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(1). William Herman, b. Somerset, Ky., June 5, 1866 ; m., Dec. 2, 1895, Frances G. Fisher of Newark, N. J. ; res. New York city ; in telephone business. They have one child, Gardner King, b. Feb. 13, 1897.
(2). Vernon Clyde, b. Knob Noster, Mo., Feb. 11, 1870; graduated Emporia college, Kansas, studied at McCor- mick Theological seminary, and graduated from Princeton in 1894 ; in charge of the church at Pecksville, Pa., until the spring of 1897.
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(3). Mary Josepha, b. Lexington, Mo., May 13, 1872 ; studied music and painting in connection with the regular col- lege course, in preparation for her work as a teacher.
(4). Effie Andrews, b. Lexington, Mo., Feb. 23, 1874 ; m., Feb. 23, 1897, George B., son of Rev. Dr. Beatty, rec- tor of Episcopal church at Newton, Kan. Mr. Beatty is a commission merchant ; res. Chicago.
(5). Eda Lois, b. Elko, Nev., July 18, 1876 ; has taught with marked success, and is first assistant principal in the Brookfield school.
(6). Josephine, b. Lawrence, Kan., April 26, 1880; is a student in college.
3. Mary Emeline French, b. Feb. 19, 1845; graduated from Colby academy, and began teaching in New Boston ; was connected with schools in N. L., Concord, Chicago, Ill., taught a select school of young ladies in Somerset, Ky., and was afterwards at Knob Noster, Mo., and Chicago ; m., July 5, 1870, Clark B. Cochrane of New Boston ; res. three years in New Boston, since 1873 at Antrim. Children :
(1). Mabel, b. May 15, 1871 ; m., Oct. 1, 1890, Ansel L. Bu- chanan of Antrim; res. Winchester. Children : (a) Arthur Paul, b. May 10, 1892 ; (b) Agnes.
(2). Robert Boyd, b. Oct. 5, 1872 ; completed the course of study at Madison university, Wisconsin, in the spring of 1897.
(3). Benjamin Randall, b. June 21, 1875 ; graduated Antrim High school in 1895 ; res. Hinsdale.
(4). Winifred, b. Dec. 31, 1876; graduated Antrim High school in 1896; teaching in Antrim.
(5). Julian Mortimer, b. Oct. 8, 1879; is working his way through college at Madison, Wis., as a photographer.
(6). Philip Sidney, b. Jan. 21, 1881 ; is a student in Antrim High school.
AYER, PERLEY .- Perley Ayer, a native of Hampstead, came to N. L. about 1827; was associated with Capt. Marshall Trayne, and later was in company with his brother-in-law, James Todd, in the Woodman store on Summer street. He was an excellent musician, and for a long time played the bass viol in the church choir. His wife was Roxana, eleventh child of James and Unity (Page) Todd, b. Francestown, Sept. 8, 1806. The Ayers removed to Painesville, Ohio, where their children, James and Hamilton, m. and res.
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BADGER, STEPHEN C .- Stephen C. Badger, who was a resi- dent of N. L. from 1826 to 1833, was b. in Warner, April 12, 1797 ; graduated from Dartmouth college in 1823 ; was admitted to the bar in 1826, when he settled in N. L. and became the pioneer of the legal profession. He res. on Summer street, where he owned a few acres of land, and was postmaster from 1830 to 1834. In 1834 he removed to Concord, where he served as clerk of the courts of Merrimack county and as justice of the Concord police court ; d. Oct. 29, 1872. His wife was Miss Sophronia Evans of Warner.
BATTLES, JOSEPH .- The " Battles place " on Morgan hill, now owned by Charles F. Putney, bears but few traces of set- tlement at the present time, the buildings having been removed thirty years since. In 1839, Joseph Battles brought his family from Fitchburg, Mass., having bought this farm of Charles Jewett. Joseph d. in 1862, aged 90 years ; Sarah, his wife, d. Sept. 23, 1851, aged 76 years. Their children, all b. in Massa- chusetts, were,-
I. Thirza, b. Oct. 30, 1801 ; m. Samuel Messer [265].
2. Mary, m. William Withy.
3. Sarah, remained in Massachusetts.
4. Clarissa, res. with her parents.
5. Joseph, res. in Fitchburg.
6. Henry A., res. at home ; unmarried ; d. Dec. 20, 1853, aged 41 years.
BICKFORD, DR. H. C .- Hezekiah Cook was the oldest son of Daniel and Patty (Adams) Bickford [216]. His father had a large family, and there was always plenty of work for the will- ing hands of the boy. With only a limited education when he at last began his own career, he availed himself eagerly of every opportunity for improvement, and often after a day of arduous toil studied far into the night. After a year's study with Dr. Butler of Newport, R. I., he spent some time with Dr. Ayer of New Hampton, and attended lectures at Dartmouth Medical college. He graduated from Jefferson college, Penn- sylvania, in March, 1845, and in April began his professional life in his native town. From the time of his marriage he res. in the General Clough house, which he afterwards sold, together with his practice, to Dr. S. M. Whipple.
In 1851, Dr. Bickford went to Billerica, Mass., where he
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gave ten years of hard labor and faithful devotion to the multi- farious demands of a country practice. The next fifteen years, which were passed in Charlestown, Mass., brought him the merited success and renown which it was his pleasure to pos- sess. He was honored as a consulting physician, and his daily practice extended to surrounding cities. He was truly a Chris- tian physician, and his pastor's last tribute was words of love and honor for his faithful attendance on the Sunday morning ser- vices, even during his busiest days. For twenty years he suffered from a chronic ulcer, and did most of his life work under great physical discomfort, but facing certain death calmly and fear- lessly. In 1876 he was obliged to give up his practice, and his last years were spent in Woburn, Mass., where he d. March 26, 1878. Dr. Bickford m. (I), June 17, 1846, Paulina A., dau. of Prescott Coburn of Dracut, Mass., who d. in 1867 ; m. (2), in 1869, Marcia K. Gray of Billerica, who survives him. Children :
I. George Coburn, b. N. L., March 25, 1847; m., Feb. 28, 1877, Florence Adelaide Stetson of Charlestown, Mass. ; res. in Charlestown and N. L.
2. John Truman, b. 1849; d. 1853.
3. Harriet Augusta, b. Billerica, June 20, 1853 ; m. Rev. F. H. Allen, and res. at Alberquerque, N. M. One child, Harold. 4. Gertrude Maria, b. Charlestown, June 9, 1870; res. with her mother at Woburn Highlands, Mass.
BUGBEE, JONATHAN .- In the early part of the century Pela- tiah and Sarah Bugbee, natives of Hartford, Conn., made their way northward through the wilderness, and were among the pioneer settlers of Chelsea, Vt. Out of a large family of chil- dren three became residents of N. L.,-Lydia, who m. John Williams, 3d, and Jonathan and Harrison. Jonathan, who came in 1836, was a blacksmith by trade. He built the first house beyond the bridge at Otterville, and had a blacksmith shop on the same side, that was afterwards moved across the road. He m., May, 1837, Miriam Gordon of New Hampton, a cousin of Dr. A. J. Gordon of Boston. Their only child, Alvah K., now res. in Exeter. Harrison res. with Jonathan a few years, went to Hartford, Conn., and accumulated a fortune in " war times," by government contracts in iron goods. His wife was a native of Vermont, and after her death in Philadel-
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phia Harrison went to Mexico, and has never been heard from. No children.
BUNKER, ISAAC .- Son of Benjamin and Betsey (Daniels) Bunker [76]. Res. at Scytheville and on Pleasant street. Built the Whittier house at Scytheville, and the G. R. MacFarland house, where he d. June 29, 1860. His first wife, Sally, dau. of Nathaniel Richardson of Candia, d. Nov. 4, 1835. He m. (2), Aug. 29, 1836, Hulda Sargent of Warner, b. June 20, 1805. She d. November, 1859. Isaac was a farmer, miller, and carpenter. His saw-mill at Scytheville was on a site near George Thurston's wood-working shop. Children :
I. Josiah R., b. Nov. 28, 1823 ; d. Dec. 1, 1823.
2. Emily G., b. March 9, 1825 ; m., Oct. 31, 1848, George W., son of John and Susanna (Johnson) Sargent, and res. in N. L.
3. Adelia B., b. Dec. 2, 1826 ; m., June 10, 1857, Moses Martin of Pittsfield, where they res. Two children, Charles and Carrie, both deceased.
4. Royal Augustus, b. Aug. 29, 1828; m. (1), Aug. 15, 1855, Eunice Palmer of Warner; m. (2), Sept. 13, 1860, Maria A., dau. of Levi R. and Catherine (Fellows) Nichols, and res. in N. L.
5. Maria S., b. July 1, 1830 ; m., Nov. 22, 1851, Joseph C., son of Isaac and Martha (Stevens) Messer, and res. in N. L.
6. Isaac R., b. June 25, 1832 ; m., Oct. 8, 1857, Diantha H. Flint, and res. at Scytheville, Ashburnham, Mass., and Gree- ley, Col. No children.
7. Gilman, b. Aug. 27, 1835 ; d. Aug. 12, 1856.
8. Daniel S., b. April 26, 1839; d. March 6, 1871 ; res. at Pittsfield.
9. Louisa. S., b. Feb. 13, 1844 ; m. Albert S. Blackburn in Lara- mie, Wyo. ; res. at Alhambra, Cal. Four children : Clarence (now d.), Ethel Louise, Dura Albert, Grace (now d.).
at- 10. Cyrus A., b. July 23, 1845 ; was in First New Hampshire onia Cal. Cavalry ; m., Sept. 24, 1868, Mary E. Winters ; res. at Los :14th Angeles, Cal. Children : Elva, Leslie. Gilman, Clarence 1913 Eugene.
BUNKER, JOHN .- Son of Benjamin and Betsey (Daniels) Bunker [76]. Beginning in 1825, Mrs. John Bunker taught several terms of private school in the Henry Putney house on Morgan hill. Removed to New York, thence to Illinois. Children :
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I. Constant Storrs, b. March 8, 1827.
2. George A., b. Aug. 14, 1828.
3. Cynthia O., b. March 31, 1831.
BURPEE, ABIAL .- Son of Asa and Mary (Perley ) Burpee [77], b. Oct. 1, 1800; m. May 20, 1828, Mary, dau. of Daniel and Rhapsima (Messenger) Woodbury [289]; res. in the Daniel Bickford house. Abial d. Sept. 8, 1842 ; Mary (Wood- bury) Burpee m. (2), March 10, 1852, Micajah, son of John and Phebe (Messer) Morgan (his third wife), and res. in N. L. Children :
I. Martha A. G., b. Nov. 5, 1829 ; m., July 3, 1849, James C., son of Samuel and Martha (Trayne) Greenwood, and res. in N. L.
2. R. Louise, b. Sept. 20, 1836 ; m., Oct. 22, 1856, H. Marshall, son of Horatio and Anna (Burpee) Fales, and res in N. L.
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3. James H., b. March 23, 1839; m. Stella Weston of Chester, and res. in N. L. and Medford, Mass. Children :
(1). Helen, m. Henry Cobb of Montpelier, Vt.
(2). Charles Woodbury.
(3). George Weston.
BURPEE, ARTHUR ELBRIDGE .- Elbridge, oldest son of Thomas and Lydia (Blake) Burpee [224], m. in middle life, and res. in the Smiley Bohanan house. He d. Feb. 25, 1888. No children.
BURPEE, BENJAMIN E .- Emery Burpee was the only son of Thomas and Mary (Woodman) Burpee [224], and res. near Gay corner in the Low Plain district. His long life was passed in his native town, of which he was a worthy citizen, happy in the quiet retirement of home. He d. March 31, 1891, aged 80 years ; Huldah Almira (Vinton) Burpee d. Aug. 20, 1888, aged 77 years. Children :
I. Adelaide Esther, b. July 23, 1842 ; m., March 18, 1871, George L. Melendy of Milford, where they res. Adelaide d. June 23, 1883. A son, Jesse, was a member of the class of 1897, Colby academy, and entered Brown university.
2. Helen Sylvia, b. Oct. 18, 1846; d. Feb. 23, 1854.
BURPEE, COL. BENJAMIN P .- Though the later years of his manhood were passed away from his native town, Colonel Burpee is remembered with pride by the fellow-townsmen who knew him in his early prime. Benjamin Pratt Burpee was b. Aug. 27, 1818, the son of Thomas and Lydia (Blake) Burpee
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[224]. In the twenty years that he exercised the right of citi- zenship in N. L., he held every office within the gift of the town, and for three years was a member of the board of commission- ers of Merrimack county. In the state militia he began his career as ensign, rising to the command of a regiment. In 1848 he engaged in mercantile business at Sutton, and in 1871 located at Manchester. Everywhere he was a pillar of strength, true to his friends and his convictions, a man whose upright life won him the respect of all. His wife was Martha Jane, dau. of Capt. Samuel and Nancy (Greeley) Carr [225], who d. Oct. 17, 1872. Colonel Burpee d. of heart disease, after an illness of several months, Nov. 1, 1888, at his home in Man- chester. Children :
I. Nellie Josephine, b. June 4, 1856 ; res. at home.
2. Harry Howard, b. Sept. 23, 1858; m., Feb. 25, 1892, Nettie Frances Ainsworth of Manchester ; where they res. Child : (1). Louise Elizabeth, b. Nov. 5, 1894.
3. Hattie Estelle, b. July 27, 1860 ; m., Aug. 15, 1889, Lonville H. Dyer, attorney, of Portland, Me. Children :
(I). Martha Burpee, b. March 6, 1889.
(2). Marion Greeley, b. Oct. 18, 1891.
(3). Marjorie B., b. Nov. 17, 1893.
(4). Helen, b. Feb. 11, 1895.
4. Jennie Adah, b. Aug. 24, 1862 ; res. at home.
5. William Byron, b. Sept. 8, 1864; m., April 27, 1887, Mattie Lillian Batchelder of Manchester. Child :
(1). Benjamin Prescott, b. March 20, 1889.
6. Benton P., b. March 7, 1869 ; d. June 19, 1872.
BURPEE, WESLEY P .- Son of Jeremiah and Betsey (Blake) Burpee [221], b. Dec. 13, 1801 ; m., Sept. 2, 1824, Lois, dau. of Joseph and Anna (Hooker) Trussell, and res. in N. L. for a few years, before removing to Canaan. Several children were born to them in Canaan, besides a son, b. in N. L. :
I. Marshall, b. Jan. 19, 1826 ; res. in Canaan.
BUSWELL, CARR .- The Couch house at Otterville was owned in 1843 by Carr Buswell, who res. there until his death, March 27, 1853, aged 56 years.
BUTTERFIELD, JONATHAN C .- Jonathan Butterfield res. in 1845 on the location of Lieut. Ebenezer Shepard [149], about fifteen rods southeast of James E. Shepard's present residence. There was a son, Cummings, and several daus., one of whom,
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Martha Jane, m., Nov. 26, 1846, Charles B. Gay of N. L. After the old gentleman's death the family was broken up.
CAMPBELL, JONAH .- A resident of N. L. from 1839 to 1849, on the George Fisher farm at Otterville. Jonah was the son of Phinehas and Susanna (Bowman) Campbell, b. Henniker, March 20, 1796. In 1818 he enlisted in the militia as drummer of the Henniker rifles, the first rifle company formed in the state, and was afterwards drum-major of the regiment. He was proud of his skill with the snare drum, and in company with George Choat, an equally famous fifer, performed at public festivals down to the later years of his life. Jonah removed from N. L. to Hopkinton, where he res. at what is still known as Campbell's corner until his death, May 6, 1880. His first wife was Candace, dau. of Alexander and Betsey Campbell of Henniker, b. Aug. 20, 1806, who d. at the birth of her third child, Sept. 3, 1828. Jonah m. (2) Elizabeth (Jones) Phil- brick, dau. of Ezra Jones of N. L. Children :
I. Infant, b. Dec. S, 1824 ; d. Dec. 27, 1824.
2. Harvey, b. Jan. 24, 1826; became a woollen manufacturer, and res. in Hopkinton, Contoocook, and Penacook ; was town clerk of Hopkinton in 1865-1866, register of deeds for Mer- rimack county 1871-1873, and deputy secretary of state in 1874. Harvey m., May 26, 1851, Adeline, dau. of Moses Dow. Children :
(1). Edwin H., b. 1852 ; d. 1857.
(2). Charles C., b. 1854 ; d. 1857.
(3). Alma E. C., b. April 15, 1861.
3. Infant, b. and d. Sept. 3, 1828.
4. Francis J., b. Feb. 7, 1837.
CARPENTER, REV. MARK .- Rev. Mark Carpenter succeeded Rev. Reuben Sawyer as pastor of the Baptist church in 1844, remaining until 1849. He was b. in Guildford, Vt., Sept. 23, 1802; studied at Amherst college, graduated from Union col- lege in 1829, and from Newton Theological institution in 1833. He was ordained as pastor at Milford, Feb. 12, 1834, and remained there five years, holding an intervening pastorate at Keene before coming to N. L. His work here was character- ized by an earnestness of purpose that won him many friends. After leaving N. L. he held a ten years pastorate at Holyoke, Mass., going from thence to Vermont, where his remaining
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years were passed. He d. at Townshend, Vt., Nov. 13, 1882. During his residence in New Hampshire he held the offices of trustee, corresponding secretary, vice-president, and president of the Baptist State convention. He was the father of Rev. Charles H. Carpenter, for many years missionary to Burmah.
CHADWICK, DAVID .- Three sons of David and Betsey (Tucker) Chadwick of Sutton were land-owners in N. L. dur- ing the third historical period. David, Jr., b. April 21, 1802, res. in the West Part near the Hominy Pot. He m. Sophro- nia Pressey, b. May 24, 1803. Children :
I. Horace, m. Martha A. Bowles. Children : George E., Emma S., Hattie B., Mattie S.
2. Reuben G., m. Marcia A. Jenkins. Children : Sarah E., Daniel M., George Edward, Marcia E.
3. Amos P., m. Carrie O. Dustin. Child : Bernice. 4. John, is deceased.
CHADWICK, JOHN .- John was the oldest son of David and Betsey (Tucker) Chadwick of Sutton, b. March 30, 1791. He res. on Davis hill, and later in the Otterville district, in the Jonathan George house ; d. Nov. 22, 1856. John m. (I), Sept. 30, 1816, Susan, dau. of James Harvey of Sutton, b. March 4, 1796. Susan d. Sept. 13, 1825, leaving two children, and John m. (2), Oct. 24, 1827, her sister Hannah, b. Oct. 7, 1803 ; d. May 20, 1877. Children :
I. Almira, b. July 29, 1817 ; d. Sept. 17, 1825.
2. Emmeline, b. Aug. 9, 1822 ; d. Aug. 30, 1825.
3. Susan M., b. Nov. 7, 1829.
CHADWICK, JOHN LANGDON .- Langdon, the youngest of the three Chadwick brothers, was b. March 4, 1804. He res. oppo- site his brother John on the " old " Ai Worthen place. His wife was Dorinda Colcord. Their children were,-
I. Daniel George, b. N. L., Oct. 3, 1839; m. (1), Abbie A., dau. of Samuel and Frances Blanchard, and res. in Warner, where Abbie d. Feb. 27, 1867 ; m. (2), Nov. 18, 1867, Nellie M. Harwood of Hopkinton ; removed to Newport in 1869, and opened the first permanent meat-market in that town ; was elected selectman in 1878 ; d. April 25, 1886. Children :
(1). Francis S., b. April, 1865 ; d. Aug. 3, 1865.
(2). Infant dau., b. and d. Feb. 27, 1867.
(3). George L., b. March 26, 1870.
(4). Guy D., b. Oct. 8, 1871.
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(5). Sophia S., b. Marchi 17, 1873.
(6). Carl A., b. Sept. 21, 1874.
(7). Arthur C., b. Oct. 15, 1879.
(8). Erma G., b. April 3, 1885.
CHASE, JABEZ .- Jabez was the son of Isaac Chase, who res. on the " back road " to Wilmot Flat, nearly opposite Greene French's first location. Jabez came to N. L. in 1823, and res. in several locations. His wife was Mary W. Sewall of North- field. Children :
I. Thomas, m. Lucada Richardson of Springfield, where he res.
2. Isaac R., m. Adeline Harvey of Springfield, where they res.
3. Harriet, m. Zaccheus, son of Zaccheus and Hannah (Hutchins) Messer [127] ; res. in Springfield.
4. Sarah, m. John E. Lull of Concord ; res. at Concord.
5. Ann, m. Henry Lull of Concord ; res. at Pembroke.
6. Philip S., m., July 19, 1862, Lavinia E. Phelps of N. L. ; deceased.
7. Walter, m. Rosy L., dau. of Giles E. Fletcher, and res. in N. L.
8. Caleb, d. Aug. 12, 1852, aged 11 years.
9. Mary Jane, d. young.
CLARK, HORACE .- Horace was the son of Capt. William and Peggy (Mitchell) Clark [227]. He res. with his uncle, Bradley Mitchell, at Wilmot; then in the building where his father had kept store, while improving the house now owned by George Williams. Betsey d. Feb. 11, 1889; Horace d. April 2, 1893. Children :
I. Cyrus B., b. July 31, 1840 ; d. Wilmot, April 1, 1858.
2. Arabel T., b. May 6, 1844 ; d. Wilmot, May 3, 1858.
3. Charlie H., b. Nov. 7, 1861 ; d. March 24, 1862.
An adopted dau., Emily A. Eastman, m., Sept. 7, 1881, George, son of John and Lydia (Bugbee) Williams, and res. in N. L.
CLOUGH, HUGH B .- John and Polly (Boyce) Clough, who in the early part of the century res. for a short time in a log house near the Preston place in the Otterville district, had two sons,- John, b. N. L., 1801, an eminent physician, with a record of a half-century's practice in Enfield and Lebanon, and Hugh Boyce, b. Sunapee, 1802, who became a resident of N. L. in 1840. Polly Boyce was the dau. of Lieut. Robert and Peggy Janet Boyce, of good Scotch-Irish stock from London- derry, Ireland. Their family Bible, printed in. Edinburgh in
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1728, is now owned by their great-grandson, Gen. Joseph M. Clough. Lieut. Robert held a commission in the War of the Revolution, was at Bunker Hill, and with Stark at Ben- nington.
The earliest Clough in this country is the "Jo : Cluff," 22 years of age, among the passengers of the ship Elizabeth, which sailed from London in April, 1635. Jo : (John) finally settled in Salisbury, where he d. in 1698. Through Jo : came John, Jr., a grandson Bennoni, and great-grandson Joseph, who had fifteen children. Joseph's youngest child, Jacob, b. 1753, settled in Hopkinton, and is supposed to be the father of the John Clough who m. Polly Boyce.
John Clough, probably of Hopkinton, was a soldier, and d. at Portsmouth, about 1819 ; Polly d. Enfield, about 1850. With such blood in his veins it is not strange to find Hugh Clough associated with such men as Garrison, Phillips, and Pillsbury in the exciting days of the Anti-Slavery movement, and bringing Frederick Douglass to his home in 1842. Hugh d. at N. L., July 27, 1887, the close of a long and well-spent life. His wife, whom he m. in 1827, was Hannah, dau. of Zaccheus and Hannah (Hutchins) Messer [127], who d. March 14, 1888. Children :
I. Joseph M., b. Sunapee, June 15, 1828; m. (1), Aug. 9, 1849, Abiah, dau. of Charles Bucklin, and res. in Enfield ; m. (2), 1874, Cornelia (Smith) Chase, and res. in Manches- ter and N. L.
2. Hannah A., d. May 4, 1849, aged 14 years, 7 months, 21 days.
COLBY, DANIEL E .- Beginning with Joseph Colby in 1786, a record of more than a hundred years of honorable, sterling citizenship in the town of N. L. may be accredited the Colby family, a record of which the town and family may well be proud. Daniel Everett Colby, of the third generation, was the oldest child of ex-Gov. Anthony Colby [228], and grew up with a strong love for the old homestead in its charming envi- ronment of lofty hills and clear lakes gleaming like precious jewels in their emerald setting. Daniel fitted for college at the old Hopkinton academy, and graduated from Dartmouth in the class of 1836. The scythe works were by this time doing a good business, and as a store was needed at the growing village
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his father put up the building near the outlet of Lake Pleasant, and the young merchant opened his store Jan. 1, 1838. For a quarter-century he was a resident of Scytheville, living over the store and in the " Waldermere," and taking an active interest in the scythe works.
When his father, feeble with advancing years, resigned the office of adjutant-general in 1863, the burden fell upon the strong shoulders of his oldest son, and he did yeoman service for the cause of Freedom in this arduous position until March, 1864. He removed to the homestead on Colby hill in 1871, freeing his father from the cares of business, and there passed his remain- ing years, loved and honored by his fellow-citizens, serving his townsmen in public office and as a valued and trusted counsel- lor in all legal matters. In his married life Mr. Colby was particularly happy, and for more than a half-century enjoyed the companionship of the wife of his youth. Martha (Green- wood) Colby is the dau. of Samuel Greenwood [251], a capable, energetic woman whose fourscore years sit lightly upon her. She was carefully educated at New Hampton and the famous Emma Willard school for girls, and taught in the New London academy in the early years of its institution. In the church work and social life of the town she has always borne a prominent part, and still dispenses the old-time hospitality at the Colby homestead. Daniel Colby d. May 31, 1891. Chil- dren :
I. A son, b. July 30, 1845 ; d. Aug. 4, 1845.
2. Anthony, b. June 27, 1848 ; d. Sept. 24, 1868. Anthony was a young man of scholarly tastes ; graduated from Colby acad- emy in 1867, and entered Dartmouth college in September of that year. His health failed rapidly, and after two terms at Dartmouth he was obliged to give up his studies, dying six months later of consumption. His early death was a heavy blow to the family, for he bade fair to uphold the honor of the name he bore.
CRAFT, GEORGE W .- George Washington, the first of the Craft family in N. L., was a descendant in the sixth genera- tion of Lieut. Griffin and Alice Craft, who settled in Roxbury, Mass., in 1630, having sailed from England with Winthrop's party of colonists. A remarkably complete history of the American family, compiled by James M. and William F. Crafts,
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HISTORY OF NEW LONDON.
was published in 1893, and furnished the data for those mem- bers of the family who res. at different periods in this town. George Washington was the twelfth child of Samuel and Esther (Jewett) Craft of Westford, Mass., b. March 9, 1800. Samuel was in Capt. Timothy Underwood's company of minute-men, was in the fight at Concord and Lexington, April 19, 1775, and was also at Bunker Hill.
George W. m., Feb. 13, 1823, Nancy, dau. of Enoch and Mary (Canfield) Collins of Springfield, b. Salisbury, Jan. 8, 1799, and settled in N. L. About 1834 he removed to Spring- field, returning later to N. L. He was a farmer, and had his home in his later years on the Elder Seamans place, where he d. Dec. 8, 1878, a man who enjoyed the confidence of his fellow- townsmen for his strict integrity in all transactions. His widow d. at the home of her dau., Susan (Craft) Craig, of Somer- ville, Mass., Aug. 24, 1890. Nancy (Collins) Craft was a woman of remarkably lovable disposition, whose strong Chris- tian principles seemed always to order her every-day life. She retained her faculties to a wonderful extent up to the time of her death, taking an active interest in all the affairs of the day. She had a fine memory, and her remembrance of past events was accurate and entertaining. Children :
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