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Ann (Bevil) Jones, b. in Effingham Co., Ga., Feb. 5, 1847 ; d. in Beresford, Fla., Apr. 5 (sic, correcting other records), 1888; widow of John Jones of Savannah, and dau. of Robert and Jane (Burris) Bevil of Scriven Co., Ga. Mr. Felt had one ch. by each wife: I. Harriet Lestina7, b. in S., at 54, May 14, 1852; d. there, Jan. IT, 1864; 2. Emma Adela7, b. in S., at 54, Oct. 25, 1856; d. in Greenfield, Mass., Aug. 17, 1871 ; 3. Harriet Adela7, b. in Beresford, Fla., June 22, 1883. Mr. Felt's 3d m. was on Mar. 14, 1877.
4. SYLVESTER W.6 FELT, son of Dea. Joseph5, 1, was first a teamster for a firm of railroad contractors, at Athol, Mass., then became a foreman of rock excavation. He was engaged in railroad construction in New York, Vermont, and Virginia. Finally, at the outbreak of the Civil War, he went to Greenfield, Ind., and engaged in farming. He has been prominent in the Bap- tist church. He m., Dec. 25, 1856, Rebecca Jane Latshaw, b. in Adams Co., Pa., Nov. 9, 1831 ; dau. of Joseph and Barbara Ellen (Fahnestock) Latshaw. He had six ch .: 1. Mary Henrietta™, b. in Montgomery Co., Md., Oct. 13, 1857 ; m., Aug. 25, 1881, James Samuel Clift, b. in Henry Co., Ind., Aug. 15, 1859 ; son of Ben. Bassett and Catherine (Christian) Clift; three ch .: I: Etta Ethel8, b., July 8, 1882 ; 2. Mary Virginia8, b., Oct. 18, 1883; d., Sept. 22, 1886; 3. Frank Sylvester8, b., Aug. 1, 1885. 2. Edward Webster7, b. in Alleghany Co., Va., Nov. 7, 1859; m., Apr. 17, 1885, Martha Lorinda Thomas, b. in Hancock Co., Ind., July 11, 1861 ; dau. of Alfred and Mary Jane (Earl) Thomas; two ch .; I. Alfred Earl8, b., Mar. 28, 1886; d., July 13, 1887; 2. Edward Thurman8, b., June 17, 1888. 3. Frank Vallandigham7, b. at Centerville, Ind., Sept. 1, 1861 ; m., Aug. 17, 1882, Mary Matilda Moore, b. in Hancock Co., Ind., Jan. 28, 1864 ; dau. of John Oliver and Isaphena Margaret (Cott) Moore; three ch .: I. Perry Myr18, b., Jan. 26, 1884; 2. Grace Lees, b., Nov. 27, 1886; 3. Anna Etta8, b., Apr. 17, 1888. 4. Cora Virginia7, b. in Greenfield, Ind., Feb. 24, 1865; m., Mar. 19, 1881, Joseph Marion Fisk, b. in Hancock Co., Ind., Sept. 12, 1855; son of George and Sophia (Haney) Fisk; three ch .: I. Minnie Myrtle8, b., Jan. 15, 1882; 2. Ira Webster8, b., Aug. 31, 1883; 3. John Walter8, b., Jan. 9, 1885. 5. John Henry™, b. in Greenfield, Ind., Aug. 6, 1867. 6. Minnie Elizabeth7, b. in Greenfield, Ind., Sept. 14, 1871 ; d. there, Mar. 19, 1880.
5. ALMIRA S.6 FELT, dau. of Dea. Joseph5, 1, m. Ist, Lewis LePrélat Newcomb, b. in Roxbury, N. H., Oct. 22, 1826; d. in Gardner, Mass., Feb. 7, 1864 ; son of LePrelat and Susan (Harris) Newcomb. She m. 2d, May 23, 1876, Francis Gates of Gardner, Mass .; b. there, Dec. 28, 1834; son of Addison and Nancy (Kemp) Gates. Mr. Gates was a private in the 25th Mass. Vols. in the Civil War. She had three ch. : I. Lester Almon Newcomb7, b. in S., May 3, 1852 ; m., Jan. 5, 1879, Annie Laura Whitney, b. in Gardner, Mass., Sept. 10, 1857 ; d. in So. Gardner, Mass., June 21, 1888; dau. of Asa P. and Lucy (Bixby) Whitney. They res. at So. Gardner and had two ch., both b. there : I. Louis Eugene8, b., June 27, 1881 ; 2. Bertha May8, b., July 30, 1886. 2. Augustus Bancroft Newcomb 7, b. in Gardner, Mass., July 4, 1853; d. there, July 18, 1855 (sic). 3. Susan Elizabeth Newcomb1, b. in Gardner, Mass., Nov. 14,. 1861 ; m. Sept. 1, 1884, Fred. James Robinson, b. in Ayers Flat, P. Q., Mar. 22, 1861 ; son of George and Elizabeth (Sanborn) Robinson. He is a painter ; res. at Clinton, Mass.
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6. EVELINE E.G FELT, dau. of Dea. Joseph5, 1, m., Mar. 7, 1875. Ephraim Houghton Jourdon, b. in Dudley, Mass., June 21, 1825; d. in West Upton, Mass., May 3, 1887 ; son of Amasa and Pamelia (Edmunds) Jourdon ; res. at West Upton, Mass. ; no ch.
7. EDWARD W." FELT, son of Dea. Joseph5, 1, m., June 27, 1860, Calista Eudora Markham, b. in New Hartford, Conn., Nov. 10, 1835; dau. of Geo. Lyman and Betsey S. (Sprigley) Markham of Worcester, Mass. They res. in Winchester, where he d., Mar. 14, 1864. The widow m., Oct. 1887, Leonard Harrington, and removed to Worcester, Mass. Edward had two ch .: 1. Charles Edward7, b. in Winchester, Dec. 27, 1861 ; d. there, Dec. 29, 1861 ; 2. William Webster7, b. in Winchester, Mar. 28, 1863, at last report, in the commercial print- ing business, in Worcester, Mass.
8. REV. JOSEPH L.7 FELT, son of Leander6, 2, is a M. E. clergyman and has been settled in various places (see p. 592). He m. Ist, July 29, 1862, Lucy Melvina Moore, b. in Templeton, Mass., Oct. 17, 1847; d. at East Temple- ton, Mass., Oct. 6, 1866; dau. of Uriah B. and Amanda (Partridge) Moore. He m. 2d, Feb. 19, 1870, Julietta Cheney, b. in Orange, Mass., Aug. 6, 1848; d. in- Antrim, May 23, 1877 ; dau. of Alexander and Sophia (Street) Cheney, He m. 3d, Apr. 14, 1885, Mrs. Sarah Jane (Amsden) Robertson, b. in Conway, Mass., Aug. 28, 1845; d. at Suncook, Sept. 2, 1893; dau. of John and Sarah Jane (Wilder) Amsden. He m. 4th, Nov. 3, 1897, Mrs. Clara Augusta (Phillips) Kimball, widow of John Robinson Kimball of Suncook, and dau. of Butler Hubbard and Huldah Peabody (Woodward) Phillips. No ch.
9. JAMES WILSON7 FELT, son of Leander6, 2, m., Dec. 25, 1869, Abbie Jane Foote, b. in Derry, Feb. 16. 1853; dau. of Alonzo and Sarah Jane (Thompson) Foote of Goffstown. He is a chairmaker at South Ashburnham, Mass. He has had five ch. : I. Jane Ella8, b. at East Templeton, Mass., Sept. 15, 1870; m., Dec. 25, 1889, Waldo Orlando Puffer, b. at So. Ashburnham, Mass., June 11, 1865; son of Reuben and Esther (Aldrich) Puffer ; 2. Thorley Wilson8, b. in Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 22, 1875; d. there, Jan. 9, 1877 ; 3. Clara Abbie8, b. at Appleton, Wis., Apr. 2, 1879; 4. Laura Gertrude8, b. at Appleton, Wis., Sept. 20, 1880; 5. Stella Collester8, b. at So Ashburnham, Mass., Feb. 4, 1887.
10. MARCELLUS H.7 FELT, M. D., son of Leander6, 2, graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in 1876, after which he practised medicine at Hillsborough Bridge, until his death, at that place, Aug. 21, 1905. See p. 603. He m., July 1. 1879, Emma Augusta Wilson, b. in Hillsborough, Feb. 21, 1857 ; dau. of Lorenzo and Susan (Coburn) Wilson of that town. He had two ch., I. Paul Revere8, b. in Hillsborough, Nov. 18, 1882; 2. Fanny Fern8, b. in the same town, Aug. 27, 1887.
11. ELLA ALMIRA7 FELT, dau. of Leander6, 2, d. in Winchester, Aug. I, 1897. She m., Nov. 6, 1879, Charles Frank Wood, b. in Winchester, Sept. 21, 1848; son of Samuel and Priscilla (Thayer) Wood. He is in the meat and provision business. Three ch., all b. in Winchester : I. Charles Lees, b., Nov. 21, 1880; 2. Charlotte Anna8, b., Oct. 18, 1883; 3. William Collester8, b., Aug. 1, 1887.
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II. FAMILY OF DEA. JEREMIAH (OR JERRY) FELT.
12. DEA. JEREMIAH' FELT (usually called DEA. JERRY FFLT), was brother of Dea. Joseph Felt of the preceding family, and was b. in Packers- field (Nelson), Dec. 5, 1795, the fifth son of Joseph4, (IV. in the ancestral line described at the beginning of the account of the preceding family) and Elizabeth (Spafford) Felt. He was m. to his second wife in S. He lived in Nelson, Manchester, and Newark, Wis., at which latter place he d., March 22, 1866. He m. Ist, in Nelson, by Rev. C. Cummings of S., Jan. 22, (ac. to diary of Mr. Cummings), 1824, to Tryphena Sprague, b. in Packersfield (Nelson), Mar. I, 1802; d. in Nelson, Feb. 22, 1828; dau. of Dea. John and Betsey (Hayward) Sprague. He m. 2d, in S. (probably by Rev. C. Cummings), Oct. 15, 1831, to Mrs. Bethiah Morris (Boynton) Dakin; b. in S., Feb. 23, 1807; d. at Newark, Wis., Feb. 5, 1879; dau. of David Emery and Bethiah (Morris) Boynton. He was a farmer and a deacon of a Baptist church in each of the three places of his residence. He had nine ch., the first eight born in Nelson, the last in Manches- ter, as follows : 1. David W.6, b., Dec. 5, 1824; d. in Nelson, Sept. 22, 1828. 2. Harriet Sprague6, b., June 24, 1826; m., Mar. 14, 1859, Palmer Bishop Bryant, b. in Nelson, Nov. 13, 1823; d. in Centralia, Ill., Mar. 30, 1889; son of Francis Smith and Betsey Everett (Sprague) Bryant of Strongville, Ohio. She d., s. p., at Centralia, Ill., Dec. 9, 1887. 3. Mary Clementine6, b., Oct. 15, 1832; m., June I, 1857, Jurien Wesley Ward, b. in Cato, N. Y., June 22, 1830; d. in Hastings, Minn., May 23, 1890; son of David and Sarah (Blackmore) Ward of Brutus, Cayuga Co., N. Y. She had two ch., both b. at Hastings, Minn. : I. Cora Frances Ward?, b., Sept. 21, 1858; m., Mar. 31, 1879, George Clarence Wright, and had four ch., all b. in Minneapolis, (1). Linn Clarence8. b., Jan. 9, 1880 ; d., Jan. 27, 1887 ; (2). Ralph Brooks8, b., May 11, 188t ; d., June 5, 1881 ; (3). Fred. Ward8, b., Apr. 2, 1883; d., Feb. 7, 1887 ; (4). Ralph Websters, b., Jan. 29, 1886. 2. Lincoln Jerry Ward, b., July 4, 1860; unm. in 1890. 4. Tryphena Sprague6, b., July 9, 1833 ; m., Dec. 24, 1855, Peter Emery Cham- berlin, b. in Williamstown, Mass., Apr. 24, 1818; son of Emery and Mary (Brownell) Chamberlin. He is a retired farmer at Rockford, Ill. Three ch .: I. Francis Ellsworth7, b. in Lynnville, Ill., June 3, 1861 ; m., Oct. 31, 1887, Ellen Isabel Thompson ; res. Kansas City, Mo .; 2. Herman Grant7, b. in Lynn- ville, Ill., June 6, 1864: d. in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 24, 1890; 3. Maud May7, b. in Rockford, Ill., Nov. 23, 1868; d. at Lynnville, Ill., Mar. 3, 1870. 5. Luthera Hayden", b., Feb. 22, 1835 ; d. at Judsonia, White Co., Arkansas, Sept. 8, 1875 ; m., Nov. 27, 1862, Austin Carver Lowry, b. in Bainbridge, Ohio, Apr. 4, 1832, a lieut. in 8th Ill. Vols. in the Civil War; son of James and Eunice (Carver) Lowry. She had four ch .: I. Linnaean Jeanette7, b. in Boonesboro, Iowa, Mar. 1, 1864 ; d. there, Feb. 20, 1865 ; 2. Bertina Harriet™, b. at Newark, Wis., Oct. 7, 1865 ; is a teacher at Washington, Kan .; 3. Eugene Austin7, b. at Boonesboro, Iowa, Jan., I, 1868 ; res. in Kansas City, Mo. ; 4. Bryant Webster7, b. at Judsonia, Ark., Dec. 21, 1870 ; d. there, Mar. 10, 1872. 6. Enoch Weston Freeman6, b., Feb. 28, 1837 ; m. in 1866, Eliza Ann Dwinnell ; b. in 1847 ; d. in Oxford, Kansas, in 1873; dau. of Edward Dwinnell. Enoch was a private in 7th Wis. Inf. in Civil War. He had one ch., George7, b. at South Grove, Ill., Feb. 11, 1869; res. in Minneapolis. 7. Daniel Webster6, b.,
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Oct. 15, 1840 ; a meat and provision dealer, at Minneapolis, Minn. ; m., Apr. 15, 1878, Sarah Elizabeth Estes, b. in Baring, Me., Sept. 5, 1847 ; d. in Brooklyn, Minn., Dec. 26, 1880; dau. of Jonathan and Emily Knight (Farnum) Estes. He m. 2d, Feb. 10, 1889, Eunice Elizabeth Estes, b. in Harrisburg, Minn., Oct. 15, 1862; dau. of Noah and Julia (Stone) Estes of Minneapolis. Three ch. : I. Grace Emily7, b. in Brooklyn, Minn., July 7, 1879; 2. Sarah Eva7, b. in Brooklyn, Minn., Dec. 18, 1880; d. there, July 29, 1881 ; 3. Julia Irene7, b. in Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 12, 1889. 8. Eugene Kincaid6, b., Aug. 11, 1843 ; m., Nov. 16, 1872, Mary Jane Skinner, b. in Newark, Wis., Jan. 14, 1852; dau. of Jacob and Eliza Jane (Peck) Skinner. He was a private in the 4th Wis. (" Flying") Artillery. He is a farmer at Newark, Wis., where his three ch. were b .: I. Palmer Bryant7, b., Oct. 20, 1873; 2. Harriet May7, b., Dec. 8, 1875 ; 3. Ellen Irene7, b., July 1, 1877. 9. David Leroy6, b. in Manchester, N. H., June 17, 1847 : d. there, Feb. 28, 1850.
FIELD.
I. JOHN1 FIELD was a famous astronomer in England. II. JOHN2 FIELD, JR., had a wife whose first name was Mary. III. ZECHARIAH3 FIELD, son of John2 and Mary was b. at East Ardsley in Yorkshire, Eng., ab. 1596; m. ab. 1641, a lady whose first name was Mary, who d. ab. 1670. He d. in Hatfield, Mass., June 30, 1666. He was at Dorchester, Mass., in 1629; at Hartford, Conn., in 1636; at Northampton, Mass., in 1659; and in Hatfield, Mass., in 1663. IV. SERGT. SAMUEL4 FIELD, son of Zechariah3, b. in Hartford, Conn., ab. 1651 ; m., Aug. 9, 1676, Sarah Gilbert, dau. of Thomas and Catherine (Chapin) Gilbert of Springfield, Mass. She was b., Dec. 19, 1655; d., Feb. 4, 1712. Sergt. Field was slain by the Indians in Hatfield meadows, while hoeing corn, June 24, 1697. He was a sergeant in the Turner's Falls fight, May 19, 1676. V. EBENEZER5 FIELD, son of Samuel4, b. in Hatfield, Mass., Mar. 17, 1688 ; m. in 1714, Elizabeth Arms; b. ab. 1695; d., Oct. 1, 1772; dau. of Wm. Arms. Her mother was Joanna Hawks. Elizabeth was a noted teacher. Ebenezer was accidently shot in Northfield, and taken to Deerfield, for treatment, where he died. Elizabeth m. Azariah Wright for her 2d hus. VI. ENSIGN MOSES6 FIELD, son of Ebenezer5, was b. in Deerfield, Mass., Feb. 16, 1719; d. in North- field, Mass., Nov. 27, 1787. He m. Ist, Aug. 20, 1740, Ann Dickinson, who d., Oct. 16, 1755. He m. 2d, Aug. 12, 1756, Martha Root of Sunderland, Mass. ; b., Feb. 20, 1724; d., Mar. 3, 1813. She m. 2d, Dec. 24, 1793, Enoch Bardwell of Montague, Mass. Among the ch. of Ensign Moses were Moses D. Field7, of Surry, who was the grandfather of Mrs. Henry T. Ellis who lived in the south part of Surry, and the great-grandfather of the artist, Francis F. Field, who m. Margaret G. Fawcett, q. v., and Dr. John Montague Field7, 1.
1. DR. JOHN MONTAGUE7 FIELD, son of Ensign Moses6, was b. in Northfield, Mass., July 2, 1764. We have not learned the place and date of his death. He was an able physician, practising in Sullivan, Hinsdale, and Philadelphia, Pa. See page 598, for an account of him. Since that account was written, we have learned many particulars about his ancestry and his family. He belonged to a distinguished family and was an able man. He lived, as is supposed, in the first house that stood upon the site of 232, from ab. 1793
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until ab. 1795 or 1796. He m. Ist, Jan. 19, 1794, Martha Hewes of Swanzey, by Rev. E. Goddard of that town. She was b. in Swanzey, Mar. 8, 1772; d. (place unknown), July 5, 1801; day. of Benjamin and Elizabeth Hewes. He m. 2d, June 22, 1802. in S., by R. Hubbard, Esq., Olive Clark, b. in Townsend, Mass., Apr. 20, 1770 ; d. (place unknown), Feb. 4, 1838; dau. of Abraham and Olive (Taylor) Clark. His former wife probably d. in Hinsdale, where it is known that the most of his ch. were born. He had six ch .: 1. Rev. Joseph Roots, b. in S., at site of 232, Oct. 25, 1794; d., unm., in Northfield, Mass., Aug. 9, 1828. See page 590, for a fuller account of him. 2. Elijah H.8, b. in Hins- dale, Oct. 3, 1796; d. at Saint Paris, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1878. He was. a M. E. clergy- man. He m., June 8, 1828, Ann Taylor of Hamilton, Ohio, by whom he had two ch., John9 and a daughter9. 3. Elvira®, b. in Hinsdale, Aug. 19, 1798; m., Mar. 8, 1818, John Presson of Mexico, N. Y., b. ab. 1789, son of Lemuel Presson; r. in Warwick, Mass. 4. John8, b. in Hinsdale, Apr. 17, 1803; m., Mar. 16, (Fitzwilliam records), 1826, Olive C. Morse of Fitzwilliam, b. there, Mar. 2, 1802; dau. of Jabez and Lucy (Fay) Morse. We do not find the dates of the death of either. He probably d. in about two years after his marriage, for she m. 2d, June 9, 1829, Washington Davis of Fitzwilliam, by whom she had two ch., John and Maria. 5. Lydia8, b. in Hinsdale, Jan. 3, 1805; m., Jan. 14, 1840, Charles Barber of Winchester, N. H., b. ab. 1802, son of David Barber. She d., Dec. 14, 1843. She had two ch., Emily L.9, b., Nov. 14, 1840 ,and Charles J.9, a physician, b., July 13, 1842. 6. Lucy8, b. in Hinsdale (?), June 16, 1807; m., June 28, 1848, Charles Barber, widower of her sister Lydia8. Lucy had no ch.
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I. FAMILY OF ISRAEL B. FIFIELD.
I. WILLIAM] FIFIELD moved from Newbury, Mass., to Hampton, N. H., in 1639. He d., Dec. 18, 1700; his widow, Mary, d., Nov. 9, 1683. II. BEN- JAmin2, FIFIELD, son of William1, b. ab. 1646; killed by Indians, Aug. 1, 1706; m., Dec. 28, 1670, Mary, dau. of Edward Colcord. III. JOHN3 FIFIELD, son of Benjamin2, b. in Hampton, Nov. 21, 1671; m. a woman whose first name was Abigail. He was of Kingston, N. H., in 1726. IV. JOHN4 FIFIELD, JR., son of John3, b. in Hampton, Aug. 1, 1701, lived in Kingston. V. JOHN5 FIFIELD, 3d, b. in Kingston in 1733, was, beyond any reasonable doubt, the son of John4, Jr. He was certainly the son of a John Fifield. He m. Anna Snow. This John purchased land in Salisbury (the part now in Franklin), N. H. Mrs. Anna Fifield was present at the birth of Daniel Webster. She was a very capable and energetic woman. He d. in Salisbury (Franklin), Oct. 24, 1824. She d. there, Oct. 21, 1824. Both bodies were buried in the same grave. VI. CAPT. WIN- THROP6 FIFIELD, son of John5, 3d, was probably b. in Kingston. He served as a marine in the Revolution. He settled in Enfield, afterwards Salisbury (now Franklin), N. H. He m., Mar. 11, 1784, Mehetabel Pettengill, dau. of Benjamin · and Mehetabel (Kimball) Pettingill of Salisbury. She was b. in Plaistow. Capt. Fifield had a saw mill on Punch Brook and built a canal which cost $1200, for that day a great undertaking. He d., Jan. 10, 1834. She d., Oct. 8, 1831.
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was b. in Salisbury (Franklin), Aug. 17, 1798; d. in Franklin, Nov. 28, 1834. He always lived there, but his widow, after her second marriage, brought her family to S., and lived at 102, hence the insertion here of the family record. He m., date undetermined, Judith Taylor, b. in Danbury, N. H., March 4, 1801 ; d. in S., at 237, May 12, 1861 ; dau. of Jonathan and Dorothy (French) Taylor. After the death of Mr. Fifield, his widow m. 2d, June 29, 1836, SAMUEL LOCKE, EsQ. of S., q. v., and came to that town and lived at 102 and 237. Mr. and Mrs. Fifield had the following three ch. : I. Susan8, b. in Franklin, N. H., in 1824 ; d. unm., in S., at 102, Aug. 12, 1840; 2. Samuel Newell8, 2, b. in Franklin, Oct. 10, 1826; 3. Sarah Jane8, b. in Franklin, Aug. 24, 1829, m. Orlando Mason, q. v.
2. SAMUEL NEWELL8 FIFIELD, son of Israel B.7, 1, m., Oct. 19, 1852, Celestine Keith, b. in S., Jan. 2, 1827 ; d. in Fremont, Neb., Oct. 15, 1890; dau. of Hammond and Lucinda (Seward) Keith. He was one of the brightest young men who ever lived in Sullivan. He was a natural scholar, excelling in mathematics. He was at Norwich University in 1849 and 1850. He became a civil engineer. See page 606, in which notice the death of Mrs. Fifield was stated, by mistake, to be in 1891. It should be 1890, as here given. Mrs. Fifield was one of Sullivan's most brilliant women. See the notice on page 607. Mr. Fifield d. in Elkhorn, Neb., very suddenly, of a hemorrhage from the lungs, Oct. 5, 1859. He had no ch.
II. FAMILY OF HORACE R. FIFIELD.
The ancestral line of this family is probably the same as in the family of Israel B. Fifield, just considered, beginning with : I. WILLIAM1, II. BENJAMIN2, III. JOHN3, IV. JOHN4, JR. V. PAUL5, FIFIELD, son of John and Mary, was b. in Kingston, Sept. 23, 1735. There is little doubt that John, the husband of Mary, was the same as John, the fourth in line, as before noted. VI. PAUL6 FIFIELD, who was b. in Concord, N. H., Aug. 6, 1763, is supposed to be the son of the preceding Paul. He came to Marlborough, before 1800, and lived in that part of the town that is now in Roxbury. He m. Temperance Furber, a native of Portsmouth, and a sister of Nathaniel Furber, who was a potter in Marlborough and Pottersville. VII. STILLMAN7 FIEIELD, son of Paul, was b. in Marlborough (Roxbury), June 12, 1802 ; m., Sept. 28, 1828, Julia Robbins of Nelson. He d. in Swanzey, Dec. 15, 1878. She was b. ab. 1808, and d. in Swanzey, Apr. 5, 1881.
1. HORACE ROBBINS8 FIFIELD, son of Stillman™, VII., was b. in Roxbury, Aug. 20, 1844. He is a farmer, and has lived in Marlborough, Swanzey, and in S., at 139, upon the old Dea. Seward farm, where David Seward lived many years, and where the writer of this volume was born. Mr. Fifield has served several times as selectman, and as chairman of the board of selectmen. He has held various town offices. He m. Rua Adelle Palmer, b. in Savannah, N. Y., March 21, 1850; still living in 1910; dau. of Othniel and Almira (Thompson) Palmer. Four ch .: I. Frank Leslie9, 1, b. in Marlborough, Nov. 30, 1869 ; 2. A dau.9, b. in Marlborough, Oct. 30, 1872, d. the same day ; 3. Ola Ada9, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 6, 1874, m. Francis O. Ball, Jr., q. v .; 4. Ida May9, b. in Swanzey, Apr. 26, 1877.
2. FRANK LESLIE9 FIFIELD, b. in Marlborough, Nov. 30, 1869; m. Charlotte Louise Wallace, b. in Boston, Mass., Jan. 7, 1863; dau. of Henry and Abigail Ingalls (Bartlett) Wallace. He is a farmer, living in the same house as
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Horace R. Fifield, on the second floor, at 139. He has two ch .: I. Bernice Louise10, b. in S., at [39, July 15, 1902; 2. Rua Palmer10, b. in the same place, May I, 1904.
FISH.
1. REV. ALANSON FISH preached for the Baptist society about a - half of the time through one of their fiscal years, extending from March 2, 1835 to Feb. 27, 1836. He did not have a residence in Sullivan, hence we have not traced his family. Indeed we have been unable to learn anything with regard to him.
FISK.
I. CHILDREN OF LEVI FISK.
1. LEVI FISK2 of Holliston, Mass., son of David and Sarah (Bullard) Fisk, was b. in that town, Feb. 23, 1765. He m. Jemima Underwood, who was b. ab. 1773; d., March 6, 1819. They had seven ch., all b. in Holliston, Mass .: I. Lewis3, b., Feb. 25, 1793; 2. Sally 3; 3. Martin3, b., Oct. 23, 1796; 4. Anne Underwooda; 5. Levi8; 6. Amos3, b., Jan. 19, 1801; and 7. Jemima3. The three named below came to S. to live.
1. SARAH3 (called SALLIE) FISK, dau. of Levi and Jemima (Under- wood) Fisk, was b. in Holliston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1794. She mn. Jeremiah Mason, q. v., and came to S., to live at 51.
2. ANNE UNDERWOOD3 FISK, sister of Sarah (Sallie), was b. in Holliston, Mass., Dec. 24, 1798. She came to S., and lived with Mrs. Jeremiah Mason. She m. William Brown, q. v.
3. JEMIMA3 FISK, a sister of the two preceding, was b. in Holliston, Mass., June 14, 1809. She also came to S., and lived with Mrs. Jeremiah Mason. She m. Ashley Mason, q. v.
II. MRS. HANNAH C. FISK.
1. MRS. HANNAH C.2 (FAY) FISK, who d. at East Sullivan, Nov. 3, 1867, at the home of her brother, Nathaniel Whiting2, Fay, was b. in Grantham, Apr. 10, 1805; dau. of John1 and Sarah (Whiting) Fay. She was the widow of Aaron Fisk, who d., Feb. 19, 1862, at the age of 61 years and eleven months. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Fisk are buried in the cemetery at Munsonville. This family never resided in Sullivan. Mrs. Fisk came to her brother's home to remain for a time, and died there.
FOSTER.
I. FAMILY OF STEPHEN FOSTER.
I. JOHN1 FOSTER came from England, in the company of Roger Conant, and landed at Weymouth, but moved to Salem, Mass., where he d., Mar. 1688. He m. Ist Marie Tompkins, dau. of Ralph and Katherine (Aborn) Tompkins ; m. 2d, ab. 1656, Martha, perhaps a sister of the former w. II. EBENEZER2 FOSTER, son of John1, b. in Salem, Mass., Aug. 5, 1677; m., Dec. 19, 1700, Anna Wilkins, dau. of Ben. and Priscilla (Baxter) Wilkins. She was b., Oct. 31, 1681. He lived at Salem Middle Precinct, later South Danvers and now Peabody. He d. in 1718. His wid. m. Isaac Wilkins. III. DEA. BENJAMIN3 FOSTER, son of Ebenezer2, b. in Salem (Peabody), May 12, 1708 (ac. to published
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Foster genealogy) ; d. in Walpole, N. H., Nov. 7, 1801 ; m. Mehetabel Stew- ard, b., Feb. 1, 1761 ; m. 2d, Dec. 3, 1761, Mrs. Sarah Whitney of Littleton, Mass. He r. at South Danvers (Peabody) Mass., and Lunenburg, Mass. Mr. Hosea Foster, a descendant, gave me the date of his birth as Nov. 25, 1707, which would correct the published Foster genealogy, which is often inaccurate. IV. JOSEPH4 FOSTER, son of Dea. Benjamin3, was b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Mar. 24, 1732/3; d. in Marlborough (now Roxbury), N. H., Dec. 11, 1804; m., Ist, Jan. 17, 1760 (ac. to History of Marlborough, which would again correct the Foster published genealogy), Sarah Jones, b. in Lunenburg, Mar. 25, 1735; d. in Marlborough (Roxbury), July 22, 1787; dau. of William and Sarah (Locke) Jones. He m., 2d, Mrs. Rebecca (Walker) Phelps, who survived him and m. Joseph Rollins of Dublin, and d. ab. 1834 in Roxbury. Joseph4 came to Marlborough (Roxbury) ab. 1793. He saw a service of seven years in the Revolution.
1. STEPHEN FOSTER, the third son of Joseph4 and Sarah, was b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Dec. 11, 1768; m. in Stoddard, Feb. 5, 1797, by the Rev. Jeremiah Higbee of Alstead, to Lydia Nichols of Shirley, Mass,, b. in that town, Dec. 20, 1777 ; d. in S., at 197, Apr. 10, 1833; dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Boynton) Nichols; m. 2d, in the year 1834, Lois Stratton of Athol, Mass., who d. in Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1859, ae. 77. He lived in Marlborough (Roxbury), 1797-98; in S., on the Maynard place, at 185, 1798-1800; then in S., on the farm where H. C. Rawson lives, at first in the house that stood at 199, 1800-1808, and, after 1808, in the house that stood at 197, until his death in that house, Dec. IO, 1855. He had nine ch., all by the first w .; I. Stephen, Jr.6, 2, b. in Marlborough (Roxbury), Sept. 20, 1798; 2. Lydia6, b. in S., at 199, Nov. 16, 1800; d. in S., at 197, Oct. 4, 1816; 3. Ephraim6, 3, b. in S., at 199, Nov. 16, 1802; Joseph6, 4, b. in S., at 199, Feb. 27, 1805; 5. Mary6, 5, b. in S., at 199, March 28, 1807 ; 6. Hosea6, 6, b. in S., at 197, Aug. 12, 1809; 7. Mehetabel6, b. in S., at 197, May 2, 1813; m. Rev. D. P. French, q. v .; 8. Elizabeth 6, b. in S., at 197, May 9, 1815; d. there, July 22, 1831 ; 9. Thomas Nichols6, b. in S .. at 197, Apr. 18, 1817 ; d. there, Apr. 29, 1817.
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