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Edgar3, b., March 1, 1853; m., Sept. 12, 1878, Ida May Houghton of Bakers- field, Vt .; b. there, Oct. 4, 1854; dau. of Stillman and Sarah Elizabeth (Ayers) Houghton. They had four ch. : 1. Ivan Houghton4, b. in Littleton, N. H., Jan. 8, 1881 ; 2. Starr Carter4, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., March 29, 1884; d. there, Dec. I, 1885 ; 3. Blanche Towne4, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 15, 1887 ; 4. Ruth Eliza- beth+, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., April 3, 1894.
1. STEPHEN C.& JOSLIN, JR., son of Stephen Carter2, was killed at the Symonds tannery at East Sullivan, at 37, May 28, 1868. He was a carpenter and lived in Marlow and was employed for a time at East Sullivan and lived with Mr. Symonds at 36. He was m., May 1, 1861, in Marlow, by Rev. E. A. Smith, to Ellen Amanda Fox of that town, b. there, March 29, 1836; still living in Ashburnham, Mass. (1911) ; dau. of William Plummer and Mandana (Jacobs) Fox.
JOY.
1. DANIEL HENRY2 JOY, son of Daniell and (Sargent) Joy, was b. in Putney, Vt., Dec. 29, 1823; d. at East S., at 3, Nov. 12, 1885. He m., March 27, 1849, Florilla Elizabeth Moody, b. in Haverill, N. H., Jan. 6, 1828; dau. of Moses and Betsey W. (Howe) Moody. Mr. Joy was a mechanic and farmer. He had three ch .: 1. Henry Albert3, b. in Keene, March 10, 1851 ; d. in Brattleborough, Vt., Dec. 20, 1856 ; 2. Frank Eugene3, 2. b. in Brattleborough, Vt., Aug. 14, 1856; 3. Flora Belles, b. in Springfield, Mass., Oct. 27, 1858; d. there, Dec. 1, 1858. The bodies of the first and third children were buried at Brattleborough, Vt., that of Mr. Joy in the Meetinghouse Cemetery in S.
2. FRANK E.3 JOY, son of Daniel H.2, m., June 11, 1883, Abigail Sabrina Fallon, b. in Ballinasloe, Roscommon Co., Ireland, Nov. 14, 1860; dau. of John and Abigail (Tracy) Fallon. They were divorced, and he m. 2d, Nov. 26, 1900, Mrs. Caroline Abigail (Hill) Cole, b. at Lakeport, N. H., March 26, 1872; dau. of Joseph and Elvira (Lull) Hill; and divorced from Frank A. Cole of Keene. Mr. Joy was, for several years, the station agent at South Keene. lie is now (191 1) living in Mass. He had four ch., all b. in Keene, and the first three d. there : 1. Abbie Flora4, b., June 14, 1884; d. the same day ; 2. Charles Henry4, b., Aug. 20, 1886; d., Sept. 18, 1886; 3. Frank Daniel 4, b., Aug. 20, 1886, twin, d., Sept. 15, 1886; 4. Paul Harold4, b., Dec. 8, 1891. The bodies of the first three ch. were buried in the Meetinghouse Cemetery in S.
JUHANPOIKA (JOHNSON.)
1. MATTI MIKAELI JUHANPOIKA (known to Americans as “ Mike Johnson," whose last name in Finnish is sometimes written SUOJANEN) was b. in Finland, March 26, 1884, son of Juhan1 and Luisa Juhanpoika (or Suojanen). He m. in Fitchburg, Mass., June 8, 1905, Olga Houkanen, b. in Finland, Nov. 15, 1886. They lived in S., for a time in the old Jacob Spaulding house at 119. Their two ch. were born at the house of Mr. Fifield, at 139, whither she went, in each case, for the confinement. They are : 1. Juhan3 (John in English), b. May 20, 1906 ; 2. Artur Mikaeli3, (Arthur Michael in English), b., Nov. 5, 1907.
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1. JAMES WILLIAM2 KARR, son of James1 and Harriet (Presby)
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Karr, was b. in Newport, N. H., Nov. 27, 1844 (correcting Newport history, which gives 1845 for year of birth). He m. Ist, Oct. 3, 1871, Frances Amanda Carr, b. in Newport, N. H., Nov. 24, 1850; d. there, Sept. 24, 1877; dau. of John and Drusilla (Blaisdell) Carr. He m. 2d, Dec. 23, 1881, Mrs. Sarah (Cur- rier) Perley, b. in Andover, N. H., July 13, 1838; d. in Gilsum, March 12, 1906 ; dau. of Francis and Jane (Cass) Currier, and widow of Andrew Jackson Perley. He is a farmer in Gilsum. He lived a short time in Sullivan, about 1889-90, upon the Winchester farm at 193. Two ch. by first wife, none by the second wife : 1. Mary Jane 3, b. in Newport, N. H., Feb. 4, 1872; d. there, Aug. 12, 1889; 2. Ernest James3, 2, also b. in Newport, Feb. 14, 1874.
2. ERNEST JAMES3 KARR, son of James William2, 1, m., in East Alstead, Apr. 29, 1896, by Rev. Wm. E. Locke, Bertha Louisa Clark, b. in Alstead, June 12, 1876; dau. of George Dean and Amanda Louisa ( Milliken) Clark. Farmer in Gilsum. Five ch. when record was taken : 1. Earl James4, b. in Gilsum, May 30, 1897; 2. Dana William4, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 27, 1901 ; 3. Lee Forest+, b. in Gilsum, May 2, 1903; 4. Ray Hermon4, b. in Gilsum, Feb. 21, 1905; 5. A son4, b. lifeless in Gilsum, July 8, 1907.
KEITH.
I. REV. JAMESI KEITH, b. at or near the town of Keith in northern Scot- land, in 1643, was educated at Marshall College of Aberdeen University. On graduating, he emmigrated to America in 1661. At the recommendation of the celebrated Rev. Increase Mather (afterwards D. D., and president of Harvard College), he was one of the colony of Duxbury citizens who settled the new town of Bridgewater, and was called to be their first pastor. He preached his first sermon in America on a rock in " Mill Pasture," Bridgewater, at the age of 18, and was ordained, February 1664. He was their pastor till his death, July 23, 1719, ae. 76. The distinguished Cotton Mather, D. D., preached his funeral sermon. He m., May 3, 1668, Susannah, dau. of Dea. Samuel Edson, by whom he had nine ch., James2, Joseph2, Samuel2, Timothy2, John2, Josiah2, Margaret2, Mary2, and Susannah2.
II. JAMES2 KEITH, son of Rev. James1, I., b. in Bridgewater, Dec. 5, 1669; d. in Mendon (now Uxbridge,) Mass., Oct, 21, 1739, ae. 70. He m. Mary Thayer of Weymouth, Sept. 3, 1695, by whom he had eleven ch., James", Marys, Ger- shom3, Israel3, Faithful3, Esther3, Jane3, Simeon3, Job3, George8, and Micah3. He lived in the part of Mendon which became Uxbridge, at the junction of the Mumford or Comstock Brook with the Blackstone River, three-fourths of a mile from Uxbridge village.
III. JAMES3 KEITH, 3d, son of James2, Jr., II., b. in Bridgewater, Nov. 6, 1696 ; d. in Uxbridge, Nov. 16, 1770, ae. 74. His wife's first name was Comfort. She d. in Uxbridge, on the old homestead, Aug. 22, 1775, ae. 75. They also had eleven ch., Noah4, Susannah4, (who m. Nathaniel Fish), Rachel4, (who d. young), Abigail4, (who m. John Bolster), Keziah4 (d. young), James4 (d. young), Silence+ (d. young), Nathan4, James4, Comfort4 (a son), and Rachel4.
IV. NOAH4 KEITH, eldest ch. of James8, 3d, III., b. in Mendon, (now Uxbridge), on the old homestead, June II, 1723; d. in Uxbridge, Oct. 9, 1800 ; m., April 2, 1746, Deborah Taft of Mendon, b. there about 1727 ; d. in Uxbridge,
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April 11, 1806. He resided on the old Uxbridge homestead and had twelve ch., Noah5, Jemima5 (d. young), Deborah5, Silence5, Ichabod5, Jemima5, Grindall5 (d. young), Grindall5, Chloe" (m. her first cousin, Nathan Bolster, q. v.), Mary5, Miriam", and Chapin5, the last named being an influential citizen in Vermont.
1. ICHABOD5 KEITH, son of Noah4, IV., was b. in Uxbridge, Mass., Aug. 12, 1755; d. in S., at 138, Nov. 7, 1839. He m. ist, in 1783, his first cousin, Abigail Fish, b. in Uxbridge, Mass., Apr. 27, 1761 ; dau. of Nathaniel and Susannah (Keith) Fish. She did not live long after her marriage and died of tuberculosis. He m. 2d, Sept. 21, 1786, in Swanzey, by Rev. E. Goddard, Abigail Hammond, b. in Swanzey, in 1765; d. in S., at 138, Jan. 3, 1817, ae. 51; dau. of Joseph and Abigail Hammond. This Joseph Hammond, known as "Col. Joe. Hammond," is quite celebrated in Swanzey annals. On learning of the bat- tles of Lexington and Concord, he marched to Cambridge at the head of a com- pany of Swanzey soldiers. When he heard the news of the battle of Bunker Hill, determined to know if his son came out safe, he started the following morning and rode his horse the whole distance to Charlestown, ninety or more miles, in a day, found his son Joseph alive, and returned the next day to Swanzey. A long ballad of the old-fashioned type, of sixty-seven lines, was written to com- memorate this famous ride, and is preserved in the History of Swanzey by Reed. Col. Hammond saw other service in connection with the Revolution. The writer of this book is his descendant in the fifth generation. Ichabod and Abigail Keith had eight ch. : 1. Hammond6, 3, b. in Uxbridge, Mass., Aug. 22, 1787 ; 2. Abigai!6, b. in Uxbridge, Mass., April 28, 1789, m. James Matthews, q. v. ; 3. Salome6, 4, b. in Uxbridge, Mass., May 25, 1791 ; 4. Mary6, b. in S., at 137, June 18, 1794, m. David Esty, q. v. ; 5. Bezaleel6, 5, b. in S., at 137. Oct 3, 1800; 6. Joseph6, b. in S., at 137, Sept. 5, 1803; d. there, May 12, 1806; 7. An infant dau.6, d. in S., at 137, March 20, 1806, about nine days of age; 8. Clarissa6, b. in S., in the new house at 138, Aug. 24, 1807 ; m. Ashley Spaulding, q. v.
2. GRINDALL5 KEITH, another son of Noah4, IV., was b. in Uxbridge, Mass., Aug. 19, 1762. He moved from Uxbridge to that part of Stoddard which is now Sullivan in 1783, at the time when Nathan Bolster, his brother-in-law, settled the adjoining farm. Bolster lived at 128. Grindall Keith, at first per- haps, for a few months, lived with Bolster. About 1784 (we cannot find the deed), Grindall bought the place afterwards known as the Pompey Woodward place, and built the house at 127. He lived there about ten or eleven years. We do not know the place or date of his death. The first name of his wife was Eunice, but we have been unable to ascertain any further fact with respect to her. We do not know the place or date of her birth, marriage, or death ; nor do we know her parentage. Five ch. of Grindall are noted upon the town records : 1. Sarah 6, (called Sallie), b. in Uxbridge, Mass., Sept. 1, 1781 ; 2. Abi- gail 6, (called Nabby), b. in S., (then Stoddard), at 127, Dec. 21, 1785 ; 3. Leon- ard6, b. in the same place, Sept. 5, 1787 ; d. in S., at 127, Feb. 26, 1793 ; 4. Luke Barton6, b. in S., at 127, Oct. 21, 1791 ; 5. Flint Taft6, b. in S., at 127, and bapt., Sept. 25, 1795.
3. HAMMOND)6 KEITH, son of Ichabod5, 1, lived on the old homestead in S., at 138. At his marriage, an addition was made to this house, extending northerly from the main portion. Hammond lived principally after his mar-
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riage in the southern or main portion of the building, and his father in the northern portion. After the death of Hammond, and the farm had passed into the possession of Bezaleel Keith, the daughters of Hammond lived in the north- ern wing of the house. Hammond d. in this house, July 14, 1843. He was a farmer. Hem., March 3, 1819, Lucinda Seward, b. in S., July 10, 1791 ; d. in Keene, in a house standing on the site of the Aaron Appleton mansion on Main Street, Apr. 28, 1839; dau. of Capt. Samuel and Olive (Adams) Seward. Two daughters, I. Caroline7, b. in S., at 138, June 18, 1820; m. Caleb Winch, q. v .; 2. Celestina7 (always written by her Celestine or Celeste), b. in S., at :38, Jan. 2, 1827 ; m. Samuel Newell Fifield, q. v.
4. SALOME6 KEITH, dau. of Ichabod5, 1, m. in Stoddard, by Rev. I. Robinson, Nov. 1, 1814, Samuel Gerould, Jr., b. in Stoddard, March 7, 1787; d. at Hillsborough Bridge, Aug. 19, 1873; son of Samuel and Azubah (Thompson) Gerould. Mr. Gerould was a farmer and lived in Stoddard, at first on the Gerould Hill, near the summit of the old Dakin Hill road, afterwards near the village of Stoddard, where Mrs. Gerould d., Oct. 8, 1863. She was a devout member of the Congregational church and, in the lack of male members of the church, had officiated as deaconess. She had eight ch .: I. CLARISSA ADALINE7, b. in Stod- dard, Apr. 24, 1817; d. in Stoddard, Jan. 9, 1818. On removing the body of this child from the old cemetery in Stoddard to the new cemetery, after it had been buried between thirty and forty years, it was found in perfect form, a remarkable case of adipocere. 2. EDWIN RUTHVEN7, b. in Stoddard, Dec. 19, 1818; d. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1882 (burial in Stoddard) ; m., July 28, 1844, Sarah Elinor Bartoli, b. in Pawtucket, R. I., May 2, 1816; d. in Keene, Aug. 19, 1895 ; dau. of William and Lydia Newell (Devereaux) Bartoll. He had five ch. : I. Sarah Lydia8, b. in Boston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1845; d. in Charlestown, Mass., June 1, 1864. 2. Edwin Ruthven8, Fr., b. in Charlestown, Mass., Apr. 14, 1847, still living in (1911) ; m., Jan. 18, 1881, Ida Lind Starkey, b, in Richmond, Aug. 17, 1854; still living; dau. of Oren and Olivia Sarah (Stoddard) Starkey .. He had three ch .: I. Alice Devereaux9, b. in Keene, June 11, 1882 ; m., Apr. 25, 1911, Robert Godin Gadsden, b. in Savannah, Ga., Mar. 23, 1875 ; son of Thomas and Elizabeth H. (Guerard) Gadsden ; res. Chicago, Ill .; 2. Bessie Olivia9, b. in Keene, Jan. 11, 1884; d. there, Sept. 22, 1889; 3. Charles Edwin9, b. in Keene, Oct. 10, 1894. 3. Fanny8, b. in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 26, 1849; d. there, Oct. 6, 1849. 4. Annie Lucretia8, b. in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 26, 1853; d. in Concord, N. H., May 17, 1888. 5. Frank Henry8, b. in Charlestown, Mass., Oct. 2, 1857 ; d. there, Nov. 6, 1857. 3. FRANCIS OSCAR7, b. in Stoddard, Nov. 4, 1820; d. in Orange, Mass., Sept. 20, 1862 ; m., Nov. 10, 1844, Susannah Abigail Knowlton, b. in Winchendon, Mass., June 22, 1821; d. there, Jan. 14, 1898 ; dau. of Thomas and Susan (Heywood) Knowlton. One dau., Frances Abby8, b. in Aurora, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1846; d. in Winchendon, Feb. 6, 1889; m., Aug. 26, 1873, Ezra Stetson White, b. in Plympton, Mass., Dec. 16, 1846; d. in Winchen- don, Mass., Nov. 1, 1884; son of Sherman and Eliza (Sherman) White. She had a son, William Gerould9, b. in Winchendon, Mass., June 13, 1876. 4. CHARLES DANA7, b. in Stoddard, Oct. 4, 1822 ; d. in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 5, 1862 ; m., Aug. 8, 1848, Lucetta Augusta Dodge, b. in Society Land, (now Ben- nington), Nov. 17, 1825; still living in Cambridge, Mass. (1911); dau. of Sam-
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uel and Jane (Dodge sic) Dodge. Two ch .: 1. Flora Jane8, b. in Charlestown, Mass., March 10, 1855; m., July 16, 1873, William Macklem, b. in Chippewa, Ont., Dec. 10, 1847 ; d. in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 22, 1902 ; son of James and Har- riet M. (Ransom) Macklem. Three ch .: I. Grace Florence9, b. at Englewood, Ill., Oct. 29, 1878; m., June 6, 1900, William Michael Umbdenstock, b. in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 7, 1869; son of Michael and Julia (Chivall) Umdenstock. She has a daughter, Virginia10, b. in Chicago, Ill., Apr. 18, 1902. Res. in Port- land, Ore. 2. Genevieve9, b. at Englewood, Ill., Apr. 26, 1881 ; m., June 6, 1903, Thomas Gadsden, b. in Savannah, Ga., Aug. 23, 1878; son of Thomas and Elizabeth H. (Guerard) Gadsden, and a brother of Robert G. Gadsden who m. Alice D. Gerould. 3. Gerould Carrow9, b. in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 26. 1886. 2. Charles Walter8, b. in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 20, 1859, grad. at Tufts College in 1882, and at Harvard in 1883, with degree of A. B. at each college. He has been submaster of the Gloucester, Mass., high school and master of the Stoughton, Mass., high school. He is master of E. Boston H. school and res. in Cambridge. He m., June 28, 1893, Florence Russell, b. in Nantucket, Mass., Oct. 16, 1867, dau. of Benjamin F. and Phebe Folger (Gardner) Russell. Five ch .: 1. Margaretª, b. in Cambridge, Mass., April 4, 1898; d. there, April 10, 1898; 2. Russell9, b. in Cambridge, Aug. 6, 1900 ; 3. Richard Dodge", b. in Cambridge, Dec. 2, 1903. 4. Elizabeth9, b. in Cambridge, Jan. 7, 1907; 5. Margery9, b. in Rockport, Mass., July 18, 1908. 5. CLARISSA ADALINE7, b. in Stoddard, Sept. 28, 1825 ; d. at Hillsborough Bridge, Sept. 17, 1903; m. Ist, Feb. 5, 1852, John Joseph Hosley, b. in Hillsborough, N. H., Feb. 12, 1828; d. in Bradford, N. H., Apr. 24, 1870; son of Luke G. and Mary (Niles) Hosley ; m. 2d, June 29, 1876, Edwin Millet Bailey, b. in Newbury, N. H., Aug. 12, 1818 ; d. in Bradford, N. H., Dec. 12, 1888; son of Cyrus and Julia (Millet) Bailey. She had no ch., but took into her family the son of her sister Amanda M., who received the , name of Frank Elmer Hosley. He was b. in Stoddard, July 11, 1864. He is a merchant tailor in Concord, N. H., and unm. 6. AMANDA MELVINA7, b. in Stoddard, Nov. 24, 1827 ; d. in Westmoreland, Oct. 23, 1909; m., June 25, 1850, George S. Wells (who used S., referring to no name, for a middle initial), who was b. in New London, N. H., Sept. 23, 1827 ; son of Josiah and Mary (Grouch) Wells. Four ch. : 1. Abby Estella8, b. in Deering, Apr. 26, 1854; m. Ist., Feb. 10, 1872, James Edward Reed, b. in Stoddard, Jan. 18, 1847; d. there Feb. 16, 1895; son of John and Harriet (Wright) Reed; m. 2d, Apr. 26, 1895, Charles Hastings, b. in Amherst, N. H., aged 60 then ; son of Benjamin and Abby L. (Leavitt) Hastings. She had nine ch., by Mr. Reed, all b. in Stoddard: I. Alice May9, b., May 26, 1873; m., Oct. 3, 1890, Elmer E. Brown, b. in Alstead, ae. 28, then; son of Rodney J. and Mary (Brown?) Brown. One ch. when record was taken, (1) Charles E.19, b. in Stoddard, Nov. 30, 1891. 2. Rosa- belle9, b., Oct. 14, 1875; m. Ist, Aug. 3, 1892, Ira Gerry (or Gary), b. in Read- ing, Mass., Feb. 7, 1845 ; d. in Stoddard, Mar. 11, 1901 ; son of Jonas and Abby (Laws) Gerry. She m. 2d, Apr. 21, 1902, Edgar T. Arms, b. in St. Albans, Vt., ae. 38 then ; son of George W. and Nancy (Hurlburt) Arms. She had three ch. by Mr. Gerry : (1). Charles E.10, b. in Stoddard, Oct. 5, 1895 ; d. there, Aug. II, 1896; (2). Byron E.10. b. in Stoddard, Dec. 6, 1896; (3). Percy E.10, b. in Stod- dard, Dec. 22, 1900. There were no ch. by Mr. Arms when the record reached
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us. 3. Lucy Ann9, b., Sept. 5, 1878, m., Feb. 12, 1898, Henry C. Rollins, b. in Springfield, Mass., ae. 47 then ; son of George and Eunice (Estes) Rollins. No ch. when record was received. 4. Clara Emma9, b., Oct. 15, 1880; d. in Stod- dard, June 24, 1900 ; m., July 6, 1897, Robert M. McLead, b. in England, ae. 28 then ; son of John and F. S. (Fisher) McLead. No ch. so far as known. 5. Lilla . Viola9, b., Mar. 3, 1883. 6. Walter William?, b., May 27, 1885. 7. Grace Maud9, b., July 6, 1887. 8. Arthur Elmer9, b., May 23, 1889. 9. William Erving9, b., Oct. 27, 1892. 2. Granville Elmer8, b. in Stoddard, Oct. 15, 1856, unm., lives in Providence. R. I. 3. Frank Elmcr8, b. in Stoddard, July 11, 1864 ; lived in the family of his aunt, Mrs. Clarissa A. Hosley (see before), and was known as Frank E. Hosley. He is a merchant tailor, is unm .; res. in Concord, N. H. 4. Fred. Benton8, b. in Stoddard, May 22, 1869. 7. JOSIAH HARVEY™, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 16, 1831 ; d. in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 13, 1859; m., in Charles- town, Mass., Oct. 14, 1858, Lucy M. Smith, dau. of John Smith, formerly of Mar- low. They had no ch. After the death of Josiah, she m. again, and is not now living. 8. CYNTHIA SALOME , b. in Stoddard (the first and only ch. of Samuel and Salome who was b. in the house near the village), Apr. 12, 1834; m., July 21, 1874, Gardner Towne, b. in Kingsey, Province of Quebec, July 25, 1813; d. at Hillsborough Bridge, July 19, 1904, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Frost) Towne. She now (1911) res. in Buffalo, N. Y. Their three ch. were b. at Hillsborough Bridge: 1. Harry Gardners, b., Jan. 20, 1876; m., Aug. 14, 1906, Jessie May Parker, b. in Oswego, N. Y., May 24, 1876; dau. of John J. and Margaret (Burgess) Parker; res. in Buffalo, N. Y. 2. Clara Isabelle8, b., May 4. 1877 ; d. at Hillsborough Bridge, Oct. 4, 1877. 3. Maud Geroulds, b., March 9, 1880.
5. BEZALEEL® KEITH, son of Ichabod5, 1, lived in various places in Vermont and N. H., and d. upon the old homestead, in S., at 138, Oct. 9, 1866. He was an honest, substantial citizen and farmer. He m., Apr. 15, 1828, Mary Farwell, b. in Harvard, Mass., Dec. 25, 1807; d. at Morton, Deleware Co., Pa., at the home of her dau., Mrs. Edwards, Aug. 2, 1887 ; dau. of Daniel and Susan (Estabrooks) Farwell. She was a lady of large mental power, with refined literary tastes, who wrote graceful letters and enjoyed a large correspondence with her friends. They had five ch., no two of whom were born in the same town. They were: 1. Susan Adaline7, 6, b. in Stoddard at 66 of marginal map numbering, Apr. 27, 1829. 2. Clarissa7, b. in Cabot, Vt., June 24, 1831 ; m. Horace K. Rugg, q. v. 3. George Wallace7, 7, b. in Walden, Vt., July 1, 1835. 4. Henry Hayden7, b. in S., at 128, Mar. 16, 1840; d., unm., at Saxton's River, Vt., Dec. 5, 1860. He had a fondness for the violin and had become, largely through his own efforts, quite an expert performer upon that instrument. 5. Ellen Sophia™, 8, b. in Keene, in the old William Esty house upon Beech Hill, Dec. 17, 1841.
6. SUSAN A.7 KEITH, dau. of Bezaleel6, 5, lived in Leominster, Mass., where she d., Apr. 11, 1910. She was a good thinker and endowed with excep- tional mental gifts. She was well versed in good literature, wielded a ready pen, and was an occasional contributor to local papers. She m., March 12, 1850, George Washington Bixby, b. in Townshend, Vt., Apr. 11, 1824; d. in Leomin- ster, Mass., Feb. 6, 1902; son of Ira and Sophia (Pratt) Bixby. He res. in
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Leominster and was employed in industrial establishments. He saw service in the Civil War and was a member of the G. A. R. They had two ch .: I. Alice Sophia8, b. in Leominster, Aug. 1, 1852 ; is an excellent alto singer ; m., in 1879, Walter Thomas Robbins, b. in Leominster, Apr. 3, 1838; son of Thomas and Eunice (Lincoln) Robbins. Mr. Robbins is proprietor of the Leominster and Boston Express and has been very prosperous in business. Their only child is a son, Ralph Walter3 Robbins, b. in Leominster, Dec. 17, 1879, a graduate of Harvard University, A. B., 1902. He is a lawyer, with office in Fitchburg and res. in Leominster. Hem., Sept. 25, 1907, Florence Elizabeth Foster, b. in Leominster, Aug. 26, 1881 ; dau. of George Washington and Elizabeth Porter (Witt) Foster. Ralph has a dau., Ruth Elizabeth10, b. in Leominster, Aug. 29, 1908. '2. Mary Elizabeth8, b. in Leominster, Mar. 24, 1855 ; d. there April 19, 1906; m. in 1880, Edward Hamilton Allen, b. in Ashby, Mass., Oct. 15, 1850, son of Charles Stimson and Lucy Ann (Hubbard) Allen. Her only ch. is a son, Clifton Linmore?, b. in Leominster, Mar. 25, 1881. Mr. Allen is employed in a piano factory.
7. DR. GEORGE W.7 KEITH, son of Bezaleel6, 5, res. (1911) in Leom- inster, Mass. For a more particular notice of him, see page 601. He m. Ist, May 10, 1870, Alice Beck, b. in Delphi, Ind., Sept. 1850; dau. of Dr. E. W. H. and Frances (Milroy) Beck. Mrs. Beck was a dau. of Gen Samuel Milroy, a pioneer of Delphi, Ind., and a sister of Maj. Gen. Robert Houston Milroy of the Civil War, who grad. at Norwich University in 1843. They were divorced and Dr. Keith m. 2d, Feb. 22, 1874, Mary Anna Read, b. in Attleborough, Mass., Oct. 2, 1842 ; d. at Colorado Springs, Col., Nov. 15, 1891 ; dau. of Clement O. and Anna (Goddard) Read. She had fine artistic tastes and was a painter of much merit, especially of landscapes. Dr. Keith m. 3d, Jan. 1, 1896, Rena Tozier, b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 1, 1862 ; dau. of John B. and Emma L. (Bates) Tozier. They are divorced. Dr. Keith has a dau., Florence8, b. in Delphi, Ind., July 28, 1871. She is unm. and res. in Delphi. She is a lady beautiful in per- son and manner, well educated, and a poetess of reputation, who has written considerably for the press, and her productions have commanded attention and are highly esteemed.
8. ELLEN S. KEITH, dau. of Bezaleel6, 5, m., Jan. 24, 1879, Dr. James Edwards, b. in Springfield Township, Delaware Co., Pa., Sept. 27, 1818 ; d. at Morton, Delaware Co., Pa., Apr. 26, 1908 ; son of Garrett and Sidney (Smedley) Edwards. They res. at Morton, in an interesting historic house, thought to have been the birthplace or early residence of the painter, Benjamin West, and exhibiting decided marks of Quaker origin. Dr. Edwards was of Quaker parentage and antecedents, connected with families noted for their in- terest in abolition of slavery and philanthropies of all kinds. He was a man of quiet ease and dignity, kindly and hospitable in manner, and entertaining in con- versation. After his death, Mrs. Edwards went to Leominster, Mass., to res. with her family friends. She wrote the Centennial poem. For a further notice of her literary work, see pages 585-587.
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GEORGE E2 KEIZER, b. in Halifax (?), Nova Scotia, in 1860 or 1859,
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son of James1 and Ellen (Connors) Keizer; was m., Aug, 26, 1888, in Berlin, Mass. by Rev. J. W. Barter of Northborough, Mass., to Ellen M. Brewer, who was b. in Berlin, Mass., in 1879 or 1878 ; dau. of Leonard and Harriet (Walker) Brewer, Mr. Keizer was employed on a farm. He worked for Joseph Nims at 104. They lived a short time only in the town.
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1. BENJAMIN1 KEMP was b. 1760 or 1761, but we have been unable to find his birthplace and parentage and cannot trace his ancestry. He m., June 7, 1784, Abigail Nims, b. in Keene, July 18, 1763; d. in S., at 151, Mar. 27, 1842 ; dau. of David and Abigail (Hawks) Nims. He d. in the same house in S., July 6, 1843, at 82 years of age. He was a deacon in the First Cong. Ch. of S. He had nine ch., the first two of whom were born at 151 before the incorpora- tion of Sullivan. The first four were b. in a temporary house on or near the site of 151, and the last five in the house which many readers will re- member, which stood at 151. The nine ch. were : I. Erastus2, 2, b., Nov. 5, 1784; 2. Abigail 2, b., Oct. 2, 1786; d., unm., in Gilsum, June 10, 1849; 3. Ben- jamin2, 3, b., Dec. 4, 1788; 4. Eliakim Nims2, b., Jan. 21, 1791 ; d. on site of 151, Aug. 7, 1792 ; 5. Sarah 2, (called " Sally "), 4, b., June 30, 1793 ; 6. Eliakim Nims2, 5, b., Aug. 28, 1795; 7. William2, 6, b., Oct. 20, 1797; 8. David2, 7, b., Feb. 29, 1800 (according to town records, which must be wrong, as 1800 was not a leap year ; the true date being, most likely, Feb. 27, a 7 being misread for a 9) ; 9. Emeline2, 8, b., June 2, 1802.
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