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5. Samuel, son of Nicholas, 2, b. 1725-6. Feb. 2; m. 1749, Dec. 12. Judith Pollard, dau. of Edward. 2, She d. 1780. July 8, and he m. 1782, Aug. 1, Ruth Dunekle, widow of Nathaniel.2. She m. 1789; March 12. Joseph French. of Tewksbury. Ch. Samuel, 7, b. 1750, Sept. 9. Jonathan. b. 1752, June 10, and d. 1754, May 23. Judith, b. 1754, May 20; m. 1774, March 17, William Laws (see 1). Jonathan, b. 1756, Aug. 20. Oliver, b. 1758, Aug. 15; d. 1767, May 12. Solomon, b. 1760, Sept. 22. and. d. Oct. 8. Sarah, b. 1761. Oct. 29, and d. Nov. 11. Isaac, 8, b. 1762, Nov. 10. Solomon, b. 1764, Sept. 19, and d. Nov. 1. Leci, 9, b. 1766, Aug. 10. Sarah, b. 1768, Oct. 27; m. 1784, May 23, Joseph Dows, 6. Oliver, b. 1771, May 29, and d. 1776, Jan. 6.
6. Timothy, prob. son of Nicholas, 3, m. Azubah -. Ch. Sally. b. 1786, Feb. 6. Timothy, b. 1788. Feb. 12. John, b. 1790, Jan. 3. William b. 1792, Jan. 22. Aaron, b. 1793, Dec. 4. Allice, b. 1797. March 14. Betsey h. 1798. Dec. 16.
7. Samuel, son of Samuel, 5, b. 1750, Sept. 9; m. 1777, Jan. 3, Anna Sprake, dau. of Nicholas, 4. He removed to Nottingham West, now Hudson, N. H .. about 1780, and d. there 1836, Dec. 10. Ch. Anna, b. 1777. Oct. 30; d. 1778, April 14. Samuel, b. 1779. March 4; m. 1796, April 5, Anna Levistone, (see 8) and d. in Hudson, 1853, Jan. 19. Jonathan, b. 1785, June 6. and d. 1880, June .. Betsey. Sally. Oliver d. 1879, June 27. aged 84.
8. Isaac, son of Samuel, 5, b. 1762. Nov. 10; m. 1788, Aug. 28, Rhoda Wilson, dau. of Seth. He d. 1799. March 31. and she m. Abijah Hodgman. of Carlisle Ch. Polly. b. 1789, Sept. 3; m. 1811, Jan. 29. Joseph Dows, 6. Isaac. b. 1791. March 9; d. March 15. Rhoda. b. 1792. Oct. 22. Isaac. b. 1794, April 23. Silence, b. 1796. Jan. 25; d. 1797, Oct. 8. Solomon, h. 1797, Sept. 11; d. 1798, April 14.
9. Levi, son of Samuel, 5, b. 1766. Aug. 10; m. 1788, March 13, Sally Simms., He d. 1833, Jan. 20, and she d. 1851, Oct. 11, aged 83. Ch. Betsey Stoneman, b. 1788, Oct. 9. and d. 1789. Feb. 3. Thomas, b. 1790, June 11; m. Nabby Reed: had ch. Daniel. Thomas, James HI .. and Langdon W .. and d. 1827. June 30. Levi. b. 1792. Feb. 5; d. 1793. Feb. 2. Sally, b. 1793. Sept. 13; m. Richard Taft, and 2d. Samuel Law; d. 1850, Jan. 18. Judith, b. 1795, July 7; m. 1817, July 6, William Nichols, of Wilmington, and has 13 ch. Betty, b. 1797. Aug. 4; d. 1799, Jan. 2. Harriot. b. 1800. Jan. 3; m. 1822. April 16. Horatio Boyden. of Chelmsford; had 5 ch., and d. 1853. Pascal, b. 1801. Sept. 27; d. 1845. in Charlestown. Henry Dorr. b. 1803, Aug. 28; m. Louisa Milliken, of Portland; had ch. Sarah L., Charles H .. Helen M .. and Lauriette; and he d. 1864. May 21. Elizabeth, b. 1805. Aug. 3; m. 1827. May 27. Jonathan Jaquith, of Wilmington; had ch. Elizabeth. Sylvester. Henry. Theresa, and Simeon. Mary. b. 1807. Aug. 15; m. Ransom Reed, of Lowell. and had 10 ch. Her dau. Marietta m. Paran Stevens, celebrated as landlord of the Tremont and Revere houses. Boston. the Continental hotel. Philadelphia, and the Fifth Avenue hotel. New York. Leri. b. 1810, Sept. 16. He lives in Lowell. President of the Traders' and Mechanics' Insurance Company, and of the Pemberton Bank, Lawrence. Hle m. 1835, Sept. 3, Lydia P. Wood, of Blue Hill, Me., and has ch. Augusta, b. 1836. April 27; m. Ammi R. Sewall, of Brooklyn. Mary Jane. b. 1839. Oct. 15; m. William G. Mansur, of Lowell. William Henry. b. 1841, Sept. 15; m. Mary Osgood, and lives in Lawrence. Pascal, b.
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1847, May 15; d. 1848, July 29. Levi Kirk b. 1850, April 6; m. Susan Thompson, and lives in Tewksbury. Pascal, b. 1854, May 15; d. 1862. Dec .. 2. Susanna, b. 1813, Jan. 6; m. George H. Foote, of Boston; d. 1867. Dec. 25.
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STEARNS. 1. John was one of the purchasers of the Dudley Farm and one of the earliest inhabitants of the town. His father, Isaac Stearns (or Sterne, as the name at first was often spelled) was of Neyland. Suffolk, England, and came to America in 1630. He settled in Watertown. and his wife's name was Mary. Our John was b. there prob. in 1631. His elder sister Mary m. Isaac Learned, of Woburn, and after, of Chelmsford, who was one of the three original purchasers of Gov. Dudley's Farm, and John Stearns was in this way interested in the settlement. The land which he bought included fifty acres on the north-east corner of the farm. next the township; fifty acres in the south-west corner, bounded by the river and Winthrop Farm, and another fifty acres on the river. His house stood on the south side of Charnstaffe Lane, opposite Mr. Whiting's, and was the Dea. Whiting place of later years. He had an adjoining grant of land on the township, west of Mr. Whiting's and the Concord road. After his death this property passed to other hands, and the family history in the town has been identified with the other part of his purchase on the south- west corner of the Farm. The following grant to John Stearns, in 1660. shows where his house stood: "Granted more to him one small skirt of land, added to the land on which his house now stands; it begins at the east side of the pound, and so takes the just width of ye pound, and joyneth to his owne land, and so it continueth that width unto the full extent of the most easterly corner of Mr. Dudley's farme, which land was granted to him in consideration of the country road being laid through that part of his land on which his house stands." The pound stood south of Charnstaffe Lane at the point where the Concord road, leaving the village, turns west upon it, and the bend in the lane caused by the grant of this strip to Mr. Stearns is conspicuous to this day. His township grant is thus described : "tenne acres, be it more or less. lying upon the township toward ye south-west corner of ye same. being bounded on ye north by daniell sheed, acording as ye fence now stands, and on y west by Mr. Whiting, as ye fence do now stand, and partly by george farley, the line runing from ye corner of his fence to ye other side of ye Brooke to a great oake, and so runing in ye Township line crosse ye brooke againe unto a stake standing even wth his east side fence, bounded by Mr. Whiting and ye highway on the east; and there is this condition in this grant : yt hee, the said John Sternes. shall mainteine his fence about ve said field at his owne charge for his owne security against cattle and swine, without requiring Mr. Whiting to bare any part of the same, and, so doing. he is to injoy ye said land for himself and his heirs forever." Mr. Stearns m. Sarah, only dau. of Isaac Mixer, of Watertown. She d. 1656, June 18. the first death in Billerica, except that of Henry Jefts' infant dau. Hannah, in May, 1653. He m. 1656, Nov. 20, Mary, dau. of Thomas Lathrop, of Barnstable. Her mother was a sister of Isaac Learned. above mentioned. Mr. Stearns d. 1668-9, March 5, and his widow m. Lieut. William French. 1, and 1687. Isaac Mixer, of Watertown, brother of her husband's first wife. Ch. John. 2, b. 1654, May, "2d week." For notice of the question whether he was the first child born in town, see Farley, Samuel, 3. Isaac, b. 1658, April 17, and d. 1659, Oct. 9. Samuel, b. 1659, Sept. 3; d. 1735. Isaac, 3, b. 1661, Dec. 23. Nathaniel. b. 1663. Nov. 30; took the oath of fidelity, 1685; d. Thomas, 4, b. 1665, Dec. 6.
2. John, son of John. 1, b. 1654, May. "2d week"; m. Elizabeth. dau. of John Bigelow, of Watertown. She d. 1694, April 18, and he m. Johannah, widow of Jacob Parker, and dau. of Thomas Call. of Malden. Capt. John Stearns d. 1728, Oct. 26. His widow d. 1737, Dec. 4. aged 78. Ch. Elizabeth. b. 1677. Sept. 23. in Watertown; m. Samuel Rogers. 6. John. b. 1679-80, Jan. 22, and d. April 4. Sarah, b. 1681-2. March 21; m.
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Samuel Hunt. 2. Mary. b. 1684. July 23; m. 1705. May 28, Samuel Barron, of Chelmsford. John. 5, b. 1686. Nov. 25. Isaac. b. 1689. May 1; ship- wrecked and lost in expedition to Port Royal. 1711. Abigail. b. 1691, Aug. 22; m. 1712. Oct. 22. William Wyman, of Woburn. Samuel. 6, b. 1693-4. Jan. 8. Johannah, b. 1697, June 24.
3. Isaac, son of John. 1, b. 1661, Dec. 23: m. Mary Miriam. He d. 1739. Ch. Isaac, 7, b. 1701. Aug. 21. Mary, b. 1702-3, Jan. 26; m. John Pollard. 3. Sarah. b. 1704. March 26; m. 1725, May 19. Ebenezer Johnson. of Woburn. Miriam, b. 1705, Aug. 5; m. Thomas Patten, 11. Lydia, b. 1707, April 21; m. Samuel Belknap.
4. Thomas, son of John, 1, b. 1665, Dec. 6; m: 1688. June 20, Rebecca Chamberlain, dau. of William, 1. He d. 1696-7. Feb. 9, and his widow m. George Farley, 6. Ch. Rebecca, b. 1689, April 23. Mary. b. 1692, June 18; m. Benjamin Frost, 9. Sarah, b .. 1694. April 27; m. 1720-1, Jan., Joshua Child, of Weston. Hannah, b. 1696, Aug.
5. John, son of John, 2, b. 1686, Nov. 25; m. Esther Johnson, dau. of Edward, of Woburn. Lieut. Stearns d. 1776. Aug. 2, and his widow d. 1786. April 18, aged 93. Ch. Esther, b. 1716. Nov. 9, and d. Feb. 20. John, b. 1718, May 27. Bond (p. 940) names five children, four of whom, Esther, Timothy, Levi and David settled in Lovell, Me., where the father d. aged 86. Esther, b. 1720, June 6, and d. 1741. Aug. 12. Isaac, 8, b. 1722, June 16. Joanna, b. 1724, July 29; m. 1754. Aug. S. Ebenezer Fletcher, of Westford. Edward, 9, b. 1726. May 9. Benjamin, b. 1729, Nov. 21, and d. 1734, Aug. 25. Josiah, b. 1731-2, Jan. 20. He grad. H. C., 1751; was ordained 1758. March 8. the first pastor of the church in Epping, N. H., and d. in that office 1786, Feb. 24. He was a close and careful student of the original Scriptures. and very familiar with the Bible. In the Revolution he was an ardent friend of liberty. and gave his sons and his treasure to the cause. Was a member of the State Conventon at Exeter. and on returning told his children " If the cause prevail it will be a great benefit to the country ; but if it shall fail, your poor. old father's head will soon be a button for a halter." He m. 1755, Dec. 4, Sarah Abbot, dau. of Uriah, of Bedford (and their first child Sarah was b. in Billerica, 1756, Sept. 12). She d. 1766, Nov. 5, and he m. 2d, Sarah Ruggles. dau. of Rev. Samuel. of Billerica, who d. 1808, April 2. He had 6 children by each wife. Of these. Samuel became the eminent pastor in Bedford. Five of his sons grad. at H. C., of whom William Augustus became the President of Amherst College, and Jonathan F. has long been an honored pastor at Newark, N. J .. and gave the historical oration at the recent celebration in Bedford. For full account of this family see Bond, pps. 473-9 and 942-3 and Congregational Quarterly. Vol. X. William, h. 1733, Dec. 11, and d. 1734, July 18: Timothy, b. 1737, Aug. 15; in the military service at Lake George, 1757, and d. 1762, Aug. 5.
6. Samuel, son of John, 2, b. 1693-4. Jan. 8; m. Rachel Crosby, dau. of Joseph, 3. He d. before 1730. and his widow m. Thomas Wyman. 2. Ch. Rachel, b. 1720. June 6; m. Nathan Hutchinson. Elizabeth, b. 1722. April 3; m. Capt. Jonathan Wilson, of Bedford, who was killed in the Lexington fight, 1775. April 19. Prudence, b. 1724, March 30; m. 1742, Jan. 21, John Needham, of Tewksbury (see 1). Samuel, 10, b. 1726. June 1. Mara, b. 1728, July 1. Bond adds Benjamin who chose Thomas Miriam his guardian in 1737.
7. Isaac, son of Isaac. 3, b. 1701. Aug. 21; m. Allice Wilson, dau. of John. 2. He d. 1739. Sept. 20. and she m. John Pollard. 3. Ch. Thomas. 11, b. 1724-5. Feb. 12. Sarah. b. 1726, Dec. 10; m. Joshua Abbot, 2. Jonathan b. 1729, June 16; lived in Lancaster. John, b. 1731. May 25. and d. 1754, Jan 1. Oliver, b. 1733, July 5; in service at Lake George, 1757. Elijah, b. 1735. June 15; lived in Rutland. Allice. b. 1737, July 21; m. 1758, Aug. 3, Elisha White, of Lancaster. William, b. 1738-9, Jan. 15, and d. 1756. April 22.
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8. Isaac, son of John, 5, b. 1722, June 16; m. 1747-8. Feb. 11, Sarah Abbot, dau. of Obed, of Bedford. He was a soldier in the French war. Representative, Senator and leading business man. His "papers" are deposited with the Mass. Hist. Soc. He d. 1808. March 23, and his widow, 1815, Jan. 9, aged 86. Ch. Esther, b. 1749, April 13; m. 1773, Oct. 19, Abraham Andrews, of Concord, and lived in Lovell. Me. Isaac, b. 1750. June 13; m. 1777, Dec. 18. Mary Crosby, dau. of Jaazaniah. 20, and settled in Ashburnham, where he d. in 1807, April 29, and his widow d. 1839. Oct. 24. He was a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution. His son John grad. Uuion College 1821; entered the ministry and d. at Washington, D. C .. 1829. His son Jesse b. 1784. Aug. 29. m. 1811, June 6, Lucinda Davis. of New Ipswich, N. H., and lived after 1819 in that town. He was for 22 years a school-teacher. He d. 1866. Nov. 18, and his widow, 1868. Oct. 9. Of his children (1) Jesse George Davis, b. 1812, Feb. 24. grad. A. C., 1836. and Andover Theological Seminary 1842. He was principal of Hopkins' Academy. Hadley. 1836-8. and tutor in Amherst College, 1839-41. Ordained pastor of the Congregational Church. Billerica, 1843. May 10; dismissed 1867. May 8. Acting pastor. Clearwater. Minn .. 1868-76. and is now without charge at Zumbrota, Minn. He m. 1843, June 27, Lucy Murdock, of Rutland, Mass. (2) Eveline Lucinda, b. 1814; m. Rev. Samuel S. Tappan, and d. in Conway, N. H., 1850. (3) Josiah Milton. b. 1818, June 17; grad. Marshall College, 1844; ordained 1849, June, in Lunenburg, Vt. ; dismissed 1852. Feb. 3, and after a few months' service at Brentwood, N. H., d. there 1853. June 12. His son, Charles Cummings. b. 1850. Dec. 10; grad. Y. C .. 1872. and Union Theological Seminary. 1875; ordained 1875, Sept. 20, a missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. to Turkey. (4) Isaac Crosby, b. 1820. (5) Abigail Mary, b. 1822; grad. Mount Holyoke Seminary, and m. Rev. Senaca Cummings, missionary to China. (6) Lucy Estabrook, b. 1824; grad. Mount Holyoke; m. 1852, Sept. 6. Rev. Charles Hartwell. also a missionary in China. (7) John Newton, b. 1829; has been for some years the Secretary of the National Temperance Society in New York. William, b. 1752, Aug. 4; m. 1777, Sept. 25. Lydia Davis, and lived in Asburnham; d. 1826. Aug. 13. Benjamin. b. 1754. May 10, and d. 1756, Oct. 20. Sarah, b. 1756, April 1, and d. Nov. 1. Benjamin, b. 1757, Sept. 12; m. Susanna Frye, of Fryeburg. Me., and lived in Lovell, Me., where he had 8 ch. and d. 1836, May 24. Sarah, b. 1758, Aug. 3; m. 1779. Sept. 28, Thaddeus Davis, of Bedford. Mary b. 1761. Oct. 25; m. Nathan Fiske, and was mother of Professor Nathan W. Fiske. illustrious in the history of Amherst College. Timothy, 12, b. 1763, Sept. 25. John, 13, b. 1765, Sept. 18. Elizabeth, b. 1767, Sept. 15, and d. 1778, July 29. Obed, b. 1770, Oct. 2, and d. 1800, Sept. 6, at Hampton, N. H. ; a physician.
9. Edward, son of John, 5, b. 1726, May 9; m. 1755. Lucy Wyman, dau. of Thomas (see Stearns. 6). When Captain Wilson, who m. his cousin, was killed at Lexington, 1775, April 19, the command of the company devolved on him. He d. 1793. June 11, and she d. 1802, Nov. 28. Ch. Lucy. b. 1756, March 21; d. 1768, May 20. Solomon, b. 1757, May 12; enlisted in the military service, but soon d. 1775, May 8. Rachel, b. 1758. Nov. 3; m. Moses Fitch, of Bedford. Edward, b. 1761, Jan. 10, and d. 1768, May 24. Susanna, b. 1762, Dec. 19; m. Nehemiah Wyman. of Medford, and had 10 ch. Allice, b. 1764, Aug. 13; m. Moses Abbot, and 2d, Stephen Lane; had 10 ch. Abner, 14, b. 1766, July 9. Edward, b. 1768. June 25; m. Polly Jones, of Bradford, and 2d. Nabby, her sister. He d. 1798, May, and she m. Rev. Ebenezer Hill, of Mason, N. H. Elijah. b. 1770, May 2; m. his cousin, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Josiah Stearns, of Epping. He was a merchant in Bedford; the first postmaster and a justice of the peace from 1805 until his death, 1831, April 10. He had 3 ch. who d. young, and (a) Edward Josiah, b. 1810, Feb. 24; grad. H. C., 1833; an Episcopal clergyman and professor in St. John's College. Md. (b) Elijah Wyman, b. 1813, Jan. 8; grad. H. C., 1838; a merchant in Bedford.
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(c) George, b. 1815, Aug. 30; a dentist, Pittsburg, Penn. (d) Samuel French, b. 1818, April 25; a dentist in Boston. Simeon, b. 1772, April 17; m. Sally Cobb, and lived in Bedford.
10. Samuel, son of Samuel, 6, b. 1726, June 1; m. 1749, Oct. 3, Elizabeth Hutchinson. She d. 1749-50. March 12, and he m. 2d, Hannah Trask. He d. 1801, July 23, and she d. Dec. 7, aged 68. Ch. Samuel, bap. 1750. April 1; d. Elizabeth, b. 1751, June 20 ; m. Henry Jefts, S. Hannah, b. 1752, Oct. 3; m. 1779, May 4. Joseph Spalding. of Chelmsford. Nathaniel, 15, b. 1754, March 29. Samuel, bap. 1755, Sept. 28; m. 1785, June 2, Alice Stearns, dau. of Thomas, 11. His name disappears from tax-list, 1788, and Alice Stearns, prob. his widow, m. David Trull (see 7). Jonathan, 16, b. 1758, May 9. Josiah, b. 1760, May 16. Joseph, 17, b. 1763. June 27. Molly, b. 1765. April 12; m. 1803, April 13, Jonathan How. Issacher, b. 1767. April 3; m. 1790. Sept. 16, Dolly Page, Bedford. Allice b. 1770. March 4; m. 1789, Sept. 29, David Trull, (see 7). Elijah, b. 1774. March 29.
11. Thomas, son of Isaac, 7, b. 1724-5, Feb. 12; m. 1750-1, March 14, Bette Manning, dau. of Ephraim, 5. Ch. Bette, b. 1751. Dec. 28; m. Abijah Wyman, of Ashby. Isaac, b. 1753, Dec. 31; m. 1778, March 12, Mary Crosby. [Bond]. Rhoda, b. 1756. March 17. John, b. 1759, Nov. 21; d. 1762. June 9. Allice, b. 1762, April 30; m. Samuel Stearns, (see 10). Abel. b. 1765, April 9; d. in Ashby, 1848. Sarah, b. 1767, Nov. 11 ; m., perhaps, 1789, Feb. 12, Willard Spalding, of Chelmsford, and lived in Stoddard, N. H .; d. 1832. John. b. 1782. June 9.
12. Timothy, son of Isaac, 8, b. 1763, Sept. 25; m. 1787, Nov. 1, Sarah Lane, dau. of Jonathan, of Bedford. He d. 1816, Aug. 8, and she d. 1849, June 13, aged 83. . Ch. Timothy. b. 1788, Sept. 8, and d. 1791, Nov. 22. Sally, b. 1790, Sept. 21, and d. 1793, Feb. 23. Timothy, b. 1792, Nov. 12, and d. 1795, April 6. John, b. 1794. Sept. 15, and d. 1809, March 3. Sewall, b. 1796, Sept. 21; m. 1836. June 23, Lucretia Hill. dau. of Job. 24, and d. 1849. Oct. 31. Sarah, b. 1798, July 8, and d. 1800. June 16 or 18. Obed, b. 1801. March 21; m. 1827, May 27, Mehitable Carleton, dau. of Amos, 7. Sarah Abbot, b. 1803, Feb. 27; m. 1842, Dec. 19, Dea. Aaron Lawrence, of Amherst, N. H. Eckley, b. 1805, June 12. Timothy, b. 1810, Jan. 23; grad. A. C., 1833, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1837. Ordained 1839, July 2; pastor, Worthington, Ohio, 1838-42; Kingston. Ohio, 1843-55; acting pastor, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 1855-8, and without charge, at Fort Madison, Iowa, until death, 1861, July 19. He m. 1837, Dec. 13, Catherine Taylor, of Athens, Ohio.
13. John, son of Isaac, 8, b. 1765, Sept. 18; m. 1801 (but the family record says 1800) Feb. 10, Mary Lane, dau. of Samuel, of Bedford. He lived beside Concord river, in the south part of the town. His wife d. 1815. Nov. 30, aged 39, and he m. 1817, May 13, Susanna Winn, dau. of Joseph, of Burlington. She d. 1842. Jan. 28. He d. 1836, Nov. 5, at Woburn, where he had lived a few months. He was killed by a loco- motive. Ch. Franklin, 18, b. 1802, Jan. 25. Mary. b. 1803. Dec. 28; m. 1832, May 13, William Whitford. John Owen, b. 1805, Aug. 3; m. 1842, April 5. Margaret C. Walker, of Rehoboth, Penn. He was a Director and Superintendent of the Central Railroad, New Jersey ; had 8 ch .; d. 1862. Nov. 1. Onslow, b. 1807, Feb. 2, and d. 1808, Feb. 23. Eliza Ann, b. 1808, Oct. 4; m. John Dennis Billings, of Bedford; had 2 ch., and d. 1875, March 3. Onslow, b. 1810, Aug. 30. Mr. Stearns was one of the most distinguished sons of the town. The district school and probably the Billerica Academy afforded the only advantages for education which he enjoyed. At seventeen he was a clerk in Boston, and in 1830 he joined his brother JJohn in Virginia, and was employed in the engineering department of the construction of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. He then became interested with his brother in contracts for building various railroads around Philadelphia and Baltimore, and in 1837 he returned to New England to continue, as long as he lived, a remarkably successful railroad career. He completed the Nashua & Lowell Railroad in 1838. and remained
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its superintendent until 1845, when he became agent for building the Northern Railroad from Concord to West Lebanon, N. II. As manager and president he remained in connection with that road until his death. He was also Superintendent of the Vermont Central Railroad. 1852-5. Director of the Ogdensburg Railroad. and of the Nashua & Lowell Railroad, 1857-75. In 1866 he became President of the Old Colony and Newport Railway, and his administration of its affairs for 11 years was remarkably successful. And in 1874 he became also President of the Concord Railroad. In all these positions his sagacity, ability and integrity were conspicuous, and commanded the confidence of the public. His comprehensive grasp of broad questions, and his capacity for details were alike marked. In 1862 he was elected a member of the New Hampshire Senate, and in 1863' became its president. Six years later he was chosen Governor of New Hampshire, and reëlected in 1870, though his consent to be again a condidate was reluctantly given. His administration of the affairs of the state was practical, non-partisan, and highly successful, particularly so of its finances. He m. 1845, June 26, Mary A. Holbrook, dau. of Hon. Adin Holbrook, of Athol, and later. of Lowell. Their home was in Concord. N. H. His children. Charles Onslow and four daughters. with their mother, survive. He d. 1878, Dec. 29. Lorenzo, b. 1813, May 13; d. 1836. May 13. in Elizabeth, N. J. Barnard, b. 1815, Nov. 23; m. Lavinia Beatrice Haynes, and lives in Poughkeepsia, N. Y.
14. Abner, son of Edward, 9, b. 1766, July 9; m. 1796, May 1, Anna · Hill, dau. of Jonathan, 15. She d. 1807. Oct. 22, and he m. 1808, June 30, Mrs. Anna Estabrooks, widow of John and dau. of Thomas Russell, of West Cambridge, where he lived 1805-16. (See note History of Arlington. p. 302). IIe d. 1838, Dec. 11. and she d. 1839, Nov. 29. Ch. Abner, b. 1797, April 1; a machinist in Winchester, N. H. Mary Ann Hill. b. 1809, May 23; in. Jonas Munroe, of Bedford. Edward Harrison, b. 1814, Dec 16; a machinist in Covington, Ky. George Sullivan, b. 1816, May 17; lived in Cincinnati. Albert Thomas, b. 1821, April 23; a lumber merchant in Waltham. Henry Augustus, b. 1825, Oct. 23; a manufacturer in Cincinnati.
15. Nathaniel, son of Samuel, 10, b. 1754, March 29; m. 1784, Feb. 10, Sarah Carleton, dau. of John, 2, and 1791, Aug. 6, Lydia Wilson. He died soon. Ch. Nathaniel, 19, b. 1789, Feb. 5.
16. Jonathan, son of Samuel, 10, b. 1758, May 9; m. 1784, July 1, Molly Wright, and 2d, Betty - Ch. Jonathan, 20, b. 1798, Sept. 6. David, b. 1800, Jan. 15. Otis, 21, b. 1804, Aug. 20. Charles, 22, b. 1806, Oct. 31. Dorinda, b. 1808, May 4. Clarissa. b. 1810, April 12.
17. Joseph, son of Samuel. 10, b. 1763, June 27; m. 1787, Dec. 5, Zilpah Crosby, dau. of Jacob, 23. She died about 1825. Ch. Samuel went West and not heard of. Mary, b. about 1791; m. Marshall Pierce, of Chelmsford. Royal m. Susanna Lawrence. of Lexington, and d. about 1824. Joseph m. Harriet Stearns, dau. of Elijah; now lives on the Lowell road; no children. ' Zilpah m. John Stearns, son of Josiah. Hiram died young. Mahala, b. 1809, Aug. 7; m. James A. Lovejoy, 3. Jerome Bonaparte, b. 1811.
18. Franklin, son of John, 13, b. 1802, Jan. 25; m. 1828, Dec. 28. Sally Lane, dau. of Benjamin, of Bedford. He lives near the Concord river and Bedford line. Ch. Susan Isabel. b. 1830, May 21. Mary Jane, b. 1832, March 22; m. 1860, April 19, John Reed, and lived in Elizabeth, N. J. Sarah Olive, b. 1834, March 23, and d. 1838, April 29. Sarah Maria b. 1838, April 17; m. 1859, Sept. 28, Asa Duren, of Carlisle. Lucretia Ann b. 1842, Jan. 25; m. 1860, Sept. 25, John Proctor Davis, of Carlisle. John Billings, b. 1845. Feb. 13.
19. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, 15, b. 1789. Feb. 5; m. 1815, May. Sarah Dowse, dau. of Joseph. 6. He d. 1845, Oct. 31, and she d. 1873, April 24. Ch. Catherine, b. 1817, March 14; m. John Wilson, Salem, N. H. Judith, b. 1820, Nov. 6; m. Anthony Jones, 1. Adeline, b. 1825, Feb. 24; d. 1828, May 24. Emily, b. 1826, Sept. 2; m. Rufus Farwell, of Westford.
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20. Jonathan, son of Jonathan, 16, b. 1798, Sept. 6; m. 1823, Dec. 21, Eliza Stearns. Ch. Catherine, b. 1824, April 6. Eliza Ann, b. 1826, June 22. Esther, b. 1827, Oct. 30. Sarah, b. 1829, Oct. 17. Henry, b. 1833, Aug. 7. Gardner, b. 1837, Aug. 9.
21. Otis, son of Jonathan, 16, h. 1804. Aug. 20; m. Esther Spalding. dau. of Jonas, of Carlisle. He d. 1864, Aug. 7. and she d. 1880, May 16. aged 77. Ch. George Otis. b. 1831, Jan. ; m. Susan Woods, of Manchester, N. H., and lives there. Elbridge m; lives in Chelmsford. Mary Lavinia. m. William Austin, and lives in Concord. Harriet m. George H. Miller, and lived in Concord. Sewall Hill, 23, b. 1843, Aug. 20.
22. Charles, son of Jonathan, 16, b. 1806, Oct. 31; m. Lorinap Wilson; d. 1864, Aug. 21. Ch. Charles Henry. b. 1828, May 1; m. Hattie G. Cobb. and d. 1862, Dec. 1. Lucy Ann. b. 1829, May 18; m. Joseph D. Targett; d. 1875, Nov. 29. George Edwin. b. 1831, April 13; m. Emeline Carey. William Bowman, 24, b. 1832, Aug. 14. Mary. b. 1833. Oct. 28; d. 1834. Oct. 1. Leander, b. 1834, Nov. 20; d. 1835, Oct. 2. Albert, 25, b. 1835. Jan. 19. Calvin, b. 1836, March 17; d. Oct. 3. Alfred, b. 1837, June 10; d. Oct. 3. Chauncey Converse, b. 1838, Aug. 11. Alden, b. 1840, June 17; d. Aug. 14. Clarissa Converse, b. 1841, March 23; m. 1862, Aug. 15, Levi W. Hutchinson, and 1871, July 2, John A. Jones (see 2). Calvin. b. 1842, June 10; d. Aug. 23. Martha, b. 1843, Dec. 12; d. 1844. Oct. 26. Laura d. 1845, Aug. 2. Orren d. 1846, Sept. 1. Warren d. 1847. Aug. 27. Lizzie d. 1849, Sept. 23.
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