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(6.) Elijah D., b. Jan. 1833, m. Cordelia Ainsworth, d. Nov. 1866.
(7.) James N., born Aug. 1835, died 1864.
(8.) Orpha A., b. June, 1837, m. Henry Forbes, Windham Co., Vt.
(9.) Harriet E., b. July, 1840, m. Henry Heywood ; d. July, 1876.
(10.) Charles A., b. Nov. 1845, married, and r. in Oregon, (1883.) 5. ROSAMOND, d. in Langdon, July 30, 1859, aged fifty-seven, unm.
6. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 20, 1804, m. May 29, 1827, Asa H. Carpenter, b. Feb. 26, 1806, son of Dr. Eber Carpenter of Alstead, N. H. Mr. Carpenter was a farmer of Alstead; d. Dec. 5, 1866 ; his wife, Abigail Walker, d. Oct. 5, 1861. Children, b. in Alstead : (1.) Frederick W., b. April 12, 1828, prepared himself for the practice of medicine, and received the degree of M. D. He d. at Alstead, April 23, 1854, unm.
(2.) Mary J., b. March 15, 1830, d. Jan. 23, 1832.
(3.) Emily A., b. April 18, 1833, d. Jan. 6, 1855, unm.
(4.) Harriet Lucretia Walker, b. Dec. 6, 1837, m. Aug. 16, 1860, Burrill Porter, b. Feb. 22, 1832, son of Burrill and Susan Porter of Langdon, N. H. Mr. Porter has been prin- cipal of a high school at North Attleboro, where he now r. (1883.) His wife, Harriet L. W. Carpenter, d. at North Attleboro, Aug. 4, 1875. She had four children : I. "Susan Abigail," b. at South Braintree, May 16, 1866; 2. "Asa Burrill," b. at North Attleboro, May 17, 1870 ; 3. " Benjamin Franklin," b. Dec. 12, 1872, d. Aug. 2, 1874 ; 4. "Lawrence Garfield," b. June 25, 1875, d. Aug. 5, same year.
(5.) Albert H., b. Oct. 30, 1841, m. Mary Hale, daughter of Edmund Hale of Alstead, and r. Covington, Kentucky.
VI. ISAAC, (twin,) b. in Shirley, March 30, 1756. He was at Ti- conderoga in 1776, in the company under Capt. Abel Walker, and was also in the service in Rhode Island. He d. unm., being killed by a fall, at the raising of a bridge, in 1785, at Bellows Falls. The bridge then erected was the first ever built over Connecticut river.
VII. NATHANIEL, (twin,) b. in Shirley, March 30, 1756 ;- went with the family to New Hampshire, and (with his brothers Seth,
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and Asa,) was among those called to the defence of Ticonderoga, in 1777, from Charlestown.
VIII. JABEZ, b. in Shirley, June 2, 1758, m. Anna Watkins of Charlestown, N. H., pub. Oct. 17, 1790. He settled in Charles- town, N. H., where he d. Feb. 20, 1812. They had six children :
1. ORLANDO, b. 1793, m. Naomi Fowler, pub. Jan. 7, 1821. He was a farmer of Langdon, N. H., and d. May 24, 1837. Seven children :
(1.) Charles Henry, b. 1822, went in early life to Detroit, Mich., where he engaged in express business, was married, and had one son, who became a telegraph operator and railroad en- gineer.
(2.) Ellen Caroline, b. 1824, m. George H. Wilder, and d. in Swanzey, N. H., Dec. 11, 1860 ; had one child : I. "Martin."
(3.) David Hubbard, b. 1827, went early to New York city, was m., had children, and at last accounts was living in Jersey City, N. J.
(4.) Ellen Eleuthera, b. June, 1830, d. March 24, 1831.
(5.) Maryett, b. Feb., 1832, d. July 11, same year.
(6.) Milton F., b. July, 1833, d. Feb. 11, 1834.
(7.) Martin Griswold, b. 1835, went to Detroit, Mich., in early life, and rem., soon, to California, where he r. at last accounts.
2. CAROLINE, m. William Livermore, and removed to Sacketts Harbor, Jefferson county, N. Y. They had four children :
(1.) William, r. in Watertown, N. Y.
(2.) Lewis Walker, b. 1822, was adopted by his uncle, Lewis H. Walker, of Langdon, N. H. He learned the trade of a shoe- maker, was m., and r. at last accounts in Sacketts Harbor, N. Y.
(3.) Fannie, m. - Palmer of Sacketts Harbor.
(4.) Helen, m. - Butts of Sacketts Harbor.
3. LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 10, 1796, m. (pub. Sept. 26, 1819,) Roswell Hodgkins, b. Sept. 28, 1797, son of John and Hannah (Spooner) Hodgkins, of Charlestown. Mr. Hodgkins was a farmer,-died in Langdon, Aug. 14, 1847 ; his widow, Lucretia, d. July II, 1849, æ. 53. Their children were :
(1.) Lucretia Evans, b. Nov. 6, 1820, m. Martin Luther Hines, by trade a silver-plater, r. Springfield, Mass. (1883.) They have three children : 1. "Fred ;" 2. "Eugene ;" 3. " Louise."
(2.) Roswell, b. April 1, 1823, m. Mirab Russell, r. Saxton's River, Vt. He is a carriage painter, has one child : I. "Frances," who m. George Bailey of Saxton's River, and has one child : I. Annie.
(3.) John; b. Oct. 18, 1825, d. in Langdon, Nov. 28, 1847, unm., aged twenty-two years.
(4.) Hannah Louise, b. Jan. 18, 1831, m. Sept. 29, 1855, James Pierce, b. Jan. 27, 1837, son of Sewell and Mary (Stowers) Pierce. They r. in Malden. Mr. Pierce was engaged suc- cessfully in the dry-goods business in Boston, from 1858 till
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1871, when he sold out that business, and has since been connected with the firm of Lane, Pierce & Co., leather mer- chants, of Boston,-being also connected with an extensive tannery business located in Albion, Oswego county, N. Y. He has been often called to official stations by his townsmen of Malden, having served as selectman,-for several years as representative to the General Court,-and for two years as member of the Massachusetts Senate. When Malden became a city he was made president of the Common Council, to which position he was re-elected the present year (1883). He has had five children : 1. "Joseph Frank," b. in Lowell, Feb. 14, 1858 ; 2. "Willie," b. in Malden, April 15, 1863, d. April 15, 1863 ; 3. "Charles Edwin," b. in Malden, Aug. 4, 1864, d. Oct. 12, 1864; 4. "Alice Louisa," b. in Malden, Jan. 29, 1869 ; 5. "Addie Florence," b. in Malden, May 23, 1872.
4. ABIGAIL, r. in Langdon, d. in Charlestown, unm.
5. MARGARET, b. Oct. 10, 1800, (pub. March 29, 1818,) m. Nathan Bond, b. April 2, 1792, son of William Bond of Charlestown, N. H. He was for many years gate keeper at Cheshire bridge in Charlestown, but removed to Claremont, N. H., where he d. Mrs. Bond d. in Charlestown. They had no children.
6. LEWIS H., b. 1801, m. Dec. 25, 1828, Abigail Garfield, b. Nov. 3, 1805, daughter of John and Susan (Rogers) Garfield of Charles- town, N. H. He was a farmer, r. Langdon, and d. July 13, 1843. His widow m. (second) Warren H. Dodge, and died in Charlestown, Feb. 24, 1874. Mr. Walker had five children :
(I.) Fannie Maria, b. Dec., 1829, d. Sept. 26, 1830.
(2.) George Mortimer, b. 1831, d. Sept. 12, 1834.
(3.) Elizabeth, m. Fred Cooley, r. Bellows Falls, Vt.
(4.) Jabez, and (5.) Eliza, both d. in infancy.
(A daughter of Seth Walker married a Farnsworth, and resided in Charlestown ; which one, has not been ascertained.) His children by second wife, (Jemima)-born after he left Shirley-were
IX. MARY, born in Charlestown, N. H., Aug. 9, 1766.
X. JEMIMA, born in Charlestown, N. H., April 27, 1768.
XI. EMMA (or EME), b. March 26, 1770, m. Peter Evans, b. Oct. 23, 1773, son of Peter and Mary (Gilbert) Evans of Charlestown, N. H. They resided at Rockingham, Vt., (where all their children were b.,) until 1817, when he removed to Charlestown, and be- came the owner of the Seth Walker homestead. He d. in Charles- town, July 29, 1856, aged eighty-three. His wife, Eme, d. March II, 1862, at the age of ninety-three. Children :
1. LUCRETIA, died Dec. 2, 1820, aged twenty-two, unmarried.
2. JAMES WALKER, m. Jan. 1, 1825, Eunice Hodgkins, and d. in St. Charles, Ill. He had eight children :
(1.) Lucretia, d. unm.
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(2.) Frances, d. unm. (3.) A Son, d. young.
(4.) Albert, was lost by the burning of steamer between New York and Nassau. He was m. and had three children : I. "May," b. in St. Charles, and two b. in California. His widow and three children reside in California (1883).
(5.) James, a machinist, d. unm. (6.) Edward, d. unm.
(7.) Catherine, m. a Dr. Bunker. (8.) Martha, d. unm.
3. SETH GILBERT, b. Dec. 13, 1803, m. Oct. 28, 1834, Hannah Louise Hodgkins, b. Nov. 21, 1807, daughter of John and Han- nah (Spooner) Hodgkins. Mr. Evans d. May 31, 1856. Mrs. Evans died in Charlestown, Aug. 24, 1871. Children :
(1.) Clara L., b. Aug. 16, 1835 ; m. July 8, 1862, Rev. Lyman Dwight Chapin of Amsterdam, N. Y., b. Sept. 18, 1836, (son of Rev. A. L. and Abby (Hays) Chapin of Newark, N. J.) Mr. Chapin is a graduate of Amherst College and of Union Theological Seminary. Both he and his wife entered the foreign missionary field, under the auspices of the American Board, immediately after their marriage. Children : I. "Lyman Dwight," b. at Tientsin, North China, Jan. 11, 1864, d. Feb. 2, 1867 ; 2. "Louise Evans," b. at Tientsin, North China, Jan. 10, 1866 ; 3. "Abbie Goodrich," b. at Tungchau, North China, April 2, 1868; 4. "Edward Dwight," b. at Tungchau, North China, Nov. 12, 1869 ; 5. "Mary Hannah," born at Tungchau, Feb., 1872 ; 6. "Nellie Gertrude," born at Tungchau, July 30, 1874, died at Tientsin, June, 1875.
(2.) Louisa Dana, b. March 9, 1837, d. July 22, 1858.
(3.) Jane G., b. Nov. 7, 1838 ; missionary at Tungchau, China.
(4.) Helen A., b. July 30, 1840, m. Feb. 1, 1871, John Lefferts of Flatbush, N. Y. Children : I. "Leffert," b. Sept. 27, 1871 ; 2. "Dwight Chapin," b. Oct. 22, 1874 ; 3. "Arthur," died in infancy ;- all b. at Flatbush.
(5.) Seth Gilbert, b. Sept. 16, 1842, m. June 17, 1868, Mary Emma Frederick, r. (1883) in Albany, N. Y. Children : I. "Frank Frederick," b. Oct. 6, 1870 ; 2. " Charles Gordon," b. June 6, 1873.
(6.) Martha Isabel, b. Sept. 17, 1844, m. Oct. 15, 1874, Rufus Phinehas Stebbins Webster, r. (1883) in Brooklyn, N. Y .; two children,-1. "Evans," and 2. " Richard."
(7.) Lucretia Estella, b. Jan. 9, 1847, has been a teacher of a select private school in Charlestown.
(8.) Ada Marion, b. April 29, 1851,-a teacher.
4. ELIZABETH, m. Epaphroditus Ely, son of Isaac H. and Relief (Stone) Ely of Charlestown. She d. Oct. 7, 1866. Children : (I.) Elizabeth Stone, m. Nov. 10, 1846, Roswell Smith of Had- ley, Mass.,-has one child : I. "Emma Elizabeth,," who m. Frank Smith of Hadley.
(2.) Louisa Walker, m. Dec. 1, 1847, Cotton G. Nash, b. Sept. 10, 1820, son of Erastus and Penelope (Gaylord) Nash ;- has three children : 1. " Allan Ely," b. Nov. 7, 1849 ; 2. "Samuel Gaylord," b. June 13, 1853 ; 3. "Edwin C.," b. Dec. 27, 1869.
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(3.) Allan Evans, m. Lois Brewster, dau. of Jonathan Brewster of Northampton, Mass. He was killed on a railroad in Geor- gia, in 1858. Had three children: I. "Henry Allan ;" 2. "Esther Brewster ;" 3. "Louisa Walker," d. Aug. 22, 1859.
5. PETER ALLAN, b. Jan. 20, 1811, m. Nov. 5, 1838, Theodosia Story Willard, (b. April 14, 1818,) daughter of John and Thera Willard of Charlestown. Children :
(1.) Emma, b. Dec. 20, 1839, m. Oct. 21, 1861, John Stratton Walker of Langdon. One child, r. Langdon : 1. "John Stratton," b. March 20, 1867.
(2.) Allan, b. July 7, 1850, m. Oct. 21, 1871, Emma E. Ryder ; reside in Boston. Children : 1. "Waldo Allan," b. May 21, 1872, d. March 11, 1873; 2. "Gertrude," and 3. "Grace," both died in infancy ; 4. " Alice."
Walker, Samuel,5 (Seth,4 Joseph,3 Samuel,2 Richard,1) was a brother of Seth Walker, the register of whose descendants precedes this. He was born August 30, 1721, married Dec. 20, 1750, Mary Stratton, (born Jan. 2, 1723,) daughter of Ebenezer and Lydia (- -) Stratton of Watertown. He settled in Shirley, about the time of his marriage, on the farm now owned and occupied by Charles H. Dodge-where he continued to reside through life. His wife died Dec. 7, 1794, and he died Dec. 15, 1817. Their remains lie buried side by side in the old cemetery, where very few of their family relatives have joined them ;- and none of their descendants now reside in town. Mr. Walker lived with his wife forty-four years, and survived her a widower twenty-three years, his life being pro- tracted to the great age of ninety-six years.
During his active manhood he was an enterprising and useful citizen, both in a private and public capacity. He was a thrifty and successful agriculturist, knowing how to turn both the sandy plain and the rich intervale to the best account. He was also a faithful public servant. For twelve years he was chosen to the responsible office of treasurer of the town, and from a subaltern arose to the chief command of the town militia. In addition to this he was frequently called to duties of a public nature, both in church and municipal affairs, and never allowed himself to betray his trust, or depart from a line of strict integrity. He was one of the eighty from Shirley who responded to the Lexington alarm, April 19th, 1775.
The Walker farm contained originally three hundred acres, a por- tion of which was excellent intervale land, while back from the river was a magnificent tract of pine timber, and other portions heavily timbered with hickory and the different kinds of hard wood. Over two hundred bushels of hickory nuts are known to have been sold from the place in a single year, and the pine timber has been a source of wealth to the recent owners. The farm remained in possession of the Walker family for three generations, when Dea. Samuel Stratton Walker sold it to Mr. Levi Dodge, the father of the present owner.
Capt. Samuel Walker had seven children, six of whom married and settled in New Hampshire-becoming pioneers in the settlement of a
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new country. Most of them had large families whose descendants are now scattered far and wide over the land. After the removal of his children to New Hampshire, it was the custom of Capt. Walker and his wife to visit them in the autumn of each year. They always performed the journey on horseback, tracing their way through the forests (in the days before highways had been constructed) by the aid of marked trees. After the death of Mrs. Walker in 1794, her surviving husband continued his visits as often as once in two years, till the autumn of 1804, when he was eighty-three years old. On his return from his last visit (Oct., 1804,) he was accompanied by his son Abel and wife,-all being on horseback. On the way they encoun- tered a severe snow-storm, accompanied by violent wind. The way became so blocked with snow and obstructed by fallen trees that the journey was made with extreme difficulty and peril. This account was received from a daughter of Mrs. Abel Walker, born the second of April following the event. The mother would be likely to retain a vivid recollection of the journey.
I. SAMUEL, b. in Shirley, March 23, 1753, m. Dec. 12, 1776, Elizabeth Hartwell of Shirley (b. March 3, 1753). He settled in Chesterfield, N. H., was a deacon of the church, and in other ways a prominent and useful citizen. He d. in Chesterfield, Jan. 22, 1830 ; his widow d. in Feb., 1840. They had seven children, all b. in Chesterfield :
1. AIJA, b. Aug. 20, 1778, m. Nov., 1801, Sally Wheeler, b. April 20, 1780, daughter of Peter Wheeler. They resided in Chester- field. Mr. Walker d. May 25, 1840, and she d. May 18, 1856. They had eight children :
(1.) Sophia, b. Jan. 28, 1803 ; m. in 1827, Abel Parks of Han- over, N. H. She d. May 5, 1843,-had no children.
(2.) Mary Priscilla, b. May 8, 1805, m. April 26, 1821, Rufus Harvey, and d. July 9, 1837. Mr. Harvey d. March 29, 1868. They had two children : I. "Horace H.," b. March 22, 1822, m. April 3, 1845, Orzaline K., daughter of Abel Stoddard, and d. May 16, 1853, leaving two children : I. Henry Webster, b. in Chesterfield, Dec. 22, 1846, m. in Law- rence, Mass., Oct. 1, 1867, Maria Ruhamah Gray, b. at Mt. Vernon, Maine, Oct. 2, 1848, daughter of Timothy and Clarissa (Miller) Gray. Three children : 1. Arthur Henry, b. Jan. 3, 1869, at Keene, N. H .; 2. Grace Clara, b. Aug. 21, 1873, at Keene ; 3. Bertrand Gray, b. April 24, 1883 ; they reside in Keene. 2. "Albert Horace," b. in Chesterfield, July 1, 1852, m. June 11, 1873, Lillie Simonds, b. Aug. 12, 1852, dau. of Alfred and Sarah M. Simonds of Brattleborough, Vt. ; they now (1883) r. in Lexington, Kentucky, and have one child : I. Leon Simonds, b. May 3, 1874.
(3.) Samuel Harry, b. Nov. 17, 1807, m. Dec. 30, 1830, Laura, daughter of John 'Pierce. She died Jan. 28, 1861. He d. Oct. 4, 1864. They r. in Chesterfield, had one child :
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I. "Laura Cornelia," who m. Almon White, of Newport, N. H. Mr. and Mrs. White both d. in Claremont, N. H., in 1859-60, leaving one daughter : 1. Mary Elizabeth, b. Nov. 17, 1858, m. Edward B. Knight in 1882, and r. in Charleston, West Virginia.
(4.) Frances S., b. Nov. 26, 1811, d. Nov. 3, 1813.
(5.) Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1814, m. at Chesterfield, N. H., Aug. 23, 1837, William Francis Barnard, b. Jan. 31, 1811, at Holmanton, Me. She d. at Chesterfield, April 4, 1849. He d. at Sauk Centre, Minn., May 3, 1865. They had four children, all b. at Chesterfield : I. "Sarah Jane," b. Sept. 7, 1838, m. at Otsego, Minn., Feb. 3, 1861, Stephen Gulicker Barnard, b. July 23, 1836, at Mexico, Me., son of John G. Barnard. They r. at Sauk Centre, and have three children : 1. Jennie Mabel, b. Nov. 26, 1862, at Anoka, Minn. ; 2. Elmira Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1865, at Sauk Centre, Minn. ; 3. John Gulicker, b. Oct. 15, 1871, at Sauk Centre. º 2. "Mary Ann," b. Jan. 8, 1841, m. at Anoka, Minn., Nov. 22, 1862, Henry Otis Nickerson, b. Nov. 1, 1833, son of Ephraim and Dora Nickerson, of New Salem, Franklin county, Me. Chil- dren : 1. Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 13, 1863 ; 2. Frederic Wil- liam, b. April 10, 1866 ; 3. Harry Barnard, b. Dec. 8, 1873 ; 4. Alice Maud, b. Jan. 1, 1877. 3. "Frederic William," b. Oct. 22, 1843, m. at Sauk Centre, Minn., Nov. 20, 1863, Annie Hill Bartlett, b. April 25, 1847, daughter of Philander and Caroline (Hill) Bartlett of Dubuque, Iowa. Children : I. Francis Wilder, b. Feb. 18, 1864; 2. William Norris, b. Jan. 7, 1866 ; 3. Mary Ella, b. May 14, 1868 ; 4. Harry Walker, and 5. Hiram Albert, (twins,) b. Oct. 17, 1870,-Hiram Albert d. Sept. 1, 1871 ; 6. Albert Warren, b. March 9, 1874 ; 7. Freddie Arthur, b. May 24, 1878. 4. "Ella Elizabeth," b. Jan. 16, 1848, m. at Sauk Centre, Nov. 7, 1866, William Pangburn, b. May 12, 1836, son of James and Polly Pang- burn ; r. in Maine. Children : 1. Minnie Ella, b. Sept. 3, 1869 ; 2. Frank Taylor, b. Dec. 14, 1871 ; 3. Josie Bell, b. Nov. 15, 1873 ; 4. Flora Maud, b. Dec. 31, 1875 ; 5. Jessie May, b. Aug. 17, 1877 ; 6. Harry William, b. Oct. 29, 1880, d. Sept. 29, 1881 ; 7. Ralph Henry, b. Nov. 27, 1882.
(6.) John Warren, b. Jan. 8, 1817, d. July 17, 1823.
(7.) Almina, b. July 26, 1821, d. Nov. 18, 1823.
(8.) John W., b. Sept. 19, 1823, was living at Bloomfield, Ohio, at last accounts (1875) ; has been twice m., and by first wife had one son.
2. SILVA, b. Sept. 24, 1780, d. Dec. 18, 1782.
3. JIMNA, b. Sept. 7, 1782, m. March, 1804, Sally Woods, b. Aug. 15, 1785 ; r. in Westmoreland, N. H., and d. Jan. 7, 1861. His wife survived him, and was living in 1875. They had two children :
(1.) Caroline, b. in Westmoreland, Jan. 28, 1805, m. at same place, July 2, 1828, George Edmund Brewster, (b. at Wal- pole, N. H., Sept. 25, 1800,) son of Edmund and Eunice
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(Snow) Brewster. Mr. Brewster d. at Detroit, Mich., March 17, 1867. They had eight children, all b. in Westmoreland : I. "Sarah Caroline," b. Dec. 7, 1829, m. at Detroit, Mich., Oct. 17, 1854, Henry Douglas Harris, son of Frederick and Caroline (Vivard) Harris. She d. July 27, 1855. 2. "James Edmund,"; b. Dec. 31, 1831, unm. (1883.) 3. "Frances Maria," b. Sept. 21, 1833, m. in Westmoreland, May 13, 1857, Hamilton Alexander Britton, son of Calvin and Sarah (Wetherell) Britton. They have two children : 1. Ida Francis, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Nov. 25, 1860 ; 2. Sarah Caroline, b. in Detroit, Mich., Aug. 16, 1868. 4. "Catherine," b. Dec. 27, 1835, m. (first) in Westmoreland, N. H., March 29, 1858, Almon Butler ; he d. in California, Aug. 18, 1861 ; had one child : 1. Sarah Caroline, b. in Westmoreland, March 13, 1860, d. Oct. 17, 1863 ; she m. (second) in Rutland, Vt., May 4, 1864, Charles Munroe Wight, son of Forster and Mary (Foss) Wight; now r. in Novi, Mich .; children by second marriage : 2. Madgie Caroline, b. in Detroit, April 12, 1866 ; 3. Henry Brewster, b. in Westmoreland, N. H., Feb. 25, 1868. 5. "Georgianna," b. Feb. 22, 1838, m. in Detroit, Mich., April 29, 1862, Edmonds Green, son of Richard and Mary Ann (Arnold) Green. They have had two children : I. Jessie Louise, b. in Detroit, Sept. 19, 1866 ; 2. James Ed- monds, b. in Detroit, Oct. 9, 1871, d. Aug. 9, 1872. 6. "Henry Roscoe," b. June 7, 1840, d. Feb. 4, 1842. 7. "Elizabeth Elmina," b. Aug. 4, 1842, d. April 21, 1845. 8. "Elizabeth Henrie," b. April 9, 1845, m. in Detroit, Mich., Oct. 1, 1867, David D. Cady, son of David and Lovina (Potter) Cady. They have had five children, all b. in Detroit : I. Mabel Henrie, b. June 27, 1869 ; 2. Carlos David, b. Oct. I, 1871, d. July 28, 1872 ; 3. James Edmonds, b. May 29, 1875, d. July 24, same year ; 4. Guy Brewster, b. July 3, 1876 ; 5. Elizabeth Caroline, b. Nov. 8, 1878.
(2.) Almina, b. Nov. 5, 1814, m. (first) April 3, 1834, Jotham Lord, Jr., b. April 11, 1812, son of Jotham and Hannah Lord of Westmoreland, (now Parkhill,) N. H .; had one child : I. "James Walker," b. Dec. 4, 1836, who r. at Parkhill, unm., (1883). Mrs. Lord m. (second) Sept. 12, 1859, Chandler Ames Cressy, b. Dec. 2, 1806, son of Joseph and Martha Smith Cressy of Chesterfield, N. H. Mr. Cressy d. in West- moreland, July 25, 1878 ; his widow d. Dec. 13, 1882.
4. ARZA, b. June 6, 1784, m. 1807, Lydia Baker, b. June 26, 1 788. Mr. Walker d. May 17, 1828 ; his widow, Lydia, d. June 26, same year. They had seven children all b. in Chesterfield :
(1.) Sebra'na Shaw; b. Jan. 18, 1809, m. at Chesterfield, July 14, 1828, Hon. William Haile, b. in Putney, Vt., May 6, 1807. He was for many years a prominent and influential citizen of Hinsdale, N. H., where he was extensively engaged in trade, and, later, in the manufacture of woolen goods. From 1846 to 1856, (with the exception of two years,) he was a member of
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one or the other branch of the New-Hampshire legislature ; was president of the State Senate in 1855,-and in 1857, and again in 1858, he was elected governor of New Hampshire. He removed to Keene in 1873, where he died, July 22, 1876, and where Mrs. Haile, his widow, still resides (1883). They had four children : 1. "Harriet Cornelia," b. at Chesterfield, June 22, 1829, m. Nov. 23, 1853, at Hinsdale, John Mills Stebbins, b. at Hinsdale, Dec. 27, 1825. They have had five children, all b. at Springfield, Mass .: 1. William Haile, b. March 29, 1858, d. at Hinsdale, March 2, 1862; 2. Fred- erick Haile, b. May 24, 1860; 3. Charles Gay, b. June 13, 1863, d. at Springfield, July 7, 1864 ; 4. Walter Gay, b. June 4, 1865 ; 5. Arthur Walker, b. May 20, 1872, d. at Spring- field, May 30, same year. 2. "Ellen Maria," b. at Chester- field, Sept. 12, 1831, m. at Hinsdale, Dec. 13, 1854, Sylvester Osmond Davenport, b. at Hinsdale, 1829. He r. at Hinsdale (1883). Mrs. Davenport d. Feb. 14, 1861. They had one child : I. Gertrude Ellen, b. at Hinsdale, May 3, 1856, m. at Keene, N. H., March 5, 1878, Edmund Pierson Dole, b. at Skowhegan, Me. They have one child : 1. Henry Haile, b. at Keene, Jan. 30, 1882. 3. "William Henry," b. at Ches- terfield, N. H., Sept. 23, 1833 ; m. at Springfield, Mass., Jan. I, 1861, Amelia Louisa Chapin, b. at Springfield, April 22, 1840, daughter of Ethan Samuel and Louisa (Burns) Chapin. Mr. Haile r. at Springfield, of which city he was chosen mayor at the municipal election in 1880. The following year he was elected a member of the Massachusetts Senate, for 1882, to which body he was re-elected for the present year (1883). He is engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods at Hins- dale, being a member of the firm established by his father,- Haile, Frost & Co. He has three children, all b. at Spring- field : 1. William Chapin, b. Dec. 2, 1863, d. Aug. 14, 1864; 2. Alice, b. July 20, 1865 ; 3. Henry Chapin, b. Oct. 26, 1868. 4. "Sara Jane," b. at Hinsdale, N. H., Feb. 1, 1837, m. at Hinsdale, Dec. 7, 1863, Obed Gilman Dort, b. at Surry, N. H., Jan. 25, 1828. Mr. Dort is President of the Citizens National Bank, Keene, N. H. (1883.)
(2.) Horton Dudley, b. June 9, 1811 ; m. (first) 1834, Susan P. Rugg, b. May, 1815; she d. June 27, 1837, and he m. (second) Aug. 20, 1839, Mary Ellen Cleaves, of Portsmouth, N. H., b. Nov. 3, 1821, by whom he had two children. He m. (third) Oct. 11, 1865, Hannah Knowlton of Portsmouth, b. 1825, daughter of Nathaniel and Rosanna Knowlton. Mr. Walker r. in Portsmouth many years, and was one of its most prominent citizens. He d. May 9, 1872. His children (by second wife) were : I. "Susan Ellen," b. July 4, 1840, m. May 3, 1865, William Brooks Trask, b. May 30, 1836, son of William G. and Rebecca (Brooks) Trask. They r. at Erie, Pa. (1883.) 2. "Henry Cleaves," b. Dec. 9, 1841, m. Nov. 8, 1865, Martha Davis Fisk, b. Sept. 9, 1843, daughter of
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GENEALOGY .- WALKER.
John Boyle and Arabella (Robertson) Fisk of Chesterfield, N. H. He resided at Portsmouth, N. H., where he d. Jan. 7, 1876. He was a representative from Portsmouth in the New Hampshire legislature the year previous to his death. Two children : 1. Horton Dudley, b. June 9, 1869 ; 2. Mary Ellen, b. July 6, 1874.
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