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SARGENT, WILLIAM .- The youngest son of Peter and Ruth (Nichols) Sargent [142] was William, b. Hopkinton, Feb. II, 1778. William m., about 1808, Susanna, dau. of Caleb and Sally Segur [149] ; res. in West Part, near the Frank Roberts place, and just above the old Hominy Pot schoolhouse. Wil- liam d. Nov. 5, 1858; Susanna d. Sept. 11, 1849, aged 66 years. Children :
I. Gilman Perley, b. Oct. 26, ISO8; m., Aug. 31, 1828, Cynthia S., dau. of Dea. Gideon Wilkins ; res. in N. L.
2. Aurelia, b. Jan. 30, 1813 ; d. May 25, 1855.
SEAMANS, JOB, JR .- Job Seamans, Jr., son of Elder Job and Sarah (Easterbrooks) Seamans [145], b. Attleboro, Mass., Feb. II, 1781, was but a lad when his father settled in N. L., and grew to manhood in the yet early days of the town, shar- ing in the toils and privations common to those times and developing into an honorable and industrious citizen. He held many public offices, and no clearer, finer handwriting appears on the town books than that inscribed during his long service as town clerk. He m. (1), Nov. 19, 1807, Olive, dau. of Ben- jamin and Zillah Woodbury [168], b. Salem, Jan. 12, 1783. Olive d. of consumption Nov. 29, 1824, and Job m. (2), Jan. 17, 1827, Nancy Pillsbury of Candia, b. May 26, 1793. Job res. at the homestead, and later on the Merrill Robie place,
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where he d. July 10, 1855 ; Nancy d. at Manchester, April 4, 1870. The children of Job Seamans were,-
1. Charles, b. Nov. 23, 1808 ; d. June 16, 1817.
2. Lillis Young, b. Sept. 4, 1811 ; d. Oct. 27, 1836.
3. Sarah Easterbrooks, b. Nov. 1, 1813 ; d. Jan. 20, 1815.
4. Benjamin Woodbury, b. March 22, 1816; m., September, 1841, Harriet Jones of Ashby, Mass. ; res. in N. L.
5. George Beverly, b. April 12, 1818; d. June 29, 1824.
6. Roxana Chase, b. Aug. 13, 1820 ; m., Nov. 1, 1838, Milton, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Pettengill) Gage, b. Jan. 6, 1815 ; res. in N. L.
7. Olive, b. Nov. 22, 1824 ; d. Jan. 26, 1825.
S. Nancy Bridget, b. Jan. 18, 1828; d. March 11, 1832.
SEAMANS, MANNING .- A special interest attaches to the ca- reer of Manning, the year-old son of Elder Job and Sarah (Easterbrooks) Seamans [145] who made the twelve-days journey from Attleboro, Mass., to N. L., and "was taken sick" the night the family arrived. He grew up a proverbial "minister's son," full of life and energy, and winning hosts of friends with his pleasant manners. Elder Seamans had a strong affection for his boy, and records as of special interest the trip to Hopkinton "to apprentice my son Manning to the blacksmithing trade." Soon after Manning came of age he built the Mark B. Means house, and had a blacksmith shop on the opposite side of the road. When the new church was built in 1826, the day the spire was added Manning and a fellow- craftsman from Newport worked from early morning till late at night to finish the iron-work. That night the shop burned to the ground, but was at once rebuilt; and there Manning worked as long as he lived. He was twice married. His first wife, whom he m. Aug. 23, 1810, was Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer and Sally (Burpee) Shepard [152], b. Sept. 12, 1795. Abigail d. Jan. 13, 1839, and Manning m. (2), Sept. 19, 1839, Mehitable, daughter of John and Mehitable Page, b. Salem, Feb. 14, 1798. Mrs. Mehitable never made use of a stove, but clung to the old-fashioned fireplace and brick oven of early times. Manning d. Oct. 2, 1872 ; Mehitable d. Feb. 2, 1885. The children of Manning and Abigail (Shepard) Seamans were,-
I. Caroline Louisa, b. Nov. 15, 1811 ; never m. ; res. with her brother Daniel, at whose house she d. Nov. 19, 1874.
JAMES M. SEAMANS.
MANNING SEAMANS.
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2. Augustus Washington, b. Sept. 17, 1813; m. (1), Caroline Dodge of Exeter, and res. there; m. (2), Lydia Dodge (sister of Caroline), and res. in Brookline, Mass. Was for many years a successful merchant in Boston, and d. in Brookline, Feb. 12, 1864. His widow is living at her home in Exeter. Children :
(I). William S., m., Nov. 27, 1883, Helen Perkins Woodbury of New York city, where they res. at 156 West 86th street. William Seamans was graduated from Harvard in 1877, studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York city, and since 1882 has been exam- ining physician for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U. S., at their home office, 120 Broadway, New York. He has two sons, Woodbury and William S., Jr.
(2). Grace Helen, unmarried ; res. at Exeter with her mother. (3). Fannie Dodge, never m .; d. in 1884.
(4). Francis Augustus, m. Caroline Story Brodhead of Salem, Mass., where they res. Francis is a merchant, having an office at 57 Oliver street, Boston. He has two sons, Rich- ard Dodge and Robert Channing.
(5). Eddie, d. young.
3. Warren, b. Aug. 5, 1815 ; d. May 2, 1817.
4. Daniel Shepard, b. March 17, 18IS; m., Jan. 1, 1845, Frances Mary, dau. of John and Lydia (Gerrish) Dodge, b. Sept. 22, 1819 ; res. in N. L.
5. Sarah Easterbrooks, b. July 17, 1820; d. Feb. 10, 1823.
6. Charles Manuel, b. Oct. 29, 1822 ; d. Aug. 7, 1824.
7. James Manning, b. Aug. 28, 1824; m. Sarah Stearns of Brookline, Mass., where they res. James is a grocer at Brookline, in a store established by his brother Augustus. Children :
(1). Manning, unmarried ; in company with his father.
(2). Marshall, m. and res. in Brookline; d. at Colorado Springs. No children.
(3). Ella, unmarried ; res. at home.
S. Henry Warren, b. Dec. 18, 1826 ; d. June 1, 1876. Henry m. Eliza Doe of Newmarket ; was a jeweller. After his wife's death he went to his brother James's in Brookline for rest and change, but d. a few days after his arrival. Children :
(1). Annie, m. Ernest Capen ; res. in Lynn, Mass.
(2). Abby, m. Alfred Warren ; res. in Lynn, Mass.
(3). George, m. ; res. in Cambridge, Mass.
9. Abby Frances, b. Jan. 16, 1829; res. with her brother James in Brookline, where she d. Sept. 17, 1849. Daniel S. Sea-
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mans of N. L. now has the Bible containing the family records of Elder Job Seamans, Job Seamans, Jr., and Man- ning Seamans, and this inscription : " THIS HOLY BIBLE " was presented to Manning Seamans, January Ist 1850 by " request of ABBY FRANCES SEAMANS, who died September " 17th 1849 at the age of 201/2 years, with the request that it " may [be] kept as the property of the Eldest member of the " family during his or her lifetime."
10. Frank Fayette, b. May 25, 1832 ; m. Annie, and res. in Brook- line, Mass. Was in grocery business at Brookline, and during two years spent at Scytheville for his health kept store in the building near the outlet of Lake Pleasant. Chil- dren :
(1). Harry, who m. and res. in Brookline ; is deceased.
(2). Frank, is a member of Nash & Seamans, shoe-findings, High street, Boston. Both Harry and Frank spent several summers in N. L. with their uncle Daniel.
(3). Margery, d. young.
II. Helen Marr, b. July 28, 1834 ; d. Aug. 17, 1836.
SMITH, IRA .- Ira, youngest son of David and Catharine (Shepard) Smith [161], res. on the homestead, and later removed to Bradford, where he d. He was b. in N. L., Jan. 16, 1799; m., June 27, 1822, Amanda, dau. of Jesse and Phebe (Farmer) Dow [92], b. Sept. 21, 1798. Children :
I. Jason, b. Jan. 23, 1824 ; d. young.
2. James Franklin, b. Sept. 2, 1826; m. his cousin Matilda, dau. of Joel and Hannah (Smith) Fletcher ; res. in Woonsocket, R. I.
3. Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 5, 1830 ; never m.
4. Nahum Warren, b. May 21, 1832 ; d. unmarried.
5. Regina Maria, b. Nov. 24, 1841 ; m. J. Albert Peaslee of Bradford, where she res.
STINSON, JAMES .- James, oldest son of John and Nancy Stin- son [162], was b. in Hillsborough, Aug. 30, 1789. His wife was Sarah, dau. of Rev. Robert Dickey of Wilmot. He res. on the homestead, the John Colby place, and the James E. Shepard place ; was a cooper by trade ; a tub which he made for Mrs. Perley Burpee is still in the family. Children :
I. Thomas, b. July 6, 1816 ; d. Feb. 26, 1817.
2. Robert, b. Dec. 13, 1817 ; was a Universalist minister. Fitted for college at the N. L. academy, and entered the sopho- more class at Dartmouth in 1842, though unable to complete
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the course on account of ill health. His preparation for the ministry was received at the hands of Rev. Joseph Sargent of Sutton, and he began preaching in 1844. The day of his ordination, Sept. 2, 1847, was also the date of his marriage to Ruth M., dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Pressy) An- drews of Sutton. He was connected with the churches at Sutton, Acton, Mass., and Croydon, and travelled for some years in the South and West for his health. When the Civil War broke out he gave himself up to the cause of freedom, and in the fall of 1861, at the president's call for more men,. he was commissioned chaplain of the Sixth N. H. V. But the hardships of war rapidly conquered the feeble frame, and the following summer he came home, completely broken in health. March 11, 1863, he passed away, his life a sacri- fice upon his country's altar as truly as that of the soldier who falls in the smoke and roar of battle. Rev. Robert Stinson was a man of many lovable qualities, and won the respect and esteem of his parishioners and fellow-citizens by his thorough manliness of conduct. All his children d. young.
3. John, b. Dec. 24, 1819; m., June 27, 1844, Lydia, dau. of Captain and Mary (French) Hartford, and res. in N. L.
4. Sarah Ann, b. May 17, 1826 ; m. Ephraim Davis.
5. Drusilla, b. April, 1828; d. June 14, 1828.
WHITTIER, OSGOOD .- Osgood, oldest son of Abner and Abigail (Sargent) Whittier [166], was b. March 16, 1787. He m. Sally, dau. of Jonathan and Lucy (Parker) Davis of Sutton, b. April 5, 1797. They res. in the first Stephen Dean house on Pleasant street, removing to Sutton in 1826. Osgood d. Aug. 11, 1854 ; Sally d. July 9, 1851. Children :
I. William Taylor, b. Feb. 6, 1819; d. Sept. 12, 1832.
2. Charles Cummings, b. April 17, 1821 ; m. Selina Small ; d. Oct. 17, 1882. One child, Herman C., b. July 27, 1860.
3. Ruth W., b. May 14, 1824; m., Dec. 30, 1840, her cousin, Alden P., son of Phineas and Sally (Andrews) Whittier of Sutton, b. Sept. 29, 1814.
4. Ira P., b. June 10, 1826; m., Sept. 16, 1851, Betsey J. Adams ; res. in Sutton and Warner. Four children.
WHITTIER, STEPHEN .- The youngest son of Abner and Judith (Sargent) Whittier [166] was Stephen, b. Aug. 3, I799. He built the Joseph Messer house in 1824, lived there seven or eight years, and then moved to the David Baldwin
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house, which his father had built in 1795. Stephen m., Dec. 16, 1824, Almira, dau. of Rev. Robert Dickey of Wilmot. Almira d. November, 1864, and Stephen m. (2), August, 1865, Olive (Dickey ) Prescott, widow of Sewall B. Prescott of Wilmot. Olive d. Feb. 2, 1875 ; Stephen d. March, 1881, in the house and room where he was born. Children :
I. Celista, b. Dec. 29, 1825 ; m., June 8, 1852, Joseph H., son of Samuel and Thirza (Battles) Messer, b. Dec. 19, 1823 ; res. in N. L.
2. Miriam Dickey, b. April 19, 1828 ; m., July 8, 1853, David, son of Jeremiah and Esther (Maynard) Baldwin of Hancock, b. Nov. 13, 1825 ; res. in N. L.
3. Judith, b. Nov. 19, 1829 ; m. Joseph H. Messer (his second wife) ; res. in N. L.
4. Alonzo Francis, b. Feb. 21, 1835 ; stepped on a nail and had tetanus ; d. Sept. 30, 1847.
5. Sara Jane, b. Feb. 10, 1837 ; m., Oct. 24, 1858, Hiram, son of Stephen and Ruth (Woodward) Sargent, b. Sept. 12, 1830 ; res. in N. L.
6. Emmeline Almira, b. Feb. 16, 1839 ; d. Oct. 6, 1857.
7. Albert, b. April 13, 1843 ; d. Aug. 27, 1857.
WHITTIER, CAPT. WILLIAM .- William, son of Abner and Judith (Sargent) Whittier [166], b. May 19, 1795, was a school teacher. He m. Polly, dau. of Rev. Robert Dickey of Wilmot, b. July 27, 1803, res. there for a few years, returned to N. L. in 1828, and res. in the house vacated by his brother Osgood in 1826, later removing to Scytheville. William d. Aug. 9, 1881 ; Polly d. Jan. 3, 1892. Children :
I. Betsey, b. Wilmot, Jan. 5, 1825 ; m., March 12, 1849, John M. Wakefield of Newport; is deceased. Child: Lillian Louise.
2. Abigail, b. Nov. 15, 1826 ; m., Dec. 26, 1844, Abijah, son of Enoch and Betsey (Brocklebank) Davis ; res. in N. L.
3. Drusilla, b. N. L., July 14, 1828; m. Henry Hoadley of Lowell, Mass. ; res. in Potsdam, N. Y., and have William, Ernest, Charlotte, now living and m.
4. Phinehas, b. Jan. 11, 1832 ; twice m. ; son, Edwin, by first wife ; d. in Lawrence, Mass.
5. Louisa, b. Feb. 2, 1836 ; m., Feb. 16, 1873, Harvey Chad- wick of Sutton, where she res. and d. No children.
6. Mary, b. March 7, 1839; m. Simeon Hall, and res. for a while in Vermont; returned to N. L., and d. in the old
STEPHEN WHITTIER.
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General Gay house at Low Plain. Simeon m. (2), Augusta, dau. of Asa and Mary (Wood) Ray of N. L., b. Dec. 25, IS44 ; res. at Wilmot Flat.
7. Lydia J., b. Jan. 6, 1841 ; m. Sylvester Felch of Sutton, where she res. and d. Child : Gertrude.
S. Almon B., b. July 15, 1844; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Curtis Messer ; res. in N. L.
WILKINS, DEA. GIDEON .- Gideon Wilkins was the son of Aquilla Wilkins of Sutton, and res. near his father until after the death of his wife Sally. In 1816 he came to N. L., and res. on the Stephen Dean place till 1819; in the Low Plain district till 1825, and then purchased the Jonathan Herrick farm, living in the present Amos Hastings house. Afterwards he removed to the Charles Morgan house at the Hominy Pot, and d. there. Children :
I. Gideon, b. Dec. 1, 1800; m. Rachel, dau. of Ezekiel and Susan (Smith) Knowlton, b. March 25, 1807 ; res. in N. L.
2. Cynthia, b. Aug. 7, 1802 ; m., Aug. 31, 1828, Gilman P., son of William and Susanna (Segur) Sargent; res. in N. L.
3. Matthew, b. April 15, 1804 ; lost on Lake Sunapee, and froze to death.
4. Jesse, b. July 4, 1806 ; res. at Hominy Pot.
5. Dustin, b. Dec. 8, 1808; m., Nov. 28, 1833, Elizabeth, dau. of Matthew H. and Mary (Andrew) Sargent,b. Jan. 2, 1815 ; res. in N. L.
6. Eliza, b. July 3, ISII.
7. Lucy, b. Nov. 10, 1813 ; m., 1834, Nathan Phelps of Sutton.
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN .- Came to N. L. with his half- brother, John Williams, Jr., mentioned below. Removed to Connecticut, where he and his wife Hannah d. Children b. in N. L. :
I. Lois, b. July 1, 1820.
2. William Todd, b. Sept. 15, 1822.
3. Levi Collins, b. July 30, 1824.
WILLIAMS, JOHN, JR .- The John Williams, Jr., whose name first appears on the 1812 tax-list, came to N. L. from Glouces- ter. John was b. May 24, 1773, and m., May 19, 1808, Almira, dau. of Henry Elwell, a sea-captain sailing from North Yarmouth, Me., b. Nov. 29, 1784. With them and their two- year-old son, John, 3d, came John Williams, Sr., his second wife, and their son Benjamin, with his wife Hannah. John,
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Sr., was a Revolutionary soldier, and his reason was some- what impaired by the hardships he had suffered in the army. John, Jr., purchased the Newton Manahan farm, and there established his father's family. Both John, Sr., and his wife d. in N. L., and are buried in the village cemetery. The Williamses are descended from the John Williams who, with a brother, came from Cardiff, Wales, in 1700, and settled in Hampstead, Mass. John, Jr., lived first on the "old Fales place," northwest of the Whitney buildings, and later on the opposite side of the road from the Harrison B. Williams place, in the Jewett house. Soon after 1826 he removed to Penacook, then to Manchester and Weare, and d. at North Weare, March 17, 1862. His widow returned to N. L., where she d. Nov. 2, 1872. Children :
I. John, b. Gloucester, Oct. 29, 1809; m., Oct. 29, 1840, Lydia, dau. of Peletiah Bugbee of Chelsea, Vt. ; res. in N. L.
2. Almira, b. March 1, 1812 ; d. Sept. 11, ISI4.
3. Henry E., b. Sept. 25, 1814; m. Eliza Elm and went to Bos- ton ; d. Aug. 11, 1852. Children : Evalina, Addie, Fred (deceased).
4. Almira, b. Dec. 8, 1816 ; never m. ; d. Jan. 15, 1893.
5. George W., b. Feb. 15, 1819; res. at Penacook ; d. Oct. II, 1852.
6. Alonzo K., b. Aug. 12, 1821 ; d. Sept. 16, 1823.
7. Alonzo K., b. Jan. 10, 1824 ; never m. ; was a shoemaker ; d. Weare, Sept. 2, 1852.
S. Melissa, b. Oct. 23, 1828; never m. ; d. Manchester, April- 27, 1852.
WOOD, JOSEPH .- Joseph Wood settled in N. L. in 1801, and built a house about twenty rods north of the present Luther Ray cottage. His wife was Dorothy Smith, a sister of Moses Smith of Sutton and Wilmot. Children :
1. John, b. May 20, 1795 ; m., March 8, 18:4, Tryphosa, dau. of Hezekiah and Esther (Wilkins) Parker of Sutton, b. Oct. 20, 1792 ; res. in N. L.
2. Betsey, b. Feb. 19, 1797 ; m., Nov. 14, 1816, Amos Parker (brother of Tryphosa above), b. Aug. 12, 1788; res. in N. L.
3. Sarah, b. July 7, 1799 ; m., Sept. 29, 1822, Baruch Chase, son of Benjamin Moody and Rachel (Herrick) Clement, b. April 7, 1799 ; res. in N. L.
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4. Stillman, b. Oct. 2, 1801 ; went West and m. ; a dau., Mary Elzina, m. Asa Ray and res. in N. L.
5. Ethan S., b. Sept. 8, 1804 ; never m. ; is deceased.
6. Lucinda, b. July 19, 1807 ; never m. ; d. 1830.
7. Greenough, b. April 4, 1809; res. Bridgewater, Mass .; is deceased.
WOODBURY, DANIEL .- Daniel, second son of Lieut. Benja- min and Zillah (Dow) Woodbury [168], was b. June 15, 1778 : m., Oct. 8, 1801, Rhapsima Messenger. Like all the Wood- burys, Daniel was a thoroughly good citizen. In 1834 the family removed to Chardon, Ohio. Children :
I. Daniel M., b. July 30, 1802 ; d. Feb. 19, 1804.
2. Louisa, b. Feb. 13, 1804 ; m., Nov. 25, 1828, Capt. Herod Thompson of Andover, where they res.
3. Mary M., b. Feb. 19, 1806; m., May 20, 1828, Abial, son of Asa and Mary (Perley) Burpee, b. Oct. 1, 1800; res. in N. L.
4. Benjamin B., b. Dec. 12, 1808 ; went with his father to Char- don, O., and there m. Miss M. A. Murray of Concord, O. No children.
5. Sally D., b. March 21, 1811 ; m. Horace F. Chase of Cornish ; res. at Macomb, Ill. Three children.
6. Daniel P., b. Dec. 16, 1812; m. Catharine, dau. of Gen. Thomas Child. The town is honored in being the birthplace of so distinguished a son as General Woodbury, who was graduated from the U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1836 ; appointed second lieutenant of artillery. In 1847-1850 di- rected the construction of Fort Kearney and Fort Laramie. At the outbreak of the Civil War, was associated in the defence of Washington and engineering organization of the Army of the Potomac. Rendered conspicuous service at Bull Run, Siege of Yorktown, the memorable "Seven Days," and the movement to the James river. His personal gallantry in throwing bridges across the Rappahannock, in the face of the murderous fire from the heights of Fredericks- burg, won him the brevet of brigadier-general " for gallant and meritorious services." In March, 1863, General Wood- bury was detailed for the important command at Key West, and there fell a victim to yellow fever Aug. 15, 1864. His former commander, Maj .- Gen. J. G. Barnard, in a biographi- cal sketch in " Johnson's Encyclopedia," says of him,-" A true Christian soldier, he met death as calmly as he had more than once faced it on the battle-field." General Wood-
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bury also ranked high as a scientific writer, his " Theory of Arches " being regarded as a standard work.
7. William W., b. May 15, 1815 ; went West ; never m.
S. James M., b. Jan. 3, 1820; m. Sophia Benton, and res. at Mentor, O.
WOODBURY, JONATHAN .- Capt. Jonathan Woodbury was the oldest son of Lieut. Benjamin and Zillah (Dow) Woodbury [168], b. July 23, 1776; m., Sept. 19, 1799, Lois, dau. of Elder Job and Sarah (Easterbrooks) Seamans [145], b. April 2, 1779. Both Jonathan and Daniel res. on the homestead at Crockett's corner, Lieut. Benjamin having removed to the George Williams house on Summer street soon after Daniel's marriage in 1801. Jonathan went to Canandaigua, N. Y., in 1806, and from thence to Olney, Ind. Lois (Seamans) Wood- bury d. Dec. 8, 1861. Children, b. in N. L. :
I. Rosamond, b. Oct. 24, 1802.
2. Caroline, b. Oct. 8, 1804.
WOODBURY, WHEELER .- Wheeler was a relative of Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, and came from Acworth to N. L. in 1804. He was the oldest son of Zachariah and Hannah (Vionnen) Woodbury of Acworth ; m. Maria Pease. Res. in Wilmot in 1810; returned to N. L., and res. with the widow of Lieut. Benjamin a few years. Children :
I. Nathan, b. Acworth, Aug. 4, 1803.
2. Ebenezer Buswell, b. N. L., July 16, 1805.
3. Maria S., b. April 8, IS07.
4. Wheeler Pease, b. Wilmot, May 7, ISI0.
WOODMAN, BENJAMIN E .- Benjamin Emory, son of Capt. John and Polly Woodman [170], is first enrolled on the tax- list in 1813, evidently the date of his majority. He began keeping store in the Captain Woodman house which preceded the red house now standing, in 1816, and sold to Perley Ayer in 1826. His wife's name was Mary, and a dau., Mary A., who d. Sept. 7, 1818, aged 2 years, is buried in the cemetery.
WOODWARD, ISAAC .- Isaac, youngest son of Eliphalet and Martha (Gage) Woodward [170], was b. in Sutton, March 15, 1797. He m., Feb. 6, 1827, Hannah K., dau. of John and Susanna (Johnson) Sargent [141], b. Oct. 28, 1802. Isaac res. on the Merrill Robie place, and built the house now stand- ing, in one end of which he had his carpenter shop. He was
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deputy sheriff at one time. In 1835 he removed to Mechan- icsburg, Ohio. He d. Dec. 27, 1877, leaving two daus., Susan, b. N. L., Leila, b. Ohio.
WOODWARD, JAMES .- Third son of Eliphalet and Martha (Gage) Woodward [170]. James m., Dec. 8, 1814, Dolly, dau. of John and Molly (Pingree) Dole [91], b. Oct. 22, 1793. When John Dole d. in November, 1814, John Morgan, 3d, purchased half the farm, and James the half on which was the Dole homestead. In 1821 a red-oak mantel over the fireplace caught fire, and the house was burned to the ground. James then built the Moses Messer house, where he res. until he went to Ohio in 1835 with his brother Isaac. James d. April 28, 1872. Joseph, son of Joseph G., was adopted by his uncle James, and went with him to Ohio. James had two daus., Rosaline and Diantha.
WOODWARD, JOHN K .- John King, son of Eliphalet and Martha (Gage) Woodward [170], b. Sutton, July 9, 1795, m., Aug. 8, 1820, Mehitable K., dau. of John and Susanna (John- son) Sargent [141], b. March 14, 1801. John K. res. in the Major Messer house and the J. D. Pingree house. Went West soon after 1835, and d. there Nov. 20, 1873. Children :
I. Carlos, b. Feb. 3, 1822 ; d. Feb. 22, 1822.
2. Unnamed son, b. April 7, 1824 ; d. in infancy.
3. Emily S., b. June 23, 1825 ; d. July 29, 1826.
4. Stephen S., b. Oct. 14, 1826; m., Feb. 25, 1855, at Oak Grove, Wis., Caroline Bortle of Oneida, N. Y. They have : (1). Emily J.
(2). Wesley, m. Annie Roper of Watertown, Wis.
5. Daniel J., b. July 27, 1828; m. (1), May 23, 1860, May Lowe of Medina, Ohio (b. Scotland), who d. Feb. 20, 1866. Daniel J. m. (2), Oct. 4, 1867, Abbie P. Booth of North- field, Vt., who d. Feb. 24, 1891. Two children by each wife :
(1). Flora M., d. 1866.
(2). Angie C., m. Charles Fellows, M. D., of Chicago, Ill.
(3). A daughter, d. in infancy.
(4). Herbert Booth.
6. Marshall J., b. Sept. 2, 1830 ; m., Oct. 7, 1855, Mary Spald- ing, niece of Mrs. R. H. Messer of N. L. ; res. in Water- town, Wis. Children :
(1). Frank E., a member of Woodward & Stone, manufact- urers of crackers and confectionery, Watertown.
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(2). Dura M., m. Lugania Lewis of Watertown ; they have (a) Annice Marie, b. Feb. 23, 1896.
(3). Minnie, d. young.
(4). William Henry.
(5). Myron Chester .:
(6). A foster dau., Lettie, who m. Willis L. Cheney of Water- town.
7. Angie, b. Dec. 1, 1833 ; d. Aug. 3, 1835.
8. George S., b. Hanover, June 5, 1835; m. (1), Josephine Hambright of Oak Grove, Wis., who d. May 20, 1866. George S. m. (2), Jan. 22, 1870, Sarah A. Hambright of Oak Grove. Children :
(1). Grace, m. Charles Keets ; d. May 11, 1888.
(2). Edna Lou.
(3). Harold H.
(4). Margaret J.
9. Susan A., b. Oct. 25, 1840; m., April 9, 1866, Charles H. Ferry of Oconomowoc, Wis. Children :
(1). A son, d. in infancy.
(2). Harry A.
YOUNG, AARON .- Aaron Young first appears on the N. L. tax-list in 1819. At the time of his marriage, Oct. 29, 1818, he was of Wendall (Sunapee). His wife was Abigail, dau. of Daniel and Abigail (Blake) March [121], b. July 5, 1799, and they res. on the March homestead on Rowell's hill. Aaron was b. Jan. 24, 1796; d. April II, 1872. Abigail d. June 17, 1858. Children :
I. Daniel, b. 1819; d. Sept. 22, 1823.
2. Dolly, b. Aug. 2, 1820; m., Jan. 22, 1845, Amos B., son of John and Sarah (Stevens) Currier, b. July 2, 1816; res. in N. L.
3. Lydia, b. Aug. 21, 1823 ; m., Dec. 22, 1842, John M., son of Evans and Lydia (Morgan) Dow, b. Feb. 18, 1819; res. in N. L.
4. Emmeline, b. Oct. 26, 1833 ; m., April 18, 1850, Edmund, son of Edmund and Nancy (Messer) Davis, b. Jan. 23, 1825 ; res. in N. L.
The following were land-owners during the second historical period, but there is no trace of their families : Peter S. Adams, Stephen Currier, Ezra Emery, Lowell Fisher, Evans Hastings, Samuel Huntoon, Stephen G. Page, John Rogers, Jacob Sar- gent, John Stickney.
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