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HISTOEY
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TOWN OF GILSUM
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
FE/OM 1752 TO 1879
WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
BY SILVANUS HAYWARD, A. M.
" The kindly spot, the friendly town, where every one is known,
And not a face in all the place but partly seems my own."
PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR,
BY JOHN B. CLARKE, MANCHESTER, N. H.
l88l.
JV. B. Persons discovering mistakes, or able to supply omissions, are urgently
requested to write the same to the author immediately.
Copyright, 1881, by Silvanus Hayward.
PREFACE.
This History has grown out of the Centennial Address of 1872, (Page 11G.) Begun in 1875, it has occupied
more than five busy years. At the annual meeting in 1870, the town voted $500 towards an edition of 250 copies,
each tax-payer having the privilege of buying a copy at a corresponding reduction in price. The town afterwards
voted $80 towards the expense of general views, and $50 to secure the portraits of Capt. Hurd, Elder Kilburn,
and Gen. Mack. The views were selected by a Committee, consisting of Daniel Smith, Silvanus Hayward, Will-
iam A.. Wilder, J. Qiiiucy Pickering, Josiah G-uillow, William L. Isham, and Solomon Mack. It was intended to
secure a view of the East part of the town, but much to the regret of the Committee, no satisfactory result was
obtained. Private views and other portraits have been inserted at the expense of parties interested.
National and State affairs are not legitimate to a Town History, except such occasional brief statements as
may be necessary to explain some town action. Primitive habits and customs have been so fully and vividly por-
trayed in other histories, as well as in the newspapers of almost every season, that it has not seemed wise to enter
that beaten path wherein one could scarcely hope to overtake, much less surpass his predecessors. Hence, this
work claims to be nothing more than a local record of events pertaining to this little town, during the century and
a quarter of its existence.
Accuracy, completeness, brevity, and impartiality have been my aim; how nearly reached, others must judge.
The inaccuracy of traditions is surprising. Traced back to their source, a nucleus of fact will usually be
found, but almost unrecognizable under the accretions of two or three generations.
It is much to be regretted that the town records for the first twenty-five years are not to be found; how lost, is
uncertain. These were the most important and valuable of all our records, and the loss is irreparable.
Repetition could not be entirely avoided. For the sake of brevity, however, vital statistics are mostly omitted
from Biographical sketches, and historical facts from the Genealogies. Consequently, to learn the history of any
person, the name must be sought not only in the Genealogy, but also in every place referred to in the Index.
While abhorring that namby-pamby, jelly-fish goodiness that cannot be classed as belonging anywhere, or
having any opinions of its own, I have, nevertheless, carefully endeavored to avoid all such partizanship in politics
or religion, as can give reasonable offense to any.
The stand-point of time is the year 1879, unless otherwise indicated.
It has been found impossible to arrange the chapters in logical order of sequence. Those who are fastidious
in this respect can easily satisfy their more logical minds by reading the chapters in the order of their own choice.
Part II is believed to be hitherto unique in its design; — at least, I have met nothing similar in any town
history. It is an attempt to give a brief mention of the several families residing upon every spot where has stood
a dwelling. Only a few wood-choppers' shanties have been purposely omitted. The record is necessarily incom
plete, and at the close of each list of residents, it will generally be safe to add the words, and others.
The maps locate every road, and every residence from the first settlement to the present time, so far as can be
ascertained. They represent not less than a year of solid work, being the result of a minute survey by the author,
assisted by Edwin D. Hayward of Winchendon, Mass.
Public invitation was given to all to furnish sketches and portraits of themselves and friends, and whatever
was received in season, has been for substance inserted, so that none can complain of being slighted. Obituary
notices and letters of friends and acquaintance have been freely used. Except in a few cases where I have pecu-
liar facilities of a personal knowledge, the responsibility of estimates of character has been thrown upon others.
It should be remembered also, that the length of a notice is no criterion of a person's relative worth or prominence.
It only indicates that more particulars were communicated to the author. It would have been easy to have added
a piquant flavor gratifying to many, by collecting the gossip and scandal of a century past, or by sharply sketching
the prominent traits of peculiar characters. Except, however, in a few notable instances that could not well be
left out, criminal records, and gross defects of character have been carefully omitted. In all cases, I have intended
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to make the record as I should wish it to be done, if each person were rny own relative. Humani nihil a me
alienum puto.
Part III from a small beginning, continually grew upon my hands to the last moment of going to press, and
five years more of labor would hardly exhaust the field of research. It contains more than 10,000 names exclu-
sive of ancestral records. As "king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and the isles of the sea," so have I
laid tribute upon all accessible resources, town records, family Bibles, family and town histories, gravestones, pri-
vate diaries, the memory of the aged, &c. &c. Accuracy in dates is almost an impossibility. Records obtained
from different branches of the same family, very rarely agree. Even dates sent by the same person at different
times are frequently unlike. Add to these the cemetery and town records, and we sometimes have three different
dates for the birth or death of the same person. To decide certainly between them is often impossible. I have
generally taken what seemed to me to be the best authority, but in a few instances have given a double date.
Honorary titles have been mostly omitted, except where needed for identification.
Out of more than a thousand letters, about fifty have failed to reach the persons addressed. A few have re-
ceived no reply. Three or four persons have declined giving any information. One only sent an insulting answer.
My first thought was to print it, for future generations to see and laugh at, but remembering Uncle Toby and the
fly, I forbear.
My grateful acknowledgments are due for the courtesy and helpful kindness of both strangers and townsmen.
Special mention should be made of John Ward Dean the accomplished Librarian of the Mass. Historical and
Genealogical Society, George Hammond of Rennet's Corners, N. Y., and Isaac W. Hammond of Concord, N. H.
My elder daughter has rendered invaluable service, especially in the preparation of the Genealogies.
My work is ended, but far from finished. None can be more sensible of its defects than the author. For
those who may be surprised at its mistakes, which must be many. I can only wish a personal experience of the
same kind of work. S. H.
SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS., April 1881.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Chapter I. Introductory 9.
Chapter II. Natural History 10.
Chapter III. Indians 16.
Chapter IV. Charter and Proprietorship 17.
Chapter V. Formation of Surry and Sullivan 29.
Chapter VI. Vermont Troubles 32.
Chapter VII. Gilsum in the Revolution 34.
Chapter VIII. War of 1812-15 40.
Chapter IX. Militia 41.
Chapter X. War of the Rebellion 43.
Chapter XI. Fires and Fire Company 46.
Chapter XII. Paupers and Lawsuits 50.
Chapter XIII. Roads and Bridges 53.
Chapter XIV. Cemeteries 62.
Chhpter XV. General Finances 79.
Chapter XVI. Town Officers 80.
Chapter XVII. Political Parties 86.
Chapter XVIII. Anti-slavery 88.
Chapter XIX. Temperance 91.
Chapter XX. Ecclesiastical History 97.
Chapter XXI. Schools 125.
Chapter XXII. Libraries and Lyceums 132.
Chapter XXIII. Industries 136.
Chapter XXIV. Census Returns 145.
Chapter XXV. Celebrations 149.
Chapter XXVI. Casualties 151.
Chapter XXVH. Hunting Stories 155.
Chapter XXVIII. Salmagundi 159.
Chapter XXIX. First Settler 169.
Chapter XXX. Proprietors 171.
Chapter XXXI. Professional and Literary 176.
Chapter XXXII. Residents in District Number Three 188.
Chapter XXXIII. Residents in District Number One 196.
Chapter XXXIV. Residents in District Number Six 208.
Chapter XXXV. Residents in District Number Four 211.
Chapter XXXVI. Residents in District Number Two 218.
Chapter XXXVDI. Residents in District Number Seven 236.
Chapter XXXVjTI. Residents in District Number Five 245.
Genealogies ................... 253.
Genealogical Additions and Corrections 426.
Miscellaneous Addenda ................. 431.
Appendix 435.
General Index 451.
Index to Genealogies 463.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Gilsuxn Village from the Southwest . Fronl
ispiece.
Silvanus Hayward .....
7.
Bearden .......
10.
Vessel Rook ......
. 12.
Daniel Smith
43.
Isaac W. Hammond ....
. 44.
Hammond or Polley Bridge ....
60.
Aaron D. Hammond ....
. 80.
Daniel W. Bill
81.
Group of Representatives
. 85.
A. W. Kingsbury ......
90.
Luther Hemenway .....
. 96.
Old Meeting House and Stone Bridge .
103.
Madam Fish
. 106.
Ezra Adams
114.
Horace Wood
. 116.
Hartley Thurston
128.
Village from Northeast with Granite Mill
. 139.
WillardBill
149.
Group of Citizens
. 167.
Residence of E. W. Gunn ....
170.
David Kilburn
. 176.
K. D. Webster ......
182.
Theron Howard
. 184.
Harvey A. Bill
185.
Oscar A. Mack
. 186.
Elijah Gunn
188.
Samuel Woodward
. 191.
Residence of Lansing W. Wilder
192.
Robert Lane Hurd ....
. 194.
David Bill
197.
Dudley Smith ......
. 200.
David Fuller
201.
Mark W. Fuller
. 202.
Lower Village ......
204.
John Hammond .....
. 208.
Hammond Hollow
210.
Residence of Levi Mansfield
Residence of Charles W. Rawson
Claudius B. Hayward
Residence of George W. Newman
N. O. Hayward
Amherst Hayward
Sarah F. Hayward .
Ezra Webster ....
Newman's Store and Buildings .
Ebenezer Jones'
Chilion Mack
Solomon Mack
Israel B. Loveland
A. P. Hemenway
James Downing
Residence of Daniel W. Bill .
Stephen Collins
Moses Fish ....
Whitney D. Foster
Elisha W. Gunn
J. E. W. Hammond
Residence of Amherst Hayward
Samuel Isham, Jr.
Isaac Loveland
Luther W. Mark .
Newman Family
Residence of Daniel Smith .
Residence of C. B. Hayward
Eseck T. Willson
H. M. Hayward
George W. Hammond .
Elisha S. Fish
Maria T. Dart
Lot Map ....
Map Explanations . ' .
Town Map ....
Village Map ....
. 216.
218.
. 221.
223.
. 225.
227.
. 227.
. 231.
234.
. 237.
238.
. 240.
241.
. 242.
249.
. 266.
289.
. 307.
308.
. 319.
320.
. 323.
343.
. 355.
360.
. 371.
392.
. 416.
420.
. 433.
441.
. 446.
450.
. 24.
168.
Pocket.
Pocket.
HISTORY OF GILSUM.
PART I.
HISTORICAL
FA.CTA. JPA,TRTT2£.
" Say not thou, what is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire
wisely concerning this. "
ERRATA,
Before reading the book, please make the following corrections with pen or pencil.
Page 13. Eighteenth line, — omit larch.
Fifth line, — for map, read table.
Nineteenth line, — for Brigham, read Bingham.
In list of Selectmen, — for Briggs, read Griggs ; after Samuel Whitney, 1788, insert 1792,-1,-6,-7,
-9,-10,-3,-4,-5; for Bawson, read Rawson.
In list of Justices, — after Samuel Isham, insert Jr.
Last line, — after Adolphe for F. C., read C. F.
Thirteenth line, — for Bliss, read Blish.
Tenth line, — for wfe, read wife.
Eighteenth line, — after James, insert W.
Eighth line, — for 1846, read 1816.
Eleventh line, — for below, read above.
Second line, — for 2 Lots, read 2nd Lots.
Thirteenth line from bottom, — before Fisherville, insert afterwards to.
Third line, — before grandson, insert great.
Fourth line, — before grandson, insert great.
Tenth line, — for Boileau, read Bolio.
Fourteenth line from bottom, — for Titraut, read Titraux.
Twenty-third line from bottom, — for Titraut, read Titraux; fifth line from bottom, — after Davis,
Twentieth line from bottom, — after Thomas, omit D.
Twenty-third line, — for — — Stamford, read Willis Stanford.
Fourteenth line, — after Herbert, for E., read C.
Twelfth line from bottom, — after Moses, for G., read E.
Nineteeenth line from bottom, — for Eli, read Hilaire; after Herbert, for D., read C.
Sixteenth line, — for he soon left, read he. left after two years.
Seventh line, — for A. F. C, read A. C. F. ; tenth line, — after Herbert, for E., read C.
Sixth line, — after Israel Loveland, insert Jr.
Thirteenth line from bottom, — for Maturin, read Marturin.
Twentieth line from bottom, — at end of line, add down.
Page 26.
Page 59.
Page 81.
1800,4,-6,-8,-i
Page 85.
Page 96.
Page 99.
Page 101.
Page 119.
Page 131.
Page 154.
Page 175.
Page 180.
Page 184.
Page 185.
Page 190.
Page 191.
Page 192.
omit H.
Page 196.
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Page 216.
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GI L S U M.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY.
Few enterprises can be of greater importance or more absorbing interest than to trace the
present condition of families or communities back to its sources, and record the various influ-
ences which have molded the character of individuals, or villages, or towns, or nations. To
portray not only events, but the causes out of which they grew and the results to which they
tend, is the office of the historian. Launching his canoe upon the wide stream of the present,
he must urge it upward to the mountain ranges of the past, and under the shadows of its ancient
forests, through tangled thickets and up rocky defiles, on foot and alone, he must press on, till
he can bring back the story of each brook and rill, whether oozing from the mire of gloomy
swamps, or crawling from stagnant pools, or springing in fresh beauty amid the moss of crystal
springs. Thence returned, he must spread the sails of some larger craft, till, borne swiftly down
the resistless river, he reaches the shoreless sea of the great humanity of the future. This
were indeed a noble task. This, to the extent of his ability, the historian of state or nation is
privileged to perform. But sundry limitations hedge about the town historian, not so much
restraining his feet from the paths of exploration, as forbidding his lips to divulge the secrets he
may have learned. The historian of New Hampshire may express his judgment of the charac-
ter and influence of measures, or parties, or individuals, with the utmost freedom. He may be
criticised and controverted, his opinions may not be accepted, but no one will accuse him of
transcending the legitimate province of an historian. But not so in writing a town history.
It is only in very general terms that opinions, or even facts, otherwise than favorable concern-
ing individuals or families, can be recorded. Very many facts must be entirely suppressed by
the town historian, or both himself and his book will be swept away in a storm of indignation.
From the influence of a single individual, from the coming in of a certain family, from the
preaching of a certain system of doctrines, from the circulation of certain books or newspapers,
from the prevalence of certain political ideas, the character and real history of almost every town
have been greatly controlled ; its business prosperity, its tendencies to virtue or vice, its elevation
or degradation, have been determined. But the circumstances of the case forbid the historian
from making the record. He must nearly follow the old maxim, "Nil de mortuis nisi bonum."
He cannot contribute to social science the true story of " The Jukes " of his native town, nor mount
upon the pillory of disgrace the names of his neighbors deemed worthy of that bad eminence. He
is often, also, restrained from expressing all his convictions in reference to the good accomplished
by certain men, or measures, or principles. People are apt to be jealous of hearing others
highly extolled. The state historian can compare both men and measures, and pass judgment
upon each in the light of results and by the application of examples gathered from other states
and from other times. But nowhere more than in town history is felt the force of the saying,
" Comparisons are odious." Thus limited, the town historian cannot illuminate his work with
philosophical speculations, or embellish it with poetical fancies, or even adorn it with the graces
of rhetoric, but only rehearse, in plain language, the simple record of unvarnished facts.
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CHAPTER II.
NATURAL HISTORY.
" To him who in the love of Nature holds
Communion with her visible forms, she speaks
A various language."
The forty-third parallel of north latitude crosses the southern extremity of the town of
Gilsum, and the seventy-second meridian west from Greenwich passes about twelve miles east of
the village.
Gilsum is in form somewhat like a boot, or a carpenter's square, having the village at the
instep of the boot, or the inner angle of the square. It is bounded north by Alstead and Mar-
low, east by Stoddard and Sullivan, south by Sullivan and Keene, and west by Surry. The
Ashuelot* River flows through the town in a south-westerly course from Marlow to Surry. Into
this river run many brooks from all parts of the town, as shown on the map.
Gilsum has two small natural ponds or lakes. Cranberry Pond, situated near Marlow line,
is about twenty rods long and fifteen wide. Its outlet is the brook that enters the Ashuelot
some forty rods above the residence of Josiah Guillow. The other pond contains only a few
square rods, and is not known to many persons. It is, however, a permanent pond and contains
some fish. It is situated on the south-west part of David A. Roundy's farm.
Geologically, Gilsum was formed in what Prof. Hitchcock calls the " Atlantic or Gneissic
Period," and suffered no special change till the " Mica Schist Period," when its eastern half
was covered with the new formation. The scratches of the " Glacial Period " lie in a south-east-
erly direction. They can be very plainly seen on the ledges east of the Deacon Mark place. The
surface is hilly, or almost mountainous, the village being about 780 f feet above sea level.
The lowest point is where the river enters Surry, about 162 feet J lower than the village street.
The highest point is probably near the east end of the town, next to Stoddard line, about 700
feet above the village. The summit of the hill east of the town line, near the south end of Surry
Mountain, is nearly the same height, and the top of Mansfield hill and the height in C. B.
Hayward's pasture, south-east of the Converse place, do not fall fifty feet below. The west line
of the town, crossing the line near the foot-bridge below William Kingsbury's, runs along the
eastern slope of Surry Mountain, passing a little west of the summit at the south end.
The early deeds speak of Surry Mountain as " a great Mountain." It extends about four
miles in a north and south direction. Near its center there is a notch in which lies Lily Pond.
This is west of the present Gilsum line, and is specially remarkable for its great depth, sound-
ings of eighty feet having been tried without reaching bottom. Near the east line of the town,
next to Sullivan, is a remarkable ledge facing the west, called " Bearden " in the earliest known
records. Prom the perpendicular, and in some places overhanging, ledges at the summit, some
tremendous force has rent huge masses of rock and thrown them one upon another in every con-
ceivable form of disorder. Under and among these rocks are numberless holes and dens, some
of considerable size, now populous with hedgehogs, but formerly furnishing shelter to wolves and
bears, especially the latter. The rocks are mostly irregular in shape, as well as in size and posi-
* This is the original Indian name, and is said to mean a collection of many waters. (Keene Annals.)
t Hitchcock's Geology of N. H., Vol. I., p. 385, says 926 feet, but the later contour maps from the same authority give it as
above.
( Taken in the road, the river being some eight feet lower.
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tion, but in some places are wedged together almost like masonry. One obelisk, some twenty feet
long and three and a half square, and nearly as regular as if wrought by the stone-cutter, was
apparently caught while falling, and remains with one end held fast by overlying rocks, while
the other extends some twelve feet horizontally, almost like a beam projecting from the side of a
building. Huge rocks, of hundreds or even thousands of tons, are found with the shelving
under side hollowed into countless cavities, with the appearance of having been long subjected to
the action of falling water. In these holes birds' nests are sometimes found. At the foot of
Bearden lies a small swamp, the principal source of the Beaver Brook, which runs thence in a
southerly direction through Keene. About forty rods south-west from the Bearden ledges, where
precipitous rocks rise on either hand, it falls over beds of green moss, forming a cascade much
smaller, but perhaps more beautiful, than the well-known " Beaver Falls " of Keene, five miles
below on the same stream.
The Hemenway Brook furnishes another fine fall, just above the river road, half a mile from
the village. It flows in an almost continuous cascade from the Hemenway place to the river.
Thirty or forty rods below the stone bridge, on the north side of the river, in the face of the
perpendicular cliff, is an inaccessible notch or seat, called " The Devil's Chair." Though this
has no great interest in itself, yet the narrow defile below, through which the river dashes and
winds and twists among enormous bowlders, is, in picturesque beauty, scarcely inferior to the
scenery of White Mountain glens.
Along the banks of Beaver Brook are many gravelly ridges of an artificial appearance. They
are called " kames," and are supposed by geologists to have been deposited from melting ice.*
The longest of these is below the old Bridge place in Keene, where the road runs along its top
for more than a mile. Others similar to this, but of small extent, lie between the road and the
Mark meadow. At the upper end of the meadow, on the east side of the brook, are found others
of the same gravelly character, but, instead of lying parallel to the general course of the stream,
they are arranged in a series of connected circles, or rather ovals, giving to the unscientific eye
an almost irresistible impression that they were erected by the hand of man for purposes of
defense. The largest extends about twelve rods from north to south, and six from east to
west. On the north-west is an opening about three rods wide. The ridge itself is from two and
a half to three rods wide at the base, and raised from eight to fifteen feet above the swamp on
either side.
About a mile south-west of this, on the farm of Capt. David Bill, is a spot called " Cranberry
Hole." This is a circular opening in the woods, about ten rods in diameter, apparently a bed
of moss, but over which one cannot walk except in winter. It was doubtless once a pond, but
gradually filled with moss, till no water is visible above the surface. Blueberry bushes and other
shrubs crowd its edge, and the cranberries, which gave its name, have mostly disappeared. It
may have been originally a beaver pond. ( Page 15.) From it, on the east, flows a small
stream, which, uniting with another from the south, forms what is known as the Fish Brook, one
of the principal tributaries of Beaver Brook.
Like other hilly regions, Gilsum is not wanting in variety of minerals. The prevailing rock
is a coarse granite, interspersed with smaller specimens of the stones common to such a forma-
tion. Crystals of tourmaline and quartz are frequently met with, and occasionally small speci-
mens of beryl. Garnets are abundant. After a shower, the village street, as well as many
other roads, is noticeably red with innumerable garnets of the finest quality, but so minute
as to be unavailable for the jeweler. Mica has been extensively quarried a short distance
* Hitchcock's Geology of N. H., Vol. III., p. 12, et sq.
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north of the town line in Alstead, and abounds in many of the Gilsum rocks. Hornblende and
actinolite are not rare. On the " minister lot " in the south part of the town is a large quartz
ledge, whence fine specimens of rose quartz have been taken. Other smaller " white ledges "
are found in several parts of the town.
Surry Mountain has always been thought to be rich in ore. There have been many traditions
of finding pure lead there. It was said the Indians obtained bullets by simply cutting off pieces
of lead from a ledge, of which they alone knew the locality. It is a family tradition that Capt.
David Fuller, while crossing the mountain to his work, found lead which he cut off with his ax,
and afterwards run into bullets, but that he never could find the place again. Nearly ninety
years ago, after long-continued fires in the woods on the west side of the mountain, places were
seen where little streams of molten lead had run down the rocks. Lead and silver are certainly
to be found there in considerable quantities, and recent explorations have brought to light both
gold and copper. Attempts at mining have been often made, but without profitable results. In
1878, a vein of silver mingled with lead and gold, was opened at the north end of the mountain.
Specimens of the ore are said to compare favorably with those from Arizona.
At the top of the mountain, about west of the farm now occupied by Bradley Stone, plumbago
of the very finest quality has been found. Large lumps of the same mineral have been dug up
on the land of Luke Houghton, just above the village.
Iron is indicated in numerous places by the appearance of red oxide in the soil, about the
springs, or on the rocks, and also by the deflection of the magnetic needle. On Surry Mountain,
especially in the vicinity of Lily Pond, it is impossible to run lines by the needle, on account of
the local attraction.
A little east of Mill Brook, on land belonging to F. A. Howard, is a cold spring strongly
impregnated with iron and sulphur, and probably as valuable for medicinal use as many of
famous resort. It is now covered with accumulations of soil. It is to be hoped the enterprise
of the future will unseal and develop its salubrious powers.
On the farm of George H. Carpenter are large beds of ochre, or mineral paint. Similar beds
are also found in the Hammond meadows farther south. In a letter to Mr. Carpenter, Prof.
Hitchcock says : " It may not be quite equal to the best of the Brandon paint, but would do for
most purposes."
Not only are the Gilsum hills filled with ledges, but the surface is greatly diversified with
bowlders. On the hill north-west of the old Ballard place are several of remarkable size. The
largest of these is conspicuous for a long distance to one approaching from the east. Its extreme
dimensions are 15 feet in length, by 13 in height and 13|- in breadth.
" Vessel Rock" is another notable bowlder, resting on a ledge of coarse granite very near the
center of the town. This is 45 feet in length, by 3*2 in breadth and 25 in height. It received
its name from its striking resemblance to a vessel under full sail. This resemblance has been
much marred by the falling of a large piece from the west side, which represented the bow and
jib-boom of the vessel. Before its fall the breadth of the rock was very nearly equal to the
length. The fall was doubtless occasioned by the earthquake of October 5, 1817, as it occurred
the night before Thanksgiving following. The fall was heard by the Church family, who
supposed it to be another earthquake. Another smaller piece lies a little farther west, which
apparently fell off long before. Other fragments have fallen from different sides. The north-
east corner of the rock affords a shelter sufficient for several persons, and tradition says that
Indians, and subsequently white hunters, often spent the night there. The best view to give the
peculiar " vessel " form of the rock is now cut off by the school-house. The one here given is
NATURAL HISTORY. 13
from the south-east.* Fifteen or twenty rods west of this are other large bowlders of the same
rock.
The soil of Gilsum is mostly rocky and heavy, strong to produce grass-like crops, but not well
adapted for corn and the higher kinds of cultivation. It abounds in the usual varieties of
vegetation found in granite regions and damp soils. It is probable that the fauna and flora are
quite rich in the number of species, as the limit of white oak touches the south-western corner,
and the boundary between the Canadian and AJleghanian fauna passes through the town.
Gilsum was originally heavily timbered with hemlock, beech, maple, birch, spruce, ash, poplar,
bass-wood or linden, and ;i sprinkling of red oaks and large white pines. The last were abundant
on the hills east and west of the Hammond Hollow. But little of the old growth is now left.
The narrow valley through which Beaver Brook flows was known as " The Gulf," being dark
with a thick growth of spruce and black ash. The hackmatack or larch is not rare. A very
few white oaks are found near the south end of Surry Mountain. Buttonwood, otherwise called
the plane-tree or sycamore, grows sparsely along the river in the west part of the town. But-
ternuts are plenty in some places, and seem to be indigenous. Hickory and chestnut are not
native, but have been introduced in some places, especially on the " minister lot." Black poplar
or " Balm of Gilead," and a few Lombardy poplars have been introduced near dwellings. Of
smaller trees, the larch, leverwood, whistlewood or striped maple, and mountain ash, frequent the
hills and forests, while ironwood, willows, hazel, witch-hazel, and alders throng the valleys and
banks of streams.
As elsewhere in New England, old. scraggy, decaying orchards testify to the fondness of the
early settlers for apple-sauce and cider. Hardly any mark is more sure, whereby to find an old
cellar-hole, than one or two half-dead apple-trees. By the scattering of pomace and the feeding
of cattle, they have become so widely spread that the edge of almost every thicket shows its
white and pink masses in spring, and its knurly globes of vinegary pulp in autumn. Other
smaller indigenous fruits are plenty. Blackberries, raspberries, (red, black, and white !) blue-
berries, and strawberries abound : also service-berries, black and red cherries, choke-cherries and
currants, checkerberries, bunchberries, thorn-apples, pigeon-berries, and the beautiful creeping
snowberry deck the knolls in the thickets and the mossy woods.
The diversified and beautiful scenery which may be viewed from every Gilsum hill is adorned
with an almost endless variety of flowers.
" When beechen buds begin to swell,
And woods the bluebird's warble know,
The yellow violet's modest bell
Peeps from the last year's leaves below."
The trailing arbutus perfumes the spring air.
" The liver-leaf puts forth her sister blooms
Of faintest blue."
The spring beauty with its delicate shading, snowy patches of innocence, the pure white
blood-root wrapped in gray-green blanket, the elegant corydalis, the odd Dutchman's breeches,
the bishop's cap with its creamy spikes, bellflowers, the yellow adder's tongue, sturdy jack-in-
the-pulpit, purple and snowy trilliums, ladies' slippers, and the spicy linnsea, beautify field and
wood, while fragrant
" Violets lean
O'er wandering brooks and springs unseen,
And columbines, in purple dressed.
Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest."
* In the summer of 1877 the school-hoys, with some assistance from the ^.ii-ls, built a monument of stone on its highest point.
14 aiLSUM.
The shad-bush, the cherry, and the thorn, the hobble-bush, and rarely the wild snow-ball
fringe our streams and thickets with white, the rhodora tinges the swamps with purple, while the
pastures, a little later, grow rosy with the low kalmia, or sheep-laurel. The finest of all our
shrubs is the fragrant azalea, native to our thickets, but now mostly transferred to gardens.
One small locality, a tongue of land of a few square rods between the Thompson Brook and the
river, is covered with the beautiful mountain laurel, or spoonwood. This is remarkable as
being the only spot for many miles where this shrub is found. Later, the fields are speckled
with buttercups, white daisies, and clover ; while autumn brings the twisted orchids, the closed
soapwort, the white snake's head, and the splendid fringed gentian, —
" Blossom bright with autumn dew
And colored with the heaven's own blue."
Then the roadsides, the thickets, and the brambly hedges are decked with the blue and gold of
a multitude of asterworts, golden-rods, and wild sunflowers. (Appendix A.)
It would be vain to attempt to enumerate the forms of insect life that crawl the ground, or
wriggle in the waters, or creep and sing among the grasses of the field and foliage of the forests,
or flit about as " living blossoms of the air," or make night hideous with their blood-thirsty hum.
Nor will it be possible to name save a few of the more prominent species of higher animals
that inhabit the town. Formerly the brooks were filled with beautiful trout, now rendered
small and scarce by the wiles of the tireless and remorseless fisherman. The river, too, was
rilled in the spring with millions of shad, now driven away by the mills that infest the stream.
Shiners, dace, perch, pouts, pickerel, roach, suckers, and eels are about all that now tempt or
reward the fisher's toil, whether in stream or pond. Snapping turtles and land turtles, brown,
spotted, and scarlet lizards, are not rare. The common varieties of snakes are abundant in the
grassy meadows. Adders, also, and water-snakes, are plenty. Black snakes are very rarely found.
In the sprin»- the swamps, everywhere, resound with the voices of frogs and toads, and the rarely
seen tree-toad gaily chirps amid the foliage and the showers of June.
Song-birds abound in great variety almost throughout the year. The blue-bird, and soon
after the robin, welcome the first warm days with their cheery notes. The ground-bird or song-
sparrow, and the hair-sparrow, fill the air with their melody, while their slaty-white cousin more
quietly chirps among the shrubs and brambles. In the thickets, the cat-bird, and rarely his near
kinsman, the mocking-bird (!) of the South, and the brown thrasher utter their mimic notes,
while now and then the quaint cry of the cuckoo is supposed to tell of present or approaching
rain. The chewink and the bridge-loving pewee, with sharply reiterated name, challenge
the acquaintance of every passer. Rarely may be heard the chitter of querulous wren, while
swallows of various kinds twitter on the harn-roofs, dive into chimneys, or sweep in graceful
curves through the air. Occasionally a gray plover Hitters from a field of grass or a black-
bird whistles in the meadow, while merry bobolinks flood the air with their unique melody.
Lovely greenlets and shy warblers throng the woods, and crested cherry-birds squeal amid the
orehard-boughs, while noisy king-birds snap up the unfortunate bee or saucily pursue the pass-
ing crow. At evening the boo of the plunging night-hawk interrupts the rich melody of the
wood-thrush, or nightingale. Flopping bats are sure to discover an open window in their search
for flies, and not unfrequently the weird cry of whip-poor-will is heard in the deepening twilight.
Birds distinguished lor beauty as well as song are not rare. The humming-bird, with ruby
throat, darts among the lilacs and lilies ; t<he oriole, with liquid note, flashes his brilliant plumage
amid the blossoms of orchard and garden ; flocks of thistle-loving gold-finches bedeck the air in
NATURAL HISTORY. 15
their jerky flight ; the indigo-bird whistles from the shrubbery ; and occasionally a tanager, or a
summer red-bird, almost startles the eye with his fiery brilliance. The whicker of the richly-
clad, golden-winged woodpecker is often heard from the tree-tops, while his red-headed cousin
haunts the orchards and newly-cleared fields. Wild pigeons, formerly abundant, are now
scarce.
In the winter, yellow-birds and a few robins remain in the swamps and thick woods, while
flocks of snow-birds and grossbeaks frequently visit the fields. The lively chickadee, in forest and
about our dwellings, even in the coldest weather, keeps up his cbirp of cheer. In warmer days
the merry hammering of woodpeckers, and the shrill scream of the dandy jay, enliven the forest,
while as spring comes on the Canada grouse drums on every hill-side. " The ubiquitous crow "
exhibits his black coat and harsh croak at all seasons, and in every place.
Of water-fowl, we have the stilt bowing, balancing, and peeping along the flat stones of the
larger streams, and sometimes near the dwellings and barns. Wild ducks, grebes, and goosan-
ders are frequently seen, and have been known to breed along the river. Every season is heard
the ominous cry of the loon, and occasionally a blue heron has been captured, while the king-
fisher haunts the river every day with his noisy chatter.
Birds of prey are not few in number or variety. Hawks abound, from the small sparrow-
hawk to the tawny and powerful hen-hawk. Owls, too, find here a congenial home. The snowy
owl is rarely seen. The barn-owl and the larger cat-owl are numerous, while the saw-whetter
and screech-owl are nightly heard from the forest. The bald eagle, not often seen, has at times
found a summer home in this vicinity. Less than forty years since a pair remained here for two
seasons, probably having a nest on Surry Mountain.
The early settlers found bears and wolves very plenty, and they have' been occasionally seen
till within the last thirty years. The lynx and the wild cat still rarely molest the sheep in the
mountain pastures. Deer also were a great dependence to the first settlers, both for the flesh for
food, and the hides to bring money or to exchange for other necessaries of life. Tradition says
that moose were found, though rarely. Beavers, too, were then plenty, as the name Beaver
Brook testifies. Evidence also of their work is still seen. Lately, in ditching from Cranberry
Hole, gnawed sticks were dug up, which soon crumbled away on being brought to the air. Now
we have about our homes rats and mice, with an occasional weasel to diminish their numbers.
Along our streams are musk-rats and minks, with rarely an otter. In the fields are found moles,
meadow-mice, the beautiful jumping or deer mouse, woodchucks and spicy skunks. Chipmunks
along the fences, red, gray, and flying squirrels in the thickets, rabbits and hares entice the
youthful Nimrod to leave his toil to pursue them to their haunts. In rocky woods hedgehogs are
very numerous. Raccoons frequently infest the corn-fields, and their cry is often heard in the
autumn woods. Red foxes are plenty, with some cross foxes, and very rarely a black or silver-
gray fox. The presence of civilized inhabitants has thus cleared our territory of the larger and
more dangerous animals, that could rouse the fear of the child, or the zeal of the courageous
hunter. (Chapter 27.)
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CHAPTEE III.
INDIANS.
The Indian history of this town is exceedingly meagre. Even tradition, which like a thin
mist so often exaggerates the objects seen through its obscuring veil, fails to bring the dusky
forms of skulking aborigines into any considerable prominence in the background of Gilsura his-
tory. As will be hereafter seen, the proprietors of Boyle failed to make a settlement on account
of danger from the Indians. Peter Hay ward, the first settler in " Westmoreland Leg," was
obliged, in 1755, to hurry his family to the fort at Keene for protection, while himself with a
company of men went in pursuit of the treacherous foe, who had already killed one woman near
the gate of the fort. The Indians, however, escaped, having captured one man, whom they
carried to Canada. This Peter Hayward was well known to the Indians as a dangerous foe. In
later times of quiet, a friendly Indian said that he lay at one time concealed in the bushes where
he saw Mr. Hayward and his dog pass by on a log. He aimed his gun first at one and then at
the other, but dared not fire, knowing that if he killed either the other would certainly kill him.
It is remembered, that, after the Revolutionary war, an Indian was lurking around for some time,
who made inquiries for Col. Smith (the Jonathan Smith, Jr., of the proprietors), and it was
understood at the time that Col. Smith killed him, as the only means of saving his own life.
There is a dim tradition of relics of two Indians having been found under a log heap in the valley
by the river, south of the place now occupied by Milton Steams. An Indian trail is said to have
been traced in early times from the south part of the town over the hill east of Hammond Hol-
low, crossing the river near the May Brook, and so on to Warren Pond in Alstead. There can
be no doubt that they were well acquainted with all these hills and streams, hunting bears and
wolves and deer from Surry Mountain to Bearden, and fishing up and down the Ashuelot River.
A few arrow-heads and other relics have been occasionally found. A large spear-head was dug
up in repairing the road just at the turn below the brook, at the south end of the village. This
was for many years in the possession of Philip Howard, but has been lost. A stone pestle,
found near Brake Hill, is also lost. At the south end of Brake Hill, next the river, was a
cleared spot of about half an acre, when the first white settlers came here. It had evidently been
used by the Indians as a camping-place, being near a hole in the river favorable for fishing. This is
about all the Indian history (?) which can be now picked up. It is very vague and shadowy,
with scarcely the flavor of authentic tradition or the glamour of fanciful romance to give it
interest or to awaken confidence. But however faint the traces of their sojourn, however dark
and misty the tale of their slight intercourse with the white settlers, —
" Though 'mid the forests where they roamed
There rings no hunter's shout;
Yet their name is on our waters,
We may not wash it out."
CHARTER AND PROPRIETORSHIP. 17
CHAPTEE IY.
CHARTER AND PROPRIETORSHIP.
The territory afterwards called Gilsum was first granted by the name of Boyle. At " a
Council holden at Portsmouth by his Excellencys Sumons on Tuesday December 21 1752,"
the following petition was presented : —
To His Excellency Beiming Wentworth Esq Govr of the Province of New Hampshire &c.
Humbly Shews
The Petition of William Lawrence of Groton & Thomas Read of Westford in the Province of the Massa"s
That they together with fifty Six more of their Neighbours are desireous of Setleing a township in the Province of
New Hampshire many of them not Having a Sufficiency of Lands in the Massachusetts to Employ them Selves in
Husbandry And haveing Account of a tract of Land yet ungranted by your Excellency, that we apprehend is
Capable of Settlement, (which Lyes Northerly of the Upper Ashuelot [Keene] and Westmoreland and Easterly
from Walepool Adjoyning to those towns, and Extend Eastward to make the Contints of Six miles Square) and
in case we may Obtain the favour of your Excellency in making us a grant on ye Conditions Other of his Majestys
Lauds there are Granted, Shall make a Spedy & Effectual! Setlement there
Wherefore we pray that yr Excellency would See meet to favour us with Liberty to Survey the Same Under
your directions, And that we may Obtain a Grant Accordingly and as in Duty bound Shall pray &c
Groton March 16. 1752
William Lawrence
Thomas Read
The council unanimously advised the governor to make the grant. No name is here given
to the town, but the names of the two petitioners and the location identify it as Boyle.
The charter is in almost the same words as that of Gilsum. (Pages 19, 20.) On the back is
the following : —
The names of the Grantees of Boyle — Viz — Joseph Osgood. Ebenezer Harris, Ephraim Stevens, Nathaniel
Davis, Jacob Farmer, Daniel Colburne, Stephen Powers, Thomas Parker, William Parker, Joel Dix, Josiah Brown,
John French, Joseph Barnes, Joseph Blanchard, Joseph Blanchard Junr., William Lawrence, Nathaniel Butter-
field, Andrew Betty, James Thompson, Andrew Spalding, James Dutton Junr., John Parry, Daniel Stickney,
Daniel Foster, Benjamin Barrot, Benj" Parker. Samuel Greele, Robert Nivius, Timothy Taylor, Sampson French,
Sam" French. Zacheus Lovewell, John Coombs, William Coombs, John Varnum, John Kendall, Abraham Ken-
dall. Thomas Buxby, Charles Barron, Zebediah Keyes, John Chamberlain, Joseph Kidder, Ezekiel Chace Esqr.,
Jonathan Snow, Jonathan Chamberlain. Nathaniel Merrill, James Minot, Jonathan Coombs, Archibald Starke,
Samuel Gibson, John Goft'e, Joseph Danforth, Abel Laurence, Benjamin French, James Whitney, William
Spaulding, Jeremiah Lawrence, Thomas Read, Joseph Fitch, Jonathan Cummins. Jonathan Cummins Junr.,
John Usher, Robert Usher, Henry Sherburne, Theodore Atkinson, Richard Wibird, Samuel Smith, John Down-
ing. Sam" Solley. Sampson Sheaffe, John Wentworth Junr., His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq'. A Tract of
land to contain five hundred Acres which is to be accounted two of the within Shares — One whole share for the
Incorporated Society for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign Parts, one whole share for the first settled Min-
ister of the Gospel in the said town — One whole Share for a Glebe for the ministry of the Church of England as
by law established —
Entred and Recorded from the back of the Charter of Boyle the 30th Day of December 1752 —
Pr Theodore Atkinson Sec'^
There is also a plan of Boyle corresponding to the description, and precisely the same as here-
after given of the town of Gilsum.
No record is found of the meeting of the above grantees. None of them ever settled in Boyle
or vicinity, so far as can now be ascertained, and, with the single exception of Theodore Atkin-
son, the colonial secretary, they all disappear from our history with this document. The princi-
pal reason of their failure to settle the town was the troubles witli the Indians, who, at that
period, harassed the early settlers in the neighboring towns by their frequent attacks, slaughter-
ing and carrying captive whole families, and often compelling others to leave their homes and
flee to the fort at Keene for safety.
18 aiLSUM.
In March, 1761, Benjamin Bellows (afterwards major and colonel, the ancestor of the well-
known family of that name in Walpole,) bought of Rebecca Blanchard, widow of Joseph Blanch-
ard of Dunstable, Mass., the " Rights he had in Boyle," for Ml. 10 sh., " sterling money." The
number of rights thus conveyed was twenty-six, and the names of the original owners are given
in the deed. Four days after, March 28, 1761, he also bought of Theodore Atkinson of Ports-
mouth, for £60. losh., " sterling money of Great Britain," twenty-seven rights in Boyle. May
1, 1761, he sold " fifty nine Right or Share of land in the Township of Boyle In the Prov.n of
New Hanip8. which sd fifty Nine Rights is to Contain Eighteen thousand acres " for " £1350
lawful money." The purchasers were, as stated in the deed, " Samuel Gilburd Esqr. Josiah
Kilburn Tanner Thomas Sumner Gent, all of Heburn in the County of Hartford & Jonathan
Smith of Bolton Husbandman In the County aforesd & Joseph Mack of Lime in the County of
Newton and all in the Colleney of Connecticut." This deed was witnessed May 14, 1761, by
Peter Hayward and T. Chandler, and acknowledged the same day before Josiah Willard, justice
of the peace.
These five men doubtless sold shares to those who became associated with them as the pro-
prietors of Gilsum, though no record is found of the sale. The following are the only records
of the proprietors of Boyle : —
August 14, 1761, a warrant was issued by Benjamin Bellows, Esq., to Clement Sumner,
directing him to call a meeting of the proprietors of Boyle, " at the house of Mr Peter Haywood
[Hayward] of Westmoreland, on the sixteenth of October next, at Ten of the Clock in the Fore-
noon." No record of this meeting can be found. The only records of meeting are the follow-
ing : —
At a Town meeting for Boyle holden in Hebron on March the 9th 1762 : the following Persons were chosen, or
voted for the present Year into the public Offices of the said Town of Boyle. — Josiah Killburn, Moderator of Pro-
prietor's Meeting.
Clement Sumner (of Kane) [Keene] Town Clerk.
John Starling Josiah Killburn Joseph Spencer, select Men. Josiah Killburn Thomas Sumner Abner Mack, Assessors.
Joseph Mack, Collector. Abner Mack, Treasurer.
Test Joshua Dart Clk of s<> Meeting
Copia Vera Pr Clement Sumner Proprietor's Clerk &c.
The Proceedings & Votes of a legal Meeting of the Proprietors of the Town of Boyle, held at the House of Mr
Peter Hayward in Westmoreland ; September 16"1 1762.
lC8t Voted, Mr Thomas Pitkin Moderator to govern said Meeting. —
2d Voted ; Clement Sumner Proprietor's Clerk.
3d Voted ; Joseph Mack, Collector.
4th Voted ; Abner Mack, Treasurer.
5th Voted ; Not to draw as the Lotts are already laid out.
6th Voted ; To Size the Land of the Town of Boyle, in Order for a Draught. —
7th Voted ; Joseph Mack, Seth Haze and Abner 'Mack for a Committee to size said Land, and make a Report
thereof to the Meeting.
8th Voted; To Raise the Sum of one Pound three Shillings Lawful Money, on each Bight to be paid to the
Proprietor's Treasurer, to defray the Charges of the Township of Boyle, that have arisen or shall hereafter arise.
!>"' Voted ; Clement Sumner Joseph Mack and Seth Haize a Committee to transact any Affair that shall be
needed.
10th Voted; To adjourn the meeting till Wednesday the 23d instant. ,
And the said Meeting is accordingly adjourned and appointed to sit at the House of M1 Ephraim Dormant at
the town of Kane [Keene] on the sd Day
sign'd by Order.
P Clement Sumner Pro : Clerk
At a Meeting of the Proprietors of the Town of Boyle, met, and assembled, according to Adjourment; Sep-
temr 23'1 1762 at the House of Mr. Ephraim Dormant in the Town of Keen; the following Votes were pased.
1st Voted ; To draw the Lotts of the Town of Boyle as they are now laid out and sized.
2'1 Voted ; Joseph Spensor, Joseph Mack and Seth Haize to be the select Men for the said Town of Boyle.
And further Voted; • ^
That the above Joseph Spensor, Joseph Mack and Seth Haize should be Assessors of the lownship : and, that
CHARTER AND PROPRIETORSHIP. 19
for the future upon an Application made by Seven or more of the Proprietors, to their Clerk for the calling a Pro-
prietor's Meeting, he, the said Clerk, shal} set a Notification fourteen Days before the Meeting, setting fourth the
articles to be transacted in the sd Meeting ; which shall be Deem'd a legal Warning, till the Proprietors shall repeal
this Vote.
f The above are a true Entry of the Votes passed at
the meeting within discribed.
Test Tho» Pitkin
moderator.
Sign'd by Order,
P Clement Sumner Pro : Clerk
Inasmuch as the charter of Boyle had been forfeited by a failure, on account of the Indian
troubles, to fulfill the conditions therein named, a petition was sent to the governor and council,
as follows : —
To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Governor and Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys
Province of New Hampr and To the honble his majestys Council for said Province. The memorial of Thomas
Sumner in Behalf of himself and Other Prop15 in the Town of Boyle in said Province Shews That in the year
1752 your Excell'y & Honors Granted the Township of Boyle upon the conditions & under the restrictions as sd
Charter Declared —
That by the Intervention of the Late Warr your memorialists Constituents have been (till very Lately) Pre-
vented (for the reason aforesaid) from Doing the Duty, but Notwithstanding they have sever'd and Drawn by Lotts
the Said Tract of Land to \ among all the l'roprs that many of your Memorialists Constituents are now actually
Living with their familys on Sd Tract of Land & Many more Going- on Early In the Spring & there are now Many
acres of Wheat Sowd there & In all Probability the Township Will be Intirely Settled according to the True & In-
tent & meaning of the Grant by Next Summer. But as the Time Prefixed in the Grant was Elapsed & that
Before it Was Possible (for the reason aforesd) for 'em To Enter & Improve, they Conceive it absolutely Necessary
that your Excell'y & Honors (if you think fit) Shod Grant a Suspension of the forfeiture & further Indulge 'em with
Such a Term of time as they be enabled to fulfil the Duty aforesaid & are encouraged to ask the favr Because your
Excelly & honors are Wonted To Endulge Prop" in the Like Circumstances & your Memorialist Shall ever pray —
THOa. Sl'MNER.
Jan? 24, 1763.
Tradition says there was a dispute whether the town should be called Gilbert or Sumner.
Rev. Clement Sumner, of Keene, was the son of Thomas Sumner, and had married Elizabeth,
daughter of Samuel Gilbert. Possibly this family connection led to the compromise by which
the first syllable of each name was taken to form the unique name of Gil-Sinn.
The original charter was, for many years, supposed to be lost. The substituted copy, signed
by Philip Carrigam, secretary of state, bears date July 22, 1807. I have recently discovered
the charter itself among the records of the town of Surry. The following is an exact copy : —
-^ PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
U s I
I " f GEORGE The Third,
By the Grace of God, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.
To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come. Greeting.
Know ye, that we, of ( )ur special Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer Motion, for the due Encouragement of
settling a New Plantation within Our said Province, by and with the Advice of Our Trusty and Well-beloved
Benning Wentworth, Esq; Our Governor and Commander in Chief of Our said Province of New-Hampshire
in Neio-England, and of Our CouNCir of the said Province: Have upon the Conditions and Reservations herein
after made, given and granted, and by these Presents, for l"s. Our Heirs and Successors, do give and grant in equal
Shares, unto < )ur loving Subjects, Inhabitants of Our said Province of New-Hampshire, and Our other Govern-
ments, and to their Heirs and Assigns for ever, whose Names are entred on this Grant, to be divided to and
amongst them into Seventy nine equal Shares, all that Tract or Parcel of Land situate, lying and being within Our
said Province of New-Hampshire, containing by Admeasurement. 23,000 Acres, which Tract is to contain about Six
Miles square, and no more; out of which an Allowance is to be made for High Ways and unimproveable Lauds by
Rocks, Ponds, Mountains and Rivers, One Thousand and Forty Acres free, according to a Plan and Survey thereof,
made by Our said Governor's Order, and returned into the Secretary's Office, and hereunto annexed, butted and
bounded as follows. Viz.
Beginning at the South Easterly Corner of Walpole &r runs from thence South Seventy Eight Degs, East Two
miles Sf one hundred Iff our rods to tke North Easterly Corner of Westmorland from thence South Six Hundred Sr
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GILSUM.
Twenty rods to the North Line of Keen § from thence North Eighty four degs East Six miles Sf Two Hundred Sf
Twenty four rods to a Stake Sf Stones from thence North by the Needle four miles Sf one half mile to a Stake Sf Stones
from thence West by the Needle Eight miles Sf Three Quarters of a mile Sf fifty two rods to the Eastermost Line of
Walpole from thence South Two miles Two hundred Sf Eighty Eight rods by Walpole to the Bounds first above men-
tioned as began at
And that the same be, and hereby is, incorporated into a Township by the Name of Gilsum And the Inhabi-
tants that do or shall hereafter inhabit the said Township, are hereby declared to be Enfranchized with, and In-
titled to all and every the Priviledges and Immunities that other Towns within Our Province by Law Exercise and
Enjoy : And further, that the said Town, as soon as there shall be Fifty Families resident and settled thereon,
shall have the Liberty of holding Two Fairs, one of which shall be held on the And the other on
the annually; which Fairs are not to continue longer than the respective following the
said and that as soon as the said Town shall consist of Fifty Families, a Market may be opened and kept
one or more Days in each Week, as may be thought most advantageous to the Inhabitants. Also, that the first
Meeting for the Choice of Town Officers, agreeable to the Laws of our said Province, shall be held on the First
Tuesday in august next which said Meeting shall be Notified by Samuel Gilbert Esq who is hereby also appointed
the Moderator of the said first Meeting, which he is to Notify and Govern agreeable to the Laws and Customs of
Our said Province ; and that the annual Meeting for ever hereafter for the Choice of such Officers for the said
Town, shall be on the Second Tuesday of March annually,
To Have and to Hold the said Tract of Land as above expressed, together with all Privileges and Appurte-
nances, to them and their respective Heirs and Assigns forever, upon the following conditions, viz.
I. That every Grantee, his Heirs or Assigns shall plant and cultivate five Acres of Land within the Term of
five Years for every fifty Acres contained in his or their Share or Proportion of Land in said Township, and con-
tinue to improve and settle the same by additional Cultivations, on Penalty of the Forfeiture of his Grant or Share
in the said Township, and of its reverting to Us, our Heirs and Successors, to be by Us or Them Re-granted to
such of Our Subjects as shall effectually settle and cultivate the same.
II. That all white and other Pine Trees within the said Township, fit for Masting Our Royal Navy, be care-
fully preserved for that Use, and none to be cut or felled without Our special Licence for so doing, first had and
obtained, upon the Penalty of the Forfeiture of the Right of such Grantee, his Heirs and Assigns, to Us, Our
Heirs and Successors, as well as being subject to the Penalty of any Act or Acts of Parliament that now are or
hereafter shall be Enacted.
III. That before any Division of the Land be made to and among the Grantees, a Tract of Land as near the Cen-
tre of said Township as the Land will admit of, shall be reserved and marked out for Town Lots, one of which shall
be allotted to each Grantee of the Contents of one Acre.
IV. Yielding and paying therefor to Us, our Heirs and Successors for the Space of ten Years, to be computed
from the Date hereof, the Rent of one Ear of Indian Corn only, on the twenty-fifth Day of December annually, if
lawfully demanded, the first Payment to be made on the twenty fifth Day of December. 1763
V. Every Proprietor, Settler or Inhabitant, shall yield and pay unto Us, our Heirs and Successors, yearly, and
every Year forever, from and after the Expiration of ten Years from the abovesaid twenty-fifth Day of December,
namely, on the twenty-fifth Day of December, which will be in the Year of Our Lord 1773 One shilling Proclama-
tion Money for every Hundred Acres he so owns, settles or possesses, and so in Proportion for a greater or lesser
Tract of the said Land ; which Money shall be paid by the respective Persons abovesaid, their Heirs or Assigns, in
our Council-Chamber in Portsmouth, or to such Officer or Officers as shall be appointed to receive the same ; and
this to be in Lieu of all other Rents and Services whatsoever.
In Testimony whereof, we have caused the Seal of our said Province to be hereunto affixed.
Witness, BENNING WENTWORTH, Esq ; Our Governor and Commander in Chief of Our said Province,
the 15th Day of July in the Year of our Lord CHRIST, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty three And
in the Third year of Our Reign.
By His ENCELLENCY's Command, B Wentworih
With Advice of COUNCIL,
Theodore Atkinson Sec" Province of New Hampr July 13"' 1703
recorded in the Book of Charters Page 492 Sf 493
Pr Theodore Atkinson Secr*
The " 15 " in the charter is evidently a slip of the pen for " 13.'
is the following : —
The Names of the Grantees of the Township of Gilsum
Samuel Gilbert 10
Jona Smith 9
Josiah Kilborn 46
Thomas Sumner 47
Joshua Dart 57
Joseph Wells 60
Clement Sumner 55
Samuel Gilbert junr
Samuel Phelps 1
Elijah Owen 3
Abijah Mack 7
Thomas Smith 50
Icabod Smith 26
Jon' Smith Jr 13
Daniel Dart 63
Ezra Lomis 11
Jonathan Burge 54
Jonathan Wright 12
Duran Wade 13
Josiah Blodget 53
Josiah Kilborn inner
Benja Sumner 2 1
Samuel Banning 27
Joseph Lothrop 28
Icabod Fisher 15
Jonathan Levet 30
Eliphalet Young 32
James Spencer 33
John Sterling 3.">
Joseph Beakit 38
58
On the back of the charter
Stephen Giswold 62
Edmund Wills
Thomas Wills 40
Nathan Rowlee 34
Abner Brown 36
Abner Waters 5
Roger Dewey 17
Abner Skinner 14
John Skinner 45
Stephen Houghton
CHARTER AND PROPRIETORSHIP.
21
James Noble 21
William Sumner 31
Nathaniel Dart 25
Eliphalet Dart 4
Jonathan Dart 29
William Dart 6
Benj" Graves 5
Ichabod Warner 48
Josiah Mack 37
James Cox 2
Ebenezr Kilborn 16
Abel Allen 23
Joel Kilborn 44
John Mack 41
Ruben Sumner
William Cox
Joseph Spencer 19
Thomas Pitkin 22
David Taylor 39
Ebenezr White 42
John Hooker 43
Samuel Lord 49
Seth Hall 51
Seth Haize 56
Lemuel Wylly 59
Abner Mack 61
Abijah Rowlee 20
Levi Post
Thomas Brown 17
Jon" Brown 52
Theodore Atkinson )
Nath11 Barrell [■ Esq™
Theodore Atkinson junr )
Parsonage 64
One Tract of Land for his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr to Contain Five Hundred acres as marked
B : W : in the Plan which is to be accounted Two of the within Shares one whole Share for the Incorporated Soci-
ety for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign Parts one Share for a Glebe for the Church of England as by Law
Established one Share for the first Settled minister of the Gospel & one Share for the Benefit of A School hi Said
Town.
Prov of New Hampr July 13th 1763
Recorded in the Book of Charters Page 494
P> Theodore Atkinson Sec^
The figures annexed to the names are the numbers of the rights drawn, and were written
afterwards by a different hand.
It will be observed that this charter not only grants the territory but incorporates a township.
Mutatis mutandis it is almost identical with the charter of Boyle. The only important differ-
ence is the provision setting apart one share for school purposes, which is not found in the charter
of Boyle.
A fac-simile of the plan on the back of the charter is herewith presented. The scale is very
nearly two miles to an inch. The corner marked B Wis Gov. Wentworth's share of 500 acres.
spoj gg 7g | v( ss[im 8 : ^
Plan of Gilsum
One thing manifest here, as in all ancient deeds and surveys, is the carelessness in estimat-
ing the number of acres. Land was of so little value, that a few acres more or less in a hun-
dred was little regarded. It was intended that the land should never fall short of the estimate,
and it generally overrun a large amount, as here. Thus the description and plan give 25,340
acres, instead of 23,000 named in the charier. The proprietors, however, lost more than the
extra amount, by the Masonian claim, as seen hereafter.
22 GILSUM.
The first record of the proprietors, after the second grant, is as follows : —
At a legal meeting of The Proprietors of the Town of Gilsum in the Province of Newhampshire. Holden at the
House of Cap' Ichabod Phelps inholder in Hebron in the County of Hartford and Colony of Conecticut, on Tues-
day the 16 August 1763, Being met and duly formed,
1 Chose Thos Pitkin jr moderator of Sd meeting
2 Chose Clement Sumner Proprietors Clark,
3 Chose Thos Sumner Clark for Sd meeting to Transmitt the votes to Sd Clement Sumner,
4 Chose Samuel Gilbert, Esqr Dr Wm Sumner & Thos Pitkin Jr Cessors, for Sd Propriety
5 Chose Samuel Gilbert Treasurer
6 Chose Thomas Sumner, & Joshua Dart Collectors
7 Voted to raise a Rate of one Pound thirteen Shillings & Sixpence lawfull money of the Bay on each Right to
defray the Charges of Sd Township that have already arisen and Shall arise
8 Voted that Sd Money Shall be paid to the Proprietors Treasurer in the Space of Six weeks from the dates
hereof
9 Chose Samuel Gilbert Thomas Pitkin Joshua Dart, a Committe to ajust the accounts of Sd Propriety.
10 Voted to draw the money out of the Treasurey by themselves or their order to Defray Sd Charges
11 Voted to adjurn Sd meeting to the House of mr Benj"1 Buel inholder in Sd Hebron &c till the 30 day of
August Instant 17G3 at one of the Clock in the afternoon
At the adjourned meeting the subject of dividing the land was the principal topic. A com-
mittee consisting of Joseph Mack, Clement Sumner, and Ichabod Fisher, were chosen to rectify
a mistake in the " Ranging Table " whereby " Some Rights have drawn more <fe Some less than
their real proportion." Each share was to consist of 250 acres, and Jonathan Smith, Samuel
Gilbert, Thomas Sumner, Thomas Pitkin, and Benjamin Sumner were a committee " to lay out
the Common & undevided land." Samuel Gilbert, Esq., Thomas Pitkin, and Jonathan Smith
were chosen " to Settle affairs with major Bellows."
From the records and deeds it becomes very evident that land speculation was extensively car-
ried on. Many prominent names were of men who had no intention of settling on their lands,
but bought only to sell again. Some, like Col. Bellows, owned whole townships. The Gilberts
and the Simmers were not bona fide settlers, but leading land speculators. Capt. Gilbert, from
whom the town was named, probably never came here at all ; yet lie took the management of
affairs, at first, almost entirely into his own hands, and that the actual settlers were far from
satisfied is plain from their records. In a warrant for a meeting at Jonathan Smith's house,
July 16, 1764, appears the following article : —
2 To Chuse a Committee to Treet and Setel with Cap' Samuel Gilbert of hebrou aboute a Sum of money that
was paid to the Rev1 Mr Clement Sumner of Keen which sd proprietors think hath no Just Right to and that sd
Committee agree and Setel with Sd Gilbert about a man or men whose name or names ware Sent to be put into the
Charter whose name or names is soposd that he the Sa Gilbert Struck out and put others in ami that Sd Commit-
tee agree and Setel with Sd Gilburt about the overplus Rights that fall in what was Calld Masons pattern [-the
patent line,"] which Sd proprietors think they have a Just Right to have and further that Sd Committee Setel with
the old Committee whitch Bought the Town of Gilsum about the Six overplush Rights which the Sd proprietors
think they have a Right to have and make their Return of the Same.
Thomas Pitkin, Jr., Peter Olcott, and Jonathan Smith were chosen said committee. Septem-
ber 21, 1768, Obadiah Willcux, Jonathan Smith, and John Marvin were chosen " to Settle with
Samuel Gilbert about the Lands he Laid out after the first Laying out." Also chose Obadiah
Willcox and Joshua Dart " to go and take advice of Lawyer Olcott in the matter." This was
Simeon Olcott, Esq., of Oharlestown. A warrant for meeting January 9, 1769, " at the House of
Mr. Jonathan Smiths," has the following article : —
"3'y: to See if the proprietors will Exsept of the Settelment made with Capt Samuel Gilbert about the money
that was Given to M1. Sumner of Keen and the five overpluch Rights that the Committee that Bought Sa Town
Resarved to themseavels, 4|V to Chuse a Committee to Setel with Capt Gilbert about the Rights of Land he pre-
tends to Clame in Sa town and Granted in the Charter."
It is evident they felt themselves much aggrieved, thinking that Capt, Gilbert had taken the
lion's share for himself and his son-in-law, Rev. Mr. Sumner. They voted not to accept the com-
CHARTER AND PROPRIETORSHIP. 23
mittee's return of settlement with him, and, apparently thinking it of no use, declined to
appoint any further committee. It seems, however, that the committee's settlement held good.
The committee having been appointed for that purpose, their action probably was legally binding
on the proprietors. Their settlement is recorded at length, and is signed, Peter Olcott, Jona-
than Smith, Samuel Gilbert. Mr. Pitkin's name is omitted, and perhaps he did not concur.
The date of the settlement is Dec. ye 4th, 1764, and clears Capt. Gilbert, throwing the responsi-
bility as to the money paid to Clement Sumner on Mr. Sumner himself. About the names
inserted in the charter, the committee say " Capt. Gilbert has Settled to our Satisfaction : "
" as to the third article we find that he had a Right to take them Rights to himself which was
charterd to him in the East End of sd Township as to the fourth article we find their time and
Trouble & Pateague that they hant more than to pay them Honourably <tc."
It appears that all town business prior to 1769 was transacted by the proprietors without
separate organization. The roads attracted their principal attention. March 13, 1764, Jona-
than Smith, Woolston Brockway, and Joseph Mack were chosen " to lay out and Clear necessary
Rodes or highways." In April of the same year a road was laid out by this committee. Other
roads were laid out by the proprietors in 1764-65-66. (Chapter 13.)
August 26, 1766, Ebenezer Dewey, Abel Allen, and Joseph Spensor were chosen "to Lay out
and Clear Highways." " Chose Ebenezer Dewe Obadiab Willcox Medad Thornton a Committee
to Tret with the Town of Keen about a Highway Leeding from the Town of Gilsum to Keen
Meeting house."
No subsequent action of the proprietors indicates any care of town affairs. Previous to
this they had all along chosen assessors and collectors as they needed. March 13,1764, Obadiah
Willcox was chosen proprietors' clerk in place of Clement Sumner, who was not a Gilsum man,
and had evidently fallen into disfavor about the transactions with Col. Bellows. Mr. Willcox
remained clerk till December 20. 1798, when he " Resined," and " Lemuel Holmes, Esqr." was
chosen in his place. November 6, 1810, Mr. Holmes " Resined," and " Capt Samuel Allen was
chosen Clerk and remained in office till the close of the Records."
Assessments were made from time to time to defray various expenses. The first two, of 1762
and 1763, have already been noticed. (Pages 18, 22.) The next was July 16, 1764, " two Pol-
lers on Each Right." August 26, 1766, " Eighteen Shillings on Each Proprietor," was assessed;
May 6. 1771. " Six Shillings on Each Right " ; June 9, 1772, " one Poller on Each Right," and
the same amount March 18, 1805. September 7, 1807, " Voted to Rais 2 Dollers upon Each
Proprietors Share." February 23, 1813, " Voted to Rais money by subscription." Thus the
whole amount assessed on each proprietor for fifty years was less than nineteen dollars.
The principal business which occupied the proprietors, in early times, was the division of the
land; and, in later times, the looking up and defending their claims as proprietors against
claims of other settlers. The committee appointed in August, 1763, (p. 22) seem to have neg-
lected, or not to have finished, laying out the land, for at a meeting July 16, 1764, " Chose
Joseph Mack Nathanel Dart Job Gleson a Committee to Lay out to Each proprietors their
Equal proportion in Sd Town." Something had already been done while the town was called
Boyle, as appears by the numbers still claimed on the back of the charter, and the survey here-
after mentioned by Caleb Willard seems to have been made at that early date. But there was
still great confusion, and the looseness witli which surveys were then made caused continual
trouble. In the call for the meeting of August 26, 1766, is an article " to Chuse a Standing
Committee to Deside all Controverseys that may arise By the Lotts Enterfearing one on another
and fienely Settel the Same Between man and Man when aply'd to." It was, however, dis-
24
GILSUM.
missed without action. The warrant for November 3, 1767, contains several articles referring to
this subject, all of which were dismissed except the following : " to See if the proprietors will
Vote to Establish the Lines on the west Side of the Mountain whare they now are," which was
voted.
This is only one of many points, showing that what is now Surry was settled much more
rapidly than the more eastern parts of the town. The meadows along the river were more
attractive to the settlers than the rough, hilly farms on the east of the mountain.
The most important of the proprietors' records is the following : —
At a meeting of the proprietors of the town of Gilsum Leagely warn'd and Holden at the house of Joshua
Darts in Surry on monday the fifteenth Day of January Ad 1770 Being met and Duely formd the following
Votes ware then past 1"' Chose John Marvin Moderator to Govern Said Meetting -J}? at the Same meetting it was
Voted to Exsept of the plan of Boyl now Gilsum in maner and form as Surv'd and Returnd By Caleb Willard
Surver of Lands, with an alowene of fore acres to Each Hundred acres for 1 1 ighways : 3'-v : at the Same meetting
Voted that Each proprietor Shall hold two hundred and fifty acres to Each Right or Share of Land and the Same
Be Recorded at Large on the proprietors Book 41? Voted to Exsept of the Survey of the Land Laid out By Breed
Bachelor Surver of Lands and the Committee that asisted him : 5'? : Chose obadiah Willcox Joshua Dart and
Ebenezer Killburn Jx>t Layers to Lay out to Each Share two Hundred and fifty acres : &y Chose John Marvin to
ascest the Clark in Recording : 7ly Chose Thomas llervey Johnathan Smith ir and Joshua Dart a Committee to
treet witli Westmore Land and walpool to measher their town Lines to See if hant got more that their Comple-
ment of Land.
att the sam meeting it was voted that Each Proprietors Shall Hoold their Number of Loots to the amount of
two Hundred and fifty acrs to Each Right or Shear as was Lotted and Drawn (viz)
Then follows a description of sixty-four rights or shares, the substance of which will be
found on the map, with reference to the table.
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Josiali Kilbun,
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John Mack,
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Jonathan Smith, Junr,
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Joseph Spenser,
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Thomas Sumner,
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Thomas Pitkin,
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Josiah Killiun,
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Benjamin Sumner,
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Richard Hays.
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Jonathan Smith,
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Jonathan Mack,
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Joseph Wille,
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Jonathan Levitt,
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Joel Kilbun,
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Joseph Mack,
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Josiah Kilbun,
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Thomas Sumnor,
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Xathanill Dart,
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Samvell Lord,
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James Cox,
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Joseph Ransun,
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Clement Sumnor.
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Seth Hays.
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The spelling is given as in the earliest record of the " draw." In three different records, No.
41 is given to Joseph, John, and Josiah Mack. No. 4 5 in a later record is given to John Skinner.
The map has been constructed from four different sources. First, the record of the drawing
just referred to. Second, a parchment map with the following inscription : —
A Plan of the Township of Boyle or Gilsum laid out according to the Charter of the same. By Caleb Williard.
There are 4 Acres allowed to every 100 Acres for a Road and so in proportion to Every parcel of Land laid out.
Jonathan Smith.
Third, an ancient copy of the same on brown pasteboard with the numbers much more distinct
than on the parchment ; and. Fourth, a map of the same owned by Silvanus Hay ward, who was
surveyor in this town for so many years. This map bears the following inscription : —
A plan of Gilsom as drew by Caleb Willard a trew Coppy from the original & Contains Gilsom & Surry &
part of Sullivan & is laid down at 160 rods to an Inch : this Coppy taken Janr 14"1 1796
A true Coppy from the original
atest Obadiah Willcox
Proprietors Clerk
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26 GILSUM.
This contains also the lots at the east end of the town, in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth
ranges, as surveyed by Breed Bachelor, October, 1763, and shows " the Gore " where the Wil-
lard and Bachelor surveys failed to meet. The river courses have not been verified, but are
given as on the old map.
It cannot be expected that the map as here presented is entirely free from errors. The an-
cient data disagree in many particulars. In some cases these discrepancies have been reconciled,
but in others no explanation has been found, save that there must be an error in the old records.
For instance, half of the fifth lot in the ninth range was drawn to the '' Minister Lot ;" but, in
1794, a deed from Rev. Elisha Fish, as recorded, conveyed to Samuel Seward, for ,£48, the east
half of the fourth lot, ninth range, " originally granted to the first minister."
The lots on the west of " the Mountain " were intended to contain fifty acres each, — those
on the east, one hundred. As measured on the map, by the scale, those on the east are one
hundred and sixty rods east and west, and one hundred and four north and south. But in meas-
uring these old lines now, there is found a difference frequently of from ten to twenty rods.
A lack of accuracy is also manifest upon the map itself. It will at once be noticed that the third
lot on the cast of the mountain is only about one-half as wide as the rest, and the second lot is
wider. Of this no explanation is given. In old deeds the third lot is sometimes called fifty
acres, and sometimes seventy-five. This inaccuracy occasioned trouble very early. In 1771, one
article in the call for a meeting is : —
to See if the proprietors will agree to make new Bounds and New Lines Between pertickelor Lotts whare
their is manifest Earor in the Lines Run by Caleb Willard.
The same year, Jeremiah Stiles, surveyor, was employed " to measure the Town of Gilsum
exclusive of What Westmoreland takes off." He was also employed, two years later, to lay out
the undivided land at the northeast corner of the town, including two hundred and fifty acres
in " the Gore" to Samuel Wadsworth on the right of " Rubin Sumner." Nov. 5, 1771, Thomas
Harvey, Stephen Griswould, and Ebenezer Kilburn were appointed " to Run Round those
Lotts that are not Run and make Division between man and man." They employed William
Russel as surveyor. Other committees for a like purpose were chosen from time to time as late
as 1789, when Moses Hale was the surveyor.
It will be seen from the map, that Gilsum originally extended more than a hundred rods
beyond the east line of Sullivan. At the northeast corner it was cut off by the " Curve " or
" Patent Line," so called, which is the present boundary between Gilsum and Stoddard. This was
the most western of the different lines run by the Masonian proprietors, and was intended to be
run in a curve sixty miles from the sea. Parts of this line are still preserved in the west lines
of Fitzwilliam, Marlborough, Stoddard, Washington, and other towns. It cut off from Gilsum a
large tract, including the Governor's lot and the lot for the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts.
This " Curve Line " evidently occasioned the proprietors considerable trouble. Though they
laid out and drew lots east of this line, yet it seems doubtful whether they ever realized much
profit therefrom.
July 13, 1768. Sampson Stoddard & Jonathan Blanchard for themselves and others, Propr8 of a Tract of
Land Called Monadk No. 7.
Petitioned, that as a considerable part of the land granted to Samuel Gilbert & others, by the name of Gilsum,
in July 1763, was (as we apprehend By mistake) laid out within Masons Patent So Called Long Since granted to
us & associates. That the Grantees of Said Gilsum have failed making any Settlement on any part So falling
within Masons Claim, that to prevent Disputes Between his Majestys Good Subjects, We pray that we may
allowd to Improve our Lands as far West as the Patent Line aforesaid &c.
CHARTER AND PROPRIETORSHIP. 27
Jan. 9, 1772, Jonathan Smith was chosen to represent to the governor that certain shares had
not been settled according to the provisions of the charter, and to ask that they might therefore
be regranted. He was also instructed to " make application to his Excel1" the Governor &
Counsil to make up to the Proprietors the Compliment of Land which our Charter contains."
That this application refers to the part cut off by the " Curve Line," is seen not only by the
subsequent action of the proprietors, but in the fact that, otherwise, instead of less they had
much more land than was specified in the charter. June 10, 1778, they voted "to Pay Samuel
Gilbart and others that had Demands on the Proprietors in Common and undevided Lands East
of the Ninth Range not yet Laid out as far as the Pattent Line So Called," reserving certain
rights to Samuel Wadsworth and John Byenton. That they received no satisfaction from the
governor and council is apparent from the proposition in the warrant for a meeting May 16,
1774, "to write home also to his Majesty lor the Confirmation of our Charter." The same
tiling is seen by the charter of Stoddard, which was granted in November, 1774, making " the
Pattent Line so called " its western boundary, beginning at the northwest comer of Packersfield,
thence running seven miles to a stake and stones. This cut off not only the east part of Gilsum
but of Marlow also, and occasioned considerable trouble between these towns. It is not strange
that the proprietors were persistent in pressing their claims, as it involved the title to more than
four thousand acres.
In May, 1788, it was voted to divide the common land at the east end of the town, " to Each
Right their Equal Share." and Capt. Thomas Harvey, Col. Jonathan Smith, and Capt. Ebenezer
Kilburn were appointed to lay out and make a plan of the same, for which service they were to
receive fifty acres of land. Several adjourned meetings were held, at which nothing was done,
apparently owing to the negligence or unwillingness of Col. Smith, a6 we find that on December
10th he was summarily dismissed from the committee, no cause being assigned, and Levi Fuller
chosen in his place. At the next meeting, June 2, 1789, the committee reported, and the lots
were drawn as shown on the map.
At the annual town meeting in 1794. Gilsum " Voted to Opose the Town of Stoddard in their
Petision to the General Cort that there jurisdiction Line may Exstend to the Curved Line." Op-
position, however, was of no avail, and the present boundary between Gilsum and Stoddard is
that same " Curved Line." This was established by an act of the legislature passed June 20,
1797, and approved the next day, giving to Stoddard —
All thnl strip of Land claimed by said Stoddardlying on the Easterly side of the curved line of Masons Patent
as run by Major Joseph Blanchard which strip is included in the grants of said towns of Marlow and Gilsum
(excepting what is included in the Corporation of Sullivan) with the inhabitants living thereon.
At a meeting of the proprietors Oct. 2, 1804, Lemuel Holmes, Esq., was chosen to attend the Genrl Court and
Exammin the Records of the State Respecting the Mason Clame and the Settlement Between the Committies Chosen
by the State and the Masonian Committee and there Report and the Genrl Courts Proceedings thereon. The next
March, L805, they Chose John Chaberlin agent to attend the Genrl Court in June Next for which they protnis to
pay him thirty Hollers also Voted to Chuse a Committee of three to Procure the Xecessary Evidence to Carry to the
Genrl Court Chose Ebenezer Kilburn Clement A Sumner * & Lemuel Holmes for Said Committee.
About the same date the town " Voted to rais $15 dollars to help the proprieters of Gilsom
to Support their pitetion in the General Court respecting the Masonian Claims."
At a proprietors' meeting in July of the same year, the committee chosen to " Look up and
take Care of the unlocated Land " was " impowered to Commence a Suit at Law if Necessary
against those that now Clame Sd Land." In June, 1806, " Voted to Carry on the action now
pending in Court Respecting the Last Division in Gilsum Township." March 1, 1808, " Chose
Col. Jon1 Smith to attend at Charleston at Court to assist Capt Kilburn in Defending the Suit in
* Son of Rev. Clement Sumner.
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favour of the Proprietors" Feb. 2, 1813, "Voted that Lie™ L Fuller be a Committee to defend
the Lawsuit now pending."
In December, 1782, it was voted to sell " all the undevided Land at the North End of the
Mountain in Surry that is not already Drawn " This was estimated at 258 acres, and was sold
for fifty pounds to " Elisha Briggs of Keene Millrite."
After " the last Division " of 1789, no meetings were held for nine years, when the only
business was to choose a new clerk, and a committee " to Transcribe the Proprietors Book and
Record what of the doings of the Proprietors that is not yet Recordid : Only Enterd on paper as
minits : " At the next meeting, Feb. 18, 1799, Lemuel Holmes, the new clerk, was allowed
" 13 Dollers for Transcribing the Book & Other Servises." This copy is the one we now have.
The original is in the town clerk's office at Surry.
The remaining history of the proprietors is mostly the looking-up of undivided lands, and
prosecuting claims to such corners and gores as could be found left out of their former careless
surveys. Men who supposed they had a clear title to the lands they had occupied, every now
and then found themselves confronted by a claim of the proprietors to some strip not described
in the deeds they held. The proprietors evidently took much pains to look up such cases. Some
things seem to be easily read between the lines of the record. The meetings were generally held
at some tavern ; Robinson's or McCurdy's in Surry, or Grimes's, afterwards Smith's, in Gilsum.
A frequent record after the organization is " adjourned one hour." Usually no business was
transacted after this adjournment ; but sometimes, matters which had been hanging along for
months or years before, were disposed of with great facility. Knowing the habits of the times,
we can have no doubt of the festive nature of the recess taken, or the cause of the facility with
which business was sometimes closed up after it. A man on whose land they levied a claim, if
he understood how to manage the matter, coidd apparently settle without difficulty after an
adjournment of this kind, during which he, of course, was the host. In short, if the man treated
freely, he could settle easily ; but if not, he would have to pay a round sum. These things are
not, indeed, recorded, but the clue is given by which they may be fairly inferred. In 1814 their
records come suddenly to a close. They had apparently made good and sold all the claims they
could establish, and their " occupation was gone." Jan. 11, 1814, the committee reported having
sold lands for $271. One item is, " Sold the Colpit lot So Cald to Calvin Lock for $100."
A meeting was held February 8th, at which various accounts were allowed, and a piece of land
" that Esqr Robinson pretends to own under the mountain," was sold to Samuel Robinson by his
" giving his Note to Edo Kilburn " for sixteen dollars. The meeting was adjourned to " the first
tuesday in may Next to meet at L, L. Fullars." They seem to have failed to come to time, for
the only subsequent record is as follows : —
1814 May 5 I the subscriber took ten Dollars of Lieu Calvin Lock of .Sullivan and G"1 of May payd it over to
Lieu L. Fullar by Request, of Sd Fuller & Sd Lock— Sam1. Allen
EXEUNT PROPRIETORS.
FORMATION OF SURRY AND SULLIVAN. 29
CHAPTER V.
FORMATION OF SURRY AND SULLIVAN.
The natural features of the town, as originally chartered, were such as to render a division
almost a necessity. Scarcely a year had elapsed from the giving of the charter, when in the
call for a proprietors' meeting, July 16, 1764, was inserted an article " to See if Said Proprietors
will Vote and Set off the west End of Said Town of Gilsum as far East as the top of the Moun-
tain." It was, however, dismissed without action. The settlers in what was called " West-
moreland Leg " lying between the west end of Gilsum and Keene, were as anxious as any for
the formation of a new town ; and the next action of which we find record was that of West-
moreland, March 12, 1766, when it was " Voted to set of the people to Gilsum that Belong to
the North East corner of this Town from Walpole Corner to Keen Line." This seems to have
hastened the movement on the part of Gilsum people, as among the papers sent to the provin-
cial assembly with the petition for the new town are the following : —
Province of New Hampshier.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Gilsum meet at the House of Mr Jonathan Smiths in sd
Town on Tuesday ye 26 of August 1760 being meet and duly formed Mr Joseph Spensor Being chose Moderator
to Govern Sd Meetting Sd Inhabitants Voted to seet off the west End of Sd Towne as farr East as the Mountain
Range —
a True Coppey of the Vote as it was then past
rr, . ) OBADIAH WlLLCOX,
Test Pr" me- [ Town Cla'k
Gilsum Septln yc 1st 1766,
NePw°lSmpsnear } Gilsum- ^ the ls' A D : 17'18
This may Certifle the Honerabell General Cort of this Provence, that we the Suscribers Inhabitince of the East
parte of the Town of said Gilsum Do Agrea and give our free Concente that the West pearte of this the Said Town
of Gilsum shold be sett off to be one Intier Town or Pearish or presink with a part of Westmoland and to Extend
as fear East as is here Disscribed (viz) To Begin at the South Line of said Gilsum 80 Rods East of the South
East Corner of Westmoland Ledg * (So cald) and to run North by the neadel 260 Rods then Makeing a seat off 80
Rods East, and then Running North by the Neadel a cross the said Town —
In Conformacion hereof we Subscribe
Josiah Kilburn Henry White
Ebenezer Kilborn Pelatiah Pease
Jonathan Adams John Chapman
Medad Thornton Obediah Willcox f
The following is the petition : —
To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain General. Governour &c in and over his Majestys Province of
New Hampshire — The Honble His Majesty's Council and House, of Representatives for said Province —
The Petition of the Suscribers, Inhabitants of the Westerly Part of the Township of Gilsum and the North-
westerly Part of the Township of Westmoreland in said Province Humby Sheweth :
That said Westerly part of Gilsum being seperated from the Easterly Part of the Same Township by a long
and impassable Mountain almost thro the Township of said Gilsum Dividing the Same so as to leave about one
third part of the Lands of the Township of said Gilsum on the Westerly side of said Mountain, and no conveni-
ent Communication can be had with the Easterly Part of said Township, so very necessary for the well Regulating
and management of Town affairs ; and the Westerly part of said Gilsum being too Small in Contents of Land for
a Seperate and Distinct Town, Parish or Precinct, And whereas the Northwesterly part of said Westmoreland being
that part of said Town Called Westmoreland Leg Lying at a Great Distance from and very dificult Passage to
the main Body of yc Town and Inhabitants of said Westmoreland and also paying Large Taxes for the Support
of the Ministry & other Town Charges, without being able to Receive any Benefit or advantage therefrom And
* Doubtless intended for Legg.
t Not the proprietors' clerk, who lived in Surry, but his cousin, of this town.
30 GILSUM.
being adjoining to and conveniently Situate to be joined and incorporated with said Westerly part of Gilsum
therewith to make one Seperate and Distinct Town &c.
Now your Petitioners humbly pray your Excellency and Honour that Said Westerly part of Gilsum and
Northeasterly part of Westmoreland : (viz beginning at the Southeast corner of Walpole thence running South-
erly on a Straight Line to the North West corner of Keene thence running Easterly on the Line of said Keene to
the Southeast corner of Westmoreland Leg so called and continuing the same Line Eighty Rods East of Sd (last
mention'd) corner thence running North two Hundred and Sixty Rods, thence East Eighty Rods, thence on a
North Line to the North Line of said Township of Gilsum thence West on the Line of Said Gilsum to the
Northwest Corner of the Same thence South on the Line between said Gilsum & Walpole to the first men-
tioned Bounds that part of said Westmoreland & Gilsum included in the aforementioned Lines, may be taken off
from ye aforesaid Towns of Westmoreland & Gilsum. and be Erected made and Incorporated into one Sep-
erate & Destinct Town, Corporation & Body Politick with all the Powers, Priviledges and immunities that any
town hath or by Law ought to have in said Province or otherways as to your Excellency & Honours seam fit and
as in Duty bound shall Ever pray —
Dated Gilsum July 4th A D."l768.
Obadiah Willeox Ichabod Smith Joshua Fuller Charles Rice
Samuel Hall Eliphalet Darte Joseph Mack Nathaniel Darte
Job Gleason John Marvin Jonathan Pareish Jonathan Smith
Joseph Spencer Abel Allen Peter Hayward Jonathan Smith, Jr
Moses Field Beniaman Wheetney William Barns Woolston Brockway
Thomas Smith
Most of these are recognized at once as original Surry names. Peter Hayward was the first
settler in Westmoreland, near the northeast corner of " Westmoreland Leg." Samuel Hall,
Benjamin Whitney, and Jonathan Parish probably belonged to " the Leg." Benjamin Whitney
was at the battle of Bunker Hill.
Leave was granted " to bring in a Bill for incorporating said Town prayed for, the Bounds
to be agreeable to the said Plan." The bill was enacted March 2, 1769, and from that date
Gilsum included only what lies east of the division between the first and second ranges of hun-
dred-acre lots.
The notch, 260 rods long and 80 wide, described in the petition, belonged to the Kilbums,
and it is probable Joel Kilburn resided there. It was doubtless their wish to be included in
Gilsum, according to the petition. It will be noticed, however, that the act of incorporation made
the bounds agreeable to the plan and not to the petition. On the plan accompanying the papers,
no such notch is found, but the line accords with the present town boundary.
INCORPORATION OF SULLIVAN.
Eighteen years after Surry was formed, Gilsum lost another large portion of territory out of
the southeast corner of the town. At the time Surry was set off, there were probably no
inhabitants east of the present Sullivan line. Afterwards, when the farms east and south of the
Bearden hill began to be settled, the people found it burdensome to cross "the gulf" for
Sabbath meetings and town gatherings. It was impossible to locate the meeting-house where all
parties would be satisfied. The only solution of the difficulty seemed to be the formation of
a new town. The following petition was sent to the legislature : —
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened.
Humbly shew, your Petitioners, the subscribers, Inhabitants of the Towns of Keene, Packersfield, Gilsum and
Stoddard. That they live remote from the centres of their respective Towns and by reason of distance and bad
roads are deprived * town privileges. That they cannot enjoy the conveniences of public worship — That
some of their duties as members of their several towns are by their situation very burdensome — That if they
might be incorporated into a separate and distinct township it would be highly advantageous to them, and no detri-
ment to the towns to which they now belong — That they are encouraged to hope that no objections will be made
to their being thus incorporated unless by the town of Gilsum, and that those objections may be easily obviated —
The prayer of this their humble Petition therefore is — That the tract of land marked out upon the plan
* Illegible.
FORMATION OF SURRY AND SULLIVAN.
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herewith exhibited may be set off from the several towns aforesaid into a distinct township by the name of Orringe,
and the Inhabitants of it incorporated as aforesaid — and your Petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.
August 22d, 1786.
Grandal (?) Keith
Jonathan Burnam
Nathan Bolster
Josiah Seward
William Buroam
James Rowe
Timothy Dimmock
Joseph Ellis
William Cory
Samuel Cory
Joshua Cory
Jonathan Heaton
John Chapman
Benjamin Chapman
John Chapman Jr
James Locke
Timothy Dewey
Roswell Hubbard
Zadock Nims
Erastus Hubbard
Joshua Osgood
Oliver Carter
Ezra Osgood
Sam1 Seward
Elijah Carter
Samuel Wyman
James Pratt
Jesse Wheeler
Lockhart Willard
Jonathan Baker
John Dimick
Ebenezer Birdit
John Row
Benj" Ellis
Simeon Ellis
Nathan Ellis
James Locke Junr
Thomas Morse
Inhabitants
of
Keene
Inhabitants
of
Stoddard
J
Inhabitants
of
Gilsum
Other papers show that Gilsum made no objection to the division. Packersfield objected, as
it " would be a means of removing the present centre and frustrate our Design in Building a
House for Public Worship and thro the Town into the uttermost confusion imaginable." The
legislature appointed a committee to view the premises, the chairman of which was Lemuel
Holmes of Surry. They doubtless reported in favor, as the act of incorporation was passed
Sept. 27, 1787.
This left Gilsum substantially in the same form as at present. A few acres, however, on the
north side of the river were taken from Sullivan and annexed to Gilsum in 1878. The south
bank of the Ashuelot now forms the town line, from a few rods below Collins's factory till it
strikes the west line of Sullivan.
In 1816, an effort was made to annex the northeast part of the town to Marlow, but an
article in favor of the project was dismissed.
In 1871. a portion of Alstead, including what is known as " South Woods," petitioned to be
annexed to Gilsum. As Alstead was burdened with a large debt, and Gilsum would be obliged
to assume a share of the same, the town dismissed the article.
32 GILSUM.
CHAPTEE VI.
THE VERMONT TROUBLES.
Gilsum, with other towns west of the " Curve Line," was drawn into the triple controversy
between New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Both New York and New Hampshire laid
claim to what is now Vermont. From 1749 to 1764, Gov. Wentworth granted the territory for
more than one hundred and twenty-five towns west of the Connecticut River. When the royal
decision was given against New Hampshire, New York refused to recognize the claims
of the settlers to these lands. But the sturdy "Green Mountain Boys" would not
be driven from their homes, and in 1777 published a declaration " that they would at all times
consider themselves as a free and independent State," and petitioned Congress to receive them
into the Union. Having adopted a constitution, representatives assembled for the first time at
Windsor, Vt., in 1778. Sixteen towns from the east side of the river sent a committee to ask
that they might be included in the new State of Vermont. They claimed that New Hampshire
was originally a grant to Mason, and extended no farther west than the " Curve Line " ; that all
towns west of that line had been granted by authority of the royal governors, and, therefore,
since the royal authority had been overthrown, they " were not connected with any State," and
were " at perfect liberty to determine for themselves" what jurisdiction they would be under."
The anticipated conflict with New Hampshire made the Vermont Assembly hesitate. They
granted the request, but at the next session in October, though their representatives were admit-
ted to seats, they nevertheless left these towns practically " out in the cold," by refusing them a
County organization. On this, the members from these towns withdrew and called a convention
which met at Cornish, Dec. 9, 1778. This convention determined to make proposals to
New Hampshire, whereby the towns east of the Green Mountains should join that State. At
its next session, in February, 1779, the Vermont Assembly dissolved all connection with towns
east of the river. But this failed to settle matters, as New Hampshire was now in hopes to
extend her territory farther west. The inhabitants in the southeast part of Vermont held a
convention in October, 1780, in which it was proposed "to unite in one political body all the
inhabitants from Mason's grant, on the east side of the Connecticut River, to the heights of land
on the west side." This State was to be called New Connecticut. In the following November, a
convention of towns in Cheshire County was held at Walpole, and appointed a committee to
confer with others and " consider what is proper to be done." This committee consisted of Dr.
William Page and Col. Samuel Hunt of Charlestown, Capt. Lemuel Holmes of Surry, Daniel
Jones, Esq., of Hinsdale, and Col. Benjamin Bellows of Walpole. They recommended that a
convention should be held at Charlestown the next January. Forty-three towns were represented
in the Charlestown convention. They appointed a committee to confer with the Vermont
Assembly in reference to terms of union, and adjourned to meet at Cornish, in February, when
the Assembly would be in session at Windsor, Vt., only a few miles away. The Assembly
accepted this proposition, on condition that two-thirds of the towns interested, on both sides of
the river, should approve of it, and adjourned till April. They found on assembling that the
necessary number of towns had given a favorable vote, and the union was therefore consum-
mated. Representatives from thirty-five towns on the east side of the river took their seats as
members. The towns south of the north line of Claremont and east of the river were organized
into Washington County. After meeting at Bennington the following June, the Vermont
THE VERMONT TROUBLES. 33
Legislature assembled Oct. 11, 1781, at Charlestown. The Lieutenant Governor and one of
the councilors were chosen from the east side of the river. Vermont had thus taken actual
possession of nearly a third part of New Hampshire, and it was evidently impossible that such a
state of affairs should long continue without some violent contention. Two Chesterfield men
having been arrested and lodged in Charlestown jail by a Vermont sheriff, the New Hampshire
Assembly authorized Col. Hale, the sheriff of Cheshire County, to release them, by force if
necessary. Not succeeding in the attempt, he was himself arrested by the Vermont sheriff and
committed to the same jail. In retaliation, Dr. William Page of Charlestown, who had accepted
the office of sheriff under Vermont authority, was arrested by order of the New Hampshire
House of Representatives and confined in Exeter jail. The danger of actual civil war between
the two States was imminent. Vermont was making military preparations, and in January,
1782, New Hampshire ordered a thousand men to be raised and sent into Cheshire County to
support the civil officers. But, largely through the influence of Gen. Washington and the
inducements offered by Congress, Vermont was led to a wiser policy, and on the twenty-third of
February, 1782, the Legislature at Bennington, Vt., passed resolutions dissolving their union
with the towns east of the Connecticut, and accepting their present state lines. This ended the
conflict, the disaffected towns returning quietly to their former state allegiance. For this con-
cession, Vermont expected to he received into the Union at once, but was much disappointed by
being kept out for nine years, during which period she was named, by the humorists of that day,
" The Future State."
The loss of our records leaves us to other sources for the action of Gilsum in these troubles.
It has already been seen that Surry was represented in the Walpole convention by Capt.
Holmes. It seems probable that Gilsum sent a delegate to the Charlestown convention, but
there are no records to determine the fact. Gilsum voted to join Vermont, and was represented
in the Assembly at Windsor, and at Charlestown, by Ebenezer Dewey. Surry was represented
by Woolston Brockway.
Surry records show, that, during the period of union, town meetings were called in the name
of the State of Vermont and County of Washington, and there can be no doubt the same was
done in Gilsum.
Note. — Those wishing to know more of this controversy are referred to Bouton's Provincial and State
Papers, Vol. IX., in the town clerk's office, and Saunderson's History of Charlestown. From these sources the
preceding account has mostly been taken.
34 GIL SUM.
CHAPTER VII.
GILSUM IN THE REVOLUTION.
" What heroes from the woodland sprung,
When, through the fresh awakened land.
The thrilling cry of Freedom rung,
And to the work of warfare strung
The yeoman's iron hand !
" As if the very earth again
Grew quick with God's creating breath,
And from the sods of grove and glen,
Rose ranks of lion-hearted men
To battle to the death."
The attempt to construct a satisfactory history of Gilsuni during the " times that tried men's
souls" in the period of the Revolution, is much like •' making bricks without straw." The early
records of the town were in unbound manuscript. The marriages, births, and deaths were
copied into the first and second bound volumes. The remaining records were subsequently lost,
probably through some carelessness in the transfer from one town clerk to another. Conse-
quently the votes of the town during the stormy period prior to 1789 are entirely missing. The
only item in our town books, which seems to indicate that there was any Revolutionary war, is
the following among the deaths : " Ido 4th .Son of Elizabeth Church Diparted this life Sep*. 19 —
1777 Kild in Battle." The records of almost any other twenty-five years could have been better
spared. We know that the fathers of the town were thoroughly imbued with the spirit of
liberty, and devoted their lives and their property to the sacred cause, with untiring zeal and
self-denying heroism.
As already seen, that bloody conflict known as the " French and Indian War," occurred
before the settlement of Gilsum. In it, however, were engaged some of those who afterwards
settled in Gilsum, as, for instance, Solomon Mack and John Bingham, [Biog.] and doubtless
many others. A curious letter relating to those times was written in 1813 by Abner Sanger,
then residing in Gilsum. (Appendix B.)
The names and record of those who served in the Revolutionary army have been obtained
from state documents. These, and a few family traditions of uncertain value, are the only
sources from which this chapter has been compiled.
Aug. 25, 1775, the Provincial Congress "recommended to the Select Men of the several Towns, ... to
take an exact Number of the Inhabitants of their respective Districts, including every soul in the Same," . . .
also to " return the Number of the Fire Arms in their respective Districts fit for use, and the Number wanting to
compleet one for every person capable of usuing them, . . . adding there to the Quantity of Powder in each
place ; and where there is a Public Stock to return a separate Account thereof, & that the whole be returned to the
Committee of Safety for this Colony."
In compliance with this recommendation, we find the following return from Gilsum : —
Males under 16 years of age 45
Males from 16 years of age to 50, not in the army .... 32
All males above 50 years of age 10
Persons gone in the army ........ 7
All Females 84
Negroes and slaves for life 0
178
The Number of Guns 15
GILSUM IN TEE REVOLUTION.
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Destitute of Powder & town Stock — in Persuance to the above direction we have taken an exact accompt of
the number of Soles and guns in the town of Gilsum.
Gilsum October
30 ye 1775
Test Saml Church ) Selectmen
Stephen Griswold V of said
Peletiah Pease ) Gilsum.
On enrollment list of March, 1777, Gilsum reports thirty-nine men from sixteen to fifty years old.
The Continental Congress having " recommended to the several .... Committees of Safety of the United
Colonies, immediately to cause all Persons to be disarmed, within their Respective Colonies, who are notoriously dis-
affected to the cause of America, or who have not associated, and refuse to associate, to defend by Arms, the United
Colonies, against the Hostile attempts of the British Fleets and Armies," the Committee of Safety for New Hamp-
shire, under date of Ap. 12, 1778, sent to the selectmen of every town a request "to desire all Males above Twenty-
one years of age (Lunaticks, Idiots, and Negroes excepted) to sign to the Declaration on this paper ; and when so
done, to make return thereof, together with the Name or Names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, to the
General Assembly or Committee of Safety of this Colony.
The declaration or pledge was as follows : —
We, the Subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise, that we will, to the utmost of
our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with Arms, oppose the Hostile Proceedings
of the British Fleets and Armies against the United American Colonies.
Gilsum and Surry both have the honor of being in the list of towns who had no Tories to
report, every man signing the above pledge. The signers in Gilsum were the following : —
Ebenezer Dewey
Justus Hurd
Pelatiah Pease
Ebenezer Dewey Jr
Gershom Crocker
Josiah Kilburn
Ebenezer Kilburn
Tho. Morse
Josiah Kilburn, Jr
Ebenezer Church
John Marks
Stephen Griswold
James Rowe
Elisha Pendell
Jonathan Adams
Ichabod Youngs
Henry White
Shubael Hurd
Stephen Bond
Joseph Youngs
David Bill
Stephen Bond, Jr.
Elisha Mack
Obadiah Smith
John Boynton
John Boynton, Jr.
John Dimick, Jr
John Dimeck
Levi Bliss
Jonathan Bliss
Abner Bliss
David Bliss
Jonathan Bliss Jr
Ebenezer Bill
Joel Kilbourn
Obadiah Willcox Jr
Elezer Willcox
John Chapman
Timothy Dimock
John Row
John Row, Jr.
Obadiah Willcox
This may Certify that the Names Annexed to this paper are all the inhabitants of the town of Gilsum that
come within the Limits of this Request.
Test Ebene Dewey, Jr. ) Selectmen of
Pelatiah Pease } Gilsum
Prior to the Revolution, the militia of this part of the State, from Massachusetts line as far
north as Claremont and including Newport, were in one regiment commanded by Col. Josiah
Willard of Winchester. When the war came on, he was found on the Tory side, and in August,
1775, this regiment was divided into two. Gilsum was assigned to the first, and the command
given to Samuel Ashley, Esq., of Winchester. Capt. Joseph Hammond of Swanzey was
appointed Lieutenant Colonel, and Isaac Butterfield of Westmoreland, and Timothy Ellis of
Keenc, Majors. As afterwards appears, this was known as the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment.
A regiment raised in July, 1776, for the defense of Portsmouth, was under command of Col.
Isaac Wyman of Keene. The fifth company of this regiment had for its officers, Samuel
Wetherbee of Charlestown, Captain ; Ebenezer Kilburn, first Lieutenant ; and Davis Howlet of
Keene, second Lieutenant. In June, 1777, Cols. Bellows and Ashley were both summoned with
their regiments to re-inforce the Continental army at Ticonderoga.
The following is the roll of Col. Ashley's seventh company, which was composed almost
entirely of men from Gilsum and Surry : —
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aiLSUM.
Elisha Mack, Captain.
Ebenezer Kilburn, Lieutenant.
Abner Skinner, 2d Lieutenant.
Timothy Dimock, Ensign.
Shubal Hurd, Sergeant.
Ichabod Young. Sergeant.
Samuel Smith, Sergeant.
Delavarne [Delavan] Delelance, Serg.
Obadiah Crane, Corporal.
Joseph Whitney, Corporal.
Obadiah Smith, Corporal.
Henry White, Corporal.
John Boynton, Filer.
Thomas Smith.
Jonathan Smith. Ichabod Smith.
Joshua Fuller. Thomas Dart, 3d.
Justus Dart. Moses Hale.
Thomas Dart. Charles Rice.
Samuel McCurdy. Thomas Morse.
Thomas Dart, Jr. Peter Beebe.
Benjamin Carpenter. Abner Bliss.
Benjamin Carpenter, Jr. Joel Kilburn.
Nathan Howard [Hayward].Joseph Ellis.
William Barnes [Barron]. Benjamin Ellis.
John Rading [Redding]. John Roe.
Sylvanus Howard [Hayward]Elisha Pendall.
Abel Allen. Stephen Bond.
Jonathan Smith, Jr. Levi Bliss.
Theody [Theodore] Preston.
Justus Hurd.
Ebenezer Dewey.
John Marks.
Moses Field.
Jehiel Holdridge.
Jonathan Carpenter.
Samuel Fuller.
Peter Howard [Hayward].
Josiah * Dart.
Jesse Dart.
Asa Wilcox.
Daniel Wright.
Obadiah Wilcox.
Ebenezer Bill.
They inarched for the relief of Ticonderoga in the latter part of June, 1777, " to Black
River, when they were ordered home, and arrived there July 8. On the next day they were
ordered again for Ticonderoga, and went as far as Col. Mead's, at Otter Creek, when the army
was met retreating, and they turned and arrived home July 10." Probably most of these men
did not re-enlist, and these few days of marching was all the service they saw.
In another regiment, under Col. Moses Nichols of Amherst, the ninth company was about
half from Gilsum and Surry, and the rest probably from Keene and Westmoreland. The roll is
as follows : —
Elisha Mack, Captain.
Josiah Richardson, Lieut.
Moses Fields, 2d Lieutenant.
Samuel Fuller, Sergeant.
Ebenezer Cook, Serg't Major.
Aden Holbrook, Sergeant.
Tilly How, Sergeant.
Robert Worsley, Corporal.
Asa Wilcox, Corporal.
Jehial Holdridge, Corporal.
Nathan Howard, Corporal.
John Rowe, Drummer.
John Boyington, Filer.
Nicholas Bragg.
Ebenezer Bragg.
Peter Beebe.
David Bond.
Cephas Clark.
Joshua Durant.
Matthew Dolf.
Job Gleason.
Benjamin Gutridge.
Samuel Hall.
John Royce.
Ezra Metcalf.
Amos Puffer.
Gideon Packard.
Timothy Rhodes.
John Reding.
James Sawyer.
Jonathan Smith.
Jonathan Wheeler.
Daniel Willson.
Jonathan Dwiuel.
David Willson.
Zadock Wheeler.
David Harris, discharged Aug. 19.
Michael Metcalf,}
Joshua Fuller, - killed Aug. 16.
William Wood,
This company marched from New Hampshire July 22, 1777, joined the Continental army at
Saratoga, and was in the battle of Bennington, where three of their number were killed. They
were discharged about Sept. 22, and were paid for two months and two days' service. Capt.
Mack was paid for " a journey from Gilsum to Exeter to make return of the Roll, 9 days
at 8/ _£3-12-0."
The following accounts from the state records show the bounties paid by the town : —
Accounts for Town Bounties, Gilsum.
April, f Lexington alarm and Roll in 1775,
1777 May Continentals, 5 men
July Starks Brigade 8 men
1778 April 1 Continentals, 2 men paid in rye
June Thomas Morse, Col. Peabodys Reg*, R. I.
1779 July Continentals 2 men Mooneys Regt, R. I. pd in rye,
Jesse Smith
1780 July New levies 2 men %
Nichols Regiment 4 men (west Point)
Alarm at Haverhill, Coos pr roll at the time Royalstown
was burnt
£7-1-4
121- -
32- -
40- -
7- -
60- -
7- -
32- -
24- -
24-3-5
Possibly a mistake for Joshua.
t Samuel White.
£354-4-9
\ Samuel Crane and Joseph French.
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Gilsum account for bounties paid.
1777 Zadoc Hurd, bounty for 8 nios £8-11-2
1779 Samuel White, bounty for 1 year 21-11-6
" Frederick Tubbs, bounty for 1 year 21-11-6
£51-14-2
Account of bounties and supplies paid by the several Towns to soldiers in the years 1777 - '78 & '79 which
was deducted from the soldiers' depreciation * Jany 17SG
Gilsum.
Iddo Church £10-2-4
Thomas Church 22-8-6
David Adams 22-8-6
£54-19-4
There are also papers sworn to by Capt. John Griggs, Elisha Pendell, and Ebenezer Church,
selectmen of Gilsum for the year 1779, certifying that they had paid a bounty of ,£60 each to
Frederick " Tubs "■ and Samuel White, for one year's enlistment in the Continental army, and also
that they had paid Jesse Smith, enlisted in Col. Mooney's regiment for the defense of Rhode
Island, bounty £30 ; travel to Providence, £12.
The following men are credited to Gilsum in the state archives : —
David Aisraham was in Samuel Wetherbee's company, Wyman's regiment, enlisted from Gilsum July 12,
1776, and is on Wyman's roll at Mount Independence, Nov. 5, 1776, paid UI-19-7. He was in Stark's regiment
in 1778, and in Cilley's in 1781, but in both cases credited to Alstead. Nothing further is known of this man.
He was probably a substitute.
David Adams was mustered at Cambridge, May 26, 1775, in Capt. Watson's company, and was doubtlesffin the
battle of Bunker Hill. He was in Capt. Samuel Wetherbee's company. Col. Isaac Wyman's regiment, enlisted
July 2, 1776, sent to join the Northern army, and is on a pay-roll of Wyman's regiment dated "Mount Inde-
pendence Nov. 5, 1776," as " mustered August 20, 1776, and paid an advance for bounty and wages £9-18, and for
twenty-six miles' travel, £0 - 2 - 2." He was in Capt. Josiah Brown's company. Col. Enoch Hale's regiment, which
marched to Ticonderoga May 6, 1777, in service forty-nine days, paid wages, travel, etc., £7- 16 -8. He is on roll
of men who were engaged under Capt. William Scott (Peterborough) and mustered by Abial Abbott, Dec. 17,
1777. for three years, and served in the First New Hampshire Regiment, under command of Joseph Cilley, was
discharged Dec. 81, 1780, was corporal in first company Cilley's regiment in 1780, and was sergeant in same company
as it was re-organized Jan. 1, 1781. Was in the army June 26, 1782, and probably served through 1783. He
was allowed $167.50 for " Depreciation money " 1777, 1778, and 1779. He was reported absent from Camp Valley
Forge Jan. 10, 1778. Cause — sick — age 18. [That is, at enlistment.] lie is described as five feet and seven
inches in stature, light " comjjlection," dark hair, and light eyes.
Peter Beebe was in Capt. Jason Wait's company, Col. Bedel's regiment, mustered February, 1776, by John
Bellows, Esq.; was with ('apt. Mack at Saratoga, enlisted July 22, discharged Sept. 22, 1777; was in Capt. John
Gregg's [Griggs] company, Scammel's regiment, mustered and paid by Thomas Sparhawk April 10, 1778; gives
his age as 18 years. He re-enlisted Dec. 8, 1779, for the war. and was paid a bounty of £90 by Col. Nichols ; was
in the eighth company of Scammel's regiment, Capt. Wm. Ellis of Keene, and is reported as " Deserted May 20,
1780." If he did desert, he returned, as he is on roll of the First New Hampshire Regiment as it was re-organized
in 1781.
" Gilsum ye Sept ye 13, 1782.
this is to certifie that this town Ingaged Peter Beebe to serve In the Continental army In y° year 1778, During
the present war Great Britton, and Now return sd Beebe as our man to make up the Quoto of this towns proportion
of men
by us Thomas Darte ) „ , ,
Justus Hurd f belec*
Jonathan Adams ) meu
Nothing further is known of this man. Was probably never a resident of Gilsum. May possibly have been
a son or brother of Noah Beebe. (Chapter 30.)
David Bill was in Capt. John Houghton's company, Col. Baldwin's regiment, mustered and paid by Lieut.
Col. Jos. Hammond, Sept. 22, 1776, — for New York, wages, bounty, travel, £7 - 18 - 4. He was in Davis Howlet's
company, Ashley's regiment, marched from Keene May, 1777, to re-inforce the Continental army at Ticonderoga ;
engaged May 7, discharged June 23, in service one month, seventeen days, paid total £7- IS -4.
Stephen Bond was in Capt. Wetherbee's company, Wyman's regiment, enlisted July 12, 1776, mustered
Aug. 2, and paid bounty, advance wages, and travel, twenty-five miles, £10-0-1, and was in the same at Mount
* This refers to some allowance made by the State, above the nominal wages, on account of the depreciation of paper money.
38 GILSUM.
Independence Nov. 5, 1776. Is on Capt. Mack's roll on march to Black River June, 1777, and on roll of Davis
Howlet's company, which marched from Keene May. 1 777 ; engaged May 7, discharged June 17, in service one
month eleven days, paid £7-1-4. He was in Capt. Nehemiah Houghton's company, Nichols's regiment, at West
Point, as engaged July 13, and discharged Oct. 21, 1780.
Iddo Church was first Sergeant in Capt. Ellis's company, the eighth of Scammel's regiment, enlisted in the
Continental service for '-three years or the war," Jan. 1, 1777; was killed in battle Sept. 19, 1777, at Saratoga;
received a bounty of £20; depreciation money, 1834.47.
Thomas Church, (brother to the preceding.) was in Capt. Scott's company, Cilley's regiment, mustered by
Abial Abbott Dec. 17, 1777; paid bounty, £20. He died June 21, 1778, probably on account of army service.
Josiah Comstock was in Capt. William Ellis's company, in Scammel's regiment, enlisted Ap. 27, 1777,
for three years, and died Jan. 8, 1779. lie was from that part of Gilsum which is now Sullivan. Tradition
says he was hired as a substitute by John Mark, and was killed in his first battle.
Samuel Crane was one of the " new levies" which •'joined the New Hampshire line," was mustered in
camp by Major William Scott, June 29, 1780, discharged Dec. 6, 1780. Nothing further is known of him. Probably
a substitute.
Joseph French was the other one of the two " new levies " furnished from Gilsum, mustered and discharged
same dates as Crane. He was second Lieutenant in Capt, James Ford's company, Nichols's regiment, Stark's
brigade, at Bennington and Stillwater; joined July 20, 1777, discharged Sept. 19, 1777. And also in Samuel
Dearborn's company, Peabody's regiment, at Rhode Island, engaged Feb. 18, 1778, discharged Jan. 7, 1779.
Probably a substitute.
Isaac Griswold was in Wetherbee's company, Wyman's regiment. Northern ami}7, enlisted July 6, 1777,
mustered Aug. 2, paid advance wages, bounty, and twenty-nine miles' travel, £10-0-5; was in Davis Howlet's
company, Ticonderoga, enlisted June 29, discharged July 3, 1777, and in Wyman's regiment as Sergeant at Mount
Independence Nov. 5, 1776. He probably lived in that part of Gilsum which is now Sullivan, afterwards removed
to Keene, and was prominent in the Vermont troubles, being deputy sheriff under Vermont authority.
Brooks Hudson, Drummer, on pay-roll of Capt. Nehemiah Houghton's company, Nichols's regiment, at West
Point; engaged July 13, discharged Oct. 21, 17S0.
Zadoc Hurd was in the eighth company, Scammel's regiment, enlisted May 1, 1777. discharged Jan. 10. 1778,
in service eight months and ten days ; was in Capt. John Gregg's company, Scammel's regiment, mustered by
Thomas Sparhawk May 26, 1778, age 16. He was paid £12 in 1782 for " Taking up and securing a deserter."
The family tradition says that he was wounded, and received an invalid's pension.
Ebenezer Kilburn was Lieutenant in Mack's company June, 1777. Do. on roll of Capt. Samuel Weth-
erbee's company, sent to join the Continental army, mustered Aug 20, 1776, paid £10-16-0. His name is on the
staff roll of Col. Ashley's regiment, entered June 29, 1777, as "volunteer."
Capt. Elisha Mack was in Capt. Wetherbee's company, Wyman's regiment, as private, enlisted July 2,
1776, and was at Mount Independence Nov. 5, same year; was Lieutenant in Davis Howlet's company, Ticon-
deroga, engaged May 7, discharged June 17, 1777 ; was Captain of a company raised in Ashley's regiment June,
1777, to re-in force the Continental army at Ticonderoga (see roll) ; and in command of a company in Col. Moses
Nichols's regiment, Stark's brigade, at Saratoga, joined July 22, discharged Sept. 3, 1777. He was the hero of the
Keene raid. (Chapter 28.)
Thomas Morse was with Capt. Mack on his inarch June, 1777; is on pay-roll of Capt. Daniel Reynolds's
company, Peabody's regiment, at Rhode Island, as engaged June 15, 1778, discharged Jan. 6, 1779; was mustered
at Winchester June 22, 1778, by Samuel Ashley. He lived in what is now Sullivan.
Jesse Smith was in Capt. Brockway's company, which marched on the 6th and 13th days of July, 1777,
for Ticonderoga, and on roll of Capt. Stephen Parker's company, Nichols's regiment, which joined the Continental
army under Gates at Stillwater July 19, 1777, discharged Sept. 1777, and on roll of Capt. William Gary's company,
Col.' Benjamin Bellows's regiment, at Saratoga, as entered Sept. 21, and discharged Oct. 29, 1777. He was in Pea-
body's regiment at Rhode Island as engaged June 10, 1778. and discharged Jan. 5, 1779; was Corporal in Capt.
Ephraim Stone's company, Col. Hercules Mooney's regiment, at Rhode Island, engaged July 13. 1779, and discharged
Jan. 16, 1780 ; was Corpora! in Capt. Benjamin Spaulding's company, Nichols's regiment, at West Point, engaged
July 15, 1780, discharged Oct. 21, 1780. The name of Jesse Smith appears on a petition from inhabitants of
Connecticut in 1763, for a grant of land at " Little Cowas." Nothing is known of him.
Ananias Tubus was in Davis Howlet's company, sent to Ticonderoga June, 1777, and on pay-roll of Capt.
Samuel Wright's company, Nichols's regiment, which joined the Continental army at Bennington and Stillwater July
23, 1777. He enlisted as from Swanzey, and gave his age as 45 years. At the battle of Bennington he was wounded
in the hip, but was still "fit for garrison duty." A committee on pensions, etc., appointed by the New Hampshire
Assembly, reported -'Ananias Tubbs Nov. 13 1777 for expences in getting wounds cured at battle of Bennington
£46-16." He was also put on the pension list, " pay 9/ per month " from Aug. 31. 1777.
Frederick Tubbs is on roll of Lieut. Col. Henry Dearborn's battalion, Scammel's command, as enlisted "for
the war" June 26, 1777. He was evidently discharged, as he is on roll of recruits for Col. Hale's regiment as
enlisted for one year, July 20, and mustered at Keene July 29. 1779, by Timothy Ellis. He was discharged June
26, 1780. Nothing is known of this man; may have been a brother of Ananias.
Samuel White was Corporal in Capt. Jacob Hinds's company. Col. .lames Reed's regiment, at Bunker Hill,
and was paid to Aug. 1, 1775. £5-0- 3. His loss at Bunker Hill was one blanket, 12 s., one shirt, 6 s., one trousers,
5s., one stockings, 6 s., shoes, 4 s.; probably lost a gun also, as his whole loss is placed at £3 - 4. lie is on roll of
Capt. Joseph Dearborn's company, Wyman's regiment, which was sent to Canada June, 1776, and on pay-roll of
same at Mount Independence Nov 5, 1776. He was in Capt. Jonathan Brockway's company. Col. Enoch Hale's
regiment, which marched on the 6th of July, 1777, for Ticonderoga. " On the 8th they marched from Washington
GILS UM IN THE REVOLUTION. 39
to Cavendish, forty miles, then ordered to return. Ordered to march again on the 13th, and met the army at Otter
Creek on its retreat." He is on the roll of Oapt. Ezekiel Worthen's company, Peabody's regiment, as engaged Ap. 5,
1778, and discharged Jan. 4. 1779. He was one of the men raised from the t>th regiment of militia for the Continen-
tal service, and mustered by Major Timothy Ellis July 20, 1779, for twelve months; was paid bounty, £60, and £6
for traveling fees to Springfield ; was discharged June 20, 1780 ; was during this year in Lieut. Col. Henry
Dearborn's battalion, Scammel's command. Nothing further is known of him. Probably a substitute.
The rest is but traditional. The Kilburn family relate that Capt. Ebenezer Kilburn went to
the battle of Bennington, taking with him his hired man, (name forgotten,) and Brooks Hudson,
then a youth of seventeen, living with him. Being suddenly ordered to start with his company,
he notified thern to meet at his house. Finding that many of them were destitute of the neces-
sary provision, he hurried home, emptied a sack of two bushels of flour into kneading-troughs, set
his two large brick ovens to heating, and kindled fires in all the fire-places. His wife prepared
the bread in small loaves, filling the ovens and setting the rest around the fire-places. In two
hours it was all ready on long tallies set out in the door-yard for the men. Mrs. Kilburn had
baked the day before enough for the family a week, which was added to the supply. The men
hurriedly ate what they needed, and taking the rest in their knapsacks marched away. Such is
the tradition. It is doubtless substantially correct, except in two points. From the records it
seems most likely that the occasion was the relief of Ticonderoga, July 4, 1776, as stated on
page 36, and that it occurred while Mr. Kilburn was Lieutenant, before he became Captain. In
fact there is no evidence that he served as Captain, except in the militia after the war. [Biog.]
Another tradition is that Peter Hayward went to the battle of Bunker Hill, wearing a leather
apron, and taking his dog with him; that, on charging bayonets after their ammunition failed,
he was in the front rank with his dog, and that a brother of old Capt. David Fuller was shot by
his side. I have not been able to verify the tradition. Joshua Fuller of Surry, brother of David,
was killed at Bennington, and very likely this fact is mixed up with the tradition.
Ebenezer Hurd was waiter for Benedict Arnold, and got his horse for him when he fled. He
was also in the battle of White Plains, and was hit three times, but not wounded. One ball
went through his cartridge-box, and another through his coat and shirt.
Levi Blood, known as " Gen." Blood, told many stories of his service. At one time when
on guard, he was directly exposed to the fire of the enemy. He, however, remained bolt upright
at his post without seeking any protection, as he might have done. His general happened to sec
him, and directed him to get behind a rock for shelter. He did so, and holding up his hat on
his bayonet let them shoot at that.
There were doubtless others as worthy of record as these, but it is difficult, if not impossible,
to make a complete list. Some further items will be found in the Biography and Genealogy.
Eleven years after the close of the war of the Revolution, on account of serious troubles with
the Western Indians, and the turbulent insurrections in Pennsylvania, Congress passed an act
requiring each State to furnish a certain number of men, who were to be held in readiness to
march at any time. New Hampshire voted four regiments of minute men. and the several
towns were called on to furnish their proportion. June 24. 17'.J4, Gilsum •• Voted to Give the
Men that turned out as Minet Men 40/ Pr Month Including what Congress has Granted if Cold
into Actual Service." The wages given by Congress was only $4 a month. None of these men
were called into action, and their names are not known.
Probably no town can show a better record for bravery and self-denial, in proportion (o its
population, than Gilsum.
" Honor the brave and bold !
Long shall the tale be told, —
Yea, when our babes are old "
40 GILSUM.
CHAPTEE VIII.
WAR OF 1812-15.
"Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty."
First and foremost in the Revolution, New Hampshire has always been ready to bear her part
in every national struggle, and Gilsurn has never been reluctant, when called on for the defense
of the State or Nation.
No demand for soldiers from Gilsum was made till September, 1814, when Gov. Gilman
ordered " the whole of the militia" to " hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment's
warning." A detachment from twenty-three Regiments was ordered to " march to Portsmouth
immediately." Gilsum was called on to furnish seven men. The Captain of Gilsum Company
was Benjamin Ware. Solomon Mack was Sergeant, and Obadiah Ware, I 'rummer. The Captain
called his Company together, and proposed a draft. Fourteen men at once volunteered. The
seven who went were —
Roswell Borden, enlisted for 3 months Sept. 20, 1814.
Iddo Kilburn, enlisted for 3 months Sept. 20, 1814.
John Ravmond, enlisted for 3 months Sept. 20, 1814.
David Bill, enlisted for 60 days Sept. 25, 1814.
Jonas Brown, enlisted for 60 days Sept. 25, 1814,
David Dort, Serg't, enlisted for 60 days Sept. 25, 1814.
Ira Ellis, enlisted for 60 days Sept. 25, 1814.
The other seven were held as minute men. Their names cannot be ascertained. Capt. David
Bill, now in his 84th year, is the only one of the seven, who is still living.
These troops marched to Portsmouth where they remained a short time as a coast guard, but
were not engaged in battle.
Willard Carpenter of Surry, Jehiel Day of Keene, Jonathan Hall Jr. of Westmoreland, and
Calvin Wilson of Stoddard enlisted under the same call. There are doubtless others whose
names appear in the Genealogy, who served in this war, but these are all at present identified.
The only Town Record referring to the last War with England is March 14, 1815.
Voted to give those Soldiers who went from Gilsum to Portsmouth on military duty two dollars per month in
addition to their other wages.
The wages paid by the Government was eight dollars a month. The State afterwards
refunded all gratuities given by the towns.
In 1871, Congress granted a pension of $96 per annum to all who were sixty days in service.
In 1878, this was made to include all who were out thirty days.
Note. — So far as known, there were no Gilsum men in the Mexican War, though it is probable some mentioned
in the Genealogy were in service at that time.
MILITIA. 41
CHAPTEE IX.
MILITIA.
" Yankee Doodle came to town
Riding on a pony,
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it Macaroni."
In the town records we have very little about military affairs. After the war of the Revolu-
tion, this State like others kept up a military system requiring all able-bodied men to appear
" armed and equipped," twice a year in their own town, and once in regimental Muster, wherever
summoned in the bounds of the Regiment. These gatherings were known as " May Training,"
" Fall Training," and " Muster." They were always occasions of great hilarity and more or less
drunkenness. Less than fifty years have passed, since every man drew a gill of rum for the
occasion. And still later, every new officer chosen was expected to " treat the company," and
was insulted as " hoggish " if he declined to do so. The natural result was that not unfrequently
there were fights and other disgraceful disorders, and sometimes dangerous accidents. It was
largely these " training-day " disorders that stimulated the early temperance movement. One
aged man, now living here, says that it was the fatal accident at the bridge (Chap. 26) that made
him resolve to let liquor alone from that time. The first town action in reference to the militia
is the vote in 1809, to raise $31 "to provide military stores" and to give each soldier that attends
on muster day two shillings. Nothing more is found till 1827, when it was " voted to allow the
troopers two shillings on muster day instead of a dinner and drink." This was probably through
the influence of those who had become interested in the temperance cause. " The troopers "
were a Cavalry Company organized out of Gilsum, Keene, Sullivan, and Surry. Those who joined
it from Gilsum, as near as can now be told, were the following : —
Hartford Butler, Capt. Joseph Clark, John Hammond, Orlando Mack, Solomon Mack, Lieut. James M. Mark,
Samuel Mark, William Mark, John Rouudy, Dudley Smith, Almon Taylor, Alvin White, Danford White, and
Joseph Whitney.
In 1835, the town voted to give bonds to procure U. S. arms for the use of the militia
" at their lawful trainings." These arms were furnished by the State to such towns as would
give sufficient bonds for their safe-keeping. Before this, each man furnished his own musket
and other accouterments. Having procured the " arms," it became important to have an armory.
An effort was made for several successive years to get an appropriation from the town for that
purpose, but the articles were summarily dismissed. A subscription to build an Armory was
circulated in 1S37, and about sixty dollars subscribed. It was probably built the same year, and
was located on a very narrow level place east of the road about half way from the Stone Bridge
towards the Bond grave-yard. The land was owned by Stephen Day. After the militia disbanded
and the arms were returned to the State, the building was taken down and sold by the owner of
the land to Abram C. Wyman, who made it into a woodshed at the upper end of the village,
where it now stands.
This town, though always ready to do its part in time of war, has not, at least in later days,
been fired with any great military enthusiasm in time of peace. Some zealous military men have
frequently endeavored to awaken the town to a sense of the importance of helping the militia,
but with very poor success. The last record is in 1845, when an article to raise money to pay
volunteers to make a company of forty-five, was dismissed without action.
42 GILSUM.
Gilsum company was at one time, according to an established custom, entitled to carry the
colors of the Regiment. In some way, Westmoreland company had possession of the colors on
the muster ground, and refused to give them up. Gilsum company under command of their
Captain " charged upon them at double quick" and recovered their rightful honors. The Captain
was Robert Lane Hurd, probably the most of a military genius the Regiment could furnish.
He was very popular with his men, who kept him in command for many years. He drilled them
very thoroughly, and kept their enthusiasm constantly awake. He trained them to execute the
most difficult maneuvers, and won the applause of bystanders whenever he paraded his men.
At one time he marched upon the muster field, with his company apparently unformed or in
strange disorder, so that all wondered what fool was in command, when by a skilful maneuver in
which he had drilled them, he suddenly by one order brought them almost instantly into proper
position as they took their place upon the field, surprising the spectators at his exhibition of
skill. According to usage he would have been promoted to the field, being the senior Captain in
the Regiment, but the jealousy of other towns prevented. Gilsum people were for many
years very indignant under the slight.
In 1806, a " muster" at Keene was appointed for October 9. Men started very early in the
morning as usual, but a fearful snow-storm came on with violent wind. From what is now
District No. 7, Solomon and Dudley Smith and Solomon Mack started and got as far as Iddo
Kilburn's where they were forced to stop. Many suffered severely. The company were unable
to get home till the next night, on account of the deep snow, and the many trees blown across
the road. Antipas Maynard. at that time drummer in Sullivan company, nearly perished before
he reached home.
In 1834, when E. K. Webster was Colonel of the Regiment, the annual muster was held in
Gilsum. The broad flat on the hill east of the village is still often called " The Parade." Other
towns were accustomed to despise Gilsum, and the men were indignant at being summoned here
to muster. Many still remember the hootings with which Walpole and Westmoreland companies
made " night hideous," and the fires which they built of the neighboring fences and trees.
Large quantities of flannel from Upton and Fletcher's, which had been put up as a protection to
the peddlers' stands were taken and destroyed in the fires. The amount of drunkenness and
rowdyism that prevailed cannot be recorded.
In 1850, the law requiring military duty was repealed, provision, however, being made for
volunteer companies to organize and receive pay for training, if they chose. Under this law, the
Third Company of Light Infantry was organized by the name of " Cheshire Invincibles," with
Amasa May for Captain, Ezra Webster, Lieutenant, and Daniel Smith, Ensign. Most of those
enrolled as liable to military duty joined the company. Their military enthusiasm, however,
lasted only one year, when the company disbanded.
Joseph M. Chapin was Orderly Sergeant of the old company and made the following record
in the Orderly Book : —
April 1850. The Officers having gone to reside without the limits of the Company it is not expected that we
shall have any Military parade for the season.
In October he made record as follows : —
The members of the Fifth Company mostly volunteered in the fall, under the Law of this season for enlist-
ments with some old Soldiers, training several times and mustering [for] drill according to the late Law, with the
arms that the former Company used.
In March 1851, Solomon Mack, Jr., received a commission as Captain of the Fifth company,
which office he held as long as the company had a nominal existence. It seems to have been a
o^Zi^^ ^£-£^£^> '
WAR OF TEE REBELLION. 43
sinecure, kept up for form's sake, as there is no record of any assembling of the company from
that time. The last annual return was made May 19, 1857, as follows.
One Captain, One Sergeant, One hundred nine Privates, One hundred eleven, Aggregate. Public Property-
One infantry Regulations, One Orderly Book, One Roll Book, one Militia Law.
The following list of Captains is not complete for the earlier days, but is as nearly correct as
I have been able to make it.
Ebenezer Kilburn. Ebenezer Bill, Jr. Timothy Dort. William S. Mansfield.
Zadok Hurd. Berzeleel Lord Mack. Willard Bill. David Converse.
Jehiel Holdridge. Justus Chapin, Jr. Eliphalet K. Webster. Calvin May, Jr.
Robert Lane Hurd. Jonas Brown. Calvin Mack. Daniel W. Bill.
David Fuller. David Bill. Benjamin Hosmer. Daniel Smith.
Joseph Taylor. John Taylor. John Horton. George H. Gassett.
Solomon Mack. True Webster, Jr. George W. F. Temple. Solomon Mack, Jr.
Benjamin Ware.
Gilsum furnished the following Field Officers in the 20th Regiment, and perhaps more.
Only the highest office each man held is mentioned.
Ebenezer Bill, Major. Benjamin Hosmer, Major. George H. Gassett, Colonel. Aaron H. Livermore, Adjt.
Eliphalet K. Webster, Col. Daniel W. Bill, Brig. Gen. Daniel Smith, Lieut. Colonel. Joseph M. Chapin, Adjt.
CHAPTER X.
WAR OF THE REBELLION.
" The land is holy where they fought
And holy where they fell."
As seen by the last chapter, when the great rebellion came, New Hampshire had no organized
militia, save a few companies in the large towns. But the first note of conflict called volun-
teers to the ranks from every quarter. Gilsum was not behind in furnishing her quota. The
town records, however, give only a very meagre account of her part in the war.
In August 1862, the town voted to pay $100 to eacli volunteer. The next month, this was
increased to $150. In September 1863, it was voted to pay each drafted man or his substitute
1300. The following December, the Selectmen were instructed to fill the town's quota by giving
such bounty as may be necessary in addition. In June 1864, the Selectmen were instructed to
procure eight men and pay the bounties. At the annual meeting in 1875, an effort was made
by some who had hired substitutes or paid commutation money, to have the same refunded by
the town, but the article was dismissed by the decisive vote of 106 to 2. This is the substance
of all that could be learned from our town books, save that the Treasurer's account shows certain
sums paid for bounties, — no names being given.
In 1870, the Legislature voted to re-imburse the towns who paid bounties, by giving them $100
for each soldier put in for three years, not including those who went in 1861. Gilsum received
$5400. The following summary and list of names are from papers furnished by F. A. Howard,
who was Selectman at the time of the re-imbursement. Other particulars are taken mainly from
the Reports of the Adjutant-General for 1865-6, in which is given a minute history of each N.
H. Regiment. Those desiring a fuller account can consult the same in the Town Clerk's office.
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Under the first call in 1861, there were four volunteers, as follows.
Thomas W. Bignall, 1st Reg't, Co. G. This regiment was under Col. Mason W. Tappan, "and passed every-
where by the sobriquet of the 'New Hampshire Wild Cats.'" Mr. Bignall re-enlisted for three years in the 2d
Reg't, Co. C, — was promoted to Corporal, and after having been in about fifteen battles, was killed at Gettysburg,
Penn., July 2, 1863.
Joseph Collins, 1st Reg't, Co. G.
Sherman H. Howard, 1st Reg't, Co. C. In December 1861, he re-enlisted in 6th Reg't, Co. K, — was wounded
at the second Bull Run battle, and died five days after, Sept. 3, 1862.
Horace H. Nash, 1st Reg't, Co. C, re-enlisted in September, 1862, and served till close of war in 14th Reg't,
Co. C.
Under the second call in 1861, besides the two mentioned above, Gilsura furnished volunteers
for three years as follows.
John A.Blake, 2d Reg't, Co. A, — was "wounded severely "at Gettysburg, Penn., July 2, 1863, and "dis-
charged for disability. June 7, 1864."
Sterry W. Bridge, 2d Reg't, Co. I, — served three years.
James Leonard Davis, 6th Reg't, Co. G, — discharged Sept. 10, 1862, — re-enlisted December, 1863, in 9th Reg't,
Co. I, — was taken prisoner at Poplar Grove, Va., Sept. 30, 1864. After being paroled, and reaching Annapolis,
Md., he died from the starvation and cruel treatment received in the rebel prison.
John W. Everdon, 2d Reg't, Co. D. After twenty-one months' service, he was " discharged for disability,
July 19, 1863."
Aaron R. Gleason enlisted as Hospital Attendant in 2d Reg't, Co. F, — was transferred to Invalid Corps, and
afterwards to Volunteer Rifle Co. In 1864, he was appointed Assistant Surgeon in Campbell Hospital, Washing-
ton, D. C, — received also an appointment as Assistant Surgeon in the 14th Reg't, but declined, — was connected
with the U. S. service four years.
Gleneira J. Guillow served three years in 2d Reg't, Co. C.
Isaac W. Hammond enlisted in 2d Reg't, — was appointed Commissary Sergeant in 5th Reg't, and served in
that capacity three years in the " Army of the Potomac."
Charles Henry Harris, 5th Reg't, Co. F, — was killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Franklin Nash, 2d Reg't, Co. A, — " discharged for disability, Feb. 9, 1S63."
Stillman D. Nash, 6th Reg't, Co. F, — " discharged for disability, Aug. 26, 1863."
Calvin H. Wilcox, 2d Reg't, Co. G, — " discharged for disability, Oct. 12, 1862."
The following volunteers for 1862 each received $100 bounty from the town, $5 from George
W. Foster, and $10 from F. A. Howard.
George C. H. Deets, 2d Reg't, Co. E, — " discharged for disability, March 2, 1863."
Asa E. Howe, 4th Reg't, Co. D, — killed in the attack on Fort Gilmer, Sept. 29, 1864.
John Howard, 9th Reg't, Co. I, — " died of disease, Feb. 20, 1864," — said to be buried in the Hospital Cem-
etery, David's Island, N. Y.
Merrill J. Howard, 9th Reg't, Co. I.
Edward G. McCoy, 9th Reg't, Co. I, — served till close of war.
Ansel A. Morse, 14th Reg't, Co. C, — served till close of war.
Horace H. Nash, mentioned above.
Orsamus Nash, 9th Reg't, Co. I, — "died of disease at DeCamp Hospital, N. Y., Sept. 6. 1864," — said to be
buried in Hospital Cemetery, David's Island, N. Y.
Edwin E. Roundy, 14th Reg't, Co. B, — served till close of war.
Franklin W. Roundy, same Co., and same service.
Henry E. Wilcox, 14th Reg't, Co. C, — " died of disease at Gilsum, Jan. 24, 1865."
In September 1863, six men were drafted, as follows. These and all following received $300
each from the town.
Temple Baker, — got a substitute.
George W . Bancroft, — got a substitute.
Lowell White, — got a substitute.
Jotham Bates, — paid $300, commutation fee.
Calvin W. Spooner, 5th Reg't, Co. A, — served till close of war.
Albert H. Waldron, 5th Reg't, Co. F, — wounded at Chickahominy, June 16, 1864, and served till close of war.
The calls of October 1863, and February 1864, were filled by hired substitutes, except James
Leonard Davis mentioned above.
Under the call of March 1864, Lucius Davis volunteered in 1st N. H. Cavalry, Troop B, and
served till close of war; and five men were drafted as follows.
cjjano
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Harvey L. Bates, — got a substitute.
Joel Cowee, — got a substitute.
Josiah Guillow, — got a substitute.
George H. McCoy, — got a substitute.
Charles E. Crouch, 9th Reg't, Co. I, — transferred to Gth Beg't, Co. I, and served till close of war.
In July 18(34, the town furnished seven substitutes, and the following citizens, seven more : —
Jesse B. Isham, John J. Isham, Samuel L. Kingsbury, George A. Learoyd, Hans II. Mark, Leonard White, and
William A. Wilder.
In December 1864, the town furnished three, and the following citizens, one each : —
Daniel W. Bill, Aaron D. Hammond, George N. Hayward. and Daniel Smith.
The Adjutant General's Report, under date of April 30, 1865, credits Gilsum with a surplus of
ten men over her quota under all the calls. The number enrolled as liable to military duty was
79, and it was estimated that Gilsum had 40 men then in service, in Army and Navy.
A large number more of Gilsum men served in the war from other towns, and from other States.
Many of these are mentioned in the following Biographies and Genealogies, though the list is
necessarily incomplete. The summary of the preceding record is as follows.
Whole number of men furnished for three months, 4.
" " " " for three years, 67.
Gilsum men included in the above, 29.
Eleven men were drafted, of whom three went into the service. Eleven citizens not drafted
furnished substitutes, the town paying them $300 each, — the price of substitutes being from
$500 to $1100 apiece. Two other citizens, as mentioned above, paid bounties, one $55, and the
other $110. In 1864, most of the citizens liable to draft paid $20 apiece, as a fund towards
furnishing substitutes. Those who procured substitutes, as named above, were obliged to pay
from one to three hundred dollars each, in addition to the bounties from all other sources.
soldiers' aid society.
Though not privileged to bear arms in the field, the women of the land contributed their full
share to the success of the Union armies. What they did in Gilsum is only a specimen, on a
small scale, of what they accomplished all over the North.
In October 1861, Mrs. Eliza E. Howard and Miss Emily G. Hayward, assisted by a few
others, prepared and forwarded a box for the Sanitary Commission. Through their influence a
society was soon formed, called " The Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society of GUsum." Through the
untiring zeal of & few who would never allow the good work to cease, this Society maintained
weekly meetings, with only slight interruptions, till the close of the war. From sixteen, at first,
the membership soon increased to forty-six. Mrs. Howard was chosen Treasurer, and Emily G.
Hayward, Secretary, which office she held to the last.
The product of the first month's effort was sent to the 6th N. H. Regiment, just then on
the eve of departure from Keenc. The following March, a still more valuable box was
sent to the same Regiment at Hatteras Inlet, N. C. After this, everything was forwarded either
to the Sanitary or the Christian Commission, to be distributed to the most needy.
The stores furnished by the Society consisted mainly of dried fruit, bedding, feeting and
other articles of clothing. The record of such articles forwarded shows their value to have been
more than $150. The Society also raised over $200 in money. On Sunday, Sept. 11, 1864, the
congregation contributed $26, which was sent to the Christian Commission. It is also known
that individuals sent money to the Cheshire Co. Soldiers' Aid Society, in addition to what they
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did at home. Those well acquainted with the circumstances, and competent to judge, estimate
the contributions from these various sources, at not less than $500.
Besides many indirect expenses, the following statement gives, as nearly as can now be
ascertained, the direct expenses incurred by the town of Gilsum to help put down the most
infamous rebellion the world has ever seen.
Soldiers' Aid Society, etc. ........ $500
One Commutation Fee ........ $300
Bounties by individuals $3140
Town bounties $13i'56
Total $17196
Refunded by the State $5400
Net Total $11796
These things were done " that the government of the people, by the people, and for the
people should not perish from the earth."
CHAPTER XI.
FIRES AND FIRE COMPANY.
The first fire of which we have any record, was on the place where George Wright now lives.
A log house built by Daniel Peck and then owned by John Mark, was burned with considerable
furniture, Oct. 8, 1793, while the residents had gone to a " dedication " in Alstead. It was
afterwards known to have been set by a prominent citizen, because Mr. Mark opposed building
the river road.
The house which Samuel Whitney first built in the orchard north of C. B. Hayward's, was
burned on Sunday, probably about 1798. He had just got into his new house. It was supposed
to have taken fire from ashes thrown out at the time of removing.
David Dean's house on the hill southwest of John Nash's was burned about 1800.
On Monday, the latter part of May 1803, the house of Joshua Isham, where George H.
Carpenter now lives, was burned. Mrs. Isham was rinsing clothes at the spring under the hill,
just east of the house, so that the fire got far advanced before it was discovered. The neighbors
turned out and built him a new house, so that they moved into it before Saturday night.
The South School House, No. 3, was burned in the winter of 1815-6. The wooden mantle-
tree above the large fire-place frequently caught fire, and the boys put it out with snow.
Probably it was not entirely extinguished when they left Saturday night. It burned in the night,
and no one knew of it, till Sunday morning. Capt. Lord Mack was teaching there, and had a
trunk of books burned in the School House.
Luther Whitney's Clothing Shop on the brook south of his father's house, was burned about
1817. A new one built on the same spot was raised on Friday, much to the grief of his mother,
who said it would certainly be burned. After it was moved to the village, the prophecy came
true, and it was burned in February, 1822.
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In 1822 or 1823, a hut in the northeast part of the town, heyond where George Bates lives,
was torn down and burned one dark stormy night. This was done by connivance of the town
authorities, who furnished a bottle of rum for the occasion. The purpose was to get rid of a
disreputable family named Wolf or Dolph, who were harboring there. The family escaped to
the neighbors, and what little furniture they had was carefully taken out, before the hut was
burned, and covered with bark, to protect it from the rain. The family speedily left for parts
unknown.
The Woolen Factory built by Luther Whitney, and then owned by David Brigham, was burned,
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, 1830. Tbe fire caught from ashes carelessly thrown into a cigar box.
In the summer of 1811, Luther Abbott's house was burned in the night. It was supposed to
have been set, as it had been unoccupied for a considerable time. The place is still called
" Burnt House Hill."
Dec. 2, 1811, Milan Towne's bobbin-shop, on the brook ahove Alpheus Chapin's, was
burned, — cause unknown.
Luther W. Mark's barn was struck by lightning and burned, May 11, 1842.
Silsby's Woolen Factory was burned, Sunday morning, before day, June 14, 1846, — cause
unknown. Jonathan Winch who slept there, barely escaped.
In 1850, the School House in District No. 1 was burned in the night, having caught from a pail
of ashes carelessly left in a closet.
Daniel Converse's barn with all its contents was burned by lightning, October 1851, about
eight o'clock in the evening.
Solomon Dean's Woolen Factory was burned March 28, 1858. Caught in the Picker, by what
means is unknown.
The Tannery belonging to George B. Rawson was burned, Feb. 16, I860,- — cause unknown.
A Blacksmith's Shop back of Day's store was burned about 1861.
In 1863, the house of Perry Waldron, on the place where Jotham Bates lives, was burned.
It was supposed by the family to have caught from a defect in the chimney.
Jesse Dart's Chair Factory by the Stone Bridge was burned in 1869. It was supposed to have
taken from the funnel or chimney, as a fire had been built there by people who were repairing
the highway, the day before.
The first action of the town in reference to protection from fires was the choice of Fire Wards,
in 1834. An article to raise money for an Engine House, and to defray expenses already
incurred, was dismissed. As in other towns, a jealousy has always existed between the village
and the outside farming population, and as the latter are the more numerous, they can generally
carry the vote against any expense that seems to be of special interest to the village. So in this
matter, the farmers have a feeling that an engine and a fire company can help them very little
in case of fire, and that the expense ought to be borne by the village people who are more par-
ticularly protected by such measures. In 1835, it was voted to raise $30 for the benefit of the
Engine Company, and the Selectmen to appropriate the same as they deem most necessary. A
part of this, $9.92, was paid to Lyman Gerould, for said company, the next March. Probably
the rest had been expended in building an Engine House.
In 1836, portions of the Fire Law of 1828 were adopted by vote of the town, but in 1839, it
was voted 51 to 45, the yeas and nays being recorded in full on the town book, to repeal
the Fire Law. Two things are specially noticeable in the record, — no resident of the Fac-
tory Village voted in the affirmative, and with almost no exception the yeas were from one
political party. There were three elements of opposition, that operated powerfully against a Fire
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Company. First, the general opposition to expense, on the part of the farming community who
felt they would not be benefited by it. Second, the jealousy between the lower village and the
Factory Village. Third, and probably the greatest, the military opposition, because members of a
Fire Company were exempt from military duty. In October 1839, an effort was made, by calling
a special meeting, to re-adopt the Fire Law, but every article in the warrant, except choosing a
Moderator, was dismissed. No fire wards were chosen till after the fire of 1846. In 1854, an
article to provide for the care of the Fire Engine was dismissed. In 1860, ten dollars was voted
to repair the Fire Engine, on condition the citizens put it in good order, and provide a suitable
place for the same. Nothing, however, was done. In 1871, the Selectmen were instructed to
repair the old engine or purchase a new one, and $50 was raised for the purpose. The old engine
was repaired, at an expense of $25.
The Fire Wards of 1836 adopted a set of Rules which are recorded on the town book. Also
in 1847, after the Silsby fire, a long list of Rules and Regulations is recorded. That the Fire
Wards really accomplished anything else, does not appear.
Col. Jehiel Day was the prime mover in getting a Fire Engine. In June 1833, a subscription
paper was circulated for the purchase of " one of Hubbard's Fire Engines," " to be kept in the
Factory Village." A little over $230 was collected, and the engine procured. On the following
4th of July, " Gilsum Fire Engine Company No. 1 " was organized, with Harrison G. Howe,
Captain, Jehiel Day, Second Captain, and David Brigham, Clerk. Jehiel Day, John Taylor and
H. G. Howe were appointed a Committee to build an Engine House, to be " located on the brook
south of Solon Eaton's house on the west side of the road, to be built 14 feet square with a
cistern under the house sufficient for filling the Engine." The location is very near F. C. Minor's
front yard. In April 1834,
Let out to the lowest bidder the finishing of the Engine House. H. G. Howe took it at $10 to have what
Lumber and nails there is on hand and to Board with £ inch boards and clapboard with planed clapboards Double
Doors and hung with Iron hinges double floor and to be finished previous to next meeting.
That the members were not very prompt in attendance is seen from the fines collected, twenty-
five cents for each absence. The first year, the fines were over six dollars, and very much the
same afterwards.
The Constitution provided for a Festival at the annual meeting in January. In 1836, a
receipt is on record, from Jehiel Day, of " eight dollars in full for the Festival Supper."
At the annual meeting in January 1838, the Constitution was revised and this provision
omitted. At the next annual meeting, the money in the Treasury, not being needed for the
usual supper, was divided, giving the members 12£ cents each. In 1841, there was a re-organ-
ization of the Company with another revision of the Constitution. The Engine House was
removed from the spot where Mr. Minor's house now stands and set on Mill Brook at the north-
east corner of the lot belonging to the Congregational Society. In April 1846, it was voted
to pay C. W. Bingham $2.72 for repairing Engine House, which was probably at the time of
removal. The house remained on that spot till it rotted down. In 1847, two incidents worthy
of record occurred. The engine pole and wheels were carried off in the night. The wheels
were afterwards found in the river below the Loveland Bridge. This trick was understood to be
caused by the jealousy of the militia company.
At the meeting in September, we find the following record, — " paid A. W. Kingsbury four
Dollars for damage done his house." At this time the excitement between the militia and the
fire company was at its height, and it was proposed to go to the lower village and " wet down "
the militia Captain. Daniel Smith then held the office, and lived where Willard Bill now does.
FIRES AND FIRE COMPANY.
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One of the company took a large dinner bell which he kept ringing along the way. Having
finished their work by showering the Captain's house, they returned. Two members of the
company, A. W. Kingsbury, and A. J. Howard, had gone home, and the others thought for a joke
they would serve them, as they bad Captain Smith. It was now dark, and they very quietly
brought the Engine near Mr. Kingsbury's house and suddenly let the water with full force upon
the windows where he was sitting. Much to their surprise, the power was sufficient to break the
glass, and scattered the fragments mingled with water through the rooms and over the furniture.
The family was much frightened by the sudden and unexpected shock. Very wisely for them-
selves, the company settled on the spot, as above recorded. This mishap prevented their visiting
Mr. Howard, as they had intended.
The only fire recorded on the company book is that of June 14. 1846, as follows: "Engine
Co. met at the Burning of Silsby factory." For the rest, they pursued the even tenor of their
way, having two Oyster Suppers, one in 1848, and one in 1849, till the closing record July 6,
1850, " Voted to adjourn to the first Saturday in September at (3 o'clock p. M." The military
law requiring annual training having been repealed, there was not interest enough to keep up
the organization. The Engine is still in running order, though of an old style, and very hard to
work. The village is evidently in very poor condition to encounter a fire. The Captains and
Clerks of the Engine Co. were as follows : —
1833, Harrison G. Howe,
1834, Joseph Upton,
1835, Loring Loveland,
1836, Lyman Gerould,
1837, Asa Cole,
1838, Enoch B. Mayo,
1839, Ezra Webster,
1840, Ezra Webster,
1841, Lyman Gerould,
David Brigham.
Israel B. Loveland.
Abijah W. Kingsbury.
David Brigham.
Hartley Thurston.
CAPTAINS.
1842, Solon W. Eaton,
1843, Lyman Gerould,
1844, Hartley Thurston,
1845-6, Roswell W. Silsby,
1847, Nahum 0. Hayward,
1848, Kendall Nichols,
1849, It. W. Silsby,
1850, N, O. Hayw'ard,
Hartley Thurston.
Milan Towne.
George W. Newman.
Milan Towne.
George W. Newman.
N. O. Hayward.
Silvanus Hayward.
Amos Weeks.
In 1877, the town voted to pay one half the expense of a new Fire Engine, provided the other
half could be raised by subscription. The same vote was renewed in 1878, but nothing has yet
come of it.
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CHAPTER XII.
PAUPERS AND LAWSUITS.
" The poor ye have always with you."
The first record that relates to the poor, is May 13, 1790, —
Voted to Alow Sam1 Whitney One pound Four Shilling For His Service in Warning Folks out of Town.
This was in most cases a mere form, for the purpose of preventing their gaining a legal
residence, but with no desire that the warning should be obeyed. The ceremony seems to have
been applied to almost every settler, as all were poor, and if allowed to gain a residence with
increasing families, such as they had in those days, were very liable, in case of sickness or
misfortune, to require public assistance. The early records being lost, no list of those warned
out has been preserved. Though this practice has long ceased, other devices to accomplish the
same result have been employed whenever occasion offered. In 1810, five dollars was voted to
one man to move his family away, and in 1822, twenty dollars was voted to assist another to
remove from town. Others have been more privately assisted out of town, for the same purpose.
At the present, taxes are regularly abated to prevent any one from gaining a residence.
In 1797, three children of one family were disposed of to different citizens to keep " untell we
Could have a trial with Swanzey." The price for keeping a small child at this time, was from 3
shillings to 3/6 per week. The oldest of the three mentioned was kept for " one Shill one
Penny per week." At a special meeting in 1800, —
Voted to put out Phidelle Dolphs Child at the Lowist Bidder at Vandew Sd Child was struck of to Timothy
Dart to keep till the Last Monday of august Next at three Shillings pr week.
This name will be recognized as the one known generally as " Dilly Wolf," who lived in what
is now Sullivan, on the " Baker Lot," now Daniel Smith's pasture. The next year, the child
referred to was " bound out" to Moses Farnsworth. In the writings, he is called "Henry Page
as his mother hath named him." Mr. Farnsworth was to have fifty dollars for taking him.
Many other children have been bound out by the town on similar terms, the town giving from
fifty to seventy-five dollars, and the other party agreeing to give the child proper care and com-
mon schooling, and " two suits of apparel " at the age of eighteen, if a girl, or at twenty-one, if
a boy. >
In the early part of the century, the records show that sometimes the poor were individually
provided for in different families, apparently by a kind of "boarding round" system. In 1801,
the Selectmen were authorized to divide the town into three districts for the support of one poor
family. In 1802, was the first setting up the poor to the lowest bidder. The poor then con-
sisted of four persons, one being an infant, and were bid off by Iddo Kilburn for #105. This
vote was reconsidered, and Mr. Kilburn received five dollars to " release his bargain." After
this, in 1813, and subsequently, the support of individuals was often provided for by setting up
to the lowest bidder. In 1830, the Selectmen were directed to receive proposals for the support
of the poor, and for several years after, a similar vote was passed. In most cases, a choice was
to be made between the. five lowest bidders.
In the Council Records at Concord is found the following.
June 14, 1804. The Governor was advised to draw a warrant on Treas. for $75.64 in favor of the Town of
Gilsum for support of State pauper.
No name is given, nor is it known who the pauper was.
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Only two Overseers of the Poor apart from the Selectmen have been chosen by the town ;
Amherst Hayward in 1842, and Nahum 0. Hayward in 1851. Expenses for the poor have
generally been provided for under the general head of Town charges, but in some cases a specific
sum lias been raised for the purpose. In 1802, —
Voted to raise .f'26 for the support of Rubin Barron one year; also, to Allow Elisha Bond two Shilling for
Cloth for A petty coat for Rubin Barron.
This " Rubin Barron " was afterwards known as John Barnes.
In 1818, it was —
Voted to raise $75 for the maintenance of the Town's poor and for repairing burying yard fences.
In 1820, there was raised $175 "for the support of the Town's poor." These are the only rec-
ords of money raised directly for the support of the poor.
In 1848, an effort was made to buy a Town Farm, but the article was dismissed. In 1850, —
Voted that Allen Butler and I. B. Loveland be a Committee with the Select Men to buy a Farm to keep the
Poor on, also to furnish the same with Stock and Farming Tools.
Accordingly the Farm now owned by George C. Hubbard was bought for $1500, and Hartley
Thurston was put in charge of the same. For some reason, the town was not satisfied with the
movement, and an effort was made that same year, at a special meeting in October, to sell the
Farm, but no action was taken. At the next annual meeting, 1851, it was voted to sell the Town
Farm. There was so much opposition, that the Selectmen deemed it best to call another meeting
March 29, when the vote was re-affirmed and they were instructed to sell the Farm " and all
property belong to the Farm at Public Auction one week from to-day." The Farm was accord-
ingly sold back to the widow Thompson for the same price paid her the year before.
Whether from their own experience or other causes, the town was at first, opposed to the plan
of a County Farm. When the question of buying a County Farm was raised in 1860, this town
went against it by a vote of 17 to 59. This opposition has been gradually diminishing, till
probably now a majority are in favor of it. In 1868, an article proposing to instruct the Select-
men and Representative to oppose any further appropriations for the County Farm, and to use
their influence to sell the same, was dismissed. Since the purchase of a County Farm, and the
change in the law, by which a large portion of the poor become a County instead of a Town
charge, there has been very little town action relative to the poor. The Selectmen and County
Commissioners manage the whole matter.
LAWSUITS.
From time to time, the town has been engaged in lawsuits, almost entirely in regard to the
maintenance of Paupers, and damages from defective highways. The records are very meagre in
these matters, generally giving only the fact of a suit by appointing an agent or instructing the
Selectmen to defend or carry it on. The result in any case cannot be determined from the
town books, except that sometimes it may be inferred from some subsequent action. In 1789, it
was — ■
Voted that if the Committee (which consisted of Zadok Hurd, Daniel Wright, and David Fuller,) Gets
Evidence the Esqr Newcomb thinks propper to Carry the Case with Sulivan the Select Men Shall Make anote to
rais the Money to Carry on the Same.
This was concerning the support of " Rubin Barron " and his mother. Gilsum was beaten and
had to pay the bills.
In 1790, it was " Voted to stop the Lawsuit between David Bill and Daniel Newcomb By paying twenty Shilling
For that purpose."
This was probably the same case.
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In 1794, " Chose Saml Whitney, Capt. Kilborn Agents to Defend the town Against David Adams Demands
that he Clanies Against the town."
What this claim was, is not now known, but it was probably in connection with " minister
taxes."
In 1797, a " Lawsute " with Swanzey was carried on " Concerning the widdo Davis Children."
The result is not apparent.
In 1802, the town raised $100, and chose Jehiel Holdridge, David Blish, and Zadok Hurd to
carry on " a law suit with Major Bill Concerning his minister tax." This is more fully explained
in the Church History. (Chap. 20.) The town lost the case.
In 1804, R. L. Hurd and Samuel Whitney were chosen to defend the town against any claim
of Sullivan " respecting Phidilla Dolph and her children." The probability is, Sullivan had to
support them in the end.
In 1815, Samuel Whitney was appointed " to defend the cause brought against the town by
the rev Clark Brown." This was for damages sustained on account of defective roads.
In 1824, Josiah Hammond was chosen agent to get the cost of supporting one Daniel Strat-
ton on the County.
The town having persistently refused to build a bridge across the river between Mr. Randall's
and Mr. Taylor's, in 1828 a suit was brought for the neglect. Luther Whitney and Dudley
Smith were chosen to defend the town. Their efforts proved successful, and the bridge was not
built.
In 1838, a pauper case against Keene, defended by Samuel Woodward, Jr., was successful in
obliging Keene to support Abiah Ellis.
In 1840, Win. Kingsbury conducted a pauper case against Surry. In 1844, Samuel Wood-
ward managed another against Marlboro'. The results do not appear.
In 1845, the town was indicted for the bad condition of the new County Road, it being " rocky,
rutty, broken, uneven, narrow, ruinous and in great decay in want of due reparation thereof."
The town repaired it the next year, at an expense of $ 500.
In 1847, it was voted to borrow #230 " to defray expenses of Benton lawsuit and repairing
new road near Philander Nash's." This suit was for injury on highway, and the town was com-
pelled to pay damages.
In 1851, Samuel Woodward was chosen agent for the town in various road suits. No particu-
lars are on record. *
In 1854, Asa Cole was chosen " agent to defend suits now pending against the town." These
were probably road suits also.
In 1857, D. W. Bill was agent in a pauper case against Sullivan, but was unsuccessful.
In 1859, Stephen Day, Jr., was chosen agent to defend the town against suit of George W.
Tubbs, and was instructed to leave it out to three disinterested men. This was for injury from
bad roads. Mr. Tubbs received about #100.
In 1860, the Selectmen were instructed " to see about suit of Kingsley Sawtell of Rich-
mond." This was for injuries received on the highway, and was settled by paying him twenty
dollars.
In 1874, D. W. Bill was agent to attend to the case of Nelson, Rice & Co., in relation to tax-
ing hides. In this case the town was successful, and the tax was paid.
The experience of the town in lawsuits certainly tends to confirm the Scriptural advice,
" Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him."
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CHAPTER XIII.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
" In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the
travelers walked through by-ways."
In early times, all travel was on foot or horseback, and the roads were mostly " bridle paths,"
sometimes to be followed only by " marked trees." Their location was fixed by the settlers'
houses, running as nearly as possible in a direct line from house to house. These " old paths "
determined the laying out of the first roads. The destruction of the early records leaves us
without knowledge of the origin of most of the old roads. The first were laid by the Proprie-
tors in 1764-5-6, after which they were laid by the Selectmen. It is to be noticed, in tracing
these old roads, that they were often built or traveled with great variations from the record.
Roads were often laid out that were not " worked," and were never more than " bridle paths."
The first road on record was laid out by Woolston Brockway, Joseph Mack, and Jonathan
Smith, Proprietors' Committee, " Apriel ye 16th & 17th, 1764." As appears by the description,
this was the principal road running from Keene to Alstead through what is now Surry, and was
laid six rods wide. The Proprietors laid another road, June 1, 1765, nearer the river, running
on the river bank part of the way, but as there is another record in November of the next year,
of a road running nearly in the same place, it may be inferred the first one was not built. This
road was to be two rods wide. The first road laid out in what is now Gilsum, was recorded as
follows : —
November ye 14th 1764
Then Laid out by the Proprietors Committee a Certain Highway on the East Side the Mountain Beginning at
the South Line of the Town of Gilsum a Little South of the Dweling house of Benajah Taylor in the third Range
Leading North West wardly by trees marked with four Noches and Leading to & by the House of Josiah Kilburn
in the Second Range thence Northwardly by trees Marked till it falls in the Dividint Line of the Second &
third Ranges and then to be one Moyety on the one Side and the other Moyety on the other Side Sd Line till it
Corns to the North Side of the Sixty acre Lotts Said Highway is Laid four Rods Wide and to be and Remain an
oppen & Publick Highway
Test AVoolston Brockway ) Propr
Jonathan Smith £ Comtte
This is the old road running up the hollow east of Elijah Gunn's, passing a little west of
the old Adams' place. The " Sixty acre Lotts" referred to, are evidently the Lots numbered
three in the several Ranges. (See map.) This was part of the old County Road, and no record
is found of its discontinuance. In the earliest town record of 1789, it is called the " Main rode
in Gilsum."
After this we have no record till March, 1789, when the town —
Voted that the Select Men Shal lay out A rod from James McCurdy's land to the Main rode in gilsum in the
Moste proper place.
This is the road from the Austin place in Surry by the old Hurd place. No record is found
of its being thrown up. At the same meeting, it was " Voted to flingup arode that runs Acrost
Samuel Whitney land " This was probably from C. B. Hayward's, north through the old
orchard, to Joseph M. Chapin's. The remainder of the same road " from Justus Chapin's hows
to Alsted Line " was thrown up in 1794.
In August 1789, roads were laid out " Begining Near timothy Dartes South Line " and ending
at " the Corner of the rode Between Zadok Hurd's and Ebenezer dartes." This last point is
near the Brick School House, and the road went from the Hendee place over the top of the hill
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south of Dennis Keefe's. At the same time changes were made in the road near David Bliss's
" turning westerdly into David Blisses parster Between to white rocks." Location now unknown.
In 1790-1-2, changes were made in the road from " Bbu Darts to Jn° Ellises," being from the
Hendee place to Darius Porter's.
About this time, there was considerable excitement over the question whether the road from
the " Mills to Surry Line " should go " Along by the House of John marks Formerly Bult By
Daniel peck" or " Along by the River." Several contradictory votes are recorded, but the river
road finally prevailed.
In 1790, the town " voted to fling up the Road that goes from Israel Lovelands House to
Sullivan Line," but two years after it was voted to open the same road. This is the old Sullivan
road from the Dea. Mark place by the Greenwood house.
In 1803, " Voted to allow Willim Mark to put up two Gates Convenient for A man to open and Shet on horse
Back on the Road that Goes from wm Marks to Sullivan."
In 1818, this road was discontinued.
In 1791, the road from Justus Hurd's to the County Road was straightened by the Selectmen.
The road from Chas. W. Rawson's to Geo. W. Newman's and over the hill to the Ballard
place was laid out in 1792, three rods wide. Prom the top of the hill south of Mrs. Cram's, it
was laid on the lot line to James Ballard's house, but as shown on the map, it was not built
entirely on that line. In 1798, it was changed between John Dart's and James Ballard's to
where the road now runs by Solomon Mack's.
In 1804, " Voted to trow up the road from the bars that goes in to Mr J. Clarks lot . . . to where David
Bills old log house used to stand."
This is that part of the road from the top of the hill south of Mrs. Cram's to the garden in
front of George W. Newman's. In 1825, that part from Chas. W. Rawson's to the old David
Bill house was discontinued " on condition that there is good gates for people to pass and repass
thro'." In 1877, an article for the discontinuance of this road from Geo. W. Newman's to
Chas. W. Rawson's was dismissed.
Sept. 26, 1791, "Laid out a Highway Beginning at the Southeast Corner of the School hows a few Rods East
of Jonathan Bliss Junr Running East South East tell it Corns to Samuel Whitney Barn."
This is the road from Geo. C. Hubbard's to C. B. Hayward's.
In September, 1793, a road was " Excepted " from Samuel Corey's to the " Curveline." This
was probably the same that was laid out the preceding January, from " Joshua Cores North line
. . . to Mr Jonathan Ramonts Lot . . . and from thence an Easterly point to the town
line." This is the old road from Sullivan to " Leominster Corner." By votes passed in 1842
and 1845, that part of it beyond where George Bates now lives to the Raymond place was
discontinued.
In 1794, " Voted to fling up the Rode thrue Sam Bill And John mark Land to the old meeting hous Spot."
This is probably the road marked on the map with a dotted line extending from Daniel W.
Bill's by the old John Mark place to the Meeting House spot numbered 51.
In October, 1794, the road was laid out from James Ballard's by the Maynard place, "to the
South line of lot No : 14 : in the Eighth range." Four years later, this road was completed to
Marlow line, " about 80 rods from Mr Downing's house, on a Dry Ridg Calculated for a Road."
The road between the Stone Bridge and the Village was at first only a " bridle path " cut
through and used by Silvanus Hayward and his brother-in-law, Capt. Solomon Mack. They
were laughed at for fools when they said it would be the most traveled road in town, a proph-
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ecy which they lived to see fulfilled. It was laid out two rods wide, " to be a bridle or pent road
during the pleasure of the Town." The town voted to make it "an open road," March "10, 1795.
The old road from the Pickering place by the Stephen Foster place to the top of the hill
where the old road goes by the Hosmer place to George C. Hubbard's, was laid out three rods
wide, in January 1796. In 1830, that part of it west of the Foster place was discontinued " by
there being good gates provided on said road."
In 1796, the road from the John Hammond place to Oscar J. Wilson's was laid out three rods
wide. In 1874, it was discontinued " to the foot of Meadow hill," on account of the road having
been opened the year before, from near T. T. Clark's to that point.
A road was laid out in 1796, "from the road that leads from John Marks to the Meeting house beginning . . .
twelve or fourteen rods North of Sd marks house at the North End of a Little Swamp yu runs north 52 Dr west
112 Rods to the mouth of the road that Leads from Mr Hammonds to L' Rights.
This road evidently ran directly from the road north of the old Mark place to the road south
of Edouard Loiselle's. It was laid three rods wide, but was probably never worked much. The
road running north from the Stephen Foster place to the Samuel Isham place was opened in
1797, three rods wide.
The same year, a road three rods wide was laid out " from Sil™ Hayward to Josh Coreys."
This is the road from the village by Israel Loveland's and the Benjamin Thompson place, and
was opened three rods wide to the Corey place. The eastern part was never worked much.
In 179S, a road was laid " from the South w. Corner of Jo' Clarks house on the Line Between John Darts &
Obed Darts to the South Side of Sd Lots . . . Down to the bridge a Crost ashawillet River between Sil™
Haywards & Israel Loveland."
As frequently happened, it will be seen by the map that the road as actually traveled was
considerably east of the recorded survey. When the road was laid out from the village by John
Hammond's in 1801, it was called in exchange for this road.
In 1803, " Voted to make a road from Surry line to Sullivan line to meet a road from Boston through Peter-
borough to Sullivan and to Gilsom . . . provided the above mention"1 town Made A road to meet Our Sd road."
Probably the other towns failed to do their part, as no further account of this road appears
in the records.
The road from Mason Guillow's by Alvin White's to Sullivan line was laid out in 1806, three
rods wide.
The road from the Village by John Hammond's, was laid out three rods wide, in 1804. It
began about two rods east of Silvanus Hayward's house, that is very near the ell part of George
B. Rawson's present house. It ran up the brook near where the houses now stand on the east
side of the street, crossing the brook and continuing up the hill, very nearly as at present.
There is no record of the change in the street except at the north end. This was altered in
1814, so as to run west of the house built by Lemuel Bingham, where N. O. Hayward's house
now stands.
About 1804, (date not given) a road was laid out " beginning ten rod East of the Corner of the road where the
schoolhoose usto stand between Sam1 Whitneys and Jon' Blisses on the South Side of the road that leads to Sd
whitneys ... to the South line of David bills lot on his East line to the Southeast Corner of Sd lot."
The School House referred to stood a few rods east of Geo. C. Hubbard's, and the road ran
down the hollow through " Kansas " to the lot corner in the Street near K. D. Webster's. This
road was never built, though it is very evident it was laid where the road towards Alstead ought
to be. Efforts have since been made to open a road on this line, but without success.
In 1806, a road was laid " from Capt. Fullers Mill to the Meeting House." It was probably
traveled some on horseback, but never built.
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The road from near Chilion Mack's to the Converse place, was laid out three rods wide, in
1807, and there is no record of its discontinuance.
In 1808, the road was laid out three rods wide, as it now runs from Darius Porter's to Win.
Kingsbury's. Before this, it went over the hill by Daniel Wright's.
About 1810, a road was laid out three rods wide " from the School House in the north dis-
trict to Samuel Whitney's cider-house," that is from the road south of Mrs. Cram's to C. B.
Hayward's sugar-house. At the same time, a road three rods wide was opened " from Justus
Chapin's land to the road . . . thro' Mr Websters land : " This is the road from Joseph M.
Chapin's to Kendall Nichols's.
The original County Road from Alstead to Keene went a little west of Joseph M. Chapin's
by George C. Hubbard's, the old Hosmer place, Charles W. Rawson's, and down the hill to the
" great bridge." It also went directly over the hill from near the widow Gates's through Mason
Guillow's pasture, following the present road by Edouard Loiselle's, passing close to Daniel W.
Bill's house, turning to the right near the ledge south of George S. Mansfield's, by the old
Adams place down the hollow to Elijah Gunn's.
About 1806, a turnpike was started from Newport to Keene. This town, as usual, opposed it
as long as possible. It was, however, laid out by " the Newport Turnpike corporation," and, in
June 1811, the Selectmen laid out the road three rods wide from " Alstead south line to the
north line of Keene." This was rather a straightening of the old road, than really building a new
one. It is the road as now traveled from above Kendall Nichols's to below Elijah Gunn's. -
About the same time, the road was amended to its present location from the old Wilcox place
by the minister lot and the Mark place to meet the new County Road. This road was also three
rods wide.
In 1812, that part of the old road from near the Adams place to the ledge south of George
S. Mansfield's, was discontinued.
In 1815, a road was laid " in exchange for the old road from John Grimes's to the road that
comes from Samuel Cory's, to be as wide as old road."
In 1817, a road was laid two rods wide " from the foot of the hill as you come from Zenas
Bingham's .... to the road that leads from Stephen White's to Jonathan Peases .... in
exchange for the old road which comes out south of Aaron Days." Aaron Day then lived where
Mason Guillow now does, and the road south of his house was discontinued the next year. The
road then opened, was the north part of the old road from Henry Bingham's and came out near
Harriet Swinton's. After the new road was built in 1839, the whole of this road was thrown up.
In 1823, the road was laid out from Timothy Dart's house to Alstead line, two rods wide,
where the road now is.
In 1830, it was " voted to discontinue the road north of Stephen Days." This road went
through about where John J. Isham's barnyard is, and came out near the mill at the bridge.
The next year, a road was " laid out beginning 5 rods East of the bridge over the brook East
of Calvin Mack's .... to near the West end of Calvin May's house .... to be made free of
any expense to the town." This has sometimes been used as a winter road, but was never built.
In 1833, a road was opened from James Hudson's " to the old road ; one rod and ten links
north of John Nash's .... to be two rods and one half wide."
In June of the same year, the road from Enos Cross's to the Polley Bridge was laid out two
and a half rods wide.
That part of the old County Road from Geo. C. Hubbard's by the Hosmer place " to the Road
leading from Calvin Mack's to Aaron Day's mills," was discontinued by vote of the town in
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1834. Several efforts were afterwards made to re-open it, but failed. The same year, " Voted
to alter the Road near John Nash's so that it be opened through south of his buildings to the
old road near John Guillow's." It seems probable, however, that this change was not carried
out. It was also " Voted to lay out a Road from Nathan Ellis Jr to the Village Should the Select-
men deem it necessary." The next year, the same road was voted without condition. But it
was never built.
March 7, 1835, the Selectmen " widened and straightened" the Main street in the Village as
follows : —
Beginning twenty three feet and two inches west from the north west corner of the house now owned by Jerome
B. Aldrich thence south 11 deg west 33 rods & 11£ feet thence south 15 deg 30 min west 20 rods to the south end
of factory village street, the above described line to be the middle of the highway and the same highway to be
three & half rods wide.
The starting point of this survey is marked by an iron pin.
In 1837, the road from the County Road to the Hurd place was discontinued. But in 1839,
it was opened " from Luna Foster's to Charles Grant's farm." In 1865, it was again discon-
tinued " subject to bars and gates."
In 1838, " Voted to discontinue the road leading from John Livermore's to Calvin Randall's
by the said Randall's keeping good Gates." This was the road from George H. Carpenter's
across the old ford to Bradley Stone's.
About the year 1833, the plan began to be talked up of a new County Road from Newport to
Keene. Col. Jehiel Day, who, with his brother Daniel, had recently opened a store and a hotel
in the " Factory Village," was the most active leader in favor of the road through Gilsum. The
majority of the town, as thirty years before, were bitterly opposed to the road, and fought it off
as long as possible, Capt. David Bill being their agent in the matter. But they were at last
compelled to yield, and in 1838, John Horton, Allen Butler and Asa Cole were chosen to super-
intend the building of the new road. John Horton having left town, Solomon Mack was chosen
in his place. The road from Marlow to Keene was opened four rods wide, in the Fall of 1839.
In 1838, a short road was laid at the southwest corner of the town to connect Sullivan with
the new County Road. This is part of the road that comes out near the old Bridge place below
Keene line. The same year, the road from near Chilion Mack's to the Loveland Bridge was laid
out two rods wide.
In 1840, the road " from Nathaniel Heaton's Barn on the plain, to the road leading from
Cutler Knights' to Polly Blood's " was discontinued.
In 1842, the street between L. W. F. Mark's and Herbert Adams's new house was laid out
two rods wide, to extend three rods east of the center of bridge across the brook. The town
refusing to appropriate money, it was not opened till 1844. In 1861, that part east of the west
bank of the brook was discontinued.
In 1846, on petition of F. W. Day and others, a road was laid out from the east side of the
County Road in front of Day's store to Aaron Day's barn. This seems to have been open for
use long before, but it was desired to have a more accurate record. It was laid three rods wide.
In 1850, the street between L. W. F. Mark's and the Meeting House, was laid out two rods
wide. It begins " at the S. W. corner of land belonging to the Congregational Society " and runs
a little south of east fifty and a half rods.
A road was laid out, about this time, by the County Commissioners, up the brook from near
David A. Roundy's to Alstead line. The town refused to build it, and in 1851 voted its discon-
tinuance.
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On account of trouble from freshets, and especially river ice, the road " between George
H. Nash's Mill and James P. Nash's " was amended in 1853.
In 1859, the road "from the late Capt. Benjamin Wares Farm" to the road from " Elisha
S. Fish's to William Mark's " was made " Subject to Gates and Barrs."
The same year, a road one rod wide, subject to gates, was laid out from Jothain Bates's to the
house of Benjamin F. Jefts, " to be made by the petitioners and to remain a highway so long as
said petitioners shall keep the same in repair and no longer."
Brake Hill Street running from Sullivan street to the old Sullivan line was laid out in 1873,
two rods wide.
In 1875, the town voted that a road is needed from Wm. A. Wilder's to Keene road, and
appointed a Committee to attend to the matter. The County Commissioners being called, refused
to lay out such a road. But another petition in 1879 was successful, and the road is to be opened
in 1880.
In 1876, the town
Voted to remove the Gates S; Bars on the highway leading from Milton Stearns to Cha" E Eveleth House & the
Selectmen are to attend to the matter & Settle Damage on the Same.
The Selectmen accordingly laid out said road, but at the next Town Meeting in 1877, an article
to raise money for the same was dismissed.
The same year, a road three rods wide was laid out by the Selectmen, to extend from "Burnt
House Hill " to the road near the Centennial Cemetery, but the town refused to build it, and, in
1878, voted its discontinuance. The Commissioners being called, reported in favor of the road,
and the Court ordered it built. The job was bid off by C. B. Hayward and E. D. Banks for $245.
With some volunteer help from interested citizens, they completed it in the Fall of 1879.
In 1878, a road two rods wide was opened from the road leading to James L. Bates's to the
river road south of Simeon Mason's.
In 1879, the road from George Wright's running southeast to the river road was discontinued.
BRIDGES.
Both the Ashuelot river and the many mountain brooks that flow into it, become so violent in
the Spring freshets, that Gilsum has almost needed a " pontifex," like ancient Rome. In early
times, for horseback travel, bridges were of comparatively small importance, and " fordways"
were generally deemed sufficient. A bridge called " the great bridge " was built by Capt. Elisha
Mack and his brothers, where the Stone Bridge now stands, in 1778 or 1779. In 1795, it is
mentioned as " the Bridge that crosses the Ashawylot river in Gilsum," from which it appears to
have been the only river bridge at that time. This bridge was so far above the water that it
was not easily disturbed by freshets, but owing to spray from the dam just above, the timbers
rotted so soon as to put the town to frequent expense for repairs. In 1798, a Committee ap-
pointed by the town " to vew the Grate Bridg," reported that " a timber 14 inches Square be
put under the Middle of S3 Bridge and three brases Each Side to Extend to the Roks Each
Side the River." The following is the receipt for the work : —
Reed of the Town of Gilsum Ten Dollars in full for what I have Don to the grate Bridg by Baxters Mills in
Sa Gilsum to this Date
Gilsum Feb. 20th 1799 Zadok Hurd
In September 1801, it was " voted to Give Robt. L. Hurd two Dollars and fifty Cents to put
the brace under the Great brige by Baxters mills." In August 1804, a Committee was ap-
pointed to examine both bridges, and at an adjourned meeting in September, it was voted to
repair " according to the Committees Report," which report is not given. These repairs were
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set up at "vandue" to the lowest bidder, and "the Bridge by Griswolds mills" was bid off by
David Blish at sixteen dollars. In August 1806, "Esq Blish " was instructed by the town to
" repair the Bridge by Griswolds Mills." The next March, it was voted to repair again " by
putting a cap piece under the Bridge and three Braces on each side," and the job was struck off
to Jonathan Pease for four dollars, lit 1810, a Committee examined the Bridge and reported it
needed repairs, — and one dollar was voted to Elisha Bond for the timber for that purpose. The
labor was to be done by the surveyors, out of the " highway money," excepting the northwest
district. In August of the same year, it was voted to build a bridge " by Pease's mills."
To be built like the old bridge only to be raised eighteen inches higher five string pieces 15 inches by 13 — to be
built with good sound hemlock timber the plank to be 2i inches thick. Struck off to William Baxter at $75.
In 1815, " Voted that Jonathan Pease new plank the bridge by his mills." Expense not
recorded. In 1819, twenty dollars was raised "to repair the bridges across the Ashuelot river."
The next year, $10 was raised lor the same purpose, and in 1821. twenty dollars. In 182-1, a
new bridge was built. — ••struck off to Belding Our; at $130.00." In 1832, Aaron Day, Am-
herst Eayward, and Jehiel Day. were chosen "to examine the Bridge near Aaron Days & near
I B Lovelands and see what is necessary to be done." This Committee reported •• in favour of
building a stone arch bridge," but the town " voted to build a wooden bridge like the old one."
It was to be completed by the first of July 1833, " with planke 3i0 thick," and was struck off to
Joseph Clark for $117. In 1843, a new bridge was built by Calvin C Brigham — finished Sept.
7th. In 1851, the Selectmen were instructed to " examine the Bridge near A. D. Townes Mill,
and make such repairs as may lie considered necessary." A similar vote was passed the next
year, and $125 raised for the purpose. In 1860, the Selectmen were instructed
to contract for the building of a Stone Arch Bridge over tin- Ashuelot River near Andrew D. Townes Mill if
in their opinion the same shall be for the interest of the Town.
A contract was made with one Otis Smith, and a bridge built at a cost of about $975. Owing
to faulty construction, the contractor not understanding his business, the arch fell in, after a few
months' use. In July 1862, it was voted that the Selectmen " build a Stone Arch Bridge near
the place of the old one .... in the best possible manner." and William L. Kingsbury was
appointed " Agent to superintend the building of the Bridge and furnish the necessaries for that
purpose." In 1863, the Selectmen were instructed to borrow money and finish the Stone
Bridge. The expense as near as can be now gathered from the Town Reports was $5,211.97.
To this add the expense of the first Bridge, and we have $6,185.19, the whole cost. The County
afterwards paid $500, so that the town has now invested in the Stone Bridge not less than
$5,685.
The bridge known for so many years as " Loveland Bridge," was probably first built about
1797, when the road was laid out from Silvanus Hayward's to Joshua Corey's. The first
record of its repair is in 1801, — bid off by Turner White for 23 dollars. In 1807, it was voted
to " rebuild," and the job was struck off to Thomas Redding for eighty-six dollars. The next
year, he was discharged from the contract, and the Selectmen were instructed to " do what is
necessary to be done." In 1812, repairs on the " Loveland Bridge " were struck off to John
Dart for four dollars. In 1814, "the planking" of this Bridge for three years was struck off
to Stephen White for fourteen dollars. There is added to the vote evidence of the peculiar dan-
ger that has always attended this Bridge, viz.: —
If the said bridge should be carried off within the said three years, .... the Town shall procure as many feet
of new plank .... as shall have been put on the old bridge by the said White.
In 1822, a new bridge was built, the old one having been probably carried off by a freshet.
It was voted to build the bridge ten inches higher than the Committee reported, and " that those
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who build the stone butments . . . shall risk them to stand one year." The west "hutment was
struck off to belding Dart at forty four dollars," — " the east hutment to Orlando Mack at fifty
dollars," — and " the wood work to Berzeleel L. Mack at thirty five dollars." This bridge has
been rebuilt and repaired several times since, but the records make no mention of it. The
expenses have probably been "lumped" with highway repairs. It was destroyed by a freshet
in 1842, and perhaps at other times. In 1862 it was broken down by Burnap's team. He
received $50 damage from the town, and the bridge was rebuilt by N. 0. Hayward for $80.
When the road was laid out from Capt. Fuller's Mill in 1806, it was to begin " at the North
end of the Bridge below said mill." The town voted, however, to have it begin on the south
side of the river, thus avoiding the necessity of keeping up a bridge. Probably the bridge
spoken of as already there, was only for foot passengers.
Strenuous efforts were made by the inhabitants in the west part of the town, to have a
bridge across the river, at the old ford near George H. Carpenter's. As early as 1806, the
town sent a Committee "to examine the river between Simeon Taylors and Joshua Ishams in
order to find the best place to build a bridge." No action followed, however, and in March
1826, it was voted not to build. In September following, another Committee was appointed
" to examine the river." The next year, it was voted again not to build, and Luther Whitney
was chosen agent apparently to resist any attempts that might be made to compel the town to
build a bridge. In 1828, the applicants for a bridge were again repulsed (p. 52). They seem
then to have commenced building, hoping the town would help them out. The abutments they
built are still standing. In 1830, and again in 1832, articles asking the town " to complete
building a Bridge across Ashuelot river between Ivory Randall's and John Livermore's " were
dismissed, and nothing further has been done.
In 1833, the " Hammond Hollow Bridge " was built in accordance with the vote of the town
to " build a bridge across the Ashuelot river at or near the ford way so called below Phillip How-
ard's on condition that the inhabitants that are most benefitted build the road to the bridge
without expence to the town and clear the town from all expence except the bridge." This
bridge has been several times rebuilt, but no records have been kept. It was so damaged in the great
freshet of 1869, that it had to be rebuilt at a cost of about $100. In 1879, T. T. Clark rebuilt
it for $80.
In 1871, an effort was made to have a bridge across the river "near Ephraim Howard's," but
the article was dismissed. A foot-bridge is generally kept up there during the summer.
HIGHWAY TAXES.
At the first annual meeting of which we have the record, March 10, 1789, it was " Voted to
Rais Sixty Pound to repair Highways " and that labor be " at three Shillings pr day." In No-
vember following, Justus Hurd was appointed " to petition the General Cort to tax The non-resi-
dent land in Gilsum for repairing highways." This petition was successful, for wTe find that in
1790,
The town of Gilsum was authorized by the Legislature to assess and collect a tax of one penny per acre upon
all non-resident lands in the town, the money to be use solely for the purpose of repairing roads and building
bridges, and that a mans labor should be recconed at three shillings per day.
In 1810, $250 of the amount raised for highways, was ordered to be laid out on the " County
Road." This was the old road to Keene.
The next year, at a special meeting in September, it was
Voted to Lay out one hundre and Fiffy Dollars At the South End of sd road beginning at Keen Line and the
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
61
Same Sum Nearly to the North line meamring at the road by Joseph Taylors, and that Srt Jobbs shall be Finished
by the Last Day of June 1812.
In 1846, $500 of the amount raised, was to be laid out on the " County Road." This was
the " New Road from Keene to Marlow."
In 1813, it was voted that the work on highways should " be jobbed out to the lowest bidders by
the Surveyors of the several Districts." This method seems to have been unsatisfactory, as in
September following, #120 extra was raised, and it was " Voted to lay out the above raised money
in the antient method by the day."
The following table gives the amount raised each year for repairing roads, and the price
allowed for labor. Where no price is given, it is understood to be the same as the next preced-
ing vote.
1789,
1790,
1791,
1792,
1793,
1794,
1795,
1796,
1797,
179S,
1799,
£60, 3 shillings per day.
con f 3 sh. & 6 d. from May to Sept., in Sept.
' J 3 sh. after that 2 sh. per day.
£30.
3 sh. per day till Sept., after that 2 sh.
£40,
£30.
£30,
$100,
£50,
$200,
£40,
£50, '
1800, $166.68,
1801, $167.34.
1802, £50,
1803, $200.
3 sh. in June, 2/6 in Sept.
3 sh. to Oct., after that 2 sh.
4 sh. to Oct. after that 3 sh.
4 sh. to Sept., after that 2/6.
3 sh. to Oct.
4d Pr Our."
" Six Cents Pr Our."
for summer and $50 for winter.
" Six Cents pr hour."
6 cents per hour, " oxen and tools ac-
cordingly."
1804, $250.
1805, $200
1806-7, $200.
1808, $250.
1809, $100.
1810, $400,
1811, $600.
1812, $200.'
1813, $320.
1814, $200.
1815, $300.
1816, $450,
1817 to 1822, $300.
1823-4, $350.
1825-6, $500, 8 cents per hour.
1827, $450.
1828, $615, $105 of which in money.
1829, $450.
1830, $400.
1831, $500.
$250 of which on County Road.
$550 Do. Do. Do.
$150 of which on County Road.
1832, $550.
1833-4, $500.
1835, $600.
1836, $500.
1837, $400.
183S, $350.
1839, $450.
1840, $675,
1841-2-3, $500.
1844, $450.
1845, $525.
1S46, $700,
1847-8, $500.
1849,
1850-1,
1852-3, $500.
1854, $500,
1855, $500.
1856, $600,
1857-8, $700.
1859, $600.
1860, $700,
1861-4, $600.
1865, $1,200
1866-7, $900,
1868, $800.
1869, $900,
of which on County Road.
$500 of which on County Road.
$50 of which in money.
$200 of which in money.
10 cents an hour.
$100 of which in money.
IS cents an hour.
15 cents an hour.
18 cents an hour.
1870. $1,000, 20 cents an hour.
1871-2, $700.
1873, $600, in money.
1874, $700.
1875, $1,000, $400 of which in money.
1876, $800, $200 of which in money.
1877, $800, Do. Do. Do. 15 cents an hour.
1878, $950, $150 Do. Do.
1879, $1,000, $200 Do. Do. 12i cents an hour.
It will be seen, by the table, that the largest sum nominally raised for highway repairs, was
$1,200 in 1865, and the smallest was £30 equal to $100, which was the sum raised for five out
of the first 20 years on record. To get the actual amount raised, however, the price of labor must
be taken into account. By this comparison, the largest arnonut was in 1811, representing 1,000
days labor at 10 hours a day. Or leaving out those years in which special sums were raised for
the County Road, the largest amount is 800 days labor, the present year, which is certainly an
encouraging fact. The smallest amount is 167 days in 1809. The average for 91 years is 525
days annually. The average in dollars is $172, making the average wages per day of 10 hours,
very nearly 90 cents. For the last thirty years the average amount has been $728 representing
577 days labor, making the average wages $1.26 per day.
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The first guide board in town seems to have been put up in the year 1800, in accordance with
the following record.
Voted to Build a post gide and Setit the North Side of Joseph Taylors Land at the Croch of the Rode to
william Baxters mills Sd Post guide Struck of to Timothy Dart to Build at one Dollar and fifty Cents —
This was where the road from Surry divided towards " Hammond Hollow " and " Baxter's Mills."
In 1817, it was voted that the Selectmen " put up post guides where they think proper." And
this has been the practice from that time.
It has been said, that one of the surest tests of civilization is the condition of public roads.
If so, Gilsum cannot boast a high grade. It is but justice to say, however, that the heavy teams
passing from Marlow to Keene cost the town hundreds of dollars in annual road repairs, without
bringing a cent in return. This fact furnishes certainly a very substantial, if not wholly
sufficient excuse. To get rid of these Marlow teams, Gilsum could well afford to give from five to
ten thousand dollars towards building a railroad from Keene to Newport. Meanwhile the town
needs a zealous prophet to cry, as of old,
" Prepare ye the way of the people ; cast up, cast up the highway ; gather out the stones."
CHAPTER XIY.
CEMETERIES.
" Erewhile, on England's pleasant shores, our sires
Left not their churchyards unadorned with shades
Or blossoms
The pilgrim bands who passed the sea to keep
Their Sabbaths in the eye of God alone,
In his wide temple of the wilderness,
Brought not these simple customs of the heart
With them
Naked rows of graves
And melancholy ranks of monuments
Are seen instead, where the coarse grass, between,
Shoots up its dull green spikes, and in the wind
Hisses, and the neglected bramble nigh,
Offers its berries to the schoolboy's hand."
The first record in reference to Cemeteries is in 1798. " Chose Berzeleel Mack Jon' Pease
Saxtons." Two burying places were then in use : — the old one on the hill north of Mr. Gunn's,
and the one still known as " the Bond grave-yard." The first known burial was that of Jemima,
wife of Ebenezer Kilburn, who died June 24, 1765. She was buried in
THE SOUTH CEMETERY,
where her monument may still be seen. This was the first death of a white person within the
present limits of Gilsum. One earlier death stands on the record, as follows : — "The aged
John Brook Departed this life Nov. 21 — 1764." (Appendix C.) He doubtless belonged in
what is now Surry, and was buried there. There are probably forty or fifty graves in this old
Cemetery, but only eight can be identified. These have the old black slate headstones, most of
them with a hideous winged head at the top, and bearing the following inscriptions.
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1. In Memory of Mi* Marah Kilbourny« "Wife of M' Josiah Kilbourn SheDecd Decr f2^ 1782 in y« 64th
year of her Age.
2. Memento Mori. In Memory of RevDd, Josiah Kilburn who was Minister of Chesterfield in ye Bay State he
Dec* Sep* ye 24th 1781 in y° 29th year of his Age.
he who cheapens life abates the fear of Death.
3. In Memory of Mr» Jemima Kilbourn ye Wife of Mr Ebenr Kilbourn. She Decd June y* 25,h 1765 in y*
21"' year of her Age.
4. In Memory of Mr Obadiah Willcox who died Aug" yc 27,h 1778 in ye 62nd year of his Age.
5. In Memory of Mr Obadiah Willcox Junr who Decd Decrabr ye 12th 1776 in ye 30th vear of his Age.
6. In Memory of M™ Huldah Relict to Mr Obadah AVilcot [x] Jr And Wife of Mr Thomas Redding Who died
August 17th 1791 aged 38 years.
Let me not forgotten lie
Lest you forgat that you must die
7. In Memory of Mrs Anna Pease, wife of Mr Pelatiah Pease, who died May 29th 1787 in the 46th year of her
age.
Remember me as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now soon you must be,
Prepare for death & follow me.
[Below this inscription is the following in as large letters as the rest. Made by Moses Wright of Rockingham —
Price 7 Dollars.]
8. In Memory of Mr Oliver Pease who died June 1"' 1799 in the 22nd year of his age.
Friends nor physicians could not save,
My mortal body from the grave,
Nor can the grave confine me hear,
When Christ in glory shall appear.
This Cemetery has been sadly neglected. Lying in an open pasture for the past eighty
years, many graves are obliterated, even the stones are broken down and defaced. There
have been those who wished to have it cared for, but the town has never been willing. As far
back as 1809, an article was put in the warrant to raise money " to fence the South burying
yard," but it was summarily dismissed. The same thing was done in 1827. In 1874, it was
voted to fence it with stone wall and to raise #75 for the purpose. But at a special meeting in
September following, the vote was rescinded 35 to 33. An article for the same purpose was dis-
missed in 1875, and it was voted to take the $75 raised the year before, and use it to pay debts
with. As the town is now free from debt, it is to be hoped there will be respect enough for the
fathers who endured the hardships of the wilderness to prepare homes for their children and
successors, to protect at least their graves from the trampling of cattle, otherwise the time will
soon come when
" The grassy hillocks are leveled again,
And the keenest eye shall search in vain,
'Mong briers, and ferns, and paths of sheep,
For the spot where these aged people sleep."
This " yard " was not probably used after the beginning of the present century. Of the
"Saxtons" chosen in 1798, Jonathan Pease was doubtless in charge of this, and Berzeleel Mack
of
THE BOND CEMETERY.
This is mentioned, in 1804, as "the Burying place that Stephen Bond has Given to the
town Viz one half ackre." It was given before 1798, and the earliest burial was probably that of
Mrs. Fisher, in December, 1785. The Deed, however, was not executed till 1807. A strip one
rod wide at the south end was given by Solomon Woods. The steepness of the road has always
been a serious objection to this" locality, and many efforts have been made to have a more feasi-
ble road opened. In 187G, the Selectmen laid out Centennial Street which makes this Cemetery
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very accessible from the village. (Page 58.) Probably one half of all burials in town have been
here. A large part of the graves are now unnamed and unknown. The following are the
inscriptions — :
1. HARRIET E. dau1, of Enoch B. & Eliza Mayo, died Oct. 5, 1835, M. 2 ys. 10 mo. & 19 ds.
Sleep on my babe, from trouble free.
Thy parents soon will follow thee.
2. LORY ANN, wife of JOSEPH CHAPMAN, died Mar. 4, 1831. Mt. 37.
3. FANNY, R. daughter of William & Rebecca BANKS, died Feb. 22, 1832. aged 4 y's 9 mo. & 17, days.
SAMUEL I. son of William & Rebecca BANKS, died Feb. 10, 1832. aged 3 years 2 mo. & 29, davs.
4. HELEN M. daugh. of William & Rebecca I. BANKS. Died Dec. 20, 1855, M. 18 y'rs,
We miss thee at home,
May we meet thee in Heaven.
5. REBECCA I. wife of WILLIAM BANKS DIED Dec. 2, 1871, M. 68 yrs. 6 mos. & 10 dys.
Mother, Home, and Heaven.
6. MARTHA E. dau. of SAMUEL Jr. & Hannah GOODHUE, died MAR. 26, 1852, M. 4 mos. 7 ds.
7. STEPHEN DAY JR. DIED Nov. 25, 1859, M. 59 yrs, 8 mos. & 7 days.
8. FRANKLIN W. DAY DIED JUNE 18, 1849, 2Et. 39.
We part to meet again.
9. ELIZABETH B. DAY. Wife of JOHN HORTON Esq DIED April 3. 1838 M. 30.
JOHN HORTON ESQ DIED at Days Ville Ogle Co. 111. Oct. 6, 1839, JE. 37.
10. STEPHEN DAY DIED APR. 13, 1860, M. 83 Yrs. 2. Mos. & 28 days.
11. MARTHA, wife of STEPHEN DAY, DIED MAR. 30. I860. M. 77 Yrs. & 8 Ds.
12. SOLOMON W. sonof Solomon & Adaline Mack, died May 12, 1831. JE. 9 mo. & 2 ds.
13. EDWARD R. son of Solomon & Adaline Mack, died March 23, 1836, M. 9 mo. 9 ds.
14. HANNAH WARE wife of CHILION MACK, Died Apr. 6, 1871, M. 73 ys. 5 ms. 2 ds.
Gone to the better land.
15. Here lies the Children of Chilion and Hannah Mack.
Martha Ann died Oct. 16, 1835, M. 3 y's 4 mo.
Edwin W. died Oct. 15, 1835, M. 1 y'r 8 ds.
16. In memory of Lois, wife of Dea. James M. Mark, who died Sept. 29. 1831. M. 43 years 1 mo. & 6 ds.
17. In Memory of Dea: James M. Mark who died Nov. 25. 18^5. aged 38 years.
18. In Memory of Selena daugh of James & Lois Mark who died Oct. 24, 1823 aged 10 years
19. WILLIAM H. son or JOHN & MARY DAVIS, DIED APR. 26, 1860, ^E. 1 y. 1 m. & 17 d.
A flower lent not given, to bud on earth, and bloom in heaven.
20. IDA F. daughter of JOHN & MARY DAVIS, DIED NOV. 17, 1862, M. 2 y. 4 m. & 15 d.
Dear little Ida, one less to love on earth one more to meet in heaven.
21. SELENA J. daughter of James & Catharine MARK, DIED NOV. 30, 1862, M. 1 1 y. 9 m. & 20 d.
Darling Selena is safe in heaven,
Kept by the Saviours love,
Oh ! when we cross the river of death
May we meet with her above.
22. In Memory of James Ballard who died Feb. 4 1830, aged 71 years.
23. In Memory of widow Mary Baker who died April 1, 1825. aged 86 years.
24. DANIEL C. GUILLOW DIED June 28, 1874, ^3. 03 y'rs.
25. SUSAN P. wife of Daniel C. Guillow. DIED June 24, 1875, M. 57 y'rs.
26. ANDALUSIA F. dau. of Andrew J. & Rizpah HOWARD, DIED Jan. 30, 1849, M. 2 y'rs 3 mo.
27. DENNIS A. Son of Andrew J. & Rizpah Howard, DIED Feb. 13, 1849, M. 4 y'rs 5 mo.
28. SOLOMON MACK, 1st. Died Aug. 23, 1820, .E. 84 ys.
29. ESTHER MACK DIED Oct. 26, 1824, M. 9 yrs.
30. AMOS MACK, DIED Oct. 17, 1824, 2E. 17 yrs.
81. DENNIS MACK DIED Aug. 4. 1811, M. 1 yr.
32. ESTHER, wife of Capt. Solomon Mack ,died Apr. 13, 1844, in the 70 year of her age.
33. SOLOMON MACK Died Oct. 12, 1851. M. 78.
Tread softly by this sacred spot.
Where parents sleep, though not forgot ;
In life we shared their love,
May we in Heaven meet them above.
34. BETSEY A. MACK, Died Oct. 5, 1863, M. 71 ys.
35. CHAUNCEY ALEXANDER DIED Apr. 25, 1851, Mx 19.
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36. The curb stone were put up by Orlando Mack, of Butler, Montgomery Co. 111. & C. & S. Mack, of Gilsum
N. H. in 1877.
37. NANCY wife of TRUE WEBSTER Jr. DIED July 18, 1840, JE. 46.
38. In Memory of Rebeckah Webster who died March 28, 1814. aged 9 years.
39. Hannah, dau't of True & Nancy Webster Jr. died April 20, 1824, JE. 7 mo.
40. In Memory of Mrs Patty Ware wife of Mr Elijah Ware Jr : who died April 1, 1825. aged 24 years.
Also A Child died April 6 1824
41. In Memory of Mrs Patty Webster wife of Mr True Webster who died Sept. 8. 1827. aged 59 years.
42. TRUE WEBSTER DIED APR. 3, 1850, JE. 83.
43. In Memory of Abner Webster who died Jan. 4, 1830, Aged 29 years & 5 mo.
My friends dry up your tears,
I must lie here till Christ appears.
44. HANNAH S. daughter of Hezekiah & Ireny Webster, Died Feb. 23, 1833. JE. 2 yrs.
Also an Infant the same year.
45. HEZEKIAH WEBSTER DIED Apr. 13, 1855, JE. 53.
46. WARREN H. son of HEZEKIAH & IRENE WEBSTER, DIED Jan. 27, 1865, IE. 26 yrs, 8 mos.
Dear one : thou art sleeping,
This change thou didst not fear;
Tis only leaving this dark world
For a brighter happier sphere.
47. JACOB POLLEY Died and buried in Butler, Montgomery Co. 111. Mar. 16, 1870, JE. 80 ys. 1 mo. 21 ds.
48. LOIS G. Wife of JACOB POLLEY, Died Apr. 7, 1S69. JE. 77 y'rs, 7 m'os, 15 d'ys.
49. LUCINDA, daughter of Jacob & Lois POLLEY, DIED March 11, 1840, JE. 18 y'rs.
50. J. MERTON DIED Mar. 11, 1S72, JE. 6 y's. 4 m's.
JESSE A. DIED Sep. 30, 1863, JE. 3 w's. 3 d's.
W. DENNIS DIED Aug. 23, 186s, JE. 1 y'r. 23 d's.
Children of Varnum & Mary E. POLLEY.
Cherished hopes lie buried here.
51. Mr. ELISHA BOND died May 2, 1824. ^Et. 60.
Short from my labors to the grave.
52. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. MARY BOND, who died Aug. 29, 1819, in the 88, year of her age.
When Gabriels trumpet shakes the skies.
I with my husband shall arise.
53. Sacred to the memory of Dea. Stephen Bond, who died Nov. 28, 1815. in the 88, year of his age
When the last trumpet sounds I shall come forth.
54. In Memory of Mr. David Bond, who died Oct/ 16th, 1786. In the 28th year of his age.
55. In Memory of, Jolm Mark Bond, who Died Sept. 27th 1811, in the 18th year of his Age, Son of Elijah and
Jean Bond.
Return my friends dry up your tears,
And wait a while till Christ apears,
Death is a debt thats natures due,
Ive paid the debt & so must you.
56. In Memory of Doctor ABNER BLISS who died May 29th 1812 in the 60th year of his age.
Great God I own thy sentence just
And nature must decay :
I yield my body to the dust,
To dwell with fellow clay.
57. BENJAMIN HOSMER DIED Dec. 30, 1837, JE. 30 ys.
LUCINDA W. DAY DIED Oct. 7, 1875, JE. 63 ys. 11 ms.
HOSMER. DAY.
58. In Memory of Mrs. Ruth Hosmer, Consort of Dr. Benjamin Hosmer, who Died Sept. 2nd 1798 JE 31 years.
Compos'd in death she smil'd adieu
Bid friends f orb are to weep,
Then sweetly lean'd on Jesus breast
And Calmly fell asleep.
59. In memory of Mrs. Martha wife of Dr. Benj. Hosmer, who died Aug. 29, 1820. JEt. 48.
N Virtue lives beyond the grave
60. In Memory of Dr. Benjamin Hosmer, who died June 24, 1826 aged 60 years
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61. Ziba Jaquith, died Sept. 4, 1815. in the 19, year of his age.
62. Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Jesse Jaquith, who died Jan. 29,h 1808, aged 43 years two months, and two
Day.
Behold and see as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I ;
As I am now so you must be.
Prepare for death and follow me.
63. In memory of alden Haward Son of Jesse and Charlotte Jaquith. who died June 23* 1810 Aged 4 m,'s
3 d,'s.
64. Emma M. Daughter of Jesse and Charlotte Jaquith died April 27, 1826 aged 2 months & 20 days
Happy infant, [thou] art bless'd,
Rest in peaceful slumber, rest;
Early rescu'd from the cares,
Which increas with growing years.
65. In Memory of TIMOTHY DORT. who died June 27, 1814. ^E. 55 years.
66. LOUISA, wife of Timothy Dort died Nov. 6, 1835. M. 35.
67. In Memory of Justus Chapin who died July 15, 1825, Aged 72 years.
68. MARY W. daughter of Justis & Annis Chapin, died Dec. 6, 1836, Aged 18 years.
69. JUSTUS CHAPIN died Sept. 20, 1869, JE. 79 y's, 5 m's, 20 d's.
ANNIS W. his wife died Mar. 13, 1867, 2E. 73 y's, 9 m's, 16 d's.
70. ELIZA ANN daugh of Justis & Annis CHAPIN. died Feb. 3. 1839 M. 2 yr's 3 mo. & 4 days.
71. Samuel Clark, died Jan. 16, 1812. in the 8-t, year of his age.
72. Mercy Clark died July 4, 1814. in the 84 year of her age.
73. Sacred to the Memory of Mr" Tamer Wife of Rev. Elias Fisher of Lempster; Who died Dec' 11th 1785,
In the 35th year of her age.
Also their infant son Elias who died Decr 15th 1785.
Gone but not lost.
74. ELIGAH WARE DIED June 27, 1847, JE. 78.
MARTHA, wife of Eligah Ware DIED Aug. 19, .33.1846, 76.
75. In Memory of Mrs. Anna Wire, wife of Mr. Elijah Wire, who Died July 10th 1808 in the 40th year of her
Age.
76. In Memory of Mrs Esther wife of Mr. Asa Wing who died Jun 30 1811. aged 40 years.
77. In Memorv of Mr. John Roundy who died Nov. 16, 1825. JEt : 36 years.
78. DAVID BILL Died Nov. 11, 1824, M.l\.
79. SUSANNAH wife of DAVID BILL Died Nov. 6, 1842 M. 86.
80. STATIRA, wife of JOHN DEAN, died June 23, 1845, M. 37.
81. In Memory of Jonathan Clark who died Sept. 15, 1830. Aged 72 years.
Delilah wife of Jonathan Clark who died Dec. 5, 1819. Aged 48 years.
82. Franklin Clark died March 5, 1808. JE. 5 months.
83. In Memory of Huldah Clark who died Jan. 10, 1831. Aged 26 years.
84. In Memory of Jonathan Clark Jr. who died July 25, 1824. aged 22 years.
85. MARTHA LOVINA Dau. of Abijah W. & Enieline Kingsbury, died Sept. 28, 1844, M, 4 y'rs 2 mo.
Sweet child, thou art gone from earth away,
And left us here to mourn :
We grieve to think how short thy stay,
And that there's no return ;
But 'tis not grief without the hope
That we again shall meet no more to part.
86. LUCINDA COLE widow of JAMES BOLSTER, Died July 16, 1870, M. 67 y'rs.
87. JAMES BOLSTER DIED Apr. 25, 1851, M. 59.
Man is like to vanity : his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
88. RUTH wife of James BOLSTER, Died Dec. 6, 1842, M. 39.
89. FATHER & MOTHER
DANIEL DEETS DIED Nov. 5, 1849, M. 61 vs.
HARRIET HAYWARD, HIS WIFE DIED Dec. 30, 1875, M. 71 ys. 5 MS.
90. In memory of Mrs. Olive, wife of Mr. Silvanus Hayward, who died July 19, 1799, aged 42 years & 6
months.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection & the life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall
he live.
91. In memory of Mr. Sylvanus Hayward who died Oct. 1, 1817 aged 60 years & 5 months.
Vain man. thy fond pursuits forbear —
Repent, thy end is nigh 1
Death at the farthest can't be far :
Oh, think before thou die I
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92. MARY HOSMER DIED July 30. 1841 JE. 81.
I shall rise again.
93 HULDAH, wife of Col. Jona SMITH of Surry, died March 11, 1839, M. 90 y'rs. & 4 months.
94. JULIA wife of LEVI BARRETT died Jan. 29, 1843. Mt. 36.
95. JOHN THOMPSON Died Dec. 6, 1840, JEt. 36.
96. SIMON THOMPSON died Sept. 24, 1837. 2Et. 21.
97. JOHN, son of John & Martha Harris, died Oct. 17th 1814. JE. 1 year 2 m.
98. BENJAMIN THOMPSON died Jan. 11, 1857, JE. 82.
ANNA, his wife died Mar. 1, 1848, JE. 67.
They rest in Jesus.
99. BENJAMIN THOMPSON Jr. DIED Feb. 1, 1850, JE. 47.
100. BETSEY, wife of Amherst Hayward died Aug. 9, 1820, JE. 28.
" Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
101. DEA. AMHERST HAYWARD Born in Surry Nov. 18, 1788, Died in Gilsum JAN. 16, 1867.
The end of that man is peace.
102. POLLY, 2nd wife of Amherst Hayward Died Nov. 21, 1826, JE. 26.
This mortal must put on immortality.
103. ESTHER W. HAYWARD Wife of CHARLES W. HYDE, of Gilead, Conn. Born Dec. 6, 1841, died
Mar. 5, 1866,
" Asleep in Jesus."
104. EMILY G. HAYWARD, daut. of Dea. Amherst & Sarah F. HAYWARD, Born Feb. 8, 1838, died Apr. 16,
1866.
Meet me in heaven.
105. ALICE, Wife of DAVID ADAMS Died Oct. 13, 1846, JE. 84.
106. DAVID ADAMS. Died Oct. 1. 1844. JE. 87.
107. SAMUEL ISHAM died Apr. 26, 1854, JE. 89 y's. 10 m's.
POLLY CARPENTER wife of Samuel Isham, died Oct. 12, 1811, JE. 41 y's.
108. SUSANNAH FISHER wife of Samuel Isham, died Dec. 8, 1862, JE. 82 y's 11 m's.
109. POLLY ISHAM DIED DEC. 4, 1860, JE. 59.
110. ISAAC WALLIS. DIED Aug. 31, 1841. JE 38 years. A native of Colebrook, N. H.
111. STEPHEN FOSTER Died Nov. 12, 1844 JE. 48 years & 10 mo's.
112. VIOLA, dau. of Israel B. & Sarah T. Loveland, DIED Mar. 31, 1846, JE. 2 y'rs.
113. In Memory of Mrs. Sarah Loveland wife of Israel Loveland, who died Feb. 28, 1825, aged 59 years 8 mo',
& 16 days.
114. ISRAEL LOVELAND, died Sept. 23, 1850, Aged 90.
115. OUR BABY One of the Lambs.
(Reverse.) MABEL E. Daut. of E. R. & C. L. Geer, died Aug. 29, 1870, JE. 3 weeks.
116. SANFORD, son of John & Betsey GUILLOW, DIED Sept. 28, 1846, JE. 25.
117. JOHN GUILLOW DIED July 1, 1870, JE. 86 y'rs.
118. BETSEY, wife of JOHN GUILLOW, DIED Jan. 14, 1864, JE. 73 y'rs.
119. LEMUEL BINGHAM born Jan. 4, 1758, died Jan. 13, 1857.
ELSEA FULLER his wife Born Apr. 2, 1786, Died Sept. 7, 1875.
120. GEORGE L. Son of Lemuel & Elsea Bingham, Died Aug. 29, 1839, JE. 13.
121. PAMELIA wife of Franklin Bingham DIED Oct. 22, 1839. JEt. 20.
122. ABBY STELLA, daughter of George W. & Esther L. NEWMAN, DIED Dec. 21. 1848, JE. 4 y'rs 5 mo.
123. FLORENTINE dau. of George W. & Esther Newman, DIED Sept. 24, 1843, IE. 1 mo. & 5 d's.
124. ELLIOT, son of Isaac & Patty Loveland, died Aug. 19, 1835, JE. 3 ys.
Sleep on my son divinely blest,
Thy Saviour call4 thee home
His kindness has prepared thy rest,
His voice invites thee, come.
125. PATTY, wife of Isaac Loveland DIED Mar. 14, 1842, JE. 42.
126. DANIEL E. DIED MAR. 11, 1847, Infant son of DANIEL & MARTHA A. SMITH.
127. In Memory of Elsea Bingham, Daughter of Mr. Lemuel Bingham, & Elsea his wife, who Died Sep' 2nd
1810 aged 5 months & 27 days.
Reader prepare to meet thy God,
For thou like me must meet his rod.
128. In Memory of Mary, wife of Samuel Cory, who died March 11, 1823, JEt. 53.
You beheld me on a dying bed,
Forget me not now I am dead.
68 GILSUM.
129. SAMUEL CORY died Apr. 2, 1841. JEt. 86.
130. Willard, son of Benjamin & Phila Cory, died Mar. 19, 1832. ^t. 3 yrs. 6 mo.
131. BETSY NASH died Apr. 11, 1853, M. 75 y's.
Erected by her sons L., N. & E. K. Bridge.
132. ABIGAIL M. Wife of WILLARD S. CADY, DIED FEB. 23, 1852, M. 25.
133. AMORETTA, dau. of Calvin C. & S. E. Bingham, died Aug. 19, 1841. JEi. 1.
Sleep on dear babe from trouble free,
Thy parents soon will follow thee.
134. SYRENA E. Wife of Calvin C. Bingham Died Oct. 25, 1846. M. 24.
135. POLLY, Wife of Samuel NICHOLS, died Jan. 31, 1859, .<Et. 69.
136. 1862 R. E. D. D. nov. 12.
137. ELLA A. CONVERSE Died Dec. 26, 1870, M. 19 y'rs. 6 mo's.
138. LOENA A. CONVERS Died Dec. 22, 1861, .E. 2l"vrs. 8 mos. & 19 days.
139. ABRAM CONVERS Died Sept. 20, 1852, JE. 39.
140. DEA. DANIEL CONVERS Died Sept. 28, 1852, M. 78.
141. RUTH CONVERS DIED Apr. 28, 1856, M. 84.
142. Children of William & Margaret Parker, Mary Jane, died Aug. 6, 1834, M. 4 ys. 1 mo. John Henry,
died Feb. 16, 1834, JE. 1 yr. 3 mo.
143. ROSA G. wife of SOLON EATON Died Nov. 17, 1*39, M. 31.
144. OLIVE JANE, dau. of Levi & Elsea B. GATES, Died Mar. 31, 1852, M. 1 yr. 8 mos. & 27 days.
145. LEVI GATES DIED Sept. 16, 1859, Mi. 54 y'rs 7 mos. 20 d'ys.
" Not lost but gone before."
146. SAMUEL SMITH Died Jan. 8, 1853 M. 95.
147. Smith, son of George & Lorena Howard, died Feb, 3, 1833. M 23 days.
148. GEO. H. NASH, DIED Feb. 17, 1856. M 27.
149. SALLY, Wife of Charles Nash, DIED Feb. 12, 1832, M. 30.
150. Sarah M. Nash, died Feb. 16, 1822. aged 4 mo. 8 ds.
Return my friends
Dry up your tears
Here I must lie
Till Christ appears.
CENTENNIAL CEMETERY.
In 1856, an article was put in the warrant to enlarge the 'Bond grave-yard" hut it was
dismissed. In 1876, a lot of land lying directly south of the original yard was bought of Willard
Bill for $150. This lot contains over four acres, and has been carefully laid out, with convenient
avenues in both directions. From the year '76 it has been named Centennial Cemetery. Monu-
ments with the following inscriptions have been removed from the old yard : —
Lot 118. 1. HATTIE (Reverse.) HATTIE U. RAWSON DIED JUNE 15, 1867, AGED 22.
2. HENRY N. Died May 19, 1864 jet 23 Yrs. 8 Mos.
MARYETT, Died Oct. 24, 1856, jet. 13 Yrs. 6 Mos.
Children of James & Mary Rawson.
Lot 295. JANE ELSEA Daughter of Cha's W. & Limah S. Bingham, died Jan. 31, 1847 M. 5 mo. & 20 d's.
Burials in this Cemetery have been the following : —
Lot 118. FATHER AND MOTHER (Reverse.) JAMES RAWSON DIED Dec. 24, 1878 M 74 ys. 7 ms.
MARY his wife Dec. 8, 1878, M. 72 ys. 2 ms.
Lot 119. Mrs. Vienna B. Hay ward.
Lot 127. Thomas T. Clark.
Lot 133. Mrs. Eliza A. Webster.
Lot 271. Charles E. Crouch.
Lot 312. Reuben Leander Jolly.
Lot 313. Mrs. Louisa J. Bates.
Lot 315. Caleb Hill.
VESSEL ROCK CEMETERY.
At a town meeting, Aug. 27, 1804, it was " Voted to buy one ackre of land that Jon*. Pease
purchaced of Simon Baxter for the purpose of haveing it for A buriing Place." The Deed was
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given in 1810, and reserved the right " to pasture only sheep and calves." Though it was called
at first " one ackre," it is evident only about half an acre was taken by the town. In 1820, it
was enlarged by the purchase of 14 Rods of Land on the west side of the original lot. The first
burial in this yard was that of Justus Eurd in 1804, and the second was three years later, Rev.
Elisha Fish. The inscriptions in this Cemetery are as follows : —
1. FOSTER TEMPLE DIED JULY 12, 1839 M. 64.
2. SARAH D, wife of FOSTER TEMPLE, died May 6, 1865. M. 88 y's, 9 m's.
3. CAPT. GEORGE W. F. TEMPLE DIED Oct. 5, 1876, M. 65 yrs.
Asleep in Jesus 1 blessed sleep.
From which none ever wake to weep.
4. Erected as a tribute of respect to the memory of LUCY PEASE MACK, Rom Mar. 17, 1852, Died Jan. 8,
1852, JEt. 27.
Green be the turf above thee,
Friend of our youthful days;
None knew thee but to love thee,
None named thee but to praise.
5. Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Asenath Mack wife of Capt B. L. Mack, who died April. 18, 1828. in the 31
year of her age.
Beware what earth calls happiness; beware
All joys, but joys that never can expire."
6. Erected in Memory of Mrs Olive wife of Mr Berzeleel Mack who died Feb : 22. 1827. aged 69 years.
A heap of dust is all the proud shall be.
7. In Memory of Mr Justus Hurd who died March 31st 1804, aged 83 years.
Death is a debt to nature due
Which I have paid and so must you
8. In Memory of Mrs Rachel Mack, wife of Mr Berzeleel Mack, who died Oc' 15>h 1820 in the 62 year of her age.
Remember me as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now soon you must be
Prepare for Death & follow me.
9. HULDAH, Wife of Capt. BEN J. WARE, DIED March 29, 1811. M. 35.
10. MARIAH. daut. of Benj. & Huldah WARE DIED March 21, 1811. M. 8 yrs. 11 mos.
11. STATIRA, daut. of Benj. & Huldah WARE DIED Dec. 15, 1810. M. 6 yrs. 9 mos.
12. In memory of ANNA wife of Dea. Jonathan Pease, who died Jan. 31. 1835 M. 57.
13. Sacred to the memory of Dea. Jonathan Pease who died Jan. 16. 1829. aged 55 years.
14. In Memory of Mr Pelatiah Pease, who Died Feb 15th, 1811, aged 73 years.
He did not fear this death to die,
But felt himself resign'd ;
He bid adieu to things below,
And left this world behind.
15. In Memory of Mrs Polly Pease, wife of Mr Jonathan Pease, who Died Nov. 16'" 1808 in the 29th year of
her age.
Strangers & friends beneath this sleeps in Death
One who in peace resigned her vital breath
Husband & children she has left behind,
To mourn the loss of wife & mother kind,
16. In Memory of Miss Lucy Pease, daughter of Dea. Jonathan & Polly Pease, who died Nov 18tt 1820 in the
16th year of her age.
Come all young people you may see,
This is a call from God to thee,
No age from Deaths arrest is free,
Prepare for great Eternity.
17. Erected to the memory of Mr. Obediah Pease, who died April 30, 1825. in the 46, year of his age.
All earthly cares beneath the sun,
Are banish'd from my mind
Eternity with me's begun
My God is just and kind.
70 CHLSUM.
18. Martha Ann E. daughter of John & Electa Livermore died June 11, 1830, JE, 3 yrs. 2 mo.
So fades the lovely blooming flower.
19. David B. Son of Amasa & Lucy Miller died Nov. 23. 1824. JE. 7 years 8 months
20. EMILY, DAU. OF TRUMAN & LYDIA MILLER, DIED AUG. 3, 1815, JE. 1 YR. 1 MO. & 23
DAYS.
A bud that in the morn's first rays
Opened to life and love.
An angel now to lisp the praise
Of Him whose home's above.
21. ELLEN M. daughter of Eleazer & Esther WILCOX, DIED JUNE 13th, 1862, JE. 20 yrs. 4 mos.
22. D. A. H. D. Jun. 28 A. D. 1843 A. G. 2 Y
23. CAPT. BENJAMIN WARE DIED Jan. 1st. 1858, JE. 84 Yrs. 8 Mos.
24. MARTHA, wife of Capt. BENJ WARE. DIED Sept. 30. 1819, JE. 61 y'rs
25. STATIRA C. dau. of Capt. Benj. & Martha WARE, DIED Apr. 4, 1835, JE. 19.
26. MARY E. dau'. of Zenas & Martha Metcalf died May 17. 1830 JE. 2 y'rs 5 mo.
27. In Memory of GEORGE E. Son of Zenus & Martha Metcalf. died Oct, 18, 1832. JE. 2 years.
This lovely bud so young & fair,
Call'd hence by early doom,
Just came to show, how sweet a flower
In paradise might bloom.
28. Erected in memory of DAVID BLISH Esq', who died Dec. 5th 1817, in the 65th year of his age.
The dead shall be raised incorruptible.
Lo, where this silent marble weeps,
A friend, a father and a husband sleeps.
A heart within whose sacred cell,
The peaceful virtues, lov'd to dwell.
29. SALLY, wife of John Grimes, died Jan. 23, 1845. JE. 67.
30. John Grimes Died March 24, 1851. JE. 77.
31. AMY, wife of Josiah GRIMES, died Nov. 16, 1857, JEl. 69.
32. JOSIAH GRIMES DIED Sept. 28, 1875, JE. 67 ys. 6 ms. 10 ds.
33. OLIVE WYMAN, wife of ABRAM WYMAN, Died May 16, 1860, JE. 63.
34. EZRA J. only son of George W. & Mary Day CRANE, died Aug. 18, 1849, JE. 2 y'rs.
35. GEORGE H. DAY DIED Dec. 31, 1846, ^Et. 22.
36. BETSEY CHURCH, wife of AARON DAY, died Sept. 13, 1840, JE. 52.
37. AARON DAY DIED Sept. 28, 1862, JE. 76.
38. BETSEY, WIFE OF Dudley Smith, DIED DEC. 2, 1872, JE. 82 ys. 4 ms. 7 ds.
39. DUDLEY SMITH DIED APR. 20, 1855, ^Et. 83.
4<). Sacred to the Memory of Mrs Hannah Smith, wife of Mr Dudley Smith, who died Feb: 25, 1822. in
the 52 year of her age.
Mortality's the fate of all
All to the dust must soon return,
Pause reader and reflect on this
Bind all your hopes on future bliss
41. In Memory of Daniel Smith, son of Mr Dudley & Mrs Hannah Smith, who died June 30th, 1813, aged
8 years 8 months & 17 days.
Here lies a sweet a smiling boy,
A Mothers pride a Fathers joy,
Swift flew the turning shafts of death,
The lovely charmer yields his breath.
42. ELIZA ANN, wife of Philander Howland, Died May 24, 1852, ^t. 22.
Thou art gone, sweet, gentle, ELIZA,
And we are left thy loss to mourn :
We will hope to meet thee, dear One,
But thou to us wilt ne'er return.
43. ABIGAIL FISH, Dau. of Rev. Elisha Fish, DIED July 31, 1876, JE. 79 ys. 9 ms. 15 ds.
There the weary are at rest.
44. REV. ELISHA FISH DIED Mar. 28, 1807, JE. 51.
" Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him."
45. ABIGAIL SNELL, Wife of REV. ELISHA FISH, Died Nov. 2, 1849, JE. 85 yrs.
" Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life."
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46. MOSES FISH DIED Sept. 5, 1874, JE. 68 ys. 10 ms.
Asleep in Jesus.
47. JANETTE L. Wife of Moses Fish, DIED Deo. 4, 1875, JE. 59 ys. 9 ms.
Let me go for the day breaketh.
48. ELISHA S. FISH DIED July 4, 1869, JE. 79 ys. 10 ms.
" I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness."
49. MARY, Wife of ELISHA S. FISH, Died Sept. 13, 1861, M. 73 yrs. 6 mos.
My flesh shall rest in hope.
50. ELISHA EDWARDS Died Feb. 9, 1819, JE. 4 ms. 6 ds.
AARON Died Apr. 8, 1825, JE. 3 ys. 8 ds.
ELISHA WILLIAM Died Feb. 13, 1830, JE. 8 ms. 17 ds. Sons of Elisha S. & Mary Fish.
Of such is the kingdom of heaven.
51. Dana C son of Abram C. & Olive Wyman died Oct : 24. 1824. aged 2 years.
52. Harriet N. Wilcox died Nov. 16, 1825, JE. 5 y'rs. & 2 mo's.
Esther Wilcox died Dec. 29, 1825, JE. 11 mo's.
Daughters of Eleazer & Esther Wilcox.
53. ESTHER M. dau'. of Eleazer & Esther Wilcox died August 22, 1831, M. 17 mo's.
54. Molly, wife of Eleazer WILCOX, died Jan. 23, 1830, JE. 76.
55. In memory of Eleazer Wilcox, who died Nov. 7, 1823, in the 75 year of his age.
56. In memory of Dr. Obadiah Wilcox, who died May 24, 1812, in the 33 year of his age.
57. EDMUND WILCOX, Died Aug. 17, 1825, JE. 32 ys.
ABIGAIL W. SANGER, his wife Died Nov. 23, 1878, JE. 86 ys.
58. PHILISTIA, daughter of Eleazer & Esther WILCOX, died Dec. 3. 1839, JE. 17 years.
59. ESTHER, wife of ELEAZER WILCOX, DIED AUG. 31, 1843, JE. 45.
60. ELEAZER WILCOX DIED APR. 13, 1855, JE. 66.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
61. SARAH, dau. of IVORY RANDALL, DIED JAN. 11, 1858, JE. 37.
62. IVORY RANDALL DIED JUNE 27, 1858, JE. 82.
63. SARAH, Wife of IVORY RANDALL, DIED Feb. 5, 1859, JE. 67.
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.
64. An Infant Daughter of A. P. & V. W. Hemenwav, Died Dec. 13, 1844.
65. HERBERT S. son of Luther S. & Elvira HEMENWAY, died 1838, M. 16 Mos.
66. MARY E. dau. of Iddo & Mary RANDALL, DIED Jan. 11, 1838, JE. 2 y'rs 11 mo.
This lovely bud so young and fair
Was plucked by early doom :
Came forth to show how fair a flower,
In paradise might bloom.
67. An Infant son of Jehiel & Cvnthia Day, died April 3, 1836,
68. ORVIS G. Son of David & Luthara P. RANDALL, DIED Feb. 18, 1849, JE. 1 y'r. 11 mo.
Rest sleeping child in silent rest
In the cold grave that Jesus blest
In faith & hope we lay thee there,
Safe in our heavenly father's care
69. Mrs. Sarah Kilburn, wife of Mr. Ebenezer Kilburn, died Sept. 29, 1822. JEt. 74.
70. Dea. EBENEZER KILBURN, died Aug. 3, 1810. JE. 66 years.
71. RUTHY U. widow of Ebenezer Isham, wife of ROBERT AUSTIN, Died Aug. 5, 1874, JE. 80 yrs.
72. EBENEZER ISHAM, died Aug. 13, 1835. JE. 42.
73. ROBERT AUSTIN, DIED Mar. 23, 1852, JE. 67.
74. HANNAH, wife of Jonathan Adams, died Feb. 5, 1833. JE. 97 yrs.
75. In Memory of Mr Jonathan Adams who Died Sept 8th, 1813, in the 818t year of his age.
Virtue liv's beyond the grave.
76. HANNAH wife of Stephen Mansfield, died May 1, 1825. JE. 37, yrs.
77. STEPHEN MANSFIELD Died Aug 9, 1872, JE. 83 y'rs.
78. MR. John Mark died Dec. 29, 1832. JEt. 86.
A Native of Ireland, parish of Ahoghill County of Antrim: lived in Gilsum 61 yrs.
His duty done, down drops the clay,
Light from its load the spirit flies.
Farewell my friends and children too,
I bid you ail a long adieu.
72 GILSUM.
79. Mrs. Ann, wife of Mr. John Mark, died Jan. 21, 1824. Aged 76 years.
A native of Ireland, Parish of Ahoghill, County of Antrim, lived in Gilsum 52 yearn
Now fare you well my husband dear,
In the hand of God I leave you here,
In silence I shall call on thee,
Beg you prepare to follow me.
80. In Memory of George B. son of Simon & Anna Carpenter died Nov. 22, 1823 JEt 6 years
Jennett M. daut', of Simon & Anna Carpenter died Nov, 28 1823 Mt 9 years.
81. SIMON CARPENTER DIED Apr. 13, 1863, M. 75 ys. 17 ds.
He has finished his course.
82. ANNA, wife of Simon CARPENTER, died Dec. 29, 1847, M. 62 yrs. 5 mos.
83. JANE BOND DIED August 16, 1847, Mt. 78.
84. Mr. FRANCIS H. HATHHORN, DIED July 4, 1851, M. 71.
Farewell my wife I am loth to part.
Dry up your tears let sobs be o'er
We soon shall meet to part no more.
85. CLARENCE
86. LUCIUS, Children of J. C. & F. P. GUILLOW.
87. PAULINE
88. FATHER & MOTHER (Reverse.) REV. LUTHER HEMENWAY, died May 2, 1870, M. 90.
I'm not ashamed of the Gospel.
FINIS PATTERSON, died Dec. 22, 1857 M. 73.
A sweet Peace.
89. CAROLINE, Wife of LEVI ISHAM, Died Feb. 15, 1872. JE. 60 yg. 5 ms. 7 ds.
90. LEVI ISHAM died Sept. 2, 1864, M\ 66 y'rs 11 mos. & 13 days.
91. OTIS G. ISHAM died Aug. 10, 1860, M. 33 y'rs 9 mos. & 2 days.
92. In Memory of Mr. Jonathan Church who died April 29, 1826 aged 68 years.
93. In memory of Miss. Olive Church dau of J. & R. CHURCH, who died Feb. 4, 1821. Mi. 37.
Nor pain nor grief nor anxious fear
Invade thy bounds. No mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While angels watch the soft repose.
94. ESECK T. WILLSON DIED Mar 25, 1871, JE. 77 y'rs.
95. RUTH, wife of Eseck T. Wilson died Oct. 14, 1838. M. 43.
96. JOEL WILLSON DIED July 8, 1823. ^E. 57 yrs.
97. JOEL W. son of Oliver & Mary A. AVILSON DIED Oct. 22, 1835. Aged 2 years.
98. SUSAN M. dau. of David & Charlotte SUMNER, died SEPT. 12, 1847, M. 1 ys. & 5 Mos.
99. CYNTHIA, wife of CHARLES SUMNER DIED Aug. 28, 1859, M. 82.
100. CHARLES SUMNER died March 24 1835, M. 04 yrs.
101. Lucy daughter of Charles and Cynthia Sumner, died Jan. 13, 1834. M. 24, yrs.
Religion should our thoughts ingage,
Amidst our youthful bloom ;
Twill fit us for declining age,
And for the awful tomb.
102. ELIZA ANN wife of JOHN SUMNER, died May 6. 1836 M. 18.
103. Ella E. Dau't. of Geo. W. & Eliza M. MANSFIELD, Died July 23, 1875, M. 19 ys. 8 ms.
Dearest Ella — how we miss thee,
For we loved thee, Oh so well;
And we never can forget thee
For our grief no tongue can tell.
104. In Memory of Mrs Rachel Bill wife of Maj : Ebenezer Bill, who died Nov : 7. 1828. aged 75 years.
105. In Memory of Majr Ebenezer Bill, who Departed this life Feb'15th, 1815, Aged 64 years.
No more my Friends I meet you here again,
I'm free from sorrow trouble toil & pain,
My soul has gone from earth to heaven above,
To drink full draughts of universal love.
106. ELSEA ADAMS wife of EBENEZER BILL, born Oct. 25, 1784, died July 15, 1868, M. 83 yrs.
107. EBENEZER BILL, BORN December 30, 1776, DIED February 9, 1850, Mt. 74.
108. RACHEL HAMMOND died Mar. 10, 1849, M. 66 yrs.
109. RHODA LOVELAND, died March 15, 1826, in the 23 year of her age.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
CEMETERIES. 73
110. In memory of Mr. Aaron Hammond, who died April 7, 1818, JFA. 75.
111. In memory of Mrs. Rachel, wife of Mr. Aaron Hammond, who died Dec. 6, 1812. y£. 69 years.
Her sorrows now are at an end,
The Lord did for her call,
And Jesus is her only friend,
Her life, her health, her all !
112. In memory of Aaron Hammond Jr. who died March 23, 1812. in the 3-1, year of his age.
He's left this world, his toils are o'er,
Free from all sorrow, grief & pain,
To you he will return no more,
, But you shall meet with him again.
113. LUCY wife of AARON HAMMOND Jr. DIED MAECH 25th, 1803, AGED 84 YRS.
" Love one another,
Be good and kind to all." L. H.
114. Mrs. Fanny, consort of Allen Butler, died Feb. 5, 1824. Mt. 20.
115. BETSEY, daughter of AARON & LUCY HAMMOND, DIED JULY 30th, 1874, AGED 67 YRS.
6MOS. 28DS. ...
AX 16St.
116. ABIGAIL, wife of Stephen White died July 17, 1836. M. 73.
117. BETHANIA M. Daughter of William & Cynthia M. BARRON, DIED March 11, 1849, Mt. 21.
We laid her where the wild flower shed its fragrant leaves,
And mourned that her pale, sweet form should moulder there.
Adieu ! adieu ! Bethania, dear,
So loved and so lamented here ;
Shall we not meet again
The face and form so dear.
118. RACHEL, wife of DEA. WILLIAM MARK, died Sept. 20, 1S62, M. 87.
In God is my trust.
119. Dea. WILLIAM MARK died Aug. 18, 1861, M. 87.
I rest in hope.
120. Mrs. Betsey, wife of Dea. William Mark, died Sept. 5, 1829. Mi. 58
121. In memory of Robert B. Mark only son of William & Betsey Mark who died Dec. 31, 1820, in
the 14, year of his age.
122. In memory of HEZRO HUBBARD who died Aug, 1, 1831. M 32 years.
Thou art dear, little spot, Oh ! to me thou art dear,
For the ashes your bosom contains
Though no willow is planted to shed the soft tear
On the sod o'er my husband's remains.
12::. Elizabeth B. dau. of Hezro & Nancy Hubbard, June 1, 1834. Mt. 4.
124. ELLEN S. daut. of David & Sophia Brig-ham, died Sep. 25, 1835, M. 1 yr. 2 mo. 11 ds.
125. DEBORAH HAMMOND DIED Mar. 29, 1871, ^E. 93 ys. 7 ms. 19 ds.'
126. JOHN HAMMOND Esq. died Mar. 20, 1S30. M. 57.
127. DEBORAH, died June 23, 1829. iE. 28.
MARY, died June 21. 1S29. M. 17. daughters of John Hammond Esq. & Deborah his wife.
128. FANNY MAIIALA, daughter of John & Fannv D. Hammond, died Nov. 17, 1846. ^E. 20.
129. E. PRATT EVARDON Died Jan. 15, 1867, M. 62 yrs. & 2 mos.
130. CAPT. WILLIAM S. MANSFIELD, DIED Sept. 2, 1846. M. 30.
131. LUCY DORT, wife of Capt. DAVID BILL, Died June 29, 1S64, M. 67 yrs. 2 mos.
132. Lieut. SAML BILL died Aug. 13, 1845, M. 82.
He has gone to his rest in the home of the blest,
Where troubles no more can assail him:
Where the Righteous shall shine in their robes all divine,
And the angels of glory shall hail him.
133. In memory of Mrs. Lydia, wife of Lieut. Samuel Bill, who died Jan. 8, 1826. iEt. 62.
Now she's gone to realms above,
Where saints and angels meet;
To realize her Saviour's love
And worship at His feet.
bit. In memory of Mr. Samuel Bill, Jr. who died April 12, 1824. Mt. 35.
135. DENNIE L. Son of L. A. & E. A. WELKINS, DIED Apr. 16, 1870, M. 3 y'rs. 9 mo's. & 26 d's.
Our dear one is waiting in Heaven.
5
74 GILSUM.
136. EMER L. Uau. of D. W. & L. T. Bill DIED Sept. 16, 1848, M. 3 Mo's.
This little flower so young & sweet
Has gone to rest at her Saviours feet.
137. AN INFANT dau. of Capt. David & Lucy BILL, died Sept. 22, 1820.
138. DAVID M. SON OF MARTIN L. & LOUISA D. GODDARD, DIED MAR. 15, 1854, M. 4 YRS.
2 MOS. & 11 DAYS.
Dear little David ; so soon he's gone
To his eternal home.
While friends around him weeping stood
Christ called to him to come.
139. DAVID D. son of Saml. D. & Susan P. BILL. Died Sept. 1, 1858,' M. i Yrs. 3 Mos. & 16 Days.
We cannot — cannot say farewell, —
Our precious darling boy
We hope at last with thee to dwell,
In worlds of endless joy.
14(). JOSEPH A. WILDER DIED Mar. 13, 1853, M. 45.
141. The sisters. MEHITABEL, wife of JOSIAH HAMMOND, died June 8, 1857, M. 79.
RACHEL, wife oi WILLIAM BAXTER, Died Oct. 22, 1861, M. 87.
142. JOSIAH HAMMOND DIED AUG. 15, 1851, M. 76.
143. OTIS G. HAMMOND ESQ. DIED Apr. 22, 1849, M. 39.
144. ALBERT O. HAMMOND died at Savannah Ga. Sept. 12, 1864, .E. 28 years. Killed by rebel
brutality while a prisoner at Andersonville.
OTIS ALBERT, son of Albert O. & Kate A. HAMMOND, M. 6 months.
145. POLLY, widow ok ELISHA GUNN, DIED SEPT. 27, 1860, M. 84.
146. DANIEL W. son of ELIJAH & LOUISA GUNN, DIKD NOV. 26, 1858, .E. 16 YEARS.
147. ARTHUR L. son of Elisha & Martha A. Gunn, died Oct. 17. 1856. M. 8 M's.
148. MARTHA ANN, wife of ELISHA W. GUNN died Nov. 12, 1857, M. 28.
Friends nor physicians could not save
My mortal body from the grave ;
Nor can the grave confine me here,
When Christ my Lord, calls me to appear.
In 1835, Asa Nash gave the town a lot of land for
THE EAST CEMETERY.
( )nly a few families have chosen to bury here. The inscriptions are as follows : —
1. EMMET J. son of Jacob & LydiaNASH Died Feb. 10, 1852, M. 5 mo's.
2. LYDIA D. Wife of JACOB D. NASH, DIED Dec. 26, 1863. M. 36.
3. DIED. Dec. 16. 1833 Arvila Davis, Daughter of JAMES & ELMIRA Davis, AG 5
BETSA B. Davis DIED FEB. 5. 1833. DAUGHTER of James & ELMIRA Davis. AG 2
4. ALLEN NASH Died Dec. 3. 1857, M. 22.
5. ASA NASH DIED OCT. 21. 1856, M. 67.
6. RHODA Wife of Dea. Asa Nash, Died Sept. 14, 1871, M. 76 y's, 7 m'o, 26 d's.
Sleep on dear Mother
Take thy rest,
God has called thee home
He thought it best.
7. ESTHER A. Daut. of Franklin Jefts Died Dec. 8, 1865, M. 12 y'rs.
8. DAVID DEAN died May 1835. M. 65.
The Bond Cemetery being difficult of access, various efforts were made to secure a burying
place nearer the village, but without success. In 18o0, David Ware buried his son near the south-
east corner of his farm, just above the village, and soon after sold some adjacent lots. This
was the beginning of
THE WARE CEMETERY.
This is entirely a private institution, belonging at present to George W. Newman. Its
inscriptions are as follows : —
1. MERRILL J. HOWARD Died Nov. 19, 1878, M. 36 ys. 10 ms.
CEMETERIES. 75
2. ARTIE A. son of A. J. & R. M. Howard Died Jan. 2, 1871, JE. 21 y'rs.
"Lord remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom."
(Reverse.) ANDALUSIA F. Jan. 30, 1849, JE. 2 yrs.
DENNIS A. Feb. 13, 1849, M. 4 yrs.
FREDDIE. Feb. 13, 1855, JE. 6 mos.
Children of A. J. & R. M. HOWARD.
3. SAFE WITH THE ANGELS — LITTLE ALICE.
Ah ! they do not know how deep a shade.
This little grave in our home lias made.
(Reverse.) ALICE EMILY, DAU. OF L. W. F. & E. Z. MAKE, DIED SETT, 28. 1870, M. 9 MOS.
& 11 DY'S.
4. GEO. ALOXZO, Only son of G. H. & L. A. Temple, died Jan. 31, 1868, .E. 7 mo's.
•• ( )f such is the kingdom of heaven."
5. LUSYLVIA A. wife of GEO. H. TEMPLE, died Sept. 13, 1868, Aged 22.
Henry, I'm waiting.
6. SALLY LOYELAND Wife of Elijah Mansfield, DIED Nov. 29, 18(16, AGED 77.
7. I. AMASA, Twin son of Israel B. & Sarah T. LOYELAXD. DIED Mar. 7. 1868, .E. 17 y'rs, 1 mo's.
8. Husband & Father ISKAEL B LOVELAND DIED July 27, 1875, M. 76 yrs.
9. SARAH G. SUMNER DIED Oct. 19, 1874, JE. 68 y'rs.
Gone to rest.
10. CYNTHIA S. wife of HENRY J. DAY, DIED FEB. 17, 1859. JE. 23.
11. MARY C. BEMIS Died Dec. 12, 1876, JE. 54 Y's. 2 Ms. 4 Ds.
12. ANDALUSIA HOWARD DIED Dec. 20th. 1838, JE. 27 Ys. 10 Ms. 15 Ds.
•• Blessed are the pure in heart."
13. PAMELIA B. HEMMEXWAY, Formerly Wife of Thomas Howard, DIED Jan is. 1867, M 78.
" Mothers Grave."
14. THOMAS HOWARD DIED Nov. 8th. 1857, JE. 73.
'■ Fathers Grave."
15. SAMUEL B. Son of David & Mary WARE, died Dec. 18, 1S56 .E. 21 vs. 9 ins. 7 Days.
16. DAYID WARE DIED Apr. 15, 1863, JE. 65 ys. 13 ds.
The strong staff is broken.
17. MARY, Wife of David WARE, died Apr. 6, 1851, JEt. 60.
There is rest in Heaven.
18. HATTIE A. PRATT, only child of Mrs. RACHEL WARE died at Hillsboro 111. Oct, 9, 1862, JE. 19 ys
10 mo.
" Mother, I'm waiting."
19. CLARENCE E. son of W. & A. GLEASOX, died Jan. 20. 1857, JE. 2 Yrs. 11 Mos.
So fades the lovely blooming flower.
20. I am not afraid to die. MARIA L. LEAROYD, DIED Sept. 8, 1872, JE. 32 vs.
. 21. OUR. BABY son of S. & A. Banks.
22. LUTHER W. MARK DIED Nov. 3. 1863, JE. 54 ys. 7 mos. & 7 ds.
Farewell to earth.
23. OUR BABY Infant son of H. H. & A. J. Mark, died Jan. 16, 1870.
24. SUSAN E. wife of PERRY H. WALDRON, DIED Dec. 12, 1861, M. 42 y'rs.
25. REBECCA O. wife of HIRAM N. DAYIS, DIED Nov. 13, 1860, JE. 19 y'rs.
26. HIRAM O. son of Hiram N. & Rebecca O. DAYIS died Oct. 22, 1S64, JE. 3 y'rs. 11 mo's, 21 d'ys.
27. SALLY M. wife of Daniel Howard DIED May 19, 1872, JE. 78 y's. 9 m's.
28. DANIEL HOWARD DIED Oct. 15. 1862, JE. 71 ys. 9 mo.
29. ORMACINDA H WIFE OF MASON GUILLOW died June 25, 1S62, JE. 36 ys. 5 mo. 22 ds.
30. STILLMAN son of Ebenezer & Mary annie JONES, DIED Mar. 22, 1851, ^E. 6 mos.
31. ELVIRA W. Wife of EBEN'R JONES DIED June 23, 1855, JE. 26.
I know that my Redeemer liveth ;
Because he liveth I shall live also.
32. FATHER. JOHN LIVERMORE DIED Mar. 12, 1872, JE. 70 ys, 8 ms.
33. MOTHER. ELECTA G\ WIFE OF JOHN LIVERMORE DIED Mar. 8, 1872, JE. 66 ys. 3 ms.
34. MARY ELIZABETH, WIFE OF J. ELLIOTT SMITH, DIED MAR. 9, 1872, M. 30 ys. 3 ms. 9 ds.
Dear Mary, Dear Mother, we cherish fond memories of thee.
76 aiLSUM.
35. IDA MAKY Dau. of J. Elliott & Mary E. Smith DIED Dec. 3, 1876, M. 16 ys. 3 ms.
Gone, but not forgotten.
36. FRANZ
That lie doth live we know.
Then let us cease to weep,
And on his promise lean
In love, he sent this sleep
That we might meet again.
(Reverse.) Sleep on Darling till we meet thee.
FRANZ W. Infant son of G. A. & D. R. Polzer, DIED AUG. 31, 1874, M. 1 yr. 7 ms. 9 ds.
37. DART. ROBERT JESSE, ONLY SON OF S. W. & ANN DART. DIED MAR. 14, 1877, M. 2 YS.
5 MO 7 DS.
"Jesus loves me."
MARIA THERESA WIFE OF JESSE DART DIED MARCH 28, 1879 M. 53 YRS. 9 MOS.
38. (Granite curbstone.) RAWSON.
39. MARSHALL H. son of Harvey B. & Susan MILLER. Died Aug. 25. 1869. M. 18 y'rs. 5 rao's.
We cannot call thee back again.
40. LIICINDA W. wife of Henry H. Howard, died Aug. 22, 1865, M. 47 y'rs.
41. FATHER Osman McCoy DIED Oct. 25, 1875, M. 64 yrs. AT REST.
42. SALOME, WIFE OF CALVIN MAY, DIED FEB. 13, 1875, M. So yrs. 10 mos.
Not separated by death.
43. CALVIN MAY DIED APR. 12, 1875, M. 82 yrs. 4 mos
United in life.
44. Calvin May Jr. DIED Sept. 20, 1862, ML 39 Yrs.
45. GEORGE H. Son of John & Nancy S. DEAN, Died July 23. 1877, M. 24 ys. 9 ms.
46. Merrill H. son of John & Nancy S.'DEAN, Died Apr. 21, 1867, M. IS ys. 11 ms.
47. HOLLIS T. GATES DIED July 20. 1857, M. 23.
48. HENRY H. son of MARVIN cSc MARY GATES died Apr. 4, 1S6S, M. 26 yrs.
49. MARY HENDEE DIED June 1, 1855, M. 46.
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.
50. EUNICE R. wife of JOSIAH HENDEE DIED Apr. 3, 1869, M. 87 ys. 8 ms.
51. JOSIAH HENDEE DIED DEC 21, 1864, AGED 88.
52. FOSTER WHITNEY DAY FOSTER DIED Mae. 27, 1873, M. 31 yrs.
.53. WIFE & BABY GONE HOME
(Reverse.) S. EMMA wife of SAMUEL L. KINGSBURY, DIED JUNE 14, 1874. M. 25 ys. 11 ms.
26 ds.
ETHEL MAY, their daughter DIED APR. 25, 1874, M. 29 ds.
54. MY HUSBAND GONE HOME
(Reverse.) EDWARD L. HAMMOND DIED June 17. 1874, M. 35 ys^. 2 ms. 17 ds.
55. DON, son of Geo. & L. A. BARRETT, Died Sept, 2. 1874. ^E. 1 yr. 22 ds.
At rest, thy sufferings all are o'er.
Thou'rt gone to dwell on yon bright shore ;
Jesus called, and to his arms hath flown
Dear patient, loving, little Don.
56. SOPHRONIA, wife of Charles Crouch, died Apr. 15, 1877, M. 55 y's. 10 m's. 15 d's.
Missed in life's actions, missed in our hearts most of all.
57. JENNIE A. Dau. of John & Sarah THOMPSON, DIED FEB. 18, 1859, M. 19.
Thou hast gone from us dear Jennie
Thy smile no more we see
The music of thy voice is hushed
Yet shall we think of thee.
58. MOTHER MARY E. Wife of Calvin Chandler, Died Apr. 13, 1872, M. 03 ys. 4 ms. 30 ds.
The grave is the home of all living.
59. TEMPLE BAKER DIED Feb. 5, 1869, M. 34 yrs.
60. ABIGAIL B. Wife of REV. EZRA ADAMS, DIED Feb. 23, 1858, ML 43.
61. REV. EZRA ADAMS DIED Mar. 20, 1864, ML 54.
62. FLORENCE
Blessed little angel.
(Reverse.) Florence M. Dau. of I. B. & M. A. Newman. Died Apr. 9, 1879, M. 19 Mos. & 11 Dys.
CEMETERIES. 77
03. OUR MOTHER. ORINDA FULLER Wife of Samuel Isham, Died May 29, 1841, Mt. 38 y'rs.
CALVIN M. their son Died Sept. 8, 1828 Mt. 3 y'rs.
64. FATHER SAMUEL ISHAM JR. DIED June 21, 1871, M. 71 ys. 1 mo. 15 ds.
At rest.
65. LYMAN F. Died Sept. 22, 1868 M. 21 y'rs, 2 mo*s. 25 d'ys.
FRANCES J. Died May 16, 1869, M. 16 y'rs, 1 mo. 8 d'ys.
SARAH P. Died Aug. 16, 1869, .E. 24 y'rs, 4 mo's, 16 d'ys.
Children of Samuel & Elmina Lsham.
66. OUR LITTLE CHARLIE.
( ) ! how we miss thee darling.
(Reverse.) CHARLIE C. son of F. C. & E. F. MINOR, Died July 27. 1869, M. 4 y'rs, 8 mo's, 5 d'ys.
67. FRANCES R WHITE wife of J. F. HORTON, Died Oct. 7, 1860, M. 33 yrs. 3 mos. 15 .Is.
68. WEBSTER 1866.
09. EZRA WEBSTER Died Nov. 22, 1804, M. 52 ys. 7 ms. 9 ds.
70. JAMES WELCH DIED Nov. 25, 1870, M. 27 ys. 10 ms.
Dearest one thou art gone, but not forgotten.
71. JOSEPH W. BECKWITH, DIED June 13, 1872, M. 04 ys. 8 ms.
Gone Home.
Iii 1805 the town
Voted to fence the Burying yards in this town meaning one by Wm Baxters and the other on Stephen Bonds
Land Voted that the Burying yards be fenced with Hemlock posts not less than ten inches through and Boards
Spiked on to them three posts to one length of Boards the Boards to Be a foot wid three boards on a post, the
posts to be put 2 feet in to the Ground to be boarded to the top of the posts two nails in a Board on Each post —
to be four feet and a halt' high from the top of the Ground the boards to be Sixteen feet long or under the work
to be don by the first of June 1806 — - the pay to be made when the work is done there is to be a gate Eight feet
wide hung with Iron hinges.
voted to Set up the fenceing of Sd yards to those that will do them the Ceapist accordingly Struck of the
yard by W"1 Baxters to John Ellis at 49 Cents pr rod — and the other yard to Elisha Bond at 50 Cents pr rod.
It was afterwards " voted to Give John Ellis liberty to get Black ash posts instid of Hemlock."
These fences lasted about ten years, as we find the Selectmen instructed to repair them in
1816. In 1819 " Voted to fence the burying Yards with Stone wall " the Selectmen " to See to
the making of sd wall." These walls are still standing.
The first recorded purchase of undertaker's implements is in 1825, when it was " Voted that
the town procure two palls and two satchels and cords." In 1836, the town " Voted that the
Select Men furnish a Grave Cloth, with a bag to keep it in." In 1839, " Voted to procure a
Hersc and build a Horse house located at discretion of the Select Men." They placed it a few
rods below the Stone Bridge, on the Surry road, where it now stands. An effort was made to
buy a new Hearse as early as 1851, but it was not accomplished till 1870, when the Hearse now
in use was purchased.
In 1867 the Selectmen were instructed to appoint some one to toll the bell and keep a record
of deaths, also to go with the Hearse at Funerals, and keep it clean and in repair. Capt. Chand-
ler held the appointment for about ten years, since which George H. McCoy has been chosen.
Practically, his duties pertain only to the management of the Hearse.
TOMBS.
At a meeting called for that special purpose, in April, 1825, " Voted to have the town build
a tomb in the center burying yard." Jonathan Pease, Luther Whitney, Aaron Day, and True
Webster Jr. were the committee " to draw the plan and see the work well done," and sixty
dollars was raised for the pui'pose. The building was struck off to Josiah Hendee, for 139.90.
About 1830, Samuel Isham Jr. and Nathan Ellis Jr. built a tomb at the Bond cemetery.
78
GIL SUM.
Within a few years the town has bought out their heirs, so that both tombs are now the property
of the town.
The special anxiety to have a tomb, fifty years ago, was not mainly the convenience in winter,
but rather the fear of " body snatchers," which prevailed at that time, not without cause.
Medical Colleges then largely depended for " subjects" upon bodies surreptitiously obtained. A
student could pay his full fees by furnishing a body, and no questions were asked. It was
thought that bodies locked in the tomb were safer from these marauders, than in the grave.
That this fear was no idle imagination is well known. Probably no grave-yard in the country
was secure from these depredators. In the case of David Smith, watchers were stationed to
guard the grave by night, and some of them still living testify that parties came from different
directions, and drove hastily away on finding themselves discovered. The trouble of watching
became so burdensome, that the body was taken up and buried under the wood-pile in the
widow's door-yard, a log being left in the grave. A few months after, when the body was
returned, it was found that the log had been turned over by the grave-robbers.
The Sextons appointed by the town have been as follows, so far as recorded : —
Hammond, 1837 to 40.-2 to
Berzeleel Mack, 1798, 1802,-25. Otis G
Jonathan Pease, 1798, 1802. 48.
Joel Wilson, 1806,-19,-20. Marvin Gates, 1838 to 41
ElishaBond, 1806,-11 to 13,-16 to 24. Asa B. Nash, 1838,-43.
1856,-7.
1857,-61
to 06,-8,-9,
Silas Woods, 1811-2.
Samuel Bill Jr.. 1815,-7.
David Smith, 1816,-8,-21 to 23,-5.
True Webster Jr.. 1824,-6 to 30.
David Ware, 1826 to 30.
David Bill, 1831 to 37,-41.
Nathan Ellis Jr., 1832 to 37,-43 to 8,
-50,-53,-4,-6,-9.
Asa Nash, 1836,-7,-9, 40,-2,-8,-51.
6,-
Cyrus Bliss, 1841.
Ephraim Howe, 1842.
Otis Amniidon, 1844.
Benjamin Cory, 1844,-54
-61 to 73.
John Guillow, 1845 to 7.
Cyrus R. Bliss, 1850.
David Sumner. 1850.
Martin L. Goddard, 1851,-3.-4.
Charles Nash, 1853.
Samuel D. Bill,
James Rawson,
-72.
George W. Bancroft, 1859,-61 to 64.
Addison Gates, 1865.
Franklin B. Gates, 1866-7.
Calvin Chandler, 1867.
Temple Baker, 1868.
Daniel W. Bill, 1869,-70,-2 to 75.
Charles W. Rawson, 1870,-1,-3 to 5,
-9.
Albert R. Cory, 1871.
Joel Nash, 1874,-5,-9.
GENERAL FINANCES. 79
CHAPTER XV.
GENERAL FINANCES.
" The Almighty Dollar."
Prior to 1821, no money appears to have been raised except for specified objects, such as
preaching, schools, and highways, but at the annual meeting in that year, it was " Voted to raise
one hundred and seventy-five dollars to defray Town expenses." When, after spending a large
amount in " fighting" the " new road " from Keene to Marlow, the town was at last obliged to
build it, instead of raising the money by lax, the poor policy of borrowing was adopted. Then,
instead of paying it up as fast as possible, there appeared a great reluctance to tax themselves
for that purpose. Articles inserted in the warrant, to raise money for the debt, were repeatedly
dismissed. Worse than this, when the Surplus Revenue was received from the United States
in 1839, it was first voted to use it to pay for the " New Road," but the next day, that vote was
rescinded, and the money divided equally among the tax-payers. After about ten years, however,
there was an effort gradually to reduce the debt. In another ten years, the war came on, and
the debts were largely increased. The great expense attendant upon building and re-building
the Stone Bridge, came in at the same period. At the close of the war in 1865, the net indebt-
edness of the town was reported as $19,518.80. This, however, included the $5400, afterwards
refunded by the State, (page 46,) so that the real debt was a little over Fourteen Thousand
Dollars. By a wise persistence in high taxes, for the next decade, in 1876 the town found itself
free from debt, for the first time in nearly forty years. It is to be hoped that the experience of
that " forty years wandering in the wilderness " of debt, will be sufficient to establish in Gilsum,
for all time to come, the wholesome motto, " Pay as you go."
Amounts raised for general town charges and the payment of debts: —
1821, $175. 1833, $140. 1846, $600. Debt. 1861, $1700*
1*22, *-'■"">. 1834, $37.5. 1847, $250 and $-250. 1862-3,
1823, $225. 1835, $325. 1848, $400. 1864 to 7, $2500.
1824, $360. 1836-7, $350. 1840, $300. 1868, $1950.
1825, $300. 1838, $500. 1850, $500. 1869 to 71, $2500.
1826, $100. 1839, $800. 1851, $500 and $200. 1872, $2200.
1827, $150. 1840,1500. 1852, $500 and $100. 1873 to 5, $2000.
1*28. x7f.. 1841, $900. 1853, $500 and $11:;. 1876, $1000.
1829, $175. 1842, $600. 1854, $5(111 and $200. 1*77, $100 and $200.f
1830, .¥150. 1843, $400. 1855, $500 and $loo. 187S, $150.
1831, $300. 1844. $450. Debt. 1856-7, $600 and $200. 1879,10.50.
1832, $350. 1845, $250 and $150. 1S58-60, $600 and $300.
The smallest sum raised any year before the present was $75 in 1828, and the largest $2500
for seven years while paying the debt. The average for the fifty-nine years on record is $867.
The following table gives the tax on each dollar of the grand levy, for each year, so far as
we have the records. This includes all money taxes, both State and County, but not the highway
tax.
1805,
$1.00.
1817,
$1.22.
1823,
$1.22.
1829,
$1.07.
1835,
$0.99.
1841,
$1.62.
1806,
$1,404.
1X18,
$1.00.
1824,
81.41.
1830,
$0.89.
1836,
$0.81.
1842,
$1.28:
1807,
$0.57.
1819,
$1.27.
1*25.
$1.44.
1831,
$1.26.
1837.
>U.S4.
1843,
$1.05.
1808,
$0.91.
1820,
$1.33.
1826,
So.90.
1S32.
$1.34.
1838,
$0.98.
1844,
$1.18.
1809,
$0.69.
1821,
$1.18.
x 1827,
$1.19.
1833,
$1.15.
1839,
$1.30.
1845,
$1.05.
1816,
$1.23.
1822,
$1.67.
1828,
$1.08.
1834,
$0.99.
1840,
$1.12.
1846,
$1.30.
"Including Stone Bridge. t For Repair of Town House.
80 GILSUM.
1847, $1 20. 1853, $1.39. 1859, $1.85. 1865, $4.55. 1870, $4.75. 1875, $3.80.
1848, $2.16. 1S54, .$1.68. I860, $1.96. 1866, $4.25. L871, $4.10. 1876, $2.90.
1849, $1.08. 1855, $1.30. 1861, $2.75. 1867, $3.90. 1872, $3.50. 1877, $2.46.
1850, $1.30. 1856, $1.55. 1862, $1.78. 1868, $3.90. 1873, $4.65. 1878, $2.10.
1851, $1.50. 1857, $1.75. 1863, $2.24. 1869, $4.40. 1874, $3.70. 1879, $1.80.
1852, $1.64+. 1858, $1.80- 1864, $4.20.
The lowest tax recorded is $0.57 in 1807. The lowest in the last sixty-four years is $0.81 in
1836 ; and the highest is $4.75 in 1870. The average for sixty-four years is very nearly $1.94.
Financially, Gilsum at the present time, is in a sound, healthy condition, able to take hold
manfully and energetically, of all enterprises for the public good, such as schools, libraries, and
highways. " There is that scattereth and yet increaseth : there is that withholdeth more than
is meet, but it tendeth to poverty."
CHAPTER XVI.
TOWN OFFICERS.
It has been observed that the Charter not only made a grant of land, but incorporated a
Town. It is probable that the Proprietors did not organize as a town, for two or three years
after the Charter was given, as they certainly transacted business in those years, which properly
belonged to the town. The loss of the records leaves us very much in the dark, as it is only by
accident that we can pick up here and there the name of some town officers prior to 1789. The
first Town Meeting of which we have any knowledge was held Aug. 26, 1766, at Jonathan
Smith's. " Joseph Sponsor " was Moderator, and Obadiah Willcox, Clerk. From that time to
1789, no name of Moderator has been found. Moderalors at the annual meetings since 1789,
have been as follows : —
Justus Hurd, 1789,-93. Obadiah Pease, 1817. Otis (i. Hammond, 1S43.
Jonathan Adams, 1790. Josiah Hammond, 1818 to 21 and 23. Vmasa May, 1845,-6,-58.
Aaron Hammond, 1791. John Hammond, 1822,-5,-6,-9. Daniel W. Bill, 1847,-65,-6,-7,-70,-1.
Daniel Wright, 1792. Berzeleel Lord Mack, 1824. Francis A. Howard, 1848.
Jehiel Holdridge, 1794,-7, 1802. Aaron Day, 1827,-8. Calvin May, Jr . 1849,-50,-1,-5.
Zadok Hurd, 1795,-8,-9, 1801. Luther Abbot, 1830,-2 ,-7,-40,-1 -2 - I.David S. Ware, 1852.
Samuel Whitney, 1796, 1800,-6,-15. Willard Bill, 1831. Aaron H. Livermore, L853.
Silvanus Hayward, 1803. Charles H. Cummings, Jr., 1833,-4. Charles F. Kingsbury, is. ,4. -6,-7.
David Adams, 1804. George W. Hammond, 1835. Aaron D. Hammond, 1859 to 64,
David Blish, 1805,-7,-8,-12 -3,-4,-6. Allen Butler. 1836. 1868,-9,-72 to 79.
Robert Lane Hurd, 1809,-10,-1. Samuel Woodward, Jr., 1838,-9.
In 1809, immediately after choice of Moderator is the following record : —
2 — Voted to adjourn to Smiths Hall [the tavern.]
3 — Voted to adjourn back to the meeting.
Evidently the new Moderator " treated" Probably this rase was no! an exception, save in the
fact of its being put on record. Moderators have never received pay for their services.
As seen above. Obadiah Willcox of Surry was the first Town Clerk, and from all the writings
of that day, now extant, lie was evidently much better qualified for that office than any other of
(be actual settlers. He doubtless held the office till the setting off of Surry, in 1769. Who
filled this office for the succeeding 20 years cannot now be told, save as in one instance found in
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In 1787. Timothy Dewey was Town Clerk. Since 1789, Town Clerks have
State documents.
been : —
Zadok Hurd, 1789. David Brigham, 1834,-5.
Robert Lane Hurd, 1790,-1, 1801 to Israel B. Loveland. 1836 to 44, 1846
5, 1811,-2.
David Blish, 1792 to 1800.
Josiah Hammond, 1806 to 10, 1815,
-6,-24 to 31.
Elisha S. Fish. 1813.
Obadiah Pease, 1814,-7 to 23.
Luther Abbot, 1832,-3.
to 58.
Allen Butler, 1845.
Martin L. Goddard, elected 1856,
but left town.
Hervey E. Rawson, 1859,-65,-6.
Ezra Webster, i860 to 64, died in
office.
Calvin Chandler, appointed by Select-
men, 1864.
George Henry McCoy, 1867 to 70,-72
to 77.
John Gould, 1871.
John A. Smith, 1878.
Benjamin H. Horton, 1879.
Town Treasurers since 1789 have been : —
Aaron Hammond, 1789,-90.
David Blish, 1791 to 04.
Ebenezer Bill, 1795,-6,-7, 1802,-3.
Zadok Hurd, 1798 to 1801.
John Hammond, 1804 to 10.
Obadiah Pease, 1811 to 19.
Ebenezer Bill, Jr., 1820,-1,-2,-41.
Amherst Havward, 1823 to 28,-49.
Israel B. Loveland, 1829,-39.
Allen Butler, 1830,-1,-50.
Willard Bill, 1832.
Aaron Day, 1833,-4,-5.
Calvin May, 1840,-5, acted also in
1836,-7,-8.
David Bill. 1842.
Ezra Webster, lS43,-4,-58,-61 to 64.
David Ware, 1846.
Samuel Isham, Jr., 1847.
Josiah Hendee, 1848.
William Mark, elected 1850, but did
not serve.
Asa Cole, 1851,-2,-5.
N. O. Havward, 1853.
Davis II.' Wilson, 1854,-6,-9,-60.
George B. Rawson, 1857.
Calvin Chandler, 1864,-5,-8,-9.
L. W. F. Mark. 1866.
Aaron D. Hammond, 1867,-72 to 76,
1879.
John S. Collins, 1871.
Allen Hayward, 1877,-8.
In 1836-8, the town voted to dispense with the office of Treasurer, but Calvin May acted by
appointment of the Selectmen. The first salary paid the Treasurer was three dollars, in 1809.
Since then it has risen to 15 dollars at the present time.
At a town meeting for Boyle in March, 1762, the Proprietors chose for Selectmen, John
Sterling, Josiah Kilburn, and Joseph Spencer ; and in September following, Joseph " Spensor,''
Joseph Mack, and Seth Haize. (Page 18.) The following list prior to 1789, has been made up
from State documents : —
Ebenezer Dewey, [Sen.] 1773.
Ebenezer Dewey Jr., 1776-7.
Pelatiah Pease, 1773,-5.-6.
Samuel Church, 1773,-5.
Stephen Griswold, 1775.
Jonathan Bliss, 1777.
John Briggs, 1779.
Elisha Pendell, 1779.
Ebenezer Church, 1779.
Thomas Darte, 1781,-3,-5.
Justus Hurd, 1781-2.
Jonathan Adams. 1781-2,-4,-6,-8,-91.
Theodoer Presson, 1782.
Aaron Hammond, 1783,-5,-91,-5.
Timothy Dimock, 1784,-6.
Ebenezer Bill, [Sen.] 1784,-6,-9,-92,
-6,-7,-9, 1804,-8.
David Blish, 1787,-92,-6,-7,-9, 1801,
-4,-7,-8,-9.-13.-4.
Zadoc Hurd, 1787,-9,-90,-3,-9, 1801.
Samuel Whitney, 1788.
Eleazer Wilcox, 1788.
David Adams, 1789,-90,-4.
Jehiel Holdridge, 1790, 1801.
Robert Lane Hurd, 1791,-3,-5, 1800,
-5,-7,-11,-2.
Samuel Bill, Jr., 1793,-8, 1800,-2,-6,
-10,-6,-7,-9,-21.
James Ballard, 1794.
Silvanus Hayward, 1795,-8, 1803.
John Hammond, 1798, 1802,-5,-10,
-1,-6,-9,-20 to '23,-6,-7,-9.
William Mark, 1802,-5,-7,-9,-12.
Jonathan Pease, 1803,-6,-13 to '16,
-8,-22,-3,-5.
Dudley Smith, 1803,-11,-2,-5.
Luther Whitney, 1817,-21,-2,-3,-5,-6.
Jonathan Davis, 1817.
Aaron Day, 1818,-20,-5,-7-8,-44.
Josiah Hammond, 1818,-9,-20,-4.
Solomon Mack, 1824.-9.
Israel B. Loveland, 1824,-6.-8,-30,-3.
Willard Bill, 1827,-9,-31,-71,-2,-4.
David Bill, 1828,-30,-1,-2,-4,-5,-6.-47.
Calvin Mack, 1830.
David Brigham, 1831,-6.
David Ware, 1832,-41,-3,-51.
Allen Butler. 1832,-3.
Ebenezer Isham, 1833.
William Kingsbury, 1834,-5,-8,-9,-45.
Calvin May, 1834 to '38,-12,-9.
Luther Abbot, 1837,-41.
Eliphalet K. Webster, 1837,-9,-40.
Samuel Woodward, Jr., 1838,^1,-2,
-3,-50,-2.
Eseck T. Wilson, 1839,^0,-5.
Samuel Isham, Jr., 1840,-2,-6,-8,-54,
-60,-1.
Amherst Hayward, 1843.
Otis G. Hammond, 1844.
Stephen Foster, Jr., 1844.
John Livermore, 1845,-6,-9,-53,-4.
Luther W. Mark, 1846.
True Webster, Jr., 1847,-8.
Amasa Mav, 1847,-8.
N. O. Hayward, 1850,-2,-5,-8.
Daniel W. Bill, 1850,-1,-6,-7,-9 to '70,
-2,-3.
Aaron H. Livermore, 1851.
Daniel Smith. 1852.
Asa Cole, 1853.
David S. Ware. 1853.
George W. Newman, 1854.
Martin L. Goddard, 1855.
Calvin May, Jr., 1855.
Joseph M. Chapin, 1856.
John Hammond, 1856,-7.
William Banks, 1857,-8.
-9.George B. Bawson, 1858,-9.
William L. Kingsbury, 1859,-60,-2.
John C. Guillow, 1861,-3,-4.
Darius Porter, 1862,-3,-8.
Aaron D. Hammond, 1864 to '67,-73,
-5 to '78.
Allen Hayward, Jr., 1865,-7,-8,-9.
Francis A. Howard, 1866,-71.
John J. Isham, 1869,-70.
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William L. Isham, 1870,-1. Josiah Guillow, 1874. Lucius R. Guillow, 1877,-8,-9.
George H. Carpenter, 1872,-4,-6,-7. George C. Hubbard, 1875. Elmer D. Banks, 1878,-9.
Thomas T. Clark, 1873. George D. Hayward, 1875,-6. Oscar J. Wilson, 1879.
It appears from old Deeds conveying Land sold for taxes, that Levi Bliss was Collector in
1781-2. In 1793, is the following record : —
Voted to Release Cap' Holdridge from paying the Extent that Come a gainst the town on his Colection of
taxes twenty tow pounds uppon Condition of his procuring a Note against Col Bruer of twenty tow pounds.
Whatever else this vote may mean, it plainly implies that Capt. Holdridge was Collector at
some time previous. The same year, Thomas Dart was chosen " Constabel and Colector of
taxes," for which he was paid $3.00. These two offices were for a long time held by the same
person. The office of Constable was evidently regarded desirable in a pecuniary point of view.
For some years the two offices were put up together to the lowest bidder. In 1798, they were
struck off to Jesse Dart for Eleven Shillings. For three years previous to 1809, these offices were
held by William Baxter, apparently without pay. In 1809, " the collector birth " (evidently
including the office of constable,) was put up to the highest bidder, and William Baxter paid the
town -$3.00 for the office. The same course was pursued with one exception, for six years after.
Since 1815, the Collector has been either chosen by the town, or, more usually, appointed by the
Selectmen. Practically, however, the office has been given to the lowest bidder, if a suitable
person. In 1817, Aaron Day having been chosen Collector, it was voted to give him " the
constable's birth " for his services. The office of constable seems to have separated from that
of collector about this time, and to have been still given to the highest bidder, as in 1825 we find
Jonathan Pease paid #1.05 for " the privilege of being Constable." In later years the pay for
collecting gradually increased till it reached $50 in war time. At the present, it is about $25.
The following list, before 1789, is made from old deeds and State documents. The first
three are not absolutely certain : —
Ebenezer Kilburn ? 1775. Ebenezer Bill, 1790. Lemuel Bingham, 1813,-5. Samuel Isham, Jr., 1847.
Obadiah Wilcox ? 1776. Jesse Dart, 1791,-8. Dudley Smith, 1814,-6,-20, N. O. Hayward, 1848,-9,
Shubael Hurd V 1777. David Fuller, 1792. -31,-2,-43,-4,-6,-50,-1. -54,-5.
Ebenezer Bill, [Sen.] 1778. Thomas Dart, 1793. Aaron Day, 1817. George W. Newman, 1852,
Stephen Bond, 1779. Daniel Wright, 1794. Iddo Kilburn, 1818,-9,-21, -3,-69,-79.
James Howe, 1780. John Ellis, 1795,-6,-9, 1800, -7,-8,-9. Calvin Chandler, 1856,-7.
Levi Bliss, 1781,-2. -2. Josiah Hendee, 1825,-45. Jesse Dart, 1858,-9,-62,-3,
avid Bond, 1783. Benjamin Ware, 1797, 1801. David Ware, 1830,-4,-5,-41. -4,-71,-2,-3,-4.
ohn Dimmock, 1784. Robert L. Hurd, 1803. Amherst Hayward, 1833, L. W. Mark, 1860,-1.
David Bill, 1785. Samuel Mark, 1804. -42. A. D. Hammond, 1865,-6,-7.
Jonathan Heatou, 1786. Jonathan Pease, 1805,-22, Jehiel Day, 1836. William Banks, 1868.
Daniel Wright and Jona- -3,-4,-6. Not Found, 1837,-8. Hervey E. Rawson, 1870.
than Baker, 1787. William Baxter, 1806,-7, Kimball D. Webster, 1839. Daniel Smith, 1875.
Roger Darte, 1788. -8,-9,-10,-2. Otis Bill, 1840 to 46. Samuel W. Dart, 1876,-7,-8.
Samuel Whitney, 1789. Thomas Redding, Jr., 1811.
Under date, Sept. 21, 1803, in an account of " A rate made For the Town of Gilsom " is an
item of $14.00 " to purchace Weights and measures." At the next annual meeting, it was
" Voted that the Seal in the weights and measures be Ge — " In 1805, it was " Voted to allow
Sam1. Bill twenty two Shilling for procureing necessaries for the weights and mesures."
The following list of those holding the office of Sealer shows a number of vacancies. Prob-
ably in such cases the old officer acted without formal appointment.
Roger Dart, 1789 to 92. Dudley Smith, 1807 to 1815. George Hammond, 1857. Theron Hayward, 1873.
Robert Lane Hurd, 1794. Aaron Day, 1816 to 43,-45 James L. Wilson, 1859. John A. Smith, 1877.
Samuel Bill, Jr., 1798, 1804. to 52. Joseph M. Chapin, 1861 to Benjamin H. Horton, 1878,
Aaron Hammond, 1802. Ezra Webster, 1844,-53,-4. 67,-71,-2,-4,-6. -9.
Stephen Griswold, 1805. Amherst Hayward, 1855. George N. Hayward, 1868
Solomon Woods, 1806. Calvin Chandler, 1856,-8, to 70,-5.
-60.
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The old office of Tithing-ruan, which was considered important and honorable in the early times,
gradually fell into disuse, and has not been filled here, since 1831. Doubtless, interesting
items might have been preserved, here as elsewhere, concerning adventures in keeping rude boys
quiet in meeting, and arresting Sabbath travelers. None such have, however, been brought to
my attention. It will be noticed that three were chosen for 1814, one more than had been
customary. It was voted, the same year, " to enforce the sabbath act." Isaac Loveland is the
only one of the following list of " Tything Men " in Gilsum, who is now living.
David Blish, 1789,-1806,-14, Silvanus Hayward, 1794.-6. Ziba Ware, 1803. Daniel Converse, 1819.
-6,-7. -9, 1802 to 9,-11. Jonathan Pease, 1804,-14, David Smith. 1819.
Elezer Willcox, 1789. 1801. John Hammond, 1797. -5,-6,-8,-20 to 27. Amherst Hayward, 1820,
Thomas Redding. 1790. Jesse Dart, 1797. John Ellis, 1807. -1.-5,-6,-7.
Aaron Hammond, 1790,-3. Zadok Hurd, 1798. Dudley Smith, 1809,-15, James M. Mark, 1823,-4.
Daniel Wright, 1791. Jehiel Holdridge, 1798, -22,-31. Iddo Kilburn, 1828.
Ebenezer Kilburn, 1791.-3. 1805. Jacob Ames, 1814. Tower Spear, 1830.
Jonathan Church. 1792,-6. Thomas Dart, 1799. Obadiah Pease. 1817. Isaac Loveland, 1830.
Samuel Bill. Jr.. 1792. James Ballard. 1801,-8,-11. Elisha S. Fish, 1818. Jehiel Day, 1831.
Samuel Whitney, 1794. Josiah Hammond, 1802.
The office of " Hog-reeve " was long continued as a source of amusement, by appointing all
who had been married during the year. This practice was kept up till 1843, almost every man
in town having held it, in his turn. That this office was formerly no sinecure is probable from
votes passed in 1791, " that Hogs shall not Run at large Upon the Commons," — and again, as
late as 1824, " that no swine be allowed to run in any of the Highways of the town." No
restriction other than that of State law, by which cattle doing damage could be driven to pound,
seems to have been laid upon any animals but swine, till 1830, when it was voted that " no
swine or neat stock shall run at large in the highways." In 1833, a Committee consisting of
Charles Cummings, George W. Hammond and Aaron Day was appointed to draft by-laws for
the town, and reported that
No horse kind mules jacks neat cattle sheep or Swine Shall be permitted to run at large in any street highway
or common or in any public place in the town.
The penalty annexed was one dollar for each offense. This by-law was renewed year by year for
about ten years, when it gradually fell into disuse. In 1844, " voted that horses shall not run
at large." In 1852, the old by-law was revived, and no action has since been taken.
That ancient institution of all New England towns, the Pound, is worthy of a place in our
history. The first record is March 8, 1791,
Chose Lieut. Daniel Wright pound Keeper and his Barn and Barn Yard For A Pound.
May 17, 1794, " Voted to Build apound three Rods Squair Joining the highway about fifteen Rods North of
Lev' Wrights Barn Majah Bill Lev' Hurd Capt Kilburn James Ballard Be a Committee to See that the pound is
Built Voted to Build a wall Round the pound Six feet high with a timber on the top hewd Eight inches Squre
Voted to Build the pound the first week in June "
From the urgency of these votes, and the substantial fence deemed necessary, it seems prob-
able they had a rather unruly breed of cattle. In 1814, it was " Voted that Jonathan Pease's
barn-yard shall be used as a pound." Nothing further appears, not even the choice of a Pound
Keeper, till 14 years later, when Aaron Day's barn-yard was voted for the same purpose. In
1830, it was moved to Stephen Day's barn-yard. In 1833, it went back to Aaron Day's
barn-yard. In 1837, $19 was raised, and the Selectmen were instructed to buy land and build a
Pound. Jacob Polley sold land to the town for a pound for $2.00, Jan. 1, 1838. The first
pound was near Edouard Loiselle's residence. This second pound was near Jacob Polley's,
just south of the river near the Hammond Hollow Bridge, where the walls are still stand-
ing. In 1845 and 1846, articles to take measures in regard to the Pound were ignominiously
dismissed. Though it will be seen the office of Pound Keeper was kept filled for many years,
84 GILSUM.
yet it became a sinecure, and in 1875, after several had declined, it was voted to defer the choice
of a Keeper till a Pound was built. Immediately following which action, it was voted to dismiss
an article to build or repair. So ends the Pound. Pound Keepers have been as follows : —
Daniel Wright, 1791,-4,-5. Aaron Day, 1833,-5,-6. Enos Cross, 1856,-65,-9. Sidney C. Gates, 1868.
Turner White, 1797,-8,-9. Jacob Polley, 1838 to 45,-7, Varnum Polley,1861,-4. George N. Hayward, 1871.
Jonathan Pease, 1814. -50 to 54,-8,-60,-2,-3,-7. Jacob Polley, Jr., 1866,-70, Charles W. Bingham, 1874.
Stephen Day, 1828,-30. Benjamin Foster, 1855,-7. -2,-3.
REPRESENTATIVES.
The first evidence of any representation of Gilsum or Surry in the Legislature, is in the list
of members of the " Fourth Provincial Congress," or " Convention of Deputies," which met at
Exeter, May 17, 1775. " Keen & Surry" are classed together, and sent " Timthy Ellis " as their
Delegate. Alstead and Marlow sent letters pledging their support to the acts of said " Con-
gress," but pleading their poverty as an excuse for not sending Delegates. Probably Gilsum
neglected to send for the same reason.
In November of the same year the Provincial Congress directed that one hundred freeholders
should entitle a town to a Representative, and that towns having a less number should " couple
with one or more other Towns or Parishes until they make up the number of such Freeholders."
The Congress also voted " That every Legal Inhabitant Paying Taxes shall be a voter." * To
be eligible to the office of Representative a man must be worth £200 in " Real Estate in this
Colony."
The roll of the Fifth Provincial Congress of December, 1775, has the name of Capt. Robert
Pollock of Camden as the Representative from Packersfield, [Nelson,] Limerick. [Stoddard,]
Cambden, [Washington,] and Gilsum. At the next Congress in March, 1776, these towns neg-
lected to send, probably on account of the expense, as each district sending a Representative was
responsible for his pay. At the adjourned session, however, in the June following, " Mr. Joseph
Rounseval of Cambden " was their Delegate. His pay for 85 miles travel and 9 days attendance
was £4. 2s. 4d. He was re-elected the following year, also in 1780 and 1781. In 1778-9, and
1780 Dr. Nath'l Breed of Packersfield was the Representative.
Nov. 24, 1781, the " General Assembly " passed a " Vote for two precepts for Representa-
tives to issue to the district of Stoddard, Washington, Packersfield & Gilsum, which heretofore
have sent but one." Gilsum joined with Packersfield and sent Jonathan Adams for 1781-2.
In March, 1784, Surry voted to join with Gilsum in sending a Representative to the General
Court, and chose Obadiah Willcox and Lemuel Holmes to go to Gilsum and consult them on the
matter. Gilsum doubtless concurred, as we find in the Surry record that Lemuel Holmes was
chosen Representative " with Gilsum," in 1784 and 1786. In 1788 Jonathan Read was sent.
From 1789 to 1793, Gilsum was joined with Surry and Sullivan, and elected the following
Representatives : —
Lemuel Holmes of Surry, 1789 to 1792. Roswell Hubbard of Sullivan, 1793.
For the next thirty years, Gilsum and Surry were classed together. Meetings for the choice
of Representative were held alternately in each town, the person elected usually belonging to the
town where the meeting was held, and the Moderator to the other. On this plan the following
were the Representatives : —
David Blish, 1795,-7, 1801, Zadok Hurd, 1799. Samuel Hills, 1810,-2,-4,-6. Sylvester Smith, 1820,-2,-4.
-3,-13,-15. Samuel Whitney, 1805,-7, Jonathan Pease, 1817. Luther Whitney, 1825.
John McCurdy, 1794. -11. Elijah Fuller, 1818. Francis Holbrook, 1826.
Jonathan Robinson, 1796, Asa Willcox, 1806,-8. John Hammond, 1819,-21,
-8, 1800,-2,-4. Robert Lane Hurd, 1809. -3.
•This is a very early precedent for Woman Suffrage. Whether any women availed themselves of the right thus granted is not
known. Probably not.
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On the day of the Presidential election, 1824, Gilsum " Voted to petition to the General
Court for the privilege of sending a representative to the General Court unconnected with Surry
and Chose John Hammond to attend to the business." The next Legislature granted the peti-
tion, and Gilsum has been entitled to one Representative since. The persons chosen to that
office have been as follows : —
Luther Whitney, 1827.
Aaron Day, 1828,-9,-31.
Josiah Hammond, 1830.
Jehiel Day, 1832,-1.
Allen Butler, 1833,-5.
John Horton, 1836,-7.
David Bill, 1838,-9,-41.
David M. Smith, 1840.
William Kingsbury, 1842.
Eliphalet K. Webster. 1843, Ebenezer Jones, 1855.
-4. Francis A. Howard, 1858.
Franklin W. Day, 1845,-6. Ezra Webster, 1859,-60.
John Hammond, 1847,-8. Daniel W. Bill, 1861,-2,
Samuel Isham, Jr., 1849, -74,-6.
-50,-6,-7. Joseph M. Chapin, 1863,
Amasa May, 1851,-2. -4,-7.
David Ware, 1853.
John Livermore, 1854.
Hervey E. Rawson, 1865,-6.
Aaron D. Hammond, 1868,
-9.
Allen Hayward, 1870,-1.
John S. Collins, 1872,-3.
William L. Isham, 1875,-7.
John J. Isham, 1878.
Under the amended Constitution of 1876, Gilsum is classed with Sullivan, and in November,
1878, elected Francis C. Minor, Representative for two years.
Gilsum was not represented in the First Constitutional Convention of 1778-83. In 1788,
Gilsum and Surry sent Jonathan Smith, and in 1791, Lemuel Holmes. In the Convention of
1850, Gilsum was represented by George W. Hammond, and in 1S76, by Daniel W. Bill.
The following list shows who have been appointed to the office of Justice of Peace in Gil-
sum : —
David Blish, 1790-1815.
Samuel Whitney, 1811-26.
Obadiah Pease, 1816-25*
John Hammond, 1823-30*
Luther Whitney, 1827-32.
David Brigham, 1829-39.
George W. Hammond, 1830-5, also
J. P. and Quorum 1837-57, also
Do. for the State 1855-70.
Willard Bill, 1830-5.
Jehiel Day, 1833-8.
Allen Butler, 1835-55.
John Horton, 1837*
Samuel Woodward, 1839-54.
David Bill, 1840-55.
David M. Smith, 1840-45.
Lemuel Bingham, 1842-58.
William Kingsbury, 1842-52.
Israel B. Loveland, 1843-73.
Eliphalet K. Webster, 1844-54.
Otis G. Hammond, 1845-50.
Franklin W. Day, 1846-9*
John Hammond, Jr., 1848-53.
Samuel Isham, 1849-54.
Amasa May, 1852-7, and Quorum
1856-61.
Calvin May, Jr., 1856-61, and Quo-
rum 1861-2*
Ebenezer Jones. 1856-61.
George W. Newman, 1856-61.
George Hammond, 1857-67.
Francis A. Howard, 1857-78, for the
State 1878.f
Ezra Webster, 1860-4*
Daniel W. Bill, 1866. f
L. W. F. Mark, 1869.J
N. O. Hayward, 1869.f
A. D. Hammond, 1869.f
George A. Tyrel, 1871.
Charles W. Bingham, 1872.f
George H. McCoy, 1875.f
George C. Hubbard, and Quorum
for the State, 1877-f
John Hammond was appointed Coroner in 1805, and Aaron Day in 1830.
* Died in office.
t Now in office.
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CHAPTER XVII.
POLITICAL PARTIES.
After the establishment of our general government, there was at first but little political
excitement. The people were substantially agreed. This is plainly seen in the record of Gil-
sum. The first division into parties was under the names of Federalists and Republicans. But
the vote of Gilsum for Governor, or President, as he was at first called, and for Representative
to Congress, was unanimous on the Federalist side for the first twelve years after the adoption of
the Constitution in 1789. The apparent exception in 1796, was evidently not political, but a per-
sonal dislike to Gov. Gilman. This is seen from the vote for Congressmen, the same year, which
was unanimously Federalist. The first Democratic, or rather, as then called, Republican votes
ever cast in Gilsum, were seven for John Langdon, in 1802. The Federalists retained their
majority till 1806, when Gov. Langdon had 32 majority over Gov. Gilman. In the Congres-
sional vote, however, the Republican majority was only four. It is plain that at this period the
Governor vote fails to show the real political bias of the town. The vote for Representatives to
Congress is the more correct test. In 1808, the Federalists had 15 majority in the Congres-
sional vote, and 10 for President. They retained a strong majority for the next 11 years. The
Presidential vote in 1820 and 1821 was unanimous for the Republican electors. An aggregate
vote of only about half the voters, shows it to have been a period of little partisan interest.
Their opposition to the war had killed the Federal party, and there was no clear division into
parties, after the war, till Jackson's last term. About this time, the division was into Adams
men, and Jackson men. In 1824, the Adams men had a plurality for Governor and continued
to hold the vote of the town till 1827, when the Jackson men prevailed by a large majority, and
in the Presidential election of 1828, Jackson had 63 votes against 51 for Adams. Since Jack-
son's time, Gilsum has had a strong Democratic majority with the exception of two elections. In
1855, the " Know Nothings " carried the Governor vote by seven majority, and the Congressional
vote by 23 majority. In 1858, the Republican party carried the Governor vote by 10 majority.
The largest Democratic vote ever cast in Gilsum was in 1872, 113 for Gov. Weston, giving him
51 majority. Their majority has been sometimes greater, but they have never cast so many
votes in any other election. The largest aggregate vote ever cast in Gilsum was 176 in 1875.
Gilsum lias been conservative rather than radical in all its political tendencies. This may be
seen from the votes from time to time on revising the Constitution. With the exception of
three years, 1831—42-50, these votes have been strongly against revision, sometimes unanimous.
Hence, third parti/ movements have usually met with little success in Gilsum. There has been
occasionally a slight split from local causes, but generally parties have voted solid for the " reg-
ular " candidates. In 1869, one " Labor Reform " vote was cast by Charles W. Bingham, and
in the two succeeding years the same party received four votes. Though there have been a good
number of strict Teetotalers and Prohibitionists here, they have not generally thought it advis-
able to throw away their votes on the third party ticket. In 1873, however, there were 10 votes
for the " Prohibition " candidate for Governor, and two in 1874. In the Fall election of 1878, the
" Greenbackers " cast seven votes. The " Know Nothings " can hardly be called a third party, as
they sprung up at once fully gr'own, carrying the town, as they did the State, by a sudden and
irresistible impulse. But as Jonah's gourd withered at the rising sun, so this party melted away
POLITICAL PARTIES.
87
under the heat of the more vital issues of the Anti-slavery contest. The Anti-slavery record of
Gilsum seems to be of sufficient importance to demand a separate chapter.
The following Tables give a synopsis of the votes for Governor, members of Congress, and
Presidential Electors from 1789 to 1878. It is in some cases difficult to classify the vote exactly
by party names, but it has been done as accurately as seemed possible : —
G0VEKN(
jr. Congress.
President
Governor.
Congress.
Peesident.
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15
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1789 ....
38
.. 32
1810 ....
33
27
39
25
1790 . . .
22
.. 23
1811 .
40
38
42
38
1791 ....
32
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1812 . .
47
41
, ,
62
33
60
35
1792 . . .
41
.. 27
-
5
1813 .
58
35
1793 ....
27
1814 . .
52
42
. .
46
33
1794 . . .
22
.. 21
1815
53
43
1795 ....
34
1816 .
56
46
. ,
45
37
48
37
1796 . . .
2
i
7
.. 24
■1
6
1817
53
44
1797 ....
34
.. 16
1818 .
49
46
1798 . . .
42
. .
1819 .
50
35
2
1799 ....
24
1820 .
93
8
1
45
44
1800* .
55
.. 33
1821 .
79
12
1801 ....
29
. .
1822 .
86
1
57
1802 . . .
57
7
1823
35
49
io
43
5
1803 .
53
10
1824 .
46
36
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23
48
44
1804 . .
35
39
.. 43
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1825
80
46
51
13
1805 .
39
32
1826 . .
58
21
1806 . .
20
52
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1827 .
8
72
85
1807 ....
5
48
6 ..
1828 . .
47
58
51
63
1808 .
4
46
1 ..
27
37
1829 . .
36
68
31
65
1809 ....
43
33
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Governor.
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Governor. Congress.
President.
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1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
34
32
17
6
26
23
34
36
33
33
8
27
77
77
101
103
108
77
104
87
86
93
81
76
74
84
Lib.
4
30
17
2
2
1
3
5
1
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2
31
15
27
39
33
25
70
78
77
94
93
76
85
4
1
5
Lib.
4
20
3
1
40
16
44
83
80
87
2
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
23
33
35
32
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33
30
33
35
19
19
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69
83
78
86
89
87
90
82
87
89
90
66
83
Lib.
34
23
25
21
F.S.
55
28
31
30
28
24
33
6
1
K.N.
81
75
33
34
31
62
84
78
86
87
59
80
69
66
Lib.
22
26
22
F.S.
49
63
64
K.N.
89
31
33
29
79
76
66
88
Lib.
22
F.S.
19
27
Rep
84
1
Explanatory. — Lib., Liberty; F. S., Free Soil; K. N., Know Nothings ; Rep., Republican.
88
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Congress.
President.
Governor
Congress.
President.
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1857
97
77
97
77
1869
98
61
1
98
60
1
1858
70
80
,
1870
90
55
4
1859
84
77
85
77
Wilis
1871
90
62
4
90
61
4
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1860
95
70
87
72
1
1872
113
62
Pro.
102
67
1861
84
62
1873
105
54
10
105
60
3
1862
82
65
2
1874
106
61
2
1863
87
55
7
88
61
1875
111
65
111
65
1861
89
61
94
63
1S76
102
69
103
70
1865
79
64
79
64
1877
105
67
106
65
1866
92
60
1878*
107
58
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G. B.
G. B.
1867
85
52
85
45
5
1878f
108
60
7
111
60
3
1868
93
66
93
66
Explanatory. — L. R., Labor Reform ; Pro., Prohibition; G. B., Greenback. * March election, t November election.
CHAPTER XVIII.
ANTI-SLAVERY.
The first record of The Gilsuin Anti-slavery Society is as follows : —
Gilsum June 6, 1838 — Pursuant to previous notice the Inhabitants of Gilsuru & vicinity met at the meeting
house in the Village, at which time an address was delivered by Rev. Mr. Brewster after which the
Committee, [consisting of David Brigham, David M. Smith, and A. W. Kingsbury,] appointed at a previous meet-
ing, to draft a Constitution to be presented at this meeting — reported the following preamble & Constitution which
was adopted without amendment —
The Preamble quotes from the Declaration of Independence, showing how inconsistent there-
with is the system of human slavery. The 3d Article of the Constitution is as follows : —
The objects of this Society shall be to obtain & diffuse intelligence on the subject of American Slavery, by
encouraging free discussion, the circulation of publications on the subject, and in every way to promote & secure
the object desired viz the speedy termination of Slavery in " boasted free America."
The annual meeting was to be on the 4th of July of each year. At the organization, sixteen
men and twenty-eight women became members. Thirty-eight afterwards joined making in all
just forty-one of each sex.
Lyman Gerould.
Ezra Webster.
Ralph J. Holt, (Alstead.)
A. P. Hemmenway.
E. B. Rollins.
Lemuel Bingham.
James Downing, Jr. (Mar-
low.)
The names, in the order of signing, were the following : —
David Convers.
Stephen Foster, Jr.
Luther White.
George Langdon.
Amherst Hayward.
Jesse Dart.
Chilion Mack.
James Tisdale.
John Q. A. Ware.
Samuel Woodward.
John Taylor.
Stephen Foster.
Kimball D. Webster.
David Brigham.
William Hayward.
A. W. Kingsbury.
Solon Eaton.
Harry D. Randall.
Gilbert M. Phillips.
Jas. L. Loveland.
Aaron Brigham, (Alstead.) Jas. F. Isham.
William Campbell. Wm. Mark.
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Rufus Guillow.
Abijah Wetherbee.
Joseph M. Chapin.
Hartley Thurston.
Oren Wyrnan.
Josiah Grimes.
A. J. Howard.
Luther Hemenway.
Jon a. Winch.
Charles E. Baker.
Harriet W. Isham.
Nancy B. Foster 2d.
Sophia Foster.
Catharine H. Taylor.
Sarah Wilcox.
Emeline Taylor.
Diancy Taylor.
Hannah Hayward.
Abigail Taylor.
Esther Wetherbee.
Harriet Wetherbee.
Mary Mason.
Maria S. Burroughs.
Esther Loveland.
Betsey Farnum.
Maria Farnum.
Hannah W. Mack.
Nancy L. Abbot.
Nancy Smith.
Lydia Abbot.
Betsey Isham.
Elizabeth Townsend.
Priscilla D. Dort.
Sophia Brigham.
Hannah White.
Fanny Mark.
Mariah T. Ware.
Ann Townsend.
Sarah Townsend.
Eliza Townsend.
Mary Guillow.
Sarah Farnum.
Nancy B. Foster.
Mehitable Foster.
Mary Jane Foster.
Sarah N. Foster.
Beulah E. Hemenway.
Maria T. Foster.
Valeria W. Hemenway.
M. Caroline Tisdale.
Eunice Fish.
To those acquainted with Gilsum, it will be noticeable that nearly all the men were members
of the Whig party, and that some of them became in later times bitter opponents of the Repub-
lican party which most of them joined.
The first President of the Society was William Hayward, who was one of the earliest and
most radical of anti-slavery men, taking and circulating Garrison's " Liberator," an,d entering
heartily into his extremest views. He soon, however, left Gilsum, so that his name is not found
among the first voters of the Liberty party in this town. David Brigham was the first Secretary,
and retained the office four years. His Report for the first year, presented July 4, 1839, is as
follows : —
The Society during the past year have done but little — occasional meetings have been held — the concert of
Prayer for the Slave has been sustained in part — 5 vols belong to the Library — being purchased by individuals
belonging to the Society — the Society like many others among us seem to lose sight of the great object in view —
& while we have a name to live we are dead —
When O ! when will the professed friends of the poor Slave put forth their efforts and influence in union &
tell their southern brethren in accents of kindness & the spirit of the Gospel to prepare the way of the Lord by
breaking every Yoke & let the oppressed go free, by undoing the heavy burdens that are borne by the Slave & to
fulfil the grand precept of doing unto others as we would that they should do unto us
In behalf of the Society D. Brigham Sec
At the same meeting an Address was delivered by Rev. Moses Grosvenor of Marlboro'. The
second President was A. W. Kingsbury. In 1840, A. P. Hemenway was chosen President, and
an address was delivered in Dort's Hall by Rev. Mr. Brewster. No records are found of 1-841.
July 4, 1842, an address was delivered in the Meeting House, by Rev. James Tisdale. Stephen
Foster was chosen President, and A. P. Hemenway, Secretary. The nest year, John Q. A.
Ware was elected President, and Rev. James Tisdale, Secretary, which office he held as long as
the Society continued its existence. In November, an anti-slavery lecture was given by Luns-
ford Lane, an escaped slave. In 1844, Samuel Woodward became President, and a Report was
presented, no copy of which is preserved. After the transaction of the annual business, " Con-
siderable discussion followed particularly on the duty of the members in respect to voting for
Slaveholders." In 1845, the same officers were continued, and it was voted to send the Secre-
tary's Report to the " Granite Freeman," published at Concord, and it accordingly appeared in
the number for July 24, of that year. In 1846, the annual meeting was adjourned from time to
time, for lack of a quorum, until Oct. 21, which was the last meeting of the Society. The
Secretary's Report states that " on Sabbath Evening Sept. 21, a Sermon was delivered on the
subject of Anti-slavery by the Sec. from Pro. 31 : 8 & 9, attended by a goodly number of persons."
After congratulating the Society on the political changes in the State, by which John P. Hale
was elected to the U. S. Senate, the Report continues : —
We have strong confidence that ... he will show himself an able and unflinching advocate for the
principles of liberty, the unyielding friend of the slave.
No officers were chosen, and the following entry closes the record : —
90 GILSUM.
The meeting was adjourned till such time as some person could be provided to deliver a Lecture on the subject
of Anti Slavery, of which due notice should be given, and after which the Society should be called to order, when
such business as might come before the Society should be transacted.
Since then, the eyes of the Society have " failed with longing," while patiently waiting the
advent of the Lecturer aforesaid, — but hitherto non est inventus.
The Anti-slavery record of Gilsum is, on a small scale, very much like that of the State and
country. Beginning with the strong convictions of a few individuals who could neither be
persuaded nor frightened into silence, it gradually extended its influence, till it merged into the
powerful Republican party. Doubtless the Anti-slavery Society did something to awaken public
interest and stimulate thought upon this subject, but far more effective was the private influence
of individuals in conversation, and the circulation of documents from hand to hand. While
others were true and earnest workers in the cause, yet no one familiar with the circumstances,
can deem it invidious to name A. W. Kingsbury, as one of its earliest and most efficient
advocates. At the very beginning, he took the papers that sided against Slavery, and his shop
became a nucleus out of which quietly but persistently radiated influences that drew in one after
another to the Anti-slavery movement. There the " Independent Democrat" and other radical
documents were always found, and the walls were adorned with hand-bills and pithy sayings in
reference to the Slavery question Quietly he turned the thoughts of those who came on business
or for loafing, to the great evil of Slavery. Firm to his own convictions of duty, however his
best friends might differ, and meekly quiet under violent reproaches and abusive epithets of
enemies to the cause, he accomplished far more than many a blatant " apostle of freedom."
The first Anti-slavery vote in Gilsum was in 1841, when the '• Liberty Party " nominee for
Governor received four votes. They are known to have been cast by A. W. Kingsbury, Stephen
Foster, Jr., Luther White, and Solon W. Eaton. In justice to others, it should be here observed
that there were many more, as heartily and conscientiously opposed to Slavery, and as decided
and outspoken in their opposition as these, whose judgment led them still to act within the old
party lines, rather than to fall into a third party movement. But when the Whig party perished
through its opposition to the Mexican War, and the Know Nothing movement proved ephemeral ;
while a few of the Whigs joined their old Democratic foes, a large majority of them were swept
into the new Republican party. The Know Nothing organization also became a bridge, over
which many dissatisfied Democrats passed into the Republican ranks. The rapid growth of the
Anti-slavery party in Gilsum may be seen by inspecting the Table at the close of the preceding
Chapter. Springing suddenly from four to sixteen in the second year, it rose to 33 in 1854,
and the largest vote ever cast by the Republican party in this town was the first, being 84 for
the Presidential Electors in 1856. Anti-slavery men in Gilsum, as elsewhere, have always relied
on the power of voting as the best means to accomplish their purpose, saying to their opponents,
in the words of one of their own poets : —
" We have a weapon firmer set
And better than the bayonet, —
A weapon that comes down as still
As snowflakes fall upon the sod,
But executes a freeman's will
As lightning does the will of God,
And from its force nor bars nor locks
Can shield you : — 'tis the Ballot Box."
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TEMPERANCE. 91
CHAPTER XIX.
TEMPERANCE.
" War hath slain his thousands, and Rum his ten thousands."
The Temperance cause everywhere runs back like the earth to a time " without form and
void," when " darkness was upon the face of the deep." In public and private, alone and in
social gatherings, spirit was used freely, and though to get drunk was a reproach, yet to drink
freely was not esteemed of even doubtful propriety. Everybody drank. No time or place was
considered inappropriate for the introduction of the social glass.
Religious as well as secular gatherings were always provided for, by laying in a store of New
England rum. Ordinations, dedications, councils, weddings, births, and funerals were seasons
of great hilarity in the consumption of large quantities of spirit and tobacco. Town meetings,
and especially "trainings" and "raisings" carried the indulgence to a still greater extent.
The tavern stood " hard by the synagogue," where at " noon-time " on Sabbath days, both
minister and people might repair, not only to seek external relief from the bitter cold of the
fireless sanctuary, but internal warmth by sips of hot toddy. Every tavern, and almost every
store sold liquor freely. To sell by the glass, it was necessary to have a license. Since 1793,
the Selectmen of Gilsura have granted 99 unrestricted licenses to retail spirituous liquors, and
seven to sell only for chemical, mechanical and medicinal purposes. These seven were appointed
under the law for a Town Agency. One license, in 1843, was given to the tavern keeper " pro-
vided he shall not sell nor allow to be sold any spirituous or intoxicating liquors to any person
belonging to the town." Another was given the same year to the principal trader in town, " till
he shall have disposed of his stock of liquors now on hand which time shall not extend beyond the
20th of Sept. next." These two licenses were given five days before town meeting by two of the
Selectmen privately, knowing that the temperance movement was likely to bring into office those
who would refuse to license at all. The trader, who had thus secured his license for six months,
was then active at town meeting in the effort to elect a Temperance Board of Selectmen, thus
craftily securing the field to himself. The 99 licenses were given to forty different persons,
including some of those who afterwards became foremost in the Temperance cause. Twenty-five
of these licenses were for certain public occasions, running only from one to three days. The last
unrestricted license on record was in 1842.
The results on such public occasions as " trainings," and " raisings, ' when extra licenses
were needed to supply the thirsty crowds, were what first startled people into a sense of their
peril, and to perceive the necessity of a change. The accidental death of one man as he returned
from " training," led some to resolve never to expose themselves to a like fate. The death also
at the raising of " the plastered house," not through drunkenness, but because all were unduly
excited and rendered careless by the use of spirit, roused others to take a stand against the use
of intoxicating liquors at " raisings."
The first raising in Gilsum without rum was of the woodshed and ell that was built towards
the street at the west end of Amherst Hayward's house in 1827. Those who aided him were
Aaron Day, Elisha S. Pish, Moses Pish, Eleazer Wilcox, and Israel B. Loveland. Some other
help he hired, but these five were the only men in town, who were then willing to assist a
neighbor to raise a building without liquor. A crowd of rum-lovers gathered on the opposite
92 aiLSUM.
side of the street, during the raising, and greeted the workmen with hooting and jeers. This
building is now the house owned by Harriet Pierce, and occupied by the widow Stevens, on the
south side of Sullivan Street, a little beyond " the dug-way."
At this time, the first extensive Temperance movement had just got well started. Very few,
however, had yet embraced the doctrine of Total Abstinence as now understood. It was thought
that to abstain from distilled liquors would be sufficient, and that wiae, beer, and cider might
be freely used without injury. A curious illustration of this was given in Gilsum, at a Fourth of
July celebration in 1834, when wine was provided expressly for the " Temperance men," and
ruin for the rest.
The first Temperance Society in Gilsum was organized about 1834, but its records are lost,
and its origin and history mostly unknown. It professed Total Abstinence from distilled liquors
only. This Society held a Temperance celebration July 4, 1835, with an address by a son of
" Squire Hatch " of Alstead. The pledge was circulated that year with considerable success,
and frequent meetings were held in different parts of the town. One exercise at these meetings
was the reading of articles both original and selected. Washington's birth-day 1836, was
celebrated in the evening with a Temperance address by Barton Skinner of Westmoreland. At
the annual meeting, on the second of May following, an address was delivered by Elder Brewster
of the Methodist Church. This Society did not confine itself to meetings and talk, but in 1837,
circulated a petition to the Legislature, to have " the License laws abolished or so amended as
not to promote intemperance." At the annual town meeting in 1838, they got an article into
the warrant to instruct the Selectmen not to give licenses, but failed to carry the vote. At a
special meeting in May, however, they succeeded. At the next annual town meeting in 1839,
both parties made active exertions to carry the day. The vote was taken by each man's answer-
ing Yes or No, as his name was called from the check-list The rum party prevailed by a very
small majority, obtained in part, at least, through fraud, as some were known to have answered
to other names than their own. On Fast Day, Ap. 12, 1838, and two or three times subsequently,
Temperance addresses were delivered by a Rev. Mr. Morgan of the Methodist Church. Under
the auspices of this Society, also, the well-known Dr. Charles Jewett gave several lectures
illustrating the effects of drinking, upon the human stomach. These lectures were in the Con-
gregational Meeting House and were largely attended. The exact date cannot be given, but it
is known to have been before 1840. Feb. 25, 1840, an address was delivered before this Society
by Elder Rollins. The meeting was held in F. W. Day's Hall, and the address was preceded by
some remarks from Lemuel Bingham, who probably presided on the occasion. This Society had
accomplished much in awakening public interest, and instructing people in regard to the real
meaning and value of the Temperance pledge. It performed the office of a forerunner, preparing
the way for
THE WASHINGTONIAN MOVEMENT.
This originated in a grog-shop at Baltimore, Md., Ap. 5, 1840 ; when six drunkards moved
by some sudden impulse, drew up and signed a Total Abstinence Pledge. Their influence
extended rapidly through the large cities, and thence to the smaller towns. The Gilsum Wash-
ington Temperance Society was organized about the first of November, 1840. The pledge is
as follows : —
We the undersigned do agree that we will not use intoxicating liquors, nor traffic in them as a beverage. That
we will not provide them as an article of entertainment, nor for persons in our employment, and that in all suitable
ways we will discountenance their use in the community. And particularly will we use our individual exertions
in all suitable ways to reclaim the intemperate.
TEMPERANCE. 93
This pledge was understood to include fermented as well as distilled liquors. It is much to be
regretted that the first volume of records, containing the doings of six years, is missing. Among
the most active in organizing this Society were Dr. George W. Hammond and his brother Otis
G. Hammond. The former by his pen, and by his poetical talent, and both by frequent lectures,
accomplished much for Temperance, in Gilsum and the neighboring towns. In October, 1843,
the Temperance Society appointed a committee in each School District " to collect statistics
in regard to the condition of every person in town as to the practice or habit of drinking intoxi-
cating liquor." They reported as follows : —
Whole No. of inhabitants in town 645 *
Pledged to Total Abstinence 309
Others not known to drink intoxicating liquor .......... 107
Moderate Drinkers .71
Frequent Drinkers ............... 29
Drunkards 10
This report leaves over a hundred not classed — probably children. They also reported forty-
eight farms out of eighty-two, " carried on the past season without the use of strong drink."
Nov. 28, a temperance convention of the towns of Gilsum, Sullivan and Stoddard was held in
this place, and was largely attended. Among the speakers were Dr. Hammond, who exhibited
and explained Dr. Sewall's celebrated plates of the drunkard's stomach, John Prentiss, William
Lamson and Benaiah Cooke from Keene. At the beginning of the year it was stated that
" within the last year and a half 16 heads of families have risen up from a life of drunkenness
and wo to a life of soberness — renewed health and happiness." Most of these maintained a
temperate life ever after.
In the Annals for 1844, (Chap. 22,) we find the following : —
An effort was made . . by a few persons who are opposed to the Temperance cause to bring together
from this town & all the towns adjoining all the friends of true liberty — meaning as was understood all who
wish to have liberty to Sell & drink Spirituous liquors without any restraint. — It was said they would celebrate
the day in the true Spirit of 76. The day was very fair & beautiful. The greatest number that could be induced
to join at any time in the day was about 15 — showing decidedly that no person of intelligence who wishes to
maintain a respectable standing among his neighbors — will at this age of light & reformation on the subject of
drinking strong liquors be willing to be seen in the ranks of rum drinkers on public occasions.
The names of the leaders in this rum celebration are well remembered, but it seems best to let
them remain unrecorded.
Rev. S. S. Dudley of the Methodist Church and Rev. James Tisdale of the Congregational
Church were among the most efficient laborers in the Temperance cause. At the outset, the
pledge was circulated from house to house, and offered to every person in town. The second
volume of records begins with the sixth annual meeting, Nov. 4, 1846. K. D. Webster was
chosen President, and David S. Ware, Secretary. At that time, there were between four and
five hundred names on the books, but the Directors estimated the real number of resident
members " about 260," and recommended that the pledge be circulated " anew to every person
in Town." The work of the Society can be judged of somewhat by the annual report. It is
stated that twenty-one meetings were held, and thirty-one persons signed the pledge.
From out of town we have had the past year three Lectures, two sermons, four addresses, and one recitation.
From persons in town, three Lectures, four manuscript papers, and one sermon, and two printed sermons have
been read, while many of the members have taken part in the discussions.
One prosecution for unlawful sale is reported, which was settled before coming to trial, by the
defendant's paying costs, and pledging himself not to sell in future. The Directors also report
that so far as known, no person in town was then in the habit of selling liquor. At the annual
*The record says 745, but it is certainly a mistake.
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meeting in November, 1847, twenty-three meetings were reported, at six of which a manuscript
paper called the " Gilsum Temperance Banner " was read. Lectures were given by Dr. Charles
Jewett, T. D. Bonner, Rev. Mr. Crossett of Alstead, George C. Hubbard then of Sullivan, and a
sermon by Rev. Mr. Folsom of Marlow. Levi Leland, called " the honest Quaker," delivered
five addresses in different parts of the town. Some clandestine sale is reported and the Society
exhorted to take measures for its suppression. Seventy-five of the " Concord Temperance Banner "
were taken in town that year. In accordance with a vote to circulate the pledge, the town was
canvassed for that purpose except School districts Nos. 5 and 7, the persons appointed for those
districts having neglected their duty. The Society numbered at that time 303. The report
complains of too many " non-working members," " who are not disposed to attend our meetings
unless some distinguished lecturer is to be present, or something special to be done." Hartley
Thurston was chosen President and the Secretary re-elected. At the next March meeting, 1848,
the town voted 80 to 31 not to have liquor sold in town. At the next annual meeting of the
Society, November, 1848, the President was re-elected, and Roswell W. Silsby chosen Secretary.
The Directors reported twenty-three meetings, four manuscript papers, and ten lectures, five
from townsmen and five from abroad. One of these five was by Daniel Allen, known as " The
Norfolk Farmer." Number of members 369. They announce that the sale has been almost
entirely suppressed.
At the opening of the Village Hotel the last relic of bygone days disappeared and the Town of Gilsum may
in this respect be called a Temperance Town. Thus after a long and severe struggle has the enemy been driven
from his strong holds and one great object for which you have been struggling has been attained.
In conclusion we would say that the success that has attended our efforts during the seven years in which the
Society has existed is such as leaves no doubt that we must soon completely succeed. The bitter opposition that
characterized our opponent during the early stages of the Society has been almost entirely abandoned, and no
candid man denies the justness of our cause.
Though the sanguine hopes here expressed were not fully realized, yet a victory was then won
which will never cease to be felt in Gilsum. The next year nineteen meetings were held.
There was one discussion by persons from abroad, and five lectures and addresses. Prom this
point there is a break of two years in the record. The Society continued its organization, but
was probably rather inactive.
The eleventh annual meeting was held Nov. 5, 1851, when Luther W. Mark was re-elected
President, and Davis H. Wilson was chosen Secretary. The Maine Law had then just begun its
course and caused a general revival among Temperance organizations. The pledge was again
circulated, and 263 names reported. During the winter, meetings were held in every School
House except in No. 5, the subject at each time being the Maine Law. This was a new idea
then, and was discussed in all its bearings, by the principal men of the town. Two Lectures were
delivered this winter, — one of which was on this same Maine Law. So far as the records show,
only two meetings were subsequently held, which were the annual meetings in 1852 and 1853.
In 1852, Andrew J. Howard was chosen President, and the Secretary was re-elected. In 1853,
Amherst Hayward was chosen President, and Claudius B. Hayward, Secretary. Those who
remember this Society in its most flourishing state, and even those who read its records must
feel that it accomplished more for the cause of Temperance than all other means that have been
used in Gilsum. One of its most efficient instrumentalities was in the singing conducted by
Artemas P. Hemenway, who had a fine clear voice, and was an enthusiastic Temperance worker.
Some of his most popular songs were written by Dr. Hammond. One of our former townsmen
writes as follows : —
Those touching little songs so sweetly rendered by Artemas P. Hemenway, so plainly enunciated that every
person in any part of the assemblage could perfectly understand every word, were a power in themselves. What
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Sankey's Songs are to Moody's Sermons, Hemenway's songs were to the able and faithful speakers of that
philanthropic movement. Dr. Hammond's poetical talent and Hemenway's fine singing, and the sound reasoning
of Hammond and Woodward and others did perhaps as much or more than the lecturers from abroad to accomplish
the great good.
Soon after the formation of this Society, a Martha Washington Temperance Society was
organized. Nothing is now known of its officers or members. It was short-lived and did very
little while it lasted.
The immediate cause of the disbanding of the Washingtonians was the organization of a
Division of the
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
" Upper Ashuelot Division No. 35, Sons of Temperance," was organized Sept. 4, 1851. The
Charter members were Harvey C. Wood, N. 0. Hayward, Roswell W. Silsby, Stephen L. Parker
John B. Otis, Hartley Thurston, Solomon Mack, Jr., John C. Guillow, Alexander O. Brown,
and Calvin May, Jr., of whom all except Solomon Mack were then initiated for the first time.
Calvin May, Jr., was elected Worthy Patriarch, and N. 0. Hayward, Recording Scribe. The
regular meetings were on Saturday evening, and a new board of officers was chosen every
quarter. During the first years, the Division was well disciplined and prosperous. More than
100 male members were added, and nearly as many female visiting members. The last board of
working officers was elected March 28, 1856, Amasa May being Worthy Patriarch, and Daniel
Smith, Recording Scribe. After May of the same year no meetings were held till, by a special
call of the Steward, the Division assembled Feb. 28, 1857. They adjourned till March 7, when
they elected officers, Porter Cowee being chosen W. P. and Addison G. Gates R. S. The last
meeting of the Division was one week later, and was mainly taken up by a settlement of their
finances. Their furniture and other property was scattered, the Charter being left in the hands
of N. 0. Hayward.
The Division held several Festivals and Celebrations, the most notable of which was a formal
Dedication of the Hall, Feb. 25, 1852, and a Celebration Sept. 21, of the same year. A large
center cake used on the latter occasion was sold to N. 0. Hayward for $2.25. Their appetites
however growing urgent, it was bought back, and cut and divided to all the members present.
The frosting on the top of the cake was sold to Josiah Guillow for twenty-one cents, and the
sugar birds to Father Hemenway for twenty cents. They also held a Fair at the Methodist
Meeting House, February, 1856, which was their last public demonstration.
This Division included a large part of the most active and influential citizens, and during the
first years of its existence exerted a powerful influence for good. Many public meetings were
held. Addresses were given by the clergymen and other townsmen, with occasional lecturers
from abroad. Copies of the Maine Law were circulated, with petitions to the Legislature for a
similar law in New Hampshire. Much was done to suppress the liquor traffic. Committees
were appointed to procure evidence and prosecute the liquor dealers in Gilsum and Surry. Had
it been purely a Gilsum society, with no " entangling alliances " without, there appeal's no good
reason why it might not be living to-day, and still doing manly work for the cause. But being
organically united to a State body at Concord, it became infected with the virus from that politi-
cal cess-pool which insinuated its filth into every Division. It became evident that political
aspirants had gained control of the order, and were running it to get themselves into office.
Managed for political ends instead of moral reform, when a more mighty political power
appeared in the Know Nothing order, it gobbled up the Division almost entire.
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THE GILSUM YOUNG PEOPLE'S TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
was formed in 1866, through the earnest and persistent efforts of Elder Hemenway. It was
formally organized Oct. 14, by adopting a Constitution, and choosing officers. George K.
Nichols was elected President, and Theron Hayward, Secretary. The first volume of records
has on its title page the following inscription : —
Presented to the Gilsum Young Peoples Temperance Society by Elder Hemenway he being in the 87th year of
his age.
The pledge of the Society is as follows : —
We agree that we will neither buy or sell or use as a beverage any intoxicating drinks neither will we chew,
smoke or snuff Tobacco or use profane language.
It began with fifteen members, but increased so rapidly, that in about one year and a half,
there were 144 members. Meetings were held about once in two weeks through the year.
These meetings were conducted with discussions, readings, recitations, and some manuscript
papers, called " The Temperance Banner," with rarely a lecture from abroad. On the 4th of July,
1870, a Temperance Convention was held, music being furnished by the Acworth band, and an
address by Rev. Mr. Babcock of Nashua.
The last regular meeting of the Society was Ap. 14, 1875, when Dan A. Hayward was
President, and Mary E. Hayward, Secretary. Appointments were made for the next meeting,
but a small-pox scare prevented their assembling, and the organization was not revived. A special
meeting was called May 22, 1876, and it was unanimously voted to give the funds and other
property of this Society to the Gilsum Reform Club.
The amount of good accomplished by this Society was very great. An extensive interest
was manifest in well-attended meetings kept up for more than eight years. Its influence in the
triple pledge has been great among the young people, many of whom have kept it strictly to
this day. Some have gone out and carried its influence elsewhere. In Canada, in a small town
where such a thing as Total Abstinence had never before been thought of, a member of this
Society organized a similar one, with a membership of 150. It is much to be regretted that this
Society has not continued to live and flourish, that it might still save the boys from the evil
influence of not only rum, but also of tobacco, and profanity.
A new Division of the Sons of Temperance was organized Oct. 15, 1874, with nearly the
old name, " Ashuelot Division, No. 35." The Charter members are : —
Adaline K. Mack, Solomon Mack, Mary L. Hayward, George H. McCoy, Charles W. Bingham, Miranda
McCoy, Joseph S. Bingham, Osman McCoy, Frances A. Beckwith, Rufus E. Guillow, Claudius B. Hayward, Lil-
lie J. McCoy, Louis N. Loiselle.
Solomon Mack was elected Worthy Patriarch and Mary L. Hayward R. S. This Division
has held a few public meetings with lectures, and one exhibition. Steering clear of the rock of
politics it has reclaimed and held up, for a time, at least, some who were before drunkards.
The forms and methods of the Temperance movement are continually changing, and it has been
found difficult to sustain the meetings of the Division, since the organization of
THE GILSUM TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB.
May 9, 1876, a meeting of the citizens was held in the Methodist Meeting House, now the
Town Hall, to listen to Mr. Creasy of Cliarlestown, Mass., and members of Keene Temperance
Reform Club. The pledge was circulated, and 93 names subscribed. A temporary organization
was effected with P. A. Howard, President, and H. E. Rawson, Secretary. The following
week the organization was completed by adopting a Constitution and By-laws. L. Roscoe Guil-
low was chosen President, and Adolphe F. C. Laurent, Secretary. Meetings have since been
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lield weekly, except in the summer, with various literary exercises, and have heen well attended.
The pledge has been circulated through the town, securing a membership of 265. It is now
largely sustained by the younger people. One interesting feature of the meetings is singing, led
at first by Robert Cuthbert, Jr., and more recently by Thomas Charmlmry, Jr.
The Presidents of the Club, since the first, have been Edouard Loiselle, Mason Guillow,
Arthur Smith, and Fred A. Stevens. Much good has already been accomplished, and it is to be
hoped this organization will long continue to exert a salutary influence in the community.
One thing is evident, a Temperance Society should be entirely free from outside entangle-
ments. Any organization, paying tribute to a set of political " fuglers " and "bummers,"
will, in the long run, find confusion in its ranks, and defeat in its purposes of good.
At a special meeting Dec. 16, 1879, the town voted to adopt the law prohibiting the sale of
lager-beer in small quantities.
CHAPTER XX.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
" Religion is the chief concern
Of mortals here below."
To understand the history of any people or town, nothing is more necessary than to study
the religious sentiments which prevailed at its origin, and to trace their influence in molding the
character of men, and directing the form and spirit of their institutions. A century of church
history must be a most important element in the past record and present condition of any com-
munity. A professed church of Christ, claiming to teach men the truths that pertain to their
higher nature, that shall guide them to the best paths not only for the fleeting hours of time, but
for the ages of eternity, cannot exist without exercising an immense power over the hearts and
lives, not only of those who accept and yield to its teachings, but of those who not accepting
their authority do yet come under its influence both of precept and example.
It is difficult for us at the present day to realize or even fully to understand the circumstances
of our fathers a hundred years ago. Nothing is now more fully established in the minds of
most Americans than that the union of church and state in any form is disastrous to the highest
welfare of both ; but in the early history of New England that idea was scarcely understood at
all. Men who came from the old country to avoid religious persecutions for themselves, thought
no harm in incorporating their own religious views into their laws. They honestly supposed that
as citizens, it was not only their duty to protect the religious interests of the people, but that
they ought to compel them by law to serve God in public, and forbid all non-professors of religion
from positions of trust and authority in the State. Their early training had been such that
they supposed they could not be truly loyal to God, unless they did this. Nor at the first was
anybody injured thereby. All were of one mind. No one thought of opposing the enactment of
such laws, for all were agreed in believing them just and right. When the laws of the
province of New Hampshire were enacted, no one thought of any other plan than that of requir-
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ing the people to support the preaching of the gospel by tax. It was supposed necessary to the
idea of a Christian State that the services of the Christian religion should be maintained and
supported in the same manner as civil offices. Nor was any wrong or injustice dreamed of in
such enactments. So when towns were incorporated, reservations were made in the interests of
the Christian religion. (Page 21.)
The charter coming from the King's government before the revolution, gave no distinct recog-
nition of any church but the Church of England. No other church was established by law. But
our fathers had even then so far broken away from her authority that they secured a lot " for the
first settled minister of the gospel." And this form of expression should serve to correct the
erroneous impression that the Congregational Church, as such, was established by law. It was
only that the church first gaining possession of the ground was recognized as the existing church
to receive whatever privileges the laws should grant. So in regard to the taxes collected for the
support of the ministry. The law required every taxable person to pay for the support of the
minister settled by the town. It did not designate a particular denomination. It only put into
the hands of the town the business now usually transacted by religious societies, such as building
meeting-houses, hiring and settling ministers, fixing the amount of salary, and the like. Nothing
in the laws restricted towns to employ ministers of any particular denomination. Whatever
Protestant sect had a majority vote in any town, settled and supported its own minister. The
town of New London, for instance, settled a Baptist for their first minister. He consequently
received the minister's lot, and was supported by a town tax. The same is doubtless true of
other towns. Many people have an idea that the laws favored Congregationalism or Orthodoxy
as it was called. But this is entirely a mistake. The law made no distinction in favor of any
sect. All had the same rights and privileges under the law, only whichever had the majority
vote in town, thereby secured the reserved lot for its first minister, and gained the legal right to
assess a tax for his support. The town as a body corporate was independent in its religious
affairs, save that the State authorized it to have some religion, and having made its own choice,
to support that religion by due course of law. What particular form of Protestant Christianity
should be supported, was left to the free choice of every town. It was only because the first
settlers were almost unanimously in favor of the Congregational belief and form of church polity,
that this became the prevalent system, so as to be called the standing order. That their minis-
try was supported by law, that taxes were assessed and collected by civil process, was not the
fault of the church or of Congregationalism, or Orthodoxy, but a fault of the times. The odium
which thereby became largely attached to the denomination is entirely unjust. Whatever hard-
ships or oppressive acts may have been suffered under this system, were the result of the laws
framed in accordance with public opinion. It was the ignorance of the times and not the fault of any
church or denomination. The first movement against it was largely supported by those who had
not arrived to the idea that all should be free to support preaching or not, but who admitting
the right and duty of the State to require every one to be taxed for religious purposes, yet
claimed the right for each to designate to what denomination his money should be paid. This
system was evidently more absurd than the other. It was like allowing each voter in a school
district to say what teacher should be supported by his money. This must, as it did, create inex-
tricable confusion. The only tenable ground was that reached in 1819, when the support of
religion was entirely separated from State authority, and left to the voluntary contributions of
the people. And none more than Congregationalists would to-day oppose any semblance of return
to the old system of supporting religion by law. Religion that is not voluntary is worthless.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 99
In regard to alleged oppressions occurring under the old system, after diligent search and
inquiry, I find the facts to he as follows. Some prominent men in town being dissatisfied with
the doctrines taught in connection with this church, refused, on that ground, to pay the tax for
the support of the minister. The officers whose duty it was to enforce the collection of taxes
took their property in some few instances, as they would have taken it for any other town tax.
Tradition says that one Peter Rice at the south end of the town had his only cow sold at auction
to pay his minister tax. That this must have been unnecessary on his part, is evident from the
Grand Levy, by which it appears that the year his tax was the lowest, twenty-five tax-payers out
of eighty-six were poorer than he, and the next year his Levy rose to within the first third of the
town.
Not only the nature of the law itself, but the town records show conclusively that the whole
action in such matters was by the town, and the church and ministry had nothing to do with it.
Thus in July, 1802, we find a Committee, consisting of Jehiel Holdridge, David Bliss and Zadok
Hurd, was appointed to stand a law-suit with a prominent citizen, concerning his minister tax,
and a hundred dollars was voted for the purpose. This was entirely a civil process, and a town,
not a rhurch affair. The whole system was no doubt a mistake. But the point to be insisted on
is, that the responsibility rested not on the church or denomination, but on the whole people.
The town had the control, and the odium of any forcible collection of church rates belongs not
to church or ministry. It was simply the regular process of law, as ordered by town authority,
and neither desired nor approved by the minister. It is certain that, in Gilsum, the minister,
whenever it came within his power, remitted the taxes of those unwilling to pay, and refused to
retain possession of property forcibly taken for his support. In one case a horse was taken by
the officer and put in the minister's yard. When he knew it, he told his son to let him out, and
the horse went immediately home.
This method of supporting the gospel is well illustrated in the district school system. The
school agent chosen by a majority vote, may put in a teacher that many in the district dislike.
But no one dreams of calling it oppression and tyranny that he must pay his school tax. No
other way is possible, if schools are to be supported by law. The majority must rule, however
obnoxious their action may be to the minority. So in regard to " minister taxes." The mistake
was in the underlying notion that religion requires a legal support. That idea granted, no other
course is possible. The majority must rule. Nor should any reproach thereby be cast upon the
sect to which that majority chanced for the time to belong. It was entirely a town affair. And
no denomination had any advantage over another, save the advantage of being able to secure the
largest number of votes.
The lands set apart by the charter, for religious purposes, were three whole shares, amounting
to 750 acres. The land for a " Glebe " for the Church of England was the 3d, 4th and half the
5th Lots in the 12th Range, also half the 10th Lot, 3d Range in the " second division." In the
Proprietors' record of May 16, 1774, is the following : —
Voted to Clause an agent to treat with the Revr"a Mr Cosset Relative to the Right Belonging to the Church
of England accordingly Chose Mr abel allien agent for that Purpose.
The result of this conference is not recorded. (Appendix D.)
The share for the Society for'the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was laid out in
one Lot " two hundred and fifty acres South of S'd Governor's Lott," and is marked S. P. G. on
the map, (page 24,) where it will be seen that this share, as well as the " Glebe," was cut off
from Gilsum in the final establishment of Stoddard line.
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The share " for the first Bettled Minister of the Gospel " isisted of the 1th Lot 4ili Elange,
the 6th Lol Bth Range, half of the -"»tli Lot 9th Elange, and half the 2d Loi 3d Range of the
" second division." Rev. Mr. Fish being the firsl settled minister, was entitled to these lots.
He built his house on the one first named. He sold one to Samuel Seward of Sullivan Eor £18,
(page 26,) and in May. 1796, he sold the 6th Lot 8th Range to James Kingsbury of Surry for
<£94. •' The second division " probably yielded him nothing, being beyond the " Patent Line.*
THE CONGBEG ITIONAL CHUBCH
was formed three years after Surry was set off, which was nine years after the charter was given.
Previous to this, and indeed Eor more than twenty years Later, the town depended upon neighboring
ministers, especially from Keene, for preaching and other services.
The first record of the church is as follows : —
At a meeting of the brethren in full communion held at the house of Jonathan Adams in fiilsum en the 26th
day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred ami Seventy-two : Chose Justus llunl as
Clerk. Appointed Josiah Kilburn, Deac. Ebenezer Dewej and Samuel Church as a Committee. Voted to apply
to the Church of Christ in Northfield, [Mass.] in Winchester, in Swanzey, in Walpole, and in Charleston [Charles-
town, X. 11.] for assistance uncollecting a church in B'd Gilsum. Also agreed that Wednesday, the 1'Tth of octo
next, be set apart for a day of fasting and prayer. Voted that the meeting be held on s'd day at the dwelling house
of Ebenezer Dewey in s'd (iilsum.
Of the churches invited there were present Rev. Mr. Hubbard of Northliehl. Mass., Rev.
Edward Goddard of Swanzey, Rev. Micah Lawrence of Winchester, and two delegates whose
names and churches are not given in the record. There was no minister at Oharlestown at this
time, and Rev. Thomas Fessenden of Walpole did not come. On that day. " the Church was
collected in Gilsum and Ebenezer Dewey, Jr., Henry White and Sarah his wife were admitted
as members in full communion." That is. these three persons were received on profession of
their faith, while the others were collected from their previous church relations This is all the
record we have oi the proceedings of that day. except the baptism of Ebenezer killmrn"- sou
Ebenezer. It would be interesting now to know the services of the occasion and by whom
performed, ami it is specially to be regretted that no list .if members is given. Nor can that list
be accurately reproduced. As near as can be ascertained the original members were as
follows : —
Jonathan Adams and Hannah his wife, Stephen Bond and Molly his wife. Samuel Church and Elizabeth his
wit'.-. 1 )e;i. Ebenezer Dewey and Temperance his wife, Ebenezer Dewey, Jr., and his wife, Justus Hurd and Rachel
his wile. Bbenezer Killmrn (afterwards DeaconJ Josiah Killmrn and Marah his wife, Rev. .losiah Killmrn. Jr.,
Henrj Whit.' and Sai ill his wile.
It is not certain that these eighteen make the exact list of original members, but it is tis
nearly accurate as it can now be made. There are records of baptism of the children of some
who are nowhere recorded as church members. But it is not safe to infer their membership
from this alone. The practice largely prevailed iii the \ew England churches of allowing per-
sons to take the half-way covenant as it was called, not admitting them to full communion, but
only thereby granting them the prh ilege of household baptism. It has been doubted whether this
church ever tell into this practice, but the following record is conclusive : —
June 5, 17!M, Received .Jesse Dart into the church who had previously owned, the covenant & had had his children
baptized.
When Mr. Fish came, the practice was discontinued. Others too, who being members of
churches elsewhere, had not transferred their relation to this, brought their children to receive
baptism. This ifi known to have been the Ca8e With .John and Ann Mark, who being members
of the Presbyterian Church in the old country, bad their children baptized here, but without
joining this church. So doubtless with others.
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What few records are now extant from the organization of the church till the settlement of
the first pastor, a period of twenty-two years, consist mostly of dateless baptisms and admis-
sions to the church. Those who are recorded as having become members, during this time, are
as follows : —
Phiuehas Allen, Ebenezer Bill and Rachel his wife, Samuel Bill and Sarah his wife, John Bingham and Sibyl
his wife, Jonathan Bliss. Jr , and Sarah his wife, Levi Bliss and Ann his wife, Sibyl the wife of Elisha Y. Bond,
Gershom Crocker and Ann his wife, Thomas Dort and Sarah his wife, Irene the wife of Asa Davis, Temperance
Dewey afterwards the wife of Rev. Josiah Kilburn, Timothy Don, Joseph Ellis, Aaron Hammond and Rachel his
wife, Shubael Hard and Rachel his wife, "widow" Phebe Mack, Theodore Preston and Eunice his wife, Obadiah
Smith and Martha his wfe, Mary the wife of Eleazer Wilcox, and Margaret the wife of Joseph Young.
Others of whom no record is found but whose membership is well ascertained are as follows : —
David Blish (afterwards Deacon,) and Lucy his wife, Justus Chapin and Martha his wife, William Comstock,
Silvanus Hayward and Olive his wife, John Row, Jr., Obadiah Wilcox and Lydia his wife.
Probably there were some others, but these are all whose membership can now be determined.
As the church was organized at a private house, there was probably no Meeting House then
built. There can be no doubt, however, that the town built one, very soon after, on the height
of land between William Mark's and David Bill's, where the foundation is still visible. (Map
43.) A lever-wood about two inches through and 15 feet high, now stands within six inches of
the northeast corner-stone, and a red-oak and a hemlock each about 15 inches through, stand a
little east of the center. Here the people gathered in time of the Revolution, to form patriotic
plans, and to enlist for the defence of their country.
This house was built like an old-fashioned school-room with seats raised at the back and sides
for the singers, and boards laid upon movable blocks below for the rest of the congregation. The
men and women sat on opposite sides, facing each other. It remaiifed on this spot till 1783,
and perhaps longer. As the eastern part of the town began to be settled, the people there
demanded its removal for their accommodation. It is a common tradition that this house was
moved several times. Rev. Aaron Hall of Keene riding up one Sabbath morning to preach,
was unable to find it, not knowing that it had been removed during the week. There is a faint
tradition of there having been a Meeting House near the old Sullivan road, east of the Mark
meadow. (Map 356.) It is not improbable that its first removal may have been to this spot.
It was certainly moved to a spot a little west of the Keene road, about 20 rods southeast of the
" wheel-pit," where the foundation still remains. (Map 51.) No proof has been found of its
standing elsewhere. A foundation was prepared and the " sills leveled," on the hill southeast
of Henry Bingham's, (Map 87,) but the house was never set there. It is well known that there
was much excitement about its location, and an obscure tradition exists that, in 1788, about the
time the last foundation was made ready, " king David " having seized an ax to knock off the
first board, an opposing citizen was struck down by the blow.
In 1789, Sullivan having been set off, the quarrel about location seems to have been ended.
There was a general agreement to set the Meeting House as near the center of the town as
practicable. The exact center was then supposed to be Vessel Rock. The spot chosen was
about a quarter of a mile further north, where the foundation still remains. (Map 78.) It is
indicated by the white flag in the accompanying heliotype.
At a legal town Meting of the inhabitants of gilsum Holden at the hous of Lieu' daniel wrights on tuesday
the Tenth day of March 1789
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Choes John Bingham Zadok Hurd Samuel B lock
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The Committee Brought in their plan and was Excepted
1 ly Voted that the payment for the pews Shall Be Paid in Neat Cattle Equil to Beef at twenty Shillings per
hundred To Be paid as folows one third to Be paid in Sept 1789 One third in Sept 1790 and one third
in Sept 1791 —
2 ly Choes Aaron hammond Daniel Wright E WillCox Committee To receive the pay for the pews and See it
is laid out At the Best advantag upon the Meting lious
3 ly Agreable to the Vote of the town the Committee Set up the Pews at public Vandue John Bingham was
Vandue Master
Pew No one was B off By Aaron hammond at Six pound Thirteen Shilings.
Pew No two Bid of By Robert lane hurd at Seven pound Sixteen Shillings
The remainder were as follows : —
No. 3. Elezer Willcox 7£ 2sh. No. 14. Jonathan Clerk
No. 4. Samuel B. Lock 9 6 . No. 15. Ebenezer Bill
No. 5. david Bish and Daniel right 6 7 No. 16. Samuel Bill Jr. and Jonathan Church
No. 6. Stephen Bond and Jonathan Addams 8 1 No. 17. Aaron hammond and Zad Hurd
No. 7. Zadok Hurd 5 12 No. 1. " in the Girlery "* Roger dorte
No. 8. david fuller and Jehiel hoklridge 7 8 No. 2. Aaron hammond and Ebenezer Kilborn 3
No. 9. Samuel Barron Lock 7 2 No. 3. Zadok hurd and Justus hurd Jr
No. 10. Ebenezer Kilborn 6 4 No. 4. Jehiel holdridge
No. 11. Daniel peck 6 4 No. 5. Samuel Barron Lock
No. 12. david Addams and israel Loveland 5 1 No. 6. Brooks Hudson
No. 13. daniel peck 6 4
July 1 1793 Voted to Sell the pews that the town took back at publick Vandue. Chose Lev' Daniel Wright
Vandue Master.
No Nine Struck of to David Bill and Elisha Bond 5£
No 11 Turner White and Jesse Dart 5£ Is
No. 1 " in the Galery " Joseph Taylor Ebenezer Bill Peletiah Pease Jr Benjamin ware 5£ 2s.
Voted to Sell the Ground for four pews taking out the low hind Seats in the Bodey of the meting hous and the
persons that purchis s'1 Ground are to Build Sd pews on thare one Cost By that time the meting hous is finished,
the first pew Ground in the Boddv of the meting hous at the Right hand Struck of to Zadock Hurd tow pounds
Six Shillings.
the Second at the Right hand Struck of to Justus Chapin one pound fourteen Shillings
the first in the boddy at the Left hand Struck of to Aaron Hammond tow pounds fifteen Shillings
the Second in the Bodey of at the Lef hand Struck of to David fuller two pounds Eight Shillings
Nov. 5, 1789, twenty pounds to be paid in labor was voted for underpinning the house, and
the work was to be done by the next June. The Committee for this work were Ebenezer Kil-
burn, Ebenezer Bill, Ebenezer Dart, Sam'l Whitney and David Blish. Some parts of the older
house were used in the new one, as we find the next March the account of Eleazer Wilcox
allowed, " for moving the Old meeting House Boards and Straightening the Nails." It was
voted at the same meeting to raise twenty pounds for carrying on the Meeting House " to be
pay'd In Good potash Salts at markt price at Keen." The House was not finished till 1793, but
a town meeting was held at the Meeting House Aug. 30, 1790. Sept. 2b", 1791, it was voted to
finish off the Meeting House. It was struck off to Thomas Redding to finish for 157 Pounds,
paid in Neat Cattle at twenty shillings per hundred weight, " said Redding to procure a Bonds-
man to the Exceptance of the town." This he probably failed to do, for we find a meeting Oct.
20, when it was bid off by Aaron Hammond for 180.£. It was stipulated that
the Outside of the meeting house is to be Coulourd A Bright Orring, Only the Doors which are to Be a Stone
Gray the gets and Cornishes and winddows to Be white. The Inside to Be A Stone Gray only the Canopy to Be
A Prusian Blue & Pews and Stairs with Banisters. The Pulpit and Canopy to Be made Like Surry's.
It was to be finished off complete by Nov. 20, 1793. If done sooner, the contractor was to be
paid sooner. It was made like others of that day with high bird's-nest pulpit, with an over-
hanging sounding-board, and high galleries on three sides supported by fluted pillars. It was
elegantly carved around the pulpit and ornamented with pilasters around the square pews. The
seats were hung upon hinges, so they might be raised to furnish convenient standing place in
*In this word the Town Clerk evidently thought he had found the original of " gal-lery."
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prayer time. The Amen was the signal for a rapid succession of slams like the firing of mus-
ketry at old-fashioned trainings.
There is no record found of the dedication of this House. We are however able to fix
the time very nearly, by an inscription on the manuscript outline of a sermon by the first
pastor, which reads thus : — " Preached at Gilsum on the Sabbath after the dedication of their
meeting house, Dec. 1, 1793." The text is Judges 11 : 35 : " I have opened my mouth unto the
Lord, and I cannot go back." As it is well known that in those times, Wednesday was almost
uniformly selected for such occasions, there can be little doubt that the dedication occurred
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1793, just 19 years and one month after the organization of the Church.
What ministers were present or who preached is unknown.
The House had been previously occupied for town purposes, but probably not for preaching.
March 11, 1794. the town voted to give Jonathan Church 6 shillings for sweeping the Meeting
House and keeping the " Kees." Next year a similar vote is recorded in favor of Turner White.
There is nothing further about the House for eighteen years. Sept. 15, 1813, it was voted
to raise money to repair the Meeting House. Some idea of the extent of the repairs may be
gathered from the next record, that " James M Mark bid off the repairs for one dollar and fifty
cents." After this there were votes repeated about once in three years instructing the Selectmen
to repair the Meeting House. In 1824 it was voted to paint the Meeting House " except the
roof."
As usual in those days, no means had been provided for warming the house. In 1826 and
again in \X'-',i, an article was in the warrant, to see if the town would furnish a stove, but in
both cases it was dismissed without action. Many still remember meeting there in winter with
no lire, and how the tavern opposite was crowded at noon by young and old, the women
replenishing their little foot-stoves with coals from the large open fire-place, and the men " taking
something " to keep the cold out.
There was a large Common surrounding the Meeting House, mainly on the soutli : on the east
and south sides of which were rows of horse-sheds. Trainings and public gatherings of almost
every kind were held here. There was a tall " Liberty Pole" close by the road at the south-
west corner of the Common.
During a period of fifteen years, commencing in 1837, frequent discussions were held in
town meeting about moving or selling the " Old Meeting House." Various propositions were
made, and Committees appointed, " to inquire into the ownership," " to purchase the Meeting
House," (that is evidently the pews,) " for the benefit of the Town," " to consult with the Metho-
dist Denomination." and the like. At one time it was almost decided to move it to the " Lower
Village," and it was voted that " if the Old Meeting House be moved it be located within thirty
rods of Towne's Mill," and A. J. Howard, David Bill, and Jacob Polley were chosen a Com-
mittee to attend to " all business respecting the moving of said house." But all these plans failed,
and at the annual meeting, March 9, 1852,
Voted that the Selectmen sell at public auction the old Meeting-house, and all the land where the Meeting
house is now situated that the town own, the sale of the Meeting house to be seperate from that of the land, and
that the proceeds lie applied to liquidate the old debts of the town.
The land was bought by Daniel Smith for twelve dollars. The house was bid off by N. 0.
Hayward for Dr. K. D. Webster at eighty dollars. The pulpit windows may be seen in the west
end of C. B. Hayward's barn on Sullivan St., just above " the dug-way." The piazza of C. B.
Hayward's residence, (the old Whitney place, Chap. 36,) is supported by several of the pillars
that were under the gallery.
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Of the ministers employed before 1794, very little can be ascertained. Rev. John Hubbard
of Northfield, Mass., (Genealogy,) was among the first. He baptized Jennet Mark, now Mrs.
Hathhorn, in May, 1783. He also married her sister Jean to Elijah Bond Sept. 10, 1789. Rev.
Edward Goddard from Shrewsbury, Mass., then laboring in Swanzey, often preached here, also
Rev. Elias Fisher who afterwards settled in Lempster. He had a son Elias baptized here, probably
by himself. Rev. Aaron Hall of Keene, and probably other neighboring ministers, often rode
over from their own towns to preach to the destitute parish of Gilsum. At almost every town
meeting of which we have the record the subject of hiring preaching was discussed.
June 8, 1790 Voted to Join with Surry to Hire preach the Gospel with us
Voted to Rais Fifteen pounds to Be paid In wheat Rye Indian com and Flax weat at 5/ — pr. Bushel Rye at
3/6 — pr. Bushel Indian Corn at 2/8 — pr. Bushel and Flax at seven pence pr. pound Likewise Chose Aaron
Hammond Stephen Bond A Committee to Find A minester to preach with us.
Surry records show that on May 31, 1790, they appointed " Capt. Samuel Smith, Nathaniel
Parte & Ely Darte a committee to hire preaching in connection with Gilsum." July 19, 1790,
Gilsum "Voted to Give Mr. Newel Pour Dollars and Half p1'. Day For preaching." Sept. 13.
1790, the vote of June 8, was reconsidered, the plan of union with Surry being abandoned. It
was also " Voted to pay Mr. Newel out of the Salts rate," that is the Salts of Potash mentioned
above.
Oct. 18, 1790 " Voted to give Mr. Gad Newel A Call Upon probation " and " Chose Justus Hurd Jonathan
Adams & thoB. Dart Committee to Consult with mr. newel."
For some reason which is not now known, Mr. Newel was not finally called to a settlement
here, but settled in Nelson in 1794, where he was pastor for forty-two years, and died aged 95.
Nov. 28, 1791. Voted to Have Mr. Colton Stay with us this winter then voted to Give mr. Abishai Colton A
Call for Nine months Upon trial In order for Settlement Voted to pay Mr- Colton in Cattle or Grain at Cash price
At twenty Shilling pr- Day for preaching Chose Stephen Bond ThoB- Dart Justus Hurd Ebenr- Bill Aaron
Hammond Esq'- Blisli & Ebenr. Kilborn A Committee to report the doings of Sd. meeting to mr- Colton.
Aug 27 1792 Voted to hire mr Abisha Colton two Sabaths on trial for Settelment
mr Jonathan Addams mr Justus Hurd mr Justus Chapin a Committe to treete with mr Colton on trial for Set-
telment
Sept. 10 1792 Voted to Hire mr Abisha Colton one year to preach the Gospill and Give him fifty pounds and
bord him if Sullivan will form a union with us and hire him one half the time
This Sullivan refused to do, and how long he remained is not known. He is remembered as
a " good looking man with a fine voice." He settled for a time in Stoddard.
March 13, 1792, " Voted to Pay mr Eanock Bliss for his preaching with us." No further
information of this man has been found.
Rev. Elisha Fish of Windsor, Mass., having been dismissed from his pastorate there, had
been preaching at Bath, N. H., and on his way home stopped in Gilsum. He was recommended
by Rev. Aaron Hall of Keene. Mrs. Dea. Bond, by whom he was entertained, told him that the
Lord had sent him. In September, 1793, he was hired three months on probation at twenty
shillings per Sabbath. Feb. 15, 1794, the church voted to invite Rev. Elisha Fish to settle with
them as their pastor and teacher, requesting the town to concur. The same day the town voted
41 to 6 to give Mr. Fish a call, giving him " Fifty Pounds to rise with the Levy of s'd town to
Sixty pounds lawful money for his annual salary." Samuel Whitney, Lev't Daniel Wright, and
Capt. Jehiel Holdridge were the Committee to act with a Committee of the Church. It was
voted to give Robert L. Hurd nine shillings to notify Mr. Fish. In May following, a Committee
was voted to make provision for the Council. Mr Fish's reply to his call is recorded in the
Town Book and is as follows : —
To the Church and Congregation in Gilsum.
Gentlemen : — The invitation which you some time since gave me to settle with you in the work of the gospel
ministry, I have seriously and I trust maturely considered. I have availed myself of the advice of friends and
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have frequently I hope with humble dependence on Divine illumination, applied to the throne of grace that I might
be directed to give you a wise and right answer, and now considering the providential manner of my being intro-
duced among you, the union which has since taken place and still appears to exist, and the place which you have
given me reason to believe I hold in your affections. I am prone to think that your call is the call of GOD and that
I am therefore bound in duty to accept, which I accordingly do. And now my friends you will readily agree with
me, when I observe, that the office of a watchman on the walls of God's spiritual Jerusalem is an awful charge.
If the watchman be unfaithful and the people of his charge perish on his account, as he has reason to expect they
will, their blood will be required at his hand. But if he be faithful, and they refuse to hear and obey, his faithful-
ness will be a surprising aggravation of their final overthrow. The settlement therefore of a minister should be
undertaken with the most deliberate and devout seriousness. When you and I think of a connection of this kind,
we should consider that our contract if consummated will be attended with eternal consequences.
If God should see fit to settle me here in the work of the Gospel ministry, I pray him to give me instruction
and grace to be both skillful and faithful, and give you hearts to receive the ingrafted word in love, and that he
would enable us to be workers together with him in the building up of his kingdom, and hereby become helpers of
each others joy. With these devout wishes in my heart I subscribe myself, Your Friend,
Elisha Fish.
The Council met on the 29th of May at the house of Capt. Ebenezer Kilburn. It was com-
posed of Rev. Edward Goddard and Dea. Thomas Applin from Swanzey. Rev. Elias Fisher and
Dea. Elijah Bingham from Lempster, Rev. Aaron Hall and Dea. Abijah Wilder from Keene, Rev.
James Briggs and Dea. Ebenezer Snell (father-in law of Mr. Fish) from Cummington, Mass..
and Rev. Holloway Fish (brother of the pastor elect) and Dea. Eliphalet Stone from Marlboro.
Rev. Mr. Goddard was Moderator and Rev. Mr. Hall Scribe. The services were as follows : —
Introductory Prayer, Rev. Mr. Fish : Sermon, Rev. Mr. Briggs ; Installing Prayer, Rev. Mr.
Fisher ; Charge, Rev. Mr. Goddard ; Right Hand, Rev. Mr. Hall ; Concluding Prayer, Rev. Mr.
Briggs. There is no record of the singing.
In the Town Book is the following record : —
Voted to allow Mr Hammonds Ac', for Bording Re\ Mr Fish 21 weeks . . . . £5:5:0:0
more to keeping his horse — . . . . . . . ... . . . 2:8:0
more for Carring Letters missive to the Counsill . . . . . . . . 0 : 12 : 0
Voted to pay Cap' Kilborn for keeping the Counsil that Reinstalled Mr Fish . . . £5:0:0:0
Voted to have Revr Mr Fish Sallary Be paid to him the first of December annualy.
Thus commenced the pastorate of Mr. Fish. The records of town or church give almost
nothing further in reference to his ministry, till we come to his death. One page of the church
records is thus inscribed : —
March 28th, 1807.
This day departed this life, much lamented, our beloved Pastor, The Revd. Elisha Fish, aged 51, having had
the charge of us in the Lord
Twelve years and Ten months.
The only town record is a vote allowing $21.62 for his funeral expenses. They also voted to
continue his salary nine Sabbaths after his death, the preaching being given by the members of
the ministerial Association to which Mr. Fish belonged.
Rev. Elisha Fish graduated at Harvard University in 1779. and studied Theology with his
father at Upton, Mass. He was ordained at Windsor, Mass., June 16, 1785, and was dismissed
July 5, 17',>2. While here, he received an accidental injury, which resulted in the amputation
of one leg. This may have been a remote cause of his comparatively early death. In 1806,
there had been a revival in which between twenty and thirty were hopefully converted, and
twelve heads of families united with the church. During this revival Mr. Fish was unwearied in
his labors for their instruction, even beyond prudence, doubtless thereby hastening his premature
decease. During his last sickness he prayed much for the people of Gilsum, but expressed a
willingness to leave them, if they would only turn to the Lord. A short time before his death,
he is remembered to have spoken earnestly for some minutes in a language unknown to the
family, supposed to be Latin, and apparently in prayer.
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The following particulars are from a journal kept by Mrs. Sibyl Bond : —
He began to fail in the Fall of 1806, and didn't preach for a number of Sabbaths. Jan. 11, he was present,
and assisted some. Jan. 18, he preached and administered the Sacrament. Jan. 25, he preached for the last time,
after which he lived nine weeks, and died on Saturday, Mar. 28. He was buried Wednesday, Ap. 2, just after a
very severe snow-storm. Rev. Aaron Hall of Keene preached the sermon from 2 Tim. 4 : 6, 7, and 8th verses.
Few ministers were present on account of the great snow. Rev. Mr. Newell of Nelson started
on snow-shoes, but was obliged to turn back.
Mr. Fish was called a Hopkinsian, and was firmly attached to what he believed to be God's truth. At one
time, when on a council for ordination, he insisted on a thorough examination of the candidate's belief, and finding
him lax in doctrine, he alone of the ministers present, refused to take part in his ordination, and with five lay dele-
gates entered a protest against proceeding. For this he was severely rebuked by some of the members, but he
valued the approbation of his own conscience more than the praise of man. Though thus fearless in defence of
the truth when occasion seemed to require, he was no lover of controversy. He was decided and clear in his
preaching, declaring what he believed to be the whole counsel of God, but when men came to the town preaching-
other views, he kept right on in his own course without turning aside to attack any. Definite in his own views of
evangelical truth, his preaching was of no doubtful character. None could mistake his ideas of truth or duty.
His style was simple, clear, and forcible. Heeding the injunction " Feed the flock of God," he aimed not merely
or mainly to move the feelings, but rather to instruct his people. He once remarked, " If my people knew a hun-
dred times as much as they do, it would be a great deal easier teaching them." None doubted his sincerity and
piety. Even those who refused his doctrines, were for the most part friendly to the man. He was unusually social
and genial in his intercourse with the people. Some one in Cummington. Mass., said of him, " He is the most
agreeable man, I ever knew."
Doubtless many anecdotes might have been preserved illustrative of Mr. Fish's ministry and
the peculiarities of the times. The following serves to indicate the terms of familiar intercourse
between Mr. Fish and his people: —
One Sabbath he preached a very plain sermon against worldly-mindedness. Having occasion the next morning
to borrow some farm tool of his neighbor, John Mark, he arrived' at his house before Mr. Mark was up. After
getting him the desired article, Mr. Mark said, " You preached yesterday against worldly-mindedness, but you are
more worldly-minded than I am, for you are attending to your work before I get up."
On occasion of a severe drought, the church appointed a Fast to pray for rain. An ungodly man, in token of
his unbelief, engaged an unusual number of hands, and cut down several acres of his best grass. A storm came
on that very night and nearly ruined the whole. " Who hath hardened himself against God, and hath prospered t "
" Madam Fish," as it was then the custom to call her, was Abigail Snell, sister of Rev.
Thomas Snell, D. D., of North Brookfield, Mass, and of Mrs. Bryant, the mother of the poet.
She was an amiable and excellent woman. The portrait on the opposite page was taken in her
83d year.
In giving the names of those who united with the church during Mr. Fish's ministry, it is
proper to notice that lie himself united by letter from Windsor, Mass., on the day of his Instal-
lation, and before the Installation services began. The following persons were added to the
church during his pastorate : —
James Ballard and Molly his wife, Lucinda wife of Daniel Beverstoek, Lydia the wife of Samuel Bill,
Susanna wife of David Bill, Hannah Bingham. Jonathan Clark and Delilah his wife, Samuel Clark and Mercy
his wife, Jesse Dart, John Davis, Elisheba wife of John Dort. Polly wife of Fortunatus Eager. Eunice wife of
John Ellis, Martha wife of Moses Farnsworth, Orinda wife of David Fuller, Claudius Drusus Hayward, Luther
Holmes and Mary his wife, Zadok Hard and Mary his wife. Sarah wife of Ebenezer Kilburn, Rachel wife of
Berzeleel Mack. Joseph Plumley and Rachel his wife Sally Redding, Dudley Smith and Hannah his wife, David
Thompson and Molly his wife, Hannah wife of Ananias Tubbs, and Hannah wife of Turner White.
Before the settlement of Mr. Fisli no deacons had been chosen. Ebenezer Dewey and Stephen
Bond had probably officiated in that capacity, as they were called by that title, and had perhaps
held the office in the church from which they removed here. The first choice of Deacons in
this church was Aug. 28, 1794, when David Blish and Ebenezer Kilburn were elected. They
signified their acceptance of the office Oct. 2, 1795.
From the death of Mr. Fish to 1818 the records are very defective, the church remaining
without a pastor till 1829. A prominent reason for this long vacancy in the pastorate was the
great variety of religious opinions then prevailing. Probably few towns as small as Gilsum,
have had so great a variety of beliefs intermingled and confused together from before the begin-
Madam Abigail Fish.
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ning of the present century. We find in the town records, as far back as 1788, and for twenty
years following, certificates from sixteen different citizens stating either their disbelief in, and
consequent unwillingness to support the preaching provided by the town, or more frequently
excusing themselves on the ground that they had become supporters of the Universalists, or
Baptists, or Methodists mostly in Surry, Sullivan, and Alstead. (Appendix E.) Had they
been united in any one of these beliefs, they might probably have carried the vote of the town,
so as to have obtained and supported a minister of their own persuasion. But being so divided,
they could only prevent the maintenance of the "Orthodox" preaching which they mutually
disliked. In 1804, an article was inserted in the warrant " to see if the town would release the
Universalists, the Methodists, and Baptists from paying Minister tax in this town," but it was
dismissed without action. Similar efforts with the same result were made in 1805 and 1807.
But in March, 1808,—
Voted to raise I $120 for preaching on the following plan, that every individual shall have liberty to pay to
which denomination he pleases, the money to be preached out in the meeting house, if they please.
Maj. Bill, Esqr. Blish, Daniel Converse, and Iddo Kilburn were the Committee to carry the
vote into effect. This plan seems to have been pursued thereafter as long as the meeting house
was used for religious purposes, the last Committee for dividing the house having been appointed
in March, 1833, consisting of Iddo Kilburn, David Brigham, Daniel Day, Timothy Dort, and
Simon Carpenter. The next year, the Congregatioualists having built a Meeting House at the
village, the other denominations no longer asked for a division of the old house.
The only money raised by the town for preaching, after Mr. Fish's death, was the #120 in
1808, $100 in 1810, and the same sum in 1814, making in all $320, in each case to be divided
among the different denominations. In other years the subject was cither left out entirely, or
if named in the warrant, was dismissed without action, or in one case, in 1811, after voting to
raise money for preaching it was reconsidered and nothing done. The only reference to a
particular preacher, during this time, is an article in the warrant for Oct. 6, 1808, " to see if the
town or any part of them will take any method to obtain the Rev. Sam'l Goddard to preach with
them," on which no action was taken. Mr. Goddard was however employed some months, and
regret was expressed that more effort was not made to retain him. He afterwards preached in
Concord, now Lisbon. A Mr. Hutchins, who had been Preceptor in Chesterfield Academy,
was next employed for two seasons, and after him Rev. Broughton White, for the same length
of time. Mr. White preached here occasionally till 1819. He afterwards labored in various
places, and died at Acworth in 1861, aged 88 years.
The church at this period was much discouraged and had but little preaching. Sometimes a
neighboring church would let their pastor come a Sabbath and administer the ordinances, and
occasionally a young man just commencing would happen along, and by taking up a contribution
they would hire him a Sabbath or two. About the year 1814, Mary Wilcox, not then a member
of the church, was moved to make an effort to secure preaching, and herself went to all
the sisters of the church asking them to give something for that purpose. The women thus
raised money enough to hire the Rev. Gideon Burt of Long Meadow, Mass , eight weeks.
As a result of his preaching the church became more engaged and four persons united by pro-
fession, among them the one who started the movement.
In 1816, a change in the laws, more fully completed in 1819, freed the town from responsi-
bility in reference to preaching, and left the support of religious institutions, as now, entirely
voluntary. Though this change was undoubtedly wise, and on the whole better for the cause of
religion, yet it was mainly brought about by the factious and ignorant opposition of those who
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hated the influence of the pure gospel, and wished to be free, not to support different forms of
religious instruction, but no form at all, choosing utter ungodliness as their portion. Not all
who favored the change were of this class, but the leaders and managers in the State were nearly
all, men who lifted any form of vital religion. Nor was it strange that good men should have
been greatly discouraged, and doubtless gave utterance to unwise and unguarded expressions in
reference to the enactment of such laws. They were mistaken in supposing that it would be
the overthrow of evangelical religion. Both the hopes of one party and the fears of the other
were unfounded. " T/ie kingdom of God cometh not with observation.'' The more entirely
distinct church and state become, the better will religion prosper. What was intended by the
adversary as a blow at piety and godliness, proved, in the hands of a mightier than he, the very
means to nurture and extend the influence of pure and undefiled religion. A religion main-
tained by law is comparatively worthless. It speedily becomes dead and corrupt. But that
which springs voluntarily from an abiding principle in the soul, vitalized by the Spirit of God,
has a self-propagating power, pouring out blessings in ceaseless and increasing flow upon the
people where it once gains a footing.
An article in the warrant for a town meeting in September, 1815, to see who wish to form
themselves into a Congregational Society, was passed by without notice. In the following year a
successful effort was made to obtain a charter for a Corporate Body by the name of the Con-
gregational Church and Society. It is dated June 28, 1816, and was granted to " Obadiah
Pease, Elisha S. Fish, Dudley Smith, and Jonathan Pease, and their associates, and all such as
may hereafter associate with them." There were forty signers to the petition, twenty-five of
whom signed the charter. None of these forty are now living. The following are the names,
C. signifying those who finally signed the Charter: —
James Ballard, C, David Bill, C, Lemuel Bingham, David Blish, C, David Bliss, Elisha Bond, William Bond,
Justus Chapin, Jonathan Church, Jonathan Clarke, Jesse Dart, C, Jonathan E. Davis, C, Aaron Day, C, John
Dort, C. Ira Ellis, C, Elisha S. Fish. C., Aaron Hammond, C. Amherst Hayward, C, Silvanus Hayward, C,
Berzeleel Mack, C, Berzeleel Lord Mack, C, James M. Mark, William Mark, C., Waldo May, Jonathan Pease, C,
Obadiah Pease, C, Israel Plumley, David Smith. Dudley Smith. C, Elijah Ware, C, Obadiah Ware, True Web-
ster, C, True Webster, Jr., Nathan White, C, Stephen White, C, Luther Whitney, Edmund Wilcox, C, Eleazer
Wilcox, Eleazer Wilcox, Jr., C, Solomon Woods, C.
That there was some preaching during the years from 1816 to 1819, is evident from the
Society Records, which show a vote to raise money each year. But how much and by whom is
not now known. Rev. Levi Lankton of Alstead, the brother-in-law of Mr. Fish, is known to
have been employed during the summer of 1820. He died over 80 years of age at Marietta,
Ohio, in 1843.
Under the influence of zealous opposition, the church at this period was made a by-word and
reproach among the people. Some of its own members failed in the hour of trial, deserting its
ranks to join others of different faith and practice. The few who continued steadfast were
feeble and discouraged. But one Sabbath morning in the winter of 1819, the same Mary Wil-
cox, (then Mrs. Fish.) whose efforts had previously secured the preaching of Mr. Burt, proposed
to repair to the house of Dea. Pease, and statedly hold a reading meeting, which had been only
occasional before, until they should have a minister. The plan was adopted and proved success-'
ful. A weekly prayer meeting was also established. This movement seemed to be the turning
point in the history of the church. Upon the persistent maintenance of these reading meetings
the very life of the church seemed to depend. As an apparent result of this effort, the Society
increased the sum voted for preaching from A to \ of one per cent on their taxable property.
In January, 1819, during the intermission one Sabbath, at " a reading meeting" at the house
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of Dea. Pease, Dudley Smith offered to give fifty dollars a year, if preaching could be secured all
the time, or to give his proportion with any others. Acting on this suggestion. Elisha S. Fish,
not then a member of the church, went round among the people and made strenuous efforts to
get others to join in this movement. His journal kept at that time gives a minute account of
his exertions and the varied reception he met.
Rev. Ezekiel Rich was employed the following season. He was a man of learning and strong
mind ; an able preacher, sound in doctrine, prudent in his measures, and very laborious in the
cause of religion. He afterwards became insane, and died at the age of 70 years, somewhere
in Connecticut. He resided at Troy, where he had been previously settled. He procured $25
aid for the church, from the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. Through his
influence also, assistance was obtained in 1820, from the New Hampshire Missionary Society,
which was continued for more than thirty years, in sums varying from fifty to one hundred
dollars.
Soon after Mr. Rich came here. June 3, 1819, after a prayer meeting, six Directors were
chosen to provide the means for a system of Sabbath School instruction and regulate its man-
agement. The Committee consisted of Dea. Pease, Dea. Mark, Esq. Pease, Dr. Davis, Iddo
Kilburn, and James M. Mark. June 7, these Directors chose two teachers, Esq. Pease and Anna
Dort. What day the Sabbath School first met, I have found no distinct record, but in all prob-
ability it was June 13, 1819. June 20, Mr. Fish's journal states, " 11 more scholars have united
with the Sabbath School, making forty in the whole." Those above 16 years of age were organ-
ized into what was called a Christian Knowledge Society. The Sabbath School has been in
operation ever since, save that it has sometimes been suspended during the winter.
Those who united with the church, during these 23 years after Mr. Fish's death, while they
remained without a pastor, were as follows : —
David Bill, Susanna Bill, Lemuel Bingham, Lucy wife of Salmon Bixby, Betsey Bond, Mehetabel wife of Col.
William Bond, David Brigham (afterwards Deacon.) and Sophia his wife, Abigail Fish, Sarah Fish, Widow Lois
Gibbs, Amherst Hayward (afterwards Deacon,) and Polly his wife, Mary wife of Silvanus Hayward, Capt. Robert
Lane Hurd and Lydia his wile, Dr. Benjamin Hosmer. Charles Livermore, Berzeleel Mack, William Mark (after-
wards Deacon,) and Betsey his wife, Phinehas G. Miller and Sally his wife, Jonathan Pease (afterwards Deacon,)
and Anna his wife, Obadiah Pease and Lucy his wife, Oliver Pease, Hannah wife of Israel Plumley, Betsey wife of
Dudley Smith, Betsey wife of Jesse Temple, Widow Olive Temple, Sophira Temple, Hannah wife of Eli Thayer,
Harriet wife of Col. E. K. Webster. Mary Webster, Kebecca Whitcomh, Eleazer Wilcox Jr. and Esther his wife.
Lumund Wilcox (afterwards Rev.,) Mary Wilcox, and Betsey wife of Solomon Woods. Of these forty-two, only
two are supposed to be now living ; Sarah Fish, the widow of Dea. Amherst Hayward, and Hannah Locke the
widow of Israel Plumley.
September, 1814, Jonathan Pease was chosen Deacon in place of Deacon Kilburn who died
in 1810. July 8, 1819, William Mark was elected to fill the place of Dea. Blish who died in 1817.
For the next ten years, various preachers were employed, mostly in the Summer season.
Rev. George Perkins preached here a few weeks, and was considered " a young man of more
than ordinary promise." He gave the church six dollars towards a Sabbath School Library.
Rev. Sylvester Cochran, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Antrim, was here one
season, also Rev. George Freeman. Rev. Isaac Esty preached here two or three seasons. During
his stay there were several added to the church. A Mr. Claggett, afterwards of Ludlow, Vt.,
was here about 1827. Rev. Moses Longley was a candidate for settlement in 1829.
Nov. 15, 1829, David Brigham was chosen Deacon in place of Jonathan Pease, who had died
the January before.
In 1830, a parsonage was completed, the money being raised by subscription. It stood a few
rods north of the old meeting house, (Map 82,) and is the same house that Daniel Smith now
lives in. Dudley Smith gave three-quarters of an acre of land, and Amherst Hayward and
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David Brigham gave nearly the whole of the building material, while others subscribed liberally
in money and labor.
March, 1830, the church voted to give a call to Rev. Ebenezer Chase from Enfield, in whicli
the Society shortly concurred. The salary offered was " fifty dollars in the use of the parsonage,
One hundred and iifty in produce and those articles of living Commonly wanted in a family, and
one hundred dollars in money." It was also stipulated that if they could not make up the full
sum, he should be allowed to obtain it by preaching for other societies a part of the time. Mr.
Chase accepted this call and was installed Sept. 22, 1830. Lemuel Bingham, Eleazer Wilcox,
and E. S. Fish were a Committee to provide for the Council. The ministers invited were Rev.
Phinehas Cooke of Lebanon, Rev. Isaac Robinson of Stoddard, Rev. S. S. Arnold of Alstead,
Rev. Z. S. Barstow of Keene, Rev. Moses Gerould of East Alstead, and Rev. Job Cushman of
Sullivan, none of whom are now living. Of the installation services there is no record. It is
remembered however that Rev. Mr. Cooke preached the sermon, text Phil. 3 : 18, and Rev. Mr.
Cushman gave the Right Hand.
Rev. Ebenezer Chase " early became a Christian, having been led to anxiety for his own
salvation, by seeing the anxiety of his mother concerning her eternal welfare, whom he had sup-
posed had long been a Christian. In August, 1807, he began to preach under the care of the
Free Will Baptist Church, and was ordained as an Evangelist in August, 1810. In 1809, he
edited and published a monthly religious newspaper called the ' Religious Informer,' which was
largely circulated in the Free Will Baptist connexion.*'
"The Christian courtesy of Rev. O. C. Whiton of Troy, N. Y., led to the removal of preju-
dices against Congregationalism ; and after careful examination of the system, he united with
the Windsor (Vt.) Association of Congregational ministers, Nov. 12, 1828."
April 26, 1833, he was dismissed from the church in Gilsum, at his own request, and labored
with good success in Westmoreland for two years. He was pastor of the Congregational
Church in West Tisbury, Mass., seven years, and subsequently four years in West Yarmouth,
Mass., and several years in Eastham, Mass. " He was more than fifty years in the active duties of
the ministry, preached more than eleven thousand sermons, and was blessed with many revivals."
The minister who gave him the charge at his ordination, said, " I charge you before God, when about to preach,
never in any case put pen to paper, with a view to assist you in preaching, nor premeditate beforehand what you
shall say; but trust entirely to God, who •will teach you in the same hour what you shall speak."
Mr. Chase had an eminently spiritual mind, and was heartily devoted to his Master's service. His memory is
fondly cherished by those who enjoyed his labors. His daughter writes : —
" Since my earliest recollection my father was an earnest student, always rising very early so as to have several
hours for uninterrupted study before breakfast. He was also a faithful pastor, spending most of his afternoons in
visiting his parishioners."
After the death of his first wife, his three boys, then aged 12, 10, and 8, "became much dissatisfied with the
housekeeper. After consulting together the eldest went to his father as spokesman for the whole, and addressed
him about as follows. ' Father, we want a mother. When other men lose their wife, they marry again, and we
want to have you marry, for we want a mother.' Father replied, • Well, my son, who would you like to have me
marry ? ' ' We should like Eliza Patten for our mother,' was the reply, naming their school teacher." A few months
later the marriage took place, " and she proved the wisdom of the children's choice At my father's death
he left 7 children and 22 grandchildren Two of his sons have been editors of newspapers, one a preacher
of the gospel, and the youngest is now a Professor of Music in New York. Two of his daughters have written
poetry, some of which has been linked to music, and prose articles from the pen of one of them can be found in
several religious papers and magazines."
This church had been so long without a pastor, that the coming of Mr. Chase was quite an
event in their history. His labors here were productive of good resulting in considerable addi-
tions. During his pastorate the following persons, besides himself, united with the church : —
Nancy wife of Luther Abbot, Hannah wife of Allen, Melintha Bill, Asa Bond and Elmira his wife,
Eliza wife of Rev. Ebenezer Chase, Anna wife of Dr. Jonathan E. Davis, Martha wife of Stephen Day, Lucy wife
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Wetherbee, and Mary Ann wife of Oliver Wilson. Only four or five of these 23 are now living.
After the dismission of Mr. Chase, Rev. S. S. Arnold from Alstcad Center came to this
church. Finding them much restrained in their usefulness, from the want of a place of worship
of their own. inasmuch as the old house belonged equally to other denominations, he urgently
advised to build in the village, and recommended the sale of the parsonage to assist in this
enterprise. This was agreed to, and under his wise and efficient management the work went
rapidly forward, and was completed in the Fall of 1834. The Committee for building were Rev.
S. S. Arnold, Dudley Smith. Amherst Hayward, E. S. Fish, and Eleazer Wilcox, all of whom
are now dead. A Committee from Keene consisting of Dr. Barstow, Dea. Jacquith,and Timothv
Hall, located the Meeting House where it now stands. The cost was near $2000, and was paid
through great struggles and self-denial, not only on the part of the larger subscribers, but of
those who of their poverty cast in but little. Many contributions were received in small sums
from those interested in the place, but resident elsewhere. Some also of the citizens, not mem-
bers of the church or Society, kindly assisted in the enterprise. In 1820, Mrs. Mary Baker and
her son James Ballard had presented the town with a large Bible to be kept in the desk of the
old meeting house for the use of all denominations. This Bible is now in possession of Sidney
Gates. When the new meeting house was built, Luther Ballard, adopted son of James Ballard,
presented a Bible to this church, which remained in the pulpit, till becoming somewhat worn, it
was taken for vestry use, and a new Bible for the pulpit was presented by Adam Brown of
Wolfeboro, a personal friend of Rev. Mr. Wood.
This church owes a large debt of gratitude to Rev. Mr. Arnold. To his advice and leader-
ship the present house of worship is almost, entirely due. They would have been glad to have
kept him as their pastor, and in November, 1835, gave him a formal call. But he declined to
settle, thinking his duty called him elsewhere.
Rev. Seth S. Arnold spent his early life on the farm and in the business of tanning. He
fitted for College largely under the instruction of his pastor, Rev. Sylvester Sage, but went to
the Academy at Deerfield, Mass., a short time. He graduated at Middlebury College in 1812.
The following year " he taught a select school at Bladensburg, Md., with the exception of the
months of July and August, 1813, during which time he was first sergeant of a company of
volunteers for the defence of Annapolis against British troops." Arms being scarce he carried
a stick in place of a musket. This stick he had afterwards made into a cane which is now in
possession of his only surviving daughter, Mrs. Gage of Ascutneyville, Vt. He studied Theology
with Rev. J. Brcckenridge of Washington, D. C, and with his pastor, Rev. S. Sage of West-
minster, Vt. He was recommended as a candidate for the ministry by Windham Association,
Sept. 27, 1814. He was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational Church in Alstead
Center June 17, 1816. Here he continued for eighteen years and was blessed with three exten-
sive revivals. During this period he was one of the Directors of the N. H. Missionary Society,
and often engaged in missionary work among neighboring churches.
After leaving Alstead he came to Gilsum where he remained two years. His wise counsels
and hearty assistance were of the greatest value to the church here.
In 1830 he returned to Westminster, Vt., to care for his aged father, now over ninety years
of age. While here, he supplied the church in Walpole two years, and that in Westminster the
same length of time. A powerful revival attended his labors.
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After the death of his father, he preached four years in Halifax, Vt., from October 1852
to March 1856, two years in Roxbury, six years in West Townshend, Vt., from 1858 to 18(34. At
the age of 75, he retired from the ministry and removed to Ascutueyville, Vt., where he was " an
active worker in the cause of Christ, in the Sabbath School, in prayer meeting, and visiting from
house to house."
As a preacher. Mr. Arnold was instructive rather than sensational. His sermons were always prepared with
care, in language simple, such as his hearers would readily understand. As a man he was of noble form, erect, and
dignified in all his actions, courteous in his treatment of all men, a lover of hospitality, prudent of speech, a wise
counselor, a true friend, in all respects a Christian gentleman. He was specially remarkable as a wise counselor
and eminently skillful in adjusting and pacifying old difficulties and church quarrels. " Blessed are the peace-
makers."
The new Meeting House was dedicated Nov. 11, 1834, and the occasion was made the begin-
ning of a four days meeting. Rev. Mr. Arnold preached the sermon from 2 Chron. 6: 40, 41.
The Hymns were the L. M. and C. M. versions of the 132d Psalm. Rev. Z. S. Barstow offered
the dedicatory prayer.
After Mr. Arnold left, Rev. William Hutchinson came in 1836, and in July, 1838, a call was
extended to him, which he declined.
Rev. William Hutchinson was ordained at Bethlehem, Jan. 27, 1830. After three years lie
went to Dalton, where he remained two years before coming to Gilsum. While at Bethlehem and
Dalton he also supplied the church at Whitefield. After leaving Gilsum, he went to Plaintield,
where he was installed May 28, 1839, and where he died in 1842.
He was a godly, sincere man, of limited education, and very humble estimate of his own powers. He was a
useful minister, not fearing to declare the whole counsel of God. He was in early life a successful teacher of music
and had a fine voice both for speaking and singing.
He was unusually favored in hi.-- marriage relations. His first wife was " a very devoted self-sacrificing christian.
In dying, she committed her four little ones to the care of a covenant keeping God, praying, that Nathaniel Merrill, a
babe of six weeks, might ' become a vessel of mercy.' " It is worthy of notice that he is now a missionary.
(Chap. 31.)
His second wife, Mrs. S. M. Bingham of Lempster, was a woman of rare gifts, and lovely christian character.
She proved a mother indeed to the orphaned children. One of them testifies that she was " a faithful wife, a loving,
conscientious mother to us all, a devoted christian woman, a bright light, in society and church, an original thinker,
born to lead. She was one in a hundred. With us she yet lives, her example will always be felt."
In 1839, a call was given to Rev. Henry White, which he accepted, but on assembling of the
Council, unexpected opposition led him to take back his acceptance. He was a plain, practical
man of sedate bearing, and apparently of very earnest piety ; a sound preacher, but without the
brilliant qualities which attract the multitude. He was the author of a valuable book called,
" The Early History of New England." He labored here one year, and died somewhere in
Maine, Dec. 8, 1858, aged 68 years.
In the following year several ministers preached for a short time. Rev. A. R. Livermore
staid three months, and a call was given him which he declined. He is still living in Connecticut.
Rev. George Langdon preached here a year and a half but declined a call to settlement. He
was a man of ability but feeble in health. It is not known whether he is now living or not.
His name is not found in the list of Congregational ministers at the present time. He was a
descendant of Capt. Samuel Gilbert.
Mr. Langdon's ministry closes a period of about ten years after Mr. Chase's dismission, during
which the meeting house had been built, and though there was no special revival, therfe had been
some additions, and it was on the whole a season of prosperity and gradual increase of strength.
The following are the names of those who united with the church during this period : —
Maiy Ann Arnold, Sophia Arnold, Elsea wife of Lemuel Bingham, Eliza Bragg, James Downing and Lydia
his wife, James Downing, Jr., Susanna wife of John S. Farrar, Eunice Fish, Luna Foster, Rossa Gates, Lyman
Gerould and Susan his wife, Elizabeth Hathhorn, Lydia Hodgkins, Lucy widow of Zachariah Howes, Arnold
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Bryant Hutchinson and Martha his wife. Ebenezer Hutchinson and Thomasin his wife, Senah wife of Rev. Wil-
liam Hutchinson. Abijah Wilder Kingsbury (afterwards Deacon.) and Lovina his wife, Fanny Mark. Rachel wife
of Dea. William Mark. Rachel Esther Mitchell. Ashbel Whitney Rouse. Nancy Smith, Orinda Smith, Mary Fiske
wife of Capt. George W. F. Temple (afterwards Deacon,) Andrew Dexter Towne, Isaac Wallis and Susan his wife,
Herriet L. Way, Esther wife of Rev. Henry White, Hannah White, Julian Caroline White, Mary Emmons White,
Edith wife of Joel Wilson, and Emeline Wood. Of these forty, sixteen are supposed to be living.
Soon after Mr. Langdon left, in the Spring of 1842, Rev. James Tisdale from Dublin was
employed. Not wishing to settle, he was hired by the year and remained for seven years.
Rev. James Tisdale graduated at Brown University in 1821. He then taught an Academy at
Darlington Court House, S. C, two years. He had embraced infidel views in College, but while
teaching was converted " by reading the sermons of Dr. Emmons." He studied Theology with
Rev. A. Cobb of West Taunton, Mass., and was approbated as a candidate for the ministry, Oct.
25, 1825. Sept. 29, 1830, he was ordained at Guildhall, Vt., where he remained six years. He
next labored at Dublin for about the same length of time, till he came to Gilsum. After leaving
Gilsum he went to Shutesbury, Mass., where he remained nearly eight years. He then removed
to Tonica, 111., where he preached two years. " His last labors were at Lowell, 111., to the Con-
gregational Church of Vermillion."
Mr. Tisdale was a man of learning and unusual ability. His preaching was not what would be called eloquent,
perhaps, though sometimes well worthy the name, but it bore marks of deep thought, and careful research, and was
eminently instructive. Few preachers impart so much instruction in a, year as he. He was a man of strong
passions/which he kept under such control that they were for the most part a power to increase his usefulness;
while if at any time his temper gave way for a moment, he was quick to apologize in the most satisfactory manner
to whomever he might have offended. He won the good-will and respect of all who knew him. No one who
lived near him could long remain his enemy. One neighbor who said in a passion, that Mr. Tisdale should not
stay in town another year, tried the next year to have him sent to the Legislature.
Of intense radical convictions, he was an earnest reformer, embracing the causes of Anti-slavery and Total
Abstinence in the days of their unpopularity. Very few men have done so much for the Temperance cause in
Gilsum as Mr. Tisdale. He was also deeply interested in education, and held the office of Superintending School
Committee four years. He had a very deep religious experience leading him to exalted views of God and his
kingdom. His favorite Hymn was the 4th Select, commencing,
11 Keep silence all created things,
And wait your Maker's nod,
My soul stands trembling while she sings
The honors of her God ! '*
He selected it to be sung at his funeral.
Many still remember the fervor with which he was accustomed to read this hymn, as also the 15'2a Select,
beginning,
"Now for a hymn of praise to God."
His heart was evidently set on the kingdom of Christ. He delighted to study the prophecies. In them he
thouo-ht he found the richest food, the strong meat of the Bible, while the doctrines which many call strong and
hard, he regarded as only " milk for babes in Christ." Remarkably clear and forcible in the presentation of the
great doctrines, it was in the contemplation of the promised reign of Christ on the earth, that his heart warmed
and his eye kindled, and he rose almost to ecstasy in view of the wonderful glories then to be revealed. He was
accustomed in preaching and other instructions to speak much of entire submission to God, one of his most fre-
quent expressions being, " We must make God all-in-all and ourselves nothing." His last days gave full evidence
of this complete resignation to God's will. He thought much of the value and efficacy of prayer, and frequently
referred to the " golden vials full of odors which are the prayers of saints." About a week before his death, the
last time he was able to pray with his family, after praying individually for them, he prayed earnestly for each of the
parishes where he had labored.
" A plain white marble slab marks his resting place, on the top of which is carved a hand holding a Bible open
to the text, ' Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.' "
During Mr. Tisdale's ministry here, the debt of the society, $1,100, which had been incurred
in building the meeting house, was paid up. There were also extensive repairs on the meeting
house. The basement had been remodeled once or twice, and variously used for tenements.
The town being without a Hall, an effort was made in 1849 to make arrangements to finish off
rooms for their use in said basement. But the town declined to consider it. This period was as
heretofore a time of self-denial and struggles to support the institutions of religion, yet, on the
whole, it was a season of general prosperity to the church. The instructive preaching and private
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labors of Mr. Tisdale were by no means without effect. Though there was no marked revival,
there was deep seriousness, an earnest religious thoughtfnlncss pervading the congregation, and
eleven united with the church, whose names are as follows : —
Lydia Eveline Miller Abbott, Sarah Ann Church, Hannah More Fish. Martha Paige Fish. Mary Wilcox Fish,
Anna Maria Temple, Mary the -wife of True Webster, Charles Thomas Wetherby and Nancy his wife, Beulah
Rizpah Wilcox, and Sally the wife of Eleazer Wilcox. Five of them are supposed to be still living.
June 1, 1846, Amherst Hay ward was chosen Deacon in place of Dea. Brigham who had
removed to Manchester.
Rev. Abraham Jackson from Walpole, supplied the pulpit one year, but did not care to reside
here. He was an interesting and instructive preacher. He died in Connecticut, April, 1S74,
aged 82.
Rev. Ezra Adams, formerly of Surry, and afterwards of Roxbury, was then hired for a year,
and in January, 1851, accepted a call on a salary of three hundred and twenty-five dollars. He
was installed March 19, 1851. The services on the occasion were as follows : Scriptures and
Prayer, Rev. Bezaleel Smith, Roxbury ; Sermon and Installing Prayer, Rev. Dr. Barstow,Keene ;
Charge to Pastor, Rev. S. S. Arnold, Acworth ; Right Hand, Rev. T. S. Norton, Sullivan ;
Address to People, Rev. J. Perkins, East Alstead ; Concluding Prayer, Rev. Mr. Aspenwall of
the Methodist Church, Gilsum.
Mr. Adams continued pastor till his death in 1864, having been settled 13 years, and having
preached here nearly one year before. His death in the midst of life was one of those afflictive,
and to us mysterious Providences, in which God seems to have forgotten the necessities of his
people, and the interests of his own kingdom. A page in the church records is thus inscribed :
March 20th, 1864.
This day departed this life much lamented, our beloved Pastor, Rev. Ezra Adams, aged 54, having had this
church under his charge Fourteen years.
There were present at his funeral six of the neighboring ministers. Rev. Dr. Barstow
preached from Heb. 4 : 9.
Rev. Ezra Adams graduated at Amherst College in 1835, and at East Windsor Theological
Seminary in 1838. He was ordained pastor of the Church in Surry, Ap. 28, 1840. After
three years he went to Roxbury where he labored seven years, and then removed to Gilsum.
In early life he was sickly, and he considered that his life was prolonged only by his strictly temperate habits.
His schoolmates used to tell him, he would certainly be a drunkard because he refused to drink with the rest. But
he answered that if he never tasted liquor, it would be impossible. He was a good scholar and a diligent student.
In a little volume which Mr. Adams wrote, entitled " Advice to an Enquirer, or Children led to
Christ," we learn that he was early the subject of religious impressions, but being naturally diffident, he
kept all to himself, and gave way to a self-righteous spirit ; became opposed to God, and the humbling
doctrines of his word. For some years he continued in that condition, when a pious friend spoke kindly
to him of the interests of his soul, and the Holy Spirit enabled him to look to the Lamb of God. As
a pastor and minister of Christ, all are ready to testify how faithfully and perseveringly he prosecuted his work :
and how discreetly he demeaned himself in all things. The crowning excellence of this beloved man was
self-denial and self-sacrifice. That the Missionary Society might be less burdened, he voluntarily relinquished its
aid, and thus diminished the little pittance of a salary which he received.
His sermons were plain, practical presentations of the truth, clear and forcible, and especially free from any
suspicion of cant or insincerity. Perhaps his most marked characteristic was a peculiarly unaffected simplicity,
free from every semblance of sham. Of few men, in these days, could it as well be said, " Behold an Israelite
indeed, in whom is no guile." He was specially gifted in prayer, seeming to have a nearness and freedom of access
to God, granted to but few. He was a wise and judicious counselor, prudent in worldly affairs, with a business
tact rare among clergymen. He was beloved by his parish, and highly respected throughout the town for his
sterling worth. He served thirteen years as Superintending School Committee.
Mr. Adams's ministry was one of marked usefulness. Through his efforts, and with no small
self-denial on his part, as well as others, the aid received from the N. H. Missionary Society was
given up, and the church has been self-sustaining ever since. The first year the aid was given
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up, it was found the tax would lie a little more than 1| per cent on the taxable property. Mr
Adams was unwilling the Society should be so burdened, and voluntarily reduced it to one pei
cent, thus giving up over forty dollars of his salary, and continued to give up from forty to
seventy dollars annually till his death. Soon after his settlement, a revival occurred in which
many additions were made to the church, including some of the most active present members.
The number of elderly people then brought in was particularly noticeable.
The names besides his own were as follows : — Abigail the first wife of Kev. Ezra Adams, Alice Melissa the
second wife of the same, William Bigelow Adams, Aaron Day and Jane his wife, Mary Louisa the wife of Franklin
Downing, Elisha Snell Fish, Janette the wife of Moses Fish, Warren Foster and .Jane his wife, Elmira the wife of
Winsor Gleason, Claudius Buchanan Hayward and Mary Louisa his wife, Sarah Jane Hayward, Martha the wife
of Philander Howland, John Livermore, Chilion Mack. Elbridge Smith (afterwards Deacon,) and Mary Ann his
wife, Eunice Morse Smith, Rebecca the wife of Solomon Smith. George William Foster Temple (afterwards Dea-
con), Eliza Ann the wife of A. D. Towne, Sally the wife of Andrew Towne, Fanny the wife of Capt. Benjamin
Ware, and Luther Abram Wilkins. Of these twenty-seven, 12 are now dead.
Nov. 3, 18(34, Elbridge Smith was chosen to fill the office vacated by the death of Dea. Mark.
After Mr. Adams's death, the neighboring ministers supplied the pulpit for two months, for
the benefit of the family. Having heard various candidates, it was finally agreed to hire Rev. E.
B. Bassett, from Westmoreland. He remained here about two years, and removed to Washing-
ton, N. H., in 1866, and is now residing in Shutesbury, Mass. The following persons united with
the church during his ministry : —
Lucy D. the wife of Daniel Downing, Emily Graham Hayward, Esther White Hayward, and Harriet Augusta
the wife of Lyman G. Pierce, two of whom are still living.
In April, 1867, Rev. Horace Wood from Ossipec, who had been preaching here some months
previous, was hired as stated supply, with a salary of three hundred and twenty-five dollars
and the use of the parsonage, and continued here till August, 1875. At the beginning of his
ministry a parsonage and lot was purchased, Dea. Hayward giving $500 for the purpose.
Through the exertions of Mr. Wood $50 was obtained three successive years, from the Society
for the promotion of Christian Knowledge, which was in part applied to help pay for the Parson-
age. It cost $1,100, which has all been paid. The Meeting House was largely repaired, the
basement remodeled into a comfortable vestry, and a new Cabinet Organ purchased, all involving
an expense of something like $1,300. Mr. Wood obtained some assistance from abroad, and it
should be specially noticed that many of those outside the church here generously aided in these
important enterprises.
Rev. Horace Wood was converted in the great revival at East Alstead in 1827, when 80
united with the church, 7 of whom became ministers. His ancestry as far back as traced have
been Christian people. On his mother's side the family is descended from the celebrated band
of Waldenses who suffered the terrible persecutions of the 12th and 13th centuries.
Having chosen the ministry as his calling, in Sept. 1831 he set out on foot for Kimball Union
Academy, at Meriden, intending to work his way through College. The first term he supported
himself, using what he had earned during the Summer, and also continuing some manual labor
at the school. He subsequently received aid from Funds given for the purpose of preparing
young men for the ministry. After a little more than a year, his health failed from over-work,
especially from studying by lamp-light. He was therefore obliged to suspend his studies for three
years, and ultimately give up the idea of a Collegiate course. This, he terms the great trial of
his life.
In 1836, his health had so far recovered that he was able to enter the Theological Seminary
at Gilmanton, and was a member of the first class that graduated there.
He was ordained and installed over the Congregational Church in Dalton, July 10, 1839,
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where he remained six years, preaching also a part of the time in Whitefield. In 1845, he
removed to Gilmanton, where lie supplied the pulpit of the first Church for three years. In 1848,
he began to preach for the Church at Center Ossipee, and was acting pastor there for fifteen years,
having also supplied their pulpit in connection with Ossipee Corner one year more. Here he
lin ried his first wife and their adopted daughter. He then resided two years at Ossipee Center,
supplying the pulpit there and also at North Wolfeboro.
In August, 1866, he began at Gilsum, where he remained as acting pastor for nine years, six
of which he served the town as Superintending School Committee, and where he still resides.
His health having somewhat failed, he found himself obliged to give up preaching in the Spring
of 1875, since which he lias preached only rarely. For 36 years previous, he very seldom lost a
Sabbath, and lie frequently speaks of his great enjoyment in the work of the ministry, and his
thankfulness to God for continuing him so long in it.
The Lord's Day, Oct. 27, 1872, being the Centennial Anniversary of the church, was com-
memorated by a discourse in the morning, by Rev. Mr. Wood. Text, — Ps. 48 : 12-14. Sub
ject, — Zion's beauty, strength, and safety. The Lord's Supper was observed in the afternoon,
and in the evening a manuscript sermon of the first pastor was read. It was preached by him
Dec. 15, 1793. Text, — Exodus 3 : 14. On Monday following, Rev. Silvanus Hay ward, th en
of South Berwick, Me., delivered an historical address which was published in pamphlet form,
and from which a large part of the preceding church history has been taken.
During Mr. Wood's ministry the following persons besides himself united with the church : —
Ann Cuthbert. Margaret Cuthbert, Franklin Downing, William Hayward, Nancy Houston, George Learoyd and
Ann his wife, Elmina wife of Chilion Mack, Vienna Dort Mack, Lydia Caroline wife of Chester Nichols, Lyman
Gilbert Pierce, Mary wife of James Rawson, Hannah Theodosia Spaulding, Lucy widow of Asa Whittemore, Almaria
Wilder, Sarah Ann wife of Rev. Horace Wood, and Jane Elizabeth wife of George Wright, all but one of whom
are still living.
Iii June, 1875, Rev. Silvanus Hayward supplied the pulpit for Mr. Wood. On the resignation
of Mr. Wood he was invited to become the acting pastor of the church with a salary of a thousand
dollars and the use of the parsonage. He continued to hold the office for four years. The most
important action of the Church, during his ministry, was the adoption of new Rules, and the
remodeling of the Creed and Covenant. None of the old doctrines were omitted, but were
expressed more entirely in Scriptural language, and the conditions of membership were made
such as to exclude no one who gives credible evidence of believing in the Lord Jesus Christ.
July 9, 1876, the Nation's Centennial was observed by the Church. The Meeting House was
trimmed with evergreen and flowers. The pastor preached from Eccl. 7 : 10, and an interesting
Centennial service was conducted by the Sabbath School.
The following persons besides himself, were received into the Church during Mr. Hayward's
ministry. One has since died.
Sarah F. wife of Levi Barrett, Jane F. Crichton, Robert Cuthbert and Margaret H. his wife, Mason Guillow and
Elizabetn C. his wife, Bell Hayward, Grace Hayward, H. Elvira wife of Rev. S. Hayward, Theron Hayward
and Eniilie E. his wife, A. J. Howard (now Deacon,) and Rizpah M. his wife, Francis C. Minor and Emily F. his
wife, Gustave Polzer and Ardella R. his wife, Huldah B. wife of George B. Rawson, and Carrie H. wife of John
A. Smith ; also Dea. Elbridge Smith and Mary A. his wife were received back from the church in Keene to which
they had been dismissed.
METHODIST CHURCH.
The history of this church is necessarily imperfect, very few records having been found.
For the following account I am largely indebted to Rev. S. E. Quimby, Clerk of the N. H. Con-
ference, and President of the Seminary at Tilton.
Methodist preachers first came to Gilsum just about the beginning of the Century, possibly a
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year or two earlier. The first positive record is in 1801. Their meetings were first held in one
of the private houses in the edge of Keene ; — which house is not now known, perhaps in different
places. Soon after, they came to Dea. Kilburn's, and held meetings in his house and barn. His
daughter Jemima was the first person in Gilsum who joined their church. Afterwards they
received many from different parts of the town. Some of their strongest supporters, as the
Kilburns and the Blishes, came from the Congregational Church.
Rev . John Gove (Appendix E) was probably the first preacher. He was here in 1801, and it
was through his influence that Elder Kilburn was converted. He was here also in 1803, and
perhaps later. Rev. John or Joshua Crowel was here about the same time.
Rev. Martin Ruter, then only 16 years of age, preached here that year, and was considered
" a prodigy." He was born in Charlton, Mass., Ap. 3, 1785. With no advantages for education,
except the common school, his taste for study stimulated him to gather knowledge from every
available source. Converted in 1799, the next year he was licensed to preach, and in 1801 was
appointed on the Chesterfield circuit, during which appointment he preached in Gilsum. In
1803, lie was ordained Deacon at the New York Conference, and the next year was stationed
at Montreal. In 1805, at the age of 20, he was ordained Elder and appointed to Bridgewater
circuit in N. H. The same year he married Sibyl Robertson of Chesterfield. He was after-
wards stationed at Northfield, Portsmouth and Nottingham, and in 1808 at Boston, Mass. In
1809, he returned to N. H. and married Ruth Young of Concord. He was appointed to
Portland, Me., in 1811, and afterwards resided at North Yarmouth, Me., " and preached in
the vicinity." In 1815, he was at Salisbury, Mass., and two years following at Philadelphia,
renn. " In 1818, the degree of A. M. was conferred upon him by Asbury College, Baltimore,
Md., and he was appointed to take charge of New Market Wesleyan Academy. In 1820, he was
elected Agent of the Cincinnati Book Concern and honored with the degree of D. D. by the
University at Lexington, Ky." In 1828 he was appointed President of Augusta College, Ky. Four
years later he resigned, and was stationed at Pittsburg, Penn. " In 1831 he was appointed
President of Alleghany College, where he remained until, at his own request, he was sent a mis-
sionary to Texas in 1837, and was appointed by Bishop Hedding, Superintendent of the Texas
Mission. Having accomplished the object of his mission, he started for home, but was taken
sick and died at Washington, Tex., May 16, 1838. He was buried there, and a handsome monu-
ment erected by public subscription, marks the spot."
He was a man of rather feeble constitution, much devoted to God, more than ordinary preaching abilities, very
studious ; — a self-taught scholar, he was not only acquainted with his mother tongue, but had a good knowledge
of the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and French languages, and paid some attention to the Arabic and Persian.
Bishop Hedding, who knew him intimately, says, " He was never known, accused, or even suspected of having
done a mean action."
Rev. Thomas Ravlin preached here in 1802, and Rev. John Tinkham in 1804 and 1805.
Rev. Elijah Hedding preached here about 1806, and four years after, married a daughter of
Dea. Blish " and took up his residence at Winchester." " As a boy he evinced more than ordi-
nary physical and mental power, and an adventurous spirit. He led a somewhat wild life " till
his conversion in 1798. Having preached two years under license, he was admitted to the N. Y.
Conference in 1801. In 1803, he was on the Bridgewater circuit in N. H. In 1807-8, he was
Presiding Elder on the N. H. District, and the following year on the New London District. He
was stationed three times at Boston, Mass , also at Lynn, Mass., and Portland, Me. In 1821-2,
lie was Presiding Elder on the Boston District. " In 1824, contrary to his own strongly
expressed wishes, he was elected Bishop, and brought to the position all that zeal, devotion,
industry, and strength of purpose, which characterized his previous life."
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" His family residence was in Lynn, Mass., from 1824 to 1837, when he removed to Lansing-
burg, N. Y., and in 1842 to Saratoga Springs, from there in 1844 to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where
he died."
David Kilburn says, " He was a man of commanding appearance, large and well-built frame,
manners perfectly simple, and yet dignified, energetic, and a truly great and good man."
Almost nothing can now be told of the next thirty years of Methodism in Gilsum. There
was preaching from time to time, in private houses, and at the old Meeting House, but we have
no record of appointments here.
In August, 1829, a Camp Meeting in charge of Elder John W. Hardy was held in the woods
south of the old Keene road, above the Kilburn place, very near the town line. The spring
stoned up for their use, also several stone fire-places for cooking can still be seen. (See map.)
About 1834, meetings were held in Day's Hall at the Factory Village, and at the house of
Gapt. John Taylor. One of the more prominent Methodist preachers at that time was
Rev. William H. Brewster. — a native of Claremont, — '' a self-made man," entering the
ministry at the age of 21. Early espousing the cause of Anti-slavery, in the struggles which
arose he was led to sever his connection with the Methodists, and joined the Oongregationalists.
" A greater part of his ministerial labor has been in cities, — twelve years in Lowell, Mass. ;
five years in Providence, R. I. ; eleven years in Cleveland, Ohio." Since 1868, he has labored
in various fields in Illinois, and is now at Blue Island, near Chicago. " During 45 years of
ministry, he has been absent from his pulpit only a few Sabbaths on account of ill health, has
taken but four vacations, neither of wliicli exceeded four weeks, is now able to preach twice on
the Sabbath and attends S. School."
At a Quarterly Meeting held in Gilsum in November, 1835, Rev. Lorenzo D. Barrows first
received a " local preacher's license," and is remembered to have preached here occasionally
while located at Keene soon after. At the time of his death in 1878, he was President of Tilton
Seminary, and had for many years held a prominent position in the M. E. Church.
In November, 1842, Rev. Samuel S. Dudley came to Gilsum and held meetings at the South
School House. Quite a revival followed, bringing in the young people especially. The following
year, he organized the Methodist Episcopal Church in Gilsum. Mr. Dudley was stationed here
again in 1859, and after laboring in various fields, is now at Fitzwilliam.
In 1845, the meetings were held in Dort's Hall, and many conversions were reported, some
of whom went to the Baptists. Very soon after, the movement for a Meeting House was taken
hold of in earnest. The work was accomplished in 1848, at a cost of $ 1,450. The building-
Committee were Milton Silsby, Osman McCoy, and Justus Chapin. In 1876, this House was
sold to the Town for #700.
The ministers stationed or laboring here after Mr. Dudley were as follows : —
Rev. Henry C. Henries was here a short time in 1847. The next year Rev. Amon S.
Tenney took his place. He was followed in 1849-50 by Rev. Nathaniel W. Aspeniva/l who
subsequently removed to Vt., where he died. Rev. Joseph Hayes who joined the N. H. Con-
ference in 1810 was stationed here in 1851-2, and after laboring in various places is now at
North Charlestown. Rev John M. Blake was stationed here the next two years. For the next
six years Gilsum was classed with churches in the neighboring towns. In 1860-1, Elder Kil-
burn, then residing in Keene, supplied the church. Rev. A. K. Howard now at South Acworth
began here in 1864, and continued his services about three years. Rev. James Fitch from
Conn, preached here a year or two, returned to Conn., and is reported to have become a Congre-
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gationalist. Rev. A. J. Howard subsequently preached for this church some two or three years.
In 1869, they were supplied by Rev. H. W. Merrill who afterwards became a Baptist. The
last regular supply of this church was Rev. G. A. Tyrell in 1870-1.
Tbe Conference reports give the membership here mostly in connection with some neighbor-
ing church. The largest number separately reported is 41 in 1861. The last report gives 25 in
1874. About this time, the church was disbanded, and its membership was transferred to the
M. E. Church at Marlow.
The following list is as nearly complete as it can be made from memory of aged persons, and
a few of the later records now in possession of F. A. Howard, Esq. : —
Mary A. Austin, Robert Austin, Thomas Austin and Lucy his wife, Wesley Austin and Emily his wife, Hiram
Baldwin and Elvira his wife, Dimmis S. Banks, Eliza V. Banks, Charles M. Barrett, Mary Ella Barrett, Ebenezer
Bill and Elsea his wife, Emily Bill, Anna Blish, David Blish, Jr., John Blish, Lucy Blish, Lucy wife of Dea. David
Blish, Zeruiah Blish, Lucinda wife of James Bolster, Ansel Borden, Mrs. Selden Borden, Sen., Reuben Brown and
Sena his wife. Davis Carpenter and Livonia his wife, Jedediah Carpenter and Eunice B. his wife, Fanny Chapin,
Martha Chapin, Charles Cobb and Louisa hi.s wife, Dolly wife of Abram Converse, Loena Converse, Sophronia
wife of Charles E. Crouch, Alexander Cuthbert and Allison his wife, Daniel Day, Jr., and Hannah G. his wife,
Anna wife of John Dustin, Nathan Ellis, Jr., Ephraim P. Everdon and Sally his wife, Maggie N. wife of Rev.
James Fitch, Cyrus Gates, Marvin Gates (steward.) Winsor Gleason, Josiah Grimes, Nancy Grimes, Sally wife of
John Grimes, Effie R. Guillow, Daniel W. Gunn, Elijah Gunn and Louisa his wife, Elisha W. Gunn and Martha
A. his wife, E. Nelson Gunn, Martha E. Gunn, Mary L. Gunn, widow Polly Gunn, Eunice Hall, Sarah H. wife
of Rev. Joseph Hayes, Edith T. Hayward, Mary Hendee, Fanny Houghton, Daniel Howard and Sally his wife,
Francis A. Howard (steward) and Eiiza E. his wife, Francis C. Howe and Sarah his wife, Ebenezer Jones, Mary
A. and Rhoda Elvira his wives, John Clark Kendrick and Rebecca his wife, Clarissa Kilburn, Rev. David Kilburn,
Iddo Kilburn and Abigail his wife, Polly Kilburn. Dr. Timothy S. Lane and Mary his wife. Dr. I. Albert Love-
land, Nabby Loveland, Sally Loveland, Sarah T. wife of Israel B. Loveland, Stephen Mansfield and Nancy his
wife, Luther VV. F. Mark (steward) and Emily Z. his wife, Elizabeth wife of George H. McCoy, Hattie E.
McCoy, Osman McCoy (steward) and Miranda L. his wife, Francis C. Minor (steward) and Emily his wife,
Abigail M. Nash, Elizabeth wife of Jacob D. Nash, Hannah Nash, John Nash and Ruth his wife, George K.
Nichols (steward,) John B. Otis and Mary C. his wife, Calvin Randall and Sarah his wife, Ivory Randall and
Sally his wife, Peter Rice and Lucy his wife, Milton Silsby and Betsey his wife, John H. Sparhawk, Catherine H.
Taylor, Caty L. wife of Capt. John Taylor, Emeline Taylor, Simeon Taylor and Eunice his wife, Fanny M. wife
of Milan Towne, Charles T. Townsen'd, Martha wife of Capt. Benjamin Ware, Rachel S. wife of David Ware,
Samuel B. Ware, Theoda Ware, Amos Weeks, Butler A Whittemore and Julia A. his wife, Maria C. Whitte-
more, George W. Willis, Harriet C. Wilson, Mary wife of Calvin Wilson, Jonathan Winch, Oren Wyman and
Robert P. Young. About sixty of these 137 are supposed to be still living.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
There seems to have been no preaching regularly by the Baptists in this town, till a com-
paratively recent date. Persons of that persuasion went to Alstead, at first, where Elder Higbee
was pastor. Probably there was occasional preaching by him and others in some parts of
Gilsum, but the principal Baptist influence that extended to Gilsum, was from meetings held in
the north part of Sullivan by Elder Higbee, and others, about the beginning of the present
century. Feb. 11, 1806, a " Baptist Society " was organized at Sullivan. There are 21 names
signed to the Constitution, but there are no means of determining just how many joined at that
time. Of these names the following seven will be recognized as Gilsum men : —
Antipas Maynard, Benjamin Thompson, Daniel Converse, Israel Loveland, John Borden, Selden Borden, John
Withington. '
As appears from the names in records of subsequent meetings there were others that after-
wards joined, but their names are not signed to the Constitution. The first year, thirty dollars
was raised for preaching, which was paid to seven different individuals for 15 days' preaching at
the " north school house in Sullivan." Jan. 14, 1808, a Council was convened in Sullivan,
(whether at tbe School House, or at a private house the records do not state,) " In pursuance
to letters missive from the Baptist Brethren in Sullivan and Gilsum." The churches in Alstead,
Dublin and Swanzey were the only ones represented. Elder William M'Culler of Swanzey was
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chosen Moderator, and Brother Charles Cummings of Dublin, Clerk. The Council proceeded to
organize the " Sullivan Baptist Church." The names of the original members cannot now be
distinguished from those who afterwards joined. Almost no records were kept till 1831, or if
kept, have not been preserved. Oct. 9, 1809, Daniel Converse was chosen Deacon. March 15,
1810, the Church gave a call to Charles Cummings, " to take upon you the office of Eider or
Evangelist or an Itinerant Preacher but at the same time to take the care of this Chh." A
Council was called to meet Oct. 23, and the ordination took place on the 24th. Elder Cummings
seems to have supplied the church for nearly twenty years. The sum raised each year for the
support of preaching was from $35 to $ (30, to secure preaching half the time. The services were
in the north school house, the center school house, and the Meeting House, when they could get
it. As in other places, the Meeting House belonged to the town, and was for a long period
divided among the different denominations according to their proportion of taxes. The latter
part of this period they also secured a Hall at Sullivan Center.
In 1840, the Constitution of the Society was revised, and of the twenty who became members
from that time, the following belonged to Gilsum : —
Stephen Foster, Jr., Hartley Thurston, David Randall, Timothy Dort, Winsor Gleason, George W. Foster, and
Jesse Dart.
In 1839 and 1840, the Society raised $150 on condition of having preaching all the time.
The sums subsequently raised, varied from $30 to $85 till 1849, after which no money was raised
by vote, only by subscription. There was a vote each year, however, appropriating " a part or
all of our fund money for the support of the gospel." What this fund money was, I have been
unable to find out. For the last few years the Society is called " the First Baptist Society of
Sullivan and Gilsum," though there is no record of a vote to make the change. The last Society
meeting was " at Jesse Dart's in Gilsum." Jan. 3, 1859, at which only ordinary routine business
was recorded.
Sept. 14, 1836, the Church " Voted to give Brother Arnold Kingsbury a call to ordination &
settlement over Sullivan & Nelson Church in connection." He was accordingly ordained by a
Council Nov. 2, 1836, Rev. John Woodbury of Swanzey being Moderator, and Rev. Frederick
Page of Hancock, Scribe.
Aug. 25, 1839, the Church " Voted to give Bro. D. P. French a call to ordination as an
Evangelist." A Council representing fourteen, churches was convened and the ordination took
place Sept. 4, 1839. Rev. David Gage of Washington was Moderator and Rev. John Peacock of
Keene, Scribe. The sermon was preached by Rev. John Woodbury of Hancock.
In 1841, Rev. Sem Pierce was employed and remained for about two years.
Somewhere about 1848, the records fail to show when, this Church and Society held its
meetings in the Methodist Meeting House at Gilsum. Rev. Henry Archibald was their pastor.
Rev. John Peacock, an evangelist, labored here in the winter of 1852-3. The Society became
small and unable to sustain preaching. The last Church record is the following : —
Gilsum Aug. 15 — 61.
Met at Brother Goodhues [in Alstead] 2 C hoes Bro. Rawson Moderator S Foster Clerk protein 3 Chose S
Foster Commitee to look after the Church property now belonging to the church and dipose of it at his discis-
sion for any worthy Baptist Church or to the cause of domestic Missions
4 Voted to adopt the following Preamble and resolutions
Whereas in view of the changes in our circumstances & the many obstacles in the way of our further honor-
able & useful existence as a church, it has become our settled conviction that our organization should cease, there-
fore,
Resolved That, when proper letters of dismission shall have been provided all our members in regular standing
upon which they may unite with neighboring sister churches, — this church be disbanded, its organised existence
ceasing.
Resolved That the Clerk be directed to furnish such letters in behalf of the church.
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The Gilsuui members of this church, so far as the records show, have been the following, —
in order of record : —
Daniel Converse, Selden Borden, Antipas Maynard, Stephen Foster, Jr., Luther Hemenway, Luther Hemen-
way, Jr., Solon W. Eaton, Otis Atnmidon, Francis Bolster, Ephraim Howe, Francis Howe, Asbury Howe, Asa
Howe, John Q. A. Ware, Jesse Dart, George W. Foster, Henry Archibald, David Randall, Elizabeth Maynard,
Delilah Converse, Finis Hemenway, Betsey Banks, Lucena G. Thompson, Nancy B. Foster, Cynthia Hemen-
way, Phila Corey, Susan Farrar, Julia H. Dort, Mrs. E. Howe, Mary Towne. Mary Ann Bolster, Olive Bolster,
Maria T. Dart, Susanna Farrar, Mary Isham. Mary Farrar, Luthera P. Randall, David Randall, A. Jackson
Thurston, Timothy Dort, Hartley Thurston, Windsor Gleason, Jr., Lydia Thompson, Fanny Livermore, Martha
A. Livermore, Angelia M. Gleason.
UNIVERSALISTS.
There has never been any church of this order in Gilsum. The doctrine was brought here
about the beginning of the Century. Rev. Zebulon Streeter of Surry was one of the most
prominent Universalist preachers in this and the neighboring towns. When the Meeting House
was divided, the Universalists claimed their share of the time. There has been but little preach-
ing, otherwise than occasional funerals in families devoted to this belief. The most active and
efficient disseminator of this doctrine was the wife of Major Bill. Whatever Universalism has
existed in Gilsum to this day, is probably due more to her influence than to all other causes com-
bined. At the present time, though perhaps no member of a Universalist Church can be found
here, yet many if asked of their belief would probably call themselves Universalists.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The entire lack of records renders the available history of this Church exceedingly meagre.
The following sketch has been picked up here and there, but has been mainly furnished by Elder
A. J. Howard : —
The doctrines of this Church were first introduced to Gilsum by Elders E. B. Rollins and
John Smith, two young men who came to Gilsum in 1818, and held meetings in private dwellings
and school houses. " A reformation followed their labors, the outgrowth of which was the
organization of the Christian Church." The exact date of its organization is not known. Can-
didates for membership were expected to relate " their religious experience and give evidence of
leading a new life." They were then baptized, " taking the Scriptures as their only creed,
believing that ' all Scripture is given by inspiration of God,' being ' able to make wise unto
salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.' There was not a uniformity of belief, each
individual interpreting scripture according to his own understanding, fellowship being based on
Christian character. This view was then deemed dangerous and unwise, and met with much
opposition." The doctrines taught were looked upon by other denominations " as little less than
heresy," and some " deemed it duty to discountenance their teachings in every form."
In 1835, and again in 1837, protracted meetings were held at the Old Meeting House, and in
the Boarding House Hall. The principal speakers were Elder Rollins and Rachel Hosmer,
daughter of Dr. Hosmer. Elder Rollins remained here several years and re-organized the church
not entirely to the satisfaction of some of the old members.
" The history of this Church is about what must be expected of any feeble church without a
house to worship in, and without means to support preaching, sometimes trying to live, and then
so near dead that hardly any signs of life remained, one after another having passed away,
till the Church lost its visibility." Of the surviving members a few remain without any partic-
ular church connection, but most have joined other churches, several coming to the Congregational
Church, when they found the conditions of membership had become such as to involve no sac-
rifice of conscientious principle in so doing. (Page 116.)
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The principal preachers of the Christian Church in Gilsum have been the following : —
Elder Edward B. Rollins was originally from Andover. " He entered the Christian
ministry in 1815, and traveled and preached in twenty-three States of the Union, also in New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada, and delivered more than fourteen thousand public addresses.
He was editor of 'The Vermont Luminary,' Randolph, Vt., 1826; and 'The Green Mountain
Eagle,' Wilmington, Vt., 1850. He was also in the service of his country in the war of 1812."
He believed he was called to the gospel ministry and went forth into the world, and preached that men
should repent and turn to God. He was a man of noble personal appearance, with strong intellectual powers, and
a good voice, having much power in the gift of song. lie was an able debater thoroughly versed in the scriptures,
they being to him the foundation of all religions truth. His solemn appeals were made in scripture language, and
being accompanied by the Spirit, moved the hearts of those that heard.
Elder John Smith was a son of Samuel Smith. (Chap. 36.) "He was spoken of as a
devoted minister of Christ," and died somewhere in New York, leaving four sons. Elder Jacob
B. Burnham lived in Walpole, where he married Betsey Dickey, — preached here at times, but
never resided in Gilsum. Elder Josiah Knight, preached here for a time, when he was a young
man residing at Dea. James Mark's. Elder Seth Allen resided in Marlow and preached here
after Elder Knight left. Elder Ira R. Pettengill also resided in Marlow and supplied the
Church here for a time. Elder Jared Greene lived at Dea. James Mark's, and his wife taught
school. Elder Bennett Palmer lived here two or three years. He afterwards went to Marlow
and was chosen Representative to the Legislature. Elder Amos Stevens was here when a young
man and lived at Dea. Brigham's. He removed to Ohio. Elder Daniel Winchester was from
Westmoreland. He lived here about four years, and removed to Vermont. He came back in
1812, and introduced the teachings of Elder Miller. Elder Charles E. Baker was a farmer
here for about twelve years, and preached for this church, as opportunity offered. He removed
to Concord and afterwards to Massachusetts, where he died. Elder John Spaulding- was here
with Elder Hendee, and worked at awl-making for Elder Hemenway.
Elder Jehiel P. Hendee was a native of Randolph, Vt., and a wheelwright by trade. He had
only a common-school education, but having some natural gifts as a speaker, he was encouraged by
his brethren in the Christian Church to enter the ministry. He accordingly became a preacher,
and as such was a member of the Christian Conference but was never ordained. From 1831 to
1833 he resided in Stowe, Vt., where he published the " Christian Summary." He soon after
went to Middlesex, Vt., and in 1835 came to Gilsum and remained about three years. He then
removed to Morrisville, Vt., and afterwards to Lowell, Mass., returning to Morrisville in 1845,
where he died at the comparatively early age of 45.
Though never ordained or permanently located as pastor of a church, he frequently preached with acceptance in
the various towns of his residence. "He was a very upright man, — had good abilities as a writer and minister, —
was an excellent debater, and was an abolitionist from the start of that party, and was also a thorough and strong
temperance man and advocate."
(For Elders Hudson, Hemenway, and Howard, see Chaps. 3(3-7-8.)
In the absence of records the following list of Gilsum members of the Christian Church is
as nearly complete as memory will admit : —
Aaron Brigham and Charlotte his wife, William Campbell and Nancy his wife, Simon Carpenter and Anna
his wife, David Chapin, Fanny Chapin, Joseph M. Chapin and Dimmis his wife, Justus Chapin (afterwards Dea-
con) and Annis his wife, Martha Chapin, Rebecca Chapin, Huldah Clark, Jonathan Clark and Delilah his wife,
Joseph Clark and Rizpah his wife, Mercy Clark, Polly Clark, Samuel Clark and Sally his wife, Ira Emerson Corn-
stock, William E. Comstock, Abram Converse, Daniel Converse and Ruth his wife, Deliverance Converse, Polly
Converse, Rosanna Converse, Sally Converse, David Dean, Moses Farnsworth, Mason Guillow and Ormacinda his
wife, Artemas P. Hemenway, Luther Hemenway and Finis his wife, Josiah Hendee, Andalusia Howard, Andrew
J. Howard and Rizpah his wife, Harriet P. Howard, Mary Catherine Howard, Thomas Howard and Pamela his
wife, Betsey Ishani, Polly Isham, Rebecca Isham, Esther Loveland, Syrena E. Loveland, Chilion Mack, Capt. Solo-
mon Mack and Esther his wife, Solomon Mack, Jr., and Adeline his wife, Betsey Mark, James Mark (afterwards
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Deacon) and Lois his wife, Louisa Mark, Luther W. Mark and Mary his wife, Orinda wife of Waldo May, Asa
Nash (afterwards Deacon,) David Smith and Lucy his wife, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Thompson and Anna his wife,
Hannah Thompson, John Thompson and Sally his wife, Julia Thompson, Lydia Thompson, Polly Thompson, Jon-
athan Twining and Eliza A. his wife, Elijah Ware, Mary wife of David Ware, Samuel White and Abigail his
wife, Abigail White, and Lucy Whitney. Of these 84 about twenty are supposed to be living.
MORMONS, OR LATTER DAY SAINTS.
The fact that Lucy Mack, the mother of Joseph Smith, was a native of Gilsum, and that her
brother and his family resided here, was undoubtedly the principal cause of the introduction of
Mormonism into Gilsum. In 1836, Joseph Smith, Sen., father of "the prophet," and his
brother John, visited their relatives in Gilsum, and vainly endeavored to convert them to their
new doctrines. In 1841, Elders E. P. Maginn and Austin Cowles came and held a protracted
meeting in the old Meeting House. They received 16 converts from this and the neighboring
towns. A church was organized, called " Gilsum Branch of Latter Day Saints." The exact
date of organization is not known. The first record is dated " Tuesday Morning 8 Oclock A. M.
October 1842." Meetings were held in the following years at Dort's Hall and various other
places, with considerable success. The Elders seem to have been itinerant. The following-
Elders are named in the records, as being here, during the history of " Gilsum Branch " : E. P.
Maginn, Austin Cowles, Ormus Bates, Luther Reed, Charles A. Adams, and Jesse C. Little.
The records are evidently incomplete. The first recorded choice of President of the Gilsum
Branch is that of Elder Adams, Ap. 30, 1843. Chilion Mack was the only Clerk. In August
following, Elder Little was chosen President, and apparently continued in office as long as the
" Gilsum Branch " retained its organization. After five or six years this Branch got into quar-
rels in matters of discipline. The cause is not clear in the record, but old members say it was
connected mainly with the subject of intemperance. The records of the new Branch intimate
that the trouble was an unwillingness on the part of some, to submit to the church authorities.
In 1849, Elder Joseph Grover, recommended by the " Twelve Apostles," came to Gilsum, and
after holding meetings, and investigating the troubles, organized a new Branch,
at the dwelling House of Solomon Mack, Jr., May 28, 1849. After some appropriate remarks by Elder
Grover Showing the importance of saints being united and living in love and felowship with each other that our
faith may be strengthened, and that we instruct one another in priciples of Kighteousnss as we shall obtain
information through the means prepared of God for that purpose even through his Servents posessing the Priest-
hood and the Revelations which are or shall be given for the benifit of the Saints in the Last Days
That such Love and union does not exist in the Gilsum Branch is plain and obvious to every thinking mind
and contention is calculated to destroy the Saints Therefore it is not wisdom to introduce new members into a
blanch full of contention And as there are members that do not belong to any Branch we will Organise a branch
to be Called the Cheshire County Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
To be subject to the propper Authority of said Church at all times
The following persons were then Organised as a branch under the above name
Joseph Grover and his wife Rebecca D Grover Willard S Cady and wife Abigail M Cady by appointing Joseph
Grover President and Willard S Cady Clerk
Recommended that we pray for the Constituted Authority of said Church uphold and
sustain them for where the Priesthood and records with a majority of the Church goes there is the true Church
Therefore we discountenance all Apostacy from the Presidency and Council of said Church
we will uphold the Chorum of the Twelve Apostles and all the Chorums of the church
We will hold ourselves ready at all times to Abide by the council and instruction of the above named
Authority .....
And that all shall be united for union is our moto Peace our theame the Glory of God and Salvation of Man
our object
May the Blessings of Heaven and Earth Attend us is our Prayer in the name of Jesus, Amen
Joseph Grover
President
Willard S Cady
Clerk
A part of these original members, and some received soon after, were those who had been
excluded from the Gilsum Branch. Having been duly organized, they speedily retaliated, at a
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Conference held in Dort's Hall, July 21 and 22, 1849, by cutting off the remaining members of
Gilsum Branch. At this conference much was said about sustaining the authority of the church,
and the ostensible reason for the exclusion of these members was for " rejecting authority, and
quiriling for slander and abusing the authority of the church and for apostacy,
&c. &c." Elder Solomon Mack was chosen President, which office he held as long as any organ-
ization was sustained. This Branch seems to have been very inactive as there are almost no
records till Aug. 21, 1855, when the Branch was " KeOrganized by Martin H. and E. M. Peck."
Solomon Mack was re-elected President, and John Young, Clerk. In 1856, Benjamin H. Horton
was chosen Clerk and no other has since been chosen. In 1857, the Branch was visited by
" Elder Win. H. Branch on a Mission from Utah to the State of New Hampshire," who re-bap-
tized most of the members. The remaining records consist mainly of visits by various messen-
gers from Utah, and baptisms, re-baptisms, and ordinations.
The resident members of the Gilsum Branch as shown by the records in order of joining,
were the following : —
Daniel Converse, Edna Beckwith, AVilliam Barns [Barron,] Solomon Mack, Jr., Rebecka Davis, Dolly Con-
verse, Lucy Gates, Cynthia Barron, Martha Metcalf, Rebecca Chapin, David Adams, Sophia Foster, Nancy B.
Foster, Allice Adams, Joanna Beckwith. William Campbell, Alvah Foster, Nancy Heudee, Susan Gates, Stephen
Foster, Chilion Mack, Zenas D. Metcalf, Kimbal Metcalf, Sally Loveland, Finice Guillow, Luther S. Hemming-
way, Alvira Hemmingway, Nancy Campbell, Hemon Gates, Abigail Davis, Elisha Foster, Betsey Foster, Adaline
Mack, Hannah Mack, Eliza G. Nash, Zerua Guillow, Asa Nash, Paul Farnsworth, Israel Loveland, Sally Murphy,
Fanny Hendee, Lydia Foster, and Bethany Barron.
The original members of the Cheshire Co. Branch were : —
Joseph Grover, Rebecca D. Grover, Willard S. Cady, Abigail M Cady, Solomon Mack, Jr., and Adaline K.
Mack.
Of those not members of the Gilsum Branch, the following are recorded : —
Lorena Howard, John H. A. Young, Elisha Nash, George S. Howard, Deliverance Nash, J. W. Pierce, Beuj.
H. Horton, Andrew I. Gates, Ellen Gates, Lucy Gates, and John Dustin.
Under the re-organization of 1857, there were only eight resident members, with no new
names. Some other of our citizens are reported to have been baptized by Elder Mack, but these
are all that the records show.
We find also the record of the following ordinations of Gilsum men : —
At Walpole Ap. 13, 1844, William Campbell and Luther S. Hemmenway. At Peterboro'. July 13 or 14, 1844,
" Under the hands of Elder's Brigham Young & Orson Pratt," Solomon Mack, Zenas D. Metcalf, Stephen Foster,
Elisha Foster, Alvah Foster, Chilion Mack, and Asa Nash. July 1 1857, Heman Gates, by William Walker
and Solomon Mack. At Philadelphia, Penn. Dec. 25. 1856 Solomon Mack was ordained to the High Priesthood,
by Elders John Taylor and N. H. Felt.
No meetings have been held for a long time, and most of these members have apparently
fallen away from Mormonism, some to other chinches, and some to no church. It is impossible
to say how many quietly retain their faith in the Mormon church. Elder Mack is the only one
who openly maintains the doctrine at present. John H. A. Young and his wife Edna, William
Campbell and his wife Nancy, Luther S. Hemmenway and his wife Elvira, went to join the body
of the faithful at Utah. Several of them perished on the way. Elder Solomon Mack went as
far as Kansas, but his family not being willing to go with him, he returned home.
MILLERISM.
The first preaching of this doctrine in Gilsum was in October, 1842, by Elder Daniel
Winchester. As is well known, the day on which the world was to come to an end was set in
April, 1843. Meetings were held almost every night through the winter. There was great
excitement among a certain class in the community, and many baptisms took place. No list of
those embracing this delusion can now be given. Nor would it be desirable. Finding them-
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selves deceived, not many could be again cajoled by the fixing of another day. The excesses of
disorder, and squandering of property authentically reported in many other places did not,
however, reach Gilsum to any considerable extent. It is not known that any here continued
their belief for more than a year or two. Alden Greene was a devoted Seventh Day Adventist.
SPIRITUALISTS.
There never has been any organization of this belief in Gilsum. There are, however, a few
holding its doctrines, and there have been occasional sittings, and " spiritual manifestations," to
the satisfaction of the believers.
CHAPTER XXI.
SCHOOLS.
" There stands in every country town
A school house and a church,
The parson with his awful frown,
And he who wields the birch."
Who was the first to " wield the birch " in Gilsum cannot now be told. All the school
history prior to 1700, remains in oblivion. There can be no doubt, however, that schools were
maintained here long before that time. They were at first held in private houses. The winter
school was considered of principal importance, and was always taught by a man. The celebrity
of a " master" depended largely on his being able to " thrash the big boys." Every boy went
to school till lie was of age, and sometimes longer ; so that there were generally, in those days
of large families, from six to twenty full grown young men in the school. Successfully to
manage these was no light task. Only the younger children attended the summer school, all
that were large enough being kept at work in the house and field.
Rachel Bill, the oldest child of Maj. Bill, and afterwards the wife of William Baxter, was a
famous " school ma'am," having been employed with great success in Gilsum, Keene and
Sullivan, nearly every summer from 1787 to 1800. The certificate of which the following is a
copy, is in possession of her grand-nephew, George Hammond : —
These may certify whom it may concern That haveing examined Miss Rachel Bill concerning her qualifications
for a Schooldauie cannot but judge her a person qualified for that business and as such do hereby reccommend her
wherever a door shall be opened for her improvement
Gilsum may 30Ul 1791 ' Clement Sumner
Silvanus Hay ward was a. prominent teacher in this and the neighboring towns for many
years. Obadiah Root, nephew of Mrs. Major Bill, was another of the early " school masters."
" Squire Hammond " was eminent as a teacher for many years. Somewhat later, " Squire
Pease," and " Cajit. Lord Mack " were successful pedagogues. Others, perhaps equally prom-
inent, are too numerous to mention. No doubt many anecdotes of those early school days
might have been preserved that would add interest to this volume. But they are mostly for-
gotten now.
To read and spell and write, beginning with straight lines and " pot hooks " followed by
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" coarse hand " nearly half an inch in height, and to " cipher," were all the best masters thought
of teaching. Geography came in soon, and Grammar worked its way slowly into the schools, in
the first part of the present century. Now, there is scarcely a branch of study taught in our
Colleges, but may be sometimes found in our district schools. Too many, however, only skim
over the surface, and actually acquire less valuable knowledge than in those early days.
It has already been seen that the charter made provision for the support of schools, by grant-
ing one share of 250 acres for that purpose. This share was " No. 1 and No. 2 in the 12th
Range and the East half of No. 2 in the 11th Range," also half of the 2nd Lot 3d Range in " the
second division." (Map, page 24.) In 1794, the town
Voted to sell the School Rite of Land Belougin to the town Mr Samuel Whitney John Mark Zadok Hurd
David Blish Be a Committe to Sell Sd Land
No account of the sale is found. The only record referring to it is in 1798, as follows : —
Voted that David Blish Ceep the Notes Reed for the School Right Choose Cap' Hurd Majah Bill David
Blish a Committe to take Care of the Money Reed for the School Right.
It appears by the following records from the Treasurer's Book, that this Committee loaned
it out in small sums : —
Intrests Money for 1799
Cent
Samuel Mark .$3 — 45
Jonathan Clark 1 — -95
Jedidiah Carpenter . . . . . 6 — 20
Elijah Bond 2 — 70
Elezer Willcox 3 — 70
James Nash 2 — 0
$20 00
The records also show the same amount of " Interest Money for Schooli ng " nearly every
year since. The principal changed hands many times. It will be seen that the amount received
for the School Right must have been $333,331, which sum is named in the report of the Select-
men for 1831. In war time, being obliged to borrow money at high rates of interest, the
Selectmen called in these loans. The town therefore has in its possession a permanent School
Fund yielding, at six per cent interest, twenty dollars per annum.
Another source of income for the support of schools is the Literary Fund. This is a tax
laid by the State upon the capital stock of all Banking Institutions, and distributed to the towns
according to their Levy, and by law devoted to the maintenance of schools. This Fund seems to
have been first received in 1829, when the town
Voted that the money received from the Literary fuud be kept good as to the principal and to lay out the
interest annually. In 1835, Voted that one third of the Principal of the Literary Fuud be laid out yearly .
also what is received hereafter be appropriated as fast as it may be [received.]
The amount of this Fund for 1829 is not on record. For 1830 it was $17.20, and for 1878
it was $55.04.
Had the original plan of reserving the principal been followed to this time, the town would
have a large Fund yielding probably much more than the whole annual Fund now amounts to.
The dog tax is another income for the aid of schools. The tax for the present year is $29.
Last year it was $40.
In 1790, we find " Ten pound " raised for schooling. In 1792, the money raised " with what
the State ordered" was "Twenty pound." Not far from the same amount, varying from
seventy to one hundred dollars, was raised each year for about ten years. In 1802, there is no
record of raising money for schools, and from that time till 1847, no money was raised above
what the law required. Nearly every year, an article was in the warrant, but was either dismissed
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or the town voted " not to raise any school money." But in 1847, it was " Voted to raise $300
for support of schools including the sum required by law." In 1849, the sum was advanced to
#400, and so continued till 1855, when the vote was to raise $175.23 in addition to the sum
required by law, and the same was voted the next year. In 1857, #550 was raised in all, and the
same each year till 1860, when $575 was raised, dropping to $500 in 1861. In 1864, the sum
was increased to $600, continuing the same till 1869, when $700 was raised. In 1874, the amount
was increased to $800, and so continued for three years. In 1877, it was raised to $900, but in
1878 went down to #850. The amount required by law is nearly $500. There ought to be
enough raised and so managed as to secure to each child of suitable age and ordinary health, at
least thirty-six weeks of schooling in the year.
In most country towns, the apathy on the subject of schools is amazing. Outside the family
and the church, there are no influences so vital to the welfare of the community as those which
emanate from public schools. And as in too many homes the family influence is far from elevat-
ing, and in our intense individualism and fear of priestcraft, church influence fails to reach
directly only a fraction of the young, the public school comes to be the principal dependence for
imbuing the youthful mind and heart with sentiments of patriotism and virtue. In the present
state of society, it is mainly through schools, that children imbibe ideas of the beauty of morality,
and are trained to habits of purity and manliness, whereby they may become useful citizens, a
source of strength and protection instead of weakness and danger to our great republic. Since
education is more important than all other enterprises, it becomes our duty, in ordinary circum-
stances, to place it foremost in the amount of money raised and expended.
In 1816, and several times after, the subject of dividing the school money was discussed but
no action was taken. Till 1845, the division seems to have been entirely by the valuation of
property, on the theory that each family was entitled to just the amount of their own taxes, in
schooling for their children. In 1845, it was " voted to divide the School money one third
equally among the seven first school districts, and the remainder according to the Levy." The
same plan seems to have prevailed for the next twenty years. In 1866, it was voted to divide
one half equally, and the remainder on the Levy. In 1868, it was divided one half equally, one
fourth by the Levy, and one fourth by the number of pupils. In 1869, each district was given
$100, and what was left was divided as the year before. This plan was followed for three years.
In 1872, the same plan was adopted with this addition, that if the amount paid to any district
should exceed $135, the excess should be divided equally among the other districts. In 1873, it
was the same except that the limit was made $140 instead of $135. In 1875 and '76, $80 was
voted to each district, one half the remainder to be divided by the Levy, and the other half by
the number of scholars. In 1877, $100 was first given to each district and the remainder divided
as before. In 1878, $200 was distributed according to valuation, and the remainder divided
equally.
Between 1840 and 1850, there was a great school revival throughout Cheshire County, largely
due to the efforts of Rev. Levi W. Leonard of Dublin. The clergy generally, of all sects, were
nobly active in the cause. This was the day of Teachers' Institutes, — genuine schools for drill, —
which stimulated and awakened many a before indifferent teacher to new life and energy. The
influence was felt here. Some took hold of the matter in earnest. Such men as Rev. Mr.
Tisdale, Samuel Woodward, Esq., Dr. Hammond, the Mays, and others were zealous leaders in
endeavoring to awaken the town to such an appreciation of the value of Teachers' Institutes as
would lead them to vote money for their assistance. Their success was small. In 1847, four
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dollars of the school money was granted in aid of a Teachers' Institute in the County. An
attempt to reconsider this rote in July following failed of success, and the same amount was
appropriated in 1848. In 1851, a motion to raise five dollars for the same purpose, was lost.
About this time a law was passed requiring towns to pay a small per cent of their school money
for Teachers' Institutes. In 1860, this town instructed their Representative to use his influence
to have the law repealed, which was done soon after.
The first trace of any office like that of Superintending School Committee is in 1816, when
the Selectmen were appointed " a committee to inspect the schools." Nothing further appears till
1822, when " Obadiah Pease, Berzeleel L. Mack, and Amherst Hayward " were " a Committee to
inspect the schools." The next year, Josiah Hammond was substituted for Amherst Hayward.
In 1826, " Chose Willard Bill, David Chapin, & Amherst Hayward a Committee to examine Schools & make
some arrangements concerning books to be used in schools."
The first Superintending School Committee, by that name, was appointed in 1843. The
number has varied from one to three, and some years the record of their appointment is missing.
The following list shows all that are on the records as having held that office. They have gen-
erally been appointed by the Selectmen, in a few instances by the town.
James Tisdale, 1843,-4,-6,-7. Francis A. Howard, 1846,-7. George W. Foster, 1856,-7.
Hartley Thurston, 1843,-4,-8. Otis G. Hammond, 1848. Andrew J. Howard, 1856,-7.
George W. Hammond, 1843,-54,-5, Aaron H. Livermore, 1848,-9,-51. William B. Adams, 1866.
-64,-5. Samuel Woodward, 1849,-50,-2. Herbert E. Adams, 1866,-75,-9.
Amasa May, 1844,-5. David S. Ware, 1850,-1,-3. Horace Wood, 1S67 to 1872.
Calvin May, Jr., 1845,-9,-50,-2. Ezra Adams, 1850,-1,-3. to 1863. Oscar J. Wilson, 1873.
Daniel W. Bill, 1845,-6,-7 -72,-3,-4, Joseph Hays, 1852. George C. Hubbard, 1876,-7.
-5. Harvey B. May, 1853,-4,-5. Samuel W. Dart, 1878.
At first, the Superintending Committee received no pay for their services. The first report was
made in 1845, when the town voted their thanks, and fifty-six cents for money paid out. In 1846,
their report, written by Rev. Mr. Tisdale, awakened unusual interest, and it was voted to publish
the same, and furnish each family with a copy. The Committee were thanked for their services,
and allowed eighty-six cents for expenses. In 1847, voted thanks and 200 copies printed. Similar
votes were passed the two following years. In 1850, it was voted not to print. The Committee
brought in a bill of $4.25 which was allowed. The next year, the bill was referred to the
Selectmen. In 1852, the bill allowed was five dollars. Since that time, the bill has varied from
ten to sixteen dollars, generally being about twelve, till the last few years when it has risen to
nearly forty. As the number of visits to the schools now required by law is at least twenty-eight,
besides the examination of teachers, and all the other duties of the office, it is plain the compen-
sation is not excessive.
Prior to 1830, the committee or agent for each district was chosen in town meeting, in the
same manner as Highway Surveyors. The records frequently call them School Collectors, as
they collected the school tax, each in his own district. There seems to have been at first no
definitely bounded School Districts. There was a vaguely general division, each family paying
their tax and sending their children where most convenient. In 1790, there were four men
chosen as School Committee, indicating that there were already four districts. The men chosen
were Eleazer Wilcox, Aaron Hammond, Samuel Whitney and Thomas Dart, Jr. The general
location of the several districts can be inferred from their places of residence. These were
known as the " South," " Middle," " North " and " Northwest " Districts. In other connections
the last was generally known as " Dart Corner." Another called the " Northeast " District
was established in 1796. This was otherwise known as " Nash Corner " or " Nash Town." In
1805, Samuel Whitney, Silvanus Hayward, John Nash, Samuel Bill, Benjamin Ware, and Jesse
Dart were
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impoward to Call School meeting[s] in order [to] Establish Schools in the Several Destricts in this town —
The year following, the town Chose Sam1. Bill Dudley Smith Ebenr. Bill Berzeleel Mack David Blish a com-
mittee to divide the town into school districts.
This seems to have been the first definite bounding of the several districts. The following
is the report of the Committee : —
Ebenezer Kilburn Iddo Kilburn Ebenezer Bill Ebenezer Bill Jun. Eleazar Wilcox Obadiah Wilcox Benjamin
Ware Samuel Crandall Pelatiah Pease Jun. Jonathan Pease Samuel Foster Jonathan Adams Robert L. Hurd
The farms which the above named do now occupy is to contain the south district —
John Mark William Mark Samuel Bill John Ellis Joel Wilson Silas Woods Jonathan Church James Grimes
David Fuller Daniel Beverstock Turner White Solomon Woods Stephen Griswold Henry Kindrick Stephen
White John Bingham Zenas Bingham Simeon Taylor David Blish Josiah Hammond Aaron Hammond Aaron
Hammond Jun. John Hammond Jedidiah Carpenter Ebenezer Isham
The farms which the above named do now occupy is to contain the middle district
Timothy Dart Jesse Dart Eli Thayer Elijah Bond Moses Ware Elijah Ware Jesse Jaquith Josiah Hendy
William Baxter Joshua Isham Asa Wing James Kingsbury Moses Ware Jun. Bezeleel Mack Samuel Mark Samuel
Isham John Borden
The farms which the above named do now occupy is to contain the northwest district
Jehiel Holdridge Joseph Taylor Sam'. Whitney Justus Chapin Daniel Convas Jonathan Clark John Dart
Solomon Mack James Ballard Dudley Smith Solomon Smith Augustus Bigalow Luther Homles [Holmes] David
Thompson Sylvanus Hayward Joseph Plumblv Israel Loveland Benjamin Hosmer Claudius D. Hayward! David
Bill Stephen Bond Elisha Bond Lemuel Bingham Thomas Bedding
The farms which the above named do now occupy is to contain the north district
Benjamin Thompson John Nash Paul Farnsworth Maturin Guillo Moses Farusworth Samuel Cory Levi
Blood.
The farms which the above named do now occupy is to contain the northeast district.
The town adopted the report, after transferring Robert L. Hurd from the south to the
middle district. In 1807, Luther Holmes was transferred to the northeast district, and Levi
Blood was allowed to lay out his school money " where he can be best benefited." Reference is
here made to the " Union District " known as " Leominster Corner," to which in 1817 it was
voted to set off Levi Blood and John Withington for ten years. In 1819, the widow Ames was
allowed to pay her school money to the same district. Again in 1828, Levi Blood, Abner
Raymond, and Franklin Barker were allowed " a district by themselves." In 1847, these farms
were restored to No. 5, but on petition of inhabitants of both Marlow and Gilsum, the Selectmen
in 1848, transferred the Blood farm from No. 5 in Gilsum to No. 5 in Marlow. In 1828, Dudley
Smith, Israel B. Loveland, Ebenezer Bill, David Bill, and Asa Nash were appointed " to make
any alterations which may be deemed expedient respecting the limits of the several school
districts in said town and to define and establish the limits of the same." The only essential
change made by this Committee was in the line between No. 2 and No. 5 which they established
" by the line of Solomon Mack's and Daniel Converse farms." In 1835, Eseck T. Wilson, E. K.
Webster, Samuel Woodward, Jr., Allen Butler, Benjamin Corey and Abner Raymond were a
Committee to make alterations in School Districts. They reported the next year, making two
new districts, by dividing Nos. 1 and 2. No. 6 was to consist of the farms occupied by John
Livermore, Jacob Pulley, George W. Hammond, John Hammond, Levi Isham, Eseck T. Wilson,
and the widow Ruthy U. Isham, which is substantially the same as at present. The division
which they made of No. 2 was unsatisfactory, and the following year a committee was chosen
" to define the bounds of the several School Districts." This Committee consisted of Aaron
Day, Eliphaiet K. Webster, lddo Kilburn, James Pickering, Israel B. Loveland, George W.
Hammond, Luther Abbot, and Asa Nash. The only important part of their action was in
establishing the bounds of District No. 7 as follows : —
Bounded on the west . . on the east and south lines of James Bolster's farm until it strieks the road thence
on the road until it strieks Luther Mark's north east cornier, thence south on said Mark's and Amherst Hayward's
east line to Sullivan line. . . on the north by Alstead line, on the east by the east line of land owned by David
Convers Solomon Mack Andrew A [J] Howard Orlando Mack's home farm, and John Thompson, on the South
by Sullivan line —
it
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It was voted to give the old school house to No. 7. There was evidently considerable
dissatisfaction, as the subject was brought before the town every year without success till 1840,
when on petition of some of the inhabitants of No. 2, the Selectmen proceeded " to establish and
define the boundaries . . in the manner and form by law prescribed." They however made
no essential changes, but only described the boundaries more exactly.
In 1844, a slight change was made in the line between Nos. 1 and 3, making it the south
line of Lots No. 5 in the several ranges. In 1846, James Bolster's farm was transferred to
No. 7, but in 1865, the same farm, now owned by C. B. Hayward, was restored to No. 2.
In 1852, on petition of several of the citizens, the Selectmen defined the districts by record-
ing the exact boundaries, making no changes from the lines already given.
In 1856, James Rawson's farm was transferred from No. 4 to No. 2. Since then several
efforts have been made to have the town re-districted but without effect. In 1874, a proposition
to abolish the School Districts was rejected, and " all things continue as they were." Probably
no one change could accomplish so much for our schools as the abolition of Districts, bringing
the whole town under one efficient system of grading. The District system has been a curse to the
schools of New Hampshire in many ways. One result is that the schools are frequently so small
as to be very unprofitable. At present in Gilsum, one district has only seven pupils, and another
only five, and as the last has the same number of old bachelors, the prospect is far from
encouraging.
The first School Houses were probably built in 1794, when we find the following record : —
Voted to Raise one hundred and twenty ft to Buld four School houses in the town one in Each District
Chose Capt holdredg James Ballard timothy Dart Jesse Dart Capt kilburn David Adams David Blish Samuel Bill
Capt Fuller a Comette to Serv the Destricks for Belding Sd houses
The first School House in District No. 1 stood on the east of the road very near where Mr.
Loiselle's shop now stands. (Map 52.) In 1819, another was built on the west of the road 10 or
15 rods further north. (Map 54.) In 1850, this was burned, and the next season the present
house was built near Vessel Rock, being located by a committee from the other districts.
(Map 76.) The first School House in District No. 2 was north of the road running towards C. B.
Hayward's, and a few rods east of Geo. C. Hubbard's house. (Map 366.) In 1S08, the
Treasurer's book shows a tax of $224.61 assessed " on the north school Destrict," from which it
seems a School House must have been built that year. This was the second one in this district,
and stood on the north side of the road by the turn south of Mrs. Cram's. (Map 367.) It
was probably about this time, that the school was kept by Elisheba Dort in her father's house,
now occupied by Chilion Mack, who remembers going; to school there, and that she had an hour-
glass to mark the time. This School House was occupied till the district was divided in 1836.
That winter, the chamber at the west end of Dea. Kingsbury's house was used for the school,
which was taught by Aaron Day, Jr. (Chap. 31.) The same room was used for the school
several terms, and afterwards a room in Capt. Taylor's old Tannery, till 1843, when the present
house was built above the village, (Map 373,) where it was located by a committee from other
parts of the town.
In District No. 3, the first School House stood near the spot now used for the same purpose.
(Map 355.) This was burned about 1816, and the school was kept for a time in Major Bill's
old house on the north of the road. (Chap. 32.) In 1820, another School House was built on
the old spot. This remained till 1847, when the present house was built. Samuel Woodward
was the prime mover in the enterprise, and it has been ever since the best School House in town.
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In the tornado of 1877, it was lifted from the foundations and turned one quarter round without
serious injury. (Chap. 26 )
In District No. 4, the School House stood on the small triangle between the roads in front of
David A. Roundy's house. (Map 130. ) In 1829, the present house known as " the Brick School
House " was built, (Map 359,) the brick being made at Win. Kingsbury's brick yard. (Chap. 23.)
District No. 5 had a large log School House, north of the road a little beyond A. B. Nash's
present residence. (Map 375.) This was probably built about the beginning of the present
century, and remained in use until 1846, when the present house was built. (Map 376.)
District No. 6 was set off from Nos. 1 and 4 in 1836. The school was kept for several years
in the old Blish house, on the place where Enos Cross now resides The School House now in
use was built in 1841. ( Map 67. )
District No. 7 was also set off in 1836. The school was kept for several seasons in the ell
part of Chilion Mack's house, then running towards the west, instead of south as now. In 1844,
they built the School House near Martin Bates's. (Map 374. )
Of school apparatus the town has almost none. A few outline maps, and perhaps in some
districts, blocks to explain Cube Root are about all. But there are signs of progress. At the
annual meeting in March. 1879. the town voted to purchase seven Unabridged Dictionaries, one
for each district. No wiser or mure honorable vote stands on our records.
In addition to the public schools, there have been occasional " select schools " in nearly every
district. Several "High Schools" have also been held in the village. The list cannot be
exactly given. The first wis in the Fall of 1834, and the following Spring. It was kept in the
Congregational Vestry by Jonathan Hall, then a student in Amherst College.
Pour years after, George W. Ash kept a High School in what is now Chandler's Hall. He
was afterwards pastor of the Congregational Church in Westmoreland. The next year a young
man began a school, bin gave it up on account of small attendance.
Rev. James Tisdale kept a High School in the Vestry in 1843-4, and perhaps afterwards.
.Mrs. Alice Adams also had a school in the same room for several terms.
A Oilman and also a Pratt taught still later in Chandler's Hall.
SINGING SCHOOLS.
"Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast."
Singing in early times was much the same in Gilsum as elsewhere. At first, all who could
sing, or thought they could, sang in the congregation as the " Psalm " was " lined out" by dea-
con or minister. Later, probably as early as the dedication of the Meeting House in 1794, the
singing was conducted by a large choir led by a bass-viol. Everybody has been made familiar
with the old tunes and style of singing through "Father Kemp" and his imitators. It must be
confessed that modern church music, in small towns, is thin and meagre compared with the rich-
ness of those old tunes sung with genuine zeal, with all their marvelous fugues, and the peculiar
sweetness of a good "counter." The bass-viol was played by Silvanus Hayward, and it is
remembered Squire Hammond frequently exchanged with him, one playing in the forenoon, and
the other in the afternoon. Amherst Hayward afterwards played the bass-viol in the choir for
nearly or quite forty years.
Singing schools were early introduced. Benoni Wright, brother of Gen. Daniel Wright, was
one of the first singing masters. He had a fine tenor voice of unusual sweetness, and taught
many winters. Silvanus Hayward, Squire Hammond, Oliver Pease, David Brigham, Selini
Frost of Sullivan, and a Mr. Warren from Dublin are also in the list of music teachers in Gil-
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sum. In 1813, and again in 1816, the town was asked to do something "to encourage and
support a singing school," but dismissed the article.
The modern methods as taught in Mason's Manual were first introduced here by Sumner
and Levi Rust of Alstead, in 1838 and 1839. Gilman C. Sanborn of Windsor followed in
1842-3-4. Alfred Partridge of Alstead taught several winters about 1847-9. Moses Twitchell
and a Mr. Hutchins were here soon after. George W. Foster taught several winters, before
1860. So much interest was awakened at this period that for a time two schools were sustained
by rival parties, the other being in charge of a Mr. Houston. Subsequently, singing schools
were kept here by a Mr. Gilpa trick, Sylvester Little of Antrim, Charles W. Bingham, and
George K. Nichols. In the winter of 1876-7, Charles H. Scoville of Walpole was employed for a
few weeks, and in 1878-9, S. F. Merrill of Keene had a large singing class in the Town Hall.
In the Summer of 1879, Prof. David Batchellor, an Englishman residing in Boston, Mass., while
spending his vacation in Gilsum, gave several free lessons in singing, introducing the " tonic
sol-fa system." The class thus started was taken by Thomas Charmbury, Jr., and continued with
much success through the Fall and Winter.
It is to be hoped the time is approaching when Vocal Music will have a place beside Geog-
raphy and Grammar among the required studies in our public schools.
CHAPTER XXII.
LIBRARIES AND LYCEUMS.
In molding the character of any place, the influence of Libraries and Lyceums is second
only to that of Churches and Schools. Libraries and Literary .Societies properly managed serve
to refine and elevate the tone of society. They are worth more than can be estimated in money.
No man is worthy of more honor as a public benefactor, than he who founds a good Public
Library. It purifies morals, restrains vice, refines the home, kindles honorable ambition,
inspires hope, stimulates to activity, and broadens and develops true manhood. A good Debating
Society strengthens the intellect, sharpens the logical powers, creates tact, and often awakens
even the apparently dull and stupid to a fair amount of zeal and energy.
A Town Library was in existence here in the early part of the present century. It was
probably begun about 179o. Shares were one dollar each. It consisted largely of the standard
works of that day, such as Belknap's History of New Hampshire, Josephus's Works, Burditt's
Sermons, Ossian's Poems, Goldsmith's Histories, and the like. About thirty years after its
organization, it was decided to distribute the books among the shareholders. A few of them
are still to be found in some of the older families of the place.
Nov. 30, 1831, a meeting was held at Stephen Day's to organize a " Gilsum Universalist
Library Society." The organization was completed Dec. 6, by the adoption of a Constitution and
By-Laws. The fee for membership was one dollar, with a provision for an annual tax of twenty-
five cents on a share. Fifty-six volumes were obtained that year, of which nearly half were some-
what theological and religious, favoring the peculiar views indicated by the name adopted. A few
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volumes; were added each year till the whole number reached 110. After the first, they were of
a general character, consisting almost entirely of History, Biography, and Travels. The records
show only the routine business of annual meetings till Dec. 6, 1845, when it was "Voted to
strike out the word Universalist and substitute the word Union in the constitution of the society."
This was doubtless done to enlarge the membership, but met with only slight success. In 1847,
the Directors were " instructed to dispose of such Books now in the Library, as in their opinion
are not beneficial to be kept in the Library." The last record is of the annual meeting Dec. 5
1848, at which time sixty-four cents were reported in the Treasury. Subsequently, some of the
leading members took away portions of the Library. The remaining volumes are in the hands of
Mrs. Sarah T. Loveland, widow of the last Librarian. The whole number of different members
of this Society was forty-three. Only six are supposed to be now living, viz. : —
Otis Ammidon, William Banks. Roswell G. Bennett. David Bill, John Hammond, Hartley Thurston, of whom
three are now residents of Gilsum.
Presidents : Israel B. Loveland. George W. Hammond, Jesse Jaquith, Samuel Woodward, Jr., Calvin May,
Stephen Foster, Jr., Aaron Day, Hartley Thurston, Nathan Ellis.
Librarians : Daniel Day, Jr., Franklin W. Day. Allen Butler, Levi Gates, Aaron Day, Israel B. Loveland.
About 1844, through the efforts of Rev. James Tisdale, " the Ministerial and Congregational
Church Library " was started. It was kept at the Parsonage, for the use of the minister and the
families connected with the Congregational Society. It consists of about one hundred volumes.
The last addition was made in 1854, by a subscription of about fifteen dollars. It pertains almost
entirely to theological and religious subjects, and has been very little used.
The Sabbath Schools here have had libraries such as are usually found in small country towns.
At present the town is almost entirely destitute of facilities of access to good reading. No
opportunity exists to become acquainted with the standard literature of the day, save to those
who are able to buy for themselves.
In 1812, a society designed especially for young men was organized, called a " Moral and
Literary Society." The records have not been found. It required its members to abstain from
drunkenness and profanity. Meetings were held monthly at Smith's Hall, and afterwards at
Dea. Pease's. The fee for membership was a " ninepence." The exercises consisted of written
essays and addresses, and probably some discussions. It is remembered that the list of original
members was nearly as follows : —
Justus and Vestus C'hapin, Elisha S. and Samuel Fish, Clark and James Hudson, Lyman and Russell Hurd,
Obadiah Pease, Edmund, Eleazer, and Lumund Wilcox.
The first President was " Squire Pease," and the Secretary, Elisha S. Pish. The first annual
report written by the Secretary has been found. There were then twenty-seven members. The
report laments that a " dull heartless stupidity, a death-like apathy universally pervades the
members. No life, enterprise or activity is to be found among us." How long this Society kept
up its existence is not known. It gradually died out from neglect.
The first Literary Society or Lyceum in this town of which we have the records, was formed
in 1833. The record begins, as follows : —
At a meeting of the citizens of Gilsum at Messrs Day's Hall (now Chandler's Hall) Nov. 16, 1833 to consider
the expediency of forming a debating Society — voted that it is expedient, and made choice of Jehiel Day for Mod
erator and David Brigham Clerk. Appointed John Fletcher, David Brigham & H. G. Howe a Committee to
draft bye-laws and present at next meeting — also to prepare an address on the utility of the debating system.
Made choice of John Fletcher for President
of Jehiel Day for V. President
& David Brigham Secretary.
as the officers of this
Voted to meet again next Saturday evening at t> o'clock.
At the next meeting a Constitution was adopted providing for membership on payment of 25
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cents and subscribing to the Constitution. The only exercise provided for was the discussion of
some question previously chosen. This was soon found to be insufficient, as in about a month,
it was voted to admit written compositions. Judges were at first appointed to ;' decide the
debate according to the weight of the arguments." This plan probably failed to secure har-
mony, as it was soon abandoned. One rule forbade the admission of any but members to the
meetings. This was soon amended so as to admit ladies once a month, and the public once a
month. This Society had evidently a practical aim in the subjects introduced, for while there
are occasionally the old stock questions of Bonaparte and Washington, the abolition of Capital
Punishment, and the like, we find more having immediate reference to Gilsuni affairs. The
first question was.
Will the contemplated Road from Keene to Newport through this place be beneficial or detrimental to the
Town at large ? Another question was, Which woidd appear the most agreeable to a traveler, a clean, neat street
through this village, or as it is at the present day ?
This Society continued its meetings, except during the summer months, every week till Dec.
6, 1834, when it was " Voted that this Society be dissolved without day."' The Presidents
were John Fletcher, Jehiel Day, I. B. Loveland, C. H. Cummings, David M. Smith, Wm. Camp-
bell, Ezra Webster, and H. G. Howe. The list of members includes most of the then active
citizens who lived within convenient distance, besides some from the neighboring towns. More
than forty of the 67 members have already deceased and only three are aiow residents of Gilsum,
viz., Joseph M. Chapin, John C. Guillow, and Chilion Mack.
In the Fall of 1842. the " Gilsum Lyceum " was organized. The first record finds it already
in operation, and is as follows : —
Dec. 23 1842 The members of the Gilsum Lyceum Met at D. II. Willson's agreeable to pi'evious adjournment
and was called to order by the President and the following business transacted
1"' Voted to defer discussion until next meeting.
2d Messrs Tisdale & Dr. Hammond introduced a plan whereby we might obtain the early history of this town
Also that the annals of this town be kept hereafter.
It was resolved to carry the same into effect by choosing the following Officers Viz
Dr. Geo. W. Hammond, Historian.
Mr. Amherst Havward Annalist
&
Messrs. Lemuel Bingham, J. (j. A. Ware, I. B. Loveland, O. G. Hammond, Samuel Isham Jr. Amherst Hay-
ward and Davis II. Willson Were chosen a committee to gather Statistics &c.
Rev. Mr. Tisdale, Dr. Hammond. Mr. Amherst Hayward & Kimball Metcalf were requested to propose ques-
tions for the use of the aforesaid Committee on Statistics &c.
3d Voted the historian have power to fill all vacancies that may occur.
4th Voted that Mr. A. Hayward present at the first meeting held in Jan. 1843 a picture (or description) of this
town as it now is.
5th Voted the next meeting be held in the vestry of Congregational Meetiug house Dec. 29th at six o*clock
P.M.
D. H. Willson Sec'y.
The " picture " above spoken of was presented Jan. 5, 1843, and is given substantially in
Chap. 24. Out of this historical movement came the verses by Dr. Hammond. (Appendix G.)
He also collected some materials pertaining to the early history, which have been furnished by
bis son for use in writing this book.
There was more real work done by this Lyceum than by any that preceded or followed.
There were prepared and read 20 numbers of a paper called firsl •• The People's Organ." After
three numbers, the name was changed to " The Gilsum Pioneer." It was also voted that these
papers should be deposited for safe keeping in the hands of the Secretary. Most of them have
thus been preserved and are in the hands of Joseph M. Chapin. Lectures were also given
by some of the members. Rev. Mr. Tisdale gave two, and Joseph M. Chapin and Amherst Hay-
ward one each. Kimball Metcalf gave two Lectures on Phrenology with practical illustrations
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from which he became generally known in town as " Bump Metcalf." Some Lectures from
abroad were given. One on Phrenology by a Mr. Nichols, and one on Temperance by a Mr.
Sanborn.
The editors of the paper so far as recorded were Kimball Metcalf, Rev. James Tisdale, Dr. G. W. Hammond,
Geo. W. Newman, J. Q. A. Ware, Amherst Hayward, Lemuel Bingham, Hartley Thurston, Otis G. Hammond,
Calvin May, Jr., David Brigham, Charles T. Wetherby, Samuel Woodward, and Joseph M. Chapin.
The Presidents, except the first who is not named, were Joseph M. Chapin, Charles T. Wetherby, William
Campbell, J. Q. A. Ware, and Lemuel Bingham.
As in the old Debating Society, many of the questions discussed were of the most practical
character such as the following : —
Is it advisable for the people of Gilsnm to procure a town farm for the residence and support of paupers ?
Would the prosperity of the inhabitants in Gilsum be promoted by the extension of a railroad to Keene ?
A Lyceum conducted in this practical and laborious manner, by the most prominent citizens
of the town, could not fail to exert a valuable influence in educating and stimulating the minds
of old and young. Seventeen of the 24 members are already dead, and only two are now living
in Gilsum, viz., Joseph M. Chapin and George W. Newman.
Nov. 27, 1844, there was a re-organization under the same name with a new Constitution, A.
P. Hemenway being the first President, and Geo. W. Newman, Secretary. It was very much on
the same basis as before, except that the fee for membership was reduced from 25 to 10 cents,
and a new President was chosen each week. The paper was called " The Evening Star," of
which there were issued five numbers by Asa Withington, A. P. Hemenway, J. Q. A. Ware,
George Webster, and George W. Newman. For some reason, which does not appear, the Society
failed to meet after Jan. 8,1845. Of its 16 members, ten are dead and three still reside in town,
viz., Joseph M. Chapin, A. J Howard, and George W. Newman.
Nov. 11 1848 Agreeable to previous notice those interested in forming a Lvceum met at Ezra Webster's
Hall. D. S. Ware in the chair.
A Constitution was adopted with the name " Gilsum Young People's Lyceum." George
Hammond was chosen President, and Silvanus Hayward, Secretary. Meetings were held through
the Winter, sometimes in the different School Houses, and latterly in the Methodist Hall.
March 15, 1849, it was voted to adjourn sine die. This was the first Lyceum that admitted
ladies as active, members. It was not however a great success in this respect. An effort was
made to secure their services in editing " The Evening Star," but only one number was read by
ladies. This was by Christiana A. Spaulding (then teaching here,) and Sarah E. Horton. AH
others, who were invited, declined the service, and the remaining editors were Benjamin Hitch-
cock, George W. Foster, Joseph M. Chapin, and A. P. Hemenway, making five numbers in all.
The questions discussed were more general than formerly, the most practical question for im-
mediate application being the following : —
Ought young Ladies to associate with ybuug Gentlemen of intemperate habits ?
The Presidents, after the first, were Benjamin Hitchcock, Harvey B. May, Roswell W. Silsby,
and David S. Ware.
Of the 44 members 17 have died, and only eight now reside in Gilsum, viz. : —
Joseph M. Chapin, Mary L. Dort (now Mrs. C. B. Hayward.) Aaron D. Hammond, C. B. Hayward, Silvanus
Hayward, James C. Isham, Solomon Mack, and Elbridge Smith.
This was the last Lyceum of which there is any record. Attention has since been given
mainly to Temperance organizations. (Chap. 19.)
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CHAPTER XXIII.
INDUSTRIES.
" In all labor there is profit."
Gilsum has no doubt had its share of shiftless loafers, but has always been free from that far
more despisable class, who having gorged themselves with the fruit of others' toil, have settled
down into luxurious ease to enjoy their ill-gotten gains. No one here has become so enervated
by wealth, as to rest contented with no profitable employment.
Farming stands first among all the industries of the place, — first in order of time, and first
in the number of persons engaged in it. Though the soil is for the most part. hard, heavy, cold
and stubborn, yet persevering labor on our hills and along our valleys has rewarded four genera-
tions of diligent husbandmen, always with a comfortable living, frequently with easy competence,
and occasionally with extensive wealth. The most valuable farm products are hay, apples, and
maple sugar, — from five to ten tons of the latter being annually produced. Further particulars
will be found in the Chapter on Census Returns.
In January, 1878, a Farmers' Club was organized and has sustained meetings about once in
two weeks. A manuscript paper has been started, and much has been done through lectures and
discussions to stimulate the members to greater zeal and better methods in the various opera-
tions of agriculture. Two very successful Town Fairs were held in 1878 and 1879. The Presi-
dents of the Club have been Daniel W. Bill and George H. Carpenter ; the Secretary, Oscar J.
Wilson. For 1880 the President is George W. Newman ; the Secretary, Charles W. Bingham.
The natural features of Gilsum have specially adapted it to manufacturing enterprises. The
river falls some three hundred feet in its passage through the town, thus affording a mill
privilege almost every quarter of a mile. Many of the brooks, also, are suitable to carry mills a
part of the year. Hence it happens the whole life of the place depends upon its manufacturing.
First of all, the settlers needed
GRIST-MILL-'.
The first one was built by Aaron Chapin, probably before 1765, where the mill now stands
below Shaw's corner in Surry. The first within the present limits of Gilsum was built by Elisha
Mack and his brother Solomon about 1776, near the Stone Bridge. (Map 100.) This soon
became a place of great resort, people coming from the towns above as far as Camden, (now
Washington,') often bringing their grists upon hand-sleds, or on their backs. This mill was kept
running for about 75 years. The next grist-mill was built about half-a-mile down the river,
(Map 104,) in 1802. by David Fuller and Stephen White. Mr. White sold out his share the
next year, and in 1806, Capt. Fuller sold to Daniel Beverstock. Aaron Loveland afterwards
owned it, from whom the hill is still named. He left in 1834, and the mill was no longer used.
About 1853, A. D. Towne put a small set of stones into the old Starch Factory, and Davis
H. Wilson carried on grinding here, some three or four years. In 1857, A. B. Nash built a
grist-mill on the Nash Brook, some twenty rods northeast of his house, (Map 371,) but never got
it into running order. In 1871, Dart's mill, near " Burnt House Hill," was built, and is now
the only grist-mill in Gilsum.
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SAW-MILLS.
As in all new settlements, the first houses were built of logs. Very soon, however, there
was a desire for something better. The skilful ax-men of those days could easily hew timbers
for the frame, but for boards, saw-mills were necessary. The first boards were probably
obtained at Chapin's Mill in Surry, from about 1765 till 1776. when Elisha Mack built at the
Stone Bridge. These mills were sold by Capt. Mack to his brother-in-law Abishai Tubbs of
Marlow in 1784. I have not been able to trace their ownership perfectly. They were owned
for a time by Samuel McCurdy of Surry, Turner White, Benjamin Baxter of Alstead. and after-
wards by his brother William Baxter, who sold to Stephen Griswold for $1500 in 1803. Mr.
Griswold sold in 1808 to Jonathan Pease for $1700. Dea. Pease run the mills for twenty years
and sold to Aaron Pay for $1500. Aaron and Stephen Pay rebuilt and continued business here
till 1843, when they sold to A. P. Towne. In 1845, Mr. Towne let the mills to Cheney Kilburn
who established the chair business here. Mr. Kilburn was followed by Porter and Joel Cowee
and afterwards by M'Key and Burbank in the same business. In 1868, Jesse Part bought these
mills, which were burned in 1869. (Page 47.) John S. Collins now owns the water privilege
and has made liberal offers to induce manufacturers to build, but the place still remains vacant,
after having been used for over ninety years.
Soon after the Revolution, Ebenezer and Thomas Part had a saw-mill on the Part Brook, near
where it touches the road between Parius Porter's and William Kingsbury's. (Map 364.)
The next saw-mill was built by Silvanus Hayward, about 1795, on Mill Brook, a little above
C. W. Bingham's shop, where remnants of the dam can still be seen. ( Map 199.)
About 1820, Amherst Hayward built a saw-mill where the tannery now stands. The abut-
ments of the old dam still remain. About fourteen years after, he sold to Pudley Smith, and
he to Palphon L. Gibbs, who run it two years. George W. Newman then bought it, and run it
till 1849, when he sold to the Tannery Company by whom it was torn down.
In 1830, Orlando Mack assisted by his father built a saw-mill about a mile up the river.
(Map 368.) In 1837, Jesse Hemenway bought it, and after four years sold to Charles Nash.
In little over a year A. J. and F. A. Howard bought it, and continued business there for eight
years. Then Mason Guillow bought a share, and soon after George W. Newman bought the
remainder. They ran it in company for six years, when Mr. Guillow sold to Malone Norris who
remained about a year. Since then it has been practically under the control of Mr. Newman,
though nominally in dill erent hands, at times. About 200,000 feet of lumber has been sawed
there this year.
About 1836, Eleazer Wilcox built a saw-mill on the brook southwest of his house. (Map 354.)
So far as known, this was the only saw-mill in Gilsum south of the river. It could be run only
a short time in the Spring, and was soon given up.
In 1836, Capt. Timothy Port built a saw-mill northwest of his house on the Part Brook.
(Map 363.) In 1842. it was destroyed by a freshet, and never rebuilt.
In 1848, Charles Nash built the saw-mill about a mile above Newman's for his son George.
(Map 369.) Four years after. Charles Nash, Jr., bought it. and carried on the business for
nearly twelve years. After passing through several hands, N. 0. Hayward bought it in 1877.
In 1871, F. A. Howard, Allen Hayward, and Jesse Part built the saw-mill near " Burnt
House Hill." (Map 223.) For the sake of having a grist-mill attached, the citizens raised
$800 to assist them in building. In 1872, they sold to Paniel Smith and he to Jesse Part.
A. P. Hammond and S. W. Part then bought it, the latter being now the exclusive owner.
This year's product has been about 275,000 feet of lumber.
138 GILSUM.
CLOTH MANUFACTURE.
Several of the first settlers were weavers by trade in the old country, and almost every family,
except the poorest, had not only " great wheel and little wheel " for spinning wool and flax, but
"dye-tub," " quill wheel," " warping bars," and loom. Raising their own flax and wool, the
men well understood the now forgotten arts of breaking and swingling and hatcheling, while the
women plied their cards, or were busy at wheel and loom. They were thus able to furnish all
their own clothing, from the tow shirt and breeches to the finest linen for bed or table, woolen
blankets, linsey-woolsey gowns for the women and girls, and even "go-to-meeting" coats for
the men and boys. Nabby Kilburn, afterwards Mrs. Daniel Day of Keene, was specially skilled
in making damask linen. The fine figured linen still used for the Communion Table in the
Congregational Church, is of her manufacture. Mrs. H. M. Nye of Marlboro' has table linen of
the same pattern by the same hands. It was probably woven about 1790.
John Bingham was a clothier, or cloth-dresser by trade, and at fust went from house to house
with hand-brushes and shears preparing cloth for men's wear. About 1780, he built a fulling
mill on the brook south of Mason Guillow's. It probably stood near where the brook crosses
the Keene road. He afterwards had machinery for shearing and dressing cloth in the mill by
the bridge.
In 1813, Luther Whitney built a clothing mill on the brook south of his father's house, on
the east side of the road, near the bridge. (Map 387.) This mill was burned about 181 ti, and
another built on the same spot. This second mill was moved in March, 1820, to near where the
west end of the tannery now is. The moving took two days, and was a great occasion. " Almost
everybody was there." Many women and children came from along distance to see it. The mill
was drawn through the pasture now owned by N. 0. Hayward, and the hollow in the hill south-
east of John Hammond's, coming out near where George N. Hayward's house stands. In passing
over the hill the building had to be held up with ropes. This shop was burned about two years
after. (Page 46.) Mr. Whitney rebuilt and continued the business till 1829. when he sold to
David Brighain. Mr. Brigham took Thaddeus H. Flint into partnership, and they carried on the
business about two years, when Mr. Flint sold out. In December, 1830, the mill was burned.
(Page 47.) The citizens helped Mr. Brigham to build up again, and the next year he took Asa
Cole as a partner. About the last of 1832, Harrison G. Howe bought out Mr. Cole. Brigham
and Howe then enlarged the mill, and put in machinery for making cloth. They bought a fine
bell, which hung under a tin-covered dome in the center of the building. Business revived and
for a few years there was much activity and "great expectations" of the wealth and growth
that were coming to Gilsum. Benjamin Hosmer was in company with them for a time, but
withdrew on account of ill health. The company began to get into debt and Mr. Howe left.
Dea. Brigham thought if he could get money for a time, he could run on and pay up. Times
were good, and many people had an idea money could be made very fast in manufacturing.
Twelve men were induced to form a company and loaned Dea. Brigham 1500 each. These men
became quite noted in this vicinity as " the twelve apostles." Two of them belonged in Alstead,
and one in Sullivan. They were Aaron Brigham, Aaron Day, Jehiel Day, Francis Eveleth, Wil-
liam Eveleth, Dalphon Gibbs, Benjamin Hosmer, Enoch B. Mayo, Dudley Smith,' Benjamin
Thompson, Jr., Eliphalet Iv. Webster, and Alvin White. Only Mr. White is now living. Dea.
Brigham agreed to pay them the interest and #1,000 on the principal every year. The first year
he succeeded in doing so. The second year he could no more than pay his help, and gave the
company fifty dollars to wait. Tlie third year he couldn't even pay his help, and the twelve
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were forced to take the Factory into their own hands to secure their debt. Five of the number
thought they had seen enough of it, but the other seven, Aaron Brigham, Aaron Day, Francis
Eveleth, Dalplion Gibbs, Dudley Smith, Benjamin Thompson, Jr., and Eliphalet K. Webster, con-
cluded to go on, being in high hopes that they should not only recover what they had put in, but
make a large amount in addition. They employed Dea. Brigham as their agent, and agreed to
meet once a quarter. The first quarter they seemed to be doing well, but the second quarter
found them running behind. They however kept on about two years, lured by the ever-receding
hope of gain, till they found themselves $7,500 in debt. They then closed up the business with
a loss of about $2,000 each. The actors in these scenes have nearly all passed away, but many
still vividly remember the excitement of those times, probably hitherto unequaled in the business
history of the town. Some enthusiasts expected Gilsum to rival Lowell in a few years. The
mortgage records of that time are a warning to such as live too fast for their earnings. Some
are rather amusing. One spruce young man executed a mortgage of " One olive Green Coat,
one skye blue pair of pantaloons, one silk Vest."
The Factory lay idle till 1844, when it was bought by Milton Silsby of Acworth, who con-
tinued to run it till 1852. During this time it was burned, and rebuilt. (Page 47.)
When the Silsbys came they bought an additional water privilege up the river, where they
built the present dam, in 1844. In the first mill they manufactured about 600 yards of Cassi-
mere per week. In the new one they doubled the amount. The first mill stood facing the north.
The new one faced the west, having the tower in front of its center, with a small bell costing
only $100. In 1855, the Silsbys sold to Solomon Dean who continued business till it was again
burned in 1858. (Page 47.) He then sold to the Tannery company.
In 1833, Joseph Upton and Harrison G. Howe hired the Starch Factory of Luther Abbot, and
putting in machinery began the manufacture of colored flannels. Mr. Howe sold the next year
to John Fletcher, and went into company with David Brigham. Upton and Fletcher continued
business till 1838. John Townsend then hired the Factory and carried on the same business till
1845, when George Learoyd and Thomas Townsend bought. They kept on making flannels till
1847. John Scribner and Jonathan Winch hired it in 1849, and made flannels for a little more
than a year.
In 1865, Wright, Cornell and Lyman proposed to build a large woolen mill where Dart's saw-
mill now stands, and induced the citizens to form a Stock Company for that purpose. Some of
the timber was got out and the foundation partly laid, but as they neglected to give the security
which the company required, the work stopped, the citizens who were engaged in it losing about
three dollars on a share.
The same parties then took down the old Abbot Factory and built the present structure.
They made flannel there about three months, when they failed and the work ceased.
In 1867, the firm of Cuthbert, Gould and Minor bought, and have carried on the flannel
business here ever since. The firm is now Cuthbert and Minor, Mr. Gould having left in 1872.
In the year ending June, 1873, they manufactured 127,125 yards of flannel. In 1878, they
made extensive repairs, putting in new and improved machinery, and are now turning out about
50,000 yards of flannel per week, and employ from 15 to 20 hands. Since 1867, the establish-
ment has been known as "The Granite Mill."
In I806, John Thurston and Lyman Gerould hired a small mill where Collins's Factory now
is, and set up the flannel business. About two years after, Isaac Wallis and Arnold B. Hutchin-
son were in the company. In 1840, it passed into the hands of Faulkner and Colony of Keene.
140 GILSUM.
Charles S. Faulkner personally superintended the business for two years. Gerould and Weth-
erby began business there in 1842. In 1845, they removed the old mill to the river bank across
the road, for a Boarding House, and built the mill now in use. In 1848, the company to whom
their goods were consigned at Boston failed, and they were obliged to suspend business for about
two months. Parks, Baldwin and Parks of Boston took the property, and employed Lyman
Gerould and Kendall Nichols to work up the stock on hand. In 1849, Ebenezer Jones came from
Acworth, and soon after bought the Factory, and continued the manufacture of woolens for
nearly eight years. He employed from 16 to 20 hands. In the Census of 1850, he reported
115,000 capital invested, and a yearly production of 14,000 yards of Broad Cloth valued at
124,500.
In 1857, Joshua and Thomas Ward bought, and began business, but soon failed, and sold
to Seth and William Ward, who kept on for about three years, under the name of the Ashuelot
Manufacturing Co.. when it fell into the hands of Henshaw Ward of Boston. During the war,
army blankets were manufactured here by Lewis Wright.
In 1867, the Wards sold to Stephen Collins and Sons. They put in new machinery, and
manufactured Doeskin, Beaver, and Tricot, to the amount of about $100,000 annually. Since
1872, it has been run by John S. Collins, producing Cassimeres, all wool and worsted suitings.
He employs 35 hands, with a monthly pay-roll of about f 1500, producing the present year the
value of 1125,000.
About 1830, Aaron Day put a carding machine into the upper part of his mill, where he did
" custom work " for nearly ten years. The same set of cards was then put into Luther Abbot's
old mill, and run by him till he removed to Stoddard in 1846.
TANNERIES.
The first tanning in town was done by Obadiah Wilcox, who had some vats near the brook
southwest of his house. Having no means for grinding bark, he prepared it for use by threshing
it with a flail.
In 1827, John Taylor set up the business on Mill Brook, a little northeast of the house now
owned by the widow McCoy. In 1838, he sold out and went West. Eleazer M. Poor followed
him in the same business, but failed and left in 1840.
In 1841, Jonathan Rawson of Alstead hired the place and carried on the business two years.
In 1849, George 15. Rawson bought the saw-mill of George W. Newman, and established a
Tannery. He and his brothers continued the business for about fifteen years, having bought out
the whole privilege after the Factory was burned in 1857. Their Tannery was burned in 1860,
(Page 47.) after which they rebuilt and enlarged the business. Nelson, Rice, and Rawson took
the establishment in 186-i. Mr. Nelson having died, the firm is now Rice and Rawson. When
business is active, they employ about 15 hands, with a monthly pay-roll of 16700, and turning
off about 13,000 hides yearly.
BRICK-YARDS.
At first, the chimneys were built of stone. Old cellars are now marked by a large pile of
stones which formed the chimney. One such is still in use. in the house of John Davis. As
they began to build framed houses, the early settlers sought out clay, and burned brick. The
enormous size of the old chimneys warranted the setting up a brick-yard to build a single house.
It is altogether probable there were a number of such brick-yards of which all trace and
remembrance is lost. John Bingham had one southeast of Mason Guillow's orchard. There was
a brick-yard on the flat near the brook, southwest of Darius Porter's, probably owned by one of
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the Darts. There was another just south of Mrs. Dean's. About 1806. Silvanus Hayward made
brick where Newman's store now stands. There was a brick-yard for many years on the flat
south of the road just east of the Dart Brook, near Mr. Kingsbury's, where he made the brick for
his own house and for the School House. The last brick made in town was about 1830, by
David and Elijah Ware, Jr. Their yard was near where Herbert E. Adams's new house stands.
BLACKSMITHS.
The number of Blacksmiths in Gilsum has been very large, and it is not probable that the
following list is complete. The first was probably Theodore Preston who 'settled on a five-acre
lot near Dr. Hosmer's. The use of this lot was given by the Proprietors. A Boynton worked
there a short time after Preston. Daniel Wright was one of the early blacksmiths and had his
shop near where Edward Loiselle lives.
Ziba Ware, Levi Hardy, Theophilus Eveleth and still later Silas Woods carried on the busi-
ness at the same place. Ziba Ware afterwards lived where Milton J. Steams now resides, and
had a shop just north of the road to George Wright's. (Map 110.) Timothy Dort had a shop a
little south of his house where he did a large business. (Map 362.) His son Timothy, known
as Capt. Dort, followed the same business, both here and afterwards at the village.
Early in the pi'esent century, Solomon Woods carried on blacksmithing at the lower village?
and afterwards on the old Pease place in the south part of the town. His shop stood west of
Day's store, and he had a trip-hammer on the brook below Mrs. Gates's. I have found no tradi-
tion or remembrance of this trip-hammer, but the passage to and from it is reserved in deeds
of 1806-7.
The Days built a shop near the same place, (Map 352,) which was used by many workmen,
among whom were a Boynton, Thomas T. Wetherbee, John Parmenter, and Zenas D. Metcalf.
John Burroughs was a blacksmith in the Factory Village, about 1821-4. He had a shop near
Mrs. McCoy's house, which he moved to where Jacob Nash's house is, and put in a wheel to blow
the bellows. He had another shop a little north of the elm between the roads at the head of
the street.
Thomas T. Chapin bought out Mr. Burroughs and employed Tower Spear, Benjamin Eaton,
and perhaps others. Tower Spear made " potato diggers," being assisted by Thomas T. Wether-
bee and others. Nathaniel Trask was a blacksmith here about the same time.
John Harris had a shop a few rods north of Smith's Tavern. (Map 80.) He was probably
the most skilful of Gilsum blacksmiths, easily keeping time with another workman, while shift-
ing his sledge so as to strike alternate blows with each hand. He employed Phinehas Moor and
others.
John Borden made nails in a shop near number 391. Enoch B. Mayo built the shop
(Map 348,) now owned by Capt. Chandler, and worked there for about six years. Marvin
Bigelow and others worked with him.
David Dean made nails and edge-tools on the place where Harvey Bates lives.
Eleazer Wilcox had a shop near his house where he did his own blacksmithing. (Map 353.)
Chilion Mack built a shop where he made awls, about 1830. It stood a little northeast of
Dea. Brigham's barn, and was afterwards moved, and made into the house now owned by the
widow Beckwith.
Zenas D. Metcalf carried on blacksmithing at various places for many years. He had a shop
for a time, just south of Mrs. Dean's. (Map 361.)
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Luke Houghton had a shop near the maple tree by the road north of the old Hendee house.
(Map 360.) He worked here from 1856 to 1866 when he removed to where he now resides.
Philip R. Howard was a blacksmith and worked in various places. He and his brother
George had a shop where they made hammers, a little west of the house where Samuel W. Dart
lives. (Map 196.)
George S. Howard also had a hammer shop near Collins's Factory. (Chap. 37.)
About 1840, Luther Abbot put up a shop below the road near the Learoyd Brook and let it
to Philip R. Howard; (Map 372.) About 1858. Mr. Howard had a shop on Mill Brook, above
Alpheus Chapin's, (Map 185,) and still later at the north end of Kansas. (Map 168.)
George Stevens worked for several years in Capt. Chandler's shop. In 1876, he built the
shop opposite Brake Hill, now occupied by Eugene Carpenter. (Map 346.) Byron J. Mullins
now carries on the business in Capt. Chandler's shop.
In 1876, George W. Newman built a shop. (Map 347,) where his son Dudley carried on
blacksmithing and carriage-making for a year or two, and then let it to Byron Alexander and
his son Frank. In 1879, Charles H. Lamphere hired the upper part for a wheelwright shop.
Among other blacksmiths have been Amos Weeks, Samuel Ham, Alvin A. Beckwith, and
James Bates.
Carpenters. — Of carpenters and joiners there have been a large number. Many who never
served any regular apprenticeship have worked at the trade. Only a very imperfect list can be
o-iven. Moses Belding is the first whose name has been mentioned to me as a carpenter. Daniel
Day of Keene built a good many houses in Gilsum before 1800. Others are Stephen White.
Gilbert Carson, Stephen Mansfield. Stephen Cross, Abram C. Wyman, Joseph Clark, Calvin C.
Bingham, Thomas Howard, F. A. Howard, David A. Roundy, Allen Hayward, James Pickering,
J. Q. Pickering, Lucius R. Guillow, John J. Isham.
Shoemakers. — The early shoemakers went from house to house, mending old shoes, and
making up the year's stock of new ones. This was called " whipping the cat," and was kept up
to considerable extent till within about forty years of the present time. It was not uncommon for
men who owned farms, to make shoes in the Winter, both at their own homes and at their
neighbors'. Of this class was Israel Loveland and probably many others. His brother Aaron
Loveland was a shoemaker by trade. He had but one hand, and his wife did the sewing for him.
Another still earlier shoemaker was William Lamb. The first shoe shop in Gilsum was built
about 1822, by William Banks, a little north of where Day's store stands. When the store was
built about 1833, this shop was moved to the south side of the road opposite Stephen Day's. In
1877, it was again moved to the north side of the road near the barn, and turned into a carpen-
ter shop.
In 1828, John Taylor built a two-story shoe shop in what is now S. W. Dart's garden, just
south of Dr. Webster's house. (Map 194.) The lower part was used as a currier's shop by
Samuel White from Alstead. It has been moved to the Marlow road and is now occupied as a
dwelling house by Byron Alexander. (Map 269.) Willard Hassall was Taylor's foreman in
shoemaking. Levi Gates was a well-known shoemaker here for many years. He worked in the
Banks shop, when it stood south of the street. Loren Loveland worked at shoemaking in the
chambers of what is now N. 0. Hayward's store. A. W. Kingsbury came here from Sullivan
in 1835, and Amherst Hayward built for him that year, the shop in which he and his son Samuel
still carry on the shoe business. (Map 201.) This was long known as "the red shop." Its
upper story has been occupied by various tenants.
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There have been many transient shoemakers working for A. W. Kingsbury or others, the
list of whom it is now difficult to give. Oliver B. Kent learned the trade of Loren Loveland in
1836-7. Charles Newman worked with Mr. Kingsbury in 1848.
Tailors so far as ascertained, have been Mrs. Lucy Hammond, William Parker, Gideon W.
Huntress, and Eliza Bragg.
Stores. — Probably the first " store" in Gilsura was kept by John Mark. (Chap. 32 ) The
following extracts from his account books will be of interest. The first is the account of Pela-
tiah Pease, dated November, 1792 : —
1 Book for to learn to fife 6s 8d
1 qt Cider 2d
3 needles Id
h quoir of paper 7d
1 glass of rum 2d
1 mug of tody Is 2d
1 bole of tody 6d
1 pare of verses 6d
James Ballard, Dec. 1792
£
Suit of trooping clothes 14/
1 Coat 4/
1 Coat & breaches 6/6
3 jackets 6/
From other accounts about this time we find that Beef was £1 per hundred, "Turkeys, 2^6 pr Peace," West
India Rum, 8s. per gallon, Brandy Is. a quart, Tea 2/ 10 to 3 ' a pound, " Ribing 1/8 a yard," " Codfish fresh /3"
a pound, "Shugar 1/ " a pound, Butter 7 a pound. &c. Salt varied from 1 4 to 8/6 a bushel.
One charge I have been able to find no explanation of. It is to Elijah Bond, Nov. 1792. " 1 rate for the poor
man 1/1/1 qr "
It is probable that a store was established very early at the •' Mills." but the first of which
any certain knowledge is now at hand, was by Stephen Griswold, early in the present century.
His account books show that at least three-fourths of his trade was in rum.
He charged 20 cts for " a mug of flip or toddy." In 1809 half a yard of "Callico"is charged at 30 cts.
Flour was 4A cents a pound — "a Shall, 5/" — Maple sugar ninepence a pound. A glass of rum was 4 cents — a
Gill, 8 cents — Wool 2/ a pound — "half an ounce of Camphire " 21 cents — Corn 50 cents a bushel, — Wheat
84 cents.
Jonathan Pease also had a store in the upper part of the Mill. Lemuel Bingham kept store
for a time in Dea. Pease's house, and afterwards in the house where Dr. Webster lives. There
were probably others of which we have no account.
About 1826, Samuel Woodward had a store in Smith's Tavern for a short time.
In 1829, Jehiel and Daniel Day opened a store in the Factory Village. They carried on an
extensive business for several years, "till they removed to the West.
In 1833, Franklin W. Day & Co. built the store at the Lower Village, and had a large
amount of custom not only in Gilsum, but from the neighboring towns. At Mr. Day's death in
1849, this store was closed, and has not since been opened. These stores, as indeed all others,
till as late as 1840, made their principal profit from the sale of New England Rum. This was
the grand staple, and one of the greatest obstacles to the Temperance movement was that no
merchant thought he could live by trade, without selling rum.
Amherst Hayward bought the stand of J. and D. Day, and in 1839, let it to Luther Abbot.
About a year later, Ezra Webster hired it, and continued in trade here for seven years. The
store remained closed for two years, when Dr. Webster and Ebenezer Jones took the business.
After six years Mr. Jones sold to N. O. Hayward and F. A. Howard. This firm traded two
years, when Dr. Webster withdrew, and the others continued the business six years. Then A. D.
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Hammond bought out Mr. Howard. Since 1872, the firm has been N. 0. Hayward and Son.
In November, 1879, they sold out to John A. Smith.
Davis H. Wilson had a store at the upper end of the village, in the house built by Lemuel
Bingham on the east side of the street, where N. 0. Hayward now lives. He continued trade
here from 1852 to 1857.
About 1841, Luther Abbot built the house where Mrs. Hathhom now lives, opened a store,
and continued business there till he went to Stoddard in 1846.
In 1864, L. W. F. Mark opened the store which he still occupies.
In 1870, George W. Newman built the store and house on the corner of Sullivan Street.
His sons carried on business here till 1878, when A. D. Hammond began the trade which lie
still continues.
Taverns. — Formerly, taverns were much more numerous in country towns than at the
present. One of the earliest was kept by John Mark. In 1792. his charge for lodging was 6d,
for keeping a Horse over night, 9d. Samuel Bill also kept tavern about the beginning of the
century, in the south part of the house now occupied by his son David. There was a tavern for
many years, where Edouard Loiselle lives. It was first kept by Daniel Wright and afterwards by
Fortunatus Eager. Ziba Ware and after him William Baxter kept it for a few years.
Ebenezer Dart was licensed to keep tavern in 179~>. He lived on the Hendee place.
James Grimes had a tavern opposite the old Meeting House, as early as 1804. In 1806, he
sold to Dudley Smith, who continued the business here for nearly thirty years.
Stephen Griswold kept tavern at " the Mills " for some years, and after him Jonathan Pease.
Stephen Day, Jr., kept tavern at the same place from 1837 to 1840. Probably there were others
here earlier.
In 1830, Jehiel Day opened the " Ashuelot Hotel " in the Factory Village. When he left in
1837, the tavern remained closed for about three years. In 1839, Timothy Dort bought the
stand and kept public house there for eight years.
In 1848, Ezra Webster opened the " Village Hotel " which he managed till his death in 1864.
Hervey E. Rawson next took it for three years, after which he sold to Albert Hubbard who
still owns it.
Miscellaneous. — On May Brook, a little above the river road, (Map 106,) John Bingham,
Jr., built a shop about 1800, the foundation of which can still be seen. Here he turned wooden
bowls, plates, and like utensils.
On the same brook, (Map 365,) the Mays built a dam and put in a " lazy saw."
Thomas T. Chapin built a dam for a mill just below the Village in 1827. After his death,
(Chap. 26,) Luther Abbot bought the privilege and built a Starch Factory, (Map 219,) which
he run about five years.
In 1861, A. D. Hammond and Milon Loveland hired the Abbot mill and put in machinery
for manufacturing chair backs. They carried on the business about five years.
Luther Hemenway built the shop on the brook near his house in 1830. (Map 271.) Here
he and his sons carried on the awl business for more than twenty years.
A few rods below on the same brook, (Map 272,) may be seen the ruins of an old dam and
foundations for a mill. This was begun by Joseph Foster of Sullivan, 1830-1, but never
finished.
About 1832, Solon W. Eaton built a shop where Collins"* Factory stands, lor wood-turning
and making awls. Zenas D. Metcalf was in company witli him for a time. The next year.
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Alfred Beckwith put a sli ingle mill into the same building. In 1836 it was taken by Thurston
& Co. for the flannel business. (Page 139.)
About 1836, Chilion Mack built a shop on the brook east of his house, where he carried on
the awl business for several years.
About 1846, Linus and Jacob Nash built a turning shop on the brook near Josiah Guillow's.
(Map 370.) Wishing to divide the property, they sawed it in two in the middle, and it was
afterwards made into a house. (Chap. 38.)
In 1834-5, a wheelwright and paint shop was built a little south of where Taylor's Tannery
stood. It was carried on by Jerome B. Aldrich, till 1841. After that it was used for various
purposes.
About 1830, Chilion Mack built a wheelwright shop southwest of his house, where A. W.
Kingsbury's garden now is. He carried on the business here only a few years. It was after-
wards occupied as a tenement. (Cliap. 36.)
Money being scarce, Potash and Pearlash were formerly used as a standard of exchange.
(Page 102.) The manufacture was carried on in many places, a large part of which are now
forgotten. One of the earliest was on the Fuller place a little west of Daniel Smith's house.
Another was north of the road about 20 rods east of Harriet Swinton's, and still another at
the upper end of the village near Henry McCoy's barn.
A man named Thompson, afterwards of Peterboro', kept a jeweler's shop in the room north
of J. and D. Day's store, for a year or two about 1835.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CENSUS RETURNS.
The first Census of the State was taken in 1767. The returns from Gilsum were as follows.
Unmarried men from 16 to 60 . . . . . 7
Married Do. Do 22
Boys from 16 years & under ...... 36
Men 60 years & above 1
Females unmarried ........ 39
Females married ........ 23
Slaves . . 0
Widows 0
Total 128
In the " List of Rateabli
tion
In the " List of Rateable Estates of the Several Towns as settled by the General Assembly for a new Propor-
which each Town pays to £1000," the following is set down to Gilsum: —
Amount of Rateable Estate ...... £800
Proportion to £1000 £1:18
Number of Polls 31
In a similar List for May, 1773, we find for Gilsum : —
Rateable Estates £38
Proportion to £1000 £1:16
Number of Polls 37
At the same time Surry is reported as having 47 Polls and Rateable Estates, £55.
The " Rateable Estates" are evidently given on a reduced scale. The increase of population
in these six years is very great, certainly not less than 100 per cent, and probably more.
10
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GILSUM.
By order of Gov. John Wentworth, a Census was taken in 1773
som" were the following: —
Unmarried men 16 to 60
Married Do. Do.
Boys 16 years and under
Men 60 years and upwards
Females unmarried
Females married
Widows . . !
Slaves
The returns from " Gil-
17
21
32
4
37
22
2
0
Total 139
Surry returned a total of 208.
In 1786, the Legislature ordered a new Census, and Gilsuin made this return :-
The Number of the souls that are in Gillsom are as followes
females from 16 and under . . . . . . 113
females from 16 too 21 . . . . . . 16
females from 21 and upward ...... 72
males from 16 and under ...... 78
males from 16 too 21 ...... 7
males from 21 and upward ...... 78
364
One Black. (Chap. 37.)
Jonathan Adams )
Timothy Dimmuck V Selectmen
Ebenezee Bill )
In 1767, Gilsum included all of Surry except "Westmoreland Leg," and the whole number
of polls was 31, but in 1773, Gilsum alone had 37, and the two towns, including " Westmore-
land Leg," 84. In 1775, Gilsum reported a total population of 178. (Page 34.) In 1777,
Gilsum made return of " 51 male polls eighteen years old & upward," 16 Horses, 32 Oxen,
47 Cows. In 1784, Gilsum reported 71 Ratable Polls. Surry made no return.
Sullivan having been set off in 1787, the first return from Gilsum in its present form, is 47
Ratable Polls, 18 Horses, 21 Oxen, and 86 Cows.
In 1790, the population was 298, males 134, females 164.
An Inventory of taxable property in Gilsum returned to the State 1793, is as follows.
Number of Polls between 18 and 70 years
59.
0
68 acres.
252 acres.
367 acres.
Horses & Mares
26.
34.
94.
Horses & Cattle 2 [prob. 3,] years old .
43.
2 years old .......
35.
1 year old .......
37.
Sum total of all buildings and real estate unimproved and owned by the inhabitants at half per cent, £9.
11 sh. 4 d.
Sum total of value of real estate not owned by inhabitants, £276. 10 sh.
This indicates a total value of buildings and unimproved Real Estate of nearly .f 7,300.
Census returns for 1800 have not been found. In 1810, there were 133 persons engaged in
Agriculture and 18 in Manufacturing. The population was 267 males and 246 females, 513 in
all, of whom 165 were under ten years of age.
In 1820, population 601, males 287, females 314, under ten 171.
In 1830, population 642, males 323, females 319, under ten 180, of whom 93 were under
five. There were 14 persons over 70, of whom one is reported to be over 100. This was prob-
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ably a mistake, as the oldest person at that time is said to have been Mrs. Nash, who died that
year aged 95.
In 1840, population 656, males 323, females 333, over seventy 28, between five and ten 89,
under five 106, pupils in schools 218. 172 persons engaged in Agriculture, and 41 in Manufac-
turing. There were 91 horses, 555 neat cattle, 1,529 sheep, 126 swine, and $161 worth of
poultry. There were raised 578 bushels of wheat, 573 of barley, 4,076 of oats, 787 of rye, 2,288
of Indian corn, 15,858 of potatoes, 1,237 tons of hay, 3,602 pounds of wool, 90 of flax, 15,835 of
sugar, $4,559 worth of dairy products, $451 worth of fruit, and 299 cords of wood sold. There
were $1,427 worth of home manufactures, and $2,000 worth of hardware and cutlery.
In 1850, population 668, males 341, females 327, over ninety 1, between eighty and ninety 6,
between seventy and eighty 24, between five and ten 70, under live 77, pupils in schools 230.
There were 135 dwellings, and 144 families.
In 1860, population 678, males 334, females 344, between ninety and one hundred 1, between
eighty and ninety 9, between seventy and eighty 28, between five and ten 77, under five 66. One
is reported to be 100 which is a mistake. Stephen White was then in bis hundredth year.
There were 145 dwellings and 146 families.
In 1870, population 590, males 288, females 302, over ninety 1, between eighty and ninety
10, between seventy and eighty 28, between five and ten 50. under five 59. There were 136
dwellings and 153 families.
In an account of Manufactures in Gilsum, taken in 1832 by George W. Hammond, by request
of Congress, to assist in revising the Tariff, we find the following.
Amount of business in Tannery . .$1,601.16 Blacksmithing $1,450.00
Spiral Gimblets .... I,6o0.00 Shoes & Boots 800.00
Pegging Awls 1,500.00 Home-made Flannel, 2,433 yds. . 1,216.00
Woolen Factory, Brig-ham & Cole . 2,000.00 Linen Cloth, 1,364 yds. . . . 227.33
Starch, 60,000 lbs. . . . . 2,100.00 Maple Sugar, 10,070 lbs. . . . 805.60
Wagons, 17, & Repairing . . . 540.00 Palm Leaf Hats, 629 ... 157.25
The following items are from the " picture of Gilsum " in 1843 referred to on page 134.
Whole number of inhabitants 645, whole number of families 132. 10 families are under the care of widows,
and 22 live in hired houses. There are 13 females in single life over 30 years of age, and only five males in the
same state to match them ; 24 widows, and 8 widowers. There are 67 persons over 60 years of age, of whom 7 or
8 are over 80. There are 118 dwelling houses, and one family now lives in " a snug new log house in true ancient
style." The Factory Village contains 22 dwelling houses containing 28 families, one Meeting House, 2 Stores, one
Tavern, 3 Blacksmith's Shops, 2 Turning Shops with water power, one Tannery, one Shoe Shop, one Wheelwright
Shop, one Saw-mill. The other village contains one Store, one Grist-mill and Saw-mill with Shingle-mill attached
and also a Carding machine, with only 5 dwelling houses containing 6 families. There are in town 6 Justices, 2
Physicians, 6 Carpenters, 5 Blacksmiths, 1 Millwright, 2 Coopers, and " one man makes shingles by boiling the
timber and cutting them while hot with a large knife in a machine." There are 3 Woolen Factories, but only one
in operation — 2 establishments for making Awls — 3 Saw-mills, 2 of which have Shingle-mills attached. There
are 3 merchants, and one Tavern. " Most of the inhabitants of Gilsum are in comfortable circumstances at present
as to the things of this life, being generally industrious they maintain themselves, but there are now 3 or 4 persons
who the town has to support at an expense for the current year of about $220." The number of voters last March
was 135. No. of rateable Polls 145, besides these are 7 Widows and 3 Single women who pay taxes. There were
taken in town one daily, 122 weeklies, and 13 monthlies. During 18-42 there were 19 Births, 6 Marriages and 5
Deaths.
The following facts are gathered from other papers left by Dea. Hay ward.
In 1794 there were 67 houses with families : in 1800,' 73 ; in 1815, 82 ; in 1820, 110 ; in
1862, 134 ; in 1864, 150 ; Jan. 1, 1866, 158. In 1864 there were 122 husbands with wives, 9
widowers, and 19 widows. There were 19 persons between 70 and 80, and 5 over 80. The
greatest number of deaths reported in any one year was 24 in 1820, the next greatest was 19 in
1849 ; the least number was 4 in 1840.
At the present time, Dec. 31, 1879, there are 611 inhabitants, 310 males and 301 females.
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There are 9 under one year, 41 between one and five, 53 between five and ten, 109 between 10
and 20, 94 between 20 and 30, 86 between 30 and 40, 65 between 40 and 50, 65 between 50 and
60, 45 between 60 and 70, 29 between 70 and 80, 14 between 80 and 90, and one 96 years of
age. There are 31 widows, and 14 widowers ; women over 20 who were never married, 30 ;
men in the same state, 37. There are 161 dwellings not reckoning separate tenements in the
same house, 22 of which are not inhabited, and containing 176 families. Births in 1879 were
8 ; deaths 11.
So far as can be readily ascertained the following periodicals were taken in Gilsurn for the
year 1879: —
Dailies : — Boston Journal, Boston Herald, Boston Post, one each.
Semi-weeklies : — Boston Journal, Inter Ocean, one each.
Weeklies: — Portland Transcript, New York Atlas, New Orleans Picayune, Springfield
(Vt.) Reporter, New York Sun, Republican Observer, New York Express, L'Opinion Publique,
Massachusetts Plowman, Deseret News, State Press, New York Ledger, Voice of Angels, Kansas
Volks Freund, Family Herald it Weekly Star, Golden Censer, one each ; New York Messenger,
Wochenblatt der New York Zeitung, two each ; Boston Pilot, Home Circle, Christian Union,
three each ; Boston Globe, Child's Paper, Herald of Gospel Liberty, four each ; New York
Times, Well Spring, Sunday School Times, five each ; Christian at Work, six ; Youth's Com-
panion, Mirror and Farmer, Independent Statesman, seven each ; New England Farmer,
American Cultivator, eight each ; Granite State Journal, nine ; Boston Journal, twenty-two ;
People, twenty-three ; New Hampshire Sentinel, thirty-three ; Cheshire Republican, forty-nine.
Monthlies : — American Agriculturist, Atlantic, Scribner's, St. Nicholas, Potter's American
Monthly, Journal of Chemistry, Granite Monthly, Life and Light, Scottish American Journal,
Contributor, one each ; Scientific American, Christian World, Bible Society Record, two each ;
Missionary Herald, four ; American Missionary, Household, People's Illustrated Journal, five
each ; Peterson's Magazine, Home Missionary, six each ; American Messenger, nine ; Illus-
trated Family Monthly, twelve.
Quarterlies : — Ehrich's Fashion Quarterly, two ; Smith's Bazar, five.
Total : — Three dailies, two semi-weeklies, two hundred and thirty-five weeklies, sixty-four
monthlies, and seven quarterlies.
The following statistics are taken mainly from a record kept by Dea. Hayward, and continued
after his death, by N. O. Hayward. The particular deaths are not on record previous to 1825.
In ten years ending May 1, 1825, there were 80 deaths, including 29 over 50 years of age, 7
between 30 and 50, 16 between 10 and 30, and 28 under ten. The largest number of deaths
in Gilsum in any one year, so far as known, is 24 in 1820. From 1825 to 1879, a period of 55
years, there have been 542 deaths in town, making an average death rate of a little less than
ten, or about one in 60 of the population. The largest number was 19 in 1849 ; the smallest,
four each in 1840, 1865, and 1873. Of these deaths, 72 were under one year of age ; 88 between
one and 10 ; 33 between 10 and 20 ; 52 between 20 and 30 ; 46 between 30 and 40 ; 29
between 40 and 50 ; 30 between 50 and 60 ; 56 between 60 and 70 ; 80 between 70 and 80 ;
47 between 80 and 90 ; and 9 over 90, five of which were over 95, and one within a few months
of 100. The average age is very nearly 39 years, probably full that, if the months were taken
into account. Not many towns, it is believed, can show a record so favorable as this, either in
the average age, or in the ratio of deaths to the population.
The causes of death are not given prior to 1835. The great mortality in 1820 was from a
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fatal fever, then called typhus. The large number of deaths in 1849 was owing to the prevalence
of scarlet fever among the children, seven of whom died of that disease. During these 45 years,
443 deaths are reported, and the cause is mentioned of 3b'0. Among the more prominent causes
are the following : — 15 or 20 can be traced directly to intemperance, and many more indirectly ;
heart diseases 11; cancer 13; apoplexy 15 ; accident 16 ; scarlet fever 22 ; bowel complaints
24 ; fevers 29 ; old age 45 : lung diseases 114.
CHAPTER XXV.
CELEBRATIONS.
" Sound the fife and beat the drum,
Independence day has come !
Bring the banjo and the fiddle,
To-day we dance ter-diddle-diddle.
Jothani, git the great, big bottle,
Your teeth can pull the corn-cob stopple."
These ancient rhymes are doubtless a picture of the hilarious celebrations many of our
grandfathers were wont to observe on the Fourth of July. Music, dancing, and drinking, with
firing of cannon, and patriotic speeches, were probably rarely omitted on the return of that
" glorious " anniversary. Only a few celebrations, however, have been sufficiently prominent
to be remembered now. It is known that the first minister, Rev. Elisha Fish, delivered a Fourth
of July Oration, but the year cannot now be ascertained. It was probably before 1800. There
was also a celebration of the beginning of the Century in 1801, at which time he delivered a
Poem. It is much to be regretted that neither of these manuscripts has been preserved.
In 1823, just after the cannon had been taken from Keene, it was thought best to make the
Fourth of July an occasion to be remembered. The Meeting House with Smith's Tavern oppo-
site, was of course the place of gathering. The cannon was brought out and four kegs of
powder of 25 lbs. each, were burned. The Oration was in the Meeting House, but the festivities
subsequent were on the Common, booths of boughs having been built there, under whose shade
the women and children found shelter from the sun. Capt. Solomon Mack was Marshal, and
Willard Bill, then just arrived at manhood, was the Orator. The following extracts and synopsis
will give a general idea of the oration. It begins as follows : —
"Assembled together at this time for the celebration of the birthday of our national Independence, it is with
the greatest satisfaction that we hail the auspicious moment for the now happy and flourishing state of the nation,
that we are free from intestine commotions and outward foes, that we are in the midst of peace and plenty, that
our liberties remain unmolested, unimpaired by time, and that we have a pleasing prospect of their future contin-
uance. It is on no ordinary occasion that we have met. Worthy to be remembered by every American and grate-
ful to his memory must be the commencement of his liberties and deliverance from the tyrannical grasp of a foreign
power."
The value of such a celebration in its tendency to foster the love of Liberty, was next spoken of ; after which
the Declaration was read. Then followed a cursory review of the prominent events of the Revolution, and a com-
parison with the celebrated heroic actions of past history. "More true bravery cannot be found in the history of
any country than was displayed by the undisciplined militia engaged in the different attacks in
the Revolutionary War." Attention is next called to the present state of the country, contrasted with what it
would have been if the result of the war had been reversed. "Ten millions of freemen can attest to the present
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prosperity of our country, for there has been no time since the first settlement that a greater portion of happiness
has been enjoyed than .is enjoyed at the present time Although no human mind can look through
the veil of futurity with certainty, yet we may infer from present appearances that Freedom's banner will in time
be unfurled through all the habitable parts of the globe."
Other countries are then contrasted with our own and gratitude expressed to God for the superior blessings we
enjoy. The oration closes as follows: "But in all our happiness let our fervent ejaculations ascend to Heaven that
in all our prosperity we may be kept from those vices frequently attendant on prosperity, particularly that we may
not pollute the sacred name of Liberty by the frenzy of licentious passions, but may our present glorious Constitu-
tion while it protects our freedom from the unhallowed ravages of Tyranny, remain an unshaken bulwark against
the destructive fury of faction.
Tyrants, turn from the impious work of blood in which your hands are imbued and tremble at the desperation
of your revolting subjects. Repent in sackcloth and ashes. For behold, ye, who have been exalted up to heaven
shall ere long be cast down to hell. The final period of your crimes is rapidly approaching when the Spaniard,
the Greek, and the Jew shall no longer be oppressed, nor feel the iron bondage of despotic sway. The grand polit-
ical millennium is at hand, when Tyranny shall be buried in ruins, when all nations shall be united in one mighty
Republic, when the four angels that stand on the four corners of the earth shall with one accord lift up their voices
to heaven proclaiming peace on earth and good-will to men."
At another celebration, not long after, it is remembered that Dr. Jonathan E. Davis gave the
oration.
About 1830, there was a Sabbath School Celebration at the Old Meeting House.
In 1832 or 1833, Day's Hall (now Chandler's) was dedicated with a Celebration of Independ-
ence. Dca. Brigham read the Declaration.
In 1834, there was a semi-military celebration, Sullivan Company joining the parade with
Gilsum. Charles Cummings gave an oration on the Common near the Meeting House, the frame
of which had just been raised.
July 4, 18:}o, there was a Temperance Celebration, with an oration by "a son of Squire Hatch
of Alstead."
In 1838, the Anti-slavery Society, which had just been organized, celebrated the day with an
address from Rev. Moses Grosvenor of Marlboro'.
In 1843, there was a Sabbath School Temperance Celebration of Independence in the village.
A stand was built near the old Hay Scales, tables of food were provided, the seats and tables
being shaded with green boughs. A procession largely composed of children marched up and
down Main Street, music being furnished by Amherst Hayward with his bass-viol, assisted by
Charles W. Bingham with a violin. A Temperance oration was delivered by William P.
Wheeler, Esq., of Keene.
In 1844, a " rum celebration " was attempted, but proved " a fizzle." (Page 93.)
The Nation's Centennial was celebrated on the Sunday after July 4, 1876, by religious ser-
vices in the Meeting House. (Page 116.)
In 1878, after bell-ringing and cannon during the day. Independence evening was observed
by a torchlight procession in masquerade. The Captain of the Company was Uriah Bates.
After parading the streets, they entertained the crowd with songs and a brief patriotic oration.
The singing was by Timothy O'Leary and George Deets, disguised as " Aunt Deborah and Aunt
Dinah." The orator was C. W. Bingham, Esq., in antique costume, represented as " Elder
Hardy."
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CHAPTER XXYI.
CASUALTIES.
Bridges, dams, and mills have been frequently destroyed by floods. (Chap. 13.) The mill
by the Stone Bridge was washed away when William Baxter owned it, and Samuel Whitney
rebuilt it. The same mill was nearly all swept away when Dea. Pease owned it, about 1810.
Aaron Loveland's mill was carried away by a freshet in 1825, and the citizens helped him build.
Oct. 4, 1869, occurred a very extensive flood doing great damage in many places. Charles W.
Bingham's house was washed away that night. He had just built, and had moved in most of his
household goods, but not his family. He was sleeping there himself, and barely escaped through
the chamber window to the bank. Furniture, books, and provisions were scattered and largely
destroyed. The neighbors helped him liberally in his time of need.
In June, 1787 or 1788, Abraham Griffin was chopping with his son Nathan, when a tree fell
on him, injuring him so that he died in about a fortnight. Jonathan Adams took one of his
boys to bring up, and changed his name from Lot to Erastus. About 1790, as Mr. Adams was
chopping off the butt of a large tree, that had been blown over by the wind, the boy came up
behind the root, which falling back, killed him instantly.
June 29, 1798, Jonathan Raymond, while at a chopping bee on the old Downing place in
Marlow, was instantly killed by the fall of a tree.
Sept. 1, 1813, Thomas Redding, Jr., was returning home from "training." Coming to the
bridge by Pease's mill, he apparently steadied himself by the side railing. About half way
across, the top board was missing, and when he reached that place he pitched over and was
drowned.
David Smith was killed, March 20, 1825, by the fall of timber, at the raising of "the plas-
tered house," a little south of Vessel Rock. When the house was taken down, about fifty years
after, spots of blood were found on the frame.
Oct. 10, 1827, Thomas T. Chapin was drowned at the dam where Cuthbert and Minor's Factory
now is. There was a great freshet and he was trying to prevent the breaking away of the dam.
His brother Justus caught hold of him, but the current was so powerful that both would have
been swept away, had not others held him on the bank.
A child of Zenas D. Metcalf, named George Everett, was drowned in one of Taylor's tan-
vats, Oct. 18, 1832.
Feb. 21, 1835, an infant child of Esek T. Greene was accidentally smothered while riding to
a neighbor's in a cold day.
Oct. 5, 1835, Harriet E., a child of Enoch B. Mayo, was killed by the falling of a cart that
was set up on end in the yard where she was playing.
John Thompson was killed Dec. 6, 1840, by some injury received while putting up his cattle
in the evening. He came into the house, and sitting down, died almost instantly.
Stephen Foster, 3d, while returning from Surry late in the evening, Nov. 12, 1844, was killed
by the upsetting of his wagon just where the road turns towards the house now occupied by
Daniel Wright.
Aaron Hammond Nash, while bathing in the pond at Charles Nash's mill, was drowned
June 3, 1849.
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Ap. 23, 1851, while James Bolster was returning from Stoddard, he was thrown from his
wagon, near Luther Abbot's, and died there two days after.
Phedrus Parker of Sullivan, while bathing in Silsby's pond, was drowned. May 23, 1852.
Oct. 21, 1856, Asa Nash went to the woods witli his son to cut some wood. His son found
the tree was about to fall, and called to his father to be out of the way. Somewhat startled and
confused by the call, he jumped right under the tree. He lived only a few minutes.
July 20, 1857, while hastily running to the house, where they were haying in Walpole, Hollis
and Franklin, sons of Marvin Gates, were struck down with lightning, and Hollis was instantly
killed.
Dec. 3, 1857, Allen Nash was found dead by the road-side, where he had apparently fallen
in a fit.
While returning from Keene, March 5, 1860, Truman Bill was thrown from his wagon and
instantly killed, near the head of Beaver Falls.
Dec. 3, 1861, Philip R. Howard was choked to death with a piece of tough beef.
About the first of February, 1869, Temple Baker had his leg broken by a kick from a cow,
and died in a few days.
Charles C, son of Francis C. Minor, was drowned in the flume near Cuthbert and Minor's
mill, July 27, 1869.
Ap. 26, 1870, George Augustus Griggs, one of Mr. Burnap's teamsters, while driving a load
up Bingham hill, was killed instantly by a blow on his head from a contrary horse. The spot
is marked by the letter G cut in the rock on the east side of the road.
James Welsh was thrown from his horse near the " dug-way" on Sullivan Street, Nov. 24,
1870, and died the next day.
Dec. 21, 1875, a Frenchman named Cote was thrown from his sled, near Mr. Gunn's, and
died two days after.
While examining a loaded pistol, July 23, 1877, George H. Dean was shot through the head,
and lived only a few hours.
Charles E. Crouch in attempting to cross the dam near Newman's mill fell into the water
below, and was drowned, Oct. 22, 1878.
Mrs. Matilda Nash was killed June 16, 1829, by Daniel H. Corey. He was certainly insane.
In his boyhood he was naturally strange. His grandmother and sister were both insane, so that
his affection was doubtless hereditary. This natural tendency, increased by the frequent use of
strong drink, rendered him dangerous. He had wild notions about gold and silver on his farm,
and dug a mine in which he worked for a long time. He was also afraid of witches, and thought
his black cat was a witch. Every old woman he saw, he would call a witch. His wife and
children had become more than usually alarmed and went to Daniel Nash's. Old Mrs. Nash thought
perhaps she might quiet him, and took her granddaughter and a bundle of flax making it appear
she was going to hatchel it. Corey was lying down when she came, and called out, " Go along
off, you old witch." He then got up and took his gun. They started for home, and the girl
got away, but he caught Mrs. Nash close by the town line, and struck her over the head with his
gun several times, striking so hard that the barrel came out of the stock, and killing her almost
instantly. When asked about it, he said he hadn't done anything but kill " an old witch." He
was tried for murder, the jury disagreeing,' and while lodged in Kcene jail, made his escape by
the assistance of friends, and, as was always believed, the connivance of the authorities. He
went to New York, where his family afterwards joined him.
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Alarming accidents not resulting in death have been frequent. A few are here given.
About 1796, Amherst Hay ward, then a boy of eight years, while at play where his father had
been digging sand from the bank just east of C. W. Bingham's house, was suddenly buried by
the falling in of the bank. The screams of the other children brought his father to the spot,
barely in season to save his life.
About 1820, Luke Hemenway, while bathing with others in the pond by the " Pease Mill,"
6truck his head against a rock in diving, and would have drowned but for the energetic assist-
ance of Justin Pease.
About 1836, John U. Weeks accidentally " turned his ankle." The sprain not being properly
cared for, he was obliged to have his leg amputated.
One Fourth of July, David Brigham got into his water-wheel to repair it. It soon began to
turn, and he had to step from one float to another, and kept going faster. He finally obtained
help, and was taken out much frightened and exhausted.
Dec. 8, 1837, C. B. Hayward, while riding from Keene to Swanzey, was thrown from the
Stone Bridge, about a mile below Keene Street, and taken up senseless. It was three days
before he was able to be brought home.
Sept. 21, 1838, occurred one of those numerous accidents from carelessness with fire-arms
supposed to be unloaded. A High School was at that time kept by Mr. Ash in what is now
Chandler's Hall. At noon-time the girls were laughing and talking on the stairs and in the
front entry. One of their number thinking to scare them, slipped into the next room where a
gun stood in the corner. Having no suspicion it could be loaded, she procured a percussion cap,
and putting the muzzle of the gun into the entry through the partially opened door, suddenly
snapped it. It proved to be loaded, and two of the girls were seriously wounded with shot in
side and shoulder. None of the actors in this almost tragedy are now living.
At the muster of Sept. 16, 1842, in Keene, Jesse Dart had his left hand badly injured by the
explosion of his musket. He had, as he supposed, discharged his gun with the rest of the com-
pany. But unnoticed by him it had failed each time, till he got six cartridges in it together.
Sanford Guillow had his leg injured by the same explosion.
In January. 1843, James Bolster, while returning from Marlow in the evening, upset his
wagon and was very badly gashed in the face. So much blood flowed from it, that it extended
" about a yard like a small stream or brook." He was supposed to have lain senseless for con-
siderable time. By the assistance of Mr. Andrew Towne's family, he was enabled to reach
home in safety.
Oct. 18, 1843, James Davis was thrown from his horse and taken up for dead, but recovered,
having a shoulder and several ribs broken.
March 22, 1844, Benjamin Hosmer Horton, then about six years of age, while playing near
the door of his grandfather, Stephen Day's house, was kicked on the head by a horse. He was
taken up for dead, but came to in about three hours. The only permanent injury was a partial
loss of hearing.
In 1845, Sylvester Nash had his leg cut off, on account of fever sores brought on by going
into the water too frequently.
In 1851, Adelaide M. Townsend fell into the flume near Cuthbert and Minor's mill, and was
barely brought to in several hours. She fell into the water again after the family went to llar-
risville, but was rescued immediately.
In 1856, Israel B. Loveland lost a leg in consequence of an injury done to the knee, some
years before.
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Jesse Dart had one hand mostly destroyed by a circular saw, in March, 1857.
Elizabeth M. Howard lost one foot from an injury received at play in 1857.
March 31, 1872, Lawrence Brennan, a boy of about thirteen years, had his left arm crushed
and torn off under a belt in Collins's Factory.
In 1871, Mrs. Sarah G. Wood had one leg amputated on account of a fever sore of long
standing.
While Fred F. Willard was swinging in a barn at Keene, Nov. 13, 1879, a pistol in his pocket
was accidentally discharged, wounding his left leg severely.
Jan. 21, 1880, Timothy O'Lcary, in attempting to put a band on a drum of the main driving
shaft in Collins's Factory, was caught by his arm, and whirled around the shaft several times,
before it could be stopped. His arm was amputated below the elbow.
About 1781, a violent tornado passed over Gilsum. The principal effect now remembered
was the sweeping down of the heavy growth of pines on Surry mountain and the hill east of
Hammond Hollow. Many hundreds of those old pines rotted and were burned on the ground.
Some still remember the huge logs which lay on these hills, and which would now be worth
thousands of dollars for lumber. They have been mostly burned by hunters' fires.
On Sunday afternoon, July 1, 1877, between five and six o'clock, occurred another tornado
or whirlwind. At the village there was a very black cloud with a great amount of sharp light-
ning and a heavy shower of rain, lasting about an hour. But the report of what had taken
place in the south part of the town was hardly believed at first. Apparently beginning on the
crown of the hill just south of where the original Pease house stood, it took a general course a
little south of east. Striking the Webster barn on the east of the road it left a mass of ruins
mingled with farm utensils broken under the falling timber. Tearing up part of the sugar
and apple orchards of B. H. Britton and Calvin Wright, it lifted the School House from its foun-
dation and turned the front from the south to east, scarcely disturbing even the plastering upon
the walls. Orescit evndo. Rending from the ground nearly the whole of the Woodward
orchard, it tore the barns and sheds into kindling wood, and partly unroofed the house. One
building was swept clean from the foundations and shivered to splinters, scattered for many rods
in the path of the whirlwind, while the grindstone and ploughs that were stored under it, were
entirely undisturbed. Only the heavy oaken frame of the old Wilcox house on the hill, saved it
from utter demolition. Standing in the path of the tempest, it was unroofed and rendered
uninhabitable, while the barns and other buildings were mostly destroyed. Pouring over the hill
with redoubled fury, large trees were twisted off like twigs in its path. Nearly the whole of the
maples and apple-trees on Lansing Wilder's place were destroyed. His house was partially
unroofed, the windows broken, the ell part ruined, and all but one of his out-buildings demol-
ished. Heavy pieces of timber were carried long distances, boards were driven in some instances
several feet into the ground, and left standing in the track. A shingle was observed driven into
the bark of a maple-tree and standing firmly there. After destroying full twenty buildings in
Gilsum it passed on through Sullivan, Nelson, and Hancock.
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CHAPTER XXVII.
HUNTING STORIES.
Bears, wolves and deer were frequently killed by the first settlers. Only a few anecdotes
remain. Moose were very rarely seen. I remember hearing the story of a moose hunt some-
where in this vicinity, when the man who discovered him was so excited that he forgot to shoot,
but cried out, " I see the moose ! I see the moose ! " who of course speedily got out of the way.
At certain seasons of the year, deer were protected by law. Hence the early records of Surry
show the appointment of " deer-riefs," who wen- officers to enforce the laws against the hunters.
Bears were often seen even by the children. Horace Hay ward and his younger brother
Amherst out berrying when quite small boys, saw a bear on a burnt log, picking blackberries.
They shouted at him and lie ran off. Benjamin Corey remembers going home from the neigh-
bors, when he was about 12 years old, and running against a bear in the dark, felt him brush
against him. He ran back and got some one to go home with him. That it was a bear was
known from the tracks found there in the morning. He also remembers that Paul Parnsworth
caught a bear in a log-trap Another log-trap set for a bear caught Thomas Powell's " big hog."
Zenas Bingham and his two sisters were frightened home from berry-picking by a bear, about
the beginning of the century.
A bear took a shote from Samuel Mark's pen. Mr. Mark pursued him with an ax, but the
bear showing fight, he ran across to Capt. Holdridge's for a gun. When he got back, the bear
bad got so far away that pursuit was useless.
Capt. David Fuller had an encounter with a bear on Surry mountain. The versions of the
story differ greatly. One says it was when lie was a young man, and was going home from his
clearing without any gun. The bear had been previously wounded and was lame, so that he
thought he might overtake and dispatcli her with his ax. Others say it was after his marriage*
and while living with his first wife, that he had a gun and shot the bear who at once fell down.
Thinking her dead, he neglected to reload, but on approaching the bear, she suddenly turned
and attacked him. He fled for his life and climbed a tree, where the bear guarded him a long
time before he could raise help by his cries. His brother Levi in Surry, and others in the Ham-
mond Hollow, and some who were at work on the Hendee place, heard him and started to his
assistance. Twenty or thirty came from Surry. Squire Blish was at work clearing, and had an
ax in his hand. Seeing the bear close by, he absent-mindedly dropped his ax, and looked around
for a club. It was just at night, and the bear got away. It was very dark, and the company
lighted pine torches to get home by.
The rocky hill known from the earliest times as " Bearden," was evidently a great resort for
bears, and was doubtless well-known to the Indian hunters. It is related of Peter Hayward
that he and John Borden chased a bear into a den in this mountain. The place is well-known,
under a projecting rock a little south of the overhanging cliff at the north end of the ledge.
Mr. Hayward undauntedly followed the bear, leaving Mr. Borden to shoot him as he came out.
Having come to a narrow place between two parts of the den, the bear was alarmed and squeezed
out between his legs. Mr. Borden snapped his gun at the bear, but it flashed in the pan, and he
got away. To the early settlers this would be quite a serious loss. They were often brought to
very close straits for provisions, and had to depend almost entirely on success in hunting. It is
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related of this same Peter Hay ward that one Friday noon he found their meat and meal were all
used up, and they hadn't bread to last till Monday, nor had he any money with which to- buy.
About four o'clock, leaving Ins boys to go on with their work, he took his gun, (a very long one,
now owned by N. 0. Hayward,) and went over west on the hills about a mile. As he was look-
ing about, he saw a fine buck rubbing his horns against a tree. The distance was thirty or forty
rods, but he feared to try to get nearer, and putting an extra bullet in his gun, and in the
extremity of his need, lifting a prayer for success, he fired and killed him. He hung up three
of the quarters out of the way of wolves, and carried the hide and one quarter home. It was
after dark, when he took his horse and started for Northfield, Mass., a distance of 30 miles I
where he sold the Buckskin, (then in great demand for military uniforms,) bought three bushels
of corn, and after getting it ground, started for home, where he arrived Saturday night. He
was a great hunter of both wild beasts and Indians, by whom he was well-known, and greatly
feared. (Page 16.)
Early in June, 1777, Eleazer Wilcox, Senior, had a noted fight with a bear. The story is
told with many variations, and the exact truth is difficult to get at. The locality has been
claimed for Keene, but the best authority asserts that it was very near the line in Gilsum, east
of Lansing Wilder's meadow. Mr. Wilcox had previously wounded the bear, and sent for
Joshua Osgood of Sullivan to come and help him. After hunting a good while, they were sepa-
rated some thirty or forty rods, when the bear disturbed by the dog, suddenly came at Mr. Wil-
cox from behind the root of a tree. His gun missed fire, and the bear rising on her hind legs
struck it with such force as to bend back the guard and made a heavy dent, still to be seen in
the stock.* The man and bear then clinched. Mr. Wilcox was a large, powerful man, noted
for his strength in wrestling. He seized the bear's tongue and held on with all his might. The
dog kept attacking the bear from behind, and his barking and the shouts of Mr. Wilcox soon
brought Mr. Osgood. He feared to fire at first, lest he should kill the man, but seeing that the
bear would soon dispatch him, if let alone, he watched his chance and fired. The bear dropped
her hold and ran away. She was found dead the next day near a little pool of water. Mr.
Osgood went immediately for assistance and they carried Mr. Wilcox home on a litter of boughs.
He had forty-two wounds on him, some say sixty. It was a wonder that he recovered. He said
his worst hurt was in his back, by struggling to hold up against the bear, who, with her paws on
his shoulders, was trying to push him over backwards. He was never as well as before, and
occasionally had ill turns, that he called his " bear fits."
Moses Farnsworth going home through the woods one night was chased by a bear, and was
obliged to climb a tree, where the bear watched him for some time. Finally she went off with
her cubs, and lie hurried home greatly frightened. A company gathered and went in pursuit,
and at length shot her in the woods " up the river."
Capt. Solomon Mack with some of his neighbors went coon-bunting in the woods on the hill
in what is now Smith's pasture, over east of the Stone Bridge. Having treed their game, they
built a fire, and began chopping down the tree, when a huge bear came backing down the trunk.
In their astonishment, they failed to use either ax or gun, and the bear " cleared out."
When Solomon Mack and his brother Daniel were boiling sap by night in the woods, the one
whose turn it was to watch, got asleep. Solomon happening to awake, saw a large bear sitting
* This gun is now in possession of Edwin C. Ware of Milford. It weighs 6 1-2 pounds, and is 5 feet in length. The barrel is
44 3-8 inches long, witli 5-8 inch bore. The stock is cherry of an ancient pattern, trimmed with brass. Six marks of the bear's teeth
are plainly visible near the breech.
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up between him and the fire. In his fright he called out, " Dan, Dan, here's a moose ! " The
bear hastily made off.
Old Mr. Jesse Dart and Capt. David Fuller are said to have killed eight bears one Fall.
The last and most noted bear hunt in Gilsuiu, occurred in December, 1816. Authorities dis-
agree so radically, that I have sometimes almost thought there must have been two. But they
agree in many peculiar points that could have happened but once. Dates vary from 1815 to
1822, but investigation fixes the date as above. Belding Dart says that he and Levi Dort had
been fishing at " Becket pond " in Alstead, and finding a bear track followed it down through
the village across where the Cuthbert and Minor pond now is. It being then night, people were
notified and had the hunt the next day. Alvin White says he followed the bear three days.
First day tracked her to Bearden ledges, and got there just at night, and while talking about
what they should do the next day, the bear all at once jumped out of a bunch of spruces near by,
and leaped more than 20 feet down the ledges and escaped. The next day :' five of us," Alvin
White, Israel Plumley, Asa Bond, James Locke, and Truman Miller, followed her all day, going
over Boynton Hill to Stoddard woods. There being some crust, her tracks were bloody. At sun-
down they came to the Stoddard woods, and concluded to go to Capt. Phelps of Stoddard who
was a noted bear hunter. When he came to the door, he started back to see five men with guns
and asked them what they were there for. After they told him, he kept them all night, and
started early in the morning, telling them if it was a bear she would go right back on her track
towards Bearden. When he examined the track he was excited and pleased as a boy, shouting,
" It's a bear, it's a bear ! " He sent as quickly as possible to notify men in Stoddard and Sul-
livan. Then mounting his horse he rode to Gilsum village and directed about forming a ring
around the hill, the signal of a complete line to be given by blowing a horn, and then the ring
was gradually to close up. Benjamin Thompson first saw the bear just escaping from the ring.
Having no weapon, he jumped up and down and shouted till he drove her back. Edmund Wilcox
first hit her, breaking her jaw. More than 100 shots were fired, some striking the trees 30 feet
above the ground, the men were so excited. Hosea Foster says Jacob Spaulding first shot the
bear. Belding Dart says three men were sent into the ring to shoot her, Capt. Solomon Mack,
Joshua Osgood, and one other whose name is forgotten, and that she was hit with nine balls
before she fell. Alvin White says only four balls hit her, and after that, as she was crawl-
ing over the ledges to get out of the ring, almost dead, two Proctors caught her by the hind legs
and Samuel Locke stabbed her with a large butcher knife, the only weapon he had. Capt.
Phelps ordered three cheers. They withed up her legs and carried her on a pole to Stephen
White's. Tbe men were tired and cold, hungry and dry. They eat up all Mrs. White had
cooked, and sold the bear to Dudley Smith for eight gallons of rum. It was said as many as
forty got more or less intoxicated. Some men were drunk then, who never were before or after.
The bear was killed on the ledges southeast of Mr. White's. This was the last bear killed in
this town or immediate vicinity. Bears have however been seen a few times since, on the hills
in the neighborhood of Bearden.
Horace Hayward at the time Sullivan Meeting House was built, on which he was at work,
came home Saturday night, and having been " sparking," was going back late Sunday night.
When he got a short way into the woods, he saw a bear and two cubs. The cubs climbed a tree.
He came back on the run and got Stephen White and Nathan. The cubs had come down when
they got there, but quickly ran up again. Nathan White then went for help. Men came from
the Hammond Hollow and Dart Corner. It was towards morning before they got there. Simon
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Carpenter happened to catch his gun in the brush so that it went off, and the old bear became
frightened and " cleared out." They thought they would take the cubs alive. Theophilus
Eveleth undertook to catch them in a great coat, while Titus Dart climbed the tree to shake them
down. When Eveleth started for the first one, lie stepped on the coat and fell over the cub who
bit his hand through ; but after a time they were both captured, and led down to the house with
cords. Mr. White took them into the old kitchen and his wife gave them some milk which they
immediately " lapped up like dogs." One of the Darts took one cub, but it got away as he was
going home. It was heard for some time after crying by night in the woods, and people
fancied it said " ma'am " almost like a child. Lemuel Bingham took the other cub and kept it
tied in his shop on the Bond place, where he made window sash. One Sunday when they were
away at meeting, he got loose and tore and gnawed a whole week's work.
Alvin White says," One Sunday night my father thought he heard something in the corn, and
went out about nine o'clock with his little dog. The dog ran right against a bear who turned
and chased them both most home."
" When I was 14 or 15 years old, tlie dog barked at something when 1 was stirring hay. I
thought he had got a woodchuck, and went and found a bear and cubs. Ran for father, but when
we came back they had gone. We followed them most to Stoddard woods."
" About 30 years ago my wife saw a bear and cubs when she went for the cows. Two of my
children saw a bear when they went for the oxen to get in hay. I found next day where the
bear lay all night."
When Squire Whitney lived at the old place he had an oven outdoors. One day when Mrs.
Whitney was getting ready to bake a leg of mutton, she set the pan on the ground while she
went into the house. When she came out, a bev was just carrying off the leg of mutton.
Catching up the oven broom, she chased him away, and saved her dinner.
Of wolves there are not many stories extant. Capt. David Fuller returning from Surry one
winter night, heard and saw a pack of wolves who followed him up the river as far as the Love-
land mill, but kept on the other side all the way.
In March or April, 1828, occurred what is still remembered as " the wolf hunt." The first
known of the wolf was in killing some early lambs close by Ebenezer Bill's barn. They thought
it was a wild cat, but a man who saw the track said it was a wolf. Willard Bill followed the
track till dark, into the woods southwest of the barn. The next morning he went after Amasa
Miller and his hounds. Mr. Miller said the only way was to get men and surround the woods.
They sent to Keene and through Gilsum. But for the lack of leadership everything went " hap-
hazard," the ring was broke and the wolf escaped, having been seen once near Goose Pond by
Marvin Gates. Some men kept after him for 3 or 4 days but didn't see him again. About ten
days after, he killed some sheep for Stephen Foster in Sullivan. People rallied from Alstead and
Sullivan and Gilsum, and formed a ring around the hills where he was supposed to be. Not long
after it was found he had broken the ring. James Bolster, then belonging to Sullivan, saw him
pass out, but didn't shoot, supposing him to be a great yellow dog. The company was called
together to consult. Amasa Miller directed a part to take their stand across the Scripture pasture,
and lines were formed on the north and east, to close in around by the west. He was seen not
long after by James Osgood, and word went round that lie was in the ring. No one saw him
again, till they had nearly closed the ring and began to talk of giving him up. A. R. Livermore
walking along on a log saw him crawl out of an old spruce top close by, and shot him. He was
carried up to Dea. Mark's and bid off by Gilsum for $25. Aaron Loveland took him and carried
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him about for a show, giving the Gilsum company half the profits. He took $50. The hunters
got 18 cts. apiece. The Sullivan men got each a pistareen. The skin of the wolf was made
into the head of a bass-drum, now owned by A. B. Nash.
The last wolf seen in this town was in the winter of 1847-8. He was seen in various places
and killed some sheep. He lay all night on a rock near where Mrs. S. F. Hayward now lives.
Several persons saw him and thought it was a large dog. Old Mr. Huntoon then living in
Herbert Adams's house by the river, saw him come to the river and drink. He recognized a
wolf at once, and several persons started after him and chased him nearly over to Bearden.
March 1 , a large company were collected from Alstead and Gilsum and some from Marlow, and
without much leadership went after him to Alstead and Marlow. He was tracked to the woods
north of Daniel Downinu's, which was surrounded, but the ring got broken, and when we came
together no wolf was found. He was known however to be in the woods and his track out was
found the next day, so that if the ring had been again more carefully formed he must have been
captured, but the snow was deep and all were very tired and hurried home about the middle of
the afternoon. He was afterwards shot in Washington.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
SALMAGUNDI.
"And cooks us up on every Monday
A horrid dish of salmagundi."
In 1773, the Selectmen of Gilsum were appointed to take, and did take, an Inventory of the
property in Limerick (or Limbrick as they call it, now Stoddard) for which they charged #2
each. It was done by Ebenezer Dewey, Jr., and Samuel Church, who express themselves as
dissatisfied with the job, and recommend the appointment of " Isaac Temple & Oliver Parker
of sd Limbrick " to do the business in the future.
In September, 1791, " "Voted to Build A Sign post which David Puler Undtook to make For
one Dollar." It seems he failed to accomplish the undertaking, for in October following " Struck
off the Signpost to Turner White to Build For ten Shillings." It was probably not built even
then, for in December, 1791, " Voted to Reconsider the Vote for Building a Sign post," and in
1800 " Voted to discharge Ebenezer Bill as Bondsman for Building a Sine post." What this
" Signpost" was for, or where to be placed, is not evident. No record or tradition serves to clear
up the matter.
Before the establishment of Post Offices in the smaller towns, people could hear from their
friends only at long intervals, by private means. Whenever a person took a journey, he carried
letters and messages for all his neighbors who had friends in the parts to which he was traveling.
Persons, now called tramps, were in those days among the most useful members of society.
They were not generally ill-disposed, but simply shiftless vagabonds, who preferred roaming
from place to place, living on the hospitality of the then open houses, rather than to live by the
sweat of their brow. They were generally thoroughly trustworthy in the matter of letters and
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messages, and a letter intrusted to their care, was sure in time to reach its destination, and
receive its reward in a comfortable lodging and the abundant though coarse fare of the times.
Such persons were expected to return at nearly regular intervals, and seldom failed of punctu-
ality. They frequently had beats, so to speak, of several hundred miles. Even after the
establishment of postal facilities this ruder system continued its benign operations for many
years. There are probably some families even now, who would take pains to send a letter in this
way, in preference to the mail. In 1789, Uzzel Hurd advertised to supply Gilsum and other
towns north to Plainfield, once a fortnight with the "New Hampshire Recorder," then published
at Keene.
The first Post Office in Gilsum was established in 1828. The following is the list of Post
Masters with dates of appointment : —
Chilion Mack, Dec. 20, 1828 ; Ezra Webster, Oct. 8. 1842 ; John B. Otis, July 6, 1852 ; Ezra Webster, Feb.
19, 1853; Davis H. Wilson, May 11, 1859; Aaron D. Hammond, Jan. 31, 1861 ; Francis A. Howard, June 19,
1861 ; John A. Smith. Nov. 14, 1877.
Before 1828, the mail was usually obtained from the Keene Post Office. At first the mail
was brought only once a week, by John H. Priest of Alstead, who continued to carry the mail for
27 years. A large part of the time he went on horseback.
Before 1789, the annual meetings of the town were doubtless held at the Meeting House,
when they had one, — at other times in some dwelling, generally a tavern. In 1789, the meet-
ing was called " at the Dwelling house of Lieut Daniel Wright's." The next year, the special
meetings were at the Meeting House, but the annual meetings were at " Lieut. Wright's " till
1793. Prom that time, the annual, and most of the special meetings were held at the old
Meeting House near Dudley Smith's tavern, till 1849, when " Dort's Hall" became the place for
assembling. This same Hall was used for this purpose for twenty-eight years. Efforts were
made at various times to have some more suitable place provided, but articles on the subject were
dismissed no less than six times. In 1876, the Meeting House belonging to the Methodist Society
was bought for 1700. It has since been fitted up at an expense of nearly $500, and the town,
for the first time in its history, owns a good Hall.
Capt. Elisha Mack, who was building the first bridge across the Ashuelot where the Stone
Bridge now stands, was the hero of the notorious Keene Raid, which took place May 31, 1779.
Gilsum had no Tories, while Keene had a considerable number. Thirteen refused to sign the
Association Test, and others fled for a season. But there were still enough left to excite the
suspicion and wrath of the zealous patriots of that day. Capt. Mack assembled a company at
" Partridge's Tavern near Wright's Mills," that is near the Holbrook mills of later times. He
sent several men in the night to guard the houses where the Tories were known to reside. " At
sunrise he rode into Keene at the head of his party with a drawn sword ; and when he came to
the house of a Tory, he ordered the sentinel, standing at the door, to ' turn out the prisoner.'
The prisoner being brought out, and placed in the midst of his party, he proceeded onward."
Their houses were searched for provisions and ammunition, as they were suspected of making
collections of supplies for the British, but nothing of importance was found. He took the
prisoners to Hall's tavern, which stood just below the railroad on the east side of Main Street,
" and confined them in a chamber." Capt. Davis Howlett quickly summoned his company with
" arms and ammunition," and " about the middle of the forenoon " had them drawn up facing
the south across the Square " on a line with the north line of West Street," with their muskets
loaded. Capt. Mack's company was drawn up opposite. An express had been sent to Winches-
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ter for Col. Alexander, the commander of the Regiment. Soon after the assembling of Howlett's
company he arrived, and demanded of Mack " if he intended to pursue his object. 'I do,' replied
he, ' at the hazard of my life.' 'Then,' said the Colonel, emphatically, ' you must prepare for
eternity, for you shall not be permitted to take vengeance, in this irregular mode, on any men,
even if they are Tories.' This resolute speech cooled the ardor of many. After deliberating
awhile, Mack ordered his party to face about, and led them a short distance southward ; and the
militia then went into the meeting-house." Seeing the determination of his superior officer
whose orders he was under obligations to obey, and no doubt beginning to realize that his pro-
ceeding was entirely unlawful, Capt. Mack soon after led his company back silently toward home.
The women along the road, came out with tin-pans and warming-pans and other utensils, with
which they gave them a lively tune, interspersed with hooting and jeers.
There is no doubt that Capt. Mack, who was a bold and honored officer in the service of his
country, was stirred up to the expedition by some of the zealous Whigs of Keene, who were
afraid to be seen in it themselves. He felt the great importance of breaking up the Tory bands,
and his action, though rash, ill-considered, and futile in its immediate results, had without doubt
a salutary influence. (Appendix F.)
A cannon provided by the King before the Revolution and kept at the fort in Walpole was
long a source of contention among the towns of this vicinity. The rivalry between Keene and
Walpole is related in the Annals of Keene. The finale of that history is not, however, given
correctly there. William Banks relates the following incidents quorum pars fuit. About eight
o'clock one evening in April, 1823, a party of 17 mounted on horseback met by appointment at
Lieut. Samuel Bill's. There they got a cart, two yoke of oxen, ropes and skids. The cannon
was known to be hid in Daniel Day's cellar, on the road from the Peter Hayward place to Keene
street. Loren Loveland who had lived at Mr. Day's conducted the company. He went ahead
and made friends with the dog and got the hatchway open. The cannon was taken and put on
the cart, when they hurried away as quickly and quietly as possible till they got out of hearing,
when they stopped and fastened it securely for coming up the long hills. One of the party went
back through Surry and got eight pounds of powder which was fired in three charges ; the first
when they got back to Mr. Bill's, and the other two in front of Dudley Smith's tavern near the
meeting house. The last charge contained nearly half the powder, and the report broke both
windows and bottles in Smith's tavern. The difficulty now was to keep the cannon. It was
first carried back and hid in Mr. Bill's cellar. It was then moved to Berzeleel Mack's cellar ;
but he got frightened, and said he wouldn't keep it, for he heard men around the house in the
night. It was then buried in the path between Dea. Pease's house and the spring. But fearing
lest Keene folks had got track of it, it was put under Dea. Pease's bed, where it was kept
for a long time, except when brought out for use. Keene never got it again. Gilsum let Marlow
take it, the Fourth of July after their own celebration, on condition of returning it when wanted.
It was afterwards carried to Westmoreland to celebrate the first steamer's arrival, and was there
purposely exploded, by being filled with an enormous charge of powder jammed down with brick-
bats and stone. Exit Walpole cannon.
A certain citizen who was notorious in all the region for his mean tricks, became so obnoxious,
that seven of his neighbors built a wooden horse and set it up against the fence iii front of his
house. After much threatening, he finally gave one of them ten dollars to bring out the rest.
He then had the men arrested and taken before Esq. Hill at Holbrook's old tavern in Surry.
They chose a captain and marched in regular order, with horns and all kinds of hideous noises
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for music. Mr. Holbrook came out, invited them in and gave them a treat. They had the
sympathy of all the people, nearly 200 of whom assembled to hear the trial. It was proved that
the horse neither injured the fence nor obstructed the highway, and the justice decided that the
man had no ground of action They then turned and demanded of him what had become of the
horse, which they claimed as their private property. He owned that he had cut it up and burned
it. They demanded pay, and he was actually obliged to pay them seventy-five cents apiece for
the horse. Probably no other case can be found where a man paid for a wooden horse to be set
at his own door.
Somewhere about 1790, three yoke of oxen were stolen out of Samuel Corey's barnyard in
the night. They were found in the pine woods near Swanzey factory the next day. As they
were all yoked up right, it was thought some one who was acquainted, must have been engaged in
it. Besides, the thieves could find only two yokes, and one pair had a neighbor's yoke on. This
neighbor came to Mr. Corey next morning inquiring after his yoke. Nothing, however, could
be proved against him. The chain with which the oxen were fastened together, when they were
driven away, was 16 feet long and was used at the moving of Whitney's clothing shop, and bore
the strain of the whole draft more than half the way, when for some reason a change was made
and the chain which was substituted broke. This chain was sold at auction in 1873, to John W.
Hubbard of Sullivan for $1.55.
Few boys " raised " in Gilsum but have been admonished of fickleness of purpose by the
story of John. When a boy, lie was taken by his father, to Squire Hill's in Surry, to learn the
tanners' trade. They went over afoot. The father left him, and then went to McCurdy's
tavern and spent the night. When he came home the next morning, he found John had got
back first. " Why, John, how came you here ? " said the father. " I'm sorry I tarn' t the trade"
whimpered John, " I never wanted to see Zene so in all my life."
Every community, not to say every family, has its superstitions, which no amount of reason-
ing can wholly eradicate. No doubt a whole chapter might be filled with anecdotes of such
things firmly believed by many persons in Gilsum. Only a few can here be given.
On the last Sabbath that Rev. Mr. Fish preached, a partridge flew into the meeting house,
during service. It was caught and killed. Many thought it should have been set free, and that
the killing of it, was an omen of Mr. Fish's death, which occurred a few weeks after.
Though the horrors of witch-hanging seem to have been mainly confined to the eastern part
of Massachusetts, yet the belief in witchcraft reached almost every household. An old Mrs.
Rice, who lived in the south part of the town, was reputed to be a witch. Many were afraid of
her power. Respectable citizens said they saw her pass along over the light snow and leave no
tracks. It is related as an undeniable fact, that Dr. Munroe of Surry was called to attend a
sick woman, and was much surprised to find his medicines had no effect. The neighbors said
Mrs. Rice had bewitched her. The doctor bled his patient and threw the blood in the fire.
Immediately the woman began to improve, and medicine had its usual effect, while Mrs. Rice
was found to have her hands terribly burned just at that time. John Mark took a common-sense
view of the matter, saying he didn't believe she was a witch, for he turned her out of his house
once, and if she had the power, she would have bewitched him.
The history of all ages shows that fanaticism commits its greatest excesses under the guise
of religion. Great truths are many-sided; and minds of much sincerity but little judgment,
seizing only upon one aspect thereof, are often led by their zeal for truth itself, to the extremes
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of absurdity and folly. Gilsum has furnished a few such examples. Some, in cases of danger-
ous sickness, have refused to call a physician, trusting to " gifts of healing " supposed to reside in
the " elders of the church." Two persons even attempted to " raise the dead." One man placed
stones in his heated oven, vainly hoping that by the power of faith, they would become bread.
Another, in relating his religious experience, told of a terrible fight with the devil, and that he
conquered at last by shooting him with a " fo'pence ha'penny." No doubt many others might
have slain the devil of avariciousness in their souls by giving their silver pieces to the Lord.
Everybody rode horseback till some years after the present century came in. The women
had their side-saddles to ride by themselves, or oftentimes the pillion on which to sit behind the
saddle, and hold on with arm around husband, father, brother, or lover. Every dooryard had
its horse-block from which more easily to mount. A fine specimen of this article may be seen
just south of the first parsonage. It was doubtless placed there at the building of the house in
1794. Mrs. Hathhorn says the first wheeled carriage that ever came into town was Dr. Adams's
of Keene, about 1810, and the first owned in town was old Mr. Hammond's, two or three years
later. Dea. Blish got one about the same time. People ridiculed them, and thought it was
very bad for the horses. It was a common remark that it was " like drawing a cat by the tail."
The first bell brought into town was put on Brigliam's Factory in 1831. This was the heav-
iest and finest toned bell ever used in Gilsum. It was broken by constant and violent ringing,
July 4, 1834. Another smaller bell was put on the Factory in March, 1835. This was destroyed
in the fire of 1846.
The first bell on the Congregational Meeting House was a very good one, though not equal
to the first factory bell. It weighed 734 pounds. This was cracked in 1858, and the present
bell weighing 505 pounds, was raised the next year.
In 1847, the Silsbvs put a new bell, much smaller than the old one, on their new Factory.
The bell at Collins's Factory is the same first raised by Gerould and Wetherby, October, 1844,
and weighs 164 pounds.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, 1844, there were five preaching services in the village at the same hour,
— Congregationalist, Methodist, Christian, Universalist, and Mormon.
About 1812, Mrs. Justus Chapin sold land in Connecticut and took a dozen clocks in pay-
ment. Her son, Joseph M. Chapin, has one of them ; Israel Loveland bought one ; and the
others were sold to various families. >
Orlando Mack relates that Squire Whitney came to his father's in the winter of 1806-7, (?) on
horseback ; put up his horse, and went across the river on foot, the snow being " boot top deep,"
to perform the marriage ceremony for some anxious couple. When he got back, he exhibited
" a pair of nice birch peeled brooms," which he had received for his services, " and seemed as
well pleased as ministers now do with a ten."
The " cold season " of 1816, is often spoken of by the older people. Frost and snow appeared
every month in the year but August. No corn was raised except " pig corn," and most of it
got " slimy and moldy " before it could be husked and dried. People were very much straitened
for food to eat. Pigeons were unusually plenty and furnished most of their meat. One man
speaking of the season says, " We lived poor I can tell ye ! " Fodder was so scarce many were
obliged to turn out the cattle as early as January, 1817, to live by browsing trees cut down for
the purpose.
In the Spring of 1843, many farmers were obliged to do the same thing, as the preceding
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hay-crop was light, and the snow was very deep, so that on the first day of May, the drifts
were over the fences in many places.
Iu March, 1844, the best hay was only #8.00 a ton. The same is true of 1879.
Aug. 4, 1835, there was frost in low ground. June 11, 1842, there was snow so that
Monadnock was white. The next morning there was a very severe frost. Ice formed half an
inch thick. Vegetation was almost entirely killed.
From the Annals of 184?), (page 134,) is taken the following record : —
April 25, 1843. A few of the citizens in the Factory Village spent most of the day transplanting trees for
ornament & shade, 12 Maples were sett & one Elm about 8 inches through at the butt was sett in front of the
Meeting house on the Street.
This elm was taken from the bank near Chas. W. Bingham's shop. April, 1879, it meas-
ured eight feet in circumference, at four inches from the ground. It is very properly called the
Tisdale Elm, as it was owing to the constant care of Rev. James Tisdale, who watered it with
his own hands every day through the summer, that it was kept alive.
A part of the maples mentioned are still standing near the brick house, and north of New-
man's store and barn. Most of the maples on the street are somewhat younger. Those in
front of Dea. Kingsbury's were set probably one year later. The elm in front of Fanny Mark's
is of spontaneous growth. In 1846, it was less than two inches through.
The elm at the head of Main Street was set by K. D. Webster and N. 0. Hayward, as a
Centennial tree in 1876. A large number of citizens aided in planting another, in the square at
the head of Sullivan Street. The attempt was renewed the next year, but both trees failed.
Two Centennial elms were set at the Lower Village by the citizens there, — one between the
roads north of the Stone Bridge, — the other in the square in front of the old Store.
Several trees near C. W. Bingham's were set by him the same year. The elms near Col-
lins's Factory were also set at that time by John S. Collins. There are other Centennial trees
in different parts of the town, but these are all of which I have any definite information.
The coon is sometimes reported to " play possum " by feigning itself dead. When Silvanus
Hayward was clearing a spot for his house, where the center of the village now is, he caught a
coon one forenoon and laid it away in the shade for dead. When night came, he took it up by
the hind legs and started for home. Soon, however, the coon bit him severely. He finally recap-
tured and killed him.
In the Annals of 1842, (page 134,) is found the following record : —
October, 1842. A fight took place on the Banks of the Ashuelot between 1 man & woman on one side & 2
men & 1 woman on the other side — the 2 women commenced the Battle — it was on account of drinking rum —
no lives lost.
Suggestions which startle us in elaborate works of philosophers are sometimes more startling
on the lips of childhood. A small boy in Gilsum went with his mother to visit a poor family,
where one of the children was " a fool." When they came away, he said to his mother, with
great earnestness, " Why don't they kill him ? "
How much Ashuelot water, and soap, or other worse ingredients have been sold for rum, in
Gilsum, no man living can tell. One man remembers, when a boy, happening to be sent to the
store rather early in the morning where he found the merchant in his back room briskly stirring
up a hogshead of rum with a broom handle. Another dealer was awakened early Monday morn-
ing by one of his best customers, who brought back a bottle of rum he had bought there Satur-
day night, demanding his money back, because, as he said, " It aint pally-ate-able."
Mr. Dimmoek lived on the top of the hill near the Cannon place in Sullivan. At one time,
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becoming vexed with his farm and his neighbors, he declared he wouldn't live in Sullivan, or
anywhere else, but would move to Keene.
John Chappell was an Irishman, and very poor. One Spring he went to Capt. Fuller's and
asked for some hay for his cow. Capt. Fuller told him he would give him as much as he could
carry home on his back. Anxious to get as much as possible, he tied up so large a bundle, that
when he tried to go with it, he found he could hardly stagger under its weight. Throwing it
down he said, " I don't feel very well to-day, and / can't carry as much as I can" and asked
leave to take it at two loads, which was granted. He lived on the hill back of where Collins's
Factory now stands, and often complained that the hill was so steep that it hit him in the face,
when he went home at night.
Many a forlorn, love-sick swain has wondered whether the materia medica contained a cure for
his pangs. The following discovery, not patented, may be of use in such cases : A. young man, who
afterwards became a citizen of this town, was deeply in love with a girl who treated him rather
coldly, as he thought. It was the early part of Winter, and a barrel of apples, which had been
badly frozen, stood in the large, open chamber where he slept. One night after he had gone to
bed, he was overheard talking to himself, and uttering bitter complaints about the scornful fair
one. After a while he said, "Now, I'll eat some of them frozen apples, and that'll give me the
belly ache, so I shall forget all about it."
PART II.
TOPOGRAPHICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
" Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;
Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile
The short and simple annals of the poor.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learned to stray ;
Along the cool, sequestered vale of life
They kept the even tenor of their way."
EXPLANATIONS.
Numbers in Part II. refer to the maps.
In Chapter 30, the names in small capitals are found on the back of the charter ; those in italics are found in
the " ranging table," but not in the charter.
In Chapters 32 to 38 names in small capitals are supposed to be the first settlers on the places mentioned.
MAP EXPLANATIONS.
Old building spots are marked with a circle, o
Houses now standing, with a rectangle, □
Roads in present use, with double lines, —
Old roads, with one dark line, — — —
Old roads and paths not surveyed out for this map, with dotted lines,
A single date, or the earliest date beside a road shows the year it was opened ; a date with the letter T, the year
it was thrown up ; with the letter G, when made subject to gates and bars.
Names indicate residents in 1879.
School Houses, S. H. Blacksmith's Shops, B. S. Meeting Houses, M. H.
See also the Preface.
CHAPTEE XXIX.
FIRST SETTLER.
The Kilburns have always claimed to have been the first settlers in Gilsum. So far as I
know, every Gazetteer or similar work names Josiah Kilburn as the first settler. A counter
tradition has been met in looking up materials for this history. It is believed the following
record gives a full and fair statement of the case.
Josiah Kilburn, was in company with a Mr. Ford, (grandfather of Jemima,) in a large Tan-
nery and Shoe manufactory in Glastonbury, Conn. They were prosperous in business,, and had
accumulated considerable wealth for those times. Mr. Kilburn having the old English idea that
real estate was the only property to give a man position, was very anxious to buy land. Hearing
of this township for sale, he sent up men to look over the ground. When they got here, they
were taken in hand by agents of Col. Bellows, who first bewildered them by wandering in the
woods, and then kept them traveling three days in Surry meadows. Thinking they had gone
over a large tract of country, they returned and reported that it was a very level town " without
a stone large enough to throw at a bird." Encouraged by this report, Mr. Kilburn joined with
Samuel Gilbert and others (page 18) in the purchase of 18,000 acres, May 1, 176T. In a deed
given by him the same year, he calls himself of Hebron, Conn. In November, 1762, he
writes himself Josiah Kilbourn of Keene. Before finding this deed, I had met the tradition that
he supposed the log cabin that he first built was in Keene. It was within a few rods of the town
line, on the spot marked 1 on the map. This deed fixes the time of his coming from Connect-
icut, in the Fall of 1762. His son Ebenezer came with him. They spent the Winter and the
Summer following, in clearing the land, building a barn, and preparing their cabin to receive
their families. They then returned to Connecticut, and in the Spring of 1764, brought up their
families, with a large herd of cattle and sheep and several horses.
The following tradition of a still earlier settlement is from George Hammond, Esq., of
Bennett's Corners, N. Y., who received it from his Aunt Rachel (Bill) Baxter, a niece of Dca.
Kilburn's wife, and "an extremely particular and accurate person."
In that first winter of 1762-3. the Kilburns not having raised any crops the Summer before,
came near starvation. " Guided only by the marked trees of the beaver hunter, they went
through the heavy forest near where Ebenezer Isham settled, to a spot the beavers had cleared
in the lowland known as the old Hammond Meadow, where they cut some swale grass for their
oxen. Hearing afterwards that a settler in the northwest part had raised some rye, Mr. Kil-
burn started on snow shoes to visit his neighbor and purchase a bag of rye. He followed the
Indian trail to near where Calvin May once lived, and then struck for the high land and tried to
discern the smoke of the settler's cabin, but could see none, and became nearly discouraged. He
finally halloed at the top of his voice, and great was his joy to hear an answer, and in a short
time, hungry and fatigued, he found the cabin, got a bushel of rye, and after rest and food
returned to his home."
This cabin was that of Jonathan Bliss, on the farm now owned by Dennis Keefe, supposed to
be on the spot numbered 135. From this tradition the claim is made that Jonathan Bliss was
the first settler in Gilsum. Careful examination involving much time, has been made to verify
this statement. The name of Jonathan Bliss does not appear on the charter of cither Boyle or
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Gilsuin, nor is it found throughout the records of the Proprietors. The land he afterwards
owned was " drawn " by Joshua and Nathaniel Dart, and their brother-in-law, Joseph Spencer.
His name is not found among the Gilsum men of 1768. February, 1769, in a deed to Samuel
Church, he calls himself of Bolton, Conn. In a deed of October, 1769, he calls himself of
Gilsum. The deeds in which he is grantee have not been found. It has been suggested that
" there were numerous settlers in Surry before Mr. Kilburn settled in Gilsum, and Jonathan
Bliss was an extension up the river from the Surry settlement." All the deeds and Proprietors'
records show, however, that there were no settlements north of " Westmoreland Leg " prior to
1762. Probably several families had settled in Surry before the Kilburns brought their families
in 1764. But the first settlements along Surry meadows were not before 1762, when the Kil-
burns came to Gilsum. J. Homer Bliss, Esq., of Norwich, Conn., writes that he has items con-
cerning the Bliss family, collected by Rev. Sylvester Bliss, in which Jonathan Bliss is said to have
removed from Tolland, Conn., to Gilsum in 1752. Possibly he left Tolland at that time, and it
being known that his life was mainly spent in Gilsum, it was inferred that he came immediately
here. That it could not have been obtained from contemporary records is evident from the fact
that the name Gilsum had no existence till more than ten years later. It seems more probable
that it is a slip of the pen for 1762. All tradition and documentary evidence concur in making
Peter Hay ward in 1752-3 the first settler north of Keene. During ten years of the Indian
troubles it would have been impossible for Mr. Bliss to have escaped their attacks. From five
miles further north, he could not well have fled to the fort, as did Mr. Hay ward. Situated within
a short distance of the old Indian trail, he could not have escaped their notice, and must have
been scalped or captured. The fact that no evidence, or trace of evidence, exists of his fleeing
or being molested, is conclusive that he could not have been there at that time.
The conclusion I have reached, (of the substantial accuracy of which I have no doubt,) is
the following. Mr. Bliss came early enough to get a crop of rye in 1762, while Mr. Kilburn
came the Pall after. Jonathan Bliss was therefore the first settler by a few months ; but re-
turned to Connecticut, remaining there several years, and permanently located in Gilsum in 1769.
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CHAPTER XXX.
PROPRIETORS.
Of a large part of the original proprietors of Gilsum very little is now known. The follow-
ing names are those which arc given on the back of the Charter, (page 21,) with such as after-
wards appear in the proprietors' records.
Nothing has been learned respecting Elijah Owen, Jonathan Dart, William Dart, Ichabod
Warner, Jonathan Burge, James Spencer, or Joseph Beakit. Noah Beebe, Jared Nolton,
Nathanill Warner and Joseph Ransun, found in the " Ranging Table," (pages 24, 25,) are also
unknown.
For the Kilburns, Abner Mack, and Stephen Griswold, of the original Grantees ; and
Ebenezer Bill, Ebenezer Dewey, Mcdad Thornton, and Eleazer Wilcox, named in the proprietors'
records, see the following chapters.
Samuel Gilbert was of Hebron, Conn. He was a Captain, and probably served as such in
the French and Indian war. At the time of his death he is called Colonel. He also held the
office of Justice of the Peace. He was a land speculator on a large scale, and was one of the
leaders in securing the grant of Newton, now Alstcad. Though at one time the owner of a
large part of Gilsum, no evidence has been found that he ever came to see it. He died in 1786,
and his heirs were Samuel, Thomas, Elizabeth wife of Rev. Clement Sumner, John 2d, Sylves-
ter, and Gardner.
Jonathan Smith was of Bolton, Conn., and was associated with Samuel Gilbert in the pur-
chase of the township. (Page 21.) He settled about 1764, in what is now Surry, on the farm
at present occupied by Frank Carpenter, and was among the petitioners for a new town. In
1776 he was on a committee to join with Alstead and Marlow to petition the Legislature for " a
full and free election or representation of each of the individual towns above-mentioned." He
also represented these three towns in the Legislature of 1779-80. He died October 4, 1786, in
the 71st year of his age, and his heirs were Thomas ; Ichabod m. Lydia dau. of Obadiah Wilcox
of Gilsum ; Jonathan m. Huldah dau. of Peter Hayward, served in the Revolution, was Colonel
in the militia, represented Gilsum and Surry in the Constitutional Convention of 1788, removed
to Rockingham, Vt., where he died leaving no children ; Samuel ; Patience, wife of Moses D.
Field ; Experience, wife of Abia Crane ; Sarah, wife of Nathan Hayward ; and Susanna, wife of
Abner Skinner ; all of whom settled in Surry about the same time with their father.
Thomas Sumner was of Hebron, Conn., and is not known to have come to Gilsum. He was
associated with Capt. Gilbert in other land enterprises, and was one of the leading grantees of
Lyme. In the records, he is styled Lieutenant.
Daniel Dart was of Bolton, Conn., where he died before 1777. His dau. Lucy m. Joseph
Spencer. Three of his sons settled in Surry : — Nathaniel who came about 1765 and sold his
residence, 2nd Lot 3rd Range, to Thomas Harvey in 1777 ; Eliphalet who came about the same
time and was Deacon in the Congregational Church in Surry for many years, and has left many
descendants called Dort ; and Joshua, who came about 1770, and after a little more than ten
years removed to Weathersfield, Vt. Nathaniel and Eliphalet signed the petition for a new town.
In November, 176G, Joseph Wells, Samuel Gilbert, Jr., James Cox, William Cox, Edmund
Wells, Nathan Rowlee, Abner Brown, Abner Waters, Roger Dewey, John Skinner, Stephen
172 GIL SUM.
Horton, Abijah Rowlee, Levi Post, Thomas Brown, and Jonathan Brown, all of Hebron,
Conn., sold their shares, " for and in consideration of the Love and Good will we Bear unto
Samuel Gilbert, and other Valuable Species in hand." The name of Thomas Wells appears in
the deed, but he did not sign it. He is probably the same who settled in Keene and sold his
share in Gilsum to John Starling. The name is Wills on the charter. Stephen Horton is
doubtless the same as Stephen Houghton. Which is the true name remains doubtful. This
whole transaction appears to have been " a put-up job." Capt. Gilbert probably hired these
fifteen men, for a sum so small he was ashamed to put it into the deed, to allow their names to
be used in getting the Charter, and then transfer their rights to him.
Clement Sumner was the son of Thomas Sumner, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Capt.
Gilbert. He graduated at Yale College, 1758, was ordained and installed pastor of the First
Church in Keene, June 11, 1761, where he remained eleven years. He was first Clerk of the
Proprietors of Gilsum. His wife was a woman of marked peculiarities. On one occasion,
either an ecclesiastical Council or other gathering of ministers, she entertained her guests with
bean porridge. On being reminded that such provision was somewhat discourteous, she said it
was " better than they deserved." The reply was made that it was indeed better than they
deserved at the hands of the Lord, but not at her hands. Clement A. Sumner was their son,
and in the later records represented his father's right among the proprietors.
Samuel Phelps was of Lyme, Conn., and sold his right to Thomas Harvey of the same
place in 1766.
James Noble was of Pittsfield, Mass., and sold his right in 1767, to Simeon Dunham of
Hebron, Conn., for £30.
William Sumner was a physician, and settled in Clarcmont before 1773.
Benjamin Graves was of East Haddam, Conn., and sold his right for £26 to Woolston
Brockway in 1767.
Jonathan Mack died at Lyme, Conn., before November, 1774. He m. Aug. 24, 1727, Sarah
Bennett, and had Joseph, Jonathan, Love d. inf., John, Elizabeth, Josiah, Samuel, Sarah, Abijah,
Love, and " Lidia."
Joseph Mack b. Lyme, Conn.. July 22,1728, was associated with Capt. Gilbert in the purchase
of Gilsum, (page 21.) and it is remarkable that his name (lues not appear on the charter. In
the " Ranging Table " he drew No. 36, which is assigned to Abner Brown on the back of the
charter. He was at Lyme, Conn., in 1766, but in 176'.) is called of Gilsum, at which time he
bought the 2d Lot, 6th Range in what is now Surry. His daughter Betty was bom there, Sept.
16, 1770. In 1772, he sold to Abel Allen and removed to Alstead where he died about 1792.
The inventory of his estate is dated Feb. 10, 1792. His " home farm " was bounded on Surry
line. The name of his first wife was Lois, and of his second, Lydia. The children mentioned
in the settlement of his estate were Nathan, Dorothy, Mary wife of John Slade, Jr., Reuel, and
Lois wife of Joseph Razor. He was the first Collector and one of the Selectmen appointed by
the Proprietors in 1762.
Jonathan Mack, Jr., b. Lyme. Conn., July 1, 1730, is found in the Ranging Table in place of
Abijah Rowlee, and probably sold his share to Capt. Gilbert before 1763.
John Mack b. Lyme, Conn., Jan. 13, 1737, also sold his right to Capt. Gilbert about 1763.
Josiah Mack b. Lyme, Conn.. July 25, 1740 or 1741, gave his right in Gilsum to his son-in-
law John Marvin in 1766. He owned another share which he sold to his brother Joseph in 1771.
Abijah Mack b. Lyme, Conn., Sept. 3, 1746, sold all his right to lands in Gilsum, inherited
from his father, to his brother Josiah in 1774, for £20. In the deed he calls himself " Clerk."
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Ezra Loomis was of Bolton, Conn., perhaps the son of Serg't Thomas Loomis, and born about
17-3. He sold a part of his right to Joseph Spencer in 1766.
Jonathan Wright was of East Windsor, Conn., and sold his right to Samuel Church of East
Haddam, Conn., in 1768.
Duran Wade was of Lyme, Conn., where he married Jan. 3, 174|, Phebe Ransom.
Their children were Anna, Phebe, Thomas, and John. He settled in Surry before 1770, and in
1773, sold his place to Dr. Gideon Tiffany of Keene, and removed to Walpole.
Josiah Blodgett was of Windsor, Conn., and sold his right to Job Gleason in 1767. He
signs his name Bloggit.
Abel Allen was born Windsor, Conn., Aug. 14, 1733 0. S. In November, 1762, he was still
at Windsor, and bought of Josiah Kilburn " One Right in Boyle," which included the 6th Lot
in the 5th Range of fifty-acre Lots west of the mountain, where he probably settled the next
year. It is the place now occupied by the widow Abbot and formerly known as the " Humphrey
Tavern." fie married in 1756, Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Pease) Chapin
of Enfield, Conn., by whom he had nine children. He died in Surry Nov. 13, 1820. and she in
1808. The family has been not only very numerous but of high standing and influence. Judge
Wm. H. H. Allen of Claremont is his great-grandson. Abel Allen's name appears in the petition
for the new town of Surry, and at the first town meeting in 1769, he was chosen Tithing Man.
Capt. Samuel Allen, who afterwards appears among the Proprietors, was his son, was born at
Surry in 1766, and was the last Clerk of the Proprietors.
" Ruben " Sumner was probably son of Lieut. Thomas Sumner who sold Reuben's right in
1770, to Samuel Wadsworth of Keene.
Joseph Spencer of East Haddam, Conn., was a weaver by trade, and married Lucy the
daughter of Daniel Dart. He settled in Surry in 1770, and removed to Charlestown about
1776-7. He was one of the first Selectmen appointed by the Proprietors. His children were
Erastus, Luther, Elijah, Joseph, Jerusha, and one more.
Thomas Pitkin, (frequently called Jr.,) was of Bolton, Conn. He was Moderator of Pro-
prietors' Meetings in 1762-3, but probably never settled in New Hampshire. He sold part of
his right to Jonathan Smith in 1763, and the rest to John Boynton of East Windsor, Conn., in
1771. This Boynton was probably the ancestor of the Sullivan family of that name.
Benjamin Sumner was of Hebron, Conn., in 1767, and removed to Claremont about that
time. He sold his right to Stephen Griswold and others.
Samuel Banning was of Hartland, Conn., and, in April, 1765, sold his share to Medad
Thornton for £30.
Joseph Lothrop was of Springfield, Mass., and sold his right for £40 to William Cumstock
or Comstock of Lyme, Conn., Jan. 5, 1769. His wife's name was Elizabeth.
Ichabod Fisher settled in Keene, where his name appears on the alarm list of 1773. He
sold his right to Samuel Gilbert.
Jonathan Levet probably settled in Walpole, as the name is found there before 1765.
Eliphalet Young was of Hebron, Conn., and sold his share in 1770, to Stephen Taylor of
Coventry, Conn., who soon after removed to Tyringham, Mass., and sold to Giles Crandall of
Tolland, Conn. Ichabod and Joseph Young (Chap. 34,) may have been his sons.
John Sterling, (frequently written Starling,) was of Lyme, Conn., where he died before
1769. He was probably son of Capt. Daniel and Mary (Ely) Starling, and born Oct. 28, 1704.
At the first meeting of the Proprietors in 1762, he was chosen Eirst Selectman.
174 GIL SUM.
David Taylor was of Bolton, Conn., and gave part of his right to his nephew David Fuller.
(Chap. 33.)
Ebenezer White was from Westfield, Mass., and settled in Swanzey before 1779. He was
also one of the original proprietors of Marlow. He presented the Congregational Church in
G-ilsum, with a pewter basin for baptismal service, which is now in possession of the writer.
(Genealogy.)
John Hooker was of Northampton. Mass., and sold his right to Woolston Brockway in 1761.
Samuel Lord was of Lyme, Conn., and sold part of his share to Jonathan Adams in 1766.
In one place he is called Samuel B. Lord.
Seth Hall was of Hebron, Conn., and sold his share in 1770, to John Rowe of the same
place. He probably did not settle here. The name is found in Keene in 1778, but at Hebron,
Conn., again in 1786, and may not refer to the same man.
Richard Hays (written also Hayes, Haze, or Haize,) was of Lyme, Conn., and in. Ap. 24, 1735,
Patience Mack. Their children were the following : —
Silas ; Seth b. Lyme, Conn., Dec. 26, 1737, was chosen Selectman by the proprietors in 1762,
but probably never settled here, as he was of East Haddam, Conn., in February, 1764, when he
sold his share to William Markham of the same place; Ric/iard b. Lyme, Conn., June 30, 1740,
appears in the " Ranging Table " in place of Eliphalet Dart ; John ; Catherine ; Titus ; Philemon
b. Lyme, Conn., Feb. 26, 174|, settled in Surry : and Joseph.
Lemuel Wyly [Willey] was of East Haddam, Conn., and sold his right to Allen Willey of
the same place in 1769.
Allen Willey is afterwards called of Chatham, Conn. He was one of the proprietors of
Lempster, and served as their Clerk. He settled in what is now Goshen before 1773. His
wife Mary died Aug. 9, 1804.
Abner Skinner from Bolton, Conn., was son-in-law to Jonathan Smith, and settled in Surry
about 1764. John Skinner (page 25,) was probably his brother.
Theodore Atkinson was the Colonial Secretary, and followed the example of the Governor
in claiming a share in the Townships granted, as one of the perquisites of his office. Theodore
Atkinson, Jr., and Nathaniel Barrell were doubtless inserted in the same way. The lots
drawn by Theodore Atkinson were the 7th and 8th in the 12th Range, and the south half of
the 8th in the 11th Range. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., had the 6th and 7th and the north half of
the 5th in the 12th Range. Nathaniel Barrell had the 7th and 8th in the 10th Range, and the
north half of the 8th in the 11th Range. (Map page 24.)
Joseph Burt found in the " Ranging Table " in place of James Cox, settled in Westmore-
land. He was a prominent opposer of Vermont in the contention between that State and New
Hampshire, and was a delegate from ten towns in Cheshire County, including Gilsum, " to wait
upon the Committee of Safety " in reference to the same. He was also a Captain in the Revo-
lution, and represented Westmoreland in the New Hampshire Assembly for three years.
Benjamin " Maan " [Mann] was of Hardwick, Mass., in 1763. In the " Ranging Table " he
drew No. 34, which is not assigned on the back of the charter. He may have been the same
person who commanded a Company at Bunker Hill and was one of the most prominent of the
early settlers of Mason.
Joseph " Wi/le " found in the " Ranging Table " in place of Joseph Beakit was probably the
son of Joseph and Lucretia (Holmes) Willey of East Haddam, Conn., where he was b. March
22, 1734. He deeded his share, " in consideration of ye Love Election & good will 1 bare " to
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his son Barnabas, July 4, 1768. Barnabas and his wife "Marcy " settled in Surry before 1767,
and removed to Walpole about 1775, when he sold the 2 Lots in the 1st and 2nd Ranges with
buildings to Thomas Harvey.
Wuolston Brockway was of Byrne, Conn., and settled in Surry about 1763, on the place now
occupied by Joshua D. Blake. His first wife was Anna or Mary Brook of New London, Conn.
At the time of his death his wife's name was Esther. His will was dated July 8, 1789, and
proved Oct. 29 following. His children as therein mentioned were John, Rufus, William, Wool-
ston, Bridget Hudson, Sarah Doolittle (then deceased,) Parnal Beckwith, Jane Gates, Jerusha
Whitney, Phebe Chaffe, Esther Meriam, Mehetabel, and a grandchild Anna Alger. The inven-
tory of his estate was £265-16-4. He represented Surry in the Vermont Legislature at
Windsor in 1781. At the time of his death, he had 87 living descendants.
The following additional names are mentioned in the Proprietors' records, and there were
doubtless others who bought or inherited shares, whose names are not found here : —
William Comstock of Lyme, Conn., bought the right of Joseph Lothrop and settled in 1769
on the farm now occupied by Alonzo Farrar in Sullivan. (Genealogy.)
John Dimmock was from Ashford, Conn., and settled on the hill near the Cannon place in
Sullivan, about 1766. He owned a large amount of laud which he divided to his children.
Timothy Dimmock, his son, lived with him, and was Selectman in 1786.
Joshua Fuller was from Bolton, Conn., and settled in Surry in 1764-5. His wife was sister
to David Taylor. Capt. David Fuller was their son. Another son, Joshua, Jr., was killed at
the battle of Bennington. Lieut. Levi Fuller was another son, who lived on his father's {dace in
Surry, now occupied by George K. Harvey, Esq.
Job Gleason first appears on a Committee to lay out land in 1764. He bought a share of
Josiah Blodgett. In 1765 the County road from Keene is said to run between " Mr. Fuller and
Mr. Gleason," and another road was laid out " Running North Between Job Gleason & Mr.
Willcoxes."
Samuel Hall is found among the proprietors in 1766, and signed the petition for dividing the
town in 1768. He probably settled in " Westmoreland Leg." The same name is prominent in
Keene Annals, but is probably that of another man.
Thomas Harvey was of Lyme, Conn., and settled in Surry about 1766, on the farm now occu-
pied by Edward H. Joslyn. He was the ancestor of the well-known family of that name in
Surry. He served the town as Selectman and was a Captain in the militia. He was a Lieutenant
in Capt. Reuben Alexander's Company at Ticonderoga in 1777. Asahel Harvey was his son, was
Town Clerk of Surry for many years, and was otherwise prominent in town affairs.
Lemuel Holmes lived both in Keene and Surry. He was Proprietors' Clerk for many years,
and was one of the most prominent men of those times. He had a Captain's commission from
Gen. Washington in the Revolution, and was taken by the British and held prisoner at New
York for a long time. He was on the Committee of the Walpole Convention concerning the
Vermont troubles, and represented Gilsum with Surry and Sullivan six years in the New Hamp-
shire Legislature. He was also Justice of the Peace, and Judge of the County Court. His
farm was at the foot of Bald Hill, and is still known as the " Holmes place."
Lieut. Calvin Locke was son of Lieut. James Locke who came from Ashby, Mass., and settled
in Sullivan about 1784, on the farm afterwards occupied by Dea. Charles P. Locke late of Marl-
boro'.
John Marvin was born at Lyme, Conn., Jan. 30, 1727, and settled near the northwest corner
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of Surry about 1766, where he died Dec. 24, 1792.. He was among the petitioners for a new
town, and was Moderator of the proprietors in 1768.
Samuel McCurdy was from Antrim County, Ireland, and settled in Surry about 1772. He
kept tavern for many years on the place now occupied by Edmund Woodward. His descendants
are numerous. (See Mark and Dart in Genealogy.)
Benjamin Olcott or Alcott was from East Haddam, Conn., and settled on the 4th Lot, 9th
Range in what is now Sullivan, 1767-8. He was a cooper by trade, and in 1772, sold out to
Capt. Gilbert, and removed to Swanzey.
Peter Olcott was of Bolton, Conn., and sold to Benoni Olcott of East Windsor, Conn., in
1772. Benoni sold to Thomas Wheelock of Alstead in 1790.
Samuel Wadsworth who owned the land marked S. W. on the map, (page 24,) was a black-
smith and settled just below the railroad in Keeue. He was one of the Tories taken by Capt.
Mack in 1779. (Page 160.)
Obadiah Wilcox was from Guilford, Conn., and settled about 1764, on the farm now occupied
by his grandson, Hollis Wilcox of Surry. He was for many years Proprietors' Clerk, and Town
Clerk of Surry.
CHAPTEE XXXI.
PROFESSIONAL AND LITERARY.
This list cannot lie made complete. Whatever material has come to hand, is inserted here.
I have been somewhat surprised to find only three natives of Gilsum, who have graduated
from College : — Aaron Day, Jr., Silvanus Hayward, and Harvey Woodward. There have been
others, brought up here and identified with Gilsum history who have graduated, and others more
distinguished who have not been graduates, but these three, so far as known, are the only gradu-
ates born here. Another, Myron W. Adams, is now in his Junior year in Dartmouth College,
and bids fair to graduate with high honor.
CLERGYMEN.
Josiah Kilburn, Jr., graduated at Dartmouth College 1778, received the degree of A. M. in
course, studied divinity, and was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational Church at
Chesterfield, Mass., Nov. 9, 1780. The following spring he married Temperance Dewey, the
daughter of his nearest neighbor in Gilsum. While on a visit at his father's the next September,
he died at the age of 28.
David Kilburn was among those whose career has been an honor to his native town. The
following sketch of his public life is condensed from " Zion's Herald."
In 1801, through the instrumentality of Rev. John Gove, he was converted, and received to
the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1805, he was licensed to preach, and after three years'
labor as a local preacher, was received into the New England Conference. He was first stationed
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at Union, Me., in 1808, was afterwards appointed to Readfield, Me. ; Stanstead, Canada ; Barnard
and White River, Weathersfield and Barre, Vt. In 1815, he was made Presiding Elder of the
N. H. District. He was afterwards stationed at Needham, and Boston, Mass. ; Portland, Me. ;
and Danville and Barre, Vt. From 1825 to 1829, he was Presiding Elder on Portland District,
Maine Conference, and the year following, on Springfield District, N. E. Conference. He was
next stationed at Providence, R. I., then at Lowell, Lynn Common, Bridgewater and Northwest
Bridgewater, Mass. He was then Presiding Elder on Providence District for three years, and
the next four years on Boston District. He was next stationed at Waltham, Barre, Ashburn-
hani, South Royalston, and Dudley, Mass. In 1851, he took a superannuated relation, but in
1852-3, was again able to lie at work on Enfield Station. In 1854, he was made supernumerary ;
in 1856, was stationed at Southampton, Mass. ; in 1858, supernumerary ; and in 1859, took
again the superannuated relation. He then moved to Keene, and continued to preach and labor
in that vicinity as long as his health permitted. It was at this time he supplied the M. E.
Church in Gilsum.
Few men have traveled more New England roads or formed acquaintance with more people than he. Inherit-
ing a strong constitution and large physical frame, and being early accustomed to hardships, he was eminently
qualified for the immense labor he performed. He possessed a sound .judgment, clear understanding, strong will,
and a great degree of conscientiousness, so that in all matters of truth and duty, lie was earnest and decided. His
sermons were argumentative, systematic, in language well-chosen, and delivered with a pathos that made the truth
attractive and searching. In his earlier days, especially, he had great power in the pulpit. His administrative
abilities were of a high order. He was born for a leader. His prudent foresight, his comprehensive views, his
knowledge of men, his almost intuitive perception of character, his urbanity of manners, his elevated Christian
character, all raised him to a high social and official position in the church.
Iu 1812, he married Lovisa Perkins of Barnard, Vt., who lived with him nearly 52 years, proving a devoted
" helpmeet" in all his labors. She was a woman of saintly piety, — truly " a mother in Israel."
Alter her death in 1864, Mr. Kilburn having no children, removed to the residence of his nephew, Merrill I.
Kilburn, at Hartford, Vt., where he died. His closing life was in keeping with that of his greater activity. His
last appearance in public was at a meeting near by his home, about three weeks before his death. Sitting in his
chair, extremely pale ami feeble, he addressed the people, for about twenty minutes, in words of remarkable
eloquence, causing the deepest sensation among those who listened as it to his dying utterances. The Sabbath
evening before he died, he raised himself in bed. and in an extremely weak but clear voice united with the family
in prayer, commending each separately to the Divine care and protection. This was his last vocal prayer.
He was buried beside his wife in the in-w Cemetery at. Keene. where his monument bears the following words:
'• Rev. David Kilburn was lor 60 years an eminent, faithful, and successful minister in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and for 57 years a beloved and honored member of the New England Conference. He finished his course
with joy, and the Ministry he received of the Lord Jesus. His dying message was ' Tell my brethren that I
greatly love the doctrine, discipline and membership of the church of my early choice.'"
Samuel Chapman Loveland was one of the most distinguished of the natives of Gilsum. In
his youth " he was a simple, honest boy, and everybody loved him." His early opportunities for
education were very limited, and in his " search for knowledge " he was beset with difficulties
unknown to the youth of the present day. His zeal and perseverance, however, triumphed over
all obstacles. He had a special aptitude for the study of language, and eagerly embraced every
opportunity for gratifying this taste. Through the preaching of the noted Elhanan Winchester
his parents had accepted the doctrine of Universal Salvation. Early imbibing these views, he
was impressed with the duty of devoting himself to their propagation in the work of the ministry.
To this end he first desired to be able to study the original Scriptures. His near neighbor, Silvauus Hayward,
who had been three years a member of Dartmouth College, had a few Latin and Greek books, among them "part
of an old Latin Bible, which he procured, and with a grammar and dictionary plodded through several chapters.
He then commenced the Greek, with old Schrevelius, and a grammar, and tumbling back and forth iu search of
roots of words, changes, syncopations, and constructions of sentences, lie was able, generally, to read out a whole
verse in the space of half a day. Words that he could not trace were carefully noted down for further develop-
ments to bring to light. . . . This course he pursued with indefatigable industry, employing every moment
that coidd be spared from the labors of the farm, till 1811, when he devoted a year exclusively to study in direct
preparation for the ministry."
" He received a letter of fellowship from the General Convention at its session in Cavendish, Vt., 1812, . . .
and was ordained by the same body at Westmoreland, N. II., iu 1814. About this period he commenced the
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study of Hebrew with such facilities as he could get, . . . but was able to make but little advance till 1823,
when he took hold of it in right earnest. A few years subsequently, he prepared and published a Greek and
English Lexicon of the New Testament." This was highly commended, and considering the circumstances in
which it was prepared, is truly a remarkable production. He studied also the Chaldee. the Syriac, and Arabic, the
Anglo-Saxon, French, Spanish, German, Modern Greek, Danish, besides others to some extent. He wrote of him-
self " I have loved the study of languages on account of their relation to each other, and it seems I have some real
specimens of what men have done, and thought, and are, when I know something of their forms of speech."
" In 1827 and onward, he became considerably interested in political matters. . . . He represented the town,
where he then resided, (Reading, Vt.,) in the State Legislature; his County in the Council; was a judge of the
County Court, and held several other offices of honor and respectability, in all of which he proved himself honest
and honorable."
In 1821, he established " The Christian Repository" at Woodstock, Vt. He continued its publication for
about six years, when it passed into other hands. " It was an out and out work on Universalism, connected with a
belief in a future paternal, disciplinary punishment."
Lumund Wilcox pursued his early studies with his brother-in-law, Elisha S. Fish, and after-
wards with Rev. Perley Howe of Surry. He then went to the Academies at New Ipswich, and
Chester, and afterwards graduated at Kimball Union Academy in 1819, and from Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary, three years later. Oct. 25, 1823, he was ordained and installed over the
church in Copenhagen Village in the township of Denmark, N. Y. Here he remained two years,
during which time he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Rev. Enos Bliss. In 1825, he went to
Russia, N. Y., where he labored over five years, and in 1831, was settled in Hartwick, N. Y.
In 1836, he removed to Lorraine, N. Y., to care for his aged father-in-law, laboring in various
places with great success. In 1862, he went to Lyman, 111., where he preached four years, when
he was invited to take charge of the Church in Brenton, (now Thawville,) 111., where he died in
the 77th year of his age.
He was a man of ability and well versed in the Bible. An aged minister remarked that he had assisted at
the examination of hundreds of young ministers, but had " never found one so thorough in Theology," as Mr.
Wilcox. His preaching was earnest and effective, li somewhat in the style of Prof. Finney." His labors were
remarkably blessed with revivals, some thousands having been converted under his ministry.
He was a fiery advocate of both the Anti-slavery and the Temperance reforms, entering upon them at an early
day, and never relaxing his zeal in their behalf. He was the second minister in his County to take the ground of
Total Abstinence, and was employed by the New York State Temperance Society, as a lecturer for many years.
He was also one of the first agents sent out by the Anti-slavery Society. More than forty years ago he said to one
of his friends, " if Slavery is not destroyed, the nation will be shivered like a potter's vessel." In the early times
of the Anti-slavery excitement " more than once a sword was brandished over his head to intimidate him." Mobs
often collected, but he would " throw himself among them," and by talking with them disarm their rage.
He was a very social companion, genial, " of pleasant aspect, animated, and cheerful." He was ardently
attached to his friends.
The death of his youngest daughter was a blow from which he never fully rallied. " For two or three months
previous to his death he seemed like a weaned child, so heavenly minded." To a friend who asked him how he
felt in the near view of death he replied, " I have no anxiety. It has been the business of my whole life to pre-
pare for this hour." After having " preached Christ for half a century with unusual health and vigor, and with
singular devotion and success," " his spirit departed like an infant's dropping into a sweet slumber."
John Quincy Adams Ware was brought up to hard labor on the farm. At the age of six-
teen he was converted under the ministry of Rev. Mark Carpenter of Keene, and almost at once
devoted himself to the work of the ministry. He attended the Academy at Hancock one year,
and then took the full course of the New Hampton Theological Institute. He was " licensed "
Ap. 19, 1846, by the Baptist Church of Sullivan and Gilsum. He was ordained Pastor of the
Baptist Church at Marlboro', where he remained two years. He then removed to Sanbomton Bay,
where he preached four years, enjoying the special blessing of God's Spirit upon his labors.
He was at Addison, Vt., the next two years. From thence he removed to Whiting, Vt., where
he labored to the time of his death. He died suddenly, in his 43d year, while on a visit to his
sister in Surry.
He was a man of large physical frame, over six feet in height, and of great power of endurance. In his early
manhood he manifested his literary tastes and ability, by an active membership in Lyceum and Debating Societies,
in his native town.
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He was of a mechanical turn of mind, ami his shop in which he spent his hours of recreation gave abundant
proof of his skill in the use of tools. He was social and friendly in his manners and habits. But the intensity of
his convictions, and the force with which he condemned what he thought to be wrong, made him sometimes dreaded
by those of opposite views. He was " a man of more than ordinary ability, one whose air and mien made his
mere presence an influence." He was naturally a leader. In Whiting he was several times chosen Moderator of
Town Meetings, and wielded great, influence in the stormy days of the war of the rebellion. In the Association
of Baptist Churches, he was often chosen Moderator, and always exerted a great influence in its acts and delibera-
tions. "His style of composition for the pulpit, was that of strength rather than the ornaments of rhetoric and
the glosses of diction; his manner of speaking was open, earnest, and impressive." His death in the full strength
of manhood, was not only a misfortune to his family, but a great loss to his church, and to the cause of Christ.
Calvin May, Jr., attended Mt. Cesar Seminary in Swanzey, where he stood highest in his class.
After studying Theology with Rev. L. J. Fletcher of Brattleboro', Vt.. lie was ordained and
settled as pastor of the Universalist Church in Hinsdale. Here he spent two years, and was
" admired for his able discourses and genial life." " Being unable to preach on account of a
throat difficulty," he entered Norwich University in 18-16. He maintained a high standing in
his class for two years, but did not continue his studies through the course. He returned to
Gilsum where he " busied himself by farming in the Summer and teaching in the Fall and
Winter." He served the town as Moderator and Superintending School Committee four years
each, and as Selectman one. He was very active in educational and temperance reforms, being
a leader in the Order of Sons of Temperance. He was appointed Clerk of the New Hampshire
Senate four years, was Register of Probate for Cheshire County two years, and Register of Deeds
three years. At the time of his death he held the office of Assessor of the Direct Taxes of the
United States for the Third District of New Hampshire.
An obituary notice says : " He loved religious institutions, and was a punctual, faithful member of the Church
and the Sunday School. He was a friend to moral reform, and ever gave his voice and vote on the side of human-
ity." Gilsum has produced few men of more brilliant natural gifts than he. He had also a peculiar power of
winning personal friends even among those of different political and religious views. One of his former towns-
men writes : " Few men at the age of thirty years could equal him as a finished orator. — ■ so much power, and yet
so smooth and so sweet."
Silvanus Hayward received his early education at home, living with his uncle, Elisha S.
Fish, from the age of 8 to IT. The only school he attended before entering College, was about
two months in 1836-7, in the chamber of A. W. Kingsbury's house. The teacher was Aaron
Day, Jr. He also attended two terms of Teachers' Institutes at Keene in 1847 and 1818. Hav-
ing studied Latin and Greek under the private instruction of Rev. James Tisdale, he entered
Dartmouth College in August, 1849, graduating July, 1853. He worked his way through Col-
lege with but little assistance, by teaching winters, and by manual labor in the vacations. After
graduating he taught the Academy at Francestown three years ; at Mclndoe's Falls, Vt., two
years ; and at Pembroke one year. He was assistant at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, one
year, and at Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, one year. He was approbated as a candidate for
the ministry, by the Hollis Association, at Amherst, in May, 1860, and supplied the pulpit of the
2d Congregational Church at New Ipswich for nine months. Oct. 9, 1861, he was ordained and
installed pastor of the Congregational Church in Dunbarton, was dismissed May 1, 1866, and
installed at South Berwick, Me., May 11, 1866, where he remained seven years. He was then
called by the American Missionary Association to a Professorship of Mathematics in Fisk Uni-
versity, Nashville, Tenn., where he remained two years. He then supplied the pulpit in his
native town for four years, while engaged in writing the present volume. During his residence
at Dunbarton, he was for two years Commissioner of Schools for Merrimack County, and held a
Teachers' Institute at Contoocookville the second year. In July, 1870, he delivered before the
Literary Societies of Dartmouth College a Poem entitled, " Brass and Brains," which he has
since repeated in various places. He lias also lectured in different places, and has published many
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transient articles in the papers. While at Dunbarton, he published, by request, a sermon enti-
tled, "Liberty, of God." In 1872, he delivered an Address on the occasion of the Centennial
Anniversary of the Congregational Church in Gilsum, which was published. (Chap. 20.)
Charles Wetherby obtained his preparatory education at Meriden, and graduated from Mid-
dlebury College in 1856. After teaching two years at Lowell, Ohio, he was ordained as an
evangelist, and gathered a church of eighty members at that place. He then entered Union
Theological Seminary, where he remained some over a year, and then settled in Cornwall, Conn.,
laboring there about six years, with much success. His next settlement was in Winsted, Conn.,
where he remained five years and a half. In December, 1N71, he was installed pastor of the Pearl
Street Church, Nashua. His ministrations here were successful in largely increasing the church
and congregation. During his stay in Nashua, lie was " closely identified with every moral and
religious enterprise of that city." In May, 1879, he was installed pastor of the Congregational
Church at Clinton, Mass. lie has lectured in various places with much acceptance.
Nathaniel Merrill Hutchinson, then a member of Western Reserve College, enlisted in
the Fall of 1861, as color bearer in an Ohio Regiment. He afterwards served two years as
Lieutenant and Captain. He was in the battle of Murfreesboro', and was thirty days under fire,
but unharmed. After returning from the war, he read law, and was admitted to the Bar in New
York City. Finding law practice disagreeable, he entered Union Theological Seminary, and
after graduation was ordained at Olivet Chapel, a missionary enterprise in that city. After gath-
ering a flourishing church, he settled at Dunellen, N. J., where, during his stay of one year,
fifty were added to the church. He was then appointed Superintendent of Presbyterian Mis-
sions in the City of Mexico, where he is still laboring.
Harvey Woodward received his preparatory education at Keene High School and New
London Academy. In August, 186-1, he enlisted in the 9th Regiment of New Hampshire Volun-
teers, and was on "detached service" at Concord, N. H., till the close of the war. He then
spent a year in the Seminary at Tilton. In 1866, he entered the Sophomore Class in Wesleyan
University, Middletown, Conn., and graduated in 1869, " dividing the fourth class honor with
Prof. C. T. Winchester" of that place. He was for one year " Professor of Mathematics and
Latin in Falley Seminary, Fulton, Oswego County, N. Y. ; " " joined the Central New York
[M. E.] Conference at Syracuse in 1870, and was ordained Deacon by Bishop Simpson; was
ordained Elder by Bishop Foster at Carthage, N. Y., in 1874; and was appointed in New York to
Jordanville, Deanesville, and New York Mills." " In 1875, he was transferred to the New
Hampshire Conference and stationed at High Street, Great Falls ; " and was subsequently ap-
pointed to Bristol and Fisherville, where he is now laboring.
PHYSICIANS.
Abner Bliss was the first physician in Gilsum. He removed to Alstead about 1789. He
previously lived at " Dart Corner," on the place now occupied by Dennis Keefe. He had an
extensive and successful practice. He died in Alstead, but was buried in the Bond grave-yard.
It is remembered that the burial was on Sunday, and that many of the people ran out of meeting
to see the procession, as it was iu plain sight from the old common. Rev. Zebulon Streeter of
Surry was the preacher that day, and to stop the disturbance quoted the text, " Let the dead
bury their dead."
His son, Abner Bliss, Jr., received the degree of M. D. at Hanover in 1820, and settled at Alstead, where, after
a successful practice of over thirty years, he died at the age of 67.
His son, Abner F. Miss, is also a physician, residing at Wardsboro', Vt. lie received his degree from Castleton
Medical College iu 1851.
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Benjamin Hosmer came from Amherst in 1793, and boarded at Dea. Bond's. He built a
bouse the next year on what is still known as the *' Hosmer place," and brought his wife there
in 1795. Here he continued to reside till his death in 1826. Of his education, I have no
information. As a physician he was particularly cautious and careful. His daughter Rachel,
afterwards Mrs. Thompson, became a preacher of considerable note in the Christian denomination.
(Page 121.)
Henry Kendrtck settled here as a physician about 1805, boarding with Mr. Griswold at the
lower village. He remained here only about two years. Nothing is known of him.
Obadiah Wilcox studied with Dr. Amos Twitchell, who considered him one of the most
promising students he ever had. Where he took his degree, 1 have been unable to learn. He
was feeble from a child, having an organic defect in his heart, which caused his instantaneous
death at the early age of 33.
Jonathan Edwards Davis was a physician in Gilsum from 1816 to 1820. He rcmeved to
Nashua, but I have been unable to trace his history.
Benjamin Palmer came to Gilsum in 1819, and went to Cleveland, Ohio, 1822. It was dur-
ing his stay that " typhus fever " prevailed so fatally, there being some 20 deaths in a few weeks.
He had no family, and boarded with Dea. Pease at the lower village. He was considered "a
very substantial young doctor." I have not been aide to trace his history.
Isaac Hatch was a native of Alstead. He studied his profession with old Dr. Adams of
Kcenc. and attended lectures at Dartmouth Medical College, beginning practice in Gilsum, in
1822. After his marriage in 1824, he lived about two years in the house with Allen Butler, and
then removed to Moriah, X. Y., where he remained about eleven years. In 1837, he went to
Newport, where he died the next year, at the age of 43. He was a member of the Baptist
church.
Dudlf.v Smith worked on his father's farm, teaching school in the Winter, till he became of
a^e. He then entered the Academy at Alstead. remaining there about a year and a half. In
1822, he began his medical studies with Dr. Daniel Adams of Keene, and afterwards continued
them under Dr. Warren of Boston. Mass. lie attended lectures at Dartmouth Medical College
where he took the degree of M. D. in 1825. He settled in practice at Concord, Mass., where he
remained seven years, and where he was first married. In 1832, he removed to Lowell, Mass.,
and a few years later, returned to Keene and went into company with bis fellow-student. Dr.
Charles G. Adams, son of his first medical instructor. After about four years they dissolved
partnership, and he continued in practice at Keene for sixteen years. •• During this period be
experienced religion, and made a profession of Christianity, which be maintained to the day of
his death."
In 1856, he removed from Keene and settled in the practice of his profession at De Kalb, III.
Here bis first wile died, and in 1859, be married one of bis former pupils at Keene. He died
very suddenly in the 75th year of bis age.
■• The last evening of his life he spent in his usual cheerful manner; retired to rest, and rose between five and
six next morning, and stepped into an adjoining' room, and while wanning his slippers en the stove tell, and in-
stantly expired. A post mortem examination showed that death was caused by the rupture of the principal blood
vessel of the heart."
He was one of the most efficient and valuable members of the Congregational Church in De Kalb. He held
the offices of dea. -on. clerk and trustee. "He sought for no politieal office, but loved his books and his home. He
was ,i well-read and intelligent man not only in his profession but generally: and was a most pleasant and genial
companion. The principles which he adopted lie held firmly, and could warmly defend them. He was impetuous
and sharp in his utterances when provoked, and thereby was sometimes hurried into mistakes. But few who only
knew this side of his character would suspect the affection and tenderness which were in his heart. He was sin
cerely interested in all his patients, and proved a ready and skilful operator in many difficult cases."
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Timothy S. Lane studied with Dr. James Batcheller of Marlboro', — received the degree of
M. D. at Hanover in 1824, and settled at Sullivan the following year. In 1832, he removed to
Luneuburgh, Vt., and in 1831, to Gilsum, where lie remained four years. In 1838, he went to
Daysville, 111., and three years later to Fillmore, 111., where he died in 1819.
His son, Jonathan Bowers Lane, is a prominent merchant in Fillmore, 111., where he has been postmaster for 28
years, and has served as County Judge.
George Washington Hammond was one of Gilsum's most distinguished citizens. A long
and dangerous sickness from disease of the heart having rendered him, in early life, unable to
endure the severe labor of the farm, he determined to fit himself for the medical profession. Un-
able to meet the expense of a collegiate course, which he much desired, he attended Alstead
Academy a few terms, teaching District schools in the Winter to obtain the necessary funds. He
then entered Dartmouth Medical College where " he graduated with more than average honor,"
Aug. 21, 1824. Prof. R. D. Mussey, one of his instructors, secured him the offer of an excellent
position, with flattering recommendations. But not having the funds with which to purchase the
Medical Library that he needed for the place, he felt obliged to decline the favorable opportunity.
He began the practice of his profession in Richmond, where he became acquainted with the
family of Josiah Rawson, Esq., whose eldest daughter he married. Removing from Richmond,
he settled at Proctorsville, Vt. At the urgent desire of his parents he returned to Gilsum in
February, 1830, where he engaged in the practice of his profession for thirty-six years.
In February, 1866, he removed, with all his family, to Stockbridge, Madison Co., N. Y., where
he died at the age of 70 years.
" He had a mind of more than common activity and his life was spent in study. His talents were versatile.
In his chosen profession he deservedly occupied a high position for his scientific attainments, but this did not en-
gross his entire attention. He had a taste for literary labors and wrote witli beauty and force." He wrote many
articles for the press, thereby wielding " a much greater influence in Political and Temperance Reforms of the day
than was generally known at home." He was one of the leaders in the Washingtonian movement in this vicinity,
and frequently lectured with good success in this cause. In Lyceums and Debating Societies he was one of the
most active and useful members, both with tongue and pen. Historical matters connected with the town especially
interested him. (Appendix G.) He was interested in education, using his influence in behalf of the improvement
and enlargement of school privileges for the young. He served the town as Superintending School Committee
five years. He was one of the founders and most efficient supporters of the Universalist Library.
" He was always an able and conscientious advocate of equal rights to all men of whatever color or creed. He
was of the firm belief that it is the prerogative of the Eternal alone to judge man's motives and spiritual conduct
and that one man was better than another, only so far as he behaved better."
He inherited from his father one of the best farms in Gilsum, and few professional men take as deep interest
in Agriculture as he, or practice farming with better success. He was chosen to represent the town in the Consti-
tutional Convention of 1850, and did " all in his power to protect the interests of the small towns." He served the
district as State Senator in 1855 and 1856, and was Justice of the Peace for many years. " Pleasant in his inter-
course, genial in his manners, he left many warm friends to mourn his death."
Kimball David Webster was brought up on his lather's farm in Alstead, being the seventh
in a family of ten children. Having a taste for the medical profession, he began his preparation
by attending the Academy in his native town. He studied a short time with Drs. .Smith and
Adams of Keene, but mostly with Dr. Eber Carpenter of Alstead. Lie attended lectures at
Woodstock, Vt., where he received the degree of M. i>. in L836. The next year, he settled in
Gilsum, following Dr. Lane, and has had a successful local practice in this and the neighboring
towns.
Calvin Clark Bingham followed the business of a mechanic in a variety of forms, till about
thirty years of age, when he commenced the study of dentistry. He followed this profession
" with a good degree of success " for ten years. Having studied medicine, he commenced prac-
tice in 1868. Desiring a more thorough acquaintance with the theory of his chosen profession,
he entered the '-American Health College," in Ohio, where he graduated with the degree " M. D.
V. D." He is now in successful practice in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Charles Franklin Kingsbury fitted for College at the Academies at Swanzey, Marlow, and
Brattleboro', Vt. He entered Norwich University in 1818, and remained three years. He then
attended three courses of Medical Lectures at Woodstock, Vt., and one at Hanover, N. H.,
where he took the degree of M. D. in 1855. The following year he settled in practice at Stod-
dard, where he remained four years. In 1860, he removed to Lyme, where lie lias a large and
successful practice. He has' been an active and efficient member of the Board of Agriculture for
seven years.
Aaron H. Livbrmore spent about two years in Norwich University. He then returned to
his father's, and assisted in carrying on the farm for a few years. During this time he served
the town as Moderator, ami Selectman, and three years as Superintending School Committee.
About 1854, lie removed to Boston, Mass., ami having studied dentistry, has established a suc-
cessful practice in that profession.
Milon Elliott Loybland after having followed mechanical pursuits for some years, turned
hi* attention to dentistry, ami learned his professi >n in the office of Dr. S. L. Geer of Norwich,
Conn. ' After a year or two of business in Winchendon, Mass., he settled in Keene in 1868,
where he was in company with Dr. P. X. Stratton for some years. In 1878, Dr. Strattou having
left, Dr. B. E. Olcott became his partner, and they enjoy an extensive patronage.
Aaron R. Gleason attended lectures at Georgetown Medical College and received the degree
of M. D. there in 1864. After four years medical service in the army, (page 44,) he attended
an additional' course of lectures in New York City, and was for a time in the N. Y. General Hos-
pital. He settled at Fitzwilliam where he has a large and successful practice.
Israel Albert Loveland obtained his preliminary education at Marlow Academy, after
which he taught school a few terms. He pursued his medical studies under the direction of Dr.
G. C. Hill of Keene. and Prof. C. P. Frost of Hanover. Having attended lectures he received
the degree of M. D. at Dartmouth Medical College in November, H74. He began practice at
Nelson, but in September, 1875, removed to Westmoreland, where he is physician to the County
Alms House, and enjoys •' a good and steadily increasing private practice." He has served four
years as a member of the School Board, and has been Treasurer of the Westmoreland Insurance
Association from its beginning. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church.
Among the descendants of Justus Hurd were the following.
William Henry Hiitu fitted for College at Meriden, and then entered upon the .study of medicine with Dr.
McQuestiou of Washington. He attended medical lectures at Cincinnati. Ohio, and afterwards at Hanover,
where he received the degree of M. D. in 1855. He commenced practice at Wells River, Vt., but soon removed to
Canada, where he died.
Wii.LAnn Otis Hurd (brother of the preceding,) studied medicine witli him in Camilla, and graduated at
Albany Medical College in I860. He went into practice in company with his brother at Carlton Place, C. W., Eov
about three years. He then enlisted in the 8yd N.Y. Regiment, — was appointed Assistant Surgeon, and after-
wards transferred to the 97th X. Y. Regiment. At the close of the war, he settled in the practice of his profession
;il Grantham, where he still resides.
Yorick Gordon Hurd, (second cousin of the preceding,) having only the usual advantages of a farmer's boy
in the public schools, began to teach at the age of 17. By teaching winters and attending " Select Schools " in the
Fall for several years, he fitted himself to take charge of Peterboro' Academy, which he managed successfully for
three years. Meanwhile he began the study of medicine with Prof. Albert .Smith, M. D.. of that place. Having
attended lectures at Woodstock, Vt., and Hanover, he received the degree of M. D. from Dartmouth Medical Col-
lege in 1853. He settled in practice at Amesbury, Mass. In September, 1862, he was appointed Post Surgeon of
the Camp at Wenhani, Mass., and the December following was commissioned Surgeon of the 48th Regiment of
Mass. Volunteers, which was ordered to the Department of the Gulf. He resumed practice at Amesbury in 1st; I.
Three years after, h • w i ; ap loint i 1 Medical Director of Division o£ M iss. Volunteer Militia, on the Staff of Maj.
Gen. B. F. Butler, and held the position nearly ten years. He was a member of the School Committee of Ames-
bury for ten years. He was twice elected to the Mass. State Senate. He was appointed Superintendent of
Essex Co. House of Correction, and Insane Asylum Jan. 1. 1866, and still holds the position. Under the law
of 1877, relating to Coroners in Mass., he was appointed Medical Examiner for Essex District No. 2. He is also
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President of the Board of Trustees of Manning School, Ipswich. In 1876, Bowdoin College conferred on him the
honorary degree of A. M.
George Clinton Fuller, grandson of Capt. David, (Genealogy,) attended two courses of lectures at Hanover,
and one at Castleton, N. Y., where he took his degree; settled in practice at Sutton, and after four years was
appointed Surgeon of the City Hospital at Utica, N. Y., where he resides.
LAWYERS.
Hon. Theron Howard removed from Gilsum to Danville, Vt., at the age of 22, in Septem-
ber, 1821, at which place and at Peacham, Vt., he followed his trade of shoemaking for nearly
three years. In June, 1824, he entered the office of George B. Shaw, a prominent lawyer in Dan-
ville, where he studied faithfully for three years, and was admitted to the bar in September, 1827.
He resided at Cabot for a few years, when he returned to Danville, and entered into partnership
with his fellow-student, George B. Chandler. He was elected State's Attorney for the Comity
by the Democracy, of which party he was fur many years an active member. He, however, early
recognized the importance of the ••irrepressible conflict," and became a zealous pioneer in the
Anti-slavery movement, and never swerved from his fidelity to that cause. He was a delegate
from Vermont to the National Convention of the Free Soil party, which nominated Van Buren
and Adams, at Buffalo, in 1848. The same year he was elected Judge of Probate, which office
he held four years. In 18;">4, he represented Danville in the Legislature. In 1862, the County
seat having been removed from Danville, he followed it to St. Johnsbury, where lie spent, the
remainder of his life, with the continued and increasing esteem and confidence of a large circle
of acquaintances.
Judge Howard was a representative man of the people. With few early advantages, he worked his own way
into a public life of honor and usefulness. Having experienced lh" trials, temptations, and struggles incident to a
life of poverty and labor, lie always warmly espoused the cause of the burdened and oppressed.
He was eminently social in his tastes, a delightful friend, fond oE anec lote, of inexhaustible cheerfulness,
spreading genial sunshine wherever he went. But his geniality never degenerated into weakness. His principles
were established, and no influences could turn him from the path of duty. He united with the Methodist Church
in early life, and remained till its close a faithful and consistent member, always throwing his influence by example,
as well as words, on the side of the Master in whose cause he had enlisted. An honest man, a true Christian,
the value of his life is greater and more permanent than can be r icorde 1 in words. No more fitting tribute can be
applied than the words of St. Paul, " I have fought a goo 1 fight ; 1 have finished my course ; 1 have kept the
faith. " — Caledonian.
Hon. George Whitman Hendee, son of Rev. Jehiel P. Hendee, (page 122,) was born in
Stowe, Vt., and resided in Gilsum with his parents when a boy. His father was poor, and like
most New England boys he was brought up to hard work. Having obtained a good academical
education, lie read law, and was admitted to the bar, in Lamoille Co., Vt., at the age of 22.
Three years later, he was elected State's Attorney for the same County, and held the office two
years. In 1861 and 1862, he was a member of the lower House in the Vermont Legislature-
Two years following, he was deputy Provost Marshal of the 3d Vermont District, witli his head
quarters at Burlington. In 1866, he was chosen State Senator from his County and was twice
re-elected. In 1869, he was chosen Lieut. Governor of Vermont, and by the death of Gov.
Washburn in February, 1870, he became Governor. Declining a re-election, in 1872, he was
chosen to represent his District in the 43d Congress, and lias been twice re-elected.
He was an •' industrious and faithful member" of the House, engaging frequently and skilfully in debate, and
enjoying the confidence both of his associates in Congress, and his constituents at home. In his profession as a
lawyer he stands high, being " a good speaker, and extra as a jury advocate." He is a man of commanding pres-
ence being six feet tall and weighing 250 pounds. His residence is Morrisville, Vt. In April, 1879, he was
appointed a National Bank Examiner for the State of Vermont.
Stephen Warren Horton having obtained a fair Academy education at Marlow, went to
Effingham, 111., and read law. After being admitted to the bar, he removed to Louisville, Ky.
Naturally gifted with energy and tact, and fluent in speech, he was rapidly rising into a first-
class practice at the bar, when he died at about, forty years of age.
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Oscar Mack Metoalf was in Dartmouth College three years, was a teacher in Maine for a few
years, and then read law with Butler and Libby of Portland, Me., where he was admitted to
the liar, and entered upon practice about 187-">.
Henry W, Fuller, grandson of Capt. David. (Genealogy,) graduated at Dartmouth College in 1857, at
Harvard Law School in 1859, taking the first prize. Began the practice of law at Concord, but soon enlisted in
the first N. H. Regiment. He is said to have been the first man in M". H. who enlisted as a private soldier.
(Chap. 32.) He was promoted to 1st Lieut, and afterwards to Adjutant in the 4th Regiment. In 1862, he was
commissioned a-s Lieut. Colonel in the 16th Regiment. He was afterwards Colonel of the 75th Regiment of col-
ored troops, and was brevetted Brig. General. He is now a lawyer in Boston.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hon. Ar. vaii Smith of Lempster, a grandson of Justus Hard, was a tanner by trade. With only a common
education, his business capacity and his sterling integrity won the confidence of his fellow-citizens. He served in
both branches of the State Legislature, was also a member of the Council. He was Judge of Probate for eleven
years, and was afterwards U. S. pension agent.
Harvey Adams Bill was brought up on his father's farm, but having a taste for literary
pursuits, •■ strove to fit himself by reading and study I'm- an intelligent and useful citizenship. "
He learned the trade of a printer in the office of the " Farmer's Museum," afterwards the
" Cheshire Republican," at Iveene. By persevering diligence he rose to the position of business
manager in the office, and eventually became the editor.
■■ His editorial labors extended over a perio 1 of ten years, during which time the paper maintained a high repu-
tation for truth and honesty. Few editors have labored more faithfully than he, and fewer still are they who have
written so little that upon a death-bed they might desire to blol out. Unswerving in his principles, a mind pecu-
liarly disciplined to investigation and rigid criticism, his labors for the cause iu which his heart was enlisted were
acknowledged by all with whom li>- was engaged. "
"There are very few men in our midst who command the universal respect that was awarded to Mr Bill.
In his dealings with his fellow-meu he was guided by the strictest integrity ; in his capacity as a public officer, no
ime ever had re isou to complain of any unfaithfulness ; as an editor, his ability and discretion were acknowledged
as well by his patrons as by the editorial fraternity."
•• While we remember the more public virtues of our friend, we would not be forgetful of
' That best portion of a good man's life —
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love,'
that were only witnessed and felt by those who were his most intimate acquaintance. Kind, affectionate, and
genial in his disposition, it was in the inmost recesses of private life that his true nature was unfolded, and it is
there that his loss will meet with the most heartful sorrow."
Maria T. Ware sailed for Oregon from New York, Oct. 9, 1839, by way of Cape Horn with
a large reinforcement for the Methodist Mission to the Indians. They arrived at the Columbia
River the 23d of May following. Site shortly after married Rev. Daniel Lee.
He was the second of thirteen children of Elias Lee of Stanstead, C. E. He worked with his father on the
farm till 21 years of age. He then went to the Academy at Peacham, Vt., and afterwards to Wilbraham, Muss.,
working his way by teaching school in the Winter.
He received his first appointment as a minister of the M. E. Church at Goshen, in 1831 . The next year he
preached in Vt.. and in 1833 was ordained by Bishop Hedding. He and his uncle, the Rev. Jason Lee, were the
first missionaries to Oregon. They crossed the country with the American Fur Company taking with them two
cows, the first ever introduced there. They arrived there Sept. 1, 1833.
In 1843 Rev. Daniel Lee and his wife returned by ship around the Cape. He was afterwards stationed at
various places in N. H. and Mass., till 1857. when they removed to Hillsboro', 111., and are now residing in Caldwell,
Kansas. Two of their sons were given for the Union in the late war.
Aaron Day. Jr.. obtained his preparatory education at Chesterfield (?) Academy, and gradu-
ated from Dartmouth College in LS42. The following Autumn he taught a High School ai
Westmoreland, "then at Concord Academy to September, 184") : was next private Tutor in
Prince George's Co., Mil., fifteen months : after that taught in Upperville. Fauquier Co., Va., to
1849: was assistant at the Rittenhouse Academy, Washington, D. C, one term: then at
Eldorado, Union Co., Ark., to 1852." He then taught at Marion, Union Parish. La., till, his
health failing, he went to his brother's in Whitewater, Wis., in the Fall of 1854, and died there,
at the age of 35. A friend writes : —
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•'He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church and died in the triumphs of faith. Thus passed from
earth one of the noblest of men, — one who was kept in almost constant pain by his weak and suffering body, but
whose mind was clear and strong and well calculated to be one of the foremost men of his time, had his strength of
body been equal to his aspirations. His fine mind, gentle and unassuming manners, and patient endurance of
suffering, endeared him to all who knew him. "
Amasa May resided on the farm with his father till 1858. teaching school with eminent
success for fourteen winters. He then removed to Philadelphia, Penn., where he was employed
by Lippincott & Co. in introducing their text books through the Middle States. In 1865, he
went to Kansas, hoping to establish a home there. After a year's labor, he lost all he had
gathered, by a prairie tire. He returned to his former employment at Philadelphia, traveling
continuously through Pennsylvania and New York. In 1867, he settled at Haddonfield, N. J.,
where he remained for six years, when he removed to Stamford, Conn. While at New York on
business, he was suddenly attacked with diphtheria and died in six hours, at the age of 53.
Wherever he resided he became an active and earnest advocate of good schools. It was to this branch of reform
that he specially directed his attention, and in spite of great opposition he achieved much success. He was asso-
ciated with Epes Sargent as joint author of a valuable series of readers. An obituary notice in the " West Jersey
Press," from which the above facts are largely taken, says : " Mr. Amasa May was a man endowed with many
excellent qualities of head and heart, interested in the advanced thought of the day, alive to the spirit of progress."
He had already become one of the leading citizens in his native town, where he served three years as Moderator
and two years as Selectman.
His only son Sidney H. May graduated from the Naval Academy in 1869, and received a Lieutenant's coin-
mission in 1879.
Lydia E. M. Abbott graduated at Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1846. She engaged in
teaching at Westfield, N. Y., where she died the year following.
Oscar Addison Mack though not born in Gilsum, came here at a very early age. Here his
ancestors for three generations had made their home. Considering the shortness of his life, it
would be difficult to mention a name that brings more honor to Gilsum than his. He inherited
from his father a natural aptitude for learning, and from his grandmother, Rachel Hurd, a taste
for military life. His mother dying while he was yet an infant, and his father, when he was
about five years of age, he was brought up in the family of Capt. True Webster. While yet a
boy, in his eagerness to learn, he would spend a large portion of the night in study. Rev. James
Tisdale seeing his aptitude for study took a great interest in his success, and it was largely due
to his influence that he applied for and received an appointment as Cadet at West Point, where
he graduated in 1850. He ranked No. 8 in a class of 48.
His Military Record, as taken from the Files of the War Department at Washington, is as follows : —
"Graduated from the U. S. Military Academy and appointed
Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 3d Artillery July 1, 1850.
2nd Lieutenant 4th Artillery ..... January 9, 1851.
1st Lieutenant " " ..... February 14, 1856.
Captain, 13th Infantry May 14, 1861.
Major, 9th Infantry June 1'.), 1866.
Assigned to 1st infantry Dec. 15, 1870.
Lieutenant Colonel, 21st Infantry ..... Dec. 15, 1874.
[Brevetted Major, U. S. Army, Sept. 10, 1861, for gallant services at the battle of Carnifex Ferry, Virginia ;
Lieut. Colonel, Dec. 31. 1862, for gallant and distinguished services at (he battle of Murfreesboro', Tenn.; and
Colonel, March 13, 1865. for gallant and meritorious services during the War.]
Served as Major and Aide-de-Camp of Volunteers from April 16, 1863, until honorably mustered out of service,
July 1, 1866.
Service: On graduating leave to Sept. 30, 1850. With regiment on duty to Sept. 7, 1852. On leave of absence
to Oct. 2, 1852. With regiment to Sept. 13, 1855 ; on leave to Oct. 5, 1855'; with regiment to Nov. 20. 1856 ; on
detached service as Ass'. Commissary Subsistence at Fort Myers, Fla.. to 1 tec. 20, 1856; on duty with regiment in the
field, Fl*., to Jan. 18.1857; on detached service as Ass'. Commissar) of Subsistence at Forts Brooke and Myers, Fla.,
to Jan. 6. 1858 ; on leave of absence to April 1, 1858, and absent sick to June 22, 1860. With regiment and command-
ing Co. " I " 4th Artillery in the field to May 1, 1862. ( )n si aft' of General Geo. H. Thomas until wounded at battle of
Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862 ; absent wounded to June 15, 1863 ; on duty as Ass'. Provost Marshal General, at Concord,
N. H., to Nov. 9, 1863, and on duty as Secretary and Treasurer U. S. Soldiers' Home, District of Columbia, to Nov.
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30, 1867. Before Retiring Board at N. Y. City; permission to delay joining regiment; on Court Martial duty at
Wash" and Commanding Camp Gaston, Cal., to May 14, 1869, and on duty in War Department from June 11, 1869,
in addition thereto engaged in inspection of National Cemeteries from January 16, 1871, to date of death.
Died (while on special duty to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and return) Oct. 22. 1876, on the cars at Brunswick,
Missouri.
One of his most intimate friends writes : —
It was impossible for any one to know Col. Mack, without admiring him, he was so perfectly unselfish, and
such a consistent Christian in every position in life, and such a true and loyal soldier to his country that he will-
ingly gave up everything to advance the interest of the service lie loved so dearly. He was a great lover of nature,
and all of his leisure time for years he had devoted to the study of Botany, so he was peculiarly fitted for the care
of the National Cemeteries, which he took unwearied pains to render beautiful. He was always very proud of his
native State and glad to proclaim himself a native of New Hampshire. He was confirmed as a member of the
Episcopal Church in Germantown, Penn.. in 1 857, and his whole life was full of good deeds, doing kindness without
number, never letting his left hand know what his right was doing. His good example was felt by every one.
Among his soldiers he was beloved and respected, and his own immediate family and friends were devoted to him.
He was buried from the Church of the Epiphany of which he was a member, and sleeps in the Congressional
Cemetery at Washington, D. C.
Alice M. Ware, afterwards the wife of Rev. Ezra Adams, (page 114,) graduated at Mount
Holyoke Seminary in 1858. Since her husband's death in 1864, she has been engaged in
teaching. At present, she has charge of the Female Department in Wilberforce University,
Xenia, Ohio.
Charles Edwin Hubd, great-grandson of Justus, is a newspaper man. He was two years editorially con-
nected with a semi-weekly called " The Tribune," at Yarmouth. N. S. Was for a time connected with "The
Leader " in Boston, Mass. In 1865 he became city editor of the " Erie Dispatch " at Erie, Penn. He now resides
in Boston, Mass., and is the literary editor of the " Transcript."
Sarah Jane Hayward graduated at Mount Holyoke Seminary, July, 1858. She intended to
make teaching her profession, but her hearing becoming somewhat impaired, she was obliged to
relinquish the design. She resides with her mother in Gilsum.
Abram Brown was in Gilsum with his brothers ( Chap. 36,) about 1860. He enlisted, Aug.
19, 1862, in the 9th N. H. Reg't, Co. K, — was promoted to Corporal, — had three fingers shot
off at Antietam, — " wounded severely Dec. 13, 1862, and discharged for disability March 4, 1863."
He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1867, — taught for several years in Ohio, and is now
agent for School Books in Chicago, 111.
William Bigelow Adams, oldest son of Rev. Ezra Adams, fitted for College at Kimball
Union Academy. He graduated at Amherst College in 1863, — then taught the Academy at
Westminster, Mass", two years, and the High School at Edgartown, Mass.. one year. Jn March,
1869, he went to Xenia, Ohio, where he became Professor in Wilberforce University. In (he
Spring of 1880 he returned to Gilsum and opened a High School.
Whitney I>. Foster •'entered the • Herald' office in 1870 as a compositor, and afterwards
went to Norwich, Conn., where he was employed on the ' Norwich Bulletin.' Subsequently he
returned to this office and obtained a situation as proof-reader, which lie held at the time of his
death. He was possessed of a large share of those mental acquirements which nave promise of
earning him a high rank in the profession which he had adopted and for which he seemed emi-
nently fitted. His many good qualities of mind and heart had won for him a large place in the
affections and respect of his associates, and the loss which they have sustained in his death is
deeply felt." — Boston Herald.
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CHAPTER XXXII.
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
1. Josiah Kilkurn built a log house here in 1762. (Page 169.)
2. A few years later, Mr. Kilburn built the first framed house in Gilsum, on this spot. It is
designated in the picture by the white flags a little in the background and to the left of the
present buildings. This house was " an English Cottage with two parlors, two sleeping rooms,
with a large cook-room, and large store-room and pantry on the lower floor."
Mr. Kilburn became infirm at an early age, probably owing to the exposures of the first years
in a new country. At the time his son was in the army, he was unable to leave the house. He
was Moderator of the first meeting of the proprietors, and was one of the first Selectmen in 1762.
3. PJhenezer Kilburn moved the house to this spot. He was a large man over six feet in
height, weighing 230 pounds, and of great energy and courage. He served as Lieutenant in
the army, (page 38,) and was afterwards Captain in the militia. He was Deacon of the Con-
gregational Church for many years.
His first wife, Jemima Ford, belonged to "one of the wealthiest families in Connecticut." The hardships and
exposures of those early times were too severe for her delicate constitution, and she died of consumption, about a
year after marriage. (Page (32) Her daughter Jemima, the first white child born in Gilsum, became blind in
early childhood, and died in Plattsburg, N. Y., at the age of 96.
Dea. Kilburn's second wife was Sarah, sister of Maj. Bill. " She was a very handsome woman, amiable, kind
in Hie poor, and beloved by all her acquaintance " She was of strong constitution, and a great amount of energy
and determination. When her husband went to the war she was left with four children under ten years of age,
one being an infant, a blind girl of about twelve, an old man so infirm as hardly to move from one room to
another, besides a large stock of cattle and sheep. Her only help and protection were two large dogs, that had been
trained to drive the cattle, and kept off the wild beasts. When Sunday came she went to meeting, where she was
taunted by Tory women telling her that her husband was a fine mark for the British, and would never come home
alive. !She simply replied that he had the same keeper in battle as at home, ami bore all with unflinching courage.
Fler characteristic energy was shown in later years, when the family having all. left their former Church to attend
the services of another sect, and the Communion season at the Congregational Church having arrived, she mounted
her horse, and taking the bread and wine in a basket in her lap, brought it to the meeting at the appointed time.
Joel Kilburn, the second son of Josiah, owned the lot west of his father's, the first Lot in the first Range. He
probably had a house there, though it is not certain. He sold the place to his brother Ebenezer in 1772. He also
received from his father the Taylor lot in Hammond Hollow, and sold it to Moses Belding of Swanzey in 1774.
He was a millwright by trade, and removed to Royalton, Yt., before the Revolution, as it is known his family resided
there while he was in the army. He afterwards returned to Surry, had several children born there, and went
back to Vt. about 1793.
Iddo Kilburn, third son of Ebenezer, received the farm of his father. He enlarged the old
house, building on what is now the ell part towards the east. In L839, be sold the place and
removed to Hartland, Vt;., where he died, leaving two sons, one of. whom lias since died. The
other, Francis A., is said to be a wealthy merchant in Iowa.
George YV. Slurtevanf. when a young man, lived at Dea. Kilburn's anil married the daughter of his brother
Jehiel. He settled in Keene where " for nearly fifty years he practiced surveying ami performed the offices of a
civil engineer," having " no equal in this section of the State." "His sound judgment, unswerving integrity and
valuable experience in matters pertaining to the interests of the Town, served as passports to many important
public positions, even when his political friends were largely in the minority." He served five years as Town Clerk,
and was chairman of the Board of Selectmen for mauy years. He was also Register of Probate five years. "An
entire generation must pass away before the community will cease to deplore the loss of his valuable services, his
genial companionship, and his kindly sympathy for those in affliction and distress. (Keene paper.)
Edward E. Sturtevant, a great-grandson of Capt. Kilburn, had the honor of being the first in N. H. to
volunteer for service in the war of the rebellion. He was commissioned as Captain of Co. I in the First N. H.
Regiment. In L862, he was commissioned as Major in the Fifth Regiment and was killed at Fredericksburg, Ya.,
Dee. 13, 1862.
Elijah Gunn came here from Winchester in 1839. In 1S.V2, be took away the old house.
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(page 188,) and built the one in which he still lives with his son. Both himself and wife have
been for along lifetime earnest and devoted members of the Methodist Church.
Elisha W. Gunn lives with his father on this place, and manages the farm, which is one of
the best in town, with great success. He has a large orchard, and raises much excellent fruit.
One tree set there about 1764, still survives and yields a good amount of apples. He and his
family are among the most constant attendants and liberal supporters of the Methodist Church
in Keene.
E. Nelson Gunn resided here with his brother for about eight years. He then removed to
Illinois where he remained five years. In 1870, he returned to Keene.
Both Mr. Kilburn and Mr. Gunn sometimes had tenants in part of the house.
Antipas Maynard, Jr., lived here from 1822 to 1826, when he removed to Keene, and soon
after to Ashburnham, Mass., where he has " held many important offices, and is very prominent
in the work of the Methodist Church."
Hiram Hefflon came here from Vt. in 1835. He lived here about two years, and went from
place to place in town till 1846, when lie removed to Chesterfield. He afterwards went West.
Other residents : — George W. Willis now of Keene, Daniel Fairbanks, Jr., a mechanic ; and Addison
Bancroft.
4. This is one hall of the original Kilburn house, which Mr. Gunn moved from number 3, and made into a
sugar house. The frame of huge oak timbers can here be seen in its original form, showing the shape of the rooms,
and the immense size of the chimney.
5. Bena.iah Taylor settled on this place about 1763, and built a log house. He was probably
from Hebron, Conn., and left town in 1768. The place is still called " the Taylor lot," and is
not known to have been inhabited since his removal.
6. This place is a few rods over the line, in Surry. Who first settled it, is not now known. .Tames McCurdy
bought it in 1787. In 1806, William Thompson lived there, and the house had the name of being haunted. It
was, however, discovered to be only through the tricks of some of his roguish boys. It has long been known as
the Austin place, from Thomas Austin who lived there many years.
7. Peter Rice built a house on this spot, about 1800. He was the son of Peter and Phebe
Rice of Keene and lived in various places in the south part of the town. He was a Methodist
and has become somewhat noted in Gilsum traditions by the cow story. (Page 99.)
8. This spot is a few rods west of the ancient burying place marked in the picture by a white
flag in the background. Ebenezer Dewey of Hebron, Conn., bought this lot of Thomas Sumner in
December, 1764. Ebenezer Dewey, Jr., came up and settled here the next Spring. The father did
not come before 1767. It was at this house the Congregational Church was organized in 1772.
(Page 100.) Mr. Dewey is supposed to have been Deacon of the church in Hebron, Conn., as he
is called Deacon before the organization of the Gilsum church. He was Selectman in 1773, and
Delegate to the Vermont Assembly at Windsor, Vt., and Charlestown, in 1781. Ebenezer Dewey,
Jr., was also a prominent citizen, and served the town as Selectman in 1776-7. In May, 1786, he
sold to Daniel Newcomb, Esq., of Keene, for £300, and removed to Royalton, Vt., and afterwards
to Genesee Co., N. Y.
The Dewey family was one of more refinement and culture than was usual in those times and
their removal was a great loss to the town. They were workers in wooden ware : — " turned
wooden dishes, bowls, plates, bedsteads, and such."
Charles Rice who was a Revolutionary pensioner from Surry, (page 36,) lived here a few
years after the Deweys left. The house was burned and Mr. Rice being helpless, was rescued
with great difficulty.
Timothy Dewey was probably a son of Dea. Dewey, and married Jemima Griswold. He settled west of
Sullivan Center in 1778. He signed the petition for the incorporation of Sullivan, and was Town Clerk of Gilsum
in 1787. He sold his place to Abel Allen of Lancaster, Mass., the same year, and probably followed his relatives
to Vermont.
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9. Mrs. Jean Bond built a small house here about 1825, where she lived alone for more
than twenty years. .She was a very energetic, resolute woman. When she came to this house,
young people thought to frighten her, but never succeeded.
10. Samuel Crandall lived here, and was probably the first settler. Afterwards Mrs.
Eunice Hall, widow of Benjamin of Keene, resided here for some years.
11. David Sumner built this house about 1840. He removed to Keene in 1855, and after-
wards to Manchester. He was a tall man of powerful voice, and fond of military service, in
which he had been appointed Captain. While at work on his farm, be could sometimes be heard
for a mile or more, rehearsing military orders.
Other residents : — William Bates, William Eastman, George W. Willis, and Theodore Boileau. After the
death of Capt. Benjamin Ware, his widow came here to live. In 1863, she married Stephen C. Sweetzer, who
remained here about two years. She now resides in Surry.
Benjamin H. Britton came here from Marlboro', Mass., in 1869. He served during the last
ten months of the War of the Rebellion, in the 2d Mass. Regiment of Heavy Artillery, Co. C.
Was in the Wattles of Kingston and Greensboro', remaining at the latter place on provost duty
till July, 1865.
12. This was part of the original Pease place, and was given by Pelatiah Pease to his son
Pelatiah, who built a barn in the orchard south of the road but never resided here. About 1812,
he removed to Canada.
John Sumner first settled here about 1824, in a plastered house. His father lived here with
him for some years. After his father's death, he removed to Keene in 1839.
Ephraim P. Everdon came here from Winchester in 1839. In 1852, he went back to Win-
chester for about five years, when he returned. In 1865, he removed to the Capt. Chapin place
in Alstead, (142,) where he died. He was a mechanic, and introduced to this town the
process of slicing shingles from blocks softened by steam. (Page 147.)
Cyrus W. Stanley was here in 1855. In 1856, he removed to Swanzey, where he still resides.
He served three years as Corporal in the 6th N. H Reg't, Co. P, — was severely wounded July
24, 1864, and draws a full invalid pension. He is a member of the Baptist Church in Swanzey.
Calvin Wright, formerly of Keene, bought this place and has resided here since 1867.
Other residents : — Daniel Allen, William Bates and Francis C. Howe.
388. School House. (Page 130.)
13. Nabby Ann Smith bought the old School House in 1849, and set it on this spot. She
lived here about two years and then went West, where she died. She was well known in all this
vicinity as an experienced nurse. After she went away, E. P. Everdon moved her house which
is now the front part of Calvin Wright's dwelling.
14. Ebenezer Bill bought this place of his father, Samuel Bill of Hebron, Conn., in Feb-
ruary, 1772, and probably settled here that year. He is said to have been " a very neat farmer."
He was Major in the militia, and served the town nine years as Selectman. He was one of the
earliest opposers of the support of preaching by town tax. (Pages 52, 99.) He and his wife
belonged to the Congregational Church, but having adopted " Restorationist " views, removed
their membership to the church in Surry, which was less strict in doctrine. His wife, Rachel
Root, was a woman of clear intellect and marked ability. She was very fond of argument,
especially on religious subjects, expressing her ideas with great force and clearness. Pew min-
isters could sustain an argument with her on Scriptural doctrines. Probably no woman has ever
exerted so great an influence in Gilsum, as she, and the impress of her religious views has not
yet passed away.
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15. Ebenezer Bill, only son of the preceding, succeeded to his father's homestead, and
built the house now standing south of the road, in 1802. He was a careful, prudent man, diligent
in business, and quiet in his tastes. He served as Captain in the militia.
Samuel Woodward, Jr., came from Westmoreland about 1826, and " kept store" in a room of
Dudley Smith's tavern for a year. He afterwards lived with his father-in-law on this place from
1884 to 1852, when he removed to Keene, where he died in 1876.
In early life he acquired a good academic education, which with many natural qualifications enabled him to
attain a high position as a teacher — a calling which he loved and followed many years.
He was eminently a man of progress. As a farmer he was enterprising and successfid. He was specially
interested in education, and it is largely due to his influence that this School District has won and maintained the
reputation of having the " banner school " in Gilsum.
Few men have more decided opinions or are more earnest in their maintenance than he. He was a man of
great zeal and energy in all matters of reform, — an ardent leader in Anti-Slavery and Temperance, " at a time
when it required firmness and resolution to take a decided stand in favor of these movements." When he went to
Keene, he took charge of a paper called the " American News." in which he boldly advocated the doctrines of free
soil and liquor prohibition, in the face of a bitter opposition little realized at the present time. In 1855 this paper
was merged in the " Sentinel " of which Mr. Woodward continued editor four years.
His ability and character were such that he necessarily occupied a conspicuous place in any society, where he
happened to be. He served this town three years as Superintending School Committee, and six years as Selectman.
In Keene he served as Selectman several times before the adoption of the City charter, and afterwards as Assessor
in Ward 3. He was elected to the Legislature in 1872 and again in 1873. He was also President of the Keene
Five Cent Savings Bank.
" His interest in religion, temperance, education, and the general welfare of the community, never flagged, and
to the end of his days, he was a public-spirited, liberal, useful citizen. Beneath a rough exterior he concealed a
heart as warm, tender, and sympathizing as a woman's, and no person in distress ever vainly applied to him for
aid."
He became a member of the Baptist Church in early life, and was one of the most liberal contributors towards
building the Baptist Meeting House in Keene. His widow still resides in Keene, and is a member of the First
Congregational Church.
Warren Poster from Hillsboro' came here in 1854 and carried on the farm live years. In 1859
he removed to Sullivan, and afterwards to Keene.
David Wood formerly of Keene bought this place in 1859 and resided here fifteen years.
His family is now living in the house of Willard Dill at the lower village.
Other tenants : —David Sumner; Joseph Paquin, known as Joe Palmer ; Wm. A. Wilder ; Abram C. Guyatt ;
and Alfred Bernard.
16. Edmund Wilcox built here in 1816. His widow continued here nearly forty years after
his death, when she removed to Swanzey. In 1870, Moses Fish bought the house and removed
it to his place for a shop.
Other residents : — Hiram Hefflon ; Edward R. Winchester ; Wm. W. Powers ; Wm. Eastman ; John H.
Sparhawk from Walpole, now at West Swanzey ; and Charles Titraut.
17. Obadiah Wilcox bought this place in October, 1765, and is called in the deed " of Guil-
ford, Conn." He built a log house on this spot 1765-6. He was a tanner by trade, and probably
an employe of the Kilburns and Fords in Connecticut. (Page 140.)
He was called " an odd man," — was a great hunter, and very fond of telling stories, acting
them out, to the amusement of the young people. He owned considerable land, settling his
oldest son on a farm near by, and leaving the homestead to his second son, Eleazer.
18. Mr. Wilcox built a house on this spot in 1772, and it was inhabited with but little altera-
tion for 105 years, when it was unroofed by a tornado. (Page 154.)
Eleazer Wilcox and his sister Lydia came from Connecticut with their father. After
building the log house and getting them somewhat settled, their father returned home, leaving
them to clear the farm and carry it on for a year, as best they could. During this time Eleazer
broke his leg, and his sister brought him to the house, and laid him on the bed, though he was a
full-grown man of six feet in height. The rest of the family came the next year. Like his
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father, he was a man of marked peculiarities, ami often delighted children by rehearsing his
great bear fight. (Page 156.) He was an active supporter of religion though he never joined
the church on account of the opposition of one of his neighbors. He had unusual self-control.
At one time a neighbor getting angry struck him on the side of his face. Mr. Wilcox remem-
bering the Scriptural injunction, turned to him the other cheek. The man instantly apologized,
saying, " I was wrong."
Mrs. Wilcox was a devoted and intelligent Christian, exerting a powerful influence over her
family. Her youngest son Lumund (page 178,) ascribed his conversion to his mother's " godly
life."
Eleazer Wilcox, Jr., received this place at his father's death in 1823. He was always ready
to do his part in sustaining the Gospel, and whatever expenditures were needed. When the new
Meeting House was built he took hold heartily, although it was removed a mile and a half fur-
ther from his residence. Living at a greater distance than any other member, lie was yet very
constant at meeting, especially in stormy weather. In the worst storms, when others failed, lie
was sure to be out. in 1842, he built the house now occupied by Lansing Wilder, to which he
soon after removed with his family. He died very suddenly, as he sat in his chair.
Joseph Addison Wilder bought this place of Eleazer Wilcox, and removed here from Sullivan
in the year 1842. He was an industrious, upright man — a thrifty farmer, a good neighbor, and
respected as a citizen. He died at the age of 46, leaving the homestead to his oldesi son.
19. William Addison Wilder built the house (in this spot in 1878, the tornado of 1877
having nearly demolished the old house. This is one of the most productive farms in town, and
the new road of 1880 (page 58.) will add largely to its value.
20. Eleazer Wilcox built here in 1842. After his death, the place was occupied by his
oldest son, Moses Field Wilcox, for nine years. In 1865, Lansing William Wilder bought the
place, where he still resides. The place suffered much from the tornado. (Page 154.)
Other residents : — Robert Alexander a Frenchman from Burlington, Vt.; Charles Titraut ; William Wilbur;
William Eastman ; and Sumner Wellington now of Keene.
21. Lewis Bridge formerly of Keene came to Oilsuin in 1860, and lived on the Capt. Ware
place (22,) fifteen years. He built the house on this spot in 1875. His widow still resides here
with her sons Ora and John.
Reuben H. Newcomb, son-in-law of Mr. Bridge, enlisted from Keene, Feb. 1SG4, in 1st Reg't of N. II. Cavalry.
Troop K. lie was taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Nov. 13, 1SG4, and was confined in Libby and Salisbury
prisons for about five months. His exposure and suffering while iu prison were the cause of his death in 1875.
22. Obadiah Wilcox, Jr., built a house on this spot about 1773, and died here 1776. After
his death, his widow married Thomas Redding, who lived here till her death in 1791. The next
year, he married Pamela Rice of Keene, to which place he removed. He was the son of Thomas
and Lucy Redding of Surry, and his father married in his old age the widow Phebe Rice, mother
of Pamela. There is considerable confusion about the name Thomas Redding, but 1 think the
above is correct.
Benjamin Ware having married Mrs. Reddiug's daughter Huldah Wilcox, who had inherited
the place from her father, came here, in 1791, and remained till his death in 1858. He had 17
children, 13 of whom lived to adult age. He was a tall man, of strong voice, and served several
years as Captain in the militia.
Three sons-in-law of Capt. Ware lived here with him at different times, — John C. Kendrick, Davis II. Car-
penter, and Hiram Baldwin. Zenas D. Metcalf was here in 1851.
Obadiah Ware, son of Benjamin, removed in 1821 to a farm near St. Louis. Mo. After two years he settled
with his brother Benjamin, in Butler, Montgomery Co., 111., taking up a tract of U. S. land now called Ware's
Grove, and was " one of the earliest pioneers of civilization " in that County.
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Mr. Ware was a leading and influential member of the Lutheran Church for many years, and gave liberally of
his means for the dissemination of gospel truths and for the upbuilding of houses dedicated to worship. _ He was
ever active and generous in his assistance to every project looking to the advancement of educational facilities.
He was one of the substantial, solid men of Montgomery County and one who did as much in a humble and
unpretentious way to advance its material interests as any man within its borders.
23. James Sawyer built a log house on this spot and had several children born here. He
removed to Keene before 1783. It is not known that any other family lived here.
24. David Adams built here about 1785, and remained seventeen years, when he went to live
with his father. After his father's death he lived with his son-in-law, Calvin May. He was a
soldier in the Revolution. (Page 37.) He served the town as Moderator, and was Selectman
three years.
Thomas Powell came from Sullivan about 1801, and lived in various places, till he settled
here about 1815. In 1825, he removed to Mount Tabor, Vt., where he died leaving a large
family.
Abiah Ellis lived here several years, and was the last occupant of the house. She was some-
what insane and kept several dozen cats. She was very deaf, and at one time, when sitting in
her door, knitting, she dropped asleep. When she awoke, she found a large snake coiled up on
her shoulder.
Other residents : — James Kingsbury, Samuel Crandall, David Thompson, Obadiah Root, John Bingham, Jr.>
and Antipas Maynard.
25. John Chapman built a log house here probably about 1767. His father-in-law, John
Dimmock, deeded him the place " for love and good-will " in 1770.
John Griggs of Keene bought the place in 1777. He was at that time Captain in Col.
Scammel's Regiment, but resigned " on account of sickness." Capt. Griggs lived here five or
six years and returned to Keene. He was one of the Selectmen in 1779. (Page 37.) The
name " Capt. John Grigg " appears on a petition from sundry inhabitants of Fairfield Co., Conn.,
for a grant of land at " Little Cowass " in 1763.
26. Solomon Woods removed from Woburn, Mass., to Sullivan, and came to Gilsum about
1805. He was a blacksmith, and first settled where Mason Guillow lives. About 1810, he
removed to the Pease place and soon after built on this spot east of the road. In 1817 he
removed to Keene.
James Phillips came here from Keene and remained about three years. He served as
Captain in the Keene militia.
Charles Sumner bought the place in 1820, and remained about ten years. His son-in-law?
Hezekiah Webster, continued to occupy the place for twenty-five years, and the widow Webster
remained till 1865, when she removed to Keene.
Other residents : — Abraham Stiles who removed to Keene ; Calvin "Wright ; a Frenchman named Lapierre ;
and Mrs. Thomas Wheelock.
27. Pelatiah Pease came from Hebron, Conn., and settled here in 1764. He was prominent
among the first settlers of the town, and served as Selectman three years.
Jonathan Pease, son of the preceding, lived here till 1808, when he bought the mills at the
Stone Bridge, and removed to the house now occupied by John J. Isham. In April, 1828, he
sold out to Aaron Day, and died the next January at the house of John Liverrnore.
He was much respected and trusted, as an upright, conscientious man. He was Selectman for ten years, and
represented Gilsum and Surry in the State Legislature in 1817. He was one of the pillars of the Congregational
Church in its days of weakness, and in 1814 was chosen Deacon. In many respects he supplied the place of a
pastor, being gifted in prayer and conference meetings, and a judicious counselor to religious inquirers. His sudden
death at the age of fifty-four was a sad bereavement to the church, causing them great discouragement.
Oliver Pease, son of Dea. Jonathan, devoted himself to Music. He was an ingenious man,
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and invented a new system of musical notation said to be a great improvement on the old
methods.
28. Osman McCoy built here in 1837, where he resided till about 1850, when he went to the
village for two years. He then lived on the Crocker place till 1869, when he bought the Taylor
house, now occupied by his widow, and where he died instantly of heart disease, in October,
1875. He was a carpenter by trade, was a member of the Methodist Church, and during his last
years an active and faithful member of the Sons of Temperance.
In 1864, Larkin Welch came to Gilsum from Sullivan, and resided with his father-in-law,
Lewis Bridge, for a year and a half, and then went to the Dea. Mark place, (40,) where he
remained two years and a half. In the Fall of 1868, he came to this place where he still resides
Other residents : — Elder Charles E. Baker; Alonzo B. Cook; Harvey B. Mansfield who died here in 1857;
and James Chapman for about ten years.
29. Jonathan Adams from Hebron, Conn., came here soon after the Kilburns. He built
the house now standing, before the Revolution. He was a great singer, and is remembered as
having " lined out the hymn " at communion seasons. He served the town both as Moderator
and Selectman, and was the Representative from Gilsum and Packersfield in 1781-2. His son
David lived here about eight years.
Stephen Mansfield removed from Stoddard to Charlestown, and after a few years came to
Gilsum. He lived on the Hurd place one season, and settled here in 1821. His father, William
Mansfield, came to live with him. Mr. Mansfield was a carpenter by trade. His son George
lived here with him for some years. In 1870, they removed to the Crocker place.
Edward H. Bates, a tin-peddler, resided with the Mansfields a year or two about 1843.
30. Justus Hurd came to Gilsum from East Haddam, Conn., and settled on this spot, in
1769. He resided here till his death in 1804. He and his wife were among the original mem-
bers of the Congregational Church, and he was its first Clerk. He was one of the most valuable
and respected citizens of the town, though somewhat noted for his violent temper. At one time
before the settlement of the first minister, a black man came and offered himself to preach. He
was sent to Mr. Hurd who was at work in the field. Whether thinking the proposal an insult
to the people, or a sacrilege to the ministerial office, is not known, but in indignation at his pre-
sumption, he drove him out of the field with his cane. After Rev. Mr. Fish's death, David
Thompson referred to this circumstance, and said he thought the church never would be pros-
pered in their ministers on account of it. Mr. Hurd served the town as Selectman in 1781-2,
and as Moderator in 1789 and 1793. Besides carrying on his farm, he was employed as a builder
of " Stone Chimbleys." He had ten children, and the family was for many years among the
most active and efficient in all public affairs. His descendants at the present time are very
numerous.
Robert Lane Hurd lived here with his father, and remained till about 1814, when he removed
to Chesterfield, and afterwards to the West. He was a man of great energy and marked execu-
tive ability. He was Captain in the militia for many years. (Page 42.) He served the town as
Moderator three years, as Clerk nine years, as Selectman eight years, and represented Gilsum
and Surry in the Legislature in 1809. The family tradition is that he served six months at the
close of the Revolutionary War.
John Stevens came here from Alstead in 1818, and after a year or two removed to Surry.
Stephen Mansfield bought the place about 1820, and the next year swapped farms with his
brother-in-law, David Adams, who removed here with his son-in-law Calvin May. In 1824 they
went to the farm which is still known as the May place. (148.)
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About 1825, Robert Austin came here from Surry, and remained till 1835, when he removed
to Massachusetts. In 1850, he came back to Gilsum, married the widow Ruthy Isham, and died
at her home two years after. Since Mr. Austin's removal, the place has not been tenanted.
34. This was the lot set apart for the first settled minister. The old house was built in 1794
for Rev. Elisha Fish. (Page 105.) The carpenter employed was Daniel Day of Keene.
Elisha S. Fish, oldest son of the first minister, spent his life here. Perhaps no native of
Gilsum had greater natural ability in a literary direction than he. He was first cousin to the
celebrated William C. Bryant, and had poetical gifts of no mean order. (Appendix H.)
In 1814-5, he wrote a Poem entitled " The Retrospect," extending to some 2,500 lines. Its tone and spirit
strongly resemble Cowper, and many passages are not inferior to his. He published many short poems in the
papers, particularly the " Boston Recorder. "
He was naturally a scholar and would have been a man of mark in either of the learned professions. But
owing to his father's early death, he was obliged to give up seeking a liberal education. His life was spent in
farming, and he was well known for his success in horticulture.
Positive in his own convictions, he was intolerant of the slightest laxity in life or doctrine. Hence those who
knew him little were apt to think him austere and conceited. But to his intimate acquaintances he was known to
be genial and large-hearted, quick in sympathy, and humble in his estimate of himself. With no sympathy for
fanaticism, he practiced Total Abstinence, and wrote with strong feeling against Slavery, long before Teetotalers or
Abolitionists had been heard of. Remarkable for simple-hearted truthfuluess, even his enemies never doubted his
integrity. Few men practice so much self-denial for the sake of the gospel. Even when a young man, the Church
seemed to be dearer to him than all other interests. As has been said of another, " He was a pillar of the church
many years before he became a member." His piety was of a reflective, quiet type, mingled with great self-distrust.
His last days were marked with patience and resignation, and his end was one of peaceful rest.
Moses Fish, brother of the preceding, built a house adjoining the old parsonage, mostly with
his own hands. He began it in 1848, and was several years in the work. He was a man of
very decided, firm principles, a very genial friend, and highly esteemed by every one who knew
him well. He was Superintendent of the Sabbath School for several years. He died instantly
of heart disease, at the age of 68, and the place has not since been inhabited.
35. Jesse Johnson, a shoemaker, built a log house on this spot, about 1791, and after six
years removed to number 57 below Edouard Loiselle's. In 1801-2 he went to Vermont, where
his son Jesse is said to be a merchant.
Claudius D. Hayward settled here in 1806. After two years he went to Concord, Vt., and
about 1815 removed to Wrentham, Mass., and engaged in woolen manufacture. In later years
he went to Newton, Mass. He was a man of devout Christian character, and for many years
Deacon in the Congregational Church at Wrentham.
John Borden came to Gilsum about 1794, and lived awhile at the lower village, and on the
place by the Loveland mill. (105.) In 1803 he came to this place, where he resided several
years, and then removed to Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith and made nails in a shop beside
a large rock, near 391.
Other residents : — Samuel Shipman, Samuel Foster, Chester Coombs, and Anson Russell.
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31. Henry White came from Lebanon, Conn., and built a log house here in 1769. In 1787,
he sold to Joseph Wilson of Keene and removed to Vermont.
32. Joel Wilson of Keene bought this farm of his father in 1790, and built a house on this
spot, where he resided over thirty years.
Oliver Wilson, son of Joel, remained here after his father's death, till 1837, when he
removed to New York.
Other residents : — Abram C. Wyman, John C. Kendrick, William Blanchard, David Holman, Salmon Win-
chester of Westmoreland, James Rawson, and George Mansfield.
33. Gershom Crocker of East Haddam, Conn., bought the 5th Lot in the 3d Range of
Jonathan Smith, in September, 1768. He probably came to Gilsum the next Spring and built a
log house near this spot. One afternoon in April, 1791, he had engaged to work for his neigh-
bor, Samuel Bill. As he was always " a prompt man," when he failed to come at the time, Mr.
Bill went over to see about it. He was not at the house, having gone with his team to the
woods, and had not got back. Mr. Bill started for the woods and found him dead in the road
not far west of his house, where he had fallen apparently in a fit.
Truman Miller came here about 1810, remained about fifteen years, and returned to Marlow.
Reuben Brown bought the place in 1817 and twenty years after built the present house. In
1839, he went West, and afterwards returned to Westmoreland.
Luna Foster came here from Westmoreland in 1839. He was a member of the Congrega-
tional Church, and died here at the age of 83.
E. R. Winchester, son-in-law of Mr. Foster, came to live with him in 1842. After six years
he returned to Westmoreland.
Osman McCoy lived here several years, and his son-in-law, Thomas D. Wheelock. Mr.
Wheelock served in an Ohio regiment, was taken prisoner, and died from the barbarous cruelties
of Andersonville.
George Mansfield settled here in 1870. His son, William S. Mansfield, lives with him.
Other residents : — Roger Dart, John Ellis, and Martin L. Goddard.
36. This house was built by George Greenwood, a Methodist preacher, for the accommodation of wood-
choppers. Tenants : — Horace H. Nash, A. P. Wright, John R. Willard.
356. Possible Meeting House Spot. (Page 101.) 358. Millstones quarried here.
37. Israel Loveland, who had previously removed from Glastonbury, Conn., to Keene,
bought the 5th Lot in the 5th Range for £15, in January, 1778. He settled on this spot, probably
the Spring following, and remained till 1787, when he sold the place to John McCurdy of Surry
for £130. He afterward lived with his son Aaron.
Chester Coombs lived here a short time, and possibly some others. .
38. This spot is on the same Lot as the preceding. A log house stood here, and was occupied for a time
by Peter Rice. It is not known by whom or when it was built.
39. Israel Loveland, Jr., bought the east half of the 5th Lot, 4th Range, for £50, in
1782. He built a house on this spot about 1784, and lived here nine years, when he sold to John
Mark, who gave the place to his son William.
40. William Mark moved the house from 39 to this spot about 1799. It is the south half of
the house still standing. In 1821-2, he built the north half, and continued to live here till 1858,
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when he removed to the village. He held the office of Deacon in the Congregational Church over
forty years, and was always faithful to his trust. He served the town five years as Selectman.
Hezro Hubbard lived here with his father-in-law, from 1829 till his death in 1831.
Ellsworth Hubbard, brother of the preceding, married his widow in 1835. They came to this
place from Sullivan in 1845, remained five years, and then returned to Sullivan. After his
death in 1859, his widow returned to Gilsum, and resides in the village with her younger sister.
Other residents : — Luther Richardson, Ariel Carpenter, John R. Willard, and John Dow. In 1875, this house
was taken by the town for a pest-house, and the family of A. C. F. Laurent remained here, while several of them
had the small-pox, one of whom died.
41. John Rowe of Hebron, Conn., built a log house here about 1771. He served in the
Revolution, (page 36,) and had a single-handed fight with a Hessian whom he killed, and whose
coat he wore home for a trophy. His son James lived in Sullivan, owning the land on which the
Meeting House stands.
42. John Rowe, Jr., built a house here, and his father lived with him for some years.
43. Original Meeting House. (Page 101.)
44. Shubael Hurd, oldest son of Justus, bought this place of John Dimmock in June,
1772. He had already been married about three years, his oldest child having been born in
Connecticut, and probably put up a log house that year. In 1777, he had built a frame for a
house on this spot, and enclosed it with boards running up and down. He then removed to
Lempster, where he became a leading citizen for nearly fifty years. The family tradition is, that
he served for a time in the Revolution. They had thirteen children, one of whom, Mrs. Can-
dace Beekwith, is still living in Lempster at the age of 98.
Samuel Bill came from Hebron, Conn., 1775-6, and lived for a time with his son Ebenezer.
(Page 190.) Sept. 27, 1777, he bought this place, half of the 6th Lot, 3d Range, for £140.
45. Samuel Bill. Jr., inherited this place, and in 1800 built the south part of the house now
standing. In 1802 and 1803 he kept tavern here. He was a " peculiar man," fond of invent-
ing odd words and expressions, some of which are still remembered. He was often called Lieut.
Bill, having held that office in the militia. He served the town as Selectman for ten years.
David Bill, son of the preceding, inherited the old homestead. In 1821, he built on the
north half of the house. He has served the town three years as Representative, eight years as
Selectman, and has been Justice of the Peace. He volunteered as a soldier in the war of 1812,
served sixty days at Portsmouth, and has been a United States pensioner since 1871. He was
commissioned as Captain in the militia, and is still living on the old place at the age of 84.
Daniel W. Bill, his second son, lives on the same place. He is one of the largest land-own-
ers in this vicinity, a prosperous and intelligent farmer. Serving in the militia, he rose from
Captain through the successive offices to that of Brigadier-General. He has served the town six
years as Moderator, seven years as Superintending School Committee, four years in the Legisla-
ture, and as Selectman eighteen years, which is the longest term upon our records. He was also
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1877 and is Justice of the Peace.
This farm takes precedence of all others in Gilsum for permanency of occupation, having been in the same
family for over a century.
The Bill family in all its branches has been one of the most extended and influential in the town, though not
so prolific as the Hurds.
Tenants in Mr. Bill's chambers : — Edward O. Corey from Columbia, and Joseph W. Caldwell.
46. A house was built on this spot about 1825, for the widow of Samuel Bill, 3d. Four years after, she mar-
ried Timothy Wyman, a shoemaker by trade, who lived here about twenty years. Abram Wilkins and Jonathan
Mansfield also lived here for a time.
383. This was built for a barn in 1846. In 1865, it was made into a house, and Mrs. .Wilkins lived here a
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few years. Merrill E. Flagg also resided here in 1872-3. Luther A. Wilkins lived here and at other places and now
resides at Westminster, Vt.
47. In 1807, John Mark employed Stephen White to build the house now standing on this
spot, for his son James M. Mark, who removed to the Plumley place (183,) about 1816. He
was Deacon in the Christian Church, and died while on a visit to Pepperell, Mass., in 1825.
Antipas Maynard was here in 181b'-7 and cleared the lot near Sullivan line known as the
Maynard lot, near where the millstones for the mill by the Stone Bridge were got out. (358.)
James McCurdy from Surry lived here in 1818. Charles Cobb was a Methodist preacher who
came here from Canada, and lived also at the Loiselle place.
Luther Richardson from Stoddard lived here in 1834, and the next year with Dea. William
Mark. He now resides in Sullivan, and had five sons in the war of the rebellion.
David Luther Richardson enlisted from Keene and served three years in the 14th Reg't Co. A.
Lyman Edward Richardson enlisted from Concord in the 6th Reg't Co. K, — was wounded at Antietam, and
discharged on account of wounds the December following.
Edwin Richardsou enlisted from Nelson in the 2d Reg't in 1861. After serving three years he re-enlisted and
was appointed Sergeant Major. He was afterwards promoted to First Lieutenant of Co. D, and was honorably
discharged May 11, 1805. This Reg't was in a large number of the most noted battles of the war.
Frank Richardson enlisted from Stoddard in 1861, and servad three years in the 6th Reg't Co. K, — re-enlisted
and served till the close of the war. This Reg't was also in many of the severest battles of the war.
James Harvey Richardson served in the 1st N. H. Cavalry.
In 1851 James M. Mark, Jr., bought the place and lived here nine years, when he removed to
Peterboro' and afterwards to Keene.
Other residents : — Joshua D. Crane, Linus N. Beckwith, Hiram HerHon. Stamford, Levi Gates, Jonathan
Wilbur, Henry Kingsbury, Jonathan Mansfield, and Luther A. Wilkins.
49. John Mark came from Antrim Co., Ireland, in 1772, and built a log house here in 1773.
48. A few years after, Mr. Mark built on this spot. He was a weaver by trade, and knew
nothing about farming. His next neighbor, Mr. Rowe, complained of his falling trees on to his
land. Mr. Mark excused himself by saying he C1 chopped all around a tree, and let it fall which
way it had a willing mind." When he first settled here, old Mr. Adams told him " nothing but
blue-jays and the devil could live on such a farm." He, however, accumulated a large property
for those times, settling his children on farms in different parts of the town. He gave each of
his sons a farm, a yoke of oxen, a horse, and the necessary outfit to join " the troopers."
He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church in the old country. They were
good examples of the sturdy energy of the " Scotch-Irish" emigrants. Their youngest daughter,
Mrs. Hathhorn, now 96 years of age, relates many circumstances of her father's life.
In the Revolutionary war he hired a substitute by the name of Comstock from that part of the
town afterwards Sullivan. (Page 38.) This Comstock boasted that no bullet could ever kill
him, but he was shot in his first battle. Mr. Mark then hired another substitute, supposing he
was obliged to do so.
He kept tavern here for many years. (Page 144.) He had also a country store, probably
the first in Gilsum. (Page 143.) He was in the habit of going to Boston with a span of horses,
with which he brought his goods to Charlestown, where his sons would take the loading and
bring it to Gilsum with two yoke of oxen. One trip took about a fortnight. There was great
fear of small-pox in those days, and he was not allowed to leave Boston, till he had been thor-
oughly smoked in a house provided for that purpose. At one time he went to New York and
sold a horse, taking his pay all in ribbons. " The beautifulest ribbons you ever saw, and each of
us girls had a sash."
Francis Hathhorn, his son-in-law, came to live with him in 1824. He was a blacksmith by
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trade, and had carried on the business in Surry for some years before his marriage. His widow
removed to the village in 1852.
50. Samuel Bill, 3d, built on this spot about 1816, and remained here till his death in 1824-
Jesse Temple came to Gilsum from Marlboro' about 1823, and settled here soon after. He
lived here about twenty years, and the place lias since been vacant.
51. Old Meeting House. (Page 101.) 52. Original School House. (Page 130.)
Samuel Church of East Haddani, Conn., bought one share in " Boyle" in 1768. He proba-
bly settled on the 7th Lot 4th Range the next year. Just where his house stood is uncertain, but
probably a little north of the Loiselle place. He was Selectman two years.
The Inventory of his property taken Ap. 3, 1777. by Justus Hurd and Stephen Bond, amounts to £237. 16s. 4d.
The Real Estate was appraised as follows : —
S. W. Lot of Highway takiDg House and Barn £85
S. E. Lotas Highway goeth ............. £35
Vessel Rock Lot £36
N. E. Lot £10
100 Acres by Boynton's £5
Among the Personal Property we find two Sermon Books valued at £2. It would be interesting to know just
what these books were that were appraised so high. His son Ebenezer inherited this place of his father, and soon
after removed to Vermont.
53. Daniel Wricht came to this place from Hebron, Conn., about 1769. He is called in
our records " Lev't Wright," and kept tavern here for many years. (Page 144.) He was a
blacksmith by trade, and removed to Westport, N. Y., about 1796.
He afterwards became "a General in the N. Y. State Militia, was in command of the American land forces at
the battle of Plattsburg. and won an enviable reputation as an officer." His brother, Benoni Wright, was a well-
known music teacher in this and the neighboring towns.
Fortunatus Eager from Sullivan followed Gen. Wright, and kept " a large tavern stand " here
for a few years.
Ziba Ware bought the place in 1800, and carried on blacksmithing and kept tavern here for
about three years.
Silas Woods came here about 1806, and remained eight or nine years. He was also a black-
smith. He was brother of the Rev. John Woods of Newport, and was a member of a Baptist
Church.
David Smith came to this place from Gardner, Mass., in 1815. After his accidental death
(page 151,) his widow married Berzelcel Mack who died here in 1829. She then married Laban
Gates from Nelson. She continued to reside here after his death, with her son Lewis Smith, till
about 1850, when they removed to Sullivan.
Martin L. Goddard from Rindge lived here several years, and built the present house in 1852.
About 1856, he returned to Rindge, where he has been Selectman eight years. He and his wife
are members of the Congregational Church there.
George W. Bancroft, also from Rindge, lived here about ten years, and removed to New York.
In 1871, Edouard Loiselle from Canada bought the place, which he still occupies.
Other residents: — Levi Hardy, a blacksmith from Acworth ; Theophilus Eveleth, a blacksmith; Charles
Cobb ; Waldo May : and Walker Gassett.
54. Second School House. (Page 130.)
55. Samuel Bill, 3d, settled here about 1810, and remained five or six years.
Jonathan Webster lived here a few years, and afterwards went West.
True Webster, Jr., came hereabout 1819. He afterwards lived on the Elijah Ware place,
also where Henry Grant now lives, and died on the Horton place. He was Captain in the
militia, and served the town as Selectman.
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John Grimes came here from Roxbury about 1829. John Grimes, Jr., bought the place
in 1831, but soon after removed to Wilmington, Vt.
Other residents : — Vimis Pierce, Daniel Mansfield, Otis Bill, Jeremiah L. Morse from Westmoreland, Hiram
Hefflou, and Nahum T. Raymond.
75. Abram C. Wtman built " the plastered house " here in 1825. Lemuel Bingham bought
the place in 1833, and lived here about seven years.
Walker Gassett lived on this place about five years. He came from Townsend, Mass., in
1834. He was a carpenter and built the " Boarding House" for Maj. Hosmer. He lived in
many different places till about 1850, when he removed to Walpole. He died at Westmoreland,
at the age of 80.
Other residents : — David Porter, Marvin Gates, and Harvey B. Miller.
76. School House. (Page 130.)
77. Jonathan Church built here about 1782. He died in 1826, and his son, Iddo Church,
inherited the place. He removed to Acworth in 1841.
Oren Wyman came here from Vermont, and remained about four years. He was after-
wards miller for A. D. Towne. David Porter was here one year after Mr. Wyman left.
Samuel D. Bill lived here from 1853 till about 1860, when he removed to Marlow.
Temple Baker came here from Nelson in 1859. Ten years after, he died from a broken leg.
Isaac Knight from Langdon married the widow Baker and has resided here since 1871.
78. Old Meeting House. (Page 101.)
79. Justus Hurd, Jr., bought two acres here of David Fuller for £8, in 1794. He prob-
ably built here at that time, but in a year or two removed to Chesterfield. He seems to have
returned to Gilsum, as he was taxed here in 1801-2.
James Grimes from Swanzey, established a tavern here in 1804. After about three years he
sold out and returned to Swanzey.
Dudley Smith came from Dracut Mass., and was of Scotch-Irish descent. His earliest
remembrance of his father was of his coming home from the army on a furlough, in time of the
Revolution. In 1795, he came to Sullivan and bought of Berzeleel Mack the place now occu-
pied by Alexander Brown. A log house was already built there. He cleared land by day, and
worked at his trade of cabinet making till eleven at night, and from four in the morning till
daylight. His son Daniel has some of the furniture he then manufactured. After one year lie
returned to Dracut and remained a year. In 1798, he bought of Charles Carpenter of Surry
the west part of the 13th and 14th Lots in the 8th Range for |200. He lived at first in a log
house built by Ananias Tubbs. (282.) Here his oldest son, Dr. Dudley Smith, was born. About
1800, he built a house on the hill further east. (283.) In 1806, he bought the Grimes tavern
and removed a building from the hill west of George C. Hubbard's, (157,) with which he
enlarged the original house. Here he kept tavern for many years. He afterwards bought the
Fuller place, and in 1844 removed there. In 1849 he went to his house in the village, where he
died at the age of 83. He served as Selectman four years.
He was noted for the amount of hard work he could perform, rarely finding a man who could keep even with
him in the field. By industry and economy he accumulated a large property, and was one of the most liberal
supporters of the Congregational Church. He was especially fond of a fine horse, and understood horses, as well
as any man in town.
Residents : — Samuel Woodward, Hiram Hefflon, and Jacob D. Nash.
80. John Harris's Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 141 )
81. John Harris lived here in a small house made for him out of the old School House. He
was a Revolutionary pensioner. He was a blacksmith of unusual skill. ( Page 141.) He came to
Gilsum about 1812, and probably worked for a few years at the village, as we find that he owned
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a shop between the roads just above Dr. Webster's, which he sold to Dudley Smith for $20 in
1817. Probably Mr. Smith built him this house about that time. He died here in 1837, and no
one has since occupied the place.
82. In 1830, the Congregational Church and Society built a Parsonage on this spot. It was
occupied by Rev. Ebenezer Chase, during his short pastorate of three years. Rev. S. S. Arnold
also lived in it a short time. When the Meeting House was built at the village in 1834, this
spot was no longer available for a Parsonage. Luther White, a blacksmith, occupied it for a
time, and perhaps others.
83. Dudley Smith having bought the old Parsonage, moved it to this spot in 1841. Three
years after, he built on an ell, and came here to reside. His son, Daniel Smith, came to live with
his father in 1849. Like his father, he is specially skilled in the management of horses, and is
one of the most active and wealthy citizens of Gilsum. He was Selectman in 1852, and having
a taste for military affairs rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
84. David Fuller from Bolton, Conn., received this lot from his uncle David Taylor, in
1780. He lived at that time with his father in Surry, and came over the mountain every day to
work at clearing a place for a home. He built a plank house near this spot, and came here with
his bride in January, 1782. He was a very energetic, wilful man, served as Captain in the
militia, and from his peculiarities was sometimes called " King David." He removed to Jay,
N. Y., about 1810.
David Fuller, Jr., started at 20 years of age " to seek his fortune, as he always expressed it."
All his father could furnish him was a pair of " corduroy pants, two tow and linen shirts and a
frock." " He borrowed a silver dollar of a Mr. Brigham,* . . . and started for Boston." For
some reason which is not apparent, he went by way of Hillsboro' and " came to the Tavern
kept by Gen. Benj. Pierce, then standing- beyond the present residence of Scott Moore. He had
become so footsore that he stopped to rest." Gen. Pierce had a blunt way of asking the busi-
ness of every one who stopped at his door. " So he says to the stripling, ' Young man, what is
your name, sir? ' ' David Fuller.' ' Where did you come from, sir ? ' ' Surry, N. H.,' (where he
had worked the season before). ' Where are you going, sir ? ' ' Started for Boston to seek my
fortune, but can go no further, I am so footsore. And now, landlord, can you tell me of any
place, that I can find work till Fall ? ' ' Yes, sir, young man, Mrs. Major Andrews, whose hus-
band is crazy, wants to hire.' He immediately went there to work on the farm, earned enough
for comfortable clothing, and then concluded to learn the trade of shoemaking of a neighbor, Mr.
Gay. In the Fall he went home to see his folks. Before going back he called on Mr. Brigham,
and said, ' I've brought you back the same silver dollar you lent me, and thank you for the loan.'
Mr. Brigham said, ' Well, David, how much did you earn ? ' 'I earned these clothes, and a little
besides, and have been saving so that I might pay you.' Mr. Brigham said, ' Here, David, is the
dollar, keep it as long as you live, for a pocket piece, and always remember it was your energy and
enterprise that you received the dollar for.' Two days before his death at the age of 87, he gave
the dollar to his son, Mark W. Fuller, with the injunction to keep it as long as he lived. He, in
turn, directed the dollar to be given to Wirt X. Fuller of Boston, Mass., to be kept and trans-
mitted to his son with the same injunction."
After learning the shoemaker's trade he went to Francestown in 180G, where he carried on
the business not only of shoemaking but tanning and currying for seven years. He then established
the same business at Hillsboro' Lower Village, and carried on the same till his death.
* Probably Stephen Brigham of Alstead.
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He was a tall man of commanding appearance, and inherited much of his father's
determination and energy. He was a great singer, and very fond in his old age of finding some
former acquaintance with whom he could sing the ancient fugue tunes. He frequently visited
Gilsum, and was interested in all that pertained to his native town.
David G. Fuller, son of the preceding, was a well-known business man in Concord for many years " In early
life he was in the hotel business at Utica and Rome, N. Y., Washington, D. C, Richmond, Va., and other places."
In Concord he had an extensive business as a druggist, supplying country stores for a long distance. He was a
member of the Masonic fraternity for over fifty years.
" Mark W. Fuller removed with his father, David Fuller, from Francestown to Hillsboro'
Lower Village, when six years of age. After serving an apprenticeship witli his father, lie com-
menced business at Hillsboro' Upper Village, about 1829. By strict attention to business, perfect
integrity of character, and honesty of purpose, he became beloved by his townsmen and honored
by all his business acquaintances.
He was eminently a self-made man, receiving only the limited educational advantages of the
common schools of that period, — several terms of which were passed with the late ex-president
Pierce and his brother Henry D., — also with the Cheney brothers, the well-known expressmen.
His social qualities and his well-known hospitality ever made his house a favorite place of
resort for many of his large circle of honored friends. Nor did he forget his townsmen, for in
his last will, he made a liberal bequest to the town, which has been used to found a library, and
which to perpetuate his name, has been ordered by the citizens to be known as the Fuller Library
of Hillsboro'.
Politically, he was largely conservative, originally acting with the Whigs. But on the dis-
ruption of that party he acted with the Democrats, and in 1852-3 represented the town in the
Legislature. He was honored by his fellow citizens by being elected a member of the Board of
Selectmen for four successive years — three of which he served as chairman — and for many
years was much engaged in matters pertaining to the Probate Courts in Hillsboro' County.
At the breaking out of the rebellion he ceased to act with the Democratic party, and having
all his life been a hard-working man, his sympathies were very strong for the working man, and
approving of the principles of the Labor Reform party, he allowed his name to be used as a candi-
date for Senator in that district for two years.
He married in 1831, Sarah Conn, who still resides at Hillsboro' Upper Village in the same
house they had so long made their home. They had one daughter who lived until 19 years of
age, and whose death was a very severe shock to both the father and mother.
His funeral was attended by a large number of the citizens of the town, the church being
crowded, notwithstanding a pouring rain. After an eloquent address by the Rev. Mr. Brickett,
of Hillsboro' Bridge, many tears were shed, as his dear old friends and neighbors, — many of
whom came long distances — took their last look of him they loved so well."
Other residents, some of whom occupied the house with Capt. Fuller : — Turner White ; James Kingsbury ;
Abram C. Wyman ; Daniel Beverstock ; Phinehas Moor, a blacksmith ; Phinehas G. Miller ; Dr. Jonathan E.
Davis; Araasa Miller; Don Carlos Griswold; Samuel Frost, and his son-in-law Lewis; Warren Farnngton,
a house painter ; and Jesse Temple.
86. John Bingham came from Montague, Mass., about 1777 and lived a year or two at
number 94. In April, 1778, he bought the farm now owned by Mason Guillow, and lived there
for fifteen years. In 1792 he bought this place and built a log house on this spot soon after.
He was a clothier by trade, and went from house to house to shear and dress cloth by hand.
He built a shop on the brook, and afterwards had his machinery in Dea. Pease's mill. (Page 138.)
His grandson, Chas. W. Bingham, has papers showing his appointment, during the old French
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War, March 22, 1760, to the office of Corporal, and his promotion at Crown Point, Aug. 20,
1761, to First Sergeant and Clerk.
85. Zenas Bingham lived with his father, and built a house on this spot in 1815, where he
remained till his death in 1857. His son-in-law, Rufus Guillow, lived with him for a time.
Henry Bingham, his youngest son, still occupies the place.
Belding D. Bingham, a grandson of John, removed from Sharon, Vt., to Nashua. lie was the originator of the
Nashua Watch Company, now the Waltham Watch Company, and one of the founders of Odd Fellowship in New
Hampshire. He was unquestionably the most skilled and inventive mechanic in the Granite State. He was a
modest gentleman, who never sought places of prominence, and yet, so kind, gentle, and loyal was he to all that is
good and true, his memory will be long and tearfully kept green by friends and acquaintances. — Boston Journal.
87. Old Meeting House foundation. (Page 101.)
88. James Kingsbury came with his brother John from Needham, Mass.. and settled in Sul-
livan, where they are found as "Inn keepers" in 1796. In 1801-2 he put up a frame for a
house on this spot, and in 1802 swapped farms with Stephen White and went to 94 below the
Fuller place. Soon after, he went to the place in Surry, number 123, and then to where his son
William now lives. About 1821 he returned to Needham.
Stephen White came from Swanzey about 1793, and lived below the Fuller place, at 94. In
1802, he bought with David Fuller the " Mill Spot," (104,) where they built a grist-mill. The
same year he removed to this place, where he died in 1860, aged 99 years and 5 mpnths, the
oldest person that ever died in Gilsum. He was a carpenter, and many of the older houses in
Gilsum are of his workmanship. In 1825 he added the second story to his house.
He was a sprightly man, specially fond of company and good jokes. At one time he was at " Holbrook's
tavern " in Surry, when a man who had a sick horse inquired what was good for it. Mr. White told him bitter-
sweet was the best remedy. The man then asked where he could get it. Mr. White who had been seeking for a
ride home, told him he had more than a hundred pounds at his house, and if he would carry him home, he would
give him all he wanted. So the man carried him six miles in a cold day to get it. When they arrived, Mr. White
pointed to his wife, and said that was the bundle of bittersweet he spoke of.
Alvin White still occupies this place which was left him by his father.
89. Nathan White built here about 1808, and remained till 1821, when he went West.
Aaron Brigham, uncle to Dea. David. (Chap. 36,) lived here several years. He afterwards
went to the " plastered house " in Surry. (121.)
Other residents: — James Hudson, Phinehas G. Miller, Jonathan Twining, and Justin Pease.
390. Louis Bourbett came to Gilsum from Canada in 1870. After living in various tene-
ments, he built on this spot in the Fall of 1879.
90. John Horton came to Gilsum from Chester, Vt., in 1832, and lived about a year on the
Clark place. In the Summer of 1833, he built this house, while residing in the house now
occupied by Alpheus Chapin. He moved in the Fall, and continued to reside here till 1838,
when he went to Daysville, 111., where he died soon after. He was Captain in the militia, was
elected to the Legislature two years, and commissioned as Justice of the Peace.
Aaron Day removed from Keene to Gilsum, 1815, and lived in the house now owned by
Mason Guillow, till 1838, when he removed to this place, where he died in 1862. He and his
brother Stephen owned the mills by the bridge for many years. He served the town as Modera-
tor two years, as Selectman six, and as Representative three. He was also commissioned as
Coroner for the County in 1830.
Ira Church Day, son of Aaron, removed to Whitewater, Wis., in 1852, and died there in 1864. A friend
writes : — " As a friend, neighbor, and citizen he had few equals, and no superiors. A man of unimpeachable in-
tegrity and genuine courtesy — every one who became acquainted with him became a personal friend. His stand-
ard of morals was high, and his aim was to live up to it. Xo man has passed away from our midst in 20 years
more sincerely regretted, or one whose memory is more tenderly cherished. The Golden Rule controlled him in
all his intercourse with his fellow men. In every sense of the word he was a manly man."
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Roswell G. Bennett, son-in-law of Aaron Day, lived with him a year or two, and removed to
Nunda, N. Y. He is a millwright by trade.
Ira D. Gates came here with his father-in-law, Capt. True Webster, in 1868, and removed to
Keene in 1871. He is a barber by trade.
Harriet Swinton emigrated from England to this country in 1861. Ten years after, she
bought this place, where she still resides.
John Coy came from England with his father in 1853. After living in various tenements
he came here in 1874, and remained three years. He is a spinner, and now resides at Marlboro.
Robert Cuthbert, Jr., came from Scotland with his father in 1852. He was in mercantile
business at Mankato, Minn., a few years, and afterwards settled on a farm in Garden City, Minn.
Owing to the " grasshopper plague," he removed to the East. In 1864 he enlisted in the First
Vermont Cavalry, Troop A, and served to close of the war. He and his wife are members of
the Baptist Church.
Other residents : — John A. Blake of Surry, and Herbert E. Gates.
91. Elisha Mack of Marlow bought the 9th and 10th Lots in the 5th Range of Joshua
Dart of Surry in 1775. When he sold, there were houses on both lots. Whether he built
them both cannot be certainly determined. The one on this spot was probably a log house. He
with his brother Solomon, and perhaps also Samuel, built the first mills and the first bridge,
where the Stone Bridge now stands. He was a Captain in the Revolution, and the hero of the
Keene raid. (Page 160.) In 1784, he had removed to Montague, Mass., and sold the mills to
his brother-in-law, Abishai Tubbs of Marlow, — "A Saw Mill and Grist Mill and Dwelling .
House."
John Bingham bought the place in 1778, and lived here 15 years. Abijah Wetherbee came
from Sullivan, tended the grist-mill several years, and removed to Surry. Solomon Woods lived
here while building Mason Guillow's house. John Parmenter, a blacksmith, came here from
Leominster, Mass., and about 1815, removed to Monson, Mass. He was fond of reading, and
quite active in a debating society of that period.
Other residents : — John Borden and Selden Borden.
92. Solomon Woods built this house in 1806. Two years after, he swapped farms with Dea.
Pease, who lived here a short time. In 1815, Aaron Day came from Keene to this place. He
added the second story to the house, in 1830, and eight years after removed to the Horton place-
Asa Cole lived, when a boy, with his brother-in-law, Amherst Hayward. After his marriage
in 1829, he lived at the Factory Village several years, and was in company with Dea. Brighara.
(Page 138.) In 1833 he bought the Clark place, where he remained four years. He bought this
place in the Spring of 1838, and after twenty-one years, removed to Keene. By prudence and
hard labor, he has accumulated a large property. He served the town as Selectman in 1853-
Daniel R. Cole, his son, has been a member of the city government at Keene, for several years.
Mason Guillow settled on the place now owned by Horace Howard, near Newman's mill,
where he remained eleven years. In 1859 he bought this place of Mr. Cole, and still resides
here.
The house has frequently been occupied by two families. About 1845, Cheney Kilburn came
here from Gardner, Mass., and carried on the chair business for about five years. He is now an
extensive furniture dealer in Philadelphia, Penn. Philander Howlandwas here for several years
in the same business, and afterwards lived at the Factory Village. He now resides in Keene.
Gardner W. Isham was here about two years, and afterwards at the Stephen Day house. (99.)
In 1864 he went to Keene.
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Other residents : — Oren A. Willard from Fitzwilliain, James Pierce, Leroy Gates, and Alexander Cuthbert.
93. In 1783, Elisha Clark bought 18 acres in the 9th and 10th Lots, 5th Range. This
included the Store lot, and the place now owned by Willard Bill, and the widow Gates's place.
No buildings are mentioned in the deed. The next year he sold the same, together with four
acres just west of it, to Samuel Clark, who had come that year from Worcester, Mass., to Gil-
sum. In 1787 the same land was sold to Joseph Clark. It seems probable that the Clarks built
on this place though it is not certain. There was an old house here before 1807. It was used
as a school house one or more seasons.
Stephen Cross was a carpenter from Monson, Mass., and lived here in 1807, and for some
years after. Other tenants are uncertain. Probably the blacksmiths, Boynton and Theophilus
Eveleth, lived here for a time. Dr. Kendrick bought the place, but left town very soon after.
Zenas D. Metcalf, a blacksmith, came to Gilsum about 1830, and lived in many different
places. In 1833, Aaron Day's shop, standing just south of Mason Guillow's house, was moved
to this spot and fitted up for a house for Mr. Metcalf, who lived here several years, working in
the shop on number 352. About 1852, he removed to Westminster, Vt.
Levi Gates was a shoemaker by trade, and formerly went from house to house to do up
their year's work of making and mending. He lived, in 1832, in the house now occupied by
Alpheus Chapin. He went to Alstead two years, and after that lived in different places till
about 1844, when he bought this house, where his widow still resides, with her son Sidney.
Other residents : — Edward Gates, Leroy Gates, Herbert Gates, John Coy, Albert R. Corey, and Frank Smith.
94. John Bingham built a log house on this spot when he first came from Montague, Mass.,
and lived here about a year. Stephen White bought of David Fuller in 1793, and sold to James
Kingsbury in 1802. Probably there were others between Mr. Bingham and Mr. White.
Turner White came from Uxbridge, Mass., about 1780, and lived in Keene and afterwards
in Alstead. He owned the mills by the Bridge for a short time, and lived in the Stephen Day
house. (99.) He next lived in the house with Capt. Fuller for several years. About 1803; he
bought this place and in 1807 removed to Chesterfield.
95. Joseph Young or Youngs, perhaps son of Eliphalet, of Hebron, Conn., then livino-
in Gilsum, (Chap. 34,) bought 60 acres of the south part of the 10th Lot, 4th Range, for £24,
in December, 1781. He built a house on this spot, which is still known as the Young lot. He
removed to Weathersfield, Vt., about 1793.
96. George W. F. Temple built this house in 1835. Nine years after, he removed to the
Holt place in Alstead. (393.) He was a very social man, and a popular Captain in the militia.
His death in 1876, just after he had been chosen Deacon, was a serious loss to the Cono-reoa-
tional Church. His brother, Isaac F. B. Temple, lived with him in this house for two years,
and now resides at Boston, Mass.
George Henry Temple, son of Capt. Temple, enlisted November, 1861, and served three
years in the 6th N. H. Reg't, Co. E, which was in many of the severest battles of the war,
including Camden, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, The Wilder-
ness, and Petersburg, where it was under fire for about nine weeks. He lived in various
tenements in Gilsum, and now resides on his father's place in Alstead. (393.)
Andrew Dexter Towne removed here from Marlow, in 1843, and carried on the chair busi-
ness. In 1856, his father, Andrew Towne, came to reside with him. His brothers Luke and
John also lived with him for a time. In 1864, he removed to Keene where he still resides.
Willard Bill was noted in his youth for his aptness for learning. This taste was indulged
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and cultivated as he had opportunity till it " ripened into a thorough scholarship." He taught
district schools for many years with excellent success. After marriage he lived one year with
his parents, but in 1835 removed to Westmoreland, " where he applied himself closely and suc-
cessfully to the pursuit of agriculture. Advancing years and failing health led him to leave his
business to the care of his son. and in the year 1866 he returned to his native town where he has
since resided," mostly on this place. He has always enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his
townsmen. In Westmoreland he served as Superintending School Committee. In Gilsum he
has served six years as Selectman, and, what is very unusual, there were 47 years between his
first election to that office, 1827, and the last in 1874. He was also Captain in the militia and
Justice of the Peace. (Page 149.)
Willard Bill, Jr., is a farmer in Westmoreland. He has been Selectman five years. He was also Commis-
sioner for Cheshire County, 1873-4-5.
Other residents : — Charles Parker, Oren Wynian, Rev. James Tisdale, Jacob Polley, Jr., Porter and Joel
Cowee, George II. McCoy, Leroy Gates, John R. Willard, Samuel Isham, Jr., and Mrs. David Wood.
97 and 98. Day's Hall and the upper part of the Store have been made into tenements, and have had many
occupants, among whom are the following : — George Henry Temple, Joseph W. Pierce, Roswell C. bourse, Joseph
Dubd, Joseph Dupies, Herbert C. Gates, Edward O. Corey, Louis Bourrett, and Mrs. John L. Foss.
352. This is near where Solomon Woods had a Blacksmith's Shop. The Days also had a shop here, which
was afterwards burned. (Page 47.) Thomas T. Wetherbee, Zenas D. Metcalf, and others worked here.
99. Elisha Mack probably built here before 1779. All the residents cannot now be given.
William Baxter lived here several years, and it is thought he built the lower story of the present
house. Turner White lived here, perhaps before Mr. Baxter.
Stephen Griswold, both father and son, resided here for many years. They were from Beech
Hill in Keene, and removed to New Keene, N. Y. The father was Selectman in 1775. Where
they lived at that time cannot now be told, but probably in what is now Sullivan.
After Dea. Pease bought the mills, he first lived in the Solomon Woods house, (82,) but soon
removed to this place, where he remained till 1828.
Stephen Day came here from Chester, Vt., about 1828, and remained till his death in 1860.
He was in company with his brother Aaron, and run the grist-mill for many years. In 1838, he
enlarged the house to its present form.
Stephen Day, Jr., lived with his father and kept tavern here for several years. He also kept
tavern in Marlow for about five years, returning to this place in 1850.
Franklin W. Day, brother of the preceding, also lived here with his father. He was an
enterprising business man, and accumulated a large property for a small country town. In 1833,
he and his brother built the store on number 98, long known as Day's store. Here he carried
on a large business. He died suddenly of brain fever in 1849. He was one of the leading poli-
ticians of the town, served as Representative two years, and was Justice of the Peace.
Benjamin Foster, son-in-law of Stephen Day, lived here several years. After the death of
Mr. Day, Mrs. Foster and her sister Lucinda remained here till 1876.
John J. Isham is the present owner. He has served two years as Selectman, and represented
the town in the Legislature of 1878.
Alexander Cuthbert came from Scotland with his father in 1852. He is a woolen manufact-
urer and has resided here since 1878.
Other residents : — Dr. Benjamin Palmer, Dr. Henry Kendrick, James Edwards, Gardner W. Isham, George
S. G. Porter, Mrs. Charlotte Morrison, William H. Coy, and Louis Bourrett.
100. Elisha Mack's Mills. (Page 137.)
101. This building was put up by the Cowees (page 137,) for a dry shop.
John Kelley emigrated from Ireland to New York in 1851, soon after settled in Surry, and
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came to Gilsum in 1853. After residing two years on the Livermore place, he lived in this
house four years. In 1859 he removed to Keene.
Other residents : — Asa E Howe, Luke Parkhurst, Charles E. Crouch, Valire Langlois, Joseph Dube, William
Riley Kenney now of Surry, Lucius Milan Miller, William Chapin, Dr. James Plummer now of Lempster, and
Joseph S. Bingham.
102. Armory. (Page 41.)
103. Solomon Mack from Lyme, Conn., was one of the original proprietors of Marlow,
where he settled in 1761. He came to Gilsum and built a log house on this spot, probably in
1773. Several of his children were born here, among whom was Lucy, who married Joseph
Smith of Vermont and became the mother of the notorious Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith,
Jr. He lived for a time in the old house on Mason Guillow's farm. (91.) He removed to
Tunbridge, Vt., and in his old age returned to Gilsum and resided with his son. (260.) He
published an autobiography, but very defective in dates, and giving almost nothing of his Gilsum
history.
At the age of four years he was hound out to a farmer, by whom he was harshly treated, being "rather con-
sidered a slave than a member of the family."
"Soon after I left, my master, I enlisted in the service of my country, under the command of Capt. Henry,
and was annexed to a regiment commanded by Col. Whitney. I marched from Connecticut to Fort Edwards ;
there was a severe battle fought at the half-way brook, in the year 1755."
He was sick for nearly a year, then went back to Lyme and purchased a farm. In 1757-8, he was again in the
King's service. While on his way from Fort Edward to Stillwater, he had the following encounter : —
" When I got about half way I espied at about thirty yards distance, four Indians coming out of the woods
with their tomahawks, scalping-knives, and guns. I was alone, but about twenty rods behind me there was a man
by the name of Webster. I saw no other way to save myself only to deceive them by strategem. I exclaimed like
this : ' Rush on ! rush on ! Brave Boys, we'll have the Devils ! we'll have the Devils ! ' I had no other weapon
only a staff ; but I ran towards them, and the other man appearing in sight, gave them a terrible fright, and I saw
them no more."
He was afterwards in the battle in which Lord Howe was killed, and " escaped very narrowly by a musket ball
passing under my chin, perhaps within half an inch of my neck."
After various other adventures, he went to Crown Point where he kept a sutler's shop for two years. He
" accumulated a handsome sum of silver and gold " with which he bought sixteen hundred acres of land in Gran-
ville, N. Y. Owing to sickness he was unable, however, to finish the clearing which was necessary to make good
his claim, and therefore lost the whole. He served also in the Revolution, and with two of his sons, probably
Jason and Stephen, went privateering. He was afterwards severely crippled by the fall of a tree, and is remem-
bered as riding about town on a side-saddle. At the age of 70, he experienced a very remarkable religious conver-
sion, and became very zealous, often visiting the schools and talking to the young on the subject of religion.
Jason Mack, oldest son of Solomon, became a Christian minister, and preached for many years in Vermont and
New York.
Stephen Mack, second son of Solomon, enlisted in the Revolutionary army at the age of fourteen, and was
promoted to Brigadier-General.
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CHAPTEE XXXIV.
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
56. Jesse Johnson built a log house here in 1797, and remained about five years.
57. Ebenezer Isham from Bolton, Conn., built this house about 1800. Ebenezer Isham, Jr.,
continued here after his father's death. He served the town as Selectman, and died here at the
age of 41. His widow continued to carry on the farm till 1850, when she married Robert
Austin, who died here after about two years. James C. Isham, her son, occupied the place till
1879, (vhen he sold to Daniel W. Bill. Edward 0. Corey is the present occupant.
58. On this spot Ebenezer Isham built a log house, when he first settled here in 1794.
59. Jonathan Wehster put up a barn and a frame for a house on this place about 1818.
Levi Isham bought of Mr. Webster, finished the house, and settled here in 1820, where he
lived for more than forty years. William L. Isham inherited the place from his father, and
still resides here. He has served two years as Selectman, and two years in the Legislature.
60. Jedediah Carpenter, Jr., came from Surry and settled on this place about 1794. Abram
C. Wyman lived here with him several years.
Eseck T. Wilson settled here about 1815, and resided here 56 years. He had considerable
skill as a veterinarian, and was frequently employed in that capacity. He served the town three
years as Selectman. His son, Oscar J. Wilson, still occupies the place. He has served as Super-
intending School Committee, and holds the office of Selectman at the present time.
61 and 62. Ichabod Youngs of Hebron, Conn., owned both these places, and doubtless
built on one of them, and perhaps both. In 1779, he sold to Phinehas Allen of Hebron. Conn.
Tradition connects Mr. Allen's name with both these dwellings. " He tended mill at the Bridge,
was very poor, and wore wooden shoes." He removed to Surry before 1790.
63. Joseph Youngs, supposed to be a brother of Ichabod, bought this lot of Ebenezer Dewey
in October, 1768, and probably settled on this spot.
John Clemens of Swanzey bought the north half of this lot for £70 in May, 1780, and lived
on this spot. He was a Frenchman by birth, and sold out in 1789.
64. John Hammond, son of Aaron, built the house standing here, about 1796. He served
the town four years as Moderator, was Selectman fourteen years, and represented Gilsum and
Surry three years in the Legislature. He was Justice of the Peace, and Coroner for the County.
He was a noted school-master for many years. He also taught singing, was leader in the choir,
and played the bass-viol.
John Hammond, Jr., whose portrait is on the page opposite, remained here till 1871, when
he removed to the Plumley place, above the village. (183.) He has served the town two years'
as Selectman, two years in the Legislature, and received a commission as Justice of the Peace.
In 1874, his fellow citizens assembled at his house to celebrate his golden wedding, and pre-
sented him a fine gold-headed cane. Though past fourscore, he still retains the vivacity of youth,
to a remarkable degree.
J. E. W. Hammond, son of John, after attending school at Marlow Academy, Mount Cesar in
Swanzey, and at Lebanon, entered Norwich University and remained to within three terms of
graduation. He taught district schools with good success, beginning in Langdon at the age of
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seventeen, and ending with the Center District in Keene. He was desired to return there, bu1
preferred to enter mercantile life. He was in business with his uncle, Stephen Day, Jr., at
Perkinsville, Vt., for three years. In 1853, he removed to Chicago, 111., where he "engaged in
different lines of trade" for nine years. He then went to Omega, 111., where he still resides.
He has been highly successful as a merchant, and has of late given considerable attention to
farming. He is also an active politician — has been township Supervisor three years, and in 1878
was elected to the Legislature, " by a large majority, in a very hotly contested election."
Aaron D. Hammond, brother of the preceding, resides with his father, and is at present
engaged in trade at Newman's store. He is one of the political leaders of the town, and has
served as Moderator sixteen years, as Selectman nine years, has represented the town two years
in the Legislature, and is Justice of the Peace.
Other residents : — Phinehas Wheelock, Albert R. Corey, and Edward O. Corey.
65. Moses Belding, a carpenter from Swanzey, probably built a log house on this spot, and
lived here a few years before 1783, when he sold to Aaron Hammond, also of Swanzey.
66. Aaron Hammond built here about 1785. He drew the boards for his house from Swan-
zey, and split and shaved his own shingles and clap-boards, some of which were found sound
and bright seventy years after. This house was removed some years ago, and is now the Sugar
House owned by Mrs. T. T. Clark. Mr. Hammond served the town as Moderator, and was
Selectman four years. He was the ancestor of all the Gilsurn Hammonds. 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.
Aaron Hammond, Jr., lived here with his father till his death, at the early age of 34. His
widow was well-known as a tailoress for many years, and was highly esteemed.
Rachel Hammond, daughter of Aaron, was the only child in Gilsum who was born blind.
Her mother took unwearied pains to instruct her, so that she learned to knit and sew. Hearing
others read, she would repeat the words after them, and called it reading. In this way she
read the Bible through in course more than once. But for her blindness, she would have been a
woman of more than common activity and influence.
Other residents : — Frazer A. Hodgman. a shoemaker from Troy, X. Y., who removed to Keene about 1828 ;
Baruch Davis ; Phinehas Wheelock ; Daniel Phillips, from Nelson : Abram C. Wyman, seven years ; Jacob
Polley ; James L. Bates, and his brother-in-law. David Holman ; Davis H. Wilson; John Foster, who removed to
Westmoreland about 1S42 ; and Kimball Metcalf.
67. School House. (Page 131.)
68. Otis G. Hammond, son of Josiah, built this house about 1829. He was a successful
school-teacher for many years, and served as Superintending School Committee. He was one of
the first to join the Washingtonian movement, (page 92,) and was an earnest worker in the
cause, being quite successful as a temperance lecturer, in this and neighboring towns. He served
the town as Moderator and Selectman, and was commissioned Justice of the Peace.
Isaac Ware Hammond, son of Otis G., is an accountant and merchant in Concord. He
served three years in the army. (Page 44.) He was one of the board of Selectmen in Man-
chester two years, and represented his Ward in Concord as member of the Constitutional Con-
vention of 1876. He was Deputy U. S. Marshal for taking the census of 1870 ; was appointed
Deputy Secretary of State in 1877, and re-appointed the following year. He is also a member
of the N. H. Historical Society.
Albert Otis Hammond, son of Otis G., learned the printer's trade of H. A. Bill of Keene,
and was for a time publisher of the " Claremont Eagle." He afterwards had a job office at St.
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Louis, Mo. Returning East, he was engaged on " The Gazette," at Dedham, Mass., from which
place he enlisted Jan. 4, 1864, in the 2d Reg't Mass. Cavalry, and " was taken prisoner by
Mosby's Guerillas, Feb. 22, was kept a short time at Libby prison, thence removed to Anderson-
ville, Ga., where he suffered inhuman and barbarous treatment until Sept. 9, when a mere
skeleton, unable to walk, he was removed to Savannah, where without food after his arrival, he
died Sept. 12, 1864."
Thomas Tyler Clark came here from Acworth in 1865. While walking beside his team at
the town fair in 1879, he fell dead from disease of the heart. He was well-known as a road-
builder, and was highly respected by all who knew him. He served the town as Selectman.
His widow still occupies the place with her son-in-law, Henry H. Carter.
69. Josiah Hammond, son of Aaron, settled here on the north part of his father's farm. He
served the town as Moderator five years, as Selectman four years, as Town Clerk fifteen years,
and was in the Legislature one year. His son, Dr. George W. Hammond, (page 182,) followed
his father on this place, and added the second story to the house.
George Hammond, son of the Doctor, lived here with his father till 1866, when the whole
family removed to Stockbridge, N. Y. While in Gilsum, he was appointed Justice of the Peace.
He now resides on a farm at Bennetts Corners, N. Y., where he has served as one of the Assess-
ors of Madison Co.
Allen Hayward of Acworth came here in 1865, and died the following January. He had
been a man of some prominence in his native town, and was Captain in the militia. His son,
George Dayton Hayward, remained here till November. 1879, when he removed to Laconia,
having served this town two years as Selectman.
Other residents : — Joshua D. Crane ; Moses Cass, and Jonathan M, Cass, from Richmond.
70. David Blish from Glastonbury, Conn., settled on this place about 1783. He served the
town as Moderator seven years, as Selectman twelve years, and Town Clerk nine years. He
represented Gilsum and Surry in the Legislature six years, and was appointed Justice of the
Peace. He was for many years Deacon of the Congregational Church. His wife afterwards
joined the Methodists, with most of her children, one of whom married Bishop Hedding.
(Page 117.) After Dea. Blish's death, the family removed to New York.
John Blish, son of Dea. David, settled in the tin-ware business at Woodstock, Vt., in 1829. He was in com-
pany with a Mr. Roby, and was an active member of the Methodist Church there.
, Waldo May came to Gilsum with his brother Calvin, about 1815, and lived a short time on
the Loiselle place. (53.) He then removed to this place where he remained about seven years.
He lost his left hand, when a boy, in a saw-mill. He was able, however, to do a good day's work
at all kinds of farming. He removed to Pennsylvania about 1823, having only twenty-five cents
left, when he got there. He built a small log cabin, and his wife taught the neighbors' children,
while he worked on the farm.
Daniel Wade of Easton, Mass., married Dea. Blish's daughter, and lived here several years.
Jonas Brown from Alstead was here a few years. He was one of the volunteers in the war
of 1812, and afterwards served as Captain in the militia. About 1830, he removed to Java,
N. Y., where his widow still resides.
Barton Cooke from Surry was here about seven years and removed to Westmoreland.
Enos Cross came here from Swanzey in 1848. He is fond of reading and debate, and raises
a large number of fowls.
Other residents : — Thomas Powell, Joseph Thompson, Aaron Loveland and his son-in-law Milton Whitcomb,
Jonathan Webster, Jacob Polley, Warren Farrington, and Hiram Hefflon.
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71. Simeon and Joseph Taylor came from Swanzey and settled in a log house on this spot
in 1781. They kept " bachelor's hall ,- for eight years, when Simeon married. Joseph contin-
ued to live with him for eleven years, when he also married and went to live with his father-in-
law, where George C. Hubbard now resides.
72. Simeon Taylor built the house on this spot, about 1813. After his death the family
went West.
John Livermore from Alstead settled here about 1825, and lived here forty-four years, when
he removed to the village. He was an upright, industrious man, somewhat noted for roughness
of speech. He served the town five years as Selectman, and was one year in the Legislature.
Other residents : — James L. Pierce from Stoddard, Luke Parkhurst, Luther Stone, Nahum T. Raymond,
George W. Emerson, William Riley Ketmey, Lucius M. Miller, Edward O. Corey, and Eli Carpenter.
73. Mr. Livermore built this house about 1855 for his sou Aaron, who lived here a few years.
(Page 183.) Bradley Stone came from Milford in 1869, and still resides here.
74. Jacob Polley, Jr., built this house about 1850, and remained four years. Benjamin
Foster from Ashby, Mass., lived here about seven years. Whitney D. (page 187,) was his son.
His second son, Leonard, is a druggist in Keene. Byron Alexander settled here in 1861. In
1879 he removed to the village. James C. Isham now resides here.
108. Jacob Polley removed from Alstead to Gilsum in 1831, and lived several years on the
old Hammond place. (66.) After living a short time on the Blish place, he took down the old
Blish house about 1835, and moved it to this spot, where he built the present house. In 1869
he went to Butler, 111., and died there at the house of his daughter.
His son, Jacob Polley, Jr., after following the sea a few years, came here in 1863, and still
occupies the place. He also lived eight years in Butler, 111.
CHAPTER XXXV.
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
101. Grist-mill built by Fuller and White. (Page 136.)
105. Who first settled here is uncertain. It seems probable that Capt. Fuller built and let
the house to his millers. William Lamb, a shoemaker, lived here, and was the miller for a time.
Seldcn Borden came to Gilsum about 1806. He lived here and at various other places, and
about 1816 removed to Pennsylvania. John Borden lived here, perhaps with his brother.
Aaron Loveland lived here with his father and carried on the mill for some years. He was
also a shoemaker. (Page 142. ) He lived for a time on the Blish place and removed to Graf-
ton, Vt.
Philip Howard came from Winchester to Gilsum about 1815, lived in various parts of the
town, and was here several years. In his old age he went to Alstead to live with his daughter.
10(5. John Bingham's turning shop. (Page 114.)
107. John Bingham, Jr., built a log house here about 1800. About 1816 he removed to
Granville, N. Y. He was a mechanic, and turned wooden bowls and plates.
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109. Daniel Peck probably came from Lyme, Conn. He built a log house here before 1784.
(Page 46.) Nothing is known of the family.
John Mark bought the place, and Elijah Bond lived here a while. Mr. Mark gave the farm
to his son-in-law, Simon Carpenter, who built the present house about 1817. John Hcenan
bought and lived here a few years after Mr. Carpenter's death. John R. Willard came here in
1871 and remained six years, when he went to the Foster place. (145.) George Wright came
to Gilsum in 1862, and after living on several different farms, bought and settled here in 1876.
110. Ziba Ware's Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 141.)
111. Zadok Hdrd settled here before 1703, and removed to Chesterfield in 1803. He was
a Captain in the militia, served the town four years as Moderator, one year as Clerk, six years as
Selectman, and represented Gilsum and Surry one year in the Legislature.
Ziba Ware was a blacksmith who came from Winchester, about 1790, and lived with his
father-in-law on the Hendee place, a short time. After his marriage, he went to the Gen.
Wright place, where he kept tavern two years. He then came to this place and remained till
1806, when he removed to Vermont.
William Baxter was grandson of the notorious Tory, Simon Baxter of Alstead, and came to
Gilsum not far from 1795. He owned the mills at the Bridge, and lived where John J. Isham
now does. In 1804, he went to the Gen. Wright place and stayed about two years. In 1806,
he bought this place, and lived here ten years. He then went to what is now called Shaw's
Corner in Surry, where he died in 1828.
William Bond removed from Watertown, Mass., to Surry in 1808. He bought this place
about 1816, and remained till his death in 1819. He was Colonel in the militia.
Allen Butler, Jr., followed Col. Bond, and resided here till 1859, when he removed to Delmar,
Penn. He served the town as Moderator and Clerk, was Selectman two years, represented the
town twice in the Legislature, and was appointed Justice of the Peace.
George Hubbard from Westmoreland settled here in 1859. In 1867, he removed to Keene,
and two years later to Sullivan, where he still resides.
Milton I. Stearns came here from Alstead in 1867, and still occupies the place.
112. The first known of this place is, that Joshua Isham settled here about 1800. The south
part of the house now standing is the one put up by the neighbors in 1803. (Page 46.)
Ivory Randall came to this place about 1815. In 1837 he removed to Keene, just below the
Kilburn place, leaving his sons here. Eleven years later, he came back to live with his sons, and
in 1854 removed to Surry. Of his sons, Calvin removed to Surry in 1850, David went to
Wisconsin in 1854, and Harry is a shoemaker at Alstead.
Winsor Gleason followed the Randalls and remained on this place till 1867, when he removed
to Keene and afterwards to Canaan. His son-in-law, George H. Lathrop, and Francis C. Howe
lived here with Mr. Gleason.
Willard Carpenter from Surry settled here in 1865. After his death, his son, George H.
Carpenter, took the place. He is much interested in the theory and practice of Agriculture, and
in 1878 was President of the Farmers' Club. He has served the town four years as Selectman.
113. Thomas Dart,, Jr., built a log house about 1778 and lived here a few years, before he
went to live with his father. (120.) He and his wife were members of the Congregational
Church in Surry.
114. Ebenezer Dart built a log house on this place and lived here many years. In 1806, he
moved away, and sold the place to Simon Baxter, brother of William.
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Josiah Hendee with his father came from Ashford, Conn., and settled in Walpoln in 1796.
The next year, they bought the lot west of William Kingsbury's, and built a " plastered house "
in the edge of Surry. (121.) In 1806, Josiah Hendee bought this farm, still known as the
Hendee place, for ¥600 After two years, he removed to Chesterfield, and in 1810 bought back
this farm for $580. While lie was absent, William Baxter had built the north half of the house
now standing, and a few years later, Mr. Hendee built on the rest.
William P. Cummings eame from Keene in 1852, and lived here for two years. He then
went to the Ballard place, and soon after returned to Keene.
Joseph VV. Cummings, his son, enlisted from Keene in the 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. C, — was in
the battles of Winchester, Fisher Hill, and Cedar Creek, in the first of which he was slightly
wounded.
Luke N. Houghton, a blacksmith, eame from Walpole and settled here in 1856. After ten
years, he removed to the place where lie now resides, above the village. (175.)
3G0. Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 142.) 359. P. rick School House. (Page 131.)
115. C. W. Bingham states on the authority of his uncle David Fuller, that a son of Samuel Derby lived here,
a few years, in a log house.
116. John Roundy came from Surry about 1815. and built the house on this spot. His son
John Elijah prepared himself for the ministry, but died just before completing his studies. Jon-
athan Houghton lived here a year or two about 1825, and returned to Keene.
John Dean of English birth lived here about fifteen years, ami removed to Illinois. He is a
woolen manufacturer. Mrs. Dean and her twin sister, Fanny Hendee, now occupy the place.
Other residents: — Iddo Randall, William Dean, Walker Gassett, Zenas D. Metcalf, and William L.
Kingsbury,
361. Metcalf \s Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 141.)
117. David Bliss, son of Jonathan, built a log house here about 1783. His widow lived
here till 1818.
118. Ebenezer Hathhohx from Jaffrey settled here about 1798. Some sixteen years after,
he returned to his former home. He was a blacksmith and made steelyards. Elijah Bond lived
here a few years, and removed to Vermont. John Roundy first lived here before building Mrs.
Dean's house.
119. William Kingsbury, son of James, bought this place of William Baxter, by whom he
had been brought up, about 1818. In 1837 he built the brick house now standing here. He has
served the town six years as Selectman, one year in the Legislature, and was commissioned as
Justice of the Peace. Otis H. Kingsbury lives here with his father.
120. Thomas Dart came from Bolton, Conn., and settled in Surry in 1771. Ten years later,
he bought this place for £50, and built a house on this spot. He served three years as Select-
man. His son Thomas lived with him many years, and removed to New Keene, N. Y., in 1812.
William Baxter bought the place and let it to James Kingsbury, who resided here till about
1818. His son William lived in this house till 1837.
[121. Plastered house in Surry built by Mr. Hendee. 122. Dustin place in Surry.
123. David Reed place in Surry, where James Kingsbury lived about 1812.
124. Moses Ware came from Wrenthain, Mass., to Surry. His name appears among the sign-
ers of the Association Test in 1775. He came to Gilsum before 1793, with several of his boys. As
they were coming near this place, where he was intending to make a clearing, he told them that
the one who cut the first stick, would probably be the one who would have the farm. Elijah
hurried forward and succeeded in winning the chance, and it so fell out that he afterwards
owned the farm. Mr. Ware built a log house on this spot, where he and his son Moses lived till
214 GIL SUM.
1806, when they removed to New Keene, N. Y. He and his wife were members of the Congre-
gational Church in Surry.
125. Comfort Ware, his second son, was living on the Dustin place (122,) in 1789. The
next year he and his older brother, Elijah, bought a large part of this farm, and built a log
house on this spot. About 1800, Comfort sold out his share and removed to New Keene, N. Y.
Elijah Wark put up a framed house near the same spot, about 1811, where he lived till
his death in 1847. The house he built is the north part of the one still standing. His father's
old house was made into the cider mill.
Asa Wing, brother-in-law of Mr. Ware, a shoemaker by trade, lived here with him awhile,
and at various other places, early in the present century. He afterwards lived in Surry, and
removed to Vermont.
True Webster, Jr., lived here some years after the death of Mr. Ware.
William L. Kingsbury built the house now standing, in 18o0. Fifteen years later he removed
to Surry, having served the town three years as Selectman.
Ira L. Morse lived here several years. In 1860, he removed to Fitzwilliam.
Daniel Wright came from Keene in 1867, and has resided here ever since. His brother
George lived here with him for a year or two.
364. Old Dart Saw Mill. (Page 137.)
126. John Ellis came from Winchester (?) and settled on this farm before 1790. He is
supposed to have built this house prior to 1800. He afterwards lived on the Crocker place,
(33,) and removed to Swanzey in 1810.
Jesse Jaquith, formerly from Jaffrey, came here from the Dustin place in Surry, (122,)
about 1803. Some think he built this bouse, instead of Mr. Ellis. He was a shoemaker by
trade, and his sons followed the same business. Jesse Jaquith. Jr., remained here till 1818, and
removed to New York.
Collins H. Jaquith, son of Jesse, settled in Keene. where he was for many years a leading man, and Deacon in
the Congregational Church. He had an extensive shoe business, but through the dishonesty of his agent at St.
Louis, Mo., he lost all his property. He >oon after removed to Java, X. Y.
Aaron Mansfield lived here several years and carried on the farm for Mr. Jaquith. He after-
wards removed to Vermont.
John Farrar came to this place from Sullivan in 1837, and remained four years, when he
removed to Keene.
Silas Morse came here in 1842 and remained three years, when he returned to Fitzwilliam.
His son, James Morse, resided here till about 1866, and removed to Keene.
Joseph Thatcher and his sons came about 1867, and after six years removed to Massachusetts.
Darius Porter who had been living on bis father's farm, (136,) settled here about 1873. He
has served the town three years as Selectman. His father-in-law, Henry Hurd, a grandson of
Justus Hurd, lives with him.
Other residents : — Simeon Ingalls from Alstead. Berzeleel Lord Mack, and John Babbitt.
127. William Dean moved the old Roundy house from 128 to this spot in 18o0 He is an
Englishman by birth. After living liere a vcar or jW0) ]ie removed to Dclmar. Penn., and now
resides in Illinois.
John Dustin came here from the old place in Surry, < 122,) about 1852. Since the death of
his widow in 1877. the place has remained vacant.
128. Elijah Roundy came from Surry and built here in 1820. In 1828, Joshua Willard, a
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revolutionary pensioner, also from Surry, married the widow Roundy and came here to reside.
The place has not been tenanted since her death in 1847.
129. David A. Roundy, son of Elijah, built this house in 1845, where he still resides.
130. Original School House. (Page 131.)
131. Who built here is not positively certain. From old deeds, it seems probable that Dr.
Abner Bliss was the first settler. He sold land near here with a dwelling on it, to Silvanus
Hayward of Surry, in December, 1789. Mr Hayward lived here one year, and sold the place
to David Bond.
Eli Thayer, a blacksmith, worked at the lower village, and lived here a part of the time
between 1803 and 1815.
132. Samuel Borden Bliss with the assistance of his brother David, built a log house on
this spot, about 1808. He lived here twelve years, and removed to Pennsylvania.
133. John Ellis built a log house liere before 1790, and lived here some years.
134. Ebenezer Hathhorn, Jr., is said to have lived in a log house near this place.
135. Jonathan Bliss from Tolland, Conn., built a log house near this spot, 1761-2.
(Page 169.) He had a large number of descendants, some of whom are still living in Alstead.
He owned much land and settled his sons on farms in Gilsum. He was Selectman in 1777.
Dr. Abner Bliss lived for a time with his father, and removed to Alstead about 1790.
136. David Bliss, Jr., after living with his brother Samuel B., for two years, built this
house in 1810. He died here, unmarried, at the age of 29.
Bethuel Beck with from Lempster lived here 1823-4, and removed to Alstead.
Stephen Foster, 3d, came here from Sullivan in 1837, and remained till his death in 1844.
David Porter came from Keene to the Church place in 1842. The next year he lived on the
Pickering place, and in 1844 bought this farm, where he lived twenty-three years.
Dennis Keefe emigrated from Ireland to Xew York in 1856. In 1875 he came to Gilsum
and bought this place the next year.
Other residents : — Jonas Brown and George Wright.
137. Belding Dart, son of .Jesse, built a house here about 1810. Twenty years after, he
took it down, and lived in his father's old house. (138.) Mr. Dart was a man of great endur-
ance, and did more hard work than almost any other man whoever lived in Gilsum. He recently
died in Keene, in his 91st year.
138. Jesse Dart built a house on this spot about 1785, and resided here till his death. His
son, Belding Bart, lived here eight or ten years. James Pickering, son-in-law of Belding Dart,
lived here for a time.
139. James Pickering, a carpenter, came from Lowell, Mass., in 1834. About 1855 he
built this house, where he still resides. John Quincy Pickering, also a carpenter, lived here
several years with his father, and now resides in Holyoke, Mass.
140. Matthew Dwolf or Dolph was the first settler here. Almost nothing is known of the
family. " Dilly Wolf " (page 50,) was probably his daughter. His name appears on the Revolu-
tionary rolls. (Page 36.) His wife's name was Sibyl, and they went from here to Walpole.
Jesse Dart bought this place for £o0, in 1780. When he came, he had nothing but an ax
and a hoe, but by diligent labor, soon had a comfortable home. The family cooking was done in
an oven on the large rock in the dooryard near this spot. He wrote his name Darte.
Ariel Carpenter lived here a year or two, and after residing in several other places returned
to Surry in 1862.
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Other residents : — Marvin Gates, Charles Billings now of Salem, Mass., Simon Whitney, David Porter, John
N. Hodgkins, and .Walter Scripture of Surry.
141. Timothy Dort came from Bolton, Conn., and settled in Surry. He was probably
cousin to old Thomas Dart, but it is not certain. He bought the north half of the 15th Lot, 3d
Range, for .£36, in January, 178."). and probably settled here that year. He built the house now-
standing, and being a blacksmith made the nails, door-latches, and hinges still in use. His simp
stood near number 362.
Timothy Dort, Jv , succeeded his father on this farm. He also was a blacksmith, and about
1828, resided for a time in the village and worked at his trade. He, however, soon returned to
the farm. In 1840, he bought the Day tavern-stand, and removed to the village, where he kept
tavern, carried on a farm, and worked at his trade. In 1854, he removed to Butler, 111. He
served as Captain in the militia.
Levi Mansfield, son-in-law of the preceding, came here from Alstead in 1841, and still occu-
pies the place. His son Clement lives with him, and has secured the view of the place.
Other residents : — Joshua D. Crane and George W. F. Temple.
363. Dart's Saw Mill. (Page 137.) 142. Capt. Chapin place in Alstead. (Page 220.)
143. David Isham from Bolton, Conn., built a log house here, about 1794. After a few years
he removed to Vermont, and sold the place to his brother, Samuel Isham, who built the house
now standing very near the same spot, about 1800.
Samuel Isham, Jr., lived here with his father. In 1N67, he removed to the lower village.
Besides carrying on his farm, he worked at the trade of a brick-mason. He served the town
seven years as Selectman, was four years in the Legislature, and was appointed Justice of the
Peace. In less than three years before his own death, he buried a son and two daughters. An
obituary notice says : " He was a kind husband, father, and neighbor;" and referring to the
children: " They leave a large circle of friends and relatives who will long feel the void their
presence alone could till."
" They have gone to Heaven before us, •
But they turn and wave their hands,
Pointing to the glories o'er us
In that happy spirit-land."
Joseph W. Caldwell came from Walpole to this place in 1871, and has resided in different
places. In 1879 he was on the Bond farm with Charles W. Rawson. In the Spring of 1880 he
returned to Daniel W. Bill's. He enlisted in the 14th N. H. Regiment, Co. B, in 1862, and
served till Ap. 4, 1864, when he was " discharged for disability."
Moses G. Wright from Reading, Vt., was here in 1873, and removed to Walpcfle.
144. John Davis is supposed to have built a log house here about 1780. In 1787, he moved
to Keene, but returned in about a year and settled on number 155, where he died about 1796,
and the family were scattered.
Silvanus Hayward resided here one year, while building his log house near number 202.
145. Samuel Mark built this house in 1792. About 1810, he hired Abram C. Wyman to
paint it white, for which he paid him " a nice horse and a yoke of steers." Mrs. Hathhorn says
this was the first house painted in Gilsum. In 1826, he removed to New York.
Calvin Mack next settled here, and remained ten years, when he went to Illinois. He served
as Selectman, and was Captain in the militia.
Stephen Poster, Jr., from Sullivan settled here in 1838. He was one of the early abolition-
ists, and served the town as Selectman one year.
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George W. Foster, his son, resides in Keene, and has distinguished himself as a composer and
instructor in music. He served the town two years as Superintending School Committee.
Allen H. Giffin came here from Marlow in 1875, and two years after removed to the West.
Charles Eveleth bought the place in 187S, and resides here with his mother.
Other residents : — Albert Kingman of Roxbury and Moses E. Wright.
146. Levi Bliss, then of Surry, received this place by gift from his father, Jonathan Bliss,
in 1769. In 1787, he sold to John Mark for £100, and went to Bethel, Vt. Mr. Mark gave
the farm to his son, Samuel Mark, who settled here about that time.
117. Obadiah Smith was the first settler on this farm, and probably built a log house on this
spot. The family has not been traced.
148. Berzeleel Mack came from Hebron, Conn., with his brother Aimer, and settled in
what is now Sullivan. In 1788, he bought this lot for „£1")0. He afterwards built the house
standing on this spot, and resided here till he married the widow Smith in 1827.
Calvin May came from Charlestown, Mass., and first lived on the Hurd place, but soon after
settled here, where he spent most of his life, removing to Swanzey in his old age. He served
the town seven years as Selectman.
Harvey B. May, son of Calvin, like the rest of the family, was naturally a scholar. He
taught school many terms, and served the town as Superintending School Committee three years.
He was for some time engaged in a school-book agency, and is now in the poultry business in
Massachusetts.
Elbridge Smith came here from Keene in 1874. He formerly owned the Mills near the
Towne place in Marlow. In 1862, he enlisted in the 14th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, and was
Corporal in Co. A. He served two years, and having contracted disease, was " discharged for
disability, Oct. 10, 1864." He was chosen Deacon of the Congregational Church, and is at
present Superintendent of the Sabbath School. He fitted for College at Meriden, but his health
failing, he turned his attention to farming.
149. In 1843 Amasa May (page 186,) employed Calvin C. Bingham to build a house for him
on this spot. After Mr. May left Gilsum, this house was occupied for a time by Isaiah Davis,
who removed to Walpole.
Other residents : — James Chapman, Charles A. Britton of Surry, George Wright, and Joseph W. Caldwell.
It is now used as a sugar-house.
365. May's Saw Mill. (Page 144.)
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CHAPTEK XXXVI.
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
1.50. Stephen Bond of Hebron, Conn., bought two lots here, the eleventh Lots in the fifth
and sixth Ranges, in 1768-9, and settled here the next year. In 1798 lie built a two-story house
on this spot. He was known as Dea. Bond. (Page 106.) He was a soldier in the Revolution,
and was a Lieutenant in the militia. (Page 37.) His wife was a very active Christian. In her
old age, she became specially interested for the conversion of the Jews, and in her last sickness,
remarked to Mr. Rich that she didn't feel satisfied with any prayer that left out the Jews. As
he prayed with her in almost her last moments, he forgot to mention them, and when he ended,
she exclaimed, " 0, those blessed Jews ! "
Elisha Y. Bond followed his father on this place, and remained here till his death in 1824.
Asa Bond, adopted son of the preceding, continued here about six years, and removed to
Nashua, and afterwards to Antrim. He was a machinist by trade. At Antrim he was Deacon
in the Presbyterian Church, and was " a pure and devoted man."
Nathan Ellis, Jr., came here from Sullivan about 1823, and resided on the place fifteen years.
His father lived with him. He afterwards removed to the village.
151. On this spot Dea. Bond built a log house in 1770, and lived here 28 years.
152. Nathan Ellis, Jr., built this house about 1835, and remained here three years.
Otis Ammidon came here in 1838, and returned to Westmoreland in 1851. He was for a
time an ardent Millcrite. He lived a part of the time, at least, in the old house.
Ephraim Howe came to this place in 1841, and resided three years. He then returned to
Acworth, where he died at the age of 73
" He was a man of good sound judgment, of plain common sense, and unflinching integrity. His organ of
mirthfulness was well developed. No man loved a joke better than he. . . . He was a man of calm temper,
respected and beloved by all who knew him. more perhaps for his goodness than his greatness. People in speak-
ing of him almost invariably called him ' Uncle Ephraim.' He was an earnest and devoted Christian and a con-
sistent member of the Baptist Church. He died in the full exercise of Christian faith, and was gathered to his
fathers, like a shock of corn fully ripe for the harvest."
James Rawson removed from Sullivan to the Joel Wilson place (32.) in 1851, and came here
four years later. Charles W. Rawson, his son, still occupies the place, and has secured the
accompanying heliotype of the premises.
Other tenants, some of which were in the old house: — Marvin Gates, Walker Gassett, Austin P.Howe,
Charles E. Baker, Alonzo B. Cook, and Joseph W. Caldwell. I
153. David Bill owned the twelfth Lot in the fifth Range, and settled in a log house near
this spot.
154. Tradition locates David Bill on this spot. But as he did not own this lot, but the next
one on the cast, the tradition is almost certainly incorrect. Who did live here is uncertain.
The first settler on the lot was Obadiah Smith, and it is not unlikely that he had a house here.
155. Theodore Preston was the first blacksmith in what is now Gilsum, and settled here
about 1776. It has been said that this lot was given him by the proprietors, for the purpose of
having a blacksmith here. As the inventory of his property after his death includes no Real
Estate, it is probable that they only gave the use of the land. He served as Selectman in 1782.
After his death in 1788, the place was occupied by John Davis for about nine years. A black-
smith named Boynton also worked here for a time. No other tenants are now known.
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156. Benjamin Hosmer, M. D., built a house here in 1794. (Page 181.) After his death
William Banks lived here till 1841. The place has since been vacant.
157. On this spot a house was erected about 1800, by whom is uncertain. It was bought by Dudley Smith
and formed part of the tavern so long occupied by him. (79.) Tradition says that there is a charge of powder
in a rock, somewhere near this place, which was put there before 1800.
158. Jonathan Bliss, Jr., bought this lot of his father in 1786, for £12. He is supposed
to have been the first settler here. He died in 1799, and the family went to New Keene, N. Y.
Joseph Taylor lived here with his father-in-law, and received the place from him.
159. Joseph Taylor built a two-story house here about 1817. In the second story was a sort
of hall, used for a ball-room. Joseph M. Chapin has a ticket dated Dec. 5, 1817, signed by J. E.
Davis, D. Bliss, and J. Taylor, inviting Justus Chapin and Lady to a Christmas Ball at that
place, at one o'clock Friday P. M. This is supposed to have been a sort of dedication of the
new house. Mr. Taylor was Captain in the militia, and lived here till 1829, when he removed
to Java Village, N. Y. He lived there for about twenty years, ami then went with his oldest
son to Warrenville, 111., where he died at the advanced age of 94.
Alonzo Taylor, the fourth son of Joseph, started West on foot at the age of 18, accompanied
by Selden Borden. He reached Wyoming Co., N. Y., as he writes, with but a sixpence in his
pocket, and " went to work for a man to pay for an ax, (the first piece of property I ever
owned,) and went to chopping." In 1850, he removed to Cook Co., 111., and two years after to
Carrol Co., of the same State, where he still resides. He remembers studying geography in
" the old Clark School House," when the Mississippi River, which runs by his present farm, was
the western boundary of the United States. He is a successful farmer on a large scale, raising
150 acres of wheat, and 100 acres of corn each year.
Joseph Whitney lived here about three years with his father-in-law.
Benjamin Thompson, Jr., settled here about 1830. He was a hard working, prudent man,
and had by his industry paid for his farm and was in comfortable circumstances. By his con-
nection with the Factory, (page 138,) he lost more than the whole value of his farm.
" Having a good constitution, he succeeded by persevering efforts, and the blessing of God, in paying for his
farm a second time." By exposure and overwork his system became broken, so that " a severe cold terminated
in a. confirmed consumption." During his long sickness of more than two years, "he was brought to feel his
need of salvation and found peace in believing. . . . ' It is this religion,' he often repeated, 'which disarms
death of its terror, and enables me to rejoice in the hope of a glorious immortality.' Thus he continued to the
last ; and to human view, calmly fell asleep in Jesus."
In 1850 the town bought this farm, and Hartley Thurston was put in charge of it for one
year. (Page 51.) Jesse Dart came here soon after and built the present house in 1858. In
1874 he removed to Keene.
George C. Hubbard came to this place from Marlow in 1874. He had previously lived in
Sullivan and Surry, in both of which he served as Selectman, and represented Sullivan in the
Legislature. He has served this town as Selectman and Superintending School Committee, has
been County Commissioner for three years, and holds the office of Justice of the Peace and
Quorum for the State.
Amos Huntley, Esq., the father-in-law of Mr. Hubbard, came here to live with his daughter. He came from
New York to Marlow in 1805, at the age of 15, with only 42 cents in his pocket. He said he "wouldn't have
given five cents for the whole town." By his diligence and upright character he gained property, and won a high
position among his townsmen. He was a trusted business man, extensively employed to settle estates, and for
County affairs. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Church, ami she was sister of the well-known
Bishop Baker.
Other tenants : — Lewis A. Knight, Abram C. Wyman, and David Sawyer.
366. Original School House. (Page 130.)
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160. Jehiel Holdridge was probably from Connecticut. He is called of Gilsuni in 1778,
when he bought this Lot for =£40. After living in a log house about two years, he built a plank
house near this spot, where he lived till 1807, and removed to New York. He was Captain in
the militia, and served the town as Moderator and Selectman. In 1800 be put up tbe frame for
the present house, but sold before it was finished.
Benjamin Sawyer from Atkinson bought the place and finished off tbe house in 1807.
Three years after, he swapped farms with his brother-in-law, and removed to Alstead.
True Webster came from Atkinson to Francestown, whence he removed to Alstead about
1790. In 1810, he came to this place, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man
of strong will, not given to change. Many remember him as the last man in Gilsum who
retained the old custom of wearing a queue. He was a member of the Congregational Church
in Alstead.
Eliphalet K. "Webster, son of the preceding, remained on this place till 1856, when be
removed to Alstead, and afterwards to Walpole. He was one of the " Twelve Apostles."
(Page 138.) He was Colonel in the militia, was Selectman three years, twice represented the
town in the Legislature, and was commissioned Justice of the Peace.
An obituary notice says, " In his death the temperance cause lost a friend, the community a respected member,
his children an affectionate father, and his wife a kind husband."
Henry M. Webster, a grandson of True, enlisted from "Walpole and served three years in the 1st X. H.
Cavalry, Troop I. He was in many battles, and was a prisoner five weeks at Belle Isle.
Kendall Nichols came from Stoddard to Gilsum about 1836, and worked in the Factory for
Gerould and Thurston. He afterwards went into company with Gerould and Wetherby. He
lived first at I. B. Loveland's, and then in various places till 1856, when he bought this farm, and
has resided here ever since. George K. Nichols, his son, is a music teacher at Fort Edward, N. Y.
161. When Capt. Holdridge bought in 177S, there was a log house on this spot, where he lived about two
years. It was built by a wood-chopper whose name has been forgotten.
162. House of Benjamin B. Beckwith in Alstead.
393. This house in the edge of Alstead was formerly occupied by David Holt, and at present by George Henry
Temple.
163. Justus Chapin came from Surry and built a log house on this spot in 1778, where he
lived twenty-three years. He had a small still and made essences. His wife was somewhat
noted as a skilful nurse and midwife.
161. Justus Chapin built the house now standing here, in 1801.
Justus Chapin, Jr., lived here with his father till 1822, when he removed to Alstead (142,)
where he died in 1869. He was Captain in the militia, and a Deacon in the Christian Church.
Joseph M. Chapin, brother of the preceding, has lived on this place since his birth. He is a
man of literary tastes, and has been one of the most efficient supporters of Lyceums and Debating
Societies. He was the last Adjutant of the 20th Regiment in the militia. He has served the
town as Selectman, and has been three years in the Legislature. Allen Hayward lived here with
Mr, Chapin several years.
165. Elisha Mack built a log house here, about 1775. Old Mr. Plumley lived here a year or
two and perhaps others.
166. Samuel Whitney came from Worcester, Mass., about 1780, and built a log house on
this spot, where he lived about sixteen years.
167. Samuel Whitney built the house now standing here about 1796, and resided here till
his death in 1831. He was one of the most respected citizens of the town. He served as Mod-
erator four years, as Selectman fourteen, represented Gilsum and Surry in the Legislature three
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years, and was Justice of the Peace. When lie came to Gilsum,
twenty-five cents in his jacket pocket. He hung his jacket on
clearing, and it got on lire and burned up. He paid for his place
raising fowls.
Daniel Whitney, sou of Samuel, removed from Gilsum in the year 1819, ami established himself in mercantile
business near Camp Smith, two and a half miles from Green Bay, Wis. All this region was then a wilderness
inhabited only by Indians, and he became one of the most efficient pioneers of civilization, exploring the Fox River
to its source, ami the Wisconsin from its rapids to the Mississippi. Many incidents might be related showing his
intrepidity and indomitable perseverance. In the winter of 1822, he went on foot from Fort Snelling, on the St.
Peter's River in Minnesota, (where he had been sutler for the L*. S. troops,) to Detroit, with only an Indian for a
companion, taking their provisions and bedding on a hand-sled. During the whole 1,000 miles they saw but one
white man, and only two cabins. In crossing one of the many rivers, the ice was so poor as to alarm the Indian
guide, and he refused to go on. Mr. Whitney crossed over and drew the sled. He then took a cudgel and com-
pelled the Indian to lie down on the ice, when by the aid of a strong rope he drew him over in safety. Having
established several trading posts on the Mississippi, his extensive business I'd him to traverse large unexplored
sections of country on foot, in company with the many employes who transported his goods. Petween 1825 and
1830, he built mills at Plover Portage, which was the first lumbering establishment on the Wisconsin river, and
"probably the first on any tributary of the Mississippi." lie also built a shot tower at Helena and inaugurated an
extensive business at that place.
In 1828 or 1829, he laid out the town of Xavarino since incorporated as Green Bay, and commenced building a
city. By 1830, he had completed a wharf and spacious warehouse, a portion of a large Hotel, a School house and
dwelling houses for his laborers. He afterwards continued to build, till he had erected eight or ten stores and a
large number of dwelling houses. He also gave away many lots to laborers desiring to build homes for themselves.
He contributed very largely towards the Episcopal Church edifice, which was "the first Protestant house of worship
in the State."
Honest and upright in his dealings, he possessed the confidence of all who transacted business with him. The
Stockbridge Indians, for whom he kept a supply store, had entire confidence in him. " as a stricth honest man. and
a fair and liberal dealer." and to the time of his death regarded him as their " father and friend " " The poor, the
unfortunate, and the afflicted, in his death lost a friend who never forgot them. Many is the time that such in
their greatest want have found the needed supply in their door-way without ever knowing the hand that befriended
them. Calmly he waited the approach of death, and spoke of it, as if he were expecting a friend to accompany him
on a pleasant journey." — (Condensed from Green Bay Advocate.)
William Eveleth came here from Alstead about 1829 and remained seven years.
James Bolster removed here from Sullivan in 1836. In 1849 he went to the place now
occupied by Mrs. Cram, (250,) and let out this farm. Jonathan Petts from .Stoddard was here
for a time, and some others.
Claudius B. Hayward learned the machinist's trade, and worked at the same for a couple of
years at Lawrence, Mass. In 1851 he hired the Foster place in Sullivan, where he lived one year.
He then lived on the old David Bill place west of the Village for two years. In 1854 he came to
this place where he still resides.
387. Luther Whitney's Clothing Mill. (Page 138.)
168. Here Philip R. Howard had a Blacksmith's shop for a few years before his death.
169. Tenants here : — Philip It. Howard and Leonard J. Davis.
170. ( hsamus Nash lived here for a time.
171. Amos Franklin Knight came here from Alstead about 1855, and built all the houses
in this settlement. He lived two or three years in this house, and then removed to Keene. He
made persistent efforts to have a road built through this valley to Alstead. Special town meet-
ings were held for this purpose, but without success. It being about the time of the Kansas
t roubles, this settlement acquired the nickname of " bleeding Kansas," which it retains to this day.
Harvey B. Miller after residing in various places settled here about 180'4. He is somewhat
noted for skill in hunting and trapping.
Other tenants : — George S. Howard, and John Howard.
172. Tenants here : — llorace H. -Nash and John Howard ; afterwards used for a shop.
173. Mr. Knight first lived here. Other tenants : — Philip Howard and his son Solomon, who moved it to 217.
174. James Hudson began putting up a house on this place in 1822, but before he had done
much, sold it to Mrs. Sally (Clark) Carpenter for $70. She had her brother, Joseph Clark,
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finish off the house the next year. After about three years, she sold to Aaron Brigham for $200.
She married Dea. John Burditt of Clinton, Mass., where she died.
The " Clinton Courant" says, " for half a century she had been a consistent professor of religion. . . . She was
much esteemed and beloved, — was familiarly known as Aunt John to a whole generation. She had kept boarding
house for many years, and was mourned by an unusually large number of acquaintances." Her husband, John Bur-
ditt, was a Baptist deacon, but became a strong second Adventist, and had Sunday meetings regularly in his house
for many years.
Rufus Greene came to Gilsum in 1865, and after living in several places came here in 1869.
In 1876, he removed to Alstead.
Henry Grant has since occupied the place with his wife's mother, now Mrs. Jonathan Howard,
who came here from Marlow in 1878. Mr. Grant came to Gilsum from Rochester in 1866. He
has been a seafaring man, and was three years in the naval service of the British East India
Company, at the time of the great Sepoy rebellion. He afterwards served in the U. S. Navy, and
in December, 1863, enlisted in the N. H. Heavy Artillery, Co. M, and remained till the close of
the war.
Other tenants : — Aaron Brigham, uncle to David ; Lemuel Bingham; Lyman Reed ; Merit Winter; Joshua D.
Crane ; Solomon Smith ; Capt. True Webster ; and Ira D. Gates.
175. Isaac Loveland built this house about 1826.
In 1830, Samuel White came here for a year or two. He was a currier and worked for Capt.
Taylor. (Page 142.) After living in several places he removed to Walpole (?) about 1837.
Other tenants : — Elder E. B. Rollins ; William Banks ; Elder Bennett Palmer; Mrs. Anna Joslyn ; Clement
Stone; Elijah Mansfield; James Bates, a blacksmith, now residing at Winchester; Luke Houghton; and his son-
in-law, Oren Jefts, who died here.
381. Houghton's Blacksmith Shop.
344 Here are a few old apple trees just west of George C. Hubbard's sugar orchard. Tradition says there was
a log house somewhere near this place, but the name of the man who built it is forgotten.
176. David Ware after living eleven years in the old David Bill house (180,) built the
house now standing here, in 1838. He was a strong friend of temperance, and was one of the
Selectmen at the time when the question at issue was license or no license. (Page 91.) He
served in that office four years, and one year in the Legislature.
The following account of Mr. Ware's father-in-law is taken mainly from an obituary notice.
Samuel Smith was a native of Goffstown. In April, 1775, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the American
army, for eight months. Like many others he literally left the plough in the furrow, to answer the call of his
country. He was at Bunker Hill, under Gen. Stark, and remained in service near Boston during the summer. In
July. 1776, he re-enlisted for five months, and went to Ticonderoga, where he suffered from the severe sickness
which prevailed among the troops. In the spring of 1777, he enlisted for the war, in the Regiment that commenced
the memorable battle of Stillwater. He passed the following winter amid the destitution and suffering at Valley
Forge. Here a plan was discovered among Washington's Guard to destroy his life. The leaders were hung, the
Guard disbanded, and a requisition was made upon the New England troops for men to form a uew Guard. Mr.
Smith was one of those selected. From this time he followed the fortunes of Washington, being on duty in his
immediate vicinity, guarding his person, at all times, whether in his sleep, or in attendance on divine worship. The
duties of this company did not often lead them to the field of battle, though occasionally they were called to the
assistance of their fellow soldiers. They were present at the siege and capture of Yorktown, and from thence went
to Newburg, N. Y., where they were disbanded, and returned to their homes in poverty. In 1789, Mr. Smith
removed to Hartland, Vt., where he resided till 1821), when he came to live with his daughter at Gilsum. Here he
died at the advanced age of 95. He used to relate many stories of his revolutionary experience, but they are mostly
lost now. It is worthy of mention that, at the age of eighty he voluntarily abandoned ardent spirits and tobacco,
after using them habitually for more than sixty years.
David S. Ware lived here with his father till 1855, when he removed to Butler, 111. In his
youth, he was one of the most active and efficient members of the Gilsum Lyceum, and Tem-
perance Society. He served the town as Moderator and Selectman. He was specially interested
in education, and held the office of Superintending Committee three years. He is a prominent
citizen in the township where lie resides.
Samuel B. Ware, youngest son of David, died here at the age of 21.
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'• He was a person of cultivated mind and unquestioned morals. Early in life he acquired a reputation that
not even a breath of suspicion ever soiled. He became connected with the various reform movements of the day,
and was ever found alive and active in every enterprise calculated to improve and bless. As a teacher he pursued
his avocation with fidelity and success, as a member of the church he labored for its highest interests, and in his
intercourse with mankind he has left an example worthy of all imitation."
George H. Towle lived here with his father-in-law about four years, when he returned to
Newport, where he has served as Selectman.
George W. Newman bought this place in 1863. Beginning with nothing but his hands, by
industry and good management he has acquired a large property, and lias probably built more
houses in Gilsum than any other man. He is well-known through the country as a dealer in
lumber and farm produce. He is a radical temperance man. always active in debating societies,
and is President of the Farmers' Club for 1880. He has served as Selectman and was commis-
sioned as Justice of the Peace.
177. Here David Bill had a log house. (Page 54.)
178. Isaac Loveland built this house not far from 1880, using part of hi? father's old house
from 263, and has lived here ever since. He is a wheelwright by trade. In early life he spent
some years in Canada. He has a remarkable memory, being able to repeat almost verbatim,
sermons heard many years since. He has always been fond of stories and jokes, and has made
many burlesque verses illustrating laughable incidents.
179. Edward Waldo built a house here about 1798, and removed to Alstead after four years.
180. David Bill, brother of Maj. Bill, built a house on this spot, probably before 1800. He
was a soldier in the Revolution. (Page '■'>!.)
Israel K. Plumley lived here several years with Mr. Bill, and removed to Pennsylvania about
1824. James Locke came here in 1819, and after two years went to Pennsylvania. He was a
gunsmith and silver-plater, and had a shop in Lemuel Bingham's house. " He was celebrated as
a good shot with a long rifle."
Berzeleel Lord Mack lived here for a time, and at various other places. In 1827 he removed
to Nashua, where he died in 1833, and his family returned to Gilsum He was a successful
school teacher, served the town as Moderator, and was Captain in the militia. Col. Oscar A.
Mack (page 186,) was his son.
David Ware bought the place in 1827, and lived in this house eleven years. It was taken
down in 1879.
Other resideuts: — Nathan Ellis, Jr., C. B. Hayward, Francis C. Howe, Harvey B.Miller, and Magloire
Loiselle.
181. Eliphalet Dart, afterwards of Surry, was probably the first settler on this place, and
had a house near this spot. In 1803, his son Silas sold the place to Joseph Plumley for #200.
182. Joseph Plumley built here, probably about 180.5. His son Israel K. lived with him.
Thomas Redding, Jr., followed Mr. Plumley, and his widow resided here some years after
his death. James M. Mark bought the place in 1815, and lived here a short time.
183. James M. Mark built here soon after 1815, and remained here till his death.
Luther VV. Mark succeeded his father ou this place. He served the town as Selectman.
Hans H. Mark remained here with his mother several years after his father's death. He now
resides in Rockingham, Vt.
John Hammond and his son Aaron D. came here in 1871.
Other residents : — Jared L. Greene and Joshua D. Crane.
184. Here stood a log house, probably built by one of the Reddings. It is known that Amherst Hayward
lived here in 1816. Other tenants are uncertain.
185. Philip R. Howard's Blacksmith's shop. (Page 142.) 373. School House. (Page 130.)
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186. Isaac Loveland had a wheelwright shop near here, and in 1835 Benjamin Gerry built a Chair Shop on
this spot. It was afterwards used as a turning shop by Dalphon L. Gibbs and others. Milan Towne used it for
;i Bobbin factory. (Page 47.) More recently it was finished into rooms and used for a tenement. Some of the
tenants have been Jacob D. Nash, George F. Atwood now of Winchendon, Mass., John Laing, Lowell White, and
Henry Beckwith.
187. Willard S. Cady from Langdon, came to Gilsum about 1847, and lived in several
places. In 1850, he built a shop on this brook, and lived in it with his family two or three years.
He now resides in Alstead.
188. Isaac Loveland bought this place in 1819, and built the house on this spot.
Benjamin Gerry came here from Lowell, Mass., in the fall of 1835. Three years after, he
removed to Nashua, where his widow is still living. They were members of the Congregational
Church in Lowell, Mass.
Alpheus Chapin came here from Alstead in 1853. He followed teaming for some years, but
having bought the Ballard place, has more recently turned his attention to farming.
Other residents : — Berzeleel L. Mack, Abram C. Wyman, Levi Gates, John Howard, Philip Howard, Alfred
Beckwith, the widow Thompson now Mrs. Levi Barrett, Henry Morse, Henry A. Thompson, Samuel Bannister,
Jacob H. Cornell, Henry Grant, James Welsh, James W. Russell, and Henry Beckwith.
189. The main body of this house was built by William Campbell in 1843.
James L. Wilson came to Gilsum in 1850 from Athol, Mass., and lived here several years.
He built on the south ell, and afterwards moved the house, from number 380, and added it to
the north side.
Jacob D. Nash, after living in various places, bought this house and resided here five or six
years. He afterwards removed to East Sullivan, and from there to Nelson.
The lower part of the house has been fitted up with a water-wheel, and used for various
mechanical purposes.
Eugene P. Nash, son of Jacob, lived here for a time, and in various tenements. Ap. 9,
1864, he enlisted from Claremont in the First N. H. Cavalry, Troop C; was transferred to
Troop M, and served till close of the war. He then enlisted in the regular army, and served
three years in the 9th Regiment of U. S. Infantry.
Other residents : — Amos Weeks, Francois Cloutier, Eli Gosseau, Edward O'Keefe, Herbert D. Gates, John M.
Hill, and Joseph S. Bingham.
190. This is the house built by Lemuel Bingham on the place next south. (192.) It was
moved here in 1852. The widow Betsey Mack lived here some years with her son Byron Alex-
ander. Josiah G. Rowell next occupied the place for two years.
George Henry McCoy came here in 1864. He is a mechanic, having a tray-shop under his
house, and a blacksmith's shop close by. He keeps a livery stable, and raises fowls. He has
served as Town Clerk ten years, and is Justice of the Peace.
191. Elder E. B. Rollins (page 122,) built this house about 1836. After putting up the first
story he moved on the wheelwright shop from 381, for the second story, in which he had a small
Hall for religious meetings, and other gatherings.
Edward Fay Rollins, son of Edward B., is a printer by trade, and published "The Winchendon Mirror" in
1851. He enlisted June 1, 1861, in the 13"1 Mass. Reg't Co. D, and was promoted through the several grades to
First Lieutenant May 1, 1864, and mustered out the following August. He was with his Regiment in many battles,
including Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness, and was acting Adjutant for a time. He now resides
in Boston, Mass.
Abram C. Wyman from Rindge learned the trade of carpenter in Alstead, and came to
Gilsum about 1810. After living in several places, he settled here about 1840, and remained till
his death in 1866. He was a natural musician, and played the bass-viol.
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Other residents: — George K. Smith, a mechanic; Alvin A. Beckwith, a blacksmith, now of Drewsville ;
Charles W. Lyman; Edouard Guay; Edward O. Corey, Albert Bowen ; Paul Langlois ; and Lowell White.
192. Lemuel Bingham built here in 1813. Ira Ellis of Sullivan dug the cellar after the
frame was put up.
Luther Whitney came here in 1820, and remained about ten years. He was a clothier by
trade. (Page 138.) He served the town six years as Selectman, was twice in the Legislature,
and was Justice of the Peace. He removed to Massachusetts about 1830.
Jerome B. Aldrich, a wheelwright, came here about 1834, and remained six years. He built
a shop near the brook back of the town house. He now resides in Boston, Mass.
Ambrose L. Farnam came here from Stoddard in 1836. Six years later he removed to Peter-
boro'. He served in the U. S. army at Portsmouth in 1812.
Davis H. Wilson, son of Joel, after living at various places settled here about 1848, and kept
store in the north part. (Page 144.) He afterwards removed to the house now occupied by
L. W. F. Mark, where he died in 1861.
Nahum 0. Hayward resided in Boston when a young man, and was in the employ of Jesse
Maynard in the bakery business for nine years. In 1846, he returned to Gilsum, and after liv-
ing a few months with his father, settled here. In 1852 he had the old house removed to number
190, and built the house in which he still resides. He has been connected with the store for
many years. (Page 143.) He is well known through the County as an auctioneer and dealer
in lumber and cattle. He is frequently employed in the settlement of estates and similar busi-
ness, and is a Director in the Five Cents Savings Bank of Keene. He owns a large amount of
real estate, and has built several houses. He has served the town as Selectman four years, and
is a Justice of the Peace.
Other residents : — Asa Cole, David Brigham. A. W. Kingsbury, Marvin Gates, Alfred Beckwith, Kimball
Metcalf, Thomas Auty an Englishman, and "William Cook.
193. Lemuel Bingham built this house about 1814. He first lived in the house with Dea. Pease
at the Lower Village, and after that on the Bond place. In 1813, he built where N. 0. Hayward
lives, and resided there for some time after building this house, in the east end of which he had
a store. (Page 143.) In the lower part was a shop occupied by James Locke, a silver plater.
After selling the other house, he remained here till 1832, when he went to where Henry Grant
lives. The next year, he bought the " Plastered House," where he lived about eight years. In
1841, he came back to the village, and lived one year in the brick house, after which he returned
to this house, where he resided for the most part till 1855, when he removed to Keene. He was
well known throughout this and the neighboring Counties, as a publisher and dealer in Maps.
He had a taste for the law, and acquired considerable legal knowledge. He held the office of
Justice of the Peace for sixteen years, and transacted a good deal of business. In the war of
1812-5 he was employed to transport soldiers and Commissary Stores to Portsmouth. His son,
Charles W., has a pass for him as Quartermaster, signed by " Nat Fisk," dated Sept. 21, 1814.
K. D. Webster (page 182,) bought the place in 1857. He built over and enlarged the house,
where he still resides.
Other residents : — William Parker ; Chilion Mack who had the Post Office here for a time ; and Calvin C.
Bingham.
194. About 1S28 John Taylor built a two-story shop here for shoemaking and currying. George S. Howard
lived in it for a time, also Philip K. Howard. About 1851, Nathan Ellis moved it back near the brook, and did a
little blacksmithing in the lower part. (Page 142.)
195. John Burroughs, Jr., a blacksmith, came here from Alstead, and built a house near this
place about 1821. He had a shop at first near Mrs. McCoy's, and afterwards on the brook above
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Henry McCoy's. (Page 141.) After about five years, he sold to Thomas T. Chapin who built
the shop now owned by Oapt. Chandler, number 348, and employed men to do blacksmithing.
After his death, (page 151,) Tower Spear, a blacksmith, lived here three years. Nathaniel
Trask. a blacksmith, also lived here and employed Benjamin Eaton, Jr., 1818-9. Berzeleel L.
Mack also lived here a short time.
Enoch B. Mayo, a blacksmith from Alstead, came here in 1831 and remained about seven
years, when he removed to Nashua. Marvin Bigelow worked for him and lived in his house a
year or two. After Mr. Mayo left, the house was occupied for a time by the widow of Ruel
Ellis. William Cook married her daughter and lived here a year or two.
Nathan Ellis, Jr., bought the place and in 1851 built the house now standing here.
Porter Cowee and perhaps others lived here for a time. John Cole, an industrious, prudent man
after remaining single to the age of 63, married the widow Bolster, and lived on number 250, for
three years. In 1863, he bought this house, and lived here for nine years. He now resides with
his brother in Keene.
Capt. Chandler bought the place in 1873, and his son-in-law, A. D. Hammond, occupied it
about a year.
Samuel W. Dart has resided here since 1876. He owns the mill number 223, (page 137,)
and has a prosperous business. He is a member of the Baptist Church at Keene, and has served
the town as Superintending School Committee.
196. Here was the Howard Hammer Shop. (Page 142.)
348. Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 141 )
351. Methodist Meeting House, now the Town House. (Pages 118, 160.)
197. John Taylor bought this place for $38, and built the house here in 1827. He resided
here eleven years, when he removed to Ogle Co., Illinois. He built a tannery on the brook north-
east of his house, near number 199. He also carried on the shoe business, hiring hands who
worked in the shop number 194. He and his family were active Methodists, and meetings were
often held at his house. He served as Captain in the militia. George H. Taylor, his son, resides
at Franklin Grove, 111., — owns a grain elevator, and is an extensive dealer in farm produce
and machinery.
Eleazer M. Poor, a tanner from Nelson, settled here in 1838, but left in less than two years.
He was afterwards in mercantile business at the West.
Osman McCoy came here in 1871, and his widow resides here still.
There have been many other owners and occupants of this place. Joseph Upton lived here with Capt. Taylor
in 1833. Rev. Mr. Aspeuwall owned the place for about two years. Charles W. Bingham owned it about seven
years. Other residents : — Rev. John M. Blake, Rev. Joseph Hayes, Thomas Townsend, Lemuel Bingham, James
Chapman, and Barton Cooke.
198. Capt. Taylor built this house in 1832.
Thaddeus H. Flint lived here a year or two. He came from Alstead as an apprentice to Luther
Whitney, in 1816. After four years, he went to Billerica, Mass., to work at his trade. In 1826,
he came back and worked for Mr. Whitney about a year, when he went into company with David
Brigham and bought out Mr. Whitney. After three years, he went to Coventry, Vt. In 1834,
he returned to Gilsum for a year or two, and then went to Keene, where he still resides.
Henry Flint, son of the preceding, enlisted from Keene in the 6th N. H. Reg't, Co. E, November, 1861. He
was wounded at second Bull Run battle, and died of disease at the Georgetown General Hospital, Oct. 16, 1862.
Erastus Reed had this house for a time as a shoe-shop.
Other residents : — Luke Taylor, William Campbell, Francis Phillips, Thomas Auty, Thomas Townsend, George
K. Smith, Barton Cooke, and Louisa Mark for the last ten years.
199. Silvanus Hayward's Saw Mill. (Page 137.)
200. Chilion Mack built this house in 1832 and resided here four years, when he sold to
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A. W. Kingsbury, who still occupies it. Dea. Kingsbury first settled at his trade of shoemaking in
Sullivan, but in 1835 removed to Gilsum, living that year in the Whitney house. (192.) In
1877 he was chosen Deacon of the Congregational Church.
Many tenants have occupied the chambers of this house. Harrison G. Howe lived here before Mr. Mack
sold it. After selling, Mr. Mack lived a year in the chambers. In the winter of 1836-7 and two terms following
the District School was held here. Sabbath meetings were also held here by the Christian Society. Other resi-
dents : — Jehiel P. Hendee, (page 122 ;) John Spaulding, (page 122 :) Lyman Gerould ; Franklin Bingham; David
Converse; John C. Guillow ; George W. Newman ; Horace Carter; Calvin C. Bingham; Milton Silsby; Amos
Weeks; John B. Otis: Allen Hayward ; Charles P. Matthews a blacksmith, rem. to Nashua; F. A. Howard;
Mrs. Whittemore; and Samuel L. Kingsbury
382. Here Chilion Mack built a Wheelwright Shop about 1833. Carley Guillow lived in it several years, and
Lemuel Bingham a short time.
201. In 1835, Amherst Hayward built this Shoe Shop for A. \V. Kingsbury. He and his
son Samuel L. still occupy it. The chambers have been used for a tenement.
Jonathan Hall came from Westmoreland, when a boy, and lived with Amherst Hayward. He
had a taste for learning and entered Amherst College. For lack of means, however, he soon left.
In 1835, having married, he lived in the chambers of this shop, and taught the first High School
in Gilsum, that Fall, in the Vestry of the Congregational Meeting House. In the winter lie
taught District School. The next year he removed to Saratoga, N. Y. He is a machinist by
trade, and afterwards went to Bridgeport, Conn., and was employed in the manufacture of Wheeler
and Wilson Sewing Machines. He is still residing there.
Other residents : — Eliza Bragg, (page 143;) E. S. Fish's daughters; Nancy and Orinda Smith; Charles W.
Bingham; Walker Gassett, Jr. ; George Porter; Richard Eagan, a Tannery workman; Alfred Hoyle ; Ephraim
Ash worth; George Henry Temple ; and Alden Greene.
202. Silvanus Hayward from Surry was the first settler here. He bought the west half of
the 11th Lot, 6th Range, for £38, in April, 1791. It was then a thick, dark swamp and people
laughed at his folly in selecting such a homestead. He afterwards bought a strip from the next Lot
west, so that he owned all the village smith of Dr. Webster's. He built a log house in 1791 very
near the southwest corner of George 15. Rawson's garden. Fourteen years after he built the
house on the opposite page, on the spot where Mr. Rawson's house now stands. He moved into
it in November, 1806. Having a taste for learning he managed to pick up sufficient education to
enter Dartmouth College about 1780, being certainly a College mate, (and tradition says a class-
mate ?) of the notorious Stephen Burroughs. In his Junior year he found it impossible to keep
on, his father being able to assist him but little. He received an honorable discharge from
the College, written on parchment and signed by President Wheelock. He soon married and
settled in Surry on the place where George A. Blake now resides. Here he lived for 8 or 9 years,
when he removed to a lot of 60 acres which he had bought of Abner Bliss in the northwest part
of Gilsum. He remained there only one year, when he sold to Elijah Bond and returned to Surry,
but came back to Gilsum the next year and lived on the place now owned by Charles Bveleth,
while clearing and building in what is now the village.
Having both a theoretical and practical acquaintance with the art of Surveying, he was exten-
sively employed in that business. He was also a noted -i school-master," teaching for many
winters after he came to Gilsum. He also taught singing schools, and played the bass-viol in
the choir for many years. He served the town as Moderator, and three years as Selectman.
He was tall and erect, very social, and especially fond of discussion, being ready to dispute with anybody
upon almost auy subject. He was a ready speaker, and often conducted religious meetings. His death was occa-
sioned by being ovei'-heated in righting fire which caught in the woods from the " Sugar camp " south of the river.
He lingered only a few months after the exertion.
' Amherst Hayward was brought up by Col. Jonathan Smith who married his father's sister.
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After his own marriage in 1811 he lived with Col. Smith in Rockingham, Vt., but in 1815 came
to live in Gilsum. The first year he lived in the house with his father. The next year he lived
just above the village, on the west of the road at the top of the hill below where John Hammond
now lives. This was " the cold season " and food was very scarce. He managed to procure what
it was necessary to buy, by peeling birch brooms at ninepence a piece. The next spring he went
to the " Maynard place." The spring after his father's death he came to this place to live, where
he spent his life.
By industry and prudent management he acquired a comfortable competence. " Diligent in business " he was
also " fervent in spirit," and none who were acquainted with him doubted that the main purpose of his life was
attained in "serving the Lord."' He was a man of firm principles and sound judgment and his advice was often
sought in business affairs. He served the town one year as .Selectman. He was an earnest friend of Temperance,
and was the first in town to raise a building without liquor. (Page 91 .) He was also a decided anti-slavery man.
He had considerable taste for public speaking and was active in Lyceums and the like. He was a natural musi-
cian, and played the bass-viol and led the choir most of the time for nearly fifty years. He was Deacon in the
Congregational Church for over twenty years. No man in Gilsum has ever given'so much for religious purposes
both at home and abroad, as he. A short time before he died he said it was hard parting with the Church, and
one of his last acts was to give them SoOO towards buying a parsonage. " During his last sickness his faith never
wavered. The promises were bright and sure. His hope was built upon a sure foundation, even the rock of ages.
His end was peace."
Emily Graham Hayward, daughter of Amherst, received an Academic education at Meriden
and New Ipswich. Being naturally of a kind and benevolent disposition, she was .deeply inter-
ested in temperance and all enterprises to help the poor and suffering, and hence became a
leader in the Soldiers' Aid Society. (Page 45.) A neighbor says, " She had a heart as
large as Surry Mountain." " In the latter part of her life she abounded in labors for the spirit-
ual welfare of others, and her latest breath was spent in entreating her friends to prepare to
meet her in Heaven." She had a natural taste for music and drawing, and wrote many
verses, some of which were published. (Appendix J.)
Horace Howard, son of Silvauus Hayward, early changed his name to correspond to the pronunciation then in
almost universal use. He was a carpenter and joiner and learned the trade of millwright. After his marriage in
1S12. he removed to Winchester where he resided about six years. He went to Ohio in 1818, where after a year of
farming he worked at his trade and also in the manufacture of woolens. He was overseer in Cotton Mills at
Cincinnati iu 1832, at the time of the cholera visitation, with which he was attacked and barely escaped with his
life. He kept Hotels in various places, and finally settled at Wooster, and was proprietor of the American House
there for ten years. At 75 he retired from business, and died at Wooster. Ohio, at the advanced age of 82 years.
He was a man of great mechanical ingenuity and skill. As a landlord he was very popular. He had a
remarkable memory, and could recite a large part of Buxns's poems, as well as hymns and songs almost without
number. He was very social and fond of story telling, and would entertain a company for hours, by reciting verses
and telling stories. He was one of the earlier settlers of that region, and his memory was relied on to establish
dates. His son, Harvey Howard, is a wealthy apothecary, and a leading citizen of Wooster.
George C. Hayward, sou of Silvanus, left Gilsum in 1823 to learn the trade of shoemaking. In 1829 he
removed to Honeoye Falls, X. Y.. where he resided 16 years. He then removed to Dansville, N. T., where he
remained ten years. In 1857 he went to Landgrove, Vt., and remained two years. In 1860 he went to Cayuga
Co., N. Y., where he remained till 1876, when he went to live with his daughter at Sherman, Mich. He has been
a good musician, teaching singing schools for many years with good success. He is a spiritualist in belief, and has
practised in later years as a healing medium.
George B. Rawson removed from Alstead to Gilsum, in 1850, and established the business of
tanning, in which he is still engaged. He lived for some years in the house just east of the Tan-
nery, but in 1870, bought the original Hayward place, and built a large house in which he still
resides. He has been very successful in the accumulation of property. He has served the town
as Selectman two years, and is at present one of the Supervisors of the Check List.
Monroe Brown, brother-in-law of George B. Rawson, came here from Canterbury in 1863,
and remained four years, when he removed to Keene, and now resides in Winchester, Mass., —
is a tanner by trade, lie enlisted from Canterbury in the 15th N. H. Reg't, Co. G, — served
nine months holding the office of Corporal, and was at the siege of Port Hudson under Gen.
Banks. His brother, Cyrus Brown, resided here two years, and was employed in the tannery.
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203. Jehiel Day came here from Keene and built the ell part of this house in 1829. In
1832 he built on the front part with the Hall, which was dedicated July 4, 1833. (Page 144.)
He was a leading man in all public enterprises, was Colonel in the militia, served two years in
the Legislature, and was Justice of the Peace In 1837 lie removed to Daysville. 111.
Daniel Day, brother of the preceding, came here with him, and they were in company in
business here for eight years. He lived in the house now occupied by Fanny Mark. (208.) He
went with his brother to the place named from them, Daysville, 111.
After the Days left, William Hayward resided here a year or two. In 1840, Capt. Dort
(page 144,) came here, and remained till 1854.
Calvin Chandler of Alstead then bought the place. (Page 144.) He is known as Capt.
Chandler, having served in that office in his native town. In 1864, he was appointed Town
Clerk to fill out the unexpired term of Ezra Webster deceased. He has also served the town as
Treasurer several years.
William Parker, a tailor by trade, came from England, and was here from 1834 to 1837. He
removed to Stoddard and afterwards to Nashua, where he died at the age of 89. Hon. Wm. T.
Parker of Merrimack is his son.
Byron James Mullins is a blacksmith who came to Gilsum in 1874, and resides here. He
served the country in a N. Y. Regiment from June, 1864, to the end of the war. He was in the
battle of Fort Fisher, and was slightly wounded in the shoulder.
Other residents: — George K.Smith; Porter Cowee ; Cyrus Brown; Albert II. Wright from Londonderry,
Vt. ; and Timothy O'Leary a dyer in Collins's Factory.
204. This store and tenement above was built by Chilion Mack in 182S. He lived a while in the chambers,
but sold out the next year to Jehiel and Daniel Day. The front chamber was used afterwards as a tailor's shop
by Parker and Huntress, (page 143.) and -till later by Loren Loveland as a shoemaker's shop. Other residents: —
Rev. H. C. Henries, Dr. K. D. Webster, F. A. Howard, and George N. Hayward.
205. Thebon Hayward built this house in 1876. He was the junior member of the firm of
N. O. Hayward and Son. (Page 144.) In 1879 he sold to Daniel Smith, and removed to
Keene, where he is clerk in the Citizens' Bank.
206. This house and store was built by George W. Newman in 1870. (Page 144.) I. B.
Newman, his son, lived here a year or two, and removed to Langdon. Daniel W. Newman,
another son, lived here about two years, and went into trade at Keene. Another son, George
Elmore Newman, still resides here. He is a well-known trader in cattle, horses, lumber, and
farm produce. Other tenants have been Lawrence A. Gravlin and Franklin W. Roundy.
207. John Hendee bought this place in 1833 for SI 75, and built the " brick house " the next
year. He is a carpenter by trade, and removed to Claremont in 1836. The number of families
residing in this house has been large.
Harrison G. Howe, a woolen manufacturer, came to Gilsum in 1832, was in company witli
Dea. Brigham, and was the first tenant here.
Luke Taylor came from >ullivun about the same time, and lived here two years. He worked
at awl-making with Solon Eaton, and removed to Springfield, Vt., where his widow still resides.
Charles T. Wetherby removed from Fitchburg. Mass., and settled in Walpole in 1831. In
1837 he went to Drewsville, in the north part of Walpole, where he remained five years. He
was a woolen manufacturer by trade, and came to Gilsum in 1842, and carried on his business
with Gerould and Nichols. In 1849 he removed to South Acworth where he was employed in
the same business for two years. After residing a short time in Gilsum lie removed to Lowell,
Ohio, in 1852, where he remained till his death, nineteen years later. He was a man of firm
principles and straight-forward character. His widow resides in Minnesota.
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Solomon Dean lived here three years, while in the manufacturing business. (Page 139.)
He removed to Newport where his widow still resides.
Franklin A. Rawson, son-in-law of Mr. Dean, lived here a short time and assisted his brother
in the Tannery. In 1863, he removed to Newport where he still resides. He is engaged in the
grocery business. He has served as Selectman and held other town offices, and is prominently
active among the Odd Fellows.
Allen Hayward came from Acworth, when a young man, and worked for the Silsbys. He is a
carpenter by trade. He lived many years with Joseph M. Chapin, but about 1868 came to this
place. He has served the town four years as Selectman, and two years in the Legislature, and
is one of the Supervisors of the Check List, under the revised Constitution.
Other residents : — Jehiel P. Ilendee, (page 122 ;) Marvin Bigelow; Abijah Wetherbee ; Rev. Henry White,
(page 112;) Lemuel Bingham ; Calvin C. Bingham; Franklin Bingham; Charles Parker; John Scribner now
residing at Newport; Joshua Wedgewood a woolen manufacturer from Bethel, Vt., and his overseer. Stephen Rus-
sell, who returned to Bethel and was killed by falling from the roof of a building ; John Carpenter ; Henry Page ;
Mrs. Whittemore ; Willard B. Tinker from Acworth ; Lowell H. .Stearns ; Thomas Charmbury ; and Thomas
Charmbury, Jr.
208. Dudley Smith built this house in 1833. He let it to various tenants for many years.
In his old age he removed here from his farm, and remained till his death. Dea. Mark bought
the place, and spent his last years here, leaving it to his daughter, Fanny Mark, who still resides
here with her sister, Mrs. Nancy Hubbard.
The following sketch was received too late for insertion in its proper place. Rev. Aaron Rus-
sell Livermore was for a time in Amherst College ; one year in Lane Seminary ; graduated from
the Theological Seminary at East Windsor, Conn., in 1839 ; was ordained and installed over the
church at North Mansfield, Conn., Aug. 30, 1843, where he remained fifteen years ; was installed
pastor of the church in Goshen, Conn., Feb. 22, 1860, and remained eight years ; was stated
supply at Bozrahville, Conn., from 1870 to 1873, when he retired from the ministry on account
of poor health, and is now residing at Fair Haven, Conn.
Rev. George Langdon resided here while in Gilsum. (Page 112.) The following items
were received too late for insertion in their proper place. Mr. Langdon received his education
in part at Yale College, but was obliged to leave on account of ill health. He graduated at
East Windsor Theological Seminary in 1839. After preaching in Gilsum, he remained three
years in Connecticut, and was ordained and installed as pastor at Downer's Grove, 111., Feb-
ruary, 1846, where he continued five years. He was next pastor at Crystal Lake, 111., three
years, and afterwards at Cincinnatus, N. Y. In 18;">4 bis health became so feeble that he was
" obliged to desist from preaching altogether." He is now residing at Lakewood, N. J., and
is able to preach occasionally.
Rev. James Tisdale lived here several years. (Page 113.)
James Tisdale, Jr., fitted for College in the Academy at New Salem, Mass., graduating there, at the head of
his class, in 1S54. Owing to a throat trouble he was forced to give up his studies. He afterwards engaged
in mercantile pursuits at Tonica and Minonk, 111., till the war broke out, when he enlisted in the 47th
Illinois Regiment. He was commissioned First Lieutenant of Co. 1. He served mainly in Missouri, was at the
taking of Island No. 10, and suffered severely from exposure and hardships, so that he was obliged to resign on
account of sickness in 1S62. In the Spring of 1863, he resumed business in Minonk, but not succeeding to his
mind, in the Fall of 1875, he took up a quarter of a section of government land in Austin, Kansas, where he still
resides, unmarried. His mother is with him.
Eugene Tisdale, brother of the preceding, left Gilsum for Boston, Mass., and attended Chauncy Hall School
for a time. In 1850 he became a clerk in the store of Kendall, Whitwell ami Co., and remained there till the
beginning of the war. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 4th Battalion Mass. Volunteers. The same year he
raised and recruited a Company for the 13th Regiment Conn. Volunteers at Hartford, and was commissioned
Captain of Co. E, in which capacity he served till May 1, 1864, when he was promoted to LieutenautColonel of
the 1st Regiment, and was honorably discharged June 1, 1866. In May, 1867, he was appointed by Pres. Johnson
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Collector of Internal Revenue for the Third District of Louisiana, having his office at Monroe. He held this
position till the close of Johnson's Administration, when he removed to New Orleans, La., where he still resides.
He has held high offices in various Masonic bodies, and has received the 32d Degree, A. A. S. R.
Henry E. Hubbard, son of Ellsworth, lived here a year or two with his mother. He is a
brick-mason by trade, and now resides in Keene. He enlisted in the 9th N. H. Regiment for
three years, received a commission as First Lieutenant in Co. B, Jan. 1, 1864, and served till
the close of the war. He was in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg,
and The Wilderness.
Other residents : ■ — Daniel Day; Rev. William Hutchinson; Dr. K.D.Webster; John Livermore ; Hervey
E. Rawson: George Ward well ; Calvin W. Spooner; Henry Beckwith ; JohnLaing; Henry Grant; Franklin W.
Roundy ; John M. Hill ; and David Kenion.
350. Congregational Meeting House, built 1834. (Page 111.) The basement was used as a tenement for
about fifteen years. Moses Fish and his sisters occupied it for a time. Abijah Wetherbee, now of Springfield,
Vt., was the next tenant, and after him Jesse Temple lived here for several years.
209. Benjamin Hosmer, Jr., bought this lot in 1832 for $80, and built the house in 1833-4.
He died here in 1837. He was Major in the 20th Regiment of militia. The house was designed
as a Factory Boarding House. Mrs. William Thomson kept boarders here several years. Mrs.
Lucy Howes, sister of Rev. William Hutchinson, bought the place, and lived here three years.
In 1848, Ezra Webster bought and opened a tavern here. (Page 144.) He served the
town as Clerk five years, as Representative two years, and was Justice of the Peace. He was
Postmaster nearly sixteen years. His daughter is an accomplished teacher of Music, and resides
with her mother in Keene.
After the death of Mr. Webster in 1864, Hervey E. Rawson bought the place, and remained
here for nearly seven years.
Albert Hubbard, who had formerly kept tavern in Marlboro', came here from Alstead in
1871, and still resides here. In January, 1880, he let the place to L. Shaffner of Keene.
Other residents : — William Townsend, Dr. K. D. Webster, Luther Abbot, Henry W. Wakefield, Calvin C.
Bingham, and John Little.
210. Solon W. Eaton built this house in 1832, lived in it a short time, and sold to Luther
Abbot, who resided here several years.
George Learoyd bought the place in 1846, and still occupies it. He is a woolen manufacturer
by trade. (Page 139.)
Other residents : — Samuel White; Harrison G. Howe; Joseph Clark; and Charles T. Townsend, better
known as Thomas Townsend.
211. Davis H. Wilson and his son-in-law, Ezra Webster, built this house and store in
1860. After Mr. Wilson's death, Mr. Webster removed to a farm in Alstead.
Luther W. F. Mark bought the place in 1864, and moved into it the next year, F. A. Howard
having been a tenant here meanwhile. Mr. Mark was a photographer for some years previous.
He has since kept a general country store here, and has been appointed Justice of the Peace.
The Post Office was kept here during Mr. Howard's term of office.
212. David Brigham came from Alstead when a young man, about 1819, and learned the
clothier's trade of Luther Whitney at the old shop on the brook near C. B. Hayward's. After
the mill was moved he continued to work for Mr. Whitney, and afterwards bought the establish-
ment in company with Thaddeus H Flint. (Page 138.) He lived in the house that stood
where N. O. Hayward now lives, till 1834, when he built on this spot, where he continued to
reside till 1843, and then removed to Manchester. About 1862 he went to a farm in Auburn,
where he died in 1867.
He was a man of agreeable qualities, which made him many friends. His pecuniary diffi-
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culties here turned some of his warmest friends into enemies for a time. But his reverses
served in the end to show his Christian character ; as in striking contrast to most men of the
world, he reduced himself to absolute poverty, in the effort to meet the claims of his creditors.
In 1829, he was chosen Deacon of the Congregational Church, and after removing to Manches-
ter, was elected to the same office there. He served the town as Clerk and Selectman, and was
ten years Justice of the Peace.
Rev. William Hutchinson lived here a year or two after Dea. Brigham left. (Page 112.) '
Joseph Hutchinson, son of Rev. William, served three years in the 1st Regiment of Ver-
mont Cavalry, and suffered much as a prisoner at Belle Isle. He is a farmer at Moretown, Vt.
Milton Silsby came from Acworth in 1844. He is a woolen manufacturer, and lived in this
house five years. (Page 139.) He was one of the most liberal supporters of the Methodist
Church, both in building their Meeting House, and in sustaining preaching. In 1852 he left
Gilsum, and at present resides in Philadelphia. Joseph Huntoon, his father-in-law, lived here
with him.
Rev. Ezra Adams bought this house in 1851, and resided here till his death in 1864.
(Page 114.) The Adams family still own the house, and have occupied it till 1876. It has
frequently been tenanted by two families.
John Little came here from Antrim in 1866 and remained three years. He was an overseer
in the Tannery. He now resides in Waltham, Mass.
Other residents : — K. D. Webster, Rev. E. B. Bassett, Alden Green, Robert Cuthbert, Jr., Rev. Horace Wood,
Thomas Charmbury, Jr., and Cyrus Judson Kingsbury.
213. Herbert E. Adams fitted for college at Meriden, but was obliged to leave his studies on
account of the death of his father. He was in the office of Dr. Brown at Hartford, Conn.,
a short time, after which he went into the business of tanning at Bondville, Vt., a year or two,
and then returned to Gilsum. He built this house in 1876. He is now serving as Superintend-
ing School Committee for the third time.
Tenants : — Rev. Horace Wood, Gustave Polzer and John Laing.
214. Luther Abbot built a store adjoining the south side of his house in 1839. Mr. Learoyd had it moved to
this spot and fitted up for a tenement. Since 1852, it has been occupied by Mrs. Jennett Hathhorn.
215. This house was built by Calvin C. Bingham about 1850. Before it was finished he sold
it to Roswell W. Silsby, who lived here till he left town in 1852.
Hervey E. Rawson who was connected with his brother in the Tannery business then lived
here for several years. George W. Tubbs followed him for a year or two, when Mr. Rawson
returned and remained here till 1865 when he bought the hotel, which he occupied till 1871.
He has since lived in various places. He has served the town three years as Clerk, and twice as
Representative to the Legislature.
After Mr. Rawson, Charles Nash, Jr., resided here till about 1867, when it was sold to the
firm of Gould, Cuthbert and Minor. John Gould is a woolen manufacturer especially skilled in
buying wool. He came to Gilsum from Northfield, Vt., in 1867, and resided in this house. He
carried on the manufacture of Flannels in company with Cuthbert and Minor for five years. In
1872, they dissolved partnership and he removed to Amesbury, Mass., where he still resides.
He was Town Clerk for one year.
Francis C. Minor removed to Gilsum from Northfield, Vt., and carries on the flannel business
in the firm of Cuthbert and Minor. In September, 1862, he enlisted in the 15th Vt. Regiment,
Co. C, and served nine months. In November, 1878, he was chosen to represent Gilsum and
Sullivan for two years in the Legislature.
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Prank L. Minor, son of Francis C, died in early manhood. An obituary notice says : " It
is with grief we chronicle the death of one of our model young men, beloved by all who knew
him."
216. This house was originally a blacksmith's shop built by Chilion Mack. (Page 141.)
Capt. Port first moved it, and used it a short time for a shop, near where Capt. Chandler's shop
now stands. About 1843,' Mrs. Sarah G. Sumner had it moved to this spot and fitted up for a
house, where she lived till 1875. After her death Prances A. Beckwith bought the place, where
she lives with her mother.
217. Luther Abbot came to Gilsum in 1828, and built the house on this spot that summer.
He lived here till 1835, and then was three years in " the burnt house." In 1838, he went to
the house now owned by George Learoyd, and remained seven years. He lived one year in the
Hotel and then removed to Stoddard. He first established the Starch Factory, and afterwards
did custom carding. (Pages 140, 144.) He was also in the mercantile business about seven
years. (Page 144.) He served the town seven years as Moderator, and as Clerk and Select-
man two years each.
John Fletcher, a woolen manufacturer, came to Gilsum in 1833, and lived about a year in
this house. He afterwards lived in the Boarding House, and in 1836 removed to Massachusetts.
Charles T. Townsend (best known as Thomas Townsend,) was here several years. He is a
woolen manufacturer and was in company with George Learoyd. (Page 139.) He removed to
Peterboro' and afterwards to Milton Mills.
Other residents: — John Townsend, Robert Cuthbert, F. C. Minor, Harvey B. Miller, Mrs. Wheelock, and
Horace H. Nash. The house is now used as a store room.
218. This house was built but not finished at 220, by Wright, Cornell, and Lyman in 1866.
Robert Cuthbert lived in it two years, on the old spot ; but the falling of earth and stone
from the bank above, sometimes with force enough to break the windows, led him to move the
house to this place ill 1869. Mr. Cuthbert emigrated from Scotland, landing in New York,
Sept. 3, 1852. He is a woolen manufacturer and resided in Andover and Lawrence, Mass., and
Quechee, Vt., before coming to Gilsum in 1867.
219. Granite Mill. (Page 139.)
220. On this spot the Cuthbert house first stood. (See 218.) It is now occupied by a waste house.
221. Joseph Upton came from Dunstable, Mass., about 1832, and was the first resident in
the house just built here by Luther Abbot. Mr. Upton hired Mr. Abbot's mill, and with John
Fletcher as a partner engaged in the manufacture of colored flannels. Owing to poor sales, the
company failed in 1835, and Mr. Upton removed to Watertown, N. Y. He afterwards went to
Munsonville, N. Y., and thence to Clarksburg, Canada, where he still resides, and continues in
the woolen manufacture. His younger brother, Peter Upton, then about 16 years of age, came
to Gilsum to work for him, and left a little before he did. In 1836, he entered a store at New
Ipswich as clerk, and the next year was employed in the same capacity in the store of Hiram
Duncan at East Jaffrey, whose daughter he afterwards married. He became an equal partner
in the business in 1840. Soon after this, Mr. Duncan died, and he continued the mercantile
.business with good success, till on the starting of a bank in that village he was chosen cashier
which position he still holds. He is highly esteemed and trusted by his fellow citizens, having
represented the town for three successive years in the Legislature.
Mr. Abbot, the owner of the house, lived here about three years, a part of the time with Mr.
Upton and Mr. Townsend.
Joseph Townsend emigrated from England in 1824. He was a woolen manufacturer,
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and worked in several places in Massachusetts till November, 1835, when he came to Gilsum,
and hired the Flannel Mill for five years. He lived here till 1839, when he returned to
Massachusetts.
James Townsend, son of Joseph, sailed from Southampton, England, and arrived at
Philadelphia in September, 1820. He is a woolen manufacturer by trade, and resided at
Framingham, Mass., till 1826. In 1827 he put in operation the Troy Woolen Manufactory at
Troy, N. Y. Two years later he started a Woolen Mill at North Brookfield, Mass. Afterwards
was dyer and finisher in Flannel Mills at Lowell, Andover, and North Dighton, Mass. In 1836,
he followed his father to Gilsum, and the next year removed to Marlboro' where he has carried
on the woolen manufacture ever since. He is a member of the Congregational Church there.
This house was burned in 1841. (Page 47.)
222. Jonathan Twining removed from Townsend, Mass., to Gilsum in 1819, and lived for a
time on the Grimes place, and after that in various tenements. About 1826, he concluded to build
his house, and went to work framing the timber in Dea. Pease's mill-yard. When asked where
he was going to put it, he answered " out doors." Owning no land, he set it on this unoccupied
spot near the road, the owner making no objections. Here he remained till 1832, when he
removed to Shrewsbury, Vt. Very few men have so remarkable personal appearance as he,
having very short legs with unusual length of body. He was " a character " not easily
described. His business was teaming, taking produce to Boston, and bringing back merchandise
in return. Being always in needy circumstances his team was noted for the harnesses mended
with withes and strings. From this circumstance he acquired the sobriquet of " Twisty Twin-
ing" or " Twiney " as it was usually pronounced. He was a member of the Christian Church,
and though of limited education had a remarkable gift of language, and preached a good deal,
especially in Brookfield, Sherburne, and vicinity, in Vermont. His mind became so impaired
in his old age, that it was necessary to remove him to the asylum at Brattleboro', Vt.. where he
died at the age of 74.
223. S. W. Dart's Mill. (Page 137.)
372. Abbot's Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 142.)
224. Rice and Rawson's Tannery. (Page 140.)
225. George W. Newman built this house in 1877, and his son, C. Dudley Newman, has
occupied it till the present time. He learned the trade of blacksmith and carried on the business
of carriage-making a year or two. He is extensively engaged in raising fowls, rabbits, and
other pets. Paul Langlois lives in the house with Mr. Newman.
347. Newman's Wheelwright and Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 142.) The heliotype opposite represents the
buildings on numbers 206, 225, and 347.
226. Charles W. Bingham, after living in various tenements, built this house in 1869.
(Page 151.) In digging the cellar he found a vein of very fine sand, valuable for polishing
purposes. He is a mechanic, turning his hand readily to almost any kind of work with tools ;
has taught singing schools, and is Justice of the Peace. He is also a frequent correspondent of
several newspapers.
349. C. W. Bingham's work-shop.
227. Francis Ashley Howard, after living in various places, built this house in 1865. He
is a carpenter, and was for some years in the lumber business. He was also in trade with N. 0.
Hayward for six years. He is Justice of the Peace, and was Postmaster for twelve years He
has served the town as Moderator, Selectman, and Superintending School Committee, and was
Representative to the Legislature one year. He was a successful school teacher for many years,
and is one of the strong supporters of the Temperance cause.
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228. George W. Newman built and settled here in 1845, and remained till 1849.
Roswell W. Silsby, a woolen manufacturer from Acworth, lived here for a time. In 1852, he
left Gilsum, and is now engaged in the carpenters' trade at Claremont.
Wesley Austin came here from Marlow and was overseer in the tannery several years. In
1878, he removed to Keene.
Adolphe C. F. Laurent of French descent came from Canada to Gilsum in 1865. He is an
overseer in the tannery, and resides here. He was educated for a priest, and can write the
English language more correctly than many of our native born citizens.
Other residents : — George B. Rawson about twenty years, Alden Green, Henry Morse, Magloire Loiselle, and
Gustave Polzer.
229. A. J. Howard built here in 1874. He came to Gilsum from Marlow when a young
man, and lias lived in various places. In early life he was converted under preaching of Elder
Rollins. Having a natural gift for public speaking, and being zealous in the cause of religion,
he was encouraged by his brethren to enter the ministry. He was ordained by Elders Abner
Hall, 0. J. Waite, and Jonathan Farnham Oct. 23, 1851, and joined the Merrimack Christian
Conference. He preached in this and the neighboring towns some six or seven years. He has
always been a strong friend of Total Abstinence. Having joined the Congregational Church, he
was chosen Deacon in 1876. He was a successful school teacher for some years, and has served
the town two years as Superintending School Committee.
230. George W. Newman built this house in 1849, and resided here till 1863.
George S. G. Porter having resided for a time in Harrisville and Wilmot, returned to Gilsum
in 1863, and lived in this house three years. He then removed to Lempster and died there.
Josiah G. Rowell, an overseer in the Tannery, was here a year or two, and removed to Clare-
mont. He is now living on a farm in Cornish.
Alden Green was from Stoddard, worked in the Tannery, and lived here about five years. He
is a very earnest worker in the Temperance cause, and a devoted Seventh Day Adventist. He
now resides in Norfolk, Conn.
This house was designed for two families and has had many occupants, among whom were Stephen L. Parker,
boss-finisher for the Silsbys, and James S. Carpenter who worked in Collins's Factory.
In 1866, it was purchased by the Congregational Church, and has since been occupied as a parsonage, by Revs.
Horace Wood and Silvanus Hayward.
231. This house was built in 1868, by F. A. Howard and Allen Hayward. It now belongs
to the Tannery Company.
Peter Lapham was the first resident here. He is of French descent and came from Canada
in 1855. After living eleven years in Shrewsbury, Mass., he came to Gilsum, and was employed
in the Tannery. In 1872 he set up business in Keene in company with Hcrvey E. Rawson.
After two or three years the business was abandoned, and he still resides in Keene.
Valire Langlois of French descent came to Gilsum from Canada in 1869. Since 1872 he has
occupied this house, and is employed in the Tannery.
232. This house was built by C. B. Hayward in 1868.
Albert R. Corey, the present occupant, is a shoemaker by trade, now employed in the Tannery.
He came from Lempster to Gilsum in 1866, and has lived in various places. He served two
years in the war, in the 1st N. H. Heavy Artillery, Co. B.
Other residents : — Francis C. Minor ; William H. Coy; John Coy; George A. Stevens, a blacksmith from
Surry; Julius A. Pletzner, now of Stoddard; J. Q. Pickering; Byron Alexander: and David Y. Kenion.
233. The ell and wood-shed from Amherst Hayward's house was moved here by N. O. Hayward, and fitted up
for a dwelling, in 1870. George N. Hayward lived here six years. In 1877 Mrs. Hattie D. Pierce bought it and
built on a kitchen. In 1878 she removed to Lawrence, Mass., and the place has since been occupied by the widow
Stevens. Other residents : — Franklin W. Roundy and Gustave Polzer.
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234. Mrs. Sarah P. Hatw'ard had this house built for her in 1869, and still resides here
with her daughter and sister. Few persons have so familiar acquaintance with the Bible as she.
235. George N. Hayward built this house in 1876.
Tenants in the chambers : — Frederic Bowker, and Charles Hubbard.
236. George Barrett built here in 1872. Seven years later he removed to Keene. The
place is now owned by Solomon Mack.
Other residents : — A. F. C. Laurent, Louis Bourrett, Willard S. Tinker, Hervey E. Rawson, and Robert
Polzer.
237. This house was built by N. O. Hayward in 1872. Tenants have been Frank L. Webster, Mrs. E. F.
Downing, Eugene P. Nash, Joseph S. Bingham, Lawrence A. Gravlin, James A. Nichols, Herbert E. Gates, John
M. Hill, and Frederic Bowker.
238. Eugene Carpenter, a blacksmith, came to Gilsum from Surry in 1877. In 1879 he
built this house, where he resides.
346. Blacksmith's Shop. (Page 142.)
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RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
239. Levi Barrett built this house in 1867, and still resides here.
Tenants : — Rev. James Fitch, Mrs. Mary Mark, Eugene Carpenter, and Thomas Charmbury.
240. William Campbell came to Gilsum about 1831, and engaged in the awl business. He
built this house in 1837. In 1847 he removed to Peterboro'. Having been converted to
Mormonism, he started with his family for Salt Lake. He and his wife died of cholera at St.
Louis, Mo., and his children were taken in charge and educated by the Free Masons, to which
order he belonged.
Three sisters, Mrs. Hathhorn, Mrs. Miller, and Deborah Kidder, lived here about two years,
worked in the Factory, and took boarders.
Stephen Collins, a woolen manufacturer, emigrated from Dublin, Ireland, in 1830, and
settled in Worcester Co., Mass. In 1867, he began business here with his sons. (Page 140.)
By industry and skill he has been successful in acquiring considerable property, and in 1872 left
the business to his sons.
John S. Collins, son of Stephen, resides here and manages the Factory with much success.
He enlisted in the U. S. Navy December, 1863, and served nine months on board the war
steamer Neptune. He is fond of reading, and has served the town two years in the Legislature.
Michael Collins, brother of the preceding, was in business here seven years, and is now
engaged in extensive manufacturing at Dracut, Mass. He served four months under Col.
Devens in the 3d Battalion Mass. Rifles.
Other residents: — Solon W. Eaton; Rufus Guillow; Kimball Metcalf; Kendall Nichols; Ebenezer Jones;
Edwin Birkenshaw, an Englishman, who went to Ashuelot; and Michael Wall.
241. Solomon Mack built this house about 1835, and took factory boarders for a year or
two.
John Thurston removed from Fitchburg, Mass., to Walpole, where he engaged in farming.
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In 1836, he came to Gilsum and entered into company with his brother-in-law, Lyman Gerould,
in the woolen manufacture, and died here in 1838.
William Harnden was here five years. He was an Englishman employed in the Factory.
John C. Guillow came here in 1817,' and, with the exception of three or four years, has
lived here till the present. He has served the town three years as Selectman.
Other residents : — David M; Smith, Calvin C. Bingham, Stephen L. Parker, and Henry Morse.
212. Solon W. Eaton built this house about 1833. He came here from Sullivan in 1831,
lived in several places and carried on the awl business. (Page 144.) He sold this house with
his mill, and it has belonged to the Factory Company ever since.
Lyman Gerould came to Gilsum from Williamsburg, Mass., in 1835, and was in company
with his brother-in-law, John Thurston, in the manufacture of woolens. He continued in
the same business, either as partner or employe till 18.30, when he removed to Cavendish, Vt.
He is now engaged in mercantile business in Kasson, Minn. His two sons are Superintendents
of Gas Works, one in Newton, Mass. ; the other in Cairo, 111.
Among the tenants here have been the following : — Kendall Nichols. George H. Temple, Alfred Hoyle, John
Bahan, John Brennan, John Collins, Michael Dynan, Frank L. Webster, B. H. Horton, Thomas McEvoy, and
Michael McCaffery.
243. This house, which is the Factory Boarding House, was the original mill put up by
Solon Eaton. It was moved here and made over by Gerould and Wetherby in 1845, and has
had many tenants.
Harvey Towne came from Stoddard in the Spring of 1855 and kept the Boarding House a
year and a half, when he returned to Stoddard. He now resides in Marlow village.
In 1852, Butler A. Whittemore came here from Hancock and resided a little over two years.
He then went to Dublin and afterwards to Marlow where he died. His widow and his mother
returned to Gilsum in 18G3. His widow afterwards married J. S. Partridge and resides in
Alstead. His mother, after living in several places in Gilsum, removed to Claremont, where she
lives with a daughter.
Ebenezer Jones, having received a common school education, served an apprenticeship of three
years with Amasa Whitney, a Clothier at Winchendon, Mass. In 1825 he went into company
with Henry Gray, and bought a Clothing Mill at Acworth. After seven years he went to South
Antrim for one year. He then bought a Mill in Wilton, where he was quite successful, but lost
all through the failure of his partner in 1836. He then went back to Acworth, where with the
assistance of " six good farmers " he started business again. In the great financial crash of
1842, he was again reduced to poverty, but after a hard struggle succeeded in paying off the
farmers and had the Mill in his own hands. He sold out in 1847, and the next year came to
Gilsum, and was connected with Gerould and Wetherby in the woolen manufacture. In 1849
he went into company with K. D. Webster in the village store, which they managed for seven
years, with good success. In 1850 he bought the Factory where he continued the woolen busi-
ness, at the same time furnishing stock for the Silsbys. During this seven years he probably
carried on a larger business than any other resident of Gilsum, before or since. In 1857 he
sold to the Wards, and after traveling for a year, established business in the " Brick Store " at
Harrisville. After two years he opened also a Clothing Store at Peterboro' to which place he
removed. In 1865, he retired to " a small Village Farm," where he died at the age of 75.
While at Winchendon, he united with the Congregational Church during an extensive revival.
At South Acworth he joined the Methodists, and was steward and class-leader both there and at
Gilsum. He represented Gilsum in the Legislature of 1855, and was appointed Justice of the
Peace. In his later years was a Director of the Savings Bank at Peterboro'.
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Charles Stearns Faulkner, son of Francis, of the firm " Faulkner and Colony," Keene, came to Gilsum in 1841,
and rented the mill of Gerould and Nichols. He carried on the manufacture of flannels for about a year and a
half, and had 15 to 20 thousand dollars of annual-business. He was then a single man. In 1813 he returned to
Keene where he settled in business with his father, and died in 1879. " He received an academic education in the
schools of Keene and Walpole. In 1871 he visited Europe, where he spent two years. At the time of his death he
was a director of the Cheshire National Bank, and a trustee of the Cheshire Provident Institution. He was for
two terms a Representative in the Legislature of the State. He was a prominent and liberal member of the Uni-
tarian Society in Keene, and a leader in business circles."
Other residents: — Francis Phillips, Kendall Nichols, John Carpenter, John R. Willard, Michael Bowen, Wil-
liam Barr, George B. Fiske, Mrs. Eugene Nash, and Silvanus Guillow.
211. In 1816, John C. Guillow removed a small hammer shop built by George S. Howard between the road and
the canal, to this spot, fitted it up for a house and occupied it one year. Various factory hands have since lived
here. In 1873, a small shanty temporarily occupied by George Barrett, near number 236, was moved here and
fitted up for the west part of this house. Daniel Hickey lived here till 1879, when he removed to Connecticut, and
George B. Fiske now occupies it.
245. Collins's Mill. (Page 110.)
345. Lucius R. Guillow built this house in 1865. In 1878, he built the shop on the other
side of the road. He is a carpenter by trade, and is now serving his third year as Selectman.
374. School House. (Page 131.)
246. Roswell Nash moved the wheelwright shop from A. W. Kingsbury's garden, (382,)
and made it into a house on this spot. After three years he sold to Henry Grant who lived here
a year or two. A Frenchman named Edward Cote was here a short time. Franklin W. Roundy
hired the place one year. In 1870 James Chapman bought it and remained three years, when he
sold to Martin Bates the present occupant.
247. Solomon M. Howard about 1856 removed the house from " Kansas " (173,) and
rebuilt on this spot. After ten years, he sold to Varnum Polley, the present resident.
248. John Dort from Surry settled here about 1787. In 1820, he went to Bainbridge, Penu.
Obadiah Pease lived here several years. He was a noted school-master, and was appointed
Justice of the Peace. He served the town as Moderator, and eight years as Clerk.
Daniel Winchester came here from Westmoreland in 1836, and remained about five years,
when he removed to Pomfret, Vt., and afterwards to Springfield, Vt. He served as a soldier in
the war of 1812. He was an elder in the Christian Church and preached here and in Vermont
for many years. His daughter says, " A grander man in the noble simplicity of truth and good-
ness never lived."
Alfred Beckwith, a machinist, lived here a year or two, and removed to Stoddard.
Chilion Mack came to this place in 1840. He spent several years in the mines of California,
where he had a varied experience. He is a wheelwright by trade, but has spent most of his life
at farming. He was the first Postmaster in Gilsum, and held the office fourteen years.
Other residents: — James Kingsbury, Antipas Maynard, Merit Winter, Joseph Thompson, Solomon Mack, and
Walker Gassett.
249. Elisha Clark bought the south half of the 14th Lot, 6th Range, of Stephen Bond in
January, 1781. He came from Worcester, Mass., at the same time with Squire Whitney who
bought the north half of the same lot. He probably built a log house near this spot and resided
here about three years when he sold to Samuel Clark of Worcester, Mass. This Samuel Clark
removed to Gilsum in 1784 and lived on this place, which he sold in 1786 to Jonathan and
Joseph Clark who were probably his sons.
Jonathan Clark built the present house in 1791, and .remained here till his death in 1830. It
is remembered that Rev. Levi Lankton of Alstead preached at his funeral from Job 5 : 26.
Joseph Clark, a carpenter, lived here after his father's death. About 1837, he removed to
Vermont, and afterwards to Raymondsville, N. Y. He was Captain in the ;' Troopers."
Hartley Thurston removed from Alstead to this place in March, 1840. In June, 1854, he
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went to Manchester, Wis., where he engaged in farming. In May, 1868, he again removed,
finding a home in Berlin, Wis. While on a visit at his brother's iii Alstead, Feb. 13, 1880, he
died instantly of heart disease.
He was a man of scholarly tastes and more than ordinary natural ability. With a common
school and Academy education obtained in his native town, he became noted as a successful
teacher, having begun at the early age of sixteen, and followed the profession for more than
thirty years. His services were in such demand, that terms of schools were frequently fixed
early or late as might be necessary for his accommodation. He taught forty -six terms of school
about equally divided between Alstead and Gilsum. His wife was also an accomplished teacher,
and first cousin to the celebrated Horace Greeley. He has been always an active, enterprising
citizen, especially prominent in educational matters. He served as Superintending School Com-
mittee for ten years in Alstead, and three years in Gilsum. In Manchester he served in the same
office, and also as Town Clerk several years.
His only son, Andrew Jackson Thurston, died in the U. S. army at Nashville, Tenu., at the
age of 29. " He was an excellent young man, and his death cast a deep gloom over his family,
and a large circle of friends."
Arnold B. Hutchinson, brother of Rev. William, resided here about two years. He is now
living at Portsmouth.
A. J. Howard bought this place which he still owns, and lived here about fifteen years.
Other residents : — Asa Cole, Lyman Petts, Simon Wheeler, George A. Stevens, John Pletzuer, William
Chapin, Joseph Herrmann, and Silvanus Guillow.
380. Here Hartley Thurston built a small house about the year 1849 for John H. A. Young who married Edna
Beckwith and lived here two years. They went to join the Mormons and died on the way to Utah. This house
was moved to the village by James L. Wilson and is the north ell of Jacob Nash's house. (189.)
367. Second School House in District number Two. (Page 130.)
250. Polly Clark had this house built in 1829. About three years after she married John
U. Weeks, an Englishman, who remained here six years, and removed to Vermont. (Page 153.)
There have been many residents here, among whom are the following : — Isaac Wallis ; James Bolster ; John
Cole; George K. Smith; John Graham an Englishman, who removed to Harrisville; Jacob D. 1ST ash; George S.
Howard; Alonzo B. Cook; Rev. Henry Archibald, (Page 120;) Horace Howard; George H. Temple; William H.
Coy; James W. Russell; James Chapman; and Mrs. Charlotte Cram.
251. Charles Nash moved a house to this spot, from 255, about 1826, and lived here fifteen
years. He then lived a year or two at Newman's mill, (277,) and in 1814 removed to Sullivan,
where John Locke now lives. He died at Niagara, N. Y., in 1878.
William Banks, a shoemaker, (page 142,) came from Marlboro' to Gilsum in 1820. He
lived first at the lower village, and in 1828 went to the Dr. Hosmer place for ten years. In
1841, he came here, and has a shop across the road. He was brought up by his uncle William
Banks who died here. He has served the town as Selectman.
Elmer D. Banks lives here with his father, and is now serving for the second time as Select-
man.
252. Here Daniel Converse built a log house in 1795, and lived here fifteen years.
253. Here Daniel Converse had a temporary hut or shanty while building his log house.
254. Daniel Converse of Swanzey bought 60 acres here in December, 1794, for <£40. The
next Spring he came bringing a cow, a yoke of oxen and a pig, and found shelter in a sort of
hut built against a large rock. (253.) The first night the dog barked constantly, and in the
morning they found a path trod where a bear had walked back and forth trying to get the pig.
Mr. Converse went to work clearing and built a log house near the present bar-way. (252.) In
1810, he built a house on this spot, where he resided till his death in 1852. He was for some
years Deacon in the Baptist Church at Sullivan.
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Daniel Converse, Jr., lived with his father till 1826, when he removed to Sherburne, Vt.
David Converse lived with his father a few years, and in 1844 removed to Alstead. He was
Captain in the militia.
Abram Converse, the youngest son, continued to reside here till his death, which occurred
just eight days before his father's. The widow soon moved away, and now resides with her
sister in Surry.
Henry Howard lived here a year or two and the place has not been occupied since.
255. Samuel Nash built a house on this spot about 1816. He sold it to his brother Charles,
who moved it to 251.
256. On this place, in Alstead, lived Barney Hill, half-brother to Dea. Converse.
257. James Ballard built the house now standing here, not far from 1800. He was Select-
man in 1794. Luther Ballard, adopted son of James, lived here till about 1824, when he
removed to Nashua.
Marvin Gates lived here five years after his marriage in 1881. He then went to the
Bond place four years, and after that lived in various places, till he removed to Alstead in 1849.
Heman Gates came here from Putney, Yt., in 1855, remained about two years, and removed
to Alstead. He was well-known as a very zealous Mormon
Other residents : — Antipas Maynard, Merit Winter, Solomon Mack, Win. F. Cummings, Luke Parkhurst,
Joseph N. Taft of Richmond, Francois Bellisle, and Joseph W. Pierce now of Keene.
258. James Ballard built a log house here, probably about 1792. In 1804, it was used as a
school house, and Polly Whitney taught there that year. Capt. Solomon Mack lived in it the
next year, while building his house. David Clark and perhaps some others, also lived here.
259. David Thompson from Alstead built a log house here about 1789, and lived here nearly
fifteen years.
Joseph Razor came here about 1803, and remained a few years. He was a shoemaker, and
returned to Walpole.
260. Joseph Plumley built a log house here, probably about 1788, having lived before that
on number 165, and also in Alstead. He afterwards moved to the place now occupied by John
Hammond.
Solomon Mack, Jr., came here in 1796, and built the house now standing in 1805. His father
lived here with him for some years. He was Captain in the militia, and served the town as
Selectman.
Solomon Mack, 3d, lived here for a time with his father, and still occupies the old homestead.
He was the last of the Captains under the militia law, and now, although far past the prime of
life, he is exceedingly fond of the martial sound of fife and drum, aud still retains the spirit and
witty geniality of his youthful days. He has been for many years an ardent and indefatigable
worker in the Total Abstinence cause.
Merrill E. Mack, son of Solomon, Jr., removed to Pecatonic, HI., in 1839, and died there in 184-1. The local
paper says of him : —
" Li his death we lose one of our best citizens. As a christian, he was sincere ; as a husband and father, all
that we would seek in that sacred relation ; as a citizen, honorable and upright in all his acts and dealings ; as a
neighbor, just and obliging ; as a friend, steadfast and true. If indeed ' the memory of the just is blessed,' long
and fondly will the remembrance of him be cherished. If l the just should live,' then is he in the full enjoyment of
that immortal reward, the anticipation of which soothed him on a bed of sickness and death, and sweetened the
last moments of his existence."
261. James Chapman built this house in 1877.
262. Charles H. Nichols built this house and settled here in 1878. He had formerly been
a merchant at Fitchburg, Mass., and he and his wife are members of the Rollstone Church in
that city.
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263. Israel Loveland, Jr., built a house on this spot about 1800, and resided here till his
death. He enlisted in the Revolutionary army, when under age, and served five months near
Lake George.
264. John Chappel of Hebron, Conn., bought the east half of the 11th Lot, 6th Range, of
Berzeleel Mack for <£20 in October, 1785. He built a log house on this spot and lived here till
1794, when he sold to Israel Loveland. (Page 165.)
In January, 1795, Israel Loveland, Jr., came to this house and lived a short time before he
bought the east part of his farm.
378. Ananias Tuisus had a log house on this spot. He was a brother of Abishai Tubbs of
Marlow, and served in the Revolution. (Page 38.) About 1796, Israel Loveland, Jr., bought
the place and lived here four or five years.
265. Israel B. Loveland lived with his father on number 263 till about 1830, when he
built this house, where his widow still resides. He was one of the early friends of Temperance,
and a valuable citizen. He served the town as Selectman five years, and as Clerk twenty-two
years. The records furnish lasting evidence of his peculiar fitness for that office. He was also
Justice of the Peace.
Sidney Barrett bought the farm and lived here two years, when he removed to Sullivan.
Other residents : — Kendall Nichols, Samuel Bruce a tin-peddler from Lempster, and Gustave Polzer.
266. Benjamin H. Horton built this house in 1877. He is Town Clerk the present year.
267. Benjamin Corey built this house in 1876, and still resides here.
268. Willard S. Cady put up the house on this spot about 1852, but did not finish it. Truman
Bill bought it and resided here till his deatli in 1860. His brother Otis lived here with him
several years. John Bahan came to Gilsum in 1869, and lived here two years. After five years
at Harrisville lie returned to Gilsum, and now lives near the Loveland Bridge. (242.) He
served nearly three years in the 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. G.
Charles E. Crouch and his family lived here till 1877. Lawrence A. Gravlin bought the
place and settled here in 1879.
Other residents : — Joseph S. Bingham, and John Pletzner.
269. This was the shop number 194, and was moved here for Otis Bill about 1861. He
was crippled by an accident when a schooL-boy, and was helpless for many years. He died here
in 1878.
Daniel Carley Guillow was a shoemaker, and after living in many places, came here to take
care of Mr. Bill, and died here in 1876. John L. Foss next came here, and died in 1879.
Byron Alexander now occupies the place.
270. Luther Hemenway came from Boylston, Mass., and settled in Sullivan in 1818,
removed to Gilsum in 1830, and built this house in 1832. When he came, this was a thick alder
swamp, and his daughter says, when she lived in Sullivan, she was always afraid to go by here,
and " thought Gilsum was an awful place."
Mr. Hemenway was an ingenious mechanic, and in 1826 patented an awl handle. These
handles had a large sale, and the principle involved is still in use. He and his wife were mem-
bers of the Baptist Church in Sullivan, but under the influence of Elder Rollins joined the
Christian Church in Gilsum. Having much zeal and a natural gift for public speaking, he
became a preacher, and was ordained in his own house about 1835. The house was unfinished,
and some of the partitions were taken down to accommodate the gathering. He preached in
the vicinity, as opportunity offered, mostly in schoohhouses, and baptized many converts. When
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asked how he succeeded in a certain field that seemed very discouraging, he answered, "It is
easy enough converting them, but the trouble is they won't stay converted." He was interested
in " every good word and work," and especially zealous in the cause of temperance. (Page 96.)
He lived to great age, and none could doubt the sincerity of his piety towards God, and good-will
towards men. His descendants are numerous.
Luther S. Hemenway lived with his father and in the shop till 1844, when he removed to
Daysville, 111., and having become a Mormon went to Utah in 1847, where he still resides.
Artemas P. Hemenway resided here with his father several years. In 1852. he removed to
Springfield, Mass., ami was employed in the United States Arsenal, and afterwards by a private
firm in the manufacture of arms. In 1875 his health was suddenly destroyed by "inhaling the
oxide from red-hot lead with which he was experimenting in the interest of the firm in whose
employ he had for years held an important position." He retired to a small farm in Douglas,
Mass., where he died in 1879, at the age of sixty.
A brother writes : — " My brother, so full of life, how could he ever become old, and his enlivening song for-
ever cease? Iu his gayest moments he would outrival the bob-o-liuk in love-time. Art. could put fitting words to
the warbler's song, and the bird gallantly acknowledged his rival. Can his voice forever cease, and his intellect
fade, and the light of it forever slumber, like the everlasting rocks? Let us hope not. but that he lias a happy
change to a life of greater enjoyment, and is now with kindred that passed before."
His friend, J. B. Smead of Fitchburg, Mass., writes: — "I first met him in 1841, and our acquaintance
rapidly ripened into a friendship that has continued uninterrupted ; and when separated, a letter correspondence
was maintained up to within a short time before his departure for the • Beautiful land by the spoiler untrod.' "
" In all moral questions, he was ever on the side of right, and dearly as he prized the approbation of his
friends, could not compromise conscience for any consideration. Deeply religious in his mental and moral consti-
tution, he was far too progressive to be shackled by any system of creeds. He was an enthusiastic worker in the
cause of temperance, in which field he did efficient service early and late, not only in the word spoken ' in the right
time and in the right place,' but in the singing — as only he could sing — the most stirring temperance songs."
(Page 94.)
li In the social circle his presence was ample security against dullness. While he was generous — the mere
worldling would say 'to a fault' — he had too sacred a regard for the right in all thiugs, to indulge his generosity
at another's expense."
" He had a very receptive mind, grasping the truth at a glance, as by intuition. He was scrupulously honest,
and open as the day.
'I trow that countenance cannot lie,
Whose thoughts are legible in the eye.'
In a close acquaintance of nearly forty years, I never saw in him the least prevarication ; to dissemble was for him
impossible."
" In politics, from his first vote to his last, he was for true Democracy, in the highest and best sense of the
term. In the Fremont campaign, he was an indefatigable worker, and the political songs of that time were sung
by him with ' telling effect.' "
" The combination of his highly religious and affectional nature constituted his most prominent characteristic.
Up to the time of the failure of his health, at about fifty-six years of age, he had all the vivacity and buoyancy of
youth ; and though cut off in the midst of his years and usefulness, he had really lived a hundred years, if meas-
ured by the standard of average manhood. He did nothing at halves ; for him to touch a subject was to lay hold
of it."
" I can hardly refrain from giving the first stanza of a hymn that was an especial favorite with my dear Arte-
mas, which he often sang, and with an unction, always repeating the last two lines of each stanza.
' Ye objects of sense, and enjoyments of time,
Which oft have delighted my heart,
I soon shall exchange you for joys more sublime,
For joys that will never depart.' "
" Alas ! —
' That I should have to say I hncto him,
And have not in possession still.'"
E. Perley Hemenway, son of Artemas P., was a graduate of the High School at Springfield,
Mass., in 1867, and of the Scientific Department of Dartmouth College in 1870. He was then
employed for a year in machinery drafting for Smith and Wesson at Springfield, Mass. The next
year he went to Hartford, Conn., and engaged in drafting for the Connecticut Valley Railroad,
and afterwards became their chief assistant engineer. He was employed one winter in the " State
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evening drafting schools," at Springfield, Mass., and had charge of the same schools for two
winters at Northampton, Mass. The care of his father, during the first part of his protracted
sickness, withdrew him from business for about two years. Since October, 1878, he has been
Mechanical Engineer for the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Co. of Worcester, Mass., and
employed principally in drafting and conducting experiments.*
George W. Taylor, a grandson of Elder Hemenway, has resided here since 1872.
271. This was built for an awl shop by Elder Hemenway in 1830, and he lived in it two
years before building the house.
David M. Smith, son-in-law of Elder Hemenway, lived here several years, and removed to
Springfield, Vt. He was sent one year to the Legislature, and received the appointment of
Justice of the Peace.
Charles H. Cumminga was a son of Elder Charles Cummings of Sullivan, (page 120,) and
lived here about three years. He served the town two years as Moderator.
Other residents : — Luther S. Hemenway; Artemas P. Hemenway; Joseph B. Smead, now of Fitchburg,
Mass.; Lorenzo Rice from Woodstock, Vt. ; Alexander Brown ; Lorenzo Derby; George O. Dow; John E.Dow;
Joseph S. Bingham ; and John II. Boody, the present occupant.
272. Joseph Foster's mill. (Page 144.)
273 Jacob D. Nash moved this house from the hill near the old Guillow place, (294,)
and lived here a few years.
Henry C. Lawton was here in 1865, and died here. In January, 1864, he enlisted from
Acworth in Troop L of the 1st N. H. Cavalry, and served till the close of the war. He was
reported missing at the battle of Winchester, but was " gained from missing," and promoted
from Corporal to Sergeant, Ap. 30, 1865.
Simeon A. Mason from Keene bought this place in 1870. Seven years after he went to
Marlow and let it to Daniel Nevers, who remained a year or two. Solomon M. Howard is the
tenant at the present time.
274. Benjamin Thompson came from Alstead and settled here about 1798. When a boy he
lost his right hand in a "corn mill," but could labor successfully at all kinds of farm-work. He
was a man of great zeal and enthusiasm in religion and whatever else he engaged in. John
Thompson lived here with his father till his death in 1840. (Page 151.)
Levi Barrett came here from Stoddard in 1841, and remained till 1867, when he removed to
the village.
James L. Bates came from Keene in 1839, and hired the Squire Hammond place. After
living in various places, fourteen years of the time in Sullivan, he settled here in 1871, and
remained till 1879. when he removed to Acworth.
275. Warren Farrington, a house painter, built a log house on this spot. He afterwards
built on number 280, and still later lived in the old Fuller house.
David Nash afterwards lived here. He and Philip R. Howard were married the same evening
in Philip Howard's log house.
276. Here was a log house, with oiled paper in the windows instead of glass. Whether
built by Philip Howard is uncertain, but he is the first resident now remembered here.
Michael Murphy, an Irishman, lived here a year or two, about 1847, and removed to Alstead.
277. Orlando Mack built this house in 1831. In the Spring of 1839, he removed to Illi-
nois, and the next year settled in Butler, Montgomery County, where he spent his life.
He was a man of more than average energy and perseverance in business and achieved considerable success.
He was known as a public-spirited citizen, having at heart the progress of the community and county in which he
*This sketch belongs in Chapter 31, but was received too late for insertion there.
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lived. He showed this spirit, not only in educational and religious matters, but took a great interest in all
improvements calculated to benefit his neighbors, such as the establishment of mills, public roads, and was ever
ready to help forward all public enterprises. His immediate neighbors feel that they have lost a kind and obliging
neighbor and friend, the community a good man, and the county an honest, upright citizen. In all the relations
of life he performed every part and every duty that devolved upon him faithfully and well. A good man full of
years, an estimable citizen is gone. His death has left a void that cannot easily be filled. — Local paper.
Jesse Hemenway came from Marlboro' about 1837 and remained till 1842, when lie swapped
the place for a farm in New York to which he removed. Charles Nash took the place a few
years. In 1848 Mason Guillow settled here and remained fourteen years.
Other residents : — Levi Gates, Jacob D. Nash, Charles Osgood, Joseph S. Bingham, Horace Howard, and
Leander Pratt.
278. Otis G. Isiiam built this house in 1856, where he died four years after. Daniel W.
Bates has resided here for several years.
Other residents : — J.Dana Wyman, Francis C. Howe, Ariel Carpenter, Joseph N. Taft, William Smith,
George Wright, William F. Bruce, James Bates, and Henry Grant.
368. Newman's Saw Mill. (Page 137.)
279. Mrs. Harriet H. Deets built here in 1865. She was a woman of marked peculiari-
ties, and was formerly well-known as a peddler of children's books and trinkets, at Worcester.
Mass. After her death, her son George occupied it a year or two. Joseph S. Bingham was
here a short time. In 1879 Francis F. Bates bought and settled here.
280. Warren Farrington built this house and lived in it a year, when it was only boarded
up at one end. Esek T. Green from Taunton, Mass., lived here a short time.
Thomas Howard from Marlow settled here about 1886, and remained here till his death in
1857. In his later years he was very zealous and ready to speak in the cause of temperance and
religion. His son, A. J. Howard, lived here with him several years.
Lyman G. Pierce came here in 1865, and resided here till 1878. He has been a sea-faring
man, and has visited many parts of the world. He is very peculiar, and at times insane. He
now resides at Worcester, Mass.
Clement Uriah Bates came here in 1878, and has bought the place. In April, 1864, he
enlisted from Bradford in the 1st N. H. Cavalry, Troop B, and served till the close of the war.
A fortnight before mustering out, he was promoted to Corporal.
281. Levi Nash built a log house on this spot about 1815, and lived here many years.
282. Ananias Tubbs built a log house on this spot, probably about 1796. In 1798 Dudley
Smith came here and lived about two years.
283. Dudley Smith built a house on this spot about 1800, and lived here about six years.
Antipas Maynard removed from Bolton, Mass., and settled in Sullivan about 1797. Five
years after, he came to Gilsum, and lived on this place about fourteen years. He lived after-
wards on different farms till 1828, when he removed to Keene.
He was "highly esteemed as a citizen and a christian man." His wife " was an estimable lady and even in
her advanced years was cheerful and made sunshine wherever she was." Lambert Maynard, their oldest son, was
for many years proprietor of the New England House, Boston, Mass. Jesse Maynard, another son, a baker by
trade, resided in Boston, Mass., many years, where he was a member of the Common Council, and now resides in
Worcester, Mass.
Amherst Hayward lived here in 1817, and it was here N. 0. Hayward was born.
William Hayward lived here about 1832. He afterwards lived in the house now occupied by
Capt. Chandler, and at some other places. He removed to Manchester, and afterwards to Law-
rence, Mass., working at his trade of machinist. He lived a short time with his brother George
on a farm at Landgrove, Vt. He next went to Bridgeport, Conn., where he was employed for
many years in the manufacture of Wheeler and Wilson's sewing machines. Becoming infirm
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with age, he returned to Gilsum, where he still resides. He has been a very social man, and
extremely radical in his views. He was a zealous follower of Garrison, and even left the church
for a time on account of his anti-slavery zeal
Other tenants : — John Bingham, Jr., Selden Borden, David Clark, and Joseph Clyde.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
284. John Grimes came from Maine about 1806 and lived on the Asa Nash place several years'.
He went to Roxbury in 1820, where he remained ten years. He then returned to Gilsum, and
after living a short lime on the place south of Edouard Loiselle's (155,) he removed to this place
where he built a house. Several of his children were notoriously non compotes.
Josiah Grimes continued here after his father's death till 1859, when he removed to Stod-
dard and afterwards to Marlow. About 1870, he went to Westmoreland, where he was killed
by the falling of a bank under which he was at work. He was well-known for many years as an
essence peddler, and was frequently called Dr. Grimes. His manner of speech sometimes
tempted would-be wits to make sport of him, but he generally got the better of his assailants.
Perry H. Waldron, of Indian descent, removed from Dighton, Mass., in 1858, and came
from Stoddard to this place in 1860. In 1863, the house built by Mr. Grimes was burned, and
Mr. Waldron immediately built what is now the ell part of the house. Two years later, he built
the rest of the house. In 1867, he removed to Nelson. Hiram N. Davis lived here with his
father-in-law a year or two. James L. Bates was here a year or two. Jotham A. Bates settled
here about 1870, and still occupies the place.
285. Brooks Hudson came from Connecticut with the Kilburns and went with Capt. Kilburn
to the war. After the war, he settled on this place, where he died about 1800.
A family tradition says that at one time he was on guard over a fine peach orchard. Geu. Washington came
along and asked liim about the peaches, and took some to eat, and told him to eat. While they were eating,
Arnold went by in flight. They saw him, but didn't mistrust who it was. He was near enough to have shot him,
had they known. Gen. Washington was then on his way to the fort to look after Arnold's management there.
James Hudson lived here after his father's death till about 183:'., when he removed to Surry,
and about 1836 to Vermont. He was a preacher in the Christian Church.
Joseph Clyde, a carpenter, came from Hancock in 1827, and lived here two years, when he
went to the Maynard place for a year. He next removed to Alstead, and then to Marlow.
Other residents : — Samuel Clark and Jonathan Twining.
286. This house was built in 1876 for James Davis and has not been occupied since his death.
287. Joshua Isham. of Bolton, Conn., (called " Esom" in the deed,) bought the east half
of the 14th Lot. 8th Range, for .£18, of Silvanus Hayward, Ap, 22, 1794. He probably began
clearing about that time, and having built a log house came here with his bride in 1798. About
1800, he settled on the place where George H. Carpenter now lives, and in 1815 went to Alstead.
James F. Isham. learned the trade of watchmaker and carried on tin' business at East Alstead. He was
appointed Post Master under President Tyler in 1841, ami held the office till his death in 1*74. " He was for 45
years a deacon in the Congregational Church, beloved and respected by all. as an upright man and a devoted
Christian."
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Solomon Smith settled here about 1803. He was from Dracut, Mass., and remained here
about five years, when he returned to Massachusetts. In 1839, he came back to Gilsum, and
lived where Henry Grant now does, where he died in 1859, aged 89.
381. On this spot appears to have been a log cabin. In searching records, 1 find that in
October, 1789, Oliver Holman of Brookfield, Mass., sold this place for £35 to " Prince Gun, a
Black Man." In the Census of 1780 " One Black " is reported. (Page 110.) Putting these
facts together, it seems probable that Prince Gun, after having been in Gilsum for a few years,
had saved a little money, and bought this place, and settled here. Nothing is known of him.
288. Elisha Pendell settled here before the Revolution, and in 1779 was one of the Select-
men. In some old deeds this place is mentioned as " the Pendell lot." In 1785, Irene Pendell,
probably his widow, sold the place for £50. She was then of Montague, Mass.
Luther Holmes settled here about 1798, and the place is still called the Holmes lot.
After Mr. Holmes, a Mr. Whitcomb, the father of Mrs. Luther Ballard, is said to have lived
here a short time, and the place has since remained vacant.
289. This house was built in 1848 by Charles Nash for his son, George H. Nash, who
resided here four years and removed to Swanzey.
Charles Nash, Jr., was here a short time with his brother George, and then lived in the
village. In 1867 he removed to Iowa.
Other residents : — Cyrus R. Bliss, Lucius L. Goodenough, Gleneira J. Guillow, Solomon M. Howard, and
Leander Pratt.
290. This house was built about 1851 for Cyrus R. Bliss who lived here twelve years and
removed to Massachusetts.
William H. Bates has lived here since 1870. He enlisted from Bradford, April, 1864, in the
1st N. H. Cavalry, Troop B, but soon left on account of sickness.
Other residents : — Amasa Barron, and J. William Bates.
369. N. O. Hayward's Saw Mill. (Page 137.)
291. Silas Davis was brought up by John Nash and built this house about 1830. His uncle
afterwards gave him a small farm in the edge of Sullivan, where he built a log house on number
299, and went there to live about 1841.
Other residents : — David Nash, Alonzo Cook, George Bates, B. F. Jefts, and Lucius Davis the present
occupant. (Page 44.)
292. Paul Farnsworth came from Surry about 1799 and built a log house on this lot, prob-
ably a few rods east of this spot, in which he lived a few years. After him Daniel Nash was
here a while.
John Guillow, of Italian descent, came from Gill, Mass., about 1806, and two years later
setted on this place. In 1829, he built the house now here. He studied medicine with Dr.
Palmer, (page 181,) and bought some of his books. He also attended some medical lectures,
but never took a degree. He was known as Dr. Guillow, but never practiced much. His
descendants are numerous.
Other residents : — Francis F. Bates, B. F. Nevers, Warren Howard, Joseph Dupies, and Luther Guillow.
293. John Nash settled here in 1796. He lived here forty years, and having no children,
left the place to his nephew, Cyrus Bliss, who remained here till his death in 1872. The well
on this place is probably the deepest in town, and was dug for Mr. Nash by Silvanus Hayward.
Alfred Bolton, brother-in-law of Mr. Nash, lived with him a few years, and returned to Taunton,
Mass., in 1817. Jacob D. Nash lived here about a year.
294. Jacob D. Nash built a house here in 1851, and afterwards removed it to number 273.
295. Asa Nash built a log house here in 1809, where he lived about fifteen years. He afterwards built the
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house now standing, which has been occupied by various tenants, including the following : — Joseph Jolly and
B. F. Nevers.
297. David Dean, a blacksmith from Taunton, Mass., settled here about 1801. He made
board nails and edge tools.
296. David Dean, Jr., built this house and resided here for many years.
Other residents: — .Samuel Frost, Warren Farrington, J. Win. Bates, and Harvey Hales the present occupant.
"298. Here a man earned Howe lived for some years, and one or two of his children were buried near by.
299. Here Silas Davis had a log house in Sullivan.
300. Samuel Cokey came from Tewksbury, Mass.. and bought this place of Ezra Loomis in
1781. While building a house, he boarded at Dea. Bond's. About that time he went on foot to
Billerica, Mass., and brought home two dozen panes of glass on his back. His brothers Joshua
and William settled near him in what is now Sullivan
Benjamin Corey followed bis father on this place, and built the house now standing, in 1823.
In 1876 he removed to number 267 where he still resides.
Woodbury Corey, grandson of Benjamin, has lived on the old place since 1873.
301. Samuel Derby was a cooper from Behoboth, Mass., and settled here about 1795.
Samuel Lawrence came here from Swanzey in 1802. He moved an old school bouse from
Sullivan and lived in it about three years. He returned to Swanzey and was drowned there.
His brother, Isaac Lawrence, lived here with him in 1803.
John Grimes came here about 1806 and lived a year or two.
302. Daniel Steele married Samuel Derby's daughter and lived here from 1797 to 1803.
388 and 38!t. All that is known of these places is, that a Boynton lived on one, and a Rich on the other.
303. John Grimes bought this place in 1807, and built a log house, where he lived about
twelve years.
Asa Nash settled here in 1824. and built the house now standing. He was for many years
the leading man of this part of the town, and called himself " king of the hill." He joined the
Christian Church, and was ordained Deacon by Elder Hemenway.
Sylvester Nash, son of Asa, still occupies the place, which be carries on with remarkable
success, considering that he has but one leg. (Page 153.) His brother Joel lives with him.
304. The house on this spot was a shop built on number 370.
John Barron moved it here about 1850 and lived in it ten years, when he removed to Stod-
dard, where he still resides.
Harvey Bates next occupied it till 1873 when Adelbert Nash bought it and still lives here.
376. School House. (Page 131.)
305. Elijah Derby, possibly a brother of Samuel, built a log house near this spot.
In 1799, Maturin Guillow from Gill, Mass., bought the place. Be built the house now
standing, soon after.
Asa Bradford Nash, son of Dea.. Asa, is the present owner.
371. A. B. Nash's Grist Mill. (Page 136.)
306. John Davis built a log house here in 1811 and lived in it six years.
307. John Davis came with his mother from Shutesbury, Mass., in 1794, and lived for
seventeen years on the " Eaton place " in the edge of Sullivan. In 1817 he built the house on
this spot. He built the stone chimney himself, and hewed and framed the timber with a common
ax. He still lives here at the age of 87, being the oldest man in town.
Lewis Davis, son of John, resided in Boyalston, Mass., and afterwards in Underbill, Vt.
In 1865 he returned to Gilsum and lives here with his father. Hiram H. Davis, bis son, served
three years in a Vermont Regiment, and was sun-struck. Another son, Wiliard Milan, died of
wounds received in the battle of Cedar Creek, Va.
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308. Levi Nash had a log house here. 375. Old Log School House. (Page 131.)
309. James Davis built a log house here about 1797. The present house was built by
James Morse about 1850. George W. Bates settled here about 1856.
Other residents : — John Barron, James L. Bates, Levi Nash, Gardner Nash, and Cyrus R. Bliss.
310. Levi Nash had a log house here. 311. Here Daniel Nash had a log house.
312. Thomas Powell had a hut here beside a great rock, about 1801-5.
313. James Davis built a log house here in 1843. This was the last log house built in
Gilsum. The road then went near the river. About three years after, the shop from number
370 was moved here and fitted up for a house. Jotham Bates lived here a while, also Charles
B. Crouch.
314. Linus Nash built a house on this spot about 1834. In 1839 he moved it to number 315.
315. Josiah Guillow came here in 1849, and lived in this house about five years. It was
afterwards moved and is now Adelbert Nash's barn, number 304.
316. Josiah Guillow built this house in 1854 and has resided here ever since. He has
served the town as Selectman.
317. Martin Comstock settled here and built a house about 1856.
370. This was a turning mill built by Jacob and Linus Nash. (Page 145.) While standing here, it was used
for a tenement and occupied by Harvey B. Miller, Willard S. Cady, and perhaps others.
379. Orsamus Nash built a house in 1859 and lived here about two years. (Page 44.)
318. J. Philander Nash built this house about 1847. He served nine months in the 12th
Vt. Regiment, Co. A, and was in the battle of Gettysburg. He now resides in Walpole.
Other residents : — James W. Due, Amos Nash now Amos Wilbur, Charles E. Crouch, Gilbert Guillow, Henry
Howard, and Mrs. Lucetta Cook.
319. Ezra Howard moved a blacksmith's shop from Marlow to this spot, and made it into
a house in 1871. In 1877 he went to the Raymond place in Marlow, number 341.
320. Ephraim Howard built this house in 1870, and in 1878 Lucius M. Miller removed here.
321. Zebedeb Whittemore from Marlow built a log house on this spot in 1822. He was a
Revolutionary soldier, and his wife is remembered as " a very neat woman." His son, Prentiss
Whittemore, and his son-in-law, Samuel Plagg Bryant, lived here with him. In 1826 they
returned to Marlow.
392. Old Downing place in Marlow.
322. Ira Emerson Comstock built this house in 1854. He lived here eight years and
removed to Sullivan.
Other residents : — Amasa Barron, B. F. Nevers, and Ephraim Howard.
323. William E. Comstock came from Sullivan in 1823, and built a small house near this
spot. In 1849, he built the present house, where he died in 1876.
Other residents : — B. F. Nevers, Luther Guillow, and L. Milan Miller.
324. Near this spot was the hut where " Dilly Wolf " lived a year or two. (Page 47.)
325. Daniel Nash had a log house here for several years.
326-7-8. James Davis built these three houses, in which he and his mother lived at different times.
329. Philip Howard lived here a few years.
330. Charles Xasii had a house here a short time.
Lydia Smith of Taunton, Mass., married Abram Nash and removed to Shutesbury, Mass.
About 1794, she moved with seven children to Sullivan. In June of that year she bought of
James Grimes of Swanzey what is known as the Eaton place. She was said to be of Indian
descent and was the mother of all the families of the Nash name both here and at Chesterfield.
331. James Nash, her oldest son, bought 84 acres in the 13th and 14th Lots of the 10th Range,
of Ananias Tubbs for $150, in August, 1797. He built a house on this spot where he spent his
life. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and his grand-daughter, Mrs. Rhoda Brown of Saxon-
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ville, Mass., has his powder horn, also a six dollar continental bill that he had. He set out the
white-oak, and chestnut, and willow now growing here. His wife, Matilda Waters of Taunton,
Mass., was the oire afterwards murdered. (Page 152.) All that remain in Gilsuin of the Nash
name are his descendants.
332. Cyrus Bliss built a house on this spot, where he lived for many years.
333. Cyrus Bliss built a log house here about 1823.
334. Daniel Nash settled here about 1818, and remained here till his death in 1830.
335. This is the house of Daniel H. Corey in the edge of Sullivan.
336. This is also in Sullivan, and is where Curtis Nourse lived for many years.
337. Nathan Woodcock came to Gilsum from Swanzey in 1811, and lived for a short time
in the Blood house. He built a log house on this spot, where he resided a few years, and
returned to Swanzey.
338. Daniel Isham was a goldsmith by trade, and lived somewhere near here 1800-2, when
he returned to Bolton, Conn., and afterwards removed to Weathersfield, Vt.
Moses Farnsworth came to Gilsum from Swanzey in 1791, and settled on this place. Jacob
Ames came from Keene in 1813, married the widow Farnsworth and resided here till his death
in 1818. Moses Farnsworth, Jr., remained here till 1835 and removed to New York.
339. Franklin Barker settled on this spot about 1825, and removed to New York in 1836.
340. Abraham Griffin bought a part of the Samuel Wadsworth lot marked S. W . on the
map, (page 24,) in July, 1776, and built a log house near this spot. Eleven years after, he was
killed by the fall of a tree. (Page 151.) Samuel Farnsworth was administrator of the estate.
The real estate was as follows : — " One acre improved land, £1. 10 sh. ; one house, 10 sh. ; 199
acres wild land, £58." In the Probate Records he is called Abraham Griffith.
Abner Raymond resided here ten or twelve years and removed to Keene in 1837. Calvin
Wilson lived here in 1839-40.
341. Jonathan Raymond settled here in Marlow about 1790, and was killed by the fall of a tree in 1798.
(Page 151.) His son John lived here many years. The [■lace is now occupied by Ezra Howard.
342. This house is also in Marlow and was the residence of Cutler Knight. Julius H. Pletzner has lived here
since 1S76.
386. Union School House. (Page 129.)
343. Levi Blood, a soldier of the Revolution, (page 39,) built the house on this spot about
1793. The town line runs through the house leaving " the living part " of it in Gilsum. In
1798, he married Mrs. Betsey Downing of Marlow. Five years later she united with the Congre-
gational Church in Stoddard. Being unable, on account of feeble health, to go to the Meeting
House, a church meeting was held in the barn, she being carried thither in a chair. She was
there baptized and received to the church, and the Lord's Supper was administered. Her son
James, then thirteen years old, was baptized on her account. His son, Franklin Downing, of
Swanzey, has the chair used on this occasion.
Mrs. Blood's first husband was Daniel Downing who removed from Antrim in 1794 and
settled a little north of the town line in the edge of Marlow. (392.) Four years after, he died
leaving an only son, James Downing, who was brought up at Gen. Blood's in Gilsum, but on
coming of age settled on his father's farm in Marlow. He was an industrious farmer and
accumulated considerable property. After the new road was opened from Keene to Marlow,
he and his wife removed their church relation to Gilsum. For nearly thirty years following,
they were among the most reliable and efficient supporters of the gospel here. Though their
home was four miles distant, their seat was very rarely vacant on the Sabbath.
In 1861, their children and grandchildren, (then 28 in number,) met at the old homestead and celebrated their
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golden wedding. The day was spent in " cordial greetings, agreeable conversation," and appropriate festivities,
with prayer and remarks by their pastor, Rev. Mr. Adams, and Rev. Mr. Smith of Alstead, interspersed with song
and mutual presentation of gifts. (Appendix I.)
Mr. Downing married for his second wife the youngest daughter of the first minister of Gilsum.
" He was a man of strong physical powers, and mental energy, modest and unassuming, kind and obliging,
charitable, liberal in his contributions to Christian enterprises, economical in his expenditures, never idle."
His children and grandchildren, now widely scattered, have been everywhere valuable citizens, and three
of them for many years among the best supporters of the Congregational Society in Gilsum. The removal of
Franklin Downing to Swanzey in 1873 was a great loss to the place. Daniel and James Downing remain near
the old homestead in Marlow, both families retaining their church connections in Gilsum.
Calvin Wilson, who had previously lived at the Abner Raymond place for two years, came
here in 1841 and remained four years. He afterwards lived two years in Gilsum village,
1847-8, and some years in Stoddard. In 1863 he came back to this place, where he died in
1864. His widow remained here till 1877, when she went to live with her daughter in Marlow.
Other residents : — Walker Gassett, Almon P. Tyler, and Edward W. Moulton.
385. Jonathan Heaton removed from Keene to Gilsum about 1780 and settled in what is now the southeast
part of Sullivan. His son Nathaniel in 1843 removed to the farm formerly owned by Rev. Dr. Robinson in Stod-
dard and soon after bought the Farnsworth place. (338.) He built a barn on spot numbered 385, known as the
Heaton barn. His widow now resides in Keene.
PART III.
GENEALOGICAL
" Once in the flight of ages past,
There lived a man : and who was he ?
Mortal ! howe'er thy lot he cast
That man resembled thee.
He suffered — but his pangs are o'er ;
Enjoyed — but his delights are fled;
Had friends — his friends are now no more ;
And foes — his foes are dead.
He saw whatever thou hast seen ;
Encountered all that troubles thee ;
He was — whatever thou has been;
He is — what thou shalt be.
The annals of the human race,
Their ruins, since the world began,
Of him afford no other trace
Than this — there lived a man ! "
EXPLANATIONS.
Ancestral records are in small type at the beginning of each family. When the family enters Gilsuni, the
name of its head is in small capitals, followed by his personal record, and the family name is not afterwards
repeated. Each generation of descendants is indented, but in smaller type than the preceding. Daughters' chil-
dren not having the family name are in Italics, followed by the surname in parentheses.
The place of marriage is uniformly omitted. In ancestral records the omission of the place of births or
deaths denotes that it is unknown to the writer ; in other cases the omission of the place signifies Gilsum. Where
no State is named, New Hampshire is to be understood.
Peculiarities in the spelling of names are taken from the person's own writing, or that of his near relatives.
See also the Preface.
ABBREVIATIONS.
b. born. m. married.
bapt. baptized. q. v. which see.
bro. brother. r. resides, resided, or residence.
ch. children, child, or childhood. rem. removed.
d. died. s. settled.
dau. daughter. unk. unknown to the writer.
d. ch. died in childhood. num. unmarried.
d. inf. died in infancy. y. young.
inf. infant or infancy.
GENEALOGIES.
\ Ti\i(\H[^ George Ahbot emigrated from Yorkshire, Eng., about 1640, and s. at Andover, Mass., where
-CX-D D\J X • he d. Dec. 24, 1681, O. S., »t. 66. He m. 1647 Hannah, dau. of William and Annis Chandler.
Their ch. were John; Joseph d. inf.; Hannah d. ch.; Joseph killed by Indians; George; William; Sarah; Benjamin;
Timothy ; Thomas; Edward drowned y. ; Nathaniel; and Elizabeth m. Nathan Stevens. Benjamin b. Andover,
Mass. Dec. 20, 1661; d. there March 30, 1703; m. 1685 Sarah dau. of Ralph Earnum. Ch. : — Benjamin, Jona-
than, David, and Samuel. David b. Andover, Mass. Jan. 29, 1689; d. there Nov. 14, 1753; m. 1718 Hannah
Danforth, and had Hannah d. inf.; Hannah: David; Solomon: Sarah m. Robert Hildreth of Dracut, Mass.;
Elizabeth d. y. ; Josiah d. y. ; Jonathan; and Benjamin d. y. Solomon d. Dracut, Mass. Dec. 17, 1797; ni. 1756
Hannah Colby. Ch. : — Hannah, Solomon, Sarah, Daniel Colby, Elizabeth D., Lydia, and David. Daniel Colby,
Esq. b. Dracut, Mass. Oct. 26, 1766; d. there Sept. 18, 1842; m. 1792 Patience Coburn. Their ch. were Patience
m. William Ames, Esq. of Hollis ; Luther ; Daniel C. d. inf. ; Ziba ; Dolly m. Leonard Peabody of Bradford, Mass. :
and Daniel.
Luther Abbot b. Dracut, Mass. May 20, 1795; d. Stoddard March 2, 1872; m.
Dec. 27, 1825 Nancy Locke b. Sullivan Ap. 10, 1802, dau. of Calvin and Sarah
(Jewett) Locke. [She m. 2d July 6, 1873 David "Wilkinson of Marlboro', where
he d. Nov. 3, 1879; and she r. with her sister at Concord.]
1. Lvdia Eveline Miller (adopted) b. Feb. 25, 18-26 ; d. Westfield, N. Y. Nov. 1847.
2. William Luther (adopted) b. Boston, Mass. Ap. G, 1848; m. Dec. 17, 1867 Ella Eliza-
beth Osgood b. Milford, Mass. Feb. 14. 1853, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Lovejoy) Osgood.
1. Ada Nancy b. Stoddard Ap. 8, 1870. 2. Fred Luther b. Peterboro' March 6, 1S72. 3. Samuel Gerould
b. Peterboro' Aug. 25, 1875; d. Stoddard Dec. 26, 187S. 4. Abner William b. Stoddard Ap. 28, 1878.
A T\ A 1X/TC Henri/ Adams of Devonshire, Eng., emigrated with eight sons, 1630, and s. at Braintree,
£»■ -L' -£*- -"-I- k5 • Mass. Of his sons, one returned to England; Joseph remained at Braintree; Henry,
Jonathan, Edward, and Peter s. at Medfield, Mass.; Thomas and Samuel s. at Chelmsford, Mass. Edward's sons
were Henry rem. to Canterbury, Conn.; John r. Medway, Mass.; Dea. Jonathan r. Medway, Mass.; James r. Bar-
rington, Mass.; Elisha; Edward; and Eliashib r. Bristol, (R. I. ? ) The sons of John were Thomas r. Amherst,
Mass. : Jeremiah r. Brookfield, Mass. ; Phineas r. Medway, Mass. ; Abraham r. Brookfield. Mass. ; John r. Medway,
Mass.; Edward rem. to Milton, Mass.; Eleazer; Daniel; Obadiah ; and Jonathan r. Medway, Mass. The sons of
Obadiah were David r. Spencer, Mass. ; Obadiah r. Bellingham, Mass. ; Nathan r. Medway, Mass. ; Jesse r. Holliston,
Mass. ; and Stephen r. Medway, Mass. Stephen had Ezra b. Medway, Mass. 1775, m. Nabby Partridge, dau. of Joel
and Waitstill (Morse) Partridge of Medway, Mass. Their ch. were Cyrus, Stephen, Ezra, and Nancy.
Ezra Adams b. Medway, Mass. Aug. 28, 1809; d. March 20, 1864; ni. 1st Oct.
16, 1839 Abigail Bigelow b. Winchendon, Mass. July 26, 1814, d. Feb. 23, 1858,
dau. of Win. and Betsey (Maynard) Bigelow.
1. William Bigelow b. Surry Nov. 17, 1810 ; m. March 22, 1869 Emily Dunham Francis b.
Edgartown, Mass. Ap. 8, 1843, dau. of Charles and Mary Stuart (Dunham) Francis.
1. Frank Stanley b. Xenia, O. March 12, 1870. 2. Mary Abbie b. Xenia, O. Dec. 9, 1873.
3. Emma Parker b. Xenia, O. Ap. 9, 1875. 4. Alice Esther b. Xenia, O. Dec. 3, 1876.
2. Ann Maria b. Roxbury Nov. 13, 1843 ; d. there May 21, 1844.
3. Herbert Eugene b. Roxbury Aug. 14, 1845 ; m. Dec. 24, 1871 Eliza Richmond Francis b.
Edgartown, Mass. Aug. 1, 1845, dau. of Charles and Mary Stuart (Dunham) Francis.
1. George Eugene b. June 14, 1873. 2. Charles Ezra b. Nov. 14, 1874. 3. Albert Francis b. July 13, 1876.
m. 2d Oct. 20, 1858 Alice Melissa Ware b. Swanzey May 30, 1829, dau. of Dea.
Jonathan and Alice (Hamblet) Ware.
4. Myron Winslow b. Nov. 27, 1860.
254 aiLSUM.
Jonathan Adams b. Hebron, Conn. 1732; d. Sept. 8, 1813; m. March 11,
1756 Hannah Yemmons b. Hebron, Conn. March, 1735 ; d. Feb. 5, 1833.
1. David b. Canterbury, Conn. March 7, 1757 ; d. Oct. 1, 1844; m. Jan. 7, 1784 Alice Love-
land (q. v.) d. Oct. 18, 1846.
1. Elsea b. Oct 28, 1784; m. Ebenezer Bill (q. v.).
2. Anna b. Feb. 2, 1786; d. Westmoreland March 13, 1815; m. Jan. 15, 1811 Amasa Chaffe b. Westminster,
Vt. March 30, 1786, d. Westmoreland March 22, 1863.
1. Anna L. (Chaffe) b. Westmoreland Sept. 26, 1811; m. Otis Ammidown (q. v.).
2. Constant (Chaffe) b. Westmoreland Oct. 15, 1813; d. there July 19, 1815.
3. Hannah b. Aug. 21, 1787 ; m. Stephen Mansfield (q. v.).
4. Salome b. March 22, 1789 ; m. Calvin May (q. v.). 5. Amasa b. March 19. 1793 ; d. Lempster Sept. 26, 1806.
2. Hannah m. Oct. 16, 1786 Bliphalet Farnam.
3. Jerusba b. Sept. 25, 1774: m. David Fuller (q. v.). 4. Amasa d. Dec. 24, 1777.
Mason Adams son of James Mason Adams of Franklin, Mass.; m. Ruth Car-
penter (q. v.) ; was taxed here in 1822; d. Walpole; family rem. West.
Peter Adams m. June 30, 1778 Dinah Porter " of Gilsum."
Stephen Adams m. and d. Marlow about 1856; was taxed here 1849-50-53.
\ "1 l"|tj TY^TT ^ man °^ **"s name came from England and s. at Mendon, Mass. He had a son,
-t\— YU\J JAiAvy-LL. Nat/lan Aldrich, who first s. at Smithfield, R. I., was in the army at Cambridge,
Mass., when Gen. Washington took the command, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. After the war he rem.
to Richmond. His son Levi b. Smithfield, R. I. 1777; d. Richmond May, 1852; m. Mary Bolles; and had Jerome
Bonaparte.
Jerome Bonaparte Aldrich b. Richmond Ap. 16, 1808; m. Aug. 16, 1836
Sabrina Knight dau. of Joseph and Anna (Wilder) Knight of Marlow; r. Bos-
ton, Mass.
1. Willie b. Sept. 16, 1837 ; d. the next day. 2. Adalette E. b. Sept. 20, 1838 ; d. Boston,
Mass. Aug. 6, 1854. 3. Estella G. b. Marlboro' Aug. 31, 1842.
4. Florence F. b. Boston, Mass. March 17, 1845 ; m. Jan. 20, 1865 William H. Tuttle.
1. E. Maud (Tuttle) b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 20, 1866.
2. Carrie E. (Tuttle) b. Lynn, Mass. Sept. 20, 1869; d. Boston, Mass. Dec. 22, 1869.
3. Eliza D. (Tuttle) b. Boston, Mass. June 24, 1871.
4. William H. (Tuttle) b. Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 20, 1873; d. there Nov. 7, 1874.
5. Herbert L. b. Concord, Mass. June 27, 1848 ; d. there Aug. 31, 1848.
6. Rosabelle V. b. Boston, Mass. June 10, 1851.
A T TT,"V" A IVri^TrT? Jahez Alexander, youngest son of Thomas who was killed in the French
AJUUA.i\l^ UXJ1X. war, was b. Marlboro' 1755; d. Acworth Feb. 18, 1845; m. 1st Lois Pool,
who d. Acworth June 19, 1821, and left 11 ch. He m. 2d Dec. 13, 1821 Betsey Way.
Betsey (Way) Alexander b. unk. 1792. [She m. 2d Capt. Solomon Mack
q. v.]
1. Elkanah M. b. Acworth Jan. 14, 1824 ; d. Lempster Oct. 28, 1870 ; m. Arvilla Booth
dau. of Truman and Sophia (Spencer) Booth of Lempster.
1. George E. 2. Eugene A. 3. Orra T. 4. Ada S., and one more.
2. Jabez L. b. Acworth Nov. 8, 1828 ; m. 1st Sally A. Cram, dau. of Willard and Harriet
(Straw) Cram ; m. 2d ■ Brown ; r. Boston, Mass.
3. Chauncev b. Acworth Dec. 15, 1831 ; d. Ap. 26, 1851.
4. George Byron b. Acworth Aug. 12, 1833 ; m. Jan. 8, 1860 Pamela Statira Bignall b.
Alstead Nov. 16, 1844, dau. of Joseph Perkins and Harriet Cambridge (Beckwith) Bignall.
(See Redding.)
1. Frank Ellsworth b. Feb. 5, 1862. 2. Hattie Monona b. Feb. 12, 1866. 3. Fred Warren b. Dec. 13, 1868.
4. Minnie Lusylva b. Oct. 20, 1871. 5. George Clarence b. March 28, 1874. 6. Bertie Almon b. Nov. 14, 1S78.
Robert Alexander a Frenchman, m. Selina ; r. Burlington, Vt.
1. A son b. Feb. 26, 1857.
ATT Ti^lV -^^ Allen, ancestor of all the Surry Aliens, was b. Windsor, Conn. Aug. 14, 1733, O. S.;
Xi-LiJ-J-L'n • d. Surry Aug. 18,1808; m. 1756 Elizabeth Chapin b. Conn. 1736, d. Surry Nov. 13, 1820,
dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Pease) Chapin. They had Abel; Phineas m. Rachel Platts; Love b. Gilsum
GENEALOGIES. 255
(now Surry) Nov. 29, 1766; Samuel; Susannah m. Dr. Samuel Thompson, the founder of the Botanic system of
medicine; David m. Achsah Dart (q. v.); Noah; and two more. Abel, Jr., b. Conn. 1756; d. Surry 1839; m. March 2,
1786 Susanna Wilber b. Nov. 29, 1757; d. Surry Sept. 10, 1811. Their ch. were Susanna m. John S. Britton;
Abel; Mary m. Elijah Mason; Elizabeth m. Alvin Alden of Alstead; Daniel ; Joseph b. Surry May 28, 1798, m.
March 5, 1820, Lyna Abbot, and had a large family of ch., among whom is Hon. Wm. H. H. Allen of Claremont;
and Calvin, r. Troy. Abel, Jr., m. 2d Delane , and had Delane b. Surry Oct. 18, 1814.
Daniel Allen b. Surry Nov. 4, 1795; d. Keene Ap. 20, 1874; m. Dec. 29, 1816,
Deidamia Wilber b. Westmoreland Ap. 14, 1800, dan. of Hananiah and Phebe
(Brockway) Wilber. He served 3 months in the war of 1812, and was Captain in
the militia.
1. Phebe Wilber !>. Surry Oct. 10, 1817 ; m. March 3, 1853 Joseph Cross b. Swanzey Oct.
25, 1824, son of Eldad and Betsey (Heffron ) Cross. He served in the 6th N. H. Reg't, Co.
F, and is supposed to have d. in the rebel prison at Florence, Ala.
2. Susan Deidamia b. Surry May 22, 1820 ; m. Nov. 14. 1844 Alba Marie Bragg b. Brandon,
Vt. Ap. 25, 1822, son of Roswell and Rachel (Twiss) Bragg of Swanzey ; r. Alstead.
1. Susan Deidamia (Bragg) b. Keene March 23, 1816.
2. Daniel Alba (Bragg) b. Charlestown Aug. 25, 181S; d. Langdon Sept. 12, 1854.
3. Man/ Jam' (Bragg) b. Charlestown June 15. 1S.50. 4. Emily Melissa (Bragg) b. Langdon Ap. 27, 1853.
5. Marshall Franklin (Bragg) b. Langdon Dec. 28, 1855. 6. Alma Eliza (Bragg) b. Langdon March 20, 1858.
7. Nellie Etta (Bragg) b. Alstead Aug. 28, 1860.
3. Daniel b. Surry Jan. 2, 1822 : d. there Dec 12. 1841.
4. Hananiah Wilber 1>. Surry Dec. 11, 1823; in. Ap 28, 1855 Lydia Ann Long b. Swanzey
May 1, 1826, dau. of Joseph and Gillias (Rice) Long; r. Alstead.
1. John Herbert 1>. unk. Sept. 14, 1865. 2. Edward Lawson b. unk. May 28, 1S67.
5. Emily b. Surry Oct, 5, 1825 ; d. there July 24, 1831.
6. Hiram Britton b. Surry Ap. 20, 1828: m. Elizabeth Osborne of Peterboro' ; r. California.
1. Etta Viola. 2. Irving Elmer. 3. Mary.
7. Joshua Britton b. Surry Jan. 19, 1880 : m. Nov. 29,1877. Lydia Ann Marden b. Lancaster
Sept. 24, 1836, dau. of John and Mary Ann (Chamberlain) Marden.
8. Emily Trythena b. Surry Jan. 26, 1832 : m. Jan. 21, 1869, Dr. Azro Hebard Reynolds b.
Tunbridge, Vt. Dec. 14, 1838, son of Joseph Warner and Eliza (Cleaveland) Reynolds.
1. Zoe Emily (Reynolds) b. Barnston, P. Q. Dec. 20, 1S69.
2. Josephine Deidamia (Reynolds) b. Tunbridge, Vt. Ap. 8. 1873.
9. Levi b. Surry Jan. 18, 1834 ; r. Keene.
10. Sarah Jane b. Surry Ap. 13, 1836; d. Alstead Feb. 23, 1873; m. Ap. 2, 1863, Henry
Rockwell Thayer b. Acworth Jan. 18, 1839, son of Larned and Serena (Fay) Thayer.
1. Albert Larned (Thayer) b. Alstead Sept. 13, 1866. 2. Jennie Serena (Thayer) b. Alstead Sept. 14, 1868.
3. Addie Maria (Thayer) b. Alstead Sept. 19, 1870.
11. Benjamin Franklin b. Surry Dec. 2, 1838; m. Jan. 1, 1867, Ellen Webster, (q. v.); is
a printer : r. Keene.
1. Frank Webster b. Keene Sept. 15, 1871. 2. Ida Mary b. Keene March 11. 1874.
12. William Brockway b. Surry Feb. 14, 1841 ; in. May 29, 1865, Kate Elizabeth Smith b.
Cheshire, Mass. May 1, 1848, dau. of John Minor and Diantha (Sornberger) Smith.
1. Cora Bell b. Keene Oct. 28, 1866; d. there Sept. 6, 1869. 2. Arthur Smith b. Keene Sept. 6, 1877.
13. Daniel b. Keene June 28, 1843, m. Nov. 5, 1874, Margery Rutledge. He is a tailor at
Boston, Mass.
14. Lucius Lorenzo b. Keene, Sept. 26, 1845 ; r. there.
Lewis L. Allen, son of Galen and Hannah (Copeland) Allen, from Acworth,
was clerk for Jones and Webster, 1853-4.
Phinehas Allen m. Eleanor .
" 5th dau." Sarah Ford b. Oct. 10 or Nov. 20, 1780. Other ch. were Abijah, Lois, Fanny,
and several more.
Jacob Ames from Keene m. 2d 1813 Mrs. Martha (Woodcock) Farnsworth.
They had one ch., Fisher b. June 5, 1814. The will of Jacob Ames was proved
July 8. 1818, and the ch. mentioned were Jacob, Hannah Ferren, Thomas F.,
Simeon, Silas, and Mary Jane Farnsworth.
256 GIL SUM.
A IVTlVrTT^O W IV This name is variouslv spelled Aimedown, Airnedowne, Ammeydowne, Ami-
£*--m-MXXXJ\_7 TT ill don, and Amadon. " The latter is believed to be the correct name." The fam-
ily origin is from the French Huguenots. Roger Ammidown, who s. in Salem, Mass., before 1636, is supposed to
be the ancestor of all of the name in America. He rem. to Weymouth, Mass., and was one of the first proprietors
of Rehoboth, Mass., in 1644, where he was buried Nov. 13, 1673. His wife was Sarah and their ch. were Sarah,
Lydia, Roger, Ebenezer, and Joanna. Roger, Jr. m. Dec. 27, 1666 Joanna Harwood, and had Philip, Henry, and
Mehetable. Philip m. 1st Mehetable Perry by whom he had Henry and Roger. He rem. to Mendon, Mass.; m.
2d Ethemore Warfield, and had Ichabod, Mary, Philip, Ephraim, Ethimore, John, and Hannah. Philip. Jr. b. 1708-
m. Submit Bullard, and had Caleb, Joseph, and Reuben. Caleb b. Aug. 1736; d. Ap. 13, 1799; m. Ap. 14, 175S
Hannah Sabin; r. Charlton, Mass. Their ch. were John, Luther, Calvin, Mehetable, Susannah, and Hannah.
John b. Ap. 5, 1759; d. Dec. 3, 1814; m. June, 1783 Olive Sanger, and had Caleb, Otis, Larkin, Lewis, Susannah,
Adolphus, Callina, John, Olive, and Julina. Otis b. Jan 1, 1785 ; d. Dec. 19, 1827; m. Sally May, and had Otis and
Elbridge.
Otis Ammidown, Jr. b. Southbridge, Mass. May 7, 1809; m. Feb. 14; 1839
Anna L. Chaffe. (See Adams.)
1. Auiasa Otis, b. Dec. 31, 1843 ; m. Sept. 4, 1866, Sarah C. Black of Keene.
1. Lucius E. b. Westmoreland Sept. 19, 1870. 2. Emma C. b. Keene Feb. 5, 1876.
2. Elbridge P. b. Southbridge, Mass. May 11, 1846.
3. Sarah A. b. Westmoreland Feb. 3, 1848 : m. Ap. 22, 1871, Horatio S. Black of Keene.
1. Frank S. (Black) b. Keene March 11. 1S74.
4. George W. b. March 8, 1850 ; d. Westmoreland May 17, 1864.
5. Abbie S. b. Wellington, Conn. May 12, 1852; d. Southbridge, Mass. Aug. 17, 1854.
6. Carlina M. b. Southbridge, Mass. Feb. 28, 1855.
Orin H. Annan of Manchester m. May 3, 1854 Amelia Barrett of Stoddard.
Jerusha Archer was probably dau. of Benjamin Archer of Keene, who m.
Dec. 13, 1764 Elizabeth Ellis.
1. Virita b. May 29, 1798 ; d. June 17, 1800.
Henry Archibald, a Baptist minister, 1848-50.
A "R1VOT T^ Seth ArnoU m- AuS- 15> 1744 Abigail Shadier of Haddam, Conn., where they both d.
-Ci-J-tLTI V^-Li-I-/. Dec. 1747. They had two sons, Ambrose and Seth b. Haddam, Conn. Sept. 3, 1747;
was a Sergeant in the Revolution; was twice a prisoner; was a tanner, shoemaker, and farmer. He rem. to
Westminster, Vt. 1782, where he d. July 6, 1849, being nearly 102 years of age. He m. Oct. 8, 1786 Esther
Ranney b. Westminster, Vt., where she d. July 11, 1841. They had 7 children, of which the oldest,
Seth Shailer Arnold b. Westminster, Vt. Feb. 22, 1788; d. Ascutneyville, Vt.
Ap. 3, 1871; m. 1st Jan. 22, 1817 Ann House b. Andover, Conn. Jan. 8, 1788, d.
Westminster, Vt. Feb. 3, 1841, dau. of Elijah and Hannah H. (Davenport)
House.
1. Mary Ann b. Alstead Nov. 16, 1817 ; d. West Westminster, Vt, March 1, 1857 ; m.
June 23, 1846 Rev. Alfred Stevens, D. D.
2. Sophia b. Aistead June 28, 1820; d. unm. South Hadley, Mass. June 29, 1841.
3. Olivia b. Alstead June 2, 1822 ; m. 1st Sept. 10, 1843 Henry Dwight Hitchcock, M. D.,
who was instantly killed by cars at Middlehoro', Mass. Feb. 23, 1847.
1. Henry Shailer (Hitchcock) b. Middleboro', Mass. June 1, 1846.
m. 2d May 11, 1852 Newton Gage b. New London Dec. 29, 1817.
2. Seth Newton (Gage) b. Bristol Ap. 2, 1857; graduated from Dart. Coll., Scientific Dept. 1879.
3. Alfred Stevens (Gage) b. West Townshend, Vt. Feb. 8, 1860.
4. Caroline b. Alstead March 15, 1827 ; d. there May 2, 1852 ; m. Oct. 1849, Albert Scrip-
ture Wait, Esq.; r. Newport.
1. Fred Arnold (Wait) b. Alstead Ap. 16, 1852; d. Saxton's River, Vt. July 16, 1852.
m. 2d Nov. 5, 1844 Mrs. Mary (Davis) Grout b. Mass. Feb. 17, 1786; d. Acworth
May 22, 1852.
m. 3d Dec. 20, 1854 Mrs. Naomi (Jones) Hitchcock, d. Ascutneyville, Vt. Feb.
1873.
Ephraim Ashworth b. England 1819; d. Washington 1879; m. March 10, 1859
Mrs. Fanny Hill b. England 1823.
GENEALOGIES. 257
Nathaniel W. Aspenwall b. unk. 1801 ; m. Laura , b. unk. 1802.
1. Anna S. b. unk. 1829. 2. Laura B. b. unk. 1833.
3. Mary W. b. unk. 1836. 4. Sarah C. b. unk. 1843.
A nn\\7/"^f^T"| Jonathan B. Ativood r. Plymouth, Mass. and had a son Daniel Lothrop m. Mary Whit-
-£*- -*- * » \J\J U . marsh Standish, a descendant of Miles Standish, and rem. to Middleboro', Mass. Their
ch. were Mary Lothrop, Daniel Webster, George French, and William Whitmarsh r. New Bedford, Mass.
George Fkench Atwood b. Middleboro', Mass. July 7, 1810; m. 1866
Juliaett Briggs McCoy (q. v.) ; r. Wiuchendon, Mass.
1. Mary Miranda b. Jan. 28, 1867. 2. Eva Roberts b. March 15, 1871 ; d. Boston, Mass.
Nov. 24, 1876. 3. Hattie Bell b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 1, 1876.
A TTQrMriyj" A man by this name r. in Mason and had a son, Thomas Austin, b. Mason 1755; d. there
-a- U IO J. ill . Dec. 18, 1804; m. Ruth Russell b. 1756, d. Richmond, Vt. June 24, 1840. Their ch. were
Robert, Jane, Hannah, Ruth, and Thomas.
Eobekt Austen b. Mason Aug. 20, 1785; d. March 23, 1852; m. 1st Jan. 14,
1811, Rebecca Farmer b. Towusend, Mass. Ap. 1, 1777, d. Braintree, Mass. Nov. 7,
1819.
1. Haskell b. Swanzey Ap. 12, 1812 ; d. Surry Aug. 16, 1813.
2. Haskell b. Surry Nov". 22, 1813 ; d. Halifax, Mass. 1877 ; m. 1st Dec. 5, 1842 Mary Ann
Richardson of Pownal, Me. ; in. 2d Nov. 1867 Hannah Matilda Byam of Wiuchendon, Mass. ;
r. Halifax, Mass.
3. Sophia b. Surry June 19, 1815 ; d. Worcester, Mass. June 10, 1868; in. Nov. 1842 Jere-
miah Eastman ; r. Henniker.
1. Jeremiah Austin (Eastman.)
4. Mary Ann b. Surry March 14, 1817 ; m. James C. Isham (q. v.). 5. Manthano b. Surry
Sept. 17, 181& ; d. there Sept. 10, 1821. 6. Elvira b. Surry March 13, 1821 ; d. there May
5. 1822.
m. 2d Dec. 26, 1850, Mrs. Ruthy U. (Hosmer) Isham (q. v.) ; d. Aug. 5, 1874.
Thomas Austin, bro. to preceding, was b. Mason March 2. 1793; rem. to the McCurdy place in Surry where he
speut most of his life, and d. Keene March 9, 1860; m. March 28, 1816 Lucy Kendrick b. Hanover Oct. 30, 1794,
dan. of Thomas and Sevia (Closson) Kendrick. Thev had 12 ch. and she r. with the sixth, Wesley.
Wesley Austin b. Surry Sept. 22^ 1829; m. 1st May 11, 1851, Emily Phelps
Csee Miller) d. Dec. 11, 1871.
1. Carrie Stella b. Marlow March 3, 1867.
m. 2d Oct. 7, 1875 Mary Elizabeth Woodward (q. v.).
Thomas Auty, an Englishman, worked in the Factory 1847-8; had a family.
Johx Bahan, (son of John and Alice ( Garbin) Bahan,) b. Co. Tipperary, Ire-
land 1835; m. May 2, 1869 Bridget Pender b. Co. Clare, Ireland Oct. 28, 1845,
dau. of Edmund and Bridget (Quin) Pender. [The last named was b. Ireland
1812, dau. of Batt and Margaret (Dunlin) Quin, and landed at Boston, Mass. Nov.
20, 1865.]
1. Mary Alice b. March 9, 1870.
2. John Ed b. Harrisville Jan. 28, 1873 ; d. there June 15, 1873.
3. Eddie James b. Harrisville Ap. 2, 1*75.
4. John b. Harrisville Nov. 18, 1876 ; d. Aug. 28, 1877.
Edward Baine r. Marlow; taxed here 1877.
T3 \ T7^ IVR John Baker came from England in the "Rose" and settled at Ipswich, Mass. 1638. A
-U-£*- * * * *■*-*>• John Baker, supposed to be his descendant; r. at Marblehead, Cape Ann, and Andover, Mass.;
had a son Jonathan who settled in Topsfield, Mass. and is said to have removed to Keene about 1775. He is
found soon after in Gilsum, now Sullivan.
Jonathan Baker b. Cape Ann, Mass. June 15, 1749; d. Sullivan Oct. 13,
1833; m. May 4, 1775 Sarah Holt b. unk. Feb. 3, 1758.
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258 aiLSUM.
I. Betty b. Keene? July 4, 1776. 2. Sally b. Keene ? Ap. 25, 1778 ; in. Thomas Powell (q. v.).
3. Jonathan b. Aug. 15, 1779 ; d. unk. Oct. 28, 1863.
4. Polly b. Dec. 3, 1781 ; d. unk. Ap. 13, 1869.
5. Phebe b. unk. Ap. 22, 1784 ; d. Hopkinton, N." Y. Ap. 8, 1880 ; m. Joseph Smith.
6. Aaron b. unk. July 10, 1786 ; d. May 28, 1849.
7. Thomas b. Sullivan Ap. 30, 1788 ; d. Watertown, N. Y. Feb. 10, 1841 ; m. Ap. 27, 1817
Betsey Tolman b. Marlboro' June 2, 1788, dau. of Ebenezef and Mary (Clark) Tolman.
1. William Clark b. Watertown, N. Y. March 3, 1819; m. Oct. 16, 1844 Ruth Bull b. Watertown, N. Y.
Dec. 11, 1819.
1. Thomas Duayne b. Watertown, N. T. Oct. 28, 1845; d. there July 31, 1846. 2. De Forest b. Watertown, N. Y. June
27, 1847. 3. Jane Madora b. Watertown, N. Y. Nov. 8, 1849.
2. Orson Montgomery b. Watertown, N. Y. Feb. 11, 1820; m. March 1849 Jeanette Fisher b. Cayuga, N.
Y. Feb. 1, 1831.
1. Medora H. b. Lawrence, Mich. May 23, 1850.
3. George b. Watertown, N. Y. Ap. 17, 1821; m. Dec. 25, 1819 Jennette Goodenow b. Sandy Creek, N. Y.
Feb. 1833; r. Crete, 111.
4. Nancy Fay b. Watertown, N. Y. March 1, 1823.
5. E. Collins b. Watertown, N. Y. July 26, 1824 ; m. Nov. 1, 1848 Sarah Ann Barlow b. Rodman. N. Y.
Aug. 16, 1826; r. Adams, N. Y.
6. Mary Elizabeth b. Watertown, N. Y. Ap. 2, 1828; m. March 5, 1851 Charles Knights b. Rodman, N.
Y. March 21, 1828 ; r. Watertown, N. Y.
8. Rebecca ) , Q „. A OT i-ron m. Solomon Smith (q. v.).
o ai- -i i "• Sullivan, Ap. 2 , 1790 ; , , T iot-i xt
9. Abigail ) ^ ' d. unk. Jan. 1871 : m. Nye.
10. Mahala b. Sullivan Nov. 9, 1792 ; d. March 28, 1867 ; m. Johnson.
II. George b. New Ipswich ? Feb. 1, 1794 ; d. Oct. 16, 1835 ; m. Nov. 18, 1814 Eunice
Whittemore b. unk. May 2, 1783, d. Peterboro ' June 14, 1866.
J. Elizabeth b. Peterboro' March 30, 1816; m. ■ Upton.
2. George F. b. Peterboro' May 20, 1817.
3. Emily T. > , t> t„_v,„„> -vw 8 i«ir d- Hudson, June 14, 1876.
4. William E. | D> -relerDoro iN0V- 8' isi8; m. 1st Aug. 20, 1850 Julia N.Chase d. Peterboro' Sept. 8,
1853 set. 30.
1. Orrin Chase b. Peterboro' July 1, 1853.
m. 2d March 8, 1855 Elizabeth Buss.
2. William A. b. Peterboro' May 26, 1856.
3. Clarence M. | . p.,.,v„,„, »„„ R 1ac-. d. there Ap. 7, 1858.
4. Clara S. j b' Peterbor° A"S- 6- 185, ; d there g^ '^ 185g
5. Arthur b. Peterboro' Oct. 8, 1858; d. there Oct. 8, 1839. 6. Ella A. b. Peterboro' Ap. 12, 1862.
7. Fred E. b. Peterboro' Sept. 10, 1864.
5. Harriet E. b. Peterboro' July 5, 1820; m. Farley; r. Nashua.
6. Orrin W. b. Peterboro' July 8, 1826. 7. Washington d. inf. 8. Sarah d. inf.
12. David b. unk. June 11, 1796. 13. William b. unk. Oct. 27, 1797 ; d. unk. May 27, 1861.
14. Emerson b. unk. March 25, 1798 or 1799.
15. Elijah b. unk. Oct. 20, 1800 ; m. 1823 Laura Mason b. Dublin Dec. 16, 1800, dau. of
John and Mary (Haven) Mason ; r. Dalton ; six sons and three daus.
Edward Baker came from England and s. at Lynn, Mass. 1630. He m. Joan and had seven ch., among
whom was Joseph b. Lynn, Mass. about 1640; m. Feb. 5, 1662 Ruth dau. of William Holton; and rem. with his
father to Northampton, Mass. 1667. Joseph had five ch., among whom was Joseph, Jr. b. Jan. 25, 1676; rem. to
Marlboro', Mass.; m. Elizabeth Perry of that place; and had seven ch., of whom Robert b. Marlboro', Mass.
Nov. 24, 1713; m. Lydia and had fifteen ch. Of these, Thomas was b. Dec. 31, 1756; m. Feb. 26, 1781
Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Temple. They had thirteen ch., of whom Jasper was b. Aug. 20, 1802; m. Aug. 25,
1826 Louisa Healey of Salem, Mass. Their ch. were Jasper ; Mary m. Elbridge Taft of Nelson; William H., r.
Leominster, Mass. ; Temple ; Frank r. Saccarappa, Me. ; and Sarah m. Benjamin W. Mayo.
Temple Baker b. Nelson Sept. 22, 1834; d. Feb. 5, 1869; m. 1859 Sarah
Maria Pratt. (See John Dort.)
1. Fred Eugene b. Nov. 18, 1859. 2. Mary Ellen b. June 13, 1861.
3. Andy Johnson b. Aug. 25, 1864.
Charles B. Baker (p. 122).
1. Lora Marr b. 1846 ; d. March 24, 1849. 2. Le Forest. 3. Dolly. 4. b. 1853.
Isaac Baker, son of Widow Mary Baker, (see Ballard) was taxed 1819-25.
Hiram Baldwin b. Keene? Aug. 14, 1807; m. Ap. 8, 1828 Elvira Ware (q. v.)
d. Brattleboro', Vt. Nov. 17, 1862.
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1. Marion Josephine b. Stratton, Vt. Nov. 19, 1842 ; m. Nov. 25, 1861 Clinton Carlos
Staples b. Guilford, Vt. Dec. 10, 1841, son of Nelson and Nancy Staples.
1. Charlie Francis (Staples) b. unk. Jan. 18, 1863. 2. Addie Elvira (Staples) b. unk. July 10, 1865.
3. Nettie Marion (Staples) b. unk. Jan. 8, 186S. 4. Flora Evelyn (Staples) b. unk. Dec. 28, 1870.
5. Eugene Clinton (Staples) b. unk. July 9, 1875.
2. Cassius Mahan b. Stratton, Vt. Oct. 14, 1844.
3. Adalade Victoria b. Stratton, Vt. Sept. 3, 1847 ; d. unk. Ap. 5, 1870 ; m. Rice.
T3 \1 \ T> T\ The Ballards are said to have originated in Wales. " Mrs. Judge Baker " was step-
-D-£\. 1^1 i-A LA)1-J» mother to James Ballard, resided here with him, and d. Ap. 1, 1825, ast. 86. Her name
was Mary, and she had a son Isaac Baker.
James Ballaud b. unk. 1759; d. Feb. 4, 1830; m. Polly Clark (q. v.).
1. Luther (adopted) b. Keene Jan 15, 1796 ; m. about Jan. 1820 Rebecca Whitcomb of
Alstead ; rem. to Nashua.
1. James Franklin b. March 28. 1821.
R A IVTOT? OT?rP LieuL Thomas Bancroft was b. England 1622 ; d. Lynnfield, Mass. Aug. 19, 1691;
-D-ci-JJl V^XXVyX _L . m. ist at Dedham, Mass. 1647 Alice Bacon who soon d. He m. 2d Sept. 15, 1648
Elizabeth Metcalf ; rem. about 1650 to Heading, Mass. He was a prominent man and highly honored. Among
his children was Ensign John Bancroft b. Reading, Mass. March 3, 1056; d. Lynnfield, Mass. Jan. 25, 17« ; m.
1st Sept. 24, 1678 Elizabeth Eaton d. March 12, 170J ; m. 2d Hannah d. June 7, 1732. Timothy his son was b.
Lynnfield, Mass. Jan. 20 1702; d. Lunenburg ? Mass. about 1775 ; m. 1st March 12, 173? Elizabeth Gary or Gerry
d. Jan. 28, 1756; m. 2d Nov. 1, 17-VT Mary Harriman d. Feb. 4, 1776. His son John was b. Lunenburg, Mass.
Nov. 14, 1753 ; served in Revolution; d. Union, N. Y. June 16, 1822 ; m. Jan. or June 20, 1776 Mary Newell d.
Union, N. Y. Oct. 26, 1833. Their ch. were Polly, John, Betsey. Ebenezer, Onesimus, Mehetabel, Timothy, and
Elijah Newell. Maj. John b. Rindge Nov. 14, 1779 ; d. Mobile, Ala. July 15, 18111 ; m. May ;!, 1804 Elizabeth dau.
of Josiah Coburn of Rindge. Ch. : — Charles: Alrnira m. Charles Stearns of Lowell, Mass. ; Addison ; John Gai-d-
ner; George Washington; Elizabeth m. David K. Boutelle of Lake City, Minn. ; and Evelina.
Addison Bancroft b. Rindge Dec. 16, 1808; m. 1st Ap. 3, 1832 Mary Ann
Goddard b. Rindge May 16, 1813, d. there Sept. 19, 1852, dau. of Dea. Luther and
Polly (Furbush) Goddard.
1. George Washington b. Rindge March 28, 183:1 ; m. Nov. 5, 1857 Emerett 0. dau. of Peter
Pratt of Coleville, N. Y. where they reside
1. Jennie Frances b. Feb. 1, 1859. 2.' Ellsworth D. b. March 7, 1861.
3. Maryettb. Dec. 27, 1803. 4. Adelaide S. b. Coleville? N. Y. Jan. 31, 1869.
2. Charles Addison b. Rindge Aug. 11, 1834 ; d. there July 11, 1837.
3. Martha June b. Rindge March 15, 1836 ; m. Lyman B. Graham; r, Minneapolis, Minn.
4. Harriet Elizabeth b. Rindge June 1, 1839 ; m. May 8,1866 George Jones Allen b. Rindge
May 11, 1836, son of Eliphaz and Tila (Jones) Allen ; r. Pitchburg, Mass.
5. John Gardner b. Rindge Sept. 23, 1840 ; d. there Sept. 26, 1840.
6. Mary Mersylvia b. Rindge Dec. 12, 1841 ; m. Edwin S. Bnrnap ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
7. Almira Lucinda b. Rindge Ap. 5, 1849; m. Ephraim H. Bowen of Pitchburg, Mass.
m. 2d Jan. 5, 1853 Mrs. Mary (Ward) Jones d. Rindge March 19, 1869, dau. of
Caleb Ward of Ashburnham, Mass., and widow of Christopher Jones of the same
place.
8. Charles Addison b. Rindge May 26, 1857. 9. John Perry b. Rindge Nov. 13, 1859.
m. 3d Oct. 14, 1869 Mrs. Elmira (Peirce) Sruiley, dau. of Joseph Peirce and
widow of Charles M. Smiley.
~D \ 1\TTZ"C William Banks came from Oakham, Mass. and settled in Keene (now Roxbury). His son
-U -£*-!■! -l\-0. Israel b. unk. May 30, 1780 ; m. Patty Lewis, dau. of James and Martha (Collins) Lewis, of
Marlboro', where he settled about 1802. He afterwards removed to Canada, and left his son William in charge of
an uncle for whom he was named. This uncle, William Banks b. Oakham, Mass. Feb. 29, 1760 ; d. Gilsum Ap.
29, 1830 ; m. Elizabeth Dwinell b. Dauvers, Mass. 1756 ; d. Gilsum March 4, 1853, dau. of Benjamin and
(Esty) Dwinell.
William Banks b. Marlboro' (now Roxbury) May 30, 1802; m. 1826 Rebecca
Isham (q. v.) d. Dec. 2, 1871.
1. Fanny Rebecca b. May 5, 1827 ; d. Feb. 22, 1832.
2. Samuel Isham b. Nov. 12, 1828 ; d. Feb. 10, 1832.
260 GIL SUM.
3. Eliza Vilas b. Aug. 12, 1830 ; m. Sept. 1852 Grenville Clinton Slader son of Jesse and
Nancy (Finlay) Slader of Acworth. He d. in array at Columbus, Ky. 1863.
1. Carrie H. (Slader.) 2. Jesse W. (Slader.) 3. Mabel R. (Slader.)
4. Dimmis Salome b. July 2, 1833 ; r. Peterboro'.
5. William Wallace b. Jan. 21, 1835 ; d. by sunstroke, Newark, N. J. July 6, 1873 ; m.
Mary Clark.
6. Helen Marion b. Dec. 28, 1837 ; d. unm. Dec. 20, 1855.
7. Samuel Osman b. Dec. 14, 1839; m. Ap. 2, 1863 Annie E. Learoyd (q. v.); r. New
London, Conn.
1. Gladys Learoyd b. Norwich, Conn. May 9, 1870. 2. George Elmer b. Norwich, Conn. May 22, 1877.
8. Elmer David b. Sept. 23, 1843 ; m. Dec. 7, 1865 Ellen A. Cbapin (q. v.).
1. Elmer Clifford b. Sept. 29, 1866.
Samuel, Bannister was " boss finisher " in Factory 1864-5.
13 A 13 T7" T^TJ John Barker, son of Ephraim was b. Pomfret, Conn. Dec. 18, 1756 ; m. July 9. 1786
-D-ci rVlVXjXlJ. Esther Richardson, and d. Stoddard March 15, 1834. He was in the battle of Bunker
Hill, and served through the war. Their twelfth ch. was Franklin.
Franklin Barker b. Stoddard Ap. 11, 1803; d. Onondaga, N. Y. July 14,
1858; m. about 1826 Betsey Blood (q. v.) ; rem. to Onondaga, N. Y. 1836.
1. Morrill. 2. Ryley. 3. Betsey. 4. Eckford.
William Barr kept Boarding House for the Wards 1874; rem. to Mass.
"D A 1_> T> p^T^^P John Barrett a turner of mortars and other wooden ware s. at Nelson. His son
-D-a-J-i/JAiJ-J -l -L • j0hn m. Lucy Nichols and had Levi, John, Alonzo r. Nelson, and Lucy m. James
Abbot r. Sullivan.
Levi Barrett b. Nelson June 13, 1803; m. 1st Nov. 1834 Julia Thompson
(q. v.) who d. Jan. 29, 1843.
1. George b. Stoddard Dec. 23, 1835 ; m. Dec. 25, 1862 Lnella Angelima Bingham (q. v.).
1. Ernest Fuller b. Nov. 11, 1868. 2. Don b. Aug. 11, 1873 ; d. Sept. 2, 1874.
2. Julia Anna b. Stoddard Feb. 4, 1838 ; ra. Feb. 25, 1877 Luke G. Robbins of Acton, Mass.
m. 2d May 12, 1843 Mrs. Sarah Foster (Winchester) Thompson (q. v.).
3. Julia Vienna b. Aug. 2, 1844 ; m. George Nabum Hay ward (q. v.).
4. John Marshall b. Aug. 18, 1846 ; m. Sept. 1867 Clara, dau. of Ashley and Sarah (Davis)
Spaulding ; r. Sullivan.
1. Mabel I. b. Sept. 12, 1868. 2. Althea S. b. Sullivan Nov. 15, 1869.
3. Lestou M. b. Sullivan Aug. 27, 1872. 4. Ethel Abbie b. Sullivan July 15, 1874.
5. Charles Milan b. Jan. 30, 1849 ; m. Nov. 8, 1871 Hattie Bedard b. Bedford, Canada June
1846, dau. of Peter and Pamelia (Decker) Bedard ; r. Acworth.
1. Kitty Winchester b. Natick, Mass. Sept. 18, 1874. 2. Verne Havward (adopted) b. Dec. 16, 1877.
\ RosysaSEveTyn°U } b" Acworth Dec' 14' 1878 > d' ACW°rth ***" ^ "^
6. Sidney Eugene b. Jan. 3, 1851 ; m. Sept. 1875 Ellen Amanda Seward. (See Heaton.)
7. Mary Ella b. Ap. 23, 1853 ; m. Nov. 5, 1871 Nahum Cole Reed b. Acton, Mass. March 1,
1838 ; son of Joseph Porter and Ruth (Cole) Reed. He is R. R. Station Agent, Acton, Mass.
John Barrett bro. of Levi, m. Sophronia Evans; rem. to Hadley, N. Y. They had Thomas F.; Sarah m.
Bennett, r. Marlow; Lucy m. Curtis of Antrim; Russell d. unm. Gilsum ; Julia m. Charles Thompson of
Winchester; Emeline m. and d. Keene; Levi r. Winchester; Melvin r. Winchester; and Nancy Jane m. Thompson
r. Winchester.
Thomas Francis Barrett b. Hadley, N. Y. Feb. 24, 1833; m. July 4, 1857
Sarah Experience Hastings b. Sullivan June 25, 1837, dau. of Abijah and Sarah
(Hale) Hastings.
1. Abijah Hastings b. Marlow, March 24, 1859. 2. Addie Sarah b. Marlow March 1, 1862.
3. John Francis b. Keene March 1, 1864. 4. Henry Levi b. Keene June 6, 1866.
5. Herbert Thomas b. Keene March 22, 1868. 6. Estber Laurena b. Keene Oct. 16, 1870.
13 \ T> TT> /"V iyr This name is frequently called Barnes, and sometimes so written, but the old deeds
XJx\. XVAW/l.™ . almost uniformly have it Barron. The family originated in Scotland. William Barron
m. 1st Sept. 28, 1752 Isabel Larrabee, dau. of Samuel and Sarah Larrabee. He s. in Surry where she d. June 5,
GENEALOGIES. 261
1770. He m. 2d Aug. 7, 1770 Tabithy Williams who d. Surry Dec. 1, 1775. He m. 3d Jemima d. Surry
McCurdy, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Mooty) McCurdy
1. Jeanette b. Surry June 10, 1787 ; m. Thomas Smith ; r. Barre, Mass.
2. Nathan b. Surry" Sept. 7, 1789 ; m. Anna Bly ; r. Kirby, Vt.
3. Isabel m. Ware ; r. N. Y. 4. Anna d. unm. Kirby, Vt.
ra. 2d March 3, 1818 Cynthia Metcalf b. Keene Jan. 20, 1786; d. Oct. 3, 1850;
dau. of Abijah and Mercy (Ellis) Metcalf.
5. William b. Keene Ap. 24, 1820 ; m. Oct. 5, 1847 Phebe Esty, dau. of Aaron and
(Davis) Esty of Roxbury; r. Westminster, Mass.; is a carpenter.
1. Charles b. Fitchburg, Mass. Sept. 5, 1848; m. Fanny .
1. Almeda.
2. Albert b. Fitchburg, Mass. 1850 ; m. Emma Bruce.
3. Clara b. Fitchburg, Mass. Ap. 19, 1852 ; m. Arthur Brown ; r. Gardner, Mass.
1. Charles Arthur (Brown).
4. Florence b. Fitchburg, Mass. March, 1851 ; m. Edward Lynde ; r. Westminster, Mass.
5. Alden d. eh. Fitchburg. Mass. 6. William d. ch. Fitchburg, Mass. 7. Eddie b. Westminster, Mass. 1870.
6. Elizabeth Dwight b. Keene Aug. 29, 182:! ; d. there March 1, 1828.
7. Althea b. Keene July 2, 1826 ; d. there Nov. 10, 1826.
8. Bethania Melissa b. Keene March 27, 1827 ; d. unm. Leominster, Mass. March 11, 1849.
9. Jonathan Boyce b. Alstead, Aug. 30, 1831 ; m. Maria Hogan b. Quebec 1834 ; r. Keene.
1. Cynthia b. Brattleboro', Vt. May 18, 1856 ; m. 1875 Thomas Baldwin b. Pittsford, Vt. 1855, son of John
Baldwin.
1. John (Baldwin) b. Keene Sept. 1876.
2. Mark William b. Brattleboro', Vt. Sept. 10, 1859. 3. Cora b. Keene Dec. 1861 ; d. there Sept. 1867.
John Barron son of William Barron and Miriam Mackentire (q. v.) was b.
May 14, 1801; m. 1st Aug. 1827 Rachel Mansfield (q. v.) d. March 1, 1828; m. 2d
March 5, 1830 Sarah Fairbanks, b. Stoddard March 21, 1810, dau. of Aaron and
Sarah (Brown) Fairbanks.
1. Amasa Fairbanks b. Bridgewater, Vt. Aug. 24, 1832 ; m. 1st Ap. 30, 1854 Nancy Me-
lissa Parkhurst (q. v.).
1. Amasa Albert b. Feb. 15, 1859.
in. 2d Mrs. Mary Ann (Kimball) Farnsworth of Washington; r. Bridgewater, Vt.
2. Okey Jefferson b. Stoddard March 20,1834; m. Dec. 1858 Cynthia Elmira Jefts b.
Alstead 1844 ; dau. of Benjamin and Olive (Reed) Jefts.
1. Emma b. Gilsum. 2. Eddie b. Washington; r. there. 3. Ernest Alvinza b. Washington, Ap. 14, 1871.
3. Lodema Algena b. Stoddard July 30, 1836 ; in. Cyrus R. Bliss (q. v.).
4. Sarah Salome b. Stoddard Ap. 15, 1841.
5. Rhoda Alzina b. Stoddard Aug. 29, 1845; m. 1st Horace W. Howard (q. v.) ; m. 2d June
1870 George Henry Richardson (q. v.).
6. Cynthia Rozelva b. March 2, 1847 ; m. Oct. 24, 1870 George Gould b. Peterboro'; r. Stod-
dard.
7. Sylvia Candace b. March 30, 1849 ; m. Ap. 22, 1871 Ira A. Ellis. (See Crandall.)
Edward Bartlett son of James and Mary ( Birne) Bartlett, was b. Co. Ros-
common, Ireland Dec. 1844; m. July 22, 1871 Anna Bridget McCarty b. Co. Ros-
common, Ireland Aug. 27, 1850, dau. of Michael and Anna (Fallon) McCarty; r.
Keene; employed in Collins's Factory 1868-72.
1. James b. Keene Dec. 19, 1874; d. there Nov. 4, 1877. 2. Edward b. Keene Aug. 4, 1879.
Tt A ^i^T^HPHP Tradition says three brothers of this name came from England : ■ — one s. on Cape Cod,
UilkjOJ-i -L L • one m the South, and one in the West. A sea captain of this name rem. from Marble-
head, Mass. to Newburyport, Mass. and d. at sea. His son Nathaniel began business as a merchant with six and
a quarter cents, which he gradually increased to $20,000 a year. He m. Betsey dau. of Gilman Frothingham.
Their son
262 GILSUM.
Edward Barnard Bassett b. Newburyport, Mass. Ap. 11, 1819; m. Mary
Abigail Taylor b. Milford, N. Y. Aug. 1832, dau. of Chandler and Palmyra Taylor.
1. A son b. Granville, N. Y. 1856 ; d. inf. 2. Mary Ella b. Cuttingsville, Vt. 1859.
~D \ '"PTj^Q Edward Bates m. Polly Corey and rem. from Carlisle, Mass. to Stoddard. They had Almira
-D •£*- J- J-ilO» m. John Phelps of Keene, James L., Mary, Louise m. John Flynn of Lynn, Mass., Betsey m.
William Wiley of Westmoreland, and Lucretia m. William Blanchard (q. v.).
James Lovell Bates b. Stoddard July 10, 1803; m. Sarah Whittemore b.
Fitchburg, Mass. March 15, 1800, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Osborne) Whittemore.
1. Ellen Maria b. Keene Feb. 6, 1820 ; m. Albert Church of Surry ; seven oh.
2. Elmira b. Keene March 13, 1822 ; d. Boston, Mass. ; in. Uriah Sears.
3. James William b. Keene May 3, 1825'; m. July 4, 1843 Lucy H. Howe. [She m. 2d
Samuel C. Hudson son of James and r. Greengarden, 111.]
1. Alfoncie b. July 18, 1844 ; m. 1st Aug. 1858 Henry C. Lawton d. Sept. 16 ? 1865, son of Henry and Bet-
sey (Howe) Lawton ; m. 2d Albert H. Waldron (q. v.).
2. William Herbert b. Dee. 5, 1845; m. Dec. 27, 1870 Phila E. Nash (q. v.).
3. Charlotte D. b. July 15, 1854 ; m. Loren Derby of Saxton's River, Vt.
1. Charles (Derby). 2. Nina Bell (Derby).
4. Mary Georgiana b. Stoddard March 7, 1856 ; m. Luther Davis (q. v.).
5. Charles J. b. Sullivan Oct. 3, 1858 ; r. Washington.
4. George Washington b. Landgrove, Vt. July 13, 1827 ; in. Jan. 5, 1847 Cynthia Davis (q. v.).
1. Francis Freeman b. Oct. 3. 1847; m. Jan. 31, 1874 Ida Mabel] Pratt b. Marlboro' May 8, 1855 dau. of
Ira B. and Lizzie Ann (Davis) Pratt.
1. Forest Eddo b. Dec. 28, 1878.
5. Jotham Alexander b. Keene Dec. 23, 1829 ; m. Aug. 17, 1848 Alice Bethseba Chapman
b. Alstead Oct. 2, 1825, dau. of Daniel and Rebecca (Cady) Chapman.
1. Daniel Webster b. Alstead May 23, 1851 ; m. Oct. 1. 1871 Anna Dora Holmes b. Middlefield, Mass. Jan.
5, 1847, dau. of Alvan and Roxana (Geer) Holmes.
2. Eddo Vasco b. Alstead Sept. 22, 1853. 3. Lucy Mahala b. June 19, 1855.
4. Charles Albert b. Ap. 18, 1857. 5. Clara Etta b. Sept. 22, 1859.
6. Hamilton M. b. Keene Jan. 19, 1832 ; d. there 1837.
7. Harvey Leonard b. Landgrove, Vt. Feb. 19, 1835 ; m. Louisa Jane Davis (q. v.), d.
Oct. 7, 1878.
1. Rosey Ella b. March 14, 1855 ; m. Luther H. Guillow (q. v.). 2. Hattie Josephine b. Sept. 27. 1856.
3. Nellie Leora b. Sept. 16, 1858 ; m. Joseph H. Jolly (q. v.). 4. Herbert Harvey b. Sept. 13, 1860.
8. Elvira I. b. Swanzey 1836 ; d. same day.
9. Sarah b. Swanzey Ap. 13, 1836 ; m. Francis C. Howe (q. v.).
10. Martin b. Nov. 9, 1839 ; m. 1868 Adaline Martha Howard (q. v.).
1. Effie Josephine b. Dec. 21, 1868.
11. Clement Uriah b. Dec. 11, 1S43 ; m. 1st Oct. 20, 1860 Mary Howard (q. v.).
1. Elmer Ellsworth b. Sept. 1, 1863.
m. 2d March 5, 1866 Amanda L. Howard (q. v.).
2. Theron Uriah b. Jan. 11, 1871.
Edward H. Bates a tin-peddler, m. Nancy Swallow from Vt., taxed 1843.
James Bates nephew of James L., a blacksmith, worked in Chandler's shop
1865; rem. to Keene.
T> 4 "V"rpT^"D Simon Baxter, a noted Tory in the Revolution r. Alstead. His wife's name was Pru-
-D i\-A-J- J-J JTL>. dence. Among their ch. were Simon, William, and Abraham b. Alstead July 17, 1771.
Capt. Sirnon b. Alstead 1747 ; m. Margaret ; rem. to Surry where he d. Ap. 17, 1817. His widow Margaret
d. Surry Sept. 16, 1825 a;t. 75. Among their ch. were William, Simon, Benjamin, George, Hollis, and Nancy.
William Baxter b. Alstead Nov. 2, 1770; d. Surry Sept. 1828; m. 1st Ap. 16,
1792 Thankful Smith d. Surry Sept. 29, 1799 set. 27; m. 2d July 7, 1800 Rachel
Bill (q. v.) d. Oct. 22, 1861.
T> t^f^TZ" \\f TT^TT Andrew Beckwith came to Alstead from Lynn, Mass. 1767, m. Catherine Shailer
-D Xli \j XV ii J- -L -I_L. and had nine ch. among whom was
Benjamin Brooks Beckwith b. Alstead June 10, 1786; d. Alstead July 10,
1831; m. Joanna Chapin (q. v.) d. Alstead Feb. 19, 1856.
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1. Alfred b. March 25, 1808 ; m. Rachel Spaulding; r. Stoddard.
1. Helen b. New Ipswich. 2. Emma b. Hooksett. 3. Sarah b. Sept. 1834. 4. Henry b. Gilsum.
5. Herbert b. Stoddard. 6. Arthur b. Stoddard.
2. Orinda b. May 8, 1810 ; m. June 9, 1835 Richard Kimball Metcalf (q. v.).
3. Oliver b. Walpole Ap. 11, 1816. 4. Silas b. Alstead Nov. 1, 1818 ; m. in California.
5. Rizpah Field b. Ap. 25, 1821; m. George Stewart of Stoddard; r. at Hillsboro' ; three
daus. 6. Edna b. Alstead May 6, 1826 ; m. John H. A. Young (q. v.).
Niles Beckwith m. Jemima Wedge from Conn. ; s. at Lempster and had Warren (see Redding); Byron m.
Candace Hurd (q. v.); Bethuel : Lauren m. Sally Dutton of Lempster ; Nelson ; Polly m. Hodge of Lemp-
ster; Charlotte; Betsey m. Moses Cooper of Greenfield; Lucinda ; Esther m. Fuller of Sutton; Jemima;
Clarissa m. Caleb Stiles of Greenfield ; and one more.
Bethuel Beckwith b. Lempster June, 1782; d. Alstead Oct. 10, 1831; m.
June 9, 1808 Betsey Davis (q. v.) d. Lempster Aug. 22, 1809.
1. Bethuel Davis b. Lempster Aug. 19, 1809; d. unm. Townsend, Mass. Oct. 23, 1833.
in. 2d Margaret Davis (q. v.).
2. Linus Niles 1,. Lempster Aug. 19, 1811 ; d. Alstead Feb. 19, 1880 ; m. Oct. 16,1835 Eliza
Ann Davis b. Barre, Mass. Feb. 16. 1816. dau. of Tilly Moses and Katherine (Morse) Davis.
1. Albert Davis b. Lempster Feb. 22, 1837; m. Oct. 25, 1870 Amelia Lincoln; enlisted in 2d Vt. Reg't,
June, 1861, and served till close of war; was wounded in battles of Fredericksburg and The Wilderness.
1. Ernest Clarence b. Alstead Oct. 1873. 2. Edna Jane b. Alstead Sept. 29, 1878.
2. Ransom Esker b. Lempster Dec. 29, 1838; d. Nashua Sept. 22, 1878; m. 1st Nov. 1861 Mary Peck d.
Chester, Vt. July, 1866.
1. George d. inf.
m. 2d Lizzie White.
2. Lucina Elsina b. Florida March, 1876.
3. Henry Harrison b. Marlow June 20, 1841; m. June 17, 1874 Eliza Ann Townsend b. Alstead May 29,
1850, dau. of Charles and Lucinda (Messer) Townsend.
1. Charles Henry b. Keene Sept, 19, 1875; d. there Aug. 31, 1876. 2. Harrv Willard b. Keene Oct. 14, 1876.
4. George Augustine b. Weston, Vt. June 22, 1843; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. and d. in army hos-
pital May 13, 1864. 5. Eliza Ann b. Weston, Vt. Oct. 21, 1845; d. unm. Alstead Jan. 15, 1S65.
6. Milan Niles b. Weston, Vt. Aug. 29, 1848; m. July 3, 1870 Ruth Ella, dau. of Henry Dodge of London-
derry, Vt. ; served in 2d Vt. Reg't; r. Nashua.
7. Nelson Bethuel b. Weston, Vt. Dec. 11, 1850; m. 1st July 24, 1S74 Caroline Beebe d. Keene June 25, 1875.
1. Eva Grace d. inf.
m. 2d 1878 Florence Wheeler.
9. Addle0"1 } b- Weston> Vt- SePt- 16> 1853; d. Alstead May 28, 1870.
10. Hattie Matilda b. Weston, Vt. Feb. 24, 1857; d. Alstead Oct. 25, 1870.
3. Betsey Davis b. Lempster Aug. 3, 1812 ; m. 1st Baruch Davis (q. v.) ; m. 2d Isaac Love-
land (q. v.).
4. Lucy Almorineb. Lempster Sept. 24, 1814 ; m. Ransom Tifft d. Franklin, Mass. Dec. 1872.
1. Sarah (Tifft) (adopted.)
5. Salmon Chandler b. Marlow July 7, 1816 ; d. unm. Lempster Dec. 1853.
6. John Benjamin b. Alstead Sept. 6, 1819 ; m. Susan Cushing of Walpole ; r. Illinois.
1. Mary. 2. Susan. 3. Miltou. 4. Helen. 5. Matilda. 6. Joseph. 7. David. 8. Charles.
9. Dora Bell d. ch. 10. Carrie Bell.
7. Margaret Charlotte b. Alstead Feb. 14, ? 1823 ; d. unm. Mason July 10, 1860.
8. Esther Matilda b. Alstead Nov. 28,1824 ; m. Sept. 1850 Oliver Inman ; r. Burrillville, R. I.
1. Willie (Inman) b. R. I. 1855; m. 1877 Edna . 2. Irene (Inman) b. R. I. 1859.
9. Amanda Augusta b. Alstead July 28, 1828 ; m. James Spaulding of Wilton ; r. Wise.
1. Ida (Spaulding,) and several more.
10. Ezra Nelson b. Alstead May 9, 1832; d. there Jan. 3, 1868; m. Maria Spaulding of
Hollis.
1. Charles b. Alstead 1849. 2. Nellie Margaret b. Alstead 1852. 3. Henry Nelson b. Alstead 1855.
Alvln A. Beckwith b. Conn. 1827 ; m. Nancy Redding b. Alstead 1830, dau.
of Jonathan and Irene (Streeter) Redding; r. Drewsville.
1. Charles E. b. Walpole 1855.
Henry Sumner Beckwith (see Redding) b. Bennington Dec. 26, 1849; m.
Jan. 20, 1873 Mrs. Jennie M. (Chapin) Welch (q. v.).
1. Lena b. Oct. 12, 1873.
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Francois Bellisle known as Frank Bell, m. Mary Fairbanks; rem. to Win-
chester; six eh.
Roswell Griggs Bennett son of John, was b. unk. Dec. 1807; d. Nunda,
N. Y. May 21, 1878; m. Oct. 20, 183(3 Betsey Day (q. v.) d. Nunda, N. Y.Dec.
20, 1877; taxed here 1829-35.
1. Ira Griggs b. Nuuda, N. Y. July 14, 1840 ; d. there Ap. 30, 1865.
Alfred Bernard son of George and Marguerite (Berri) Bernard, was b.
Canada Ap. 3, 1851 ; m. Oct. 18, 1873 Kate Cassidy b. Quebec, Ap. 5, 1856, dau.
of John and Marie (Cloutier) Cassidy; came to Gilsum 1879.
1. Joseph George b. Concord, Vt. Nov. 1, 1876.
2. William Alfred b. Claremont Dec. 9, 1878.
Thomas L. Berry son of John, was b. Keene Sept. 21, 1858; m. March 13,
1880 Mrs. Fanny (Houghton) Jefts (q. v.).
Chakles W. BEin:y bro. of the preceding, was b. Keene Jan. 1, 1861.
12 T^TTTc" T-{ ,^rPO( ^ K" The ancestor of all the Beverstocks in this country emigrated hither before
-"-*-" » X-i-Ll'kj X KJKJ i\_. the Revolution. His name is not known. He was drafted to serve in the
Revolution, but his son John went in his place. His wife's name was Margaret. John s. at Needham, Mass., and
had a son Daniel.
Daniel Beverstock b. Needham, Mass. Feb. 5, 1762; d. Alstead 1837; m,
Jan. 26, 1801 Lucinda Bingham (q. v.) d. Sullivan Ap. 21, 1851.
1. Lucinda b. Keene March 16, 1805, m. March 26, 1826 Martin Rugg b. Sullivan July 29,
1798, d. there Oct. 21, 1858, son of Elijah and Lois (Wilder) Rugg.
1. James Henry (Rugg) b. Sullivan Ap. 4, iS27; d. there Aug. 29, 1832.
2. Lucy Ann (Rugg) b. Sullivan March 28, 1830; m. Ebenezer Franklin Temple (q. v.).
3. Ellen Jane (Rugg) b. Sullivan May 17, 1836; m. Jan. 1858 Eben Clark Tolman b. Nelson Dec. 6, 1831,
son of Cyrus and Lucy (Abbot) Tolman.
1. Ellen Gertrude (Tolman) b. Nelson May U, 1862. 2 Cyrus Wilmer (Tolman) b. Nelson Ap. 17, 187H.
4. Charles Wilson (Rugg) b. Sullivan Oct. 4, 1838; m. Nov. 19, 1861 Lucy Ann. dau. of Luther and Lucy
(Dunn) Richardson of Stoddard.
1. Fred Andri w I Rugg) b. Sullivan Nov. 30, 1863. 2. Harlan Elbert (Rugg) b. Sullivan Ap. 1867.
3. Myra June (Rugg) b. Sullivan Nov. 1871. 4. Lucy Isabel (Rugg) b. Sullivan .lime 8, 1876.
5. Andrew Jackson (Rugg) b. Sullivan Sept. 21, 1841 ; d. in army Philadelphia, Penn. July 25, 1862; served
in 2d N. H. Reg't Co. D.
6. Emily Sophia (Rugg) b. Sullivan June 18, 1846; m. Nov. 17, 1864 Henry Davis b. Stoddard May 5, 1841,
son of Marcus and Lydia Lane (Wilson) Davis.
1. Leston Francis (Davis) b. Sullivan Ap. 7, 1877.
2. Olive b. July 27, 1806 ; m. Alanson Bingham (q. v.).
3. Sophia b. Alstead Ap. 30, 1808 ; m. Jan. 30, 1824 Harrison Ruag b. Lancaster, Mass.
June 27, 1791, d. Sullivan May 25, 1859.
1. Emily Sophia (Rugg) b. Sullivan July 17, 1825; in. Daniel Towne; r. Marlboro'.
1. Emily Raselte (Towne) b. Sullivan Ap. 1845; m. Albert Davis; r. Nashua.
1. Ltdit Luella (Davis.)
2. Clara Ann (Towne) b. Langdon June, 1S47; m. George H. Clapp; r. Brattleboro', Vt.
3. Daniel Watson (Towne) b. Langdon May, 1850; m. Jennie Phillips; r. Marlboro'.
1. Hari-y Delbert (Towne.)
4. Loren Wesley (Towne) b. Langdon Jan. 1853. 5. Addle Loiina (Towne) b. Langdon Oct. 1855.
6. Ella Sophia (Towne) b. Hebron, N. Y. Aug 1, 1863. 7. Lester Henri/ (Towne) b. Cambridge, X. Y. Dec. 28, 1865.
2. Horace Kendall (Rugg) b. Sullivan Dec. 6, 1830; m. 1st Clara Keith; d. Acworth 1868; r. Acworth.
1. Elmer Herbert (Rugg) b. Langdon May, 1858.
m. 2d Mary Chatterton, dau. of Alpheus and Esther (Richardson) Chatterton.
2. Floyd Neu-ell (Rugg) b. Acworth Dec. 6, 1876.
3. Gardner Harris (Rugg) b. Sullivan Feb. 15, 1834; m. Elizabeth Jackson d. Carbondale, 111. Ap. 21,
1867; served in the army.
1. Etta Luella (Rugg) b. Carbondale, HI. May, 1859. 2. Era id: Curtis (Rugg) b. Carbondale, III. Dec. 1862.
4. Daniel Willard (Rugg) b. Sullivan July 18, 1836; m. 1st Elvira Davis of Stoddard.
1. Arthur Harrison (Rugg) b. Sullivan Sept. 1863.
m. 2d Rosabel Davis of Stoddard.
5. Edward Ellery (Rugg) b. Sullivan Jan. 7, 1841 ; m. Sabrina S. Barrett of Stoddard.
6. Edna Elmira Luella (Rugg) b. Sullivan Dec. 14, 1851; d. unm. Acworth Jan. 1, 1870.
4. Sibyl Bond b. Alstead Oct. 15, 1810 ; m. Feb. 22, 1838 Daniel Holt b. Temple June 5,
1805, d. Nelson June 24, 1871, son of Ephraim and Rhoda (Russell) Holt.
GENEALOGIES. 265
1. Abbie M. (Holt) b. Keene Jan. 13, 1839.
2. Emily M. (Holt) b. Keene May 22, 1840; m. Dec. 30, I860 Francis Stratton b. Lincoln, Mass., son of
Henry and Sylvia (Bowker) Stratton; r. Harrisville.
I. Henry Francis (Stratton) I.. Harrisville Dec. 18, 1861. 2. Fred Smith Adams( Stratton) b. Harrisville March 19, 1886.
3. Edgar Harris (Stratton) b. Harrisville Aug. "28, 1871; (1. there Nov. 1871.
3. Lawson C. (Holt) b. Keene Dec. 28, IM1; .1. there Ap. 3, 1842.
4. Lawson A. (Holt) b. Keene. Ap. 10, 1844; d. there March 31, L845.
5. A.iahel N. (Holt) b. Keene Aug. 16, 1845; m. July 13, 1869 Nellie A. Pond b Bennington Aug. 27,
1849, dan. of James and Electa J. (Richardson) Bond.
1. Mamie Luella (Holt) b. Harrisville March 9, 1872.
6. Paschal A. (Holt) b. Keene May 15, 1847; in. Xov. 3, 1870 Mary, dau. of Batrick Magee of Farming-
ton, Conn.
1. Grace Mary (Holt) b. Farmington, Conn. June 13, 1872. 2. Jennie Alice (Holt) b. Farmington, Conn. Nov. 22, 1873.
7. Sumner A. (Holt) b. Keene Ap. 6. 1.S50; d. Nelson Ap. 6, 1861.
5. Daniel Wright b. Alstead Oct. 6, 1815; d. Marlow Ap. 26, 1842; m. Ap. 5, 1886 Louisa
M. Guillow (q. v.).
1. Alma Augusta, b. Ap. 12, 1837; m. May 1, 1855 Charles Albert Tarbox b. Stoddard Feb. 18, 1834, son
of Stearns and Nanev (Smith) Tarbox: r. Sullivan.
1. Frank Albert (Tarbox) b. Nelson Jan. 23, 1857. 2. Charles Arthur (Tarbox) b. Nelson Sept. 3, 1864.
3. Alice Mabel (Tarbox) b. Nelson Nov. 11, 1868. 4. Willie Herbert (Tarbox) b. Marlboro' Dee. 17, 1870.
5. An tin Linii.il [ trnli. ix) b. Sullivan March 16, 1874.
2. Oscar Page b. Alstead June 27, 1839; d. Marlow Ap. 9, 1842.
3. Daniel Oscar b. Marlow June 27, 1842 ; m. 1866 Sarah Ninis, dau. of Oilman and Charlotte (Stowe)
Nims of Roxbury; r. Sullivan.
1. Cora b. Sullivan; d. there ch. 2. Oscar b. Sullivan Nov. 1874. 3. Herbert b. Sullivan Dec. 1, 1875.
DT T is one of the oldest names in England. It is probably derived from the bill or battle-ax carried by a cer-
-*-* J- J_i J_J tarn class of soldiers. The origin of the family in America is not certain. John Bill bapt. 1576 Farish
of Much Wedlock, Shropshire. Eng., m. Anne Mountford who d. May 3, 1621 ajt. 33, leaving an only child John,
who is supposed to have m. Dorothy Tuttle, and to have emigrated to America before 1635. Ch. : — James,
Thomas, Philip, John, and Mary. Philip b. England about 1620; m. Hannah ; s. at Ipswich, Mass.; rem.
to New London, Conn, about 1667. Their ch. were Philip, Mary. Margaret, Samuel, John, Elizabeth, Jonathan,
and Joshua. Samuel b. Ipswich, Mass. about 1665; m. 1st Mercy, dan. of Richard Haughton of New London,
Conn.; m. 2d Elizabeth ; and had Hannah, Samuel, Philip, James, Ebenezer, Joshua, Jonathan, Mercy, John,
and Abigail. Ebenezer b. Groton, Conn, about 161)6; m. Patience Ingraham b. France; d. 1771. Their ch.
were Samuel, Bridget. Beulah, Hannah, Jonathan, Ebenezer. Thomas. Asahel, and Eunice.
Samuel Bice b. Groton, Conn. Sept. 2o, 1719; d. May 8, 1800; m. Sept. 16,
1742 Sarah Bond b. Hebron, Conn. May 28, 1719, d. Feb. 22, 179(5, sister of Dea.
Stephen Bond.
1. Samuel b. Hebron, Conn. Aug. 7, 1744; d. y.
2. Sarah b. Hebron, Conn. Jan. 30, 174| ; in. Ebenezer Kilburn (q. v.).
3. Elizabeth b. Hebron, Conn. Feb. 5, 174| ; m. John Rowe (q. v.).
4. Ebenezer b. Hebron, Conn. Jan. 19. 175^ : d. Feb. 15, 1815; m. Rachel Root b. Hebron,
Conn. Aug-. 11, 1753 : d. Nov. 7, 1828.
1. Bachel b. July 20, 1774; m. William Baxter (q. v.).
2. Ebenezer b. March 30, 1776; d. Eeb. 9, 1850; m. Nov. 7, 1802 Elsea Adams (q. v.); d. Keene July 15,
1868.
1. Willard b. Dec. 8, 1803 ; m. 1st May 1, 1834 Clarissa Esty b. Westmoreland July, 1804, d. there Dec. 19, 1856, dau.
of Steward and Marv (Blown) Esty.
1. Willard b. Westmoreland Oct. 14, 1S39 ; m. Ap. 12, lSGfi Ellen O. Ishaui (q. v. ).
1. Clara Fiances b. Westmoreland Juno 23, 1860. 2. Jennie Lillian b. Westmoreland Aug. 21, 1813.
m. -2d Nov. 18. 1857 Betsey [sham (q. v.).
2 Harvey Adams, twin, b". Ap. 30, 1808; d. Keene Ap. 21, 1858; m. Dec. 31 1840? Susan Butterticld Keves b. Keene
Aug. S, 181H. dau. of Zebadiah and Sibyl (Dunn) Keves.
3. Emily, twin, b. Ap. 30, 1808; d. Keene Sept. 19, 1879. 4. Hiram b. July 2, 1810; d. July 29, 1810.
5. Mary b. Ap. 19, 1813; m. Samuel Woodward (q. v.).
3. Mehitabel b. June 1, 1778; m. Josiah Hammond (q. v.).
4. Anna b. Oct. 16, 1779; d. Sullivan Ap. 28, 1872; m. Nov. 29, 1796 Messer Cannon, M. D. of Sullivan
where he d. Feb. 3, 1829.
1. Eliza (Cannon) b. Sullivan Jan. 30, 1798; d. Keene June 15, 1876; m. Sept. 21,1819 Stephen Dean b. St. Johnsbury.
Vt. Ap. 2:;. 1796, d. Keene June 29, 1876, son of Abialhar and Freelove (Hawkins) Dean.
I. Xiturji Hawkins (Dean) b. Westmoreland June 11, 1S20; a. Manchester May 23, 1S6G ; in. Joshua Brooks Bradley d. Man-
chester Dec. 1870, son of Joshua? and Dorcas (Coburn) Bradley id Draeut, Mass.
1. Charles Brouts (Bradley) b. Lowell, .Ma*. is«; m. 1871 Lizzie d. Manchester, 1879; r. Manchester.
■1 M-iiii f-i, tin l-.-a.ll.-M i . ,1. there 1844.
3. Stella Eliza (Bradley) ) " "• lowcii, .Mass. 1844, m l869 James Blackmer of Charlestown, Mass.
1. Chulej lljla.kiu.-r) a. inf. 2. Jvaei Malcolm (niackmetj b. e n loll.
4. Leslie Maria (Bradley) b. Lowell, Mass. ]s4ii; in. Sent. 1868 J. Brooks BodweU of Manchester.
1. Cliarle. (Ik..litill( h. M i.i.chustw Nov. 1872. -J. Itun; (Bnowfll) I.. Manuhostoi Oho. 1875.
5. Glen Soy (Bradley) b. Lowell, .Mass. 184S; u. Keene ls53.
6. Malcolm Lafayette (Bradley) b. Keene Nov, 4, 1854; m. 1875 Pauline Demorest; r. Manchester.
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2. Stephen Hawkins (Dean) b. Westmoreland Dec. 4, 1821; d. there Jan 15, 1825.
3. Messer Cannon (Dean) b. Westmoreland Dec. 5, 1823 ; in. 1st Jan. 15, 1852 Harriette Ann Osgood b. Milford, May 28, 1828, d.
Chicago, 111. May 6. 1857, dan. of Josiah and Maria Theresa { Vanghan) Osgood.
1. Harriette Vaughan (Dean) b. Keene (>ct. 31, 1852: in. Dec. 5, L876 James s. Harvey b. Kinesbury, X. Y. Sent. 7,1841.
1. Dean (Hnrrm 1>. Chicago, HI. Jan. 1. 1879.
2. Frank Han-kins i Dean) b. Keene Jan. 7. 1»J4; a. Chicago, 111. July 20, 1855.
m. 2d May 15, ISO!) Martha Jane Cornell b. Jamestown, N. Y. July 8, 1S37, dau. of Sidney Smith and Caroline (Tubbs) Cornell.
:<. Mae Bishop (Dean) b. Chicago, 111. Feb. 9, 18B5. 4. Messer Edward {hem) b. Chicago, 111. Nov. 26, 187"; d. there Jan. 25, 1872.
4. Stephen Hawkins (Dean) b. Westmoreland June 5, 1820; d. Keene Sept. 14, 1842.
5. Eliza Ann (Dean) b. Westmoreland March 15, 1S28; in. Nov. 1, 1855 Milton Hutchins b. Thetford, Vt. Sept. 5, 1826, son of
Ezra and Asenath ( Warriuer) Hutchins.
1. Herbert Mil tan (Hutchins) b. Boston, Mass. Dee. 14. 1856.
2. Annie Liiella i Hutchins) b. Mcdl'urd. .Mass. Oct. 4, 1859; d. Melrose, Mass. Feb. 5,1872.
3. Walter Dean (Hutchins) b. Medford, Mass. Oct. 21, 1861.
4. Aliee FJiza (Hutchins) b. Melrose, .Ahiss. .March 2(1, IstiS; d. there Sept. 9, 1868.
G. Lafayette Philip (Dean ) b. Westmoreland Nov. 3, 1830 ; m 1st 1858 Nancy Marilla Lamphcar d. Keene I860.
1. Fred Stephen (Dei I inf.
ni. 2d Sept. 25, 1802 Rebecca Martin Crossfii Id d. Keene Oct. 22, 1S70, dau. of Kendall and Rebecca (Martin) Crossfield.
2. Emma Jane (Dean) b. Keene Oct. 30, 1863. 3. Barry Crossfield (Dean) b. Keene Oct. In. 1*70.
7. Lama Canaan (Dean) b. Chester, Yt. Feb. 11, 1S33. 8. Bradley (Dean) b. Keene Oct. 11, 1840 ; m. Jan. 1809 Maria Dixon ;
served four years in the army, and was Captain of a Mass. Cavalry Co.
2. Nancy (Cannon) b. Sullivan Oct. 2(1, 1800; in. Sept. 24, 1818 George Hubbard b. Sullivan Sept. 4, 17D7, il. there
June 12, 185:1, son of Roswell ami Elizabeth 'Church) Hubbard.
1. Eliza Ana (Hubbard) b. Sullivan Oct. 24, 1819; in. K. D. Webster, M. D. (q. v.).
2. George Cannon (Hubbard) (q. v.) b. Sullivan Ap. 14, 1S27.
3. Laura (Cannon) b. Sullivan .lime 21, 1804; d. there .March 6, 1811.
4. Mary Ann (Cannon) b. Sullivan Nov. 28. 180!) ; d. there Aug. 8, 1813.
5. David b. Hebron, Conn. March 2,175:5 ; d. Nov. 11, 1*24; in. 1st Feb. 13,1777 Prudence
Willey of East Haddain, Conn.
1. Prudence m. 1st Thomas Redding (q. v.); m. 2d Capt. William Thomson (q. v.).
m. 2d Dee. 30, 17'J8 Mrs. Susannah (Kimball) Locke d. Sullivan Nov. 6, 1842 set. 86, widow
of James Locke (q. v.).
2. Susan b. 1800 ; d. unm. Clinton, Mass. June 2, 1866.
6. Patience b. Hebron, Conn. July 26, 1757; m. Daniel Wright (q. v.).
7. Rachel b. Hebron, Conn. Jan. 7, 1760 ; m. Jonathan Church (q. v.).
8. Samuel b. Hebron, Conn. Fell. 27, 1763; d. Aug. 13, 1845 ; m. Jan. 26, 1786 Lydia Mack
(q. v.) d. Jan. 8, 1826.
1. Lydia b. Jan. 30, 1787; m. Truman Miller (q. v.).
2. Samuel b. Sept. 1, 1788; d. Ap. 12, 1824; m. Sept. 4, 1810 Melintha Ellis (q. v.).
1. Melintha b. Nov. 15, 1811 : m. 1st Abeam Wilkius (q. v.); m. 2d Jonathan Mansfield (q. v.).
2. Truman b. March 21, 1813; d. March 5, I860.
3. Otis b. Jan. 19, 1815; d. May Hi, 1878; m. Nov. 19, 1840 Lucy Tryphena Mansfield b. Stoddard July 15, 1822, d.
Langdon, dau. of Daniel and Betsey (Jenkins) Mansfield.
4. Elmira Louisa b. Jan. 20, 1817; d. Ashburnham, Mass. June 20, 1874; m. Feb. 1841 John Varnum Platts, son of
John Varnum and Maria (Demary) Platts; r. Ashburnham, Mass.
1. Maria (Platts) b. Rindge. 2. Irving Emery (Platts) b. Ashburnham, Mass. 3. Jerome (Platts) b. Ashburnham, Mass.
5. Irving Emery b. Jan. 31. 1819; drowned Swanzey June 13, 1841.
6. Mary Ann !>'. Feb. 12, 1821 ; d. Winchendon, .Mass. Aug. 1, 1812 ; in. Samuel, son of Archibald and Susanna (Jones)
Tenney of Marlboro'. 7. Lucy b. March 10, 1824; d. 1832.
3. Lucy b. Nov. 23, 1792; d. inf. 4. David b. Ap. 2, 1794; d. inf.
5. David b. Nov. 2, 1795; in. Jan. 11, 1818 Lucy Doit (q. v.); d. June 29, 1864.
1. David Wilder b. Dec. 20, 1818;m. June 4, 1845 Lucretia Tenney b. Marlboro' March 19, 1827, dau. of Archibald and
Susanna (Jones) Tennev.
1. Emma Lucretia b.'june 24, 1848; d. Sept. 1G, 1S48.
2. Daniel Wright b. July 10, 1822: m. Nov. II, 1840 Fanny Hammond Butler (q. v.).
1. Lucy Mahalab. Dec. 14, 1851 ; m. Albert Israel Loveland, M. D. (q. v.).
3. Samuel Dennis b. Sept. 9, 1824; m. June 15, 1853 Susan Pratt Knight b. Marlow Sept. 5. 1826, dau. of Ira and Abi-
gail (Pratt) Knight.
1. David Dennis b. May 15, 1S54 ; d. Sept. 1, 185S. 2. Fred Wilder b. Marlow Dec. 27, 1859.
4. Louisa Dort b. Ap. 5, 1827; m. Martin Luther Goddard (q. v.).
6. Lucy b. Jan. 8, 1798; m. Amasa Miller (q. v.).
Chahlbs Billings half bro. of Zenas D. Metcalf, m. Esty of Roxbnry.
"D T TV" /"IJ. XT A "jV/r is supposed to be of Saxon origin, as a family of this name lived in Sutton, England
-l-» J- -L ' vT-L-L A LtJ_ before the Norman Conquest. Four brothers, supposed to be of about the 20th genera-
tion, sons of Thomas and Mary Bingham of Sheffield, Eng., came to America in the latter part of the 17th cen-
tury. Thomas, Samuel, and Joseph settled in New England; William in Pennsylvania. Den. Thomas b. Sheffield,
Yorkshire, Eng. 1642; d. Windham, Conn. Jan. 16, 1730; was one of the Proprietors of Norwich, Conn, in 1660,
where he m. Dec. 12, 1606 Mary, dau. of Jonathan Rudd. Their ch. were Thomas, Abel, Mary, Jonathan, Ann,
Abigail, Nathaniel, Deborah, Samuel, Joseph, and Stephen. Abel b. Windham, Conn. June 25, 1669, m. Elizabeth
in England. Their ch. were Abigail, Mary, John, Elizabeth, Abel, Ann, Jemima, Jonathan, and David.
John b. Stratford, Conn. Feb. 9, 1700; d. Ellington, Conn. Sept. 9. 1747; m. Dec. 6, 1721 Mary Moulton. Their
ch. were Dea. Ithamar, Thomas, Mary, Lucy, Josiah, Jerusha, and John.
John Bingham b. Windham, Conn. Dec. 22, 17:57; d. Dec. 18, 1815; m. Sibyll
Wright b. Windham, Conn., d. Dec. 25, 1815. (He chose his bro. Ithamar for his
guardian.)
GENEALOGIES. 267
1. Sibyll b. Mansfield, Conn. June 27, 1767 ; m. Elisha Yeramons Bond (q. v.).
2. Mary b. Montague, Mass. July 2, 1770; m. Samuel Cory (q. v.).
3. Orinda ) , ^ . ,, t i in 1772 • m' David Fuller (q. v.).
4. Lucinda \ ° ' x J ■> > m. Daniel Beverstock (q. v.).
5. Hannah b. Montague, Mass. Nov. 1, 1774 ; d. Belmont, Ont. Sept. 15, 1864 ; m. March
15, 1808 John Austin Sumner b. Conn. Nov. 18, 1768 ; d. Westminster, Canada Dec. 21, 1854.
Three ch. d. inf.
4. Frances M. (Sumner) b. Canada Ap. 5, 1810; m. July 4, 1832 Horatio Grece b. Ryegate, Surry, Eng.
Nov. 23, 1801; d. Belmont, Ont. July 21, 1870.
1. Maria Anne (Grece) b. Belmont, Out. Aug. 19, 1833. 2. Cornelia Victoria (Grece) b. Belmont, Ont. Jan. 2, 1837.
3. John William (Grece) b. Belmont, Ont. Feb. 24, 1839. 4. Octavia (Grece) b. Belmont, Ont. Feb. 28, 1841.
5. Martha Zenobia (Grece) b. Belmont, Ont. Ap. 3, 1843. 6. Horatio (Grece) b. Belmont, Ont. June 21, 1845.
7. Edward Septimus (Grece) b. Belmont, Ont. Sept. 15, 1847; a lawyer in Detroit, .Midi.
8. Charles Wesley (Grece) b. Belmont, Ont. March 5, 1849. 9. Henry (Grece) b. Belmont, Out. May 31, 1852.
5. Erastus b. Canada Sept. 9, 1812.
6. John !>. Montague, Mass. May 25, 1777 ; d. N. Y. Ap. 1857 ; m. Anna Hebbard b. Shafts-
bury, Vt., d. West Pawlet, Vt. Feb. 1843.
1. David b. July 21, 1803; went West; m. 1st Harriet B. Chase of Bloomington, Ind.; four ch.; m. 2d
about 1830 Armena Granger; r. Fort Ann, N. Y. ; six ch.
2. Philarmon b. 1805; in. about 1831 Maria Stevenson of Queensbury, N. Y.; rem. to Canada.
3. John Hebbard b. Granville, N. Y. 1807; d. Fort Ann, N. Y. 1872; m. about 1850 Caroline Stearns;
three sons.
4. Ann b. 1809; m. 1st Oliver Gates of Kingsborough, N. Y. ; one son; m. 2d Joseph Gates, bro. of
Oliver; three daus.
5. Laura b. 1811; d. Iowa Jan. 1S77; m. 1st David Draper a blacksmith, rem. to Hartford, N. Y., where
he was killed by kick of a horse Sept. 1838; left three sons, all of whom d. in army. She m. 2d
Ephraim Perrin r. Granville, N. Y. lie had 22 children by two former wives, and three more by this
third wife.
6. Alanson b. Alstead Ap. 21, 1813; m. Ap. 5, 1836 Olive Beverstock (q. v.) d. Marlboro' Sept. 22, 1875.
1. Lama Ann b. Alstead Nov. 29, 1836; m. Ap. 9, 1856 Daniel Wetherby Willoughby; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
Ten ch. ; one living, Elberton (Willougllby) 1'. Fitchburi,', Mass. 1S69.
2. Osmore Alanson b. Sullivan Sept. 8, 1840; m. Aug. 1870 Eunice Piper, dau. of Thomas and (Smith) Piper of
Weatherstiehl, Vt.
3. Elmaetta Augusta b. Sullivan Sept. 30, 1842; m. Sept. 30, 1863 Nahum Wright b. Keene Sept. 24, 1821, son of
James and Lucy (Nims) Wright.
1. Anna May (Wright) b. Keene June 6, 1S70.
7. Chauncey b. May, 1815.
8. Samuel Perry b. Granville, N. Y. 1821); killed at Queensbury, N. Y., by slipping on hoe-handle, June,
1835. 9. Lucy' Maria b. Kingsborough, N. Y 1827; d. Fort Ann, N. Y. 1830.
7. Zenas b. Jan. 23, 1780 ; d. Jan. 1, 1857 ; m. Jan. 1, 1805 Electa Mackentire (q. v.) d.
Feb. 22, 1872.
1. Lucina b. Oct. 20, 1805; m. Nathan Ellis. Jr. (q. v.). 2. Franklin b. Aug. 31, 1807; d. Sept. 24, 1809.
3. Mary b. Ap. 2, 1810; m. Marvin Gates (q. v.).
4. Amasa Wright b. Nov. 15, 1811; d. mim. in Texas 1834.
5. Franklin b. Feb. 4, 1814; ra. 1st Sept. 11, 1838 Pamela Thurston Emery, b. unk. 1819, d. Oct. 22, 1839,
adopted dau. of John and Roxa (Gerould) Thurston.
1. George Henry b. Oct. 19, 1839; d. Oct. 21, 1839.
m. 2d Nov. 5, 1846 Elvira McKean b. Bedford Nov. 17, 1827, dau. of David Daniel and Lydia (Page)
McKean.
2. Pamelia Gertrude b. Nashua June 6, 1850; m. Sept. 19, 1872 George Ebenezer Burtt b. Pelham Nov. 12, 1839, son of
Ebenezer and Nancy (Elleuwood) Burtt.
6. Sibyll b. March 15, 1817; d. Ap. 3, 1818. 7. Zenas b. Jan. 23, 1819; d. Ap. 14, 1820.
8. Calvin Clark b. March 19, 1821; m. 1st Feb. 26, 1839 Syrena E. Lovelaud (q. v.) d. Nashua Oct. 25,
1846.
1. Amoretta b. Aug. 18, 1840; d. Nashua Aug. 19, 1841.
2. Marthietta b. Oct. 18, 1843 ; m. 1st Aug. 11, 1862 Ezra S. Lewis b. unk. Feb. 16, 1839, d. Elizabethtown, N. Y. Nov.
3. 1864, son of John and Roxy Lewis.
1. Ezra Albert (Lewis) b. Cleveland, O. June 17, 1SG3; d. Parkman, O. Nov. S, 1SG3.
2. Mary (Lewis) b. Elizabethtown, N. Y. Aug. 23, 1864 ; d. Glen's Falls, N. Y. Feb. 18, 1865.
m. 2d Aug. 29, 1865 Thomas H. Herrick b. Corinth, N. Y. Julv 3, 1839, son of Loten and Betsey (Handy) Herrick.
3. Nelly Syrena (Herrick) b. Corinth, N. Y. June 10, 1806.
m. 2d Oct. 17, 1847 Rebecca Angeline Bingham (q. v.) d. Aug. 8, 1854.
3. Angeline Rebecca b. Nov. 27, 1851 ; d. Aug. 15, 1852.
m. 3d Dec. 15, 1857 Mary Astle b. England Ap. 14, 1839; d. Brooklyn, N. Y. Dec. 9, 1877, dau. of Dr.
George and Betty Astle.
4. Albert D. b. Fitchburg, Mass. Sept. 13, 1859. 5. George A. b. Woburn, Mass. Aug. 7, 1867.
6. Eleanor C. b. Philadelphia, Penn. Nov. 15, 1869.
9. Henry b. July 22, 1823; m. June 21, 1855 Ruthena Porter (q. v.).
1. Ella Sophia b. Nov. 22, 185G. 2. Emma Ireau b. March 17, 1861.
268 GIL HUM.
10. Electa b. May 28, 1826; m. 1st Austin P. Howe (q. v.) ; m. 2d Rufus Guillow (q. v.) ; m. 3d July 10,
1854 Jerome C. Field of Winchester where she d. Sept. 22, 1855.
11. Royal b. Sept. 14, 1829; d. Ap. 28, 1830.
8. Ira b. Ap. 28, 1782 ; d. Shoreham, Vt. March 12, 1817 ; m. 1803 Jane Dart (q. v.), d.
Nashua, July 21, 1839.
1. Ira b. March 28, 1804; d. Shoreham, Vt. March 5, 1814.
2. Hervey Wright b. Essex, N. Y. March 3, 1807; d. Nashua Dec. 26, 1876: m. 1st Aug. 16, 1832 Heph-
zibeth Perry of Newport; three ch.; m. 2d Mary Greeley of Pelham; onech.; m. 3d Betsey Perry of
Newport; one ch.; r. Nashua.
3. Belding Dart b. Shoreham, Vt. July 5, 1812; d. Nashua Oct. 4, 1878; m. 1st Nov. 15, 1836 Mary Brown
b. Alstead June 13, 1812, d. Roxbury, Mass. Aug. 5, 1866.
1. George Brown b. Dunstable. Mass. July 27, 1837 ; d. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 28, 1870; m. June 27, 18G5 Abba P. Mitchell.
2. Arthur b. Nashua June 13, 1839; d. there July 13, 1878; m. 1869 Lucy J. Beard.
1. Richmond Fletcher b. Nashua Nov. 9, 1873.
3. Albert Dart b. Nashua March 26, 1811; m. 1867 Alice E. Gilson.
4. Mary Jane b. Nashua Dec. 11, 1844; d. Keene Oct. 7, 1853.
m. 2d Dec. 1, 1868 Clara E. L. Walker b. Grafton, Mass. Oct. 18, 1844, dau. of George and Mary P. B.
(Hoyt) Walker.
5. Herbert Belding b. Nashua Oct. 8, 1873.
9. Lemuel b. Jan. 4, 1785 ; d. Keene Jan. 13, 1857 ; m. Oct. 2, 1801 Elsea Fuller (q. v.) d.
Peterboro' Sept. 7, 1875.
I. A son b. June 1, 1806; d. same day. 2. Caleb b. July 19. 1807; d. unm. New York July 27, 1834.
3. Elsea b. Surry March 6, 1810; d. Sept 2, 1810. 4. David Lemuel b. Sept. 2, 1812; d. Nov. 24, 1815.
5. A son b. Nov. 16, 1814 ; d. same day. 6. Elsea Maria b. Dec. 2, 1815 ; m. Charles Thomas Townsend (q. v.).
7. Lemuel Fuller b. Nov. 19, 1818; d. March 27, 1820.
8. Charles Washington b. Ap. 26, 1821 ; m. Limah Sophia Smith b. Unity Nov. 7, 1820, dau. of Joseph
G. and Lucy (Howe) Smith.
1. Luella Angelima b. May 24, 1845; ra. George Barrett (q. v.). 2. Jane Elsea b. Nashua Aug. 12, 1846; d. Jan. 31, 1847.
3. Charles Washington b. June 10, 1849; m. Nov. 21, 1870 Lina Rosalie Hartt b. Guvsboro', Nova Scotia June 19, 1850.
4. Joseph Smith b. Feb. 22, 1851; ra. 1st Sept. 3, 1870 Silva Madura Trumbull b. Sutton July, 1854; m. 2d June 1, 1875
Lillie Jane McCoy (q. v.).
1. Grace Miranda b. March 12, 187C. 2. Miles Joseph b. Dec. 9, 1877. 3. Charlie Earl b. Sept. 29, 1879.
5. Nellie Annie b. Ap. 10, 18U2.
9. Harriet Newell b. May 21, 1823; m. Ap. 13, 1851 Alfred Horace Kingsbury b. Oxford. Mass. ; r. Fitch-
burg, Mass.
1. Ella A. (Kingsbury.) 2. Hattie A. (Kingsbury.) 3. Frederick A. (Kingsbury.) 4. Ada H. (Kingsbury.)
10. Lemuel George b. March 12, 1826; d. Aug. 29. 1839.
II. Rebecca Angeline b. Sept. 29, 1828 ; m. Calvin Clark Bingham (q. v.).
10. Wealthy b. July 4, 1787 ; m. Daniel Nash (q. v.).
Augustus Bigelow, a relative of old Mrs. Ballard, was taxed here 1806-7.
Marvin Bigelow, a blacksmith, was on tax-list 1830-7.
Edward Birkenshaw, an Englishman, in Factory 1859-02.
Salmon Blxby m. Lucy French.
1. Malvina bapt. Sept. 19, 1819.
T7> T * T7" Tp Paine Blake r. Sanbornton and had a son Royal who was b. there Aug. 1 7, 1784, and d. Aug.
JjLj±Vj\-Jli. 17, 1854. Hem. Jan. 1808 Polly Prescottb. May 13, 1786, d. March, 1838, dau. of Samuel and
Mary Prescott. Their fifth ch. was
John Morrison Blake b. Sanbornton June 8, 1819 ; d. Cornish July 24, 1858 ;
m. 1st Sept. 8, 1844 Harriet Augusta Burnham d. Alexandria Jan. 20, 1851 , dau.
of John Putnam Burnham; m. 2d July 1, 1852 Susan Elizabeth Burnham b. Wood-
stock, Vt. March 10, 1830, d. there Dec. 0, 1874, dau. of John Putnam and Azuba
Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Burnham.
1. John Parker b. unk. March 18, 1853 ; d. Cornish Aug. 15, 1856.
2. Frank Henry b. Oct. 22, 1854 ; d. Cornish Aug. 8, 1856.
3. Martha Ella b. Cornish May 18, 1856.
4. John Morrison b. Woodstock, Vt. Aug. 12, 1857 ; r. there.
5. Osraan Brewer Shaw b. Woodstock, Vt. Jan. 6, 1859 ; r. New York.
John Adna Blake son of Joseph and Mehitable (Holman ) Blake was b. Surry
July 28, 1840; m. 1804 Abbie Jane Blake b. Surry March 10, 1845, dau. of Joshua
D. and Abigail Jane (Carter) Blake.
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1. Mary Louisa b. Surry Feb. 28, 1865. 2. Adna Joshua b. Surry Feb. 20, 1868.
3. Fred Sumner b. Surry June 26, 1870.
4. Estella Sylvia b. Surry Sept. 6, 1871 ; d. there Jan. 6, 1872.
5. Belle Carter b. Surry Oct, 10, 1872. 6. Delbert Russell b. Surry Jan. 1, 1875.
7. Ada Fanny b. Surry Feb. 23, 1877. 8. Frank Louis b. Surry July 28, 1879.
William Blaxciiakd m. Lucretia Bates and was taxed here 1859; r. Lynn, Mass.
T>T T^"LT The family tradition says that three brothers of this name emigrated from England, one of
Jj-LiAoXl • whom, Daniel, son of Tristram, s. in New Hampshire and had a son David.
David Blisr b. unk. Nov. 1, 1752 or 1753; d. Dec. 5, 1817; m. Lucy, dau. of
Obadiah and Sarah Wilcox of Surry.
1. Anna b. Glastonbury, Conn. July 22, 1776 ; m. Delavan Delance b. Surry Feb. 5, 1774,
son of Delavan and Hephzibah (Marvin) Delance.
1. Lucy (Delance) m. Stoughton Richardson of Essex, N. Y.
1. Helen (Richardson) m. Stickney of Au Sable Forks, N. Y.
1. Anna (Stickney) in. Gray of Ithaca, N. Y. ; one ch. 2. L/tcy (Stickney.)
2. Phehe (Delance) m. — — Eggleston of Essex, N. Y. ; r. with a dau. in Vt.
3. Garrett (Delance) r. in the West. i. Dean. (Delance) b. Surry Oct. 6, 1796; m. and d. at Chazy, N. Y.
5. Thankful (Delance) r. Chazy, N. Y. 0. David (Delance.) 7. Alvan (Delance.)
8. Jane (Delance) m. Nichols; r. Chazy, N. Y. 9. Mary (Delance.)
2. Lucy b. Glastonbury, Conn. Jan. 27, 177s ; d. there March 22, 1778.
3. Daniel b. Glastonbury, Conn. Aug. 29, 1780 ; d. Jay, N. Y. 1829 ; m. Dec. 30, 1802 Beu-
lah Wilcox (q. v.), d. Jay, N. Y. May 15, 1869.
1. Mary Wilcox b. Jay, N. Y. Sept. 14, 1814; d. there Jan. Hi, 1S65; m. Oct. 27, 1830 Daniel B. Newell d.
Minn. Aug. 16, 1866, son of Rufus Newell of Sutton, Vt.
1. Martha 11. (Newell) b. Jay, N. Y. June 13, 1832; in. May 17, 1857 John S. son of John Boynton, formerly of
Weatherstield, Vt.
1. Letlie (Boynton) b. Tern, N. Y. July 29, 1S5S. 2. Lucy (Boynton) b. Peru, N. Y. March 3, 1S61 ; d. there Sept. 1862.
3. John S. (Boynton) b. .lay, N. Y. March 6, 1803; d. there Sent. 1862?
4. Abraham TAncoln (Boynton) b. Peru, N. Y. May 3, 1865. 5. D. Newell (Boynton)b. Jay, N. Y. Dec. 16, 1867.
6. Mollus X. (Boynton) b. Jay, N. Y. May 24, lS7u. 7. Ueulah ],. (Boynton) b. Jay, N. Y. Ap. 28, 1873.
2. /.. Boardman (Newell) b. Jay, N. Y. Ap. 15, 1834; m. 1861 Sarah W., dau. of Nathaniel Purmont of Jay, N. Y.
1. Katit (N.-vvcll.) 2. Minnie "(Newell.) 3. Alice (Newell.) All adopted.
3. Benlah Blish (Newell) b. Jav. N. Y. Ap. 12. 1836; in. May 17, I860 Benjamin S. Bull of Minneapolis, Minn.
1. Irving J. (Bull) b. Minneapolis, Minn. July 30, 1801. 2. Miirij Newell (Bull) b. Minneapolis, Minn. Nov. 1864.
3. Bcnnie (Bull) b. Minneapolis, Minn. June, 1869.
i. Isaac l>. (Newell) h. Jav, N. Y. June 10, 1838; d. Minneapolis, Minn. Sept. 8, 1872; m. May, 1867 Harriet N., dau.
of William II. Buttrick ofJay, N. Y. She '1. Minneapolis, Minn. I860.
5. Electa A. (Newell) b. Jav,"N. Y. July 7, 1840; d. there Sept. 10, 1842.
6. Marij Rosalie (Newell) b! Jay, N. Y. July 30, 1849; m. Aug. 12, 1875 Henry M. Chase of Minneapolis, Minn.
1. Harry Arthur (Chase.)
7. Arthur I). (Newell) b. Jay, N. Y. March 19, 1852; m. Dec. 11, 1870 Charlotte Vanornum of Westport, N. Y.
2. Daniel b. Jay, N. Y. Jan. 6, 1816; d. Dec. 12, 1856; m. Jan. 6, 1840 Mary H., dau. of Joseph Bruce of
Jay, N. Y.
1. David b. N. Y. Ap. 1842. 2. Lucy b. N. Y. Oct. 1846; d. there Sept. 1863. 3. Martha b. N. Y. Feb. 1849.
4. Frank D. b. N. Y. June, 1832.
3. Beidah b. Jay, N. Y. March 30, 1819; m. Aug. 18, 1842 Pierpont E., sou of Nathan Jones of Conn.
1. Mary K. (Jones) b. Granville, N. Y. (let. 2, 1842; in. June 20, 1802 S. J. Bull of Jav, N. Y.
1. ll //<■« (Bull) b. Jav, N. Y. May 30, 1864. 2. Eugenia 31. (Bull) b. Jay, N. Y*. Feb. 21, 1SG7.
3. Semite (Bull) b. Jay, N. Y. June 16, I860. 4. Pierre (Bull) b. Jay, N. Y. March 30, 1876.
2. Martha E. (Jones) b. N. Y. March 16, 1845; r. Dansville, N. Y.
3. Daniel Blish (Jones) b. N. Y. Nov. 8, 1846; in. Feb. 24, 1878 M. Elizabeth Cunningham of Jay, N. Y.
4. Margaret E. (Jones) b. N. Y. July 7, 1848; m. May 15, 1872 William Thompson of Port Henry, N. Y.
5. Li/dia M. (Jones) b. N. Y. July 7, 1850; in. June 25, 1873 Woodlev W. Campbell of Busti, N. Y. ; missionaries to India.
6. Elijah Blish (Jones) b. N. Y. March 5, 1852; r. Ticonderoga, N.'Y.
7. Nathan II. (Jones) b. N. Y. Dec. 1, 1854; m. Feb. 24, 1875 Ida DeKalb of Granville, N. Y.
1. Lydia Blish (Jones) b. N. Y. July 4, 1876,
8. Beuldh Blish (Jones) b. N. Y*. Jan. 18, 1857; r. Au Sable Forks, N. Y. 9. QUman Mack (Jones) b. Oct. 6, 1862.
4. Lucy b. Glastonbury, Conn. Aug. 4, 1782 ; in. Elijah Hedding, Bishop of M. E. Church.
5. Hope b. Glastonbury, Conn. July 30, 1784; m. Samuel Whitney, Jr. (q. v.).
6. David b. Nov. 1, 1786 ; d. Lawrenceville, N. Y. Nov. 15, 1872 ; m. 1811 Tolly Whitney
(q. v.) d. Lawrenceville, N. Y. June 17, 1868.
1. Daniel b. June 17, 1812; m. Nov. 12, 1810 Julia Ann Gilbert b. Springfield, N. Y. Feb. 23, 1821.
1. William G. b. Dowasjiac, Mich. Oct. 26, 1842; m. Mariette Godfrey.
2. Emily b. Dowagiac, Mich. Aug. 27, 1846; in. Sept. 26, 1860 Charles E. Corey b. Springfield, N. Y. June 23, 1847.
1. George D. (Corey) b. Mich. Jan. 8, 1872. 2. William M. (Corey) b. Mich. Sept. "9, 1S74.
3. David b. Dowagiac, Mich. Sept. 14, 1853; m. Sept. 18, 1S74 Sarah Whitbeck.
1. Iva b. Mich. Feb. 12, 1876.
2. David b. Surry Nov. 30, 1814; perished on burning steamer Pha-nis Nov. 21, 1847.
3. Mary Jane b. Jay, N. Y. Jan. 27, 1817. 4. John b. Jay, N. Y. Nov. 28, 1819; d. there March 17, 1820.
2T0 GIL SUM.
5. Lucy b. Jay, N. Y. Feb. 1, 1821 ; d. LawrenceviUe, N. Y. Ap. 30, 1838.
6. Emily b. Jay, N. Y. Ap. 30, 1828; m. Dr. John F. Carpenter d. leaving four ch.; r. LawrenceviUe, N. Y.
7. William Clark b. Peru, N. Y. Nov. 30, 1825; m. Nov. 1, 1853 Harriet Eveline Ferris b. LawrenceviUe,
N. Y. Aug. 81, 1829, dau. of Luther and Clarissa (Bush) Ferris.
7. Zeruiah b. June 16, 1789 ; d. Easton, Mass. June 23, 1863 ; m. Feb. 3, 1808 Rev. John
Tinkham d. Easton, Mass. June 29, 1824, set. 42.
8. Dimmis b. June 10, 1791 ; m. Daniel Wade (q. v.).
9. John b. March 21, 1793; d. Woodstock, Vt, Sept. 1, 1843; m. 1813 Merab Wales b.
Hampton, Conn. 1793, d. Chicago, 111. Jan. 5, 1861, dau. of Stephen and Mary Wales.
1. Merab Ann b. Woodstock, Vt. Aug. 8, 1815; d. there Ap. 17, 1831.
2. Ellen Douglas b. Woodstock, Vt. March 10, 1817; m. May 10, 1840 Dr. Milo L. Burnham of Montpe-
lier, Vt.
3. Lucy Heddiug b. Woodstock, Vt. May 5, 1819; m. Jan. 29, 1844 Chester Alvin Alden of Claremont;
d. Janesville, Wis. Dec. 25, 1870.
1. John Gardner (Alden) b. Woodstock, Vt. May 5, 1848; d. there Nov. 8, 1S54.
2. Belle Francis (Alden) b. Woodstock, Vt. Jan. 8, 1853; d. Janesville, Wis. June 9, 1862.
3. John Blish (Alden) b. Janesville, Wis. Nov. 16, 1856.
i. John H. b. Woodstock, Vt. Ap. 25, 1821 ; m. Sept. 28, 1854 Sarah Shields of Seymour, Ind. where they r.
1. Medy S. b. Seymour, Ind. Dec. 14, 1855. 2. Emma M. b. Seymour, Ind. June 1, 1858.
3. John B. b. Seymour, Ind. Sept. S, I860; a midshipman on U. S. man-of-war Alaska.
4. Lucy S. b. Seymour, Ind. Oct. 8, 1862. 5. Tipton S. b. Seymour, Ind. Jan. 13, 1865.
5. Mary b. Woodstock, Vt. Ap. 5, 1823; d. there Aug. 1824.
6. Elijah Hedding b. Woodstock, Vt. March, 1825; m. Sept. 8, 1848 Mary A. Smith of Franklin.
7. Mary Dunham b. Woodstock, Vt. Feb. 20, 1827; m. Aug. 21, 1845 Prof. Benjamin Franklin Marsh b.
Taftsville, Vt. March 10, 1810, son of Otis and Julia (Ransom) Marsh.
1. George Franklin, (Marsh) b. Canaan V Aug. 21, 1846; d. there Sept. 21, 1846.
2. George Franklin (Marsh) b. Canaan Oct. 21, 1847; m. Ap. 7, 1875 Lizzie Shippen b. O. 1855; is U. S. surveyor at
Helena, Mont.
1. George- Frairl.ii// (Marsh) b. Helena, Mont. Dec. 18, 1875.
3. John Mason (.Marsh) b. Vienna, Ind. Oct. 15, 1849; m. Oct. 3, 1874 Laura Merrick b. Mo. 1858; clerk in U. S.
survey office at Helena, Mont.
1. Maud (Marsh) h. Helena, Mont. July 17, 1877. 2. Linn M. (Marsh) b. Helena, Mont. Aug. 10, 1879.
4. Julia Emma (Marsh) b. Jeffersonville, Ind. Nov. 3, 1853.
5. Flora Atwood (Marsh) b. Anderson, Ind. Ap. 11, 1856; m. Feb. 21, 1875 Joseph Davis b. Coatesville, Penn. Nov. 24
or 25, 1845, served three months in the war, rem. to Montana 1866, engaged iu mining, is called " Rocky Mountain Joe,"
and has served his district in the Legislature.
1. Louis Joseph (Davis) b. Helena, Mont. Jan. 9, 1S7C. 2. May Helle (Davis) b. Helena, Mont. July 3, 1878.
6. William Wales (Marsh) b. Chicago, III. Sept. 19, 1860; d. Janesville, Wis. Jan. 27, 1863.
8. Edwin Wales b. Woodstock, Vt. Dec. 24, 1829 ; m. June 8, 1855 Elizabeth Kester of Seymour, Ind.
9. Emily Tinkham b. Woodstock, Vt. Nov. 3, 1831; d. Stoughton, Wis. Ap. 6, 1855; m. Oct. 16, 1861
Nelson Williams of LawrenceviUe, N. Y.
10. William Wales b. Woodstock, Vt. Dec. 5, 1833; d. unm. Janesville, Wis. Ap. 12, 1856.
13 T Tt^Q lltomas and Margaret Bliss came from England 1635, s. at Braintree, Mass., but soon rem. to
JDJ_J-Lk50. Hartford, Conn, where he d. 1640 ret. about 50. She d. Springfield, Mass. Aug. 28, 1684. Their
fourth son, Samuel, was b. Eng. 1624, rem. to Springfield, Mass. with his mother, where he d. March 23, 1720.
He m. Nov. 10, 1665 Mary Leonard b. Springfield, Mass. 1647, d. there March 24, r 1724, dau. of John and Sarah
Leonard. Their second son Jonathan b. Springfield, Mass. Jan. 5, 1672; rem. to East Windsor, Conn, where he
became owner of large tracts of land between Bolton and Enfield, Conn. He d. there about 1740; m. March 7,
1702 Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Eggleston of Enfield, Conn. Their only son was Jonathan.
Jonathan Bliss b. Windsor, Conn. Jan. 4, 1712; d. Ap. 1799; m. Sibbil Fox d.
June 2, 1789.
1. Jonathan b. Conn. ; d. Oct. 14, 1799 ; na. Sarah .
1. Sarah b. unk. Jan. 7, 1765; m. Joel Kilbum (q. v.). 2. Naomi b. Oct. 25, 1767.
3. Molly b. Feb. 12, 1769; m. David Thompson (q. v.).
4. Samuel b. July 11, 1771; m. Sally ; a carpenter and joiner; r. near Portsmouth, O.
1. Sophia b. Aug. 25, 1796; m. Reuben Nurse. 2. Henry b. Feb. 2, 1799.
3. John. 4. Samuel. 5. George. 6. James. 7. Sara. 8. Emily. 9. Fanny.
5. Prudence b. July 31, 1773; m. Sept. 1796 Asahel Griswold of Walpole. 6. Susannah b. July 28, 1775;
m. Joseph Taylor (q. v.). 7. Orphia bapt. about 1782; m. Isaac Griswold (q. v.).
8. Theodore b. July 27, 1780; d. Wheelersburg, O. 1856; m. Nov. 28, 1805 Abigail Atherton of Alstead.
1. Theodore b. Essex Co. N. Y. Aug. 16, 1S10; m. Mav 4, 1837 Mary P. Flower; a farmer.
1. Francis M. b. Wheelersburg, O. Feb. 9, 1839; d. there Nov. 23, 1872 ; a printer.
2. Clarence P. b. Portsmouth, O. Dec. 25, 1840; m. May 2G, 1864 Kate Laughlin ; a saddler.
3. Ella M. b. Wheelersburg, O. Sept. 12, 1844 ; m. S. B. Laughlin.
4. Winfiehl S. b. Wheelersburg, O. June 13, 1847 ; d. there Jan. 13, 1852.
2. Parthena b. Essex Co. N. Y. Jan. 7, 1814; m. Feb. 2, 1864 Levi Smith; r. Sciotoville, O.
3. Martin b. Essex Co. N. Y. Dec. 6, 1816; rn. Feb. 7, 1845 Harriet A. Can- b. Vanceburg, Ky. Jan. 30, 1829. He is a
tailor at Rushville, Ind.
1. Elizabeth M. b. Concord, Ky. June 26, 1S4G ; m. May 7, 1S67 A. B. Campbell ; r. Bloomington, 111.
2. George W. b. Concord, Ky. July 12, 1850 ; m. Ap. 22, 1S78 Harriet Denning ; a clerk at Rushville, Ind.
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3. Flora B. b. Concord, Kv. Oct. 15, 1855 ; m. Dec. 12, 1872 Cassius Roininger ; r. Hope, 111.
4. William b. Cvnthiana, ky. Mav 9, 1S58 ; a clerk at Rushville, Ind. 5. Laura b. Cyuthiana, Ky. Sept. 12, 1861.
6. Hattie J. b. Rushville, Ind. Not. 1, 1805.
9. Jonathan b. June 7, 1783; d. Wheelersburg, O. Ap. 4, 1S42 ; m. Dec. 15, 1805 Esther Griswold b. unk.
Ap. 17, 1786, d. Wheelersburg, O. June 7, 1826.
1. Harriet b. unk. Feb. 1, 1810; m. Ball ; r. Knightstown, Ind.
2. Stephen Van b. N. Y. Sept. 21, 1811; d. Mavsville, Kv. Nov. 29, 1871; m. 1st Jan. 27, 1834 Rebecca Jane Can- b.
Vanceburg, Kv. Jan. 18, 1819, d. there July 16", 1855.
I. George R. b. Vanceburg, Kv. March 7, 1835; d. there Ap. 15, 1850. 2. Mary E. b. Vanceburg, Ky. March 15, 1837; d. there
Oct. 27, 1840. 3. Virgil b. Vanceburg, Ky. Jan. 26, 1830; d. there Sept. 25, 1841.
4. Francis M. b. Vanceburg, Ky. July 15, 1841 ; m. Oct. 19, 1862 Alice Dugan ; a machinist at Pittsburg, Penn.
5. William H. b. Vanceburg, Ky. Dec. 1, 1843 ; r. Paris, Ky.
6. Harriet A. b. Vanceburg, Ky. July 24. 1S46; m. Feb. 14", 1S68 William T. Orrj r. Cincinnati, O.
7. James H. b. Vanceburg, Ky. Jan. 14, 1840 ; a cigar-maker at Latrobe ? Penn. S. Ella Jane b. Vanceburg, Ky. Aug. 19, 1S51 ;
in. 1873 Thomas M. Adamson ; r. Ironton, O. 9. Malcolm b. Vanceburg. Ky. June S, 1854 ; d. Maysville, Ky. Sept. 23, 1860.
m. 2d Nov. 27, 1855 Susan Jane Sidwell b. Maysville, Ky. Dec. 22, 1825.
10. Aaron G. b. Maysville, Kv. Sept. 12, 1S5G; a book-keeper.
II. Charles P. b. Maysville, Ky. Nov. 8, 1858; a carriage-trimmer.
12. Nannie b. Maysville, Ky. Ap. 7, 1861. 13. Ida b. Maysville, Ky. July 15, 1863.
3. Esther b. unk. Jan. 1, 1816, d. v. 4. Marah b. unk. Dec. 25, 1818. d. v.
5. Charles Henry b. Wheelersburg, O. Sept. 10, 1824; m. Oct. 10, L848 Josephine Williamson b. Portsmouth, O. Nov.
1G, 1833 : a painter.
1. Mary E. b. Portsmouth, O. Nov. 4, 1S49 ; m. Oct. 18, 1871 Thomas Dolan, a blacksmith there.
2. John W. b. Portsmouth, O. Nov. 25, 1851. 3. Sarah E. b. Jasper, O. Ap. 7, 1854 ; d. there May 20, 1S55.
4. Harriet A. b. Jasper, O. Sept. 15, 1856 ; m. Dec. 13, 1875 Gilbert Ely, a molder at Portsmouth, O.
5. Maria E. b. Jasper, O. Aug. 1", 1850 ; m. June 27, IsTs Charles Wiggins, an iron-worker at Portsmouth, O.
6. Mark E. b. Jasper, O. Feb. 21, 1S62 ; d. there Oct. -7, 1863. 7. Laura G. b. Jasper, O. Nov. 5, 1864.
8. Martha J. b. Jasper, O. Feb. 21. 1867. 9. Ada Bell b. Jasper, O. July 25, 1870. 10. Charles Henry b. Jasper, O. July 22, 1873.
10. Philenda b. Ap. 25, 1786: m. Pliny Cutler; r. Jasper, O.
1. .8'. JV. (Cutler.)
11. Martin b. March 23, 1788.
2. Levi b. Conn. ; m. Sept. 22, 1769 Anna Holdridge sister to Jehiel ? ; rem. to Bethel, Vt.
1. Eunice b. July 20, 1771; m. Simeon Taylor (q. v.). 2. Abigail b. July 15, 1773?
3. John Holdridge b. March 31, 1778.
8. Abner b. Tolland, Conn. Nov! 29, 1752; d. Alstead Mav 29, 1812 : in. Naomy Loveland
(q. v.), d. Alstead Jan. 25, 1843.
1. Naomi b. Alstead July 28, 1782; d. there 1859; m. May 26, 1834 Seth Marvin of Alstead.
2. Ruth b. Alstead July 28, 1782; d. there Jan. 25, 1815; m. Jan. is, 1814 Joseph Knight of Alstead.
3. Abner b. Alstead Oct. 30, 1784; d. Alstead Dec. 29, 1S51 ; m. Dec. 12, 1822 Sally Worster b. Alstead
Dec. 15, 1797, d. there Nov. 6, 1848, dan. of John and Mrs. Mabel (Benton) (Watts) Worster.
1. Ann Eliza b. Alstead Aug. 5, 182:1: m. Nov. 11. 1852 James Hamlin Shepard b. Brookliekl March 11, 1826, sou of
Roswell and Mrs. Lavina (Newman) Shepard.
1. Sarah (Shepard) b. Alstead Oot. 11. 1853 ; d. there July 21, 1856.
2. Itosa (Shepard) b. Alstead Jan. 15, 1857 ; in. Oct. 5, 1875 William Levi Punt b. Walpole Aug. 23, 1854, son of David and Sarah
Maria (Coburn) Punt.
3. James Elmer i Shepard I b. Alstead Jan. 17. 1859. 4. Aimer Bite (Shepard) b. Alstead Ap. 21, 1862.
5. Annie Eliza (Shepard) 6. alstead March 0. 1S64.
2. Arvilla M. b. Alstead Ap. 20, 1.826 ; d. there Aug. 14, 1828.
3. Abner Franklin b. Alstead July 30, 1820; in. Mav 20. L854 Mary Pamelia Burroughs b. Alstead Ap. 13, 1836, dau. of
Samuel and Susan (Holt) Burroughs.
1. Abner Franklin b. Windham, Vt. Ap. 20. 1855 ; .1. there Nov. 10, 1856. 2. Mary Eliza b. Marlow, Aug. 19, 1857.
3. Charles Samuel b. Jamaica, Vt. Jan. 27. 1863. 4. Caroline Ann b. Jamaica, Vt. Ap. 22, 1S65.
4. Frederick b. Alstead Mav 20. 183';; d. tliere unm. Dee. 23, 1856.
4. Lucinda b. Alstead Jan. 8, 1787 ; m. Feb. 21, 1808 Timothy Swan of Plainfield.
5. Sibyl b. Alstead Ap. 12, 1788; m. Dec. 17, 1810 Asa Wilcox b. Newport May 27, 1787, son of Phineas
and Chloe (Dudley) Wilcox, a saddler by trade.
1. Orlando B. (Wilcox.)
6. Levi b. Alstead July 29, 1790; d. Brookfield, Vt. 1829; m. July 6, 1812 Polly Shepard, d. New Bed-
ford, Mass. set. 86 yrs. and 6 mos.
1. Nancy d. unm.
2. Samuel Shepard b. Alstead July 16, 1816: in. 1st July 30, 1840 Bathshebah Hoxie b. Sandwich ? Mass. 1815, d. New
Bedford, Mass. Feb. 21, 1843; m. 2d Ap. 4, 1844 Mercy S. Ewell b. Mansfield? Mass. Ap. 21, 1822; is keeper of liverv
stable.
1. Levi Allen b. New Bedford, Mass. March 31, 1S45. 2. Samuel Watson b. New Bedford, Mass. Dec. 21, 1846.
3. Charles Manchester b. New Bedford. Mass. Nov. 12, 1848.
4. John Allen b. New Bedford. Mass. Nov. 23, 1S53 ; d. there Aug. 23, 1855.
6. Henry Lee b. New Bedford, Mass. June 24, 1855. 6. John b. New Bedford, Mass. Jan. 2S, 1857.
7. Arthur b New Bedford, Mass. Feb. 7, 1858.
8. Mary Smith b. New Bedford, Mass. March IS, 1SG0 ; m. March 20. 187S Frederic R. Brightman.
9. Allen Ewell b. New Bedford, Mass. June 12, 1861; d. there Oct. 27, 1861.
3. Prudence Ann d. unk. 1859; m. John Fuller. 4. Luke d. v. 5. Levi d. v. 6. Sophronia d. v.
7 Mary b. about 1826; m. 1st Pads; m. 2d . "8. Alfred b. about 1829; d. about 1845.
7. Sally b. Alstead Ap. 20, 1793; m. Aug. 31, 1814 Thomas Webster; r. Swanton, Vt.
8. John b. Alstead Oct. 1, 1795; d. unm.
9. Nancy b. Alstead Nov. 12, 1797; d. there Jan. 4, 1823; m. Gardner, son of Simeon Shepard.
1. Philena (Shepard) b. Alstead Aug. 30, 1818; m. John V. Greene of Alstead.
4. David b. Conn. 1755 : d. March 11, 1798 ; m. 1st Nov. 29, 1787 Hannah Baldwin of Keene ;
m. 2d Dec. 29, 1788 Hannah Borden (q. v.), d. Oct. 1818.
1. David b. Oct. 29, 1789; d. unm. Nov. 1818.
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2. Samuel Borden b. June 1, 1790; d. N. Y. 1863; m. July 28, 1813 Martha Isham b. Surry Ap. 5, 1789,
d. N. Y. May 18, 1854, dau. of Benjamin and Martha (Wilcox) Isham.
1. Silvester b. Ap. 14, 1814; rl. Sackett's Harbor, X. Y.; m. March 6, 1836 Rosanna M. West b. Sherburne. N. Y. Ap.
10, 18-20; a shoemaker; r. Redfield, N. Y.
1. Ruth L. b. A.lams, N. Y. Sept. 16, 1S37 ; m. Ap. 11, 1855 Calvin C. Harmon; r. Pulaski, N. Y.
2. Hannah L. b. Adams, N. Y. Sept. 8, 1S40 ; m. Sept. 25, I860 Joseph William Hitchcock ; r. Woodville, N. Y.
3. Elizabeth C. b. Adams, N. Y. Nov. 7. 1842 ; m. March 5, 1865 Judson C. Hart; r. Rodman, N. Y.
4. Washington M. b. Adams, N. Y. Ap. 1, 1845.
5. Herbert S. b. Adams, N. Y. March 15, 1850; in. Nov. 12, 1870 Adel M. Merrell.
2. David b. March 23, 1816; m. Ap. 23, 1850 Cursandana O. McKee b. Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. Ap. 3, 1827, dau. of Rev.
Jason McKee; is a shoemaker at Cnnstantia, N. Y.
1. Martha Ellen b. Adams, N. Y. Feb. 4, 1851. 2. Ella Maria b. Adams, N. Y. July 29, 1S53.
3. Eliza May b. Adams, N. Y. Dec. 16, 1S56. 4 Adelbert E. b. Redfield, N. Y. June 15, I860 ; d. there oh.
5. Edwin F. b. Redfield, N. Y. Ap. 5, 1862. 6. Emma F. 1). Redfleld, N. Y. Aug. 6, 1864.
7. Albert R. b. West Monroe, N. Y. July 15, 1867.
3. Betsev B. d. unin. 4. A dau. d. Surry Aug. 18, 1822, set. 2 vis. 5. Martha C. tl. mini.
3. Sylvester b. March 26, 1792; d. Oshkosh, Wis. Sept. 3, 1872; m. 1st Jan. 21, 1820 Hannah Hall b.
Keene Ap. 20, 1791, d. Adams, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1830, dau. of Rev. Aaron Hall.
1. Alfred b. Adams, X. V. Feb. 15, 1821; m. Mav 3, 184!) Harriet E. Allen; r. Bvron, Wis.
1. Ella Janett b. Bvrou, Wis. Oct. 27, 1S51 ; d. tln-re Jan. 11, 1870. 2. William Sylvester b. Byron, Wis. Aug. 5, 1855.
2. Hannah Hall b. Adams, N. Y. Mav 31, 1822; d. there unin. Mav 10, 1858.
3. Louisa M. b. Adams, N. Y. Feb. 3", 1824; m. Oct. 31, 1845 Erasmus D. Kellogg; r. Oshkosh, Wis.
4. Hiram b. Adams, N. Y. Mav 9, 1826; d. there unm. Nov. 28, 1850.
5. Caroline M. b. Adams, N. Y. May 20, 1820; d. there mini. Jan. 28, 1855.
5. Sibil m. Matthew Dolph. 6. Thankful in. Bond ? 7. Anna m. Stephen Bond, Jr. (q. v.).
Cyiu'S IU.iss son of Dr. Abner Bliss and Hannah Nash (q. v.) was b. Ap.
1788; d. July 1872; m. 1st. Feb. 6, 1823 Nancy Dean d. Ap. 17, 1836.
1. Cyrus Ransom b. June 19, 1826 ; m. 1st March 31, 1852 Lodema A. Barron (q. v.) d.
Feb. 23, 1865.
1. Nancy Elvira b. June 23, 1853; m. 1871 Simon, son of Prime Wheeler of Northboro', Mass. r. Berlin,
Mass.
1. Austin (Wheeler.) 2. Charles (Wheeler.) 3. Milan Oliver (Wheeler) d. y. 4. I/ucinda (Wheeler.)
2. Simon Ransom b. Ap. 25, 1855. 3. Mary Isabel b. July 20, 1858; m. Christopher Wheeler bro. of
Simon ; r. Northboro', Mass. ; two oh, 4. Arthur b. Dec. 1, 1861.
in. 2d Oct. 16, 1866 Mrs. Mary T. (Collins) Nourse. m. 3d Ap. 1877 Mrs. Lucinda
(Temple) Dunlap.
2. Hannah b. March 12, 1830; d. May 6, 1830. 3. Eunice Mandana 1>. June 2, 1831 ; m.
Nathaniel Heath (q. v.). 4. Nancy Clarissa b. Feb. 11, 1834 ; d. Ap. 17, 1838.
m 2d May (i, 1845 Chastina Nash (q. v.) d. Sept. 6, 1849.
5. Nancy Louisa b. Ap. 8, 1846; d. May 19, 1852 ; supposed to be accidentally poisoned.
6. John'b. Oct. 25, 1848 ; r. Holyokc, Mass.
13 T (~\S \ T~\ James Blood, supposed to be the ancestor of all of that name in New England, s. at Con-
L>Uyjyj U- cord, Mass. about 1638; d. there Dec. 17, 1683; m. Ellen who d. there Aug. 1, 1674.
The descent of the following has not been traced.
Levi Blood b. unk. 1757, served in Revolution; d. Jan. 23, 1834; m. 1st Nov.
21, 1799 Mrs. Betsey (Blanchard) Downing (q. v.); m. 2d Mrs. Polly (Whipple)
Raymond (q. v.).
1. Betsey b. Nov. 16, 1S0S ; m. Franklin Barker (q. v.).
Theodore H. Bolio b. Canada Feb. 15, 1832; m. July 19, 1852 Betsey Ann
Carpenter b. Canada June 20, 1831, dau. of Peter and Mary (Gilbert) Carpenter.
1. Delima b. Keene Ap. 6, 1856. 2. Frederic b. Keene June 2, 1861.
3. Matilda b. Burlington, Vt. Oct. 29, 1866. 4. Elizabeth b. Burlington, Vt. Jan. 24, 1870.
5. Harriet b. Burlington, Vt. Jan. 11, 1S73.
James Bolster son of Nathan and Chloe Bolster was b. Sullivan May 25,
1792; d. Stoddard, from being thrown from wagon, Ap. 25, 1851; m. 1st Jan. 9,
1820 Mary, dau. of Samuel and Olive (Adams) Seward.
1. Francis Alexander b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1820 ; m. 1st Oct. 16, 1850 Hannah Rebecca Smith
b. Alstead Jan. 23. 1822; d. there Nov. 2. 1867, dau. of Ralph and Abiah (Hale) Smith.
1. Mary Ann b. Alstead Jan. 1, 1852; m. March 20, 1875 Don Hitchcock Still b. Strafford, Vt. March 10,
1848.
1. Lelancl Irvine/ (Still) b. Walpole March 14, 1876.
2. Franklin b. Alstead Dec. 18, 1853; m. Nov. 6, 1878 Maria R. Wilbur of Westminster, Vt.
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3. George Henry b. Alstead Feb. 5, 1860. 4. Charles Edward b. Alstead June 23, 1862.
5. Nellie Matilda b. Alstead March 19, 1864.
m. 2d July 2.'), 1869 Ada Haseltine b. Barnet, Vt, Feb. 4, 1840, dau. of Timothy and Maria
(Pealiody) Haseltine.
6. Persis Emily b. Alstead Aug. 14, 1870. 7. Alice Carrie b. Alstead March 31, 1872.
8. Walter James b. Alstead March 30, 1874. 9. Lizzie Minnie b. Alstead Jan. 11, 1876.
10. Amy b. Alstead Sept. 24, 1877.
2. Mary Ann b. Sullivan June 21, 1822; d. Winehendon, Mass.: m. Dec. 3, 1844 Calvin
Smith who d. at same place.
3. Olive Adams b. Sullivan March 14, 1824 ; m. March, 1855 Marcus R. Trussell b. Perkins-
ville, Vt. 1831, d. Elgin, 111. 1802: r. Winehendon, Mass.
1. George (Trussell) b. Elgin, 111. 1858. 2. Sherwood (Trussell) b. Elgin, III. Oct. 1(1, 1860.
4. Celestina Angelia b. Sullivan, Sept. 17, 1825 ; d. there ch.
m. 2d Ruth Kyle b. Reading, Vt, 1803; d. Dec. 6, 1842.
5. William b. Sullivan Nov. 12. 1833.
6. James b. Sullivan Aug. 7, 1835; m. Hannah Earle ; r. Aberdeen, Kan.
1. Frederic. 2. Carrie. 3. Flora. All b. Central City, Colo.
7. Ruth Eliza b. Nov. 21, 1836 : m. Ira \V. Wiggins of Boston, Mass. : r. New York, N. Y.
1. Ida Estetle (Wiggins) d. eh. Boston, Mass.
8. Sarah Jane b. Oct. 8, 1839; m. William Gardner Isham (<j. v.).
m. 3d Feb. 9, 1843 Lucinda Petts b. Stoddard Jan. 5, 1803, dau. of Jonathan, and
Mrs. Sarah (Follett) (Henry) Petts.
Alfred Bolton taxed 1816-7, lived at northeast part of the town.
" Old Mr. Bolton " d. March 5, 1826, set. 86.
W( ^ iV W ^' William Bond m. Lucy Brown who d. Gilsum Jan. 10, 1815, set. 80. He d. Camp Mount
J-*v^i~ -L'. Independence opposite Ticonderoga Aug. 30, 1776. Their son
William Bond b. unk. 1765; d. March 29, 1819; in. Mehitabel Edgel of Fram-
ing-ham, Mass.
1. Betsey m. May 6, 1818 Linus Hoar of Weston, Mass.
2. Charles d. Surry, Nov. 19, 1810, aet. 4 : — and probably others.
Stephen Bond b. Hebron? Conn. Feb. L728; d. Nov. 28, 1815; m. Mary
Yemmons b. Hebron ? Conn. 1731, d. Aug. 29, 181!).
1. Stephen b. Hebron, Conn. 1755 ; d. Ap. 1, 1825 ; m. Nov. 18, 1777 Anna Bliss (q. v.).
2. David b. Hebron, Conn. i758 : d. ( >ct. 16, 1786 ; m. May 11 or 16, 1782 Abiah Barte (q. v.).
3. Elisha Yemmons 1). Hebron. Conn. March 22, 1764: d. May 2, 1824 : m. Jan. 25, 1787
Sibyll Bingham (q. v.) d. Nashua.
1. Asa (adopted) twin to Luther Ballard b. Reene Jan. 15, 17%; d. Nashua Oct. 30, 1805; m. 1st Jan.
1, 1818 Elmira Ellis b. Sullivan May 4, L800, d. Nashua Nov. 19, 1842.
1. Lui'V Maria b. Ap. 4, 181'J ; d. Dec. 7. 1835. 2. George Fuller b. Dec. 23, 1820; d. June 17, 1826.
3. Emily Muzzy b. March 16, 1823; d. Nashua Jan. 18, 1836.
4. Willard Augustus /, Kt . ff , 0 ,0.7c d. there June 10, 1833.
5. William Lycurgus \ "asnuai leu- -- J0-° ■ m. June 1, 1848 .lane tickles b. unk. Aug. 17, 1828; r. Charlestown,
Mass.
6. Joseph Elliott b. Aug. 27, 1830; r. Somerville, Mass.
7. Sibyl Eli/.a b. Petevboro' Nov. 5, 1832; in. Jan. 4, 1850 James Cordon b. unk. Dec. 22, 1825; r. Somerville, Mass.
8. Albert Franklin b. Nashua Jan. 30, [835; d. there Feb. 9, 1836.
9. Charles Franklin b. Nashua Feb. 1, 1837: r. Hancock.
10. Luther Eames b. Nashua Ap. 27, 1840; d. there Oct. 25, 1840.
m. 2d Jan. 25, 1844 Sarah Barker b. Antrim Jan. 26, 1797.
4. Elijah m. Sept. 10, 1789 Jean Mark (q. v.) d. Aug. 16, 1847.
1. Molly b. May 27, 1790; m. Jacob Smith; r. Vt.
2. Elijah b. Dec. 28, 1791; d. Lisbon, O. Oct. 7, 1870; m. and was an authorized "exhorter " in the
M. E. Church. 3. John Mark b. Ap. 29, 1794; d. unm, Sepl . 27, 1811.
5. Temperance (Tamer on gravestone,) b. Sept. 8, 1771 ; d. Bee. 11, 1785 ; m. Rev. Elias
Fisher of Lempster.
1. Elias (Fisher) d. inf. Dec. 15, 1785.
|7>/"W \ I \~V7" A man of this name emigrated to this country from Germany with three sons, then chil-
-U\~/ v, f \J i . dren. One died, another named Peter s. in north part of New Jersey. The other
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274 GILSUM.
John Giberson was four years old when they came over. He m. Abigail and s. in Cumberland Co. N. J.
Their son John in. Phebe Dare; r. Millville, N. J. Their son
John Howard Boody b. Millville, N. J. May 16, 1842; m. Ap. 28, 1870 Lettie
Jane Wilder ( q. v.) ; came to Gilsum 1879.
1. May Lillian b. Vineland, N. J. Jan. 16, 1872 ; d. there Feb. 22, 1872. 2. James Melvin
b. Vineland, N. J. March 5, 1873. 3. Ivory Sylvester b. Vineland, N. J. Dec. 5, 1875.
4. Harry Clifford T. b. Vineland, N. J. March 22, 1877.
5. George Hayward b. Sullivan March 10, 1879.
Samuel Borden d. Surry Dec. 16, 1812 ast. 77, and was buried in Gilsum.
When over 70 years of age he rode on horseback from Ohio to Gilsum.
1. Selden d. Charlestown, Penn. ; m. Cleveland ; served in Revolution.
1. Rachel m. Stephen Cross (q. v.).
2. Betsey m. Jan. 8, 1812 James, son of James Mason Adams of Franklin, Mass. ; rem. to Peoria, 111.
1. Matilda (Adams) b. 1818; d. Aug. 13, 1821. 2. Mason (Adams) b. 1820; d. Aug. 12, 1821.
3. Roswell m. Feb. 10, 1820 Sukey Farnsworth (q. v.).
4. Selden m. March 27, 1820 Sabra Adams d. Dec. 1, 1845, dau. of James Mason Adams of Franklin, Mass.
[Adaline (Munroe) (dau. of Sabra Adams) b. Walpole Jan. 24, 1815; m. March 3, 1843 Milton W. Clark b. Keene Jan.
2, 1820, son of Gideon and Delaney (Ware) Clark. He served two years as Sergeant in 2d N. H. Reg't, Co. A. She
m. 2d Jona. Mansfield (q. v.).
1. Leslie Milton (Clark) b. Swanzey July 1, 1845 ; r. Keene. 2. Herbert Charles (Clark) b. Jaffrey May 23, 1847 ; r. Keene.
3. Lelia Adeliza (Clark) b. Keene Ap. 11 1851. 4. Edgar Elmar (Clark) b. Keene Dec. 18, 1859.]
1. Arternas Adams b. Feb. 15, 1821; d. Keene 1844, poisoned by eating a root.
2. Loren Cleaveland b. July 11, 1825; d. Greenfield, Mass. from disease contracted in the army; m. Sarah Flagg d.
Greenfield, Mass. 1874, dau. of John Klagg of Orange, Mass.
1. Edward b. Orange, Mass. 1855 ; m. 1875. 2. Jennie b. Orange, Mass. 185S.
3. Susan b. Nov. 16, 1826; m. 1846 Levi Ball b. Alstead Dec. 10, 1825, son of Samuel and Amelia (Lawrence) Ball,
served in 25th Reg't Mass. Volunteers, and was killed in the first battle at Roanoke Island.
1. Ellen Augusta (Ball) b. Swanzey. 2. Laura (Ball) b. Gardner, Mass. 3. Willie (Ball) b. Gardner, Mass.
5. Amanda m. Alvin ? Alden of Alstead.
1. Alvin (Alden.)
6. Ansel.
2. John m. Anna, dau. of Daniel Butler of Surry.
1. Mitty m. Anson Russell. 2. Samuel. 3. Sally m. March 28, 1811 Levi Hardy of Acworth.
4. Lucy. 5. Benjamin r. Stony Fork. Penn. 6. John ) , a Methodist preacher.
y \ 7.Anna|twms; *
3. Samuel was taken prisoner in the Revolutionary war ; having escaped he got lost in the
woods, where he starved to death, and was found partly devoured by wild beasts.
4. Polly b. Monson, Mass. Nov. 21, 1761 ; d. Dublin Sept. 18, 1806 ; in. Dec. 19, 1782 Joshua
Farimm b. Dracut, Mass. Ap. 20, 1760, d. Dublin July 1, 1837.
1. Sally (Farnum) b. Dublin Sept. 4, 1783; m. Oct. 19, 1813 Abel Adams; r. Stoddard.
2. Mary (Farnum) b. Dublin Dec. 30, 1784; m. 1809 Samuel Jones b. Dublin Sept. 27, 1786, son of Samuel
and Anna (Gates) Jones.
1. Ma,;/ Am, (Jones) b. Dublin March 5. 1810; m. Dec. 30, 1841 Leander Clark b. Dublin Oct. 16, 1804; r. Peterboro'.
1. Sara!) Ann (Clark) b. Dublin Oct. 26, 1842 ; d. there Sept. 15, 1843.
2. Salma Martin (Clark) b. Dublin June 7, 1845 ; d. there Aug. 11, 1848. 3. Eugene (Clark) b. Dublin Ap. 14, 1S50.
2. Daniel Gaits (Jones) b. Dublin Feb. 24, 1811; m. May 0, 1837 Elizabeth, dau. of John Warren.
1. Mary Elizabeth (Jones) b. Jaffrey June 12, 1S40. 2. Nancy Adelaide (Jones) b. Jaffrey Sept. 2, 1843.
3. Sarah Adielle (Jones) b. Peterboro' Oct. 25, 1848.
3. Aurora (Jones) b. Dublin Jan. 27, 1816; m. Oct. 1, 1835 Daniel H. Mason; r. Sullivan.
4. Corydon (Jones) b. Dublin Dec. 4, 1818; m. Oct. 23, 1846 Abbv G. dau. of Rufus Piper.
1. Anna Isabel (Jones) b. Dublin July 31, 1847 ; d. there Sept. 22, 1849.
2. Walter Buckminster (Jones) b. Dublin Ap. 23, 1849 ; 4. there Sept. ID, 1849.
3. Abhu Maria (Jones) b. Dublin Aug. 11. 1850. 4. Amelia Sarah (Jones) b. Dublin July 11, 1S53.
5. Sarah A. (Jones) b. Dublin June 27, 1821 ; .1. there Sept. 5, 1842.
6. Emily (Jones) b. Dublin Dec. 3, 1825; d. there May 22, 1845.
3. Betsey (Farnum) b. Dublin June 29, 1786; m. Ebenezer Atwood; r. Roxbury.
4. Clarissa (Farnum) b. Dublin July 15, 1790; d. there July 7, 1831.
5. Enos (Farnum) b. Dublin Aug. 27, 1793; m. May 23, 1853 Eliza Houghton b. Worcester, Mass. Jan. 8,
1809.
6. Joshua (Farnum) b. Dublin Feb. 18, 1795; d. Stoddard March 20, 1825; m. July 20, 1820 Rhoda Manning.
1. Seman (Farnum.) 2. Franklin (Farnum.) •>. Rhoda (Farnum.) 4. Adaliza (Farnum.)
7. Emily (Farnum) b. Dublin Feb. 8, 1797; m. Oct. 18, 1835 Enoch S. Howe; r. Aurelius. Mich.
8. Hannah (Farnum) b. Dublin Nov. 22, 1798; m. March 16, 1837 Cornelius Towne, Jr. b. Topsfield,
Mass. Feb. 13, 1772.
1. Geurye M. (Towne) b. Dublin Jan. 10, 1838. 2. Clara F. (Towne) b. Dublin March 8, 1839.
9. Roland (Farnum) b. Dublin, Sept. 7, 1800; m. Nov. 13, 1828 Mary W., dau. of Jonas Brooks.
1. Martha S. (Farnum) b. Dublin Aug. 29, 18211; m. May 1, 1853 Peter C. Grant; r. Jefferson, 111.
2. John M. (Farnum) b. Dublin March 21, 1832. 3. Clara F. (Farnum) b. Dublin June 29, 1834.
4. Sarah ./. (Farnum) b. Dublin Feb. 13, 1836; d. there Ap. 9, 1837. 5. Henry A. (Farnum) b. Dublin Nov. 29, 1843.
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10. Roxanna (Farnum) b. Dublin May 0. 1806; m. Nov. 24, 1831 Charles Fogg; r. Hancock.
5. Susannah in. Allen Butler (q. v.).
G. Hannah b. unk. 1768 ; m. David Bliss (q. v. ).
7. Sally m. list Aug. '27, 1793 David Dolpli (q. v.) ; in. 2d Kelsey, and d. in Vt.
Louis Boubbett son of David and Adaline (St. Jacques) Bourrett, was 1).
Sorel, Canada March 3,1848; m. 1st July 3, 1ST 1 Philomene Langlois b. Yama-
chiche, Three Eivers, Canada, Jan. 1, 1848, d July 16, 1870, dau. of Olivier and
Archange (Lamothe) Langlois.
1. Louis David b. Aug 9, 1872. 2. Agnes Short b. June 28, 1871.
3. Philomene b. July 13, 1876 ; d. 1870.
m. 2d June 1, 1878 Laura E. Miller (q. v.).
4. Harvey Animi b. Ap. 29,1879.
Albert J. Bowen son of Uberto and Angelia (Rawson) Bowen, was b. Rich-
mond Ap. 26, 1848; m. Dec. 24, 1873 Ada M. Rayleigh; was taxed here 1877; rein,
to Claremont.
Michael Bowen son of Patrick and Mary (Degnin) Bowen, was b. Co. Ros-
common, Ireland Sept. 8. 1831; m. Oct. 23, 1853 Elizabeth Flynn b. Co. Sligo,
Ireland 1827, d. Keene Ap. 19, 1876, dau. of John and Kate Flynn ; emigrated to
America in 1853; r. Keene.
1. Anna Maria b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 13, 1854 ; m. Nov. 28. 1878 Patrick McCushing b. Co.
Leitrim, Ireland March 17, 1814, son of Michael and Ann (Conifary) McCushing; r. Keene.
1. Mary Elizabeth (McCushing) b. Keene (Jet. 5, 1879.
2. Margaret Esther b. Manchester Ap. 4, 1856 ; m. Dec. 26, 1875 Edward Andrew Crown b.
Vt. Dec. 5, 1854, son of Andrew Crown : r. Keene.
1. John Joseph (Crown) b. Keene Ap. 8, 1877. 2. Mary Legonj (Crown) b. Keene Nov. 12, 1878.
3. Joseph b. Manchester March. 1858 ; d. inf.
William Bowee an Englishman; a dyer in the Factory 18f>i>-60; went back
to England where he d. unm.
Frederic Bowker son of George W. and Caroline Day (Tyler) Bowker, was
b. Royalston, Mass. May 14, 1850; m. Feb. 14, 1877 Rizpali Ellen Howard (q. v.).
T3i'A"V7"^^ 17^ Silas Boijce m. Comfort Allen r. Richmond, and had Jacob, who m. Olive Ballou. Their
Frank Russell Botce b. Richmond May 26, 1831; m. 1st Nov. 29, 1851
Nancy Sophronia Fisher b. Richmond Feb. 1G, 1830, d. Fitzwilliam Ap. 17, 1861,
dau. of Kendall and Esther (Martin) Fisher
1. Elwvn Frank b. Swanzey Fob. 17, 1858 : in. Nov. 30, 1876 Rachel Pairbank of Hudson.
2. Emma Florence b. Winchester March 8, 1855.
m. 2d July 24, 1867 Lona Alzina White b. Fitzwilliam 1839, d. there Jan. 22, 1871,
dau. of Silas and Faustina (Bowen) White.
m. 3d Sept. 2, 1871 Mrs. Lydia (Thompson) Tubbs (q. v.).
Chaeles P. Brackett from Antrim worked in Tannery 1868-9 and 1871.
Eliza Bbagg, a tailoress, 1838-40.
Charles and Maetin Brennan, weavers in Factory 1874.
John Beennan in Collins\s Factory 1871-3; rem. with family to Mass.
DUTfV^L1 Ezra Bridge, whose father came from England, r. Keene, and m. Dec. 10, 1799 Betsey
U-LVA L'VTU. Farwell. Their ch. were Francis, Lewis, Orra, Nahum, Lucy m. George Eveleth of Rox-
bury, and Ezra Kimball.
Lewis Bridge b. Keene Nov. 2, 1801; d. Ap. 1, 1879; m. Nov. 8, 1831 Martha
Phillips (q. v.).
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1. Rhoda Matilda b. Keene Aug. 23, 1832; m. Feb. 2, 1856 Edwin Lyman b. Northfield,
Mass. 1830, son of Richard and Abigail (James) Lyman.
1. George Allison (Lyman) b. Northfield, Mass. Sept. 19, 1856. 2. Marin Alabama (Lyman) 1>. Northfield,
Mass. July 23, 1858. 3. Henry (Lyman) b. Northfield, Mass. Sept. 7, 1860.
2. Sterry Willard b Keene Dec. "29, 1833 ; d. there Sept. 20. 1839.
3. Lewis b. Keene June 7, 1836 ; m. Jan. 1861 Julia Deborah Stetson, dan. of George and
Eunice (Wise) Stetson ; r. Keene.
4. Sarah Hazleton b. Keene May 6, 1838 ; m. Larkin Welch (q. v. ).
5. Sterry Willard b. Keene Sept. 6, 1840; r. Warren, .Mass.
6. Martha Alphonsy b. Keene Nov. 6, 1842; m. Sept. 9, 1866 Reuben Higgins Newcomb b.
South Wellfleet, Mass. May 31, 1841, d. Jan. 11, 1876,son of Abner Snow and Polly (Ward)
Newcomb.
7. Elmina b. Keene June 23, L844 ; m. March 26, 1870 Marvin Rollo Booth of Walpole.
1. Frederick (Booth.) 2. James (Booth.)
8. James Gilbert b. Keene Ap. 13. 1847 ; m. Sept. 1872 Maranna Sprague "f Hinsdale.
1. Lettie Mabel b. Keene dune 21, 1874. 2. Cora Elmina b. Keene Dec. 27, 1876. 3. An inf.
9. John Evander b. Keene Sept. 23, 1849; m. March 8,1876 Cornelia Frances Ford b.
Kingston. Md. March 6, 1857, dan. of Daniel and Mary Ann (Ford) Ford.
1. Roy Ellsworth b. May 6, 1877.
10. Ora Desbrow b. Keene May 23, 1852.
1\H TPP^l Saxon, Bricg. From residence at a bridge. Variously spelled Brigge, Brygges, Brygg,
JJ 1 V IvJVJO. Brygge, Brig, Brige, etc. The form Briggs is firsl found in 1494, "borne by one Thomas
of Norfolk." England. The first of the name so far as traced was William Atte Brigge of Salle, 1272, called also
William de Ponte de Salle. Among the early settlers of Keen.' was Eliphalt I Briggs w bo served as Captain in the
Revolution. He d. Oct. 11, 1776, set. 42. His wife Mary Cobb d. June, 1806, set. 69. Among their ch. were
Eliphalet and Elisha. Eliphalet Jr. is found with his father on the "Alarm List" in 1773. William S. Briggs,
Esq., of Keene is his grandson. Elisha is on the roll of the Foot Company under Capt. Ephraim Dorman, Aug. 7,
1773. He m. 1st Mary and had Agnes, Mary, Betty, Elisheba m. John Dart (q. v.), Tirzah, Elisha d. ch.,
Abijah d. inf., and Wilder; m. 2d Nancy Wheeler and had Betsey, Sophia m. Stephen Foster 3d (q. v.), Elisha,
Nancy m. Stephen Foster, Jr. (q. v.), and Louisa. Elisha b. Keene June 6, 1799; m. 1822 Beulah Thompson b.
Littleton 18(12; d. Perry, N. Y. 1857; a cabinet-maker, somewhat noted as an inventor. Their ch. were Louisa
m. George W. Nutter; Lewis d. num.; Elisha in. Adelia Howard; Laura d. inf.; Laura, m. Robert Noble; Emily
m. George Doane; Henry; Eugene E. (twin); Josephine (twin) m. Hamilton Bills; William d. in Andersonville
prison; Frances m. Erastus Walker; and Maranda rn. Charles Iboder.
Eugene Ebioson Briggs b. Perry, JN". Y. Aug. 16, 1840;. m. Oct. 8, 1S73 Ella
J. Miner b. link. July 4, 1855; educated at Eastman's Business College, Pough-
keepsie, N. Y.; agent for Merriam and Morgan Paraflme Co., Cleveland, O.; r.
Bay City, Mich.
1. Jessie L. b. Bay City, Mich. June 4. 1874. 2. Roy M. b. Bay City, Mich. Feb. 21, 1878.
1 > I > T(^ I I A IVT Originally Saxon, Bricg a bridge, and ham a house, and was the name of a parish in
-L* J-Ij J_ VJ L_lv.T_l.Tj_ Cumberland Co. England. Thomas Brigham, ancestor of all of the name in America,
came in 1635, at the age of 32, and s. at Cambridge, Mass. where he d. Oct. IS. 1IJ53; in. about 1637 Mercy Hurd.
Their ch. were Mary, Thomas. John, Hannah, and Capt. Samuel a tanner, who was b. Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 12,
1652; d. Marlboro', July 24, 1713: m. Elizabeth How; and had Elizabeth, Hephzibah, Samuel, Lydia, Jedidiah,
Jotham, Timothy, Charles, Persis, and Antipas. Lieut. Jedidiah also a tanner, was b. Cambridge, Mass. June 8,
1693; d. there May 21, 1763; m. May 18, 1720 Bethiah How. Their ch. were Dorotha m. Thomas Howe of
Sudbury, Mass.; Solomon: Francis m. Phebe Ward; Lucy m. Bailey; Bethiah; Stephen; and Winslow.
Stephen was b. Cambridge, Mass. 1732; d. Princeton, Mass. Ap. 17. 1821; m. Jan. 1. 1757 Betsey Weeks b. 1736-7,
d. Sept. 6, 1788-9, dau. of John and Dinah Weeks. They had John; Betsey m. Jonathan Newton of Alstead;
Stephen ; Abner; Asa; David; Lucy m. Samuel Russell of Wayland, Mass.; Silas; and Aaron.
Aaron Brigham b. Princeton, Mass. March 1H, 1781; d. Nashua 1840; m.
Jan. 3, 1808 Charlotte Read.
1. Cordelia P. b. unk. Ap. 10, 1809 : d. unm.
2. Elbridge G. b. unk. Ap. 29, 1810 ; m. Mary Mitchell : rem. to Monroe, Mich.
3. Hannah R. b. unk. Dec 28. 1811 ; m. Ap. 10, 1834 Addison A. Aldrich ; rem. to Monroe,
Mich. 4. Wealthy M. b. unk. Dec. 22. 1813; m. Sept. 1845 Claudius B. Webster; rem. to
Marshall, Mich. 5. William H. b. unk. Ap. 1, 1816 ; d. Vt, unm.
6. Micajah R. b. unk. Ap. 3, 1818 ; m. Dec. 10, 1845 Lucy Stowcll ; rem. to Erie, Mich.
GENEALOGIES. 277
7. Mary Ann b. unk. June 1, 1821 : m. George Gould of Nashua. 8. Edward R. res. 111.
9. Eliza A. b. unk. Sept. 2, 1823 ; d. unm.
Stephen Brigham, son of Stephen and Betsey, was b. Princeton, Mass. Aug. 9, 1702; d. Alstead July 1G, 1S39;
m. Fel). 13, 1791 Louisa Howe b. May 24, 1769,"d. Alstead July 9, 1830. Their ch. were William; Louisa m. John
Proctor of Sullivan; Persis m. Alvin Brooks of Alstead; Aaron m. Susannah Proctor of Sullivan; Lydia ra.
Stephen Ilolbrook of Amherst; David; and Abram m. Alma Moore.
David Brigham b. Alstead March 25, 1802; d. Auburn Feb. 8, 1867; m. 1st
Ap. 10, 1827 Sophia Mark (q. v.) d. Manchester Jan. 4, 1852.
1. Elizabeth b. Aug. 19. 1829 ; d. Sept. 17, 1829. 2. Mary Louisa b. Jan. 11, 1832 ; r. Keene.
3. Ellen Sophia b. July 14, 1834 ;.d. Sept. 25, 1835.
4. Eliza Ann b. June 30, 1840 ; d. Manchester Ap. 12, 1859.
in. 2d Jan. 13, 1853 Lydia Smith Hall b. Auburn Sept. 1819, dau. of Jonathan and
Sarah (Gilman) Hall.
5. George Munroc b. Manchester March 23, 1854 ; r. Boston, Mass.
6. Hattie Sophia b. Manchester Nov. 22, 1857 ; r. New Haven, Conn.
7. Minnie Ann b. Manchester Nov. 24, 1860 ; r. Boston, Mass.
8. Fred. Holbrook b. Auburn March 4, 1864 ; r. Boston, Mass.
Herbert Sidney Britt son of Willard and Mary (Blake) Britt, was b. Surry
Oct. 14, 1847; worked for Daniel Wright in 1870.
1 )"P> T^I^Pf^HVT Three or four bros. of this name are said to have s. at Raynham. Mass. John Britton,
-*-* JTti-L _L J_ vyi-Tl • SOT1 0f one 0f them s. at Easton, Mass. His son Benjamin m. Belief Durant and s. at
Surry. Their son Benjamin m. Adaline West and rem. to Easton, Mass. where he was employed in Ames's shovel
shop, afterwards rem. to Littleton, Mass. Their son
Benjamin Howard Britton b. Easton, Mass. June 7, 1833; m. Sept. 24, 1801
Emma Wright (q. v.).
1. Wilton Everett b. Marlboro', Mass. Sept. 18, 1868.
2. Frank Clifton b. Aug. 29, 1870. 3. Fred Herbert b. Nov. 29, 1877.
Charles Adams Britton son of James and Rhoda (Benton) Britton, was b.
Surry Sept. 12, 1823; m. 1st March 10, 1850 Mrs. Mary Ann (Benton) Tufts
(see Benton); d. Surry July 30, 1873; r. Keene.
1. William Henry b. Surry May 23, 1852 ; m. March 7, 1877 Lizzie Anna Balch b. Keene
Feb. 26, 1858, dau. of Perley Snow and Mary Elizabeth (Pond) Balch.
2. Lilian Sophia 1>. Surry Jan. 5, 1856.
m. 2d July 27, 1870 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Bond) Balch b. Keene Dec. 23, 1827,
widow of Perley S. Balch, and dau. of Levi and Sophronia (Emerson) Pond.
I>~T> /"i/^ T7" \\T A V John Brockiray m. Mary and had seven sons, the second of whom was
-U-l-^vy VV XV n ±\_ _L . Woolston who rem. from Lyme, Conn, to Surry. His mother came with him
and d. there Sept. 5, 17H7.
Woolston Brockway b. Lyme, Conn. Dec. 23, 1712; d. Surry Oct. 3, 1789;
m. 1st Sept. 30, 1730 Anna Brook of [New London, Conn., dau of John ?
1. Briget m. Hudson. 2. Sarah m. Doolittle. 3. William Woolston.
4. Anna m. Alger.
m. 2d Aug. 24, 1700 Esther of Lyme, Conn. She d. Surry Dec. 1797 set. 74.
5. John b. Lyme, Conn. July 2. 1761 ; d. Surry Oct. 19, 1799. 6. Esther 1). Lyme. Conn.
March 31, 1763; m. Marvin. 7. Mehitabel b. Lvme, Conn. Ap. 13, 1765; d. unm.
Surry Feb. 2, 1792. 8. Rufus b. June 16, 1768 ; d. Surry Feb. 27, 1792 : m. Elizabeth .
9. Parnal m. Beckwith. 10. Jane m. Gates. 11. Jerusha m. Whitney.
12. Phebe m. Chaffee.
" The aged John Brook " d. Nov. 24, 1704.
William Brooks son of Ebenezer, m. Harriet B. Smith (q. v.) who d. Winhall,
Vt. March 4, 1851 ; r. Sterling, Mass.
1. Lewis.
278 GIL SUM.
"D TI) (~\ \Af TV" George Brown emigrated from England to Mass. 1621 or 2. Henri/, a descendant
*~* AVV7 "I", (probably grandson,) b. Mass. 1690 had Philip b. Mass. 1720 and David b. Mass. 1723, d.
1770. Philip s. Salisbury, Mass. where he d. Dec. 27, 1787. His ch. were Benjamin, Abraham, William, Abigail,
Sarah, and Philip b. Salisbury, Mass. Aug. 12, 1753; rem. to Loudon, where he d. Aug. 11, 1833; was a cabinets
maker; m. Elizabeth Bachelder, dau. of Thomas of Kingston, Mass. Their ch. were Thomas, William, David,
Joanna, Levi, Philip, Timothy, Asa, and Eliphalet. William b. Loudon Jan. 7, 1778; d. Canterbury Nov. 24,
1849; m. Huldah Bachelder and had Betsey, Almyra, William, Mary Ann, George W., Lorenzo D., and Philip.
George W. m. Sally Gilman and had Huldah, m. George B. Rawson (q. v.); Cyrus G. ; Sarah m. Smith Glines;
Monroe; Abram ; and Gilman d. Cal.
Cyrus G. Brown b. Canterbury 1832; m. Sarah Hancock b. Canterbury 1838.
1. Ellen b. Canterbury. 2. Frank b. Canterbury.
Monroe Brown bro. of preceding, was b. Canterbury Sept. 19, 1836; m. Oct.
8, 1861 Rebecca J. Day; r. Winchester, Mass.
1. Bessie Haner b. Chester, Mass. Sept. 25, 1868. 2. Margaret Day b. Keene July 9, 1879.
Abrajvi Brown bro. to preceding, was b. Canterbury Sept. 2, 1838; m. Emma
; r. Chicago, 111.
1. Emily, and others.
Alexander Brigham Brown son of Oliver and Mary (Mason) Brown, wash.
Sullivan Aug. 6, 1814; m. Jan. 13, 1818 Orinda Smith (q. v.), d. Sullivan Ap. 6,
1869.
1. Herbert Milton b. Sullivan Feb. 18, 1849 ; d. there July 25, 1851.
2. Arthur Wellington b. Sullivan May 25, 1850 ; m. Dec. 25, 1876 Ida Truax of Hinsdale ;
r. Brattleboro', Vt. 3. Prentiss Willard b. Sullivan Ap. 14, 1852; r. Brattleboro', Vt.
4. Herbert Roscoe b. Sullivan Feb. 24, 1854. 5. John Leonard b. Sullivan Sept. 12, 1855.
6. Hattie Orinda b. Sept. 2, 1857. 7. Lucie Jennie b. Sullivan Jan. 28, 1860.
8. Fred Milton b. Sullivan July 24, 1862.
Frank W. Brown a carpenter, 1873.
Jonas Brown son of David, was b. Alstead Feb. 28, 1791; d. Java, N. Y.
1876; m. Anna Taylor (q. v.); rem. to Keene, thence to Java Village, N. Y.
1. Milly Ann b. Aug. 5, 1816 ; m. Nov. 18, 1833 Hiram Fancher 1). Java, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1815.
1. Andrew (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. Feb. 10, 1835.
2. George (Fancher) b. Java, NT. Y. June 21, 1S38; r. Holland, N. Y.
3. Edgar (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. March 15, 1843; r. Eau Claire, Wis.
4. Jonas Dana (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. Aug. 25, 1845; r. Holland, N. Y.
5. Anna (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. July 28, 1851.
2. Jonas Dana b. June 23, 1818 ; d. St. Charles, 111.
3. Betsey b. Feb 9, 1S20 : m. Dec. 10, 1843 Asahel Potter b. Java, N. Y. Ap. 13, 1819.
1. Eugene (Potter) b. Java, N. Y. Nov. 7, 1848; r. Holland, N. Y.
2. Paschal (Potter) b. Java, N. Y. June 20, 1861.
4. Rosetta 1). Feb. 9, 1824 ; m. Sept. 18, 1846 Addison Reed b. Java, N. Y. Nov. 15, 1823.
1. Mary Jane (Reed) b. Java, N. Y. Ap. 13, 1848. 2. Webstt r (Reed) b. Java, N. Y. Feb. 5, 1859.
Reuben Brown son of Nehemiah and Susannah (Ward) Brown, was b. West-
moreland 1787; d. there 1869; m. Nov. 12, 1812 Sena Hay ward b. Surry June 25,
1787, dau. of Maj. Nathan and Sarah Hayward.
1. Calvin m. twice; r. Penn. 2. Hubbard m. and d. Dansville, N. Y.
3. Edmund in. and d. Dansville, N. Y. 4. Charles.
TJT3 Ty^T^ Timothy Bruce from Scotland s. in Mass.; m. Susanna Joslin who d. Bolton, Mass. in 101st
-U-IA'VJ VvJ-i. year of her age. Among their ch. was Timothy b. Bolton, Mass. Aug. 1752; d. Alstead Jan.
24. 1843; served four years in Revolution; m. 1781 Matilda Wheeler d. Alstead 1849, set. 89. They had Abel r.
Fitchburg, Mass.; eight daus.; Timothy : and Samuel.
Samuel Bruce b. Bolton, Mass. Nov. 27, 1801; d. Athol, Mass. 1865; m. Ap.
15, 1829 Abigail F. Fuller b. Fitchburg, Mass. June 6, 1810.
1. George Augustus b. Fitchburg, Mass. Jan. 28, 1830 ; served in army through the war.
GENEALOGIES. 279
2. Charles Franklin b. Fitchburg, Mass. March 11,1835; d. there 1866; in. 1864 Ann S.
Hale of Winchendon, Mass. [She m. 2d Benjamin 0. Hale, r. Winchester.]
1. Katie m. Proctov A. Willard; r. Winchester.
3. Henry Waldo b. Walpole Sept. 28, 1846 : d. Winchendon, Mass. 1867 ; m. Lizzie Streeter
of Fitchburg, Mass.
Timothy Bruce son of Timothy and Matilda, was b. Bolton, Mass. Ap. 17, 1801; in. Ap. 17, 1826 Mary Field of
Peterboro', and had seven ch., among whom were William F., and Mary E. m. George S. G. Porter (q. v.).
William F. Bruce son of Timothy and Mary, was b. Lempster Jury 12, 1829;
m. May 'SO, 1853 Hannah Traynor of St. Johns, N. B.; enlisted in 1st N. H. Cav-
alry, Troop D, 18(54, was promoted to Sergeant, and served till close of war; r.
Lempster.
1. James W. b. St. Johns, N. B. Ap. 5, 1854. 2. John W . b. St. Johns, N. B. June 19, 1855.
3. George T. b. Sanford, Me. Ap. 26, 1857. 4, 5, 6, and 7, all d. inf.
8. Catie V. b. Lempster Dec. 1863 ; d. Aug. 19, 1864. 9. Lena M. b. Lempster Ap. 1, 1872.
"D'D'Vr A IV rn This is often written Briant. John Bryant, Jr. b. Rutland, Mass. Dec. 20, 1758; rem.
JJ-LV X ill^ J. . to Alstead, where he d. March 4, 1S14; m. Tabitha Moore b. Rutland, Mass. Feb. 13, 1761,
d. Lempster March 16, 1850. Among their ch. was Samuel F.
Samuel Flagg Bryant b. Rutland, Mass. Sept. 21, 178(5; d. Unity Oct. 19,
1865; m. Nov. 29, 1810 Prudence Whittemore, d. Lempster Ap. 13, L865.
1. George W. b. Alstead Dec. 11, 1811 ; d. Unity March 8, 1870 ; m. 1845 Jane, dau. of
Abraham Lurvey of Rockport, Mass.
1. Angeline b. Lempster July 14, 1846; d. there Aug. 184S.
2. Ella b. Lempster May, 1849; m. 1869 Granville, son of Paul Morgan of Gloucester, Mass.
1. George Gnu, rill, (Morgan) b. Unity Sept. 1870; d. there Dec. 1875.
2. Josie Florence (Morgan) b. Unity Jan. 1873; d. there Dec. 1875. 3. Wesley Newton (Morgan) b. Unity Jan. 1877.
3. Albro b. Lempster Dec. 1850; m. Jan. 1, 1872 Jennie Cummings b. unk. 1858.
1. George b. Unity July, 1875; d. there March, 1876. 2. Lottie b. Unity May 13, 1877.
2. Susanna b. Alstead Ap. 16, 1813 ; m. Jan. 1843 Albert Zaccheus Spencer 1). Lempster 1817,
son of Ralph and Deborah (Smith) Spencer.
1. Ellen Sophia (Spencer) b. Lempster June, 1845.
2. Orville Ralph (Spencer) b. Lempster Ap. 1850; d. num. Walpole Oct. 1873.
3. Samuel Newton (Spencer) b. Lempster Sept. 1855; d. there unm. Ap. 1857.
3. Eliza b. Alstead Sept. 1823; m. Jan. 1843 Erastus Otis Lowell b. Lempster 1815, d.
Goshen June 1869, son of James and Naomi (Ames) Lowell.
1. Jane (Lowell) b. Lempster July 14, 1844; m. Ira Huntoou, son of Harvey and Sarah Huntoou of Unity.
1. Ruel (Huntoou) b. Goshen (lit. 18H7; d. there July, 1868. 2. Georgiana (Huntoon) b. Goshen Sept. 1870.
3. Josie (Huntoon) b. Unity Aug. 1872. 4. Gertie (Huntoon) b. Unity 1875.
2. George (Lowell) b. Lempster 1S46; m. Oliva, dau. of Samuel and Clarissa Gutterson of Goshen.
1. Grace (Lowell) b. Goshen June, 1873.
3. Orpha (Lowell) b. Lempster Ap. 1849; m. Dec. 25, 1869 Abram, son of Abraham Lurvey, of Rockport,
Mass.
1. Angle (Lurvey) b. Rockport, Mass. Ap. 1873. 2. Susie (Lurvey) b. Rockport, Mass. Ap. 1876.
4. Eliza (Lowell) b. Lempster 1851, d. inf.
4. Ann Maria b. Alstead Jan. 22, 1830; m. May 28, 1851 Lewis Bailey Allen b. Lempster
Jan. 30, 1823, son of Penuel and Catherine (Littlehale) Allen.
1. Dora Ann (Allen) b. Lempster Dec. 6, 1852. 2. Charles Edgar (Allen) b. Lempster May 20, 1854.
3. Marcus (Allen) b. Lempster July 13, 1S55. 4. Eva Maria (Allen) b. Lempster Oct. 13, 1857.
5. John Jennett (Allen) b. Lempster Sept. 3, 1862.
6. Catherine Clementine (Allen) b. Lempster May 17, 1868.
Charles Buebaxk from Brighton, Mass. hired Towne's Mill 18(57.
Ebexezer Burditt m. 1st Ap. 1, 1784 Hannah Eowe (q. v.); m. 2d March 16,
178(3 Ruth Loveland (q. v.) ; a blacksmith ; r. Sullivan.
1. (Polly m. June 11, 1801 William Chapman) ? 2. Ebenezer b. Oct. 23, 1786.
Robert Burns son of Patrick and Ellen Burns, was b. Keene May 24, 1853 ;
m. Mary Buckley; r. Manchester; employed in Factory 1875.
131 ["T? T? f^TTfrl-! *^ John Burroughs came to Alstead from Tolland, Conn, in 1766. His wife
•*-* *-^ lUliw KJ VJilkJ. was Sarah Abby , and they had five sons and two daus., among whom
was John Burroughs both Captain and Deacon. He m. Mehitable Carlton of Tolland, Conn., and d. Alstead Sept.
280 GIL SUM.
17, 1828. They had Samuel, John, Hannah m. Parker, Mehitable m. Waldo, Rhoda m. Emery,
Clarissa m. Slaile. Sally m. Porter, and Anna m. Saunders.
John Burroughs b. Alstead May 2:>, 1782; d. unk. 1851; m. Anna Slade b.
Alstead 1783, d. unk. 1838, dau. of William Slade.
1. Mary Ann b. Alstead June 14, 1805. 2. Guy Slade b. Alstead 1807 ; in. Fanny Fletcher
of Acton, Mass. where they d. ; a blacksmith. 3. Eunice b. Alstead 1810.
4. Catherine b. Alstead May 4, 1814 ; rn. Lucius H. Mead of Chester, Vt., a blacksmith.
1. Emily A. (Mead.) 2. George E. (Mead.) Both d.
5. Ai Calton m. and d. Boston, Mass. ; a blacksmith.
6. Eliza A. b. Alstead 1819 ; m. Loomis Holton of Westminster, Vt.
1. Ira B. (Holton) ; a farmer. 2. Annie 0. (Holton) m. Brigham T. Phelps, deputy sheriff; r. Westmin-
ster, Vt. 3. Abbie J. (Holton.)
7. James b. Alstead July 10, 1821 ; d. Nov. 25, 1821.
8. Ira Allen b. Gilsum : m. and went to Pike's Peak ; not heard from for thirty years.
9. Helen M. b. Gilsum. 10. Stephen.
"D I | r llT TTT? Daniel Butler r. Monson, Mass. His ch. were Sarah d. at the West; Benjamin r.
-L* U -L A-JXJlX* Monson, Mass.; Nathaniel; Joseph d. Delniar, Penn. ; Allen; Anna m. John Borden
(q. v.) ; and a dau. m. Nathan Warner r. Monson, Mass.
Allen Butlee b. Monson, Mass. May 14, 1770; d. Delmar, Penn. Jan. 9, 1846;
m. Susanna Borden (q. v.) d. Delmar, Penn. Jan. 15, 1850.
1. Susan 1). unk. Dec. 9, 1794 ; d. Oak Hill, N. Y. July 4, 1870 ; m. Nov. 29, 1814 Calvin Brown.
2. Belinda b. unk. : d. Wellsboro', Penn. ; m. Luther Hildreth.
3. Betsey b. unk. May, 1797 ; d. Delmar, Penn. Sept. 13, 1868 ; m. John Port (q. v.).
4. Allen b. Surry June 14, 1798; d. Chatham, Penn. Oct, 23, 1868; m. 1st Feb. 12, 1823
Fanny Hammond (q. v.) d. Feb. 5, 1824.
1. Fanny Hammond b. Dec. 24, 1823; m. Daniel W. Bill (q. v.).
in. 2d Oct. 11, 1827 Dimmis Hammond (q. v.).
2. Lucy Belinda b. Jan. 31, 1829; m. A p. 13, 1853 Dalphon Osbom b. Mount Holly, Vt. March 29, 1825, son
of Cyrus and Betsey S. (Ayers) Osbom; r. Peterboro'.
1. Milton Eugene {Osbom) b. Nelson Jan. 21, 1855. 2. Frank Ilmn,n<>ii<l tOsborn) b. Peterboro' Ap. 25, 1869.
3. Abigail Jaquith b. March 12, 1833; m. Feb. 7, 1854 James Harrison Dean b. Yorkshire, Eng. March
25, 1827; r. Chatham, Penn.
1. Fanny Victoria (Dean) b. Chatham, Penn. Ap. 15, 1800. 2. Effie Mabel (Dean! b. Greenfield, Wis. .linn- 26. 1863.
3. Louis .limns (Dean) b. Chatham, Penn. Au;j. 10, 1867.
4. Adaline Orilla b. Feb. 23, 1S35; m. Addison G. Gates (q. v.).
5. Aaron Allen b. March 2:1. 1838; m. Jan. 1, 1S69 Caroline Butler; r. Chatham, Penn.
1. Fred Daniel b. Chatham, Penn. Oct. 13, 1870.
6. Woodbury Osgood b. Ap. 16, 1841; m. May 12, 1861 Rebecca Doane; r. Wellsboro', Penn.
1. Minnie Bell b. Chatham, Penn. Feb. IS, 1862. 2. Hattie Esteiia b. Chatham, Penn. Feb. 25, 1863.
3. Theo Lovisa b. Chatham, Penn. July 13, 1865. 4. Florence Lucy b. Jan. 3, 1867.
5. Lottie Alline b. Wellsboro', Penn. Feb. 29, 1876.
5. Hartford b. Ap. 6, 1800 ; d. Wellsboro', Penn. May 6, 1876 ; m. Matilda Hodgkiss of Penn.
6. Wellman b. Alstead Oct. 29, 1801 ; m. 1st 1823 Nancy Rhodes of Keene, m. 2d Feb. 26,
1835 Margaret Matilda Steele of Delmar, Penn.
7. Dolly b. Rochester, Vt. Dec. 9, 1804; d. Delmar, Penn. Nov. 25, 1871; m. 1825 Simon
Dimmick of Delmar, Penn.
8. Selden b. Rochester, Vt. July 15, 1806 ; m. Lucretia Dort of Charlestown, Penn.
9. Eunice b. Rochester, Vt. July 13, 1807 V d. Charlestown, Penn. 1827 ; m. Cyrus Catlin.
10. Crete b. Monson, Mass. March 6, 1809; d. Delmar, Penn. Oct. 23, 1871 ; m. James
Warner of Delmar, Penn.
Ira M. B. Butler from Vernon, Vt.; worked in factory 1851.
i"1 \ V\~V~ Jesse Caih/ son of Noah Cady of Weathersfield, Vt., m. Diantha Tenney of Alstead, rem. to
\J l\.i-J A • Langdon, and had a son Willard S.
Willard Spat i.dixu Cady b. Langdon Ap. 18, 1826; m. 1st Aug. 6, 1844
Abigail Davis (q. v.) d. Feb. 23, 1852 ; r. Alstead.
1. Carrie Maria b. Walpole Ap. 14, 1847 ; d. Springfield, Mass. Oct. 3, 1875 ; m. 1873 Will
Turner of Athol, Mass.
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m. 2d 1854 Orpha E. Seward b. Stoddard June, 1824 ; d. Alstead March 16, 1807,
dau. of Thomas and Sally (Dodge) Seward.
2. Emma b. Stoddard 1854 : d. there Sept. 6, 1858.
3. Lizzie h. Stoddard 1856; d. there Sept. 6, 1858.
4. Elmer Willard b. Stoddard March 14. 1*59. 5. Nettie 1. Marlow Sept. 2. 1861.
m. 3d 1867 Adelaide Allen b. Lempster 1845, dau. of Stephen and Phebe (Lewis)
Allen.
6. Emma b. Marlow March 11. 1868; d. Alstead Nov. 3, 1874.
7. Mary b. Alstead Sept. 30, 1874. 8. Clarence Stephen b. Alstead Feb. 21, ls77.
Isaac Cady rein, from Pomfret, Conn, to Alstead, aDd in. Sarah Kendrick. Their son Joseph m. Rebecca
Cheever and had William.
William Cady b. Alstead Feb. 8, 1805 ; m. 2d Mrs. Lucetta (Nash) Cook (q. v.).
1. Flora Diantha b. Aug. 2^1860 : m. Henry W. Howard (q. v.).
2. Achsah b. Alstead Nov. 1861 : d Aug. 1864.
/^1 * T TA~V\7'T7/1T T Samuel Caldwell came from Scotland, s. at Hudson, and m. Susan Clyde of
\jJ\-M-JLJ >t S1j1^i±J. Windham. Their son Joseph m. Dec. 30, 1830 Maria Antoinette Hadley and had
Joseph TVakrex Caldwell b. Londonderry Oct. 11, 1838; m. Nov. 30, 1865
Harriet Ellen Redding b. Alstead Feb. 4, 1843, dau. of Jonathan and Irene
(Streeter) Redding.
1. Etta Eudora b. Surry Nov. 25. 1866.
CA AIPP17T Daniel C< lineal descendant of John, Duke of Argyle, was b. Scotland
AJlrDJJljJj. 1660; was an officer in the army of William III. His son Henry b. 1697; m.
Martha Black: emigrated to America in 1733. His eh. were William, Samuel. James, John, Henry, and Daniel
b. in this country; s. Acworth; m. 1st Jane, dau. of Matthew Wallace, who had six ch.; m. 2d Ann Houston of
Bedford by whom he had Jane d. v., Susannah II. m. T. M. Dickey, Thomas J.. Joseph, and William.
William Campbell b. Acworth; d. St. Joseph, Mo. June 2(5, 1851; m. Ahvy 21,
1837 Nancy Nash (q. v.), d. St. Joseph, Mo. June 30, 1851.
1. Adoniram Judson Seymour b. Ap. 17, 1838 ; d. St. Joseph. Mo. June 28, 1851.
2. Rosella Jane b. Feb. 18. 1841. 8. Elparan Manmi b Dec. 8, 1842.
4. Charles Edward b. Peterboro'.
Daniel Campbell b. 1803; a blacksmith in 1860.
Michael Canaan on tax list 1837.
George W. Caxxon" from Surry worked in Chair Factory 1847-50.
£^ \ T> PT^IVI^P p"1 R Tradition tells of four bros. three of whom left England on account of polit-
v^-ci-JAiir J-J i-1 IJJlli icai troubles. The other d. unm. leaving an immense estate, to which the
Carpenters in America suppose themselves heirs. Jedidiah Carpenter, a descendant of one of the bros.. was b.
Rehoboth, Mass. Oct. 8, 1732; s. at Keene, and rem. to Surry 1777, where he d. March 26, 1815; m. Polly Peck
b. Swansea, Mass. Oct. 20, 1738, d. Surry May 10, 1823. Their ch. were Charles: Chloe m. Ebenezer Isham
(q. v.) ; Jedidiah ; Aaron b. Keene Ap. 22, 1707 ; Polly m. Samuel Isham (q. v.) ; Huldah in. Joshua Isham (q. v.) ;
Ezra (see Chapin); Orinda b. Keene March 4, 1777, m. Gaylord Wilcox; and Sarah b. Surry July 2,1779.
Charles b. Rehoboth, Mass. Feb. 25, 1761; d. Surry March 2, 1845; m. Rebecca Isham b. Bolton, Conn. Oct. 17,
1759, d. Surry Nov. 14, 1782, dau. of Timothy and Rebecca (Fuller) Isham. Their ch. were Ariel, Joel, Sarah,
Rebecca m James Hudson (q. v.), Lovisa, and Warren.
Ariel Carpenter b. Surry Dec. 10 or 30, 1789; d. there Feb. 16, 1870; m.
1818 Abigail Streeter b. Surry Oct. 30, 1799, d. Winchester Nov. 1, 1871, dau. of
Jesse and Mary Streeter.
1. Ariel Dana b. Surry June 6, 1819 ; d. Albany, N. Y. Ap. 2, 1864 ; m. Susan Porter b.
Antwerp, N. Y. 1814 : r. Theresa, N. Y. ; several ch.
2. George b. Surry Dec. 24, 1822 ; m. Julia Coates of Port Huron, Mich,
1. George Prosper b. Alstead Oct. 1843; a wood-turner in New York; m. and has three ch.
3. Irene b. Surry Oct. 23, 1824 ; m. July 8, 1855 Samuel Orville Gregory, M. D. b. Manlius,
N. Y. Jan. 17, 1814, son of Samuel and Lydia (Lathrop) Gregory.
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282 aiLSUM.
4. Mary Jane b. Littleton Feb. 21, 1828 ; d. Surry June 21, 1856 ; m. May 3, 1849 Samuel
Whitney b. Pitzwilliam Feb. 1818. [He r. Granby, Mass. and is m. again.]
1. Charles (Whitney) b. Surry Ap. 29, 1850; m., and has one ch.; r. Granby, Mass.
2. George (Whitney) b. Fitzwilliam 1S52; r. Granby, Mass.
5. John b. Alstead Dec. 1, 1838 : m. Jan. 2, 1866 Nancy E. Kingsbury (q. v.) ; r. Keene.
1. Effie Irene b. Keene Nov. 19, 1866. 2. Anna Bell b. Keene Aug. 20, 1874.
3. Emma Jane b. Keene July 2, 1877.
6. Haskell b. Alstead Sept.' 2, 1842; m. Ap. 17, 1868 Harriet. Isabel Wilbur b. Surry Aug.
10, 1846, son of Barney and Hannah (Gushing) Wilbur.
1. Minnie Jane b. Surry Nov. 18, 1869. 2. Gertie May b. Surry July 31, 1872.
3. Fred Leslie b. Keene Sept. 29, 1873. 4. John Henry b. Swanzey Ap. 24, 1875.
Jedidiah Carpenter son of Jedidiah and Polly, was b. Keene Feb. 1, 1765 ;
d. Sept. 8, 1828; m. 1st Oct. 13, 1785 Eunice Brabrook b. unk. 1763, d. June 8,
1819.
1. Olive b. Surry Feb. 1, 1787 : m. Abrnm C. Wyman (q. v.).
2. Simon b. Surry March 27, 1788 : d. Ap. 13, 1863 ; m. May 10, 1814 Anna Mark (q. v.)
d. Dec. 29, 1847.
1. Jennet Mark b. Feb. 7, 1815; d. Nov. 28, 1S23. 2. George B. b. 1817; d. Nov. 22, 1823.
3. Eunice b. May 20, 1796 : m. William Tubbs (q. v.).
m. 2d Jan. 28, 1823 Mrs. Eunice (Bliss) Taylor (q. v.).
Willard Carpenter son of Ezra, (see Chapin) was b. Surry Nov. 1, 1803;
d. Jan. 27, 1875; m. Sarepta Smith b. Surry May 31, 1803, d. there Oct. 3, 1863,
dau. of Daniel and Sibyl (Hayward) Smith.
1. Seraphina b. Surry Oct. 27, 1823; d. there Sept, 15, 1832.
2. Davis b. Surry Oct, 17, 1827 ; m. June 6, 1849 Livonia Ware (q. v.) ; r. Marlboro'.
1. Martha Adelaide b. Surry Nov. 17, 1853; d. Keene Dee. 12, 1874; m. William, son of Thomas and
Grace M.-Swithin of Quincy, Mass.; r. Manchester.
1. Arthur Willie (Swithin) b. Keene June, 1874; adopted by Frank Russell of Surry.
2. Amy Maria b. Surry June 13, 1855. 3. Mary Emma b. Surry Jan. 1857; d. there Ap. 12, 1858.
4. Charles Edward b. Surry Oct. 6, 1859. 5. James Henry b. Surry Aug. 11, 1862 ; d. Keene June 14, 1865.
6. Johnnie A. b. Keene May. 1865; d. there Sept. 15, 1807. 7. Ida May b. Keene Sept. 1, 1867.
8. Arthur Willie b. Keene Dec. 25, 1870; drowned Marlboro' July 25, 1879.
9. Walter b. Keene July 29, 1873; d. there Sept. 1873.
3. Curtis Charles b. Surry June 24, 1831 ; m. Sarah dishing b. Surry March 18, 1834, d.
there March, 1871, dau. of John A. and Susan Miranda (Wilber) dishing.
1. Jennie Louise b. Surry Aug. 4, 1856; m. C. D. Newman (q. v.).
2. Mabel Luella b. Surry Ap. 6, 1858; m. Aug. L878 Ervin Griffith.
1. Freddie Ervin (Griffith) b. Keene Feb. 1879.
3. Emma Grace b. Surry May 23, 1859; m. Edward John Gurnsey b. Winchester Dec. 25, 1852, son of
Norris Greenleaf and Miranda Abilena (Pickett) Gurnsey.
1. Chin-lie Fremont (Gurnsev) b. Keene Jan. 18, 1879.
4. Nettie Medora b. Surry July 18, 1802. 5. Freddie Arthur b. Surry Oct. 20, 1866.
6. Stella Isabel b. Surry July 4, 1869.
m. 2d 1872 Abbie Knights of Minnesota where they r.
7. Charlie d. inf. 8. Ida May. 9. James. One or two more.
4. James Smith b. Surry July 20, 1834 ; m. June 6, 1863 Susan A., dau. of John A. and
Susan Miranda (Wilber) dishing of Surry ; r. in Gilsum from 1863 to 1866 ; now r. Marlow.
1. James Orvis b. June 20, 1804. 2. Nina Miranda b. Surry I860. 3. Oren Anson b. Walpole.
4. Dora Bell b. Walpole. 5. Elmer Benson ( , ,,,,,. , 1Q„7
6. Ida Viola | b" Alstead Maich> 1877"
5. Ira b. Surry June 14, 1838 : d. unm. Grafton, Vt. Ap. 26, 1862.
6. George Hammond b. Alstead Jan. 31,1840; m. June 8, 1864 Martha Ellen Cater b.
Alstead June 18, 184.">, dau. of George and Cynthia Mandane (Miller) Cater.
1. Charles Gardis b. Aug. 31, 1865. 2. Mary Delida b. May 12, 1869.
7. Bennett b. Alstead Jan. 1, ls42; d. unm. March 29, 1868.
8. Louisa Elizabeth b. Alstead Dec. 22, 1843 ; d. Brattleboro', Vt. June 2, 1870 ; m. June
9. 1861 John Baxter Zuill, d. Brattleboro', Vt. Aug. 1871, son of James Zuill of Grafton, Vt.
9. Dennis b. Alstead March 12, 1846 ; d. unm. Dec. 12, 1869.
GENEALOGIES. 283
Eugene Roscoe Carpenter son of William, (see Samuel White,) was b.
Surry Sept. 1, 1849; m. Ap. 19, 1876 Lizzie Nettie Craig b. Westmoreland June
9, 1852, dau. of Almon and Helen (Cook) Craig.
1. Agnes Lizzie b. Keene Feb. 12, 1877 : d. Sept. 2, 1877. 2. Blanche b. Dec. 31, 1878.
Jonathan Carpenter m. Nov. 26, 1789 Rachel, dau. of Peter and Ruth (Rutter) Hayward. She lived in her
old age with Calvin Mack in Gilsum. where she d. 1830, ret. 79. They had one son, Alvan.
Alvan Carpenter b. Surry Sept. 21, 1790; d. there Nov. 20, 1819; m. Aug.
5, 1812 Sally Clark (q. v.).
1. Jonathan Clark b. Jan. 16, 1813 ; d. Keene Sept. 24, 1815.
2. Sarah b. Keene Aug. 25, 1814 : m. Nov. 2, 1831 Jeremiah Foster b. Roxbury Feb. 28,
1810, d. Nelson Jan. 28, 1867, son of Enoch Foster (q. v.).
1. Alvun Carpenter (Foster) b. Lancaster, Mass. Nov. 2, 1832; murdered at Keene May 23, 1876; m.
Sept. 26, 1855 Arvilla Louisa Day b. Nelson June 5, 1833, dau. of Rufus and Louisa (Barnes) Day.
1. Fred Carpenter (Foster) b. Orange, JIa>s. Aug. 9, 1857.
2. Helen Louisa (Foster) b. Nelson Nov. 22. 1859: m. Sept. 25, 1877 Charles Curtis Stearns b. Brattleboro', Vt. March
4, 1855, son of Ebenezer Stratton and Mary E. (Curtis) Stearns; r. Marshall town, Iowa.
1. Alvan Foster (Stearns) b. Marshalltown, Iowa Oct. 18, 1S79.
3. Carrie Uabelle (Fosterj b. Putney, Vt. July 17, 1861.
2. Enoch W. (Foster) b. Lancaster, Mass. March 11, 1835; m. March, 1861 Sarah E. Sutton.
1. Clementina E. (Foster) b. link. Feb. 1862. 2. Lewis Alvan (Foster) b. unk. Jan. 1867.
3. Persis P. (Foster) b. Princeton, Mass. June 30, 1837; d. Keene July 20, 1860; m. 1853 Lyman A.
Tenney of Marlboro'.
1. Viola A. (Tennev) b. Orange, Mass. May 5, 1S.'i5 : m. Aug. 1871 Frank King of Jaffrey.
2. Clifford H. (Tenney) b. Keene Nov. 22, 1859.
4. Benjamin Franklin (Foster) b. Lancaster. Mass. June 1-1, 1839; d. Nelson May 19, 1812.
5. Jeremiah Franklin (Foster) b. Nelson May 25, 1843; m. Feb. 2, 1867 Sarah A. Day of Windham, Vt.
1. Grace L. (Foster) b. Boston, Mass. May 28, 1872. 2. Sadie /." (Foster) b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 28, 1876.
6. Amandu A. (Foster) b. Nelson Aug. 7, 1846; in. Feb. 2, 1867 William W. Dawson of Boston, Mass.
1. John A. (Dawson) b. Boston, Mass. March 8, 1868.
2. Alma B. (Dawson) b. Boston. Mass. Aug. 8. 1870; d. there Oct. 8, 1876.
7. Sarah B. (Foster) b. Nelson June 28, 1851; d. there Feb. 21, 1861.
8. Jessie F. (Foster) b. Nelson June 7, 1*56; m. Feb. 10, 1875 Ulric Gonyon of Clinton, Mass.
1. Aylesworth (Gonyon) b. Clinton, Mass. May 24, 1876; d. there Oct. 26, 1876.
3. Alvan b. Keene Feb. 13, 1816 ; d. Nov. 18, 1823.
4. Franklin b. Dec. 15, 1817 ; d. Nov. 4, 1823.
Eli Carpenter son of Thomas and Julie (Pipier) Carpenter, was b. Canada
Ap. 1817; m. 18(57 Maria Fleurer b. Nicolet, Canada May 31, 1819, dau. of Louis
and Marie (Lamprienne) Fleurer ; came to Gilsum 1879.
1. Anna b. Barton, Vt. Ap. 21, 1876.
f~* A T? T'' l-T R Jude Carter, a deaf mute. rem. from Leominster, Mass. to Rindge before 1780. His
v^-^-Al' J- J- -i At. wife was Polly Turner. Their ch. were Nancy m. Luther Goodridge: Jonah; Polly m.
David Beaman of Winohendon, Mass. ; and Jude. Jonah bapt. Rindge Aug. 27, 1780; m. Sally Haywood of
Winchendon, Mass. Their son Amos m. Adaline Divoll; s. in Surry and had Henry II.
Henkv Haywood Carter b. Surry March 1, 1813 ; m. Feb. 22, 1876 Jose-
phine H. Clark (q. v). ; came to Gilsum 1879.
Horace Carter m. Wood of Lebanon ; worked for the Silsbys 1815.
Jonathan M. Cass m. Emily ; came from Richmond ; rem. to Keene.
1. A son b. Dec. 18, 1855.
Moses Cass from Richmond worked for Dr. Hammond 1855 ; rem. to Keene.
C^ TT \ IVr 1 »T T^ O LevH Samuel Chandler m. Margaret Thompson; rem. from Enfield, Conn, to
vyJ-x-L'vi-^ L'-Li J-J X.V. Alstead 1767. Their son John b. Enfield, Conn. Feb. 29, 1764; m. Lucy Brown.
The ninth of their eleven ch. was Calcin.
Calvin Chandler b. Alstead Nov. 23, 1805 ; m. 1st June 1828 Grace Maria
Huntoon b. Unity Ap. 1810, d. Alstead May 23, 1830, dau. of Joseph and Betsey
(Glidden) Huntoon.
1. Lora Elmira b. Alstead Jan. 27, 1829 ; m. July 4, 1854 diaries Augustus Keyes of
Worcester, Mass.
284 GILSUM.
1. Stella (Keyes) b. Worcester, Mass. March, 1857; d. there 1858. 2. George Calvin (Keyes) b. Worcester,
Mass. Nov. 8, 1858. 3. Fred (Keyes) b. Worcester, Mass. March, 1862.
4. Dora (Keyes) b. Worcester. Mass. May, 1865. 5. Mabel (Keyes) b. Worcester, Mass. Nov. 1806.
6. Stella Augusta (Keves) b. Worcester, Mass. Nov. 1868.
2. Andrew Jackson b. Alstead Oct, 20. 1832 ; m. Sept. 28, 1856 Marietta Louisa Slade b.
Alstead June 1, 1833, dau. Allen and Nancy (Kingsbury) Slade; r. Alstead.
1. Willie Andrew b. Alstead Oct. 21, 1857; d. there Oct. 25, 1858. 2. Etta Caroline Hatch b. Alstead Oct.
23, 1859; d. there Oct. 8, 1863. 3. Marietta Caroline b. Alstead Oct. 8. 1864.
4. Leslie Huntoon b. Alstead Ap. 21, 1867. 5. Gracie Ellen b. Alstead Jan. 30, 1871.
6. Nancy Slade b. Alstead Feb. 8, 1876 : d. there Feb. 18, 1876.
3. Austin Gilman b. Alstead Nov. 2, 1833, d. unk. Oct. 11, 1859.
m. 2d Feb. 6, 1838 Polly E. Webster (q. v.) d. Ap. 13, 1872.
4. Ellen b. Alstead Sept. 28. 1839; m. Jan. 26, 1859 Stephen Slade b. Alstead Oct. 11,
1835, son of Allen Slade.
1. Elbridqe Austin (Slade) b. Alstead Jan. 4. 1862; d. there May 5. 1869.
2. Norman Allen (Slade) b. Alstead Sept. 11, 1865.
3. Frederic Watkins Chandler (Slade) b. Alstead Ap. 13. 1872.
5. Mary Andalusia b. Alstead May 10, 1842 : m. Aaron D. Hammond (q. v.).
6. George Webster b. Alstead Aug. 14. 1846 ; d. there Feb. 24, 1849.
Martin L. Chandler b. unk. 1836 ; m. Aug. 1855 Jennie L. Case b. Clare-
niont 1834.
/^ "LT A T3TTYT This name is thought to be derived from Chapel, being first Chapelin and then contracted
vv -LI xi- i XX! . to its present form. The family is supposed to be of Welsh origin. The ancestor of all
the Chapins in this country is believed to be Dea. Samuel Chopin who rem. from Dorchester, Mass. to Spring-
field, Mass. 1642. In 1652 he was appointed one of the magistrates in that place. He d. there Nov. 11, 1676.
His wife's name was Cisily, and A. Springfield. Mass. Feb. 8. 16s:;. Of seven children .hiphj i is supposed to be the
oldest. He was b. Springfield, Mass. Oct. 15, 1642; d. Chicopee, Mass. Feb. 20, 1712; m. 1st July 22, 1664
Abeline Cooley d. Chicopee, Mass. Nov. 17. 1710, dau. of Benjamin Cooley. He m 2d May 31, 1711 Dorothy Root
of Enfield, Conn. [She m. 2d 1720 Obadiah Miller of the same place.] On the leaf of an old account book is
found the following record, supposed to be in his hand-writing : " I went out Volenteare against ingens the 17th of
May, 1676 and we ingaged batel the 19"' of May in the morning before sunrise and made great Spoil upon the
enemy and came off the same day with the Los of 37 men and the Captin Turner, and came home the 211* of May."
The fifth of his ten children, Eltenezer b. Chicopee, Mass. June 26, 1677; d. Enfield. Mass. Dec. 13, 1772; m. Dec.
1702 Ruth dau. of Abel Janes of Northampton. They had thirteen children, the seventh of whom was Aaron
b. Enfield, Conn. Sept. 28, 1714; d. Ap. 19, 1808: m. Sybel Markham of Enfield, Conn, who d. March 11, 1791
set. 72. Their ch. were Sybel m. Gurley of Mansfield. Conn ; Hiram; Azubah Root, r. Vt. ; Aaron m.
Phebe Spencer, r. Strafford, Conn. ; Justus; Gideon d. in the war^ Jeremiah m. C'hloe Cooley. r. Somers, Conn. ;
Oliver m. Elizabeth Allen of Surry; Delight m. Phineas Jones, r. Otis, Mass. ; and Joseph d. unm. He rem. with
his sons to Surry and built the first mills there before 1765. Hiram d. Surry March 15, 1783; m. Sarah dau. of
Eleazer Bartlett; and had Alpheus went West, Jairus, Fbenezer r. Conn., Joseph r. Conn., and two daus. Jairus
b. Surry Dec. is, 1773; m. 1st Lucinda Cobb; rem. to Langdon. Their ch. were Laura m. Smith Milliken of
Charlestown; Elrnira m. John Brown r. Stowe. Mass.; Clint s. at Concord, Mass. ; Emily m. and r. Stowe, Mass.;
Samuel r. Boston, Mass. ; Henry r. Westminster, Vt.; Arethusa d. unm.; Betsey m. and r. Concord, Mass.;
Alpheus; Harriet m. David Dan forth of Walpole; and Fbenezer r. Kansas. Jairus m. 2d Mary Fassett and had
Parker, a Baptist minister; Leander r. Boston, Mass. ; Milo; Ebenezer d. ch. ; William: and George.
Alpheus Chapin b. Langdon Nov. 7, 1815 ; m. 1837 Lucinda Emerson b. Al-
stead July 13, 1813, dau. of Clark and Mary (Merryfield) Emerson.
1. Sarah Emerson b. Alstead March IS. 1838; m. 1st Horace H. Nash (q. v.) ; m. 2d Aug.
1866 Charles Cobb of Corinth, N. Y.
2. Ellen Augusta b. Alstead Jan. 18, 1846 ; m. Elmer D. Banks (q. v.).
3. Charles Parker b. Alstead Ap. 14, 1849 ; d. there July 1, 1851.
4. Mary Jane b. Alstead June 14, 1851 ; m. 1st James Welsh (q. v.) ; m. 2d Henry S. Beck-
with (q. v.).
Justus Chapin son of Aaron was b. Somers, Conn. Jan. 30, 1753 ; d. July 15,
1825 ; m. 1st Feb. 29, 177(5 Johannah Fuller b. Conn. June 9, 1757, d. Surry Jan.
15, 1779, dau. of Joshua Fuller.
1. Betty b. Surry May 16. 1777 ; d. there Sept. 14, 1819 ; m. Dec. 28, 1797 Ezra Carpenter
b. Keene June 9, 1774 ; d. Surry Jan. 4, 1849, son of Jedediah (q. v.). [He m. 2d July 9,
1820 Mrs. Sibyl (Hayward) Smith.]
GENEALOGIES. 285
1. human (Carpenter.) 2. Ruth (Carpenter) m. Mason Adams (q. v.). 3. Hannah (Carpenter) d. y.
4. Willard (Carpenter) b. Surry Nov. 1, 1803 (q. v.). 5. Betty (Carpenter) in. Sylvester Smith.
6. Mary (Carpenter) m. Willard Streeter. 7. Harriet (Carpenter) d. ch.
8. ArvUla (Carpenter) m. Sawyer. 9. Nancy (Carpenter) m. James Hamilton.
10. William (Carpenter) b. Surry .Tan. 26, 18H; m. Abigail White (q. v.).
2. Johannah b. Surry Jan. 14, 1779 ; d. there June 17, 1785.
m. 2d May 19, 1785 Martha Taylor b. Bolton, Conn. Sept. 19, 1764; d. June 12,
1839.
3. Joanna b. Alstead May 22, 1786 ; d. there Feb. 18, 1856 ; m. Benjamin B. Beckwith (q. v.).
4. Martha 1>. Alstead July 14, 1788; in. Capt. Benjamin Ware (q. v.).
5. Justus b. Alstead March 31, 1790 ; d. there Sept. 20, 1869 ; m. Annis Willis b. Keene
May 25, 1794 ; d. Alstead March 13, 1867.
1. Martha Taylor b. Aug. 18, 1816; m. Ephraim P. Evardon (q. v.).
2. Man- Wilder 1>. Oct "' . ISIS; d. unm. Dee. 6, 1836.
3. Fanny Willis b. Oct. 9. 1820; d. num. Westmoreland Oct, in, 1871.
4. Ezra Carpenter b. Alstead Oct. 19, 1822; d. Ayer, Mass. Jan. 4, 1876; m. Hannah Adams Barrett.
5. Rebecca Webster b. Alstead Sept. 25, 1825; m. William Brown; r. Utah.
1. Zir.,1, Rebecca (Brown.)
6. Eliza Ann b. Alstead Oct. 30. 1836; d. there Feb. 3, 1839.
6. Silas B. b. Feb. 5. 179:, ; d. Big Flats. N. Y. Dec. 30, 1828 ; m. Dec. 5, 1823? Charity
Whitney b. Newtown, N. Y. Sept. 6, 1803, dan. of Thomas and Hannah (Parker) Whitney.
1. Vestus b. Big Flats. N. Y. June 27. 1825; m. March 30, 1847 Martha Celia, dau. of Samuel and Caroline
(Burget) Olney; r. Climax. Mich.
1. Caroline Kiniina b. Climax, Mich. Sept. 25, 1848.
2. ArvUla Louisa b. Climax, Mich. Sept. 15, 1851; in. March 14. 1873 Alvin Strong, son of William and Mary Ann
(Lindsey) Warson; served in 8th "N. Y. Reg't Heavy Artillery, < '"■ II.: r. Evart, Mich.
:;. Henrv b. Climax, Mich. March 1. 1855. 4. [da Sosalie b. Climax, Mich. May 20, 1856.
5. Franklin Olnev b. Climax, Mich. .Ii ±>, 1858. 6. Elmer Ellsworth b. Clio. ax. Mich. June 26, 1861.
2. Caroline b. Big Flats, N. Y. March 21, 1827; m. Feb. 21, 1849 Daniel Schenck Denise b. Monmouth,
N. J. Nov. 5, 1822 ; r. Charlotte, N. Y.
1. Julia Ell. i Elizabeth (Denise) b. Greene, N. Y. June 19, 1850; m. Feb. 15, 1870 Marion K., son of Ira and Mary
(Goodell) Wilder of Riga, N. V. -2. Edgar Arlini ton ( Denise) b. Greene, N. Y. Oct. in, 1852.
3. Willi.,,,, n.iirii (Denise) b. Greene, X. Y. Ap. 7, 1*54. 4. Daniel Schenck (Denise) b. Greene, N. Y. Jan. 27, 1861;
d. there July 6. 1863. 5. Elln rt Lunday (Denise) b. Greene, N. Y. Sept. 20, 1867.
3. Cornelia Ann b. Big Flats, 1ST. Y. Ap. 28, lSi'U; m. Aug. 20. 1848 James Ball Davis b. Auburn, N. Y.
June 6, 1824, son of William Dixon and Comfort (Ball) Davis; r. Le Rov, Mich.
1. Alva (Davis) b. Le Boy, Mich. July 28, 184'j; m. March 4, 1875 Mary Maria Bayley b. Kendall, N. Y. March 25,
1849, dau. of Alden Clark and Angeline (Farnsworth) Bayley; r. Battle Creek, Mich.
2. George Washington (Davis) b. Le Rov, Mich. July 27, 1856. :;. Louis 11, rbi rt I Davis) b. Le Roy, Mich. Ap.5, 1860.
4. Effie Cornelia (Davis) b. Le Roy, Mich. July 26. 1868; d. there March 4, 1872.
7. Orinda b. Jan. 11. 1795 : d. Aug. 10." 1797.
8. Vestus b. Dec. 4. 1796; d. Bath, N. Y. July 27, 1869; m. March 1824 Anna Port (q. v.).
I.Edward. 2. Martha Ann. 3. Diantha. 4. Silas drowned ch. 5. Dennis. 6. Eliza Maria.
9. Thomas Taylor b. May 21, 1799 ; drowned Oct. 10, 1827 ; m. Dec. 1825 Frances Craig b.
Sharon June 27, 1802.
1. Althina Bennett b. Ap. 26, 1827 ; m. 1st Spaulding of New Ipswich; m. 2d Ryan.
10. Asa b. March 1, 1802; m. Jan. 18, 1827 Cornelia Simons b. West Bloomfield, N. Y.
July 16, 1804; learned clothier's trade of Luther Whitney ; became a Christian minister.
1. Robert Simons b. West Bloomfield, N. Y. Jan. 15, 1830; m. Jan. 14, 1872 Elizabeth Ann Millard.
2. Cordelia b. West Bloomfield, N. Y. Ap. 18, 1834.
3. Diantha Lucretia b. West Bloomfield, N. Y. May 20, 1842; d. there March 14, 1850.
4. Erastus Asa b. West Bloomfield, N. Y. June 18,"l844; m. Dec. 24, 1S72 Frances Caroline Gerry.
1. Lottie Mary b. West Bloomfield, N. Y. Aug. 8, 1874 2. Cornelia Belle b. West Bloomfield, N. Y. Jan. 30, 1878.
5. Maria Estelle b. West Bloomfield, N. Y. Nov. 20, 1847; m. Jan. 29, 1871 William Nathaniel Cottrell b.
West Bloomfield, N. Y. July 30, 1832.
11. David b. May 12, 1804 ; d. Richmond, N. Y. Oct. 26, 1833 ; m. May 3, 1832 Dimmis
Isham (q. v.).
12. Diantha b. Sept. 27, 1807 ; d. Lowell, Mass. July 24, 1839 : m. Nov. 27, 1827 James
Weston of New Ipswich.
1. John (Weston.) 2. Maria (Weston.) 3. Mary Jane (Weston.) 4. James (Weston.)
5. Martha Ann (Weston.)
13. Joseph Markham b. May 12, 1810 ; m. Nov. 12, 1844 Mrs. Dimmis (Isham) Chapin.
(See above.)
286 GIL SUM.
('^ l-l A PIVT A "V David Chapman, son of David and Molly (Hibbard) Chapman, d. Grafton, Vt. ;
^ 1-I-^i * lTJ_.d_ ..1 . m. ,jau. i3) 1795 Bethshuah Ellis. Their son Daniel in. Ap. 24, 1822 Rebecca Cady
b. Alstead March 8, 1800, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Cheever) Cady. Their son
Ja'mes Chapman b. Alstead Jan. 12, 1829 ; m. 1st Alfrances Genett Shaw b.
Alstead March 2, 1836, dau. of Smith Moulton and Susan (Cady) Shaw.
1. Daniel Elmore b. Alstead 1854 ; d. Aug. 20, 1856.
2. Ida Bell b. Alstead Jan. 26. 1857 ; m. Aug. 1877 Orison D. Peabody b. Hudson 1837,
son of Frederic and Susan (Lane ?) Peabody ; r. Alstead.
m. 2d Ap. 2, 1862 Ellen Melissa McCoy (q. v.).
m. 3d Nov. 21, 1874 Mrs. Josephine A. (Miller) Nash (q. v.).
John Chapman, will proved Sept. 1805 ; m. 1st Sibbel , d. Sept. 24, 1777;
r. in what is now Sullivan.
3. Sibbel b. Jan. 7, 176s. 4. David b. Oct. 5, 1770. 5. James b. Jan. 10, 1773.
m. 2d Jan. 13, 1778 Mary Eowe (q. v.).
6. Calvin b. Aug. 2, 1778 ; m. Dec. 30, 1831 Dolly Bolster of Sullivan.
7. Mary b. Ap. 6, 1780. 8. Penelipe b. Dec. 23, 1781.
The will mentions also Rhoda, Benjamin, William, and John.
Joseph Chapman m. Lory Ann , d. March 4, 1831, set. 37.
Thomas F. Chapman from Walpole, was employed in Brigham's Factory 1836-7.
Thomas Charmbury son of Thomas and Sarah (Bray) Charmbury, was b.
Trowbridge, England Ap. 14, 1831 ; m. Maria Marchant b. Trowbridge, England
Nov. 1826, dau. of Richard and Jane (Elliot) Marchant ; emigrated to America 1879.
1. Helen b. Trowbridge, Eng. June 10, 1849 ; m. Feb. 8, 1872 James Coke son of James and
Karen (Martin) Coke of Trowbridge, England.
1. Ida Maria (Coke) b. Amesbury, Mass. Nov. 28, 1873.
2. James (Coke) b. Trowbridge, Eng. Sept. 10, 1877.
2. George Luther b. Trowbridge, Eng. Nov. 30, 1851 ; d. there Jan. 8, 1854.
3. Thomas b. Trowbridge, Eng. March 15, 1854; m. Ap. 7, 1874 Ellen Matilda Brinson b.
Trowbridge, Eng. Jan. 19, 1854, dau. of Thomas and Matilda (Parsons) Brinson ; emigrated
to America, April 1874.
1. Thomas Herbert b. Rockford, Conn. Oct. 18, 1875.
4. Ann b. Trowbridge, Eng. July 29, 1856. 5. Sarah Jane b. Trowbridge, Eng. Feb. 8,1859.
6. Agnes b. Trowbridge, Eng. Nov. 30, 1861.
O tJ A ^TT Francis Chase a descendant of Aquila Chase was the father of Ebenezer of Bedford, who
vy-L-I-Xi-O-Li- aiSo had a son Ebenezer.
Ebenezer Chase b. Bedford May 19, 1785 ; d. Tisbury, Mass. May 22, 1866 ;
m. 1st Dec. 22, 1805 Sally Chase b. Bedford? Feb. 16, 1786 ; d. July 24, 1817.
1. Diadama b. unk. Ap. 21, 1807 ; d. same day.
2. Albon b. Deering Oct. 4, 1808 ; d. Athens, Ga. ; m. there and was editor of the Southern
Banner ; had one son William d. in Confederate army, and one dau.
3. Daniel b. Deering Jan. 21, 1811 ; d. Independence, Texas, 1874 ; m. Hannah Williams of
Concord ; had ten eh. ; was an Episcopal clergyman.
4. Elbridge Gerry b. Deering June 4, 1813 ; m. Caroline Eaton of Concord.
5. Silas b. Deering ? May 10, 1816 ; d. same day.
m. 2d March 11, 1819 Eliza Patten b. Deering May 14, 1801 ; d. Hillsboro' March
25, 1877, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Blood) Patten.
6. Eliza Patten b. Andover Sept. 11, 1820 ; m. July 14, 1840 Capt. Joseph Nickerson b.
South Dennis. Mass. Jan. 3, 1811, son of David and Mary (Baker) Nickerson.
1. Albert (Nickerson) b. West Tisbury, Mass. July 3, 1841; d. there Feb. 23, 1842
2. Hobart Leighton (Nickerson) b. West Tisbury, Mass. Dec. 12, 184G; m. Dec. 3, 1876 Mattie Jones b.
Deering 1849, dau. of Hanson and Anna (Chase) Jones; r. West Tisbury, Mass.
3. William Ebenezer (Nickerson) b. West Tisbury, Mass July 20, 1849; in business at New York.
4. George Wheaton (Nickerson) b. West Tisbury, Mass. Feb. 7, 1852; studying medicine in New York.
GENEALOGIES. 287
5. Josephine (Nickerson) b. Chilmark, Mass. May 30, 1857 ; d. there Aug. 14, 1858.
6. Lucy (Nickerson) b. Chilmark. Mass. Dec. 21, 1859; d. there Jan. 21, 1861.
7. Sarah Ermina b. Enfield May 5, 1823 : m. June 20, 1841 William Athern b. West Tisbury,
d. there May 1864, son of Jonathan and Lucy Athern.
1. Elbridge Chase (Athern) b. West Tisbury, Mass. Oct. 6, 1842; m. Abby Barrows of Middleboro', Mass. ;
r. Campello, Mass.
2. Lucy (Athern) b. West Tisbury, Mass. June 27,1847; m. Dec. 25, 1873 Charles Bessey b. Ohio, is
Prof, of Botany and Chemistry in Agricultural College, Ames, Iowa. Two children.
;!. Sarah Ermina (Athern) b. West Tisbury, Mass. May 22, 1852; music teacher at Williamstown, Mass.
4. William Edward (Athern) b. West Tisbury, Mass. Nov. 15, 1857 ; grad. at Williams College.
8. Amanda b. Enfield Aug. 24, 1826 ; d. there Nov. 22, 1827.
9. Nancy Ursula b. Nov. 27. 1831 ; d. unm. HillMjoro1 Nov. 9, 1876.
10. Edward Payson b. Westmoreland Dec. 12, 1834.
Child of Mrs. Cheney d. Nov. 1830 set. 21 months.
Samuel Church d. Jan. 31, 1776 ; m. Elizabeth .
1. Martha? 2. Ebenezer b. Conn. Dec. 14, 17.32? m. Dec. 12, 1776 Abigail, sister to Capt.
Jehiel Holdridge. 3. Thomas b. Conn. Feb. 19, 1754 ; d. unm. June 21, 1778.
4. Ido b. ConiK Feb. 14, 1756 ; " Kild in Battle " Sept. 19, 1777.
5. Jonathan b. Ap. 12, 1758: d. Ap. 29, 1826 ; m. Feb. 11, 1783 Rachel Bill (q. v.) d. Jan.
3,1841.
1. Olive b. Nov. 9, 1783; d. unm. Feb. 4, 1821. 2. Rachel b. Ap. 21, 1786: m. Ivory Randall (q. v.).
3. Elizabeth b. Ap. 7, 1788; m Aaron Day (q. v.).
4. Iddo b. March 6, 1797; m. 1st Emeline Kemp b. Sullivan, d. Sept. 1833.
1. Sally Ann b. Feb. 28, 1830; d. Winchendon, Mass. Aug. 26, 1861; m. 1852 Otis W. Hapgood, b. Mass. 1824; d.
Winchendon, Mass. May 2, 1863.
1. d. inf. 2. Jane M'. (Hapgood) b. Winchendon, Mass. Aug. 1856; d. y.
m. 2d Betsey Hovey dau. of David and Elizabeth (Chambers) Hovey of Acworth.
2. Azel m. Lvdia J. Symington; r. Acworth.
6. Ira b. Conn. Sept. 1, 1766. 7. Elizabeth b. Conn. March 25, 1763; m. Roswell Hubbard
(q. v.).
8. Dorothy b. Conn. July 3, 1767. 9. Azel b. unk. July 12. 1769 ?
10. Daniel b. Oct. 28, 1771? 11. John b. Nov. 16, 1772.
Forest Cillet worked in Tannery 1867 ; rem. to Mass.
f^T \ O I7~ Elisha Clark m. Mary Towne, and was the first of this name in Gilsum. Joseph and
v_V J_J a\. IX 1 V . Sam icel came soon after. They were from Worcester, Mass., and supposed to be brothers.
The ancestor of the Gilsum family was Samuel.
Samuel Clark d. Jan. 16, 1812, set. 83 ; m. Mercy Perry d. July 4, 1811, set. 83.
1. Nathan lost at sea. 2. David on tax list 1808. 3. Sally m. Brooks Hudson (q. v.).
4. Jonathan b. Mass. Sept. 7, 1758 ; d. Sept. 15, 1830 ; m. 1st Delilah Thompson b. Alstead
July 24, 1771, d. Dec. 5, 1819, dau. of William and Lydia Thompson.
1. Sally b. Feb. 1, 1791; d. Clintonville, .Mass. March 18, 1878; m. 1st Alvan Carpenter (q. v.); m. 2d
about 1834 Dea. John Burdett d. Clinton, Mass. 1856.
1. Franklin (Burdett) d. ch.
2. Samuel b. Jan. 30, 1793; d. N. Y. Dec. 1873; m. March 1(3, 1814 Sally Farnsworth (q. v.); rem. to N. Y.
1. Sarah b. Ap. 21, 1816. 2. Esther m. Rnckwood. 3. Mary E. m. Bliss. 4. Josiah. All r. West Stock-
holm, N. Y.
3. Polly b. March 28, 1795; d. about 1870; m. John U. Weeks (q. v.).
1. Frank (Weeks) d. in army.
4. Mercy b. July 17, 1797; m. 1829 Jonathan? Walker of Newport; r. Norfolk, N. Y.
5. Delilah b. March 14, 1800; m. Merit Winter (q. v.); five ch.
6. Jonathan ) , T ,- iaf.g d. unm. Newport Julv 25, 1824.
7. Joseph ; D- dune -0' isu-; d. Raymondville. N. Y. Feb. 15, 1878; m. June 2, 1824 Rizpah Field b.
Surry March 20, 1802, d. Raymondville, N. Y. July 27, 1877, dau. of Moses Dickinson and Molly
(Hayward) Field
1. Amos Field b. March 19, 1825; m. Jan. 1, 1850 Clarissa Carpenter b. Washington, Vt. Ap. 24, 1822.
1. Kate R. b. N. Y. 1852; d. unm. Raymondville, N. Y. March, 1879. 2. George A. b. N. Y. 1856.
3. Fred Hayward b. N. Y. 1S63.
2. Lucenia Amanda b. A p. 24, 182/ ; m. 1850 James W. Dennison; r. California.
1. Fayette (Dennison) b. Cal. Oct. 26, 1850; d. there Aug. 6, 1852; and several others.
3. Joseph Franklin b. June 14, 1829; m. Sarah A. Russell; a farmer and stock raiser in Nevada.
4. Helen M. b. June 15, 1831; in. William P. L. Winham; a land broker at Salinas, Cal.
1. Jacky (Winham) b. unk. 1862; d. unk. Aug. IS, 1864; and others?
5. Jonathan' Edwin b. Ap. 11, 1834; d. Raymondville V N. i". Nov. 16, 1868; m. May 5, 1866 Mrs. Almira Blatchley;
served three years in Uuion army.
288 GIL SUM.
6. Rizpah Alletta b. May 17, 1836: d. Penn. Aug. 2, 1SH9; m. March 14, 18fil Azro A. Woodward.
1. Carrie (Woodward) b. Great Bend, Penn. Sept. 19, 1860. 2. Arthur A. (Woodward) b. Great Bend, Penn. Aug. 10, 1808.
7. William Henry b. Norfolk, N. Y. Aug. 9, 1839; m. Feb. 1, 1869 Maggie Scott; left for dead at battle of Fair Oaks;
taken by rebels and imprisoned a long time at Richmond, Va. ; in a land office at California.
1. Harry S. b. Saliuas, Cal. ; and perhaps others.
8. Moses Alonzo b. Norfolk, N. Y. March 1, 1842; d. there March 18, 1849.
9. Silas Wright b. Norfolk, N. Y. Nov. 17, 1815: m. Feb. 17, 1872 Jannette Scott; r. Nevada.
1 Frank Scott b. Kaymondville, N. Y. June 10, 1873 ; and perhaps others.
10. Charles Albert b. Norfolk, N. Y. June 28, 1848 ; m. Oct. 26, 1871 Josephine Stearns; r. Kaymondville, N. Y.
1. Joseph S. b. RaymondviUe, N. T. July 22, 1874.
8. Huldah b. July 21, 1804; .1. unra. Jan. in, 1831. 9. Franklin b. Oct. 5, 1807; d. March 5, 1808.
10. Mary Ann b. Jan. 2, 1809; m. John Holden (q. v.); r. Elgin, 111.; five ch.
11. Mehitabel b. Ap. 24, 1814; m. Lyman Reed (q. v.).
m. 2d May 16, 1823 Tamar Foster of Croydon.
5. Polly m. James Ballard (q. v.). 6. Charlotte m. Titus Dart (q. v.).
7. Calvin b. March 19, 1782.
William Clark and his wife Esther Rogers r. Acworth and had five children the oldest of whom was Thomas
b. Acworth Ap. 19, 1781; d. there Aug. 10, 1864; m. Ap. 8, IS u; Lydia Woodbury b. Salem Feb. 2, 1781, d. Dec.
3, 1806, dau. of Andrew and Eunice Woodbury. Thev had eight children of whom the fourth was
Thomas Tyler Clabk b. Acworth Oct. 17, 1818; d. Oct. 8, 1879 ; m. Feb.
26, 18-16 Laura Hay ward (q. v.).
1. Josephine Hay ward b. Middlesex, Vt. Dec. 11, 1857; in. Henry Haywood Carter (q. v.).
John T. Clark b. unk. 1812 ; m. Eliza H. b. unk. 1815 ; a painter.
1. Clara E. b. 1866. 2. Minnie b. 1868
Francois Cloutier a Frenchman employed in Tannery 1872.
/~1T "Vr'T^XT1 Hugh Clyde was b. in Ireland 1724. lie was of Scotch parentage, and s. in Windham
VyJ-i A L/J-J. where he d. July 11, 1800; m. Surah d. Windham 1777. Among their oh. was Joseph.
Joseph Clyde b. Windham Sept. 28, 1773 ; d. Marlow Nov. 10, 1850; m. Feb.
8, 1803 Mehitable Griffin b. Windham Jan. 17, 1781, d. Alstead July 6, 1813, dau.
of Peter and Dolly Griffin.
Four children, of whom two were twins d. inf.
5. William b. Windham Feb. 4, 1808 ; d. New Paris, Ind. Nov. 10.1861 ; m. 1st Susannah
Whittemore b. Hancock July 28, 1807, d. there Jan. 9. 1838, dau. of Asa Whittemore.
1. William Horace b. July 31, 1828; r. Washington. 2. Wallace Bruce b. Hancock Aug. 22, 1831;d. ch.
3. Edwin Wallace b. Hancock Ap. 13, 1836; d. ch.
m. 2d Ap. 16, 1889 Harriet Rebecca Pierce b. Dublin June 10, 1820, dau. of David and
Hepzibah (Davis) Pierce.
4. Rebecca b. New Paris, Ind. July :',. 1841 ; d. inf. 5. Allen Comly b. New Paris,.Ind. July 21, 1842.
6. Melissa Jane b. New Paris, Ind. May 16, 1815; d. inf.
7. Jane Melissa b. New Paris, Ind. Sept. 29, 1817 ; d. inf. 8. Sophronia b. New Paris, Ind. May 29, 1849.
9. Eben Hills b. New Paris, Ind. Oct. 6, 1851. 10. Mary Ellen b. New Paris, Ind. May 22, 1854.
6. Dorothy S. b. Windham Sept. 14, 1810 ; d. there Ap. 14, 1812.
7. Dorothy b. Windham May 3, 1813 ; d. Alstead July 6, 1870 ; m. June 7, 1844 Ebenezer
Knight Hills b. Alstead, d. Hancock, son of Elijah and Lydia (Knight) Hills.
1. George Eben (Hills) b. Alstead Sept. 2(5, 1852; r. Nashua.
8. Harriet Griffin b. Windham Ap. 10, 1815; ra. 1st Luther Brown Pierce b. Dublin Feb.
28, 1805, son of David and Hepzibah (Davis) Pierce ; r. New Paris, Ind.
1. Sarah Abby Cleora (Pierce) b. Dublin Ap. 16, 1836. 2. Geor</e Washington (Pierce) b. New Paris,
Ind. Aug. 21, 1840. 3. Sarah June (Pierce) b. New Paris, Ind. Feb. 24, 1842.
4. Lucy Ann (Pierce) b. New Paris, Ind. June, 1844.
m. 2d May 7, 1846 Daniel Rhorer.
5. Mary Elizabeth (Rhorer) b. New Paris, Ind. Oct. 6, 1848. 6. Catherine (Rhorer) b. New Paris, Ind.
July 24, 1850. 7. William Franklin (Rhorer) b. New Paris, Ind. July 14, 1854.
9. Theodore b. Windham Nov. 17, 1817, r. Windham.
10. Joseph b. Hancock March 14, 1820 ; m. May 21, 1843 Mary Abigail Knight b. Marlow
Jan. 14, 1821 dau. of Ira and Abigail (Pratt) Knight ; r. Marlow.
1. George Wesley b. Marlow Sept. 18, 1846; m. Sept. 16, 1874 Felicia Ladora Shepardson b. Reading,
Mass. Aug 15, 1848, dau. of George and Electa (Copeland) Shepardson.
2. Melbeni Griffin b. Marlow Ap. 25, 1851 ; drowned there Dec. 31, 1862.
Charles Cobb m. Louisa Thomas.
GENEALOGIES. 289
1. Charles b. Jan. 1, 1832. 2. Mary Louisa b. Surry ; m. May 15, 1846 William B Mixer
b. Rindge Ap. 28, 1825, son of Charles and Mehitahle (Smith) Mixer; r. Philadelphia, Penn.
1. George W. (Mixer) b. Keene? Deo. 13, 1847; is in U. S. Navy.
/"^1/"VX TTt John Cole and his wife Mehitabel came from Rowlev, Mass. to Lisbon where he d. Their son
V^wJ_Jlli. j0)m d. Surry Oct. 4, 1807 set. 39; m. Polly Bemis b. Rowley, Mass. 1762, d. Gilsum Dec. 30,
1825. Their ch. were Hitty d. ch.; Zaccheus r. Westminster, Vt.; Betsey m. Amherst Hayward (q. v.); John;
Polly m. Amherst Hayward (q. v.); and Asa.
John Cole b. Gardner, Mass. Sept. 13, 1797; in. May 10, 1860 Mrs. Lucinda
(Petts) Bolster (q. v.) d. July 16, 1870.
Asa Cole (bro. of preceding,) was b. Surry Oct. 20, 1804; m. Sept. 3, 1829
Sarah Pitts b. Uxbridge, Mass. Nov. 5, 1808, dau. of Job and Mary (Reed) Pitts
b. Uxbridge, Mass. Jan. 22, 1772 d. Jan. 20, 1850; r. Keene.
1. Charles Pitts b. Jan. 20, 1832 : d. Sept. 4. 1832.
2. Daniel Reed b. Aug. 20. 1835 : m. Nov. 23, 1858 Adeliza Jones b. Marlow Jan. 3, 1838,
dau. of Oilman and Eliza (Towne) Jones.
1. Frank Albert b. Keene Sept. is. 1861. 2. Hattie Ellen b. Keene July 24, 1870.
/~^1/~\T T T"\T^ James Collins m. Mary Bulger and had a son John m. Norah Dugan; emigrated from
v^V^ LiJ_iJ_U> t i. Ireland 1830; and s. at Worcester, Mass. where he d. 18(50. Norah d. Worcester, Mass.
1858. Their sou Step/ten came to N. Y. from Ireland in 1834. John Jr. came with his parents.
Stephen Collins b. Co of Dublin, Ireland, June 24, 1811; in. May 31, 1835
Anastasia Murphy b. Co of Kilkenny, Ireland, Aug 1811 dau. of James and
Mary (Nolan) Murphy.
Their 1st. 2d. and 5th children were each Mary Jane and d. inf.
3. Michael b. Dudley, Mass. June 6, 1839, served 3 months in 3d Mass. Rifle Battalion.
4. John Stephen b. Oxford, Mass. Dec. 15. 1841, served 9 months in Gun Boat Neptune, U. S. N.
6. Mary Jane b. Strafford, Conn. July 1856.
John Collins bro. of Stephen, was b Co. of Dublin, Ireland, July 1824; ra.
July 12, 1851 Sarah Fitzpatrick b Leeds, England, Dec. 8, 1835 dau. of John and
Mary (O'Donald) Fitzpatrick; came to Gilsum in 1867; rem. to Keene 1879.
1. Mary Ellen b. Millbury. Mass. Nov. 6, 18.T>4 ; d. there March, 1855.
2. William Henry b. Brattleboro', Vt. May 9, 1857.
3. John Bernard b. Worcester, Mass. dan. 24, 1859.
4. Ellen Norah b. Webster, Mass. Dec. 11, 1861 ; d. Oxford. Mass. Ap. 22, 1864.
5. James Edward b. Cherry Valley, Mass March 29, 1863 ; d. there Ap. 7, 1865.
6. Charles Francis b. Cherry Valley, Mass March 30, 1866 ; d. there Ap. 25, 1867.
7. Leonard b. March 16, 1870. 8. Joseph I). Ashuelot Aug. 7, 1871.
9. Francis b. Ashuelot May Is, 1873 ; d. there March 4,- 1874.
10. George Herbert b. Ashuelot Aug. 17, 1875.
E. Bartlett Collins m. June 14, 1855 Mrs. Lurinda R. Nash both of Fitz-
william.
Joseph Collins an Englishman, employed in Collins's Factory 1859; rem.
to Springfield, Vt. where he m.
Edgar W. Collins lived with Solomon Mack 3d, in 1872.
I ( ^AT^T^r^f ^K" Tradition says three or four brothers of this name, sometimes written Cumstoek,
^- ^^ -"-l-O -L V^/v/XV. emigrated to this country from England. William Comstock son of one of these
brothers, came from Lyme, Conn, and s. in Sullivan where he d. 1773. His first wife was Elizabeth; second wife,
Hephzibah who after his death m. John Rowe. The ch. mentioned at the settlement of his estate were Lydia m.
Simeon Ellis. William "Eldest Son now surviving," and Mary wife of William Corey. There was also James bapt.
about 1773, and perhaps others. William m. 1st Dec. 21, 1797 Sally Emerson d. Sullivan Jan. 25, 1800, jet. 24.
She was dau. of Daniel and Lucy (Collins) Emerson of Marlboro'. He m. 2d March 10. 1801 Polly Jewett b.
Rindge Ap. 13, 1774; d. Sullivan May 30, 18o3; dau. of Jonathan and Martha (Belcher) Jewett. His third wife
was Ruth. By his first wife he had William Emerson; by the second wife, Hephzibah b. Sullivan May i, 1802; by
the third wife, David b. Sullivan March 11, 1805, d. same day.
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290 GILSUM.
William Emerson Comstock b. Sullivan Dec. 14, 1798; d. Ap. 14, 1876; m.
1st Oct. 20, 1823 Milly Fairbanks b. Washington 1794, d. Feb 2, 1857.
1. and 2. d. inf. 3. Ira Emerson b. Feb. 13. 1829 ; m. Nov. 28, 1854 Esther Rachel Wheeler
b. Keene July 28, 1834. dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Prime) Wheeler ; r. Sullivan.
1. Frank Emerson b. July 21, 1856. 2. George Wheeler b. Aug. 7, 1861.
3. Joseph Fred b. Sullivan June 6, 1866.
4. James Martin b Sept. _9, 1832 ; m. Sept 5, 1858 Mrs. Caroline N. (Whitney) Nash (q. v.).
5. Emilv Roancy b. Aug. 15, 1836 ; d. unm. Keene Feb. 25, 1864.
m. 2d July 4. 1860 Mrs. Lorana (Kice) Howard (q. v.); d. Ap. 6, 1878.
Daniel Convekse son of Daniel Converse and Rosella Coombs, was b.
Douglass, Mass. Dec 21, 1773; d. Sept. 28, 1852; m. Ruth Seaver b. Pramingham,
Mass. Sept. 1772, d. Ap. 2, 1856, dau. of Shubael and Dilly Seaver.
1. Polly b. June 1, 1795 ; m. Joseph Thompson (q. v.).
2. Daniel b. Oct. 29, 1796 ; m. Jan. 8, 1822 Early Miller of Alstead.
1. Phebe Miller b. Nov. 19, 1822; rem. to Sherburne, Vt.
3. Deliverance b. May 4, 1799 : m. Samuel Nash (q. v ).
4. Sallv b. Feb. 1801 ; d. March 1801. 5. Sally b. March 27, 1802 ; m. Charles Nash (q. v.).
6. Rosanna b. March 17, 1804 : d. May 11, 1804. 7. David b. Nov. 13, 1805 ; d. Sept. 16, 1808.
8. David b. Sept. 24, 1809 ; d. Alstead Aug-. 11, 1851 ; m. May 23, 1837 Matilda Phillips
(q. v.) ; rem. to Alstead.
1. Gilbert Phillips b. Ap. 4, 1841 ; m. Jennie Flanders; r. Watertown, Mass.
2. Granville Smith b. May 80, 1843; m. Anna Collins of Gardner, Mass.; r. Leominster, Mass.
1. Frederick Granville. 2. George Edward, both 1). Leominster, Mass.
3. Ellen Maria b. Alstead March 5, 1S45; m. George, son of Washington Brown of Troy.
1. Henry Ennis (Brown.) 2. Eva Maria (Brown.) 3. Alberta Gertrude (Brown.)
4. Jennie Frances b. Alstead Ap. 16, 1847 ; d. Province of Quebec Feb. 21, 187a ; m. Stephen Henry Ennis.
1. Mary (Ennis.) 2. Jennie Matilda (Ennis.) 3. Lurelta (Ennis.) 4. Elizabeth Frances (Ennis.)
5. David Merrill b. Walpole March 9, 18.il.
9. Abram b. Jan. 7, 1813 ; d. Sept 20, 182 ; m Dec. 21, 1837 Dolly Davis (q. v.).
1. Loena A. b. Ap. 3, 1840; d. unm. Surry Dec. 22, 1861.
2. Stillman Abram b. March 18, 1843; m. May 23, 1S67 Sarah Elizabeth Chase b. Keene Feb. 1843, dau.
of Stephen and Louisa (Dickinson) Chase; r. Hartford, Conn. Two ch.
3. Edmund Ambrose b. Sept. 29, 1844; m. June 12, 1866 Ella Annette Taylor b. Taunton, Mass., dau. of
Addison Taylor; r. Worcester, Mass. Two ch.
4. Gilman Alonzo b. Aug. 24, 1848; m. March 2, 1868 Ella Annette Hall b. Westmoreland. One ch.
5. Ella Angeline b. June 29, 18.il; d. unm. Surry Dec. 26, 1870.
10. Rosannah b. Ap. 1, 1817 . m. Francis N. Phillips (q v.).
Milan Constantine worked for W. A. Wilder 1873.
Alonzo B. Cook b. Grafton, Vt. 1820; m. 1844 Lucetta Nash (q. v.).
1. Martin Jefferson b. March 4, 1845, killed at Gettysburg.
2 Marcus Herbert b. May 4, 1846 ; d. unm. Jan. 5," 1866.
3. Rosa Ann Elizabeth b. 1847 ; d. Feb. 12, 1849.
4. Sarah Ann b. March 11, 1848 ; m. George Hodgkins of Walpole.
5. Juliette Frances b. Feb. 2, 1850 ; m. Dinsmoor A. Howe of South Windham, Vt.
6. Georgiana Ardella b. Ap. 24, 1852 ; m. Norman N. Davis (q. v.).
7. Elizabeth J. b. May 9, 1854 ; m. Ephraim A. Howard (q. v.).
Barton Cook son of Charles and Mary, was b. Surry Sept. 1799; d. West-
moreland July 16, 1877; r. Gilsum 1839^7.
Seymour O. Cook on tax list 1854.
William H. Cook son of William B. and Pamelia (Buswell) Cook of Acworth
m. May 31, 1847 Frances Ellis (q. v.) ; went West.
1. Name unk. b. Oct. 1847 ; d. Feb. 12, 1849. 2. Abba A. b. 1849.
Chester Coombs, son of Barney, was b. Northfield or Douglass, Mass. 1783;
m. Sept. 1808 Tabitha Plumley (q. v.).
GENEALOGIES. 291
1. Caleb Lewis b. Swanzey Dee. 18, 1809: d. Winchester July 10, 1877 ; m. Oct. 30, 1834
Mary Willard b. Winchester May 9, 1812, dau. of Peter and Rebecca (Lawrence) Willard.
He was a house painter.
1. Rebecca Augusta b. Winchester Dec. 12, 1835; m. June 3, 1856 George Frederic Tinker, son of Nathan
and Mary Tinker of Marlow.
1. Florence Louise (Tinker) b. New London, Conn. June 2(5, 186-2.
2. Charles Perley (Tinker) b. New London, Conn. Julv ii. 1864.
2. Lewis Proctor b. Winchester, Aug. 18, 1849; d. there Jan. 21, 1852.
2. Rhoda Maria b. Winchester Sept. 1."). 1812 : d. there Jan. 4, 1864; ra. John Howard b.
Winchester 1785, d. there Aug. 22, 1857.
1. Eliab (Howard.) 2. Almaney (Howard.) 3. Horace (Howard )
Reuben Cooper of Croydon m. June 1, 1806 Huldah Thompson of Alstead.
/ *f\ I } T?~\r Manxur Corey m. Sophia? Estabrooks and r. Plainfield. Their son Joseph HusseR in. Mary
V-VV^' ' * J-^ J- Ann Pierce and r. Columbia and afterwards at Bradford, Vt. Three of their ch. are A Ibert H.,
Edward 0., and Sarah F. m. Henry Page (q. v.).
Albert Russell Corey b. Columbia Feb. 16, 1843; m. 1st May 3, 1863
Kmily Elizabeth Richardson b. Lempster Feb. 4, 1843; d. May 24, 1868; dau. of
Stephen Burnham and Emma (Wheeler) Richardson.
1. Lucius Henry h Lempster Dec 19. 1865.
m. 2d Feb. 16, 1869 Sarah Jane McCoy (q. v. >.
2 Fred Albert b. Sept. 19. 1*70.
Edward Osgood Corky b. Bradford, Vt. June 9, 18.10; m. Xov. 28, 1872
Juliette White (q. v.).
1. Edward Alvin b Oct. 26. 1873. 2. Charles Leonard b. May 17, 1875.
3. Pitz Wellington b. Jan 15. 1879.
Joshua Corey b. Billerica, Mass.; m. Jemima Griffin of Swanzey; rem. to
Grafton, Vt.
1. Sarah b. Aug. 29, 1785 : d. y. 2. Josiah b. Feb. 1789.
3. David b. Jan. 4, 1793. 4. Elijah d. y. 5. Abel.
Samuel Corey bro. to Joshua, was b. Billerica, Mass. Xov. 6, 1755; d. Ap. 2,
1841; m. July 23, 1786 Mary Bingham (q. v.); d. March 11, 1823.
1. Daniel Hazeltou b. Jan. 2, 1790 : in. 1813 Millv Morse b. Sullivan 1788. dau. of James
and Betsey (Bullard') Morse ; rem. to Lewiston, X. Y.
1. George Washington b. Sept. 19, 1814. 2. Benjamin b. Sullivan Oct. 14, 1817.
3. Jerusha b. June 10, 1820. 4. Mary. 5. Martin b. Sullivan June 11, 1820.
2. Lucinda b. Jan. 16, 1793 ; m. James Hudson (q. v.).
3. Benjamin b. May 22, 17H6 ; m. Nov 23, 1826 Philadelphia White (q. v.).
1. Willard b. Sept. 30, 1828; d. March 19, 1832.
2. Benjamin Woodbury b. Ap. 27. 1831; m. Jan. 19, 1852 Emily Farnsworth (q. v.). He was drowned
while bathing at Massena, N. Y. Aug. 23, 1852.
1. Woodburv b. Massena, N. Y. Nov. 11, 18.V2. m. Everetta Rosella Nash (q. v.).
1. DoraCornelia b. June 30, 1869. 2. Emma Mabel b. May 1, 1873. 3. Allie Woodbury b. May C, 1876. 4. Eddie Leon b. Sept. 1, 1878.
4. Polly Ann b. Nov. 19, 1802 ; d. unm. Oct, 19, 1875.
William Corey bro. to Joshua, was b. Billerica, Mass.; m. Ap. 4, 1786 Mary
Bates Comstock.
1. Josiah b. March 26, 1787 ; rem. to " Black River Country."
2. Lydia b. Stoddard Oct. 13, 1790. 3. Curtice b. Stoddard 'May 11, 1793.
4. Elijah b. Stoddard May 19, 1795. 5. William b. Stoddard July 4, 1797.
6. Sally b. Stoddard Feb. 10, 1802 ; d. there Jan. 7, 1804.
7. Polly b. Stoddard May 16, 1804. 8. James b. Stoddard March 16, 1807.
Deborah Corey sister to preceding, m. Dec. 29, 1785 William Griffith of
Swanzey.
Barney Cornell "finisher" for Cuthbert and Minor 1871.
292 GIL SUM.
Jacob H. Cornell on tax list 18(3(3.
James Gostello from "Winchester worked in Collins's Factory 18(32-4.
Michael and Thomas Costello were bros. from Ireland; worked for Dr.
Hammond 1819-52, and went West.
Edouard Cote son of John and Celia (Vincent) Cote, was b. Canada about
1825; d. Dec. 23, 1875; m. May 5, 1851 Anna St. Jacques b. Canada Aug. 20,
1828, dan. of John and llattie (Lafontaine) St. Jacques.
1. Mary I). Jericho, Vt. Aug. 20, 1852 : m. John Martin ; r. Springfield. Vt.
1. John (Martin) b. Saxton's River, Vt. July, 1S68. 2. Ellen (Martin) b. Royalton, Vt.
3. Clara (Martin) b. Middlebury, Vt. 1874.'
2. Edward b. Essex. Vt. June 5, 1858 : m. 1872 Lavina Jeffrey.
1. George b. Saxton's River, Vt. 1872. 2. Frank b. Putney, Vt. 1874. " 3. Edward b. Keene 1875.
3. Joseph b. Burlington, Vt. Jan. 1856 ; m. July 4, 1S73 Mary Larock.
1. George b. South Vernon, Vt. 1875. 2. Julie Ann b. Keene Ap. 1878.
4. Sophia b. Dorset, Vt. July 1858. 5. Thomas b. Canada Jan. 1861.
6. Selina b. Canada Aug. 23, 1862 ; m. Dec. 10, 1877 Daniel O'Neal b. Cleveland, Ohio Oct.
1860, son of Thomas and Kate (Harmon) O'Neal.
1. Grace Gertrude (O'Neal) b. Keene May 21, 1879.
7. David b. Middlebury, Vt, March 17, 1866.
8. Hattie Julie b. Saxton's River, Vt. Feb. 18, 1868.
Henry Covel m. Martha ; r. in what is now Surry.
2. Ennis b. Feb. 19, 1766 ; d. June 26, 1766.
i ^/"\ \\7 Ti^ T^ James Cowee emigrated to this country from Ireland, m. dau. of Josiah and (Greene)
Vv V^ " » » J_J J_J. Baldwin of Gardner, Mass., and had fifteen ch. among whom was Joel.
Joel Cowee.
1. Porter b. Gardner, Mass. 1828 ; m. Fanny Moses b. Newport, R. I. 1831.
1. Willie H. b. 1854.
2. Webster b. Gardner, Mass. ; m. Leonard of Gardner, Mass.
3. Joel b. Gardner, Mass. ; m. 1st Eliza Temple of Gardner, Mass. She had three sons and
one dau. He m. 2d Mrs. Patty Malvina (Webster) Smith (q. v.) ; one son.
i^1/"\"Y^" Samuel Cotj and his wife Elizabeth (Berchanof) Coy came from Liverpool, England. He landed in
^ *— " -*- • Boston, Mass. Sept. 1852, and the family came Nov. 1853. Among their ch. were William H. and John.
William Henry Coy b. Manchester, Eng. March 21, 183(3; m. Sept. 15, 1857
Lois Maria Ellis of Keene. He came to Gilsum 1870 and rem. to Mass. 1874.
1. John Samuel b. Keene Aug. 4, 1858 ; d. there Aug. 28, 1862.
2. Willie Henry b. South Royalston, Mass. May 6, 1860.
3. Lorana Lillietta b. Keene Dec. 18, 1864.
4. Thomas b. North Oxford, Mass. Sept. 26, 1866 ; d. Cambridgeport, Vt. Sept. 5, 1867.
5. Lizzie Jane b. Hinsdale Aug. 27, 1868.
6. Edward Vernie b. Nov. 1, 1871. 7. Agnes M. b. Ap. 27, 1873.
John Coy bro. of preceding, was b. Manchester, Eng. July 15, 1811; m. 1st
Charlotte Fairclough b. Manchester, Eng. Jan. 11, 1813, d. Harrisville Feb. 8, 1869,
dau. of Peter and Ellen Fairclough; r. Marlboro'.
1. Annie Maria b. Harrisville Aug. 2, 1863. 2. Charlotte b. Harrisville Nov. 29, 1864.
3. Elizabeth b. Harrisville Feb. 1, 1867 ; d. there Sept. 16, 1868.
m. 2d Sept. 15, 1870 Margaret Jane Moore b. Manchester, Eng. Nov. 16, 1841,
dau. of Andrew and Ann Jean (Ingraham) Moore.
4. John b. Ap. 1, 1872. 5. Arthur b. Aug. 13, 1873. 6. Margaret Johns b. Oct. 11, 1874.
Charles Leon Craig son of Almon and Helen (Cook) Craig, was b. West-
moreland July 4, 1856; a weaver in Collins's Factory.
aENEALOGIES. 293
Samuel A. Cram son of Samuel of Unity, d. "Winchendon, Mass. 1847; on tax
list 184G.
Samuel Crandall son of Edward and Polly Crandall, was b. Surry Ap. 20,
1780; d. Westminster, Vt. Jan. 11,1853; m. 1st Dec. 20, 1798 Hannah Hibbard
(q. v.) d. Keene Aug. 1817.
1. Etlielinda b. Surry Nov. 30, 1801 ; m. 1st Dec. 1, 1816 Artemas Richardson b. N. Y. July
4, 1794, d. Keene Nov. 4, 184o, son of Charles and Sarah (Bradley) Richardson.
1. Elhelinda (Richardson) b. Keene Sept. 20. 1818; m. 1st 1838 Lorenzo Powell of Portland. Me.
1. Homer (Powell.) 2. Owen (Powell.) 3. Wallace (Powell.) 4. Charles (Powell.) 5. Morris (Powell.)
6. Sarah (Powell) m. Edward Richardson; r. Suncook, Perm,
m. '2d 1859 Grant Colburn of Meadville, Penn.
2. Paul (Richardson) b. Keene Aug. 5, 1820; m. a Spanish woman; r. Sandwich Islands; six ch.
3. Daniel Bates (Richardson) b. Keene Ap. 10, 1822; d. Maiden, Mass. June 15, 1877; m. 1844 Lucinda
Howard of Keene.
1. Harriet (Richardson) b. Keene 1850. 2. Reuben (Richardson) b. Keene 1853; r. Canada.
3. Charles (Richardson) 1>. Swanzey 1855; a sailor. 4. Frederick (Richardson) b. Keene 1857.
5. Frank (Richardson) b. Belchertowrj, -Mass. 1862.
4. Hannah Hibbard (Richardson) b. Keene Oct. 7, 1823; in. 1st 1845 Timothy Ellis b. Keene 1810, d.
Westport Dec. 1855, son of Thomas and Amanda (French) Ellis.
1. Julia Ann (Ellis) b. Roxburv 1846; in. Augustus Rice; r. Keene.
2. Ira A. (Ellis) b. Keene March 4, 1817; m Ap. 22, 1871 Svlvia C. Barron (q. v.).
1. Rossa Eliza (Ellis) b. Keene Dec. 11, 1873. 2. Orien Augustus (Ellis) b. Roxbury March 25, 1877.
3. Arrora (Ellis) b. Keene 185U; in. Dilly Hastings, dau. of Emery and Hannah Hastings of Keene.
1. Arthur (Ellis) b. Keene Aug. Ill, 1876.
4. Susan Genelia (Ellis) b. Keene 1852; m. Elkanah Lane of Swanzey.
1. Frederick (Lane) b. Swanzey 1869.
5. Ethelinda (Ellis) b. Keene 1854; m. Horace Whitney of Bellows Falls, Vt.; r. Saratoga, N. Y.
1. Lillian (Whitney) b. Bellows Fulls, Vt. 1872.
6. Sarah (Ellis) b. Keene 1856, A. Walpole 1872; m. Victor Goode.
m. 2d Levi Page b. Keene 1823, son of Ebenezer and Betsey Page.
7. Robert (Page) b. Keene July 1859. 8. Mary Elizabeth (Page) b. Keene 1863; d. there Nov. 24, 1874.
m. 3d Edward Cobble b. Richmond; r. Keene.
5. Samuel Crandall (Richardson) b. Keene Dec. 7, 1824; in. Abbie Tufts b. Vt. March 9, 1823, dau. of
James and Catherine (Hopkins) Tufts.
1. Charles //. nry (Richardson) b. Keene Ap. 24, 1847: .1. there July 29, 1849.
2. Mary Elizabeth (Richardson) b. Keene May 18. 1848; m. Frank Frederick Cummings; r. Hartford, Conn.
1. Samuel Frederick (Cummings) b. Hartford, Conn. July 17, 1874
3. Geia-i/e Henry (Richardson) b. Swanzey March 30, 1851; m. June 1870 Rhoda Alzina Barron (q. v.).
1. Geo/;/' Elmer (Richardson) b. Keene May 14, 1871.
4. Frank Pierce (Richardson) b. Swanzey Oct. 14, 1853; r. Keene.
5. James Tufts (Richardson) b. Swanzey Aug. 11, 1856; ra. May 1878 Isadore .
6. Charles William (Richardson) b. Keene July 15, 1859. 7. Abbie Harriet (Richardson) b. Keene Oct. 27, 1861.
6. Sarah Bradley (Richardson) b. Keene Ap. 7, 1S27; d. there May, 1829.
7. Mary Crandall (Richardson) b. Keene Feb. 11, 1829; m. 1st 1846 Moses Burlingameof Providence, R. J.
1. William (Burlingame) b. Providence, R. I. 1847; m. Maria Thompson of Matawan, N. J.
1. Han-y (Uurlingame) b. Matawan, N. J. 1S74.
2. Charles (Burlingame) b. Providence, R. I. 1849; m. and r. there.
3. Mary (Burlingame) b. Providence, R. I. 1853; m. and r. New York.
m. 2d George Wight of Matawan, N. J.
8. Sarah Bradley (Richardson) b. Keene May 1,1831; d. Chicago, 111. Dec. 17, 1874; m. 1846 Thomas
Parker, a civil engineer. Nine children, three died.
1. Florence (Parker) m. Thomas Bushnell of New York. 2. Thomas (Parker.)
3. William, (Parker.) 4. John (Parker.) 5. Jennie (Parker. ) 6. Sattie (Parker.)
9. Charles (Richardson) b. Keene Nov. 22, 1832; d. there Feb. 1849.
10. Louisa (Richardson) b. Keene June 11, 1834; d. Swanzey Ap. 1857: m. Ap. 1856 Everett Samuel Hol-
brook, son of Thomas of Swanzey.
1. Samuel (Holbrook) b. Swanzey Ap. 1S57; tn. and r. Winchester; one ch.
11. Arrora (Richardson) b. Keene May 28, 1835, went to sea at the age of 15, and has not been heard
from since 1858.
12. Harriet Crombie (Richardson) b. Keene June 18, 1839; m. Dec. 25, 1858 James Monroe Cone b.
Claremont June 28, 1832, son of Thomas and Olive (Lane) Cone.
1. Thomas (Cone) b. Keene Jan. 9, 1860. 2. Willie 1L rb, rt [* one) b. Keene Aug. 25, 1861.
13. Jane Poivell (Richardson) b. Keene July 6, 1841 ; m. 1856 Charles Tyler Pettingell of Amherst, Mass. ; r.
Corry, Penn.
14. Charles Artemas (Richardson) b. Keene Sept. 28, 1845; m. Dec. 21, 1870 Annie Frances SuDivan
b. Fall River, Mass. June 5, 1851, dau. of Patrick D. and Margaret (Dwyer) Sullivan.
1. Mary Emma (Richardson) b. Fall River, Mass. Ap. 5, 1873.
2. Charles Artemas (Richardson) b. Fall River, Mass. June 22, 1875.
in. 2d March, 184G Ethan Allen Dickinson, wounded at Fair Oaks and d. Philadelphia, Penn.
Sept. 5, 1862, son of Charles Dickinson of Saxton's River, Vt.
294 GIL SUM.
m. 2d Nov. 1817 Mrs. Diana (Darling) Eveleth.
Joshua D. Crane son of Abia and Experience (Smith) Crane, was b. Surry
June 6, 1784; d. there March 27, 1841; m. Nov. 17, 1803 Lydia Holdridge (q. v.).
Jane Ford Crichtox b. Dundee, Scotland, dau. of John and Elizabeth Crich-
ton, came to America June 1873, and returned to Birkenhead, England 1879.
Gershom Crocker d. Ap. 5. 1791 ; m. Anna .
1. Hannah. 2. Nathan. S. Orris d. Oct. 19, 1791. 4. Gershom.
5. Elizabeth Morrice. 6. Fanny.
/"1T3 /"V^^ Nathan Cross of Hudson in. Betsey Lawrence. Their son Eldad b. Hudson June 1796; d.
IjIUJnn. Worcester, Mass. Ap. 15. 1878; in. Nov. 18, 1818 Betsey Heffron; r. Swanzey. Their ch. were
E710S ; Joseph Newell (see Allen); James r. Worcester, Muss.; and Orrin Thompson r. Rutland, Vt.
Exos Cross b. Swanzey Jan. 22, 1820; m. March 15, 1845 Caroline Isham
(q. v.).
1. Orrin Otis b. Sept. 19, 1850. 2. Ella Jane b. March 16. 1858.
Stephen Cross m. 1808 Rachel Borden (q. v.); a carpenter.
1. Clarissa b March 19, 1809. 2. Anna b. Jan. 10, 1811. 3. Hannah b June 17. 1813.
/ 1 T3 ("iTTf^ fT John Crouch b. Boxboro'. Mass. rem. to Chesterfield about 1800. His son Cyrus b.
^-tVv^ U V_y LA- Boxboro".' .Mass. 1796; .1. Chesterfield 1848; m. 1st Asenath Bridgman of Bernardston,
Mass. who had three ch.: m. "2d Ap. 2, 1827 Huldah Aldrich d. Chesterfield 1864, dau. of Lot Aldrich of Richmond,
and had a son Charles E.
Charles Ezra b. Swanzey Oct. 17, 1S27; drowned Oct. 22, 1878; m. 1st
July 20, 1851 Semantha Jane Nash (q. v.).
1. Henry Maroni b Swanzey Feb. 22. Ls.~>2 ; m. Abbot of Lempster.
2. Abbie Jane b. Winchester Dec. 1">. 1*53 : m. Henry Smith of Marlow.
m. 2d Aug. 3, 18(55 Mrs. Sophronia A. Howard (q. v.) d. Ap. 15, 1877.
Nelson Crouch son of Oliver and Betsey (Mixer) Crouch of Brattleboro',
Yt.; at Lansing Wilder's 1875; r. Vt.
Charles Cuaimlntgs son of Rev. Charles and Polly Cummings of Sullivan; m.
Lydia Higbee of Alstead; taxed here 1833—4.
John Bailey Ctjmmtjngs son of Benaiah and Susanna (Bailey) Cummings was
b. Hancock Dec. 19, 181(5; d. Feb. 2; 1870.
William Frart Cummengs son of Samuel and (Woods) Cummings, b.
Mass. May 1, 1804; d. Keene Oct. 22, 1865; m. 1st Nov. 19, 1827 Joannah Davis
b. Shutesbury, Mass. Nov. 16, 1811, d. Keene March 7, 1851, dau. of Joseph and
Sylvia Davis.
1. Sylvia Ann b. Athol, Mass. Aug. 19, 1828 : m. Ira L. Morse (q. v.).
2. Mary Seviah b. Athol, Mass. Jan. 29, 1833'; d. Orange, Mass. Feb. 9, 1849.
3. Joseph William b. Vt. Nov. 1. 1837 ; m. Sept. 8, 1858 Lorinsa Morse (q. v.) ; enlisted in
14th N. H. Reg't Co. C. in 1802. and served till close of war; slightly wounded.
1. Mary Jane b. Keene Ap. 12, 1860; m. Nov. 5, 1S76 Henry Fassett b. Swanzey May 12, 1850.
2. Livie Maria b. Keene June 9, 1862. 3. Emma Louisa b. Keene July 18, 1866.
4. Fred James b. Keene Jan. 30, 1868. 5. George William b. Swanzev May 25, 1874.
m. 2d Dec. 28, 1852 Ann Gregory b. Sand Lake, N. Y. May 7, 1820, dau. of Henry
and Jane (Richmond) Gregory.
i^lTTrp |_| 13 1^13 HH A lexander Cuthbert of Dundee, Scotland m. Elizabeth Mackintosh. They were
v^*J 4 -EL -DJ-JJAj X . 0f Highland descent and had a son Robert.
Robert Cuthbert b. Dundee, Scotland Jan. 2, 1808; m. 1st Feb. 16, 1837
Winford Crichton b. Dunning, Scotland 1815 ; d. Andover, Mass. Sept. 5, 1854.
1. Alexander b. Dunning, Scotland Oct. 20, 18oT ; m. Ap. 20, i860 Allison Robeson Laing
b. Tailliecoultry, Scotland March 11, 1834, dau. of William and Mary (Fairgrieve) Laing.
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1. Marv Jane b. Woodstock, Vt. Feb. 9, 1861; d. Swanzey Sept. 19, 1876. 2. Winniford Belle b. Wood-
stock, Vt. Jan. 18, 1863. 3. Robert William b. Gaysville, Vt. Jan. 26, 1865; d. Quechee, Vt. Aug. 15, 1865.
4. James William b. Keene June 25, 1866. 5. George Henrv b. June 5. 1869.
6. Annie Louisa b. Marlboro' March 31, 1872. 7. Frank Wesley b. Marlboro' March 12, 1874.
2. John b. Tailliecoultry, Scotland Aug. 15, 1839 : d. Gettysburg, Penn. July 10, 1863; m.
1861 Julia dau. of King Boyd of Quechee, Vt. ; served in 3d Vt. Reg't and was killed
while in pursuit of the enemy after the battle of Gettysburg.
3. James b. Tailliecoultry, Scotland Ap. 19, 1842 ; m. Rosy Johns b. Rochester, Vt. 1837 ;
r. Fitchburg, Mass. ; served 3 months in 34th Mass. Reg't.
4. Ann b. Tailliecoultry, Scotland Nov. 29, 1844; m. Samuel W. Dart (q. v.).
5. Robert b. Dunning, Scotland May 30, 1848; in. Sept. 5,1871 Harriet Cram b. Wise.
Jan. 6, 1850 dau. of Sem and Eliza (Griswold ) Cram ; came to Gilsum 1875.
1. Zella Pearl b. Mankato, Minn. Jan. 12, 1873. 2. Maggie May b. Garden City, Minn. June 13, 1874.
3. George Walton b. June 3, 1876. 4. Frank Rolfe b. June 28, 1878.
6. Margaret b. Dunning, Scotland Feb. 3, 1851.
7. Betsev 1). Dunning, Scotland Ap. 29, 1853; d. Andover, Mass. Sept. 9, 1854.
m. 2d 1855 Margaret Hunter b. Dunning, Scotland Feb. 2, 1829.
8. George b. Lawrence, Mass. Ap. 12, 1856; d. Quechee, Vt. March 9, 1863.
9. Christina Hunter b. Quechee, Vt. July 13, 1858.
George D. Darling son of Dea. Daniel and Betsey ( Whittemore) Darling of
Keene, worked in Factory 1848; m. and has two ch.; r. Ohio.
n i Tjrri DOTJT In tlle old reool'ds generally written Darte. Richard Dart came from
J-'xl.-LV L 01' J7v^ L\ JL . England and was at New London, Conn. 1663. His ch. were Daniel, Richard,
Roger, Ebenezer, and two dans. Daniel b. New London, Conn. May 3, 1666: m. Aug. 4, 1686 Elizabeth Douglass
and had eleven ch. In 1716 they rem. to Bolton, Conn. One of their sons was Daniel who owned land in Gilsum.
He d. Bolton, Conn, before 1777. By the old deeds his ch. at that time seem to have been Joshua, Nathaniel,
Eliphalet, and Lucy wife of Joseph Spencer, all of whom s. in Surry. Joshua m. Deborah and had Lucretia,
Pamela. Daniel, and perhaps others. Nathaniel m. Sept. 1, 1766 Deborah Ilayward d. Surry March 22, 1773, set.
28, dau. of Peter and Ruth (Kutter) Hay-ward. He m. 2d Jan. 25, 1774 Sarah Thayer d. Surry Jan. 18, 1819, set.
69. Ch. by first wife were Avis b. Surry Ap. 9, 1770, d. there June 1, 1791, m. Nov. 26, 1789 Asa Holmes
and had Sally b. Surry Sept. 23, 1790: Eunice b. Surry Dec. 20, 1771, d. there unm. Oct. 29, 1791; and Deborah
b. Surry March 2, 1773. m. Nov. 10, 1795 John Willey.
Eliphalet Dort b. Bolton ? Conn Feb. 20, 1741; d. Surry Nov. 9, 1821; m,
May 15, 1764 Anna Field b Northfield, Mass. Nov. 12, 1744, d. Surry July 4,
1818, dau. of Moses and Ann (Dickinson) Field.
1. Eli b. June 19, 1765 (probably second white ch. b. in Gilsum) ; d. Surry July 4, 1838;
m. 1st July 24, 1787 Joanna Newton b. Mass. Feb. 4, 1761, d. Surry Dec. 3, 1824, dau. of
Elnathan and Jemima Newton ; deacon in tbe Congregational Church.
1. Asahel b. Surry March 5, 1788 ; d. there March 7, 1788.
2. Eliphalet b. Surry March 19, 1790; m. Lois Bemis of Dublin; deacon in the Congregational Church.
1. William bapt. Sept. i, 1831. 2. Obed Oilman bapt. same dav. 3. Mary Elizabeth bapt. July 7, 1833.
3. John b. Surry Feb. 12, 1792; m. Sept. 1, 1814 Betsey Butler (q. v.) d. Delmar, Penn. Sept. 13, 1868.
4. Elihu b. Surry Feb. 3, 1794; d. there Dee. 13, 1829; m. Nancy Russell of Keene.
5. Joanna b. Surry Aug. 28, 1796; d. there unm. Nov. 5, 1814.
6. Thankful bapt. Surry July 1, 1798; d. Alstead Feb. 4, 1826; m. Sept. 24, 1820 Willard Emerv.
7. Azubah bapt. Surry Sept. 21, 1800; d. Surry Sept. 24, 1812.
8. Mima bapt. Surry Nov. 7, 1802; m. March 13, 1828 Charles Daniels; r. Keene.
9. Obed bapt. Surry Aug. 14, 1803; m. 1st Jan. 10. 1831 Arvilla Maria Shaw of Foxboro', Mass.; m. 2d
Louisa Brown. 10. Emery s. Plymouth, Vt.
m. 2d Sarah , d. Surry May 14, 1850, set. 74 ; seven ch.; all d.
2. John b. Feb. 14, 1767 ; d. Broome Co. N. Y. July 11, 1848 ; m. 1788 Elisheba Briggs b.
Keene Aug. 10, 1769; d. Nov. 2, 1842, dau. of Elisha and Marv Briggs.
1. Elisheba b. Feb. 28, 1789; d. Pontiac, Mich. May 22, 1866; m. Rev. Mr. Ruggles, a Presbyterian min-
ister; two ch., both d.
2. Eli b. Jan. 14, 1791; d. Harpersville, N. Y. Aug. 25, 1S57; m. Eleanor, dau. of John and Ruth (Davis)
Farrar; one son and two daus., all d. ; deacon in Congregational Church.
3. David b. Jan. 6, 1793; d. March 10, 1841 ; m. about 1815 Polly Mack (q. v.); was a Mormon Elder.
4. Cynthia b. Dec. 11, 1794; d. Amboy, 111. Nov. 6, 1S72; m. Reuben Bridgman.
5. Lucy b. Ap. 4, 1797; m. David Bill (q. v.). 6. Anna b. May 2, 1799; m. Vestus Chapin (q. v.).
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7. Elisha b. July 22, 1801; d. June 15, 1802.
8. Polly b. Feb. 3, 1803; m. John Post supposed to be drowned in the Lake.
9. John b. Feb. 17, 1805; d. Pawnee City, Neb. Jan. 29, 1880; m. Oct. 18, 1831 Roxy Wadsworth of Troy ;
r. Pawnee City, Neb.
1. Charles b. Belfast, N. T. Aug. 10, 1833; m. Dec. 17, 1866; two sons and three daus.
2. Darwin b. Belfast, N. Y. Aug. 22. 1836; d. there Sept. 13, 1838. 3. Koxv b. Belfast, N. Y. May 13, 1839; d. there
May 7, 1842. 4. Amos b. Belfast, N. Y. May 23, 1812; d. in the annv Ap. 4, 1863.
5. Darius b. Belfast, N. Y. Mav 8, 1846; d. there Feb. 22, 1849. 6. Theodore b. Belfast, N. Y. Ap. 3, 1849.
10. Otis b. March 1, 1S07; m. Emeline ■ ; r. Goshen, N. Y.
1. Emmaroy b. Oxford, N. Y. 1833; m. Church d. in army. 2. Sarah Maria d. ch.
11. Loisa Brings b. June 23. 1809; d. Painted Post, N. Y.'Nov. 20, 1834; m. June 14, 1832 Franklin Dart.
12. Susan Bond b. July 6, 1811; d. Afton, N. Y. July 10, 1844; m. Peter AVard, son of Reuben Pratt.
[He m. 2d Rhoda Wagner by whom he has four ch.]
1. Simon Peter (Pratt) b. Nineveh, N. Y. 1833; d. unm. Afton, N. Y. Ap. 1855.
2. Sarah Maria (Pratt) b. Nineveh. N. Y. Feb. 18, 1835; m. 1st Temple Baker (q. v.); m. 2d Isaac Knight (q. v.).
3. Emerett Ovelin (Pratt) b. Afton, N Y. July 1836; m. George W. Bancroft (q. v.).
4. Ormlle Deloss (Pratt) b. Afton, N. Y. 1838; m. and r. Flint, Mich.
5. George Deluss (Pratt) b. Afton, N. Y. 1840; m. and r. Clear Water, Minn.; several ch.
3. Ozemar b. Oct. 10, 1768 ; d. Oct, 17, 1768.
4. Ann b. Surry Sept. 17, 1769 ; d. there unm. Sept. 18, 1812.
5. Cynthia b. Surry Feb. 11, 1772 ; m. Oct, 4, 1791 Jonas Munroe.
6. Silas b. Surry Oct. 27, 1774. 7. Obed b. Surry March 7, 1777.
8. Asahel b. Surry Ap. 28, 1779 ; d. there July 3, 1785.
9. Achsah b. Surry Nov. 10. 1781 ; m. Sept. 6. 1802 David Allen b. Surry 1775.
1. Achsah (Allen) b. Surry 1803. 2. David (Allen) b. Surry 1805; d. there Aug. 10, 1808.
3. Amos (Allen) b. Surry Ap. 1807; d. there July 8, 1808.
Thomas Dart probably cousin of Miphalet, was b. Conn. 1719 ; d. Ap. 9, 1792;
m. Sarah Belding b. Conn.
1. Ebenezer m. Darkis Olcott b. Conn.
4. Rachel b. June 21, 1782; m. Ziba Ware (q. v.).
2. Thomas m. Sarah Wilcox d. Aug. 26, 1809, dau. of Obadiah and Sarah Wilcox of Surry;
rem. to New Keene. N. Y.
1. Sarah b. Surry May 8, 1780. 2. Jerusha b. Dec. 2, 1781. 3. Lydia. 4. Jemima. 5. Thomas.
6. Ebenezer b. Aug. 26, 1788. 7. Fanny b. Aug. 12, 1797. 8. Eunice bapt. Ap. 19, 1801.
3. Jesse b. Bolton, Conn, about 1756 ; d. June 9. 1829 : m. 1st Jane McCurdy b. Ireland
about 1759, d. July 10, 1825, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Mooty) McCurdy.
1. Thomas d. inf. 2. Jane b. May 20, 1781; m. Ira Brigham (q. v.).
3. Jesse b. June 8, 1783; m. Dec. 15, 1805 Susannah Capen of Surry; rem. to Schenectady, N. Y.
1. Wilson b. unk. Sept. 18, 1806. 2. Calvin b. Dec. 25, 1808. 3. Willard b. April 5, 1810.
4. Susan b. Nov. 29, 1812. 5. Sarah b. Jan. 11, 1814. 6. Rosette. 7. Thomas b. Jan. 25 or Feb. 3, 1818.
4. Samuel b. June 22, 1785; m. Hannah Sartwell probably dau. of John and Elizabeth (Gleason) Sartwell
of Charlestown; rem. to N. Y.
5. Belding b. Aug. 30, 1788; d. Keene Ap. G, 1879; m. Feb. 1810 Sarah Sawyer b. Atkinson Feb. 1,
1789, d. Oct. 7, 1857, dau. of Benjamin and Abigail (Webster) Sawyer.
1. Hannah Maria b. May 27, 1811 : in. James Pickering (q. v.).
2. Elizabeth Grey b. Oct. 15, 1812; m. 1838 George Washington Blake b. Keene May 15, 1808, son of George Washing-
ton and Sarah (Robinson) Blake; r. Alstead.
1. Sarah (Blake) b. Alstead June 23, 1S39 ; m. March 26, 1S57 James Livermore of Alstead ; r. Keene.
1. Sarah Ariadne (Livermore) l>. Alstead March 27, 1859. 2. Arthur (Livermore) b. Alstead Mec. 27, 1862.
3. Lottie (Livermore) b. Keene June 15, 1872. 4. Grace Belle (Livermore) b. Keene .Ian. 12, ls77.
2. Wesley Ovando (Blake) b. Alstead Feb. 15, 1S1G ; m. Feb. 6, 1875 Martha Ann Britton b. Surry Jan. 28, 1858, dau. of Hiram
and Caroline Putnam (Wilbur) Britton.
3. Benjamin Franklin (Blake) b. Alstead March 15, 1S48 ; d. there March 25, 18G8.
3. Elias Fisher b. Aug. 17, 1814, d. 1818. 4. Ira b. March 30, 1816, d. same dav.
5. Abigail Sawyer b. Ap. 27, 1817; d. 1819.
6. Sarah Calista b. Jan. 4, 1819; m. Joseph Finlay son of Capt. James and Betsey (King) Wallace of Acworth.
1. Emmaroy (Wallace) m. Albert Sterling.
I.Frederic (Sterling.)
2. James B. (Wallace) d. unm. Marlow. 3. Osrar (Wallace) d. unm. Marlow.
7. Jesse b. Dec. 6, 1821; m. 1st Jan. 6, 1847 Maria T. Foster (q. v.) d. Keene March 28, 1879.
1. Samuel Woodward b. Sullivan May 15. 18>0 ; m. Oct. 7, 1S72 Ann Cuthbert (q. v.).
1. Robert Jesse b. Oct 7. 1874; d. .March 14, 1877.
2. Marcella Theresa b. Jan. 11, 1857.
m. 2d Feb. 19, 1880 Mattie Ann Partridge b. Macon, 111. Ap. 1845, dau. of Ariel and Mary (Jones) Partridge.
8. Anna Rebecca Little b. Sept. 1, 1822; m. Alfred Greeley cousin of Hon. Horace Greeley; r. Derry; six ch.
9. Priscilla b. July 26, 1825; m. 1st Elisha Eveleth (q. v. )"; m. 2.1 John Willard (q. v.).
10. Harriet Dwinell b. Nov. 25, 1829; d. Marlow Feb. 27, 1865; m. May 1854 Alonzo son of George Washington and
Rebecca (Rovce) Fox of .Marlow.
6. Betsey b. June 3. 1790; m. Luther Whitney (q. v.). 7. Wilson b. June 3, 1792; d. Oct. 5, 1794.
8. Anna b. Nov. 1795; d. Nashua Sept. 1871 ; m. Dr. Jonathan E. Davis (q. v.).
m. 2d Oct. 1826 Mrs. Abigail (Webster) (Sawyer) Clisby d. Nov. 10, 1862.
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4. Roger m. 1779 Elizabeth Newton of Surry.
1. Betsey b. Surry Dec. 21, 1779. 2. Lucinda b. Surry March 30, 1782.
Timothy Dokt probably cousin to Eliplialet, was b. Conn. Nov. 15, 1759 ; d.
June 27, 1811 ; m. Margaret Taylor b. Bolton, Conn. Nov. 22, 1756.
1. Margaret b. Aug. 22, 177."-.
2. Titus b. Jan. 6, 1777 ; m. Nov. 13, 1800 Charlotte Clark (q. v.).
3. Lavina b. Jan. 26, 1780 ; m. Ap. 15. 1802 Simon Brooks Beckwith of Alstead ; rem. to
Ticonderoga, N. Y.
4. Irena b. Feb. 19, 1782 ; d. Surry July 7, 1784. 5. Rhoda b. Surry March 14, 1784.
6. Oreua b. Surry Aug. 25, 1786 ; m. June 18, 1810 Samuel Smith of Bridport, Yt.
7. Sally b. Surry Sept 12, 1788 ; m. Elijah Mansfield (q. v.).
8. Levi b. Dec. 3, 1790 ; m. Oct. 3, 1816 Mitty Hatch of Alstead and rem. to 111.
9. Chloe b. July 8, 1794.
10. Timothy b. Nov. 6, 1797 ; d. Butler, III. Nov. 24, 1860 ; m. 1st Oct. 15, 1817 Louisa
Thurston b. Alstead Dec. 16, 1800, d. Nov. 6, 1835, dau. of Samuel and Sally (French)
Thurston.
1. Sarah French b. March 23, 1819; m. Levi Mansfield (q. v.).
2. Joseph Hartley b. Jan. 14, 1828; thrown from carriage and d. Butler, 111. Ap. 7, 1869; in. Ap. 3, 1851
Sobrina H. Mack d. Butler, 111. Oct. 19. 1865.
1. Helen b. Butler, 111. June 10, 1852; d. there Aug. 18, 1852.
2. George H. b. Butler. 111. Jane 9, 1851; d. there Aug. 15. 1855.
3. Clinton F. b. Butler, III. Nov. 29, 1858; in. Dee. 5, 1STS Mary, dau. of Abner and Nancy Summons.
4. Samuel T. b. Butler, 111. Dec. 27, 1860; d. there July 31, 18(53.
5. Lucy L. b. Butler, 111. Ap. 10, 1864; d. there Sept. 18, 1877.
3. Mary Louisa b. Oct. 24, 1831; m. Claudius B. Hayward (q. v.).
m. 2d Feb. 1886 Julia Hildreth b. Pittsford, Vt. Sept. 4, 1810. [She m. 2d John Neil of
Butler, 111.]
4. Hirah Timothy b. Nov. 26, 1837; m. ; served in army, as blacksmith for a cavalry company, was taken
prisoner by rebels, and never heard from; one ch.
5. Ira Lisfranc b. Sept. 12, 1839; wounded at Pittsburg Landing and d. at Helena, Ark.
6. Julia Antoinette b. Aug. 11, 1841; m. March 20, 1862 John Calvin Sullivan b. Butler Co. O. Ap. 13,
1832, son of Absalom Ransom and Margaret Ann Sullivan.
1. Lisfranc. John (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. July 27. 1863. 2. James Fuller (.Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. Oct. 18, 1864.
3. Julia Margaret (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. Feb. 12, 1866. 4. Nettie Jane Louis,* (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. Jan. 8, 1868.
5. Charles Hartley (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. Feb. 8, 1869. 6. ffi a (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. July 23, 1871.
7. Calvin Timothy (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. Feb. 12, 1873.
8. Scott Webster (Sullivan) b. Butler. 111. Oct. lb', 1S74; d. there Dec. 12, 1S74.
9. Esther Almira (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. Nov. 13, 1875. 10. Bertha Cornelia (Sullivan) b. Butler, 111. Ap. 2, 1879.
7. Allen Jehiel Hildreth b. June 27, 1846; m. and r. Bethany, Mo.; served in army, and was prisoner at
Andersonville, Ga., several months.
Hiram ~N. Davis son of Silas of Newport ; missing in army ; m. 1st Aug. 25,
1859 Eebecca O. AValdron (q. v.) d. Nov. 13, 1860.
1. Hiram Otis b. Nov. 12. 1860 ; d. Oct. 22, 1864.
m. 2d Jan. 3, 1861 Elizabeth M. Howard (q. v.).
2. Willie Orsamus b. Sept. 7, 1864.
Isaiah Davis on May place 1863 ; rem. to Walpole.
James Davis son of James of Sharon, Vt., m. Betsey Nash (q. v.) d. Dec.
21, 1853.
1. John b. Shutesbury, Mass. Oct. 13, 1792 ; m. Nov. 10, 1813 Martha Phillips b. Fitz-
william Nov. 5, 179.~>, dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Bailey) Phillips. Her father was a fifer
in the Revolutionary army.
1. Harvey b. July i2, 1814; m. Ap. 4, 1837 Mary Forbush b. Royalston, Mass. Nov. 26, 1814; r. Win-
chendon, Mass.
1. Willard Milton d. ch. 2. Chauncev Willis d. unm. Woonsocket, R. I.
2. Lewis b. May 4. 1817; m. 1st Feb. 21, 1837 Susanna Forbush b. Underhill, Vt. Sept. 10, 1820, d. Oct.
25, 1855, dau. of Rufus and Polly (Clark) Forbush.
1. Lysander Jonathan b. Sullivan Jan. 8, 1838, m. Julv 24. 1859 Marian fryer b. Jericho, Vt. ; served 3 years in Co. K,
11th Vt. Reg't ; r. Winchendon, Mass.
1. Henry. 2. Effie. 3. Willie. 4. Ida. First two b. Gilsum.
2. Norman Norris b. Sullivan Jan. 31, 1810; in. 1st Georgiana Ardella Cook; in. 2d Mary Thomas; m. 3d Feb. 2, 1873
Cornelia Putnam of Underhill, Vt.
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1. Martha. 2. George.
3. Luther Milton b. Royalston, Mass. May 13, 1842; d. there March 24, 1848.
4. Hiram Herbert b. Royalston, Mass. July 24, 1845; m. July 8, 1868 Mary M. Lewis of Winchendon, Mass.; served 3
years in a Vt. Reg't and was sun struck.
1. Herbert Hiram.
5. Willard Milan b. Royalston, Mass. March 13, 1847 ; d. Oct. 19, 1864 of wound received at battle of Cedar Creek, Va.
6. Emily Susanna b. Underhill, Vt. Jan. 1852; d. there July 21, 1853.
7. Luther Martin b. Underhill, Vt. Ap. 2, 1855 ; ra. Dec. 25, 1875 Georgiana Bates ; r. Winchendon, Mass. ; one ch.
m. 2d March 4, 1856 Amy Lewis b. Underbill, Vt. June 28, 1829, d. there 1861, dau. of David and Lydia
Lewis.
8. Emily R. b. Stowe, Vt. March 7, 1857 ; m. 1875 Guy W. Warren of Pleasant Valley, Vt.
1. Amy Rosepha (Warren.)
m. 3d March 29, 1863 Harriet Dickinson b. Cambridge, Vt. Aug. 15, 1830, dau. of Silas and Ruth
(Beaman) Dickinson.
9. Perley Lewis b. July 24, 1866.
3. Lydia b. Jan. 29, 1820; m. Asa B. Nash (q. v.).
4. William b. Sept. 16, 1822; d. Oct. 23, 1847; m. Jan. 28, 1845 Caroline Holden of Royalston, Mass.
5. Cynthia b. Jan. 17, 1825; m. George W. Bates (q. v.).
6. Elliot J. b. Dec. 2, 1827; m. 1st Roxana Brown of Underhill, Vt.
1. Martha b. unk. 1851 ; d. Munsonville Nov. 28, 1865. 2. Charles b. unk. 1852 ; d. Munsonville Nov. 30, 1865.
m. 2d 1865 Mrs. Sarah Toombs (Broughton) Kenerson b. Goshen Jan. 3, 1836, dau. of Benjamin and
Marian (Libbey) Kenerson.
3. Flora Ella b. Munsonville Feb. 18, 1866. 4. Almon Elliot b. Sullivan July 2, 1868.
5. Chauncey Willis b. Sullivan June 13, 1870. 6. John Irving b. Sullivan Ap. 5, 1872.
7. Francis Broughton b. Sullivan March 10, 1874.
7. Sally b. June 20, 1830; d. unm. July 19, 1847. 8. Lodisa b. Nov. 28, 1832; m. Albee Howard (q. v.).
9. Nancy Ellen b. Dec. 8, 1836; m. Dec. 14. 1852 Frank Jefts; r. Lempster.
1. Julia (Jefts.) 2. Frank (Jefts.) 3. Esther (Jefts.)
10. Louisa Jane b. Jan. 17, 1839; m. Harvey Bates (q. v.).
2. Rhoda b. Sullivan Jan. 19, 1795, m. Asa Nash (q. v.).
3. Silas b. Sullivan July 1797 ; d. there July 3, 1870 ; m. Abigail Putney b. Chesterfield
July 30, 1793, d. May 10, 1873, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail Putney.
1. Lucinda Warren b. Sullivan May 24, 1818; m. Henry H. Howard (q. v.).
2. Lucretia d. 1831, set. 10. 3. Abigail b. Jan. 23, 1827; m. Willard S. Cady (q. v.).
4. Jonathan Putney b. Oct. 21, 1831 ; m. May 1, 1852 Julia Ann Carter b. Vt. Jan. 29, 1834, dau. of
William Carter.
1. Julia Emogene b. Rochester, Vt. Sept. 26, 1853; d. there Oct. 13, 1872. 2. Helen Mariah b. Rochester, Vt. Ap. 18,
1856 ; d. there Feb. 13, 1875. 3. Susan Ida b. Rochester, Vt. Nov. 30, 1858; d. there May 23, 1873.
4. Etta Viola b. Rochester, Vt. Jan. 28, 1862. 5. Hattie Elnara b. Rochester, Vt. Oct. 5, 1865. 6. William Henry b.
Rochester, Vt. Nov. 14, 1871 ; d. there Ap. 25, 1873. 7. Susan Katie b. Rochester, Vt. March 21, 1874.
5. Mary b. Ap. 10, 1838. 6. Edwin William b. Jan. 21, 1840.
4. James b. 1800 ; d. March 20, 1879 ; m. Myra Guillow (q. v.).
1. Arvilla Kezia b. 1828; d. Dec. 16, 1833. 2. Betsey b. 1831 ; d. Feb. 5, 1833.
3. James Leonard b. Ap. 18, 1833; starved to death in rebel prison; m. 1853 Eliza dau. of Reuben and
Eliza (Howard) Nash.
1 Fred b. Perkinsville, Vt. Aug. 22, 1854. 2. Alphonso b. Surry March 1856.
3. Ellen b. Marlboro' 1862; m. Cornelius Dean of Londonderry, Vt.
1. Wallace (Venn) b. 1876.
4. Lucius Doolittle b. June 16, 1835; m. Dec. 20, 1858 Verona Howard (q. v.).
1. George William b. Sept. 13, 1860. 2. Lora Josephine b. July 2, 1863.
5. Arvilla Adaline b. Grafton, Vt. Jan. 23, 1838; m. 1st John Howard (q. v.); m. 2d Horace W. Howard
(q. v.).
6. Lucy Ellen b. Sept. 15, 1840; m. 1st Sept. 21, 1856 Josiah Lewis Robbins b. Hancock, Vt. July 4, 1835,
was a spy in rebel army, wounded at Shiloh and d. 1861, son of Zenas and Martha Ann (Lewis) Robbins
of Columbus, Wise. She m. 2d Simeon Mason (q. v.).
John Davis from Swanzey d. about Jan. 1796 ; m. Margaret Forbes.
1. John b. May 4, 1781 ; m. Rebecca ; s. at Morristown, Vt. 2. Ruth b. Aug. 4, 1782 ;
d. unm. 3. Betsey b. March 9, 1784; m. Bethuel Beckwith (q. v.).
4. Sally b. July 5, 1785 ; m. Nathaniel Way of Alstead. 5. Patty b. June 9, 1787 ; m. Jonas
Leonard of Warwick, Mass. 6. Charlotty b. Ap. 4, 1789 ; m. Curtis Richardson ; r. Keene.
7. Margaret b. Aug. 4, 1791 ; d. Marlow Nov. 1843 ; m. 1st Bethuel Beckwith (q. v.) ; m.
2d May 29, 1837 Col. Elijah Huntley of Marlow.
8. Elvira b. Nov. 17, 1793 ; m. Stone of Ware, Mass.
9. Benjamin b. Aug. 23, 1796 ; d. unm. Jan. 19, 1853.
John Quincy Adams Davis d. Keene ; rn. Mary Ann E. Mark (q. v.).
1. William Henry b. Swanzey March 9, 1859 ; d. Ap. 26, 1860.
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2. Ida Frances b. Julv 2, 1860 ; d. Keene Nov. 17, 1862.
3. Nellie Jane b. Roxbury Feb. 12, 1865.
Jonathan Edwards Davis m. March 17, 1818 Anna Dart (q. v.).
1. An inf. d. Feb. 18, 1819. 2. Jonathan Edwards b. Cambridge, Vt. Aug. 23N, 1820.
3. Erasmus Darwin b. Bennington, Vt. March 10, 1822. 4. Jane Elizabeth b. Bennington,
Vt. Jan. 30, 1824. 5. George Fordyce b. Surry Feb. 27, 1827.
Joshua Davis son of Joshua and Dorothy, was b. Mason Jan. 12, 1771; d.
June 5, 1861; m. Oct. 1, 1801 Azubah Mansfield b. New Ipswich Dec. 3, 1773, d.
Dec. 9, 1859, dau. of Ezra and Rebecca (Kinney) Mansfield.
1. Joshua b. Alstead Sept. 16, 1802 ; d. there March 1, 1863.
2. Azubah b. Alstead Sept. 24, 1S03 ; m. William Miller (q. v.).
3. Rebecca m. Elder Joseph Grover who d. Uintah, Utah.
4. Baruch b. Alstead Ap. 17, 1807 : d. Feb. 5, 1839 ; m. Nov. 24, 1831 Betsey D. Beckwith
(q. v.).
1. Almorine Betsey b. Alstead Nov. 30, 1832 ; d. Sept. 3, 1850.
2. Bethuel Joshua b. Aug. 16, 1835; m. Juue 6, 1858 Phebe Lavina Terwilerger b. Mich. Sept. 1842; r.
Bellows Falls, Vt.
1. Nettie b. Keene March 1868.
5. Asa b. Alstead May 31, 1809 ; m. March 29, 1842 Angeline Pierce b. Putney, Vt. 1823 ;
r. Oinro, Wise.
1. Ozro Mark b. Drewsville Aug. 184o. 2. Elton b. Drewsville Dec. 1847 ; d. there Jan. 1849.
3. Elmer Asa b. Drewsville Jan. 1852; d. Lebanon 1861.
4. Miles Selim b. Lebanon Dec. 1857; d. Omro, Wise. Dec. 1878. 5. Clara Angeline b. Lebanon Dec. 1860.
6. Nancy b. Alstead Sept. 3, 1811 ; d. there Jan. 14, 1823.
7. Ezra b. Alstead July 18, 1813 ; d. there Dec. 11, 1826.
8. Sarah b. Alstead March 15, 1815 ; m. Calvin Randall (q. v.).
9. Dolly b. Alstead Nov. 14, 1818 ; m. 1st Abram Converse (q. v.) ; m. 2d Aug. 10, 1876
AlmonDurkee b. Stockbridge, Vt. Aug. 2, 1808, d. Keene Dec. 25, 1877, son of Joseph and
Rebecca (Jones) Durkee.
Levi Davis m. Hannah Follet of Nelson ; taxed here 1794 and 1800-2.
1. Asa b. Oct. 6, 1793 ; m. Irene Dart (q. v.).
T\ A "VT Ralph Day b. England, was made a freeman May 1645, and r. Dedham, Mass. He m. 1st Oct. 12,
-L'-ci- X . 1647 Susan Fairbanks who d. July 8, 1659. Their ch. were Elizabeth d. inf.; Mary m. John Payne;
Susan; John ; and Ralph. He m. 2d Nov. 15, 1659 Abigail Crafts widow of John Buggies, and d. Nov. 28, 1677.
By his second wife he had Abigail m. John Smith. John b. Ap. 15, 1654; d. Sept. 11, 1727; m. May 22, 1678
Abigail Pond ; ch. John, Ralph, Abigail d. y., Jonathan, Abigail m. Thomas Skinner, and Susannah. John b.
Dedham, Mass. Oct. 11, 1679 ; d. Ap. 2, 1758 ; m. Dec. 12, 1706 Ruth Puffer. Ch. : — Ruth m. Hills; John ;
Caleb; Israel rem. to Swanzey; Ebenezer s. at Keene ; Hannah d. unm.; Daniel; and Ichabod. John b. Wrentham,
Mass. March 1, 1709; d. Keene 1777; m. March 19, 1745 Abial Chapman (see Kilburn.) Their ch. were Dorcas
m. Isaiah Johnson of Chester, Vt.; John : Stephen d. Wrentham, Mass. Aug. 17, 1775 of wounds received in war;
Ruth d. y.; Daniel; and an inf. son d. 1700. John b. Jan. 12, 1749; m. Betty Riggs d. Keene May, 1805, est. 52.
Their ch. were Ruth, Stephen, Betty, Miriam, Arabella, Aaron, John, and Nabhi/ m. John Ellis (q. v.).
Stephen Day b. Keene Jan. 15, 1777 ; d. Ap. 13, I860 ; in. 1st Oct. 19, 1797
Lucinda Wright.
1. Fanny Wright b. Keene Nov. 15, 1798 ; m. John Hammond (q. v.).
2. Stephen b. Keene March 18, 1800 ; d. Nov. 25, 1859 ; m. Oct. 8, 1827 Sarah Maria Haner
b. Sand Lake, N. Y. Dec. 11, 1809, d. Keene March 22, 1877, dau. of John and Rebecca
(Simmons) Haner.
1. John Stephen b. Sand Lake, N. Y. Ap. 14, 1830; m. May 4, 1859 Evelyn Pauline Young, dau. of John
and Mehitabel (Bachelder) Young of Sunapee; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Stanton b. Downieville, Cal. Oct. 11, 1861.
2. Fanny Maria b. Ap. 3, 1835; r. Keene. 3. Rebecca Jane b. March 24, 1839; m. Monroe Brown (q. v.).
m. 2d Betsey Warren of Alstead.
3. Eliza Bowen b. June 8, 1808 ; m. John Horton (q. v.).
4. Franklin Warren b. Ap. 5, 1810 ; d. June 18, 1849 ; m. March, 1849 Maria, dau. of Jonathan
Green of Pepperell, Mass.
300 aiLSUM.
1. Franklin b. Pepperell, Mass. Jan. 1850; d. N. T. 1851.
5. Lucinda Wright b. Chester, Vt. Oct. 28, 1811 ; d. unm. Oct, 7, 1875.
6. Sarah Adaline b. Oct. 20, 1813 ; m. Ezra Webster (q. v.).
7. Olive Willey b. Feb. 23, 1816 ; m. Benjamin Foster (q. v.).
m. 3d Martha Mitchell b. Lempster March 22, 1783 ; d. March 30, 1860.
Aaron Day bro. of preceding, was b. Keene Feb. 9, 1786 ; d. Sept. 28, 1862 ;
m. 1st 1811 Betsey Church (q. v.) d. Sept. 13, 1810.
1. Betsey b. Keene March 22, 1812 ; m. Roswell G. Bennett (q. v.).
2. Mary b. Sept. 1, 1814 ; d. Nunda, N. Y. March 20, 1878 ; in. Aug. 16, 1845 George W.
Crane.
1. Ezra Jerry (Crane) b. Aug. 30, 1847 ; d. Aug. 18. 1849. 2. Eliza Da?/ (Crane) b. N. Y. Sept. 22, 1850.
3. Aaron b. Dec. 19, 1817 ; d. unm. Whitewater, Wise. May 2, 1855.
4. Ira Church b. Aug. 19, 1821 ; d. Whitewater, Wise. Dec. 12, 1864 ; m. June 12, 1845
Orcelia Greenleaf b. Stockbridge, N. Y. Nov. 14, 1821.
1. Frederick Elton b. Cold Spring, Wise. Sept. 2, 1846; m. June 23, 1868 Josephine O'Conner.
1. Virginia b. Wise. March 6, 1872.
2. Mary Eliza b. Cold Spring, Wise. Aug. 5, 1848: d. there Feb. 10, 1850.
3. Frank Percival b. Jefferson, Wise. Sept. 10, 1851; d. Whitewater, Wise. Feb. 3, 1854.
4. George Leverette b. Whitewater, Wise. Jan. 25, 1857; a dentist.
5. George Hubbard b. Sept. 28, 1824 ; d. unm. Dec. 31, 1846.
6. Eliza Horton b. July 9, 1828 ; d. Delavau, Wise. Feb. 6, 1868 ; m. 1851 Charles Gilbert
d. Walworth, Wise. 1864-5.
1. Clarence Day (Gilbert) b. Wise. Sept. 21, 1852; m. Grace Hammerslev of Geneva, Wise; r. Red Wing,
Minn.; one ch. 2. Carrie Eliza (Gilbert) b. Wise. Jan. 23, 1856; d. there unm. Jan. 23, 1877.
3. Harry Andrew (Gilbert) b. Wise. Oct. 4, 1860; r. Nunda, N. Y.
m. 2d Jane Wire b. Walpole 1790 ; d. July 21, 1868.
Daniel Day son of John and Abiel (Chapman) Day of Wrentham, Mass. s. at Keene; m. May 19, 1795 Nabby
Kilburn (q. v.), and had Jehiel, Sophronia m. Loren Loveland (q. v.), Harry, Daniel, Elvira m. Luther S. Hem-
enway (q. v.), and a son.
Jehiel Day b. Keene Aug. 19, 1797; d. Daysville, 111. Ap. 1, 1867; m. Jan.
20, 1835 Cynthia Hemenway (q. v.).
1. A son b. Ap. 3, 1836 ; d. same day.
2. Rozella b. Daysville, 111. May 31," 1837 : m. Dec. 31, 1857 John Bain b. Cathneshire,
Scotland May 1834, son of John and Ann (Sutherland) 15am.
1. Blanche Evelyn (Bain) b. Daysville, 111. Jan. 20. 1859. 2. Lulu Pauline (Bain) b. White Rock, 111.
June 10, 1861. 3. Victor Hemenway (Bain) b. White Rock, 111. Oct. 24? 1863.
4. Jehiel Day (Bain) b. White Rock, 111. Aug. 10, 1867.
5. John Alexander (Bain) b. White Rock, 111. Dec. 20, 1872.
Daniel Day bro. of preceding, was b. Keene Sept. 23, 1807 ; d. Sycamore, 111.
Oct. 1858; in. Nov. 6, 1832 Hannah Graham Smith (q. v.).
1. Ellen Hannah b. July 3, 1833 ; m. Dr. Hopkins of Sycamore, 111. One dau. d. unm.
2. Frances America b. Ann Arbor, Mich. ; m. Edward Hunt of Chicago. Two ch.
3. Daniel Dudley b. Daysville, 111. 4. John Randolph d. while in College at Rockford, 111.
5. Elzie.
David Dean Jr. b. Taunton, Mass. 1770 ; d. May 20, 1835 ; m. July 7, 1791
Polly Smith of Raynham, Mass.
1. Leonard went away, and was never heard from. 2. Polly m. Esek T. Green (q. v.).
3. Lydia m. Samuel Frost ? ; r. Wrentham, Mass.
4. David b. about 1810 ; d. Wrentham, Mass. : m. Susan .
1. Joseph d. in army. 2. Nellie.
5. Clarissa m. Warren Farrington (q. v.).
6. Nancy b. Taunton, Mass. 1807 ; m. Cyrus Bliss (q. v.).
7. Solomon b. Sept. 5, 1814 ; d. Newport July 22, 1874 ; m. Dec. 20, 1835 Augusta Caroline
Roy b. Sutton Ap. 25, 1817, dau. of Joseph and Dolly (Stevens) Roy.
1. Caroline Elizabeth b. Goffstown Sept. 3, 1837; m. Franklin A. Rawson (q. v.).
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2. Marietta Emeroy b. Goffstown July 31, 1840; m. Dec. 1, 1858 Sylvester Silas Ingalls from Goshen.
1. Josephine Augusta (Ingalls) b. Newport Aug. 30, 1859; m. Nov. 21, 1875 William Thompson b. Lynn, Mass. 1858; a
shoe manufacturer at Newark, N. J.
1. Willie Dean (Thompson) b. Lynn, Mass. May 24, 1878.
John Dean b. Yorkshire, England March 1816; m. 1st Statira Redding (q. v.)
d. June 23, 1815 ; m. 2d June 24, 1817 Nancy S. Hendee (q. v.).
1. Merrill Hendee b. May 19, 1849 ; d. Ap. 21, 1867.
2. George Hendee b. Oct. 2, 1852 ; accidentally shot July 23, 1877.
William Dean bro. of preceding, was b. Yorkshire, England 1820 ; m. Sarah
Jane b. 1820; on tax list 1816-51.
1. Anna b. June 1845. 2. George b. Sept. 1847 ; d. Jan. 11, 1849.
3. An inf. b. and d. Sept. 14, 1850.
Peter Demarkais son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Lepinte) Demarrais, was b.
Canada Jan. 1, 1817; m. May 18, 1871 Rosa Dube (q. v.).
1. Thomas Peter b. Moretown ? Vt. Sept. -7, 1875. 2. Carrie Idora b. Worcester, Vt. March
1, 1877. 3. Eliza Jane b. Worcester, Vt. Aug. 14, 1878. 4. Effie Lena b. Ap. 18, 1880.
Elijah Derby [perhaps son of Samuel,] m. Jan. 20, 1799 Abigail Grow ; was
drowned Charlestown Sept. 1815; on tax list 1800-2.
Samuel Derby taxed here 1796-1815 ?
Ebenezer Dewey Jr. b. Hebron, Conn. m. Temperance (Kilburn ?) (q. v.).
1. Temperance b. Hebron, Conn. May 25, 1761 ; m. Rev. Josiah Kilburn (q. v.).
2. Ebenezer b. Hebron, Conn. Aug. 11, 1762.
3. Apollos b. Hebron, Conn. Dec. 12, 1764 ; m. Feb. 1, 1785 Matilda Pond of Keene.
4. Rodolfus b. Oct. 17, 1766. 5. Jedidiah b. May 8, 1769 ; d. May 16, 1769.
6. David b. May 19, 1771 ; d. March 17, 1772. 7. David b. Jan. 6, 1773.
Timothy Dewey m. July 29, 1780 Jemima Griswold of Keene ; r. Sullivan.
1. Timothy b. Sept. 16, 1781 ; d. May 12, 1783.
2. Arethusa b. Ap. 4, 1786. And probably others.
Abraham Dighton b. 1831; m. Elizabeth b. 1831; a dyer in Ward's
Factory.
1. James W. b. 1859.
Isaac Dlmmock m. Sarah ; r. Sullivan.
1. Candace b. Ashford, Conn. July 2, 1767. 2. Phebe b. Keene Aug. 11, 1768.
3. Isaack b. July 12, 1770.
John Dlmmock Jr. m. Oct. 8, 1771 Prudence Dolph, [perhaps sister to Matthew;]
r. Sullivan.
1. Prudence b. Oct. 1, 1775. 2. Huldah b. Ap. 7, 1777. 3. Elizabeth b. Ap. 13, 1779.
4. John b. March 19, 1781. 5. Alanson b. Ap. 27, 1787.
Timothy Dlmmock m. May 31, 1782 Sarah Beels ; r. Sullivan.
1. Kendall d. June 24, 1785. 2. Timothy b. Ap. 10, 1786 ; d. Nov. 23, 1786.
And probably others.
Thomas Dixon m. June 10, 1827 Matilda, dau. of George Sumner, " both of
Windsor, N. Y."
Matthew Dolph (frequently written Dwolf, probably De Wolf,) m. Sibyl Bliss
(q. v.).
1. David b. March 11, 1772 ; m. Aug. 27, 1793 Sally Borden (q. v.).
2. Roxsa b. Jan. 13, 1774. And others.
" Charlotte dau. of Timothy Boots and Prudence Dolph b. Westfield [Mass. ?]
Dec. 5, 1773." (Town Book.)
302 GILSUM.
George O. Dow son of John and Sophia (Greene) Dow ; m. Emma Barker ;
r. Sullivan.
1. Nellie M. 2. Addie V. b. Aug. 27, 1871. 3. Eldridge N. b. Ap. 1, 1874. 4. Myrtle M. b.
Sullivan 1876.
John Emerson Dow bro. of preceding, was b. Goshen, Vt. Sept. 17, 1827 ; m.
Feb. 5, 1857 Almira Barrett b. Washington Ap. 21, 1839, dau. of Alonzo and
Elizabeth (Peacock) Barrett; r. Keene.
1. Walter John b. Sullivan May 22, 1859 ; d. Nelson Ap. 26, 1861.
2. Florence Adelaide b. Sullivan May 9, 1861 ; m. Dec. 24, 1878 Edward Wilson Abbot b.
Nelson June 22, 1858, son of James W. and Nellie Rebecca (Blodgett) Abbot ; r. Keene.
1. Maud Florence (Abbot) b. Keene March 6, 1880.
3. George Elmer b. Sullivan Ap. 28, 1864 ; d. there Dec. 16, 1864. 4. Ida May b. Sullivan
Feb. 18,1866. 5. Elmer Ulysses b. Sullivan Nov. 23, 1868. 6. Guy Linwood b. Jan. 26, 1874.
7. Ray Elson b. Sullivan Feb. 7, 1879.
Lew'is Dow bro. of preceding, was a wood-chopper in Gilsum 1872-5.
T~)/"V VVTlVrTlVrfi David Downing b. Newburyport, Mass. 1738; was a ship carpenter; was wounded
U\J n ll 111 VJt in the French war; served with his two sons Samuel and Daniel in the Revolution,
the former of whom was the last surviving soldier of that war, and d. Antrim Feb. 19, 1867 pet. 105 years, 2 months,
and 21 days; d. Marlow 1798; m. Susannah Beacham d. Marlow Oct. 6, 1831, ast. 100 years and 6 months. Daniel
b. Newburyport, Mass. 1762-3; d. Marlow 1798; m. Betsey Blanchard b. 1760, d. Marlow 1806; rem. from Antrim
to Marlow 1794 taking his parents with him, also his only son James.
James Downing b. Antrim May 9, 1790; d. Marlow Nov. 21, 1868; m. 1st
Feb. 21, 1811 Lydia Ayres b. Acworth Dec. 11, 1786, d. Marlow Ap. 13, 1866, dau.
of Christopher and Lois (Huntley) Ayres.
1. Daniel b. Marlow Nov. 20, 1811 ; m. Sept. 30, 1841 Lucy Towne Upton b. Stoddard May
19, 1816, dau. of Samuel and Lucy (Towne) Upton.
2. James b. Marlow Ap. 8, 1815 ; m. June 27, 1850 Electa Foster b. Stoddard June 10, 1825,
dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Stearns) Foster.
1. Albert Samuel b. Marlow June 22, 1851. 2. George Edward b. Marlow Sept. 11, 1854.
3. Herbert James b. Marlow July 12, 1858. 4. Ellen Cynthia b. Marlow Oct. 24, 1865.
3. Betsey b. Marlow Feb. 26, 1817 ; m. Ap. 28, 1840 Dea. Daniel Priest Newell b. Alstead
Feb. 13, 1814, d. Swanzey July 12, 1878, son of John and Rhoda (Vickery) Newell.
1. George Franklin (Newell) b. Alstead March 25, 1845; m. Lizzie Garfield b. Winchester July 17, 1841,
d. Keene June 1, 1874. 2. Harlan Alvard (Newell) b. Alstead June 7, 1848; d. there Ap. 17, 1849.
3. Hiram Finlay (Newell) b. Alstead March 28, 1852; m. Ap. 14, 1874 Lilla Partridge b. Alstead May 1,
1853, dau. of James Sumner and Harriet (Kent) Partridge.
4. Etta Adelaide (Newell) b. Alstead March 15, 1854.
4. Hiram b. Marlow Ap. 18, 1819; m. July 3, 1854 Harriet Wolcott ; r. Chicopce, Mass.
1. Minnie Ada b. Chicopee, Mass. Sept. 15, ls.;.7. '_'. Alice Mary b. Chicopee, Mass. Aug. 22, 1862.
5. Franklin b. Marlow Sept. 1, 1821 : m. Aug. 31, 1854 Mary Louisa Ware b. Swanzey Dec.
4, 1830, dau. of Dea. Jonathan and Alice (Hammond) Ware.
1. Fayette Franklin b. Marlow Sept. 25, 1856. 2. Clarence Ware b. Marlow Aug. 12, 1859.
3. Mary Alice b. Marlow Feb. 7, 1862. 4. Eugene Addison b. Marlow May 5, 1864 ; d. there July 26, 1867.
5. Arthur Allen b. Marlow Oct. 31, 1867; d. there Ap. 1868.
6. Marshall Ware b. Marlow March 12, 1870. 7. Florence Lydia b. Marlow Ap. 2, 1872.
6. Lydia Caroline b. Marlow July 18, 1824 ; m. May 31, 1849 Chester Nichols b. Westmin-
ster, Mass. Aug. 24, 1825, son of Edward and Betsey (Adams) Nichols.
1. Charlie Allen (Nichols) b. Orange, Mass. March 24, 1851; m. Hattie R. Howard. (See Nichols.)
2. Dennis Franklin (Nichols) b. Marlow Feb. 3, 1853. 3. Jennie Maria (Nichols) b. Marlow March 31,
1854. 4. Freddie Downing (Nichols) b. Gardner, Mass. May 5, 1855; d. there Jan. 12, 1856.
5. Carrie Jane (Nichols) b. Keene Jan. 10, 1857; d. there Jan. 10, 1857.
6. Rose Carrie (Nichols) b. Keene Dec. 13, 1859. 7. Lillian Frances (Nichols) b. Marlow Nov. 5, 1866.
7. Nancy Jane b. Marlow Dec. 3, 1820 ; m. May 1, 1850 Josiah Spaulding Jr. of Townsend,
Mass. ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
8. Allen b. Marlow June 23, 1830 ; d. there March 15, 1831.
Michael Deiscoll worked in Factory 1870.
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Thomas Drury, a Frenchman, in Factory, 1874.
Joseph Dure son of Abraham, was b. Canada 1826; m. Selma Lovely b.
Canada 1835.
1. George A. b. Williston, Vt. 1851 ; m. Edith Brunelle.
1. Thomas b. Bolton, Vt. 1870.
2. Mary Jane b. Williston, Vt. 1853. 3. Abraham b. Essex, Vt. ; d. inf.
4. Rosa b. Williston, Vt, Feb. 16, 1855 ; in. Peter Demarrais (q. v.). 5. Eli b. Williston,
Vt. 1856. 6. Joseph b. Williston, Vt. 1858 ; d. Bolton, Vt. Aug. 20, 1879.
7. Matilda b. Williston, Vt. 1860 ; m. May 1879 Moses Laurent,
8. John b. Bolton, Vt. July 1864. 9. Albert b. Aug. 1872.
Lorenzo and Peter Dube bros. to the preceding, taxed here 1809.
James W. Due m. Metcalf, dau. of John O. andKezia Metcalf of Marlow;
taxed 1818; rem. to Antrim.
Mark Duxlap on tax list 1853.
Hattie May Ditnsmoee, dau. of Willard and Marian (Lockwood) Dunsmore,
was b. Northfield, Yt. June 17, 18(35, — lives at George W. Taylor's.
Joseph Dupies son of Toussaint Dupies Jr., was b. St. Phillip, C. E. Oct. 1,
1812; m. July 3, 1871 Laura Jane Howard (q. v.); came to Gilsum 1871.
1. Eva Bell b. Alstead Jan. 4, 1875. 2. Dollie Virginia b. Ap. 14, 1876.
John Dustix d. Surry Ap. 29, 1837; m. Sarah Webster d. Winhall, Vt. March
29, 1852, dau. of Jonathan Webster of Atkinson.
1. Peter in. Azubah Tubbs ; r. Utah. 2. Nabby m. Nehemiah Chandler of Alstead.
3. Sally m. Moody Butler of Hancock.
4. John b. 1794 ; d. March 1875 ; in. Jan. 9, 1835 Anna Richardson b. Alstead March 9,
1795, d. Sept. 4, 1877, dau. of Dr. William and Lavina (Taft) Richardson d. Aug. 19, 1841.
5. Jonathan went South and d. there. 6. Kimball.
7. Sevia m. 1st Kimball Tenney; in. 2d Elijah Ware Jr. (q. v.).
8. Stephen m. Eliza Myrick of Alstead. 9. Patty m. Emerson Piper of Hancock.
Michael Dynan taxed 1860 and 1873-5 ; r. Keene.
T^ A/^T^T? In °^ manuscripts frequently written Ager or Agor. William. Eager m. Ruth Hill
XLix\_VX-Ci-Lt>» Maiden, Mass. 1659, rem. to Marlboro', Mass. before 1682 with a 2d wife, Lydia, and d. there
Ap. 4, 1690. He had a great grandson, Fortunatus b. 1735. This could not have been the person following, but
it seems probable they were of the same family, and the Gilsum man may have been his son.
Fortunatus Eager m. Dolly .
1. Oliver b. May 30, 1790. 2. Dolly b. Sept. 27, 1792 ; d. Sullivan March 29, 1795.
3. Fortunatus b. May 5, 1796. 4. Azubah b. Aug. 11, 1799.
Willlim Eastman from Hartland, Yt. m. Mrs. Mary (Tufts) Eastman; on tax
list 1853-9.
Benjamest Eaton b. Westminster, Mass. June 15, 1768; d. Feb. 20, 1822; m.
Ap. 17, 1790 Elizabeth Atwood b. Templeton, Mass. d. May 2, 1839.
1. Benjamin b. Westminster, Mass. July 2."), 1795 ; d. Sullivan Aug. 27, 1820.
2. Syrena b. Westminster, Mass. Oct. 25, 1796 ; d. Oct. 3, 1825.
3. Myra b. Nelson July 25, 1799; m. Orlando Mack (q. v.).
4. Stillman b. Nelson Dec. 20, 1802 ; d. Oct. 31, 1872. 5. Eliza b. Sullivan June 10, 1806.
6. Solon Wilder b. Sullivan Oct. 31, 1809 ; d. unk. Ap. 17, 1848 ; m. June 4, 1834 Rossa
Gates (q. v.) d. unk. Nov. 17, 1839 ; rem. to Grafton, Vt.
1. Solon b. Gilsum.
James Edwards m. M. F. ; taxed here 1852.
1. A son b. June 20, 1852.
304 GIL SUM.
"171 T T TG Joseph Ellis of Keene m. Lydia . Ch. mentioned in will of Dec. 1773 are Elisha, Lydia,
-Ili_LjJLJ-LO» simeon^ Benjamin, Mary, Nathan, and Joseph.
Joseph Ellis in. Ap. 4, 1771 Bridget Hammond d. March 9, 1778.
1. Abiah. 2. Bethsliua rn. David Chapman (q. v.).
3. Joseph Hammond b. March 9, 1778 ; a lawyer.
Nathan Ellis son of Simeon, was b. Keene ? 1751 ; d. May 2, 1839; m. Dec.
31, 1789 Betsey Haven b. Marlboro' 1766, d. Nov. 22, 1844.
1. Betsey b. Sullivan March 15, 1791 ; m. Jesse Temple (q. v.).
2. Melintha b. Sullivan Aug. 5, 1793 ; m. 1st Samuel Bill (q. v.) ; m. 2d Timothy Wyman
(q. v.). 3. Ruth b. Sullivan May 1795 ; m. Esek T. Wilson (q. v.).
4. Elmira b. Sullivan May 4, 1800 ; m. Asa Bond (q. v.).
5. Nathan b. Sullivan March 17, 1802 ; d. March 9, 1861 ; m. 1825 Lucina Bingham. (q. v.).
1. Emily b. Nov. 25, 1825; d. Oct. 13, 1828.
2. Mary b. July 8, 1828 ; m. Samuel Fay ; r. Nelson.
1. Malan (Ellis) b. Jan. 12, 1861; r. Alstead.
3. George Albert b. Nov. 14, 1838; m. 1st Nov. 6, 1859 Julia Ann Hayward (q. v.) d. Newport Ap. 18, 1868.
1. Lora Estella b. Newport ? Ap. 15, 1861.
m. 2d Aug. 0, 1863 Kate P. George b. Newport Ap. 13, 1845, dau. of Samuel E. George.
2. Josie A. b. Newport June 23, 1870. 3. Maud b. Newport June 28, 1873. 4. Charlotte A. b. Newport Sept. 23, 1874.
Elijah Ellis m. Nov. 16, 1786 Mary Bond (q. v.).
Ira Ellis brought up by Dea. Pease; taxed here 1816-21; s. Sullivan.
John Ellis m. 1st July 31, 1783 Eunice Ware (q. v.) d. 1807; rem. to Swanzey.
1. Elizabeth b. Ap. 12, 1784 ; d. Nov. 3, 1810. 2. Lucy b. Sept. 23, 1786.
3. John b. June 30, 1789 ; d. Swanzey about 1823 ; m. Jan. 20, 1814 Nabby, dau. of John
and Betty (Riggs) Day of Keene.
1. Harriet b. Swanzey March 6, 1816 ; brought up at Squire Whitney's and David Ware's.
2. Fanny b. Swanzey Ap. 8, 1818 ; brought up at Dudley Smith's.
3. Betsey b. Swanzey about 1821; m. Northrop.
4. Nathan b. Aug. 9, 1793 ; m. Clarissa Kilbum (q. v.) ; s. Plattsburg, N. Y.
5. Samuel bapt. March 11, 1801. 6. Daniel bapt. June 10, 1803.
m. 2d Jemima .
7. Willard b. Sept. 26, 1808.
Ruel Ellis b. Amherst 1799; d. Nov. 24, 1836; m. Lydia Hosmer (q. v.) d.
June 22, 18(52.
1. Prances b. 1829 ; m. William H. Cook (q. v.).
2. Ann Mehitabel b. 1833 ; d. Keene ; m. Jan. 1, 1852 James L. Wilson (q. v.).
Simeon Ellis taxed 1822; r. Sullivan.
George W. Emerson m. June 20, 1861 Martha A. Livermore (q. v.); r.
Ac worth; in Gil sum 1862-8.
1. Fannie Byron b. Aug. 3, 1868. 2. George Ernest b. Acworth June 1, 1872.
TjTTT * "D rVf'^lVr often spelled Everdon. John Evardon came from Conn, and s. at Winchester; m.
Hi V i\.JAiJL/V-/ll Rebecca Pratt dau. of one of the first settlers of Alstead. Their ch. were Olive m.
Solomon Rixford, and Ephraim Pratt. The ch. of John by a second wife were Eunice m. Abel Fassett of Win-
chester ; and Emerson r. Winchester.
Ephraim Pratt Evardon b. Winchester Oct. 21, 1798; d. Alstead Jan. 15,
1867; m. 1st Oct. 7, 1829 Elizabeth Adams b. Winchester June 3, 1807, d. Hart-
ford, Coun. May 17, 1837.
1. Emily Lucretia b. Winchester Sept. 4, 1832 ; d. Lowell, Mass. May 1, 1847.
2. Fanny Maria b. Winchester ; d. there 1837. 3. John Adams b. Winchester ; d. there 1837.
m. 2d Nov. 29, 1838 Mrs. Sally (Gunn) Willis b. Winchester Sept. 23, 1806; d.
Jan. 9, 1852, dau. of Elisha and Polly (Wyman) Gunn.
4. John Wesley b. Nov. 4, 1839 ; m. Aug. 30, 1863 Mary Emeline Nourse (q. v.).
1. Gertie Emma b. Ap. 16, 1867.
m. 3d March 11, 1852 Martha Taylor Chapin (q. v.) d. Marlow May 29, 1878.
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5. Martha Ann b. Jan. 17, 1854; m. June 6, 1871 Edgar Eugene Farnum b. Marlow July 4,
1848, son of Heman and Lusvlvia ( Lowell) Farnum ; r. Marlow.
1. Rosa Belle (Farnum) b. Mairlow May 22, 1872. 2. Frank Eugene (Farnum) b. Marlow July 1873.
3. Edgar (Farnum) b. Marlow Ap. 24, 1878.
Francis Eveleth b. unk. 1793; cl. Hancock; m. Martha Spooner; taxed here
1850; was Captain of Alstead Militia Company.
1. Hamilton m. Edna Stoiie ? ; a painter ; r. Providence, R. I.
2. Charles r. Ohio ; taxed here 1835. 3. Dwight m. and r. Salt Lake City, Utah ; three ch.
4. Harriet m. Levi E. Priest ; r. Marlboro'.
5. Elisha b. Alstead Jan. 4, 1821: d. Somerville, Mass. March 7,1854; m. July 2, 1846
Priscilla Dart (q. v. ).
1. Lavon Priscilla b. Weston, Vt. Aug. 23, 1847; m. Edward R. Geer (q. v.).
2. Lav:iter Edgar b. Somerset, Mass. Oct. 1, 1840 ; d. Somerville, Mass. March 4, 1854.
3. Frank Leslie b. Bridgewater, Mass. Jan. 5, 1852; m. July 2, 1875 Mary Ann Coyle b. Washington,
D. C. Jan. 20, 1847, dau. of John and Ann (Garmine) Coyle.'
4. Charles Elisha b. Marlow Aug. 24. 1854.
6. Bainbridge m. Mrs. Amy Burlingame ; r. Warren, R. I. ; four ch.
7. William m. in England ; r. 111.
8. Mary Ann m. Abner Goodale : r. Gardner, Mass.
1. Alida (Goodale.) 2. Arlette (Goodale.) 3. Quimby (Goodale.) 4. Frances (Goodale.)
5. Burdett (Goodale.)
9. Darwin lost at sea. 10. Dexter r. California.
William Eveleth bro. to preceding-, lived on Whitney place 1830-7; d. Rock-
ingham, Vt.
1. Willard Converse (adopted) b. July 25, 1831 ; r. Batavia, N. Y.
Theopiiilus Eveleth, a blacksmith here 1808-10 and perhaps longer.
TT1 \ TT) T3 \ 1\TT*~Q Daniel Fairbanks lived on the Randall place in the edge of Keene. Among
-*- AlllUAli JVO. bis children were George, Oren, Daniel, Lowell, Mary m. Robinson, and
Emily d. on the journey West.
George Fahiba^ks m. May 17, 182(3 Calista Smith (q. v.) d. Danville, Vt. Ap.
24, 1842; a Methodist preacher.
Oren Fairbanks m. Robinson of Chesterfield; on tax list 1838; went
West.
Daniel Fairbanks taxed here 1838; rem. to 111.
Lowell Fairbanks on tax list 1838; went West.
" Old Mrs. Fairbanks " d. Ap. 14, 1844 set. 77.
Moses Farnsworth d. about 1809; m. Jan. 15, 1789 Martha Woodcock b.
Swanzey Feb. 15, 17G9, dan of Nathan and Lavina (Goodenough) Woodcock.
[She m. 2d Jacob Ames (q. v.) ; m. 3d Culver, and rem. to 1ST. Y.]
1. Polly m. Daniel Parnsworth (q. v.). 2. Sally m. Samuel Clark (q. v.).
3. Betsey. 4. Patty b. May 16, 1800 : m. Isaac Loveland (q. v.).
5. Moses m. July 5, 1822 Hephzibah Comstock (q. v ).
1. Emily b. Gilsum; m. 1st Martin Powell; m. 2d Woodbury Corey (q. v.); m. 3d Hugh Armstrong; r.
Richard, Canada.
1. Lucy (Armstrong) m. and r. Massena, N. Y. 2. David (Armstrong) m. Deidamia Bradford, r. Norfolk, N. Y.; four
ch. 3. Amos (Armstrong) m. and r. Massena, N. Y.; three ch.
■4. Elliot (Armstrong) m. and r. Norfolk, N. Y. ; two ch. 5. Sophronia (Armstrong) b. Massena, N. Y. ; m. and d. N. Y.
fi. George (Armstrong) d. unm. Massena, N. Y. 7. Almon (Armstrong) m. and r. Norfolk, N. Y.
l'. Lucy b. Gilsum. 3. Jonathan b. Gilsum; m. Susan Palmer. 4. David b. Gilsum. 5. Amos b. Gilsum.
6. Sophronia b. Massena, N. Y.
6. Sukey m. Roswell Borden (q. v.) : d. Wellsboro', Penn.
1. Arvilla (Borden) m. Parker; r. Wellsboro', Penn.
7. Joel bapt. June 7, 1807 : m. and r. Massena, N. Y.
The six other children of Moses, Sen. were bapt. June 1, 1806.
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306 GIL SUM.
Paul Farnsworth bro. of Moses, was b. unk. 1762; cl. Sept 22, 1844; m. Lydia
Hodgkins b. unk. 1757, d. July 1833.
1. Daniel m. Polly Farnsworth (q. v.) ; rem. to N. Y. 2. Lydia m. Page; s. at Rox-
bury. 3. Oliver. 4. Ashbel. 5. Leonard. 6. Sally. 7. Luther.
"CI A "T> "IVTTIVT Also spelled Farnam and Farnliam. Richard Farnum m. Polly Lakin, and rem. from
-*- xi-l-t-'i-* KJ IxL. Lyndeboro' to Stoddard and had a son Ambrose L.
Ambrose Laetx Farnttm b. Lyndeboro' Jan. 13, 1791; m. Rebecca Stacy b.
Groton, Mass. Oct. 1, 1791, clau. of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Sartwell) Stacy; r.
Peterboro'.
1. Betsey Richardson b. Stoddard March 3, 1818 ; m. Otis Barton d. Toronto, Canada about
1872.
1. Warren (Barton.) 2. Albert (Barton.) 3. Sarah Josephine (Barton.) 4. Maria (Barton.)
2. Sarah Barden b. Stoddard March 29, 1821 ; m. Timothy H. Phillips (q. v.).
3. Maria Dolly b. Stoddard June 10, 1824 : m. Henry William Scott ; r. Peterboro'.
4. William Stacy b. Stoddard Ap. 15, 1827 ; m. Mary Bunce of Peterboro' ; r. Winchendon,
Mass.
1. Freddie d. 2. Eddie. Three others.
5. John b. Stoddard May 6, 1831 ; m. Abbie Norcross b. Winchendon, Mass. ; r. Irving, Mass.
6. Rebecca b. Stoddard June 17, 1834; m. Albert Rollins ; r. Peterboro'.
7. Mary Lakin b. May 5, 1837 ; r. Peterboro'.
Eliphalet Faexam from Canterbury, Conn. m. Oct. 16, 1786 Hannah Adams
(q. v.).
1. Amasa m. Jan. 1, 1810 Polly Thompson (q. v.) ; rem, to Ohio.
1. Amasa Adams b. Nov. 15, 1810.
~C1 A TJ TD \ "D Mai. John Farrar was Selectman at Framingham, Mass. for ten years; Deputy Sheriff
J- -tt--CV_[\)24.jrL. 1769; m. 1st Oct. 13, 1710 Martha, dau. of Rev. John Swift, and had four ch. ; m. 2d
Oct. 4, 1750 Deborah Winch b. Framingham, Mass. Jan. 27, 172J, dau. of Thomas and Deborah (Gleason) Winch;
rem. to Fitzwilliam and d. there about 1777. His ch. by the second wife were John, Joseph. William, Mary,
Martha, Deborah, Nelle, Daniel, Samuel, Anna, and Mehitable. John b. Framingham. Mass. Aug. 11, 1751; m.
Ruth Davis d. Sullivan Jan. 5, 1S35; served as Quartermaster in the Revolution; was scalped by Indians and left
for dead. Their ch. were John, Deborah m. David Porter (q. v.), and Eleanor m. Eli Dort (q. v.).
Johx Faeeae b. Sullivan March 22, 1787; d. Keene Oct 23, 1856; m. Sept.
18, 1822 Susanna Phelps b. Marlow Nov. 29, 1795, d. Walnut, 111. Feb. 1860, dau.
of Luther and Susanna (Cram) Phelps.
1. Susan b. Sullivan Feb. 16, 1824 ; d. num. Keene March 10, 1848.
2. Mary A. b. Sullivan Nov. 12, 1827 ; m. Robert P. Young (q. v.).
3. Martha b. Sullivan July 2, 1829 ; d. unm. Keene Ap. 1842.
4. Ruth Amilda b. Sullivan May 10, 1831 ; m. Elijah Nelson Gunn (q. v.).
Warren Farktxctox m. Clarissa Dean (q. v.) ; a painter 1827-38.
1. A ch. d. Sept. 19, 1835. 2. Erastus d. Oct. 12, 1837, set. 16.
Charles Steaexs Faulkexee of Keene, in charge of Factory 1811-2.
(Page 238.)
Child by name of Field at Milton Silsby's d. Ap. 22, 1816, set. 3 years.
Moses Dickinson Field m. March 13, 1767 Patience, dau. of Jonathan Smith ;
s. in what is now Surry; was in the Revolution; shot Gen. Baura at battle of Ben-
nington; descendants numerous.
TT1TCTT Dea. Moses Fishr. Groton, Conn. His ch. were Patty m. Dea. Nathaniel Paige. Hannah d.
-■- J-OLL. unm., and Rev. Elisha, first minister of Upton, Mass. The last named m. Hannah Fobes or Forbes
sister of Rev. Eli of North Brookfield, Mass. Their ch. were Eunice m. Rev. Levi Lankton of Alstead; Abigail m.
Elijah Warren: Rev. Holloway of Marlboro' m. Hannah Harrington of Westboro', Mass.; Dea. Henry m. Betsey
Holmes and r. Hardwick, Mass.; Deborah d. ch.; Moses d. ch. ; Hannah d. unm.; and Rev. Elisha.
Elisha Fish b. Upton, Mass. March 31, 1756; d. March 28, 1807; m. Sept.
<^r&i^<i cr<s £.
GENEALOGIES. 307
1788 Abigail Snell b. North Bridgwater, (now Brockton) Mass. Nov. 9, 17(54, d.
Nov. 2, 1849, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Packard) Snell, afterwards of Cum-
mington, Mass.
1. Elisha Snell b. Windsor, Mass. Sept. 5, 1789 ; d. July 4, 1869 ; m. Jan. 30, 1817 Mary
Wilcox (q. v.) d. Sept. 13, 1861.
1. Elisha Edwards b. Oct. 3, 1318; d. Feb. 9, 1819. 2. Martha Paige b. Jan. 15, 1820; m. Charles T.
Wetherby (q. v.). 3. Aaron Mack b. March 31, 1822; d. Ap. 8, 1825.
4. Mary Wilcox b. June 1, 1824; m. Aug. 28, 1861 Dea. Thomas Snell b. North Brookfield, Mass. Aug. 17,
1S09, son of Rev. Thomas and Tirzah (Strong) Snell.
1. Thomas Elisha (Snell) 1>. North Brookfield, Mass. July 22, 1863; d. there Aug. IT, 1SS4.
2. Luther Keen (Snell) b. North Brooktield, Mass. March 6, 1866.
3. Tliomaa Edwin (Snell) b. North Brooktield, Mass. Oct. 28, 1868: d. there An. 9, 1870.
5. Hannah More b. Oct. 20, 1826; m. May 5, 1874 Ansel Lyman Nye b. Uoxbury June 12, 1834, son of
Gardner and Fanny (Towns) Nye; r. at Marlboro'.
6. Elisha William b. May 27, 1829; d. Feb. 13, 1830.
2. Abigail b. Aug. 16, 1796 ; d. unm. Concord July 31, 1876. 3. Samuel b. Nov. 8, 1798;
went West and d. unm. 4. Sarah b. Jan. 20, 1801; m. Amherst Hayward (q. v.).
5. Eunice b. Fell. 22, 1*04 ; m. James Downing (q. v.).
6. Moses b. Nov. 12, 1805; d. Sept. 5, 1874 : m. June 12, 1859 Janette Landon b. South
Hero, Vt. Feb. 21, 1816, d. Amherst, Mass. Dec. 4, 1875, dau. of Bird and Susan (Lane)
Landon.
Herbert L. Fisher son of Asa Metcalf and Marion Celestia (Erskine) Fisher,
was b. Greenfield, Mass. Ap. 10, 1854.
Edwin Lester Fisher bro. of the preceding, was b. Springfield, Vt. June 28,
1858.
T^TvjTT" Benjamin Fish m. Mary Woodbury and r. Millbury, Mass. Their son Lennder m. Harriet
■*- iOXV- James and rem. to Southbridge, Mass. Their son
George Benjamin Fisk: b. Southbridge, Mass. June 22. 1841 ; m. Oct. 25,
1866 Teresa Cruess b. Kings Co. Ireland Oct. 13, 1841, dau. of John and Bridget
(Killeen) Cruess.
1. Mary Teresa b. New Hartford, Conn. Aug. 8, 1867. 2. Hannah Frances b. Aug. 27, 1870.
3. George b. Aug. 27, 1876 ; d. Sept. 3, 1876.
Ichabod Fisk d. Oct. 9, 1836, ast. 32, at boarding house, — of delirium tremens,
— a stranger.
James W. Fitch b. Montville, Canada 1846; m. Nov. 12, 1868 Margaret
Newell b. N. Y. 1844; a Methodist preacher.
Merrill Edward Flagg son of Dana Partridge and Emeline Flagg, was b.
Westminster, Mass. Dec. 18, 1848; m. 1870 Martha M. Mansfield (q. v.).
1. George Henry b. Sept. 15, 1871. 2. Albert Chester b. Keene Oct. 22, 1873.
3. Everit Wilson b. Westminster, Vt. Dec. 18, 1875.
4. Nora May b. Winchendon, Mass. Aug. 6, 1878.
Willard Fleming taxed here 1847.
John Fletcher b. Lowell, Mass. Dec. 1795; d. there May 1, 1842; m. May
10, 1822 Dolly Ann Johnson b. Warner March 23, 1800, dau. of Rev. Moses and
Polly (Elliot) Johnson, a descendant of " apostle Elliot."
1. Laura Maria b. Lowell, Mass. Ap. 1, 1823 ; m. July 3, 1847 James Harris b. St. David's,
N. B. Aug. 6, 1818, son of James and Mary (Cooper) Harris; r. Tyngsboro', Mass.
2. John Elliot b. Lowell, Mass. Oct. 1, 1824 ; d. in mines, Grass Valley. Cal. 1851 ; m. 1848
Ruth Stearns of Lowell, Mass.
3. Josiah Moody b. Halifax, Mass. Jan. 14, 1828 ; m. Jan. 1851 Adaline Jane Eastman b.
Rumney 1832, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Taylor) Eastman : a furniture manufacturer at
Nashua. Five ch. d. y.
4. Laura Angie b. Nashua Sept. 12, 1857.
308 GIL SUM.
"C^X TTYT^n Thomas Flint Esq. came from England, s. Concord, Mass. His grandson Jonas (father's
*- J-iJ—L ' -I- • name not known,) rem. to Stoddard, and had a son Thaddeus H.
Thaddbus Huxt Flint b. Stoddard Oct. 30, 1799; m. Dec. 13, 1829 Martha
Brown b. Alstead July 9, 1802, d. Keeue June 10, 1873, dan. of David Brown; r.
Keene.
1. George 1,. Coventry, Vt. Oct. 18, 1830. 2. Mary Jane b. Coventry, Vt. Jan. 30, 1833.
3. Henry b. Keene March 9, 1836 ; d. of wounds in army at Georgetown, Va.
4. Daniel b. Keene Aug. 23, 1838 ; d. there June 21, 1839.
5. Elizabeth b. Keene Oct. 22, 1842.
John Lewis Foss son of John and Pamela (Fifield) Foss was b. Lyme, March 2,
1839; d. May 27, 1879; m. Sept. 29, 1873 Mrs. Lovisa J. (Nash) (Heath) Sullivan.
(See Nash.)
T71/^\^fTl |,"1 S? John Foster r. Reading, Mass. had a son Benjamin m. Dolly Whitney and r. at Ashby,
-L V-/0 J- -Li i V • Mass. Their ch. were Dolly m. Frank Sanders of Townsend, Mass. ; Sarah m. Watson
r. Fitchburg, Mass.; Benjamin; Martha ni. Kendall r. Orange, Mass.; Betsey m. Merrill Jefts of Ashby,
Mass.; Joel; Eaton; and Isaac.
Benjamin Foster b. Ashby, Mass. Jan. 7, 1811; d. Ap. 25, 18G1; m. 1841
Olive Day (q. v.).
1. Whitney Day b. Jan. 31, 1842 ; d. Boston, Mass. March 27, 1873.
2. Leonard Prescott b. Dec. 7, 1855 ; druggist at Keene.
Baton Foster bro. of preceding; teamster in 1848; r. Ashby, Mass. where he d.
Alexander Foster emigrated from Ireland to Providence, R. I. He commanded an Artillery Company in the
French War, and afterwards served in the Revolution ; was noted for his great strength. His eh. were Alexander
s. at Fitzwilliam, David s. at Bakersfield, Vt., Luna,, and several daus.
Luna Foster b. Attleboro', Mass. March 25, 1764; d. May 10, 1847; m. 1st
Nov. 25, 1784 Sally Skinner b Mansfield, Mass., d. Fitzwilliam May 9, 1835; served
in the Revolution.
1. Sally b. Fitzwilliam July 30, 1785 ; d. there Dec. 30, 1796.
2. Luna b. Fitzwilliam June 9, 1787 ; d. Westmoreland Ap. 13, 1865 ; in. Feb. 28, 1810
Hannah Parker b. Fitzwilliam Dec. 26, 1785, dau. of Hon. Nahum and Mary (Dearth)
Parker.
1. Benjamin Franklin b. Fitzwilliam Aug. 29. 1811; m. Sept. 30, 1832 Electa Beebe b. Brattleboro', Vt.
Jan. 7, 1811, dau. of Edmund and Lucinda (Horton) Beebe.
1. Amos Parker b. Westmoreland Nov. 15, 1833; m. 1st 1858 Sarah Gale d. Washington, Mo. Fell. 1862, dan. of Hon.
Q. A. Gale of Washington, D. C. : Colonel in Union army; r. Austin, Texas.
1. Abbie Parker b. Washington, Mo. 1S59. 2. Alice Amelia b. Washington, Mo. June 20, 1861.
m. 2d 1803 Man* Crowe.
2. Eunice b. Westmoreland Feb. 12, 1835; d. Joliet, 111.; m. 1857 George, son of Daniel and Polly (Brown) Abbot; r.
Joliet, III.
3. Adin b. Westmoreland Nov. 28, 1836; m. Nancy, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail (Blood) Perry; r. Wincheudon, Mass.
4. Esther b. Keene Dec. 10, 1838; m. Alfred Allen Perry b. Keeue 1833, son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Blood) Perry ; r.
Keene.
1 Herbert Allen [Vevvy) ]. K j 20 1859
2. Anna Engema (Perry) J ' d. there Sept. l»7b.
3. George Washington (Perry) b. Keene Jan. 17, 1861.
5. Addison b. Surry March 21, 1841; killed in army at Falmouth, Va.; m. 1st Mrs. Melissa (Bircham) Towers d. 1861.
1. Orville b. Gardner, Mass. June 11, 1860.
m. 2d Abigail Whitney.
6. Allison Henrv b. Surry March 31, 1843; in. Kate, dau. of Samuel Woods of Natchez, Miss.; r. there; served as
Captain in the Union army.
1. William. 2. Samuel "d. ch. 3. Herbert. 4. Benjamin Franklin.
7. Ella Hannah b. Surrv March 7, 1846 ; m. Frederick Horace, son nf Horace and Hannah Wilson of Putney, Vt.
8. Anson Franklin b. Surry Dec. 5, 1848; m. Eldora Streeter b. Westmoreland May 14, 1849, dau. of Ezra and Harriet
(Powers) Streeter; r. Keene.
1. Harry Ernest b. Westmoreland Ap. 10, 18G9. 2. Walter EuRene b. Westmoreland May 13, 1871.
3 Eunice Allene b. Keene Ap. 3.1S73. 4. Robert Parker b. Keeue June 6, 1878. 5. Carl Clifton b. Keene March 10. 1880.
2. Nabum Parker b. Fitzwilliam Feb. 10, 1814; d. New London, Conn. May 5, 1876; m. Emily Wilbur d.
New London, Conn. Dec. 1S74, dau. of Eliphalet and Abigail (Sylvester) Wilbur.
1. Jennie Louisa b. Cornish 1857.
3. Marv b. Westmoreland Sept. 4, 1817 ; m. E. R. Winchester (q. v.).
3. Rufusb. Fitzwilliam March 16, 1789 ; d. there March 17, 1867 ; m. Sibyl Johnson.
1. Sally b. Fitzwilliam Feb. 28, 1810; m. Austin Whitney of Winchendon, Mass.; several ch.
2. Nancy ni. Wheeler, a Methodist minister.
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GENEALOGIES. 309
1. Nancy (Wheeler) m. and <i. Troy.
3. Payson r. Troy; several ch. 4. Rufus r. Troy. 5. Mary m. and r. Cleveland, O.
6. Sibyl m. Wright; r. Royalston, Mass.
4. Nancy b. Fitzwilliam Ap. 13, 1800 ; d. ch.
m. 2d Lydia, dau. of Stephen White of Fitzwilliam.
Benjamin and Mehetabel Foster are said to have rem. from Andover. Mass. among the earliest settlers of
Lunenburg, Mass. He d. Walpole 1801, set. 94. Their ch. were Benjamin b. 1729, Stephen, Joseph, Abigail,
Elizabeth, Dorothy, Nathan, James, Enoch, Mehetabel m. Allen of Royalston, Mass., and Sarah. Joseph b. Lun-
enburg, Mass. March 24, 1732; m. Jan. 17, 1760 Sarah, dan. of William and Sarah (Locke) Jones. Ch. : — Rebecca
m. Isaac Whitmore of Leominster, Mass.; Enoch r. Roxbury; James r. Winchester; Stephen; and Sarah in.
Wetherbee of Reading, Vt. Stephen m. 1st Lydia Nichols and had Stephen; Lydia d. num.; Ephraim r. Keene;
Joseph; Mary m. Cutler Knight of Marlow; Hosea r. Keene; Mehetabel m. Rev. D. P. French, r. Tamaroa, 111.;
Elizabeth d. unm. ; and Thomas d. inf.
Stephen Foster b. Nelson (now Roxbury,) Sept. 20, 1708; d. Aug. 12, 1871 ;
m. Feb. 25, 1824 Nancy Briggs b. Keene Nov. 27, 1800, dau. of Elisha and Nancy
(Wheeler) Briggs.
1. Maria Theresa b. Sullivan June 27. 1825 : m. Jesse Dart (q. v.).
2. George West b. Sullivan Aug. 11, 1833 ; m. July 12, 1857 Jemima Mason b. Sullivan
1838, dau. of Ashley and Roxana (Nims) Mason ; r. Keene.
Joseph Foster bro. of preceding, was taxed in Gilsum 1831 ; r. Keene. (See
page 144.)
Enoch Foster, son of Joseph and Sarah, m. Rebecca French; r. Marlboro', (now Roxbury,) and had Benjamin
r. Peterboro'; Asa r. N. Y.; Stephi n; Alvah r. Cold Water, Mich.; Rebecca m. Dea. Reuben Phillips of Roxbury;
Mary m. Merriam r. Jamestown. N. Y.; lioxy m. William Merriam r. Sterling, Mass.; Sally m. Samuel Win-
chester of Sullivan; and Jeremiah m. Sarah ( 'arp< titer (q. v.).
Stephen Foster 3d b. Marlboro' (.now Roxbury,) Feb. 5, 1796; killed by up-
setting of his wagon Nov. 12, 1844; m. June 3, 1818 Sophia Briggs b. Keene Jan.
2, 1797, d. Utah, dau. of Elisha and Nancy (Wheeler) Briggs.
1. Elisha Briggs b. Roxbury Dec. 21, 1819 ; ui. 1st May 4, 184-'i Elizabeth Barron (q. v.), d.
Springfield, Mass. Ap. 26, 1878: m. 2d May 21, 1879 Mrs. Lucy A. (Cook) Westou b.
Hadley, Mass. July 22, 1835, dau. of David W. and Eliza Cook ; r. Springfield, Mass.
2. Nancy d. inf. 3. Alvah b. Roxbury March 8, 1828 : d. Utah : in. Ann Scott; several ch.
4. Nancy Briggs b. Roxbury March 28. L825 : m. 184<i Alonzo II. Bussell ; r. Grafton, Utah;
several ch.
5. Arnos b. Roxbury ; d. unm. Council Bluffs. Iowa 1851.
6. Lydia b. Nelson July 9, 1831 ; d. Utah 1873 ; in. George Robinson ; two ch.
7. Louisa Maria b. June 22, 1889 ; r. Utah.
Eliphalet Foster m. Betsey and r. in Vermont. Among their ch. was Samuel who m. Polly Bisbee and
had Warren; Julia Ann m. Isaiah Wheeler r. Sherburne, Vt. ; Polly Bisbee m. David Gates r. Woodstock, Vt.;
m. 2d Clarinda Patterson and had David Chalon r. Fulton, N. Y. ; William r. Woodstock, Vt. ; Asa r. N. Y. ;
Clarinda m. Chauncey Lynch r. Poultney, Vt. ; and Mabelia m. Fox r. Dracut, Mass.
Wapren Foster b. Castleton, Vt. Ap. 2, 1813 ; m. 1st March 6, 1838 Sarah
Colony Metcalf b. Keene July 29, 1815, d. there March 13, 1841, dau. of Frederick
and Esther (DwinelT) Metcalf.
1. Charles Warren b. Keene Nov. 22, 1838 ; in. 1st Martha Bryant d. Kingston, Penn. 1876 ;
r. Hillsboro'.
1. Edwin Warren b. Kingston, Penn. 1861. 2. Frank b. Kingston, Penn. 1S67.
3. George b. Kingston, Penn. Feb. 1874.
m. 2d July 1878 Mary Ann Templeton b. Hillsboro' 1841, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Davis)
Templeton.
m. 2d June 7, 1842 Jane Sawyer b. Antrim Dec. 20, 1812, dau. of Tristram and
Mary Ann (Templeton) Sawyer.
2. Mary Ellen b. Hillsboro' March 7, 1843.
3. Jane Frances b. Hillsboro' Feb. 23. 1845 ; d. Keene Jan. 10, 1872 ; m. George Smith of
Wiuchendon, Mass.
310 GILSUM.
1. Augusta Nellie (Smith) b. Keene Jan. 2, 1872.
4. Elizabeth Mack b. Hillsboro' Oct. 31, 1846 ; m. Henry Levi Smith d. Keene Sept. 1868,
son of Levi and (Wright) Smith.
1. Wright Henry (Smith) b. Keene Aug. 1, 1867.
5. George Maurice b. Hillsboro' March 14, 1854.
John Foster on tax list 1840-2 and 1851 ; rem. to Westmoreland.
Samuel Foster b. unk. 1781 ; d. Keene Dec. 3, 1848 ; m. Sally Crane of
Alstead; taxed here 1803-8.
1. Leander b. Feb. 25, 1803. 2. Laura b. Feb. 16, 1805.
Emil Feischer worked in Factory 1875.
Samuel Frost on tax list 1835-6.
TT1TTT T TTip> Joshua Fuller b. Conn. Oct. 2,1728; d. Surry March 19, 1816; m. Joanna Taylor
-»- *-> -Li-LiXLiJLV. ,}. gurry j^y 25, 1823, set. 89. Among their ch. were Joshua killed at battle of Ben-
nington, Levi s. Surry, and Capt. David.
Davld Fuller b. Conn. ; d. Jay, IS". Y. ; m. 1st Jan. 22, 1782 Elsea Gleason
d. May 20, 1790.
1. David b. June 6, 1783 ; d. Hillsboro' Nov. 8, 1867 ; m. 1st Jan. 6, 1806 Keziah Kimball
b. Hillsboro' July 1, 1785, d. there Feb. 23, 1864, dan. of Benjamin and (Parker)
Kimball.
1. David Gardner b. Francestown Oct. 27, 1806; d. Concord July 10, 1879; m. Ap. 27, 1830 Jane Converse
b. Amherst June 20, 1810, dau. of Josiah and Sally (Dean) Converse.
1. Sarah Jane b. Hooksett June 25, 1836; in. Joseph, son of Joseph and Mary 0. (White) Harlow of Plymouth, Mass.
1. Marion Louise (Harlow) b. Portsmouth March 27, 1S71 ; d. Concord Juue 1871.
2. Jennie (Harlow) b. Concord July 16, 1872.
2. Henry William b. Hooksett June 30, 1838; m. Sept. 16, 1863 Elizabeth, dau. of Laban and Frances (Lewis) Beecher
of Boston, Mass.
1. Fred b. Boston, Mass. March 23, 1872.
3. George Clinton b. Lowell, Mass. Dec. 30, 1810; d. Concord Feb. 10, 1878; m. Dec. 31, 1861 Josie French b. Concord
1836, d. there Sept. 1864, dau. of Joseph and (Shackford) French.
4. Ethelinda Gardner b. Concord Dec. 11, 1819; d. there March 5, 1851.
2. Mark Woodbury b. Francestown Ap. 7, 180S; d. Hillsboro' Sept. 23, 1876; m. Nov. 17, 1831 Sarah
Conn b. Shirley, Mass. June 15, 1812, dau. of William and Sally (Priest) Conn.
1. Susan Conn b. Hillsboro' Ap. 24, 1840; d. there unm. Dec. 13, 1859.
3. John Gibson b. Francestown Ap. 21, 1810; d. instantly while on business at Nashua June 14, 1861; m.
Ann Jones b. Hillsboro' 1813, d. there Aug. 22, 1865, dau. of and Betsey (Bobbins) Jones.
1. Abbie Ann b. Hillsboro' 1836; m. 1855 Seth Everett Westcott ..t Boston, Mass.
1. Everett Fuller (Westcott) b. Boston, Mass. 1858 ; d. there unm. Sept. 11, 1S77.
2. Edith (Westcott) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 3, 1S70.
2. Helen Marr b. Hillsboro' 1838; d. there 1840.
3. Wirt Ximeo b. Hillsboro' about 1848; m. Addie Russell of Boston, Mass. Two ch.
4. William Forsaith b. Francestown May 10, 1812: d. unm. Hillsboro' Nov. 17, 1830.
2. Elsea b. Ap. 2, 1786 ; m. Lemuel Bingham (q. v.).
m. 2d Feb. 22, 1792 Jerusha Adams (q. v.) d. Aug 31, 1792.
m. 3d Oct. 20, 1793 Orinda Bingham (q. v.).
3. Levi b. Sept. 3, 1794 ; d. Oct. 24, 1798. 4. Jerusha b. Sept. 30, 1796.
5. Luman b. Aug. 25, 1798. 6. Levi b. Ap. 14, 1801 ; d. Jan. 30, 1804.
7. Orinda b. July 22, 1803 ; m. Samuel Isham, Jr. (q. v.).
8. George Washington b. July 13, 1805 ; d. July 5, 1820.
9. Bradford b. July 16, 1807. 10. Alvira b. June 26, 1809.
Joseph Fuller worked in Tannery 1873.
Betsey Rosella Garey dau. of Stephen and Miami (Porter) Garey, was b.
Ira, Yt. July 25, 1832; m. June 30, 1857 William E. Stone b. Mendon, Vt., served
in 7th Vt. Reg't, and d. New Orleans, La. about 1864. She came to Gilsum 1873.
1. Eddie Chauncey (Stone) b. Mendon, Yt. Dec. 15, 1860.
.Nahum Gassett son of Beuben and Kate (Witt) Gassett, was b. Townsend,
Mass.; r. Gilsum 1836-40; d. unm.
Walker Gassett bro. of preceding, was b. Townsend, Mass. July 27, 1797 ;
GENEALOGIES. 311
d. Westmoreland Jan. 28, 1878, m. March 1819 Betsey Hall b. Mason July 31,
1801, dau. of Richard and Hannah (Kendall) Hall.
1. Jonas b. Townsend, Mass. Oct. 13, 1820 ; in. Sophia Hall ; r. Walpole.
2. Joel b. Townsend, Mass. Ap. 28, 1822 ; d. Acworth May 8, 1853 ; m. Mrs. Lucina (Barnard)
Angier b. Acworth 1818, dan. of Moses and Polly (Gove) Barnard and widow of Samuel
M. Angier. [She m. 3d Schuyler Harrington of Shrewsbury, Mass.]
3. George 1). Pepperell,'Mass. Nov. 30, 1823 ; m. Sally Whitney ; r. Walpole.
1. A dau. b. Sept. 26, 1853.
4. Walker b. Townsend, Mass. June 25, 1826 ; m. 1st Sarah T. Morse.
1. Lizzie.
m. 2d Mrs. Hannah S. (Collins) Merrill b. Springfield, Vt. widow of Nathaniel Merrill.
5. Reuben b. Townsend, Mass. July 7. 1828 ; served in war of rebellion ; in. about 1852
Mary Staples of Palton.
1. George b. Dalton Oct. 6, 1853: in. 1875 Sarah Patch of Orford, where they r.
1. Emma.
2. Emma Catharine b. Marlow Feb. 1856; m. Nov. 1870 Isaiah, son of Calvin and Amanda (Comstock)
Miller; r. Marlow.
1. Nellie Frances (Miller) b. Marlow Julv 6, 1871. 2. Charlie (Miller) b. Marlow June 1873.
3. Mary Ann (Miller) b. Marlow July 1874. 4. John (Miller) b. Marlow March 9, 1876.
3. Charles b. Dalton Dec. 25, 1858.
6. Richard b. Townsend, Mass. 1830 ; d. unm. Ap. 30, 1853.
7. Betsey b. Townsend, Mass. Ap. 30, 1832 ; m. Nov. 22, 1853 Jonathan Carpenter b.
Francestown Sept. 22, 1820, d. Lempster Aug. 16, 1801, son of Jonathan and Rebecca
Carpenter.
1. Wallace Clark (Carpenter) b. Lempster Oct. 30, 1854; m. and r. Iowa.
2. Lyman Brooks (Carpenter) b. Lempster Sept. 14, 1856.
3. Emma Frances (Carpenter) b. Lempster Oct. 14, 1857 ; m. Oct. 26, 1871 Ruf us Winham b. West
Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 22. lsli>. son of John and Harriet (Huntley) Winham.
1. Jennie May (Winham) b. West Cambridge, Mass. Aug. 6, 1872. 2. Lillie Be II | Winham) b. West Cambridge, Mass.
June 25, 1874. 3. Lottie Maud (Winham) b. West Cambridge, Mass. Ap. 10, 1876.
4. Charlie Emmons (Carpenter) b. Lempster Sept. 14, 1S59; r. Iowa. 5. Cora Delia (Carpenter) b.
Lempster March 18, 1S61. 6. Hattie Estella (Carpenter) b. Bennington Dec. 18, 1865.
7. Anna May (Carpenter) b. Marlow Dec. 13, 1869.
8. John b. Townsend, Mass. Jan. 2, 1834, d. Acworth Sept. 18, 1860 ; m. Deborah Staples
of Dalton.
9. Catharine b. Nov. 12, 1835, m. Solomon, son of Draper Gee of Marlow.
1. Ella (Gee) b. Marlow Nov. 6, 1856.
10. Ira b. June 30, 1837 ; m. Sarah Flagg ; r. Hopkinton, Mass. : served three years in the war.
1. Ada b. Hopkinton, Mass. about 1865. 2. Minnie b. Hopkinton, Mass. June 1867.
3. A son b. Hopkinton, Mass. about 1873.
11. Daniel b. Aug. 13, 1839; d. Acworth Dec. 29, 1874 ; m. 1st Mrs. Mary Ann (Nichols)
Stoddard b. Unity 1833, d. Marlow Ap. 1870 ; m. 2d Mrs. Lucy ( ) Hart of Montpelier,
Vt. ; served three years in 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. B.
12. Manly Wilson b. Nov. 30, 1841 : m. 1S66 Sarah Josephine Merrill b. Acworth, dau. of
Nathaniel and Hannah S. (Collins) Merrill : r. Acworth ; served one year in 18th N. H.
Reg't, Co. A.
13. Mary b. May 22, 1844 ; m. 1st 1861 Paul J. son of Caleb Willis of Alstead.
1. Albert Manly (Willis) b. Deering June 18, 1865.
m. 2d Aug. 1868 Harvey Greene, r. Orford.
2. Lizzie May (Greene) b. Walpole July 1, 1871.
PJ. A n^TT^ til Isaac Gates of the third generation in this country, rem. from Ashburnham, Mass. to
UAlLlIji Acworth 1781, and m. Mary Wheelock. Of their eight children the sixth, Jacob b. Ash-
burnham. Mass. 1781; d. Acworth Aug. 24, 1806; m. Polly Foster b. Walpole, d. Acworth Ap. 27, 1856. Their
oldest son was Hernan.
Hem an Gates b. Acworth Oct. 14, 1804; d. Alstead Jan. 3, 1877; m. Feb.
2(1, 182(3 Susan S. Hall b. Mason Feb. 13, 1809, d. Walpole Feb. 16, 1848, dau. of
Richard and Hannah (Kendall) Hall.
1. Benjamin b. Orange, Vt. June 25, 1827 : d. unm. Walpole Dec. 14. 1863.
2. Mary Jane b. Barnard, Vt. Oct. 10, 1830 ; d. Keene 1877.
312 aiLSUM.
3. Lucretia Holden b. Walpole Sept. 17. 1832 ; m. Henry Hubbard Ham ; r. N. Y.
4. Susan b. Walpole Oct, 3, 1834 ; d. Orange Co. Kansas Ap. 2, 1873 ; m. Feb. 24, 1857 S.
V. Greene : three ch.
5. Hannah b. Walpole Feb. 6, 1837 ; m. John P. Wilson b. Royalston, Mass. June 11, 1826,
son of Nathaniel and Lydia Sophronia ( Pierce) Wilson : r. Keene.
6. Andrew Jackson b. Walpole Dec. 13, 1889; m. Jan. 13, 1874 Angelia Sarah Kidder
b. Alstead Oct. 30, 1851, dau. of James and Susan (Washburn) Kidder.
1. Name unk. b. Alstead Nov. 21, 1870.
7. Ellen b. Walpole Ap. 4. 1842 ; m. George H. Temple (q. v.).
8. Emma Gordon b. Walpole Dec. 13, 1846 ; m. Elnathan R. Templcman; r. New Britain, Ct.
9. Catharine Stone b. Walpole Feb. 2, 1848 ; d. Walpole March 4, 1868 ; m. Charles Mellish.
Laba^ Gates b. unk. Sept. 16, 1764; d. Chester, Vt. Jan. 7, 1837; m. 1st May
30, 1796 Elizabeth Taft b. Westminster, Mass. 1769, d. Aug. 15, 1812.
1. Asa b. Nelson Feb. 14. 1797 ; enlisted in U. S. Navy and became Commodore.
2. Lovell b. Nelson March 19, 1799; cl. there Aug. 9, 179!!.
3. Cyrus b. Nelson June 21. 1800 ; d. there unm.
4. Eliza b. Nelson Feb. 10, 1802 ; m. Charles Nash (q. v.).
5. Marvin b. Nelson Nov. 17, 1803 ; d. Alstead Jan. 11, 1872 ; m. Jan. 4, 1831 Mary Bing-
ham (q. v.).
1. Franklin Bingham b. Aug. 20, 1831; m. Oct. 19, 1859 Ilvia Ann Austin b. Milford Aug. 11, 1846, dau.
of Timothy and Pamela (Ball) Austin.
1. Ilvia Augusta b. Alstead July 21, 1861. ?' Si1v6^?^?k ! 1>. Fitchburg, Mass. Sept. 20, 1863.
' ' 3. Millie Udelle ( b' '
4. Alice Irene b. Fitchburg, Mass. Oct. 14. 1870; d. there March 9, 1876.
5. Mary Lodisa b. Fitchburg, Mass. Oct. 18, 1874: d. there March 20, 1876.
2. Ilollis Taft b. May 28, 1833; killed bv lightning Walpole July 20, 1857.
3. Wilder Marvin b. Sept. 20, 1835; m. 1852 Lizzie Morrison Mellen of Nashua; r. Alstead.
4. Amasa Wright b. Nov. 8, 1S37; r. Alstead. 5. Dennis b. Feb. 12, 1S39; d. May 14, 1839.
6. Henry Hubbard b. May 28, 1841; drowned Alstead Ap. 4, 1S68.
7. Mary Augusta b. Dee. 1, 1842; m. Moses E. Wright (q. v.).
8. Roscoe Eugene b. Feb. 12, 1848 ; m. Jan. 27, 1869 Sarah Ellen Porter (q. v.) ; r. Alstead.
1. Bertie Eugene b. Alstead March 1. 1870. 2. Genie I llinton b. Alstead Aug. 23, 1873.
6. Levi I). Nelson Jan 27, 1805 ; d. Sent. 16, 1859 : m. Oct. 25, 1882 Elsea B. Wyman (q. v.).
1. Ira Dana b. Oct. 4, 1S33; m. Feb. 7, 1861 Augusta Harriet Webster (q. v.); r. Keene.
1. Lelia Truetta b. Feb. 12. 1862. 2. Hattie Brabrook b. Sept. 23, 1863.
3. Carrie Gertrude b. Jan. 6, 1866. i. Elbert Elgin Webster b. Oct. 10, 1871.
2. Addison George b. Feb. 1, 1835: m. Nov. 28, 1S58 Adaline Orilla Butler (q. v.); r. East Chatham, Penn.
1. Arietta Czarina b. Chatham, Penn Sept. 16, 1859 : d. there Sept. 29, 1862.
2. Nettie Lizetta b. June 30, 1863. 3. Mertim Levi b. Chatham, Penn. Jan. 6, 1871.
3. Elizabeth Anna b. March 3, 1837; m. George Henry McCoy (q. v.).
4. Edward Levi b. June 4, 1830; m. Emma Maria, dau. of Dea. Joseph G. and Elizabeth (Young) Smith
of Unity; r. Gardner, Mass.
1. Francis Levi.
5. Herbert Cyrus b. Alstead Jan. 8, 1842; m. Jan. 7, 1864 Mary Elizabeth Craig b. Keene June 18, 1843.
dau. of Silas and Lucy Ann (Nutter) (
1. Herhert Onella b. Marlon Oct. 20, 1865. 2. Ada Drusella b. Marlow Aug. 1, 1808.
3. Don Henry b. Marlow Aug. 22, 1870. 4. Mabel Craig b. July 6, 1872.
6. Leroy Fayette b. Nov. 11, 1843; m. 1863 Emma Elizabeth Case (see Mason Guillow); r. Cauisteo, N. Y.
1. Stella Louise b. Jan. 4, 1864.
7. Sidney Clarence b. March 23, 1846.
8. Laurett Wyman b. Ap. 23, 1848; m. March 26, 1879 Frank Smith b. Me. 1847, son of Philemon and
Lydia Smith. 9. Olive Jane b. July 4, 1850; d. March 31, 1852.
7. Lovell b. Nelson Oct. 12, 1806 ; d. there Oct. 23, 1809.
8. Rossa b. Nelson Ap. 12, 1808 : m. Solon W. Eaton (q. v.).
9. Lucinda h. Nelson Nov. 12, 1809; m. Josiah Stevens, Northampton, Mass.
m. 2d Ap. 1, 1813 Scott d March 1827.
m. 3d Dec. 30, 1821) Mrs. Lucy (Hill) (Smith) Mack (q. v.) d. Sullivan May 7, 1869.
f -J-T^ D ( )TT T \\ James Jerould M. D. a Huguenot from the province of Languedoc, France emigrated
*"* i-l'W U -Li I. J. (0 this country soon after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. On board the same
vessel in which he came was a family by the name of Dupee to whom a daughter was born on the passage, Dr.
Jerould being employed as accoucheur. When this child grew up she became his wife. This James Jerould and
Martha Dupee had eight ch. : — James; Martha; Gamalit I; Stephen r. Sturbridge, Mass.; Dutee r. Warwick, 11. I. ;
GENEALOGIES. 313
Mary; Joanna; and Susanna. Gamaliel (wrote his name Gerould) b. Medfield, Mass. Sept. 23, 1719; m. 1st Dec.
25, 1741 Rebecca Lawrence and had five ch. : — Gamaliel, Rebecca, Katie, Rebecca, and Jabez. He m. 2d Oct. 11,
1751 Jerusha Mann and had Ebenezer, Elias, Samuel, Benoni, Jacob, Jerusha, and Theodore. He m. 3d Aug. 10,
1763 Mrs. Mary Everett. Samuel b. Medfield July 28, 1755; rem. to Stoddard 1786, where he d. Jan. 15, 1844; m.
Ap. 30, 1786 Azubah Thompson b. Medway, Mass. March 3, 1765, d. Stoddard June 13, 1851; served over three
years in the Revolution. Their ch. were Samuel r. Stoddard; Clarissa m. Archilus Town; Roxa m. John Thurston
(q. v.) ; Jerusha m. David Copeland; Electa m. John Phillips; Rev. Moses; Rhoda m. Samuel Keith; and Lyman.
Lyman Gerould b. Stoddard Ap. 9, 1806 ; m. Jan. 6, 1831 Susan Parmenter
b. Sudbury, Mass. Oct. 23, 1807, dau. of Nahum and Susanna (Willis) Parmenter;
r. Kasson, Minn.
1. Lyman Phillips b. Williamsburg, Mass. Dec. 24, 1834 ; m. Augusta Annette Darling b.
Keene Sept. 21, 1838 : Superintendent of Gas works, Newton, Mass.
1. Ella Harriet b. Waltham, Mass. March 8, 1859. 2. Charles Lyman b. Waltham, Mass. Ap. 1, 1860.
3. Edwin Zeuas b. Waltham, Mass. June 24, 1867. And two more.
2. Hobart Thurston b. May 14, 1837 ; m. 1st Feb. 16, 1865 Marilla Deering of Jefferson,
Me. ; Superintendent of Gas works. Cairo, 111.
1. Ernest d. inf. 2. L. Ernest b. unk. Oct. 4, 1869.
m. 2d Ap. 11, 1878 Mary Sophia Fleming b. Steubenville, Ohio Aug. 2, 1850, dau. of James
and Eliza (Lucas) Fleming.
3. Theodore Fleming b. Cairo, HI. Sept. 15, 1879.
3. Cynthia Willis b. Jan. 14, 1841; d. Ap. 1, 1852. 4. Mary Emma b. Jan. 29, 1847.
f^ T7^ T3 T> "V7" A man of this name emigrated from England and s. Leominster, Mass. His grandson
vXXli XA/X\) X • Benjamin Gerry m. Lois Osgood and among then' ch. was Benjamin.
Benjamin Gerry b. Leominster, Mass. Oct. 28, 1799; d. Boston, Mass. Jan.
1877 ; m. June 8, 1826 Abigail Winn Holt b. Alstead Dec. 18, 1805, dau. of
David and Dinah (Bailey) Holt.
1. Emma Jane b. Lowell, Mass. May 25, 1827 ; d. unm. Nashua Aug. 17, 1864.
2. James Henry b. Lowell, Mass. Feb. 3, 1829 ; m. 1st Mary Hill d. Waltham, Mass., dau.
of C. C. C. Hill of Auburndale, Mass.
1. Albert Eugene b. Elgin, 111. 2. Benjamin b. Auburndale, Mass. 3. James b. Boston, Mass. ; a jeweler.
m. 2d Betsey Ann Murray of Nashua.
4. Charles d. ch. 5. Edward.
3. David Benjamin b. Lowell, Mass. Dec. 31, 1830 ; m. Sylvia Eveston b. Chichester about
1837, d. Boston, Mass. 1877 ; r. Boston, Mass.
4. Emery Jewett b. Alstead July 8, 1834 ; m. Hattie Carey ; r. Nashua.
1. Hattie m. Robert Weston.
5. Abigail Ann b. July 25, 1836 ; m. James Dodd of Nashua.
1. Clara Ann (Dodd) b. Nashua Ap. 1857; d. there unm. Nov. 1877.
6. Harriet Adams b. Nashua July 16, 1839 ; m. Abel Sumner Davis b. Templeton, Mass., d.
Waltham, Mass. 1863. She r. Nashua.
1. Harry Waldo (Davis) b. Springfield, Mass. Nov. 7, 1861.
7. Amos Benjamin b. Nashua Jan. 19, 1842 ; d. there Aug. 16, 1842.
8. Edward Payson b. Nashua Aug. 4, 1844; m. Hattie Gregg of Waltham, Mass. ; r. Elgin, 111.
1. Josie d. inf.
Dalphox L. Gibbs son of Dea. Dalphon and Asenath ("Watson) Gibbs of Sul-
livan; run saw-mill in Gilsum 1812-5.
CtT fPT^TTV" Patrick Giffin emigrated from Limerick, Ireland; s. Marlow; m. an English woman named
VJ-L-L -L 11" • Rachel . Their son Reuben b. Marlow Ap. 30, 1804; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin
Sawyer of Alstead, and among their ch. were John (see Mack), and Allen S.
Allen Sawyer Glffest b. Marlow Jan. 10, 1814 ; m. Dec. 21, 1868 Elvira
Maria Lovejoy b. Landaff June 28, 1811, dau. of Elijah Blood and Maria Eunice
(Bullis) Lovejoy ; went West.
1. Walter Allen b. Keene Sept. 27, 1869.
2. Bertha Maria ) , ^ , , 1 a ., Qno
3. Burney Reuben J b" Keene Ma? 16' 18'2'
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314 GIL SUM.
O.T Tc" A QfVjV" This name nas ueen variously spelled, Gleison, Glezen, and sometimes, as formerly
UJJLiilOVli . pronounced, Leesen. Thomas Gleason is found at Cambridge, Mass. 1657, where he d.
about 1684. His wife's name was Susanna, who had four ch., Thomas, Joseph, John, and Mary. Thomas was in
Sudbury, Mass. 1665; rem. to Framingham, Mass. where he d. July '25, 1705. He m. Sarah who d. July 8, 1703,
and had seven ch. b. Framingham, Mass., the fourth of whom was Isaac who m. Dec. 11, 1700 Deborah Lelaud.
He d. Dec. 5, 1737, and left four ch. of whom the second was Isaac b. Sherburne, Mass. May 17, 1706 ; d. Peters-
ham, Mass. about 1777; m. Dec. 9, 1725 Thankful Wilson who d. Westmoreland a?t. about 94. Their ch. were
Isaac; Elizabeth ; Deborah ; Simeon; Thankful d. inf. ; Thankful; James r. Westmoreland; Joseph; Nathaniel;
Benjamin bapt. May 7, 1749, r. Westmoreland; and Fortunatus bapt. June 7, 1752, m. Esther Beman, r. West-
moreland. Isaac b. Framingham, Mass. Aug. 3, 1726; m. Nov. 2, 1752 Mary Nixon, and after the birth of his
ch., rem. to Langdon. Their ch. were Lucia; Dolly m. 1st Sawtell, m. 2d Jesse Healy; Thaddeus d. Rock-
ingham, Vt.; Winsor; and Betsey m. John Sawtwell. Winsor r. Charlestown; m. Sally Gfeason, and d. 1816 £et.
55. Among their children was
Winsor G-leason b. Langdon Feb. 15, 1796 ; d. Canaan July 10, 1878 ; ra.
1st Ap. 1817 Sophia Clark b. Langdon Nov. 14, 1799, d. Warren, Vt. Ap. 3,
1846.
1. Emily b. Langdon 1817 ; d. Warren, Vt. about 1827.
2. Sarah b. Langdon Ap. 1, 1819, d. Brookfield? Vt. Ap. 28, 1860 ; m. Lorenzo D. Smith;
served in a Vt. Reg't during the war.
1. Helen (Smith) m. Jones Ferris. 2. Julia (Smith) m. 3. Laura Sophia (Smith) m.
3. Curtis Warren b. Langdon Dec. 16, 1821 ; d. unm. Warren, Vt. Jan. 24, 1844.
4. Laura Parkhurst b. Warren, Vt. Dec. 6, 1823 ; m. Ap. 1846 Schuyler Van Deusan ; r.
Warren, Vt.
1. Lilla (Van Deusan) m. 2. Abraham (Van Deusan.)
5. John Clark b. Warren, Vt. Aug. 28, 1825 ; m. Aug. 29, 1853 Susan H. Upham.
1. Mary. 2. Mardis. 3. John. 4. Susan.
6. Winsor b. Warren, Vt. Aug. 26, 1827 ; m. Angelia Powers of Hardwick, Mass. ; r. Elk-
land, Penn. ; served two years in 6th Mass. Reg't, and was wounded in the foot.
1. Eugene. 2. Clarence E. b. Feb. 1854 ; d. Jan. 20, 1857. 3. Fred b. Gilsum.
4. David Powers b. March 26, 1860; d. Sept. 18, 1860. 5. Lottie b. Mass.
7. Emily Sophia b. Warren, Vt. Feb. 20, 1830 ; m. George H. Lathrop (q. v.).
8. Orrin Scott b. Warren, Vt. March 21, 1832 ; m. Oct. 2, 1855 Mary Amoret Peters b.
Swanzey May 14, 1836, dau. of Barnabas Coombs and Rebecca (Willard) Peters ; a master
builder ; r. Keene.
1. Frank Peters b. Keene Ap. 2, 1864. 2. Charles Hooper b. Keene June 12, 1870; d. there Aug. 1, 1871.
9. Aaron Rising b. Warren, Vt. June 1, 1834 ; m. Jan. 19, 1869 Marietta E. Webster (q. v.);
r. Fitzwilliam.
1. Maud Webster b. Fitzwilliam June 2, 1873.
m. 2d 1847 Almira, dau. of Joshua G. and Polly (Fisher) Silsby of Acworth.
Job Gleason m. Hannah ; r. in what is now Surry.
4. Joanna b. March 9, 1766 ; d. Jan. 11, 1767. 5. Joanna b. Surry June 9, 1770.
6. Mary b. Surry Aug. 18, 1772. 7. Isaac b. Surry Aug. 6, 1775.
f^ f~\ T\ T\ \ "D "Pi William Goddard, son of Edward who was a wealthy farmer in Norfolk, was a
Uv/L'l-'XllHy. grocer in London, Eng. and m. Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin Miles. He came to
America 1665, and s. at Watertown, Mass., where he d. Oct. 6, 1691. His youngest son, Bern. Ediuard b. Water-
town, Mass. March 24, 167J, m. June 1697 Susanna, dau. of Simon and Mary (Whipple) Stone. In 1714 he rem.
to Framingham, Mass. where he was very prominent in civil and religious affairs, and where he d. Feb. 9, 1754.
Bev. David, his fifth child, was b. Watertown, Mass. Sept. 26, 1706; grad. at Harvard Univ. 1731; ordained
Leicester, Mass. June 30, 1736; m. Aug. 19, 1736 his cousin, Mercy, dau. of David and Mary (Rice) Stone, and
had nine ch. He d. Framingham, Mass. Jan. 19, 1754. Their fifth ch. Edward b. Leicester, Mass. Dec. 12, 1742;
m. Jan. 17, 1771 Ruth Shaw. He was a farmer at Athol, Mass., and had ten ch. He d. Rindge Ap. 24, 1826,
and she d. there March 25, 1827. Their son Dea. Luther b. Athol, Mass. Oct. 24, 1783; d. Rindge Ap. 26, 1858;
m. June 26, 1811 Polly Forbush d. Rindge Feb. 12, 1854. He rem. to Rindge 1824, where he was Deacon of the
Congregational Church for nearly thirty years. He m. 2d July 17, 1855 Ruthy Robbius b. Rindge Aug. 9, 1792,
d. there Feb. 18, 1869, dau. of David and Mary (Ballard) Robbins. His ch. by first wife were Mary Ann m.
Addison Bancroft (q. v.) ; Lucinda; Elmira; Lysander; Harriet m. Algernon S.Butler; Electa d. inf.; Martin
Luther; and Charles Edward.
Martin Luther Goddard b. Athol, Mass. Ap. 29, 1823; m. June 1, 1847
Louisa D. Bill (q. v.).
GENEALOGIES. 315
1. David Martin b. Jan. 4, 1850 ; d. March 15, 1854. 2. Elmer Daniel b. Oct. 20, 1852.
3. Leslie Martin b. July 8, 1855.
4. Eva Louisa b. Rindge March 26, 1857 ; d. there Ap. 9, 1858.
5. Luthera Louisa b. Rindge Feb. 12, 1859. 6. Mary Porbush b. Rindge June 9, 1865 ; d. there
Jan. 7, 1871. 7. Charles Edward b. Rindge Feb. 18, 1873.
William Goglns an Englishman ; a dyer in Factory 1859.
George Goodenough on tax list 1816-7.
Hilaire Gosseau b. Canada ; m. Anna Langlois b. Three Rivers, Canada 1852,
dau. of Olivier and Archange (Lamothe) Langlois ; in Tannery 1873-1 ; rem. to
Canada.
1. Azelda b. May 2, 1873 ; and another.
Joient Gould b. Amesbnry, Mass. Nov. 9, 1819 ; m. Ap. 22, 1816 Mary K. Nye
b. Sanbornton Aug. 25, 1815; r. Amesbury, Mass.
1. John Horace b. Amesbury, Mass. July 17, 1847 ; d. there Sept. 9, 1847.
2. Clarence A. b. Northfield, Vt. June 10, 1850 ; m. June 22, 1871 Mary Florence Nichols
(q. v.).
1. Blanche May b. May 31, 1872.
John Grace in Tannery 1876.
John Graham an Englishman; a spinner 1818; rem. to Harrisville.
Henry Grant son of William Henry and Lydia (Palmer) Grant, was b.
Berwick, Me. Dec. 17, 1839 ; m. May 23, 1866 Flora Medora Smith (q. v.) ; served
eighteen months in N. H. Heavy Artillery Co. M.
1. Flora Henrietta b. Ap. 3, 1867. 2. Abby Stella b. Feb. 1, 1869.
Lawrence Albert Gravlin son of Jonathan and Julia (Potter) Gravlin, was
b. Boquet, Essex Co. N. Y. May 23, 1810; m. Aug. 27, 1865 Eleanor Clarissa
Pitkin b. Schroon Lake, N. Y. Jan. 3, 1817, dau. of Russell and Clarissa (Hosford)
Pitkin.
1. Effie Luella b. North Hudson, N. Y. Aug. 15, 1867.
2. Addie Marcella b. Schroon Lake, N. Y. Jan. 3, 1877.
/7J "D "C^ TTIXT Also written Greene. Samuel Green was one of the Hessians hired by England in the Revo-
" -*Aj J_i J_ii_i . iut,ion, and was taken prisoner by Gen. Stark at Bennington. He worked a few years in
Massachusetts, where he m. Lock, and soon after s. in Stoddard, where he d. about 1830. His second wife
was a Button, and had five ch. His third wife was a widow Brown. One of his sons by the second wife was
Samuel Cooke Green b. Stoddard 1792; d. there June 26, 1868; m. Mary Bradbury Ball b. Stoddard 1795, d. there
Feb. 25, 1864, dau. of John Ball. Their ch. were Samuel, Nancy, Alonzo, Allien, Addison d. ch., Silas Ball, and
Sidney Addison.
Alden Green b. Stoddard Ap. 15, 1826; m. 1st Nov. 28, 1853 Lydia Proctor
Jenkins b. Stoddard Nov. 3, 1838, d. Oct. 15, 1867, dau. of Samuel and Nancy
(Reed) Jenkins.
1. Mary Emma in. Emery, son of Cyrus K. and (Preston) Farns worth of Washington;
r. Andover, Vt. 2. Nancy Elvie d. inf. 3. Freddie Wellman d. ch. 4. Oscar Edson d. ch.
m. 2d May 3, 1872 Mary Esther Beach b. Norfolk, Conn. Feb. 17, 1826, dau. of
Joel and Lucy (Burnham) Beach.
Esek T. Green of Foxboro', Mass. m. Polly Dean (q. v.) ; rem. to Wrentham,
Mass.
1. Infant ch. accidentally smothered Feb. 21, 1835, set. 3 months.
Reuben Greene b. Carlisle, Mass. in. Betsey Hartwell and had John who m. Lucy Proctor and rem to Alstead.
Their son
Rueus Greene b. Alstead June 1, 1827; m. 1st Mary Shepherd b. Brookfield,
Yt. 1823, d. Marlow 1858.
316 GILSUM.
1. Urana b. Alstead about 1844 ; in. Benjamin Sparrow ; r. Londonderry, Vt.
1. Frankie (Sparrow) b. Walpole 1865.
2. Mary Lovina b. Alstead 1847 ; in. Warren A. Crebore ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
1. Laura (Crehore) b. Fitchburg, Mass. 1870.
3. Laura Jane b. Alstead 1849 ; rn. Loren Parker ; r. Ayer Junction, Mass.
1. Charles (Parker) b. Fitcbburg, Mass. 1872. 2. Adah Elmer (Parker) b. Fitchburg, Mass. 1874.
3. (Parker) b. Ayer Junction, Mass.
4. Perley Alden b. Alstead 1854 ; r. Sheldon, Iowa,
m. 2d Jan. 8, 1862 Rhoda M. E. Miller (q. v.).
5. Fred Elroy b. Walpole Jan. 8, 1863. 6. Effie Eveline b. May 19, 1866.
7. George Henry b. March 5, 1868. 8. Angie Metella b. Feb. 1, 1870.
9. Charles Harvey b. Feb. 9, 1871. 10. Jay Ernest b. May 6, 1874.
11. Den Lee b. Alstead July 8, 1877.
Abraham Grlffin (in Probate Records, Griffith,) was killed by fall of tree
1787; m. Feb. 28, 1781 Mary Fish b. rmk. 1751, d. Dec. G, 1836.
1. Thankful b. July 2, 1781. 2. David b. Dec. 13, 1782 ; d. June 9, 1789.
3. Anna b. Oct. 24, 1784. 4. Lovice b. Dec. 5, 1786.
5. Lot b. about Jan. 1788 ; adopted by Jona. Adams and called Erastus ; killed about 1791.
6. Sally m. Nathan White (q. v.).
John Griggs m. Anna ; came from Keene 1777 and returned about 1782.
1. Seth b. Ap. 21, 1778. 2. John b. Oct. 6, 1779.
James Grimes b. Swanzey; m. Sarah ; a tavern keeper.
3. James Anderson b. Jan. 12, 1806.
John Grimes son of Bartholomew of Marlboro', was b. Keene Ap. 7, 1775; d.
March 24, 1851 ; m. his cousin Sally Grimes b. Hubbardston, Mass. 1778, d. Jan.
23, 1845.
1. Sarah b. Me. Nov. 1805 ; m. David Sumner (q. v.).
2. John b. Me. Dec. 1806 ; d. Wilmington, Vt. July 27, 1868 ; m. Ap. 24, 1833 Nancy
Sumner (q. v.) d. Wilmington, Vt. July 27, 1871.
1. George H. b. Wilmington, Vt. June 22, 1837; d. tbere unm. Aug. 28, 1862.
2. Harriet J. b. Wilmington, Vt. July 11, 1841 ; d. tbere Ap. 17, 1855.
3. Charles S. b. Wilmington, Vt. Oct. 28, 1842 ; m. June 9, 1863 Mary Ellingwood.
1. Laura J. b. Wilmington, Vt. July 7, 1864. 2. Nellie M. b. Wilmington, Vt. Aug. 7, 1865.
3. Charles Edward b. Wilmington, Vt. Feb. 23, 1867; d. there March 21, 1872.
i. Walter S. b. Wilmington, Vt. Ap. 8, 1868. 5. Ida F. b. Wilmington, Vt. Feb. 12, 1870.
6. Etta L. b. Wilmington, Vt. Jan. 26, 1872. 7. Charles F. b. Wilmington, Vt. Oct. 10, 1873.
8. George H. b. Wilmington, Vt. Aug. 31, 1875.
3. Jotham b. Feb. 22, 1808 ; m. Jane W. Wright b. Brookline Ap. 1823, dau. of Timothy
and Lucy (Melody) Wright.
1. Maria b. 1841; d. Lowell, Mass. Feb. 1872; m. I860 Chester Charles Ross b. Eastport, Me. Jan. 1843, d.
Lowell, Mass. March 1872.
1. Elmer (Ross.) 2. Clara (Ross.) 3. Harry (Ross.)
The ch. were taken care of by the Lodge of Masons to which their father belonged.
2. Francis b. Nov. 1845; m. 1st 1861 Nellie Barnes b. Nashua, d. there July 1865; one ch. d. inf.; m. 2d
1876; went West.
3. Edward Henry (name now changed to Wright,) b. Brookline May 18, 1850; m. 1874 Julia Anna Bragdon
b. Mount Desert, Me. Nov. 2, 1855, dau. of John and Anna (Snow) Bragdon; a painter; r. Nashua.
1. Willie Henry (Wright) d. inf.
4. Ella b. Brookline 1853 ; d. there 1856. 5. Freddy (name changed to Wright,) b. Nashua Oct. 1860.
4. Josiah b. Aug. 2, 1809 ; killed by the falling of a bank of earth at Westmoreland Sept.
28, 1875 ; m. 1st Amy Dodge b. Stoddard 1788, d. Nov. 16, 1857 ; m. 2d Jan. 27, 1858 Mrs.
Maria (Phelps) Madison b. Keene Nov. 2, 1823, [widow of Timothy Madison of Winchester
by whom she had seven ch.]
1. Waldo b. Nov. 9, 1858. 2. Hosea b. Stoddard Oct. 13, 1860.
3. Emily b. Marlow Nov. 22, 1862, d. Boston, Mass. 1872.
4. Amy b. Marlow Jan. 26, 1865. 5. Mary Jerusha b. Marlow Dec. 31, 1866.
5. Asa b. Jan. 1811 ; d. unm. June 16, 1853. 6. William b. Feb. 1813 ; d. unm. Sept. 11, 1862.
7. Waldo b. May 1816 ; drowned in a well at Dublin 1820.
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8. Nancy b. March 21, 1818 ; ra. March 17, 1847 Ephraim Tyrrel b. Hancock May 18, 1814,
son of Joseph and Sallv (Crarn) Tyrrel.
1. Waldo Azro (Tyrrel) b. Hancock Ap. 24, 1847 ; d. there unm. March 30, 1872.
2. Nancy Caroline (Tyrrel) b. Hancock Feb. 7, 1851; d. there unm. Oct. 24, 1876.
f^"RTQ~WY >T Tl Stephen Griswold d. about 1806; m. 2d Sept. 22, 1778 Mrs. Elizabeth Davis of
VTXVXO TT \J±J±J. Chesterfield. One son Isaac m. Aug. 10, 1778 Lucy Wilder. Another son
Stephen Griswold m. Sept. 2, 1790 Cynthia Kingsbury ; rem. to Keene, N. Y.
1. Cynthia. 2. Betsey b. Dec. 9, 1804. 3. Arethusa Dewey b. Oct. 5, 1806.
4. Daniel b. Oct. 4, 1809.
Don Carlos Griswold m. Laura, dau. of Nathan and Chloe Bolster of Sul-
livan; a sailor; on tax list 1834—5.
1. Don Carlos. 2. Laura ; and others.
Isaac Griswold (son of Stephen ?) m. March 11, 1803 Orpah Bliss (q. v.).
1. Alonzo b. Aug. 30, 1803.
Edotjard Gltay a Frenchman, son of Edouard and Dina (Nadeau) Guay,
was b. Quebec Nov. 11, 1840; m. Sept. 25, 1865 Xare Auger b. Lobiniere,
Canada Jan. 12, 1844, dau. of David and Sophie (Magate) Auger; employed in
Tannery 1871-6; r. Keene.
1. Achille b. Somerset, Canada June 19, 1867. 2. George b. Sullivan Feb. 9, 1870.
3. Marie b. May 3, 1871. 4. Lydia b. June 29, 1875. 5. Emma b. Keene May 18, 1877.
I^J-TTTT ir f\ W" Francis Lorenzo Guillow was of Italian origin. One tradition says that he came to
^-* *-' J-J-^-L^ yj » » • this country when a boy, and was bound as a servant to the minister of Norton, Mass.,
who had paid his passage money. Another tradition is that he came over from France with Lafayette in the time
of the Revolution, and afterwards settled at Norton, Mass. He m. Polly Derby who d. Gilsum 1831-2 aat. 89.
He rem. from Norton to Gill, Mass. Their sons Marturin and John rem. to Gilsum.
Marturin Gudllow b. Gill, Mass. about 1756; d. July 1827; m. Zeruiah
Nightingale b. Gill, Mass. 1780, d. June 1858, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Pierce)
Nightingale.
1. Mary b. Gill, Mass. Jan. 23, 1800 ; m. Prentice Whittemore (q. v.).
2. Almira Harriet b. Gill, Mass. Sept. 4, 1804 ; m. James Davis (q. v.).
3. Almeda m. Theron Bingham of Lempster ; eight ch. 4. Rodney b. Gilsum ; d. y.
5. Francis A. b. about 1810 ; d. Peru, Vt. about 1834 ; m. Lucinda Hudson (q. v.).
1. Josephine b. Peru, Vt. ; m. Warren Towne ; r. Nashua.
1. Eddie (Towne.) 2. Frankie (Towne.) 3. Bertie (Towne.)
6. Daniel Carley b. Nov. 13, 1811 ; d. June 28, 1874 ; m. March 5, 1838 Susan Pamelia
Kempton b. Winchester Sept. 24, 1819 or 20, d. June 24, 1875, dau. of and Nancy
(Nightingale) Kempton.
1. Artemas Hemenway b. Jan. 9, 1840; d. Oct. 16, 1840. 2. Sylvester Loren b. Oct. 8, 1842; d. Jan. 15,
1847. 3. Fanny Pamelia b. Jan. 17, 1844; d. Nov. 28, 1844.
4. Silvanus Leforest b. Peru, Vt. July 8, 1845; m. 1879 Martha S. Heath (q. v.).
5. Emma Ann b. Aug. 15, 1847 ; m. Luther A. Wilkins (q. v.).
6. Luseba Roseltha b. Aug. 5, 1849; m. 1st Simeon Madison Cobb b. Coventry, Vt. 1810; m. 2d William
Field of North Brookfield, Mass.
1. Rosie Orilla ( Guillow) b. June 6, 18G6.
7. Artemas Huron b. Nov. 12, 1852; d. inf. 8. Chauncey Augustine b. Nov. 1855.
7. Athenedorus m. Mary Keeney of Bernardston, Mass. ; r. Greenfield, Mass.
8. Hannah b. 1815 ; m. Nahum T. Raymond (q. v.).
9. Alba Cady d. Fitchburg, Mass. ; m. Loisa Lord of Townsend, Mass. ; two ch.
10. Albert Preserved b. 1820 ; m. Nancy Marsh b. Montague, Mass. 1829. He had his name
changed to A. P. Wright.
1. Flora E. (Wright) b. 1852; m. Daniel Mason; r. Fall River, Mass.
1. Minnie (Mason.) 2. Zuah Albertine (Mason.)
2. Ellen R. (Wright) b. 1855; m. Wetherby; r. Orange, Mass.
11. Sylva m. John P. Adset : r. Shelby, N. Y. 12. Prentice b. Ap. 1825 ; d. July 25, 1825.
John Guillow bro. of the preceding, was b. Gill, Mass. Dec. 21, 1784; d.
July 1, 1870; m. May 29, 1808 Betsey Stevens b. Gill, Mass. 1789, d. Jan. 14, 1864.
318 GIL SUM.
1. John Stevens b. Nov. 23, 1809 ; d. Dec. 12, 1809.
2. Lorenzo Dow b. Oct. 6, 1811 ; d. Needham, Mass. Aug. 1875 ; m. Sarah Adams b. Vt.
1. Lucy Ann b. Needham, Mass.; d. there ch.
2. John b. Needham, Mass. about 1847; m. 1st Fulton; m. 2d in Natick, Mass.
1. Marshall b. Needham, Mass.
3. John C. b. Ap. 7, 1813 ; m. June 21, 1837 Finis P. Hemenway (q. v.).
1. Gleneira John b. Ap. 11, 1838; m. 1st Nov. 1860 Emmagean Guillow (q. v.); m. 2d Mrs. Betsey Eliza-
beth (Chase) Coburn b. N. Y. 1840, d. Aug. 4, 1871; r. Mount Holly, Vt.
1. Merrick Gleneira b. Keene Sept. 10, 18G6. 2. Mahala S. b. 1869.
m. 3d Elizabeth White b. Mount Holly, Vt.
3. Ada Finis b. Gilsum. 4. Hugh.
2. Lucius Hemenway b. Sept. 11, 1839; d. Sept. 26, 1841.
3. Clarence Dunwoodie b. Feb. 11, 1841 ; d. March 8. 1841.
4. Lucius Roscoe b. Feb. 24, 1842; m. 1862 Emma Elizabeth Spooner b. Woodbury, Conn. Sept. 29, 1843,
dau. of Elhanan and Emily (Palmer) Spooner.
1, Charles Roscoe b. June 6, 1863. 2. Louis Ezra b. July 16, 1866. 3. Helen Melinda b. Sept. 23, 1872.
5. Jehiel Day b. Dec. 2, 1843; r. Boston, Mass.
6. Cora Finis b. Aug. 19, 1845; m. Oct. 11, 1868 George Oscar Hayward b. Surry Sept. 29, 1837, son of
Peter and Roxana (Harvey) Hayward.
1. Robert Peter (Hayward) b. Keene Dec. 8, 1869. 2. Etln-i May (Hayward) b. Keene Nov. 27, 1876.
7. Rosalie Pauline b. Jan. 23, 1847; d. Sept. 27, 1849.
8. Luther Hemenway b. Ap. 2. 1849 ; m. Oct. 30, 1870 Rosa Ella Bates (q. v.).
1. Jehiel Bertie b. Jan. 14, 1872. 2. Leona Pauline b. Nov. 23, 1875.
9. Rosalie Patterson b. Dec. 6, 1850; m. March 1871 James Davis b. Springfield, Vt. 1850; r. Boston,
Mass.; two ch. 10. Effie Rest b. Dec. 9, 1852; m. George K. Nichols (q. v.).
11. Ben Eaton b. Aug. 25, 1855. 12. Sanford Crawford b. March 12, 1857.
13. Nicola Manson b. Nov. 19, 1860.
4. Rufus b. Ap. 5, 1815 ; d. Nov. 22, 1851 ; m. Mrs. Electa (Bingham) Howe (q. v.).
1. Emmagean b. about 1844; d. San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 29, 1876; m. 1st Gleneira J. Guillow (q. v.); m.
2d Israel M. Bornstein. 2. Rufus Esquire b. June 22, 18.50; m. Annie Laura Howard (q. v.).
5. Louisa Munn b. Dec. 1, 1816 ; m. 1st Daniel W. Beverstock (q. v.) ; m. 2d May 9, 1848
James Parker b. Nelson June 29, 1803, d. Harrisville March 7, 1859.
1. Clinton (Parker) b. Nelson Feb. 20, 1849; m. Nov. 28, 1866 Isabella S. Bemis of Marlboro'; r. N. Y.
1. Susie Louise (Parker.) 2. A son.
2. Flora Louisa (Parker) b. Nelson Oct. 20, 1851 ; m. Ap. 3, 1869 Thomas F. son of John Burns of Keene.
3. Frank Newton (Parker) b. Nelson Nov. 27, 1853; d. there Oct. 5, 1856.
4. Frank Walter (Parker) b. Nelson Ap. 27, 1859; d. there Ap. 23, 1860.
m. 3d June 10, 1868 Martin Willard Mclntire d. Nelson May 22,. 1875.
6. Maryann b. Nov. 20, 1818; d. Portsmouth about 1870; m. Charles Parker; r. Hinsdale.
1. Ellen Jane (Parker.) 2. Alma (Parker.) 3. Nancy Marinda (Parker.) 4. Daniel (Parker.)
5. Alice (Parker.) 6. Mary Belle (Parker.) All b. Concord, Vt. Four others d.
7. Sanford b. March 23, 1821 ; d. Sept. 28, 1846.
8. Mason Gibbs b. Ap. 25, 1823 ; m. 1st March 21, 1848 Ormacinda Howard (q. v.) d. June
25, 1862.
1. Ormacinda Floretta b. May 8, 1850. 2. Nellie Pamela b. March 5, 1854; m. Aug. 1877 George A.
Johnson .
3. Mason b. Jan. 6, 1859; d. Jan. 13, 1859. 1. Arthur Mason b. May 11, 1862.
in. 2d Nov. 14, 1863 Mrs. Elizabeth (Clark) Case b. Acworth Jan. 14, 1826, dau. of Samuel
and Abigail (Howe) Clark. [She m. 1st Franklin Nelson Case b. Windsor, Conn. Nov. 3,
1822 ; d. Cedar Falls, Iowa. Their dau. Emma Elizabeth Case b. Westfield, Mass. Sept. 3,
1850, m. Leroy F. Gates (q. v.).]
9. Josiah b. Ap. 13, 1825 ; m. June 3, 1846 Maria Phylinda Whitney b. Acworth Feb. 5,
1822, dau. of Leonard and Phylinda (Blood) Whitney.
1. Melviu Belmore b. Oct. 8, 1847; m. Feb. 14, 1871 Almina Mahala Whittier b. Stoddard July 12, 1853,
dau. of Jonathan Harvey and Mary (Andrews) Whittier.
1. Wesley b. Stoddard Aug. 28, 1872. 2. Luella b. Stoddard Dee. 12, 1875.
2. Lyman Elrnore b. Nov. 23, 1849; served three years since the war in the regular U. S. Army; promoted
to Corporal; subsequently in U. S. surveying party in the far West.
3. Lester Clarence b. Dec. 14, 1851; m. Feb. 10, 1873 Alma Jane Wheeler b. Cambridge, Mass. June 20,
1855, dau. of John W. and Nancy J. (Buswell) Wheeler; r. Stoddard.
1. Minnie Gertrude b. Stoddard Ap. 25, 1874. 2. Clarence Edgar b. Stoddard A p. 19, 1876.
4. Edward Josiah b. Oct. Hi, ls."..'l; m. Jan. 19, 1S76 Phebe Louisa Wilbur b. Westmoreland Oct. 15, 1855,
dau. of Freeman and Nancy (Hall) Wilbur.
5. Frederick Elmer b. Nov. 6, 1854; m. Ap. 3, 1877 Abbie L. Hall of Westmoreland where they reside.
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6. Ellen Maria b. Dec. 10, 1855; r. Westmoreland. 7. Albert Rufus b. Aug. 6, 1857.
8. Jennie A. b. Sept. 11, 1858; d. Oct. 12, 1858. 9. Milan Seymour b. Feb. 23, 18G0; d. Oct. 14, 1863.
10. Clara Adaline b. Nov. 20, 1861. 11. Jennie Cynthia b. Jan. 28, 1863.
12. Alma Letsa b. Ap. 1, 1864. 13. Emma Betsey b. July 18, 1865.
10. Asenath b. Feb. 26, 1827 ; d. March 23. 1827.
11. Emeline Mowbray b. March 7, 1828 ; m. June 3, 1846 Alba Cady Davis b. Roxbury July
30, 1821, son of Isaac and Fanny (Estv) Davis.
1. Emma Jeanette b. Roxbury July 14, 1853; d. there July 21, 1869.
2. George Henry (adopted) b. Mass. Feb. 28, 1856.
12. Gilbert Lafayette b. Feb. 27, 1830 ; m. Mrs. Jane Semantha (Nash) Crouch (q. v.).
1. John Gilbert b. Claremont July 4, 1859. 2. Edgar b. Newport March 27, 1861.
3. Emma Dora b. Stoddard March 8, 1871.
13. Cynthia Carrie b. Sept. 29, 1832 : m. Josiah, son of James and Mary ? (Bradford) Parker;
r. Springfield, Mass.
1. Grade. Mabel (Parker) b. Springfield, Mass. March 1869.
/^ITTlVriyr Daniel Gunn was one of the petitioners for incorporating Swanzey in 1753. His wife was
^J ^-J -L* J- ' • Submit, and their third son was Daniel b. Swanzey March 3, 1763 ; m. Mitty Field. Among their
ch. was Elisha m. Oct. 27, 1799 Polly Wyman b. Townsend. Mass. Aug. 1776, d. Gilsum Sept. 27, 1860. Among
their ch. was Elijah ; Polly rn. Witt; and Sally in. 1st Levi Willis, m. 2d E. P. Evardon (q. v.).
Elijah Gunn b. Winchester July 30, 1801 ; m. Oct. 30, 182(3 Louisa Willis b.
Winchester Dec. 14, 1804, dau. of Caleb and Martha (Stowell) Willis.
1. Levi Willis b. Winchester March 22, 1828 ; d. Brimfield, 111. Dec. 20, 1855 ; m. Sept. 30,
1849 Sarah Jane Sumner (q. v.).
2. Elisha Willis b. Winchester May 20, 1830 ; m. 1st Oct. 14, 1852 Martha Ann Jones (q. v.)
d. Nov. 12, 1857.
1. Arthur Leslie b. Feb. 15, 1856; d. Oct. 17, 1856.
m. 2d Oct. 5, 1858 Lucy Diana Britton b. Westmoreland Sept. 3, 1826.
3:ShaUIdeaUa}b-^-2^860-
4. Lizzie Jennie b. May 18, 1864. 5. Edward Britton b. July 8, 1868.
3. Elijah Nelson b. Winchester June 6,1832 ; m. Nov. 27, 1856 Ruth Amilda Farrar (q. v.).
1. Anna Louisa b. Aug. 6, 1859; m. Ap. 2, 1879 Albert Ernest Flagg of Keene.
2. Emma Luella b. May 5, 1861. 3. Herbert Nelson b. Nov. 25, 1863.
4. May Lizzie b. Winnebago. 111. May 1866. 5. Fred Willis b. Ashton, 111. Jan. 5, 1868.
6. Arthur Elisha b. Ashton, 111. Sept. 15, 1869. 7. Nellie Alice b. Keene March 14, 1871.
8. Charles Wesley b. Keene Nov. 23, 1872.
4. Mary Louisa b. Winchester Nov. 7, 1837 ; m. Nov. 8, 1860 George Holmes b. Grafton, Vt.
Jan. 28, 1817, son of Given and Lucy (Palmer) Holmes ; r. Rochester, N. Y.
1. George Willis (Holmes) b. Keene Jan. 18, 1862. 2. Mary Lillian (Holmes) b. Keene Jan. 24, 1869.
5. Martha Elizabeth b. Jan. 14, 1840 ; m. March 28, 1864 Albert Augustus Woodward b.
Roxbury Feb. 5, 1840, son of Cyrus W. and Mary Herrick (Gove) Woodward ; r. Keene.
1. Alice (Woodward) b. Keene Dec. 21, 1868; d. there July 17, 1869.
2. Orville Albert (Woodward) b. Keene June 30, 1871.
3. Mattie Louise (Woodward) b. Keene July 23, 1875.
6. Daniel Webster b. Oct. 29, 1842; d. Nov. 26, 1858.
Abram Clement Gutatt son of Abram and Marguerite (Labonte) Guyatt,
was b. Lacolle, Canada May 15, 1843; m. Sept. 17, 1874 Marie Paqtiet b. High-
gate, Vt. Sept. 17, 1857, dau. of Clement and Selina (Laroues) Paquet; came to
Gilsum 1879; an herb doctor; studied among the Indians.
1. Fred Burt b. Roxton Pond, Canada March 17, 1876. 2. Nellie b. Nashua March 16, 1879.
Augustus Guyatt bro. to preceding; taxed here 1871; returned to Canada.
TT A "I Jonathan Hall Jr. rem. from Mass. and settled in Walpole. His son Jonathan was drafted in
-U--£i- I 1 I J. 1812, and served at Portsmouth ; m. Phebe Britton; r. Westmoreland; had Jonathan, John m.
Clarissa Hayward (q. v.), and others.
Jonathan Hall b. Westmoreland June 25, 1808; m. May 19, 1835 Livonia
Hayward (q. v.).
1. Frederic b. Saratoga, N. Y. March 23, 1838 ; d. there Sept. 1839.
320 GIL SUM.
2. Warren Hayward b. Saratoga, N. Y. Nov. 10, 1840 ; d. Bridgeport, Conn. Ap. 29, 1871 ;
m. Ap. 1862 Eliza Frasha.
1. Frederic William b. Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 22, 1863. 2. Frank Henry b. Bridgeport, Conn. May 19,
1865. 3. Sarah Caroline b. Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 8, 1868.
4. Jennie Livonia b. Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. 7, 1870; d. there Ap. 28, 1878.
3. Frederic Byron b. Saratoga, N. Y. Feb. 20, 1843 ; in. Jan. 1, 1871 Jennie, dau. of George
and Janette (Hubbell) Lewis of Stratford, Conn. He graduated at Brown University 1867,
studied law, and is a Judge of Court of Common Pleas.
1. Alice Burr b. Stratford, Conn. Ap. 1. 1873. 2. Dwight Hubbell b. Stratford, Conn. July 1, 1875.
4. Edward Drusus b. Saratoga, N. Y. Feb. 26, 1845 ; d. there March 8, 1848.
5. Ely Ransom b. Dannemora, N. Y. Jan. 28, 1847 ; m. July 22, 1875 Jennie, dau. of widow
(Russell) Smith of Windsor, N. Y. He graduated at Yale College in 1872, and is a teacher
in Hopkins' Grammar School, New Haven, Conn.
1. Anne Hibbard b. New Haven, Conn. July 5, 1876.
2. Edith Hayward b. New Haven, Conn. Dec. 31, 1877.
Benjamin Hall son of Samuel and (Day) Hall from Conn, was b. Keene
175-4; d. there Ap. 23, 1811; m. 2d Aug. 27, 1798 Eunice Rice (q. v.) d. Keene
Ap. 20, 1855.
1. Eunice b. Keene Feb. 18, 1800 ; r. Keene.
Samuel Ham b. Strafford May 9, 1812; killed by cars at Keene March 18,
1879; m. 1st 1834 Mary Jane Fifield d. Bellows Falls, Vt. 1860; a blacksmith
1852-3.
1. George Washington b. Canaan ; m. 1st Sarah Frances Wilson b. Keene March 25, 1835,
d. Bellows Falls, Vt. Sept. 15, 1867, dau. of Aaron and Olive (Dwinell) Wilson ; a blacksmith ;
r. Fitchburg, Mass.
1. Carrie Frances b. Bellows Falls, Vt. June 1856; m. Jan. 1871 Llewellyn Black; r. Lawrence, Mass.
1. Stella (Black) b. Lowell, Mass. Aug. 1873. 2. Orena Frances (Black) b. Pelham Ap. 1878.
3. A son b. Lawrence, Mass. Dec. 1879.
2. Edgar George b. Bellows Falls, Vt. Nov. 1858. 3. Stella Charlotte b. Hinsdale March 24, 1863.
m 2d Jan. 1869 Mrs. Emily (Whitney) Collins.
4. May b. Fitchburg, Mass.
m. 2d Oct. 23, 1862 Diantha Wilson b. Keene May 28, 1825, dau. of Aaron and
Olive (Dwinell) Wilson.
tt A ~\T TVT f\ IV" T~\ Among the petitioners for incorporating Swanzey in 1753, were Thomas, Jonathan,
Xlx\.lWLijLLV_/i.l \J% Joseph, Nathaniel, and Oliver Hammond, the first three of whom are known to be
sons of Nathaniel Hammond. They were driven from their homes to Mass. by Indians, and sunk their iron
utensils in their wells for security. They afterwards returned, but were frequently obliged to retire to the fort at
Keene for safety. Joseph was Lieut. Colonel in Col. Ashley's Regiment sent to Ticonderoga July 1777 ; was also
with the army at Otter Creek and Cambridge. Thomas, according to family tradition, m. Priscilla . Swanzey
records say Martha . Probably Martha was the first wife. His ch. were Aaron; Nathaniel, a physician d.
Swanzey; Isaac was in the army at Cambridge, and rem. to Canada; and Bridget m. Joseph Ellis of Swanzey.
Aaron was certainly the son of Martha.
Aajron Hammond b. Swanzey Oct. 7, 1712; d. Ap. 7, 1818; m. Ap. 28, 1771
Rachel Woodward b. unk. 1713, d. Dec. 6, 1812.
1. Martha b. Swanzey Jan. 4, 1772 ; m. Dr. Benjamin Hosmer (q. v.).
2. John b. Swanzey June 26, 1773 ; d. March 20, 1830 ; m. May 9, 1797 Deborah White
(q. v.) d. March 29, 1871.
1. John b. Ap. 4, 1799 ; m. Feb. 24, 1824 Fanny W. Day (q. v.).
1. John Elliot Wright b. May 11, 1825; m. 1st Louisa H. Thayer d. Chicago, 111. 1856, dau. of Charles and Mary A.
Thayer of Perkinsville, Vt.
1. An infant d.
m. 2d Mary H. Lovell, dau. of M. C. and Polly Lovell.
2. Lulu b. 111. 1865. 3. Frank E. b. 111. 1SG8 ; d. there 1S75.
2. Fanny Mahala b. Nov. 16, 1826; d. unm. Nov. 17, 1846.
3. Aaron Day b. Feb. 13, 1831; m. March 10, 1864 Mary A. Chandler (q. v.).
1. Mary b. Dec. 19, 1864. 2. Agnes Deborah b. Nov. 16,"l877.
i. Leroy Edward b. Sept. 2, 1839; d. June 17, 1874 ; m. Mary Ellen Burns of Norwich, Conn.
1. Ida b. Norwich, Conn. Sept. 1871.
2. Deborah b. June 30, 1801; d. unm. June 23, 1829. 3. Phila b. Aug. 16, 1806; m. Dr. Isaac Hatch (q. v.).
4. Mary b. Oct. 24, 1812 ; d. unm. June 24, 1829.
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3. Josiah b. Swanzey March 28, 1775 ; d. Aug. 15, 1S51 ; m. Nov. 28, 1799 Mehitabel Bill
(q. v.) d. June 8. 1857.
1. George Washington b. May 12, 1802; d. Stockbridge, N. Y. Jan. 30, 1872; m. Jan. 25, 1827 Diansa
Rawson b. Richmond Oct. 2, 1805, dau. of Josiah and Sarah (Buffum) Rawson.
1. George b. May 16. 1830; m. Oct. 12, 1857 Almina Suell b. Stockbridge, N. Y. Aug. 30, 183G, dau. of George and
Betsev Suell.
j. Frederick Starr b. Aug. 19, 1858. 2. Edwin G. b. Oct. 9, 18G0 ; m. 1S7S Katie G. Howard of Vernon. N. T.
2. Otis Gardner b. March 2, 1810; d. Ap. 22, 1849; m. May 21, 1829 Eunice Ware (q. v.).
1. Isaac Ware b. July 9', 1831: in. March 1G, 1863 Martha Washington Kimball b. Concord Jan. 28, 1836, dau. of Ben-
jamin and Olive Kimball; r. Concord.
1. Clarence Everett b. Concord Aug. 6, 1865 ; d. there Sept. 20, 1865. 2. Harry Pearle b. Concord March 31, 1867.
3. Otis Grant b. Manchester May 4, 1869. 4. Chandler Virgin b. Manchester Aug. 9, 1871.
5. Arthur II. .ward b. Manchester Dec. 13, 1872; d. there Jan. 5, 1873.
2. Albert Otis b. Oct. 5, 1836; d. of starvation in Andersonville prison at Savannah, Ga. Sept. 12, 1864; m. Aug. 13,
1857 Kate A. Henderson b. Claremont Sept. 15, 1838.
1. Otis Albert b. St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 16, 1S59 ; d. there May 16, 1S60.
2. Marion b. Dedham, Mass. Oct. 11, 1S63; r. with her mother at Charlestown, Mass.
4. Aaron b. Swanzey May 9, 1778 ; d. March 23, 1812 ; m. March 29, 1803 Lucy Osgood b.
Swanzey Nov. 6, 1778, d. March 25, 1863, dau. of Elijah and Rebecca (Durrell) Osgood.
1. Fanny b. March 10, 1804; m. Allen Butler (q. v.). 2. Betsey b. Jau. 2, 1807; d. uum. July 30, 1874.
3. Dimmis b. Dec. 10, 1809; m. Allen Butler (q. v.).
5. Rachel b. blind Dec. 20. 1782 ; d. unm. March 10, 1849.
Levi Hakdy m. March 28, 1811 Sally Borderi (q. v.) ; a blacksmith from
Acworth.
Everett Harmox employed in Factory 1869.
William Harnden an Englishman on John C. Guillow's place 1842-6.
John Harris b. unk. 1760; d. June 19, 1837; m. Martha, dau. of William and
Lydia Thompson of Alstead.
1. John b. Aug. 28, 1813 ; d. Oct. 17, 1814.
2. David Nelson b. Ap. 2, 1816 ; d. unm. in U, S. Marine Hospital, New York about 1844.
3. Benjamin Eaton b. Aug. 10, 1818 ; m. and d.
Thomas Harvey b. Conn. 1740; d. Surry March 20, 1826; m. Grace d.
Surry March 8, 1812 set. 69. The Harveys of Surry are their descendants.
1. Lucy b. Dec. 15, 1768. And others.
AVillard Hassall son of Elias and Mary, was b. Hillsboro' V Jan. 8, 1803; d.
unm. Peterboro' ? before 1840; a shoemaker in Gilsum 1830-5.
Isaac Hatch son of Mason and Mitty Hatch, was b. Alstead Oct. 30, 1795; d.
Newport Oct. 3, 1838; m. Sept. 1, 1824 Phila Hammond d. Newport May 14, 1863.
1. Philena P. b. June 10, 1826 ; r. Milford, Mass. 2. George H. b. Moriah, N. Y. Sept. 26,
1828 ; in. 1st Marcia A. Simmons of Plymouth, Mass. ; m. 2d Mary A. Austin ; a merchant
in Boston, Mass. 3. Mary V. b. Moriah, N. Y. Sept. 16. 1830, m. William Lewis of Ply-
mouth, Mass. 4. Ellen b. Moriah, N. Y. July 28, 1833 ; d. there Sept. 12, 1833. 5. Emily
F. b. Newport July 6, 1838 ; m. Leonard L. Dullard ; r. Revere, Mass.
Ebenezer Hathhorn, (originally Hawthorne) probably son of Collins and
Sarah, was b. Jaffrey and d. there; m. Delap. He was a blacksmith and
made steelyards.
1. Ebenezer r. Jaffrey.
1. Lucy m. Fitz Cutter and d. Charlestown, Mass.
2. Collins m.
3. Anna b. Jaffrey Feb. 25, 1768 ; m. Elijah Ware (q. v.). 4. Hannah m. Moses Ware (q. v.).
5. Esther b. Jaffrey 1771 ; m. Asa Wing (q. v.).
6. Francis (adopted) b. Reading, Mass. Aug. 1, 1779; d. July 4,1851; m. June 3,1824
Jennett Mark (q. v.).
Simeon Haven b. Marlboro' ; taxed here 1795.
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322 GIL SUM.
TT A VTTQ Joseph Hayes b. May 1, 1746; d. July 30. 1816; m. Dec. 1769 Margaret Brewster by whom
LXIX. X XLiO. he had eight ch. The seventh was Joseph b. Aug. 1, 1783; d. March 24, 1872; m. Jau. 7,
1808 Lois Demeritt by whom he had twelve ch. The fifth was
Joseph Hates b. Stratford Ap. 16, 1817 ; m. June 20, 1818 Sarah H. Mitchell
and had four ch.; r. Charlestown.
2. Edwin M. b. March 22, 1853 ; m. 1878.
XT A "V7" \X7~ A XJ 1 A 1" ancient records this name is spelled Hayward, Heyward, Heywarde, Haward,
XI iX X TT iXXliX^. Hawerd, Haeward, Haiward and other ways, but never Howard which was originally
a distinct name. A family tradition says that our early ancestors came from Denmark and settled in Ireland.
Tradition also states that the founders of this branch of the family were, when children, enticed on board ship at
Dublin, and brought to this country where they were bound out to a farmer to pay their passage. They afterwards
married and settled probably in Dedham, Mass. The first established fact is that in the early settlement of
Mendon, Mass., there came thither from Dedham, Jonathan Hayward and Trial his wife. Their ch. were William,
Jonathan, David, and Elizabeth. William b. Mendon, Mass. Jan. 30, 1696: d. Westmoreland (now Surry) Aug.
10, 1768; m. Joanna b. Mass. 1686, d. Westmoreland (now Surry) Nov. 2, 1767. Their gravestones may be
seen in the old burying ground in the south part of Surry. Their ch. were Martha, Peter, Joanna, Rachel, Daniel, and
William. Joanna m. Benjamin Carpenter the first of that name in Surry. William also s. in Surry, on the Field
place. Peter was the first settler (about 1752,) in what is now Surry, but then a corner of Westmoreland. The
mother came on horseback carrying three little children, one in her lap, and the others in baskets hung on each
side of the horse. The house he built is still in good repair. He was b. Mendon, Mass. 1725 ; d. Surry Aug. 1,
1791 ; m. 1st Ruth Rutter of Mendon. Mass., who d. Surry Oct. 13, 1761. Her ch. were Peter ; Deborah m. Nathaniel
Dart; Huldah m. Jonathan Smith; Rachel m. Jonathan Carpenter; Silvanus : and William m. Lucy Russell and
rem. to Fryeburg, Me. Peter m. 2d Jan. 2, 1762 Esther Holmes of Ashford or Mansfield, Conn. She d. Surry
May 28, 1782. Her ch. were Ruth m. Benjamin Carpenter Jr.; Molly m. Moses Field; Calvin m. Lucinda Field;
Elias m. Sena Newton; Sibyl m. 1st Daniel Smith, m. 2d Ezra Carpenter (q. v.); and Esther m. Solomon Mack
(q. v.). Peter m. 3d May 6, 1783 Mrs. Hannah Fay.
Silvanus Haywap:d b. Westmoreland (now Surry) May 16, 1757; d. Oct. 1,
1817; m. 1st Ap. 11, 1783 Olive Metcalf b. Wrentham (now Franklin), Mass. Dec.
10, 1756, d. July 19, 1799, dan. of John and Abigail (Fisher) Metcalf.
1. Claudius Drusus b. Franklin. Mass. Nov. 15, 1783 ; d. Saratoga, N. Y. March 20, 1839;
m. Oct. 5, 1806 Sally Redding (q. v.) d. Newton, Mass. Oct. 25, 1845.
1. Lucy b. Sept. 30, 1807; d. Wrentham. Mass. March 14, 1828; m. Jan. 1, 1826 Charles Crackbon.
1. Maria (Crackbon) b. N. Y. Feb. 2, 1S27.
2. Claudius Drusus (Crackbon) b. Wrentham. Mass. March 11, 1828; m. twice; d. in the army; one son.
2. Livonia b. Concord, Vt. May 6, 1809; in. Jonathan Hall (q. v.).
3- Clarissa Willard b. Concord^ Vt. March 10, 1811; m. Feb. 20, 1837 John Hall b. Surry Dec. 6, 1813, son
of Jonathan and Phebe (Britton) Hall.
1. Maria Jane (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. Y. June 10, 1838; d. there unm. Jau. 20, 1859.
2. John Alrin (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. Y. Dec. 17, 1840; m. Fanny Fay of Springfield, Mass.
1. Clara Fay (Hall) b. Springfield, Mass. 2. Blanche (Hall) b. Springfield, Mass.; d. inf.
3. Lucella Clarissa (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. Y. Ap. 15, 1843; d. Westmoreland May 5, 1876; m. Nov. 2, 1874 Charles E.,
son of Charles and Mrs. Lucinda (Wilson) (Pollard) Rawson. [He m. 2d June 8," 1879 Adella Still.]
4. Sarali (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. V. Sept. 28, 1845; m. Nov. 1873 Edward Augustus Deuel.
1. Mabel (Deuel) b. Saratoga, N. Y. 1874. 2. Clara Lucella (Deuel) b. Saratoga, N. Y. 1877.
0. Lewis Hayward (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. Y. March 1848; in. Jan. 1, 1871 Maria Olive, dau. of Charles and
(Greene) Tompkins of Saratoga, N. Y.
1. Cora (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. V. Feb. 1872 ; d. there July 1872. 2. Charles Hayward (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. Y. May 1876.
6. Edwin Lucius (Hall) b. Saratoga, N. Y. May 2a, 1851; m. Aug. 1872 Rebecca Wickwire of Lansiugburg, N. Y.
4. Marcus Redding b. Mansfield, Mass. May 31, 1813; d. there July 12, 1813.
5. Claudius Redding b. Wrentham, Mass. Aug. 27, 1815; m. Feb. 20, 1837 Caroline Hagarb. Weston, Mass.
May 22, 1814.
1. Caroline Elizabeth b. Saratoga, N. Y. March 4, 1838; m. Oct. 30, 1860 Henry Sherwood Hall b. Easton, Conn. May
31, 1832, son of Abel and Pollv Jerusha (Sherwood) Hall.
1. Claudius Henru (Hall) b. Bridgeport, Conn. May 19, 1S62 ; d. there Dec. 16, 1S7S.
2. Elizabeth Cleora (Hall) b. Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. 2, 1S64. 3. Wfieeler Hayward (Hall) b. Bridgeport, Conn. Nor. 10, 1866.
2. Cleora Maria b. Avon, N. Y. Dec. 15, 1840; d. Newton, Mass. May 5, 1846.
3. Claudius Preston b. Newton, Mass. Dec. 31, 1844.
4. Lucy Maria b. Newton, Mass. Oct. 7, 1847; m. Oct. 20. 1869 Romanzo Ely Snow b. Glastenbury, Conn. Jan. 25,
1844, d. Bridgeport, Conn. Ap. 24, 1875, son of John and Phebe (Emmons) Snow.
1. Willard Romanzo (Snow) b. Bridgeport, Conn. Ap. 24, 1871.
5. Mary Livonia b. Newton, Mass. Jan. 16, 1850; d. unm. Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 24, 1870.
6. Amherst Hurd b. Wrentham, Mass. June 10, 1817: r. Muskegon, Mich.
7. Austin Metcalf b. Wrentham, Mass. Aug. 28, 1819 ; m. Oct. 16, 1841 Lovina Clother b. Corinth, N. Y.
Oct. 23, 1815.
1. Albert C. b. Saratoga, N. Y. Dec. 28, 1842; d. Waltliam, Mass. July 30, 1844.
2. Martha Crawford b. Newton Upper Falls, Mass. June 12, 1844; a teacher.
3. Walter Morris b. Waltham, Mass. May 12, 184G; d. Wilton, N. Y. May 16, 1864.
4. George C. b. Corinth, N. Y. Aug. 31, 1848; m. June 1, 1876 Wilhelmina Knox.
1. Maud C. b. Brie, Penn. March 16, 1877. 2. Mary L. b. Brie, Penn. Nov. 2, 1878.
5. Tabor A. b. Corinth, N. Y. Feb. 17, 1859.
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8. Sarah b. Wrentham, Mass. Nov. 14, 1821 ; r. Bridgeport, Conn.
9. Mary Webb b. Wrentham, Mass. May 11, 1824; d. Newton, Mass. Aug. 22, 1825.
2. Clarissa Harlow b. Surry March 17, 1786 ; d. Dublin May 2, 1811 : m. Ap. 29, 1807 Levi
Willard b. Fitchburg, Mass. Oct. 15, 1781, d. Lynn, Mass. Aug. 17, 1855, son of Abraham
and Hannah (Willard) Willard.
1. Mira Howard (Willard) b. Dublin Ap. 12, 1808; d. Keene March 12, 1857; m. March 12, 1828 Caleb,
son of David and Azubah (Allen) Carpenter from Ashfield, Conn.; r. Keene.
1. David Willard (Carpenter) b. Keene Jan. 14, 1829; d. there Jan. 18, 1838.
2. Clara Howard (Carpenter) b. Keene Sept. 5, 1832.
::. Mary Miranda (Carpenter) b. Keene July 17, 1834; m. May 9, 1865 Truman J. Wallace of Hoosac Falls, N. Y.
1. Helen Gordon (Wallace) b. Hoosac Falls, N. T. Oct. 20, 1870.
4. Julia Eliza (Carpenter) b. Keene Feb. 24. 1839: d. there Jan. 23, 1843.
2. Miranda Clarissa (Willard) b. Dublin May 28, 1809; m. Sept. 20, 1855 Henry C. Gray, M. D. of Cam-
bridge, n. y.
3. Horace b. Surry May 2, 1787 ; d. Wooster, O. Aug. 3, 1869 ; m. 1st May 12, 1812 Lydia
White (q. v ) d. Cincinnati, O. Ap. 24, 1828; wrote his name Howard.
1. Charles b. Winchester Feb. 15, 1813. 2. Harvey b. O. Jan. 19, 1815.
3. Harriet b. O. Sept. 27, 1816; m. Thomas Turner Justis; r. Cincinnati, O.
1, Charles Howard (Justis.) 2. John Jay (Justis. ) 3. Horace Howard{ Justis.) 4. Thomas Turner (Justis. )
5. Henry Egbert (Justis.) 6. Amelia Fullerton (Justis.)
4. Everett b. 0. July 26, 1818. 5. Alfred b. Cincinnati. O. Jan. 25, 1823.
6. William b. Cincinnati, O. June 20, 1825.
m 2d March 15, 1831 Mrs. Abigail Weed.
7. Otis George b. Wooster. ( ). Aug. 15, 1832 ? 8. Lewis b. Wooster, O. Ap. 24, 1841.
4. Amherst b. Surry Nov. 18, 1788 ; d. Jan. 16, 1867; m. 1st Feb. 24, 1811 Betsey Cole b.
Orange, Mass. Sept". 11, 1792, d. Aug. 9, 1820, dau. of John and Polly (Bemis) Cole.
1. Jonathan Smith b. Rockingham, Vt. Dec. 11, 1811; d. there March 4, 1813.
2. Louisa b. Rockingham, Vt. Aug. 27, 1813; d. there Aug. 10, 1815.
3. Amherst b. Rockingham. Vt. Oct. 23, 1815; d. there Dec. 17, 1815.
4. Nahum Osgood b. Sept. 8, 1817; m. Feb. 21, 1841 Hannah Glover, dau. of Capt. William and Lydia
(Devereaux) Bartol of Marblehead, Mass. [Capt. Devereaux was captured by the British and confined in
the famous Dartmoor prison.]
1. Mary Elizabeth b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 20, 1842; d. there Jan. 29, 1843.
2. George Nahum b. Boston, Mass. May 7, 1844; m. Sept. 25, 1804 Julia Vienna Barrett (q. v.) d. Dec. 23, 1877.
1. Fred Stanton b. May 12, 1S65. 2. Charles Edwin b. May 22, 1868. 3. Leon Barrett b. June 4. 1S75.
4. Verne b. Dec. 10, 1877. (See Barrett.)
:. Caroline Elizabeth b. Oct. 7, 1840; m John A. Smith (q. v.).
4 Theron b. Oct. 29, 1849 ; m. Sept. 10, 1875 Einilie Eliza Beckley b. Chesterfield Oct. 10, 1854, dau. of Webster and
Mary (Chase) Becklev; a hardware merchant; r. Keene.
1. Arthur Tberon b. Sept. 27. 1S77. 2. Guy Beckley b. Aug. 28, 1879.
5. Olive Metcalf b. July 22, 1819; m. Ap. 4, 1839 Jeremiah Abbott b. Springfield, Vt. July 25, 1811, son of
Jeremiah ami Sally (Farrar) Abbott.
1. /.'//, „ Jane (Abbott | 1>. Springfield, Vt. Jan. 20, 1S42; d. there June 5, 1868; m. March 25, 1867 Tyler, son of Solon
and Marv Ann (Kice) Putnam.
1. Gertnide (Putnam) b Springfield, Vt. June 4, lsfiS; d. there June Is, 1868.
2. George b. Springfield, Vt. I li . . 1 347. 3. Frank b. Springfield, Vt. Oct. 14, 1853.
4. Lizzie Emma h. Springfield, Vt. Sept. 20, 1858. 5. Stella Mav b. Springfield, Vt. Mav 20, 1862.
m. 2d June 29, L821 Polly Cole b. Gardner, Mass. Aug. 28, 1800, d. Nov. -21, 1826, sister to
Betsey.
6. Julia Ann b. May 2:1. L822; d. Springfield, Vt. July 25, 1866; m. Oct. is, 1818 Aaron Dean Damon b.
Springfield, Vt. Aug. 17, 1825, son of Bartlett and Emma (Adams) Damon.
1. Men-ill (Damon) b. Springfield, Vt. Oct. 2, 1849; m. June 3, 1877 Mary Jane Marcy b. Weathersfield, Vt. March 3,
1839. dan. of Stephen and Malinda Marcv.
7. Henry Martin b. Nov. 1, 1823; in. Aug. 23, 1850 Lucinda Taft b. Royalston, Mass. Aug. 18, 1827, dau.
of Hervey and Fidelia (Raymond) Taft; r. Winchendon, Mass.
1. George Amherst b. Winchendon, Mass. Jan. 9, 185!. 2. Edwin Dana b. Winchendon, Mass. Jan. 23, 1857.
8. Claudius Buchanan b. Feb. 23, 1825; m. May 27, 1850 Mary Louisa Dort (q. v.).
1. Olive Marv b. Sullivan Mav 10, 1851; d. there Slav 17, 1851.
2. Edith Theoda b. July 26, 1852; m. Nov. 20, 1873" Albert Martin French b. Hollis Nov. 28, 1850, son of Charles
Freedom and Amelia White (Horton) French; r. Lebanon.
3. Dan Ambrose b. Ap. 24. 1854; d. Marlow March 31, 1876. 4. Julia Antoinette b. Dec. 14, 1855; d. Dec. 18, 1873.
5. Elbridge Thurston b. Julv 0, 1858; d. May 8, 1800. 0. Harry Martin b. Ap. 25, 1802.
9. Mary Elizabeth b. Nov. 1, 1826; d. Mav 2. 1827.
m. 3d Dec. 18, 1827 Sarah Pish (q. v.).
10. Silvanus b. Dec. 3, 1S28; m. Nov. 23, 1853 Harriot Elvira Eaton b. Middleboro', Mass. Ap. 6, 1829,
dan. of Ziba and Jedidah (Washburn) Eaton, a lineal descendant of Francis Eaton of the Mayflower.
1. Arthur Jameson b. Francestown Sept. 14, 1854; d. Middleboro', Mass. Sept. 12, 1855.
2. Bell b. Francestown Julv 1, 1850. 3. Grace 1>. Pembroke Aug. 27, 1858.
4. Paul b. Dunbarton Oct. 10. 1863; d. South Berwick, Me. Aug. 28, 1873.
5. John Stark b. South Berwick, Me. Nov. 28, 1866: d. there Aug. 18, 1873.
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11. Ehenezer b. Nov. 15, 1830; d. Nov. 15, 1830. 12. Clarissa b. Aug. 20, 1831; d. Aug. 20, 1831.
13. Betsey b. Aug. 3, 1833; d. Ap. 2, 1835. 14. Sarah Jane b. Oct. 23, 1S35.
15. Emily Graham b. Feb. 8, 1838; d. Ap. 16, 1866.
16. Esther White b. Dec. 6, 1841; d. March 5, 1866; m. Nov. 1, 1865 Charles Wesley Hyde b. Hebron,
Conn. Dec. 24, 1842; a stair-builder ; r. Springfield. Mass.
5. Juliet Harcourt b. March 21, 1790; d. March 23, 1816.
6. Olive Metcalf b. Surry July 19, 1791; d. Newton, Mass. Oct. 30, 1858; m. March 12,
1812 Levi Willard. (See 2 above.)
1. Preston Greenleaf (Willard) b. Swanzey Ap. 1, 1816; m. Sept. 1839 Sarah Bradford of Providence,
R. I. ; r. Utica, Mo. '
1. Frederic Bradford (Willard) b. Utica, Mo. July 1841.
2. Elisa Greenleaf (Willard) b. Swanzey Ap. 30, 1818 ; m. July 6, 1841 Rev. W. C. Richards ; r. Newton,
Mass.
3. Curtis Elliot (Willard) (twin) b. Swanzey May 22, 1823; d. Keene Oct. 18, 1874; m. 1st Nov. 28, 1844
Catherine C. Holt of Milford; m. 2d Oct. 2<'>. 1S46 Frances A. Over of Central Falls, R. I.
1. Annetti Mason (Willard) b. Providence, R. I. Dec. 24, 1849; d. Keene Feb. IT. 1866.
2. Kate ./. (Willard) b. Swanzey May 24, 1853.
m. 3d July 8, 1863 Aurelia A., dau. of Thomas Thompson of Keene.
4. Lucius Addison (Willard) (twin) b. Swanzey May 22, 1823; m. July 8, 1845 Mary Ann T. Sawyer of
Boscawen ; r. Chicago, 111.
5. Annette Mason (Willard) b. Swanzey Jan. 14, 1828; d. there May 5, 1845.
7. Emily b. Surry Sept. 9, 1792 ; d. unm. Rockingham, Vt. Feb. 22, 1813.
8. Rachel b. Dec. 10, 1794 ; d. Swanzey 1830 ; m. Courtenay, son of Harris and Phcbe
(Rogers) Bingham of Lempster.
1. Mary (Bingham) b. Charlestown Aug. 4, 1819. 2. Solon (Bingham) b. Charlestowu Aug. 24, 1820.
9. Huldah b. Feb. 25, 1798 ; d. Providence, R. I. Sept. 3, 1859 ; m. Thomas Simpkins b.
Paris, France 1783, the youngest of 21 ch., d. Providence, R. I. Jan. 24, 1835, a seaman.
1. Olive Metcalf (Simpkins) d. inf. 2. Olive Metcalf (Simpkins) d. inf. 3. Juliet (Simpkins) d. inf.
4. Thomas Henry (Simpkins) b. Providence, R. I. 1828; killed on R. R. between Reading and Philadel-
phia, Penn. July 15, 1849.
5. Elizabeth Sharp (Simpkins) b. Providence, R. I. June 5, 1829; d. there June 19, 1871 ; m. March 1856
John T. McLeod.
1. Edward (McLeod) b. Phillipsbuiir. N. J. Oct. 1838; d. there Sept. 1859. 2. Lillian Leroy (McLeod) b. Phillipsburg,
N. J. Aug. 1859. 3. Even it Burnsi I, I McL l)b. Phillipsburg, N. J. Oct. 1861.
6. Clarissa Willard (Simpkins) b. Providence, R. I. July 12, 1831; m. Oct. 15, 1856 Charles Wilson Jen-
nings Jr. b. Brooklyn, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1828, d. X. Y. July ' 15. 1859.
1. Clara Willard (Jennings) b. N. V. Feb. 6, 1859; d. there March 28, 1859.
10. Theron b. July 12, 1799 ; d. St. Johnsbury, Vt. May 7, 1875; m. 1st Dec. 6, 1827
Calista Webster b. Vt. Dec. 9, 1806, d. St. Johnsbury, Vt. Nov. 20, 1863, dau. of Stephen
and Mary (Fuller) Webster ; wrote his name Howard.
1. Theron Metcalf b. Cabot, Vt. .Vug. 28, 1828; m. Oct. 25, 1853 Olive Washburn Wood b. Montpelier,
Vt. Nov. 3, 1828, dau. of Zenas and Olive (Washburn) Wood.
2. Charles Webb b. Cabot, Vt. Jan. 23, 1831; m. Dec. 22, 1861 Emma Lovell Shafter b. Wilmington, Vt.
Aug. 26, 1842. dau. of Oscar L. and Sarah (Riddel) Shafter; r. California.
1. Oscar Shafter b. San Iran isco, Cal. Feb. 2, 1863. 2. Theron b. San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 23, 1864; d. there Feb. 17,
1866. 3. Maud b. Oakland, Cal. Feb. 10, 1867. 4. Charles Webb b. Oakland, I !al. 1 lee. 13. 1868.
5. Frederic Paxson b. Oakland, Cal. Oct. 8, 1871. 6. Harold Shatter b. Oakland, Cal. Jan. 25, 1878.
3. Stephen Webster b. Danville, Vt. Sept. 27, 1833; d. there unm. Ap. 30, 1851.
4. Mary Fuller b. Danville. Vt. Sept. 29, 1836; d. St. Johnsbury, Vt. Oct. 8, 1878.
5. Martha Calista b. Danville. Vt. Aug. 7, 1841 ; d. there Jan. 13, 1843.
m. 2d Dec. 1, 1864 Ann W. Farman b. Haverhill Oct, 13, 1824.
m. 2d Feb. 19, 1801 Luanda Lee Champlin b. Lyme, Conn. Ap. 13, 1769, d. Sept.
2, 1808.
11. William b. May 21. 1802; m. Jan. 1::, 1831 Hannah Davis b. Dublin Dec. 4, 1812, d.
Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 3, 1866, dau. of William and Betsey (Jones) Davis.
12. Harriet b. Aug. 1, 1804 ; d. Dec. 30, 1875 : m. Daniel Deets b. Fairview. Penn. March
17, 1788, d. Uxbridge. Mass. Nov. 5, 1849.
1. Harriet Awjusta (Deets) b. Uxbridge, Mass. Nov. 30, 1837; m. Oct. 17, 1860 Lyman G. Pierce (q. v.).
2. Lucretia Sibley (Deets) b. Uxbridge, Mass. Sept. 183!); d. unm. Bridgeport, Conn. Ap. 5, 1872.
3. Silvanus Haytoard (Deets) b. Uxbridge, Mass. Jan. 7, 1841; diwvned liridgcport, Conn. Aug. 20, 1871.
4. George Champlin Hayward (Deets) b. Oxbridge, Mass. March 11, 1844.
13. George Champlin b. Dec. 20, 1806 ; m. June 29, 1834 Esther Patten Wilkins b. Bradford
Aug. 10, 1812, d. Dansville, N. Y. Jan. 2, 1855, dau. of David and Abigail (Patten) Wilkins.
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1. Theron b. Honeoye Falls, N. Y. Ap. 16, 1835; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. IS, 1862 and d. in
hospital at Washington. D. C. Jan. 2, 1863; m. Mary E. Carman of Towanda, Penn., where she now resides.
1. Lizzie b. Auburn, N. Y. Jan. (>, 1862.
2. Emily b. Honeoye Falls, N. Y. Oct. 9, 1836; d. there Feb. 21, 1840.
3. Emily Miranda b. Honeoye Falls, N. Y. Feb. 21, 1844.
4. Esther Amelia b. Honeoye Falls, N. Y. Dec. 17, 1845; m. Aug. 20, 1867 George Alfred Mills b. Mar-
cellus, N. Y. Ap. 20, 1845, son of Stillman and Joanna Mills.
1. Burton Hayward (Mills) b. Reading, Mich. Oct. 15, 1873.
5. Mary Frances b. Dansville, X. Y. Jan. 13, 1848; m. Nov. 12, 1867 Robert Edwin son of David and
Orrilla Nisbet of Syracuse, N. Y. ; r. Terre Haute. Ind.
6. Mira Eliza b. Dansville, N. Y. Aug. 10, 1852; d. N. Y. Sept. 2, 1860.
m. 3d Aug. 10, 1810 Mary Webb b. Rockingham, Vt. Jan. 28, 1760. (See
Ilosmer.)
Thomas Hayward emigrated from England to Duxbury, Mass. before 1638; was an original Proprietor and
early settler of Bridgewater, Mass. His son Nathanit ! m. Hannah, dau. of Dea. John Willis. Their son Benjamin
m. Sarah Aldrich and had Dea. Jacob m. Martha, dau. of Nehemiah Allen. Their son Jacob b. Bridgewater, Mass.
1738; m. Joanna Snell; s. at Acworth about 1788; d. 1816 leaving nine ch. of whom the sixth was John b.
Acworth; m. Mary Kemp and had eleven ch. the oldest of whom was Allen.
Allex Hayward b. Acworth Dec. 5, 1797; d. Jan. 4, I860; m. Jan. 17, 1823
Lavina Silsby b. Acworth Jan. 10, 1801, d. Jan. 2, 1879, dau. of Nathaniel and
Polly (Montgomery) Silsby.
1. Laura b. Acworth Ap. 20, 1S24 ; m. Thomas T. Clark (q. v.").
2. Betlnah Bailey b. Acworth Feb. 18, 1826 ; m. Hervev E. Rawson (q. v.).
3. Allen b. Acworth Dec. 6, 1828; m. Nov. IS. 1851 Harriet 0. Isham (q. v.).
1. Hattie Ella b. March 22, 1853; m. July 22, 1878 John Perry Willey b. Cleveland, O. May 14, 1851, son
of Charles Newton and Patience (Perry) Willey; a lawyer; r. Cleveland, O.
2. Mary Estelle b. Oct. 27, 1856; m. Lowell H. Stearns (q. v.).
4. Julia Ann b. Acworth June 12, 1830 ; d. there June 7, 1831.
5. Nathaniel Silsby b. Acworth July 30, 1832 ; d. there March 13, 1864 ; m. Sept. 28, 1856
Mary Louisa Collier of Worcester, Vt.
1. Herbert Allen b. Acworth Aug. 1859.
6. Julia Ann b. Acworth July 17, 1836 : m. George A. Ellis (q. v.).
7. Francis Eugene b. Acworth Dec. 13, 1838 ; d. May 5, 1868.
8. Josephine b. Acworth Oct. 20, 1840 ; d. there July 22, 1857.
9. George Dayton b. Acworth May 22, 1849; m. Feb. 3, 1873 Ida Leslie Semple b. Laconia,
Sept. 26, 1847, dau. of John and Susan C. (Leslie) Semple.
1. Bertie Eugene b. Sept. 13, 1874.
Jonathan Heaton b. nnk. 1750; d. Sullivan July 17, 1837; m. Oct. 1780
Mrs. Thankful (Sawyer) Clark of Lancaster, Mass. d. Sullivan Aug. 19, 1835, aet.
83. [She had a son, Isaac Clark r. Rutland, Vt.]
1. Polly b. May 13, 1781 ; m. Asahel Nims.
1. Edmund (Nims) b. Sullivan March ISO.",; d. Keene May 1864; m. Amy Butler of Chesterfield.
1. Charles (Nims. ) 2. Martha (Nims. ) 3. Mary (Nims. ) 4. Susan (Nims. ) 5. Emogene (Nims.)
2. Mary (Nims) b. Sullivan Oct. 5, 1806; m. James Rawson (q. v.).
3. Boxy (Nims) b. Sullivan Dec. 1808; in. Ashley, son of Joseph and Asenath (Thurston) Mason of Sul-
livan ; r. Keene.
1. Crosby (Mason.) 2. Jemima Fislce (Mason.) 3. Josephine (Mason.) 4. Hattie Lestina (Mason.)
4. Lanrnan (Nims) b. Sullivan Feb. 1811; m. 1st Feb. 1837 Lydia Locke b. Sullivan Feb. 4, 1814, d.
Keene Feb. 2, 1851, dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Fay) Locke.
1. Samuel (Nims) b. Sullivan Dec. 3, 1837. 2. Sarah Maria ( Nims) b. Keene Oct. 31, 1842.
3. Lydia Ann (Nims) b. Keene Aug. 30, 1844. 4. Jenny (Nims) b. Keene Dec. 29, 1850.
m. 2d Oct. 28. 1861 Elizabeth Hodgkins b. St. Austell, Eng. Dec. 28, 1826.
5. Alice Elizabeth (Nims.) 6. Grace (Nims. ) 7. Freddie (Nims) d. y. 8. Willie (Nims) d. y.
9. Frankie (Nims) d. y. 10. Mary (Nims.) 11. Katii Lanman (Nims. )
5. Asahel (Nims) b. Sullivan May 1813; d. Keene Aug. 1871 ; m. Roxana, dau. of James and Betsey
(Wilson) Osgood of Sullivan.
1. Emma 0. (Nims.) 2. Asahel Elmore (Nims. ) 3. Willie, (Nims.) 4. Henry (Nims.) 5. Frank (Nims.)
6. William (Nims) b. Sullivan June 1815; d. Keene 1S58; m. Mary, dau. of Parell and Mary (Wright)
Evely.
1. Harriet (Nims.) 2. William (Nims. ) 3. Lucy (Nims. ) 4. Ella (Kims.)
7. Harriet (Nims) b. Sullivan Dec. 1816; d. there 1846; m. John Dow of Stoddard.
8. Nancy Maria (Nims) b. Sullivan Feb. 1819; d. there March 1821.
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9. Seth (Nims) b. Sullivan July 1821; d. there unm. 1856.
10. Jemima (Nims) b. Sullivan Aug. 1823; m. Nelson Sawyer d. Concord 1874.
1. Charles (Sawyer) accidentally killed in firing a cannon at Holyoke, Mass. July 4, 187G.
2. Elizabeth (Sawyer.) 3. Mary (Sawver.) l" Frank (Sawyer) d. v. 5. George (Sawyer) d. y.
2. Seth b. Feb. 28, 1788 ; d. y. 3. Thankful m. Isaac Newton of Middlebury, Vt.
4. Nancy 1). Sullivan Dec. 9, 1787 ; d. Sullivan Aug. 2, 1838; m. Nov. 12, 1811 Joseph
Seward b. June 30, 1787, d. Sullivan Feb. 12, 1872, son of Samuel and Olive (Adams)
Seward.
Three sons d. inf. 4. Nancy Mariah (Seward) b. Sullivan Aug. 2, 1815; m. Lyman Petts (q. v.).
5. A son d. inf. 6. A dau . d. inf.
7. Amanda (Seward) b. Sullivan Dee. 21, 1819; d. there Dec. 24, 1857; m. March 1841 Charles, son of
Rufus and Prudence (Woods) Mason.
1. Ann Amanda (Mason) b. Sullivan July 20, 1843; d. there Aug. 10, 1859.
2. Charles Henry (Mason) h. Sullivan Ap. 24. 1847; d. there March 4, 1868.
8. Joseph Bradley (Seward) b. Sullivan May 31, 1S22; m. July 4, 1854 Lydia Jefts b. Townshend, Vt.
Dec. 8, 1823, dau. of Zebulon and Hannah (Howe) Jefts.
1. Ellen Ammi, I, i (Seward) b. Sullivan May 9, 1855; in. Sidney E. Barrett (q. v.).
9. Henry (Seward) b. Sullivan June 25, 1824; d. there Nov. 9, 1824.
10. George Henry (Seward) b. Sullivan Feb. 22, 1827; d. Boston, Mass. July 1, 184G.
11. Quincy Adams (Seward) b. Sullivan Oct. 10, 18211 ; a merchant at Greenfield, Mass.
5. Relief d. unm. Westmoreland.
6. Oliver d. Keene : in. Lovisa Seward b. Sullivan 1798, d. Keene Dec. 23, 1813, dau. of
Samuel and Olive (Adams) Seward.
1. Ellen b. Keene about 1829; d. there Aug. 1847. 2. Mary d. inf. 3. Mary Eliza b. Keene Dec. 1832; d.
there June 29, 1837. 4. George Seward b. Keene June 15, 1841; r. Portsmouth.
7. Nathaniel b. Sullivan Oct. 10, 1795; d. Keene Feb. 9, 1870; m. March 20, 1824 Harriet
Nims b. Sullivan Ap. 3, 1800, dau. of Zadok and Elizabeth (Brown) Nims of Leominster,
Mass.
1. Nancy Elizabeth b. Sullivan Sept. 11, 1826; m. Aug. 5, 1859 Robert Shelley b. Westmoreland May
1802 ; r. Keene.
2. George Sparhawk b. Sullivan Aug. 12, 1828; m. Aug. 1872 Lestina Parker of Brattleboro', Vt.; r. Som-
erville, Mass.
3. Maria Roxana b. Sullivan Ap. 21, 1831; m. 1858 George, son of Oliver and (Hardy) Pratt of
Nelson; r. Keene.
1. Frank Gustmt (Pratt) b. Keene July 8, 1860.
4. Henry Frederick > , „ ,,. XT ,,, , „„. r. Boston, Mass.
K tt •• \ TT i }■ b. Sullivan Nov. 19, 1S34; T'
5. Harriet Helen ) ' r. Keene.
6. Sarah Pamelia b. Sullivan Aug. fi, 1836; r. Keene.
7. Albert Wilber b. Sullivan May 1, 1810; d. Fortress Monroe, Va. May 25, 1862 of wounds received at
battle of Williamsburg.
Daniel Heath from Vt. worked for W. A. Wilder 1850-1.
Elias Heath bro. of preceding, worked for W. A. Wilder 1850; r. Roxbury.
Justus Heath son of Reuben and Sarah (Heath) Heath, was b. Stoddard June
10, 1818; d. in army, New Orleans, La. June .'>, 18(53; in. Lovisa J. Nash (q. v.).
1. Sarah Ann b. Washington Nov. 12, 1841 ; m. 1st May 24, 1859 Samuel Willis ; four oh. ;
m. again and r. Ludlow, Vt.
2. Esther b. Stoddard Feb. 7, 1852 : m. Edward Tarbox of Jaffrey.
3. Martha Susanna b. Stoddard Jan. 14, 1854 ; m. Silvanus Guillow (q. v.)
4. Isaac Levi b. Stoddard March 17, 1856 ; d. Nov. 8, 1864.
5. Hattie Elizabeth b. Stoddard Nov. 5, 1858. 6. Andrew Justus b. Stoddard Feb. 3, 1861.
7. Justus b. Stoddard May 30, L863.
Nathaniel Heath bro. of preceding, was b. Stoddard Jan. 21, 1815; m.
Eunice. M. Bliss (q. v.).
1. Almeda Ann b. Stoddard March is, 1852; d. there Jan. 28, 1854.
2. Abby Jane b. Stoddard Oct. 4, 1854 : m. Solon, son of Prime Wheeler of Northboro',
Mass. ; r. Hudson, Mass.
1. Jane (Wheeler) b. Marlow Feb. 1871. 2. Lewis (Wheeler) b. Mass. June 2, 1873.
3. Nathaniel (Wheeler) b. Mass. Oct. 28, L874. 1. George Ervin (Wheeler) b. Mass. Nov. 9, 1877.
3. Reuben b. Marlow Jan. 9, 1856. 4. Annah Maria b. Stoddard Aug. 8, 1861.
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5. Amanda Ellen b. Washington Ap. 10, 1865.
6. George Nathaniel Reed b. Marlow July 31, 1868 ; d. there Ap. 7, 3 869.
7. Susannah Rozelva b. Marlow Sept. 11, 1870; d. there Sept. 19, 1870.
Peter Hebaed son of Alexis and Teudsil (Leblanc) Hebard, was b. Canada
1855 ; came to Gilsum 1879 ; a wood chopper.
James Heenan son. of James and Mary, was b. Greenwich, Eng. Sept. 4,
1815; emigrated to Quebec 1847; came to Gilsum 1873.
HTc'TTPPT tf~lT\T Silas Nichols Hefflon rem. from R. I. to Franklin, Vt. His wife was Polly Enapp
J-^-L X -Liv/1.* • by whom lie had eleven children, the oldest of whom was
Hiram Heffeon b. K. I. Oct. 22, 1804; d. Lowell, .Mich. Dec. 1874; m. Julv
5, 182i> Fanny Wright b. Surry Ap. 24, 1805, d. Keene Jan. 14, 1879, dau. of
Elizur and Eleanor (Dassance) Wright; rem. to Chesterfield.
1. Charles Leonard b. Franklin, Vt. Oct. 12, 1830 ; d. there Feb. 24, 1831.
2. Eleazer Tibbs b. Franklin, Vt. May 31, 1832 : d. there Aug. 24, 1834.
3. Sessions Leland b. Surry Ap. 4, 1835; d. Walpole Jan. 16, 1860; a painter.
4. Diana Valeria b. March 17, 1837 : m. March 2, 1866 Oscar H. Whittier ; r. Denver, Colo.
5. George Washington b. Ap. 11, 1839 ; in. Mary : r. Australia ; six ch.
6. Daniel Abbot b. June 28, 1841 : d. June 28, 1843.
7. Diansa Rawson b. Aug. 22, 184.') ; m. Aug. 186.9 Kirk Earle Cutler of Albany, Vt. ; r.
Stoughton, Wise.
"FT T^ 1VT T^ 1\T W A "V" ^'"s name 's written also Hemingway, Hemmenway, Iliningway, and Hene-
J-l-J-^i-»-LJ-^-»-' »» ■£*- -I • way. Ebenezer Hemenway m, May 17, 1711 Hannah Winch b. Framingham,
Mass. Jan. 16, 168J, d. there Ap. 27, 1737, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Gibbs) Winch. He was by trade a weaver
and rem. from Dorchester, Mass. to Framingham, Mass. Their ch. were Ebenezer. Hannah, Keziah, Daniel, Jacob,
Samuel, and Elizabeth. Ebenezer b. Framingham, Oct. 24, 171:2 ; m. Mary Eve of Roxbury, Mass and had Mary,
Hannah, Ebenezer, Adam, Samuel, and Jacob in. Abigail Eaton bapt. Framingham, Mass. Nov. 20, 1757, dau. of
Noah and Hannah (Hunt) Eaton. Their ch. were Luke, Molly, Aseneth, Luther, Hannah, and Nabby. He m.
2d Sybilla Walker by whom he had Ebenezer, lluhamah, and Cynthia, and d. Dec. 19, 1822.
Luther Hemenway b. Framingham, Mass. May 21, 1780; d. Springfield, Vt.
May 2, 1870 ; m. 1st July 10, 1803 Finis Patterson b. Framingham, Mass. Sept 1,
1784, d. Dec. 22, 1857, dau. of David and Beulah (.Clark) Patterson.
1. Luke b. Boylston, Mass. Dec. 12, 1804; d. New York Feb. 1870 ; m. June 25, 1828
Mary Cumniings b. Sullivan Aug. 22, 1807, dau. of Rev. Charles and Mary (Hemenway)
Cummings.
1. Rosalie b. New York Oct. 1830; d. there Ap. 1832.
2. Pauline b. New York Oct. 1832; m. Dominica Altrochi; r. Florence, Italy.
1. Nicola (Altrochi.) 2. Minnie (Altrochi.) 3. Lucia (Altrochi) d. y. 4. Rodolfe (Altrochi.)
2. Julia Franklin b. Boylston, Mass. Aug. 22, 1806 : in. Luke Taylor (q. v.).
3. Lucy Barker b. Boylston, Mass. Oct. 15, 1808; m. David M. Smith (q. v.).
4. Luther b. Boylston, Mass. March 10, 1811 ; in. Dec. 28, 1836 Elvira Day (see Kilburn) ;
r. Utah.
1. Herbert S. b. March 29, 1838: d. July 15, L839. 2. Elena b. 1840.
4 AdY [b- 18i'2, 5l Finis ''■ Daysville> I1L °ct- 1844.
6. Laconus b. Daysville, 111. 1846. 7. Leoni b. Salt Lake City, Utah 1848.
5. Cynthia b. Boylston, Mass. Aug. 6, 1813 ; m. Jehiel Day (q. v.).
6. Finis Patterson b. Boylston, Mass. Feb. 24, 1816 ; m. John C. Guillow (q. v.).
7. Artemas Patterson b. Sullivan Ap. 25, 1819 ; d. Dona-lass, Mass. Nov. 2, 1879 ; m. Feb.
2, 1842 Valeria Wilcox (q. v.)
1. Infant dau. d. Dec. 13, 1844. ' 2. Edmund Perley b. June 11, 1846; graduated 1870 from Scientific Dep't
of Dartmouth College. 3. Luke b. Feb. 23, 1851; d. Ludlow, Vt. Ap. 16, 1862.
8. Beulah b. Sullivan July 30, 1821 ; d. Daysville, 111. Feb. 28, 1847 ; m. Dec. 1842 James,
son of Hugh and Eliza (Fox) Moore of Claremont.
1. Leon (Moore) b. Daysville, 111. Feb. 20, 1844; m. 1864 Helen Becker b. Dixon, 111. 1846, dau. of John
Becker. He is High Sheriff in Cherokee, Iowa.
1. Leo (Moore ) b. Cherokee, Iowa 1869.
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2. Nina (Moore) b. Nov. 14, 1845; m. John Price, a mine owner at Forbesville, 111.
3. A son b. Daysville, 111. Dec. 17, 184G; d. there Jan. 2, 1847.
9. Benjamin Eaton b. Sullivan Aug. 25, 1824 ; d. Daysville, 111. about 1849 ; m. Kate Murphy.
1. Beulah Eaton m. at Daysville. 111.
in. 2d Feb. 1, 1859 Mrs. Pamela (Buss) Howard d. Jan. 18, 1867.
Samuel Hememvay son of Ebenezer and Hannah, was b. Framingham, Mass. Aug. 3, 1724; d. there June 18,
1806; in. Hannah Rice b. Framingham, Mass. Nov. 10, 173,5, d. Feb. 19, 1814, dan. of Richard and Hannah (Bent)
Rice. Their children were Elias, Ebenezer, Richard Rice, Hannah, Samuel, and Ezra. Ebenezer b. Framingham,
Mass. May 26, 1760; m. June 1786 Ruth Gates b. Framingham, Mass. Feb. 12, 1768, dau. of Amos Jr. and Mary
(Trowbridge) Gates. Their son
Jesse Hemexway b. Marlboro" Dec. 13, 1803; m. July 1, 1827 Lois dan. of Dr.
William and Lavina (Taft) Richardson of Alstead.
1. William R. b. Marlboro' May 12, 1828. 2. Lydia b. Marlboro1 July 23, 1830.
3. Mary Jane b. Marlboro' Nov. 13, 1832. 4. Sarah Harriet b. unk. Oct. 25, 1834.
5. Luther b. unk. March 4, 1837. 6. Franklin Smith b. Dec. 21, 1839.
7. George W. b. Lewis Co. N. Y. Oct. 21, 1842; d. in army Oct. 9, 1862.
8. Martha J. b. Jefferson Co. N. Y. Dec. 4, 1845.
Jehiel Preston Hendee, son of Roswell, was b. Randolph, Vt. March 1806;
d. Morrisville, Vt. Oct. 11, 1851; m. 1831 Rebecca Ferrin.
1. George Whitman b. Stowe, Vt. Nov. 30, 1832. And others.
Josiah Hendee whose mother was a Holmes, was b. Ashford, Conn. Aug. 24,
1776; d. Dec. 21, 1864; m. June 9, 1800 Eunice Russ b. Mansfield, Conn. Aug.
4, 1781, d. Ap. 3, 1869, dan. of and Eunice (Woods) Russ.
1. Eli b. Walpole March 18, 1801 ; d. there Feb. 1803.
2. Sophia b. Walpole Feb. 12, 1803 : m. June 20, 1827 Almon Taylor (q. v.).
3. Elmira b. Surry March 22, 1805 ; d. Oct. 6, 1865 ; m. June 30, 1839 Ethan Griswold b.
Walpole ; r. Wheaton, 111. ; one son.
4. John b. Ap. 3, 1807 ; m. Ap. 27, 1837 Elizabeth H. Graham of Peterboro' ; r. Claremont.
1. Charlotte M. b. Claremont May 29, 1842; m. March 26, 1863 Edwin C. Watson; r. Claremont.
2. Edward J. b. Claremont Dec. 21, 1849 ; m. Feb. 11, 1876 Mamie Sadler; r. New York.
5. Mary b. Chesterfield Dec. 26, 1808 : d. num. June 1, 1855.
6. Fanny Smith ) , q . C) 1 891 •
7. Nancy Smith } ' ' in. John Dean (q. v.).
Henry C. Henries a Methodist minister 1848.
Joseph Herrmann son of Andreas and Renata (Sage) Herrmann, was b.
Deutsch Rasselwitz, Prussia Feb. 11, 183-!; m. June 16, 1856 Josepha Scholtz b.
Schonwiese, Austria Ap. 19, 1838, d. Dec. 2, 1879.
1. Franz Joseph b. Geppersdorf, Austria June 16, 1861. 2. Pauline b. Schonwiese, Austria,
Nov. 25, 1866. 3. Maria Theresa b. Geppersdorf, Austria Feb. 22, 1871. 4. Gustave Adolph
b. Geppersdorf, Austria Ap. 11, 1872. 5. Amelia Ida b. Geppersdorf, Austria 1875.
Christian Hess a German, in Factory in 1870-2.
Ebenezer Hibbard m. May 12, 1779 Mrs. " Mayanne " or " Maney " Mayanne
(Rowe) Bishop (see Rowe); a sea captain; lost at sea; r. in what is now Sullivan.
1. Hannah b. March 14, 1780 ; m. Samuel Crandall (q. v.).
James Hick b. unk. 1844; m. Jennie b. unk. 1851; in Gilsum 1870.
1 Ida b. unk. July 1869.
Daniel Hickey son of Edward and Mary (Sweeny) Hickey, was b. Co. Tip-
perary, Ireland Ap. 15, 1839 ; emigrated to America 1857 ; came to Gilsum 1872 ;
m. Feb. 9, 1862 Ellen Ryan b. Co. Tipperary, Ireland, about 1839, dau. of Patrick
and Johannah (Crowe) Ryan.
1. Mary Ann b. Webster, Mass. Nov. 29, 1862. 2. Margaret b. Webster, Mass. Oct. 24, 1864.
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3. Julia b. Webster, Mass. Jan. 3, 1867. 4. Edward b. Webster, Mass. Ap. 29, 1870.
5. Ellen b. Webster, Mass. Ap. 5, 1872. 6. John 1). Oct. 27, 1874.
7. Emma b. Dec. 10, 1877.
John Hickey bro. to the preceding, worked in Factory 1873-4.
Harvey Higbee son of Elder Higbee of Alstead, worked for Elder Hemenway
1834-5.
Esther Hildeeth dan. of Eldad and Polly (Nutting) Hildreth of Pittsford,
Vt., d. Dec. 9, 1861, ast. 42.
John Hill m. Susan N. ■ ■ in England. Their son John m. Eliza Elizabeth Morton; emigrated
-U- -I--L J i J . t0 America; s. Shelburne, Vt. and had John Morton, Susan, and Henry Richard.
John Morton Hill b. Shelburne, Vt. June 29, 1849; m. May 3, 1868 Annette
Davis b. Northfield, Vt. Nov. 13, 1849, dau. of Howard Reed and Janette
(Plastridge) Davis; came to Gilsum 1879.
1. Hattie May b. Northfield, Vt. Sept. 21, 1869. 2. Nettie Eliza b. Stockbridge, Vt. July 27,
1872. 3. Clarence John b. Northfield, Vt. June 13, 1875.
4. Susie Louisa b. Northfield, Vt. Ap. 27, 1877 ;' d. there Sept. 19, 1878.
Barnabas Hill half-brother to Daniel Converse, m. Oct. 17, 1814 Sally
Brewer "both of Alstead; " taxed in Gilsum 1809 and following years.
Caleb Hill b. Killingsworth, Conn.; d. June 7, 1878; m. July 30, 1825 Caro-
line, dau. of Elijah and Abigail (Grow) Derby of Charlestown; a cooper; r.
Charlestown.
Clement Hill son of Moses and Lucy (Adams) Hill, was b. Gardner, Mass.
1790; d. Jan. 10, 1862. He was brother of Hon. Thomas A. Hill of Bangor, Me.;
their mother being sister of the distinguished writer Hannah Adams, and first
cousin to John Quincy Adams.
Francis Hincklebrain worked in Factory 1864.
Benjamin Hitchcock in Silsby's Factory 1849.
John N. Hodgkins Jr. b. Walpole; m. Frances M. Holt of Hollis.
1. A dau. b. Nov. 16, 1863.
Frazer A. Hodgman from Troy, N. Y. ; on tax list 1826-8; rem. to Keene.
John Holden son of William and Betsey who came from England in 1832,
was b. Lancashire, Eng. May 1, 1811; m. March 24, 1835 Mary Ann Clark (q. v.);
r. Elgin, 111.
1. John T. b. Aug. 15, 1836 ; one ch. 2. Mehetabel b. June 17, 1838 ; four ch.
3. William b. June 21, 1840 ; nine ch. 4. Hulda b. Norfolk, N. Y. Nov. 25, 1842 ; three ch.
5. Ezra b. Utica, N. Y. Aug. 18, 1846 ; d. N. Y. 1855. 6. Frances b. Whitestown, N. Y.
Aug. 26, 1848 ; four ch. 7. Benjamin b. Norfolk, N. Y. Ap. 3, 1852.
Jehxel Holdrldge m. March 1, 1780 Deborah Wilcox (q. v.).
1. Lydia b. June 15, 1782 ; m. Joshua Crane of Surry.
2. Octavia b. Aug. 18, 1783 ; m. Ephraim Jewell of Vt.
3. Deborah b. Sept. 19, 1786 ; d. Oct. 3, 1786. 4. Jehiel b. Jan. 25, 1788.
5. Deborah b. July 3, 1790 ; m. Jewell of Vt. 6. John b. July 7, 1792. 7. Abigail.
David Holman son of Edward and Martha (Hemenway) Holman of Fitz-
william, m. Martha, dau. of Edward and Polly (Corey) Bates; on tax list 1839-40.
1. Elvira. 2. Charles. 3. Martha. 4. Eliza. 5. Mary. 6. Fred. 7. Ellen. 8. Carrie.
And two more.
Luther Holmes m. Polly .
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1. Horace. 2. Lucinda. 3. Polly. 4. Luther. 5. John. 6. Lucy b. July 1, 1799.
7. Laura b. July 12, 1801. 8. Hannah b. June 9, 1803 ; d. ch. 9. Esther b. May 6, 1805.
|_| / \T nn David Holt rem. from Lancaster, Mass. to Alstead; m. Dinah, dau. of Benjamin Bailey of
XlV/J_i A . Sterling, Mass. Their ch. were Love m. Joseph Seward (see Heaton); Abigail W. m. Benjamin
Gerry (q. v.); Mary d. num. ; Adam r. Burlington, Vt. ; Ralph J.; and Leonard d. unm.
Ralph Jewett Holt b. Alstead Sept, 29, 1812; m. May 7, 1844 Sally Ann
Towne b. Keene Feb. 22, 1821, dau. of John and Nancy (Heaton) Towne; em-
ployed in Gerry's Chair Factory 1837-9; High Sheriff at Keene.
1. Maria Adelaide b. Alstead Jan. 1, 184G ; m. Benjamin Thomas Howes b. Chatham, Mass.
1844, son of Benjamin C. Howes ; a sea captain.
1. Benjamin A. (Howes) b. Keene Aug. 6. 1S75.
2. Mary Josephine b. Keene July 13,1848 ; m. 1875 Edward Arms b. Bellows Palls, Vt.
1846, son of Otis B. Arms.
1. Caroline (Arms) b. Bellows Falls, Vt. May 1879.
3. Susan b. Keene Sept. 6, 1850 ; d. there Jan. 1854.
4. Charles Edward b. Keene Oct. 21, 1858.
David Holt m. Feb. 26. 1835 Farline Dunn " both of Gilsum." (Town Book.)
John Horton Jr. b. Chester, Vt. 1802; d. Daysville, 111. Oct. 6, 1839; m.
Eliza Bowen Day (q. v.) d. Ap. 3, 1838.
1. Stephen Warren b. Keene 1828 ; d. Louisville, 111. 1867 ; m. Mary Chamberlain. [She m.
2d Christian.]
1. Eddie. 2. Estelle.
2. John Franklin b. Sept. 9, 18:10 ; m. 1st Sept. 1851 Prances Russell White b. Barnet, Vt.
1831, d. Oct. 7, 1866, dau. of Rev. Joseph and (Russell) White.
1. Fred Luddington b. Wardsboro', Vt. Aug. 1854.
m. 2d Oct. 1869 Mary Field b. Westminster, Vt. 1845, dau. of William and Martha A.
(Rogers) Field.
m. 3d March 3, 1873 Annie Laura, dau. of John G. Wightman of Bellows Falls, Vt.
2. Willie Wightman b. Keene Aug. 6, 1874.
3. Sarah Elizabeth b. Feb. 7, 1833 ; d. Fitzwilliam Oct. 22, 1859 ; m. Nov. 27, 1850 John
Jarvis Allen b. Fitzwilliam March 12, 1818, son of John Jarvis and Cynthia (Ammadon)
Allen ; Register of Deeds for Cheshire Co. ; r. Keene.
1. Agnes (Allen) b. Fitzwilliam Dec. 13, 1857; d. there Oct. 21, 1S58.
4. Emily Augusta d. La Salle, 111. about 1860 ; m. Greenwood Penny of Taunton, Mass., d. Me.
1. Arthur (Penny) ; and two more.
5. Benjamin Hosmer b. Dec. 7, 1838 ; m. Aug. 1860 Martha Ward b. Wethersfield,
England Aug. 29, 1838, dau. of Abel and Mary (Smith) Ward.
1. Stephen Douglass b. Ashuelot May 29, 1861. 2. Harry Hosmer b. Keene March 26, 1868.
3. Mary Eliza b. Fairview, Penn. June 10, 1870; d. Spartansburg, Penu. Sept. 8, 1874.
4. Lilley Gertrude b. Fairview, Penn. June 10, 1872.
5. Florence Edith b. Spartansburg, Penn. May 5, 1874.
A. D. Hosford from Hinsdale, employed in Factory 1868.
TTfiC! 1VT l-T P? John Hosmer whose father emigrated from England r. at Bedford, Mass., was b. 1725;
-D-VyOiVXXLirt. d. Nov. 7 1772; m. Martha Page b. link. 1729, d. Nov. 6, 1768. Their ch. were Martha
d. inf., John, Martha, and Benjamin.
Benjamin Hosmer b. Bedford, Mass. Jan. 31, 1766; d. June 21, 1826; m. 1st
Ruthy Upham b. Amherst Sept. 2, 1767, d. Sept. 2, 1798.
1. Ruthy Upham b. June 13, 1796; m. 1st Ebenezer Isham (q. v.) ; m. 2d Robert Austin
(q. v.). 2. Lydia b. Aug. 16. 1798 ; m. Ruel Ellis (q. v.).
m. 2d Nov. 28, 1799 Patty Hammond (q. v.) d. Aug. 29, 1820.
3. Patty b. June 1, 1801 ; d. unm. Sept. 11, 1820.
4. Rachel b. May 13, 1803 ; m. Samuel Thompson of Danville, Vt.
1. Martha Ann (Thompson) b. Danville, Vt. March 3, 1832; m. Jeremiah Brown.
2. Benjamin Hosmer (Thompson) b. Feb. 1834; m. Betsey Kelsey; went West.
5. Lois b. March 11, 1805 ; m. Feb. 2, 1832 Ward B. Norris b. Danville, Vt. Oct. 3, 1805.
GENEALOGIES. 331
1. Harriet S. (Norris) b. Danville, Vt. Dec. 4, 1832. 2. Julia A. (Norris) b. Danville, Vt. Nov. 1834.
3. Martha H. (Norris) b. Danville, Yt. May 27, 1837. 4. Orvitle (Norris) b. Danville, Vt. May 1839.
' 6. Benjamin b. Aug. 4, 1807 ; d. Dec. 30, 1837. 7. John b. Aug. 23, 1809 ; d. July 29, 1820.
8. Polly b. Jan. 6, 1812 ; d. Aug. 31, 1820.
m. 3d Nov. 3, 1821 Mrs. Mary (Webb) Hay ward (q. v.) d. July 30, 1841.
TT/^TT/^1 TTrp^v ^ Originally Hoghton ; since variously spelled Haughton, Hauton, Horton, &c.
■*-* ^-' '-' vJT J_L _I_ V7 i_i . jja]ph and John Houghton, supposed to be cousins, came from England between
1635 and 1647. Tradition says the family is descended from Sir Richard Hoghton of Hoghton Tower, Lancashire,
England. Ralph was his son. John is supposed to have been the son of Thomas and Katherine, and that Thomas
was a younger brother of Sir Richard. John was brought to America, at the age of four years, in 1635. It is
claimed by his descendants that he was abducted to deprive him of the heirship to immense estates. He m.
Beatrix and d. 1684. Their ch. were John, Jacob ?, Robert, Jonas, Beatrix, Benjamin, Sarah, and Mary. Jacob
b. Lancaster, Mass. 1654; had Israel, Benjamin, and Jane. Benjamin b. Lancaster, Mass. 1678; had Ezra, Abigail,
Abijah, Benjamin, Elijah, Philemon, Nahura, Ruth, Lemuel, Ephraim, and Elizabeth. Benjamin b. Lancaster,
Mass. 1726 had a son John who m. Relief Sawyer and had Jonathan; Relief m. Moses Stockwell r. Shrewsbury,
Mass. ; Calvin ; Luther : and George r. Pawtucket, R. I.
Jonathan Houghton b. Lancaster, Mass. 1777; d. Keene Ap. 8, 1849; m.
Nabby Wyman b. Keene March 3, 1780, d. there Aug. 14, 1861, dau. of Capt.
Isaac and Lucretia (Hammond) Wyman.
1. Daniel VV. b. Keene Feb. 18, 1799 ; d. Sullivan Ap. 15, 1856 ; m. Nov. 1828 Mireca Nims b.
Sullivan Nov. 3, 1800, d. there Dec. 2, 1861, dau. of Calvin and Abigail (Wilson) Nims.
1. Calvin M. b. Sullivan Sept. 1829; d. there March 1, 1832.
2. Sarah b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1833; m. Feb. 3, 1858 Henry Otis Spaulding b. Sullivan Sept. 2, 1835, son of
Ashley and Clarissa (Keith) Spaulding.
1. Daniel Minot (Spaulding) b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1859. 2. Charles Henry (Spaulding) b. Marlboro' Nov. 5, 1862.
3. Charles Edward b. Sullivan Jan. 27, 1836; m. Feb. 13, 1861 Harriet C, dau. of Cyrus and Caroline
(Richardson) Frost of Dublin; Congregational minister at Auburn.
1. Carrie Mabel b. Marlboro' Jan. 3, 1863. 2. Frank. 3. Charles Cyrus. 4. Lizzie Stone.
5. Herve}'. 6. Maw. 7. An inf. dau.
2. John b. Keene 1801 ; d. Greenfield, Mass. 1858, set. 57 ; m. Isabel Houghton of Putney, Vt.
1. Seth m. and d. Bellows Falls, Vt. 2. Delia m. Clark; r. Greenfield, Mass.
3. Bethuel d. Keene set. 2.
4. Luke Nichols b. Keene Jan. 17, 1805 ; m. 1st Feb. 14, 1831 Betsey Streeter b. Surry June
1809, d. there Jan. 27, 1837, dau. of Willard and Mary (Carpenter) Streeter.
1. James Andrew b. Walpole Dec. 22, 1831 ; d. there March 22, 1835.
2. Mary Elizabeth b. Walpole Feb. 19, 1835; m. Varnum Polley (q. v.).
m. 2d Ap. 19, 1838 Nancy Streeter b. Surry Dec. 3, 1802, d. Nov. 17, 1874, sister of Betsey.
3. Fanny Relief b. Walpole Sept. 28, 1840; m. 1st Oren L. Jefts (q. v.); m. 2d Thomas L. Berry (q. v.).
5. Bethuel b. Keene July 12, 1808 ; m. Jane Morgan ; r. Rockford. 111.
1. Lottie. 2. Chester. 3 Charles d. unm. 4. Jennie d. unm. 5. Mary Rebecca.
6. Sarah Jane b. Keene Jan. 15, 1812 ; m. Elijah Stow d. Grafton, Mass. 1852.
7. Caleb Chase b. Keene Aug. 9, 1814 ; in. Adaline Ransom of Boston, Mass.
1. Adaline Frances b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 1840; d. Newton, Mass. Jan. 31, 1880; m. JosiahE. Daniell of
Newton, Mass.
1. Annie Eliza (Daniell.)
2. Ann Eliza d. Mass. 1856.
8. Charles Hammond b. Keene May 20, 1816 ; m. 1st Oct. 1840 Elvira Buffum b. Richmond
Ap. 10, 1823, dau. of George and Ruth (Buxton) Buffum.
1. Edwin Washburn b. Alstead June 8, 1841 ; m. June 8, 1866 Elmina Myrinda Barrus b. Winchester
March 7, 1847. dau. of Ebenezer and Betsey (Sweet) Barrus; a R. R. engineer.
1. Edwin Walter b. Keene Aug. 23, 1866- 2. Jennie Elizabeth b. Keene Dec. 21, 1867.
3. Lottie Emeline b. Keene July 2, 1876. 4. A son b. Keene May 5, 1880.
2. George Washington b. Uxbridge, Mass. Dec. 25, 1843; dl Boston, Mass. March 28, 1846.
3. Emily Adelaide b. Grafton, Mass. March 15, 1847 ; m. 1872 Joseph Pelkey Jr. b. Swanzey 1846 ; r. Oak-
land, Cal.
4. Frances Jane b. Uxbridge, Mass. Nov. 25, 1848. 5. Charles Eugene b. Uxbridge, Mass. Dec. 31, 1853.
6. Ada Augusta b. Keene Nov. 23, 1858; m. Aug. 1878 Louis, son of Anthony and Marie Boudreau.
1. Annie Mabel (Boudreau) b. Keene Jan. 187'J.
9. Roxana Wyman b. Keene July 15, 1819 ; m. May 20, 1847 Oliver Nash b. Amherst, Mass.
Oct. 1818, d. Boston, Mass. Feb. 7, 1851, son of Oliver and Hannah (Dickinson) Nash ; m.
2d Nov. 29, 1860 Dea. Asa Duren b. Salisbury Jan. 14, 1802, d. Keene Ap. 5, 1871.
332 aiLSUM.
10. Luther Sawyer b. Keene Dec. 20 or 27, 1821 ; in. 1845 Lucinda Ash of Walpole ; r. Fort
Wayne, Ind.
1. George Sawyer b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 1846; m. Annie Marshall of Pittsburg, Penn.
2. Grace b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 7, 1850 ; m. Elisha Cornue of Pittsburg, Penn.
11. Charlotte Relief b. Dec. 20, 1825 ; m. Sept. 15, 1847 Willard Thorndike Cram b. Acworth
Jan. 7, 1805, d. there Jan. 16, 1856, son of Hilliard and Sarah (Gove) Cram.
1. Alice Jane (Cram) b. Keene Jan. 14, 1848; m. Aug. 1867 Anion H., son of Gardner and Abigail (Rice)
Hodgman.
1. Edit Nash (Hodgman) b. Charlestown July 12, 1868.
m. 2d Walter R. Scripture (q. v.).
2. Charles Shepard (Cram) b. Keene Aug. 31, 1853; d. there March 8, 1854.
3. Ada Josephine (Cram) b. Acworth March 27, 1855 ?; d. there Ap. 2, 1856 ?
Nancy Houston dau. of Alexander and Lydia (Brooks) Houston, was b. Ac-
worth Aug. 30, 1804; r. with L. W. F. Mark.
|_| f\ \\F A "13 ~T| This is a prominent name in English History, sometimes written Howeyard. Many
JJ-V^ '" _ci__Ll/-L/ • Haywards have changed their names to Howard. Joseph Howard of Winchester m.
Betsey Smith, sister of Mrs. Lydia (Smith) Nash of Taunton, Mass. Among their ch. were Philip and Elijah.
Philip Howard b. Winchester Aug. 1781 ; d. Alstead July 24:, 1864; m. Euth
T. Hodgkins b. Taunton, Mass. March 22, 1785, d. Alstead Dec. 17, 1869.
1. Almira b. Winchester March 23, 1804; d. Swanzey March 16, 1853; m. March 25, 1827
Hardin Albee b. Westmoreland March 8, 1800, son of Ichabod and Lona (Hayward) Albee.
1. Almira Melissa (Albee) b. Swanzey Jan. 7, 1828; m. May 8, 1849 Abraham, son of Samuel and
(Whitcomb) Stearns.
2. George Hardin (Albee) b. Swanzey Jan. 2, 1831 ; m. Mary •; r. Menasha, Wise; two daus.
2. George Smith b. Winchester Sept. 5, 1805 ; d. Ap. 26, 1859 ; m. 1882 Lorena Rice (q. v.).
1. Jonathan Smith b. Jan. 11, 1833; d. Feb. 3, 1833. 2. Isabel d. ch. 3. George d. ch. 4. George d. ch.
5. Horatio d. ch. 6. Hardin d. ch. 7. Verona b. March 23, 1841; m. Lucius Davis (q. v.).
8. Mary Lavina b. March 15, 1845 ; m. 1st Clement U. Bates (q. v.) ; m. 2d Franklin G. Nevers (q. v.).
9. Oakey d. ch.
3. Philip Richard b. Winchester June 20, 1807 ; d. by choking Dec. 3, 1861 ; m. 1st March
6, 1825 Lavina Nash (q. v.) d. Ap. 21, 1838.
1. Mary, adopted by Elder Charles Cummings, m. and d. at the West.
2. Albee m. Nov. 11, 1848 Lodisa Davis (q. v.) d. Ap. 11, 1851.
1. George b. March 1850; m. Hattie Gleason; r. Springfield, Vt.
3. John b. Surry March 8, 1834; d. in army Feb. 20, 1864; m. June 30, 1856 Arvilla A. Davis (q. v.).
1. Lizzie Maria b. June 7, 1857; in. June 14, 1878 George W. Mason of Alstead; r. Troy.
2. Franklin Burnside b. Nov. 23, 1861.
4. Warren b. 1836; m. Nancy Nevers; r. Lebanon.
1. Frank b. Harrisville; d. there ch.
5. Sherman H. d. in army Sept. 3, 1862; in. Augusta Gassett (q. v.).
1. Charles b. Gilsum ; and five more.
m. 2d Sophronia Archer b. Grafton, Vt. May 21, 1820, dau. of Jacob and Polly (Livingston)
Archer.
6. Sulina Melinda b. Feb. 28, 1839 ; m. 1st 1854 Dean Lockwood of Springfield, Vt.
1. Marion (Lockwood.) 2. Charles (Lockwood.)
m. 2d 1874 Frank, son of Thomas and Hannah (Beckwith) Ellis of Brattleboro', Vt.
7. Rozina Rozelva b. Ap. 3, 1841; m. Franklin W. Roundy (q. v.).
8. Elmira Melvina b. Oct. 12, 1842; d. Chester, Vt. Dec. 29, 1870; m. William A., son of William Miller
of Chester, Vt.
1. Fred (Miller.) 2. Mattk (Miller.) 3. Lais (Miller.)
9. Adaline Martha b. Alstead Aug. 26, 1846; m. Martin Bates (q. v.).
10. Walter Ira b. Feb. 8, 1S48; m. Aug. 9, 1867 Lucenia Victoria Foster b. Coldbrook Springs, Mass. 1851 ;
r. Keene; served in 1st N. H. Heavy Artillery Co. H from Sept. 1864 till close of war.
1. Gilbert. 2. Mary. 3. Charlotte.
11. Victoria Estella b. Alstead Feb. 8, 1850; m. Oct. 2, 1877 Charles Crane b. Surry March 1848, son of
Gilbert and Harriet (Thomas) Crane; r. Keene.
12. Laura Ann b. Alstead Oct. 11, 1851; m. 1st Rufus E. Guillow (q. v.); m. 2d Ap. 3, 1878 George E.
Newell b. Marlboro' June 4, 1856, son of James and Mary Ann (White) Newell.
1. Lelia Eugena b. Ap. 20, 1871.
13. Rizpah Ellen b. Alstead Feb. 20, 1854; m. Fred Bowker (q. v.).
14. Morcella Friendy b. Springfield, Vt. Aug. 6, 1S55; r. Marlboro'.
4. Abigail T. b. Winchester March 20, 1810 ; m. 1st David Nash (q. v.) ; m. 2d Charles
Nash (q. v.) ; r. Alstead.
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5. Henry Hodgkins b. Winchester July 6, 1812; d. May 8, 1877; m. 1st 1838 Lucinda
Warren Davis (q. v.) d. Aug. 22, 1865.
1. Ezra Willard b. March 15, 1839 ; m. Aug. 12, 1861 Mary Ann Orne b. Marlow Oct. 1836.
1. Ezra Winslow b. Marlow March 13, 1862; d. there Dec. 8, 1863. 2. Fred Willard b. Marlow May 22, 1864.
3. Etta Lucinda b. Marlow Jan. 26, 1868. 4. Henry John b. Marlow May 29, 1870.
5. Hattie Lillie b. Ap. 29, 1873. 6. Perley Elwyn b. Marlow June 21, 1877.
2. Horace William b. March 23, 1840; m. 1st July 28, 1860 Rhoda A. Barron (q. v.) ; served in the 8th Vt.
Reg't 3 years and 7 months.
1. Alzina Luretta b. May 22, 1861.
m. 2d March 1866 Mrs. Arvilla A. (Davis) Howard (q. v.).
3. Fanny Melissa b. Sullivan Oct. 30, 1841; m. 1st Orsamus Nash (q. v.); m. 2d Albert Waldron (q. v.).
4. Elizabeth Maria b. Sullivan Feb. 14, 1843 ; m. 1st Hiram N. Davis (q. v.) ; m. 2d William Riley Kenney
(q. v.).
5. Ephraim Adelbert b. Sullivan July 30, 1844; m. May 4, 1867 Elizabeth Jane Cook (q. v.).
1. Nettie Christina b. Dec. 12, 1869. 2. Cora Marietta b. Ap. 13, 1871.
3. Artemas Elwyn b. Nov. 17, 1872. 4. Vinnie Leon b. Oct. 5, 1876.
6. Laura Jane b. Feb. 9, 1846; m. Joseph Dupies (q. v.).
7. Amanda Lavina b. June 30, 1847 ; m. Clement Uriah Bates (q. v.).
8. Roxana Arilla b. Feb. 2, 1850; m. Phinehas Woodward of Plainfleld.
1. Carrie Emma (Woodward) b. Plainfleld March 1876.
9. Rizpah Orissa b. Sullivan March 6, 1851 ; m. Daniel J. Nevers of Hanover.
10. Solomon Mack b. Sullivan May 28, 1852; m. 1876 Ellen Stark d. Lyme, 1877.
11. Esther Adaline b. Sullivan Oct. 28, 1853; m. Lucius Milan Miller (q. v.).
12. Henry Warren b. Sullivan July 20, 1855; m. Ap. 1875 Flora Diantha Cady (q. v.).
1. Minnie Estera b. Feb. 11, 1876.
13. Daniel Ashley b. Alstead Dec. 20, 1856. 14. Julia Ann b. Aug. 5, 1858.
15. Martha Ella b. Feb. 14, 1860. 16. Abigail Adelaide b. Ap. 28, 1862.
m. 2d Dec. 30, 1865 Mrs. Sally Paulina (Lee) Smith b. Swanzey March 1, 1814, d. March
20, 1872.
6. Lewis Bowman b. Aug. 22, 1816 ; m. Laura Tucker of Glover, Vt. ; five ch.
7. Reuben Prescott b. Aug. 20, 1819 ; m. Mary Lavina Stone of Glover, Vt. ; r. Nashua.
8. John P. b. Jan. 20, 1824 ; m. 1st Lydia Bemis of Weathersfield, Vt. ; m. 2d Laura Fay of
Weathersfield, Vt. ; r. Hanover.
9. Mary Lovina b. Jan. 9, 1826 ; m. 1st Oct. 25, 1849 Benjamin Jefts, b. Mason 1818, d.
unk. March 30, 1861.
1. Oren Leroy (Jefts) b. Springfield, Vt. Feb. 5, 1853 (q. v.).
m. 2d Perry H. Waldron (q. v.).
10. Solomon Mack b. Jan. 6, 1828 ; m. Nov. 9, 1859 Lura A. Nash (q. v.).
1. William Brown b. Dec. 8, 1861. 2. Carrie Frances b. Nelson June 22, 1869. 3. Alma Melissa b. Dec. 12, 1873.
George Howard son of Elijah and Hannah, d. Acworth ; m. Aug. 17, 1837
Sarah Anne Reed of Springfield, Mass.; a tin-peddler.
Thomas Howard b. Lyme, Conn. June 22, 1757; d. Marlow Aug. 23, 1842; m. Feb. 7, 1781 Hannah Beckwith
b. Alstead Dec. 4, 1762, d. Marlow May 14, 1801. Their ch. born in Marlow were Nathan, Thomas, Phebe,
Martin, Daniel, Fanny, Jonathan, and Ervin.
Thomas Howard b. Marlow Nov. 12, 1784; d. Nov. 8, 1851; m. May 8, 1808
Pamela Buss b. Marlboro' June 30, 1788, d. Jan. 18, 1867, dau. of John and Mary
(Wood) Buss.
1. George Washington b. Marlow Aug. 12, 1809; d. Warwick, Mass. Jan. 29, 1864; m. 1st
March 10, 1833 Martha Adams Tenney b. Marlboro' Oct. 4, 1808, d. there Oct. 25, 1842,
dau. of Eber and Lydia (Adams) Tenney.
1. Charles Thomas b. Marlboro'. 2. Francis Sumner b. Marlboro' Jan. 17, 1835; d. there June 17, 1838.
3. Lucius E. b. Marlboro' Aug. 24, 1837; d. there Oct. 24, 1837.
4. Mariah b. Marlboro' May 18, 1840: m. and r. Brattleboro', Vt. 5. An inf. b. 1842.
m. 2d Feb. 5, 1843 Ann S. Davis b. Marlboro' March 5, 1806.
5. Martha Ann b. Marlboro' Nov. 4, 1844; m. 1st Jewett; m. again and r. Orange, Mass.
6. Sarah B. b. Marlboro' Aug. 24, 1848; m. and r. Orange, Mass.
2. Andalusia b. Marlow Feb. 5, 1811 ; d. unm. Keene, Dec. 20, 1838.
3. James Madison b. Marlow Jan. 18, 1813 ; m. Caroline Winn of Wincheiidon, Mass. ; r.
Orange, Mass.
1. Orrin served in U. S. Navy and reported missing. 2. Ella.
4. Andrew Jackson b. Marlow March 13, 1815 ; m. Dec. 31, 1840 Rizpah Mack (q. v.).
334 GIL SUM.
1. Merrill Jackson b. Jan. 21, 1842; d. Nov. 19, 1878; m. Oct. 13, 1868 Julia Elizabeth Fisher b. Chester, Vt.
March 21, 1816, dau. of Joseph and Seliuda (Adams) Fisher. He was a merchant at Fitchburg, Mass.
1. Henri Fisher b. Rutland, Vt. Feb. 22, 1870. 2. Harry Merrill b. Rutland, Vt. Sept. 1, 1871.
3. Hermon Earle b. Fitchburg, Mass. Jan. 5, 1878.
2. Dennis Ashley b. Sept. 13, 1814 ; d. Feb. 13, 1849. 3. Andalusia Florella b. Oct. 8, 1846 ; d. Jan. 30, 1849.
4. Artie A. b. July 15, 1849; d. Jan. 2, 1871. 5. Hattie Kizpah b. March 29, 1852 ; m. Charles Nichols (q. v.).
6. Freddie b. Aug. 21, 1854; d. Feb. 13, 1855. 7. Frank Mack b. July 23, 1857.
5. Harriet Pamela b. Marlow July 21, 1817 ; m. Charles B. Snow of Lowell, Mass. a woolen
manufacturer ; r. Dundas, Ont.
1. Charles A. (Snow) a physician. 2. Harriet R. (Snow.) 3. Idelle M. (Snow.) 4. Walter H. (Snow.)
6. Francis Ashley b. Marlow Feb. 13, 1820 ; m. June 11, 1818 Eliza Ellen Howard (q. v.).
7. Mary Catherine b. Marlow Oct. 8, 1822 ; d. Dec. 12, 1876 ; m. Daniel Bemis b. Waltham,
Mass. 1805, d. Keene July 16, 1876.
1. May (Bemis) b. Aug. 10, 1863.
8. Ormacinda b. Marlow Jan. 3, 1826 ; m. Mason Guillow (q. v.).
9. Fanny Maria b. Marlow Nov. 25, 1828 ; d. there June 6, 1829.
10. Ursula Maria b. Marlow Nov. 5, 1832.
Daniel Howard bro. to preceding, was b. Marlow Dec. 28, 1790; d. Oct. 15?
18G2; m. June 29, 1815 Sally Mason b. Princeton, Mass. Aug. 3, 1793, d. May 19,
1872, dau. of Paul and Elizabeth (Priest) Mason ; rem. to Gilsum 1857.
1. Hannah Emily b. Marlow Jan. 5. 1822 ; d. Charlestown July 20, 1878 ; m. May 6, 1843
Lewis Gay b. Charlestown Feb. 12, 1820, son of Lewis and Elizabeth (Crane) Gay.
1. Sarah Elizabeth (Gay) b. Charlestown Ap. 4, 1844.
2. Martha Ellen (Gay) b. Charlestown Sept. 11, 1850.
3. Eva Lavina (Gay) b. Charlestown Sept. 22, 1852; m. June 23, 1875 Edward M. Meg-rath b. Charlestown
Feb. 20, 1849, son of Edward M. and Amy Megrath.
4. Sumner Fremont (Gay) b. Charlestown Oct. 14, 1856.
5. Clara Jane (Gay) b. Charlestown March 1, 1861; d. there Sept. 12, 1861.
2. Eliza Ellen b. Marlow Aug. 31, 1824 ; m. Francis A. Howard (q. v.).
Jonathan Howard bro. to preceding, b. Marlow Dec. 29, 1798; m. 1st Ap.
1825 Lucretia Beckwith b. Marlow July 10, 1800, d. there March 15, 1875, dau. of
Jason Beckwith; rem. to Gilsum 1878.
1. Thomas O. b. Marlow Dec. 13, 1832 ; d. in the army at Red River Ap. 13, 1864; m. Dec.
16, 1856 Rosie Asenath, dau. of Willard Dart ; r. Clear Lake, Iowa.
1. Thomas. 2. A dau. m., two ch.
2. Abigail Elsea b. Marlow July 22, 1834; d. there Aug. 13, 1868.
3. Austin Eastman b. Marlow Aug. 13, 1837 ; m. Nov. 6, 1862 Sarah Cole Dudley b. Ches-
terfield Jan. 22, 1840, dau. of Rev. Samuel Stephen and Mary (Stratton) Dudley ; r. Keene.
1. Walter Luman / , T, -p. D ,„„„
2. Waldo Austin \ b" Keene Dec- 8' 1862; d. there Sept. 29, 1863.
3. George Adelbert b. Keene Feb. 6, 1865.
4. Jonathan Wesley b. Marlow Aug. 27, 1844 ; m. Dec. 6, 1864 Ella Eliza Jennison b. Lang-
don Feb. 5, 1845, dau. of Levi and Eliza Ann (Howard) Jennison ; r. Keene.
1. Elsea Lucretia b. Keene June 20, 1875. 2. Gertrude Eliza b. Keene Feb. 19, 1878.
m. 2d Nov. 9, 1870 Mrs. Eliza Ann (Newman) Smith. (See Newman.)
TT(^ WTT1 Asa Howe rem. from Marlboro' Mass. to Acworth 1797, where he d. about 1825; m. Lucy
J-'-v^ TT XJ. Hayden and had eleven ch., the oldest of whom was Ephraim. [Mrs. Lucy H. Howe after-
wards m. Pike, and d. in Gilsum Ap. 17, 1842, xt. 82.]
Ephraim Howe b. Marlboro', Mass. Oct. 11, 1791 ; d. Acworth Feb. 4, 1865;
m. Charlotte Pike of Unity.
1. Austin P. b. Lempster Jan. 22, 1819; m. 1st Electa Bingham (q. v.) ; m. 2d 1846 Eliza-
beth Hamilton of Canada.
1. Lucy M. b. Canada May 30, 1847 ; m. about 1866 John Taylor; r. Claremont.
1. Edward Austin (Taylor.) 2. John William (Taylor.)
2. Lucy H. b. Acworth" Nov. 2, 1822; m. 1st William Bates (q. v.) ; m. 2d Samuel C. Hud-
son (q. v.).
3. Francis C. b. Georgia, Vt. Feb. 4, 1828 ; m. Jan. 25, 1853 Sarah Bates (q. v.) ; r. Lemp-
ster.
GENEALOGIES. 335
1. Lillian E. b. Aug. 25, 1859. 2. Elmer E. b. Sullivan Sept. 1, 1861. 3. Minnie b. Aug. 22, 1863.
4. Effie b. Marlow x\ug. 12, 1868. 5. Josie b. Lempster Oct. 20, 1876.
4. Asbury P. b. Berlin, Vt. June 10, 1831 ; in. Nov. 10, 1853 Diadema, dau. of Theron and
Fanny M. (Way) Hull of Acworth ; a teacher at Washington.
1. Frank H. b. Acworth Aug. 12, 1858.
5. Asa Erastus b. Albany. Vt. Oct. 12, 1834 ; killed in the army Sept. 29, 1864 ; m. Mrs.
Harriet (Beckwith) Bignall, d. Acworth Nov. 16, 1879.
1. Austin L. b. Acworth July 22, 1858. 2. George E. b. Acworth May 3, 1860.
3. John D. b. July 1862; d. Oct. 10, 1863.
Harrison G. Howe, a woolen manufacturer, 1833-4:; rem. to Mass.
TTtf^ Y\^T A IVTl Thomas Howland son of Stephen? of Long Island, m. Abigail Russell: r. Mentz,
LLV/ it _l_irii_~ XJ . jf_ y. Their ch. were Oliver (twin) r. Brandon, Vt. ; Olive (twin) m. her cousin
Caleb Howland r. Cato, N. Y.; Philander ; Alanson r. Cato, N. Y.; and Caleb r. Cato, N. Y.
Philander Howland b. Mentz, N. Y. Aug. 13, 1825; m. 1st June 11, 1850
Eliza Ann Smith (q. v.) d. Gardner, Mass. May 21, 1852.
1. Albon Philander b. Gardner, Mass. May 10, 1852 ; m. Ap. 26, 1874 Elsie Elizabeth Page
b. Swanzey June 28, 1854, dau. of Leander and Hannah W. (Brown) Page.
m. 2d Sept. 6, 1853 Martha Hubbard (q. v.).
2. Eliza Anna b. July 17, 1855 ; m. Feb. 16, 1878 Elbridge Gerry, son of Stephen Randall of
Richmond.
1. Frank (Randall) b. Keene Feb. 28, 1880.
3. Burton Hubbard b. May 10, 1857 ; d. Sept. 8, 1857. 4. Frank Ellsworth b. Marlow Oct.
8, 1858 ; d. there June 23, 1863. 5. George Henry b. Keene Sept. 4, 1860 ; d. there July
20, 1861. 6. Jennie Laura b. Keene Sept. 26, 1862. 7. Albert Eugene b. Keene Aug. 7,
1865 ; d. there Aug. 16, 1866. 8. Edward Wallace b. Keene Sept. 4, 1867.
Alfred Hoyle m. Antoinette ; worked in factory 1857-9.
1. A son b Aug. 27, 1857.
|_| 1 \\\ \\ \ fj T\ George Hubbard s. in Weathersfield, Conn. 1636; rem. to Guilford, Conn. ; m. Mary
J-1- *^ XJXHXXXLJ. ; anci a, Milford, Conn. Jan. 1683. Their son John rem. to Hadley, Mass. about
1660; m. Mary Merriam ? and d. Hatfield, Mass. about 1705. Their son Isaac b. Hadley, Mass. Jan. 16, 1667 ;
rem. to Sunderland, Mass. in 1714 where he was Deacon and d. Aug. 9, 1750 ; m. Ann dau. of Daniel Warner.
Their eldest son Dea. John b. Hatfield, Mass. Ap. 20, 1693; d. there Aug. 25, 1778; m. Hannah Cowles
of East Hartford, Conn. Their fourth child was Rev. John b. Hatfield, Mass. Nov. 5, 1726; graduated Yale
College 1747; settled over Cong. Chh. at Northfield, Mass. May 30, 1750, where he d. Nov. 28, 1794; m. Dec. 26,
1753 Anna, dau. of Capt. Samuel and Ann (Ellsworth) Hunt. They had ten ch., the oldest of whom, John s. at
Charlestown, and was father of Gov. Hubbard. Two others Roswell and Erastus settled in Sullivan. Erastus b.
Northfield, Mass. June 4, 1761, rem. from Sullivan to Vernon, Vt. Roswell b. Northfield, Mass. Nov. 15, 1756; m.
Elizabeth Church (q. v.); d. Sullivan March 6, 1S16, set. 53. Their ch. were Roswell, Fanny m. Erastus Kemp,
Eliza m. Benj. Tyler, Ellsworth, George, Hezro, and Mary Ann m. Samuel Osgood.
Ellsworth Hubbard b. Sullivan Aug. 9, 1781; d. there March 4, 1859; m.
1st jSTov. 28, 1816 Leviuah Frost b. Sullivan March 7, 1795, d. there Ap. 13,
1832, dau. of Elijah and Elizabeth (Farrar) Frost.
1. George Frost b. Sullivan Dec. 4, 1817 ; d. there Aug. 1872 ; in. Jan. 8, 1846 Betsey Ward-
well.
1. Abby Levinah. 2. John Milton. 3. Minot Wesley. 4. Charles Woods.
2. Harriet Levinah b. Sullivan Oct. 2, 1819 ; d. Keene Nov. 26, 1872 ; m. Ap. 11, 1843
George, son of Arnos and Betsey (Wilder) Wardvrell.
1. George Osgood (Wardwell.) 2. Amos Frost (Wardwell.) 3. Hattie Maria (Wardwell.)
3. Elizabeth Flora b. Sullivan Dec. 12, 1821 ; d. there Ap. 6, 1855 ; m. June 5, 1844 Levi
Fiske Mason b. Sullivan Sept. 16, 1819, son of Jeremiah and Arethusa (Fiske) Mason.
1. Almon Clifford (Mason.) 2. Lester Everett (Mason.)
4. Mary Ann b. Sullivan Nov. 9, 1823 ; m. Nov. 25, 1847 John Locke b. Sullivan Ap. 30,
1823, son of Samuel and Lydia (Fay) Locke.
1. Theodore Jewett (Locke.) 2. Frances Ardella (Locke.)
5. Martha b. Sullivan Jan. 13, 1826 ; m. Philander Howland (q. v.).
6. Laura Maria b. Sullivan Jan. 22, 1828.
m. 2d July 8, 1835 Mrs Nancy (Mark) Hubbard (q. v.).
336 GIL SUM.
7. Henry Ellsworth b. Sullivan March 11, 1836 ; m. 1st Dec. 7, 1866 Sophia Charity Stough-
ton b. Roxbury, Vt. Nov. 17, 1842, d. Lowell. Mass. Jan. 3, 1868, dau. of William Stoughton.
1. Ethel Sophia b. Lowell, Mass. Dec. 29, 1867.
m. 2d Dec. 24, 1872 Mary Ann Rowell b. Lynn, Mass. Feb. 26, 1845, dau. of Joseph Mason
and Mary Ann (Johnson) Rowell.
2. Walter Mason b. Keene Aug. 16, 1874. 3. Grace Ellsworth b. Keene Feb. 4, 1879.
Hezro Hubbard bro. to the preceding, was b. Sullivan July 18, 1799; d. Aug.
1, 1831; m. May 14, 1829 Nancy M. Mark (q. v.).
1. Elizabeth Barnet b. June 30, 1830 ; d. June 1, 1834.
2. Hezro William b. Oct. 12, 1831 ; m. July 1, 1857 Mary Abby Lane b. Lincoln, Me. Feb.
12, 1835, dau. of Jonathan and Sophia (Blake) Lane ; a machinist ; r. Keene.
1. William Lane b. Sullivan July 23, 1858. 2. Ada Annette b. Keene Jan. 1863; d. there March 28, 1863.
3. Annie May b. Keene Dec. 11,*1868. 4. Lew Ellsworth b. Keene Aug. 30, 1873.
George Canstost Hubbard, son of George and Eliza (Cannon) Hubbard, (see
Bill,) was b. Sullivan Ap. 14, 1827; m. Nov. 21, 1849 Abigail Delight Huntley
(q. v.).
1. Fanny Emma b. Keene Aug. 20, 1850 ; d. Sullivan Aug. 16, 1870.
2. Osman Huntley b. SullivanJuly 23, 1862. 3. Charles Lincoln b. Surry Oct. 12, 1866.
Levi Hubbard of Holden, Mass. rem. to Walpole; m. Jones. Their son Daniel was b. Walpole Sept. 9,
1793; m. Aug. 24, 1817 Catherine Griffin b. Surry May 8, 1799. Two of their sons were George and Albert.
George Hubbard b. Walpole Nov. 18, 1827; m. Dec. 3, 1854 Marcia Jane
Wright b. Springfield, Yt. March 29, 1838, dau. of Jesse Dawson and Abigail
(Mosely) Wright; r. Sullivan.
1. Arthur Jones b. Westmoreland June 24, 1857. 2. Henrv Walter b. March 13, 1859.
3. George b. Keene June 26, 1867 ; d. there Oct. 7, 1867. "
4. Emma Jane b. Sullivan June 26, 1871.
Albert Hubbard bro. of preceding, was b. Walpole May 29, 1829; m. March
23, 1854 Hannah Caty Livermore b. Dalton Nov. 30, 1834, d. June 9, 1879, dau. of
Ezra and Betsey (Kidder) Livermore.
1. Charlie Albert b. Keene Feb. 22, 1855 ; m. Nov. 28, 1878 Nettie Mary Johnson b. Wards-
boro', Vt. June 18, 1857, dau. of Thomas Fessenden and Philura Melissa (Fitts) Johnson.
1. Herbert b. Oct. 9, 1879.
2. Addie Betsey b. Marlboro' Dec. 5, 1857 ; m. 1876 Edmond son of Nazaire and Marie
(Marin) Lapham ; r. Salem, Mass.
1. Albert Edmund (Lapham) b. Salem, Mass. May 4, 1877.
3. Ezra Livermore b. Marlboro' Oct. 23, 1859. 4. Frank Kidder b. Marlboro' Sept. 25, 1861.
Alonzo Hubbard m. March 18, 1834 Mrs. Anna Fay " both of Walpole."
Brooks Hudson m. Sally Clark (q. v.) d. Oct. 7, 1829.
1. James b. Jan. 25, 1792; d. Green Garden, 111. ; m. 1st Feb. 2, 1814 Lucinda Corey (q. v.)
d. Dec. 16, 1825.
1. Lucinda b. June 14, 1815; m. Francis A. Guillow (q. v.).
2. James b. Sept. 2, 1817; m. March 13, 1839 Maria, dau. of Samuel Tenney of Marlow.
1. Oscar d. from sickness contracted in the army. 2. Eddie d. ch.
3. Hiram b. Aug. 3, 1820; d. Keene Sept. 17, 1876; m. Oct. 10, 1848 Rosetta Phebe Smith b. Acworth Jan.
1, 1825, dau. of Henry and Rebecca (Bisby) Smith.
4. Samuel Corey b. Jan. 10, 1823; m. 1st Dec. 1846 Merinda F. Twining (q. v.) d. Shrewsbury, Vt. 1854;
r. Green Garden, 111.
1. Ann Eliza b. Shrewsbury '/ Vt. March 8, 1850; m. Dec. 9, 1869 Ivers O. Scales of Townsend, Mass.; a house-painter;
r. Manchester.
1. Ernest Albert (Scales) b. Manchester Feb. 6, 1871.
2. Alfred Watson (Scales) b. Manchester Jan. 12, 1874 ; d. there Oct. 8, 1874.
m. 2d about 1870 Mrs. Lucy (Howe) Bates (q. v.).
5. Sophronia b. Nov. 14, 1825 ; m. 1st Francis Smith d. Acworth Dec. 1846, son of David and Polly
(Harris) Smith of Marlow.
1. Euijene (Smith) b. Acworth about 1844; d. there Feb. 1847.
2. Emma Frances (Smith) b. Shrewsbury, Vt. June 1847; d. umn. Green Garden, 111.
m. 2d John Orrison, son of John and Mary ? (Tarbell) Williams of Acworth.
3. Irving (Williams.) 4. Clara Rosette (Williams.) 5. Herbert (Williams.) 6. John (Williams.)
GENEALOGIES. 387
7. Mary Ella (Williams,) all b. Acworth, ami 8. Frank (Williams) b. Green Garden, 111.
m. 2d about 1826 Bailey of Washington, d. Oct. 7, 1829.
6. Eudora b. 1827 ; r. Center Valley, Kansas,
m. 3d Rebecca Carpenter (q.v.).
7. Sarah b. Surry m. John Carpenter; r. Center Valley, Kansas; several ch.
8. Charles b. Surry m. and r. Ark. 9. Henry b. Vt. m. and r. Ark. ; several eh.
10. Harriet b. Vt. m. and r. Center Valley, Kansas.
2. Clark b. Jan. 29, 1794 ; r. Buffalo, N. Y.
Peter Hunter b. Scotland; bro. of Mrs. Robert Cuthbert; taxed here 1868.
Amos Huntley son of Amos and Delight (Tinker) Huntley from Lyme, Conn,
was b. Amsterdam, N". Y. Nov. 16, 1790; d. July 23, 1879; m. Dec. 1818 Betsey
Baker b. Marlow Feb. 25, 1800, d. Dec. 1, 1874, sister of Bishop Osman Baker of
the M. E. church.
1. Osman L. b. Alstead Sept. 20, 1819 ; d. unm. Marlow Feb. 25, 1850.
2. Isaac W. b. Alstead Dec. 17, 1821; d. unm. Marlow Nov. 5, 1852.
3. Harriet C. b. Marlow Ap. 23, 1824; d. there unm. March 3, 1846.
4. Abigail Delight b. Marlow July 30, 1827 ; m. George C. Hubbard (q. v.).
5. Oscar Hamilton b. Marlow July 4, 1829 ; m. Feb. 6, 1878 Laura F., dau. of John W. Swope
of Macon, 111. He is a physician and r. Biula, 111.
6. Emily T. b. Marlow Nov. 23, 1831 ; d. there Dec. 1, 1846.
David Huntley on tax list 1809.
Moses Huntley m. Phebe .
1. Moses b. June 29, 1768.
Joseph Huntoon father of Mrs. Milton Silsby, lived here 1845-6.
Gideon Walker Huntress b. Portsmouth Nov. 9, 1798 ; d. Boscawen Ap. 2,
1870; m. Feb. 4, 1827 Ruth, dau. of Nathaniel and Susannah (Jackman) Thurston;
a tailor.
1.. William Augustus b. Hopkinton Nov. 14, 1827; m. 1852 Mary Ann Taylor ; served in
U. S. Navy three years, including the time of the Mexican War ; merchant, Post Master, and
Justice of the Peace at Boscawen.
1. Augustus Wood. 2. Anna Elizabeth. 3. Florence Martha.
4. William Louis. 5. Nellie Wyatt. 6. Fannie Sheaf.
2. John Emery b. Boscawen Sept. 6, 1838 ; m. 1st Jan. 1860 Sarah Josephine Carter ; Post
Master several years ; Station Agent and Telegraph operator at Boscawen.
1. John Sanborn b. Boscawen July 29, 1862. 2. Sarah Josephine d. inf.
m. 2d 1871 Eliza Ann Littleneld d. Boscawen Ap. 7, 1878.
3. Mary Frances b. Boscawen May 1872.
m. 3d Nov. 1878 Mrs. Ella Jane Plummer.
3. Clara Ann b. Boscawen May 24, 1840 ; d. there Sept. 9, 1870 ; m. Charles Alvah Lang, a
shoe manufacturer ; r. Boscawen.
1. Harry Washington (Lang) b. Boscawen Feb. 22, 1859; r. Colorado.
2. Abbie Lizzie (Lang) b. Boscawen Aug. 27, 1861.
4. Charles Walker b. Boscawen Ap. 21, 1842 ; d. there June 18, 1859.
5. George Henry b. Boscawen July 21, 1844 ; d. there unm. Nov. 14, 1864.
6. Francis Edson b. Boscawen Oct. 21, 1846; m. May 14, 1873 Sarah Margaret Higgins ; a
shoe manufacturer at Richmond, Me.
7. Albert Bridge b. Boscawen Ap. 7, 1849 ; d. there Ap. 27, 1864.
TT~| I > V\ Also written Herd and Heard. This family has been somewhat noted for physical strength,
■*-*- *-* -*-*' *J • long life, and military tastes. About 1635, John and Adam Hurd, bros., came from England to
Stratford, Conn. John Hurd appears to have been a land surveyor, and was " a man of education and influence."
In 1644 he was appointed by the General Court to collect money in Conn, for " the mayntenaunce of scollers at
Cambridge." He was for several years member of the Legislature at New Haven. Among his ch. was Ebenezer
b. 1668; rem. to East Haddam, Conn., where be had a son Justus who rem. to Gilsum.
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338 GIL SUM.
Justus Hurd b. East Haddam, Conn. 1721; d. March 31, 1804; m. Rachel Ful-
ler b. Conn. 1726, d. Chesterfield 1815, dan. of Robert and (Lane) Fuller.
1. Elizabeth b. East Haddam, Conn. May 22, 1748 ; m. Col. Jabez Beckwith of Lempster.
1. Nathaniel (Beckwith) d. Lempster. 2. Elizabeth (Beckwith) m. Asa Way of Lempster.
3. Martin (Beckwith) b. Lempster Ap. 28, 1780; m. 1808 Tirzah Judd d. 1858. He is still living August
1880.
1. Hiram (Beckwith) a clergyman at Spring Lake, Mich. 2. Tirzah (Beckwith) d. Lempster? 1858; m. Harrington.
3. Homer (Beckwith.) 4. Elizabeth (Beckwith) m. Charles Greenleaf. 5. Caroline (Beckwith.)
4. Jabez (Beckwith.)
2. Shubael b. East Haddam, Conn. Jan. 25, 1750; d. Lempster March 1, 1827; m. 1st
Rachel Beckwith b. East Haddam, Conn. June 20, 1750, d. June 14, 1800.
1. Abigail b. East Haddam, (Jonu. Nov. 26, 1770; d. Grafton. Vt.; m. May 14, 1789 Benjamin Willey; r.
Goshen, where they had seven ch.
2. Lucy b. Ap. 18, 1772; d. Ap. 1832; m. Nathan Wilcox of Newport; rem. West; four ch.
3. Shubael b. Feb. 26, 1774; d. Baltimore, Md. (on a visit,) March 22, 1854; in. 1st Asenath Storey b.
Goshen 1770, d. Lempster Aug. 16, 1826.
1. Collins b. Goshen July 11, 1796; d. Lempster Ap. 30, 1876; m. Sallv Way.
I. Nancy Moore b. Lempster May 19, 181G; d. there July 10, 1839. 2. G"eorge Oscar b. Lempster Oct. 2fi, 1S17 ; d. there Ap. 3,
1840. 3. Huldah Elizabeth b. Lempster Feb. 17, 1S19 ; d. there Oct. 17, 1836.
4. Collins Olney b. Lempster Oct. 4, 1821 ; in. May 1847 Maria Sturtevant of Craftsbury, Vt. ; r, Muscatine, Iowa.
1. Lucius. 2. Ella.
5. Henry b. Lempster Aug. 8, 1823; m. Nov. 3, 1846 Lavinia Maria Eaton b. Sutton, dau. of Nathaniel and Susan (Philbrick )
Eaton ; r. Lempster.
1. Jennie Luella b. Lempster Aug. 25, 1H49; d. there Aug. 24, 1851.
2. Edsou Leo I). Lempster July 4, 1851 ; m. May 21, 1S74 Louisa Maria Mann It. Lempster, dan. of Elbridge and Betsey (Hos-
ley) Mann.
1. Nettie Luella '■- Lempster Hurt] 16, 1870.
3. Frank Elmer b. Lempster Ap. 25, L861. 4. STettle Matilda b. Lempster July 1, 1863.
6. Hubert b. Lempster March 6, 1825; m. Dec. 13, 1S4S Eliza Nason; r. Fond du Lac, Wise.
1. Ann Eliza, z. Alice M. 3. Waldo.
7. Sarah Asenath b. Lempster Nov. 27, 182G ; m. Ap. 2G, 1855 Addison Miller of Walpole.
8. Shubael Way b. Lempster Sept. 30, 1828 ; in. Feb. 21, 1854 Clara dau. of John May ; r. Washington.
1. May. 2. Fred.
9. Truman b. Lempster Oct. 5, 1830; m. Ap. 11, 1S59 Emeline Rideout of Hollis, where they r.
1. Carrie. 2. Monroe. :;. Everett. 4. Katie.
10. Lima Sophia b. Lempster Ap. 3, 1833; d. Newburgh, Ohio June 5, 1859 ; m. June 5, 1855 Luke C. Ober of Boston, Mass.; r.
Newburgh, Ohio.
1. Marion (Ober.)
II. Harriet Phileua b. Lempster Nov. 28. 1S35 ; m. March S, 1854 John P. Willard of Lempster ; r. Wise.
1. Nellie (Willard.) i. Myra (Willard.) 3. Mal.rl (Willard.)
12. Stephen Rogers b. Lempster Jan. 0, 1837 ; r. there.
13. Maria Elizabeth b. Lempster Sept. 5, 1839 ; m. Oct. 7, 1857 Sumner Chapman of Windsor ; r. Greenfield, Mass.
1. Clifton Monroe (Chapman.)
14. George Douglas b. Lempster Nov. 29, 1S41 ; m. Dec. 3, 18G1 Julia A. Davis, dau. of Moses and Semantha (Thornton) Davis of
Lempster. •
1. Chester. 2. Jennie.
2. Lucy b. Lempster June 4, 1798; d. Vineland, N. J. ; m. James, son of Aaron Hardy of Lempster.
1. Asenath (Hardy) m. Nathan Ames of Hollis.
3. Harriet b. Lempster Feb. 11, 1800; d. Townsend, Mass. 1876; m. Reuben, son of Aaron Hardy of Lempster.
1. Louisa (Hardy.) 2. Sarah (Hardy.) 3. George (Hardy.) 4. Milan (Hardy. )
4. Lima b. Lempster Sept. 14, 1803; m. Reuben Ober of Washington; r. Newburgh, Ohio.
1. Sophia (Ober) in. Darius Allen of Westminster, Mass.
5. Lumau b. Lempster March 13, 1805; d. Providence, R. I. Jan. 24, 1867; m. Laura Vickery of Washington; r. Prov-
idence, R. I.
1. Gustine.
6. Erastus b. Lempster July 7, 1812; d. Newport Sept. 11, 1842.
7. Rhoda b. Lempster Oct. 7, 1813; m. Bartlett Gunnison of Goshen; r. Canandaigua, N. Y.
8. Sophia b. Lempster Oct. 2, 1815; d. Lowell, Mass.; m. Denuison, son of John Dudley of Lempster; r. Lowell, Mass.
1. Ella (Dudley.)
9. Lyman D. b. Lempster Oct. 14, 1817; m- Senah, dau. of Ezra and Theodosia (Butterfield) Minor; r. Vineland, N. J.
1. Leon. 2. Clarence,
m. 2d Mrs. Lydia (Brainerd) Wheeler d. Lempster Sept. 5, 1857, ffit. 77.
4. Flavel b. Oct. 19, 1776; d. Lempster July 1849; m. June 30, 1799 Abigail Story b. Goshen Feb. 9, 1778.
1. Ansel m. Willey, r. Ogden, Ohio. 2. Candace m. Willey, r. Ogden, Ohio. 3. Franklin d. unm.
5. Wealthy b. Lempster May 30, 1779; d. Nashua; m. May 31, 1801 Alvin Wood; r. Lempster.
1. Emily (Wood) m. Carlos Clark of Nashua. 2. Matilda (Wood) m.
6. Candace b. Lempster June 7, 1781; m. June 4, 1806 Byron Beckwith b. Lempster March 24, 1781, d.
there Jan. 1859, son of Niles and Jemima (Wedge) Beckwith (q. v.). She is still living August 1880.
1. Luman (Beckwith) b. Orwell, Vt. Nov. 1, 1808; d. there Nov. 23, 1808.
2. Elvira (Beckwith) b. Orwell, Vt. May 24, 1811; d. Methuen, Mass. Nov. 29, 1839; m. John Buckminster; r.
Methuen, Mass. 3. Diana (Beckwith) b. Orwell, Vt. Sept. 7, 1813; d. unm. Lempster 1825.
4. Harriet (Beckwith) b. Orwell, Vt. Nov. 2, 1815; d. unm. Lempster 1829.
5. Emeline (Beckwith) b. Unity Aug. 29, 1818; d. Lempster 1847; m. Marvin Spencer.
1. Luman (Spencer) d. in army.
7. Rachel b. Lempster Oct. 14, 1783; d. Albion, N. Y. ; m. Phinehas Wilcox of Newport; three ch.
8. Liddia b. Lempster June 21, 1786; d. there unm. Feb. 29, 1804.
9. Matilday b. Lempster Ap. 4, 1788; d. there Sept. 9, 1862; m. Roswell, son of Freegrace Booth.
1. Alvan (Booth.) 2. Matilda Hurd (Booth) b. Lempster May 3, 1826; m. John Scribner (q. v.).
10. Luman b. Lempster Feb. 2, 1791 ; killed instantly at moving a School House in Lempster 1805.
11. Sophia b. Lempster Dec. 6, 1795; d. Maiden, Mass.; m. Gen. William, son of William and Jerusha
(Sabin) Cary ; six ch.
GENEALOGIES.
m. 2d Mrs. Isabel (Ames) Smith d. Peterboro' Aug. 1847, xt. 84.
12. Smith b. Lempster Jan. 11, 1S03; d. there March 3, 1877; m. May 30, 1825 Mehitabel Emerson b.
Goshen Jan. 13, 1804, dau. of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Lakeman) Emerson.
1. Yorick Gordon b. Lempster Feb. 17, 1827; m. 1st May 17, 1853 Marv Ann Twitcbel), b. Acwortb 1828, d. Amesbury,
Mass. Oct. 11, 1858, dau. of Eli and Lima (Silsby) Twitchell; m. 2d Nov. 5, 1881 Ruth Ann Brown b. Salisbury, Mass.
Jan. 11, 1838, dau. of Nathaniel and Ann (Follansbee) Brown.
1. Josephine Foltnusbee (adopted) b. Ipswich, Mass. June 9, 1858.
2. Robert Smith b. Lempster March 25, 1829; d. unm. Cincinnati, Ohio July 27, 1852.
3. Isabel Elizabeth b. Lempster Jan. 20, 1831; d. Manchester 1878; m. May 17, 1853 Dr. John G. Parker b. Peterboro'
Julv 2, 1819; rem. to Warner, where be d.
1. James Freddie (Parker) b. Dublin Ap. 9, 1854.
4. Dency b. Lempster Feb. 4. 1833; m. 1st Austin Spencer.
1. Alice (Spencer ) 2. Mary Maud (Spencer.)
m. 2d Aspasio King; r. South Vineland, N. J.
5. Eunice Emerson b. Lempster March 3, 1835.
6. George Walker b. Lempster Sept. 18, 1837; m. Sept. 16, 1883 Eliza Ann Fletcher b. Sunapee Jan. 25, 1846, dau. of
Francis P. and Joanna (Thompson) Fletcher.
1. Robert Leon b. Lempster Sept. 24, L864. 2. Elbert. Eugene b. Lempster Nov. 20, 1870.
7. Daniel Emerson b. Lempster Oct. 25, 1843; m. 18G4 Ruth Matilda, dau. of Timothy and (Field) Bruce of Lemp-
ster; r. Topsfield, Mass.
1. Amo E. 2. Winnie scalded to death. 3. Albert.
13. Justus b. Lempster May 15, 1805; d. St. Louis, Mo.; m. 2d Sarah Gordon.
1. Pinneo. 2. Isalba.
3. Uzzel b. East Haddam, Conn. 1752 ; m. May 1, 1777 Ruth, dau. of Ebenezer and Bath-
sheba Day of Keene : served in Revolution; r. Lempster.
1. Fhilynda b. Lempster Ap. 27, 1781; d. Boston, Mass.; m. Levi Abel.
2. Ruth b. Lempster Nov. 27, 1783; d. there of spotted fever Ap. 21, 1813; m. Eliphalet Booth.
3. Uzzel b. Lempster Oct. 29, 1786; m. Clarissa T. Smith; a merchant at Merrimac.
4. Erastus Day b. Lempster Oct. 21, 1789; d. there unm. Aug. 23, 1806.
m. 2d Ap. 12. 1827 Jerusha Yeomans of Alstead.
4. Huldali b. East Haddam, Conn. 1754 ; in. 1st Obadiah Wilcox (q. v.) ; m. 2d Thomas Red-
ding (q. v.).
5. Ebenezer 1). East Haddam, Conn. Ap. 10,1756: d. Croydon Oct. 28, 1824; m. Abigail
Kempton b. Uxbridge, Miiss. Ap. 4, 1764, d. Croydon Dec. 30, 1841, dau. of Ephraim and
Hannah (Battles) Kempton.
1. Sarah b. Ap. 3, 1782; d. Lempster 1797. 2. Abigail b. Sept. 4, 178-1; d. unm. Newport Aug. 1851.
3. Elias b. May 5, 1787; d. Chesterfield, Penn. 1862; m. Jane, dau. of Moses Thurston.
1. Moses b. Lebanon about 1807; d. Newport Feb. 1869; m. Delia, dau. of Barzillai and Hannah (Powers) Barton of
Croydon.
1. Melissa d. ch.
2. Sumner b. Newport about 1837; was a Capt. in 5th N. H. Reg't in war of rebellion ; m. Etta of Baltimore, Md. ; r. Vine-
land, N. J.
1. Anna. '2. Mary, ft Josephine. Two more.
3. Jane b. Newport abeiit 1- it ; in. Is7n Eugene Paul, son of Azor and Rowena (Reed) Paul; r. Vineland, N. J.
4. Melissa b. Newport 1841 ; in. Ira son of Asa and Mary (Way) Smith; r. Langdon. 5. Lewis d. unm. Newport 1SG2.
G. Ziba d. ch. 7. Horace b. Newport about ls."'j ; in. Nettie Prouty : r. Newport.
2. Huldah b. Orange, Vt. about 181 III; m. and rem. to Rochester, N. Y. where she d; two sons.
3. Elvira b. Orange, Vt. Feb. 10, 1811; m. James, son of Roswell and (Flanders) Kelsey ; r. Newport.
1. Roswell (Kelsey^ m. Harriet Lewis ; r. Newport; three ch. 2. Eliza (Kelsey) d. ch.
3. Eliza (Kelsey) in. Thomas Shurtleff ; r. Bellows Falls, Vt.; one ch.
4. Abigail b. Orange, Vt. 1813; d. Jacksonville, Fla. 1874: m. 1st Nelson Dunham of Danville, Vt. ; in. 2d Otis Keene.
5. alary b. Danville. Vt. 1815; m. Nelson Hatch; r. Silver Creek, Penn.; several eh.
li. l!enrv Harrison h. Danville, Vt. 1817: r. Clearfield, Penn.; m. and has several eh.
7. Lewis b. Danville, Vt 1819; m. and r Clearfield, Penn. 8. Eben b. Danville, Vt. 1821 ; m. and r. 111.
9. Fanny b. Danville, Vt. 1823; m. Daniel Miles; r. Kansas; four dans.
1(1. Eliza b. Danville, Vt. 1825; m. 1st Emmons of Newport; m. 2d Dumain; r. Chicago, 111. ; one dau.
4. Hosea d. ch. Crovdon. 5. Ebenezer b. Jan. 27, 1790; d. Feb. 4, 1790.
6. Henry b. Croydon July 6, 1793; m. March 17, 1828 Abigail Gibson b. Croydon Ap. 18, 1800, dau. of
William and Abigail (Sangar) Gibson.
1. William Henry b. Crovdon Aug. 31, 1829; d. Carlton Place, Canada Dec. 28, 1868; in. May 10, 1859 Rosalind, dau.
of James Rosamond ; a physician.
1. Margaret Abigail d. ch. 2. Rosalind Lucia d. ch. 3. Emiiy Mary Ann b. Canada July 1865.
2. Emily Gibson b. Croydon July 25, 1831; d. Lempster May 29, 1859; in. Jan. 1, 1854 Truman W., son of Dr. Truman
Abell of Lempster.
3. Charles Edwin b. Crovdon June 15, 18 ;:): in. Dec. 30, I860 Frances Mardie Tooker; r. Hyde Park, Mass.
1. Charles Willard b. Providence, R. I. Dec. 3, I860. 2. Gracie Marguerite b. Somerville, Mass. Aug. 17, 1872.
3. William Hovey b. Chelsea, Mass. Sept. 1, 1875.
4. Nancy Sabrina b. Crovdon March 0. 1835; m. Darius Porter (q. v.).
5. Lucia Williams !>. Grovdon March 31. 1837; d. Lempster Jan. 13. 1878; m. Henry Howard; r. Lempster.
(i. Willard Otis b. Croydon Dee 7. Is 19; m. Aug. 1860 Randilla Wilbur dau. of Henry and Sally (Powers) Howard of
Grantham; served as surgeon in 3d N. Y. Reg't.
1. Henry Wilbur b. Grantham Ap. 3. 1867. 2. Anna Maria b. Grantham Feb. 4, 1872.
7. Marshall Perkins b. Croydon Ap. 3, 1843; killed at Antietam Sept. 19, 1862.
7. Fanny b. Lempster May 2, 1800; m. March 17, 1828 Aimer Hall b. Crovdon March 1804, d. Newport
May 2, 1877, son of Abijah and Polly (Reed) Hall; r. Newport.
8. Cyrus b. Lebauon Nov. 27, 1805; 'd. Claremont Sept. 1876; m. Jemima, dau. of Joseph and (East-
man) Bean of Grantham.
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1. Elias b. Grantham 1833; m. Sarah Davis of Vt.; r. Claremont.
2. Elvira b. Claremont 1837; d. Lowell, Mass.; m. Joseph Quimby, a manufacturer at Lewiston Falls, Me.
1. Ida Evangeline (Quimby) b. Lawrence, Mass. 1857.
3. Abbie b. Claremont? 1839; m. Josiah Wilson; r. Claremont; three ch.
4. Elmira m. and r. Boston, Mass. 5. Austin m. Norris of Meriden; r. Claremont; one ch.
6. William killed at Williamsburgh, Va.
6. Rachel b. East Haddam, Conn. 1758 ; m. Berzeleel Mack (q. v.).
7. Zadok b. East Haddam, Conn. 1760; m. Sept. 2, 1784 Molly Griswold (q. v.).
1. Robert Lane b. Ap. 11, 1785.
3* Calvin b' Oct 24 'l78Q-' f ^' °^ yeh°w fe^er while on business at New Orleans, La.
4. Lucinda b. March 26, 1792. 5. Salmon b. June 8, 1794.
6. Justus b. Aug. 11, 1796. 7. Molly b. Sept. 8, 1798.
8. Robert Lane b. East Haddam, Conn. Feb. 29, 1764 ; d. Vienna, Mich. Aug. 25 ? 1856 ; m.
Nov. 28, 1788 Lydia Russell b. Lunenburg, Mass. Feb. 1768, d. Vienna, Mich. Feb. 1823,
dau. of William and Lucy (Goldsmith) Russell.
1. Russell Goldsmith b. July 3, 1789; d. Vienna, Mich. Sept. 1860; m. 1st Rebecca Sawyer d. Vienna,
Mich. 1858, dau. of Jonathan Sawyer of Alstead.
1. Nelson b. Pike, N. Y. about 1816; m. Sarah Harrison of Lewiston, N. Y.
1. Jerome. 2. Lois.
2. Calista b. Pike, N. Y. about 1818; d. Vienna, Mich. 1851; m. John Wright.
1. Homer (Wright.)
3. Eliza b. Pike, N. Y. 1822; m. Jehiel, son of Ozias Boutwell of Gainesville, N. Y.
1. flttSSeB (Boutwell.) 2. Helen (Boutwell.) 3. Eugene (Boutwell.) 4. Adah (Boutwell.) 6. Ozias (Boutwell.)
4. Hiram b. Pike, N. Y. May? 1825; r. unm. Vienna, Mich.
5. Franklin b. Pike, N. Y. about 1827; m. Celia Mason d. Vienna, Mich, soon after marriage.
6. Sawver b. Pike, N. Y. about 1829; m. July 3, 1856 Marietta Toogood of Vienna, Mich.
1. Walter.
m. 2d '1859 Mrs Flora Cole.
2. Livarita b. Ap. 7, 1791; d. unm. Portageville, N. Y. Julv 1868.
3. Huldah b. March 27, 1793; d. Chesterfield Jan. 1824; m. Ap. 14, 1818 Moses Smith of Chesterfield.
1. Albert Brigham (Smith) b. Chesterfield May 1819; m. Roxana Willard; r. Wisconsin.
1. .Era (Smith.)
2. Elvira Adaline (Smith) b. Chesterfield March 1821 ; m. Bond of Wise. 3. Juliette (Smith) d. inf.
4. Justus Lyman b. Feb. 5, 1795; d. Pike, N. Y. 1850; m. Clarissa Patch, d. Vienna, Mich, about 1863,
dau. of Abraham Patch of Brandon, Vt,
1. Livarita d. ch.
2. Mary b. Pike, N. Y. ; m. Richard Roan of Vienna, Mich.
1. Robert Lyman (Roan) accidentally killed in childhood. 2. Sarah Cecilia (Roan) d. ch.
3. Sarah b. Pike, N. Y. ; atailoress at Vienna, Mich. 4. Jeannette Merilla b. Pike, N. Y.
5. Robert Bruce b. Pike, N. Y. ; killed in the war of the rebellion.
6. Elizabeth b. Pike, N. Y.; m. Dr. George? Orr of Centerville, N. Y.
1. Adelbert (Orr.)
5. Lydia b. Ap. 8, 1797; d. Portageville. N. Y. 1871 ; m. 1845 Roswell Lathrop Gordon from Conn.
6. Ansel Milton b. June 24, 1799; m. 1835 Amy Elizabeth Furnace b. Mass. 1817.
I. Byron b. Lewiston, N. Y.; rem. to Ohio. 2. Emmett b. Lewiston, N. Y. ; m. and r. Flint, Mich.
3. Alice b. Lewiston, N. Y. ; m. May, a cabinet-maker at Vienna, Mich. 4. Francena b. Lewiston, N. Y. ; in.
5. Milton b. Lewiston, N. Y. ; d. ch. 6. George b. Lewiston, N. Y. ; d. inf. 7. Hugh b. I'ike, N. Y.; a shoemaker.
8. Sidney b. Pike, N. Y. ; d. inf. 9. Daniel b. Vienna, Mich. 10. Amy b. Vienna, Mich.
II. Jeanette b. Vienna, Mich.; and one more.
7. Merilla b. Julv 21, 1801 ; m. 1st Aug. 1844 John Saunders Whittier b. Hopkinton, R. I. 1785, d. Auburn,
N. Y. 1848; m. 2d Luther Locke (q. v.).
8. Robert Leonard b. Ap. 6, 1804; m. Charlotte, dau. of Capt. Asahel and (Boggs) Newcomb of Pike, NY.
1. Rev. William Wallace m. Belinda Whitney : a Methodist minister. 2. Helen Marr d. inf.
9. Polly b. July 6, 1806; d. Caneadea, N. Y. 1862; m. Ozro Thomas.
1. Helen Marr (Thomas) m. Martin. 2. Francena (Thomas) m. a doctor and went West. 3. Mary (Thomas.)
4. Charles (Thomas.) 5- Antoinette (Thomas.)
m. 2d Aug. 1828 Mrs. Lucy (Howe) (West) Wynegar.
9. Asenath b. East Haddam, Conn. Oct. 15, 1766 ; d. Potsdam, N. Y. Aug. 24, 1853 ; m.
1790 Jacob Smith 1). Middleboro', Mass. Sept. 13, 1766, d. Potsdam, N. Y. Jan. 26, 1837,
son of John and Sarah (Chipman) Smith.
1. John Chipman (Smith) b. Lempster June 1, 1791; was a teacher and assisted in founding Knoxville
College, 111., where he d. Sept. 28, 1836; m. Lucy Wellington of Alstead.
1. John Chipman (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. June 7, 1822: d. there 1824.
2. Albert Griffin (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Sept. 15, 1824; d. there March 29, 1826.
2. Justus (Smith) b. Lempster May 17, 1793; d. Potsdam, N. Y. Dec. 16, 1851; m. Fanny Chipman, dau.
of Samuel Chipman of Middlebury, Vt.
1. Jacob Oscar (Smith) b. Franklin, Ohio Nov. 12, 1821 ; d. Madison, Ind. Sept. 25, 1841.
2. Samuel Chipman (Smith) b. Madrid, N. Y. Sept. 8, 1823; m. Dec. 3, 1848 Anna Maria Stone.
3. Charlotte E. (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. March 18, 1826; m. July 7, 1845 Willard W. Partridge.
1. Frederic W. (Partridge) b. Potsdam, N. Y. June 11, 1S48. 2. Francis C. (Partridge) b. Potsdam, N. T. Nov. 19, 1850.
4. Justus H. (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Feb. 25, 1829; d. unk.; m. Aug. 23. 1852 Eliza Sawver.
5. John Spaford (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Julv 9, 1832. 6. Frederic C. (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Dec. 16. 1834.
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7. George C. (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Dec. 81, 1837. 8. Fanny C. (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Jan. 30, 1840; d. there
Oct. 11, 1841. 9. Oscar Henry (Smith) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Nov. 12, 1842.
3. Jacob (Smith) b. Lempster July 17, 1795; d. Rockford, 111.; m. Lavina Nichols, dau. of Timothy and
Eunice (Carey) Nichols of Lempster.
1. Jacob Nichols (Smith) b. Lempster Sept. 12, 1820; d. there Feb. 14, 1825.
2. Justus Wilson (Smith) b. Lempster Jan. 2, 1822; m. Oct. 6, 1843 Helen M. Wilson.
1. George Alberto (Smith) b. Rockford, 111. Aug. 16, 1850. |- ^'.I^^^'itli) I twins> d- ch- Rockford, 111.
3. Olive (Smith) b. Lempster Dec. 28, 1823; d. inf.
4. Olive (Smith) b. Lempster Jan. 23, 1826; m. May 23, 1848 Theodore Beard.
1. George Theodore (Beard) b. Sharon, Vt. March 6, 1849.
5. Om Nichols (Smith) b. Lempster Feb. 13, 1827 ; m. Dec. 25, 1852 Lucretia Adaline Felton.
6. Elias Fisher (Smith) b. Lempster March 20, 1829. 7. James Ji wett (Smith) b. Lempster March 30, 1831.
8. Jacob Timothy (Smith) b. Lempster July 12. 1833; d. Mo.
4. Alvak (Smith) b. Lempster Jan. 17, 1797; d. there Aug. 7, 1879; m. March 8, 1820 Arethusa Minor b.
Lempster Nov. 19, 1800, d. there June 15, 1877, dau. of Timothy and Polly (Ames) Minor.
1. Milo (Smith) b. Lempster March 9, 1822; m. May 1850 Mary Ann Chaffin.
1. George Alvak (Smith) b. Lempster Feb. 21, 1851 ; m. Nov. 28," 1872 Alfaretta Sophronia Tyler.
2. Ella Frances (Smith) b. Lempster Jan. G, 1853; m. Oct. 24, 1S74 Georpe Augustus Jackson.
1. Freeman Mi!« i.luck- h. I'.ust Mus^.l.ui. In, 1*711; il. there Jan. 19, 1*7K.
3. Gertrutle Fremont (Smith) b. Lempster Mav 11, 1857; d. Manchester July 17, 1875 ; m. July 4, 1874 Leroy Alphonso Bartlett.
4. Ira Percy (Smith) b. Hillsboro' Bridge Oct." 12, 1859.
2. Norman (Smith) b. Lempster Feb. 25, 1824; m. Sept. 30, 1845 Rebecca Ward.
1. Helen Arethusa (Smith) b. Lempster Nov. 23, 1847 ; d. Boston, Mass. March 1875; m. Oct. 19, 1870 Josiah Baker Small.
1. Hila Helen (Small) I). Boston, Mass. Oct. 4, 1873.
2. Ada Rebecca (Smith) b. Lempster July 20, 1854.
m. 2d Julv 2, 1864 Julia Etta Hammond.
3. Minnie Ella (Smith) b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 11, 1865. 4. Edward Alvah (Smith) b. Netawaka, Kans. Dec. 31, 1871.
3. Truman (Smith) b. Lempster Feb. 6, 1827; m. Dec. 1852 Arvilla J. Gregg.
1. Inioyene Virginia (Smith) b. Lempster Oct. 27, 1S53 ; m. Benjamin Euions.
1. Amelia (Emons) b. Wilnwt Flat Aug. 14, isth, 2, /.ma (Emons) h. Wilmot Flat Feb. 12, 1879.
2. Wallace Dana (Smith) b. Lempster Ap. 14, 1856; m. Jan. 12, 1879 M. Lizzie Allen b. Concord about 1861.
4. Alvah (Smith) b. Lempster March 23, 1830; d. there Jan. 17, 1833,
5. Oreille (Smith) b. Lempster March 11, 1832; m. Feb. 19, 1860 Julia Ann Pollard. He was killed in battle at Spott-
sylvania, Va. Mav 12, 1864.
6. Edward Pat/son (Smith) b. Lempster Mav 21, 1834; d. there Ap. 24. 1875 : m. Jan. 10, 1858 Jane Amelia Chester.
1. Frank Herbert (Smith) b. Athens, Ohio May 19, 18G3 ; d. there Jan. 29, 1865.
7. Dwight (Smith) b. Lempster Sept. 20, 1835: m. Sept. 20, 1859 Helen .Maria Tracv.
1. Fred Austin (Smith) b. Acworth June 9, 1861. 2. Willie Edward (Smith) b. Acworth Sept. 10, 1864 ; d. there Nov. 19, 1864.
3. Alrah Dwight (Smith) b. Worcester, Mass. Jan. 20, 1867 ; d. there March 6, 1867.
8. Mariarma (Smith) b. Lempster Sept. 8, 1838.
5. Asenath (Smith) b. Lempster Dec. 4, 1798; d. there Sept. 7,1800.
6. Lucinda (Smith) b. Lempster May 5, 1801 ; d. until. Potsdam, N. Y. Sept. 21, 1826.
7. Truman (Smith) b. Lempster Oct. 18, 1803; d. Potsdam, N. Y. Jan. 27, 1852; m. Maria C. Brown, dau.
of Amos and Cvnthia (Loomis) Brown of Potsdam, N. Y.
1. Gustarus (Smith) b. Parishville, N. Y. Julv 2. 1840. 2. Ova Ward (Smith) b. Parishville, N. Y. Oct. 11, 1843.
3. Albert (Smith) b. Parishville, N. Y. Sept. 6, 1845. 4. Luanda Maria (Smith) b. Parishville, N. Y. Aug. 1, 1848.
8. Elizabeth (Smith) b. Lempster May 24, 1807; m. June 17, 1827 Silas Bannister son of and Prudence
(Steward) Bannister of Royalton, Vt.
1. Lurindn S. (Bannister) b. Potsdam, N. Y. An. 1, 1828; m. June 15, 1847 John Harmon Chandler.
1. John Nelson (Chandler) b. Potsdam, N. Y. ; d. there.
2. Asenath Hunt (Bannister) b. Potsdam, N. Y. March 31, 1830; m. Feb. 17, 1853 James P. S. Otterson.
1. Ji7»« Frid (Otterson) b. Nashua Mav 10, 1856. 2. William /'arid (Otterson) b. Lawrence, Kan. Oct. 1857.
3. Man/ Elizabeth (Otterson) b. Wentworth Oct. 12, 1801.
3. Elizabeth Elvira (Bannister) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Ap. 27. 1832; d. there Dec. 26, 1847.
4. David Clarhsm, (Bannister) b. Potsdam, X. Y. Aug. 22, 1835; d. there Oct. 3, 1851.
5. Amelia Prudence (Bannister) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Mav 17, 1837; d. there Feb. 24, 1850.
6. Azro Everett (Bannister) b. Potsdam, N. Y. Dec. 17,' 1841: d. there March 19, 1842.
7. Emma Beatrice. (Bannister) 1>- Potsdam, N. Y. Jan. 28. 1843; d. Nashua Ap. 1866; m. Edwin Mather.
1. Asenath Maud ( Mather) b. Nashua Jan. 28, 1866 ; d. there Ap. 1866.
10. Justus b. East Haddain, Conn. Nov. 2, 1770: d. Lempster; m. Ruth Handel rem. to
New Keene, N. Y.
1. Nancy d. unm. 2. Loren. 3. Eliza. 4. Alfred. 5. Enos.
William Hurd from Lempster worked for T. T. Clark 1869.
XTTT'TV ^ U riV^OlVT Niitlimiirl Hutchinson was b. Saugus, Mass. Jan. 8, 1719, d. Lyndeboro'
LJ- ^ -1- yj U-.l--L~ OV/11 . jan. 39, i7,s(»; m. Katharine Bryant b. link. May 18, 1782, d. Lyndeboro' Ap.
14, 1779. The youngest of their ten ch. was Ebenezer.
Ebenezer Hutchinson b. Sangus, Mass. Aug. 28, 1764; d. link. Feb. 5, 1854;
m. 1784 Thomason Griffin b. Cape Ann, Mass. Oct. 13, 17(56, d. unk. Oct. 9, 1856.
1. Sarah b. Lyndeboro' June 16, 178") ; d. Harrisville July 26, 18:58; m. Pec. 25, 1817 Arte-
mas Harthorn b. Henniker March 10, 17'J4, d. Harrisville Aug. 27, 1842, son of John and
Molly. [He m. 2d Calista Kidder (q. v.).]
1. Eben Sawyer (Harthorn) b. Harrisville Nov. 17, 1818; d. there Sept. 8, 1823.
2. Azro (Harthorn) b. Harrisville Aug. 28, 1820; d. there Feb. 28, 1822.
3. Elizabeth Savel (Harthorn) b. Henniker Jan. 27, 1823; m. Jan. 1, 1845 Ezra Wilder b. Sullivan Dec.
11, 1812, son of Oliver and Betsey (Hodge) Wilder; r. Nelson.
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1. Albert Ezra (Wilder) b. Nelson Aug. 28, 184G; m. Aug. 22, 1868 Sarah E. Wilson of Brieksburg, N. J.
1. Albertvs W. (Wilder) 1). Keene May 22, 18G9.
2. Addison Nehemiah Rand (Wilder) b. Nelson Oct. 18. 1849 ; m. Feb. 17, 1876 Mary Calista Wilder. (See Kidder.)
1. Charlie Carlton (Wilder) b. Sullivan Feb. 4, 1878. 2. Allen H. (Wilder) b. Sullivan July 3, 1879.
3. Elizabeth Savel (Wilder.) 4. Oren John Scott (Wilder) b. Nelson Julv 31, 1853.
5. Sarah Elizabeth (Wilder) b. Nelson Aug. 24, 1856; m. William S. 'Mansfield (q. v.). 6. Lucy Maria (Wilder) b.
Nelson Feb. 10, 185!). 7. William A. (Wilder) b. Nelson Mav 17, 1861. 8. A son b. Nelson Jan. 15, 1864; d. inf.
9. Frederic Arnold (Wilder) b. Nelson Oct. 10, 1865. 10. Charlii Edward (Wilder) b. Nelson Nov. 2, 1867.
4. Lucy Homes (Harthorn) b. Harrisville Aug. -.'4, 1825; d. Nelson Nov. 24, 1842.
2. Ebenezer b. Lyndeboro' Deo. 26, 1787 ; d. utile. Oct. 9, 1855 ; in. Feb. 3, 1812 Betsey Carter.
3. Lucy b. Lyndeboro' Oct. 31, 1789; d. St. Johnsbury, Vt March 17, 1843 ; m. Nov. 3, 1825
Rev. Zachariah Howes of Ashby, Mass. a missionary to the Choctaws.
1. Harriet (Howes) d. Nelson. 2. William (Howes) d. St. Johnsbury, Vt. about 1853.
4. Benjamin b. Lyndeboro' March 24, 1792; d. unk. Sept, 27, 1872; m. Feb. 18, 1816 Sarah
Furber.
5. William b. Lyndeboro' Ap. 4, 1794 ; d. Plainfield Ap. 24, 1842 ; m. 1st Aug. 13, 1823
Mary Abbot b. Peacham, Vt. ; d. Dalton March 1835.
1. William P. b. unk. Aug. 1827; d. Dalton March 12, 1832.
2. Joseph b. Dalton Aug. 7, 1829; m. 1st Dec. 5, L852 Ella J. Hall b. Littleton Oct. 17, 1834; served three
years in 1st Vt. Cavalry, and was a prisoner for six months; is now a farmer at Moretown, Vt.
1. Martha E. b. Calais, Vt. Sept. 5, 1853; d. until. Vt. Feb. 13, 1878.
2. Jessie Fremont b. Manhattan, End. June 1857; d. there Aug. 1857. 3. Frank C. b. Calais, Vt. Oct. 19, 1859.
4. Alma b. St. Johnsbury, Vt. Mav 1861; d. there Sept. 1862.
m. 2d Nov. 30, 1869 Marv Rice b. Barre, Vt. Sept. 2, 1837.
5. Willie J. b. Waterbury, Vt. Mav 28, 1872; d. there July 12, 1872. li. Mary Asenath b. Waterbury, Vt. June 25, 1876.
3. Martha Bobbins b. Dalton June 1:1. 1831; d. unm. Lempster May 28, 1853.
4. William Fiske b. Bethlehem Ap. 1. 1833; m. Virginia Bryan of Batavia, O. ; a merchant at St. Louis. Mo.
5. Nathaniel Merrill b. Dalton Feb. 2, 1835 ; m. Mary Trask of Irvington, N. Y. ; Superintendent of Presb.
Missions at the City of Mexico.
m. 2d Dec. 14, 1836 Mrs. Senah (Minor) Bingham b. Lempster Aug. 24, 1796 ; d. there
Nov. 18, 1874; dau. of Timothy and Polly (Ames) Minor. [She m. 1st June 2, 1822 Tru-
man Bingham Esq. b. Lempster May 29, 1796. d. there Oct, 18, 1825. son of James and
(Hibbard) Bingham, a merchant. Their children were Helen Bingham b. Lempster
Ap. 12, 1823 ; and George Bingham b. Lempster Ap. 17, 1825, d. there Aug. 13, 1829.]
6. George Minor b. July 28, 1839; d. Aug. 13, 1839.
6. Daniel G. b. Lyndeboro' Oct 4, 1796; d unk. July 11, 1876 ; m. Feb. 29, 1820 Nancy
Capron. 7. Bryant b. Lyndeboro' March 4. 1799; d. there Oct, 31, 1799.
8. Susannah b. Lyndeboro' Sept. 24, 1800: m. Isaac Wallis (q. v.).
9. Joseph b. Lyndeboro' July 12, 1803 ; d. unk. Sept. 12, 1*47 : m. Dec. 12, 1830 Esther Ide.
10. Harriet O. b Lyndeboro' Sept. 17, 1805; in. Ap. 28, 1830 Dr. Nehemiah Rand.
11. Arnold Bryant b. Lyndeboro' Ap. 17, 180S ; m. 1st May 1, 1833 Clarissa Fuller d. Han-
cock Aug. 1, 1884 ; r. Portsmouth.
1. Clara F. b. Hancock July 15, 1834; m. March 5, 18.r)U Benjamin F. Watts d. Nelson June 2, 1872.
1. Olive Hutchinson (Watts') b. Nelson Nov. 20, 1857. 2. Nellie Harriet (Watts) b. Nelson Julv 23, 1860.
3. Pliny Rand (Watts) b. Nelson Nov. 24, 1863. 4. //. nry Franklin (Watts) b. Nelson Julv 4,' 1866.
5. Harry Adelberl (Walts) b. Nelson Mav 14. 1872.
m. 2d June 10, 1835 Martha Holt b. Greenfield Ap. 24, 1808, dau. of Dca. John and Dorcas
(Abbot) Holt.
2. Olive Mariah b. Hancock July 13. 1836; d. St. Johnsbury, Vt. July 2, 1842.
3. John Holt b. Nelson June 6, 1838; m. July 17, 1861 Mary E. Graham; a jeweler at Portsmouth.
1. Mattie Noyes b. St. Johnsbury July 30, 1803. 2 Harry b. Portsmouth Dee. 15, 1868.
1_| "V7" rjT^ Jonathan Hyde b. London, Eng. 1626; s. Newton. Mass. 1617; d. there 1711, and had 21
-*--*- -*- *--/ J_J. children. His ninth son Daniel was 1>. Newton, Mass. 1661. The fifth son of Daniel was Job b.
Newton, Mass. 1707 and among his children were Jol> (his ninth child) and Ezra. Job b. Newton 1752, rem. to
Winchendon, Mass. 1796. and d. there Ap. 5, 1824; in. Dec. 1779 Elizabeth Ward and had a dau. Abigail b.
Winchendon, Mass. Nov. la, 1782. Ezra hud a sou John b. Winchendon, Mass. Feb. 5, 1779; d. there March
29, 1826; m. Nov. 1803 his cousin Abigail Hyde d. Winchendon May 4, 1869. Their ch. were John; Elisha;
Abigail; Nancy in. C. T. Wetherby (q. v.); Eliza; and Marv.
John Hyde b. Winchendon, Mass. Sept, 30, 1804; d. Southbridge, Mass. Oct.
9, 1870; m. Jan. 4, 1832 Sarah Brigham Mossman b. Westminster, Mass. Feb. 5,
1809; in Factory 1847-8.
1. Charles b. Winchendon. Mass. Dec. 30, 1833; m. June 8, 1859 Julia Lincoln.
1. Alva Lincoln b. Winchendon, Mass. Ap. 1, 1860. 2. William Godding b. Brookfield, Mass. Sept. 8, 1861.
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3. Charles b. Brookfield, Mass. Aug. 2, 1863; d. there Aug. 14, 1863. 4. Mary Eliza b. Southbridge, Mass.
March 15, 1865; d. there Oct. 21, 1865.
5. Arthur Francis b. Southbridge, Mass. Oct. 26, 1866; d. there Nov. 6, 1870.
2. George Francis b. Winchendon, Mass. Jan. 4, 1841 ; d. Southbridge, Mass. Ap. 29, 1871.
3. Henry 1). Winchendon, Mass. Sept. 21, 1842; m. Sept. 13, 1870 Lucia T. Hill of Town-
send, Mass.
1. Grace Palmer b. Franklin, Mass. June 28, 1875.
4. Hattie Lucretia b. Winchendon Sept. 24, 1849 ; m. May 16, 1871 Horatio Davis Moulton
b. Pitchburg, Mass. May 14, 1848, son of Joseph Moulton.
1. George Henry (Moulton) b. Southbridge, Mass. Feb. 2. 1873.
5. Herman Tyler b. Winchendon, Mass. June 10, 1851 ; in. Oct. 28, 1874 Helen F. Litchfield
of Southbridge, Mass.
1. Jessie Litchfield b. Southbridge, Mass. Aug. 10, 1875.
2. Helen Genevieve b. Southbridge, Mass. Nov. 13, 1876.
Simeon Ingalls m. Rhoda, dau. of Thomas Smith of Surry; taxed here 181(5-7.
Jeremiah Inuraham on tax-list 1796-7.
TUff \ ]\/T Timothy Isham b. Bolton, Conn. 1724; d. there July 16, 1812; m. Ap. 25,1751 Rebecca
1 O I-X il- ItJ- . Fuller b. Bolton, Conn. 1731, d. there Ap. 8, 1823; supposed to be sister of old David Fuller of
Surry. They had sixteen ch. — Thankfull; Abigail; Timothy; Joseph; Benjamin b. Bolton, Conn. Feb. 17, 1758, d.
Surry Aug. 20, 1802, m. Oct. 24, 1782 Martha dau. of Obadiah Wilcox of Surry; Rebecca m. Charles Carpenter of
Surry; Temperance d. Surry; Ebenezer ; Samuel; David; Daniel; Joshua; Anna; Betsey; Isaac; and John.
Ebenezer Isham b. Bolton, Conn. Dec. 3, 1762; d. Oct. 27, 1819; m. Dec. 21,
1793 Chloe Carpenter (q. v.) b. Rehoboth, Mass. March 24, 1763, d. May 15, 1831.
1. Ebenezer b. Sept. 22, 1794; d. Aug. 13, 1835; m. Jan. 24, 1822 Ruth U. Hosiner (q. v.)
d. Aug. 5, 1874.
1. John Hosmer b. Ap. 7, 1823; d. July 22, 1842.
2. William Gardner b. July 8, 1825; d. Feb. 16, 1832. 3. Fanny Louisa b. Oct. 21, 1827; d. Aug. 24, 1840.
4. James Carpenter b. Dec. 5, 1829; m. Nov. 12, 1862 Mary Ann Austin (q. v.).
5. Gardner Warren b. Jan. 17, 1833; m. Ap. 21, 1859 Sarah Jane Bolster (q. v.).
1. Alfred Gardner b. Keene June 8, 1867.
2. Levi b. Sept. 20, 1797 ; d. Sept. 2, 1864; m. 1st Lucy Miller d. Sept. 3, 1828, dau. of
Eleazar and Freelove Miller of Marlow.
1. Caroline b. Aug. 20, 1820; m. Enos Cross (q. v.). 2. Fanny b. Aug. 16, 1823; d. Dec. 11, 1827.
3. Otis Gilman b. Nov. 8, 1826; d. Aug. 10, 1860; m. Dec. 1852 Christina Beals Quint of Orford. [She
m. 2d James Howe of Piermont.]
1. Hosea b. Mav 10, 1858.
m. 2d Dec. 28, 1831 Caroline Newman (q. v.) d. Feb. 15, 1872.
4. William Lovell b. Nov. 17, 1834.
5. Lucy Eliza b. Jan. 17, 1838; m. June 28, 1866 George Carlos, son of Levi Wilson of Alstead; r.
Winchester.
1. George Henry (Wilson) b. Winchester Ap. 13, 1868. 2. Edgar Fred (Wilson) b. Winchester May 13, 1871.
3. William Walter (Wilson) b. Winchester May 9, 1874.
6. Fanny Rebecca b. June 7, 1840.
l HuTir i b- Ma? i9> i8°° ; d- isi2-
Samuel Isham bro. of preceding, was b. Bolton, Conn. June 30, 1764 ; d. Ap.
26, 1854 ; m. 1799 Polly Carpenter (q. v.) b. Keene July 20, 1769; d. Oct. 12, 1811.
1. Samuel b. May 6, 1800 ; d. June 21, 1871 ; m. 1st Sept. 14, 1824 Orinda Fuller (q. v.),
d. May 29, 1841.
1. Calvin May b. July 12, 1825; d. Sept. 8, 1828. 2. Mary Sophronia b. Feb. 7, 1827; m. Kendall Nichols
(q. v.). 3 Harriet Orinda b. June 2, 1828; m. Allen Hayward (q. v.).
4. Julia Ann b. June 24, 1831; m. 1st Butler A. Whittemore (q. v.); m. 2d James Sumner Partridge b.
Alstead Dec. 29, 1819, son of Theron and Lydia (Wentworth) Partridge.
5. Robert Bennett b. March 10, 1833; d. Marlow July 9, 1880; in. Jan. 6, 1858 Elmira Adelaide Tubbs b.
Marlow Feb 4, 1842, dau. of Amos and Sarah (Wallace) Tubbs.
1. Orre Ann b. Marlow Feb. 2, 1859. 2. Walter Seymour b. Marlow July 10, 1861; d. there Dec. 24, 1861.
3. Frank Olin b. Marlow Mav 1, 1863. 4. Fred Bennett b. Marlow Ap. 12, 1865.
5. Carl Elton b. Marlow March 30, 1867. 6. Harry Tubbs b. Marlow Oct. 16, 1871.
7. Leo Dexter b. Marlow March 10, 1874. 8. Sarah Dilla b. Marlow Mav 13, 1876.
6. John Joshua b. March 11, 1835; m. 1st Aug. 31, 1865 Frances ^Northrope b. Danville, Vt. June 4, 1845,
d. Dec. 12, 1872, dau. of James and Betsey (Elliot) Northrope.
344 GILSUM.
1. John Edson b. Julv 7, 1866. 2. Mary Ethel b. May 31, 1871.
m. 2d Feb. 10, 1874 Helen Louisa Mansfield (q. v.).
7. Samuel Uavid b. Dec. 16, 1836.
8. Jesse Buel b. Ap. 25, 1838; m. Nov. 21, 1865 Adelia L. Temple (q. v.).
1. Albert Mark b. Dec. 4, 1866. 2. Grace Adelaide b. Alstead Aug. 13, 1868. 3. Jessie Maud b. Ap. II, 1870.
m. 2d Mrs. Elmina (Wilcox) Bemis b. Surry Ap. 13, 1807, dau. of Gaylord and Orinda (Car-
penter) Wilcox. [She m. 1st March 25, 1824 Cyrus Bemis b. Marlboro' Sept. 30, 1803, son
of David and Lucinda (Wright) Bemis. Their children were
1. Cyrus Henry (Bemis) b. Surry Jan. 19, 1825; m. 1st May 1854 Mary Jane Webster; m. 2d 1877 Alvira
E. Chamberlain b. Dublin Sept. 14, 1837, d. Keene March 23, 1878, dau. of James and Anna (Marshall)
Chamberlain; m. 3d Mrs. Sarah (Moody) Wood of Sullivan, where he resides. 2. Jane Elmina (Bemis)
b. Surry Oct. 27, 1829; m. 1st Calvin May Jr. (q. v.); m. 2d May 1, 1870 Joseph Willard Powers b.
Dublin Ap. 23, 1824, son of Elliot and Mary (Rollins) Bowers.]
9. Ellen Orinda b. Oct. 10, 1S43; m. Willard Bill Jr. (q. v.). 10. Sarah Philetta b. March 31, 1845; d.
unm. Aug. 16, 1869. 11. Lyman Fuller b. June 21, 1847; d- unm. Sept. 22, 1868. 12. Frances Josephine
b. Ap. 7. 1853; d. May 16, 1869.
2. Polly b. Nov. 29, 1801 ; d. unm. Dec. 4, 1860.
3. Rebekah b. May 22, 1803 ; m. William Banks (q. v.).
4. Dimmis b. June 17, 1806 ; m. 1st David Ciiapin (q. v.) ; m. 2d Joseph M. Chapin (q. v.).
5. Betsey b. Sept. 22, 1811 ; m. Willard Bill (q. v.).
m. 2d Susannah Fisher b. LempsterV Jan. 1780; d. Dec. 8, 1862, dau. of Levi
Fisher.
David Isham bro. of preceding, b. Bolton, Conn. Feb. 9, 1766 ; m. Julia .
Daniel Isham bro. of the preceding, was b. Bolton, Conn. June 7, 1767 ; m.
Thankful Hooker of N. Y.
1. Thankful b. Feb. 21, 1797 ; m. Holmes.
2. Cephas m. Hansi Hiland of Westmoreland ; r. Charlestown, Mass. 3. Luceba. 4. Irene.
Joshua Isham bro. of preceding, b. Bolton, Conn. Ap. 17, 1769 ; d. Alstead
Aug. 3, 1861 ; m. Ap. 5, 1798 Huldah Carpenter (q. v.) b. Keene Aug. 14, 1772,
d. Alstead June 25, 1841.
1. Sarah b. June 30, 1799 ; d. May 21, 1800.
2. James Fuller b. May 21, 1801; d. Alstead Feb. 22, 1874; m. Nov. 20, 1823 Harriet Wood
b. Alstead Feb. 2, 1801.
1. George Carpenter b. Aug. 25, 1824; d. Hanover Nov. 19, 1845, while member of the Sophomore Class
in Dartmouth College.
2. James Willard b. Alstead March 12, 1826; d. New Orleans, La. Aug. 4, 1855; m. Ap. 4, 1854 Mrs.
Henrietta Elizabeth (Evans) Potter; entered Dart. Coll. in class of '53, but went South to teach in
Sophomore year.
1. Alma Willard b. New Orleans, La. Jan. 14, 1855; m. Sept. 1877 Joseph Thompson Hurst of Titusville, Penn.
3. Joshua Heury b. Alstead Oct. 6, 1831; m. Christiana Towne Messer b. Alstead June 1831 dau. of
Draper and Betsey (Towne) Messer; r. Titusville, Penn.
1. James Henry b. Titusville, Penn. March 25, 1856. 2. Arthur Fuller b. Titusville, Penn. Nov. 1, 1862.
3. Louie Harriet b. Titusville, Penn. Jan. 5, 1867. 4. Willie b. Titusville, Penn. Nov. 15, 1873.
4. Edwin Locke b. Alstead Nov. 16, 1836 ; r. Colorado.
5. Charles Wood b. Alstead Sept. 24, 1841; r. Titusville, Penn.
3. Orinda b. June 26, 1804 ; d. unm. Alstead Dec. 18, 1819.
4. Anna b. Jan. 16, 1807 ; d. unm. Alstead Ap. 1, 1830.
Michael Ivees in Factory 1856.
Hervey James worked for W. A. Wilder 1875.
T A C^TT ffTI i_J Ebenezer Jaquith b. unk. Dec. 25, 1732; m. Jan. 1758 Esther French b. unk. Feb. 22,
O -c\-V^ Dll O-. 1736. Their ch. were Samuel, Ebenezer, Esther, Hannah, Olive, Nabby, Levi and Jesse.
Jesse Jaquith b. Jaifrey Nov. 27, 1764; d. Jan. 29, 1808; m. 1784 Keziah
Hathorn b. Jaifrey 1760.
1. Jesse b. Cbester, Vt. June 8, 1785; m. March 12, 1809 Charlotte Smith, dau. of Daniel
and (Holmes) Smith of Surry ; rem. to HI.
1. Alden Howard b. Feb. 20, 1810; d. June 23, 1810.
2. Jesse Willard b. Ap. 20, 1811 ; m. 1st Oct. 20, 1834 Arvilla Corson, adopted dau. of Elijah Ware.
3. Abigail b. 1812; d. July 11, 1829. 4. Charlotte m. • Edwards. 5. Cyrus. 6. Prescott.
GENEALOGIES. 345
7. Helen. 8. Mark. 9. Oscar. 10. Emma M. b. Feb. 7, 1826; d. Ap. 27, 1826. 11. James.
2. Betsey b. Chester, Vt. Ap. 18, 1788; m. Aaron Mansfield (q. v.).
3. Collins H. b. Chester, Vt. Aug. 11, 1790 ; d. Rochester, N. Y. July 26, 1878 ; m. Sept.
17, 1816 Miriam Bond Powers b. Peterboro' Nov. 17, 1795, dau. of Whitcomb and Miriam
(Bond) Powers.
1. Ziba C. 2. Mary O. 3. Edwin F. 4. Jones H. 5. Elbridge H. 6. Amelia M.
7. Sarah M. 8. Alfred. 9. Frederick P. 10. Addison B. 11. Sanford A.
4. Keziah b. Chester, Vt. Nov. 16, 1793 ; m. Way of Alstead.
5. Ziba b. Chester, Vt. Sept. 9, 1796 ; d. unm. Sept. 4, 1815.
Benjamin Franklin Jefts son of Benjamin and Olive (Reed) Jefts of Wash-
ington, m. Dec. 14, 1852 Nancy Davis (q. v.); r. Unity.
1. Esther A. b. Oct. 11, 1853 ; d. Dec. 8, 1865.
2. Prank b. July 31, 1855. 3. Etta b. Gilsum.
Oren Leroy Jefts (see Howard) b. Springfield, Vt. Feb. 5, 1833; d. Oct. 9,
1875; m. Aug. 21, 1875 Fanny K. Houghton (q. v.).
Jesse Johnson was probably son of Benjamin and Charlotte (Morse) Johnson
of Sharon, Mass. ; had several ch., one named Jesse.
T/~iT V/ Probably originally Joliet. John Jolly came from France and s. Plattsburgh, N. Y. His
tl V/J-JJ-J X . son Joseph b. N. Y. m. Rosella Barrett, and had Joseph H.
Joseph Henry Jolly b. Esses, N. Y. June 28, 1850; m. Nellie Bates (q. v.).
1. Reuben Leander b. March 5, 1875 ; d. March 26, 1877.
2. Nellie Mabel b. Keene March 19, 1878.
T/~\lV"Tj^Q Amos Jones rem. from Acton, Mass. to Royalston, Mass. 1763, where he built a log cabin,
*J v-Jl.1 JjVJi and m. Lydia Woolly. They had three sons, and four daus., one of whom lived to be over 100
years of age. He d. 1826, set. 84. Among their sons was Dea. Amos b. Rovalston, Mass. July 9, 1773; d. Putney,
Vt. Dec. 1859; m. 1st May 18, 1800 Lepha Estabrook b. Holden, Mass. Oct. 5, 1779, d. Putney, Vt. Oct. 23, 1830;
m. 2d Feb. 25, 1831 Charlotte Sabine b. Putney, Vt. Aug. 16, 1780. The first wife had ten ch., the second of
whom was Ebcnezer.
Ebenezer Jones b. Royalston, Mass. Feb. 18, 1803 ; d. Peterboro' Feb. 14,
1878 ; m. 1st May 20, 1827 Mary Ann Prouty b. Royalston, Mass. May 10, 1805, d.
Ap. 11, 1846.
1. Martha Ann b. Acworth Mav 26, 1829 ; m. Elisha W. Gunn (q. v.).
2. Elizabeth b. Acworth Sept. 18, 1831 ; d. Sullivan Ap. 15, 1864 ; m. March 22, 1858 Henry
Chauncy Rawson b. Sullivan Nov. 23, 1832, son of Chauncy Ward and Eliza (Bolster) Raw-
son. [He m. 2d Pec. 7, 1864 Ellen E. Nims, and has one son. Frank Leslie (Rawson).]
1. Nellie M. (Rawson) b. Sullivan Ap. 28, 1859, d. there Nov. 15, 1873.
2. Carrie (Rawson) d. inf. 3. Jemima (Rawson) d. inf.
3. Sarah b. Wilton May 18, 1835 ; d. there Ap. 7, 1836.
4. William H. b. Acworth June 25, 1837 ; m. May 17, 1863 Maria R. West of Harrisville.
m. 2d Jan. 27, 1847 Mrs. Mary Ann (Rice) Hartwell b. Langdon June 1809, d.
Oct. 18, 1850, dau. of David and Eunice (Hosmer ) Rice.
5. Stillman b. Sept. 3, 1850 ; d. March 22, 1851.
m. 3d Sept. 3, 1851 Rhoda Elvira Wilson b. Stoddard Jan. 7, 1829, d. June 23,
1855, dau. of William and Rhoda (Gould) Wilson.
6. Eben W. b. July 21, 1854; r. Peterboro'.
m. 4th Ap. 13, 1856 Mrs. Betsey (Robbins) Brooks b. Surry 1803, d. there Nov.
1, 1876, dau. of Jeremiah and Rebecca Robbins, and widow of Levi Brooks.
Edmund Jones m. June 16, 1831 " Merrilla Tubs both of Marlow." (Town
Book.)
Dennis Keeee son of Joseph Jr. and Hannah (Murphy) Keefe, was b. Co. of
Cork, Ireland Dec. 3, 1825; m. Anne Lake b. Devonshire, England June 1824,
dau. of William and Mary (Cotterill) Lake; came to Gilsum 1876.
346 GILSUM.
1. Joseph b. Brookline, Mass. Dec. 6, 1851. 2. Lizzie b. Salem, Mass. Dec. 23, 1868.
John Relley b. Co. Galway, Ireland, June 24, 1815; m. Feb. 1840 Sarah
Costello b. Co. Galway, Ireland Feb. 1820; on tax list 1853-9; r. Keene.
1. Mary b. Co. Galway, Ireland Jan. 6, 1842 ; d. num. June 6, 1860.
2. John b. Co. Galway, Ireland May 1, 1844 ; m. 1874 Bridget Nagle of Boston, Mass.
3. Kate b. Co. Galway, Ireland Oct. 9, 1847 ; m. 1873 Martin Tracy of Milford, Mass.; two ch.
4. Anne b. Co. Galway, Ireland Feb. 28, 1850; in. 1872 John Shannon of Worcester, Mass.;
r. Keene. 5. Sarah b. March 1854 ; d. Keene Ap. 1860. 6. Patrick Henry b. March 25,
1857 ; d. March 2, 1859. 7. James b. Keene July 6, 1860 ; d. there July 1865.
Nabby Kemp sister of Mrs. Sally (Kemp) Wilcox (q. v.), d. June 10, 1849.
Henry Kendrick b. Mass.; m. June 22, 1806 Clementina Russell (q. v.).
1. George d. ch. 2. Mary b. March 2, 1810 ; m. George, son of Dr. Parrington of Winchester ;
rem. to Lockport, N. Y. and thence to Xenia, Ohio.
John Clark Kendrick m. 1828 Rebecca Ware (q. v.) d. Hillsboro' 111. Ap.
11, 1853.
1. Jane R. b. Keene Nov. 22, 1829 ; d. Hillsboro', 111. Aug. 21, 1858 ; m. Jacob Weber.
1. Ellen L. (Weber) m. Henry Morris.
2. Marah L. b. Oct. 11, 1832 ; m. I. D. Robinson ; three ch. ; r. Hillsboro', 111.
3. Bramwell L. b. Westmoreland June 20, 1834 ; d. Hillsboro', III. Sept. 11, 1839.
4. Hester A. b. Aug. 11, 1836 ; d. Jan. 13, 1837.
5. Roseanna Y. b Hillsboro', 111. Nov. 18, 1838 ; d. there Sept. 20, 1845.
6. Lydia b. Hillsboro', 111. July 27. 1841 ; m. S. C. Osborne ; sis ch. ; r. Hillsboro', 111.
7. Jerome W. b. Hillsboro', 111. Feb. 11, 1844 ; m. and has six ch. ; r. Kansas.
8. Martha H. b. Hillsboro', 111. Dec. 29, 1847 ; m. Jerome Robertson ; two ch. ; r. Kansas.
9. Diancy M. b. Hillsboro', 111. June 3, 1849 ; d. there Sept, 18, 1854.
David Yale Kenion son of Alexander and Ann (Kirby) Kenion, was b. Mid-
dlebury, Vt. Sept. 21, 1835; m. Sept. 14, 1855 Emma Martha Kimball b. Concord,
Vt. March 30, 1832, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Chase) Kimball.
1. Frank Edwin b. Middlebury, Vt. Aug. 2, 1856 ; m. Dec. 31, 1876 Anna Griffin b. Boston,
Mass. Oct. 22, 1856.
1. Bertrice liar b. Keene June 4, 1878.
2. Edith Ann b. Middlebury, Vt. May 26, 1857. 3. Frederick Lorenzo b. Weare Nov. 1, 1858.
4. Flora liar b. Weare Feb. 4, 1859 ; d. Alstead July 25, 1861.
5. David Alexander b. Alstead Nov. 8, 1862. 6. Harriet Amelia b. Alstead Dec. 16, 1865.
Lucy Helen Kennard dau. of John and Charlotte (Home) Kennard, was b.
Me. June 9, 1837; housekeeper at K. D. Webster's.
Michael Kennedy employed in Factory 1872.
William Riley Kenney son of Chauncey Newell and Betsey Davis (Ball)
Kenney, was b. Richmond July 13, 1848; m. Nov. 7, 1869 Mrs. Elizabeth M.
(Howard) Davis (q. v.); r. Surry.
1. Hattie Maria b. June 7, 1870. 2. George Frank b. Sept. 23, 1871.
3. Jennie Delia b. Surry July 24, 1873. 4. Ida May b. Surry May 18, 1876.
5. Velma Melissa b. Surry Ap. 17, 1878. 6. Charles B. b. Surry Oct. 1879.
Lura A. Kent dau. of Ashley and Mary (Cooke) Kent, was b. Wallingford,
Vt.; a weaver.
Oliver B. Kent a shoemaker with Loren Loveland 1836-7; went West.
Abigail Kidder dau. of James and Hannah (Brooks) Kidder, was b. Alstead
Sept. 18, 1801; d. Washington Dec. 9, 1868; m. May 30, 1822 William Miller b.
Alstead 1796, d. Lafayette Grove, 111. Sept. 18, 1838, son of Sardis and Mehitabel
(Peck) Miller from Conn.
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1 James (Miller) b. Alstead July 16, 1823 ; r. Bellows Falls. Vt. 2. SarduWriffht (Miller)
b. Alstead March 12, 1831. 3. Eliza Ann (Miller) b. Alstead May 12, 1835; d. Oct. 20, 1844.
Calista Kidder sister of the preceding, was b. Alstead Jan. 22, 1810; m. 1st
May 25, 1841 Artemas Harthorn b. Henniker March 10, 1791, d. Harrisville Aug.
27, 1812, son of John and Molly Harthorn. [He m. 1st Sarah Hutchinson (q. v.).]
She m. 2d Ap. 30, 1815 Oliver Wilder b. Sullivan July 18, 1805, son of Oliver and
Betsey (Hodge) Wilder.
1. Mary Calista (Wilder) b. Sullivan Oct. 29, 1846, m. Addison Nehemiah Rand Wilder.
(See Hutchinson.)
Deborah Ann Kidder sister of the preceding, was b. Alstead Sept. 3, 1814;
m. Aug. 12, 1852 Orin Taylor d. Acworth March 24, 1864.
1. Lura Calista (Taylor) d. Keene June 1875 ; m. Frank Pearson.
2. Lvretta Ella (Taylor) m. Oliver Cook of Alstead.
1. Harry Arva (Cook.) 2. Orin Dean (Cook.)
m. 2d Nov. 1875 Jubal Buck r. Acworth.
James A. Kidder on tax list 1838.
T7"TT RTTOIV T7"TT PiOTTR \T is from a town of tnat name in North Riding of
IV1UDU Qiil Ol' LV1JJDUU ELi.1 Yorkshire, England. Thomas Kilbourne ancestor of
all the Kilburns in America was b. Parish of Wood Ditton, Cambridge Co., England, 1578; m. Frances ; had
eight ch., and embarked from England, Ap. 1635. His eighth ch. Serg't John bapt. Wood Ditton, Eng. Sept. 29,
1624; s. at Wethersfield, Conn. ; m. 1st 1650 Naomi , who had three ch. The oldest was John b. Wethers-
field, Conn., Feb. 15. 1651; m. 1st March 4, 1673 Susannah Hills; s. at Naubuck, now Glastonbury, Conn., and
had seven ch., the third of whom, Ebenezer b. Glastonbury, Conn., March 10, 1679, d. Morris Co. N. J. about 1732;
m. 1st June 1, 169S Sarah Fox who had ten ch., of whom the fifth was Josiah.
Josiah Kilburn b. Glastonbury, Conn. May 28, 1706; d. 1793; m. 1st Marah
Mack d. about 1770 set. 60.
1. Ebenezer b. Hebron, Conn. Ap. 19, 1744 ; d. Aug. 3, 1810 ; m. 1st Oct. 9, 1764 Jemima
Ford, d. June 24, 1765.
1. Jemima b. June 7, 1765; d. Plattsburg, N. Y. Oct. 1871. She was the first white child born in Gilsum,
and was blind at five years of age.
m. 2d Feb. 2, 1767 Sarah Bill (q. v.) d. Sept. 29, 1821-2.
2. Lydia b. Dec. 19, 1767; d. Derby, Vt. Ap. 30, 1838; m. Nathan Nye of Randolph, Vt.
1. Millison (Nye) d. unm. 2. Nobby (Nye) m. Orcutt; r. Randolph, Vt.
3. Nabby b. July 1, 1770; d. Keene Nov. 30, 1835; m. May 19, 1795 Daniel son of John aud Abiel (Chap-
man) Day of Keene.
1. Jekiel (Day) (q. v.). 2. Sophronia (Day) b. Keene July 15, 1799; ra. Loren Loveland (q. v.).
3. Harry (Day.) 4. Daniel (Day) (q. v.). 5. Elvira (Day) b. Keene 1811; m. Luther Hemenway (q. v.).
4. Ebenezer b. Oct. 16, 1772; d. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 1824; m. Eunice White (q. v.); s. at Alstead and rem.
to Barnston, Canada.
1. Josiah b., Alstead Aug. 31, 1793; m. June 20, 1812 Huldah Clifford.
1. Samuel b. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 22, 1815 ; m. Lydia White of Horicon, Wise.
1. Onias T. 2. Ella.
2. Sarah b. Barnston, C. E. Aug. 22, 1819; m. 1843 Francis H. Bartlett of Fillmore, Minn.
1. Elite A. (Bartlett) b. Fillmore, Minn. Xov. 7, 184:]. 2. Elmer K. (Bartlett) 1). Fillmore, Minn. Jan. 29, 1846.
3. Otis A. b. Barnston, C. E. Dec. 1, 1822 ; in. Sarah E. Thomas ; r. Wise.
1. Alice A. b. Wise. Ap. 13, 1850. 2. Florence A. b. Wise. Jan 30, 1855.
4. Betsey A. b. Barnston, C. E. Oct. 29, 1830. 5. Edwin J. b. Barnston, C. E. Sept. 25, 1836.
2. Deborah b. Alstead Sept. 30, 1795 ; m. Samuel Clifford.
1. Clarissa (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. March 16, 1815 ; m. John Clement ; r. Wise.
2. James (Clifford) b. Barnston, C E. July 15, 1817 ; m. Nov. 5, 1844 Huldah King.
1. Wright (Clifford) Ij. Barnston, C. E. Jan. 12, 1847. 2. Rufus J. (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. July 14, 1856.
3. Betsey A. (Clifford) b. Barnston, C E. Dec. 25, 1862.
3. Wright P. (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 16, 1820 ; r. Wise. 4. Lorana (Clifford) b. Barnston, C E. 1822 ; m. Isaac Drew
of Barford, C. E. 5. Eunice (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. 1824; m. Alfred Parker of Barford. C. E. 6. Huldah (Clifford) b.
Barnston, C. E. Feb. 1826. m. Asa Hall of Holland, Vt. 7. Arnnnah (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. Aug. 1835; r. Wise.
8. Kilburn (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. 1837 ; r. Wise. 9. Maria (Clifford) b. Barnston, C. E. March 1840; r. Wise.
3. Ebenezer b. Alstead Oct. 12, 1797; in. March 15, 1825 Elisa Hollister of Barnston, C. E.
1. Ebenezer b. Barnston, C. E. Mav 1, 1826 ; m. 1855 Arvilla Redway.
1. Edgar b. Barnston, C. E. Feb. 14, 1856.
2. Ann Eliza b. Barnston, 0. E. Ap. 14, 1832. 3. Lucius b. Barnston, C. E. Oct. 28, 1835.
4. Eunice b. Alstead Aug. 11, 1801; m. Amos Fox of Stanstead, C. E.
1. Amos K. (Fox) b. Stanstead, C. E. Aug. 13, 1824 ; m. 1851 Huldah Baldwin of Coaticook, C. E.
1. Ella M. (Fox) b. Stanstead, C. E. 1851. 2. Alice J. (Fox.) 3. Charles A. (Fox.)
5. Otis b. Alstead Jan. 10, 1804; m. March 24, 1834 Ursula Hall of Barnston. C. E.
1. Adaline K. b. Barnston, C. E. July 4, 1836. 2. Honestus F. b. Barnston, C. E. July 19, 1838.
3. Marcellus D. b. Barnston, C. E. March 18, 1840.
5. Sarah b. Sept. 4, 1774 ; d. June 3, 1775.
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6. Jehiel b. Ap. 18, 1776; d. Barnston, C. E. May 21, 1848; m. Zilpah Wright b. Keene 1783, d. there
Dec. 27, 1804, dau. of Phinehas and Zilpah (Cooper) Wright.
1. Jehie! bapt. Aug. 2fi, 1802; d. inf. 2. Fanny b Ap. 19, 1804; m. George W. Stnrterant (q. v.).
7. Iddo b. July 28, 1778; d. Hartford, Vt. Feb. 25, 1858; m. 1816 Abigail Sampson of Ashburnham, Mass.
1. Francis Asburv b. Feb. 21, 1820; m. Sarah Chandler of Hartland, Vt.
1. Mary. 2. Abigail. 3. Sally. All b. Hartford, Vt.
2. Iddo Merrill b. July 8, 1825 ; d. Hartford, Vt. July 13, 1871 ; m. Feb. 28, 1849 Lovisa K., dau. of Thomas and Sarah
(Cox) Perkins of Barnard, Vt.
1. David b. Hartford, Vt. Sept. 22, 1850, graduated at Dartmouth College, 1879.
2. George Merrill b. Hartford, Vt. Feb. 11, 1852; m. Eva Tary.
1. Merrill Iddo b. Iowa March 1874.
3. John M. b. Hartford, Vt. June 5, 1853 ; an officer in State Prison at Windsor, Vt. 4. Mary Lovisa b. Hartford, Vt. Ap. 2,
1855; m. Jan. 28, 1877 Charles F. French ; r. White River Junction, Vt. 5. Francis Asbury b. Hartford, Vt. July 24, 1857 ; an
officer in State Prison at Windsor, Vt. 6. Ella R. b. Hartford, Vt. Dec. 17, 1805.
8. Sarah b. May 7, 1781, in. Ivory Randall (q. v.).
9. David b. Oct. 22, 1784; d. Hartford, Vt. July 13, 1865; m. Lovisa Perkins b. Barnard, Vt. July 24, 1790,
d. Keene Jan. 27, 1864, dau. of Abner and Mary (Shaies) Perkins.
10. Polly b. Ap. 7, 1787; d. Peru, N. Y. Jan. 8, 1847: m. Oct. 8, 1811 Rufus Day d. Peru, N. Y. 1838.
1 David Kilbum (Day.) 2. Millicent (Dav) m. Hon'e of Kansas. 3. Edmund (Day.)
11. Clarissa b. Ap. 14, 1790; d. Plattsb'urg, N. Y. 1869; m. Nathan Ellis (q. v.); r. Plattsburg, N. Y.;
four ch.
2. Temperance perhaps m. Ebenezer Dewey (q. v.).
3. Joel b. Hebron, Conn. d. Royalton, Vt. ; in. March 13, 1772 Sarah Bliss (q. v.); a mill-
wright.
1. Ira b. Surry Nov. 23, 1785. 2. Sarah b. Surry March 29, 1788.
3. Olive M. b. Surry July 19, 1791. 4. Emilly b. Surry Sept. 9, 1792.
4. Josiah b. Hebron, Conn. Oct. 13, 1752 ; d. Sept. 24, 1781 ; m. Feb. 6, 1781 Temperance
Dewey (q. v.). 5. Polly. 6. A dau. m. Porter and rem. to Nova Scotia.
m. 2d Mrs. Abiel Day of Keene.
Cheney Kilbtjrn son of John and Esther, was b. Winchendon, Mass. Ap. 14,
1818; m. July 20, 1842 Louisa Wyman b. Winchendon, Mass. Aug. 31, 1823, d.
Philadelphia, Penn. Dec. 31. 1876; r. Philadelphia, Penn.
1. Prances Emogene b. unk. Sept. 21, 1843 ; m. Oct. 10, 1866 Henry S. Hale b. North Dana,
Mass.
1. Henry Warren Kilbum (Hale) b. Philadelphia, Penn. May 23, 1870.
2. Nellie Louise (Hale) b. Philadelphia, Penn. Ap. 20, 1876
2. Ellen Louisa b. unk. Aug. 23, 1854 ; d. Philadelphia ? Penn. March 5, 1862.
Albert H. Kingman m. Persis P. Rice rem. to Walpole.
1. Winfieldb. Ap. 15,1871.
IZ'Tiyr/^ O 13TTT3 "VT The tradition is that four bros. of this name emigrated from the north of
«--■- ^" VJO U U XL JL . England. John and Joseph s. at Dedham, Mass., about 1628, one s. at Need-
ham, Mass., and the fourth in Connecticut. Joseph m. Millicent M and had Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph,
John, Eleazer, and Nathaniel b. about 1650; d.1694; m. Mary Bascom or Bacon. Their ch. were Nathaniel,
James, Timothy. John, and Danielb. Wrentham. Mass. Nov. 11, 1688; d. Ap. 27, 1754; m. Dec. 29, 1713 Elizabeth
Stevens and had Daniel b. March 12, 1715; d. 1783; m. 1st Nov. 3, 1737 Beriah Mann b. Ap. 27, 1719, d. May 12,
1755, dau. of Theodore Mann. Ch. : — Nathaniel, Lydia m. Amos Holbrook, Dea. Daniel, Samuel, John d. ch.,
Timothy, James, John, and Theodore. He m. 2d Oct. 19, 1755 Mrs. Abigail Adams and had Peter and Benjamin,
twins. Nathaniel b. Feb. 18, 1739 ; d. Keene Jan. 26, 1803; m. 1st Mehitable Johnson d. Keene Feb. 29, 176S, ast.
29, and had Abigail m. Stephen White (q. v.); m. 2d March 16, 1769 Hannah Ware b. Swanzey? Nov. 23, 1738,
d. Keene Sept. 25, 1785, dau. of Eleazer and Hannah (Man) Ware, who had Jerusha m. Japhet Fisher of Grafton,
Vt., Nathan m. Dorcas Thompson of Chester, Vt , Hannah m. Rufus Clark. Abial m. Luke Sturtevant of Keene,
Abijah, and Chloe m. Seth Sumner of Plymouth, Vt. ; m. 3d Jan. 20, 1791 Rebecca Bigelow d. 1824 xt. 64, dau. of
Daniel and Martha (Pratt) Bigelow of Fitzwilliam. and had Nathaniel ni. Sally Hosley of Jamaica, Vt., Samuel m.
Sally Wilson, and Ci/rus. Abijah b. Keene March 1778; d. there Nov. 1860; m. Sept. 12, 1803 Abigail Wilder b.
Keene' July 3, 1775; d. there Nov. 30, 1856, dau. of Dea. Abijah and Sarah (Ellis) Wilder. Their ch. were William
r. Surry, Charles J., Josiah, Abijah Wilder, Albert, Julia Ann m. Dea. Isaac Rand. Mary m. Jonas Parker, George,
Abigail Martha m. Enoch W. Winchester, Sarah m. George Rising, and Elizabeth m. Dea. George P. Drown.
Abijah Wilder Kingsbury b. Keene Sept. 13, 1809; m. 1st Sept. 9, 1834
Lovina Locke b. Sullivan Dec. 23, 1816, d. there July 29, 1836, dau. of Samuel
and Lydia (Fay) Locke; m. 2d March 21, 1837 Bmeline Wood b. Alstead Jan. 9,
1815, dau. of Eleazar and Rhoda (Williams) Wood.
1. Samuel Locke b. Feb. 25, 1838 ; m. 1st March 13, 1873 Sarah Emma Kemp b. Dedham,
Mass. June 18, 1848, d. Alstead June 14, 1874, dau. of William 0. and Lucy (Wood) Kemp.
GENEALOGIES. 349
1. Ethel May b. March 27. 1874; d. Ap. 25, 1874.
m. 2d Jan. 20, 1878 Jennie Cambell Hunter b. Madderty, Scotland May 13, 1849, dau. of
Alexander and Annie (Nicoll) Hunter. She came to America, landing at Quebec, 1869.
2. Annie Emeline b. Nov. 24, 1879.
2. Martha Lovina b. July 26, 1840, d. Sept. 28, 1844. 3. Merrill b. Oct. 11, 1845.
Cyrus Kingsbury the youngest son of Nathaniel of Keene, m. Rachel Olcott of Chesterfield; r. in Keene and
had ten ch., the second of whom was Henry.
Henry Kingsbury b. Keene Sept. 7, 1827; m. 1st Ap. 1, 1856 Lucretia Betsey
Hastings b. Sullivan 1834, d. Keene Dec. 17, 1870, dau. of Abijah and Sarah
(Hall) Hastings; served the last year of the war in the 14th N. H. Keg't, Co. C.
1. Abijah Hastings b. Sullivan Jan. 22, 1857. 2. Charles Henry b. Keene May 2, 1860.
3. George Fred b. Harris ville May 11, 1863. 4. Edwin Cyrus b. Keene Oct. 1, 1865.
5. Willie Frank b. Keene Sept. 31, 1867 ; d. there Oct. 10, 1867.
m. 2d July 4, 1871 Minerva Ann Bigelow b. Whitingham, Vt. March 20, 1832, dau.
of Sumner and Rebecca (Whitney) Bigelow; r. Keene.
Jonathan Kingsbury of Needham, Mass. was probably the son of James, son of Daniel and Beriah (Mann)
Kingsbury, and after his father's death was adopted by his uncle John. He m. Jemima Skinner and had James ;
Mary b. 1770, d. 1851, m. John Ward; John b. Oct. 5, 1772, m. Thankful White, dau. of Ebenezer?; Elsie;
Samuel; Catherine; Ebenezer: Jonathan d. in army hospital 1812; Hannah b. 1778, d. 1873, m. Farrington;
and Patty b. June 6, 1788, d. Conn. Sept. 23, 1877, m. Nathan Kingsbury d. 1812.
James Kingsbury b. Needham, Mass. about 1768; d. there about 1847; m.
Jan. 2, 1794 Sarah Cresson b. Swanzey Oct. 4, 1772, d. Needham, Mass. about
1845, dau. of Thomas Jr. and Mary (Hill) Cresson.
1. William b. Surry Dec. 9, 1797 ; m. 1819 Temperance Leonard b. Raynham, Mass. June
21, 1799, d. Aug. 1, 1873, dau. of Benjamin and Judith (Macomber) Leonard.
1. William Leonard b. March 26, 1820; m. Dec. 21, 1812 Anna XV. Webster (q. v.); r. Surry.
1. Elbridge Emery b. Sept. 16, 1843; d. Ap. 10, 1814. 2. Nancy Ellen b. Feb. 10, 1815; m. Jan. 1, 1867 John Carpenter
(q. v.). 3. George Franklin b. Walpole Sept. 10, 1840; d. there" Feb. 1849.
4. Otis William b. Walpole Feb. 14, 1850; ra. Feb. 28, 1874 Nellie Cheever b. Alstead May 17, 1856, dau. of James
Dinsmore and Jerusha (Randall) Cheever; r. Surry.
1. Fred Edward b. Surry March 23, 1876.
5. Elmira b. Gavsville, Vt. May 20, 1852 ; d. there Dec. 12, 1852.
2. George Dinsmore b. Ap. 19, "1822; d. Sept. 28, 1876; m. Feb. 1816 Ellen Amanda, dau. of Asahel B. and
Cynthia (Johnson) Hodgkins of Walpole ; two ch.
3. Charles Franklin b. June 11, 1824; m. Oct. 28, 1857 Sarah Ann Pierce b. Cavendish, Vt. June 21, 1836,
dau. of Nathaniel B. and Eliza Ann (Fiske) Pierce; r. Lyme.
1. Ella Sarah b. Stoddard Oct. 20, 1858.
4. John b. Dec. 13, 1826; m. Oct. 28, 1852 Mary Ursula Smith b. Alstead Ap. 2, 1826, dau. of Ralph
Emerson and Biah (Hale) Smith ; r. Surry. 5. Otis Henrv b. May 5, 1829. 6. Eliza Ann b. Aug. 1, 1832 ;
m. Oct. 31, 1867 George Milton, son of Nathan D. and Charlotte (Dwinell) Reed.
7. Ellen Maria b. Ap. 23, 1835; d. March 23, 1841. 8. Mary Josephine b. June 30, 1837.
Eteazer Kingsbury son of Joseph and Millicent, m. Esther Jadsou and had Mary, Eleazer, and Josiah. Josiah
b. Needham, Mass. 1685; d. 1739; m. Jan. 16, 1704 Susannah, dau. of Thomas Morey. Their ch. were Josiah,
Theodore, Jesse, Thomas, Jemima. Eliphalet, Caleb, and Elijah. There can be no reasonable doubt of the
identity of this Eliphalet with the following. Eliphalet of Needham. Mass. m. Abigail Fuller and had Eliphalet,
Elijah, Abigail, William, Jemima d. ch., Susannah. Josiah, Jemima d. ch., Sarah, Ebenezer, Mary, Samuel. Rachel,
and Joel d. ch. William b. Needham. Mass. Feb. 11, 1756: rem- to Alstead 1782; d. there Dec. 17, 1839; m. 1st
May 4, 1780 Mary Wilkinson b. Needham. Mass. Dec. 22, 1762, d. Alstead May 15, 1819, dau. of Ebenezer and
Mary (Gay) Wilkinson; m. 2d May 1. 1820 Ruth. dau. of Davis Carpenter of Walpole. His ch. by first wife were
Nahum, Polly d. unm., Asa m. Susan Hodgkins, and Sally. Nahum b. Needham, Mass. Feb. 17, 1787; d. Alstead
May 17, 1S68; m. 1st Dec. 6, 1827 Polly Fletcher b. Alstead Dec. 1787, d. there Ap. 16, 1852? dau. of Peter and
Sarah (Piper) Fletcher. Their ch. were Cyrus Judson and Otis Wilkinson d. ch. He m. 2d Nov. 1, 1855 Thirza
Boynton of Sullivan.
Cyrus Judson Kingsbury b. Alstead Feb. 9, 1830 ; came to Gilsum 1879 ; d.
Ap. 4, 1880.
Sally Kingsbury dau. of William and Mary, was b. Alstead Dec. 17, 1802;
m. Oct. 20, 1846 Daniel Fuller of Hudson, where he died; rem. from Alstead to
Gilsum 1879.
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T7" TV'TO LI HH Three brothers of this name are said to have emigrated to America. Benjamin Knight a
XV L~ 1VJ LL J. . descendant of one of them came from Sutton, Mass. and was one of the first settlers of
Spencer, Mass. His son Isaac m. Asenath Ward and r. Ware, Mass. Among their ch. was haac.
Isaac Knight b. Ware, Mass. Oct. 14, 1822; m. 1st Ap. 2, 1848 Eliza Wilder
b. Putney, Vt., d. Alstead July 8, 1869.
1. Isaac Franklin (adopted) b. Langdon Aug. 1, 1862.
m. 2d May 3, 1871 Mrs. Sarah Maria (Pratt) Baker (q. v.).
•2. Eva Vaida b. Oct. 27, 1875.
Amos Franklin Knight son of Amos and Hannah (Davis) Knight, was b.
Marlow Aug. 15, 1815; m. Eunice C. Wyraan (q. v.) d. Keene July 9, 1873.
1. Minnie Melvina b. Alstead Sept. 25, 1841; m. June 25, 1861 William Taylor Seaver b.
Swanzey Sept. 1832, son of Abram and Direxy (Very) Seaver.
2. Ellen Louise b. Alstead Nov. 25, 1844; m. 1st "Oct. 7, 1867 Charles Henry Kelton b.
Athol, Mass. Oct, 7, 1830. d. Fitehburg, Mass. Nov. 20, 1868, son of Calvin and Belinda
(Ellenwood) Kelton : m. 2d Sept. 28, 1870 Albert Bancroft Carpenter b. Surry Nov. 12,
1838, son of Warren and Diantha (Britt) Carpenter.
1. Harold Elmore (Carpenter) b. Keene Dec. 5, 1871.
3. Luraetta Josephine b. Alstead May 3, 1847 ; ra. March 31, 1869 William Wallace Davis
of Acworth ; r. Fitehburg-. Mass.
1. Frank Wallace (Davis)~ b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 20, 1873.
4. Elmore Dana b. Alstead Dec. 3, 1850 ; m. June 26, 1878 Ida May Locke b. Keene Jan. 4,
1855, dau. of Edwin R. and Helen E. (Wilson) Locke.
Elijah Knight Esq. of Rockingham, Vt. m. Nov. 21, 1805 Patty Tyler of
Surry. (Town Book.)
Fred Wallace Knight son of Horace R. and Nancy (Adams) Knight, was
b. Alstead ISTov. 3, 1859 ; employed by A. D. Hammond.
Joseph Knight of Surry m. Dec. 1, 1825 Judith Leonard of Gilsum. (Town
Book.)
Lewis Asa Knight son of Ira and Abigail (Pratt) Knight, was b. Marlow Ap.
25, 1812; m. May 30, 1811 Thankful Watson Gibbs b. Sullivan June 24, 1815, dau.
of Dea. Dalphon and Asenath (Watson) Gibbs; r. Marlow.
1. Addie Rosella b. Feb. 13. 1843 ; m. David Milton Tiffany ; r. Mason City, Iowa.
1. Fred Lewis (Tiffany) b. Mason City, Iowa May 20, 1877.
2. Julian Osro (Tiffany) b. Mason City, Iowa Dec. 4, 1879.
2. Harlan Norris b Marlow Dec. 27, 1844 ; d. unm.
3. Osro Lewis b. Marlow Mav 31, 1848 ; m. Carrie Robinson ; r. Green Bay, Wise.
1. Ella b. Green Bay. Wise. Sept. 16, 1879.
4. Mary Ella b. Sullivan Sept. 6. 1850 ; d. unm.
John Horkin Laixg son of William and Mary (Fairgrieve) Laing who came
from Scotland 1845, was b. North Andover, Mass. "Oct. 9, 1850 ; m. May 27, 1872
Mary Louise Train b. Crown Point, N". Y. Feb. 2, 1846 dau. of Edward J. Train.
George Lakxn on tax list 1878.
William Lamb taxed here 1803.
Charles Henry Lamphere son of Weston and Eliza Ellen (Wallace) Lam-
phere of Lyme, was b. Thetford, Vt. Dec. 19, 1852 ; a wheelwright here in 1879.
Jonathan W. Lampson Jr. on tax list 1831.
Timothy S. Lane son of John and Mary (Livingston) Lane, was b. Braintree,
Mass. Sept. 1, 1800; d. Fillmore, 111. Sept. 1, 1849; m. Oct. 25, 1825 Roxana
Harvey b. Swanzey Aug. 1, 1802, d. Fillmore, 111. Jan. 1, 1849, dau. of Kimball
and Polly (Hazelton) Harvey.
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1. "Jonathan Bowers b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1826; m. 1st March 9, 1847 Sarah Harris; m. 2d
Rachel S. Bost. 2. Jane A. b. Sullivan Nov. 25, 1828 ; d. May 6, 1836.
3. Timothy b. Sullivan Ap. 2, 1830 ; d. there ? Ap. 20, 1832.
4. Mary Jane b. Dec. 15, 1837 ; r. Fillmore, 111.
LA \Tf^ l^lfllV" Capt. Joseph Langdon m. Ruth Hooker and r. at Farmington, Conn. They had
A- ^ vIT VJ \_/i-i • thirteen ch., the seventh of whom was Reuben, who was a merchant at Hartford, Conn.;
m. Patience, dau. of Hon. Sylvester and Patience (Barker) Gilbert of Hebron, Conn., and granddaughter of Col.
Samuel Gilbert of the Gilsum proprietors. Among the ch. of Reuben and Patience was George.
George Langdon b. New London, Conn. Jan. 14, 1814; ra. Oct. 6, 1840
Emma Olivia Barstow b. Canterbury, Conn. Aug. 19, 1820, dau. of Spalding and
Emma Temperance (Holmes) Barstow.
1. Herbert Barstow b. Nov. 18, 1841 ; m. June 10, 1869 Susie Backus Barstow b. Bridge-
port, Conn. Feb. 2, 1847, d. Hartford, Conn. Sept. 18, 1879, dau. of John and Irene (Fitch)
Barstow.
1. Frank Ira b. Hartford, Conn. Ap. 13, 1870.
2. Oliver George b. Hartford, Conn. Sept. 1872; d. there Sept. 1872.
2. Emma b. South Killingly, Conn. March 1, 1844 ; d. Downer's Grove, 111. July 28, 1845.
3. Charles Spalding b. Downer's Grove, 111. Nov. 16, 1846.
4. Mary Elizabeth b. Downer's Grove, 111. Jan. 28, 1849.
5. Joseph Worthington b. Crystal Lake, 111. July 12, 1851 ; ra. Oct. 1, 1874 Nevada I. Mack-
intosh.
1. Walter Earl b. Washington, Kans. Ap. 3, 1879.
6. Clara Patience b. South Hadley, Mass. Nov. 6, 1856 ; d. there Feb. 2, 1860.
t A IVTO T (~^T^l ^ ':ioy °^ 'n's name came from France to Canada at the age of six years. His son
_l_ji\-l.l VJT J-JV^J-O* Olivier Langlois m. Archange Lamothe and had Valire, PhUomene m. Louis Bourrett
(q. v.), Paul, and Anna m. Hilaire Gosseau (q. v.).
Valire Langlois (known as George English) b. Yamachiche, Three Rivers,
Canada Feb. 16, L846; m. Oct. 2, 1865 Mary Jane Dube b. Williston, Vt. Feb. 29,
1852, dau. of Joseph and Selina (Lavalle) Dube (q. v.).
1. Mary Annie b. Bolton, Vt. Nov. 22, 1867. 2. Selina b. Oct. 2, 1869.
3. Louis Adrienne b. March 6, 1871. 4. Agnes b. May 8, 1873 ; d. May 10, 1873.
Paul Langlois bro. to preceding, b. Yamachiche, Canada June 1, 1852, m.
Jan. 16, 1872 Hermine Grimier b. Yamachiche, Canada June 1, 1852, dau. of Gon-
zague and Emelie (Gelinas) Grimier.
1. Paul Avedres George b. Nov. 1, 1872.
Francois Langlois on tax list 1868; two ch. ; r. Somerset, Canada.
T \ PFT \ AT ^e rea^ name °f 'n's fam''y is Gaboriault dit Lapanue. Nazaire Gaboriault dit
X-l±\-L EL ri_lTj_. Lapanne m. Marie Marin and r. Canada; rem. to Shrewsbury, Mass. Among their ch.
were Peter and Edmond. After coming to the States the name was called Lapham, and the sons so write it.
Peter Gaborio Lapham b. St. Thanase, C. E. June 28, 1810, m. Dec. 28,
1861 Mary Diviny b. Clare Co. Ireland Nov. 25, 1842, dau. of James and Margaret
(Ruan) Diviny.
1. Peter James b. Shrewsbury, Mass. Oct. 10, 1862, d. July 10, 1868. 2. John Ed b. Shrews-
bury, Mass. Feb. 14, 1864. 3. George Thomas b. Shrewsbury, Mass. Sept. 1865.
4. Margaret Mary b. Nov. 6, 1867, d. Feb. 8, 1868. 5. Agnes Ellen b. March 12, 1871.
6. Martha Ann b. Keene Feb. 5, 1874. 7. William Henry b. Keene Feb. 8, 1876.
Edmond Lapham bro. to preceding, was b. St. John, C. E. about 1855; m. 1876
Addie B. Hubbard (q. v.); r. Salem, Mass.
1. Albert Edmund b. Salem, Mass. May 4, 1877.
T A TT O IT' iV"rT^ Equivalent to Lawrence in English. David Laurent of French descent, was b. a la
JUi\- U -CV Hi 1M A- . Riviere du Loup, Canada, 1796 ; d. Montreal Dec. 19, 1852; m. Leocadie De Pensier b.
Montreal 1808, d. there Oct. 11, 1865, dau. of a German. Among their ch. was Adolpke C. F.
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Adolphe Cyrille Francois Laurent b. Montreal, Canada Oct. 3, 1844, m.
Ap. 9, 1872 Hermine Ducharme b. Assumption, Canada Dec. 19, 1854, dau. of
Leandre and Odile (Pelletier) Ducharme.
1. Hermine Leocadie Odile b. Sullivan Feb. 9. 1873. 2. Charles Emile b. Island Pond, Vt.
Jan. 2, 1875 ; d. June 5, 1875. 3. Eugenie Rosa b. May 19, 1876.
4. Emma Marie Philomene b. Sept. 20, 1878. 5. Adolphe Arthur b. Ap. 21, 1880.
George A. Lathrop b. Canaan; m. Emily S. Gleason (q. v.); a mechanic;
taxed here 186.3; r. Canaan.
1. Helen m. and has two ch. 2. Belle Gleason m. Neal. 3. Emma m. 4. Elwyn G.
Henry C. Lawton son of Henry and Betsey ( Howe) Lawton, was b. unk. Feb.
1836; d. Sept. 26, 1865; m. Aug. 1858 Alfoncie Bates (q. v.).
Isaac Lawrence on tax list 1803-6.
Samuel Lawrence probably bro. to the preceding, taxed here 1803—4.
T^ \ T> | \ "VT |~\ John Learoi/d and his wife Ann Hogshon emigrated from Bradford, Yorkshire,
■M.J I-A J\. L\) ■ J X YJ . Eng. 1802. He was a woolen manufacturer, but not finding employment went into
the bakery business at Boston, Mass., where he was drowned with others while out in a pleasure boat July 1808.
Their ch. were Rachel m. Ephraim Stearns; Andrew; George ; Betsey m. Horatio Smith; and John. His widow
m. George Rowley and had three ch.
George Learoyd b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 10, 1804 ; m. 1st May 12, 1834 Maria
Townsend (q. v.) d. Sept. 15, 1861.
1. Samuel b. Dighton, Mass. Aug. 14, 1835 ; d. same day.
2. Samuel b. Dighton, Mass. Jan. 14, 1837 ; d. same day. 3. A son d. inf.
4. Maria Louisa b. Dighton, Mass. Aug. 25, 1840 ; d. unm. Sept. 8, 1872.
5. George Andrew b. Dighton, Mass. Sept. 14, 1842 ; m. Ap. 2, 1868 Esther A. Mack (q. v.).
1. Adaline Knight b. Saugus, Mass. Oct. 24, 1870. 2. Francis Vergnies b. Saugus, Mass. Dec. 22, 1872.
6. Annie Elizabeth b. Ap. 3, 1846 ; in. Samuel O. Banks (q. v.).
m. 2d Ap. 13, 1865 Ann Townsend (q. v.).
John Lees in Factory 1848-9.
John Leigh employed in Factory 1872.
Thomas Lilly worked in Factory 1860.
John Little son of Dea. William and Abigail (Wells) Little, was b. Antrim
May 24, 1818; m. 1840 Clarinda Brackett b. Antrim March 20, 1819, dau. of
James and Hannah (Carr) Brackett.
1. Prank William b. Antrim Aug. 2, 1843.
2. Clara Sophia b. Antrim Sept. 19, 1846 ; m. Aug. 18, 1869 Edward Merritt Richardson b.
Cambridgeport, Mass. March 1847 ; r. Waltham, Mass.
1. Minnie Bertie (Richardson) b. Waltham, Mass. June 1871. 2. John Wilfred (Richardson) b. Waltham,
Mass. Sept. 1873. 3. Frank Warren (Richardson) b. Waltham, Mass. May 1876.
3. Jennie Maud b. Antrim Oct. 19, 1853 ; m. Emery P. Russell, Cambridgeport, Mass.
T T'\7"T^, T? 1VTOT? TT' Aaron Livermore b. Mass. Aug. 3, 1769; m. Caty Hoyt b. Hubbardston, Mass.
JU-L V XLi rVLU.^/0)-T!i. june 24, 1770; rem. from Weston, Mass. to Alstead 1797, and had eight ch.,
among whom were John, and Aaron R.
John Livermore b. Alstead July 11, 1801; d. March 12, 1872; m. Ap. 25,
1826 Electa Goddard b. Marlboro' Nov. 24, 1805, d. March 8, 1872, dau. of
Nathan and Martha (Temple) Goddard.
1. Aaron Harvey b. Ap. 21, 1827 ; m. Nov. 15, 1851 Almira J. Nims b. Sullivan Aug. 19,
1832, d. Boston, Mass. Ap. 22, 1865, dau. of Lucius and Nancy (Breed) Niins ; r. Boston,
Mass. 2. Martha Ann E. b. Ap. 6, 1830 ; d. June 11, 1833.
3. Mary Elizabeth b. Dec. 1, 1832 ; m. J. Elliott Smith (q. v.).
4. Martha Ann b. March 5, 1837 ; m. George W. Emerson (q. v.).
GENEALOGIES. 353
5: Fanny Banks b. June 14, 1839 ; m. 1st June 20, 1861 George White ; m. 2d Ap. 29, 1871
Byron E. Daggett.
Aaron Russell Livermore bro. to preceding, was b. Alstead Oct. 28, 1810;
m. Oct. 6, 1810 Mary Gay, dau. of Rev. Newton and Jerusha (Wolcott) Skinner
of New Britain, Conn.; r. Fair Haven, Conn.
T f\(~^~IZ~~I? Dea- William Locke son of William (mariner) and Elizabeth, was b. Stepney Parish,
-LiV_/V/JV-Cj. London, Eng. Dec. 13, 1628; d. Woburn, Mass. June 16, 1720; m. Dec. 27, 1655 Mary Clarke
of Watertown, Mass. Had ten ch., of whom the ninth was James b. Woburn, Mass. Nov. 14, 1677; d. Woburn,
Mass. Dec. 11, 174.5; m. Dec. 5, 1700 Sarah Cutter of Cambridge, Mass. They had eight ch., of whom the second
was James b. Woburn, Mass. June 17, 1703; d. Ashby, Mass. Sept. 1, 1782; m. Jan. 11, 1727 Elizabeth Burnap of
Reading, Mass., and had ten ch. The second was Lieut. James b. Hopkinton, Mass. Nov. 1729; d. Sullivan Jan.
20, 1808; m. Dec. 17, 1753 Hannah Farnsworth of Groton, Mass.; rem. to Sullivan about 1784, where she d. Oct.
28, 1798 aet. 63. They had fourteen ch. among whom were James and Samuel B.
James Lockjs b. Ashby, Mass. March 11, 1759; m. Susannah Kimball of Pep-
perell, Mass. ; a revolutionary soldier; r. Thetford, Yt., where he was killed by
the falling of a millstone. [His widow m. David Bill (q. v.).]
1. Susannah b. Sullivan Jan. 11, 1788, d. y.
2. Hannah b. Sullivan Feb. 8, 1789 ; m. Israel K. Plurnley (q. v.).
3. James b. Thetford, Vt. May 18, 1790 ; d. Wellsboro', Penn. March 14, 1874 ; rn. Lydia
Whitney (q. v.).
1. Lydia Whitney b. Aug. 25, 1814; m. Dec. 22, 1842 Phineas Vanhorn; r. Wellsboro', Penn.
1. Juliette R. (Vanhorn) b. Wellsboro', Penn. Sept. 29, 1843; m. C. F. Johnston. 2. Anna C- (Vanhorn) b. Wellsboro',
Penn. March 5, 1845; m. H. D. Eastman. 3. James W. (Vanhorn) b. Wellsboro', Penn. March 8, 1848; d. there Ap.
1, 1848. 4. Jane E. (Vanhorn) b. Wellsboro', Penn. May 12, 1850; m. James E. Thomas. 5. Susan L. (Vanhorn)
b. Wellsboro', Penn. Oct. 26, 1851. 6. Pen-in C. (Vanhorn) b. Wellsboro', Penn. Sept. 26, 1854.
2. James Kimball b. March 17, 1816; d. July 28, 1820.
3. Harriet b. Aug. 27, 1818; m. May 12, 1836 Sylvester Kelley of Otsego, N. Y.; r. Penn.
1. George W. (Kelley) b. Penn. June 8, 1840; d. there Jan. 21, 1841. 2. Charles T. (Kelley) b. Penn. May 21, 1842.
3. Lydia Ann (Kelley) b. Penn. Feb. 24, 1845; d. there Nov. 12, 1848. 4. Jane E. (Kellev) b. Penn. June 11, 1847.
4. Daniel b. Sept. 10, 1820; m. May 20, 1S45 Clarissa Wright of Otsego, N. Y.; r. Geneva, Wise.
1. Julia M. b. Wise. Feb. 1846.
5. Samuel b. Wellsboro', Penn. Feb. 20, 1823; d. there Oct. 16, 1824.
6. Perrin b. Wellsboro', Penn. July 4, 1825; d. there uum. Dec. 6, 1852.
7. Merrill b. Wellsboro', Penu. Oct. 11, 1827. 8. Susan Minerva b. Wellsboro', Penn. Aug. 1, 1829.
9. Mary Elizabeth b. Wellsboro', Penu. Oct. 21, 1831. 10. Charles Berton b. Wellsboro', Penn. Sept. 12,
1833; d. there Aug. 29, 1835. 11. Nancy Jane b. Wellsboro', Penn. Jan. 12, 1838.
12. Agnes B. b. Wellsboro', Penn. Dec. 3, 1839.
Samuel Barron Locke bro. to preceding, was b. Ashby, Mass. May 1, 1767;
d. Bethel, Me. Oct. 12, 1810; m. 1st 1789 Hannah Russell b. Leominster, Mass.
1765, d. Bethel, Me. Ap. 5, 1822, dau. of William Esq. and Lucy (Goldsmith)
Russell of Littleton, Mass.
1. Hannah b. Thetford, Vt. Feb. 19, 1790 ; d. there Jan. 1791.
2. John b. Lempster Feb. 19, 1792 ; m. Oct.' 25, 1825 Mary Morris b. Newark, N. J. 1806 ; a
physician and Prof, of Chemistry and Pharmacy in Med. Coll. of Ohio at Cincinnati. He
invented the " Electro Chronograph Clock," and is the author of many scientific papers.
1. John b. Cincinnati, O. Sept. 8, 1826. 2. James b. Cincinnati, O. Nov. 8, 182S.
3. Joseph M. b. Cincinnati, O. Aug. 27, 1830. 4. William Russell b. Cincinnati, O. Jan. 16, 1832; d. there
Dee. 30, 1832. 5. Elizabeth M. b. Cincinnati, O. Sept. 20, 1834; d. there Aug. 1835.
6. Elizabeth M. b. Cincinnati, O. June 4, 1836. 7. William Russell b. Cincinnati, O. July 19, 1838; d.
there July 7, 1840. 8. Apphia Langworth b. Cincinnati, O. Oct. 7, 1840; m. an Episcopal clergyman.
9. William Russell b. Cincinnati, O. Ap. 19, 1843 ; a lawyer.
10. Mary b. Cincinnati, O. July 25, 1846 ; d. there May 1850.
3. Luther b. Newport Feb. 22, 1794 ; d. Bethel, Me. Oct. 10, 1860 ; m. Aug. 24, 1856 Mrs.
Merilla (Hurd) Whittier. (See Hurd.)
4. Hannah b. Fryeburg, Me. July 8, 1795 ; m. 1819 William Swan b. Paris, Me May 15, 1792.
1. Loilaski A. (Swan) b. Woodstock, Me. Sept. 28, 1820; m. 1st Feb. 22, 1843 James Penley b. Paris,
Me. Feb. 14, 1822.
1. Edward Wilson (Penlev) b. Paris, Me. Dec. 12, 1843. 2. John Locke (Penley) b. Paris, Me. Aug. 28, 1847.
3. Charles Russell (Penley) b. Paris, Me. May 1U, 1851.
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m. 2d Jeremiah Winslow.
2. Urania Bassett (Swan) b. Woodstock, Me. Jan. 7, 1822; m. Ap. 25, 1849 Horace Edgerly b. Buxton,
Me. 1821.
1. Hannah Jane (Edgerly) b. Paris, Me. Julv 7, 1852.
3. Lucetta Emma (Swan) b. Woodstock, Me. Nov. 30, 1825; d. there Sept. 10, 1827.
4. William Russell (Swan) b. Woodstock, Me. Nov. 22, 1827; served as Captain in the war of the Rebellion.
5. Leander S. (Swan) b. Woodstock, Me. Jan. 24, 1830; m. 1851 Harriet A. Decorter.
1. Mary E. (Swan) b. Woodstock? Me. May 21, 1852.
6. Lucelta Marion (Swan) b. Woodstock, Me. May 21, 1833.
7. Hannah Emma (Swan) b. Paris, Me. June 19, 1835; d. there March 12, 1842.
5. Clarissa b. Bethel, Me. June 9, 1797 ; d. Cambridge ? Sept. 13, 1848 ; m. 1821 Josiab
Black of Sedgwick, Me.
1. Abigail (Black) b. Cambridge? 1822; m. Cyrus Harriman; r. Eaton.
2. James Locke (Black) b. Cambridge? July 1823; m. 1845 Leviatha Scribner; r. Township B. Me.
3. Samuel Barron Locke (Black) b. Cambridge ? Aug. 8, 1825; m. Nov. 22, 1853 Martha D. Hopkins of
Wallingford, Vt.; r. Rockland, Me. 4. Aurora O. (Black) b. Cambridge? Feb. 25, 1827; m. Benjamin
T. Fretch of Kockport, Me. where they r. 5. John Locke (Black) b. Cambridge ? Feb. 2, 1829 ; r. California.
6. Bosanna (Black) b. Cambridge? Ap. 28, 1831; r. Rockport, Me. 7. David (Black) b. Cambridge?
Nov. 11, 1833; r. California. 8. Sarah Jane (Black) b. Cambridge? 1836; d. unm. Rockport, Me. July
31, 1852. 9. Clarissa Elizabeth (Black) b. Cambridge? May 13, 1840; r. Otisfleld, Me.
6. Clementine b. Bethel, Me. June 22, 1799 ; m. 1st 1820 Orin Stone of Dixfield, Me. where
he d. about 1846.
1. Man/ Ellen (Stone) b. Dixfield, Me. Nov. 16, 1820; m. Sept. 1845 John Rhodes Case; r. Lynn, Mass.
1. Emily A. (Case) b. LvnnV Mass. Dec. 28, 1846.
2. Joel Russell (Stone) ' b. Dixfield, Me. Feb. 19, 1822. 3. Marshall Valois (Stone) b. Dixfield, Me.
March 22, 1826. 4. Sarah Prentiss (Stone) b. Dixfield, Me. Feb. 15, 1829.
5. Mahala Delphina (Stone) b. Dixfield, Me. June 2, 1833.
m. 2d Harvey of Dixfield, Me.
7. Samuel Barron b. Bethel, Me. Sept. 25, 1801 ; m. 1825 Lucetta Edgerly b. Buxton, Me.
Aug. 10, 1806 ; a millwright, and for many years Justice of Peace and Post Master.
1. Mary Ellen b. Buxton, Me. Sept. 1G, 1826; in. March 4, 1852 Charles Morgan of Gloucester, Mass.
2. John b. Buxton, Me. Sept. 15, 1828. 3. Charles Russell b. Buxton, Me. Nov. 12, 1830; d. there 1832.
4. Charles Russell b. Buxton, Me. May 16, 1833. 5. Franklin b. Buxton, Me. May 15, 1835.
6. George W. b. Buxton, Me. Nov. 8, 1837. 7. Samuel Barron b. Buxton, Me. Ap. 18, 1840.
8. James b. Bethel, Me. July 12, 1803 ; m. July 10, 1826 Mercy Stowe b. Newry, Me. Oct.
10, 1806.
1. Mary Ann b. Bethel, Me. Jan. 31, 1828; m. Sept. 12, 1852 Edmund H. Chapman of Bethel, Me.
2. Jabez Bradley b. Veteran ? N. Y. March 28, 1832. 3. Abigail Stowe b. Bethel, Me. Ap. 8, 1836.
4. Hannah Russell b. Bethel, Me. March 25, 1840. 5. James Bradford b. Bethel, Me. Feb. 8, 1844.
9. Charles Russell b. Bethel, Me. May 4, 1806 ; m. Nov. 7, 1832 Susan Hill b. Saco, Me.
May 15, 1809 ; a millwright, and Justice of Peace.
1. Phila Delia b. Bethel, Me. Sept. 21, 1833. 2. Charles William Russell b. Bethel, Me. June 25, 1835.
3. Henry Clay b. Bethel, Me. July 7, 1837.
4. Susan Emery ? b. Betnel Me. Nov. 04, 1840: , ,, „ , 10,0
5. Samuel Barron) ' ' ' d. there Feb. 1842.
6. Mary Ellen b. Bethel, Me. Sept. 15, 1843. 7. Urania b. Bethel, Me. March 19, 1848.
10. Mary b. Bethel, Me. Jan. 14, 1808 ; m. June 7, 1828 Moses Swan b. Paris, Me. 1794 ? ; r.
San Francisco, Cal.
1. Lavina (Swan) m. William Rhodes of Boston, Mass. 2. Lucetta Amanda (Swan.)
3. Samuel Barron Locke (Swan.) 4. Mary Morris (Swan.)
m. 2d Nov. 8, 1824 Polly Kidder of Hollis, Me.
Thomas Logan in Factory 1869.
T ("fcT^tc'F T Tfc' Prudens Loiselle of Lyons, France had a son Louis who m. Genieve Chattel and
-LiV/J-OJ-JJ-il-i-U* came to Canada about 1S28. Among their ch. were Edouard and Magloire.
Edouard Loiselle b. St. Mary, C. E. March 17, 1835 ; m. Nov. 24, 1857 Eose
Benjamin b. St. Mary, C. E. Dec. 31, 1842, dau. of Newell and Frances (Fragane)
Benjamin.
1. Louis Napoleon b. Montreal, C. E. Nov. 2, 1858. 2. Emma Josephine b. Montreal, C. E.
Dec. 31, 1860. 3. Edward Henry b. Keene Oct. 12, 1864.
4. Oscar Dolor b. Keene Ap. 8, 1868. 5. Arthur Benjamin b. March 25, 1872.
6. Frances Lenora b. Sept. 7, 1874. 7. Clifford Wilfred b. Oct. 28, 1876.
£^<z^££ cdtii-eA^i/yty
GENEALOGIES. 355
Magloire Loiselle bro. to preceding, was b. St. Mary, Canada 1842; m. May
1869 Lura Camille; r. Montpelier, Vt.; in Tannery 1866.
1. Eva b. Montpelier, Vt. May 15, 1870. 2. Genieve b. Montpelier, Vt. Jan. 1874.
Stephen Lovejoy worked for Alpheus Chapin 1866.
T f|~\7" 171 T \ IVT V\ The tradition is that three brothers emigrated to Connecticut, two of whom were
XUKJ V JZi J_J i\.li U. ,soon after accidentally drowned. The survivor was Thomas Loveland, the ancestor
of this family. His sons were Thomas, Solomon and Israel.
Israel Lovelaxd b. Conn. 173£; d. about 1825; m. his cousin, Dinah Love-
land.
1. Dinah b. Hebron, Conn. Sept. 14, 1754 ; d. Surry July 30, 1850 ; m. Jan. 11, 1781 Asa
Wilcox b. Conn. May 10, 1756 ; d Surry Sept. 24, 1840, son of Obadiah and Sarah Wilcox.
1. Asa (Wilcox) b. Surry Sept. 30, 1781; d.' there Nov. 1, 1869; m. Nov. 15, 1804 Nelly Wetherbee (q. v.)
d. Surry Sept. 22, 1812.
1. Genr>/e (Wilcox) b. Surry Feb. 6. 1807: m. 1st Aug. 2, 1830 Nancy Palmyra Reed b. Andover, Vt. 1813; d. Surry
Jan. 18, 1838, dau. of Lewis and Nancv (Harvev) Reed.
1. Henry Harvey (Wilcox) b. Surry Aug. 15, 1831; d. there unm. Ap. 5, 1865. 2. Charles Horlon (Wilcox) b. Surry Aug. 20, 1834.
3. Lewis Laforest (Wilcox) b. Surry, d. inf.
m. 2d May 2, 1840 Aurelia Maria Reed b. Andover, Vt. 1818; d. Surry Dec. 25, 1854, dau. of Lewis and Nancy (Harvey)
Reed.
4. Georne Lewis (Wilcox) b. Surry March 1841 ; d. there Oct. 2G, 1844. .
5. Xancy Aurelia (Wilcox) b. Surry June IS, 1843 ; in. Dec. 12, 1807 Jackson Reed b. 111. March 1845, son of David and Lucinda
(Knight) Reed.
1. Ellen Josephine (Reed) b. Surry Feb. 1, 1870.
6. Mary Ella I Wilcox) b. Surrv Oct. 22, 1849.
m. 3d Oct. 20, 1857 Christiana Rodentha Ingals b. Rockingham, Vt. July 15, 1817, dau. of Joseph and Rodentha Pengo
(Ripley) Ingals.
2. Aaron ( Wilcox) b. Surry Feb. 20, 1783; rem. to Troy, N. Y. ; m., had one dau. and d. Rochester, N. Y.
3. John Talcott (Wilcox) b. Surry March 31, 1786; m. Sarah Sawyer dau. of Samuel and (Wheelock)
Sawyer of Surry ; went West.
"l. Joint I Wilcox) killed bv Mexicans in Texas. 2. Ann Jane (Wilcox.) 3. Aaron (Wilcox.) And others.
4. Dinah (Wilcox) b. Surry Aug. 16, 1796; d. there unm. Oct. 4, 1823.
2. Naomi b. Hebron, Conn. Nov. 29, 1757 : m. Dr. Abner Bliss (q. v.).
3. Israel b. Hebron, Conn. July 25, 1760 ; d. Sept. 23, 1850 ; m. March 8, 1785 Sally Chap-
man 1). Keene June 14, 1767, d. Feb. 28, 1825, dau. of Samuel and Eleanor (Belding)
Chapman.
1. Samuel Chapman b. Aug. 25, 1787; d. South Hartford, N. Y. Ap. 8, 1859; m. Aug. 21, 1817 Eunice
Stow of Weston, Vt.
1. Fidelia b. Barnard, Vt. Dec. 15, 1818 ; d. unm. South Hartford, N. Y. Ap. 1862.
2. Samuel Stow b. Reading, Vt. Jan. 1, 1820; d. there 1820.
3. John Stow b. Reading, Vt. March 7, 1821; d. San Francisco, Cal. Nov. 28, 1853; m. March 12, 1848 Jeannette L.
Latham of Boston, Mass.
1. Angie Prirk-r b. San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 1, 1853.
4. George b. Reading, Vt. Julv 2, 1822 ; m. Ap. 10, 1801 Annette E. Noyes of Montpelier, Vt. where they r.
1. George b. Montpelier, Vt 'Dec 31, 1864.
5. Eliza b. Reading, Vt. Sept. 3, 1823; m. Oct. 31, 1848 Watts Hubbard Pettee b. Weston, Vt. Jan. 1, 1822.
1. Lucia Lovia (Pettee) b. Weston, Vt. Oct. 17. 1S10. 2. Sarah Elizabeth (Pettee! b. Weston, Vt. Oct. 31, 1851.
3 Em Clair (Pettee) b. Weston, Vt. Nov. 13, 1853. 4. Cora Lillian (Pettee) b. Weston, Vt. March 17, 1858.
5. Mary Eliza (Pettee) b. Weston, Vt. May 10, I860. 6. George IVatts (Pettee) b. Weston, Vt. Sept. 21, 1862.
7. Frederick (Pettee) b. Weston, Vt. Sept. 6, 1865.
6. Eunice b. Reading, Vt. Sept 24, 1824; d. unm. Weston. Vt. March 13. 1850.
7. Elhanan Winchester b. Reading, Vt. Dec. 9, 1825; m. 1st Aug. 15, 1855 Margaret Grav d. Feb. 8, 1856; m. 2d 1868
Emma Rice. 8. Mary b. Reading"; Vt. Dec. 22, 1827: d. there Jan. 16, 1828.
9. Sarah h. Reading, Vt. Oct. 28, 1829; d. unm. Clarendon, Vt. Oct. 8, 1850.
2. Sally b. Keene Dec. 4, 17«9; m. Elijah Mansfield (q. v.).
3. Isaac b. Ap. 30, 1793, m. 1st Jan. 18. 1819 Martha Farnsworth (q. v.) d. March 14, 1842.
I. Esther b. March 8, 1821; m. George W. Newman (q. v.). 2. Svrena Eaton b. Sept. 3, 1822; m. Calvin C. Bingham
(q. v.). 3. Martha Ann I). Mav 28. 1824; m. Daniel Smith (q. v.).' 4. Sarah b. Oct. 15, 1826; d. Nov. 16, 1826.
5. Abbv b. June 16, 1828; m. Mav 28, 1849 George Webster Gould b. Stoddard Aug. 17, 1817; r. Norwich, Conn.
1. Webster V. (Gould) b. Norwich, Conn. Mav 31, 1854. 2. Florence (Gould) b. Norwich, Conn. Feb. 8, 1858.
3. Alice Rogers (Gould) b. Norwich, Conn. Aug. 20, 1862: d. there Jan. 31, 1871.
6. Elliot b. Aug. 29, 1832; d. Aug. 19, 1835. 7. Isaac b. Oct. 16, 1834; d. unm. San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 7, 1869.
8. Milon Elliot b. Nov. 20, 1837; m. July 21, 1868 Antoinette V. Oliver b. New York, N. Y. Dec. 15, 1839, dau. of
Thomas and Henrietta M. (Krelis) Oliver.
m. 2d Aug. 16. 1812 Mrs. Betsey Davis (Beckwith) Davis (q. v.).
9. Moses Baruch b. May 14, 1843; d. March 23, 1844. 10. Stilletus Samuel b. Ap. 14, 1845; d. Sept. 25, 1846.
II. Byron Stilletus b. Feb. 13, 1849; m Ap. 27, 1871 Clara Belding Lawrence b. Winchendon, Mass. where she d. Aug.
10. 1873; a mechanic: r. Winchendon, Mass.
4. Abigail b. Aug. 8, 1794; m. 1st Feb. 5. 1839 Chauncev Jones d. Stoddard March 27, 1850; m. 2d March
1851 William Robb b. Stoddard March 15, 1787, d. there July 10, 1874. .
5. Israel Belding b. Ap. 19, 1799; d. July 27, 1875; m. Feb. 10. 1842 Sarah Thompson (q. v.).
1. Viola b. March 22, 1844; d. March 31, 1846.
356 GIL SUM.
2. Isaac Amasa I, v , ,„,.» d. March 7, 1868.
3. Israel Albert | D- s*ov- d' 10au' m. Oct. 7, 1874 Fanny Mahala Bill (q. v.); r. Westmoreland.
1. Fanny Viola b. Westmoreland Aug. 2, 1876.
4. Alice 1). Hebron, Conn. March 1763, m. David Adams (q. v.).
5. Anna b. Hebron, Conn. Sept. 11, 1764; d. Stoddard Feb. 19, 1833 ; m. Doc. 30, 1790
Baruch Bolster of Londonderry, Vt.
1. Baruch (Bolster) b. Stoddard June 8, 1792. 2. David (Bolster) b. Stoddard Oct. 24, 1793.
6. Asher b. Hebron, Conn. Aug. 23, 1767 ; d. Stoddard Aug. 7, 1849 ; m. about 1790 Mary
Wright b. Stoddard 1776, d. there Oct. 1841, dau. of Silas and Mary (Craft) Wright.
1. Roswell b. Stoddard Dec. 19, 1793; d. Daysville, 111. March 1841; m. 1817 Lucinda Stevens b. Stoddard
Jan. 7, 1800, dau. of Henry and Jane (Taggard) Stevens.
1. James Stevens b. Stoddard March 21, 1818; m. 1st Sophronia Drew; a Methodist minister.
1. Mary in. and ia a missionary at Constantinople.
m. 2d Lizzie .
2. Roswell. 3. Fremont.
2. Philena b. Vt. June 27, 1820; m. Charles Cutter of Jaffrey.
1. Guslavus (Cutter. ) 2. Lucy Ann (Cutter.) 3. William (Cutter.)
3. Henry Stevens b. Stoddard July 21, 1822; m. and has five ch.; r. San Francisco, Cal.
4. Samuel b. Stoddard Dec. 22, 1824; m. Eleanor Reed of Claremont; a cotton manufacturer in Mass.
1. Caroline.
5. Mary Jane b. Stoddard Oct. 1827; m. David Blood of Mason.
1. George (Blood) m. and had two ch. ; family all d. 2. Henry (Blood) in. and has two ch. ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
3. Mary (Blood.) 4. Ida (Blood.) 5. Eddie (Blood.)
6. Martha Ann b. Stoddard March 1830 ; m. George Blodgett.
7. Asher b. Stoddard Ap. 1832; m. Susan Wood; r. Charlestown.
8. Lucinda Valera b. Stoddard Nov. 1, 1833; m. George Ruffle of Keene, and r. Lyndeboro'.
1. William (Ruffle.) 2. Ch arles (Ruffle.) 3. Flora (Ruffle.) 4. George (Ruffle.)
5. Lucy (Ruffle) d. 6. Myrtie (Ruffle.) 7. Irvin (Ruffle) d. 8. Man "(Ruffle.)
2. Samuel Wright b. Stoddard Dec. 12, 1795; m. 1st June 16, 1821 Kezia Bullard Petts b. Stoddard March
30, 1792, d. there Feb. 6, 1870, dau. .of Jonathan and Rebecca (Towne) Petts.
1. Rebecca Melissa b. Stoddard Sept. 1, 1821 ; m. John Stillman Jones killed on R. R. at Fitchburg, Mass.
2. Ruth Miller b. Stoddard Aug. 12, 1823; m. Ephraim Eaton Allen; r. Morristown, Vt.
1. Sally Adelaide (Allen) d. y. 2. Winjield Scotl (Allen.) 3. Katie A. (Allen.)
3. Arvilla Copelaud b. Stoddard Sept. 12, 1825; d. Nelson Aug. 31, 1841. 4. Andrew Jackson b. Stoddard May 25,
1828; m. Belle Adams; four ch. 5. Frank Matson b. Stoddard July 3, 1830; m. Fidelia Fay of Nelson; ten ch.
6. Indiana Eaton b. Stoddard June 23, 1833; m. Nelson Nourse, a tailor at Springfield, Vt.
1. Albert Everett (Nourse.)
7. Samuel Josiah b. Stoddard Dec. 15, 1835; m. Jenette Hazeltine; five ch.
m. 2d Jan. 30, 1871 Lucy Ann Holt b. Nelson Ap. 29, 1825, dau. of Samuel and Charlotte (Davis) Holt.
3. Erasmus Darwin b. Stoddard March 25, 1805.
1. Ellen Tberesa b. Sept. 29, 1840. 2. Svlvester Darwin b. Sept. 12, 1844.
4. Mary Craft b. Stoddard May 16. 1812; in. Jan. 22, 1837 Addison Nutting; r. Vineland, N. J.
1. Frances M. (Nutting) b. Mason Oct. 9, 1837; m. Samuel Letherward?; r. Vineland, N. J.
2. Willis M. (Nutting) b. Mason Nov. 1, 1838; m. Mav 20, 1864 Marv Dickson ; r. Newbern, N. C.
3. George E. (Nutting) b. Temple Jan. 1, 1844; m. Mav 22, 1888 Adaline Tennev; r. Waltham, Mass.
4. Warren A. (Nutting) b. Temple? Feb. 25, 1848; m. Feb. 25, 1872 Marv E. Carlisle; r. Boston, Mass.
5. Henry E. (Nutting) b. Temple? Nov. 29, 1849; d. there Feb. 17, 1850.
6. Granville T. (Nutting) b. Temple? Ap. 12, 1851; r. Waltham, Mass.
7. Lizzie M. (Nutting) b. Hancock Jan. 2, 1855 ; m. Nov. 18, 1875 Oren H. Wiswall; r. Marlboro'.
7. Ruth b. Hebron, Conn. Nov. 9, 1768 ; d. Jan. 15, 1856 ; m. 1st Ebenezer Burditt (q. v.) ;
m. 2d May 1853 Joshua Burditt.
8. Jared b. Hebron, Conn, about 1770 ; d. Grafton, Vt. ; m. Dec. 24. 1794 Roxana Pease (q. v.).
1. Anna m. Alpheus Wright. 2. Roxana. 3. Rhoda b. Grafton, Vt. 1803; d. unm. March 15, 1826.
9. Aaron b. Hebron, Conn. May 26, 1775, d. Vt, ; m. Feb. 21, 1799 Hannah Reed of Swanzey
who d. N. Y. Oct. 1, 1852.
1. Aaron b. Grafton, Vt. Ap. 30, 1800.
2. James Loren b Grafton, Vt. June 15, 1802; d. Saratoga, N. Y.; m. Nov. 12, 1827 Sophronia Day (q. v.)
d. Saratoga, N. Y.
1. Daniel r. 111. 2. Abbie. 3. Alfreda. 4. A son.
3. Hannah b. Grafton, Vt. Jan. 26, 1805; m. May 6, 1829 Dr. Jonathan Howard b. Winchester March 27,
1805, son of Eliab and Dolly (Stowell) Howard, r. Linden, N. Y.
1. Lnuisa Hannah (Howard) b. Winchester March 5, 1830; m. Ap. 11, 1861 Albert Hull b. N. Y. Aug. 27, 1831.
1. Albert H. (Hull) b. Castile, N. Y. Oct. 3, 1866.
2. Sarah Arvilla (Howard) b. Winchester March 31, 1831 ; m. Albion Judd b. Greenfield, N. Y. Ap. 26, 1831.
1. Henri, H. (Judd) b. Perry? N. T. Aug. 16, 1857.
m. 2d Nov. 7, 1860 B. F. Baird.
2. Jessie A. (Baird) b. N. Y. Feb. 25, 1862.
3. Myron Lemonte (Howard) b. Winchester June 30, 1833 ; d. inf.
4. Aaron Eliab (Howard) b. Athens, Vt. Feb. 1, 1836; m. May 4, 1862 Lois Voorbees b. Mount Morris, N. Y. 18.39.
1. Mabel (Howard) b. N. Y. Aug. 31, 1872.
4. Dinah b. Grafton, Vt. June 26, 1807; m. Oct. 23, 1827 Milton Whitcomb of Swanzey.
5. Jared b. Grafton, Vt. Nov. 22, 1809. 6. Asher b. Surry Jau. 2, 1812.
7. Alfreda b. Dec. 28, 1814; m. George B. Ramsay.
10. Eunice b. Hebron, Conn. ; m. Isaac Gleason ; rem. to Canada.
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11. Rhoda b. Hebron, Conn. July 9, 1785 ; m. Pearley Dutton of Grafton, Vt.
Charles "W. Lyman m. Nov. 1862 Elizabeth Princely, "both of Gilsum ; "
rem. to Norwich, Conn.
John Lynch b. unk. 1828. m. Catherine b. nnk. 1828; a spinner 1859-61.
1. William b. unk. 1852. 2. John b. unk. 1856. 3. Julia A. b. unk. 1857. 4. James b. 1859.
Nahum Mace in Kilbtirn's Chair Factory 1846.
TVT \ r^~K" T'"s fam''y >s °f Scotch origin. William P. Mack of Stanstead, Canada, a grandson of Silas
i-'J— ci-VV-IV. Mack of Marlow, (who was brother or nephew of the first Solomon mentioned below,) writes
that " three brothers left Scotland; two emigrated to America, one to Ireland," and that " part of their ' Coat of
Arms ' was a 'Boar's Head.'" He also says, "I have heard my father say he never knew a Mack convicted of
crime." On careful inquiry, I find " there is no family of the name of Mack who bore a Boar's head," but the
Scotch families of McDougal and McTanish " bore a Boar's head erased." It is thought this family were of those
who "dropped their original names, retaining the prefix only, thereby being better able to escape persecution on
account of their religious belief." The first ascertained ancestor of this branch of the Mack family, was Ebenezer
Mack r. Lyme, Conn, where he "dropped dead" as he was bringing in a "back log," in 1777. His wife was
Hannah Gates d. 1796. Among their ch. were Elisha, Samuel, Solornon, and Hephsibeth m. Abishai Tubbs of
Marlow.
Solomon Mack b. Lyme, Conn. Sept. 26, 1735; d. Aug. 23, 1820; m. 1759
Lydia Gates b. East Haddam, Conn. Sept. 3, 1735, dau. of Nathan Gates.
1. Jason b. Marlow. 2. Lydia b. Marlow 1764; m. Samuel Bill (q. v.).
3. Stephen b. Marlow June 15, 1766 ; m. Temperance Bond ; rem. to Tunbridge, Vt.
1. Fanny b. Sept. 4, 1789. 2. Polly m. David Dart (q. v.). And probably others.
4. Lovisa b. Marlow ; d. South Hadley, Mass. 1789 ; m. about 1784 Tuttle ; buried in
Bond Cemetery. 5. Lovina b. Marlow ; d. unm. 1788. 6. Daniel.
7. Solomon b. Jan. 28, 1773 ; d. Oct. 12, 1851 ; m. 1st 1797 Esther Hayward b. Surry June
5. 1773, d. Ap. 13, 1844, dau. of Peter and Esther (Holmes) Hayward.
1. Calvin b. Nov. 28, 1797; d. Butler. 111. Aug. 13, 1845; m. Huldah Ware (q. v.) d. Butler, 111. Feb. 16, 1851.
1. Oscar Calvin b. Mav 17, 1829; m. Ap. 4, 1860 Elizabeth, dau. of Elijah and Deliverance B. Hugs; from N. Y.
1. Calvin Henry b. Butler, 111. Jan. 12, 1861. 2. Alice Jane b. Butler, III. July 25, 1864. 3. Fannie E. b. Butler, 111. Oct. 17, 1866.
4. Charlotte b. Butler, 111. Dec. 11, 1869. 5. Mary R. b. Butler, 111. May 23, 1871; d. there Aug. 3, 1873.
2. Sobrina Huldah b. May 28, 1831 ; d. Butler, 111. Oct. 19, 1865; m. J. H. Dort (q. v.).
3. Dexter Ware b. Oct. 14, 1833; m. March 29, 1866 Wealthy A. Osborn b. Montgomery Co. 111. Ap. 13, 1847, dau. of
Levi Osborn.
1. Elmer L. b. Butler, 111. Feb. 19, 1867 ; d. there Sept. 11, 1868. 2. Jasper M. b. Butler, 111. June 25, 1868.
3. Carrie A. b. Butler, 111. Sept. 17, 1870. 4. Dorrie A. b. Butler, 111. Oct. 8, 1871.
5. George A. b. Butler, 111. Sept. 5, 1874. 6. Mary H. b. Butler, 111. Dec. 27, 1877.
4. Roselma H. b. Ap. 16, 1835; m. Ap. 7, 1857 De Witt C. Burris b. Jackson Co. Ohio Ap. 3, 1826, d. Butler, 111. Jan.
4. 1879.
1. George A. (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Feb. 22, 1860. 2. Emma J. (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Ap. 29, 1863.
3. llaliie E. (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Feb. 8, 1S66. 4. Carrie A. (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Aug. 3, 1868.
5. Elzina (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Oct. 2, 1870. 6. William O. (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Oct. 21, 1872.
7. Charles D. (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Feb. 15, 1875. 8. Wesley C. (Burris) b. Butler, 111. Aug. 30, 1877.
5. Andalusia H. b. Feb. 7, 1837 ; d. unm. Butler, 111. Sept. 23, 1860.
6. Merrill Elmaran b. Butler, 111. Dec. 31, 1838; m. Aug. 24, 1873 Susan, dau. of Nathan and Sarah Nail ; r. Litchfield, III.
1. Lula R. b. 111. Aug. 3, 1878.
2. Orlando b. Sept. 23, 1799; d. Butler, 111. Aug. 4, 1S79; m. 1st Nov. 1824 Myra Eaton d. Cleveland, 111.
Aug. 31, 1838.
1. Elizabeth Esther b. June 15, 1827; m. William Nimmons. 2. Rizpah Myranda b. Feb. 24, 1831; d. Butler, 111.; in.
Crane. 3. Dennis Eaton b. July 28, 1833; d. unm. 4. Myra Jane b. Oct. 7, 1835; d. Butler, 111.; m. George
Wolcott. 5. Ann Priscilla m. and rem. to Chicago, III. 6. Harriet d. unm.
m. 2d 1840 Sally A. Arnold,
m. 3d Nov. 5, 1848 Mrs. Louisa (Polley) Mansfield (q. v.).
7. Solomon b. Butler, 111. Sept. 1850; d. there Jan. 23, 1851. 8. Solomon Douglass d. ch. 9. Ella.
3. Chilion b. July 26, 1802; m. 1st Mav 21, 1829 Hannah Ware (q. v.) d. Ap. 6, 1871.
1. Martha Ann b. June 4, 1832; d. Oct. 16, 1835. 2. Edwin Wallace b. Oct. 7, 1834 ; d. Oct. 15, 1835.
3. Hannah Adelaide b. Ap. 3, 1838; m. Lucius J. Ware (q. v.); r. Butler, 111. 4. Ellen Augusta b. Dec. 23, 1840; m. 1st
Calvin Wilcox Spooner (q. v.); m. 2d Dec. 11, 1875 Frank Snow of Boston, Mass.
m. 2d Dec. 10, 1872 Mrs. Elmina (Wilcox) (Bemis) Isham (q. v.).
4. Solomon b. May 23, 1805; m. Sept. 22, 1829 Adaline Knight b. Marlow March 15, 1809, dau. of Joseph
and Nancy (Wilder) Knight.
1. Solomon Wilder b. Aug. 9, 1830; d. May 12, 1831.
2. Hannah Eliza b. Feb. 6, 1832; m. July 22, 1857 John Giffln b. Marlow Oct. 5, 1829, son of Reuben and Elizabeth
(Sawver) Giffin; r. Charlestown.
1". Abbie Estella (Giffln) b. Marlow Feb. 4, 1859.
3. Mary Urbanah b. March 14, 1833 ; m. George A. Stevens (q. v.). 4. Edward Rollins b. June 14, 1835; d. March 23, 1836.
5. Can'dace Adaline b. July 12, 1840; m. Oct. 8, 1863 Fred Adams Barker b. Westmoreland Sept. 15, 1834, son of Tileston
Adams and Semira (Allen) Barker; served as Colonel on Gov. Weston's staff; agent of U. S. and Canada Express Co.;
r. Keene. 6. Vienna Emeline b. Dec. 23, 1841; d. Ap. 21, 1844.
7. Esther Ann b. Dec. 10, 1843 ; m. George A. Learoyd (q. v.). 8. Vienna Dort b. Dec. 26, 1846.
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5. Amos b. May 1, 1807; d. Oct. 17, 1824. 6. Dennis b. Oct. 18, 1809; d. Aug. 4, 1811.
7. Merrill Elmaran b. Sept. 14, 1812; d. Pecatonica, 111. March 25, 1844; m. Vienna Dort of Middle
Haddam, Conn.
1. Virginia in. George P. Ross of Chicago, 111.
8. Estherb. Ap. 2, 1815; d. Oct. 26, 1824. 9. Rizpah b. June 19, 1818; m. A. J. Howard (q. v.).
m. 2d Mrs. Huldah (Hay ward) Whipple d. Walpole a few months after marriage, dau. of
Nathan and Sally (Smith) Hayward of Surry.
m. 3d June 4, 1845 Mrs. Betsey (Way) Alexander (q. v.) d. Swanzey Oct. 5, 1863.
8. Lucy b. July 8, 1775 ; m. Jan. 24, 1796 Joseph Smith b. Tunbridge, Vt. July 12, 1771, d.
Nauvoo, 111. Sept. 14, 1840, son of Asael and Mary (Doty) Smith.
1. Alvin (Smith) b. Tunbridge, Vt. Feb. 11, 1799; d. there Nov. 19, 1824.
2. Hyrum (Smith) b. Tunbridge, Vt. Feb. 9, 1800; killed by mob, Carthage, 111. June 27, 1844.
3. Sophronia (Smith) b. Tunbridge, Vt. May 18, 1803; m. Calvin Stoddard.
4. Joseph (Smith) b. Sharon, Vt. Dec. 23, 1805; the notorious Mormon prophet; killed by a mob, Carthage,
111. June 27, 1844. 5. Samuel (Smith) b. Tunbridge, Vt. March 13, 1808; d. 111. July 30, 1844.
6. Ephraim (Smith) b. Tunbridge, Vt. March 13, 1810; d. there March 24, 1810.
7. William (Smith) b. Royalton, Vt. March 13, 1811. 8. Catherine (Smith) b. Lebanon July 8, 1812;
m. VVilkins J. Silsbury. 9. Don Carlos (Smith) b. Lebanon? March 25, 1816; d. 111. Aug. 7, 1841.
10. Lucy (Smith) b. July 18, 1821; m. Arthur Milliken.
Abner Mack- of Hebron, Conn. m. Phebe Lord and d. there 1784. She came to Gilsum with her sons Berzeleel
(as he always wrote it) and Abner.
Berzeleel Mack b. Conn. 1759; d. July 22, 1829; m. 1st July 28, 1785
Rachel Hurd (q. v.) d. Oct. 15, 1820.
1. Berzeleel Lord Mack b. Ap. 11, 1794 ; d. Nashua Dec. 1833 ; m. 1816 Asenath Temple b.
Marlboro' Nov. 6, 1797, d. Nashua Ap. 18, 1828, dau. of Ebenezer and Olive (Gibbs) Temple.
1. Pamela Asenath b. Feb. 10, 1817, d. March 5, 1831.
2. Lorenzo Braddock b. Dec. 1818; rem. to New Orleans, La. 3. Olive Temple d. inf. 4. Isaac Gibbs d. inf.
5. Isaac Newton d. Cal. May 1862; m. Eliza Ann Wheeler.
1. Julius Oscar, m. and has two dans., r. California.
6. Lucy Pease b. March 17, 1825; d. unm. Nortbfield, Vt. Jan. 8, 1852.
7. Oscar Addison b. Nashua Oct. 21, 1827; d. on cars Brunswick, Mo. Oct. 22, 1876; m. 1st 1854 Fanny
Atkins b. Oswego, N. Y. ; m. 2d Oct. 1865 Kate, dau. of Gen. Justus Diminick of Washington, D. C.
She d. Washington ? D. C. Sept. 1868.
1. Lucy b. Washington? D. C. 18B6, d. inf. 2. Mary Dimmick b. Washington? D. C. Sept. 2, 1867.
m. 3d June 1872 Georgie, dau. of A. H. Mechlin of Washington, D. C, a descendant of the Counts of
Mechlin in Germany.
3. Margaret Gentner b. Washington? D. C. March 29, 1873.
m. 2d May 1829 Pamela Dascomb of Hillsboro'.
2. Isaac b. Feb. 3, 1796; d. unm. New York 1821.
m. 2d March 25, 1822 Mrs. Olive (Gibbs) Temple b. Marlboro' 1757, d. Feb. 22,
1827, dau. of Isaac Gibbs and Lois Temple.
m. 3d Oct. 23, 1827 Mrs. Lucy (Hill) Smith (q. v.).
Abner Mack bro. of preceding, m. Sept. 20, 1803 " Sibel " Chapman of Sulli-
van; rem. to Bethel, Vt.
Joseph Mack son of Jonathan and Sarah (Bennett) Mack, was b. Lyme, Conn.
July 22, 1728; d. Alstead Jan.? 1792; m. 1st Lois .
1. Nathan. 2. Dorothy.
3. Ruel b. Oct. 12, 1765 ; d. Surry March 11, 1812 ; m. Sept. 17, 1791 Lydia Ardway b.
Alstead 1770.
1. Samuel b. Surry 1793. 2. Joseph b. Surry 1795. 3. Elizabeth b. Surry 1797.
4. Luther b. Surry 1799. 5. Calvin b. Surry 1802.
4. Mary ra. John Slade Jr. 5. Betty b. Alstead Sept. 16, 1770.
6. Lois m. Joseph Razor (q. v.).
m. 2d Lydia .
Elias Mackentiee m. Dec. 31, 1786 Miriam Rice b. Keene 1766, dau. of Peter
and Phebe Rice. [She afterwards m. Smith and d. July 27, 1850.]
1. Electa b. March 29, 1789; m. Zenas Bingham (q. v.).
2. Sally m. Michael Murphy (q. v.). 3. Susan. 4. Eli d. unm.
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\|" 4 IVrOTpTTpT T"J Robert Mansfield and his wife Elizabeth emigrated from England, probably
i-'A-ii-L* OX. 3-HiXJlJ . from Exeter iii Devonshire, about 1640, and s. in Lynn, Mass. Their ch. were
John, Joseph, Andrew, and Elizabeth, all b. in England. Andrew had Andrew. Samuel, Daniel, Hannah, Bethiah,
Lydia, Deborah, Mary, and Rebecca. Dea. Daniel had Samuel, Daniel, Andrew, Bethiah, and Hannah. Andrew
was killed by a stone falling upon him in a well Aug. 28, 1730, set. 39; m. Dec. 16, 1712 Sarah Breed. Their ch.
were Andrew, and Daniel was a deacon; d. Ap. 2, 1797 in SOth year of age; m. Lydia Newhall d. May 13, 1776 in
60th year of age. Their ch. were Lydia probably m. Allen Breed of New Ipswich ; Daniel r. New Ipswich; Ezra ;
Elijah; William r. Lynntield, Mass.*; Love; Susannah; Levi; Andrew; and Jacob. Ezra Mansfield b. Lynnfleld,
Mass. June 8, 1745; rem. from Jaffrey to Alstead where he d. Feb. 5, 1838. He m. Rebecca Kinney, and among
their ch. were 'Aaron, Elijah, Azubah m. Joshua Davis (q. v.), and Ezra.
Aaron Mansfield b. Alstead Ap. 1, 1782; d. Charlestown 1830; m. June 3,
1806 Betsey Jaquith (q. v.) d. Westminster, Yt. Jan. 19, 1845.
1. Aaron b. Alstead Jan. 21, 1807 ; d. Westminster, Vt. May 18, 1855 ; m. Nov. 2, 1837
Dorothy C. Richardson.
1. George Edward b. Walpole May 4, 1839.
2. Jesse Jaquith b. Alstead July 7, 1809; m. July 3, 1836 Hannah Lufkin b. unk. Nov. 11,
1810, d. Putney, Vt. Feb. 14, 1875.
1. David L. b. Salisbury Sept. 17, 1837. 2. Joseph Cater b. Wilton Nov. 15, 1838.
3. William Henry b. Walpole May 9, 1840. 4. Charles Wesley b. Putney, Vt. Nov. 22, 1843; d. inf.
5. Charles Wesley b. Putney, Vt. Aug. 6, 1S46. 6. Hollis b. Putney, Vt. Aug. 17, 1849.
3. Hollis b. Surry July 13, 1811 ; in. May 2, 1837 Cynthia Mason.
1. Joshua Mason b. Cheshire, Mass. May 18, 1838. 2. Edmund Foster b. Cheshire, Mass. March 26, 1845.
3. Esther Gates b. Cheshire, Mass.
4. Jonathan Emery b. March 20, 1814 ; m. Oct. 14, 1841 Mary H. Holmes b. Rochester Oct.
21, 1810, d. Putney, Vt. Jan. 1, 18(36.
1. Mary Elizabeth b. Putney, Vt. June 9, 1844; d. there May 27, 1846. 2. James Emery b. Putney, Vt.
July 25, 1847 ; d. there Ap. 5, 1848. 3. Susan Abby b. Putney, Vt. March 16, 1849 ; d. there Sept. 14, 1856.
m. 2d June 18, 1866 Diantha L. Thwiug of Putney, Vt.
5. Keziah Belinda b. Oct. 25, 1816: d. Walpole July 26, 1840 ; m. Joseph Cater.
6. Lewis Harvey b. Jan. 13, 1819 ; m. July 13, 1845 Cynthia L. Cole d. Cheshire. Mass.
March 27, 1864, ait. 39.
1. Lewis Emery b. Cheshire, Mass. May 29, 1846. 2. Willie b. Cheshire, Mass. March 10, 1857.
3. Loella b. Cheshire, Mass. June 3, 1860.
Elijah Mansfield bro. to the preceding, was b. Alstead? 1787; d. Keene Jan.
11, 1866; m. 1st Oct. 1, 1809 Sally Dort (q. v.).
1. Harriet b. Alstead May 11, IS 10.
2. Levi b. Alstead Dec. 22, 1811 ; m. March 20, 1842 Sarah F. Dort (q. v.).
1. Harriet Maria b. June 25, 1843; m. Edward E. Roundy (q. v.). 2. Helen Louisa b. Aug. 21, 1845; m.
John J. Isham (q. v.). 3. Clement Levi b. May 29, 1850.
4. Ossian Carroll b. Feb. 14, 1852; m June 1, 1874 Jennie Ann Knight b. Alstead March 16, 1850, dau.
of Horace Reed and Nancy Ann (Adams) Knight; r. Keene.
1. Gertrude Jennie b. Fitzwilliam Ap. 22, 1875.
3. Royal b. Alstead Feb. 3, 1813. 4. Franklin b. Alstead Nov. 9, 1814.
5. Willard b. Alstead March 24, 1817.
m. 2d Ap. 5, 1830 Mary Boyce Miller of Marlow.
m. 3d March 16, 1847 Sally Loveland (q. v.) d. Nov. 29, 1866.
William Mansfield son of John of Chelmsford, Mass. d. Sept. 1838; m. Lucy
Corey b. Stoddard, d. Ap. 20, 1834.
1. Stephen b. Stoddard Oct. 31, 1788 ; d. Aug. 9, 1872 ; m. 1st Polly Jenkins b. Stoddard,
d. March 1819.
1. Miranda Letty b. Stoddard Feb. 8, 1814 ; m. Osman McCoy (q. v.).
2. William Spafford b. Charlestown March 7, 1816 ; d. Swanzey Sept. 2, 1846 ; m. 1844 Louisa Polley (q. v.).
1. William Alonzo b. Swanzev Julv 1845 ; m. Mollv Crane of Butler, 111. ; r. Kansas.
m. 2d Aug. 13, 1820 Hannah Adams (q. v.) d. May 1, 1825.
m. 3d Dec. 21, 1825 Nancy Kendrick b. Vershire, Vt. July 30, 1799, dau. of Thomas and
Sevia (Closson) Kendrick of Thetford, Vt.
3. Harvey Bill b. Nov. 4, 1828; d. Dec. 14, 1857; m. May 1850 Eliza Ann Griffith b. Swanzey 1829, dau. of
Samuel and Mahala (Grimes) Griffith.
1. Abbie b. Keene Ap. 9, 1853. 2. Walter F. b. Nov. 29, 1854. 3. Clarence b. Nov. 16, 1856.
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4. George Washington b. Aug. 20, 1830; m. Jan. 1, 1852 Eliza Miranda Read b. Swanzey Oct. 5, 1829, dau.
of Josiah and Lucy (Aldrich) Read.
1. William Sabin b. March 11, 1853; m. June 14, 187T Sarah E. Wilder (see Hutchinson.) 2. Ella Eliza b. Nov. 21,
1855; d. unm. Winchester July 23, 1875. 3. Lucy Miranda b. Ap. 23, 1859. 4. Addie Lestina b. Feb. 15, 1861.
5. Alonzo b. Oct. 1836; d. Nov. 1836.
2. Jonathan b. Stoddard May 26, 1793 ; d. Nov. 25, 1863 ; m. 1st July 3, 1836 Mrs. Sabra
(Adams) Borden (q. v.) d. Dec. 1, 1849; m. 2d Mrs. Melintha (Bill) Wilkins (q. v.).
1. Mary Melintha b. July 23, 1852; m. July 31, 1866 Peter Good b. Burlingtou, Vt. July 24, 1829.
1. Mary Etta (Good) b. Swanzey An. 7, 1867. 2. Lizzie Maria (Good) b. Keene Oct. 18, 1868. 3. Isabel Augusta
(Good) b. Richmond Ap. 1, 1870. 4. Clara May (Good) b. Richmond Jan. 18, 1872; d. there March 15, 1872.
5. Freddie (Good) b. Westminster, Vt. Feb. 9, 1873. 6. Emma Gertrude (Good) b. Westminster, Vt. Dec. 15, 1875.
2. Martha Maria b. Feb. 2, 1854; in. Merrill E. Flagg (q. v.).
3. Rachel in. John Barron (q. v.).
John Mark b. Co. Antrim, Ireland 1746; d. Dee. 29, 1832; m. Anna McCurdy
b. Co. Antrim, Ireland 1747, d. Jan. 21, 1824, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth
(Mooty) McCurdy.
1. Jean b. Ireland Ap. 17, 1769; m. Elijah Bond (q. v.).
2. Samuel b. Ireland July 15, 1771 ; m. Nov. 3, 1808 Abigail, half sister to Samuel Whitney.
1. John b. Ap. 1, 1810. 2. Diana b. May 21, 1812. 3. Samuel b. May 25, 1814. 4. Abigail b. May 3, 1816.
5. Aaron Gilmore b. Ap. 3, 1819. 6. Anna b. March 7, 1821. 7. William b. June 17, 1S23.
3. William b. Aug. 30, 1774 ; d. Aug. 18, 1861 ; m. 1st Nov. 12, 1799 Betsey Barnet b.
Londonderry July 28, 1771, d. Sept. 5, 1829.
1. Nancy McCurdy b. July 17, 1801 ; m. 1st Hezro Hubbard (q. v.) ; m. 2d Ellsworth Hubbard (q. v.).
2. Sophia b. Sept. 6, 1803, m. David Brigham (q. v.).
3. Eliza Cofran b. May 26, 1805; d. Westmoreland May 1840; m. June 25, 1832 Henry Leach b. Westmore-
land Nov. 7, 1803, sou of Isaac and Ruth (Aldrich) Leach.
4. Robert Barnet b. March 8, 1807; d. Dec. 31, 1820. 5. Fanny b. Feb. 3, 1810.
m. 2d June 9, 1835 Mrs. Rachel (Brown) (Joslyn) Rouse b. Acton, Mass. Jan. 25, 1775, d.
Sept. 20, 1862. [She had a grandson Ashbel Rouse who d. in the army.]
4. James McCurdy b. May 26, 1777 ; d. from scalding Feb. 14, 1785.
5. Elizabeth Gray b. Aug. 15, 1779; d. Weston, Vt. 1870 ; m. Sept. 12, 1809 Hans Hamilton
b. Chesterfield March 15, 1779, d. Weston, Vt. 1858, son of Samuel and Molly (Tyler)
Hamilton ; r. Weston, Vt.
1. Anna (Hamilton) b. Weston, Vt. July 15, 1810; d. there; m. Sept. 1828 Nelson Pease son of Gideon
of Weston, Vt.
1. Eliza (Pease) m. Tenney.
1. Emma (Tenney.) 2. Ella (Tenney.)
2. Arvilla (Pease) m. Charles Turner ; went West; had three sons and one dau. 3. Skoda Ann (Pease) m. James Wright;
r. Nashua. 4. Hyland (Pease) m. and d. Weston, Vt. One ch. 5. Mary (Pease) in. Willoughby ; r. Hollis.
6. Luren (Pease) in. and r. Weston, Vt. 7. Nancy Jane (Pease) in. — - Smith; r. Weston, Vt. Several ch.
2. Mary (Hamilton) b. Weston, Vt. July 10, 1812; m. Luther W. Mark (q. v.).
3. Fanny (Hamilton) b. Weston, Vt. Sept. 29, 1814; d. Mount Holly, Vt. 1851 ; m. Gardner Carlton.
1. Andrew (Uarltou) b. Mount Holly, Vt. 1851.
4. Hira (Hamilton) b. Weston, Vt. March 19, 1816; d. there Jan. or Feb. 1835.
5. Harriet (Hamilton) b. Weston, Vt. Feb. 1818; m. 1804 Henry York, and d. soon after, leaving one ch.
1. Hira (York) m. and r. Winchendon, Mass.
6. Betsey Gray (Hamilton) b. Weston, Vt. Feb. 1820; m. Andrew Jackson Shattuck of Weston, Vt.
1. d. ch. 2. Andrew (Shattuck) m. and r. Weston, Vt. Four ch. 3. Parker (Shattuck) m. and r. Weston, Vt.
4. Ara (Shattuck) d. ch. 5. Wmfield (Shattuck) r. Weston, Vt. 6. Ella (Shattuck) m. Butterfield; has one ch.
6. Jennett b. May 11, 1783 ; m. Francis Hathhorn (q. v.).
7. Anna b. July 3, 1785 ; m. Simon Carpenter (q. v.).
8. James McCurdy b. Dec. 23, 1787 ; d. while on a journey at Pepperell, Mass. Nov. 25,
1825 ; m. Lois Whitney d. Sept. 29, 1831.
1. Louisa b. June 4, 1807.
2. Luther Whitney b. March 27, 1809; d. Nov. 3, 1863; m. his cousin Mary Hamilton. (See above.)
1. Luther William Francis b. Sept. 15, 1334; m. Dec. 20, 1865 Emily Zoa Boynton b. Enfield July 19, 1843, dau. of
Jason H. and Emily L. (Houston) Bovnton.
1. Alice Emily b. Dec. 17, 1SI39 ; d. S'ept. 28, 1870. 2. Grace Agnes b. Jan. 1, 1873. 3. Bertha Emily b. March 5, 1876.
2. Hans Hamilton b. Nov. 3, 1841; m. June 5, 1867 Ann Jane Shattuck b. Weston, Vt. Aug. 11, 1844, dau. of Daniel
Spoft'ord and Lucy (Mumpford) Shattuck.
1. A son b. Jan. 16, 1870; d. same day. 2. Frank Hans b. Rockingham, Vt. Ap. 4, 1875.
3. Fred Abbott b. Rockingham, Vt. June 15, 1877.
3. Mary Ann Whitney b. Dec. 9, 1811; m. 1st Joseph S. Morey of Andover; m. 2d Colvin r. Lower
Lake, Cal. 4. Selena b. Ap. 22, 1814; d. Oct. 24, 1823. 5. Betsey b. Aug. 10, 1818; m. Erastus B. Reed
(q. v.).
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6. James McCurdy b. Sept. 9, 1820; m. Jan. 7, 1840 Catherine Fadden b. Isle of Mott, Canada Ap. 4, 1820,
dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Williams) Fadden. [Joseph Fadden's father r. Maine, received wounds at
Bunker Hill, which caused his death.]
1. Marv Ann Eliza b. Lincoln Jan. 3, 1841; in. 1st John Q. A. Davis (q. v.); m. 2d George Raymond of Keene.
1. Elmer (Raymond) b. Keene 1872; d. inf.
2. Catherine Frances b. Line. .In Nov. 2, 1812; m. 1863 Albert L. Rowland of Grafton; r. Minneapolis, Minn.
1. Kali,- ( Howland. I 2. We«ie (Howland.) ■'<■ Freddie (Howland.) 4. Jennie (Howland.)
3. Emmogene b. Franklinton, N. Y. Jan. i, 1816; m. ISfi 1 William May b. Peterboro'; r. St. Johns, N. B.
1. Emmogene (May.) 2. Francis (Mav)
4. James Henry b. Black Brook, N. Y. Feb. 28, 1818; m. 1870 Leona Matthews b. Marlow 1818; r. Saxton's River, Vt.
1. Charles. 2. George.
5. Selena Jane b. Saranac, N. Y. Feb. 11, 18.31; d. Keene Nov. 30, 1862.
6. William Barnet b. March 28, 1851: m. Feb. 8, 1873 Mary Ellen Lawrence b. Keene Aug. 2, 1854, dau. of Alfred and
Martha Ellen (Davis) Lawrence.
1. George Lawrence b. Keene July 3, 1875.
Dexter Marshall b. Unity July 13, 1838; m. Jan. 16, 1861 Olive Palmer of
Carroll; employed in Tannery 1860; r. Newport.
1. Fred b. Newport Ap. 21, 1862. 2. Will b. Newport Sept, 9, 1S66.
Chauncey Martin m. Oct. 16, 1839 Orilla Cannon " both of Marlow."
George Martin m. Lottie .
1. Eugene b. Aug. 16, 1867.
"IVr A Cf^lYT Seth? Mason of Dover, Mass. had a son Moses who m. Olive Thayer and rem. from Sher-
J-»J--£»-Ov/.Ll • born, Mass. to Walpole about 1796. Their ch. were Simeon a merchant at Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia; Rebecca m. Amasa Carpenter of Walpole; Seth r. Dover, Mass.; Esther m. Gaius Hall of
Westmoreland; Gregory r. Boston, Mass.; Judith rn. Dr. Freeman Edson of Scottsville, N. Y. ; and Henry b. Sher-
born, Mass. Feb. 14, 1787; d. Keene Jan. 25, 1870: m. 1st Nov. 2, 1811 Lucinda Hall b. Westmoreland Oct. 16,
1792, d. there March 22, 1830, dau. of Seth and Deidamia (Leach) Hall; m 2d June 25, 1831 Brunette Harris b.
Westmoreland Nov. 30, 1803, dau. of Paul and Martha (Slayton) Harris. His ch. by first wife were Gregory r.
Albany, N. Y. ; John r East Stoughton, Mass.; Esther m. Austin Jackson; Seth H. r. Boston, Mass. ; Henry r.
Gardner, Mass. : Moses d. in army ; and Simeon A .
Simeon Andrew Mason b. Westmoreland May 5, 1825; m. 1st Dec. 3, 1848
Angeline Goddard b. Orange, Mass. Dec. 19, 1823, d. Keene May 5, 1862, dau. of
Joseph and Maria (Moore) Goddard.
1. Lucinda Maria b. Stoughton, Mass. Sept. 23, 1849 ; m. Eugene E., son of Lorenzo and
Mary Pressey ; r. Walpole. 2. Charles Lowell b. Orange, Mass. Oct. 2, 1852.
3. Joseph Warren b. Orange, Mass. May 2, 1854 ; killed on R. R. at Keene May 2, 1878.
4. Ella Angeline / , .-. .r n, ,, 1Q-T r. Keene.
- „ n i- b. Orange, Mass. beb. 14, 18.>7 ; j ^ c , . 107r
0. Emma Caroline \ a. unm. Keene Sept. 4, 1875.
6. Fred Harlan b. Keene Aug. 29, 1859 ; r. Swanzey.
7. Solon Stone b. Keene Oct.' 27, 1861 ; d. there Ap. 9, 1871.
m. 2d Sept. 1, 1865 Mrs. Lucy Ellen (Davis) Robbins. (See Davis.)
"jV/T A ~Vr" Samuel May r. Charlestown, Mass., and m. Amy Putnam first cousin to Gen. Israel Putnam of
■i-'-L^^- J- • Revolutionary fame. Among their ch. were Calvin and Waldo.
Calvin May b. Charlestown, Mass. Nov. 17, 1792; d. Swanzey Ap. 12, 1875;
m. 1st Jan. 1, 1818 Amelia Sophia Hill d. May 1818, twin sister to the wife of True
Webster, Jr. (q. v.) ; m. 2d Dec. 31, 1818 Salome Adams (q. v.) d. Swanzey Feb.
13, 1875.
1. Anna Adams b. Sept. 5, 1819 ; m. 1st March 2, 1854 Hardin Albee (see Howard,) d.
Swanzey Nov. 13, 1863.
1. Ida Marion (Albee) b. Swanzey Sept. 12, 1855; d. there Aug. 18, 1865.
m. 2d May 5, 1868 Roswell Whitcomb b. Swanzey Ap. 6, 1814, son of Jonathan and Meriam
(Willard) Whitcomb.
2. Amasa b. Feb. 5, 1821 ; d. New York, N. Y. Oct. 19, 1874 : m. June 11. 1845 Roxana L.
Hayward b. Surry Feb. 28, 1824, dau. of Peter and Roxana (Harvey) Hayward.
1. Sidney Harvey b. May 31, 1847; a Lieutenant in U. S. Navy.
2. Helen b. Sept. 16, 1819. 3. Kate I. b. July 14, 1855.
3. Calvin b. Ap. 7, 1823 ; d. Keene Sept. 20, 1862 ; in. Dec. 31, 1854 Jane E. Bemis. (See
Isham.)
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1. Mabel Estelle b. Keene May 21, 1859.
4. Lucy Amy b. Dec. 19, 1827 ; d. next day.
5. Harvey Bill b. Aug 9, 1831 ; m. Oct. 19, 1865 Abbie C. Angell ; r. Natick, Mass.
Waldo May bro. to preceding, was b. Charlestown, Mass. 1790; d. unk. Aug.
1874; m. Orinda, dau. of Bezaleel and Hannah (Baker) Hill.
1. David Blish b. July 17, 1816. 2. Alonzo b. March 17, 1818.
3. Waldo b. Ap. 28, 1820. 4. Amy Putnam b. June 16, 1822.
" 1VT A "V IV A T? W John Maynard came from England with a son John, and is found in Sudbury,
1'JL-tx. JL ll 1\.1\)LJ. Mass. 1638. He m. 2d 1646 Mary Axtell by whom he had five ch. John b. England
1630; s. at Marlboro', Mass.; m. 1st 1658 Mary Gates had eight ch.; m. 2d Sarah (Blanford) Keyes had three ch.
The seventh was David b. Marlboro', Mass. Dec. 21, 1669; d. there 1757; m. Hannah Wait. They had eleven
ch., of whom the seventh was Jotliam b. Marlboro', Mass. May 29, 1714; m. 1740 Abigail Allen; r. Bolton,
Mass. The first of their ten ch. was Jotham b. Westboro', Mass. March 14, 1741; m. 1763 Dinah Powers and
had seven ch., the sixth of whom was Antipus.
Antipas Maynard b. Bolton, Mass. Ap. 27, 1776; d. Keene March 15, 1833;
m. Aug. 14, 1797 Sally Rice b. Marlboro', Mass. jSTov. 15, 1772, d. Boston, Mass.
Oct. 22, 1861, dau. of Eleazar and Elizabeth (Darling) Rice.
1. Lambert b. Marlboro' Mass. Jan. 25, 1799 ; d. Boston, Mass. Ap. 7, 1879 ; m. 1st Aug. 5,
1824 Luseba Locke b. Lexington, Mass. Jan. 26, 1802, d. Boston, Mass. Jan. 9, 1852, dau. of
Benjamin and Betsey (Wyman) Locke; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Mary Luseba b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 9, 1825; m. Jan. 1, 1850 Orson Humphre Thornton.
1. Orson L. (Thornton) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 6, 1850; d. there Ap. 4, 1852.
2. Frank (Thornton) b. Boston, Mass. Mav 21, 1851; d. there Nov. 9, 1855.
3. Julia (Thornton) b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 9, 1855. 4. Mary E- (Thornton) b. Boston, Mass. July 17, 1858.
2. William Lambert b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 2, 1826; m. Ap. 8, 1852 Clara Vickery, d.
1. William.
3. Henry Huggeford b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 16, 1828; d. there unm, March 24, 1868; served three years in
1st Mass. Cavalry.
4. Frederic Augustus b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 31, 1829; m. March 10, 1858 Lewella A. Grover b. Mass.
March 23, 1840, d. Boston, Mass. June 7, 1872; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Lambert b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 28, 1802. 2. Charles b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 29, 1863.
5. Josephine A. b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 13, 1838; m. Ap. 3. 1862 Edward A. Sawyer; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Annie F. (Sawyer) b. Boston, Mass. May 11, 18G3; d. there Feb. 22, 1865.
2. Samuel L. (Sawyer) b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 27, 1867. 3. Ettie J. (Sawyer) b. Boston, Mass. March 30. 1870.
6. Alonzo C. b. Boston, Mass. June 7, 1840; d. there Jan. 15, 1876; m. May 1, 1867 Sarah E. Sylphane;
served in Ma.ss. Volunteers.
7. Georgianna B. b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 1, 1841; m. Dec. 17, 1865 Edward S. Thornton; one ch. d. y.
m. 2d Ap. 7, 1853 Elizabeth H. Howe.
8. Ella M. b. Bradford, Mass. Oct. 22, 1856; m. Oct. 20, 1873 Eugene G. Ayer; r. Boston, Mass.
9. Lizzie M. b. Bradford, Mass. Nov. 25, 1857; d. there Nov. 30, 1857.
2. Sarah b. Sullivan Ap. 7, 1800 ; d. Lowell, Mass. July 30, 1879 ; m. Aug. 31, 1824 Amos
Wetherbee d. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 2, 1841, son of Amos and Sally (Foster) Wetherbee of
Cavendish, Vt.
1. Amos F. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. Oct. 3, 1827; d. there Ap. 7, 1829.
2. Sarah E. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 21. 1830; d. there May 3, 1342.
3. William H. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. July 2, 1831; d. there Aug. 5, 1831.
4. Amos B. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 11, 1832 ; d. there July 21, 1834.
5. Henry A. (Wetherbee) b. Lowell, .Mass. Nov. 6, 1838; d. there Dec*. 20, 1859.
3. Antipas b. Sullivan Dec. 31, 1801 ; m. Dec. 3, H22 Almira dau. of Oliver and Abigail
(Sawin) Samson of Westminster, Mass. ; r. Ashburnham, Mass.
1. Nancy A. b. Oct. 27, 1823; m. Feb. 26. 1843 Charles Winchester of Ashburnham, Mass. where they r.
1. Lizzie C. (Winchester) b. Ashburnham, Mis-. Ot. 211. 1846: in. Nov. 1866 II,- r(>,-i-t F. Whiting; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Frederic C. (Whiting) b. Boston, Mass. June 1, 1868. 2. Edith K. (Whiting] b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 28, 1870.
2. Frederic C. (Winchester) b. Ashburnham, Mass. July 9, 1849; m. ami r. Ashburnham, Mass.
2. George A. b. Keene March 3, 1826; m. 1st Sept." 25, 1848 Sarah A. Merry b. Edgecomb, Me. Aug. 5,
1827, d. Somerville, Mass. Sept. 2, 1S70. dau. of Capt. John and Sarah A. Merry.
1. Everett A. b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 14, 1850; m. July 1874 Agnes E. Woodbury of Somerville, Mass.
1. Wesley A.
2. Alfred S. b. Boston, Mass. March 28, 1852; m. Nov. 25, 1875 Carrie L. Wood, dau. of Alexander and Amelia Wood
of Somerville, Mass.; r. Byron, 111.
3. Ida Mav b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 8, 1854; in. Sept. 25, 1873 C. Frank Dadman, r. Boston, Mass.
1. Mabel M. (Dadinan.)
4. George H. b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 25. 1857; d. there Nov. 9, 1857. 5. Charles M. b. Chelsea, Mass. Nov. 9, 1860.
6. Eva G. b. Somerville, Mass. Jan. 30, 1863. 7. Fred L. b. Somerville, Mass. May 2.3, 1865.
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ra. 2d Oct. 12, 1872 Mary E. McLean b. Shelburne, Mass. Oct. 12, 1847, dau. of Anthony and Martha
McLean. •
8. G. Arthur b. Somerville, Mass. June 30, 1877.
3. Lambert Mellis b. Keene March 26, 182S; in. Feb. 17, 1853 Rose W. Knight b. Dumrnerston, Vt. Oct.
31, 1828, dau. of Asa and Susan M. Knight, r. Somerville, Mass.
1. Randolph L. b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 12, 1854. 2. Edward K. b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 24, 1856; m. Sept. 13, 1880 Carrie
M. Silsbv. 3. Eleanor R. b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 5, 1858. 4. Herbert F. b. Boston, .Mas.. May 24, 1861.
5. George H. b. Somerville, Mass. Mav 25, 1869. 6. Robert L. b. Somerville, Mass. Nov. 23, 1871; d. there Feb. 3, 1872.
4. Abbie S. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Aug. 11, 1830; m. July 2, 1848 Stillman S. Knapp b. Mason March 6,
1825, son of Eliab and Rachel Knapp, a tinsmith, r. Gardner, Mass.
1. Callie A. (Knapp) b. Waltham. Mass. June 27, 1850; m. Dec. 5, 1869 Albert P. Fairbanks b. Fitchburg, Mass. Sept.
11, 1849, son of Europe Fairbanks, a druggist ; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Alice Isabel (Fairbanks) b. Worcester, Mass. Oct. IB, 1S70 ; d. Boston, Mass. June 8, 1879.
2. Ossie M. (Knapp) b. Winchendon, M ass. July 5, 185:!: a tinsmith; r. Gardner, Mass.
3. Allit M. (Knapp) b. Ashburnham, Mass. Dei-. 27, 1859.
5. Caroline E. b. Ashburnham. Mass. May 23, 1833; m. Nov. 22. 1854 Oliver D. Wilder b. unk. Aug. 25,
1830, son of Jos i ah P. and Amanda (Carter) Wilder; r. Lowell, Mass.
1. Maynard 0. (Wilder) b. Lowell, Mass. Sept. 5, 1858. 2. Alice R. (Wilder) b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 5, 1860.
3. Wesley M. (Wilder) b. Lowell. Mass. Nov. 1. 1873.
6. Jane A. b. Ashburnham, Mass. March 27, 1836; m. Nov. 22, 1854 Frank TV. Cummings b. Plymouth,
Jan. 31, 1831, son of George Cummings. a chair maker; r. Gardner, Mass.
7. Elliot A. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Oct. 14, 1838; m. June 27, 1865 Mary Clark d. Ashburnham, Mass.
Jan. 14. 1874; a carpenter; r. Ashburnham, Mass.
1. Erving b. Ashburnham, Mass. Nov. 29, 1868.
8. Susan H. b. Ashburnham, Mass. March 8, 1841; m. May 6, 1860 Frank Wallace, a mechanic; r. Ash-
burnham, Mass.
1. Mary .'/. (Wallace) b. Ashburnham, Mass. Ap. 17, 1861. 2. Edward (Wallace) b. Ashburnham, Mass. Aug. 3, 1862.
3. Lottie (Wallace) b. Ashburnham. Mass. Aug. 26, 1872.
9. Mary I. b. Ashburnham, Mass. July 20, 1843; d. there May 21, 1866; m. June 27, 1865 Nathan Eaton
of Wilton, Me. 10. Wesley C. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Oct. 25, 1845; d. Houston. Tex. Oct. 18, 1873;
m. Nov. 10, 1869 Mary Gray of Iowa; a R. R. Conductor. 11. Emma C. b. Ashburnham, Mass. Nov. 4,
1848; m. Nov. 29, 1868 Nathan Eaton (see 9 above); r. Ashburnham, Mass.
4. Asa b. Sullivan Ausr. 1-1, 1804 : d. Keene Sept. 6, 1872 ; m. June 4, 1828 Rhoda Thomp-
son b. Swanzey Sept. 6, 1804. dau. of Jesse and UVana (Aldrich) Thompson.
1. Zilpha Elisheba b. Keene Aug. 30, 1829 ; d. Orange, Mass. June 16, 1867 ; m. July 25, 1849 Damon E.
Cheney of Orange, Mass.
1. Asa .1/. (Chenev) b. Warwick. Mass. Jan. 8, 1854. 2. Ellen E. (Cheney) b. Warwick, Mass. Jan. 12, 1857.
3. Lambert D. (Chenev) b. Warwick. Mass. Oct. 21. 1860.
2. Jesse Thompson b. Keene Ap. IS. 1831 : m. Feb. 20. 1869 Maria A. Harvey; r. Memphis, Tenn.
1. Ernest Hooper b. Clarksville, Tenn. Jan. 26, 1870. 2. Jesse Lord b. Humboldt, Tenn. Oct. 30, 1872.
3. Nina Scott b. Humboldt, Tenn. Aug. 24, 1874; d. Clarksville, Tenn Oct. 14. 1878.
4. Therese Lord b. Humboldt. Tenn. June 6. 1876. 5. George William b. Memphis, Tenn. March 8, 1878.
6. Harriet Loop b. Memphis. Tenn. March 3, 1880.
3. Sarah Elizabeth b. Keene May 15. 1833; m. June 3, 1857 Horace H. Davis of Hancock; r. Salem, Mass.
1. Fannie M. (Davis) b. Salem, Mass. Sept. 18, 1872.
4. George Asa b. Keene June 4. 183.") : m. Dec. 30, 1864 Julia Snow b. Somerset, Vt. March 17, 1841;
served three years in 10th Mass. Reg't, Co. G. ; r. Orange, Mass.
1. Ida Isabel b. Orange, Mass. Aug. 12, 1365; d. there Nov. 16, 1865. 2. Clifford George b. Orange, Mass. Nov. 19, 1871.
5. Anna Foster b. Marlboro' Dec. 18, 184S; ra. Aug. 20, 1867 Samuel George Lyman b. Keene June 13,
1844, son of Samuel and Sarah Lyman: r. Millville. Mass.
1. Walter i Lyman) b. Keene Jan.' 11, 1871. 2 Fred Asa I Lyman) b. Keene Sept 29, 1872; d. there Aug. 21, 1873.
5. Jesse b Sullivan Oct. 2"., 1806 ; m. Nov. 7, 1831 Betsey Alvord b. Putney, Vt. Feb. 19,
1804, d. Worcester, Mass. July 30, 1877 ; r. Worcester. Mass.
1. Edwin L. b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 26, 1834; m. June 14, 1855 Henrietta Cushing; an engineer; r. Fram-
ingham, Mass.
1. Edwin B. b. Framingham, Mass. March 24, 1856.
2. Henry F. b. Boston, Mass. July 4, 1839; d. unm. Stockton, Cal. May 22, 1S65; served in 1st Mass. Light
Battery.
3. Frances A. b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 23, 1844; m. March 23, 1870 Edward A. Church; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Landon Safford (Church) d. inf.
4. Abbott T. b. Boston, Mass. June 11. 1846; m. March 17, 1869 Gertrude M., dau. of Parkman T. and
Elizabeth C. Davis; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Fanny Elizabeth b. Bo-ton. Mass. Dec. 20, 1869. 2. Alexander Parkman b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 5, 1876.
5. Lavinia H. b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 11, 1851.
6. Elizabeth b. Sullivan Oct. 27, 1808 ; m. Sept. 20, 1835 John D. Richardson b. Boston,
Mass. Sept. 26, 180(3, d. there Mav 28, 1863, son of Benjamin and Susan ( Drew') Richardson.
1. Caroline E. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. June is. 1836; d. there Sept. 25, 1840.
2. Zilpha M. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. July 15, 1838: d. there July 11, 1842.
3. Elizabeth Caroline (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 29, 1840; m. Sept. 27, 1866 Francis E. Blake b.
Princeton, Mass. Aug. 3, 1839, son of Pynson and Sarah (Dana) Blake; r. Boston, Mass.
364 aiLSUM.
4. John D. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. July 18, 1843; m. Ap. 3, 1867 Sarah E. Van Nostrand b. Albany,
N. Y. Feb. 2, 1847, d. Boston, Mass. Dec. 1, 1878, dau. of William T. and Mehitable Van Nostrand;
r. Boston, Mass.; served in 13th Reg't Mass. Volunteers, and was wounded at second Bull Run.
1. Grace T. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 2G, 1867.
2. Ellie 8. (Richardson) 1). Boston, Mass. Nov. 13, 1872; d. there Jan. 17, 1874.
3. Lizzie M. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Ap. G. 1875; d. there Dec. 24, 1875.
5. A. Maynard (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 22, 1844; m. Ap. 28, 1870 Ellen A. Bragdon b. Ports-
mouth Aug. 24, 1845, dau. of Oren and Ann H. W. Bragdon; served in 13th Mass. Reg't.; r. Boston, Mass.
1. Helena M. (Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 10, 1871. 2. Edith Alia I Richardson) b. Boston, Mass. March 19, 1873.
3. Mary Ehnse (Richardson) b. Boston. Mass. Dec. 30, 187G.
7. Zilpah b. Aug. 25, 1810 ; d. Boston. Mass. Aug. 31, 1856 ; m. Nov. 19, 1837 Gilbert C.
Brown b. Newfane, Vt. Aug. 20, 1814, son of Samuel and Gertrude Brown, a baker ; r. Bos-
ton, Mass.
1. George G. (Brown) b. Boston. Mass. Nov. 17, 1839; m. Oct. 1, 1867 Amelia Louisa Wilsdon b. Sydney,
C. B. May 8. 1848, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Wilsdon; a baker, r. Boston, Mass.
1. Frank W. (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Aug. 31, 1868. 2. Lillian Grace (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Nov. 22, 1870; d.
there Oct. 27, 1873. 3. Annie Elnise (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Julv 4, 1872; d. there Oct. 4, 1873.
4. Ella. May (Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Julv 20, 1875. 5. Herbert Maynard ( Brown) b. Boston, Mass. Ap. 20, 1877.
8. Elisheba b. Dec. 20, 1813; m. Sept. 9, 1834 George Carpenter b. Roxbury 1804, son of
Ebenezer and Paraelia (Ames) Carpenter, a butcher ; r. Orange, Mass.
1. George M. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. June 11, 1835; m. May 9, 1865 Lucy A. Meserve, dau. of
Bedfield and Sarah Meserve of Rochester; a baker; r. Boston, Mass.
2. Sarah E. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. May 13, 1838; m. Oct. 2, 1856 Fred M. Sprague b. Petersham,
Mass. Feb. 1, 1834, son of Loring and Sarah Sprague, a harness maker at Boston, Mass.
3. Caroline P. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. Ap. 9, 1842; m. Nov. 9, 1878 Walter II. Damon; r. Orange,
Mass.
4. Susan M. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. May 22, 1846; m. Oct. 1, 1866 Joseph Spencer b. Liverpool,
Eng. May 7, 1839, son of Joseph and Mary Spencer, a silver-plater at Orange, Mass.
1. George. Carl (Spencer) b. Orange. Mass. Dec. 18, 1870. 2. Z. Clayton (Spencer) b. Orange, Mass. Sept. 4, 1874.
3. Arlan M. (Spencer) b. Orange," Mass. June 30, 1876. 4. Mary E. (Spencer.)
5. Adeliza R. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. Oct. 14, 1847; m. Jan. 6, 1870 George H. Bond, b. Dummers-
ton, Vt. Jan. 31, 1846, son of Luke and Elsie Bond; a mechanic; r. Brattleboro', Vt.
1. Lizzie C. (Bond) b. Orange, Mass. Ap. 28, 1871. 2. Nellie G. (Bond) b. Brattleboro', Vt. Julv 22. 1872.
6. Robert E. (Carpenter) b." Orange, Mass. July 18, 1849; m. May 16, 1871 Ella G. Holden b. Orange,
Mass. March 30, 1851, dau. of Josiah and Betsey Holden; a butcher at Orange, Mass.
1. George R. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. May 15," 1872. 2. Bessie E. (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. Dec. 7, 1875.
3. Alta Jeanette (Carpenter.)
7. Z. Lizzie (Carpenter) b. Orange, Mass. March 3, 1851; d. there Oct. 6, 1854.
9. Mary b. Nov. 2, 1814 ; d. St. Charles, Minn. Feb. 25, 1880 ; m. 1st Iddo Randall (q v.) ;
m 2d Nov. 17, 1867 O. D. Porter.
Enoch Banos Mayo m. Eliza .
1. Harriet E. b. Dec. 24, 1832 ; killed by fall of a cart Oct. 5, 1835. And several others.
Martix McCaffery son of Philip Martin and Margaret (Kelly )McCaffery,
was b. Kildare Co. Ireland about 1843 ; ra. 1861 Mary Sheridan b. Kildare Co.
Ireland about 1843, dau. of James and Margaret (Brannahin) Sheridan; landed in
America 1861; came to Gilsum 1879; rein, to Mass. 1880.
1. Marv b. Woonsocket, R. I. Ap. 18, 1862. 2. Margaret b. Woonsocket, R. I. May, 1863.
3. Michael b. Woonsocket, R I. Dec. 25. 1866. 4 Bridget b. Woonsocket, R I. Julv 7, 1870.
5. Joseph b. Woonsocket, R. I. 1872. 6. Philip Martin b. Millville, Mass. Feb. 1873.
7. Ellen Jane b. Leominster, Mass. Dec. 31, 1878.
"JYTpf^O'V" Maj. Walter McCoy a hatter, r. Keene and Walpole ; m. Nov. 4, 1794 Sally, dau. of Eliphalet
-*- ^'^-*^J A • ami Elizabeth (Stiles) Briggs of Keene. He d. suddenly by the road-side. Among their ch.
was Osman.
Osman McCoy b. Keene Aug. 11, 1811; d. Oct. 25, 1875; m. Dec. 21, 1831
Miranda L. Mansfield (q. v.).
1. George Henry b. Keene Dec. 14, 1832 ; m. 1859 Lizzie A. Gates (q v.).
1. Lizzie Delia b. Nov. 19, 1859. 2. Louis Henry b. Dec. 19, 1864.
2. Mary Ann b. Feb. 10, 1835; m. 1st Thomas Wheelock (q. v.) ; m. 2d March 25, 1867
David Thompson Sherman b. Vt. 1822 : r. Decatur, 111.
1. Willie Busher (Sherman) b. Decatur, 111. March 1872. 2. Etta Miranda (Sherman) b. Decatur, 111. 1874.
3. Ellen Melissu b. March 22, 1837 ; m. 1st James Chapman ( q. v. ) ; m. 2d June 29, 1872 Rod-
ney James Brown, b. Pembroke Jan. 14, 1836, son of Rodney Brown, hotel keeper at Stoddard.
GENEALOGIES. 365
1. Lillie Jane b. Oct. 4, 1859; in. Joseph S. Bingham (q. v.).
4. Sarah Jane b. Oct, 3, 1841 m. Albert R. Corey (q. v.)
5. Juliaett Brings b. Nov. 23, 1843 ; m. 1st Jan. 29, 1864 Charles S. Leavitt b. Turner, Me.
1843 ; m. 2d 1866 George French Atwood (q. v. ).
6. Edward Grant (adopted) b. Charlestown Dec. 21, 1844 ; went to California.
7. William Samuel b. June 19, 1847 ; d. Aug. 11, 1848. 8. Hattie Ella b. Aug. 7, 1850.
lYTfOTTR T^~\7" Sartuel McCurdy emigrated from Co. Antrim, Ireland about 1771, and s. in Surry.
-L'-*-'-^ J-J S-\)U X . He was the younger bro. of John McCurdy who came over in 1745, s. at Lyme, Conn.,
many of whose descendants have been distinguished. Samuel m. Elizabeth Mooty and had Anna m. John Mark
(q. v.), John, James, Samuel, Jeanette m. William Barron (q. v.), and Jane m. Jesse Dart (q. v.).
James McCurdy b. Ireland 1752 ; m. Margaret b. Ireland 1755 ; r. Gilsum
1818.
1. John b. Surry June 11, 1783. 2. Margaret b. Surry Ap. 12, 1785 ; d. there Jan. 1786.
3. Mary b. Surry Nov. 29, 1786 ; m. 1st Ap. 13, 1809 John Thayer ; m. 2d March 31, 1814
Samuel Hamilton of Chesterfield. 4. Thomas b. Surry May 9, 1789. 5. Peggy b. Surry
May 20. 1791. 6. Bettv b. Surry July 17, 1793. 7. Jenny Gilmore b. Surry Aug. 14, 1795.
8. Lynde bapt. Aug. 26", 1798 ; d. Surry Sept. 20, 1798.
James Alexander MoDokald son of Alexander and Ellen (Kirwin) McDon-
ald, was b. Ludlow, Vt. Dec. 20, 1851; finisher in Collins Factory.
Thomas McEvoy Jr. b. Ireland; m. Ann ; in Collins Factory 1875-7.
1. Thomas Andrew b. Worcester, Mass. about 1866. 2. Michael b. Worcester, Mass.
3. Mary b. Worcester, Mass.
John McKey from Brighton, Mass. in Chair business 1868-9.
James McMullen in Factory 1855.
Asa Mead taxed here 1848; went to Harrisville.
ATT^HPO \ T TP Often written Medcalf. A family of this name came from Topsfield, Mass. and s.
lT-LXli -*- v>x\_-Lj Jj • in Keene. Abijah Metcalf m. Mercy Ellis and had Amity, Nahum Ellis, Frederick d.
inf., Frederick. Zenas, Jason d. inf., Priscilla d inf., Jason, Hannah, Priscilla m. Daniel Billings, Cynthia m.
William Barron (q. v.), and Mercy m. Isaac Hubbard.
Zenas De Calvus Metcalf son of Cynthia, was b. Keene 1808; d. West-
minster, Yt. May 23, 18(30; m. Martha Hill Temple b. Marlboro' May 1811, d.
Westminster, Vt. March 18, 1871, dau. of Thomas and Jane (Banks) Temple.
1. George Everett b. Jan. 3, 1831 ; drowned in tan vat Oct. 18, 1832.
2. Mary Eliza b. Dec. 23, 1833 ; d. May 17. 1836.
3. George Washington b. Dec. 16, 1835 ; m. Jan. 1, 1856 Lucretia Peck of Weston, Vt. ; r.
Westminster, Vt.
1. George. 2. Charles. 3. Ralph. 4. Arthur. 5. Rollo. 6. Florence.
7. Frank. 8 and 9. Harry and Herbert, twins.
4. Mary Elizabeth b. Dec. 18, 1837 : d. uum. Westminster, Vt. Sept. 17, 1855.
5. Albert William b. Dec. 28, 1839 ; m. Oct. 19, 1871 Addie Starkey b. Brattlcboro', Vt,
Jan. 10, 1851. dau. of Oren and Sarah Olivia (Stoddard) Starkey ; served three years in 2d
Vt. Resr't, and was wounded at Bull Run ; r. Keene.
1. Edith b. Keene May 27, 1872.
6. Eli Plater b. March 15. 1842 ; m. 1874 Maggie Mitchell of Wise. ; served three years in
the war of the rebellion ; r. Boulder, Colo.
1. Agnes.
7. Hiram Smith b. Feb. 19, 1844 ; m. Mary : has a son and dau. ; served three years in
a Vt. Reg't. ; r. Boulder. Colo. 8. Oscar Mack b. June 5. 1846 ; in law at Portland, Me.
9. Ella Mahala b. June 24. 1847 ; r. Colorado. 10. Frederick b. June 17, 1850 ; d. Boulder.
Colo. Feb. 26, 1877. 11, Frank Pierce b. Westminster. Vt. Sept. 26, 1852 ; r. Colorado.
12. Martha Jane b. Westminster, Vt. Nov. 19, 1855 ; d. there July 2-"., 1856
Ezra Metcalf on tax list 1793-7.
366 aiLSUM.
Richard Kimball Metcalf b. Whiting, Vt. Jan. 24, 1808; m. June 9, 1835
Orinda Beckwith (q. v.).
1. Richard Kimball b. Whiting, Vt. Oct. 10, 1836. 2. Thomas Chapin b. Whiting, Vt. Nov.
14. 1837. 3. Franklin Benjamin b. Whiting, Vt. Sept. 11, 1839.
lyri r iT j FIT? Lemuel Miller b. Lyme ? Conn. June 21. 1742 ; d. Marlow Dec. 1, 1822 ; m. Mary Beck-
^'-LA-L'-L'AJJ-U. with b. Conn. Oct. 9. 1743, d. Marlow June 23, 1823. Their ch. were Sardis, Eleazar,
Phebe, Ira, Miriam m. John Buckniinster, Elisha, Truman, " Jerred" [Jared], Daniel, Isaiah, " Arly " [Early],
Esther, and Ezra.
Truman Miller b. Marlow June 5, 1777; d. there March 31, 1842; m. Sept.
3, 1804 Lydia Bill (q. v.) d. Marlow March 4, 1865.
1. Zilpah b. Marlow May 26, 1807 ; m. July 22, 183:'. Nathaniel Knight, b. Marlow June 15,
1813, son of Ira and Abigail (Pratt) Knight.
1. Lydia (Knight) b. Marlow 1834; d. there about 1S58; m. Cyrus Farnsworth, son of Stephen? Farns-
worth of Washington.
2. Lewis Asa (Knight) b. Marlow Sept. 1, 1838; m. Martha, dau. of Arnold and Betsey (Taylor) Burt of
Bennington.
1. Barry (Knight) h. Bennington July 2, 1865. 2. Fred (Knight) b. Bennington Feb. 22, 1869.
3. Alfred Francis (Knight) b. Marlow Aug. 15, 1840; m. Mary, dau. of John and Abigail Fletcher of
Marlow.
1. Viola (Knight) b. Marlow about 18(57.
4. Milan (Knight) b. Marlow July 8, 1849; m. May 24, 1873 Vesta Shelley b. Rockingham, Vt. Oct. 23,
1852. dau. of Sewall and Elizabeth Lavinia (Lippenwell) Shelley.
1. Emery Augustus (Knight) b. Marlow March 25, 1874. 2. Clar < Lavinia (Knight) b. Marlow July 7, 1876.
2. Polly b. Sharon, Vt. Ap. 27, 1809 ; m. May 6, 1830 Luther Phelps, Jr. b. Marlow Jan. 3,
1805, d. there Ap. 5, 1839.
1. Emily (Phelps) b. Marlow July 14, 1831; m. Weslev Austin (q. v.).
2. Sarah (Phelps) b. Marlow June 1, 1833; m. Dec. 13, 1849 Newell Mead; r. Washington; two ch.
3. Alfred (Phelps) b. Marlow Jan. 18, 1837; d. there May 19, 1838.
3. Ezra b. May 30, 1811; m. 1st Lucretia, dau. of Sardis Miller; three ch. ; m. 2d Lurilla
Peck ; r. Lempster. 4. Emily b. June 10, 1814 ; ti Aug. 3, 1815.
5. Elmina b. Aug. 10, 1816 ; d. unm. Marlow March 4, 1835.
Eleazar Miller son of Lemuel and Mary, was b. Marlow? Ap. 15, 1767; m. Jan. 28, 1790 Freelove, probably
dau. of Silas Mack of Alstead. Among their ch. was Amasa.
Amasa Miller b. Marlow 1796; d. Cavendish, Vt. Ap. 15, 1848; m. Oct. 29,
1816 Lucy Bill (q. v.) d. Reading, Yt. Nov. 5, 1846.
1. David Billy b. 1817 ; d. Keene Nov. 23, 1824.
2. Clarinda b. Surry Oct. 25, 1818 ; in. Nov. 12, 1844 Cornelius Davis Shattuck ; r. Wind-
sor, Vt.
1. Elroy James (Shattuck) b. Reading, Vt. March 17, 1846; m. March 25, 1868 Lucy Dean Tuel; r.
Windsor, Vt.
1. Claude Tuel (Shattuck) b. Windsor, Vt. Mav 12, 1871.
2. Fred Warren (Shattuck) b. Reading. Vt. May 1, 1853; r. Windsor, Vt.
3. Ada Louise (Shattuck) b. Reading, Vt. Jan. 1, 1855; r. Windsor, Vt.
3. Lucius b. Sullivan 1822 ; d. unm. Reading, Vt. Oct. 3, 1846.
4. Harvey Bill b. Keene Feb. 24, 1823 ; m. 1S44 Susan Nash (q. v.).
I. Rhoda Melissa Evelyn b. Dec. 7, 1844; m. Rufus Greene (q. v.). 2. Denzel Alfonzo b. Aug. 15, 1846.
3. Lucius Milon b. Sullivan Ap. 21, 1849; m. Oct. 1, 1871 Esther Adaline Howard (q. v.).
1. Perley Milon b. July 13. 1873. 2. Oren Clement b. .Tan. 3, 1879.
4. Marshall Harvey b. March 25, 1851; d. Aug. 25, 1869.
5. Ann Josephine b. Nov. 1, 1853; m. 1st Sept. 26, 1871 William Calvin Nash (q. v.) : m. 2d James Chap-
man (q. v.). 6. Rosella Viola b. Oct. 7, 1855; m. Lowell White (q. v.).
7. Laura Ett b. Feb. 4, 1858; m Louis Bourrett (q. v.). 8. Ada Ella b. Aug. 4, 1860.
9. Oilman Willard b. Alstead Jan. 23, 1863. 10. Louise Mariah b. March 7, 1865.
II. George Allen b. Jan. 15, 1867. 12. Lulu Vivian b. Jan. 14, 1871.
5. Lydia Evelyn b. Feb. 25, 1826. (See Abbot.)
6. David b. Reading, Vt. 1828 ; d. there June 8, 1844. 7. Lucy Ann d. ch.
,8. Louisa Maria b. Cavendish, Vt. Sept. 2, 1836 ; m. Dec. 17, 1863 Stephen A. Wright b.
Troy Oct. 14, 1836
1. Arthur L. ( Wright) b. Trov Dec. 1, 1866; d. there Nov. 12, 1872.
2. Ada Winifred (Wright) b. Troy May 30, 1869. 3. Don Adolphus (Wright) b. Troy July 2, 1871.
GENEALOGIES. 367
4. Elroy (Wright) l d. there Sept. 27, 1873.
5. Emroy (\V right) J J a '
Joseph Miller worked in Alstead Mica quarry; taxed here 1869.
Phlnehas G. Miller b. unk. 1760; d. Ap. 18, 1836.
1. Aaron. 2. Patty b. unk. 1793 ; m. Levi Nash (q. v.).
m. 2d Nov. 28, 1799 Sarah Withington b. Fitzwilliam Ap. 1. 1773, d. Ap. 15, 1836,
dau. of William and Martha (Locke) Withington.
3. William Withington b. Oct. 1803 ; m. 1st Aug. 17, 1830 Azuba Davis (q. v.) d. Alstead
Sept. 8, 1843 ; r. Hudson.
1. Azuba Permela b. Alstead May 1831 ; d. inf. 2. William Davis b. Winhall, Vt. May 1832.
3. Rebecca b. Winhall, Vt. July 1833; d. unrn. Saxton's River, Vt. about June 1853.
4. Betsey b. Winhall, Vt. July 1835; d. Aug. 1830. 5. Mary Jane b. Nov. 183(3; m. Edwin Cross; r.
Hudson. 6. Martha Maria b. Alstead May 1»38; m. and rem. to Nova Scotia.
7. George Wesley b. Alstead Sept. 1840; lost an arm in the war, and is a Telegraph operator in Mass.
m. 2d and has several ch.
4. Hezekiah drowned in Canada. 5. Jared b. about 1806 ; rem. to Winhall, Vt.
6. Elvira r. Winhall, Vt.
7. Jesse b. unk. Ap. 19, 1808; m. 1st Dec. 31,1835 Harriet Pollard b. Charlestown June
25, 1820 ; d. there Oct. 14, 1849, dau. of Samuel and Betsey (Sawyer) Pollard ; r. Charlestown.
1. Sumner m. Thirsa Clark; r. Holyoke, Mass.
2. Herbert H. b. Charlestown March 4, 1844; m. Dec. 21, 1864 Laura E. Taylor b. Charlestown Aug. 9,
1845 dau. of Oren and Charlotte M. (Haywood) Tavlor.
1. Charles H. b. Charlestown Feb. 5, 1866.
m. 2d Feb. 1850 Olive Ardelia Fletcher b. Orwell, Vt. Dec. 28, 1811, dau. of Joel and Dolly
(Silsby) Fletcher.
Francis Charles Minor son of Joseph and Margaret (Abert) Minor of
French descent, was b. Chanbly, C. E. June 12, 1832; m. Nov. 29, 1855 Emily F.
Thompson (q. v.).
1. Frank Leslie b. Keene May 7, 1857 ; d. Feb. 23, 1880 ; m. Oct. 16, 1877 Irene M. Polley
(q. v.). 2. Elmer Ellsworth b. Northfield, Vt. July 2, 1861.
3. Charles Clifton b. Northfield, Vt. Nov. 22, 1864 ; drowned July 27, 1869.
TV/TTrp/^i l_| Xj^T T Thomas Mitchell m. Mary , came from Ireland, and had Jane m. Hoag;
-L»-i--L A VV -LL -Li -Li -Li • William s.in Acworth 1777; John; Thomas; and Mary m. James Bridges. Thomas
had Jennie m. James Dickey, Thomas, and Nancy m. Jonathan Mitchell. Thomas b. Francestown 1783; d. Lemp-
ster 1834; m. Mercy, dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Holden) Slader. Their ch. were Thomas D.; AVilliam E. ;
Camilla F. m. 1st John Severns, m. 2d William Osgood; Zenas S. ; Jonathan D. L. ; Lewis d. y. ; Nancy Lewis d.
unm. ; Sylvester A. ; Mary Lucina m. J. Symonds Bowers ; and George C.
Sylvester Almond Mitchell b. Acworth 1828; m. Sept. 8, 1852 Frances
Amanda Carpenter of Walpole ; r. Alstead ; in Gilsum 1848^50.
1. Mary Frances b. Wyocena, Wise. Sept. 9, 1854 ; m. Sept. 20, 1876 James A. Linsley of
Alstead. 2. Hattie Jane b. Wyocena, Wise. July 15, 1861 ; d. Alstead ? Sept. 23, 1877.
3. Eddie Almond b. Wyocena, Wise. March 5, 1863.
Phlnehas Moor m. Hannah ; a blacksmith about 1812-7.
1. Lucy Kendall b. Sept. 10, 1816. Probably others.
Frank H. Moore worked for E. W. Gunn 1875.
Michael Moore " boss finisher " for Collins 1875.
Mrs. Charlotte (Mato) Morrison dau. of Elisha and Abigail (Breed) Mayo,
was b. Acworth; m. Dexter Bates Morrison of Alstead; r. Gilsum a year or two
after his death.
1. Elisha. 2. Charlotte Adeline b. Alstead March 23, 1855 ; m. J. Q. Pickering (q. v.).
3. Hattie. 4. Willie.
TV/TOT? ^ITl^ Samuel Morse b. 1585; emigrated from England 1635; s. Dedham, Mass. 1637; d. Med-
J-T-LV^lAjO-Li. field, Mass. Ap. 5, 1654; m. Elizabeth d. June 20, 1654 aat. 67. Their ch. were John.
Daniel, Joseph, Abigail, Samuel, Jeremiah, and Mary. Joseph b. 1615; d. 1654; m. Hannah Phillips of Water-
368 GIL SUM.
town, and had Lieut. Samuel, Hannah, Sarah, Dorcas, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Jeremiah. Capt. Joseph b. Dedham,
Mass. July 26, 1649; d. Feb. 19, 1711; m. Oct. 17, 1671 Mehetabel b. July 22, 1655, d. Sherborn, Mass. Nov.
12, 1681; m. 2d Ap. 11, 1683 Hannah Badcock b. Feb. 8, 1664, d. Sherborn, Mass. Nov. 9, 1711; m. 3d May 17,
1713 Mrs. Hannah, widow of Joseph Dyer of Weymouth, Mass. d. Sherborn, Mass. Sept. ;, 1727 set. 67. Ch. by
first wife : — Mehetabel d. inf. ; Joseph d. inf. ; Elisha, Joseph, and Mehetabel. Ch. by second wife : — James,
Hannah, Sarah, David, Isaac, Keziali, and Asa. James b. Sherborn, Mass. July 1, 1686, d. there June 5, 1725; m.
Jan. 5, 1708 Ruth Sawin d. Sherborn, Mass. Jan. 12, 1774. Ch. : — Thomas; Ruth m. Joshua Leland ; Deborah
Rachel m. Jabez Puffer; Silence d. inf.; Abigail m. Daniel Wilson of Sullivan; Thomas; Sarah m. Thaddeus
Masou; Ezra; Maj. John; Jonathan; Hannah; and Amos.
Thomas Morse b. Sherborn, Mass. May 21, 1718; d. Canada; m. Jan. 20, 1773
Martha Rowe (q. v.) ; r. in what is now Sullivan.
1. Thomas b. Jan. 8, 1774. 2. Martha b. Feb. 12, 1777 ; d. Sullivan Nov. 11, 1792.
3. Olive b. March 21, 1781. 4. Josiah b. Jan. 23, 1787.
James Morse son of James and Ruth, was b. Sherborn, Mass. Dec. 21, 1720; d. there Feb. 7, 1812. He was a
soldier in the French and Revolutionary Wars. He m. Grace Bullen d. Sherborn, Mass. Jan. 28, 1796. Ch. : —
James, Susanna m. Perley Death of Fitzwilliam, Deborah m. Benjamin Guy of Dover, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Dea.
Abner. James b. Sherborn, Mass. Feb. 16, 174,;; d. Fitzwilliam Ap. 17, 1805; m. 1769 Betsey dau. of Nathan
Bullard of Shrewsbury, Mass. and had Joseph, Silas, Asa, Ede m. Caleb Felch, Milly m. Daniel H. Corey (q. v.),
and Nathan.
Silas Morse b. Holliston, Mass. 1777; d. Fitzwilliam Jan. 13, 1859; m. Dec.
30, 1807 Susannah Phillips b. Fitzwilliam 1786, d. there JSTov. 15, 1868, dau. of
Nathaniel and Mary Phillips.
1. James b. Fitzwilliam Feb. 6, 1809 ; m. Nov. 11, 1839 Esther Nash (q. v.) d. Marlboro'
March 24, 1848 ; r. Keene.
1. Silvanus Andrew b. Sullivan Dec. 8, 1840 ; m. Nov. 2, 1867 Rhoda Edwards b. Otisfield, Me. Ap. 9,
1841, dau. of Preston and Sarah Jane (Caldwell) Edwards; r. Keene.
1. James Preston b. Keene Dec. 6, 1870. 2. Nellie Jane b. Keene June 30, 1872.
3. Elmer Thomas b. Keene Jan. 14, 1876.
2. Lorinsa b. Winhall, Vt. May 28, 1842; m. Joseph William Cummings (q. v.).
3. Ansil Alvin b. Stoddard Aug. 5, 1844; m. 1st Dec. 1865 Louisa F., dau. of Henry Smith of Keene; r.
Swauzey.
1. Stella b. Swanzev Dec. 6, 1869.
m. 2d Esther L. Ferris of Charlotte, Vt.
4. Albert b. Marlboro' Sept. 5, 1846; d. Sept. 11, 1850.
2. Mary Lorinda b. Fitzwilliam Jan. 11, 1811 ; m. Thomas Foristall ; r. Fitzwilliam.
1. Charles H. (Foristall) b. Fitzwilliam May 1841.
2. Sarah Jane (Foristall) b. Fitzwilliam 1843; m. Charles Pope; r. Fitzwilliam.
1. Flora (Pope.)
3. Levi A. (Foristall) b. Fitzwilliam; d. inf. New Orleans, La.
4. Susan J. (Foristall) b. Fitzwilliam ; d. there nam.
3. Nathaniel b. Sullivan Feb. 25, 1813 ; rem. to Mich, where he m. and d. leaving six or
seven ch.
4. Ira Lee b. Sullivan Aug. 19, 1815 ; m. Aug. 10, 1852 Silvia Ann Cummings (q. v.) ; r.
Fitzwilliam.
1. Alfred Ira b. June 2, 1853; d. Fitzwilliam Sept. 1865.
2. Willie Anson b. Fitzwilliam Jan. 1862; d. there Sept. 1865.
5. Susan b. Sullivan Jan. 21, 1818, m. David A. Roundy (q. v. ).
6. Archibald b. Sullivan May 13, 1820 ; m. and r. Montrose, Mich. ; several ch.
7. Silas Abbot b. Sullivan Aug. 3, 1823 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Caleb Boyce of Fitzwilliam ; r.
South Royalston, Mass. ; one ch.
8. Nathan b. Sullivan Ap. 15, 1825 ; m. Irene, dau. of Caleb Boyce of Fitzwilliam ; r. Mich. ;
several ch.
9. Alexander b. Sullivan Nov. 8, 1829; m. 1st A. M. Chase of Royalston, Mass. who had
three ch. ; m. 2d Lucy Day of Royalston, Mass. ; five ch. ; r. Royalston, Mass.
Henry Morse from Antrim, in Tannery 1851 6.
1. Henry Lawrence killed in army. 2. Charles served in army ; d. 3. Annie.
Jeremiah L. Morse taxed here 1815.
GENEALOGIES. 369
Richard D. Morse on tax list 1855.
Edward W. Moultojt lived on Blood place 1877.
jVrrjr TJVT^ Thomas Mullins and his wife Catharine MacMilleu emigrated to this country from
1tJ_U ULilll k3. Edinburgh, Scotland about 1840 and had John r. Canton, N. Y.; Edward r. Lisbon,
N. Y. ; Mary m. John Hayes ; Byron J.; and Kitty d. unm.
Byron James Mullins b. Ogdensburgh, N. Y. July 4, 1849; m. Nov. 15,
1873 Mrs. Harriet Samaria (Towne) Shepherd dau. of Elisha and Harriet (Webster)
Towne.
Edward Munson of Marlow m. Jan. 26, 1847 Jane T. West of Hancock.
Michael Murphy b. Ireland; d. Alstead; m. Oct. 10, 1830 Sally Mackentire
(q. v.) ; rem. to Alstead.
1. Betsey. 2. Mary. 3. James.
Mrs. Murphy d. June 7, 1870, set. 40; a transient boarder from Providence, R. I.
Gustave Myers in Factory 1875.
"TVT \ O 1_| is of Saxon origin, said to be derived from a residence near an ax/< tree. Tradition says four bros.
-*-* -£*-KJ Q- came to America, viz. : — James s. at Weymouth, Mass. ; Thomas s. at New Haven, Conn. ; Edward
s. at Norwalk, Conn. ; and William s. in Virginia or North Carolina. The Gilsum family have not traced their
origin beyond
Abram Nash who r. Shntesbury, Mass.; m. Lydia Smith b. Taunton, Mass.
1735, d. Feb. 1830.
1. James b. Shutesbury ? Mass. 1759 ; d. Dec. 7, 1825 ; m. Matilda Waters b. Taunton, Mass.
1759, and was murdered in Sullivan June 13, 1829, dau. of Zebulon Waters.
1. James b. Mass. 1782; d. inf.
2. Daniel b. Mass. 1784; d. Oct. 1830; m. 1st Jan. 5, 1808 Wealthy Bingham (q. v.) d. March 8, 1815.
1. Willard b. Sullivan Sept. 29, 1808; d. inf. 2. Lyman b. Dec. 25, 1810; went with a Far Company to Rocky Moun-
tains and never beard from. 3. Emily b. Jan. 11, 1813; m. Clark of Lawrenceville, N. Y.
4. Wealthy Bingham b. Feb. 5, 1815;" d. Sept. 9, 1820.
m. 2d Mrs. Betsey (Farwell) Bridge d. Ap. 11, 1853, set. 75.
5. Ephraim b. Dec. 18, 1822; m. March 21, 1816 Mary Jane Crosstield b. Keene June 1820, dau. of James and Roxana
(Eveleth) Crosstield. 6. Elizabeth d. eh. about 1833.
3. Asa b. Taunton, Mass. Sept. 18, 1789; killed by fall of a tree Oct. 21, 1856; m. May 30, 1809 Rhoda
Davis (q. v.) d. Sept. 14, 1871.
1. Lydia b. May 21, 18111; .1. May 21. 1875.
1. Susau b. May 4, 1827, m. Harvey B. Miller (q. v.).
2. Linus b. March 31, 1812; d. Dee. 11, 1817; in. Mrs. Eliza (Curtis) Nash b. Chesterfield 1811, d. Jan. 13, 1850, widow
of Ebenezer Nash.
1. Seinantha Jane b. Feb. 26, 1S31 ; in. 1st Charles E. Crouch (q. v.) ; in. 2d Gilbert Guillow (q. v.). 2. George Washington b. Jan.
14, 1836; in. Boxelana Sash (q. v. I; r. Camden, (f. V. 3. franklin Melviu b. Dee. 26, 1838; m. Eliza Barlow; r. Camden, N. Y.
4. Stillman Denzel I, Deo. 30, 181:;; in. Elizabeth Siiuonds; r. Caindeo, N. Y.
3. Asa Bradford b. March 11, 1814; m. 1st Nov. 25, 1836 Lydia Davis (q. v.) d. Sept. 20, 1859.
1. Lura Alfreda b. Ap. 11, 1838; m. Solomon M. Howard (q. v.). 2. Adalbert Bradford b. Ap. 7, 1841.
3. Martha Cynthia b. June 20, 1S4J ; d. Dec. 10, 1845. 4. Phila Elizabeth b. Jan. 20, 1846; in. William H. Bates (q. v.).
5. Quiney Bethuel b. Dec. 2, 1S48 ; m. Feb. 10, 1872 Arvilla C. dau. of William and Lestina Hastings ; r. Sullivan.
6. Everetta Rozella b. Ap. 4, 1852 ; m. Woodbury Corey (q. v.).
m. 2d Mrs. Nancy Melissa (Parkhurst) Barron (q. v.).
4. Nancy b. Jan. U, 1817, m. William Campbell (q. v.).
5. Rhoda Melissa b. June 24, 1819; m. Feb. 27, 1842 William Martin Brown of Saxonville, Mass. where they r.
1. William (Brown) b. Saxonville, Mass. 2. Edgar (Brown) b. Saxonville, Mass. ; d. there unm.
6. Luccttab. Ap. 12, 1822; m. 1st Alonzo B. Cook (q. v.); m. 2d William Cady (q. v.).
7. Jacob Dwight b. July 6, 1824; m. 1st .Inly 28, 1845 Lvdia Diana Cadv b. Langdon Nov. 22, 1827, d. Saxonville,
Mass. Dec. 26, 1863, daii. of Jesse and Diantha (Tennev) Cadv.
1. Eugene Pownal b. May 17, 1846 ; m. 1st June 11, 1870 Mrs. Maria Polly (Pitkin) Russell b. Schroon, N. Y. Dec. 14, 1834, dau.
of Russell and Clarissa ( Hosford) Pitkin. [She m. 1st June 19, 1853 Charles Wesley Russell b. Schroon, N. Y. Dec. 1, 1835, son
of Ceylon and Betsey (Whitney) Russell. Their children were
1. George Wesley (Russell) (q. v.) b. Schroon, N. V. Oct. 2, 1855. 2. Willie Ceylon (Russell) b. Schroon, N. Y. Nov. 9, I860.]
in. 2d Ap. 12, 18S0 Delia J. Vose b. Vt. Mav 1, 1850, dau. of George Vose ; r. Keene.
2. Gilmore Otis b. Jan. 16, 1849; m. and r.' Burnet, Tex.
1. Jacob Emmett.
3. Emmett Jesse b. Sept. 12, 1851 ; d. Feb. 10, 1852. 4. Emmett Jesse b. Ap. 4, 1853; m. and r. Ala.
5. Nellie Josephine (adopted) b. Waltham, Mass. May 27, 1862; m. July 3, 1878 Albert Harder from N. Y. ; r. Nelson,
m. 2d June 3, 1864 Elizabeth Culverhouse b. Trowbridge, England May 5, 1838, dau. of John and Harriet (Knee)
Culverhouse.
8. Joel b. June 12, 1827.
9. Sylvester Lyman b. May 14, 1832; m. Feb. 19, 1864 Caroline Gary b. Ira, Vt. March 2, 1850, dau. of Stephen and
Miami (Porter) Gary.
1. Orsamus Chauncey b. July 19, 1865. 2. Oramantha Miami b. Feb. 2, 186S. 3. Ida Leuora b. Feb. 4, 1870.
4. Ada Rozelma b. Dec. 26, 1871. 5. Effle Eupheuiia b. Dec. 1, 1873. 6. Gertrude May b. Feb. 3, 1876.
7. Flossie Adine b. Ap. 25, 187S.
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10. Allen b. Nov. 22, 1835; d. unm. Dec. 3, 1857.
11. Orsamus b. Ap. 7, 1838; d. in army; m. Oct. 28, 1858 Fanny Melissa Howard (q. v.).
1. Daniel Orsamus b. May 1860.
3. Levi b. Mass. 1793; d. Dec. 7, 1848; m. Jan. 12, 1815 Patty Miller (q. v.) d. Nov. 8, 1849.
1. James Philander b. Aug. 27, 1817; m. 1st Nov. 28, 1841 Harriet Metcalf d. May 1871, dau. of John 0. and Kezia
Metcalf of Marlow; r. Walpole.
1. Alice Elvira b. Stoddard Aug. 9, 1845; d. Alstead Sept. G, 1872 ; in. Erastus Smith.
1. Herman A. (Smith.) 2. Lena L. 'Smith.)
2. Christopher James b. Feb. 13, 1847; in. Feb. 1871 Louisa, dau. of Roswell Blanchard of Walpole.
1. Mabel. 2. Eva. 3. Avis.
3. Chauncey Willis b. July 1C, 1849; m. Addie, dau. of Charles and — (Wilder) Spaulding of Westminster ; r. Walpole.
1. Alice. 2. George Herbert.
4. Herbert A. b. Sept. 15, 1851.
m. 2d 1857 Ellen Josephine Lovell b. Rockingham, Vt. 1839, d. Walpole? May 6, 1871, dau. of Ebenezer and Miranda
Lovell.
5. Ellen Henrietta b. Westminster, Vt. Sept. 15, 1857. 6. Emma Josephine b. Hartland, Vt. Feb. 1, 1861.
7. Ida May b. Westminster, Vt. May 6, 1S67.
2. Gardner Towne b. Dec. 1819; d. Aug. 1852; m. June 7, 1843 Lurinda K. Capron of Royalston, Mass.; had his name
changed to Gardner N. Towne. [She m. 2d Collins of Keene.]
1. A son d. Nov. 19, 1844 ret. 7 mos.
3. Esther b. 1821; m. James Morse (q. v.).
4. Harriet Elizabeth b. 1823; d. Manchester, Vt. Jan. 1850; m. Henry Weed of Manchester, Vt.
1. Lura (Weed) ; and twins d. inf.
5. Hezekiah b. 1825; d. unm. Ap. 4, 1848. 6. Chastina b. 1827 ; m. Cyrus Bliss (q. v.).
7. Aaron Hammond b. 1830; drowned June 3, 1848.
8. Amos Wither b. Feb. 22, 1832; m. Mary Lovell b. Lempster 1838, d. July 11, 1871; r. Westminster, Vt. ; had his
name changed to Amos N. Wilber.
1. Rosette. 2. Frances Bell. 3. George.
9. Lovisa Jerusha b. Jan. 16, 1834 ; m. 1st Justus Heath (q. v. ) ; m. 2d Dec. 30, 1864 William Benjamin Sullivan b. Co.
Carey, Ireland, Nov. 15, 1832.
"l. Mart/ Jane (Sullivan) b. Jan. 29, 1866.
in. 3d John Lewis Foss (q. v.).
10. Diansa Morilla b. Ap. 6, 1835; d. Canaan Aug. 25, 1874; m. Nov. 30, 1856 Moses C. Tucker b. Andover Jan. 13,
1830, d. there Nov. 12, 1876.
1. Georgiana M. (Tucker) b. Canaan Nov. 1, 1S57. 2. Sarah Edith (Tucker) b. Canaan Dec. 21, 1861, d. there March 1, 1864.
3. Ida Eunice (Tucker) b. Canaan Nov. 10, 1866.
4. Samuel b. Sullivan? 1795; m. June 5, 1816 Deliverance Converse (q. v.); rem. to N. Y. where he was
accidentally killed while building a house.
1. Deliverance. 2. Samuel. 3. Stephen. 4. Daniel. 5. Marv- 0- Arvilla. 7. Matilda.
8. Daniel. 9. James. 10. Roxelana in. George Washington Nash (q. v.).
5. Charles b. July 24, 1797; d. Niagara, N. Y. Dec. 29, 1878; m. 1st Nov. 21, 1820 Sally Converse (q. v.)
d. Feb. 12, 1832.
1. Sarah Maria b. Oct. 8, 1821; d. Feb. 16, 1822.
2. Charles b. Alstead Jan. 25, 1823; m. 1850 Mary Ann Wheeler of Keene; r. Marshalltown, Iowa.
1. Mary E. b. 1S52. 2. Clary E. b. 1855. 3. Fred C. b. 1858. 4. Nellie b. March 2, 1861.
3. Albert b. Alstead July 28, 1824; railroad engineer at Niagara, N. Y.
4. Seaver b. Jan. 11, 1827 ; d. New Orleans, La. 1859.
5. George Hammond b. March 28, 1829; d. Swanzey Feb. 17, 1856; m. Caroline N., dau. of Leonard and Phylinda
(Blood) Whitney of Acworth.
1. George b. Sept. 9, 1852; d. Walpole about 1862. 2. Nancy J. b. Langdon 1854; m. and r. Methuen, Mass.
3. Edgar H. b. Ap. 13, 1856 ; m. and r. Alstead.
6. Willard Converse b. Julv 25, 1831. (See Eveletu.)
m. 2d Jan. 1, 1833 Eliza Gates (q. v.).
7. Sally b. March 5, 1834; m. Wesley Hill; r. Winona, Minn.
8. AndVew b. Aug. 8, 1836; m. Susan E. Waldron (q. v.).
1. Beulab Rebecca b. Nov. 24, 1863. 2. Andrew Eddie b. Nelson Ap. 25, 1866. 3. Charley Perry b. Nelson Jan. 5, 1869.
9. Roswell Levi b. Jan. 27, 1840; m. Ann Williams from Ireland; r. Pittsburg, Penn.
1. Charles A. b. March 28, 1866 ; d. y. 2. Willie. 3. Sarah. And three more.
m. 3d July 25, 1868 Mrs. Abigail (Howard) Nash. (See Howard.)
6. Stephen \ , , 7Qq . d. inf.
7. Elisha J ' d. unm. Westmoreland Ap. 28, 1880.
2. John b. Mass. 1763 ; d. Nov. 2, 1836 ; in. Ruth, dau. of John Bolton of Taunton, Mass.
3. Asa m. Lydia Pratt ; s. at Hamilton, N. Y.
4. Levi was deformed by rickets and d. unm. at Sullivan.
5. Abram d. Chesterfield ; m. 1st Nancy Alexander.
1. Sophia Alexander b. Sullivan March 5, 1800.
2. Lovina b. Sullivan 1803; m. Philip R. Howard (q. v.). 3. Sukey b. Jan. 26, 1804.
m. 2d Dilly Dolph.
4. David b. Chesterfield Dec. 1, 1804; d. Alstead Nov. 15, 1867; m. March 6, 1825 Abigail Howard (q. v.).
1. David Oliver b. Dec. 1, 1825; m. 1st March 15, 1847 Andana Rebecca Woodward b. Hartland, Vt. 1826, d. Springfield,
Vt. June 7, 1856 dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Gould) Woodward.
1. Charles Herbert b. Salem, N. Y. Sept. 24, 184S ; m. Feb. 4, 1872 Mrs. Nancy Jane (Lapham) Kelley b. Monroe, Ohio Oct. 7, 1835,
dau. of Winslow and Henrietta (Osborne) Lapham, and widow of William Kelley.
2. William Calvin b. Springfield, Vt. Oct. 1, 1850 ; m. 1st Sept. 26, 1871 Ann Josephine Miller (q. v.) ; m. 2d Mrs. Harriet (Marvin)
Nash (see 2 below) ; r. Brimfield, Ohio. 3. Lydia Ella b. Charlestown Sept. 6, 1853 ; d. Alstead May 10, 1861.
m. 2d March 1859 Hannah Smith b. Acworth Julv 1831, dau. of Henrv and Eunice (Smith) Smith.
4. Martha Ellen b. Alstead Aug. 16, 1861 ; d. there March 20, 1877. 6. Franklin Otis b. Alstead Ap. 21, 1867.
6. Hattie Ann b. Alstead June 12, 1870.
2. Philip Israel b. March 28, 1827; killed on Railroad ; m. Jan. 7, 1846 Harriet, dau. of Setb Marvin.
1. Joseph D. b. unk. 1848. 2. John. 3. Percy b. March 8, 1851. 4. Harvey.
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3. Otis Calvin b. Jan. 1, 1830; d. Springfield, Vt. July 25, 1863; m. Lomelia of Spriagfield, Vt.
1. Otis. 2. Abby. 3. Jennie.
4. Abigail Matilda b. Marlow Jan. 30, 1832; d. Keene 1858 ; m. Columbus Mason b. Surry Nov. 15, 1829, son of Elijah
and Marv (Allen) Mason.
1. Charles Henry (Mason) b. Keene Feb. 12, 1859.
5. Horace Houghton b. Marlow March 2, 1S34 ; m. 1st 1853 Sarah E. Chapin (q. v.).
1. Willie Parker b. March 28, 1S54 ; had his name changed to Chapin ; m. July 1, 1874 Rosie Lord b. Glen's Falls, N. Y. Sept.
1859, dau. of Andrew and Lucy (Howe) Lord.
1 Anna (ChaplnJ b. (ilea's Falls, X. Y. June 12, 187.5. 2.Alplteus (Chapin) b. Glen's Falls, ST. Y. Ap. 1'2, 1877.
2. Ida Caroline b. Sept. 185S; m. 1876 William Johnson of Kent, Ohio. 3. Frank D. b. 1859; d. July 10, 1861.
4. Eliza Jennette b. Jnne 1S62.
m. 2d Marv West ; r. N. Y.
6. Ruth Julia b. Marlow Dec. 18, 1835; m. June 1857 Anthony King; r. Placer Co. Cal.
1. Emma. 2. Mary ; and two more.
7. Emily Roxana b. Marlow Jan. 16, 1838; m. about 1855 Kendall, son of Thomas and Lucy (Kendrick) Austin; r.
Alstead.
1. Fred Merrill (Austin) b. Keene Aug. 23, 1858.
2. Julia Emma (Austin) b. Alstead Ap. 1861 ; in. 1876 Franklin Orne of Marlow.
1. Bertha (Orne) b. Alstead 1879.
3. Celia (Austin) b. Alstead 1870. 4. Arthur Morris (Austin) b. Alstead Ap. 1871; d. there from the kick of a horse July 17, 1879.
5. Proctor (Austin) b. Alstead 1873.
8. Joseph Allen b. Alstead Jan. 10, 1840; d. there June 19, 1842.
9. Mary Lovina b. Alstead Ap. 23, 1841 ; d. Keene about 18G4 ; m. Christopher Mason twin bro. to Columbus. (See 4 above. )
1. Mary (Mason.)
10. Nancv Amanda b. Alstead Nov. 22, 1842; m. Dexter, son of John Smith of Alstead. 11. Charles Nelson b. Alstead
Oct. 14, 1845; d. there July 21, 1848. 12. George Allen b. Alstead Jan. 10, 1847; d. there Sept. 10, 1850.
5. Hannah b. Sullivan ; m. and d. Pownal, Vt.
6. Betsey b. Taunton, Mass. 1769 ; m. James Davis (q. v.).
7. Hannah b. 1770 ; d. Oct. 29, 1850.
1. Cyrus (Bliss) (q. v.).
George Miles Nesmith sou of Jonathan and Marietta (Morrill) Nesmith, was
b. Antrim Sept. 20, 1857 ; worked for George B. Newman 1879-80.
Daniel Joseph Nevers son of Alpheus and Sarah, was b. Charlestown March
12, 1838; m. Sept. 23, 1871 Rizpah O. Howard (q. v.); rem. to Hanover.
1. Bertha May b. July 18, 1872.
Franklin Giles Nevers bro. of preceding, was b. Charlestown Feb. 3, 1842;
m. Mrs. Mary L. (Howard) Bates (q. v.) d. Jan. 15, 1879.
1. Charles Albert b. Ap. 25, 18(36. 2. Lizzie Ellen b. Dee. 30, 1869.
Daniel Newell worked at W. A. Wilder's 1878.
John Newman son of William whose father emigrated from Ireland, was b.
Morristown, Vt. June 27, 1780; d. March 9, 1854; m. Mary Willis b. Keene March
17, 1785, d. Sullivan Nov. 9, 1820, dau. of Benjamin and Annis (Briggs) Willis.
1. Caroline b. Keene (now Roxbury) Sept. 8, 1811, m. Levi Isham (q. v.).
2. Mary b. Keene June 19, 1813 ; d. there ch.
3. Annis Eliza b. Keene Aug. 26, 1815 ; m. 1st William Smith (q. v.); m. 2d Nov. 9, 1876
Jonathan Howard (q. v.).
4. Geonre Washington b. Keene Nov. 18, 1818 ; m. Dec. 22, 1842 Esther Loveland (q. v.).
1. Florentine b. Aug. 19, 1813; d. Sept. 24, 1843. 2. Abba Stella b. July 4, 1844; d. Dec. 21, 1848.
3. George Elmore b. March 5, 1850 ; m. Sept. 29, 1875 Sara Ann Wilder b. Alstead May 3, 1855 dau. of
George and Nancy Jane (Washburn) Wilder.
4. Daniel Webster b. Dec. 16, 1851 ; m. Jan. 10, 1877 Delphine Louisa Tinker (q. v.).
1. Mott Stacy b Jan. 28, 1878. 2. George Willard b. Keene May 31, 18T9.
5. Isaac liatron b. Feb. 5, 1853; ra. June 23, 1875 Mary Adaline Jewett b. Alstead July 6, 1S55, adopted
dau. of Eli and Adaline (Severance) Jewett; r. Laugdon.
1. Florence Mary b. Laugdon July 20, 1877; d. there Ap. 9, 1870. 2. Clarence Jewett b. Alstead Aug. 12, 1880.
6. Charles Dudley b. Nov. 15, 1857; m. Nov. 15, 1877 Jennie Louise Carpenter (q. v.).
7. Fay Loveland b. Feb. 2, 1862.
5. Charles Warren b. Sullivan May 8, 1821 ; d. by fall from a house Plainfield, N. J. June
1876 ; m. July 5, 1853 Myra Clough b. Chester, Vt. 1824.
6. Harriet b. Sullivan Jan. 11, 1824 ; m. Dec. 15, 1858 Solomon Wright b. Lancaster, Mass.
Feb. 12, 1810, son of Philemon and Abigail (Bigelow) Wright; r. Keene.
7. Henry Jackson b. Ap. 10, 1826 ; m. Dec. 3i, 1863 Lucinda B. Woodbury b. Rindge Feb.
4, 1832, dau. of Nathan and Clarinda (Whitney) Woodbury ; r. Rindge.
1. Hattie. 2. Le Forest.
372 GIL SUM.
]\"T("^ 1-1 f\Y ^ Joseph Nichols in. Sally Pickard; emigrated to this country in 1866. Their son, James
-^ J-vV-LLV^'-LiO. a. came over in 1871; s. at Salem; came to Gilsurn 1S7S.
James Alfred Nichols b. Leeds, England June 5, 1852; m. Oct. 3, 1875
Margaret Eliza Cullen b. Elizabethtown, N". Y. Aug. 26, 1855, dau. of Henry
Patrick and Maria (Cole) Cullen.
1. Alfred b. Salem Aug. 8, 1877. 2. Joseph William b. Oct. 20, 1879.
Samuel Nichols b. Dracut, Mass.; m. Polly Moore b. Sharon 1790. She came to live with her son in Gilsurn
and d. there Jan. 31, 1S59. Their only ch. was Kendall.
Kendall Nichols b. Stoddard Ap. 7, 1818; m. Feb 26, 1847 Mary S. Isham
(q. v.).
1. George Kendall b. June 13. 1849; m June 12. 1868 Effic R. Guillow (q. v.).
1. Bernice Rosa b. Sept. 19. 1870. 2. John Kendall b. Fort Edward, N. Y. July 12, 1872.
3. Mark Fuller b. Fort Edward, N. Y. Nov. 27. 1873. 4. Jessie Isham b. Fort Edward, N. Y. Oct. 14, 1875.
5. Luke Hemenway b. Cambridge, N. Y. Oct. 5, 1877. 6. Cherrie Pearl b. Cambridge, N. Y. Feb. 12, 1880.
2. Mary Florence b. March 31, 1852 ; m. Clarence Gould (q. v.).
3. Helen Julia b. June 18, 1864. 4. Bertha Harriet b. March 3, 1869.
Charles Allent Nichols (see Downing,) was b. Orange. Mass. March 24,
1851; m. Oct. 12, 1873 Hattie E. Howard (q. v.).
1. Mabel Hattie I). Fitchburg, Mass. Aug. 29, 1874. 2. Allen Roy b. Marlow June 2, 1877.
Mahlon or Malone Norris b. unk. 1827; on tax list 1856-61; served in 1st
Reg't Vt. Cavalry, and d. in the army.
IVTf W FT? Q l-T Tradition says three bros. of this name emigrated from England. Daniel Nourse rem.
i-~ VJ U JAO-Li. from Westboro', Mass. to Acworth 1785, and had William : Nancy m. Joel Hubbard; Julia
A. m. Samuel H. Edes; Helen Marr m. George H. Fairbanks; George \V. ; and Freeman W. m. Mary Peck, r. Wise.
William Nourse b. Acworth May 10, 1822; m. Ellen M. Hatch b. Newport
Sept. 19, 1834; d. there Feb. 27, 1872, dau. of Mason and Apphia (Andrews)
Hatch; r. Newport where he has been Town Clerk and Representative in the
Legislature; taxed here 1845-6.
1. Mary E. b. Newport Juno 13, 1856 : d. there Aug. 6, 1874. 2. Emma L. b. Newport Nov.
6, I860. :;. Marcia B. b. Newport Oct. 12, 1864. 4. Willie H. b. Newport Ap. 20, 1867.
m. 2d Jan. 15, 1871 Mrs. Mary E. Jones b. Wilton May 17, 1839.
5. Elizabeth b. Newport May 16, 1875.
Curtis Roswell Nourse son oi' Benjamin and Sally (Grimes) Nourse, was b.
Roxbury 1795; d. Keene Feb. 13, 1868;' m. 1842 Mary Temple Collins b. Wash-
ington Dec. 25, 1826, dau. of Moses and Electa (Temple) Collins.
1. Mary Emeline b. Sullivan Dee. 29, 1845 ; m. John W. Evardon (q. v.).
2. Ellery Alanson b. Sullivan July 4. 1848 : m. 1st Dee. 15, 1869 Mary Elizabeth Crane b.
Hillsboro' Ap. 1849. d. Marlow Feb. 13, 1870, dau. of Hartwell and Sarah (Collins) Crane ;
m. 2d Dec. .31. 1873 Mary Elmina Griggs b. Stoddard Sept. 10, 1857, dau. of George
Augustus and Elenora (Bundy) Griggs.
Henry Nye b. Keene May 20, 1810; d. Amesbury. Mass. Sept. 3, 1873; m.
Mary Munroe Locke b. Ashby, Mass. iNov. 12, 1813, dau. of John and Fanny
(Tyler) Locke; a woolen manufacturer at Bristol and Rochester.
1. Helen Elmira b. Gaysville, Vt, Mav 27, 1837 : m. John Wesley Ballou b. Hill Oct. 31,
1836, son of John Wesley and Tirzah ( Wells) Ballou.
1. Minnie F. (Ballou) b. Hill May 29, 1861; d. there Aug. 2. 1803.
2. Charles Henry b. Gaysville, Vt. May 19, 1839 ; d. Goffstown Nov. 30, 1841.
3. George Edward b. Goffstown Sept. 14, 1842 ; m. Charlotte Atkinson Tredick b. Dover
Dec. 28, 1845, dau. of John and Mary Wendell (Copp) Tredick.
1. Frank Atkinson b. Amesbury, Mass. Nov. 28, 1870. 2. Eddie Tredick b. Bristol, Penn. Sept. 20, 1874.
4. Jennie Frances b. Goffstown Oct. 10, 1846 ; d. unm. Union Village Dec. 25, 1869.
GENEALOGIES. 373
Cornelius O'Keeee cousin of Edward, (see below,) worked in Tannery
1876-7.
David O'Keeee Jr. was in Tannery 1875.
Edward O'Keefe son of Charles and Margaret (Katon) O'Keefe, was b. Co.
Cork, Ireland Dec. 26, 1818; emigrated to America 1863; m. Oct. 22, 1870 Joanna
Hope O'Keefe b. Northfi'eld, Mass. Ap. 22, 1851, dau. of David and Ellen (Pigott)
O'Keefe.
1. Charles b. Northfield, Mass. Dec. 10, 1871. 2. David b. Northfield, Mass. March 22, 1873 ;
d. Keene Oct. 22, 1874. 3. Daniel Joseph b. Oct, 2(3, 1875.
Timothy O'Leary son of William and Hannah (Kent) O'Leary who emigrated
to America in 1863, was b. Co. Cork, Ireland March 25, 1852; m. Dec. 25, 1871
Catherine Cruess b. Co. Dublin, Ireland 1819.
1. Alicia b. Keene Feb. 22, 1873.
2. William Joseph b. Keene Aug. 15, 1874 ; d. there Feb. 16, 1876.
Charles Osborne from Nelson, worked in Towne's Mill 1851; r. Peterboro'.
Charles Osgood b. unk. 1837; owned saw-mill 1860; rem. to Saxton's
River, Vt.
John B. Otis b. unk. 1822; m. Mary C. b. unk. 1819.
1. Abba 0. b. 1848. 2. An inf. d. Feb. 9, 1850, aet. 2 months. And others.
Henry Page m. 1st Sarah Frances Corey b. Ludlow, Vt. Ap. 1853, d. Sutton
1876. dau. of Joseph Russell and Mary Ann (Pierce) Corey; taxed here 1871-2.
1. Ida N. b. Jan. 8, 1872.
m. again and r. Manchester.
Benjamin Palmer on tax list 1820-2.
Bennett Palmer a Christian preacher 1833-5.
Joseph Paquin a Frenchman known as Joe Palmer; on tax list 1875.
Charles Parker m. Maryann Guillow (q. v.) taxed here 1811-2; r. Hinsdale.
Judson Parker in Factory 1851.
Stephen L. Parker " finisher " in Factory 1851-2.
William Parker b. Lincolnshire, England Oct. 31, 1790; emigrated to Amer-
ica 1833; d. Nashua Feb. 17, 1879; m. Aug. 21, 1819 Margaret Proctor b.
Lincolnshire, England Oct. 13, 1799.
1. Joseph b. England Aug. 27, 1820; m. twice; several ch.
2. William Thomas b. England Nov. 10, 1822; m. Sept. 1, 1846 Abbie Nurse Spalding b.
Merrimae Dec. 15, 1817 ; r. Merrimac.
3. Jessie Ann b. England Jan. 26, 1824 ; m. 1st George Greenwood b. Nelson Aug. 29, 1821,
d. Nashua Ap. 10, 1858 ; one ch. ; m. 2d July 14, 1860 Dewey Fairbanks.
4. Caroline b. England Nov. 23, 1826 : m. Aug. 12, 1841 William Nichols.
1. Henry C. (Nichols.) 2. W. Frank (Nichols) d.
5. Arthur Grant b. England Jan. 18, 1828 ; d. unk. Nov. 5, 1879 ; in. Levina Frost d.
1. Charles A.
6. Mary Jane b. England June 6, 1831 : d. July 6, 1835.
7. John Henry b. Nov. 11, 1833; d. Fell. 20, 1835. 8. George Frederick b. June 28, 1836.
9. Edward b. March 25, 1837 ; m. Sept. 1, 1859 Aurissa D. Merrill b. Nashua A]). 28, 1838 ;
served eight months as 2d Lieut, loth N. H. Reg't, Co. H. ; r. Uxbridge, Mass.
1. Caroline A. b. Nashua July 5, 1862. 2. Agnes C. b. Nashua July 12, 1869.
3. Edward M. b. Nashua Oct'. 28, 1871; d. there Ap. 9. 1872.
10. Mary E. b. Stoddard May 3, 1842.
374 GILSUM.
T3 A T> IZ TTTTT? Q'T' sometimes written Parkis. George Parkhurst of Boston took freeman's oath
riiltlV CL U X\A~ A i643; m. 2d 1651 Susanna dau. of John Simson of Watertown, Mass. Name of
his first wife is not known, by whom he had George and Phebe. George b. Watertown? Mass. about 1618; d.
there 1699 ; in. Deo. 16, 1643 Sary Browne, and had John, Daniel, and Sary. John b. Watertown, Mass. June 10,
1644 m. Abigail and had John, Abigail, Sary, Rachel, Elizabeth, Mary, George, Samuel, and Hannah. Dea.
John b. Watertown, Mass. Feb. 26, 1671; m. Abigail, dau. of Dea. John Morse and had John d. inf., John,
Abigail, Lydia, Elizabeth, Josiah, Isaac, Mary, Jonas, and Jemima. He rem. to Weston, Mass. where he was
chosen Dea. 1710. Josiah b. AVatertown, Mass. July 9, 1706; m. Oct. 23, 1735 Sarah Carter and had Josiah,
Nathan, Mary, Sarah, and Amos. Josiah b. Weston, Mass. March 8, 1737; d. Marlboro' 1832; m. Elizabeth
Bigelow b. Framingham, Mass. 1736, d. there Jan. 22, 1816, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Robinson) Bigelow.
Their ch. were Hannah, John, Aaron, Elizabeth, Ephraim, Lucy, Sally, Eunice, Molly, Lydia, and Josiah. Josiah
b. Framingham, Mass. May 25, 1778; m. Ap. 2, 1801 Nancy Jones b. Framingham, Mass. Sept. 22, 1782, d. Troy?
Nov. 1842, dau. of Daniel and Lucy (Eames) Jones. Among their ch. was Luke.
Luke Parkhurst b. Gardner, Mass. 1810; d. Munsonville July 29, 1873; m.
1st Laurana F., dau. of Alba Priest of Vermont.
1. Daniel b. Troy ? 2 Josiah r. Troy.
3. Nancy Melissa b. Swanzey Jan. 16, 1837 ; in. 1st Ap. 30, 185-1 Amasa Albert Barron
(q. v.); m. 2d Asa Bradford Nash (q. v.). 4. Luther a twin : r. Windsor, Vt.
5. Laura Ann b. Rindge May 10, 1841 ; m. 1st Alonzo W. Tupper ; m. 2d David Sawyer
(q. v.); r. Alstead. 6. Luke r. Troy.
7. Jane m. Daniel Day; r. Winchendon, Mass. 8. Elinina m. George Remington ; r. Mass.
m. 2d Ap. 3, 1858 Mrs. Louisa Blood, b. Jaffrey 1821 ; r. Keene.
Royal Parks on tax list 1852.
John Parmentee m. Eunice Chickering.
1. Rebecca b. Oct. 29, 1812 ; d. Charlestown March 10, 1858 ; m. Jan. 3, 1836 John Hunt b.
Charlestown Jan. 29, 1813, d. there Ap. 24, 1852, son of Roswell and Mary ( Willard) Hunt,
1. Martha Stevens (Hunt) b. Charlestown Oct. 20, 1836. 2. Frederick Hassam (Hunt) b. Charlestown
Feb. 7, 183S. 3. George John (Hunt.) 4. Mary Willard (Hunt.)
Geo hue Pearson taxed here 1836.
T>TL1 \ CTj^ Robert Pease son of Robert and Margaret, was born at Great Baddow, Essex Co. England
-*- -LJ-Ci-O-Li. about 1607; landed at Boston with his wife Marie April 1634; s. at Salem, Mass., where he d.
1644. His second sou John b. England about 1630, d. Enfield, Conn. July 8, 1689; m. 1st Mary, dau. of Robert
Goodell of Salem, Mass., and had five ch. The youngest was Jonathan b. Salem, Mass. Jan. 2, 1669; d. 1721 ; m.
Oct. 11, 1692 Elizabeth Booth. They had eight ch. of whom the seventh was Pelatiah b. Enfield, Conn. 1709; d.
there 1769 ; m. Dec. 16, 1736 Jemima Booth and had five ch., the oldest of whom was Pelatiah.
Pelatiah Pease b. Enfield, Conn. 1737; d. Feb. 15, 1811; m. Oct. 19, 1766
Anna Parsons b. Mass. 1711, d. May 29, 1787, dau. of John Parsons of Springfield,
Mass.
1. Anna b. June 15, 1768; d. Nov. 21, 1777. 2. Roxana b. May 3, 1770; m. Jared Love-
land (q. v.). 3. Pelatiah b. July 1'.'. 1772 : d. unm. Canada.
4. Jonathan b. Aug. 2, 1774; d. Jan. 16, 1829; m. 1st Polly Russell b. unk. 1779, d. Nov.
16, 1808, dau. of William and Lucy (Goldsmith) Russell.
1. Oliver b. July 14, 1800; d. New Jersey, unm.
2. Justin b. Oct. 24, 1S02; m. Nancy Knight b. Marlow Feb. 13, 1802; d. Marlboro' Nov. 21, 1878, dau. of
Joseph and Nancy (Wilder) Knight. [She m. 2d Aug. 28, 1855 Jeremiah Herrick b. unk. Sept. 12, 1796,
d. Marlboro' Jan. 9, 1877.]
1. Lucv Ann b. Chesterfield Dec. 22, 1825; d. Nashua Oct. 25, 1850; m. Nov. 184'J John Dakin of Concord, Mass.
3. Lucy b. June 9, 1805; d. unm. Nov. 18, 1820.
m. 2d Ap. 2, 1810 Anna Temple b. Marlboro' Aug. 25, 1777 ; d. Nelson Jan. 31, 1835, dau.
of Ebcnezer and Olive (Gibbs) Temple.
5. Oliver b. Aug. 23, 1777 : d. unm. June 1, 1799.
6. Obadiah b. Feb. 1, 1780 : d. Ap. 30, 1825 ; m. Sept. 28, 1818 Mrs. Lucy (Turner) Sumner
of Keene.
13 V?( ^ JZ" " Widow Lydia Peck " from Cumberland, R. I. was " warned out " of Marlboro' 1780, with her
-*■ -L^^ IV. children Ichabod, Seth, Jeremiah, Joseph, Mary, and Lydia. Feb. 11, 1783 she was also " warned
out " of Keene.
Ichabod Peck m. Oct. 18, 1781 Lydia Deane of Keene; s. in Swanzey, and
afterwards r. Keene and Gilsum.
GENEALOGIES. 375
1. Mary b. June 13, 1782. 2. Sarah b. Sept. 29, 1783.
3. Charles b. Jan. 14, 1786. 4. Lydia b. June 24, 1788.
Daniel Peck probably from Lyme, Conu. m. Mehitabel .
1. Bethuel b. June 19, 1788.
"P"|j^rfirpQ Jonathan Petls s. at Stoddard and had Jonathan; David ; Rebecca m. Redman; Orinda
-T J-i J_ X O. hi. Josiah Shelden of Fitchburg, Mass.; Kezia B, m. S. W. Loveland (q. v.); Rhoda; Lucinda
m. 1st James Bolster (q. v.), m. *2d John Cole (q. v.) ; and Roxana m. Boyd McClure of Stoddard.
Jonathan Petts d. Westminster, Mass. ; m. Eliza (Smith?) ; on tax list 1846.
1. Frank d. y. 2. Eliza Ann m. and r. Townsend, Mass. 3. Everett.
4. Aaron d. unm. 5. Rose in. 6. Martha d. unm. 7. Charles d. unm.
David Petts son of Jonathan, was b. Stoddard Feb. 7, 1788; d. Nelson Feb. 16, 18(17; m. Clara Parker b.
Nelson July 14, 1793, d. there Aug. 8. 1871, dau. of Josiah and Eunice (Pierce) Parker. Their ch. were David
Towne r. Marlow; Lyman P.; Eunice Pierce m. Elias Sawyer of Clinton, Mass.; Lawrensa d. ch.; Lovisa Malvina
m. Otis Harrington of Palmer, Mass.; Frederick Augustus r. Leominster, Mass.; George d. ch. ; Lawrensa m.
David S. WUlard of Keene; Nancy d. ch.; Clarissa Sabrina m. Sylvester Blodgett of Keene; George Shepard r.
Munsonville; Albert Livingston r. Templeton, Mass.; and Lucy Orinda m. West Marston of Fitchburg, Mass.
Lyman Parker Petts b. Weston, Vt. Nov. 11, 1813 ; d. Keene Nov. 6, 1879 ;
m. Aug. 14, 1837 Nancy Mariah Seward (see Heaton,) d. Keene Jan. 23, 1877.
1. Henry Lyman 1). Dee. 12, 1838 ; d. Aug. 12, 1839.
2. Emogene Amanda b. Dec. 23, 1840 : d. Earrisville Jan. 7, 1874 ; m. July 4, 1858 Charles
Harvey Nye b. Keene 1839, son of Apollos and Adaline (Kingsbury) Nye ; r. Harrisville.
[He m. 2d Mrs. Hattie (Willard) Nims widow of Lucius Nims of Roxbury, and has one
son Lucius Nye.]
1. Charles Quincy (Nye) b. Keene Aug. 1, 1859.
3. Nancy Seward b. Sullivan Sept. 1, 1843; m. March 16, 1S65 Dascomb Wright Baker b.
Nelson Aug. 7. 184:i. son of Thomas Jefferson and Lavina T. (Taft) Baker.
1. Lyman Iroing (Baker) b. Keene Nov. 16, 1869; d. there Aug. 5, 1871.
4. Henry Lyman b. Sullivan March 23, 1845; r. Keene.
5. Julia Ann b. Sullivan Jan. 2, 1848 ; d. Keene Dec. 19, 1870 ; m. Dec. 19, 1870 Hiram
Methuselah Greeley of Keene, r. Buffalo, N. Y.
6. Lovie Celeste b. Keene Ap. 25, 1850 ; m. June 27, 1875 Samuel Waldo Jones b. South
Weymouth, Mass. 1849, son of Samuel and Clarissa (Keene) Jones.
7. Mary Ellen b. Keene March 10, 1852 ; m. Nov. 27, 1870 James A. Patterson b'. London-
derry, Vt. Dec. 12, 1844, son of Hiram and Lucy A. (Tenney) Patterson.
1. Freddie Lyman (Patterson) b. Keene June 11, 1875.
2. Daniel Hiram (Patterson) b. VVinchendon, Mass. July 24, 1877.
8. Clarissa Maria b. Keene Aug. 12, 1854 ; d. there unm. March 27, 1871.
Asa Phillips from Hubbardston, Mass. m. Sibyl Adams ; came from Roxbury
to Gilsum about 1831 ; rem. to Peru, Vt. where he d.
1. Aurilla. 2. Asa d. in army ; m. Bryant.
3. Huldah Augusta m. Clark Amos, son of Amos and Lucy (Brown) Crouch; r. Swanzey.
1. Nellie (Crouch.)
4. Calvin r. Peru, Vt.
Daniel Phillips on Hammond place 1835.
James Phillips Jr. whose grandfather emigrated from Ireland, was b. Walpole
Jan. 8, 1787 ; d. Keene July 1827 ; m. 1809 Matilda Smith b. Hinsdale Aug. 4, 1787,
d. June 2, 1876, dau. of Jedidiah and Deborah (Dunton) Smith.
1. Gilbert Milieu b. Keene March 23, 1810 ; d. unm. Keene 1836 ?
2. Martha b. Keene Feb. 9, 1812; m. Lewis Bridsre (q. v.).
3. Matilda b. Keene Jan. 23, 1814 ; m. 1st David Converse (q. v.); m. 2d Feb. 4, 1857 Caleb
Spencer b. Westminster, Vt. Dec. 21, 1800, son of Ephraim and Charlotte (Codding) Spen-
cer ; r. Keene.
4. Relief Temple b. Keene March 5, 1816 ; m. George Welch of Hinsdale ; r. Baldwinsville,
Mass.
376 GILSUM.
1. James (Welch.) 2. Albert (Welch.) 3. John (Welch.) 4. Mary (Welch.) 5. Katie (Welch.)
5. Timothy Hall b. May 22, 1818 ; m. Aug. 29, 1843 Sarah Farnum (q. v.); r. Keene.
1. Mary Ann b. Langdon Aug. 17, 1844; m. Dec. 13, 1868 Henry Burt Graves b. Deerfield, Mass. Jan. 22,
1845 ; r. Westfield, Mass.
1. George Henry (Graves) b. Winchester June 9, 1870. 2. Clarence Burt (Graves) b. Orange, Mass. June 18, 1872; d.
there Sept. 8, 1873. 3. John Freddie (Graves) b. Keene July 8, 1874.
2. Helen Marie b. Walpole Sept. 26, 1846; m. 1873 James Woodruff b. Bernardston, Mass. 1846; r.
Mouson, Mass.
1. Gertrude Lucia (Woodruff) b. Bernardston, Mass. March 20, 1874.
3 John Henry b. Walpole Aug. 28, 1850. 4. George William b. Reading, Vt. March 10, 1852.
6. Francis Nurse b. Keene May 22, 1820 ; m Nov. 30, 1843 Rosanna Converse (q. v.); r.
Al stead.
1. Rosalie Florella b. Langdon July 22, 1849; m. Jan. 18, 1868 Truman R. Stinehour b. Highgate, Vt.
1842, son of George Nelson and Maria (Shelters) Stinehour; ten ch.
2. Emma Floretta b. Walpole June 30, 1850. 3. Frank Albert b. Alstead Ap. 22, 1855; r. Syracuse, N. Y.
4. James Gilbert b. Alstead Jan. 20, 1857; r. Keene.
7. Irene b. Keene Ap. 6, 1822 ; m. Edward Parker Johnson of North Brookfield, Mass. ; r.
Worcester, Mass.
1. John (Johnson.) 2. Edward (Johnson.) 3. William (Johnson.)
4. Charles (Johnson.) 5. David (Johnson.)
8. Frinda b. Keene March 25, 1825 ; m. Danford Benson of Pelham, Mass. ; r. Lake Port,
Mich. ; six ch.
"pr^TZ" |^T3 T^VTO James Pickering rem. from Newington to Rochester where he d. His son John
*- J-V.VXX— U-Lti.LJ-1 vJ • m_ Lydia Butler and rem. to Dover. Among their ch. was James.
James Pickering b. Dover March 13, 1810; m. Dec. 7, 1831 Hannah Maria
Dart (q. v.).
1. James Fisher b. Sept. 4, 1835 ; r. California.
2. Mary Elizabeth b. May 27, 1838 ; m. Dec. 15, 1859 Simon Whitney of Keene, d. Worcester,
Mass. Ap. 8, 1877. 3. Lydia Ann b. Ap. 23, 1840 : r. New York City.
4. Harriet Maria b. Aug. 13, 1842 ; d. Nov. 6, 1859.
5. Abigail Madora b. Oct. 9, 1844 ; m. July 29, 1867 Cushman B. Knowles of Corinna, Me. ;
r. Woonsocket, R. I.
1. Maud (Knowles) b. Woonsocket, R. I. Ap. 29, 1874.
6. Mary Jane b. Marlow March 4, 1847 ; m. Aug. 7, 1870 Frank Albert Priest, b. Chicago,
111. ; r. New York.
7. John Quincy b. Dec. 10, 1849 ; m. Jan. 14, 1874 Lottie Adaline Morrison (q. v.) ; r.
Holyoke, Mass.
1. Ina Lottie b. Alstead Sept. 7, 1874. 2. Leon Quincy b. Ap. 30, 1876.
8. Julietta b. Sept. 18, 1852 ; m. Ap. 10, 1872 Byron Stephen, son of Stephen Randall of
Richmond.
Yimis Pierce of Scotch descent, was b. Keene 1815 ; d. there Sept. 3, 1813 ;
m. Ap. 3, 1839 Madelia Mundell b. Keene 1816, d. Brattleboro', Vt. May 17, 1880.
1. Joseph Warren b. Keene March 18, 1835 ; m. Ap. 11, 1858 Cordelia Desdemonia Ingraham
b. Newfane, Vt. May 5, 1839, dau. of Chester and Mary (Thayer) Ingraham ; served nine
months in ninth N. H. Reg't, Co. I.
1. Charles Warren b. Brattleboro', Vt. Jan. 29, 1859. 2. Lizzie Madelia b. Brattleboro', Vt. June 2, I860;
d. there July 1860. 3. Walter Sewall b. Keene Ap. 8, 1862; d. there Aug. 30, 1862.
4. Hattie Louisa b. Keene March 6, 1863. 5. Fred Ellsworth b. Keene June 3, 1864.
6. Sarah Elizabeth b. Jan. 16, 1866. 7. Elena Mary b. Sept. 8, 1867 ; d. Oct. 29, 1867.
8. Lucius Albert b. Guilford, Vt. Sept. 21, 1869; d. there Oct. 20, 1869.
9. Herbert Chester b. Brattleboro', Vt. May 21, 1871. 10. Louie Ernest b. Brattleboro', Vt. Oct. 20, 1873.
2. George Washington b. 1836 ; m. Sarah Ladd ; served in second Vt. Reg't through the
war, and was wounded.
3. James Andrew b. N. Y. Sept. 3, 1841 ; m. Sept. 18, 1866 Mary A. Caton b. unk. June
14, 1847 ; r. Townshend, Vt.
1. James Howard b. March 17, 1868. 2. Mabel b. unk. Dec. 4, 1870.
3. Bertie C. b. unk. Sept. 26, 1875. 4. Frank H. b. Townshend, Vt. Oct. 5, 1878.
5. Eddie R. b. Townshend, Vt. March 23, 1880; d. there Aug. 12, 1880.
GENEALOGIES. 377
John Pletzner son of Philip and (Greene) Pletzner, was b. Sauerwitz
in Upper Silesia May 16, 1826 ; m. 1st Gross Waldburga b. Neustadt, Upper
Silesia March 19, 1831 ; d. Germany March 11, 1869 ; emigrated in 1875 and s. in
Gilsnm.
1. Agnes b. Neustadt July 30, 1854; m. William Fisher; r. Harrisville.
2". Anna b. Neustadt Dec. 6, 1863.
m. 2d Johanna Jansky b. Wiese, Upper Silesia May 27, 1837.
3. John b. Neustadt July 4, 1873. 4. Charles b. Feb. 14, 1878 ; d. Ap. 21, 1879.
Julius Pletzner bro. of the preceding, was b. Leopsich, Germany Nov. 4,
1833, and emigrated to this country 1867; m. May 16, 1870 Louisa Clark Sleeper
b. Unity Jan. 6, 1810 dau. of Abner Chase and Lucy (Clark) Sleeper; came to
Gilsnm 18(39 ; rem. to Marlow 1877.
1. Marion Leona b. Unity June 6, 1872. 2. Lucy Bell b. Nov. 14, 1875.
James Plummer m. Abbie J. Blanchard; on tax list 1873-4.
1. Mattie J. b. Jay, N. Y. Feb. 11, 1864 ; m. George W. Russell (q. v.).
2. Fred J. b. Starksboro', Vt. Sept, 22, 1866. 3. Hattie J. b. Salisbury, Vt. March 6, 1869.
4. Guy b. Leicester, Vt. June 15, 1871. 5. Samuel b. Oct. 2, 1873 ; d.'Aug. 24, 1874.
6. Rosa b. Leicester, Vt. Sept. 1879.
T>T TTVTT TT~V ^ fam'ly of this name r. Oxbridge, Mass. There were three brothers, Joseph;
•t J_J U JllJlj X . John m. Susannah , and s. at Keene; Oliver; and a sister Sarah m. a Brigham of
Lempster, and perhaps others.
Joseph Plumley b. Uxbridge, Mass. about 1754 ; d. May 1808 ; m. May 25,
1780 Rachel, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Kendrick) Cady of Alstead.
1. Rhoda b. Alstead Dec. 4, 1782; d. Winchester Jan. 4, 1864; m. Sept. 18, 1810 John
Howard d. Winchester Aug. 22, 1857 set. 72.
2. Israel Kendrick b. July 14, 1784 ; d. Delmar, Penn. Jan. 10, 1873 ; m. Nov. 17, 1808
Hannah Locke (q. v.), d. Delmar, Penn. Sept. 5, 1873.
I. Augustus b. Aug. 23, 1809; d. Stony Fork, Penn. Ap. 30, 1879. 2. Christopher b. Jan. 22, 1811; m. Ap.
1819 Cordelia Decker; r. Stony Fork, Penn. 3. Hannah b. May 5, 1812; d. Nov. 25, 1812.
4. Israel b. Alstead Feb. 6, 1814; m. Aug. 4, 1814 Mahala J. Lent.
5. Lmnan b. May 30, 1816 ; m. Jan. 19, 1846 Mary Ann dau. of Rev. Avery Kennedy of Troy, Penn. ; r.
Stony Fork, Penn.; a mechanic.
1. Mary Terressa b. Penn. March 29, 1817. 2. Daniel Luraan b. Penn. June 30, 1850; m. Nettie dau. of John and
Betsey (Butler) Dart; r. Shippen, Penn. 3. Averv Darius b. Penn. Sept. 8, 1852; r. Shippen, Penn.
4. Ha'rlon Israel b. Penn. March 27, 1854. 5. Philura Julia b. Penn. Oct. 25, 1857.
6. Fowler Freddie b. Penn. June 27, 1861. 7. Georgie Alvah b. Penn. March 2, 1868.
6. Marilla b. March 6, 1818; d. Jan. 25, 1819.
7. Calvin L. b. May 29, 1819; m. Aug. 12, 1818 Catherine E. Ferris d. Cherokee, Kans. Feb. 10, 1880.
8. Sophronia b. Nov. 22, 1820; m. June 3, 1852 Albert D. Hall; r. Pleasantville, Penn.
9. Joseph b. Feb. 9, 1822; d. May 27, 1823.
10. Susannah b. Delmar, Penn. Feb. 29. 1824; m. Ap. 23, 1848 David Hall; r. Pleasantville, Penn.
II. Mary b. Delmar, Penn. Nov. 15, 1825; m. Sept. 23, 1846 Horace May; r. Holt, Mich.
12. Hannah b. Delmar, Penn. May 20, 1827; m. Ap. 12, 1846 William G. Hall.
13. Joseph b. Delmar, Penn. June 17, 1829; d. there Nov. 9, 1830.
14. James Locke b. Delmar, Penn. Ap. 3, 1831 ; r. Stony Fork, Penn.
15. Rispa Minerva b. Delmar, Penn. Oct. 20, 1832; m. June 1, 1851 Lucius Sabins; r. Stony Fork, Penn.
3. Tabitha (since called Dorcas,) b. July 29, 1786 ; in. 1st Chester Coombs (q. v.); m. 2d
1857 Silas Ballou d. Swanzey 1875.
4. Caroline bapt. Aug. 12, 1798 ; r. Lawrence, Mass.
T)/~iT T T^^V" Peter P alley was of Welsh origin and rem. from Ashburnham, Mass. to Acworth, 1816;
IV/JJUU X • m. Desire Flint. His father died in Charlestown No. 4 of wounds received from the
Indians. He had nine children, of whom the fourth was Jacob.
Jacob Pollet b. Ashburnham, Mass. 1790 ; d. Butler, 111. March 1870; m. Lois
Gibson b. Ashby, Mass. Aug. 23, 1791, d. Ap. 7, 1869, dau. of Bezaleel Gibson.
1. Jacob b. Alstead Dec. 22, 1817 ; m. Jan. 14, 1845 Marietta Emerson b. Swanzey Ap. 21,
1822, dau. of Ezra and Sally (Carter) Emerson.
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378 aiLSUM.
1. Irena Mahala b. Butler, 111. July 28, 1855; m. Frank L. Minor (q. v.).
2. Angela Lucinda b. Butler, 111. Ap. 23, 1859. 3. Arthur Russell (adopted) b. March 9, 1868.
2. Louisa b. Alstead July 10, 1819; m. 1st William Mansfield (q v.) ; m. 2d Orlando Mack
(q. v.). 3. Lucinda b. Alstead Nov. 8, 1821 ; d. unm. Cbicopee, Mass. March 11, 1840.
4. Bezaleel b. Alstead about 1824 ; r. Butler, 111. 5. Jane b. Alstead Sept. 9, 1828 ; d.
Butler, 111. May 1856; m. Nov. 3, 1852 Ezekiel Moore ; two ch.
6. Varnum b. May 14, 1833 ; m. May 26, 1859 Mary Elizabeth Houghton (q. v.).
1. Mary Jane b. Ap. 22, 1860. 2. Jesse Andrew b. Sept. 6, 1863; d. Sept. 30, 1863.
3. James Merton b. Nov. 12, 1865; d. March 11, 1872. 4. Walter Dennis b. July 31, 1867; d. Aug. 23, 1868.
5. Chester Douglas b. June 6, 1872.
■p/~iT VTpf? Franz Polzer Jr. m. Caroline Heriadin dau. of an officer in the Austrian army. Among
-L V/X-iZJ-ti XV« their ch. were Robert, Joseph, Gustave, and Franz.
Kobert Polzer b. Tapplowitz, Germany 1839; m. May 16, 1875 Viola Mary
Goodhue b. Alstead March 21, 1813, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Moore) Good-
hue.
Joseph Polzer b. Tapplowitz, Germany March 13, 1840; on tax list 1872-3;
returned to Germany.
Gustave Polzer b. Tapplowitz, Germany July 29, 1813; m. May 11, 1870
Laura A. Rawson (q. v.).
1. Franz Walter b. Jan. 22, 1873 ; d. Keene Aug. 3, 1874. 2. Vincenz Walter b. Nov. 15,
1876 ; d. Jan. 2, 1880. 3. Christina Clara b. Ap."28, 1879 ; d. Dec. 24, 1879.
Franz Polzer b. Tapplowitz, Germany Jan. 11, 1819; taxed here 1872-6; r.
Troy, N. Y.
Eleazer M. Poor a tanner from Nelson 1839 ; went West.
"pr\"prpT^"D Joel Porter b. Weymouth, Mass. June 16, 1755; d. Marlboro'? Sept. 182-4; m. 1780
rUlllUll. Lavina Woods b. Mass. 1757; rem. to Marlboro'. He was wounded in the ankle at Bunker
Hill. They had Joel d. ch., David, Levina, James, Joel, Ezra, Noah, Joseph, Lucy, and Hannah.
David Porter b. Marlboro' Ap. 15, 1784; d. Aug. 21, 1867; m. March 20,
1809 Deborah Farrar b. Troy Ap. 13, 1787, d. July 15, 1870, dau. of John and
Ruth (Davis) Farrar.
1. David b. Sullivan June 26, 1810 ; d. there July 24, 1810.
2. Joel b. Sullivan July 7, 1812 ; m. March 15, 1836 Clarissa Barney b. Acworth March 28,
1816, dau. of Dea. Levi and Clarissa (Bruce) Barney.
1. Joel Barney b. Alstead Jan. 11, 1837 ; d. unm. Acworth? July 1862.
2. Clarissa Deborah b. Alstead Feb. 27, 1839; m. 1st May 2, 1856 William Frank Whitman b. unk. Oct.
6, 1833, killed near Fort Wagner Aug. 12, 1863, son of Abram and Rhoda B. Whitman.
1. Mary Viola (Whitman) b. Acworth Oct. 13, 1859.
m. 2d May 9, 1869 George Finley Reed b. Acworth Oct. 8, 1845, d. there June 20, 1874, son of Sylvester
A. and Betsey (Wallace) Reed.
3. Abigail Sophia b. Alstead Feb. 27, 1841; d. unm. Acworth Ap. 1859.
4. Adreanah Louisa b. Alstead March 15, 1843; d. unm. Acworth Dec. 18, 1861.
5. Melinda A. b. Alstead Nov. 2, 1845; d. Acworth Aug. 1871; m. James Hammond Reed b. Acworth Ap.
1844, son of Sylvester A. and Betsey (Wallace) Reed.
1. Addie (Reed) d. y. 2. Franklin Hammond (Reed) b. Acworth March 1868. 3. Linnie (Reed) b. Acworth July 7, 1870.
6. William Frederick b. Alstead Oct. 10, 1849; in. Jennie Dollie, dau. of Asa Ray of New London.
1. Ernest Lagona b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 1874. 2. Maud Lillian b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 1876.
7. Emma Elizabeth b. Acworth May 25, 1853; d. there unm. March 13, 1873.
3. William Farrar b. Sullivan May 3, 1814 ; d. there May 20, 1818.
4. Mary Farrar b. Sullivan Ap. 4, 1816 ; d. Springfield, Mass. Nov. 14, 1841 ; m. March 20,
1838 Alvah Wilber s. at Westmoreland.
1. George (Wilber); a merchant.
5. Sophia b. Sullivan Ap. 29, 1818 ; in. Dec. 5, 1837 Stephen Whittemore of Hancock ; two
sons. 6. Irena b. Alstead Jan. 4, 1820 ; d. unm. Keene May 3, 1838.
7. Darius b. Alstead May 2, 1822 ; m. 1st Ap. 10, 1844 Mrs. Sarah (Bailey) Shelding b.
Francestown 1811, d. Acworth Jan. 16, 1858, dau. of Eli and Rhoda (Martin) Bailey.
1. George Henry b. Alstead Feb. 24, 1845; drowned there 1852.
2. Sarah Ellen b. Alstead Jan. 8, 1850; m. Roscoe Gates (q. v.).
GENEALOGIES. 379
3. Walter Herbert b. Alstead Nov. 15, 1851; m. May 16, 1876 Harriet Mclntire b. New York Ap. 3, 1838;
r. Keene.
ra. 2d July 10, 1859 Nancy Hurd (q. v.).
4. Wallace Marshall b. Ap. 16, 1863. 5. Ethel Maud b. July 17, 1865. 6. Kate Alice b. Nov. 1, 1868.
8. Albert b. Alstead Nov. 4, 1823 ; m. Oct. 24, 1847 Candis Turner of Alstead ; five ch. ;
rem. to Janesville, Wise, and m. again.
9. Charlotte Deborah b.. Alstead Dec. 13, 1825 ; m. 1st Dec 2, 1845 Horace Wetherbee of
Springfield, Mass. ; seven ch. ; m. 2d Allen Pettibone of Granliy, Conn.
10. George Stanley Griswold b. Alstead Jan. 15, 1827 ; d. Lempster Jan. 17, 1878 ; m. Dec.
8, 1850 Mary Elizabeth Bruce b. Lempster Oct. 28, 1827, dau. of Timothy and Mary (Field)
Bruce.
1. Sarah Matilda b. Nelson Oct. 13, 1855; d. Lempster Ap. 6, 1877; m. Jan. 1, 1876 Charles Olin Strafford.
1. Olin Cleon (Strafford) b. Lempster Jan. 1, 1877 ; d. there Ap. 16, 1877.
2. Mabel Lillian b. Wilmot June 3, 1862; m. Feb. 4, 1878 Herbert D. Nichols.
3. Hester Sophia b. Lempster July 7, 1871.
11. Jonas b. Alstead Jan. 12, 1829 ; in. March 20, 1849 Caroline W. Putnam b. Charlestown
Feb. 22, 1880, dau. of Ephraim and Prudence (Graves) Putnam ; r. Hillsboro'.
1. Mary Kendall b. Charlestown Dec. 23, 1851; m. 1869 Warren W. Pickering.
1. Mabel Louise (Pickering) b. Charlestown Aug. 1, 1871.
2. Hattie Louise b. Charlestown Aug. 17, 1859.
12. Ruthena b. Alstead June 9, 1830 ; m. Henry Bingham (q. v.).
13. Francis b. Alstead Oct. 21, 1832 ; m. 1st Hannah Osgood, one ch. ; m. 2d Hoosick ;
r. Lowell, Mass.
Thomas Powell m. Sally Baker (q. v.) d. Yt. Ap. 12, 1844.
1. Betsey b. Sullivan June 12, 1796 ; m. Oct. 3, 1818 Lyman Rockwood d. Franklinville,
N. J. May 5, 1869.
2. Sally b. Sullivan Feb. 1, 1798 ; d. Surry July 1857 ; m. June 3, 1817 David Chapin d.
Surry 1840, son of Oliver and Elizabeth (Allen) Chapin.
1. Maria (Chapin) b. Surry May 1818; m. Sylvanus Moody; r. Lyme, Conn.; three ch.
2. Oliver (Chapin) b. Surry Jan. 1820; m. 1849 Julia Allen; r. Hartford, Conn.; two ch.
3. Arvilla (Chapin) b. Surry Feb. 1822; d. there unm. Jan. 1843.
4. Sarah Ann (Chapin) b. Surry June 1823: d. there unm. Sept. 1844.
5. Lyman Rockwood (Chapin) b. Surry Aug. 10, 1825; m. June 22, 1856 Lovisa Cooley Chapin b. Somers,
Conn. Ap. 27, 1826, dau. of Rev. Reuben and Lovisa (Russell) Chapin; r. Chicago, 111.
1. Carrie Eliza (Chapin) b. Chicago? III. Nov. 7, 1857. 2. Alonzo Russell (Chapin) b. Chicago? 111. Oct. 29, 1859.
6. Densmore David (Chapin) b. Surry Jan. 19, 1833; studied Theology at Nashotah Seminary, Waukesha,
Wise.
3. Joel b. Sullivan July 26, 1799 ; d. there Aug. 20, 1799.
4. Jennie b. Sullivan Nov. 11, 1800. 5. Eliza b. Sept. 19, 1802 ; m. Hathhorn.
6. Roxy b. Sept. 19, 1804. 7. Thomas b. Sullivan Feb. 20, 1807.
8. Mary Ann b. Oct. 18, 1808 ; m. Perkins. 9. Arvilla b. Sullivan June 24, 1810 ; d.
Jan. 8," 1815. 10. George b. July 23, 1812 ; d. Aug. 29, 1812.
11. Daniel Smith b. March 29, 1814 ; d. inf.
William Winter Powers son of Stephen of Croydon, m. 1801 Susannah
Cooper b. Croydon 1783, dau. of Sherman and Mary (Powers) Cooper.
1. Susannah b. Marshfield, Yt. 1803 ; m. Jacob W. Buzzell ; r. New Lisbon, Wise.
1. Rafus (Buzzell) b. Marshfield, Vt. 1824; d. there 1824.
2. William M. (Buzzell) b. Winchendon, Mass. 1825; m. Mary Rogers. ,
1. Charles D. (Buzzell) b. Trov, Wise. 1847.
3. Catherine J. (Buzzell) b. Winchendon, Mass. 1827; m. Malachi Brindle.
1. Arovesta (Brindle) b. Troy, Wise. 184,6.
4. Solclan P. (Buzzell) b. Winchendon, Mass. 1831; d. there 1836.
5. Sherman G. (Buzzell) b. Troy, Wise. 1833. 6. Susan P. (Buzzell) b. Troy, Wise. 1835; m. Wilson.
1. Martha (Wilson.)
7. Soldan P. (Buzzell) b. Trov, Wise. 1840.
2. Soldan P. b. Marshfield, Vt. 1805; m. Aune Flanders; r. Troy, Wise.
1. Levi P. b. Troy, Wise. 1843; m. Mary Gregg; r. New Lisbon, Wise. 2. Sarah A. b. Troy, Wise. 1845.
3. Clarence L. b. Troy, Wise. 1847 ; r. New Lisbon, Wise.
3. Orrin b. Marshfield, Vt. 1808 ; d. there 1809.
4. Rachel b. Marshfield, Vt. 1810 ; m. Martin Pollard ; r. East Troy, Wise.
380 aiLSUM.
1. Martha (Pollard) b. East Troy, Wise. 1842; m. Randall.
2. Eleanor (Pollard) b. East Troy, Wise. 1844; m. Randall.
5. Lydia b. Marshfield, Vt. May 10, 1812 ; ra. Joseph A. Wilder (q. v.).
6. Orrin b. Marshfield, Vt. 1815 ; m. Mary Lewis ; r. Winchendon, Mass.
1. Henry H. b. Winchendon, Mass. 1839 ; d. there 1867 from disease contracted in the army.
2. Wan-en A. b. Winchendon, Mass. 1841. 3. Hiram b. Winchendon, Mass. 1843; d. in army, Ky. 1864.
4. W. Ervin b. Winchendon, Mass. 1844 ; m. Delia Copps.
1. Gertie.
5. Hubert b. Winchendon, Mass. 1846; d. there 1847. 6. Frances E. b. Winchendon, Mass.
7. Mary b. Winchendon, Mass. ; m. Charles Streeter; r. Keene.
1. Frank (Streeter.) 2. George (Streeter.) 3. Charles (Streeter.)
8. Emily b. Winchendon, Mass.; m. Herbert Norcross ; r. Winchendon, Mass.
9. George b. Winchendon, Mass.
7. Cynthia B. b. Marshfield, Vt. 1817 ; m. Asahel D. Williams : r. Columbus. Wise.
1. Lansing L. (Williams) b. Troy, Wise. 1840; m. Sophronia Dibble; served in the army and was prisoner
at Andersonville eleven months. 2. Mary T. (Williams) b. Troy, Wise. 1842.
3. Eliza T. (Williams) b. Troy. Wise. 1844. 4. Belle (Williams.)
8. Achsah b. Marshfield, Vt. 1820; d. Orange, Mass. ; m. Nathaniel P. Mason ; r. Nelson.
1. Orrin F. (Mason) b. Nelson 1843; served three years in 6th N. H. Reg't Co. F.
2. Antoinette (Mason) b. Nelson 1845; m. 1866 George W. Marston; r. New Salem, Mass. Served three
years in the army.
1. Eugene (Marston) b. 1867. 2. Stella (Marston) b. New Salem, Mass, 1870.
3. Herbert W. (Mason) m. Alexander; r. Swanzey. One child.
9. Roxanna b. Marshfield, Vt. 1*22 : m. Dexter W. Read ; r. Cabot, Vt.
1. Sarah M. (Read) b. Cabot, Vt. 1848. 2. Ira (Read) m. Page.
3. Emma (Read.) 4. Levi (Read.)
10. Mary C. b. Marshfield, Vt, 1824 ; ra. Ira Purdy : r. Grand Rapids, Wise.
1. May (Purdy.)
11. Levi P. b. Marshfield, Vt. 1828 ; m. Lizzie Spears ; r. Grand Rapids, Wise.
Leander Pratt son of Martin and Lydia (Spaulding) Pratt, was b. Shrews-
bury, Vt. Ap. 4, 1828 ; m. Oct. 2, 1855 Julia Ann Round b. Clarendon, Vt. Nov.
10, 1834, dau. of George and Arethnsa (Weaver) Round; came to Gilsum 1878.
1. George Merrit b. Mount Holly, Vt. June 5, 1856. 2. Albert Harson b. Mount Holly, Vt.
Ap. 1, 1860. 3. Mallorv Isaac b. Mount Holly, Vt. Nov. 14, 1862.
4. Morris Jay b. Mount Holly, Vt. Feb. 28, 1866.
Osman Prescott on tax list 1851.
Theodore Preston b. 1719; d. Aug. 20, 1788.
1. Mary m. Aug. 6, 1783 Dan Brooks of Surry ; and others.
Joseph Provincher a Frenchman, worked for W. A. Wilder 1868.
Peter Quinn worked in Factory 1870; went to Mass.
T3 \ TV" T~\ ATT Samuel Randall of Shirley, Mass. m. Sarah and afterwards went for a time
-L*'x*..L ' U xi. J_J J_J • among the Shakers of that place, but soon left. Among their ch. was Ivory,
Ivory Randall b. Shirley, Mass. Aug. 13, 1776; d. Surry June 27, 1858; m.
1st Ap. 7, 1805 Sally Kilburn (q. v.) d. Feb. 5, 1849.
1. David b. Jan. 13, 1806 ; d. Littleton July 25, 1812.
2. Calvin b. Littleton Nov. 21, 1807 ; d. there May 8, 1811.
3. Iddo- b. Littleton Jan. 13, 1810 ; d. Wise. Feb. 6, 1862 ; m. Nov. 6, 1832 Mary Maynard
(q- v.).
1. Mary Elisheba b. Feb. 2, 1835; d. Jan. 11, 1838.
2. Wesley Clinesmith b. Keene Dec. 13, 1839; m. Nov. 19, 1866 Hattie C. Boyd d. leaving two ch.
3. Georgiana Virona b. Keene Nov. 28, 1841 ; d. Cleveland, N. Y. June 27, 1856.
4. Marion Elisheba b. Keene June 27, 1843; m. Nov. 10, 1858 Martin W. Green; three ch. ; r. Minn.
5. Josephine E. b. Keene July 31, 1845; m. Nov. 1863 Joseph P. Johnson.
4. Calvin b. Littleton Jan. 10, 1812; m. Feb. 27, 1839 Sarah Davis (q. v.).
1. Lovisa Rebecca b. Dec. 17, 1842; d. unm. Surry Jan. 20, 1865.
2. George Henry b. May 27, 1846; m. Sept. 27, 1871 Emma Jane Wilcox b. Surry Ap. 1, 1850, dau. of
Hollis and Thankful (Robbins) Wilcox.
1. Eva Lovisa b. Keene Oct. 3, 1873. 2. Mary Celinda b. Keene Dec. 19, 1876.
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5. David b. Littleton Jan. 15, 1814; m. Ap. 13, 1843 Luthera Robinson b. Hancock Oct.
1813, dau. of Benjamin and Esther (Greeley) Robinson, who was aunt to Hon. Horace
Greeley ; r. Green Lake, Wise.
1. Joseph Augustus b. March 21, 1844; m. Eliza Chapman; r. Manchester, Wise.
1. Lina Lovisa b. Wise. 1869. 2. Laura b. Wise. 1871. 3. Ray b. Wise. 1871.
2. Orvis Greeley b. March 25, 1847; d. Feb. 18, 1849.
6. Harry Day b. Nov. 11, 1816 ; m. June 22, 1843 Martha Hemenway Holman b. Fitzwilliam
Oct. 25, 1823, dau. of Edward and Lovina (Stone) Holman; a shoemaker; r. Alstead.
1. Frank Mariot b. Rovalton, Vt. Aug. 30, 1847 ; d. there Aug. 10, 1848.
2. Edward Ivory b. Ro'yalton, Vt. July 15, 1849. 3. Georgiana Elizabeth b. Royalton, Vt. May 6, 1853.
4. Charles Henry b. Surry July 8, 1855. 5. Mary Lovina b. Surry Nov. 28, 1857.
6. Frank Ira b. Keene Aug. 20, 1861.
7. Sarah b. March 27, 1819 ; d. mim. Surry Jan. 11, 1858.
m. 2d 1849 Rachel Church (q. v.) ; d. Keene Jan. 16, 1860.
T? A \\7"^lfi"|Vr Originally Ralph's son. The earliest ancestor to whom the American Rawsons have
-i-l'.fV. * * uUl" • been traced was Sir Edward Rawson who lived in the reign of one of the Henrys. The
family coat, of arms consists of a shield in the center of which is a castle with, four towers; crest, a raven's head
with a gold ring in its beak; motto, Laus Virtulis Actio. Edward Rawson emigrated to America 1636-7, and s. at
Newbury, Mass. His mother was Margaret, sister to " the Rev. John Wilson the first preacher of Boston." He
represented Newbury in the General Court for many years, and in 1650 was chosen Secretary of the Colony of
Massachusetts. He was b. England Ap. 16, 1615; d. Mass. Aug. 27, 1693; m. Rachel, dau. of Thomas Perne, and
had twelve ch. The seventh of these was William b. May 21, 1651; d. Sept. 20, 1726; m. July 31, 1673 Ann Glover
d. 1730, set. 74, dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Smith) Glover of Dorchester, Mass. He was a prominent merchant
in Boston, and settled on " the Ancient Rawson Farm " in Braintree, " now near Neponset Village." They had
twenty ch., the ninth of whom was David b. Dec. 13, 1683; d. Braintree, Mass. Ap. 20, 1752; m. Mary, dau. of Capt.
John Gulliver of Milton, Mass; had twelve ch. The ninth of these was Josiah b. Jan. 31, 1727; d. Warwick, Mass.
Feb. 24, 1812; m. Aug. 28, 1750 Hannah Bass and had twelve ch. of whom the sixth was Jonathan B. b. 1761 ; in.
Lovinia Robinson; s. in Alstead. They had Orren d. unra. ; Elmon d. mini. ; Jonathan; and Rev. Alanson r.
Thompson, Conn. Jonathan b. Alstead Aug. 22, 1798; m. Eliza Flint. Their ch. were Arnold d. unm. ; George
B. ; Herve;/ E. ; Alonzo, a physician, r. Des Moines, Iowa; Henry C. ; Franklin A. ; Ellen E. m. Moses W. Dexter,
r. Philadelphia, Penn.; Edmund A.; Jonathan Ansel, a jeweler, r. Amherst, Mass.; Martha L. m. Rev. A. F.
Marsh r. Orange, Mass. ; and Julia E.
George Brooks Rawson b. Alstead Nov. 18, 1826; m. 1st Oct. 7, 1859
Huldah Brown b. Canterbury Feb. 23, 1829, d. Jan. 6, 1877, dau. of George W.
and Sally (Gilmore) Brown.
1. Effie Louisa (adopted) b. Danbury, Conn. Dec. 14, 1863.
m. 2d Sept. 20, 1877 Mrs. Hattie Angelia (Seward) Smith b. Sullivan July 18,
1853, dau. of Samuel Adams and Harriet (Lebourveau) Seward. [She m. 1st
John Oliver Smith b. Conn. March 28, 1847; killed on R. R., Keene July 28, 1876;
son of John C. Smith.]
Hervey Elmon Rawson bro. of preceding, was b. Alstead Nov. 28, 1828; m.
Aug. 22, 1850 Bethiah B. Hay ward (q. v.).
1. Ardell Laura b. Jan. 26, 1852 ; m. Gustave A. Polzer (q. v.).
2. George Wallace b. July 28, 1861.
Franklin Alanson Rawson bro. of preceding, was b. Alstead May 25, 1835;
m. Oct. 27, 1861 Caroline E. Dean.
1. Edgar Solomon b. Newport July 11, 1863 : d. there June 30, 1868. 2. Morton Otis b.
Newport March 26, 1868. 3. Shirley Jonathan b. Newport March 9, 1870.
Edmund A. Rawson bro. of preceding; on tax list 1862; a dentist at Dallas,
Dallas Co. Iowa.
Josiah Rawson oldest son of Josiah and Hannah (Bass) Rawson, was b. 1751; m. Elizabeth Barrows and had
six ch. Their second ch. was Josiah b. Warwick, Mass. May 22, 1780; d. Lenox, N. Y. May 8, 1861; m. 1804
Sarah Buffum of Richmond; rem. to Richmond, Vt., and was several times a member of the Vt. Legislature.
Their ch. were Diansa m. Dr. George W. Hammond (q. v.); Horatio m. Ann Gage, r. East Gaines, N. Y. ; Eunice
m. Rodney Gregg, r. Pennellville, N. Y. ; Mahala m. Elliot Pratt, r. Whitewater, Wis.; Roswell d. y. ; Josiah m.
1st Hannah Foster, m. 2d Lavina Stain, r. Stockbridge, N. Y. ; Auvilla, a teacher; Daoid B. ; and Tryphena m.
Edward Dunlap of Vernon, N. Y.
382 GIL SUM.
David B. Rawson b. Richmond, Vt. July 1826 ; m. 1st Fidelea Nash of Smith-
field, N". Y.; r. Siloam, N. Y.; in Gilsum 1850.
1. Estella. 2. Lewis. 3. Florence. 4. David Arlow. 5. Charles. 6. Julius F.
m. 2d Elizabeth Woodward.
7. Sarah.
Grindal Rawson youngest ch. of Edward and Rachel, was b. Jan. 23, 1659; graduated at Harvard University
1678; s. in the ministry at Mendon, Mass. 1680; d. there Feb. 6, 1715; m. Susanna, dau. of Rev. John Wilson of
Medfield, Mass. They' had twelve ch., the fifth of whom was Edmund b. July 8, 1689; deacon of the church in
Uxbridge, Mass.; m. Elizabeth Howard of Bridgewater, Mass.; and had three sons. The youngest of these was
Nathan b. Aug. 4, 1724; m. 1st Mary White by whom he had Nathan; m. 2d Mary Chase of Sutton, Mass. by
whom he had Betsey m. Abel Aldrich; Isaac ; John m. Lydia Chase, r. Croydon; Mary; Edward m. Lucy Jones,
r. Woonsocket, R. I.; and James m. Polly Seagraves, r. Uxbridge, Mass. Isaac b. Ap. 23, 1767; m. Mary Ward
of Sutton, Mass.; r. Sullivan. Their ch. were Ara V. m. Nancy B. Farrar, r. Northfield, Mass.; Ira Myrick (see
White): Chauncey W. m. Eliza Bolster, r. Sullivan; James; Charles R. m. Lucina Poland, r. Sullivan; and
George W. m. Ruth Williams, r. Northfield, Vt.
James Rawson b. Sullivan May 5, 1801; d. Dec. 24, 1878; m. March 8, 1837
Mary Nims d. Dec. 9, 1878.
1. Charles Ward b. Acworth May 31, 1838. 2. Henry Nims b. Acworth Aug. 28, 1840 ; d.
May 19, 1864. 3. Maryett b. Sullivan Ap. 8, 184:5 ; d. Oct. 24, 1856.
4. Hattie Ursula b. Sullivan March 18, 1845 ; d. June 15, 1867.
Chauncey Ward Rawson sou of Isaac, was b. Sullivan Aug. 13, 1801; d. there Dec. 21, 1878; m. Nov. 25, 1827
Eliza Bolster b. Sullivan Oct. 3, 1801, d. there Feb. 8, 1878, dau. of Nathan and Chloe Bolster. Their ch. were
Merritt L.; George W.; Henry C- (see Jones); and Eliza Ann m. Elliott C. Winchester.
Merritt Lafayette Rawson b. Sullivan June 22, 1828; m. Aug. 26, 1863
Ellen M. Fuller of Walpole; taxed in Gilsum 1852; r. Sullivan.
"R A Y^TVfY^ Afn John Raymond rem. from Beverly, Mass. to Brookfield, Mass. about 1765; d. North
JA<ii A lTj_V7l^l U. Brookfield, Mass. March 30, 1822; m. Deborah and had Mary, Anna, Barna-
bas, Betty, James, Mehitable, William, and Jonathan.
Jonathan Raymond b. Brookfield, Mass. about 1776; was killed by the fall of a
tree in Marlow June 28, 1798; m. Polly Whipple.
1. John b. Marlow Dec. 21, 1795 ; d. there May 1863 ; m. 1816 Lydia Davis b. Stoddard 1787,
d. Marlow May 1867.
1. Jonathan b. Marlow Aug. 25, 1818; m. three times; r. Savoy, Mass.
2. George Sumner b. Marlow Feb. 20, 1821; m. Feb. 20, 1845 Eliza Dorcas Russell b. Washington Nov.
20, 1824, dau. of Stephen and Abigail (Elliot) Russell: r. Keene.
1. George Elijah b. Marlow March 24, 1840; d. Keene Sept. 1!J, 1878; m. about 1870 Marv A. E. Mark (q. v.).
2. Sidney Elliot b. Marlow May 12, 1848; d. Keene Feb. 21, 1850.
3. Herbert Russell b. Marlow' Oct. 12, 1849; m. Dec. 10, 1873 Emma Clara Ellis b. Swanzey Nov. 20, 1855, dau. of
George Washington and Louisa (Hill) Ellis.
1. Bertha Eliza b. Keene July 20, 1875. 2. Bertie Elliot b. Keene Jan. 12, 1877. 3. Ernest Ellis b. Keene Feb. 14, 1879.
4. Elmer Wesley b. Marlow Aug. 24, 1855.
3. Elmina b. Marlow Oct. 15, 1822; m. Amos Gould; r. Weare.
1. Etta (Gould) d. num.
4. Selina b. Marlow March 22, 1824; m. John Wesley Scribner; r. Somerville, Mass.
5. Celinda b. Marlow Jan. 13, 1827.
2. Abner b. Marlow Feb. 3, 179S ; d. Keene Dec. 5, 1877 ; m. 1st Clarissa Wilson d. Keene
Oct. 1852.
1. Levi Blood b. Sept. 14, 1825; m. Frances V. Nelson; r. Chicago, 111.
1. Harry Nelson b. Chicago, 111. March 21, 1870.
2. Joseph Wilson b. Sept. 27, 1829 ; m. 1st Dec. 31, 1850 Sarah Ann Miller d. Keene May 27, 1854, set. 22,
dau. of Gilman Miller; r Keene.
1. Gilman Joseph b. Stoddard Nov. 15, 1851; m. Dec. 31, 1878 Marv Burpee of Winchester; r. Worcester, Mass.
1. Charles Milan b. Worcester, Mass. May 20, 1880.
2. Marshall Frederick b. Keene? Jan. Ill, 1853; d. there Feb. 16, 1853.
3. Frances Maria b. Keene Feb. 16, 1854; d. there Mav 20, 1854.
m. 2d Aug. 27, 1862 Sarah Caroline Pond b. Westmoreland Sept. 9, 1843, dau. of Luman and Mary
(Wilder) Pond.
4. Clarence Luman b. Keene July 20, 1863. 5. Milon Abner b. Keene June 7, 1865; d. there May 27, 1875.
6. Charlie Eugene b. Keene Jan.'l5, 1872; d. there Aug. 7, 1872.
3. Solomon White b. Sept. 28, 1832; d. Keene March 10, 1880; m. Ap. 5, 1853 Hannah Laura Hastings b.
Sullivan Nov. 13, 1832, dau. of Abijah and Sarah (Hale) Hastings.
1. Clara Adelaide b. Keene Ap. 12, 1854; m. Mav 1, 1872 Charles Henrv, son of John Spofford of Peterboro'.
1. Nella Laura (Spofford) b. Peterboro' Ap. 20, 1873 ; d. Keene Sept. 2, 1873.
2. Zella Mabel (Spofford) b. Conklingville, N. ¥. July 13, 1875. 3. Alia Adelaide (Spofford) b. Harrisville Ap. 26, 1880.
GENEALOGIES. 383
2. Lizzie Ann b. Keene Nov. 25, 1857. 3. Charlie b. Keene Aug. 19, 18G1; d. there Sept. 29, 1861.
4. Frank Levi b. Keene Feb. 6, 1863. 5. Stella Irene May b. Keene Aug. 21, 1870.
m. 2d 1859 Sarah Heald of Stoddard.
Nahum T. Raymond from Georgia, Yt. m. 1837 Hannah Guillow (q. v.) d.
Ap. 17, 1858; r. Gilsum 1849-58 and 1864-7.
1. Mary Calista Morse b. March 1838 ; adopted by Nahum Kingsbury of Alstead ; m. 1st
Samuel E. Wyman (q. v.) ; m. 2d John Draper of Greenfield.
1. Nellie (Draper.) 2. George (Draper.) 3. Myrtle (Draper.)
2. Hercules Washburn b. Georgia, Vt. ; r. Alstead. 3. Rosanna b. Georgia, Vt. ; m. Frank
Jaquith of Greenfield ; two ch. 4. Sarah b. Georgia, Vt. ; m. William Fish of Greenfield ; two ch.
5. Herbert b. Georgia, Vt. ; r. Hancock. 6. Emma b. Aug. 6, 1851 ; r. Greenfield.
7. Frances, r. N. Y.
Joseph Razor m. Lois, dau. of Joseph and Lois Mack.
1. Joseph b. Surry Feb. 2, 1783.
T> Tj^ I^T"|T1\T^ Thomas Redding probably came from Middleboro', Mass. and was perhaps a brother
-*-ViJ-J *-t U 3-L\ VJ • or son 0f Joseph of that place, who owned land in Gilsum. He settled in Surry before
1776. His first wife's name is not found. Aug. 26, 1783 he m. the widow Phebe Rice of Keene. After his death
she in. Jan. 1, 1795 Michael Woodcock of Peterboro'. Among the ch. of his first wife was Thomas.
Thomas Redding b. Middleboro'? Mass. Sept. 20, 1751; d. Swanzey Sept. 1,
1816; m. 1st June 2, 1776 Lucy Spencer.
1. Lucy b. Surry Nov. 23, 1778 ; d. there unm.
m. 2d Nov. 28, 1781 Mrs. Huldah (Hurd) Wilcox (q. v.) d. Aug. 17, 1791.
2. Thomas b. Aug. 8, 1782 ; drowned Sept. 1, 1813 ; m. March 30, 1806 Prudence Bill (q. v.).
1. Statira b. Aug. 21, 1807; m. John Dean (q. v.).
2. David Bill b. Feb. 4, 1810; went West, where he m. and d.
3. Hiram b. Sept. 6, 1811; m. Dec. 31, 1836 Miranda Mead of Alstead; went West.
1. William Farrar r. Saratoga, N. Y. ; three ch.
3. Sally b. Feb. 23, 1784 ; m. Claudius D. Hayward (q. v.).
4. Statira b. July 12, 1785 ; m. Jan. 1805 Warren Beckwith (q. v.).
1. Charles (Beckwith) d. Nashua; m. Fanny Wellman of Peterboro'.
2. Joseph Warren (Beckwith) b. Lempster Oct. 11, 1S07; d. Sullivan June 13, 1872; m. 1st Ermina, dau. of
Ebenezer and Jane (Kemp) Buswell.
1- Edward (Beckwith,) and two more.
m. 2d widow Cummings of Unity; m. 3d Sarah Jane Palmer of Bradford.
4. Kirk (Beckwith) b. Acworth; d. inf. 5. Frances Ann (Beckwith) b. Wilton Oct. 26, 1846.
m. 4th Belinda Brown of Mont Vernon.
6. Henry Sumner (Beckwith) b. Bennington Dec. 26, 1849. (See Beckwith.)
m. 5th Nov. 5, 1854 Ruhama Pierce b. Hancock July 10, 1809, dau. of Nehemiah and Lucy Gould Pierce ;
rem. to Gilsum, 1872.
3. Lucinda (Beckwith) m. Charles, son of Thomas and Mary (Fairfield) Bignall of Acworth.
1. Charles H. (Bigiiall.) 2. Mary (Bignall) d. inf. 3. Mary (Bignall.) 4. Ellen (Bignall.) 5. Harriet (Bignall.)
4. Alonzo (Beckwith) m. and d. Belfast, Me. 5. Sarah (Beckwith) m. Chapin Burt of Hillsboro'.
6. Harriet Cambridge (Beckwith) b. Lempster; d. Acworth Nov. 16, 1879; m. 1st Joseph Perkins, son of
Thomas and Mary (Fairfield) Bignall of Acworth.
1. Thomas Warren (Bignall) killed at Gettysburg, Penn. July 2, 1863. 2. Lusylvia Arabella (Bignall) b. Nashua
June 1, 1846; in. George H. Temple (q. v.). 3. Pamelia Statira (Bignall) b. Alstead Nov. 16, 1849; m. G. B. Alex-
ander (q. v.). 4. Charles Perhins (Bignall) b. Nashua Nov. 6, 1851.
m. 2d Asa E. Howe (q. v.).
7. Silas L. (Beckwith) m. Electa, dau. of Jonathan H. and Eunice (Ingalls) Reed; r. Claremont, Minn.
1. Darwin 0. (Beckwith.) 2. Ruth L. (Beckwith) d. y. 3. Amelia Z. (Beckwith.)
4. Ruth N. (Beckwith.) 5. Albro E. (Beckwith.) 6. Edith E. (Beckwith.)
7. Ormond W. (Beckwith.) 8. Cornelia E. (Beckwith.) 9. Jennie T. (Beckwith.)
8. Pamela (Beckwith) m. James M., son of Jonathan H. and Eunice (Ingalls) Reed of Acworth.
1. Albert H. (Reed) d. y. 2. Darwin B. (Reed) d. y. 3. Edwin W. (Reed) d. y.
4. Abbie A. (Reed.) 5." Edith C. (Reed) d. y.
5. Obadiah b. Dec. 12, 1788 ; d. Millbury, Mass. Oct. 28, 1870 ; m. Dec. 15, 1813 Elizabeth
McCurdy b. Surry Dec. 15, 1794, d. Grafton, Mass. May 15, 1871, dau. of John and Sally
(Watts) McCurdy.
1. Obadiah b. Nov. 22, 1814; d. Surry Nov. 22, 1816.
2. Elizabeth b. Surry or Walpole June 6, 1816; d. Grafton, Mass. Jan. 9, 1847; m. Nov. 9, 1837 Roswell
Beckwith Hodge b. Vernon, N. Y. June 23, 1818. [He m. 2d 1848 Esther Maria, dau. of Isaiah Cragin of
New Ipswich. She d. 1862 leaving three ch. He m. 3d 1870 Mary Adelaide, dau. of Joseph Culver of
Pomfret, Vt., by whom he has three ch.]
384 GIL SUM.
1. Blias Obadiah (Hodge) b. Marlow Oct. 1, 1838; m. Nancy M. Locke b. Corinth, Vt. Nov. 14, 1844, dau. of Horace
and Mary Locke.
1. Jessie E. (Hodge) b. Hopkinton, Mass. Jan. 24, 1865.
2. Eclson Franklin (Hodge) b. Grafton, Mass. Julv 1, 1841; m. Feb. 25, 1864 Annie M. Fuller b. Pawtucket, R. I. July
20, 1845. dau. of Marcus M. and Rebecca C. Fuller. .3. Mary Elizabeth (Hodge) b. Grafton, Mass. Sept. 20, 1843.
4. Ani/eline Juliette (Hodge) b. Grafton, Mass. Nov. 30, 1845; d. there Aug. 24, 1847.
3. John b. Surry Oct. 8, 1818; m. June 14, 1840 Abigail McCrillis b. Topsham, Vt. Feb. 2, 1819, dau. of
John Henry and Hannah McCrillis.
1. Hannah Sophia b. Fairhaven, Mass. Oct. 12, 1841; m. June 12, 1862 Emery S. Streeter b. Sturbridge, Mass. June 11,
1839. son of Simeon Mason and Orril Streeter.
2. Abbie Elizabeth b. Grafton, Mass. Aug. 30, 1843; m. Jan. 14, 1869 John Hill Clough b. Me. Jan. 1, 1847; d.
Worcester, Mass. March 23, 1871.
1. John Hill (Clough) b. Worcester, Mass. Ap. 3, 1870 ; d. there June 30, 1870.
3. Emily Jane b. Grafton, Mass. Sept. 4, 1845; m. March 22, 1865 Andrew Jackson Morse b. Sturbridge, Mass. March
21, 1837. sou of Dwight and Faustina Morse.
4. Ella Maria b. Groton, Mass. Oct. 28, 1847; m. Ap. 30, 1878 Walter Jerold Patt b. Central Falls, R. I. March 3, 1851,
son of William Jerold and Patience Maria Patt.
5. Lelia Ann b. Groton, Mass. Sept. 15, 1851; d. there Aug. 5, 1852. 6. John Franklin b. Grafton, Mass. Oct. 10, 1853.
4. George Lyman b. Walpole ? Jan. 24, 1821; d. there "Feb. 4, 1821.
5. Isaac Hurd b. Walpole Jan. 25, 1822; m. Sept. 23, 1843 Harriet Wheeler Spring b. Hubbardston, Mass.
May 12, 1825, dau. of Elisha and Catherine (Wheeler) Spring.
1. William Hurd b. Grafton, Mass. Jan. 18, 1846; m. Feb. 7, 1872 Minerva Woodbury of Chesterfield. Shed, with
her only ch.
2. Sarah Ellen b. Grafton, Mass. Sept. 8, 1847; m. Dec. 20, 1870 Charles Stockwell.
1. Isaac (Stockwell.)
3. Charles Franklin b. Grafton, Mas*. Oct. 4, 1850. 4. Henry E. b. Grafton, Mass. Mav 21,1853; d. there Sept. 15, 1854.
6. Nancy M. b. Walpole July 10, 1825; in. July 4, 1846 Simeon E. Cromb b. Stonington, Conn. Dec. 16,
1824; r. Farnumsville, Mass.
1. Maria Elizabeth (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. Ap. 2, 1847; m. Sept. 30, 1866 Frank Moulton.
2. George Obadiah (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. Ap. 9, 1851; m. Sept. 30, 1877 Lizzie Williams of Worcester, Mass.
3. Simeon E. (Cromb) b. Graft.m. Mass. May 26, 1S".4; in. Dec. 24, 1879 Lizzie Putnam of Holden, Mass.
4. Huldah Etta (Cromb) b. Grafton, Ma<s. Julv 1, 1857; m. Nov. 25, 1877 James Reeby of Worcester, Mass.
5. Hattie Estelle (Cromb) b. Grafton, Mass. Aug. 17, 1859.
7. Samuel Hamilton b. Walpole Feb. 17. 1828; m. 1848 Elvira Rebecca, dau. of Aaron S. and Polly W.
Chaffer of Berkshire, Vt. ; has one dau.; r. Millbury, Mass.
8. Mary Louisa b. July 24, 1830; d. Surry July 25, 1833. 9. Emily Jane b. Sept. 15, 1832 ; d. Surry Aug.
I, 1833. 10. Sarah McCurdy b. Surry June 22, 1835; d. Grafton, Mass. Aug. 1, 1837,
II. Huldah bf Surry Nov. 12, 1836; m. Jason Barrett, r. Worcester, Mass.; two ch.
12. Juliett b. Grafton, Mass. May 10, 1838; d. there Dec. 2, 1838.
ra. 3d March 12, 1792 Pamela Rice b. Keene Sept. 21, 1774; d. Penn.? Nov. 7,
1856, dau. of Peter and Phebe Rice.
6. Lyman b. Feb. 20, 1794; d. Ap. 16, 1814.
q' u ii ' b. unk..June 19, 1796 ; , „ 0 T , oc 10, ,
8. Folly \ ' d. unm. Penn.? July 25, 1844.
9. Fanny b. unk. Aug. 12, 1800 ; d. three days after.
10. Nancy Pamela b. unk. Oct. 21, 1801 ; d. Penn. Sept. 8, 1877 ; m. 1st June 21, 1824
Benjamin Sawins d. Penn.? March 31, 1866 ; m. 2d Jacob Chandler.
11. Lovicy b. unk. Feb. 14, 1805 ; m. July 17, 1824 Thomas Jefferson Butler d. Johnstown,
Penn. March 23, 1873 ? set. 69.
1. Thomas Jefferson (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn. Jan. 19, 1826; r. San Francisco, Cal.
2. Elijah (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn. Feb. 17, 1828; d. there Aug. 23, 1870.
3. Mary (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn. Aug. 13, 1829.
4. De Witt Clinton (Butler) b. Jphnstown, Penn. Aug. 13, 1831; d. there Aug. 28, 1832.
5. Lydia Jane (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn. July 11, 1833; m. Samuel Long of Columbia, Penn.
6. De Witt Clinton (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn. July 7, 1835. 7. John (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn.
Sept. 1, 1837; r. Baltimore, Md. 8. Nathaniel (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn. Ap. 29, 1839.
9. Hadassah Terrese (Butler) b. Johnstown, Penn. June 22, 1843.
Horace Mann Redfield in Factory 1874-6; went to California.
Calvin Reed a shoemaker; on tax list 1837.
Erastus B. Reed bro. of preceding, m. June 3, 1846 Betsey Mark (q. v.) d.
Peterboro' Sept. 20, 1854; went West; returned to Peterboro' and d. there.
1. James Erastus. 2. Mary Jane. 3. Josiah. 4. George. 5. Lizzie d. y. 6. Jennett d. inf.
Lyman Reed bro. of preceding, m. Mehitabel Clark (q. v.); went West; a
carpenter.
GENEALOGIES. 385
~R TOT^ Peter Rice s. in Keene where he d. 1777; m. Mrs. Phebe Ellis and had Esther m. Samuel Riggs;
JTLJ-VV JlJ. Abigail m. Jabez Hurd; Peter d. ch. , Sarah m. Comfort Ware (q. v.) ; Mary m. Araasa Carpenter
of Surry; Peter; Pamelia m. Thomas Redding (q. v.); and Fanelia.
Peter Rice b. Keene Jan. 1, 1772; m. 1st Lucy .
1. Jesse b. Dec. 27, 1793. 2. Panela b. Aug. 6, 1795. 3. Orilla b. March 13, 1797.
4. Henry b. March 15, 1799. 5. Sherman b. Jan. 6, 1801. 6. Rosemelanda b. May 1, 1803.
m. 2d Jan. 13, 1806 Judith Smith of Swanzey.
Charles Rice a Revolutionary pensioner m. Miriam Clark b. Keene June 24,
1744 O. S., dan. of Isaac and Susannah Clark who willed her " a black Callimanco
gown."
1. Tamar b. Keene Sept. 5, 1762 ; m. Nov. 15, 1781 Peter Wilder.
2. Reuben b. Westmoreland (now Surry) Oct. 2, 1766.
1. Lorena b. Rockingham, Vt. Sept. 15, 18<>6; m. 1st George S. Howard (q. v.); m. 2d William E. Com-
stock (q. v.). And others.
3. Miriam b. Westmoreland (now Surry) Feb. 26, 1769 ; m. Elias Mackentire (q. v.).
4. Eunice b. Surry Feb. 5, 1771 ; m. Benjamin Hall (q. v.).
5. Timothy b. Surry June 2, 1777.
Lorexzo Rice from Woodstock, Vt. worked at Elder Hemenway's 1834-5.
T? rf^TT \ "RT^I^H^^VT Richard, Richardson, whose father is supposed to have come from England,
-Lll-V^ Q- ^- tl1 L/ijUl". m. Ball, and rem. from Townsend, Mass. to Stoddard before the Revolu-
tion. He served in the French and the Revolutionary wars. He had eleven ch., the oldest of whom, Nathaniel,
was in the Revolutionary war with him, and Richard was the first male child born in Stoddard. His third son
Nathan b. Townsend, Mass.; d. Chazy, N. Y. about 1839; m. Dorcas Dodge of Winchester, who d. Chazy, N. Y.
1834. They had ten ch., of whom the youngest was Luther.
Luther Richardson b. Stoddard Sept. 4, 1808 ; m. 1st 1833 Lucy Triphena
Dunn b. Stoddard Oct. 10, 1809, d. there Oct. 31, 1862, dau. of Joseph and Sally
(Jenkins) Dunn; r. Sullivan.
1. David Luther b. Stoddard Jan. 1834 ; m. Ellen Knight of Swanzey.
1. Carrie. 2. Edward.
2. Lyman Edward b. July 19, 1835: m. Mary Jane Pratt of Fitzwilliam ; r. Sioux City, Iowa.
3. Harriet Maria b. Sullivan May 19, 1837 ; m. William Dodge ; r. Stoddard ; five ch.
4. Edwin b. Stoddard July 9, 1839 ; m. Myra, dau. of Hollis Blake of Keene ; r. Springfield,
Mass. : a R. R. engineer.
5. Frank b. Stoddard July 12, 1841 ; went to Black Hills.
6. Lucy Ann b. Stoddard Sept. 3, 1843: m. Charles Wilson Rugg. (See Beverstock.)
7. Amanda Jane b. Stoddard Sept. 4, 1845 ; m. Joseph Beauregard ; r. Sullivan ; four ch.
8. James Harvey b. Stoddard Ap. 13, 1847 ; r. Iowa.
9. William Wallace b. Stoddard Aug. 6, 1850 : m. Ada Hadley of Peterboro' ; three ch.
m. 2d Oct. 2, 186(5 Mrs. Rachel P. (Holt) Tarbox b. Temple Sept. 14, 1803, dan.
of Ephraim Adams and Rhoda (Russell) Holt; r. Sullivan.
Eli Rigglesworth worked in Factory 1860.
Oliver Robbixs from Nelson m. Ap. 18, 1833 Sophira Temple b Marlboro'
Nov. 27, 1800; dau. of Ebenezer and Olive (Gibbs) Temple; a shoemaker.
Johx Roberts a Frenchman; woodchopper 18-"i7.
1. Eli.
ROLLINS, RAWLIXGS or RAWLINS. ^^^^1
as Rawson, coming from the Scandinavian Rollo perhaps through the French Raoul. James Rawlins emigrated
to America in 1632 with the settlers of Ipswich. Mass., and s. in that part of Dover called Bloody Point (now
Newington) as early as 1014, where he d. in 1(191. His wife's name was Hannah, and their ch. were Ichabod,
Thomas, Samuel, James, Benjamin, Joseph, and Deborah m. James Benson of Kittery, Me. Thomas b. Hill ; r.
Exeter where he d. about 1706; m. about 1670 Rachel, dau. of Moses and Alice Cox of Hampton. Their ch. were
Thomas, Moses, Joseph, Mary m. Stephen Page of Hampton, Benjamin, Aaron, Samuel, John, Alice m. Roger
33
386 aiLSUM.
Shaw of Hampton, and Rachel. Joseph b. Exeter May 6, 1674; d. about 1748; r. Stratham; m. 1st Hannah
and 2d Lydia . His ch. were Mary, Joseph, Hannah m. Joseph Redman of Hampton, Elizabeth m. Obadiah
Marston of Hampton, Charity m. Joseph Merrill of Epping, Mercy, Rachel, Mary m. Wright, and Joshua.
Joseph b. Stratham Dec. 19, 1702; m. 1st March 7, 1728 Hannah Redman of Hampton. The name of his second
wife is not known. He r. Exeter and Hampton Falls, and had Joshua, Patience m. Underbill. Eliphalet,
Joseph, Simeon, Catharine m. — - Tucker, and John. Eliphalet b. Exeter July 23, 1734; d. Loudon about 1818;
m. Abigail Glidden; s. in that part of Canterbury now Loudon. Their ch. were Eliphalet, Nathaniel, John,
Abigail m. Dr. William Tenney of Loudon, Joseph, Joshua, James, Jonathan, David, and Ann m. Dr. Jeremiah
Clifford of Loudon. Eliphalet b. Exeter 1756; d. Andover 184:3; m. 1783 Elizabeth Bean d. Sept. 26, 1849. Their
ch. were Eliphalet, Nathaniel, Enoch W., John A., Edward B., Jonathan, Abigail d. inf., Elizabeth m. Levi Bean
of Bethlehem, and Dorcas d. ch.
Edward Bean Rollers b. Andover May 27, 1793; d. Braintree, Vt. Feb. 1,
1875; m. Rhoda Norton.
1. Percy Ann b. unk. May 9, 1S20 : d. unk. 1850 ; m. Franklin M. Towle of Pierraonf .
1. Rhoda Elizabeth (Towle.)
2. Rhoda Octavia b. unk. Ap. 8, 1826; in. Woodbury Langdon Jenness of Piermont; r.
Corning, N. Y.
3. Edward Fay b. unk. Jan. 11, 1829 ; m. June 11, 1850 Phebe E. Davis of Ashburnham, Mass.
1. Edward dishing b. Ashburnham, Mass. March 11, 1851 ; d. there June 22, 1852.
2. Ella E. b. Fitchburg, Mass. Feb. 12, 1853; d. there Aug. 30, 1853.
3. Mary Edwina b. Boston, Mass. 1864; d. there May 30, 1868.
4. b. Aug. 1834; d. July 24, 1835.
m. 2d Mary Mann; m. 3d Almira Daniels.
Joseph Rollins on tax list 1823.
X> (")(~inn originally from Routes, a commune in Normandy. Thomas son of John and Ann (Russell) Roote
-i-t'v^f v/ L was Dt Badby, England Jan. 16, 1605, came about 16:37 among the first settlers of Hartford, Conn.
Had seven ch., of whom the sixth Jacob b. Hartford, Conn, about 1652? m. 1680 Mary Frary of Deerfield, Mass.
He was among the first settlers of Hebron, Conn, where he rem. 1705. Had five ch., of whom the second was
Daniel b. Northampton, Mass. Oct. 2. 1684; m. 1714. Had three ch., of whom the second Ebenezer was b.
Hebron, Conn. May 22, 1717; d. Hebron, Conn. March 13, 1777; m. Aug. 25, 1737 Rachel Skinner b. Conn. 1716,
d. GiLsum Oct. 7, 1807. Had seven ch., among whom were Rachel m. Ebenezer Bill (q. v.), and Ebenezer b.
Hebron, Conn. July 22, 1743; m. Nov. 13, 1764 Deborah Buck of Hebron, Conn. They had three ch., the youngest
of whom was Obadiah.
Obadl^h Root b. Hebron, Conn. July 1780; in. Susannah ; rem. to N". Y.
3. Minerva b. Nov. 11, 1808.
Jokn Round y b. unk. 1789; d. Nov. 16, 1825; m. Hannah Sawyer (q. v.), d.
Swanzey March 1875.
1. Mary b. May 28, 1812 ; m. Sept. 1836 Addison Monroe of Jaffrey : r. Norwich, Conn.
2. Lydia. 3. John Elijah b. March 10, 1819 ; d. num. Ware. .Ma--.' Dec. 1840.
Elijah Rotjndy bro. of preceding, m. Oct. 27, 1813 Lydia Hale b. Alstead
Sept. 26, 1793, d. 1817, dau. of David and Hannah Hale. [She m. 2d Joshua
Willard Cq. v.).]
1. Elijah H. often called Elisha (p. Ill) ; d. Putney, Vt. 1871 ; m. Elmira Pierce of Put-
ney, Vt.
1. Ellen Maria m. Charles Puffer; r. Dummerston, Vt. 2. A sou who was drowned.
2. David Almon b. Sept. 12, 1820 ; m. Feb. 2, 1843 Susan Morse (q. v.).
1. Edward Elisha ), Tr;t,„.;ii;-,„ n+ i~ isii m. Nov. 5, 1865 Harriet M. Mansfield (q. v.).
2. Edwin Emerson J D' * ltzwullam wl- "> loa*i m. june 6, 1S71 Hattie Ellen Thurston b. Alstead Aug.
27, 1852, dau. of Alden Spooner and Esther Adaliue (Miller) Thurstou.
1. Nellie Lillian b. Alstead Dec. 14, 1872.
3. Franklin Warren b. Ap. 18, 1847; m. March 22, 1868 Rosina R. Howard (q. v.).
4. Clark Pierce b. Sept. 23, 1849; m. Lucy Leonard d. Nov. 1, 1871 sst. 22, dau. of John Leonard of Ash-
burnham, Mass.; r. Boston, Mass. 5. David Dinsmoor b. Oct. 1, 1851; m. Aug. 1S76 Mary Darling of
Keeue; r. Walpole. 6. Charles Henry b. Feb. 17, 1856; a blacksmith; m. Aug. 23, 1880 Mary L. Blake;
r. Surry.
7. Fred Morse b. July 25, 1859; m. Aug. 20, 1877 Cora E. Willard of Alstead; r. Surry.
1. George L. b. Surry 1879.
3. Hannah Alelissa b. 1822 : in. 1st Levi Collins of Fitzwilliam : three ch. ; m. 2d Horace
Andrews of Lebanon, where they r.
GENEALOGIES. 387
4. George Emerson b. Oct. 1824 ; m. 1st Mary Stanley of Troy ; m. 2d Maria Butterfield of
Surry ; r. Worcester, Mass.
1. Luella E. b. unk. 1853; d. Troy Jan. 30, 1871 ; m. Luke Parkhurst of Troy.
Thomas Rourk b. 1827; m. Ellen b. 1820.
1. John b. 1846. 2. Michael b. 1848.
Ashbel Whitney Rouse b North Adams, Mass. 1824; m. twice; served in
the U. S. army 1862-3; lived at Dea. Mark's 1839-42.
~TJ /"VXIT"!^ This name is often written Row. The family came from Hebron, Conn. There is great
"^ ' * -Li. difficulty in getting the record in correct shape. The following is not probably accurate in all
particulars, but has been arranged from items in Town records, and from the testimony of aged people.
John Kowe d. Sullivan about 1806, aet. 100 years and 4 months; m. Mary
d. Aug. 3, 1777.
1. James b. Hebron, Conn. 1736 ; burned to death Sullivan Oct. 10,1805 ; ra. Esther, dau. of
Josiah Mack of Gilead, Conn. [She m. 2d Aug. 26, 1807 Caleb Winch of Fitzwilliam.]
2. Martha m. Thomas Morse (q. v.).
3. John m. Elizabeth Bill (q. v.).
1. Rachel d. Surry Sept. 4, 1795. 2. Elizabeth m. 1791 Rufus, son of Woolston Brockway of Surry.
3. Sarah b. Oct. 26, 1773.
4 Molly m. Jan. 13, 1778 John Chapman.
5. •• Mayanne " or " Maney " m. 1st Bishop d. in war ; m. 2d Ebenezer Hibbard (q. v.).
6. Ann d. unm. 7. Hannah m. Ebenezer Burditt (q. v.).
m. 2d Mrs. Hephzibah, widow of William Comstock.
1. Theophilus Lord b. Aug. 1, 1778.
"13 f\ WT U1 T Josiah Rowell whose ancestors came from England and s. in Conn., d. Sandown June
1\]\J > Y LiU Li. ig,^. He had Amos, Jonathan, David, and Richard. Amos b. 1775: d. June 1836; m.
1794 Dolly Griffin and had Levi, Abigail d. unm. Croydon 1816. Sally. Oilman, Anna d. ch. 1816, Eliza, Almira,
Roxana, and Lovina. Levi b. Sunapee Oct. 18, 1795; m. Oct. 10, 1825 Mary, dau. of Joseph and Mercy (Wood-
ward) Lear of Goshen, and had Abigail d. inf.: Amos; Josiah G. ; Abigail Aurilla m. John Hurd and had ten
ch.; Clark F. r. Keene: Mary Lovina d. unm. 1854; Granville; Olivet L. ; and Eugene Ai.
Josiah Gilman Rowell b. Gosben July 5, 1829; m. 1st 1858 Maria B. Wilcox
b. Lempster June 1837; d. July 11, 1870, dau. of John B. and Betsey Wilcox; a
tanner in Gilsum ten years ; now r. on farm at Cornish.
1. Lillie Maria b. Lempster June 7, 1860.
m. 2d 1871 Sarah Comings b. Cornish Oct. 28, 1846, dau. of William F. and Marcy
Comings.
2. Sarah Emma b. Claremont July 6, 1874. 3. Effie Almira b. Cornish Oct. 30, 1878.
"DTTQ^TT^T " William Russell and his wife Martha emigrated from England and settled in Cam-
J-li U OO-Li-LiLJ. bridge, Mass. before 1645. He d. Feb. 14, 1662 leaving nine ch. She d. 1694, having
married twice after his death. Their sixth ch. was Philip b. 1650: m. 1st Ap. 19, 1680 Joanna Cutler d. Nov. 26,
1703 set. 43. He m. 2d Oct. 18, 1705 Sarah Brooks of Medfield, Mass. and d. Feb. 7, 1730. Their son Capt.
William m. Elizabeth and r. Lexington, Mass. Among their ch. was Joel b. Lexington. Mass. Aug. 2, 1716;
m. Huldah and d. about 17S0. Their ch. were Silas, Hannah d. ch., Joel. Lydia, William, Samuel, Daniel,
Elizabeth, Hannah, Nathaniel, and Abigail. William b. Littleton? Mass. June 18, 1751 ; served in the Revolution;
rem. to Surry as early as 1782; was Justice of Peace and a laud surveyor. His wife was Lucy Goldsmith, and
their ch. were Hon. William; Li/dia m. Robert Lane Hurd (q v.); Josiah; Lucy m. William Hayward and rem.
to Fryeburg, Me.; Hannah; Jesse; Peter; Poll;/ m. Jonathan Pease (q. v.); Leonard; and Clementina.
Clementina Russell b. Mass 1781; d. Chesterfield Ap. 1864; m. 1st Henry
Kendrick (q. v.); m. 2d Charles Frederick Daniels b. Chesterfield 1781, son of
John and Zipporah Daniels.
1. Charles Decatur (Daniels ) b. Chesterfield, d. Concord.
2. William Marshall (Daniels) b. Chesterfield Aug. 1818 ; d. unm. Keene May 15, 1856.
3. John Goldsmith (Daniels) b. Chesterfield ; m. Hannah Churchill of Woodstock, Vt. ; r.
Lawrence, 111.
1. Ella Clementine (Daniels) d. ch. Springfield, Mass. 2. Clara (Daniels) b. Springfield, Mass.; m. Nov.
1877 Wait. 3. Charles (Daniels) b. Springfield, Mass.; m. 1877 Ida Frost.
388 GILSUM.
4. George Farrington (Daniels) b. Springfield, Mass.; m. 1876 Fanny . 5. William H. (Daniels.)
4. Judith Babbitt (Daniels) b. Chesterfield Feb. 13, 1824 ; m. 1st June 1, 1848 Seth Heaton
b. Keene Aug. 15, 1824; d. there Dec. 21, 1854, son of David and Rebecca (Moore) Heaton.
1. Julia Ella (Heaton) b. Keene Jan. 8, 1851; d. there July 9. 1855.
m. 2d Dec. 24, 1857 Addison Woodcock b. Swanzey March 1820 ; d. Keene Sept. 22, 1868,
son of Levi and Roxana (Gale) Woodcock.
2. Charles Addison (Woodcock) b. Keene June 1, 1861.
m. 3d March 29, 1871 John Lawrence 1). Packersfield (now Roxbury) July 7, 1798, d. Keene
Dec. 1, 1878, son of John and Ruth (Nims) Lawrence.
James W. Russell b. 1841; m. Martha M. b. 1811; on tax list 1870-2.
1. Evelyn W. b. unk. 1866.' 2. Walter C. b. 1869.
Joseph R. Russell on tax list 1839-10.
Stephen Russell overseer in Wedgwood's Factory 1853-7; killed by falling
from a house in Bethel, Vt.
George Wesley Russell (see Eugene Nash) b. Schroon, N. Y. Oct. 2, 1855;
m. Oct. 30, 1879 Mattie J. Plummer (q. v.).
O A IVTfZJ-T^T? Richard Sanger came, from Hingham, Eng., and s. at Sudbury, Mass. His son Richard
^J ■£*--L* \_XJ_J It). lia(j a son Nathaniel b. Feb. 14, 1651 or 1652; d. about 1735; m. twice, and had ten ch.
The youngest was Eleazer d. Keene March 24, 1765, set. 67, leaving a widow Mary d. Keene 1783, set. 80. Among
his ch. were Ezra d. unm., Abner, Elizabeth d. unm., and probably Eleazer r. Keene.
Abxee Sanger b. Keene June 11, 1739, O. S.; d there Oct. 1, 1822; m. Ap.
1, 1781 Mrs. Elizabeth (Johnson ) Mead b. Lynnfield, Mass. Nov. 7, 1751, d. Dublin
March 19, 1799. dau. of William Johnson, and widow of David Mead, who d. in
the Revolutionary AVar. [Her former ch. were Betsey, Mary, and David Mead.]
1. Hephzibah b. Keene March 16, 1785: d. there Ap. 1785.
2. Abner b. Keene Ap. 19, 1786; d. Peabody, Mass. Ap. 16, 1867; m. 1st Dec. 27, 1811
Sally Herrick b. Fitchburg, Mass. March 18, 1788 ; d. Reading. Mass. July 14, 1813.
1. Augustus Herrick b. Danvers, Mass. Dec. 19, 1812 ; m. Martha J. Stevens b. Boxford, Mass. Nov. 5, 1813.
1. Augustus Herrick b. Danvers, Mass. Jan. 8, 1835; d. there Aug. 12, 1838.
2. Sally Herrick b. Danvers, Mass. Oct. 31, 1838; d. there the same day.
3. Augustus Herrick b. Danvers, Mass. Nov. 25, 1841; m. Ap. 22, 1865 Martha Lucelia Kimball b. Peabody, Mass.
Sept. 1843, dau. of George Augustus and Martha Gnss (Currv) Kimball.
1. Edward Curry b. Peabody, Mass. June 30, 1868. 2. Helen Stevens b. Peabody, Mass. Feb. 9, 1870.
3. Carrie Herrick b. Peabody, Mass. Jan. 24, 1872, d. there Oct. 3, 1873. 4. Chester Herrick b. Peabody, Mass. Feb. 10, 1874.
4. Theodore Herrick b. Danvers, Mass. Sept. 26, 1843; d. there Oct. 2, 1844.
5. Fred Herrick b. Danvers, Mass. Dec. 31, 1844; in. Annie Benson.
1. Fred Benson b. Peabody, Mass. March 1, 1SG9 ; d. inf. 2. Fred Benson d. inf. 3. Sally Herrick b. Peabody, Mass. March 2, 1874.
6. Charles A. b. Danvers, Mass. duly 26, 1847; m. March 16, 1871 Catherine Savers Wright b. Roxbury, Mass. Jan. 14,
1847, dau. of George W. and Roxana (Bessey) Wright.
1. Ella Cook b. Peabody, Mass. Jan. 1, 1872. 2. Frank Herrick b. Peabody, Mass. Oct. 27, 1873.
3. Louie Chase b. Peabody, Mass. March 22, 1875.
m. 2d Oct. 5, 1815 Mary Flint b. Reading, Mass. Jan. 2, 1788, d. Peabody, Mass. Jan. 27, 1874.
2. Mary Flint b. Dauvers, Mass. Jan 4, 1817; m. Aug. 21, 1851 Samuel Francis Bulkley d. Gloucester,
Mass. Feb. 25, 1872, set. 54, son of Samuel and Mary (Plumer) (Hough) Bulkley.
3. George Flint b. Danvers, Mass. July 2, 1824; m. 1st Dec. 7, 1851 Ellen Augusta Cox b. Maiden, Mass.
June 27, 1829, d. Peabody, Mass. Jan. 20, 1872, dau. of Lemuel and Lydia (Harnden) Cox.
1. Maria Augusta b. Salem, Mass. Feb. 25, 1854; d. Peabody, Mass. May 24, 1874.
2. George Abner b. Salem, Mass. July 6, 1855 ; r. Washington Territory.
m. 2d Oct. 25, 1876 Lucy Ann, dau. of Hiram and Mary (Richar'dson) Kimball.
3. Hephzibah Mead b. Keene July 24, 1788 ; d. Port Hope, Out. Nov. 1861 ; in. Feb. 2, 1812
John Wilder ; r. Canada.
• 1. Elizabeth Johnson (Wilder) b. Hamilton, Ont. May 2, 1813; d. Sandwich, Mass. May 1869; m. Feb.
1840 Dennis Barrie Hannan from Ireland.
1. George Graham (Hannan.) 2. Augusta Wilder (Hannan.) 3. Katherine Harriet (Hannan. )
2. Charlotte Augusta Ballard (Wilder) b. Hamilton, Ont. July 24, 1815; d. there July 30, 1854; m. July 3,
1833 Joseph, son of Abraham and Nancy Hagirman.
1. Emily Wilder (Hagirman) in. Thomas Plews; live ch. 2. John Graham (Hagirman.)
3. James Harvey (Hagirman) in. Elizabeth Scott: six ch. 4. Margaret Sfinerva (Hagirman) m. Thomas Alexander
Mitchell; one ch. 5. Oliver Goldsmith (Hagirman.) 6. William Chauncey (Hagirman.)
3. Emily (Wilder) b. Hamilton, Ont. Dec. 14, 1818; d. Peabody, Mass. July 28, 1839.
4. Harriet Newell (Wilder) b. Hamilton, Ont. Aug. 24, 1820; m. Aug. 1, 1844 James, son of John and
Margaret Ashford; r. St. Thomas, Ont.
GENEALOGIES. 389
1. Yolney Vallaincourtt (Ashford) b. Out. June 24, 1845; m. and has one ch.; enlisted in 21st Reg't N. Y. Cavalry in
June 1863, and I served till close of war. 2. Margaret Hepzibah (Ashford) b. Ont. Jan. 30, 184S; in. and has one ch.
3. John Quincy (Ashford I d. ch. 4. George Wilder (Ashford) b. Ont. Aug. 15, 1852; m. and has one ch.
5. Florence Eliza (Ashford) j ,, n. T' lq ,.„, d. there 1872.
8. Frances Augusta (Ashford) | ' ' m. and has three ch.
7. James Clarence WiU'axin (Ashford) \. n , j. , ... ,^.-
8. Harriet Clara WUhelmma (Ashford) ) D' unt' le -+' JB0''
9. Edith Virginia (Ashford) b. Out. Sept. 30, 1863.
4. Abigail b. Dublin Aug. 1, 1790 ; d. there Ap. 1, 1791.
5. Abigail Willey b. Dublin May 22, 1792 ; m. Edmund Wilcox (q. v.).
6. Rhoda Jackson b. Dublin Aug. 12, 1791 : d. Keene Ap. 7, 1871 ; ra. June 1, 1815 Abijah
Wilder b. Keene Feb. 10, 1784, d. there Feb. 20, 1864, son of Abijah and Martha (Blake)
Wilder.
1. Frances Amelia (Wilder) b. Keene Ap. 15, 1816; d. there Nov. 10, 1850; m. Luther Holbrook d. Keese-
ville, N. Y. about 1814.
1. Harriet Isabel (Holbrook) b. Fitchbnrg, Mass. July 10, 1841; d. unm. Keene Feb. 1879.
2. George Edward (Holbrook) b. Fitchbnrg. Mass. Any. 1842; d. unm. Superior, Wise. Nov. 1869.
2. David Mead (Wilder) b. Keene Feb. 2, 1819; d. there Ap. 5, 1874; m. 1st Sarah Alexander d. Keene
about 1866, dau. of Medad Alexander of Northfield, Mass.
1. Mary Sanger (Wilder) d. ch.
2. Emma Frances (Wilder) b. Northfield, Mass. Aug. 1854; m. Sept. 20, 1880 Frank F. Watkins; r. Hinsdale, Mass.
m. 2d Sarah . [She m. 2d Davis of Lowell, Mass.]
3. Charles (Wilder) d. inf.
3. Elizabeth Johnson (Wilder) b. Keene Nov. 6, 1821; d. Logausport, 111. May 13, 1851; m. Ervin W., son
of Joel Gates of Hancock.
4. Martha (Wilder) b. Keene March 4, 1824; m. Feb. 1855 Aquila Ramsdell Taft of Swanzey; r. Home-
wood, 111.
5 George Sanger (Wilder) b. Keene June 30, 1826; rn. Mary E., dau. of David and Mary Russell; r.
Walpole.
6. Emily Sarah (Wilder) b. Keene Jan. 15, 1829; d. Cambridgeport, Mass. Sept. 5, 1876; m. Jan. 15, 1852
George Barker b. Keene Oct. 9, 1828, son of David and Clara (Stimpson) Barker; r. Cambridgeport, Mass.
1. George Thomdike (Barker) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 9, 1853.
2. Elizabeth Sanger (Barker) b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 5, 1856; d. unm. Keene March 4, 1879.
3. John Henry Eastburn (Barker) b. Boston, Mass. 1857; d. unm. Cambridgeport, Mass. Aug. 23, 1876.
4. David (Barker) b. Boston, Mass. Dec. 20, 1860. 5. Emily Wilder (Barker) b. Boston, Mass. July 18, 1864.
6. Frank Arthur (Barker) b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 8, 1867.
7. Rhoda Jane (Wilder) b. Keene July 26, 1832; m. May 1868 Edward H. Pettengill, a physician at Sax-
ton's River, Vt.
1. George Thomas (Pettengill) b. Saxton's River, Vt. July 11, 1869.
2. Fanny Mabel (Pettengill) b. Saxton's River, Vt. Sept." 22, 1870.
3. Florence Wilder (Pettengill) b. Saxton's River, Vt. Julv 23. 1872.
4. Edward Barrett Sanger (Pettengill) b. Saxton's River, Vt. Nov. 17, 1874.
5. Helen Barrett (Pettengill) b. Saxton's River, Vt. Aug. 4, 1878.
8. Mary Ellen (Wilder) b. Keene Feb. 7, 1834; m. Erwin W. Gates, a teacher at Superior, Wise. (See 3
above.)
1. Edward Strong (Gates) b. Superior, Wise. Ap. 19, 1859. 2. Ervin Wilder (Gates) b. Superior, Wise. Oct. 8, 1861.
3. Samuel W. (Gates) b. Superior. Wise. Nov. 3, 1863; d. there Aug. 10, 1864.
4. Fanny Janet (Gates) b. Superior, Wise. Oct. 22, 1868. 5. Gertrude O. (Gates) b. Superior, Wise. Dec. 31, 1872.
6. Joel Franklin (Gates) b. Superior, Wise. Ap. 1, 1875. 7. Dennis Clough (Gates). 8. Mary Bell (Gates).
9. Harriet Puffer (Wilder) b. Keene Ap. 4, 1836; m. Sept. 15, 1868 Elisha Frederick Lane b. Swanzey
Ap. 29, 1836, son of Ezekiel and Rachel Thayer (Fish) Lane.
1. Henry Wilder (Lane) b. Keene Ap. 2, 1871. 2. Susan Grace (Lane) b. Keene Sept. 14, 1874.
3. Hatti'e (Lane) b. Keene Julv 6, 1879.
7. Sally b. Dublin Oct. 8, 1796.
Q A W'VTi1 R Jonathan Sawyer b. unk. 1723, was a saddler at Woburn, Mass.; rem. to Atkinson and
"Oxx. » » A -I-J t^* thence to Alstead where he d. June 22, 1813. His son Benjamin enlisted in the revolu-
tionary army at the age of sixteen and served till close of the war.
Benjamin Sawyer b. Atkinson 1763; d. Alstead Feb. 13, 1813; m. 1784
Abigail Webster b. Atkinson Jan. 1768, dau. of Jonathan Webster. [She m. 2d
Clisby of Alstead; m. 3d Jesse Dart (q. v.).]
1. John b. Atkinson Ap. 20, 1788; went West.
2. Sally b. Atkinson Feb. 1, 1790; m. Belding Dart (q. v.).
3. Hannah b. Atkinson May 1, 1793 ; in. 1st John Roundy (q. v.); in. 2d Lemuel Davis ;
r. Lempster.
4. Jonathan b. Atkinson Dec. 25. 1795 ; m. 1st Feb. 20, 1823 Harriot Dwinell b. Keene July
.11, 1801, d. there Feb. 15. 1840, dau. of Michael Dwinell.
1. Willard Jonathan b. Alstead Ap. 14, 1S24; m. Martha Burrill; r. Keene.
1. Charles Willard b. Walpole Aug. 13, 1850. 2. Harriet Perkins. 3. Mary Dustin. 4. Edward Franklin.
390 GIL SUM.
2. John Warner b. Alstead July 28, 1826; m. Nov. 25, 1852 Eveline T. Brigham b. Alstead Ap. 11, 1829,
dau. of Aaron and Susanna (Proctor) Brigham; r. Marlboro'.
1. Lestina A. b. Alstead July 16, 1855; in. Ap. 16, 1876 Charles E. Richardson b. Marlboro' Dec. 2, 1845, son of Arte-
mas and Lavina (Bemis) Richardson ; r. Winchendon, Mass.
3. Emily Abigail b. Alstead March 4, 1828; m. Levi Towne; r. Jaffrey.
1. Carrie (Towne.) 2. Julia (Towne. )
4. Amos Augustus b. Alstead July 19, 1829; m. Lydia Buss; r. Peterboro'.
1. Arvilhi Harriet m. George Augustus Ayers; r. Peterboro'. 2. Arthur Augustus.
5. Daniel Webster b. Alstead June 20, 1832; m. 1st May 11, 1854 Miranda Abigail Kidder b. Alstead Jan.
20, 1833, d. there Oct. 11, 1873, dau. of Nelson and Sophia (George) Kidder; r. Alstead.
1. Albert Franklin b. Alstead Nov. 18, 1855; r. Manchester.
2. Abbie Auelle b. Alstead Oct. 1, 1857 ; m. Aug. 20, 1874 Frederick 0. Pitcher of Alstead.
1. Burt Francis (Pitcher) b. Alstead Dec. 11, 1876.
3. George Fred b. Alstead Oct. 8, 1860. 4. Carrie Emma b. Alstead June 25, 1862.
5. Willard Nelson b. Alstead Ap. 10, 1864. 6. John Weslev b. Alstead June 10, 1867.
7. Joseph Amos b. Alstead June 14, 1869. 8. Arthur Henry b. Alstead Jan. 23, 1871.
m. 2d Jan. 13, 1876 Mrs. Laura Ann (Parkhurst) Tupper.
9. Ralph Webster b. Alstead June 12, 1877.
6. Harriet Caroline b. Alstead Oct. 26, 1834; m. Joseph White of Winchendon, Mass.
1. Delia (White) d. ch. 2. Homer Hosmer (White.)
7. Benjamin Franklin b. Alstead Oct. 24, 1836; m. Cynthia Buss of Peterboro'; r. Springfield, Mass.;
one ch.
m. 2d May 4, 1841 Sally Giffiu b. Marlow July 29, 1800, d. Keene Feb. 24, 1845, dau. of
Patrick and Rachel Giffin.
m. 3d Jan. 27, 1849 Ehnira Buckman Davis b. New Ipswich June 19, 1804, dau. of John
and Betsey (Wheeler) Davis.
5. Benjamin b. Atkinson Oct. 28, 1797 ; m. Feb. 10, 1825 Priscilla, dau. of Samuel and
(Webster) Gibson of Alstead ; r. Hainpstead.
1. Horace. 2. Melissa. 3. Frank.
6. Rebecca b. Atkinson Aug. 22, 1801 ; d. Westmoreland Sept. 19, 1875 ; m. Cyrus Cheney
of Orange, Mass. ; four ch. 7. David b. Atkinson Aug. 28. 1804 ; d. Alstead Aug. 13, 1814".
8. Elizabeth b. Ap. 3, 1807 ; d. Keene May 3, 1875 ; m. Reuben Giffin b. Marlow Ap. 30,
1804, son of Patrick and Rachel Giffin of Marlow.
1. John (Giffin) m. Hannah Eliza Mack (q. v.) ; r. Charlestown.
2. Abigail (Giffin) m. Beckford : r. Keene. 3. Allen (Giffin) (q. v.) m. Elvira M. Lovejoy.
9. Amos b. Jan. 3, 1810 ; d. Boston, Mass. from a wound by a nail ; m. 1st Mrs. Austin ;
rem. from Boston, Mass. "to Marlow.
1. Lucy m. and r. Lynn, Mass.
m. 2d Mrs. Elizabeth Rood ; m. 3d Rhoda Giffin;
m. 4th Cemira Tubbs. [She m. 2d Shepley.]
2. Alice.
James Sawyer m. Mary, dau. of Simeon Ellis of Keene; one or two ch. b. in
Gilsum.
Jonas Scott on tax list 1834.
CJ/^X> TT-llVrT^T} Iddo Scribner was one of the early settlers at Audover. His son William m.
^^'Al'AA-'i- * -Li-LV. Jfancy Shepherd. Among their children was John.
John Scribner b. Andover Jan. 1, 1816; m. 1st March 16, 1843 Martha Maria
Scovill b. Walpole Ap. 3, 1821, d. Nov. 18, 1850, dau. of Frederic and Sarah
(Howard) Scovill.
1. Elbridge Llewellyn b. Surry Jan. 29, 1846 ; m. Oct. 1871 Clara Ella Littlefield b. Salis-
bury, Mass. about 1845, dau. of Benjamin F. and Clara (Springer) Littlefield ; r. Suncook.
1. Freddie Warren b. Suncook Sept. 13, 1873. 2. Ivory Frank b. Suncook July 16, 1875. 3. John Linwood.
2. John Elmore b. Oct. 20, 1850 : d. Nov. 13, 1850.
m. 2d Aug. 31, 1851 Matilda Hurd Booth. (See Hurd.)
3. Clara Matilda b. Newport March 7, 1853 ; m. July 6, 1869 Otho Willard Eastman b.
Corinth, Vt. 1845, son of Jesse and Lorinda (Heath) Eastman.
1. Jennie Matilda (Eastman) b. Newport June 7, 1870. 2. John Randolph (Eastman) b. Newport Ap.
17, 1873. 3. Herman J^eonard (.Eastman) b. Newport Nov. 9, 1874.
4. George Alonzo b. Newport March 31, 1855 ; m. Jan. 16, 1877 Celia Cutts b. Goshen Dec.
17, 1854, dau. of Charles and Elsea Chase (Sholes) Cutts.
GENEALOGIES. 391
5. Jennie Maria b. Newport Sept. 19, 1858 ; m. Dec. 4, 1878 Daniel Webster Dudley b. New-
port March 7, 1854, son of Ahijah and Lucinda (Clark) Dudley.
Walter R. Scripture son of Charles and Abigail (Priest) Scripture of Nel-
son, m. May 11, 1872 Mrs. Alice J. (Cram) Hodgman (see Houghton); r. Keene.
1. Maria b. Surry Dec. 20, 1873. -J. Addie Jane b. Snrry Nov. 30. 1874 ; d. there Aug. 1875.
3. Charles Willard b. Surry June 3, 1877. 4. George Walter b. Surry Feb. 7, 1879.
Ebenezer Severance on tax list 1800-1.
Lorenzo Shaffner son of George and Huldah Elizabeth (Lapaugh) Shaffher
who emigrated from Germany in 1837, was b. Hunter, IN". Y. Dec. 10, 1812; m. 1st
July 3, 1808 Susan Hathhorn b. Londonderry, Vt. 1840, d. there Dee. 31, 1801),
dau. of Eleazer Hathhorn; m. 2d July 22, 1877 Kose Bell b. Dorset. Vt. Nov. 9,
1855, dau. of Alva Bell ; came to Gilsum Dec. 1870.
1. Cora Bell b. Dorset, Vt. May 7. 1878.
Milo Shattuck from Vt., in Factory 1811.
Samuel Shipmax m. Eunice .
1. Chloe. 2. " Dosha " b. Oct. 10, 1799. And others.
John Shrigley an Englishman, in Factory 1830.
OT T ^ ^"V Two brothers, Samuel and Henry Silsby, came from Windham, Conn, and s. in Acworth
OlLIOD X • 1769. They were grandsons of Jonathan and Bethiah Silsby, and sons of Jonathan and
Lydia Silsby. Henry m. Mrs.' Bethiah (Woodward) Laselle. The third of their eight eh. was Jonathan m.
Rachel Blood of Grotou, Mass. and had ten ch., the first of whom was Nathaniel b. Acworth 1771; d. there Aug.
6, 1825; m. Mary Montgomery b. Acworth 1788, d. there Feb. 1, 1831, dan. of Hugh and Mary (Campbell) Mont-
gomery. They had Lavina m. Allen Hayward (q. v.), Lyma m. Eli Twitchell, Harriet m. Hurd, Jonathan r.
Newport, Roxilla m. Henry Gleason, Milton, and Roswell W.
Milton Silsby b. Acworth July 11, 1819; m. Jan. 11,1812 Betsey Mahala
Huntoon b. Unity July 1, 1820, dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Glidden) Huntoon; r.
Philadelphia, Penn.
Roswell Willard Silsby bro. of the preceding, was b. Acworth Sept. 22,
1822; m. May 11, 1816 Frances Catherine Davis b. Rockingham, Vt. 1825, dau. of
Elijah and Nancy (Tyler) Davis; r. Claremont.
1. Julia Arietta' 1). May 14, 1850; m. Oct. 2, 1878 John B. Williamson b. Claremont Ap.
29,1845, son of Alonzo B. and Sarah A. (Blake) Williamson, a merchant in Milton, Oregon.
1. Charles B. (Williamsom) b. Milton. Oregon May 7,'1S80.
2. Charles Frederick b. Claremont Dec. 11, 1859 ; d. Boston, Mass. March 4, 1880 ; a seaman.
Ephraim Slade on tax list 1847.
Roswell Sl ader taxed here 1853-5 ; r. Dracut, Mass.
Granville Clinton Slater from Acworth; on tax list 1850; m. Banks;
went West; d. in army.
QA/TTr* A n Joseph Smead b. Montague, Mass. June 26, 1759; d. Swanzey March 11, 1834; m. 1st Nov.
Oi.VXJ-Jii. YJ. o7_ i782 Persis Lyman b. Northtield, Mass. Oct. 7, 1758, d. about 1814, dau. of Simeon and
Sarah (Field) Lyman; had one dau. Sally. He m. 2d Sept. 1816 Mrs. Sally (Brown) Wetherell, and had Persis
Lyman, Joseph Brown, and Ephraim Alexander.
Joseph Brown Smead b. Swanzey Sept. 20, 1819; m. Nov. 16, 1812 Rachel
Melvina, dau. of Simeon and Rachel (Hohnan) Cook of Richmond ; r. Fitchburg,
Mass. ; in Hemenway's awl shop 1818.
"Mrs. Betsey Smith d. Jan. 8, 1837, a3t. 48."
David Smith son of Joel, was b. Gardner, Mass. Feb. 12, 1787; killed at " a rais-
ing " March 20, 1825 ; m. June 11, 1811 Lucy Hill b. Gardner, Mass. Feb. 7, 1793,
dau. of Bezaleel and Hannah (Baker) Hill. (See Gates.)
392 GIL SUM.
1. Harriet Baker b. May 11, 1815 ; m. William Brooks (q. v.).
2. Lucy b. Jan. 17, 1817 ; d. Attleboro', Mass. Dee. 1868 ; m. Nelson Jackson.
1. Edward (Jackson) b. Attleboro' March 1S46.
3. Nancy (twin) b. Dec. 7, 1819; m. Sept. 15, 1858 George Washington Towns b. Keene
(now Roxbury,) June 4, 1807, d. Marlboro1 Feb. 15, 1871, son of John and Susan (Grimes)
Towns.
1. Edward Burton (Towns) b. Marlboro' March 6, 1863.
4. Orinda (twin) b. Dec. 7, 1819 : m Alexander Brigham Brown (q. v.).
5. Lewis How b. Jan. 8, 1822 ; m. Nov. 27, 1845 Ellen Maria Jackson b. Attleboro', Mass.
May 10, 1824, dau. of William and Eunice (Bly) Jackson.
1. David Francis b. Sterling, Mass. June 29, 1848; d. Providence, R. I. March 19, 1875; m. March 6, 1871
Mary Rosa Kemp b. Alstead March 6, 1853, dau. of Perry E. and Mary (Newton) Kemp.
1. Henry b. Providence, R. I. Mav 16, 1873. 2. Raymond Perry l>. Sullivan Oct. 28, 1874.
2. George Dana b. Sullivan Feb". 24, 1S52; m. Oct. 5, 1873 Gertrude Laura Thayer b. Worcester, Mass.
Jan. 16, 1854, dau. of Burton Darling and Laura Ann (Bancroft) Thayer.
1. Lewis Wiilard b. Sullivan Sept. 11, 1874.
3. Nellie Augusta b. Sullivan Jan 31, 1870.
Dudley Smith son of Dudley and (Baker) Smith, was b. Dracut, Mass.
Feb. 10, 1772; d. Ap. 20, 1855; m. 1st Hannah Graham b. Pelham? July 26, 1770,
d. Feb. 25, 1822.
1. Dudley b. Sept. 15, 1799 ; d. De Kalb, 111. March 28, 1874 ; m. 1st June 5, 1827 Eliza G.
Davis of Concord, Mass. ; m. 2d July 12, 1859 Sarah H. Grimes b. Keene 1816, d. there
Dec. 17, 1875, dau. of Alexander and Abigail Grimes.
2. Daniel b. Nov. 13, 1804 ; d. June 30, 1813. 3. Dinsmoor b. Nov. 1, 1809; d. Daysville,
111. Dec. 14, 1838; m. Elizabeth Burgess of Groton, Mass.
4. Hannah Graham b. July 27, 1811 ; d Chicago, 111. Ap. 19, 1865; m. 1st Daniel Day Jr.
(q. v.) ; m. 2d John Randolph Hamlin of Chicago, 111.
1. Caroline (Hamlin.)
m. 2d Aug. 13, 1822 Betsey Rollins b. Dublin July 25, 1790, d. Dec. 2, 1872, dau.
of Joseph and Abigail (Greenwood) Rollins.
5. Daniel b. Ap. 14, 1825 ; m. Dec. 10. 1844 Martha Ann Loveland (q. v.).
1. Daniel Elliot b. March 3. 1847; d. March 11, 1_847.
2. John Algernon b. Ap. 27, 1849; m. June 20, 18.2 Carrie E. Hayward (q. v.).
3. Frederick Seymour b. June 24, 1853; m. Oct. 26, 1875 Fanny Roxana Wright (q. v.).
6. Joseph Elliott b. Sept. 24, 1827: m. 1st Sept. 15,1853 Mary E. Livermore (q. v.) d.
Acworth March 9, 1872 ; rem. to Acworth 1867.
1. John Willie b. Jan. 1, 1855. 2. Charles Fremont b. Gardner, Mass. Nov. 15, 1857 ; d. Marlow Oct. 27, 1878.
3. Ida Mary b. Marlow Sept. 3, 1860; d. Acworth Dec. 3, 1876. 4. Henry Elliot b. Marlow Jan. 1, 1867.
m. 2d Nov. 27, 1873 Mrs. Laura Lestina (Cummings) Sanborn b. Acworth Nov. 19, 1841,
dau. of Alvah and Polly (Grout ) Cummings.
5. Mary Laura b. Acworth Jan. 21, 1875.
7. Eliza Ann b. Jan. 28, 1830; m. Philander Howland (q. v.).
8. Elbridge b. Jan. 11, 1X34 ; m. Oct. 20, 1859 Mary Ann Emerson b. Keene Sept. 19, 1835,
dau. of Charles and Belinda (Stone) Emerson.
1. Arthur b. Marlow Oct. 10, 1860. 2. Frank Elbridge b. Marlow Oct. 17, 1862.
3. Alice Eliza b. Keene May 15, 1868. 4. Rollins Emerson b. Keene Aug. 4, 1872.
Franklin A. Smith m. March 12, 1845 Sarah Collins. (Town Book.)
George Kilburn Smith b. 1823; m. Patty Malvina Webster (q. v.).
1. Abby Olive b. Ap. 26, 1850. 2. Stella F. b. 1856 ; d. Nov. 21, 1861.
Jonathan Smith Jr. m. March 10, 1768 Huldah Hayward b. Mendon, Mass.
Nov. 1748, d. March 11, 1839, dau. of Peter and Ruth (Rutter) Hayward.
Joseph Smith (bro. of Dudley?) on tax list 1821.
Obadiah Smith m. Aug. 27, 1772 Martha Dewey; lived on May place.
1. Martha b. Aug. 20, 1774. 2. John b. March 25, 1777. 3. Israel b. Sept. 18, 1780.
4. Obadiah b. March 3, 1782; d. March 4, 1782. 5. Susannah b. Aug. 23, 1784.
GENEALOGIES. 393
Oka Smith of Acworth m. Dec. 17, 1844 Frances L. Shapley. (Town Book.)
Samuel Smith b. Goffstown Dec. 21, 1757; d. Jan. 8, 1853; ra. Margaret
b. Goffstown Nov. 13, 1761, d. uuk Sept, 10, 1815.
1. Abigail b Goffstown March 10, 1785 ; d. Hartland, Vt. March 17. 1852 ; ra. Jaquith.
2. Sarah b. New Boston Ap. 23, 1787. 3. Betsey b. New Boston Oct. 3, 1788 ; d. Jan. 8, 1837.
4. Mary b. Hartland. Vt, Sept. 2, 1790 : m. David Ware (q. v.). 5. Abel b. Hartland, Vt.
Nov. 27, 179:) ; d. there Sept. 30, 1803. 6. Nancy b. Hartland, Vt. March 13, 1796.
7. John b. Hartland, Vt. Feb. 5, 1798; d. Bangor, N. Y. March 24, 1841 ; m. May 27, 1824
Lucy Whitney (q. v.) ; a Christian minister. 8. Edith Clements b. Hartland, Vt. Jan. 20,
1800 ; d. unk. Ap. 8. 1827 : m Bagley. 9. Samuel b. Hartland. Vt. Nov. 9, 1801.
10. Calista b. Hartland. Vt. Ore. 8, 1804; m. Rev. George Fairbanks (q. v.).
11. William b. Hartland, Vt. July 12, 1807 ; d. Ap. 1, 1870 ; m. June 9, 1835 Annis Eliza
Newman (q. v.).
1. Jane Elizabeth b. Millbury, Mass. Ap. 8, 1836; m. George Wright (q. v.).
2. Flora Medora b. Sullivan Dec. 2G, 1847; in. Henry Grant (q. v.).
12. David McAllister b. Hartland, Vt. May 29, 1809 ; in. Jan. 1, 1831 Lucy B. Hemenway
(q. v.) d. Springfield, Vt. Jan. 1847 ; r. Springfield, Vt.
1. Rosalie Hemenway b. Feb. 15, 1832. 2. Laforest Marcellus b. Oct. 12, 1833.
Solomon Smith bro. to Dudley, was b. Dracut? 1770; d. Oct. 1, 1859; m. and
had several ch.; m. 2d Sept. 15, 1840 Rebecca Baker (q. v.) d. Sullivan June 1875.
Thomas Smith son of Jonathan, m. Ap. 15, 1762 Elisheba Jones d. Surry Feb.
21, 1825 set. 85.
1. Stephen b. Hartford, Conn. Aug. 24, 1763. 2. Thomas b. Hartford ? Conn. Nov. 14, 1765.
3. Daniel b. Nov. 5, 1767 ; ax. 1st Nabby — — d. Surry Sept. 1798.
I. Charlotte b. Surry 1788. 2. Daniel b. Surry 1790. 3. James b. Surry 1794.
4. Thankful b. 1796. 5. Nabby b. Sept. ? 1798; d. inf.
m. 2d Nov. 28, 1799 Sibyl Hayward b. Surry 1772, dan. of Peter and Esther (Holmes) Hay-
ward.
6. Nabby Ann b. Surry 1800; m. and d. Wisconsin. 7. Sarepta b. Surry May 31, 1803; m. Willard Car-
penter (q. v.). 8. Thomas Jefferson b. Surry 1805; r. Wise, and has a large family.
9. Jonathan Howard bapt. Surry June 5, 1808.
10. Elias bapt. Surry March 5, 1810; was a prominent Christian minister and d. Corning, N. Y.
II. Stephen bapt. Surry Sept. 4, 1817; d. there Ap. 28, 1848; m. Ap. 29, 1847 Betsey C. Ware (q. v.).
4. Cushmau b. Surry Sept. 12, 1769 : m. Azubah b. unk. 1770.
1. Sophronia b. .Surry 1795. 2. Azubah b. Surry 1797.
3. Trumbull b. Surry 1799. 4. Aldeu b. Surry 1801.
5. Thankfull b. Surry July 9, 1772. 6. Ichabod b. Surry May 23, 1775 ; d. there Sept. 18, 1777.
7. Roxelana b. Surry Aug. 14, 1777.
Thomas Smith m. Nov. 15, 1832 Ahnira Chase both of Unity. (Town Book.)
Jay S. Snell b. N". Y. 1843; at Dr. Hammond's 1865.
Morey Snell bro. of preceding- ; at Dr. Hammond's 1 865.
John Spalding a Christian minister 1835-7.
John H. Sparhawk m. Martha, dan. of Lyndon and Elizabeth Stowell (Willis)
Watkins; r. Swanzey; taxed here 1855-7.
1. George. 2. Carrie. 3. Willie. 4. Charles.
Tower Spear m. " Ellener " • a blacksmith 1828-31.
1. Martin Tower b. Keene Sept. 1826.
Joseph Spencer m. Lucy, dau. of Daniel Dart of Bolton, Conn.
1. Luther b. May 17, 1766. 2. Chloe b. Aug. 11, 1768. 3. Elijah d. Jan. 13, 1769.
4. Ruth b. Surry Ap. 9, 1771. There were also Erastus, Joseph, and Jerusha.
Calvin "W". Spooner, son of Elhanan and Emily (Palmer) 8pooner, was b.
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394 GILSUM.
Woodbury, Conn. 1838; d. Philadelphia, Penn. Dec. 1873; m. June 9, 1862 Ellen
Augusta Mack (q. v.).
1. Calvin Mack b. June 21. 1863.
Willis Stanford b. Dummerston, Vt. June 1, 1808; m Elinda Adams b.
Keene ? June 30, 1808, d. there Oct. 1857, dau. of Elijah and Amanda Adams; r.
Chesterfield.
1. George Willis b. Marlboro' 1826; killed on Cheshire Railroad about 1848.
2. Elizabeth b. Marlboro' 1830; d. Worcester, Mass. 1857; m. George Lovell.
1. Charles (Lovell) a stock-raiser in Colorado.
3. Sarah Sophia b. Marlboro' Ap. 11, 1833; in. March 29, 1853 Morgan J. Sherman b. Worth-
ington, Mass. Jan. 27, 1828. son of Asa and Margaret (Van Ettcn) Sherman.
1. Lizzie Van Etten (Sherman) b. Westminster, Vt. Jan. 10, 1856; m. Sept. 27, 1875 Lemuel Alexander
Brandebury, in pension office at Washington, D. C.
1. Carl Sherman (Brandebury; b. Keene Dec. 10, 1876.
2. Grace Fassett (Sherman) b. Westminster, Vt. Nov. 19, 1857. 3. George Edward (Sherman) b. Walpole
Nov. 14, 18C3. 4. Kale Spalding (Sherman) b. Walpole Aug. 13, 1866.
4. Mary Ann b. Keene May 6, 1835 ; m. Darius E. Smith of Worcester, Mass.
1. Edward (Smith) b. Worcester, Mass. 1865.
5. Elias Marble b. Keene Feb. 15. 1837 ; r. Boston, Mass.
6. Charles Henrv b Keene June 1839; m. Augustus Cutler; r. Nelson.
1. Eva. 2. Edward. 3. John. 4. Mabel.
7. Ellen Maria b. Keene Aug. 20, 1841 : r. Keene.
m. 2d Laura, dau. of Abraham Stiles of Keene.
Orp 4 "TVT~| T^~V" Pentecost Stanley of Attleboro'. Mass., supposed to be a grandson of Matthew of Tops-
^ -L -£*- i-* XJ L J X • field, Mass., m. Patience Blackmer and had Hhoda, Sally, Dolly, Israel, Abner went
South, Lucy, Patience and Nancy. Israel m. Eunice Norwood and had Nathaniel, Susan, Arvilla, Orra, Nancy,
and Alonzo A. r. Swanzey. Nathaniel m. Sylvia Hills and had Francis H., Cyrus W., and Fidelia L.
Cyrus Wright Stanley b. Swanzey June 11, 1828; m. Eunice Cynthia Wat-
kins b. Winchester Oct. 31, 1832, dau. of Lyndon and Elizabeth Stowell ( Willis)
Watkins; on tax list 1855.
^THT^ \ R1\T^ ^n Enolari(l this name has usually been written Sterne. Isaac Stearns prob. from
k_7 1- Xj iA.XVXl O . Nayland. Suffolk Co. England, came to New- England in 1630 and settled in Watertown,
Mass. In his will his signature is spelled Sternes, and he bequeathes £10 ,; to my kinsman Charles Stearns." The
relationship however remains undetermined. Charles Steams was admitted freeman May 6. 1646, and in 164s
he bought land in Watertown, Mass. His wife Hannah d. 1651. He in. 2d June 22, 1654 Rebecca, dau. of John
and Rebecca Gibson of Cambridge, Mass. Their son John b. Watertown, Mass. Jan. 24, 165?; m. 1st Judith, dau.
of George Lawrence; m. 2d Ap. 2, 1713 Mary, dau. of Richard Norcross. and s. in Lexington, Mass. where he d.
Feb. 22, 1722. A son by his 1st wife was John b. Lexington, Mass.; m. Aug. 10, 1715 Deliverance Bigelow b.
Watertown, Mass. Sept. 22, 1695, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Flagg) Bigelow. He rem. to Worcester, Mass. where
in 1748 he was Captain of rangers sent out against the Indians. His son Jotham was bapt. June 22, 1718, m. Mary,
dau. of Bartholomew Flagg. The eldest of their three children was Bartholomew b. VVorcester Aug. 4, 1742; m.
Mary Raymond and s. in Winchendon, Mass. 1777. They had teu ch., of whom Amos m. Deborah Miller, and had
sixteen ch., the twelfth of whom was Milton I.
Milton Isaac Stearns b. Winchendon, Mass. June 5, 1821; m. Dec. 31, 1850
Winefred Elizabeth Paine b. Chester, Vt. Dec. 25, 1827, dau. of Ephraim and Bet-
sey (Spaulding) Paine.
1. Lowell Harvey 1). Cavendish, Vt. Nov. 17, 1857; m. June 3, 1879 Mary E. Hayward
(q. v.) d. Sept. 19, 1880.
2. Arabella Eliza b. Alstead Sept. 1, 1866.
William Stearns from Walpole; in Factory 1836; went to Daysville, 111.
Daniel Steele on tax list 1798-1802.
Emil Steffins in Factory 1872.
John Stevens b. Mason Jau. 17, 1778; d. Surry June 7, 1845; m. March 6,
1800 Lydia Brown b. Mason Dec. 19, 1779, d. Surry June 14, 1843, dau. of David
and Lydia Brown.
GENEALOGIES. 395
1. Martha b. Alstead ? Jan. 22, 1801 ; m. Nov. 25, 1833 Dean Tyler, son of Stephen and Patty
(Baxter) Tyler.
1. John Stephen (Tyler) b. Langdon Dec. 29, 1834; d. Marlow March 23, 1862; m. Hattie, dau. of Dick
Elliot of Marlow.
2. Julia Ann (Tyler) b. Keene Sept. 19, 1836; m. Oct. 2, 1858 Alfred L. Lane of Templeton, Mass.
1. Maltie (Lane.) 2. Arthur Elmer (Lane.)
2. Almon b. Alstead Aug. 29, 1801; d. Surry Nov. 18. 1865; in. Elizabeth Bodge b. Dor-
chester, Mass. Dec. 10, 1803, dau. of David Osborne and Sally (Blake) Bodge.
1. Sarah Louisa b. Surry June 3, 1832; d. there June 27, 1848.
2. George Almon b. Surry Ap. 6, 1837; d. Jan. 7, 1877; m. Oct. 22, 1855 Urbanah M. Mack (q. v.).
1. Marv Adaline b. Surry Oct. 30, 1857. 2. Fred Arthur b. Surry May 28, 1862. 3. Mabel Estella b. Sept. 13, 1870.
3. Willard Brown b. Alstead 1807; d. Somerville,'Ma'ss. Sept. 20, 1859 ; m. June 2, 1831
Mary Wilson of Hancock.
1. Frances Louisa b. Hancock June 30, 1832; d. there Oct. 26, 1839.
2. Mary Frances b. Hancock Oct. 8, 1839: m. Milton Bruce of Townsend, Mass.
1. Harry (Bruce) d. ch. 2. Walter (Bruce.)
4. Louisa It. Alstead Aim 28, 1*10 : d. unm. Surry June 30, 1832.
5. Holland b. Surry May 10, 1813 : m. .Mrs. Maria (Benton) Britton (see Benton) ; r. Surry.
Abraham Sth.es on Pease place 1820 ; rem to Keene.
1. Lucy. 2. Miranda. 3. Gardner.
Nellie (Davis) Stempson b. Fitchburg, Mass. 1854; housekeeper for George
K. Hayward.
1. Ernest b. Fitchburg, Mass. 187G.
Orp/"i^jV"T7^ The tradition is that two brothers of this name came from the old country. The first name
^ A V71l Hi. we have js Samuel b. Groton, Mass., rem. to Gardner. Mass., m. Martha Wilder. He d. Gard-
ner, Mass. 1831, set. 80. They had Eunice m. Israel Stone; Samuel; Joseph; Josiah; Benjamin and Oliver, twins;
Mary m. Jonas Patch; Abram; Diedamia m. Joel Walker; and Miriam.
Oliver Stone b Gardner, Mass. Jan. 20, 1789; d. Aug. 31, 1874; m. Oct. 14,
1823 Betsey Holt b. Nelson Sept. 6. 1789, d. Milford Jan. 12, 1863.
1. Bradley b. Sullivan Aug. 6, 1824; m. 1st June 4, 1851 Asenath Jane Colburn b. Brook-
line March 1821 ; d. Milford Oct, 10, 1861, dau. of Nathaniel Wheat and Asenath (Melendy)
Colburn.
1. Betsey Jane b. Milford March 12, 1852 ; d. there Sept. 3, 1854.
in. 2d June 26, 1863 Harriet Eliza Jane Semple b. Cambridge, Mass. Aug. 15, 1826, dau. of
John and Susan Caroline (Leslie) Semple.
2. Ada Lillian b. Milford Feb. 6, 1865. 3. Myra Jane b. Milford June 10, 1867.
Clement Stone m. Lydia Thompson (q. v.) d. Saxonville, Mass. Jan. 24,1865;
taxed here 1845.
Luther Stone on tax list 1862.
S'PITRTT^'V" X AT Cornelius Sturtevcmt, son of David, was b. Plympton, Mass. Nov. 13, 1734;
O -L U -Li) _L XJ t ixil A . rem_ t0 Keene 1779 ; s. in a log house on the Isaiah Wilderplace, and taught
school. He d. Keene March 8. 1826: m. Sarah Bosworth b. Plympton, Mass. Dec. 19, 1737. d. Keene Ap. 25, 1826.
Their ch. were Luke b. Oct. 12, 1767, killed by fall of tree June 22, 1811, m. Abial Kingsbury; Elias m. Jerusha
Wright (q. v.); Cornelius; Luther d. inf.: Luther b. Feb. il, 1775, d. Keene Dec. 31, 1863, m. Azubah Claflin;
Isaac (twin) b Aug. 19, 1777, d. unm. Keene July 5, 1816; and Sally (twin) m. 1st John Osgood of Sullivan, m.
2d John Snow of Keene. ( 'orm litis Jr. b. Plympton, Mass. May 8. 1771; d. in U. S. army at Piketon, O. Aug. 2,
1821; served in 17th Ileg't Infantry in the war of 1812; m. Molly Fisher b. Keene Ap. 4. 1770, d. there May 4,
1853, dau. of Ichabod and Experience Fisher. He was a printer and edited "The Rising Sun," a paper published
in Keene about 1795. He contributed many articles both in prose and poetry to the papers of the day. (Appendix
K.) His ch. were Henry b. Keene Feb. 2, 1795, d. Sept. 6, 1812 ; Maria b. Keene May 13, 1797, d. 'Feb. 24, 1804,
and George W.
George Washington Stitrtevant b. Putney, Vt. Jan. 28,1799; d. Keene
Aug. 9, 1875; m. Ap. 15, 1823 Fanny Kilburn (q. v.) d. Keene July 18, 1875;
taxed here 1820.
1. George Henry b. Keene Jan. 19, 1824 ; m. Feb. 18, 1847 Susan Maria Farnsworth b. Ray-
mond Ap. 24, 1826 ; d. Concord Dec. 6, 1864, dau. of Rev. Seth and Amanda Melvina (Ut-
ley) Farnsworth; a printer in Boston, Mass.
396 GIL SUM.
1. Ella Louisa b. Keene March 5, 1849.
2. Edward Everett b. Keene Aug. 7,1827; killed at Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13,1862;
major in U. S. army.
3. Frances Cornelia b. Keene July 27, 1829 ; m. March 20, 1850 Samuel Elkins Hall b. Lee
Feb. 18, 1825, son of Hatevil and Abigail (Elkins) Ball ; r. Keene.
1. Edward Eugene (Hall) b. Epsom Feb. 26, 1851; ra. Mrs. Jennie (Smith) Thompson; a carpenter; r.
Greenwich, Mass. 2. George Henry (Hall) b. Keene Ap. 22, 185.'!.
3. Ada Frances (Hall) b. Keene Oct. 10, 1855.
4. Emma Grace (Hall) b. Keene Dec. 7, 1857; d. there Dec. 24, 1857.
5. Lizzie Elkins (Hall) b. Keene Jan. 2, 1859. 6. Ellen Grace (Hall) b. Keene Dec. 20, 1860.
7. Etta Lillian .(Hall) } b K A u lg65_ 9 wl,/iam Uatevil (Hall) b. Keene July 7. 1867.
[8. Emma Marian (Hall) J ' v ' J
10. Frank James Elkins (Hall) 1). Keene Ap. 16, 1869. 11. Lulu Estelle (Hall) b. Keene Sept. 7, 1872.
4. Sarah Elizabeth b. Keene Sept. 2, 1832. 5, Ellen Mary b. Keene Oct, 7, 1834.
6. William Wright b. Keene Nov. 4, 1843; in, Nov. 2, 1872 Minnie Kidder; a musician; r.
Boston, Mass.
1. Alice Mabel b. Concord July 24, 1872; d. there Aug. 24, 1872.
2. Maud Irene b. Taunton, Mass. Oct. 21, 1873.
William Sullivan- from Springfield, Vt. worked in Factory 1872.
Charles Sumner b. Dedham, Mass. 17(59; d. March 24,1835; m. Cynthia Pet-
tee b. Dedham, Mass. Jan. 1777, d. Aug. 28, 1859, dau. of Benjamin Pettee.
1. John b. unk. about 1800; d. Keene Aug. 1852; m. 1st Eliza Ann Mansfield b. Stoddard
1818, d. May 6, 1836, dau. of Daniel Mansfield : m. 2d Sept. 1838 Lucy Smith b. Keene
March 16, 1816, dau. of Augustus Antoine and Susannah (Trask) Smith.
1. John b. Aug. 1839, d. inf. 2. Henry Harrison b. 1840. d. inf. 3. Henry b. Keene Jan. 3, 1842; d. there
Sept. 1856. 4. Corydon Knapp b. Keene Oct. 1845; d. there Sept. 1847.
t5. Eliza b. Keene Sept. 1847; m. Ransford Williams of Rockville, Conn.
1. Nellie (Williams) d. ch. 2. Henry (Williams) b. Rockville, Conn. 1868.
2. Joel d. Brattleboro', Vt. ; m. Sarah Dewey of Keene ; a ship carpenter : r. N. Y.
1. Sarah Jane m. Levi W. Gunn (q. v.). 2. William Henry.
3. Charles b. unk. about 1804: d. Bethlehem; m. Jan. 5, 1826 Abigail M., dau. of Bezaleel
and Hannah (Baker) Hill; r. Brattleboro', Vt.
1. Willard. 2. Henry. 3. Thomas. 4. Mary. 5. Harriet.
4. Nancy b. unk. 1811 ; m. John Grimes (q. v. ). 5. Irene b. Stockbridge, Vt. May 16, 1810 ;
m. Hezekiah Webster (q. v.). 6. Lucy b. Keene 1811 ; d. unm. Jan. 13, 1834.
7. David b. Keene 1813 ; d. Manchester" Sept. 1872 ; m. 1st Dec. 10, 1834 Sarah Grimes (q. v.)
d. Keene Oct. 19, 1874.
1. Cynthia Sarah b. Sept. 26, 1835; d. Keene Feb. 17, 1859; m. July 7, 1857 Henry J. Day.
2. E'lmira Calista b. July 24. 1838; m. 1st June 6. 1856 George Gilbert b. Northfield, Mass. Feb. 18, 1841,
d. there June 4, 1863, son of Lyman and Emily Gilbert; in. 2d March 7, 1866 Sylvenus Meriman Stebbins
b. Northfield, Mass. Ap. 4, 1817, son of Cyrus and Maw Stebbins.
1. Lara Cynthia (Stebbins) b. Northfield, Mass. Dec. 1, 1867.
2. Lester Eliot (Stebbins) b. Northfield, Mass. Sept. 15, 1869.
m. 2d Dec. 14, 1843 Charlotte Mandell Smith b. Keene Dec. 12, 1824, dau. of Augustus
Antoine and Susannah (Trask) Smith.
3. Alonzo b. Keene Aug. 1844; d. unm. Wilton 1875. 4. Susan Morna b. Keene Ap. 1846; d. Sept. 12,
1847. 5. Susan A. b. June 1848. 6. Edward b. March 11, 1851.
8. Luke b. Keene and d. there young.
Harriet Locard Swinton, dau. of Andrew and Anna (Glover) Swinton, was
b. Manchester, Eng. Sept. 2, 183(5; came over in 1804; a weaver; rem. to Peter-
boro' 1880.
Stephen C. Switzer b. Bath 1793; m. Dec. 1, 1863 Mrs. Fanny (Willis) Ware
(q. v.) ; on tax list 1864. She r. Surry.
Moses Sylvester worked for W. A. Wilder 1878.
Joseph N". Taft b. Winchester 1821; m Mary H. Alcott b. Swanzey 1822; in
Gilsum 1860.
GENEALOGIES. 397
1. Annette M. b. unk. 1844. 2. Abby B. b. unk. 1847. 3. Adora J. b. unk. 1851. 4. Char-
lie J. b. unk. 1853. 5. James 0. b. unk. 1856. 6. Annis A. b. Keene Aug. 16, 1858.
rp A ~V7~T {"IT? Tradition says three bros. of this name came from England "soon after the Pilgrims."
A- •£*- J- -L^Vy JTV. One s. in Mass., one in Conn., and the other in Virginia. Caleh Taylor supposed to be
grandson of the Massachusetts brother, r. at Littleton, Mass., m. Mary Witt, and had Samuel. Thomas, Richard,
Elias and Caleb. A Thomas Taylor supposed to lie identical with the one just mentioned, was b. Littleton, Mass.
Ap. 14, 1718, and about 1 7(37 rem. from Dunstable, Mass. to Milford. N. H. where he d. 1818. His ch. were
Thomas m. Hutchinson, and r. Milford; William s. at Lyndeboro'; Samuel s. at Hillsboro'; Simeon; Joseph;
John r. at Nashua; Elizabeth b. June 23, 1764; and three daus.
Simeon Taylor b. Milford; d. 1818?; m. March 8, 1789 Eunice Bliss (q. v.).
1. Anna 1>. Ap. 12 or 20, 1794 ; m. Jonas Brown (q. v.).
2. John b. June 20. 1796; d. St. Charles, 111. Feb. 6. 1854: m Feb. 4, 1819 Gary Livermore
b. Alstead Ap. 17. 1797, d. Dubuque. Iowa March 25. 1873, dau. of Aaron and Caty (Hoyt)
Livermore.
1. Catherine Hoyt b. May 1, 1820; m. June 21, 1838 William Henry Brewster b. Claremont June 16, 1813.
1. Ellen MaAa (Brewster) b. Haverhill, Mass. .Tan. 28, 1841; d. num. Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 14, 1858.
2. Henrietta (Brewster) b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 1ft, 1843; a music teacher.
3. George Henry (Brewster) b. Providence, R. I. Sept. 30, 1846; m. .Ian. 7, 1870 Emma A. Kelley of Wheaton, III.;
business manager of Presbyterian paper at Chicago, 111
1. Mary Catherine. (Brewster) b. Wheaton, 111. Dec. 7, 1S70. 2. Fred Kellei/ (Brewster) b. Wheaton, 111. Sept. 28, 1872.
3. Agnes Julia (Brewster) b. Haywood, 111. July 10. ls?4 4. Henry Seehj (Brewster) b. Maywood, 111. Sept. 14, 1877.
4. Abbie Jane (Brewster) b. Lowell Alas,-. Aug. 28, 1S53; clerk in Recorder's office.
5. Catherine Leonora (Brewster) b. West Dennis, Mass. Ap. 16, 1856; d. Cleveland, Ohio Aug. 12, 1865.
6. Mary Louisa (Brewster) b. Cleveland, Ohio March 4, 185H; d. nnin. Wheaton, III. Jan. 23, 1871.
2. Emeline P. b. Sept. 15, 1821; m. Dec. 17, 1840 Henry Stiles b. Nelson Oct. 15, 1815, son of Andrew and
Dorcas (Beard) Stiles; r. Rochelle, 111.
1. George Henri/ (Stiles) b. Rochelle, 111. .Tan 26. 1X42: enlisted in army 1861. not heard from.
2. AIM,', Beard (Stiles) h Rochelle, III. May 24, 1845; m. Oct. 3, 1870 Susan C. McFall.
3. La Forest (Stiles) b. Rochelle, III. June 7, 184SI: in. Sept. 19, 1875 Pattie A. Cady.
4. Emma (Stiles) h. Rochelle, III. May 'J, 1853: d. there unm. Ap. 3, 1875. 5. Abbie (Stiles) b. Rochelle, III. Ap. 6, 185'J.
3. George Hammond b. May 30, 1823; m. Nov. 24, 1846 Emily C. Wood b. Prescott, Canada Dec. 8, 1824.
1. Alice b. Nashville, 111. Jan. 9, 1848; m. William 13. Floyd, a «ro'cer; r. St. Charles, 111.
2. Leonidas C. b. Nashville, 111. June 5, 1849 ; d. there Ap". 8, 1850.
3 Ella b. Nashville. III. Jan. 16, 1851; m. William Hemme, a money broker at San Francisco, Cal.
4. Flora b. Nashville, 111. Dec. 2, 1853; m. Daniel Timothy, a farmer in Lee Co. III.
5. Frank h. Franklin Grove, III. Aug. 15, 1859; a book-keeper.
6. Lucius b. Franklin Grove, 111. Sept. 12, 1863; a professional gardener.
4. Diancy Rawaon b. Feb. 7. 1825; m. Dec. 4, 1853 Shubael Pratt Adams b. Medfield, Mass. Feb. 5, 1817,
son of Nehemiah and Mary (Clark) Adams.
1. Katie Livermort (Adams) b. Lowell, Ma--. Sept. 1, 1854; m. Feb 12, 1874 Charles H. Hunger.
1. Shubael (Munger) b. Anauiosa, Iowa Feb. 13, 1875. 2. Mabel (Munger) b. Anamosa, Iowa Sept. 28, 1876.
2. William Livermore (Adams) b. Dubuque, Iowa Feb. 4, 1858; d. there Aug. 5. 1860.
3. Freddie (Adams) / , n , , T no ioeo d. there Jul v 27, 1862.
4. Alb, rt Francis (Adams) I b' D«ul»l«e> Iowa June 26, 1860;
5. John Taylor (Adams) b. Dubuque, Iowa Dec. 22, 1862. 6. Nellie Brt wstt r | Adams) b. Dubuque, Iowa May 16. 1865.
7. Susie Bell (Adams) b. Dubuque. Iowa Jan. 31, 1869.
5. Eunice Ann b. Jan. 28, 1834; m. Jan. 8. 18(38 Deloss Eugene Lyon b. Franklinville, N. Y. Nov. 14, 1830.
1. Abby Farwell (Lyon) b. Dubuque. Iowa Sept. 8, 1869. 2. George Taylor (Lyon) b. Dubuque, Iowa Feb. 21, 1873.
6. Jennie Alantha b. Alstead Dec. 31, 1836; m. June 18. 1861 Joseph Lathrop Dickinson b. Walpole, March
25, 1831. son of Rev. Pliny and Mary Brown (Bellows) Dickinson.
1. Louis Anns (Dickinson) b. Dubuque, Iowa Feb. 24, 1863; d. there Oct. 28, 1866. 2. Carrie Livermore (Dickinson) b.
Dubuque, Iowa Ap. 2, 1867. 3. Frank Eugene (Dickinson) b. Dubuque, Iowa Oct. 9. 1868.
4. Rut,,/ (Dickinson) b. Dubuque, Iowa June 5, 1871: d. there Nov. 24. 1875. 5. Willis Wood (Dickinson) b. Dubuque,
Iowa Nov. 30, 1872; d. there Nov. 7. 1875. 6 Mabel (Dickinson) b. Dubuque, Iowa March 29, 1878.
i. Abigail J b' Nov" U' 1802; d- Nov- 20' 1802-
Joseph Taylor, bro. of the preceding, was b. Dunstable Mass. Oct. 19, 1758;
d. Warrensville, 111. 1852 ; m. March 11, 1800 Susannah Bliss (q. v.) d. Java Vil-
lage, N. Y. 1811.
1. Almon b. Jan. 20, 1801; d. Blnffville, ? 111. Oct. 1865; m. June 20, 1827 Sophia Hendee
(q. v.) d. Bluffville. 111. Oct. 1>65; seven ch.
2. Laura b. Oct. 4, 1802 ; d. Redford, Mich.; ra. 1831 Israel Bell.
3. Sophronia b. Nov. 10, 1805 : m. Joseph Whitney (q. v.).
4. Alonzo b. Oct. 18, 1808 : m. Dec. 8. 1881 Diana Barber b. Warwick. Mass. Dec. 8, 1810 ;
d. Thomson, 111. Feb. 26, 1870, dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Conant) Barber.
1. Laura b. Java Village, N. Y. Oct. 20, 1832; d. unm. Thomson, HI. Dec. 27, 1866.
2. Melissa b. Java Village, N. Y. Aug. fj, 1S34; m. 1S54 George Cole.
398 GIL SUM.
8. Catherine b. Java Village, N. Y. July 30, 1836; d. Thomson, 111. Aug. 30, 1867; m. Ap. 13, 1856 John
Cole. 4. Joseph b. Java Village, N. Y. Sept. 6, 1838; m. Dee. 25, 1871 Abbie Williams; served in Co. B
1 17th Reg't, 111. volunteers. 5. Susanna b. Java Village. N. Y. Nov. 24, 1840; m. Jan. 19, 1868 John Cole.
6. Frederick b. Java Village, N. Y. Jan. 1, 1843; m. Oct. 24, 1867 Alice Hinds; served in Co. B 147th
Reg't, 111. volunteers. 7. Tryphena b. Java Village, N. Y. Feb. 21. 184.".; d. there March 20, 1845.
8. Almon b. Java Village, N. Y. July 12, 1846; m. Dec. 25, 1873 Lellah Hinds. 9. Alonzo b. Java Village,
N. Y. Sept. 5, 1849 : d. unm. St. Louis, Mo. Feb. 21, 1873. 10. Ida O. b. Elk Grove, 111. May 19, 1852.
5. Alvira Ik Ap. 9, 1816 ; d. N. Y. 1840 ; m. Jacob Chase.
Caleb Taylor, son of Caleb and Mary, was b. Littleton, Mass. May 23, 1724; m. Susannah Shattuck. Among
their ch. was Arthur b. Lunenburg, Mass; m. Rebecca Wilder; r. Jaffrev: and had a son Luke.
Luke Taylor b. JaftVey March 17, 1804; d. Nashua Feb. 13, 1847; m. Oct.
11, 1827 Julia Hemenway (q. v.).
1. Luke Ward b. Jaffrey March 18 1829; m. June 1857 Ellen Russell b Windsor, V~t. 1838,
dau. of Ebcnezer and Mary (Brewer) Russell.
1. Minnie b. Springfield, Vt. Jan. 9, 1858. 2. Henry Emerson b. Windsor, Vt. May 21, 1865.
3. Ebenezer b. Weathersfield, Vt. March 2, 1867. 4. Effie Maud b. Weathersfield,' Vt. Ap. 1, 1869.
5. Luke Hemenway b Weathersfield, Vt. Sept. 18, 11S70.
6 William Carpenter b. Weathersfield, Vt. March 14, 1872. 7. Arthur b. Springfield, Vt. Jan. 12, 1876.
2. Julia Elizabeth b. Sullivan Dec. 20, 1830: m. Jan. 1, 1849 Charles James Haywood b.
Springfield, Vt. 1826, son of Cyrus and Phebc (Richardson) Haywood.
1. Walter Legro (Haywood) b. Springfield, Vt. May 5, 1854; m. Feb. 23, 1875 Eliza Townsend b. Boston,
Mass. Aug. 9. 1857, dau. of Luther Henry and Mary Adaline (Nichols) Townsend.
1. Perky Hemenway (Havwood) b. Merrimac Nov. li), 1876; d. there March 12, 1878.
2. dilutes Waller (Havwood) b. Merrimac March 29, 1878.
3. Julia Elizabeth (Havwood) l>. Worcester, Mass. Ap. 12, 1879.
2. Ida (Haywood) 1). Springfield, Vt. Sept. 1856. 3. Delia (Haywood) b. Springfield, Vt. July 1860.
3. Cynthia Rebecca b. Sullivan Jan. 9, 183:'. : m. Oct. 20, ]8;5o Charles Sherwin, son of Josiah
and Fanny (Lcland) Hayden of Springfield, Vt.
1. Charles Henry (Hayden) b. Windsor, Vt. July 14, 1855. 2. Funny Lcland (Havden) b. Northfield,
Vt. Aug. 9, 1860. 3. Fred Taylor (Hayden) b. Hartford, Vt. May 4, 1865.
4. Arthur Colby b. Sullivan Ap. 2, 1834 ; m. Louisa Putney of Westmoreland; served nine
months in the 16th Vt. Reg't.
1. Lena b. Weathersfield, Vt. d. 1862. 2. Leon b. Chester, Vt. 1865.
3. Charles Albert b. Weathersfield, Vt. 1867. 4. Jennie d. y.
5. Charles Hemenway b. Sullivan July 14, 1836 ; d. unm. Springfield, Vt Nov. 12, 1853.
6. George Washington b. Springfield', Vt. Oct. 7, 1838; m. 1st Jan 1. 1862 Agnes Cook b.
Springfield, Vt. 1846, d. there Jan. 1864, dau. of Seymour and Abiah (Church) Cook ; in.
2d June 28, 1865 Ellen Maria Eddy b. Troy, N. Y. June 2, 1847, dau. of Moses and Emily
(Hill) Eddy.
7. Albert Luther b. Springfield, Vt, Feb. 9, 1841 ; in. Jan. 3, 1862 Kate Pamelia Smith b.
Haddam, Conn. Oct. 5, 1839, dau. of Diodate and Pamelia ( Brainerd) Smith.
1. Leona Isabel b. Springfield, Vt Jan. 18, 1865.
2. Fred Albert b. Springfield. Vt. June 11, 1869; d. there Feb. 2, 1*77.
3. Eva Agnes b. Springfield, Vt. Nov. 6, 1876. 4. Laverna b. Alstead July 29, 1879.
8. Lucy b. Springfield, Vt, Aug. 27. 1843; m. Jan. 1. 1862 Samuel Andros Brock b. Dorset,
Vt. May 21, 1838, son of John and Nancy (Bowen) Brock.
1. Bertha Lizzie (Brock) b. Springfield, Vt. Jan. 16, 1866.
9. Henry Leon 1>. Springfield, Vt. June 11, 1846 ; d. there Dec. 3, 1853.
Marshall F. Taylor a tray-maker 1853-5.
John 8. Tebbetts tray maker 1863.
rriTTt AT p| T71 This family is said to have originated from two bros., William and Richard from Eng-
*- ±J 111. ST A^i HJ . )anc]_ Robert Temp le was killed by the Indians at Saco, Me. 1676. His son Richard b.
1668; d. Reading. Mass. 1737; m. 1696 Deborah, dau. of Thomas and Amy Parker. Their son Thomas b. Read-
ing, Mass. 1714; rem. to Framingham, Mass. about 1745; d. there Feb. 28, 1773; m. Sarah Parker d. there June
20, 1768. Their ch. were Thomas, Hananiah, Josiah, Richard, Sarah, Joseph, Phebe, Jonathan, and Ebenezer b.
Framingham, Mass. March 15, 1754; d. Marlboro' Oct. 7, 1805; m. Olive (iibbs b. Framingham, Mass. May 18,
1758, dau. of Isaac and Lois (Townsend) Gibbs d. (Jilsum June 3, 1825. Their ch. were Anna, Foster, Patty,
Isaac, Thomas, Joseph, Jesse, Asenath m. B. L. Mack (q. v.), and Sophira m. Oliver Bobbins (q. v.).
Foster Temple b. Marlboro' March 31, 1779; d. July 12, 1839; m. Sarah Dun-
ham d. May 6, 1865; s. at Charlestown, Mass.
GENEALOGIES. 399
1. George William Foster b. Charlestown, Mass. Ap. 18, 1811; d. Alstead Oct. 5, 1876; m.
Ap. 2, 18:16 Mary Fisk Temple b. Marlboro' Aug. 16, 1809, dau. of Thomas and Jane
(Banks) Temple.
1. George Henry b. Feb. 15, 1837; m. 1st Sept. 22, I860 Lusylvia A. Bignall (see Redding) d. Sept. 13,
1868.
1. Flora Henrietta b. Alstead June 19. 1862. 2. Clara Eliza b. Nov. 21, 1865.
3. Alonzo George b. June 29, 1367; d. Jan. 31, 1868.
m. 2d May 4, 1870 Ellen Gates (q. v.).
2. Mary Ellen b. Aug. 31, 1840; m. Sept. 24, 1862 Edward Payson Banks b. Alstead Dec. 31, 1842, son of
Jabez and Clarissa (Grimes) Banks; r. Nashua.
1. Mabel Salome (Banks) b. Westminster, Mass. Oct. 16, 1865.
2. Nelia Estella (Banks) b. Westminster, Mass. Dec. 25, 1867.
3. Sarah Eliza b. Aug. 29, 1843; m. March 21. 1872 Irving Ambrose White b. Marlboro' Aug. 28, 1852,
son of Lorenzo and Arvilla (Converse) White; r. Killingly, Conn.
1. Mary Enluloo (White) b. Alstead March 21, 1876.
4. Lucy Adelia b. Alstead Aug. 12, 1845; m. Jesse B. Isham (q. v.).
2. Isaac Francis Brenaugh b. Charlestown, Mass. Dec. 1812; in. Sept. 1838 Harriet Augusta
Stowe ; r. Charlestown, Mass.
1. Althea Louisa b. May 1839; m. Gustin Houston; r. Somerville, Mass.
1. Frank (Houston) graduated from Harvard University 1879. 2. Arthur (Houston.)
Jesse Temple, bro. of preceding, was b. Marlboro' March 21, 1792; d. there
May 29 or 31, 1860; m. Feb. 24, 182-4 Betsey Ellis (q. v.) d. Dec. 23, 1842.
1. Anna Maria b. Nov. 19, 1824 ; m. Nov. 22, 1853 Moses Lovell Clark b. Royalston, Mass.
Aug. 17. 1880, son of Eber and Sarah (Chase) Clark ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
1. Charles Lyman (Clark) b. Fitchburg? Mass. Aug. 22, 1854; d. there Dec. 1, 1867.
2. Ruth Delana b. March 13. 1827 ; d. Sept. 6 or 9. 1 82s.
3. Ebenezer Franklin b. May 29, 1829 ; m. Feb. 13, 1855 Lucy A. Rugg (see Beverstock) ;
r. Mason City, Iowa.
4. Pamelia Asenath b. Aug. 22,1832; m. March 10,1863 Silas Adams b. fJubbardston,
Mass. Aug. 31, 1820, son of Elisha and Betsey (Dean) Adams; chairmaker and Real Estate
agent at (iardner, Mass.
5. Ruth Elizabeth b. Nov. 19, 1836; m. Feb. 17, 1864 Levi dishing Sawin b. Ashburnham,
Mass. Aug. 11, 1838, son of Asa and Charlotte (Phillips) Sawin of Ashljurnham, Mass. ; r.
Athol, Mass.
Melvin Temple taxed here 1838.
Amon S. Texney Methodist preacher 1846 and 1849.
Kimball Tenney m. Dec. 31, 1818 Sevia Dustin (q. v.).
1. Franklin Gibson b. Alstead Dec 11, 1S19 : d. unk. Dec. 9, 1840.
Joseph Thatchek b. 1806, m. Nancy J. b. 1805.
1. Lucius b. Keene 1841 ; m. Sept. 21, 1863 Delvina Lydia Hunt b. Mason Oct. 13, 1837,
dau. of David French and Eliza Kimball (Batcheller) Hunt : r. Chesterfield.
1. Bertie Chamberlain b. Jan. 1870. 2. Leon Hunt b. Keene; d. ch.
2. Lucy b. Keene.
3. Albert Joseph b. Keene 1849; m. Nov. 19,1872 Mary L. Knight b. Alstead 1852 ; r.
Athol, Mass.
1. A son b. March 28, 1873.
Eli Thayer m. Aug. 24, 1802 Mrs. Hannah (Borden) Bliss (q. v.).
1. David )
2. Samuel [ bapt. July 5, 1807.
3. Vester )
rPl-J("^\T P**k(^i TV" C'oonrod Thompson emigrated from Spain and s. in Maryland, and had Wil-
J- AJ-V^ -i-T-LJ. k_7 \J lS\ • lia)a who m. Fanny Marygoold. Their ch. were Charles a physician in Canada,
Henry A., Allen an Episcopal clergyman in Canada, Ellen m. Roshell, Mary, Coonrod, William, and George.
Henry Arthur Thompson b. Bladensburg, Md. May 18, 1818; m. Ap. 1850
Sarah Jane Seaver b. Starks, Me. Oct. 13, 1832, dau. of John and Leafy (Lovell)
Seaver.
400 GILSUM.
1. Ella Mabel b. Fitzwilliam Jan. 28, 1852.
2. Emma Frances b. Fitzwilliam Feb. 17, 1858; m. Sept. 15, 1868 Abel Adelbert Houghton
b. Slatersville, R. I. Jan. 17, 1844, son of Abel and Mary (Ellis) Houghton.
1. Bertram Adelbert (Houghton) b. Keene March 17, 1869; d. there July 17, 1869" 2. George H enry (Hough-
ton) b. Keene May 26, 1871. 3. Lena Bell (Houghton) b. Keene Mav 12, 1876; d. there July 12, 1878.
3. Henry Arthur b. Troy Dec. 8, 1855.
4. Eva Jane b. Troy Aug. 2, 1857 ; m. July 1877 Nelson A., son of James Bartlett of
Chesterfield.
1. Bertha Belle (Bartlett) b. Keene July 8, 1878.
5. Charles Edmund b. May 12, 1859.
Benjamin Thompson, son of William and Lydia, was b. Alstead May 3, 1774;
d. Jan. 11, 1857; m. Nov. 29, 1798 Anna Tnbbs (q. v.) d. March 1, 1848.
1. Hannah b. Nov. 26. 1799; d. unm. Nov. 3, 1819.
2. Benjamin b. May 9, 1802 ; d. Feb. 1.1850: in. June 4, 1830 Lucena Gibbs b. Sullivan
Ap. 10, 1807, d. Mason City, Iowa Sept. 21, 1875, dau. of Dea. Dalphou and Asenath (Wat-
son) Gibbs. [She m. 2d Sept. 9, 1856 Simon Van Patter d. Mason City, Iowa Ap. 17, 1858,
set. 62. She m. 3d 1860 Andrew T. Miller d. Mason City, Iowa Dec. 3, 1866.]
1. Adelbert Mason b. June 4. 1834; in. Sept. 30, 1855 Elizabeth Boynton b. Sullivan Oct. 6, 1836, dau. of
David and Lucretia (Warren) Boynton.
1. Thomas Warren b. Mason City, Iowa Aug. 20, 1856; a physician. 2. Frank Benjamin b. Mason City, Iowa Nov. 14.
1858; m. Sept. 9, 1880 Carrie Thomson b. Ludington, Mich. March 18, 1855, dau. of John B. and Sana (Erickson)
Thomson. 3. Elmer Eugene b. Mason City, Iowa Aug. 20, 18G2; d. there Dec. 12, 1863. 4. Willie Adelbert b. Mason
City, Iowa March 31, 1867. 5. George Crosbv b. Mason Citv, Iowa Feb. 6, 1872. 6. Josephine Lizzie b. Mason Citv,
Iowa May 7, 1875. 7. Blanche Rev b. Mason" Citv, Iowa Juiv 11, 1876; d. there Nov. 3, 1876.
8. Baby b. Mason City, Iowa Aug." 14, 1879; d. there July 12", 1880.
2. Osnian Barrett b. June 11, 1839; m. March 16, 1861 Emma Elizabeth Adams b. Worcester, Mass. Oct.
6, 1840, dau. of Nathaniel M. and Emma Ann (Child) Adams.
1. Ella Isabelle b. Mason Citv, Iowa June 7, 1862; a school teacher. 2. Jennie Elizabeth b. Mason Citv, Iowa March
19, 1868. 3. Charles Barrett b. Mason Citv, Iowa Oct. 1, 1869.
3. Orrin V. b. Jan. 27, 1840; m. Nov. 1862 Martha Ann Owen b. Rockford. 111. Jan. 29, 1841, dau. of
Anson C. and Lorinda (Thomas) Owen.
3. John b. March 18, 1804; d. Deo. 6, 1S40 ; m. Dec. 6, 1831 Sarah Foster Winchester b.
Sullivan Jan. 27, 1814, dau. of Samuel and Sally (Foster) Winchester. [Samuel's father
was the first Congregational minister in Ashhurnham, Mass.]
1. Emily b. July 11, 1834, m. Francis C. Minor (q. v.).
2. Lydia b. Ap. 6, 1836, m. 1st George William Tubbs (q. v.), m. 2d Frank Russell Bovce (q. v.).
3. Simon Edwin b. Feb. 6, 1838; d. Athol, Mass. Feb. 1, 1868; m. Nov. 21, 1862 Fanny S. Forester b.
Orange, Mass. May 4, 1843, dau. of Nathaniel C. and Frances (Goddard) Forester. [She in. 2d Jan. o, 1876
Abner S. Stratton.]
1. Loren S. b. Orange, Mass. Oct. 26, 1863.
4. Jane Augusta b. Ap. 2, 1840, d. unm. Northfield, Vt. Feb. 18, 1859.
4. Juliet b. Oct. 1, 1806 ; m. Levi Barrett (q. v.).
5. Anna b. Sept. 7, 1808; d. Keene July 1863; m. 1st Nathaniel Joslyn of Stoddard.
1. Julia (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Nov. 13, 1831 ; d. there unm. Nov. 12, 1861.
2. Frederick (Joslyn) b. Stoddard, d. ch.
3. Horace (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Aug. 20, 1834; m. Nov. 25, 1858 Mary Jane Carroll b. Keene 1842, d.
there Sept. 20. 1870, dau. of George and Mary Carroll.
1. Mary Lizzie (Joslyn) b. Keene Oct. 14, 1859. 2. Julia (Joslvn) b. Keene Oct. 21, 1861.
3. Ida May (Joslyn) b. Keene Nov. 30, 1866 ; d. there Oct. 11. "1867.
4. Walter Frederick (Joslyn) b. Keene March 17, 1868. 5. James Franklin (Joslyn) b. Keene Nov. 11, 1869.
4. Nancy (Joslyn) b. Stoddard June 25, 1836; m. May 6, 1875 Henry Allard Woodbury b. Canada 1844.
m. 2d Ap. 15, 1844 Benjamin Starkey of Keene.
5. Eliza (Starkey) b. Keene Dec. 22, 1845; m. Sumner Wellington (q. v.).
6. Ellen (Starkey) b. Keene Aug. 11, 1848; d. there unm. May 1873.
6. Lydia b. Nov. 6, 1810 ; m. Clement Stone (q. v.). 7. William b. Feb. 15, 1813 ; m. Abi
gail Webb of Sterling, Mass. 8. Simon b. March 14, 1816; d. unm. Sept. 24, 1837.
9. Polly b. July 13, 1822; d. Feb. 26, 1826.
David Thompson bro. of preceding, m. Molly Bliss (q. v.) ; rem. to Ohio.
1. Polly b. June 16, 1790 ; m. Amasa Farnam (q. v.). 2. David b. Sept, 30, 1791.
3. Dyer b. Aug. 6, 1793. 4. Roswell b. Feb. 13, 1795. 5. Preston b. July 21, 1796.
6. Willard b. Aug. 17, 1798. 7. Sally b. May 16, 1800. 8. Lucy bapt. June 1, 1806.
9. Mehitabel bapt. June 1, 1806. 10. Alden b. July 3, 1805. 11. Eunice b. Jan. 25, 1807.
GENEALOGIES. 401
Joseph Thompson, bro. to preceding, m. Oct. 28, 1812 Polly Converse; rem. to
New York.
1. Joseph d. unm. 2. Hosea d. num. 3. Mary m. Daniel Francis of Panora, Iowa; two ch.
4. Daniel m. Guthrie ; r. Iowa : ten ch.
5. Rosannah m. William Hubbard : r. Rochelle, 111. ; two ch.
William Thomson Jr. b. Hebron, Conn. Aug. 30, 1761; d. Alstead Jan. 17,
1833; m. 1st Nov. 27, 1787 Patty Hale d. Alstead Feb. 16 ? 1811; served as Cap-
tain in the militia.
1. William b. Alstead March 12, 1789 ; d. Shalersville, 0. Oct. 3, 1852 ; m. 1S10 Sina Crane
b. Surry Aug. 28, 1790, d. Shalersville, 0. Aug. 26, 1853, dau. of Abia and Thankful
(Smith) Crane.
1. William Crane b. Alstead Feb. 21. 1813, d, Kansas; m. Fanny Pierce.
1. George m. and has two daus. 2. Charles m. Delia Blair; r. Mantua Station, O.
2. Lucina b. Alstead Aug. 30, 1815; d. Shalersville, O. Oct. 10, 1851; m. Feb. 14, 1842 Myron, son of Asa
and Theodosia Crane.
1. Charles H. (Crane) b. Shalersville, 0. .Tune 8, 1843; d. there June 11, 1849.
3. Nancy Maria b. Shalersville, O. Jan. 10, 1818; d. Huntington. O. July 2, 1847; m. May 21, 1844 Gur-
den, son of Samuel and Sally (Pierce) Ledgyard.
4. Juliaette b. Shalersville, O. March 3, 1823; in. 1st Jan. 1, 1845 Levi Lusk Colton b. Longmeadow, Mass.
May 10, 1815, d. Freedom, O. Ap. 27, 1860, sou of Jeremiah and Lucv (Lusk) Colton; m. 2d Dec. 8, 1862
John Fuller Whitney b. Sheffield, Mass. Ap. 13, 1816, son of Ruloff and Bathsheba (Fuller) Whitney.
5. Himon Hale b. Shalersville, O. Dec. 21, 1831; d. there March 21, 1848.
2. David b. Alstead May 16, 1791; d. inf.
3. Patty b. Alstead 1794; d. Shalersville, O. Ap. 1878 ; m. Leland Marvin.
1. Lewis (Marvin) m. Elsea, dau. of Benoni and Hannah (Waldo) Thompson.
2. Square (Marvin) m. Clarissa Severance. (See 5 below.)
1. Francis (Marvin) m. Eva, dau. of Hiram Walker.
3. Eliza (Marvin) m. James, son of Benoni and Hannah (Waldo) Thompson.
1. Martin (Thompson) m. Eliza Hedger. 2. Allen (Thompson.) 3. Almon (Thompson) m. Sarah Proctor.
4. Emma (Thompson) in. Charles Leet of Freedom, 0. 5. Butler (Thompson.)
4. Sally d. inf.
5. Rboda d. Shalersville, 0. March 21, 1872 ; m. Nathan Severance.
1. Clarissa (Severance) m. Square Marvin. (See 3 above.)
2. Oscar (Severance) m. Elizabeth Heriff.
1. Charles (Severance.)
3. William (Severance) m. Lavina Mitchell.
4. George (Severance) m. Elizabeth Xichols.
]. William (Severance) d. unm. 2. Clinton (Severance) m. Flora Wilson. 3. Clarence (Severance) m. Ella Baldwin.
4. Ella (Severance.) 5. Lewis Francis (Severance), twin. 6. Lucius Levi (Severance), twin d. unm.
7. George (Severance.)
5. Marvin (Severance) m. Laura Leonard.
1. Mark (Severance.) 2. Eva (Severance.) 3. Maud (Severance.)
6. Manly (Severance) m. Julia .
1. Eugene (Severance.) 2. Clifford (Severance.) 3. Flora (Severance.) 4. Eva (Severance.)
7. Maria (Severance) m. Clinton Nichols; r. Michigan. 8. Henry (Severance) m. and r. Michigan.
6. Nancy m. Addison Spaulding ; r. Lowell, Mass.
1. Henry (Spaulding.) 2. Sidney (Spaulding.) 3. Ellen (Spaulding.) 4. Oscar (Spaulding) killed in war.
7. Electa m. Isaac Kneeland ; r. Bronson, Mich.
1. Sherman (Kneeland) m. Helen Smith.
1. Clara (Kneeland.)
2. Cornelia (Kneeland) m. Christopher Babock of Bronson, Mich.
8. Calvin m. Nancy Jackson.
1. Orell Amelia m. 1860 John McClintock.
1. Arthur (McClintock.)
2. Homer m. Leona Hatfield.
9. Theoda d. unm.
m. 2d Feb. 1, 1816 Mrs. Prudence (Bill) Redding (q. v.) d. Alstead Aug. 30, 1819.
10. Sally b. Alstead Oct. 3, 1816, m. Israel B. Loveland (q. v.).
m. 3d Mrs. Fanny (Aldrich) Graves b. unk. Dec. 28, 1792, d. Keene Aug. 3, 1859,
widow of George Graves of Walpole, by whom she had two ch.
11. Fanny Maria b. Alstead Aug. 3, 1823; m. Dec. 8, 1842 Cbarles William Heatonb. Keene
Nov. 15, 1821, son of William and Louisa (Woodward) Heaton.
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402 GIL SUM.
1. Ellen Maria (Heaton) b. Keene July 11, 1849; m. Dec. 24, 1867 George Ellery Bradford b. Goshen
Dec. 22, 1842, son of Clinton and Delight (Lewis) Bradford.
Med ad Thornton m. Rebecca .
1. Jeremiah b. Oct. 14, 1766 ; d. Jan. 26, 17ti7.
npTTTJ-p UnpOlVF Daniel Thurston came from England (Kent Co. ?) about 1635; s. Newbury, Mass.;
-1- J-L *~> -i-^Kj A wll . ra. Oct. 20, 1655 Anne Pell. They had twelve ch. the fourth of whom was Daniel
b. Newbury, Mass. Dec. 18, 1661; d. there Feb. 18, 1738; m. Mary Dresser and had thirteen ch. the tenth of whom
was Jonathan b. March 16. 1701; d. Sept. 28, 1738, m. Dec. 10. 1722 Lydia Spofford and r. Rowley (now George-
town), Mass. They had John, Sarah, Samuel, Lydia. Mary, Benjamin. David? Martha, and Jonathan. Deu. John
b. Aug. 19, 1723; d. Aug. 18, 1807; m. 1st March 1.5, 174:', Hepzibah Burpee and had Ebenezer, Priscilla, Ilepzi-
bah, Daniel, Thomas, John, and Stephen: m. 2d Ap. 28, 1768 Lydia Kimball; and r. Fitchburg. Mass. Dea.
John b. Fitchburg, Mass. 1757; d. Ap. 2s. 1814; m. Aug. 2, 1782 Esther Wood; r. Fitchburg, Mass. and had
Sally; Jonathan; Susan; John; Abel; Clarissa; Nancy; Martha and Mary, twins; and Daniel d. inf.
John Thurston b. Fitchburg, Mass. March 178i); d. Nov. 17, 1838; m. Ap. 4,
1815 Roxa Gerould b. Stoddard May 17, 1791; d. Northampton, Mass. Feb. 20,
1870, dan. of Samuel and Azubah (Thompson) Gerould.
David Thurston probably son of Jonathan and Lydia (Spofford) Thurston, was b. July 9, 1736; rem. from
Leominster, Mass. to Marlboro', N. H.. where he d. Aug. 6. 1826. His wife was Eunice Whitney d. Marlboro'
Jan. 5, 1802, set 63. Their ch*. were Benjamin. David. Levi. John. Samut I, Jason, Eunice, and Stephen. Samuel b.
Marlboro' Aug. 16, 1775; d. Alstead Dec. 23, L873; m. July 13, 180(1 Sally French b. Jaffrey '.' March 9, 1776, dau.
of Joseph and Bridget (Farrar) French; rem. to Alstead about 1800. Their ch. were Louisa m. Timothy Dort
(q. v.); James Gilman d. ch.; Joseph: Hartley: Alden Spooner r. Alstead: and Franklin Robinson r. Marlboro'.
Hartley Thurston b. Alstead March 23, 1806; d. there Feb. 13, 1880; m.
June (5, 1832 Arminda Robinson b. Greenfield Jan. 14, 1811, d. Berlin, Wise. July
3, 1879, dau. of Benjamin and Esther (Greeley I Robinson. [Esther Greeley was
aunt to Hon. Horace Greeley.]
1. Andrew Jackson b. Alstead Dec 6, 1835 ; d. in army at Nashville, Tenu. Nov. 10, 1864 :
m. May 28. 1859 Jane Debzel of Manchester, Wise . d. Kansas.
1. Nellie Adelle b. Wise. Jan. 28, 1861; d. there Feb. 14. 1866. 2. Orvis Greeley b. Wise. Feb. 6, 1862;
d. there March 21, 1863. 3. Effie May b. Wise Jan. 30, 1864; d. there Nov. 14, 1865.
2. Marion Emogene b. Sept. 16, 1844: m. Sept. 14, 1861 Erasmus Darwin Corning b.
Canaan, N. Y. June 16, 1884, son of Edwin and Cynthia (Babcock) Corning.
1. Edwin Hartley (Corning) b. Clay. N. Y. Aug. 31, 1866; d. there May 1, 1869. 2. Herbert Leon (Corn-
ing) b. Clay, N. Y. June 25, 1*71 ; d. there Feb. 11. 1872. 3. Clara Estelle (Corning) b. Berlin, Wise.
May 29, 1873. 4. Anna M. (Corning) b. Cicero, N. Y. Sept. 1. 1875.
3. Emma Estelle b. Dec. 18, 1850 : m. Feb. 14, 1875 Tltomas Curran Ryan b. Utica,
N. Y. July 4, 1841. son of Michael and Margaret Ryan of Ireland. He served two years in
the vvar, and was discharged on account of wounds, is County Judge and District Attorney;
r. Berlin, Wise.
1. Thomas Hartley (Ryan) b. Berlin, Wise. Sept. 3, 1876.
Joseph Thurston bro. of the preceding, was b. Alstead May 30, 1804; m.
June 1829 Betsey Brown b. Sullivan June 20, 1803, d. Keene June 3, 1876, dau. of
Amasa Brown.
1. Joseph Edwin b. Sullivan Nov. 18, 1830; d. Dublin Nov. 13, 1837.
2. Albert Bradley b. Dublin June 20, 1837; m. Hannah Bertholf Jenkins b. New Paltz, N. Y.
May 20, 1833, dau. of Grimes and Rachel (Hardenbergh) Jenkins, a musician at Gardiner,
N. Y.
3. William Henry b. Dublin July 20, 1840 : d. there Oct. 19, 1843.
John H. Thurston m. Sept. 26, 1816 Susan Thomson both of Orange, Vt.
rpT"]V]"T7_T7^T> Duren Tinier from Lyme, Conn. s. in Acworth ls02; m. 1st Polly Lanphier and had
J- -I--1-1 l\ 1 Jit» Ric}iard and Betsey m. Rawson Angier; m. 2d Betsey Woodbury who had Mary d. y.,
Duren and Nancy. Richard m. Orphan Gale and had Mary m. Nathaniel Beane of Sutton. Vt. ; Joanna m. Amos
Pike of Stoddard; WUlard B. : Cordelia m. Albert Mack of Marlow; Betsey m. Richard Giriin of Mario w; Electa
m. Reed Shedd of Stoddard; Richard went West: and Orphah m. George Reed of Littleton, Mass.
Willard Beckwith Tlnker b. Sutton, Vt. Dec. 8, 1827; m. Jan. 25, 1855
GENEALOGIES. 403
Emily Ann George b. Acworth June 24, 1836, dan. of Charles and Louisa (Hay-
ward) George.
1. Delphine Louisa b. Acworth Nov. 16, 1858 : m. Daniel W. Newman (q. v.).
James Tisdale son of James and Abigail (Freeman) Tisdale was b. Taunton,
Mass. Nov. 1, 1799; d. Tonica, 111. Feb. 28, 18(53; m. Oct. 5, 1831 Margaretta Car-
oline Tubbs of West Taunton, Mass.
1. James b. Guildhall. Vt. May SO, 1833 : r. Austin. Kansas.
2. Eugene b. Guildhall. Vt. July 1, 1834 : m. July 1, 1861 Amanda E. Storer of New Britain,
Conn. ; r. New Orleans, La.
3. Elizabeth b. Guildhall, Vt. Oct, 19. 1836; m. May 29, 1861 Charles Watson Beeman b.
Preble, N. Y. Nov. 20, 1835, son of James and Sarah (Howard) Beeman; r. Chicago, 111.
1. Charles Howard (Beeman) b. Chicago, 111. July 7, 1863.
2. Sarah Eugenie (Beeman) b. Chicago, 111. Jan. 22, 1865.
Charles Titeaux a Frenchman worked for Moses F. Wilcox 1855.
George Henry Towle son of David and Eliza Ann, was b. New London Oct.
6, 1832; m. 1st May 7, 1857 Theoda Ware (q. v.) d. Newport Sept. 18, 1870; a
farmer at Newport.
1. George Ware b. March 7, 1861. 2. Charles Herbert b. Newport Jan. 16, 1867.
m. 2d Oct. 2(3, 1871 Mary Abby Goward b. Claremont March 20, 1844, dau. of
Ruel and Mary L. Goward.
3. Loren Delbert b. Newport March 25, 1*74.
rp/ A \\r IVTT^ Also written Town, Towns and Townes. Two bros. of this name s. at Ashfield, Conn.
A. \J ? t Xl J_J. \ c\au< 0f one 0f them was executed at Salem, Mass. for witchcraft. All of this name in
America are said to be their descendants. Israel Towne son of Israel and Grace (Gardner) Towne, m. Lydia Hop-
kins; r. near the line between Amherst and Milford; rem. to Stoddard and had Israel, William. Gardner, Benja-
min went to Canada, .-1 ndrew, Lydia d. y., Daniel, Hannah m. Ebenezer Bancroft of Tyngsboro', Mass., and Lemuel.
Andrew Towne b. Amherst? July 11, 176!>; d Keene July 26, 1865; m. Dec.
7, 1802 Sally Spalding b. Stoddard Feb. 13, 1781, d. Keene Aug. 8, 1870, dau. of
John and Joanna (Warren) Spalding.
1. Anna b Marlow Jan. 27, 1803 ; d. unm. Milford Jan. 19, 1838.
2. Luke b. Marlow July 9, 1805; d. there unm. Dec. 17, 1847.
3. Sarah b. Marlow Jan. 4, 1808; d. Onondaga, N. Y. June 9, 1864: m. Samuel G. Barker.
1. Aniiii Towne (Barker) m. 1st Gardner T. King; m. 2d Charles II. Russell of Windsor.
1. Grace (Russell.) 2. Jessie (Russell.)
2. Cynthia Spalding (Barker) d. y. 3. Granville (Barker.) 4. Helen M. (Barker.)
4. Hannah b. Marlow Oct. 18, 1809; in. July 3, 1832 Stephen Carter Joslyn b. Stoddard
June 1, 1807. son of Nathaniel and Susannah ( Cuss) Joslyn
1. Stephen Carter (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Aug. 27. 1834; d. Sullivan May 28, 1868; m. May 1, 1861 Ellen,
dau. of William P. Fox. 2. George Dexter (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Oct. 4, 1836; d. Marlow June 11, 1870;
m. June 2, 1869 Melissa M. Smith of Alstead.
S.Joseph Oilman (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Aug. 22,1838; m. June 22,1870 Mary E. Thurston b. Ware,
Mass. Jan. 8, 1847, d. Keene Oct. 8, 1872. dau. of Levi E. and Martha M, (Newton) Thurston.
4. Andrew Towne (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Ap. 8, 1810; m. Jan. 27, 1870 Jennie M., dau. of Loren Messer;
r. Marlow. 5. Luke Edward (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Ap. 25, 1842; m. Oct. 5, 1870 Julia A. Otis of Han-
cock; r. Keene. 6. Susan Adelaide (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Aug. 27, 1845; d. there Oct. 7, 1851.
7. John M. (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Ap. 29, 1848; m. June IS, 1870 Mary M. Morse of Townsend, Mass.; r.
Fitchburg, Mass.
1. George Morst (Joslvn) b. Fitchburg, Mass. Oct. 15, 1873.
8. Alva Nathaniel (Joslyn) b. Stoddard July 9, 1851; d. there Ap. 1. 1852 9. Arthur Edgar (Joslyn) b.
Stoddard March 1, 1853; m. Sept. 12, 1878 Ida M. Houghton of Bakersfield. Vt, ; r. Marlow.
5. Eliza b. Marlow Jan. 22. 1812 ; d. there .May 2-"), 1840 ; m. Sept. 1836 Oilman Jones b. Mar-
low, son of John and Mary (Buss) Jones.
1. Adeliza (Jones) b. Marlow Jan. 3, 1838; m. Daniel R. Cole (q. v.).
6. Andrew Dexter b. Marlow Feb. 18, 1814; m. June 25, 1845 Eliza Ann Hyde b. Winchen-
don, Mass. Dec. 12, 1820, d. Keene Dec. 7, 1870, dau. of Job and Eliza (Tolman) Hyde.
1. Sarah Elizabeth b. July 13, 1849; a teacher at Keene.
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7. Mary b. Marlow Aug. 31, 1816 ; a teacher for many years ; r. Marlow.
8. Chestina b. Marlow Nov. 30, 1818; d. there Jan. 9, 1871; in. Sept. 21, 1841 Gilman
Jones (see 5 above) d. Keene Oct. 25, 1869.
1. Edward Lyman (Jones) b. Marlow June 19, 1842 ; m. Lydia, dau. of Samuel and Lucinda (Tubbs) Buss ;
r. Marlow.
1. Bertha (Jones.) 2. Guy (Jones.)
9. Cynthia Spalding b. Marlow Nov. 10, 1820 ; d. there March 2, 1822.
10. John Spalding b. Marlow Jan. 2, 1824 ; m. Jan. 2, 1855 Lucy S. Webster (q. v ); r. Keene.
1. Frederick Andrew b. Keene Oct. 10, 1859. 2. Emma Cynthia b. Keene Nov. 29, 1860.
3. Mary Ellen b. Keene Jan. 5, 1866. 4. Grace Isabel b. Keene April 2, 1875.
The father of Richard Towne r. Lyndeboro' and Greenfield, and rem. to Bane, Vt. where he d. Richard b.
Greenfield, m. Abigail Tuttle who d. Washington Oct. 9, 1852, <et. 63. Among th.ir ch. were Milan and Harvey.
Milan Towne b. Washington May 4, 1814; m. 1st 1842? Fanny Maria Tubbs
d. Marlow Sept. 5, 1875; m. 2d Oct. 5, 1876 Mary Tubbs; r. Marlow.
Harvey Towne bro. of preceding, wasb. Washington Sept. 18,1818; m. Sept.
16, 1845 Mary Osgood Seward b. Sullivan Dec. 9, 1822, dau. of Thomas and Sally
(Dodge) Seward; r. Marlow.
1. George Harvey b. Stoddard Sept. 15, 1847 ; m. Aug. 25, 1872 Francina C. Bradford b.
Marlow 1854, dau. of Curtis and Mrs. Lucinda (Hall) (Gillette) Bradford.
1. Emma Josephine b. Marlow July 8, 1873.
2. Blondin Milan b. Stoddard Aug. 19, 1859.
Joseph Townsend son of Daniel and Euth (Beaumont) Townsend, was b.
Yorkshire, England March 12, 1789; emigrated to America in 1823; d. Saugns,
Mass. May 8, 1859; m. 1801 Sarah Palmer b. Wilton, Wiltshire, England July
1790, d. Saugus, Mass. Aug. 21, 1854, dau. of James and Mary Palmer.
1. James b. Wilton. England June 9, 1802; in. June 12, 1826 Sarah Killham b. Manchester,
Mass. Aug. 24, 1801, d. Marlboro' Dec. 23, 1875 ; a woolen manufacturer at Marlboro'.
1. Sarah Ann b. Framingham, Mass. Ap. 18, 1827; m. Sept. 15, 1853 Albert Aurelius Anthony b. Hancock
1825, d. there July 29, 1873. a harness maker.
1. Adella Orris*/ (AnthoHy)b. Hancock Aug. 11, 1854: m. Dec. 23, 1874EImon J. Gutterson, a tinsmith;]-. Pepperell, Mass.
1. Edith liella (Gutterson) 1>. Milford Oct. 15, 1875. 2. Kiilie Evelyn (Gutterson) b. Milford Nov. 20, 1877.
3. Florence May (Gutterson) b. Pepperell, Mass Jan. 30, 18S0.
2. James Francis b. Troy, N. Y. Feb. 5, 1829; m. Ap. 3, 1856 Cynthia Elmina Baker b. Nelson Dec. 6,
1836 : a woolen manufacturer.
1. Lizzie Baker b. Marlboro' Oct. 11, 1859.
3. Mary Jane b. Brookfield, Mass. Oct. -24. 1831.
4. Charlotte Elizabeth b. Andover, Mass. June 13, 1833; m. 1st Sept. 27, 1854 George Washington
Buxton b. Munsonville Nov. 29, L832, a tanner by trade, served in 2d Mass. Reg't. was wounded at Cedar
Mountain, and d. Alexandria. Va. .Sept. 29, 1861.
1. Clarence Elwood (Buxton) b. Lowell, Mass. Sept. 7. 1856; d. there March •'!. 1857.
2. Frank Homer (Buxton) b. Lowell, Mass. .Ian. 17, 1858. 3. Ida Finn nee i Buxton) b. Lowell. .Mass. Aug. 23, I860.
m. 2d Jan. 1, 1S67 John Adams Prince b. Fisherville, ( !onn. Aug. 12, 1827, a master carpenter.
4. Bertha May (Prince) b. Worcester, Mass. Sept. 7, 18fW. 5. Non i Hannah (Prince) b. Worcester, Mass. May (!, 1875.
5. Daniel Killham b. North Dighton, Mass. Ap. 10, 1835.
6. Hannah Maria b. May 25. 1837; m. Sept. 5, 1867 Luke Knowlton. Jr. b. Dublin Sept. 5, 1830, served
through the war in 2d N. H. Reg't, a pail manufacturer at Worcester, Mass. [By a former wife he had
Maria Jane (Knowlton) b. Worcester, Mass. Oct. 12, 1S61.]
1. Carrie Townsend (Knowlton) b. Marlboro' Aug. 12, 1878.
2. William Beaumont b. Wilton, England Oct. 21, 1803, d. Milton Nov. 27, 1847; m. 1832
Martba Holden of Boston. She r. Worcester, Mass.
3. Mary Ann b. Wilton. England Jan. 4, 1805 ; d. Dorcbester, Mass. Jan. 1831 ; m. Thomas
Shaw Heywood b. England, d. Railway, N. J. 1832.
1. John Shaw (Heywood) b. Southbridge, Mass. Oct. 1829; m. 1st Abbie Horn of Charlestown, Mass.
1. Ada (Heywood) b. Saugus, Mass. March 1850; m. 1879; r. N. Y.
m. 2d Mary Ann Butler of Montour, Iowa and resides there.
4. Maria b. Wilton, England Ap. 21, 1806: m. George Learoyd (q. v.).
5. John b. Wilton, England Oct. 22, 1807 ; m. 1st Matilda townsend, dau. of Thomas and
Jane (Randall ) Townsend.
1. Jane Randall m. Sullivan Atkins, and d. Northampton, Mass. 2. Caroline Charlotte r. Dorchester,
Mass. 3. Henry m. Agnes Briley; r. Milton Mills. 4. Emma d. unm. Brookline, Mass. Dec. 1876.
m. 2d Eliza Ann Townsend, sister of Matilda.
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5. William Beaumont b. Milton June 1850; d. unm. Brookline, Mass. March 12, 1878. 6. Frank.
7. Flora G. b. Milton July 1863; d. North Conway Aug. 8, 1880.
6. Charles Thomas b. Wilton. Eng. Jan. 10, 1810 ; ra. Oct. 24, 1837 Elsea M. Bingham (q. v.).
I.Ellen Augusta b. July 30, 1838 ; m Jan. 11. 1860 John R. Miller b. Peterboro' Nov. 6, 1828, son of
Jesse and Asenath (Barnes) Miller. He is a printer by trade, is P. M. and Justice of Peace at Peterboro'.
1. Arthur Herman (Miller) b. Peterboro' Jan. 5, 1863. 2. Harry Ernest (Miller) b. Peterboro' June 10, 1867.
2. Elsea Rebecca b. Nov. 10, 1839; r. Boston, Mass.
3. Charles Horace b. Andover, Mass. March 1, 1842; m. 1869 Josephine C. Fairbanks b. Peterboro' June
13, 1845, dau. of Ebenezer and Eleanor C. (Farnsworth) Fairbanks. He is a druggist at Peterboro'.
1. Willis Merrick b. Peterboro' Jan. 30, 1870. 2. Fred Charles b. Peterboro' Dec. 11, 1873.
3. Lewis Fairbanks b. Peterboro' Aug. 29, 1877; d, (here Dec. 12. 1877.
4. Lemuel Bingham b. Marlboro' March 6, 1844; d. Andover, Mass. Ap. 1845. 5. Edward Pranker b.
Ap. 28, 1846 ; a seaman, lost at sea March or April 1879.
6. Adelaide Maria b. Oct. 6, 1848; m. 1876 Horace Andrew Jordan, son of Horace Wheeler and Helen
(Adams) Jordan of Me.
1. Horace. Wheeler (Jordan) b. Peterboro' Dee. 31, 1876.
7. Frederick. 8. Alfred Belding b. May 6, 1853.
7. Ann b. Wilton, England Dec. 19, 1812; ra. George Learoyd (q. v.).
8. Eliza Jane b. Barford, Wiltshire, England Feb. 2, 1814; r. Saugus, Mass.
9. Elizabeth b. Wilton, England March 16, 1816 ; r. Saugus, Mass.
10. Sarah b. Wilton, England Aug. 28, 1820; d. Saugus, Mass. Feb. 28, 1867 ; ra. Joseph
Whitehead, son of Ralph of Yorkshire, England.
1. Ralph Palmer (Whitehead) d. inf. 2. Ann Esther (Whitehead) d. inf.
3. Elizabeth (Whitehead) d. inf. 4. Ralph Seymour (Whitehead) b. Saugus, Mass. Aug. 8, 1857.
5. Joseph Townsend (Whitehead) d. inf.
11. Joseph b. Wilton, England Sept. 26,1823; m. Jan. 6.1850 Ruth Paul Wentworth b.
Acton. Me. March 10, 1826. dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah P. Wentworth ; r. East Wilton, Me.
1. Sarah Abbie b. Milton Mills March 9, 1851; d. there Sept. 23, 1863.
2. Alice Woadly b. Milton Mills May 9, 1852; d. there Aug. 2s. 1852.
3. Addie Louisa b. Milton Mills June 2. 1854 ; in. Aug. 23, 1873 George H. Farnum b. Lowell, Mass. Aug.
23, 1843. son of Kimball and Abigail Farnum.
1. Albert Henry (Farnum.) 2. Mary Abbie (Farnum.) 3. Wilfred (Farnum. )
4. Clara Eldora b. Milton Mills Oct. 28, 1856. 5. Ann Maria b. Milton Mills Jan. 29, 1858; d. there Sept.
25, 1863. 6. Ruth Etta b. Milton Mills July 9, 1859; m. July 9, 1879 Eddie Thomas Pitts b. New Port-
land. Me. Aug. 23, 1853, son of Rev. Orin and Martha Pitts. 7. Joseph Edgar b. Milton Mills Sept. 9,
1862; d. there Oct. 18, 1863. 8. Charles Fred b. Milton Mills Jan. 12, 1865.
9. Abbie Delia b. Wilton, Me. Oct. 30, 1867. Id. Joseph b. Wilton, Me. Aug. 31, 1870; d. there Oct. 3,
1870. 11. John Clark b. Wilton, Me. Sept. 17, 1871.
Nathaniel Trask a blacksmith 1819-20.
Ananias Tubbs, son of Richard and Jane, was b. nnk. about 1732; m. Hannah
Hill of Swanzey.
1. Nehemiah went out chopping and was never heard from ; left a wife and two ch.
2. Anna b. Northfield, Vt. Sept. 15, 1780; m. Benjamin Thompson (q. v.).
3. Lizzie m. Lewis Hedges of Northfield, Vt. 4. Sally m. John Tucker, Tunbridge, Vt.
5. Patty ra. Abijah Hedges of Northfield, Vt. 6. Julia 111. Richard Hedges of Northfield, Vt.
7. William b. Sullivan ? about 1793 ; d. Northfield, Vt. June 4, 1850 ; m. 1st Eunice Carpen-
ter (q. v.) d. Northfield, Vt, A p. 2. 183. ,
1. Fanny Maria b. Sept, 3, 1816; m. Milan Towne (q. v.). 2. Aaron. 3. Adelaide d. inf. 4. Joel.
5. Jane b. Northfield, Vt. March 13, 1825; m. Reuben Whitney of Wincheudon, Mass.; d. Marlow ; r.
Upton, Mass.
1. Ellen (Whitney) m. Benjamin W. Eames of Stoneham, Mass. 2. Clement (Whitney) m. Ada Wheeler; r. Brattle-
boro', Vt. 3. Anna (Whitney) r Keene. 4. Mary Frances I Whitney) m. George Fisher; r. Keene.
5. Christ, ,ph, r (Whitney) r. Holyoke, Mass. (i. Edward A. (Whitney) r. Worcester, Mass.
6. Anna d. inf. 7. Ann" b. Northfield, Vt. 18-_'7; d. Swanzey Aug. 5, 1850; m. David Thompson (q. v.).
8. Susan b. Northfield, Vt. 1831; d. South Wilbraham, Mass. Aug. 12, 1855; in. William Chafee.
9. George b. Northfield, Vt.; d. Keene Feb. 5, 1871 ; m. June 4, 1S56 Lydia Thompson (q. v.).
1. May Etta Estella / . „ . . , 1Q.Q m. Dec. 23, 1878 Geortre R. Keyes; r. Acton, Mass.
2. Ida (b-1,eb'U']858;d. March li 1858. *
10. William b. 1833; d. unm. Northfield, Vt. 1852.
11. Mary b. Northfield, Vt. Nov. 27, 1834; m. Milan Towue (q. v.).
8. Polly bapt, Sept, 27, 1795: ra. John Chafee, r. Duxbury, Vt.
m. 2d Mrs. Lucy (Clark) Ainsworth.
9. Solomon m. Lucinda Animidon, Northfield, Vt.
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rp Y\7" T IV" T "XT C^ Two bros. of this name came from Ireland and settled on Cape Cod. One of them
_L '* ll'll" VTi had a. son Natha n Twining who rem. to Alstead. where he was accidentally drowned
in a brook, at the age of 95. His wife's name was Sarah. The youngest of their four ch. was Jonathan.
Jonathan Twining b. Alstead Nov. 1790; d. Brattleboro', Vt. Ap. 1864; m.
Jan. 1, 1817 Eliza Ann Fessenden b. Townsend, Mass. 1802, d. Greengarden, 111.
June 1872, dan. of John and Elizabeth Fessenden; rem. to Shrewsbury, Vt.
1. Hiram b. Townsend, Mass. June 9. 1819; m. 1847 Betsey Needham ; r. Greengarden, 111.
1. Watson b. Greengarden, 111. 1848. 2. Dana b. Greengarden, 111. 1850. 3. Leonora b. Greengarden, 111.
1856. 4. Jasper b. Greengarden, 111. 1857. 5. Elizabeth Irena b. Greengarden, 111. 1861.
2. Lucina Bingham b. May 20, 1821 ; m. Nov. 12, 1846 Oliver Woods b. Peterboro' Feb. 15,
1811, son of Nehemiah and Jerusba (Stevens) Woods ; r. Manchester.
3. Bemsley Lord b. Sept. 29, 1822; r. Shrewsbury, Vt. 4. Paschal Whitney b. July 25,
1825 ; d. num. Shrewsbury, Vt. 1852. 5. Merinda Fessenden b. July 8, 1827 ; d. Shrews-
bury, Vt. 1854 ; m. Samuel C. Hudson (q. v.).
6. Sarah Elizabeth b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Ap. 1, 1835; m. Nov. 11, 1862 Abel Spaulding; r.
Townsend, Mass.
1. Alice Merinda (Spaulding) b. Townsend? Mass. Oct. 1865.
7. Elmira Fessenden b. Shrewsbury, Vt. May 12, 1837; m. 1855 Alpheus Smith; r. Kansas.
1. Samuel Allien (Smith) b. 111.? 1858. 2. Clara (Smith) b. 111.? 1861.
Almon B. Tyler m. Edna F. b. Stoddard 1849, d. March 24, 1871 ; lived
on Blood place.
1. Lura B. b. Nov. 19, 1870.
George Arnold Tyrrel son of Jabez Holt and Mary Bennett (Covey) Tyr-
rel, was b. Dublin (now Harrisville) Sept. 3, 1840; m. June 25, 1872 August Caro-
line Caldwell b. Bennington Nov. 17, 1842, dau. of James and Hannah (Pierce)
Caldwell; Methodist preacher 1870-J.
1. Nettie Florence b. Fitzwilliam May 27. 1875.
1TTV \]V" This is one of the oldest of English family names, originating in Cornwall as far back as the
*~> * * V^/i-i . Conquest. It was anciently spelled De Uppeton. The ancestor of all the Uptons in this coun-
try was John b. Scotland about 1625-30. Tradition says that he was among the Scottish prisoners taken by Crom-
well and sent over to America about 1652, and that his wife Eleanor Stuart was awaiting him on his arrival. He
settled in what was then Salem, now Danvers, Mass. and had thirteen ch., of whom the oldest, John b. Danvers,
Mass. about 1654; m. Dec. 14, 16S0 Sarah Thompson d. Oct. 12, 1719, dau. of George Thompson. He r. North
Reading, Mass. where he d. 1727. Of their ten ch. the fourth was Joseph b. North Reading, Mass. Sept. 8, 1687;
m. Feb. 2, 1718 Abigail Gray, dau. of Samuel and Abigail Gray of Salem. The third of their eight ch. was Joseph
b. North Reading, Mass. March 25, 1725; d. Tyngsboro', Mass*. 1810; m. July 19, 1774 Mrs. Elizabeth Lovejoy of
Andover, Mass. Of their five ch. the third was Jonathan b. North Reading, Mass. March 16, 1780; d. Dunstable,
Mass. Aug. 16, 1839; m. Dec. 1, 1803 Nancy Whittemore b. Maiden, Mass. Sept. 25, 1786; d. Nashua Sept. 10,
1851. Among their twelve ch. were Joseph and Peter.
Joseph Upton b. Tyngsboro', Mass. Oct. 25, 1806; m. Feb. 1(5,1830 Martha
Ann Jones b. Salem Oct. 3, 1805; r. Clarksburg, C. W.
1. Joseph b. Lowell, Mass. March 21, 1831 ; m. March 25, 1850 Emily Burton of Munsville,
N. Y. ; a woolen manufacturer in Newmarket, Can.
1. Martha Ann b. Vernon, N. Y. July 4, 1851. 2. Josephine b. Munsville, N. V. Sept. 15, 1853.
3. Emma Jane b. Munsville, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1855. 4. Joseph b. Newmarket, Cau. Aug. 8, 1858.
5. Cyrus b. Newmarket, Can. June 17, 1867.
2. Andrew b. Ap. 23, 1833 ; d. May 6, 188:!.
3. Martha Ann b. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 1, 1838 : d. there June 15, 18:19.
4. Mary Jane b. Watertown, N. Y. Aug. 9. L840 ; d. Berlin, C. W. Feb. 2, 1864; m. Silas
Haverly, a woolen manufacturer of Owen's Sound, 0. W.
1. Martha Adelaide (Haverly) b. Clarksburg, C. W. Oct. 8, 1862.
5. George b. Watertown, N. Y. Dec. 17, 1842; m. Emma Proctor, dau. of Jonas and Emma
Proctor of Pickering, Can. ; a woolen manufacturer at Nicholston, Can.
1. George b. Caledonia, Can. July 11, 1865. 2. Cyrus b. Nicholston, Can. Ap. 25, 1866.
3. Adah Jane b. Nicholston, Can. Dec. 18, 1868.
6. Horace b. Whitestown, N. Y. Ap. 28, 1845 ; d. there June 28, 1845.
7. Nancy Abigail b. Munsville, N. Y. May 30, 1852.
GENEALOGIES. 407
Peter Upton, bro. of the preceding, was b. Tyngsboro', Mass. Oct. 1, 1817;
m. June 28, 1853 Sarah Miller Duncan b. East Jaffrey July 8, 18o3, dau. of Hiram
and Emeline (Cutter) Duncan.
1. Mary Adelaide b. East Jaffrey Nov. 4, 1856. 2. Hiram Duncan b. East Jaffrey May 5,
1859. 3. Alice Whittemore b. East Jaffrey July 5, 1863.
Daniel Wade, son of David (d. unk. 1818) and Chloe (Drake) Wade, was b.
Easton, Mass. Ap. 15, 1795; d. Webster, Mass. July 10, 1869; m. Oct. 15, 1816
Dimmis Blish (q. v.) d. Webster, Mass. May 19, 1865.
1. Harriet Newell b. Walpole, Mass. Jan. 28, 1818; d. Fitchburg, Mass. July 18, 1880 ; ra.
May 23, 1833 Samuel White b. Marlboro' Dec. 23, 1803, son of Enoch and Hannah (Haile)
White.
1. Charles Hale (White) b. Marlboro' July 3, 1834; m. July 12, 1872 Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Alfred and
Martha (Johnson) Wheeler of Xewburyport, Mass. ; served three months in 1st N. H. Reg't, and after-
wards as a musician in 3d N. H., and 47th Mass. Regiments; has traveled extensively as a musician ; a
machinist by trade at Boston, Mass.
1. Charles Senry (White) b. Boston, Mass. June 28, 1875.
2. Daniel Allen (White) b. Marlboro' Aug. 12, 1836; m. June 20, 1861 Ellen Hastings b. Berlin, Mass.
June 9, 1841, dau. of Capt C. S. and Cordelia (Bigelow) Hastings; is a merchant at Clinton, Mass. He
and his family are accomplished musicians, frequently giving concerts, vocal and instrumental.
1. Chinstqpher Sawyer (White) b. Berlin, Mass. Aug. 13, 1863. 2. Lelia Lincoln (White) b. Clinton, Mass. Dec. 1,
1865. 3. Chirks Leslie (White) b. Clinton, Mass. Ap. 12. 1868. 4. Cordelia Hun-let (White) b. Clinton, Mass. Sept.
20, 1873. 5. Peregrine (White) b. Bolton. .Mass. July 20, 1875.
2. Elmira Adams b. Stoughton. Mass. March 21. 1S20; r. Wrebster, Mass. 3. Laura b. Feb.
6, 1822; d. iinni. Webster, Mass. Sept, 14. 1N80. 4. Lovisa b. May 15, 1823; d. num. Wal-
tham, Mass. Dec 5, 1840. 5. Daniel b. Jan. 28, 1825 ; d. Fitchburg, Mass. July 30, 1836.
6. Orrin b. Marlboro' Oct. 25, 1827; m. 1st Rebecca Arnold; no ch. ; m. 2d March 1852
Mahala A. Taf t ; a machinist at Whitinsville, Mass.; eight ch.
7. Charles b. Marlboro' July 14, 1831 ; m. 1st Alma Phipps, two ch., both d., m. 2d Minnie
Currier of Hartford, Conn. ; two ch. ; r. Webster, Mass.
8. Oliver Prescott b. Marlboro' Nov. 21, 1833 ; d. Webster, Mass. March 18, 1866 ; m. Sept.
1856 Ann Emerson ; one son.
Henry W. Wakefield from Unity; in Factory 1817; d. Claremont.
Nathaniel Wakefield taxed here 1798.
Edward Waldo on tax list 1798-1801.
\\t J 1 TYTJ^^lVr George Waldron a half-breed Indian from Plymouth, Mass. was one of the first
" * x\ J_J J_^ _LIjV_/X~ • settlers in Dighton, Mass. His son Billing* m. Polly Briggs, and among their ch. was
Perry H.
Perry Harden Waldron b. Dighton, Mass. Sept. 28, 1819; d. Stoddard June
27, 1879; m. 1st Feb. 17, 1810 Susan Ellis Harlow b. Middleboro', Mass. Nov. 28,
1819, d. Dec. 12, 1861, dau. of Capt. Otis and Delia (Ellis) Harlow.
1. Rebecca Otis b. Dighton, Mass. Feb. 22, 1841; m. Hiram N. Davis (q. v.).
2. Albert Harden b. Dighton, Mass. Jan. 7, 1843; m. 1st Mrs. Alfoncie (Bates) Lawton
(q. v.) d. Ap. 23, 1866 ; m. 2d Sept. 9, 1866 Mrs. Fanny M. (Howard) Nash (q. v.) ; r.
Stoddard.
1. Nellie. 2. Alice. 3 and 4. Harry and Homer, twins. 5. Susan Rebecca.
3. George Emmons b. Dighton, Mass. Dec. 7, 1844 ; m. Nov. 1, 1865 Mary Elizabeth Peck b.
Taunton, Mass. Jan. 2, 1840.
1. Ernest Leslie b. Aug. 9, 1866. 2. George b. Munsonville Jan. 18, 1876.
4. Susan Ellis b. Dighton, Mass. Feb. 6, 1847 ; m. Andrew Nash (q. v.) ; r. Walpole.
5. Charles Henry b. Dighton, Mass. June 17, 1851 ; d. there June 26, 1852.
6. Lovina 0. b. Dighton, Mass. May 29, 1853 ; d. there Ap. 14, 1854.
7. Nathan Perry b. Stoddard Oct. 24, 1859.
m. 2d March 9, 1863 Mrs. Lovina M. (Howard) Jefts (q. v.).
Michael Wall b. Co. Cork, Ireland 1817, m. 1876 Mary Foley b. Waterford,
408 GILSUM.
Ireland 1847, dau. of John and Bridget (Collins) Foley. He came over in 1872
and she in 1873; came to Gilsum 1877; rem. to Boston, Mass. 1878.
Isaac Wallis b. unk. 1803; d. Aug. 31, 1841; m. 1832 Susannah Hutchinson
(q. v.) d. unk. Dec. 13, 1864.
1. Harriet b. Colebrook ; m. and r. in Vermont.
Seth Ward b. Yorkshire, England 1830; d. Cambridgeport, Vt. Sept. 1878; m.
Hester A. Douglas b. Philadelphia, Penn. 183(3.
1. Frederick b. Alstead 1856. 2. William b. 1859. 3. Minnie b. Ludlow, Vt.
4. Charlotte b. Ludlow, Vt. 5. Gertrude b. Ludlow, Vt. 6. A dau. b. Vt.
William Ward, bro. of preceding, was b. Yorkshire, England 1831; m. Alice,
dau. of Edwin and Sarah (Smith) Chadwiek.
1. Leonard Warren b. Ballston, N. Y. 1S62. 2. Wmthrop b. Ashuelot 1866.
George Wardwell from Sullivan worked in Chair Factory 1856.
Y%7" A T-? T^ Eleazar Ware supposed to be of Franklin, Mass. d. July '2'i. 1750. His wife Mary d. Aug.
" A l-t_U. 2, 1768. Their son Eleazar b. Nov. 11, 1701; d. July 8, 1751; ra. May 20, 1735 "Hannah
Man, the dafter of Thomas and Hannah Man." She was b. March 3, 171}. They had Jesse, Hannah, Jerusha,
Billey, Ziba, Eli, and Abiel l,a dafter." Ziba was b. Dec. 13, 1744 m. 1st Jan. 4, 1770 Kezia Day b. March 9,
1745, "dafter" of Israel and Maria Day. He removed from Franklin, Mass. to Winchester in 1769, where his
children were born. They had Zenas, father of Dea. Jonathan of Swanzey; Joel; "Bette;" Ziba; Kezia m.
Rufus Reed of Swanzey; John; "Jacop" m. Sarah Hamblett; Joseph; and " Abagil." He m. 2d Dec. 27, 1792
Sara Stevenson b. Oakham, Mass. March 10, 1745, " dafter of John and Susaner Stevenson." His will in 1819
also mentions a daughter Hannah not found in the Family Bible.
Ziba Ware b. Winchester Aug. 19, 1775; m. Oct. 15, 1801 Rachel Dart
(q. v.) ; a blacksmith ; rem. to New York.
1. Lyman b. Feb. 22, 1808.
Moses Ware d. Keene, N. Y. Aug. 23, 1812; m. 1768 Betsey Puffer. He rem.
from Wrentham, Mass. to Swanzey and afterwards to Gilsum.
1. Elijah b. Swanzey? March 9, 1769; d. June 27, 1847 ; m. 1st Sept. 4, 1792 Anna Hath-
horn (q. v.) d. July 10, 1808.
1. Nancy b. Aug. 25, 1794; m. Capt. True Webster (q. v.).
2. Hannah b. Nov. 4, 1797 ; m. Chilion Mack (q. v.).
3. Elijah b. Nov. 1, 1799; d. Winhall, Vt.: m. 1st June 19, 1823 Patty Malvina Webster (q. v.) d. Ap. 1,
1825; m. 2d Dec. 29, 1825 Mrs. Sevia (Dustin) Tenney. (See Dustin.)
1. Sevia Olivia Ann b. Aug. 20, 1828; ra. Williams; r. East Greenwich, N. Y. ; three ch.
2. Elijah Kimball b. 1834; d. Winhall. Vt. July 28, 1840. 3. Ann Eliza b. Winhall, Vt. Aug. 3, 1841.
4. Almon b. Feb. 8, 1802; d. Ap. 1803.
5. Moses b. March 2, 1804; d. Brattleboro', Vt. Ap. 20, 1875: m. Ap. 29, 1827 Eliza Hastings of Swan-
zey; a shoemaker.
1. Augusta Maria b. Brattleboro', Vt. June 29, 1829; m. Amandron Cathan of Brattleboro', Vt.
2. Moses Hastings b. Brattleboro', Vt. Oct. 5, 1833; m. Lizzie Smith; r. Northampton, Mass.
1. Arthur. 2. Mary.
3. Ann Eliza b. Brattleboro', Vt. Aug. 3, 1841.
6. Eunice b. July 13, 1806; m. Otis G. Hammond (q. v.).
m. 2d Dec. 27, 1808 Patty Withington b. Ashby, Mass. Jan. 16, 1770 ; d. Aug. 19, 1846,
dau. of William and Martha (Locke) Withington.
2. Comfort m. Sept. 11, 1787 Sarah, dau. of Peter and Phebe (Ellis) Rice ; r. Keene, N. Y.
1. George b. Aug. 10, 1788. 2. Sarah b. Sept. 21, 1790. 3. Esther b. Oct. 6, 1792.
4. Comfort b. Ap. 12, 1797. 5. William b. May 17, 1799.
3. Benjamin b. Swanzey ? May 17, 1773 ; d. Jan. 1, 1858; m. 1st 1794 Huldah Wilcox (q. v.)
d. March 29, 1811.
1. Obadiah b. Jan. 2, 1795; d. Butler, 111. Sept. 24, 1876; m. Aug. 17, 1821 Electa Post b. Addison, Vt.
July 17, 1800, d. Butler, 111. Nov. 15, 1859, dau. of John and Elizabeth Post.
1. Huldah b. Butler, 111. Sept. 17, 182.3; m. May 27, 1845 Thomas E. Harris b. Charlestown, Mass. ? Feb. 28, 1812, son
of John and Abigail Harris.
1. Frederick Ware (Harris) b. 111. March 24, 1S46; d. there Feb. 9, 1808.
2. Julia Abigail (Harris) b. HI. Sept. 15, 1852 ; m. Oct. 31, 1872 Michael Luther Robertson b. 111. Sept. 14, 1851, son of Stanford
and Ann M. Robertson.
1. William Edum (E rtson) b. 111. Sept. 1. L873. 2, Mary Abigail (Bobertson) b. III. Ap. Is, lsM.
3. il nt.vdiah iiiubi-rts.mi b. in. Maivii 1, 1877. 4. Harriet Luceba (Robertson) b. III. Nov. 29, 1878.
2. Eliza b. Butler, 111. Aug. 6, 1825; d. there unm. Sept. 14, 1844.
3. Emily b. Butler, 111. Jan. 23, 1827; d. there unm. Sept. 21, 1844.
GENEALOGIES. 409
4. Electa b. Butler, 111. Jan. 2, 1829; d. 111. Oct. 7, 1861; m. Nov. 25, 1848 Jacob Wagner Scbeurb. N. C. May 11, 1826.
1. Sylvester Henry (Scheur) b. 111. Nov. 15, 1849.
2. David Ware (Scheur) b. 111. Sept. 20, 1852; in. Feb. 19, 1873 Harriet Peters b. Findlay, Ohio Oct. 14, 1850, dau. of Frederick
Henry and Christena Peters.
1. Frederick Obadiah (Scheur] t>. unk. Nov. 1. 1875. 2. Gertrude Christena (Scheur) It. unk. Nov. 27, 1876.
3. Jacob Franklin iScliniv) b. unk. Oct. 28, 1878.
3. Laura LucTetia (Sclieurl b. 111. Aug. 31, 1855; in. Aug. (i, 1S78 Daniel Curtis.
4. Soph nana Luzetla (Scheur) b. 111. Sept. 9, 1859.
5. Mariah b. Butler, III. May 14, 1831; d. there Sept. 6, 1835. 6. Clara b. Butler, 111. Aug. 19, 1833; d. there unm.
Aug. 8, 1855. 7. Adaline b. Butler, III. Feb. 7, 1836; d. there Sent. 16. 1845.
8. Betsey b. Butler, 111. Aug. 18, 1838; m. Dec. 12, 1861 Charles M. Westcott b. Scituate, R. I. Aug. 7, 1822, son of
Thomas and Lydia Westcott.
1. Thomas Knowlton | Westcott) b. 111. Sept. 20, 1862. 2. Eliza Ware (Westcott) b. 111. Jan. 14, 1864.
3. Lillie Electa (Westcott) b. 111. July 22, 1SC9. 4. Mary &race (Westcott) b. 111. Sept. 6, 1S72.
9. Mary b. Butler, III. Ap. 18, 1841; d. there Jan. 1, 1870; m. Nov. 29, 1866 William Albion Young b. 111. Aug. 20,
1836, son of William and Jane Young.
1. Anthony Obadiah (Young) b. 111. Dec. 25, 1868. 2. William Albion (Young) b. 111. Nov. 9, 1869.
10. Henry b. Butler, III. May 4, 1845: m. Jan. 24, 1867 Louisa Adaline Morrison b. Fort Madison, Iowa March 14, 1846,
dau. of Joseph Morrison.
2. Benjamin b. June 27, 1796; d. Butler, 111. July 31, 1855; m. March 12, 1827 Sarah Slayback b. Lexing-
ton, Ky. Sept. 13, 1805, dau. of David and (Voorhees) Slayback.
1. Austin Benjamin b. Butler, 111. Feb. 20, 1829; d. there Sept. 19, 1829.
2. Justus Hurd b. Butler, 111. July 11, 1834; m. Sept. 26, 1860 Luceba Augusta Brigham b. Alstead Aug. 25, 1836, dau.
of Aaron and Susannah (Proctor) Brigham.
1. Mary Flora b. Butler, 111. Nov. 29, 1862. 2. Carrie Susan b. Butler, 111. May 5, 1S64; d. there Dec. 1, 1806.
3. George Vincent b. Butler, 111. Sept, 25, 1867. 4. Amy Lillian b. Butler, 111. Ap. 24, 1873.
3. David b. Ap. 2. 1798; d. Ap. 15, 1863; m. 1st Mary Smith (q. v.) d. Ap. 6, 1851.
1. David Smith b. Oct. 25, 1828; m. 1st Oct. 23, 1855 Lestma Amanda Brigham b. Alstead May 17, 1832 d. Butler, 111.
Feb. 22, 1872, dau. of Aaron and Susannah (Proctor) Brigham.
1. John b. Butler, 111. Jan. 7, 1857. 2. Arthur b. Butler, 111. Nov. IS, 1858. 3. David b. Butler, 111. Aug. 2, 1860.
4. Theoda b. Butler, 111. June 5. 18G3; d. there Sept. 4, 1S64. 5. Lyman Trumbull b. Butler, 111. Feb. 15, 1865.
6. Beulah b. Butler, 111. Oct. 8, 1866. 7. Emily b. Butler, 111. Dec. 5, 186S.
8. Clarence Brigham ( . „„,.,_, „, F.,, ,, ,„-.,. d. there Aug. 1, 1872.
9. Clara Lestina ) b' Butle1' "L Feb' 13' 18'-' d. there July 26, 1872.
m. 2d Nov. 28. 1872 Mrs. Catherine (Dryer) Wiley b. Hillsboro' March 7, 1821, dau. of John and (Museman)
Diver, and widow of Robert Wiley.
2. Theoda b. June 22, 1832; in. George H. Towle (q. v.). 3. Samuel B. b. March 11, 1835; d. unm. Dec. 18. 1856.
m. 2d Ap. 6, 1853 Mrs. Rachel S. Pratt of Northfield, Vt. [After the death of Mr. Ware she rem. to Salt
Lake Citv, Utah, where she resides. Her dau. Hattie A. Pratt b. unk. Dec. 1842; d. Hillsboro', 111. Oct.
9. 1S62; 'buried in Gilsum.]
4. Huldah b. March 8, 1800; m. Calvin Mack (q. v.). 5. Maria b. May 22. 1802; d. March 21, 1811.
6. Statira b. March 16, 1804: d. Dec. 15. 1810. 7. Elvira b. Dec. 31, 1805; m. Hiram Baldwin (q. v.).
8. Enoch b. Oct. 25, 1807; d. Chester, Vt. March 16, 1875; m. 1st Dec. 26, 1837 Louisa Atwood b. Ches-
ter, Vt. July 10, 1810, d. there Jan. 8, 1861.
1. Wesley L. b. Chester, Vt. Sept. 28, 1838; m. Jan. 26, 1865.
1. Charlie W. b. Chester, Vt. Ap. 16, 1S6S. 2. Albert L. b. Chester, Vt. Jan. 26, 1871. 3. Frank E. b. Chester, Vt. Ap. 27, 1874.
2. Mary Louisa b. Chester. Vt. June 17, 1840; m. Jan. 11, 1866 Norris Crane Richmond b. Ohio June 1838, son of Henry
and Charlotte (Crane) Richmond.
1. Dora Augusta (Richmond) b. Butler, 111. Oct. 23, 1866 ; d. there Aug. 13, 1.868. 2. An inf. dau. b. Butler, 111. Aug. 14, 1868;
d. there Sept. 1868. 3. Nellie Ware (Richmond) b. Butler, 111. Sept. 30, 1S09.
4. Herbert Wesley (Richmond) b. Butler, 111. Jan. 9, 1873. 5. Fred Lucius (Richmond) b. Butler, 111. Ap. 29, 1874.
3. Benjamin M. b. Chester, Vt. Sept. 4, 1842; killed at battle of Cold Harbor June 3, 1864.
4. Wilbur Fiske b. Chester, Vt. Dec. 6, 1844; d. of camp disease June 17, 1862. 5. Marion W. b. Chester, Vt. Jan. 12,
1847. 6. George Enuch b. Chester, Vt. Feb. 14, 1849; in. May 1, 1877 Stella Church; r. Townsend, Vt.
7. Lucius Jeremiah b. Chester Vt Aug. 21, 1851; m. March 4, 1873 Hannah A. Mack (q. v.).
1. Walter Obadiah b. Butler, 111. March 27, 1875; d. there Nov. 22, 1878. 2. Lena May b. Butler, 111. Ap. 3, 1878.
8. Dora Augusta b. Chester, Vt. Aug. 17, 1855; m. Jan. 31, 1877 Granville Pierce of Litchfield, 111.
1. Essie May (Pierce) b. Butler, 111. Aug. 8, 1878.
m. 2d. Dec. 1. 1861 Arvilla Covey.
9. Jennie L. b. Chester, Vt. Feb. 2, 1863. 10. Abraham Lincoln b. Chester, Vt. Jan. 6, 1865.
9; Rebecca b. June 3. 1809; m. John Clarke Kendrick (q. v.).
. 2d Aug. 14, 1811 Martha Chapin (q. v.) d. Sept. 30, 1849.
10. Maria Taylor b. Oct. 7, 1812; m. June 11, 1840 Rev. Daniel Lee b. Stanstead, C. E. 1806, the second of
thirteen ch. of Elias and Rhoda (Morrell) Lee from Willington. Conn.
1. Wilbur Fisk (Lee) b. Willamette, Oregon 1841; d. Helena, Ark. 1863; first Corporal in 126th Reg't III. Volunteers.
2. Albert B. (Lee) b. Willamette, Oregon 1842; m. 1865 Mary L. Stout of Dover, Ark. Her father was shot in the midst
of his family, bv guerillas.
I. Ella [Lea.) 2. Eddie (Lee.) 3. Willie (Lee.) 4. Anna (Lee.)
5. Burtie Daniel iLee) m. 1S74 Rachel Patten of Hillsboro', III.
I. Mattie (I.ee) b. Hillsboro'. HI. 1*7.=,
3. Morrell Chapin (Lee) b. Haverhill 1844; d. Mound Citv, III. on his way home from the army.
4. Sarah Maria (Lee) b. Unity 1847; d. unk. 1862. 5. Stary Amanda (Lee) b. Grantham 1849"; d. unk. June 25, 1861.
6. Daniel Harvey (Lee) b. Claremont 1850. 7. Jason Douglas (Lee) b. Wilbrahain, Mass. 1853.
8. William Henry (Lee) b. Wilbraham, Mass. 1855.
11. Statira Chapin b. Aug. 11, 1815; d. unm. Ap. 4, 1835.
12. Martha Harriet b. June 9, 1817; d. Butler, 111. Sept. 27,1860; m. Oct. 1,1844 John Clinesmith b.
Perm. Dec. 18, 1812, d. unk. Jan. 20, 1876, m. 2d March 4, 1861 Mary Bassett b. New York Sept. 18,
1828, dau. of Ira and Louisa Bassett.
1. Oreille Harry (Clinesmith) (adopted) b. unk. May 27, 1S62.
13. Betsey Calista b. Sept. 19, 1811); m. 1st Stephen Smith (q. v.); m. 2d Jan. 3, 1849 Bradley Britton b.
Westmoreland Aug. 17, 1809, d. Surry Aug. 1864, son of Samuel and Abigail (Walden) Britton.
410 GIL SUM.
1. Elbriilge Ware (Britten) b. Surrv Aug. 3, 1849: m. Oct. 19, 1871 Elsie J. White (q. v.).
1. Jennie Betsey (Britton) b. Surrv June 12, 1873. 2. Delbert William (Britton) b. Surry Aug. 17, 1S75.
2. Martha Harriet (Britton) b. Surry March 25, ISM; in. June 19, 1872 Frank DeWitl Carpenter. (See White )
3. Jennie (Britton) b. Surrv 1853; d. inf. 4. Frank 1I< ur<i (Britton) b. Surrv Jan. 3. 1855: d. there unm. Aug. 11, 1877.
5. Flora Etta (Britton) b. Surry Ap. 18, 1857. 6. Abraham Lincoln (Brittonj'b. Surrv March 26. 1862; d. there Aug. 1864.
14. John Quincy Adams b. Deb. 17 or 19, 1822; d. Surry Aug. 29, 1865; m. Nov. 11. 1851 Emily Heald
b. Nelson Dec. 18, 1823, dau. of Oliver and Patty Heald. She r. Milford.
1. Edwin Chapin b. Marlboro' Oct. 8, 1852. 2. Martha Jane b. Sanbornton Dec. 25. 1853; m. Sept. 13, 1874 Willis K.
Emerson. 3. Laura Maria b. Sanbornton July 19, 1835. 4. Walter Henrv b. Addison, Vt. Ad. 25, 1859.
5. Marv Francis b. Whiting. Vt. May 30. 186(1; d. there March 6, 1862. 6. Marv Einilv b. Milford March 6. 1866.
15. Aaron'Taylor b. Dec. 27. 1824;'d. Aug. 10, 1827. 16. Edmund b. June 12, 1827: d. Nov. 15, 1827.
17. Livonia b. March 27, 1829; m. Davis Carpenter (q. v.).
m. 3d Jan. 1. 1850 Fanny Willis b. Keene Dec. 6, 1798, dau. of Benjamin and Annis ( Briggs )
Willis.
4. Moses b. Surrv June 1776 : m. Hannah Hathhorn: rem. to Keene. N. Y.
1. Daniel Hath'horn b. July 16, 1800.
5. Eunice m. John Ellis (q. v.). 6. Milly. 7. Rebekah b. Surry May 10, 1780.
Otis Ware worked for Allen Butler Jr. 1833-4.
Osmax Wat in Chair Factory 1847-9.
\\T XT/1 Yi ^1^ 1^ T? Charles Webster, a blacksmith, rem. from North field, Mass. to Alstead and m.
" 1-JUuIIjIAj. Irena, dau. of Oliver Shepherd. Their ch. were Patty m. Eli Wilson of Alstead;
Laura m. Levi Dodge of Lempster; Charles Goodrich m. Elmira Dickinson of Walpole, and r. Surry: Oliver Shep-
herd m. 1st Mindwell Wentworth, m. 2d Maria Prouty and d. Alstead 1878; Irena in. George Hatch of Bethel,
Vt.; Harriet in. Elisha Towne, r. Keene: Kimball D.; Abigail in. Gilman Reed of Alstead; Miranda in. James
Mitchell of Rutland, Vt. and r. Springfield, Mass. ; and William d. ch.
Kimbatl David Webster b. Alstead Dec. 16, 1810 ; m. Ap. 29, 1841 Eliza
Ann Hubbard (q. v.) d. Oct. 30, 1878.
1. Marietta Eliza 1>. March 15, 1842; m. Aaron R Gleason (q. v.).
True Webster, son of Jonathan, was b. Atkinson Jan 9.1768; d. Ap. 3, 1850;
m. 1st Feb. 3, 1791 Patty Emery b. link. July 22, 1770, d. Sept. 8, 1827.
1. Benjamin Emery b. Jan. 9,1792; m. 1st May 1820 Jane M. Slade of Alstead; rem. to
Westmoreland.
1. Samuel b. Surry 1823; m. Adaline of Perkinsville, Vt. ; r. Saginaw, Mich.; one son.
2. Harriet b. Surry 1825: m. Artemas Knight of Westmoreland; r. Kansas.
1. Charles (Knight) r. Westmoreland; two ch. 2. Sarah Jane (Knight) m. Hall: r. Kansas ; two ch.
3. Lucy I , ,,. , , 1090. rn. Peter Dixon.
4. Lewis I ' " 'in Martha, dau of Dr. Dunbar of Westmoreland; r. Texas.
1. Hattie. 2. George. And two daus.
2. True b. Francestown? March 10. 1793; d. July 21, 1870: m. 1st Nancy Ware (q. v.) d.
July 18. 1840.
1. Benjamin Emery b. June 6, 1815; in. 1st June 2, 1841 Emily, dau. of Roswell and Sally (Wilson) Nims
of Keene; m. 2d Abby Nims, her sister; r. Walpole.
1. Daniel. 2. Benjamin Franklin d. inf. 3. Lillie. 4. Benjamin Franklin.
2. Elijah Emerson b. Mav 25, 1817; d. Aug. 3, 1817. 3. Anna Ware b. May 30, 1820; m. William L.
Kingsbury (q. v.). 4. Hannah b. Aug. 30, 1823; d. Ap. 20, 1824.
5. Patty Malviua b. June 18, 1828; in. 1st George Kilburn Smith (q. v.); m. 2d Joel Cowee, Jr. (q. v.).
m. 2d March 4, 1841 Harriet Byron Hill b. Surry June 12. 1800, dau. of Moses and Lucy
(Adams) Hill. (See Clement Hill.)
6. Harriet Augusta b. Surry Jan. 3, 1843; m. Ira D. Gates (q. v.).
3. Jonathan b. Dec. 4, 1794; d. Penn. May 29, 1823 ; m. Dec. 1, 1814 Milly Blish (q. v.).
1. Lucy m. Jackson.
4. Rollins b. May 7, 1796; m. Sept. 12. 1822 Margaret Galloway; r. Ogdeusburgh, N. Y.
1. John. 2. Jane. 3. Preston King. 4. Margaret. 5. Mary. 6. Louisa.
5. Eliphalet Knight b. Dec. 2-3, 1798; d. Walpole Feb. 4. 1872: m. 1st June 12, 1823 Har-
riet Slade b. Alstead 1801, d. Walpole July 5, 186.5, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Thomson)
Slade.
1. George b. Aug. 26, 1824; m. Rebecca Brooks of Charlestown; r. Chicago, 111.
1. Charles Franklin h. Chicago, 111. Dec. 23, 1858: d. there June 26, 1861. 2. Walter.
2. Mary Jane b. March 18, 1831; m. George Bemis. (See Ishani.)
m. 2d 1866 Mrs. Harriet Parks.
6. Patty Malvina ( , , v-> 1kfln m. Elijah-Ware Jr. (q. v.).
7. Abner \ ug- ' ' d. Jan.4,1830 ; m.Sept.1824 Ruth Woodman of Newtown.
GENEALOGIES. 411
1. Sarah m. Carter.
8. Hezekiah b. Aug. 8, 1802; d. Ap. 13, 1855; m. Aug. 25, 1830 Irene Sumner (q. v.) d.
Keene Nov. 26. 1879.
1. Hannah Sumner b. Nov. 27, 1830; d. Feb. 23, 18:i3. 2. Lucy Sumner b. May 18, 1834; m. John S.
Towne (q. v.). 3. Warren Hezekiah b. May 18. 1838; d. unm. Keene Jan. 27, 1865.
4. Ellen b. Oct. 20, 1841; m. Benjamin Franklin Allen (q. v.).
5. Mary b. Feb. 5, 1844; d. Keene Dec 1, 1803; m. Sept. 24. 1861 Rodney Griffith b. Swanzey Sept. 24,
1840, son of Barney and Irene (White) Griffith: r. Keene. 6. Daniel b. March 5, 1847; r. Rutland, Vt.
9. Mark b. Feb 29, 1804; d. Walpole Nov. 18, 1876 : m. 1st Sept, 13, 182:5 Eunice Wright
b. Groton May 1805, d. Ap. 13, 1831 : m 2d Eunice Knowlton b. Walpole March 8, 1803,
d. there Feb. 9, 1880. dau. of Luther and Prudence ( Dadraan) Knowlton.
1. Mary Eliza b May 12, 1833; m. Jan. 24, 1853 Franklin O. Pierce; r. Norwich, Conn.
1. Charles Webster (Pierce) b. Walpole Ap. 4, 1859.
2. Ezra b. June ID, 1835; m. Dec. 27. 1857 Victoria Wilson (q. v.).
1. Herbert Melville b. Alstead Nov. 2. 1866.
3. Edwin Eliphaiet b Walpole Ap. 22, 1837; m. June .5, 1860 Emily Ellen Upliam b. Putney, Vt. Oct. 1,
1841, dau. of Charles and Hannah (Merrill) Upham.
1. Carrie Estella b. Walpole Nov. 1. 1862. 2. Albeit Edwin b. Walpole March 29, 1869.
4. Henry Mark b. Walpole Aug. 3, 1839; d. Lebanon, Conn. Jan. 1876; m. 1868 Harriet, adopted dau. of
David Farr of Townshend, Vt.
5. Eunice Augusta b. Walpole May 10, 1843; in. Ira Blake; r. Philadelphia, Penn.
1. Lillian Eunice (Blake) b. Walpole May 10, 1863.
6. Franklin Preston b. Walpole Nov. 16, 1848; m. Nov. 1G, 1876 Augusta Zimmerman b. Norwich, Conn.
1850; r. Surry.
1. Lewis H. b. Surry 1878.
10. Rebekah b. Feb. 26, 1805; d. March 28, 1814.
11. Polly Emery b. Nov. 24, 1808: m. Calvin Chandler (q. v.).
12. Ezra b. Aug. 1:1. 1811 : d March 22, 1864 ; m. Sept. 20, 1840 Sarah Adaline Day (q. v.).
1. Sarah Adeliza b. Sept. 5, 1841; r. Keene.
m. 2d June 10, 1828 Mrs. Mary (Eaton) Wilson b. Pelham Nov. 22, 1766, d. Fran-
cestown Ap. 25, 1857, dau. of Moses and Anna Eaton, and widow of James Wilson
of Francestown.
Frank L. Webster in Factory 1873; rem. to Swanzey.
William N. Webster, bro. of preceding, on tax list 1873.
Joshua Wedgewood from Bethel, Vt. carried on Factory 1853-4.
Amos Weeks b. unk. 1822; m Minerva b. unk. 1821; a blacksmith 1850-1.
1. A dau. b. Ap. 28, 1851 ; d. May 5, 1851.
John Ursall Weeks m. Polly Clark (q. v.).
1. An inf. d. 2. Francis Ursall b. Oct. 10, 1837 : d. in army.
TXTT71T (~^ PT Morris Welch, whose grandfather came from Wales, r. Hinsdale and m. Beulah Smith.
" " -L^ Liw LJL. -p|ieir grandson, son of Louisa, was Larkin.
Larkin Welch b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1830; m. Ap. 3, 1802 Sarah H. Bridge
(q. v.).
Albert Welch, son of George and Relief (Phillips) Welch, was b. Rutland,
Mass.; m. Bosworth; r. Baldwins ville, Mass.; taxed here 1872-4.
1. A son b Baldwinsville, Mass. 1880
James Welch b. Waterbury, Vt. 1843; thrown from horse and killed Nov. 25,
1870; m. Nov. 30, 1868 Jennie M. Chapin (q. v.).
1. Ida Willett b. July 2. 1869.
T\7T^T ri\TO nP(V~\T Three bros. of this name emigrated from England, one of whom returned,
* -"-^ *^-L^ i _Li \ I X V/> i • an(j t]le others reared very large families from whom all the American Wel-
lingtons have descended. The name of one was Pilgravt Wellington. One of his descendants named Oliver 8- at
Ashby, Mass.; served in the Revolutionary army; m. 1st Anna Gregory; in. 2d Rachel March: m. 3d Anna Hosey.
By the first wife he had Isaac and ( Hiver; by the second, Ezekiel. There were also three dans. Nabby, Sally, and
Lydia, of "which mother is uncertain. Ezekiel m. Susan Haskell and had Oliver r. Phillipston, Mass. ; Susan m.
George W. Tottenham of Westminster, Mass.: George r. Boston, Mass.; John d. eh. ; Joseph H. r. Keene; Sam-
412 GILSUM.
uel M. r. Orange, Mass. ; Elmira m. Nehemiah Dunton of Phillipston, Mass. ; Mary d. ch. ; Lucy m. Charles W.
Hatch of Wardsboro', Vt. ; Sumner; and Mary m. George Chamberlain of Westminster, Mass.
Sumnek Wellington b. Ashby, Mass. Aug. 9, 1837; m. Aug. 12, 1866 Eliza
Starkey (see Thompson); on tax list 1867; r. Iveene.
1. Frank Waldo b. Keene Dec. 14, 1867.
WETHER13EE or WETHERBY. ^i^^SSX^tS-
John Witherby, said to have emigrated from North England, found on early records of Marlboro' and Sudbury,
Mass.; d. Stow, Mass. about 1711; m. 1st Sept. 18, 1672 Mary Howe b. June 18, 1658, d. Stow, Mass. June 5,
1684, dau. of John and Mary Howe; and had Joseph. Mary, John, and Thomas; m. 2d Sept. 16, 1684 Lydia Moore
who had Ephraim, Jonathan, David, Anne, and Lydia. [As the date of Ephraim's birth is not found, it is some-
what uncertain whether he w^as the son of Mary or Lydia.] Capt. Ephraim d. Boston, Mass. Nov 7. 1745; m. 1st
1721 Elizabeth Hall d. June 12, 1732. Her ch. were Ruth, Ephraim, Paul, Mary, and Betsey He m. 2d Sept.
18, 1732 Joanna Bellows who had Rachel, Jonathan, Abigail, Susannah, Abijah, Joanna, and Samuel. Paul b.
Stow, Mass.; rem. to Lunenburg, Mass., where he d. Jan. 6, 1768; m. June 11, 1746 Hannah Pierce. Their ch.
were Ephraim, Paul, Hannah, Betsey, David, Joab, Abijah, Esther, and Daniel.
Abijah Wetherbee b. Lunenburg, Mass. Aug. 26, 1761; d. Sullivan Ap. 20,
1840; m. Mehitable Trowbridge b. Lunenburg? Mass. Feb. 6, 1764, d. Sullivan
Feb. 6, 1844. He was a Revolutionary pensioner, and r. Nelson, Swanzey, Sul-
livan, Gilsum, and Surry.
1. Nelly b. Nelson? Dec. 19, 1781; in. Asa Wilcox. (See Loveland.)
2. Edmund b. unk. Sept. 28, 1783; d. unk. July 12, 1785.
3. Edmund b. unk. Aug. 3, 1785; d. Tioga Co. Penn. June 17, 1842; m. 1st Sept. 22, 1805
Theodosia Crane of Surry ; m. 2d Abigail Wright, dau. of Phinehas and Zilpha (Cooper)
Wright of Walpole.
1. Edmund \
2. Moses Wright I , . B T „,, ,„,.
3. Abigail ( bapt Snrry Jan' 3 ' 181°'
4. Ambrose )
5. George Phinehas bapt. Surry July 11, 1816.
4. Abijah b. unk. Sept. 3, 1787 ; m. Esther Kimball b. Nelson Sept. 30, 1780, d. Springfield.
Vt. Ap. 26, 1872.
1. Almore b. Ferrisburg, Vt. Sept. 7, 1810; killed at Harlow bridge disaster at Northfield, Vt. Dec. 11,
1867; m. Dec. 30, 1833 Betsey Brigham b. Acworth Oct. 30, 1808, dau. of John and Lydia (Howe) Brig-
ham; a bridge builder by trade.
1. Mary Matilda b. WeathersfleM, Vt. June 20, 1836; d. Montgomery, Ala. Aug. 11, 1867; ra. Dec. 6, 1857 John W.
Nichols.
2. Angeline Augusta b. Burlington, Vt. July 8, 18311; m. Oct. 21, 1862 Albert S. Brownell, r. Elmhurst, III.
1. Harry G.'(Brownell) b. Elmhurst? 111. Aug. 9, 1866. 2. Helen A. (Brownell) b. Elmhurst V 111. Jan. 1, 1872.
3. Lvdia Malancie b. Moretown, Vt. Sept. 14, 1814; m Oct. 17, 1866 Charlton R. Badger d. Northfield, Vt. Aug. 26, 1871.
"l. Angie E. (Badger) b. Northfield, Vt. July 27, 18G7. 2. Georgie K. (Badger) b. Northfield, Vt. Aug. IS, 1S69.
2. Luther b. Nelson Sept. 12, 1812; r. Westmoreland. 3. Theodosia b. Nelson March 0, 1811; d. Alstead
March 13, 1826. 1. Lucinda b. Alstead March 15, 1816; m. Elbridge Knights; r. Chester, Vt.
5. Lois Maria b. Alstead Ap. 21, 1818; r. Chicago, 111. 6. James Solon b. Surry Aug. 26, 1820.
7. Philo Oilman b. Surry Feb. 11, 1822; m. Nov. 2, 1812 Alzina, dau. Lewis and Betsey Lockwood of
Springfield, Vt., where they r.
1. Rose A. b. Springfield, Vt. Sept. 4, 1841: d. num. Weathersfield, Vt. .Ian. 21, 1871. 2. Lizzie M. b. Springfield, Vt.
July 18, 1816; d. Anoka, Minn. Nov. 18, 1872; m. March 19, 1867 Henrv B. Foster. 3. Horace E. b. Springfield, Vt.
Ap. 9, 1849; m. Nov. 1, 1877 Mary Doby of Holyoke, Mass. 1. Haltie E. b. Springfield, Vt. June 20, 1851; in. 1873
Edward N. Davis. 5. Ethel J. b. 'Weathersfield, Vt. Ap. 311, ISoo ; d. there Oct. 3, 1873. 6. Emeline E. b. Weathers-
field, Vt. Feb. 16, 1857; d. Ihere Feb. 13, 1863. 7. Louise B. b. Weathersfield, Vt. Ap. 6, 1861; d. there Ap. 23, 1873.
8. Katie A. b. Weathersfield, Vt. Aug. 1, 1863.
8. Harriet Christiana b. Alstead 1M26; d. Ludlow, Vt. July 26, L851; m. Kneeland.
9. Charles b. Alstead March 4, 1828. 10. Emeline Elvira b. Dec. 17, 1829; m. Ingalls; r. Windsor,
Vt. 11. Abijah Horace b. Aug. 23, 1832; d. Dec. 17, 1838.
5. Joshua b. Sullivan Nov. 29, 1789 ; d. Ferrisburg, Vt. Sept. 2, 1861 ; m. Barnes.
1. Amos r. Vergennes, Vt.
6. Lucinda b. Sullivan July 29. 1792; d. num. Surry Aug. 1^2, 1812. 7. Mehitable b. Surry
June 21, 1791; d. Nashua Nov. 2;"), 1845; m. Feb. 1, 1814 Art.emas Lovejoy of Nelson; two
daus. and six sons. 8. Thomas Trowbridge b. Surry Feb. 27, 1797 ; d. there Jan. •"», 1807.
9. William b. March 26, 1799; d. Amherst May is, 1878; ra. Mary Sheldon of Wilton.
10. Francis b. June 3, 1801 ; m. and r. Minn. 11. Paul b. Surry Sept. 17, 1803 ; m. Lovisa
Hubbell of New Haven, Vt., where he r. ; five ch.
GENEALOGIES. 413
12. Luther b. Surry Jan. 16. 1806 : d there Ap. 16, 1807.
13. Thomas Trowbridge b. Surry Ap. 9, 1808; m. 1st Jan. 8, 1833 Sarah Wilder b. Surry
Aug. 27, 1805, d. Sullivan June 28, 1850, dau. of Luther and Phebe (Merrill) Wilder; m.
2d Ap. 27. 1851 Mrs. Harriet (Prime) Trowbridge b. Swanzey March 4, 1810, d. there Aug.
17, 1874. dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Holbrook) Prime, and widow of Thomas Trowbridge;
served as Captain in the militia ; r Westmoreland.
Ephraim Wetht rby, son of Paul and Hannah, was b. Lunenburg, Mass. Aug. 24, 1747. [The identity of this
man with the following is not. fully established. He may have been his father.] Ephraim Wetht r'v/from Lunen-
burg, Mass. m. Eliza, dau. of Klisha and Eliza (Wilson) Chamberlain, and had Charles T.; Eliza ra. Charles
Dearth of Sherborn, Mass.; Henry; Susan B. in. 1st Dea. Thompson of Swanzey, m. 2d Asa Healey of Swanzey;
Ephraim Dexter, a physician at Worcester, Mass.: and John C. r. Philadelphia. 1'enn.
Chaeles Thomas Wetherby b. Fitchburg, Mass. March 4, 1807; d. Lowell,
Ohio, June 3, 1871; m. 1st May 5,1831 Nancy Hyde b. Winehendon, Mass. March
22, 1809. d. Acworth Sept. 6, 1849, dau. of John and Abigail (Hyde) Hyde.
1. Charles b. Walpole June 10, 1832; m. Aug. 19, 1856 Cornelia Antoinette Chapin b. New
Haven, Vt. Feb. 24. 1834. dau. of Myron and Olive (Benedict | Chapin.
1. Etta Chapin b. Cornwall, Conn. Oct. 21, 1863. 2. Addie Augusta 1). Cornwall, Conn. Aug. 19, 18(35; d.
Winsted, Conn. Nov. 6, 1866. 8. Charles Burton b. Winsted, Conn. Nov. 13, bsr,7.
2. Eliza Ann b. Walpole Aug. 16, 1833; m. Harrison Gray Otis; an editor; r. Santa Bar-
bara, Cal.
1. Lillian (Otis) b. Marietta, Ohio. 2. Miriam (Otis)'b. Washington, D. C.
3. Mabel (Otis) b. Washington, D. C.
3. Mary Jane b. Walpole Ap. 2, 1835: d. Lawrence, Mass. Aug. 1855; in. June 1855 Frank
Chapin.
4. William b. Walpole Sept. 4, 1836: m. Aug. 28, 1857, Jennie, dau. of Waite and Anna
Lawrence of Westport, N. Y. ; r. Antioch, Ohio.
l.Juliaetta b. Lowell, Ohio July 15, 1859. 2. Imogene b. Lowell, Ohio Sept. 5, 1861; d. there Ap. 28,
1866. 3. Charles T. b. Lowell, Ohio June 28, 1866. 4. Ida Chipman b. Lowell, Ohio June 9, 1868.
5. William Foster b. Lowell, Ohio Feb. 18, 1871.
5. Edwin b. Walpole Jan 22, 1840 : sewing-machine agent in Pennsylvania.
6. Ellen Augusta b. Walpole March 15. 1842; m. Nov. 18, 1877 Andrew Hanson b. Norway
Ap. 25, 1859, son of Edmund and Lena Hanson ; r Adrian, Minn.
1. Ellen (Hanson) b. Adrian, Minn. Aug. _>:>, 1878; d. there Sept. 14, 1878.
2. A dau. b. Adrian. Minn. Feb. 27, 1880.
7. Julietta b. Feb. 14.1844: d. March 1. 1854. 8. Austin b. Auu. 11. 184.,; d. Dec. 26.
1848. 9. Baxter b. Sept. 8, 1847: d. June 3, 1851.
10. Thomas b. Acworth Mav 7, 1849; d. there June 15, 1849.
m. 2d Ap. 1, 1850 Martha P. Fish (q. v.).
Jesse Wheeler m. Sept. 14, 1782 Hannah Dwinel.
1. Jesse b. Keene May 17, 1783. 2. Aaron Bastee b. May 2l>, 1785. 3. Hannah b. March
27, 1787. 4. Abraham b. March 13, 1792. 5. Dolly b. Sullivan July 5, 1797.
6 Archibald / , -, ,,. ^ , -,- 10AA
7. Samuel j *>. Sullivan Feb. 25, 1800.
~Y\7 i I T^ "L"1 T (f H 1 i/ A man of this name came from England and r. Lunenburg, Mass. and had a
* " LJL-Li-l J-Li vVV. Iv . son Tli<miix Wheelock who rem. to Alstead, and from thence in 1796 to Win-
chester. His son Willium b. Alstead Jan. 3. 1791; d. Winchester Sept. 1874: m. Harriet Porter of Onondaga Co.,
X. Y. Their ch. were John d. inf.: Eliza M. d. mmi.; John d. Buffalo, N. Y.; Sarah C. m. Albert G. Hill of
Swanzey; Prudence F. m. Alvin T. Willard of Winchester; William d. Winchester; Thomas; Loretta d. num.;
Abby (twin) burned to death, m. Albert A. Fassett of AVinchester; Harriet (twin) m. A. A. Fassett; and George
Delavan, a marble worker at Keene.
Thomas Wheelock b. Winchester Nov. 29 1830; d. from barbarities of An-
dersonville prison JNov. 22,1864; m. May 25, 1852 Mary A. McCoy (q. v.); on
tax list 1851-2, '55, '(50.
1. Herbert Henry b. Swanzey Dec. 14. 1854 : m. June 1879 Lula Sollars : r. Decatur, 111.
2. Frank Edward b. Swanzey Feb. 19, 1858. 3. Ida Ellen b. Swanzey? Jan. 1861.
4. Arthur Pennington b. Ap. 29, 1863.
414 GILSUM.
Phinehas Wheelock taxed here 1834
Joseph Milton Whitcomb m. Oct. 23, 1827 Dinah Loveland (q. v.).
1. Melissa.
V\7" tl Trl^T^. Elder John White is supposed to have come from ( 'helmsford, Eng. He is known to have
1Jll-L" sailed from Eng. in the ship Lyon, and landed at Boston Sept, 16, 1632; s. at Cambridge,
Mass.; rem. 16:i6 to Hartford. Conn.: was selectman at both places. In 1659 he rem. to Hadley, Mass. but
returned to Hartford, Conn. 1670, and was appointed elder in the South Church. He m. in Eng. Mary and
had six ch., two or three of whom were b. Eng. His second ch., Capt. Nathaniel b. Eng. about 1629; s. at 21
years of age in Middletown. Conn.: represented the town 85 times in the State Legislature; d. there Aug. 27, 1711;
m. 1st Elizabeth d. 169(1 aet. about 65; in. 2d Mrs. Martha widow of Hugh Mould of New London, Conn.
He had eight ch. by first wife, the seventh of whom was Jacob b. Middletown. Conn May 10, 1665; d. there
March 29, 1738; m. 1st Feb. 1, 1(192 Deborah Shepard, d. there Feb. 8, 1721. set. 51; m. 2d Dec. 16, 1729 Mrs.
Rebecca (Willett), widow of Thomas Ranney of Middletown. Conn. He had ten ch. by first wife, the sixth of
whom. Thomas was b. Middletown. Conn. Aug. 1 1, 1710; rem. to Lebanon, Conn. 1781, in 1748 to Coventry, Conn. ;
m. 1st Dec. 28, 172.J Sarah Miller prob. dau. of William of Glastonbury, Conn. She d. East Middletown, Conu.
Aug. 10, 1736, set 36. He m. 2d Feb. 3, 1737 Hannah Woodward b. July 9. 17 in ?, dau. of Henry and Hannah
(Burrows) Woodward. Had six ch. by first wife, and by second, seven. The second of the latter was Henry.
Henry White b. Andover, Conn. June 1, 1739; m. Sarah ; rem. to Vt.
1. Simeon b. Lebanon. Conn. Nov. 10, 17(35. 3. Henry I). June '.», 1774.
4. Olive b. Oct. 22, 1776. ft. Silas b. June 3, 177(.>. 6.' Thomas b. Ap. 19, 1785.
William White came from England and s. in what is now Warren, Mass. His wife was a Moss from Ireland.
Their ch. were Martha, Mary. Jane, Hannah, Sarah, Susie, William, Joseph, and Robert. William, Jr. b. Warren,
Mass. Jan. 1766; d. Alstead Dec. 12, 1824; m. Ruth Merit b. Charlestown, Mass. Ap. 1767; d. Alstead July 5 or
6,1840. Their ch. were Samuel; Porter m. Betsey Pratt of Roxburv : Otis m. Nancy Delano; Reuben B. m.
Catherine Hartshorne and r. Norwood, Mass.; Sarah" m. Reddingtoii and r. Roby's Corner; Wealthy m
Bancroft, r. Boston, Mass.; Charles; and Ruthena m. 1st Ware Hillard of Sanborntou, m. 2d Samuel Blanchard
of Medford, Mass. and r. Sutton
Samuel White b. Petersham, Mass. Dec. 28, 1791 ; d. Surry June 1870; m.
Nov. 10, 1818 Abigail Marshall b. Lunenburg, Mass. Jan. 12, 1798, d. Surry Nov.
4, 1871, dau. of David and Sarah (Haskell) Marshall.
1. William Marshall b Fitcliburg, Mass. Sept. 1, 1819; m. Nov. 20. 1842 Sarah Jane Clark
b. Walpole March 28, 1821, dau. of Richard Clark ; r. Cambridge, N Y.
1. Celicia Sally b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Ap. 7, 1844; d. unm. Argyle, N. Y. Sept. 16, 1860.
2. Sophia Abigail b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Sept. 14, 1845; m. David, son of Francis and Almira Robeson of
Greenwich, N. Y.
1. F.tta May (Robeson) b. N. Y. July 12, 1870. 2. Julia Alice (Robeson) b. N. Y. Jan. 26, 1872.
3. Leona Aclelia (Robeson) b. N. Y. Sept. 30, 1874.
3. Corinna F. b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Dec. 7, 1846; in. Sept 9, 1866 Hosea A. Pierce b. White Creek, N. Y.
June 22, 1844, d. N. Y. June 12, 1861), son of William and Jerusha Pierce.
1. Grace G. (Pierce) b. N. Y. Sept. 11, 1867. 2. Manei-na Ann (Pierce) b. N. Y. Feb. 1, 1869.
4. Elsie J. b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Ap. 11). 184s; m. Elbridge W. Britton. (See Ware.)
5. Sabra A. b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Dec. 24, 1849.
6. Hattie A. b. Shrewsbury. Vt. Aug. 21, 1851; m. Nov. Hi. is;;; William Riley, son of Charles W. and
Sarah Worthington of Bennington, Vt.
1. Etta Adella (Worthington) b. N. Y. March 10, 1876.
7. Louisa C. b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Ap. 29, 1853; d. there Ap. 14, 1854.
8. William Harry b. Somerset, Vt. Aug. 18, 1S54. 9. Luman S. b. Somerset, Vt. May is, 1857.
10. Julia C. b. Argyle, N. Y. June 2:i, 186". 11. Horace Franklin b. Argyle, N. Y. Sept. 24. 1862.
12. Merrill Clark b. White Creek. N. Y. Oct. 19. 1864; d. there Feb. 8, 1865.
2. Abigail It. Acworth Dec. 25, 1820 : m. May 2. 1838 William Carpenter b. Surry Jan. 26,
1811, son of Ezra and Betsey (Chapin) Carpenter.
1. Luman Marshall (Carpenter) b. Surry Ap. 7. 1889; m. March 14, I860 Mrs. Lucy (Gushing) Murdock
b. LeKoy, N. Y. Oct. 7, 1836, dau. of David and Rhoda (Crane) Cushing, and widow of Hiram Murdock
of Hiram, N. Y.
1. F.rnest Willie (Carpenter) b. Surry Sept. 7, 1865.
2. Josephine Angeline (Carpenter) b. Surry Dec. 24. 1840; m. George Henry, son of George and
(Hill) Joslvn of Surry; r. Walpole.
1. Charles Henry (Joslvn) b. Millbury, Mass. about 1860. 2. Luella (Joslyn) b. M;.~s. Ann'. 1867.
3. Ellin Maria (Carpenter) b. Surry Ap. 2:i, 1842; m. 1864 Edward Kingsbury, son of Josiah ; r. Acworth.
1 Eddit (Kingsburv) b. Surrv March 1865; d. Acworth March 1879. 2. Lizzii (Kingsburv) b. Michigan 1866.
3. Frank (Kingsburv) I). Midi. 1868. +. Dili,, (Kingsburv) b. Mich 1870.
5. Afary Daniels (Kingsbury) b. Acworth 1ST-': d. there Dec. 28. 1875. 6. Charlie (Kingsbury) b. Acworth 1876.
7. Bessie Carpenter (Kingsbury) b. Acworth July 1878.
4. Jasper Hazen (Carpenter) b. Surry Ap. 5, 1844; m. Lydia ; r. Bowne, Mich.
GENEALOGIES. 415
1. Sarah Aim (Carpenter) b. Bnwne, Mich. 1868.
5. Mason Adams (Carpenter) b. Surry Deo. 5, 1845; in. Mary dau. of Samuel and Susan (Heath) Poole
of Concord; r. Surry.
1. Arthur Mason (Carpenter) b. Surry Nov. 23. 1869.
2. Maud Lena (Carpenter) b. Surrv Jan. 17. 1871. 3 Gertie (Carpenter) b. Surry Aug. 1, 1874.
6. Frank De Witt (Carpenter) b. Surry Feb. 12, 1848; m. June 19, 1872 Martha Harriet Britton.
1. Fred Eugene (Carpenter) b. Surry May 1, 1874. 2. Mabel (Carpenter) b. Surry 1878.
7. Eugene Boscoe (Carpenter) (q. v.) b. Surry Sept. 1. 1849; m. Lizzie N. Craig. S.Harriet Buth-
ena (Carpenter) b. Surry -July 25, 1851 . 9. Marietta Carolint (Carpenter) b. Surry Ap. 27, 18.53; m.
Albert Daniels of Lebanon. "lO. Abbie Flora (Carpenter) b. Surry July 7, 1855. W.Merrill Dudley
(Carpenter) b. Surry March 24, 1857. 12. John Le Forest (Carpenter) b. Surry July 10, 1859.
13. Freddie Arthur (Carpenter) b. Surry Aug. 14, 18G2; d. there Aug. 9, 1868.
14. Myra Ana (Carpenter) b. Surrv May 8, 1864. 15. Martha Eva (Carpenter) b. Surry July 19, 1867.
3. Sophia b. Alstead Feb. 9. 1823'; d. there Feb. 22, 1823.
4. Maryann b. Alstead Sept. 17, 1824 ; in. Jan. 2, 1842 Sumner C, son of Richard Clark of
Walpole ; r. St. James, Minn.
1. Merrill (Clark.) 2. Ella (Clark.) 3. LilUe (Clark.)
5. Caroline b. Marlow Feb. 23, 1828; in. Ap. 28, 1851 Oscar D., son of John Gibson of Graf-
ton, Vt. ; r. Palmer, 111.
1. Alden (Gibson.) 2. Hattie (Gibson.) 3. A son.
6. Harriet Cordelia b. Aug. 7, 1830 ; d. Grafton, Vt. Dec. 19, 1850 ; m. May 28, 1849 Oscar
D. Gibson. (See 5 above.)
Ebenezer White rem. from Uxbridge, Mass. to Swanzey. His eh. were Milly m. Thayer, Turner, Phila-
delphia m. Jeremiah Cummings, Esq., Stephen, Penelope m. Oct. 23, 1791 Nathan Whitcomb, a dau. who m.
Thompson of R. I.; and probably Thankful m. John Kingsbury.
Turner White m. Joanna Holbrook of Alstead.
1. Eunice b. Uxbridge, Mass. Dec. 14, 1774; m. Ebenezer Kilburn (q, v.).
2. Deborah b. Uxbridge, Mass. Aug. 10, 1777 : m. John Hammond (q. v.)
3. Otis b. Alstead March 18, 1780 ; d. unm. Lynn, Mass. ; a morocco dresser.
4. Betsey b. Alstead Sept. 17, 1781 ; d. unm. Chesterfield.
5. Hannah b. Alstead Feb. 27, 1787 ; m. Aug. 3, 1806 John Durant of Swanzey.
6. Lydia b. Alstead Aug. 11, 1789; m. Horace Howard. (See Hayward.)
7. Abigail bapt. Aug. 31, 1806; m. Samuel Fairbanks of Winchester
1. Prescott (Fairbanks.) 2. Abigail (Fairbanks) m. Marshall Kingman; r. Dubuque, Iowa.
8. Leonard b. Alstead? 1794; d. unm. Chesterfield 1815.
m. 2d Feb. 5, 1818 widow Betsey Miles of Winchester.
Stephen White, bro. of the preceding, was b. Uxbridge? Mass. May 11, 1761;
d. Oct. 20, 1860; m. Jan. 10, 1787 Abigail Kingsbury b. Keene March 5, 1766, d.
July 17, 1836, dau. of Nathaniel and Mehitable (Johnson ) Kingsbury.
1. Nathan b. Swanzey Dec. .', 1788; in. Sally Griffin (q. v.).
1. Sally b. July 1, 1809. 2. Mary b. Nov. 30, 1810. 3. Otis b. Nov. 22, 1812; d. Nashua Dec. 12, 1831;
m. and s. in Vermont. 4. Luther. 5. Hannah b. Jan. 2, 1815.
2. Ira b. Swanzey March 4, 1790 ; r. Newbury, Vt.
1. Stephen d. inf.
3. Stephen b. Swanzey Jan. 10, 1791; d. there Nov. 5, 1792.
4. Luther b. Swanzey Oct. 4, 1792 ; m. Mary, dau. of Dr. Isaac Munroe of Surry.
1. Lowell b. Keene. 2. Otis. 3. Mary. 4. Juliann. 5. Frederick.
6. Harriet r. Kalamazoo, Mich. 7. Cornelia. 8. Sarah.
5. Stephen b. Oct. 1, 1794 ; brought up by Japhet Fisher of Grafton, Vt. ; m. Betsey Conant
of that place.
6. Alvin b. Sept. 5, 1796 ; m. Susannah Heath b. Stoddard May 20, 1813, dau. of Reuben and
Sarah (Heath) Heath.
1. Rosanna b. Sept. 17, 1837; m. July 4, 1869 Thomas Hill of Grafton, Vt.
2. Leonard b. Sept. 2, 1839; r. New York.
3. Lowell b. July 13, 1841; m. 1872 Rozella V. Miller (q. v.).
1. John Lowell b. Jan. 17, 1873. 2. Mania Alice b. Ap. 27, 1874. 3. Winnie Ada b. Oct. 24, 1875.
4. Bertie b. Sept. 6, 1878. 5. Frankie b. May 'J, 1880.
4. Merrill b. May 8, 1843; m. March 6, 1871 Mary Frances Proctor b. Alstead Sept. 26, 1840, dau. of
Ebenezer and Anna (Bird) Proctor; r. Keene.
1. Freddie Everett b. Walpole June 6, 1872.
416 GIL SUM.
5. Phila b. Ap. 28, 1845; r. Langdon. 6. Eliza b. Aug. 22, 1817; d. unm. Walpole March 30, 1864.
7. Juliaetta b. July 8, 1849; m. Edward O. Corey (q. v.). 8. George Nathan b. Sept. 10, 1851 ; d. Ap. 7,
1852. 9. Ober b. Aug. 22, 1853; m. Dec. 31, 1876 Annie Jane Heald b. Washington Sept. 18, 1859, dau.
of John Eastabrook and Ann Dawson Heald. 10. Ira b. July 2, 1856. 11. Jehiel b. Ap. 2, 1859.
7. Danford b May 28, 1798; d. Dedham, Mass. Sept. 18, 1862 ; m. Betsey Ballard.
8. Sylva b. July 8. 1800: d. unm. 1819. 9. Syrene b. Feb. 11. 1804; m. Jan. 8, 1834 Ira
Myrick Rawson I. Sullivan Ap. 16, 1797, d. Kansas about 1875. 10. Pbiladelphiab. Jan. 19,
1806 ; m. Benjamin Corey (q. v.). 11. Darius b Aug. 28, 1809 ; r. Montpelier, Vt.
George White m. Dec. 31, 1845 Lovina L. Ellis "both of Sullivan."
James and Joseph Whitely, bros. from England, worked in Factory 1848.
\\[ tTTr |,]\rin,"Vr This name is from parish Whitney iii Hexfordshire, England, and is said by some
' * IJ-J- -L 1" U A . to be derived from Saxon words meaning "white eye," and by others from words
meaning "island of the wise men." The ancestry of the Gilsum family has not been traced.
Joseph Whitney, son of Palmer, was b. Mass. Aug. 8, 1798; d. Thomson, 111.
Nov. 24, 1872; m. Nov. 20, 1823 Sophronia Taylor (q. v.).
1. Joseph Palmer b. May 20, 1824. 2. Nancv b. Java. N. Y. Oct. 5, 1825.
3. Alonzo b. Java, N. Y. March 6, 1827. 4.' Edward b. Java. N. Y. Aug. 7, 1829.
5. Jasper b. Java, N. Y. Aug. 23, 1831. 6. Susannah Bliss b. Java, N. Y. July 28, 1834 ; d.
Mich. Sept. 30, 1837. 7. Elvira b. Mich. '< Aug. 8, 1839. 8. Luther b. Mich. Dec. 7, 1841 ;
served in 92d 111. Reg't : wounded at Atlanta. Ga., and lias a pension.
Reuben Whitney m. Nov. 10, 1845 Jane L. Tubs, both of Winchendon, Mass.
Samuel, Whitney, half bro. of Palmer (see Joseph), was b. Mass. Aug. 5,
1758; d. June 1, 1831; m. Mary Whitney b. unk. June 19, 1761, d. Ap. 27, 1835.
1. Bartholomew b. Oct. 4, 1778 ; d. Sophiasburgh, Canada West.
2. Samuel b. July 14, 1781 ; d. Chesterfield, N. Y. ; m. Nov. 26, 1801 Hope Blish (q. v.) ;
five ch. b. Chesterfield, N. Y.
3. Joshua b. June 10, 1784; d. Lawrenceville, N. Y. ; m. Harriet of Lynn, Mass. ; r.
mostly at Quebec.
1. Harriet.
4. Polly b. Ap. 10, 1786; d. Lawrenceville, N. Y. : m. David Blish (q. v.).
5. Lois b. Aug. 23, 1788 ; m. James M. Mark (q. v.).
6. Luther b. Ap. 15, 1791 ; d. Lawrenceville, N. Y. Aug. 30, 1869 ; m. Sept. 20, 1814 Betsey
Dart (q. v.) ; r. Lawrenceville, N. Y.
1. Luther b. July 26, 1815; Post Master at Muskegon, Wise.
2. Edgar b. June 25, 1818; m. 1st July 1839 Maria Rachel Shepard b. Middletown, Vt 1820, d. Lawrence,
N. Y. Sept. 1850, dau. of Heman and Lorette (Iiockswell) Shepard; r. Ogdeusburg, N. Y.
1. Helen b. Lawrence, N. Y. May 1844; m. 181)5 Barney.
1. Leon (Barney) b. Lawrence. N. T. about 1SIJ7. 2. Helen (Barney) b. Lawrence, N. T. about 1869.
2. Luther Heman b. Lawrence, N. Y- Sept. 23, 1849; m. and r. Trenton, Mo.; one ch.
m. 2d Nov. 1853 Sarah Church b. Ogdensburg, N. Y. Ap. 13, 1831, dau. of Harvey and Catherine Church.
3. Harvey Church b. Ottawa, Canada June 17, 1857.
3. Joshua b.' June 25, 1820; d. unm. Mobile, Ala.
4. Pascal b. Nov. 4, 1823; m. 1st Lorette Shepherd; m. 2d Amanda Rockwood; r. Osage, 111.
7. Lydia b. Sept. 6, 1793; m. James Locke (q. v.). 8. Daniel b. Sept. 3, 1795; d. Green
Bay, Wise. Nov. 4, 1862 ; m. Emeline or Eniilv Henshaw of Middlebury, Vt.
9. William Clarke b. Aug. 29, 1797 ; rem. to Canada.
10. Lucy b. Ap. 27, 1800 ; d. Parishville, N. Y. ; m. 1st March 20, 1820 Isaac Coburn ; in.
2d May 27, 1824 John Smith (q. v.).
WRTTTV7 A/TO"R 1? Asa Whittemore b. Hancock June 21, 1801; d. there May 10, 1851; m.
LI J. J. ± XLi L\±\J liLU. xov_ 16r 1826 Lucy Brown b. Stoddard' Oct. 10, 1803. They had Butler
Abram; Lucretia Almina d. unm.; Henry Augustus d. inf.; Maria Clarissa d. Newport July 8, 1861, m. Jona-
than Choate Welch now of rlaremont; and Mary Ellen m. George Woodbury Dole, r. Claremout and has two
ch. In 1852 Mrs. Lucy B. Whittemore came to Gilsum with her son.
Butler Abram Whittemore b. Alstead Sept. 17, 1827; d. Mario w Feb. 16,
1863; m. Nov. 13, 1851 Julia A. Ishara (q. v.).
Jotham Whittemore m. Lucy Bates b. Springfield, Vt. about 1818; d. Win-
chester Jan. 1876, dau. of Edward and Polly (Corey) Bates.
GENEALOGIES. 417
Zebedee "Whittemore b. Hancock 1755; d. Marlow Feb. 26, 1825; m. Pru-
dence Safford b. New Ipswich 1762; d. Marlow Ap. 1, 1848.
1. Prudence b. Hancock Nov. 1784 : m. Samuel F. Bryant (q. v.).
2. Aaron b. Hancock Oct. 10, 1789 ; d. Marlow Dec. 15, 1862 ; m. 1st Huldah Comstock
b. unk. 1795, d. Marlow Aug. 16, 1846 ; m. 2d Mrs. Kezia (J^eck) Huntington b. Lyman
May 6, 1810, dau. of Israel and Menitabel (Wheeler) Peck.
1. Lurany m. Charles R. Osborne, r. Dixon 111. 2. Alonzo m. Nancy M. Fisher, r. Marlow.
3. Lucinda m. Joseph Palmer, r. Dixon, 111. 4. Winslow m. Nancy M. Richardson, r. Marlow.
5. Lorenzo m. Ellen Miner, r. Newport. 6. Elijah m. and r. Nebraska.
3. Charles b. Hancock 1790 ; d. Alstead Dec. 5, 1866 ; m. 1st Eleanor Tenney b. Hancock
1791, d. Marlow Ap. 4, 1831 ; m. "2d Esther Miller; two ch.
4. Prentiss b. Hancock March 8, 1805 ; d. Marlow Dec. 16, 1841 ; m. Dec. 16, 1824 Mary
Guillow (q. v.).
1. Mary Pierce b. Nov. 17, 1825; m. May 29, 1858 Jasper Newton Thompson b. Thomaston, Me. 1822, son
of John and Mehitable (Lawrence) Thompson. 2. George Washington b. Marlow March 4, 1829; d. in
army at New Orleans, La. Nov. 7, 18G2. 3. Elvira b. Marlow Jan. 12, 1831 ; d. there unm. July 28, 1874.
Eli Wigglesworth b. unk. 1835 ; in Gilsuin 1870.
Jonathan Wilbur on tax list 1812-3.
Edward Wiloott in Factory 1855.
Obadiah Wilcox, said to be of Scotch origin, was b. Conn. July 1721 ; d.
Surry Feb. 20, 1810; m. Sarah b. Conn. March 1731, d. Surry Sept. 21, 1809;
r. Surry and had many descendants.
1. Mary Lovisa b. Ap. 3, 1767 ; d. Surry July 20, 1798. And others.
Obadiah Wilcox, cousin of the preceding, was b. Guilford, Conn. 1717; d.
Aug. 26, 1780; m. his cousin Lydia Wilcox b. Guilford, Conn. 1716; d. Jan. 16, 1796.
1. Obadiah b. Guilford, Conn, about 1743 ; d. Dec. 12, 1776 ; m. Feb. 18, 1773 Huldah Hurd
(q. v.).
1. Huldah b. Dec. 30, 1776; m. Benjamin Ware (q. v.).
2. Lydia b. Guilford. Conn. 1745 ; d. Surry Ap. 12, 1830 ; in. Sept. 3, 1767 Ichabod Smith
b. Conn. Sept. 3, 1742, d. Surry Sept. 20, 1807, son of Jonathan Smith.
3. Eleazer b. Guilford, Conn. Ap. 1749 ; d. Nov. 7, 1823 ; m. Nov. 5, 1775 Mary Mack b.
Gilead, Conn. 1760, d. Jan. 23, 1830, dau. of Josiah and Mary (Porter) Mack.
1. Obadiah b. Aug. 6, 1779; d. unm. May 24, 1812. 2. Beulah b. March 16, 1782; m Daniel Blish (q. v.).
3. Jerusha b. Sept. 'J.1, 1785; m. her cousin Elihu, son of Jehiel and Lydia (Mack) Wilcox; r. Jay, N. Y.
. 4. Mary b. March 9, 1788; m. Elisha S. Fish (q. v.).
5. Eleazer b. March 22, 1790; d. Ap. 13, 1855; m. 1st Nov. 12, 1817 Esther Field b. Surry Aug. 10, 1798,
d. Aug. 31, 1843, dau. of Moses Dickinson and Molly (Havward) Field.
1. Mary Field b. Sept. 29, 1818; m. Oct. 2, 1855 Perry Edmund "Kemp b. Sullivan July 12, 1821, son of Eliakim and
Susannah (Osgood) Kemp; r. Sullivan. 2. Harriet Newell b Sept. 10, 182(1; d Nov. 16, 1825. 3. Philistia b. Jan 5,
1823; d. unm. Dec. 3, 1839. 4. Esther b. Feb. 1, 1825; d. Dec. 29, 1825. 5. Moses Field b. Nov. 22, 1826; d. March
15, 1864; m. May 1861 Elizabeth Ann Kemp b. Sullivan Aug. 10, 1815. dau. of Erastus and Fanny (Hubbard) Kemp.
6. Esther Mack b. March 30, 1830; d. Aug. 22, 1831.
7. Beulah Rizpah b. Dec. 8, 1832; m. July 5, 1854 Horatio Josiah Kemp b. Sullivan Dec. 15, 1832, son of David and
Fanny Robinson Kemp.
i. Almon Horatio b. Cliarlestown, Mass. Feb. 19, 1858.
2. Hattie Beulah b. Wiuchendon, Mass. June 3, 1800. 3. Ehvell b. Winchendon, Mass. May 25, 1863 ; d. there March 20, 1864.
4. Lettie Ellen b. Wiuchendon, Mass. July 26, 1866. 5. Fannie Bell b. Winchendon, Mass. July 27, 1808.
6. Amy Theoda b. Winchendon, Mass. Feb. lit, 1S70. 7. Alice May b. Winchendon, Mass. June 3, 1875.
8. Eleazer Henry b. June 24, 1835; d. Jan. 25, 1864; m. 1858 Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia (Pierce) Wilson.
1. Calvin Eleazer b. Templeton, Mass. Dec. 1858. 2. Sarah Nellie b. Winchendon, Mass. March 1861.
9. Calvin Havward b. Aug. 19, 1838: d. Winchendon, Mass. March 24, 1867 ; m. 1864 Mrs. Lucinda (Shedel) Bateman b.
Sharon, d. Westminster, Mass. 1870, dau. of Solomon and Phebe Shedel.
1. Elwvn Whiton b. Winchendon, Mass. Dec. 0, 1S74. 2. Nellie b. Wiuchendon, Mass. Oct. 1876.
10. Ellen Maria b. Jan. 30, 1842; d. unm. June 13, 1862.
m. 2d July 2, 1844 Sally Kemp b. Sullivan 1793; d. Peterboro' Sept. 1875. [She m. 2d May 28, 1856
Artemas Edmunds of Winchendon, Mass.; m. 3d Feb. 14, 1860 William Harris of Ashburnham, Mass.]
6. Edmund b. May 25, 1793; d. Aug. 17, 1825; m. May 25, 1817 Abigail Willey Sanger (q. v.) d. Swau-
zey Nov. 23, 1878.
1. Valeria b. May 9, 1819; m. Artemas P. Hemenway (q. v.).
2. Sarah b. March 17, 1821; m. Jan. 9, 1844 George Farrington Lane b. Swanzey Feb. 21, 1818, son of Ezekiel and
Rachel Thaver (Fish) Lane.
1. Abbie Florence (Lane) b. Swanzey June 27, 1848 ; d. there May 27, 1862.
37
418 GIL SUM.
2. Clean Marcellus (Lane) b. Swanzey July 22, 1849 ; m. Dec. 25, 1868 Rosanna Slyfield b. Keene Feb. 1850, dau. of Charles and
Martha (Norton) Slvfleld.
1. Charlotte Marion (Lane) b. Swanzey Nov. 5, 1869. 2. Mildred Elizabeth (Lane) b. Swanzey Dec. 19, 1813.
3. Rachel Lestina (Lane) b. Swanzey Jan. 29, 1876. 4. Marv Emeline (Lane) b. Swanzey Oct. 16, 1878.
3. Emeline (Lane) b. Swanzey May S, 1S52 ; d. there Sept. 10, 1852.
4. George Edward (Lane) b. Swanzey Oct. 31, 1853 ; m. June 20, 1876 Clara Marinda Paige b. Swanzey Aug. 20, 1856, dau. of
Leander and Hannah (Brown) Paige.
1. Lester Morris (Lane) b. Swanzey May 8, 1877.
5. Lucy Mabel (Lane) b. Swanzey July 17, 1856 ; m. Nov. 10, 1878 Henry C. Lane of Swanzey.
6. Lester Lererett (Lane) b. Swanzey Aug. 24, 1858 ; d. there Nov. 7, 1861.
7. Sarah Lestina (Lane) b. Swanzey Oct. 16, 1802 ; d. there Sept. 1, 1863. 8. Leonard Loring (Lane) b. Swanzey Nov. 1, 1870.
3. Leonard b. Nov. 29, 1822; m. Jan. 25, 1850 Khoda Ellen Lewis b. Royalston, Mass. March 5, 1829, dau. of Levi and
Rhoda (Underwood) Lewis; r. Westmoreland.
1. Albert Sidney b. Ludlow, Vt. Nov. JO, 1851 ; d. there Feb. 27, 1858. 2. Ferdinand Fremont b. Ludlow, Vt. Dec. 28, 1858.
3. Sanford Gideon b. Ludlow, Vt. Aug. 19, 1861. 4. Herbert Bertrand b. Ludlow, Vt. Aug. 14. 1S69.
4. Edward b. Dec. 31, 1824; m. 1847 Eliza Ann Hayward b. Swanzey March 1830, dau. of Thomas P. and Irene (Law-
rence) Hayward.
1. Rosalie Eliza b. Swanzey Ap. 29, 184S ; d. there Feb. 27, 1863.
2. Clara Ellen b. Keene Jan. 10, 1S50 ; m. Sept. 30, 1874 Solon Herbert Lane b. Swanzey July 21, 1847, son of Luther Scott and
Sarah (Stone) Lane.
1. Carl Solon (Lane) b. Swanzev Feb. 18, 1877.
3. Flora Eulalie b. Swanzey Sept. 3, 1853 ; m. Nov. 28, 1878 Martin L. Lane of Swanzey.
4. Valeria Abbie b. Swanzey May 9, 1857 ; d. there March 1859. 5. Allen Clarence b. Swanzey Jan. 9, 1860.
6. Mary Helen b. Swanzey Aug. 6, 1864 ; d. there Ap. 1S73.
7. Lumund b. June 20, 1795; d. 111. Jan. 11, 1872; m. Oct. 26, 18"24 Elizabeth Clement Bliss b. Piermont
Aug. 18, 1804, dau. of Rev. Enos Bliss.
1. Luman C. b. Lorraine, N. Y. Aug. 1826; d. New Stockbridge, N. Y. 1829. 2. Samuel J. Mills b. Russia, N. 1 . Nov.
28, 1827. 3. Henrv Martvn b. New Stockbridge. N. Y. Sept. 10, 1829. 4. Elizabeth C. b. West Hartwick, N. 1. Ap.
28, 1831. 5. George Whi'teheld b. Springfield, N. Y. Sept. 30, 1833. 6. Mary Mack b. Hamilton, N. Y. ; d. inf.
4. Deborah b. Guilford, Conn, about 1751 ; ra. Jehiel Holdridge (q. v.).
WTT T^T^T? In old English records Wylder. Nicholas Wilder is supposed to have come from France
X±J.LJ-EjJAu to England with the Earl of Richmond, and was at the battle of Bosworth in 1485. In
1497 Henry VII. bestowed upon him a landed estate, still owned by the family, and a coat-of-arms. He had one
son John who n. Agues . Their son John Wilder, Esq. in. Alice, dau. of Thomas Keats, Esq. Their ch.
were John, Nicholas, William, Thomas, Eleanor, Joan, and Alice. Thomas d. Shiplake, Berks Co. England 1634.
His widow Martha and five ch. emigrated to America about 1638 and s. Charlestown, Mass. The ch. were John,
Thomas, Elizabeth, Edward and Mary. Thomas b. England 1618; made a freeman at Charlestown, Mass. 1640;
rem. to Lancaster, Mass. 1654, where he was Selectman, and where he d. Oct. 23, 1667; m. 1641 Anna d.
Lancaster, Mass. June 10, 1692. Their ch. were Mary, Thomas, John, Elizabeth, and Nathanael b. Charlestown,
Mass. Nov. 3, 1650; killed by the Indians July 1704; m. 1673 Mary Sawyer b. Lancaster? Mass. July 4, 1652,
dau. of Thomas and Mary Sawyer. Their ch. were Nathanael; Ephraim. Mary, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Dorothy,
and Oliver b. Lancaster, Mass. 1694; d. there March 8, 1765; m. 1713 Mary Fairbank b. Lancaster? Mass. 1692,
d. there June 12, 1745. He was Col. in the militia, and r. South Lancaster, Mass. They had Hannah, Mary,
Oliver, Tilley, Keziah, Tamar, Phinehas, Lois, Moses, and Abigail. Oliver was Justice of Peace, and Captain in
the militia. He was b. South Lancaster, Mass. May 17, 1720; m. 1st June 6, 1739 Sarah Townsend, who d. there
1743. Her ch. were Ezra, and Oliver and Sarah (twins.) He m. 2d 1745 Ruth , who had Samuel and Tamar
m. Dea. Abijah Wilder of Keene. Ezra b. Lancaster, Mass. May 27, 1741; rem. to Jaffrey, where he d. 1816; m.
1762 Betty Welch and had Ezra r. Jaffrey, Silas r. Keene, Betsey, Mary, and Oliver b. Jaffrey 1777 ; rem. to Sulli-
van, where he d. Jan. 4, 1859; m. 1804 Betsey Hodges b. Jaffrey 1779, d. Sullivan 1857. Their ch. were Oliver r.
Sullivan, Joseph Addison, Sally m. Gilman Miller, Ezra r. Nelson, Betsey m. Oilman Miller, William d. ch., and
Louisa m. John Scott of Clinton, Mass.
Joseph Addison Wilder b. Sullivan June 2, 1807; d. March 13, 1853; m.
June 21, 1837 Lydia Powers (q. v.).
1. William Addison b. Sullivan Jan. 24, 1839; in. Ap. 29, 1870 Lucetta Amelia Brooks b.
Hancock 1850.
2. Austin Putnam b. Sullivan Ap. 26, 1840 ; m. March 1872 Jennie Moot of Stockbridge,
N. Y. ; r. Callao, Mo.
1. Emma, and another.
3. Lansing William b. Sullivan Ap. 29, 1842 ; m. June 3, 1863 Mary A. Harris. (See Wood.)
1. Alice Ella b. Feb. 27, 1864. 2. Ida May b. Aug. 16, 1867. 3. Charles Grant b. July 14, 1870.
4. Lydia Ann b. Aug. 29,1844; m. March 1868 William Harvey Horton b. 1842, son of
Allen Horton of Orford.
1. Fred Allen (Horton) b. Orford Ap. 1869. 2. Martha (Horton) b. Orford Ap. 1871.
5. Almaria b. Dec. 17, 1846 ; m. March 12, 1872 Charles Barton Reed b. Greenwich, N. S.
Sept. 4, 1849, son of John and Sarah (Caldwell) Reed : r. Sullivan.
1. Charles Austin (Reed) b. Sullivan Nov. 3, 1872. 2. Jennie (Reed) b. Sullivan March 7, 1877.
John Wilder, son of Thomas and Anna, was b. 1646; r. Lancaster, Mass.; m. 1673 Hannah , and had
John, Thomas, Hannah, James, Ebenezer, and Anna m. Joseph Willard. John bapt. July 12, 1673; m. Sarah
Sawyer and had Jonas, Josiah, Mary, Hannah, Jonathan, John, Thankful, and William b. Lancaster, Mass. Sept.
4, 1717; m. 1739 Sarah Sawyer. Their ch. were John, William, Sarah, Prudence, Abel, and Daniel. Col. Abel b.
Lancaster, Mass. Jan. 16, 1760; d. Dublin June 6, 1806; served in Revolution; m. March 29, 1779 Hannah Green
GENEALOGIES. 419
b. Bolton, Mass. 1759, d. Dublin Sept. 22, 1831. They had Abel, Betsev, Daniel, Hannah, Sally, Cyrus, Dorcas,
Levi, Polly, James, and John. Abel b. Bolton, Mass. March 27, 1779; d. Peterboro' July 28, 1853; m. Ap. 1802
Deborah Perry b. Dublin Jan. 19, 1784, d. July 30, 1862. Their ch. were Keziah d. unm., Mary m. Nathanael
Burnham, Mark, Abel, Emeline m. Joseph Burchard, Ivory P., Deborah P. m. Josiah Cross, Franklin d. inf., John,
and Benjamin F.
Ivory Perry Wilder b. Dublin Aug. 15, 1815; m. Sarah Jane, dau. of James
Abbot of Sullivan; in Gilsum 1866; rem. to Yineland, N. J.
1. Lettie Jane b. Nelson Sept. 28, 1858 ; m. John H. Boody (q. v.). 2. Lillia Lucy b. Har-
risville Dec. 12, 1855 ; m. July 22, 1870 John Melvin Barrett of Vineland, N. J.
George Sumner Wilder, son of George and Nancy Jane (Washburn) Wilder,
was b. Alstead Aug. 24, 1858; worked for George W. Newman 1878-9.
Henry Wilder worked for Dr. Hammond 1854.
Isaiah Wilder d. Oct. 11,18(37, set. 85; followed the sea in early life; r.
Keene.
Abram Wilkins Jr. b'. Peterboro' Aug. 26, 1807; d. there Ap. 6,1875; m.
1834 Melintha Bill (q. v.).
1. Luther Abrain b. Dec. 14, 1834; m. Nov. 24, 1863 Emma Ann Guillow (q. v.).
1. Dennis Luther b. June 20, 1866; d. Ap. 16, 1870.
2. Erwin Otis b. Nov. 20, 1836 ; d. March 5, 1849. 3. Albert Burns b. Peterboro' March 15,
1810 ; d. in army. 4. John Samuel b. Peterboro' July 31, 1842 ; d. there Sept. 26, 1844.
5. Eleanor Abbie Philena b. Rindge June 5, 1814 ; m. Henry Livingston Wilbur b. Surry
Sept. 21, 1836, son of Chandler and Maria (Dane) Wilbur ; r. Surry.
1. Bertha Adell (Wilbur) b. Walpole Aug. 12, 1861.
John Ranks Willard, son of Archibald and Lucy (Ranks) Willard, was b.
Worcester, Mass. Feb. 22, 1822; m. 1st Jane, dau. of Isaac and Fanny (Robb)
Munroe of Marlow.
1. Abbie Jane b. Holden, Mass.; m. Dexter Dana; r. Burlington, Iowa; two ch.
2. John Alva b. Holden, Mass. about 1851 ; accidentally shot while hunting at Marlboro',
Mass. about 1873 ; m. and had one child.
m. 2d Laura Jane Phillips of Stoddard; one ch.
m. 3d Feb. 13, 1856 Mrs. Priscilla Gibson (Dart) Eveleth (q. v.).
4. Freddie Fisher b. Keene Oct. 22, 1861.
Joshua Willard b. unk. 1760; d. Jan. 22, 1836; m. Oct. 26, 1828 Mrs. Lydia
(Hale) Roundy (q. v.), d. Ap. 12, 1847.
Oren A. Willard from Pitzwilliam ; m. A. ; worked in Towne's mill
1851-2.
1. A son b. Aug. 19, 1851.
Gilbert M. Williams at Capt. Dort's Hotel 1842.
\\I T T^i Caleb Willis, son of John, was b. Bridgewater, Mass. Dec. 5, 1756; a revolutionary pen-
* » -L J-i-LiLO* sioner; rem. to Winchester about 1737; m. Martha Stowell b. Jan. 25, 1767, and had Levi;
Louisa m. Elijah Gunn (q. v.); Eunice in. Hubbard Fay of Alstead; Caleb; and Martha d. unm. Levi b. Win-
chester June 9, 1810; d. there Nov. 2, 1831; m. June 6, 1832 Sally, dau. of Daniel and Mitty (Field) Gunn, and
had George W.
George Washington Willis b. Swanzey Oct. 14, 1833; m. July 15, 1856
Mary Maria Chandler b. Hartland, Vt. July 15, 1838, dau. of Joseph and Lydia
(Case) Chandler.
1. Frank Eugene b. Winchester Oct. 24, 1860.
WTT X QOIVT ov TATTT WfUVT Nathaniel Wilson of Royalston, Mass. m. Lucy Atwood
-l-Li-LiOV^ll Ol MM 1JUiO\J1> . and had a son Nathaniel m. Lydia Pierce. Their ch. were
Alonzo r. Wincheudon, Mass.; James L. ; John P.; Salome m. Warren Southard of Athol, Mass.; Lucy in. C. C.
Martin of Richmond; Sarah m. Henry E. Wilcox (q. v.); Sylvester; Melissa m. John Mores; and Maria m,
Charles Dean.
420 GIL SUM.
James Leonard Wilson b. Koyalston, Mass. July 6, 1824; m. 1st Jan. 1, 1852
Aim M. Ellis (q. v.) d. Keene May 13, 1870; m. 2d Dec. 15, 1870 Mrs. Sarah Jane
(Leet) Corey b. Chesterfield June 1839, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Randall)
Leet, and widow of George Corey of Surry. [She had two ch. — Oeorqe and
Willie (Corey).]
1. Clarence Sylvester b. Keene Dec. 22, 1872.
John P. Wilson, bro. of preceding, was b. Royalston, Mass. June 11, 1826;
m. Hannah Gates (q. v.); taxed here 1851-8; r. Keene.
Calvin Wilson, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gray) Wilson, was b Stoddard
July 1, 1798; d. March 10, 1864; m. Dec. 27, 1826 Mary McColley b. Hartland,
Yt. Ap. 21, 1805, dau. of Alexander and Mary (Winter) McColley. "
1. Eliza Ann b. Bridgewater, Vt. Oct. 24, 1827 ; d. Stoddard Feb. 23, 1864 ; m. Dec. 7, 1858
William Bnzzell Clark b. unk. Ap. 1824, son of Rev. Mayhew and Betsey (Home) Clark.
1. Oscar Walter (Clark) b. Manchester Sept. 26, 1859; d. Stoddard Deo. 9, 1862.
2. Eliza Ann (Clark) b. Stoddard Feb. 23, 1864.
2. Susan Augusta b. Bridgewater, Vt. March 7, 1829 ; m. Dec. 31, 1840 Pascal P. Hodgnian
b. Stoddard Aug. 25. 1817. son of Oliver and Lydia (Towne) Hodgman.
1. Wesley Pascal (Hodgman) b. Stoddard Aug. 29, 1852; m. Dec. 20, 1877 Alice T. Goodwin b. Sutton,
Mass. 1859, dau. of Charles S. and Jane Goodwin.
3. Harriet Cornelia b. Bridgewater, Vt. March 20, 1832 ; m. March 25, 1860 Francis Pitcher
b. Stoddard July 23, 1817 ; r. Mario w.
4. Marietta b. Stoddard Ap. 7, 1834; d. there unm. May 6, 1851.
5. Arvilla Melvina b. Stoddard Feb. 18, 1836 ; d. Keene Dec. 9, 1861 ; m. Jan. 5, 1861 Oscar
Edwin Sargent b. Chesterfield July 24, 1833.
1. George Wilson (Sargent) b. Keene Nov. 24, 1861.
6. Emily Lovisa J, q , 98 1<m d. Peterboro' July 30, 1860 ; m. March 29, 1860 ) ,„.,
7. Emeline Louisa j D' oepc' -0' 18dt ' d. Peterboro' Ap. 1, 1877 ; in. May 26, 1862 \ VU~
liam M. Cragin b. Peterboro' Aug. 21, 1825, son of Francis Jr. and Alice (McKean) Cragin.
Fred Wilson on tax list 1869.
Joel Willson, son of Joseph and Mary (Wheeler) Willson, was b. Keene July
29, 1766; d. July 8, 1823; m. 1st May 25, 1791 Molly Howlett d. Aug. 28, 1802,
dau. of Capt. Davis Howlett of Keene.
1. prob. d. inf.
2. Patty Howlett b. Dec. 11, 1792 : d. Seneca Falls, N. Y. ; m. Prentice Field.
1. Martha (Field) m. Albert Wisewell.
1. Frank (Wisewell) a physician at Phelps, N. Y.
2. Mary (Field) m. 1st Stephen, son of Aaron Easton of Seneca Falls, N. Y.
1. Emma (Easton.) 2. Belle (Easton) m. and r. Tyre, N. Y.
m. 2d Joseph Worden, r. Michigan.
3. Elizabeth (Field) m. Birdsall Holley; r. Lockport, N. Y. ; several ch.
4. Luther (Field) m.; rem. to 111. and d. there.
5. Hattie (Field) } , • m. a bro. of Albert Wisewell, and was thrown from a carriage and killed in-
6. Sophia (Field) J wms> m. [stantly, about 1S63.
7. William (Field) m. and r. Lockport, N. Y. ; one dau. m.
8. Lyman (Field) m. and r. Medina, N. Y. ; one ch.
3. Eseck Thurber b. March 4, 1794 ; d. March 25, 1871 ; m. 1st Dec. 5, 1815 Ruth Ellis d.
Oct. 14, 1838.
1. Lucy >, n ,. ,,,. d. Keene Ap. 1, 1871 ; m. Jan. 16, 1856 Charles Henry Ellis b. Keene 1819,
2. Luther { D' uec- iD> i010; r. Waterloo, N. Y. [son of Samuel Ellis.
3. William Prentice b. Aug. 12, 1819; m. 1876 Abby Bullard of Sherburne, Mass.; r. Southboro', Mass.
m. 2d Dec. 24, 1840 Mary Randall Johnson b. Langdon June 12, 1804, dau. of Augustus and
Jerusha (Randall) Johnson.
4. Oscar Joel b. Oct. 26, 1841.
5. Charles Johnson b. Ap. 9, 1846; m. Oct. 14, 1871 Mary Sophia, dau. of Roswell and Sophia (Johnson)
Osgood; r. Atchison, Kansas.
1. Minnie Mary b. Atchison, Kans. Dec. 1877.
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GENEALOGIES. 421
4. Oliver b. Nov. 13, 1795 : d. Clarendon, Vt. Aug. 1863 ; m. Mary Ann Wright b. Weath-
ersfield, Vt. ; rem. Clarendon, Vt. about 1834.
1. Martha Ann bapt. July 19, 1829; m John Spencer; r. Clarendon, Vt.; two ch.
2. Albert Joel b. 1831; d Panama 1848. 3. Joel Wright b. June 1833; d. Oct. 22, 1835.
4. Sarah m. John Beecher; r. Livonia, N. Y. 5. James. 6. Edward. 7. Lucius.
5. Cornelius b. March 4, 1798.
6. Davis Howlett b. Nov. 5, 1799; d. Jan. 25 or 26, 1861 ; m. Annis Barnes b. Princeton,
Mass. Sept. 24, 1804, d. Swanzey Oct. 2, 1863.
1. John Quincy Adams b. Nov. 5, 182a; m. Ap. 1846 Elvira Whitcomb; four ch.; r. Swanzey.
2. Victoria b. July 9, 1839, m. Ezra Webster (q. v.).
7. Joel b. June 14, 1801; d. Waterloo, N. Y. Oct. 20, 1880; m. Oct. 5,1824 Harriet Baldwin
b. Seneca Falls, N. Y. Dec. 4, 1800.
1. Louisa M. b. Phelps, N. Y. Ang. 5, 1S27: d. Waterloo N. Y. Jan. 15, 1853; m. Sept. 22, 1849 Joseph
Walling Leslie d. there Feb. 7, 1852, a dentist.
1. Ida Louisa (Leslie) b. Waterloo, N. Y. Aug. 25, 1850.
2. William b. Waterloo, N. Y. Ap. 13, 1830; m. May 4, 1852 Sarah J. Haigh.
1. Frank H. b. Waterloo, N. Y. Oct. 25, 1854. 2. Harriet B. b. Waterloo, N. Y. May 10, 1857.
3. Charles b. Waterloo, N. Y. June 17, 1834; d. there May 20, 1837.
4. Richard b. Waterloo, N. Y. June 23, 1836: d. there May 20, 1837.
m. 2d Feb. 8, 1803 Mrs. Polly Koundy of Surry, d. Oct. 14, 1815.
m. 3d March 24, 1817 Mrs. Edith French from Vt., d. Evansville, Ind.
8. Mary b. Sept. 8, 1820; m. John Riley d. Evansville, Ind. July 1874.
1. Edith (Riley.) 2. John (Riley.)
WTTVT/^ITT This family originated in Wales, and s. Framingham, Mass., where we find Samuel Winch,
J- 1^1 KJ -CI. one 0f tne original members of the chh. there, was Selectman 1709, and Tythingman 1716; d.
there Aug. 1718; m. Feb. 11, 1673 Hannah Gibbs, and had nine ch. The third was John b. Jan. 8, 1679 : d. there
Jan. 19, 171g. His wife was Elizabeth , and had five ch. The third was David m. Naomi Gibbs; had eight
ch.; rem. to Boylston, Mass. Their youngest ch. was Aaron bapt. Oct. 23, 1748; m. Ruth, dau. of Jonathan and
Elizabeth (Clements) Winch; rem. from Framingham, Mass. to Barre, Mass. about 1787, and afterwards to Win-
chendon, Mass., where they had Aaron who m. Susan Ross. Among their ch. was Jonathan.
Jonathan "WrNCH b. Winchendon, Mass. Oct. 2, 1823; m. 1st July 20, 1847
Clementine Zyroline Glidden b. Fayette, Me. Jan. 3, 1824, d. N. Y. Ap. 5, 1857,
dau. of Leonard and Mehitabel (Packard) Glidden; a woolen manufacturer; came
to Gilsum in 1844; went to Newport 1858; now r. Claremont.
1. Augustus b. Winchendon, Mass. June 21, 1848; d. there Sept. 1848.
2. Mary b. Eaton, N. Y. June 3, 1850 ; d. there Sept. 1850.
3. Estella M. b. Stockbridge, N. Y. Dec. 16, 1851 ; d. Lempster March 15, 1876; m. Oct. 1874
Leander Hill of Lempster." 4. William Leonard b. New Hartford, N. Y. Feb. 1, 1854.
m. 2d May 15, 1859 Mrs. Sarah J. York b. Newport? Jan. 3, 1825.
"\\7" T1V O TT "P"1 ^T1 TT F? This f amily is said t0 have originated in Wales, and to be of royal descent.
T V All VyXX-TjIO A XLi I \ . /0£„ Winchester, supposed to be the ancestor of all of the name in New Eng-
land, emigrated from England in 1635, set. 19; s. at Ilingham, Mass.; rem. in 1650 to Brookline, Mass. where he
d. 1694. His second son Josiah had Elhanan b. 1692. His son Dea. Elhanan b. 1719 ; d. Harvard, Mass. 1810 ;
had fourteen ch., among whom were Rev. Elhanan, Samuel, and Jonathan and David, twins. Jonathan rem. to
Westmoreland and m. Eunice Smith and had a son Daniel.
Daniel Winchester b. AVestmoreland 1790; d. Springfield, Vt. 1861 ; m. 1822
Sarah Aldrich d. Northfield, Mass. Aug. 1872, dau. of William and Sarah (Brown)
Aldrich of Westmoreland.
1. Daniel Velasco m. Maria Lovejoy of Nashua.
2. Mary Emily d. Northfield, Mass. Aug. 17, 1872; m. 1st Cyrus G. Andrews and had one
dau. ; m. 2d Oliver Mattoon b. Northfield. Mass. Aug'. 4, 1801, son of Isaac and Martha
(Smith) Mattoon. 3. William Aldrich m. Mary Tuel ; five ch. ; r. Waukau, Wise.
4. Eunice Sophia b. Dec. 13, 1828; d. Menomonee, Mich. Nov. 1879; m. Daniel Andrews;
three ch.
5. Ella Elvira b. Aug. 5, 1837 ; m. Wells Warren Felt b. Rockingham, Vt. Nov. 1823 ; d.
Williamstown, Mass. Aug. 24, 1875 ; four ch.
David Winchester, twin with Jonathan, rem. to Westmoreland ; m. Mary Smith sister to his bro. Jonathan's
wife. They had Sally m. Isaac Hubbard; Ruth m. Luther Britton; David; Achsah m. Abia Kidder; Mary m.
422 O-ILSUM.
Perry of Eastern, Mass.; and Rev. Moses. David m. Abigail Clark of Middleboro'. Mass. and had Ezra Clark
r. Haverhill; Edward R. ; Abigail m. Lewis Cook of Spring-field. Vt. ; -Salmon ; Harrison r. Bellows Falls, Vt.;
and Susan m. David French of Spring-field, Vt.
Edward Rollers Winchester b. "Westmoreland July 25, 1817; d. there Jan.
15, 1864; m. Nov. 29, 1837 Mary Foster (q. v.).
1. Sidney Parker b. Keene Ap. 8, 1841 ; d. unra. Walpole Oct. 22, 1864; served six months
in 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. A, and was discharged for disability.
2. Sumner Clark b. Westmoreland Nov. 15, 1842 ; m. Sept" 20, 1865 Emma Hoven Mason
b. Lancaster Aug. 7, 184"., dau. of John and Matilda (Willson) Mason: r. Westmoreland.
1. Edward Mason b. Sunderland, Mass. Ap. 27, 1870. 2. Lillian Marion b. Westmoreland Feb. 13, 1876.
3. Walter Sumner b. Westmoreland June 10, 1879.
3. Emerson Andrews b. Ap. 9, 1845: m. March 28. 1871 Mary Jane Britton b. Westmore-
land Nov. 5, 1847, dau. of Ebenezer and Betsey (Fuller) Britton ; r. Keene.
1. Edith Maud b. Keene June 28, 1875. 2. Lulu Ethel b. Keene Oct. 29, 1877.
4. Lucy Webster b. March 5, 1847 ; m. 1870 Leslie Kelley, son of John B. and Mary (Cham-
berlain) Osborne.
1. Leon (Osborne) b. Westmoreland March 15, 1871. 2. Henry (Osborne) b. Westmoreland June 19, 1S73.
5. Elmon b. Westmoreland Nov. 16, 1840: m. Nov. 16, 1870 Mary, dau. of James and Mary
(Wight) Hall; R. R. engineer Preston, Minn.
1. Alice Mary b. Keene May 16, 1872. 2. Agnes Jennie b. Bellows Falls, Vt. March 5, 1874.
6. Mary Abbie b. Westmoreland Jan. 8. 1854. 7. George E. b. Westmoreland Sept. 12, 1856.
8. Cutler Frank b. Westmoreland June 27, 1859.
Salmon "Winchester, bro. of the preceding, was b. Westmoreland Feb. 16,
1822 ; m. 1846 Susan Bruce Cook b. Springfield, Vt. March 20, 1826, dau. of Oli-
ver and Polly (Bruce) Cook; r. Springfield, Vt; served three years in 3d Vt.
Reg't Co. A.
1. Abbie Jane b. June 21. 1850; m. Feb. 1870 Elbridge Scribner Stone of Otisfield, Me.
1. Walter Cook (Stone) b. Springfield, Vt. May 30, 1873.
2. Harry Elbridge (Stone) b. Springfield, Vt. Aug. 1876. 3. Ruth (Stone) b. Springfield, Vt. Dec. 1878.
2. Edward Franklin b. Springfield, Vt. Feb. 7, 1857 ; m. May 5, 1880 Jennie Edmonds; r.
Grand Rapids, Mich. 3. Susan Ellen b. Springfield, Vt. Nov. "24, 1861.
Asa Wing m. 1st Esther Hathhorn (q. v.) d. June 30, 1811; m. 2d Mrs. Bet-
sey Pulsifer.
1. Emeline m. Ward Knowlton ; r. Walpole. 2. Amy. 3. Betsey. 4. Esther. 5. Asa.
Merit Winter m. Delilah Clark (q. v.).
1. William Watson b. Croydon Nov. 7, 1820 ; in. Nov. 21, 1854 Roxanna Richardson Wright
b. Newport Ap. 22, 1817 ;' r. Newport.
1. Ida Richardson b. Newport Nov. 16, 1857.
2. Rizpah Field b. Jan. 4, 1824. 3. Persis.
WTTTH TlYrifTOrV William Withington m. Sarah Locke b. Cambridge, Mass. Ap. 10, 1719,
** A A i-1 -LL~ v3f X v^i.* . dau. of Francis and Elizabeth (Winship) Locke. They had John. Francis,
Elizabeth, William, Elisha, Martha. Samuel, Sarah, Abigail, Ruth, and Benjamin. William b. Cambridge, Mass.
Jan. 16, 1744; d. Madison, N. Y. Sept. 1823; m. June 28, 1769 Martha Locke, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Bur-
nap) Locke. Their eh. were Martha m. Elijah Ware (q. v ), Mather, Sarah m. Phinehas G. Miller (q. v.), Eliza-
beth, John, Lucretia, and Saloma.
John Withington b. Fitzwilliam March 7, 1779; d. Swanzey? Jan. 14, 1870;
m. Betsey .
1. Zillah b. May 24, 1815.
2. Asa b. Swanzey Oct. 14, 1822 : studied for the ministry and d. num.
William S. Wolf on tax list 1837-8.
\ YT f\ f\ 1A Benjamin Wood r. Brookfield, Mass.; m. Lois Olds, and among their ch. was Benjaminh.
» t \J\J LJ. ]3nx>kfield, Mass. 1777; rem. to Alstead, where he d. Oct. 4, 1841; m. Abigail, dau. of Nathan
Waldo of Canterbury, Conn. Their ch. were Laura, Nathan, Waldo, Benjamin Payne, Horace, Edwin, Franklin,
and Gilbert.
Horace Wood b. Orange March 1, 1810 ; m. 1st June 10, 1839 Mehitable Gale
GENEALOGIES. 423
b. Gilmanton, d. Ossipee Feb. 3, 1849, dau. of Stephen and Lois (Patten) Gale; r.
Winslow, Me.
1. Mary Abigail (adopted) b. Claremont Ap. 17, 1839 ; d. Ossipee Sept. 22, 1853.
m. 2d Oct. 31, 1849 Sarah Ann Greene b. Biddeford, Me. March 24, 1817, dau. of
Reuben Hayes and Dorcas (Storer) Greene.
David Wood, son of Abijah and Esther (Esty) Wood, was b. Keene Ap. 8,
1808; m. 2d Mrs. Betsey (Crouch) Harris b. Brattleboro', Vt. Feb. 22, 1814, dau.
of Oliver and Betsey (Mixer) Crouch. [She m. 1st Nov. 30, 1836 Charles Harris
b. Vernon, Vt. Ap. 9, 1814, d. there Nov. 21, 1845, son of Ziba and Polly Harris.
Their ch. were 1. Mary Ann (Harris) b. Buffalo, N. Y. July 21, 1840, m. Lansing
Wilder (q. v.) 2. Charles Henry (Harris) b. Buffalo, N. Y. Ap. 30, 1843, killed
in battle at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863.]
1. Jennie Evelyn b. Vernon, Vt. Nov. 6, 1849.
2. Julia Augusta b. Keene Oct. 5, 1851 ; d. Ap. 6, 1864.
3. Ella Mariah b. Keene Sept. 18, 1853 ; d. March 11, 1864.
Jeremiah F. Wood of Pittsford, Vt. m. Feb. 9, 1806 Sibyl Dimmock of Sullivan.
William Wallace Wood b. Alstead Sept. 24, 1828; m. Nov. 11, 1852 Cyn-
thia Maria Gould b. Lyndeboro' June 12, 1826, dau. of Horace and Lois (Simonds)
Gould; a shoemaker; worked for A. W. Kingsbury 1842-6; r. Burlington, Vt.
1. Frank Wood b. Lempster July 25, 1857. 2. Fred Walter b. Lempster Feb. 25, 1859.
3. Ida May b. Lempster Sept. 5, 1861.
4. Bertie b. Burlington, Vt. Feb. 5, 1871 ; d. there Ap. 12, 1876.
Mason M. Woodbury worked in Factory 1846; went West.
WOO IIPOP T-T Nathan Woodcock b. unk. Jan. 20, 173S; d. Swanzey May 17, 1817 ; m. Lavina
UUL/vUljlv.. Goodenough b. unk. March 2, 1749, d. Swanzey Sept. 1836. Among their ch.
was Nathan.
Nathan Woodcock b. Swanzey March 19, 1786; d. Penn. July 27, 1870; m.
Feb. 25, 1808 Abigail Crossettb. New Salem? Mass. June 8, 1784, d. Swanzey ? Oct.
27, 1852.
1. Adaline B. b. Prescott, Mass. Oct. 21, 1808 ; m. Ap. 18, 1832 Ralph Metcalf b. Keene, d.
Swanzey Ap. 18, 1857 ; seven ch.
2. Albert C. b. Swanzey July 22, 1810 ; m. 1858 Hannah Lee ; three ch.
3. Lavina b. March 15, 1812 ; d. Sept. 19, 1813.
4. Azubah b. Ap. 18, 1814 ; rn. Dec. 28, 1834 Stephen S. Clarke ; three ch.
5. Samuel Dennison b. Swanzey Jan. 15, 1817 ; rn. Ap. 9, 1841 Rebecca Wilson ; one ch.
6. Relief A. b. Swanzey Feb. 6, 1819 ; m. Oct. 24, 1839 William B. Clarke ; r. Andover,
N. Y. ; one ch.
7. Nathan R. b. Swanzey May 1, 1821 ; m. Jan. 13, 1847 Delilah C. Burrow; four ch.
8. Lestina L. b. Swanzey Aug. 30, 1823 ; m. Oct. 14, 1840 Nicholas Fortune; eight ch.
9. Abigail L. b. Swanzev Nov. 23, 1825 ; m. Dec. 5, 1843 David Wilson; five ch.
10. Sally M. b. Swanzey Nov. 14, 1827 ; m. Sept. 5, 1848 Hubbard Griswold ; seven ch.
"WOOT^*^l Dea. David Woods d. Southboro', Mass. 1774. His son Jonas d. Southboro', Mass. June
'' VJVJ XJkJ' og; 1758. His ch. were Jonas; Elizabeth m. Abner Parker; Anna m. 1st Ezekiel Collins,
rem. to Fitzwilliam and m. 2d Barttett. Jonas b. Southboro", Mass. Jan. 21, 1752; d. Fitzwilliam Aug. 14,
1834; m. Hannah Ward b. Dec. 25, 1751, dau. of Ephraim Ward, and had Hannah m. Joseph Fassett; Anna in.
John Haven; Jonas; Asahel m. Jerusha Stone ; Silas; Sally m. James Stone Jr.; Rev. John of Newport; Lydia
m. 1st Calvin Day, m. 2d Marvin Handy; and Jerusha.
Silas Woods b. Fitzwilliam Jan. 5, 1782; d. there Ap. 9, 1827; m. Betsey
Dunton of Fitzwilliam ; several ch.
William Woods m. Naomi ; r. Keene; and had Joseph, Levi, Molly, Nathaniel, Enoch, Solomon, Lydia,
David, Elijah, William " Slain in ye Battle near Bennington aged 16 years & 3 months," and Josiah.
424 aiLSUM.
Solomon Woods b. Keene Oct. 14, 1772; d. there Oct. 29, 1837; m. March
19, 1797 Betsey Mead b. Lynn, Mass. Oct. 11, 1774, d. Glover, Yt. Ap. 1868, dau.
of David and Betsey (Johnson) Mead.
. 1. Charles b. Sullivan May 14, 1799 ; d. Va. 2. David b. Sullivan Oct. 5, 1801 ; d. Java, N. Y.
3. William b. Sullivan June 30, 1803. 4. Solomon b. Sullivan Sept. 27, 1805 ; d. Lowell, Mass.
5. Abel Wilder b. Sept. 12, 1807 ; d. Cambridge, Vt.
6. Betsey b. July 18, 1810 ; m. Horace Leonard; r. Glover, Vt.
7. Sally Herriek b. June 2, 1814; d. Pitchburg, Mass. ; m. 1st Hartwell ; m. 2d
Sawtelle. 8. Henry b. Oct. 2, 1817 ; d. Arkansas.
Samuel Woodward, son of Samuel and Betsey (Aldrich) Woodward, was b.
Westmoreland March 25, 1803; d. Keene Ap. 19, 1876; m. Ap. 2, 1833 Mary Bill
(q. v.).
1. George Samuel b. Westmoreland May 1, 1834; a printer at Keene.
2. Mary Elizabeth b. May 27, 1838 ; m. Wesley Austin (q. v.).
3. Harvey b. July 18, 1841 ; m. Oct. 19, 1870 Mary Adelaide Spinney b. Boston, Mass. Jan.
6, 1843, dau. of Leonard and Martha (Hill) Spinney.
1. Mabel Adelaide b. Deansville, N. Y. Oct. 18, 1872. 2. Leonard Samuel b. Great Falls Oct. 24, 1876.
3. George Ernest b. Bristol June 5, 1878.
4. Elsea Amanda b. May 29, 1844; m. July 20, 1871 James Madison Hathaway b. Boston,
Mass. Feb. 1, 1832. 5. Laura Ann b. Feb. 1, 1848 ; d. Oct. 10, 1851.
"TX^TIJ Tf^ TT^P Phinehas Wright of Hartford, Conn. m. Zilpha Cooper of Westmoreland; s. at Wal-
» ' XVJ-VTXJ- X . pole; rem. to Keene. Their son Caleb b. Feb. 15, 1794; d. Keene Nov. 21, 1869; m.
1815 Sarah Reed b. Surry July 14, 1796, d. Keene Nov. 16, 1838. Among their ch. were Calvin, George, and Daniel.
Calvln Wright b. Keene March 13, 1816; m. May 10, 1842 Diana Lebour-
veau b. Keene Oct. 4, 1821, dau. of John and Arethusa (Nourse) Lebourveau.
1. Emily Eliza b. Keene March 4, 1843; m. Benjamin H. Britton (q. v.).
2. George Abbot b. Swanzey Aug. 18, 1844 ; d. Sullivan March 3, 1848.
3. Harriet Emily b. Sullivan Oct. 14, 1847 ; d. there Feb. 18, 1848.
4. Jerome Edward b. Surry Oct. 14, 1849 ; m. Sept. 4, 1877 Susan Estella Davis b. Keene
Feb. 12, 1847, dau. of Francis and Sophronia (Nourse) Davis ; r. Keene.
5. Fanny Roxanna b. Swanzey Nov. 29, 1853 ; m. Frederick S. Smith (q. v.).
6. Mary Lizzie b. Surry Sept. 8, 1857.
George Wright, bro. of preceding, was b. Keene Nov. 13, 1828; m. 1st May
5, 1856 Helen Sarah Bundy b. Charlestown, d. Keene Jan. 13, 1860, dau. of Allen
and Louisa (Reed) Bundy.
1. Fred Allen b. Keene Feb. 14, 1857. 2. George Edward b. Keene Sept. 17, 1858.
m. 2d Nov. 22, 1860 Jane Elizabeth Smith (q. v.).
3. James Wilmer b. May 31, 1869. 4. John Wesley b. Keene Feb. 21, 1872.
5. Effie b. Feb. 17, 1874 ; d. same day.
Daniel Wright, bro. of preceding, was b. Keene Feb. 27, 1830 ; m. Jan. 30,
1862 Augusta Stevens Davis b. Keene Nov. 29, 1835, dau. of Aaron and Rebecca
(Nurse) Davis.
1. Alice Maria b. Keene July 28, 1863 ; d. there Aug. 25, 1866.
2. Hattie Augusta b. Keene Feb. 12, 1867. 3. Arthur Davis b. May 3, 1868.
4. Helen Sarah b. Nov. 27, 1869. 5. Phin Millard b. Sept. 8, 1872.
Daniel Wright b. Lebanon, Conn.; d. Westport, N. Y. Oct. 10, 1822; m.
Jan. 20, 1777 Patience Bill (q. v.) d. Westport, N. Y. Ap. 15, 1829.
1. Jerusha b. July 17, 1778 ; m. Dec. 22, 1795 Elias Sturtevant b. Plympton, Mass. June 4,
1769, son of Cornelius and Sarah (Bosworth) Sturtevant.
1. Daniel (Sturtevant) M. D. b. Westport, N. Y. about 179S ; m. and r. Essex, N. V.
2. Harriet (Sturtevant) b. Westport, N. Y.; d. there 1874; m. Dr. Holcomb of that place.
3. George (Sturtevant) b. Westport, N. Y. ; m. Clarinda .
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1. Edmund (Sturtevant) r. Vineland, N. J. 2. Harriet (Sturtevant) m. May 1877, Dr. Pease, missionary to Micronesia.
3. Carrie Maria (Sturtevant.)
4. Sophronia (Sturtevant.) 5. Elmira (Sturtevant) m. Marshall.
6. Mary (Sturtevant) b. Westport, N. Y. about 1816; m. Edmund Day, son of Rufus and Polly (Kilburn)
Day of Peru, N. Y.
1. Edmund (Day.) 2. Helen (Day.) 3. Alice (Day.)
Hartson Wright on tax list 1843.
John Wright taxed here 185(5.
Lewis Wright in Factory 18(52-6.
Moses E. Wright b. Weathersfield, Vt.; m. Jan. 1, 1870 Mary A. Gates (q. v.).
1. Carrie Augusta b. Reading, Vt. Nov. 1, 1871 2. Hubbard Moses b. Dec. 18, 1873.
3. Lucy Ann b. Walpole Nov. 1874. 4. Jesse Marvin b. Walpole Dec. 25, 1875.
W~V AT A 1\T John Wyman m. Rebecca , and had Joseph b. unk. Oct. 27, 1734; in. Sarah Carl-
JL •'-'J- A XI . ton; r. Princeton, Mass., and rem. to Rindge before 17SU. Their ch. were Timothy, Mary
m. John Chandler of Peru, Vt., William, and Abram Carlton.
Timothy Wyman b. Princeton, Mass. Ang. G, 1778 ; d. Chester, Vt. Sept. 22,
1849; m. 1st Nancy Parker b. Richmond, Mass. 1786, d. Westminster, Vt. Oct. 2,
1828, dau. of Philemon Parker a soldier in the Revolution, who was the son of Jo-
seph Parker one of the first who fell in the battle of Lexington.
1. Emery Thomas b. Lancaster, Mass. July 28, 1802 ; d. Little Valley, N. Y. Oct. 6, 1874 ;
m. Martha Davis of Nelson.
2. Emeline b. Lancaster, Mass. Sept. 30, 1807 ; m. Heman Wright of Watertown, Mass. ; r.
Napoli, N. Y.
3. Sarah Ann b. Lancaster, Mass. Nov. 4, 1814; m. Ebenezer Carey ; r. Napoli, N. Y.
4. Carlton b. Svvanzey March 29, 1817 ; m. and r. N. Y.
5. Joseph Parker b. Swanzey Aug. 4, 1818 ; m. Sept. 14, 1846 Eunice L. Keith ; r. Spring-
field, Vt.
1. Frederick A. b Springfield, Vt. July 22, 1847; d. there May 9, 1803.
2. Charles E. b. Springfield, Vt. Sept. 19, 1848. 3. Royal E. b. Springfield, Vt. June If), 1852; r. Yar-
mouth, Mass. 4. George K. b. Springfield, Vt. March 22, 1856. 5. Lizzie C. b. Springfield, Vt. Aug. 22,
1857; d. there Sept. 18(53. 6. James L. b. Springfield, Vt. Oct. 22, 1859.
6. Calvin ) , ,y , , rv j. oo 1820- r' Chester, Vt. [ter, Vt.
7. Luther J ' ' ' " ' adopted by Sylvester Smith; m. Grant; r. Ches-
8. John Densmore b. Walpole Aug. 20, 1822; r. Mendon. Vt.
m. 2d 1829 Mrs. Melintha (Ellis) Bill (q. v.) d. Ashbnrnham, Mass. Ap. 1874.
9. Nancy Delaney b. July 9, 1830 ; m. 1st 1845 Charles Bellows; m. 2d 1858 Andrew Craw-
ford, son of Admiral Ritchie of Halifax, N. S.
1. Mary Florence (Ritchie) m. Goodwin. 2. Lilla Maria (Ritchie.)
10. Samuel Elbridge b. Nov. 11,1831; in. 1st Nov. 13,1851 Mary Calista Kingsbury b.
Alstead 1835, adopted dau of Nahum and Polly Kingsbury.
1. John Elbridge b. Alstead March 9, 1854.
2. Charles Augustus b. Keene Aug. 10, 1857; m. 1876; r. Salem.
m. 2d Nov. 15, 1861 Maria, dau. of Levi Britton of Westmoreland.
3. Willie Ellsworth b. N. Y. March 7, 1863. 4. Frankie b. Weathersfield, Vt. March 9, 1867.
m. 3d June 25, 1874 Eliza Melissa Norcross.
Abram Carlton Wyman, brother of the preceding, was b. Rindge Ap. 22,
1787; d. Ap. 16, 1866; m. 1st 1809 Olive Carpenter (q. v.) d. May 16, 1860.
1. Roxalany b. Feb. 21. 1810; d. Ap. 13, 1810.
2. Elsea Brabrook b. Dec. 27, 1812; m. Levi Gates (q. v.).
3. Eunice Carpenter b. Ap. 16, 1820 ; m. Franklin A. Knight (q. v.).
4. Dana Carlton b. Nov. 18, 1822 ; d. Oct. 24, 1824.
5. Jedediah Dana b. Nov. 10, 1824 ; m. June 5, 1844 Emily A. Thompson, dau. of Jesse and
(Aldiich) Thompson of Swanzey.
1. Charles Henry. 2. Rose Emma. 3. Jedediah b. May 1858; d. Sept. 1 1, 1859.
ra. 2d July 9, 1860 Mrs. Elsea (.Fuller) Bingham (q. v.).
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426 GIL SUM.
Loren Wyman on tax list 1852.
Oren Wyman, bro. of preceding, worked in TWne's Mill 1844-6.
John H. A. Young b. unk. 1817; m. June 24, 1849 Edna Beckwith (q. v.) ; had
served in U. S. Navy; both perished with their youngest child on their way to Salt
Lake City.
1. Edwin b. June 14, 1850. 2. Gustavus b. Oct, 17, 1852, was left at St. Louis, Mo.
3. Martha b. Alstead July 8, 1855 ; d. with parents.
Eobert P. Young m. Dec. 17, 1852 Mary A. Farrar (q. v.) ; r. Walnut, 111.
1. Ellen b. Harrisville 1855. 2. Susan b. Walnut, 111. 1860. 3. Martha b. Walnut, 111. 1864.
Joseph Youngs m. Jan. 2, 1777 Margaret Parsons.
2. Elizabeth b. Jan. 24, 1780. 3. Joseph b. Ap. 18, 1782. 4. Margaret b. Feb. 22, 1787.
GENEALOGICAL ADDITIONS AND COEREOTIONS.
Page 253. Lydia E. M. Abbot, instead of Nov. 1847, read Dec. 9, 1847.
Page 255. Wm. B. Allen's wife Kate E. d. Keene Aug. 21, 1880.
Page 257. Mary M. Atwood d. Winchendon, Mass. Nov. 29, 1880.
Page 258. George Baker, — instead of d. read murdered at Sullivan.
Page 259. George W. Bancroft, — after Emerett O. insert (See Dort.)
Page 260. Franklin Barker m. Ap. 13, 1826. Record of his ch. as follows.
1. Morrill b. Jan. 27, 1827 ; r. Marble Rock. Iowa.
2. William Ryley b. May 20, 1828 ; m. Dec. 25, 1855 Mary Bahan of Mount Carroll, 111.
3. Sally b. June 16, 1830 ; m. June 20, 1850 S. T. Rundell of Watertown, N. Y.
4. Eckford b. May 30, 1832 ; m. Jan. 12, 1862 Elizabeth Pickard of Mohawk Valley, N. Y.
5 Cornelius b. June 5, 1834 ; in. Jan. 1. 18b0 Anna Grissinger of Brookville, 111. 6 Emeline.
7. Cephas C. 8. George W. 9. Charles H. b. Onondaga, N. Y. Dec 31, 1S47. 10. Mary E.
Page 261. George H. Richardson, — instead of (q. v.) read (See Crandall.)
Page 262. Bates ancestry. — drop and before Lucretia. and add at the end, and Martha m. David Holman (q. v.).
Page 264. Before Alfred Bernard insert the following record.
Erastus Benton m. 1st ; a blacksmith between 1810 and 1815.
I. Erastus. 2. Almon. 3. Irving. 4. Rebecca m. Grimes of Keene.
5. Pamela m. 1st Hermon Rose of N. Y. ; m. 2d ; in. 3d Moore d. in army ; r.
Carlisle, Mass. 6. George a tailor ; r. N. Y.
m. 2d Nancy Cram d. Cavendish, Vt. Aug. 1873.
7. Ira r. Carlisle, Mass. 8. Warren r. Ilion, N. Y.
9. Rosy m. Calvin W. Spalding, a blacksmith ; r. Cavendish, Vt.
10. Maria m. James G., son of James and Rhoda (Benton) Britton of Surry ; m. 2d Holland
Stevens (q. v.).
II. Mary Ann b. Andover, Vt. Ap. 22, 1823 ; m. 1st May 12, 1839 Daniel H. Tufts b. An-
dover, Vt. March 22, 1817, d. there Jan. 16, 1850.
1. Sabra Maria (Tufts) b. Andover, Vt. May 29, 1840; m. John L., son of James and Rhoda (Benton)
Britton; r. Surry.
1. Sidney Elmer (Britton.) 2. Warren Benton (Britton.) 3. Jennie Belinda (Britton.)
2. Seluda Jane (Tufts) b. Andover, Vt. Oct. 10, 1841 ; m. George, son of Hollis and Thankful (Robbins)
Wilcox; r. Chicago, 111.
1. Fred Wallice (Wilcox.) 2. A dau. b. 1880.
3. Owen Benton (Tufts) b. Andover, Vt. Sept. 14. 1843; m. Lavina Fairchild; r. Ilion, N. Y.
1. Belle (Tufts.) 2. Wesley (Tufts.) 3. Ida (Tufts), twin. 4. lea (Tufts), twin.
4. Sidney Daniel (Tufts) b. Andover, Vt. Oct. 4, 1845; m. Emma Jerusha Snow; r. Meriden, Conn.
5. Rhoda Ann (Tufts) b. Andover, Vt. Sept. 16, 1849; d. there Jan. 16, 1850.
m. 2d Charles A. Britton (q. v.).
12. Melissa m. Charles Pearsons ; r. Cambridge, N. Y. 13. Oscar r. Rutland, Vt.
GENEALOGIES. 427
Page 26.5. The record of Nancy H. Dean should read as follows.
1. Nancy Hawkins ( Dean) b. Westmoreland June 11, 1820 ; d. Manchester May 23, 1867 ; in. Joshua Brooks Bradley b. Dracut,
Mass. Feb. 9, 1810, d. Manchester Dec. 29. 1870, son of Joshua and Dorcas (Jones) Bradley.
1. Charles Brooks (Bradley) 1). Lowell. Mu*s. Sept. J4. 1842; in. Ap. 8, 1871 Lizzie U. Fenno b. unk. Feb. 12, 1846, d. Manches-
ter lie.'. l:i. ls;s, il;ni. i.tMamrs H. and Fmi!y i Lane I Fenno.
2. Mary Florella (Bradley) \ h T „,..„„ m™ a,,,, *, isji. d. there July 30, 1846.
3. Stella Eliza i Bradley) I • L "' a '■ ' ' m. Ap. .'4. 186m James L. Blackmer of Chartestown, Mass.
1. Brooks Un.ll. >• (Blaokmor) b. Churloetown. Muss. Ap. 30. 1371; d. there Aug. 30, 1371. 2. James Malcolm (Blackmer) b. Cbnrleatown. Mas*. Dec. 21. 1873.
4. Leslie Maria (Bradley) b. Lowell, Mass. July 13, 1846; m. Sept. 8, 1868 Loren Brooks, son of Alpheus and Abby (dough)
Bodwell.
1. Charles Brook? (Budwcll) b. Manchester Nov. 9, 1873 '.'. Horace Irving (Bahrein b. Manchester Dec. 23. 1876.
5. Glen Roy (Bradley) b. Lowell, )la*. Jan. s, IMS; d. Keene Feb. 25, 1854.
6. Malcom' Lafayette1 (Bradley) b. Keene Nov. 3, 1851 ; in. Oct. 9, 1S75 Pauline E. Demorest ; r. Manchester.
Page 268. The Bigelow records should have been placed before Bill on page 265.
Page 272. Hannah Hall, — read dau. of Rev. Aaron and Sarah (Baker) Hall.
Levi Blood b. Harvard, Mas.*. Jan. 25, 1757.
Page 274. Selden Borden m. Hannah Cleveland.
The following is a more complete record of John Borden, second son of Samuel.
2. John d. Stony Fork, Penn. May 12, 1843, set. 74 ; m. Anna Butler d. Stony Fork, Penn.
Sept. 1, 18f»0, set. c>2, dau. of Daniel Butler.
1. Submit m. Anson Russell. 2. Sally b. unk. 1791; m. Levi Hardy (q. v.).
3. Lucy b. unk. March 29, 1793.
4. Benjamin Butler b. Aug. 20, 1796; m. Nov. 17, 1819 Hannah Parish b. unk. 1803; d. Stony Fork,
Penn. March 31, 1864.
1. Betsey b. Stonv Fork, Penn. Dec. 24, 1820.
2. Marv'b. Stony "Fork, Penn. Oct. 31, 1822; m. May 24, 1850 Henry Simmons; four ch.
3. Samuel b. Stony Fork, Penn. Aug. 30, 1824; d. N. C. Nov. 1877;" served in the war.
4. Belab. Stonv Fork, Penn. March 26, 1820: served in the war; r. Chatham, Penn.
5. Cynthia b. Stony Fork. Penn. Ap. 10, 1823.
6. Orsamus b. Pultney, N. Y. Nov. 30, 1829; served in the war; r. Delmar, Penn.
7. Lucv Ann b. Pultn'ev, N. Y. Oct. 13, 1831; in. Elijah Diinick; r. Antrim, Penn.
8. Jesse W. b. Stonv Fork, Penn. Nov 24, 1833; d. in armv hospital David's Island, N. Y. Aug. 21, 1864.
9. Achsah b. Stony 'Fork, Penn. July 30, 1335; m. Selden Dimick.
10. Alonzo b. Stony For,, Penn. Oct. 13, 1837; d. Fredericksburg, Va. May 24, 1864 of wound received in battle of the
Wilderness, leaving a wife and two ch.
11. Melissa b. Stonv Fork, Penn. Mav 31, 1840; m. three times and r. Ohio; has one son in Oberlin College.
12. Hannah Maria b. Stony Fork, Penn. Feb. 2, 1842; d. there Jan. 13, 1868.
5. Samuel enlisted in war of 1812, started for Sackett's Harbor, and d. at French's Mill, N. Y.
0» .AliIlH * i * oci 1 ■
7. John J ' »• - ' > m. Hannah Warner; four ch. ; a Methodist preacher.
8. Bradford r. Addison, N. Y. 9. Louisa. 10. Margaret. 1 1. Sarah.
Polly Borden, — the identity of this person seems somewhat doubtful. It is not certain that she belonged to
this family.
Page 275. Add to the Bourrett family, — 5. Anna b. Mat/ 31, 1880.
Page 277. Rufus Brockway m. Elizabeth Howe (q. v.). The son of Wm. Brooks is Lewis Smith Brooks.
Page 284. Sixth line, — after dau. insert of.
Page 286. Instead of Orrison D. Peabody, — read Orison Dighton Peabody. Instead of Susan (Lane) Peabody,
— read Susan (Fraster) Peabody.
Page 290. Abba A. Cook m. Albert Page ; r. Indian Grove, Iowa.
Page 294. Jane F. Crichton m. Sept. 7, 1880 William J. Taylor, a merchant in Wichita, Kansas.
Page 295. Elisheba dau. of John Dort, — after b. insert Keene.
Page 296. Last line, — add (See Sawyer.)
Page 302. Instead of Alice (Hammond) Ware, read Alice (Hamblet) Ware.
Page 303. For Selina Lovely, read Selina Lavalle. Mary Jane Dube, — after Williston, Vt. insert Feb. 29,
1852; m. Valire Langlois' (q. ».).
Page 304. Children of Joseph Ellis Jr. and Bridget (Hammond) Ellis, — as follows.
1. Bridget b. Keene May 14, 1772 ; d. there June 2, 1772.
2. Abiah b. Keene Dec. 31, 1773 ; d. unni.
3. Bethshua b. Keene Nov. 8, 1775 ; m. David Chapman (q. v.).
4. Joseph Hammond b. March 9, 1778 ; a lawyer.
Tenth line — for Esek, read Eseck. For Wilson, read Willson.
Alter Samuel Fay, — insert b. Orantham Aug. 24, 1822, son of John and Sally (Whitney) Fay.
After Elijah Ellis, — insert son of Gideon Jr. and Mary, was b. Keene Sept. 25, 1763.
Page 305. Frank Leslie Eveleth d. Dec. 23, 1880.
Page 306. Lydia Farnsworth m. Ebenezer Page. Twelfth line from bottom, — for Faulkener, read Faulkner.
Page 309. After Jemima Mason, insert (see Heaton.)
Page 311. Third line, after Sophia Hall, — insert dau. of Recompense and Lncrelia (Graves) Hall.
428 GILSUM.
George Gassett's record should be as follows.
3. George Hall b. Pepperell, Mass. Nov. 16, 1824 ; m. Sarah Candace Whitney b. Townsend,
Vt, Ap. 2. 1819, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Chaffin) Whitney.
1. Esther Candace b. Sept. 26, 1853 ; m. Feb. 28, 1874 Isaac Pratt b. Walpole Jan. 26, 1840, son of John
and Lovisa Pratt.
1. Flora Btl/e (Pratt) b. Walpole Nov. 5, 1875. 2. Jennie Lovisa (Pratt) b. Walpole May 27, 1878.
2. George Whitney b. Marlow Aug. 17, 1855 ; m. Dec. 23, 1877 Josephine Rumrill b. Springfield, Vt. June
4, 186(i.
1. Ernest Wavlaiul b. Surrv Aug. 17, 1879.
3. Wayland Maroellus b. Marlow Sept. 24, 1857 ; d. Walpole July 20, 1865.
4. Abbie Flora Iannah b. Walpole Feb 23, 1863. 5. Walter Grant (adopted) b. Walpole Feb. 17, 1870.
Page 312. Add to ch. of Ira D. Gates, — 5. Arthur Henry b. Keene Oct. 28, 1880.
Page 316. Third line. — read m. Jan. 15, 1869 Warren A ugustine Crehore b. Walpole May 2, 1808, son of Timo-
thy and Sally Fairbanks Crelioie. Next line, after Laura, insert Maria: for 1870, read July 16, I860. After
John Griggs m. Anna , insert d. Keene Jan. 16, 1784, at. 29.
Page 317. Stephen Griswold m. Aug. 5, 1790.
Page 319. Gunn ancestry third and fourth lines, — instead of Among their ch. was, read Their ch. were.
Emma L. Gunn m. Oct. 23, 1880 John F. Moore.
Page 320. Benjamin Hall son of Samuel and " Amety " (Day) Hall from Conn., was b. Keene May 3, 1754.
Page 322. Cleora Maria d. May 16. Romanzo E. Snow d. Ap. 21.
Page :>23. Hecord of Horace Howard's family should be as follows.
1. Charles b. Winchester Feb. 15, 1M13; d. Wooster, O. Oct. 15, 1*66; m. May IS, 1836 Eliza McCrackeu.
1. Thomas b. Wooster, O. Feb. 26, 1837; m. 1861 Elizabeth Rahm.
1. Charles b. Woosler, O. Aug. 9, 18U2. 2. Harrv b. Wooster, O. May 25. 1865. 3. Jesse b. Wooster, O. Oct. 19, 1SC7.
4. Harvey b. Wooster, O. Oct 29, 1869. 5. Kate' b. Wooster, O. Sept. 29, 1S71.
G. Sallie b. Wooster, O. Oct. 9, 1S73; d. there 1875. 7. Dick b. Wooster, O. Julv 14, 187G.
2. Harrev b. Wooster, O. March 8, 1841); d. num. Tulerosa. N. Mex. Feb. 18, 1869.
3. Harriet E. b. Wooster, U. Jan. 3(1, 1842; in. Oct. 9, 1862 Lemuel Jeffries.
1. Emily Kale (Jeffries) b. Wooster, O Feb. 16, 1SU5. 2. Helen Matilda (Jeffries) b. Wooster, O. March 30, 1868.
4. Emily K, b. Wooster, O. May 30, 1845; d. there unm. Jan. 18. 1872.
5. Julia' L. b. Wooster, O. June' 20, 1848; d. there unm. Jan. 23, 1880.
2. Harvey b. Winchester Jan. 19. 1815; m. Oct. 13. 1840 Eunice Bissell.
1. Mary R. b. Wooster, O. Julv 26, 1842; in. Ap. 10, 1867 John L. Johnston.
2. Emma A. b. Wooster, O. Maicli 2, 1846; m. Sept. 21, 1871 Melville L Benhatn.
1. Fannie (Beuhaul) b. Wooster, O. July 3, 1872. 2. Howard (Benhaui) b. Wooster, O. May C, 187G.
3. Ella .1. b. Tiffin, O. Dec. 17. 1847; in. Oct. 13, 1875 Frank D. Tavlor.
4. Lillian b. Wooster, O. Nov. 28, 1853: m. Sept. 11. 1879 Daniel 11. Pierson.
1. Ada Mullins (Pierson) b. Wooster, O. Aug. 14, 18S0.
5. Edward b. Wooster, O. Dec. 20, 1856.
3. Harriet b. Winchester Sept. 27, 1816; m. Ap. 8, 1834 Thomas Turner Justis b. Penn. Ap. 1, 1805; d.
Cincinnati, O. Sept. 1849, son of John and Susannah (Turner) Justis.
1. Charles Howard (Justis) m. Mrs. Virginia Flenner.
2. John Jay (Justis) m. 1st Helen Irwin d. Cincinnati, O. 1861.
1. Howard Irwin (Justis.)
m. 2d Aunie Ferguson of Salem, Mass.
2. Kate (Justis.)
3. Horace Howard ( 'ustis) b. Cincinnati. O. Ap. 29, 1839; graduated at Miami University, 1861; entered army in Fall
of 1861, was Adjutant in 65th Ohio Rej>'t, and d. Stanford, Ky. Feb. 14, 1862.
i. Thomas Turner (Justis.) 5. Henry Egbert (Justis) d. inf. ' 6. Amelia Fullerton (Justis.)
4. Everett b. Winchester July 26, 1818; d. Elkhart, Ind. May 26, 1856.
5. Alfred b. Wooster, O. Jan. 25, 1823; d. Prophetstown, 111. Jan. 23, 1873.
6. William b. Wooster, O. June 20, 1825; m. Oct. 4, 1848 Angelica Crump.
1. Henrv b. Wooster, O. 1849; d. there 1850.
2. Alice b. Wooster, O. June 21, 1851; m. Sept. 10, 1879 Frank W. Miller.
1. William Howard {Miller) b. Wooster, O. Aug. 7, 1880.
3. Charles b. Wooster, O. Dec. 1854; d. there 1857. >
m. 2d March 15, 1831 Mrs. Abigail Weed.
7. Otis George b. Wooster, O. Aug. 15, 1832; d. there 1872 ; m. Rose Ann Johns.
8. Lewis b. Wooster, O. Ap. 26, 1841 ; m. March 11, 1862 Lizzie Brick.
George N. Hayward m. 2d Oct. 26, 1880 Mrs. Nellie D. Stimpson (?. v.).
Guy Beckley Hayward d. Keene Aug. 18, 1880.
Page 324. Huldah Hayward's record should be as follows.
9. Huldah b. Feb. 25, 1798; d. Providence, R. I. Sept. 3, 1859; m. June 20, 1824 Thomas
Simkins b. Paris, Prance Ap. 3, 1783, d. Providence, R. I. Jan. 31, 1835, the youngest of
twenty-one ch., a seaman.
1. Olive Metcalf (Simkins) b. Bath? Me. Feb. 8, 1825; d. there March 1, 1825.
2. Eliza Hat/ward (Simkins) b. Bath? Me. Dec. 21, 1825; d. the same day.
3. Susan (Simkins) b. Bath? Me. Nov. 15, 1826; d. there Nov. 17, 1826.
4. Thomas Henry (Simkins) b. Providence, R. I. Feb. 23, 1828; killed on R. R. between Reading and Phil-
adelphia, Penn. July 15, 1848.
GENEALOGIES. 429
5. Elizabeth Sharp (Simkins) b. Providence, R. I. June 5, 1829; d. unk. June 21, 1871; m. Nov. 21, 1855
John T. McLeod. Ch. as in record.
6. Clarissa Willard (Simkins) b. Providence, R. I. July 12, 1831; m. Oct. 15, 1856 Charles Wilson Jen-
nings Jr. b. Brooklyn, X. Y. Oct. 15, 1828; d. N. Y. July 15, 1859.
1. Clara Willard (Jennings) b. N. Y., Fell. 6. 1859: d. there March 15, 1859.
7. Olive Melcalf (Simkins) b. Providence, R. I. June 23, 1833; d. there Aug. 25, 1834.
Page 325. Ashley Mason d. Keene Nov. 1880.
After Jemima F. Mason, insert m. George W. Foster (g. v.).
Page 326. Ch. of Oliver and Lovisa (Seward) Heaton.
1. Ellen b. Keene Oct. 24, 1828; d. there Aug. 15, 1847. 3. Mary Eliza b. Keene Jan. 27, 1833.
The Heath families should have been placed before Heaton.
Page 328. Tenth line from bottom, drop the second Mayanne.
Page 329. Ch. of David and Martha Holman.
1. Louisa Famelia b. Keene Dec. 14, 1834. 2. Charles Edward b. Keene Jan. 28, 1837.
3. Martha Ann b. Keene Dec. 6, 1838. 4. Mary Elizabeth b. Keene Nov. 6, 1840.
5. Eliza Ann b. Keene Jan. 9, 1843. 6. George Washington b. Keene Jan. 9, 1845.
7. David Herbert b. Keene March 26, 1847. 8. Marshall Frederic b. Keene Feb. 17, 1849.
9. Emma Jauette b. Keene Jan. 18, 1851.
Page 333. Daniel A. Howard m. Edna E. .
1 Eddie D. b. unk. 1878.
Page 339. Henry Hurd d. Aug. 25, 1880.
Page 342. Mrs Harriet O. Rand d. Nelson Oct. 14, 1880.
Page 344. Ebenezer Jaquith m. Jan. 19.
Page 345. Third line, — for Collins H., read Collins Hathhorn. Sixth line, — for Elbridge H., read Elbridge A.
Third ch. of B. F. Jefts should read 3. Julia Etta m. Reuben Gove Howe b. Acworth Ap. 11, 1840, son of
Moses and Martha M. (Cunningham) Howe; r. Lempster.
1. William Wallace (Howe) b. Lempster Aug. 15, 1878.
Page 355. Byron S Loveland m. 2d Oct. 2, 1880 Fanny Helena Goodale b. Readsboro', Vt. Dec. 25, 1855, dau. of
Henry and Fanny (Hicks) Goodale.
Page 356. The following is additional to the record of the ch. of Samuel Wright Loveland.
2. Ruth Miller m. Jan. 19, 1846 Ephraim Eaton Allen, son of Isaac and Sallv (Kenney) Allen.
1. Adelaide S'dli/ (Allen) b. Stoddard Oct. 29. 1848 ; m. May 1, 1870 Justin S. Wilson.
1. Phil Elmure I Wilson) b. Morristown, Vt. Feb. .'.5, IsH. J. Freddie E. (Wilson) b. Eden, Vt. Nov. 5. 1873.
2. Winfeld Scott (Allen) b. Stoddard ? Jan. 29, 1851. 3. Katie A. (Allen) b. Morristown, Vt. Feb. 25, 1871.
4. Andrew Jackson m. Feb. 24, 1870 Rose Belle Adams b. YVilliamstown, Vt. 1844, dau. of Parker and Salorua (Perry)
Adams.
1. Myrtie May b. Northfield, Vt. Ap. 20, 1871. 2. Mina Petts b. Bridgewater, Vt. Aug. 25, 1872.
3. George Parker b. Bridgewater, Vt. June 18, 1873. 4. Anna Pauielia b. Bridgewater, Vt. Jan. 24, 1875.
7. Samuel Josiah m. Jannette L. dau. of (Jilson Haseltine.
1. Nellie J. b. Morristown, Vt. Oct. 21. 1857 ; d. unk. Sept. 23, 1870. 2. Samuel W. b. Morristown, Vt. Feb. 27, I860.
3. Edward S. b. Morristown, Vt. Aug. 9, 1862 ; d. unk. Not. 26, 1S64. 4. Hattie A. b. O. Ap. 8, 1866.
5. Gilson J. b. Northfield, Vt. June 7, 1877.
Page 357. Ebenezer Mack was probably cousin to Elder Ebenezer Mack who d. 1792, set. 77, and was buried at
East Lyme, Conu. Tenth line from bottom, — -for Nancy, read Anna.
Page 365. James A. McDonald m. June 13, 1880 Mary Adaline Stevens (q. v.).
Page 370. Fourth line, — before Levi, for 3 read 4, and make following numbers correspond.
Page 373. Mary Jaue Parker b. England July 6, 1830; d. Aug. 6, 1834. John Henry Parker b. Clintonville,
N. Y. Nov. 11, 1832; d. Feb. 16, 1834. George Frederick Parker b. Jan. 28, 1835.
Page 374. Fourteenth line from bottom, — for Nancy, read Anna.
Page 375. Record of Asa Phillips should be as follows.
Asa Phillips b. Hubbardston, Mass. 1793; d. Peru, Vt. Sept. 7, 1857; m. Sib-
bel Adams b. Hubbardston, Mass. 1794, d. Peru, Vt. Jan. 16, 1866; taxed in Gil-
sum 1832.
1. Aurilla b. Roxbury ? 1816; d. Coloma, Mich. Nov. 8, 1865; m. Eliab Stone of Manches-
ter, Vt.
1. Esther (Stone.) 2. Abigail (Stone.) 3 and 4. Gilman and Gilbert (Stone) twins. 5. Alfred (Stone.)
Two or three more.
2. Asa b. Keene 1831 ; d. in army at Fortress Monroe, Va. Jan. 30, 1862 ; m. Cynthia Bryant
of Peru, Vt.
1. Elsiua. 2. George S. 3. Frank E. 4. Edward d. ch.
3. Huldah Augusta b. Keene ? Dec. 30,1827; d. Swanzey Dec. 22,1877; m. Nov. 4,1857
Amos Clark Crouch b. Chesterfield Oct. 7, 1827, son of Amos and Lucy (Brown) Crouch.
430 aiLSUM.
1. Nellie (Crouch) b. Chesterfield July 12, 1864.
4. Calvin b. Peru, Vt. 1835 ; m. Dec. 1857 Mary Penfield of Boston, Mass. ; r. Peru, Vt,
1. Aaron Atwood. 2. Mary. 3. Susan. 4. Martha. 5. Emeline. 6. Eddie. 7. A dau.
Page 375. (From Keene records.) Gilbert M. Phillips b. March 17. Matilda Phillips b. Jan. 20.
Page 376. Timothy H. Phillips b. May 15. After Frinda, insert Follet.
Page 378. William F. Whitman served in 3d N. H. Req't Co. A, and was hilled at Morris Island, S. C. Auq.
31, 1863.
Page 3S2. After Polly Whipple, insert (see Blood.)
Page 387. Theophilus Lord Rowe should be numbered 8.
Page 389. Mary Ellen Wilder's husband, — for Erwiu read Ervin.
Page 395. Mary Adaline Stevens m. James A. McDonald (q. v.).
In Sturtevaut ancestry, — for Molly Fisher, read Sally.
Page 396. (From Keene records.) Births of ch. of Charles and Cynthia Sumner, as follows.
1. John b. July 16, 1800. 2. Joel b. Oct. 25, 1803 (probably 1802).
3. Charles b. July 14, 1804. 4. Nancy b. July 6, 1806. 5. Irena b. May 16, 1808.
6. Lucy b. Oct. 26, 1810. 7. David b. Juue 26, 1813. 8. Luke b. Dec. '24, 1815.
Page 401. Twelfth line from bottom, — for Babock, read Babcock.
Page 404. Albert A. Anthony d. 1877.
Page 412. Luther Wetherbee's record should be as follows.
2. Luther b. Nelson Sept. 12, 1812; d. Westmoreland Sept. 10, 1878; m. 1835 Lydia Wil-
lard of Middletown. Conn. ; a skilful mechanic and inventor.
1. George L. b. Middletown, Conn. Aug. 28, 1836; enlisted in 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. B, and was killed in
the battle of Winchester, Va. Sept. 19, 1864.
2. Charles E. b. Middletown, Conn. May 14, 1838; d. there July 3, 1843.
3. Amy H. b. Middletown, Conn. Nov. 9, 1839.
4. James C. b. Middletown, Conn. March 1, 1841 ; d. there March 14, 1841.
5. Ellen E. b. Middletown, Conn. Nov. 6, 1842; d. there July 12, 1843.
6. Edward H. b. Nelson Jan. 24, 1845; served three years in 14th N. H. Reg't, Co. B, and has an invalid
pension ; r. Keeue. 7. Emma J. b. Dublin Dec. 21, 1851.
Nineteenth line from bottom, — after dau. insert of.
Page 418. First line, — after 1850, insert d. Swanzey Nov. 7, 1880.
Page 422. Elmon Winchester resides at Dubuque, Iowa, instead of Preston, Minn.
After each of the following names, add (q. v.). (Numbers denote the page.)
Page 254. Eliphalet Farnum. 255. Mrs. Martha (Woodcock) Farnswovth. 262. Samuel C. Hudson. 264.
Lucy A. Richardson. 272. Matthew Dolph, and Nancy Dean. 278. Rebecca J. Day. 279. Prudence VVhitte-
more. 289. John Rowe, and William Corey. 297. Sobrina H. Mack. 303. Kimball Tenney. 312. John P. Wil-
son. 313. Benjamin Sawyer. 321. Phila Hammond. 344. Mary J. Webster. 360. Lois Whitney. 361. George
Raymond. 376. Albert Welch. 401. Polly Converse. 404. Fanny M. Tubbs and Mary Tubbs. 405. Reuben
Whitney. 410. Hannah Hathhorn. 416. Jane L. Tubs.
MISCELLANEOUS ADDENDA.
Chap. II. Near the top of the hill directly west of Bearden are numerous "potholes" indi-
cating a powerful current of water flowing for a long period towards the southwest and thence
following the present course of Beaver Brook. The two largest of these holes are from six to
seven feet in diameter. As they are mostly filled with earth, their depth has not been deter-
mined. One contains a stump about a foot and a half through.
Chap. VII. The following Petition was found in the State archives.
To the respectable Body of Delegates assembled in Provincial Congress at Exeter in New Hampshire —
The Petition of a considerable number of the Inhabitants of said Province Humbly Sheweth — That your
Petitioners are strongly attached to the true interest, welfare and safety of this their native Country, and are will-
ing to exert themselves to the utmost in the defence of their first and Constitutional rights and priviledges and
imagine that any man or Bodies of men who endeavor to wrest them from us ought to be anathematized — It is
real anxiety and concern for our distressed Country which causes us thus to trouble you at this time; your Peti-
tioners apprehend (not that we would Presume to Dictate) that all persons who have in any measure or Degree
Discovered themselves inimical to those Persons, (who have from the first rise of the controversy Betwixt Great
Brittain and the Colonies, approved themselves to their fellow countrymen true and Disinterested Patriots, or those
who have derided and set at nought the Proceedings and Resolutions of the united wisdom of the Colonies in the
Late Continental Congress) ought not to sustain any office either Civil or Military in this critical conjuncture of
affairs — Upon a review of these sentiments, we were not a little surprised to hear that James Reed Esq of Fitzwil-
liam was not only in nomination but actually appointed a Commander of a Regiment in the Army to be raised for
Defending those rights and immunities which, by some past conduct we have reason to think were not very highly
esteemed by him; it is truly painfull for us, thus to Impeach the Character of a reputed Gentleman, much more
that of one who otherwise is really so ; yet we imagine the exigency of our affairs will in a great measure, if not
altogether, attone for such a measure of pioceedure — "We Earnestly Desire that neither he or any other person
(who have not approved themselves steady and real Friends to the Great and Glorious Cause in which we are
engaged) should be Promoted either in the Civil or Military Lists. Gentlemen your Influence in this matter will
oblige Thousands besides your Humble Servants.
May 8th 1775. .IOXATHAN SMITH JOHN ROW
JOSHUA DARTE JOHN ROW JR.
THOS DARTE PELATIAH PEASE
EBENEZER DEWEY JOHN CHAPMAN
EBEXEZER DEWEY JR. THOMAS HARVEY
GERSHOM CROCKER JOSIAH GOLDSMITH
Page 39. A fuller version of the story related by Levi Blood is the following.
" While he was stationed as a picket, a British light horseman rode up to within a short dis-
tance and fired at him, wheeled his horse, and rode off long enough to reload, and then rode up
and fired again. After the third discharge his commanding officer came to him saying, ' Well,
Blood, the British are taking considerable notice of you. ' ' Yes,* he answered, ' Mayn't I fire
at the d d Redcoat ? " ' No, that won"t do : if you fire they will take it as a signal, and all
rush upon us, and we are not strong enough to risk a battle here. But if he comes again, you
may step behind that rock.' When the horseman rode up, Blood stepped behind the rock, put-
ting his hat on his bayonet. The Redcoat fired at that four times, and then left him. In telling
the story ' Gen. Blood' would say, 'I turned aidgivise so as to make just as small mark as I
could.' "
•• At another time, Mr. Blood's division had a holiday in camp, and, as was the custom, double
rations of rum were provided. Although a man who never used liquor to excess, he then became
quite merry, and shouldering his musket, marched down in front of the tents shouting ' Atten-
432 GIL SUM.
tion ! the whole world ! By kingdoms, to the right, wheel ! ' Amused by his pompous manner, and
the magnitude of his command, his comrades in arms gave him the name of 'General,' which
clung to him ever after." (See page 249.)
Chap. XIV. Page 68. Under Centennial Cemetery, add Lot 237. Mrs. Josepha Herrman.
Chap. XXIII. Under date " Gillsum May 24th, 1776," Joel Kilburne petitioned the Coun-
cil & House of R., for encouragement to enable him to carry on the business of manufacturing
Iron Wire, claiming that " he can make any size." He is recommended by " Stephen Griswold,
Ebenezer Dewey Jr Pelatiah Pease, Selectmen " and by several men in Keene. (Page 188.)
Chap. XXVI. The following was received from Samuel Morrison Esq. of Alstead.
" I once heard the one handed Thompson say that his father lived in Gilsum, at the time his
hand was hurt. His mother set him to drop the corn into the mill, a little at a time. Solomon
Mack's boys came over the hill talking. He looked round to see them, and got his hand between
the rollers. His mother stopped the horse, and his father pulled his hand out of the rollers and
left the skin. The mill was an old cornstalk mill. They were grinding corn for a pudding for
supper." (See page 243.)
Page 179. Silvanus Hay ward removed to Keene in the Spring of 1880, and in December fol-
lowing to Globe Village in Southbridge. Mass., and was installed Pastor of the "Evangelical
Free Church " in that place, Dec. 28, 1880. The sermon on the occasion was by Charles Weth-
erby. (See page 180.)
Page 195. John Borden removed from Gilsum to Monson, Mass. about 1812, and in June
1814 to Lebanon, N. Y., where lie cleared a spot and built a house. In 1818 he moved to Del-
mar, Penn., where he " took up a piece of land, and went to chopping and clearing again."
Here he remained till his death in 1843.
Benjamin Butler Borden son of John, writes, — ll I cut a little hole in the woods, built a log
house, and moved into it March 23, 1820. Many big hemlocks did 1 cut by moonlight, the wolves
howling all around the while." " It is said that poverty is the mother of invention, and as we
began poor in the world, we were compelled to do all within ourselves we could. My wife hav-
ing children to care for, and spinning and churning to do, would spin on the little wheel, churn
and rock the cradle at the same time."
" All of my five sons enlisted and served well their country."
Page 196. Joel Willson Jr. removed to Waterloo, N. Y. in 1828, where he died in 1880.
" His trade was that of a chair maker and painter. He was not only of a mechanical and ingen-
ious turn of mind, but was endowed with rare business faculties. For some time he carried on
the manufacture of linseed oil, then a leading industry of this village. When afterward he
engaged in mercantile pursuits, he was careful, watchful, and economical. Socially, he was
friendly, although quiet and unobtrusive His name is every way worthy to be enrolled upon the
list of our worthy departed citizens." [Local paper.]
Page 204. Samuel Mack was a very ingenious mechanic, and with his brothers, Solomon and
Elisha, was noted as a bridge and dam builder. He was the first man to build dams across the
Connecticut river, and was employed by an English company to build one at Bellows Falls, where
he was assisted by his brother Solomon, and his son Solomon Jr. The water being deep, he
made himself a water-proof leathern suit with a pipe to supply air, with which he went under the
water to place the stone and timbers. He wore this suit at the first celebration of Independence
at Montague, Mass. He also invented a machine for hulling wheat, but while at Washington to
secure a patent, he became insane, and soon after died.
££ sz 6<r/.
TheMtotypeJ'iiMins Co.ailic;
ADDENDA. 433
Page 212. George H. Carpenter lias a musket used in the Revolution by his great uncle Jon-
athan : — also a drum used by a Benton or Benson at the time of the execution of Major Andre.
Page 213. It is remembered that Jonathan Kingsbury, the father of James, used to boast
that " Jim was a wonderful smart boy, for he rode the horse to plow two years, be/ore he was a
year and a half old ! "
Page 219. Isaac Griswold from Walpole built the house on 157, and lived there a short time
before selling to Dudley Smith.
Mrs. Lucena G. widow of Benjamin Thompson Jr., removed with her three sons to Mason
City, Iowa, in 1855. " She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church for many years, and
was respected and beloved by her many friends."
Adelbert M. Thompson oldest son of Benjamin Jr., after farming for a time, kept Hotel for
over three years, and since 1871 has been in the drug business. He held the appointment of
sheriff for six years. His wife writes : —
" I taught the first school in Mason City, in a log cabin 10x15 ft., with shoke roof and punch-
eon floor. Our first year's crop consisted of a few beans and some sod corn. Our city then
comprised eight small log houses containing two or three families each. Our city to-day numbers
over 2,500, and is a center for several railroads, a school building costing #5,000, several
churches, &c." On the occasion of their silver wedding, Sept. 30, 1880, about seventy-five of
|.heir neighbors assembled, and presented them with a valuable and beautiful set of silver.
Page 225. Jerome B. Aldrich was for a time in the employ of the elder Governor Dinsmoor
of Keene. He removed to Cambridge, Mass. where he was employed some three or four years
by Harvard University "to guard the buildings, keep off intruders, look after unruly students,
report misdemeanors to the President, see that repairs were quickly made, &c, and was on the
most friendly terms with the students." In 1833 he bought out a trucking business from Cam-
bridge to Boston, which he carried on two years. He came to Gilsum and bought this place
(Map 192,) in 1835, and remained five years. He built a shop near the brook back of the town
house, where he made chair frames. He now resides in Boston, Mass.
Page 228. Henry Martin Hayward son of Dea. Amherst, has been employed by Murdoch
and Fairbanks for many years, as superintendent of the wooden ware manufactory at " the Cap-
tain's Mills" in Winchendon, Mass. He was for a long time one of the most efficient workers,
and a prominent officer in the Fire Department of that town.
Page 229. William T. Parker son of William, is one of the prominent men of New Hamp-
shire. He was a merchant in Nashua for ten years, but since 1860, has been engaged in farm-
ing. He represented his town several years in the legislature ; was afterwards elected Senator,
and was President of the N. H. Senate in 1867. A friend writes : —
" He is a highly honorable and talented gentleman. He filled the position of President of
the N. H. Senate with honor to himself and to the State. For over thirty years he has been a
very prominent member of the Universalist Society in Nashua, many years serving as chairman
of the Prudential Committee, and superintendent of the Sabbath School. He has worked his
way to distinction and wealth by his industry and indomitable will."
Edward Parker, another son of William, served in both branches of the city government at
Nashua. He was 1st Lieut. Co. B. in the Governor's Horse Guards, and Adjutant in the 1st
N. H. Militia under Col. Tappan. In the war of the Rebellion he was commissioned 2d Lieut.
Co. H., 13th N. H. Reg't, and served several months as Adjutant; was in the battles of Freder-
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icksburg, and Suffolk ; and afterwards enlisted in the Reg't of Heavy Artillery. He has held
prominent offices in Odd Fellowship and Free Masonry, and has attained to the 32d degree A. A.
S. R. He now resides at Uxbridgc, Mass.
March 1, 1880, Theron Hayward entered the hardware business at Keene ; — firm of Jackson
and Hayward.
Page 244. Asa Maynard son of Antipas, was for many years a popular landlord at Marlboro',
and at Orange, Mass. He afterwards removed to Keene, where he was deacon in the First Con
gregational Church.
Page 276. Add ch. of John E. Bridge, — 2. Lura Viola b. July 23, 1880.
Page 302. James Downing m. 2d Ap. 25, 1867 Eunice Fish (</. u.) d. Jan. 10, 1881.
Page 371. Charles H. Mason m. Jan. 1, 1881 Edith A. Kenion (_q. v.).
Page 396. Mrs. Fanny W. Switzer d. Surry Jan. 3, 1881.
APPENDIX.
A. (Page 14.)
GILSUM FLORA.
This list is necessarily very incomplete, having been made from the personal observation of the author, -without
systematic and thorough research. Those marked with a * have been added through the kindness of Prof. C. M.
Tracy of Lynn, Mass., who spent a few weeks in Gilsum, during the summer of 1880.
Clematis Virginiana.
Anemone Virginiana.
Hepatica triloba.
H. acutiloba.
Thalictrum anemonoides.
T. Cornuti.
Ranunculus recurvatus.
R. bulbosus.
R. acris.
Caltha palustris?
Coptis trifolia.
Aquilegia Canadensis.
A . vulgaris. (Intro.)
Actea alba.
Menispermum Canadense.
Berberis vulgaris.
Nymphoea odorata.
Nuphar advena.
Sarracenia purpurea.
Chelidonium majus.
Sanguinaria Canadensis.
Dicentra cucullaria.
D. Canadensis.
Corydalis glauca.
Nasturtium officinale.
N. Armoracia. (Intro.)
Dentaria diphylla.
Sisymbrium officinale.
Brassica nigra.
Capsella bursa-pastoris.
Viola rotundifolia.
V. blanda.
V. cucullata.
* V. sagittata.
V. canina.
V. pubescens.
V. tricolor. (Intro.)
Hypericum ellipticum.
H. perforatum.
H. mutilum.
II. Canadense.
Elodes Virginica.
Saponaria officinalis. (Intro
Lychnis Githago.
Stellaria media.
S. longifolia.
Spergula arvensis.
Portulaca oleracea.
P. grandiflora. (Intro.)
Claytonia Caroliniana.
Malva rotundifolia.
M. sylvestris. (Intro.)
M. crispa (Intro.)
Hibiscus Trionum. (Intro.)
Tilia Americana.
Geranium maculatum?
G. Robertianum.
Impatiens fulva.
Oxalis acetosella.
O. stricta.
Rhus typhina.
R. toxicodendron.
Viiis cordifolia.
Ampelopsis quinqnefolia.
Celastrus scandens.
Acer Pennsylvanicum.
A. spicatum.
A. saccharinum.
var. nigrum.
A. rubrum.
Trifolium pratense.
T. repens.
T. agrarium.
T. procumhens.
Melilotns alba. (Intro.)
Robinia Pseudacacia.( Intro.
Apios tuberosa.
Amphicarpoea monoica.
Prunus Pennsylvanica.
P. Virginiana.
P. serotina.
Spirea salicifolia.
S. tomentosa.
Agrimonia Eupatoria.
Geum strictum.
G. rivale.
Potentilla Norvegica.
P. Canadensis.
P. argentea.
)P. fruticosa.
Fragaria Virginiana.
F. vesca.
Dalibarda repens.
Rubus odoratus.
R. triflorus.
R. strigosus.
var. alius. (Indigenous
R. occidentals.
R. villosus.
R. Canadensis.
R. hispidus.
Rosa Carolina.
R. rubiginosa.
Crataegus coccineus.
C. tomentosus.
Pyrus arbutifolia.
P. Americana.
Amelanchier Canadensis.
var. Bolryapium.
var. oligocarpa.
Ribes Cynosbati.
R. prostratum.
R. rubrum (Intro. ?)
Mitella diphylla ?
Tiarella cordifolia.
Sedum Telephium. (Intro.)
Hamamelis Virginica.
* Circea Lutetiana.
C. alpina.
Epilobium angustifolium.
E. coloratum.
(Enothera biennis.
)(E. pumila.
Hydroeotyle Americana?
Sanicula Mai'ylandica.
Daucus Carota. (Intro.)
Heracleum lanatum.
Pastinaca sativa. (Tntro.)
Archangelica atropurpurea.
Ligusticum Levisticum.
(Intro.)
Shim lineare.
Osmorrhiza brevistylis?
Aralia racemosa.
A. hispida.
A. nudicaulis.
A. quinquefolia.
A. trifolia.
Cornus Canadensis.
C. alterni folia.
Linnsea borealis.
Lonicera ciliata.
Diervilla trifida.
!)Triosteum perfoliatum.
Sambucus Canadensis.
S. pubens.
* Viburnum cassinoides?
V. acerifoliuru.
V. Opulus.
V. lantanoides.
Galium asprellum.
G trifidum.
G. triflorum.
Mitchella repens.
Houstonia csprulea.
Eupatorium purpureum.
E. perfoliatum.
Tussilago Farfara. (Intro.)
Aster, many species.
Diplopappus umbellatns.
Solidago, many species.
Inula Helenium.
Ambrosia artemisia?folia.
Rudbeckia hirta.
Helianthus annuus. (Intro.)
II. tuberosus. (Intro.)
H. strumosus.
Bidens frondosa.
B. chrysanthemoides.
Maruta cotula.
Achillea millefolium.
Leucanthemum vulgare.
Tanacetum vulgare. (Intro.)
Artemisia caudata. ,
A. vulgaris.
A. biennis. (Intro.?)
A. Absinthium.
Gnaphalium decurrens.
G. polycephalum.
G. uliginosum.
Antennaria margaritacea.
Erechthites hieracifolia.
Cirsium lanceolatum.
C. arvense.
var. album.
Onopordon acanthium.
Lappa officinalis.
Cichorium Intybus. (Intro.)
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Krigia Virginica.
Hieracium Canadense.
H. soabrum.
Nabalus albus.
* N. altissimus.
Taraxacum dens-leonis.
Latuca Canadensis.
var. sanguined.
L. Soariola?
* Mulgedium leucophaeum.
Lobelia cardinalis.
L. inflata.
L. spioata.
Gaylussacia resinosa.
Vaccinium raacroearpon.
V. Pennsylvanicum.
V. vacillans.
V. corymbosum.
Chiogenes hispidula.
Epigiea repens.
Gaultheria procumbens.
Cassandra calyculata.
Kalmia latifolia.
K. angustifolia.
Azalea nudiflora.
Rhodora Canadensis.
Pyrola rotundifolia.
P. secunda.
Chimaphila urabellata.
Monotropa uniflora.
Ilex verticillata.
Nemopanthes Canadensis.
Plantago major.
P. lanceolata.
Trientalis Americana.
Lysimachia quadrifolia.
L. ciliata.
L. nummularia. (Intro.)
Epiphegus Virginiana.
Aphyllon uniflorum.
Verbascum Thapsus.
V. Blattaria. (Intro.)
Linaria Canadensis.
L. vulgaris.
Chelone glabra.
Mimulus ringens.
Veronica officinalis.
Mentha viridis.
M. piperita.
M. Canadensis.
Lycopus Virginicus.
L. Europceus.
Hedeoma pulegioides.
Monarda didyma. (Intro.)
M. fistulosa.
Nepeta Cataria. (Intro.)
N. Glechoma. (Intro.)
Brunella vulgaris.
Scutellaria galericulata.
S. laterifolia.
Marrubium vulgare. (Intro
Galeopsis Tetrahit.
Leonurus Cardiaca.
Symphytum officinale.
(Intro.)
Hydrophyllum Virginicum
Convolvulus arvensis ?
Solanum dulcamara.
Datura Stramonium.
Gentiana crinita.
G. Andre wsii.
G. Saponaria, var. linearis.
Apocynum androscemif'oli-
um.
Vinca minor. (Intro.)
Asclepias Cornuti.
Fraxinus Americana.
F. sambucifolia.
Asarum Canadense.
Phytolacca decandra.
Chenopodium album.
C. hybridum.
C. Botrys. (Intro.)
Polygonum Persicaria.
P. Hydropiper.
P. aviculare.
P. sagittatum.
P. Convolvulus.
P. cilinode.
Fagopyrum esculentum.
(Intro.)
Rumex crispis.
R. sanguineus.
R. Acetosella.
Euphorbia Cyparissias.
(Intro. )
Ulmus fulva.
U. Americana.
Morns alba. (Intro.)
Urtica dioica.
* U. Urens.
Laportea Canadensis.
* Pilea pumila.
Humulus Lupulus. (Intro.)
Platanus occidentalis.
Juglans cinerea.
J. nigra. (Intro.)
Carya alba. (Intro.)
C. porcina.
Quercus alba.
Q. rubra.
* and several others.
Castanea vesca. (Intro.)
.)Fagus ferruginea.
Corylus rostrata.
Ostrya Virginica.
Carpinus Americana.
Myrica Gale.
? Comptonia asplenifolia.
Betula lenta.
B. lutea.
B. alba, var. populifolia.
B. papyracea.
Alnus incana.
Salix, many species.
Populus tremuloides.
P. grandidentata.
P. balsamifera, var. candi-
cans. (Intro.)
P. alba. (Intro.)
Pinus rigida. (One speci-
men.)
P. Strobus.
Abies nigra.
A. Canadensis.
A. balsamea.
Larix Americana.
Thuja occidentalis. (Intro.)
Juniperus communis.
J. Virginiana.
Taxus baccata, var. Cana-
densis.
Arisoema triphyllum.
Calla palustris.
Symplocarpus fnetidus.
Acorus calamus.
Typha latifolia.
Alisma plantago, car. A mer-
irmilim.
Sagittaria variabilis, var.
diversifolia.
Habenaria tridentata. .
* H. orbiculata.
H. blephariglottis.
H. fimbriata.
Goodyera repens ?
G. pubescens.
Spiranthes cernua.
S. gracilis.
Cypripedium acaule.
Iris versicolor.
Sisyrinchium Bermudiana.
Smilax herbaeea.
Trillium erectum.
oar. album.
* T. cernuum.
T. erythrocarpum.
Medeola Virginica.
Veratrum viride.
Uvularia sessilifolia.
Streptopus roseus.
Clintonia Borealis.
Smilacina racemosa.
* S. trifolia.
S. bifolia.
Polygonatum biflorum.
Lilium Philadelphicum.
L. Canadense.
Erythronium Amerieanum .
Hemerocallis fulva. (Intro.)
Juncus, many species.
Pontederia caudata.
Cyperaceae, many species.
Graminea:, many species.
Equisetum arvense.
E hyemale.
* Polypodium vulgare.
Adiantum pedatum.
Pteris aquilina.
* Asplenium thelypteroides.
A. Filix foemina.
* Phegopteris polypodioides.
* P. Dryopteris.
* Aspidium Thelypteris.
* A. Xoveboracense.
* A. spinulosuin.
* A. cristatum.
* A. marginale.
* A. acrostichoides.
* Onoclea sensibilis.
* Dicksonia punctilobula.
Osmunda regalis.
0. C'laytouiana.
O. cinnamomea.
* Botrychium gracile.
B. lunarioides.
Ophioglossum vulgatum .
* Lycopodium lucidulum.
L. inundatum.
L. dendroideum.
L. clavatum.
L. coraplanatum.
APPENDIX. 437
B. (Page 34.)
Gilsum May 27lh AD. 1818.
. . . . On the 21. st of [June] AD. 1760 The Day yt I was 21 years of Age in an expedition against Can-
ada (not in Madisons War) in King Georg 2a Reign I went out in one Kings Reign & came home in another
there was no Wood-chucking of Soldires in them Days The same year our Muster Roles could be Made up I
received my Pay in Gold & Silver Money and likewise my other two Brother Ezra & Eleazar who were in the
Same Army In that year against Canada and was reduc'd to the British Empire 6 or 7 Campaigns previous to that
year had been yearly & every year against Canada Britton to Join the American Provensels for 7 or 8 years suc-
cessively. In the year 1789 Gen1 Wolf Took Quebeck & Gen1 Amherst took Crownpoint & Ticondaroga But
there was a very strong Fortress 100 Miles down Lake Champlain where the Lake divided & made an small Island
in the Lake met below the Fortress our Army pitched their Tents on the East sid of the Lake whare they Can-
onanaded & Bumbarged 6 Days and 7 Nights The French evacuated the Fortress in the dead of Night ; I was
upon Centy twice every Night but the last Night when the French was evacuating; their Cattle would bellow &
their Dogs would bark the whole of the Time The next Morning our Army took Possession of the fortress 50
French Regulars were made Prisoners in the Fortriss that had not got away, — And the next Day we got all our
Artilary on Board & all our Baggage we proceeded down the Lake 14 Miles we expected another Seige but we
fond that the Frotriss of St Johns had been Burnt the same Day yt. we arrived & all had [been] sent into ye
Country of Canada the Timber smoking — ■ Then we proceeded 3 Miles further to a Stone Fortriss they (the
French) fired but 1 or 2 Cannon and gave up. Then we proceeded on to Montreal & when we got there Gen1
Amherst had arrived & pitched his Tents on the West side of the River St. Larrance above Montreal & Gen1. Murry
from Quebeck on the West Side of Said River below Mont Real & Montreal had given up except firing one or two
Caucon which was all over before our Army got to the River St. Larrance and all 3 of the Armies were pitched in
a Triangular Form our Army on the East sid & Amherst and Murry on the West Side of the said River then our
Army returned back to Crown-point & went to rebuilding Crownpoint Fourt anew — And in Novemr following the
AMerican forces were Dismised & returned home & spread the Small Pox all over the Country Thus
the French war Ended no more Indians coming down kiling and Sculping Men women and Children till the Amer-
icans rased the rebelion in the year AD. 1774 destroyed the ship-load of Tea belonging to the Brittish Then the
British blocked up Boston harbour Many of the Boston [people] Moved out into the Country Some Stayed
The British kept Boston till April 1775 and then made a discant upon Lexington did considerable [d] amage &
they were drove back into Boston & thare untill AMericans Built Bunker Hill Rodoubt. — But I'm before my
Story At the allarm of Peopel or [all?] ware alarmed and all were in a Friscomfrascom in Keene notice was given
to meet at Keene Meeting House I was as big a Fool as any of them ; I went to the gathering Many were for
going down & many were willing to let thair Guns go & Stay at home themselves I had no Gun I had Sold
mine after the French War was over But a Gun was offered me imediately I set out along with the crowd &
the Battle was over before the News had got far into the Country. And when I got down Men were as thick as
Grasshopers a great plenty indeed. There was a Plan projected to enlist Men to make up an Army but a great-
Strife prevailed to have a Commision which every one wanted that enlisted Many got a Commission that was not
fit for it and Many had to do without that was fit, and many returned home because they could not get a Commi-
sion A vast maney more Men had hovered down to Cambrige then was needed to enlist some Stayed without
enlisting to Shew their Zeal for the glorious Cause in June 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place The Ainer
ican Leaders sent over to France & got Forces from thare to help cuff Britton & after America [had lost] 2 or 3(100
Thousend Men by swoard Pestelence they obtained Independence & made Peace. — Thus I have given you a Nar-
ative of my Soldiery And I feel happy that I never was found in the aft'ul Crime of Rebellion which the Ameri-
cans were obliged to owne when they were in the midst of it — And when the French got home too France they
set out upon the same project & took off their King & Queens Heads Am &c your Ever afectionate Father
Abner Sanger To Mr Abner Sanger and Family All & Singular."
C. (Page 62.)
The original record is wanting. There are two copies, and there has been some query whether the name was
Brook or Brock. On the first investigation there was a strong suspicion that it should have been Brockway, and
that he was the father of Woolston Brockway. The reasons were these. We find "the widdow Mary Brockway
wife of John Brockway Departed this life Sept. 5, 1767 " ; and it is very noticeable that the Brockway is written as
if in two words, and that the y is so short that one would naturally read it Brock was. Hence the'inference that
the transcriber made a mistake. On further examination, however, it is found that Woolston Brockway's first wife
was Anna or Mary Brook. Hence the more probable inference that this was her father.
438 GIL SUM.
D. (Page 99.)
In Dr. Bouton's Provincial Papers, Vol. VII, p. 706, is the following note.
" Rev. Raima Cossit was the first minister of the Episcopal church in Claremont ; he sailed for England to
obtain holy orders in December 1772; was ordained by the Bishop of London, and returned next year and took
charge of the church in Claremont. He was recalled by the Bishop to the island of Cape Breton 1785."
He was a Tory in the Revolution, and refused to sign the Association Test.
E.
(Page 107.)
The following certificates are taken from the town records.
This may certify whom it may concern that Jedidiah Carpenter Jun. has Join'd himself to the Universal
Society So called of which Elder Zebulun Streeter is teacher and attends publick worship at the House of Mr, John
Thompson in Alstead the Same being appointed for that purpose by Said Society
Surry July 14th- AD. 1788
Attest to by Jonathan Reed Clerk of sd- society
Townsend March 9 — 1789
this may Sertify all persons at home it may Consern that Isac Lane is of the uneversal prinsapel and Dos attend
our meeting and Dos hep Soport the Gospel * Thomas Barns Preecher
a trew Coppy
February the 9 AD 1796
This may Certify whome it May Consern that Joshua Isham has Ever atended the Baptis Society in Coventer
in Conecticut Roswell Lamb Society Clerk
This may Certify whome it May Concern that T Profess myself to bee of the free and Liberal Sentiment that
God is the Benevolent and Kind parent of the whole Family of Man Kind and will Save them with Uueversal Sal-
vation and this Town having Settled a Minester which holds up the dangeros Doctrines of Reprobation I there fore
Shall not attend his administrations of those Doctrines and refuse to help Soport him
Gilsum May the 2 — 1796 David Adams
This May Sertify that I am not of Mr Fishes. Sentiment and refuse paying anny more to him
Gilsum May the 11 — 1796 Jesse Johnson
this is to Certify that as I have Ever Protested against the Doctrines Delivered by Mr Fish I do refuse to
Support them Ebenezer Bill
Gilsum May 22 — 1796.
We the Subscribers
and publick teacher and Committee in a relegeous Sosciety or denomination Called Methodests in the town
of Keene do hereby Certify that Iddo Kilburn is A regular member of S"1 Society and Does frequantly and Usually
attend with Us at our Stated meeting for relegeous worship. John Crowel Publick Teacher.
ENo date0 £T.y. ^ " pdal }■ Committee
Peletiah Peas \
Alsted March the 4—1801
To the gen.r- SelectMeu or Asesors of the Town of Gilsoni these may Certify Daniel Conves has attended
Publick worship with the Baptist Society in Alsted the year past and would wish to pay Taxes for the Support of
the Gospel in Alsted to the Rev Mr T Higbee as Long as he Can be acomedated
Simon Brooks j Society Clark
To the Gen' Selectmen or Assessors of the Town of Gilsom these May Certify that John Nash has Joined the
Baptist Society in Alsted and obligated him Self to help Support the Gospel in that place
Alsted March 26 — 1801 Simon Brooks (society Clark.
Gentlem Selectmen or Assesors of the town of Gilsom this may Certify that Samuel Isham has joined the Bap-
tist Society in Alsted and obligated him Self to help to Support the Gospel in that place
Alsted April 27th 1802 Simon Brooks I Sg^
Alsted March 1 — 1803
Gentlemen Selectmen or assessors of the town of Gilsom these may certify that Mr. Timothy Dart of Gilsom
has Joined the baptist Society in Asted and ingages to help support the Gospel in this place
Simon Brooks Clerk
This may Certify that Peter Rice of Gilsom attends publck worship with the methodists in Gilsom and freely
contrebutes to the support of their Minestry Signed in behalf of the Society by
March 4th 1803 John Gove Publick Teacher of the M-E-C-
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439
We the Subscriber John Tinkham publiek teacher of the Society Calld Methodests in the town of Gilsom John
Nash Sam1 Cory Comittee of Sd Society Do hereby Certify that they Sam1 Cory John Nash and Marturan Guello
do Belong to Said Society and that they frequently attend with us in our Stated meeting for a religious worship -
John Tinkham ]
Sam1. Cory
Gilsom Jan 10 1805 John Nash
This may certify to all to whom it may concern that John Borden of Gilsum has Join'd the Baptist Society in
Sullivan and has agreed to support the Gospel there
Dated Sullivan March 4th- 1806. By order of the society
Benjamin Eaton [Clerk
This may certify to all to whom it may concern that Israel Loveland of Gilsum has Joiu'd the Baptist society
in Sullivan and has agreed, to support the Gospel there
Dated Sullivan March 4th, 1806 By order of the Society
Benjamin Eaton Clerk
This may Certify whom it may Concern that Benjamin Thompson of Gilsom has Join'd the Baptist Society in
Sullivan and has agree"1 to Support the Gospel there
Sullivan march 4th 1806 By order of society
Benjamin Eaton Clark
This may certify to all whom it may concern that John Withington of Gilsum has joined the Baptist society in
Sullivan and has agreed to Support the Gospel there.
Dated at Sullivan March 2sth 1808 By order and in behalf of the Society
Benjamin Eaton Society Clerk
We the Subscribers do abate the Minester taxes of those Persons here unto mentioned for the Year 1806 Viz
Ebenr Bill £4.71 Josh. Ishain Iddo Kilburn Marturin Guyllo
John Bordin Israel Loveland Jed. : Carpenter Benj Thomson
Dan1 Convas Pela'- Pease Jr John Nash
Sam1. Isham Tim' Dart Sam1. Cory
Jon' Pease
Sam1 Whitney ■
Sam1 Bill
Secect
Men
F. (Page 161.)
The following verses appeared in print at that time.
Upon the thirty-first of May,
Appeared in Keene at break of day,
A mob both bold and stout;
Great Captain Mack of Gilsum town
Had gathered them and brought them
To rout the Tories out.
A sentinel the night before,
Had been dispatched to every door,
That none should get away ;
Then with his flashing sabre drawn,
He with his men came marching on,
At dawning of the day.
As through the street he proudly rode,
He paused at every marked abode,
And ordered with a shout,
The guard to make all proper haste,
As they had little time to waste,
And turn the prisoners out.
And so they marched the place all throug h
And searched each house and cellar too,
Where lurked a luckless Tory ;
And then returned to Hall's to get
From secret friends the prom sed wet,
And gather up the glory .J
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But when to Davis Howlett came
This news, it set his soul aflame,
And messengers most fleet
Were hurried forth to call to arms,
His men prepared for war's alarms,
To meet him at the street.
And answering to their Captain's call,
They haste with musket, powder, ball,
And form in battle line ;
Prepared to give Mack's lawless crew
Hot work, if they should still pursue
Their villanous design.
Then gallant Mack no whit afraid,
Drew up in turn with great parade ;
When Col. Alexander,
From Winchester, on fiery steed,
Came dashing in with furious speed,
The regiment's Commander.
And riding up to Mack and men,
With shout that made all ring again,
He cried, " now tell me true,
I put the question as a friend,
li Captain Mack you still intend,
Your object to pursue."
" I do," Mack with an oath replied,
" My object will not be denied —
I'm ready for the strife,
For now I tell you as a friend
To keep my prisoners I intend,
At hazard of my life."
Then said the Colonel, " if this be
Your purpose, for eternity
You may as well prepare,
For every man of you that's found,
Five minutes hence, upon this ground,
Assuredly will be there."
What got the mighty valor then,
Of dauntless Mack and all his men,
That none delayed to fight?
That taking to their heels they fled,
And such their horror of cold lead,
That some near died of fright ?
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(A stanza here is lost.)
Then found the prisoners quick release,
And in the streets of Keene was peace,
And shouts of merry laughter
Rung out to see the braggarts flee,
As if they thought that certainly
The Devil must be after.
The women, taking up the sport,
Made music of fantastic sort,
Their pantry timbrels beating ;
And dinner horns all round about
Peeled curious blare and funny shout,
To cheer them in retreating.
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Hurrah for Keene ! Huzza for Keene !
Which would not let a thing so mean,
Within her bounds be done ;
And may I, should Mack's rabid train,
E'er come to visit us again,
Be here to see them run.
GJ-. (Page 182.)
The following are the verses, by Dr. George W. Hammond, referred to on page 134.
THE FIRST SETTLERS OF GILSUM.
The worthy band who cleared our land,
When Gilsum young was rated,
The old first stock, a pious flock,
Who hither emigrated
From " old blue laws " for the same cause
That bees have when a swarming; —
The parent hive too full to thrive,
New settlements thus forming.
First on the ground there then was found
Our Kilburns, Bonds, and Adams,
With housewives fair their toils to share,
First rate industrious madams :
Though neat as wax, inspinning flax
Their fingers were quite nimble,
And nothing loth made all their cloth
O'er which they plied the thimble.
With right good wills, then came our Bills
Which never were protested ;
Wilcox was there to fight the bear
Which his sure aim molested ;
Hard was the scratch, he found his match
In wrestling with old bruin,
But Osgood's shot upon the spot,
Alone saved him from ruin.
As brisk as larks, then came our Marks,
Our Hurds, and Bliss, and Deweys,
And numerous Darts to play their parts,
And nothing, sure, more true is,
Than that the rolls which proved men's souls,
When liberty was pending,
Found Gilsum men with courage then
Their country's rights defending.
To wield the ax, then came our Macks,
Our Hammonds and our Blishes ;
The pulpit, too, calls one to view,
From whom sprung all our Fishes.
From sacred page to youth and age
The Christian virtues teaching,
The town at large composed his charge ;
All listened to his preaching.
We next will write of Church, and White,
Of Loveland, and of Pease,
All worthy names with hardy frames
To fell our forest trees.
A Hayward, too, with compass true,
Did up the town's surveying ;
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Upon our land his corners stand,
His science still displaying.
Well known to fame is Whitney's name,
And Hosrner, too, we'll mention,
Taylor and Ware must also share
A part of our attention.
Memory will claim a Ballard's name
With pious Mrs. Baker,
Nor in the dark will we leave Clark,
Nor Chapin, essence maker.
Our Carpenter, he made some stir,
His jokes they were so ready,
And close allied, each Isham's bride,
Frugal, sedate, and steady.
Binghams, and Fullers too, by turns,
Were hitched in Hymen's traces ; —
So warm the flame of Cupid burns,
When lit between some races.
Then came our Smiths, as tough as withes,
From Scottish stock descending;
And many more we might name o'er,
To honest thrift attending ;
Plain, honest folk with hearts of oak,
Unlike your modern dandy;
Inured to toil, to till the soil
These pioneers were handy.
Their sons inherit that lively spirit
Which stirred their sires to action;
The female race still hold their place,
In point of true attraction ;
Though far away they're prone to stay,
Yet I'll engage to thank 'e,
If in the race, you ever trace
Aught but a true-born Yankee.
A POEM.
Delivered on several occasions at Temperance meetings by Geo. W. Hammond M. D. at the request of the
Sons of I'"'ii|)ci'ance. (See page 93.)
Worthy Patriarch and brothers,
I gladly would give way to others,
And silent be, but for the call
So kindly given in our hall,
That I in public should rehearse,
What I offered there in verse.
Somewhat amended and corrected
I'll give the substance as expected.
My muse, I own is some fantastic,
Its style is somewhat Hudibrastic ;
And I must say that when I penn'd it,
T did not know how I should end it;
I wrote my thoughts just as they rose,
'Thout plan or plot unto the close.
I did not aim at witticism,
Nor smooth my verse for criticism;
I often write when I have leisure
A pastime 'tis for my own pleasure;
But lest you think I'm prone to ramble,
I now will close this long preamble.
The woi-ld 'tis said is but a stage,
And people all of every age,
APPENDIX. 443
Whate'er the color of their faces,
Are merely actors in their places.
Life is the tragedy they play,
New scenes are acted out each day ;
Old Time each morn the curtain lifts,
The Scenery and the actors shifts ;
He ushers those of tender age,
And old ones shuffles off the stage;
And what perhaps is something strange
The players oft their parts do change.
He who to-day rolls in his wealth,
Obtained by fraud perhaps, or stealth,
To-morrow may be counted poor,
And beg his bread from door to door.
The rich man's son with haughty brow,
May scorn the lad who holds the plow ;
Vet time in his mysterious ways,
The one may sink the other raise
To highest honors in the nation
And e'en the first may seek the station
Of waiter to the lad he spurned
And eat the bread he thus has earned.
But none meet this reverse much quicker
Than he who sells the drunkard liquor;
Nine times in ten before life closes,
His face is decked with tipplers' roses ;
His fiery rum-bedizened nose,
Oft like a heated poker glows ;
So luminous the end doth shine,
That well 'twould serve him for his sign.
His victims' fate his own resembles,
He closes life with "Devils' Trembles."
Fit judgment for the murderous knave,
That he should fill a drunkard's grave,
But others suffer for his shame,
Who cannot share with him the blame ;
His wife for rum must be deserted,
His children's morals be perverted,
Aud worst of all to be bewailed,
This direful curse is oft entailed;
For none so oft make " drunken fellers,"
As do the sons of liquor sellers.
The sequel, brothers, thus we trace,
Of one who wars against his race;
To nothing does his trade contribute
Except the prison and the gibbet.
His wares he cares not to exhibit,
Arrayed for show at county fair,
And claim a premium for them there.
No, of his work he is ashamed,
And angry is to hear it named ;
When sober men do grace his floor
He'll kick his drunkards out of door.
He knows they will return again,
Maugre the insult and the pain,
Drawn by the poison of the still,
To drop their coppers in his till.
Though drunkard makers cry " fanatic "
We will denounce their trade piratic,
Nor will we cease while we have breath,
Until they cease their work of death ; —
For drunkard making is a trade,
And thus the modern sot is made :
In blandest smiles and words most fair,
For our young men they spread the snare ;
Under the guise of social cheer
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They start the flame with filthy beer,
Knowing well the time will come,
Its place will be supplied with rum
Or gin or liver-gnawing brandy,
Or even whiskey if 'tis handy.
If beardless boys will drink their beer,
They know the time is drawing near,
When these same lads with bloated faces,
Will be safe harnessed in their traces ;
And for the sake of filthy grog,
Will do their bidding like a dog I
No cringing cnr will make speed faster,
Or louder bark to please his master.
Then let me say, young men beware,
And shun the liquor seller's snare ;
What though he taunt or scoff or sneer,
Touch not his filthy, poisonous beer. —
Our legislators so discreet,
In general court do yearly meet,
Their business, rightly understood
Is framing laws for public good. —
Laws that are wholesome and judicious,
Protect the weak, restrain the vicious ;
And right it is laws should be made,
Suppressing crime of every shade ;
And those are surely wholesome laws,
Which wisely made do reach the cause ;
But legistalors are but men,
And so may err, no wonder then,
If they sometimes mistake their mission
Allured perhaps by false ambition,
And mighty evils overlook
To save the trout in " Fishers brook,"
Or seek to stay our heaviest woes,
By ten cent bounty on the crows:
The rumseller with poison freighted,
May cast his hook when thus 'tis baited,
It matters not if these curmudgeons,
Do catch our young men off like gudgeons.
If we can make the villain crow,
Just leave the tender corn to grow,
In giving bounty to the killer,
No matter if the base distiller,
Should wrest that corn from true intent,
Destroy its use for aliment,
And through the process of the still,
A poison make destined to kill
A score of young men in each village,
Provided they can reap the pillage.
'Tis strange in this enlightened age
That men denominated sage,
Should on such small things spend their time
And overlook this monster crime;
Or frame a weak- law bad as none
To act on men with hearts of stone.
But gallant Maine the work has done,
The traffic stopped, the victory won
In spite of Boston's wicked bribes,
Or her distillers' taunts and gibes ;
And well does she her law enforce,
Cutting the stream off at its source;
Gathering laurels on her brow,
By aid of such men as Neal Dow.
APPENDIX. 445
Read her reports and be admonished,
For every one must be astonished,
Who carefully reads her reports,
Of pauper bills and police courts,
The cost of both reduced full half!
Tax paying men will surely laugh 1 —
Our heavy taxes mostly come,
By reason of the trade in rum ;
The poisonous product of the still,
The poor house and the prison fill;
It makes the murderer's conscience reel
Then nerves his arm and points the steel,
Nor need we, brothers, to enquire
What lights so oft the midnight fire.
These and a host of other crimes,
Tried by our courts in modern times,
Which swell so full their lengthy dockets,
Must all be paid for from our pockets.
Just for the liquor sellers' gain
Our farms are mortgaged to maintain
The paupers that are yearly made
By their nefarious wicked trade.
Have we not then sufficient cause
To strive with Zeal for better laws
That will protect our hard earned gains,
And free the drunkard from his chains ?
Must we sit down with folded hands
And tolerate these rum brigands
Who fill the earth with crime and wo,
And merely say " why do ye so " ?
No I let us say in thunder tone
Ye foes to men ! with hearts of stone !
Ye vampires ! and ye orphan makers 1
Of every crime ye are partakers.
Ye pauper-making pirate crew,
To your vile trade now bid adieu ;
No longer shall your loathsome shops,
Where ye deal out your poison slops,
Pollute the land which gave ye birth ;
We'll hunt your traffic from the earth.
O I what an Ishmaelitish calling
It is to live by others falling,
To live by dealing death to others,
And breaking hearts of wives and mothers.
Must we forever draw our purses
To prop up this the worst of curses?
Forbid it every worthy son,
Let justice in the case be done ;
Amend the law and give it force ;
And then will justice in its course
Uncork the demijohn and flask,
And knock in head the liquor cask,
And let the poisonous fluid run;
And brothers, we'll enjoy the fun.
Gilsum, N. H. Dec. 1851.
The following is one of the songs referred to on page 94.
THE PROSPECT.
A hundred years hence,
What a change will be made
In customs and morals,
In taverns and trade,
In landlords who fatten,
Upon the fool's pence ;
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How things will be altered,
A hundred years hence.
A hundred years hence,
And less I am thinking,
Will no silly pretence,
Be made for rum-drinking ;
Let the vender now revel,
All people of sense
Will think him a devil,
A hundred years hence.
Our laws they will then,
In my humble belief,
Place rumselling men,
Along with the thief,
And rumselling deem,
The greater offence ;
Even so will it seem
A dozen years hence.
Rumsellers' attention,
They then may bestow,
On raising potatoes,
Or learning to mow,
Or some honest calling
They choose to commence,
For their trade will be ended,
A hundred years hence.
A hundred years hence,
What wonder 'twill give
That we ever suffered,
Rumsellers to live?
That they were not punished,
With vengeance intense,
All will be astonished,
A hundred years hence.
A hundred years hence,
When a Bamum comes round
Among his rare shows,
I presume may be found,
The last rumseller's skin,
Stuffed and dressed in his clothes,
And the monkeys will grin,
As they twig his red nose.
H. (Page 195.)
The following specimen will show something of the spirit and finish of Mr. Fish's poetry.
THE PASSAGE OF THE RED SEA.
The tribes of the Lord were encamped by the sea :
Their fetters had dropped : 'twas the host of the free.
With chariot and horse the Egyptians drew near,
Prepared for their slaughter, and hung in their rear.
But the chief of the chosen had lifted his rod,
And it fell on the waves in the name of his God.
The depths of the deep were all hardened and bare,
The way of salvation was laid for them there.
A light for their passage hung out in the sky,
And the waters stood sentry while Israel passed by.
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APPENDIX. . 447
But where is the foe in the height of his pride ?
He entered the waters, and vanished, and died.
One sepulchre serves for the lord and the slave ;
One winding sheet wraps both the coward and brave.
Their chariots are broken and sunk in the deep :
Their horses and horsemen have found their last sleep.
One frown from on high, — one flash of the wave,
And the glory of Egypt was bowed to the grave.
The 'Amorite lists to the sound of her cry,
And his counsel shall fail, and his courage shall die;
For Jeshurun's king, at the word of the Lord,
Is marching to Canaan, the promised reward.
I. (Page 250.)
The following Hymn was sung at the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. James Downing, Feb. 21, 1861. It
was written for the occasion by Mrs. Alice M. Adams.
Our parents ; 'tis of you,
Kind, noble, just, and true,
Of you we sing;
Here, where your parents died,
Home of your children's pride,
From this much-loved hill-side,
Our voices ring.
Our parents ; you we greet,
As at this home we meet,
On this glad day.
From homes both far and near,
With partners, children dear
We've come; all, all are here,
Not one away.
Our parents' God we praise
For lengthening out their days,
This day to see.
May He their best loved Friend,
Cause blessing's to descend
On them till time shall end, —
Eternally.
J. (Page 228.)
The following lines were written by Emily G. Hayward, in the third year of the war, in response to the taunt-
ing question : —
" IS IT WORTH ALL THIS ? "
Is it worth all this ?
Worth the treasure freely given,
Worth the cries sent up to Heaven
From the hearts so sadly riven ; ■ —
Is it worth all this V
Is it worth all this ?
All the anguish and the aching,
That such fearful wounds are making,
All the tears from hearts so breaking; —
Is it worth all this '(
448 GIL SUM.
Is it worth all this ?
All the life-blood it is spilling,
All the graves that now are filling
With the brave who were so willing ; — ■
Is it worth all this V
Is it worth all this ?
Aye ! the wounded and the dying
On the field of battle lying,
While for them our hearts are sighing,
Say " 'Tis worth all this."
Yes I and more than this !
They will say they went most gladly,
Though the conflict raged so madly,
Tell you not to weep them sadly,
For 'tis worth all this I
It is worth all this !
For a holy cause they're fighting,
Wrongs of past years they are righting,
Peace and Liberty uniting, —
Yes ! 'tis worth all this !
It is worth all this !
For our Flag, each danger braving,
With its colors o'er them waving,
'Tis our Country they are saving,
And 'tis worth all this !
K. (Page 395.)
The following specimens will give some idea of the versatility of Mr. Sturtevant's muse.
SONNET.
On the Death of General Alexr- Hamilton. [Published in the Cambridge Gazette in the Summer of 1804.]
On worth entomb'd, and honor's hallow'd bier,
Let those who prize them, drop the sacred tear.
Columbians, mourn your peerless Chieftain dead,
And let immortal laurels deck his bed.
Untimely death, by fate's mysterious hand,
Hath cut off virtue from our weeping land;
Despoil'd its fairest flower ; perfection mourns —
Her noblest model to the dust returns.
The scholar's pattern, and the soldier's guide ;
The sage civilian, and the statesman's pride; —
Friend to the worthy, to the base a rod ;
"An honest man —the noblest work of God."
Columbia's genius mourns her fav'rite son ;
The friend of man, the matchless HAMILTON.
Aug. 2, 1804. . Clio.
[Published in the Balance May 14, 1805.]
THE MILCH-BEAR.
In days of yore, a good old grannam,
At fifty pounds, old ten.* per annum,
Was hir'd to keep the village school ;
To learn the girls to knit — the boys to read,
And teach the little children, all, the creed;
To say their pray'rs,
And such affairs.
And each to practise well the Golden Rule.
* Old Tenor — an antique currency.
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So well this pious woman play'd her part,
Each scholar got his catechism by heart ;
The Bible, too,
(Though strange, 'tis true,)
"Was the sole book from which she taught 'em :
It was their chief delight
Some passage to recite,
And by such gentle means, to love her, brought 'em.
One day, she call'd a pupil up to read,
Who having found her place, did thus proceed —
The little maid
Was not afraid,
But boldly read from Gen'sis twenty-four ;
And as she did rehearse
The forty-seventh verse,
She read these words, " whom Milcah bore " —
" Stop ! stop ! " the lady cried, in accents wild —
" You've read the passage wrong, I'm sure, my child ; —
" Pray read that sentence o'er again."
At which the girl began to stare,
And stammered out "whom Milcah bare " —
" Ay I ay ! " replied the mistress, " now 'tis plain —
For they might milk a bear — I knew't before,
But 'tis' impossible to MILK A BOAR."
Proteus.
L. (Page 157.)
Since Chapter 27 was in press, still another version of " the Great Bear Hunt " has been received. Gilman
Joslyn Esq. of Boston writes as follows.
" I lived in that part of, Stoddard known as ' Leominster Corner,' and was at that time, December, 1816,
twelve years old. As we children were returning from school, we found the neighborhood in commotion. The
story was that Isaac Rowe of Marlow was out with his dogs and had started a bear, and had been following him
all day ; that the bear had gone into Gilsuni. and had crossed the road near where Mr. Guillow lived. It had been
decided to (urn out the next morning, with all the force they could raise by giving notice during the evening to
people in Gilsum and Sullivan. Boylike I wanted to go, but hardly dared to ask so great a privilege. Finally,
with much strain of courage, I put the question to my father. lie replied ' If you should go. and the bear should
come at you, how will you defend yourself ? He might kill you.' 1 pulled out of my pocket a large jackknife, the
blade of which was of the butcher-knife type, which on that day, I had swapped for. with ninepence to boot, with
Sam Buss of Marlow. I told father that would fix the bear if he should come at me. He looked at the knife, and
at me, and said, ' You may go.' Most of the evening was spent in putting the best edge on that jackknife that my
knowledge of the art would admit. Early in the morning we, started to meet the company. Some were armed
with guns, some with pitchforks, and others with axes and tin horns. My brother Luke had au ax. Our com-
pany, old men, young men. and boys, all eager for the hunt, and talking bear, proceeded to the place where the bear
crossed the road. Here the method of procedure was decided. 1. No one should fire at the bear until the order
was given by Col. William Wilson. 2. If anyone saw the bear, a horn should be blown. 3. No one, in any
event, was to fire until the bear was driven into a hollow, so that no one on the opposite side would be hit. Then
the company spread out as far as they could and see one another. Capt. Edward Phelps, on his white-faced mare,
took the road toward Gilsum, while Col. Wilson led the left wing toward Sullivan. We proceeded slowly and cau-
tiously toward the west, the Gilsum and Sullivan people, on the other side of the circle to gather in and inset us.
At length the Wast of a horn was heard in the woods at a distance. That sound gave the company great jty, for
by that they knew Bruin was in the ring. ( >n we went with renewed zeal, over ledges, logs, and brush. Soo'i we
heard the horn again. As the circle became smaller, the bear was very restless and ran from side to side o
ring which now surrounded a hollow. Soon, and without any order, a gun was fired. Then I saw the bear
heard two or three other guns. Wilier Knight, Enos Locke, and others who had no guns, went for the bear as he
was climbing up a ledge, caught him by his hind legs, pulled him down, and held him as they would a hog. I ran
and gave \\ ilder Knight my jackknife, with which he stuck the bear, and he soon bled to death. He was judged
to weigh 300 His. or more." The rest of the story is substantially as told by all. How they ate Mrs. White's
bread, and .bank Mr. Smith's "New Rum Toddy" is alike remembered by every one. Mr. Joslyn continues: —
"It was now dark and we started for home, a jovial set, but somewhat crooked. We passed the high bridge at the
Pease Mill. From that time my memory grew indistinct, but on its revival I was in Capt. Phelps's kitchen, before
the fire, at ten o'clock in the morning. I was told that the Captain brought me on his horse before him. Capt.
Phelps, brother Luke, and myself were all from our corner who arrived home that night."
41
450 GIL SUM.
M.
Mrs. Maria T. Dart, sister of George W. Foster, (page 217,) was a successful school teacher for some years.
She had also much natural and acquired ability as a musician. " She was probably the first person to play a reed
instrument in church, in Gilsum. It was a melodeon which she held in her lap, blowing with the left hand, and
playing the bass with the same hand."
j/^Corva -Tl%
ThtKdtt>[>
GENERAL INDEX.
Numbers refer to pages. The same name may occur several times on a page.
Abatement of taxes 439.
Abbott, Abial 37-8.
Abbot, Luther 47,80-1, 110, 129,
139, 142-4, 152, 231-3.
Abbot, Lydia E. M. 89, 114, 186.
Abbot, Nancy L. 89.
Abraham, David 37.
Accidents, 151, 432.
Adams, Abigail B. 76, 115.
Adams, Alice 07, 124.
Adams, Alice M. 115, 131, 187,
447.
Adams, Charles A. 123.
Adams, Charles G. 181-2.
Adams, Daniel 163, 181.
Adams, David 37, 67, 80-1, 102,
124, 130, 193-4, 438.
Adams, Elsea 72.
Adams, Erastus 151.
Adams, Ezra 70, 114-5, 128, 187,
232, 250.
Adams. Hannah 71, 100.
Adams, Herbert E. 57, 128, 141,
159, 232.
Adams, Jonathan 29, 35, 37, 71,
80-1,84, 100, 102, 104, 129, 146,
151, 194, 198.
Adams, Mvron W. 170.
Adams, William 1!. 115, 128, 187.
Adventists 125.
Aldrich, Jerome B. 57, 145, 225,
.433.
Alexander, Byron 142, 211, 235,
241.
Alexander, Col. 161, 440.
Alexander, Chauncey 04.
Alexander, Frank 142.
Alexander, Reuben 175.
Alexander, Robert 192.
Alger, Anna 175.
Allen, Abel 21, 23, 30, 36, 99,
172-3.
Allen. Abel 2d 189.
Allen, Daniel 94.
Allen, Daniel 2d 190.
Allen, Hannah 110.
Allen, Phinehas 101, 208.
Allen, Samuel 23, 28, 173.
Allen, Seth 122.
Allen, William H. H. 173.
Ames, Jacob 83.
Ames, Martha W. F. 129.
Amherst, Geu. 437.
Ammidon, Otis 78, 121, 133, 218.
Amounts raised for Schools 120.
Amputations 153-4.
Ancient Apple-tree 189.
Ancient Gun 150.
Andersonville 210.
Andre's execution 433.
Anecdotes 16, 39, 106, 111), 153,
155-0, 160-5, 169, 172, 188, 192,
194, 198, 201, 203, 207. 218, 221,
234, 239, 242, 245, 249, 431-3.
Annals 134.
Annexation from Alstead 31.
Annexation from Sullivan 31.
Annexation to Marlow 31.
Anti-slavery Celebration 150.
Anti-slavery Documents 90.
Anti-slavery First Vote 90.
Anti-slavery Lectures 89.
Anti-slavery Library 89.
Anti-slavery Society 88, 90.
Apathy in regard to Schools 127.
Apostles 138.
Apple-tree 189.
Applin, Thomas 105.
Archibald, Henry 120-1, 239.
Armory 41.
Arnold, Benedict 39, 245. ,
Arnold, Mary Ann 112.
Arnold, Seth S. 110-12, 114, 201.
Arnold, Sophia 112.
Ash, George W. 131, 153.
Ashley Samuel 35, 37-8.
Ashuelot 10, 58.
Ashuelot Division of Sons, 95-0.
Ashuelot Hotel 144.
Ashuelot Manufacturing Co. 140.
Ashworth, Ephraim 227.
Aspenvvall, Nathaniel W. 114,
118, 220.
Assessments on Proprietors 23.
Association Test 35.
Auction of Pews 102.
"Aunt John " 222.
Austin, Emily 119.
Austin, Lucv 119.
Austin, Mary A. 119.
Austin, Eobert 71, 119, 195, 208.
Austin, Ruthy U. 71, 208.
Austin, Wesley 119, 235.
Austin, Thomas 119, 189.
Autv, Thomas 225-6.
Atkinson, Theodore 17-8, 20-1,
174.
Atkinson, Theodore Jr. 21, 23,174.
Atwood, George F. 224.
Aul Handles 241.
Awl Shop 141, 144-5.
Azalea 14.
Babbitt, John 214.
Babcoek, Rev. 96.
Bachelor, Breed 24, 26.
Bahan, John 237, 241.
Baker, Charles E. 89, 122, 194,
218.
Baker, Jonathan 31, 82.
Baker, Mary 64, 111.
Baker, Temple 44, 76, 78, 152.
200.
Baldwin, Col. 38.
Baldwin, Elvira 119.
Baldwin. Hiram 11:1, 192.
Ballard, James 54, 04, 81, 83, 100,
108, 111, 129, 130, 143, 210.
Ballard, Luther 111, 240, 246.
Ballard, Mollv 106.
Ballard, Rebecca 246.
Bancroft, Addison 189.
Bancroft, George W. 44, 78, 199.
Banks, Ann 75.
Banks, Betsey 121.
Banks, Dimmis S. 119.
Banks, Eliza V. 119.
Banks, Elmer D. 55, 82, 239.
Banks, Fanny R- 04.
Banks, Helen M. 04.
Banks, Rebecca 04.
Banks, Samuel 75.
Banks, William 1st 239.
Banks, William 64, 81-2, 133,
142, 161, 219, 222, 239.
Banning, Samuel 20, 24, 173.
Bannister, Samuel 224.
Baptismal Basin 174.
Baptist Church 119.
Baptist Societv 1 L9.
Barbarity in Rebel Prisons 44, 74
Barker, Franklin 129, 249.
Barnes, Joseph 17.
Barnes, John 51.
Barns, Thomas 438.
Barns, William 30.
Barr, William 238.
Barrell, Nathaniel 21, 171.
Barrett, Charles M. 119.
Barrett, Don 76.
Barrett, George 76, 236, 238.
Barrett, Julia 67.
Barrett, Levi 67, 116, 230, 243.
Barrett, Luella A. 76.
Barrett, Mary Ella 119.
Barrett, Sarah F. 110, 224.
Barrett, Sidney 241.
Barron, Amasa 240, 248.
Barron, Charles 17.
Barron, Bethania M. 73, 124.
Barron. Cynthia M. 73, 124.
Barroni John 247-8.
Barron, Rubin 51.
Barron, William 30.
Barron. William Jr. 73. 124.
Barrot, Benjamin 17.
Barrows, Lorenzo D. 118.
Barstow, Z. S. 110-12, 114.
Basin for Baptism 174.
Basis of Representation 84.
Bassett, E. B 115. 232.
Bass-viol 131, 150
Batcheller, James 182.
Batchellor, David 132.
Bates, Clement Uriah 150, 244.
Bates, Daniel W. 244.
Bates, Edward H. 194.
Bates, Francis F. 244, 240.
Bates, George W. 47, 54. 240, 248.
Bates, Harvev L. 45, 141, 247.
Bates, James '142, 222, 244.
Bates, James L. 58, 209, 243, 245,
248.
Bates, J. William 246-7.
Bates, Jotham A. 44, 47, 58, 245,
248.
Bates, Louisa J. 08.
Bates, Martin 131, 238.
Bates, Ormus 123.
Bates, William 190.
Bates, William H. 240.
Battle of Bennington 36, 38.
Baxter, Benjamin 137.
Baxter, Rachel 74, 125, 169.
Baxter, Simon 68, 212.
Baxter's Mills 58, 62.
Baxter, William 59, 62, 74, 77,
82, 125, 129, 137, 144, 151. 200,
212-3.
Beakit, Joseph 20, 171, 174.
Bean Porridge 172.
Bearden 10, 157, 159.
Bear Fight 156.
Bear Hunt 157, 449.
Bears 15, 155-6, 239.
Beavers 15.
.Beckwitb, Alfred 145, 224-5, 238.
Beckwith, Alvin A. 142, 225.
Beckwith, Benjamin B. 220.
Beckwith, liethuel 215.
Beckwith, Candace 197.
Beckwith, Edna 124, 239.
Beckwith, Frances A. 96, 233.
Beckwith,' Henry S. 224, 231.
Beckwith, Joanna 124.
Beckwith, Joseph W. 77.
Beckwith, Linus N. 198.
Beckwith, Parnal 175.
Beckwith, Ruhamah P. 141.
Bedel, Col. 37.
Beebe, Noah 24, 171.
Beebe, Peter 36-7.
Belding, Moses 142, 188, 209.
Bellislc, Francois 240.
Bellows, Benjamin 18, 22-3, 32,
35, 38, 169.
Bellows, John 37.
Bells 138-9, 163.
Bemis, Mary C. 75.
Bennett, Koswell G. 133, 204.
Bennett, Sarah 172.
Bennington 36, 38-9.
Benton Lawsuit 52.
Bernard, Alfred 191.
Berries 13.
Bettv, Andrew 17.
Beverstock, Daniel 100, 129, 136,
202.
Beverstock, Lueinda 106.
Bibles for Pulpit 111.
Bidding off the Poor 50.
Bigelow, Augustus 129.
Bigelow, Marvin 141, 220, 230.
Bignall, Thomas W. 44.
Bill, Daniel W. 43, 40, 52,54, 50,
78, 80-1, 85, 128, 136, 197, 208,
216.
Bill, David 1st 35, 37, 51, 54-5,
06, 82, 102, 100, 108-9, 129,
218, 223.
452
GIL SUM.
Bill, Capt. David 40, 43, 57, 73-4,
78, 81, 85, 101, 103, 129, 133,
144, 197.
Bill, David D. 74.
Bill, D. Wilder 74.
Bill, Ebenezer 35-6, 43, 52, 72,
81-2, 101-2, 104, 107, 125-6
129-30, 146, 159, 188, 190, 197,
438-9.
Bill, Ebenezer Jr. 43, 72, 81-2,
119, 129, 158, 191.
Bill, Elsea A. 72, 119.
Bill, Emer L. 74.
Bill, Emily 119.
Bill Harvey A. 185, 209.
Billings, Charles 216.
Bill, L. T. 74.
Bill, Lucy D. 73-4.
Bill, Lydia 73, 106.
Bill, Melintha 110-11.
Bill, Otis 82, 200, 241.
Bill, Rachel 72, 101, 121, 125, 190.
Bill, Samuel 54, 101, 190. 197.
Bill, Samuel 2d 73, 81-3, 1(12, 1116,
128-30, 144, 161, 196-7. 439.
Bill, Samuel 3d 73, 78, 19!).
Bill, Samuel D. 74, 78, 200.
Bill, Sarah B. 101.
Bill, Sarah 188.
Bill, Susannah 66, 106.
Bill, Susanna 2d 109.
Bill, Susan P. 74.
Bill, Truman 152, 241.
Bill, Willard 43, 48, 08, 80-1, 85,
128, 149, 158, 191, 205-6.
Bill, Willard Jr. 206.
Binding Out 50.
Bingham, Amoretta 68.
Bingham, Belding D. 203.
Bingham, Calvin C. 59, 68, 142,
182, 225, 227, 230-2, 237.
Bingham, Charles W. 48, 68, 84,
86, 96, 132, 136-7, 150-1, 164,
202, 213, 225-7, 234.
Bingham, Elijah 105.
Bingham, Elsea 07, 112.
Bingham, Elsea F. 67.
Bingham, Franklin 67, 227, 230.
Bingham, George L. 67.
Bingham, Hannah 106.
Bingham, Henry 56, 101, 203.
Bingham, Jane Elsea 68.
Bingham John 34, 101-2, 129,
138, 140, 202, 204-5.
Bingham, John Jr. 144. 193, 211,
245.
Bingham, Joseph S. 96, 207, 224,
236, 241, 243-4.
Bingham, Lemuel 55, 67, 82, 85,
88. 92, 108-10, 112, 129, 134-5,
143-4, 158, 200, 222-7, 230.
Bingham, Limah S. 68.
Bingham, Pamelia 67.
Bingham, Senah Minor 112.
Bingham, Sibyl 101.
Bingham, Svrena E. 68.
Bingham, Zena* -"'6. 129, 155, 203.
Birds 14.
Birkenshaw, Edwin 236.
Bitter-sweet 203.
Bixbv. Lucy 109.
Bixbv, Salmon 109.
Black River 36, 38.
Blacksmiths 141.
Blake, George A. 227.
Blake, John A. 44, 204.
Blake, John M. 118, 226.
Blake, Joshua D. 175.
Blanchard, Jonathan 20.
Blanchanl, Joseph 17-8, 27.
Blanchard, Joseph Jr. 17.
Blanchard, Rebecca 18.
Blanchard, William 196.
" Bleeding Kansas " 221. 129-30.
Blind Child 188, 209. Bounties 36-7. 43, 45-6.
Blisb, Anna 119. Bourrett, Louis 203, 206, 236
Blish, David 59, 70, 80-1, 83-5, Bowen, Albert 225.
99, 1(11-2, 104. 106-9, 117, 126, Bowen, Michael 23S.
Bowker, Frederic 236.
Bowlders 12.
Boyle 17.
Boynton, John 35-6.
Boynton, John Jr. 85.
Boynton, Mr. 141, 205, 218.
215, Boynton, Mr. 2d 247.
Bragg, Ebenezer 36.
129-30, 155, 163, 210.
Blish, David Jr. 119.
Blish, John 119, 210.
Blish, Lucv 119.
Blish, Mrs*. Lucv 101, 119.
Blish, Zeruiah 119.
Bliss, Abner 35-6, 65, 180,
227.
Bliss, Abner Jr. 180.
Bliss, Abner F. 180.
Bliss, Ann 101.
Bliss, Cvrus 78, 246, 249.
Bliss, Cvrus R. 78, 246, 248
Bliss. David 35, 54. 213.
Bl David Jr. 108, 215
" Bliss, Eanock" 104.
Bliss, Elizabeth 178.
I'li-.. Enos 17S.
Bliss, .1. Homer 170.
Bliss, Jonathan 35, 81
215, 217.
219.
Boundaries 10. Brown, Monroe 228.
Boundaries of School Districts Brown, Reuben 119, 196.
Brown, Rhoda 248.
Brown, Sena 119.
Brown, Thomas 21, 172.
Bruce, Samuel 241.
Bruce, William F. 244.
Bryant, Samuel F. 248.
Brvant, Sarah 106.
Bryant, William C. 195.
Buel, Benjamin 22.
Building Meeting House,
111, 118.
"Bump Metcalf" 135.
Bunker Hill 37-9, 437.
Burbaiik, Charles 137.
Burditt, Ebenezer 31.
Burditt, John 222.
Burditt, Sally C. 222.
Burge, Jonathan 20, 171.
Burnam, Jonathan 31.
Burnam, \\ illiam 31.
Burnham, Jacob B. 122.
Burnt House Hill 47, 58.
102,
Bragg, Eliza 112, 143, 227.
Bragg, Nicholas 36.
Brake Hill 16.
Brake Hill Street 58.
Branch, William H. 124.
Breckenridge J. 111.
Breed, Nathaniel 84.
Brennan, John 217.
Brenuan, Lawrence 154.
Brewster, Win. H. 88-9, 92, 118. Burroughs, J. hn 141, 225
Brick Sri I House 131.
169, 213, Biick yards 140.
Bridge, John 192, 194
Bliss, Jonathan Jr. 35, 54-5, 101, Bridge, Lewis 192.
2 19.
Bliss, Levi 35-6, 82, 101, 217.
Bliss. Samuel B. 215.
Bliss, Sarah 101.
Bliss, Sylvester 170.
Blodget, Josiah20, 173, 175.
Blood, Levi 39, 129, 249, 431-2.
Blood, Polly 57.
Bearding House 231.
Boarding Bound 50.
Bobbin Shop 47, 224.
Budv Snatchers 78.
Bolio, Theodore 190.
Bolster, Francis 121.
Bridge, (Ira 192.
Bridge, Sterry W. 44.
Bridges 151.
Bridle Paths 53.
Briggs, Elisha28.
Briggs, James 105.
Brigham, Aaron 122, 203, 222.
Burroughs, Maria S. 89.
Burroughs, Stephen 227.
Bort, Gideon 107.
Burt, Joseph 24, 174.
Business excitement 139.
Buss, Sam 449.
Butler, Allen Jr. 51, 57, 73, 80-1,
85, 129. 133, 181, 212.
Butler, Fanny H. 73.
Butler, Hartford 41.
Buttertield, Isaac 35.
Brigham, Aaron 2d 88, 138-9, 222. Butterfield, Nathaniel 17.
Brigham, Charlotte 122. Buxby, Thomas 17.
Brigham, I 'avid 47-9, 73, 81, 85, Byenfon, John 27, 173.
88-9, 107, 109-10, 114, 122, 131,
133, 135, 138-9, 141, 150, 153, Cadv, Abigail M. 68, 123-4.
203-4, 225-6, 229, 231-2.
Brigham, Ellen S. 73.
Bolster, James 66, 129-30, 152-3, Brigham, Sophia 73, 89, 108
158, 221, 239
Bolster, Lucinda 66, 119, 226.
Bolster, Marv Ann 121.
Bolster, Nathan 31.
Bolster, Olive 121.
Bolster, Ruth 66.
Bolt, ,n, Alfred 246.
Bond. Asa 110, 157, 218.
Bond. Betsev 109.
Bond Cemeterv 63. 68. 74.
Bond David 36, 65,82, 215.
Bond, Elijah 65, 104, 126.
143, 212-3. 227
Brigham, Stephen 201.
Brifion, Benjamin 11. 154, 190.
Britton, Charles A. 217.
Brock, John 437.
Brockway, Anna 175.
Brockway, Bridget 175.
Brockway, Esther 175.
Brockway, Esther 2,1. 175.
Brockway, Jane 175.
Brockway, Jerusba 175.
Brockway, John 437.
129, Brockway, John 2.1 175.
Brockwa3T, Jonathan 38.
Bond. Elisha Y. 51, 59, 65, 78, Brockway, Marv 437.
lo] 2. ins, 129, 218. Brockwav, Mehetabel 175.
Bon,!, Elvira 110. Brockwav, Parnal 175.
Bond, .ban M. 65, 72, 104, 190. Brockway, I'hebe 175.
Bond, John Mark 65. Brockwav, Rufus 175.
Bond, Marv Y. 65, 100, 104, 218. Brockway, Sarah 175
Bond, Mehetabel 109
Bond, Stephen 35-7, 63. 65,
100, 102, 104, 106. 129, IS
199, 218, 238, 247.
B I. St, ■i,l,cn Jr. 35.
Bond. Sibyl 101, 105.
Bond, William 108-9, 212.
Bonner, T. D. 94.
!'■ Iv. John H. 243.
Book's in Schools 128.
Borden, Ansel 119.
Borden, Benjamin B. 432.
Borden, John 119, 129, 141
195. 2(11. 211. 432, 439.
Borden. Uoswell 40.
Borden, Selden 119, 121.
211. 219, 245.
Borden, Mrs. Selden 119.
Brockway, William 175.
Cady, Willard S. 68, 123-4, 224,
241 94S
Caldwell, Joseph W. 197, 216-8.
Cambden 84.
Campbell. Nancv 122, 124.
Campbell, William 88, 122, 124,
134-5, 224. 226, 236.
Camp Meeting 118.
Cannon exploded 161.
Captains 43.
Carding 140.
Carpenter, Anna 72, 122.
Carpenter, Ariel 197, 215, 244.
Carpenter, Benjamin 36.
Carpenter, Benjamin Jr. 36.
Carpenter, Charles 200.
Carpenter, Davis 119, 192.
Carpenter, Eber 182.
Carpenter, Eli 211.
Carpenter, Eugene R. 142, 236.
Carpenter, Eunice B. 119.
i larpenter, Frank 171.
Carpenter, George B. 72.
82 Brockway, Woolston 2.;. 25, 30, Carpenter, George H. 46,
33 53, 172, 17 1 3. 13
Brockway, Woolston Jr. 175.
Brook, Anna or Mary, r, 5. 137
Brook. John 62, 437'.
Brooks 1 1 .
Brooks, Simon 438.
Brown, Abner 20, I, I 2.
Brown, Abram 187.
Brown, Adam 111.
82, L36, 212. 24;,, 433.
Carpenter, James S. 235.
Carpenter, Jedediah 119,
L29, 208, 438-9.
Carpenter, Jennett M. 72.
I larpenter, Jonathan 36.
Carpenter, John 230, 238.
Carpenter, Livonia 119.
Carpenter, Mark 178.
60,
126,
i ;,",.
2ll4.
Brown, Alexander O. 95, 200,243. Carpenters 142.
Brown, Clark 52.
Brown, Cyrus 228-9.
Brown, Dr. 232.
Brown, Jonas 40, 13, 210. 213.
Brown, Jonathan 21, 172.
Brown, Josiali 17, 37.
Carpenter, Sally O 221.
Carpenter, Simon 72, 107, 122,
157-S. 212.
Carpenter, Willard 40, 212.
Carriage Making 142.
Carrigain, Philip 19.
GENERAL INDEX.
453
Carson, Gilbert 142.
Carter, Elijah 31.
Carter, Henry H. 210.
Carter, Horace 227.
Carter, Oliver 31.
Cary, William 38.
Cascades 11.
Cass, Jonathan M. 210.
Cass, Moses 210.
Cattle not to run at lar^e 83.
Cavalry 41.
Celebrations 149.
( Seraetery Fences 77.
Census 3"4, 145.
Centenarians 147.
Centennial Cemetery 68.
Centennial of Church 116.
Centennial of Nation 116.
Centennial Street 58.
Centennial Trees 164.
Center of Town 101.
Chaberlin, John 27.
Chace, Ezekiel 17.
Phebel75.
Chair Factory 47, 137, 144, 433.
Chamberlain, John 17. 27.
Chamberlain, Jonathan 17.
Chandler, Calvin 76-8. 81-2, 141
2, 220, 229, 233, 244.
Chandler. George B. 184.
Chandler, Mary E. 76.
Chandler, T. 18.
Change of Church Rules 116.
Change of Sullivan Line 31.
Chapin, Aaron 136.
Chapin, Alpheus 47, 142,
205, 224.
Chapin, Anni' W. 66, 122.
Chapin David 122, 128.
Chapin, Dimmis 122.
Chapin, Ebenezer 173.
Chapin, Eliza Ann 66.
Chapin, Elizabeth 17 0.
Chapin, Fanny 119, 122.
Church, Betsey 70.
Church Centennial 116.
Church Creed 116
Church, Ebenezer 35. 37, SI. 199.
Church, Elizabeth 34, 100.
Church. Iddo 34. 37-8.
Church, Iddo 2d 200.
Church, Jonathan 72. 83, 102-3,
108, 129, 200.
Church of England 17. 99.
Church, Olive 72
Church, Rachel 72.
Church, Samuel 35, 81, 100, 15!),
170. 173, urn.
Church, Sarah A. 114.
Church, Thomas 07 B.
Cillev. Joseph 37.
i. Rev. loo.
of Proprietors 23. 28.
Claims of Stoddard 27.
Clark, Cephas 36.
Clark, David 240, 245.
i Ink Delilah 86 106, 122.
Clark, Elisha 205, 238.
Clark, Franklin
Clark, Huldah 66. 122.
Clark, Jonathan 54-5. 66, 102.
106. ins. 122. 126, 129, 238.
Clark, Jonathan Jr. 66.
Clark, Joseph 205, 238.
Clark, Joseph 2d 11. 19, 122, i 12,
221. 231. 2
Clark, Laura S. 209.
Clark. Mercy 66. 106. 122.
Clark, Polly 122 2
2o:;. Clark. Rizpah 122.
Clark. Sally 122. 221.
Clark, Samuel 66, 106, 122, 205.
238, 245.
Clark. Thomas T. 55, 00, IjS, 82,
200-10.
Clemens. John 208.
Clergymen 176.
Clocks 163.
Chapin, Joseph M. 42-3, 53, 56, Clothiers 138.
81-2, 85, 80, 122, 134-5. 163, Clothing Mills 138.
219-20, 230. Clothing Shop 40.
Chapin, Justus 53, 56, 66, 101-2, Cloutier. Francois 224.
104, 108, 129, 220. t Hyde, Joseph 245.
Chapin, Justus Jr. 43, 66, 118, Coalpit Lol 28.
122. 133, 151, 210, 22n. Coast Guard 10.
Chapin, Martha 119, 122. Cobb, Rev. A. 113.
Chapin, Martha T. 101, 163, 22o. Cobb, Charles 119, 198-9.
Chapin, Mary W. 66. Cobb, Louisa 119.
Chapin, Rebecca 122, 124. Cochran, Sylvester 109.
Chapin, Thomas T. 141. lit. 151, Colburne, Daniel 17.
220. Cold -
Chapin. Yestus 133. Cole, Asa 49, 52, 57, 81; 138, 204,
Chapin, William 207, 239. 225. 2i
Chapman, Benjamin 31. Cole, Daniel R. 204.
Chapman, .lames 104, 217. 226. Cole. John 226. 209.
23S-0. 240. Cole, Lucinda 60.
Chapman. John 29. 31. 103. 4:11. Collectors 82.
I lhapman, John Jr. 1 1
Chappell, John 165, 241.
Charlestown Convention 32.
Charlestown Legislature 33.
< hanubury, Thomas 230, 236
' lollege i rraduates 1.76
Collins, John 237.
Collins, John S. 81, 85,
164, 236.
Collins, Joseph 44.
137. 140.
Charmbury, Thomas Jr. 97, 132, Collins, Michael 230.
230, 232.
Charter Forfeited 19.
Charter of Boyle 17.
Charter of Gilsum 19.
Chase, Ebenezer 110-12 201.
Chase, Eliza 110.
Cheshire Invincible- 42.
Christian Church 121.
ian « lominission 45.
Collins. Stephen 14o, 230.
i olors of Regiment 42.
Colton, Abishai 104.
Common 103.
Committee of Safety 34-5.
Company under Col. Ashley 35.
Company under Col. Nichols 36.
Comstock Ira Emerson 122, 248
Comstock, Josiah 38, 198.
Christian Knowledge Societv l09.Comstock, .Martin 248.
Christmas Ball 219. Comstock, William 170. 175.
Church and Stale 07. Comstock William Jr. lol.
Comstock, William E. 122, 248.
Congregational Church 100.
Congregationalism not Estab-
lished ON.
Congregational Meeting House
111-2.
i mal Society 108.
Conn, Sarah 202.
Constable* 82.
Constitutional Conventions 85.
Continental Army 36-8.
Contributions for Soldiers 45-6.
Controversy with New York 31.
Convention of Deputies 84.
Couwrse, Abram 68, 119, 122,
240.
Converse, Daniel 47, 68, 83, 107,
119-22. 124. 129, 230. 240,438-
9.
Converse, Daniel Jr. 239.
e, David 40, 88, 120, 227,
240.
( lonverse, Delilah 121.
Converse, Deliverance 122.
Converse, Dolly 119, 124.
i 'en erse, Ella A. 68.
i lonverse, I. a A. 68, 119.
Converse, Polly 122.
Converse, Rosanna 122.
Converse, Ruth 68, 122.
Converse, Sally 1 22.
i ' nlis. Chester 195-6.
-. John 17.
Coombs, Jonathan 17.
obs, William 17.
Vlonzo B. 194, 218, 239,
240.
I i Barton 210, 220.
Cooke. Benaia
I look, Ebenezer 30
Cooke, Fhinehas 110.
Cook, Lucetta N. 248.
Cook, William H. 225-6.
Corev. Albert 11. 78, 2n3. 209, 230.
Corey, Benjamin 68, 78, 129, 155,
241. 247.
Corey, Daniel II. 152. 249.
Corey, Edward 0. 197,206, 208-9,
211. 223.
Corey, Johnson 31, 04-:.. oo, 217.
< 'oivv. Mary 07.
Corev. Phila 68, 121.
Corev. Samuel 31. 04. 56, 07 8,
120, 162, 247. 439
Corey, William 31. 247.
Corey, W Ibury 247.
Cornel!. Jacob H. 139, 224.
< Jornish < lonvention 32.
"Corn-stalk mill" 402.
Coroners 85.
r. Ranna 94. 99. 438.
1 oie, Edouard 102. 238.
County Farm 51.
t ' ty Road 00-7. 61.
County Road indicted 52.
Cowee, Joel 45. 137. 206.
Cowee, Porter 95, 107, 206, 226,
229.
Cowles, Austin 123.
Com sold for Taxes 00,
Cox, James 21, 20. 171. 171.
Cox. William 21. 171.
Cov, John 204-5, 235.
Cov, William H. 206, 200. 239.
Cram, Charlotte 130, 221. 200.
Cranberry Hole 11.
Crandall, Giles 173.
Crandall, Samuel 129. 190, 193.
Crane, Abia 17 1.
Crane. Ezra J. 70.
Crane, George W. 70.
Crane, Joshua D. 198, 210, 216,
222 ;
Crane, Mary D. 70.
Crane, Obadiall 16
Crane, Samuel 36, 38.
Creasy. Mr. 00.
Crichton, Jane F. 116.
Crocker, Ann 101.
Crocker, Gershom 35, 1111, 196,
431.
Cross, Enos 50, 84, 131. 210.
Cross, Stephen 142, 205.
Crouch, Charles E. 45, 68, 76,
119. 102. 207, 241. 248.
Crouch, Sophronia 76. Ho.
Crowell, John or Joshua 117, 438.
Crown Point 407.
Cubs 157-8.
Cummings, Charles 120, 243.
Cummings, Charles H. 80, 83,
134, 150, 243.
Cummings. Joseph \y. 213.
Cummings, William F. 213, 240.
Cummins, Jonathan 17.
Cummins, Jonathan Jr. 17.
Currier Shop 142.
Curve Line 20. 27.
Cure for Love-sickness 165.
Cushman, Job 110.
Cuthbert, Alexander 119, 205-6.
( luthbert, Allison 110.
Cuthbert, Ann 116.
Cuthbert, Margaret 116.
Cuthbert, Margaret H. 116.
Cuthbert, Robert 116, 130. 203.
Cuthbert, Robert Jr. 97, 204, 232.
Damask Linen 138.
Dam at Bellows Falls 432.
Dam-builders 432.
Dan forth, Joseph 17.
Dart, Ann 70.
Dart Corner 12S.
Dart, Beldin", On. 60, 157, 215.
Dart, Daniel 20, 25, 171, 17 1.
Dart, Ebenezer 53-4, 102, 137
144. 212.
Dart, Jesse 36, 82-3, 100, 102,
100. 108, 128-30, 157, 215.
Dart. Jesse 20 4.s.
82, 88,
120-1, 130-7, 153 4, 219.
Dart, Jonathan 21, 24, 171.
Dart. Joshua 18, 20, 22 24-5
170-1, 204, 401.
Dart, Josiah 36.
Dart, Justus 36.
Dart, Lucv 171. 173.
Dart, Maria T. 70, 121. 450.
Dan. Nathaniel 21, 23, 25, 30
104, 170-1.
Dan. Priscilla 89.
Dan, Robert Jess,. 71;
Dan. Roger 82, 102.
Dart. Samuel W. 70,82, 128, 107
142. 220, 234.
Dan. Sarah 101.
Dan. Thomas 36-7, 81-3, 101,
104, 213, 216, 431.
Dart. Thomas Jr. 36, ]28, 137,
212-3.
Dart, Thomas 3d 36.
Dan, Win. 21. 171.
Davis, Abigail 124.
Davis, Anna 110.
Da\ is, Arvilla 74.
Davis, Asa 101.
I >a\ is, Baruch 209.
Davis, Betsey B. 74.
Davis, F.lmira 74.
Davis, Hiram H. 247.
Davis, Hiram N. 75, 245.
454
GIL SUM.
Davis, Hiram O. 75.
Davis, Ida F. 64.
Davis, Irene 101.
Davis, James 74, 153, 245, 248.
Davis, James Leonard 44, 221.
Davis, John 106, 216, 218.
Davis, John 2d 140, 247.
Davis, John Q. A. 64.
Davis, Jonathan E. 81, 108-10,
150, 181, 202, 219.
Davis, Lewis 247.
Davis, Lucius 44, 246.
Davis, Mary 64.
Davis, Nathaniel 17.
Davis. Rebecca 124.
Davis, Rebecca 0. 75.
Davis, Silas 246-7.
Davis, Willard M. 247.
Davis, William H. 64.
Day, Aaron 56-7, 59, 70, 77, 80-5,
91, 108, 115, 129, 133, 137-40,
193, 203-6.
Day, Aaron Jr. 130, 170, 179, 185.
Day, Betsey C. 70.
I lav, Cynthia S. 75.
Day, Daniel 138, 142, 161, 195.
Day, Daniel Jr. 57, 107, 119, 133,
143, 145, 229, 231.
Day, Elizabeth B. 64.
Day, Franklin W. 57, 64, 85, 133,
143, 206.
Day, George H. 70.
Day, Hannah G. 119.
Day, Henry J. 75.
Day, Ira C. 203.
I lay, Jane 115.
Day, Jehiel 40, 48, 57, 59, 82-3,
85, 133-4, 138, 143-5, 229.
Day, Lucinda W. 65, 206.
Day, Martha 64, 110.
Day, Stephen 41, 56, 64, 83-4,
110, 137, 142, 153, 203-6.
Day, Stephen Jr. 52, 64, 144, 206,
209.
Deacons Chosen 106, 109, 114-5,
120.
Dean, David 46, 74, 122, 141, 247.
Dean, David Jr. 247.
Dean, George H. 76, 152.
Dean, John 66, 76, 213.
Dean, Merrill H. 76.
Dean, Nancy S. 76, 141, 213.
Dean's Factory 47.
Dean, Solomon 47, 139, 230.
Dean, Statira 66.
Dean, William 213-4.
Dearborn, Henry 38-9.
I learborn, Joseph 38.
Dearborn, Samuel 38.
Death of Rev. Elisha Fish 105-6,
162.
Death of Rev. Ezra Adams 114.
1 >.-ti:it inu' Societies 132.
Debt of Congregational Society
113.
Debt of the Town 79.
Debts 31.
Dedications 103, 112.
Deer 15.
Deer-reeves 155.
Deets, Daniel 66.
Deets, George C. H. 44, 150, 244.
Deets, Harriet H. 66, 244.
1 delegates and Representatives 84.
Delelance, Delavau 36.
Democrats 86, 90.
Denominational Certificates 438.
Depreciation Money 37.
Derby, Elijah 247.
Derby, Lorenzo 243.
Derby, Samuel 213, 247.
Dewey, Ebenezer 23, 33, 35-6,
81, 100, 106, 189, 208, 431.
Dewev, Ebenezer Jr. 35, 81, 100,
159j 189, 431-2.
Dewey, Jemima 189.
Dewey, Temperance 100.
Dewey, Temperance 2d 101, 176.
Dewey, Timothy 31, 81, 189.
Dewev, Roger 20, 171, 196.
Devens, Col. 236.
Devil's Chair 11.
Dickey, Betsey 122.
Dictionaries 131.
Dimmock, John 31, 35, 82, 161,
175, 193, 197.
Dimmock, John Jr. 35.
Dimmock, Timothy 31, 35-6, 81,
146, 175.
Dinsmoor, Gov. 433.
Dismission of Mr. Chase 110.
Districts for elections 84.
Diving suit 432.
Division of Minister Tax 106.
Division of School Districts 128 9.
Division of School Monev 127.
Dix, Joel 17.
Dog Tax 126.
Dolph, Matthew 36, 215.
Dolph, PhidelleoO, 52.
Dolph, Sibvl 215.
Doolittle, Sarah 175.
Dorman, Ephraim 18.
Dort, Anna 109.
Dort, David 40.
Dort, Eli 104.
Dort, Eliphalet 21, 30, 171, 174,
223.
Dort, Elisheba 106, 130.
Dort, John 54-5, 59, 106, 108, 129,
238
Dort, Julia II. 121.
Dort, Levi 157.
Dort, Louisa 66.
Dort, Mary I.. 135.
Don, Obe"d 55.
Dort, Silas 223.
Dort, Timothy 50, 53, 56, 62, 66,
101, 129, 130, 141, 216, 438-9.
Dort, Timothv Jr. 43, 66, 107, 120,
121, 137, 141, 144,216,229,232.
Dort, Titus 158.
Dow, George O. 243.
Dow, John E. 197, 243.
Dow, Neal 444.
1 >o\\ uing, Betsey 249.
Downing, Daniel 249.
Downing, Daniel 2d 115, 159,250.
Downing, Eunice F. 236,250, 434.
Downing, Franklin 115, 116, 249-
50.
Downing, James 112, 249-511. 447.
Downing, James Jr. 88, 112, 251).
Downing, John 17.
Downing, Lucy D. 115.
Downing, Lyd'ia 112*.
Downing, Mary L. 115.
Drafted Men 44.
Drinking Customs 91.
Drum ol Wolf Skin 159.
Dub.'-, Joseph 206-7.
Dudley, Samuel S. 93, 118.
Due, James W. 24s.
I 'iincan, Hiram 233.
Dunham, Simeon 172.
Dupies, Joseph 206, 246.
Durant, Joshua 36.
Dustin, Anna 119.
Dustin, John 119, 124, 214.
Dutton, James Jr. 17.
Dwinell, Jonathan 36.
Dynan, Michael 237.
Eagan, Richard 227.
Eagles 15.
Eager, Fortunatus 106, 144, 199.
Eager, Polly 106.
East Cemetery 74.
Eastman, William 190-2.
Eaton, Benjamin 141, 439.
Eaton, Benjamin Jr. 226.
Eaton, Solon W. 48-9, 68, 88, 90,
121, 144, 229, 231, 236-7.
Eaton, Rosa S. 68.
Edwards, James 206.
Elections, Votes in 87.
Eligibility to Legislature 84.
Elms 161.
Ellis, Abiali 52, 193.
Ellis, Benjamin 31, 36.
Ellis, Eunice 106.
Ellis, Ira 40, 108, 225.
Ellis, John 54, 77, 82-3, 106, 129,
196, 214-5.
Fllis, Joseph 31, 30, 101.
Ellis. Lncy 110.
Ellis, Nathan 31.
Ellis, Nathan Jr. 57, 77-8. Ill,
L19, 133, 218, 223, 225-6.
Ellis, Rue! 226.
Ellis, Simeon 31.
Ellis, Timothv 38-9, 84.
Ellis, William 37-8.
Ely, Mary 173.
Emerson, George W. 211.
Emmons, Nathaniel 113.
Engine Company 47-9.
Engine House 47-8.
Esty, Isaac 109
Evardon, Ephraim P. 73, 119, 190.
Evardon, John W. 44.
Evardon, Sally 119.
Eveleth, Charles E. 58, 217, 227.
Eveleth, Francis 138-9.
Eveleth, Theophilus 141, 158, 199,
2ll.',.
Eveleth, William 138, 221.
Evening Star 135.
Ex penses of the War 46.
Factories 138-9.
Fairbanks. Daniel Jr. 189.
Fanaticism 162-3
Farmers' Club 136.
Farmer, Jacob 17.
Farming 136.
Farnham, Jonathan 235.
Farnsworth, Martha 106.
Farnsworth, Moses 50, 106, 122,
129, 156, 249.
Farnsworth, Moses Jr. 249.
Farnsworth, Paul 124, 129. 155,
246.
Irarnsworth, Samuel 249.
Farnuni, Ambrose L. 225.
Farnum, Betsey 89.
Farnum, Maria S9.
Farnum, Sarah 89.
Farrar, Alonzo 175.
Farrar, John 112, 214.
Farrar, .Maty 121.
Farrar, Susan 121.
Farrar, Susanna 112, 121.
Farrington, Warren 202, 210,
243-4, 247.
Fast for Rain 106.
Faulkner, Charles S. 140, 238.
Faulkner, Francis 238.
Federalists 86.
Felt, N. H. 124.
Fessenden, Thomas 100.
Festivals 48, 95.
Field, Moses 30, 36.
Field, Moses D. 171.
Field Officers 43.
Fight with a Bear 156.
Fight with a Hessian 197.
Fight with the Devil 163.
Finney, Prof. 178.
Fire Compauv 47-9.
Fire Wards 47-8.
First Bell 138. 163.
First Birth 188.
First Blacksmith 218.
First Census 145.
First County Road 175.
First Dam on Conn, river 432.
First Deacons 106.
First Death 62.
First Doctor 180.
First High School 131, 227.
First House 188.
First Library 132.
First Literary Society 133.
First Mail Carrier 160.
First Methodist Preaching 116-7
First Mills 136-7.
First Mormon Preaching 123.
First Painted House 216.
First Post Master 160.
First Road 53.
First Sabbath School 109.
First School Districts 128.
First School Houses 130.
First Settlers 169-70, 441.
First Schools 125.
First Shingle Mill 145.
First Store 143.
First Tannery 140.
First Tavern' 144.
F'irst Temperance Society 92.
First Volunteer 188.
Firsl Wagon 163.
Fish 14.
Fish, Aaron 71.
Fish, Abigail 70, 109.
Fish, Abigail S. 70, 106.
Fish, Elisha 26, 69, 70, 100, 104-5,
108, 149, 194-5, 438.
Fish, Elisha E. 71.
Fish, Elisha S. 58, 71, 81, 83, 91,
108-11, 115, 133, 178-9, 195,
446.
Fish, Elisha Win. 71.
Fisher, Elias 66, 104-5.
Fisher, Elias Jr. 66, 104.
Fisher, Ichabod 20, 22, 173
Fisher, Tamer 66.
Fish, Eunice 89, 112.
Fish, Hannah More 114.
Fish, Hollowav 105.
Fish, Janette L. 71, 1 15.
Fish, Man 71.
Fish, Mary W. 114.
Fish, Mariba P. 114.
Fish. Moses 71, 91, 115. 191, 195,
231.
Fish, Samuel 133.
Fish, Sarah 109.
Fisk, Nat 225.
Fisk, George B. 238.
Fitch, Jauios W. 118-9, 236.
Fitch, Joseph 17
Fitch, Maggie N. 119.
Flagg, Merrill E. 198.
Flannel Mills 139.
Fletcher, John 133-4, 139, 233.
Fletcher, L. J. 179.
Flint, Henry 226.
Flint, Thaddeus H. 138,226, 231.
Flood 151.
Flora 435.
Flowers 13.
Folsoin, Rev. 94.
Fool-killer 164.
GENERAL INDEX.
455
Foot-bridge 60.
Foot-stoves 103.
Ford, James 38.
Ford, Jemima 188.
Ford, Mr. 169.
Fordway 60.
Formation of Congregational So-
oietv 108.
Foss, Jerusha L. 206.
Foss, John L. 206, 211.
Foster, Alvah 124.
Foster, Benjamin 84, 206, 211.
Foster, Betsey 124.
Foster, Daniel 17.
Foster, Elisha 124.
Foster, George W. 44, 120-1, 128,
132, 135, 217.
Foster, Hosea 157.
Foster, Jane 115.
Foster, John 209.
Foster, Joseph 144, 243.
Foster, Leonard J. 211.
Foster, Luna 57, 112, 196.
Foster, Lydia 124.
Foster, Maria T. 89.
Foster, Marv Jane 89.
Foster, Mehitable 89.
Foster, Nancy B. 89, 121.
Foster, Nancy B. 2d 89, 124.
Foster, Olive D. 206.
Foster, Samuel 129, 195.
Foster, Sarah N. 89.
Foster, Sophia 89, 124.
Foster, Stephen 88-9, 158.
Foster, Stephen Jr. 55, 81, 88, 90,
120-1, 133, 216.
Foster, Stephen 3d 67, 124, 151,
215.
Foster. Warren 115, 191.
Foster, Whitney D. 76, 187, 211.
Foundations for Meeting House
101.
Fourth of July 149.
Foxes 15.
Freeman, George 109.
Free Masons 236.
French and Indian War 34, 437.
French, Benjamin 17.
French, D. P. 120.
French, John 17.
French, Joseph 36, 38.
French, Sampson 17.
French, Samuel 17.
Freshets 58, 151.
Frost and Snow 163-4.
Frost, C. P. 183.
Frost, Samuel 202, 247.
Frost, Selim 131.
Fuller, David 39, 43, 51, 82, 102,
106, 129-30, 136, 155, 157-9,
165, 174-5, 184-5, 201-3, 205,
211.
Fuller, David Jr. 201-2, 213.
Fuller, David G. 202.
Fuller, Elijah 84.
Fuller, Elsea 67.
Fuller, George C. 184.
Fuller, Henry W. 185.
Fuller, Joshua 30, 36, 39, 175.
Fuller, Joshua Jr. 175.
Fuller, Levi 27-8, 155, 175.
Fuller, Mark W. 201-2.
Fuller, Orinda 106.
Fuller, Orinda 2d 77.
Fuller. Samuel 36.
Fuller's Mill 60.
Fuller, Wirt X. 201.
Fulling Mill 138.
Funds for Schools 126.
Future State 33.
Gage, David 120.
Gage, Olivia A. 111.
Garnets 11.
Gassett, George H. 43.
Gassett, Walker 199, 'Jim, 213,
218, 238, 250.
Gassett, Walker Jr. 227.
Gates, Addison 78, 95.
Gates, Andrew L. 124.
dales, Cyrus 119.
Gates, Edward 205.
Gates. Eliza 111.
Gates, Ellen 124.
Gates, Elsea B. 68, 141.
Gates, Franklin B. 78, 152.
Gates, Hem in 124, 240.
Gates. Henrv H. 76.
Gates, Herbert C. 204-6, 224, 236.
Gates, Hollis T. 76, 152.
Gates, Ira 1). 204, 222.
Gates, Jane 175.
Hates, Laban 111, 199.
Gates, Lerov '205-6.
Gates, Levi"68, 133, 142, 198, 205,
224, 244.
Gates, Lucy 124.
Gates, Marvin 76, 78, 119, 152,
158, 200, 216, 218, 225,240.
Gates, Mary 76.
Gates, Olive J. 68.
Gates, Rossa 112.
Gates, Sidney C. 84, 205.
Gates, Susan 124.
Geer, C. L. 67.
Geer, E. R. 67.
<ieer. Mabel E. 67.
Geer, S. L. 183.
Geologv 10, 431.
Gerould, Lyman 47, 49, 88, 112,
139-40, 237.
Gerould, Moses 110.
Gerould, Susan 112.
Gerry, Benjamin 224.
Gibbs, Dalphon 138-9.
Gibbs, Dalphon L. 137, 224.
Gibbs, Lois 109.
Gibson, Samuel 17.
Griffin, Allen H. 217.
Gilbert, Elizabeth 171-2.
Gilbert, Gardner 171.
Gilbert, John 2d 171.
Gilbert, Samuel 18-20. 22-4, 26-7,
112, 169. 171-3, 176.
Gilbert, Samuel Jr. 20, 171.
Gilbert, Sylvester 171.
Gilbert, Thomas 171.
Oilman, Mr. 131.
Gilpatrick, Mr. 132.
Gilsum Charter 19.
Gilsum Flora 435.
Gilsum, named 19.
Gilsum Pioneer 134.
Glacial marks 10.
Gleason, A. 75.
Gleason, Aaron R. 44, 183.
Gleason. Angelia M. 121.
Gleason, Clarence E. 75:
Gleason, Elmira 115.
Gleason, Job 23, 30, 36, 173, 175.
Gleason, Winsor 115, 119, 120,
212.
Gleason, Winsor Jr. 75, 121.
Glebe, 17, 99.
Goddard, David M. 74.
Goddard, Edward 100, 104-5.
Goddard, Lt uisa I). 74.
Goddard, Martin L. 74, 78, 81,
196, 199.
Goddard, Samuel 107.
Goffe, John 17.
Golden Wedding 249-50, 447.
Goldsmith, Josiah 431.
Goodenough, Lucius L. 246.
Goodhue, Hannah 64.
Goodhue, Martha E. 114.
Goodhue, Samuel 120.
Goodhue, Samuel Jr. 64.
Gore 26.
Gosseau, (Eli) Hilaire 224.
Gould, John 81, 139, 232.
Gove, John 117, 176, 438.
Graduates 176.
Graham, John 239.
Grand Levy 79.
Granite Freeman 89.
Granite Mill 139.
Grant, Charles 57.
Grant, Henrv 199, 222, 224-5, 231,
238, 244, "246.
Grantees of Boyle 17.
Grantees of Gilsum 20.
Graves. Benjamin 21, 24, 172.
Gravlin, Lawrence A. 229, 236,
241.
Grav, Henrv 237.
Great Bridge 58.
Greele, Samuel 17.
(Ire, lex. Horace 239.
Green,' Alden 125, 227, 232, 235.
Greenbackers, 86.
Greene, Jared L. 122, 223.
Greene, Rufus 222.
Green, Esek T. 244.
Greenwood, George 196.
Griffin, Abraham 151, 249.
Griffin, Lot 151.
Griggs, George A. 152.
Griggs, John "37-8, 81, 193.
Grimes, Ann- 70.
Grimes, James 129, 144, 200, 248.
Grimes, John 56, 70, 200, 245,
247.
Grimes, John Jr. 200.
Grimes, Josiah 70, 89, 119, 245.
Grimes, Nancy 119.
(irin.es, Sally" 70, 119.
Grist-mills 136.
Griswold, Don C. 202.
Griswold, Isaac 38, 433.
Griswold, Jemima 189.
Griswold's Mills 59.
Griswold, Stephen 20, 25-6, 35,
81-2, 129, 137. 143-4, 173, 181,
206, 432.
Griswold, Stephen Jr. 206.
Grosvenor, Moses 89, 150.
Grover, Joseph 123-4.
Grover, Rebecca D. 12.1—4.
Guar, Edouard 225.
Guide Boards 62.
Guillow, Betsey 67.
Guillow, Clarence 72.
Guillow, Daniel C. 64, 227, 241.
Guillow, Effie R. 119.
Guillow, Elizabeth C. 116.
Guillow, Finis P. 72, 124.
Guillow, Gilbert 248.
Guillow, Gleneira J. 44, 246.
Guillow, John 57, 67, 78, 246.
Guillow, John C. 72, 81, 95, 134,
227, 237-8.
Guillow, Josiah 45, 82, 95, 248.
Guillow, Lucius 72.
Guillow, Lucius R. 82, 96, 142,
238.
Guillow, Luther 246, 248.
Guillow, Marturin, 129, 247, 439,
449.
Guillow, Mary 89.
Guillow, Mason 55-6, 75, 97, 116,
122, 137-8, 140, 193, 202-5, 207,
244.
Guillow, Ormacinda H. 75, 122.
Guillow, Pauline 72.
Guillow, Rufus 89, 203, 236.
Guillow, Rufus E. 96.
Guillow, Sanford 67, 153.
Guillow, Silvanus 238-9.
Guillow, Susan P. 64.
Guillow, Zeruiah 124.
Gulf 30, 13.
Gunn, Arthur L. 74.
Gunn, Daniel W. 74, 119.
Gunn, Elijah 53, 56, 74, 119, 152,
188
Gunn^ Elisha W. 74, 119, 189.
Gunn, E. Nelson 119, 189.
Gunn, Louisa 74, 119.
Gunn, Martha A. 74, 119.
Gunn, Martha E. 119.
Gunn, Marv L. 119.
Gunn, Polly 74, 119.
Gun, Prince 246.
Gutridge, Benjamin 36.
Guyatt, Abram C. 191.
Hale, Enoch 37-8.
Hale, John P. 89.
Hale, Moses 26, 36.
Half-way Covenant 100.
Hall, Aaron 101, 104-6.
Hall, Abner 235.
Hall, Benjamin 190.
Hall, dedicated 144, 229.
Hall, Eunice 119, 190.
Hall, Jonathan Jr. 40.
Hall, Jonathan 3d 131, 227.
Hall, Samuel 30, 36, 175.
Hall, Seth 21, 25, 174.
Hall, Timothy 111.
Hamilton, Alexander 448.
Hammer Shop 142, 226, 238.
Hammond, Aaron 73,80-3, 101-2,
104-5, 108, 128-9, 163, 208-11.
Hammond, Aaron Jr. 73, 129, 209.
Hammond, Aaron D. 45, 80-2,
85, 135, 137, 143-4, 160, 209,
223, 226.
Hammond, Albert O. 74, 209-10.
Hammond, Betsey 73.
Hammond, Deborah 73.
Hammond, Edward L. 76.
Hammond, Fanny D. 73.
Hammond, Fanny M. 73.
Hammond, George 82, 85, 125,
135, 169, 210.
Hammond, George W. 80, 83, 85,
93-4, 127-9, 133-5, 182, 210,
441-2.
Hammond Hollow Bridge 60.
Hammond, Isaac W. 44, 209.
Hammond. J. E. W. 208.
Hammond, John 53, 73, 80-1,
83-5, 125, 129, 131, 208.
Hammond, John Jr. 41, 55, 73,
81, 85, 133, 138, 208, 223, 228.
Hammond, Joseph 35, 37.
Hammond, Josiah 52, 74, 80-1,
83, 85, 128-9, 209-10.
Hammond, Kate A. 74.
Hammond, Lucy 73, 143.
Hammond, Mary 73.
Hammond, Mehitabel 74.
Hammond, Otis A. 74.
Hammond, Otis G. 74, 78, 80-1,
85, 93, 128, 134-5, 209.
Hammond, Rachel 73, 101.
Hammond, Rachel 2d 72, 209.
Ham, Samuel 142.
Hardy, Levi 141, 199.
Hardy, John W. 118.
Harnden, William 237.
Harris, Charles H. 44.
456
GIL HUM.
Harris, David 36.
Harris, Ebenezer 17.
Harris, John 67, 141, 200.
Harris, John Jr. 67.
Harris, Martha 67.
Harthorn, Calista K. 236.
Harthorn, Elizabeth 112.
Harvey, Asahel 175.
Harvey, George K. 175.
Hayward, Thenm 184.
Havwar.l, Theron 2d 82, 96, 116,
220, 434.
Hayward, Vienna li. (is.
Hayward, William S8-0, 111, 116,
229, 244-5.
Hearse 77.
Hearse House 77.
Heaton, Jonathan 31, 82, 250.
Harvey, Thomas 24, 20-8, 171-2, Heaton, Nathaniel 57, 250.
Hedding, Elijah 117, 185, 210
175, 432
Hassall, Willanl 142.
Hatch, Isaac 181.
Hathhorn, Ebenezer 21.3.
Hathhorn, Ebenezer Jr. 215.
Hathhorn, Francis 72, 198.
Hathhorn, Jennett 104, 144, 163
198, 210, 232.
Haunted House 189.
Hayes, Joseph 118-9, 128, 226.
Hayes, Sarah H. 119.
Hays, Catherine 174.
Hays, John 174.
Hays, Joseph 174.
Hays, Philemon 174.
Hays, Richard 174.
Hays, Richard Jr. 24, 174.
Hays, Seth 18, 21, 25, 81, 174.
Havs, Silas 174.
Hays, Titus 174.
Hayward, Allen 210
Hayward, Allen J
Heenan, John 212
Hefflon, Hiram 189, 191. 198, 200,
210.
Heights 10.
Hemenwav. Artemas P. 71, 88-9,
94, 122," 135, 242-3.
Hemenway, Beulah E. 89.
Hemenway, Cynthia 121.
Hemenway, Elvira 71, 124.
Hemenway, E. Perley 242-'!.
Hemenway, Finis P. 72, 121-2.
Hemenway, Herbert S. 71.
Hemenway, Jesse 137. 244.
Hemenwav, Luke 153.
Hemenwav, Luther 72. 89, 95-6,
121-2, 144. 241-3.
Hemenwav, Luther S 71. 121,
121, 242-3.
Hemenway, Pamelia B. 75, 122.
Hemenway, Valeria W. 71, 89.
81, 85, 137, Hendee, Eunice R. 70
142, 220, 227, 230, 235. Hendee, Fanny 124, 213.
Hayward, Amherst 51, 59, 67, Hendee, George W. 184.
81-3, 88, 91, 94, 108-9, 111, Hendee; Jehiel P. 122. 184, 227,
114-5, 128-9. 131, 134-5, 137. 230.
142-3, 147-8, 150, 153, 155, Hendee, John 220.
204, 223. 227-8, 235, 244. Hendee, Josiah 76-7, 81-2, 122,
Hayward, Hell 116. 129, 213.
Hayward, Betsey 67. Hendee, Mary 70, 110.
Hayward, Claudius B. 46, 53-4, Hendee, Nancy 124.
56, 94, 96, 103, 115, 130, 135, Henries, Henry < '. lis, 229.
153, 221, 223, 231, 235. Herrmann, Joseph 239.
Hayward, Claudius 1). 100, 195. Herrmann, Mrs. Josepha 431.
Hayward, Dan A. 96.
Hayward, Edith T. 119.
Hayward, Emilie E. 110.
Hayward, Euiilv G. 45. 07
228, 447.
Hayward, Esther W. 07. 11
Hayward, George C. 228
Hickev, Daniel 238.
Higbe'e, Elder T. 119, 438.
High Sell.... Is 131.
115, Hill, Barnev 240.
Hill, Caleb" 68.
iiiii. c. c. is,.
Hill, John M. 22-1, 231, 236.
Hayward, George D. 82. 211). Hills, Samuel 84, 101-2.
Hayward, George N. 4:., 82,84. Hinds, Jacob 38.
138, 220, 235-0.
Hayward, Grace 116.
Hayward. Hannah 80.
Havwar.l, Harriet 60.
Hayward, H Elvira 110
Havwar.l, H. M. 43:
Hist, i ian, appointed 134.
Historical Address 116.
Hitchcock, Benjamin 135.
Hodgkins, John N. 216.
Hodgkins, Lvdia 112.
Hodgman, Frazer A. 209.
Hayward, Horace 155, 157, 228. Hog-reeves 83.
Hayward, Huhlah 171. Holbrook, A. leu 36.
Hayward, Mary 109. Holbrook, Francis 84
Hayward, Mary E. 96. Holbrook, Mr. 102.
Havwar.l, Mary L. 96, 1 15. Holdridge, Jehiel 36, 43, 52
Hayward, Nahum < ). 40, 51, 55, 00, 102, 120-30, 155, 220
00. 81-2, 85,05, 103, 137-8, Holman, David 196, 209.
142-4. 148. 150, 104, 225, 220, Holman, Oliver 240
si i o
Holmes, Lemuel 23, 27, 31-3
84-5, 175.
Holmes, Lucre! ia 174.
30. 11. .hues, Luther 100. 120, 240.
Holmes, Marv 100.
H.dr, David 220
231, 234-0, 24 1. 24.1
Havwar.l. Nathan 30. 171.
Havwar.l. Olive 00. 101.
Hayward, Peter 10, is, 3d
30, 155-0, 101-2, 171.
Hayward, Polly 07. 100.
Havwar.l, Sarah I'. 07, 159, 230. Hoiti Ralph .1. 88.
Hayward, Sarah Jan.. 115. ISO. Hooker, John 21, 174.
Havwar.l. Silvanus 25. 30, 54-5. Horseback Riding 163.
50. 00, sii-l, 83. 101. ins-o. 125. Horseblock [63.
128-0. 131, 137. 141. 104, 177. Horton, Benjamin H. 81-2, 124,
215-6, 220-8. 245-0. 153, 237, 241.
Hayward, Silvanus 2,1 49, 116, Horton, Elizabeth B. 64.
13 ., 170, 179, 235, 432. Horton, Frances R. W. 77.
Horton, John 43, 57, 04, 85, 203.
Horton, .1. Franklin 77.
Horton. Sarah E. 135.
Horton, Stephen Warren 184.
Hosmer, Benjamin 05, 109, 121,
120, 141, 181, 219.
Hosmer, Benjamin Jr. 43, 65,
138, 231.
Hosmer, Martha 65.
Hosmer, Marv 67.
Hosmer, Rachel 121, 181.
Hosmer, Ruth 05.
Hotels 144.
Houghton, Fanny R. 119.
Houghton, John 37.
Houghton, Jonathan 213.
Houghton, Luke N. 142, 213, 222.
Houghton, Nehemiah 38.
Houghton, Stephen 20. 171-2.
Houston, Mr. 132.
Houston, Nancy 116.
Howard. A. Ja.-ksou 49, 64, 75,
89, 94, 103, 116, 119, 121-2, 129,
135, 137, 235, 230. 244.
Howard. A. K. 118.
Howard, Andalusia 75, 122.
Howard. Audalnsia F. 04, 75.
Howard. Artie A. 75.
Howard, Daniel 75, 110.
Howard. Dennis A. 04. 75.
Howard, Eliza A. 222.
Howard, Elizabeth M. 154.
Howard, Eliza E. 45. 110.
Howard. Ephraim 60, 248.
Howard. Ezra 248-9.
Howard. F. Ashley 43-1, 80-1,
85. 90. 110, 128, 137, 142-4, 160,
227. 220, 231, 234-5.
Howard. Freddie 75.
Howard. George S. 08, 124, 142,
221, 225. 238-9.
Howard, Harriet P. 122.
Howard, Harvey 228.
Howard, Henry H. 70. 24". 248.
Howard, Horace 155. 157, 228.
Howard, Horace W. 204, 239, 244.
Howard, John 44, 221. 224.
Howard, Jonathan 222.
Howard, Lorena 08. 124.
Howard, Lucinda W. 76.
Howard. Marv Catherine 122.
Howard, Merrill J. 44, 74.
Howard. Nathan 36, 171.
Howard Philip 10, 00, 211, 221.
224. 243. 24S.
Howard, Philip R. 142. 152, 221
223, 22r.. 243.
Howard. Rizpah 04. 75, 110,, 122
Howard, Sally M. 75. 110.
Howard, Sherman II. 44.
Howard, Smith 08.
Howard. Solomon M. 221, 238.
243, 246.
Howard. Warren 240.
Howard. Thomas 75, 122, 142
244.
Howe. Vsa E. 44, 121, 207.
Howe, Asbury P. 121.
Howe, Austin P. 218.
Howe, Charlotte P. 121.
Howe, Ephraim 78, 121, 218.
Howe, Francis ('. 110, 121, 100
212, 22:;. 244.
Howe. Harrison G. 18-0. 133-4
138-0. 22T. 229, 201.
Howe, Mr. 247.
Howe, Perley 178.
Howe. Sarah 110.
Howes. Lucy 112, 231.
Howes, Zachariah 112.
Ilowland, Eliza A. 70.
Howland, Martha 115.
Howland, Philander 70, 115. 204.
Howlet, Davis 35, 37-8, 160-1,
440.
How, Tillv 36.
Hoyle, Alfred 227, 237.
Hubbard, Albert 144, 231.
Hubbard, Charles 236.
Hubbard, Elizabeth B. 73.
Hubbard, Ellsworth 197, 231.
Hubbard, Erastus 31.
Hubbard, George 212.
Hubbard, George C. 51, 54-6, 82,
85, 94, 128, 130, 200, 211, 219,
222.
Hubbard, Henry E. 231.
Hubbard, Hezro 73, 111, 197.
Hubbard, John 100, 104.
Hubbard, John W. 162.
Hubbard, Nancv M. 73, 111.
Hubbard, Roswell 31, 84.
Hudson, Bridget 175.
Hudson, Brooks 38-9, 102, 245.
Hudson, Clark 133.
Hudson, James 56, 133, 203, 221,
245.
Hulling machine 432.
Hunting 155.
Huntley, Amos 219.
Huntoon, Joseph 159, 232.
Huntress, Gideon W. 143, 229.
Hunt, Samuel 32.
Hurd, Charles E. 187.
Hurd, Ebenezer 39.
Hurd, Henrv214.
Hurd. Justus 35-7, 54, 60, 09. 80-
1. ii 10-1, 104, 183, 185, 187,
194, 197. 100. 214.
Hurd, Justus Jr. 102, 200.
Hurd, Lydia 109.
Hurd, Lyman 133.
Hurd, Marv 106.
Hurd, Rachel 100.
Hurd, Rachel 2d 101, 186.
Hurd, Robert Lane 42-3, 52, 58,
so 2. 84, 1(12, 104, 1110, 126,
129 194.
Hurd' Russell G. 133.
Hurd, Shubael 35-0. 82, 101, 197.
Hurd, Uzzel 160.
Hurd, Willard Otis 183.
Hurd, William Henry 183.
Hurd, Yorick Gordon 183.
Hurd, Zadok 37-8, 43, 51, 53, 58,
80-1, 83-4, 99, 101-2, 100, 109,
126, 212.
Hutchins, Rev. 102.
Hutchinson, Arnold B. 112-3,
139, 239.
Hutchinson, Ebenezer 113.
Hutchinson. Joseph 232.
Hutchinson, Martha 113.
Hutchinson, Nath'l Merrill, 112,
180.
Hutchinson, Senah Minor B.
112-3.
Hutchinson. Th. miasm 113.
Hutchinson, William 112-3, 231-
2, 230.
Hutchins, Rev. 107.
Hyde, Charles W. 07.
Increase of Population 145.
. Independence Day 140.
Independent Democrat till.
Indian Relics 10.
Indian Trail 10, 109-70.
Indian Troubles 16, 170.
Industry 136.
Ingalls, Simeon 21 1.
Insects 14.
GENERAL INDEX.
457
Installation of Ezra Adams 114.
Installation of Ebenezer Chase 110.
Installation of Elisha Fish, 105.
Intemperance 91, 157.
Inventory of Limbriek 159.
Iron 12.
Iron Wire 432.
Isham, Betsey 89, 122.
Isham, Calvin M. 77.
Isham, Caroline 72.
Isham, Daniel 249.
Isham, David 216.
Isham, Ebenezer 129, 169, 208.
Isham, Ebenezer Jr. 71, 81, 111,
208.
Isham, Elmina B. 77.
Isham, Frances J. 77.
Isham, Gardner W. 204, 206.
Isham, Harriet W. 89.
Isham, James C. 135, 208, 211.
Isham, James F. 88, 245.
Isham, Jesse B. 45.
Isham. John J. 45, 56, 81, 85,
142, 193, 206, 212.
Isham, Joshua 46, 60, 129, 212,
245, 438-9.
Isham, Levi 72, 129, 208.
Isham, Lyman F. 77.
Isham, Mary 121.
Isham, Orinda F. 77.
Isham, Otis G. 72, 244.
Isham, Polly 67, 122.
Isham, Polly C. 67.
Isham, Rebecca 122.
Isham, Ruthy U. 71, 111, 129,
195, 208.
Isham, Samuel 55, 67, 129, 216,
438-9.
Isham, Samuel Jr. 77, 81-2, 85,
134, 206, 216.
Isham, Sarah P. 77.
Isham, Susannah F. 67.
Isham, Wm. L. 82, 85, 208.
"Is it worth all this V" 447.
Jackson, Abraham 114.
Jaquilh, Alden H. 66.
Jaquith, Charlotte 66.
Jaquith, Collins H. Ill, 214.
Jaquith, Emma M. 66.
Jaquith, Jesse 66, 129, 214.
Jaquith, Jesse Jr. 66, 133, 214.
Jaquith, Ziba 66.
Jefts, Benjamin F. 58, 74, 246.
Jefts, Esther A. 74.
Jefts, Oren L. 222.
Jeweler, 145.
Jewett, Charles 92, 94.
Jolly, Joseph 247.
Jollv, Reuben Leander 68.
Johnson, Jesse 195, 208, 438.
Jones, Daniel 32.
Jones, Ebenezer 75, 85, 119, 140,
143, 236-7.
Jones, Man* Annie 75, 119.
Jones, Rhoda E. 75, 119.
Jones, Stillman 75.
Joslvn, Anna 222.
Joslyn, Edward H. 175.
Joslvn, Gilman 449.
Joslyn, Luke 449.
Justices of the Peace 85.
Karnes 11.
K:.hsis. 221.
Keefe, Dennis 54, 169, 180, 215
Keene Raid 160.
Keene Tories 160.
Keith, Grandal 31.
Kelley, John 206.
Kendall, Abraham 17.
Kendall, John 17.
Kendrick, Henry 129. 181, 205-6
Kendrick, John C. 119, 192, 196
Kendrick, Rebecca 119.
Kenion, David Y. 231, 235.
Kennev, William R. 207, 211.
Kent, Oliver B. 143.
Keyes, Zebadiah 17.
Kidder, Deborah A. 236.
Kidder, Joseph 17.
Kilburn, Abigail 119.
Kilburn, Cheney 137, 204.
Kilburn, Clarissa 119.
Kilburn, David 117-9, 176-7.
Kilburn, Ebenezer 21, 24, 26-7.
29, 35-6, 38-9, 43, 52, 62-3, 71,
82-3, 100, 102, 105-6, 109, 117,
129-30, 169, 188, 245.
Kilburn, Ebenezer Jr. 100.
Kilburn, Francis A. 188.
Kilburn, Iddo 28, 40, 42. 50, 82-3,
107, 109, 119, 129, 188,438-9.
Kill. urn, Jehicl 188.
Kilburn, Jemima 62-3, 117, 188.
Kilburn, Joel 25, 30, 35-6, 188,
432.
Kilburn, Josiah 18, 20, 24-5, 29,
35, 53, 63, 81, 100, 169, 173. 188.
Kilburn, Josiah Jr. 20, 25, 35, 63,
100, 176.
Kilburn, Marah 63, 100.
Kilburn, Merrill I- 177.
Kilburn, Nabby 138.
Kilburn, Pollv 119.
Kilburn, Sarah 71, 106, 188.
"King David" 101,201.
Kinsman, Albert 217.
"King of the Hill" 247.
Kingsbury, Abijah W. 48-9, 66,
88, 90, ' 113, 130, 142-3, 145,
164, 179, 225, 227, 238.
Kingsbury, Arnold 120.
Kingsbury, Charles F. 80, 183.
Kingsbury, Cyrus Judson 232.
Kingsbury, Emeline 66.
Kingsbury, Ethel May 76.
Kingsbury, Henrv 198.
Kingsbury, James 100, 129, 193,
2"2-3, 205, 213, 238, 433.
Kingsbury, John 203.
Kingsbury, Jonathan 433.
Kingsbury, Lovina 113.
Kingsbury, Martha L. 66.
King-bury Otis II. 213.
Kingsbur'v, Samuel L. 45, 76, 142.
227.
Kingsbury, S. Emma 76,
Kingsbury, William 52, 56, 81,
85, 131,' 137, 141, 203, 212-3.
Kingsbury, William L. 59, 81,
213-4. '
Knight, Amos F. 221.
Knight, Cutler 57, 249.
Knight, Isaac 200.
Knight, Josiah 122.
Knight, Lewis A. 219.
Knight. Wilder 449.
Knowlton, Jared 24, 171.
Know Nothings 86, 90, 95.
Labor 136.
Labor Reform 86.
Lager beer prohibited 97.
Laing, John H. 224, 231-2.
, Lamb, William 142, 211.
Lamb, Roswell 438.
Lamphere. Charles H. 142.
Lainson, William 93.
Lane, Isaac 438.
42
Lane, Jonathan B. 182.
Lane, Lunsford 89.
Lane, Mary 119.
Lane, Timothy S. 119, 182.
Langdnn, George 88, 112-3, 230.
Langlois, Paul 225, 234.
Langlois, Valire 207, 235.
Lankton, Levi 108.
Lapham, Peter 235.
Large "potholes" 431.
Last Log House 248.
Last Rumseller 446.
Lathrop, George H. 212.
Latitude 10.
Latter Day Saints 123.
Laurel 14.
Laurence, Abel 17.
Laurent, Adolphe C. F. 96, 135,
197, 236.
Lawrence Isaac 247.
Lawrence, Jeremiah 17.
Lawrence, Micah 100.
Lawrence, Samuel 247.
Lawrence, William 17.
Lawton, Henry C. 243.
Lawyers 184.
Lazv Saw 144.
Lead 12.
Learovd, Ann 116.
Learoyd, George 116, 139, 231-3.
Learovd, George A. 45.
Learoyd, Maria L. 75.
Leathern suit 432.
Lectures 92-5, 134-5.
Lee, Daniel 185.
Lee, Elias 185.
Lee, Jason 185.
Legislature at Cbarlestown 33.
Leland, Levi 94.
Leominster Corner 129, 449.
Leonard, Levi W. 127.
Letter of Abner Sanger 437.
Levet, Jonathan 20, 25, 173.
Lewis, Mr. 202.
Lexington 437.
Liberty Party 89, 90.
Liberty Pole 103
Libraries 132.
Lightning 47.
Limerick 84, 159.
Limits of Town History 9.
Linen Weavers 138.
Liquor Licenses 91—2.
Liquor Prosecutions 93, 95.
Liquor Sellers 443.
Literary Fund 120
Literary Societies 112
Little, Jesse C. 123.
Little. John 231-2.
Little, Sylvester 132.
Livennore, Aaron H. 43, 80-1,
128, 183.
Livennore, A. R. 112, 158, 230.
Livermore, Charles 109.
Livennore, Electa 70, 75, 111.
Livermore, Fanny M. 121.
Livennore, John' 57, 60, 70, 75
81, 85, 111, 115. 129, 193, 211
231.
Livermore, Martha A. 70, 121.
Locke. Calvin 28, 175.
Locke, Charles P. 175.
Locke, Enos 449.
Locke, Hannah 109.
Locke, James 31, 175.
Locke, James Jr. 31.
Locke, James 3d 157, 223, 225.
Locke, John 239.
Locke, Samuel 157.
Locke, Samuel B. 101-2.
Log School House 131, 248.
Log-trap 155.
Loiselle, Edouard 55-6, 83, 97,
130, 141, 144, 195, 199, 245.
Loiselle, Louis N. 96.
Loiselle, Magloire 223, 235.
Long Gun 156.
Longitude 10.
Longley, Moses 109.
Loom is, Ezra 20, 173, 247.
Loomis, Thomas 173.
Lord, Samuel 21, 25,174.
Lost Records 34.
Lothrop, Elizabeth 173.
Lothrop, Joseph 20, 173, 175.
Lots and Ranges 24.
Loveland, Aaron 136, 142, 151,
158, 196, 210-11.
Loveland Bridge 59.
Loveland, Elliot 67.
Loveland, Esther 89, 122.
Loveland, I. Albert 119, 183.
Loveland, I. Amasa 75.
Loveland, Isaac 67, 83. 222^1.
Loveland, Israel 54, 241.
Loveland, Israel Jr. 55, 67, 102,
119, 124, 129, 142, 163, 196,
241, 439.
Loveland, Israel B. 49, 59, 67, 75,
81, 85, 91, 129, 133-1, 153, 196,
220, 241.
Loveland, J. Loren, 49. 88, 142-3,
161, 229.
Loveland Mill 203.
Loveland, Milon E. 144, 183.
Loveland, Nabby 119.
Loveland, Patty 67.
Loveland, Rhoda 72.
Loveland, Sallv 75, 119, 124.
Loveland, Samuel C. 177.
Loveland, Sarah G7.
Loveland, Sarah T. 67, 75, 119,
133.
Loveland, Syrena E. 122.
Loveland. Viola 07.
Loveweil, Zacheus 17.
Lyceums 132.
Lyman, Charles W. 139, 225.
Lynx 15.
Mack, Abijah 20, 172.
Mack, Abner 18. 21, 25, 217.
Mack, Adaline K. 64, 96, 122, 124.
Mack, Amos 64.
.Mack, Asenath 69.
Mack, Berzeleel 62-3, 69, 78, 106,
108-9, 129, 161. 199. 200. 217.
Mack. Berzeleel Lord 43, 46, 60,
09. so, 100, 125, 128, 214, 223-4,
226.
Mack. Betsey A. 64, 224.
Mack, Betty 172.
Mack, Calvin 43, 56, 81, 216.
Mack, Chilion 50-7, 64-5, 88,
115-6, 122-4, 130-1, 134, 141,
145, 160, 225-7. 229, 233, 238.
Mack, Daniel 150.
Mack, Dennis 64.
Mack, Dorothv 172.
Mack, Edward R. 64.
Mack, Edwin W. 64.
Mack, Elisha 35-6, 38. 58. 130-7,
160-1, 204, 206. 220, 432, 439.
Mack, Elizabeth 172.
Mack, Elmina 110.
Mack, Esther 64, 122.
Mack, Esther 2d 64.
Mack, Hannah W. 64, 89, 124.
Mack, Jason 207.
Mack, John 21, 24-5, 172.
458
GIL SUM.
Mack, Jonathan 24-5, 172.
Mack, Jonathan Jr. 24, 172.
Mack, Joseph 18, 22-3, 25, 30, 53,
81, 172.
Mack, Josiah 21, 25, 172.
Mack, Lois 172.
Mack, Lois 2d 172.
Mack, Love 172.
Mack, Lucy 123, 207.
Mack, Lucy Pease 69.
Mack, Lydia 172.
Mack, Lydia 2d, 172.
Mack, Martha Ann 64.
Mack, Martha A. 64.
Mack, Marv 172.
Mack, Merrill E. 240.
Mack, Nathan 172.
Mack, Olive 69.
Mack, Orlando 41, 60, 65, 129,
137, 163, 243-4.
Mack, Oscar A. 186, 223.
Mack, Patience 174.
Mack, Phebe 101.
Mack, Rachel 69, 106.
Mack, Reuel 17-'
Mack, Samuel 172.
Mack, Samuel 2d 204, 432.
Mack, Sarah 172.
Mack, Solomon 34, 64, 136, 204,
207, 432.
Mack, Solomon Jr. 40-3, 54, 57,
64, 81, 122, 129, 149, 156-7,
240, 432.
Mack, Solomon 3d 42-3, 54, 64-5,
95-6, 122-4, 135, 2311, 238, 240.
Mack, Solomon W. 64.
Mack's Raid 439.
Mack, Stephen 207.
Mack, Vienna D. 116.
Maginn, E. P. 123.
Maine Law 94-5, 444.
Main Street 57.
Mann, Benjamin 25, 174.
Manslieid, Aaron 214.
Mansfield, Clement 210.
Manslieid, Daniel 200.
Mansfield, Elijah 75, 222.
Mansfield, Eliza M. 72.
Mansfield, Ella E. 72.
Mansfield, George S- 56.
Mansfield, George W. 72, 194,
196.
Mansfield, Hannah 71.
Mansfield, Harvey B. 194.
Mansfield, Jonathan 197-8.
Mansfield, Levi 216.
Mansfield, Naticv 119.
Mansfield. Stephen 71, 119, 142,
194.
Mansfield. William 194.
Mansfield, William S. 43, 73, 190.
Manufactures 136, 147.
Mark, Ann 72, 100.
Mark, Alice Emily 75.
Mark, Ann J. 75.
Mark, Betsey 73, 109, 122.
Mark, Catharine 64.
Mark, Emily Z. 75, 119.
Mark, Fann'y89, 113. 164, 229-30.
Mark, Hans" H. 45, 75, 223.
Mark, James 64.
Mark, James M. 41, 64, 83, 103,
198-9, 192, 198, 223.
Mark, James M. Jr. 198.
Mark, Jean 104.
Mark, Jennet 104.
Mark, John 35-6, 38, 40, 54-5,
71-2, 100, 106, 126, 129, 143-4,
162, 196, 198, 212, 217.
Mark, Lois 64, 123.
Mark, Louisa 123, 226.
Mark, Luther W. 47, 75, 81-2,
94, 123, 129, 223.
Mark, L. W. V. 57, 75, 81, 85,
119, 144, 225, 231.
Mark, Marv 123, 236.
Mark, Rachel 73, 113.
Mark, Hobert B. 73.
Mark, Samuel 41, 82, 126, 129,
155, 216-7.
Mark, Selena 64.
Mark, Selena J. 64.
Mark, William 41, 54, 58, 73, 81,
88, 101, 108-9, 113, 115, 129,
158, 194, 196-8, 230.
Marvin, John 22, 24, 30, 175.
Mason, Marv 89.
Masonian Claim 22, 26-7, 32
Mason, Simeon A 58, 243.
Matthews, Charles P. 227.
May, Amasa, 42, 801, S5, 95,
128, 180, 217.
Mav, Calvin 56, 70, 81, 133, 169,
193-4, 217.
Mav. Calvin Jr. 43, 76, 80-1, 85,
!>;., 128, 135. 179.
May, Harvey B. 128, 135, 217.
Mavnard, Antipas 42, 119, 121,
193, 198, 238, 240, 244, 434
Maynird, Antipas Jr. 189.
Mavnard, Asa 434.
Mavnard. Elizabeth 121.
Mavnard, Jesse 225, 244.
Maynard, Lambert 244.
Mayo, Eliza 64.
Mavo, Enoch B. 49, 04, 138, 141,
151, 226.
Mayo, Harriet E. 64, 151.
May, Orinda 123.
Mav, Salome 76.
May, Sidney H. 186.
May, Waldo 108, 123, 199, 210.
McCafiery, Michael 237.
McEvoy, Thomas 237.
McCov, Edward G. 44.
McCov, Elizabeth 119.
McCov, George H. 45, 77, 81, 85,
90, H5, 2110. 224. 226.
McCov, Hattie E. 119.
McCoy, Lillie -I 96.
McCov, .Miranda L. 90. 119,
140-1, 225.
McCov, Osman 70. 90, 118-9,
194,' 196, 221',.
McCuller, William 119.
Mc( lurdy, James 53, 189, 198.
McCurdv, John 84. 190.
McCurdy, Samuel 36, 137, 170.
McKey, John 137.
McQuestion, Dr. 183.
Mead, Col 36.
Meeting Houses 10], 111, 115,
118, 100, 190, 199, 201, 231.
Merchants 143.
Meriam, Esther 175.
Merrill, H. W. 119.
Merrill. Nathaniel 17.
Merrill, S. F. 132.
Metcalf, Ezra 36.
Metcalf, George E. 70, 151.
Metcalf, Kimball 124. 134-5,209,
225, 236.
Metcalf, Martha 70, 124.
Met. alt. Marv E. 70
Metcalf, Michael 30
Metcalf, Oscar Mack 185.
Metcalf, Zenas D. 70, 124, 141.
144, 151, 192, 205-6, 213.
Methodist Church 116.
Methodist Meeting House 118.
Mexican War 40.
Mica 11.
Midwife 220.
Milch bear 448.
Miller, Abigail K. 236.
Miller, Amasa 70, 111, 158, 202.
Miller, David B. 70.
Miller, Elder 122.
Miller, Emily 711.
Millerism 124.
Nash, Betsey 68.
Nash. Charles 08. 78. 137, 239,
240, 244, 246, 248.
Nash, Charles Jr. 137, 151, 232,
246.
Nash Corner 128.
Nash, Daniel 152, 240. 248-9.
Nash, David 243, 240.
Miller, Harvey B. 76, 200, 221, Nash, Deliverance 124.
223. 248.
Miller, Lucius M. 207, 211, 248.
Miller, Lucv 70, 111
Miller, Lydia 70.
Miller, Marshall 76.
Miller, Phinehas G. 109, 202-3.
Miller, Sally 109.
Miller, Susan 70.
Miller, Truman 70, 157, 196.
Mills 136.
Millstone Quarry 196.
Minerals 11.
Mineral Spring 12.
Mines 12, 152.
Nash, Elisha 124.
Nash, Elizabeth 119.
Nash, Eliza G. 124.
Nash, Emmet J. 74.
Nash, Eugene P. 224, 230.
Nash, Franklin 44.
Nash, Gardner T. 248
Nash, George H. 58, 08, 137, 246.
Nash, Hannah 119.
Nash, Horace H. 44, 190, 221.
Nash, Jacob D. 74. 141, 145, 200,
224, 239. 243-4. 240.
Nash, James 120. 248.
Nash, Joel 78, 247.
Ministerial anil Church Library Nash, John 40, 56-7, 119, 128-9,
133. 240, 438-9.
Minister Lot 20, 100. Nash, J. Philander 52, 58, 248.
Minister Taxes 52. 98-9, 107-8, Nash, Levi 244, 248.
439. Nash, Linus 145, 248.
Minor, Charlie C. 77, 152. Nash, Lydia D. 74.
Minor, Emily F. 77, 110, 119. Nash, Lvdia S. 147, 248.
Minor, Francis C. 48, 77, 85, 110, Nash, Maria P. 238.
119, 139, 152, 232, 235. Nash, Matilda 152. 249.
Minor, Frank L. 233. Nash, Orsamns 44, 221, 248.
Minot, James 17. Nash, Rhoda 74, 248.
Minute Men 39. Nash, Roswell 238.
Missionary Society 109, 111, 114. Nash, Ruth 119.
Mitchell, Rachel Esther 113
Mocking-bird 14.
Moderators 80.
Modern Music 132.
Monev for Schools 126.
Montreal 437.
Mooney, Hercules 36 8.
M v, Scott 201.
Moor, Phinehas 141. 202.
Moose 1"), 155.
Mural and Literary Society 133.
Morgan, Rev. Mr." 92.
Mormons 123.
Morrison, Charlotte 206
Morrison, Samuel 432.
Morse, Ansel A. 44.
Morse, Henrv 224. 23.'., 237.
Morse, Ira L' 214.
Morse, James 211. 218.
Morse, Jeremiah L. 200.
Morse, si L^ 211.
Morse, Thomas 31, 35-0, 38.
Mortality 148-9.
Moulton, Edward W. 250
Nash, Sally 68.
Nash, Samuel 240.
Nash, Sarah M. 08.
Nash, Sylvester 153, 247.
Nation's Centennial 110, 150.
--Negro 146, 246.
Nelson. Rice & Co. 52.
Nevers, Daniel 243.
Severs, B. F. 246-8.
Newcomb, Daniel 51, 189.
Newcomb, Reuben H. 192.
New < '..nneeticut 32.
New County Road 57, 01.
Newell, Ga'd 104, 106.
New Hampshire Miss. Soc. 109,
111, 114.
Newman, Abhy Stella, 07.
Newman, C. Dudley 142, 234.
Newman, Charles 143.
Newman, Daniel W. 229.
Newman, Esther L. 07.
Newman, Florence M. 76.
Newman. Florentine 67.
Newman, George E. 229.
Moving Whitney's Mill, 138,102. Newman, George W. 49, 54, 67,
Mullius, Byron J. 142. 229
Munroe, Dr. Wi
Murder. 152.
Murphy, Michael 243.
Murphy, Sally 124.
Murrv, Gen. 437.
Music 131.
Mussev, R D. 182.
Muster, 41-2.
Nail .Makers 141.
Nash, Aaron H. 151.
Nash, Abigail M. 119.
Nash, Abram 248-9.
Nash, Adelbert 247-8. '
Nash, Allen 74, 152.
Nash, Amos 248.
74, 81-2, 85, 135-7, 140, 144,
223, 227, 229. 234-5.
Newman. I. B. 70, 229.
Newman, M. A. 70.
Newman's Buildings 234.
Newport Turnpike 56.
New Road to Keene 79, 134.
Newspapers 148.
Nichols, Charles H. 240.
Nichols, Chester 110.
Nichols, George K. 96, 119, 132,
220.
Nichols, James A. 236.
Nichols, Kendall 49. 50, 140,220,
236-8, 241.
Nichols, Lvdia C. 110.
Nichols, Moses 30-8.
Nash, Asa 74, 78, 123-4, 129, Nichols, Mr. 135.
152, 245-7. Nichols, Pollv 08.
Nash, Asa B. 78, 131, 136, 159, Nichols, Samuel 08.
247.
GENERAL INDEX.
459
Nims, Zadock 31.
Nivins, Robert 17.
Noble, James 21, 17-2.
Nolton, Jared 24, 171.
Norris, Malone 137.
Norton, T. S. 114.
Notch in Boundary 30.
Nourse, Curtis 249.
Nourse, Roswell 0. 20G.
Nye, Hannah M. 138.
Oclire 12.
Offices at Auction 82.
Office seekers jn Revolution 437.
O'Keefe, Edward 224.
Olcott, B. E. is:;.
Oleott, Benjamin 170.
Olcott, Benoni 170.
Olcott, Peter 22-3, 170.
Olcott, Simeon 22.
Old County Koad D6.
O'Leary, Timothy 150, 154, 229.
Opposition to Minister Taxes 99,
107, 438-9.
Orations 149-50.
Orchards 13.
Ordinations 120, 124, 235.
Organization of Churches 100,
118-20, 123.
Original Proprietors 17, 20, 171.
Osgood, Charles 244.
Osgood, Ezra 31.
Osgood, James 108.
Osgood, Joseph 17.
Osgood, Joshua 31, 156-7.
Otis, John 11 95, 119, 160, 227.
Otis, Mary C. 119.
t Iverseers of tin- Poor 51.
iiwcii, Elijah 2ii, 171.
Oxen Stolen 102.
Packard, Gideon 30.
Paekerslield 31, 84.
Page, Frederick 129.
Page, Henry On, 230.
Page, William 32 3.
Palmer, Benjamin 181, 206, -Mi;.
Palmer, Bennett 122, 222.
Palmer, Joe 191.
Papers 148.
Paqiiin, Joseph 191.
Parade 42.
Parish, Jonathan 30.
Parker, Benjamin 17.
Parker, Charles 200, 230.
Parker, Edward 433.
Parker, John Henry 68.
Parker, Margaret 68.
Parker, Mary- Jane 68.
Parker, Oliver 159.
Parker, Phedrus 152.
Parker, Stephen 38.
Parker, Stephen L. 95, 235, 237.
Parker, Thomas 17.
Parker, William 17.
Parker, William 2d 68, 143, 225,
229, 433.
Parker, William T. 229, 433.
Parkhurst, Luke 207, 211, 240.
Parmenter, John 141, 204.
Parry, John 17.
Parsonage 21, 25, 109, 111, 115,
201, 235.
Parties 86.
Partridge, Alfred 132.
Partridge James S. 237.
Partridge, Julia A. 237.
Passage of the Red Sea 440.
Patent Line 22, 26-7.
Patriotism 34, 431.
Patten, Eliza 110.
Peabody, Col. 3G, 38.
Peacock. John 120.
Pease, Anna 03, 69, 109.
Pease, Elizabeth 173.
Pease, Jonathan 56, 59, 62-3, Pollev, Luanda 65
OS 9. 77 s, 81-4, 1(18-9, 129, Poller, Mary E. 65.
133, 137, 143-4, 151, 101, 1S1, Poller, Varnum 05, 84, 238
193, 202. 204, 206, 22.",. 234, 439. Polley, W. Dennis 65.
Polley, Jacob Jr. 84, 206, 211.
Polley, Jesse A. 65.
Pollev. J. Merton 65.
Policy, Lois G. 65.
Pease. Justin L53, 203
Pease, Lucy 69.
Pease, Lucv T. 109.
Pease, Obadiah 69, 80-1, 83.
108-9, 125, L28, 133, 238.
Pease, Oliver 03.
Pease. Oliver 2d 131, 193-4.
Pollock, Robert 84.
Polzer, Delia R. 70,
Polzer, Franz VV. 71
85, Polzer, Gustavo A.
235, 241.
Polzer, Robert 230.
Ponds 10.
110.
70, 110, 232,
Pease, Pelatiah 29, 35, 03, 69, 81, Poor, Eleazer M. 140, 220.
190. 193, 431
Pelatiah Jr
14/
Pease
439.
Pease, Polly i
81, 246.
Pease's .Mills 59.
Peck, Daniel 40, 54, 1112. 212
Peck, E. M. 124.
Peck, Martin H. 124.
Pedagogues 125.
Peudell, Elisha 35-
Pendell, Irene 240.
People's Organ 134.
Periodicals 148.
Perkins, George 109.
Perkins. James W. 114.
Perkins, Lovisa 1 .7.
Pest House 197.
Petition against lories 431.
Pettengill, Ira R. 122.
Petts, Jonathan 221.
Pctts, Lyman P. 239.
Pews Sold 102.
Pewter Basin 174.
Phelps, Edward 449.
fchabod 22.
Ja - 157, 193.
Samuel 20, 24, 172.
, Daniel 209.
Phillips, Francis 220, 238.
Phillips, Gilberl M. 88.
Phrenology 131 5.
Physicians 180-1.
Pickering, Jane- 129, 112, 215.
Pickering, J. Q. 142. 210. 235.
Picture of Gilsum 147.
Pierce, Benjamin 201.
Pierce, Harriet A. 92, 115, 235.
Pierce, Henry D. 202.
Pierce, James A. 205.
Pierce, James L. 211.
Pheips,
Phelps,
Phelps,
Phillips
438. Population 145
102. 129, 190. Porter, Darius 54, 50, 81, 137,
140, 214.
Porter, David 200. 215-6.
Porter, George S. G. 200, 227,
235.
Post, Levi 21. 172.
I'.st Masters 160.
Post Office 159 60.
Potash Salts 102, 104, 145.
Potato Diggers 141.
•' Pot-holes" 431.
Pound 83.
Pound-keepers 84.
Powell, Thomas 155, 193, 210,
248.
Powers, Stephen 17.
Powers, William W. 191.
Pratt, Hattie A. 75.
Pratt. James 31.
Pratt. Leander 244-0.
Pratt, Mr. 131.
Pratt, Orson 124.
Prentiss, John 93.
Preston. Eunice 101.
Preston, Then, One 30, 81, 101,
141, 218.
Prices Current 143,.
Priest. John II. loo.
Prohibition 444-5.
Prohibitionists 80.
Proprietors 17, 20, 171.
Proprietors1 Records 28.
Provincial Congress 84, 431.
Puffer, Amos 36.
Pulpit Bibles 111.
Pierce, Joseph Warren 124, 206, Queue 220.
Quartz 11, 12.
Quebec 437.
Questions Discussed 134-5.
240.
Pierce, Lyman G. 115-6, 244.
Pierce, Sem 120.
Pierce, Vimis 200.
Pitkin, Thomas 18-9, 21-4, 173.
Pitkin, Thomas Jr. 22.
Plan of Gilsum 21.
Plants in Gilsum 433.
Plastered House 151, 213, 225.
Pletzner, Joint 239, 241.
Pletzner, Julius 235, 249.
Plumbago 12.
Plummer, James 207.
Plumley, Hannah 109.
Plunder, Israel K. 108-9, 157
223. "
Plumley, Joseph 106, 129, 223, Randall, Orvts G. 71
240. Randall, Sarah. 71.
Plumley, Rachel 106. Randall, Sarah 2d 119.
Poems 439, 441-2. 445-8. Randall, Sarah K. 71.
Polishing Sand 234. Ranges 24.
Political Temperance 95. Ransom, Phebe 173.
Politics 86. Ransom. Joseph 25, 171.
Polley, Jacob 65, 83-4, 103, 129, Ravlin, Thomas 117.
209-11.
Quimby, S. E. 116.
Quota of Soldiers 45.
Raccoons 15.
Raid on Tories 160.
Raisings 91.
Raising the I lead 103.
Randall, Calvin 57. 119, 212.
Randall. David 71, 120-1, 212.
Randall, Harry D. 88, 212.
Randall, Iddo'71, 213.
Randall, Irorv 00. 71, 119, 212,
438.
Randall. Luthara P. 71, 121.
, Randall, Mary 71.
Randall, Marv E. 71
Rawson, Charles W. 54, 56, 78,
216, 218.
Rawson, Franklin A. 230.
Rawson, George B. 55, 81, 116,
140. 227-8, 233.
Rawson, Hattie U. 68.
Rawson, Henry N. 68.
Rawson, Hervev E. 81-2, 90, 144,
231-2, 235-6."
Rawson, Huldah B. 116.
Rawson, James 68, 78, 116, 120,
130, 196, 218.
Rawson, Jonathan 140.
Rawson, Josiah ls-j.
Rawson, Mary 68, 116.
Rawson, Marrett os.
Raymond. Aimer 129. 249-50.
Raymond, John 40, 249.
Raymond. Jonathan 54, 151. 249.
Raymond, Nahum T. 200, 211.
Razor, Joseph 172, 240.
Reading Meetings 108.
Read, Jonathan 84.
Read, Thomas 17.
Rebel Barbarity 210.
Redding, Huldah 03.
Redding, John 36.
Redding, Lucy 192.
Redding, Salfr 106.
Redding, Thomas 59, 63, 83, 102,
129. 192.
Redding, Thomas Jr. 82, 151, 223.
Red Shop 142.
Reed, David 213.
Reed, Erastus 220.
Reed, James 3S, 431.
Reed, Jonathan 438.
Reed. Luther 123.
Reed, Lyman 222.
Reform Club 96.
Regimental Colors 42.
Removal of Meeting House 101.
Repairing Meeting House, 103,
113, 115.
Reports ,,f Schools 128.
Representatives si.
Representative Districts 84.
Republicans 80, 90.
Revivals 100, 110-11, 115, 118,
121.
Revival of Schools 120.
Revolutionary Anecdotes 39. 188,
222, 431.
Revolutionary excitement in
Keene 437.
Revolutionary Relics 433.
Reynolds, Daniel 38.
Rhodes, Timothv 36.
Rice, Charles 30", 36, 189.
Rice, Lorenzo 243.
Rice, Lucy 119.
Rice, Miriam 162.
Rice, Pamela 192.
Rice, Peter 189.
Rice, Peter Jr. 99, 119, 189, 196,
438.
Rice, Phebe 189, 192.
Richardson. David L. 198.
Richardson, Edwin 198.
Richardson, Frank 198.
Richardson, James H. 198.
Richardson, Josiah 36.
Richardson, Luther 197-8.
Richardson, Lyman E. 198.
Rich, Ezekiel 109, 218.
Rich, Mr. 247.
Riot at Muster 42.
Roads by Proprietors 23.
Robertson, Sibyl 117.
Robinson, Isaac 110, 250.
Robinson, Jonathan 84.
460
GIL SUM.
Robinson, Samuel 28.
Roby, Mr. 210.
Rollins, Edward B. 88. 92, 121,
122, 222, 224, 235, 241.
Rollins, Edward F. 224.
Root, Obadiah 125, 193.
Root, Rachel 190.
Roundv, David A. 57, 131, 142.
215."
Roundv, Edwin E. 44.
Roundv, Elijah 214.
Roundv, Elisha H. 111.
Round'v, Franklin W. 44, 229,
231, "235, 238.
Roundv, Hannah 111.
Roundv, John 41, 66, 111, 213.
Rnundy, John E. 213.
Roundy, Lydia H. 215.
Rounseval, Joseph 84.
Rouse, Ashbel W. 113.
Rowe, Isaac 449.
Rowe, James 31, 35, 82, 197.
Rowe, John 31, 35-6, 174, 197,
198, 431.
Rowe, John Jr. 35, 101, 197, 431.
Rowell, Josiah G. 224, 235.
Rowlee, Abijah 21. 172.
Rowlee, Nathan 20, 171.
Royce, John 36.
Rum adulterated 164.
Rum Celebration 93, 150.
Rum Fight 164.
Rumsellers, 443, 446.
Rum Traffic 143.
Russell, Anson 195.
Russell, James W. 224, 239.
Russell, William 26.
Rust, Levi 132.
Rust, Sumner 132.
Ruter, Martin 117.
Sabbath School 109.
Sabbath School Celebration 150.
Sabbath School Libraries 109, 133.
Sage, Svlvester 111.
Sale of "Old Meeting House 103.
Sale of Pews 102.
Sale of School Right 126.
Salts of Potash 102, 104.
Sanborn, Gilman C. 132.
Sanborn, Mr. 135.
Sanger, Abner 34, 437.
Sanger, Abigail W. 71.
Sanger, Eleazar 437.
Sanger, Ezra 437.
Sanitary Commission 45.
Saratoga 37-8.
Sargent, Epes 186.
Saw-mills 137.
Sawtell, Kingsley 52.
Sawver, Benjamin 220.
Sawyer, David 219.
Sawver, James 36, 193.
Scamell, Col. 37-9.
Scarcity of Provisions 156.
School Apparatus 131.
School Books 128.
Schuol Certificate 125.
School Districts 128-9.
School Fund 126.
School Houses 130.
School Lot 126.
Schuol Reports 128.
School Revival 126.
Schools 125.
Scott, William 37-8.
Scoville, Charles H. 132.
Scribner, John 139, 230.
Scripture, Walter 216.
Sealers 82.
Selectmen 81.
Select Schools 131.
Settlement of Village 227.
Sewall's Plates 93.
Seward, Josiah 31.
Seward, Samuel 26, 31, 100,
Sextons 78.
Schaffner, Lorenzo 231.
Shape of Gilsum 10.
Shaw, George B. 184.
Sheaffe, Sampson 17.
Sherburne, Henrv 17.
Shingle Mill 145.
Shipman, Samuel 195.
Shoemakers 142.
Shooting the Devil 163.
Sign Post 159.
Silsbv, Betsev 119.
Silsb'v, Milton 118-9, 139, 227, 232.
Silsb'v, Roswell W. 49, 94-5, 135
232", 235.
Silver, 12.
Silver Polish 234.
Silver Wedding 433.
Singing Schools 131.
Size of Lots 26.
Skinner, Abner 20, 36, 171, 174.
Skinner, Barton 92.
Skinner, John 20, 25, 171, 174.
Slade, John Jr. 172.
Slavery 88.
Small-pox 197-8, 437.
Smart boy 433.
Smead, Joseph B. 242-3.
Smith, Albert 183.
Smith, Alvah 185.
Smith, Arthur 97.
Smith, Betsey 70, 109.
Smith, Bezal'eel 114, 250.
Smith, Carrie H. 116.
Smith, Daniel 42-3, 45, 50, 67,
70, 81-2, 95, 103, 109, 137, 145,
200-1, 229.
Smith, Daniel E. 07.
Smith, David, 78, 83, 108, 123,
151 199.
Smith, David M. 85, 88, 134, 237,
243.
Smith, Dudlev 41-2, 52, 70, 81-3,
106, 108-9, 111, 129, 137-9,
144, 157, 160-1, 200-1, 219, 230,
244, 449-50.
Smith, Dudley, Jr. 181-2, 200.
Smith, Elbrid'ge 115-6, 135, 217.
Smith, Eunice M. 115.
Smith, Experience 171.
Smith, Frank 205.
Smith, George K. 225-6, 229, 239.
Smith, Hannah 70, 106.
Smith, Huldah 67, 111.
Smith, Ichabod '20, 30, 36, 171.
Smith, Ida Mary 76.
Smith, Jesse 36-8.
Smith, John 121-2.
Smith, John 2d 123.
Smith, John A. 81-2, 116, 144,
160.
Smith, Jonathan 18, 20, 22-5, 27,
29, 30, 36, 53. 80, 85, 171, 173-4,
431.
Smith, Jonathan Jr. 16, 20,24, 30,
36, 67. Ill, 171, 227-8.
Smith, Joseph 123, 207.
Smith, Joseph Jr. 123, 207.
Smith, Joseph E. 75-6.
Smith, Lewis 199.
Smith, Lucv 123, 207.
Smith, Lucy H. 217.
Smith, Lvd"ia248.
Smith, Martha 101.
Smith, Martha A. 67.
Smith, Marv A. 115-6.
Smith. Marv E. 75-6.
Smith, Nabbv Ann 190.
Smith, Nancy 89, 113, 227.
Smith. Obad'iah 35-6, 101, 217-8.
Smith, Orinda 113, 227.
Smith, Otis 59.
Smith, Patience 171.
Smith, Hebecca 115.
Smith, Samuel 36, 104, 171.
Smith, Samuel 2d 17. 222.
Smith, Samuel 3d 68, 122-3.
Smith, Sarah 171.
Smith, Solomon 42, 115, 129, 222,
246.
Smith, Susanna 171.
Smith, Svlvester 84.
Smith, Thomas 20, 30, 36, 171.
Smith, William 244.
Snakes, 14.
Snell, Abigail 106.
Snell, Ebenezer 105.
Snell, Thomas 106.
Snowball 14.
Snow, Jonathan 17.
Snow-storm 42.
Society Debt 113.
Soil 13.
Soldiers' Aid Society 45-6.
Soldiers sent to War 45.
Sollev, Samuel 17.
Sonnet 448.
Sons of Temperance 95-6, 442.
South Cemeterv 62.
South Woods 31.
Spalding, Andrew 17.
Sparhawk. John H. 119, 191.
Sparhawk, Thomas 37-8.
Spanlding, Benjamin 38.
Spaulding. Christiana A. 135.
Spaulding, Hannah 7, 116.
Spaulding, Jacob 157.
Spaulding, John 122. 227.
Spaulding. William 17.
Spear, Tower 83, 141, 226.
Speculators 22.
Spencer, Elijah 173.
Spencer, Erastus 173.
Spencer, James 20, 25, 171.
Spencer, Jerusha 173.
Spencer, Joseph 18, 21, 23-4, 29,
30, 80-1, 170-1. 173.
Spencer, Joseph Jr. 173.
Spencer, Luther 173.
Spiritualists 125.
Spooner, Calvin W. 44, 231.
Spoonwood 14.
Stanford, Willis 198.
Stanley, Cvrus W. 190.
Starch Factory 136, 139, 144.
Starke, Archibald 17.
Stark, Gen. 36, 38.
Starling, Daniel 173.
Starling, John 18, 20, 25, 81, 171,
173.
Stearns, Lowell H. 230.
Stearns, Milton I. 16, 141, 212.
Steele, Daniel 247.
Stevens, Amos 122.
Stevens, Ephraim 17.
Steven9, Fred A. 97.
Stevens, George A. 142, 235, 239.
Stevens, John 194.
Stickney, Daniel 17.
Stiles, Abraham 193.
Stiles, Jeremiah, 26.
Stillwater 38.
Stock Company 139.
Stoddard 84.
Stoddard Line 27.
Stoddard, Sampson 26.
Stolen Oxen 162.
Stone, Bradley 57, 211.
Stone Bridge 59.
Stone Chimneys 140.
Stone, Clement 222.
Stone, Eliphalet 105.
Stone, Ephraim 38.
Stone, Luther 211.
Stores 143.
Story of John 162.
Stratton, Daniel 52.
Stratum. F. S. 183.
Streeter, Zebulon 121, 180, 438.
Sturtevant, Cornelius 448.
Sturtevant, Edward E. 188.
Sturtevant. George W. 188.
Substitutes 37-8, 44-5, 198.
Suffrage, Extent of 84.
Sullivan 84.
Sumner, Benjamin 20, 22, 24, 173.
Sumner, Charles 72, 193
Sumner, Charlotte 72.
Sumner, Clement 18-20, 22-5,
125, 171-2.
Sumner, Clement A. 27, 179.
Sumner, Cynthia 72.
Sumner, David 72, 78, 111, 190-1.
Sumner, Elizabeth 172.
Sumner, John 72. 190.
Sumner, Lucy 72.
Sumner, Reuben 21, 26, 173.
Sumner, Sarali G. 75, 233.
Sumner, Susan M. 72.
Sumner, Thomas 18-20, 22, 24-5,
171-3.
Sumner, William 21-2, 172.
Superintending Schuol Commit-
tee, 128.
Superstitions 162.
Surplus Revenue 78.
Surry 84.
Surry Mountain 10.
Surr'v rapidlv settled 24.
Sweetzer, Stephen C. 190.
Swinton, Harriet 56, 145, 204.
Taft, Joseph N. 240, 244.
Tailors 143.
Tanneries, 47, 140, 226.
Tappan, Mason W. 44, 433.
Taverns 144.
Taylor, Abigail 89.
Taylor, Almon 41.
Taylor, Alonzo 219.
TaVlor, Benajah 53, 189.
Taylor, Catharine H. 89, 119.
Taylor, Catv L. 119.
Tavlor, David 21, 25. 174, 201.
Ta'vlor, Dianev 89.
Taylor, Emeline 89, 119.
Tavlor, Eunice 119.
TaVlor, George H. 226.
Ta'vlor, George W. 243.
Tavlor, John 43, 48, 88, 118, 130,
140. 142, 222, 225-6.
Tavlor, John 2d 124.
Ta'vlor, Joseph 43, 61-2, 102, 129,
211 219.
Taylor, Luke 226, 229.
Tavlor, Simeon 60, 119, 129, 211.
Tavlor, Stephen 173.
Taylor, Timothy 17.
Taxes for Preaching 98-9.
Teachers' Institutes 127.
Temperance 91.
Temperance Banner 94, 96.
Temperance Celebration 150.
Temperance Convention 93, 96.
Temperance Lectures 92-3, 94-5.
Temperance Poem 442.
Temperance Raising 91.
Temperance Song 445.
Temperance Statistics 93.
GENERAL INDEX.
461
Temple, Anna M. 114.
Temple, Betsev 109.
Temple, Foster 69.
Temple, George A. 75.
Temple, George H. 75, 205-6,
220, 227, 237, 239.
Temple, George W. F. 43, 68,
113, 115, 205, 216.
Temple, Isaac 159.
Temple, Isaac F. B. 205.
Temple, Jesse 109, 199, 202, 231.
Temple, Lusvlvia A. 75.
Temple, Mar'v F. 113.
Temple, Sarah 1). 69.
Temple, Sophira 109.
Tenney, Anion S. 118.
Test in Revolution 35.
Thatcher, Joseph 214.
Thaver, Eli 109, 129, 215.
Thayer, Hannah 109.
Third Parties 86.
Thomas, George H. 186.
Thompson. Adelbert M. 433.
Thompson, Anna 67, 123.
Thompson, Benjamin 55, 67, 119,
123, 129, 157, 243, 432, 439.
Thompson, Benjamin, Jr. 67,
138-9, 219, 433.
Thompson, David 106, 129, 193,
194, 240.
Thompson, Henry A. 224.
Thompson, James 17.
Thompson, Jennie A. 76.
Thompson, John 438.
Thompson, John 2d 67, 76, 123,
129, 151, 243.
Thompson, Joseph 210, 238.
Thompson, Julia 123.
Thompson, Lucena G. 121, 433.
Thompson, Lvdia 121, 123.
Thompson, Molly 106.
Thompson, Mr. 145.
Thompson, Polly 123.
Thompson, Rachel 181.
Thompson, Sarah 76, 123.
Thompson, Simon 67.
Thompson, William 189, 231.
Thomson, Fanny G. 231.
Thornton, Medad 23, 29, 173.
Thurston, A. Jackson 121, 239.
Thurston, Hartley 49, 51, 89,
94-5, 120-1, 128, 133, 135, 219,
238-9.
Thurston, John 139, 145, 236-7.
Ticonderoga 36-9, 437.
Tiffany, Gideon 173.
Tinker, Willard B. 230, 236.
Tinkham, John 117, 439.
Tisdale Elm 164.
Tisdale, Eugene 230.
Tisdale, James 88-9, 93, 113,
127-8, 131, 133-5, 179, 186,
206, 230.
Tisdale, James Jr. 230.
Tisdale, M. Caroline 89.
Tithing Men 83.
Titraux, Charles 191-2.
Tobacco 96.
Tombs, 77.
Tonic Sol-Fa 132.
Tories 35, 166-1, 431, 438-9.
Tornadoes 154.
Towle, George H. 223.
Town Clerks 81.
Town Debts 79.
Towne, Andrew 115, 153, 205.
Towne, Andrew D. 59, 113, 115,
136-7, 143, 200, 205.
Towne Eliza Ann 115.
Towne, Fanny M. 119.
Towne, Harvey 237.
Towne, John S. 205.
Towne, Luke 205.
Towne, Man- 121.
Towne, Milan 47, 49, 119, 224.
Towne, Sally 115.
Towne's Miil 59.
Town Fairs 136.
Town Farm 31.
Town House 118, 160.
Town- Library, 132.
Townsend, Adelaide M. 153.
Townsend, Ann 89.
Townsend, Charles T. 119, 139,
226, 231, 233.
Townsend, Eliza 89
Townsend, Elizabeth 89.
Townsend, James 234.
Townsend, John 139, 233.
Townsend, Joseph 233—4.
Townsend, Sarah 89.
Townsend, William 231.
Town Treasurers 81.
Tracy, C. M. 435.
Trainings 41.
Tramps 159.
Trask, Nathaniel 141, 226.
Treating 28, 41.
Trees 13, 164.
Trip-hammer 141.
Triple Pledge 96.
Troopers 41.
Tubbs, Abishai 137, 204, 241.
Tubbs, Ananias 38, 106, 200, 241,
244, 248.
Tubbs, Frederick 37-8.
Tubbs, George W. 52, 232.
Tubbs, Hannah 106.
Turning Shop 144-5.
Twelve Apostles 138.
Twining, Eliza A. 123.
Twining, Jonathan 123, 203, 234,
245.
"Twisty Twiney " 234.
Twitchell, Amos 181.
Twitchell, Moses 132.
Tyler, Almon P. 250.
Tyrrel, George A. 85, 119.
Unabridged Dictionaries 131.
Union District 129.
Union Library 133.
Universalist Library 132.
Uuiversalists 121.
Upton, Joseph 49, 139, 226, 233.
Upton, Peter 233.
Usher, John 17.
Usher, Robert 17.
Valley Forge 37.
"Vandue" of Pews 102.
Variety of Beliefs 106.
Varnum, John 17.
Vermont Assembly 32.
Vermont Troubles' 32, 174-5.
Vessel Rock 12, 101, 130.
Vessel Rock Cemetery 68.
Vestry remodeled 115.
Village First Settled 227.
Village Hotel 94, 144.
Vocal Music 132.
Volunteer Company 42.
Volunteers in 1812"40.
Volunteers in Rebellion 44.
Vote against Liquor 94, 97.
Votes, Synopsis of 87.
Wade, Anna 173.
Wade, Daniel 210.
Wade, Duran 20, 24, 173.
Wade, John 173.
Wade, Phebe 173.
Wade, Thomas 173.
Wadsworth, Samuel 26-7, 173,
176.
Waite, O. J. 235.
Wait, Jason 37.
Wakefield, Henry W. 231.
Waldo, Edward 223.
Waldron, Albert H. 44.
Waldron, Perry II. 47, 75, 245,
Waldron, Susan E. 75.
Walker, William 126.
Wallis, Isaac 67, 113, 139, 239.
Wallis, Susan 113.
Wall, Michael 236.
Walpole Convention 32.
Walpole Cannon 161.
Ward, Henshaw 140.
Ward, Joshua 140.
Ward. Seth 140.
Ward, Thomas 140.
WardweU, George 231.
Ward, William 140.
Ware, Alice M. 187.
Ware, Anna 66.
Ware, Benjamin 40, 43, 58, 69,
70. 82, 102, 115, 119, 128-9,
190, 192.
Ware, Benjamin Jr. 192.
Ware Cemetery 74.
Ware, Comfort 214.
Ware, David 74-5, 78, 81-2, 85,
119, 141, 222-3.
Ware, David S. 80-1, 93, 128,
135, 222.
Ware, Edwin C. 156.
Ware, Elijah 66, 108, HI, 123,
129, 213-4.
Ware, Elijah Jr. 65, 141.
Ware, Fanny 115, 190.
Ware, Hannah 64.
Ware, Huldah 69, 192.
Ware, John Q. A. 88, 121, 134-5,
178.
Ware, Mariah 69.
Ware, Maris T. 89, 185.
Ware, Martha C. 70, 119.
Ware, Martha W. 66.
Ware, Mary 75, 123.
Ware, Moses 129, 213.
Ware, Moses Jr. 129, 213-4.
Ware, Obadiah 40, 108, 192-3.
Ware, Patty 65, 111.
Ware, Rachel 75, 119.
Ware, Samuel B. 75, 119, 222.
Ware, Statira 69.
Ware, Statira C. 70.
Ware, Theoda 119.
War excitement in Keene 437.
War expenses 46.
Ware, Ziba 83, 141, 144, 199, 212.
War letter 437.
Warner, Ichabod 21, 171.
Warner, Nathaniel 25, 171.
Warming Meeting House 103.
Warning out of Town 50.
Warren, Dr. 181.
Warren, Mr. 131.
Washington 84.
Washington County 32-3.
Washington, Gen. 245.
Washingtonians 92.
Washington. Martha 95.
Water Power 136.
Waters, Abner 20, 171.
Waters, Matilda 249.
Way, Harriet L. 115.
Weavers 138.
Webster. Abner 65.
Webster, Eliphalet K. 42-3, 81,
85, 109, 129, 138-9, 220.
Webster, Eliza A. 68.
Webster, Ezra 42, 49, 77, 81-2,
85, 88, 134-5, 143-4, 160, 229,
231.
Webster, Ezra 2d 231.
Webster, Frank L. 236-7.
Webster, George 135.
Webster, Hannah 65.
Webster, Hannah S. 65.
Webster, Harriet 109.
Webster, Henry M. 220.
Webster, Hezekiah 65, 193.
Webster, Irene 65.
Webster, Jonathan 208, 210.
Webster, K. D. 55, 82, 88, 93,
103, 142-3, 164, 182, 201, 225,
227, 229, 231-2, 237.
Webster, Mary 114.
Webster, Mary E. 109.
Webster, Nancy 65.
Webster, Patty 65.
Webster, Rebeckah 65.
Webster, True 65, 108, 114, 220.
Webster, True Jr. 43, 65, 77-8,
81, 108, 186, 199. 204, 214, 222.
Webster, Warren H. 65.
Wedding Fee 163.
Wedgewood, Joshua 230.
Weeks, Amos 49, 119, 142, 224,
227.
Weeks, John U. 153, 239.
Weights and Measures 82.
Welch, James 77, 152, 224.
Welch, Larkin 194,
Wellington, Sumner 192.
Wells, Joseph 20, 171.
Wentworth. Benning 17, 19, 20-1.
Wentworth, John 29.
Wentworth, John Jr. 17.
Westmoreland Leg 29, 30.
Wetherbee, Abijah 89, 111, 204,
230-1.
Wetherbee, Esther 89, 111.
Wetherbee, Harriet 89.
Wetherbee, Samuel 35, 37-8.
Wetherbee, Thomas T. 141, 206.
Wetherbv, Charles 180, 432
Wetherb'v, Charles T. 114, 135,
140, 229.
Wetherby, Nancy 114.
Wheeler, Jonathan 36.
Wheeler, Jesse 31.
Wheeler, Simon 239.
Wheeler, William P. 150.
Wheeler, Zadock 36.
Wheelock, Phinehas 209.
Wheelock, President 227.
Wheelock, Thomas 176.
Wheelock, Thomas 2d 193, 196.
"Wheel Pit" 101.
Wheelwright Shop 142, 145.
Whigs, 89. 90.
" Whipping the Cat " 142.
Whitcomb, Milton 210.
Whitcomb, Mr. 246.
Whitcomb, Rebecca 109.
White, Abigail 73, 158.
White, Abigail 2d 123.
White, Abigail 3d 123.
White, Alvin 41, 55, 138, 157-8,
203.
White, Broughton 107.
White, Danford 41.
White, Ebenezer 21, 174.
White, Esther 113.
White, Hannah, 106.
White, Hannah 2d 89, 113.
White, Henry 29, 35-6, 100, 196
White, Henry 2d 112-3, 230.
White, Julian C. 113.
White, Leonard 45.
White, Lowell 44, 224-5.
462
GIL SUM.
White, Luther 88, 90, 201.
White, Mary E. 113.
White, Nathan 108, 157, 203.
White, Samuel 36-8.
White, Samuel 2d 123, 142. 222,
231.
White.'Sarah 100.
White, Stephen 56, 59, 73, 108,
129, 136, 142, 147, 157-8, 198,
203, 205, 449.
White, Turner 59, 84, 102-3, 106,
129, 137, 159, 202, 205-6.
Whitney, Amasa 237.
Whitney, Benjamin 30.
Whitney, Daniel 221.
Whitney, James 17.
Whitney, Jeruaha 175.
Whitney, Joseph 36, 41, 219.
Whitnev, Lucv 123.
Whitnev, Luther 40-7, 52, 60, 75,
81, 84-5, 108, 138, 221, 225-6,
231.
Whitney, Mary 158.
Whitnev, Poll v 240.
Whitnev. Samuel 46, 50, 52-6,
80-5, 102, 104, 126, 128-9, 151,
158, 163, 220-1, 238, 439.
Whitnev, Simon 216.
Whiton, 0. C. 110.
Whittemore, Butler A. 119, 237.
Whittemore, Julia A. 119, 237.
Whittemore, Lucy 116, 227, 230,
237.
Whittemore, Maria C. 119.
Whittemore, Prentiss 248.
Whittemore, Zebedee 248.
Wihird, Richard 17.
Wilbur, Amos 248.
Wilbur, Jonathan 198.
Wilbur, William 192.
Wilcox, Abigail W. 71.
Wilcox, Asa 36, 84.
Wilcox, Beulah li. 114.
Wilcox, Calvin H. 44.
Wilcox, Edmund 71, 108, 133,
157.
Wilcox, Eleazer 35, 71, 81, 83,
101-2, 108, 126, 128-9, 156,
191-2.
Wikox, Eleazer, Jr. 70-1, 91,
108-11, 114, 133, 137, 141, 192.
Wilcox. Ellen M. 70.
Wilcox, Esther 70, 71, 109.
Wilcox, Esther M. 71.
Wilcox, Harriet N. 71.
Wilcox, Henry E. 44.
Wilcox, Holli's 176.
Wilcox, Huldah 63.
Wilcox, Lumund 109, 133, 178,
192.
Wilcox, Lydia 101.
Wilcox, Lydia 2d 171, 191.
Wilcox, Marv 107-9.
Wilcox, Molly 71, 101, 192.
Wilcox, Mose's F. 192.
Wilcox, Obadiah 22-5, 29, 30, 80,
84, 176.
Wilcox, Obadiah 2d 29, 35-6, 63,
82, 101, 140, 171, 191.
Wilcox, Obadiah 3d 35, 63, 192.
Wilcox, Obadiah 4th 71, 129.
Wilcox, Philistia 71.
Wilcox, Sally 114.
Wilcox, Sarah 89.
Wild Beasts 155.
Wild-cats 15.
Wilder, Abijah 105.
Wilder, Almaria 116.
Wilder, Joseph A. 74, 192.
Wilder, Lansing W. 154, 150, 192
Wilder, William A. 45, 58, 191-2.
Wilkius, Abram 197.
Wilkins, Dennie L. 73.
Wilkins, E. A. 73.
Wilkins, Luther A. 73, 115, 198.
Wilkins, Mclintha 197.
Willard, Caleb 23-5.
Willard, Fred F. 154.
Willard, John R. 190-7,200. 212.
238
Willard, Joshua 214.
Willard, Josiah 18, 35.
Willard, Lockhart 31.
Willard, Oren A. 205.
Willey, Allen 25, 174.
Willey, Barnabas 175.
Willey, Joseph 174.
Willey, Joseph 2d 25, 174.
Willey, Lucretia 174.
Willey, Marcy 17"..
Willis, George W. 119, 189, 190.
Wills, Edmund 20, 171.
Willson, Daniel 36.
Willson, David 36.
Willson, Davis H. 81, 94, 134,
136, 144, 160, 209, 225, 231.
Willson, Edith 113.
Willson, Eseck T. 72, 81, 129,
208.
Willson, Joel 72, 78, 113, 129,
196, 218, 225.
Willson, Joel, Jr. 432.
Willson, Joel W. 72.
Willson, Joseph 190.
Willson, Marv A. 72, 111.
Willson, Oliver 72, 111, 196.
Willson, Oscar J. 55, 82, 128, 136,
208.
Willson. Ruth 72.
Wills, Thomas 20, 172.
Wilson, Calvin 40, 119, 249-50.
Wilson, Harriet C. 119.
Wilson, James L. 82, 224. 239.
Wilson, Marv 119.
Wilson, William 449.
Winchester, Daniel 122, 124. 238.
Winchester, Edward R. 191, 190.
Winchester, Elhanan 177-
Winchester, Salmon 190.
Winch, Jonathan 47, S9, 119, 139.
Wine for Temperance Men 92.
Wing, Asa 66, 129, 214.
Wing, Esther 00.
Winter, Merit 222, 238, 240.
Wire manufacture 432.
Witchcraft 162.
Witches 152, 162.
Withington, Asa 115.
Withington, John 119, 129, 439.
Wolf Dilly 50, 215, 248.
Wolf, Gen. 437.
Wolf Hunt 158-9.
Wolf Skin Drum 159.
Wolves 15, 155, 158-9.
Woman's Aid in War 45.
Woman Suffrage 84.
Wood, Betsev C. 206.
Woodbury, John 120.
Woodcock, Nathan 249.
W 1, David 191, 206.
Wood, Emelinc 113.
Wooden Horse 161.
Wood, Harvev C. 95.
Wood, Horace 111, 115-6, 128,
232 235.
Wood, Sarah Ann 116, 154.
Woods, Betsey 109.
Woods, John 199.
Woods, Silas 78, 129, 141, 199.
Woods, Solomon 63, 82, 108-9,
129, 141, 193, 204, 206.
Wood Turning 144, 211.
Woodward, Edmund 176.
Woodward, Harvev 176, 180.
Woodward, Sarnue"! 52, 80-1, 85,
88-9, 127-30, 133, 135, 143, 191,
200.
Wood, William 36.
Woolen Factories 138-9.
Worsley Robert 36.
Wortheu, Ezekiel 39.
Wright, Albert H. 229.
Wright, Albert P. 190.
Wright, Benoni 131, 199.
Wright, Calvin 154, 190, 193.
Wright. Daniel 36. 51, 55, 80,
82-4, 101-2. 104. 131, 141, 144,
160, 199, 212.
Wright, Daniel 2.1 50, 151, 214.
Wright. George 40, 58, 116, 141,
212, 214-5, 217, 244.
Wright, Jonathan 20, 24, 173.
Wright, Jane E. 116.
Wright, Lewis 139-40.
Wright, Moses 03.
Wright, Moses E. 216-7.
Wright, Samuel 38.
Wvilv, Lemuel 21, 174.
W'vm'an, Abram C. 41, 70-1, 142,
196, 200, 202, 208-9, 216, 219.
224.
Wvman, Dana C. 71.
Wyman, Isaac 35, 37-38.
Wvman, J. Dana 244.
Wvman, Olive 70-1.
Wyman, Oren 89, 119, 200, 206.
Wyman, Samuel 31.
Wyman, Timothy 197.
Young, Brigham 124.
Young. Eliphalet 20, 25, 173, 205.
Young, John H. A. 124, 2.39.
Young, Margaret 101.
Young People's Lyceum 135.
Young, Robert P. '119.
Young, Ruth 117.
Youngs, Ichabod 35-36, 173, 208.
Youngs, Joseph 35, 101, 173, 205,
208.
GENEALOGICAL INDEX.
This is designed to include the surnames only of such persons as cannot be readily found by the alphabetical
arrangement of the genealogies. The same name may occur several times on a page.
Abbot -255, 260, 204. 294,
302, 308, 323, 342, 4 III,
426.
Abel 339.
Abel] 339.
Abert 367.
Adams 272. 274. 302, 304,
316, 318, 323. 326, 329,
333 4, 348.350,356,389,
375, 3S4, 397, 399, 400.
400. 410. 429.
Adamson 271.
Adset 317. k
Ainsworth 405.
Albee 332.
Alcott 3S6.
Alden 25ft, 270, 274.
Aldrich 270, 294, 325, 300,
363,382,401,421,424-5.
Alexander 370, 380, 389.
Allen 259, 272, 275, 279,
281, 284. 296, 309, 323,
325,330,338.341,356-7,
362, 371, 379, 420, 429.
Altrochi 327.
Alvord 303.
Ames 253, 279, 338-9,341-2,
304.
AmmadoD 330.
Ammidon 405.
Andrews 318, 372, 386, 421.
Angel I 362.
Angier 311, 402.
Anthony 404. 430.
Archer 332.
Ardway 358.
Ainu 330.
Armstrong 305.
Arnold 357, 407.
Ash 332.
Ashford 388.
Astle 207.
Atherr 287.
Atherton 270.
Atkins 358, 404.
Atwood 274, 303, 409, 419,
426.
Anger 317.
Austin 312, 321, 371, 390.
Axtell 362.
Aver 362.
Avers 280, 390-
Ayres 302.
Babcock 401-2.
Bachelder 278, 299.
Bacon 259, 348.
Badcock 368.
Badger 412.
Bahan 426.
Bailey 276, 294, 297, 330.
337-8.
Bain 300.
Baird 356.
Baker 286, 337, 362, 375,
391-2. 396, 4114, 426-7.
Balch 277.
Baldwin 261, 271, 292, 347,
401, 421.
Ball 271, 274, 285, 312,
315, 340, 385.
Ballard 314.
Ballon 275. 372,377.
Bancroft 392, 403, 414,
426.
Banks 365, 391, 399.
Bannister 341.
Barber 397.
Barker 273, 302, 351, 357,
389, 403, 426.
Barlow 258, 369.
Barnard 311.
Barnes 283, 316, 405, 412,
421.
Barnet 360.
Barnev 37S, 416.
Barrett 256, 264, 285, 302,
345, 384, 419.
Barrows 287, 381.
Barrus 331.
Barstow 351.
Bartlett 284. 341, 347, 400,
423.
Bartol 323.
Barton 3110. 339.
Bascom 348.
Bass 381.
Bassett 409.
Batcheller 399.
Batenian 417-
Bates 269, 298, 329, 416,
426.
Battles 339.
lianni 306.
Baxter 395.
Bavlev 285.
Beach 315.
Beacham 302.
Bearaan 283, 297.
Bean 339, 380.
Beane 402.
Beard 268, 341, 397.
Beaumont 404.
Beauregard 385.
Becker 327.
Beckford 390.
Becklev 323.
Beckwith 277, 297, 332-5,
338.
Bedard 260.
Beebe 263. 308.
Beechef310, 421.
Beels 300.
Beeman 403.
Belcher 289.
Belding 296, 355.
Bell 391. 397.
Bellows 397, 412, 425.
Beman 314.
Bemis 289, 295, 318, 323,
333-4, 344, 390, 4111.
Benedict 413.
Benham 428.
Benjamin 354.
Bennett 260, 358.
I ■.nit 328.
Benton 271, 277, 395. 420.
Benson 376, 385, 388.
Berchanof 292.
Berri 264.
Bessev 287, 388.
Bigelow 253, 208. 348-9,
371. 374. 3114. 407.
Bignall 335, 383, 399.
Billings 365.
Bills 276.
Bingham 317, 324, 342.
Bircham 308.
Bird 415.
Bime 261.
Bisbee 309.
Bishop 328, 387.
Bissell 428.
Bixliv 336.
Black 250, 2S1, 320,354.
Blaekmer 265, 394, 427.
Blair 401.
Blake 277. 290. 336, 363,
385-6, 389, 391,395, 411.
Blanchard 302, 370, 377.
414.
Blanfnrd 362.
Blatchlev 287.
Blodgetf 302, 356, 375.
Blood 286, 308, 318, 356,
370, 374, 391, 427.
Bliss 287, 418.
Blv 261, 392.
Bodge 395.
Bodwell 265, 427.
Boggs 340.
Bo'lles 254.
Bolster 2S6, 317, 382, 345.
356.
Bolton 370.
Bond 205, 272, 340. 345.
357, 364.
Booth 254, 276. 338-9, 374
Borden 427.
Bost 351.
Bosworth 395. 411, 424.
Bondreau 331.
Bonrrett 427.
Boutelle, 259.
Bontwell 340.
Bowen 259, 275, 398.
Bowers 367.
Bowker 265.
Bovce 368-
Bovd 295. 380.
Bovnton 269,349,360, 400.
Brabrook 282.
Bradford 305, 319, 324,
402, 404.
Bradlev 205. 293, 427.
Bracked 352.
Bragdon 310, 364.
Bragg 255.
Brainerd 338, 398.
Brandebury 394.
Brannahin 304.
Bray 286.
Breed 352, 359. 367.
Brewer 329, 398.
Brewster 322, 397.
Brick 42S.
Bridge 369, 434.
Bridges 367.
Bridgman 294-5.
Briggs 295, 309, 364, 371,
4(17. 41H.
Brigham 377, 390, 409, 412.
Brightman 271.
Briley 404.
Brindle 379.
Brinson 286.
Britt 350.
Britton 255, 296, 319, 322,
395,409-10,414-5,421-2,
425-0.
Brock 398.
Brockway 255, 387, 427.
Brook 277.
Brooks 274. 277, 332,345-6,
380, 387. 410.
Bronghton 298.
Brown 261, 205, 268, 273,
280, 283-5, 290, 295, 298,
308, 315, 326, 330. 335,
339, 341, 360, 364, 369,
375, 381, 383, 391. 394,
402. 416, 418, 421, 429.
Browne 374.
Brownell 412.
Brnce 261, 269, 339, 378-9,
395, 422.
Brunelle303.
Brvan 342.
Brvant 309. 341. 375, 429.
Buck 347. 386.
Bucklev 279.
Buckminster 338, 366.
Buffnm, 321, 331, 181.
Bulklev 388.
Bull 258. 269.
Billiard, 250,291,321, 308,
416, 420.
Bullen 368.
Bulger 289.
Bnllis 313.
Bunce 306.
Bundy 372. 424.
Bnrdett 287.
Burditt 356.
Burgess 392.
Burget 285.
Burlingame 293, 305.
Burnap 259, 353, 422.
Burnham 268, 2711, 315,
419.
Burns, 318, 320.
Burpee 382, 402.
Burrill 389.
Burris 357.
Burroughs 271.
Burrow 423.
Burrows 414.
Burt 366.
Burton 400.
Burtt 267.
Bush 270.
Bushnell 293.
Buss 258, 328, 333, 390,
403-4.
Bussell 309.
Buswell 290, 318, 383.
Butler 274, 303, 314, 325,
376, 384, 404, 427.
Butterficld 338, 300, 387.
Buttrick 209.
Buxton 331, 404.
Buzzell 37!i.
Byam 257.
Cadv 262, 286, 369, 377,
39"7.
Caldwell 30S, 400, 418.
Camille 355.
Campbell 269, 270. 391.
Cannon 205, 331;, 361.
Capen 296.
I apron 342, 370.
Carev 313, 338, 341, 425.
Carlisle 350.
Carlton 279, 360, 425.
Carman 325.
Carpenter 270, 272, 287,
311, 322-3, 331, 337,
343-4, 349-50, 301, 504,
307, 385, 414.
Carr 270. 271, 352.
Carroll 400.
Carter 268, 298, 337, 342,
363, 374, 377, 411.
Case 2x4. 5is. 354. 419.
Cassidv 264.
Cater 282, 359.
Cathan 408.
Catlin 280.
Caton 376.
464
GIL SUM.
Chadwick 408.
Chafee 405.
Chaffe 254.
Chaffee 277.
Chaffer .384.
Chaffin 341, 428.
Chamberlain 255, 3.30, .344,
412-3, 422.
Chambers 287.
Champlin 324.
Chandler 253, 303, 341,
384, 419, 425.
Chapin 254, 371, 379,
413-4.
Chapman 262, 279, 299,
300, 338, 347, 354-5, 358,
381, 387, 427.
Chase 258, 267, 269, 290,
318, 323, 368, 382, 393,
398-9.
Chattel 354.
Chatterton 264.
Cheever 281, 286, 349.
Cheney 363, 390.
Chester 341.
Chickering 374.
Child 400.
Chipman 340.
Christian 330.
Church 262, 363, 398, 409,
416.
Churchill 387.
Claflin 395.
Clapp 264.
Clark 258, 260, 274, 297,
314, 318, 325. 327, 331,
338, 348, 363, 367, 369,
377, 385, 391, 397, 399,
405, 414-5, 420, 422.
Clarke 353, 423.
Cleaveland 255.
Clement 347.
Clements 421.
Cleveland 427.
Clifford 347, 386.
Clinesmith 409.
Clisbv 296, 389.
Closson 257, 359.
Clother 322.
Clough 371, 384, 427.
Cloutier 264.
Clvde 281.
Oo'ates 281.
Cobb 276, 284, 317.
Cobble 293.
Coburn 253, 259, 265, 271,
318. 416.
Codding 375.
Coke 286.
Colburn 293, 395.
Colbv 253
Cole' 260, 323, 340, 359,
372, 397-8.
Collier 325.
Cllins 259, 272, 289, 290,
311, 320, 346. 370. 372,
386, 392, 408, 423.
Colton 401.
Colvin 360.
Comings 387.
Comstock 291, 311, 313,
387, 417.
Conant 397, 415.
Cone 293.
Conifarv 275.
Conn 310.
Converse 310, 329, 399,
401, 430.
Cook 283, 292, 297, 309,
347, 391, 398, 422, 427.
Cooke 346.
Cooley 284.
Coombs 290.
Cooper 263, 307, 348, 379, Deane 374.
412, 424. Dearth 308, 413.
Copeland 255, 288. Death 368.
Copp 372. • Debzel 402.
Copps 380. Decker 260, 377.
Corev 262, 269, 289, 329, Decorter 354.
359, 373, 416, 420, 430. Deering 313.
Dean 265, 280, 298, 310, Eames 374, 405.
381, 399, 419, 427, 430. Earle 273.
Ferrin 328.
Ferris 270, 368, 377.
Eastman 257, 307, 339, 353, Fessenden 406.
390. Field 268, 279, 287, 295,
Cornell 266.
Corning 402.
Cornue 332.
Corson 344.
Costello 346.
Cotterill 345.
Cottrell 285.
Covey 406, 409.
Cowles 335.
Cox 385, 388.
Covle 305.
Crackbon 322.
Craft 356.
Crafts 299.
Cragin 383, 420.
Craig, 283, 285, 312. 415.
Deets 324.
Degnin 275.
DeKalb 269.
Delance 269.
Delano 414.
Delap, 321.
Demary 266.
Demeritt 322.
Demurest 265, 427.
Denise 285.
Denning 270.
Dennison 287.
DePensier 351.
Derbv 262, 317, 329.
Deuel 322.
Deveraux 323.
Easton 420.
Eaton 259, 286, 323, 327,
338, 557, 411.
Eddv 398.
Edes 372.
Edgel 273.
Edgerlv 354.
Edmonds 422.
Edmunds 417.
Edson 361.
Edwards 368.
Eggleston 269-70.
Elkins 396.
Ellenwond 267, 350.
Ellingwood 316.
317, 319, .322, 330, 339,
379, 391, 417-8, 420.
Fitield 308, 320.
Finlav 260.
Fish "316, 383, 389, 417,
434.
Fisher 258, 273, 275, 314,
322, 334, 344, 348, 377,
395, 405, 415, 417, 430.
Fiske 335, 349.
Fitch 351.
Fitts 336.
Fitzpatriek 289.
Flaprg 274, 307, 311, 319,
394.
Cram 254, 295, 306, 317, Dewev 392, 396.
332, 426. Dexter 381.
Crane 300, 310, 329, 332. Dibble, 380.
334, 357, 359, 372, 401, Diukev 281, 367.
409, 412. 414.
Crehore 316, 428.
Cresson 349.
Crichton 294, 427.
Cromb 384.
Cross 255, 367, 419.
Crossett 423.
Crossfield 266, 369.
Elliot 286, 307, 343, 382, Flanders 290, 339, 379.
395. Fleming 313.
Ellis 250, 261, 273, 286,Flenner 428.
292-3, 320, 332, 348, 365, Fletcher 280, 349, 366-7.
382, 385, 390. 400, 407-8, Fleurer 283.
416, 420, 427. Flint 377, 381, 388.
Ellsworth 335. Flower 270.
Elv 271. Floyd 397.
Emerson 277, 284, 289, Flvnn 262, 275.
339, 377, 392, 407. Fogg 275.
Dickins, n 290, 293, 295, Emery 267, 280. 295, 410. Foley 407-8.
298, 331, 397, 410. Emmons 322, 339.
Dickson 356. Emons 341.
Dimick 427. English 351.
Dimmick 280, 358. Ennis 290.
Dimmock 423. - Erickson 400.
Divinv 351. Erskine307.
Divoli 283. Estabrook 345.
Crouch 375, 423. 429, 430. Dixon 266, 410. Estabrooks 291.
Crowe 328. Doane 276. 280.
Crown 275. Dobv 412.
Cruess 307, 373. Dodd 313.
Crump 428. Dodge 263, 281, 316, 385, Evans 260, 344.
Cullen 372. 404, 410.
Culver 305, 383. Dolan 271.
Culverhouse 369. Dole 416. Evelv 325.
Cummings 279, 293, 327, Dolph 300, 370, 430. Everett 313.
332, 363, 383, 392, 415. Dorman 276. Eveston 313.
Dort 280, 358, 377, 427.
Doty 358.
Douglas 408.
Douglass 295.
Cunningham 269, 429.
Currier 407.
Carry 388.
Curtis 260, 283. 369, 4(19.
Cushing263, 282, 363, 414. Dow 325.
Cuthbert 337.
Cutler 271, 327, 387,394.
Cutter 321, 353, 356, 407.
Cutts 390.
Downing 434.
Drake 4117.
Diaper 267, 383.
Dresser 402.
Drew 347, 356, 363.
Drown 318.
Drver 409.
Dub,"- 427.
Dncharme 352.
Dudlev 271, 334. 338.
Dugari 271. 289.
Dumain 339.
Dunbar 410.
Duncan 407.
Dunham 253, 339, 398.
Follansbee 339.
Follett 273, 299.
Forbes 298, 306.
Forbush 297, 314.
Ford 276, 347.
Forester 400.
Foristall 308.
Fortune 423.
Estv 259, 261, 265-6, 319, Foster 283, 288, 302, 311,
363, 423. 332, 339, 362, 381, 400,
Ewell 271. 412, 429.
Fox 270, 296, 309, 327,
Eve 327. 347, 403.
Eveleth 275, 294, 369, 427. Fragane 354.
Francis 253, 401.
Frarv 386.
Fras'ha 320.
Fraster 427.
Freeman 403.
French 268, 293, 297, 309,
310, 323, 344. 348, 402,
421.
Fretch 354.
Frost 300, 331, 335, 373,
387.
Frothingham 261.
Fuller 263, 271, 278, 281,
284, 324, 338, 342-3, 349,
382, 384, 401, 422.
Fulton 318.
Furber 342.
Fadden 361.
Fairbank 275, 418.
Fairbanks 261, 264, 290,
299, 363, 372-3, 405, 415.
Faircliild 426.
Fairclough 292.
Fairfield 383.
Fairgrieve 294, 350.
Fallon 261.
Fancher 278.
Farley 258.
Farman 324.
Farmer 257.
Dadman 362, 411.
Daggett 353.
Dai; in 374.
Dana, 363, 418.
Dane 419. Dudlev 271, 334. 338, 391. Farnaworth 255, 261, 268, Furbush 259.
Danforth 253, 284. Dugari 271, 289. 285, 315, 353, 366, 395, Furnace 340.
Daniel] 331. Dumain 339. 405, 427, 430.
Daniels 295, 386-7, 415. Dunbar 410. Farnum 253, 274, 305, 405, Gabnriault 351.
Damon 323, 364. Duncan 407. 430. Gage 256, 381.
Dare 274. Dunham 253, 339, 398. Farr 411. Gale 308, 388, 402. 422.
Darling 294. 313, 362, 386. Dunlap 272, 381. Farrar 295, 323, 335, 378, Gallowav 410.
Dart 296, 322, 334, 393. Dunlin 257. 382, 402. Garbin 257.
Dascomb 358. Dunn 264-5, 330, 385. Farrington 346, 349. Gardner 403.
Dassance 327. Dunto-i 375, 412, 423. Farwell 275, 369. Garfield 302.
Davenport 256. Dupee 312. Fassett 284, 294, 304, 413, Garmine 305.
Davis 256, 260-4, 270, 285, Durant 277, 415. 423. Garv 259, 369.
288, 294-5, 306, 309. 313, Duren 331. Faulkner 427. Gassett 428.
317-9, 324. 329, 333, 338, Durkee 299. Fav 255, 304, 322, 325, 333, Gates 267, 274, 277, 309
340, 350, 356. 361, 363, Durrell 321. 335-6,348,356,419,427. 328, 357. 362, 389, 428.
378, 382. 386, 389-92, Dutton 263, 315, 357. Felch 368. Gav 334, 349.
412,424-5. Dwinel 413. Felt 421. Gee 311.
Dawson 283. Dwinell 259, 309, 320, 349, Felton 341. Geer 262.
Dav 283, 304, 320, 339, 389. Fenno 427. Gelinas 351.
347-8, 368, 374, 396, 408, Dwyer 293. Ferguson 428. George 304, 390, 403.
423, 425, 428, 430. Dyer 324, 368.
GENEALOGICAL INDEX.
465
Gerould 267, 402.
Gerrv 259, 285.
Gibbs 327, 350, 358, 374,
385, 398, 400, 421.
Gibson 339, 377, 390, 394,
415.
Giffin 357, 390, 402.
Gilbert 269, 272, 300, 351,
396.
Gillette 404.
Gilmore 277-8, 381.
Gilson 268.
Gleason 296, 306, 310, 332,
356, 391.
Gliuden 386, 391, 421.
Glines 278.
Glover 323, 381, 396.
Goddard 259, 352. 361, 400.
Godfrey 269.
Goldsmith 340, 353, 374,
387.
Gonyon 283.
Good 360.
Goodale 305, 429.
Goode 293.
Goodell 285, 374.
Goodenough 305, 42:;.
Goodenow 258.
Goodhue 378.
Goodridge 283.
Goodwill 421). 425.
Gordon 273, 339-40.
Gould 261, 277, 345, 355,
370, 382. 423.
Coward 403.
Gove 319, 332.
Graham 259, 328, 342, 392.
Granger 267.
Grant 274, 425.
Graves 376, 373 till, 427.
Gray 269, 323, 355, 363,
406, 420.
Grece 267.
Greelev 268, 296, 375, 381,
402."
Green 299. 380,418.
Greene 271, 292,302,311-2,
322. 377. 423
Greenleaf 300, 338.
Greenw I 575. 392.
Gregg 313, 341, 379, 381.
Gregory 281, 294, 411.
Grifim 288, 291, 336, 341,
346, 387.
Griffith 282, 291, 359, 411.
Griggs, 372, 428.
Grimes 372, 392, 399, 426.
Grissinger 426.
Griswold 270-1, 295, 300,
328, 423. 428.
Grout 256, :j92.
Grover 299, 362.
Grow 300, 329.
Grimier 351.
Gulliver 381.
Gunn 304. 419, 428.
Gunnison 338.
Gurley 284.
Gurnsey 282.
• Guthrie 401.
Gutterson 279. 404.
Guy 368.
Hadley 281, 385.
Hagar 322.
Hagirmau 388.
Haigh 421.
Haile 407.
Hale 260, 272, 279, 348-9.
382, 386. 401, 419.
Hall 272, 277, 290, 311,
318, 322, 339, 342. 347,
349, 361, 377, 396, 404,
410, 412. 422, 427-8.
Ham 312.
Hamblet 253. 302, 408, 427.
Hamilton 285, 334, 360,
365.
Hamlin 392.
Hammersley 300.
Hammond 304, 331, 341,
427, 430.
Hancock 278.
Handel 341.
Handv 267, 423.
H.inef 299.
Hannan 388.
Hanson 413.
Hapgood 287.
Hardenbergh 402.
Harder 369.
Hardy 326, 338, 427.
Harlow 310. 407.
Harmon 272, 292.
Harndt-n 388.
llarriman 259, 354.
Harrington 306, 311, 338,
375.
Harris 307, 336, 351, 361,
408, 417-8, 423.
m 340.
Hart 272, 311.
Harthorn 341, 347.
Hartshorne 414.
Ham 268.
Hartwell 315, 345. 424.
Harvev 266,318,350. 354-5.
361, "363.
Harwrnid 250.
Haseltine 273, 429.
Haskell 411, 414.
Hastings 260. 293, 349,
369, 382. 407-8.
Hatch JUT. 339. 372. 410,
412.
Hatfield 401.
Hathaway 424.
Hathhoni 344. 379, 391,
410, 429-30.
Haughton 265.
Haven 258. 304, 423.
Haverlv 406.
Hawkins 265.
Havden 334, 398.
Haves 369.
Havward 278, 282-4, 287,
295. 318, 332, 357-8, 361,
387, 392-3. 403, 417-8,
428.
Havwood 283, 367, 398.
Hazeltine 356.
Hazelton 350.
Heald 383. 410, 416.
Healer 258, 314. 413.
Heath 390. 415.
Heaton 330, 388. 401-2,
429.
Hebard 327.
Hebbard 267, 270.
Hedding 269.
Hedger"401.
Hedges 405.
Heffron 255, 294.
Hemenwav 327. 329.
Hemme 397.
Henderson 321.
Henry 273.
Henshaw 416.
Heriadin 378.
Heriff 401.
Herrick 267, 374, 388.
43
Hevwood 404
Hibbard 286, 342, 429.
Hicks 429.
Higbee 294.
Higgins 337.
Hiland 344.
Hildreth 253, 280, 297.
Hill 250, 303. 313, 343,
349,354,361 2, 370.382,
396,398,405,413-5,424.
Hillard 414.
Hills 288, 299, 347, 394.
Hinds 398.
Hitchcock 256, 272.
Hoag367.
Hoar 273.
Hodge 263, 341, 347, 383.
Hodges 418.
Hodgkins 290, 306, 325.
332, 349.
Hodgkiss280.
Hodgman 332, 420.
Hogshon 352.
Holbrook 277, 293, 348,
389, 415.
Holcomb 424.
Holden 298, 334. 404.
Holdridge 271, 287.
Holley 420.
Hollister 347.
Holmar. 268,381,391,426,
429.
Holmes 232. 295, 306, 319,
322. 328, 344, 351, 357,
i9 393.
II. ill 257. 234. 271. 313,
324. 329. 342. 356, 385,
391. 395. 410.
Holton 258, 280.
Hooker 344, 351.
Hoosick 379.
Hopkins 293.300. 354. 403.
Horn 494.
Home 346. 4211.
Horton 308, 323. 418.
Hosey 41 1 .
Hosford 315. 369.
Hosley 338, 348.
Hosmer 345.
Hough 388.
Houghton 274. 331. 400.
403.
House 256.
Houston 281, 360. 399.
Hovev 287.
How 270.
Howard 276, 291,293, 298,
521.323 4. 328, 339, 356,
377, 382, 390. 403, 428-9.
Howe 268, 274, 276-7. 290,
318, 326, 340. 343. 352,
362, 371, 412. 429.
Howes 330, 342.
Howland 361.
Howlett 420.
Hoxie 271.
Hovt 268, 352. 397.
Hubbard 266, 365, 372,
401, 417, 421.
Hubbell 320, 412.
Hudson 430.
Hugg 357.
Hull 335. 356.
Hunt 300, 327, 335. 374.
899.
Hunter 295, 349.
Huntington 417.
Huntley 298,302,311,337.
Huntoo'n 279, 283, 391.
Hurd 276, 385, 387, 391,
429.
Hurst 344.
Hatching 266.
Hutchinson 397, 429.
Hyde 324, 403, 413.
Iboder 276.
Ide 342.
Ingalls 301, 383, 412.
Ingals 355.
Ingraham 265, 292, 376.
Ininan 263.
Irwin 428.
Isham 272, 281.
Jackman 337.
Jackson 264. 311.531, 392,
401, 410.
James 276, 307.
Janes 284.
Janskv 377.
Jaquit'h 383, 393, 429.
Jeffrey 292.
Jeffries 428.
Jefts 261, 298, 308, 326,
333, 429.
Jenkins 266. 315. 359,385,
4112.
Jenness 386.
Jennings 324. 429.
Jennison 334.
Jewell 329.
Jewett 253, 289, 333, 371.
Johns 295. 428.
Johnson 258. 299, 307-8,
318, 336. 348-9, 371. 376.
380, 388, 407. 415, 420,
424.
Johnston 353. 428.
Jones 256, 259, 266, 269,
274, 284. 286, 289, 296,
299. 309-10. 324. 336,
355-6, 372, 374-5. 382.
393, 403-4. 406. 427.
Jordan 405.
Joslin 278.
Joslvn 5311. 400, 403, 414.
Judd 338, 350.
Judson 349.
Justis 323, 428.
Katon 373.
Keats 418.
Keene 339, 375.
Keenev 317.
Keith 264, 313, 331. 425.
Kellev 353, 370, 397.
Kellogg 272.
Kellv"364.
Kelsev 275, 330, 339.
Kelton 350.
Kemp 287, 325, 335, 348,
383, 392. 417.
Kempton 317, 339.
Kendall 308, 311.
Kendrick 257. 281. 359,
371. 377.
Kenerson 298.
Kenion 434.
Kennedy 377.
Kenney"429.
Kent 302, 373.
Kester 270.
Keves 265, 283, 362, 405.
Kidder 312, 336, 354, 390,
396, 421.
Kilburn 425.
Killeen 307.
Killham 404.
Kimball 261, 266, 310,321,
346, 353, 388, 402. 412.
King 296, 347, 371.
Kingman 415.
Kingsburv 268, 284, 375,
383, 395, 414-5, 425.
Kinney 299, 359.
Kirby 346.
Kirwin 365.
Knapp 327, 363.
Knee 369.
Kneeland 401, 412.
Knight 254, 266, 271, 288,
599. 355, 357, 359. 363,
366, 374, 585, 599, 410.
Knights 25S, 2S2, 412.
Knowles 376.
Knowlton 404, 411, 422.
Knox 322.
Krebs 355.
Kyle 273.
Labonte 319.
l.a.M 376.
Lafontaine 272.
Laing 294.
Lake 345.
Lakeman 339.
Lakin 306.
Lamothe 275, 315.
Lamphear 266.
Lamprienne 283.
Landon 307.
Lane 286, 293, 307, 336,
338, 389,395,417-8,427,
430.
Lang 337.
Lauglois 275, 315, 427.
Lankton 306.
Lanphier 402.
Lapanne 351.
Lapham 336, 370.
Lapaugh '5il.
Larock 292.
Laroues 319.
Larrabee 260.
La-ell,- 391.
Latham 355.
I.athr.,p281.
Laugh] in 270.
Laurent 303.
Lavalle 303, 427.
Lawrence 274, 291, 294,
5 15. 555. 501, 388, 394,
413, 417-8.
Leach 360-1.
Lear 387.
Leavitt 365.
Leblanc 327.
Lebourveau 381, 424.
Ledgyard 401.
Lee 333, 409, 423.
Leet 401, 42(1.
Leland 314, 368, 398.
Lent 377.
Leonard 270, 292, 298,
349-50, 386, 401, 425.
Lepinte 300.
Leslie 325, 335, 395, 421.
Letherward 356.
Lewis 259. 267, 281, 298,
310, 320-1, 339. 380,
402, 418.
Libbev 298.
Lincoln 263. 342.
Lindsev 285.
Linslev 367.
Lippeiiwell 366.
Livermore 296, 336, 397.
Livingston 332, 350.
Litchfield 343.
Littlefield 337, 390.
Littlehale 279.
Lock 315.
466
GIL SUM.
Locke 253, 309, 325, 348,
350, 3G2, 367, 372, 384,
408, 422.
Lockwood 303, 332.
Long 255, 384.
Loomis 341.
Lord 317, 358, 371.
Lovejov 253, 313, 3110, 400,
412, "421.
Loveland 429.
Lovell 320, 370, 394, 399.
Lovely 427.
Lowell 279, 305.
Lucas 313.
Lufkin 359.
Liirvey 279.
Lusk 401.
Lyman 276, 363, 391.
Lynde 201.
Lynch 309.
Lyon 397.
Mack 283, 297, 347, 358,
366, 383, 387, 402, 417,
429-30.
Mackintosh 294, 351.
MacMillen 369.
Macomber 349.
Madison 316.
Magate 317.
Magee 265.
Man 348, 408.
Mann 313, 3.38, 348-9.
Manning 274.
Manstield 266, 299, 396.
March 411.
Marchant 286.
Marcy 323.
Marden 255.
Marin 336.
Markham 284.
Marsh 270, 317, 381.
Marshall 332, 344, 414,
425.
Marston 375, 380, 386.
Martin 266, 275, 286, 292,
340, 378, 419.
Marvin 261, 269, 271, 370,
401.
Marvgoold 399.
Mason 255, 258, 274, 278,
317, 325-6, 332, 334-5,
340, 359, 368, 371, 380,
422, 427, 429, 434.
Mather 341.
Matthews 361.
Mattoon 421.
May 256, 338, 361, 377.
Maynard 253.
Mavo 367.
McCarty 261.
McClintock 401.
McClure 375.
McColley 420.
McCracken 428.
McCrillis 384.
McCurdy 261, 296, 360,
383.
McCushing 275.
McDonald 429-30.
McFall 397.
Mclntire 318, 379.
McKean 267, 420.
McKee 272.
McLean 363.
McLeod 324, 429.
Mead 280, 366, 383, 388,
424.
Mechlin 358.
Megrath 334.
Melendy 395.
Mellen 312.
Mellish 312.
Melodv 316.
Merit 414.
Merrell 272.
Merriam 335.
Merrill 311, 373, 386, 411,
413.
Merrv 362.
Merrytield 284.
Meserve 364.
Messer 263, 344. 403.
Metcalf 259, 261, 266, 303,
309, 322, 370, 423.
Miles 314, 339, 415.
Millard 285.
Miller 282, 284, 290, 311,
332, 338, 343, 346, 359,
366, 382, 386, 394, 400,
405, 414, 417-8, 428.
Milliken 284, 358.
Mills 325.
Miner 276, 417.
Minor 338, 341-2.
Mitchell 268,276, 300, 322,
365, 388, 401, 410.
Mixer 289, 294, 423.
Monroe 386.
Montgomery 325, 391.
Moody 344, 379.
Moore 277, 279, 292, 327,
361, 372, 378, 388, 412,
426, 428.
Moot 418.
Mooty 261, 296, 360, 365.
Mores 419.
Morey, 349, 360.
Morgan 279, 331, 354.
Morrell 409.
Morrill 371.
Morris 346, 353.
Morrison 409.
Morse 253, 263, 291, 311,
345, 368, 374, 384, 403.
Morton 329.
Moselv 336.
Moses" 292.
Moss 414.
Mossman 342.
Mould 414.
Moulton 266, 343, 384.
Mountford 265.
Mumpford 360.
Mundell 376.
Munger 397.
Munroe 274, 296, 415, 419.
Murdock 414.
Murphy 289, 328, 345.
Murray 313.
Museman 409.
Myrick 303.
Nadeau 317.
Nagle 346.
Nail 357.
Nash 289, 298, 331-2, 382,
429.
Nason 338.
Needham 406.
Neil 297.
Nelson 382.
Nevers 332-3.
Newcomb 276, 340.
Newell 259, 269, 302, 307,
332.
Newman 271.
Newhall 359.
Newton 276, 295, 297, 322,
326, 368, 392, 403.
Nichols 260, 269, 302, 309,
311, 341, 373, 379, 401,
412.
Nickerson 286.
Nicoll 348.
Nightingale 317.
Nimmons 357.
Nims265, 267, 325-6,331,
345, 352, 375, 382, 388,
398, 410.
Nisbet 325.
Nixon 314.
Noble 276.
Nolan 289.
Norcross 306, 380, 394,
425.
Norris 330, 340.
Northrop 304.
Northrope 343.
Norton 386, 418.
Norwood 394.
Nourse 272, 356, 424.
Noves 355.
Nurse 270, 424.
Nutting 329, 356.
Nutter 276, 312.
Nye 258, 307, 315, 347, 375.
Ober 338.
O'Connor 300.
O' Donald 289.
Olcott 296, 349.
Olds 422.
Oliver 355.
Olnev 285.
O'Neal 292.
Orcutt 347.
Orne 333, 371.
Orr 271, 240.
Osborn 280, 357.
Osborne 256, 262, 346, 370,
417, 422.
Osgood 253, 266, 313, 321,
325, 367, 379, 395, 417,
420.
Otis 403, 413.
Otterson 341,
Owen 400.
Pacis 271.
Packard 307, 421.
Page 267, 293, 330, 335,
380, 385, 427.
Paige 306, 418.
Paine 394.
Palmer 305, 315, 318-9,
361, 383, 393, 404, 417.
Paquet 319.
Parish 427.
Parker 280, 285, 293, 305,
308, 310, 316, 318-9, 326,
339, 347-8, 375, 398, 423,
425, 429.
Parkhurst 387, 390.
Parks 410.
Parmenter 313.
Parsons 286, 374, 426.
Partridge 253, 296, 302,
340, 343.
Patch 311, 340.
Patt 384.
Patten 286, 324, 409. 423.
Patterson 309, 327, 375.
Paul 339.
Pavne 299.
Peabodv 253, 273, 286, 427.
Peacock 302.
Pearson 347.
Pearsons 426.
Pease '-'.".4, 360, 425.
Peck 203, 281, 346, 365-6,
372, 407, 417.
Pelkev 331.
Pell 402.
Pelletier 352.
Pender 257.
Penfield 430.
Penley 353.
Penny 330.
Perkins 348, 379.
Perne 381.
Perrin 267.
Perrv 256, 258, 268, 287,
308, 325, 419, 422, 429.
Peters 314, 409.
Pettee 355, 396.
Pettengill 389.
Pettibone 379.
Pettingell 293.
Petts 273, 356.
Phelps 262, 306, 316, 366.
Philbriek 338.
Phillips 264, 297, 313,
367-8, 399, 418, 429-30.
Phipps 407.
Pickard 372, 426.
Pickering 379.
Pickles 273.
Pierce 259, 288. 291, 299,
312, 317, 349, 373, 375,
383, 386, 401, 400, 409,
411-2, 414, 417, 419.
Pierson 428.
Pigott 373.
Pike 334, 402.
Piper 267, 274, 303. 349.
Pipier 283.
Pitcher 390, 420.
Pitkin 315, 369.
Pitts 289, 405.
Plastridge 329.
Platts 254, 266.
Plews 388.
Plumer 388.
Plummer 337.
Pollard 322, 341, 345, 367,
379.
Pond 265, 277, 299, 300,
382.
Pool 254.
Poole 415.
Pope 368.
Porter 25 I. 280-1. 310, 348,
364, 36.i. 413, 417.
Post 296, 408.
Potter 278. 315, 344.
Powell 29.!, 305.
Powers 308. 314,339,344-5,
362.
Pratt 259, 262, 266, 288,
296, 304, 326. 348, 350,
366, 370, 381, .s:,, 409,
414, 428.
Prescott 268.
Pressey 361.
Preston 315.
Price 328.
Priest 305, 310, 334, 374,
376, 391.
Prime 2911. 413.
Prince 404.
Princelv 357.
Proctor'273, 315, 373, 390,
401, 406, 409, 415.
Prouty 339, 410.
Prvor 297.
Puffer 299, 368, 386, 408.
Pulsifer 422.
Punt 271.
Purdv 380.
Purmont 269.
Putnam 297, 323, 361, 379,
384.
Putney 298, 398.
Quimbv 340.
Quin 257.
Quint 343.
Kahm 428.
Hand 342, 348, 429.
Randall 335,349,376,380,
404, 420.
Ranks 419.
Kannev 256, 414.
Ransom 270, 331.
Ramsav 356.
Ray 378.
Rayleigh 275.
Raymond 323, 394, 430.
Rawson 275, 321-2, 345,
416.
Read 276, 360, 380.
Redding 203, 281.
Reddington 414.
Redman 375, 386.
Kedwav 347.
Reebv."384.
Reed" 260-1, 278, 289, 315,
33.3, 339, 345, 349, 355-6,
378, 383, 402, 408, 410,
418, 424.
Remington 374.
Reynolds 255.
Rhodes 280, 354.
Rhorer 288.
Rice 255, 259, 293, 314,
323, 328, 332, 342, 345,
348, 355, 358, 362, 383-4,
408.
Richards 324.
Richardson 257, 260, 264-5,
269, 291, 293, 298, 303,
328, 331, 352, 359, 363,
388, 390, 398, 417, 426,
430.
Richmond 409.
Riddel 324.
Hideout 338.
Riggs, 299, 304, 385.
Rilev 421.
RiDg 403.
Riplev, 355.
Rising 348.
Ritchie 425.
Roan 340.
Robb 355. 419.
Robbins 260, 298, 310, 314,
345, 380, 426.
Robeson 414.
Robertson 346, 408.
Robinson 296, 305, 309,
346, 350, 374, 381, 402.
Rockswell 416.
Rockwood287, 379,416.
Rogers 288, 324, 330, 379.
Rollins 306, 344, 392.
Rominger 271.
Rood 390.
Root 265, 284.
Roots 300.
Rosamond 339.
Rose 426.
Roshell 399.
Ross, 316, 358, 421.
Round 380.
Roundy 421.
Rouse 360.
Rowe 289, 427, 430.
Rowell 336.
Rowlev 352.
Roy 300.
Royce 296.
Ruan 351.
Rudd 266.
Ruffle 356.
Rugg 264.
Ruggles 295, 299.
Rumrill 428.
Rundell 426.
Russ 328.
GENEALOGICAL INDEX.
467
Russell 257, 204, 276, 282,
287, 295, 310, 320, 322,
330, 335, 340, 352-3, 369,
374, 3711, 382, 385-6, 389,
398, 4ii3. 427.
Rutledge 255.
Rutter283, 295, 322, 392.
Kyan 285, 328, 4112.
Sabin 256, 338.
Sabine 345.
Sabins 377.
Sadler 328.
Safford 417.
Sage 328.
Sampson 348.
Samson 362.
Sanborn 392.
Sanders 308.
Sangar 339.
Sanger 256.
Sargent 420.
Sartwell 296, 306.
Saunders 280.
Sawin 362, 368, 399.
Sawins 384.
Sawtell 314.
Sawtelle 424.
Sawtwell 314.
Sawyer 285, 296, 309, 313,
32*4-6, 331, 340, 355,
357, 362, 367, 375, 418,
430.
Scales 336.
Scheur 409.
Scholtz 328.
Scott 288, 306, 309, 312,
388, 418.
Scovill 390.
Scribner 353, 382.
Seagraves 382.
Sears 262.
Seaver 290, 350, 399.
Semple 325, 395.
Severance 371, 401.
Severns 367.
Seward 272, 281, 326, 381,
404, 429.
Shackford 310.
Shafter 324.
Shaies 348.
Shailer 256, 262.
Shannon 346.
Shaplev 393.
Shattuck 360, 366, 398.
Shaw 286, 295, 314, 386.
Shedd 402, 417.
Shelden 375.
Shelding 378.
Sheldon 412.
Shellev 326, 366.
Shelters 376.
Shepard 271, 414, 416.
Shepardson 288.
Shepherd 315, 369, 390,
410, 416.
Shepley 390.
Sheridan 364.
Sherman 364, 394.
Sherwood 322,
Shields 270.
Shippen 270.
Sholes 390.
Shurtlcff 339.
Sidwell 271.
Silsbury 358.
Silsby 314, 325, 337, 339,
363, 367.
Simkins 428.
Simpkins 324.
Simmons 299; 321, 427.
Simonds 369, 423.
Simons 285.
Simson 374.
Skinner 299, 308, 349, 353,
380.
Slade 280, 284, 35S, 410.
Slader 260, 367.
Slavback 409.
Slay ton 361.
Sleeper 377.
SIvtield 418'.
Small 341.
Smilev 259.
Smith 255, 258, 261 2. 265,
267-8, 2711. 272-:;. 279,
282,284-5,289,294,297,
299, 300, 306, 309-1(1,
312, 314, 320, 322, 330,
332-4, 336, 339-41,
343-4, 349, 352, 358, 360,
368-71, 375, 381, 385,
394, 396, 398, 401, 403,
4(16, 408, 411, 417, 421,
425.
Snell 307, 321, 325.
Snow 316, 322, 334, 357,
363, 395, 426, 428.
Sollars 413.
Sornberger 255.
Southard 419.
Spalding 373, 403, 426.
Sparrow 316.
Spaulding 260, 263, 285,
302, 331, 370, 380, 394,
401, 406.
Spears 380.
Spencer 254, 279, 284, 295,
338-9, 364, 375. 383, 421.
Spinnev 424.
Spoffor'd 382, 402.
Spooner 305, 318.
Sprague 276. 361.
Spring 384.
Springer 390.
Stacy 306.
Stain 381.
Standish 257.
Stanley 387.
Staples 259, 311.
Stark 333.
Starkev 365, 400.
Stearns" 259, 267, 283, 288,
302, 307, 332, 352.
Stebbins 396.
Steele 280.
Sterling 296.
Stetson 276.
Stevens 253, 256, 300, 312,
317, 348, 356, 388, 406,
426, 429 30.
Stevenson 267, 408.
Steward 341.
Stewart 263.
Stickney 269.
Stiles 263. 364, 394, 397.
Still 272, 322.
Stimpson 389, 428.
Stinehour 376.
St. Jacques 275, 292.
Stockwell 331, 384.
Stoddard 358, 365.
Stone 298, 305, 310, 314,
333, 340, 354, 381, 392,
418, 422-3, 429.
Storer 403, 423.
Storey 338.
Story" 338.
Stou'ghton 336.
Stout 409. .
Stow 331, 355.
Stowe 265, 354, 399.
Stowell 276, 319, 356, 418.
Strafford 379.
Stratum 265, 400.
Straw 254.
Streeter 263, 279, 281, 285,
308, 331, 334, 380, 384.
Strong 3(17.
Stuart 406.
Sturtevant 338, 348, 424-5,
430.
Sullivan 293, 297, 370.
Summon- 297.
Sumner 267, 300, 348, 374,
430.
Sutherland 300.
Sutton 283.
Swallow 262.
Swan 271, 353-4.
Sweenev 328.
Sweet 331.
Swift 306.
Swithin 282.
Switzer 434.
Swope 337.
Sylphane 362.
Symington 287.
Sylvester 308.
Taft 258, 303, 312, 323,
328, 375, 389. 407.
Taggard 356.
Tarbell 336.
Tarbox 265, 326, 385.
Tarv 348.
Taylor 262, 285, 290, 297,
307,. 310, 334, 337, 347,
366-7, 427-8.
Temple 258, 272, 292, 352,
358, 365, 372, 374, 385.
Templeman 312.
Templeton 309.
Tennev 266, 280, 283, 303,
333," 336, 356, 360, 369,
375, 386, 417, 430.
Terwilerger 299.
Thaver 255, 295, 320, 361,
365, 376, 389, 392, 415.
Thou, a. 288, 297, 332, 340,
347, 353. 400.
Thompson 255. 260, 269,
276, 283, 291, 293-4,
301, 313, 321, 324, 330,
339, 348, 363, 396, 401-2.
406, 413, 415, 417, 425.
Thomson 400. 402. 410.
Thornton 338, 362.
Thurston 267, 297, 313,
325, 337, 339, 386, 403.
Thwing 359.
Tiffany 350.
Tifft 263.
Timothv 397.
Tinker "291, 337.
Tinkham 270.
Tolinan 258, 264, 403.
Tompkins 322.
Toogood 340.
Tooker 339.
Tottenham 411.
Towers 308.
Towle 386.
Towne 264, 274, 287, 289.
302, 313, 330, 344, 356,
369, 370, 390, 410, 420.
Towns 307, 392.
Townsend 263, 398, 404,
418.
Tracy 341, 346.
Train 350.
Trask 342, 396.
Traynor 279.
Treadwell 368.
Tie. lick 372.
Trowbridge 328, 412-3.
Tr.iax 278.
Trumbull 268.
Trussell 273.
Tubbs 266, 303. 343, 390,
403-4, 430.
Tubs 345, 410, 430.
Tinker 333, 370, 386, 405.
Tuel 366. 421.
Tufts 277. 293, 303, 426.
Tupper 374, 390.
Turner, 280, 283-4, 300,
374, 379, 428.
Tuttle 254, 265, 357, 404.
Twiss 255.
Twitchell 339, 391.
Tyler 275. 335, 341, 350,
"360, 372, 391, 395.
Tyrrell 317.
Underhill 386.
Underwood 418.
Upham 314, 330, 411.
Upton 258, 302.
Utley 395.
Van Deusan 314.
Van Etten 394.
Vanhom 353.
Van Nostrand 364.
Vanorum 269.
Van Patter 400.
Vaughan 266.
Very 350.
Vick'erv 302, 338, 362.
Vincent 292.
Voorhees 356, 409.
Vose.369.
Wadsworth 296.
Wagner 296.
Wait 256, 362.
Walden 409.
Waldo 280, 401, 422.
Wales 270.
Walker 268, 276, 287, 327,
401.
Wallace 281, 296, 323, 343,
350, 363, 378.
Ward 259. 276, 278, 330,
341-2, 349-50, 382, 423.
Wardwell 335.
Ware 253, 261, 274. 302,
344. 348, 427, 434.
W arfield 256.
Warner 280, 335, 427.
Warren 274, 298-9, 300,
400, 403.
Warriner 266.
Warson 285.
Washburn 312, 324, 371,
419.
Waters 369.
Watkins 389, 393^1.
Watson 308, 313, 328, 350,
400.
Watts 271, 342. 383.
Way 254, 298, 335, 338-9,
345.
Weaver 380.
Webb 325, 400.
Weber 346.
Webster 271, 276, 296, 303,
324. 344. 369. 389, 390,
430.
Wedge 263, 338.
Weed 323, 370, 428.
Weeks 276.
Welch 375, 416, 418, 430.
Wellman 383.
Wellington 340.
Wells 322, 372.
Wentworth 343, 405, 410.
West 272, 277, 340, 345,
369.
Westcott 31o, 409.
Weston 285, 309, 313.
Wetherbee 309, 362, 379,
430.
Wetlierbv 317.
Wetherei] 391.
Wheeler 263, 272, 276, 278,
290-1, 308-9, 318, 326,
338, 358, 368, 370, 384,
390, 405, 407, 417, 420.
Wheelock 311, 355.
Whipple 314, 358, 382, 430.
Whitbeek 269.
Whitcomb 259, 332, 361,
415, 421.
White 263, 275, 309-10,
318, 330, 332, 347, 349,
353, 382, 390, 399, 407,
411.
Whitehead 405.
Whiting 362.
Whitman 378, 430.
Whitniore 309.
Whitney 277, 282, 285,
290, 293, 308, 311, 318,
320, 340, 349, 360,
369-71, 376, 401-2, 405,
416, 427-8, 430-
Whittemore 258, 262, 288,
295, 378, 406, 430.
Whittier 318. 322, 340.
Wickwire 322.
Wiggins, 271, 273.
Wight 293, 422.
Wightman 330.
Wilber 255, 282, 370, 378.
Wilbur 272, 282, 296, 308,
318, 419.
Wilcox 269, 271-2, 281,
296, 338, 343-4, 355, 380,
387, 426.
Wilder 254, 264, 285, 317,
335, 341, 347-8, 350, 357,
363, 370-1, 374, 382, 385,
388-9, 395, 398, 413, 418,
430.
Wilev 262, 409.
Wilk'ins 324.
Wilkinson 253, 349.
Willard 279, 291, 314,
323-4, 338, 340, 361,
374-5, 386, 413, 418, 430.
Willett 414.
Willey 266, 295, 325, 338.
Williams 261, 270, 286,
336, 348, 361, 370, 380,
384, 396. 398. 408.
Williamson 271, 391.
Willis 285, 304, 311, 313,
319, 325-6, 371, 393-4,
410.
Willoughbr 267, 360.
Willson 422, 427.
Wilsdou 364.
Wilson 264, 308, 312, 314,
320, 322, 325, 331, 340-3,
345, 350, 368, 379, 381-2,
395,401,410-1,413.417,
423. 427, 429-30.
Winch 306, 327, 387.
Winchester 348, 362, 382,
400, 430.
Winham 287, 311.
Winn 333.
Winship 422.
468
GILSLM.
Winalow 354.
Winter 420.
Wire 300.
Wise 276.
Wisewell 420.
Wiswall 350.
Withington 307, 408.
Witt 310, 319, 397.
Wolcott 302, 353, 357. Woodman 410. Worster 271. Wvnegar 340.
Wood 283, 324, 333, 338, Woodruff 376. Worthington 414.
344, 348, 356, 362, 397, Woods 294, 308, 326, 328, Wright 266-7, 299, 309-10, Yeramons 254, 273.
402. 378. 406. 316-7, 325, 327, 336, 338, Yeomans 339.
Woodburv 288, 362, 371, Woodward 288, 319-20, 340, 344, 348, 353, 35(1, York 360, 421.
384, 402. 333, 370, 382, 387, 391, 360, 366, 371, 386, 388, Young 299, 312, 409.
Woodcock 255, 305, 383, 400-1, 414. 411-2, 421-2, 425.
388, 430. Woolly 345. Wyman 304, 319, 331, 348, Zimmerman 411.
Worden 420. 362. Zuill 282.
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