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(IX) Charles Erskine Haskins, son of Erskine Haskins (8), was born at Oakham, Massachusetts, January 24, 1869. He attend- ed school in his native town and at Barre, whither the family removed when he was young. He began his business life in a chair factory at Westminster, Massachusetts. He worked at gardening afterward for about six years, and a year for the Worcester Construc- tion Company, building roads. He then en- gaged in the livery stable business at West- minster on his own account, removing to Shir- ley and continuing in the same line of busi- ness, also conducting a hotel. He is one of the best known dealers in horses in his sec- tion and very successful. He is a member of William Ellison Lodge of Odd Fellows of Gardner, Massachusetts. He and his family attend the Universalist church. He married (first), December 25, 1889, Amy F. Knight, born May 7, 1869, at Westminster, died 1898, daughter of Hiram and Lucretia Man- ard Knight. He married (second), June, 1904, Fannie (Tait) Strong, born at Mount Pleasant, Nova Scotia, daughter of Alexander and Jane (Wade) Tait, both natives of Mount Pleasant. Children of her parents: Martha Ann, Philetus, Burnham, Eliza, George, Fannie, William. Of these, Fannie Tait married (first) John Hayward Strang, at Port Elgin, New Brunswick, December 25, 1887; children by her first husband: James Harold and Grace Gertrude Strang. Mr. Haskins had two children by his first wife: Gertrude Lu- cretia, born October 19, 1895, and George Erskine, April 15, 1898.
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John Ryan was born in Ireland, RYAN was educated and learned his trade of blacksmith in the old country. He came to America during the great emigration caused by the famine in Ire- land and located first in Providence, Rhode Island, then in 1878 in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he was for more than twenty years en- gaged in the blacksmith business. He had a large and prosperous business and was popu- lar with his customers. He died in North Chelmsford, November, 1903. he married Bridget Collins, who died in Lowell in 1887. Children : I. John, born 1859, married Mary Stratton, of Providence, Rhode Island; two children : John and Fred. 2. Frederick, born 1860, engineer at sea. 3. Alice Emma, born 1862, now nurse at Massachusetts Insane Hos- pital for Women. 4. Joseph D., born May 8, 1868, mentioned below. 5. Mary, born 1871, died December, 1904.
(II) Joseph D. Ryan, son of John Ryan (I), was born in Providence, Rhode Island, May 8, 1868, and attended school there and at Lowell whither his parents removed when he was ten years old. He engaged in the hotel business in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, his present business, and has been prosperous. He is a liberal supporter of the Roman Catho- lic Church in Chelmsford. In politics he is a' Republican. He is a member of the Benevo- lent Order of Elks and of Court Wannalamit, Foresters of America. He is now chief of fire department, being the first fire chief elected in North Chelmsford. As the office is new to this township, he with four others as a committee of five were selected by the town to organize this fire department. It took effect June 1, 1907. The committee consisted of John O'Connor, William J. Quigley, Fred. I. Vinal, Thomas H. Murphy, Joseph Ryan.
He married Ella J. Dowd, January 9, 1896. She is the daughter of Michael J. and Bridget (Grady) Dowd. Her father was born in Ire- land. Children of Joseph and Ella J. Ryan : I. William John, born January 13, 1897. 2. Joseph Leo, March 17, 1898. 3. Gerald J., October 24, 1899. 4. Frederick S., May 24, 1902.
Members of this family still DENNEN vary in the spelling of the sur- name. The two prevalent forms are Denning and Dennen. The first immigrant of the name to this country was William Denning, who in 1634 was in the em- ploy of William Brenton, of Boston. William
Denning was admitted to the church March 23, 1634, and was a proprietor in Boston, De- cember 14, 1635. He died January 20, 1654. His will was proved January 31, 1653, and bequeathed to wife Ann, son Obadiah in Eng- land and to his kinswoman, Mary Powell.
(I) Nicholas Dennen, the immigrant an- cestor, was born in England in 1645 and died at Gloucester, Massachusetts, June 9, 1725. He may have been a nephew or a close rela- tion of the William mentioned above. Both were doubtless mariners and the surname is very uncommon. In fact all the old Colonial families of this name may be traced to this Gloucester progenitor. His children were probably born before he came to Gloucester and their mother may have died in the old country. He married (second) at Gloucester, November 25, 1697, Sarah Paine; children : I. Nicholas, Jr., born about 1675, mentioned below. 2. William, born about 1680, men- tioned below. 3. George, born about 1686, mentioned below.
(II) Nicholas Dennen, Jr., son of Nicholas Dennen (I), was born about 1675. In 1724 he had a grant of land where his house was then located. He was also doubtless a seafar- ing man. He married (first), December 1, 1699, Elizabeth Davis. He married (second), January 14, 1732, Ann Fuller. He, his wife Elizabeth, his daughters Margaret and Han- nah were baptized May 9, 1725, in the Glou- cester church. Children: I. Elizabeth, born. 1703, married, November 7, 1723, Daniel Gordon. 2. Nicholas, born 1706. 3. Em, born 17II. 4. Margaret, born 1714, married, November 9, 1736, Thomas Boffet. * 5. Han- nah, born 1717. 6. Nicholas, born October 12, 1732.
(II) William Dennen, son of Nicholas Dennen (I), was born about 1680. He also settled in Gloucester and had a house west of Fresh Water Cove. He married (first), De- cember 5, 1706, Hannah Paine and (second) Susanna Children, born in Glouces- ter : I. Samuel, born 1707, mentioned below. 2 Sarah, baptized 1710. 3. William, Jr., born 1713, died young. 4. Mary, born 1716. Children of second wife : 5. William, baptized 1727. 6. Elizabeth, born August 9, 1729.
(II) George Dennen, son of Nicholas Den- nen (I), was born about 1686, was a seafaring man and was lost on a voyage to the Isle of Sables, August, 1716, aged thirty. He mar- ried, March 20, 1708, Hannah Byles, sister of Richard Byles. His widow lived in the west precinct of Gloucester. Children: I. Job, set- tled in Gloucester. 2. James, had children
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born in Gloucester. 3. George, married, No- vember 21, 1738, Mary Eveluth and had sons Francis, George, Simeon, and Joseph, who was born May 6, 1752; married, October 16, 1773, Molly Haskell, and served throughout the Revolution. 4. Joseph. 5. Hannah.
(III) Samuel Dennen, son of William Dennen (2), was born in Gloucester about 1707. He married there in March, 1754, Keziah Bray, of an old family of that section. They resided in Gloucester until late in life, when they removed to Poland, Maine, where both of them died. Children of Samuel and Keziah (Bray) Dennen (Denning), all born in Gloucester : I. Abigail, 1756. 2. Job, 1760. 3. Mary, 1762. 4. Sarah, 1764. 5. George, 1769, mentioned below. 6. Simeon, 1770. 7. Abigail, 1774. The descendants residing in Poland, Maine, have spelled the name Den- ning, while those residing in Gloucester have in many cases preferred Dennen, and the rec- ords relating to the family of Simeon have the name spelled Dennen.
(IV) George Dennen, son of Samuel Den- nen (3), was born in Gloucester, Massachu- setts, in 1769, and died in 1833. He married, in 1792, Ellenal Rollins, born 1770 and died 1837. The records are from the family Bible of J. J. Denning, who lives on the family homestead at Mechanics Falls, Poland, Maine. Children : 1. Samuel, born 1793 in Poland, died 1864 in Oxford, Maine; grandfather of Rev. Ernest J. Dennen, rector of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, Lynn, Massa- chusetts. 2. Stephen, 1794. 3. Hannah, 1796. 4. Ruth, 1799. 5. William, about 1800, men- tioned below. 6. Bathsheba, 1801. 7. George, 1803. 8. Job, 1805. 9. Moses, 1806. IO. Rhoda, 1808. II. James, 1810." 12. Jacob, 1812. Job had the homestead at Poland and it descended to his son, J. K. Denning, the pres- ent occupant.
(V) William Dennen, son of George Den- nen (4), was born in Poland, Maine, about 1800. He settled in the town where his an- cestors had lived for generations-Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was educated in the com- mon schools, and learned the trade of stone mason, working in the quarries in his youth and later conducting a farm at Gloucester: He was a Democrat in politics. He was for five years superintendent of the streets of Glou- cester. He was a Congregationalist in relig- ion. He married Eliza James, born at Glou- cester. Children, born in Gloucester : I. Will- iam H., resides at II Exchange street, Glou- cester. 2. Charles Augustus, born November II, 1842, mentioned below.
(VI) Charles Augustus Dennen, son of William Dennen (5), was born at Gloucester, November II, 1842, and was educated in the common schools of his native town. There he learned the trade of shoemaker and worked in the shoe factories until he was twenty-three years old. Then he bought his farm at Pep- perell, Massachusetts, where he lived for a period of twenty-one years, exchanging it for that on which he has lived to the present time. He has been prosperous in business and also owns another large farm in Pepperell. He has an extensive milk business in Pepperell and vicinity and has flourishing dairies on both farms, the larger supporting a hundred head of cattle. He is one of the best-known and most influential farmers in that section. He was appointed state inspector of cattle by Governor Greenhalge in October, 1894, and has been re-appointed from time to time to the present. He has charge of all the quarantine stations in the cities and towns of his district. He has been prominent in town and political affairs many years. He was for three years member of the board of selectmen, for three years on the board of assessors and is at pres- ent a director of the cemetery association at Pepperell. He is a Republican. Mr. Dennen is a member of the North Star Townsend Lodge of Odd Fellows; of Prescott Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and for twenty-one years he has been a member of the Massachu- setts State Grange and was re-elected in 1906 for a term of three years. He is a Congre- gationalist in religion.
Mr. Dennen married, June 26, 1865, Mary P. Phelps, at Gloucester, her native town. She is the daughter of Eli Forbes and Susannah (Burnham) Phelps. Children: I. Herbert Forest, born in Gloucester, March 17, 1866, died August 30, 1886, at the age of twenty years. 2. William Forbes, born at Pepperell, June 25, 1868, married, December 28, 1892, Carrie L. Tarbell, who was born at Pepperell, September 8, 1873, daughter of Otis J. and Fannie (Shattuck) Tarbell; he is associated with his father in business; children: i. Dorothea, born March 21, 1901; ii. Charles Otis, August 10, 1905: iii. Catherine Forbes, died young. 3. Emma J., born at Pepperell, June 27, 1870, married, April 11, 1894, Elmer H. E. E. Boynton, of Pepperell. 4. Dr. Joseph Horace, born at Pepperell, July 24, 1872, educated at Harvard, received the de- gree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgeon at Har- vard, 1898, studied medicine at Harvard Medical College, graduating in 1901, and now practicing at Watertown, Massachusetts. He
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maried, June 30, 1903, Alice Beckworth, of Somerville, Massachusetts.
PHILBROOK In the early Colonial rec- ords of New England there is much variation in the spelling of this family name, but Philbrick and Philbrook predominate, and although no signature of the emigrant has been preserved showing the form of spelling used by him, there is no question but that they are identical. (I) Thomas Philbrick, a master-mariner, came from Lincolnshire, England, about 1630, accompanied by his family, and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, where his name first appears in the town records in 1636. He was granted eight lots of land, which he sold to Isaac Stearns in 1645-46, and in or prior to 1650 removed to Hampton, where his sons had preceded him. His wife, whose christian name was Elizabeth, died in Hampton, De- cember 19, 1663, and his death occurred there in 1667. His children were: James, John, Thomas, Elizabeth, Hannah and Martha, all of whom came from England except the youngest, who was born in Watertown.
(II) Sergeant Thomas Philbrick, third son of Thomas and Elizabeth Philbrick, was born in England in 1624, and was six years old when his parents brought him to America. He went to Hampton, New Hampshire, shortly after its settlement, and in 1647 pur- chased of William Sanborn several lots of land, one of which contained buildings. This property he conveyed to his father in 1651, and removing to the south part of the town (now Seabrook) settled on what was after- ward known as the Joseph Philbrick place. He held various offices, including that of rep- resentative to the general court, served in the militia, and was a deacon in the church. He died November 24, 1700. His first wife, whom he married in 1647, was Anne Knapp, daugh- ter of Deacon William Knapp, Sr., of Water- town, and she died May 17, 1667. On July 22, 1669, he married Mrs. Hannah White (nee French), daughter of Edward and Ann French, of Hampton, and widow of John White, of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The children of his first union were: Mary, Bethia, Jonathan, Samuel and Elizabeth, who died an infant in 1667. Children of second mar- riage were: William, Jane and Hannah.
(III) William, eldest son and child of Ser- geant Thomas and Hannah (French-White) Philbrick, was the first of the family to give
its name the form of Philbrook. He was born in Hampton, April 27, 1670. In 1694, or perhaps earlier, he settled in Greenland Par- ish, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he served as constable in 1695, and with his wife he united with the church at its organization in 1706. He died in Greenland, in 1714. He was married, October 10, 1689, to Mary Neal, daughter of Walter Neal, of Greenland, and . had a family of seven children : Walter, Jona- than, Mary, Samuel, Olive, Abigail and Sarah.
(IV) Walter Philbrook, eldest son and child of William and Mary. (Neal) Philbrook, was born November 10, 1690. He was a blacksmith and a gunsmith in Greenland, and dealt quite largely in real estate. His death occurred in 1732. He married Elizabeth Tuf- ton, whose father Robert is said to have changed his name to Mason. She bore him six children: Robert Tufton, Mary, Deborah, Simon, Walter and Elizabeth. Mrs. Phil -- brook survived her husband, and became the wife of Rev. William Allen, of Greenland.
(V) Robert Tufton Philbrook, eldest son and child of Walter and Elizabeth (Tufton) Philbrook, was born in Greenland, in 1715. He joined the church in 1733, and was an in- fluential man in the community. His occupa- tion was that of a gunsmith, and in the Green- land records of October, 1745, there is an item to the effect that "Robert Tufton Phil- brook was allowed two pounds ten shillings and three farthings for mending ye volun- teers guns." He died in 1801, and his will was probated August 24 of that year. The maiden name of his wife does not appear in the records at hand. His children were : Catherine, Walter, George, Abigail, Elinor, Robert Tufton, Jr., Simon and Mary.
(VI) George Philbrook, second son and third child of Robert Tufton Philbrook, was baptized in Greenland, in 1741. He evidently resided in his native town, but the date of his death does not appear in the records. On June 20, 1768, he was married in Rowley, Massachusetts, to Jennie Johnson, born Feb- ruary 26, 1744, daughter of John Johnson, of that town, and she died in 1818. Of this union there was one son, Thomas.
(VII) Thomas Philbrook, only son and child of George and Jennie (Johnson) Phil- brook, was born in Greenland, December 16, 1772. He was a farmer upon the homestead, where he resided his entire life, which termin- ated October 27, 1839. He served for many years as town clerk. He married Mary Ayres, born in 1775, died September 6, 1850, daugh-
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ter of Samuel and Phebe Ayres. Their chil- dren were : Mary Ann, Phebe, Robert, Thomas, Jr., Daniel and Samuel.
(VIII) Daniel Philbrook, third son and fifth child of Thomas and Mary (Ayres) Phil- brook, was born in Greenland, September 20, 1813, and died August II, 1875. He inherited the homestead farm, which he conducted suc- cessfully during his active years. He was noted for his musical ability, and was an ac- tive Congregationalist. On June 14, 1847, he married Sarah Ann Simpson, born at Hamp- ton Falls, December 18, 1814, died January 19, 1889, daughter of John Simpson. Their children were: Thomas Henry, who had two children, Effie M. and Ormand. Napoleon B., died in 1865, aged sixteen years. John W., died in infancy. Mary J., married, No- vember 29, 1888, Fred O. Hart. Franklin P. Anna A.
(IX) Franklin Pierce Philbrook, youngest son of Daniel and Sarah Ann (Simpson) Phil- brook, was born in Greenland, December 18, 1852. He was a natural mechanic, and in many respects a genius in his particular line of work, possessing the happy faculty of promptly solving the various intricate prob- lems which frequently occur in the planning and constructing of buildings. For many years he was a prominent builder in Malden, acquiring a high reputation for the reliable character of his work. His many commend- able qualities gained for him the sincere re- spect and esteem of his fellow-citizens, and his death, which occurred in Malden, December 25, 1904, was the occasion of general regret. In his earlier years Mr. Philbrook was a Re- publican, but later in life he acted independ- ently in politics. He was a member of the Masonic order, and of the New England Or- der of Protection. On June 6, 1888, Mr. Phil- brook was married, in Boston, to Annie L. M. Scammon, who was born in Stratham, New Hampshire, April 24, 1853, daughter of Ste- phen and Maria (Gordon) Scammon. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Philbrook were: Florence, born February 29, 1892. Maria Gordon, March 14, 1894. Ralph, September 18, 1897. Mrs. Philbrook resides in Malden, and is a member of the Baptist church.
Mrs. Annie L. M. (Scammon) Philbrook is a lineal descendant in the seventh generation of Richard Scammon, who arrived in Boston from England prior to 1640, in which year he was residing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Scammons are of ancient and honorable lineage, and in 1637 Captain Edmund Scam- mon commanded a British war vessel under
Admiral Rainsborough. Several families of the Scammon name are now landed proprie- tors in Lincolnshire, England. The children of Richard Scammon, the immigrant, were: Richard, see forward. Anne, who became the wife of the famous Major Richard Waldron,. of Dover, New Hampshire, who was killed by the Indians in 1689. John, of Kittery, Maine. Humphrey, who settled in Saco, same state.
(II) Richard Scammon, eldest son of Rich- ard the immigrant, accompanied his father from England, resided in Portsmouth and Dover until 1665, when he settled on what is known as the Shrewsbury Patent, located on the east bank of Swamscot river, in the south- ern portion of what is now the town of Strat- ham, and became sole proprietor of the entire tract. Although his estate was not within the limits of Exeter, he was considered a resident of that town, held public offices, and was one- of the largest taxpayers. He died previous to 1697. In 1664 he married Prudence, only daughter of William Waldron, recorder of the court at Dover. His children were : Rich- ard, William, Jane, Prudence, Elizabeth and Mary.
(III) William Scammon, second son of Richard and Prudence (Waldron) Scammon, was born February 26, 1664, place of birth not given. He served in the Indian wars. which took place in the latter part of the sev- enteenth century, and in 1699 and 1700 was a selectman in Exeter. When the town of Stratham was incorporated (1716) he was- chosen a member of its first board of select- men. He died in Stratham, September 28, 1743. He married Rachel Thurber, of Reho- both, Massachusetts, January 4, 1621, and her- death occurred September 25, 1761. She was an active member of the Baptist denomination,. and instrumental in organizing several churches.
(IV) Richard Scammon, son of William and Rachel (Thurber) Scammon, was born in Stratham, November 17, 1722. He was a prosperous farmer, and an able business man,. becoming a shipowner in his latter years, and engaging quite extensively in the West India trade. At the commencement of the war for independence he served upon the committee of safety. He died August 26, 1806. In 1753. he married Elizabeth Weeks, born in June, 1734, daughter of Lieutenant Samuel Weeks,. of Greenland, and their children were: I. Rachel, born October 6, 1754. 2. William, April 12, 1756. 3. Elizabeth, February 5, 1757. 4. Samuel, February 24, 1759. 5. Mary, Sep -. tember 24, 1760. 6. Richard, May 31, 1762.
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7. Samuel, June 10, 1764. 8. Elizabeth, May 9, 1768. 9. James, April 26, 1771. IO. Heze- kiah, March 26, 1773. Of these children, Rich- ard became father of Hon. Eliam Scammon, of East Pittston, Maine, grandfather of Hon. John Young Scammon, a noted lawyer and banker of Chicago, Illinois, and also of Gen- eral E. P. Scammon, U. S. A.
(V) James Scammon, second son of Rich- ard and Elizabeth (Weeks) Scammon, was born in Stratham, April 26, 1771. He inherit- ed the homestead, and gave his principal at- tention to farming, but engaged in other en- terprises with marked success, and was a man of excellent business capacity and good judg- ment, and the largest real estate owner in Stratham. He was active in church work, also in local public affairs, holding various town offices, and in politics was a strong Dem- ocrat. He died April 6, 1859. He married, February 28, 1777, Lydia P., daughter of Ste- phen Wiggin, and she died October 15, 1840. Their children were : I. John, born August 22, 1797, died March, 1863; appointed judge of court of common pleas, 1853; married, Oc- tober 31, 1824, Mary G. Barker. 2. Lydia, born February 9, 1800, died December 31, 1887 ; married, June 15, 1822, Benjamin Bar- ker, who died November 1, 1863. 3. Ira J., born June II, 1803, died January 14, 1852; married, June II, 1828, Ann Lyford, who died March 4, 1857. 4. Stephen, born January 25, 1805, see forward. 5. Richard, born October 24, 1809, died February 21, 1878, aged sixty- eight years ; married, 1841, Abigail Batchelor, who died September 6, 1873. 6. Elizabeth W., born May 9, 1812, died March 28, 1874; mar- ried Michael Dalton, who died November 16, 1869.
(VI) Stephen Scammon, fourth child and third son of James and Lydia P. (Wiggin) Scammon, was born in Stratham, January 25, 1805. He was an able and progressive farmer, and a highly respected citizen, taking a special interest in the moral welfare of the commun- ity, and supporting the Baptist church. He died January 28, 1883. He married, Novem- ber 2, 1834, Maria Gordon, of Epping, New Hampshire, born September 30, 1808, died October 4, 1887, aged seventy-nine years. Her parents were John S. and Sophia (Redington) Gordon. John S. Gordon was born March 19, 1796, and died July 28, 1845; married, June 14, 1801, Sophia Redington, born October 22, 1773, died August 2, 1856; their children were: I. Marian, born July 14, 1802, died June 29, 1803. 2. Maria (see above) who be- came the wife of Stephen Scammon, and
mother of Mrs. Annie L. M. (Scammon) Philbrook.
The children of Stephen and Maria (Gor- don) Scammon were: I. Maria A., born No- vember 8, 1835, married, August 21, 1871, Rodney A. Killam. 2. Elizabeth G., born July 8, 1837, married, April 6, 1863, Jenness Brown, and had children: Nelson, born No- vember 3, 1864, and John, born September II, 1872. 3. John S. G., born Juné 3, 1839, died January II, 1842. 4. Stephen G., born July 25, 1842, died July 22, 1861. 5. Arianna S., born July 2, 1844, died February 12, 1864. 6. Lydia S., born May 7, 1847, married, October 13, 1866, Isaac N. Stockbridge, and had one child, James E., born January 28, 1867, mar- ried Nettie Rubins, November 25, 1886, had two children: Earle, born June, 1889, and Carl, born 1892. 7. Annie L., born April 28, 1849, died January 5, 1851. 8. Annie L. M., born April 24, 1853, became the wife of Franklin Pierce Philbrook.
Abraham Morrill, the pro-
MORRILL genitor of the Morrills of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, appears on the record of the early settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony as to have been in February, 1642 (O. S.), in con- junction with Henry Saynod, granted "three score acres of Upland so near the falls as may be convenient, on the condition that they shall before October next set up a mill which may be sufficient to grind all the corn which the town (Salisbury) may need." This grant was from the town authorities of Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, established Octo- ber 7, 1640, to these two freemen of Cam- bridge to encourage the settlement of Salis- bury the land so granted being on the Merri- mack river. Abraham Morrill had a wife Sarah and eight children, and from one of these, probably Jacob, born August 24, 1648, married and had children, Leonard Morrill descended.
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