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7. ELIZA ANN7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 11, 1839; d. there, Oct. 29, 1 842.
8. LURA HARRISON7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Apr. 10. 1841 ; still living in West Brattleborough, Vt. (1913). She m., Nov. 28, 1861, Dwight Miller Mather, b. in Marlborough, Vt., June 20, 1835; son of Timothy and Harriet (Winslow) Mather. A farmer; res. at West Brattleborough, Vt. Seven ch. : I. A dau.8, b. in Marlborough, Vt., Jan. 23, 1863; d. there, the same day. 2. Edward Emerson8 Mather, b. in Marlborough, Vt., Jan. 29, 1864; m., Oct. 6, 1886, Lura Melinda Wilson, b. in Morley, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., June 2, 1864; dau. of Thomas and Jane (Duffy) Wilson. He is a farmer and milk dealer in West Brattleborough, Vt., where their three ch. were born: 1. Edith May? Mather, b., May 14, 1888; 2. Irene Gertrude9 Mather, b., Mar. 28, 1894; 3. Amy Josephine9 Mather, b., Oct. 20, 1897. 3. Addie Amanda8 Mather, b. in Hinsdale, Nov. 5, 1865; d. at West Brattleborough, Vt., May 30, 1868.
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4. Mary Lizzie8 Mather, b. in West Brattleborough, March 26, 1867; d. there, Apr. 15, 1868. 5. Luella May8 Mather, b. in West Brattleborough, May 29, 1869; m., May 29, 1894, Thomas Martin Doyle, b. at North Jay, N. Y., May 6, 1864; son of James and Jane (Curtiss) Doyle. He is a stone-mason ; res. at West Brattleborough, where all of their six ch. were b .: 1. Dwight Carroll9 Doyle, b., Feb. 14, 1896; 2. Elwin Thomas Doyle, b., Oct. 17, 1897 ; 3. Ralph Edward9 Doyle, b., Jan. 2, 1900; 4. Arthur Mather? Doyle, b., Aug. 7, 1904 ; 5. Wesley Junior9 Doyle, b., May 9, 1906; 6. Ruth Alice9 Doyle, b., Oct. 29, 1907 ; 6. Rosa Alice8 Mather, b. at West Brattleborough, Nov. 29, 1872 ; unm. ; res. (1913) with her parents. 7. Mylon Marcellus8 Mather, b. at West Brattle- borough, Oct. 5, 1874; d. there, Oct. 3, 1877.
9. AMANDA WILSON7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Apr. 10, 1843, now living (1913) at 1038 Beacon St., Brookline, Mass., m. Ist, Jan. 24, 1877, Harvey W. Cooper, b. in Alstead, Apr. 25, 1816 (or 1818) ; d. in Keene, June 11, 1887 ; son of John and Jane Cooper. She m. 2d, Oct. 15, 1892, Henry A. Starkey, b. in Swanzey, Oct. 26, 1835; d. in Brookline, Mass., March 29, 1913; son of Cyrus and Lavinia (Balch) Starkey. Mr. Cooper was a mechanic; Mr. Starkey, a baker. She had no ch. by either hus.
io. MARY ANN7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Jan. 13, 1845; d. in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 18, 1889; m., April 1, 1875, Charles Pitman Coles, b. in New York, N. Y., Apr. 23, 1845 ; d. supposedly, ab. Sept. 21, 1908; son of Samuel and Anna M. Coles. Three ch. : 1. Myrtle Ann8 Coles, b. in Chicopee, Mass., Sept. 24, 1876; m., June 24, 1896, Frank Bert Newhall, b. in Saugus, Mass., Jan. 16, 1874; son of Joseph and Lucy Danforth (Copp) Nichols Newhall. He is a traveling sales- man. Ch .: I. Richard Coles9 Newhall, b. at Union Hospital, Lynn, Mass., Oct. 9, 1907 ; d. there, Oct. 18, 1907; 2. Bertha Mary8 Coles, b. in Haverhill, Mass., July 11, 1878; m., June 16, 1907, Frank Fleming Stearns, b. in Keene, March 14, 1865; son of Ebenezer Stratton and Mary Esther (Curtiss) Stearns. He is a jeweller in Keene. No ch. in 1913. 3. Josephine May8 Coles, b. in Somerville, Mass., Dec. 25, 1886; unm .; res. in Saugus, Mass.
II. PRESCOTT HARVEY7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, March 25, 1847; d. there, Sept. 25, 1857.
IZ. LAFAYETTE7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 15, 1849; d. in Keene, April 8, 1896; m. Ist, Sept. 27, 1877, Caroline Aletta Wardwell, b. in S., Dec. 5, 1847 ; d. in Orange, Mass., Feb. 10, 1882; dau. of Ichabod Nichols and Lodice (Wardwell sic) Wardwell. He m. 2d, Oct. 20, 1891, Mrs. Ann C. (Bromley) Spaulding, widow of Alfred Spaulding of Keene. She was b. in Danby, Vt., Feb. 18, 1840; d. in Keene, Jan. 17, 1905; dau. of Hiram and Eliza (Paddock) Bromley. He was a machinist and res, in Orange, Mass., and Keene.
13. OSGOOD CLINTON" NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 27, 1851 ; d. in Freeland, Mich., date unknown ; m., Oct. 7, 1881, Ida A. Wilson, b., May 11, 1861. They had two ch. : 1. David Henry8 Nims, b., May 15, 1882; 2. Osgood Raymond & Nims, b., Sept. 20, 1885 ; d., Feb. 14, 1887. Both were b. at Freeland. David H. is m. and res. there.
17. NAHUM6 NIMS, son of David5, 3d, 6, bought the farm in S., at 159, always known as the Nahum Nims place, in 1825. Here he took his wife ; here all of his ch. were b. ; and here he d., Mar. 26, 1871. He was an honest farmer,
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long identified with the interests of the town. He m., March 4, 1830, in Rox- bury, by Rev. John Gove, to Lucina Hale Fifield, b. in Roxbury, Jan. 7, 1809 ; d. in Danvers, Mass., Dec. 30, 1888; dau. of Paul and Temperance (Furber) Fifield; and a sister of Stillman Fifield, the father of Horace R. Fifield, who lives (1913) in the east part of the town. There were ten ch., all b. at 1 59 :
I. ABIGAIL CARTER NIMS, b., April 11, 1831 ; d. in Danvers, Mass , Oct. 8, 1908; m., in Danvers, Mass., Oct. 23, 1853, Edwin Cheever, b. in Danvers, May 27, 1820; d. there, Oct. 25, 1869; son of Israel and Pamelia (Jocelyn) Cheever. They res. at the village of Tapleyville, in Danvers. No ch.
2. ALBERT GARDNER" NIMS, b., Oct. 8, 1832; d. in Keene, May 22, 1894; m., Nov. 24, 1859, Sarah Maria Wardwell, b. in S., Nov. 25, 1838; d. in Keene, Nov. 18, 1903; dau. of Ichabod Nichols and Lodice (Wardwell sic) Wardwell. Mr. Nims was a farmer and res., most of his married life, upon the farm where . his wife was b., in S., at 232. Here his four ch. were b. He was a good citizen and prominent in church and town affairs. The ch. were: I. Addie Maria8 Nims, b., July 7, 1861 ; m., Feb. 6, 1892, Levi W. Randall, b. in Rich- mond, May 13, 1842 ; d. in Keene, Jan. 16, 1913; son of Stephen and Diancy (Cook) Randall. He was a teamster and res. in Keene, where their three ch. were b. : 1. Warren N.º Randall, b., March 27, 1893 ; 2. Alice Diancy9 Randall, b., Sept. 20, 1897 ; 3. Richard Levi9 Randall, b., Nov. 3, 1899. 2. Alice Carrie8 Nims, b., May 20, 1865 ; d. in S., unm., Mar. 3, 1887. 3. Ernest Augustine8 Nims, b., July 1, 1869; m., May 29, 1894, Mary Ellen Heaton, b. in Swanzey (at Swanzey Factory Village), Feb. 5, 1870; dau. of Samuel and Ellen A. (Sewall) Heaton. He cultivated the homestead farm in S., for a time, then became a travelling salesman, and (in 1913) res. in Keene. Two ch .: I. Zilpha May9 Nims, b. in S., at 232, July 14, 1895; 2. Lilian9 Nims, b. in Keene, Jan. 30, 1898. 4. Burton Wardwell8 Nims, b. in S., at 232, Aug. 9, 1876; d. there, Aug. 4, 1884.
3. JOSEPH NURSE7 NIMS, b., Apr. 26, 1835 ; d. in S., at 104, Aug. 25, 1909. He began his married life on the old Isaac Rawson farm in S., at 173. Six years later, in 1864, he purchased the Geo. Washington Nims (or Baker) farm, in S., at 104, where he continued to reside until his death, Aug. 25, 1909. He was, for several years previous to his death, a deacon of the First Congrega- tional Church. He was an excellent man. For a fuller account of him see page 683. He m., May 12, 1859, Juliaette Nims, b. in S., at 73, April 9, 1836; d. in S., at 104, March 30, 1909; dau. of Frederick Brown and Harriet (Wardwell) Nims. Mr. and Mrs. Nims were both born and both died in their native town of Sullivan. Their wedded life lacked less than two months of reaching fifty years. They had four ch. : I. Dennis Carlton8 Nims, b. in S., at 173, May 20, 1860; m., Jan. 1, 1889, in Northfield, Mass., by Rev. T. J. Clark, to Jane Reade, b. in Northfield, May 30, 1863; dau. of Chauncy Walter and Rebecca (Farring- ton) Reade. He is a carpenter ; res. in Hinsdale; no ch. 2. Fred. Ellsworth8 Nims, b. in S., at 173, June 3, 1862 ; d., unm., in Springfield, Vt., July 15, 1889. 3. Edwin Fifield 8 Nims, b. in S., at 104, Oct. 15, 1865; m., in Westmoreland, by Rev. S. F. Shepardson, Apr. 27, 1899, to Margaret G. Kilburn, b. in Man- chester, Vt., July 12, 1876; dau. of Francis and Calista M. (Wheeler) Kilburn. He is a farmer and res. on the homestead at 104, in S. One ch. in 1913:
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I. Ruth Kilburn9 Nims, b. in S., at 104, July 27, 1903. 4. Althea Maria8 Nims, b. in S., at 104, June 12, 1868; m. Charles Wellman, q. v.
4. ASHLEY FIFIELD7 NIMS, b., Feb. 7, 1837 ; d. in Lockeford, Cal., Dec. 5, 1863, unm.
5. EDWIN TAYLOR7 NIMS, b., Dec. 25, 1838; d. in infancy, June 29, 1841.
6. HARRIET LAVINIA7 NIMS, b., Oct. 28, 1840; d. in Sanford, Me., June 16, 1877, unm.
7. EDWIN TAYLOR7 NIMS, b., Oct. 20, 1842; d. at Offut's Cross Road, near Poolesville, Md., Dec. 18, 1862 (correcting the date on town records, and the date in Ayling's " Soldiers and Sailors of N. H. in the War of the Rebel- lion "). He was in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols., and died in four months after his enlistment. His body was buried in Meetinghouse Cemetery, in S.
8. JULIAETTE7 NIMS, b., Sept. 26, 1844, living (1913) in Hinsdale; m., Feb. 13, 1862, in Bellows Falls, Vt., by Rev. S. F. Brown, to Sylvester Ormond Davenport, b. in Hinsdale, Sept. 16, 1829; d. there, May 5, 1908; son of James H. and Jerusha (Stebbins) Davenport. The date of marriage corrects statements on page 471. Mr. Davenport was a farmer. He was m. Ist to Ellen M., dau. of ex-Gov. Wm. Haile of New Hampshire. Their dau. m. Edmund P. Dole, Esq., of Keene. Mrs. Juliaette Davenport had no ch.
9. GEORGE WASHINGTON7 NIMS, b., March 1, 1848; d. in S., at 159, June 24, 1870.
10. GEORGIANA ISABELLE7 NIMS, b., March 1, 1848; d. in S., at 159, June 23, 1867.
18. SETH6 NIMS, son of David", 3d, 6, was a farmer and lived at first upon the old Frost farm, once owned by his wife's father, in S., at 72. He purchased it of the Frosts in 1837, the year of his marriage. In 1873, he pur- chased of the heirs of Fred. B. Nims, the house which the latter had built at the Sullivan Four Corners, at 94. Here he lived until he died, Oct. 25, 1897, in his 95th year, the oldest person in the town. He was able to give the writer much valuable information. He m. Ist, Feb. 14, 1837, Maria Frost, b. in S., Nov. 23, 1808, in the house at 72, where she always lived, and where she d., Oct. 14, 1865; dau. of Elijah and Elizabeth (Farrar) Frost. He m. 2d, Dec. 29, 1869, Mrs. Hannah (Hunt) [Osgood] Dodge, b. in Stoddard, Oct. 8, 1820; d. in Marlborough, March 20, 1900; dau. of Timothy and Mary (Kendrick) Hunt ; widow of Nathaniel Orlando Osgood of Nelson, q. v .; later, the widow of John Dodge, Esq., of Bennington. Mr. Nims had three ch., all by the former wife :
I. EDWARD BEECHER7 NIMS, M. D., b. in S., at 72, Apr. 20, 1838. He was one of four college graduates born in that house. His cousins, the three sons of Dea. Benjamin Frost, being the others. He gr. at Williams College in 1862, and from the medical department of the University of Vermont, at Burling- ton, in 1864. He was Asst. Sur., Ist Vt. Cav., U. S. Vols., in the Civil War. He was physician at, and finally state superintendent of, the State Lunatic Hospital at Northampton, Mass., for many years. He now res. in Springfield, Mass. He is a trustee of the Clark Institute for Deaf Mutes, a member of the Mass. Medical Society, and the N. E. Psychical Society. He m. ist, in Ticon- deroga, N. Y., by Rev. Mr. Allen, to Elizabeth Electa DeLano of Ticonderoga ; b. there, Dec. 24, 1836; d. at Northampton, Mass., May 15, 1895; dau. of Asa
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Potter and Pamelia (Rogers) DeLano of Ticonderoga. He m. 2d, June 23, 1897, Inez Mahala Field, b. at Hawley, Mass., Feb. 5, 1861 ; dau. of Elijah and Martha Williams (Mantor) Field. He had one ch. by former wife, two by 2d w. : I. Edward Earle8 Nims, b. in Northampton, Mass., July 29, 1870; d. there, July 25, 1877 ; 2. Helen Mantor8 Nims, b. in Springfield, Mass., Apr. 24, 1901 ; 3. Edith8 Nims, b. in Springfield, Mass., June 2, 1905. The date of his Ist m. was Sept. 5, 1867.
2. ELLEN ELIZABETH7 NIMS, b. in S., at 72, Dec. 20, 1839; m. Henry C. Rawson of S., q. v.
3. AUGUSTUS FROST7 NIMS, b. in S., at 72, Apr. 9, 1843; d. in S., at the site of 102, March 25, 1897. He was a farmer and, at the time of his former marriage, settled with his father-in-law, Amos Wardwell, Jr., upon the farm at 236, now owned by the Marstons. In 1877, he purchased the old farm at 102, the first settled farm in the town. Here he d., March 25, 1897. In 1895, he was chosen a deacon of the Ist Cong. Church in S., and held the office until his death. He m. Ist, Sept. 23. 1868, Estella Adeline Corliss Wardwell, b. in S., at 236, July 31, 1847; and d. in the same house, March 25, 1870; dau. of Amos, Jr., and Adeline (Mason) Wardwell. He m. 2d, Aug. 29, 1876, Sarah Marion Drake, b. in Garland, Me., July 22, 1845; d. in Keene, Dec. 16, 1897, about nine months after her husband's death ; dau. of Rev. Samuel S. Drake, q. v., and his wife, Priscilla (Brastow) Drake. Mrs. Nims was named for her grandmother, whose maiden name was Sarah Marion. One ch., by 2d wife: s. Brainerd Drakes Nims, b. in S., at the site of 102, Sept. 12, 1881 ; m., June 6, 1905, Mary Josephine Aldrich, b. in Keene, March 20, 1881; dau. of Herbert Cyril and Clara Josephine (Cook) Aldrich. Two ch .: I. Priscilla Marion9 Nims, b. in Keene, Dec. 26, 1907; 2. Brainerd Aldrich9 Nims, b. in Springfield, Mass., Jan. 27, 1909. Brainerd commenced a course of study at the University of Pennsylvania, but temporary physical disabilities obliged him to desist from prosecuting the course to a finish. After removing to Springfield, he engaged in the building and lumber business, in the office of Thayer and Collins, whose plant is in Keene.
19. ABIGAIL6 NIMS, dau. of David5, 3d, 6, d. in Salem, Mass., Dec. 17, 1833. She m., March 11, 1829, in S., by Rev. Josiah Peabody, to Calvin Nourse of Danvers, Mass., b. in Keene, Aug. 1I, 1799; d. in Ea. Saugus, Mass., June 7, 1874 ; son of Phinehas and Anna (Thompson) Nourse (or Nurse, as the word is sometimes spelled). They had two ch .: 1. Lura7 Nourse, b. in Salem, March 6, 1830; m., Sept. 14, 1848, Pickmore Jackson, b. in Saugus, Mass., Nov. 7, 1822; d. there, Feb. 9, 1892 ; son of Wm. and Mary (Stocker) [Stan- ford] Jackson. Res. in Saugus, where all their ch. were b. : I. Louise Abby8 Jackson, b, May 28, 1850 ; d. in Saugus, Jan. 9, 1870; 2. Mary Ella8 Jackson, b., Apr. 18, 1852; unm., res in Saugus; 3. Susan Stanford8 Jackson, b., June 12, 1855; d. in Saugus, Sept. 7, 1870; 4. Gertrude8 Jackson, b., Nov. 18, 1858; d. in Saugus, May 27, 1880 ; 5. Addie Augusta8 Jackson, b., Dec. 2, 1862 ; unm ; res. in Saugus. 2. Joseph Gardner' Nourse, b., June 12, 1832, in Salem, Mass. ; d. there, Jan. 26, 1834. Mrs. Lura Jackson d. in Saugus, Jan. 29, 1892.
20. NANCY6 NIMS, dau. of David5, 3d, 6, d. in Keene, Dec. 4, 1870. She m., in S., by Rev. Gad Newell of Nelson, Sept. 12, 1833, to George Whitney,
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b. in Nelson, Oct. 6, 1809; d. in Keene, June 24, 1868; son of Josiah, Jr., and Sarah (Emes) Whitney. He was a farmer. He res. in Lynn, Mass. ; Nelson, and Keene. They had seven ch. : 1. George Theodore7 Whitney, b. in Lynn, Mass., June 18, 1835 ; d. in the army, at Annapolis, Md., March 12, 1865, in Co. F, 35th Mass. Vols. 2. Sarah Abba7 Whitney, b. in Lynn, Mass., Dec. 20, 1836 ; unm. ; d. in Danvers, Mass., Aug. 6, 1911. 3. Josiah Hood" Whitney, b. in Nelson. Aug. 27, 1838; d. there, March 3, 1841. 4. Henry Albin7 Whitney, b. in Nelson, June 30, 1840 ; d. there, Dec. 28, 1851; 5. Frances Adelaide7 Whitney, b. in Nelson, Apr. 20, 1842 ; m., June 22, 1871, George Henry French, b. in Grafton, Mass., July 15, 1842 ; son of Cyrus Nelson and Mary Newell (Wayne) French. ; He was a currier and res. in Keene and Malone, N. Y. Four ch. : I. Florence Wayne8 French, b. in Keene, May 14, 1872; 2. Sarah Adelaide8 Whitney French, b. in Keene, Apr. 26, 1874; 3. Grace Willis& French, b. in Malone, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1877 ; 4. Gertrude Henri8 French, b. in Antwerp, N. Y., March 15, 1883. 6. Josiah Lee™ Whitney, b. in Nelson, May 19, 1844; unm. ; was in the furniture business; d. in Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 29, 1904. 7. Leonard Farrington Whitney, b. in Nelson, Nov, 21, 1848; m. Ist, June 2, 1873, Mary C. King, who was b., Nov. 22, 1852. They res. in Haverhill, Mass. He m. 2d, Jan. 29, 1882, Ellen Theresa Gaguin, b. in Hyde, England, March 29, 1861. They res. in Haverhill, Mass., and have had four ch. : I. Abbie Farring- ton& Whitney, b., Sept. 22, 1882; 2. Anne Theresa8 Whitney, b., Nov. 15, 1883; 3. Eileen Elizabeth8 Whitney, b., March 9, 1886; 4. Leonard Joseph8 Whitney, b., May 31, 1888. All were b. in Haverhill, Mass.
21. DAVID6 NIMS, 4th, son of David5, 3d, 6, was a farmer and lived on the old Willis farm in S., at 160; where he d., March 30, 1861. This farm was never afterwards inhabited. He m., in S., by Rev. A. Alvord, Nov. 12, 1840, to Sarah Maria Hall, b. in Boston, Mass., June 17, 1818; d. in S., at 160, Dec. 17, 1858; dau. of Robert and Sarah ( Willis) Hall of Charlestown, Mass. He had four ch .: 1. Emily Maria' Nims, b. in S., at 160, June 20, 1841. She is in . feeble health, unm., and res. (1913) at 15 Conway St., Roslindale, Mass. 2. Elizabeth Josephine™ Nims, b. in S., at 160, May 17, 1844; unm .; res. with her sister, Miss Emily M., at Roslindale, Mass. 3. Sarah Abby Nims, b. in S., at 160, July 22, 1846; m., Jan. 16, 1895, in Manchester, N. H., by Rev. M. W. Borthwick, to Simon Dodge, b. in Grantham, N. H., May 29, 1820; d. in Vineland, N. J., Aug. 7, 1895; son of Joshua and Lavinia (Carpenter) Dodge. She had no ch. She is an invalid and res. with her sisters at Roslindale. 4. Ella Jeannette Nims, b. in S., at 160, Nov. 21, 1853; d. unm., in Roxbury, Mass., Dec. 27, 1903.
22. REUEL6 NIMS, son of Matthew5, 7, was a merchant for many years in Nelson, where he operated a splendid store, known for miles around. It was a large 3-story brick 'structure, and he carried a stock of goods meeting all the demands of agriculture and housekeeping. He " put out " knitting and the braiding of palm-leaf hats, and " took in " for barter all kinds of country produce. It was a typical country store of the best kind. Later he was in mercantile business in Keene, where he d., June 6, 1879. He m., in Nelson, by Rev. J. Ballard, March 5, 1840, to Mary Burnap, b. in Nelson, June 26, 1812; d. in Keene, March 24, 1869; dau. of Pious Upton and Sarah (Whitney) Bur- nap. They had four ch. :
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I. AINSWORTH MELVILLE7 NIMS, b. in Nelson, Jan. 26, 1841 ; still (1913) res. in Keene. He was, for many years, in business with his father. Even as a mere lad, he was so reliable and capable that his father would entrust him to take large rolls of money to Keene, to be deposited in the bank, before he could actually touch his feet to the floor of the wagon in which he was sitting. He was, for many years, the city collector in Keene. He is a man of the strictest integrity. In his official position, he had abundant opportunity to know not only the difficulty of tax collection, but the severity of its exaction upon many poor persons, not a few of whom will gratefully remember his kindness of heart in doing what he honorably could to alleviate their hardships. He has never married.
.2. REUEL WINSLOW7 NIMS, b. in Nelson, June 24, 1847; d. there, Jan- uary 20, 1848.
3. SUMNER WINSLOW NIMS, b. in Nelson, March 12, 1852; d. In Keene, May 6, 1909. He was, for many years, a railroad mail-route agent, a responsi- ble position, which he filled with the greatest credit. He was prominent in Masonic affairs, and had been the Thrice Illustrious Master of St. John's Council of Royal and Select Masters in Keene. The excellence of his work as a Masonic officer attracted the attention of all visiting officers. He was a man universally respected and most highly esteemed. He m., Feb. 28, 1877, Luella Maria Hoit, b. in Chesterfield, Aug. 1, 1848, now (1913) residing in Keene; dau. of James and Sophia (Very) Hoit. Mr. Nims res. for a long time in Springfield, Mass., but, for the last few years of his life, in Keene. He had no ch.
4. MARY CORDELIA" NIMS, b. in Nelson, Nov. 18, 1853; unm. ; res. (1913) in Springfield, Mass.
23. BRIGHAM6 NIMS, son of Matthew5, 7, was a farmer and always lived upon the old homestead in Roxbury, where his father and grandfather had lived before him, which had been set off to his great-grandfather for promoting the settlement of Upper Ashuelot, and which has always been in the family, and is now enjoyed by the fifth and sixth generations. Mr. Nims was a valued citizen of his town, held most of its important offices, and was widely known and respected. He took a great interest in the history of his family, of which he compiled a genealogical record, through the line of David Nims, Sr., of Keene, from Godfrey Nims, the first of the family in America. His record contained the names and dates down to his own time, and it has been of inestimable ser- vice to the writer of this history, who desires, here, to acknowledge, again, his indebtedness to the kindness of Mr. Nims for the loan of the manuscript. Mr. Nims d. on the Roxbury homestead, June 5, 1893. He m., Sept. 15, 1853, Susan Selina Gould, b. in Stoddard, July 27, 1824; d. in Roxbury, Nov. 9, 1866; dau. of Isaiah and Susan (Joslin) Gould of Stoddard. Mr. Nims had been a representative to the General Court, a justice of the peace and school superintendent, and was always interested in everything that pertained to the well-being of his native town. He had three ch. :
I. CLARA SELINA NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Jan. 25, 1855; m., Jan. 25, 1881, Byron Charles Knight of Marlborough ; b. in that part of Dublin which is now Harrisville, Oct. 8, 1853; son of Josiah H. and Martha (Mason) Knight. He is a farmer in Marlborough. They had four ch., all b. in Marlborough, and all
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of whom received a college education : 1. Harold Nims8 Knight, b., Feb. 21, 1885; graduated, B. S., at the N. H. College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts at Durham, in 1905. He went to the Philippine Islands and had the charge of the agricultural interests at the Iwahig Penal Colony, on Palawan Id., where he lost his life, Sept. 23, 1908. The island was submerged in a flood, and Harold encountered a tidal wave in the street in which he was engulfed and drowned. His body was afterwards returned to Marlborough for burial. He was a young man of marked ability, and his early and tragic death was much lamented. 2. Ray Hubert8 Knight, b., Jan. 30, 1888; graduated, B. S., at the N. H. Col- lege of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts at Durham, in 1913. 3. Walter David 8 Knight, b., Sept. 4, 1891 ; a student in Dartmouth College, expecting the degree of B. S. in 1914. 4. Charles Brigham& Knight, b., Dec. 24, 1892 ; graduated from Dartmouth College, with the degree of A. B., in 1913.
2. DAVID BRIGHAM7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Sept. 2, 1858; d. in Keene, Mar. 3, 1913, at his rooms in the Nims building on West St., where he had been passing the winter. He was educated at the Keene High School, McCollom Institute at Mount Vernon, and Dartmouth College, in which he was of the class of 1884, but, in consequence of ill health, did not complete the course. He was an invaluable citizen of Roxbury, had held all the important town offices, and was town treasurer at his death. He had twice been a representative tothe General Court, and was a member of the convention in 1912 to revise the state constitu- tion. He took an active part in the preparations for the celebration of the cen- tennial anniversary of the town of Roxbury in 1912, and was the president of the day. It was largely due to his efforts that the occasion was a great success. Like his father, he had been of great service to the writer of this volume in the preparation of genealogical records, which we gratefully acknowledge.
3. MADELLA SUSAN7 NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Nov. 24, 1862. She was well educated and a successful school-teacher. She is the historian of the Nims Family Association, and has our thanks for much assistance in this work. Miss Nims resides upon the ancestral homestead in Roxbury, but, of late, has passed her winters in Keene, where she is connected with social organizations.
24. GILMAN6 NIMS, son of Matthews, 7, was first named for Gov. John Taylor Gilman, but, on reaching maturity, always dropped the " John Taylor," and was simply known as Gilman. He was a farmer in Roxbury and lived upon the historic farm, immediately east of the Patent line, and formerly in Packersfield (now Nelson), which was settled by the famous tory, Breed Batchelder, and was the first farm settled in the town. For the story of Batchelder (or Batcheller), see page 843. Mr. Nims d. in Keene, Aug. 31, 1883. He m. , March 7, 1843, Charlotte Stone, b. in Nelson, Dec. 10, 1817 ; d. in Keene, July 6, 1900; dau. of Oliver and Charlotte (Kittredge) Stone. They had six ch .:
I. ALBERT GILMAN" NIMS, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 12, 1844 ; d. in Keene, March 30, 1892. He was a sash and blind maker, with Nims, Whitney & Co., in Keene. Hem., Nov. 29, 1866, Harriet Augusta Thompson, b. in Keene, Jan. 20, 1843; dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Putnam) Thompson. She is still (1913) living in Keene. They had four ch. : 1. Norman Granville8 Nims, b. in Keene, Aug. 24, 1868; m., Sept. 9, 1896, Elizabeth Maria Cass, b. in Swanzey, June 21,
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