A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 10

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890

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1. WILLIAM EDGAR2 BURDETT, son of Hervey, I., m., Nov. 25, 1871, Alice Clementine Messenger, b. in Stoddard, Jan. 28, 1851 ; dau. of Silas and Arvilla Lucilva (Copeland) Messenger. He r. in Munsonville, Keene, S., at 148, from the summer of 1886 until 1887, then in Keene. In Keene, he was superin- tendent of the Burdett Chair Co., a splendid business built up by the Burdett brothers. , It was sold a few years since to the Pearson Bros. Mr. Burdett d. in Brattleborough, Vt., while on a visit, Apr. 28, 1908. His widow lives in Keene. Seven ch .: I. Arthur Dwight3, b. in Munsonville, Nov. 15, 1872; m. Ist, Dec. 15, 1894, in Keene, by Rev. A. W. Hand, Julia A. Cota, b. in Keene, then 18, dau. of Joseph Cota; divorced; m. 2d, June 26, 1901, in Keene, by Rev. J. E. Smith, Harriette (Levine) Marcelle [sometimes spelled Marsal], then 26, dau. of Charles and Marie (Capman) Levine. He had one ch., Earl William4, b. in Keene, Oct. 19, 1896; d. there, Feb. 8, 1899. He r. in Brattleborough. 2. LeRoy Guy3 [last name now dropped], b. in Munsonville, Aug. 4, 1874; m., 103

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Aug. 5, 1896, in Marlow, by Rev. E. N. Jarrett, Ida Viola Carpenter, b. in East Alstead, Mar. 29, 1876; dau. of James Smith and Susan Elmina (Cushing) Carpenter; r. in Keene; emp. in Fish's screen factory; two ch .: I. James LeRoy4, b. in Keene, Oct. 1, 1898; 2. Ruth Viola1, b. in Brattleboro, Vt., Feb. 28, 1908. 3. Grace Winifred3, b. in Keene, Jan. 15, 1879; m., Nov. 16, 1899, Ivah Hill, b. in Swanzey, Aug. 25, 1868 ; son of Henry and Sarah C. (Whitcomb) Hill. Ivah is a butcher in Keene. Three ch .: I. Arol Burdett4, b. in Keene, Aug. 23, 1900 ; 2. Melvin Ivah4, b. in Swanzey, Dec. 2, 1902 ; 3. Marian Alice4, b. in Keene, Nov. 4, 1905. 4. William Edgar3 Jr., b. in Keene, Apr. 9, 1881 ; unm. in 1909 ; r. in Elmira, N. Y .; he has studied in Cornell University at Ithaca, N. Y. 5. John Dean 3, b. in Keene, Aug. 20, 1884 ; unm. when record was taken ; r. in Elmira, N. Y. ; emp. in a garage. 6. Lora Inez3, b. in S., at 148, Nov. 25, 1886 ; m., in Brattleborough, Mar. 26, 1907, Edward Abbott Piper of Ashby, Mass., b. there (?), Dec. 1881 ; son of John A. and Katherine (Davis) Piper ; r. in Ashby ; no ch. when record was taken. 7. Alice3, b. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1891 ; d. there, June 2, 1897.

BURDITT.

I. THOMASI BURDITT lived in Lancaster, Mass. By his wife, Ruth, he had the following ch : Ebenezer2, 1, probably; Joshua2, 2, b. in Lancaster, Mass., June 3, 1768 ; Polly 2, b. in Lancaster, July 29, 1771, m. Wm. Chapman, q. v. ; and Abel 2.

1. EBENEZER? BURDITT, probably the son of Thomas1, I., m. Ist Apr. 1, 1784, Hannah Rowe, b. probably in Hebron, Conn .; d. in S. (then Gil- sum), probably in 1785; dau. of John and Mary Rowe. He m. zd, Mar. 16, 1786, Ruth Loveland, b. in Hebron, Conn., Nov. 9, 1768; d. probably in Gilsum, Jan. 15, 1856 ; dau. of Israel and Dinah (Loveland, sic) Loveland. He lived in S., at, or on the site of 193, from about 1784 to 1790. He owned the farm the last three of these years ; before that it was owned by his father-in-law, Israel Loveland. He was a blacksmith and farmer. After his death, his widow m. Joshua Burditt, q. v. He had two ch. b. at 193: I. Ebenezer&, Jr., b., Oct. 23, 1786; 2. Asher 3, b., Mar. 31, 1788. There were probably other ch. after he left town. We know nothing of their history, nor when nor where he died.

2. JOSHUA2 BURDITT, son of Thomas1, I., m., in Lancaster, Mass., by John Sprague, Esq., Oct. 6, 1793, Charlotte Houghton ; dau. of Abijah, Jr., and Mary (Sawyer) Houghton. He is probably the same Joshua who m., May 1853, Ruth, widow of Ebenezer Burditt, who was b. in Hebron, Conn., Nov. 9, 1768, and d. in Gilsum (?), Jan. 15, 1856; dau. of Israel and Dinah (Loveland, sic) Loveland. Joshua lived in S., on the Farrar farm, at 183, which he owned ten years, being the first settler of the farm, 1789-1799. We do not know where he went on leaving S., nor when nor where he or his first wife died. He had two sons b. in S., at 183 : 1. Daniel3, b., Apr. 14, 1795 ; 2. Abner3, b., Apr. 21, 1797.

BURNHAM.

I. ROBERT] BURNHAM lived in Norwich, Norfolk Co., England. II. THOMAS" BURNHAM, his son, came to America, with two brothers, in 1635, and settled at Ipswich, Mass., where he d. in 1694, ae. 71. He m. Mary Tuttle in 1645-

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III. JOHNS BURNHAM, son of the preceding, b. in Ipswich, about 1648; d. there, Jan. 12, 1704; m. Elizabeth Wells. IV. THOMAS4 BURNHAM, son of the preceding, b. in Ipswich, Sept. 20, 1673, m. a woman whose first name was Susannah. V. STEPHENS BURNHAM, son of the preceding, m., Nov. 6, 1735, Mary Andrews. Among their thirteen ch. were Stephen6 b., probably in Glou- cester, Mass., Mar. 20, 1738, 1, and Jonathan6, also b., probably in Gloucester, Mass., Nov. 30, 1758, 2.

1. STEPHEN6 BURNHAM, JR., son of Stephen5, V., and a brother of Dea. Jonathan6, 2, owned for several years, 1790-1795, the lot whose house was at 136. In 1795, he sold the eastern portion to Ebenezer Kendall and the western part to Samuel Seward. William Burnham, 3, had been living upon the lot. Stephen m., Apr. 10, 1760, Hannah Butler, and lived in Greenfield, N. H. He had four ch. by Hannah, Susannah", Abraham1, Jonathan7, and Hannah7. He m. 2d, Lucy Burnham and moved to Lyndeborough, where he had two more ch. : Sarah7 and Louise7. As none of these ever lived in S., we cannot take the space to trace their families.

2. DEA. JONATHAN6 BURNHAM, son of Stephen5, V., m. Rachel Holt, b. in Andover, Mass., about 1758; d. probably at Johnson, Vt., July 9, 1829, ae. 71 ; dau. of John and Rachel (Fletcher) Holt. He was a farmer and lived upon the Dunn place, his house standing at 125, where he lived from 1783 until 1792, being the first settler of the farm. He moved from S. to Johnson, Vt., where he became a deacon in the Congregational church, and where he probably d., the known date being Feb. 5, 1839. Mrs. Burnham's father was a first cousin of the grandfather of Ephraim A. Holt, who lived at 115. He had twelve ch. : 1. Polly7, b., perhaps in Wilton, May 3, 1780; 2. John Holt7, b., at 125 (then Stoddard), Jan. 4, 1783; 3. Joel™, b. at 125 (then Stod- dard), Oct. 8, 1784; d., place unk., May 17, 1819; 4. Andrewī, b., at 125 (then Stoddard), May 21, 1786; 5. Nehemiah7, b. in S., at 125, Dec. 26, 1787; d., place unk., Oct. 21, 1808; 6. Sarahī, b. in S., at 125, Mar. 6, 1791 ; 7. Lucy1, b. in S., at 125, June 16, 1793; 8. Jonathan", b. in Johnson, Vt., Aug. 29, 1795 ; d. there, Mar. 14, 1800; 9. Rachel7, b. in Johnson, Vt., Feb. 16, 1797; d. there, Nov. 18, 1808; 10. Daniel7, b. in Johnson, Vt., June 14, 1798; d. there, July 21, 1816; II. Abigail7, b. in Johnson, Vt., Nov. 10, 1799; d. there, July 6, 1813; 12. Dolly", b. in Johnson, Vt., Nov. 29, 1801. We cannot trace further the descendants of Dea. Jonathan.

3. WILLIAM BURNHAM, who lived in the house at 136, was most likely a relative of Stephen and Dea. Jonathan, but we fail to discover his place in the Burnham family. His wife's first name was Huldah, if we interpret correctly the manuscript town records of Stoddard, in which town their lot was situated when a child, named Roxana, was b., May 26, 1786. On the record, Mrs. Burnham's name looks like " Huday," but Huldy or Hulday, for the more correct Huldah, was probably meant. Stephen6 Burnham, 1, at that time owned this lot at 136. We know no more of this Wm. Burnham family.

BURNS.

1. GEORGE HENRY2 BURNS, b. at Wells River, Vt., Oct. 20, 1874, the son of Albert1 and Maria (Finnegan) Burns, has lived several years in the

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family of Samuel S. White, at 62. He is the only one of the family who has lived in S. He has a sister, Jessie2, who m. Joseph Martelle of Penacook, and had no ch. in 1905. On Thanksgiving, Nov. 29, 1906, he met with a painful accident. See pages 795-6, where the date should be Nov. 29 (not 19).

BURPEE.

1. DANIEL MARCH2 BURPEE, son of Samuell and Sally (Fales) Burpee, was b. in New London, N. H., May 31, 1829. He m., Nov. 19, 1849, Ursula Newell Stone, b. in Nelson, Aug. 19, 1830 ; d. in S., at 54, Mar. 9, 1903 ; dau. of Oliver and Charlotte (Kittredge) Stone. Her body was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Keene. Res. in Manchester, N. H .; East Burke, Vt .; Nelson ; and in S., on the Felt farm at 54, where he still lives (1909). Three ch. : 1. Leola Maria3, b. in Manchester, July 19, 1851 ; m. Almon C. Mason, q. v. 2. Nellie Ursula3, b. at East Burke, Vt., Apr. 10, 1858; unm. ; r. with her father in S. 3. Mary Addie3, b. in Nelson, Nov. 6, 1862 ; m., May 8, 1884, Rev. Wil- liam Eagleston Renshaw, b. at Cave Spring, Missouri, July 18, 1851 ; son of George A. M. and Emily M. (McCrosky) Renshaw. He was educated at Drury College, Mo., and Union Theological Seminary in New York. He has had settlements in Shoshone, Ida .; Richmond, Utah ; Gilsum, Warner, Hinsdale, and elsewhere in New Hampshire. Three ch. when record was taken: 1. Emma May4, b. at Richmond, Utah, Sept. 13, 1886; 2. Minnie Laura4, b. at Richmond, Utah, May 9, 1889 ; d. in Warner, Dec. 22, 1894; 3. Daisy4, b. in Gilsum, Feb. 28, 1891 ; d. there, Mar. 5, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Burpee celebrated their golden wedding on Saturday, Nov. 18, 1899, the real anniversary being on the day following. They received a large number of relatives and friends at their home in S.

BURTT.

1. MILAN KIDDER? BURTT, son of Chapin K.I and Sarah (Beckwith) Burtt, was b. in Hillsborough, Sept. 19, 1847. He r. in Hillsborough, S., and Keene, in which latter place he is now employed by the Impervious Package Co. In S., he lived about two years, 1879-81 or a little longer, in the Bond house at 30, during which time he was watchman, later engineer, in the Locke tannery. He m., Sept. 27, 1870, Elizabeth Josephine Bridge, b. in Roxbury, Apr. 19, 1848 ; dau. of Ezra Kendall and Nancy Rebecca (Crossfield) Bridge. One ch. : Cora Belle 3, b. at Hillsborough Bridge, Nov. 14, 1871 : m. Ist, Oct. 28, 1890, in Keene, by Rev. W. E. Bennett, Eugene Henry Cobb, b. in Westminster, Vt., June 30, 1867; son of George T. and Frances (Foster) Cobb. No ch. by this marriage. They were divorced. She m. 2d, Ernest Leroy Blood, q. v.

BUTLER.

1. LUCIUS MARSHALL2 BUTLER, son of Marshalll and Luthera B. (Hubbard) Butler, was b. in Hinsdale, Apr. 9, 1838. He d. in Auburn, R. I. May 4, 1905. He m. Ist, in S., by Rev. Ezra Adams of Gilsum, Jan. 3, 1860, Esther Lyseda Abbott, b. in Nelson, Feb. 28, 1839 ; d. in Auburn, R. I., Jan. 20, 1898; dau. of James Cummings and Lucy (Barrett) Abbott. He m. 2d, Aug. 29, 1903, Mrs. Elvira A. Whitney, who survives him and lives at Auburn, R. I. He was a railroad engineer. In S., he lived several years, from 1873, on the

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Gibbs farm at 206. He had previously lived in Keene and Springfield, Mass. He sold the farm in 1885, but had moved a few years before to Providence R. I., from which place he moved to Auburn, R. I., where he died. He had four ch. : 1. Herbert Marshall 3, b. in Keene, Mar. 8, 1861 ; m. Oct. 2, 1883, Persis Eliza- beth True, b. in South Turner, Me., Jan. 23, 1859; dau. of Horace and Elizabeth Temple (Ellis) True. Two ch .: 1. Bessie4, b. in South Framingham, Mass., Mar. 14, 1885 ; d. in Auburn, R. I., Nov. 24, 1897 ; 2. Grace4, b. in Providence, R. I., June 10, 1891 ; d. in Auburn, R. I., Nov. 20, 1897 ; 2. Lucius Abbott3, b. in Springfield, Mass., Sept. 18, 1863; m. Oct. 11, 1887, Annie Bird Morton, b. at North Auburn, Me., May 6, 1864; dau. of Jasper and Clara True (Bird) Morton. He is a locomotive engineer, on the N. Y., N. H., and Hartford R. R .; r. Mansfield, Mass. Three ch .: 1. Gertrude Morton4, b. in Taunton, Mass., Apr. 25, 1889; 2. Harold Abbott4, b. in Mansfield, Mass., May 25, 1895; 3. Doris Mae4, b. in Mansfield, Mass., Dec. 28, 1901 ; d. there, Dec. 1, 1902. 3. Helen May4, b. in Keene, May 17, 1867; m., Nov. 5, 1902, John Leslie Spahn of Buffalo, N. Y .; b. there, Aug. 7, 1868; r. in the state of Nebraska. Two ch. : I. Helen May Butler4, b. in Mansfield, Mass., Dec. 18, 1903; 2. Leslie Erlanger4, b. in Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 3, 1906. 4. Henry Earl3, b. in Keene, May 5, 1872; unm. in 1909. 5. Lucy May 3, b. in Providence, R. I., May 9, 1883; d. there, Aug. 7, 1883.

BUXTON.

I. JOHN1 BUXTON m. a woman whose surname was Burneck. He lived in Wilton and also bought much land in Nelson, which extended into S. John1 Buxton seems to have lived upon this farm. Eunice Buxton, who d., Dec. 2, 1843, ae. 78, and Hannah Buxton, who m. Samuel Hale, Mar. 3, 1812, were probably his daughters.

1. TIMOTHY RUSSELLª BUXTON succeeded his father on the same farm. He built a barn on the Great Meadow, in Nelson, but upon the western edge of the town, against the S. line. He was b. in Wilton, Mar. 7, 1773; d. in Nelson, Apr. 10, 1847. His wife was Eunice Chandler, b. in Wilton, Feb. 12, 1774; d. in Nelson, Jan. 30 (headstone), 1840. They had five ch., all b. on that farm, in Packersfield (Nelson) : 1. Betsey3, b., Nov. 9, 1801 ; m. Lemuel Eaton of Hancock. 2. Eli3, 2, b., Sept. 11, 1803. 3. Stephen 3, b., Sept. 9, 1806; lived in Hancock, Langdon, and Goshen; m. Eliza Johnson of Hancock ; six ch. 4. Indiana3 (often called improperly Endiana), b., Aug. 23, 1809 ; d. Oct. 29, 1840; m. Seth B. Spaulding of Winchester. 5. Joel W.3, b., Apr. 24, 1814.

2. ELI3 BUXTON, son of Timothy Russell, 1, m. Nov. 3, 1829, Elmira Belding (sometimes spelled Beldin), who d. in Nelson, Feb. 16, 1837, ae. 34. He m. 2d, Tryphena Tarbox, who d. in Nelson, Mar. 23, 1843, ae. 39. He m. 3d, Abigail Sawyer, b. Mar. 1810; dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Cummings) Saw- yer. She was probably b. in Weston, Vt. He d. in Nelson, June 17, 1850. The widow m. Joseph Melendy, removed to Wilton, and d. there, Feb. 27, 1879. Eli had seven ch. : 1. George W.4, d. in the army, at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 31, 1862 ; 2. Mary M. 4, b. in Nelson, Feb. 19, 1835; m. A. L. Barker of Gardner, Mass .; 3. George 4, d. in infancy ; 4. Elmira4, d. in infancy ; 5. Albert A.4, b. in Nelson, Aug. 27, 1845; m. and r. in Fitchburg, Mass. ; 6. Helen4, b. in Nelson, July 9, 1847 ; d., May 30, 1881 ; m. W. E. Hazen ; 7. Sumner E.4, b. in Nelson, Feb. 3,

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1850; m. and r. in Ashby, Mass. Mrs. Melendy had a dau., Abbie y., b. in Wilton, Mar. 7, 1854 ; m. Frank C. Blanchard of Wilton.

After Eli Buxton's death, the old Buxton farm passed successively to Daniel Holt, 1851 ; Pembroke Fisher, 1855; Pembroke and Justus Fisher, 1855; Pembroke Fisher alone, 1860; F. B. Hardy, 1862; D. O. Beverstock, 1865 ; Charles A. Tarbox, one half, 1865, the whole, 1867; I. Bartlett, 1872; W. A. Page, 1875; Wm. Albert Wilson, 1878; Chester L. Towne, 1889.

We have not carried out the Buxton family in detail, nor any of the later families, because the house was not in S. Some of these families lived, at different times in S., and will be noticed in the proper places in the genealogies.

CALEF.

1. ROBERT STEPHEN2 CALEF, son of David Robert1 and Mary Maria (Barker) Calef, was b. in Keene, May 21, 1869; r. in S. and Keene. In S. he r., a few years from 1900, at 135, on the Capt. Seward or F. A. Wilson farm, which he managed for the owner, Mr. Walter S. Barker. He m., June 27, 1900, Clara Ann Gay, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 4, 1866; dau. of John P. and Lois Maria (Scripture) Gay. They have one ch .: Richard Thayer3, b. in S., at 135, Aug. 25, 1901.

CANNON.

1. MESSER1 CANNON, a physician, was b. in New Salem, Mass., Oct. 25, 1768; d. in Sullivan, Feb. 3, 1829. We do not know his parentage. He bought the farm at 243 in 1795, where he lived uutil his death in 1829, and where his widow lived, with her son-in-law, George Hubbard, until the latter's death in 1853, and, after that, with her grandson, George C. Hubbard, until 1858. He m., Nov. 29, 1796, Anna Bill, b. in Gilsum, Oct. 16, 1779; d. in S., at 206, where her grandson, George C. Hubbard then lived, Apr. 28, 1872, in her 93d year, having survived her husband forty-three years. She was dau. of Ebenezer and Rachel (Root) Bill. For a further account of this old physician, see page 598, also page 767. He had four ch., all b. in S., at 243 : I. Eliza 2, b., Jan. 30, 1798; m. Stephen Dean, q. v .; 2. Nancy2, b., Oct. 26 (according to one family record, Oct. 25), 1800; m. George Hubbard, q. v .; 3. Laura 2, b., June 22, 1804 ; d. in S., at 243, in childhood, Mar. 6, 1811 ; 4. Mary Ann 2, b., Nov. 28, 1809; d., at 243, Aug. 8, 1813.

2. JOHN CANNONI, brother of Messer, 1, b. in New Salem, Mass., Apr. 17, 1778; d. in Alstead, at the house of his son, Chandler, Dec. 25, 1863. His parentage is not determined. He became very deaf in old age. He m., in 1807, Margaret Chandler, b. in Alstead, Mar. 29, 1788; d. in Surry, Apr. 12, 1847 ; dau. of John and Lucy (Brown) Chandler. In S., he r. a short time, 1807-09, in what was later the David Nims house, at 160. Here his first ch. was born. He then lived in Vermont, at Shrewsbury, perhaps in other places ; later, in Surry, and finally in Alstead, where he died. He had eight ch., of whom we know the birthplaces of only a few : I. Lucy C.2, the first, was b. in S., at 160, July 19, 1808. We hear no more of her. She probably d. young. 2. John2 (like all the remaining children) was b. after his father left town, probably in Shrewsbury, Vt. We do not know the date of his birth. He m., in Gilsum, Mar. 16, 1841, by Rev. Ezra Adams, Emeline Wing. John2 d. in Charlestown, N. H., and his

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widow m. Elias W. Knowlton of Walpole, whose first w. was John's sister Margaret. 3. Chandler2, b. in Shrewsbury, Vt., July 10, 1820. He was a farmer in Alstead, and m., July 1850, Maria Lovisa Knight of Brownington, Vt., who was b. in Coventry, Vt. Alstead records give the births of four of his ch. : 1. Celia3, b. in Alstead, Jan. 3, 1852 ; d. there, July 12, 1857 ; 2. A dau.3, b. there, Apr. 19, 1853; possibly d. young ; 3. Willis P.3, b. there, Aug. 9, 1859; 4. Fanny E.3, b. there, Dec. 2, 1861 ; d. there, Jan. 26, 1866. According to the Alstead records, as returned to the register of vital statistics at Concord, the mother of the first ch. was Sophia, of the second Emily, and of the last two Maria L. We cannot reconcile this confusion of names, but think that there must be some mistake in copying. The order of John Cannon's ch. is here given as we found it in a pub- lished genealogy of the Chandler family, but it is probable that it is not the exact order of their births. 4. George2, d. early of consumption. 5. Samuel2, b. in June (or July), 1827; d. of consumption, Apr. 6, 1860, ae. 32 yrs., 9 mos. ; m., in Alstead, by Rev. Henry Tonkin, Oct. 16, 1852, Lois C. Field of Peterbor- ough, b. there, Oct. 23, 1826; dau. of Wm. and Mary (McAlister) Field. After Samuel's death, she m. George M. Pierce, Jan. 23, 1866. Mr. Pierce was a machinist of Worcester, Mass. 6. Orilla2, d. in Marlow, N. H .; m. Chauncy Marston (often spelled "Mastin "). She had two ch. 7. Margaret2, d. in Walpole. She m., Sept. 3, 1844, Elias Ward Knowlton, b. in Walpole, Oct. 8, 1811; son of Luther and Prudence (Dadman) Knowlton. Five ch. He m. 2d, the widow of John Cannon (see before) by whom he had two sons, Edward A. and Warren D. The five ch. of Margaret were: I. Francis E.3, d. young ; 2. Mary J.3 ; 3. Lucy E.3; 4. Chauncy E.3, who m. Susan G., dau. of Andrew Roy, Apr. 3, 1878 ; 5. Henry W.3 8. Abigail2, d. of consumption in Walpole, probably unm.

CARTER.

I. REV. THOMAS1 CARTER, b. in England, 1610; came to America, 1635 ; ordained in Woburn, Mass., 1642 ; d., Sept. 5, 1684 ; m. Mary Dalton. II. REV. SAMUEL2 CARTER, eldest ch. of preceding, b. in Watertown, Mass., Aug. 8, 1640; gr. Harvard College, 1660; preached in Woburn, Lancaster, and Groton, in Mass .; d. in Groton, 1693; m. Eunice Brooks. III. SAMUEL3 CARTER, JR., son of preceding, b. in Woburn, Jan. 7, 1677/8 ; d. in Lancaster, Mass., Aug. 30, 1738; m. Dorothy Wilder. IV. CAPT. EPHRAIM4 CARTER, son of preceding, b. in Lancaster, Mass., 1713 ; m. Ist, 1736, Mary Osgood, who d., May 30, 1738; m. 2d, 1739, Abigail Wilder. The Ist w. had one ch. ; the 2d w. had Io ch. Among them were Oliver 5, 1, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Sept. 12, 1757, and Elijah5, 2, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Feb. 21, 1764.

1. OLIVER CARTER, son of Capt. Ephraim4, IV., m., Jan. 15, 1795, Emily Harrington of Lancaster, who d. there, Mar. 17, 1835, ae. 68. The Carter genealogy, as published, errs in calling the date of her death, Mar. 27. He had eight ch., all b. in Lancaster, Mass. : 1. Horatio 6, b., Feb. 17, 1796 ; d. in Lancas- ter, Sept. 6, 1833 (headstone, correcting other published dates) ; m. Emily Norton, and had a dau., Helen7, who m. Horace White Barry. 2. George6, b., Apr. 13, 1797; m. Anna Carter, q. v .; dau. of Elijah, 2. 3. Timothy Harrington6, b., Dec. 23, 1798; m. Martha Clark, and had six ch. 4. Charles 6, b., Aug. 21, 1800 ; d., Apr. 24, 1880; m. Sarah Clark ; had five ch. 5. Emily6, b., Mar. 31, 1802 ;

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m. Oscar C. B.6 Carter, q. v., son of Elijah5, 2. 6. Nancy Bridge 6, b., Feb. 23, 1804; d. Feb. 14, 1865; m. Noah Worcester of Thornton, N. H .; seven ch. 7. Catherine Prescott6, b., Feb. 14, 1806; d., Mar. 2, 1878, unm. 8. Richard6, b., Aug. 30, 1808; d., Jan. 7, 1852 ; m. Lucy L. Hobart of Abington, Mass .; four ch. Oliver Carter bought the land in S. which became later the old Hastings farm, at 142. Carter purchased it in 1783 and sold it to Benjamin Hastings in 1806. Elijah5 Carter, 2, was the first occupant of the house at 142, and Oliver5, 1, boarded with him. Enos Bailey (or Bayley) also lived upon this farm ; but Oliver5 Carter did not live upon it after his marriage, hence we shall not detail the record of his descendants, which may be seen in the published Carter genealogy. Oliver" Carter was one of the petitioners for the incorpora- tion of Sullivan.

2. ELIJAH CARTER, son of Capt. Ephraim4, IV., m. in Lancaster, Mass., Dec. 5, 1785, by Rev. Timothy Harrington, to Sarah (Sally) Bridge of Lunenburg, Mass .; b. there, Apr. 15, 1766; d. in Boston, Mass., May 20, 1844. He r. in Lancaster, Mass., S., and Keene. In S., he lived a short time, 1786-87, at 142, owned by his brother Oliver5, 1; then, from 1787 to 1793, or a little longer, on the Keith place, in the house at 137; then, probably, for a year or longer, in the old house at 142; finally on what was later called the Collester farm, at 228, from 1795 to 1807; after which, he moved to Keene, where he d., Feb. 2, 1835. He was the first deacon of the First Cong. Ch. of S. Seven ch. ; I. Abel 6, 3, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Mar. 10, 1786; 2. Charles6, 4, b. in S., at 137, Apr. 17, 1788 ; 3. Henry6, 5, b. in S., at 137, May 16, 1791 ; 4. Ephraim6, 6, b. in S., at 142; Jan. 14, 1795; 5. Elijah 6, b. in S., at 228, Dec. 4, 1797; d. in Weathersfield, Conn., unm., Aug. 9, 1822, on returning from Yale College ; more fully recounted on page 606; 6. Vilinder 6, b. in S., at 228, Oct. 20, 1802 ; d. unm .; we have not learned the date and place; 7. Anna 6 (usually called Nancy) 7, b. in S., at 228, Mar. 4, 1807.

3. ABEL6 CARTER, son of Elijah5, 2, m., Dec. 15, 1811, Sarah (Sally) Crawford, b. in Westminster, Vt., 1791; d. in Montpelier, Vt., Mar. 7, 1852. He r. in Williamstown, Vt., but d. in Lowell, Mass., Jan. 9, 1869. He had five ch. : I. Henry7, b., Sept. 14, 1812 ; d. in South Boston, Mass., Apr. 1883; m., June 24, 1841, Eunice Gorham Hall of Boston; had two ch., Mary Louise8, who d. young, and Emily Gorham8, who m. Horace Wm. Fuller and had four ch. 2. Emily1, b., Jan. 11, 1815; d. in Burlington, Vt., 1865; m., 1835, Moses Morse, Esq. of Johnson, Vt. and had four ch .; I. Franklin L.8, 2. Edwards, 3. Sarah8, 4. Henry Clay.8 3. Fanny™, b., Apr. 29, 1817 ; m. 1840, Hon. Chauncy L. Knapp of Lowell, Mass. He was a member of the 34th Congress, also of the 35th, first as an American, then as a Republican, the last time, defeating Benja- min F. Butler in the campaign. Before going to Lowell, he was editor of the Vermont State Journal and was Secretary of State of Vermont from 1836 to 1840. He then moved to Lowell, where he was editor of the Lowell Daily Citizen. There were three ch .: I. Emily C.8, who d. in Lowell, at 24 yrs. of age ; 2. Mary Frances®, who m. Horatio R. Fletcher and had a dau., Miriam9; 3. Charles Langdon8, a brilliant business man of Lowell. 4. Charles C.7, b. Dec. 24, 1819; d. in Iowa, Dec. 27, 1857; m. Katherine Briggs and had a dau., Cora.8 5. Elijah7, b., Dec. 24, 1823; d. in Rock Island, Ill. Jan. 14, 1887; m. Mar. 31,

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4. CHARLES6 CARTER, son of Elijah5, 2, lived in S., at 97, owning the place from 1812 to 1814. He had previously lived a short time in Keene and returned to Keene. He was a shoemaker and, in 1811, had purchased the land which was later the Hersey Wardwell place, at 98, on which his shop probably stood. He d. in Keene, Oct. 20, 1817, as the result of a gunshot wound inflicted by James Sumner. See page 358. He m., 1809, Mary Woods, b. in S., Jan. 9, 1791 ; d. in Nashua, Aug. 20, 1862 ; dau. of Enoch and Abigail (Butterfield) Woods. Mr. Carter was known as Capt. Carter. It is probable that he was captain of a Keene company. He had two ch .: I. Oscar Charles Butterfield7, 8, b. in S. at 80, Oct. 18, 1809; 2. Amanda Mary Melvina1, b. in S. at 97, July 27, 1811; d. in Winchendon, Mass., July 29, 1898, at the house of her cousin, Orlando Mason. She never married. She was a brilliant and accomplished lady. In youth, she was betrothed to Alfred Beard, a bright young man, who d. in Keene, of tubercu- losis, Apr. 18, 1839. He was a twin brother of Albin Beard, for many years the editor of the Nashua Telegraph. The dates and places of births of Oscar and Amanda are as here given. Town records of Keene and Winchendon, and even Amanda's headstone, err in certain particulars.

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A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 10

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917 Publication date: 1921 Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.] Number of Pages: 890

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890