  the  Breton  annals  and  rec- 
ords the  barons  and  seigneurs  of  Brittany  rose  in 
arms  against  Henry  II  when  he  virtually  annexed 
their  country.  The  De  Leons  were  the  principal 
leaders  in  the  revolt,  were  overpowered  and  com- 
ix lied  to  give  hostages  for  their  future  good  be- 
havior. These  hostages  were  sent  to  Ireland,  ac- 
cording to  family  traditions,  and  one  of  them  be- 
came the  progenitor  of  all  who  bear  the  name  of 
Dillon,  a  name  of  great  note  in  the  counties  of 
Meath,  Westmeath,  Longford,  Roscommon,  Mayo 
and  other  parts  of  Ireland,  where,  and  in  many 
foreign  countries,  they  flourished  in  the  highest  de- 
partments of  church  and  state. 

Colonel  John  Julius  Dillon,  only  child  of  Colonel 
John  Julius  Dillon  of  the  British  Army,  who  was 
killed  in  the  Crimean  War,  was  born  in  London, 
England,  October  25,  1841.  The  father  being  absent 
from  home  in  the  discharge  of  his  official  duties,  the 
son,  left  to  the  care  of  his  mother,  conceived  a  de- 
sire to  see  the  world,  and  at  the  age  of  twelve  years 
became  a  sailor,  and  followed  the  sea  about  ten 
years,  visiting  during  that  time  nearly  every  country 
of  the  world.  In  1863  he  came  to  America  and 
soon  afterwards  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company 
K,  Fourth  New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry, 
where  he  served  faithfully.  His  term  of  service 
was  two  years,  one  half  of  that  time  being  spent 
in  rebel  prisons,  the  famous  Libby  prison  at  Rich- 
mond, and  those  of  Andersonville  and  Florence  be- 
ing among  the  number  of  places  of  his  confinment 
during  that  time.  His  record  is  as  follows:  En- 
listed  October  16,  1S63,  and  credited  to  Alexandria; 
mustered  in  October  16,  1863,  as  a  private;  cap- 
tured May  16,  1864,  at  Drewry's  Bluff,  Virginia; 
released  May  2,  1865;  appointed  corporal  July  1, 
1865,  and  discharged  August  3,  1S65,  at  Concord. 
\fter  his  return  from  the  war  he  lived  at  Bristol, 
New  Hampshire,  where  for  two  years  he  worked  at 
blacksmithing.  Subsequently  he  removed  to  Man- 
cluster  where  he  was  an  employe  of  the  Amoskeag 
corporation  until  about  1881.  He  then  became  local 
agent  at  Manchester  for  the  Northwestern  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company,  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 
A  year  later  he  was  promoted  to  the  general  agency 
of  that  company  for  the  State  of  New  Hampshire 
and  held  that  position  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred April  29,  1899.  He  was  also  agent  of  the 
American        Casualty        Insurance        Company       of 


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Baltimore,  vice-president  of  the  National 
Underwriters  and  president  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Underwriters.  On  the  day  of 
his  death  he  went  to  his  office  as  usual  and  was 
stricken  with  apoplexy  and  died  very  suddenly. 
There  were  few  men  in  Manchester  better  known 
than  Colonel  Dillon.  In  almost  all  walks  of  life 
his  genial_  countenance  had  made  many  friends  and 
the  news  of  his  sudden  death  was  heard  with  gen- 
uine regret.  Personally  he  was  one  of  the  most 
companionable  of  men  and  he  always  had  a  cheery 
word.  He  was  of  a  particularly  martial  bearing 
and  was  a  natural  leader.  To  the  worthy  poor  and 
the  distressed  he  was  always  a  friend.  He  was  a 
widely  read  man  and  to  the  day  of  his  death  was 
a  devotee  of  good  books.  He  was  a  member  of 
many  military,  fraternal  and  social  organizations. 
Upon  being  mustered  out  of  the  federal  service  he 
entered  the  New  Hampshire  National  Guards  where 
he  served  as  a  sergeant  in  the  Head  Guards  of  Bris- 
tol, and  sergeant  and  captain  in  the  Manchester  vVar 
Veterans,  and  captain  of  the  Straw  Rifles.  Finally 
he  was  appointed  colonel  of  the  First  Regiment, 
New  Hampshire  National  Guards,  and  resigned 
that  position  in  1884.  Shortly  before  his  death  he 
was  elected  president  of  the  Veteran  Officers  Asso- 
ciation, of  the  First  Regiment,  National  Guards  of 
New  Hampshire,  an  organization  in  which  he  was 
always  very  popular.  In  Grand  Army  circles  he 
was  well  known.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Louis 
Bell  Post,  of  which  he  was  one  time  commander. 
He  worked  hard  to  keep  up  an  interest  in  his  post 
and  during  his  commandership  it  prospered,  and  his 
term  was  marked  as  one  of  the  most  active  in  the 
history  of  the  organization.  In  September,  1896, 
on  the  occasion  of  the  semi-centennial  of  the  city 
of  Manchester  Colonel  Dillon  was  chairman  of  the 
Grand  Army  exercises.  In  the  Union  Veterans' 
Union  he  was  assistant  adjutant  general  of  the  de- 
partment of  New  Hampshire,  under  George  F. 
Perry.  Colonel  Dillon  was  a  prominent  member  of 
Ridgeley  Lodge  No.  74,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows ;  Wonolauset  Encampment,  No.  2,  and 
Ridgeley  Canton  No.  2,  Patriarchs  Militant,  and  of 
the  Amoskeag  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  In 
politics  he  was  a  pronounced  Republican.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  board  of  trade  and  the  Com- 
mercial Travelers'  Association.  He  married,  in 
Manchester,  February  15,  1869,  Mary  E.  Smith,  who 
was  born  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  October  29, 
1838.  She  still  survives  him.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  James  and  Martha  K.  (Austin)  Smith.  Mr. 
Smith  was  born  in  Kenkilly,  County  Antrim,  Ire- 
land, June  25,  1812,  and  died  at  Concord,  June  17, 
1887,  aged  seventy-five.  Martha  K.  (Austin)  Smith 
was  born  in  Canterbury,  New  Hampshire,  August 
26,  1812,  and  died  in  Loudon,  July  2,  1856,  aged 
forty-four.  They  lived  in  Loudon  the  greater  part 
of  their  lives.  Three  children  were  born  to  Colonel 
and  Mrs.  Dillon :  Mary  E.,  who  died  young :  Maud 
E.,  born  August  2,  1873,  resides  with  her  mother ; 
and  Charles  J.,  born  April  23,  1875.  The  last 
named   is   a   steam  fitter  by   trade.     He   married   in 


Manchester,   June   27,   1906,  Lena   Chilcott,  of  Man- 
chester. 


Persons  of  this  name  are  mentioned 
GUILLET     in    the    records    of  the    province   of 

Quebec,  in  the  very  early  years  of 
the  settlement  of  Canada,  where  they  had  gone  from 
France  to  be  pioneers  in  the  wilderness. 

(I)  Pierre  Guillet.  born  1626,  married  Jeanne 
De  Launay,  who  was  born  in  1629,  and  they  had 
born  to  them  a  son,  Mathurin,  next  mentioned. 

(II)  Mathurin,  son  of  Pierre  and  Jeanne  (De- 
Launay)  Guillet,  was  born  at  Trois  Rivieres,  No- 
vember 6,  1649,  and  died  at  Montreal.  March  2, 
1720.  He  married  Marie  Charlotte  LeMoyne,  who 
was  born  in  1765,  and  died  February  24,  1743, 
daughter  of  Jean  LeMoyne.  They  had  four  children  : 
Marie  Elizabeth,  Paul,  Louise  Charlotte  and  Marie 
Renee. 

(III)  Paul,  only  son  of  Mathurin  and  Marie 
Charlotte  (LeMoyne)  Guillet.  was  born  January  28, 
1690,  and  died  June  7,  1753.  He  married,  January 
31,  1717.  at  Quebec,  Catherine  Pinguet,  daughter  of 
Peter   Pinguet. 

(IV)  Peter  was  probably  the  son  of  Paul  and 
Catherine  (Pinguet)  Guillet.  Tradition  states  that 
he  was  born  in  France,  but  it  is  more  probable  that 
he  was  born  in  Montreal. 

(V)  Charles  (1),  son  of  Peter  Guillet.  was 
born  at  St.  Charles  or  Montreal.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  resided  in  St.  Charles,  where  he  spent  his  last 
years  and  died  when  he  was  more  than  eighty  years 
of  age. 

(VI)  Charles  (2).  son  of  Charles  (1)  Guillet, 
was  born  in  St.  Charles,  province  of  Quebec.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  carpenter,  and  was  employed  in 
those  pursuits  in  Canada  until  1868,  when  he  removed 
with  his  family  to  Burlington,  Vermont,  where  he 
resided  until  his  death  in  1893.  He  married  Mary 
Prat,  who  died  in  Burlington  in  1S99.  They  had 
nine  children :  Philomene,  Aglae,  Aime,  Magloire, 
Charles,  Philippe,  Noel  E.,  Anna  and  Marie  Laure. 

(VII)  Dr.  Noel  E.  Guillet,  seventh  child  of 
Charles  (2)  and  Marie  (Prat)  Guillet,  was  born 
in  St.  Charles,  province  of  Quebec,  December  25, 
1862.  From  the  age  of  thirteen  to  eighteen  he  at- 
tended school  at  St.  Hyacinth.  From  there  he 
went  to  Montreal,  where  he  worked  in  a  drug  store 
and  studied  pharmacy  in  a  pharmaceutical  college. 
Subsequently  he  went  to  Fall  River  and  Haverhill, 
Massachusetts,  and  served  as  a  clerk  in  a  drug 
store,  and  later  to  Woonsocket,  Rhode  Island,  and 
took  a  course  in  pharmacy,  being  graduated  from 
the  Pharmaceutical  College  of  Providence,  Rhode 
Island.  After  engaging  in  the  drug  business  for 
himself  at  Woonsocket  a  year,  he  sold  out  and  en- 
tered the  Vermont  University,  Burlington,  from 
which  he  took  his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in 
1886.  Soon  afterward  he  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  which  he 
continued  there  seven  years.  Becoming  convinced 
that  the  demands  of  the  profession  required  better 
educated   and   more   skillful   surgeons,   and   satisfied 


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that  his  efficiency  would  be  greatly  enhanced  by  a 
abroad,  Dr.  Guillet  went  to  Paris  in  1893, 
1  nt  a  year  and  a  half  as  an  attache  to  the  cel- 
!  surgeon  Dr.  Peau's  clinics  at  the  Interna- 
tional Hospital.  Returning  to  New  Hampshire,  he 
settled  in  Manchester,  where  he  has  since  resided 
and  practiced.  In  May,  1896,  Dr.  Guillet  again 
visited  Paris  and  for  five  months  was  Dr.  Peau's 
chief  of  clinics.  Again,  in  1897,  he  returned  to 
Paris,  and  was  associated  for  five  months  with  Dr. 
Peau  as  first  assistant  in  charity  and  private  prac- 
While  abroad  Dr.  Guillet  enjoyed  the  friend- 
ship and  society  of  many  distinguished  men,  both 
Europeans  and  Americans,  in  and  out  of  his  pro- 
fession. With  his  natural  aptitude  for  surgery  and 
the  unusually  favorable  and  prolonged  opportunities 
for  acquiring  knowledge  of  the  most  approved 
methods.  Dr.  Guillet  has  become  a  leader  in  his 
profession,  and  now  makes  a  specialty  of  surgery, 
wdiich  receives  his  entire  attention.  In  connection 
with  his  practice  he  has  a  private  sanitarium  which 
accommodates  fifteen  patients.  He  is  also  surgeon 
to  Notre  Dame  Hospital,  of  Manchester,  and  honor- 
ary member  of  Fanny  Allen  Hospital  staff,  Burling- 
ton. Vermont.  His  accomplishments  and  success 
have  brought  him  a  large  and  profitable  practice  and 
given  him  a  wide  reputation.  He  is  a  member  of 
numerous  medical  societies,  among  which  are : 
(1)  The  Manchester  Medical  Society.  (2)  The 
New  Hampshire  Medical  Society.  (3)  The  Amer- 
ican Medical  Society.  (4)  The  Surgical  Society  of 
Paris.  Dr.  Guillet  married  (first),  February  4. 
1889,  in  Nashua,  Elizabeth  Lasard,  born  in  St. 
Johns,  province  of  Quebec,  1864.  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward Lasard.  She  died  November  20,  1889.  leaving 
a  daughter,  Isabel,  born  November  13,  1889.  He 
married  (second  1,  in  Montreal,  February  17,  1903, 
Ro  e  Anna  Poupart.  born  in  Montreal,  July  S,  1866. 


This  family,  wdiich  is  of  remote  Eng- 
YVARING     lish   origin,   came    to     America     from 
Clitheroe,  county  of  Lancashire.  Eng- 
land,   where   it   has   been    long   established,    and   the 
majority   of    it-    members    have   for   several   genera- 
tions been  identified  with  the  textile  industry. 

David  Waring  came  from  Clitheroe  to  Fall 
River,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  employed  at 
cotton  dyeing,  and  where  he  resided  until  his  death. 
He   married   Mary  Henry,  of  Clitheroe. 

Robert    II.    Waring,    son    of    David     and     Mary 

.  1    Waring,  was  born   in   Clitheroe  and  came 

t-i   Fall  River  in  the  early  forties.     He  there  learned 

the  art  of  engraving  at  the  American  Print  Works, 

he   w<  irked    for   more   than    forty   years.     He 

years  old,   and   his   death 

occurred   in  June,    tg  1     the    evening      i    the    first 

nomination    of    President    McKinley.    He    married 

Ann    B  of   Clitheroe.   and   had   a 

family    of     six     children:      Elizabeth,     Mary.      Vnn, 

Robert,  Martha  and  Thoi  The  last   two 

mentioned    are    the    only    0  living.     Martha 

married  John  Townsend,  of  Newport,  Rhode  Island. 

and  n<  w  resides  in  Kansas  City.  Missouri. 


Thomas  Henry  Waring,  only  surviving  son  of 
Robert  H.  and  Ann  (Broughton)  Waring,  was  born 
in  Fall  River,  January  3,  1S49.  He  was  reared  and 
educated  in  the  border  city  where,  at  an  early  age, 
he  entered  a  textile  mill  as  an  apprentice  and,  learn- 
ing the  art  of  calico  printing,  became  an  expert  in 
that  calling.  In  1878  his  services  were  secured  by 
the  Manchester  Print  Works,  where  for  the  past 
twenty-eight  years  he  has  been  regarded  as  a  most 
competent  and  reliable  employe,  and  he  is,  in  all 
probability,  one  of  the  leading  expert  calico  printers 
in  New  England.  Politically  Mr.  Waring  supports 
the  Republican  party.  His  fraternal  affiliations  are 
with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and 
the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  married.  June  23,  1870, 
in  Fall  River,  Martha  L.  Bogle,  of  that  city,  and 
their  children  are:  Harriet  L,  born  in  Fall  River, 
and  Ann  Elizabeth,  born  in  Manchester. 


The     name     of     Shortridge,     or 
SHORTRIDGE     Shortriggs,  as  it  has  sometimes 

been  spelled,  is  very  rare  in 
America.  It  seems  to  belong  to  New  Hampshire. 
Richard  Shortridge,  probably  the  first  American  an- 
cestor, was  a  freeman  in  Portsmouth  in  1672.  He 
married  Esther,  daughter  of  Godfrey  Dearborn,  of 
Hampton.  New  Hampshire.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren:   Robert,  who  married  ,  November   18, 

1686.  It  is  probably  a  descendant  of  this  Richard, 
another  man  of  the  same  name  living  in  Portsmouth 
about  ninety  years  later,  about  whom  Brewster  tells 
this  story  in  his  Rambles.  Governor  Benning 
Wentworth,  the  great  man  of  his  day.  was  lift 
widowed  and  childless,  and  about  1759  he  proposed 
marriage  to  a  Miss  Molly  Pitman,  an  attractive  young 
woman  in  humble  circumstances.  Miss  Pitman 
would  have  nothing  to  do  with  her  opulent  admirer, 
and  she  married  the  man  of  her  choice,  Richard 
Shortridge.  a  mechanic  in  Portsmouth.  But  Gover- 
nor Wentworth  was  not  to  be  flouted  so  easily.  An 
English  frigate  was  in  the  harbor,  and  soon  after 
the  marriage  a  press  gang  was  sent  to  the  house  of 
the  newly  wed.  and  Shortridge  was  forcibly  taken 
from  home.  He  was  removed  from  ship  to  ship, 
and  for  seven  long  years  his  faithful  wife  mourned 
his  absence.  One  day  he  told  his  story  to  the  chief 
officer  of  the  vessel,  wdio  advised  him  to  run  away. 
He  was  finally  restored  to  his  home,  and  to  his  de- 
voted Penelope.  Meanwhile,  Governor  Wentworth 
bad  con-oled  himself  with  Martha  Hilton,  whom  he 
married  March  15,  i;()0.  The  old  Wentworth  man- 
sion at  Little  Harbor  where  they  were  married,  is 
now  owned  by  Tenipleton  Coolidgc.  of  Boston 
(1906),  and  the  great  carved  mantel-piece  in  the 
banquet  hall,  before  wdiich  they  stood  during  the 
ceremony,  is  in  an  excellent  state  of  preservation. 
I  he  romantic  Story  is  familiar  to  all  in  Longfellow's 
Lady  Wentworth. 

To    return   to    the    original    Richard    Shortridge: 

The    name    appears    in    1717    in    the    North    Parish 

.11I-  at   Portsmouth  among  the  list  of  those  pcr- 

sons  "rated  to  ye  old  meeting-house."    This  would 

seem  to   indicate  that   he  was  a  person  of  standing, 


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but  nothing  further  about  him  has  been  discovered. 
It  is  quite  probable  that  the  Robert  mentioned  be- 
low may  have  been  his  grandson,  perhaps  the  son 
of  Richard's  son,  Robert.  A  tradition  says  that 
Robert,  of  Wolfboro,  came  from  England.  In  the 
absence  of  direct  proof  of  his  ancestry,  we  have 
chosen  him  to  start  the  family  line. 

(I)  Robert  Shortridge  settled  in  Wolfboro, 
New  Hampshire.  Nothing  more  is  known  about 
him  except  that  he  was  the  first  of  his  name  in  that 
place,  and  the  father  of  Samuel.  He  may  have 
come  direct  from  England  :  but  as  Wolfboro  region 
was  largely  settled  by  people  from  Portsmouth,  it  is 
more  probable  that  he  was  descended  from  the  fam- 
ily of  the  seaport  town.  Governor  Wentworth  built 
the  first  summer  residence  in  America  on  the  shores 
of  Lake  Wentworth  in  Wolfboro,  and  communica- 
tion was  comparatively  easy  between  that  place  and 
Portsmouth. 

(II)  Samuel,  son  of  Robert  Shortridge,  was 
born   at   Wolfboro,    New   Hampshire.     He    followed 

farming  all  his  life.     He  married  Neal.  and 

they  had  five  children :  John,  died  single ;  James 
N..  mentioned  below  ;  Lucy,  married  Richard  Chase ; 

Mary,  married  John  Lyford ;  Lavinia,  married 

Emerson. 

(III)  James  N.,  second    son    and  child  of  Samuel 

and  (Neal)  Shortridge.  was  born  in  Brookfield, 

New  Hampshire,  in  1792.  He  lived  in  that  town  all 
his  life,  and  always  followed  farming.  He  married 
Polly  Nutter,  and  they  had  ten  children :  Leonard, 
married  (first)  Rosilla  Fernald,  and  (second)  Mary 
Tibbetts ;  Richard,  married  Ann  Nutter ;  Martha, 
married  Howard  Willey ;  Joshua,  married  Lydia 
Cady;  Ruhama,  married  (first)  James  Jerald.  and 
(second)  Robert  Smith;  James  H„  married  Mary 
Twombly;  George  L..  married  Carrie  Nason;  John 
L.,  mentioned  below :  Mary  E.,  who  died  at  fifteen 
years ;  and  Samuel  T.,  who  died  at  fifteen  years. 

(IV)  John  L.,  sixth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
James  N.  and  Polly  (Nutter)  Shortridge,  was 
born  at  Wolfboro,  New  Hampshire,  August  28,  1836. 
He  followed  farming  all  his  life  in  Farmington  and 
Dover,  New  Hampshire.  He  married,  January  I, 
1868,  Susan  E.  Mitchell,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Sally  (Drew)  Mitchell,  of  New  Durham.  Of  this 
union  seven  children  were  born,  three  of  whom  died 
in  infancy.  The  other  four  were:  Elwell  S.,  whose 
sketch  follows :  J.  Lewis,  born  August  30,  1870,  now 
a  clerk  in  Portsmouth.  New  Hampshire;  Cora  N., 
born  September  8,  1876,  married  James  L.  Furbush ; 
Edna  S.,  born  April  19,  1878. 

(V)  Elwell  S.,  eldest  son  and  child  of  John  L. 
and  Susan  E.  (Mitchell)  Shortridge,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 20,  1869,  in  Brookfield.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools.  He  spent  his  young  days 
on  the  farm  and  when  seventeen  years  of  age  went 
to  work  in  a  shoe  factory.  He  remained  there  but 
a  short  time,  and  in  1887  accepted  a  position  with 
the  C.  E.  Brewster  Company,  wholesale  druggists 
and  stationers  of  Dover,  New  Hampshire.  He  has 
remained  with  this  firm  ever  since,  and  has  been 
treasurer  and  general  manager  since  1900.     He  is  a 


Republican  in  politics,  and  is  a  member  of  Stafford 
Lodge,  No.  29,  of  Masons.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  No.  184. 
of  Dover. 


This  name  can  be  traced  to  England, 
LOVELL     Ireland  and  Scotland,  and  is  identified 

with  nobility.  Among  the  founders  of 
New  England  were  several  Lovells,  and  the  first  of 
the  name  to  emigrate  was  probably  William  Lovell, 
who  settled  in  Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  in  1630. 
and  as  he  was  the  master  of  a  small  vessel  engaged 
in  the  coastwise  trade,  it  is  the  opinion  of  some  of 
the  local  historians  that  Lovell's  Island  in  Boston 
Harbor,  was  named  for  him.  Robert  Lovell,  an- 
other immigrant,  was  made  a  freeman  of  Massa- 
chusetts in  1635.  Thomas  Lovell,  who  was  a  cur- 
rier by  trade,  came  from  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1639. 
He  was  in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  in  1640,  and  was 
residing  at  Ipswich  in  1647,  but  returned  to  Salem, 
where  he  served  as  a  selectman  in  1681.  The 
Lovells  of  North  Yarmouth,  Maine,  who  come  di- 
rectly within  the  province  of  this  article,  are  doubt- 
less descended  from  one  of  these  emigrants,  but  the 
waiter  is  unable  to  trace  their  lineage  back  to  the 
original  ancestor  in  America. 

(I)  The  first  of  the  Lovells  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, mentioned  in  a  record  at  hand,  was  Josiah 
Lovell,  who  married  Ruth  Beals. 

(II)  David,  son  of  Josiah  and  Ruth  (Beals) 
Lovell,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  North  Yarmouth. 
The  name  of  his  wife  was  Sally  Pratt. 

(III)  Captain  Josiah,  son  of  David  and  Sally 
(Pratt)  Lovell.  was  a  native  of  North  Yarmouth 
and,  like  many  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  that  lo- 
cality, he  began  at  an  early  age  to  follow  the  sea. 
He  was  a  deepwater  sailor,  and  became  a  shipmaster 
engaged  in  the  foreign  trade.  His  death  occurred 
in  Matanzas,  Cuba,  1857.  He  married  Priscilla  Tit- 
comb  and  had  a  family  of  four  children,  two  of 
whom  are  living:  Eliza  Ellen,  who  was  the  wife  of 
Stephen  Spaulding.  resides  in  Muskegon,  Michigan, 
and  is  now  a  widow.  William  Hutchins,  of 
Nashua. 

(IV)  William  Hutchins,  son  of  Captain  Josiah 
and  Priscilla  (Titcomb)  Lovell,  was  born  in  North 
Yarmouth,  November  23,  1842.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  and  at  the  conclusion  of  his  studies 
he  found  employment  as  a  store  clerk  in  Portland, 
Maine.  September  10.  1862,  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Company  A,  Twenty-fifth  Regiment,  Maine  Vol- 
unteers, for  service  in  the  Civil  war,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged  July  io,  of  the  following  year. 
After  his  return  from  the  army  he  served  an  ap- 
prenticeship at  the  machinist's  trade  in  Portland, 
and  he  was  subsequently  employed  by  the  Federal 
government,  at  the  navy  yard  in  Portsmouth,  for  a 
period  of  seventeen  years.  In  1883  he  accepted  the 
position  of  foreman  at  the  works  of  the  Nashua 
Iron  and  Steel  Company,  and  when  that  concern  be- 
came incorporated  as  the  Eastern  Forge  Company, 
about  1890,  he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the 
entire   plant,    in    which   capacity   he    has    ever    since 


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continued.  About  January  i,  1907,  it  became  the 
Portsmouth  Forge,  at  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire. 
His  long  experience  in  the  government  service 
him  superabundantly  qualified  to  fill  the  re- 
sponsible position  he  now  occupies,  and  his  knowl- 
edge of  machinery  in  general  is  both  varied  and 
complete.  Mr.  Lovell  is  a  past  master  of  St.  John 
Lodge,  No.  1.  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Portsmouth,  also  affiliates  with  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is  a  comrade  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  having  served  as 
post  commander  in  Storer  Post,  No.  I,  of  Ports- 
mouth. He  is  actively  interested  in  religious  work 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Crown  Hill  Baptist  Church. 
His  first  wife  was  Jennie  Sherry,  and  his  present 
wife  was  Mrs.  Ellen  Eaton  (nee  Clark),  a  widow. 
Of  his  first  union  there  are  two  children :  Charles  S. 
and  Blanche  B.  Charles  S.  Lovell,  who  is  foreman 
in  the  Portsmouth  Forge,  married  Annie  Reed,  and 
has  one  son  :  Roscoe. 


This  family  is  of  French 
LABOMBARDE    origin  and  came  to  the  United 

States  from  Canada.  Its  rep- 
resentative in  Nashua,  Elie  W.  Labombarde,  is  a 
successful  inventor  and  manufacturer,  and  an  able 
business  man  of  pleasing  personality,  whose  im- 
proved labor-saving  machinery  is  known  and  ap- 
preciated in  America  and  Europe. 

(I)  Andrew  Labombarde,  who  was  a  descend- 
ant of  an  early  French  settler  in  Canada,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Isle  anx  Nois,  province  of  Quebec. 

(II)  Peter,  son  of  Andrew  Labombarde,  was 
born  in  Isle  aux  Nois,  in  1803.  At  the  age  of  fifteen 
years  he  went  to  Plattsburg.  New  York,  where  he 
engaged  in  farming,  and  the  remainder  of  his  active 
years  were  devoted  to  that  of  honorable  calling. 
He  lived  to  the  unusually  advanced  age  of  ninety- 
two  years,  and  his  death  occurred  in  1905.  He 
married  Zoe  Cheauvin,  and  reared  seven  sons, 
namely :  John,  a  resident  of  Lebanon,  New  Hamp- 
shire; Joseph,  who  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil 
war  and  died  in  the  army ;  Louis,  deceased ;  Peter, 
of  New  York  state ;  Elie  W.,  of  Nashua  ;  Frank,  of 
Nashua,  and  Edward,  of  Newport,  New  Hampshire. 

(III)  Elie  Winfred,  sixth  son  of  Peter  and 
Zoe  (Cheauvin)  Labombarde.  was  born  in  Platts- 
burg, February  26,  1856.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  L'Assumption  College,  Canada, 
and  when  a  young  man  engaged  in  the  grocery  and 
provision  business  in  Nashua,  following  it  for  a 
number  of  years.  Possessing  a  natural  genius  for 
mechanics,  he  eventually  I  timed  his  attention  ex- 
clusively  to  that  field  of  usefulness,  and  being  at 
length  impressed  with  the  advantages  to  be  obtained 
by  the  application  of  machinery  to  the  manufacture 
of  paper  boxes,  which  were  then  made  entirely  by 
hand,  he  decided  to  concentrate  his  efforts  in.  that 
direction.  llis  labors  finally  culminated  in  the 
production  of  a  machine  which  answered  in  every 
particular  his  desires  and  expectations,  and  its  ap- 
pearance served  to  revolutioni  e  the  entire  paper- 
box   industry.    In  October,    11104,  he  organized   the 


International  Paper  Box  Machinery  Company  of 
that  city,  of  which  he  is  the  manager.  These  labor- 
saving  machines,  which  are  capable  of  producing: 
four  hundred  thousand  paper  boxes  per  day,  are 
manufactured  in  Nashua  and  protected  by  American 
and  European  patents.  The  boxes  find  a  ready 
market  in  the  United  States,  England,  France  and 
Germany,  and  the  Labombarde  machines  are  now 
being  sold  in  large  numbers  both  at  home  and 
abroad. 

Mr.  Labombarde  married  Lumina  M.  Desperois, 
a  descendant  of  one  of  the  most  famous  families  of 
Quebec,  namely,  de  Gaspe,  Gaspe  Bay  having  been 
named  for  this  family.  Her  uncle,  Phillpe  de  Gaspe, 
was  the  author  of  Les  Enciens  Canadiens,  by  many- 
considered  the  best  literary  work  of  Canada. 
Their  children  are:  Winfred,  Lillian,  Vivian,  Will- 
iam and  Harold. 


This  ancient  Irish  surname,  which  is 
BYRNE     properly    Byrne,    and    this    spelling   has. 

been  adopted  by  many  at  the  present 
time,  has  been  in  use  among  the  Celtic  people  of 
Ireland  for  many  centuries.  It  has  filled  an  honored 
place  in   American  history. 

(I)  James  Byrne  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland, 
and  was  a  patriotic  citizen.  He  joined  in  the  in- 
surrection of  1798  for  Ireland's  liberty,  and  fell  at 
the  battle  of  Vinegar  Hill. 

(II)  James  (2)  Byrne,  son  of  James  (1),  was 
born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  and  died  in  Manchester, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1873,  aged  eighty.  He  learned 
the  trade  of  cloth  printing  in  his  native  city.  He 
resided  and  worked  at  his  trade  for  a  time  in  Man- 
chester, England.  In  1844  he  came  to  America. 
and  worked  in  Fall  River,  Massachusetts.  In  the 
following  year  his  family  came  to  America  anc? 
joined  him.  In  the  fall  of  1846  Mr.  Byrne  came  to 
Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  and  was  employed  in 
the  Manchester  Print  Works  until  they  were  burned 
down  in  1853.  He  then  removed  with  his  family  to 
Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  where  he  lived  a  year. 
From  there  he  removed  to  Southbridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  worked  in  the  Hamilton  Woolen  Com- 
pany's print  works  at  Globe  village.  All  returned1 
to  Manchester  in  1857.  and  from  that  time  until  1S70 
Mr.  Byrne  conducted  a  boarding  house  in  Manches- 
ter. He  was  a  good  Catholic,  and  voted  with  the 
Democratic  party.  He  married  (first),  in  Dublin. 
Maria  Hennessey,  a  native  of  Dublin,  who  died  in 
Manchester  in  1851,  aged  fifty.  There  were  seven 
children  of  this  marriage:  James,  William.  John. 
Norbert,   Elizabeth.   Peter  and   Albert.     He  married 

ond)  Lydia  Carter,  who  was  born  in  Wilton, 
New  Hampshire.  They  had  one  daughter,  Mary, 
who  is  now  in  a  convent  .it  Bangor.  Maine,  where 
she  is  Mother  Superior. 

(III)  Peter  Byrne,  sixth  child  and  fifth  son  of 
James  (2)  and  Maria  (II  1  I'.ynic,  was  born 
in  Manchester,  England,  February  10.  i8jo.  In  1845 
he  came  with  his  mother  and  brother  to  America, 
and  since  1S47  has  resided  continuously  in  Man- 
chester.    He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 


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Manchester.  At  twenty-one  he  learned  the  painter's 
trade  and  followed  that  occupation  for  twelve  years. 
In  1874  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and  retail 
liquor  business,  which  he  carried  on  until  1890,  aud 
from  the  latter  date  until  1903  was  a  dealer  in 
drugs.  Mr.  Byrne  has  been  successful  in  business 
and  is  now  retired  and  enjoys  a  green  old  age.  He 
married  (first)  Catherine  Powers,  a  native  of 
county  Longford,  Ireland,  who  died  in  Manchester, 
May  29,  1889,  aged  forty  years.  They  had  four 
children:  James  F.,  Nettie  M.,  Joseph  H..  and 
Katie  P.  He  married  (second),  October  3,  1892, 
Margaret  Doyen,  who  died  in  1895;  and  (third), 
October  4,  1905.  Bridget  Farrell,  who  was  born  in 
county  Galway,  Ireland,  in  1850.  She  now  carries 
on  a  store  at  132  Lake  avenue,  where  Mr.  Byrne 
was  in  the  drug  business  from  1890  until  1903. 
James  F.  Byrne  was  in  business  in  Manchester  until 
his  death  February  19,  1907 ;  Nettie  M.  married  John 
Farr,  and  lives  at  Grassmere ;  he  is  postmaster  there 
and  also  merchant ;  they  have  three  boys :  Leon  and 
two  others ;  Joseph  H.  resided  in  Manchester  until 
his  death,  October  21,  1898:  Katie  P.  married  Ed- 
ward P.  Haskell,  has  one  son,  Gerald,  and  lives  in 
Manchester. 


The  several  families  of  Craw- 
CRAWFORD     fords  who  early  in  the  eighteenth 

century  settled  in  New  Hamp- 
shire, were  of  Scotch  origin.  They  descended  from 
a  very  ancient  family.  The  surname  was  originally 
derived  from  the  barony  of  Crawford,  in  Lanark- 
shire, which  had  long  been  held  by  feudal  lords 
who  eventually  took  their  title  from  it. 

(I)  The  first  person  bearing  this  name  of 
whom  there  is  any  mention  in  the  public  records 
was  Johannes  de  Craufurd,  who  is  often  mentioned 
in  the  Registry  of  Kelso,  about  1140. 

(II)  Gaulterus  de  Craufurd  is  the  next  one 
mentioned.  Very  little  is  known  concerning  him 
except  that  he  lived  about  1 189-1202. 

(III)  Sir  Reginald  de  Craufurd,  in  the  reign 
of  Alexander  II.  was  appointed  heritable  sheriff 
of  the  shire  of  Ayr.  He  was  a  witness  in  charters 
of  donations  by  Walter,  son  of  Allan.  Lord  High 
Steward  of  Scotland.  He  married  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter and  heiress  of  James  Loudoun,  and  by  this  mar- 
riage had  two  sons,  Hugh  and  John.  Sir  Hugh 
had  one  son  and  daughter:  Sir  Reginald  and  Mar- 
garet. Margaret  married  Sir  Malcolm  Wallace, 
and  became  the  mother  of  Sir  William  Wallace,  the 
Scottish  patriot.  Sir  Reginald  left  no  male  issue, 
and  the  representation  of  the  family  devolved  upon 
the  male  descendants  of  Sir  Reginald's  brother. 

(IV)  John,  younger  son  of  Sir  Reginald  Craw- 
furd,  acquired  a  part  of  the  lordship  and  barony  of 
Crawfurd,  and  gave  it  the  name  of  Crawfurd-John. 

(V)  Sir  Reginald  Crawfurd  received  from  his 
father  half  of  the  barony  of  Crawfurd-John,  the  re- 
maining half  going  to  his  daughter,  Margaret,  who 
married  Sir  Walter  Barclay,  a  descendant  of  Bar- 
clay, Lord  High  Chamberlain  of  Scotland.  He 
was  an  adherent  of  Robert  Bruce,  and  received  from 

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him    grants    of     land    in     Cuninghame  (Ayrshire). 

(VI)  Roger  de  Crawfurd,  who  accompanied 
King  David  Bruce  on  his  expedition  to  England. 
was  taken  prisoner  with  him  at  the  battle  of 
Durham  in  1346. 

(VII)  Malcolm  de  Crawfurd  married  a  daugh- 
ter of  Malcolm  Galbrath,  by  whom  he  acquired  the 
barony  of  Greenock-Easter,  now  in  ruins ;  it  stands 
about  a  mile  from  Port  Glasgow. 

(VIII)  Roger  de  Crawfurd  received  in  1425  a 
charter  from  James  II  of  Scotland,  of  lands  in  Ky'.e. 

(IX)  John  de  Crawfurd,  who  got  a  renewal  of 
the  charter  from  James  II  of  Scotland  in  1445,  of 
lands  previously  granted  to  his  father. 

(X)  Malcolm  de  Crawfurd  married  Marjory, 
only  daughter  and  sole  heiress  of  Sir  John  Barclay, 
of  Kilbirny.  in  1445.  The  marriage  of  Malcolm 
Crawfurd  to  Marjory  Barclay,  by  which  he  acquired 
the  chief  part  of  his  property,  gave  origin  to  the 
following  lines : 

"Aulam  alii  Jactent.  at  tu  Kilbirnie  nube. 
Nam  quae  Forsaliis,  etat  Venus  alma  tibi  '  . 
Translated : 

"Let  others  choose  the  dice  to  throw. 
Do  thou  Kilbirny  wed. 
On  them,  what  fortunes  may  bestow. 
On  you  will  Venus  shed." 

(XI)  Malcolm  Crawfurd,  of  Kilbirny,  had  a 
charter  of  the  barony  of  Kilbirny,  May  8,  1499, 
which  was  ratified  by  King  James  IV,  under  the 
great  seal.  He  married  Marion  Crichton,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Lord  Sanquhar,  ancestors  of  the  Countess  of 
Dumfries.  He  died  in  1500,  leaving  two  sons 
Robert  and  John. 

(XII)  Robert  Crawfurd  married  Margaret 
Semple,  by  dispensation  of  the  representative  of  the 
pope,  as  they  were  by  reason  of  relationship  within 
the  degree  prohibited  by  the  canon  law.  He  mar- 
ried in  1505.  and  left  one  son. 

(XIII)  Laurence  Crawfurd,  who  is  mentioned 
as  a  person  of  eminent  note  in  those  days,  both  for 
the  lands  he  held  aud  the  many  services  to  his 
country.  He  married  Helen,  daughter  of  Sir  Hugh 
Campbell,  of  Loudoun.     He  died  June  4,  1547. 

(XIV)  Hugh  Crawfurd,  of  Kilbirny.  But  lit- 
tle is  known  of  him  prior  to  the  breaking  out  of 
the  civil  wars  in  Queen  Mary's  time.  He  was  a 
stanch  friend  of  Queen  Mary,  and  with  two  of  his 
sons  fought  in  her  cause  at  the  battle  of  Langside, 
May  13,  1568.  Hugh  was  married  twice  (first)  to 
Margaret  Stewart,  daughter  of  John.  Earl  of  Lenox, 
ancestor  of  the  royal  family.     He  died  in   1576. 

(XV)  Malcolm  Crawfurd,  married  Margaret, 
daughter  of  John  Cunningham  by  Margaret  his  wife, 
daughter  of  John,  Lord  Fleming.  He  had  two  sons 
and  one  daughter:  John,  Alexander,  and  Anne. 
He  died  in  1592.  John  was  an  original  patentee  to 
a  grant  of  land  in  the  county  Donegal.  Ireland. 
The  Crawfords  who  first  settled  in  New  England 
came  from  the  north  of  Ireland,  and  were  among 
the  Scotch-Irish  emigrants  who  settled  in  New 
Hampshire,   Massachusetts   and   Connecticut. 

(XVI)  Alexander  Crawford,  second  son  of  Sir 


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was  a   seafaring  man  and  owned  the  ship 

he  sailed.  He  went  to  Ireland  about  1612.  His  de- 
dants  became  numerous,  and  whether  there  was 
more  than  one  generation  between  Alexander  and 
William,  Aaron  and  James,  and  ethers  who  came  to 
America  early  in  the  eighteenth  century,  it  is  im- 
pi  issible  to  tell. 

(XVII)  John  Crawford,  of  county  Donegal,  Ire- 
land ;  name  appears  in  the  Aet  of  Attainder  of 
James    II.      (16S9). 

1  XVIII)  There  were  at  least  three  different 
families  of  Crawfords  that  came  to  settle  in  New 
England.  William  Crawford  was  the  earliest  one 
<  f  the  family  who  settled  in  New  Hampshire,  com- 
1  to  Chester  in  1728,  from  whom  the  Crawfords 
of  Chester,  Alexandria,  Plymouth  and  other  places 
in  Grafton  county  have  descended.  James  Craw- 
ford, who  first  settled  in  Connecticut,  had  descend- 
ant- who  went  to  Putney.  Vermont,  and  from  there 
to  Guildhall,  Vermont,  and  were  the  progenitors  of 
noted  White  Mountain  branch  of  the  family. 
Descendants  of  Abel  and  Ethan,  "the  giant  of  the 
mountains,"  still  reside  in  Jefferson  and  Lancaster, 
and  are  among  the  most  respected  and  influential 
citizens  of  the  north  country. 

(XVIII  a)  Aaron  Crawford  came  to  America, 
landing  in  Boston  in  the  spring  of  1713,  with  his 
wife,  Agnes  Wilson,  and  three  sons,  all  born  in  the 
parish  of  Cappy,  county  Tyrone.  Ireland.  Alexan- 
der, the  third  son,  was  three  years  old  when  they 
arrived.  Aaron  settled  in  Rutland.  Worcester 
ily.  Massachusetts,  and  was  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers in  that  town.  They  had  several  children  born 
hem  after  they  arrived  in  America.  He  died  in 
Rutland,  Massachusetts.  August  6,  1754,  aged  seven- 
ty-seven :   his   wife  died  December  19,   1760. 

XIX)  Alexander  Crawford,  third  son  of 
Aaron  and  Agnes,  was  born  in  1710.  He  married, 
February  5,  1736,  Elizabeth  Craw  for, 1.  daughter  of 
J  >hn  Crawford,  but  not  a  near  relative,  who  about 
the  same  time  settled  in  Rutland.  He  removed  with 
family  to  what  was  known  as  Rutland  West 
Wing,  later  incorporated  as  tlie  town  of  Oakham. 
He  removed  to  Oakham  in  the  spring  of  1750  and 
was  one  of  the  nine  families  who  first  -ettled  in 
that  town.  He  was  clerk  of  the  board  of  settlers, 
and  many  years  was  moderator  at  the  town  meet- 
ings. Alexander  died  October  11.  [793,  aged  eighty- 
three  years.  Though  sixty  nim  years  old,  he  served 
m'  ml 1  thi  1  uard  in  the  war  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, his  duly  being  tin-  guarding  of  prisoners  who, 
■  the  surrender  of  General  Burgoyne,  were  kept 
at  Rutland  and  Bi  -t<  m. 

(XX)     John    Crawford,    of    0  born   Jan- 

uary 7.    1739,  died   October    10.    [821.     He   was  niar- 
ihree  time-:    (first),  January   1,   1759,  to  Rachel 
Henderson,  of    I  'laughter  of 

Lieutenant  Jam.-    Hender  on,    who   n  as  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of   Rutland,   and   took   an   active  part   in 
affairs   during   the    Colonial    period.     By   this   mar- 
ie he  had  four  -  ns  and  threi    daughters,  and  by 
equenl   marriagi     he  had  six  daughters  and  two 
He    held    a    commission    as    captain    of    the 
iih     Company,     Fourth     Regiment,     Worcester 


county,  served  during  the  entire  Revolutionary  war, 
and  was  at  Saratoga  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne. 
He  was  attached  to  Colonel  Job  Cushing's  regiment 
for  service  in  the  northern  army.  He  was  noted 
as  a  brave  officer,  and  after  the  close  of  the  war  he 
was  designated  as  the  "Bold  Crawford."  Captain 
John,  held  a  commission  as  captain  in  the  colonial 
service,  which  he  resigned  when  the  colonies  de- 
clared their  independence,  and  was  elected  to  the 
command  again  immediately  on  formation  of  the 
same  company  for  the  Continental  service. 

(XXI)  Alexander,  second  son  of  Captain  Ji  hn 
and  Rachel  (Henderson)  Crawford,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 12.  1765.  in  Oakham.  Massachusetts.  He  was 
twice  married:  (first),  in  17S7,  to  Bethiah  Willis, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Willis,  of  Oakham,  Massa- 
chusetts, by  whom  he  had  four  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters. Alexander  was  the  third  generation  that 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  enlisted  as  a 
member  of  the  guard  when  only  fourteen  years, 
seven  months,  and  twenty-one  days  old.  though  in 
order  to  be  accepted  for  the  service  he  gave  his  age 
as  eighteen  years.  He  served  as  one  of  the  guards 
on  Governor's  Island  until  November  10,  1779.  One 
of  his  brothers  and  a  cousin  served  with  him  at  the 
same  time,  thus  the  grandfather,  father,  and  three 
of  the  third  generation  gave  their  services  to  the 
patriot  cause.  Alexander's  oldest  son,  who  lived 
to  man's  estate  was, 

(XXII)  Benjamin  Franklin  Crawford,  born 
August  10.  1800;  married,  April  30,  1826,  Sophia 
Harris,  of  Paris.  Maine:  died  at  Bryant's  Pond, 
Maine,  April,  1S79.  He  removed  to  Maine  when  a 
young  man  and  was  all  his  life  engaged  in  the  shoe 
trade.  He  had  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  His 
wife  died  June  8,   1S73.     One  of  their  sons, 

(XXIII)  Francis  B.  Crawford,  came  to  reside 
in  Colebrook,  Coos  county,  and  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  and  the  manufacture  of  starch,  in 
which  he  was  successful.  He  married.  May  30, 
1864,  Susan  J.  Randall,  of  Woodstock.  Maine.  He 
has  been  prominent  in  all  matters  relating  to  the 
prosperity  of  bis  town,  has  represented  the  town  in 
the  state  legislature,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity.  He  has  two  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters.  Both  of  his  sons  received  a  classical  educa- 
tion and  ware  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  one,  Frank 
Crawford,  is  in  practice  in  Omaha,  Nebraska.  One 
of  his  daughters  married  J.  W.  Drew,  of  Colebrook, 
w  here  -he  now  resides. 

(XXIIa)  Hosea  Willi-  Crawford,  second  son 
of  Alexander  and  Bethiah  i  Willis)  Crawford,  horn 
in  Oakham,  Massachusetts,  August  25,  1802;  mar- 
ried October  -7.  1827,  Caroline  Makepeace  Gault, 
of  Oakham,  daughter  of  John  and  Rebecca  Make- 
peace  Gault.  The  Gaults  came  to  America  at  an 
early  period  and  settled  in  Massachusetts.  One 
branch  of  the  family  settled  in  Hookset,  New 
Hampshire,  and  one  in  Oakham.  Massachusetts. 
Many  of  the  descendants  of  the  Hookset  branch 
-lill  reside  in  that  town  and  in  .Manchester,  llosea 
W*.  held  a  commission  as  captain  in  the  company  of 
grenadiers  in  the  Third  Regiment,  First  Brigade, 
and  Sixth   Division  of  the  Militia  of  Massachusetts, 


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"being  commissioned  June  29.  1833,  by  Levi  Lincoln, 
governor  of  the  commonwealth.  He  died  December 
28,  1881 ;  his  wife  died  February  5.  1897.  Three  of 
his  sons  served  in  the  Civil  war:  Henry  Willis  in 
the  Twenty-fifth  Massachusetts  Infantry,  Charles 
Sumner  in  the  Fourth  Massachusetts  Cavalry,  died 
in  the  service  at  Hilton  Head,  South  Carolina,  and 
was  buried  in  the  soldiers'  burying  ground  at  that 
place. 

(XXIIIa)  John  Gault  Crawford,  third  son  of 
Hosea  W.  and  Caroline  M,  (Gault)  Crawford,  was 
born  in  Oakham,  Massachusetts,  April  21,  1834.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and 
North  Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  earning  his  way 
by  working  in  the  shoe  shop.  At  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen he  entered  the  employ  of  Chamberlin,  Barnard 
&  Company,  dry  goods  dealers,  in  Worcester,  Mass- 
achusetts, which  occupation  he  followed  until  1855, 
when  the  bill  passed  organizing  the  territories  of 
Kansas  and  Nebraska.  In  the  spring  of  1855  he 
went  to  Kansas,  where  he  arrived  about  a  month 
before  his  majority.  He  resided  in  Kansas  until 
October,  1856.  During  his  residence  in  that  terri- 
tory he  was  actively  engaged  with  the  free-state 
men  in  their  struggle  against  the  extension  of 
slavery.  He  was  several  times  taken  prisoner  and 
his  life  despaired  of.  He  was  a  prisoner  at  Bull 
Creek  at  the  time  John  Brown  had  his  first  fight 
with  Captain  Pate,  a  leader  of  the  Border  Ruffians, 
being  detained  from  Sunday  until  Wednesday,  when 
he  was  released :  his  services  rendered  for  the 
wounded  of  Pate's  men  by  going  some  forty  miles 
for  a  doctor,  induced  the  ruffians  to  release  him,  but 
knowing  that  he  would  be  again  taken  by  String- 
fellow's  or  Atchison's  men,  they  gave  him  a  pass 
assuring  him  that  it  would  save  his  life.  He  took 
the  pass  but  refused  to  exhibit  it,  though  again 
taken  prisoner  and  robbed  of  his  team,  which  he 
never  was  able  to  recover.  The  pass  read  as 
follows: 

"Bull  Creek,  K.  T.,  June  2d,  1856. 

"This  is  to  certify  that  John  Crawford  is  a  re- 
liable young  man,  and  is  not  injurious  to  the  cause 
of   Pro-slavervism." 

"Richard  McCarmish." 

Richard  McCarmish  was  a  southerner  and  kept 
a  trading-post  and  hotel  at  Bull  Creek,  a  place  now 
known  as  the  town  of  McCarmish.  and  his  house 
was  a  general  rendezvous  of  the  Border  Ruffians 
and  was  at  this  time  the  headquarters  of  Captain 
Pate.  During  his  residence  in  Kansas.  Mr.  Craw- 
ford served  under  General  J.  H.  Lane,  known  as 
"Jim  Lane,"  and  with  John  Brown  until  October, 
1856,  when  there  were  indications  that  peace  would 
be  restored  to  that  distracted  country  and  he  re- 
turned to  his  home  in  Massachusetts.  The^  great 
issue  between  the  two  parties  in  the  campaign  of 
1856  was,  whether  slavery  should  be  restricted  to 
the  states  where  it  already  existed,  or  be  extended 
into  the  territories  where,  before  the  repeal  of  the 
Missouri  Compromise,  it  was  prohibited.  "Bleed- 
ing Kansas"  was  the  rallying  cry  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  Mr.  Crawford  was  in  great  demand  in 
behalf  of  Fremont  and  Dayton,  and  for  a  long  time 


he  was  known  as  "Bleeding  Kansas."  In  1857  he 
resumed  his  studies  and  attended  a  few  terms  of  a 
high  school,  when  he  entered  upon  the  study  of  the 
law,  paying  his  expenses  in  the  meantime  by  work 
at  his  trade  and  teaching  school  winters.  Having 
prepared  himself  for  his  chosen  profession  he  went 
on  a  visit  to  Michigan  in  the  spring  of  1861.  Soon 
after  his  arrival  the  news  came  that  Fort  Sumter 
had  been  fired  upon  and  the  whole  north  became 
aroused.  Mr.  Crawford  immediately  entered  upon 
the  work  of  raising  volunteers  for  the  defense  of 
the  flag,  addressing  meetings  in  all  parts  of  the 
state.  September  2,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  Second 
Regiment,  Michigan  Cavalry,  and  was  appointed 
sergeant  major,  which  position  he  held  until  pro- 
moted to  that  of  lieutenant  by  Colonel  P.  H.  Sher- 
idan, who  was  in  command  of  the  regiment.  Sher- 
idan detailed  him  as  battalion  adjutant,  which  posi- 
tion he  held  until  his  resignation  from  the  army. 
During  his  service  he  was  engaged  in  twenty  battles 
and  SKirmishes  and  was  twice  wounded,  but  not 
seriously.  His  health  failing,  he  resigned  and,  re- 
turning to  his'  home  in  Michigan,  entered  upon  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  but  was  soon  called  upon 
to  assist  in  raising  another  regiment  of  cavalry.  In 
recognition  of  his  services  while  at  the  front  before 
he  resigned,  General  Hall,  of  the  Iowa  Brigade, 
gave  him  the  following  endorsement : 

"Head   Quarters    2nd   Brig.   5th    div.    14th    Army 
Corps,  Murfreesboro,  Feb.  24,  1863. 

"Sir : — I  take  great  pleasure  in  testifying  to  the 
merits  of  Lieutenant  John  G.  Crawford,  2nd  Mich. 
Cavalry.  His  Battalion  of  Cavalry  was  for  a  long 
time  attached  to  my  Brigade  for  duty,  and  the  com- 
mand detached  scouring  the  country  between  the 
Green  and  Cumberland  Rivers.  Lieut.  C.  is  an  of- 
ficer of  sterling  integrity,  great  vigilance  and  brav- 
ery, and  possesses  all  the  qualifications  necessary 
for  further  promotion.  Should  a  position  be  open 
in  the  formation  of  new  forces  I  would  cheerfully 
recommend  Lieut.  Crawford  as  every  way  worthy 
of  promotion." 

"A.  S.  Hall,  Colonel 
Commanding  2nd  Brig.  5  Div.   14th  A.  C." 

On  his  leaving  the  Second  Regiment  the  officers 
gave  him  the  following: 

"Franklin,   Tenn.,   April   3d,    1863. 

"We,  the  undersigned  Officers  of  the  2nd  Regi- 
ment, Michigan  Volunteer  Cavalry,  having  been  per- 
sonally acquainted  with  Lt.  J.  G.  Crawford  during 
the  eighteen  months  that  'he  has  served  his  country 
in  this  Regiment,  most  cheerfully  testify  to  his 
faithfulness,  ability  and  patriotic  zeal  as  an  officer, 
and  deeply  regret  that  he  is  compelled,  by  enfeebled 
health,  to  quit,  for  the  present,  the  work  in  which 
his  whole  heart  seems  to  be  engaged. 

"He  carries  with  him  the  blessings  of  many  a 
tried  soldier,  and  our  earnest  wish  that  he  may 
soon  regain  his  health  and  be  able  to  do  our  Coun- 
try  still   greater  honor. 

"A.   P.  Campbell,  Col.  2nd  Mich.  Cav. 
"L.  S.  Scranton  and 
"John  C.  Godfrey,  Majors." 


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Mr.  Crawford  had  but  just  located  and  resumed 
his  practice  when  he  was  called  again  to  the  work 
of  raising  volunteers.  He  was  commissioned  by 
Governor  Blair  as  captain  in  the  Tenth  Cavalry,  and 
from  July  4  to  October,  1863,  was  actively  engaged 
in  addressing  war  meetings.  In  order  to  reach  the 
young  men  he  took  advantage  of  a  large  circus 
traveling  in  his  section  and,  when  the  show  was 
over,  the  ringmaster  would  request  the  people  to 
remain  seated  as  he  had  something  to  present  not 
on  the  bills,  and  Mr.  Crawford  would  address  the 
audience  from  the  ring  of  the  show.  His  health 
had  not  sufficiently  recovered  to  permit  his  again 
going  to  the  front.  In  the  fall  of  1864  he  received 
the  nomination  and  was  elected  to  the  Michigan 
state  senate,  in  which  he  served  two  years,  being 
appointed  chairman  of  the  senate  committee  on  the 
Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind  Asylum,  and  a  member  of 
the  committee  on  military  affairs.  He  removed  to 
Lancaster,  New  Hampshire,  in  January,  1870,  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession,  which  he 
continued  until  1881,  when  he  was  appointed  by 
President  Garfield  to  the  consulship  at  Coaticooke, 
Province  of  Quebec,  which  office  he  held  until  the 
fall  of  1884.  He  came  to  reside  in  Manchester, 
where  he  now  lives,  November,  1890,  maintaining 
his  law  office  at  West  Derry,  New  Hampshire.  Mr. 
Crawford  has  been  actively  engaged  in  all  the 
political  campaigns  since  1S56  until  1896,  when  he 
was  sent  by  the  National  Republican  Committee  to 
Kansas,  where  forty  years  before  he  had  been  en- 
gaged in  defending  the  territory  against  the  cohorts 
of  slavery.  In  addition  to  other  political  offices  he 
has  held,  he  served  as  recorder  of  the  village  of 
Holly.  Michigan,  in  1865-66.  After  his  removal  to 
New  Hampshire  he  served  as  secretary  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Coos  and  Essex  Agricultural  Society, 
and  town  clerk  of  Lancaster  in  1877.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity.  In  addition  to  several  political 
addresses  which  have  been  published,  he  has  been  a 
free  contributor  to  the  press  and  magazines;  is 
author  of  "The  Indians  of  the  Merrimack."  "Indian 
Nomenclature,"  "Fort  William  and  Mary,"  published 
by  the  Manchester  Historical  Association,  of  which 
he  is  a  member.  Several  addresses  delivered  on 
memorial  days,  dedications  and  anniversaries  have 
been  published,  but  he  is  best  known  as  a  political 
speaker,  in  which  capacity  he  has  canvassed  Massa- 
chusetts, Michigan,  New  Hampshire,  Vermont  and 
Kansas. 

Mr.  Crawford  has  been  three  times  married, 
(first)  in  Michigan,  April  16.  1863,  to  Emma  Tin- 
dall,  a  popular  musician  of  that  state,  by  whom  he 
had  one  daughter,  who  died  in  infancy.  His  wife 
died  June  27,  1S66,  and  he  married  (second)  Abbie 
True  Stevens,  June  30,  1867,  a  daughter  of  Simon 
Stevens,  of  Paris.  Maine,  who  was  a  descendant  of 
Captain  Stevens,  of  No.  4  fame.  ( Charlestown, 
New  Hampshire).  By  her  he  had  two  daughters; 
the  eldest  died  at  Lancaster,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1873;  the  second,  Carrie  E.  Crawford,  now  resides 
in  Manchester,   New  Hampshire,  and  is  married  to 


John  W.  Chapman.  His  wife  died  at  Coaticooke, 
Province  of  Quebec,  February  2,  1882,  while  he  was- 
in  the  consular  service.  He  married  (third)  Mary 
A.  Harrington,  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  April 
30.  1884.  She  was  a  graduate  of  the  Worcester 
high  school,  and  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city  for  nineteen  years.  He  has  one  son,  Harry 
Calvin  Crawford,  born  November  21,  1885,  now  re- 
siding in  Manchester,  and  a  graduate  of  the  high 
school,  class  of  1905.  He  is  now  a  student  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  The  description  of 
the  armorial  bearings  of  the  family  is  as  follows, 
viz. :  "Quarterly  1st  and  4th.  gules,  a  fess,  ermine ; 
2nd  and  3d.  azure,  a  Cheveron,  betwix  three  Crosses 
Pattees,  or  supported  by  two  Grey  hounds.  Crest, 
an  ermine.  Argent.  Motto  'Sine  Iabe  nota' "  (Dis- 
tinction without  a  stain). 


This  is  one  of  the  oldest  of  the  class 
TAYLOR     known    as    occupative    surnames;  and 

the  vocable  which  designates  the  per- 
son who  cuts  the  cloth  for  garments,  is  known  in 
the  languages  of  all  civilized  nations.  In  the  regis- 
ters of  four  or  five  hundred  years  ago  the  name  was 
spelled  in  very  many  ways,  the  present  form  being 
of  comparatively  recent  date. 

(I)  Joseph  Taylor  was  born  September  15,  1828, 
in  Huddersfield,  near  Halifax,  England,  and  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  years  came  to  America.  He  was  a 
woolspinner,  and  followed  his  occupation  in  succes- 
sion at  Rockville,  Connecticut,  Harrisville,  New  Hamp- 
shire; North  Pownal,  Vermont,-  Keene,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  died  in  Cambridgeport,  Vermont . 
1893,  aged  sixty-five  years.  He  married,  at 
Bellows  Falls,  Vermont,  1859,  Hannah  Coy,  wh  1 
was  born  June  24,  1844,  and  died  in  189S,  aged  fifty- 
four.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Eliza- 
beth Coy,  of  Harrisville,  New  Hampshire.  There 
were  born  of  this  union  three  children :  Joseph,  see 
forward ;  Charles,  boss  dyer  in  mill  at  Saxton's 
River,  Vermont;  and  Fred,  in  Lawrence,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

Dr.  Joseph  (2)  Taylor,  eldest  child  of  Joseph 
and  Hannah  (Coy)  Taylor,  was  born  in  Harris- 
ville, New  Hampshire,  August  11,  i860.  Obtaining 
his  early  education  in  the  common  schools,  he  en- 
tered the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1890,  where 
he  attended  one  year.  He  then  omitted  a  year,  and 
in  1892  entered  the  University  of  Maryland,  where 
he  attended  a  year.  January  1,  1893,  'le  entered  the 
medical  department  of  Dartmouth  College,  from 
which  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine, 
in  the  fall  of  1893.  From  1894  to  1S98,  he  practiced 
medicine  in  Ackworth,  New  Hampshire,  and  the 
next  two  years  at  Bedford,  New  Hampshire.  In 
1900  he  removed  to  Manchester,  where  he  has  since 
practiced,  and  is  now  one  of  the  most  successful 
physicians  in  the  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Man- 
chester Medical  Society,  the  New  Hampshire  Med- 
ical Society  and  the  American  .Medical  Asso- 
ciation. He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  in  which  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second 
degree.     In  this  order  his  membership  is  as  follows: 


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Washington  Lodge  No.  61 ;  Mt.  Horeb  Royal  Arch 
Chapter  No.  II ;  Adoniram  Council  No.  3,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters;  Trinity  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  of  Manchester;  Edward  A.  Raymond  Con- 
sistory, Sublime  Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret,  thirty- 
second  degree  of  Nashua;  and  Bektash  Temple  of 
the  Ancient  Arabic  Order,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  of  Concord.  He  is  aso  a  member  of  Pas- 
saconaway  Tribe  of  the  Improved  order  of  Red 
Men,  and  of  General  Stark  Grange,  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry. Dr.  Taylor  married  (first),  1892,  in  Patria, 
Scoharie  county,  New  York,  Rose  Steinhover,  who 
was  born  1868,  and  died  August  1897,  aged  twenty- 
nine  years.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  Steinhover,  of  Patria,  New  York.  He 
married  (second),  in  Bedford,  New  Hampshire, 
June,  1898,  Flora  E.  Rowe,  widow  of  Dr.  Frank 
Rowe,  of  Bedford,  and  daughter  of  Isaiah  and 
Martha  Lang,  of  Candia.  One  child,  Flossie,  was 
born  of  the  first  wife,  and  one  of  the  second,  named 
Louise  Elizabeth. 


This  Ancient  English  name  is  found 
SEARLES     under  various   spellings   in   the   early 

Colonial  records,  such  as :  Searl, 
Serl,  Serle,  and  so  on.  The  family  seems  to  have 
have  several  representatives  who  were  vibrating 
between  Boston  and  Barbadoes,  and  most  of  them 
appear  to  have  been  men  of  considerable  means, 
which  were  probably  acquired  in  maritime  specu- 
lation. The  name  was  spread  by  the  wave  of  pio- 
neer migration  two  hundred  years  ago,  and  has  been 
found  numerously  represented  throughout  New 
England  and  the  United  States. 

(I)  Daniel  Searles,  of  Boston,  is  found  on  record 
there  previous  to  1666.  He  was  a  gentleman  of 
wealth  and  scrupulously  referred  to  in  all  the  early 
records,  both  town  and  church,  as  well  as  in  private 
correspondence,  by  the  title  of  Colonel  or  Esquire. 
In  1669  he  removed  from  Boston  to  Barbadoes, 
where  the  bulk  of  his  estate  was  probably  located. 
He  married  Deliverance,  daughter  of  Edward  Tyng, 
and  they  had  two  children  born  in  Boston :  Daniel 
and  Samuel. 

(II)  Samuel,  younger  son  of  Daniel  and  Deliv- 
erance (Tyng)  Searles,  was  born  October  16,  1668, 
in  Boston,  and  settled  in  Dunstable,  where  he  was 
an  extensive  dealer  for  those  times  in  real  estate. 
He  sold  lands,  located  in  what  is  now  Nelson,  New 
Hampshire,  in  Brattleboro,  Vermont,  and  what  are 
now  the  towns  of  Hill,  Acworth,  New  London  and 
Newbury,  New  Hampshire.  He  also  sold  lands  in 
Dunstable,  and  the  records  show  that  he  purchased 
in  1752,  lands  from  the  Masonian  proprietors,  which 
he  sold  in  1753  to  Thomas  Parker,  located  in  Nel- 
son. His  will  was  made  January  7,  1758,  and 
proved  June  7,  the  same  year.  At  that  time  he  was 
living  with  his  second  wife,  Lydia,  and  the  will  also 
mentions  a  son  Samuel,  and  daughter  Mary.  He 
died  the  day  following  the  execution  of  the  will. 
By  his  first  wife,  Sarah,  he  had  born,  in  Dunstable : 
Deliverance,  Samuel,  Mary  and  Sarah  (twins), 
Daniel,  John  and  Jonathan. 


(III)  Samuel  (2),  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Samuel  (1)  and  Sarah  Searles,  was  born  March 
I,  1707,  in  Dunstable,  and  resided  in  that  town.  His 
wife  Mary,  is  supposed  to  have  been  a  Butterfield. 
Their  children,  on  record  in  the  vital  statistics, 
were:  Samuel,  Benjamin  and  Mary. 

(IV)  Samuel  (3),  eldest  child  of  Samuel  (2) 
and  Mary  (Butterfield)  Searles,  was  born,  Septem- 
ber 2,  1738,  in  Dunstable,  in  which  town  he  resided. 
His  wife's  name  was  Elizabeth,  and  their  children 
were:  Cate,  Elizabeth,  Samuel,  Benjamin,  Henry 
Adams,  James  and  Katherine. 

(V)  James,  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Samuel 
(3)  and  Elizabeth  Searles,  was  born,  July  28,  1767, 
in  Dunstable,  and  resided  in  that  town.  He  married 
Abi  Duren,  and  their  children  included :  Abraham, 
Annis  and  James. 

(VI)  James  (2),  son  of  James  (1)  and  Abi 
(Duren)  Searles,  was  born  in  Nashua,  December  16, 
1797,  and  died  in  Milford,  April  11,  1871.  He  was  a 
cotton  manufacturer  in  Manchester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  Walpole,  Methuen  and  Lawrence,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  removed  to  Milford,  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  1839  and  was  at  one  time  owner  of  a  one- 
fourth  interest  in  the  Morse  &  Kaley  Mills  of  Mil- 
ford. He  married,  April  16,  1826,  Susan  V.  Allen, 
who  was  born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  Novem- 
ber 11,  1802,  and  died  in  Chelsea,  Massachusetts, 
February  28,  1887.  Their  children  were  James  A., 
Charles  A.,  Susan  A.,  George  W.,  Marinda  A.,  Ed- 
win D.,  Franklin  W.,  Francis,  Amanda  A.  and  Wil- 
liam L. 

(VII)  Edwin  Duren,  sixth  child  and  fourth  son 
of  James  (6)  and  Susan  V.  (Allen)  Searles,  was 
born  in  Methuen,  Massachusetts,  August  17,  1836. 
He  was  educated  in  the  common  and  high  schools 
of  Milford,  and  was  a  bookkeeper  for  A.  W.  Stearns 
&  Company,  of  Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  for  four 
years,  then  became  a  partner  in  the  firm  which  was 
thus  continued  for  seven  years.  Later  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  S.  F.  Snell,  in  Lawrence,  Massa- 
chusetts, which  was  dissolved  after  one  year  had 
elapsed.  In  1871  Mr.  Searles  settled  in  Milford, 
New  Hampshire,  and  bought  a  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  ten  acres,  which  he  has  since  cultivated,  mak- 
ing a  specialty  of  market  gardening  and  also  the 
raising  of  cattle.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Second 
Advent  Church  of  Lawrence.  He  married,  Novem- 
ber 16,  1864,  Frances  A.  Field,  who  was  born  in 
Keene,  July  28,  1843,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and 
Polly  (Harvey)  Field.  Four  children  have  been 
born  to  them :  Alice  Harvey,  born  in  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts,  March  2,  1869,  married  November  3, 
1891,  Abel  A.  Coffin,  of  Milford,  and  resides  in 
Maiden,  Massachusetts ;  Fred  Burton,  who  was 
born,  October  18,  1872,  and  died  March  18,  1S84; 
Herbert  Milton,  born  in  Milford,  June  4,  1875,  is  a 
locomotive  engineer  at  Greenfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  resides.  He  married,  November  18,  1897, 
Marcella  E.,  daughter  of  Anson  C.  and  Annie  C. 
(Colby)  Smith  of  Milford.  George  Garfield,  born 
in  Milford,  May  8,  1879,  resides  with  his  father.  He 
married,    November   27,    1901,    Elsie   Goodwin. 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


This   family,  which  originated  in  France 
PETIT    and   was   transplanted   to   Canada  by  an 

immigrant  who  settled  in  the  province 
of  Quebec,  is  noted  for  its  intelligence,  natural  abil- 
ity and  progressive  tendencies,  several  of  its  repre- 
sentatives having  attained  success  in  professional 
life. 

(I)  Philip  Hubert  Petit  was  born  at  Saint  Denis, 
province  of  Quebec,  in  1816.  For  many  years  he 
was  a  prosperous  merchant  in  his  native  town,  also 
served  as  postmaster  about  fifty  years,  and  his 
death  occurred  in  1897.  The  maiden  name  of  his 
wife  was  Cordelia  Richer  (Lafleche),  and  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  ten  children — eight  sons  and 
two  daughters.  Those  now  living  are :  A.  Wilfred, 
M.  D.,  who  will  be  again  referred  to;  Cordelia, 
who  became  the  wife  of  H.  C.  Phaneuf;  Ernest, 
notary-public  of  St.  Jerome,  province  of  Quebec ; 
Charles  H.,  who  is  in  the  clothing  business  at  Law- 
rence, Massachusetts;  Alphonse  H.,  M.  D.,  of  Law- 
rence, Massachusetts ;  and  Eva,  who  is  residing  in 
Nashua.  Each  of  the  sons  received  the  advant- 
ages of  a  good   education. 

(.II)  A.  Wilfred  Petit,  M.  D.,  eldest  living  son 
of  Philip  H.  and  Cordelia  Richer  (Lafleche)  Petit, 
was  born  in  St.  Damase,  September  11,  1853.  The 
primary  branches  of  his  education  were  pursued 
in  the  public  schools,  from  which  he  entered  the 
Maryville  (province  of  Quebec)  College,  and  he 
was  subsequently  a  student  at  the  Victoria  Medi- 
cal School,  Montreal,  being  graduated  in  1877.  Be- 
ginning his  professional  career  in  his  native  town  he 
later  removed  to  Buckingham,  province  of  Quebec, 
where  he  remained  for  some  time  acquiring  the 
practical  experience  necessary  for  success  in  a 
wider  sphere  of  operation,  after  which  he  returned 
to  St.  Damase,  and  coming  to  the  United  States  in 
1881,  he  located  in  Nashua.  For  a  period  of  twen- 
ty-six years  he  has  practiced  medicine  continuously 
in  that  city,  and  in  addition  to  acquiring  the  es- 
teem and  confidence  of  the  French  speaking  people, 
he  has  gained  the  respect  and  good  will  of  the  citi- 
zens in  general,  building  up  and  maintaining  an 
extensive  practice.  Dr.  Petit  is  still  an  enthusiastic 
student  in  the  origin  and  treatment  of  diseases,  and 
has  deservedly  attained  an  honorable  record  in  his 
profession.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire State,  and  the  Nashua  Medical  societies,  the 
French  Medical  Society  of  New  Hampshire  and  the 
American  Medical  Association.  In  his  religious 
faith  he  is  a  Roman  Catholic,  and  belongs  to  the 
St.  John  Society  connected  with  the  St.  Aloysius 
parish,  wherein  he  resides.  He  married  Miss  Anna 
R.  Chagnon,  of  Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  and  has 
two  daughters:  Bertha  Liraine  and  Andrea  F.,  the 
latter  at  present  attending  a  convent  school  in 
Montreal. 


his  first  case  and  worked  his  way  upward  by  ability,, 
gaining  his  reputation  and  success  by  merit.  Thus 
has  Alvin  Joseph  Lucier,  of  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire, carved  his  way.  He  is  a  type  of  the  progres- 
sive spirit  of  the  age,  a  spirit  which  has  given  Amer- 
ica pre-eminence  along  its  various  business  lines,, 
and  the  undaunted  enterprise,  indomitable  prese- 
verance  and  resolute  purpose  w:hich  have  character- 
ized him,  have  been  the  means  of  raising  him  to 
the  position  which  he  now  occupies. 

Alvin  Joseph  Lucier,  born  June  6,  1869,  is  a  son 
of  Paul  A.  and  Elizabeth  (Brennan)  Lucier,  and 
grandson  of  Paul  Lucier,  a  native  of  St.  Damase,. 
province  of  Quebec,  Canada. 

Paul  A.  Lucier  (.father)  was  born  in  St.  Damase, 
province  of  Quebec,  Canada,  died  April  20,  1903, 
in  Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  whither  he  came  at 
the  age  of  twenty  years.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by 
trade.  He  attended  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 
His  wife,  Elizabeth  (Brennan)  Lucier,  who  came 
to  this  country  from  Killarney,  Ireland,  and  died  in 
1891,  bore  him  eight  children,  seven  of  whom  are 
living  at  the  present  time  (1906)  :  Albert  E.,  of. 
Arlington,  Massachusetts;  Olin  P.,  of  Nashua,  New 
Hampshire;  Luella  J.,  wife  of  J.  J.  Doyle,  of  Na- 
shua, New  Hampshire;  Eva  J.,  wife  of  Charles  E. 
Holt;  Eben  N.,  of  Nashua,  New  Hampshire;  Archie 
P.,  a  member  of  the  Regular  United  States  army; 
and  Alvin  Joseph,  of  this  review. 

Alvin  Joseph  Lucier  attended  the  public  schools 
and  St.  Hyacinth  College  in  Quebec,  and  was  sub- 
sequently graduated  from  the  Boston  University  Law 
School,  1891.  Shortly  after  his  graduation  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  Hampshire  and  began 
to  practice  his  profession  in  partnership  with  J.  J. 
Doyle,  of  Nashua,  his  brother-in-law,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Doyle  &  Lucier.  They  now  enjoy  a 
large  practice  and  have  gained  an  enviable  repu- 
tation throughout  the  state,  and  have  before  them 
a  bright  and  promising  future.  He  has  been  an 
active  factor  in  Democratic  politics,  has  been  a  nom- 
inee for  many  high  offices,  but  has  been  repeatedly 
defeated  owing  to  the  fact  that  his  party  is  in  the 
minority  in  the  section  in  which  he  resides.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and  since 
1889  has  served  as  organist  of  St.  Aloysius  Catholic 
Church.  He  is  a  musician  of  note  and  prominence 
in  his  section  and  his  services  are  constantly  in 
demand.  His  career  has  been  marked  by  the  strict- 
est integrity,  faithfulness  to  every  trust  reposed  in 
him  and  he  is  known  as  a  representative  num.  a 
pleasant  social  companion  and  a  devoted  husband 
and  father.  Mr.  Lucier  married  {Catherine  A.  Dou- 
cet,  daughter  of  F.  A.  Doucet,  and  they  have  two 
children  :  Alvin  A.  and  Elizabeth  K. 


In    the    legal    profession,    which    em- 

LUCIER    braces     many     of     the     most    brilliant 

minds   of  the   nation,   it   is   difficult   to 

win   a    name   and   place  of  prominence.     One   must 

commence  at  the  initial  point,   must  plead  and   win 


The  name  of  Armstrong  is  of 
ARMSTRONG     Scotch    derivation   and   owes    its 

origin  to  an  interesting  incident. 
Fairbairn,  armor  bearer  to  one  of  the  ancient  Scot- 
tish kings,  was  instrumental  in  saving  the  life  of 
royalty.  The  king  had  a  horse  killed  under  him  in 
battle,  and  Fairbairn  took  the  king  by  the  thigh  and 


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set  him  on  his  saddle.  The  armour  bearer's  services 
were  rewarded  by  ample  gifts  of  land  on  the  bor- 
ders, and  by  the  title  of  Armstrong  in  recognition 
of  the  manner  of  his  aid.  The  coat  of  arms  of  the 
family,  bestowed  at  the  time,  consists  of  three 
■  mailed  arms  on  a  field,  gules,  surmounted  by  a  crest 
wreath  from  which  extends  a  bare  hand  of  great 
size  holding  a  leg  in  armor,  couped  at  the  thigh. 
Underneath  is  the  motto,  "Vi  et  armis."  The  Arm- 
strong name  in  this  country  dates  from  very  early 
days,  and  for  one  hundred  and  seventy  years  one 
family  embracing"  six  generations,  has  lived  on  the 
old  homestead  at  Windham,  New  Hampshire,  an 
unusual  record  in  these  changing  times.  George  W. 
Armstrong,  head  of  the  Armstrong  Transfer  Com- 
pany, of  Boston,  belonged  to  this  branch. 

(I)  Robert  Armstrong  was  one  of  the  original 
proprietors  of  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  on 
June  21,  1722.  Londonderry  was  settled  by  the 
Scotch-Irish  who  came  to  this  country  to  establish 
the  Presbyterian  faith.  The  famous  siege  of  Lon- 
donderry in  Ireland  took  place  in  1789.  The  date 
of  Robert's  birth  and  death  is  not  known,  neither  is 
the  name  of  his  wife.  Tradition  says  that  this  emi- 
grant ancestor  came  from  the  north  of  Ireland, 
bringing  two  children  with  him.  One  died  on  the 
voyage,  and  was  buried  at  sea,  and  the  father  al- 
ways spoke  of  this  loss  as  the  most  painful  incident 
of  his  life.  The  other,  John,  was  nine  years  old 
at  the  time  of  his  arrival  at  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire. 

(II)  John,  son  of  Robert  Armstrong,  was  born 
in  1713,  in  or  near  Londonderry,  Ireland,  and  emi- 
grated with  his  father  to  Londonderry,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  succeeded  John  Archibald  on  the  William 
H.  Armstrong  farm  as  early  as  1738.  This  is  the 
Armstrong  homestead  at  Windham,  New  Hamp- 
shire, which  has  been  in  the  possession  of  the  family 
ever  since.  John  Armstrong  built  the  house  in  1762, 
and  relics  brought  from  Ireland  are  still  preserved 
in  it.  John  Armstrong  was  surveyor  of  highways 
in  1743,  selectman  in  1744,  and  moderator  at  annual 
town  meetings  in  1751-2,  and  several  times  moder- 
ator at  special  meetings.  The  last  time  he  presided 
at  a  special  meeting  was  in  1769.  He  signed  the 
Association  Test  in  1776.  Soon  after  the  installa- 
tion of  Rev.  John  Kinkead  in  1760,  he  was  made  an 

elder    of    the    church.      He    married    Janet    , 

who  died  October  12,  1776,  aged  seventy  years.  He 
died  May  6,  1795,  aged  eighty-two  years.  They  are 
buried  in  the  old  cemetery  on  the  plain.  They  had 
seven  children,  all  born  in  Windham :  Janet,  born 
1738,  died  unmarried  in  Windham ;  Agnes,  born 
November  15,  1740,  married  James  Anderson,  and 
had  six  children,  all  of  whom  died  young;  Ann, 
born  July  15,  1742,  married  James  Freeland,  of 
Boston,  Massachusetts ;  John,  born  October  8,  1743 ; 
Robert,  born  June  12,  1745,  died  in  his  nineteenth 
year;  David,  mentioned  below;  and  Mary,  born 
July  21,  1749,  died  in  the  fifth  year  of  her  age. 

(III)  David,  sixth  child  and  youngest  of  the  three 
sons  of  John  and  Janet  Armstrong,  was  born  at 
Windham,   New   Hampshire,  June    11,   1747.     David 


succeeded  his  father  on  the  home  farm.  He  signed 
the  Association  Test  in  1776.  He  was  surveyor  of 
highways  in  177S,  and  constable  in  1784.  He  mar- 
ried, January  8,  1775,  Elizabeth  Hemphill,  daughter 
of  Robert  Hemphill.  She  died  January  2,  1839, 
aged  eighty-five  years.  David  Armstrong  died  June 
21,  1836,  aged  eighty-nine  years.  They  had  eleven 
children,  all  born  in  Windham :  Ann,  born  March 
6,  1776,  died  young;  Hannah,  born  August  22,  1777, 
died    in   young   womanhood ;    Robert,   born    April   6, 

1779,  died  August  29,  1849;  Ann,  born  December  19, 

1780,  married  her  cousin,  James  Freeland,  and  died 
July  31,  1858;  John,  mentioned  below;  Jennie,  born 
September  7,  1784,  married  James  Armstrong,  and 
died  June  II,  1849;  Eleanor,  born  September  1.  1786, 
married  John  Armstrong,  and  died  November  8, 
1859;  Betsey,  born  January  15,  1789,  married  Dea- 
con Samuel  Anderson;  Samuel,  born  July  11,  1791, 
died  September  9,  1859;  Nathaniel,  born  October  16, 
'793,  died  in  Bedford,  New  Hampshire.  April  6, 
T856;  Joseph,  born  February  22,  1796,  lived  in  Wind- 
ham, where  he  died  February  5,  1877. 

(IV)  John,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of  David 
and  Elizabeth  (Hemphill)  Armstrong,  was  born 
August  30,  1782.  and  lived  in  Bedford,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  married,  November  11,  1810,  Anna,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  (Lancaster)  Davidson.  She 
was  born  November  30,  1787.  and  died  August  17, 
1854.  John  Armstrong  died  December  2,  1842.  They 
had  two  children :  Eliza  Ann,  married  Nathaniel 
Clough,  and  removed  to  Nunda,  New  York;  and' 
John  Davidson,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(V)  John  Davidson,  youngest  child  and  only  son 
of  John  and  Anna  ( Davidson)  Armstrong,  was 
born  at  Windham.  New  Hampshire,  October  8, 
1813.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Bedford,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  later  moved  to  Amherst  in  the  same 
state.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Thomas  Atwood,  of  Bedford. 
She  died  in  August,  1849,  leaving  two  sons :  Wil- 
liam H.,  the  elder,  was  born  November  29,  1840, 
and  married,  May  5,  1S61,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Samuel  Armstrong,  of  Windham.  They  lived  on 
the  old  family  home  at  that  place.  John  A.  Arm- 
strong, the  younger  son,  born  October  28,  1842,  was 
a  member  of  Company  K,  Third  New  Hampshire 
Volunteers,  and  was  killed  at  Drewry's  Bluff,  Vir- 
ginia. John  D.  .Armstrong  married  for  his  second 
wife.  Jane  M.  Wells,  of  Bedford.  They  had  five 
children  born  in  Bedford :  George  D.,  whose  sketch 
follows;  Edward  F.,  born  December  20,  1852,  lives 
at  Milford.  New  Hampshire,  and  married  L.  Cool- 
idge  and  have  one  son,  Percy ;  Sarah  J.,  born  De- 
cember 17.  1854.  married,  May  I.  1874,  Frank  E. 
Kendall,  and  lives  in  Milford,  New  Hampshire; 
Clara  Alma,  born  April  16,  1859,  died  July  24,  1861  ; 
Elmer  E.,  born  December  I,  1863,  lives  in  Milford, 
New  Hampshire,  married  Maud  Spinny,  January  15, 
1907. 

(VI)  George  Davidson,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
John  Davidson  and  Jane  M.  (Wells)  Armstrong, 
was  born  at  Bedford,  New  Hampshire,  August  6, 
185 1.     In  youth  he  had  few  educational  advantages. 


n?A 


NEW*  HAMPSHIRE. 


Early  in  life  he  worked  out  as  a  farmer  until  he 
had  accumulated  enough  to  purchase  the  farm  which 
he  now  owns  in  Milford.  It  contains  eighty-five 
acres.  Me  has  made  a  specialty  of  fruit  raising, 
and  has  a  fine  apple  orchard  from  which  he  markets 
live  or  six  hundred  barrels  of  apples  yearly.  He 
ilso  has  a  large  dairy.  He  attends  the  Congrega- 
tional Church,  and  belongs  to  the  Masonic  order. 
On  April  29,  1890,  he  married  Mary  Haseltine,  who 
was  born  November  13.  1857.  daughter  of  James  G. 
and  Mary  Jane  (Hinds)  Haseltine,  of  Sandwich, 
New  Hampshire.  They  have  two  children:  John 
D.,  born  November  25,  1893 ;  and  Edna  Jane,  born 
June  27,  1897.  Mrs.  Armstrong  is  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  Church. 


This    is    one    of    the    early    English 
BRIGHAM     names   transplanted  to  America  and 

belongs  to  that  class  of  names  which 
indicate  a  place,  usually  a  place  of  residence.  The 
termination  "ham,"  signifying  home,  takes  its  pres- 
ent form  through  the  modifications  which  have 
been  so  common  in  English  words,  especially  in 
names.  This  name  has  been  borne  by  conspicuous 
citizens  throughout  the  United  States,  and  is  still 
numbered  among  those  identified  with  social,  moral 
and  material  progress. 

(I)  Thomas  Brigham  sailed  from  London,  April 
13;  1635,  on  the  ship  "Susan  and  Ellen,"  Edward 
Payne,  master,  and  settled  shortly  thereafter  in 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  made  a 
freeman  April  18,  1636.  He  settled  in  that  part  of 
Watertown  which  is  now  Cambridge,  and  resided 
at  what  is  now  the  easterly  corner  of  Brattle  and 
Ash  streets,  Cambridge.  He  was  constable  of  Cam- 
bridge in  1637,  and  selectman  in  1640-47.  At  the 
time  of  his  leaving  England  he  was  thirty-two 
years  of  age,  which  indicates  his  birth  about  1603, 
and  he  died  December  8,  1653,  at  Cambridge.  He 
married  Nancy  Hurd,  who  survived  him.  She  mar- 
ried (second),  March  1,  1656,  Edward  Rice,  Sr.,  of 
Sudbury,  who  died  in  1663,  in  Marlboro,  Massachu- 
setts. She  married  (third)  William  Hunt,  of  Con- 
cord, Massachusetts,  whom  she  survived,  and  died 
December  28,  1693,  in  Marlboro.  At  the  time  of 
her  second  marriage  she  took  her  children  to  Sud- 
bury, and  they  subsequently  removed  with  her  to 
loro.  Thomas  Brigham's  children  were: 
Mary,  died  young;  Thomas,  John,  Mary.  Hannah 
and   Samuel. 

•  II)  Thomas  (2),  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Thomas  (1)  and  Nancy  (Hurd)  Brigham,  was 
born  in  1641,  and  went  with  his  mother  to  Sudbury. 
and  subsequently  to  Marlboro,  where  he  bought  "a 
town  right  and  settled  in  the  southwestern  part  of 
that  town.  He  was  a  freeman  in  1690.  Immed- 
after  King  Philip's  war  he  built  a  house  in 
Marlboro,  which  was  -till  standing  in  1867.  He  was 
a  prominent  man  in  thai  town.  He  married,  De- 
cember 27,  1665,  Mary  K;  ,  of  Henry  and 
Elizabeth  (Moore)  Rice.  E  and  he  subse- 
quently married  Mrs.  Susannah  Morse,  of  Water- 
town,     lie   died   November  25,    [717,  at   the  age  of 


seventy-six    years.      His     children    were:     Thoi 
Nathan,  Jonathan,   David,   died  young;   David,  Ger- 
shom  L.,  Nathan  and  Mary. 

(III)  Captain  Nathan,  second  son  and  child  of 
Thomas  (2)  and  Mary  (Rice)  Brigham,  was  born 
June  17,  1671,  in  Marlboro,  where  he  died  Febru- 
ary 16,  1746.  He  was  commander  of  the  local 
militia,  and  held  numerous  offices  in  the  town.  He 
married  (first)  Elizabeth  Howe,  who  died  March 
29,  WSS,  aged  sixty-nine  years.  She  was  found  dead 
kneeling  by  her  chair  in  the  house.  He  married 
(second)  Mehitable  Parke.  His  children  were : 
Nathan,  Thomas,  Tabitha,  Elizabeth,  Sarah,  Zip- 
porah,  Hannah  and  Ephraim. 

(IV)  Nathan  (2),  eldest  child  of  Nathan  (1) 
and  Elizabeth  (Howe)  Brigham,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 28,  1693,  in  Marlboro,  and  died  in  that  town, 
September  15,  1784.  He  was  a  lieutenant  of  the 
militia,  and  when  the  town  was  divided  his  estate 
was  found  to  be  in  Southboro.  He  married  Dinah 
Rice. 

(V)  Deacon  Edmond,  son  of  Nathan  (2)  and 
Dinah  (Rice)  Brigham,  was  born  August  12,  1733, 
in  Marlboro,  where  he  resided  and  died  June  29, 
1806. 

(VI)  Edmund,  son  of  Deacon  Edmond  Brigham, 
was  born  October  19,  1758,  in  Marlboro,  and  died 
April  22,  1841,  in  Templeton.  He  married  Mary 
Martin,  born  November  24,  1762,  and  died  May  2, 
1835,  in  Templeton. 

(VII)  John,  son  of  Edmund  and  Mary  (Martin) 
Brigham,  was  born  June  7,  1782,  in  Westboro,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  died  February  20,  1863,  in  Whiting- 
ham,  Vermont.  He  was  a  prosperous  farmer  in 
Whitingham,  settling  there  in  1808  on  the  farm 
where  J.  G.  Faulkner  now  resides,  which  he  cleared 
from  the  wilderness  and  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days.  He  was  married  four  times. 
His  first  wife  being  Rebecca  Smith,  of  Phillipston, 
Massachusetts.  She  died  leaving  six  children : 
Martin  F.,  Harriet.  Sally  M.,  Rebecca  E.,  John  A., 
Frances.  Another  child  born  of  this  marriage  died 
in  infancy.  His  second  wife,  Huldah  (Wheeler) 
Brigham,  of  Halifax,  Vermont,  bore  him  three  chil- 
dren: Lewis,  who  died  in  infancy;  Emmeline  M., 
wife  of  Edwin  Legate,  of  Guilford,  Vermont,  and 
Hosea  Wheeler  Brigham,  the  immediate  subject  of 
these  memoirs.  He  had  no  offspring  by  his  third 
and  fourth  wives. 

(VIII)  Hosea  Wheeler,  youngest  of  the  children 
of  John  and  Huldah  (,  Wheeler)  Brigham,  was  born 
May  30,  1837,  in  Whitingham,  Vermont,  where  he 
passed  most  of  his  life,  until  1S02.  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. His  primary  education  was  supplied  by  the 
public  schools,  and  he  continued  his  studies  at  Barre 
Academy,  Vermont.  In  1862  he  went  to  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  and  there  made  his  home  for  the 
ensuing  nine  years.  He  entered  the  office  of  Asa 
French,  of  Boston,  in  1869,  and  completed  his  legal 
studies  under  H.  N.  Hix,  of  Sadawga,  Vermont, 
and  was  admittecd  to  the  Windham  county  bar  in 
[872.  He  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Sadawga,    where    he    continued    until     1881,    being 


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admitted  in  the  meantime  to  practice  in  the  supreme 
and  United  States  circuit  courts.  In  1S81  he  re- 
moved to  Winchester,  New  Hampshire,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  New  Hampshire  courts.  He  has 
since  resided  in  Winchester,  and  enjoyed  a  lucra- 
tive practice.  He  is  a  Republican  in  political  prin- 
ciple, and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  public  affairs 
wherever  located.  He  was  a  member  o£  the  New 
Hampshire  constitutional  convention  in  1889,  and 
of  the  state  legislature  in  1893-94.  From  1872  to 
187S  he  served,  by  appointment  of  President  U.  S. 
Grant,  as  postmaster  at  Sadawga,  Vermont,  where  he 
also  officiated  as  justice  of  the  peace  and  chancellor. 
In  Winchester  from  1884  to  1888  and  from  1894  to 
1906  he  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  education, 
and  served  as  chairman  of  that  body  for  a  number 
of  years.  Since  1893  he  has  been  town  clerk  of 
Winchester,  and  county  commissioner  since  1904, 
now  (1907)  serving  in  his  second  term.  He  is  prom- 
inent in  the  Masonic  Order,  being  a  member  of 
lodge,  chapter,  council  and  encampment,  and  enjoys 
the  confidence,  esteem  and  friendship  of  his  contem- 
poraries and  constituents. 


This  surname  is  of  infrequent  occur- 
PETTS     rence   in   the  records  of  New   England, 

as  the  number  of  early  settlers  bearing 
it  was  very  limited.  The  name  in  Townsend  records 
is  sometimes  written  Patt  and  Patts,  but  later  the 
name  is  uniformly  written  Petts. 

(I)  John  Petts  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
of  Townsend,  Massachusetts.  It  is  probable  that 
his  wife  was  the  first  female  white  resident  of  the 
town,  and  it  is  conceded  that  their  son  Jonathan 
was  the  first  white  child  born  there. 

(II)  Jonathan,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Petts, 
was  born  January  5,  1728,  in  Townsend,  where  he 
was  a  farmer.  He  married,  June  27,  1753,  Sarah 
Hasley,  daughter  of  James  and  Eunice  (Jewett) 
Hasley. 

(III)  Jonathan  (2),  son  of  Jonathan  (1)  and 
Sarah  (Hasley)  Petts,  was  born  in  Townsend.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,  and  served  at  the 
Lexington  alarm,  April  19,  1779,  in  Captain  James 
Hosley's  company,  and  was  in  the  siege  of  Boston, 
1/75,  and  at  Bunker  Hill  in  Captain  Henry  Farwell's 
Company.  In  the  history  of  Townsend  his  name  is 
erroneously  printed  Nathan  Patt.  He  married,  111 
Townsend,  February  12,  1783,  and  the  same  year 
removed  from  Townsend  to  Stoddard,  New  Hamp- 
shire. His  wife  was  Rebecca  Towne.  who  was  born 
July  25,  1763,  daughter  of  Colonel  Ezra  Towne,  of 
New  Ipswich.  Colonel  Towne  was  a  captain  three 
years  in  the  Revolution,  and  later  colonel  of  a 
regiment  of  militia. 

(IV)  David,  son  of  Jonathan  Petts,  was  born  in 
Stoddard,  February  7,  1788,  and  lived  in  Stoddard, 
Weston,  Vermont,  and  in  Nelson,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  died.  He  married  Clarissa  Parker,  who 
was  born  in  Nelson,  July  14,  1793,  daughter  of  Jo- 
siah  and  Eunice  (Pierce)  Parker.  She  died  in 
Nelson,  August  8,  1871.  Three  of  their  thirteen 
children   died   in   infancy.     The   ten   children   were : 


David  Towne,  Lyman  Parker,  Eunice  Pierce,  Louisa 
Malvina,  Frederic  Augustus,  Lawrensa,  Clarissa 
Sabrina,  George  Shepard,  Albert  Livingston  and 
Lucy  Orinda. 

(V)  David  Towne,  oldest  child  of  David  and 
Clarissa  (Parker)  Petts,  was  born  in  Weston,  Ver- 
mont, November  26,  1810,  and  died  in  December, 
1856,  aged  forty-six  years.  He  farmed  to  some 
extent  in  Nelson,  where  for  ten  or  twelve  years  he 
was  a  cattle  drover.  He  removed  to  Stoddard 
where  he  conducted  a  hotel  for  six  years,  and  then 
removed  to  Marlow  and  carried  on  a  hotel  there 
for  about  a  year  and  a  half  before  his  death.  He 
married,  in  Stoddard,  New  Hampshire,  Phebe 
Stevens,  who  was  born  May  3,  1S12.  Their  children 
were :  Ferdinand,  Lyman  G.,  and  George  A. 

(VI)  Ferdinand,  eldest  of  the  three  sons  of 
David  T.  and  Phebe  (Stevens)  Petts,  was  born  in 
Nelson,  New  Hampshire,  February  28,  1834.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Nelson  and 
Stoddard.  After  leaving  school  he  worked  on  a 
farm  summers  and  in  the  glass  factory  in  Stoddard 
winters  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  At 
twenty-one  he  purchased  the  Marlow  Hotel,  which 
he  conducted  for  five  years.  After  carrying  on  the 
Central  House  at  Ashburnham,  Massachusetts,  for 
the  same  length  of  time,  he  removed  to  Keene,  New 
Hampshire,  and  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  busi- 
ness for  three  years.  He  then  engaged  in  the  to- 
bacco business  at  Keene.  He  married  (first),  Susan 
Hunt.  He  married  (second),  January  7,  1865,  Ellen 
Louise  Howard.  The  children  by  the  first  wife 
were :  Lillian,  David,  and  Sanford  and  Harry 
(twins).  Don  I.  is  the  only  child  of  the  second 
wife. 


Hamlett  or  Hamblett,  is  one  of 
HAMBLETT  the  names  found  at  a  compara- 
tively early  date  in  New  England 
records,  and  there  seems  to  have  been  but  one  immi- 
grant ancestor  of  this  name  in  New  England  in  the 
seventeenth  century,  following  the  settlement  at 
Plymouth. 

(I)  William  Hamblett  was  born  about  1614. 
He  was  first  of  record  in  Cambridge  or  Waterbury. 
Massachusetts,  removing  from  the  latter  place  to 
Billerica,  and  receiving  there  a  grant  of  a  single 
share,  in  1656,  at  the  settlement  of  the  town.  His 
house  lot  was  fifty-six  acres,  "lying  at  ye  north- 
east corner  of  Bare  hill,  and  on  ye  south  of  ho- 
grooten  Meadow,"  &c.  This  place  he  exchanged 
in  1679  with  Caleb  Farley,  of  Woburh.  and  removed 
to  that  town.  He  was  one  of  the  early  Baptists, 
and  letters  from  him  are  quoted  by  Backus.  In  a 
conveyance  of  land  to  James  Converse,  May  1,  1686, 
he  is  described  as  a  carpenter.  He  became  a  free- 
man in  1651.  He  married  Sarah,  widow  of  James 
Hubbard,  who  died  aged  ninety.  Their  children 
were:  Jacob,  Rebecca,  both  baptized  at  Cambridge; 
Sarah  and   Thomas. 

(II)  Jacob,  eldest  child  of  William  and  Sarah 
Hamblett,  resided  in  Billerica,  and  was  the  ancestor, 
of  all  of  those  of  the  name  residing  in  New  Hamp- 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


shire.  He  married.  July  22,  1668,  Hannah  Parker, 
who  died  April  26.  of  the  following  year.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  December  21,  1669.  Mary,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Dutton,  of  Billerica  (see  button,  I). 
She  died  of  smallpox,  July  9.  1678.  He  subse- 
quently removed  to  Woburn.  where  he  married 
Mary,  widow  of  Abraham  Jaquith.  His  children, 
born  from  1670  to  1689,  were  :  Mary.  Sarah,  Hannah, 
Rebecca,  William,  died  young;  Jacob,  died  young; 
Joseph.   William,  Jacob,  Henry  and  Abigail. 

(III)  There  is  nothing  appearing  on  record  to 
establish  which  one  of  the  sons  of  Jacob  Hamblett 
was  the  father  of  the  one  next  mentioned. 

(IV)  John  Hamblett  married,  in  Dunstable, 
February  13,  1772.  Elizabeth  Perham.  After  his 
marriage  he  resided  in  Dracut.  Massachusetts,  where 
he  died  October  21,  1819.  His  wife  survived  him 
nearly  seven  years,  dying  July  3,  1826.  They  had 
two  sons,  born  in  Dracut,  namely :  Thaddeus  and 
Peter. 

(V)  Peter,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Per- 
ham) Hamblett,  was  born  February  2,  1775,  in 
Dracut,  and  died  there  December  26.  1846,  aged 
seventy-one  years.  He  married,  August  27,  1805, 
Polly  Goodhue,  born  December  18.  1778,  in  Dracut, 
daughter  of  Moses  and  Lydia  (Fox)  Goodhue. 
Their  children  were:  Galen,  Man-,  Carrie  Good- 
hue. Ozni  Perham  and  Eleanor. 

(VI)  Galen,  eldest  child  of  Peter  and  Polly 
(Goodhue)  Hamblett,  was  born  June  22,  1806,  in 
Dracut,  and  died  in  Mason.  New  Hampshire,  April 
6,  1884.  He  was  a  mason  by  trade,  and  after  leav- 
ing Dracut  resided  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  and 
Milford  and  Mason,  New  Hampshire.  He  resided 
in  Milford  some  years  following  1852.  He  married, 
October  11,  1831,  Sarah  C,  daughter  of  John  and 
Ann  (Cochran)  Ames.  She  was  born  in  Dix'mont. 
Maine,  April  21,  1807,  and  died  in  Milford,  May  16. 
1877.  Their  children  were:  Sarah  Jane,  Edward 
G.,  Orren  Ames,  Gorham,  John  D.  and  Albert  A. 
Sarah  Jane  was  born  in  Dracut,  November  23,  1834. 
She  married,  February  20.  1859,  Samuel  F.  Living- 
ston, of  Mount  Vernon,  where  she  resided  from  the 
time  of  her  marriage  till  her  death,  November  16, 
1S77.  Edward  Galen  was  born  in  Dracut,  April  12, 
1836;  is  a  merchant  tailor,  and  resides  in  Milford, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  settled  in  1852.  Orren 
A.  is  mentioned  below.  Gorham  was  born  in 
Lowell.  Massachusetts,  February  15,  1840,  and  died 
in  Lowell,  in  August,  1842.  John  D.  was  born  in 
Lowell,  August  2.  1S42.  and  died  there  October  8, 
1842.  Albert  A.  was  born  in  Lowell.  April  II,  1844, 
and  died  there  November  4,  1846. 

1  \  I  I  )  Orren  Ann?,  third  child  and  second  son 
of  Galen  and  Sarah  C.  (Ames)  Hamblett,  was  born 
in    Dracut.    M  1   .    April    29,    1838.     He   ac- 

companied his  father  on  bis  removal  to  Milford.  in 
1852,  and  resided  in  Milford  until  [883,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Mason,  where  he  lived  eight  years,  and 
1 1n n  removed  to  Washington,  D.  C.  where  he  re- 
sided until  1006.  and  thru  returned  to  Mason,  lie 
enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  C.  Thirteenth 
Massachusetts    Volunteer    Infantry,    April    to.    1861, 


for  three  years,  and  was  mustered  into  the  United 
States  sen-ice  July  16  following;  he  was  the  first 
volunteer  from  Milford,  New  Hampshire.  After 
doing  duty  about  eleven  months  he  was  discharged 
for  his  disability,  June  25.  1862.  He  learned  the 
tailor's  trade  with  his  brother.  Edward  G.,  and 
worked  at  that  fourteen  years.  In  1883  he  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Mason.  He  served  as  a  member  of 
the  capital  police  force  in  Washington,  D.  C.  fifteen 
years  and  six  months.  He  has  been  active  in  public 
life  and  filled  various  offices.  In  the  town  of  Ma- 
son he  served  as  moderator  several  years,  has  been 
town  treasurer,  was  representative  in  the  New 
Hampshire  legislature  in  1889.  and  sergeant-at-arms 
of  the  senate  in  1891,  and  now  (1007)  is  selectman, 
member  of  school  board,  and  trustee  of  Boynton 
school  fund.  He  was  captain  of  the  Wadley  Guards 
of  Milford  several  years,  and  was  a  popular  officer. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Fifth  Congregational  Church 
of  Washington,  D.  C  He  is  a  Thirty-second  de- 
gree Mason. 

He  married  (first).  December  15.  1862,  M.  Lizzie 
Wood,  born  in  Milford,  June  7.  1842,  daughter  of 
Abijah  and  Mary  A.  (Hood)  Wood.  She  died  in 
Washington.  D.  C.  October  9,  1891.  He  married 
(second).  February  6,  1894.  Harriet  V.  Ames,  born 
in  Dracut,  Massachusetts  March  21,  1857,  daughter 
of  John  and  Almira  (Hamblett)  Ames,  and  a  de- 
scendant of  John  Alden,  the  Puritan.  The  children 
by  the  first  wife  were :  Lillian  Beatrice,  born  in 
Milford,  June  30.  1870.  married,  October  15,  1896, 
Orlando  W.  Goodwin,  and  now  resides  in  Leomin- 
ster. Massachusetts.  Bertha  Ashton,  born  in  Mil- 
ford. June  5.  1875.  died  May  25.  1880.  Lura  Valen- 
tine, born  in  Mason,  February  14,  1884.  Susie 
Ethelyn.  born  in  Mason,  January  12,  1886.  The 
children  of  the  second  wife  are:  Marian  Edith, 
born  in  Washington.  D.  C,  June  18,  1806.  Mildred 
Ames,  born  in  Washington.  November  8.  1898.  John 
Alden.  born  in  Washington,  D.  C,  September  22, 
1900.  Priscilla  Molines,  born  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
January  12    1902. 


From  middle  English  sources 
BROWNRIGG  the  name  was  originally  Brown- 
ridge,  meaning  at  the  Brown- 
ridge.  At  the  time  of  Cromwell  one  branch  of  this 
family  went  to  Ireland,  where  it  soon  became  promi- 
nent. No  information  whatever  relative  to  this  sur- 
name can  be  gleaned  on  this  side  of  the  ocean.  Its 
orthography  would  indicate  a  Teutonic  origin,  either 
ancient  Saxon  or  later  German.  It  was  transplanted 
into  the  maritime  provinces  by  an  immigrant  from 
England. 

(I)  William  Rrownrigg  came  from  Cumber- 
land. England,  to  Truro.  Nova  Scotia.  lie  had 
been  engaged  in  the  merchant  marine  in  England. 

(II)  William,  son  of  William  Brownrigg  (1). 
was  bom  in  Truro.  Nova  Scotia.  He  founded  a 
sin  ii'  manufacturing  business  and  later  a  retail  shoe 
business  in  Pictou,  and  this  was  subsequently  taken 
over  by  his  son  William.  He  married  Johanna  Kit- 
chin,  a  native  of  England,  and  their  children  were: 


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William,    see    forward;    Johanna,    died    unmarried. 

(III)  William,  son  of  William  (2)  and  Jo- 
hanna (Kitchin)  Brownrigg,  was  in  early  life  a 
shoemaker  in  Pictou,  Nova  Scotia,  and  later  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing.  From  Pictou  he  went  to 
the  northwest  territory,  where  he  became  a  sur- 
veyor, and  also  dealt  quite  extensively  in  real  es- 
tate. He  married  Lydia  Cary,  a  native  of  Palermo, 
Maine,  and  a  resident  of  South  China,  Maine, 
daughter  of  Henry  Cary.  Of  this  union  there  were 
eleven  children,  six  of  whom  are  living. 

(IV)  Albert  Edward  Brownrigg,  M.  D.,  son  of 
William  (3)  and  Lydia  (Cary)  Brownrigg,  was 
born  in  Pictou,  September  28,  1872.  From  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  town  he  entered  the  Pictou 
Academy,  and  having  pursued  the  regular  course  of 
study  at  that  institution  he  devoted  a  year  to  teach- 
ing. He  next  attended  the  Truro  (Nova  Scotia) 
Normal  School,  where  he  received  the  Governor 
General's  Medal  of  that  year,  and  after  being  grad- 
uated he  joined  the  force  of  instructors.  At  length 
deciding  to  enter  the  medical  profession,  he  began 
his  preparations  at  Dalhousie  University,  Halifax, 
continued  them  at  the  Baltimore  (Maryland)  Med- 
ical College,  being  graduated  as  prizeman  with  the 
class  of  1897,  and  supplemented  these  studies  with 
a  post-graduate  course  at  the  New  York  Polyclinic 
Medical  School.  A  season  of  several  months  at- 
tendance at  the  Newton  Nervine  and  at  the  Boston 
Insane  Hospital  resulted  in  his  determination  to 
devote  his  professional  efforts  exclusively  to  the 
treatment  of  mental  and  nervous  diseases,  and  for 
the  .purpose  of  still  further  perfecting  his  prepara- 
tions for  that  special  line  of  work  he  pursued  a 
postgraduate  course  in  neurology  and  kindred  sub- 
jects at  the  Harvard  Medical  School,  being  the  only 
one  of  a  class  of  thirty-seven  postgraduate  students 
of  that  year  to  obtain  the  coveted  degree,  which 
was  conferred  upon  him  Cum  Laude.  Accepting 
the  post  of  assistant  physician  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Concord,  New 
Hampshire,  under  Dr.  Bancroft,  he  remained  at 
that  institution  until  19x31,  when  he  was  induced  to 
undertake  the  management  of  the  Highland  Spring 
Sanitarium  at  Nashua,  and  two  years  later  he  pur- 
chased the  property  of  the  company  which,  up  to 
that  time,  had  owned  and  controlled  it.  This  re- 
treat, which  is  devoted  exclusively  to  the  treatment 
of  nervous  and  mental  diseases  of  a  mild  and  cur- 
able nature,  has  accommodations  for  fifteen  patients, 
and  its  location,  furnishings,  medical  equipment  and 
other  attractions  are  unsurpassed  by  any  other 
private  sanitarium  of  a  similar  character  in  New 
England.  Aside  from  his  ability  as  a  neurologist, 
Dr.  Brownrigg  is  an  expert  analytical  chemist,  and 
in  his  finely  equipped  laboratory  at  the  sanitarium 
he  performs  a  large  amount  of  analytical  work  for 
the  physicians  of  Nashua  and  vicinity.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Medico-Psychological  As- 
sociation ;  New  England  Psychological  Association ; 
Boston  Society  of  Neurology  and  Psychiatry ;  New 
Hampshire  Medical  Society;  Massachusetts  Medical 
Society;    Nashua    Medical    Society,   of   which   he   is 


president  at  the  present  time  (1907)  ;  American 
Medical  Association ;  White  Mountain  Lodge,  No. 
5.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Concord ; 
and  the  Guards  Club,  Nashua.  Dr.  Brownrigg  mar- 
ried Amelia  F.  Davison,  daughter  of  Edward  D.  and 
Deziah  (Mack)  Davison,  of  Bridgewater,  Nova 
Scotia,  and  has  one  son :  Albert  Edward,  Jr.,  born 
in  Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  March  5,   1903. 


It  is  the  opinion  of  some  writers  that 
DEAN     the  name  of  Dean  was  originally  derived 

from  the  Latin  word  Decanus,  a  term 
applied  to  a  Roman  military  officer  of  minor  rank 
commanding  a  force  of  ten  men,  and  its  English 
equivalent,  Dean,  was  long  ago  adopted  as  an  ec- 
clesiastical title.  It  is  also  time  honored  as  the  title 
of  a  collegiate  official.  It  has  probably  existed  as  a 
patronymic  in  England  from  the  time  of  King  Al- 
fred the  Great,  tenth  century,  who  was  the  first 
British  sovereign  to  encourage  the  adoption  of  sur- 
names. The  first  of  the  name  in  America  were 
Rachel  Dean,  probably  a  widow,  and  Stephen  Dean, 
both  of  whom  arrived  at  Plymouth  in  the  "Fortune,'' 
November,  1621.  Stephen  erected  and  operated  the 
first  grist  mill  in  the  Plymouth  colony.  In  1637  two 
immigrants  of  this  name,  John  and  Walter  Dean, 
brothers,  came  from  Chard,  a  place  of  some  im- 
portance located  about  twelve  miles  from  Taunton, 
county  oif  Somerset.  Information  at  hand  states 
that  they  were  the  sons  of  William  Dean.  They 
landed  at  Boston,  and  after  spending  a  year  in 
Dorchester,  proceeded  to  Taunton,  Massachusetts, 
where  they  were  admitted  freemen  December  4,  1638. 
John  Dean,  who  was  born  about  the  year  1600  and 
died  in  1660,  directed  in  his  will  that  "in  case  heer 
be  no  settled  ministry  in  Taunton,  my  administra- 
tors shall  have  full  power  to  sell  either  the  whole 
or  a  part  of  these  my  housings  and  lands,  so  as  my 
children  and  posteritie  may  remove  elsewhere,  where 
they  may  enjoy  God  and  His  Ordnances."  The 
Christian  name  of  his  wife  was  Alice,  and  she  sur- 
vived him.  Among  his  children  were :  John, 
Thomas,  Grace,  Isaac,  Nathaniel  and  Elizabeth. 

(I)  Deacon  Walter  Dean,  son  of  William,  and 
the  American  progenitor  of  the  branch  of  the  Dean 
family  now  in  hand,  was  born  in  Chard  between 
the  years  1615  and  1617.  He  settled  in  Taunton,  as 
previously  stated,  and  died  there  about  the  year  1693. 
He  was  prominently  identified  with  the  early  civil 
and  religious  affairs  of  Taunton,  serving  as  a  select- 
man for  eight  years  and  holding  other  town  offices. 
He  was  a  tanner.  He  married  Eleanor  Strong, 
daughter  of  Richard  Strong,  of  Taunton,  England, 
and  a  sister  of  Elder  John  Strong,  whom  she  ac- 
companied to  America  in  the  "Mary  and  John"  in 
1630.  Those  of  his  children  found  in  the  Taunton 
records  were:    Joseph.  Ezra,  Benjamin  and  Abigail. 

(II)  Benjamin,  third  son  and  child  of  Deacon 
Walter  and  Eleanor  (Strong)  Dean,  was  married 
January  6,  1681,  to  Sarah  Williams,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Jane  (Gilbert)  Williams,  of  Taunton, 
and  granddaughter  of  Richard  and  Frances  (Digh- 
ton)    Williams.     Her  father  was  the  builder  of  the 


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second  meeting  house  in  Taunton.  The  children  of 
this  union  were:  Naomi,  who  died  young;  Hannah. 
Israel,   Mary.   Damaris,  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Mehitabel, 

ijamin,  Lydia  and  Isaiah.  The  father  died  be- 
tween February  2.  1723,  and  April  14.  1725. 

(  III  1  Benjamin  (2),  second  son  and  ninth  child 
of  Benjamin  (1)  and  Sarah  (Williams)  Dean,  was 
born  in  Taunton,  July  31,  1699,  ar|d  died  there  Jan- 
uary 6,  1785.     He  married  Zipporah  Dean,  who  died 

lember  27,  1778.  Their  children  were:  Benja- 
min. Isaac  and  Eliza. 

(IV)  Benjamin  (3),  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Benjamin  (2)  and  Zipporah  Dean,  was  born  in 
Taunton  about  the  year  1725.  He  married  Mary 
Barrows  and  was  the  father  of  Samuel,  Abijah, 
David  and  Luther. 

(V)  Luther,  youngest  son  of  Benjamin  (3) 
and  Mary  (Barrows)  Dean,  was  a  lifelong  resident 
of  Taunton.  He  married  Margaret  Strobridge,  a 
native  of  that  part  of  Middleboro  which  is  now 
Lakeville,  and  reared  a  family  of  eight  children : 
David.  Luther,  Abijah,  James,  Noah,  Andrew,  Cal- 
vin and  Sophia. 

(VI)  Luther  (2),  second  child  of  Luther  (1)  and 
Margaret  (Strobridge)  Dean,  was  born  about  the 
year  17S9,  and  died  August  5,  1833.  He  married 
Fannie  Dean.  (Owing  to  the  total  destruction  by 
fire  of  the  Taunton  records  about  the  year  1838,  it 
is  impossible  to  obtain  the  correct  dates  of  the 
births  and  deaths  recorded  previous  to  that  time). 

(VII)  David,  son  of  Luther  (2),  was  born  in 
Taunton,  Massachusetts,  January  3,  1828.  For  a 
period  of  twenty  years  he  served  as  deputy  sheriff 
of  Bristol  county,  during  which  he  acquired  the 
reputation  of  being  a  faithful  and  discreet  civil  offi- 
cer, and  he  was  subsequently  in  the  service  of  the 
state.  He  is  now  residing  in  Taunton,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  married 
Dordana  Macomber,  and  has  reared  a  family  of  six 
children  :  Gordon,  Gertrude  F.,  Luther,  Arthur  W., 
Mary  S.  and  Julia.  Four  are  residing  in  Massa- 
chusetts, one  in  South  Dakota  and  the  other  is  a 
resident  of  Nashua.  Mrs.  Dean  was  born  in  Taun- 
ton. February  7,  1834,  and  died  November  5,  1876. 

(VIII)  Arthur  Warren,  son  of  David  and  Dor- 
dana (Macomber)  Dean,  was  born  in  Taunton, 
March  27,  1870.  His  early  education  was  acquired 
in  the  Taunton  public  schools,  and  he  pursued  the 
regular  course  in  civil  engineering  at  the  Massa- 
chusetts Institute  of  Technology-,  being  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1892.  After  following  his  profes- 
sion for  two  years  in  his  native  city  he  went  to 
Nashua  and  has  ever  since  resided  in  that  city.  In 
1904  he  was  appointed  state  engineer  by  Governor 
Batchelder,  and  having  given  complete  satisfaction 
during  his  first  term  in  that  capacity,  he  was  re-ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Mel.ane.  Mr.  Dean  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  and 
is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason.  lie  married  Anna  M. 
Hamblett,  daughter  of  J.  A.  Hamblett,  of  Nashua, 
and  has  two  children:  Elbra  Madeline,  born  in 
Nashua,  Decembers.  1895:  and  Charline,  also  born 
in   Nashua,  July  5.   1901. 


The  Scotch-Irish  who  set- 
CLVDE.  or  CLOYD  tied  Londonderry,  and 
later  other  towns  of  New 
Hampshire,  were  undoubtedly  second  in  no  respect 
to  any  of  those  who  colonized  other  parts  of  New 
England.  They  possessed  sound  bodies,  vigorous 
constitutions,  bright  intellects,  and  good  morals.  Of 
the  Londonderry  settlers  were  the  ancestors  of  the 
Clydes  or  Cloyds. 

(L)  Daniel  Clyde,  tradition  says,  was  born  at 
Clydesdale,  near  the  river  Clyde,  in  Scotland,  in 
1683,  but  that  is  only  tradition.  Certain  it  is  that 
he  emigrated  from  Londonderry,  Ireland,  probably 
about  1732,  and  settled  in  that  part  of  Londonderry. 
New  Hampshire,  which  is  now  Windham.  He  was 
a  shrewd  man,  and  filled  the  office  of  selectman  of 
Windham  in  1747.  He  died  June  4,  1753,  aged 
seventy  years.  He  married,  in  Ireland,  Esther 
Rankin,  born  in  Ireland,  in  1706,  and  died 
in  Windham,  February  16.  1779,  aged  seven- 
ty-three. She  was  the  daughter  of  Hugh 
Rankin,  who  emigrated  from  the  county  of  Antrim. 
Ireland,  to  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  in  1722. 
If  she  was  Daniel  Clyde's  first  wife,  which  is  hardly 
probable,  she  must  have  married  him  when  quite 
young.  She  was  a  woman  of  many  good  qualities 
and  of  a  strongly  religious  character.  Daniel's 
children,  several  of  whom  were  born  in  London- 
derry, Ireland,  were:  Joseph.  Hugh,  John,  Daniel, 
Ann.  Samuel,  Mary,  Nancy  and  Agnes. 

(II)  Colonel  Joseph,  eldest  child  of  Daniel  and 
Esther  (Rankin)  Clyde,  was  bom  in  Londonderry, 
Ireland,  in  1722,  and  died  in  Windham.  June  7.  1805, 
aged  eighty-three.  He  accompanied  his  father's 
family  to  America  and  shared  the  hardships  of  the 
voyage  to  Massachusetts  and  of  the  following  win- 
ter. At  that  time  he  was  about  ten  years  old.  He 
learned  the  brickmaker's  trade,  and  worked  for  a 
time  in  Billerica.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  on 
what  is  still  known  as  the  Joseph  Clyde  farm  in 
Windham,  where  he  built  a  one-story  house  near 
the  highway,  a  few  rods  from  the  present  house. 
where  the  ancient  cellar  is  still  to  be  seen.  He  took 
a  foremost  position  in  the  town's  affairs,  and  was 
selectman  in  1749-50.  He  was  commissioned 
lieutenant  of  a  military  company.  May  7.  1764.  and 
captain  of  the  company,  which  was  a  part  of  the 
Eighth  Regiment.  May  3,  1770.  When  the  "Lexing- 
ton Alarm"  reached  Windham  Captain  Clyde,  who 
commanded  the  company  of  minute  men  in  the 
town,  was  plowing  in  the  field.  He  left  his  plow  in 
the  furrow  and  started  immediately  at  the  head  of 
his  company,  each  man  having  been  notified.  The 
women — wives,  mothers  and  sisters  of  the  soldiers — 
at  once  cooked  a  large  amount  of  food,  and  sent  it  to 
the  front  to  the  men.  One  of  Captain  Gyde's 
brothers  loaded  his  horse  quite  heavily  with  pro- 
visions which  his  mother  had  cooked,  and  followed 
the  company.  It  is  not  certain  how  far  this  com- 
pany went,  nor  the  length  of  the  time  of  its  service, 
as  the  muster-roll  is  lost,  but  it  is  not  improbable 
that  they  joined  the  New  Hampshire  militia  near 
Boston,   as   Captain    Clyde's   pay-roll   to   Cambridge 


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for  the  services  of  his  men  was  £35  8s.  He  was 
commissioned  captain  of  a  company  of  minute-men, 
with  the  rank  of  colonel.  February  16,  1787. 

He  married,  in  Billerica.  Massachusetts,  Mar- 
garet Moffitt,  born  in  county  Tyrone,  Ireland,  and 
came  to  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  with  her 
father  when  seven  years  of  age.  They  were  thirteen 
weeks  and  three  days  coming  over,  and  when  they 
arrived  at  Boston  the  passengers  offered  prayers  of 
gratitude  before  leaving  the  ship.  Her  father  was 
a  maker  of  spinning  wheels.  He  lived  in  Lunen- 
burg, then  a  part  of  Billerica.  He  accidentally  cut 
his  wrist  and  bled  to  death.  She  used  often  to  tell 
in  her  later  years  how  plentiful  wild  animals  were 
when  she  first  settled  in  Londonderry.  Sometimes, 
while  she  was  spinning,  the  bears  looked  in  at  the 
windows  of  her  cabin.  Colonel  Clyde  kept  two 
dogs,  one  to  stay  at  the  house  with  his  wife,  the 
other  to  hunt  bears  out  of  the  corn.  The  children 
of  this  couple  were :  Daniel,  Ann.  Margaret,  Mary, 
John,  and  Joseph,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(III)  Joseph  (2),  youngest  child  of  Colonel 
Joseph  (1)  and  Margaret  (Moffitt)  Clyde,  was  born 
in  Windham,  February  12.  1766,  and  died  August 
16,  1S5S,  in  the  eighty-seventh  year  of  his  age.  He 
resided  on  the  ancestral  farm,  about  a  mile  and  a 
half  southwest  of  the  meeting  house.  He  married, 
March  17,  1797.  Elizabeth  Wilson,  born  April  2, 
1766,  and  died  December  27,  1839,  aged  seventy- 
three.  Her  parents  were  Samuel  and  Elizabeth 
(Gilmore)  Wilson.  The  children  of  this  marriage 
were :  Joseph,  Betsey,  Gilmore.  Samuel  Wilson, 
Hiram  and  Margaret. 

(IV)  Samuel  Wilson,  third  child  and  second 
son  of  Joseph  (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Wilson)  Clyde, 
was  born  in  Windham.  August  I,  1803.  and  died 
October  16,  1882.  aged  seventy-nine.  He  resided  on 
the  old  homestead,  which  he  left  in  1851,  and  re- 
moved to  Dracut.  Massachusetts,  and  afterward  to 
Hudson,  where  he  resided  till  his  death.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  lumberer,  and  also  dealt  in  wood.  In 
religious  faith  he  was  a  Presbyterian.  He  married, 
April  22,  1851,  Hannah  Jane  Boles,  born  in  Hudson. 
September  13,  1825,  and  is  now  (1907)  living,  daugh- 
ter of  Greenleaf  and  Hannah  (Farnum)  Boles. 
Their  children  were :  Hannah  Elizabeth.  Margaret 
Jane,  and  George  Wilson,  the  subject  of  the  next 
paragraph. 

(V)  George  Wilson,  youngest  child  of  Samuel 
W.  and  Hannah  J.  (Boles)  Clyde,  was  born  in 
Dracut,  Massachusetts,  October  23.  1865.  After 
finishing  with  the  common  schools,  he  attended  Mc- 
Gaw  Institute,  at  Reed's  Ferry,  New  Hampshire, 
Dean  Academy.  Franklin,  Massachusetts ;  Tuft's 
College,  and  the  Boston  University  of  Law,  grad- 
uating from  the  latter  in  1894.  After  his  admission 
to  the  bar  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Nashua, 
where  he  has  offices,  though  he  resides  in  Hudson. 
Mr.  Clyde  has  taken  a  deep  interest  in  public  affairs, 
and  has  been  active  in  promoting  public  utilities. 
He  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Goffs  Falls, 
Litchfield  &  Hudson  Street  Railroad,  now  the  Man- 
chester &  Nashua  Street  Railway,  and  is  one  of  its 


directors.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has 
filled  various  offices.  He  has  been  three  times 
elected  member  of  the  school  board,  and  served 
nine  years;  April  14,  1896,  he  was  appointed  judge 
of  the  police  court  of  Hudson,  and  still  holds  that 
office ;  he  has  served  as  moderator  nine  years ;  and 
was  a  member  of  the  last  constitutional  convention. 
He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  belongs  to  Lodge  No.  94, 
of  Hudson. 

He  married,  in  Manchester,  February  19.  1902, 
Anna  Bertha  Wells,  born  in  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire. January  11,  1877.  daughter  of  Martin  and  Ella 
L.  (Colby)  Wells.  They  have  two  children:  Mar- 
garet Ernestine  and  Wilson  W. 


The  name  of  Davignon  originated 
DAVIGNON     in  the  south  of  France,  and  mem- 
bers   of    the    various    generations 
have    been    prominent    in    professional     life,    while 
others  have  followed  agricultural  pursuits. 

(I)  Alexander  C.  Davignon,  the  pioneer  ances- 
tor of  the  family  in  America,  emigrated  from 
France  to  Canada  prior  to  its  secession  to  the  Brit- 
ish, and  was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  in  the 
province  of  Quebec. 

(II)  George,  son  of  Alexander  C  Davigncn 
(1).  was  born  at  St.  Mathias,  province  of  Quebec, 
and  spent  his  entire  life  in  that  section  of  the 
country. 

(III)  Narcisse,  son  of  George  Davignon  (2), 
was  born  in  Iberville,  province  of  Quebec,  about  the 
year  1822,  and  was  a  prosperous  farmer  during  the 
active  period  of  his  life,  his  death  occurring  in 
1902.  He  married  Martine  Gingras.  a  native  of  St. 
Mathias,  and  was  the  father  of  fourteen  children, 
ten  of  whom  are  living  now  (1907),  one  of  his  sons 
being  at  the  present  time  mayor  of  Knowlton,  in 
the  province  of  Quebec. 

(IV)  Rev.  I.  H.  C.  Davignon,  son  of  Narcisse 
(3)  and  Martine  (Gingras)  Davignon,  was  born  in 
Iberville,  province  of  Quebec,  April  12,  1848.  He 
was  a  student  at  the  Normal  school,  and  from  there 
went  to  the  St.  Hyacinthe  College,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1870,  then  studied  theology  at  the 
St.  Hyacinthe  Seminary',  and  was  ordained  to  the 
priesthood  in  1873.  For  one  year  and  a  half  he  oc- 
cupied the  presidential  chair  in  Sorel  College,  and 
remained  in  that  diocese  until  1879.  He  was  adopted 
by  the  bishop  of  Portland,  under  whom  he  served 
in  Lewiston  and  the  various  Maine  missions  until 
1881.  when  he  was  sent  to  Suncook,  New  Hamp- 
shire. Here  he  organized  and  built  up  a  parish, 
remaining  in  charge  for  about  fourteen  years,  his 
labors  being  productive  of  much  good.  At  the  ex- 
piration of  this  period  he  was  appointed  rector  of 
St.  George's  Roman  Catholic  Church,  in  Manchester, 
New  Hampshire,  taking  charge  of  that  parish  No- 
vember 26,  1894,  and  has  filled  this  office  continu- 
ously up  to  the  present  time.  His  rectorship  has 
been  signalized  by  the  introduction  of  numerous 
improvements,  and  may  truly  be  called  an  era  of 
progress  in  the  history  of  the  parish,  for  he  has  not 
only   obliterated  a   debt   of   long   standing,   but   has 


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erected  a  new  school  building  and  a  parochial  resi- 
dence. Father  Davignon  is  a  man  of  pleasing  per- 
sonality, courteous  to  strangers,  and  ever  vigilant 
for  the  spiritual  and  social  betterment  of  his  parish- 
ioners. His  influence  is  far-reaching  among  them, 
and  he  is  extremely  popular  among  his  French- 
Canadian  compatriots  in  the  city  of  Manchester. 

St.  George's  Church  has  a  congregation  of  five 
thousand  souls,  requiring,  in  addition  to  the  labors 
of  the  rector,  the  services  of  two  assistant  clergy- 
men, and  is  one  of  the  foremost  religious  organiza- 
tions of  the  city.  The  church  edifice  is  of  brick 
with  brown  stone  trimmings.  The  broad  facade  is 
relieved  by  two  imposing  towers  with  Roman  em- 
brasures and  an  abundance  of  open  lattice.  Ample 
granite  steps  lead  to  the  main  entrance,  of  Romanes- 
que design,  above  which  is  a  fine  rose  window  with 
granite  arching.  Surmounting  this  is  a  niche  in 
which  is  set  a  heroic  statue  of  St.  George.  The 
auditorium  is  spacious,  and  with  the  surrounding 
gallery  has  a  seating  capacity  of  one  thousand,  two 
hundred  and  sixty  persons.  The  nave  windows  are 
of  Roman  design,  and  each  transept  is  pierced  by  a 
fine  rose  window.  A  series  of  stained  glass  win- 
dows supply  light  to  the  chancel,  in  which  is  a  hand- 
some marble  altar.  Roman  turrets,  open  on  all 
sides,  and  set  off  by  columns,  ornament  canopies 
suspended  over  the  figures  of  angels.  The  side 
altars  are  each  set  in  a  chancel  alcove,  also  of  mar- 
ble, containing  titulary  statues.  The  church  is 
lighted  by  gas  and  electricity,  is  heated  by  steam, 
and  is  fitted  with  all  modern  appliances  and  im- 
provements which  may  tend  to  the  comfort  of  the 
worshippers.  There  is  in  addition  a  new  building 
which  will  cost  about  thirty-four  thousand  dollars, 
and  which  will  be  called  St.  Isidore's  Convent.  It 
will  be  occupied  by  the  Sisters  as  a  residence,  and 
will  contain  three  school  rooms,  making  in  all 
fifteen  school  rooms  in  the  two  buildings,  which 
buildings  will  be  united. 


The   Doanes   of   the   United   States   are 
DOANE    supposed    to    be    descended    from    the 

Doanes  of  Utkinton,  near  Torporley, 
in  (lie  county  of  Cheshire,  England,  where  their 
earliest  known  settlement  was  in  the  time  of  King 
John,  1199-1216.  The  ancient  orthography  of  the 
name  Done  is  riot  very  clear.  It  is  supposed  to  be 
derived  from  Dun  or  Dune,  meaning  a  stronghold 
or  hill  fortress,  but  for  ages  it  has  been  pronounced 
with  the  o  long.  In  old  manuscripts  it  appears  as 
Dourn,  Downe,  &c.  The  Doanes  of  New 
England  liar  been  noted  for  centuries  for  their 
hardihood  and  daring,  and  many  of  the  name  have 
been  distinguished  as  seamen. 

(I)  Deacon  John  I  inmie,  the  founder  of  the 
Doane  family  in  America  and  the  progenitor  of  a 
numerous  posterity,  came  from  England  and  settled 
in  Plymouth,  Massachusetl  .  Nothing  is  known  of  his 
antecedents  or  of  the  date  ol  his  settlement  in  Plym- 
outh.    One   authority    says:    "Mr.   John    Doane   came 

over  to  New  England  aboul   1629,  when  history  in- 
forms  11-    ili.it    thirtj  loo   oi    ili,     Leyden   Company, 


with  their  families,  arrived  in  Plymouth.  He,  no 
doubt,  was  one  of  these,  and  a  member  of  Mr. 
Robin's  church."  John  Doane  was  a  prominent 
man  in  Plymouth  as  soon  as  his  arrival  there,  about 
1630.  He  was  one  of  the  few  who  bore  the  title  of 
"Mr."  The  Pilgrims  were  very  careful  to  give  no 
titles  where  they  were  not  due.  John  Doane  must 
have  been  known  to  the  Pilgrims  previous  to  his 
coming  to  Plymouth.  There  are  strong  suggestions 
that  he  was  in  partnership  with  Mr.  John  Atwood, 
who  was  of  London  until  1635.  The  Done  family 
are  found  in  London  at  this  period,  and  in  former 
generations  there  were  not  a  few  John  Dones.  He 
was  a  strong  man.  His  associates  and  the  offices  he 
was  bidden  to  undertake  by  the  governor,  the  court, 
and  by  the  suffrages  of  his  townsmen  show  him  to 
have  been  a  man  of  superior  quality. 

He  was  one  of  the  Councell  of  Plymouth  in  1663. 
July  1,  1663.  it  was  ordered  "That  Captain  Miles 
Standish,  John  Done,  Stephen  Hopkins,  Joshua 
Prat,  Edward  Bangs.  Jonathan  Brewster,  and  Rob 
Heeks  divide  the  medow  ground  in  the  bay  equally 
according  to  proporcon  of  shares  formerly  devided 
to  the  purchasers  at  or  before  the  last  of  August, 
next  ensuing."  June  4,  1639,  Mr.  John  Done  is  al- 
lowed to  draw  wine  until  the  next  court.  John 
Doane  served  as  administrator  of  a  number  of 
estates,  and  as  appraiser.  Many  entries  like  the 
following  are  found  in  the  records:  January  2,  1634, 
"At  this  Court  Mr.  John  Done,  being  formerly 
chosen  to  the  office  of  deacon  in  the  Church  at  the 
request  of  the  church  and  himselfe  was  freed  from 
the  office  of  an  Assistant  in  the  comon  Weale." 
John  Doane  preferred  to  be  a  Deacon  in  the  church 
rather  than  an  assistant  to  the  governor  in  the  affairs 
of  the  colony.  January  5.  1636,  John  Done,  with 
six  others,  "was  chosen  to  assist  ye  Gove  and 
Councell  to  sett  shuch  rates  on  goods  to  be  sould 
and  labourers  for  their  hire  as  should  be  meete  and 
juste."  In  1636  Deacon  Doane  was  one  of  those 
appointed  to  assist  the  governor  and  council  in  the 
preparation  of  a  regular  system  of  laws.  In  the  list 
of  147  in  all  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty 
years,  able  to  bear  arms  in  August,  1643.  John 
Doane  is  one  of  seven  who  have  the  honorable  pre- 
fix of  "Mr."  attached  to  their  names.  In  1644  the 
movement  towards  the  new  settlement  of  Nauset 
began,  one  of  the  leaders  of  which  was  Mr.  Doane. 
He  sold  his  homestead  in  Plymouth  for  ten  pounds 
and  settled  in  Nauset  (later  callod  Eastham)  on 
land,  north  of  Town  Cove.  "He  took  possession  of 
about  two  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  his  house 
stood  near  the  water."  At  various  times  after  he 
became  a  resident  of  Eastham  he  had  land  granted 
to  him  by  the  court  as  well  as  by  the  town.  In 
Eastham  town  affairs  John  Doane  was  an  import- 
ant man.  He  was  appointed  by  the  court  June  I, 
7663.  to  solemnize  marriages  and  to  administer  oaths 
to  witnesses.  He  was  deacon  of  the  First  Church 
there,  and  served  the  town  as  selectman  for  many 
years.  In  1640-50-51-53-59  he  was  a  deputy  to  the 
colony  court  for  Eastham,  as  he  had  been  in  1642 
and    1643    for   the   town   of   Plymouth.     In   his   will. 


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dated  May  18,  1678,  Mr.  Doane  declares  his  age 
"eighty-eight  years  or  thereabouts."  If  his  own 
statement  is  correct  he  was  born  not  far  from  1590. 
He  died  February  21,  1685,  aged  about  ninety-five 
years.  His  inventory  taken  by  his  neighbors,  Joseph 
Snow  and  Joshua  Bangs,  says  "aged  about  one  hun- 
dred years."  His  wife's  name  was  Abigail.  They 
were  undoubtedly  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  at 
Eastham,  the  first  burial  ground  of  the  town.  The 
children  of  Deacon  John  Doane  were :  Lydia,  Abi- 
gail. John,  Daniel  and  Ephraim, 

(II)  Deacon  Daniel,  fourth  child  and  second 
son  of  Deacon  John  Doane,  was  born  probably  at 
Plymouth,  about  1636,  and  died  at  Eastham,  Decem- 
ber 20,  1712,  in  the  seventy-sixth  year  of  his  age. 
He  went  from  Plymouth  to  Eastham  with  his  fath- 
er's family  in  1645,  and  settled  in  that  part  of  East- 
ham now  known  as  East  Orleans.  Like  his  father 
he  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  affairs  of  the  town 
and  the  church.  He  was  a  selectman  each  year  from 
1691  to  1696;  a  juryman  in  1677-86-87-89;  a  sur- 
veyor of  highways  in  1667-73-79  and  1700-04.  He 
was  a  deacon  of  the  First  Church  for  many  years, 
probably  succeeding  his  father.  Deacon  John  Doane. 
He  was  an  extensive  landholder,  the  Eastham  rec- 
ords showing  many  grants  to  him,  nearly  all  of 
which  were  within  the  limits  of  the  present  town  of 
Orleans.  He  was  buried  in  the  old  Town  Cove 
burial  ground,  where  a  small  slatestone  bears  the 
still  legible  inscription :  "Here  Lyes  ye  Body  of 
Deacon  Daniel  Doane,  Deed  Deer  ye  20th  1712  In 
The  76  year  of  His  Age."  The  inventory  of  his  es- 
tate amounted  to  £553  16s  ogd. 

Nothing  is  known  of  his  first  wife,  who  was 
probably  the  mother  of  all  his  children  except  Hep- 
sibah.  He  married  (second)  Hepsibah  Crisp,  widow 
of  George  Crisp,  and  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary 
Cole,  of  Eastham.  She  was  many  years  his  junior, 
and  survived  him.  There  is  no  list  of  Daniel 
Doane's  children  on  the  Eastham  records,  but  the 
following  one,  made  up  from  his  will  and  other 
sources,  is  correct  except  perhaps  in  the  order  of 
their  birth:  A  son  (drowned),  Joseph,  Constant, 
Israel,  Daniel,  Nathaniel.  Constant,  Rebecca,  Abigail 
and  Ruth.     Of  the  second  marriage,  Hepzibah. 

(III)  Deacon  Joseph,  second  son  and  child  of 
Deacon  Daniel  Doane,  was  born  in  Eastham.  June 
27,  1669,  arid  died  there  July  27.  1757,  aged  eighty- 
eight.  He  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability, 
and  was  long  prominent  in  town,  church,  and  judi- 
cial affairs,  exhibiting  rare  judgment,  great  aptitude 
for  public  business  and  impartiality  in  the  discharge 
of  his  official  duties. 

He  was  selectman  of  Eastham  in  1700,  and  was 
re-elected  until  1705.  He  was  town  treasurer  in 
1703-04-05.  and  a  representative  to  the  general 
court  at  Boston  in  1702-27-28.  In  1729  he  was 
chosen  successor  of  Deacon  John  Paine  as  town 
clerk  of  Eastham,  which  office  he  held  until  1743. 
In  1749  he  was  commissioned  justice  of  the  peace 
for  Barnstable  county,  and  was  in  commission 
until  his  death.  In  this  position  he  was  very  popu- 
lar.    His  attainments  gave  him  a  wide  field  of  labor 


and  secured  him  a  large  amount  of  legal  business. 
There  were  but  few  justices  in  his  time  who  sur- 
passed him  in  a  knowledge  of  the  duties  of  the 
office,  or  in  the  preparation  of  legal  papers.  During 
his  long  term  of  office  he  solemnized  many  mar- 
riages in  his  own  town  as  well  as  in  the  towns  ad- 
joining. In  Harwich,  where  he  was  highly  es- 
teemed, he  married  sixty-six  couples  between  the 
years  1710  and  1755.  "As  one  of  His  Majesty's  Jus- 
tices" he  rendered  great  service  to  the  colonial  gov- 
ernment in  securing  for  trial  the  survivors  of  the 
crew  of  the  noted  pirate  ship  "Whiddah"  and  her 
tenders,  wrecked  on  the  eastern  coast  of  Eastham, 
now  Wellfleet,  in  April,  1717.  The  "Whiddah"  and 
her  consorts  were  wrecked  in  the  night,  and  the 
following  morning  Mr.  Doane  was  informed  that 
seven  of  the  pirates  who  had  escaped  from  the 
wrecks,  were  on  their  way  to  Rhode  Island.  Without 
delay  he  started  in  pursuit,  with  the  deputy  sheriff. 
The  pirates  were  soon  overtaken,  arrested,  examined 
and  orders  given  for  their  committal.  Soon  after  Mr. 
Doane  received  information  that  another  one  of  the 
pirates,  who  had  escaped  from  the  wreck  the  same 
night,  was  preparing  to  leave.  He  immediately 
caused  his  arrest,  and  upon  examination  ordered 
his  committal  also.  Mr.  Doane  attended  the  trial  of 
these  men  in  Boston  the  following  October,  at  the 
command  of  Governor  Shute.  On  April  10,  1712, 
Mr.  Doane  was  appointed  by  Governor  Dudley,  cap- 
tain of  the  Foot  Company  of  Indians,  living  within 
the  several  towns  of  Harwich,  Eastham,  Manomet, 
Billingsgate  and  Truro,  belonging  to  the  regiment 
of  militia  within  the  county  of  Barnstable  whereof 
"John  Otis,  Esq.  is  Col."  In  1722  he  was  appointed 
a  special  justice  of  the  court  of  common  pleas  of 
Barnstable  county.  He  was  a  strict  colonist,  and 
early  became  a  member  of  the  First  Church  of 
Eastham,  now  the  Congregational  Church  of  Or- 
leans, of  which  his  father  and  grandfather  were 
prominent  members,  and  about  1717  became  its 
deacon,  probably  succeeding  his  father,  Deacon 
Daniel  Doane.  This  office  he  held  until  his  death. 
He  was  one  of  the  number  who  took  an  active  part 
in  the  movement  in  1738  to  eject  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Osborn  from  the  pastorate  of  that  church  for  what 
was  considered  heretic  sentiments,  and  which  re- 
sulted in  the  dismissal  of  the  learned  and  liberal 
minister  from  the  pastoral  office  which  he  had  held 
for  twenty  years. 

Mr.  Doane  resided  in  that  part  of  ancient  East- 
ham. now  called  Orleans,  where  he  had  a  large  farm, 
much  of  which  he  had  disposed  of  when  he  made 
his  will,  March  5,  1754.  He  owned  a  good  estate  at 
his  death,  which  he  divided  among  his  legal  repre- 
sentatives. Late  in  life  he  made  a  large  purchase 
of  land  in  the  south  part  of  Harwich,  much  of  which 
remains  in  possession  of  his  descendants. 

At  his  death  he  left  a  manuscript  journal  which 
was  copied  by  a  stepson  of  his  daughter  Rebecca. 
Neither  the  original  nor  the  copy  are  now  known 
to  exist.  The  copyist  says  in  his  diary  under  date 
of  March  26,  1760,  that  "it  had  fine  expressions, 
meditations  and  verses."     Joseph  Doane  died  in  Or- 


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leans,  and  was  buried  there  beside  bis  wife  Mary  in 
the  old  cemetery  near  the  church.  He  married 
( first).  January  8,  1690,  Mary  Godfrey,  born  June 
2.  1672,  and  died  at  Eastham,  January  22,  1725. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  George  Godfrey,  of  East- 
ham.  He  married  (second),  February  29,  1728,  De- 
sire Berry,  who  was  many  years  his  junior.  The 
children  by  the  first  marriage  were :  Mary,  Joseph, 
Rebecca,  Hannah,  Daniel.  Pbebe,  Elisha.  Joshua, 
Lydia.  Elizabeth  and  Sarah ;  and  by  the  second  mar- 
riage. Desire. 

(IV)  Elisha.  seventh  child  and  third  son  of 
Deacon  Joseph  and  Mary  (Godfrey)  Doane,  was 
burn  in  Eastham,  February  3,  1706,  and  died  of  fever 
in  Harwich.  August  I,  1765.  aged  sixty-one  "much 
lamented."  He  lived  some  years  after  bis  marriage 
in  Eastham.  and  about  1743  moved  to  the  south 
precinct  of  Harwich,  where  he  resided  till  his  death. 
He  was  a  very  prominent  man  in  the  parish  and 
town  of  Harwich.  He  was  one  of  the  petitioners 
for  the  incorporation  of  the  South  Precinct  with  the 
old  town  of  Harwich,  and  was  the  town  clerk  in 
1749-51-52-57-58-59-60-61-62-64-65.  He  was  parish 
assessor  the  same  year.  In  175 1  he  was  chosen 
selectman,  and  re-elected  each  year  until  1757.  His 
place  of  residence  in  Harwich  was  near  the  house 
of  the  late  Captain  Nathaniel  Doane.  He  was 
buried  in  the  old  cemetery  at  Harwich.  He  mar- 
ried, March  14,  1734.  Elizabeth  Sparrow,  of  East- 
ham, who  died  December  30,  1793.  Their  children 
were:  Rebecca,  Mercy,  died  young;  Sylvanus, 
Mercy.  Elisha  and  Sarah. 

(V)  Elisha  (2),  youngest  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Elisha  (1)  and  Elizabeth  (Sparrow)  Doane,  was 
born  in  Eastham,  September  9,  1744.  and  died  at 
Harwich,  December  26.  1805.  He  married,  October 
18,  1764,  Mehetabel  Nickerson  and  settled  in  Har- 
wich. Their  children  were :  Elisha,  Mercy,  Me- 
hitabel.  Benjamin,  Joseph,  Mary  and  Nathaniel. 

(VI)  Captain  Nathaniel,  seventh  and  youngest 
child  of  Elisha  and  Mehetabel  (Nickerson)  Doane. 
was  born  at  Harwich.  August  13,  1781,  and  died 
there  July  24,  1866.  He  was  a  master  mariner  in 
early  life,  engaged  in  fishing  off  the  Grand  Banks, 
but  later  was  a  farmer  in  Harwich.  He  was  select- 
man and  justice  of  the  peace.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 25.  1803,  Mary  Paine,  who  died  October  18. 
1871,  aged  eighty-eight  years,  the  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  and  Sarah  Paine.  They  had  four  sons 
and  five  daughters.  All  the  sons  were  sea  captains, 
and  all  the  daughters  married  sea  captains.  Their 
names  are:  Valentine,  Mehetabk,  Nickerson,  Sarah 
Young,  Mary.  Elbridge  Gerry,  Nathaniel,  Priscilla 
P.,  Abiathar  and  Eglantine. 

(VII)  Captain  Nathaniel  (2).  sixth  child  and 
third  son  nf  Nathaniel  (1)  and  Mary  (Paine) 
Doane,  was  born  at  the  old  homestead  in  Harwich. 
February  1,  1816,  and  died  there  May  28,  1895,  aged 
seventy-nine,  and  was  buried  in  Harwich  Port  cem- 
etery. He  received  a  public  school  education,  and 
at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  began  to  go  on  fishing 
voyages  with  bis  father.  At  nineteen  he  was  master 
of  a  vessel,  and  engaged  in  the  coasting  trade  during 


the  summer  seasons,  and  taught  school  in  winter 
for  twelve  years.  In  him  schools  and  educational 
matters  found  a  staunch  friend :  generations  of  pu- 
pils and  scores  of  teachers  came  under  his  wise 
counsel  and  cheering  encouragement  during  the 
more  than  a  quarter  century  which  he  served  bis 
town  on  the  school  board.  He  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1851-52-53.  In  1858  he  was 
elected  representative  from  his  district  which  em- 
braced the  towns  of  Dennis,  Harwich,  Yarmouth 
and  Chatham.  In  i860  he  was  defeated  for  re-election 
by  the  late  Obed  Nickerson,  by  only  one  vote.  He 
was  an  unflinching  Republican,  but  never  put  party 
above  principle  and  patriotism.  He  held  the  office 
of  commissioner  to  qualify  civil  officers;  was  a  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  fifty  years,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Cape  Cod  Five  Cent  Savings  Bank.  At  one  time 
he  was  interested  in  the  tow  boat  business  in  Bos- 
ton, and  owned  the  boat  "Camilla."  He  retired 
from  the  sea  in  1S60,  and  engaged  in  farming  and 
in  the  culture  of  cranberries,  in  which  latter  occu- 
pation he  was  one  of  the  pioneers  on  Cape  Cod.  He 
was  prominent  in  educational  and  religious  work, 
and  united  with  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Harwich  Center  in  1836.  In  1855  he  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  Pilgrim  Church  at  Harwich  Port, 
which  was  dedicated  on  his  thirty-ninth  birthday  an- 
niversary, and  of  which  he  was  a  faithful  and  hon- 
ored member  until  his  death.  He  was  clerk  and 
treasurer  of  his  parish  sixteen  years ;  superintendent 
of  Sunday  school  thirty  years,  and  a  deacon  from 
the  organization  of  the  church  until  his  death.  His 
life  was  beautiful  in  its  simplicity  and  purity,  a 
shining  example  of  an  upright  christian  character, 
consecrated  to  all  that  was  lofty  in  motive  and  bene- 
ficial to  the  highest  principles,  and  is  best  illustrated 
by  a  favorite  passage  of  scripture  engraved  on  his 
tombstone :  "I  have  kept  thy  precepts  and  thy  testi- 
monies ;  for  all  my  ways  are  before  thee." 

He  married,  in  1862,  at  the  age  of  forty-six,  Mrs. 
Zilpha  J.  Hording,  born  at  New-berg,  Maine,  April 
17,  1830.  widow  of  Joshua  Hording,  of  Chatham. 
Massachusetts,  and  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Pi  11} 
J.  Doane.  of  Newbury,  Maine.  They  bad  three  chil- 
dren :  Mary  Louise,  born  September  10,  1863,  mar- 
ried. January  7,  1891,  George  B.  Nickerson;  Nathan- 
iel is  mentioned  in  the  next  paragraph;  Jennie,  born 
October  18,  1868,  married  William  E.  Grinnell,  of 
Searsport,  Maine. 

(VIII)  Nathaniel  (3),  second  child  and  only- 
son  of  Captain  Nathaniel  (2)  and  Zilpha  J.  (Hard- 
ing) Doane.  was  born  in  Harwich  Port,  September 
25,  1865.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  at  Chauncey  Hall  School  of  Boston,  graduating 
from  the  latter  111  1882.  For  a  year  or  two  he  was 
bookkeeper  for  B.  C.  Clark,  of  Boston,  Haytian 
Consul,  and  treasurer  of  the  Pearson  Cordage  Com- 
pany. He  then  removed  to  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire,  and  was  in  the  employ  of  Swift  Broth- 
ers &  Company,  packers,  from  1884  to  [894,  first  as 
bookkeeper,  then  as  a  traveling  solicitor,  and  finally 
as  manager  of  the  business  at  Manchester.  In 
the     latter     year     he     engaged      in      the      pro,! 


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business  with  B.  F.  Welch,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Doane  &  Welch,  and  they  carried 
on  this  business  successfully  until  1895,  when  Mr. 
Doane  disposed  of  his  interest.  In  1895  he  became 
superintendent  of  the  Robey  Concrete  Company, 
filling  that  position  for  a  year,  and  retaining  an  in- 
terest in  the  business  until  1906.  He  owns  the  an- 
cestral homestead  on  Cape  Cod,  and  there  has  a 
cranberry  farm  of  two  hundred  acres.  Mr.  Doane 
is  a  successful  business  man,  of  pleasing  personality, 
and  popular  with  those  who  know  him.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican,  and  has  been  identified  as  a 
worker  in  his  party  ever  since  he  settled  in  Man- 
chester. In  1896  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Hills- 
borough county,  and  has  been  repeatedly  re-elected, 
and  is  now  serving  his  fifth  two-year  term  in  that 
office.  He  is  a  Thirty-second  degree  Mason,  and  is 
a  member  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  61 ;  Mt. 
Horeb  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  II;  Adoniram 
Council,  No.  3,  Royal  and  Select  Masters,  and  Ed- 
ward A.  Raymond  Consistory,  Sublime  Princes  of 
the  Royal  Secret,  of  Nashua.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  Golden  Rule  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Derryfield 
and  Calumet  clubs,  the  Manchester  Maennerchor, 
and  the  White  Mountain   Travelers'  Association. 

Mr.  Doane  married,  June  26,  1889,  Ella  F.  Brig- 
ham,  of  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  born  in  Bos- 
ton, 1869,  daughter  of  Eugene  W.  and  Caroline 
(Stearns)  Brigham,  of  Manchester.  Three  children 
have  been  born  to  them  :  Allen  Nathaniel,  died  aged 
one  year;  Ray  Winslow  and  Nathaniel. 


A    desire    to    escape    from    the    irksome 
BALES     service  and  cruel  treatment  which   were 

the  lot  of  all  crews  on  board  war  ves- 
sels a  century  and  a  half  ago,  the  forbear  of  the 
Bales  family  escaped  to  the  wilds  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  became  the  ancestor  of  a  large  and 
respected  progeny. 

(I)  William  Bales  was  born  in  the  principality 
of  Wales  in  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury. When  a  young  man  he  was  impressed  on 
board  a  British  man  of  war,  which  soon  after  sailed 
for  America.  He  was  not  fond  of  naval  life  and 
hated  the  "involuntary  servitude"  in  which  he  was 
held  so,  when  opportunity  offered,  he  deserted  at 
Salem,  Massachusetts.  He  is  said  to  have  been  a 
very  small  man  and  very  active.  His  desertion  was 
soon  known  and  pursuit  instituted.  Being  hard 
pressed  he  rushed  into  a  house  where  a  woman  was 
seated  on  a  bench,  spinning  on  a  linen  wheel,  and 
implored  her  to  secrete  him.  She  raised  one  side 
of  the  large  hoop  around  the  bottom  of  her  dress, 
which  it  was  then  the  fashion  to  wear,  and  told  him 
to  crawl  under  it.  Immediately  his  pursuers  came 
and  asked  if  a  man  had  entered  there;  she,  still 
busy  with  her  wheel,  replied,  "A  little  fellow  rushed 
through  here."  They  thought  he  could  not  be  far 
away,  and  searched  the  house  but  faileed  to  find 
him.  A  woman's  quickness  of  thought  and  kindness 
of  heart  had  added  an  active  man  to  the  population 
of  the  colony.  The  coast  towns  were  not  safe 
iii — 9 


dwelling  places  for  recent  deserters  from  the  Eng- 
lish navy,  and  William  Bales  probably  lost  no  time 
in  making  his  way  to  a  place  inland.  It  is  conjec- 
tured that  he  escaped  from  British  service  about 
the  time  John  Dale,  of  Salem,  Massachusetts,  a 
pioneer  of  Wilton,  then  called  Salem-Canada,  was 
starting  to  settle  in  that  wilderness,  which  was 
about  1740,  and  family  tradition  has  it  that  he  helped 
John  Dale  to  build  his  first  camp  in  that  town.  Mr. 
Bales  settled  on  lot  No.  18,  in  the  first  range  of 
Wilton.  There  appears  to  be  no  record  of  his  birth, 
marriage  or  death,  nor  is  there  record  or  tradition 
that  he  had  any  child  but  a  son  William,  whose 
sketch   follows. 

(II)  William  (2),  son  of  William  (1)  Bales, 
was  born  on  his  father's  homestead  in  Wilton, 
August  22,  1752.  He  succeeded  to  his  father's  farm, 
and  being  an  industrious  and  economical  man  of 
good  judgment,  he  was  successful  and  thrifty,  and 
made  several  additions  to  the  ancestral  acres.  He 
bought,  May  3,  1780,  of  Josiah  Beauchard,  twenty 
acres  of  the  west  part  of  the  east  half  of  lot  No. 
15  in  the  first  range;  and  on  May  13,  1788,  he  bought 
of  Margaret  Stoddard  and  others  lot  No.  14  in 
the  first  range,  and  June  14,  1796,  of  Samuel  Hutch- 
inson three  acres  in  the  north  part  of  lot  No.  13 
in  the  first  range.  On  the  last  mentioned  lot  he 
built,  in  1799,  a  house  now  (1907)  owned  by  his 
descendants.  He  and  his  son  William  L.  were 
among    the    first    members    of    the    Baptist    society. 

He  married.  June  4.  1778,  Rhoda  Keyes,  born  in 
Wilton,  March  30,  1759,  daughter  of  John  and  Abi- 
gail (Livermore)  Keyes.  Their  children  were: 
Rhoda,  Betsey,  Sally.  William  L,  Polly,  John.  Han- 
nah, Chloe,  Ezra  died  young;  Ezra,  and  Abiel. 
(Mention  of  Ezra  and  children  appears  in  thii 
article). 

(III)  Captain  John  Bales,  fifth  child  and  second 
son  of  William  (2)  and  Rhoda  (Keyes)  Bales,  was 
born  in  Wilton,  February  26,  1790,  and  died  January 
25,  1858,  aged  sixty-eight.  He  apprenticed  himself 
to  Ephraim  Peabody,  of  whom  he  learned  the  black- 
smith's trade.  He  afterwards  built  a  shop  contain- 
ing a  trip  hammer,  then  considered  a  notable  ad- 
dition to  the  machinery  of  the  smith,  which  enabled 
him  to  shape  much  larger  and  heavier  pieces  of 
iron  than  he  could  without  its  assistance.  He  was  an 
active  man,  full  of  the  military  spirit,  and  after  filling 
several  minor  offices  was  made  captain  of  the  third 
company  of  the  Twenty-second  Regiment  of  militia 
in  1823,  and  served  in  that  capacity  that  and  the  fol- 
lowing year. 

He  married,  June  29,  1813,  Milly  Shattuck,  born 
in  Temple,  August  24,  1792,  and  died  July  23,  1X77, 
aged  eighty-four  years,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  . 
.Mary  (Wallace)  Shattuck,  of  Temple.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  John,  Albert,  Milly  J.,  Samuel  Brooks, 
Nancy  K.,  died  young;  Nancy  K.,  Joanna  Mariah, 
Charles  J.,  died  young;  Martha  A.,  and  Charles  A. 

(IV)  Charles  Albert,  ninth  child  and  fourth  son 
of  Captain  John  and  Milly  (Shattuck)  Bales,  was 
born  in  Wilton,  February  24,  1835.  He  learned  his 
father's  trade,  and  was  afterwards  engaged  in  black- 


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smithing  and  carriage  making  with  his  brother,  S. 
Brooks,  until  the  death  of  the  latter.  From  that  time 
until  April  i,  1871,  he  carried  on  the  business  alone, 
and  then  rented  his  shop  and  tools  to  W.  P.  Putnam 
for  five  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  they  formed 
a  partnership  under  the  firm  name  of  Bales  &  Put- 
nam, and  carried  on  the  business  under  that  style 
and  title  until  1901,  when  Mr.  Bales  bought  his 
partner's  share  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  he  re- 
tired from  business.  Mr.  Bales  has  been  an  indus- 
trious and  skilled  mechanic  all  his  active  life,  and 
has  devoted  his  time  and  energy  to  the  production 
of  good  reliable  vehicles,  and  in  this  he  has  been 
successful. 

He  married  (first),  June  17.  1859,  Frances  M. 
Hardy,  of  Greenfield,  who  died  at  Saratoga,  October 
11,  1873,  daughter  of  Hiram  and  Maria  (Dodge) 
Hardy.  Married  (second),  September  15,  1874, 
Sarah  A.  Brown,  of  Temple,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Brown.  She  died  August  I,  18S3.  Married  (third), 
September,  1884,  Mary  Campbell,  of  Xew  Boston, 
born  March  27,  1S51,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Ma- 
tilda (Moore)  Campbell.  He  had  by  the  first  wife 
one  child  George  E. ;  by  the  second  one  child  Bessie 
F.,  born  September  16,  1877  J  a"d  by  the  third  one 
child  Harold  Campbell,  born  April  16,  1887. 

(V)  George  Edward,  only  child  of  Charles  A. 
and  Frances  M.  (Hardy)  Bales,  was  born  in  Wilton, 
September  14,  1862.  He  was  educated  at  the  public 
schools,  at  the  Francestown  Academy,  Exeter, 
graduating  from  the  latter  with  the  cla?s  of  1883. 
After  taking  a  special  course  of  one  year  at  Harvard 
University,  he  matriculated  at  the  Boston  Univer- 
sity Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1888. 
In  July  of  that  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and 
since  that  time  he  has  been  successfully  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  law  at  Wilton.  In  politics  he  is 
a  Democrat,  a  man  of  high  standing  in  his  party, 
and  for  many  years  the  holder  of  numerous  unices 
of  honor  and  trust.  He  has  been  town  treasurer 
and  tax  collector,  and  was  a  member  of  the  school 
board  from  18S5  to  1892.  He  has  been  trustee  of 
the  public  library,  moderator  for  fifteen  years,  and 
is  now  police  judge.  He  was  elected  representative 
to  the  general  court  in  1805,  and  in  1^97  was  his 
party's  candidate  for  speaker  in  the  lower  house 
during  that  term,  and  was  the  only  Democrat  on  the 
judiciary  committee  during  that  session.  His  able 
leadership  of  the  minority  party  during  the  same 
session  placed  him  prominently  before  the  people 
of  the  state,  and  he  was  the  nominee  of  his  party 
for  congressman,  for  which  office  he  made  a  strong 
canvass  and  polled  a  creditable  vote,  but  the  natural 
ngth  of  the  Republican  party  rendered  his  elec- 
tion impossible.  June  30,  1899,  he  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  forestry  commission  and  served  one 

term;   was  re-appointed,  but  resigned    n   after  he 

was  appointed  a  member  of  the  board  of  railroad 
commissioners,  which  was  January  1,  1904,  and  of 
which  body  he  is   still   ;i  907).      He   has 

bi  r  of  the  Unitarian  Church  since  1889, 
and    is    one    of   its   executive    committee.      He    is   a 
11   of   high   degree;   is    past    master   of   Clinton 


Lodge,  No.  52,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
of  Wilton ;  is  past  high  priest  of  King  Solomon 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  17,  of  Milford;  a  member 
of  Israel  Hunt  Council,  No.  8,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters  of  Nashua;  and  of  St.  George  Command- 
ery,  Knights  Templar,  of  Nashua,  and  Bektash 
Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  Concord.  He  was  district  deputy  grand 
lecturer  for  two  years,  and  district  deputy  grand 
master  of  New  Hampshire  two  years.  He  is  a 
past  grand  patron  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Laurel  Lodge,  No.  yS,  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Wilton,  and 
of  the  Prospect  Hill  Encampment,  No.  21,  of  Mil- 
ford.  Also  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Vet- 
erans' Association. 

Mr.  Bales  married,  October  16,  1889,  Abbie  M. 
French,  born  in  Wilton,  March  16,  1865,  daughter 
of  Francis  B.  and  Frances  C.  (Howard)  French, 
of  Wilton.  She  is  prominent  in  social  circles,  and 
is  vice-president  of  the  Woman's  Alliance  and  grand 
conductress  of  the  state,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 
They  have  one  child,  Milly  Frances  Bales. 

(III)  Ezra,  ninth  child  and  fourth  son  of  Wil- 
liam (2)  and  Rhoda  (Keyes)  Bales,  was  born  in 
Wilton,  April  16,  1799,  and  died  May  10,  1882,  aged 
eighty-three.  For  about  nineteen  years  he  owned 
and  occupied  the  original  Bales  homestead  in  Wil- 
ton. In  1842  he  moved  to  a  farm  near  the  village 
where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  passed.  A  few 
years  before  his  death  he  became  blind.  He  was 
famous  as  a  drummer,  and  was  drum-major  in  the 
militia;  from  this  circumstance  he  was  called  Major 
Bales.  He  was  an  upright  citizen  and  a  good  neigh- 
bor. 

He  married,  June,  1S23,  Hannah  Wilson,  who 
died  February  14,  1877.  They  had  seven  children : 
Chloe  A.,  Elsie,  Edwin  Ezra,  Abigail  W.,  Hannah 
R.,  Martha  A.  and  Helen   1. 

(IV)  Chloe  A.,  eldest  child  of  Ezra  and  Hannah 
(Wilson)  Bales,  was  born  in  Wilton,  May  16,  1824, 
and  married   Samuel   N.   Center.     (See  Center  II). 


Among  the  men  of  the  Scotch  race 
TOLFORD  who  peopled  the  north  of  Ireland  at 
the  time  of  the  siege  of  Derry  and 
afterwards  were  the  family  of  Tolford.  Like  many 
others  they  were  made  disgusted  and  sick  at  heart 
by  the  course  of  King  William  and  Queen  Anne, 
and  were  among  the  emigrants  to  New  Hampshire 
in  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century. 

(I)  John  Tolford,  the  immigrant,  was  born  about 
fifteen  miles  from  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  May, 
1700,  and  died  in  Bedford.  Xew  Hampshire,  May  10, 
I790.  aged  ninety  years.  Tradition  says  he  came  to 
America  with  John  Aiken,  and  settled  in  Chester, 
New  Hampshire,  in  May,  17J4.  lie  was  an  enter- 
prising man,  became  a  large  landholder,  and  built 
the  first  saw  mill  at  White  Hall,  in  Hooksett  He 
held  many  civil  offices,  and  was  also  a  major  in  the 
militia.  In  the  collection  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Historical  Society  is  the  following  regarding  him: 
"He  was  selected  in   1754.  being  then  major,  by  the 


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government  of  New  Hampshire,  as  one  of  the  of- 
ficers to  command  a  party  sent  to  explore  the  Coos 
country,  which  party  set  out  March  ioth,  and  in 
seven  days  reached  the  Connecticut  river  at  Pier- 
mont.  They  were  accompanied  by  John  Stark,  who 
had  been  the  preceding  year  a  prisoner  among  the 
Indians,  and  was  well  acquainted  with  that  region, 
as  a  guide.  After  passing  one  night  and  making 
such  observations  as  their  time  would  allow,  they 
returned,  and  on  the  thirteenth  day  from  the  time 
they  left,  reached  Concord."  John  Tolford  married, 
January  8,  1734,  Jean  McMurplvy,  born  in  October, 
1710  or  1711,  and  died  December  29,  1792,  aged 
about  eighty-one.  They  had  nine  children :  Mary, 
Susanna,  Joshua,  Rebecca,  died  young;  Jane,  Re- 
becca, Hugh,  John  and  Anna. 

(II)  Hugh,  seventh  child  and  second  son  of 
John  and  Jean  (McMurphy)  Tolford,  was  born  in 
Chester,  December  22,  1747,  and  died  April  24,  1823, 
aged  seventy-six.  A  large  part  of  his  life  he  re- 
sided in  Chester.  He  married,  Elizabeth  Patten, 
born  May  27,  1759,  daughter  of  Hon.  Matthew  and 
Elizabeth  (McMurphy)  Patten,  and  granddaughter 
of  John  Patten,  who  came  from  Ireland  to  America 
in  1728,  and  settled  in  Bedford  in  1738.  A  family 
record   says    Hugh   and    Elizabeth   were  married   at 

,  the  residence  of  Squire  Patten  in  Bedford  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Pickles.  Their  four  children  were :  Isaac, 
William,  Jane  and  Elizabeth. 

(III)  William,  second  son  and  child  of  Hugh 
and  Elizabeth  (Patten)  Tolford,  was  born  in  Ches- 
ter, October  2,  1795,  and  died  May  9,  1867,  aged 
seventy-two  years.  He  was  married,  December  18, 
1823,  by  the  Rev.  David  McGregor,  to  Sally  Patten, 
who  was  born  November  5,  1797,  and  died  February 
10,  1S75,  aged  seventy-eight.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Robert  and  Jane  (Shirley)  Patten,  of  Bedford. 
Soon  after  marriage  they  moved  to  Bedford,  and 
settled  on  the  Robert  Patten  homestead,  now  known 
as  Tolford  Hill.  They  had  three  children :  Eliza, 
Elbridge  Gerry  and  Dewitt  Clinton. 

(IV)  Elbridge  Gerry,  second  child  of  William 
and  Sally  (Patten)  Tolford,  was  born  in  Bedford, 
May  9,  1829,  and  died  February  17,  1899,  aged 
seventy.  He  resided  in  Bedford  and  was  a  lifelong 
farmer.  He  married  (first),  November  15,  1855, 
Nancy  Jane  Stewart,  of  Amherst,  born  February  2, 
1831,  died  November  25,  1870.  She  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Moses  Stewart.  He  married  (second),  Sarah 
Danforth  Leach,  who  survived  him,  and  afterwards 
resided  in  Manchester.  The  children  of  the  first 
marriage  were :  Leona  O.,  George  Gerry,  Frank 
Wright  and  William  Moses.  The  children  of  the 
second  marriage  were :  Jennie  May  and  Hattie 
Grace. 

(V)  George  Gerry,  second  child  and  eldest  son 
of  Elbridge  G.  and  Nancy  Jane  (Stewart)  Tolford, 
was  born  in  Bedford,  July  17,  i860,  and  educated 
in  the  common  schools.  After  working  at  farm 
labor  for  a  time  he  removed  to  Wilton,  where 
he  was  employed  in  a  meat  and  provision  store, 
which  he  bought  out  and  has  since  conducted.  He 
is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  has  filled  the  offices 


of  selectman,  1894  to  1900,  member  of  the  board 
of  water  commissioners,  and  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  house  of  representatives  1901,  where  he 
was  one  of  the  committee  on  labor.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  and  of  the  fol- 
lowing named  organizations :  Clinton  Lodge,  No. 
52,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Wilton; 
King  Solomon  Chapter,  at  Milford ;  Israel  Hunt 
Council ;  St.  George  Commandery,  Nashua ;  Laurel 
Lodge,  No.  78,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
of  Wilton. 

He  married,  October  27,  1886,  Emma  Flynn,  of 
New  Boston,  who  was  born  in  Jersey  City,  New 
Jersey,  October  1,  1863,  daughter  of  Thomas  Flynn. 
Mrs.  Tolford  is  a  member  of  Charity  Chapter,  No. 
25,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  other  social 
organizations.  Their  children  are :  Carl  Stewart, 
Ruth  Mildred  and  Elizabeth  Campbell. 


(II)   Ira  Hyland,  son  of  Amasa  Hy- 
HYLAND     land,  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  West- 
moreland,     New     Hampshire.       His 
wife  was  before  marriage  Abigail  Miller. 

(III)  Reuben,  son  of  Ira  and  Abigail  (Miller) 
Hyland,  was  born  in  Westmoreland,  January  21, 
1829.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  left  the  home- 
stead farm  and  worked  for  a  railway  contractor 
for  some  time.  He  subsequently  entered  the  service 
of  the  Rutland  &  Bennington  Railroad,  for  which 
company  he  was  employed  for  several  years.  He 
then  located  in  Keene,  where  he  was  roadmaster  for 
the  old  Cheshire  railway,  which  was  absorbed  by  the 
Fitchburg,  and  the  latter  by  the  Boston  &  Maine  rail- 
road, serving  in  that  capacity  for  these  roads  for 
thirty-seven  years.  For  a  number  of  years,  while 
employed  by  the  Bennington  &  Rutland  road,  he  re- 
sided in  Arlington,  Vermont,  but  in  1863  he  removed 
to  Keene,  and  his  death  occurred  in  that  city,  March 
19,  1900.  He  married  Clarissa  Andrew,  and  of  a 
large  family  of  children  the  only  survivors  are: 
Jesse  B.,  M.  D.,  and  Clinton  A. 

(IV)  Jesse  Burdette  Hyland,  M.  D.,  son  of 
Reuben  and  Clarissa  (Andrew)  Hyland,  was  born 
in  Arlington,  June  18,  1862.  He  was  graduated 
from  the  Keene  high  school  with  the  class  of  1880, 
was  a  student  at  the  Lawrence  Scientific  School  of 
Harvard  University  during  1880-81,  and  took  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  at  the  Harvard  Med- 
ical School  in  1884.  His  professional  practice  was 
inaugurated  in  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  but  two  years 
later  he  returned  to  Keene,  where  he  found  an 
ample  field  for  advancement,  and  he  has  ever  since 
resided  there,  building  up  and  maintaining  during 
the  past  twenty  years  an  extensive  general  practice. 

Dr.  Hyland  has  served  as  city  physician  for  three 
years;  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  six 
years  and  of  the  board  of  health  several  years;  was 
a  member  of  the  city  council  in  1904  and  of  the 
board  of  aldermen  in  1905 ;  and  in  politics  he  is 
a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire State  and  the  Cheshire  County  Medical  so- 
cieties ;  also  the  New  England  Electro-Therapeutical 
Association.     He  is  a  past  master  of  the  Lodge  of 


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the  Temple,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  well 
advanced  in  that  order,  being  a  member  of  the  com- 
mander} and  the  Order  of  the  Mystic  Shrine;  also 
affiliates  with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  past  chief 
patriarch  of  the  encampment. 

On  September  I,  1885,  Dr.  Hyland  married  Anna 
A.  Whitcomb,  daughter  of  Albert  S.  and  Martha 
A.  (Willis)  Whitcomb,  of  Palmer.  Their  children 
are:  Carl  Willis,  born  October  14,  1890;  Winona 
Clarissa,  born  December  18,  1893;  and  Christine 
Barbara,  born  July  1,  1900. 


This  is  an  old  Scotch  name,  which  has  had 
RAY  honorable  connection  in  both  the  Old 
\\  1  -rid  and  the  New.  It  is  often  spelled 
Rae  and  that  was  the  form  in  which  the  line  herein 
traced  came  to  America.  But  three  generations  of 
this  family  have  thus  far  participated  in  American 
life. 

Alexander  Hamilton  Ray  was  a  native  of  Glas- 
gow, and  received  the  excellent  education  provided 
by  the  public  schools  of  that  city.  At  the  age  of 
seventeen  years  he  entered  the  English  Military 
Academy,  from  which  he  went  into  the  British  Mil- 
itary Service  in  the  East  Indies.  Upon  his  removal 
thence  to  the  United  States,  he  changed  the  spelling 
of  his  name  to  the  form  most  in  use  in  this  country, 
viz :  R-a-y.  The  name  has  been  traced  to  MacRae, 
one  of  the  oldest  and  most  honorable  of  the  Scotch 
clans.  After  residing  for  a  time  in  Shirley  and 
Palmer,  Massachusetts,  Mr.  Ray  again  yielded  to 
the  spirit  of  military  ardor  and  joined  the  regular 
army  of  the  United  States,  participating  in  severe 
service  on  the  western  frontier  before  the  civil  war. 
Upon  the  outbreak  of  that  trouble  he  enlisted  in  the 
Second  Massachusetts  Cavalry,  and  lost  his  life  as 
the  result  of  wounds  received  in  the  Battle  of  the 
Wilderness.  His  body  was  interred  in  the  cemetery 
at  Shirley,  Massachusetts.  He  married  at  Palmer, 
Massachusetts,  Sarah  J.  Maynard,  daughter  of 
Elisha  Allen  and  Ann  (Trim)  Maynard.  Elisha 
Allen  Maynard  is  said  to  have  descended  from  the 
Allen  family  which  included  the  celebrated  Ethan 
Allen  of  Revolutionary  fame.  Mr.  Kay  was  sur- 
vival many  years  by  his  widow,  who  died  in  1899, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-live  years.  She  was  born  March 
9,  1834,  "'  Jamaica,  Vermont.  After  the  death  of 
Mr.  Kay  she  married  Person  T.  Wyman  and  resided 
in  Peru,  Vermont.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alexander  Hamilton  Ray  are:  Robert  A.,  Agnes  T., 
who  died  in  infancy;  and  Charles  W.  Ray,  a  physi- 
cian 01  1  hester,  Vermont.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Person  T. 
Wyman  had  two  sons:  Harry  P.  and  Frank  H. 

Robert  Allen  Ray,  son  of  Alexander  H.  and 
Sarah  J.    (Maynard)    S  born,  April  7,  1851, 

i  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  and  was  but  a  lad  when 
death  deprived  him  of  his  father.  He  spent  much 
time  at  "Maynard  Hall."  the  home  of  his  maternal 
tors.,  about  three  miles  above  Jamaica,  Ver- 
and  attended  school  there  until  he  was  seven- 
teen years  old.  lie  earlj  began  to  make  efforts 
toward  Ins  own  support  and  was  employed  at  farm 
labor  in  the  intervals  between  terms  of  school.    Dur- 


ing two  years  of  this  time  he  was  an  attendant  at 
Burnburton  Seminary,  at  Manchester,  Vermont.  He 
then  spent  a  year  at  Kimball  Union  Academy,  Mer- 
iden,  New  Hampshire,  and  in  the  fall  of  1873  en- 
tered Dartmouth  College,  where  he  pursued  the 
course  for  two  years.  During  this  time  he  pro- 
cured means  for  continuing  his  studies  by  teaching, 
and  was  employed  at  one  time  at  Cape  Cod,  Mass- 
achusetts, and  in  Colby  Academy  of  Vermont,  and 
he  may  truly  be  said  to  have  earned  his  own  edu- 
cation and  is  therefore  in  a  position  to  sympathize 
with  any  struggling  students  who  strive  to  make 
their  own  way  in  the  world.  Various  exigencies 
compelled  him  to  abandon  college  at  this  time  but 
he  has  since  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  from  Dartmouth  College.  On  leaving  college 
he  went  to  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  immed- 
iately took  up  the  study  of  law  with  Sargent  & 
Chase.  For  two  or  three  years  he  was  employed  as 
sub-master  in  the  high  school  and  pursued  the  study 
of  law  simultaneously  with  his  work  in  this  capa- 
city. He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  spring  of. 
1879,  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  formed  an  asso- 
ciation with  Reuben  E.  Walker,  present  judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  which  continued  for  ten  years 
under  the  style  of  Ray  &  Walker.  During  the  years- 
from  1884  to  1S89  they  were  very  diligently  em- 
ployed in  the  preparation  of  a  reference  work,  which 
is  still  generally  used  by  the  profession  in  New 
Hampshire,  entitled  "Ray  &  Walker's  New  Hamp- 
shire Citations."  This  was  a  most  laborious  task, 
involving  an  almost  unlimited  amount  of  research, 
and  the  character  of  their  work  was  recognized 
by  the  state,  which  purchased  nearly  four  hundred 
copies  of  the  book.  In  1889  Mr.  Ray  became  prin- 
cipal of  the  high  school  at  Hinsdale,  New  Hamp- 
shire, wdiere  he  continued  until  November,  1893. 
He  then  removed  to  Keene  and  acted  as  principal 
of  the  high  school  in  that  city  for  the  ensuing  eleven 
years,  to  the  close  of  the  school  year  in  1904.  He 
has  been  equally  well  known  in  the  rank  of  edu- 
cators as  in  the  list  of  lawyers,  and  has  graduated 
in  his  career  more  than  six  hundred  high  school 
pupils,  most  of  whom  have  reflected  credit  upon 
themselves  and  their  preceptor.  At  the  close  of  the 
school  year  in  1904  Mr.  Ray  resumed  the  practice 
of  law  at  Keene,  and  on  February  1,  1906,  was  ap- 
pointed by  the  governor  to  the  office  of  probate 
judge  for  Cheshire  county.  He  has  always  been  a 
hard  worker  and  deserves  the  success  which  has 
attended  his  efforts.  Among  the  most  notable  law 
cases  with  which  he  has  been  connected  was  the 
trial  of  Le  Page  for  the  atrocious  Langmaid  murder 
in  Pembroke,  in  which  Mr.  Ray  as  solicitor  for 
Concord  was  one  of  the  prosecuting  attorneys. 
An  especially  interesting  case  in  which  Judge  Ray 
participated  while  city  solicitor  of  Concord  were 
the  quo  warranto  proceedings  in  Attorney  General  vs. 
Shepard,  whereby  the  representatives  of  the  city 
of  Concord  were  changed  so  that  they  would  corre- 
spond with  the  population  of  the  different  wards, 
lie  is  a  member  of  the  Psi  Upsilon  Zeta  Chapter 
of  the  College  Fraternity,  Dartmouth,  and  of  S.  G. 


-^tT  L^t    l&y^. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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Griffin  Camp  No.  10,  Sons  of  Veterans.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  Concord,  with  which 
he  has  never  severed  his  relations.  Always  a  Re- 
publican, he  has  often  been  called  upon  to  serve 
in  public  capacities,  and  in  1SS5  represented  Ward 
six,  of  Concord  in  the  state  legislature.  He  was 
moderator  in  that  ward  for  twelve  years,  and  was 
six  years  city  solicitor  of  the  city  of  Concord.  Mr. 
Ray  was  married,  March  18,  1SS1,  to  Miss  Annette 
Harriet  Ballou,  born  in  Concord,  daughter  of  Oliver 
and  Emma  (Heath)  Ballou,  of  that  city.  Mrs. 
Ray  died,  March  16,  1900,  leaving  a  daughter,  Agnes 
Helen,  born  18S3,  who  was  married,  October  24, 
1906,  to  Frederick  H.  Robbins,  who  has  charge  of 
one  of  the  departments  of  the  Waltham  Watch 
Company,  Waltham,  Massachusetts,  and  is  a  resi- 
dent  of   Somerville,   Massachusetts. 


The  Worthleys  are  descended 
WORTHLEY     from   an    English    emigrant    who 

arrived  in  America  about  the 
middle  of  the  Colonial  period.  They  have  done 
honor  to  a  worthy  ancestry. 

(I)  Thomas  Worthley  was  born  in  Bedford- 
shire, England,  in  1691,  and  is  said  to  have  left 
"home  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  without  the  con- 
sent of  his  parents.  He  landed  at  Salem  about  the 
year  1705,  and  subsequently  went  to  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  married  at  an  early 
age.  He  later  removed  to  New  Hampshire,  going 
first  to  Londonderry,  and  from  the  latter  place  he 
went  to  Goffstown,  locating  in  the  vicinity  of  Par- 
ker's Station.  In  1751  he  became  the  third  settler 
in  Weare,  locating  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  "Cold 
Spring,"  between  Weare  and  Oil  Mill  Village, 
where  he  resided  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
attained  the  unusually  advanced  age  of  one  hundred 
and  eight  years.  His  first  wife,  whom  he  married 
in  Worcester,  was  Mehitable  Yarrow,  who  died  in 
Weare.  and  he  married  for  his  second  wife  Mrs. 
Mehitable   Ordway.   a   widow.     The  children  of  his 

first  union  were  :  Timothy,  Thomas,  John,  Mehitable, 
Molly,  Susanna  and  Jonathan. 

(II)  Timothy,  eldest  child  and  son  of  Thomas 
and  Mehitable  (Yarrow)  Worthley,  married  for  his 
first  wife  Mary  Johnson,  and  for  his  second  wife 
the  Widow  Davidson.  He  served  as  lieutenant  in 
the  Revolutionary  war.  After  his  second  marriage 
Tie  removed  from  Weare  to  Goffstown.  His  first 
wife  became  the  mother  of  seven  children,  namely: 
John,  Moses,  Daniel,  Stephen,  Miriam,  Susan  and 
Timothy.  Those  of  his  second  marriage  were: 
Brooks,  David,  Relief  and  Sally. 

(III)  Brooks,  sixth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
Timothy  Worthley.  was  born  in  Goffstown.  The 
History  of  Bedford  states  that  he  came  to  that  town 
in  1829,  while  other  information  at  hand  says  that 
Tie  w:ent  there  in  1810.  He  owned  and  cultivated  a 
farm  in  Bedford  for  many  years,  or  until  his  death. 
The  maiden  surname  of  his  first  wife  was  Burnham. 
For  his  second  wife  he  married  Maria  Tufts,  of 
■Litchfield,   this   state.     He   was   the   father   of   three 


children,  namely :  Parker,  David  Jackson  and  Maria, 
all  deceased. 

(IV)  David  Jackson,  youngest  son  of  Brooks 
and  Maria  (Tufts)  Worthley,  was  born  in  Bedford, 
April  19,  1S29.  He  inherited  the  homestead,  where 
he  carried  on  general  farming  energetically  and  with 
prosperous  results.  Like  most  of  the  farmers  in 
that  locality  he  made  a  specialty  of  furnishing  the 
city  markets  with  milk,  and  he  was  also  interested 
in  the  lumbering  industry.  His  death,  which  was 
somewhat  untimely,  occurred  June  17.  1872,  at  the 
age  of  forty-three  years.  Politically  he  was  a 
Democrat.  In  his  religious  belief  he  was  a  Baptist. 
October  9,  185 1.  he  married  Abbie  Persis  Plummer, 
born  September  29,  1831,  daughter  of  Henry  J.  and 
Rebecca  (Vose)  Plummer,  of  Goffstown.  She  be- 
came the  mother  of  seven  children,  namely:  Ellen 
Maria,  born  December  3,  1853,  died  April  17.  1854. 
Frederick  Brooks,  the  date  of  whose  birth  will  be 
given  presently.  Henry  Parker,  born  January  2, 
1859,  married  (first)  Ida  E.  Clifford;  (second) 
Helen  F.  Clifford,  and  resided  in  Abington.  Massa- 
chusetts. Sumner  Plummer,  born  May  26,  1861, 
married  Rose  Hattie  Sackett.  Sarah  Ann,  born 
August  19.  1863,  married  Frederick  Warren  Rowell, 
and  resided  in  Abington,  now  in  Manchester.  Mary 
Rebecca,  born  November  15,  1867,  married  Levi  M. 
Doloff,  and  resides  in  Arlington,  Massachusetts. 
Fanny  Tufts,  born  January  10,  1871,  died  September 
19,  1890.  After  the  death  of  her  husband  Mrs.  Ab- 
bie P.  Worthley,  with  the  aid  of  her  sons,  con- 
tinued to  carry  on  the  farm,  and  she  was  actively 
concerned  in  its  management  until  1895,  when  she 
sold  her  interest  in  the  property  to  Frederick  B. 
and  Sumner  P.  Worthley.  She  is  still  living,  mak- 
ing her  home  with  her  son,  Frederick  B.,  and  takes 
a  lively  interest  in  all  matters  relative  to  farming 
and  the  development  of  modern  agricultural 
methods. 

(V)  Frederick  Brooks,  second  child  and  eldest 
son  of  David  J.  and  Abbie  P.  (Plummer)  Worth- 
ley,  was  born  in  Bedford,  June  5,  1856.  He  ac- 
quired a  good  education,  which  was  completed  in 
Mount  Vernon,  New  Hampshire,  and  the  untimely 
death  of  his  father  forced  upon  him  at  an  early  age 
responsibilities,  which  he  accepted  without  hesita- 
tion, and  fulfilled  with  implicit  faithfulness.  In 
company  with  his  brother,  Sumner  P.  Worthley, 
who  also  developed  at  an  early  age  the  sturdy  quali- 
fications characteristic  of  the  New  Hampshire  farm- 
er, he  succeeded  to  the  possession  of  the  homestead 
in  1895.  and  in  the  following  year  their  farm  build- 
ings, which  were  nearly  one  hundred  years  old,  were 
completely  destroyed  by  fire.  These  were  immedi- 
ately replaced  with  structures  of  a  more  modern 
type,  which  permitted  of  the  introduction  of  the 
latest  improvements  in  the  way  of  conveniences  in 
both  the  residence  and  the  out-buildings.  They  de- 
vote their  attention  chiefly  to  the  dairying  industry 
and  sell  large  quantities  of  milk  annually  at  retail 
in  Manchester.  In  politics  Frederick  B.  Worthley 
acts  with  the  Democratic   party.     He  affiliates   with 


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the  Odd  Fellows  in  Manchester.  He  attends  the 
Baptist  Church.  Sumner  B.  Worthley  belongs  to 
the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  and  the  Pilgrim 
Fathers.  Both  are  members  of  the  local  Grange, 
Patrons  of  Husbandry. 


This  is  a  very  old  American  family, 
TRULL  and  is  found  of  record  shortly  after  the 
first  settlement  of  the  Massachusetts 
Bay  Colony.  It  has  been  identified  with  the  clearing 
away  of  the  wilderness  and  the  development  of 
civilization  primarily  in  the  two  New  England 
Colonies  of  Massachusetts  and  New  Hampshire  and 
ultimately  throughout  a  wide  region. 

(I)  John  Trull  is  found  of  record  in  Billerica, 
Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1658.  The  name  does 
not  indicate  an  English  origin,  but  the  place  whence 
it  came  to  America  cannot  now  be  determined,  nor 
can  the  birthplace  of  John  Trull  be  found.  He  was 
born  about  158S.  In  1658  he  was  granted  a  six-acre 
lot  in  Billerica.  There  is  a  tradition  that  he  had 
previously  been  a  tenant  of  a  farm  in  that  vicinity 
owned  by  Captain  Buchan.  His  home  grant  was 
sixteen  acres  more  or  less,  lying  on  the  northeast 
angle  of  the  township,  part  of  which  was  his  house 
lot.  This  place  was  subsequently  identified  as  "ly- 
ing at  the  end  of  a  lane  leading  east  to  Long  Street." 
John  Trull  married,  December  II,  1657.  Sarah, 
d:  lighter  of  John  French,  of  Cambridge.  She  was 
born  October,  1637,  ar>d  died  September  26,  1710. 
She  survived  her  husband  more  than  six  years.  He 
died  June  15,  1704.  aged  about  seventy  years.  His 
children  were:  John,  died  young;  Sarah;  Mary; 
John,  died  young;  Elizabeth,  died  young;  John; 
Hannah  ;   Samuel ;  Joseph  ;  Enoch  and  Elizabeth. 

(II)  Samuel,  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
John  and  Sarah  (French)  Trull,  was  baptized  De- 
cember 7,  1673.  in  Billerica,  and  passed  his  life  in 
that  town.  His  wife's  name  was  Hannah,  surname 
unknown,  and  she  died  April  15,  1706.  Their  chil- 
dren were:    Samuel,  Moses  and  John. 

(III)  Samuel  (2).  eldest  child  of  Samuel  (1) 
and  Hannah  Trull,  was  born  February  26.  1702,  in 
Billerica,  and  lived  in  the  adjoining  town  of  Tux- 
bury.  He  married,  T727,  Mary  Haseltine,  probably 
a    daughter    of    Samuel    Haseltine.     Their    children 

Susanna.   David  and   Molly. 

(IV)  David,  only  son  and  second  child  of 
Samuel  (2)  and  Mary  (Haseltine")  Trull,  was  born 
January  23,  1732,  in  Billerica,  and  probably  resided 
in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts.  His  wife's  name  was 
Keziah,  but  no  record  has  been  discovered  of  their 
marriage  or  her  maiden  name.  No  record  appears 
of  their  children,  but  it  is  known  that  they  had  a 
son    I  ' 

(V)  David  (2),  son  of  David  01  and  Keziah 
Trull,  was  born  1807,  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts, 
and  resided  in  that  town  He  married,  April  10, 
1828,  Isabella  B  De  ember  28.  1S09, 
daughter  of  John  and  II  h  (Barm  ;)  Bigelow, 
and  granddaughter  of  Colonel  Lovewell  Barnes. 
(See  Bigelow   VIII. 

(VI)  David    Augustus,   son   of   David    (2)    and 


Isabella  (Bigelow)  Trull,  was  born  in  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,  1828,  and  died  in  1902,  aged  ninety- 
four  years.  He  was  a  machinist  and  stationary  en- 
gineer, and  was  employed  in  shoe  factories  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  from  the  time  he  was  thirteen' 
years  of  age.  He  was  a  good  mechanic,  a  quiet  and 
law  abiding  citizen,  and  a  social  companion.  The 
only  secret  society  of  which  he  was  a  member  was 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  which  he 
felt  a  fraternal  pride.  He  married,  1848,  Katherine 
Maynard.  The  children  of  this  union  were: 
Christopher,  Etta,  Eugene  and  Herbert  Augustus. 
Married  (second)  Beulah  Smith,  of  Springfield. 
Vermont.  Five  children:  Fred,  Daisy,  Frank, 
Augustus,  Avoida. 

(VII)  Herbert  Augustus,  fourth  son  of  David 
A.  and  Katherine  (Maynard)  Trull,  was  born  in 
Marlborough,  Massachusetts.  October  31,  i860.  At 
the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  left  school  and  took  a 
place  in  the  shoe  factory  of  Rice  &  Hutchins,  of 
Marlborough,  where  he  was  employed  seven  years. 
From  there  he  went  to  Southboro,  where  he  super- 
intended the  work  in  the  H.  H.  Mawhiney  factory 
two  years.  His  employers  then  built  a  factory  at 
Hudson,  Massachusetts,  of  which  he  took  charge 
and  operated  four  years.  In  1894  he  came  to  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire,  and  directed  the  con- 
struction of  the  factory  of  the  Eureka  Shoe  Com- 
pany, of  which  organization  he  was  treasurer  and 
manager.  Remained  there  eight  years.  Then  built 
the  first  factory  built  in  Manchester  by  the  W.  H. 
McElwain  Company  and  employing  eight  hundred 
and  fifty  men.  Four  years  later,  1907.  he  built  the 
third  McElwain  factory,  where  he  has  charge  of 
twelve  hundred  hands.  From  the  start  Mr.  Trull's 
management  of  the  business  here  has  been  successful 
and  satisfactory.  He  is  a  quiet  man  and  a  pleasant 
companion,  takes  no  part  in  politics,  and  devotes  his 
attention  to  business.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Derryfield  Club,  and  of  Doric  Lodge,  of  Hudson, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

He  married,  December  25,  1881,  Anna  Deland. 
born  in  New  York  City,  i860,  daughter  of  Louis  P. 
and  Annie  Deland,  of  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Her 
father  was  a  native  of  South  America,  St.  Thomas 
Island.  They  have  seven  children:  Herbert, 
Louisa,  Florence,  Madeline.  Harold,  Gladys  and 
Louis. 


The  ancient  ancestry  of  this  family  has 
LEACH     been   traced   back   to   John    Leach,   sur- 
geon to   King   Edward   III.     His   name 
ly  arose  from  his  calling,  as  the  physician  in 
that  day  was  often  called  a  leech.     The  Leach  Coat 
of  Arms  bears  three  crowns,  and  the  origin  is  said 
to    be    due    to    an    interesting    incident.     When    the 
kings    of    France    and    Scotland    were    prisoners   to 
King  Edward,  the  three  k 1 1 1 12 <  dined  at  the  hoi 
John     Leach.     On     leaving     tin-     dwelling    the    king 
gave    to    his    host    three    crowns,    and    later    when 
Leach    was    granted    a    large    estate    these    emblems 
were   placed   on   his   arms.     The   first   immigrant   to- 
America  seems  to  have  been  Lawrence  Leach,  who- 


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came  from  England  to  Salem.  Massachusetts,  in 
1629.  He  was  accompanied  by  his  wife,  Elizabeth, 
and  sons,  John,  Richard  and  Robert.  A  son,  Giles, 
was  born  in  Salem.  He  continued  to  reside  in 
Salem  until  his  death  in  1662.  He  held  many  offices 
and  was  a  man  of  standing  in  the  community.  It  is 
said  that  more  than  ten  thousand  of  his  descendants 
are  now  living  in  America,  but  no  concerted  effort 
has  ever  been  made  to  trace  them  authentically. 
The  line  herein  traced  may  have  been  an  offshoot  of 
this  family  or  it  may  have  been  of  Scotch-Irish 
stock. 

(I)  The  first  one  from  whom  direct  descent 
has  been  traced  was  William  Leach,  who  was  per- 
haps a  member  of  one  of  the  numerous  Scotch  fam- 
ilies that  settled  in  Londonderry.  New  Hampshire. 
He  is  found  on  record  there  as  early  as  1738.  Five 
years  later  he  was  in  Chester  and  settled  on  Home 
Lot  number  seventy-five,  in  the  second  part  of  the 
second  division  of  lands  in  that  town,  near  the 
shore  of  the  pond.  He  is  referred  to  in  the  records 
of  1776  as  a  deacon.  No  list  of  his  children  ap- 
pears. 

(II)  William  (2),  son  of  William  (1)  Leach, 
resided  in  Chester  for  a  time,  but  he  and  all  his 
family  removed  from  the  town  and  no  trace  of 
their  whereabouts  appears.  He  married  Molly, 
daughter  of  Hugh  Crombie,  of  Londonderry,  and 
they  had  a  large  family. 

(III)  Benjamin  Leach,  who  was  probably  a 
son  of  William  (2)  and  Molly  (Crombie)  Leach, 
was  a  native  of  Chester  or  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire,  and  resided  in  the  latter  town  where 
he  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  married,  March 
24,  1701,  Ellice  Dow,  daughter  of  Oliver  and  Han- 
nah Dow.  (See  Dow  V).  They  had  ten  children, 
namely:  Ira.  Polly.  Benjamin,  Sally,  Elijah.  Han- 
nah. David  and  Simeon  (twins),  William  Corning 
and  Levi. 

(IV)  Simeon  Dow.  fifth  son  and  eighth  child 
of  Benjamin  and  Ellice  (Dow)  Leach,  was  born 
August  8,  1806,  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire. 
He  was  a  brick  maker  by  trade.  He  went  to  Bed- 
ford, and  then  to  Litchfield.  New  Hampshire,^  where 
he  bought  the  farm  on  which  his  son  David  now 
lives.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of 
Londonderry.  In  politics  lie  was  a  Republican,  and 
he  held  all  the  town  rffices,  and  represented  the 
town  of  Litchfield  in  the  New  Hampshire  legisla- 
ture. He  attended  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and 
was  a  prominent  and  respected  citizen,  and  did  con- 
siderable business  in  settling  estates.  Simeon  Dow 
Leach  married,  April  30.  1846,  Orra  M.  Barnes, 
daughter  of  Reuben  and  Rebecca  Barnes,  of  Litch- 
field. They  had  two  children :  Martha,  born  March 
4,  1850.  who  died  at  the  age  of  nine  years:  and 
David  S..  whose  sketch  follows.  Simeon  D.  Leach 
died  November  15.  18S7.  at  the  age  of  eighty-one, 
and  his  wife  died  January  1.  1907. 

David  Rollins,  the  twin  of  Simeon  D.  Leach,  died 
in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire.  April  I,  1878.  He 
bequeathed  three  thousand  dollars  to  found  the 
Leach    library    in    Londonderry.     An    addition    was 


built  to  the  town  hall,  and  the  library  room  was 
thrown  open  to  the  public  on  February  25.  1880, 
with  about  one  thousand  books  on  the  shelves.  The 
number  has  been  increased  since  then. 

(V)  David  Simeon,  only  son  and  surviving 
child  of  Simeon  Dow  and  Orra  M.  (Barnes)  Leach, 
was  born  March  4,  1855,  at  Litchfield,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of 
Litchfield  and  the  New  London  Institute.  He  car- 
ries on  the  farm  of  forty-five  acres  which  his  father 
originally  owned,  and  he  also  does  lumbering.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  has  been  selectman 
four  years,  road  surveyor  two  years,  and  has  served 
on  the  school  board  for  one  year.  He  represented 
Litchfield  in  the  New  Hampshire  legislature  for  one 
year.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grange  at  Litchfield. 
He  helped  construct  the  bridge  between  Hudson 
and  Nashua.  New  Hampshire.  He  married,  De- 
cember 15,  1885.  Margaret  Chase,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Samuel  and  Susan  (White)  Chase,  of  Litch- 
field.    They  have   one  son,   Herbert   C. 

(I)  The  earliest  records  of  this  line  of  the 
family  found  in  New  Hampshire  show  that  William 
(3)  Leach  resided  with  his  wife,  Judith,  in  Salem, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  probably  a  son  of  Will- 
iam (2)  Leach  above  mentioned.  Their  children 
were:  Joseph.  William.  Judith,  Tryphosa,  John, 
Marv,  Benjamin  and  Elijah. 

(II)  William  (4),  second  child  of  William  and 
Judith  Leach,  of  Salem,  settled  in  Goffstown,  and 
was  married  there  November  15.  1792.  by  Rev. 
Cornelius  Waters,  to  Susanna  Sargent,  born  May  2, 
1759.  A  part  only  of  their  children  were  born  in 
Goffstown  :  they  included :  Sarah  Allen,  John  Sar- 
gent. William  and  Jacob   Sargent. 

(III)  Joseph,  probably  a  son  of  William  (4") 
and  Susanna  (Sargent)  Leach,  was  born  in  New 
Boston  or  taken  there  in  early  childhood  and  there 
passed  his  early  life.  He  was  a  prosperous  fanner, 
and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He 
married  Rachel  Patterson,  second  daughter  of 
Deacon  Robert  and  Susanna  (Miller)  Patterson, 
of    Londonderry,    New    Hampshire    (see   Patterson, 

II). 

(IV)  Joseph  A.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Rachel 
(Patterson)  Leach,  was  born  in  New  Boston.  April 
8,  1822.  He  took  kindly  to  agriculture  and  while 
following  general  farming  with  good  results,  was 
particularly  interested  in  stock-raising.  Politically 
he  supported  the  Republican  party,  and  in  his 
religious  belief  was  a  Presbyterian.  For  his  first 
wife  he  married  Jane  Dickey,  daughter  of  John 
Dickey,  of  Manchester,  and  the  children  of  this 
union  are:  Maria  H..  Clara  J.,  Allen  A.  and  Edgar 
J.  The  mother  of  these  children  died,  and  he  sub- 
sequently married  her  sister  Matilda,  who  bore  him 
three  children,  namely:  Charles  H,  Herbert  F.  and 
Lora  M. 

(V)  Allen  Augustus,  third  child  and  eldest  son 
of  Joseph  A.  and  Jane  (Dickey)  Leach,  was  born 
in  New  Boston.  He  was  reared  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits, and  educated  in  the  district  schools  of  his 
neighborhood,  but  when  a  young  man   relinquished 


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ng   and    worked   in   the  piano   factory  at   New 

ii     two   years.     He   afterward   purchased 

muel    Marden   the    farm  of   one   hundred  and 

acres   where   he  now   resides,   and   has   made 

improvements    which    greatly    enhances    the 

his  property.    He  raises  some  good  blooded 

carries  on   a   dairy  and   sells  large   quantities 

of    milk   annually.     In    politics    he    is    a    Republican, 

and   has   served  with  ability  both  as  supervisor  and 

highway      agent.       He      attends      the      Presbyterian 

Church. 

In  December,  1877,  Mr.  Leach  married  Irene  H. 
Dunbar,  daughter  of  James  N.  and  Irene  (Holden) 
Dunbar,  of  Peterborough,  New  Hampshire.  She 
aduate  of  Mount  Vernon  Academy.  Mr.  and 
Mrs  Leach  are  the  parents  of  nine  children,  namely: 
Samuel  M.,  born  June  6,  1S7S,  died  young.  Clara 
H.,  born  May  28,  1879.  also  died  young.  George  A., 
born  September  14,  1880.  Grace  A.,  born  Novem- 
ber 17,  1882,  deceased.  Morris  M.,  born  February 
24,  1885.  Albert  E.,  born  January  I,  1887.  Harlan 
H.,  born  August  20,  1888.  Ethel  V.,  born  February 
I,  1891.     Ralph  A.,  born  June  12,  1S94. 


This  name  is  found  with  many  spell- 
TIRRELL  ings  in  the  records,  such  as:  Turrell. 
Tyrrell,  Terrall,  Thurrill,  Thurl  and 
many  other  forms.  The  earliest  in  America  of 
whom  record  is  found  was  Rodger  Tirrell,  who 
was  one  of  the  original  settlers  of  Milford,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1639.  John  Tirrell.  who  was  a  son  of 
Rodger,  was  propounded  for  freeman  in  1669,  be- 
ing at  that  time  a  seaman  living  in  New  London, 
<  onnecticut. 

(  I  )  William  Tirrell  was  married  January  29, 
1635.  by  Governor  Bellingham.  to  Rebecca  Simp- 
kins,  daughter  of  Captain  Nicholas  Simpkins.  He 
lived  in  Boston  previous  to  1672,  in  which  year  he 
removed  to  Weymouth,  Massachusetts.  His  chil- 
dren  were:   Rebecca.  William.   Mary  and   Gideon. 

fll)  William  (2),  elder  son  and  second  child 
of  William  (1)  and  Rebecca  (Simpkins)  Tirrell, 
was  born  March  16,  1657.  in  Boston,  and  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Abigail  Pratt,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Pratt.  Their  children  were:  William,  Samuel.  Re- 
becca. Gideon,  Mary.   Rachel  and  Hannah. 

1  III)  Gideon,  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
William  (2)  and  Abigail  (Pratt)  Tirrell,  was  born 
June  14.  1694,  in  Weymouth,  and  lived  for  a  time  in 
Abingl  n,  Massachusetts.  He  was  subsequently  a 
resilient  of  Kingston  and  Londonderry.  New  Hamp- 
shire, lie  married  Ruth  Dir  (probably  Dyer),  and 
their  children  included  Edith,  John  and  Mary,  born 
in  Vbington.  Others  unknown  were  born  in  Kings- 
ton, among  whom  were:  Ruth  and  Abigail.  The 
former  married  John  Kezar,  of  Hampstead,  and  the 
latter   William    Rogers. 

till)  Jesse  Tirrell.  supposed  to  have  been  a 
son  of  Gideon  and  Edith  (Dyer)  Tirrell  (spelled 
in    Hampstead    records    Thurril   and    Thurle-),    mar- 

'  Mary  Johnson,  of  Hampstead,  born  October  1, 
1711.  in  that  town,  daughter  of  Stephen  (2)  John- 
son.    (Sec    Johnson,     111).      Their    chidren    were: 


Molly,  John.  Sarah  and  Jesse.  The  town  records 
of  Hampstead  show  the  birth  of  the  first  three. 
The  bapti-m  of  the  fourth  is  shown  in  the  records 
of  Hampstead  Church,  his  mother  being  a  widow 
at  that  time. 

(IV)  Jesse  (2),  youngest  child  of  Jesse  (1) 
and  Mary  (Johnson)  Tirrell.  was  baptized  October 
29,  1769,  at  which  time  his  elder  sister  was  also  bap- 
tized;  perhaps  the  other  two  children  were  not  then 
living.  Soon  after  attaining  manhood  he  settled  in 
Goffstown,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  passed  nearly 
all  of  his  adult  life.  He  was  married,  February  25. 
1794.  by  Rev.  John  Kelly,  of  Goffstown,  to  Jane 
Plummer,  of  Londonderry.  Their  children  were: 
Johnston,  Joseph,  Hiram,  Mary.  Jesse  and  Sarah 
Jane. 

(V)  Hiram,  third  son  and  child  of  Jesse  (2) 
and  Jane  (Plummer)  Tirrell,  was  born  July  21, 
1807,  in  Goffstown.  in  which  town  he  made  his 
home  throughout  his  life.  He  purchased  a  farm  on 
which  he  resided,  and  engaged  in  farming  and  lum- 
bering with  considerable  success,  and  invested  his 
surplus  means  in  real  estate,  which  he  handled  with 
profit  to  himself.  He  was  a  prominent  citizen  of 
the  town,  acted  in  the  management  of  its  affairs 
and  was  a  captain  of  the  local  militia.  Politically 
he  was  a  Republican,  and  affiliated  in  religious  mat- 
ters with  the  Baptists.  He  died  January  9,  18S9. 
He  married,  February  26,  1833,  Martha  Jane  Gil- 
more,  of  Goffstown,  by  whom  he  had  five  children, 
as  follows :  Joseph.  Jessie,  Clinton  H,  Caroline  and 
Harriet. 

(VI)  Clinton  H.,  second  son  and  third  child  of 
Hiram  and  Martha  Jane  (Gilmore)  Tirrell,  was 
born  in  Goffstown,  February  2.  1847.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools.  His  occupa- 
tion, like  that  of  his  father,  was  farming,  lumber- 
ing and  dealing  in  real  estate.  He  also  carried  on 
the  milk  business,  keeping  forty-five  cows.  After 
making  repairs,  his  buildings  were  nearly  as  good 
as  new.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Grange.  In 
politics  he  identified  himself  with  the  Republican 
party,  and  in  denominational  faith  affiliated  with  the 
Baptists. 

He  married,  June  20.  1S75,  Sarah  Jane,  daughter 
of  Michael  Boynton,  of  England.  His  wife  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  Bedford  and  Manchester  schools. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Good  Templars,  the 
Grange,  and  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Tirrell  died 
July  28.  1902,  and  Mrs.  Tirrell  died  July  6,  1905. 
Two  children  were  born  to  them,  Louis  O.,  born 
August   19,    1877,   and   Burton   Gilmore. 

(VII)  Burton  Gilmore.  youngest  son  and  child 
of  Clinton  H.  and  Sarah  Jane  (Boynton)  Tirrell, 
was  born  in  Goffstown,  September  3,  1879.  He  re- 
ceived  his  early  education  in  the  district  schools  and 
afterwards  graduated  from  the  Business  College  of 
Manchester.  His  occupation  is  fanning  and  team- 
ing. He  has  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
seven  acres.  In  IOOO  be  bought  a  milk  route  and 
after  keeping  it  for  two  years  sold  it.  ami  now,  in 
company  with  bis  brother,  is  carrying  on  the  home 
farm,    milk  business   and    lumbering.     He   is  politi- 


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cally  a  Republican,  and  religiously  a  Baptist.  He 
is  a  member  nf  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  past 
chancellor  commander,  and  is  also  a  member  for 
ten  years  of  the  Grange  at  Grasmere,  and  is  now 
master.  He  married.  August  29,  1906,  Anna  B. 
Kelsey,  bom  in  Manchester,  daughter  of  Edgar  Kel- 
sev,   also  of  Manchester. 


The  Stiles  family  is  of  Anglo-Saxon 
STILES  origin  and  was  in  England  prior  to 
the  conquest  of  William,  the  Con- 
queror, as  is  evident  from  the  name  and  the  most 
ancient  localities  that  bore  it.  The  family  first 
located  in  the  present  counties  of  Suffolk,  Norfolk, 
Kent.  Essex,  Sussex  and  Northampton  in  south- 
eastern England.  The  earlier  home,  however,  in 
the  fifth  century  was  in  the  northern  portion  of  the 
Jutland  peninsula  which  divides  the  North  sea  from 
the  Baltic. 

The  first  of  the  family  emigrating  to  this  coun- 
try were  four  brothers — Henry.  John,  Thomas  and 
Francis — who  embarked  in  the  "Christian,"  at  Lon- 
don, March.  T635,  locating  first  at  Dorchester,  Mass- 
achusetts, but  soon  going  to  Connecticut.  But 
William,  the  ancestor  of  the  family  under  consider- 
ation, appears  to  have  been  a  later  emigrant. 

(I)  William  Stiles  located  in  Dover,  New 
Hampshire,  but  the  date  of  his  arrival  is  not  known. 
His  name  first  appears  in  the  Dover  records  as 
one  of  the  selectmen,  April  25,  1715.  Afterwards 
it  occurs   several  times  at  different   dates.     He  was 

by  trade  a  blacksmith.     He  married  Deborah  . 

and  died  just  prior  to  July  30,  1740.  Their  children 
were:  Elizabeth,  born  March  6.  1702.  Abigail, 
born  July  1,  1703.  Deborah,  born  March.  1706, 
married,  in  1730.  James  Kielle,  emigrant  from  Ire- 
land, horn  April  15.  1708,  from  whom  comes  the 
name  Kelly.  Mary,  born  March  I,  1708.  William, 
born  March,  1709,  married  (first)  Tryphenia  Baker, 
and  (second)  Lydia  Hanson.  Samuel,  born  August 
10,  1710. 

(II)  Samuel,  second  son  and  youngest  child  of 
William  and  Deborah  Stiles,  was  born  in  Dover, 
August  10.  1710.  In  the  division  of  lands  in  Dover 
be  received  "one-third  of  one  full  share."  He  lived 
successively  in  Dover,  Durham,  Barrington  and 
Strafford,  and  was  by  occupation  a  blacksmith. 
His  death,  which  occurred  later  than  July  19,  1773. 
was  occasioned  by  the  accidental  discharge  of  a 
loaded  gun  barrel  which  he  was  cleaning,  living  but 
one  day  after  the  injury.  He  married,  November 
24.  1754,  at  Durham.  Mary  Huckins,  by  whom  he 
bad  Samuel,  born  about  175S,  married  Anna  Foss ; 
Moses,  and  probably  others. 

(III)  Moses,  second  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Huckins)  Stiles,  was  born  in  that  part  of  Barring- 
ton  which  is  now  Strafford,  about  1762.  He  after- 
wards lived  successively  in  Kingston,  Barnstead  and 
Gilmanton.  He  was  the  third  trader  in  succession 
in  Barnstead.  He  married  a  Miss  Daniels.  Their 
children,  some  or  all  of  whom  were  born  in  Gilman- 
ton. were:  Deborah,  born  in  T787,  married,  in  1809. 
John   Clark,   of   Montville.   Maine.     Daniel,   born   in 


1789,  married  Martha  Sanborn.  Moses  and  Aaron 
(twins),  born  August  1,  1791.  Moses  marrying  Lucy 
Lamprey.  Samuel  married  Susan  Hewett.  Mehita- 
ble  married.  February  9,  1817,  Clark  B.  Foss,  of  Gil- 
manton. Eliza,  who  went  to  Iowa  to  live  with  a 
brother  and  married  when  nearly  sixty  years  old, 
Mordecai   Gilbert,   and  died  at   Muscatine,   Iowa. 

(IV)  Aaron,    third    son    and    fourth    child    of 

Moses   and  (Daniels)    Stiles,   was  born  in 

Gilmanton.  August  I,  1791.  He  was  by  trade  a 
halter.  In  1812  he  located  at  Amesbury.  Massa- 
chusetts, but  soon  after  marriage  removed  to  Ches- 
ter, New  Hampshire.  He,  however,  in  1S17  re- 
turned to  Amesbury,  where  he  ever  after  resided, 
dying  there  December  9,  1836.  His  wife  died  Jan- 
uary 4,  1872.  He  married,  in  1S13,  Nancy  Trussell, 
by  whom  he  had:  Moses,  born  January  n,  1814, 
married,  May  9,  1839,  Susan  Jones,  born  in  Wil- 
mington, Massachusetts,  February  29.  1815,  and  died 
in  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  May  19,  1873.  Nancy, 
born  in  Chester,  New  Hampshire,  July  18,  1817, 
died  in  Amesbury,  Massachusetts,  December  19, 
1835.  Mary  M.,  born  August  20,  1822,  died  Decem- 
ber 10.  1840.  James,  born  in  Amesbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  21,  1S25.  Sarah  Jane,  born 
September  30,  1830,  married,  March  16,  1853,  Ben- 
jamin Osgood,  of  Salisbury,  Massachusetts. 

(V)  James,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Aaron  and  Nancy  (Trussell)  Stiles,  was  born  in 
Amesbury,  Massachusetts,  September  21,  1825. 
Prior  to  1850  he  removed  to  Goffstown,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  ever  afterwards  resided.  In 
1869  he  bought  the  farm  of  William  Smith  on  Pat- 
tee  Hill  and  took  up  his  residence  there,  remaining 
till  death.  By  occupation  he  was  a  farmer  and 
miller.  Politically  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  de- 
nominationally an  Episcopalian.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Grange.  He  died  February  19,  1891.  He 
married,  November  28,  1850,  Martha  Jane,  daughter 
of  Philip  and  Lucinda  B.  (Clogston)  Hart,  of 
Thornton,  New  Hampshire.  Their  children  were : 
Susan  Jane,  born  in  Gilmanton.  New  Hampshire, 
October  22,  i8sr,  married  Enoch  W.  Breed,  of 
Weare.  James  G.,  born  December  8,  1852,  died 
May  7,  1861.  Philip  Hart,  died  young.  Philip 
Hart,  born  January  13.  1856,  married  (first),  July 
12,  i88r,  Umatilla  Andrews,  who  died  April  24. 
1882;  married  (second),  January  20,  1886,  Lizzie  A. 
Rogers.  Charles  H.,  who  died  young.  James 
Henry,  born  February  28.  1861.  Mother  of  these 
children  is  living  in  Weare. 

(VI)  James  Henry,  sixth  son  and  youngest 
child  of  James  and  Martha  Jane  (Hart)  Stiles,  was 
born  in  Goffstown,  February  28,  l86r.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools.  He  gave  himself 
to  farming  and  running  a  grist  mill  for 
four  years.  Afterwards  was  in  the  employ 
of  Swift's  Beef  Company  for  a  year  and  a 
half.  He  then  had  charge  of  a  mill  in  New  Bos- 
ton for  three  years.  Later  he  located  on  the  farm 
of  his  wife's  father  and  has  given  his  attention  to 
general  farming,  the  production  of  milk,  and  team- 
ing.    For  a  time  he  was  road  agent.     He  is  a  mem- 


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ber  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the 
Grange,  in  both  of  which  he  has  filled  all  the  chairs. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and 
is  a  trustee  of  Order  of  Protection.  Politically  he 
affiliated  with  the  Democrats,  and  religiously  with 
the  Congregationalists.  He  married,  February  Q, 
1888,  Luella,  daughter  of  Jabez  and  Lorinda  (Jones) 
Pattee,  of  Goffstown.  His  wife  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools,  and  graduated  from  the  Man- 
chester high  school  in  1875.  Afterwards  she  fol- 
lowed teaching  for  ten  years.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  Church,  also  of  the  Order  of 
the  Rebekahs,  and  the  Grange,  and  in  the  latter 
has  filled  some  of  the  chairs.  Their  children  are: 
George  Henry,  born  December  18,  1S91,  deceased, 
and  Harlan  Pattee,  born  March  22,  1894,  died  April 
5,  1904- 

Some      authorities     have      erroneously 
COUCH    given  this  as  a  Welsh  name,  but  it  has 
been   directly  traced  to  Cornwall,  Eng- 
land.     It    has    been   long   honorably    identified    with 
New  England  and  New  Hampshire,  and  has  many 
worthy  sons  in  this  state  at  the  present  time. 

(I)  The  first  of  whom  we  have  any  account  is 
William  Couch,  who  resided  in  Cornwall,  England, 
and  probably  died  there. 

(II)  Joseph,  son  of  William  Couch,  came  to 
America  in  youth  or  early  manhood  and  was  ap- 
prenticed to  John  Bray,  the  early  ship-builder,  of 
Kittery,  Maine,  March  30,  1662.  He  was  appointed 
one  of  the  executors  of  John  Bray's  widow  Joan, 
who  subsequently  married  Clement  Dearing.  In 
that  document  he  is  called,  "my  brother,  Joseph 
Couch."  The  wife  of  the  latter  was  Joanna  Dear- 
ing, daughter  of  Roger  and  Joan  Dearing  of  Kit- 
tery, and  a  sister  of  Clement  Dearing.  She  died 
about  1700,  and  he  married  (second),  the  christian 
name  of  his  wife  being  Katherine.  He  died  about 
1712,  and  the  inventory  of  his  estate  was  filed  Jan- 
uary 22,  1713.  His  children  were:  Joseph,  William, 
Roger,  Mary,  Sarah  and  Joanna. 

(III)  William,  second  son  and  child  of  Joseph 
and  Joanna  (Dearing)  Couch,  was  born  about  1695, 
in  Kittery,  Maine,  and  removed  to  Newbury.  Mas- 
sachusetts. In  1717  he  was  one  of  the  petitioners 
for  the  township  in  the  Chestnut  region,  which  was 
preferred  by  men  of  Hampton  and  vicinity,  but  he 
did  not  join  with  the  second  petitioners  to  whom 
Chester  was  granted.  It  is  probable  that  he  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  Newbury,  lie  was  married  there 
January  1,  1719,  to  Elizabeth  Richardson,  a  native 
of  that  town,  where  their  children  were  born, 
namely:  Joseph,  Alary,  Sarah,  John,  Elizabeth  and 
Joanna. 

(IV)  Joseph  (2),  eldest  child  of  William  (2.) 
and  Elizabeth  (Richardson)  Couch,  was  born 
August  17,  1721,  in  Newbury.  In  1778,  with  his 
wife  and  five  children,  he  removed  from  that  town 
to  Boscawen,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  in 
1784.  He  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  that  town 
and  shared  in  the  severe  labors  and  other  hardships 
of   the    pioneer   period.      He   married,   in    Newbury, 


April  25,  1744,  Alice  Rowell,  whose  name  was  some- 
times written  Elsie.  She  was  living  in  1768  and 
with  him  removed  to  Boscawen.  It  was  another 
Joseph  Couch  who  married  a  second  wife  and  is 
confounded  with  this  one  by  the  history  of  Bosca- 
wen. His  children  were:  John,  Elsie,  Benjamin, 
Joseph  and  Mary.  (.Mention  of  Joseph  and  descend- 
ants appears  in  this  article). 

(V)  Benjamin,  third  child  and  second  son  of 
Joseph  (2)  and  Alice  (Rowell)  Couch,  was  born 
June  25,  1753,  and  died  April  26,  1816,  aged  sixty- 
three.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and 
fought  at  Bunker  Hill,  where  he  was  wounded.  The 
New  Hampshire  record  of  the  Revolutionary  sol- 
diers states  that  Benjamin  Couch,  aged  twenty-two, 
joiner,  credited  to  Hampstead  in  Rockingham 
county,  was  a  private  in  Captain  Hezekiah  Hutchins' 
company,  of  Colonel  Reed's  regiment,  June  9,  1775. 
The  pay  roll  of  August  1,  1775,  credits  him  with 
service  of  three  months  and  five  days,  from  May 
4,  and  on  that  date  he  received  wages  £6  ys  2d,  and 
allowance  for  forty  miles  travel,  a  coat  and  blanket, 
£1  16s.  His  residence  was  on  Battle  street,  in  Bosca- 
wen, now  Webster.  He  married  Rachel  Heath,  of 
Hampstead,  and  they  had:  Nathaniel  H.,  Joseph, 
Polly  P.,  Benjamin,   Samuel  and  Sally. 

(VI)  Nathaniel  H.,  eldest  child  of  Benjamin  and 
Rachel  (Heath)  Couch,  was  born  in  Boscawen,  No- 
vember 5,  1777,  and  died  July  10,  1844,  aged  sixty- 
seven.  He  married  Elizabeth  Calef,  of  Salisbury, 
and  they  had  three  children :  Nancy  A.,  Polly,  and 
John  G.,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(VII)  John  Gilman,  youngest  child  of  Nathaniel 
and  Elizabeth  (Calef)  Couch,  was  born  in  Bosca- 
wen, April  26,  1809,  and  died  October  31,  1882, 
aged  seventy-three  years.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
lived  on  the  ancestral  homestead.  He  was  the 
father  of  three  children :  an  infant,  who  died  very 
soon ;  David  N.  and  John  B. 

(VIII)  David  Nathaniel,  second  child  of  John 
G.  Couch,  was  born  in  Webster,  July  23,  1846.  His 
early  life  was  spent  on  his  father's  farm,  which 
descended  to  the  son,  and  has  always  been  his  home. 
His  early  education  was  limited  to  the  public 
schools,  but  a  course  of  reading  throughout  his  life 
since  he  passed  from  the  schoolroom  has  made  him 
a  well-informed  and  public-spirited  citizen.  He  has 
a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  and  is  pro- 
fitably engaged  in  general  farming.  pie  is  not 
married. 

(V)  Joseph  (2),  third  son  and  youngest  child 
of  Joseph  (1)  and  Alice  (Rowell)  Couch,  was  born 
in  December,  1755,  an  died  in  Boscawen,  February 
7,  1821,  aged  sixty-six.  He  succeeded  to  his  father's 
homestead,  where  he  resided  until  his  death.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,  .enlisting  from  Xew- 
buryport.  In  Massachusetts  Revolutionary  Rolls 
Joseph  Couch  is  credited  to  Captain  Rodger's  com- 
pany in  the  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  establishment 
in  Colonel  Baldwin's  regiment,  December,  1775,  also 
as  private  in  Captain  Ezra  Badlain's  company,  Col- 
onel Loammi  Parker's  Twenty-sixth  regiment.  Flis 
name   is   on    the   pay   abstract   for   December,    1775, 


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dated  New  York,  April  19,  1776.  He  enlisted  De- 
cember 25,  1775,  and  served  six  days.  The  pay 
abstract  for  the  same  company  and  regiment  shows 
he  received  advanced  pay,  etc.,  for  January,  1776, 
and  another  abstract  shows  record  of  pay  from  Feb- 
ruary to  June,  1776.  He  was  also  one  of  the  men 
who  agreed  to  tarry  six  weeks  from  the  last  of 
December,  1776;  abstract  dated  at  Trenton,  January 
I,  1777.  He  married  Sarah  Pillsbury,  of  Newbury- 
port,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  six  children : 
Enoch  (died  young),  Sally,  Joseph,  Enoch,  Phebe 
and  Eunice. 

(VI)  Enoch,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
Joseph  (2)  and  Sarah  (Pillsbury)  Couch,  was  born 
in  Boscawen,  April  12,  1793,  and  died  April  23, 
1867,  aged  seventy-four  years.  His  education  was 
that  afforded  by  the  district  schools  of  his  time, 
which  was  in  session  a  few  weeks  each  winter.  His 
physical  training  was  far  better,  and  he  grew  up  on 
the  homestead  of  his  father  and  grandfather,  which 
he  inherited,  strong  and  active  in  body,  and  by  pru- 
dence and  industry  added  much  to  the  old  home 
farm.  He  was  farsighted  in  business  affairs,  yet 
strictly  honest  and  upright  in  his  dealings.  He  was 
much  esteemed  by  his  fellow  citizens,  and  regarded 
by  his  acquaintances  as  a  Christian,  though  he  was 
not  a  church  member.  He  married  (first),  Nancy 
Eastman,  who  died  without  issue;  and  (second), 
Jane  O.  Stickney,  of  Brownfield,  Maine,  who  died 
July  30,  1877.  The  names  of  the  children  of  the 
second  wife  are :  Nancy  Eastman,  mentioned  below. 
Joseph,  born  March  22,  1837,  died  March  14,  1872. 
Mary  S.,  born  June  12,  1844,  married  Orlando 
Whitney,  and  died  April  17,  1876,  leaving  one  child, 
Herbert  C,  born  November  16,  1867. 

(VII)  Nancy  Eastman,  eldest  child  of  Enoch 
and  Jane  O.  (Stickney)  Couch,  was  born  February 
12,  1835,  upon  the  paternal  homestead  which  she 
inherited,  and  upon  which  she  still  resides.  (See 
Macurdy  IV). 


The  name  of  Hartshorn  is  not 
HARTSHORN  numerously  represented  in  this 
country,  though  the  first  settlers 
came  here  before  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury. Like  several  other  old  English  patronymics, 
it  is  supposed  to  have  a  medical  connection.  As  is 
well  known,  the  ancient  restorative,  ammonia,  was 
originally  made  by  distilling  shavings  from  the 
antlers  of  the  hart  or  buck  deer.  The  drug  is  now 
commonly  made  from  calves'  bones,  and  the  ancient 
name,  like  the  ancient  process,  has  fallen  into  dis- 
use. The  surname,  however,  has  been  worthily 
borne  by  several  generations  in  America. 

(I)  Thomas  Hartshorn,  the  first  American  an- 
cestor, was  born  in  Reading,  England,  about  1620. 
He  came  with  others  from  his  neighborhood  and 
settled  in  what  is  now  Reading,  Massachusetts, 
which  they  named  for  their  old  home.  He  was  a 
freeman  in  1648,  and  was  also  one  of  the  select- 
men. In  1647  he  married  his  first  wife,  Susanna, 
of  Reading.  They  had  seven  children,  six  sons  and  one 
daughter:  Thomas,  born  September  30,  1648;  John, 


born  May  8,  1650;  Joseph,  born  1652;  Benjamin, 
born  April  18,  1654;  Jonathan,  born  August  20, 
1656;  David,  born  October  18,  1657;  Susanna,  born 
March  2,  1659.  Mrs.  Susanna  Hartshorn  died  in 
1659,  and  her  husband  married  for  his  second  wife, 
Sarah,  widow  of  William  Lamson,  of  Ipswich, 
Massachusetts,  and  they  had  one  son,  Timothy, 
whose  sketch  follows. 

(II)  Timothy,  only  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
(Lamson)  Hartshorn,  was  born  February  28,  1661. 
He  married  Martha,  of  Reading,  Massachusetts. 
They  had  ten  children :  Timothy,  born  September 
30,  1688;  Thomas,  born  June  10,  1691,  died  young; 
John,  born  August  30,  1693,  died  in  1695 ;  Martha, 
born  January  11,  1696,  married  Frances  Nurse, 
1717;  John,  see  forward;  Mary,  born  February  18, 
1701 ;  Hepzibah,  born  April  10,  1703,  married,  1721, 
James  Pearson,  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts ;  Samuel, 
born  March  25,  1708;  Hannah,  twin  of  Samuel, 
married  Joseph  Boutell,  July  5,  1733;  David,  born 
March  3,  1710. 

(III)  John,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Tim- 
othy and  Martha  Hartshorn,  was  born  March  20, 
1698,  probably  in  Reading.  He  married  Abigail 
Bancroft,  July  1,  1721.  Nothing  further  is  known 
about  this  except  that  they  were  the  parents  of 
several   children,   among  them  James,   see   forward. 

(IV)  James,  son  of  John  and  Abigail  (Ban- 
croft) Hartshorn,  was  born  August  8,  1730,  prob- 
ably in  Reading,  Massachusetts.  He  married  Tabitha 
Pratt,  November  29,  1753,  and  they  had  eleven  chil- 
dren. She  was  born  January  25,  1734,  died  July, 
1805.  About  1765  James  Hartshorn  removed  with 
his  family  to  Amherst,  New  Hampshire,  where  they 
lived  in  a  log  house.  He  was  the  first  of  his  name 
in  this  state.  Children  of  James  and  Tabitha 
(Pratt)  Hartshorn  were:  James,  Jr.,  born  March 
17,  i755>  married  Martha  Stewart,  of  Amherst,  New 
Hampshire,  died  about  1780;  Timothy,  born  April 
S,  1757.  died  November  2,  1838,  unmarried;  John, 
born  June  21,  1759;  Tabitha,  born  September  23, 
1761,  married  George  Johnson,  May  25,  1784.  died 
in  New  York;  Edward,  see  forward;  Ebenezer, 
born  May  22,  1766;  Abigail,  born  September  16, 
1768,  married  Samuel  Parsons,  December,  1790; 
Samuel,  born  February  26,  177 1 ;  Thomas  and  David 
(twins),  born  May  3,  1773,  died  young;  Sarah, 
born  February  26,  1775,  married  Lewis  Stratton, 
September  28,  1797,  died  August  29,  1840. 

(V)  Edward,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of 
James  and  Tabitha  (Pratt)  Hartshorn,  was  born 
June  23,  1764,  at  Reading,  Massachusetts.  When 
ten  years  of  age  he  came  with  his  father  to  Am- 
herst, New  Hampshire,  where  he  grew  up  in  a  log 
house.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Amherst.  He  was  an  estimable  citizen, 
and  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years. 
Edward  Hartshorn  married  Lucy  Elliott,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1787.  She  was  born  March  25,  1769,  daugh- 
ter of  Francis  and  Phebe  (Wilkins)  Elliott,  early 
settlers  of  Amherst,  who  came  there  from  Mid- 
dleton,  Massachusetts.  Edward  Hartshorn  in- 
herited  the  homestead   from  his   father,  James,  the 


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original  settler.  Four  generations  of  the  family 
have  since  been  born  on  the  very  spot  when-  James 
built  the  original  log  cabin.  Edward  and  Lucy 
(Elliott)  Hartshorn  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren. 

(VI)  Levi  Hartshorn,  son  of  Edward  and  Lucy 
(Elliott)  Hartshorn,  born  in  1789  was  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  College  in  1S13  and  became  min- 
ister of  the  First  Church  in  Gloucester,  Massachu- 
setts, in  October,  1815.  He  married  Hannah,  daugh- 
ter of  Deacon  Amos  Elliott,  and  died  in  September, 
1819,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty,  "greatly  lamented 
by  his  church  and  people."  Rev.  Levi  Hartshorn 
left  two  sons:  Edward  and  Samuel. 

(VII)  Edward,  eldest  son  of  Rev.  Levi  and 
Hannah  (Elliott)  Hartshorn,  was  born  in  June, 
1817.  He  received  his  medical  diploma  in  1843, 
and  became  a  practicing  physician  at  Berlin,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married  Elizabeth  Howe,  and  then- 
children  were:  William  Henry,  born  1846,  a  manu- 
facturer of  medicines  and  flavoring  extracts,  with  an 
office  at  No.  71  Blackstone  street,  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts. Edward  H.,  born  1842,  died  in  1887.  Ed- 
ward Hartshorn  died  August  22,  1854,  and  his  wife 
May  30,  1837,  from  the  effects  of  injuries  received 
by  being  thrown  from  a  carriage. 

(VI)  Jotham,  youngest  son  and  child  of  Edward 
and  Lucy  (Elliott)  Hartshorn,  was  born  March  23, 
1803,  at  Amherst,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  a 
farmer,  carpenter  and  manufacturer  of  lumber.  He 
represented  Amherst  four  years  in  the  state  legis- 
lature and  was  selectman  for  several  terms.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Whig  until  1847,  when  he  left 
that  party  for  the  Free  Soil,  or  what  is  now  the 
Republican  party.  At  that  time  there  was  only 
five  men  in  Amherst  allied  with  the  Free  Soilers. 
Jotham  Hartshorn  married  Elizabeth  Blodgett,  born 
September  II,  1802;  married,  May  25,  1825;  died 
January  2,  1875.  They  had  four  children :  Eliza- 
beth, born  September  3,  1826,  died  at  the  age  of 
two  weeks ;  Levi,  born  September  3,  1827,  died 
September,  1872;  Charles,  born  January  21,  1830, 
died  July  28,  1858,  unmarried;  Frank,  whose  sketch 
follows.  Jotham  Hartshorn  died  September  21, 
1878,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 

(VII)  Frank,  youngest  child  of  Jotham  and 
Elizabeth  (Blodgett)  Hartshorn,  was  born  at  the 
old  homestead  in  Amherst,  New  Hampshire.  Sep- 
tember 6,  1833.  He  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools.  He  is  a  farmer  and  lumber  manufacturer 
and  has  prospered  in  business  affair-.  Like  his 
ancestors,  he  is  a  respected  and  influential  citizen 
of  his  native  town.  lie  represented  Amherst  HI 
the  New  Hampshire  legislature  of  1877.  He  i-  a 
director  of  the  Souhegan  National  Bank  of  Milford, 
New  Hampshire.  lie  attends  the  Congregational 
Church.  On  February  2,  iSix>.  he  married  Elizabeth 
P.  Knight,  of  Amherst,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Lucy  (Putnam)  Knight.  They  have  had  four  chil- 
dren, of  whom  three  are  living:  Lucy  A.,  married 
A.  M.  Wilkins,  of  Amherst,  New  Hampshire;  Jlat- 
tie  Moore,  born  April  25,  1863;  Lizzie   1'..,  born  July 


19,  1875,  died  in  infancy;  and  Levi  J.,  born  October 
10,  1877. 


One    of    the    early    colonial    families. 
SEW  ALL     from    which    have    sprung    numerous 
members    who    have    been    more    than 
ordinarily  successful. 

(I)  Benjamin  Sewall,  born  1776.  for  many 
years  a  farmer  in  Gilford,  and  subsequently  in  Wil- 
mot,  was  a  Whig,  and  later  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  in  religious  faith  was  for  many  years  a  Baptist. 
He  married  Mary  Brown,  born  1782,  died  1S69.  in 
Wilmot.  He  died  December  2,  1830,  in  Wilmot. 
They  had  four  children:  Stephen,  George,  Clara 
and  Mary  Helen. 

(II)  Stephen,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary 
(Brown)  Sewall,  born  in  Gilford.  January  12,  1815, 
died  in  Concord,  February  10,  1004,  aged  eighty- 
nine  years.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  at  an  early  age  began  life 
for  himself.  He  removed  to  Concord,  at  sixteen 
years  of  age,  and  was  employed  about  the  Phoenix 
Hotel,  and  subsequently  at  the  railroad  station.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  expressmen  in  the  city,  having 
been  more  than  fifty  years  in  that  employment  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  In  1850  (deed  dated  Novem- 
ber 25)  he  bought  a  place  on  Warren  street,  which 
is  now  in  the  possession  of  his  daughter,  Clara.  He 
was  an  industrious  and  prudent  man,  and  was  able 
to  accumulate  a  comfortable  property.  Like  his 
father  he  was  a  Baptist,  and  was  over  fifty  years  a 
member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Concord. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Republican.  He  married.  May 
TO,  1841.  Rhoda  Ann  Hoyt.  daughter  of  James  Hoyt, 
born  in  Concord,  September  II,  1821.  died  March 
26.  1895.  (See  Hoyt  VII).  They  had  six  chil- 
dren: Mary  Helen,  died  in  infancy;  George  Frank 
and  James  Edward,  residents  of  Concord;  Charles 
H.  married  Ella  M.  Holt,  died  in  Concord ;  William 
A.  married  Lulu  Ames,  died  in  Concord;  Clara  A., 
born  in  Concord,  January  7,  1844.  occupies  her 
father's   homestead. 

(VI)  James  Hoyt.  eldest  son  and  second  child 
of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Elliot)  Hoyt,  was  born  in 
Boscawen.  September  17,  1788,  and  died  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1861.  He  was  brought  to  Concord  in  his  in- 
fancy or  youth  and  lived  on  Horse  Hill.  He  learned 
the  "blacksmith's  trade,  and  was  the  proprietor 
of  a  shop  in  Concord.  He  married,  March  30,  iStS. 
Nancy  Abbot,  and  they  had  four  children :  Mary 
Marble,  Rhoda  Ann,  James  Franklin  and  Amanda 
Putney. 

(VII)  Rhoda  Ann,  second  daughter  and  child 
of  James  and  Nancy  (Abbot")  Hoyt,  was  born  in 
Concord.  September  11.  t8ax,  and  married,  May  16, 
1S41.    Stephen    Sewall.     (See   Sewall). 

The  family  of  this  name  came  from 
MARSH  England  within  twelve  years  subse- 
quent to  the  first  settlement  of  Massa- 
chusetts. The  record  of  the  American  ancestor  and 
that  of  the  family  into  which  he  married  shows 
plainly  that  they  sought  a  home  in  the  wilderness 
of  America  to  escape  religious  persecution  in  their 


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native  land,  and  were  prepared  to  endure  all  the 
hardships  and  privations  their  removal  necessitated, 
provided  they  could  enjoy  the  freedom  they  sought. 
The  sterling  traits  of  the  ancestors  are  still  visible 
in  the  descendants,  not  a  few  having  made  records 
which  entitle  them  to  great  credit,  notable  among 
these  being  Professor  Othniel  C.  Marsh,  the  cele- 
brated naturalist  of  Yale  College. 

(I)  ■  John  Marsh  was  bom  in  England,  prob- 
ably in  1618,  and  resided  in  Essex  county,  and  is 
believed  to  have  come  to  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
when  seventeen  years  old.  According  to  Barber  he 
was  one  of  the  one  hundred  men,  women  and  chil- 
dren led  by  Rev.  Mr.  Hooker,  in  1636,  from  Massa- 
chusetts Bay  through  the  woods  to  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut. The  record  states :  "Lands  were  recorded 
to  John  Marsh  February,  1639-40  part  whereof  did 
belong  to  John  Stone,  and  were  by  him  given  to 
Samuel  Stone,  and  by  said  Stone  to  John  Marsh  of 
Hartford,  and  now  belongeth  to  him  and  his  heirs.'' 
Other  lands  were  also  given  him  about  the  same 
time.  He  soon  had  four  allotments  in  all,  amount- 
ing to  one  hundred  and  seventy-two  acres.  He  lived 
at  Hartford  from  1636  to  1660.  In  1660  he  was 
one  of  the  company  which  left  Hartford  and  moved 
up  the  Connecticut  river,  some  forty  miles,  and 
founded  Hadley,  Massachusetts.  There  he  lived 
twenty-eight  years.  He  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  the  church  at  Northampton,  organized 
June  18,  1661,  but  how  it  came  about  is  not  clear. 
The  first  notice  of  John  Marsh  in  the  Hadley 
records  is  at  the  first  town  meeting  held  October  8, 
1660,  when  he  had  land  allotted  to  him.  In  1675 
he  was  one  of  the  selectmen. 

He  married  (first),  in  Hartford,  in  1640,  Anne, 
daughter  of  John  Webster,  a  leading  citizen  of  Hart- 
ford, who  was  deputy  governor  in  1655,  and  served 
as  governor  in  1656.  He  led  the  great  removal  to 
Hadley,  Massachusetts.  Anne  (Webster)  Marsh 
died  June  9,  1662.  He  married  (second),  October 
7,  1664,  Hepzibah  (Ford)  Lyman,  widow  of  Rich- 
ard Lyman,  daughter  of  Thomas  Ford,  of  Hart- 
ford. She  died  April  11.  1683,  and  John  Marsh 
died  September  28,  1688,  aged  seventy,  at  Windsor, 
Connecticut,  probably  while  on  a  visit  to  his  daugh- 
ter, Hannah  Loomis,  living  there.  The  children  by 
the  first  wife  were :  John,  Samuel.  Joseph,  Isaac, 
Jonathan,  Daniel,  Hannah  and  Grace ;  and  by  the 
second  wife :  Lydia.  John  Marsh  also  had  an 
adopted  daughter,  Grace   (Martin)   Marsh. 

(II)  Samuel,  second  son  and  child  of  John  and 
Anne  (Webster)  Marsh,  was  born  at  Hartford,  about 
1645.  and  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Hadley  in 
1660.  He  was  a  weaver  and  lived  in  Hadley,  which 
soon  became  Hatfield.  He  became  a  freeman  in 
1690,  was  selectman  in  1695-97,  1700-05-06-08-09- 
11-13,  and  was  made  a  deacon  in  1706.  He  died 
September  7,  1728,  aged  eighty-three.  He  married, 
May  6,  1667.  Mary  Allison,  who  died  October  13, 
1726,  aged  seventy-eight.  They  had  twelve  chil- 
dren: Mary,  died  young;  Samuel,  John.  Rachel, 
Grace,  Mary.  Thomas.  Hannah,  Elizabeth,  Ruth, 
Ebenezer  and  Sarah. 


(III)  Thomas,  third  son  and  seventh  child  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  (Allison)  Marsh,  was  born  at 
Hatfield,  January  10,  1680.  He  removed  to  Ware 
about  1730,  where  he  died  in  1759.  He  married, 
1702.  Mary  Trumbull,  of  Suffield,  Connecticut.  His- 
widow  died  June  27.  1765.  Theif  children,  all  bom 
at  Hatfield,  were:  Thomas,  Mary,  Samuel.  Rachel, 
Ruth,  Judah.  Joseph,  Ephraim,  Daniel  and  Martha. 

(IV)  Judah,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Trumbull)  Marsh,  was  born  at 
Hatfield,  July  25,  1712,  and  after  1730  lived  in  Ware. 
He  and  his  father's  family  were  of  the  very  earliest 
settlers  in  Ware,  at  "Marsh  Mills."  He  bought  five 
hundred  acres  of  land  in  and  about  Ware  village. 
His  death  occurred  May  7,  1S01.  He  married  Han- 
nah Olmstead.  daughter  of  Captain  Jabez  Olmstead, 
who  was  captain  of  the  Tenth  Company.  Fourth 
Regiment,  in  the  expedition  against  Louisburg  un- 
der General  Pepperell  in  1744.  Their  children, 
eleven  in  number,  were:  Elijah,  Joel,  died  young; 
Thomas,  Rachel.  Hannah.  Thankful,  Dorothy,  Jon- 
athan, Mary,  Judah  and  Joel. 

(V)  Jonathan,  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of 
Judah  and  Hannah  (Olmstead)  Marsh,  born  at 
Ware,  May  7,  1752,  died  September  16,  1838,  aged 
eighty-six.  He  was  a  man  of  good  judgment,  and 
held  the  office  of  selectman  in  1796-97-99.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Anna  Pepper,  daughter  of  Jacob  Pepper, 
of  New  Braintree,  and  (second),  December  I,  1824. 
Mary  (Aiken)  Paige,  widow  of  Moses  Paige,  born 
January  17,  1769.  The  children  were :  Jacob,  Jona- 
than,  Sewell,   Eunice,  Foster  and   Sophia. 

(VI)  Jonathan  Marsh  was  a  farmer  and  lived 
in  Sutton,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  married  and 
raised  a  family. 

(VII)  Aaron,  son  of  Jonathan  Marsh,  born  in 
Sutton,  1812,  was  a  lifelong  farmer.  He  married 
Mary  Warden,  born  1813.  died  1894,  daughter  of 
Augustus  Warden,  of  Epsom.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  twelve  children:  Addison,  Joseph,  Emeline, 
Francena,  Sherman.  Frank,  Hiram  O..  David  K., 
Augustus,  Nathan,  Belle  and  Nora. 

(VIII)  Hiram  Orson,  sixth  child  and  fourth 
son  of  Aaron  and  Mary  (Warden)  Marsh,  was  born 
in  Epsom,  April  20.  1852.  He  grew  up  on  his 
father's  farm,  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  He  was  employed  two  years  on  a  farm  in 
Barnstead,  from  which  place  he  went  to  Lowell, 
Massachusetts,  and  learned  the  machinist's  trade, 
remaining  there  three  years.  From  that  place  he 
went  to  Salem,  and  soon  after  to  Dedham,  where 
he  was  employed  a  year.  In  1876  he  took  charge  of 
the  Asylum  farm  in  Concord,  where  he  remained 
eight  years.  He  then  went  into  the  coal,  wood 
and  ice  business,  in  which  he  has  since  been  engaged 
with  the  exception  of  the  year  1895,  when  he  went 
back  to  his  early  trade  of  machinist.  In  1903  the 
Marsh  Coal  Company  was  incorporated  with  Mr. 
Marsh  as  president,  and  has  a  large  trade  in  fuel. 

Mr.  Marsh  is  a  Thirty-second  degree  Mason,  a 
member  of  Blazing  Star  Lodge,  No.  n.  Trinity  Royal 
Arch  Chapter.  No.  2,  Horace  Chase  Council,  No.  4, 
Royal  and  Select  Masters,  Mt.  Horeb  Commandery. 


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Knights  Templar,  all  of  Concord;  Edward  A.  Ray- 
mond Consistory,  of  Nashua,  and  Bektash  Temple, 
Mystic  Shrine,  of  Concord.  He  is  a 
member  of  White  Mountain  Lodge,  No.  5,  Inde- 
pendent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen,  and  of  the  Wonolancet 
Club.  He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Republican 
party;  he  served  in  the  city  council,  and  in  1872  was 
representative  from  Ward  Six.  He  and  his  family 
art  members  of  the  South  Church  (Congrega- 
tional). 

Hiram  O.  Marsh  married,  June  2,  1875,  Helen 
'Gilfillan.  daughter  of  John  Gilfillan,  of  Barnct.  Ver- 
mont, a  native  of  that  town,  son  of  Scotch  parents. 
Mrs.  Marsh  is  a  member  of  the  Woman's  Club,  of 
Concord,  and  active  in  works  of  a  religious  or  char- 
itable character. 


Writers  on  nomenclature  state  that  the 
BOND     name  Bond  was  first  used  as  a  surname 

in  England  by  some  one  who  was  or  had 
been  a  bondman.  The  Bonds  are  not  a  numerous 
family,  but  are  widely  scattered.  Several  men  of 
distinction  have  borne  this  name,  one  of  them,  Dr. 
Bond,  of  Massachusetts,  who  brought  out  Bond's 
Genealogies  of  Watertown  Families. 

(I)  Seth  Bond  was  bom  in  Wales,  1757.  died 
July  20,  1845.  In  1779  Seth  Bond,  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  Fairfax, 
Vermont,  where  he  followed  the  occupation  of 
farming.  -His  wife.  Amy  Bond,  who  died  Septem- 
ber 22.  1S54,  bore  him  two  children:  Eastman,  born 
1781,  see  forward.  Seth.  Jr.,  born  in  Fairfax, 
Vermont,  1783,  died  in  Chazy,  New  York,  1828. 

(II)  Eastman,  eldest  son  of  Seth  and  Amy 
Bond,  born  in  Fairfax.  Vermont,  1781,  died  at 
Ellenburg,  New  York,  1S59.  He  moved  from  Fair- 
fax to  Chazy,  New  York.  He  was  a  farmer  by  oc- 
cupation, served  in  the  War  of  1S12,  was  a  member 
of  the  Freewill  Baptist  Church,  and  was  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics.  He  married  Eliza  Hoyt,  of  Bristol, 
Vermont,  who  died  1857. 

(III)  Seth,  son  of  Eastman  and  Eliza  (Hoyt) 
Bond,  wfas  born  in  Fairfax,  Vermont.  1812.  He 
moved  with  his  parents  to  Chazy,  New  York,  1820, 
and  from  there  to  .Ellenburg,  New  York.  He  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  farming,  and  for  many 
years  served  in  the  capacity  of  postmaster.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church,  in  which  he 
served  as  deacon  and  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath 
school.     He  was  a  Republican  in  politics.     He  mar- 

'.daline  Ilayward.  also  a  member  of  the  Free 
Baptist  Church,  and  their  children  were:  Chester, 
see  forward;  Olive,  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen; 
Lester,  killed  in  the  Civil  war;  Arvilla,  died  in  Wis- 
consin :  Osgood,  died  in  Libby  prison  during  the 
Civil   war. 

(IV)  Chi  ter,  n  of  Seth  and  Adaline  (Ilay- 
ward)   Bond,   was   born   in    Ellenburg,    New   York, 

!  17.  r83S,  'I'd  1  Miliary  25.  1004.  in  Clinton, 
Clinton  county.  Xew  York.  He  was  a  farmer 
throughout  the  active  years  of  his  life.     He  was  a 


member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and 
for  many  years  was  active  in  works  to  forward  the 
progress  of  the  church  and  all  moral  teachings, 
lie  was  a  leader  of  the  choir  and  superintendent  of 
the  Sunday  school.  He  w-as  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics. He  married,  April  26,  1856,  Adelia  T.  Taylor, 
born  in  Ellenburg,  New  York,  July  4.  1836,  died  in 
Chateaugay,  New  York,  August  iS,  1868.  Mrs. 
Bond  united  with  the  church  in  her  girlhood,  and 
was  a  faithful  follower  of  its  precepts.  She  taught 
school  several  years.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Esther  (Shepperd)  Taylor,  of  Peru,  New  York. 
Robert  Taylor  served  in  the  capacity  of  school 
teacher  with  the  exception  of  a  few  years  when  he 
conducted  a  hotel  in  Plattsburg.  New  York.  He 
was  a  faithful  church  worker,  and  cast  his  vote  for 
the  candidates  of  the  Democratic  party.  He  died 
September  26,  1S57.  Esther  (Shepperd")  Taylor 
was  a  resident  of  Keeseville.  New  York,  died  1S79. 
Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bond :  Anna  Esther,  born 
June  27,  1S57,  in  Ellenburg,  New  York,  married 
Lemuel  Shutts,  and  resides  in  Ellenburg.  Ella 
Adelia,  born  July  11,  1859,  in  Ellenburg.  New  York, 
died  at  the  age  of  six  years.  Herbert  Lester,  born 
January  31.  1862,  in  Ellenburg,  New  York,  died  at 
the  age  of  four  months.  Frederick  Walter,  born 
August  10,  1864,  in  Ellenburg,  New  York,  resides  in 
Manchester.  New  Hampshire.  Halbert  Nelson, 
born  June   10,   1S66.  see  forward. 

(V)  Halbert  Nelson,  youngest  child  of  Chester 
and  Adelia  T.  (Taylor)  Bond,  was  born  in  Cha- 
teaugay, New  York,  June  10,  1866.  He  acquired 
sufficient  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
Chateaugay  to  enable  him  to  teach,  and  he  taught 
three  terms  in  Clinton  and  Ellenburg.  In  18S4  he 
removed  to  Manchester.  New  Hampshire,  where 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Shutts,  then  resided.  For  a  time 
he  was  employed  in  the  bobbin  factory  of  James 
Baldwin  &  Company.  From  this  employment  he 
went  to  the  Amoskeag  Mills,  where  he  was  suc- 
cessively employed  as  warp  carrier  in  the  knitting 
room,  oiler  in  the  weave  room,  and  loom  fixer.  In 
iSmj  he  became  a  member  of  the  Manchester  police 
force  and  served  something  more  than  a  year,  being 
promoted  to  a  sergeancy  shortly  before  he  resigned. 
In  April.  1894,  he  started  in  the  real  estate  and  in- 
surance business.  He  has  probably  been  one  of  the 
most  successful  men  in  the  city,  and  risen  to  a 
greater  ownership  of  real  estate  than  any  man  in 
Manchester  in  the  same  length  of  time.  His  strict 
attention  to  business  has  been  the  secret  of  his  suc- 
cess, and  he  is  today  regarded  as  one  of  the  most 
successful  and  progressive  business  men  of  Man- 
chester. 

From  the  beginning  Mr.  Bond  has  been  fortunate 
in  his  deals.  He  has  handled  a  generous  share  of 
the  real  estate  business  of  the  city  on  a  commission 
basis  and  has  also  dealt  in  real  estate  on  his  own 
account.  In  January,  1906,  he  purchased  a  third  in- 
in  the  Pickering  building,  one  of  the  best 
office  blocks  in  the  city.  Mr.  Bond  is  naturally 
adapted  to  the  business  in  which  he  is  engaged,  and 


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has  made  it  an  unqualified  success.  He  is  careful 
in  his  investments,  and  has  in  nearly  every  instance 
been  on  the  safe  side. 

In  politics  Mr.  Bond  is  a  Republican,  but  de- 
votes no  more  attention  to  it  than  good  citizenship 
requires.  He  is  a  member  of  various  fraternal  or- 
ganizations :  In  1899  he  was  made  a  Mason  in 
Washington  Lodge,  No.  61,  Manchester.  Since 
that  time  he  has  become  affiliated  with  Mt.  Horeb 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  11.  in  which  he  is  at 
present  (1907)  holding  office;  Adoniram  Council, 
No.  3,  Royal  and  Select  Masters ;  Trinity  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar,  in  which  he  is  at  pres- 
ent holding  office,  all  of  Manchester.  He  attained 
his  Thirty-second  degree  in  Edward  A.  Raymond 
Consistory  of  Nashua,  in  April,  1906.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Bektash  Temple  of  the  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  of  Concord.  He  is  a 
charter  member  of  Queen  City  Lodge,  No.  34. 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  a  member  of  Hillsborough 
Lodge,  No.  2,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  Passaconoway  Tribe,  No.  5,  Improved  Order 
of  Red  Men,  of  which  he  is  a  past  sachem.  He  has 
been  representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  same 
order.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Calumet  Club, 
of  Manchester. 

Mr.  Bond  married,  October  22,  1892,  Emma 
Bean,  daughter  of  John  D.  and  Electa  C.  (White) 
Bean,  of  Manchester.  She  was  born  in  Manchester, 
in  which  city  her  father,  now  deceased,  was  for 
many  years  engaged  in  the  clothing  business,  in 
which  he  was  successful,  leaving  at  his  death  a  large 
property.  • 


Two  explanations  are  given  of  the  ori- 
HINDS     gin    of    the    ancient    English    surname, 

Hinds.  One  theory  derives  it  from  the 
root  which  has  furnished  us  with  the  noun  hind, 
meaning  a  peasant  or  tiller  of  the  soil.  The  other 
theory  refers  it  to  the  Anglo-Saxon  word  hind, 
meaning  the  female  of  the  red  deer.  The  surnames 
Hart  and  Roe,  have  a  similar  origin.  The  name 
Hind  is  spelled  in  a  great  variety  of  ways,  both  in 
England  and  America.  The  second  theory  is  borne 
out  by  the  coat-of-arms  belonging  to  the  old  Eng- 
lish family  of  Hynde.  This  consists  of  "a  hind's 
head  couped,  ppr.,  collared  or  in  the  mouth  a  rose, 
gules,  leaved  vert."  Other  families  have  entirely 
different  emblem.  Hinde  of  Northumberland  has 
a  dove  on  a  rock  with  an  olive  branch  in  its  beak. 
Hynd  of  London  has  a  hand  holding  an  eagle's 
claw.  Hind  has  an  ensign  in  full  dress,  with  cocked 
hat,  holding  aloft  the  standard  of  Britain.  It  is 
probably  futile  to  try  to  disentangle  these  connec- 
tions, for  the  name  of  the  original  emigrant  to  this 
country,  James  Hinds,  who  was  admitted  as  a  free- 
man in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  in  1637,  is  found  to 
be  spelled  in  nine  different  ways.  Town  and  church 
records  now  in  existence  give  the  name  of  this  one 
man  as  Hinds,  Hindes,  Hynds,  Hynes,  Hines, 
Heines,  Hains,  Haines,  Haynes.  He  must  have 
anticipated  all  the  variations  of  his  posterity.  This 
James  Hinds  was  a  cooper  by  trade,  was  a  member 


early  as  December  25,  1637,  was  married  in  1638, 
and  had  eight  children  whose  baptisms  are  recorded. 
He  removed  to  Southold,  Long  Island,  where  he 
died  in  March,  1652-53.  The  family  whose  line  fol- 
lows cannot  be  traced  to  the  original  emigrant,  but 
appears  to  constitute  a  branch  by  itself.  The  mem- 
bers of  this  branch  have  a  pretty  legend  in  connec- 
tion with  the  origin  of  their  name.  "There  was  an 
Englishman  named  Rogers,  who  was  said  to  have 
been  a  great  hunter.  At  one  time,  in  company  with 
one  of  the  kings  of  England,  he  caught  an  animal 
called  a  hind,  and  beat  it  to  death  with  a  club,  by 
which  act  he  saved  the  life  of  the  king.  For  this 
exploit  the  English  government  knighted  him,  and 
changed  his  name  from  Rogers  to  Hinds  and  en- 
tailed to  him  and  his  heirs  forever  an  island  called 
Placentia  Island."   ■ 

(I)  Ambrose  Hinds  is  said  to  have  been  a  son 
of  the  Rogers  who  had  his  name  changed.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Mudgett,  July  15,  1773.  They  had  thir- 
teen children,  of  whom  eight  are  recorded,  as  fol- 
lows :  Edward,  born  in  Tamworth,  New  Hampshire, 
in  1777;  Nathaniel,  lived  in  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire; Bagley;  Barzillai,  see  forward;  Thomas; 
Orlando,  whose  sketch  follows;  Moses;  Elisha, 
born  in  Tamworth,  August  8,  1799.  Edward,  the 
eldest  son,  moved  to  Portland,  Maine,  at  an  early 
age,  married  Eunice  Merrill,  of  Falmouth,  Maine, 
by  whom  he  had  eight  children,  and  lived  to  the 
advanced  age  of  ninety-two  years.  He  was  a  man  of 
remarkable  energy  and  business  capacity.  He  or- 
ganized the  first  water  works  in  Portland,  convey- 
ing the  water  from  the  hill  by  means  of  an  aqueduct. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  and  largest  owners  in 
the  first  steamer  sailing  from  the  city,  and  subse- 
quently held  a  large  interest  in  the  Portland  Steam 
Packet  Company.  He  was  also  a  successful  mer- 
chant. He  was  a  lifelong  Democrat,  and  voted  at 
every  election  till  a  year  of  his  death.  He  died  in 
Portland,  April  10,  1869. 

(II)  Barzillai,  fourth  son  and  child  of  Ambrose 
and  Sarah  (Mudgett)  Hinds,  was  born  in  1779, 
in  Tamworth,  New  Hampshire,  and  died  in  Sand- 
wich. He  settled  in  Nashua  and  married,  January  3, 
1802,  in  Sandwich,  New  Hampshire,  Patience 
Beede,  who  was  born  in  1777  in  Sandwich  and  died 
in  1846  in  Nashua.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Judge 
Daniel  Beede,  who  was  the  second  son  of  Eli 
Beede,  a  Frenchman  of  the  Isle  of  Jersey.  Eli 
Beede  was  born  1699,  and  was  the  ancestor  of  the 
families  of  that  name  in  New  Hampshire.  They 
had  a  large  family,  including  the  following  children: 
Andrew,  Thomas,  Edward,  Jesse,  Elisha,  Phoebe 
and  Mary  Jane. 

(III)  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Barzillai  and  Pa- 
tience (Beede)  Hinds,  was  born  March  19,  1822, 
in  Sandwich,  and  was  married,  October  6,  1854, 
at  Milford,  to  James  G.  Haseltine.  (See  Haseltine 
II).    She  died  May  5,  1903. 

(II)  Orlando,  sixth  son  of  Ambrose  and  Sarah 
(Mudgett)  Hinds,  was  born  April  4.  1782,  in  Sand- 
wich,   New    Hampshire.     He    was   one   of   the    old 


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circuit  riding  Methodist  ministers,  and  was  licensed 
to  preach  in  1809.  He  joined  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Conference  in  1810,  and  was  first  appointed  on 
the  Portsmouth  circuit.  He  began  his  labors  at 
Amherst,  New  Hampshire,  in  1829,  and  is  said  to 
have  been  the  first  Methodist  preacher  there.  In 
1832  he  settled  in  Chichester,  New  Hampshire, 
with  his  family.  He  was  for  a  long  time  in  feeble 
health,  but  he  continued  in  the  service  of  the  church, 
working  to  the  limit  of  his  strength  for  fifty-nine 
years.  He  was  a  man  of  great  personal  dignity 
and  kindness.  On  April  5,  1806,  he  married  Mary 
Brackett,  who  was  born  near  Portland,  Maine,  Sep- 
tember 10,  1780.  They  had  eight  children:  Barzillai, 
whose  sketch  follows ;  Mary  Ann,  born  in  Port- 
land, Maine,  April  5,  1809;  Alfred  M.,  born  in 
Stratham,  New  Hampshire,  May  16,  181 1;  George 
Pickett,  born  in  New  Salem,  New  Hampshire,  July 
27,  1813;  Orlando,  born  in  Mansfield,  Massachu- 
setts, February  17,  181G;  Ambrose,  born  in  Lynn, 
Massachusetts,  June  17,  1S18;  Harriet,  born  in 
Poplin,  now  Fremont,  New  Hampshire,  August  5, 
1820,  died  three  days  later;  Johanna  Gibbs,  born 
in  Poplin,  July  5,  1822.  Orlando  Hinds  died  in 
Chichester,  New  Hampshire,  March  1,  1869.  His 
widow  survived  him  three  years,  and  died  in  Short 
Falls,  New  Hampshire,   April  26,   1872. 

(Ill)  Barzillai,  eldest  son  and  child  of  Orlando 
and  Mary  (.Brackett)  Hinds,  was  born  in  Portland, 
Maine,  March  n,  1807.  Mr.  Hinds  was  a  mason 
by  trade.  He  lived  in  Portland  the  greater  part 
of  his  life,  but  in  1871,  seven  years  before  his  death, 
he  moved  to  Milford,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  for  more 
than  forty  years,  a  man  of  exemplary  domestic  life, 
and  an  upright  and  esteemed  citizen.  His  genial 
and  courteous  manner  made  him  many  friends.  On 
April  12,  1831,  he  married  at  Hooksett,  New  Hamp- 
shire, Selura  Aldrich,  who  was  born  at  Bow,  New 
Hampshire,  January  26,  1808.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren, all  but  the  youngest  born  in  Chichester,  New 
Hampshire:  Alfred  Edwin,  born  January  31,  1832, 
died  111  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  from  injuries  re- 
ceived  on  the  railroad,  November  15,  1855;  Wil- 
liam Henry  Weed,  whose  sketch  follows;  Harriet 
Atwood  Newell,  born  August  20,  1837,  married 
(first),  111  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  February  26, 
1856,  William  F.  Somes,  married  (.second)  in  Na- 
shua, New  Hampshire,  November  19,  1881,  Edwin 
1  irec;    Selura   Adeline    Wilson,   born   February 

19,  1842,  married  (first),  June  17,  1862,  Norman  J. 
Ray,  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  a  member  of  the 
Thirty-third  Massachusetts  Regiment,  who  died  in 
Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  June  17,  18O2, 
in. mi..]  1  econd),  Septembei  7,  1866,  Charles  T. 
Jenkins,  oi  Boston;  Llewellyn  Barzillai,  born  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  October  15,  1851,  married 
Hattie  Pauline  Mixer,  <>t  Milford,  New  Hamp 
shire,  February  4.  1880,  lives  in  East  Boston,  and 
is  superintendent  of  the  Boston  Fire  and  Police  Noti- 
1  Company.  Barzillai  Hinds  died  in  Milford, 
New  Hampshire,  .March  25,  [878,  I  lis  widow  died 
in   East  Boston,  Massachusetts,  Jul)    2  .    [890. 


(IV)  William  Henry  Weed,  second  son  and 
child  of  Barzillai  and  Selura  (Aldrich)  Hinds,  was 
born  in  Chichester,  New  Hampshire,  August  I, 
1833.  The  family  moved  to  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
when  he  was  quite  young.  He  was  educated  in  the 
Brimmer  School  and  was  graduated  from  the  Eng- 
lish High  School.  He  studied  his  profession  at 
the  Harvard  Medical  School,  and  was  graduated 
there,  March  6,  1861.  He  held  a  position  at  the 
Tewksbury  Almshouse,  Tewksbury,  Massachusetts, 
till  he  left  for  the  seat  of  war,  August  23,  1861. 
He  was  first  commissioned  assistant  surgeon  of  the 
Seventeenth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  and  later  was 
commissioned  full  surgeon  of  the  Twelfth  Regi- 
ment, where  he  served  with  distinction  till  the  close 
of  its  term  of  service.  Among  his  remarkable  oper- 
ations was  one  performed  on  Private  Lewis,  Com- 
pany G,  May  30,  1864,  when  three  inches  of  the 
fibula  or  small  bone  of  the  leg  were  removed.  So 
skillfully  was  this  done  that  the  regeneration  of  the 
bone  took  place.  In  January,  1865,  Dr.  Hinds  went 
to  Milford,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  emi- 
nently successful  as  a  skilled  surgeon  and  physician 
in  that  and  adjoining  towns.  He  took  an  active  in- 
terest in  all  good  causes,  local  or  national.  He  was 
a  man  of  wide  reading  and  retentive  memory.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education,  board  of 
health,  a  trustee  of  the  free  library,  and  frequently 
served  on  town  committees.  He  was  elected  trus- 
tee of  the  Milford  Savings  Bank,  August  18,  1884, 
and  was  made  president  of  the  bank  August  26, 1893. 
In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Republican,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  legislature  in  1876 ;  a  member  of  the 
state  senate  in  1885-86;  and  served  for  a  time  on 
the  Republican  state  committee.  He  was  prominent 
in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  had  reached  the 
Thirty-second  degree.  He  belonged  to  Benevolent 
Lodge,  King  Solomon  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  and 
Grand  Lodge,  Grand  Chapter,  Knights  Templar. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  O.  W.  Lull  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  and  the  Loyal  Legion,  Custos. 
Morum  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow-, 
and  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge,  Souhegan  Com- 
mandery  of  the  Golden  Cross,  and  the  Knights  of 
Honor.  Dr.  Hinds  was  twice  married.  His  fust 
wife  was  Harriet  M.  Twiss,  daughter  of  Dimon  and 
Harriet  (Parmcnter)  Twiss,  to  whom  he  was  united 
at  Boston,  Massachusetts.  August  23,  1861.  She  was 
born  in  Antrim,  New  Hampshire,  January  29,  1836, 
and  died  in  Milford,  February  7,  1871,  leaving  two 
children:  Edwin  Howard,  born  July  4,  1865,  now 
living  in  Winchester,  Massachusetts,  and  William 
Henry  Weed,  whose  sketch  follows.  Dr.  Hinds 
married  for  his  second  wife,  August  17,  1880,  Mrs. 
A.  Margaret  Twiss,  widow  of  John  W.  Twi-s,  of 
Amherst,  New  Hampshire,  and  daughter  of  John 
E.  and  Mary  I..  1  Kingsbury)  Price.  She  was  born 
at  Plattsburg,  New  York,  June  15,  1837,  and  <li<  '1 
at  Milford,  New  Hampshire,  January  12,  1890. 
Dr.  Hinds  survived  his  second  wife  seven  years,  and 
died  in  Milford,  July  29,  1897,  lacking  three  days 
of  sixty-four  years. 

(V)  William   Henry   Weed,  younger  of  the   iw 


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sons  of  Dr.  William  Henry  Weed  Hinds  and  his 
first  wife,  Harriet  M.  Twiss,  was  born  in  Milford, 
New  Hampshire,  July  22,  1S67.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  was 
graduated  from  dishing  Academy,  Ashburnham, 
Massachusetts.  His  professional  education  was 
gained  at  the  Medical  School  of  Boston  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1895.  He  re- 
turned to  Milford  to  assist  his  father,  and  upon  the 
latter's  retirement  he  succeeded  to  the  practice.  Like 
his  father,  Dr.  Hinds  belongs  to  many  societies. 
He  is  a  Mason,  and  is  a  member  of  Benevolent 
Lodge  No.  7,  King  Solomon  Chapter  No. 
17,  both  of  Milford,  and  of  Israel  Hunt  Council, 
Saint  George  Commandery,  of  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  is  a  past  master  of  Benevolent  Lodge  at 
Milford.  He  belongs  to  the  American  Institute  of 
Homoeopathy,  the  New  Hampshire  Institute  of 
Homoeopathy  and  the  Hillsboro  County  Medical 
Society.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Health  and  of  the  Camera  Club  of  Milford.  Dr. 
Hinds  married,  January  5.  1S97,  Kittie  Maud, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  C.  (Bullard)  Kenney, 
of  Milford.  She  was  born  December  12,  1870,  at 
Greenville,  New  Hampshire.  They  have  one  son, 
William  Henry  Weed,  third,  born  August  26,  1900. 
Mrs.  Hinds  is  a  member  of  the  Milford  Woman's 
Club  and  the  Unitarian   Church. 


This  name  was  originally  spelled 
SAMPSON  Samson,  and  it  is  found  thus  writ- 
ten in  the  early  colonial  records. 
The  Sampsons  of  New  England  are  mostly  if  not 
all  the  descendants  of  two  English  immigrants, 
Henry  and  Abraham,  who  were  probably  brothers, 
but  this  fact  has  never  been  fully  verified.  De- 
scendants of  both  participated  in  the  various  wars 
under  the  colonial  and  federal  governments,  dis- 
tinguishing themselves  on  land  and  sea,  and  the 
famous  Deborah  Sampson,  who  disguised  as  a  man 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  was  descended 
from  Abraham.  Henry  Sampson,  the  American 
progenitor  of  the  New  Hampshire  family,  a  brief 
outline  of  whose  history  is  now  in  hand,  was  among 
the  company  of  Pilgrims  who  came  in  the  "May- 
flower" in  1620,  and  was  included  in  the  family  of 
his  uncle,  Edward  Tilley.  Being  a  minor  he  did 
not  sign  the  famous  compact,  formulated  November 
11,  of  that  year,  while  the  vessel  was  at  anchor  in 
Provincetown  harbor,  but  he  shared  in  the  allot- 
ment of  land  at  Plymouth  in  1623  and  in  the  divi- 
sion of  cattle  in  1627,  and  in  1637  was  made  a  free- 
man of  the  colony.  With  Captain  Miles  Standish, 
John  Alden,  and  others  he  settled  in  Duxbury,  and 
although  his  name  appears  among  the  original 
grantees  of  the  town  of  Bridgewater,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1645,  he  did  not  go  there  to  reside.  In  1661 
he  served  as  constable  at  Duxbury,  and  his  death 
occurred  there  December  24,  1684.  He  was  married 
in  1635-6  to  Ann  Plummer,  and  those  of  his  chil- 
dren who  survived  him  were :  Elizabeth ;  Hannah ; 
a  daughter  who  became  the  wife  of  John  Ham- 
mond ;  John ;  Mary,  wife  of  John  Summers ;  Dorcas, 
iii — 10 


James,  Stephen  and  Caleb.  The  latter  married 
Mercy,  daughter  of  Captain  Miles  Standish.  The 
line  of  descent  from  Henry  Sampson,  the  May- 
flower pilgrim,  to  the  present  generation  of  his  pos- 
terity in  New  Hampshire  has  not  as  yet  been  sub- 
jected to  the  process  of  original  research,  and  is 
therefore  not  to  be  found  in  the  various  geneal- 
ogical and  historical  works  containing  references 
to  the  family.  One  or  more  of  his  descendants  set- 
tled in  Sharon,  Massachusetts,  but  the  vital  records 
of  that  town  are  not  available  to  the  writer. 

(I)  Dr.  Nehemiah  Bradford,  a  lineal  descendant 
of  Henry  and  Ann  (Plummer)  Sampson,  was  born 
in  Sharon,  July  16,  1766.  He  was  one  of  the  early 
regular  medical  practitioners  in  Maine,  going  there 
when  that  state  was  a  part  of  the  commonwealth 
of  Massachusetts,  and  for  some  time  he  resided  in 
Readfield.  His  last  days  were  spent  in  Rochester, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  April  26,  1818. 
Pie  married  Bathsheba  Baker,  who  was  born  in 
Sharon,  December  20,  1789,  and  died  in  Lincoln, 
Maine,  July  16,  1850.  They  were  the  parents  of : 
Jonathan,  who  resided  in  Alton,  this  state,  and  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war ;  James,  who  was 
long  in  the  employ  of  the  Cocheco  Manufacturing 
Company  of  Dover  as  a  mechanical  engineer; 
Luther,  who  is  again  mentioned  in  the  succeeding 
paragraph;  and  several  daughters,  whose  names  are 
not  at  hand. 

(II)  Luther,  3roungest  son  of  Dr.  Nehemiah  and 
Bathsheba  (Baker)  Sampson,  was  born  in  Read- 
field,  Maine,  December  12,  1808.  Early  in  life  he 
entered  a  cotton  mill  as  an  apprentice,  and  becoming 
an  overseer  was  employed  as  such  in  factories  at 
Dover  and  Great  Falls,  New  Hampshire,  and  Saco, 
Maine.  He  finally  withdrew  from  the  textile  in- 
dustry and  settled  upon  a  farm  in  Rochester,  where 
he  died  May  24,  1884.  He  married  Mary  E.  Leigh- 
ton,  who  w'as  born  in  Strafford,  New  Hampshire, 
October  15,  1807,  and  died  in  Boston  November  4, 
1866.  (See  Leighton).  She  bore  him  four  children: 
Lieutenant  John  Calvin,  who  served  in  the  Civil 
War  in  the  Ninth  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Vol- 
unteers, and  met  a  hero's  death  at  the  siege  of 
Petersburg,  July  30,  1864  (the  Grand  Army  Post 
at  Rochester  was  named  in  his  honor) ;  Luther 
Bradford,  who  will  be  again  referred  to;  Helen 
Amanda,  who  is  now  residing  at  Rock  Island,  Illi- 
nois, and  is  the  widow  of  Captain  James  Blaisdell, 
also  of  the  Ninth  New  Hampshire  Volunteers; 
Andrew  Leighton  (deceased),  whose  son  Ernest 
is  now  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Knott  &  Samp- 
son, lumber  dealers,  Boston.  He  served  in  the 
United   States   Navy  during  the  Civil   war. 

(III)  Captain  Luther  Bradford  Sampson,  son  of 
Luther  and  Mary  E.  (Leighton)  Sampson,  was  born 
in  Somersworth,  New  Hampshire,  September  1, 
1841.  He  attended  the  district  schools  as  he  had  op- 
portunity until  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  then  ap- 
prenticed himself  to  the  trade  of  carriage  maker 
in  Rochester.  He  worked  with  his  brother  until 
i860,  and  then  on  account  of  the  stagnation  of  busi- 
ness he,  with  John  Meader,  resolved  to  go  to  Bos- 


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ton  and  ship  as  seaman.  Each  had  eleven  dollars 
of  state  bank  notes  and  the  clothes  they  wore. 
They  spent  several  days  in  the  metropolis  of  New 
England  seeking  for  a  berth,  but  met  with  nothing 
but  discouragement,  and  no  employment  could  be 
found.  They  even  tried  to  ship  at  four  dollars  a 
month,  but  failed  to  find  a  ship  that  needed  their 
services.  Those  were  hard  times  brought  about 
as  the  result  of  the  workings  of  the  tariff  for 
revenue  only.  Failing  to  find  employment  of  any 
kind  at  any  price,  they  went  to  New  York,  ex- 
changing at  a  great  discount  their  state  bank  notes 
for  notes  of  states  in  which  they  were  traveling, 
so  that  they  found  themselves  broke  in  New  York, 
where  their  experiences  was  a  repetition  of  what 
they  had  in  Boston.  From  thence  they  went  to 
Philadelphia.  No  permanent  work  could  be  ob- 
tained any  where,  and  besides  there  was  an  army 
of  men  about  them  unemployed  and  waiting  for 
any  work  that  was  offered.  Leaving  Philadelphia, 
they  followed  the  Pennsylvania  Central  Railroad 
to  Altoona,  seeking  employment  as  they  went.  They 
at  last  found  a  job  at  sixteen  dollars  a  month  cut- 
ting lumber  eleven  miles  from  Altoona,  Pennsyl- 
vania. There  young  Sampson  worked  until  spring, 
when  his  employers  failed  and  he  realized  that  he 
had  toiled  all  winter  for  his  board  and  very  little 
more.  His  next  employment  was  teaming  over 
a  mountain  road  thirty  miles  to  and  from  a  railroad 
station,  hauling  lumber  one  way  and  groceries  the 
other  way.  As  young  Sampson  got  no  money  for 
his  services  he  grew  tired  of  this.  One  night  he 
drove  a  team  to  take  part  of  a  company  of  soldiers 
who  had  enlisted  for  the  Civil  war  to  the  station. 
Tired  and  disheartened  with  his  late  experiences 
he  enlisted,  October  3,  1861,  in  Company  K,  Eighty- 
fourth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  went  to  the 
front.  Twenty  days  after  his  enlistment  he  was 
made  fourth  sergeant  of  his  company.  He  was  ad- 
vanced to  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant,  June  21, 
1862;  to  that  of  first  lieutenant,  May  3,  1863,  and 
became  captain,  September  4,  1864.  All  these  pro- 
motions were  for  gallantry  in  the  held.  He  served 
until  December  4,  1864,  and  was  then  discharged 
at  Petersburg,  Virginia.  During  his  three  years 
service  he  participated  in  the  following  named  bat- 
ami  minor  engagements :  Winchester.  Front 
Royal,  Port  Republic,  Cedar  Mountain,  Rappa- 
hannock  Station  and  Kelley's  Ford.  Waterloo 
Bri'l  I  Springs,     Freeman's     Ford,     Sulphur 

Springs,  Thoroughfare  Gap,  the  second  battle  of 
!  Run,  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  Wapping 
Station,  Jacob's  Ford,  Locust 
Grove,  Mine  Run,  Rapidan  River,  the  Wilder; 
Todd's  Tavern,  Spottsylvania,  North  Anna  River, 
Jericho's  Ford,  Taylor's  Bridge,  Pleasant  Hill, 
Totopotomoy,    Col.  r,     Petersburg,    Baylor's 

Farm,  Walthall,  W  m  Church,  Weldon  Rail- 

road,   Davis    Farm,     Deep     Bottom,    Malvern     Hill, 
Strawberry   Plains,  Ream's   Station,   Poplar  Spi 
and  Hatcher's  Run.     While  advancing  his  company 
as  skirmishers  in  the  night,  1   the 

Sec  Run  Battle  he  encountered  the  brigade 


commanded  by  Stonewell  Jackson,  and  was  captured 
and  taken  to  Libby  Prison.  He  was  confined  there 
thirty  days,  and  then  paroled,  December,  1S62;  he 
was  exchanged  and  joined  his  regiment  as  it  came 
out  of  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  December  13, 
1862.  He  was  aide-de-camp  at  brigade  headquarters 
from  June  2,  1S64,  to  July  20,  1864,  his  duty  being 
to  carry  orders  from  headquarters  to  seven  regi- 
ments stationed  along  the  firing  line.  One  captain 
of  Company  K  was  killed,  and  another  lost  an  arm. 
Mr.  Sampson  commanded  his  company,  and  he  led 
them  to  battle  at  Winchester  and  Port  Republic, 
and  in  fact  commanded  the  company  during  the 
greater  part  of  the  war  before  he  was  made  captain. 
He  was  discharged  December  4,  1864,  with  a  ser- 
vice record  of  two  hundred  and  twenty-two  days 
under  fire,  and  returned  to  Rochester  with  the  in- 
tention of  raising  a  battery,  but  the  surrender  of 
General  Lee  ended  the  war  and  defeated  his  pur- 
pose, and  he  returned  to  the  pursuits  of  peace,  and 
engaged  in  them  with  the  same  fervor  that  he  had 
given  to  the  defence  of  his  country. 

For  thirty  years  he  was  the  employ  of  E.  G. 
&  E.  Wallace,  shoe  manufacturers  of  Rochester, 
and  for  many  years  foreman  of  one  of  their  largest 
departments.  In  1S97  he  became  associated  with 
Isador  Salinger,  and  they  formed  the  Rochester 
Carpet  Company,  dealers  in  carpets,  draperies,  etc. 
In  1906  Captain  Sampson  became  sole  owner  of 
the  business  and  has  since  carried  it  on.  Captain 
Sampson  has  always  been  one  of  the  most  public- 
spirited  and  patriotic  citizens  of  the  place  of  his 
residence,  and  his  reputation  as  a  military  man  is 
well  known  throughout  the  state.  He  was  police 
officer  of  and  later  chief  of  police  of  Rochester,  and 
ii  r  a  time  state  liquor  agent  for  Rochester  district. 
When  the  fact  developed  that  a  war  with  Spain  was 
inevitable,  he  applied  for  a  military  appointment, 
but  on  account  of  his  age  and  the  great  number  of 
younger  men  seeking  the  same  positions  and  the  lim- 
ited number  required  to  fill  all  available  positions, 
he  was  not  appointed.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
John  C.  Sampson  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
which  was  named  for  his  brother  who  was  killed 
while  making  a  charge  after  the  mine  explosion 
before  Petersburg,  Virginia,  July  30,  1804,  while  a 
first  lieutenant  in  Company  H.  Ninth  New  Hamp- 
shire Volunteer  Infantry.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  National  Association  of  Ex  I 
and  of  the  following  divisions  of  the  Masonic 
Order:  Humane  Lodge,  No.  21;  and  Temple  Royal 
Arch  Chapter,  No.  20.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Im- 

ived  Order  of  Red  Men  and  Comrades  of  the 
Battlefield,  of  which  latter  organization  he  is  major- 
general  for  Xew  Hampshire. 

Captain  Sampson  married,  at  Ilorseheads.  New 
York,  March  4,  1804,  Susan  E.  Patterson,  who  was 
born  ylvania,  in   1845,  daughter  of 

\  i>  tli    W.    (Wainwright)    Patterson, 

of  Chemung.  One  child,  John  Calvin,  was  born  to 
them  December  19,  1864.  lie  has  been  for  years  a 
bookkeeper  in  the  National  Bank  of  the  Republic, 
Boston,  Massachusetts.     Mrs.  S.  E.  Sampson  comes 


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from     an    old     Pennsylvania     family;     five     of    her 
brothers  were  soldiers  in  the  late  Civil  war. 


The    name    O'Seanchain    was    first 
SHANNON     assumed  as  a  surname  by  Aodh,  a 

chieftain  of  the  province  of  Ulster, 
whose  christian  name  long  before  his  birth  had 
designated  six  of  the  ancient  kings  of  Ireland.  The 
surname  assumed  was  derived  from  the  name  of 
one  of  Aodh's  remote  ancestors,  Saeanchan,  and 
composed  of  two  Celtic  words,  "Saneha"  (an  anti- 
quarian or  genealogist)  and  "an"  (one  who),  the 
prefix  O'  and  change  in  the  orthography  being  nec- 
essary to  denote  descent. 

Aodh  O'Seanchain,  whose  lineage  is  traced  in 
O'Hart's  "Irish  Pedigrees"  through  sixteen  genera- 
tions of  his  ancestors,  was  the  first  to  add  the  name 
of  O'Seanchain  to  his  christian  name  and  so  be- 
came founder  of  the  family.  This  occurred  in  all 
probability  between  the  years  A.  D.  950  and  A.  D. 
1000.  and  allowing  four  generations  for  each  one 
hundred  years,  Donchadh  Cuan,  the  earliest  known 
ancestor  of  Aodh  O'Seanchain.  must  have  been  liv- 
ing prior  to  A.  D.  600. 

(I)  Nathaniel  Shannon,  the  first  of  the  name 
in  New  England,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  Ulster, 
Ireland,  in  1665,  and  belonged  to  a  family  of  Scot- 
tish antecedents  who  were  conspicuous  for  their  at- 
tachment to  the  Presbyterian  faith  and  their  loyalty 
to  English  ascendency  in  Ireland.  Historians  record 
that  during  the  year  preceding  the  Revolution  of 
1688,  which  dethroned  James  II,  large  numbers  of 
Protestants  emigrated  from  northern  Ireland  to 
Great  Britain  and  America,  and  among  them  was 
Nathaniel  Shannon,  who  landed  in  Boston  some 
time  during  the  year  1687.  He  then  had  attained 
the  age  of  thirty-two  years,  probably  was  unmar- 
ried and  possessed  small  means,  but  it  is  known 
that  he  had  an  excellent  education.  He  at  once  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  pursuits  and  continued  many 
year-,  filled  some  town  offices  and  early  became  an 
attendant  at  the  Old  South  Church,  and  a  communi- 
cant in  i/or.  In  the  same  year  he  was  appointed 
naval  officer  of  the  port  of  Boston  and  held  that 
office  until  the  time  of  his  death.  August  27,   1723. 

His  wife,  who  survived  him,  was  Elizabeth  , 

but  her  full  name  and  the  place  and  date  of  her 
birth  are  unknown.  Their  children:  Nathaniel, 
Robert  and  Samuel. 

(II)  Nathaniel  (2),  eldest  of  the  three  children 
of  Nathaniel  (1)  and  Elizabeth  Shannon,  was  born 
in  Boston,  December  o,  1689.  and  was  a  member  of 
the  Old  South  Church  in  1711.  Soon  afterward  he 
engaged  in  trade  in  Ipswich.  Massachusetts,  and  re- 
moved from  there  to  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  was  a  shipping  merchant  until  1720.  He 
also  engaged  in  the  fisheries,  which  even  at  that 
early  period  had  become  a  leading  industry  in  New 
England.  A  tradition  in  the  family  runs  to  the  ef- 
fect that  Mr.  Shannon  went  to  the  West  Indies  in 
1720  and  remained  there  in  connection  with  some 
commercial  enterprise  until  the  time  of  his  death, 
the  exact  date  of  which  is  unknown  and  is  believed 


to  have  been  previous  to  172,-5.  He  married,  in 
Portsmouth,  November  25,  1714,  Abigail  Vaughan, 
who  was  born  there  May  5,  1683.  daughter  of  Major 
William  and  Margaret  (Cutts)  Vaughan,  and  a  de- 
scendant of  Sir  Roger  Vaughan,  of  Glamorganshire. 
Wales,  born  about  1590.  Children  of  Nathaniel  and 
Abigail    (Vaughan)    Shannon:   Nathaniel,  Cutts. 

(III)  Nathaniel  (3),  elder  of  the  two  sons  of 
Nathaniel  (2)  and  Abigail  (Vaughan)  Shannon, 
was  born  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  February 
17.  1715-16,  united  with  the  church  there  in  1738, 
and  became  a  Mason  in  1739.  He  died  in  that  city 
in  1753,  aged  thirty-eight  years.  He  married,  No- 
vember 10,  1737,  Alice  Frost,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Frost,  of  Newcastle,  New  Hampshire,  and  an  inn- 
keeper in  Portsmouth.  Children  of  Nathaniel  and 
Alice  (Frost)  Shannon:  George  Walker,  Nathaniel, 
Abigail.   Margaret. 

(IV)  Nathaniel  (4),  second  child  and  son  of 
Nathaniel  (3)  and  Alice  (Frost)  Shannon,  was 
born  in  Portsmouth,  and  in  business  life  was  a  ship 
builder.  He  married  (first)  Ann  Card,  of  New- 
castle, who  was  born  in  1741.  and  died  in  May,  1785. 
Married  (second),  in  November,  17S6,  Elizabeth 
Kitson,  widow  of  Richard  Kitson,  and  daughter 
of  Colonel  John  Dennett,  of  Portsmouth.  Mr. 
Shannon  died  in  September,  1792,  and  his  widow 
married,  April  14,  1802,  James  Chesley.  of  Roches- 
ter. New  Hampshire.  Children  of  Nathaniel  and 
Ann  (Card)  Shannon  :  Margaret,  Nathaniel,  George 
Walker  (twin),  Thomas  (twin),  Samuel,  George 
Walker.  Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Elizabeth 
(Kit  on)    Shannon:    Elizabeth,  John.  George. 

(V)  Nathaniel  (5).  second  child  and  eldest 
son  of  Nathaniel  (4)  and  Ann  (Card)  Shannon, 
was  born  in  1764.  was  a  farmer  in  Portsmouth  until 
1706,  when  he  removed  to  Barnstead  and  soon  after- 
ward to  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  died 
February  26,  1826,  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years. 
His  wife  was  Ann  Elizabeth  Peverly,  born  in 
Portsmouth,  1764,  died  in  Gilmanton.  February  9, 
1850.  aged  eighty-six  years.  Their  children :  Na- 
thaniel, George,  Nancy,  John  Sherburne.  Samuel, 
Eliza.   Margaret  Nelson,  William  Cogswell,  Elsie. 

(VI)  George,  second  child  and  second  son  of 
Nathaniel  (5)  and  Ann  Elizabeth  (Peverly)  Shan- 
non, was  born  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  Oc- 
ti  ber  J.  17S6,  and  died  April  8,  186S.  in  Gilmanton, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  was  a  fanner.  His  wife. 
Sally  (Tebbets)  Shannon,  was  born  in  1785  and 
died   June   5.   1872.   daughter  of  Ephraim  and   Sally 

is.  of  Barnstead,  New  Hampshire.  Their 
children :  Ira.  Stephen,  Nathaniel,  Ann,  deceased, 
Ephraim.  George  Lamper,  James  Cate,  John  Chase, 
Charles   Hezekiah. 

(VII)  Stephen,  second  child  and  second  son 
of  George  and  Sally  (Tebbets)  Shannon,  was  born 
in  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  May  I,  1808,  and 
in  business  occupation  was  a  farmer  in  that  town 
and  also  in  Laconia.  He  married.  December  26, 
1S31,  Ann  Prescott  Chase,  born  February  15.  1808, 
daughter  of  Captain  Oliver  Chase,  of  Portsmouth. 
Stephen  Shannon  died  in  Belmont,  New  Hampshire. 


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August  28,   1872.     His  widow  died  in  Laconia,  Sep- 
H-   children:     Mary   Ada,   born 
1  8,  1S34.  died  childless  October  27,  1884;  mar- 
1    bbets,     of     Gilmanton.     Caroline 
Elizabeth,  see   forward.     Jonathan  Coffin,  horn   No- 
vember  29,    1842.      Frances    Ann,   born    October    13, 

t  \'III)  Caroline  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  sec- 
ond child  of  Stephen  and  Ann  Prescott  (Chase) 
Sham.  in  the  town  of  Gilmanton,  New 

1837,    married,    December    II, 
1855.  J  es   Jewett,   of   Laconia    (See  Jewett 

IX),    and    had  three    children:     Stephen   Shannon, 
1   Bradbury  and  Katie  Belle  Jewett. 


This  name  is  found  early  in  New  Eng- 

SWETT     land  and  has  been  borne  by  some  of  the 

1    distinguished    American    citizens, 

including  leading  attorneys  of  Chicago,  mam 

since.     The   descendants  have  been  noted   for  their 

intellectual    and    moral    forces    and    their   ability    to 

dish    whatever    they     undertook.       According 

to  Burke  the   family  of  Swete  or  Swett,  bearing  a 

coat  of  arms,  was  formerly  of  Trayne,  England,  in 

the  nme  of  Edward  VI  and  subsequently  of  Oxton, 

in  the  county  of  Devonshire,  which  furnished  many 

ists    to    Xew     England.      Richard     Sweet     was 

bailiff  of  Exeter  in  1540  and  1590. 

(I)  The  first  of  whom  record  appears  in  Amer- 
ica was  John  Swett.  He  was  admitted  freeman  of 
the  Massachusetts  colony,  May  18,  1642.  and  was 
one  of  the  grantees  of  Newbury  in  that  colony  as 
early  as  December  7.  1642.  Little  is  found  con- 
cerning him  beyond  these  facts,  but  it  is  a  safe  con- 
jecture that  he  belonged  to  the  hardy  and  enterpris- 
ing class  which  left  England  for  religion's  sake  and 

1  in  the  Massachusetts  colony. 

(II)  Captain  Benjamin,  son  of  John  Swett, 
of  Newbury,  was  born  in  England  as  early  as  1626. 
He  was  among  'those  who  petitioned  in  1649  from 
the  general  court,  in  company  with  other  active 
men  of  Dover  and  Newbury,  the  granting  of  a 
tract     of     land     at    Pennecooke.     This    scheme    was 

med,   and   about    1663   he    removed   with    his 
family  to  Hampton.     He   ■■  en  commissioner 

for   the   county   rates   in    1665-68.   and   selectman   in 
1665-69-75.     He    received  of   one    hundred 

acres  -  1670,  the  number  of  his  grant  be- 

ing fifty-six.     His  chief   set  improving  the 

military    discipline.     His    fondness    for    martial    life 
loped    and    was   appreciated    by   his 
rten,  who  elected  him  to  offices  of  much  im- 
lic   estimation.     He   was  elected 
bury.    There    is    preserved    in    the 
records  of  old  Norfolk  county  a  lengthy  petition  to 
the   general   court,   which  to   have   bei 

Captain  Swett's  handwriting  and  is  an  e! 
pie  of  ]  This  petition  bore 

671.     From    thai     time   on    Captain 

military   service, 
and  he  was  alwa  in  positions  which  re- 

quired  sagacity  and  courage.     He  was  in  command 
of  a    fort    at    Wells,   Maine,   an  ub  equently 


killed  in  a  fight  with  the  Indians  at  Black  Point,  in 
Scarborough,  Maine,  June  29,  1677.  He  was  mar- 
ried November  1,  1647,  to  Hester  (or  Esther), 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  Weare,  Senior,  of  Newbury. 
After  his  death  she  was  married,  March  31,  1678, 
to  Ensign  Stephen  Greenleaf,  of  Newbury.  She 
died  January  16,  1718,  aged  eighty-nine  years.  Cap- 
tain Swett's  children  were :  Esther,  Sarah.  Mary 
(died  in  infancy),  Mary,  Benjamin,  Joseph,  .. 
Hannah,    Elizabeth,   John   and   Stephen. 

(HI)  Joseph,  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Captain  Benjamin  and  Hester  or  Esther  ( Weare) 
Swett,  was  born  January  1,  1650,  in  Hampton  Falls, 
and  was  the  most  noted  and  influential  of  his 
father's  sons.  He  lived  near  and  for  many  years 
enjoyed  the  friendship  of  his  uncle,  Nathaniel 
Weare,  in  the  southern  part  of  Hampton,  which  is 
now  Hampton  Falls.  He  was  a  very  active  man 
and  took  a  warm  interest  in  the  organization  of  the 
parish  at  Hampton  Falls.  He  was  among  those 
who  petitioned  to  the  king  for  a  redress  of  public 
grievances,  under  the  reign  of  Cramfield.  in  1683. 
He  was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  Hampton,  in  1693- 
9S-1712-13-17.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  called 
"Captain  Swett."  He  was  representative  to  the 
Provincial  assembly  in  1693-98-170S.  His  first  wife's 
christian  name  was  Hannah  and  she  was  the  mother 
of  three  children:  Hannah,  Margaret  and  Abigail. 
His  second  wife.  Sarah,  was  the  mother  of:  Lydia, 
Hannah,  Benjamin.  Jonathan  and  Moses. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  eldest  son  of  Lieutenant 
Joseph  Swett  and  third  child  of  his  second  wife, 
Sarah,  was  born  May  2,  1710,  in  Hampton,  and  re- 
sided on  the  paternal  estate.  He  was  married  Jan- 
ran  jo,  1732,  to  widow,  Elizabeth  Jenness.  daugh- 
ter of  Bonus  Norton,  of  Ipswich  and  Hampton. 
Their  children  were :  Sarah,  Moses,  Lydia  and 
Elizabeth. 

(V)  Mi  ses,   only   son   of   Benjamin   and   1 
beth  J.  (Norton)  Swett.  was  born  in  1738.     He  mar- 
ried    Rogers,  and  died  about   1764. 

(VI)  Thomas  R.,  son  of  Mcses  Swett,  of 
Hampton,  settled  in  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire,  and 
was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He  married  (first) 
Squire  Cram's  daughter,  and  (second)  Bessie 
Know  Hon.  daughter  of  Rev.  David  and  Mary 
(Green)  Knowlton.  She  was  born  July  27.  1770, 
in   Pittsfield. 

(VII)  Thomas,  son  of  Thomas  R.  Swett.  was 
born  in  Pittsfield.  and  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1812.  He  married  Sarah  Prescott,  and  their  chil- 
dren   were:    Ebenezer,    Moses,    David    K„    Daniel. 

I .   Sally  and   Mary. 

(YI1I)     David   K„   third  son  and  third  child  of 

ami    Sarah     1  Prescott)     Swett,    was    born 

April    .'I.    1"    1      n     Pitl   field,   and    was    educated    in 

the    public   schools   and   an    academy    of   that   town. 

prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  town  and  in 

1    of    its    centra]    village,   but   never 

for  any  official  station.     Though  not  a  mem- 

any  church,  he  supported  the  Congregational 

Society  of  which  his  wife  was  a  member.     He  was 

married  January  24,  1S66,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Lane,  wdio 


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was  born  April  6,  1S41.  in  Chichester,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  is  now  living  in  Pittsfield.  He  died  in 
Pittsfield.  His  children  were :  Sarah,  Lillian  and 
Edith  E.  The  last  is  the  wife  of  Natt  Allen  Cram, 
of  Pittsfield  (see  Cram,  VIII).  Mrs.  David  K. 
Swett  is  a  daughter  of  Moses  G.  and  Sophia  (San- 
bom)  Lane;  the  latter  a  daughter  of  James  San- 
born, of  Epsom,  and  is  a  direct  descendant  of 
Jeremiah  Lane,  a  New  England  pioneer. 


This  name  first  appears  as  Leya,  De  Le, 
LEE  De  la  Lee,  and  of  various  spellings,  grad- 
ually taking  the  present  form,  Lee.  In  the 
"Doomsday  Book"  Lega  and  Lee  are  often  used  to 
denote  the  same  family.  The  name  has  also  some- 
times assumed  still  other  forms,  as  Lea,  Leigh.  Lay, 
and  Ley.  The  word  "Lee"  signifies  a  "pasture, 
meadow  or  grass  land."  Previous  to  the  use  of 
surnames,  persons  were  designated  by  the  place  of 
their  residence,  or  some  other  epithet  descriptive  of 
their  personal  character  or  occupation. 

The  family  of  Lee  is  one  of  the  most  ancient  in 
English  history.  In  the  eleventh  century  Launcelot 
Lee  was  associated  with  William  the  Conqueror, 
and  in  the  division  of  estates  by  that  chieftain,  a 
fine  estate  in  Essex  county  was  bestowed  upon  him. 
Lionel  Lee  "raised  a  company  of  gentlemen  ca- 
valiers." at  the  head  of  which  he  accompanied  Rich- 
ard Coeur  de  Lion,  in  the  third  crusade,  A.  D.  1192. 
For  gallant  conduct  at  the  siege  of  Acre,  he  was 
made  Earl  of  Litchfield,  and  another  estate  was 
given  to  the  family,  which  was  later  called  "Ditchly." 
The  Lees  were  devoted  followers  of  the  Stuarts, 
and  distinguished  for  loyalty  to  the  crown,  and  for 
their  acts  of  valor  received  various  honors  and  dis- 
tinctions. Two  of  the  name  have  been  Knights  of 
the  Garter,  and  their  banners  surmounted  by  the 
"Lee  Arms"  may  be  seen  in  St.  George's  Chapel. 
Windsor.  The  Lees  of  Virginia  are  descendants  of 
emigrants  from  the  same  county  as  the  Lees  of  this 
article,  but  there  is  no  proof  of  relationship  between 
the  two  families. 

(I)  John  Lee,  American  ancestor  of  the  Farm- 
ington  family  of  the  same  name,  was  born  in  Essex 
county,  England,  and  was  probably  in  Colchester,  in 
1620.  between  April  10  and  August  8.  In  the  official 
shipping  list  of  passengers  sailing  from  Ipswich. 
April  10,  1634,  he  is  represented  as  thirteen  years  of 
age.  When  he  died,  August  8,  1690,  his  age  was 
given  as  seventy  years,  consequently  his  fourteenth 
year  must  have  been  completed  previous  to  August 
8,  1634.  There  is  no  record  of  his  parents,  but  the 
name  was  very  common  in  Essex  county  among 
families  of  distinction. 

In  a  record  kept  by  a  great-grandson  of  John, 
Seth  Lee.  A.  M.,  a  paper,  evidently  written  for  pos- 
terity, entitled,  "Some  Account  of  the  Lees  of 
Farmington,"  taken  down  about  1766.  and  continued 
to  1802,  he  says : 

"Mr.  John  Lee  was  sent  by  his  father  from 
Colchester.  England,  to  America,  among  some  of 
the  first  settlers,  and  his  father  told  him  he  designed 
to   come   with   his    family   afterward.     However,   he 


never  came,  and  John  never  heard  ('tis  said)  much 
about  him.  This  John  was  under  age.  He  lived  at 
Hartford,  and  when  they  began  to  settle  Farming- 
ton  he  came  there  with  the  rest  and  was  one  of  the 
eighty-four  Proprietors  to  whom  the  large  Tract  of 
Land  called  Farmington  was  granted,  as  may  be 
seen  in  the  Records  of  the  town,  where,  in  the  sev- 
eral Division  Lots  were  layd  out  to  him,  the  sd 
John  Lee."  Undisputable  evidence  of  his  arrival  in 
this  country  under  the  guardianship  of  William 
Westwood  may  be  found  in  the  records.  After 
spending  a  year  with  his  guardian  at  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts,  he  came  with  him  to  Hartford  in 
1635.  where  he  spent  his  boyhood. 

In  1641,  the  year  following  the  advent  of  the 
whites  to  Farmington,  he  joined  their  little  band, 
and  became  one  of  the  first  eighty-four  proprietors 
of  the  township.  As  he  was  but  just  twenty-one  at 
the  time,  it  is  probable  he  had  inherited  property, 
or  funds  were  furnished  to  him  by  his  guardian  to 
contribute  his  share  to  the  purchase  of  the  tract. 
The  public  records  of  Farmington,  previous  to  1666, 
are  missing.  One  account  reports  them  as  burned 
in  February  of  that  year,  when  the  home  of  John 
Hart,  the  brother  of  Mary  Hart  Lee,  was  attacked 
by  the  Indians  and  burned,  and  the  whole  family 
perished  except  one  lad,  who  was  absent.  The  state 
archives  show  that  "John  Lee  was  sworn  constable 
at  a  particular  court  at  Hartford,  March  4,  1658," 
an  office  of  great  importance  at  that  date,  being  con- 
sidered as  the  "right  arm  of  the  law,"  and  chief 
executive  officer  of  the  town.  In  the  general  di- 
vision of  lands  in  the  original  town  of  Farmington, 
which  was  fifteen  miles  square,  hundreds  of  acres 
were  allotted  to  John  Lee.  Remnants  of  these 
lands  are  still  owned  by  his  descendants,  having 
never  been  sold  out  of  the  family  during  a  period  of 
more  than  two  hundred  and  seventy  years.  His 
home  lot  was  located  on  the  west  side  of  the  main 
street  of  Farmington,  and  may  be  designated  now 
as  the  ground  occupied  by  the  noted  school  of  the 
Misses  Porter. 

That  portion  of  his  life  at  Farmington,  consist- 
ing of  forty-nine  years,  was  spent  during  a  time 
when  the  whole  community  was  more  or  less  har- 
ras  ed  by  fear  of  depredations  of  Indians.  Seldom 
did  the  settlers  feel  themselves  perfectly  safe,  and 
as  late  as  1691  a  committee  was  appointed,  of  which 
John  Lee.  Jr..  was  one.  to  designate  seven  houses, 
to  be  fortified  against  attacks  by  the  Indians.  John 
Lee  died  August  8.  1690,  old  style,  and  was  buried 
in  the  old  cemetery  at  Farmington.  A  few  years 
since  the  headstone  placed  at  his  grave,  through  the 
efforts  of  Rev.  Samuel  Lee,  of  New  Ipswich,  New 
Hampshire,  was  brought  to  light — i.  e.,  having 
sunken  into  the  soil  out  of  sight.  In  1876  William 
H.  Lee,  of  New  York,  erected  a  beautiful  monu- 
ment, seventeen  feet  high,  of  granite  to  mark  the 
spot  where  the  ashes  of  his  ancestor,  John  Lee,  re- 
pose. The  inventory  of  his  estate  amounted  to 
£350    i-15-  Sd. 

He  married,  in  1658,  Mary  Hart,  born  probably 
in  1630  or  1631,  daughter  of  Deacon  Stephen  Hart, 


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first  deacon  and  "pillar  of  the  Church"  of  Farming- 
ton,  Connecticut.  She  and  her  husband  joined  the 
church  at  Farmington,  July  15.  [660.  Mary  (Hart) 
Lee  married  (second).  January  5.  1692,  Jedediah 
ng,  and  removed  to  Northampton,  Massa- 
chusetts, taking  with  her  the  two  young  children. 
The  following  account  of  her  death  is  found  in  the 
Is  ^f  Northampton : 

"Jedediah  Strong  and  his  wife  'set  out  early  in 
the     morning    to    visit    their    children    at    Coventry, 

mnecticut),  hut  when  they  came  against  the 
Falls  at  South  Hadley  among  the  broad  smooth 
stones,  t he  horse's  feet  slipped  up.  and  he  fell  flat 
on  the  off  side,  and  by  the  fall  killed  the  woman, 
tho'  she  was  not  quite  dead  then,  but  had  life  in  her 
till  next  day.  yet  never  spoke  a  word.'  "  (October 
9,  1710.)  She  died  October  10,  1710.  The  children 
of  John  and  Mary  (Hart)  Lee  were:  John,  Mary, 
Stephen,  Thomas,  David  and  Tabitha. 

(II)  John  (2),  eldest  child  of  John  (1)  and 
Mary  (Hart)  Lee,  was  born  in  Farmington,  June 
it,  1659.  and  died  April  24,  1723,  aged  sixty-four. 
He  lived  in  his  father's  house  at  Farmington.  and 
was  a  man  of  influence  in  this  plantation,  being  an- 
nually chosen  to  offices  of  honor  and  trust.  "He 
was  street  and  land  surveyor,  was  one  of  the  com- 
mittee appointed  by  the  proprietors  to  treat  with 
the  Sachem  Maysakepe,  and  to  obtain  his  signature 
t<>  a  deed,  conveying  to  them  the  tract  of  land 
named  Farmington."  His  will  was  dated  1722,  and 
proved  in  1723.  lie  married.  December  27,  1682, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Thomas  Loomis,  of  Wind- 
ham, 1"  rn  in  1664.  Her  mother  was  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Deacon  Thomas  Judd,  of  Farmington.  John 
Lee  united  with  the  church,  November  24,  1686;  his 
wife.  January  3,  1687.  Their  children  w-ere :  John, 
Jonathan.  Mary,  Elizabeth,  died  young:  Samuel. 
IK  :i  kiah.   Elizabeth,  died  young;  and  Ruth. 

(III)  Deacon  Jonathan  Lee.  second  son  and 
child  of  John  (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Loomis)  Lee,  was 
born  in  Farmington,  Connecticut,  March  20,  1686. 
baptized  November  27,  1686.  died  January  16,  1758, 
ageil  eventy-two.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade, 
and  re  ided  on  Christian  Lane.  Kensington,  in  a 
house  which  was  standing  in  1872.  lie  was  a  man 
"f  high  character,  and  a  deacon  of  the  Congrega- 
tii     a!    '   hu   ch.      In    1714  he   was   chosen   "lister"   and 

maker  of  the  parish.  In  1742  lie  was  one  of  the 
petitioni  rs  from  the  South  part  of  the  parish  for  re- 
lief fir  "/•""''  Kensington."  lie  was  buried  in 
Christian  Lane  cemetery,  beside  Rev.  Dr.  Burnham. 
His  will  is  dated  May  to.  1755.  and  was  presented 
to  probate  court  by  John  Lee.  executor,  March  20, 
1758.  IK  married,  June  t.  [713,  Mary  Root,  who 
diei  er  1  |.  1764.     1  [er  w  ill  1     dated    \u 

31,     [764,    and  I    John    made    executor.     The 

children  of  this  union  were:    Mary,  Elizabeth,  Lucy, 
Ruth.  Ji  !i ■  1  and    Eunice, 

(IV)  Deaconand  1      ig      fal      1 ,  fifth  1  hild 

and  eldest   son  of   Deacon  Jonathan  and  Marj  (Root) 
Lee,  v        born   April   ^^,   1725,  and  d  Berlin, 

January  21.   > .:  entj  one.     lie  resided  in 

rlin,  and  his  estate  was  administered  upon  by  his 


sons.  He  married,  May  7,  1752,  Sarah  Cole,  who 
died  April  5,  1800,  aged  seventy.  Both  were  buried 
at  Berlin.  Their  children  were :  Jonathan,  died 
young;  Jonathan.  Samuel,  Orren,  John  and  Sarah. 
Jonathan,  the  second  of  that  name,  Samuel  and  Or- , 
ren  were  soldiers  of  the  Revolution,  and  Jonathan 
died  in  the  service. 

(V)  Samuel  Lee,  third  son  and  child  of  Deacon 
John  (3)  and  Sarah  (Cole)  Lee.  was  born  October 
-.  T757.  and  died  March  31,  1803.  He  lived  near 
his  brothers,  Orren  and  John,  in  the  "Blue  Hills" 
region  in  Kensington,  and  was  one  of  the  earliest 
manufacturers  of  tinware  in  the  country.  He 
served  in  the  Revolution  in  the  company  of  Captain 
Selah  Hart,  Colonel  Walcott's  regiment  of  Wads- 
worth's  Brigade.  He  did  duty  in  and  around  Bos- 
ton during  the  early  part  of  1776,  and  was  one  of 
the  force  which  occupied  Boston  after  the  evacua- 
tion by  the  British.  He  was  taken  prisoner  and 
confined  on  one  of  the  "Prison  Ships"  in  New  York 
Harbor,  and  so  nearly  starved  that  when  fortunate 
enough  to  catch  a  rat,  which  he  ate,  he  pronounced 
it  "the  sweetest  meat  he  ever  tasted." 

He  married  (fir-ti.  [784,  Sybil  Stanley,  who  died 
April  19,  1792;  and  (second),  in  1794.  Sarah  Ben- 
nett, who  died  March  23,  1830.  His  children,  both 
by  the  second  wife,  were:  Laura,  and  Samuel,  who 
is  next  mentioned. 

(VI)  Rev.  Samuel  (2)  Lee.  second  child  and 
only  son  of  Samuel  (1)  and  Sarah  (Bennett)  Lee, 
was  born  in  Kensington,  a  parish  of  Berlin,  Con- 
necticut, March  18,  1803.  and  died  in  New  Ipswich. 
New  Hampshire.  When  he  was  less  than  two 
weeks  ulil  his  father  died,  leaving  him  to  the  sole 
charge  of  his  mother.  Seven  years  later  she  mar- 
ried Nathan  Boardman,  and  removed  to  Wc-t field, 
taking  with  her  the  two  children.  When  a  lad  of 
fourteen,  be  was  for  some  months  very  ill  from  in- 
flammation of  the  hip  joint,  and  not  only  obliged  to 
use  crutches  for  years,  but.  as  a  consequence,  was 
always  lame,  though  later  he  recovered  his  former 
agility.  This  illness  determined  the  whole  course 
of  his  life.  While  on  what  he  supposed  to  he  his 
deathbed,  his  pastor  visited  him,  and  prayed  that  he 
might  recover  and  become  a  minister  of  God. 
Never  before-  had  he  thought  of  the  possibility  of 
such  a  life.  Never  after  COllld  he  feel  that  he  might 
di  vote  his  life  tn  any  other  calling.  In  the  face  of 
poverty  and  disease,  he  fitted  for  college:  a  pa rt  of 
the  time  the  pupil  of  Rev.  S.  G.  Goodrich  (Peter 
Parley),  earning  by  "teaching  fur  seven  dollars  a 
month,  boarding  'round,  and  going  en  crutche 
He  graduated  from  Yale  in  1827,  and  from  New 
Haven  Theolog  al  Seminary  in  1S30.  November 
4.  1830.  he  was  ordained  the  pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  in  Sherborn,  Massachu  1  its,  which 
had  jusl  separated  from  the  parent  Unitarian 
Church.  At  the  ordination  Dr.  Taylor,  of  New 
Haven,  preached  the  sermon.  Dr.  Lyman  Beecher 
gave  tin-  charge,  ami  Dr.  Pond,  of  llangor.  ad- 
dressed the  people.  Here  he  remained  five  years, 
"until  all  his  congregation  were  converted."  The 
church   in   New   Ipswich,   New  Hampshire,  then  the 


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second  largest  in  the  state,  called  him  to  be  their 
pastor,  though  they  had  never  heard  him  preach, 
and  he  was  installed  there,  May  5,  1836.  and  dis- 
missed, November  4.  i860,  on  account  of  feeble 
health.  He  never  took  another  pastorate,  though, 
after  some  years  given  to  recuperation,  he  was  able 
to  follow  the  studies  in  which  his  soul  delighted 
and  he  published  two  books :  "Eschatology,"  en- 
dorsed as  a  book  of  reference  by  President  Porter, 
of  Vale  College;  "The  Eible  Regained,"  (dedicated 
to  his  daughter),  and  numerous  articles  for  the 
theological  periodicals.  During  the  later  years  of 
his  life  he  preached  in  neighboring  pulpits,  as  he 
had  opportunity.  August  8,  187S,  though  not  in 
usual  health,  he  preached  at  the  Baptist  Church  in 
New  Ipswich,  from  the  text :  "And  Abraham  died, 
an  ol'd  man,  and  full."  The  effort  was  too  much 
for  his  strength.  He  went  home  and  to  his  bed, 
from  which  he  was  never  again  to  rise.  In  a  few 
days  paralysis  rendered  the  left  side  helpless,  and 
for  three  years  it  was  his  mission  to  show  the 
graces  of  patience  and  submission,  and  to  be  minis- 
tered unto  as  a  child.  August  27,  1881.  the  end 
came,  and  he  joined  the  long  company  of  those  dear 
to  him  by  the  ties  of  family  and  religious  kinship 
who  had  preceded  him  to  the  heavenly  world. 

Mr.  Lee's  activities  were  not  confined  to  his 
parish.  Early  in  his  ministry  he  attended  "pro- 
tracted meetings,"  and  continued  the  work  for  many 
years.  His  labors  were  abundantly  blessed.  At 
Rindge,  New  Hampshire,  more  than  fifty  persons  as- 
cribed their  conversion  to  a  single  sermon.  Earnest 
in  every  good  work,  he  was  active  in  all  measures 
that  looked  toward  progress  for  good.  He  was 
prominent  in  state  Christian  charities,  and  earnest 
in  his  aid  to  temperance  and  anti-slavery  reforms. 

He  helped  the  cause  of  education  in  every  way 
in  his  power ;  as  one  of  those  who  originated  teach- 
ers' institutes,  the  forerunner  of  normal  schools,  as 
superintendent  of  public  schools ;  in  Appleton 
Academy  as  "trustee,  instructor,  lecturer,  and  coun- 
sellor, and  friend  of  the  student"  ;  in  the  state  legis- 
lature, and  in  helpful  intercourse  with  the  young. 
He  was  especially  happy  in  his  guidance  of  young 
men.  and  the  church  owes  some  of  its  bright  lights 
to  his  influence. 

Mr.  Lee  had  a  character  of  rare  strength,  deter- 
mined, persistent,  self-reliant,  of  positive  judgments, 
methodical,  and  of  gre'at  executive  ability,  yet  his 
strength  was  saved  from  harshness  by  a  "nature 
most  kind  and  sympathetic,  abounding  in  all  gentle 
courtesies  and  charities,"  and  "singularly  attractive 
social  qualities."  As  a  writer,  he  had  fertility  of 
thought  and  fluency  of  expression ;  was  "a  trained 
logician,  acute  metaphysician,  and  apt  in  illustra- 
tion." His  sermons,  though  preached  from  very 
brief  notes,  "felicitous  in  analysis  and  arrange- 
ment," and  he  had  "a  fervor  and  spirituality  in  de- 
votion never  to  be  forgotten." 

The  Hollis  Association  of  Ministers,  of  which 
Mr.  Lee  was  for  many  years  a  member,  in  resolu- 
tions passed  after  his  death,  accorded  him  the 
possession  of  "superior  intellectual  powers,  a  noble, 


generous,  cordial  nature,  a  firm  belief  in  the  essen- 
tial doctrines  of  revelation,  and  unusual  power  as  a 
preacher."  Socially  he  was  a  staunch  friend,  help- 
ful in  all  emergencies,  chivalric,  a  stimulating  com- 
panion, helpful  and  appreciative  critic,  and  wise 
counsellor.  The  fullest  and  ripest  wealth  of  his 
nature,  in  all  its  best  manifestations,  was  shown 
in  his  home  in  a  degree  appreciated  only  by  those 
who  there  knew  him. 

When  a  comparatively  young  man,  Mr.  Lee  be- 
came interested  in  learning  everyjhing  possible 
about  his  ancestors.  About  1852  he  learned  that 
Deacon  Charles  Lee  was  engaged  in  the  same  pur- 
suits, and  they  became  mutually  helpful ;  after  Dea- 
con Lee's  death  his  daughter,  Sarah  Marsh,  and  Mr. 
Lee  continued  their  researches.  About  1870  he 
opened  a  correspondence  with  Mr.  William  Henry 
Lee.  of  New  York  City,  and  they  found  to  their 
mutual  pleasure  that  they  were  relatives :  and  for 
years  they  carried  on  a  voluminous  correspondence. 
The  discovery  of  the  headstone  of  John  (I)  seemed 
to  them  something  tangible  as  a  rallying  point,  and 
the  enthusiasm  in  both  gentlemen  was  aroused. 
After  an  exchange  of  many  letters,  the  millionaire 
furnished  the  monument,  and  the  clergyman  se- 
lected the  Biblical  texts  and  arranged  the  inscrip- 
tions. William  Henry  said  to  the  daughter  of  Rev. 
Samuel,  "I  owe  a  great  deal  to  your  father.  He 
was  the  one  wdio  first  aroused  my  interest  in 
genealogy." 

In  1874  Mr.  Lee  furnished  for  the  New  England 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  an  article  con- 
taining the  record  of  the  first  four  generations  of 
his  family  (aided  in  this  as  in  all  his  literary  pur- 
suits, by  his  daughter),  which  involved  a  great  deal 
of  labor,  as  the  older  the  manuscript,  generally  the 
less  legible  it  is  found  to  be. 

In  the  delirium  preceding  paralysis  which  closed 
his  life.  Mr.  Lee  was  greatly  troubled,  lest  some  im- 
portant genealogical  records  be  lost,  and  was  re- 
assured only  by  having  them  brought  to  him.  and  the 
partial  reading  of  the  Lee  Book  of  1878,  was  among 
his  last  conscious  pleasures. 

He  married  (first),  November  3,  1S34,  Emily 
Fiske,  born  September  22.  1810.  and  died  March  5. 
1843.  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  and  Nancy 
(Stone)  Fiske,  of  Natick,  Massachusetts.  Married 
(second),  January  14,  1846,  Lydia  Coggswell  Went- 
worth.  born  July  21,  1S16,  and  died  March  6,  1855, 
daughter  of  Paul  and  Lydia  (Coggswell)  Went- 
worth.  Married  (third),  June  3,  1S56,  Mary  Jane 
Chandler,  born  January  23,  1802,  and  died  May, 
1881.  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Orr) 
Chandler,  of  Bedford,  New  Hampshire.  By  the 
first  wife  he  had  one  child :  Sarah  Fiske :  by  the 
second,  four :  Samuel  Wentworth,  John  Went- 
worth, died  young;  George  William,  and  Joseph 
Wentworth,  died  young. 

(VII)  Sarah  Fiske  Lee,  only  child  of  Rev. 
Samuel  (2)  and  Emily  (Fiske)  Lee,  was  born  at 
New  Ipswich.  September  14,  183S. 

(VII)  Rev.  Samuel  Wentworth  Lee,  eldest 
child  of  Rev.   Samuel    (2)    and   Lydia    (Coggswell) 


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Lee,  was  bom  September  12.  1S47.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  New  Ipswich  Academy,  which  was  opened 
October,   17S8.     It   was  incorpo  rune   icS,   1789. 

The   -  number  of  student-;  was   in    1838,  two 

hundred  and  seventy-eight  during  the  year.  The 
principal  of  the  Academy  was  called  rector,  after 
the  Scotch  custom.  Among  the  alumni  are  eighty- 
three  ministers  and  twelve  missionaries.  Two  at 
least  of  the  latter  have  founded  mission  stations, 
and  done  exceptionally  useful  work,  especially  in 
translating  the  Bible.  Rev.  Alary  L.  Moreland,  the 
first  woman  in  the  land  to  be  ordained  a  Congrega- 
tional minister,  is  one  of  the  alumni.  In  order  of 
time  this  academy  is  third  in  the  United  States  as  a 
co-educational  institution.  More  than  seventy  mar- 
ried couples  first  met  at  Appleton.  Before  the  days 
of  normal  schools  regular  instruction  was  given  in 
the  theory  of  teaching  primary  schools.  In  1S58 
was  published  "The  Xew  Ipswich  Appleton  Acad- 
emy Almanac,  and  New  Ipswich  Directory  and 
Statistical  Register.  Astronomical  calculations  were 
the  meridian  and  latitude  of  New  Ipswich, 
New  Hampshire,  by  Timothy  Perry.  Esq.,  a  grad- 
oi  New  Ipswich  Appleton  Academy."  In 
August,     t863,    when   sixteen   years   of  age,    he    en- 

1    in    Company    F.    Sixth    Illinois    Cavalry,    and 

ill   the  cl war.     In  June  1871,  he 

was  ordained  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  at  West 
Indian,  ila,  Iowa,  and  has  been  especially  successful 
in  evangelistic  work,  to  which  he  devotes  himself 
with  1  and  enthusiasm.     He  was  admitted  to 

the  bar  in  Iowa  in  189S,        '  has  since  been  a  practi- 
tioner  of  law  there.    He  is  a  man  of  ability,  and  re- 
idtrustedbj  all  who  know  him,  Hemarried, 

ch  6,  [870,  Sarah  Ellen  Wheeler,  bom  at  Prouty 
Town.Wi    I  Virgini  r  6,  i8S2,daughter  of  Ben- 

nett Wheeler.  Her  father  loslt  his  life  as 

lion  man  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion.  The  chil- 
dren oi  i;  larriageare:  George,  William.  Ella  May, 
worth,  Judson  Fiske  and  Clara  Ellen. 
(Vll)  George  William  Lee,  third  son  and  child 
of  Rev.  Samuel  (2)  and  Lydia  Coggswell  (Wcnt- 
worth)  I.ee.  was  born  June  20,  1853,  and  died  March 
10,  [884,  at  Boone,  Iowa.  He  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth College  in    1"    \;   wa     admitted' to  the  bar  in 

ust,    [875,   at    1  Iowa,   and   in    1877   be- 

firm  of  Maxwell.  Lee  & 
Witter,   of   ll.  Iowa.     On   account   of   fail- 

ing health  he  left  his  profession  in  1881,  and 
sou'  health    which   he   could   not   regain,   and 

later.     I  le  eai  nest  and   suc- 

ful  in  his  profession,  and  his  future  was  one  of 
brilliant  promise.  In  all  the  relations  of  life  he 
was   a   peacemaker;   hi-  unquestioned, 

and  his  h  nbition  that  he  should  be  of  use  in 

the  v...i!.'      Mr  married,  September  15.  1880.  Clara 
Boone,    I  1    lighter  of 

William  F,  and  Lavinia  (Ford)  Cl 


(I)     John   Beal  came  from  the  parish  of 

:id.  to 

Hingham  in   tl  Hay  Col- 

ony, in   [638,  in  the  ship  "Dilligence."     On  the  18th 


of  September  of  that  year  he  received  a  grant  of 
land  in  Hingham.  He  was  accompanied  by  his 
wife,  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  In  1659  he 
was  chosen  to  represent  the  town  at  general  court. 
His  first  wife  was  Nasareth  Hobart,  who  was  the 
mother  of  his  children.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Edward  and  Margaret  (Dudley)  Hobart,  was  born 
in  England,  in  1600,  and  died  in  Hingham.  Massa- 
chusetts, September  23,  1658.  John  Beal  died  April 
1,  1688,  aged  just  one  hundred  years.  His  children 
were:  Martha.  Mary.  Sarah,  John,  Nathaniel,  Jere- 
miah. Joshua.  Caleb,  Rebecca  and  Jacob. 

(II)  Jeremiah,  third  son  of  John  and  Nasareth 
(Hobart)  Beal,  was  born  in  Hingham,  1631.  He 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  William  Ripley,  No- 
vember  18,  1652.  He  died  in  Hingham,  Massachu- 
setts. August  10,  1716.  He  was  known  as  Lieuten- 
ant Beal. 

(III)  John,  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Sarah  (Rip- 
ley )  Beal,  was  born  in  Hingham,  Massachusetts 
March  8,  1656.  He  married,  in  16S6,  Hannah  Dare, 
who  died  April  27,  1762.  He  died  December  30. 
1735- 

(IV)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (1)  and  Hannah 
(Dare)  Beal,  was  born  in  Hingham,  Massachusetts, 
December  30,  1700.  He  married,  December  28,  1731, 
Deliverance,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Porter, 
of  Weymouth.  His  children  were :  John  and 
Jacob. 

(V)  Jacob,  son  of  John  (2)  and  Deliverance 
(Porter)    Beal,   was   born   in   Hingham,    Massachu- 

3,  February  1,  17.54.  He  married  Ruth  Pool, 
who  died  shortly  after,  and  he  married  Mary  Tower, 
July  22,  17S7.  Their  children  were:  Alary.  Eliza- 
beth, John  and  Samuel.  He  died  in  Plainfield.  New 
Hampshire.  He  served  at  several  different  times  as 
a  soldier  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  first 
re  rd  shows  him  to  have  been  a  private  in  Captain 
James  Lincoln's  company  of  Colonel  Benjamin  Lin- 
coln's regiment,  which  marched  at  the  Lexington 
alarm.  April  19.  1775,  on  which  occasion  his  service 
lasted  thirteen  days.  He  was  also  a  corporal  in 
Captain  Thomas  Hersey's  company,  under  Colonel 
Lovell,  and  marched  to  Dorchester.  March  4,  1776, 
the  service  continuing  four  days.     In  tl  year 

he  served  two  days  at  Hull,  in  Lieutenant  Heman 
Lincoln's  company,  under  Colonel  Solomon  Lovell. 
He  was  again  in  service,  two  days,  on  the  twenty- 
third  of  the  same  month,  at  the  same  place.  He 
also  marched  to  Hull,  December  14.  1776,  and 
served  four  days.  He  was  a  member  of  Captain 
Peter  Cushing's  company  of  Colonel  David  Cu-.li- 
ing"s  regiment,  which  assembled  at  Hull,  February 
-7.  [778,  under  Major  Thomas  Lathrop,  and  this 
servi  :e  continued  six  days. 

(VI)  John  (3),  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Tower) 

born    in    Cohassct,    December    20,     1771. 

married   Catherine     Kimball,     who     resided     on 

King  street.     He  was  for  some  time  captain  of  the 

military  company  there,     lie  died  in  Plainfield,  New 

Hampshire;  in   1S35.     His  wife  died  in  March,  1S26. 


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(VII)  Catherine  Kimball  Beal  was  born  in 
Cohasset,  Massachusetts,  February  20,  1804.  She 
married  Thomas  F.  Gallup,  March  23,  1833  (see 
Gallup,  X).  She  died  in  Plainfield.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  John  B.,  Maria  T.,  Elizabeth  K.  and 
Harriet  E. 

(VIII)  Maria  T.,  daughter  of  Catherine  Beal 
and  Thomas  Gallup,  was  born  in  Plainfield,  July  19, 
1838.  and  married  Alfred  Woodman,  August  16, 
1S66    (see  Woodman,  VI). 


This  name  is  variously  spelled  Cany, 
CANNEY    Canny,  Canne,  Cannie,  Canie,  Kenny, 

and  all  the  bearers  of  this  name  in 
New  England  are  supposed  to  be  descendants  from 
Thomas  Canney.  of  Dover. 

Thomas  Canney  was  sent  to  Dover,  New  Hamp- 
shire, by  Captain  Mason  in  1631  or  earlier,  and  took 
a  lot  of  Captain  Wiggins  in  1634.  He  had  other 
grants  of  land  in  1652-1656  and  after.  He  was  a 
freeman  in  1653,  was  taxed  in  1648  and  to  1668,  and 
was  alive  in  1677.  He  was  excused  by  the  court 
from  common  training  on  account  of  loss  of  his 
sight.  His  first  wife's  name  is  not  known.  He 
married  (second)  Jane  .  Three  of  his  chil- 
dren are  mentioned  by  name  in  the  records : 
Thomas,  Joseph  and  Mary. 

(I)  James  Canney  was  born  in  Farmington, 
New  Hampshire.  December  19,  1810,  and  died  in 
Kittery,  Maine,  March,  1898,  aged  eighty-eight. 
He  lived  with  Edward  Canney  some  years,  and 
then  removed  to  Kittery,  Maine.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Republican ;  in  religious  sentiment  a  Methodist. 
He  married,  March  17.  1836,  at  Tuftonborough, 
Betsey  J.  Durgin,  born  August  29,  1S15,  died  Feb- 
ruary 15.  1893,  in  the  seventy-eighth  year  of  her 
age.  They  had  four  children :  Sarah  L.,  married 
Amos  Wingate.  of  Wolfborough ;  Charles  E.,  men- 
tioned below ;  True  D.,  resides  in  Kittery,  Maine ; 
and   Albion,  who  died  young. 

(II)  Charles  E.,  second  child  and  eldest  son  of 
James  and  Betsey  J.  (Durgin)  Canney,  was  born  in 
Tuftonborough,  July  7,  1843.  When  a  young  man 
he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  for  some  years  by  his 
uncle,  who  had  a  general  store  in  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  then  learned  the  shoe  trade,  and  in 
1865  settled  in  Dover,  where  he  has  since  been  em- 
ployed in  the  manufacture  of  shoes.  In  politics  he 
is  a  staunch  Republican,  and  takes  an  active  part  in 
party  affairs,  but  he  never  asked  for  an  office.  He 
is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  Strafford  Lodge, 
No.  29,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  of  Mt. 
Pleasant  Lodge.  No.  16,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  his  membership  in  the  latter  order  running 
from  February  28,  1874.  He  is  also  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  Wanalanset  Tribe.  No.  7,  Improved  Order  of 
Red  Men,  of  Dover.  He  married,  in  Natick,  Mass- 
achusetts. December  15,  1865,  Sarah  H.  Norris, 
born  in  Dorchester,  New  Hampshire,  December  30, 
1844,  daughter  of  Daniel  H.  and  Caroline  (Warner) 
Norris.  Four  children  have  been  born  to  them : 
Harry  H,  William  A.,  Carrie,  and  Charles  H., 
whose    sketch    follows.     Harry    H..    born   December 


23.  1864,  is  a  shoe  trimmer  in  Dover.  William  A. 
and  Carrie  died  in  childhood. 

(Ill)  Charles  Herbert,  son  of  Charles  E.  and 
Sarah  H.  (Norris)  Canney,  was  born  in  Dover, 
New  Hampshire,  February  26.  1874.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Dover  and  at  the 
academy  at  South  Berwick.  Maine.  After  leaving 
school  he  was  some  time  in  the  employ  of  the  Na- 
tional Garment  Cutting  Company,  of  Natick,  Mass- 
achusetts. From  that  passed  into  the  business  of 
shoe  manufacturing  at  Dover,  at  which  he  worked 
some  years.  Later  he  went  to  Boston  and  learned 
the  trade  of  ladies'  tailor,  and  in  1896  established 
himself  in  that  trade  in  Dover,  and  has  since  carried 
on  a  flourishing  business.  He  is  a  Republican,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  common  council  of  Dover 
from  1899  to  1901.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
Mt.  Pleasant  Lodge,  No.  16.  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  is  a  past  grand,  and  is 
now  (1907)  grand  warden  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
New  Hampshire ;  also  a  member  of  Prescott  En- 
campment, No.  23,  of  which  he  is  a  past  patriarch, 
and  of  Canton  Parker,  No.  3.  Patriarchs  Militant, 
of  which  he  is  a  past  commander.  Member  of 
Purity  Lodge,  No.  7,  Daughters  of  Rebekah.  He  is 
also  chaplain  of  the  Second  Regiment  of  Patriarchs 
Militant.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Guppy 
Club  for  ten  years  past,  and  is  now  the  secretary 
and  treasurer. 

He  married,  in  Dover,  February  26,  1895.  Clara 
Elizabeth  Dame,  born  in  Lee,  November  3,  1869, 
daughter  of  Israel  S.  and  Mary  (Hanson)  Dame, 
and  granddaughter  of  Israel  and  Hannah  (Durgin) 
Dame,  of  Lee. 

Sarah  H.  (Norris)  Canney,  mother  of  Charles  H. 
Canney,  is  a  descendant  of  Nicholas  Norris,  the  im- 
migrant ancestor  of  this  very  numerous  eld  New 
England  family. 

(I)  Nicholas  Norris  was  bom  about  1640.  in 
England,  and  came  to  America  when  fourteen  years 
of  age,  settling  in  Hampton.  New  Hampshire,  where 
he  married  Sarah  Coxe,  November  21.  1663.  In 
1666  he  deeded  land  in  Hampton.  That  same  year 
he  appeared  in  Exeter,  New  Hampshire.  In  1667 
he  took  the  oath  of  allegiance  and  was  a  soldier  in 
garrison  from  August  3  to  August  31,  1696.  His 
iinmc  was  near  Meeting  House  hill  in  Exeter  village- 
He  deeded  away  land  June  10,  1721,  which  is  the 
last  reference  of  him  found  upon  any  record.  He 
must  have  died  soon  after  the  above  date.  He  had 
nine  children,  born  between  February  10.  1667,  and 
September  4.  1683.  Sarah  (1),  Sarah  (2).  John, 
Moses.  Jonathan,  Abagail,  Sarah  (3).  James  and 
Elizabeth. 

(II)  Jonathan  Norris,  son  of  Nicholas  and 
Sarah  (Coxe)  Norris,  was  born  in  Exeter  (where 
he  spent  his  lite  as  a  husbandman),  March  5,  1673. 
He  lived  in  that  portion  of  Exeter  afterward  in- 
cluded in  the  town  of  Strathham.  On  March  14. 
1716.  he  with  others  signed  a  petition  for  the  in- 
corporation of  the  township  of  Stratham,  which 
was    granted.     He    married    Lydian    .     His 


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will  was  made  March  20.  1718,  and  probated  July 
23,  1718.  His  children  were:  Benjamin,  James, 
i  1  in,    Lydia     (Mrs.    Dr.    Jeremiah    Robertson), 

and  Abigail  (Mrs.  Joseph  Prescott). 

(III)  Benjamin  Norris,  son  of  Jonathan  and 
Norris,  was  born  in  Stratham,  New  Hamp- 
shire, date  unknown.  He  was  not  of  age  July  23, 
1718.  He  succeeded  his  father  oil  the  homestead, 
and  was  selectman  in  1744.  He  owned  rights  of 
land  in  Bow,  New  Hampshire,  and  the  records  show 
repeated  purchases  and  sales  of  real  estate.  He 
married,  December  14,  1727,  Mehitable,  born  De- 
cember 21,  1709,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah 
(Tolson)  Stevens,  of  Stratham.  His  will  was  made 
June  30.  1764,  and  probated  November  28,  1764. 
His  children  were:  Lydia  (Mrs.  Elisha  Smith),  Ben- 
jamin, Mehitable  (Smith),  Sarah  (Wiggin),  David, 
Jonathan,  Nathaniel  (lost  at  sea),  Mary,  Abigail 
and  Joseph. 

(IV)  Benjamin  Norris,  Jr.,  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Mehitable  (Stevens)  Norris.  was  born  in  Strat- 
ham, New  Hampshire,  February  24,  1731,  and  re- 
sided there  until  his  twenty-sixth  year.  He  pur- 
chased property  and  removed  to  Bow,  New-  Hamp- 
shire. January  1,  1758.  He  was  of  Pembroke,  July 
25.  1759,  where  he  afterward  resided.  He  was  a 
surveyor  on  the  Merrimack  river,  February  3,  1774. 
He  was  selectman,  1773;  coroner,  1777,  and  in  1780 
was  called  captain.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, being  in  Captain  McConnell's  company,  May 
4,  1777.  He  married  Sarah  Wiggin,  born  October 
10.  1736,  died  in  Dorchester,  New  Hampshire,  1S26. 
He  died  in  Pembroke,  January  31,  1799.  His  chil- 
dren were:  Zebulon,  Sarah  (Piper),  Benjamin, 
Eliphalet  (a  Revolutionary  soldier),  Andrew, 
Thomas.  Mehitable  (Mrs.  Nathan  Wiggin),  Jacob, 
David,  Nathaniel.  Mary,  Joanna  (Mrs.  John  Phil- 
brook).  Mary,  and  Dolly  (Mrs.  Jeremiah  Doe). 

(V)  Nathaniel  Norris,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Sarah  (Wiggin)  Norris,  was  born  in  Pembroke, 
New  Hampshire,  May  2,  1771.  Married,  June  1, 
179).  Lucy  Hazelton,  and  died  in  Dorchester,  New 
Hampshire,  July  24,  1848.  His  children  were: 
Zebulon,    Nathaniel,    Farley,    Samuel,   Eliphalet,   Re- 

(Mrs.   J.    F.   A.    Peabody),   Almira    (Mrs.   J. 
Fisk),  Jesse.   Benjamin,  Daniel  and  Mark. 

(VI)  Daniel  Hazelton  Norris,  son  of  Nathaniel 
•'Did  Lu  y  (Hazelton)  Norris,  was  born  in  Dorches- 
ter, New  Hamphshire,  November  ir,  1813.  Mar- 
ried (first),  June  3,  1S37,  Caroline  Warner:  mar- 
ried (si  Piper;  married  1  third  I  Mrs. 
Delan  I  ildren:  John  W..  Sarah  (Mrs.  Charles 
E.  Canney),   1   ee  Canney,   Hi.  and   Nathaniel. 


This  familj  came  to  America  from  F.ng- 
S1MES     land    very    early    in    the    eighteenth    cen- 
tury,  and   has   ever  since  been   identified 
with    the   State   of    New    Hampshire   in   an    honorable 
and    worthy    manner.      Its    representatives    are    now 
scattered  throughout   this  and   other       tte 

1  I  I   John   Sii.iMi,      came  from   Exborn,    1 
to   Portsmouth,   New    Hampshire,   in   or  before  the 
year   1718.     The  records  show  his  marriage  Oi 


22,  171S,  to  Hannah  Jackson,  of  Portsmouth.  He  died 
prior  to  1740.  He  built  a  house  in  Market  street, 
Portsmouth,  which  was  long  used  as  a  store  and 
in  which  a  great  deal  of  traffic  took  place.  His  land 
extended  west  to  High  street.  A  deed  dated  1760 
conveys  to  two  of  his  grand-children  the  house  and 
lot  on  High  street,  which  was  long  known  as  the 
Parker  house.  His  children  were :  Hannah,  died 
young;  Dorothy,  Mary,  Joseph,  Anna,  John  and 
Hannah.  The  eldest  surviving  daughter  became 
the  wife  of  Humphrey  Fernald,  and  became  the 
ancestress  of  a  large  posterity.  Anna  became  the 
wife  of  John  Nutter,  of  Newington,  and  Hannah 
married  Moses  Noble,  of  Portsmouth. 

(II)  Joseph,  only  surviving  son  of  John  Simmes, 
was  born  1722,  and  passed  his  life  in  Portsmouth, 
where  he  died  November  26,  1779.  He  was  a  highly 
esteemed  citizen,  and  occupied  the  homestead  on 
Market  street  until  his  death,  and  after  that  event 
the  dry  goods  business  was  continued  by  his  wife. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  of 
Portsmouth  in  1776-77-78.  He  married,  November 
29,  1757,  Ann  Hart,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Eliza- 
beth (Cotton)  Hart,  and  they  had  a  large  family 
of  children,  namely :  John,  Thomas,  Elizabeth,  Ann, 
Hannah,  Joseph,  George,  William.   Mark  and  Mary. 

(III)  Thomas,  second  son  of  Joseph  and  Ann 
(Hart)  Simes,  was  baptized  January  20,  1760,  in 
Portsmouth,  where  he  passed  his  life  and  died  No- 
vember 5,  1802.  He  was  a  land  holder,  engaged  in 
the  livery  business  and  occupied  a  handsome  man- 
sion in  the  neighborhood  of  Court  and  State  streets. 
He  married,  June  17,  1792,  Sally,  daughter  of  Ste- 
phen  and   Rebecca    (Muchimore)    Hardy. 

(IV)  Stephen  Hardy,  son  of  Thomas  Simes, 
was  born  December  1,  1799,  and  died  December  3, 
1871.  He  resided  in  Portsmouth.  He  married, 
August  24,  1S25,  Ann  Elizabeth  Yeaton,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  Yeaton,  of  Portsmouth. 
They  had  three  children:  Maria  Louise,  married 
Martin  Parry  Jones;  William  Jones,  lost  at  sea 
from   the   ship   "Peterhoff;"    Nathan    Parker   Simes. 

(V)  Nathan  Parker,  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Stephen  Hardy  and  Ann  Elizabeth  (Yeaton) 
Simes,  was  born  August  1,  1833,  in  Portsmouth, 
and  died  in  that  town  October  23,  1888,  at  the  age 
of  fiftj  five  years.  Following  the  course  of  the 
youth  of  his  day  he  sailed  before  the  mast  in  the 
ship  "(lento"  in  command  of  Captain  William  Par- 
ker. 1  .After  serving  his  apprenticeship  he  advanced 
in  time  to  be  master  of  the  ship  "Emily  Farnum," 
owned  by  William  Jones  &  Son,  of  Portsmouth, 
and  be  continued  in  command  of  this  vessel  until 
after  the  Civil  war.  He  was  afterwards  master 
of  the  British  ship  "Black  Wall,"  in  the  cotton 
trade,  and  during  his  life  he  circumnavigated  the 
entire  world.  In  1875  he  retired  from  active  ser- 
vice. He  married  Alary  1.  Turner,  daughter  of 
William  D.  Turner,  of  London  and  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land. Their  children  were :  William  Parker,  Frank 
Turner,  Harold  Lancaster,  Alice  Parker  and 
Thomas  Hardy. 

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P.  and  Mary  I.  (Turner)  Simes,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 5.  1870,  in  Portsmouth,  and  began  his  education 
in  a  private  school  of  that  town.  He  was  educated 
for  the  bar  ai  the  University  of  Virginia.  He  re- 
turned to  Portsmouth  in  1897,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  March,  1S98.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  at 
Portsmouth.  He  was  appointed  justice  of  the  mun- 
icipal court  in  1905.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Federal 
Fire  Society  of  Portsmouth.  He  married,  June  5, 
1905,  Catherine  Murat  Tayloe,  daughter  of  Gen- 
eral George  E.  Tayloe,  of  the  Confederate  States 
army.  He  has  one  son,  Stephen  Hardy  Simes,  born 
May  it,  1907. 


Treat  is  a  name  which  is  rightfully  en- 
TREAT  titled  to  mention  among  the  fore- 
most of  those  recorded  in  the  pioneer 
histi  ry  of  Connecticut.  The  Treats  were  among 
the  earliest  settlers  of  the  colony,  and  by  their  worth 
and  ability  took  leading  positions  in  the  new  com- 
munity. Richard,  the  first  of  the  name,  helped  to 
shape  the  policy  of  the  infant  colony  of  which  his 
son  Robert  became  governor,  and  a  descendant  of 
Richard  in  the  third  generation  became  noted  on 
account  of  the  part  he  took  in  achieving  American 
independence.  Many  descendants  of  Richard  Treat's 
sons  and  daughters  have  been  useful  and  honored 
citizens  of  the  nation. 

(I)  Hon.  Richard  Treat  was  born  probably  in 
Pitminster,  in  the  hamlet  of  South  Trendle,  now  the 
parish  of  Trull,  Somerset  county,  England,  in  1584, 
and  died  in  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  in  1669.  "He 
is  one  of  the  very  few  early  settlers,"  says  Savage, 
"of  whom  we  can  find  no  trace  in  Massachusetts, 
where  he  may  have  been  a  servant  or  apprentice, 
yet  it  is  said  that  he  was  a  representative  of  the  first 
General  Court  in  1637,  though  that  is  not  probable." 
He  first  settled  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  in 
1635,  and  removed  to  Wethersfield,  Connecticut, 
in  1637.  He  was  deputy  from  1644  till  1658,  gov- 
ernors' assistant  or  magistrate  from  1658  till  1665. 
and  a  patentee  of  the  charter  which  was  granted 
April  23,  1662,  for  the  junction  of  the  two  colonies 
of  Connecticut  and  New  Haven.  His  estate  of 
about  nine  hundred  acres  in  what  is  now  Glaston- 
bury was  long  known  as  the  Treat  farm.  He  re- 
moved to  Milford  about  the  time  of  the  granting 
of  the  charter,  probably  only  to  establish  his  son 
Robert  in  that  settlement,  for  he  is  on  the  list  of 
freemen  at  Wethersfield  in  1669.  He  married  (first), 

in  England,  Joan  ,  the  mother  of  his  children. 

The  date  of  her  death  is  not  known.  He  married 
(second)  Alice  Gaylord,  who  survived  him.  His 
children  were  probably  all  born  in  England.  Their 
names  are :  Richard,  Robert,  James,  Sarah,  Johan- 
na, a  daughter,  Susannah  and  Honor. 

(II)  Governor    Robert,    second    son    and    child 

of  Richard  and  Joan  Treat,   was  born  in 

Pitminster,  near  Taunton,  Somerset  county,  Eng- 
land, in  1622,  and  died  in  Milford,  Connecticut,  July 
12,   1710,  aged  eighty-eight  years.     He  accompanied 


his  parents  in  their  voyage  to  Massachusetts  and  in 
their  further  migration  to  Connecticut.  The  family 
moved  in  1639,  as  above  stated,  to  Milford,  where 
Robert,  though  only  eighteen  years  of  age,  was  ap- 
pointed one  of  the  "nine  men"  to  survey  and  lay 
out  the  town  lands.  He  was  a  deputy  to  the  general 
assembly  of  New  Haven  colony  1653-59,  and  again 
in  1665,  and  was  a  member  of  the  governor's  council 
1659-64.  He  was  elected  magistrate  of  Milford,  and 
a  substitute  for  one  of  the  commissioners  to  the 
colonial  council.  He  was  a  member  of  the  commit- 
tee to  settle  the  difficulties  between  Massachusetts 
and  New  Haven  and  Connecticut.  He  actively  op- 
posed the  consolidation  of  Connecticut  and  New 
Haven,  and  when  the  beaten  and  dissatisfied  element 
of  New  Haven  colony  removed  to  New  Jersey  and 
founded  Newark,  he  accompanied  them.  He  was 
the  first  town  clerk  of  this  settlement,  and  was 
deputy  to  the  first  assembly  from  1667  to  1672.  His 
grant  at  that  place  was  a  home  lot  of  eighty  acres. 
In  1671  or  1672  he  returned  to  Milford,  where  he 
had  been  made  lieutenant  in  the  train  band  in  1654, 
and  captain  in  1661.  He  was  major  of  a  company 
of  Connecticut  dragoons,  and  in  1675  was  appointed 
commander-in-chief  of  the  troops  on  the  outbreak 
of  King  Philip's  war,  and  drove  the  Indians  from 
Northfield  and  Springfield.  He  also  took  part  in 
the  Narragansett  war,  repulsing  the  Indian  attack 
on  Holden,  and  engaged  in  the  "fort  fight,"  Decem- 
ber 19,  1675,  when  the  enemy's  stronghold  was 
destroyed.  Major  Treat  is  said  to  have  been  the 
last  to  leave  the  fort.  He  was  appointed  deputy  gov- 
ernor, May  11,  1676,  and  served  until  1683,  when  on 
the  death  of  Governor  William  Leete,  he  was  made 
governor.  He  filled  this  position  until  1698,  not  in- 
cluding the  two  years  under  Sir  Edmund  Andross. 
In  1698  he  was  again  chosen  deputy  governor  and 
served  until  1708.  When  King  James  II  determined 
to  withdraw  the  charters  of  the  colonies,  Governor 
Treat  took  measures  to  delay  the  surrender  of  that 
of  Connecticut  Colony  as  long  as  possible.  To  the 
first  demand  of  Governor  Andross  for  the  sur- 
render of  the  charter  the  governor  and  council 
returned  answer  that  they  could  not  comply  with 
his  request  until  they  had  heard  from  the  King. 
October  31,  1687,  Governor  Andross  appeared  in 
person  and  took  charge  of  the  government.  During 
the  long  discussion  of  that  day,  which  lasted  until 
after  dark,  the  candles  were  suddenly  extinguished 
and  when  relighted  the  precious  charter  had  dis- 
appeared, and  been  hidden  in  the  famous 
"Charter  Oak,"  where  it  reposed  until  it  could  be 
safely  brought  away.  November  I,  1687.  Governor 
freat  was  made  one  of  Governor  Andross'  council, 
and  within  a  week  colonel  of  militia  in  New  Haven 
company.  He  was  a  man  of  much  ability,  stead- 
fast principles  and  devotion  to  the  people  whom  he 
ruled,  and  for  whose  interests  he  was  ever  watchful. 
He  was  a  man  of  so  much  influence  that  Andross, 
believing  that  his'  support  was  essential  to  the  suc- 
cessful administration  of  the  government,  sought 
to  win  him  over  by  conferring  offices  upon  him.    He 


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so  much  influence  with  Andross  that  Connecti- 
cut suffered  less  from  the  tyrannous  acts  of  Andross 
than  any  other  colony. 

Governor  Treat  married   (first)   Jane  Tapp,  only 

daughter  of   Edmund   Tapp,   Esq.,  one   of  the  first 

settlers   of   Milford.     She   died  April   S,    1703.     He 

ried    (second),    October    22,    1705,    when    above 

eighty-three   years   old,   Elizabeth   Bryan,   widow   of 

Bryan,    of   Milford.      She    died   January    10, 

1706.  His  children,  all  by  his  first  wife,  were :  Samuel 
John,  Mary,  Robert.  Sarah,  Hannah,  Joseph  and 
Abigail,  who  survived  him,  and  Jane  Ann,  who 
died  before  him.  Robert  Treat  Paine,  signer  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  was  a  son  of  Ann 
Treat,  and  grandson  of  Robert  Treat. 

(Ill)  Captain  Joseph,  fourth  son  of  Governor 
Robert  and  Jane  (Tapp)  Treat,  was  born  in  Mil- 
ford, September  17,  1662,  and  died  August  9,  1721, 
aged  fifty-nine  years.  He  was  one  of  the  original 
proprietors  of  Wiantanuck,  afterwards  called  New 
Milford.  In  1703  he  was  appointed  by  the  general 
court  one  of  the  commissioners  to  take  charge  of 
the  prudential  affairs  of  this  township,  which  had 
just  been  incorporated.  In  1707-08,  he  served  as 
deputy  for  Milford,  and  was  justice  of  the  peace 
for  New  Haven  Colony  from  1702  to  1719.  He  was 
a  brave  and  active  soldier  and  rendered  good  ser- 
vice in  the  Indian  troubles.  In  October,  1698,  he 
was  promoted  from  sergeant  to  ensign  of  the  first 
train  band  in  Milford,  was  lieutenant  in  1704,  and 
captain  in  1708.  He  married  (first),  Frances  Bryan, 
born  February  13,  1668,  and  died  September  21,  1703, 
aged  thirty-live  years.  He  married  his  second  wife, 
whose  name  is  not  known.  The  children  by  the  first 
wife  were:  Frances,  Joseph,  Ann,  John,  Sarah,  Jane 
and  James;  and  by  the  second  wife:  Richard,  Ed- 
ward, Elizabeth,  Samuel  and  Stephen,  next  men- 
tioned. 

il\')  Stephen,  youngest  son  of  Captain  Joseph 
Treat   was  born  in   Milford,   October   10,    1715,   and 

died  in  Middletown,  November    13,1794.  1      irenty- 

nine.  He  married  (first),  June  12,  174').  Miriam 
Clark,  born  March  15,  1727.  and  died  July  12,  1754, 
aged  twenty-seven  years.  Married  (second),  De- 
cember 9,  1756,  1 1  Mercy  Brown,  of  Farmington, 
who  died  February  28,  1810.  The  children  by  the 
fir.-t  wife  were:  Stephen,  Miriam,  Elizabeth  and 
John;  and  by  the  second  wife:  Amos,  Mercy,  Han- 
nah and  Annie  R. 

I  John,  fourth  child  and  second'  son  of  Ste- 
phen and  Miriam  (Clark)  Treat,  was  born  in  Mid- 
1752,  and  died  November  18, 
1822,  aged  seventy  years,  He  served  from  the  be- 
ginning to  the  end  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  He 
was  a  private  in  Captain  Vbel  Braw's  company 
which  arrived  at  New  Vork,  August  19,  1776,  and 
barged  September  19,  1776.  He  again  en- 
listed January  13,  177;.  at  Wethersfield,  Connecticut. 
in  the  first  company  of  Captain  (afterward  Major) 
Benjamin  Talmadge,  in  the  Second  Regiment,  Con- 
necticut Light  Dragoons,  Colonel  Elisha  Sheldon 
commanding,  and  was  discharged  at  Danbury,  June 
12,    17S3.      He   served   generally   along  the    Hudson. 


He  took  part  in  the  battle  of  the  Brandywine,  Sep- 
tember 11,  1777,  and  while  in  the  "year  service"  in 
1776  under  the  command  of  Colonel  Tappan  he  took 
part  in  the  engagement  preceding  the  capture  of 
the  light  house  near  New  York  City.  He  received 
a  pension  for  his  services  and  a  grant  of  land  in 
the  Western  Reserve  of  Ohio,  which  was  lost 
through  the  fraud  of  an  agent.  He  married,  Novem- 
ber 27,  1783,  Elizabeth  Lancton,  born  July  4,  1758, 
and  died  in  Middletown,  Connecticut,  October  28, 
1842,  aged  eighty-four.  Their  children  were :  Ira, 
Samuel  L.,  George,  Emily,  Joseph  L.  and  John. 

(VI)  Samuel  Lancton,  second  son  and  child  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Lancton)  Treat,  was  born  in 
Middletown,  November  29,  1788,  and  died  in  Ports- 
mouth, New  Hampshire,  February  3,  1S62.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  he  set  out  to  go  to  his 
mother's  relatives  who  are  said  to  have  lived  at 
Berwick,  Maine.  At  Newburyport,  Massachusetts, 
he  met  his  cousin,  Shuball  Treat,  to  whom  he  ap- 
prenticed himself  and  learned  the  stone  cutter's 
trade.  Subsequently  the  two  formed  a  partnership 
and  carried  on  the  stone  cutting  business  in  Ports- 
mouth. Samuel  afterwards  conducted  the  business 
alone,  and  was  linaly  succeeded  by  his  son  Allen. 
During  the  War  of  1S12  he  worked  on  the  tem- 
porary   forts    in    Portsmouth   Harbor.     He   married 

(first  ) .  in  i.Si  1,  Lydia  Sheldon,  born  January  29,  1793, 
and  died  November  6,  1821.  He  married  (second), 
August  29,  1822,  Widow  Elizabeth  A.  B.  (Tread- 
well),  Sheldon,  born  January  12,  1797,  and  died 
November  18,  183S.  She  was  the  widow  of  his  first 
wife's  brother,  John  Sheldon.  The  children  by  the 
first  wife  were:  Allen,  William,  Samuel  and  El- 
bridge,  and  by  the  second  wife  there  was  one  child, 
Emily. 

(VII)  Allen,  oldest  child  of  Samuel  Lancton 
and  Lydia  (Sheldon)  Treat,  was  born  in  Ports- 
mouth, February  16,  1812,  and  died  December  31, 
1874.  aged  nearly  sixty-three  years.  He  succeeded 
to  his  father's  business,  which  he  carried  on  until 
his  son,  John  Sheldon  Treat,  took  the  business. 
He  married,  .May  15.  1830,  Ann  Elizabeth  Ham, 
daughter  of  William  and  Nancy  (Green)  Ham. 
Their  children  were:  John  S.,  Almina  B.,  Frederick 
W.,  Alien,  Annie  E.,  Lydia  E.,  James  D.  and 
Samuel   E. 

(Y1II)  Hon.  John  Sheldon  Treat,  eldest  child 
of  Allen  and  Ann  Elizabeth  (Ham)  Treat,  was  born 
in  Portsmouth,  August  14.  1837,  and  died  March 
8,  1898,  aged  sixty-one  year-,  lie  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  of  Portsmouth,  from  which  he 
graduated,  and  at  Phillips  Exeter  Academy.  From 
school  he  went  into  the  marble  works  conducted 
by  his  father,  and  there  learned  the  art  of  marble- 
carving.  In  [855,  prompted  by  a  desire  to  see  the 
world,  he  went  south  and  was  employed  for  a  time 
in  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  Charleston,  South  Caro- 
lina, and  finally  settled  in  Mobile,  Alabama,  where 
he  established  himself  in  business,  and  with  the 
energy  characteristic  of  the  Yankee  in  the  south  be- 
gan to  build  up  a  prosperous  business.  In  1861, 
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and  the  military  spirit  inherited  from  his  colonial 
ancestors,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  B, 
Second  Battalion,  Alabama  Light  Artillery,  Confed- 
erate States  army.  He  was  with  this  battery  in  act- 
ive service  throughout  the  war,  and  during  the  latter 
portion  of  the  war  he  held  the  office  of  second  lieu- 
tenant. A  few  years  after  the  return  of  peace  he 
removed  to  Portsmouth  and  took  charge  of  his 
father's  business,  which  he  conducted  until  his 
death.  This  concern,  known  as  the  Portsmouth 
Marble  &  Granite  Works,  is  the  oldest  established 
institution  of  the  kind  in  New  England,  and  has 
existed  since  1768,  and  has  been  conducted  by  the 
family   of   the   present   proprietor   for   ninety   years. 

On  his  return  to  Portsmouth,  Mr.  Treat  acted 
with  the  Democratic  party,  and  soon  became  one  of 
its  most  active  and  influential  members.  He  was 
elected  state  senator  in  1S81,  and  was  chosen  mayor 
of  Portsmouth  in  1882  and  re-elected  in  1S83.  In 
the  second  year  of  his  service  he  presided  in  his 
official  capacity  at  the  reception  of  the  survivers  of 
the  Greeley  expedition  on  their  return  from  the 
Arctic  regions.  He  also  presided  officially  at  the 
reception  tendered  the  Sons  of  Portsmouth.  Mayor 
Treat  was  a  man  whose  honorable  methods,  genial 
disposition  and  pleasant  smile  made  him  a  favorite 
and  a  leader.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Society,  the  Paul  Jones  Club,  and  the  Society 
of  the  Descendants  of  Colonial  Governors.  He 
was  also  a  Mason  and  -a  member  of  St.  John's 
Lodge,  Washington  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  Council 
and  DeWitt  Clinton  Commandery.  Knights  Templar. 

Mr.  Treat  married,  in  Portsmouth,  September 
28,  1871,  Sarah  Williard  Odiorne,  born  in  Rye,  July 
14,  1844,  daughter  of  Charles  B.  and  Mary  Sheaf 
(Yeaton)    Odiorne,    of   Rye.      (See   Odiorne,    VII). 


Within   less    than   fifteen   years   after   the 
HART     landing  of  the  Pilgrims  at  Plymouth,  the 

immigrant  ancestor  of  this  family  had 
settled  in  Massachusetts.  From  the  start  the  Harts 
were  artisans,  and  by  their  labor  contributed  to 
the  progress  and  development  of  the  country.  A 
very  large  proportion  of  the  Harts  of  the  New 
Hampshire  branch  of  the  family  have  followed  that 
most  useful  trade,  blacksmithing. 

(I)  Thomas  Hart  embarked  at  Baddow,  Essex 
county.  England,  on  the  ship  "Desire,"  in  June, 
!635,  and  landed  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  was  servant  to  John  Brown,  a  tailor.  In  1639  he 
was  a  proprietor  of  Ipswich ;  in  1641  he  was  a 
commoner;  one  of  Dennison's  subscribers  in  1648, 
and  town  clerk  of  Ipswich  the  same  year ;  select- 
man in  1663 ;  and  owned  a  share  and  a  half  in  Plum 
Island  in  1664.  While  at  Ipswich  he  was  engaged 
in  tanning.  His  mill  was  made  February  13,  1673 
(O.  S.),  and  probated  March  31,  1674  (O.  S.).  He 
died  March  8,  1673,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven  years. 
His  wife,  whose  forename  was  Alice,  survived  him, 
and  died  June  8,  1682,  aged  seventy.  Both  were 
buried  in  the  old  High  street  cemetery.  Their 
children  mentioned  in  his  will,  born  in  Ipswich, 
were:  Thomas,  Samuel,  Sara  and  Mary. 


(II)  Lieutenant  Thomas  (2),  eldest  child  of 
Thomas  (1)  and  Alice  Hart,  was  born  in  Ipswich 
about  1640,  and  died  December  31,  1717,  at  the  age 
of  seventy-seven.  He  was  a  tanner  by  trade,  and 
resided  in  Ipswich.  By  the  provision  of  his  father's 
will  he  received  the  land  about  his  house,  six  acres 
of  land  on  Muddy  river,  and  a  third  of  the  tan  3'ard 
and  stock.  He  was  a  soldier  in  King  Philip's  war, 
and  won  the  title  of  lieutenant.  At  a  town  meeting 
held  in  Ipswich,  January  18,  1697,  it  was  voted  that 
Thomas  Boardman  make  an  acknowledgment  or 
apology  for  affronting  Lieutenant  Thomas  Hart,  or 
pay  a  fine  of  five  shillings.  In  1698  Thomas  was  one 
of  twelve  men  appointed  to  arrange  plans  and  raise 
money  for  a  new  meeting  house -in  Ipswich.  He 
was  selectman  in  1693-94.  He  married,  in  Ipswich, 
October  12,  1664,  Mary  Norton,  born  February  28, 
1643,  in  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  fifth  child  of 
George.  Jr.,  and  Mary  Norton.  She  died  November 
29,  1689.  Their  children  were :  Mary,  Thomas, 
George,  Lydia,  Samuel,  Nathaniel,  John  and  Joseph. 

(III)  Captain  Samuel,  fifth  child  and  third  son 
of  Lieutenant  Thomas  (2)  and  Mary  (Norton) 
Hart,  was  born  in  Ipswich,  August  16,  1674,  and 
died  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  in  1755.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  by  trade.  In  1702  he  bought  land 
in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  and  went  there 
to  live.  He  was  elected  deacon  of  the  North  Con- 
gregational Church  in  Portsmouth,  February  14, 
1714,  and  served  for  years.  He  was  selectman  the 
same  year.  He  married  (first),  at  Dover,  May  2, 
1699,  Mary  Evens,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Jane 
Evens,  of  Dover.  She  died  June  22,  1714,  aged 
thirty-five  years ;  as  is  shown  by  the  headstone  in 
the  old  cemetery  at  the  Point  of  Pines,  Portsmouth. 
He  married  (second),  July  13,  1715,  Mary  Booth, 
of  Portsmouth,  who  died  February  1,  1755.  His 
children  all  by  the  first  wife,  were:  Mary,  Samuel, 
Sarah,  Robert,  John,  Thomas,  George,  Nathaniel, 
and  Sarah  and  Lydia,  twins. 

(IV)  Colonel  John,  fifth  child  and  third  son  of 
Captain  Samuel  and  Mary  (Evens)  Hart,  was  born 
in  Dover,  July  8,  1706,  and  died  in  Newington,  Oc- 
tober 30,  1777,  in  the  seventy-second  year  of  his 
age.  He  learned  the  trade  of  blacksmith  in  his 
father's  shop,  and  was  engaged  in  that  industry  for 
years.  He  lived  at  Portsmouth  and  afterwards  at 
Newington.  He  was  ensign  in  Colonel  Samuel 
Moor's  New  Hampshire  regiment  in  1745,  and  was 
commissioned  lieutenant  in  March  of  the  same  year. 
In  1756  he  took  command  of  the  New  Hampshire 
regiment  of  several  hundred  men,  and  marched  with 
them  to  Lake  George  to  join  General  Abercrombie. 
His  forces  were  joined  by  those  of  Colonel  Goff, 
who  then  assumed  command.  Lieutenant  Hart  and 
Colonel  Nathaniel  Meserve,  of  Newington,  with  a 
force  of  men,  were  left  at  Louisburg  as  a  guard 
in  the  fall  of  1758,  after  the  capture  of  that  place 
June  8,  of  the  same  year.  The  following  winter 
small-pox  broke  out,  and  many  died,  among  them 
Colonel  Meserve.  Lieutenant  Hart  was  promoted 
to  the  vacant  colonelcy  and  commanded  the  regi- 
ment   until    it    returned    home   and    was    disbanded. 


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He  was  the  owner  of  the  land  now  included  in  the 
North  burying-ground,  which  he  sold  in  1753  to 
the  town  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds  on  con- 
dition that  it  be  kept  for  a  cemetery.  He  was 
buried  in  the  Old  North  cemetery  at  Portsmouth, 
his  second  wife  lies  beside  him.  He  married 
at  Portsmouth,  March  23,  1729,  Abigail 
Landale;  there  is  no  record  of  her  death.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  about  1738,  Sarah  (Savell)  Cutt, 
widow  of  Samuel  Cutt,  of  Portsmouth.  She  died 
April  -"4.  1757,  aged  forty-two  years.  He  married 
(third),  Mary  (Dennett)  Stoodley,  widow  of  Jona- 
than Stoodley,  and  daughter  of  Ephraim  Dennett, 
of  Portsmouth.  She  married,  November  12,  1780, 
Nehemiah  Furber,  of  Newington,  and  in  1788  was 
again  a  widow.  His  children  by  the  first  wife 
were :  George.  John,  William,  Thomas ;  those  by 
the  second  wife:  Joseph  Savill,  Henry,  Benjamin. 
Edward,  Nathaniel.  Mehitable;  and  by  the  third 
wife,  one,  Oliver. 

(  V )  George,  eldest  child  of  Colonel  John  and 
Abigail  (Landale)  Hart,  was  born  in  Portsmouth 
about  1730.  He  died  April  14.  1807,  aged  seventy- 
seven,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  in  Ports- 
mouth. He  was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer,  and  re- 
sided at  Newington.  His  name  is  on  the  Associa- 
tion Test  of  1776.  He  was  appointed  to  settle 
several  estates,  and  was  one  of  a  committee  of  1789 
to  entertain  General  George  Washington,  who  vis- 
ited Portsmouth.  He  married  (first),  about  1754. 
Mary  Phebe  Brewster,  daughter  of  Joseph  Brew- 
ster, of  Portsmouth.  She  died  August  5,  17S3, 
aged    fifty-three    years,    and    he    married    (second), 

November   6,    1800,   .    She    married    (second) 

6.  1809,  Philbrick  Bradley,  of  Concord.  The 
children  of  George  Hart,  all  by  his  first  wife, 
were:   George,   John,    William,   Thomas   and   Phebe. 

(VI)  George  (2),  eldest  child  of  George  (1) 
and  Mary  Phebe  (Brewster)  Hart,  was  born  in 
Newington,  baptized  February  23.  1755,  and  died 
July  14,  1792.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  and 
resided  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  selectman  in  1773, 
signed    the    Association    Test    in    1777,    and    was    a 

lier    in    Colonel    John    Landon's    expedition    to 
Rhode  Island  in   1778.     He  married,  in  Portsmouth. 
15,    1781,    Martha    Sumner,   who   died   April    6, 
1805,  aged  fifty.     Their  children  were:  George,  Wil- 
liam, nd  Mary. 

(VII)  George  (3),  eldest  child  of  George  (2) 
and     Martha     (Sumner)    Hart,   was   born   in    PortS- 

th,   October   30,    17S2.    died   July    12.    1854,   aged 
H  ided    in    Port-mouth,    and    like 

three    generations    1  ors    before   him,    was    a 

blacksmit  married,    June     [8,     1805.    Abigail 

Pitman,  of  Portsmouth,  who  died  October  13,   [845, 
aged  fifty-nine  ["heir  twelve  children  wen 

William     Pitman,    Martha    Sumner,    George    (died 
young);     Marj     -  I      Abigail    Pitman,    Phebe 

1,  Olive  Chester,  Susan  third,  Lucy  Beal,  George 
Edward,  John  Pitman  and  A  Vnn. 

(VII  [)   John  P  ih   child  and   fourth 

son    of    George    (3)    and    Abigail     (Pitman  I     Hart, 
was  born   in   Portsmouth,  October  25,    [828.     A 


leaving  the  common  schools  where  he  was  educated, 
he  took  a  position  with  John  P.  Lyman,  of  Ports- 
mouth, in  the  iron  and  steel  business,  by  whom  he 
was  employed  twenty-live  years.  In  that  time  he 
had  displayed  the  characteristics  that  mark  a  good 
business  man,  and  he  was  invited  to  become  the 
cashier  of  the  Rockingham  National  Bank.  He 
accepted  the  offer  and  began  another  long  term  of 
service,  one  which  is  seldom  exceeded  in  the  matter 
of  length,  even  in  steady  New  England.  For  thirty- 
five  years,  from  1870  to  1905,  he  filled  the  position 
of  cashier  with  such  tact,  fidelity,  integrity,  and 
success,  as  to  make  the  bank  a  popular,  as  well 
as  a  safe,  institution.  April  1,  1905.  the  charter  ex- 
pired and  the  bank  went  out  of  business,  paying  its 
stockholders  two  hundred  dollars  per  share.  It 
had  been  chartered  in  1813  as  a  state  bank.  Mr. 
Hart  is  a  Republican  and  has  always  faith- 
fully adhered  to  the  party  whose  principles 
he  embraced  in  his  youth,  but  has  never  taken 
much  interest  in  party  management.  He  served  as 
alderman  one  term.  He  has  a  pleasant  home  in 
Portsmouth,  and  at  Newcastle  he  owns  a  cottage 
where  he  enjoys  the  pleasure  of  the  seaside  in  the 
company  of  his  wife  and  their  friends. 

Mr.  Hart  married,  in  Portsmouth,  November 
14,  1850,  Martha  Ann  Locke,  born  July  19.  182S, 
daughter  of  Hiram  and  Mary   (Duncan)   Locke. 


The  O'Briens  of  Ireland  were  a  family 
O'BRIEN  of  considerable  renown  in  ancient 
times,  and  produced  many  stalwart 
sons,  whose  physical  and  mental  vigor  was  dis- 
played to  good  advantage  whenever  occasion  de- 
manded. They  have  preserved  to  a  remarkable  de- 
gree the  traditions  and  personal  characteristics  of 
their  race,  and  this  fact  is  particularly  noticeable 
in  the  descendants  of  Morris  O'Brien,  who  are  now 
under  consideration.  The  name  is  sometimes  writ- 
ten O'Brion  but  the  majority  of  its  representatives 
retain  the  ancient  form  of  spelling. 

(I)  Morris  O'Brien,  born  in  1715.  probably  in 
Dublin,  emigrated  to  New  England  from  Cork  about 
1740,  locating  first  in  Kittery,  Maine,  and  later  set- 
tling in  Scarboro,  same  state.  He  was  a  tailor  and 
had  a  shop  in  Scarboro  on  the  landing  road  in  the 
locality  known  as  Dunstan.  In  1765  he  rem 
to  Machias,  Maine,  purchased  land  and  with  otl 
erected  a  saw-mill  which,  with  others  built  after- 
wards upon  the  same  site,  was  for  many  years 
known  as  the  Dublin  Mills.  An  Irishman  in  the 
true  meaning  of  the  word,  opposition  to  British  op- 
pression was  bred  within  him  from  birth,  and  it 
was  with  difficulty  that  his  sons  prevented  him  from 
exposing  himself  to  danger  during  the  exciting 
seem  enacted  al  Machias  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
Revolutionary  war.  Records  of  various  land  trans- 
actions,    together     with     other     busine 

ire  that  he  was  an  enterprising  as  well  as  a  pa- 
triotic citizen,  and  in  the  church  record  he  is  men- 
tioned as  havii  im  of  ten   1 

toward  the  salary  of  Rev.  James  Lyon  in   177S.     His 
death   occurred  at  Machias,  in    1799.     He   was   mar- 


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ried  in  Kitten,  to  Mary  Cain,  born  in  1719  and 
died  in  1S05.  Their  children  were:  Captain  Jere- 
miah, Martha,  Gideon,  Joanna,  Mary,  John,  Wil- 
liam. Dennis  and  Joseph.  The  majority  of  the  sons 
were  mariners.  In  the  first  naval  battle  of  the 
American  Revolution  which  took  place  in  Machias 
Bay.  June  12,  1775,  Captain  Jeremiah  O'Brien,  with 
other  patriots  of  that  locality,  including  all  of  his 
brothers,  captured  the  British  schooner  "Margaretta" 
under  circumstances  of  great  heroism,  and  brought 
her  up  the  river  to  the  town. 

(II)  John,  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Morris 
and  Mary  (Cain)  O'Brien,  was  born  in  Kittery, 
September  1,  1761.  In  addition  to  participating  in 
the  naval  engagement  previously  referred  to  he 
served  in  the  Continental  army,  and  prior  to  the 
year  1S00  settled  in  Cornish,  Maine,  residing  there 
for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  which  terminated 
September  II,  1S41.  A  brief  account  of  him  at 
hand  states  that  he  was  a  man  of  industrious  habits 
and  superior  intellectual  ability.  On  November  29, 
1797,  he  was  married  in  Kittery  to  Abigail  Wilson, 
born  July  18,  1771,  and  died  April  16,  1859.  She 
became  the  mother  of  ten  children  namely :  Thomas 
W.,  Mary,  John.^William,  Abigail,  Olive  W.,  Mar- 
gery, Daniel  W.,  Nancy  L.  and  Martha  M. 

(III)  Daniel  Wilson,  fourth  son  and  eighth 
child  of  John  and  Abigail  (Wilson)  O'Brien,  was 
born  in  Cornish,  August  14,  1810.  He  began  to 
learn  the  printer's  trade  in  Saco,  Maine,  completed 
it  in  the  office  of  the  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  In- 
quirer, and  was  subsequently  engaged  in  news- 
paper offices  in  Portland,  Maine,  Newburyport, 
Massachusetts,  and  in  Boston,  beginning  his  labors 
in  the  latter  city  as  a  compositor  on  the  Boston 
Courier,  and  continuing  them  in  the  printing  estab- 
lishment of  S.  N.  Dickinson ;  he  assisted  in  "setting 
up"  the  first  volume  of  "Bancroft's  History  of  the 
United  States."  In  1837  he  abandoned  the  printer's 
stick,  and  returning  to  Cornish  entered  his  brother's 
store  as  a  clerk.  Some  two  years  later  he  engaged 
in  general  mercantile  business  at  Fryeburg,  Maine, 
and  from  1847  to  1851  was  associated  with  his 
brother  Thomas  in  the  grocery  and  lumber  business 
in  Portland.  In  the  latter  year  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  his  brother  John,  in  Cornish,  con- 
ducting a  general  store  there  for  a  number  of  years 
and  then  retired,  but  he  later  resumed  business  for 
a  time  and  relinquished  his  activities  permanently 
in  1S86.  The  last  ten  years  of  his  life  were  spent 
at  his  pleasant  home  in  Cornish,  surrounded  by  all 
of  the  comforts  which  fall  to  the  lot  of  a  successful 
merchant;  he  died  October,  1896.  On  November  10, 
1839,  he  married  Sarah  Jane  Lincoln,  of  Cornish, 
daughter  of  Cotton  Lincoln,  and  her  death  occurred 
December  7,  1904.  She  bore  him  three  children : 
Helen,  who  died  in  childhood ;  Clara,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Dr.  William  F.  Southard,  formerly  of 
Portland  and  now  of  Oakland,  California,  and 
Charles  C,  of  Groveton. 

(IV)  Charles  Carroll,  M.  D.,  youngest  child  and 
only  son  of  Daniel  W.  and  Sarah  J.  (Lincoln)  O'Brien 
was  born  in   Portland,   February  2,   1849.     His  pre- 


liminary studies  in  the  public  schools  were  supple- 
mented with  a  course  of  private  instruction,  after 
which  he  prepared  for  a  collegiate  course  at  the 
Westbrook  (Maine)  Seminary,  and  he  was  graduated 
from  Tufts  College  in  1870.  Some  two  years  later 
he  succeeded  his  father  in  business,  but  in  1878 
relinquished  mercantile  pursuits  to  prepare  for  the 
medical  profession.  After  studying  for  a  year  in 
the  medical  department  of  Bowdoin  College,  he 
entered  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
New  York,  and  returning  to  Bowdoin  took  his 
degree  in  1881.  He  shortly  afterwards  went  to 
Norway,  Maine,  with  a  view  of  locating  there,  but 
not  being  favorably  impressed  with  the  outlook 
after  a  month's  stay  he  went  to  Groveton  and 
finding  a  more  encouraging  field  he  located  there 
permanently.  He  has  been  in  active  practice  there 
for  a  period  of  twenty-six  years,  and  is  now  one  of 
the  most  able  physicians  in  that  section  of  the  state. 

Dr.  O'Brion  has  been  chairman  of  the  Groveton 
board  of  health  ever  since  its  establishment.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Coos  County.,  the  New  Hamp- 
shire State  and  the  Maine  Medical  societies;  the 
Portland  Academy  of  Medicine  and  the  New  York 
Academy  of  Medicine.  He  has  been  instrumental 
in  the  promotion  of  all  public  enterprises,  and  im- 
provements of  the  town.  He  is  an  advanced 
Mason,  belonging  to  North  Star  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar,  of  Lancaster,  and  Edward  Ray- 
mond Consistory,  of  Nashua.  He  is  also  a  prom- 
inent Odd  Fellow,  affiliating  with  the  local  lodge 
No.  29,  was  formerly  noble  grand,  and  ranks  as  a 
past  chancellor  in  the   Knights  of   Pythias. 

Dr.  O'Brion  married,  March  27,  1878.  Hattie  E. 
Bailey,  daughter  of  Bradley  Bailey,  of  Cornish. 
They  have  one  daughter,  Clare. 


The  origin  of  the  name  Forbes,  like 
FORBES  that  of  most  family  names,  is  sur- 
rounded in  mystery.  It  is  of  Scotch 
origin  and  has  been  spelled  in  the  town  records  of 
New  England,  Ffarrabas,  Fferebas,  Farrowbush, 
Fforbus,  Forbes,  Forbus.  Forbush,  Furbush, 
Fforbes,  Farabas,  Fobes,  Farebush,  and  Fawbush. 
It  is  stated  in  Burke's  Heraldry  that  the  surname 
Forbes  was  assumed  from  the  lands  of  Forbes  in 
the  county  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  granted  by  Alexan- 
der II  (1249)  to  the  progenitor  of  this  noble  family. 
John  De  Forbes,  the  first  upon  record,  was  a  man 
of  rank  and  importance  in  the  reign  of  King  Will- 
iam the  Lion  (1214).  Following  him  was  a  long 
line  of  descendants  of  whom  William  Forbes,  of 
Tullickerne.  Scotland,  wrote  in  1580:  "In  all  ages 
since  our  first  aryse,  we  myght  compair  with  neigh- 
bors, for  greater  loyalty  and  valor  for  pietie  (which 
we  think  truely  ennobleth  a  families)  ;  witness  the 
many  bishops  and  doctors  att  home  and  renownd 
divines  abroad.  Like  as  the  root  has  ever  done,  so 
the  several  branches  of  the  house  thought  it  their 
greatest  honour  to  honour  God  in  their  generations.. 
As  to  their  loyaltie,  it  was  never  stained." 

(I)  John  (2)  Forbes,  a  native  of  Scotland, 
is  said  by  tradition  to  have  been  a  son  of  Rev.  John 
Forbes    who  was  moderator  in  1605  at  Aberdeen  of 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


the   General   Assembly  of  the  Church  of   Scotland. 
mth,  Massachusetts,  in  1636,  and 

uly    a    resident    of    Duxbury    and    of 
sachusetts,   being  one   of  the  ori- 
irietors  of  the  latter  town,  where  he  died 
in    1661.     lie   married   Constant  Mitchell,   and  their 
children    were:    John,   Edward,  Mary,   Caleb,  Will- 
iam, and  Elizabeth. 

(II)     Edward,    second    son    and    child    of    John 
(1)  and  Constant   (Mitchell)  Forbes,  was  born  1651, 
Bridgewater,  and   was  a   deacon   and   prominent 
eitieen  of  that  town.     A  man  of  large  landed  inter- 
he  served  as  magistrate  and  was  several  years 
a   deputy   to   the   general    court.     He    died    in    1732. 
His    wife,    Elizabeth    Howard,    was    a    daughter    of 
,     1,    of    Bridgewater,    and  their  children 
th,    John,     Mary,     Bethiah,     Hannah, 
Ephraim,  Joshua,   Benjamin   and  William. 

1  III  1  William,  youngest  child  of  Edward  and 
Elizabeth  (Howard)  Forbes,  was  born  1698.  in 
Bridgewater,  where  he  was  a  farmer  and  died  June 
20,  1^764.  He  was  married  in  1725  to  Thankful 
Dwely,  who  was  born  1706.  daughter  of  John  and 
Rachel  (Buch)  Dwely,  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts. 
Their  children  were:  Abner,  Lucy,  William,  Ed- 
ward. Timothy.  Mercy  and  Mary. 

1  Abner,  eldest  child  of  William  and 
Thankful  (Dwely)  Forbes,  was  born  1727,  in 
Bridgewater,  from  which  town  he  removed  to  Ux- 
bridge.  Massachusetts.  He  was  married  in  1750  to 
Phcbc  Leach,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Hepsibah 
(Washburn)  Leach.  Their  children  were:  Absa- 
lom, Hannah.   Edward.  Jonathan  and  Molly. 

(V)  Absalom,  eldest  child  of  Abner  and  Phebe 
(Leach)  Forbes,  was  born  1751,  probably  in  Bridge- 

1  husetts,  and  lived  in  Sutton  and  Up- 
ton, that  state.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary army  of  1775  and  enlisted  in  177S  in  the 
Continental  service.  On  the  description  roll  his 
height  is  given  as  five  feet,  nine  inches,  with  light 
complexion,  aged  twenty-seven  years,  resident  of 
on.  He  died  in  the  service  at  White  Plains, 
r,  1778.  He  was  married  July  25,  1771,  to 
Martha  Hall,  who   was  born   September   12,   1751,  a 

daughl a  on    Willis    and    Martha    (Gibbs) 

Hall,    of    Sutton,    Massachusetts.    After    his    death 
hi        id  ■  v  fnarried  Joel  White.     His  children  were: 
1  evi   and   Absalom.    The  first  was  a  judge 
at  Windsor,  Vermont. 

(VI)  Absalom    (2),  third  and  youngest  son  of 

tha  (Hall)  Forbes,  was  born 
November,  1778,  in  Upton,  Massachusetts,  and  re- 
sided in  Windsor.  Vermont,  and  Jefferson,  New 
Hampshire,  and  died  in  the  latter  town.  He  was 
the  owner  of  two  farms  and  was  a  man  of  in- 
fluence. He  was  married,  in  Sutton,  to  Prudence 
Burdon,  who  March  24.  1784,  daughter  of 

John  and  Lucy  (Libbey)  Burdon.  Their  children 
were:  Nancy,  Joel  White,  Prudence.  Charlotte, 
Emil  F.liza.   Marietta  and  Lcland. 

[]  1     Joel   Winn  1   and  second  child  of 

ilom   (2)   and  Pru<!  rdon)   Forbes  was 


born  March  4.  TS04.  in  Windsor,  Vermont.  When 
a  small  boy  he  accompanied  bis  parents  to  Jefferson, 
New  Hampshire,  and  about  1830  he  removed  to 
Northumberland,  in  the  same  state,  where  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a  farmer,  school 
teacher  and  surveyor.  For  years  he  served  the  town 
as  selectman  and  also  held  other  town  offices.  He 
was  a  deacon  in  the  North  Stratford  Baptist 
Church,  was  a  strong  abolitionist  and  is  said  to 
have  been  a  conductor  on  the  underground  railroad 
the  abolition  of  slavery.  He  mar- 
ried Phebe  Hatch,  about  1828.  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  ten  children:  Allen  H,  Ellen  M.,  Will- 
iam M.,  Julia  A.,  Mary,  Charles,  Hubbard  S  .  Will- 
iam H.  H..  Edward  B.  and  Martha. 

(VIII)  William  Henry  Harrison,  fifth  son  and 
eighth  child  of  Joel  W.  and  Phebe  (Hatch)  Forbes, 
was  born  in  Northumberland,  June  13,  [845.  He 
grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  obtained  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  business  col- 
lege at  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  also  attended 
school  at  Guildhall,  Vermont.  He  has  always  re- 
sided near  Groveton.  in  Northumberland,  near  his 
birthplace,  where  he  has  a  farm  of  two  hundred 
acres,  which  he  has  successfully  cultivated.  He  was 
for  some  years  extensively  engaged  in  raising  pota- 
toes of  which  he  harvested  annually  from  three 
thousand  to  five  thousand  bushels.  He  has  a  fine 
sugar  orchard  and  usually  taps  two  thousand  trees 
a  year,  from  which  he  makes  four  hundred  to  five 
hundred  gallons  of  maple  syrup.  He  was  a  school 
teacher  for  many  years  and  also  served  as  chairman 
of  the  school  board  and  as  road  surveyor.  He  mar- 
ried, 1871,  Addie  Wells,  who  was  born  in  Granby, 
Vermont,  and  died  June  20.  18S7.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Louis  Wells,  of  Granby.  Three  chil- 
dren were  born  of  this  .union :  William,  now  prac- 
ticing law  in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire ;  Ellen 
Maria:  and  Irving  E.,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(IX)  Irving  Ellsworth  Forbes,  youngest  child 
of  William  H.  H.  and  AdJie  (Wells)  Forbes,  was 
born  at  Groveton,  February  9,  1SS0.  He  took  the 
course  in  the  common  schools  and  then  prepared 
for  college  at  Lancaster  Academy  from  which  he 
was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1807.  He  entered 
Dartmouth  College  with  the  class  of  1901,  and  at- 
tended two  years,  when  he  turned  his  attention  to 
the  study  of  law.  He  read  in  the  office  of  John  H. 
Andrews,  of  Manchester,  and  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice December  19,  1902.  Since  that  date  he  has  de- 
voted himself  to  his  profession  in  Manchester.  He 
was  made  an  Odd  Fellow  in  Mechanics  Lodge,  No. 
13,  in  June.   1905.  and  has  since  become  a  member 

Wonolancet  Encampment.  lie  married,  August 
22.  1002,  Cora  Blanche  Maxwell,  daughter  of  Al- 
fred D.  and  Mice  J.  (Cole)  Maxwell,  of  Man- 
chester. New  Hampshire,  where  Mr.  Maxwell  was 
a  prominent  business  man  and  was  treasurer,  man- 

1  and  principal  owner  of  the  A.  D.  Maxwell  Ice 
Company,  one  of  the  largest  concerns  of  its  kind  in 
the  city.  He  had  been  prominent  as  a  politician, 
and  served  several  terms  in  the  city  government  as 


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councilman  and  alderman.  He  died  1898.  Two 
children  have  been  born  to  this  union:  Alice  Ade- 
laide and  Ellen. 


The  first  of  this  name  recorded 
STOCKWELL  in  Colonial  history  was  Quintin 
Stockwell,  who  was  at  Dedham. 
Massachusetts,  in  1664.  later  went  to  Deerfield,  and 
still  later  to  Hatfield,  Massachusetts.  His  son  John, 
born  at  Deerfield,  in  1676,  was  held  a  prisoner  by 
the  Indians  for  a  year,  and  an  account  of  his  suffer- 
ings in  captivity  is  recorded  by  Increase  Mather  in 
his  "Remarkable  Providences."  Th'e  History  of 
Sutton,  Massachusetts,  states  that,  according  to 
tradition,  the  American  ancestor  of  the  Stockwells 
of  that  town,  christian  name  not  given,  was  enticed 
on  board  of  a  ship  bound  for  New  England,  and 
upon  his  arrival  was  apprenticed  as  a  means  of  ob- 
taining payment  for  his  passage.  After  serving  his 
time  he  followed  the  sea  for  a  few  years,  and  in 
1727  settled  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts.  His  five 
sons,  William,  John,  Jonathan,  Ebenezer  and  David, 
all  settled  in  Sutton.  The  Lancaster  Stockwells 
are  probably  descended  from  one  of  the  Sutton  set- 
tlers. 

(I)  Captain  Emmons  Stockwell  was  left  an  or- 
phan at  an  early  age,  and  was  reared  by  David 
Page,  of  Petersham,  Massachusetts,  to  whom  he 
was  legally  bound.  He  may  have  been  a  native  of 
Petersham,  but  the  place  and  date  of  his  birth  do 
not  appear  in  the  records  examined.  Taking  ad- 
vantage of  a  royal  proclamation  offering  freedom 
to  all  able  youths  who  would  serve  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war.  he  enlisted  in  1756  in  Roger's 
Rangers  and  was  a  comrade  of  Daniel  Webster's 
father.  He  participated  in  the  capture  of  Quebec, 
and  on  the  return  march  from  Canada,  while  seek- 
ing a  shorter  route  through  the  wilderness  than  the 
one  usually  traversed,  he  passed  through  what  is 
now  Lancaster  and  observed  the  splendid  agricul- 
tural possibilities  of  the  locality.  Rejoining  his 
former  master,  David  Page,  in  Petersham,  he  de- 
scribed* the  section  lying  beyond  the  White  Moun- 
tains, and  his  glowing  account  of  it  as  an  at- 
tractive place  for  a  new  settlement  induced  Page  to 
secure  a  large  grant  of  land  for  that  purpose. 
About  the  year  1763  Emmons  Stockwell,  accom- 
panied by  a  son  of  David  Page,  took  possession  of 
the  grant,  and  did  some  work;  he  returned  home 
for  the  winter,  and  in  the  spring  they  returned 
with  live  stock,  and  several  men  from  Petersham, 
including  the  Pages.  The  land  proved  to  be  ex- 
ceedingly fertile,  and  as  a  reward  for  their  strenu- 
ous toil  these  hardy  pioneers  acquired  excellent 
farms,  one  of  the  most  valuable  of  which  was  that 
of  Emmons  Stockwell.  The  breaking  out  of  the 
Revolutionary  war  retarded  for  a  time  the  progress 
of  the  settlers,  who,  fearing  the  horrors  of  Indian 
warfare,  thought  it  advisable  to  return  to  the  more 
protected  settlements,  and  a  meeting  to  decide  this 
question  was  held  at  ■  Stockwell's  house,  but  this 
movement  was  prevented  by  the  resolute  attitude 
of  that  redoubtable  pioneer.  "My  family  and  I," 
iii — 11 


said  the  master  of  the  house,  standing  up  proudly 
among  them,  "will  stay  here,"  and  his  example  was 
followed  by  others,  although  some  of  the  more 
timid  returned  to  the  central  part  of  the  state. 
During  the  struggle  for  national  independence 
Emmons  Stockwell  served  as  a  scout  and  attained 
the  rank  of  captain.  In  1785  he  was  associated 
with  Moses  and  David  Page  in  constructing  a  mill- 
dam  at  Lancaster.  His  death  occurred  in  Novem- 
ber, 1819,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  He 
was  the  owner  of  three  thousand  acres  of  land,  fifty 
head  of  cattle,  horses  and  sheep,  which  were  di- 
vided among  his  children.  His  marriage  with  Ruth 
Stickwell  Page,  daughter  of  David  Page,  was 
solemnized  in  Lancaster,  and  their  eldest  son, 
David,  was  the  first  male  child  born  in  the  town. 
Mrs.  Stockwell  was  the  first  female  settler  in  Lan- 
caster. She  was  a  woman  of  unusual  courage,  and 
not  only  taught  the  children  of  the  settlers  to  read 
and  write,  but  kept  a  general  oversight  over  the 
farm  during  her  husband's  absence,  and  on  one  oc- 
casion shot  a  bear  which  was  menacing  the  sheep. 
She  became  the  mother  of  seven  sons  and  eight 
daughters,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity  and  had 
families.  Their  children  were :  Polly,  born  in 
Petersham,  December  25,  1765;  Sally,  born  in 
Petersham,  April  27,  1768;  David,  July  7,  1769; 
Charlotte.  October  24,  1770;  Dolly,  September  2, 
1772;  Ephraim,  October  25,  1774;  Liberty,  July  4, 
1776;  Ruth,  September  21,  1778;  Emmons,  October 
11,  1780;  Phebe.  October  14,  17S2;  Betsey,  June  18, 
1784:  Samuel,  May  27,  1786;  William,  February  17, 
1788;  John,  December  25,  1790;  Mercy,  April  4. 
1792.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  March  21, 
[828,  aged  eighty-one  years,  leaving  nearly  two 
hundred  descendants,  and  there  was  no  death  in  the 
family  until  the  youngest  daughter  was  past  twenty- 
one  years  old.  For  a  period  of  forty  years  she  was 
a  member  of  the  first  church  in  Lancaster. 

(II)  Emmons  (2),  son  of  Captain  Emmons 
and  Ruth  S.  (Page)  Stockwell.  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster, October  11,  1780.  In  starting  out  in  life  he 
went  to  Pennsylvania,  thinking  to  better  his  condi- 
tion ;  he  walked  the  entire  distance,  there  being  no 
public  mode  of  conveyance.  After  a  time  he  re- 
turned and  took  charge  of  the  old  homestead.  He 
was  an  industrious  farmer,  and  was  one  of  the  most 
prominent  citizens  of  Lancaster  in  his  day,  holding 
at  various  times  all  of  the  important  town  offices. 
He  died  February  8,  1869,  aged  eighty-eight  years. 
He  married  Elzada  Bishop,  daughter  of  Enos  Bis- 
hop, and  had  a  family  of  children,  of  whom  the 
only  surviving  is  Emmons  D.  The  others  were 
Emeline  E.,  William  H.,  and  Mariette  P. 

(III)  Emmons  Dwight,  second  son  and  third 
child  of  Emmons  and  Elzada  (Bishop)  Stockwell. 
was  born  at  the  homestead  in  Lancaster,  February 
26,  1830.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools, 
and  became  a  proficient  farmer  at  an  early  age. 
His  entire  life  has  been  spent  at  the  Stockwell 
homestead,  which  his  stout-hearted  grandparents 
loved  and  cherished  as  the  result  of  their  industry 
and   perseverance.     This  property,   which   is   heated 


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on  th  E  the  tipper  Connecticut  river,  com- 

ir  hundred  acres  of  meadow  land,  and 
its  present  owner  has  preserved  the  high  standard 
of  fertility   for  which   it  was  originally  noted. 

Mr.  Stockwell  is  unmarried.  He  is  a  member  of 
North  Star  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons ;  North  Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ; 
North  Star  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  and 
Scottish  Rite.  Politically  he  acts  with  the  Dem- 
ocratic party.  Although  fast  approaching  the 
scriptural  limit  of  four  score  years,  he  is  strong  and 
vigorous  both  physically  and  mentally,  and  will  no 
doubt  survive  to  enter  the  honorable  list  of  octogen- 
arians of  the  Granite  state.  He  never  uses  spirit- 
uous liquors  or  tobacco  in  any  form. 


A  brave,  hardy,  patriotic  and 
SHATTUCK  liberty-loving  race  in  America 
have  sprung  from  early  colonists 
of  this  name  in  Massachusetts.  The  citizens  of  this 
cognomen  performed  yeoman  service  in  the  Colonial 
days  in  the  founding  of  the  civil  liberities  that  their 
descendants,  in  common  with  all  other  Americans, 
now  enjoy.  A  goodly  per  cent,  of  Shattucks  have 
fought  in  all  the  principal  wars  of  the  nation,  and  a 
due  proportion  have  filled  places  of  influence,  honor 
and  trust  in  the  various  professions  and  institutions 
of  learning,  and  under  the  government.  The  num- 
ber of  persons  of  this  name  now  living  in  the 
United  States  is  probably  about  fifteen  thousand. 
The  American  spelling  of  the  name  is  Shattuck,  the 
old  English  form  Shattocke.  There  are  many  other 
early  forms  not  now  in  use. 

(I)  William  Shattuck  is  the  most  remote  ances- 
tor with  whom  the  persons  of  the  Shattuck  family 
in  America  are  enabled  to  connect  themselves.  Of 
his  parentage  and  birth-place  nothing  definite  is 
known,  though  there  is  no  doubt  that  his  immediate 
ancestors  and  connections  were  residents  of  Eng- 
land, and  that  they  were  either  of  Lancashire, 
Somersetshire,  or  Berkshire.  William  Shattuck  was 
born  in  England  in  1621  or  1622,  and  died  in  Water- 
town,  Massachusetts.  August  14.  1672,  aged  fifty 
years.  He  was  a  weaver,  and  in  addition  to  his 
trade  also  engaged  in  agriculture.  His  name  ap- 
pears in  the  old  list  of  proprietors  of  Watertown, 
made  about  1642,  twelve  years  after  its  first  settle- 
ment, although  he  was  but  twenty  years  of  age. 
The  first  allotment  of  land  to  him  was  a  homestall 
of  one  acre,  by  estimation,  and  three  acres  of  up- 
land, by  estimation.  To  this  estate  he  made  large 
additions  by  subsequent  grants  and  purchases. 
Among  other   parcel     1  cords   show   a 

house,  garden  and  thirty  acres  of  land  situated  on 
Common  Hill,  near  his  own  estate;  a  farm  at  Stony 
1  bounds  of  Weston,  also  a 
rge  farm  in  another  part  of 
the  town,  lie  resided  in  Watertown  about  thirty 
year  in   which   he  li\  ed 

a    large    property,    the    inventory    of    which    at    his 
death    amount  114.    19s.    tr]    d      terling,   of 

which  L200    was    in   real  19s.   u^d. 

in     personal     estate,     including   £103,    17s.    7.' Sd.    in 


money.  He  appears,  so  far  as  can  be  ascertained 
from  contemporary  records,  to  have  sustained  the 
character  of  a  sagacious,  energetic  and  successful 
business  man ;  of  an  honest,  upright  and  worthy 
citizen ;  and  of  a  good  and  peaceful  neighbor.  He 
held  a  respectable  social  position  among  his  fellow 
townsmen  and  his  family  and  the  families  to  whom 
they  were  allied  by  marriage  were  highly  respected 
and  among  the  most  wealthy  and  influential  in 
Watertown.  He  was  buried  in  the  ancient  burying- 
ground  situated  on  the  old  road  leading  from  Cam- 
bridge to  Watertown,  a  short  distance  westerly  of 
Mount  Auburn.  He  married,  about  1642,  Susan  or 
Susanna.  She  married  (second),  fifteen  months 
after  his  death,  November  18,  1673,  Richard 
Norcross,  who  survived  her.  She  died  in  Water- 
town,  December  11,  1686.  The  children  of  this 
union  were :  Susanna.  Mary.  John,  Philip,  Joanna, 
William,  Rebecca.  Abigail,  Benjamin  and  Samuel. 

(II)  John,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Will- 
iam and  Susanna  Shattuck,  was  born  in  Watertown, 
February  n,  1647.  and  according  to  the  records  of 
that  town  "was  drowned  as  he  was  passing  over 
Charlestown  ferry,  September  14,  1675,"  aged 
twenty-eight  years.  He  had  lands  granted  to  him 
in  Groton,  in  1664.  but  it  does  not  appear  that  he 
was  an  inhabitant  of  that  town  for  any  great  length 
of  time,  if  at  all.  He  was  a  carpenter,  and  resided 
principally  in  the  Middle  District — the  present  vil- 
lage of  Watertown — where  he  was  empoyed  by  the 
town  in  1669  and  subsequently  to  keep  the  town 
mill,  then  situated  near  the  present  bridge  leading 
to  Newton  Corner.  In  1675,  the  year  of  the  out- 
break of  King  Philip's  war,  John  Shattuck  was  ap- 
pointed sergeant  in  Captain  Richard  Beer's  com- 
pany wdiich  proceeded  to  Hadley.  Hearing  that 
Squawkeague.  now  Northfield.  had  been  attacked, 
they  marched,  on  September  4,  1675.  to  its  relief, 
and  while  on  their  route  were  ambushed  by  a  large 
force  of  Indians,  and  twenty  of  the  thirty-six  men 
of  the  company  were  killed.  Sergeant  Shattuck  was 
one  of  the  sixteen  who  escaped,  and  was  immed- 
iately dispatched  as  a  messenger  to  the  governor  of 
the  colony  to  announce  the  result  of  the  expedition. 
September  14.  ten  days  after  the  battle,  he  was 
drowned  as  above  stated.  He  married,  June  20, 
1664,  Ruth  Whitney,  born  in  Watertown,  April  15, 
1645,  daughter  of  John  Whitney.  She  married  (sec- 
ond), March  6,  1677.  Enoch  Lawrence,  and  in  1678 
they  removed  to  Groton  with  several  of  his  rela- 
tives, at  the  resettlement  of  that  town,  taking  with 
them  the  four  children  by  her  first  husband,  and 
they  probably  occupied  the  land  granted  to  John 
Shattuck,  in  1664.  From  this  family  the  Shattucks 
in  Groton  and  Pepperel!  originated.  Mr.  Lawrence 
died  September  28.  1 74 1.  aged  nearly  ninety-five 
years.  The  date  of  his  wife's  death  is  not  known. 
The  children  of  John  and  Ruth  Shattuck  were : 
John.  Ruth.  William  and  Samuel.  (The  last  named 
and  descendants  receive  mention  in  this  article). 

(Ill)  William  (2).  third  child  and  second  son 
of  John  and  Ruth  (Whitney)  Shattuck,  was  horn 
in    Watertown,    September    II,    1G70,    and    died    in 


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Groton  in  1744.  in  his  seventy-fourth  year.  He  lived 
in  Groton  with  his  mother  and  step-father  from 
1678  until  1688,  when  he  returned  to  Watertown, 
where  he  resided  the  principal  part  of  the  following 
fourteen  years.  In  1691  he  was  impressed  into  the 
public  military  service  of  the  colony.  After  his  re- 
turn from  the  campaign  of  that  year,  as  a  con- 
sideration for  his  services,  the  selectmen  voted  to 
give  him  a  lot  of  land  for  a  dwelling  house,  near 
"Patch  Meadow,"  and  to  allow  him  to  cut  timber 
owned  by  the  town  for  his  house.  In  1702  he  bought 
lands  and  removed  to  Groton.  where  he  died.  He 
married  (first),  in  Watertown,  March  19,  1688, 
Hannah  Underwood,  of  that  town.  She  died  in 
1717,  and  he  married  (second),  in  Groton,  March 
24,  1719,  Deliverance  Pease,  who  survived  him.  His 
wives  were  members  of  the  church,  and  his  children 
were  baptized.  The  children  of  William  and  Han- 
nah (Underwood)  Shattuck  were:  William.  Han- 
nah, Daniel.  Ruth  and  John. 

(IV)  William  (3),  eldest  child  of  William  (2) 
and  Hannah  (Underwood)  Shattuck,  was  born  in 
Watertown,  in  1689,  and  died  in  Groton,  August, 
l757-  aged  sixty-eight.  He  lived  near  Watle's  pond, 
on  a  farm  partly  given  him  by  his  father,  but  en- 
larged by  several  purchases  made  by  himself.  He 
married  (first),  March  15,  1711,  Abigail  Shattuck, 
horn  in  Watertown,  October  17,  1686,  daughter  of 
his  great-uncle.  Samuel  Shattuck.  She  was  baptized 
in  Watertown,  united  with  the  church  in  Groton, 
December  2,  1716,  and  died  about  1727.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  in  1729,  Margaret  Lund,  said  to 
have  been  born  in  Merrimack,  New  Hampshire, 
probably  a  descendant  of  Thomas  Lund,  one  of  the 
earliest  settlers  of  Dunstable.  She  died  June  13, 
1764.  The  children  by  the  first  wife  were:  Will- 
iam, Abigail,  Jeremiah,  Zachariah  and  Sarah ;  and 
by  the  second  wife :    Ezekiel,  Margaret  and  Job. 

(V)  Zachariah.  third  son  and  fourth  child  of 
William  (3)  and  Abigail  (Shattuck)  Shattuck.  was 
born  in  Groton,  March  16,  1724,  and  was  a  farmer 
in  Hollis,  New  Hampshire,  where  he  died,  March 
20,  1809,  aged  eighty-five.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
church  and  a  useful  citizen  of  the  town.  He  mar- 
ried. March  3.  1747,  Elizabeth  Fiske,  of  Groton, 
born  August  13,  1727,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  (Parker)  Fiske.  She  died  in  Hollis,  No- 
vember 8,  1815,  aged  eighty-eight.  The  children  of 
this  union  were :  Zachariah,  Elizabeth.  Mary,  Abi- 
gail. Isaac.  Samuel,  Sybil,  Hannah,  Abel,  Nathan 
and  Daniel. 

(VI)  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  and  second 
child  of  Zachariah  and  Elizabeth  (Fiske)  Shattuck, 
was  born  in  Hollis,  New  Hampshire,  and  married 
Timothy  Wyman.     (See  Wyman  V). 

(Ill)  Samuel,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of 
John  and  Ruth  (Whitney)  Shattuck,  was  born  in 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  in  1673.  and  died  in 
Groton,  July  22,  1758,  aged  eighty-five  years.  He 
died  intestate,  and  his  estate,  valued  at  two  hundred 
and  thirty-six  pounds,  fourteen  shillings,  seven 
pence,  was  administered  upon  by  his  son,  Samuel. 
He   married   Elizabeth   Blood,   born   April  27,    1675, 


and  died  October  20,  1759,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of 
her  age.  She  was  the  daughter  of  James  and  Eliza- 
beth (Loughley)  Blood.  Her  separate  estate 
valued  a  year  before  her  death  was  one  hundred 
and  eighty  pounds,  sixteen  shillings,  eleven  pence, 
and  consisted  principally  in  lands,  the  title  to  most 
of  which  came  to  her  by  inheritance  from  the 
Bloods  and  Loughleys.  She  united  with  the  church 
in  1705  and  her  husband  in  1709.  Their  children 
were:  Samuel,  James,  Jeremiah,  Elizabeth,  Ruth, 
John,  David,  Sarah.  Rachel  and  perhaps  Joseph, 
whose  parentage  is  uncertain. 

(IV)  According  to  his  age  at  death,  if  stated 
correctly  upon  the  records,  Joseph  Shattuck  must 
have  been  born  about  the  beginning  of  the  year 
1707.  There  was  an  interval  of  four  years,  from 
1705  to  1709,  between  the  births  of  Elizabeth  and 
Ruth,  daughters  of  Samuel  Shattuck,  during  which 
this  Joseph  was  born.  Upon  this  probability  he  is 
connected  with  the  progeny  of  William,  the  immi- 
grant, and  placed  in  the  family  of  Samuel,  of 
Groton.  Joseph  Shattuck  died  March  2t,  1772,  in 
the  sixty-sixth  yea'r  of  his  age.  He  settled  upon  a 
farm  which  he  bought  partly  in  1728  of  Stephen 
Barrett,  and  partly  in  1731  of  Zebediah  Chandler, 
in  the  west  parish  of  Andover,  near  the  Merrimack 
river,  where  he  resided  during  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  His  will  was  dated  June  6.  1761,  and  proved 
April  7,  1772.  His  estate  was  valued  at  two  hun- 
dred and  thirty-two  pounds  and  ten  shillings.  He 
married.  June  3,  172S,  Joanna  Chandler,  born  in 
Andover  in  1710,  daughter  of  Zebediah  and  Sarah 
Chandler;  she  died  in  August,  1792,  aged  eighty- 
two.  Their  children  were :  Hannah.  Joseph,  Isaac, 
Zebediah,  Sarah,  Abiel,  Elizabeth  (died  young), 
Mary  and  Elizabeth. 

(V)  Joseph  (2)l  second  child  and  eldest  son 
of  Joseph  (1)  and  Joanna  (Chandler)  Shattuck, 
was  born  in  Andover,  November  27,  1731.  He  was 
a  farmer  and  lived  on  the  paternal  homestead, 
where  he  died  April  9,  1778,  aged  forty-six.  He 
married,  April  13,  1756,  Anna  Johnson,  daughter  of 
Cornelius  Johnson,  of  Haverhill.  She  is  said  to 
have  been  a  well  educated  woman  and  an  excellent 
mother.  She  died  in  Hillsborough,  New  Hamp- 
shire. The  children  of  this  union  were :  Anna, 
Joseph.  Elizabeth.  Alice,  Lydia;  William,  Zebediah, 
Peter,  Hannah,  Obed  and  Anna. 

(VI)  Zebediah.  seventh  child  and  fourth  son 
of  Joseph  (2)  and  Anna  (Johnson)  Shattuck,  was 
born  in  Andover,  Massachusetts,  in  February,  1771, 
and  settled  as  a  farmer  in  Hillsborough,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  died  May  2,  1821.  aged  fifty. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Martin,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Martin,  of  Andover.  Their  children,  born  in  Hills- 
borough, were :  Zebediah,  Elizabeth,  Joseph.  Myra 
(died  young),  Gilman,  Myra,  Tamasine  and  Phebe. 

(VII)  Gilman.  fifth  child  and  third  son  of 
Zebediah  and  Elizabeth  (Martin)  Shattuck,  was 
born  in  Hillsborough.  September  2,  1802,  and  died 
in  Nashua,  July,  1863.  In  1826  he  settled  in  Nashua, 
where  he  resided  till  death.  He  was  one  of  the 
leading  flour  and  grain  merchants  of  the  town  until 


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a  short  time  before  his  death,  when  ill  health  com- 
pelled him  to  give  up  business.  He  was  chairman 
of  the  hoard  of  selectmen  of  the  old  town  before  it 
became  a  city,  and  was  town  treasurer,  assessor  and 
held  other  public  offices.  For  years  he  was  a  di- 
rector of  the  Pennichuck  Bank.  He  married  (first) 
M .  1 1  v  Joanna  Conant,  born  in  Merrimack,  August 
25.  1809,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Smith) 
Conant;  she  died  November  9,  1834,  and  he  mar- 
ried (second),  1846,  Emeline  B.  Dutton.  of  Hills- 
borough, who  was  born  there.  She  died  September 
17.  1865.  There  was  one  child  of  the  first  marriage, 
Gilman  C.  and  one  living  by  the  second,  Henry 
Dutton. 

(VIII)  Gilman  Conant  Shattuck,  only  son  of 
Gilman  and  Mary  Joanna  (Conant)  Shattuck,  was 
born  in  Nashua,  October  23,  1834.  His  education 
was  attained  in  the  common  schools  and  at  New 
Hampton  Academy.  In  1853  he  entered  into  busi- 
ness with  his  father,  after  whose  death  he  carried 
on  the  business  alone  until  1886,  since  which  time 
he  has  given  his  time  to  financial  matters  and  the 
promotion  of  private  enterprises.  For  twenty 
years  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Peterboro  Rail- 
road. He  deals  in  investment  securities  and  settles 
estates.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Pilgram  Church 
(Congregational),  and  has  been  president  of  the 
Young  Men's  Church  Association.  In  politics  he  is 
independent.  His  interest  in  public  affairs  has  been 
constant  and  he  has  served  his  fellow  citizens  in 
various  public  capacities,  and  in  each  and  all  of 
them  he  has  proved  himself  a  man  of  good  judg- 
ment, sagacity  and  fidelity.  He  was  a  member  of 
iln  common  council  in  1871-72,  served  his  ward  in 
the  board  of  alderman  in  1873.  and  in  1876-77  was 
the  nominee  of  his  party  for  the  mayoralty.  He  has 
been  for  a  number  of  years  a  member  of  the  board 
of  education,  of  which  he  was  president  one  year. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of 
the  public  library  for  a  number  of  years,  and  is  now 
(1907)  secretary  and  treasurer  of  that  body.  He 
is  not  a  devotee  of  secret  societies,  but  is  a  member 
of  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 
No  citizen  of  Nashua  is  better  known  or  more  highly 
respected  in  the  financial,  social  and  religious  cir- 
of  Nashua  than  Mr.  Shattuck.  He  married 
(first),  October  25,  1S55,  Caroline  W.  Barnes,  born 
in  Hillsborough,  daughter  of  Gilman  and  Betsey 
1  Dutton)  Barnes;  she  died  May  5,  1866.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  October  22,  t868,  Estelle  M.  Barnes, 
born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  February  23,  1841, 
daug  John  and  Sarah  Ann   (Locke)   Barnes. 

There  wa  one  child  by  the  first  wife,  Kstelle  C; 
by  the  second  wife  there  are  five  now  living: 
Arthur  G.,  Fannie  C.  Harold  B.,  Helen  I'..,  and 
Roger  ('..  a  senior  at  Dartmouth  College.  Estelle 
C.  graduated  from  the  Nashua  high  school  and  is 
now  a  teacher  at  the  Mi  Pleasant  primary  school. 
Arthur  G.  was  graduated  from  the  Nashua  high 
:  now  1.  Ilrr  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Nashua,  and  lieutenant  colonel  oi  the  In  1  Regi 
ment,   New    Hampshire   I  Guard,  and  a   Ma- 

son   of   high    degree.      Fannie    Conant     resides    in 


Nashua.  Harold  B.,  a  graduate  of  the  Nashua  high 
school,  was  graduated  in  1897  from  the  Thayer 
School  of  Engineering.  Dartmouth  College,  and  is 
now  professor  of  engineering  in  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College.  Helen  B.  is  a  graduate  of  Smith 
College  and  an  expert  cataloguer,  and  now  has 
charge  of  the  cataloguing  of  the  Forbes  Library, 
North  Hampton.  Roger  Conant  is  a  senior  at 
Dartmouth  College. 


The  surnames  Lathrop  and  Lothrop 
LOTHROP  have  been  known  in  New  England 
history  since  the  earliest  times  of 
the  colony,  and  whether  written  Lathropp,  Lathrop 
or  Lothrop  the  meaning  is  the  same  and  has  rela- 
tion to  either  one  or  the  other  of  two  half  brothers, 
the  first  being  Rev.  John  Lathropp  and  the  second 
Mark  Lothrop,  both  sons  of  Thomas  Lowthroppe,. 
of  Cherry  Burton,  a  town  about  four  miles  from 
the  ancient  seat  of  the  old  Lowthrope  family  in  the 
wapentake  of  Dickering,  East  Riding  of  Yorkshire, 
England.  Lowthrope  is  a  small  parish  of  about  one 
hundred  and  fifty  inhabitants,  a  perpetual  curacy  in 
the  archdeaconry  of  York :  and  from  this  parish  the 
family  of  Lowthrop,  Lathrop  or  Lothrop  received 
its  name.  Robert  de  Lowthrop  was  a  chaplain  of 
the  church,  St.  Martin's,  in  this  parish  in  the  reign 
of  Richard   II. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  sixteenth  century  John 
Lowthroppe  was  living  in  Cherry  Burton,  and  was 
a  gentleman  having  landed  estates  in  various  parts 
of  Yorkshire.  There  is  no  record  of  his  parentage 
or  of  any  of  the  members  of  his  own  family,  except 
the  account  of  his  son  Robert,  who  succeeded  to 
the  paternal  estates  in  Cherry  Burton,  and  died  in 
1558.  Among  the  children  of  Robert  was  Thomas, 
who  was  born  in  Cherry  Burton,  and  married  three 
wives,  there  being  issue  of  each.  One  of  the  chil- 
dren of  his  second  marriage  was  Rev.  John  Lath- 
ropp, the  American  ancestor  of  one  of  the  principal 
branches  of  the  Lathrop-Lothrop  families  in  tlii- 
country.  The  third  wife  of  Thomas  was  Jane,  and 
one  of  their  five  children  was  Mark  Lothrop.  bap- 
tized in  Etton,  September  27,  151)7,  and  with  him 
begins  this  sketch  of  one  line  of  his  descendants  in 
America. 

(I)  Mark  Lothrop  was  in  Salem,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1643.  but  removed  from  thence  to  Duxbury. 
and  from  there  to  Bridgewater  in  [658.  ami  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life  held  a  prominent  place  in  the 
.iffairs  of  the  town  last  mentioned.  He  took  the 
oath  of  fidelity  in  1057.  was  made  constable  in  1658, 
and  was  a  juror  for  trials,  grand  juror,  surveyor  of 
highways,  and  a  leading  man  in  the  church.  He 
died  October  ?.  1685,  leaving  children — Elizabeth. 
Samuel.   Mark   and   Edward. 

(II)  Samuel  Lothrop  was  appointed  to  admin- 
ister his  father's  estate.  He  was  born  before  1660. 
and  is  reported  in  [682  as  then  of  age  and  one  of 
the  proprietors  of  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts.  His 
wife  was  Sarah  Downer,  and  their  children  were: 
Mary,  Samuel.  Jr..  John,  Mark,  Sarah,  Joseph  and 
Edward. 


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(III  (Mark  Lorthrop  was  born  in  Bridgewater, 
Massachusetts,  September  9,  1698,  and  married, 
March  29.  1722.  Hannah  Alden,  who  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1696.  and  died  in  1777,  a  daughter  of  Dea- 
con Joseph  Alden,  of  Bridgewater,  and  great-grand- 
daughter of  John  Alden  of  the  "Mayflower,"  by  his 
wife  Priscilla  Mullins.  Mark  Lothrop  settled  in 
Easton,  Massachusetts,  on  land  conveyed  to  him  by 
his  father,  and  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  that 
town  when  it  was  incorporated,  and  was  selectman 
four  years  and  evidently  a  man  of  considerable  con- 
sequence in  town  affairs.  The  children  of  Mark 
and  Sarah  were :  Jonathan,  Joseph  and  Seth. 

(IV)  Jonathan  Lothrop  was  born  March  II, 
1722-23,  and  died  in  1771,  and  ten  years  afterward, 
1781.  his  estate  was  divided  among  his  children 
then  living.  His  widow  Susannah  was  made  ad- 
ministratrix of  his  estate.  Jonathan,  like  his 
father,  bore  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  affairs  of  the 
church  and  the  town.  His  wife  was  Susannah 
Johnson,  born  in  1723,  and  they  married  April  13, 
1746.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Susan- 
nah (Edson)  Johnson,  of  Bridgewater,  Massachu- 
setts. Their  children  were :  Susannah,  born  Octo- 
ber 3,  1748,  died  December  17,  1748;  Susannah, 
Mary,  Jonathan,  Sarah.  Solomon  and  Susannah,  the 
latter  the  third  child  so  named. 

(V)  Solomon  Lothrop  was  born  February  9, 
1761,  and  died  October  19,  1843.  He  settled  first  in 
Easton,  Massachusetts,  and  afterward  lived  in  Nor- 
ton, Massachusetts,  where  he  died.  He  married 
Mehitable  White,  daughter  of  Cornelius  White,  of 
Taunton,  Massachusetts.  She  died  September  14, 
1.832,  at  the  age  of  seventy-three  years.  The  chil- 
-dren  of  .-  Solomon  and  Mehitable  were :  Celia, 
Howell,  James,  Solomon,  Mehetable,  Susan,  Darius 
and  Daniel. 

(VI)  Daniel  Lothrop  was  born  in  Easton, 
Massachusetts.  January  9,  1801,  and  died  in  Roches- 
ter, New  Hampshire,  May  31,  1870.  He  settled  in 
Rochester  when  a  young  man,  and  in  1826  pur- 
chased and  occupied  a  farm  in  that  town  on  what 
is  known  as  Haven's  hill.  He  was  a  man  of  ster- 
ling qualities,  strong  in  mind  and  will,  but  com- 
manding love  as  well  as  respect.  He  was  chosen 
to  fill  many  important  town  offices  and  several 
times  represented  Rochester  in  the  state  legislature, 
and  in  that  body  his  clear  judgment  and  practical 
sense  were  of  much  service  to  his  associates  in  set- 
tling perplexing  questions  of  legislation.  He  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  old  Free  Soil  political 
party,  and  its  leader  in  the  town  during  the  period 
of  its  existence.  While  he  owned  and  lived  on  a 
farm  he  was  a  mason  by  trade,  and  much  of  the 
time  was  compelled  to  be  away  from  his  home,  but 
he  used  his  time  to  good  purpose  and  accumulated  a 
fair  property. 

Daniel  Lothrop  married,  October  16,  1825,  Sophia 
Home,  of  Rochester,  New  Hampshire,  who  died 
September  23.  1848.  He  married  (second),  Sep- 
tember 24,  1849,  Mary  E.  Chamberlin.  Sophia 
Home  was  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Jeremiah  Home, 
.and    a    descendant    of    William    Home,    of    Home's 


hill  in  Dover,  "who  held  his  exposed  position  in  the 
Indian  wars,  but  was  killed  in  the  massacre  of  June 
28,  1689."  She  also  was  a  descendant  of  Rev. 
Joseph  Hull,  minister  at  Durham  in  1662,  a  graduate 
of  the  university  at  Cambridge,  England,  and  of 
John  Ham,  of  Dover,  and  of  the  immigrant,  John 
Heard.  It  was  her  ancestress,  Elizabeth  (Hull) 
Heard,  whom  the  old  historians  call  a  "brave  gen- 
tlewoman," who  held  her  garrison  house,  the  fron- 
tier fort  of  Dover  during  the  early  Indian  wars,  and 
successfully  defended  it  in  the  massacre  of  June  28, 
1689.  The  children  of  Daniel  and  Sophia  (Home) 
Lothrop  were :  James  E.,  John  C.  and  Daniel ;  and 
of  Daniel  and  Mary  E.  (Chamberlin)  Lothrop  were: 
Matthew  and  Mary. 

(VII)  James  Elbridge,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Daniel  and  Sophia  (Home)  Lothrop,  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Rochester,  New  Hampshire,  November 
30,  1826.  His  young  life  was  spent  at  home  on  the 
farm,  and  during  the  winter  seasons  he  attended 
district  school,  but  as  his  father  was  away  much  of 
the  time  and  as  James  was  the  eldest  son  in  the 
family,  much  of  the  responsibility  of  the  farm  man- 
agement devolved  on  him ;  but  notwithstanding  this 
his  leisure  hours  were  always  devoted  to  study  and 
not  play.  At  the  age  of  nine  he  walked  from 
Rochester  to  Dover,  purchased  a  large  Latin  lexicon 
and  returned  the  same  day ;  and  at  ten  it  was  not 
an  unusual  thing  for  him  to  take  a  load  of  wood  to 
Dover  and  sell  it  before  seven  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing. And  it  is  worthy  of  remark  here  that  the  open 
market  place  in  Dover  was  on  Franklin  square,  near 
where  Mr.  Lothrop's  extensive  property  interests 
were  afterward  located,  and  where  as  a  man  of  ma- 
ture years  he  could  look  out  daily  from  his  principal 
place  of  business  upon  the  very  spot  where  as  a  boy 
he  often  sold  wood. 

His  attendance  at  the  district  school  did  not  be- 
gin to  satisfy  his  desire  for  a  thorough  education, 
and  he  obtained  instruction  of  higher  grade  at  the 
academies  in  Rochester  and  Strafford,  and  after- 
ward became  himself  a  teacher  in  one  of  the  dis- 
tricts of  the  town  of  Rochester,  and  later  kept  a 
select  school  in  the  same  place.  While  engaged  in 
teaching  others  he  also  continued  his  own  studies 
and  in  that  way  fitted  for  college,  but  instead  of 
matriculating  he  yielded  to  the  persuasions  of  his 
mother's  brother.  Dr.  Jeremiah  Home,  who  then 
was  in  successful  medical  practice  in  Fall  River, 
Massachusetts,  and  took  a  clerkship  in  his  drug 
store  and  at  the  same  time  began  a  course  of  ele- 
mentary study  under  the  careful  preceptorship  of 
his  uncle.  He  remained  there  two  years  and  in 
1845  returned  home,  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year 
started  a  drug  store  of  his  own  in  Dover,  his  capi- 
tal at  the  time  being  fifteen  dollars  paid  him  by  his 
uncle  and  three  hundred  dollars  borrowed  from  his 
father. 

At  that  time  he  was  nineteen  years  old,  but 
courage  and  business  capacity  do  not  always  wait 
upon  mature  years,  and  from  that  little  beginning 
as  a  boy  and  that  little  borrowed  capital  there  grew 
a    business    which    eventually    extended    itself    into 


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other  municipalities  and  amounted  to  more  than  a 
million  dollars  annually.  For  a  year  or  more  he 
conducted  the  business  entirely  alone,  doing  all  the 
work,  and  then  at  night  he  carried  circulars  and 
other  advertising  papers  around  to  the  houses  of 
the  citizens,  and  in  the  course  of  a  short  time  he 
came  to  need  help.  Besides  that  he  had  become  well 
grounded  in  medicine  and  pharmacy  and  was  de- 
sirous to  take  a  course  which  would  lead  to  the  de- 
gree in  medicine.  At  the  time  it  was  his  plan  to 
attend  lectures  at  Brunswick,  Maine,  and  afterward 
graduate  at  Philadelphia,  and  with  this  end  in  view 
he  called  to  his  assistance  his  younger  brother 
Daniel,  who  then  was  just  prepared  for  college. 
He  urged  upon  the  young  man  to  take  charge  of 
the  store,  promising  by  way  of  inducement  an  equal 
share  of  the  profits,  and  that  the  firm  name  should 
read  "D.  Lothrop  &  Co.."  a  name  which  the  young 
brother  at  the  age  of  five  years  had  scratched  on  a 
piece  of  tin  and  nailed  it  against  the  door  of  his 
playhouse.  And  so  the  sign  was  made  and  put  up, 
and  thus  began  the  house  of  D.  Lothrop  &  Co.,  a 
house  which  in  later  years  came  to  be  known  in 
every  state  in  the  Union  and  even  in  countries  be- 
yond the  Atlantic  ocean. 

With  his  brother  in  charge  of  the  store  and  the 
business  established  on  a  paying  business,  Mr. 
Lothrop  proceeded  to  carry  out  his  previously 
formed  plan,  and  accordingly  entered  Jefferson 
Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  completed  the 
prescribed  course  and  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
M.  D.  in  1848.  Even  at  that  time  the  diploma  of 
"Old  Jeff"  ranked  with  that  of  any  other  school  of 
medical  instruction  in  the  country,  and  while  there 
Dr.  Lothrop  was  a  student  under  the  famous  old 
"Faculty  of  1841,"  among  whose  professors  were 
Gross,  that  great  giant  of  surgery,  and  Pancoast, 
the  bold,  and  DaCosta,  the  brilliant,  and  Meigs,  the 
conscientious  one,  and  Bache,  the  learned  one,  and 
others  of  equal  fame  and  popularity. 

Having  come  to  the  degree  Dr.  Lothrop  returned 
to  Dover  with  the  intention  to  enter  general  prac- 
tice, but  the  increasing  opportunities  of  rapidly 
growing  business  had  become  so  important  that  his 
entire  attention  was  required  in  that  direction  a-nd 
caused  him  to  relinquish  the  idea.  His  medical 
knowledge,  however,  served  a  valuable  purpose  in 
the  drug  business,  to  the  success  of  which  he  gave 
his  best  effort  and  undivided  attention.  About 
three  years  after  it  was  established  it  was  decided 
that  Daniel  Lothrop  open  a  similar  store  at  New- 
market. New  Hampshire,  with  the  firm  name  of  D. 
Lothrop  &  Co.  over  its  door,  which  was  done,  and 
Dr.  James  remained  in  Dover  as  the  head  and  finan- 
cial man  of  the  house.  In  the  course  of  a  short 
time  John  C.  Lothrop,  another  brother,  was  taken 
into  the  firm,  but  the  name  remained  as  before. 
After  the  departure  of  the  elder  brother  from  home 
John  had  necessarily  taken  his  place  on  the  farm, 
but  at  length  he  too  demanded  a  business  life:  and 
he  was  received  on  equal  footing  with  his  brothers 
and  was  placed  in  the  store  at  Newmarket,  where 
he  soon  became  thoroughly  conversant  with  the 
business  in   detail. 


"These  three  brothers,"  says  Quint,  "have  pre- 
sented a  most  remarkable  spirit  of  family  union; 
remarkable  in  that  there  was  none  of  the  drifting 
away  from  each  other  into  perilous  friendships  and 
monied  ventures.  They  held  firmly  to  each  other 
with  a  trust  beyond  words;  the  simple  word  of 
either  was  as  good  as  a  bond,  and  as  early  as  possi- 
ble they  entered  into  an  agreement  that  all  three 
should  combine  fortunes  and,  though  keeping  dis- 
tinct kinds  of  business,  should  share  equal  profits 
under  the  firm  name  of  'D.  Lothrop  &  Co.'  After 
John  C.  Lothrop  had  learned  the  business  they  pro- 
ceeded to  establish  a  store  at  Meredith  Village,  and 
still  another  was  opened  at  Amesbury  Mills  Mass- 
achusetts. All  of  these  prospered  and  made  pur- 
chases easy ;  but  as  profitable  opportunities  offered 
these  were  all  sold.  In  Dover,  where  the  drug  busi- 
ness in  time  became  concentrated,  it  had  also  ex- 
panded, an  dthe  old  buildings  on  Franklin  square 
were  replaced  with  a  substantial  brick  block,  Alonzo 
T.  Pinkham  acquired  a  half  interest  in  the  concern 
and  the  style  changed  to  Lothrop  &  Pinkham,  as 
since  known  to  the  business  world. 

In  later  years  still  further  changes  were  made 
in  the  Lothrop  interests  and  their  business  extended 
into  other  branches  of  trade,  both  mercantile  and 
manufacturing,  to  follow  the  detail  of  which  is  un- 
necessary in  this  place.  But  in  each  of  these  new 
and  extended  ventures  Dr.  Lothrop  has  had  his  full 
share  and  responsibility,  and  in  still  others  besides 
them  in  which  his  partners  were  not  interested ;  and 
out  of  them  all  has  come  the  reputation  he  enjoyed 
of  being  one  of  the  most  widely  interested  business 
men  in  all  New  England,  with  a  capacity  to  direct 
successfully  extensive  and  diversified  Operations 
equal  to  any  man  in  the  land.  Of  course  he  gained 
a  fortune,  and  no  man  will  say  that  his  success  was 
not  fairly  earned  by  honest  effort  or  that  he  ever  in- 
creased his  own  possessions  at  the  cost  of  his 
fellowman.  The  ramifications  of  business  at  times 
called  him  into  uncertain  fields  and  laid  heavy 
exactions  on  his  time  and  physical  resources,  yet  he 
proved  equal  to  every  emergency  and  his  time  ade- 
quate to  every  demand.  Some  of  his  operations 
would  distract  and  paralyze  the  powers  of  men  less 
favorably  constituted,  but  he  apparently  was  able  to 
see  the  end  frnni  the  beginning,  and  having  care- 
fully laid  his  plans  proceeded  to  their  execution 
with  the  serene  confidence  that  all  would  end  ac- 
cording to  his  expectation  ;  and  subsequent  results 
have  proved  that  his  judgment  was  seldom  at 
fault. 

Besides  his  manifold  business  interests  Dr.  Loth- 
rop was  for  many  years  a  powerful  factor  in  the 
political  history  of  Dover  and  Strafford  county,  al- 
though his  participation  in  that  direction  was  not 
for  purposes  of  self-advancement  or  desire  for 
political  preferment,  for  every  element  of  his  na- 
ture was  directly  the  opposite  of  all  which  consti- 
tute* that  character.  He  held  public  office  for  the 
good  of  his  city  and  the  welfare  of  its  people,  and 
generally  at  personal  cost  to  himself.  In  1872  he 
was  elected  to  the  state  legislature,  and  in  1883  and 
again  in  1S84  was  mayor  of  Dover.     The  latter  was- 


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perhaps  the  most  important  office  of  a  public  char- 
acter he  ever  filled,  and  during  his  incumbency 
there  arose  serious  questions  to  be  settled,  some  of 
which  had  involved  the  city  in  litigation  and  threat- 
ened dire  consequences  had  not  the  municipal  in- 
terests been  ably  safeguarded  by  its  chief  executive. 
His  zeal  in  the  city's  welfare  never  abated,  whether 
he  was  or  was  not  a  part  of  its  governing  body, 
and  he  always  showed  a  generous  public  spirit  in 
supporting  its  institutions  with  private  subscription 
from  his  own  purse ;  and  no  worthy  charity  ever 
appealed  in  vain  to  him.  He  was  made  a  director 
of  the  Cochecho  National  Bank  in  1858,  its  vice- 
president  in  1873  and  president  in  1S76;  a  director 
of  Cochecho  Aqueduct  Company  in  1871,  its  clerk 
in  1872  and  president  in  1875.  He  was  also  a  con- 
siderable stockholder  and  director  in  the  Ports- 
mouth &  Dover  Railroad,  the  Eliot  Bridge  Com- 
pany, the  old  Dover  Horse  Railroad,  and  president 
of  Dover  Board  of  Trade.  In  politics  he  was 
thoroughly  Republican,  and  in  religious  preference 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  For 
more  than  forty  years  he  was  a  teacher  in  the  Sun- 
day school  of  that  church. 

Dr.  Lothrop  married,  September  29,  1852,  Mary 
E.  Morrill,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  Morrill, 
of  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  Dr.  Lothrop  died  March 
6,  1907,  at  Dover,  where  he  is  buried. 


Driven  from  England  by  religious  per- 

PHIPPS     secution     persons     named     Phips     and 

others   who   spelled  their  name   Phipps 

came  early  to  New  England.     From  early  pioneers 

of   one   of   these   stocks   came   the   Phippses   of   this 

article. 

(I)  Samuel  Phipps  and  his  wife,  Mary,  resided  in 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  at  the  birth  of  their 
daughter,  Mary,  born  March  28,  1778.  Their  next 
child  was  born  in  Burlington,  January  15,  1780; 
the  next,  Sarah,  in  Fryburg,  August  16,  1782,  and 
the  following  five,  Elizabeth,  Elijah,  Abigail,  John 
and   Anna,    in    Chatham,   New   Hampshire. 

(II)  Elijah,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Phipps, 
was  born  in  Chatham,  New  Hampshire,  March  13, 
1786.  February  13,  1803,  the  marriage  intention 
of  Elijah  Phipps  and  Dorcas  Harriman,  both  of 
Chatham,  were  published;  and  on  March  1,  1803, 
they  were  married  in  Chatham,  by  Asa  Eastman, 
justice  of  the  peace.  Elijah  and  Dorcas  had  born 
to  them  in  Chatham,  Mary,  Oscar  R.,  Samuel, 
James  Monroe,  Emily,  Peter,  Albert  Gallatin  Whip- 
ple and  Charles  Edwin. 

(III)  James  Monroe,  third  son  of  Elijah  and 
Dorcas  (Harriman)  Phipps,  was  born  in  Chatham, 
September  3,  1816,  and  moved  to  Milan,  in  March, 
1831,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  when  that  part 
of  the  state  was  little  better  than  a  wilderness.  He 
remained  with  his  parents  and  assisted  his  father 
on  the  home  farm  the  greater  part  of  the  time  until 
he  attained  his  majority.  He  then  learned  the  trade 
of  custom  boot  and  shoe  making,  which  he  followed 
fifteen  years,  employing  from  one  to  five  men.  In 
1852  he  went  into  trade  with  Adams  Twitchel,  and 


they  carried  on  a  store  and  also  conducted  quite 
an  extensive  business  for  the  time  in  lumbering.  In 
the  spring  of  1856  they  sold  out  to  Bickford,  Whee- 
ler &  Davis.  Mr.  Phipps  then  became  a  farmer  and 
followed  that  employment  until  1868,  meantime 
building  the  stand  occupied  by  him  at  the  time  of 
his  death.  In  1868  Mr.  Phipps,  his  brother  Peter, 
and  his  son  James  S.,  formed  a  partnership  under 
the  firm  name  of  J.  M.  Phipps  &  Company,  and 
opened  a  general  store  which  they  carried  on  until 
May,  1872.  After  that  time  he  attended  to  the  cul- 
ture of  his  farm.  He  was  a  selfmade,  upright, 
honorable  man,  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew 
him.  He  held  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  forty- 
five  years;  his  last  commission  expiring  June,  1885. 
He  was  postmaster  from  1861  to  1864,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  selectmen  for  1858-59,  1862, 
1865-67,  and  was  a  member  elect  of  the  legislature 
of  18S5.  His  death,  which  caused  the  first  vacancy 
in  that  body  that  session,  resulted  from  paralysis, 
and  occurred  May  3,  1885.  He  was  made  a  mem- 
ber of  Gorham  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
in  May,  1863,  and  by  North  Star  Royal  Arch  Chap- 
ter, Lancaster,  in  April,  1874.  He  married,  Oc- 
tober 13,  1839,  Lydia  G.  Wheeler,  of  Shelburue, 
born  in  Shelburue,  New  Hampshire,  February  24, 
1820,  and  died  December  7,  1889,  daughter  of  Amos 
Wheeler,  of  Milan.  They  had  three  children  that 
lived  to  maturity :  Emily,  married  Lewis  H.  Cole. 
Clara,  married  Abner  K.  Cole.  James  S.  Only 
one  of  these,  James  S.,  survived  him. 

(IV)  James  Selden,  only  sou  and  third  child 
of  James  M.  and  Lydia  G.  (Wheeler)  Phipps,  was 
born  in  Milan,  March  15,  1847,  on  the  homestead 
of  his  father,  where  he  spent  his  early  years.  He 
died  in  Berlin,  April  3,  1905.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Milan  and  had  the  benefit  of  one 
year's  instruction  in  a  business  college  in  Concord. 
This  constituted  his  early  education.  He  left  the 
farm  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  and  engaged  with 
his  father  and  P.  A.  G.  W.  Phipps,  in  mercantile 
business  in  Milan,  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  M. 
Phipps  &  Company,  continuing  in  trade  about  ten 
years.  During  the  most  of  this  time  he  was  post- 
master of  Milan.  In  1890  the  Berlin  Savings  Bank 
&  Trust  Company  was  organized  in  Berlin,  and  .Mr. 
Phipps  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  company.  He 
put  the  best  ten  years  of  his  life  into  the  work  of 
this  enterprise,  and  the  results  bore  witness  to  his 
sound  business  judgment.  In  1900  certain  changes 
took  place  in  the  directorate  of  the  bank,  and  Air. 
Phipps  deemed  it  advisable  to  retire.  This  he  did, 
and  the  same  year  he,  in  company  with  others,  some 
of  whom  had  been  connected  with  him  in  the  bank, 
organized  the  new  City  National  Bank,  and  Mr. 
Phipps  was  elected  cashier.  This  position  he  held 
at  the  time  of  his  death.  In  this,  as  in  other  affairs, 
he  showed  his  ability  and  good  judgment.  It  has 
been  written  of  him :  "In  his  make-up  there  was 
not  one  iota  of  speculation ;  he  had  no  desire  for 
great  wealth,  hence  he  took  no  chances  with  fortune. 
An  honest  value  for  an  honest  dollar  was  his  motto, 
and   he   made   this  the  basis   of  his   whole  business 


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NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


life.  His  knowledge  and  insight  into  the  ways  of 
men  were  remarkable,  and  his  estimate  of  men  and 
of  value  was  accurate  and  safe.  No  man  of  the 
county  of  Coos  would  hesitate  to  trust  him  with 
his  honor  or  his  money,  and  none  had  a  truer  or 
safer  councillor.  His  methods  were  safe,  his  judg- 
ment phenomenal,  his  accuracy  and  ability  unex- 
celled, and  there  was  not  a  rough  element  in  his 
nature."  In  ten  years  the  stock  in  the  first  banking 
enterprise  went  from  par  to  two  and  one-half  times 
above  par,  and  when  in  this  institution  changes  took 
place  which  caused  him  to  withdraw  from  it,  he 
took  to  his  new  establishment  many  of  the  patrons 
of  the  old,  and  the  respect  and  good  will  of  every 
business  man  in  the  county.  For  fourteen  years  he 
rode  twice  a  day  in  every  condition  of  weather  be- 
tween Milan  and  Berlin,  a  distance  of  eight  miles 
each  way.  This,  together  with  his  close  confine- 
ment to  business  told  upon  his  health,  and  a  year 
before  his  death  he  removed  to  Berlin. 

In  the  affairs  of  Milan  Mr.  Phipps  was  a  leading 
spirit.  For  nearly  fifteen  years  he  was  town  clerk. 
He  served  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  took  the 
census  of  the  town  in  1880  and  1890,  was  justice  of 
the  peace  a  great  many  years,  and  was  authority 
on  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  business  of  the 
town.  In  the  summer  of  1888  he  represented  Milan 
in  the  New  Hampshire  legislature.  The  town  did 
not  feel  able  to  build  the  kind  of  a  bridge  across 
the  Androscoggin  river,  near  Milan,  that  was 
needed,  and  Mr.  Phipps  introduced  a  bill  providing 
for  an  appropriation  from  the  state  funds  to  pay 
a  part  of  the  expenses  of  the  structure.  This  was 
the  first  bill  of  the  kind  ever  introduced  into  the 
legislature  and  it  met  with  a  good  deal  of  oppo- 
sition, but  Mr.  Phipp's  clear  statement  of  the  merits 
of  the  case  prevailed,  the  bill  passed,  and  the  state 
and  the  town  together  appropriated  $10,000  and  the 
new  iron  bridge  was  built  in  1S89,  Mr.  Phipps  being 
chairman  of  the  building  committee.  This  bridge 
remains  a  monument  of  his  fidelity  to  the  interests 
of  the  town. 

He  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  Order  early  in 
life,  receiving  the  degree  of  entered  apprentice  in 
Gorham  Lodge,  Gorham,  July  28,  186S ;  the  fellow 
craft  degree  September  1,  1869,  and  the  degree  of 
master  Mason  September  29,  1S68.  In  February. 
[878,  he  was  demitted  from  Gorham  Lodge,  and  in 
March,  1878.  became  a  member  of  North  Star  Lodge 
of  Lancaster.  When  Sabatis  Lodge  of  Berlin  was 
organized  he  was  demitted  from  North  Star  Lodge 
and  became  a  member  of  Sabatis  Lodge.  He  • 
ceived  the  degree  of  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  April 
15,  1874,  and  was  knighted  in  North  Star  Co 
mandery,  Lancaster,  April  26,  [877.  His  love  ol 
Masonry  grew  with  years,  and  when  in  August, 
1894,  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory  visited  Lan- 
caster, and  established  Scottish  Rite  Masonry  in 
the  North  Country,  Mr.  Phipps  was  one  of  the  large 
class  to  receive  the  Scottish  Rite  degrees,  from  the 
third  to  the  thirty-second,  both  inclusive;  March  _■,;. 
1893,  he  became  a  member  of  Kora  Temple,  Ancient 
Arabic  Order  of  the   Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine, 


Lewiston,  Maine.  He  was  also  a  member  of  An- 
droscoggin Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Milan,  which 
he  joined  when  it  was  organized  in  1884. 

Mr.  Phipps  married,  June  17,  1875,  Ellen  M. 
Edwards,  of  Bethel,  Maine,  born  January  27.  1853, 
daughter  of  General  Clark  S.  and  Maria  (Mason) 
Edwards.  Her  father  during  the  Civil  war  was 
one  of  Maine's  most  famous  and  honored  sons.  Of 
this  union  were  born  two  daughters :  Maud  Lillian, 
January  26,  1877,  married  John  L.  Mclntire,  of 
Milan.  Marcia  Edwards,  November  9,  1889.  The 
family  still  resides  on  the  old  homestead  in  Milan. 


The  name  of  Howard,  which  is  one 
HOWARD     of  the  most  famous  in  the  annals  of 

English  chivalry,  has  for  a  period  of 
six  hundred  years  been  prominently  identified  with 
the  nobility  and  was  borne  by  several  Dukes  of 
Norfolk.  Its  ancient  forms  of  spelling  were  Ha- 
ward  and  Hereward.  According  to  Burke's  "Her- 
aldic Register"  the  present  form  of  spelling  origin- 
ated with  William  Howard,  a  learned  and  reverend 
judge  in  the  reign  of  King  Edward  I.  Dugdale 
tried  in  vain  to  trace  its  origin  to  a  more  remote 
period.  Sir  Robert  Howard,  Knight,  a  descendant 
of  the  judge,  married  Margaret,  eldest  daughter  of 
Thomas  de  Mowbray,  Duke  of  Norfolk,  and  great- 
granddaughter  of  and  heiress  of  Thomas  Planta- 
genet,  surnamed  De  Brotherton,  eldest  son  of  King 
Edward  I  by  the  latter's  second  wife,  Margaret, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Philip  the  Hardy  of  France. 
John  Howard,  Duke  of  Norfolk,  the  Jockey  of  Nor- 
folk mentioned  by  Shakespeare,  fell  in  the  battle 
of  Bosworth  Field  (1485),  while  defending  to  the 
last  extremity  the  lost  cause  of  his  sovereign,  Richard 
III.  His  son,  Thomas  Howard,  Earl  of  Surrey  and 
afterwards  Duke  of  Norfolk,  distinguished  himself 
at  the  battle  of  Flodden  (.1513),  and  the  latter's 
eldest  son,  Henry  (1516-1546),  also  Earl  of  Surrey, 
was  one  of  the  most  noted  poets  and  polite  writers 
of  his  age. 

(I)  The  New  Hampshire  Howards  now  in  baud 
are  the  descendants  of  Nathaniel  Howard,  who  came 
from  Suffolk,  England,  in  1641,  and  settled  in  Dor- 
chester, Massachusetts,  where  he  was  made  a  free- 
man in  1643.  In  the  early  New  England  records  the 
name  is  subjected  to  several  changes  in  its  ortho- 
graphy, such  as  Haywaiil.  Haward  ami  Heywood. 
The  maiden  name  of  the  wife  of  Nathaniel,  the  im- 
migrant, cannot  be  ascertained.  Two  of  his  sons, 
William  and  Nathaniel,  Jr.,  resided  for  a  time  in 
Charlestown,  whence  they  removed  to  Chelmsford 
about  1656. 

(II)  Nathaniel  (2)  Howard,  son  of  Nathaniel 
(1),  the  immigrant,  probablj   accompanied  his  par- 

from  England,  Land  was  granted  him  in 
Chelmsford,  where  lie  reared  several  children, 
among  whom  werr  Nathaniel  and  Jacob.  Wyman's 
"History  of  Charlestown"  states  that  be  went  to 
Chelmsford  considerably  later  than  1656;  that  lie 
married  for  his  first  wife  Sarah  Willard,  July  2, 
1666,  and  for  hi-  second  wife  Sarah  Parker;  and* 
that     his    children     were:     Sarah,     Nathaniel,     Mary, 


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Samuel,     Benjamin,     Jacob,     Rebecca     and    Rachel. 

(III)  Jacob,  son  of  Nathaniel  (2)  Howard,  was 
probably  a  life-long  resident  of  Chelmsford,  but 
no  definite  information  concerning  him  can  be 
gleaned  from  the  records. 

(IV)  Benjamin,  doubtless  a  son  of  Jacob  How- 
ard, resided  either  in  Chelmsford  or  the  adjoining 
town  of  Westford.  It  is  quite  probable  that  Silas, 
the  next  in  line  of  descent  as  given  here,  was  a  son 
of  Benjamin,  but  unfortunately  the  tracing  of  this 
particular  branch  of  the  family  is  attended  with 
much  difficulty. 

(V)  Silas,  son  of  Benjamin  Howard,  is  believed 
to  have  been  born  in  Westford,  where  he  married, 
January  6,  1775,  Sybil  Read,  daughter  of  Captain 
William  Read.  He  was  one  of  the  embattled  farm- 
ers  who  fought  for  national  independence,  and 
after  the  dawning  of  the  new  era  in  our  civilization 
settled  in  Lyndeborough,  New  Hampshire.  The 
"History  of  Hillsborough  County"  states  that  later 
in  life  he  removed  elsewhere.  He  was  the  father 
of  ten  children,  namely :  Silas,  Samuel,  Joseph, 
Jacob,  John,  Benjamin,  Martha,  Abigail,  Rachel 
and  Sybil.     He  died  iri  1840,  aged  forty  years. 

(VI)  Joseph,  third  son  and  child  of  Silas  and 
Sybil  (Read)  Howard,  was  born  June  19,  1792,  and 
■died  September  13,  1839.  He  settled  in  Wilton,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  married,  February  19,  1818, 
Phebe  Pettengill,  born  in  that  town  April  26,  1796, 
daughter  of  William  and  Rhoda  (Haggitt)  Petten- 
gill, the  former  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  a 
selectman  of  Wilton.  She  died  August  3,  1829, 
and  he  subsequently  married  Abiah  Parker,  born 
October  20,  1806,  and  died  July  20,  1888.  The 
■children  of  his  first  union  were :  Ezra  P.,  John  S.  G. 
and  Joseph  A.  Those  of  his  second  marriage  were : 
Adeline  and  Hannah  G. 

(VII)  Ezra  Pettengill,  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Joseph  and  Phebe  (Pettengill)  Howard,  was  born 
in  Wilton,  in  1S18.  His  career  of  usefulness 
began  early,  and  at  the  age  of  about  ten  years  he 
•was  considered  competent  to  drive  a  team  from 
Wilton  to  Nashua.  He  was  shortly  afterwards  left 
motherless  and  going  to  Temple  worked  upon  a 
farm  for  some  years.  When  eighteen  years  old 
he  began  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade,  and  after 
serving  his  apprenticeship  was  employed  as  a  jour- 
neyman in  Lowell  and  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
Washington,  New  Hampshire,  and  Rochester,  New 
York.  Returning  to  New  Hampshire  in  1842,  he 
resided  in  Temple  for  a  short  time,  and  going 
from  there  to  Washington  he  turned  his  attention 
to  the  manufacture  of  card  boards.  From  1846 
to  1851  he  was  associated  with  his  brother,  Joseph 
A.  Howard,  and  from  the  latter  year  till  1869  car- 
ried on  business  alone,  increasing  his  facilities  and 
managing  his  affairs  with  such  sagacity  as  to  ac- 
quire control  of  the  entire  production  of  card  boards 
in  the  United  States.  In  1869  he  removed  to  Na- 
shua and  engaged  in  the  flour  and  grain  trade,  later 
becoming  associated  with  his  son  in  the  manufacture 
of  furniture  under  the  firm  name  of  Howard  & 
Company.      He    participated    quite    prominently    in 


public  affairs  and  for  the  years  1867-68  represented 
Washington  in  the  lower  house  of  the  state  legis- 
lature. On  January  24,  1844,  he  married  Mary 
Trow,  of  Goshen,  born  in  Mount  Vernon,  July  22, 
1818,  daughter  of  Levi  and  Betsey  (Averill)  Trow, 
and  died  December  6,  1894.  The  children  of  this 
union  are  Joseph  W.  and  Mary  H.  (twins),  and 
Martha  J. 

(VIII)  Joseph  Woodbury,  eldest  child  of  Ezra 
P.  and  Mary  (Trow)  Howard,  was  born  in  Wash- 
ington, November  22,  1844.  His  education  was 
obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  place, 
at  Tubb's  Union  Academy  at  Washington,  and  at 
the  Academy  at  New  Loudon.  Soon  after  leaving 
school  he  engaged  in  business  in  Manchester,  and 
continued  there  for  about  a  year.  Removing  to 
Nashua  in  1867  he  entered  the  furniture  store  of 
E.  P.  Brown,  and  shortly  afterwards  became  a 
partner  in  the  enterprise,  and  so  continued  for  a 
number  of  years.  Upon  the  dissolution  of  the  firm 
Mr.  Howard  and  Captain  C.  D.  Copp  associated 
themselves  together  under  the  firm  name  of  Howard 
&  Copp,  and  continued  the  business.  After  two  or 
three  years  of  successful  business  this  firm  was  dis- 
solved, and  Charles  H.  French  became  interested 
in  the  firm,  the  name  of  which  became  Howard  & 
French.  Still  later  the  firm  was  changed  by  the  ad- 
mission of  David  Heald,  of  Milford,  and  took  the 
name  of  Howard,  French  &  Heald.  This  firm  had 
a  factory  at  Nashua,  and  another  at  Milford,  and 
did  a  very  large  wholesale  business.  In  January, 
1894,  it  was  dissolved,  French  &  Heald  taking  the 
Milford  branch,  and  Mr.  Howard  retaining  the  Na- 
shua business,  of  which  he  became  sole  proprietor. 
It  was  incorporated  October  19,  1905,  as  the  How- 
ard, Sexton  Company,  J.  W.  Howard  becoming 
president;  C.  W.  Howard,  treasurer  and  manager 
of  the  spring  bed  factory,  and  J.  B.  Sexton,  for  six 
years  previous  the  company's  manager,  becoming 
manager  of  the  store.  This  concern  is  now  one  of 
the  leading  house  furnishing  establishments  of  the 
state,  and  carries  a  complete  line  of  furniture  of  ev- 
ery description,  carpets,  draperies,  curtains,  and  an 
extensive  assortment  of  wall  papers.  In  connection 
with  the  latter  men  are  furnished  to  hang  wall 
paper.  Five  floors  and  a  basement  are  occupied  with 
a  total  of  twenty  thousand  square  feet  of  floor 
space.  Twelve  sales-people  are  employed.  The 
spring  bed  factory  of  the  concern  occupies  three 
floors,  five  thousand  square  feet,  and  employs  fifteen 
hands.  The  products  are  sold  in  all  sections,of  New 
England.  Mr.  Howard  has  been  a  sufferer  from 
fire  to  an  extent  that  would  have  discouraged  and 
wrecked  a  less  energetic  and  hopeful  man.  The  . 
retail  department  of  his  business  was  totally  de- 
stroyed while  located  in  the  old  Beasom  block ;  his 
factory  in  the  Greeley  buildings  on  Lowell  street  was 
badly  damaged,  his  factory  in  the  old  Washington 
house  with  its  annex  on  Main  street  was  wholly 
consumed,  as  was  his  factory  and  storehouse  on 
Front  street.  At  other  times  he  has  sustained  losses 
by  less  destructive  fires,  the  last  being  the  burning 
of    the    upholstery    department    of    his    business    on 


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Front  street.  In  spite  of  these  losses  he  has  never 
faltered  in  his  progress,  and  has  repeatedly  rebuilt 
stores  and  factories,  and  enlarged  his  output.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  above  named  enterprises,  Mr.  Howard 
is  president  and  manager  of  the  Howard  Furniture 
Company,  organized  in  1892,  which  has  a  large  fac- 
tory at  Wilton  and  a  storehouse  in  Nashua,  employ- 
ing one  hundred  men.  He  is  owner  of  the  Howard 
block. 

Mr.  Howard  is  a  man  whose  influence  has  been 
constantly  felt  in  the  financial,  manufacturing,  busi- 
ness and  social  circles  of  Nashua  for  many  years 
and  that  influence  has  been  exerted  for  the  good  of 
the  city  and  the  benefit  of  its  citizens.  ■  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican,  and  in  municipal  and  state 
affairs  he  has  taken  no  inconsiderable  part.  He 
served  ward  one  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  repre- 
sented it  in  the  common  council  in  1877-78;  in  the 
board  of  aldermen  in  1879-80,  and  has  served  the 
city  on  the  board  of  education  fifteen  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  lower  house  of  the  New 
Hampshire  legislature  in  1887-8S,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  state  senate  in  1893-94.  While  a  member 
of  the  house  he  served  on  the  committees  on  banks 
and  manufacturing,  and  while  in  the  senate  he  was 
a  member  of  the  committee  on  military  and  other 
important  committees.  His  services  as  a  legislator 
were  important,  and  received  the  hearty  approval 
of  his  constituents.  In  1894  he  was  elected  mayor 
of  Nashua,  and  discharged  the  duties  of  the  office 
with  fidelity  and  to  the  profit  of  the  city.  In  1905 
he  was  made  a  member  of  the  governor's  council, 
and  served  two  years.  It  is  necessary  only  to  men- 
tion the  numerous  business  enterprises  with  which 
Mr.  Howard  has  been  connected,  and  the  many 
offices  he  has  filled  to  illustrate  the  great  energy 
and  executive  ability  of  the  man. 

In  religious  opinions  he  is  a  Universalist,  and 
gives  a  hearty  and  liberal  support  to  the  institutions 
of  that  denomination  in  Nashua.  In  1890  he  be- 
came a  member  of  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  No.  39. 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  and  since  that 
time  he  has  taken  his  place  in  Meridian  Sun  Royal 
Arch  Chapter ;  Israel  Hunt  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters;  St.  George  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  and  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory, 
thirty-second  degree.  He  joined  Pennichuck  Lodge, 
No.  44,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  1868, 
and  is  one  of  the  oldest  Odd  Fellows  in  Nashua. 
He  is  a  member  of  S.  S.  Davis  Lodge,  No.  2, 
.  Knights  of  Pythias. 

I  [e  married,  August  27,  1868,  at  the  bride's  home, 
Nancy  J.  Hesselton,  born  I  n-cember  13,  1841,  daugh- 
ter of  Joel  and  Mary  (Herrick)  Hesselton,  of  Wil- 
ton. Three  children  have  been  born  of  this  mar- 
riage: Charles  W.,  mentioned  below;  Frank  Barrett. 
September  20,  1871 ;  and  Mary  Hesselton,  August 
14,  1876,  married,  October  26,  1899,  Herbert  L. 
Flathcr,  of  Nashua. 

(IX)  Charles  Woodbury,  eldest  son  and  child 
of  Joseph  W.  and  Nancy  J.  (Hesselton)  Howard, 
was  born  in  Nashua,  October  28,  1869.     He  studied 


preliminarily  in  the  public  schools  and  was  grad- 
uated from  Phillips  (Exeter)  Academy  in  1890, 
after  which  he  allied  himself  with  the  business  in- 
terests of  his  native  city.  He  is  a  stockholder  and 
treasurer  of  the  Howard  Sexton  Company,  and  is 
also  quite  extensively  interested  in  the  develop- 
ment of  real  estate,  being  president  of  the  Baldwin 
Realty  Company.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1905-07; 
during  both  terms  he  served  as  a  member  of  the 
appropriation  and  military  committees,  and  in  the 
session  of  1907  was  chairman  of  the  military  com- 
mittee. He  affiliates  with  the  various  Masonic 
bodies  up  to  and  including  the  thirty-second  degree, 
and  Bektash  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  also  with  the  Nashua  Boat 
Club,  and  is  actively  interested  in  the  state  militia, 
being  at  the  present  time  assistant  adjutant  general 
with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  on  General 
Tolles'   staff.     He   attends   the   Unitarian   Church. 

Mr.  Howard  married,  June  14,  1894,  Blanche  L. 
Baldwin,  daughter  of  Josephus  Baldwin,  first  mayor 
of  Nashua.  They  have  two  children :  Woodbury 
and  Lucy  Baldwin  Howard. 


The  name  of  Tasker  is  not  common 
TASKER  in  this  country,  and  most  of  the  fam- 
ily appear  to  belong  to  New  Hamp- 
shire. They  trace  their  line  to  one  of  the  seven- 
teenth century  immigrants,  who  bore  his  part  in 
subduing  the  wilderness  and  defending  the  little 
sea-coast  settlements  against  the  attacks  of  the 
Indians. 

(I)  John  Tasker,  the  first  of  the  family  in 
America,  came  from  England  in  16S0  and  settled  in 
Madbury,  then  Dover,  New  Hampshire.  At  the 
time  of  the  destruction  of  Oyster  River,  now  Dur- 
ham, by  the  Indians,  July  18,  1694,  there  was  an  at- 
tack on  the  Tasker  home.  Mr.  Tasker  succeeded 
in  killing  one  Indian,  who  was  borne  off  by  his  two 
companions.  The  family  then  fled  to  the  woods, 
and  that  night  succeeded  in  reaching  the  Woodman 
garrison.  John  Tasker  married,  and  had  four  sons: 
Ebenezer,  Samuel,  John  and  William.  (The  last 
named  receives  extended  mentioned,  with  descend- 
ants, in  this  article). 

(II)  John  (2).  third  son  of  John  Tasker,  the 
ancestor,  was  born  in  Madbury  about  the  year  1718, 
and  in  later  years  became  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent representatives  of  the  Tasker  family  in  New 
Hampshire,  one  of  the  foremost  men  of  Strafford 
county,  and  one  who  was  as  highly  respected  as 
any  man  in  the  region.  He  was  a  man  of  keen 
business  foresight,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  circum- 
stance, which  impelled  him  tn  leave  Madbury  and 
settle  in  Barnstead.  The  colonial  governor  and 
council  having  ordered  the  construction  of  a  high- 
way to  be  called  the  Province  road,  tn  lead  from 
Durham  through  Barrington,  Barnstead,  Gilmanton 
and  thence  to  Coos  and  the  Canadian  border,  John 
Tasker,  of  Madbury,  thought  it  a  good  time  to  set- 
tle the  town  of  Barnstead.     He  went  there  in  1767. 


NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


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during  the  summer  season,  and  with  others  con- 
structed a  rude  log  cabin  of  considerable  size  and 
large  enough  to  provide  shelter  for  cattle  and  who- 
ever should  care  for  them  until  the  coming  of  the 
next  spring.  He  stored  a  good  crop  of  hay  from  a 
large  beaver  meadow,  which  was  fed  to  the  cattle 
driven  from  Madbury  by  Benjamin  Emerson  and 
two  companions,  all  three  being  young  men  -and  the 
first  white  men  who  passed  a  winter  in  Barnstead. 

John  Tasker  was  a  land  surveyor  and  had  been 
employed  in  Barnstead  in  making  original  surveys 
in  that  town  and  in  tracing  lines  of  others.  This 
work  gave  him  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  value 
and  location  of  the  best  lots,  and  he  became  the 
owner  of  many  of  them  by  purchase  at  public  sales 
in  Newington  and  Portsmouth  at  prices  ranging 
from  ten  to  seventeen  pounds  per  hundred  acres. 
This  land  was  sold  largely  in  payment  of  taxes 
assessed  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  the 
Province  road.  The  tract  selected  for  his  home- 
stead, where  he  had  established  his  old  log  camp, 
was  in  the  extreme  southeast  corner  of  the  town, 
next  to  the  Strafford  line  and  near  Barrington, 
where  he  might  reach  the  nearest  settlement  with 
little  inconvenience  in  crossing  Blue  hill  in  case  of 
necessity.  His  home  site  had  a  high  ridge  for  a 
dwelling  house,  an  abundant  supply  of  water  and 
extensive  meadows  which  had  been  cleared  by 
beavers  and  which  furnished  an  ample  supply  of 
natural  growth  hay  until  that  commodity  could  be 
produced   by   cultivation. 

On  this  place  John  Tasker  passed  the  remain- 
ing years  of  his  life.  The  other  lands  bought  by 
him  were  sold  in  the  course  of  time  and  yielded  a 
comfortable  fortune.  He  was  one  of  the  wealthiest 
men  in  the  town,  and  frequently  held  the  office  of 
justice  of  the  peace,  selectman  and  moderator.  The 
date  of  his  marriage  and  the  name  of  his  wife  are 
not  known,  and  if  he  had  daughters  the  fact  is  not 
mentioned  by  compilers  of  his  family  history.  It  is 
known,  however,  that  he  had  three  sons,  Joseph, 
Paul  and  Nathaniel.  Joseph,  the  eldest  son,  mar- 
ried and  had  five  sons :  William,  John,  Joseph  2nd, 
Paul  and  Ira.  Paul,  second  son  of  John,  had  no 
descendants  so  far  as  the  records  tend  to  show. 

(III)  Nathaniel,  youngest  son  of  "Squire" 
John  (2)  Tasker,  married  Sally  Hill,  a  descendant 
of  Samuel  Hill,  of  Durham,  and  by  whom  he  had 
six  (one  account  mentions  only  three")  children: 
Gilbert,  Seth,  Paul,  Nathaniel,  Mary  Walker  and 
Vienna. 

(IV)  Gilbert  Tasker.  eldest  son  and  child  of 
Nathaniel  and  Sally  (Hill)  Tasker,  was  born  in 
Barrington,  New  Hampshire,  February  23,  1805,  and 
died  September  23,  1876.  He  married,  December 
29,  1833.  Eliza  Durgan,  born  March  5,  1805,  died 
March  26,  1895.  They  had  children :  Mary  S.,  mar- 
ried Dudley  Marshall.  John,  married  Sarah  C. 
Johnson.  Alvira,  married  Dr.  N.  C.  Twombly. 
Gilbert,  Jr.,  died  in  infancy. 

(V)  John  Tasker,  second  child  and  elder  son 
of  Gilbert  and  Eliza  (Durgan)  Tasker,  was  born  in 
Barnstead,  April  29,  1838,  on  the  farm  on  which  he 


now  lives  and  which  has  been  in  the  Tasker  family 
for  three  generations  preceding  his  own.  His  life 
has  been  one  of  quiet  toil  on  the  farm  and  has  not 
been  without  material  profit  to  himself  and  his 
family,  while  in  the  town  his  example  has  been 
worthy  of  emulation  and  has  gained  for  him  the 
respect  of  his  fellowmen.  For  many  years  both  he 
and  his  wife  have  been  devout  members  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  of  South  Barnstead,  he  having 
been  one  of  its  deacons  for  a  long  time.  The  church 
edifice  was  erected  through  the  generosity  of  Squire 
John  Tasker  in  1822.  Deacon  Tasker  married,  1865, 
Sarah  C.  Johnson,  of  Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire, 
daughter  of  James  and  Eleanor  (Prescott)  Johnson, 
of  Brentwood,  New  Hampshire,  and  granddaughter 
of  Obadiah  and  Betsey  (Underwood)  Johnson,  also 
of  Brentwood.  Mrs.  Tasker's  father  died,  aged 
fifty-eight  years,  and  her  mother  died  in  1866,  aged 
sixty-three  years.  Two  children  have  been  born  to 
Deacon  John  and  Sarah  C.  (Johnson)  Tasker: 
Charles  G,  and  Anna  M.,  married  Walker  S. 
Worthy,  now  deceased. 

(II)  William,  youngest  of  the  four  sons  of 
John  Tasker,  was  born  in  Madbury,  New  Hamp- 
shire, May  28,   1721.     He  married  Elizabeth  , 

and  they  had  thirteen  children :  Abigail,  born  Oc- 
tober 27,  1750,  died  February  13,  1823.  Samuel,  born 
April  26,  1752,  died  September  11.  181 1.  Will- 
iam, born  November  14,  1753,  died  September  11, 
1828.  Daniel,  born  August  14,  1755.  James,  born 
February  6,  1757,  settled  in  Cornish,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  many  of  his  descendants  are  still  living 
in  that  part  of  the  state.  Hannah,  born  July  22, 
1758.  Elizabeth,  born  March  19.  1760.  John,  born 
March  9,  1762.  Louis,  born  September  24,  1764. 
Rebecca,  born  May  29,  1766.  Andrew,  born  April 
30,  1768.  Israel,  born  December  16,  1769.  Miles, 
born  October  19,   1771. 

(III)  William  (2),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  William  and  Elizabeth  Tasker,  was  born  in  Mad- 
bury, New  Hampshire.  November  14,  1753.  He  mar- 
ried Hannah  Pinkham,  born  October  12,  1750.  They 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Strafford,  New  Hampshire. 
They  had  five  children,  four  sons  and  one  daughter : 
Nicholas,  born  March  3,  1777,  died  March  30,  1838. 
Jonathan,  whose  sketch  follows.  Nathaniel,  born 
September  7,  1784,  died  August  27.  1868.  Elisha, 
born  September  16,  1787,  died  February  2,  1863. 
Betsy,  born  March  27,  1794,  married  William  T. 
Caswell.  William  Tasker  died  September  19.  1828, 
and  his  wife  died  sixteen  years  previously,  August 
IS,  1812. 

(IV)  Jonathan,  second  son  and  child  of  Will- 
iam and  Hannah  (Pinkham)  Tasker,  was  born  in 
Strafford,  New  Hampshire,  November  13,  1779.  At 
the  age  of  fourteen  he  was  apprenticed  to  Daniel 
French,  of  Northwood.  New  Hampshire,  to  learn 
the  carpenter  and  joiner's  trade.  After  completing 
his  seven  years'  apprenticeship  he  received,  accord- 
ing to  the  custom  of  the  time,  his  freedom  suit,  and 
then  began  business  for  himself.  He  married,  May 
iS,  1803,  Mary,  daughter  of  Joshua  Hoitt,  of  North- 
wood,  born  September  1,   1781 ;  she  was  sometimes 


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called  Polly.  They  soon  after  settled  in  Pittsfield, 
near  Jenness  Pond.  After  living  there  several 
years  they  moved  to  Northwood,  near  the  Narrows. 
where  Jonathan  Tasker  closed  a  long  and  useful 
life,  -March  12.  1873,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety- 
three  years.  His  wife  died  October  II,  1854,  aged 
seventy-three.  They  had  seven  children :  Jewett, 
torn  October  6,  1803,  is  mentioned  below.  Eliza 
G.,  born  September  iS,  1805.  married  Philbrick 
Cram.  Joshua  G.,  born  March  30,  1808,  died  in  in- 
fancy. John  C.  born  October  17,  1809,  married 
(first)  Charlotte  A.  Battles,  of  Raymond,  New 
Hampshire,  who  died  in  1851,  and  he  then  married 
Marietta  Smith,  of  Manchester,  New  Hampshire. 
Mary  H.,  born  November  7,  181 1,  married  Rev. 
Collins  L.  Foss,  December  6,  1849,  and  lived  in  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire.  Cynthia  Jane,  born 
August  25,  1815,  died  September  28,  1830.  Ezra, 
born  September  11,  1818.  was  thrice  married:  his 
first  wife  was  Catherine  J.,  daughter  of  William 
Bartlett.  of  Northwood.  whom  he  married,  June  26, 
1S44;  his  second  wife  was  Susan  Hill,  of  Strafford, 
New  Hampshire,  and  his  third.  Eunice  Hilliard. 

(V)  Jewett,  eldest  son  and  child  of  Jonathan 
and  Mary  (Hoitt)  Tasker,  was  born  at  Pittsfield, 
New  Hampshire,  October  6,  1S03.  In  early  life  he 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  Later  he  settled  in 
Newmarket.  New  Hampshire,  where  he  became  a 
builder  and  contractor.  He  was  twice  married. 
His  first  wife  was  Louisa  H.  Haskell,  of  Beverly. 
Massachusetts,  and  they  had  three  children  :  Charles 
E.,  whose  sketch  follows;  Helen  L.,  born  July  29, 
1S36;  and  Frances  A.,  born  June  30,  1839.  Frances 
married  James  Chesley,  of  Durham,  New-  Hamp- 
shire, and  settled  in  Minnesota.  Mrs.  Louisa  (Has- 
kell) Tasker  died  February  23,  1S40.  Jewett  Tasker 
married  for  his  second  wife  Lydia  Lefavour,  also  of 
Beverly,  Massachusetts.  They  had  five  children: 
Joseph  J.,  born  January  11,  1843.  died  March  31, 
1905.  William  A.,  born  August  28,  1846.  George 
H.,   died  in   infancy.     Georgianna,  born  January   18, 

[856,  died  May  10,  1872.  Mary  Abbe,  died  in  in- 
fancy. Jewett  Tasker  died  in  Newmarket,  New 
Hampshire,   February  25.   1872. 

(VI)  Charles  E.,  eldest  son  and  child  of  Jewett 
and  Louisa  11.  (Haskell)  Tasker,  was  born  in  New- 
market, New  Hampshire,  November  29,  1833.  He 
was  a  contractor  and  builder  for  several  years,  but 
in  the  early  seventies  he  engaged  in  the  undertak- 
ing business  at  Newmarket,  which  he  has  followed 
ever  since.  In  politics  lie  is  a  Democrat,  lie  was 
town  trea  urer  and  an  efficient  member  of  the 
school  board  many  years,  has  been  selectman  sev- 
eral terms,  and  represented  his  town  in  the  slate 
legislature    in    1870       Vugusl     15,    i86r,    Charles    E. 

I    -l.cr    marrii   11  sin,    Georgianna    J. 

Tasker,  born  in  Northwood,  August  13.  1838,  died 
Fi  bruary  jS.  rgo4|  daughter  of  Rev.  Levi  B.  and 
Hannah  P.  (Caswell)  Tasker.  Rev.  Levi  I!.  Tasker 
was  ;,  son  of  Elisha  Tasker,  and  a  grandson  of 
William  (III),  lie  was  an  influential  minister  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  denomination,  and  held  pas- 
torates  at    Newmarket-  and    Sandwich,    New    Hamp- 


shire. He  died  at  the  latter  place,  August  29.  1875. 
The  Children  of  Charles  E.  and  Georgianna  J. 
(Tasker)  Tasker  were  four  in  number:  Loui-a  J., 
born  May  29,  1862,  in  Placerville.  California,  mar- 
ried, August  13,  18S2,  William  T.  Folsom.  Edward 
M.,  born  August  14,  1865,  married  Sarah  E.  Lane. 
Charles  H..  died  in  infancy.  Harry  B.,  whose  sketch 
follows.  All  were  born  in  Newmarket  except  the 
first  born. 

(VII)  Harry  B.,  youngest  child  and  son  of 
Charles  E.  and  Georgianna  J.  (Tasker)  Tasker, 
was  born  in  Newmarket,  New  Hampshire.  June  17, 
1870.  He  was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  un- 
dertaking business  until  July  1,  1897.  He  then 
moved  to  Dover,  New  Hampshire,  and  in  partner- 
ship with  T.  J.  Chesley  purchased  the  undertaking 
business  of  A.  N.  Ward.  The  business  since  then 
has  been  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  Tasker 
&  Chesley.  Harry  B.  Tasker  is  a  member  and  past 
master  of  Rising  Star  Lodge,  No.  47,  Ancient  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  a  past  high  priest  of  Belknap 
Chapter,  No.  8.  a  member  of  Orphans'  Council,  No. 
1.  Royal  and  Select  Masters,  a  Knight  Templar  of 
Saint  Paul's  Commandery,  a  Thirty-second  degree 
Mason  of  the  Consistory  of  New  Hampshire,  and  a 
member  of  Bektash  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  In  addition  to  his  Ma- 
sonic affiliations  Mr.  Tasker  is  prominent  in  other 
fraternal  organizations.  He  is  a  member  of  Weco- 
hammet  Lodge,  No.  3.  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  the  Pioneer  Lodge.  No.  1,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  also  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks,  of  Dover.  Harry  B.  Tasker  married, 
August  5,  1905,  Nora  E.  Lee.  daughter  of  Michael 
and  Elizabeth  Lee,  of  Lee,  New  Hampshire. 


The  name  of  Marcou  is  of  consider- 
MARCOU  able  antiquity  in  France,  and  the 
family  now  in  hand  is  not  far  re- 
moved from  its  original  source.  Much  interesting 
matter  relative  to  its  genealogy  and  early  history 
might  be  gathered  in  the  old  country,  but  unfortun- 
ately the  desired  information  cannot  be  obtained  on 
this  side  of  the  ocean. 

(I)  Joseph  Marcou  died  in  France,  and  his 
widow,  accompanied  by  a  son.  emigrated  to  Canada, 
settling  in   St.   Francis,   Province  of  Quebec. 

(II)  Joseph  (2).  son  of  Joseph  Marcou,  was 
born  in  France  in  1833,  and  came  to  Canada  with 
his  mother  when  three  years  old.  He  was  reared 
and  educated  in  St.  Francis,  whence  he  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1S50,  and  settled  in  Benton,  Maine, 
a  town  located  on  the  banks  of  the  Kennebec  river 
above  the  city  of  Augusta.  There  he  applied  him- 
self diligently  to  the  activities  of  life,  was  actively 
interested  in  public  affairs  and  for  many  years 
served  with  ability  a-  town  clerk.  He  marrii-, 1  Mary 
Roderick,  and  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  name- 
ly: Ida.  Cora,  David  Henry.  Louis  Benjamin.  Ger- 
trude E.,  Agnes  E.,  Bertha  B.,  Arthur  William,  and 
an'  ther  child  who  did  not  live  to  maturity.  Ida  is 
the  wife  of  H,  F.  Chandler,  and  now  resides  in 
Worcester.  Mas  Cora  became  the  wife 
of   Sidney  E.   Bailey,   and   is  residing  in   New   Bed- 


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ford,  Massachusetts.  David  Henry  resides  at  Island 
Falls,  Maine.  Louis  B.  will  be  again  referred  to. 
Gertrude  E.,  Agnes  E.,  and  Bertha  B.  are  residing 
in  Berlin,  this  state.  Arthur  W.  resides  in  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island. 

(Ill)  Louis  Benjamin  Marcou.  M.  D.,  second 
son  and  fourth  child  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Roder- 
ick) Marcou,  was  born  in  Benton,  Maine,  March 
13,  1874.  He  studied  in  the  Benton  public  schools, 
the  Coburn  Institute,  Waterville,  Maine,  at  the  Mass- 
achusetts College  of  Pharmacy,  graduating  from 
the  latter  in  1895 ;  and  was  a  student  in  medicine  at 
the  University  of  Vermont,  receiving  his  degree  in 
1899.  His  professional  career  was  inaugurated  in 
Berlin,  wjiere  he  remained  until  going  abroad  for 
further  study,  and  having  concluded  a  post-grad- 
uate course  in  Vienna,  Austria,  in  1903,  he  resumed 
his  practice  in  Berlin.  Dr.  Marcou  gives  his  special 
attention  to  surgery,  for  which  he  is  unusually  well 
equipped,  and  is  rapidly  acquiring  a  high  reputation 
in  that  field  of  usefulness.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Coos  County,  the  Oxford  County  (Maine),  and  the 
Maine  State  Medical  societies,  the  American  Med- 
ical Association,  the  New  York  Academy  of  Physi- 
cians and  Surgeons,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  is  the  author  of  several  interesting  articles  pub- 
lished in  the  medical  journals,  and  has  contributed 
some  valuable  papers  upon  timely  topics  to  the  trans- 
actions of  the  various  bodies  to  which  he  belongs. 
For  a  period  of  six  years  he  was  chairman  of  the 
Berlin  board  of  health,  and  is  now  rendering  ex- 
cellent service  in  behalf  of  public  education  as  a 
member  of  the  school  board. 


This    surname    is    derived    from 
LITCHFIELD     Lich  field,  probably  the  Litchfield 

in  Hampshire  county,  England, 
which  was  so  called  from  its  being  built  on  the  site 
of  an  ancient  battlefield,  where  now  are  seven  bar- 
rows marking  the  last  resting  place  of  those  slaugh- 
tered in  the  combat. 

(I)  Lawrence  Litchfield  came  from  England  in 
1634  or  1635  (probably  from  Kent),  located  at 
Scituate  and  was  in  Barnstable.  Massachusetts, 
where  he  bore  arms  in  1643.  He  subsequently  re- 
turned to  Scituate,  where  he  died  in  1649.  His  chil- 
dren were :  Experience>  Remembrance,  Josiah  and 
Dependence,  the  last  being  the  only  birth  of  the 
family  in  the  records  of  Scituate.  It  is  conjectured 
that  others  were  born  in  Barnstable. 

(II)  Josiah,  son  of  Lawrence  Litchfield,  was 
born  in  Scituate,  April  4,  1648.  He  married  Sarah, 
the  daughter  of  Rev.  Nicholas  Baker,  of  the  First 
Church  in  Scituate.  in  i67r.  Their  children  were: 
Hannah,  Sarah,  Josiah,  Nicholas,  Experience.  Judith 
and  Samuel. 

(III)  Nicholas,  fourth  child  and  second  son  of 
Josiah  and  Sarah  (Baker)  Litchfield,  was  born  in 
Scituate,  in  1680.  He  married,  in  1704.  Bathsheba 
Clark,  and  they  had  children :  Experience,  Josiah, 
Nicholas.  Bathsheba,  James,  John.  Israel,  Eleazer, 
Susanna,  Isaac  and  Thomas. 

(IV)  Josiah    (2)    Litchfield,    second    child    and 


eldest  son  of  Nicholas  and  Bathsheba  (Clark) 
Litchfield,  was  born  in  Scituate,  December  20,  1706. 
died  August  1,  1787.  He  married,  July  4,  1734, 
Susannah  Morey.  Their  children  were :  Lot,  Josiah. 
James,  Jonah,  Nicholas,  Susanna,  Daniel,  Sarah, 
Penelope,  Bathsheba,  Jacob,  Israel,  Lot,  Josiah 
Litchfield  and  his  son  Daniel  were  soldiers  in  the 
war  of  the  Revolution. 

(V)  Jacob  Litchfield,  son  of  Josiah  Litchfield 
(2),  was  born  in  Scituate,  March  12,  1750.  He 
moved  to  Chesterfield,  Massachusetts,  where  some 
or  all  of  his  children  were  born.  His  children  were : 
Lot,  died  young;  Israel  Clark.  Joel,  Lot,  Susanna, 
Penelope  and  Agnes. 

(VI)  Lot,  son  of  Jacob  Litchfield,  was  born  in 
Chesterfield,  1782,  died  June  19,  1821.  He  married 
Susan  Keith ;  their  children  were :  Edward  Keith, 
Harris,  Lyman.  Amon,  Cordelia,  Fanny,  Theodosia 
and   Susan. 

(VII)  Amon,  son  of  Lot  Litchfield,  was  born 
in  Chesterfield,  Massachusetts,  November  30,  1818, 
and  died  March  20,  1890.  He  owned  and  cultivated 
a  high  class  farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  situated  a 
mile  north  of  the  center  of  Chesterfield,  from  the 
more  elevated  portions  of  which  can  be  seen  Mount 
Monadnock,  New  Hampshire,  seventy-five  miles 
away.  In  connection  with  farming  he  was  also  em- 
ployed as  wheelwright  and  general  mechanic.  He 
gave  up  active  work  some  fifteen  years  before  his 
death  on  account  of  ill  health.  He  was  an  ingen- 
ious mechanic  and  a  useful  citizen.  He  married 
Rosena  Pittsinger,  born  at  West  Hampton,  Massa- 
chusetts, October  29,  1815;  daughter  of  Jonathan 
and  Mary  (Stephenson)  Pittsinger,  of  Chester- 
field. She  died  January  10,  1S73.  Their  children 
were:  Edward  H.,  George  A.,  Arthur,  Susan  J., 
Mary  E.   and  Nellie  R. 

(VIII)  George  Albert,  second  son  and  child  of 
Amon  and  Rosena  (Pittsinger)  Litchfield,  was  born 
in  Chesterfield,  Massachusetts,  July  13.  1S46.  He 
was  educated  in  the  primary  and  grammar  schools 
of  Chesterfield,  and  in  the  high  school  of  North- 
ampton. At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  had  qualified 
himself,  and  began  teaching  school,  completing  three 
terms  before  he  finished  his  high  school  course.  In 
March,  1866,  he  went  to  Keene,  New  Hampshire, 
and  entered  the  employ  of  Spencer  &  Company, 
hardware  dealers,  as  a  clerk.  Three  years  later  he 
was  admitted  as  a  member  of  the  firm,  and  retained 
his  interest  therein  until  1887,  when  he  disposed  of 
the  same.  He  subsequently  purchased  an  interest 
in  the  Spencer  Hardware  Company,  successor  of 
the  original  company.  The  Keene  Five  Cent  Sav- 
ings Bank  moved  into  the  store  of  Spencer  &  Com- 
pany in  October.  1875,  anc<  Mr.  Litchfield  was 
elected  treasurer  of  it.  In  1883  the  bank  was  re- 
moved to  more  commodious  quarters,  and  there- 
after Mr.  Litchfield  devoted  his  attention  solely  to 
the  bank,  retaining  his  position  as  treasurer  until 
the  bank  went  into  liquidation  in  1895.  when  he 
was  appointed  assignee.  About  1800  he  became  a 
stockholder  and  director  in  the  Keene  National 
Bank,  and  in  January,  1903,  was  elected  president  of 


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that  institution,  and  still  (1906)  retains  that  posi- 
tion. Mr.  Litchfield's  financial  ability  and  exten- 
sive knowledge  of  business  methods,  combined  with 
an  agreeable  manner  and  pleasing  personality,  has 
made  him  a  strong  and  popular  man  in  financial 
circles.  He  was  elected  treasurer  of  Cheshire 
county,  was  re-elected,  and  served  in  all  four  years 
in  that  position.  He  attends  the  Congregational 
Church,  but  is  not  a  member.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  politics,  and  has  been  somewhat  active  in  the 
councils  of  his  party,  where  his  influence  has  been 
exerted  in  the  direction  of  better  government. 

He  married,  in  Keene,  April  20,  1871,  Ellen  L. 
Woodward,  of  Keene,  born  December  12,  1849, 
daughter  of  Cyrus  and  Mary  (Gone)  Woodw-ard. 
They  have  three  children :  Louis  G.,  born  July  6. 
1873;  Walter  H.,  April  12,  1875,  and  Florence, 
March  8,  1879. 


This  name  of  a  family  of  limi- 
BEVERSTOCK  ted  numbers  in  New  England 
is  probably  of  English  origin, 
and  is  derived  from  bever,  beaver,  and  stock,  for- 
merly stoke,  and  place  stockaded,  surrounded  with 
stocks  or  piles.  From  the  hamlet  or  town  that  suc- 
ceeded the  first  stockade,  some  immigrant  citizen 
took  his  surname,  which  has  been  transmitted  to 
his  posterity. 

(I)  Edward  Beverstock  settled  in  Needham, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  married,  April  9,  1736, 
Susanna  Coller,  who  died  June  13,  1754.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  November  24,  1756,  Margaret  Scott. 
There  were  five  children  by  the  first  and  seven  by 
the  second  marriage :  Daniel,  John,  Elizabeth,  Sus- 
annah, Edward,  Margaret,  John,  Daniel,  Rhoda, 
Lucy,  Samuel  and  Mary. 

(II)  Daniel,  third  child  and  second  son  of  Ed- 
ward and  Margaret  (Scott)  Beverstock,  was  born 
in  Needham,  February  5,  1762,  and  died  in  1837, 
aged  seventy-five.  He  lived  in  Needham  and  Keene, 
and  Alstead,  New  Hampshire.  In  1806  he  became 
one  of  the  owners  of  the  grist  mill  at  Swanzey  on 
the  Ashuelot  river.  He  was  a  useful  and  upright 
citizen,  and  a  help  to  the  community  in  which  he 
lived.  He  married,  January  26,  1804,  Lucinda  Bing- 
ham, born  in  Montague,  Massachusetts,  July  10, 
1772,  daughter  of  John  and  Sybel  (Wright)  Bing- 
ham. She  died  in  Sullivan,  New  Hampshire,  April 
24,  1854,  aged  eighty-two.  They  were  the  parents 
of  five  children:  Lucinda,  Olive,  Sophia,  Sybel  B., 
and  Daniel  W.,  whose  sketch  follows. 

(III)  Daniel  Wright,  youngest  child  of  Daniel 
aiid  Lucinda  (Bingham)  Beverstock,  was  born  in 
Alstead,  October  6,  1815,  and  died  in  Marlow,  April 
26,  1842,  aged  twenty-seven.  He  was  a  farmer  in 
Marlow.  He  married,  April  5,  1836,  Louisa  Munn 
Guillow,  born  December  1,  1816,  daughter  of  John 
and  Betsey  (Stevens)  Guillow.  She  married 
(second),  May  9,  1848,  James  Parker  Nelson,  of 
1  Iarrisville.  The  children  of  Daniel  W.  and  Louisa 
M.  Beverstock  were:  Alma  Augusta,  Oscar  Page, 
died  young;  and  Oscar  Daniel,  the  subject  of  the 
next  paragraph. 


(IV)  Oscar  Daniel,  third  and  youngest  child  of 
Daniel  W.  and  Louisa  M.  (Guillow)  Beverstock, 
was  born  in  Marlow,  June  27,  1842.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  Munsonville  and 
Nelson.  He  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  worked  at 
agricultural  employment  in  Nelson  and  Sullivan 
until  twenty  years  of  age.  He  enlisted  in  October, 
1862,  in  Company  G,  Sixteenth  New  Hampshire 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  about  one  year  in 
that  portion  of  the  forces  known  as  the  Nineteenth 
Army  Corps,  stationed  in  the  Department  of  the 
Gulf.  After  being  discharged  on  account  of  sick- 
ness, he  returned  to  Nelson,  and  remained  about  a 
year,  when,  having  regained  his  health,  he  enlisted 
in  Company  F,  Eighteenth  Regiment,  New  Hamp- 
shire Volunteer  Infantry,  which  constituted  a  part 
of  the  Sixth  Army  Corps,  in  which  he  served  as  ser- 
geant. He  saw  service  at  City  Point  on  the  James 
river,  Virginia,  and  afterward  took  part  in  the  tre- 
mendous fighting  in  the  vicinity  of  Petersburg.  He 
served  until  the  end  of  the  war,  and  was  discharged 
June  10,  1865,  his  last  service  being  rendered  while  his 
regiment  guarded  for  a  short  time  the  old  prison  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  the  place  of  incarceration  of  those 
charged  with  the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln. 
After  his  return  to  Nelson  he  was  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  sawing  lumber  until  1887,  when  he  removed 
to  the  city  of  Keene.  While  a  resident  of  Nelson 
Mr.  Beverstock's  services  were  sought  and  secured 
for  numerous  offices,  the  duties  of  which  he  dis- 
charged efficiently.  In  Keene  he  has  manufactured 
sieve  and  riddle  runs,  and  other  bent  work  to  the 
present  time  (1907).  Mr.  Beverstock  is  a  just  and 
conscientious  man,  has  lived  a  useful  and  industri- 
ous life,  and  enjoys  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  his 
neighbors.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  and  a  Republican,  who  votes  as  he  shot  in 
the  days  of  the  Rebellion.  He  has  been  representa- 
tive in  the  state  legislature,  selectman  of  the  town, 
and  councilman  and  alderman  of  the  city.  He  is  a 
member  of  John  Sedgwick  Post,  No.  4,  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  and  of  Monadnock  Colony,  No. 
107,  Pilgrim  Fathers. 

He  married,  May  16,  1866,  Sarah  Nims,  born 
March  15,  1846,  daughter  of  Gilman  and  Charlotte 
(Stone)  Nims,  of  Roxbury,  New  Hampshire,  and 
they  have  five  children :  Oscar  A.,  born  October  20, 
1874,  married  Carrie  Buffum,  who  died.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  July  11,  1906,  Elizabeth  Montgomery, 
of  Washington,  Pennsylvania.  Herbert  L.,  born  De- 
cember I,  1875,  married,  June  5,  1901,  Nina  F.  Greene, 
of  Keene.  They  have  two  children:  Ruth  Christine, 
born  April  23,  1902;  Edward  Gale,  born  December 
9,  1905.  Charles  W.,  born  September  10,  [880. 
Carl  G.  and  Clare  D.,  twins,  born  June  6,  1884. 
Clare  D.  Beverstock  married  October  3,  1906, 
Ruth   M.   Taggart,  of   Petersboro,   New   Hampshire. 


Nearly  all  persons  in  the  United 
FAIRBANKS     States  bearing  the  name  of  Fair- 
banks   or    Fairbank,     except     by 
marriage,  are  related   by   direct   descent   from  Jona- 
than,   the   first,    while    there   are    many    who    take   a 


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justifiable  pride  in  tracing  their  lineage  back  to 
mothers  born  to  the  inheritance.  The  immigrant 
often  wrote  his  name  Fayerbanke,  and  occasionally 
ft'ayerbanke.  In  his  will  and  the  inventory  of  his 
property  there  appears  the  variations  fifarbanke, 
ffarebankc.  ffarebanks,  Fairbancke.  Among  the 
members  of  this  ancient  family  are  many  who  have 
distinguished  themselves  in  professional  and  busi- 
career,  or  in  the  arts  and  industries,  and  not 
a  few  have  made  enviable  records  in  the  wars  of 
the  country. 

1  I  1  Jonathan  Fairbanks  came  from  Sowerby  in 
the  West  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  England,  to  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  in  the  year  1633,  and  in  1636  settled 
in  Dedham,  where  he  first  built  the  noted  "Old 
Fairbanks  House,"  which  is  still  standing  as  an 
ancient  landmark,  the  oldest  dwelling  in  New  Eng- 
land which  for  the  same  period  r>f  time  has  been 
continuously  owned  and  occupied  by  the  builder 
and  his  lineal  descendants.  He  was  one  of  the 
earliest  settlers  of  Dedham,  which  was  established 
1636,  and  signed  the  covenant  March  23,  1637.  Be- 
fore 1637  Jonathan  Fairbanks  had  been  granted  at 
least  one  of  the  twelve-acre  lots  into  which  the  first 
allotment  was  divided,  with  four  acres  of  swamp 
land,  for  the  same  year  he  received  as  his  proportion 
of  a  further  allotment  four  acres  of  "Swamp"  land, 
this  additional  grant  being  made  on  account  of  the 
swampy  condition  of  a  portion  of  the  first  grant. 
In  1638  he  was  appointed  with  others  "to  measure 
out  those  polls  of  meadow  which  adjoin  to  men's 
lots.  And  to  mete  out  so  much  meadow  in  several 
parcels  as  is  alloted  unto  every  man  according  to 
the  grant  made  unto  them."  In  1638  he  was  allowed 
six  acres  more,  which  was  later  exchanged  for 
other  land ;  and  at  other  times  following  he  re- 
ceived various  small  grants.  He  was  admitted  towns- 
man and  signed  the  covenant  in  1654.  He  died,  in 
Dedham.  December  5,  1668.  His  wife's  name  was 
Grace  Lee.  She  died  "28th  10  Mo.  1673."  Their 
children  were  all  born  in  England,  as  follows : 
John,   George,  Mary,   Susan,  Jonas  and  Jonathan. 

1  II 1  John,  eldest  son  of  Jonathan  and  Grace 
(Lee)  Fairbanks,  was  born  in  England  and  came 
with  his  parents  to  America  and  settled  in  Dedham, 
where  he  signed  the  covenant  and  was  admitted 
townsman  as  early  as  1642.  He  lived  on  the  Ded- 
ham homestead  which  was  devised  to  him  by  his 
father.  He  died  November  13,  1684.  In  1638  John  ' 
Fairbanks  and  John  Rogers  were  appointed  to  sur- 
vey the  Charles  river.  He  married,  "the  16  of  I 
mo."  1641,  Sarah  Fiske.  who  died  "26;  9;  1683." 
Their  children  were :  Joshua,  John,  Sarah,  Jona- 
than. Mary,  Martha,  Joseph,  Hannah  and  Benjamin. 

(III)  Deacon  Joseph,  seventh  child  and  fourth 
son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Fiske)  Fairbanks,  was 
born  in  Dedham,  "the  10  of  the  3  mo.  1656;"  was 
made  freeman  in  May,  1678,  and  died  June  14, 
1734.  aged  seventy-eight  years.     He  came   into  pos- 

ion  of  a  part  of  the  Dedham  homestead  under 
the  will  of  his  father  and  an  agreement  between 
his  brother  Benjamin  and  himself.  The  original  of 
this  agreement  is  still  preserved  in  the  old  house. 
He  married,  in  1683,  Dorcas  ,  who  died  Jan- 
uary 9,  1738.  They  had  two  children:  Dorcas  and 
Joseph. 

(IV)  Joseph  (2),  only  son  of  Deacon  Joseph 
.(1)  and  Dorcas  Fairbanks,  was  born  on  the  ances- 
tral acres  in  Dedham,  April  26,  1687.  and  died  prob- 
ably between  1752  and  1755.  He  inherited  and  re- 
sided upon  a  part  of  the  original  homestead.     March 


9,  i75_'.  he  sold  the  1;  and  eight  other  tracts 

of  land  in  Dedham  and  Walpole  to  his  son  Joseph, 
Jr.,  being  probably  all  the  real  estate  he  owned.  He 
married,  'May  3,  1716,  Abigail  Deane,  born  in  Ded- 
ham, June  12,  1694,  and  died  December  31,  1750, 
ter  of  John  and  Sarah  Deane.  Both  were 
admitted  to  the  church  October  31.  1725.  They  had 
eight  children :  Joseph,  John,  Abigail,  Israel,  Sarah, 
Samuel,   Ebenezer  and    Benjamin. 

I  \  )  Israel,  fourth  child  and  third  son  of  Joseph 
id  Abigail  (Deane)  Fairbanks,  was  born  in 
the  "Old  Dedham  House,"  March  28,  1723,  and  died 
February  25,  1809.  He  lived  in  Dedham  all  his  life. 
His  brother  Joseph  sold  to  him  and  his  brothers, 
John  and  Samuel,  the  old  homestead,  which  was  aft- 
erwards conveyed  to  Ebenezer.  by  deed  February  15, 
1764.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war, 
serving  as  corporal  in  Cantain  George  Gould's  Com- 
pany of  Minute  Men,  on  the  Lexington  Alarm,  April 
!9,  1/75,  and  was  in  the  service  at  other  times  dur- 
ing the  war.  He  married,  May  30,  1751,  Elizabeth 
Whiting,  who  died  December  13,  17S8.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Mary,  Israel,  Sarah,  Elias,  Elizabeth, 
Catherine   and   Gerry. 

(  VI  )  Deacon  Elias.  fourth  child  and  second  son 
of  Israel  and  Elizabeth  (Whiting)  Fairbanks,  was 
born  in  Dedham,  August  7,  1760,  and  died  in 
Francestown,  New  Hampshire,  April  17,  1818.  When 
only  eleven  years  old  he  went  to  live  with  his 
uncle.  Zachariah  Whiting,  in  Francestown,  New 
Hampshire.  After  a  few  years  he  returned  to  Ded- 
ham, but  subsequently  made  for  himself  a  home  in 
Francestown.  While  very  young  he  became  a  sol- 
dier, and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  witnessed  the  sur- 
render of  Burgoyne  at  Saratoga.  Contemporaneous 
authority  says  "he  was  a  useful  and  excellent  man." 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church, 
and  from  1799  to  1S13  a  deacon,  and  was  town  clerk 
for  several  years  and  many  times  selectman.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Billings,  of  Canton.  Massachu- 
setts born  February  8,  1786,  and  died  in  Frances- 
town,  New  Hampshire,  December  10,  1816.  Their 
children  were:  Jabez,  Elizabeth.  Sally,  Joel,  Susan 
and  Polly. 

(VII)  Jabez.  eldest  child  of  Deacon  Elias  and 
Elizabeth  (Billings)  Fairbanks,  was  born  in 
Francestown,  February  24,  1788.  and  died  in  New- 
port, May  10,  1874,  aged  eighty-six.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  carpenter,  and  built  many  houses  in  the 
town,  and  was  interested  in  a  grist  and  saw  mill 
for  twenty  years.  In  1840  he  removed  to 
Newport  and  bought  one  of  the  best  farms 
in  Sullivan  county,  pleasantly  located  just  out- 
side of  and  overlooking  the  beautiful  shaded 
village.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church,  a  very  industrious  and  enter- 
prising man,  and  a  respected  and  honored  citizen 
whose  counsel  was  often  sought.  He  married 
(first),  June  2,  1814,  Sally  Bixby,  of  Francestown, 
born  January  29.  1789,  and  died  December  2,  1839, 
daughter  of  Asa  and  Elizabeth  (Dane)  Bixby.  Mar- 
ried (second),  November  17,  1840,  Polly  Bixby, 
sister  of  his  first  wife,  who  was  born  August  27, 
1793.  and  died  in  Newport,  January  26,  1863.  The 
children  all  by  the  first  wife,  were:  Almira,  Sarah 
Ann,  Eliza  Jane,  Mary  Elizabeth,  and  George 
Henry,  whose   sketch   follows. 

(VIII)  George  Henry,  youngest  child  of  Jabez 
and  Sally  (Bixby)  Fairbanks,  was  born  in  Frances- 
town,  New  Hampshire,  June  4,  1830,  and  died  De- 
cember 3,    1906.     At   ten  years   of  age   he   removed 


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with  his  parents  to  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  and 
remained  with  his  father  on  the  farm,  and  later 
engaged  in  mercantile  business.  He  was  an  in- 
fluential and  prominent  citizen,  and  took  an  active 
interest  in  public  affairs.  In  politics  he  was  a  Re- 
publican, and  was  a  member  of  the  house  of  repre- 
sentatives in  1877,  and  state  senator  in  1881  and  18S2. 
In  1893  he  was  elected  to  the  board  of  county  com- 
missioners of  Sullivan  county,  and  served  in  that 
capacity  six  years.  For  many  years  he  was  an  ac- 
tive member  in  the  Methodist  Church  and'  one  of 
its  stewards.  He  was  a  member  of  Sugar  River 
Lodge,  No.  55,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
He  married  (first),  Eunice  E.  Chapin.  daughter  of 
Deacon  Henry  Chapin,  and  (s.econd),  November  19, 
1855,  Helen  M.  Nourse,  born  in  Ackworth,  New 
Hampshire,  August  iS,  1829,  daughter  of  Daniel 
and  Margaret  (Wilson)  Nourse.  The  children  by 
the  second  wife  were :  Charles  Henry,  Mary  Helen. 
George  Arlington  and  Burton  Elias.  Charles  H. 
is  mentioned  below.  Mary  H.  died  young.  George 
A.  is  a  manufacturer  of  woolen  goods  at  Newport. 
Burton  E.  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen. 

(IX)  Charles  Henry,  eldest  child  of  George  H. 
and  Helen  M.  (Nourse)  Fairbanks,  was  born  in 
Newport,  November  28,  1856.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Newport,  and 
then  took  a  position  as  clerk  in  his  father's  store. 
In  1883  he  became  an  equal  partner  in  the  business 


which  was  carried  on  under  the  style  of  Fairbanks 
&  Son.  Two  years  later  he  became  sole  proprietor, 
and  carried  on  the  business  until  1896,  when  he 
disposed  of  his  store  by  sale  and  in  1S97  removed  to 
Rochester,  and  forming  a  partnership  with  his 
brother  George  A.,  under  the  firm  name  of  Fair- 
banks Brothers,  they  purchased  the  grocery  business 
of  the  Stanley  estate,  which  they  carried  in  until 
1S99,  when  George  A.  sold  his  interest  to  S.  J. 
Rawson.  In  1903,  Charles  H.  Fairbanks  bought 
the  Rawson  interest  and  has  since  successfully  con- 
ducted the  business  under  his  own  name.  Mr.  Fair- 
banks takes  a  lively  interest  in  public  questions. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  in  1891  was  a 
member  of  the  New  Hampshire  house  of  represen- 
tatives, from  Newport.  He  is  a  member  of 
Sugar  River  Lodge,  No.  55,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Newport,  of  which  he  is  a 
past  grand :  and  of  the  Stony  Brook  Encampment, 
No.  27,  of  which  he  is  past  chief  patriarch. 

He  married,  in  Newport,  New  Hampshire.  Feb- 
ruary t,  1S81,  Emma  L.  Howe,  born  in  Lebanon, 
New  Hampshire,  May  5.  1855,  daughter  of  Richard 
and  Emeline  (Dustine)  Howe.  To  them  have  been 
born  three  children :  Mary  Gertrude,  born  October 
26,  1882,  a  graduate  of  Rochester  high  school,  now 
bookkeeper  in  her  father's  store  and  assistant  librar- 
ian in  Rochester  Library;  Arthur  R.,  born  March 
5,  1885,  a  traveling  salesman  from  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  Alice  E.,  born  July  21,  1893. 


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