A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 53

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


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11. ABIGAIL MELISSA® NASH, dau. of David6, 2, d. in Keene, Feb. 17, 1859. She m., Apr. 19, 1855, Columbus Allen Mason, b. in Surry, Nov. 15, 1829; d. in Keene, June 22, 1899 ; son of Elijah and Mary (Allen) Mason. One ch. : 1. Charles Henry9 Mason, b. in Keene, Feb. 12, 1859; m., Jan. 1, 1881, Edith Anna Kenyon, b. in Ripton, Vt., May 26, 1858 ; dau. of David Yale and Emma Martha (Kimball) Kenyon. No ch. in 1897.


12. HORACE HOUGHTON& NASH, son of David6, 2, m. Ist, Dec. 15, 1853, Sarah Emerson Chapin, b. in Alstead, Mar. 18, 1838, dau. of Alpheus and Lucinda (Emerson) Chapin. They were divorced, and she m. 2d, Aug. 1866, Charles Cobb of Corinth, N. Y. Mr. Nash m. 2d, May 18, 1869, Mary Catherine West, b. at Prospect, Pa., Sept. 22, 1847 ; dau. of George and Mar- garet (Seifer) West. They res. at Kent, Ohio, where Mrs. Nash d. in 1911, and where Mr. Nash d., Jan. 20, 1913. Twelve ch. :


I. WILLARD PARKER8 NASH, b. in Gilsum, Mar. 28, 1854 ; was adopted by his grandfather, Alpheus Chapin, and took the name of WILLARD PARKER CHAPIN. He m. Ist, July 4, 1874, Ross Etta Lord, b. at Glens Falls, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1859 ; living there in 1898; dau. of Andrew and Lucy (Howe) Lord. He m. 2d Emma Ford, who d. at Akron, Ohio, in 1891 ; dau. of John and Betsey (Ranskey) Ford. Three ch. : 1. Annie9 Chapin, b. at Glens Falls, N. Y., June 12, 1875 ; unm. in 1898; adopted by a Mr. Parker of Glens Falls. 2. Alpheus Andrew9 Chapin, b. at Glens Falls, Apr. 12, 1877 ; unm. in 1898, living with his own mother at Glens Falls. 3. Willard Chester? Chapin, b. at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 30, 1889.


2. IDA CAROLINE8 NASH, b. in Gilsum, Oct. 13, 1857 ; m., Dec. 7, 1875,


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Willard A. Johnson, b. at Shalersville, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1856 ; son of Alonzo and Mary Johnson. Res. at Kent, Ohio, where all of their seven ch. were b. : 1. Fred. Harrison Johnson, b., Jan. 8, 1877 ; 2. Susan Jeannette9 Johnson, b., Oct. 24, 1878 ; 3. Maude May9 Johnson, b., Jan. 9, 1881 ; 4. Blanche Alice9 Johnson, b., Dec. 1, 1883 ; d., Oct. 17, 1884 ; 5. Mary Jane Nash9 Johnson, b., Dec. 19, 1886; 6. Willard A.9 Johnson, b., July 17, 1890 ; 7. Earl Emmett 9 Johnson, b., Dec. 3, 1891.


FRANK DENNIS& NASH, b. in Gilsum, Apr. 29, 1859; d. there, Aug. 16, 3. 1861.


4. ELIZA JEANNETTE& NASH, b. in Gilsum, Nov. 16, 1860; m. Ist, Aug. I, 1878, David Melvin Steadman, b. in Corinth, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1847 ; son of David and Maria (Kenney) Steadman. They were divorced, May 10, 1886. She m. 2d, Sept. 8, 1886, Alinon M. Brooks, a teamster, b. in Corinth, N. Y., June 8, 1850; son of George and Almira Jane (West) Brooks. Two ch. : I. Ida Belle 9 Steadman, b. in Corinth, N. Y., Mar. 24, 1879; m., June 19, 1895, William Morehouse, b. at Middlegrove, N. Y., May 28, 1878; son of James Emery and Cordelia (Shepard) Morehouse. Ach. : I. Ethel May10 Morehouse, b. at Middlegrove, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1896. 2. Fred. E.º Brooks, adopted, b. at Kent, Ohio, Oct. 13, 1876, a paper-maker.


5. THERON ALVERTON8 NASH, b. in Kent, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1870; unm. in I 897.


6. EDWARD GEORGE8 NASH, b. in Kent, Ohio, Dec. 19, 1872 ; unm. in 1897.


7. MYRTLE LOUISE8 NASH, b. in Kent, Dec. 7, 1879; d. there, July 2, 1881.


8. CARL ALFRED & NASH, b. in Kent, Dec. 3, 1880; unm. in 1897.


9. NELLIE ABIGAIL, & NASH, b. in Kent, Mar. 2, 1884.


IO. HERBERT ELMER8 NASH, b. in Kent, Apr. 5, 1885.


II. CLARA JULIA8 NASH, b. in Kent, Apr. 18, 1887 ; d. there, June 22, 1887.


[ 2. ROBERT BENJAMIN HARRISON& NASH, b. in Kent, Sept. 11, 1888.


13. JULIA RUTH 7 NASH, dau. of David6, 2, m., Jan. 2, 1856, Anthony King of Keene, b. at St. Paschal, P. Q., June 28, 1834; son of Cyril and Angel- ique (Berube or Beroube) King. She d. at Bath, Placer Co., Cal., Feb. 9, 1894. Ch. :


I. ADELLE SELINA8 KING, b. at Michigan Bluff, Cal., Sept. 3, 1860 ; m., Jan. 1, 1883, Frank Christian Fisk, b., Aug. 10, 1860, son of Frank and Anna Fisk. Ch. : 1. Frank Anthony9 Fisk, b. at Forest Hill, Cal., Sept. 3, 1883 ; 2. Adeline Delina9 Fisk, b. at same place, Feb. 10, 1890.


2. EMMA CORNELIA8 KING, b. at Last Chance, Placer Co., Cal., Feb. 23, 1865; d. Mar. 26, 1883; m. Mar. 20, 1880, Charles Thorwald Alstead, b. in Norway. Ch. : I. Charles Anthony? Alstead, b. Jan. 22, 1883.


3. MARY JULIA & KING, b. at Bath, Placer Co., Cal., June 15, 1869; unm. in 1897.


4. LEROY ANTHONY8 KING, b. in the same place as preceding, Nov. 30, 1875; d. there, Apr. 19, 1889.


5. BERTHA TISDELL8 KING, b. in same place as preceding, Nov. 30, 1879; unm. in 1897.


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14. EMILY ROXANA7 NASH, dau. of David6, 2, d. in Alstead, Mar. 2, 1897 ; m., 1855, Kendall Frederick Austin, b. in Surry, June 6, 1837 ; son of Thomas and Lucy (Kendrick) Austin. Ch. :


I. FRED. MERRILL8 AUSTIN, b. in Keene, Aug. 23, 1858; d. in Alstead, Dec. 31, 1883 ; m. Jennie Swain of Bellows Falls, Vt.


2. JULIA EMMA8 AUSTIN, b. in Alstead, Apr. 10, 1861 ; m. Ist, Mar. 14, 1877, Frank Warren Orne, b. in Marlow, Dec. 11, 1849; d. in Concord, Mar. 4, 1885; son of John and Ruth (Royce) Orne. She m. 2d, July 30, 1885, George Henry Willis, b. in Alstead, 1863; son of Samuel and Sarah Ann (Heath) Wil- lis. She m. 3d, June 28, 1888, James Martin Comstock, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 29, 1832; d. there, Jan. 11, 1904; son of Wm. Emerson and Amelia [called Milly] (Fairbanks) Comstock. This marriage was not noted in the Comstock family record, in this volume, because of uncertainties with respect to it. Her ch. were : 1. Mary Orne9, b. in Acworth, Mar. 7, 1878; d. the same day. 2. Bertha May9 Orne, b. in Alstead, Sept. 3, 1879; m., Nov. 28, 1893, Edmund Munroe Demerse, b. in Lempster, Apr. 5, 1869; son of Lewis and Ada (Walker) Demerse. Two ch. when record was taken : (1). Warren Chester10 Demerse, b. in Gilsum, July 20, 1895; (2). Blanche Grace1º Demerse, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 1, 1898. 3. Mabel Josephine9 Orne, b. in Alstead, July 4, 1882. 4. Edith Graces Willis, b. in Alstead, Apr. 26, 1886.


3. CELIA MELISSA8 AUSTIN, b. in Alstead, May 4, 1867 ; m. Ist, Sept. 14, 1885, Paul M. Willis, b. in Alstead (?), June 2, 1867; son of Wilber Fisk and Mary Ann (Hale) Willis; divorced, March 1890. She m. 2d, Aug. 14, 1890, George Linus Nash, b. in Townsend, Vt., Mar. 20, 1864; son of Stillman Den- zell and Elizabeth [or Betsey] (Simonds) Nash. See JAMES NASH FAMILY, 10, paragraph 4. Ch. : 1. Mary Emily9 Willis, b. in Alstead, June 28, 1886; 2. Florence Tisdell 9 Willis, b. in Alstead, Sept. 5, 1888; 3. Myrtle Celia9 Nash, b. in Alstead, Mar. 9, 1892; 4. George Henry9 Nash, b. in Richmond, Aug. 8, 1894.


4. ARTHUR MORRIS& AUSTIN, b. in Alstead, Apr. 23, 1870; d. there, July 17, 1879, from the kick of a horse.


5. PROCTOR ALLEN8 AUSTIN, b. in Alstead, Feb. 2, 1874; m., September 1897, Marcia Baine, b. in Marlow, Sept. 27, 1883; dau. of Edward Ray and Lilla Ann (Spooner) Baine. Divorced. He m. 2d Mrs. Eva Belle (Dupuis) Ellis, b. in Alstead, Jan. 4, 1875; dau. of Joseph Toussaint and Laura Jane (Howard) Dupuis, and formerly the wife of Geo. Henry Ellis, Jr. See LAURA JANE HOWARD. Ch. : 1. Fred. Marshall9 Austin, b. in Lewiston, P. Q., Nov. 28, 1899; 2. Louisa Jane9 Austin, b. in Marlow, June 23, 1901.


15. MARY LAVINA7 NASH, dau. of David6, 2, d. in Keene, Nov. 13, 1863. She m., Sept. 8, 1859, Christopher Allen Mason, twin brother of Colum- bus, who m. her sister, Abigail Melissa. He was b. in Surry, Nov. 15, 1829; d. in Hinsdale, May 28, 1913; son of Elijah and Mary (Allen) Mason. Mr. Mason m. for his second wife, Harriet E., dau. of David Baker of Keene, by whom he had two daughters and a son. Mary Lavina had one ch. :


HARRIET JOSEPHINE8 MASON, b. in Keene, Feb. 8, 1862 ; m., Dec. 26, 1883, Edward Valmere Aldrich ( twin brother to Edwin Vasco Aldrich ), b. in Keene, May 25, 1855; son of Samuel Britton and Sophia Griffin (Gurler) Aldrich. He was a farmer in Hinsdale. No ch.


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16. NANCY AMINDA 7 NASH, dau. of David6, 2, m., Oct. 8, 1860, James Dexter Smith, b. in Sharon, Vt., Nov. 25, 1838; son of John and Judith (Danforth) Smith. Res. at Alstead Centre. Ch. : 1. A son8, b. in Alstead, Oct. 8, 1864; d. the same day.


17. WILLIAM NASH, son of Reuben6, 3, d. in Chesterfield, Aug. 16, 1904. He m. Ist, May 8, 1849, Emily Sophronia Barber, b. in Richmond, Oct. 30, 1835; dau. of Ebenezer and Betsey (Alexander) Barber. He m. 2d, Apr. 8, 1870, Julia Sears Smith, b. in Petersham, Mass., about 1852 ; dau. of Charles S. Smith. Her mother was a Sears. Ch. :


I. WILLIAM ALBERTS NASH, b. in Richmond, Sept. 4, 1849; d. there, Jan. 1, 1852.


2. EMMA JANE8 NASH, b. in Richmond, Jan. 4, 1851 ; d. there, July 15, 1862.


3. MARY ANGELIA8 NASH, b. in Richmond, Feb. 21, 1853 ; m. Ist, May 29, 1880, Frank A. Walker, b. in Brattleborough (?), Vt. ; d. in West Gardner, Mass., May 5, 1884. She m. 2d George Rice. She d., Aug. 31, 1897.


4. CLARA OLIVE8 NASH, b. in Richmond, 1855 (?); m. Henry Norwood, if we understand the report sent to us. Understood to have m. a second time.


5. ADALINE ELIZA& NASH, b. in Richmond, Apr. 11, 1860; m., Apr. 29, 1882, Charles Davis Norwood, b. in Gardner, Mass., Mar. 15, 1850 ; son of Henry and Eliza (Merrill) Norwood. Ch .: I. Florence Luella9 Norwood, b. in Gardner, Mass., Feb. 11, 1882 ; d. there, Apr. 18, 1882.


18. JOHN WEBSTER7 NASH, son of Reuben6, 3, was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks, Va., June 1, 1862, in Co. G, 5th N. H. Vols. He was a carpenter. He m., about 1850, Mary Fuller Perry, b. in Halifax, Vt., Apr. 7, 1829; d. in Springfield, Vt., Sept. 10, 1876; dau. of Cornelius and Keziah (Durant) Perry. Ch .:


I. JAMES MONROE8 NASH, b. in Richmond, Nov. 14, 1851 ; res. in Thomp- sonville, Conn., and has a wooden leg. He m., Feb. 22, 1876, Georgiana Rus- sell, b. in Norwich, Vt., Apr. 1, 1860; dau. of Asahel and Maria Frances (Blanchard) Russell. She now res. at Elms, Me. Ch. : I. Ine29 Nash, b. in Plainfield, N. H., Dec. 18, 1876; d. in Shapleigh, Me., Apr. 22, 1896; m., July 15, 1895, Nahum Ellsworth Littlefield, son of Joshua and Susan Littlefield. Ch. : I. Inez May10 Littlefield, b. in Sanford, Me., Mar. 1, 1896; d. in Shapleigh, Me., Apr. 15, 1896. 2. Lula Maria9 Nash, b. in Richmond, Jan. 4, 1879; m., Oct. 12, 1895, Wm. Edison Strickland, son of - and Florence (Chamberlain) Strickland. Ch. : [. Irving Wm.10 Strickland, b. in Claremont, Oct. 12, 1897. 3. James Webster9 Nash, b. in Troy, N. H., Mar. 15, 1881. 4. Julia Esther9 Nash, b. in Charlestown, Dec. 16, 1886.


2. MARY JANE8 NASH, b. in Halifax, Vt., Apr. 10, 1854; m. Ist, Aug. 24, 1870, Luman Chittenden Rumrill, b. in Springfield, Vt., Nov. 22, 1844; son of John and Martha (DeCamp) Rumrill. Res. Chester, Vt. Divorced. She m. 2d, Mar. 22, 1893, George Fielding Brockway, b. in Rockingham, Vt., Dec. 7, 1863; son of Mason Carr and Laura Elizabeth (Smith) Brockway. Ch. : I. Henrietta Laforma9 Rumrill, b. in Winchester, Aug. 15, 1871 ; m., Nov. I, 1887, Wm. Sparks, b. in Cavendish, Vt., Oct. 10, 1861 ; son of Henry Dwight and Millie (Russell) Sparks. Res. Chester Depot, Vt. Ch., all b. in Cavendish,


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Vt. : 1. Arthur Fred10 Sparks, b., Oct. 31, 1889; 2. Luman Henry10 Sparks, b., Sept. 17, 1881 ; 3. Jesse Hugh10 Sparks, b., May 5, 1893. 2. Reuben Hill9 Rumrill, b. in Richmond, Feb. 18, 1873; unm. in 1897. 3. George Henry9 Rumrill, b. in Springfield, Vt., May 3, 1874; d. there, Aug. 5, 1875.


3. ISIS EMOGENE8 NASH, b. in Weston, Vt., Apr. 25, 1857; m. Ist, June 8, 1876, Edgar Nelson Harrington, b. in Troy, N. H., Aug. 5, 1852; son of Jacob and Betsey (Fife) Harrington. Divorced. He res. in Keene. She m. 2d, Dec. 3, 1890, Lucius Dean Bates, b. in Chesterfield, Mass., Nov. 2, 1855; son of Edwin A. and Eliza (Bryant) Bates. Res. in Merrick, Mass. He was the widower of Julia Crown, who lived in the family of George Bates, q. v. One ch. : 1. Bertha Llewellyn9 Harrington, b. in Troy, N. H., Apr. 2, 1879; unm. in 1897.


4. SARAH8 NASH, b. in Charlestown, Aug. 22, 1859; d. in Winchester, Nov. 2, 1866.


19. ALMIRA7 NASH, dau. of Reuben6, 3, m. Ist, Aug. 1, 1852, Stephen Franklin, b. in Winchester, July 23, 1830; d. there, May 24, 1869, killed in a mill by having his head sawed open; son of Stephen and Lona (Guillow) Franklin. Lona was a sister of John and Maturin Guillow of Gilsum. Almira m. 2d, May 2, 1877, Dea. Myrick Burgess, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Sept. 20, 1837 ; son of Joseph and Maria (Sawyer) Burgess. Ch .:


I. EDGAR STEPHEN8 FRANKLIN, b. in Swanzey, Dec. 17, 1853; d. there, Aug. 14, 1856.


2. EDSON ALBEE8 FRANKLIN, b. in Swanzey, July 14, 1855; m., Oct. 16, 1873, Emma Jeannette Henry, b. in Chesterfield, Oct. 16, 1853; dau. of Willard and Mary Bishop (Shaw) Henry. He was a guide ten years in the Adirondacks. Res. in Spofford. No ch. in 1897.


3. ARTHUR EDGAR8 BURGESS, b. in Boston, Mass., Apr. 14, 1884, an adopted son.


20. HANNAH7 NASH, dau. of Reuben6, 3, d. in Chesterfield, Sept. 16, 1904 ; m., Sept. 7, 1853, Daniel Elisha Robbins, b. in Mason, N. H., Aug. 22, 1830 ; d. in Chesterfield, Oct. 16, 1895; son of Thomas Elisha and Mary (Foster) Robbins. Res. at Spofford. He was a soldier in the Civil War. She had ten ch. :


I. CAROLINE ELIZABETH JULIA HENRIETTA8 HILL, a dau. of Hannah, b. in Chesterfield, Feb. 13, 1851 ; m., Oct. 19, 1885, Fred. Higginson Miller, b. in Brattleborough, Vt., July 11, 1844; son of David Wells and Mary (Pike) Mil- ler. Res. in Halifax, Vt. No ch. in 1897. He farms and teams.


2. FRANK DANIEL PIERCE BARTLETT8 ROBBINS, b. in Swanzey, Nov. 23, 1853; m., Dec. 30, 1872, Emily Louisa Whittemore, b. in Winchester, Oct. 7, 1852; dau. of Jotham and Lucy L. (Bates) Whittemore. He is a farmer and basket-maker; res. at W. Northfield, Mass. Ch .: I. Lillian Jane9 Robbins, b. in Chesterfield, Sept. 29, 1876; m., Mar. 12, 1892, Joseph Blair, b. in Champion, Mich., about 1873 ; son of John and Eliza (Sweeney) Blair. Divorced, Apr. 31, 1896. One ch. : Cora May10 Blair, b. in Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 2, 1893. 2. Clara Beatrice9 Robbins, b. in Dublin, N. H., May 26, 1889.


3. CHARLES FRANCIS8 ROBBINS, b. in Chesterfield, Sept. 25, 1855; d. there, Feb. 27, 1872.


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4. SUSAN ELLAS ROBBINS, b. at East Alstead, Nov. 21, 1857; m. Ist, Nov. 27, 1873, Rufus Davis Fields, b. at Ashuelot in Winchester, Feb. 15, 1850; son of Davis and Polly (Elgar) Fields; divorced, Apr. 14, 1885. She m. 2d, Oct. 23, 1885, Cortlandt Augustus Jones, b. at Broadalbin, N. Y., Apr. 26, 1859 ; son of Rensselaer and Eliza (Conkling) Jones. He is a carpenter. Ch .: I. Charles Edward9 Fields, b. in Chesterfield, Aug. 29, 1874. 2. Frank Howard& Fields, b. in Winchester, May 11, 1876. 3. Frederick Lafayette? Fields, b. in Swanzey, Feb. 16, 1878. 4. Betsey Jeannette9 Fields, b. in Swanzey, Aug. 19, 1880; m., Apr. 12, 1897, Beecher Demings. Ch. : I. Ruth Agnes10 Demings, b. at the county farm in Westmoreland, Feb. 22, 1898. 5. Wallace Henry9 Fields, b. in Chesterfield, Oct. 20, 1881 ; d. in Winchester, Apr. 19, 1882. 6. Rensselaer Augustus9 Jones, b. in Chesterfield, Aug. 11, 1896.


5. NELSON EDGAR8 ROBBINS, b. in Chesterfield, Oct. 14, 1859 ; d. there, July 7, 1901, killed in a runaway. He was dragged a mile, hanging by one leg to a road-cart. His foot was caught in the thill brace, which served as a foot- rest when riding. He saved a lady's life from drowning in Lake Spofford, Aug. 23, 1893, and was presented with a gold watch for it. He m., Nov. 9, 1878, Elmira Elizabeth Whittemore, b. in Brandon, Vt., Feb. 7, 1863; dau. of James Edward and Louisa Elizabeth (Phelps) Whittemore. Ch. : 1. Winfred Elbridge? Robbins, b. in Winchester, May 20, 1882 ; 2. Edna Lena9 Robbins, b. in Chester- field, June 8, 1887.


6. SARAH LOUISA8 ROBBINS, b. in Chesterfield, Mar. 8, 1862 ; m., Nov. 8, 1876, George Hilliard Johnson, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 24, 1854 ; son of Charles Augustus and Elizabeth (Barrett) Johnson. Res. Putney, Vt. Ch. : I. Lucius Wm.9 Johnson, b. in Chesterfield, Sept. 4, 1877 ; 2. Cora Olive3 Johnson, b. in Putney, Vt., Oct. 23, 1881 ; 3. Robert Greenwood9 Johnson, b. in Putney, Vt., May 28, 1888; d. there, June 6, 1888; 4. Grace Beulah9 Johnson, b. in Putney, Vt., May 9, 1890.


7. MARY ANN ELIZABETH8 ROBBINS, b. in Chesterfield, Aug. 5, 1863; m., Aug. 31, 1881, Charles Silas Thompson, b. in Chesterfield, Apr. 25, 1848 ; son of Silas and Elizabeth (Taft) Thompson. He is a bit and auger maker at Spofford. Ch. : I. Minnie9 Thompson, b. in Chesterfield, July 18, 1884 ; 2. Hazel May' Thompson, b. in Chesterfield, June 22, 1891.


8. GEORGE ELMORE THOMAS8 ROBBINS, b. in Chesterfield, May 25, 1866 ; m., Nov. 1, 1884, Minnie Frances Bates, b. in Keene, Apr. 23, 1870 ; dau. of James Merrill and Lucy Almira (Whittemore) Bates. Ch .: I. Bertha Lena Belmont 9 Robbins, b. in Smethport (sic), McKean Co., Pa., Mar. 28, 1888.


9. IDA MAY8 ROBBINS, b. in Chesterfield, June 20, 1870 ; m., Dec. 8, 1884, Charles Edward Gorton, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., Sept. 13, 1865 ; son of John Thomas and Martha Caroline (Wyman) Gorton. Res. Reading, Mass. Ch. : 1. Hayes Edward9 Gorton, b. in Brattleborough, Vt., June 12, 1887 ; 2. Ruth Marthaº Gorton, b. in Putney, Vt., July 25, 1892.


10. ERVIN EDWIN8 ROBBINS, b. in Chesterfield, Feb. 20, 1873 ; unm. in 1897 ; a farmer at Spofford.


21. BETSEY7 NASH, dau. of Reuben6, 3, d. in Weathersfield, Vt., June 6, 1870. She was reported to have m. George Lakin, and to have had a ch., b. on the day of her death, which d. the same day. This report we are un- able to verify.


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22. ELIZA EMILY7 NASHI, dau. of Reuben6 3, m. Ist James Leonard Davis. See under James Davis, bottom of page 926. According to the Chester- field history, she m. 2d John Jackson Nash, q. v., 28, grandson of Abraham Nash, Jr.


23. LUCINA NASH, dau. of Reuben6, 3, d. in Manistee, Mich., October 1869; m., Oct. 8, 1856, Myrick Burgess, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Sept. 20, 1837; son of Joseph and Maria (Smith ?) Burgess. Reports of her 2d marriage to Horace Walker of Cavendish, Vt., who was b. and d. there, and by whom she had a son, George Walker, b. there; also reports of her 3d marriage to a Mr. Messer, by whom she had a son, Fred. Messer, b. in Manistee, are not confirmed. We can find no records which verify these facts. Ch. :


I. OLIVE ELLEN8 BURGESS, b. in Chesterfield, Apr. 15, 1856; d. at her grandfather's, Reuben Nash's, but we have not ascertained the date.


24. HARRIET HENRIETTA7 NASH, dau. of Reuben6, 3, d. in Bos- ton, Mass., Apr. 10 (?), 1872 ; m., in the sixties, Arthur Johnson, b. in Plymouth (?), Vt. She had no ch. born living.


25. LUCY NASH, dau. of Ebenezer6, 4, d. in Swanzey, Apr. 10, 1869 ; m., July 26, 1846, John Allen Breed ; b. in Brattleborough, Vt., Feb. 28, 1824 ; son of James Moses and Sarah (Lander) Breed. He was in the Civil War. Res. at North Richmond. Ch. :


I. LUCINDA8 BREED, b. in Swanzey, July 7, 1847; m. Alonzo Albert Lewis; res. in Keene and Athol, Mass. Five or six ch.


2. MARTHA L.& BREED, b. in Swanzey, Feb. 20, 1849; m. Timothy Lewis, who was b. in Westmoreland; res. in Walpole. Ch .: 1. Fred.º Lewis, b. in Swanzey, 1866 (or 1867) ; d. there, Nov. 1883, ae. 16; 2. Earl 9 Lewis, b. in Swanzey, in 1872.


3. JOHN ANDREWS BREED, b. in Winchester, May 10, 1851 (correcting Swanzey history) ; m. Ist, 1869, Ella Magee; m. 2d, June 26, 1886, Edna Gertrude Jillson, b. in Richmond, Nov. 20, 1865 (correcting Richmond history); dau. of Wheaton Cook and Maria Colvin (Handy) Jillson. Res. Keene. Ch. : I. Alta Evelyn9 Breed, b. in Keene, June 12, 1894.


4. LUCIUS F.8 BREED, b. in Swanzey, July 7, 1854; m. twice and had several children.


5. HENRIETTA L.8 BREED, b. in Swanzey, June 5, 1858; m. Fred. Fields, b. in Winchester; son of Davis Fields; six ch., when record was taken; res. Winchester (post office Westport).


6. HENRY E.8 BREED, b. in Swanzey, Nov. 14, 1866; killed on the rail- road, at Troy, N. H., Aug. 1, 1892.


7. FANNY M.8 BREED, b. in Swanzey, Apr. 5, 1869; d. there, Aug. 22, 1869.


26. OLIVER LEONARD NASH, son of Ebenezer6, 4, was often called " Banty " Nash ; m. Ist, Feb. 1, 1865, Ruth Rebecca Coombs, b. in Winchester, Mar. 10, 1844; d. in Winchester, Mar. 17, 1882; dau. of Anthony and Martha Abigail (Coy) [Ritter] Coombs. He m. 2d, Sept. 9, 1883, Florence Mabel Per- kins, b. in South Royalton, Vt., Nov. 22, 1857; d. in Troy, N. H., Dec. 31, 1895; dau. of Horatio and Mary Ann (Richardson) Perkins. He m. 3d, Oct. 9, 1897, Mrs. Mary Ellen (Whitney) Damon, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., Oct. 17,


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1879; dau. of George Washington and Maria A. (Tenney) Whitney. He was in the Civil War, and is now a pail painter in Troy, N. H. Ch. :


I. ALICE MARY ANN8 NASH, b. in Keene, Jan. 19, 1866; m. Ist, Nov. 13, 1881, George Henry Kenney, b. in Surry, Mar. 15, 1860 ; son of George Beal and Rhoda (Marshall) Kenney. Divorced, Oct. 20, 1892. She m. 2d, Jan. 8, 1896, Fred. Henry Holbrook, b. in Swanzey, Dec. 19, 1873; son of Frank Fox and Louisa (Winslow) Holbrook. He is an electric car conductor in Holyoke, Mass. Three ch., when record was taken : I. Jennie Mabel9 Kenney, b. in Swanzey, May 2, 1884; 2. George Avery9 Kenney, b. in Troy, N. H., Apr. 17, 1889; 3. Beatrice Idella9 Kenney, b. in Troy, N. H., Apr. 2, 1891.


2. HARRY JEWETT & NASH, b. in Winchester, Mar. 2, 1869; a school- teacher and pail turner in Winchendon, Mass .; m., Nov. 15, 1890, Viola Luella Ross, b. in Troy, N. H., July 1, 1873; dau. of Wm. Wallace and Mary Leora (Alexander) Ross. Four ch. when record was taken : I. Robert Harry9 Nash, b. in Troy, N. H., Oct. 14, 1891 ; 2. Eva Viola? Nash, b. in Gardner, Mass., May 16, 1894 ; 3. Minnie Belle9 Nash, b. in Troy, N. H., May 6, 1896; 4. Fred. Daniel 9 Nash, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Nov. 10, 1898.


3. CALVIN ALLEN& NASH, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 4, 1872; a salesman in Grafton, N. H .; m., Apr. II, 1895, Flora Nellie Sleeper, b. in Grafton, Dec. 4, 1876; dau. of Francis Marion and Flotilla (Borden) Sleeper. One ch. in 1897 : I. Florence Grayº Nash, b. in Grafton, Aug. 2, 1895.


4. ORREN LAFOREST8 NASH, b. in Swanzey, June 5, 1886; d. in Troy, N. H., Mar. 4, 1893.


5. WARREN ARTHUR8 NASH, b. in Troy, N. H., Nov. 22, 1888; d. there, Jan. 6, 1890.


6. OLIVER LEONARD 8 NASH, JR., b. in Troy, N. H., Jan. 18, 1900.


27. ELLEN 7 NASH, dau. of Ebenezer", 4, m. Feb. 18, 1849, Hiram Squires, b. in Russell, Mass., Mar. 10, 1826; d. at East Wilbraham, Mass., July 21, 1892 ; son of Horace and Susan (Pratt) Squires. Res. Springfield, Mass. Nine ch. :


I. HENRY8 SQUIRES, b. in Windsor, Mass., Dec. 31, 1850; d. in Wilbra- ham, Mass., Mar. 31, 1889; unm.


2. MARTHA IDELLA8 SQUIRES, b. in Tyringham, Mass., July 10, 1852 ; d. in Goshen, Mass., Feb. 23, 1861.


3. ISAAC8 SQUIRES, b. in Tyringham, Mass., Apr. 3, 1854; d. there, Apr. 25, 1854.


4. ADA JOSEPHINE8 SQUIRES, b. in Tyringham, Mass., July 28, 1855; m., Oct. 28, 1871, Henry Austin Burnett, b. in Chicopee, Mass., Jan. 19, 1849; son of Aaron and Mary Ann (Newhall) Burnett. He is a farmer at Chicopee Falls, Mass. Ch. : I. Charles Austin9 Burnett, b. in Chicopee, Mass., Feb. 26, 1874 ; d. there, Apr. 8, 1875; 2. Hattie Lilian May? Burnett, b. in Chicopee, Mass., May 8, 1876; d. in North Wilbraham, Mass., Dec. 3, 1878; 3. Martha Mabel 9 Burnett, b. in No. Wilbraham, Mass., Jan. 19, 1879; 4. Charles? Burnett, b. in same place, May 31, 1881 ; d. the same day ; 5. Lester Leslie9 Burnett, b. there, Jan. 21, 1883; 6. Martha Victoria9 Burnett, b. there, Feb. 11, 1887.


5. A DAU.8 OF MRS. SQUIRES, b. in Ashfield, Mass., in 1857; d. the same day.


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6. A SON8 OF MRS. SQUIRES, b. in Goshen, Mass., in 1859; lived 3 days.


7. IRA ALMON8 SQUIRES, b. in Williamsburg, Mass., June 23, 1861; d. in Leverett, Mass., July 2, 1866.


8. ELLEN IDELLA® SQUIRES, b. in Belchertown, Mass., July 29, 1863 ; m., Aug. 1, 1880, Milo Ferry, b. in Monson, Mass., Feb. 25, 1855; son of Ezra and Lodisa [Lodrucia on record] (Thayer) Ferry. Res. Springfield, Mass. Ch. : I. Charles Alfred9 Ferry, b. in North Wilbraham, Mass., Jan. 21, 1882.


9. AVERY NELSON8 SQUIRES, b. in Leverett, Mass., July 22, 1866; d. in Monson, Mass., Apr. 25, 1874.


28. JOHN JACKSON7 NASH, son of Ebenezer6, 4, d. in Otis, Mass., Sept. 1,, 1894 ; killed in a runaway accident ; m., June 12, 1857, Amanda Hend- man. She m. 2d, 1866, Ebenezer Franklin Stone of Hinsdale, Mass., by whom she had no children. According to Chesterfield history, he m. again to Mrs. Eliza Emily (Nash) Davis, b. in Chesterfield, Jan. 26, 1839; dau. of Reuben and Eliza Watkins (Howard) Nash, and widow of James Leonard, son of James Davis, q. v. He was in Co. I, 3d N. H. Vols. in the Civil War. Our record names two ch., probably by Amanda : 1. Addie8 ; 2. George8.


29. PHILIP ENOCH7 NASII, son of Ebenezer6, 4, was in Co. H., 2d Reg. N. H. Vols. in the Civil War. He was in the first Bull Run battle, but deserted in 1862. He m. Mary Howard and res. in Muskegon, Mich. Ch. : I. Edward 8 ; 2. Charles8 ; 3. Delia8; 4. Laura8; 5. Israel 8 (or Silas) ; 6. Ellen8 ; 7. Hallowell 8 (a son) ; 8. Name unknown8 ; 9. Name unknown8.


30. MARY SUSANNAH7 NASH, dau. of Ebenezer6, 4, m. Ist, date unknown, Henry Warner Squires, b. in Shutesbury (?), Mass., Nov. 18, 1832 ; d. in Monson, Mass., Apr. 14, 1888; son of Horace and Susan (Pratt) Squires. He was a farmer ; was drafted into a Mass. regiment in the Civil War. They were divorced. She m. 2d, June 28, 1874, John B. Stone, b. in Prescott, Mass., ab. 1838; d. in Hardwick, Mass., Mar. 1, 1889; son of James and Melinda Stone. He was a year in the Civil War. . He was a farmer and teamster. She res. at South Hadley Falls, Mass. Ch. :




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