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Hogreeves.
1877, Isaac Lovering, F. P. Call, Frank Heath, H. B. Swett, A. C. Philbrick ; 1878, H. A. Russell, Robert Davis, Ai Worthen, Edwin F. Hastings, George Farnum ; 1879, Frank Knowlton, H. B. Williams, Frank W. Todd, Frank P. Jewett, Abel F. Boynton ; 1880, J. M. Clough, J. K. Law, Hiram Gay ; 1881, Micajah Morgan, J. C. Herrick, Frank
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Robie, Alvin F. Messer, Thomas Farwell, Augustus Putney ; 1882, Frank J. Peaslee, Sanford Fisher, George Eastman, Elmer Rothwell, George Williams, John H. Lorden ; 1883, Job C. Cross, Albert Huntoon ; 1884, John W. Morse, J. S. Phillips, Anthony Emerson, A. Jay Messer, Newton Sargent, Lowell Ray ; 1885, R. E. Farwell, William Chase ; 1886, F. O. Prescott, O. D. Crockett, R. F. Smith, J. F. Hayes ; 1887, Warren Lewis, Edwin Folsom, Lowell Ray, Harry Greenwood, Everett Messer, Luther Ray, Eli Messer ; 1888, Edgar Sargent; 1889, Mark Sleeper, C. E. Shepard, B. Frank Merrill; 1890, Lowell Ray, E. A. Dean, Charles Davis ; 1891, Charles Adams, H. M. Whittier ; 1892, W. M. Knowlton, Charles Wells ; 1893, Edward J. Sholes, Elwin Pingree, Levi Sanborn, Charles I. Brown ; 1894, Frank Pres- sey, Frank Knowlton, Arthur Holmes ; 1895, Allen O. Crane, Charles F. Putney, Frank S. Shepard, Bayard N. McFar- land, Sidney M. Pedrick, Ernest Williams ; 1896, J. D. Pin- gree, H. S. Adams, E. E. Adams, Fred Hunt, Frank Hunt ; 1897, Archie Hayes, Milo Bucklin; 1898, Frank Stanley, Fred Gay, Newton Sargent, Evarts Messer, Benjamin Sar- gent, Elwin A. Pingree.
Highway Surveyors.
1876 .- Amos Hastings, Frank Pike, E. A. Todd, Horace Clark, B. M. Stanley, H. W. Putney, G. W. Sargent, A. C. Philbrick, J. E. Shepard, C. S. Whitney, J. H. Messer, L. P. Gould, H. B. Williams, Nathaniel Messer, A. C. Burpee, H. M. Fales, David Smith, J. G. Everett.
1877. - Augustus Preston, Austin Goings, F. P. Jewett, E. A. Todd, W. P. Kimball, B. M. Stanley, Fred Lull, N. D. Pingree, James Morgan, Austin Morgan, Moses Has- kins, W. A. Messer, L. P. Gould, H. B. Williams, John W. Taylor, A. C. Burpee, F. W. Todd, E. A. Jones, George P. Sholes.
1878 .- John Messer, Thomas Law, Frank Davis, E. A. Todd, W. P. Kimball, B. M. Stanley, Moses Messer, G. W. Craft, Jr., A. J. Kidder, J. E. Shepard, H. H. Longley, Joseph C. Adams, Levi Sanborn, H. B. Williams, Sanford Fisher, A. C. Burpee, Jacob H. Todd, E. A. Jones, Daniel Bickford.
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1879 .- Edmund Davis, Robert Davis, Amos B. Currier, Belden Morgan, Horace Clark, Reo A. Farwell, Moses Mes- ser, G. W. Craft, A. J. Kidder, Austin Morgan, C. S. Whit- ney, Hiram Sargent, B. Emery Burpee, H. B. Williams, J. W. Taylor, A. C. Burpee, Adelbert Messer, E. A. Jones, G. P. Sholes.
1880 .- Augustus Preston, J. K. Law, George F. Peabody, Belden Morgan, N. C. Todd, Frank Knowlton, Sargent Put- ney, G. W. Craft, A. Burpee Pillsbury, J. E. Shepard, Moses Haskins, Charles C. Pingree, L. P. Gould, H. B. Williams, Michael Davis, Daniel Seamans, John W. Morse, E. A. Jones, G. M. Knight.
1881 .- John Messer, Norman B. Adams, George Peabody, Belden Morgan, N. C. Todd, Frank Knowlton, Moses Messer, Willis J. Sargent, A. J. Kidder, J. E. Shepard, H. H. Long- ley, Walter Pingree, C. W. Gay, H. B. Williams, Nathaniel Messer, A. C. Burpee, J. W. Morse, Benjamin Everett, G. P. Sholes.
1889 .- Augustus Preston, Benjamin Merrill, F. P. Jewett, Fred Morgan, J. S. Bohanan, Frank Knowlton, H. W. Put- ney, Seth Littlefield, Abial Everett, Forrest Smith, C. S. Whitney, J. F. Hayes, Levi Sanborn, F. P. Messer, Page Messer, Alvin F. Messer, O. D. Crockett, Benjamin Everett, G. M. Knight.
1890 .- Augustus Preston, E. F. Hastings, F. P. Jewett, Belden Morgan, George Williams, B. M. Stanley, Moses Messer, George R. McFarland, A. Jay Messer, Forrest Smith, C. S. Whitney, Walter Pingree, Frank P. Sargent, F. P. Messer, Morrison Blood, A. F. Messer, Fred O. Prescott, Benjamin Everett, G. M. Knight.
1891 .- Augustus Preston, F. P. Jewett, Belden Morgan, Edward W. Kimball, Newton Sargent, Charles F. Putney, N. C. Todd, W. S. Messer, Forrest Smith, Moses Haskins, Walter E. Pingree, F. P. Sargent, H. B. Williams, Morrison Blood, A. F. Messer, J. H. Todd, Warren S. Bickford, Charles W. Gordon.
Road Agents.
1882-1883, Nathaniel Knowlton; 1884, Charles W. Gay ; 1885-1887, A. Nelson Todd; 1888, Belden Morgan ; 1892-
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1895, E. A. Todd, C. E. Shepard ; 1896, C. E. Shepard, Fred Farwell, Benjamin Everett; 1897, Fred O. Prescott ; 1898, C. E. Shepard.
Fish and Game Wardens.
1876, Amos Hastings ; 1879, Stephen J. Dean ; 1884, Ran- som F. Sargent, J. K. Law ; 1885, J. E. Shepard, A. C. Bur- pee ; 1886, F. P. Jewett, Frank Davis ; 1887, Austin Goings, Baxter Gay ; 1888, J. K. Law, Nathaniel Knowlton ; 1889, R. F. Sargent, F. P. Jewett ; 1890, Frank Davis, B. F. Mer- rill; 1892, R. F. Sargent, Gilman S. Whitney, Edgar F. Sar- gent ; 1893, J. F. Hayes, E. F. Sargent, Nathaniel Knowlton, F. S. Shepard ; 1894, R. F. Sargent, Roger Williams, J. F. Hayes, M. W. Emery ; 1895, E. F. Sargent, Benjamin F. Sargent, Eugene C. Derby ; 1896, E. C. Derby, R. F. Sar- gent, J. F. Hayes, W. S. Bickford; 1897, J. D. Pingree, A. O. Crane, Benjamin Everett ; 1898, J. F. Hayes, Frank Roberts.
Constables.
1889, A. Jay Messer, F. P. Jewett, Richard Morgan, Ben- jamin G. Everett, J. K. Law, B. M. Stanley ; 1890, A. Jay Messer, Richard Morgan, B. G. Everett, B. M. Stanley, Morrison Blood, F. P. Jewett ; 1892, Richard Morgan, Frank Knowlton, Morrison Blood, B. G. Everett, F. P. Jewett ; 1893, Morrison Blood, Frank Knowlton, B. G. Everett, Henry E. Quimby ; 1894, Richard Morgan, Frank Knowlton, A. Jay Messer ; 1895, Frank Knowlton, Morrison Blood, Richard Morgan, A. Jay Messer, C. S. Whitney ; 1896, Frank Knowl- ton, Frank M. Stanley, Richard Morgan, Sidney M. Pedrick, A. Jay Messer, Sidney Smith ; 1897, Frank Knowlton, Baxter Gay, John Seamans, Fred Morgan, A. Jay Messer, Lewis Brisbin, Alvin F. Messer ; 1898, Frank Knowlton, Richard Morgan, F. M. Stanley, Fred Morgan, J. E. Shepard.
Supervisors of Checklist.
1878-1890, Daniel E. Colby, Anthony C. Burpee, Joseph M. Clough ; 1894-1896, Abel F. Boynton, William A. Messer, Jacob H. Todd.
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Inspectors of Elections.
1896, Alfred G. Sargent, Frank W. Knowlton, Sidney A. Smith, Edgar F. Sargent.
Superintending School Committee.
1876-1878, Rev. S. C. Fletcher ; 1879, G. M. Knight ; 1880-1882, N. C. Todd; 1883-1884, Prof. F. J. Peaslee ; 1885, R. E. Farwell ; 1886, F. J. Peaslee, J. E. Shepard, E. F. Hastings ; 1887, F. J. Peaslee, J. E. Shepard, O. D. Crockett ; 1888-1889, O. D. Crockett, N. C. Todd, E. A. Jones ; 1890, E. A. Jones, Willie M. Knowlton, N. C. Todd ; 1891-1892, W. M. Knowlton, Martha H. Pillsbury, Dr. J. F. Merrill ; 1893. J. F. Merrill, Martha H. Pillsbury, R. E. Farwell ; 1894-1895, Martha H. Pillsbury, R. E. Farwell, O. D. Crockett ; 1896, Martha H. Pillsbury, O. D. Crockett ; Fred Farwell ; 1897, Martha H. Pillsbury, Fred Farwell, G. M. Knight-Dr. J. D. Quackenbos, Prof. L. F. Griffin, Cora M. Derby ; 1898, J. D. Quackenbos, L. F. Griffin, Rosaline P. Burpee.
Postmasters.
1876-1898 .- (New London) George Woodward, Charles S. Sargent, Henrietta K. Whipple, Francis E. Derby, Charles A. Todd, Willard C. Leonard, Elmer E. Adams.
1876-1896 .- (Scytheville) James H. Burpee, Charles A. Everett, Harry Greenwood, Ruel Whitcomb, Edwin A. Jones, James E. Shepard.
1897-1898 .- (Elkins) Eugene C. Derby.
CHAPTER XII ..
GENEALOGIES OF DESCENDANTS OF EARLIER NEW LONDON FAMILIES FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1876 TO 1898 INCLUSIVE, OF NEW REAL ESTATE OWNERS WHO ACQUIRED A RES- IDENCE DURING THE SAME PERIOD, AND OF TAX-PAYERS NOT REAL ESTATE OWNERS RESIDENT IN THE TOWN FROM 1896 TO 1898.
As implied in the above heading, the genealogies for the fifth and final historical period have been prepared along the
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1. Moses A. Fellows. 2. William Hayes. 3. R. Whitcomb (owner). 4. H. B. Swett. 5. Mrs. H. M. Colby. 6. Mrs. R. O. Messer. 7. Abel F. Boynton. 8. Dr. C. A. Lamson.
9. Mechanics hall.
10. " Waldemere."
11. A. S. Messer (owner). 12. George Thurston.
13. Masonic hall.
14. Mrs. Horace Morey. 15. E. F. Adams.
16. Swett's store.
17. Stone shop.
18. Rufus W. Lamson. 19. S. M. Pedrick. 20. R. Whitcomb.
21. General store.
22. Tenement house. 23. B. G. Everett.
24. F. B. Clark.
25. Everett Messer.
26. John Jones.
27. W. S. Bickford.
28. E. R. Whitcomb. 29. J. S. Phillips place. 30. A. S. Messer, (owner). 31. G. H Wiggin. 32. Byron Baker. 33. Will C. Nye. 34. C. I. Brown. 35. C. S. Whitney.
36. M. W. Emery.
37. William Fitzgerald.
38. F. E. Longley. 39. Moses Haskins.
40. E. A. Jones.
41. H. M. Todd.
42. Roger Williams.
43. Louis S. Brisbin.
44 Catholic cemetery. 45. Elkins cemetery.
46. F. P. Sargent.
47. Timothy Crowley. 48. Levi Sanborn.
49. Dea. C. W. Gay. 50. C. H. Leonard. 51. Will Hunt.
52. Low Plain schoolhouse. 53. Charles P. Wells. 54. Austin Morgan. 55. Amos Hunt. 56. F. R. Ashby.
57. J. D. and F. O. Prescott. 58. Luther Trussell place. 59. Mrs. J. B. Royce. 60. A. F. Messer.
61. Prof. J. P. Dixon.
62. Mrs. G. W. Gardner. 63. Burpee homestead. 64. Colby cottage. 65. Herrick homestead. 66. Colby homestead. 67. President's house. 68. E. J. Wells' store. 69. Nancy Brown cottage. 70. M. B. Means.
71. Baptist church. 72. Chapel.
73. Colby Hill schoolhouse. 74. Mrs. S. M. Whipple. 75. A. O. Crane and F. W. Pressey. 76. C. E. Shepard. 77. Drug store. 78. Mrs. A. B. Knight. 79. A. G. Sargent. 80. Robert McConnell.
81. Parsonage. 82. H. M. Fales.
83. Grange hall. 84. Rev. G. W. Gile. 85. Four Corners store. 86. McCutchins homestead. 87. " Hotel Sargent."
88. Colby Academy.
89. " Heidleburg." 90. Gymnasium. 91. Colby hall. 92. Town hall.
93. Mrs. Micajah Morgan. 94. E. E. Adams.
95. Mrs. J. C. Messer.
96. Isaac J. Lovering.
97. Mrs. S. Philbrick.
98. J. C. and H. S. Adams.
99. Loramann French. 100. C. W. Woodbury.
101. Gen. J. M. Clough. 102. L. L. Ray.
103. R. F. Smith.
104. Mrs. Jenkins.
105. Merrill Robie,
106. Charles D. Sargent place. 107. Capt. Charles ward.
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108. F. W. Knowlton.
109. Margaret Burpee.
110. Capt. A. J. Sargent.
111. Mrs. G. W. Tilton.
112. Dea. E. F. Messer.
113. Albert Hunting.
114. A. J. Messer. 115. C. W. Bucklin.
116. Dexter Messer place.
117. C. F. Putney.
118. H. W. Putney.
119. Moses Messer.
120. Mrs. J. H. Ellis.
121. Job Cross
122. A. B. Pillsbury.
123. Asa Ray place.
124. G. W. Hodges' cottage.
125. M. L. Ray.
126. A. J. Kidder.
127. Fred Gay.
128. Capt. Baxter Gay.
129. A. C. Philbrick.
130. F. P. Messer.
131. H. B. Williams.
132. Burpee Hill school- house.
133. J. B. Roby homestead. 134. Burke M. Whitney.
135. B. M. and F. M. Stanley.
136. N. L. Sargent.
137. Ai Worthen.
138. Fred Farwell.
139. W. S. Carter.
140. Miss Katie Whittemore.
141. George Hayes.
142. N. C. and W. M. Knowl- ton. 143. G. M. Knight.
144. "Sonci," Mrs. E. B. Knight.
145. Mrs. Pitcher.
146. Mrs. A. S. Cummins.
147. Daniel Bickford.
148. Mrs. F. W. Spofford.
149. R. H. Keil.
150. Dow's blacksmith shop. 151. John Dow.
152. New London cemetery. 153. J. S. Bohanan.
154. Capt. Woodman house. 155. G. H. A. Williams.
156. George Williams place. 157. J. F. P. Call.
158. Joseph Trussell place. 159. Shingle mill. 160. Oren Fletcher.
161. A. W. Brown.
162. Charles and O. D. Crockett. 163. Adelbert Messer.
164. Waite cottage. 165. Fred Fowler. 166. J. H. Toud.
167. F. W. Todd. 168. A. N. Todd.
169. J. E. Shepard.
170. Austin Morgan, "old place."
171. Lorenzo Prescott.
172. Solomon Morey.
173. John Colby.
174. F. S. Shepard.
175. R. F. Sargent.
176. Henry Quimby.
177. D. S. Seamans.
178. C. C. Gardner.
179. Dea. Seth Littlefield.
180. J. D. Pingree.
181. G. R. McFarland.
182. Mrs. Maria Bunker.
183. G. W. Sargent place.
184. J. H. Messer.
185. David Baldwin.
186. Capt. Solon Cooper.
187. S. J. and E. A. Dean.
188. Maj. W. A. and Evarts Messer.
189. Archie Hayes.
190. Pleasant Street school- house.
191. Hiram and B. F. Sar- gent.
192. Perley Prescott.
193. C. C. Pingree and J. F. Hayes.
194. Walter Chase.
195. Walter Pingree.
196. Elwin Pingree.
197. Mills or Hayes place.
198. Frank Roberts.
199. E. A. Todd.
200. Belden Morgan.
201. West Part schoolhouse.
202. Nathaniel Knowlton.
203. Mrs. J. J. Tracy and J. K. Law.
204. Claude Goings.
205. Horace Hurd.
206. Dr. J. D. Quackenbos.
207. Miss Whitney.
208. B. and C. G. Davis.
209. West Part burial- ground.
210. Rev. T. H. Sill.
211. F. P. Jewett and R. L. Davis.
212. Hastings' shore.
213. Josiah Davis place.
214. E. F. Hastings.
215. Dr. Ezekiel Morrill.
216. G. S. Prescott.
217. Ai Worthen, "old place."
218. Edmund Davis and Ar- thur Holmes.
219. Fletcher purchase.
220. Augustus Preston.
221. Nathaniel Messer.
222. Mrs. J. M. Messer.
223. Otterville hall.
224. George H. Eastman.
225. George Fisher.
226. Richard Morgan.
227. J. S. George. 228. Mrs. Sanford Fisher.
229. Algonquin Club.
230. E. F. Goings.
131. Grist and sawmill.
232. J. W. Taylor. 233. Carding mill.
234. Prof. B. G. Campbell.
235. David Smith.
236. Benjamin Merrill.
237. Elkins schoolhouse.
238. North District school- house. 239. Mrs. Annie S. Dey. 240. Dr. F. L. McIntosh.
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same general lines as in the preceding periods, and there are also included such residents of the town not real estate owners for the prescribed five years, who have nevertheless paid their proportionate share of the $500 for which the town is taxed to aid in the preparation of this volume, and are on that account entitled to representation on its pages. Especial care and pains have been taken to make each individual record as full and complete as possible, and in nearly every instance a ready cooperation on the part of those directly interested has accom- plished the desired end.
ADAMS, ELMER E .- In the present generation only two rep- resentatives of the male descendants of the pioneer John Adams are now living in this town, the sons of Joseph C. Adams [441]. In the several years that Elmer Adams has been con- nected with the Four Corners store he has made hosts of friends by his courtesy and desire to please. Beginning as clerk and assistant postmaster with the late Charles A. Todd, he is now part owner of the store, and has held the office of postmaster since July 4, 1897. He is also a prominent mem- ber of Heidelburg lodge, I. O. O. F. Mrs. Minnie (Richard- son) Adams is the dau. of Maria Eunice Woodward of Sutton, and Sargent H. Richardson of Nashua, b. West Union, Ia., May 20, 1860. Their home is the Hanaford cottage, which has been greatly improved under Mr. Adams's ownership. Child :
I. Myron Richardson, b. June 13, 1897.
ADAMS, EUGENE F .- Eugene Adams, blacksmith at Elkins village, is the son of John Freemont Adams, whose father, an emigrant, settled at Trois Rivières, P. Q. John m. Irene L., dau. of William Ryder of Newport, Vt., and res. in Hanover and Canada ; was a farmer by occupation, and d. at Orford, P. Q .; Irene d. at Enfield. Eugene Freemont, youngest of their four children, was b. at Orford, Jan. 26, 1863 ; m., at Andover, Jan. 23, 1887, Annabel, dau. of Alonzo Bucklin of Canaan, b. Dec. 10, 1865. They have res. in N. L. since 1894. Child :
I. Beatrice Belle, b. March 23, 1888.
ADAMS, HERMAN S .- Herman S., younger son of Joseph C. Adams [441], bids fair to acquire a leading position among
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his fellow-townsmen, who have been quick to recognize his faithfulness and native ability. He is a painter by trade, and does a considerable business as local agent for some of the best foreign and state fire insurance companies. He is gifted as a musician, and for several years has been leader of the New London Cadet band. In 1897 he was appointed town clerk to complete the term of R. E. Farwell, and in 1898 was formally elected to the office, for which his fitness is undoubted. He is an interested and influential member of Heidelburg lodge, I. O. O. F. Mrs. Flora (Everett) Adams was b. March 6, 1878, the dau. of Frank M. and Eva (Chick) Everett of Man- chester, and a great-granddaughter of Dea. Dexter Everett [240] through his son Elkanah P. In 1896 Mr. Adams pur- chased the George Bickford place, and now occupies it with his father's family.
ASHBY, EDWIN R .- Edwin R. Ashby, son of Henry and Charlotte (Ordway) Ashby of Bradford, b. July 4, 1855, has been a resident of N. L. for several years. His father was a saw-miller, and his grandfather, George Ashby, b. Sept. 7, 1784, came to this country from England. Edwin m., June 7, 1892, Abbie R., dau. of Amos Hunt. He is a carpenter by trade, and having moved the original Eli Todd house at Todd corner to the summit of Adeline's hill, in June, 1895, has made for his family a cosy, comfortable home in a pleasant and sightly location. Mr. Ashby is clerk of the New London Cadet Band association. Children :
I. Eva Viola, b. June 23, 1893.
2. Esther Belle, b. Sept. 27, 1896.
BARTON, LOYAL .- Loyal Barton of Grantham was a student at Colby academy a few years, and in 1887 purchased the Adeline Everett cottage, where he res. until he sold to Alfred G. Sargent and removed to Bradford. His wife was a Miss Mason of Hanover.
BICKFORD, GEORGE C .- George C., son of Dr. H. C. Bick- ford [328], removed from Charlestown, Mass., to N. L. in 1882, and res. on the Capt. Jonathan Everett place beyond Four Corners. In 1896 he sold to Herman S. Adams and re- turned to Charlestown. Mrs. Bickford is the dau. of Emri B. and Miriam (Owen) Stetson of Charlestown, Mass. Mr. and
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Mrs. Bickford were prominently connected with the Odd Fel- lows and Rebekah lodges. Children :
I. Alice Florence, b. Oct. 30, 1878.
2. Horace Stetson, b. March 3, 1880.
3. George Owen, b. July 26, 1881 ; d. Aug. 25, 1881.
4. Walter Howard, b. Aug. 4, 1884 ; d. Oct. 19, 1884.
BICKFORD, WARREN S .- Warren S. Bickford came to N. L. about 1875, and was employed as a grinder in the scythe factory. Later he was at Governor's island, Lake Winni- piseogee, where he had charge of the Stilson Hutchins farm, and now res. at Elkins. He was b. in Epsom, May 20, 1853, the son of Abraham and Nancy (Wells) Bickford ; m., July 2, 1873, Sarah J., dau. of Henry and Lucy J. (Langley) Hall of Epsom, b. Jan. 19, 1852. Child :
I. Arthur Leon, b. Aug. 27, 1876.
BLOOD, EDWIN P .- Edwin P. Blood was blacksmith at Otterville for several years, and res. in the Jonathan Bugbee house just beyond the bridge. He was the son of Preston Blood, and great-grandson of Simeon Blood [218] through his son Ebenezer. He m., in 1881, Addie, youngest dau. of San- ford Fisher [469]. Children :
I. Willie, b. May 20, 1882.
2. Mamie, b. July 26, 1885.
BLOOD, MORRISON .- Morrison, youngest son of Luke Blood, and a brother of Dr. Robert A. Blood [446], became a resi- dent of N. L. about 1879, and for a long time was the miller at Otterville, where he res. He was b. June 1, 1849 ; m., Jan. 1, 1878, Rose, dau. of Thomas Davis, who d. April 10, 1895, aged 43 years, 10 months. No children.
BOHANAN, J. SMILEY .- The earliest known ancestor of the Bohanan family was Andrew, b. Scotland, 1709, of a most respectable and well-to-do family. At fourteen Andrew was impressed for duty at sea, and the ship in one of her voyages touching at Boston, Mass., he decided to remain in America. In the spring of 1734 he was one of the party who made the first settlement at Contoocook (now Boscawen), and soon after m. Tabitha, dau. of Dea. Jacob and Mercy (Clough) Flan- ders, who had come to Contoocook from South Hampton, Mass. Ananiah, their fifth and youngest child, b. July 22, 1743, was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, and after
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leaving the army, Dec. 31, 1781, settled in Salisbury ; m., about 1776, Shuah Fifield of Salisbury, and d. about 1818, at the home of his son Jonathan in Sutton. Jonathan, b. July 18, 1778, m., about 1800, Dorothy Wells, b. Sandown, April 21, 1776. He was a deacon of the church, a farmer, and res. for some years in Vermont; returning to New Hampshire he res. in Springfield, Temple, and Sutton. Jonathan d. Temple, Feb. 4, 1861 ; Dorothy d. Nov. 10, 1855, and both are buried at Sutton Centre. Their oldest son, David, b. Washington, Vt., March 12, 1801, m., April 23, 1826, Belinda Bean, a granddaughter of Dea. Asa Bean of Sutton, b. 1808, and James Smiley, fourth in their family of eleven children, was b. Aug. 2, 1836. He m., Nov. 2, 1858, Fannie A., dau. of George and Fannie (Munroe) Kezar, b. Sept. 12, 1842. They res. in Sutton, removing to N. L. about 1884 to care for his wife's uncle, Joseph Trussell [395], and res. in the Marshall Trayne house on Summer street. At Hominy Pot he had a mill for sawing shingles and laths, besides carrying on the farm. Mrs. Bohanan was a woman with many lovable traits of character, and an earnest Christian. She d. April 8, 1897, after an extremely painful illness, cheerful and patient to the last. Mr. Bohanan has since res. with his relatives in Sutton. Children :
I. Emma F., b. Sept. 21, 1864 ; d. Nov. 7, 1874.
2. George S., b. Aug. 3, 1869 ; received his diploma as a gradu- ate of the music course with the class of 1890, Colby acad- emy, and then spent three terms at the Boston Conservatory of Music. In August, 1893, he was called to the chair of vocal and instrumental music at Rio Grande college, a Free Baptist institution in Rio Grande, Ohio, a position which he has since filled with the best of success, doing also some com- position. He m., June 17, 1895, R. Emma Holcomb, sister of the professor of mathematics at Rio Grande. Child : (1). Irene, b. Jan. 25, 1897.
BOYNTON, ABEL F .- Abel F. Boynton was a welder in the scythe shops, and later was a member of the firm of Clark & Boynton in the store at Elkins. He was b. at New Sharon, Me., March 1, 1833, the son of Joshua H. and Hannah (Tit- comb) Boynton, his father being the son of Joshua and Betsey (Hilton) Boynton of Wiscasset, Me., and his mother a native of Newburyport, Mass. Abel learned his trade as scythe
PROFESSOR GEORGE S. BOHANAN.
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welder at Wayne, Me., and worked in other places before com- ing to N. L. He m., Sept. 2, 1878, Sarah (Farwell) Todd, widow of Austin R. Todd [532]. They have no children.
BRISBIN, LOUIS S .- Louis S. Brisbin, son of William and Harriet Brisbin of Moore's Forks, N. Y., m. Elmie M., dau. of Frank P. Messer [504], and res. in Lowell, Mass., and N. L., where he purchased the O'Neil place at Elkins in 1895. He is a carpenter by trade, and an industrious and faithful workman. Both he and his wife are active members of New London grange. Child :
I. Roy F., b. March 2, 1889.
BROWN, ALSTON .- Alston Brown removed from Danbury to N. L. in May, 1877, and has since res. on the Preston place at Hominy Pot. He is the son of John and Sophronia (Brown) Brown of North Wilmot, b. Dec. 12, 1847 ; enlisted in the First N. H. V. cavalry, March 29, 1864 ; was severely wounded at Nottoway Court House, Va., June 23, 1864, losing his left arm below the shoulder ; was captured six days later at Ream's Station, Va., and endured terrible sufferings from his uncared- for wound and from the privations of prison life in the two months before he was released. He m., Sept. 18, 1866, Mary, dau. of Elijah and Abby (Sargent) Taft, b. Oct. 28, 1847. Mrs. Brown is a descendant on the maternal side of the famous Hannah Dustin of colonial days. Elijah Taft d. at the home of his dau. March 10, 1893, aged 79 years, 20 days ; he was a native of Upton, Mass. Mr. Brown is a charter member of Anthony Colby post, G. A. R. Despite the loss of his arm he is able to do mechanical work, though shattered in health from his army experience. Children :
I. John, b. Sept. 26, 1868 ; d. March 28, 1871.
2. Nellie R., b. Oct. 21, 1869 ; res. in Haverhill, Mass.
3. Cora M., b. May 26, 1871 ; m., Dec. 31, 1892, Albert J. Davis ; res. in N. L.
4. Bernice R., b. March 5, 1873 ; res. in Haverhill, Mass.
5. Maud B., b. Jan. 2, 1874 ; d. Jan. 28, 1876.
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