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5. ETTA E.º KINGSBURY, adopted dau. of George8, 4, m. Ist, Wm. Albert Wilson, q. v. She m. 2d, in S., by Rev. A. W. HJand (Bapt.) of Keene, Sept. 8, 1893, to Ralph Miner Kitson, b. at Mt. Vernon, N. Y., May 1, 1865 ; son of Alfred B. and Henrietta A. (Miner) Kitson. He is an electrical engineer; res. in Boston. She had two daus. by W. A. Wilson, q. v. She had no ch. by Mr. Kitson.
III. FAMILY OF ABIJAH WILDER KINGSBURY.
I. JOSEPH] KINGSBURY. Il. NATHANIEL2 KINGSBURY, son of Joseph1. These are the same as the first two in the ancestral line of the two preceding families. III. DANIEL3 KINGSBURY, son of Nathaniel2, b. in Dedham, Mass., Nov. 11, 1685 ; d. in Wrentham, Mass., Apr. 27, 1754; deacon of church in what is now Franklin; m., Dec. 20, 1713, Elizabeth Stevens (or Stephens) of Dedham. She d., July 12, 1764. IV. DANIEL4 KINGSBURY, JR., son of Daniel3, b. in Wrentham, Mass., Mar. 11, 1715; d. in Franklin, Mass., Mar. 25, 1783; m. Ist, Nov. 3, 1737, Beriah Mann ; b., Apr. 27, 1717; d., May 12, 1755;
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dau. of Theodore Mann. He m. 2d, Oct. 19, 1755, the widow, Abigail Adams. She d., Oct. 22, 1759. V. NATHANIEL5 KINGSBURY, son of Daniel4, Jr., b. in Wrentham (now Franklin), Mass., Feb. 18, 1739; d. in Keene, N. H., Jan, 26, 1803; m. Ist, Apr. 25, 1765, Mehetabel Johnson, who d. in Keene, Feb. 29, 1768; m. 2d. Mar. 16, 1769, Hannah Ware, b., Nov. 23, 1738; d. in Keene, Sept. 25, 1785; dau. of Eleazar and Hannah (Mann) Ware. He m. 3d, Jan. 20, 1791, Rebecca Bigelow, b. in Fitzwilliam, Oct. 14, 1760 ; d. in Keene, Mar. 16, 1824; dau. of Daniel and Martha (Pratt) Bigelow. He had ten ch., one by Ist wife, six by second wife, and three by 3d wife. VI. ABIJAH6 KINGSBURY, son of Nathaniel", by his second wife, Hannah Ware, b. in Keene, Mar. 5, 1778; d. there, Oct. 7, 1860; m., Sept. 12, 1803, Abigail Wilder, b. in Keene, July 3, 1775; d. there, Nov. 30, 1856; dau. of Dea. Abijah and Sarah (Ellis) Wilder. They lived together 53 years. Their youngest and eleventh ch, was born when she was 51 years and six months of age.
1. ABIJAH WILDER? KINGSBURY, son of Abijah6, VI., was their fourth ch. He was b. in Keene, Sept. 13, 1809; d. in Gilsum, June 19, 1894. He m. Ist, Sept. 9, 1834, Lavinia Locke, b. in S., Dec. 23, 1816; d. in S., at her father's, at site of 102, July 29, 1836; dau. of Samuel, Esq., and Lydia (Fay) Locke. He m. 2d, Mar. 21, 1837, Rhoda Emeline Wood, b. in Alstead, Jan. 9, 1815; d. in Gilsum, Apr. 5, 1887 ; dau. of Eleazar and Rhoda ( Williams) Wood. At the age of eleven, he went to S., and lived five years in the family of James Osgood, at 167. He returned to Keene and learned the trade of a shoemaker of his father. From 1833 to 1835, he carried on shoemaking in the so-called Tyler shop, at 238, and owned and lived in the house at 237, where G. L. Mason now (1911) lives. By his second wife he had three ch., all b. in Gilsum : I. Samuel Locke8, 2, b., Feb. 25, 1838 ; 2. Martha Levinia8, b., July 26, 1840 ; d. in Gilsum, Sept. 28, 1844 ; 3. Merrill 8, b., Oct. 11, 1845; d. in Gilsum, May 5, 1904.
2. SAMUEL L.8 KINGSBURY, son of Abijah W.7, 1, d. in Gilsum, Nov. 14, 1906. He was a farmer. He m. Ist, Mar. 13, 1873, Sarah Emeline Kemp, b. in Dedham, Mass., June 18, 1848; d. in Alstead, June 14, 1874; dau. of Wm. Orlo and Lucy (Wood) Kemp, then of Alstead. He m. 2d, Jan, 20, 1878, Jane Campbell Hunter, b. in Madderty, Scotland, May 13, 1849; dau. of Alexander and Annie (Nicoll) Hunter. She came to America and landed in Quebec, in 1869. One ch. by former wife, three by 2nd wife: 1. Ethel May 9, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 27, 1874; d. there, Apr. 25, 1874; 2. Annie Emeline?, b. in Gil- sum, Nov. 25, 1879; 3. Hunter Charles9, 3, b. in Gilsum, May 5, 1881 ; 4. Ed- ward Wilder", b. in Gilsum, Mar. 10, 1894.
3. HUNTER C.º KINGSBURY, son of Samuel L.8, 2, lives on the homestead of his father in Gilsum, and is a farmer. He m., May 1, 1907, Florence Edith Horton, b. in Spartansburg, Pa., May 5, 1874; dau. of Benjamin Hosmer and Martha (Ward) Horton. They have two ch. : 1. Dorothy Florence10, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 19, 1907 ; 2. Hunter Stuart 10, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 5, 1909.
IV. FAMILY OF REV. ARNOLD KINGSBURY.
I. JOSEPHI KINGSBURY, same as first of preceding families. II. ELEAZAR2 KINGSBURY, son of Joseph1, b. in Dedham, Mass., May 17, 1645; m. Esther Judson, Oct. 30, 1676; dau. of Samuel Judson of Horton, Yorkshire, Eng.,
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Jater of Dedham, Mass. Hed., Feb. 22, 1722. She d., May 6, 1717. III. JOSIARS KINGSBURY, b. in Dedham, Mass., ab. 1685; m., Jan. 16, 1704/5, Susannah Morey of Roxbury, Mass. He was a farmer; d. in 1739. IV. THEODORE4 KINGSBURY, son of Josiah3 b. in Dedham, Mass., Dec. 17, 1707. V. ABIJAH5 KINGSBURY, son of Theodore4. VI. PHILIP6 KINGSBURY, son of Abijah5. VII. ASA7 KINGSBURY, son of Philip6, b., Oct. 8, 1783, lived in Vermont ; m. ab. 1803, Lavinia Dickinson Jordan, who was b. in state of New York, and d. in Jamaica, Vt., ab. 1864. Asa d. there ab. 1857. They had thirteen ch.
1. REV. ARNOLDS KINGSBURY, was the third of the thirteen ch. of Asa7, VII., and was b., Dec. 6, 1812, in Acton (then Townshend), Vt., correcting. Rev. Mr. Hurlin's MS. history of N. H. Baptist ministers deposited in the state library,which had stated that it was in Corinth, N. Y. A more extended notice of him, with a list of his settlements, may be seen on page 432. He d. at Fredonia, N. Y., June 8, 1893. He m., May 10, 1836, Cornelia M. Stone of Hinesburg, Vt. They had one son?, whose mind had been impaired for some cause, and who, of course, remained unmarried until his death. Mr. Kingsbury's official year in S. was from Feb. 27, 1836 to Mar. 6, 1837, preaching half of the time in S., and the other half in Nelson Factory Village (now Munsonville). In the meantime he was ordained. The council was convened in S., Nov. 1, 1836, and Mr. Kingsbury was examined. His ordination was on the following day at Nelson Factory Village. His son was b. after he left S. While in S., Mr. Kingsbury lived in what is now known as the Peabody house at the Four Corners, 235-
V. FAMILY OF WM. HENRY KINGSBURY.
The first four ancestors in this line were the same as those of the family of Abijah Wilder Kingsbury (our third Kingsbury family), viz. : I. JOSEPH KINGSBURY of Dedham, Mass. II. NATHANIEL? KINGSBURY, son of Joseph1, of Wrentham, Mass. III. DANIEL3 KINGSBURY, son of Nathaniel2, of that part of Wrentham that is now Franklin, Mass. IV. DANIEL4 KINGSBURY, JR., son of Daniel3, of Franklin, Mass., and Keene, N. H. V. NATHANIEL5 KINGS- BURY, son of Daniel4 Jr., b. in Wrentham (now Franklin), Mass., Feb. 18, 1739 ; d. in Keene, Jan. 26, 1803; m., for his 3d wife, Jan. 20, 1791, Rebecca Bigelow, dau. of Daniel and Martha (Pratt) Bigelow of Fitzwilliam, where she was b., Oct. 14, 1760; d. in Keene, Mar. 16, 1824. VI. CYRUS6 KINGSBURY, son of Nathaniel8, was b. in Keene, Jan 12, 1799; d. in Keene, June 30, 1863; m. Ist, Nov. 24, 1825, Rachel Olcott, then of Chesterfield, who d. in Keene, Mar. 26, 1843; m. 2d, Mar. 3, 1846, Olive Wilder.
1. WILLIAM HENRY7 KINGSBURY (who was always known in later years as HENRY KINGSBURY), son of Cyrus6 and Rachel, was b. in Keene, Sept. 7, 1827; d. in Westmoreland, June 12, 1895; m. ist, in S., by David Seward, Esq., Apr. 1, 1856, Lucretia Betsey Hastings, b. in S., Nov. 8, 1834 ; d. in Keene, Dec. 17, 1870; dau. of Abijah and Sarah (Hale) Hastings. He m. 2d, July 4, 1871, Mrs. Minerva Ann (Bigelow) Lee; b. in Whitingham, Vt., Mar. 20, 1832; d. in Chesterfield, May 20, 1894; dau. of Sumner and Rebecca (Whiting) Bigelow. Her Ist hus. was Daniel Lee. These dates correct certain town and other records. He was a farmer, also a spinner in a woolen mill. He res. in S., at 196, from 1856 to 1858, later in Keene, Harris-
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ville, and Keene a second time. He had five ch., all sons : 1. Abijah Hastings8, 2, b. in S., at 196, Jan. 22, 1857; 2. Charles Henry8, 3, b. in Keene, May 2, 1860 ; 3. George Frederick 8, 4, b. in Harrisville (in the part then in Nelson), May II, 1863; 4. Edwin Cyrus®, 5, b. in Keene, Oct. 1, 1865; 5. William Frank 8, b. in Keene, Sept. 30, 1867; d. there, Oct. 11, 1867.
2. ABIJAH H.8 KINGSBURY, son of Wm. Henry7, 1, was a teamster in Keene, where he d., March 10, 1906. He m., Nov. 22, 1887, Emma Louisa Cummings, b. in Keene, July 18, 1866; dau. of Joseph Wm. and Lorinsa (Morse) Cummings. They had three ch., all b. in Keene : I. Gertrude Lucretia?, b., Dec. 16, 1888; m. Leon F. Longever, q. v. 2. Bessie Elvas, b., May 20, 1891 ; m., Nov. 3, 1908, George Elwin Hildreth, b. in Keene, Mar. 22, 1886 ; son of Wm. B. and Harriet (Barrus) Hildreth. One ch., Mary Evelyn10, b. in Keene, Sept. 30, 1909. 3. Mary Josephines, b., Dec. 8, 1893; m., Jan. 8, 1910, Bert Stevens Ellis, b. in Roxbury, Aug. 30, 1878; son of George H. and Marian (Eveleth) Ellis. One ch., Freeman Abijah10, b, in Keene, Jan. 21, 19II.
3. CHARLES H.8 KINGSBURY, son of Wm. H.7, 1, res. at East West- moreland, where he d., Dec. 26, 1904. He m., Nov. 27, 1889, Adeline Maria Mason, b. in Embden, Me., July 19, 1764; dau. of Lorenzo W. and Eleanor Jane (Kennard) Mason of Sullivan. After Mr. Kingsbury's death, she m. John Milton Curtis of Keene. See LUCY NICHOLS BARRETT. The Kingsburys had seven ch., all b. at East Westmoreland except the last : 1. Henry Lorenzo9, b., July 17, 1890; 2. Eleanor Lucretia9, b., Sept. 3, 1892 ; m., April 25, 1911, Floyd Oren Mason, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 29, 1886; son of Orson Lafayette and Martha Fanny (Starkey) Mason of Keene, a piano tuner and singer; 3. Lilian May9, b., July 28, 1894; 4. Agnes Helen9, b., Sept. 18, 1896; 5. George Edwin", b., Mar. 21, 1898; 6. Mary Adeline9, b., Mar. I, 1901 ; 7. Charlotte9, b. in Keene, Sept. 22, 1905.
4. GEORGE F.8 KINGSBURY, son of Wm. Henry7, 1, res. in Keene, and is employed in a chair factory. He m. Ist, Mar. 8, 1894, Mary Rachel Thomas, b. in Fayston, Vt., Oct. 1, 1870; d. in Keene, June 27, 1902; dau. of Nathaniel J. and Eliza Adeline (Boyce) Thomas. He m. 2d, Mar. 21, 1908, Caroline Augusta Wright, b. in Reading, Vt., Nov. 1, 1870; dau. of Moses E. and Mary A. (Gates) Wright. Two ch. : 1. Vivian Josephine9, b. in Keene, June 14, 1895 ; d. there, Aug. 30, 1895. 2. Mildred Eveline9, b. in Keene, Jan. 26, 1897.
5. EDWIN C.8 KINGSBURY, son of Wm. Henry7, 1, is a carpenter and steam fitter and res. in Keene. He m. Ist, Sept. 20, 1893, Vivian Josephine Thomas, b. in Fayston, Vt., July 25, 1874; d. in Keene, Oct. 13, 1893; dau. of Nathaniel J. and Eliza Adeline (Boyce) Thomas. He m. 2d, June 20, 1899, Josephine Deidamia Reynolds, b. in Tunbridge, Vt., Apr. 8, 1873; dau. of Dr. Azro HI. and Emily Tryphena (Allen) Reynolds. One ch., Zoe Emily9, b. in Keene, May 4, 1902.
VI. FAMILY OF NAHUM KINGSBURY.
I. JOSEPH1 KINGSBURY of Dedham, Mass., was the progenitor of this family in America, as of the preceding Kingsbury families. II. ELEAZAR2 KINGSBURY, son of Joseph1, b. in Dedham, May 17, 1645; d. there, Feb. 22, 1722; m., Oct. 30, 1676, Esther Judson, dau. of Samuel Judson of Horton, York, Eng. She d., May 6, 1717. III. JOSIAH3 KINGSBURY, son of Eleazar2,
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b. in Dedham, ab. 1685; d. in 1739; m., Jan. 16, 17045, Susannah Merry of Roxbury ; b. in 1685. IV. ELIPHALET4 KINGSBURY, son of Josiah3, b. in Dedham, ab. 1715; d. in Needham, Mass., in 1796; m. Abigail Fuller. He had eleven ch. V. WILLIAM' KINGSBURY, son of Eliphalet4, b. in Needham, Mass., Feb. 11, 1756; went to Alstead, N. H., in 1782; d. there, Dec. 17, 1839 ; m., May 4, 1780, Mary Wilkinson, b. in Needham, Mass., Dec. 22, 1762; d. in Alstead, May 15, 1819; dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Gay) Wilkinson.
1. NAHUM6 KINGSBURY, son of William5, b. in Needham, Mass., · Feb. 17, 1787 ; d. in Alstead, May 37, 1868 ; m. Ist, Dec. 6, 1827, Polly Fletcher, b. in Alstead, August 1783; d. there, Apr. 16, 1851; dau. of Peter and Sarah (Piper) Fletcher. He m. 2d, in Gilsum, by Israel B. Loveland, Esq., Nov. 9, 1855, Tirzah Boynton (first name usually misspelled Thirza), b. in S., Aug. 3, 1802; d. there, at 97, July 30, 1881 ; dau. of David Emery and Bethiah (Morris) Boynton. Mr. Kingsbury himself never lived in S. His second wife was a native of the town, and, after his death, came back to town and lived in the house, 97, in the south-east corner of the Four Corners. Mr. Kingsbury had two ch. by his former wife : 1. Cyrus Judson7, b. in Alstead, Feb. 9, 1830; d. in Gilsum, Apr. 4, 1880; unm .; 2. Otis Wilkinson7, b. in Alstead, Mar. 20, 1835 ; d. there, Apr. 5, 1838.
VII. FAMILY OF GEORGE S: & ELBRIDGE KINGSBURY.
The ancestral line of descent in this family is the same as that in the pre- ceding family of Joseph Kingsbury through the first four generations : I. JOSEPH1 KINGSBURY. II. NATHANIELª KINGSBURY. III. NATHANIEL3 KINGSBURY, JR. IV. BENJAMIN4 KINGSBURY. V. SOLOMON5 KINGSBURY, son of Benjamin4, was b. in Walpole, Mass., Nov. 24, 1745; d. there, Jan. 2, 1822; m. ist, Ruth Kingsbury, b. in Wrentham, Mass., Apr. 2, 1752 ; d. in Walpole, Mass., Jan. 22, 1791 ; dau. of Col. Seth and Miriam (Holbrook) Kingsbury. He m. 2d Keziah Merriam, who d. in Walpole, Mass., Mar. 5, 1856. She was b. in Walpole, July 25, 1767 (or 1768). He was a deacon, and an orderly sergeant in the Revolu- tion. He had seven ch. by each wife. VI. SOLOMON" KINGSBURY, son of Solomon5, b. in Walpole, Mass., Mar. 28, 1771 ; d. in Roxbury, N. H., Nov. 28, 1845. He m., ab. 1799, Rebecca Smith, b., Dec. 25, 1771 ; d. in Roxbury, N. H., Oct. 7, 1846. He had three ch., all b. in Packersfield (now Roxbury), : 1. Seth7, 1, b., Aug. 14, 1801 ; 2. Erastus7, b .. Apr. 9, 1806 ; d. unm. in Roxbury, Feb. 12, 1833; 3. Rebecca7, b., May 4, 1808 ; d. in infancy, Jan. 23, 1810.
1. SETH KINGSBURY, son of Solomon6, b. in Packersfield (Roxbury), Aug. 14, 1801 ; d. in Stoneham, Mass., at his daughter's, Mar. 30, 1881. He m. 1st, Mar. 21, 1831, Rachel Woodbury, b. in Beverly, Mass., May 5, 1805; d. in Roxbury, June 5, 1842. He m. 2d, Sept. 6, 1843, Lois Brabrook, b. in Acton, Mass., Aug. 25, 1811 ; d, in Roxbury, Oct. 24, 1883; dau. of Lieut. Benjamin and Betsey (Wright) Brabrook. This Betsey Wright m. Ist Nathan Brooks of Acton ; 2d Benjamin Brabrook; 3d John Converse of Marlborough, N. H. Seth had six ch. by the Ist w. and three by the 2d,: 1. Reuel Hubbard8, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 16, 1832 ; d. in Concord, N. H., Dec. 5, 1891, unm. He was in the Ist Reg. (Berdan's) U. S. Sharpshooters in the Civil War. 2. Erastus Harvey", b. in Roxbury, Mar. 23, 1834; d, in Buffalo, N. Y., unm., Aug. 19,
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1863, on his return from New Orleans, while in the Civil War. He was in Co. G, 47th Mass. Reg. 3. Ellen Maria8, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 13. 1836; d. there, June 26, 1871 ; m., July 12, 1860, Calvin Davis of Roxbury, b. there, also d. there, son of Isaac, Jr., and Fanny (Esty) Davis. She had three ch .: (I). Fred. Woodbury9, b. in Roxbury, Apr. 30, 1862 ; (2). Frank Erastus9, b. in Roxbury, Nov. 7, 1863 ; (3). Lizzie Elvira9, b. in Roxbury, Sept. 15, 1865. 4. George Solomon8, 2, b. in Roxbury, Jan. 15, 1838. 5. Elbridge8, 3, b. in Roxbury, Sept. 18, 1839. 6. Charles Seth&, b. in Roxbury, July 25, 1841 ; d. there, Oct. 5, 1848. 7. Betsey Rachel &, b. in Roxbury, Oct. 31, 1844; d. there, Sept. 27, 1848. 8. Ada Estella8, b. in Roxbury, Oct. 30, 1848; d. in Keene, Mar. 11, 1873; m., June 10, 1871, Wallace W. Houghton of Keene. She left a son, Oscar Wallace?, b. in Keene, Sept. 8, 1872. 9. Lois Rebecca", b. in Roxbury, Dec. 23, 1850; m., .Mar. 31, 1875, Wallace W. Houghton, who had previously been the husband of her sister, Ada E., then deceased. She res. in Stoneham, Mass., and has a son, Clarence William9, b., Nov. 15, 1875. The record of this family is not com- pletely elaborated because Seth Kingsbury's house was in Roxbury. The sons whose names head the next two paragraphs lived in S., or had direct relations with the town.
2. GEORGE S.8 KINGSBURY, son of Seth7, 1, b. in Roxbury, Jan. 15, 1838; d. there, Mar. 25, 1893, at the house of his brother Elbridge, at 53 of the Roxbury numbers. He was never married. For several years, 1878 to 1893, the old Jeremiah Mason farm in S., at 51, was owned and occupied by him. The family of John S. Currier and others kept his house and were employed by him. During the Civil War he was in Co. E, 18th Vt. Reg. He was a prominent man in affairs while he lived in the town. He owned the farm at 51 at his death.
3. ELBRIDGE& KINGSBURY, son of Seth7, 1, bought the old David W. Buckminster farm in Roxbury, at 53 of the Roxbury numbers, and lived there several years. He had intimate relations with Sullivan people and lived so near that we give the record of his family. He m., Apr. 27, 1886, Ada Harriet Fairbanks, b. in Roxbury, Dec. 11, 1849; still living; dau. of Madison and Lucretia (Ellis) Fairbanks. He was drafted into the army during the Civil War and paid $300 for a substitute. He used the East Sullivan P. O., while living in Roxbury. He still owns several hundred acres of land in Rox- bury, including the old D. W. Buckminster and Seth Kingsbury farms. Two ch. : 1. Gertrude Lucretia?, b. in Roxbury, June 26, 1887, a well educated young lady and a teacher in Keene. 2. Elbridge Herbert9, b. in Roxbury, Oct. 10, 1890, a student in Dartmouth College. 4
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I. BENJAMIN1 KNIGHT res. in Salem, Mass. II. ENOS2 KNIGHT, his son, b. in Salem, Mass., ab. 1730, res. in Topsfield, Mass., until 1781, when he moved to New Ipswich, N. H. He m. Ist Lois Hawke, who d. in 1788, ae. 62; m. 2d Mary Estabrook, who d. in 1797, ae. 57 ; he also m. a third wife, who d. in 1802. He d. in 1804. III. BENJAMIN3 KNIGHT, son of Enos2, b. in Topsfield, Mass., June 16, 1765; d. in Hancock, May 9, 1848; m. Ist, Jan. 9, 1787, Sarah, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah Davis of New Ipswich, who d., Mar. 29, 1800, in Han-
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cock. He m. 2d, Feb. 19, 1801, Lucy, dau. of Joseph Baker of Nelson, who d. in Hancock, June 2, 1858. IV. IRA4 KNIGHT, son of Benjamin3, b., May 27, 1788, in New Ipswich, according to family records (Hancock records would imply that he was b. in II.); d. in Marlow, Jan. 14, 1880; m., 1811, Abigail Pratt, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Aug. 11, 1791 ; d. in Marlow, Nov. 7, 1844; dau. of Ebenezer and Susannah (Bolton) Pratt. He m. 2d, Abigail Burton, b. in Jaffrey, ab. 1787 ; d. in Marlow, July 6, 1871.
1. LEWIS ASAF KNIGHT, son of Ira4 and Abigail (Pratt) Knight, was b. in Hancock, Apr. 25, 1812; d. in Marlow, Oct. 9, 1898; m. Ist, May 30, 1841, Thankful Watson Gibbs, b. in S., at 206, June 24, 1815; d. in Westmoreland, June 24, 1867 ; dau. of Dea. Dalphon and Asanath (Watson) Gibbs. He m. 2d, Nov. 25; 1869, A!mira Adams. He lived for a short time, ab. 1850, on the old Gibbs farm in S., at 206. He had four ch .: 1. Addie Rosella6, 2, b. in Gilsum, Feb. 13, 1843. 2. Harlan Norris6, b. in Marlow, Dec. 27, 1844; d. there, Nov. 19, 1847. 3. Ora Lewis6, 3, b. in Marlow, May 31, 1848. 4. Mary Ella6, b. in S., at 206, Sept. 6, 1850; d., Dec. 23, 1864, in Marlow, of diphtheria. Mrs. Almira J. Adams, 2d wife of Lewis A.5 Knight, b. in Washington, N. H., June 13, 1826 ; d. in Marlow, June 16, 1896 ; dau. of Seth and Comfort (Barney) Adams.
2. ADDIE ROSELLA6 KNIGHT, dau. of Lewis A.5, 1, m. Ist, May 12, 1866, James Powers, who d., July 19, 1866; m. 2d a man named Roscoe; m. 3d David Milton Tiffany; res. in Mason City, Iowa, where her two ch. were b. : I. Fred. Lewis7, b., May 20, 1877 ; 2. Julian Osroï, b., Dec. 4, 1879.
3. ORA LEWIS6 KNIGHT, son of Lewis A., 1, m. Caroline Robinson and res. in Mason City, Iowa. They had one ch., Ella7, b. in Green Bay, Wis., Sept, 16, 1879.
LA BONTE. .
1. VICTOIRI LA BONTE, whose birth and parentage we have been un- able to ascertain, lived over a year, 1857-58, in the George F. Hubbard house which stood at 172 in S. He d. in the West, at the home of his son, Victoir (or Victor). He was known among Americans as Victor Good. He m. in Ver- mont, Marie Delina Beaulieau, b. in Burlington, Vt., date not ascertained. d. in S., at 172, Apr. 29, 1858. Her body was buried May 2, 1858, in the cemetery on Bradford St., in " Ash Swamp," in Keene. She was dau. of Theodore and Catherine (Ayotte) Beaulieau. She left four ch .: I. Victoir2 (called Victor), b. in Keene. He was twice married. The former wife d. in Keene. The second wife d. in the West, leaving two children. 2. Eveline2, b. in Keene. We have no particulars concerning her. The last that was known of her she was in Canada. 3. Marie Jeanne2, 2, b. in Keene, July 6, 1855. 4. Henriette2, b. in S., at 172, Oct. 25, 1857. After her mother's death, when she was a few months old, she was received into the family of George Kingsbury, q. v., and her name was legally changed to ETTA ELVIRA KINGSBURY, q. V.
2. MARIE JEANNEª LA BONTE, dau. of Victoir1, 1, was received into the family of Charles Whitney of Nelson, later of Keene. She was then known as Mary Jane Whitney. She m., 1873, Andrew Jackson Beal, b. in Dub- lin (now Harrisville), Jan. 21, 1844 ; son of Persia and Emily (Yeardly) Beal. He
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lived on a farm in Nelson many years, later in Nashua and elsewhere. Their ch., when the record was taken, were: I. Edward Leslie3, b. in Nelson. Aug. 22, 1873; 2. Perley Whitney3, b. in Nelson, Dec. 11, 1879; 3. Emma Luella3, b. in Nelson, May 3, 1881 ; 4. Rolond Morton3, b. in Nelson, June 5, 1889; 5. Carl Morrill 3, b. in Nelson, Nov. 17, 1892.
L'AMOUREUX.
1. GEORGE LEO2 L'AMOUREUX (usually called GEORGE L. LOVELY), the son of Alfred1 and Marguerite (Rodier) L'Amoureux, was b. in Nashua, Sept. 8, 1869. He is a carpenter and now res. in Keene. He lived a short time in S., in 1906, in the little cabin owned by Charles G. Wilder on the old Hubbard place, at 244. He was m., Mar. 17, 1900, to a negress named Rosalind Etta Slaughter. She was b. in Washington, D. C., Oct. 14, 1878 ; dau. of Richard and Nellie (Holmes) Slaughter. They have had no ch.
LANE.
1. TIMOTHY LIVINGSTON2 LANE, the son of John1 and Mary (Livingston) Lane, was b. in Braintree, Mass., Sept. 1, 1800; d., according to the Sentinel, at Hillsborough, Ill., Sept. 1, 1849. on his forty-ninth birthday anniver- sary. The General Catalogue of Dartmouth College places his death at Jan. I, 1849, which is the date given for the death of his wife in the Sentinel. Some of the records may be confused. He came to S. in 1825, having taken his degree of M. D. at Dartmouth in 1824. He remained in S. until 1831. He bought the place at 232 in 1825 and built the fine mansion which stands upon the spot, one of the best houses in town. He returned to S., and owned and lived in the house at 98 for about two years, 1834-1836. He was a good physician, but his usefulness was impaired to some extent by intemperance. He m., Oct. 25, 1825, Roxana Harvey, b. in Swanzey, Aug. 2, 1802; d. at Hillsborough, Ill., Jan. 1, 1849, ac. to the papers; dan. of Kimber and Polly or Mary (Hazelton) Harvey. Dr. Lane practised in S., Gilsum, and Fillmore, Ill. He had four ch. : I. Jonathan Bowers3, b. in S., Sept. 10, 1826; twice m., first, to Sarah Harris, 2d, to Rachel S. Bost. 2. Jane Alantha3, b. in S., Nov. 25, 1828; d. in Gilsum, May 6, 1836. 3. Timothy Lionel3, b. in S., Apr. 2, 1830; d. in Lunenburg, Vt., Apr. 20, 1832. 4. Mary Jane3, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 15, 1837; res. in Fillmore, Ill. The first three ch. were b. at 232.
LARMAY (L'ARMÉE).
1. DAVID2 LARMAY (or L'ARMEE), the son of Joseph1 and Julie (Chauver) Larmay, was b. at Upper Moscow, Ontario, Oct. 17. 1826 (ac. to his own statement to us) ; d. in Worcester, Mass., March 9, 1909, ae. 81 yrs., 4 mos., 22 days, ac. to the death record upon the Keene records. This would make the year of his birth 1827. He was probably right however. He m., Oct. 5, 1845, Eliza Sweney, b. in Georgia, Vt., Apr. 14, 1824; d. in Worcester, Mass., Mar. 13, 1909, four days after her husband's death, in her eighty-fifth year; dau. of Joseph and Julia (Gabbery or Gabray) Sweney. They had eight ch., of which the following three were the only ones that survived the ordeal of birth : 1. Marie3, b. in Charlotte, Vt., July 16, 1846; m. Henri Lescaux and res. at
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Worcester, Mass .; had five ch. 2. Joseph3, b. at Wellsboro', N. Y., Sept. 13, 1855 ; d. at Essex, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1897. He m. Christiana Bridge ; res, at Essex, and had six ch. 3. Julie3. b. at Chazy, N. Y., March 4, 1863; d. at Wellsboro', N. Y., unm., Apr. 1, 1885. This old couple owned the Bridge house at East S., at 32, a little more than a year, from 1899 till 1900. They were here so short a time that we have not undertaken to carry out the full records of their ch., none of whom ever lived in town.
LAURENT.
I. DAVID1 LAURENT, b. at Riviere du Loup, Quebec, in 1796, d. in Mon- treal, Dec. 19, 1852 ; m. Leocadie de Pensier, b. in Montreal, in 1808; d. there, Oct. 11, 1865.
1. ' ADOLPHE CYRILLE FRANCOIS2 LAURENT, son of David!, was b. in Montreal, P. Q., Oct. 3, 1844; still living on Island St., in Keene. He is a laborer and has worked in tanneries. He lived a short time, 1872-4, at East S., at 16 (west side), and worked in the tannery. He m., Apr. 8, 1872, Hermione Ducharme of Island Pond, Vt., b. in Assomption, P. Q., Dec. 20, 1852 ; dau. of Leandre and Odille (Pelletier) Ducharme. They had eight ch. I. Hermione3, 2, b. in S., at 16, Feb. 9, 1873; 2. Charles Emile3, b. at Island Pond, Vt., Jan. 3, 1875; d. in Gilsum, June 5, 1875 ; 3. Eugenie Roses, b. in Gilsum, May 19, 1876, unm., res in Keene; 4. Emma Marie Philomene3, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 20, 1878, unm., res. in Burlington, Vt .; 5. Arthur Adolphe3, b. in Gilsum, Apr. 21, 1880, unm., res. in Keene; 6. Angeline Marie Louise3, 3, b. in Keene, Jan. 20, 1885; 7. Gustave L.3, b. in Keene, Aug. 20, 1888; 8. Hortense Eirene3, b. in Keene, June 23, 1891.
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