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6. Rosetta M., b. May 14, 1826 ; d. July 6, 1832.
7. Ednah B., b. June 13, 1828; m., and res. at Chelmsford, Mass.
8. Lavinia Brown, b. March 5, 1830; m., and d. in Lowell, Mass.
9. Thomas, b. Dec. 4, 1832 ; d. June 30, 1833.
10. Mary A., b. May 10, 1834; m. Philip Brown of Lowell, Mass., where she res.
II. Frances J., b. March 14, 1836 ; m. David Hayes of Suncook, where she d.
DAVIS, EDMUND .- Son of Edmund and Lydia (Morgan) Davis [89]. Res. in West Part, where his grandson, Charles G., now lives. The old trees near the house, two willows and an elm, were set out when this Edmund was 13 years old. Children :
I. Sally, b. Feb. 21, 1809; m. William Sholes, and res. in N. L. and Springfield, Mass.
2. Harris, b. May 3, 1810; m. (1) Caroline Ward of Claremont ; m. (2) widow of his brother George ; res. in Grantham.
3. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1812 ; m., March, 1840, Timothy, son of Timothy and Lydia (Roby) Quimby of Springfield, and res. in N. L.
4. George C., b. Feb. 26, 1814 ; m. Sarah Foss of Enfield ; res. in Grantham.
5. Mary, b. April 30, 1816; m., Aug. 15, 1839, Daniel W. Couch of Sutton, where they res. She d. Nov. 24, 1855. Children :
(1). Edmund D., b. July 24, 1840.
(2). Sarah J., b. Jan. 7, 1842 ; m., Dec. 25, 1871, Edgar W. Smith.
(3). Emma M., b. June 24, 1844 ; d. April 11, 1875.
(4). Katie P., b. Aug. 18, 1846; d. March 3, 1861.
(5). Charles H., b. July 20, 1848.
(6). Laura A., b. March 14, 1851 ; m., Sept. 16, 1871, Henry J. Mastin. Children : (a) Lilian E., b. Feb. 8, 1872 ; (b) Frank H., b. June 14, 1874, and res. at Elkins ; (c) Mary E., b. July 12, 1876 ; (d) Bertha J., b. Aug. 12, 1884. Laura A. d. April 14, 1888.
(7). John F., b. May 10, 1853 ; m., March 10, 1886, Florence M. Presby. Child, Delma E., b. June 21, 1887.
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6. Nancy, m. John W., son of Gordon and Dolly (Robie) Taylor of Springfield, and res. Woburn, Mass.
7. Benjamin, m., Nov. 23, 1850, Sarah, dau. of Nathan and Bethia (Davis) Wilmarth of Newport, b. May 9, 1818, and res. in N. L.
8. Edmund, b. Jan. 23, 1825 ; m., April 18, 1850, Emmeline, dau. of Aaron and Abigail (March) Young, and res. in N. L.
DAVIS, ENOCH .- Son of Edmund and Lydia (Morgan) Davis [89]. Res. in North district, on " Battles place." Drowned May 23, 1823, in Lake Sunapee. His boat was capsized by a squall. Betsey, his wife, dau. of Capt. Samuel and Lydia Brocklebank [73], m. (2) John Gage, and d. Sept. 28, 1861. Children :
I. Hiram, b. Jan. 20, 1807; m., May 16, 1832, Abigail H. Emerson of Wilmot, b. Feb. 7, 1807, and res. in N. L.
2. Lydia, b. March, 1809.
3. Samuel B., b. March 11, 1811 ; d. December, 1812.
4. Jane, b. April 24, 1813.
5. Abijah, b. Sept. 27, 1815; m., Dec. 26, 1844, Abigail G., dau. of Capt. William and Polly (Dickey) Whittier, and res. in N. L.
6. Ruel, b. Dec. 16, 1818; was a blacksmith; went to New York.
DAVIS, JOSEPH .- Elder Davis came to N. L. in November, 1824, after Elder Seamans became unable to preach regularly. He remained about three years as stated supply. Of his fam- ily, a son, Benjamin, was b. in N. L., July 4, 1826, the date of the " raising " of the new church.
DEARBORN, DR. JONATHAN .- A skilful physician, estab- lished here from 1824 to 1829; res. in the George Williams house on Summer street. This neighborhood seems to have been a favorite with the early physicians, for almost without exception they either boarded or rented houses in this vicinity.
DRESSER, SAMUEL .- Came to N. L. in 1805, from Spring- field. Res. here till 1812, when he removed to Sutton, where he d. Dec. 29, 1859. He was b. in Chester, Dec. 30, 1763 ; m., Dec. 29, 1795, Rachel, dau. of Joseph and Rachel (Lowe) Story of Hopkinton, but originally of Essex, Mass. She was b. Sept. 10, 1774; d. Sutton, Feb. 13, 1869. Samuel was a licensed preacher, and known as "Elder
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Dresser." His wife, Rachel, was not at all times sound in mind, and just before leaving N. L. made a wholly unwar- ranted attack on the character of Josiah Brown, Esq., and some of his neighbors. These vaporings of an aberrated mind made no impression on the community ; neither does Mrs. Dresser's insanity, due as it was to accidental causes, seem to have left any impress on the minds of her descendants, who have been men and women of superior judgment and ability. Children :
I. Samuel, b. Nov. 8, 1796; m., June 11, 1835, Sarah B. Eaton of Sutton, where he res., and d. May 13, 1868. Children :
(1). Lucretia A., b. May 13, 1836 ; d. Dec. 30, 1858.
(2). Leonard F. E., b. June 20, 1838; m. Sarah H. Wiggin of Hopkinton. No children.
(3). Franklin E., b. Sept. 18, 1840; d. Feb. 4, 1845.
2. Rachel L., b. June 19, 1798; m., May 15, 1826, Dimond Shaw of Salisbury, who d. May 13, 1874, at Salisbury. Rachel d. Nov. 14, 1851. Children :
(1). John C., b. Sept. 14, 1826; m., Dec. 25, 1869, Barbara Glass of Laporte, Ind. ; d. April, 1888, at Avery, Mich. One child, Dimond.
(2). Mary C., b. Jan. 6, 1828; m., Feb. 19, 1852, Moses T. Little of Salisbury ; d. Jan. 22, 1856. One child, Carrie M., b. Jan. 9, 1853.
(3). Frederic C., b. June 12, 1831 ; m., Feb. 3, 1853, Sara Shaw of Sanbornton. Children : (a) Anna C., b. Nov. 21, 1853 ; (b) Margie A., b. Nov. 21, 1859 ; (c) Abbie M., b. March 5, 1861.
(4). Abbie M., b. Oct. 25, 1832 ; d. June 20, 1842.
3. Aaron S., b. July 1, 1800 ; m., April 30, 1826, Esther H. Davis of Bloomfield, Ohio. A preacher. Children : Sarah A., Eliza J., Susan L., Daniel D., John S., Margaret E., Mary A.
4. Joanna S., b. May 18, 1802 ; m., Sept. 11, 1843, Nathan S. Morrison of Franklin (his second wife). No children.
5. John Calvin, b. April 20, IS04 ; m., Sept. 18, 1834, Eunice W., dau. of Samuel and Rhoda (Williams) Kendrick of Sutton ; res. in Sutton and Enfield ; d. March 31, 1878. Children :
(1). Ira R., b. July 12, 1835 ; m., Nov. 17, 1857, Angeline Braley of Sutton, and res. at Granite Falls, Minn. Chil- dren : Edward A., Forrest B., Jessie M.
(2). John R., b. June 29, 1837 ; m., May 4, 1861, Nancy M., dau. of Daniel and Mehitable (Murdough) Cheney, and
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res. in Enfield. Children : (a) Cora F., b. June 3, 1863, m. Henry O. Fletcher ; (b) Willis G., b. Feb. 7, 1865 ; (c) Carrie G., b. Aug. 4, 1866, m. Irvin C. Avery ; (d) Belle M., b. Dec. 1, 1872.
(3). Rhoda A., b. April 21, 1843 ; m., Feb. 18, 1870, Nelson Gile of Lebanon. Children : Ernest S., Earl L.
(4). Mary A., b. Oct. 20, 1853 ; m., May 14, 1874, Hiram Gage of Enfield. No children.
6. Sarah B., b. Feb. 22, 1807 ; m., March 5, 1835, Jubal Eaton. Children : Pluma, Jubal, Jacob M.
7. Joseph S., b. June 24, 1808; removed to southern Ohio in 1835, where he d. in 1839 of tuberculosis ; not m.
8. Martin L., b. Aug. 19, 1810; m., April 30, 1840, Lucy W., dau. of Benjamin and Lois (Wheeler) Wells of Sutton. Children :
(1). Almira L., b. Sept. 25, 1839; m., Feb. 27, 1879, James E. Nelson, and res. in Sutton.
(2). Ida E., b May 19, 1857; m., June 20, 1886, Ira M. Colby of Whitefield.
9. Dolly C., b. April 11, 1813 ; m., 1842, William B. Emery of Andover. Children :
(1). Ellen M., m. Albert Clark, and d. in Sanbornton, leaving one dau.
(2). Lucy B., m. John Aiken, and res. at East Andover.
10. Mary, b. April 11, 1813 (twin of Dolly C.) ; m., Dec. 3, 1846, Daniel F. Searle of Salisbury, where they res. Chil- dren :
(1). Mary F., b. Oct. 6, 1848 ; d. Jan. 9, 1856.
(2). George F., b. Oct. 6, 1848 (twin of Mary F.) ; m., Dec. 25, 1884, Clara M. Andrews, and res. in Concord. Mr. Searle was for several years bookkeeper and cashier of the Republican Press Association, and has held other positions of responsibility and honor in his adopted city. Mrs. Clara M. (Andrews) Searle d. May 15, 1890. She also had been for many years in the employ of the Republican Press Association, and had endeared herself to all her associates by her unvarying kindness and cheerfulness.
Dow, EVANS .- Son of Jesse and Phebe (Farmer) Dow [92]. Blacksmith. Built the John Dow house and black- smith shop on Summer street, where he res. He d. Sept. 8, 1868; his wife Lydia, dau. of John Morgan, Jr. [130], d. Sept. 21, 1870. Children :
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Manchester, Mass., who built the house nearly opposite Daniel Bickford's on Summer street ; res. there a time, then removed to Hastings, Minn. He is a prominent Mason. Lydia d. March 24, 1876. Children :
(1). Sarah, b. Nov. 15, 1838 ; m. Alonzo Smith. No children.
(2). Charles, b. Sept. 5, 1840 ; d. at Hastings, unmarried.
(3). Nancy, b. Aug. 26, 1844; m. Mr. Owen; res. at Hast- ings, and has children.
2. John M., b. Feb. 18, 1819; m., Dec. 22, 1842, Lydia, dau. of Aaron and Abigail (March) Young, and res. in N. L.
Dow, JESSE .- Son of Jesse and Phebe (Farmer) Dow [92]. Res. on Summer street; built the Daniel Bickford house. Died June 20, 1820. His widow Irene m. (2), Oct. 9, 1825, Jacob Worthen (his second wife). Child of Jesse and Irene ( Merrill) Dow :
I. Phylana, b. March 6, 1820; m., Feb. 12, 1843, Joshua D. Hemphill, and res. in N. L.
EVERETT, DANIEL M .- Son of Jonathan and Mary (Mes- senger) Everett [94]. His wife was Rachel, dau. of Benjamin and Rachel (Herrick) Clement [81]. Removed late in life to Salisbury. Rachel d. in Concord, at the home of her dau. Emily. The Everett brothers, Daniel, David, and Jonathan, were pioneers in the anti-slavery cause in the days when that movement was looked upon with contempt and scorn. Chil- dren :
1, 2. Twin daughters, b. April 25, 1819 ; d. April 26, 1819.
3. Mary Messenger, b. July 23, 1820; d. Nov. 3, 1820.
4. Emily Gates, b. Nov. 1, 1821; m., Oct. 26, 1841, Amos Dodge, b. Aug. 15, 1813, and res. in Concord ; d. Sept. 30, 1871.
5. Daniel Ronaldo, b. Aug. 26, 1827; m., July 2, 1854, Harriet Amanda Calef of Salisbury ; was a merchant, and res. in Concord ; d. Feb. 5, 1889. Children :
(1). Charles Edward, b. June 24, 1855; is a journalist ; m., and res. in Washington (state).
(2). Rufus, b. Nov. 12, 1857 ; d. Concord, Sept. 12, 1883.
(3). Martha G., b. April 13, 1860; m. Mr. Armstrong, a journalist, and res. in New York. Two children.
(4). Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1865 ; res. in Concord.
EVERETT, DEA. DAVID .- Son of Jonathan and Mary (Mes- senger) Everett [94]. Res. on Capt. A. J. Sargent location until 1852. Chosen deacon June 16, 1825 ; served 24 years.
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An ardent and persevering abolitionist. Amy (Snowden) Everett, d. July 7, 1850, aged 68 years, and David m. (2) Mrs. Sarah Fuller of Hopkinton, where he d. April 25, 1866. Children :
I. Almira S., b. July 20, 1808 ; m., Feb. 4, 1834, Rev. Luther Crawford, a Baptist clergyman of Alexandria, and moved to Brooklyn, N. Y., where her husband d., and she established a private school for girls, which she continued very success- fully for years. Before marriage she was preceptress of the old New Hampton Institution.
2. Susan F., b. Jan. 14, 1810 ; d. Feb. 20, 1810.
3. Duraxa M., b. Jan. 19, 1811 ; m., in 1841, Stephen C. Robie of Springfield and res. in N. L. for a time, then removed to Portage City, Wis .; now d., leaving no descendants. Stephen Robie was the son of Samuel and Abby (Colcord) Robie, and a cousin of Merrill Robie of N. L. He d. in Wisconsin in 1895.
4. Infant son, d. Feb. 15, 1813.
5. Daniel M., b. Dec. 16, 1815 ; d., June 8, 1840, of heart dis- ease, at raising of the barn on Daniel S. Seamans's farm.
EVERETT, DEA. DEXTER .- Son of Levi and Lucy (Titus) Everett [95]. Was " of Grafton" when m., and had his home there until 1821, when he returned to N. L. and res. on the A. Jay Messer place. He enlarged the house built by his brother Milton, and had a shop where he worked at his trade as saddler and harness-maker. Some years afterwards he res. in the house now occupied by Albert Hunting. Chosen deacon June 16, 1825, and served 24 years. Betsey his wife, dau. of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Kimball) Pingree [133], d. Dec. 7, 1848, and he m. (2), Jan. 12, 1850, Mrs. Hannah Cross, of Grantham. After his second marriage he res. with his step-son, Job Cross, and d. April 14, 1860. Children :
I. Daniel K., b. March 13, 1815, at Grafton ; d. Aug. 1, 1833.
2. Elkanah P., b. April 11, 1820; m., April, 1841, Martha G. Collins ; m. (2) - Wallace ; res. in N. L. and Pena- cook.
3. Moses P., b. N. L., June 1, 1823 ; went to Vermont ; m., and had children.
4. David, b. Oct. 25, 1825 ; harness-maker with J. R. Hill & Co., Concord ; is m., and has children.
5. Betsey A., b. Nov. 27, 1833 ; m. Sept. 21, 1850, Dennis H., son of Solomon and Mary (Collins) Adams ; res. in N. L.
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EVERETT, JOHN .- Son of Ensign Nathaniel and Rebekah Everett [96]. John went to Hanover with his mother, and there m. Sabrina Allen of Windsor, Vt. About 1810 he re- turned to N. L. ; res. on Burpee hill, and later on " Adeline's hill" in the Low Plain district. Children :
I. David, b. Hanover ; d. at 4 years of age.
2. Francis, m. Mary Pratt, and res. at Dedham, Mass., where he d.
3. John, unmarried ; returned from the funeral of his brother Sylvester on the Lexington, which was lost at sea.
4. Melinda, m. Benjamin Russell, and removed to Illinois, where she d.
5. Adeline, b. in N. L., Sept. 13, 1810 ; unmarried ; res. in N. L. as milliner for many years ; is now at Centennial Home for the Aged, Concord, a most estimable and delightful lady of advanced years.
6. Sylvester, b. June 15, 1813 ; d. in New York, unmarried.
EVERETT, CAPT. JONATHAN .- Son of Jonathan and Mary (Messenger) Everett [94]. An ardent Abolitionist. Could not tolerate Masonry. Was a saddler and harness-maker, and captain of Washington Blues. Captain Everett was living in the Nancy Brown house at the time of the hurricane in 1821. There was to be a conference meeting in the schoolhouse that afternoon, and Anthony Colby and Manning Seamans were in Everett's house, waiting for him. Together they watched the hurricane as it swept across the West Part and through the Hominy Pot valley, and saw great trees turned over and over by the terrific force of the wind. In 1823, Jonathan built the Micajah Morgan house, which he sold to Walter P. Flanders. After living on the John D. Pingree farm for two years, he removed to the Charles Woodward place, which then included the farm on the opposite side of the road, and built the George Bickford house, in which he lived for many years. Jonathan d. July 28, 1856; Apphia, his wife, dau. of Asa and Mary (Perley) Burpee [77], d. Feb. 15, 1869. Children :
I. Martha Ann, b. Oct. 25, 1816 ; d. Oct. 26, 1816.
2. Horace S., b. Oct. 10, 1817 ; d. Aug. 22, 1819.
3. George W., b. Nov. 28, 1819; m., Oct. 30, 1849, Ellen F. Lane of Gloucester, Mass., and res. in N. L.
4. Herbert Foster, b. April 6, 1822 ; d. Aug. 17, 1823.
5. Abial B., b. April 4, 1824 ; m., Oct. 24, 1848, Harriet E., dau. of Isaiah and Patty (Byam) Spaulding of Chelmsford, Mass., and res. in N. L. 17
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6. Mary A., b. Oct. 4, 1826 ; m., Sept. 8, 1846, George E. Lane of Gloucester, Mass., captain of one of the Pacific mail steam- ships, and afterwards agent of the company at Yokohama, Japan, where his wife d. Nov. 17, 1869.
7. Jonathan R., b. Dec. 21, 1832 ; d. April 7, 1855.
EVERETT, CAPT. MILTON .- Son of Levi and Lucy (Titus) Everett [95]. Built part of the original A. Jay Messer house, and res. there until he removed to Springfield. Later he returned to N. L. and res. on the John Ellis place. The house was burned in October, 1846, and Milton built the one now standing. Was a farmer and a captain in state militia. He d. Feb. 28, 1884, in Iowa. Zillah, his wife, dau. of Seth and Zillah (Woodbury) Gay [100], d. March 15, 1861, at N. L. Children :
I. Jonathan G., b. Nov. 28, 1817; m. Mary A., dau. of Levi and Mary (Adams) Harvey, b. Feb. 3, 1818 ; res. in N. L.
2. Julia A., b. Aug. 22, 1819 ; m. (1) - - Odiorn ; m. (2), Dec. 28, 1849, Joseph A. Morrill of Wheelock, Vt.
3. Harrison, b. March 30, 1825 ; res. in Chicago.
4. Orlando, b. April 6, 1828 ; went to California.
5. Rufus, b. Feb. 17, 1830 ; went West.
6. Benjamin G., b. Dec. 3, 1834 ; m., Aug. 9, 1873, Mrs. Sarah E. Crafts, widow of Enos Collins Crafts, and dau. of Greene and Peace (Chase) Johnson of Henniker ; res. at Elkins.
7. Newton C., b. Feb. 8, 1837 ; m. and went West.
EVERETT, OTIS .- Son of Penuel and Hannah (Slack) Everett [97]. Res. on Low Plain at the R. E. Farwell house ; removed to the West. Children :
I. Elbridge G., b. June 13, 1816.
2. Sally S., b. Jan. 11, 1818 ; m., Jan. 1, 1838, William S., son of John and Caty (Ward) Shepard, and removed to Albany, N. Y. (See John, under children of Lieut. Ebenezer and Jane (McCordy) Shepard, p. 149.)
3. William F., b. Dec. 13, 1820 ; d. March 14, 1821.
4. Hannah S., b. March 9, 1822.
5. Robert B., b. May 17, 1824.
6. George H., b. Aug. 26, 1826.
7. Mary M., b. Sept. 29, 1828.
8. Otis H., b. Aug. 16, 1832.
EVERETT, RICHARD .- Son of Penuel and Hannah (Slack) Everett [97]. Res. on R. E. Farwell place, R. F. Sargent place, and later on Burpee hill at Newton L. Sargent's. He
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finally removed to Newport, where he d. Aug. 18, 1869. Rhoda (Haskins) Everett, b. Grafton, Dec. 31, 1792, d. Feb. 15, 1877. Children :
1. Samuel Haskins, b. Sept. 17, 1820; removed to Manchester and was one of the earliest journalists of that city, if not the very first. He d. May 5, 1843.
2. Charles Pinckney, b. March 28, 1825 ; m. Rosaline G., dau. of John and Miriam (Sargent) Page, and res. at Newport. No child.
3. Rhoda Harriet, b. Aug. 26, 1829; m. James Kenerson, an employé of the New London Scythe company. About 1856 they removed to the West, where Rhoda d. in 1865, leaving a dau., Carrie. Mrs. Kenerson was a woman of fine literary tastes, and a frequent contributor to the press. "Moon- beams," published in 1856, opens with these stanzas :
" Part the curtains from the lattice,
" Open wide the cabin door ;
"Let the silvery moonbeams enter,
" Let them flood the cabin floor.
" For I know that they are shining,
" As of old they used to shine,
" On that mountain-buried hamlet,
" On that dear old home of mine."
FALES, NATHANIEL .- Son of Nathaniel and Mary (Everett) Fales [98]. His wife was Rebekah, dau. of Ensign Nathaniel Everett [96]. Removed soon after 1812 to Dedham, Mass. Children :
I. David, b. June 22, 1808; m. and res. in Dedham.
2. Miranda, b. Sept. 4, 1810.
3. Eliza Ann, b. Nov. 6, 1812.
4. Rhapsima, b. Jan. 13, 1818; d. March 24, 1819.
FALES, SAMUEL .- Son of Nathaniel and Mary (Everett) Fales [98]. Res. at Lakeside and on Summer street. Sam- uel d. Dec. 25, 1861 ; Susanna, his wife, d. Feb. 10, 1862, aged 70 years. Children :
I. Seth Ellis, b. Oct. 15, 1811 ; removed to Williamsburg, N. Y.
2. Samuel, b. March 31, 1813 ; d. April 30, 1836.
3. Rosinda, b. Jan. 23, 1815; m., September, 1837, Smith Brown, and res. in Wilmot.
4. Betsey, b. Jan. 11, 1817 ; m. John Stearns, and res. at Law- rence, Mass.
5. Adoniram J., b. June 20, 1818 ; d. unmarried, June 7, 1842.
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6. Nathaniel, b. March 31, 1821 ; removed to Williamsburg, N. Y.
7. Joseph Warren, b. June 20, 1823 ; d. March 27, 1824.
8. Joseph Warren, b. April 20, 1825; moved to Lawrence, Mass., where he m.
9. Susan Emily, b. June 15, 1829; m. Mr. Prince, and res. in Amherst, Mass.
FELLOWS, REUBEN .- About 1820, Reuben Fellows was living on the opposite side of the road from the John Ellis place and a little beyond, in a house which was probably the one built by Solomon Adams and removed from Bucklin's corner. Reuben came from Salisbury to Springfield, and thence to N. L. His wife was Hannah Heath of Salisbury. In a few years he removed his family to Vermont, with the exception of the oldest dau., Catherine, who remained in the family of Dea. Dexter Everett. He was a man of powerful physique, and once chopped a cord of wood in an hour, on a wager of 'Squire Colby's ; only a few chips had to be piled on to make a meas- ured cord. As a wrestler no one could stand against him. One night a stranger put up at the Herrick tavern, and boasted that he would throw any one they might bring on. Fellows was sent for, and found abed and asleep, but he got up, came to the tavern, and threw the stranger the first round. Chil- dren :
I. Catherine, b. Salisbury ; m., March, 1837, Levi R. Nichols ; res. in N. L.
2. Benjamin F., b. N. L. ; went to Lebanon and m.
3. Alice,
4. Cyrilla,
5. Susan,
6. Sarah J., & all went West, and m.
7. Augusta,
8. John, is a farmer ; res. in Jackson, Mich.
FLETCHER, JOEL .- About 1785 there came to Newport from Bumfield, Mass., Ephraim and Sarah (Davenport) Fletcher, with three sons. Joel, the oldest son, who had a family, later took up land in Newbury. In May, 1791, he was taking clay across Lake Sunapee in a barge, and not far from Big island was struck by a severe squall. The barge filled and sank, and Mr. Fletcher was drowned. This Joel had by his wife Dillah (Delia) four children,-(1) Joel, b. Bumfield, Mass.,
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March 23, 1784, who res. in N. L. ; (2) Asenath, b. Newport, Jan. 25, 1787, who m. Levi Gile of Sutton, Dec. 29, 1808; (3) Mahaleth, b. Feb. 17, 1789, and d. Aug. 18, 1792 ; (4) Dillah (Delia), b. June 9, 1791, who m. (I), Nov. 19, 1811, Benja- min Gile [251] ; m. (2) Nathaniel C. Todd, and res. in N. L. Dilly, widow of the elder Joel, m. (2), Jan. 12, 1794, Anthony Sargent [136]. Joel, the son, res. on Davis, and afterwards on Burpee, hill. He m., May 22, 1804, Hannah, dau. of David and Catharine (Shepard) Smith [161], and d. April 4, 1859. He was a justice of the peace. Children :
I. Alanson, b. Sept. 16, 1805 ; a blacksmith ; m. Almira Chase of Sunapee ; res. on the Ai Worthen place in N. L., later was in Newport, and d. in Massachusetts. His son Charles m. Mary Adelaide, dau. of Nathaniel C. and Delia (Fletcher) (Gile) Todd, b. Dec. 1, 1835, and res. in Millville, Mass., where he does a large business as a druggist. Children : Flora, Fred, Effie. Alanson's widow m. (2) Mr. Tucker, a bank president of Blackstone, Mass.
2. Anthony S., b. May 25, 1807 ; m., April 10, 1839, Delia W., dau. of Seth and Zillah (Woodbury) Gay [100].
3. Arial K., b. Jan. 23, 1809.
4. Joel, b. July 18, 1811.
5. Daniel M., b. Nov. 1, 1813 ; d. Jan. 4, 1815.
6. Charles G., b. March 15, 1816; d. Nov. 22, 1832.
7. Delia S., b. June 30, 1818 ; m., March, 1840, Francis Ritt of Quincy, Mass.
S. Matilda S., b. March 30, 1821 ; m. James F., son of Ira and Amanda (Dow) Smith ; res. in Woonsocket, R. I.
9. Rebekah G., b. Oct. 30, 1824.
FOSTER, DR. JOHN H .- Doctor Foster came to N. L. in 1821, but remained only a few years. He served as school committee in 1822 and 1823.
FRENCH, GREENE. - Greene, son of Greene French of Hop- kinton, was b. Feb. 15, 1767. For him and his brother Oliver his father purchased three hundred acres of land in Sutton in 1798. Oliver established himself in Sutton, and reared a large family ; but Greene seems to have lived in N. L., first in a house which used to stand on the " back road" to Wilmot Flat a little southwest of the mouth of the road which leads to the Cyrus French place in Sutton, and later in the dwelling now occupied by John W. Morse, which was erected early in the
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present century. Greene French was a very active man, had a perfect passion for clearing land, and became very wealthy. He also made use of every opportunity for mental cultivation, and in that way obtained more than an ordinary education. He was scrupulously upright, and wonderfully resolute. In the house which he built on Colby hill are chambers and ante- chambers which were furnished specially for Masonic meetings in the exciting days of 1826, when the faithful members of King Solomon's lodge, F. and A. M., had to keep their place of meeting secret. He was a Royal Arch Chapter Mason, and very prominent in the order. His wife was Mary, dau. of Laban Page, b. Dunbarton, Aug. 15, 1767. He d. Jan. 28, 1843 ; she d. March 12, 1848. Their children were :
I. Mary, b. June 7, 1793 ; m. (1), Feb. 19, 1816, Allen Knowl- ton of Wendall ; m. (2) Captain Hartford, and res. in N. L.
2. Charles, b. Aug. 15, 1795 ; m. Clarissa Smith of Bradford, and res. in Sutton. Children :
(1). Clarissa, an invalid, who d. young.
(2). George S., b. Dec. 23, 1829; m. (1) Mary Ann Felch, m. (2) Flora M. Crane, and res. in Sutton. Five chil- dren.
(3). Sarah S., b. April 21, 1834; m. Josiah Rowe. Five children.
(4). Mary C., b. Feb. 1, 1837; m. Edward B. Moody.
3. Lydia, b. 1801 ; d. April 18, 1819.
4. Hannah Blanchard, b. Sept. 23, 1809; m., Dec. 13, 1832, Benjamin R., son of Samuel Andrew of Sutton, b. June 29, 1810; res. in N. L.
GAGE, ASA .- The Gage family trace their descent from the John Gage who came to Salem with Governor Winthrop in 1630. The first representative in N. L. was Asa, son of Asa and Olive (Hovey) Gage, who was b. March 31, 1780, and d. Aug. 24, 1860, in Methuen, Mass. Asa, the father, was son of Amos and Mehitable (Kimball) Gage. Amos was b. in Brad- ford, Mass., July 28, 1718, and d. at Pelham, Sept. 8, 1792. Asa, the son, m. Abigail, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Atwood) Gage and a sister of Jonathan below. Asa res. in Pelham until 1813, when he removed to N. L. and located on the farm on the opposite side of the highway from Anthony Sargent's (Frank Jewett's) in the West Part. Children :
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