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1. Ella A., b. June 25, 1852 ; d. of typhoid fever, July 16, 1853.
2. Charles B., b. Aug. 13, 1857; m. Minnie E. Edgecombe, a native of Leominster, Mass., and res. in Medford, Mass. ; d. Oct. 10, 1896. Charlie Clough was a great favorite in the home of his boyhood, and his successful career was watched with interest by those who remembered his early promise. He was educated at Colby academy, taught in the State Re- form school at Manchester, was clerk in the Boston naval office under Col. Daniel Hall during President Hayes's ad- ministration, and since then had been a valued and trusted employé in the firm of C. F. Hovey & Co., of Boston, having charge of their linen department. He was a member of Starr King lodge, F. & A. M., of Salem, Mass., and of the Sons of Veterans.
3. William P., b. Sept. 13, 1879 ; is a student at Colby academy.
CLOUGH, NATHANIEL P .- In 1849, Nathaniel P. Clough bought of Charles B. Gay his half-acre lot at Gay corner, and there built what is now known as the Greeley Hunting house, he having sold to Hunting about 1856, when he removed to Danbury. Nathaniel P. is the son of Joseph and Abigail (Per- rin) Clough, and was b. May 14, 1820. He learned the tan- ner's trade, and at the time of his residence here operated a small tannery. After his removal to Wilmot Flat in the '70 s he acquired a large interest in the tannery at that place, and has since been prominently identified with the business inter- ests of the town. He m. (1), Oct. 24, 1844, at Bow, Lavina Upton, dau. of Elijah and Betsey Bancroft, who d. October, 1876; m. (2), May, 1877, Mrs. Lucy (Shute) Garvin of Con- cord. Children :
I. John B., b. Feb. 22, 1846 ; graduated Colby academy 1864, Colby university 1868, and spent a year at Harvard Law school ; appointed assistant U. S. attorney in 1873 ; res. Memphis, Tenn. He m., Aug. 13, 1873, Lydia A. Gibbs of Waterville, Me. Children :
(1). Wallis, b. June 15, 1875 ; d. Feb. 21, 1877.
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(2). Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1878.
(3). John, b. Oct. 7, 1886.
2. George B., b. Sept. 30, 1848 ; engaged in his father's business, and is now a leading citizen of Wilmot ; m., Aug. 25, 1869, Phebe, dau. of Nathaniel G. Wiggin of Danbury. Child :
(1). Clarence E., b. Danbury, Feb. 25, 1872 ; graduated from Colby academy in 1891, Yale university in 1895, and en- tered the Divinity school of Chicago university that same year. In 1896 he took charge of a mission at Clyde (a Chicago suburb), in connection with his studies, where he continued to preach until the summer of 1898, when he was called to the pastorate of the First Baptist church at Bloomington, Indiana. Throughout his course of study Mr. Clough displayed marked ability, and his success is justly merited. He m., Sept. 21, 1897, Mary Ellen, dau. of James E. Shepard of N. L. Child : (a) Dorothy, b. Sept. 5, 1898.
3. Mary E., b. June 18, 1852 ; d. Dec. 10, 1853.
4. Mary E., b. Jan. 30, 1854 ; d. April 30, 1872.
COLBY, JOHN .- John Colby followed J. Miller Pike on the George place, and res. there from 1849 to 1853.
COOPER, REV. DAVID .- Rev. David Cooper was the fourth in a family of ten children b. to Owen Cooper, a farmer in Arlington, Vt. He was b. June 14, 1799; received an aca- demic education, and entered the Baptist ministry. Later he was converted to the Universalist faith, and after quite a period of successful labor in his native state, he received a call to New Hampshire in 1829. He res. in Andover, Plymouth, Sanborn- ton Bridge, and Washington, where for five years he toiled faithfully, fulfilling the arduous duties of a circuit preacher in neighboring towns, until failing health compelled him to seek a more favorable occupation. He was then in trade at Wash- ington, and for a few years at Sutton, but on removing to N. L. in 1848 followed an outdoor life. About 1870 he returned to Sutton, and d. there June 26, 1885. Mr. Cooper m. (I) March 7, 1822, Sarah Goodspeed of Wells, Vt., who d. at Andover, June 7, 1847; m. (2) Mrs. Nancy Haskins, dau. of Hezekiah Adams [215]. Mrs. Cooper was living at Sutton Mills in 1898. Children :
I. Eveline, b. Jan. 22, 1823 ; d. April 23, 1825.
2. Elvira E., b. Aug. 21, 1824 ; m. George W. Proctor of An- dover, where they res. ; d. May 25, 1848.
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3. Caroline M., b. Jan. 18, 1828 ; m. Amos Proctor of Andover, where they res. ; d. Sept. 25, 1846.
4. Solon, b. South Sutton, Sept. 9, 1835 ; m., Dec. 18, 1867, Dolly M. Bragg ; res. in N. L.
5. Carrie H., b. April 25, 1859 ; taught very successfully in Sut- ton and neighboring towns ; m., May 29, 1898, C. E. Babbitt.
COOPER, CAPT. SOLON .- Solon, only son of Rev. David Cooper above, enlisted from Andover, Aug. 6, 1862, and served as private in Company E of the Tenth N. H. V. He was in the battles of White Sulphur Springs, Fredericksburg, Siege of Suffolk, Hill's Point, Littlepage's Bridge, Port Walthall, Swift Creek, Proctor's and King's Land Creek, and Drewry's Bluff. In the latter engagement, May 16, 1864, he was wounded in the center of the calf of the left leg, was sent to the hospital at Hampton, Va., thence to David's Island, New York harbor, from there to the Webster General hospital at Manchester, from which he was discharged May 10, 1865. He res. at Sutton and Andover until the spring of 1866, when he came to N. L., and since his marriage has res. on Pleasant street in the Joseph Woodward house. His wound never per- fectly healed, and finally became gangrenous, so that he suf- fered increasing tortures with it year by year, until it was am- putated, May 5, 1886, by Dr. Thomas B. Sanborn of Newport, assisted by Dr. John P. Elkins of N. L., attendant physician. Through all these years of suffering he had the faithful, tender care of a devoted wife, who was spared to see his recovery from the shock of amputation to a reasonable degree of health. Dolly (Bragg) Cooper was the only child of Peter and Abi- gail (Pingree) Bragg, and the granddaughter of Asa Pingree [274], in whose house she was b., March II, 1849. Dolly d. Nov. 3, 1890, and Solon m. (2), April 20, 1892, Mrs. Hannah (Sargent) Adams, widow of Norman B. Adams [441]. The latchstring is always out in their cozy, pleasant home, and old comrades find an especially hearty welcome. A member of Anthony Colby post, G. A. R., Mr. Cooper served as grand commander in 1897. No children.
CRAFT, GEORGE W .- George W., second son of George W. and Nancy (Collins) Craft [337], res. for some years at Readville, Mass., then at the homestead with his parents. His first wife, Miriam, was the dau. of Col. Asa and Miriam
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(Roby) Page of Sutton, b. July 19, 1836. Miriam d. March 2, 1880, and George m. (2), Dec. 25, 1881, Mary Jane, dau. of Cyrus B. and Roxanna (Twiss) Leach of Newbury, b. Jan. 20, 1838. George d. Feb. 17, 1882, and the farm was sold, his widow removing to Somerville, Mass. Children :
I. Clarence Arthur, b. N. L., Oct. 18, 1859 ; d. Oct. 2, 1860.
2. Elmer Eugene, b. Sutton, Dec. 25, 1863 ; unmarried ; is a farmer, and res. in Sutton Mills.
CROCKETT, CHARLES .- The earliest ancestor of the Crockett family in New England was Thomas Crockett, who settled in Kittery, Me., in 1648. From him, in due course of descent, came John, b. June, 1739, who m., Oct. 26, 1762, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Jones) Law, b. July 14, 1744. Ephraim, the sixth of their seven children, was b. in Stratham, May 16, 1744; was educated at Gilmanton academy under Dudley Leavitt, studied medicine with Dr. Morrill of Concord, and practised in Sanbornton for several years, representing the town two years in the legislature. Feeling a call to enter the ministry, he was ordained over the Baptist church in Grafton in 1816, and soon after settled in Danbury, where he res. until his death, June II, 1842,-a day, it is recalled, on which snow fell from morning till night. Ephraim m., May 23, 1805, Eliza, dau. of William Dexter of Malden, Mass., who d. Danbury, Feb. 28, 1844, aged 63 years. Of their six children two became residents of N. L.,-Emmeline, who m. Sylvanus T. Sargent [382], and Charles, b. Danbury, Feb. 18, 1817. Charles m., at Wilmot, Nov. 18, 1841, Lydia R., oldest dau. of Nathaniel and Rebekah (Sargent) Messer [265], and soon after 1850 came to N. L. No. worthier people dwell within the borders of the town. For fifty-seven years they have walked life's rugged pathway together, an unequalled example of industry, prudence, and right living. Their first location was on the A. Jay Messer farm, removing to the present homestead in 1859. (There is on this farm a spring still used by Mr. Crockett, in which is a hollow birch log placed there by the pioneer owner of the lot, Benjamin Woodbury, in the early part of the present century. ) Children :
I. Albina J., b. Nov. 26, 1842 ; m., Nov. 27, 1871, Adelbert Messer, and res. in N. L.
2. Oren D., b. Nov. 30, 1850 ; m., and now res. in N. L.
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CROSS, JOB C .- Job C. Cross is a native of Goshen, b. Aug. 26, 1828, the oldest son of William Cross by his third wife, Hannah (Merritt) Lear. William d. in 1842, and his widow m. Dea. Dexter Everett [240]. Job was but a boy when he began life for himself, and became a mill hand, working his way up by faithful, patient industry. For seven years he was employed on the Middlesex corporation at Lowell, Mass., part of this time in charge of the department for the manufacture of the famous "Bay State" shawls. Compelled then to seek outdoor employment on account of his health, he came to N. L. in 1851. At the solicitation of Governor Colby, he started up the woollen mill at Wilmot on a line of high-grade gray cassimeres that commanded a ready sale in New Hampshire and Vermont. He owns a fine farm on the easterly shore of Little Sunapee, and the spacious dwel- ling built by Hezekiah Adams in 1830-a " tavern" in those days-is now " Little Sunapee House," a popular hostelry with summer guests, the season of 1898 being the twelfth since it was opened to the public. He has been tax collector for eight years. Job m. (1), November, 1850, Zady R., dau. of Zaccheus Kinney, b. Georgia, Vt., Oct. II, 1826, d. N. L., May 31, 1882 ; m. (2), Jan. 7, 1883, Katie, dau. of Charles A. and Catherine (Harvey) Fowler of Sutton and great-grand- daughter of Jesse Shepard [157]. Children :
I. Chastina A., b. Nov. 11, 1854 ; d. Dec. 26, 1872.
2. Esther May, b. Jan. 31, 1897.
CROWLEY, TIMOTHY .- Forty years of quiet, industrious citizenship in his adopted town has won for Timothy Crowley the honest respect of his fellow-men. The son of Patrick and Mary (Rochford) Crowley, he was b. in Dummerway, Cork county, Ireland, Aug. 23, 1832, and emigrated to America in 1851. On his twenty-fourth birthday he m., at Manchester, Katherine Manahan, b. Aug. 31, 1832, and took up his abode in N. L. He worked for John Brown and Eliphalet Gay several years, then bought the place where he now resides, and in the passing years has made it a comfortable home. His first wife d. July 1, 1880, and Timothy m. (2) Margaret (Fitzgerald) Leary, widow of Timothy Leary of Fitchburg, Mass. His children were all carefully educated, but one by one he has been called to part with them. They were,-
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I. Mary, b. March 4, 1858 ; d. May 1, 1878.
2. James G., b. May 14, 1859; m. Annie Gurley, and res. in Concord, where he was employed as postal clerk ; d. Aug. 2, 1893, leaving one child, Katie.
3. Ellen C., b. Aug. 26, 1861 ; d. March 24, 1890.
4. George T., b. Feb. 24, 1863 ; d. Jan. 29, 1884.
5. Eliza A., b. Jan. 12, 1868 ; d. Feb. 7, 1885.
CURRIER, JOHN Q .- John Q., son of John and Sarah (Stevens) Currier [234], res. in N. L. for a few years after his marriage, then removed to Montpelier, Vt., where he d. July 3, 1865. His widow m. (2), May 14, 1867, James T. Thurston of Montpelier, who d. June 14, 1878. Mrs. Thurston now res. in Sutton. Child :
I. Florence J., b. N. L., Aug. 27, 1855 ; d. Montpelier, June 17, 1858.
CUTTS, JOEL D .- From 1850 to 1860 the Preston place on Davis hill was owned by Joel D. Cutts, who came here from Goshen. His wife was Melissa Gould of Newport, and dur- ing their residence here two children, Mary and Edwin, were born to them. Mrs. Joel Cutts d. Nov. 9, 1854, aged 27 years. The family removed to Stoneham, Mass.
DAVIS, ABIJAH .- Abijah was the son of Enoch and Betsey (Brocklebank) Davis [236], and res. at Scytheville and on the Penuel Everett place at Low Plain. Abigail (Whittier) Davis, dau. of William Whittier [286], d. at Scytheville, Feb. 12, 1860. Abijah d. Jan. 8, 1866. Children :
I. Henry R., m. Susan M. Walker of Sutton, and res. in N. L. 2. Robert L., m. Nov. 7, 1877, Emma, dau. of James M. and Harriett (Page) Jewett, b. Nov. 7, 1856; res. for a short time on the Anthony Sargent place at the West Part, then removed to Manchester, and is now living with Frank P. Jewett. No children.
3. Fred, d. Scytheville, Dec. 23, 1885, aged 31 years.
DAVIS, BENJAMIN .- Benjamin, son of Edmund and Nancy (Messer) Davis [235], succeeded his father on the homestead at the West Part. He has been a farmer, and by untiring in- dustry has earned the enjoyment of a ripe old age. His wife, Sarah (Wilmarth) Davis, was the granddaughter of Josiah Davis [89] by his dau. Bethia. Sarah d. Nov. 14, 1896. Children :
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I. Frank Howard, b. Oct. 5, 1853; m., April 26, 1882, in New York city, Maria Stone, b. Ireland, April, 1854 ; res. in N. L.
2. Charles G., b. Jan. 19, 1859; m., June 7, 1888, Kate Mc- Cutchins, b. Middletown, N. Y., 1855 ; res. in N. L.
DAVIS, EDMUND .- From the very earliest settlement of the town down to the present time there has been an Edmund Davis enrolled among its citizens. The third Edmund, youngest son of Edmund and Nancy (Messer) Davis [235], has had his home on Davis hill, a beautiful elevation overlooking the clear waters of Lake Sunapee, for almost a half-century. His wife, Emmeline (Young) Davis, dau. of Aaron and Abigail (March) Young [292], an energetic, capable helpmeet, d. April 4, 1894. Children :
I. Minnie A., b. June 22, 1859 ; m., Dec. 25, 1877, Ai, son of Albert Worthen ; res. in N. L.
2. Nettie A., b. July 17, 1867 ; m., June 17, 1893, Arthur W. Holmes ; res. in N. L.
DAVIS, ELIAS .- Elias Davis, who became a citizen of N. L. in 1849, was a shoemaker by trade, and had a house and shoe- shop near the old store on Summer street. He was a lame man, and very industrious. His child, three years old, d. here Aug. 20, 1849, and his wife d. March 10, 1855, aged 42 years, leaving an infant son who d. June 12, 1855. Soon after Elias removed to East Andover, where he was living in the winter of 1897-'98.
DAVIS, HENRY R .- Henry R., son of Abijah Davis above, has been a lifelong resident of Scytheville, and an intelligent and worthy citizen. He m., Dec. 20, 1871, Susan M., dau. of Martin L. and Judith (Merrill) Walker of Sutton, b. March 31, 1852. Mrs. Davis is a sister of James I. Walker, who m. Lora S. Adams [441]. They res. in the " Widow Dickey " house until 1897, then removed to Massachusetts. Children :
I. Ralph H., b. June 11, 1873 ; d. June 26, 1887.
2. Ethel W., b. Oct. 18, 1875 ; d. May 27, 1887.
DAVIS, MOSES H .- From 1852 to 1857, Moses H. Davis of Springfield owned the farm on Morgan hill which had been previously occupied by Dea. Micajah Morgan. Davis also lived in the Albert Hunting house before he returned to Spring- field.
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DEAN, STEPHEN J .- Stephen J. Dean is the son of Stephen and Vienna (Goodenow) Dean of Springfield, Vt., and the grandson of Jeremiah Dean of Chester, Vt. The elder Ste- phen was a carpenter by trade, and d. at Keene in 1837. His wife, b. Feb. 6, 1796, d. at Springfield, Vt., in 1886. Stephen Jeremiah, the younger of their two children, was b. Dec. 5, 1833, and followed his father's trade. He came to N. L. in 1863, res. for a few years on the Samuel Messer farm on Mor- gan hill, and on the Asa Pingree place, then removed to the John D. Woodward house on Pleasant street, where he has an attractive home. Stephen m., Sept. 21, 1854, Eliza Ann, dau. of Samuel Messer [266]. Children :
I. Edwin Albert, b. July 14, 1857 ; m., Dec. 11, 1889, Janet Mc- Callum, and res. in N. L.
2. Emma Arabella, b. Oct. 17, 1859 ; unmarried ; res. at home.
DODGE, REV. EBENEZER, D. D., LL. D .- Rev. Ebenezer Dodge, pastor of the New London church from 1849 to 1853, was a man whose gracious personality left its impress long after he was called to a greater and wider field of influence. Everywhere he was the friend of education, exerting his influ- ence to encourage young people in seeking higher standards of usefulness. His earnest co-operation with ex-Governor Colby was a prominent factor in establishing the denomina- tional school here, and he followed with genuine interest the career of the institution he had fostered. Dr. Dodge was b. at Salem, Mass., April 21, 1819; graduated at Brown uni- versity in 1840, and at Newton Theological institution in 1845, receiving his ordination at Salem, Mass., the same year. Two years were spent as professor at the Covington (Ky.) Theological institution, and after a two-years pastor- ate at New Hampton he accepted a call to the New London church, giving five years of eminently strong and devoted service to the upbuilding of this church. From here he was called to his great work in Madison, now Colgate, university, where he served as professor for fifteen years, and as president from 1868 until his lifework was ended, Jan. 5, 1890.
Dow, FRANK O .- A descendant in the fourth generation of the pioneer blacksmith, Jesse Dow, and the only surviving child of John and Lydia (Young) Dow below, Frank could but be an apt pupil at the family trades. Skilful, diligent,
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prudent, he has gathered a comfortable competency while yet in the prime of life. He is a prominent member of the Cadet band, and has been drum-major for several years. His wife, Ellinor (Huntoon) Dow, b. Nov. 25, 1841, was a woman of admirable qualities of heart and mind. She d. Feb. 7, 1894, leaving many friends to mourn her loss. No children.
Dow, JOHN M .- For more than a century the town has had its " village smithy," and four generations of the Dow family have swung the heavy sledge, " with measured beat and slow," and made the time-worn anvil ring with mighty strokes. John M., son of Evans and Lydia (Morgan) Dow [238], is of the third generation of blacksmiths, a man who has literally earned his bread by the sweat of his brow. Faithful, industrious, yielding only when age and physical disability made labor im- possible, he has rounded out nearly fourscore years of life. In his younger days he was a leading member of the band, and has always been fond of music. For almost a half-century he has held the office of sealer of weights and measures, and his father before him for twenty-seven years. Another family her- itage is the custody of the burying-ground, and no one knows better the often unmarked and almost forgotten graves of the early settlers. His wife, Lydia (Young) Dow, dau. of Aaron and Abigail (March) Young [292], d. Dec. 29, 1892. Children :
I. Frank O., b. Feb. 23, 1845 ; m., Aug. 14, 1866, Mary Elli- nor, dau. of John G. and Sarah (Kezar) Huntoon of Sutton ; res. in N. L.
2. Ella E., b. May 30, 1850 ; d. June 15, 1850.
3. George B., b. Oct. 22, 1851 ; d. Sept. 5, 1852.
4. Willie E., b. Nov. 5, 1853 ; d. Oct. 7, 1855.
DOWLING, WILLIAM M .- From 1850 to 1863, William M. Dowling of Sunapee was a resident of N. L. He owned the James Hutchins house at Otterville, where he d. May 21, 1863. Mrs. Dowling d. Oct. 2, 1864, aged 68 years.
ELLIS, GEORGE S .- Three Ellis brothers, with their mother, Rebecca (Hovey) Ellis, came to N. L. in 1859 from Frances- town. Joseph Ellis, b. Wolfeborough, 1805, m. Rebecca H. Hovey, who was b. Boxford, Mass., Feb. 8, 1809 ; res. in Box- ford and Haverhill, and in 1846 settled in Francestown, where Joseph d. May 24, 1848. Rebecca d. in N. L., Oct. 16, 1872.
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There were three children who d. young, besides John, James, and George, who came to N. L. James I., b. Haverhill, Oct. 12, 1840, res. with his mother in the Bohanan house on Summer street; enlisted in the Fourth N. H. V., served till the close of the war, and now res. in Concord. George S., b. Haverhill, April 12, 1836, was a farmer; m. Jane, dau. of Nathaniel C. Todd [389], and res. on the Merrill Robie place for several years; removed to Sunapee; d. Rock Island, Canada, March, 1875. Children :
1. Mary, m. Jacob Hawkins ; res. Wells River, Vt.
2. Fred S., m. Nellie Hall, and res. at Enfield ; is deceased.
ELLIS, JOHN H .- John H., oldest child of Joseph and Rebecca (Hovey) Ellis, was b. in Boxford, Mass., May 25, 1834. He enlisted in the Eleventh N. H. V., Aug. 11, 1862, and served until mustered out, June 4, 1865. During most of his service he was detailed as teamster, and twice narrowly escaped death by accident,-once by his mule team getting off the ford in crossing the Po river while it was filled with ice, and again in a thunder shower near Big Bethel, when the frightened mules backed team and driver over a steep embank- ment. After the war he worked at West Lebanon and White River Junction, Vt., and in 1870 returned to N. L .; res. in the William Lee house on Summer street, and then purchased the Milton Everett place near Little Sunapee, where he d. Oct. 10, 1897. John was a genial, kind-hearted man, always ready to do a friend a good turn, and a steady, faithful worker. In his later years he was a great sufferer from injuries received in his army service, but was brave and cheerful to the last. He m., Jan. 21, 1861, Maria A. (Hoffman) Collins, widow of James Collins of Enfield and Lebanon, and dau. of William H. and Elotia (Walker) Hoffman of Lebanon, b. Hartford, Vt., April 17, 1836. Children :
I. Estella A., b. July 11, 1862; m., Nov. 29, 1877, George Farnum, grandson of Benjamin and Delia (Fletcher) Gile [251] ; res. at Andover, and has four children.
2. Elotia A., b. Nov. 10, 1865 ; m. Daniel Messer ; d. N. L., June 10, 1894. Children :
(1). Rosaline E., b. June 1, 1881.
(2). Eben F., b. Feb. 28, 1884.
3. Clara G., b. April 15, 1869 ; m., Aug. 12, 1887, Lowell L. Ray, and res. in N. L.
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4. Charles H., b. June 5, 1872 ; m., April 7, 1897, Laura, dau. of Charles Kendall of Belmont ; is a carpenter by trade, and a diligent, skilful workman ; res. Franklin.
5. Genevieve M., b. April 28, 1878 ; res. at home.
EVERETT, ABIAL B .- A lifelong resident, generous-hearted, of jovial disposition, always ready to give or take a joke, and to lend a friendly hand as well, "'Bial's" reputation as the village wag and story-teller will be handed down to future generations. The son of Capt. Jonathan Everett [241], he inherited many of the family characteristics, and in his younger days was a leading spirit in every stirring enterprise. He res. for several years at Scytheville, and then for fif- teen years in the "Lane cottage" on Main street. Harriet (Spaulding) Everett, b. July 5, 1826 (a sister of Mrs. Joseph E. Phillips [372]), was a capable, energetic woman, and had the respect of all who knew her. Since her death, May 28, 1895, Abial has made his home with his son at Nashua and with N. L. relatives. Children :
I. Frank S., b. May 28, 1853 ; m., Nov. 29, 1883, Florence B., dau. of Isaiah Perkins of Acton, Mass., and res. in Nashua. Children :
(1). Lena May, b. Nov. 18, 1886.
(2). Edgar F., b. Aug. 7, 1889.
2. Mary E., b. Jan. 1, 1862 ; d. Aug. 26, 1874.
3. Edward L., b. June 28, 1865 ; d. Oct. 11, 1865.
EVERETT, BENJAMIN G .- Benjamin G. is the son of Capt. Milton Everett [242], and is a leading spirit in the Elkins constituency. For many years he did the village teaming, and still keeps a livery stable. A man of positive opinions, generous and public-spirited, vigorous in mind and body, with a vein of humor that makes him a most delightful companion, he thoroughly merits the esteem in which he is held by his fellow-citizens. Benjamin res. on the Jesse Baker place ; and has one of the most attractive homes in the village. Sarah (Johnson) (Craft) Everett was the widow of Enos Collins Craft [338]. Children :
I. Fred Elwin, b. April 16, 1876; graduated Colby academy 1896 ; is a student at the Institute of Technology, Boston.
2. Mary Almeda, b. April 17, 1880; of marked musical talent, and is a pupil at Colby academy.
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EVERETT, CHARLES A .- One of the most popular young men of his time was Charles A. Everett, the only surviving child of Jonathan G. Everett [342]. For several years he served as steward at Colby academy; also kept the store a Scytheville, where his uniform courtesy and pleasant manners won him many friends. Mrs. Angie (White) Everett was an accomplished musician, and is pleasantly remembered for her efficient service as church organist. They removed to Rhode Island, and Charles d. at Warwick, near East Greenwich, Dec. 30, 1897. Mrs. Everett res. with her dau. Children :
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