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3. Betsey, b. June 21, 1806 ; m., April 2, 1829, David Seavey of Andover, and res. there.
4. Dolly, b. Feb. 11, 18OS ; moved out of town, and m.
5. Charles, b. March 22, ISI0; was a shoemaker ; m. " down country," and returned to N. L. ; res. in the house formerly occupied by his father for a time, then went West.
6. Matthew H., b. Nov. 6, ISII ; d. Feb. 18, 1813.
7. Marcus, b. May 25, 1815 ; went West and m.
S. Jonathan F., b. April 3, 1818 ; was a shoemaker.
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MORGAN, JOHN, 3D .- Oldest son of John and Lydia (Lee) Morgan [130], b. Feb. 14, 1780; m., June 7, 1804, Phebe, dau. of Lieut. Samuel and Sarah (How) Messer [125], and res. on Morgan hill, having purchased half of the John Dole farm and added it to a strip which he already owned. The neighborhood school was kept in the house which he built for several years, 22 cents per year being allowed as rental. About 1830 he built a new house on the Dole purchase, into which he moved, and divided the farm between his sons, James receiving the part where the old house stood. John d. Jan. 10, 1861 ; Phebe d. Dec. 27, 1866. Children :
I. Betsey, m., Nov. 24, 1825, Enoch, son of Nathaniel S. and Sarah (Clough) Messer, b. Sept. 5, 1797 ; res. in N. L.
2. James, b. Aug. 31, 1806 ; m., Dec. 15, 1831, Salana, dau. of Edward and Betsey (Dow) Ide, b. Newport, Nov. 17, 1811 ; res. in N. L.
3. Micajah, b. Jan. 23, 1809 ; m., Feb. 8, 1837, Maria W., dau. of Jeremiah and Betsey (Blake) Burpee, b. Sept. 25, 1809 ; res. in N. L.
MORGAN, SAMUEL .- Samuel was the fourth son of John and Lydia (Lee) Morgan [130], b. Dec. 2, 1786. His farm was in lot 87, fifth range, and he built the house in which he lived until his removal to King's hill, about 1826; the house was afterwards taken down. Samuel later lived at Sutton Mill village, and d. there. His wife was Mehitable, dau. of Daniel and Mary Robinson. Children :
I. Bradley, b. April 14, 1816 ; never m. ; deceased.
2. Elmira, b. July 24, 1817 ; m. Edward Waldron, and had
(1). Joseph E., m. Annie Simons. Children : Belle, Everett, Ethel.
(2). Annie M., m. Ezra Hines. Children : Edward, Ezra, Mary.
3. Thomas Robinson, b. Sept. 26, 1818; worked for John Brown ; never m. ; d. at John Dow's, Sept. 18, 1846.
4. Francis, b. May 10, 1821 ; d. Nov. 21, 1824.
5. Adaline, b. Sept. 10, 1823 ; d. Aug. 23, 1825.
6. Solomon L., b. Aug. 26, 1826; m. Idell Smith, and had son, Clifton ; res. in Sutton, then went South.
7. Delia, m., Dec. 8, 1843, Hiram Bean ; res. Sutton.
S. Nancy, m. Edward Story ; res. in Massachusetts. Child : Addie.
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9. Lydia, m. (1) Augustine Pelton, and had Clara, Charles ; m. (2) Mr. Fisher ; res. Sutton.
IO. John, m. Adelaide Holland; res. in Massachusetts. Chil- dren : Annie, Amelia, John.
Il. Charles, m. (1) Caroline Harvey, and had Emma, who m. William H. Chadwick, Ruth E., who d. young. Charles m. (2) Emily Maxfield, and had Charles, Jr., who m. Sarah E. Tompkins, James M., Edward W .; res. in Massachu- setts ..
12. Henry, m. Love Kinney, and had Etta, William; res. in Massachusetts.
13. William L., b. April 1, 1836; m., Dec. 18, 1860, Lydia Florence, dau. of Ephraim and Mehitabel (Flint) Bean of Sutton, b. Jan. 10, 1846 ; res. in Sutton. Children :
(I). Almira W., b. Sept. 16, 1863 ; m., Feb. 1, 1888, Frank A. Woodward ; res. Sutton.
(2). Charles F., b. Nov. 10, 1865 ; m., March 14, 1888, Jose- phine M. Bartlett of Claremont.
(3). George H., b. Jan. 3, 1874 ; d. Jan. 5, 1874.
(4). Edith B., b. Sept. 13, 1876.
MORGAN, WILLIAM .- The will of John Morgan, Jr., gave to each of his nine children ten dollars and an equal share of his wearing apparel; everything else, including his brass kettle, largest iron pot, looms, and " all my apparatus for weaving," went to his son William. William was the seventh son of John and Lydia (Lee) Morgan [130], b. April 15, 1796. After the death of Capt. John Morgan, William lived in the house which his grandfather had built on the site of the present Belden Morgan house, which, with its adjacent buildings, was con- structed by William and his son Belden. William m., Oct. 25, 1821, Mary Stevens of Newbury, b. April 17, 1797. Chil- dren :
I. Thomas, b. July 11, 1822 ; m. Celinda Nelson of Manchester, where he res. ; is deceased. Three children.
2. Belden, b. Oct. S, 1824; m., April 3, 1855, Susan A., dau. of John and Achsa (Charles) Merrill of Lovell, Me., b. Dec. 21, 1825 ; res. in N. L.
3. Abigail S., b. April 16, 1826; m., Oct. 23, 1848, Capt. John P. Knowlton of Sunapee, a son of Samuel and Betsey (Pike) Knowlton [119] ; res. Sunapee.
4. Marietta, b. Feb. 14, 1828 ; d. May 30, 1832.
5. Alonzo, b. June 12, 1830 ; d. June 7, 1832.
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6. Marshall, b. Jan. 17, 1832 ; never m. ; d. Manchester, 1859.
7. William Frank, b. Nov. 24, 1833 ; never m. ; res. at Sunapee, where he d.
S. Simeon S., b. Feb. 20, 1836; m. Evaline, dau. of Reuben Call ; res. on the homestead, then removed to Illinois, and later to California. Children :
(1). Bion, b. N. L. ; farmer ; m. and res. in Buckley, Ill.
(2). Abby, b. Illinois ; unmarried.
(3). Frank, never m. ; d. in early manhood.
(4). Aurelia, b. Illinois ; unmarried.
MUZZEY, PERLEY .- Came to N. L. in 1814; was the pioneer settler on the Henry W. Longley farm, where he res. until 1830. Perley Muzzey and his wife Sally had,-
I. David, b. April 22, 1814.
2. Jane W., b. July 28, 1817.
3. Mary Ann Morrill, b. May 17, 1820.
4. Robert Moore Wallace, b. July 25, 1822.
5. Abigail, b. July 16, 1825.
PAGE, AMOS .- Amos, older son of John and Mehitable Page, mentioned below, exercised the right of citizenship in his adopted town for a full half-century. He is remembered as a man of extraordinary determination, who often carried his point by sheer persistency. His first purchase of land was 31 acres of the present "Willow Farm," which he with Matthew Sargent bought of James Minot in 1813. In 1820 he acquired that part of the farm where the buildings are located. Soon after this, a large barn belonging to him was burned, in revenge for some fancied injury, it was supposed, but nothing was proved when the case came to trial. He gradually increased his holdings, until, when he sold his farm to the town, May 18, 1859, the property conveyed contained " 300 acres, more or less." In the later years of his residence in the West Part he was a strong advocate for the building of the "bog road," and finally accomplished his purpose, though not till after his removal to the Israel Hunting place in the Low Plain district, where he d. March 29, 1863. . He m., Dec. 1, 1814, Hannah, dau. of Peter and Elizabeth (Sargent) Sargent [144], b. Sept. 2, 1795. For some years before the institution of the postoffice Amos was the regular mail carrier between Hillsborough and Springfield. Several of the children b. to Amos and Hannah Page d. in infancy. Those who grew to maturity were,-
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I. Maria H., m., Sept. 12, 1849, Capt. John Nichols ; res. West Springfield ; is deceased, leaving children.
2. Brooks, m., and res. in Manchester.
3. Abby, m., Oct. 26, 1854, Samuel Brooks ; res. Manchester.
4. Mehitable, m., Jan. 1, 1856, Samuel Annis of Londonderry.
5. Juliette, m. Dea. Benjamin Woff of Londonderry.
6. Marvin, m. and went West.
7. Mary, m. Daniel Annis of Londonderry ; res. in N. L.
PAGE, JOHN .- John Page came from Dunbarton in 1810, and located on part of " Willow Farm." He erected the house now standing, the original dwelling having been burned. John d. Jan. 5, 1825, aged 64 years; his wife, Mehitable, d. May 21, 1832, aged 74 years. Children, all b. in Salem :
I. Martha, b. March 10, 1786.
2. Susan, b. March 11, 1789.
3. Amos, b. Feb. 1, 1792 ; m., Dec. 1, 1814, Hannah, dau. of Peter and Elizabeth (Sargent) Sargent, b. Sept. 2, 1795 ; res. in N. L.
4. Joanna, b. Aug. 20, 1794 ; d. Oct. 14, 1798.
5. Mehitable, b. Feb. 14, 1798; m., Sept. 19, 1839, Manning, son of Elder Job and Sarah (Easterbrooks) Seamans (his second wife) ; res. in N. L.
6. John, b. Dec. 25, 1800; m., Dec. 16, 1823, Miriam, dau. of Anthony and Miriam Sargent, b. June 26, 1800; res. in N. L.
PIKE, JOHN .- Capt. John Pike was the oldest child of Lieut. Thomas and Phebe (Brocklebank) Pike [133]. He was connected with the state militia, and was a prosperous and influential citizen. Captain Pike res. on the homestead at Pike's landing, having m., about 1814, Eunice, dau. of Ruel and Polly (Hurd) Keith of Newport, b. Dec. 9, 1791. John d. June 27, 1858, aged 78 years ; Eunice d. July 22, 1870. Children :
I. James Miller, b. Oct. 3, 1815 ; m. Sarah Colby of Warner, and res. in N. L.
2. Delia W., b. Sept. 22, 1817 ; m. Joseph Bean of Sutton ; res. in Wilmot; is deceased.
3. Hepzibah S., b. Aug. 16, 1819 ; m., Aug. 14, 1844, Benjamin W. Peaslee of Sutton ; res. in Sutton and Wilmot.
4. John Keith, b. July 27, 1821 ; m. Lucy Wilson of Cohasset, Mass. ; res. in Boston ; is deceased. 19
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5. Eunice Cummings, b. Oct. 14, 1823 ; m. Benjamin R. Morse of Newbury ; is deceased.
6. Zibah Huntington, b. April 15, 1826; never m .; res. in Newport.
7. Samuel Keith, b. Sept. 20, 1828; m. Hannah Leach of Sut- ton ; res. in Goshen.
8. Harriet Ellis, b. March 7, 1831 ; m. Wilson S. George of Sunapee ; res. in Newport.
9. Mary Hurd, b. Sept. 4, 1833; m. Claude Goings; res. in N. L.
Io. Nancy Mckay, b. March 17, 1836; m. Austin Goings; res. in N. L.
PILLSBURY, JAMES H .- James H. Pillsbury came to N. L. when 20 years of age, and worked for Joseph Colby until his marriage, when he began farming on the place now occupied by Charles F. Putney on Morgan hill. About 1820 he pur- chased the Enoch Davis place, near by, and res. there fifteen years. He res. for a short time on the Elder Seamans place, then purchased of Asa Ray the house now occupied by his son Burpee. He also lived in the Job Cross house, and kept "tavern," succeeding King & Sargent. James was the son of Joseph Pillsbury, who lived near George's Mills in Wendall, and was b. in 1792. He had several brothers and sisters, and his brother Cushing m. Phila, dau. of Zaccheus Messer. James m., Dec. 24, 1816, Delia, dau. of Asa and Mary (Per- ley) Burpee [77], b. May II, 1792. James d. March 29, 1848; Delia d. Aug. 9, 1878. Children :
I. Asa Burpee, b. April 28, 1818; m., Nov. 1, 1846, Sarah, dau. of David and Ruth (Wells) Woodward, b. June 9, 1817 ; res. in N. L.
2. Martha J., b. March, 1821 ; m. (1), March 5, 1846, Elhanan Harriman (brother of ex-Gov. Walter Harriman) of Warner. Four years after marriage Elhanan d., and Martha m. (2), Augustine, his brother ; now res. at Warner. No children.
3. Alonzo, b. October, 1823 ; d. Aug. 22, 1825.
4. Lorenzo, b. 1828; d. 1830.
5. William, b. Jan. 25, 1832 ; never m .; res. at home ; d. Feb. 19, 1854.
PINGREE, ASA .- Asa, second son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Kimball) Pingree [133], was b. at Cape Ann, Mass., Aug. 17, 1787, and was five years old when the family removed to
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N. L. He m., Dec. 17, 1812, Rebekah Fisk (probably of Hopkinton), a niece of Mrs. Mehitable Knowlton, and res. on the present Walter Pingree farm. About 1850 Asa built a cot- tage for his farm hands on the spot where the Mrs. Harvey house now stands, and for the few months that he survived his wife lived there with his dau. Abigail. After his death, Stephen Dean carried on the farm for a time, and built the Mrs. Harvey house. Asa d. Aug. 5, 1864 ; Rebekah d. April 14, 1864, aged 75 years. Children :
I. Ezekiel Knowlton, b. May 24, 1814; d. Oct. 2, 1816.
2. Mehitable Fisk, b. Sept. 13, 1816 ; d. Aug. 15, 1818.
3. Abigail, b. Dec. 10, 1818; m. (1), Feb. 3, 1848, Peter Bragg of Grafton, who d. Nov. 21, 1848, aged 22 years. Abigail m. (2), Dearborn, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Cram) Harvey ; res. in N. L.
4. Ebenezer Kimball, b. Sept. 29, 1821 ; never m .; res. on homestead ; d. March 1, 1857.
5. Phebe, b. Sept. 30, 1824 ; m., January, 1840, James Phelps ; res. in N. L. and Wilmot. Phebe d. Dec. 15, 1848. leaving Emily, b. Dec. 29, 1840, and Lavinia, b. October, 1843.
PINGREE, JEREMIAH, JR .- Jeremiah was the oldest child of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Kimball) Pingree [133], b. Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 19, 1784. He m., Dec. 13, 1813, his cousin Sally, dau. of John and Molly (Pingree) Dole [91], b. April 7, 1789. In the fall of 1813 Jeremiah and his brother Asa pur- chased of Joseph Colby the old house on the Ausbon French place, and moved it to the site of the Walter Pingree house, of which it forms the two front rooms. Both brothers lived there for a few years, then Jeremiah removed to the John Dole house on Morgan hill. A dame-school was kept in one of the rooms. One night the mantel over the fireplace caught fire, and the house burned to the ground. This was in 1821, when Charles C. Pingree was only a few months old. Jeremiah then built the present Charles Pingree house, where his children and grandchildren lived after him. He was a member of the cav- alry company in the early militia. Jeremiah d. Aug. 28, 1851 ; Sally d. June 28, 1881. Children :
I. Nathan Dole, b. Jan. 16, 1816; m., July 28, 1852, Mary E., dau. of Stephen and Mary (Woodward) Sargent, b. Sept. 5, 1820; res. in N. L.
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2. Roxalana, b. Aug. 15, 1817 ; m., Feb. 6, 1849, Jacob, son of Joseph and Rebekah (Runnels) Messer (his second wife) ; res. in N. L.
3. Charles C., b. Jan. 7, 1821 ; m., Sept. 18, 1860, Isabel, dau. of Sylvanus and Emmeline (Crockett) Sargent, b. Oct. 27, 1831 ; res. in N. L.
4. Ransom C., b. Feb. 15, 1826; m., Dec. 19, 1855, Martha Bearce of Oldtown, Me .; res. Lewiston, Me. The firm of R. C. Pingree & Co., wholesale and retail lumber dealers, do a general lumber, door, sash, and blind business; also manufacture mouldings, stairs, builders' supplies, wood mantels, and every kind of finish and cabinet work. In 1896 they built a new shop, engine and boiler house, and dry house, giving them one of the most complete and thoroughly equipped plants in New England. The value of the yearly product is $100,000, and there are 75 employees. Children of Ransom C. and Martha (Bearce) Pingree :
(1). Samuel Russell Bearce, b. Nov. 2, 1856 ; m. Sarah Jones of Georgetown, Mass. They have,-Elizabeth Nelson, Harold Bearce, Helen Spofford, Mellen Howard, Arthur Edward. Samuel is a member of R. C. Pingree & Co.
(2). William Henry Lowell, b. Nov. 26, 1858; m., and had Martha L., Clara, Thomas Coe, Margaret, Mary. William d. Jan. 1, 1891.
(3). Mellen A., b. March 9, 1861 ; m. Jennie L. Davis of Parsonsfield, Me., and has Ransom C., 2d, b. August, 1884, Ann Davis, b. August, 1888, Marion Dole, b. August, 1892. Mellen is a lawyer; res. in Haverhill, Mass.
(4). Ransom C., b. April 1, 1864 ; d. Aug. S. 1865.
(5). Charles D., b. Feb. 13, 1872 ; d. April 25, 1877.
5. Mary C., b. Aug. 28, 1828; never m. ; res. at the old home- stead with her brother, Charles C. ; d. April 17, 1894.
PINNEY, DR. CHARLES .- Dr. Pinney of Hopkinton began practice in N. L. about 1810. He m., May 12, 1818, Betsey, dau. of Edmund and Lydia (Morgan) Davis. After his mar- riage he removed to Hopkinton, returning here some twenty years later, when he res. on Summer street. Betsey (Davis) Pinney d. Sept. 8, 1839, aged 40 years. A dau., Mary Ann, m. Simon Kezar of Sutton, where they res.
PUTNEY, JOSEPH .- Joseph Putney, who came to N. L. from Warner about 1809, was a son of that Asa Putney who moved from Hopkinton to Warner when a young man, and cleared a
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farm on the southerly slope of the Mink hills, next to Henniker, whither his family went to " trade." Asa was faithful to the patriot cause in the dark days of the Revolution, and was badly wounded at Bunker Hill, for which he was granted a pension. He m. Miss Eastman (probably of Hopkinton), and had at least eight children. Asa was a powerful, vigorous man, phy- sically and mentally, and was more than 80 years old when he passed away.
Joseph was the second son of Asa, b. Warner, 1785 ; m., July 22, 1810, Anna, dau. of Ebenezer and Prudence (Chase) Sargent [137], b. Oct. 31, 1793. His first purchase was the present Keziah Sargent farm, where his father-in-law had lived, and which then extended southeasterly to the Pleasant street highway. He carried on a 'tannery near the corner for six years, until he removed to Plainfield. About 1821 he returned to N. L., and bought of Joseph Colby the farm at the foot of Morgan hill now owned by George M. Putney, and built a tannery just opposite the mouth of the road leading to Henry W. Putney's. Here he lived and worked until his death, March 5, 1836; Anna d. June 22, 1863. Children :
I. Emeline, b. N. L., July 15, 1811 ; d. Aug. 28, 1814.
2. Mary M., b. Oct. 9, 1813 ; m., Sept. 27, 1832, Jacob, son of Joseph and Rebekah (Runnels) Messer ; res. in N. L.
3. Emeline Maria, b. Plainfield, Dec. 25, 1816; res. with her aunt Tamsen (Mrs. Joseph Burnap) at Warner, and d. there, at the age of 23 years.
4. Susan, b. Plainfield, March 9, 1819; m., March, 1840, her cousin, John P. Danforth, son of William Danforth of Bos- cawen ; res. Hopkinton, where she d. in 1842.
5. Ebenezer, b. N. L., Aug. 20, 1822 ; m., 1851, Ruth, dau. of Dea. Josiah Nichols of King's hill, Sutton ; res. in N. L.
6. Henry W., b. Nov. 9, 1824; m., March 5, 1850, Lucy P., dau. of Adam and Polly (Flint) Davis, b. Aug. 2, 1824 ; res. in N. L.
7. Laura Ann, b. about 1830; m. Jacob Messer (his third wife) ; res. in N. L.
8. Joseph Eastman, b. about 1835 ; never m. ; d. Sept. 15, 1858.
RAY, WILLIAM .- About 1809 William Ray moved from Henniker to N. L., and settled on the Moses Haskins place. He cleared the land, and built a log house. In 1826 he sold
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his farm, and it was rented by Thomas Sewall. Mrs. Ruth (Harriman) Ray d. July 14, 1852, aged 76 years. Children :
I. Jacob, d. young.
2. Betsey, d. young.
3. Caleb, older of twins ; m. Nov. 15, 1832, Sarah G. Sewall of Wilmot, and res. in N. L.
4. Moses, younger of twins ; is deceased.
5. Levi, m. Louisa Collins of Springfield; res. in the Low Plain district a few years, then moved to Norwich, Vt. ; of four children, Lester res. at Norwich, Lucy Ann at Man- chester. Levi m. a second time, and res. in Grafton ; is deceased.
6. Asa, b. Sept. 25, 1816; m., May 5, 1839, Mary Elzina, dau. of Stillman Wood, b. Oct. 22, 1820; res. in N. L.
ROBINSON, DANIEL .- Daniel Robinson was among the early residents of Sutton, and removed from that town to N. L. in 1807. He bought a part of the James Minot farm, and res. there until his death, about 1820. April 10, 1820, Amos Page bought of the Widow Robinson 50 acres of lot No. 87, she retaining a small house near the road, where she res. for many years. Children :
I. Sally, m. Rodney Hubbard, and res. in N. L.
2. Daniel, was a shoemaker; went to Acworth; m., and d. there.
3. Mehitable, m. Samuel, son of John and Lydia (Lee) Morgan, and res. in N. L.
4. Mary, m. Joseph Palmer of Sutton and had five children.
5. Susan, never m. ; d. at the old place Aug. 30, 1840, aged 19 years.
ROWELL, AARON .- Rowell's hill, near Lake Sunapee, took its name from the Aaron Rowell who settled there in 1807, m. a dau. of Simeon Blood, and about 1815 removed to Springfield. He served in the War of 1812.
SABIN, JEDEDIAH P .- Jedediah P. Sabin, b. Aug. 28, 1790, came to N. L. from Lempster in 1816. He was a cloth- dresser by trade, and had his mill at the Hominy Pot, near the site previously used by Joseph Harvey for his hat shop. In 1823 Sabin was at Otterville, and for some years ran a card- ing-mill in company with John Page, Jr. Sabin made broad- cloth, and was the pioneer there in that business. The John W. Taylor dwelling-house belonged with the carding-mill.
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In the palmy days of the settlement, the mill was much larger, with a wing running towards the house, and a big boarding-house stood where the L of the dwelling-house is. Jedediah m., Jan. 28, 1817, Betsey, dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia (Fields) Merrill of Acworth, b. April 28, 1791. Chil- dren :
I. Mary, b. June 25, 1818 ; m. Phineas Pettengill of Acworth.
2. Emmeline, b. May 13, 1820 ; d. July 19, 1836.
3. John, b. April 25, 1822 ; m. Caroline Way.
SARGENT, DANIEL .- Daniel, second son of Peter and Eliza- beth (Sargent) Sargent [144], was b. Sept. 23, 1793. He was a blacksmith by trade, and as a young man worked in Charles- town, Mass. There he m. Deborah Foss, b. Aug. 18, 1794, and returned to N. L. Four children were born to them here, and about 1825 Daniel removed to Sutton Mills village. Here he res. for many years, an industrious, useful, and respected citizen. He m. for a second wife Sarah Burnap. His third wife was Mrs. Mary (Harvey) Hope. Daniel d. at the North village, April 18, 1876. Children, by Deborah Foss :
I. Peter, b. Oct. 7, 1819 ; d. Oct. 13, 1819.
2. Walter Foss, twin to Peter ; d. Oct. 11, 1819.
3. Benjamin Perry, b. Dec. 5, 1820 ; m., April 16, 1846, Charity. A., dau. of Dea. John and Hannah (Dodge) Felch of Sutton, b. Dec. 31, 1824. Benjamin was a blacksmith at the North village, and a deacon of the Freewill Baptist church. He d. March 8, 1874. Children :
(1). Mary Frances, m., July 26, 1874, Walter P., son of Per- ley and Mary (King) Sargent, and res. in Sutton and N. L.
(2). Benjamin, m., March 3, 1879, Mary Jane Gladman, and res. in Alexandria, South Dakota.
(3). Hattie D., m., Nov. 11, 1884, Charles A., son of Asa Nelson and Maroa (Harvey) Todd of N. L. ; res. in N. L. 4. Lydia Cook, b. April 13, 1824; m., May 31, 1842, Jesse A., son of Jeremiah and Rachel (Eastman) Hazen of Sutton, b. Nov. 16, 1820. Children :
(1). John G., b. Dec. 28, 1844; m., May 12, 1872, Augusta M., dau. of Dennis H. and Betsey (Everett) Adams of N. L., b. May 21, 1856; res. in Sutton, and had,-(a) Herbert W., b. Feb. 4, 1873 ; (b) Minnie L., b. July 15, 1874; (c) Ernest H., b. Oct. 5, 1882 ; (d) Luvia E., b. June 9, 1886.
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(2). Daniel S., b. March 28, 1847; m., Oct. 30, 1866, Mary A. Russell. Children : (a) Ida M., b. Nov. 12, 1873 ; (b) Jesse H., b. Oct. 10, 1882.
(3) . Lydia F., b. April 2, 1851 : d. Sept. 10, 1851.
(4). Jesse F., twin to Lydia F. ; m. Ardelle W. Chase.
5. Daniel F., b. May 23, 1825; went to Illinois; m. (1), Rebecca J. Foss : (2), Abra Denning. Seven children.
6. Lucy Deborah, b. March 10, 1830; m., March 8, 1857, Esech Sischo of Goshen ; is deceased. Mr. Sischo and his dau. Peninnah res. in N. L. at Hotel Sargent.
7. Jacob True, b. July 28, 1832 ; went to Illinois; m. Maria Braley. Five children.
S. Foss Wright, twin to Jacob True; went to Charlestown, Mass. ; m. Elizabeth Trafton. Three children.
SARGENT, JOHN JOHNSON .- John J., second son of John and Susanna (Johnson) Sargent [141], was b. May 19, 1799. He m. Rachel, dau. of Ezekiel and Ednah (Wilkins) Davis of Sutton, b. Aug. 22, 1803. They were the last couple united by Elder Seamans. Mrs. Ezekiel Davis res. with her dau., and d. Feb. 23, 1854, aged 83 years. John was tax collect- or for a long period. Built the house now occupied by Mrs. Maria Bunker. No children. John d. Dec. 14, 1880.
SARGENT, MATTHEW H .- Matthew, oldest son of Dea. Peter and Elizabeth (Sargent) Sargent [144], was b. Aug. 14, 1790. He m. (1), Feb. 24, 1814, Mary P., dau. of Samuel and Sally (Peaslee) Andrews of Sutton, b. Oct. 12, 1792, who d. April 24, 1849. He m. (2), Nov. 13, 1849, Mrs. Thomas Davis of Sutton, b. Clara Parker, Jan. 12, 1796. Clara was a sister of Amos Parker and of Mrs. Joseph Wood of N. L. Matthew res. on the homestead. Children :
I. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 2, 1815 ; m., Nov. 28, 1833, Dustin, son of Dea. Gideon Wilkins, and res. in N. L.
2. Sally, b. Sept. 17, 1816; m. Mr. Kimball ; went to Lowell, then to Wisconsin.
3. Matthew Harvey, b. Dec. 19, 1819; d. April 21, 1841.
4. Peter, b. Aug. 10, 1825 ; m. Judith Wheeler of Newport ; res. in Lebanon ; is deceased.
5. Mary, b. June 17, 1827 ; d. Sept. 10, 1827.
6. Samuel Andrews, b. July 31, 1831 ; is remembered as a scholar of unusual excellence ; went West ; is deceased.
SARGENT, STEPHEN .- The oldest son of John and Susanna (Johnson) Sargent [141] was Stephen, b. Sept. 20, 1796.
AUGUSTUS W. SEAMANS.
HENRY W. SEAMANS.
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Stephen m. (1), Oct. 12, 1819, Mary Eaton, dau. of Eliphalet and Martha (Gage) Woodward [170], b. July 9, 1795. They res. on the present Lakeside farm. Mary (Woodward) Sar- gent d. May 21, 1828, and Stephen m. (2), Oct. 27, 1829, Ruth, dau. of Stephen and Lydia (Gage) Woodward of Sut- ton, b. Dec. 25, 1797. Stephen d. June 1, 1882 ; Ruth d. Aug. 8, 1864. Children :
I. Mary Eaton, b. Sept. 5, 1820 ; m., July 28, 1852, Nathan D., son of Jeremiah and Sally (Dole) Pingree, b. Jan. 16, 1816; res. in N. L.
2. John, b. Aug. 10, 1824 ; d. Oct. 10, 1825.
3. Martha Woodward, b. Dec. 14, 1827 ; d. July 30, 1831.
4. Hiram, b. Sept. 12, 1830; m., Oct. 24, 1858, Sara J., dau. of Stephen Whittier ; res. in N. L.
5. Benjamin F., b. April 24, 1834 ; never m. ; was one of the N. L. volunteers in Company F, Eleventh regiment ; d. at Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 23, 1863.
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