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1. Emily, b. Pelham, June 14, 1802 ; m., Oct. 10, 1822, David S., son of David and Phebe (Mastin) Gile [104], and res. in N. L., Corinth, Me., and Lowell, Mass. David d. in Chicago, Ill. Miss Abby Gile, 317 South Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park, Ill., is Emily's dau. Emily d. at Boston, Mass., 1850.
2. Achsa, b. May 7, 1804 ; m., Nov. 1, 1825, Nathaniel Marsh, and res. in Pelham ; d. Aug. 9, 1828. Child : Nathaniel, Jr., b. Oct. 3, 1826 ; d. April 29, 1830.
3. Olive E., b. March 7, 1806; m., Sept. 8, 1829, Nathaniel Marsh (his second wife), and res. at Dracut, Mass. ; d. at Dracut, Jan. 1, 1842. Nathaniel d. at Dracut, Feb. 7, 1840. Children :
(1). Achsa, b. June 5, 1830 ; res. at Lowell, Mass.
(2). Nancy, b. Sept. 25, 1831 ; d. Aug. 26, 1832.
(3). Nathaniel, b. April 25, 1833 ; d. July 2, 1833.
(4). Nancy, b. July 18, 1834 ; d. June 13, 1861, in Chicago.
(5). Caroline H., b. April 8, 1836; res. in Charleston, S. C.
(6). Nathaniel, b. March 1, 1838; d. Jan. 26, 1840.
(7). Abigail, b. Jan. 10, 1840 ; d. July 26, 1840.
4. Addison, b. Feb. 12, 1808 ; m. Anna Harrington of Woburn, Mass., and res. in Charlestown, Cambridge, and Arlington, Mass., at which last named place he d. October, 1868. He was in the ice business in Boston, and left three out of five children, two of whom are still living,-one, the oldest dau., is Mrs. C. H. Newell of Arlington.
5. Caroline, b. Windham, March 10, 1810; d. 1850, unmarried, at Sacramento, Cal.
6. George W., b. Pelham, March 9, 1812; m. Sarah Barker, and res. at Methuen and Boston, Mass., and Chicago. His wife d. at Chicago. He kept the City hotel in Boston and the Tremont in Chicago. He is deceased. Six children, one of whom is Miss Caroline E. Gage, Dorchester, Mass.
7. Charles P., b. N. L., April 9, 1814; m. Sarah B. Crocker, and res. at Mobile, Ala. Both are deceased. The only child now living is Miss Olive Gage, Concord, Mass.
8. David A., b. April 20, 1816 ; d. April 1, 1819.
9. Ezekiel C., b. March 20, 1818; d. unmarried at Methuen, Mass., Nov. 26, 1839.
10. Alva, b. March 18, 1820; m., Oct. 18, 1831, Sarah, dau. of Jeremiah and Betsey (Blake) Burpee [221], at Charlestown, Mass., and was in City hotel, Boston, for a time, but removed to Charleston, S. C., where he was in ice business. Sarah d. in 1861, and Alva m. (2) her sister, Joanna. He d.
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suddenly, Sept. 12, 1896, at Saluda, N. C. Joanna, though an invalid, survives, but there are no children.
II. David A., b. June 30, 1822 ; m. (1) Faustina Locke of Lex- ington, Mass. ; m. (2) Elisa Wetherbee of Charlestown, who d. November, 1894. A dau. by Faustina is now Mrs. Clara (Gage) Clark of Chicago. David res. in Keene, Chi- cago, Ill., Denver, Col., and Charlestown, where he d.
12. Abigail, b. March 16, 1824 ; m. (1) E. L. Snow of Charles- town, Mass., who d. in Mobile, Ala. ; m. (2) William F. Tucker of Boston, where they res. Abigail d. at City hotel, Boston, in 1853. One son, Edwin E. Snow, d. in Chicago. 13. Asa, b. Dec. 20, 1825 ; never m. ; d. Boston.
14. Mary Alice, b. Aug. 13, 1827 ; m. Enoch Gove, and res. in Boston, then removed to California ; is deceased. Children : Addison Gage, who d. young ; Jere D., res. in San Fran- cisco, Cal.
15. Daniel A., m., and res. in Chicago, Ill., where he d. in 1873. His widow res. in Chicago, with her dau., Mrs. J. B. Way- man. Another dau., Mrs. W. C. Runyon, res. in Cleveland, Ohio.
GAGE, JONATHAN .- This son of David and Elizabeth (At- wood) Gage came to N. L. in 1816, from Cornish, where the family had res. for five years, going thither from Pelham. His home here was at the " Hiram Baker place" in the West Part. His wife was born Sarah Pettengill of Methuen, Mass., whose mother was a Burbank. The children of Jonathan and Sarah (Pettengill) Gage were,-
I. John, b. Pelham, July 3, 1809; m. (1), Jan. 13, 1836, Rebekah Greeley and res. in Pelham ; m. (2), Feb. 20, 1856, Mary Green. He d. Feb. 2, 1877. Children : Sarah, Eliph- alet B., George, Clarence, Mary.
2. David, b. Pelham, Nov. 10, 1810; m., Sept. 19, 1837, Cla- rissa Sterling ; d. Jan. 2, 1879. Children : Thankful, Ade- line, Herbert.
3. Jonathan, b. Cornish, Dec. 11, 1812 ; did not m. ; d. June [, 1854.
4. Milton, b. Cornish, Jan. 6, 1815; m. (1), Nov. 1, 1838, Roxana C., dau. of Job and Olive (Woodbury) Seamans ; res. in N. L., then in Pelham five years, then in Boston ten years, and since 1860 at North Cambridge, Mass. Roxana d. May 5, 1849, and Milton m. (2), Oct. 5, 1852, Margaret Morrison. Children :
(I). Infant son, b. May 2, 1840 ; d. May 13, 1840.
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(2). Olive F., b. Sept. 3, 1841 ; m., June 12, 1866, Jonas P. Hayward of Ashby, Mass., who d. Nov. 29, 1887. She res. at North Cambridge, Mass.
(3). Celia I., b. July 29, 1843 ; m., June 23, 1863, John J. Henderson, of the firm of Henderson Bros., carriage- makers, Cambridge, Mass., and res. at North Cambridge. Children : Cora C., Mabel, Grace, Roxana.
5. Newton, b. N. L., Dec. 29, 1817 ; m. (1) Harriet Campbell, and res. in Acworth ; m. (2), May 11, 1852, Mrs. Olivia (Arnold) Hitchcock ; d. June 16, 1894. Children :
(1). Edward Lewis, b. May 26, 1846 ; d. April, 1892.
(2). Seth N., b. April 2, 1857 ; m., Jan. 13, 1886, Cora, dau. of John J. and Celia (Gage) Henderson above mentioned ; res. North Cambridge, Mass. Child: Grace Gladys, b. Aug. 6, 1888.
(4). Alfred S., b. Feb. 8, 1860; m., May, 1894, Ida Swan, and res. at Alpine, Tex.
6. Sarah, b. Jan. 12, 1820 ; d. Sept. 5, 1820.
7. Mehitable, b. Nov. 17, 1821 ; d. Oct. 1, 1832.
8. Daniel, b. Aug. 17, 1823 ; d. Aug. 18, 1824.
9. Joseph, b. May 15, 1825 ; m., Jan. 23, 1850, Clara A. Whit- ing ; d. October, 1885.
10. Hannah E., b. July 4, 1827 ; d. Oct. 10, 1828.
II. Mary, d. July 15, 1831, aged 3 mos.
GATES, JOHN .- The father of the Gates family in New Eng- land was Stephen, son of Thomas, b. in Hingham, England. He came across the water, 1638, in the ship Diligent, with his wife, Ann, and two children, and settled at Hingham, Mass. In 1654 was one of the founders of Lancaster, Mass., and d. at Cambridge in 1662. He had seven children. One of these, Simeon, b. 1645, m. Margaret -, of Cambridge, and d. April 21, 1693, leaving eight children. Of these, Jonathan, b. 1683, had a son Jonathan, b. 1717, who m. Abigail -, and had Paul, Elizabeth, William, and Amos. Paul, b. June 22, 1757, m. Polly Mahan, and served in the Revolutionary army. He res. at Worcester, Mass., where he d. Jan. 14, 1843. Paul's children were Samuel, John, Artemas, Nathaniel, Betsey,- part of them by a second wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Pearce.
One of these children, John, b. Aug. 31, 1781, learned the tanner's trade, and m., May 28, 1809, at Wrentham, Mass., Emily, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Messenger) Everett [95].
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In November, 1815, John removed to N. L., and succeeded Joseph Putney as tanner at the Four Corners. He lived in a house which stood where the Mrs. Keziah Sargent dwelling now is. After twelve years at this first location he removed to the farm now owned by George M. Knight, Esq. He remained there fifteen years, and then res. in the J. H. Todd house, where he d. Feb. 22, 1853 ; Emily d. Feb. 8, 1862, at War- ner. Children :
I. Francis A., b. March 15, 1810; educated at Waterville (Me.) college and at Washington, D. C. ; a school teacher in Geor- gia, and at Cherryfield, Me. ; later was a farmer near Daven- port, Ia. ; m. Hannah P. Williams of Waterville, Me. ; had three sons and two daus., four of whom are now living in the West.
2. Henry R., b. Nov. 16, 1812 ; m., Nov. 26, 1835, Jemima K., dau. of Job Williams of Sunapee, and res. in N. L.
3. Susan F., b. Sept. 27, 1814 ; d. Dec. 27, 1815.
4. Betsey C., b. July 20, 1817 ; d. Oct. 22, 1818.
5. John L., b. March 31, 1823 ; d. Sept. 2, 1823.
6. Almira D. E., b. May 26, 1827 ; educated at N. L. and at New Hampton Literary Institution ; m., Sept. 20, 1851, Trask W. Raleigh of Wilmot; res. in N. L. and Warner, now in Boscawen. Child :
(1). Sarah E., b. Nov. 8, 1852 ; m., June 1, 1874, Porter Blanchard of Barre, Vt., and has two daus., Belle and Bessie.
7. Rhoda E., b. May 3, 1829 ; d. Jan. 17, 1832.
GAY, DAVID .- Son of William and Abigail (Carpenter) Gay [102]; tanner in Low Plain district ; removed to Newport, where he passed the remainder of his life at Northville. Child :
I. Lydia D., b. March 10, 1820; m., July 19, 1839, Ezra T. Sibley, a scythe worker, who served his apprenticeship at Millbury, Mass., and removed thence to N. L. He and his family went to Newport in 1845, where he purchased an interest in the scythe factory at Northville, of which he became the sole owner later. He was a selectman of New- port in 1853, and a representative in 1871 and 1872. Chil- dren :
(1). Amelia R., b. April 7, 1840; m., Nov. 2, 1857, Samuel W. Allen, b. at Wells, Me., Nov. 7, 1834, and res. at Newport (Northville) ; eight children.
(2). Frank A., b. Jan. 28, 1851 ; was a partner with his father in the scythe business ; has given much attention to music.
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GAY, ELIPHALET .- Son of Gen. Eliphalet and Anna (Wad- leigh) Gay [99] ; m. (1), Abigail, dau. of Abner and Abigail (Sargent) Whittier [166], who d. May 31, 1842 ; m. (2), Ma- hala, dau. of Samuel and Dolly (Worthen) Robie of Spring- field, b. Sept. 6, 1806. Eliphalet res. on the homestead until after the marriage of his dau. Mary. Mrs. Fiske built the Levi Sanborn house ; and there Eliphalet d., March 1, 1872. " Aunt Mahala," as she was called, always used the fireplace and brick oven for cooking. She d. Oct. 6, 1891. The Sun- day-schools on Colby hill and at Elkins were generously re- membered in her will. Children :
I. Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1818; m., Feb. 1, 1836, Elbridge G. Fiske, b. Sept. 19, 1812. They res. in N. L. for a short time, and their dau., Mary Josephine, was b. here, Nov. 12, 1836. Mr. Fiske then moved to New York state, where Mary d.
2. Nancy K., b. Dec. 22, 1823 ; went to Michigan, where she m. Mr. Adams.
GILE, BENJAMIN .- Son of David and Phebe (Mastin) Gile [103]; res. in West Part; d. in middle life, and his widow, Delia, dau. of Joel Fletcher [244], m. (2), Oct. 20, 1825, Na- thaniel C. Todd ( his second wife). Children :
I. Alberto, b. May 31, 1812; learned brass founder's trade ; removed to Charlestown, Mass., where he m., had children, and d.
2. Rosaline, b. March 16, 1814 ; m. Benjamin Piper, wood manu- facturer, of Manchester, where they res. ; she d. at Massachu- setts General hospital, the result of a surgical operation. No surviving children.
3. Dilly (Delia) S., b. Feb. 8, 1816; m. Benjamin Farnum of Newport. A dau., Hattie P., m., May 10, 1871, Roger, son of John and Lydia (Bugbee) Williams, and res. in N. L. GILE, DAVID .- Son of David and Phebe (Mastin) Gile [103]; res. in N. L., Corinth, Me., and elsewhere (see Emily, under Asa Gage, this chapter).
GREENWOOD, SAMUEL .- Samuel Greenwood, who came to N. L. from Weston, Mass., in 1816, and kept a store and tavern in the hip-roofed house on Summer street, became a prominent citizen in his adopted town. His wife, whom he m. Sept. 5, 1816, was Martha, dau. of Nahum and Louisa (Fiskes) Trayne of Weston, and sister of Capt. Marshall Trayne, who was later associated with his brother-in-law in the store.
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Martha was b. Jan. 26, 1796, and d. March 29, 1869. Samuel was b. Nov. 1, 1790, and d. May II, 1858. He was postmas- ter from 1827 to 1830 ; served as quartermaster of the Thirtieth regiment under Col. Anthony Colby from 1823 to 1827, was promoted to adjutant in 1828, and major in 1832. Children :
I. Martha E., b. June 22, 1817 ; m., Jan. 23, 1840, Daniel E., son of Anthony and Mary (Everett) Colby ; res. in N. L.
2. Mary T., b. Feb. 8, 1820; was valedictorian of the class of 1839, New London academy. Prof. Calvin Stowe, D. D., was an intimate friend of the Greenwood family, visiting with them on his annual trip to Dartmouth college. Learn- ing Mary's desire to teach, he offered to assist her, and in September, 1839, she journeyed with the Stowes to Ohio, spending the winter in the home at Walnut Hills and teaching a private school. In the spring Professor Stowe secured for her an excellent position in Kentucky, where she taught very successfully until her marriage to Reuben Run- yon of that state. Mrs. Runyon now (1897) makes her home with her sister Martha, in N. L.
3. Samuel F., b. Nov. 14, 1822 ; d. Jan. 18, 1823.
4. James C., b. April 23, 1824 ; m., July 3, 1849, Martha A., dau. of Abial and Mary (Woodbury) Burpee, and res. in N. L.
5. Nahum T., b. Jan. 24, 1827; m., June 11, 1850, Judith Maria, dau. of Perley and Judith (Colby) Burpee, and res. in N. L.
HARRIMAN, CALEB .- First known settler on Charles S. Whitney place in Scytheville district. He m. Betsey Carr in 1812. Harriman sold his farm to Joseph Colby, Feb. 28, 1826.
HARVEY, JACOB, JR .- In 1821, Jacob Harvey of Sutton, and his sons Jacob and Moses, removed to Otterville, having pur- chased the mill privilege of Jesse Blake. Jacob the elder was the grandson of William, one of the two Harvey brothers who were in America previous to 1640. He was the son of John and Anna (Davis) Harvey, b. March 7, 1728, and d. in N. L., April 1, 1822. By his third wife, Rhoda, dau. of Christopher and Anna (Sargent) Sargent, he had the two sons who came with him to N. L. Jacob, Jr., b. Jan. 28, 1799, was associated with his brother in the Otterville mills. In 1833 he removed to Concord, Ohio, and there m., in 1846, Mrs. Lydia H. Rogers ; d. Nov. 27, 1883. Child :
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I. Rhoda A., b. May 24, 1849; m., 1867, George W. Doty of Concord, Ohio. Children :
(1). Clarence, b. May 10, 1870; d. Aug. 5, 1870.
(2). Ada B., b. Dec. 5, 1871.
(3). Harry L., b. Jan. 10, 1875.
HARVEY, JONATHAN .- Son of Levi and Betsey (Randlett) Harvey [107]; is the earliest school teacher on record as employed by the town, having taught in the first schoolhouse, near the Hominy Pot. Jonathan m. Hannah, dau. of Theoph- ilus Cram [234], and res. at Scytheville, where he was engaged in the saw-mill. He is said to have built and operated the first grist-mill at Scytheville. Later he exchanged the mill privilege with Governor Colby for 50 acres of land near Wil- mot Flat. He had a log house near the store building, and Isaac Bunker, who succeeded him in the mill, lived in it while he was building the present " Waldemere." Children :
I. Hannah.
2. Perry, m. Mary E. Welch, of Danbury Depot, and res. at Scytheville.
3. Dearborn, b. Jan. 15, 1816; m. Hannah Welch, and res. in N. L.
HARVEY, CAPT. MOSES S .- Son of Jacob and Rhoda (Sar- gent) Harvey mentioned under Jacob Harvey above; was miller at Otterville and prominent in the militia, where he gained his title. Before coming to N. L. he was with his father at Sutton, where he m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Miriam (Atwood) Wadleigh, b. April 25, 1796, and was for several years a prominent and influential citizen. In 1833 he removed to Ohio, and settled at Concord. Moses was made judge of probate in 1863, and moved his family to Painesville, where he d. March 24, 1870. Sarah d. May 1, 1876. The Sanford Fisher place is the old Harvey farm, and originally went with the mills. The "mill house" stood near the pres- ent site, and was the first built at Otterville ; Moses Harvey built the Sanford Fisher house. Children :
I. Joseph, b. N. L., Feb. 19, 1818; m., April 4, 1839, Cynthia M. Chase, b. at Evansville, Ind., and res. at Perry, Lake county, Ohio. Children :
(1). Sarah A., b. March S, 1845; d. May 12, 1861.
(2). Helen R., b. Jan. 22, 1849 ; d. Sept. 8, 1852.
(3). Nellie M., b. Feb. 22, 1853 ; d. June 12, 1860.
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2. Thomas W., b. Dec. 18, 1821 ; m., Feb. 6, 1849, Louisa O. Beebe, b. March 20, 1826, in Mentor, Ohio, and res. at Painesville. Children :
(1). Millicent L., b. June 23, 1850 ; d. June 2, 1851.
(2). Thomas A., b. Oct. 6, 1851 ; m., Feb. 6, 1879, Elizabeth Chadwick, and res. at Saginaw, Mich.
(3). Mary B., b. Aug. 21, 1854.
(4). Louisa E., b. Nov. 10, 1858.
(5) . Sarah N., b. Aug. 3, 1864.
(6). Anna S., b. Sept. 12, 1867.
3. Rhoda S., b. Oct. 25, 1825 ; d. Sept. 10, 1836.
4. Moses C., b. April 23, 1830 ; m. Emily Chapin, b. at Wal- pole ; res. for a time at Tres Piedras, N. M., but d. at Con- cord, Ohio. Children :
(1). Cora J., b. April 11, 1855 ; m. Cullen Palmer and res. in Concord, Ohio. Two children, Bessie and Jessie.
(2). Mattie M., b. May 6, 1865 ; is deceased.
HASELTON, EBENEZER .- In 1792, Sept. 6, when Ebenezer Haselton m. Martha Shepard (probably a dau. of Jonathan Shepard [160]), he was " of Fishersfield." Later he was in Stoddard, but in 1800 the four corners on the now Davis hill near the " old Ai Worthen place " were known as " Ebenezer Haselton's corner," and in 1805 Ebenezer became a citizen of N. L., when the land around his " corner" was disannexed from Wendall. His wife is said to have committed suicide. Children :
I. Isaac, b. Fishersfield, Sept. 12, 1793; m. Mary, dau. of James Hasard of Springfield ; built the third house at Otter- ville.
2. Benjamin, b. Stoddard, May 26, 1795; m. Lucy, sister of Theodore Abbot [213].
3. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 11, 1797; m. a dau. of Joseph Sanborn ; committed suicide by hanging.
4. Phebe, b. Sept. 8, 1798; m. Jonathan Russell of George's Mills (his second wife) .
5. Sarah, b. May 14, 1804 ; became the third wife of Jonathan Russell above.
HAYES, JAMES .- Son of Dea. Zebedee and Chloe Hayes' [109]; res. in the cottage on the Austin Morgan farm ; d. Oct. 29, 1856. His wife was the dau. of Noah and Olive Fuller, who were living in Westmoreland in 1825. A letter written to their dau. in that year is on a foolscap sheet folded envelope
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fashion and sealed. It reached N. L. by way of Keene. Children :
I. James E., b. Dec. 19, 1811 ; d. Feb. 20, 1815.
2. George W. F., b. June 20, 1813 ; m. Louisa K. Morrill, and res. in N. L.
3. James, b. June 4, 1817 ; d. Nov. 19, 1821.
4. Olive, b. May 13, 1819 ; never m. ; res. at Scytheville.
5. William H., b. Jan. 14, 1824 ; m. and moved to Fitchburg, Mass., where he established an umbrella manufactory. He is deceased.
HAYES, JOHN .- Son of Dea. Zebedee and Chloe Hayes [109] ; built the house where Charles Wells now lives. Abi- gail d. Sept. 20, 1856; John fell from a sled, and d. of his injuries Jan. 14, 1835. Children :
I. Chloe, b. April 8, 1815 ; d. Nov. 11, 1821.
2. Melvina, b. May 17, 1817; m. Dudley Langley, and res. in Wilmot.
3. Adaline, b. May 15, 1819 ; d. Nov. 17, 1821.
4. Jerusha, b. April 11, 1821 ; d. April 28, 1822.
5. John M., b. Feb. 16, 1823 ; m., Jan. 23, 1850, Susan Eliza- beth, dau. of Samuel and Nancy (Greeley) Carr, b. Aug. 28, 1826; res. in N. L.
6. Archibald M., m. Lois, dau. of Ezekiel and Emily (Adams) Sargent [139] ; was a lawyer ; res. in Hastings, Minn.
7. Oren Tracy, m. (1), Lucena A., dau. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson of Newport, who res. at one time on the Frank Todd farm in N. L. Oren moved to Hastings, Minn., where Lucena d. July 18, 1858. He m. (2), Mary Matthews, who survives him. Children :
(1). Harry H., b. Sept. 25, 1851 ; d. young.
(2). Henry H., b. June 21, 1853 ; m., Dec. 3, 1874, Cecelia N. Chicquot of Hastings, Minn. ; res. in Sunapee. Chil- dren : (a) Harry H., b. June 28, 1876; (b) Harly H., b. Oct. 26, 1877 ; (c) Nina A., b. Oct. 2, 1878.
8. Christopher C., d. March 10, 1832, aged nearly 2 years.
9. Solomon A., d. March 15, 1832, aged 8 mos.
HEATH, MOSES .- In the list of baptisms recorded by Elder Seamans under date of April 19, 1793, is the name of Moses Heath, with this note,-" a young man deaf and dumb from his birth." Moses Heath worked for 'Squire Colby many years, and laid the greater part of the stone wall on the farm,-work in which he was particularly skilful. He con-
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versed by means of signs, and though naturally of quick tem- per, proved the genuineness of his Christian belief by the con- sistent life he afterwards led. In 1822 he purchased the farm now owned by John Colby, and m. Sarah, dau. of Moses and Sarah (Knowlton) Trussell [163]. They had,-
I. Lewis A. W., m., Sept. 20, 1845, Sophia, dau. of Stephen B. and Dolly (Greeley) Carleton of Sutton, b. 1822; res. in N. L.
HERRICK, CAPT. JONATHAN .- Son of Jonathan and Betsey (Sargent) Herrick [109] ; res. on Colby hill, where he kept tavern many years. In 1840 he built the cottage opposite the Burpee homestead. Sarah, his wife, dau. of Lieut. Joseph Colby [85], d. Jan. 29, 1823, and he m. (2), July 22, 1824, Rhoda, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Messenger) Everett [94]. Rhoda d. Oct. 29, 1834, and Jonathan m. (3) Lucy Pearce, who d. Aug. 30, 1842, aged 50 years. Captain Herrick d. May 15, 1847. Children :
I. Joseph C., b. Aug. 24, 1812 ; m., December, 1836, Elima S., dau. of Israel and Lucinda (Everett) Hunting, and res. in N. L.
2. George W., b. Oct. 9, 1815 ; never m. ; was stage-driver, and for many years messenger for Cheney's express ; d. April 23, 1888, leaving generous bequests for public purposes.
3. Nancy C., b. March 24, 1817; m., Sept. 1, 1845, Henry V. Dexter of Newton, Mass.
4. Mary E., b. April 11, 1826; d. Sept. 16, 1848.
5. Jonathan E., b. July 20, 1827 ; a physician, now resident at 128 Madison Ave., New York city.
HERRICK, NATHAN .- Son of Jonathan and Betsey (Sargent) Herrick [109] ; res. at the West Part in N. L. for a time, then moved to Corinth, Me., afterwards to Kansas. Children, re- corded in N. L. :
I. Loammi S., b. Sept. 1, 1806.
2. Elma, b. Oct. 12, 1811 ; d. Nov. 12, 1811.
3. Elma, b. July 3, 1813.
4. Nathan F., b. Aug. 17, 1814.
HOBSON, DAVID .- Came to N. L. before 1800 as a " hired man "; m., April 13, 1799, Judith, dau. of Benjamin and Judith Adams [66]; res. on Summer street and at West Part; re- moved to Dorchester. Children, recorded in N. L. :
CAPT. JONATHAN HERRICK.
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I. Benjamin A., d. Aug. 6, 1800, " aet. 4 m. 3 d."
2. David, d. July 28, 1817, " aet. 7 hours 30 minutes."
HUNTING, ISRAEL .- Son of Dea. Ebenezer and Hannah (Ordway) Hunting [112]. Israel built opposite his father in the Low Plain district, and res. there until 1839, when he sold the place to the town for a poor farm. He res. at Todd cor- ner, in the Nelson and Jacob Todd houses, and about 1851 removed to the Albert Hunting place. Later he res. in the General Clough house, where he d. Oct. 5, 1863. Lucinda (Everett) Hunting d. at the home of her son Albert, April 5, 1880. Children :
I. Virgil M., b. Jan. 20, 1809; never m .; res. in N. L .; d. March 5, 1869.
2. Louisa E., b. July 2, 1811 ; d. May 17, 1831.
3. Elima S., b. March 9, 1813 ; m., December, 1836, Joseph C., son of Jonathan and Sarah (Colby) Herrick, and res. in N. L.
4. Milton E., b. July 11, 1815 ; d. May 27, 1816.
5. Susan R., b. Sept. 13, 1817 ; d. Jan. 5, 1834.
6. John M., b. Dec. 16, 1819; d. Dec. 22, 1841.
7. Albert R., b. Oct. 2, IS21 ; m., June 18, 1851, Clara E., dau. of Reuben Burt of Windsor, Vt., and res. in N. L.
S. Henry E., b. Jan. 13, 1824 ; m., November, 1845, Ann H. Brown of South Hampton, and res. in Cambridgeport, Mass. ; d. Oct. 25, 1878 ; no children.
9. Sylvan S., b. March 22, 1826 ; m. (1), October, 1855, Carrie E. Stowell of Brookfield, Mass. ; m. (2), Nov. 18, 1858, Julia M. Stevens of North Andover, Mass. ; was a Unitarian minister, educated at N. L. academy and Harvard Divinity school ; res. at Brookfield, Mass., Manchester, and Detroit, Mich. He enlisted as chaplain of Twenty-First Michigan volunteers ; after the war was at Quincy, Ill., Davenport and Des Moines, Ia. ; d. at Des Moines, June 2, 1894, leaving three children, Stanley F. and Charles S. of Des Moines, and Nathaniel S., a physician of Quincy, Mass.
Io. Herman I., b. Feb. 1, 1828 ; m. Priscilla Sampson of Bos- ton, Nov. 18, 1852, and res. at Cambridgeport, Mass., where he d. June 2, 1872. Children :
(1). Herbert R., who res. at Jamaica Plain, Mass.
(2). Emma S., who m. Charles Macauley, and res. at Ran- dolph, Mass.
II. Marcellus M., b. Jan. 4, 1831 ; d. May IS, 1834. 18
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HISTORY OF NEW LONDON.
HUTCHINS, JAMES .- Son of James and Susanna Hutchins [II4] ; res. on Daniel S. Seamans place and at Otterville ; m. Polly (whose surname was perhaps Rowe). James d. at George's Mills, June 27, 1868 ; Polly d. March 3, 1840, aged 45 years. James is said to have had a second wife after his removal to George's Mills. Children :
I. Mary R., d. Sept. 23, 1838, aged 18 years.
2. Elmira E., d. Dec. 16, 1831, aged 4 years.
HUTCHINS, JOHN .- Son of James and Susanna Hutchins [II4]; res. with his brother James on Daniel S. Seamans place ; afterwards at Mason Emery place. His wife Hannah d. Nov. 28, 1861, aged 76 years. Children :
1. Mary Ann, b. and d. June 20, 1823.
2. Martha Ann, b. Feb. 20, 1826.
3. Mary C., b. Nov. 22, 1827 ; m. William Nelson ; res. at Wil- mot Flat, where she d.
IDE, EDWARD .- Son of John and Abigail ( White ) Ide [116], b. 1785 ; m., Feb. 11, 1808, Betsey, dau. of Jesse and Phebe (Farmer) Dow [92], b. July 14, 1781. The Ides res. on the Anthony Philbrick place and in the David Smith house on the Hutchins road. Edward d. Aug. 20, 1849 ; Betsey d. Nov. 7, 1852. Children :
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