A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 20

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

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15. ELIZA M.7 ESTY. dau. of Solomon6, 10, d. at Fitchburg, Mass., Nov. 18, 1902. She m., Nov. 8, 1859, Harvey Augustine Crehore, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Aug. 31, 1839 ; d. in Fitchburg, Mass., May 11, 1904; son of Warren Augustine and Sarah (Bemis) Crehore. Res. Fitchburg, Mass. Three ch .: I. Frederick Eugene8, b. in Fitchburg, Apr. 25, 1860; m., July 14, 1886, Nellie Maria Wheeler, b. in Gardner, Mass., Aug. 18, 1859; dau. of Augustus and Lucy G. (Gates) Wheeler. He is employed in a chair factory ; res. at West Gardner, Mass .; no ch. 2. George Harvey 8, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 19, 1862 ; unm. at last report. 3. Clarence Elmer 8, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 23, 1865 ; unm. at last report.

16. HENRY O.7 ESTY, son of Solomon6, 10, m., in Brattleborough, Vt., Apr. 8, 1868, by Rev. James Eastwood of that town, Sarah Augusta Howe, b. in Hinsdale, Aug. 2, 1839; dau. of Samson and Lucy (Wheeler) Howe. They are both living on a farm in Keene. Three ch. : 1. Ann Gertrude 8, b. in Hinsdale, July 24, 1869 ; m. Frank Merrill Russell, q. v. 2. Henry Irving 8, b. in Keene, Aug. 22, 1876 ; m., in Brattleborough, Vt., Oct. 19, 1908, by Rev. H. R. Miles of that place, Mabel Elizabeth Bigelow, b. in Keene, Mar. 17, 1881 ; dau. of William Cyrus and Augusta Matilda (Hartwell) Bigelow. He is a railway postal clerk and res. in Keene. 3. Maud May8, b. in Keene, Dec. 2, 1879; unm .; res. in Keene. Henry O. Esty lived a short time in S., at 193, 1892-94 ; and, before this, at 175, 1890-92. Later, he lived a short time at the Four Corners, at 232.

17. LYMAN E.7 ESTY, son of Solomon6, 10, is a carpenter ; has res. at Westminster and Putney in Vermont, and now res. in Keene. He m., in Alstead Centre, Feb. 15, 1871, by Rev. Artemas C. Field, Clementina Emeline Shepard, b. in Alstead, Feb. 25, 1853; d. in Keene, Jan. 20, 1894; dau. of Willard and Mary Elvira (Severance) Shepard. Three ch .: 1. Jennie Elvira 8, b. in West- minster, Vt., Feb. 21, 1872 ; m., Nov. 28, 1895, Louis Libby, b. at New Boston, N. H., May 15, 1871 ; son of Louis and Selina (Beliveau) Libby. He is employed in a livery stable in Keene. Jennie has one ch., Walter Louis9, b. in Keene, May 22, 1897. 2. Walter Shepard 8, b. in Putney, Vt., Feb. 1, 1875 ; d. in Keene, Oct. 25, 1884. 3. Florence Bessie8, b. in Keene, May 10, 1885 ; d. there, Aug. 17, 1886.

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I. ASAL EVANS, b. in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 4, 1760, went to Peterborough, about 1784-85, and was a merchant, innkeeper, and farmer, and'one of the most enterprising men of the town. He m. Ist, Oct. 25, 1781, Dorothy Buss, b. May 8, 1761 ; d. in Peterborough, Dec. 24, 1807. She was the mother of all his ch. He m. 2d, July 13, 1809, Margaret Moore, widow of John Moore, and dau. of Charles and Esther (Ferguson) Stuart. She was b. in Peterborough, Dec. 7, 1767. She m. 3d, Sept. 15, 1816, Richard Gilchrist, and d. in Peterborough, Aug. 7, 1818. Mr. Evans d. in Peterborough, Oct. 16, 1813, after a short illness of five and a half days.

1. NATHANIEL2 EVANS, son of Asa1, I., was b. in Peterborough, Dec. 22, 1795 ; d. in Hopkinton, May 23, 1876. As a young man, he lived in Bow, then, for several years after his first marriage, in Concord, N. H. He came to S., in the last part of 1824, and purchased the Hubbard store and moved it to the site of 96, so that it joined the dwelling at 97 [later the Tirzah (Boynton) Kingsbury house], in which he lived about six years. He sold this place in 1832, but had moved, about 1830, to Keene, where he lived several years in the house later occupied by Mrs. Harvey A. Bill, the site of the present Y. M. C. A. building. He later moved to Hopkinton. He was an enterprising merchant. He m. Ist, Feb. 23, 1818, in Concord, by Rev. Asa McFarland, Harriet Wiggin, b. in Con- cord, Nov. 3, 1798; d. in Keene, July 5, 1835; dau. of Sherburne and Margaret (Sargent) Wiggin. He m. 2d, in Keene, by Rev. Z. S. Barstow, Oct. 6, 1836, Harriet Keyes, b. in Keene Nov. 8, 1807; d. in Keene, June 8, 1842; dau. of Zebadiah and Sibyl (Dunn) Keyes. He m. 3d, Mar. 8, 1843, in Hopkinton, by Rev. Moses Kimball, Mary Ann Stanley, b. in Hopkinton, in 1800; d. in Concord, Nov. 1875; dau. of Theophilus and Rebecca (Morse) Stanley. Mr. Evans had eight ch., all by the first wife: I. Charles Alanson3, b. in Concord, Jan. 20, 1819; d. in Ayer, Mass., May 25, 1902. He was an express messenger 53 years. He m., Oct. 21, 1846, Eleanor W. Thatcher of Concord, by whom he had one dau., Emily Irvin4; 2. Nathaniel, Jr.3, b. in Concord, N. H., March 1821 ; d., Apr. 9, 1893, somewhere in Mass. He m., May 28, 1844, Harriet D. Norris of Pittsfield, N. H., by whom he had two ch., Walter N.4 and Harriet Stanley4. 3. Sarah Hutchins3, b. in Concord, N. II., Dec. 4, 1822; d. in Hopkinton, Nov. 29, 1901. She m. in 1843, George W. Safford of Concord, later of Hopkinton, by whom she had five ch., Frank V.4, Edward S.4, William4, George H.4, and Ellen W.4. 4. Harriet Wiggin3, b. in Concord, N. H., Nov. 3, 1824 (a few weeks before her parents moved to S.); d. in Newton, Mass., Feb. 27, 1903. She m. in 1844, Seth E. Brown, by whom she had four ch., Ella H.4, Lilla M.4, Arthur E.4, and a son4 that died in infancy. 5. Paulina Tucker3, b. in S., at 97, Oct. 1826; d. in Keene, Jan. 25, 1831. 6. Lewis Downing3, b. in S., at 97, Dec. 9, 1828; d. in Hopkinton, Dec. 16, 1896. He m., Aug. 1870, Isabel P. Tyler, a native of Hopkinton, who d. there, Feb. 4, 1886; dau. of Dr. Cyril C. and Sarah (Putnam) Tyler. He was a merchant, member of school board, town clerk, and postmaster. He left no children. 7. Grace Stevens®, b. in Keene, Nov. 4, 1830; still living, and the last survivor of her father's ch. (1910); m., Oct. 21, 1874, Abner J. Osborn of Henniker. She had no ch. 8. Ann Rebecca3, b, in Keene, May 19, 1832, lived two hours, and d. the same day.

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EVELETH.

1. CHARLES? EVELETH, b. in Keene, Sept. 6, 1818; d. at East S., at 33, Sept. 19, 1881, at the home of his daughter. He was the son of Perley1 and Lucy (Wright) Eveleth. He m., June 16, 1841, in Keene, by Rev. Z. S. Barstow, Elizabeth Lebourveau of Swanzey, b. in Keene, Sept. 16, 1823; still living (1910) ; dau. of John and Arethusa (Nurse) Lebourveau. He was a farmer and res. in Keene, opposite the west end of the Eveleth bridge on the Concord Road. Near the close of his life, while suffering from a fatal cancer, he went to live with his daughter in S., and his widow has continued to res. with this dau., who now lives at 20. They had two ch .: I. Charles Frederick 3, b. in Keene, Sept. 16, 1845; d. there, Mar. 19, 1847; 2. Elizabeth Antoinette3, b. in Keene, Apr. 28, 1849; m. Lyman Davis, q. v.

EWINS.

1. HOMER LOYAL2 EWINS, b. in Berkshire, Vt., May 17, 1872; son of Horace1 and Ella Mary (Stowe) Ewins; m., Sept. 9, 1902, Grace Evelyn Bassett, b. in Eden, Vt., Nov. 3, 1882; dau. of Lucius Hiram and Clara Evelyn (Brow) Bassett. After living a short time in Walpole, they moved to East S., into the western side of 16. About 1909, they moved into the upper flat at 40, and in the fall, to Stowe. Vt. They had three ch., at the last report : I. Blanche Evelyn3, b. in Walpole, June 2, 1904; 2. Richard Horace3, b. in S. at 16, June 13, 1907 ; 3. Clarence Bassett3, b. in S., at 16, Oct. 27, 1908. Mrs. Ewins is a sister of Mrs. Harry C. Hastings, q. v .; Mrs. Miles C. Buckminster; and Mrs. Charles A. Buckminster; the latter two gentlemen being sons of Charles W. Buckminster, q. v.

FARNSWORTH.

1. PAUL1 FARNSWORTH, who was b. about 1762, d. in Gilsum, Sept. 22, 1844. He m. Lydia Hodgkins, who was b. about 1757, and d. in Gilsum, July 1833. He lived in Sullivan several years, 1792 to 1799 or 1800, in the house built by himself at 19372. During the latter years of his residence in town, his brother John Farnsworth owned an undivided half of the farm. According to Hayward's History of Gilsum, Paul Farnsworth had the following seven children, the dates and places of whose births we cannot find : 1. Daniel 2, who m. Polly Farnsworth, his cousin, dau. of Moses, Sr., and removed to the state of New York. 2. Lydia2, who m. a Page and settled in Roxbury. 3. Oliver2. 4. Ashbel2. 5. Leonard2. 6. Sarah2. 7. Luther2.

2. JOHN FARNSWORTH was undoubtedly a brother of Paul. He owned an undivided half of the farm at 19372 from 1795 to 1800, with Paul. He paid taxes in town from 1797 to 1800, and probably lived on this place from 1796 until 1800. He m., Oct. 12, 1791, Bethiah Harvey of Swanzey, who was probably the dau. of John and Jemima Harvey of that town, who came there from Taunton, Mass. We find no account of any children, if he had any.

We regret that we can obtain no more information of the Farnsworths. It is astonishing how quickly all remembrance of a family will fade from the recol- lection of neighbors, especially of those who lived at a time when nobody made it a business to preserve vital records.

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I. FAMILY OF JOHN FARRAR.

I. JOHN1 FARRAR moved from Framingham, Mass., to Fitzwilliam, about 1775. He d. there, Jan. 7, 1777. He m. Ist, Oct. 13, 1740, Martha, dau. of Rev. John and Sarah (Tileston) Swift of Framingham. She d. in 1749. He m. 2d, Oct. 4, 1750, Deborah Winch, b. in Framingham, Mass., Jan., 27, 1728% ; d. in Fitzwilliam, Nov. 2, 1793; dau. of Thomas and Deborah (Gleason) Winch. They had thirteen ch., among whom were Mary2, who m. Gen. James Reed of the Revolution (father of Hinds Reed, q. v.) ; 2. John2, 1; and William2, 2.

1. JOHN2 FARRAR, son of John1, I., and Deborah (Winch) Farrar, was b. in Framingham, Mass., Aug. 11, 1751 ; d. in South Hadley, Mass., Mar. 20, 1809. About 1793 or 1794, he purchased the farm later owned by the Boyntons, at 176. His brother, Wm.2 Farrar, bought this farm in 1796; but John appar- ently lived upon it two or three years longer. In 1799, Wm. Farrar purchased the old Joshua Burditt farm, at 183, and John2 Farrar lived upon it nine years, then went to South Hadley. His widow returned to 183 and d. at her son's home. On page 373 may be seen an account of John Farrar's being scalped during the Revolution. He m., May 8, 1786, Ruth Davis of Fitzwilliam, b. in Concord, Mass., Nov. 15, 1749; d. in S., at 183, Jan. 5, 1835; dau. of Zechariah and Lydia (Hubbard) Davis, and a sister of Elisha Davis of Stoddard, the grandfather of Marcus, q. v .; Asa, q. v .; and Alden, q. v. John and Ruth had three ch. all b. in Troy (now) : 1. John3, 3, b., Mar. 25, 1787 ; 2. Deborah3, b .. Apr. 16, 1788, m. David Porter, q. v .; 3. Eleanor3, b. Nov. 7, 1789. Eleanor was usually called " Nelly." Her name is incorrectly spelled " Molly " in the History of Fitzwilliam. After the elder John Farrar's family moved from S., Eleanor was m., at a date which we have not discovered, to Eli Dort of Gilsum, who was b. there, Jan. 14, 1791 ; d. at Harpersville, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1857; son of John and Elisheba (Briggs) Dort. Mr. Dort was a deacon of some Congre- gational church. They had one son and two daughters: Luke4, Mary4, and Eleanor4. We have been unable to trace their record.

2. WILLIAM2 FARRAR, son of John1, I., and Deborah (Winch) Farrar, was b. in Framingham, Mass., June 20, 1760; d. in Troy, N. H., May 4, 1837. He m., July 6, 1780, Irena Boynton, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Dec. 9, 1760; d. in Troy; N. H., May 15, 1835; dau. of Ephraim and Abigail (Emery) Boynton, and a sister of David Emery Boynton of S. The year of her birth is wrong in the published Boynton genealogy. Wm.2 Farrar owned two farms in S. (see John Farrar, Jr.), but it is not probable that he ever lived upon either. He had no ch., and took into his family his wife's niece, Clementine, dau. of David Boynton of S., q. v. Clementine was b. in S., Nov. 27, 1804; d. in Troy, N. H., July 10, 1830, unm.

3. JOHN3 FARRAR, 3d, son of John2, Jr., 1, purchased the old Farrar homestead, at 183, in 1815. He was m. seven years later and went there to live. His family was the last to live on the farm. He sold it to the Boyntons in 1837, who pastured it. Mr. Farrar moved to the north part of Keene, where he d., Oct. 23, 1856. He m., Sept. 18, 1822, Susannah Phelps, b. in Marlow, Nov. 29, 1795; d. at Walnut, Ill., Feb. 1860; dau. of Luther and Susannah (Cram)

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Phelps. The house in which he lived, at 183, long since disappeared. He had four ch .: 1. Susannah4 (generally called Susan), b. in S., at 183, Feb. 16, 1824, educated at the Hancock Scientific and Literary Institution, engaged to marry George W. Richardson, who was educated at the same institution and was study- ing for the Baptist ministry, when he d. of consumption, in 1847. She d. unm., at Keene, Mar. 8. 1848. Mr. Richardson had been living in the west part of Stoddard. Her body was buried by the side of his in the " Leominster Corner " Cemetery. 2. Mary Asenath 4, 4, b. in S., at 183, Nov. 12, 1826. 3. Martha Ellen4, b, in S., at 183, July 2, 1829; d. unm., in Keene, Mar. 30, 1852. 4. Ruth Amilda4, 5, b. in S., at 183, May 10, 1831.

4. MARY A.4 FARRAR, dau. of John3, 3d, 3, m. in Keene, by Rev. J. Hayes, Dec. 17, 1852, Robert P. Young. She had three ch. : I. Ellen5, b. at Harrisville, in 1855; m. Ambrose Woodward; r. at Cottage Grove, Lane Co., Oregon ; 2. Susanna®, b. at Walnut, Ill., in 1860; m. a Mr. Slagell ; 3. Martha5, b. at Walnut, Ill. in 1864; m. John Williams of Salem, Ore.

5. RUTH AMILDA4 FARRAR, dau. of John3, 3d, 3, m. in Keene, by Rev. Nelson Green, Nov. 27, 1856, Elijah Nelson Gunn, b. in Winchester, June 6, 1832 ; still living, in 1910; son of Elijah and Louisa (Willis) Gunn. He was a farmer and lived many years in Gilsum, on the southern edge of that town, then, for some years, in the west. He, later, returned to Gilsum. She d. there, Nov. 15, 1907. They had eight ch .: I. Anna Louisas, b. in Gilsum, Aug. 6, 1859; m., Apr. 2, 1879, Albert Ernest Flagg, b. in Westminster, Mass., Nov. 25, 1854; son of Dana P. and Emeline (Howard) Flagg; five ch .: I. Charles Ches- ter6, b. in Keene, Aug. 3, 1880; 2. Herbert Nelson6, b. in Keene, Oct. 29, 1881 ; 3. Grace Emeline6, b. in Keene, Jan. 25, 1885 ; 4. Clinton Benjamin6, b. in Marlow, July 30, 1889; 5. Edward Ernest6, b. in Marlow, Mar. 29, 1892. 2. Emma Luella5. b. in Giisum, May 5, 1861 ; m. James Gowdy, formerly of Keene, r. at Winthrop, Okanogan Co., Wash .; no ch. 3. Herbert Nelson", b. in Gilsum, Nov. 24, 1863; m. Lucy Whitcomb; both supposed to be dead. 4. Mary Elizabeth 5, b. at Winnebago, Ill., May 26, 1866; unm .; a nurse, r. in Keene. 5. Fred. Willis5, b. in Ashton, Ill., Jan. 5, 1868; S. B., 1894, N. H. Coll. of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, Durham ; m., Oct. 4, 1899, Edith Louise (Bryant) Guillow, formerly of S., b. in Westborough, Mass., May 19, 1869; dau. of Edward Sears and Henrietta Delia (Brigham) Bryant; divorced from Arthur Mason Guillow (see under Bryant) ; no ch .; an adopted dau., Viola Hathaway6, b. in New Bedford, Mass., July 21, 1899. 6. Arthur Elisha5, b. at Ashton, Ill., Sept. 15, 1869; m. Ethel Robinson ; r. in Dover, N. H. 7. Nellie Alices, b. in Keene, Mar. 14, 1871 ; unm. 8. Charles Wesley5, b. in Keene, Nov. 23, 1872 ; m. Eva Randall ; r. in Winthrop, Okanogan Co., Wash.

II. FAMILY OF ALONZO FARRAR.

I. JACOBI FARRAR was an original proprietor of Lancaster, Mass., coming from Lancashire, England. He d. in Woburn, Mass., Aug. 14, 1677. II. JACOB2 FARRAR, JR., son of preceding, b. in England, was killed by the Indians, Aug. 22, 1675. III. GEORGE3 FARRAR, 2d son of preceding, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Aug. 16, 1670; m., Sept. 9, 1692, Mary Howe, and settled in the part of Con- cord, Mass., now Lincoln, where he d., May 15, 1760. IV. DANIEL4 FARRAR,

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son of preceding, b. in what is now Lincoln, Mass., Nov. 30, 1696; m. Hannah Fletcher ; settled at Sudbury, Mass., where he d., ab. 1755. V. JOSIAH5 FARRAR, eldest son of preceding, b. Sept. 1722 ; d. in Marlborough, N. H., Nov. 24, 1808 ; m. Hannah, dau. of John Taylor of Northborough. VI. PHINEHAS6 FARRAR, son of preceding, b. in Sudbury, Mass., Aug. 20, 1747 ; d. in Marlborough, N. H., April 1, 1841 ; m. Lavinia Warren of Marlborough, Mass. VII. BILDAD7 FAR- RAR (later called himself WILLIAM7 FARRAR), 7th of the eleven ch. of preced- ing, was b. in Marlborough, N. H., Oct. 21. 1782 ; d. there, Dec. 28, 1863; m., Nov. 27, 1812, Nancy Whitcomb, b. in Packersfield, (Nelson), Dec. 2, 1787 ; d. in Marlborough, Sept. 3, 1861; dau. of Levi and Hannah (Baker) Whitcomb, later of Marlborough.

1. ALONZO8 FARRAR, 2d of the eight ch. of Bildad7 (called William7) Farrar, was b. in Marlborough, Aug. 6, 1818 ; d. in S., Sept. 24, 1895. He was the first cousin of Caroline Eliza Farrar, who m. Levi Brown, whose son, Charles Farrar Brown, had a world-wide reputation, under the literary nom de plume of Artemus Ward. Alonzo m. Ist, in Jaffrey, by Rev. L. Tenney, Sept. 15, 1845, Nancy Sophronia Bailey, b. in Jaffrey, Mar. 9, 1827 ; d. in S., Apr. 6, 1853 ; dau. of Col. Abner and Caroline (Gilmore) Bailey. He m. 2d, in Harrisville, by Rev. Wm. G. Tuttle, Dec. 20, 1853, Louisa Stone, b. in Nelson, May 25. 1823 ; d. in S., Dec. 11, 1903 ; dau. of Oliver and Charlotte (Kittredge) Stone. He had four ch : 1. Frederick Alonzo9, 2, b. in S., Oct. 16, 1847 ; 2. Charles Gilmore 9, 3, b. in S., July 18, 1856; 3. Jennie Ida $, b. in S., Sept. 22, 1858 ; d. there, Nov. 13, 1861 ; 4. Helen Mabel9, b. in S., Feb. 26, 1861 ; m. Joseph A. Reed, q. v. The four ch. were all b. at 107 (the old Comstock house), where Mr. Farrar lived many years, on a good farm, excepting Fred A., who was b. at 108.

2. FREDERICK A.9 FARRAR, son of Alonzo8, 1, m., Oct. 24, 1870, Harriette Maria Wardwell, b. in S., Aug. 29, 1851 ; dau. of George and Harriette (Hubbard) Wardwell. He was for a time, a grocery clerk in Keene. For many years he has managed the " Mitchell Dairy" farm in Bridgeport, Conn. He has two ch. : I. Elbert Ellsworth 10, b. in Keene, Aug. 26, 1875; d. in Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 17, 1887 ; 2. Clifford Wardwell 10, b. in Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. II, 1890.

3. CHARLES G.º FARRAR, son of Alonzo8, 1, m., Oct. 4, 1881, Emma Estelle Walker, b. in Grafton, Vt., Oct. 4, 1858; dau. of Ezra Fisher and Maria Fay (Tenney) Walker. He is a railway mail clerk and has r. in Keene and Newport, Vt. Four ch .: I. Parke Warren 10, b. in Keene, June 17, 1883 ; 2. Hermon Walker 10, b. in Keene, July 15, 1886; 3. Stuart Kittredge 10, b. in Keene, Nov. 27, 1890; 4. Charles Kenneth 10, b. in Newport, Vt., June 22, 1895.

FAWCETT.

1. REV. JOSEPH2 FAWCETT was b. at Littlethorpe, Yorkshire, Eng- land, Dec. 23, 1820; d. in or near Alford, England, Jan. 2, 1905 ; son of Mark1 and Margaret (Parkinson) Fawcett. He was pastor of the First Cong. Ch. of S., Apr. 1, 1871 to Apr. 13, 1873, and again, in connection with the church at East S., from Nov. 27, 1892 to July 16, 1893. See pp. 414, 415, and 446. He lived in the parsonage, at 87. He m., May 21, 1844, Ann Grayson, b. in Ripton, Yorkshire, England, Oct. 9, 1819; d. in Surry, N. H., Feb. 12, 1910; ae. 90 yrs. ;

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dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Humphreys) Grayson. They had one ch. : Margaret Grayson 3, b. in Shadewell, Yorkshire, Eng., Aug. 5, 1845; m., May 5, 1873, Francis Fayette Field, b. in Surry, Nov. 22, 1844 ; son of Jonathan Robinson and Julia Franklin (Morton) Field. He is a painter of much merit and a good artist generally. He draws well and illustrates books. Mrs. Field d., at the Invalids' Home in Keene, Nov. 17, 1883. She had two ch .: I. Theo- dore Grayson 4, b. in Surry, Feb. 13, 1875. He is unm., and divides his time between Surry and the city of New York. 2. Paul Fawcett Morton4, b. in Surry, July 2, 1883.

FAY.

1. NATHANIEL WHITING FAY, son of John1 and Sarah (called Sally) (Whiting) Fay, was b. in Grantham, May 23, 1818. He was a farmer and lived in Nelson, later in S., where he d., Oct. 4, 1888. He m., Nov. 15, 1849, Mrs. Mary (Tilton) Powell, b. in Hampton Falls, Dec. 9, 1810; d. in Nelson, June 12, 1891 ; dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Tuck) Tilton of Hampton Falls, and widow of Joseph Powell of Lowell, Mass. Mr. Fay came to S. in 1865 and succeeded the Blacks on the old Reuben Morse farm, at 2. Mr. Fay had no children. Mrs. Fay was formerly m., Apr. 16, 1832, in Lowell, by Rev. T. Edson, to Joseph Powell of that city, b. in Yulee, Gloustershire, Eng., Apr. 4, 1793, son of Edward Powell. He d. in Lowell, Oct. 24, 1844. Mrs. Powell had two ch. : 1. Harriet Powell, b. in Lowell, Mass., Apr. 16, 1833; d. there, Oct. 19, 1834; 2. Caroline Ophelia Powell, b. in Lowell, Mass., June 19, 1835; m. Ist, Sam. Edmund Jenkins, q. v .; m. 2d, Wm. Wallace Barrett, q. v. A grandson of Mrs. Fay, Samuel Edmund Jenkins, Jr., q. v., lived with the Fays and the farm was willed to him.

FELT.

I. GEORGE1 FELT, b. ab. 1601, came to America, according to tradition, with Endicott. The family is supposed to have originated in Wales, but may have had a more remote Flemish or Dutch origin. George1 Felt was in Charles- town, Mass., in 1633. His wife, Elizabeth joined the Charlestown church, Jan. 19, 163940. He became a wealthy land-owner in Maine, but lost everything and died poor, in Malden, Mass., in 1693. II. MOSES2 FELT, youngest of the six ch. of the preceding, was b. in Charlestown, Mass., ab. 1651. He lived in various places and probably d. (later than 1734) at Rumney Marsh (now Chelsea). His wife's name is thought to have been Lydia. III. AARON3 FELT, son of the preceding was probably b. in North Yarmouth (now Yarmouth), Me .; m., Dec. 25, 1739, Mary Wyatt of Lynn. She d. after 1760. He m. 2d, Jan. 22, 1765, Hannah Atwell. He lived on Caso Bay in Maine, in Andover, Mass., and d. at Lynn, Mass., probably in 1769. IV. JOSEPH4 FELT, son of preceding, was b. at Lynn, Jan. 12, 1757; d. in S., Aug. 9, 1842, at 54. He m., Dec. 15, 1785, Elizabeth Spafford, b., Aug. 10, 1762 ; d. in Nelson, Mar. 18, 1842 ; dau. of David, Jr., and Elizabeth (Griffin) Spafford of Townsend, Mass. They lived in Nelson. He served seven years in the Revolution. They had eight ch., all b. in Packers- field (Nelson).

I. FAMILY OF DEA. JOSEPH FELT.

1. DEA. JOSEPH FELT, son of Joseph4 and Elizabeth (Spafford) Felt, was b. in Packersfield (Nelson), June 17, 1789; d. in Winchester, Oct. 30, 1871.

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He was a farmer in Nelson, in S., at 54, and in Winchester. While building the house at 54. of which his family were the first occupants, he lived a few years on the old Warren farm, at 56. He was a deacon of the First Cong. ch. in S. He m. Ist, in Packersfield (Nelson), by Rev. Gad Newell, Dec. 28, 1813, to Relief (often called Leafy) Woods, b. in Packersfield (Nelson), Apr. 5, 1792; d. in S., at 54, May 10, 1849; dau. of Nathaniel and Relief (Wilder) Woods. He m. 2d, June 20, 1850, Fanny Woods, sister of the preceding, b. in Packersfield (Nelson), Feb. 29, 1796; d. in Winchester, Feb. 25, 1871 ; of same parents as former wife. By the former wife, he had nine ch., the first b. in Packersfield (Nelson), the next four in Nelson, and the last four in S., at 54, as follows : I. Irene Woods6, b., July 21, 1814; d. unm. in Winchester, Nov. 20, 1887; a refined lady and experienced school teacher; 2. Leander6, 2, b., Feb. 4, 1816; 3. Laurenza6, b., Nov. 2, 1817 ; m. Sylvester Mason, q. v. ; 4. David Alvarofi, 3, b., Dec. 21, 1820; 5. Sylvester Wakefield6, 4, b., Mar. 21, 1823; 6. Lestina Relief6, b., Oct. 7, 1826; d. in Manchester, June 3, 1850 ; 7. Almira Sprague6, 5, b., Jan. 25, 1830; 8. Eveline Elizabeth 6, 6, b., Apr. 7, 1832 ; 9. Edward Webster6, 7, b., Aug. 20, 1834.

2. LEANDER6 FELT, son of Dea. Joseph5, 1, was a shoemaker. He lived in S., at 228, in 1837-1838; also at 237, several years, from 1838 to 1846. While living at the latter place, he carried on a considerable business in the manufacture of boots and shoes in the shop at 238, employing several men. He also lived in Templeton, Mass., and in Nelson; finally in Winchester, where he d., Dec, 23, 1891. He m. Ist, Aug. 23, 1836, Almira Collester, b. in S., Mar. 19, 1819; d. in Winchester, Feb. 10, 1876; dau. of Ebenezer B. and Rebecca (Gleason) Collester. He m. 2d, Dec. 4, 1878, Elizabeth Burt Davis, b. in Win- chester, Dec. 20, 1828; d. there, Jan. 15, 1908; dau. of Jonathan and Betsey (Burt) Davis. Seven ch. by the former wife: I. Joseph Leander7, 8, b. in S., at 228, June 11, 1837 ; 2. Mary Almira1, b. in S., at 237, Nov. 4, 1839; d. there, Aug. 24, 1841 ; 3. James Wilson™, 9, b. in S., at 237, Feb. 15, 1842 ; 4. Marcellus Hazen7, 10, b. in S., at 237, July 1, 1845 : 5. Maro Sylvester7, b. in Templeton, Mass., Apr. 26, 1847 ; d. there, Aug. 23, 1848 ; 6. Ella Almira™, 11, b. in Nelson, July 24, 1851 ; 7. Jane Keziah7, b. in Nelson, Mar. 25, 1856; d. in Winchester, unm., Dec. 2, 1872.

3. DAVID ALVARO6 FELT, son of Dea. Joseph5, 1, lived many years upon the Felt homestead in S., at 54. He sold this place in 1866. He then lived in Hancock, N. H., and Greenfield, Mass., and went to Beresford, Florida, and engaged in fruit culture. He was an influential citizen and an excellent man. He was seven times elected selectman of S., was a collector of taxes, county commissioner, postmaster for four years at East Sullivan, notary public (in another state), justice of the peace, four times a representative to the General Court, and also two years the postmaster of Beresford, Fla., where he d., Dec. 4, 1892. He m. Ist, Dec. 18, 1848, Harriet Susan Howes; dau. of Zechariah and Lucy (Hutchinson) Howes of St. Johnsbury, Vt., b., Aug. 16, 1827, probably at St. Johnsbury ; d. in S., at 54, June 2, 1852. He m. 2d, July 7, 1853, in Nelson, by Rev. C. N. Ranson, to Almeda Sarah Taft of Nelson; b. there, June 22, 1827 ; d. in Hancock, May 5, 1872; dau. of Nathan, Jr., and Sarah Hayward (Barstow) Taft. He m. 3d, in Savannah, Ga., by Rev. T. Harley, to Mrs. Sarah

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A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 20

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