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1. Benjamin P., b. N. L., Dec. 27, 1823 ; never m. ; enlisted in the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and re-enlisted in the One Hundred Second regiment; was severely wounded at the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, May 5, 1864, and d. May 12, 1864.
2. Emily Collins, b. Ashby, Mass., Nov. 3, 1825 ; d. Feb. 13, IS38.
3. George Washington, b. N. L., July 18, 1827 ; m., Sept. I, 1854, Miriam R. Page of Sutton ; res. in N. L.
4. Nancy Collins, b. Aug. 26, 1829 ; d. Dec. 15, 1831.
5. Frances Jane, b. Nov. 13, 1831 ; d. March 3, 1833.
6. Nancy Jane, b. Springfield, April 14, 1834; d. April 26, 1837.
7. Enos Collins, b. Feb. 9, 1836 ; m., Oct. 10, 1863, Sarah Eliza- beth, dau. of Greene and Peace M. (Chase) Johnson of Henniker, b. March 16, 1844. Enos learned the hosiery trade with his father-in-law, then of Wilmot, and afterwards was in the livery stable business at Bristol. Failing health in- duced him to try a change of climate, and he d. in Kansas,
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March 6, 1870. His widow m. (2), June, 1872, Benjamin G., son of Milton and Zillah (Gay) Everett, and res. in N. L. Enos Craft's children were,-
(1). An infant, b. Aug. 13, 1866 ; d. Aug. 14, 1866.
(2). Harry Preston, b. N. L., Feb. 15, 1868 ; d. Somerville, Mass., Jan. 21, 1887. He was attending the Somerville High school, and had he lived would have graduated with high honors in the class of 1887. An affectionate, upright, and earnest young man.
8. Susan Elizabeth, b. Oct. 22, 1839 ; m., Nov. 24, 1864, Isaac Somers, son of John and Mary (Kittredge) Craig of Bedford, b. Aug. 23, 1836. Mr. Craig is a machinist by trade, and a partner in the C. A. Walker Machine Co., of Boston, Mass. Mrs. Craig took an active interest in the publication of the Craft history, and was of great assistance to the compilers. They res. in Somerville, Mass., and have no children.
9. Ephraim, b. Oct. 16, 1841 ; unmarried ; was for fourteen years the efficient station agent at Forest Hills, Mass., on the Bos- ton & Providence R. R. ; now res. at N. L.
COPP, DR. ROBERT S .- Dr. Copp began practice in N. L. about 1830, and remained five years ; res. in the George Will- iams house on Summer street. Three children of Robert S. and Lydia M. Copp are buried in the village cemetery :
I. Frances J., d. Feb. 29, 1832, aged 3 years.
2. Sarah A., d. Dec. 22, 1830, aged 3 months, 16 days.
3. James N. B., d. May 21, 1832, aged 6 months.
CROSS, RICHARD GREELEY .- Greeley Cross settled in N. L. in 1835, and lived for some time in the " old " Amos Hastings house at the West Part. Later he res. in the Jewett house on Burpee hill, near his brother-in-law, David Towle. His wife was Anna, dau. of Isaac and Nancy (Pillsbury) Towle of Francestown, b. Sept. 4, 1795. Anna d. in N. L., Aug. 15, 1864. Child :
I. Sarah A., b. 1825 ; m., Nov. 11, 1847, Lewis, son of Chris- topher and Mary Phillips ; res. in N. L.
CURRIER, AMOS BAILEY .- Amos was the son of John and Sarah (Stevens) Currier [234]. His wife, Dolly M., was the dau. of Aaron and Abigail (March) Young [292]. For a while after their marriage they res. on the Rowell place on Davis hill. Later Amos built the substantial residence in the West
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Part now used as a summer home by Miss Maria Whitney of Boston. After his death, Aug. 9, 1889, his widow res. with her niece, Mrs. Arthur Holmes, on Davis hill, where she d. Aug. 25, 1894. Child :
I. Ella Frances, b. April 18, 1850; d. of consumption, Oct. 13, 1877.
CURRIER, NATHANIEL .- Beginning with 1829, Nathaniel Currier owned the carding-mill at Otterville for five years, the mill passing to Enoch Gordon in 1834.
DAVIS, ADAM .- Adam Davis, who succeeded to the Ebenezer Sargent farm at Davis (Bucklin's) corner, was a native of Sutton, coming to N. L. in 1833. He was the oldest child of Jonathan and Lucy (Parker) Davis, b. Nov. 10, 1793. His first wife was Polly, dau. of Edmund and Susanna Flint of Amherst and Mont Vernon, whom he m. in 1815. They res. in Sutton, and had one dau., Lucy. Polly d. July 29, 1832, and Adam m. (2), Jan. 1, 1833, Laura, dau. of Ebenezer and Prudence (Chase) Sargent [127], and removed to N. L. Adam d. Feb. 11, 1875 ; Laura d. July 29, 1890. Children :
I. Lucy P., b. Aug. 2, 1824 ; m., March 5, 1850, Henry W., son of Joseph and Anna (Sargent) Putney, and res in N. L.
2. Plooma, b. May 14, 1835; was a successful school teacher ; had a severe attack of typhoid fever, which affected her rea- son ; drowned herself Oct. 6, 1858.
3. Augusta Maria, b. May 21, 1839 ; unmarried ; res. in N. L.
DAVIS, HIRAM .- Hiram was the son of Enoch and Betsey (Brocklebank) Davis [236] ; res. in the George Knight house. Hiram d. Hanover, Feb. 8, 1885. Children :
I. Willard E., b. July 19, 1833 ; m. Eliza Trumbull, and moved to Hanover, where his mother, 88 years of age, res. with him in 1895. Two children.
2. Adelaide, b. Jan. 5, 1838 ; m. Mark Poor, whose acquaintance she made while both were students at the New London academy ; res. in Virginia, where they had one child, who d. young.
DAVIS, CAPT. STEPHEN .- In 1825, Captain Davis res. on the George Hayes place at the foot of Burpee hill. He m. (I) Judith, dau. of Abner and Judith (Sargent) Whittier [166], b. Jan. 12, 1802. Judith d. in the George Hayes house, June 18,
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1854, and Stephen m. (2) the widow of Jonathan Loverin. Mrs. Davis d. July 27, 1868 ; Stephen d. Jan. 31, 1881. No children.
DODGE, AMOS .- In 1835, Amos Dodge and Luther McCutch- ins were in partnership in the store now owned by E. J. Wells. Mr. Dodge was a native of New Boston, b. Aug. 15, 1813. He had the elements of ability and integrity which make the successful merchant, and after a few years removed to Concord and became a member of the firm of Humphrey & Dodge, hardware dealers whose name and reputation were familiar to the farmers of New Hampshire for a quarter-century. Amos Dodge m., Oct. 26, 1841, Emily Gates, dau. of Daniel M. and Rachel (Clement) Everett [239], who d. at Concord, Sept. 30, 1871. Children :
I. Howard A., b. Feb. 5, 1843 ; hardware merchant; m. and res. in Concord. Children : Amos, Frances.
2. Clara A., b. June 9, 1845; m. Mr. Warner; res. Jackson, Mich. Four children.
3. George A. W., b. Jan. 21, 1847; m., and res. in Jackson, Mich. Two children.
4. Roger E., b. Jan. 9, 1849; m., and res. in Concord and Man- chester. Two children.
5. Waldo S., b. Jan. 7, 1851 ; d. Concord, Nov. 23, 1879.
6. Kirk W., b. Nov. 5, 1852 ; in business at Hyde Park, Mass. ; m., and has one child.
7. Mary E., b. Nov. 1, 1854 ; m. Fred Reed, a successful Con- cord merchant. Children : Margaret, Dorothy.
8. Jessie A., b. July 17, 1860; m. George A. Fernald, a Boston broker. Four children.
9. Jennie H., b. Feb. 6, 1863 ; m. Oliver Williams of Boston ; d. Winchester, Mass., March 14, 1893.
DOLE, JACOB .- The Dole family who were the earliest known residents on the Fitzgerald place in the Scytheville district, came here about 1825. After a time the buildings burned, and Jacob rebuilt, then sold to Caleb Ray. Mrs. Dole, who d. June 20, 1872, was 99 years old. Children :
I. Jacob, Jr., res. on the Anthony Philbrick place, in Spring- field, then for a few years in the Adelbert Messer house ; removed to Wilmot and d. there.
2. Nathaniel, never m. ; d. in Wilmot.
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3. Daniel, m., and had a son Jacob, who was brought up by General McCutchins. Jacob m. Harriet, dau. of Jesse Baker, and res. in Franklin. They have a son, Charlie.
4. Noyes.
5. Sally, never m. ; res. in Wilmot, and d. there.
6. A dau., who m. Harriman.
EMERSON, HIRAM .- Hiram Emerson, son of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson of Newport, b. Weare, May 7, 1813, came to N. L. in 1837, and built the Jacob Todd house. He was a blacksmith by trade, and had a shop just above the Fred Fowler house, near the Balm of Gilead tree. His father, Jona- than Emerson, res. for about three years in the Frank Todd house, and his youngest sister, Lucena, m. Oren T., son of John and Abigail Hayes [255]. Hiram returned to Newport, and in 1856 removed to Lebanon. He m., Oct. 5, 1837, Lydia K., eldest dau. of Hon. Jeremiah D. Nettleton of Newport, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Oren Tracy. Oct. 5, 1897, this worthy couple celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage at their home in Lebanon, where they are much esteemed. Children :
I. Zilpha E., b. Dec. 15, 1838; d. May 7, 1840.
2. Fannie A., b. March 22, 1841 ; m., April 10, 1863, Edwin Harris ; res. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
3. Willie, b. March 7, 1843 ; d. March 27, 1843.
4. Z. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 19, 1844 ; m., March 25, 1868, Grafton Griggs ; d. Rutland, Vt., May 1, 1870.
5. Ellen B., b. May 22, 1847 ; m., July 6, 1871, Harvey H. Car- ter ; res. at Holyoke, Mass.
6. Edwin B., twin to Ellen B .; m., July 6, 1871, Mary L. Par- sons ; res. at Salisbury.
7. Marietta E., b. April 18, 1852 ; d. April 21, 1852.
8. Frederick H., b. Feb. 2, 1857 ; res. at Lebanon.
EVERETT, JONATHAN G .- Jonathan, oldest son of Capt. Milton and Zillah (Gay) Everett [242], res. at Scytheville, and built the Everett Messer cottage. His first wife, Mary Ann, who d. Jan. 12, 1872, was the dau. of Levi and Mary (Adams) Harvey [108], and the mother of his children. His second wife was the widow of Caleb Cheney. Jonathan d. March 3, 1877. Children :
WALTER P. FLANDERS, EsQ.
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I. Charles A., b. Oct. 31, 1843 ; m., July 22, 1866, Angelina G. White of Lynn, Mass., then music teacher at Colby academy ; res. in N. L.
2. Ann M., b. Feb. 19, 1845 ; d. April 24, 1850.
3. Mary J., b. 1854 ; d. Oct. 14, 1864.
EVERETT, LEVI, JR .- Levi, Jr., youngest son of Lieut. Levi and Lucy (Titus) Everett [95], m. Rachel Merritt of Sunapee. They had no children. Levi d. in the Albert Hunting house, Jan. 17, 1853.
FALES, HORATIO .- Horatio was the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Everett) Fales [98]. He res. on Burpee hill in the Jewett house, and later bought the Fred Farwell farm ; was a carpenter and builder, and framed most of the houses now standing on Burpee hill. Horatio d. Oct. 9, 1877. His wife, Anna, dau. of Lieut. Thomas Burpee [79], d. May 6, 1880. Children :
I. Martha A., b. Jan. 26, 1826 ; m., May 20, 1851, John, son of Jonathan Russell.
2. Abby Maria, b. February, 1828 ; d. Nov. 19, 1844.
3. H. Marshall, b. Dec. 31, 1833 ; m., Oct. 22, 1856, R. Louise, dau. of Abial and Mary (Woodbury) Burpee ; res. in N. L.
FISHER, LOWELL .- Later information regarding the Lowell Fisher given in the list of land-owners on p. 292, establishes him as the son of Abner and Sophia (Hibbard) Fisher of Fran- cestown, b. Nov. 8, 1786; m., June 24, 1813, Betsey Wilkins of Deering. He came to N. L. in 1817, and res. near Little Sunapee, in the house later occupied by William, son of Zac- cheus Messer, and also at Otterville on the Trow place. Lowell d. in N. L.
FITTS, NATHAN .- Nathan Fitts came to N. L. about 1833, and first occupied a set of buildings on the Otterville road, a little north of the Davis hill road. These were burned in 1835, and Nathan then built the John Messer house. He also built the store at Otterville. Nathan had two sons, Christopher Columbus and Isaac, and a dau., Sarah.
FLANDERS, WALTER P .- Walter Powers Flanders, son of Ezra and Lucy (Harriman) Flanders, was b. in Warner, March 29, 1805. In his early childhood the family removed to Haverhill, where his education was begun. But that recogni- tion of learning as the highest source of power, which has
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wrought such grand results in New England, led him to aspire to something beyond the district school. Years of struggle, self-denial, and self-support enabled him to graduate with honor at Dartmouth in 1831. He studied law with Judge Nesmith in Franklin, and was admitted to the bar in 1834.
Mr. Flanders m., Sept. 23, 1834, Susan Everett, youngest dau. of Jonathan and Polly (Shepard) Greeley [105], and this town became their home. For fourteen years Mr. Flanders had an extended practice throughout the state, and no record of the New Hampshire Bar of this time would be complete without a tribute to his legal acumen and foresight, his resistless energy, and his power as an advocate. He was in active sympathy with the Anti-Slavery movement, receiving as personal guests Frederick Douglass, George Latimer, and others. This fact alone would serve to mark Mr. Flanders as a man of resolute character, of strong impulses, and fearless action, for the blood. less battles of Anti-Slavery days were forerunners of the later bitter conflict.
In 1848, Mr. Flanders removed with his family to Milwaukee, Wis., where through a long and honored life he was promi- nently identified with public affairs, with the extension of railway systems, and with educational interests. His death occurred Jan. 24, 1883 ; and his wife, Susan (Greeley) Flan- ders, a woman of rare mental endowments and singularly beautiful character, d. May 10, 1888. Children :
I. Mrs. William Alvin Bartlett, now deceased.
2. Mrs. Josiah Reed, of South Weymouth, Mass.
3. Mrs. E. Everett Holbrook, of Holbrook, Mass.
4. James G. Flanders, of Milwaukee, Wis.
5. Mrs. Samuel Bourne Duryea, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
FRENCH, AUSBON .- The house just east of the fair ground, one of the oldest in town, is the Ausbon French place, the home of Joseph Colby before his removal to the hill in 1800. Ausbon came to N. L. about 1841, and his father, who lived with him, a few years later. He was the son of Benjamin and Prudence (Gould) French of Hopkinton, b. Feb. 12, 1814, the eighth in a family of nine children. Prudence d. at Thornton ; Benjamin d. at N. L., Jan. 17, 1857. Ausbon m., December, 1834, Emily, dau. of Samuel and Sally (Eaton) Eaton of Hopkinton. In life the interests of his family always came first, and all his
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children were educated at Colby academy. After his death, Aug. 21, 1873, his widow res. with her dau., Emily, where she d. March 7, 1895. Children :
I. Sarah M., b. Hopkinton, April 8, 1836; m., March 31, 1860, William E. Woodward of Andover and Franklin. They have one child, Edna Gertrude.
2. Sylvander A., b. Feb. 25, 1838; m. at Danbury, Sept. 16, 1860, Maria Farwell; res. at Scytheville, working in the scythe shops ; later was in livery business at Newport, and now res. in Sunapee. Children : Fred, who d. at 11 years, George, Eva May, Florence.
3. Emily Maria, b. N. L., Aug. 16, 1841 ; m., Sept. 12, 1862, Ransom F., son of Seth Freeman and Polly (Adams) Sar- gent, and res. in N. L.
4. Catherine P., b. June 2, 1843 ; was a school teacher ; d., un- married, Nov. 29, 1871.
5. Jonathan G., b. Aug. 10, 1845 ; m. at Windsor, Vt., Dec. 1I, 1869, Luella George ; res. at Haverhill, Mass. Their only child d. young.
6. Loramann A., b. Oct. 23, 1851 ; m., at Wilmot, May 16, 1874, Kate Mckenzie ; res. at Proctorsville, Vt. One child, Fay Eaton.
GATES, HENRY R .- Henry R., second son of John and Emily (Everett) Gates [249], was three years old when his father settled in N. L., and for eighty-one years he dwelt within the borders of the town. An honest, industrious citizen, de- voted to his family and friends, he was a man whose memory will long be cherished by his fellow-townsmen. In his earlier years he worked in the Colby mills at Scytheville. He d. at the homestead on the Hutchins road, March 20, 1896; Jemima (Williams) Gates, b. Nov. 8, 1810, d. July 24, 1896. Children :
I. Mary Emily, b. March 4, 1838 ; graduated from New London academy in 1857, taught in New Hampshire, Kentucky, and California ; m., in Sacramento, Cal., July 8, 1863, Daniel S. Hayden, a native of Eastport, Me. Child :
(1). Alden Gates, b. May 17, 1864 ; d. August, 1868.
2. Arabella Maria Belfe, b. Feb. 14, 1840 ; was an artist, whose life was given to her chosen work, and the many charming views in her native town and its vicinity transferred to canvas by her skilful touch, are cherished mementoes of an all too brief yet beautiful life ; d. July 16, 1871.
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3. Messinger Everett, b. July 6, 1843 ; was in the fulling-mill at Scytheville when it burned in 1859, and narrowly escaped death ; went to California at the age of 19, enlisted in the Seventh California volunteers, and was stationed near the Mexican frontier. Returning to Sacramento, he entered the office of the Pacific Railroad company, and has been in their employ for thirty years. He is also interested in some gold mines in Amador county, California, and spends his vacations there. He m., July 12, 1870, Jennie, dau. of Louis Messin- ger of Brooklyn, N. Y. Children :
(1). Louis Ronaldo, b. Aug. 25, 1873 ; d. March 18, 1874.
(2). Harry Everett, b. April 13, 1875 ; res. Sacramento.
4. Frances Henrietta, b. Jan. 11, 1847; was postmistress at Scytheville in 1866; educated at Colby academy, giving spe- cial attention to music, for which she has unusual gifts. After her return from teaching in the West she gave a daughter's tender care to her parents, while still continuing her musical work. She has been the faithful, efficient organist at the vil- lage church for many years, and an earnest worker in the Sunday school ; was music teacher at Colby academy for sev- eral years, and now teaches music in the public schools. Frances Gates m., Aug. 20, 1873, Otto Keil of Laramie, Wyoming. Child : June
(1). Ralph Henry, b. July. 18, 1874; graduated at Colby academy in 1894; m., April 10, 1897, Elizabeth N., dau. of Nelson and Maroa (Harvey) Todd, of N. L .; res. in N. L.
5. John Henry, b. Nov. 23, 1851 ; d. Sept. 4, 1852.
GAY, ASA .- Asa, second son of William and Abigail (Car- penter) Gay [102], inherited the homestead, all the years of a long and useful life being spent on the farm where he was born. Asa d. March 18, 1867 ; Susan (Morrill) Gay d. Aug. 9, 1887. Children :
I. Oren D., b. Feb. 7, 1839 ; unmarried ; res. at the homestead with his brother.
2. Louisa M., b. May 24, 1841 ; d. Sept. 23, 1854.
3. Ann Maria, b. May 11, 1843 ; m. Nov. 10, 1892, Levi San- born ; res. in N. L.
4. Abby F., b. Dec. 13, 1845 ; m., July 15, 1875, Varnum H. Flagg ; res. at Littleton, Mass. They have Charles V., Louisa E., Edith M., Wallace L.
5. Charles W., b. Feb. 10, 1847 ; m., Dec. 23, 1874, Anna M., dau. of Samuel N. Wood of Lowell, Mass. ; res. in N. L.
FRANCES (GATES) KEIL.
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GAY, BENJAMIN W .- Benjamin, son of Seth and Mary (Morrill) Gay [100], was b. on the Gilman Smith place, near the Springfield and N. L. line. When he bought the Moses Adams farm he lived for several years in the house built by Moses Adams, Sr., which stood quite a distance north of the present " Glengae." He afterwards built the house since enlarged and improved by Capt. Baxter Gay, and d. there Nov. 5, 1882. His widow Sarah, dau. of Isaac and Martha (Stevens) Messer [263], res. with her son on the homestead, an exemplary Christian whose active, kindly ministrations to her family and neighbors mark the true womanly nature. Children :
I. Oliver, b. April 10, 1838; m. (1), April 18, 1861, Mary A. Beatty ; m. (2), April 22, 1879, Ella C. Drew ; res. 194 Mag- nolia street, Boston. No children.
2. Sarah Roxanna, b. Aug. 21, 1839 ; d. N. L., March 15, 1863.
3. Seth Manley, b. May 16, 1841 ; m., Nov. 26, 1867, Emma F. Ricker ; res. in Cambridge, Mass., and Hooksett; d. N. L., July 31, 1872. Child :
(1). Robert M., b. Oct. 10, 1868; m. Maggie Fuller of Cam- bridge, Mass., where he res.
4. Baxter, b. Aug. 22, 1851 ; m., Dec. 25, 1873, Anna, dau. of Lendon and Lucy (Morrill) Brown of Wilmot, b. March 19, 1855 ; res. in N. L.
GAY, CHARLES B .- Charles B. Gay was the son of David and Asenath (Davis) Gay [250], though unintentionally omit- ted from his father's record. He m., Nov. 26, 1846, Martha Jane, dau. of Jonathan R. Butterfield [332], and res. in the Frank P. Sargent house, which was probably built by his father, who d. at Newport, Sept. 20, 1874. Charles removed to Con- cord.
GAY, IJA .- Ija, youngest son of William and Abigail (Car- penter) Gay [102], soon after his marriage removed to Charlestown, Mass., where he d. Sept. 27, 1887, leaving two sons and two daus. Ija was a man of rugged frame, a hard worker, and of strict uprightness.
GLIDDEN, SAMUEL .- Beginning with 1844, Samuel Glidden was a citizen of N. L. for several years, and res. on the Frank Todd place at Todd corner. Samuel d. in Webster, at the home of his son Charles.
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GORDON, ENOCH .- The cloth factory started by Jedediah Sabin at Otterville was next owned by Nathaniel Currier, then by Enoch Gordon, who came to N. L. about 1834. Sabin had made broadcloth, but his successors discarded the weaving and dressed cloth and carded rolls. Enoch left town after a time, then returned and carried on a general store in partnership with Joshua Hemphill in the building erected by Nathan Fitts. Enoch's father, Eliphalet, res. with him.
GOVE, SAMUEL .- The farm known as the " Gove place,' which lies along the Wilmot line, takes its name from Samuel Gove, who came to N. L. in 1823. After his death, Aug. 16, 1853, aged 55 years, the place passed to his son Joseph, who rented it as long as the buildings were inhabitable. The farm is now taxed to him as non-resident. Samuel Gove and his wife, Martha Greeley of Wilmot, had,-
I. David, b. Dec. 16, 1822 ; m. Angeline Smith ; res. in Methuen, Mass.
2. Joseph C., b. N. L., April 8, 1826 ; m. Melissa Teal of Wil- mot, where he res.
3. Merrill W., b. Feb. 24, 1828 ; m. Addie Ham ; res. in Wake- field.
HALL, BENJAMIN .- See Hannah, dau. of Benjamin and Betsey (Daniels) Bunker [76].
HARTFORD, MRS. MARY .- After the death of Greene French [245] in 1843, his real estate on Colby hill was divided among his heirs, Mary, the oldest dau., receiving 95 acres ; and there- after she res. with her children at the homestead. She lived to a great age, and retained her faculties in a remarkable degree to the last. Mary d. Dec. 13, 1885. A part of the property, including the Greene French house, is now owned by a grand- daughter, Mrs. James B. Royce of Washington, D. C., who uses it as a summer home. The children of Mary (French) (Knowlton) Hartford were,-
I. Emmeline B. Knowlton, m. Sylvander French and res. in Pembroke, where she d.
2. Lydia F. Hartford, b. Nov. 2, 1825 ; m., June 27, 1844. John, son of James Stinson [284], and removed to Springfield. Lydia afterwards res. with her mother in N. L., and since then in Waltham, Mass. Children :
(1). Edward, b. N. L. Dec. S, 1845 ; enlisted in Fifth N. H.V., Sept. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Gettysburg, and d. Aug. 1, 1863.
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(2). Henry, b. Goffstown, Feb. 7, 1847 ; enlisted in Eleventh N. H. V., and served till the war closed ; afterwards served five years in the regular army. Henry m. Louise Stewart, and d. in Chehalis, Washington, May 7, 1897. Chil- dren : Clarence, Eddie, Leith.
(3). Ellen C., b. Aug. 8, 1849 ; m., Nov. 7, 1883, James B. Royce, of the Paymaster-General's department, Wash- ington, D. C .; res. in Washington, with a summer home at N. L. Child : (a) Lillian, b. Sept. 28, 1884.
(4). Fronie, b. June 7, 1853 ; m. Frederick T. Wilson. Chil- dren : Charlie, Harry, Nellie.
3. Sophronia Hartford, b. 1827; m. Nathaniel P. Conant of Peabody, Mass. ; d. Chicago, about 1894. Children :
(1). Emma, b. April 29, 1847 ; m. Samuel Appleton of Haver- hill, Mass. ; d. Chicago, 1890. Child : Edward.
(2). Eliza, b. March 16, 1849; m. Benjamin W. Josselyn of Boston, Mass. Children : Edward, Mabel, Clarence.
HASKINS, ASA L .- Eli Haskins, b. Nov. 21, 1759, and Rhoda Drake his wife, b. April 30, 1758, both natives of Taunton, Mass., settled in Grafton. Their children were,-I. Rebecca, b. March 28, 1791; m. William Hill and res. in Grafton. II. Rhoda, b. Dec. 31, 1792 ; m. Richard Everett [242], and res. in N. L. III. Samuel, b. Jan. 22, 1795 ; m. Harriet Cush- ing, a relative of Dr. John Cushing ; was a physician ; res. in Lyman (where his father and mother d.), and brought up a large family of unusually intelligent children. IV. Eli, Jr., b. Nov. 19, 1797 ; went West, and m. ; then returned to Maine, where he owned a township on which one year 6,300 bushels of wheat were raised; res. in Oldtown, and had six children. V. William, b. April 10, 1800; m. Nancy, dau. of Colonel Pillsbury of Danbury ; res. in Grafton, and had five children. VI. Phebe, b. Sept. 12, 1803 ; m. Samuel, son of Ebenezer and Sally (Burpee) Shepard [152], and res. in N. L. VII. Asa L., b. Sept. 15, 1806 ; m. Lucy Ann Collins, and res. in N. L. VIII. Allen, b. March 27, 1809; m. Nancy, dau. of Hez- ekiah Adams [215].
Asa L., the seventh child of Eli, res. for a short time after his marriage in Grafton, then removed to Springfield, and res. on the old road above A. J. Kidder's five years. In 1835 he came to N. L., living first on the Benjamin Everett place at Scytheville. After a while he purchased the Henry Longley
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farm, erected the present set of buildings, and res. there twelve years. His first wife d. at N. L., Oct. 25, 1847, in her 39th year, and Asa m. (2), July 8, 1848, Betsey Latimer of New- port, who in 1896 was living in Grafton. Asa's last years were passed in his native town, where he d. Dec. 9, 1884. He was a blacksmith by trade, and had a shop wherever he located, for he was an industrious workman. Children :
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