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1. SILAS4 ATWOOD, son of Philip, III., lived in town from 1807 until his death in 1818. It is understood that he lived about a year or more at 178, which his father owned a few years (see page 735), until the house was built at 207, into which Silas moved probably about 1808. He lived there nntil his death, Feb. 2, 1818. His funeral on the next day was conducted by Rev. Chas. Cummings and the burial was in the lot of his father, in the old Nelson cemetery. Silas was unmarried. His housekeeper was a maiden aunt, MISS LYDIA ATWOOD, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Atwood. She was b. in Templeton, Mass. We do not know the date, nor the place of her death. She was a sister of Mrs. Reuben Wright, q. v., and of Mrs. Benjamin Eaton, q. v. She appears to have belonged to the Sullivan Baptist church and was quite likely one of the original members (or convenanters). She had a son, to whom she gave the name of Nathan Nye, who was b. in Nelson (then Packersfield), Aug. 27, 1797, and d., Oct. 24, 1869. He m. Lydia Robbins and lived in the south part of Stoddard, near Munsonville, where Henry Wilson lives. He did not come to Sullivan with his mother and we do not elaborate his family record.
BAILEY.
I. JAMES1 BAILEY, b. in England, came to Rowley, Mass., in 1640. He d. in Rowley, about Aug. 9, 1707 ; his w., Lydia, d. there, Apr. 29, 1704. II.
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JOHN2 BAILEY, son of James1, I., b. in Rowley, Mass., Dec. 2, 1642 ; perished, Nov. 19, 1690, returning from an expedition against Canada, under Gen Phipps, m., June 16, 1668, Mary, dau. of Dea. Thomas Maghill. III. JONATHAN3 BAILEY, son of John2, II., b. in Rowley, Aug. 31, 1670 ; d. there, Nov. 23, 1733; m. first, Hannah Walker, who d., Dec. 9, 1702; m. 2d, Sarah Jewett. IV. JONATHAN4 BAILEY, Jr., son of Jonathan3, III., b. in Rowley, Feb. 1, 16945; d. in Lancaster, Mass., Jan. 15, 1770; burial at Byfield, Mass., m. Ist, Mar. 28, 1734, Bridget Boynton ; d. in Lancaster, Apr. 15, 1746; m. 2d, Abigail Whitney. The home was in that part of Lancaster that is now Sterling. V. SHURAEL5 BAILEY, son of Jonathan4, Jr., IV., b. in Lancaster (now Sterling), June 6, 1740; d. in Ster- ling, Apr. 6, 1824; served in the Revolution ; was 6 feet 7 inches tall ; weighed 300 pounds ; m., Dec. 25, 1766, Hannah Whitmore (or Whittemore) of Leomin- ister, Mass., and Boston. Among their ch. was Enos, b. in Lancaster (now Sterl- ing), Mass., Nov. 20, 1771. 1.
1. ENOS6 BAILEY, son of Shubael5. m. Patience Kendall, b. in Leomin- ster (?) Mass .; bap. at Chocksett (Sterling) church, Nov. 29, 1761 ; dau. of Jona- than and Patience (Frost) Kendall, and a sister of Jonathan, Jr., and Ebenezer Kendall of Sullivan. They had three ch. b. in S., the eldest at 258, the next two at 142, site of the old Hastings house : I. Enos7, b., Oct. 9, 1794 ; 2. Augus- tus7, b., Oct. 2, 1796 ; 3. Eli,7 b., Jan. 3, 1799. We have been unable to trace them after leaving S.
BAKER.
I. FAMILY OF JONATHAN BAKER.
I. THOMAS3 BAKER of Topsfield, Mass., perhaps the son of JOHN2 BAKER, and supposed to be a grandson of JOHN1 BAKER of Ipswich, Mass., m. Priscilla.
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II. THOMAS4 BAKER, son of Thomas3, I., m. Sarah Wade, Nov. 26, 1729. Among their ch. was Jonathan5, b. in Topsfield, Mass., June 25, 1749 (sic), 1., a brother of Hon. Thomas Baker of Keene.
1. JONATHAN5 BAKER, son of Thomas4, II., m. in Andover, Mass., May 21, 1776 (sic), Sarah Holt of that town (according to Topsfield records), b. (family record), Feb. 3, 1758; d. in S. Apr. 12, 1844. He came to Sullivan in 1777 and lived on the site of 103 until his death in 1833, and his widow continued to occupy the same house until her death in 1844. He d., Oct. 12, 1833. She d., Apr. 12, 1844. They had 15 ch., the eldest b. in Topsfield, Mass., all the others at 103, which was a part of Gilsum until 1787 : I. Betsey6, b., July 4, 1776; m. William Thompson, q. v .; 2. Sarah6 (called Sally), b., Apr. 25, 1778; m. Thomas Powell, q. v. ; 3. Jonathan6, b., Aug. 15, 1779; lived in Watertown, N. Y., where he died, Oct. 28, 1863 ; 4. Polly6 (or Mary), b., Dec. 3, 1781 (town record, prob- ably right, but Nov. 3, 1782, according to the record of a nephew, who places her death at Apr. 12, 1839, place unknown) ; 5. Phebe6, b., Apr. 22, 1784; d. in Hopkinton, N. Y., Apr. 8, 1880, nearly 96 years of age ; m., July 5, 1807, Joseph Smith, a native of Dracut, Mass. ; 6. Aaron6, b., July 10, 1786, 2; 7. Thomas6, b., Apr. 30, 1788, 3; 8. Rebecca6, b., Apr. 27, 1790; m. Solomon Smith, q. v .; 9. Abigail", twin to preceding, b., Apr. 27, 1790 ; m. Ziba Nye, q. v. ; 10. Mahala6, b., Nov. 9, 1792 ; d. at Henderson, N. Y., March 28, 1867; m. a Mr. Johnson ; II. George6, b., Feb. 1, 1794, 4 ; 12. David6, b., June 11, 1796; 13. William6, b.,
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Oct. 27, 1797 ; died in S., May 27, 1861 ; lived many years previous to his death, with his sister, Mrs. Smith, at IO1 ; supposed to have been m., but nothing is known of his family, which never lived in S .; 14. Emerson6, b., March 25, 1799, 5 ; 15, Elijah6, b., Oct. 20, 1800, 6. Records of this family sent by de- scendants, which have reached us, are so inaccurate in certain cases that can be proved that we have followed the town records, unless something different was proved to be right.
2. AARON6 BAKER, son of Jonathan5, 1, m., March 29, 1814, Mary Haven, b. in Marlborough, N. H., June 23, 1788; d. in Columbia, Bradford Co., Pa., Sept. 25, 1873; dau. of John and Abigail (Tay) Haven. In S., he lived on the homestead at 103, and built the later house at 104. He lived on the farm from 1814 until 1837, when he sold to G. W. Nims, who also agreed to care for the aged widow of Jonathan Baker, in her house at 103. Aaron then moved to Columbia, Pa., where he died, May 8, 1847 (family record, but May 28 in N. H. Sentinel). Three ch., all b. in S .: 1. Laura Maria7, b. May 4, 1815 ; d. in S., Nov. 17, 1822 ; 2. Franklin Carter7, b. Nov. 21, 1819; unm. ; res. Austinville, Pa .; 3. Charlotte Maria7, b. Mar. 2, 1822; m., Feb. 10, 1870, John Spaulding, b. in Dummerston, Vt., Aug. 12, 1820; res., Chatham Valley, Tioga Co., Pa .; no ch.
3. THOMAS6 BAKER, son of Jonathan5, 1, m., Apr. 27, 1817, Betsey Tol- man, b. in Marlborough, June 2, 1788; d. in Watertown, N. Y. (?) ; dau. of Ebe- nezer and Mary (Clark) Tolman; res., Watertown, N. Y., where he d., Feb. 10, 1841 : six ch., all b. in Watertown, N. Y. : 1. William Clark7, b., Mar. 3, 1819; m., Oct. 16, 1844, Ruth Ball, b. in Watertown, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1819; three ch., all b. in that town : I. Thomas Duayne8, b., Oct. 28, 1845 ; d. there, July 31, 1846 ; 2. DeForest8, b., June 27, 1847 ; 3. Jane Medora8, b., Nov. 8, 1849. 2. Orson Montgomery7, b., Feb. 11, 1820; m., Mar. 1849, Jeanette Fisher ; b. in Cayuga, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1831. One ch .; 1. Medora H8., b. in Lawrence, Mich., May 23, 1850. 3. George7, b., Apr. 17, 1821 ; m., Dec. 25, 1849, Jeanette Goodnow, b. in Sandy Creek, N. Y., Feb. 1833; res., Crete, Ill. 4. Nancy Fay7, b., Mar. 1, 1823. 5. E. Collins7, b., July 26, 1824; m., Nov. 1, 1848, Sarah Ann Barlow, b. in Rodman, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1826; res. Adams, N. Y. 6. Mary Elizabeth7, b., Apr. 2, 1828; m., Mar. 5, 1851, Charles Knights, b. in Rodman, N. Y., Mar. 21, 1828; res. Watertown, N. Y.
4. GEORGE6 BAKER, son of Jonathan5, 1. m., Nov. 26, 1815, Eunice Whittemore of New Ipswich ; b. there, May 2, 1783; d. in Peterborough, June 14, 1866; burial in S. He r. in New Ipswich several years, where his first four ch. were born. He then moved to S., living first in the Ira Ellis house (about 1819-22), 251, where the 5th ch. and 6th ch. were born; then living about 1822-1830, in the old John Dimick house, 242, where the last two of his ch. were born. About 1830, the Wardwells moved this house down the hill for a potashery (see 241, page 766), and George Baker moved to the Breed Osgood house, at 246. In 1833, he moved to the farm of Enoch Woods, at 80, which he carried on at " the halves." He was the victim of the dreadful tragedy described on pages 362-364, by which he lost his life, Oct. 16, 1835, from the effects of the stab inflicted by Enoch Woods. We have shown, on the pages mentioned, that Mr. Woods was undoubtedly insane. Eight ch., born in places above indicated :
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I. Elizabeth Brown7, b., Mar. 30, 1816, 7 ; 2. George Farrar,7 b., May 20, 1817, 8; 3. William Emerson7, b., Nov. 8, 1818, 9; 4. Emily Thornton7, twin to the preceding, b., Nov. 8, 1818; m., Jan. 29, 1852, Lucian Towles, and lived in Hudson, N. H., where she d., June 14, 1876, s. p., burial in Nashua ; 5. Harriet Eveline7, b. July 5, 1820, 10; 6. Washington7, b., Nov. 10, 1821 ; d. at 242, June 9, 1828; 7. Sarah Lodice7, b., June 17, 1824, d. at 242, Aug. 7, 1824; 8. Oren Whittemore7, b., July 8, 1826, 11. Several of the above dates differ from town records. We have here followed a family register.
5. EMERSON6 BAKER, son of Jonathan5, 1, m., Nov. 3, 1824, Chloe Wright of S., b. in Packersfield (now Nelson), May 14, 1801 ; d. probably in Ludlow, Vt., dau. of John and Phebe (Stoddard) Wright. They had two ch. of whom we have heard, a son7 and a dau7, names not known to us. Eventually she came to the house of her mother, then Mrs. French, at number 3, with her two ch., in destitute circumstances. Still later they went to Ludlow, Vt. We have been unable to trace them. One of the ch. was perhaps born in Alstead, where Mr. Baker owned a farm for a year and a half after his marriage. He lived about 1826-29, on the old Alpheus Davis farm, in the west part of Nelson, next east of the present farm of S. E. Jenkins, who lives at number 2. It is possible that one of his ch. was born there. Perhaps both were.
6. ELIJAH6 BAKER, son of Jonathan5, m., Feb. 9, 1826, Laura Mason, b. in Dublin, Dec. 16, 1801 ; d. in Dalton, N. H., Sept. 6, 1887; dau. of John and Mary (Haven) Mason. He r. in Granby, Vt .; Lancaster, N. H .; and Dal- ton, N. H .; a farmer. The date of Mrs. Baker's birth corrects Leonard's History of Dublin. He d. in Dalton, Feb. 15, 1887. Seven ch .; I. A son7, b. and d. in infancy ; 2. Mary Jane7, b. in Granby, Vt., June 16, 1829; m., Dec. 17, 1867, Rev. David Garland of Bethel, Me .; b. in Newfield, Me., Mar. 18, 1815 ; gr. at Amherst, 1843; Andover Theol. Sem., 1846; settled at Sweden, Me., Woburn, Mass., and over the 2d Cong. Ch. of Bethel, Me., where he was taken ill in the pulpit and suddenly died in 1887, s. p. ; 3. Joanna7, b. in Granby, Vt., May 17, 1832 ; m., Jan. 19, 1854, William S. Crouch of Dalton, N. II., who d. there, June 22, 1884. 4. Emily7, b. in Lancaster, N. H., Jan. 16, 1835. 5. Ellen7, twin to preceding, b. in Lancaster, N. H., Jan. 16, 1835. 6. Sarah7, b. in Dalton, N. H., July 18, 1838; m., Aug. 29, 1863, Herbert Griswold, who d. in Dalton, N. H., Dec. 16, 1880. 7. Laura R7., b. in Dalton, June 20, 1843. Mrs. Garland furnished this list of dates, which corrects other records.
7. ELIZABETH7 B. BAKER, dau. of George6, 4, m. John Upton, q. v.
8. GEORGE FARRAR7 BAKER, son of George6, 4, m., June 15, 1848, Mary Jane Dudley ; b. in Weston, Mass., Mar. 1, 1827; dau. of Francis Kit- tredge and Susan Pierce (Smith) Dudley. When a young man, he worked two years for Harrison Rugg, at 145, in 1831-32, and then learned the shoemaker trade of Benjamin Tyler, in the shop at 238. He r. in Waltham and Somerville, Mass. He d. in Somerville, Oct. 27, 1900. He had three ch. all b. in Waltham : I. Ethelinda8, b., Feb. 24, 1849; unm. 2. Harry Currier8, b., Aug. 22, 1852; m., Feb. 17, 1880, Alice Caroline Ziemer of Ogden, Utah, where he lives. He is a professional miner, and has three ch., all b. in Ogden : I. Anna Susan Dudley9, b., Nov. 9, 1880 ; 2. Harriet Aura9, b., Oct. 31, 1883 ; 3. Etha Evelyn9, b., Mar. 27, 1885. 3. Susetta Frances8, b., Sept. 21, 1854 ; m., June 14, 1882, Emory
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Augustus Bruce, then of Waltham, Mass., and is now a jeweller in the city of New York. She had one ch .: I. George Chester9, b. at Arlington Heights, Mass., May 14, 1883; d. in Burlington, Vt., July 14, 1884.
9. WILLIAM EMERSON? BAKER, son of George6, 4, m. Ist, Aug. 20, 1850, Julia M. Chase, who d. in Peterborough, Sept. 8, 1853; m. 2d, Mar. 8, 1855; Elizabeth Buss, b. in Dublin, June 13, 1833; d. in Peterborough, May 12, 1888; dau. of Nathan Ballard and Arvilla (Nay) Buss. He d. in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 26, 1891. Seven ch .; all b. in Peterborough : I. Charles Chase8, b., July I, 1853; 2. William AS., b., May 26, 1856; 3. Clarence M8., b., Aug. 6, 1857 ; d. there, Apr. 7, 1858; 4. Clara S8., b., Aug. 6, 1857 (twin to preceding) ; d. there, Sept. 19, 1858; 5. Arthur8, b., Oct. 8, 1858; d. there, Oct. 8, 1859; 6. Etta A8., b., Apr. 12, 1862 ; m. Geo. E. Fiske of Worcester, Mass .; 7. Fred E8., b., Sept. 10, 1864.
10. HARRIET EVELINE7 BAKER, dau. of George6, 4, m. Nov. 19, 1846, Enoch Farley, b. in Hollis, Oct. 14, 1824; d. in Nashua, Nov. 30, 1886; son of Enoch and Abigail (Hardy) Farley. He was a cabinet-maker. Six ch. ; 1. A son8, b. and d. in Hollis, Dec. 20, 1847; 2. George Enoch8, b. in Hollis, Feb. 6, 1849, m. and r. at Amherst station (Ponemah) ; 3. Luke Adna8, b. in Amherst, June 9, 1851 ; m. and d. ; widow r. in Nashua ; 4. Harriet Eveline8, b. in Amherst, June 17, 1853; unm .; a schoolteacher; r. with her mother in Nashua; 5. Lila Grace8, b. in Hollis, Jan. 26, 1863 ; d. there, June 4, 1865; 6. Elizabeth Grace8, b. in Hollis, Mar. 23, 1865; unm .; a schoolteacher; r, with her mother in Nashua.
11. OREN WHITTEMORE' BAKER, son of George6, 4, m. in 1856, Annie Wheeler Hartwell, who d. in Waltham, Mass., in 1892. He r. in Wal- tham, near Beaver Brook station, with his dau., the w. of Dr. Irving Hall. He had four daus. ; 1. Alice8 ; 2. Anna8 ; 3. Mary8 ; 4. Emily8, the last two being twins.
II. MRS. LOUISA BAKER.
I. EDWARD1 BAKER and his w .. Joanna, were of Lynn. He came from England, in 16.30. II. JOSEPH2 BAKER, son of Edward1, I., m. Ruth Holton ; r. in Lynn. III. JOSEPH3 BAKER, Jr., son of Joseph2 II., m. Elizabeth Perry ; r. in Northampton, Mass., and Marlborough, Mass. IV. ROBERT4 BAKER, son of Joseph3, Jr., III., and his wife, Lydia. r. in Marlborough, Mass. V. THOMAS5 BAKER, son of Robert4, IV., lived in Marlborough, Mass. He m. Sarah Temple. Among their ch. was Jasper Temple6, b., Aug. 20, 1802, 1.
1. JASPER TEMPLE6 BAKER, son of Thomas5, V., m., Aug. 25, 1826, Louisa Healey ; b. in New Haven, Conn., Mar. 3, 1808 ; d. in S., May 10, 1889; dau. of William and Mary Ann (Childs) Healey. Mr. Baker d. in Nelson, July 30, 1873. They had six ch : 1. Jasper7 ; 2. Mary Louisa7, b. in Salem, Mass., June 11, 1831 ; m. Elbridge H. Taft, q. v. ; 3. William H.7, of Leominster, Mass. ; 4. Temple7, of Gilsum ; 5. Frank™, of Sacarappa, Me .; 6. Sarah7, m. Benjamin W. Mayo. As no one of these ever lived in S. except Mrs. Taft and her mother, we do not trace their families further. Madam Baker d. at 14.
BALL.
I. FRANCIS OLIVER1 BALL, who lived in Dublin and other places, m. Eliza Tufts. Among their ch. was Francis Oliver2, Jr., b. in Dublin, Aug. 6, 1867, 1.
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1. FRANCIS OLIVER2 BALL, Jr., son of Francis Oliver1, m., Ist, Apr. 1885, Mrs. Fanny (Percival) Emery ; b. in Lebanon, N. H., in 1859; dau. of James and Josephine Percival; divorced ; m. 2d, Aug. 6, 1892, Ola Ada Fifield, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 6, 1874; dau. of Horace R. and Rua (Palmer) Fifield. He is a farmer and the leader of the East Sullivan band. He lived, 1892-1898, on the David Seward farm, now the Fifield place, at 139, where his first two ch. were born, then for three or four years at the Chandler mill, in the Moore house, in Stoddard, where the 3d ch. was b., and from 1902 to the present time on the old Holt farm at 115, where his last ch. was b. Four ch .: 1. Florence Frances3, b., Aug. 11, 1893 ; 2. William Francis3, b., Nov. 7, 1894, who plays in his father's band ; 3. Mildred Ola3, b., May 22, 1899; 4. Jessie Ada3, b., July 25, 1905.
BANKS.
I. WILLIAM1 BANKS and his wife, Tamar, came from Oakham, Mass., and settled in that part of Keene which is now Roxbury. Among their ch. was William2, 1, b. in Oakham, Mass., Feb. 29, 1760 (ac. to Hayward's Gilsum.) II. ISRAEL2 BANKS, another son of William1, I, b. in Keene (now Roxbury), May 20, 1781 (sic, Keene records, correcting several authorities) ; lived in Rox- bury, Wheelock, Vt., and Oxford, P. Q., where he d. in 1835 ; m. Martha, dau. of James and Martha (Collins) Lewis of Marlborough. Among their ch. was William3, 2.
1. WILLIAM2 BANKS, son of William1, I., died in Gilsum, Apr. 29, 1830; m. Elizabeth Dwinnell, b., (ac. to Hay ward's Gilsum) in Danvers, Mass., (then a district of Salem), in 1756; d. in Gilsum, March 4, 1853, at the age of 97 ; dau. of Benjamin and - (Esty) Dwinell. They had no ch. They informally adopted their nephew, William3 Banks, 2. They were living in 1815, and for a short time before and after that date, in the north part of S., in the old house at 207, where there was then a house only occupied by Silas Atwood, an un- married man. They moved from S. to Gilsum.
2. WILLIAM3 BANKS, son of Israel2, II., and nephew as well as in- formally adopted son of William, 1, b. in Marlborough (now Roxbury), May 30, 1802; m. in Surry, by Rev. Perley Howe, Nov. 23, 1826, Rebecca Isham ; b. in Gilsum, May 22, 1803 ; d. there, Dec. 2, 1871 ; dau. of Samuel and Polly (Car- penter) Isham. Eight ch., all b. in Gilsum : 1. Fanny Rebecca4, b. May 5, 1827 ; d. in Gilsum, Feb. 22, 1832 ; 2. Samuel Isham4, b., Nov. 12, 1828; d. in Gilsum, Feb. 10, 1832 ; 3. Eliza Vilas4, b., Aug. 12, 1830 ; m. Grenville Clinton Slader, who d. in the army, at Columbus, Ky., in 1863; 4. Dimmis Salome4, b., July 2, 1833; m. Peterborough ; 5. William Wallace4, b., Jan. 21, 1835 ; d. by a sun- stroke, in Newark, N. J., July 6, 1873 ; m. Mary Clark ; 6. Helen Marian4, b., Dec. 28, 1837 ; d. in Gilsum, unm., Dec. 20, 1855 ; 7. Samuel Osman4, b., Dec. 14, 1839; m. Anna E. Learoyd ; r. in New London, Conn .; two ch., Gladys Learoyd5 and George Elmer5 ; 8. Elmer David4, b., Sept. 23, 1843; m. Ellen A. Chapin ; one son, Elmer Clifford5, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 29, 1866. As William Banks never lived in S. after his marriage, we do not trace his family further. He d. in Gil- sum, Feb. 19, 1887.
BARBOUR.
I. JAMES5 BARBOUR of Bridport, Vt., m. Dorcas Doane (sometimes spelled
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Done.) Among their ch. was Nelson6, b. in Bridport, Vt., Oct. 8, 1805, 1. We have not been able to connect James5 Barbour of Bridport with others of the name. The changes in spelling from Barber to Barbour and vice versa in that family confuse us. He may have been connected with the Barbers of Windsor, Conn., and have been of the line of Thomas1, Lieut. Josiah2, Aaron3, and James4. There is nothing certain about it.
1. REV. NELSON6 BARBOUR, the ninth (acting) pastor of the First Congregational Church, Apr. 1, 1861 to Aug. 9, 1863 (see page 414), son of James5, I., d. in Georgia, Vt., July 31, 1867 ; m. Ist, Aug. 26, 1835, Laura Ripley, b. in Middlebury, Vt., July 9, 1804 ; d. in Dummerston, Vt., May 8, 1846; dau. of Nathaniel and Sibyl (Huntington) Ripley; m. 2d, Apr. 25, 1849, Ruth Dunklee, b. at West Brattleborough, Vt., Feb. 4, 1817; d. in Wolfborough, N. H., Oct. 29, 1854; dau. of Solomon and Anna (Gould) Dunklee ; m. 3d, Oct. 15, 1855, Mary Willard, b. Aug. 25, 1800; d. in Fairlee, Vt., June 10, 1872 ; dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Goodrich) Willard. He lived in Saxton's River, Vt. ; Dum- merston, Vt .; Langdon; Wolfborough, N. H .; and Georgia, Vt. Four ch. : I. Robert Dwight™, b. in Dummerston, Vt., Dec. 1I, 1842 ; d. in Wolfborough, Oct. 28, 1853 ; 2. Laura Anna7, b. in Langdon, Feb. 18, 1850, 2; 3. Frederick Solo- mon™, b. in Wolfborough, July 2, 1853; 4. Helen Maria7, b. in Wolfborough, Oct. 7, 1854; d. there, Oct. 11, 1854. In S. he lived in the parsonage at 87.
2. LAURA ANNA7 BARBOUR, dau. of Rev. Nelson6, 1; m., Sept. 5, 1871, John Mason Ballard, b. in Georgia, Vt., Dec. 12, 1848; d. there, July 30, 1892 ; son of Benjamin Sabin and Relief [which name she misspelled Lepha] (Rogers) Ballard of Georgia, Vt. She r. in Georgia, Vt., and had 3 ch : 1. Nelson Barbour8, b. in that town, May 18, 1875; unm. in 1896; r. in Barre, Vt .; 2. Frederick Mason8, b. also in Georgia, Vt., Nov. 3, 1877 ; unm. in 1896; r. in that town : 3. Melvin Clark8, b. in Georgia, Vt., July 11, 1882 ; d. there, Sept. 4, 1883.
BARDWELL.
1. FRANK LESLIE3 BARDWELL was born in S., June 8, 1884, in the D. Spaulding, 2d, house, at 45, then owned by Mrs. Jacob Spaulding. He is unmarried and is employed by the Spencer Hardware Co., in Keene. His father was Frank2 Bardwell, who has never r. in S. His mother was Flora Ella Davis, b. in Nelson, Feb. 18, 1866, dau. of Elliot J. and Sarah T. (Broughton) [Kenerson] Davis. Frank2 Bardwell was the son of Washington1 Bardwell. As this family never had a residence in S., we do not attempt to trace the ancestry.
BARKER.
I. FAMILY OF PETER BARKER.
1. PETER BARKER, a negro, not probably knowing his age or parent- age, and probably taking his last name from some family in which he or his father had been employed, lived a few years in S., at 146, on a little rise of land which was named for him Peter Hill. About 1805 or 1806, the Sewards, who owned the land, permitted him to erect a house at this place. He m., May 31, 1805 (pub. in S., Mar. 11, 1805,) in Sterling, Mass., a negress named Elothina (sometimes written Allethina) Dorchester; b. in Sterling, Feb. 9, 1785 ; d. there, Apr. 30, 1823; dau. of Ishmael and Peggy (Rogers) Dorchester. All these
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surnames were derived from families in which they or their ancestors had been servants or slaves. Peter had a desire to eat chestnuts as he had done in youth, and mourned because he could find none in S. He said that, if he could get to Sterling, he would have an " everlasting eat," and he did have such a feast, for, about 1810, he went to Sterling and ate so many chestnuts that he d. there of a surfeit of them. He had no ch. His widow did not return to S.
II. FAMILY OF WALTER S. BARKER.
1. WALTER4 STEPHEN BARKER, b. in Boston, Oct. 21, 1869, was the son of Stephen3 and Mary Lowell (Cushing) Barker, grandson of the late Stephen2 Barker of Keene, and great-grandson of Benjamin1 Barker of West- moreland. Walter S.4 m., June 15, 1893, Helen May Cushing, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 28, 1869, dau. of Roswell and Mary E. (Ham) Cushing. In 1899, he purchased the old Capt. Seward place, at 135, known later as the Hosea Towne farm, still later as the Frederick A. Wilson place. He has put the old mansion in excellent order, restoring the beauty of the rooms in their original form. He has built a very fine barn and expended a large amount of money upon the premises. He is just such a person as S. gladly welcomes to the town, a man who is helpful in every way. Their only ch., a son5, was b. and d., in this house, June 26, 1905.
BARLOW.
I. FAMILY OF NATHANIEL A. BARLOW.
1. NATHANIEL2 AMOS BARLOW, b. in Bolton, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1825 ; d. in Keene, March 9, 1904; son of Nathaniel1 and Rachel (Kingan) Barlow. His widow gave the maiden surname of his mother as Kingan. Courtney, upon the Keene records, is probably an error. He m., July 9, 1854, Mary Jane McSav- enny, b. in England, June 30, 1841 (who was only thirteen years of age at her marriage) ; dau. of Isaac and Martha (Nelson) McSavenny. He was a black- smith. They lived in S., in 1869-70, in the Mason A. Nims house, formerly the Dea. Selim Frost house, at 108. He worked some in the blacksmith shop at Four Corners. Eight ch .: 1. William McSavenny3, b. in Bridport, Vt., Jan. 22, 1857 ; m. and r. in the state of New York ; 2. Martha3, b. in Bridport, Vt., Aug. 3, 1858 ; m. Elihu Turner ; r. in Washington, Vt. ; 3. Martin James3, b. in Brid- port, Vt., July 22, 1860 ; m. Flora Clark ; r. in state of New York ; 4. Edwin3, b. Dec. 5, 1861, in Ticonderoga, N. Y .; d. there, Oct. 5, 1862 ; 5. Nathaniel3, b. in Shoreham, Vt., Jan. 1, 1863; d. there, two and a half months later; 6. Mary Jane3, b. in Bridport, Vt., Nov. 9, 1864, 2; 7. Arthur Isaac3, b. in Stoddard, Jan. 9, 1873; m. Winifred Kemp ; r. in Acworth ; 8. LeRoy3, b. in Stoddard, May 31, 1874, 3.
2. MARY JANE3 BARLOW, dau. of Nathaniel2 A., m. Ist, Mar. 1877, at the age of thirteen, Mark Hier Piper. They are divorced and both m. again. She m. 2d, in Keene, Oct. 28, 1900, George Charles Dion, b. in Battle Creek, Mich., May 19, 1865 ; son of Charles R. and Elizabeth (Baker) Dion. She had seven ch. by Mr. Piper : Ist child and 2d child did not survive the ordeal of birth ; 3. LeRoy4, b. in state of New York, May 22, 1883; m., Feb. 2, 1907, Daisy Mabel Bates, b. in Keene, July 2, 1882 ; dau. of James Merrill and Lucy Almira (Whittemore) Bates. They have one ch., Charlotte Mae5, b. in Salis-
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