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I. Frank P., b. Nov. 27, 1850; d. Sept. 19, 1853.
2. Charles C., b. May 31, 1855 ; graduated from the Manchester High school in 1875, and after three years' experience as clerk embarked in the grocery business for himself. In 1881 he began a general real estate, loan, and fire insurance busi- ness, in which he is still engaged. He is an active member of the Manchester board of trade, serving as its president in 1894-'95. In Masonry he has passed the chairs in the lodge, council, and commandery of which he is a member, has been honored by the fraternity of the state with an election as grand master, and as grand commander of the Grand Com- mandery, K. T. ; is a thirty-second degree Mason, and has been elected to receive the thirty-third and last degree. Along political lines Mr. Hayes has followed in his father's footsteps, and in 1894 and 1896 was the mayoralty candidate of his party, each time running many hundreds of votes over the regular ticket. He attends the First Baptist church, and for seven years has been the president of its society. He m., Jan. 1, 1885, Belle J., dau. of John and Hannah B. Ken- nard of Manchester, who d. Aug. 1, 1890, leaving three children, - John Carroll, Louise K., and Annie Belle.
3. Mattie M., b. Sept. 14, 1857; m. George I. McAllister, a well-known lawyer of Manchester, the son of Jonathan and Caroline McAllister of Londonderry. Children :
(1). Bertha H., b. Sept. 27, 1887.
(2). Harold C., b. March 28, 1893.
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HERSEY, REV. PETER M. - Rev. Peter Hersey, who was pastor of the Christian church in this town from 1846 to 1853, (an uncle of Mrs. Henrietta (Hersey) Whipple), was b. San- bornton, April 17, 1810. He experienced religion in 1830, be- gan his ministerial labors as an itinerant in 1838, was ordained at Groton by the Christian denomination in 1841, and held sev- eral pastorates both before and after his charge in N. L. He m., March 21, 1833, Mary F. B. Hale of Newmarket, where he res. after retiring from active labor. All the family are now deceased except the oldest child. Children :
I. Emily Hale, b. May 21, 1834 ; m., Sept. 21, 1871, S. H. Cur- rier, M. D., of Norwich, Vt. (his second wife).
2. Abby Kimball, b. Oct. 25, 1836 ; m., May 17, 1858, S. H. Cur- rier, M. D., of Norwich, Vt. ; d. Oct. 8, 1870. Child : (1). William H., b. March 9, 1859.
3. Mary Foss, b. April 30, 1844 ; d. June 30, 1869.
HOBBS, ABEL F. - Abel, son of Daniel F. Hobbs [353], built the Jacob Waite house on the Sutton road about 1853. The last brick burned in the Stephen Sargent yard on Pleasant. street were put into the chimneys of this house. In 1859 all the Hobbs families removed to the West.
HOWE, SERENO. - Came from Massachusetts in 1868, and purchased the Frank Todd place ; was a cousin of Mrs. Jacob Waite ; preached as supply at Otterville. An unmarried sister kept house for him, but he m. not long before his return to Massachusetts in 1875.
HUNTING, ALBERT R .- Since his marriage, Albert, son of Israel and Lucinda (Everett) Hunting [257], has res. on the farm formerly owned by his maternal grandfather, Lieut. Levi Everett [95]. Firm in his friendships and opinions, thoroughly reliable in his dealings, he is one of those rare men whose essential goodness is a source of honorable pride to the town in . which they dwell. Clara (Burt) Hunting is a native of Wind- sor, Vt., b. July 22, 1826, a most devoted wife and mother. Children :
I. Emma L., b. Dec. 9, 1853 ; d. Sept. 30, 1854.
2. George A., b. Aug. 23, 1859 ; m., Aug. 27, 1885, Nellie B. Colby of Bradford, Vt. ; res. in Methuen, Mass., where he is an overseer in the employ of the Knitted Fabric company.
3. Justin M., b. Oct. 9, 1862 ; d. Jan. 24, 1888.
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4. Ella M., b. Aug. 6, 1864 ; graduate of Colby academy, and a successful teacher ; m., July 18, 1894, George W., son of George and Martha (Taylor) Hodges of Bristol, Conn. ; they res. in. Chicago, and have a summer cottage on the easterly shore of Little Sunapee. Mr. Hodges is a trustee of Colby academy, and Western agent for the Goodell Cutlery com- pany of Antrim. Children :
(1). David Hunting, b. Nov. 17, 1895.
(2). Burt Taylor, b. Jan. 1, 1897.
(3). George Albert, b. Dec. 16, 1897.
5. Burt E., b. Dec. 5, 1867 ; an earnest student, industrious and capable, he has utilized every opportunity compatible with filial duties ; unmarried ; res. at home, and is a carpenter by trade.
HUNTING, JONATHAN G .- One of the most skilful tillers of the soil this town has ever known was Greeley Hunting, son of Jonathan and Sally (Shepard) Hunting and grandson of the pioneer, Dea. Ebenezer Hunting [III]. Greeley was a resi- dent of Sutton until 1856, then lived in the Low Plain district on the Eliphalet Smith place, and later in the Clough house at Gay corner, where he d. March 24, 1890. Harriet (Rowe) Hunting, b. 1813, d. Feb. 15, 1893. Of their children, Eliza- beth, Mary Ann, Sarah never m., and are deceased. Elizabeth d. Dec. 9, 1894, within a month of her 58th birthday. Susan, the youngest dau., has been twice m.
JEWETT, JAMES MUNROE .- James M., son of Jedediah Jewett, Jr. [258], res. on the ancestral farm at the West Part. He d. Nov. 22, 1881. His wife, Harriet (Page) Jewett, was the dau. of John Page, Jr. [368]. Children :
I. Abby S., b. Nov. 10, 1851 ; m., June 29, 1872, Hiram A. Stratton, b. Craftsbury, Vt. ; res. in Hill and in Maine ; d. suddenly of scarlet fever at East Andover, Jan. 28, 1876.
2. Frank P., b. Feb. 17, 1853 ; m., Nov. 27, 1878, Sarah Pike ; res. in N. L.
3. Emma M., b. Nov. 7, 1856 ; m., Nov. 7, 1877, Robert L., son of Abijah Davis [459].
JONES, EDWIN A .- In tracing the early history of the Jones family, it is found that the name is of Welsh origin. In Eng- land, people with the surname Jones are very numerous, seventy- three distinct families, with as many different coats of arms, having been located. It was from one of these families that
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the Lewis Jones who was in Roxbury, Mass., in 1640, came. Lewis was a thrifty pioneer, and an energetic citizen. He and his wife Ann had five children, one of whom, Josiah, later of Watertown, and still later of Weston, Mass., had ten children. James, one of the ten, himself reared a family of eleven. Aaron, son of James, b. June 10, 1723, was " published," Nov. 25, 1749, with Silence, dau. of Robert and Abigail (Sawin) Cutting. Five children were the fruit of this marriage; then Aaron m. (2) Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Charles Prescott of Con- cord, Mass., by whom he had Elizabeth and Prescott ; then by Miriam Brown, his third wife, five more children, or twelve in all. Aaron was a prominent man in Weston, and was one of the principal proprietors of Templeton, Mass., which he greatly aided in settling and where he d. April 19, 1820. Prescott Jones, b. Weston, April 20, 1770, m., Jan. 31, 1798, Jane Moore, b. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 14, 1769. Prescott d. April 19, 1828; Jane d. May 26, 1835. The fifth of their seven children was Otis, b. June 26, 1807. Otis m., Oct. 31, 1831, Harriet, dau. of Josiah Stockwell of Athol, Mass. He was a tanner by trade, and lived in Athol, Angelica, N. Y., and Wilmot Flat, coming to the latter place in 1835 to operate the tannery which he afterwards bought for himself. Otis d. Wil- mot Flat, Feb. 6, 1886; Harriet d. Dec. 4, 1880. They had three children : Prescott, b. Jan. 17, 1840, enlisted in the Six- teenth N. H. V., serving as second lieutenant ; d. of typhoid fever at Carrolton, La., the first loss in the regiment; the G. A. R. post at Wilmot Flat is named in his memory. Frances Jane, the only dau., b. June 29, 1835, m., May 29, 1855, Augustus S., son of Hon. R. H. Messer [363]. Edwin Augustus, b. Sept. 26, 1832, became a citizen of N. L.
There is perhaps no man in the town to-day more thoroughly respected for his general worthiness than Edwin A. Jones. Having followed his father's trade as tanner, he came to N. L. March 15, 1859, and in company with Richard Oren Messer began the operation of the tannery at Scytheville, which had been run under the management of Messer & Phillips of the New London Scythe company the previous decade. June 24, 1863, the tannery was burned. Mr. Jones then bought out the other half of the property, rebuilt, and for the succeeding quarter-century, until his retirement in 1888, continued the
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business alone. Since that time he has been connected with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance company, as their agent for thirteen towns in Merrimack county northwest of and including the city of Franklin. He represented the town in the state legislature of 1870 and 1871, has served as town clerk and auditor, and as a member of the school board. He has been a master Mason of King Solomon's lodge for forty years, occupy- ing some important chair from the very first of his connection. His service as master of the lodge was for ten years, and he has been its efficient secretary for more than fifteen. On leav- ing the master's chair in 1880 he was presented with a silver ice-pitcher and salver, and a past master's jewel, in recognition of his faithful adherence to the ideals and work of the order. Mr. Jones m., May 24, 1857, Harriet Frances, dau. of Robert Todd [390], and their home near the outlet of Lake Pleasant has always been a model of comfort and beauty. Their only child, b. May 30, 1870, d. in early infancy.
[It is with sincere regret, as these pages go to the printer, that the announcement of Mr. Jones's death, July 3, 1898, is added to the above sketch.]
KIDDER, ANDREW J .- Andrew J. Kidder, b. Springfield, Jan. 13, 1828, the son of Thomas Kidder, and a builder and con- tractor by trade, became a resident of N. L. late in the '50 s. He built and res. in the parsonage, was in Virginia for a few years, then built the house at the Four Corners now owned and occupied by his niece, Mrs. Jenkins. In the '8os he res. for a few years at York Beach, Me., where he was engaged in business. His present home is just across the Springfield and N. L. line, where his elder sons have built a large and hand- some summer hotel, known as "Twin Lake Villa " from its picturesque location near the twin bays of Little Sunapee. At Kidder's mills in Springfield he has done a large business in sawed and finished lumber for many years. Mr. Kidder has been an active and public-spirited citizen, and has capably filled the positions of trust to which he was elected. Though now a citizen and taxpayer of a sister town, his social interests still bind him to N. L. In the church both his wife and himself have long been faithful and energetic workers, and as superin- tendent of the Sunday school Mr. Kidder was for several years one of the most capable officers the school has ever had. Mr.
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Kidder's first wife d. June 3, 1862, aged 29 years, about a month after the death of an infant of a few weeks. Another child, Willie, d. suddenly of pneumonia, Dec. 31, 1869. His second wife was Mary Holder of Lynn, Mass. Children :
I. Mattie R., b. April 16, 1868.
2. Henry W., b. Jan. 25, 1871.
3. Andrew J. Jr., b. March 14, 1873 ; m., and is now in busi- ness at Derry.
4. Mary H., b. April 3, 1875.
5. Willie, b. Jan. 8, 1878; in business at Derry.
6. Nathaniel H. ; d. July 1, 1881.
7. Luther McCutchins, student at Colby academy.
KNIGHT, PROFESSOR EPHRAIM. - Indissolubly linked with the history of the organization of New London academy as a denominational school in 1853, is the name of Professor Eph- raim Knight. For seven years previous to his engagement here he had been professor of mathematics at New Hamp- ton institution, and occupied an enviable position among the teachers of New Hampshire. Dr. Ebenezer Dodge, then pas- tor of the Baptist church in N. L., and deeply interested in the foundation of a state denominational school, was urgent in his persuasion of Professor Knight to take charge of this school at the time of its institution. While the innate modesty of Mr. Knight led him to decline the full responsibility of this position, in March, 1853, he became associate principal, and accepted the chair of mathematics, a line of work for which he had a special liking and in which he particularly excelled. He came to N. L. in the spring of 1853, and as no principal had then been secured, threw himself heartily into the work of organiza- tion and equipment wherever his experience and tact could be of service, teaching in the school, and advising and supervising the changes in the academy building and the erection of the ladies' boarding-house. He was instrumental in securing the services of Dr. George W. Gardner, the first principal under the new regime, and, as Dr. Gardner himself characterized it, - " uniting the wisdom born of experience with the courage of youth, successfully launched the school on its new career."
Quietly and faithfully he performed his chosen work as asso- ciate professor for twenty years, his high attainments as a scholar and teacher bringing a widespread patronage and in-
PROFESSOR EPHRAIM KNIGHT.
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fluence to the school with which he was connected. The great sorrow of his life came with the death of his only daughter, a lovely child of rare intellectual promise, and in 1873 his rapidly failing health compelled him to lay down the work he loved so well. For five years he lived and suffered, tenderly cared for by his devoted wife and children, until death came as a wel- come release March 4, 1878. A man of peculiarly winning disposition, his pupils were always his friends, because, wrote Dr. Dodge, " they love you as a man and confide in you as an instructor." His death was greatly lamented, and the hand- some monument erected to his memory in the village cemetery was a token of esteem from his former pupils.
Ephraim Knight was the oldest son of Asa and Melinda (Adams) Knight of Hancock and N. L., b. Nov. 1, 1817. His father was a farmer and miller, and in a family of eight children there could be no idle hands. His early advantages for an education were limited, but the germ of the scholar was implanted, and energy and perseverance did the rest. He was ready for Waterville college in the spring of 1846, but circum- stances were unfavorable, and he became teacher of math- ematics at New Hampton, remaining there until his removal to N. L. in 1853. For many years he was a popular lecturer at teachers' institutes, and was superintendent of the State Normal school in 1871. In 1869 he was ordained as a Baptist minister, and for four years preached on alternate Sundays at Sutton. An indefatigable worker, his services were anywhere and everywhere welcomed, and were freely rendered while health and strength remained. The honorary degree of A. M. was tendered him by Brown university in 1849, and by Dart- mouth college in 1861. Professor Knight m., April 20, 1847, Augusta B., dau. of Charles and Betsey (Buss) Crane, b. Dor- chester, Mass., Dec. 14, 1821. Mrs. Knight still occupies the cottage opposite the academy grounds which has been her home for forty years, the centre of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who admire and respect the consistent character of her daily life. Children :
I. Herbert, b. New Hampton, Jan. 1, 1850; d. Jan. 27, 1850.
2. Carl E., b. New Hampton, May 6, 1851 ; graduated from Dartmouth in 1873, and is a prominent lawyer in Milford ; m., June, 1893, Sarah Kittredge Gillis of Milford.
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3. William M., b. N. L., May 20, 1855 ; graduated from Brown university in 1877, and has been very successful as a lawyer in Meridian, Texas, since his admission to the bar in 1880; m. (1), Dec. 3, 1890, Martha E. Farmer of Glasgow, Mo., who d. July 21, 1895 ; m. (2), Nov. 26, 1896, Mrs. Frances Dennison.
4. Mabel Adele, b. April 17, 1859; d. July 25, 1871.
KNIGHT, GEORGE M. - The three Knight brothers, Eph- raim, Ebenezer, and George, who acquired the right of citi- zenship in N. L. during the '50s, were the grandsons of the Ebenezer Knight (b. Topsfield, Mass., March 17, 1751) who settled in Hancock prior to 1800. The " History of Hancock" gives Walter Knight, who was in Salem, Mass., in 1626, as one of the earliest representatives of the name in this country. Benjamin Knight of Salem had a son, Enos, b. 1730, who was the father of the Ebenezer that settled in Hancock, but the absolute connection of Benjamin with the emigrant Walter has not been definitely established. This much, however, is cer- tain, that the name has always been honorably borne, and the families have been an acquisition in the communities where they dwelt. The first Ebenezer m. Margaret Peabody, and their oldest son, Asa, b. New Ipswich, Oct. 4, 1791, m., Feb. 6, 1817, Melinda Adams. Melinda was the dau. of Ephraim Adams, who was the son of Ephraim and Lydia (Kinsman) Adams of Ipswich, Mass., b. Dec. 15, 1749. Ephraim the father was b. in Ipswich in 1724. He was a descendant of the William Adams who was in Cambridge, Mass., in 1635, and was a man of great intellectual and moral power ; he represented Ipswich in the Continental congress. Asa was a miller and farmer, and res. in Hancock (at Coolidge's Mills) and Milford. His last years were passed with his sons in N. L., where he d. Aug. 14, 1871. His wife d. in N. L., Dec. 28, 1868.
Ebenezer, b. June 28, 1822, and George Malcom, b. May 24, 1831, became joint owners of the 'Squire Samuel Messer farm on Messer hill in 1857. Ebenezer d. Oct. 5, 1860, leav- ing a widow, Mary (Keeley) Knight (a native of Saco, Me.), who d. Oct. 27, 1860, and a dau., Louise Elizabeth, who m., March 28, 1882, Benjamin J. Boutwell of Lyndeborough. George purchased his brother's share of the farm, and to-day,
GEORGE M. KNIGHT.
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thanks to his diligence, thrift, and enterprise, the property is one of the most valuable in town. The location is very sightly, commanding a sweep of Lake Sunapee and the surrounding country that stands unrivalled in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Knight were among the first to open their home to summer guests, and those who came returned again and again to par- take of the generous hospitality that has ever been a character- istic of the family. The original dwelling has been enlarged and re-enlarged to meet increased demands, and each season sees its capacity fully tested. Mr. Knight is a carpenter by trade, and a thorough workman. As a citizen and as a man he has won respect from his fellow-men, doing his duty fearlessly and with staunch adherence to the right. He has served as county commissioner, and as a member of the school board. In the church work he has always borne a prominent part, and is a generous giver. Mr. Knight m., Nov. 11, 1855, Melinda, dau. of Timothy and Mary (Nichols) Adams of Enosburgh, Vt., b. July 27, 1829. Everywhere and in everything Mrs. Knight has shown herself a true helpmeet, and is a pattern of genuine womanliness. Children :
I. Mary J., b. April 7, 1861 ; m., Nov. 24, 1885, Charles W. Gordon ; res. in N. L.
2. Robert M., b. Oct. 19, 1871 ; graduated from Colby academy, and for several years has held a responsible position with a leading wholesale grocery firm in Boston, Mass.
KNOWLTON, NATHANIEL. - Diligence, industry, and thrift have been prominent Knowlton traits in past generations, and the well-tilled fields and substantial buildings of the Knowlton homestead stamp its present owner as an up-to-date, thorough- going farmer, fully alive to his opportunities, and improving them to the utmost. Nathaniel, youngest son of Samuel Smith Knowlton [261], is the only one of their large family of chil- dren now living in N. L. Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton celebrated their silver wedding (March 10, 1889) at Marshall Pass, Colo- rado, 11,000 feet above sea level. They were on their way home from a trip to California, and their travelling companions, learning the special importance attaching to this date, presented them with a handsome written testimonial on the trip up the pass, a souvenir which forms a cherished ornament in their pleasant home. Children :
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I. Alberta M., b. Nov. 11, 1866; m. Hiram Bert, son of Her- man J. Currier ; res. in N. L. and Hillsborough.
2. Fred W., b. March 18, 1877 ; studied at Colby academy ; res. at home.
KNOWLTON, N. COLUMBUS. - The only son of Capt. Nathan- iel Woodbury Knowlton [260] has been a worthy citizen of the town where he was born and where so many years of his life have been passed. A man of clear judgment, plain dealing, and honest speaking, he has the strong friendship and respect of his fellow-citizens, and in his comfortable home at the junc- tion of Columbus avenue and the Burpee hill road he still enjoys the fruit of long years of toil and patient industry. The Knowlton house was originally built in the early part of the present century by Jeremiah Burpee, who sold to 'Squire Jona- than Greeley. Mr. Knowlton bought of the Greeley heirs in 1850, and has greatly enlarged and improved the house. Children :
I. Frank W., b. May 5, 1855 ; m., Nov. 27, 1878, Emma E. Lit- tle ; res. in N. L.
2. Horace E., b. July 12, 1856 ; d. Jan. 30, 1858.
3. Sarah Luette, b. Nov. 28, 1857 ; m., Dec. 29, 1888, James W., son of John W. Bourlet of Concord ; res. in Concord, where old friends and new find a cordial welcome at their pleasant home. No children.
4. Willie M., b. May 28, 1861 ; m., Oct. 24, 1891, Mary S. Stan- ley ; res. in N. L.
5. Mary E., b. Oct. 14, 1865 ; m., Dec. 12, 1885, Fred O. Pres- cott ; res. in N. L.
LANE, ALEXANDER. - David H. Lane, a sea-captain of Gloucester, Mass., had three children, two of whom became residents of N. L., - Ellen Francis, who m. George W. Ev- erett [465], and Alexander, b. March 24, 1830, who m. Fran- ces J., dau. of Moses Burpee [222]. Alexander was a shoe- maker by trade, and res. in the cottage built for him by George Everett in 1855. In the Civil War he enlisted in the Eleventh N. H. V., was promoted to first sergeant, wounded at Peters- burg, Va., July 30, 1864, and mustered out June 30, 1865. He is now a resident of Penacook, and is a cabinet-maker. Children :
I. Emma J., b. Aug. 19, 1852.
2. Charles W., b. Sept. 30, 1860 ; m., Jan. 18, 1888, Florence M.,
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dau. of A. A. Bunker, b. June 3, 1862; res. at Concord ; railroad clerk.
3. Nellie I., b. Aug. 3, 1857 ; d. March 6, 1860.
4. Minnie I., b. Oct. 13, 1862.
5. Frank L., b. Nov. 30, 1868; m., May 1, 1896, Winnefred Etta, dau. of H. C. Bailey of Concord, b. Oct. 29, 1871 ; res. Concord ; money-order clerk at the Concord postoffice. Child :
(1). Chester Linward, b. May 5, 1898.
LANE, REV. HENRY F .- Rev. Henry F. Lane was b. in East Abington (now Rockland), Mass., March 13, 1825, and was converted at the age of fifteen. He graduated at Brown university in 1850, and spent one year at Newton ; received his ordination as pastor of the church in N. L., in July, 1854, remaining here three years. His after pastorates were at Dor- chester and Lawrence, Mass. ; then as chaplain of the Third Massachusetts in 1863 and 1864 ; pastor at Portsmouth and at Malone, N. Y. ; two years as secretary of the New York Bap- tist convention ; pastor at Kingston and Worcester, Mass., until 1888, when he retired from active work and lived at Millis, Mass., supplying occasionally and enjoying his " studies in his quiet home." He d. at Medfield, Mass., May 9, 1897.
LITTLEFIELD, DEA. SETH .- The Littlefield family trace their descent from Edmund Littlefield, b. Tinchfield, England, in 1590. Edmund was a clothier, and had by his wife Annis, whom he m. about 1617, five sons and three daus. One of these sons, Francis (b. 1619, d. 1712), emigrated to America, and m. Jane Hill of Plymouth, Mass. Their son, Edmund (b. Wells, Me., 1650, d. Braintree, Mass., 1718), m. Elizabeth Mott, and had Edmund L. (b. 1692, d. 1717, in Braintree). Edmund L. m., Dec. 6, 1711, Bethiah Waldo, and left Daniel, b. Braintree, Oct. 13, 1712. Daniel m., in 1732, Rebecca, daughter of Josiah and Martha (Howard) Williams. He was a deacon, and d. in Easton, Mass., April 4, 1800, leaving twelve children. Seth, the seventh child, b. 1746, m., Feb. 11, 1771, Kezia, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Howard) Ames, and lived in Easton. Seth was a soldier of the Revolution, and was in the last regiment that left Brooklyn Heights in the masterly evacuation under General Washington. Seth d. at Easton, May 1, 1839, leaving ten children, of whom the sixth was his
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namesake, Seth, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1781 ; m., Nov. 1, 1814, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Experience (Thayer) Crane of Bradford, b. Oct. 11, 1789, and in February, 1815, removed from Easton, Mass., to Grantham. He was a deacon of the church, and a worthy man. Seth d. at Grantham, October, 1871 ; Sarah d. Feb. 22, 1864. The fourth of their eight children was another Seth, b. March 8, 1821 ; and this Seth, too, filled the office of deacon in the Congregational church. The oldest dau., Susan Shaw, b. Dec. 14, 1816, m. Joshua D. Hemphill [351], and d. in Grantham, Nov. 4, 1880. Daniel Littlefield, the oldest of the eight children, b. Aug. 21, 1815, taught several terms of school in N. L., at Burpee hill and Low Plain ; afterwards graduated from Dartmouth, and was a successful teacher in New York ; d. Sept. 9, 1856.
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