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2. REUBEN A.4 DUNN, son of Justus P.3, 1, m, Dec. 31, 1879, Amanda Elizabeth Farwell, b. in Nelson (now Harrisville), Mar. 16, 1849 ; still living in 1909; dau. of Darius and Mary B. (Bryant) Farwell. He is a farmer and has r. in S., at 112 and 122, Marlborough Depot village, and Harrisville, his present res. Three ch .: 1. Arthur Garfield5, b. in S., at 122, Jan. 23, 1881 ; a graduate (in the 2-years course), in 1905, of the N. H. Coll. of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, at Durham (information received too late for a notice on page 608) ; m., Feb. 26, 1909, in Medfield, Mass., by Rev. Loring B. Chase, to Jose- phine Elizabeth Pember, b. in Walpole, Mass., Jan. 17, 1876; dau. of John Henry and Joanna Bryant (King) Pember ; farmer in Medfield, Mass. 2. Mary Ada 5, b. in S., at 112, Oct. 21, 1882 ; m., in Harrisville, Jan. 20, 1909, by Rev. Henry A. Coolidge of Dublin, to Wm. Anthony Weiker, b. in Medfield, Mass., May 5, 1884 ; son of Wm. Frederick and Margaret Jane (Nichols) Weiker. He r. in Medfield and runs a daily express between Medfield and Boston. 3. Bessie Ella 5, b. in Harrisville (formerly Nelson), Apr. 28, 1885.
III. AMANDA E. DUNN.
1. AMANDA EUNICE2 DUNN, b. in Ludlow, Vt., Apr. 17, 1842 ; d. in Oakfield, Me., Oct. 23, 1908, was the dau. of Joseph1 and Lucinda (McIntire) Dunn. She passed her youth in the family of her grandfather, David McIntire of S., at 26, where Quincy B. Nash lives. She m. Bachelor Hussey, q. v., a soldier of the Civil War.
DUNTON.
I. JAMES1 DUNTON of Fitzwilliam, m., Aug. 24, 1784, Sibyl Angier, b., May 14, 1764; d., Jan. 22, 1797; dau. of Silas and Elizabeth (Drury) Angier. II. ABEL2 DUNTON, a son of the preceding, was b. in Fitzwilliam, Aug. 19, 1792 ; d. there, Apr. 20, 1882 ; m., Nov. 3, 1816, Ruth Phillips ; b., Aug. 20, 1798; dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Bailey) Phillips. They had nine ch.
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1. ASAHEL WOOD3 DUNTON, sixth ch., of Abel2 Dunton, II., b. in Fitzwilliam, Oct. 24, 1826; d. in Keene, at the Elliot City Hospital, Sept. 22, 1903, from the effects of a murderous assault committed on Sept. 19, in S., in the old Jacob Spaulding house, at 119. Malachi Barnes, the assailant, was most probably insane. For the full particulars, see pages 370-372. He m., Sept. 1851, Mary Jane Sweetser, b. in Fitzwilliam, Sept. 10, 1832 ; d. in Keene, Apr. 25, 1867 ; dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Howe) Sweetser. They had two ch. : I. Her- bert Leslie 4, b. in Fitzwilliam, June 9, 1852 ; in the regular army of the United States, and unm. so far as we know. 2. Ellen A.4, the wife of Dr. G. W. Perkins of Ogden, Utah. Mr. Dunton lived in Fitzwilliam, Swanzey (1854-1864), Keene, and S. In the latter town, he boarded with Malachi Barnes, at 119. He did work in saw-mills and farmed some.
DYER.
1. SHERBURNE AUGUSTUS2 DYER, son of Joseph Storer] and Lydia Ann (Strout) Dyer, b. in Cape Elizabeth, Me., Dec. 27, 1850, was lost at sea, the last of March, 1898. He m., Nov. 30, 1877, Anna Stevens Wallace, b. in Ports- mouth, Aug. 26, 1855; dau. of Henry and Abby Ingalls (Bartlett) Wallace. She lived several years with her father on the Graves place in the edge of Stoddard, at 66 (Stoddard number), and her ch. attended school in the third district in S., and the boys were members of the church at East Sullivan. Her present address (1909) is Manchester, N. H., R. F. D. 5. She had five ch. : 1. Georgiana 3, b. in Cape Elizabeth (now So. Portland), Me., July 23, 1879; m., June 14, 1900, Joseph Lester Whitney, b. in New Gloucester, Me., Jan. 30, 1877 ; son of John and Charlotte (Sawyer) Whitney ; res. So. Portland, Me. ; two ch .: I. Dorothy Burton4, b. in So. Portland, Me., Mar. 14, 1903; 2. Kenneth Lester4, b. in the same place, Sept. 2, 1906. 2. Joseph Henry 3, b. in So. Windham, Me., Apr. 16, 1882 ; unm. ; res. Lonsdale, R. I. 3. Sherburne Augustus 3, b. in So. Portland, Me., Mar. 25, 1885; killed in the navy, in gun practice, at Norfolk , Va., Mar. 10, 1903. 4. Paul Ingalls 3, b. in So. Portland, Me., Feb. 7, 1888; unm. in 1909; res. Stratford, N. H. 5. Everett Wallace 3, b. in So. Portland, Me., Aug. 26, 1890 ; unm. in 1909; res. Reed's Ferry, N. H.
EAGER.
I. WILLIAM1 EAGER of Malden, Mass., m. Ruth Hill in 1659. He had a second w., named Lydia. He d. in Marlborough, Mass., Apr. 4, 1690. II. ZE- RUBBABEL2 EAGER, son of the preceding, m., Mar. 23, 1698, Hannah Kerley. III. The latter's son, URIAH3 EAGER, b. in Marlborough, Mass., Apr. 4, 1700 ; m., Mar. 14, 1727, Sarah Brigham of that town. He d. there, Dec. 30, 1780. IV. FORTUNATUS4 EAGER, son of the preceding, was b. in Marlborough, Mass., July 6, 1735 ; d. in Sterling, Mass., in the early part of 1802, ae. 67. He m., Ist, Mehetabel Bigelow, who soon died. He m. for his second wife, June 18, 1761, Thamar Houghton, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Dec. 5, 1733; dau. of Gershom and- Elizabeth (Rugg) Houghton.
1. FORTUNATUS" EAGER, JR., son of Fortunatus4 and Thamar, was b. in Lancaster, Mass., June 7, 1769. He came to S., from Sterling, Mass., in 1793 and bought the place at 257 and built the first and probably the only house
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upon the farm. He lived here three years, then sold the place and went to Gil- sum and kept a tavern on the old Daniel Wright place, where Fred. H. Britton now lives. We do not know where he went then, nor when nor where he died. · His wife was Dolly Bayley (or Bailey), who was bap. in Lancaster, Mass., Dec. 20, 1767 ; dau. of Shubael and Hannah (Whittemore) Bayley. She was a sister of Enos Bayley, who bought the place just below, and built the house marked Bayley upon the map, on the farm afterwards owned by Amasa Brown. See Enos Bailey, in these genealogies. The name is now more commonly spelled Bailey. Mr. Eager had four ch. that we know : 1. Oliver6, b. in Sterling, Mass., May 30, 1790, of whom we know no more. 2. Dolly 6 (a contraction of Dorothy) ; b. in Sterling, Mass., Sept. 4, 1792 ; d. in S., at the home of Dr. Cannon, at 243, Mar. 29, 1795. The Cannons had taken her into their family, and her body was buried in their cemetery lot. 3. Fortunatus 6, fr., b. in S., at 257, May 5, 1796; d. at West Boylston, Mass., in 1818. 4. Azubah 6, b. in Gilsum, Aug. 11, 1799, of whom we know no more. There were quite likely other children, born after the family left Gilsum.
EAMES or EMES.
1. MAJOR LUTHER1 EAMES (or EMES) once owned a part of the farm where Mason A. Nims lives. It is not probable that he ever lived on the place, but he may have erected a log cabin somewhere in the south half of lot 3, range II. He m., July 9, 1786, in Keene, by Rev. A. Hall, Miss Betsey Hall. She was the dau. of Benjamin and Melatiah Hall, and was b. in Keene, June I, 1766. Her father had owned much land in the part of Keene that is now S. Luther and Betsey had four daughters whose births are recorded in Keene : 1. Polly 2, b., Nov. 29, 1786; 2. Nancy 2, b., Sept. 15, 1788 ; 3. Betsey2, b., May 8, 1790; 4. Fanny2, b., May 23, 1792.
EATON.
I. BENJAMIN EATON FAMILY.
I. JAMES1 EATON was an early proprietor of Reading. Mass. His wife was Grace. They were probably born and married in England. They were at Reading in 1634. II. JONATHAN2 EATON, son of the preceding, m. Mary, and lived at Reading. III. NATHANIEL3 EATON, son of the latter, m. Lydia, and lived at Reading. IV. NATHANIEL4 EATON, Jr., son of the latter, b. in Reading, ab. 1732 ; d. in Westminster, Mass., Feb. 24, 1799; he m. Mary Wilson of Sud- bury, Mass., who d. in Westminster, Jan. 3, 1821, ae. 90. They had six ch.
1. BENJAMIN5 EATON, son of the younger Nathaniel4, IV., was b. in Westminster, Mass., June 15, 1768. He lived in Westminster, Packersfield (Nelson) from 1797 to 1804, then in S., at 215, where he d., Feb. 20, 1822. For a singular accident at his funeral, see page 359. He m. in Templeton, Mass., Jan. 3, 1793, Elizabeth Atwood of that town, b. there, Apr. 19, 1770; d. in Gilsum, "May 2, 1839 ; dau. of John and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Atwood. She was a sister of Mrs. Reuben Wright, who lived at 201 and 202 ; also of Miss Lydia Atwood, who was housekeeper for her nephew, Silas Atwood, at 207. Mr. Eaton was a farmer, but his principal business was blacksmithing. He had a shop with a trip-hammer at 216, on the Hemenway Brook. The dates given in this paragraph
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differ somewhat from family registers and other published statements, but our dates are carefully verified. There were six ch. : I. Benjamin 6, b. in Westminster, Mass., July 25, 1794 ; d. in S., at 215, Aug. 27, 1820; 2. Cyrena6 (often misspelled Syrene or Cyrene), b. in Westminster, Mass., Oct. 24, 1796; d. in Gilsum, Oct. 3, 1825. 3. Myra 6, 2, b. in Packersfield (Nelson), July 25, 1799 ; 4. Stillman 6, 3, b. in Packersfield (Nelson), Dec. 20, 1802 ; 5. Eliza 6, 4, b. in S., at 215, June Io, 1806. 6. Solon Wilder6, 5, b. in S., at 215, Oct. 31, 1809.
2. MYRA6 EATON, dau. of Benjamin5, 1, m., Dec. 21, 1824, Orlando Mack of Gilsum ; b. there, Sept. 23, 1799 ; d. in Butler, Ill., Aug. 4, 1879 ; son of Solomon, Jr., and Esther (Hayward) Mack. She d. in Ceveland, Ill., Aug. 31, 1838. Mr. Mack was m. a second time, to Sally A. Arnold, and a third time, to Mrs. Louisa (Polley) Mansfield. His death was very sudden, while in a black- smith shop on business. Orlando and Myra had four ch. b. in Gilsum : I. Eliza- beth Esther7, b., June 15, 1827 ; m. Wm. Nimmons ; 2. Rizpah Myranda7, b., Feb. 24, 1831 ; m. a Mr. Crane ; d. in Butler, Ill. ; 3. Dennis Eaton 7, b., July 25, 1833; d. unm .; 4. Myra Jane7, b., Oct. 7, 1835 ; m. Geo. Wolcott; d. in Butler, Ill. Hayward mentions two more ch., one or both of whom may have been the ch. of Mr. Mack's 2d w., whom he m. in 1840. They were probably b. in Illinois, and were ; 5. Ann Priscilla7 ; m. and removed to Chicago, Ill. ; 6. Harriet 7 d. unm.
3. STILLMAN6 EATON, son of Benjamin5, 1, m., June 6, 1827, in Hopkinton, by Rev. Michael Carlton, to Mehetabel Watson, b. in Warner, May 22, 1806. He settled on the old homestead at 215, in S., where he lived until 1832, when he sold the place and moved to Grafton, Vt., where he spent the remainder of his life, and where he d., Oct. 31, 1872. He had eight ch. : I. Syrena1, b. in S., at 215, Aug. 10, 1828; d. in Grafton, Vt., Nov. 15, 1835; 2. Rosina M.7, b. in S., at 215, Nov. 24, 1829; d. in Grafton, Vt., Oct. 25, 1843 ; 3. Lavina M.7, b. in S., at 215, Feb. 12, 1831 ; 4. Philena M.7, b. in Grafton, Vt., Mar. 10, 1833 ; 5. Stillman W.7, b. in Grafton, Aug. 24, 1836; 6. Elizabeth M.7, b. in Grafton, Feb. 26, 1838 ; 7. Lucy A.7, b. in Grafton, Apr. 7, 1840 ; 8. Rosina A.7, b. in Grafton, Apr. 19, 1843. We know no more of these ch. of Stillman.
4. ELIZA6 EATON, dau. of Benjamin5, 1, m., June 27, 1827, Gilbert Jefts, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 21, 1802 ; d. in Stoddard, Oct. 1, 1880 ; son of Jonathan and Nancy (Richardson) Jefts. Eliza d. in Stoddard, July 7, 1892. He was a farmer. They had nine ch., all b. in Stoddard, except the fourth, fifth and sixth : I. A son 7, d. in infancy, in 1828 or 1829. 2. Merrill7, b., Oct. 30, 1830; d. in Stoddard, unm., June 8, 1851. 3. Lucretia 7, b., July 4, 1832 ; d. in Washington, N. H., Sept. 21, 1834. 4. Cyrus Addison™, b. in Washington, N. H., June 11, 1834; m., Sept. 21, 1862, Roxana Blodgett of New Ipswich ; four ch., all b. in Ashburn- ham, Mass., where he lives: I. Fred. Addison8, b., Oct. 27, 1865 ; m. Lena Far- well of Fitchburg, Mass. ; one ch., Marian Emma9, b. in Ashburnham, July 16, 1894 ; 2. Charles Irving 8, b., Jan. 6, 1868, m. Ethel M. Fuller of Ashburnham ; 3. Walter Edward8, b .. Sept. 7, 1874; 4. Adella Mabel8, b., Jan. 20, 1879. 5. Lucinda M.7, b. in Washington, N. H., June 25, 1837 ; d. in Stoddard, Aug. 14, 1870; m., Mar. 16, 1864, George Cheney Friend; one ch., Jane Betsey 8, b. in Stoddard, Sept. 26, 1866, m. Fred Stringham, and has a ch., Floyd Myron String- ham, b. in Rutland, Vt., Sept. 26, 1894. 6. Jonathan Harvey™, b. in Washington, N. H. Jan. 5, 1840 ; d. in Stoddard, May 3, 1841. 7. George Russell ™, b. in Stoddard,
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May 16, 1842 ; m., May 2, 1866, Elizabeth Martha Carr of Stow, Mass., b. there, Sept. 16, 1843; dau. of Joel and Martha (Wolcott) Carr; lived on a farm in Stoddard ; seven ch., all b. in Stoddard : I. Hermon Eaton8, b., Aug. 24, 1867 ; m. Julia Bessie Littlefield; two ch., Everett Leon9, b. at Ashburnham, Mass., Mar. 17, 1897, and Harold Ernest9, b. in West Boylston, Mass., Apr. 2, 1898; 2. Mary Lyon8, b., Apr. 12, 1869; m. Wm. Henry Chapin, q. v. ; 3. Anna Gerould8, b., Sept. 17, 1870; m. Charles Asher Moore; two ch., both b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Alice Elizabeth9, b., Mar. 4, 1896, and Alfred Charles9, b., Feb. 24, 1897 ; 4. Henry Nelson8, b., Dec. 17, 1875; d. unm. in Stoddard, July 17, 1893 ; 5. Walter Myron8, b. July 20, 1877 ; unm., in the U. S. army ; 6. Hiram Luman8, b., Oct. 12, 1881 ; d. in Stoddard, July 23, 1893 ; 7. John Lawrence8, b., Jan. 2, 1887. 8. Eliza Ann1, b. in Stoddard, June 12, 1844; m. Riley Barrett, who d. in Stoddard, Feb. 7, 1899, ae. 66 yrs., 3 mos., and 26 days. She had one son, Martin Henry Barrett8, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 16, 1871. 9. Charles Perley 7,b. in Stoddard, Mar. 23, 1848; m. Mar. 2, 1870, Hannah M. Carr, b. in Stow, Mass., ab. 1349; dau. of Joel and Martha (Wolcott) Carr; res. Stoddard ; six ch., all b. there : I. Emma Lucinda8, b., Feb. 11, 1871 ; 2. Stella Cora8, b., Aug. 31, 1872 ; 3. Hat- tie Lena8, b., Feb. 24, 1875; 4. Eugene Robert8, b., Dec. 18, 1876; 5. Ida Flor- ence8, b., Apr. 12, 1879 ; 6. Albert Charles8, b., Oct. 18, 1881.
5. SOLON W.6 EATON, son of Benjamin5, 1, m., June 4, 1834, in Gilsum, by Rev. Bennett Palmer, to Rosa Gates, b. in Nelson, Apr. 12, 1808 ; d. Nov. 17, 1839, in Grafton, Vt .; dau. of Leban and Elizabeth (Taft) Gates. He d. in Grafton (?), Vt., Apr. 17, 1848. One son, Solon7, b. in Gilsum, date of birth not ascertained.
II. FAMILY OF SAMUEL CHARLES EATON.
1. SAMUEL CHARLES2 EATON, pastor of the two Sullivan churches from July 1, 1906 until Sept. 26, 1907, was the son of Rev. Samuell and Harriet (French) Eaton. He was b. in Blackstone, Mass., Aug. 14, 1872. He had been settled in Croydon, N. H., before coming to Sullivan, although he had not been ordained. On leaving Sullivan, he was to enter the Bangor Theological Seminary. He was m., Nov. 1, 1893, to Miss Ella Maria French, b. in Provi- dence, R. I., Jan. 21, 1866; dau. of George and Abby Roxana (Ayers) French. Mr. Eaton had been a carpenter in Woonsocket, R. I. He has had three ch. : I. Lester Raymond3, b. in Attleborough, Mass., Oct. 3, 1896; d. at Hillsborough Bridge, N. H., Feb. 8, 1897 ; 2. Florence May 3, b. at Hillsborough Bridge, Aug. I, 1898 ; 3. Minnie Louise 3, b. at Hillsborough Bridge, June 29, 1900.
ELLIS.
1. JOSEPHI ELLIS was probably from Dedham, Mass., originally, but our researches have failed to establish his place in the Ellis genealogical line. He settled in Keene, in the north part of the town, at or not far from the site of 48 (Keene number). He was one of the earliest settlers of Keene, where he remained until 1776, when he moved to that part of Gilsum which is now in S., at 102. Here he d., in 1781, his will being proved, Dec. 25, 1781. This will was made at Keene, Dec. 4, 1773, in which he mentions his wife and the following children, Elisha, Lydia (to whom he willed " a cow forever "), Simeon, Benjamin, Mary, Nathan, and Joseph. Lydia, his widow, d. in S., at the site of 102, July
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16, 1805, at the age of 85. The Sentinel obituary notes that she was " the third woman who moved into this town [Sullivan], at its first settlement." An explana- tion of this statement may be found on page 100. We will add to that statement that it is learned that the family of Zadok Nims, mentioned on that page, did not come to the settlement until after the Ellises. It was once supposed that the Ellises lived at 75, but this is now known to be an error. They moved at once to the site of 102, which had been settled by the Griswolds, who were doubtless the first persons in town and built here the first house in town, about 1768. We have not discovered the dates and exact places of birth of either Joseph1 Ellis or his wife, or their parentage. They had eight ch., all b. in Keene: I. Elisha2, 2, b., Sept. 23 (O. S.), 1742 ; 2. Joseph2, 3, b., about 1744 ; 3. Lydia2, b., about 1746 or 1747, d., in the early part of 1833 (Feb. or Mar.), in S., at the house of Geo. Baker, at 246 (not 242, as incorrectly stated on page 792), to whom the town made the last payment for her support in March of that year, the preceding payment having been on Feb. 19 of the same year ; 4. Simeon2, 4, b., about 1749 ; 5. Benjamin2, b., Apr. 1753; d. in Keene, Mar. 26, 1754 ; 6. Benja- min2, 5, b., Apr. 13, 1755; 7. Mary2, b., about 1757; m. James Sawyer, q. v. ; 8. Nathan2, 6, b., about 1760 or 1761.
2. ELISHA ELLIS, son of Joseph1, 1, d. in Keene, Jan. 4, 1805, at 62 years of age. His w., Sarah, d. in Keene, May 25, 1820, 74 yrs. of age. accord- ing to town record, or 75 according to the records of the First Church of Keene. They had no children. He lived in the northeast part of Keene, on his paternal homestead, at 48 (Keene number). Besides a farm, he operated a saw-mill, at the spot where Ashley Spaulding afterwards had one, near the junction of the Beaver Brook and Sullivan roads. We have not discovered the date of his marriage or any particulars concerning his wife. He left her his property, except- ing some trifling legacies, which she willed to Abian 3, dau. of Joseph2 Ellis, q. v., who had long lived with them.
3. JOSEPH2 ELLIS, son of Joseph1 1, m. Ist, Apr. 4, 1771, Bridget Hammond of Swanzey, who d. on what is now Sullivan soil, in the then new settlement, at the site of 102, Mar. 9, 1778, leaving a child b. the same day. She was the dau. of Thomas and Abiah Hammond. He m. 2d, Feb. 12, 1795, Abigail Divoll (as her family spelled the surname), b. in Lancaster, Mass., Dec. 18 (O.S.), 1747 ; d. in S., at the house of Mrs. Polly Seward, at 139, Mar. 1, 1834; dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Woods) Divoll. He first lived several years in Keene, then many years on the old Ellis homestead, at site of 102, in S., then he bought the place where the Wardwells and Hubbards have since lived, on the site of 25, where he lived from 1792 to 1803 ; then he moved to the place where Q. B. Nash lives, at 26, which he owned from 1806 to 1809. After this, he lost his property, for which his son is said to have been blameworthy, and he and his wife were supported by the town in various places in S., especially at the houses of Joseph Seward (99), David Chapman (175), Abijah Seward (155), and Joseph Kingsbury (161), at whose house Mr. Ellis d., Feb. 5, 1829. His widow then lived and d. at the house of Mrs. Polly Seward, as we have noted. Joseph2 Ellis had four ch .: 1. Bridget3, b. in Keene, May 14, 1772; d. there, June 2, 1772. 2. Abiah2, b. in Keene, Dec. 31, 1773; d. there, unm., June 21, 1849. She lived in the family of her uncle Elisha Ellis, who had no child, and, after the death of
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the latter's wife, inherited the property, but she eventually became a charge of the town of Keene. She was eccentric and kept several dozen cats. She finallv became deranged and was cared for by Lewis Bridge, who lived on Beaver Brook road, near its junction with the Sullivan road, at 48 (Keene number), which Abiah had inherited from her kindred. 3. Bathshua3, b. in Keene, Nov. 3, 1775 ; m. David Chapman, q. v. 4. Joseph Hammond3, b. in what is now S., at 102. Mar. 9, 1778, at whose birth his mother died. We have heard, but not verified the report, that he was a lawyer. He lived at one time in Alstead. He man- aged, it is reported, to obtain possession of his father's property, after which he neglected him, so that the old gentleman and his wife required public support in their old age.
4. ' SIMEON2 ELLIS, son of Joseph1, 1, lived in S., at 89, where all of his ch. were b., and where he d., Jan. 23, 1799. He m., Dec. 3, 1788, Lydia Com- stock, b. in Lyme, Conn., about 1763; d. in S., at 89, Nov. 4, 1828; dau. of William and Hephzibah (Lord) Comstock. His marriage ceremony, performed by Roswell Hubbard. Esq., was the first marriage ceremony ever solemnized upon the soil which became the town of Sullivan. Other couples had previously gone to other places for such a service. Several of the earlier town meetings were held at his house, and town notices were posted on his north door. He had five ch .: 1. Ira 3, 7, b., Dec. 21, 1789 ; 2. Asenath 3, b., Apr. 24, 1792 ; d. in Rindge, Mar. 19, 1820 ; 3. Asa 3, 8, b., Mar. 26, 1794 ; 4. William Comstock 3, b., May 10, 1796; d. in S., at 89, May 5, 1822 ; 5. Simeon fr.3, b., Mar. 24, 1799; d. in Swan- zey, Sept. 24, 1827.
5. BENJAMIN2 ELLIS, son of Joseph1, 1, was married and lived in Keene several years before he came to what is now Sullivan and purchased of his father the land in the north-west corner of the Four Corners. His house stood about where the house of George L. Mason stands, at 237. He bought this place in 1780 and lived there until 1796. We cannot find where he went from S., nor where nor when he died. His wife's first name was Lucy, but we cannot find her parentage, nor the place and date of her birth, or her marriage, or her death. They had two children, both b. in Keene, before they moved to S. : 1. Melintha 3, b., Feb. 23, 1775 ; m. Simon Haven, Jr., q. v. ; 2. Benjamin, Jr.3, the date of whose birth has not been ascertained. He was published, Sept. 22, 1796, to Chloe Haven of Marlborough, b. in that part of Athol, Mass., afterwards called Gerry and now Phillipston, Oct. 15, 1776; dau. of Simon and Ruth (Baldwin) Haven, and a sister of Simon Haven who m. his sister, Melintha. We cannot discover any further particulars about Benjamin Ellis, Jr., or his family. We do not know where they lived, or when or where they died.
6. NATHAN2 ELLIS, son of Joseph1, 1, bought of his father's heirs the south-west corner of the Four Corners, and lived at 99, from his marriage until 1807, or perhaps a little longer. He moved to Gilsum, where he d., suddenly, May 2, 1839 (see page 364). He m., in Swanzey, by Rev. Edward Goddard, Dec. 31, 1789, Betsey Haven of Marlborough, b. in Athol (now Phillipston), Mass., Mar. 19, 1766; d. in Gilsum, Nov. 22, 1844; dau. of Simon and Ruth (Baldwin) Haven. His children were born at 99. They were: 1. Betsey 3, b., Mar. 15, 1791 ; d. in Gilsum, Dec. 23, 1842 ; m., Feb. 24, 1824, Jesse Temple, b. in Marlborough, Mar, 21, 1792; d. there, May 31, 1860; son of Ebenezer and
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Olive (Gibbs) Temple. They had five ch., all b. in Gilsum : I. Anna Maria4, b., Nov. 19, 1824; m. Moses Lovell Clark of Fitchburg, Mass .; one son, d. young ; 2. Ruth Delana4, b., Mar. 13, 1827 ; d. in Gilsum, Sept. 6 (or 9), 1828 ; 3. Ebenezer Franklin4, b., May 29, 1829; d. in Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 10, 1899; m. Lucy Ann Rugg of S .; no ch .; 4. Pamelia Asenath4, b., Aug. 22, 1832 ; m. Silas Adams of Gardner, Mass .; 5. Ruth Elizabeth4, b., Nov. 19, 1836; m. Levi Cushing Sawin of Athol, Mass. 2. Melintha 3, b., Aug. 5, 1793 ; d. in Ashburnham, Mass., Apr. 1874 ; m. Ist, Sept. 4, 1810, Samuel Bill of Gilsum, b. there, Sept. 1, 1788; d. there, Apr. 12, 1824 ; son of Samuel and Lydia (Mack) Bill; she m. 2d, Dec. 24, 1829, Timothy Wyman, b. in Princeton, Mass., Aug. 6, 1778; d. in Chester, Vt., Sept. 22, 1849; son of Joseph and Sarah (Carlton) Wyman. She had nine ch., all b. in Gilsum : 1. Melintha4, b., Nov. 15, 1811 ; m., Ist, Abram Wilkins of Peterborough ; m., 2d, Jonathan Mansfield of Stoddard and Gilsum ; seven ch. ; five by Mr. Wilkins, two by Mr. Mansfield; 2. Truman4, b., Mar. 21, 1813; thrown from a wagon and instantly killed, near the head of Beaver Brook Falls . in Keene, Mar. 5, 1860; 3. Otis4, b., Jan. 19, 1815; d. in Gilsum, May 16, 1878; m. Lucy Tryphena Mansfield; 4. Elmira Louisa4, b., Jan. 20, 1817 ; d. in Ash- burnham, Mass., Jan. 20, 1872 ; m. John Varnum Platts, Jr. ; three ch .; 5. Irving Emery4, b., Jan. 21, 1819; drowned in Swanzey, June 13, 1841 ; 6. Mary Ann4, b., Feb. 12, 1821 ; d. in Winchendon, Mass., Aug. 15, 1842 ; m. Samuel Tenney of Marlborough ; 7. Lucy4, b., Mar. 10, 1824; d. in Gilsum in 1832; 8. Nancy Delana Wyman4, b., July 9, 1830 ; m., Ist, Charles Bellows ; m., 2d, Andrew Craw- ford Ritchie, son of Admiral Ritchie of Halifax, N. S., by whom she had two daughters ; 9. Samuel Elbridge Wyman4, b., Nov. 11, 1831 ; m., Ist, Mary Calista, adopted dau. of Nahum Kingsbury ; m., 2d, Maria, dau. of Levi Britton of Westmoreland; m., 3d, Eliza Melissa Norcross ; two ch. by Ist w., two by 2d w. 3. Ruth3, b., May 1795 ; d. in Gilsum, Oct. 14, 1838; m., Dec. 5, 1815, Eseck Thurber Wilson, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 4, 1794 ; d. there, Mar. 25, 1871 ; son of Joel and Mary (Howlett) Wilson. She had three ch., all b. in Gilsum : I. Lucy4, b., Dec. 16, 1816; d. in Keene, Apr. 1, 1871 ; m. Charles Henry, son of Samuel Ellis ; 2. Luther4, b., Dec. 16, 1816, twin ; res. Waterloo, N. Y. ; 3. William Prentice4, b., Aug. 12, 1819 ; m. Abby Bullard of Sherburne, Mass. 4. Elmira 3, b., May 4, 1800 ; d. in Nashua, Nov. 19, 1842 ; m., Jan. 1, 1818, Asa Bond, b., in Keene, Jan. 15, 1796; d. in Nashua, Oct. 30, 1865 ; adopted son of Elisha Yem- mons and. Sibyl (Bingham) Bond. She had ten ch .: I. Lucy Maria4, b. in Gilsum, Apr. 4, 1819; d. there, Dec. 7, 1835; 2. George Fuller4, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 23, 1820 ; d. there, June 17, 1826 ; 3. Emily Muzzy4, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 16, 1823; d. in Nashua, Jan. 18, 1836; 4. Willard Augustus4, b. in Nashua, Feb. 2, 1828; d. there, June 10, 1833 ; 5. William Lycurgus4, twin. b. in Nashua, Feb. 2, 1828 ; m. Jane Pickles ; res. Charlestown, Mass ; 6. Joseph Elliot4, b. in Gilsum, Oct. 27, 1830 ; res. Somerville, Mass .; 7. Sibyl Eliza4, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 5. 1832 ; m. James Gordon ; res. Somerville, Mass. ; 8. Albert Franklin+, b. in Nashua, Jan. 30, 1835 ; d. there, Feb. 9, 1836. 9. Charles Franklin4, b. in Nashua, Feb. I, 1837 ; m. Olivia Brown of Hancock and had three ch. b. in that town ; Io. Luther Eames4, b. in Nashua, Apr. 27, 1840; d. there, Oct. 25, 1840. 5. Nathan, Jr.3, 9, b., Mar. 17, 1802. 6. Elvira 3, b., Dec. 1809 ; d. in S., Aug. 12, 1811. The later generations of the Nathan Ellis family are more fully detailed in Hayward's History of Gilsum.
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