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in Boston, ab. 1815; d. in S., at 160, May 24, 1838, ae. 23; 2. Sarah Maria2, b. in Boston, June 17, 1818; m. David Nims, q. v.
II. FAMILY OF FREDERICK C. HALL.
1. FREDERICK CARLTON2 HALL, b. in Chesterfield, Jan. 10, 1866, the son of Martin Van Buren1 and Lydia (Farr) Hall; m., Jan. 4, 1892, in Keene, by Rev. W. E. Bennett, to Angelia Higgins, b. at Mooers Forks, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1875; dau. of Richard and Jane (Earle) Higgins. They are divorced and she is now the wife of Charles Milo Ward, q. v. There was one ch., Harry Herman Hall3, b. in Westmoreland, July 30, 1893, who lives with his mother in S., at III, on the old Ellis farm.
HAMMOND.
1. JOHN WALLEN2 HAMMOND, son of Reuben G.1 and Anne (Wallen) Hammond, was b. in Winchester, N. H., Apr. 11, 1836. He m., Dec. 25, 1870, at Winchester, by Rev. John W. Adams, Emma Rosetta Cilley, b. at Orange, N. H., Apr. 5, 1848; dau. of Nathan Gove and Amy Smith (Phelps) Cilley. He is a farmer, and has res. in Warwick, Mass., Winchester, and S. He lives in S., upon the Martin Spaulding farm, at 253. Two ch., I. Ray Erwin3, b. in Winchester, July 2, 1875 ; d. there, Sept. 2, 1875 ; 2. Edith Pearl 3, b. in Winchester, Sept. 1, 1879; m. Burton Edward Smith, q. v.
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1. BENJAMIN2 HANCOCK was b. in Surry, Aug. 16, 1782. He lived in S., Shrewsbury, Vt .; Chittenden, Vt.,; Selina, N. Y .; Cicero, N. Y .; and Clay, N. Y. He was probably the son of Asa1 and Abigail Hancock, who moved from Wrentham, Mass., to Surry, N. H., about the year 1778. He was m., June 29, 1805, in Dublin (now Harrisville), by Rev. Elijah Willard, to Lucretia Proctor, b. in Groton, Mass., Apr. 28, 1788; d. in Cicero, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1825 ; dau. of Phillip and Hannah (Locke) Proctor of S., who lived on the site of 252, where it is most likely that Mr. Hancock lived while in S., and where his first child was born and died and where the second child and the third child were born. The births of the other ch. are taken from family registers, and places of births, &c., are not generally given. We have not discovered the place and date of Mr. Hancock's death. He was a farmer in S. There were ten ch. : I. Nancy3, b., Mar. 30, 1806; d., Oct. 17, 1810 (probably b. and d. at 252). 2. Lucretia3, b., Aug. 24, 1807 (probably at 252); m. Joseph Robinson of Pennsylvania, who became a farmer in Will Co., Ill. 3. Eunice3, b., Oct. 30, 1809; m., June 20, 1843, Justus Vickery, a farmer of Schoeppel, N. Y. 4. Benjamin3, b., Jan. 14, 1812; m., first, Mary Berry of Bergen, N. Y., m., second, Ruth M. Close of Troy, N. Y., where he res. as a carpenter and cabinet- maker. 5. Jeremiah3, b., Nov. 22, 1813; d. in Clay, N. Y., July 18, 1835. He was a carriage maker and unm. 6. Abigail3, b., Oct. 15, 1815; m. Joseph Vickery, a farmer of Schoeppel, N. Y. 7. Hannah Locke3, b., Mar. 30, 1818; m. Alanson J. Hakes of Cicero, N. Y. He was later a farmer at Schoeppel, N. Y. 8. Mary S.3, b., Dec. 17, 1819; m. Milo R. Fiske, a farmer at Schoeppel, N. Y. She d., May 26, 1843. 9. Philip Proctor3, b., Sept. 22, 1821 ; m. Biancy Stevens
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of Volney, N. Y. He was a farmer at Schoeppel, N. Y. 10. Lucinda3, b., Dec. 28, 1823; m. Wm. Odekirk of Clay, N. Y. He was a farmer at Eden, N. Y. Schoeppel is now spelled Schroeppel.
HARDER.
1. ALBERT2 HARDER, b. in Alfred (probably the town of that name in New York), in 1855 or 1856; son of Wm. and Olive Blinn) Harder. He was 22 at his marriage, July 3, 1878, to Nellie Josephine Culverhouse Nash, an adopted dau. of Jacob Nash, whom his second wife, Elizabeth Culverhouse brought to him. Nellie's birthplace was given as Weymouth, Mass., and her birth date was said to be May 27, 1862. She was divorced and m., 2d, in Gilsum, Mar. 12, 1889, by Rev. F. B. Phelps, to Henry Wilder Elliott, b. in Stoddard, Sept. 23, 1863; son of Dixon and Ann (Wright) Elliott. They were divorced, and she m., 3d, Feb. 7, 1894, Elijah J. Farr, b. in Bradford, Vt., May 27, 1838 ; son of Daniel and Maria Farr. She had five ch .: I. William Harder3, b. in Nelson, June 24, 1880; d. there, June 29, 1880; 2. William Ernest Harder3, b. in Ea. S., at 7, Sept. 10, 1881 ; 3. Ina May Harder3, b. in Gilsum, Nov. 14, 1884 ; 4. Clarence Henry Elliott3, b. in Gilsum, Oct. 2, 1889; d. there, Feb. 1, 1890; 5. Annie Elliott 3, b. in Gilsum, Nov. 2, 1890 ; d. in Marlow, Jan. 25, 1891.
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I. GRACE HARDY (known as GRACE SMITH).
I. THOMAS HARDY of Dublin, by his wife, Lucy Colburn, had a son, Moses2. II. MOSES2 HARDY, by his wife, Elizabeth Sargent, had a son, Thomas. They also lived in Dublin. III. THOMAS HARDY, b. in Dublin, Feb. 22, 1821 ; m., Nov. 4, 1847, Annis Willard, b. in Dublin, Mar. 9, 1825; dau. of Levi and Irene (Knight) Willard, and grand-daughter of Rev. Elijah Willard, for many years the Baptist clergyman of Pottersville.
1. GRACE4 HARDY, dau. of Thomas3 and Annis (Willard) Hardy, was b. in Dublin, July 10, 1864. She was adopted into the family of Ira Prentice Smith and took the name of Grace Smith. She was educated at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass., graduating in 1890, correcting the statement inadvertently made on page 610. She was a good schoolteacher and died, at East S., at 34, Oct. 18, 1891. Mrs. Smith had become the second wife of Caleb Goodnow, at whose home Grace died.
II. FAMILY OF FRANKLIN B. HARDY.
I. NOAH] HARDY of Packersfield (Nelson) was m. in Townsend, Mass., Feb. 1, 1787, to Sarah Spofford of that town. II. NOAH2 HARDY, JR., m. Jerusha Kimball and lived in different places in Nelson, at one time near the schoolhouse just south of the Henry D. Taylor cottage.
1. FRANKLIN BULLARD3 HARDY, son of Noah2 and Jerusha, was b. in Nelson, Apr. 28, 1829; m., Sept. 30, 1852, Emily Christiana Jenkins, b. in Stoddard, Aug. 13, 1833; d. at East S., at 34, Mar. 23, 1908; dau. of Abijah and Mary (Wilson) Jenkins. They res. at Munsonville; Lowell, Mass. ; Keene ; and East S., at 34. He bought the last named house in 1897, and is still living there (1910). IIe is a mechanic and farmer. They had two ch .: I. Emma
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Caroline4, b. in Nelson, Feb. 6, 1858; d. in Keene, Jan. 15, 1862; 2. Fannie Madre4, 2, b. in Nelson, July 18, 1870.
2. FANNIE MADRE4 HARDY, dau. of Franklin B.3; m., June 22, 1892, Harry Willard Jewett, b. in Nelson, July 28, 1869; son of Franklin Kittredge and Mary Louise (Stacy) Jewett. Their marriage ceremony was at Munsonville, by Rev. M. F. Hardy, then of Nelson, a cousin of the bride. Mr. Jewett is a travelling salesman. Two. ch .: 1. Doris5, b. in Keene, Nov. 21, 1901 ; d. there, Nov. 23, 1901 ; 2. Margaret Frances5, b. in Keene, Dec. 18, 1906.
HARMON.
JOHN HARMON, a laboring man of Irish lineage, lived a short time in the Dea. Wilson house, at 36. We have not learned the name of his wife, He had four ch. in S .: 1. Mary A., who had been m. to James O'Roarke (or O'Rourke), a blacksmith of Keene, but was not then living with him ; 2. Wil- liam ; 3. Eugene; 4. Annie, who taught school a few days in the third district, but did not retain her position in consequence of certain complications which arose. Possibly the order of births here given is not correct. There was no birth, death, or marriage in the family while they lived in Sullivan.
HARRIS.
I. STEPHEN1 HARRIS came to Richmond, N. H., from Gloucester, R. I. He d., May 21, 1833. He m., Aug. 24, 1779, Charlotte Ballou, dau. of Jesse. She d., Nov. 25, 1801. He m., 2d, Jan. 8, 1803, Elizabeth Cornell. She d., Dec. 25, 1823. II. STEPHEN2 HARRIS, JR., b. in Richmond, Sept. 25, 1790; d. in Troy, N. H., July 17, 1861. He m. Ist, Mar. 1816, Patty, dau. of Daniel Ball ; b., Mar. 4, 1793; d., Sept. 24, 1852. He m. 2d, Sarah (Sally), dau. of Silas Whitcomb; and wid. of Joseph Whitcomb of Swanzey; b. there, Oct. 24, 1792 ; d. in Troy, Jan. 7, 1875. III. WILLIAM A.3 HARRIS, son of Stephen2, Jr., b. in Swanzey, Aug. 29, 1825; d. in Troy, July, 10, 1885; m., Oct. 25, 1849, Sarah E. Fife, b., May 23, 1826; d. in Troy, July 28, 1897; dau. of Timothy Fife of Troy.
1. WILLIAM HERBERT4 HARRIS, son of William A.3, III., b. in Troy, N. H., Sept. 18, 1857 ; res. at East S., at 36, in the Dea. Wilson house, and operates and owns the old Ellis mill, at 110, having formerly owned and operated the saw-mill at 46, which was destroyed by fire. See page 648, No. 46; also page 687, No. 110. He m., Sept. 23, 1882, Lizzie Maria Davis, b. in Stoddard, Mar. 19, 1858; dau. of Asa, Jr., and Sophronia (Gould) Davis. Two ch .: 1. Lillian Adelleb, b. in East S., at 36, Dec. 20, 1885 ; 2. Oscar Gilman®, b. in same place, June 16, 1895.
HASKELL.
1. LESLIE LEO2 HASKELL, b. in Athol, Mass., Dec. 28, 1876; son of Herbert L.1 and Isadore (Southard) Haskell; m., July 16, 1902, Ellen Charlotte Polzer, b. in Gilsum, May 10, 1884; dau. of Gustav and Ardella Laura (Rawson) Polzer. Mr. Haskell lived in the Martin Rugg house, at 59, in 1904, and operated a steam saw-mill which had been erected to saw the lumber on the Charles Franklin Wilson farm, then owned by Mr. Giffin. This portable mill was
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first started in the middle of March, 1904. The Haskells had one child when the record was taken : Malcolm Polzer3, b. in Wendell, Mass., Oct. 12, 1903. At the last report, he was living in Winchester.
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1. BENJAMIN2 HASTINGS, JR., son of Benjamin1 and Abigail Hast- ings, was b. in Bolton, Mass., about 1763. In 1806, he purchased the farm in S., whose house was then at 142. He owned much land which he sold to his sons, Abijah and William, afterwards. He lived with Abijah at 142 (later in the new house at 141), and d., at the house of his son, William, at 147, Nov. 9, 1845, ae. 82. The author of this volume was carried to the funeral service in his mother's arms, being the first funeral that he ever attended, being then a babe of seven months. Mr. Hastings was a soldier of the Revolution, being only a boy when he enlisted. He m., July 30, 1782, in Lancaster, Mass., by Josiah Wilder, Esq., to Experience Ball, b. in Bolton, Mass., Apr. 3, 1764; d. in S., at 142, Oct. 13, 1828; dau. of Nathan and Lucy Ball. We have not been able to discover the family register. The old Bible was in the house of Abijah Hastings, but it disappeared after the latter's death, and has not been found. We know of nine ch., and there are said to have been three more that died young, making twelve in all. They were all b. in Bolton, Mass. : I. Lucy3, 2, b. Feb. 26, 1783; 2. Thomas3, 3, b., Dec. 17, 1784 ; 3. Nancy3, 4, b., Apr. 3, 1787 : 4. Betsey3, who m. a Barrett, and had a dau. named Persis ; 5. and 6. were two3 who died young and their names are not discovered ; 7. Lucretia3, 5, b. ab. 1796; 8. Benjamin3, b. ab. 1797; drowned in Still River, Lancaster, Mass., July 4, 1813, ae. 16; 9. Hannah 3, m. George Graves, q. v .; 10. Abijah 3, 6, b., Nov. 24, 1801 ; II. 4 ch.3, whose name is not recovered ; 12. William3, 7, b., Aug. 8, 1805.
2. LUCY3 HASTINGS, dau. of Benjamin2, Jr., 1, m., in 1803, John Foster, b. in Andover, Mass., Mar. 3, 1770; drowned at Henniker, Apr. 13, r846, in a flume, while at work on a dam. He was the son of Obadiah and Hannah (Ballard) Foster. He had been previously m. to Mary Toothaker of Billerica, Mass., by whom he had two ch., Hon. Herman4 Foster of Manchester, who was president of the N. H. Senate, and Sabra4 Foster, who m. Dr. Isaac Tewksbury of Hampstead. Lucy was burned to death at Warner, Sept. 10, 1842. She had the habit, not uncommon among women of that day, of smoking a pipe. While sitting upon the hearth, smoking, her clothes caught fire from her pipe, which had fallen into her lap when she was asleep, and she was fatally burned. Mr. Foster was m. a third time to Mrs. Sarah Morse Couch of Boscawen, who died, Jan. 24, 1866. Lucy had six ch. : 1. Charles4, b. in Tewks- bury, Mass., May 11, 1804; d. in Charlestown, Mass., Jan. 19, 1850; m., Jan. 14, 1827, Ann Evans, a native of Rochester, N. H. He had two ch., Martha Ann5 and Benjamin Hastings5, both of whom are dead. His wife d. in Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 9, 1851. 2. Mary Jane4, b. in Tewksbury, Mass., Nov. 17, 1808; d. there, Nov. 1, 1809. 3. John H.4, b. in Nottingham West (now Hudson) Dec. 7, 18II ; d. there, Apr. 26, 1818. 4. Emily4, b. in Nottingham West (Hudson), Aug. 25, 1813; died long since ; m., Mar. 8, 1838, Ebenezer Sargent Badger of Warner, N. H. She had several ch. 5. John4, b. in Nottingham West (Hudson), Dec. 30, 1817 ; d. in Boston, Mass., Apr. 9, 1897. He went from Warner to Boston
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in 1836. In 1839, he began a mercantile business with Horace B. Taylor, under the firm name of " Foster & Taylor," which continued until Mr. Foster died. He was very successful and acquired a large fortune. He attended the Arlington St. Church in Boston, formerly the church of which Dr. Channing was the pastor. Mr. Foster gave to the city of Boston the magnificent statue of William Ellery Channing that stands on the Public Garden, immediately opposite the Arlington St. Church. He m., July 4, 1843, Harriet Sanford of Boston, who d., Feb. 20, 1885; dau. of Samuel Sanford. They had three ch .: George Sanford5, who d. young ; Harriet Lucy5 who d. young; and Fanny", b. in Boston, June 15, 1852, who is unm. 6. Hon. George4, b. in Nottingham West (Hudson) Sept. 23, 1821 ; d. in Bedford, N. H., Mar. 21, 1881 ; m., Feb. 7, 1847, Salome F. Little of Boscawen, N. H .; b., Aug. 9, 1825; d., Dec. 12, 1897. He was a successful lumberman, and was twice a state senator. He had eight ch .: I. Lucy Alura5, d. young ; 2. Sarah M.5, m. Edmund B. Hull of Manchester; 3. John", a grad- uate of Dartmouth College in 1876; 4. A sons, d. young ; 5. George Sanford, a lumber dealer in Bedford, N. H., who d., Aug. 13, 1882 ; 6. Charles Eliphalet5, who res. in Manchester; 7. Herman5, who studied in the Emerson School of Oratory in Boston, and res. in Marlborough, Mass. 8. Lucy May5, who m. a Mr. Stewart. We have much material about this family, but abridge it as no one of them ever lived in S.
3. THOMAS3 HASTINGS, son of Benjamin2, Jr., 1, m., Mar. 23, 1809, Susannah Allen, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 14, 1788; d. at Fitchburg, Mass., Nov. 3, 1873; dau. of Samuel and Lucy (Smith) Allen. He was a farmer, and was drowned in Still River, in Lancaster, Mass., July 4, 1813, his younger brother Benjamin being drowned at the same time. Their bodies were buried on the following day in one grave, the funeral being in the First Church of Lancaster (now the Unitarian). There were two ch .: I. Emery4, 8, b. in Lan- caster, Mass., Sept. 30, 1809; 2. Sampson Wilder4, b. in S., at 142, Aug 24, 18II ; d. in Boston, Mass., at the house of Wm. C. Taintor, 13 Derne St., where he was employed, Aug. 16, 1840. Mrs. Thomas Hastings m. 2d, Mar. 18, 1818, Nathan Derby Barker, b. in Marlborough, N. H., Oct. 14, 1789 ; d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 28, 1866; son of Francis and Lucy (Derby) Barker. She had seven ch. by Mr. Barker : I. Lucius, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 22, 1819, went West, was killed in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, in the Civil War, Apr. 7, 1862. 2. Thomas Hastings, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 4, 1821 ; d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Feb. 25, 1856. 3. Charles, b. in Marlborough, Aug. 1, 1822; res. at Fitchburg; became a captain in the Civil War. 4. Lucy Derby, b. in Marl- borough, July 31, 1824 ; m. Henry P. Wheeler of Leominster, Mass. 5. Lorenzo, b. in Marlborough, June 13, 1826; res. in Fitchburg, a prominent manufacturer of sash, doors, and blinds. 6. Sarah Jane, b. in Marlborough, Aug. 25, 1829 ; unm., res. in Fitchburg. 7. Francis Allen, b. in Fitzwilliam, June 17, 1832; d. in Fitchburg, Sept. 24, 1834.
4. NANCY3 HASTINGS, dau. of Benjamin2, Jr., 1, m. John MacDonald, a seafaring man, who lived and died in Boston, where she also died, in a home for old ladies. They had no ch.
5. LUCRETIA3 HASTINGS, dau. of Benjamin2, Jr., 1, m., Sept. 26, 1847, in Brattleborough, Vt., by Rev. A. Huntington Clapp, to John Saunders,
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then of Peterborough, but later of Jaffrey. He was b. in Jaffrey, Dec. 13, 1791 ; d. in Rindge, Aug. 29, 1877 ; son of Samuel and Rachel (Turner) Saunders. He was a blacksmith. She d. in Jaffrey, Dec. 5, 1861, ae. 65. Mr. Saunders m. Ist Ruth Jones, by whom he had seven ch. She d. in Dublin, Nov. 7, 1825. He m. secondly Sarah Lacy, who d., June 21, 1840. His third wife was Sarah Ann Ward of Peterborough, by whom he had his eighth ch. Lucretia was his fourth wife, and he was subsequently m. a fifth time to Louisa Greenwood, of Dublin.
6. ABIJAH3 HASTINGS, son of Benjamin2, Jr., 1, d. in S., at 141, Oct. 24, 1856, ae. exactly 54 years and II mos. He m. Ist, Feb. 1I, 1828, Sarah Hale, b. in Rutland, Vt., ab. 1803; d. in S., at 142. Feb. 26, 1840, ae. 36; dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Seward) Hale. He m. 2d, July 1840, Sarah Richardson, b. in East Alstead, Mar. 20, 1799; d. in Marlow. May 5, 1862; dau. of Wm. and Lavina (Taft) Richardson. He was a farmer and res. on the old homestead in S., at first on the site of 142, then at 141 (after 1843, when he built that house). He had four ch. by the first wife : 1. Abigail Ann4, b. in S., at 142, Dec. 5, 1829 ; m. Alfred Richardson, q. v .; 2. Hannah Laura4, 9, b. in S., at 142, Nov. 13, 1832 ; 3. Lucretia Betsey 4, b. in S., at 142, Nov. 8, 1834; m. William Henry Kingsbury, q. v .; 4. Sarah Experience4, b. in S., at 142, June 25, 1837; m. Thomas F. Barrett, q. v.
7. WILLIAM3 HASTINGS, son of Benjamin2, Jr., 1, d. in S., at 141, Jan. 4, 1866. He was a farmer and lived at first in S., at 147, then on the old homestead, in the new house at 141. He m., Nov. 13, 1836, Lestina Emerson, b. in Stoddard, Apr. 23, 1817 ; d. in S., at 19, Mar. 28, 1901 ; dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Reed) Emerson. They had eleven ch. All but the last were b. at 147; the last was b. at 141. I. Experience4, 10, b., July 3, 1837 ; 2. Nancy 4, b., Feb. 9, 1839 ; d. in S., at 141, Oct. 22, 1858; 3. A dau.4, mate to Nancy, b., Feb. 9, 1839; d. the same day ; 4. Mary4, b., Jan. 27, 1841 ; m. Wm. Henry Preckle, q. v .; 5. Benjamin4, b., Mar. 9, 1843; d. at 147, Aug. 18, 1853 ; 6. Les- tina 4, b., Apr. 3, 1845 ; d. at 141, May 13, 1858; 7. Thomas4, b., May 3, 1847; d. at 147, June 27, 1850; 8. Thomas Alvin4, 11, b., Aug. 25, 1850; 9. Arvilla Christiana4, b., Sept. 18, 1853; m. Quincy B. Nash, q. v .; 10. Almeda Hannah 4, 12, b., Sept. 18, 1853; II. William Benjamin4, 13, b., Aug. 24, 1860.
8. EMERY4 HASTINGS, son of Thomas3, 3, d. in Keene, Feb. 11, 1873. He served in the Civil War. He m., Nov. 25, 1841, Maria Louisa Barton, b. in Orange, Mass., Mar. 17, 1817; d. in Keene, July 20, 1887 ; dau. of Dr. Parley and Dilly (Cady) (Goddard) Barton. Her parents were the same as the parents of Dr. Edward Barton, q. v. He was a laborer and had three ch .: I. Catherine Barton5, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 9, 1843. She is unm. and res. in Keene ; 2. Hannah Maria5, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Apr. 21, 1848; d. in Keene, Sept. 25, 1864; 3. Dilly Cady5, 14, b. in Keene, Mar. 6, 1856.
9. HANNAH L.4 HASTINGS, dau. of Abijah3, 6, is still living in Keene (1910). She m., Apr. 5, 1853, in S., by David Seward, Esq., Solomon White Raymond, b. in Stoddard, Sept. 28, 1832; d. in Keene, Mar 10, 1880; son of Abner and Clarissa (Wilson) Raymond. He res. in Keene and had five ch., all b. in Keene : 1. Clarissa Adelaide, b., Apr. 12, 1854; m., May 1, 1872, Charles Henry Spofford of Peterborough, b. there, Nov. 5, 1850; d. in Keene, Nov. 8, 1893; son of John T. and Submit (Barnes) Spofford. She now (1910) res. in
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Keene. She had three ch. : 1. Nella Laura", b. in Dublin, Apr. 20, 1873; d. in Keene, Sept. 2, 1873; 2. Zella Mabel6, b. in Hadley, N. Y., July 13, 1875; m., Dec. 24, 1900, Irving Eugene Currier of Natick, Mass., b. in Natick, July 26, 1874; son of James and Emily (Phelps) Currier; a dau., Marjorie Lucille Cur- rier7, b., Mar. 14, 1909 ; 3. Alta Adelaide6, b. in East Harrisville, Apr. 26, 1880 ; m., Apr. 24, 1908, Ernest C. Blake of Harrisville; b. there, Oct. 7, 1885, son of Charles A. and Eva J. (Sawyer) Blake. 2. Lizzie Ann", b., Nov. 25, 1857 ; m., June 17, 1885, George Washington Barnes, b. in Racine, Wis., Dec. 18, 1843; son of James Russell and Eliza Payson (Seward) Barnes. One ch., George Les- ter6, b. in Keene, Apr. 15, 1886; d. in Keene, June 19, 1887. 3. Charles5, b. Aug. 19, 1861 ; d. in Keene, Sept. 29, 1861. 4. Frank Levis, b., Feb. 6, 1863 ; d. in Keene, Jan. 30, 1884; m., Sept. 25, 1883, Lucy Abigail Ellis, b. in Keene, May 27, 1863; dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Whitcomb) Ellis. One ch., Frances Laura6, b. in Keene, May 13, 1884; d. there, Dec. 2, 1886. She subsequently m. Marcellus E. Spofford of South Stoddarde ... 5, Stella Irene Mayo, b., Aug. 21, 1870; m., Dec. 31, 1890, Homer Wilton Tuttle, b. in Winchester, Sept. 19, 1860 ; son of Cornelius O. and Arvilla Whitcomb (Hunt) Tuttle. He is a box maker. Two ch. : I. Glen Raymond6, b. in Winchester, Oct. 20, 1891 ; 2. Leah Arvilla6, b. in Winchester, Jan. 8, 1894; d. in Keene, July 1, 1906.
10. EXPERIENCE4 HASTINGS, dau. of William8, 7, d. in Greenfield, Mass., June 14, 1886. She m., Nov. 21, 1861, Manley McClure, b. in Stoddard, May 1, 1827 ; d. in Greenfield, Mass., Oct. 21, 1887 ; son of Boyd Hopkins and Roxana (Petts) McClure. He was a successful manufacturer of brick in Keene, later in Greenfield, Mass. His first wife was Joanna Augusta Reed, by whom he had three ch., John Wesley, Frank, and Dora. The eldest of these m. Almeda H. Hastings, q. v., a sister of Experience. Manley and Experience had four ch., all b. in Greenfield, Mass .: 1. Jessie Lestina5, b., July 19, 1868; unm. in 1910; 2. Emma Nancy 5, b., July 13, 1870; unm. in 1910; 3. William Manley'5, b., Dec. 7, 1873; d. in Greenfield, Mass., unm., Jan. 19, 1900; 4. Carrie Mae», b., Dec. 19, 1878; m., June 12, 1901, Frederic Richard Humpage, b. in Spring- field, Mass., June 10, 1875, son of James and Mary Maria (Hancock) Humpage. He is a purchasing agent for the Packard Motor Car Co .; res. in Detroit, Mich.
11. THOMAS A.4 HASTINGS, son of William3, 7, m., Feb, 6, 1878, Ida Pamelia Hale, b. in Littleton, Mass., June 30, 1857 ; dau. of Cummings and Pamelia Calista (Colburn) Hale. He is the proprietor of the lumber mill at East Sullivan, at 13, which has been one of the most important business estab- lishments the town has ever had. Mr. Hastings has purchased vast tracts of timber land and, since he owned the mill, has sawed an immense amount of lum- ber, giving employment to many men, which has supported many families. He is a man of kindly and benevolent feelings and has been a friend to many poor persons. He has had an interesting family of nine children, all living and in good health. They were all b. in S., but not all in the same house; I. Benjamin Alvin5, b. on the old Hastings homestead, at 141, Mar. 24, 1879; unm .; res. with his parents at 14; 2. Lestina Pamelia5, b. at 141, Nov. 14, 1880; m. Wil- mer Barrett, q. v .; 3. William Almon5, b. at 7, Feb. 13, 1882; unm. in 1910; res. at 14 ; 4. Harry Cummings5, 15, b. at 7, Aug. 1, 1883 ; 5. Nettie Arvilla5, 16, b. at 7, Sept. 16, 1886; 6. Mary Almedab, b. at 7, June 8, 1890 ; 7. Nellie Maria5,
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b. at 7, Mar. 27, 1892 ; 8. Hazel Ida5, b. at 14, Mar. 14, 1898 ; 9. Edgar Thomas", b. at 14, Apr. 9, 1899.
12. ALMEDA H.4 HASTINGS, dau. of William3, 7, m., Dec. 13, 1871, John Wesley McClure, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 10, 1851 ; d. in Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 8, 1889; son of Manley and Joanna Augusta (Reed) McClure. His father m., for his second wife, Experience4 Hastings, q. v., sister of Almeda H4. He was in the business of brick manufacturing, with his father. Two ch .: I. Man- ley Guy", b. in Greenfield, Mass., Apr. 2, 1885 ; d. there, June 18, 1890, from the effect, as is supposed, of swallowing a cent ; 2. Mayville Beth5, b. in Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 9, 1888. Mrs. McClure is now living in Middlefield, Mass.
13. WILLIAM BENJAMIN4 HASTINGS, son of William3, 7, lived at East S., at 19 and 7. He died at the latter house, Apr. 27, 1894. He had been employed by his brother at the saw-mill. He m., May 4, 1887, Gertrude Susan McClure, b. in Stoddard, June 15, 1868; still living ; dau. of John and Hannah Robb (Upton) McClure. They had one son, Leon Wesley5, b. in S., at 19, Apr. 20, 1890, who is still unm., in 1910. Mrs. Hastings m. 2d, Jan. 25, 1904, Albert Edmond Miller, b. in Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 16, 1869; son of Thomas C. and Sarah J. (Kidd) Miller ; res. Fitchburg.
14. DILLY C.5 HASTINGS, dau. of Emery4, 8, m. in Keene, by Rev. W. H. Eaton, Nov. 4, 1875, to Aaron Samuel Ellis, b. in Swanzey, Nov. 4, 1850 ; son of Timothy and Hannah (Richardson) Ellis. Both are still living in Keene. Four ch. : 1. Arthur Emery 6, b. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1876; m. Ist, May 18, 1896, Florence E. Rockwood, b. in Brockton, Mass., Dec. 1879; dau. of Holland P. and Charlotte (Farrington) Rockwood; divorced; m. 2d, May 25, 1901, Mrs. Adaline (Hall) Sawyer, then 32, b. in Sunapee, dau. of Edward and Susan (Roberts) Hall, and divorced from Frank Sawyer; m. 3d, Apr. 6, 1904, Nettie E. Davis, then 21, b. in Conway, Mass .; dau. of John W. and Lillian C. (Arm- strong) Davis. One ch., Catherine Lillian7, b. in Keene, June 5, 1904. 2. Sarah Maria6, b. in Keene, May 1878; d. there, Aug. 26, 1878. 3. Parley Barton6, b. in Keene, Oct. 9, 1880; unm. 4. Augustus Rice6, b. in Keene, June 14, 1892.
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