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2. SARAH LOUISA7 NIMS, b. in Boston, about 1845; m. Albert Durkee and res. in Chicago, Ill. She had a son, Albert N. Durkee, and two or three more ch. We have been unable to elicit any reply to our many letters of inquiry.
3. ISABELLE EUGENIA7 NIMS, b. in Boston, Mass., Nov. 6, 1847 ; m., May 28, 1903, Richard Baker, b. in Randers, Denmark, Oct. 9, 1861 ; son of Jakob (James in English) and Mathilde (Whitta) Baker (Baker is Bager in Danish). He is a foreman at the South Parks. No ch. Res. in Chicago, Ill.
56. COL. ORMOND FRANCIS6 NIMS, son of Philander5, 14, b. in S., at 164 ; d. in Boston, Mass., at 42 Blossom St., May 23, 1911. He was by far the most distinguished military person who was ever born in Sullivan. He served in the old Sullivan company in the militia. He left home a young man before he became an officer. He went into business in Boston, Mass., and was, for six years, connected with the old Boston Light Artillery, serving as lieuten- ant, captain, and major. When the Civil War began, he became the captain of a famous battery, which, losing in descriptions its official number, was ever known by the name of its popular commander, NIMS'S BATTERY. This renowned bat- tery was in some of the most terrible conflicts in the great struggle, and its efficient commander was successively promoted to the brevet ranks of major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel, " for gallant and meritorious services during the war." For several years more than half a century, he was in business in Bos- ton, in the same place, on Cambridge St., as a druggist. He was a large- hearted, benevolent man, and, for a long time before his death, gave away to poor and needy patrons and friends nearly as much medicine, and nearly as large a quantity of articles from his store, as he sold. His other benevolences were large. He worshipped at Trinity Church in Boston, and his funeral was
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from that edifice. He m., Oct. 14, 1865, in New Orleans, Mrs. Mary Ann (Trull) Pinkham, b. in Billerica, Mass., March 5, 1816; d. in Boston, Mass., Aug. 2, 1887 ; dau. of John and Sarah (Morse) Trull of Watertown, Mass .; her former husband having been Thomas H. Pinkerton, who acquired a considerable reputation as a natural healer of diseases. Col. Nims seldom came to New Hampshire in later years. On the occasion of his last visit, he was chosen as the honorary President of the Nims Family Association, which has held its meetings yearly in Keene. He did not live, however, to attend another meeting. He had no child.
57. JUSTUS WOODBURY6 NIMS, son of Philander5, 14, lived for a time on a farm in the south-east part of Roxbury, N. H .; then on what is now the Robinson farm in Marlborough ; then in Sterling, Mass .; finally in Keene and Westmoreland. He was a farmer. He d. in Westmoreland, June 19, 1893. He m., Dec. 17, 1846, Lois Wright, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., March 25, 1821 ; d. in Westmoreland, March 17, 1896; dau. of Aaron and Lois (Lyon) Wright. They had three ch .:
I. CHARLES PHILANDER WOODBURY" NIMS, b. in Roxbury, May 24, 1849 ; still living in 1914; a travelling salesman for Hew's Pottery in Cambridge, Mass. He m. Ist, Nov. 26, 1873, Christie Ann Beaton, b. in Pictou, Nova Scotia, July 18, 1850; d. in Boston, Mass., June 7, 1892; dau. of John and Cath- arine (McLeod) Beaton. He m. 2d, June 14, 1894, Elizabeth A. Makin, b. at North Adams, Mass., May 1872; dau. of William and Margaret Makin. He is a travelling salesman for Hew's Pottery, which is located at Cambridge, Mass. He has had three ch .: 1. Henry Woodbury8 Nims, b. in North Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 25, 1876; d. unm., in Nottingham, N. H., March 27, 1897; 2. Frederick A.8 Nims, b. in East Boston, Mass., Sept. 10, 1896; 3. Lawrence Walter" Nims, b. in Malden, Mass., Feb. 16, 1904.
2. GEORGE WASHINGTON BUCHANAN" NIMS, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 6, 1858; m., Aug. 6, 1878, Lucinda Williams Collamore, b. in Pembroke, Mass., Jan. 15, 1844; dau. of William and Lucinda C. (Stetson) Collamore. Res. in Boston, Mass. They have no ch.
3. AARON IRVING WRIGHT NIMS, b. in Sterling, Mass., Oct. 19, 1859; d. there, March 4, 1860.
58. HENRY CHANDLER6 NIMS, son of Philander5, 14, d. in Boston, Mass., Oct. 20, 1883. He was in the livery business. He m., July 27, 1850, Sarah Dana Emery, b. in Hampton, N. H., Sept. 16, 1829; d. in Boston, Mass., at 607 Tremont St., May 16, 1890; dau. of Willard and Sarah (Morse) Emery. They had no children. Their bodies were buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.
59. HARRIET LAFAYETTE6 NIMS, dau. of Philander», 14, d. at East Brookfield, Mass., July 19, 1893. She m., Oct. 10, 1844, Abner Smith Wight, b. in Dublin (now Chesham village), July 15, 1822 (correcting Leonard's History of Dublin); d. in Keene, Apr. 22, 1905 ; son of John and Beulah (Smith) Wight. He was a potter. They had one ch .:
I. EDWARD MARCELLUS7 WIGHT, b. in Marlborough, Feb. 18, 1846. He was, for a time, superintendent of the Parmenter Manufacturing Co., at East Brookfield, Mass., which made brick and pottery. He was later in the lumber
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business. He m., Jan. 6, 1867, Marie Louise Henry, b. in Holden, Mass., May 14, 1848; dau. of George R. and Almira Ann (Ball) Henry. They had two ch .: 1. Mabel Louise8 Wight, b. in Sterling, Mass., Sept. 8, 1868; d. there, Sept. 16, 1869; 2. Hattie Josephine8 Wight, b. in Keene, Nov. 8, 1871 ; d. there, Dec. 25, 1871.
60. ESTHER ANN6 NIMS, dau. of Philanders, 14, d. in West Medford, Mass., Feb. 13, 1897. She m. Edwin Greenwood, b. in Marlborough, Feb. 25, 1823 ; d. in Keene, Apr. 11, 1885; son of William and Betsey J. (Needham) Greenwood of Marlborough. He was a farmer and lived on the farm in Marl- borough afterwards occupied by Leslie L. White. Three ch. :
I. EUGENE WILLIAM7 GREENWOOD, b. in Marlborough, June 25, 1844 ; m., Sept. 1, 1870, Almeda Shute, b. in Stockton, Me., Feb. 12, 1847, dau. of Henry and Nancy (Flanders) Shute. He was in the livery business on Joy St., Boston, for several years, residing at West Medford, Mass. Before and after this he res. in Keene. He was in the common council at Keene in 1889-90. He had three ch .: 1. Mabel A.8 Greenwood, b. in Keene, Feb. 18, 1872; d. there, Sept. 16, 1873. 2. Grace Eugenia8 Greenwood, b. in Keene, Jan. 3, 1876; m., Apr. 3, 1900, Charles Emerson Cook, A. B., Harvard University, 1893, a theatrical manager, res., in 1914, in San Diego, Cal. 3. Ormond Henry8 Green- wood, b. in Keene, Jan. 18, 1883; m., Dec. 8, 1907, Martha Taylor, b. in Acton, Mass., Sept. 1, 1886; dau. of Silas Hammond and Mary Beriah (Thompson) Taylor. He is a rancher and poultryman, at Bostonia, Cal. No. ch. Mr. C. E. Cook was b. in Parsonsfield, Me., July 22, 1869.
2. ORMOND EDWIN7 GREENWOOD, b. in Marlborough, Sept. 1, 1846; m., Feb. 8, 1871, Louisa Clara Payden, b. in Amherst, Nova Scotia, March 2, 1846; dau. of Robert W. and Catherine (McDonald) Payden. He was, for a time, in the livery business with his brother Eugene, at 32 Joy St., Boston, Mass. Res. at West Medford, Mass. No. ch.
3. FRANK WINSLOW GREENWOOD, b. in Marlborough, Apr. 18, 1856; d. in Somerville, Mass., May 7, 1909. He was, for a time, the gate-tender at the Northern Railway Station in Boston, Mass. Later he edited a newspaper in Somerville, Mass. He m., Nov. 10, 1875, Ella Frances Huston, b. in Chelsea, Mass., March 30, 1858; dau of James Drummond and Nancy (Tukey) Huston. They had three ch. : I. Rosalie Mabel8 Greenwood, b. in Somerville, Mass., June 13, 1878; m., Oct. 18, 1899, Frederick Watson Pierce, b. in Somerville, Mass., Oct. 31, 1869; son of Charles and Martha Townsend (Watson) Pierce. He is an electrical contractor; res., in 1914, at 69 School St., Somerville, Mass. Three ch .: I. & 2. Charles9 Pierce and Frederick Watson9 Pierce, Jr., twins, b. in Somerville, Aug. 21, 1900; 3. Winslow Huston9 Pierce, b. in Somerville, Dec. 17, 1901. 2. Edwin Eugene8 Greenwood, b. in Somerville, Mass., March 19, 1880; m., Aug. 8, 1906, Ida May Conkey, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 30, 1887; dau. of Jason Albert and Ellen Frances (Hatch) Conkey. He is press- man on a newspaper; res., in 1914, at II Wollaston Ave., Arlington Heights, Arlington, Mass. No ch. to 1914. 3. Harry Huston8 Greenwood, b. in Boston, Mass., Dec. 13, 1891 ; unm .; lives with his brother, Edwin E., at Arlington Heights, Mass., in 1914.
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I. SAMUEL NORCROSS m. Rachel Harvey and settled in Marlborough, Vt., where he died. Among his children the following have been mentioned : Eber2, Darius2, Nahum2, Benaiah2, Binea2, and Lucy2. II. BINEA2 NORCROSS, son of Samuel1 (I.), b. in Marlborough, Vt .; d. in Chesterfield, in 1864 ; m., Nov. 4, 1802, Clarissa Thomas; b. in Chesterfield, March 19, 1782 ; d. in Keene, May 28, 1877; dau. of William and Mary (Smith) Thomas. Their ch. were : Chauncy Rawson3 (father of George G., who m. Nellie Louisa Norcross ; see below), Mary3 (m. Sumner Black), Elizabeth C.3 (m. Ben. B. Faulkner), Philip D3., Nelson B3., and Eliza3.
1. NELSON BINEA3 NORCROSS, son of Binea2 (II.), and Clarissa (Thomas) Norcross, b. in Dummerston, Vt., March 25, r820; d. in Westmore- land, June 21, 1907. He was a farmer and laborer. He lived in various places, as will be seen by the births of his children. He lived, about 1876, or near that time, in the Hersey Wardwell house at Sullivan Centre, at 98. He m. Ist, March 22, 1847, Mary Ann Cutting, b. in Bolton, Mass., July 31, 1824; d. in Chester- field, Nov. 20, 1868. We have not ascertained her parentage. Her mother is said to have been a Sargent. He m. 2d, May 6, 1870, Mrs. Martha V. (Coombs) Smith, b. in Winchester, March 6, 1842; d. there, Nov. 5, 1876 ; dau. of An- thony Coombs, Jr., and widow of Waldo Smith, who lost his life in the Civil War. He m. 3d, Aug. 5. 1883, Mrs. Mary Matilda (Marsh) Crouch, b. in Troy, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1843; dau. of David Marsh, Jr. Her former husband was Alvin Bridgman Crouch, father of the women who married sons of Mr. Norcross. Her mother was Frances Maria Marsh. Ch .:
I. NELLIE LOUISA+ NORCROSS, b. in Bolton, Mass., Feb. 15, 1857; d. in Fremont, N. H., Nov. 3, 1913; m., Nov. 21, 1873, her first cousin, George Gil- bert+ Norcross, b. in Bethlehem, N. H., Feb. 11. 1842 ; living in Fremont ; son of Chauncy Rawson3 and Jerusha Rockwood (Hutchins) Norcross. He is a carpenter. They had one ch .: I. Emma May Ettab Norcross, b. in Brentwood, N. H., Sept. 18, 1875 ; m., Nov. 3, 1899, William W. McClenning, b. in Chester- field, Nov. 18, 1845; son of John and Emeline (Fisk) McClenning. Ch .: 1. The first ch. " was still-born and unnamed ; 2. Vera Belle6 McClenning, b. in West- moreland, May 3, 1904 ; 3. Leon Earl6 McClenning, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 20, 1007. 2. CLARISSA L4. NORCROSS, b. in Swanzey, June 21, 1859; d. there, in a few days.
3. HARRIET OPHELIA4 NORCROSS, b. in Swanzey, June 23, 186r ; d. there, " in a few days.
4. CHARLES HENRY4 NORCROSS, b. in Winchester, Dec. 2, 1863 ; m., Oct. 26, 1887, Gertrude Amelia Crouch, b. in Marlow, Aug. 17, 1869; dau. of Alvin Bridgman and Mary Matilda (Marsh) Crouch. He is a blacksmith in West- moreland (the so-called South Village). Six ch. to 1914: 1. Etta Marian5 Nor- cross, b. in Nashua, Dec. 2, 1889; n., Sept. 10, 1907, William E. Bennett of Westmoreland, b. there, Jan. 20, 1873 ; d. there, Nov. 23, 1912; son of Shubael H. and Maria I,. (Perry) Bennett. Ch .: I. Clarence Aburn6 Bennett, b. in West- moreland, Sept. 12, 1908; 2. Marian Louise6, b). In Westmoreland, Aug. 12, 1910. 2. Elsea Selena" Norcross, b. in Westmoreland, Apr. 15, 1898; unm. in 1914.
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3. Nelson Alva5 Norcross, b. in Nashua, March 14, 1903; d. in Westmoreland, June 4, 1907. 4. Mary Frances5 Norcross, b. in Westmoreland, Nov. 17, 1905. 5. Frank Allen" Norcross, b. in Westmoreland, July 23, 1907. 6. Gertrude Nellie" Norcross, b. in Westmoreland, Apr. 15, 1910.
5. EDWARD EDGAR4 NORCROSS, b. in Winchester, Jan. 29, 1865; d. in Westmoreland, July 1, 1876.
6. GEORGE OTIS4 NORCROSS, b. in Winchester, Nov. 13, 1868. A laborer; res. in Keene. He m. Ist, Jan. 10, 1889, Mary Louisa Knight, b. in Keene, June 9, 1864 ; d. in Westmoreland, Oct. 30, 1896; dau. of Freeman Emerson, and Mary Ann (Britton) Knight. He m. 2d, Feb. 25, 1903, Eva Maranda (Crouch) George, b. in Bolton, Mass., Dec. 17, 1877; dau. of Alvin Bridgman and Mary Matilda (Marsh) Crouch. Three ch. by Ist w., and four (to 1914) by 2d w .: 1. Fred Loren5 Norcross, b. in Westmoreland, Dec. 27, 1889; unm. in 1914. 2. Minnie Louisab Norcross, b. in Westmoreland, Sept. 30, 1891 ; m., Nov. 25, 1913, George Henry Staples, b. in Concord, N. H., Aug. 4, 1862 ; son of Ann Staples (no mention of father in the vital records.) No ch. as we go to press. Mr. Staples was formerly a policeman in Keene. 3. Archie Emersons Norcross, b. in Westmoreland, June 2, 1894. 4. Josephine Mary5 Norcross, b. in Keene, Apr. 2, 1904; d. there, Feb. 9, 1905. 5. Josephine Marys Norcross (2d of name), b. in Keene, May 9, 1907. 6. John Arthur Norcross, b. in Keene, Feb. 19, 1909. 7. Hubert Sheldon5 Norcross, b. in Keene, July 3, 1910.
7. JOSEPHINE MARIA4 NORCOSS, b. in Winchester, Sept. 25, 1870; res. in Keene, in 1914. She m. Ist, Sept. 27, 1885, Warren Artemas Thayer, b. in Win- chester, July 22, 1857 ; d. in Swanzey, Jan. 27, 1895; son of Eli and Augusta (Chamberlain) Thayer. She m. 2d, March 23, 1895, Everett White Newell, b. in Marlboro, Nov. 11, 1871 ; son of James and Mary Ann (White) Newell. They were divorced. He married again. She m. 3d, June 15, 1913, Eugene Roger Seaver, b. in what is now Harrisville, Apr. 2, 1859; son of Sewall and Maria Lucy (Derby) Seaver. He is a carpenter and res. in Keene. He had been previously married. She had two ch. by her Ist hus., four by the 2d hus .: 1. Maude Delilah® Thaver, b. in Swanzey, Aug. 13, 1890; d. there, Oct. 13, 1892. 2. Lester Eli Thayer, b. at West Swanzey, July 18, 1892 ; m., Apr. 23, 1912, Caroline Rebecca Campbell, b. in Swanzey, Sept. 1, 1894; dau. of Henry Smith and Ellen Rebecca (Moore) Campbell. He is a shipper in a shoe factory in Keene. One ch., to 1914: 1. Robert Warren6 Thayer, b. in Keene, Jan. 2, 1913. 3. Lucille Mary5 Newell, b. in Winchester, Jan. 13, 1896; d. there, Jan. 20, 1898. 4. Fay Everett Newell, b. in Winchester, Feb. 18, 1898; d. there, June 22, 1898. 5. Wayne Victor Newell, b. in Winchester, May 19, 1899. 6. Doris Grace" Newell, b. in Chesterfield (Spofford), Nov. 6, 1900.
8. JOHN WALTER4 NORCROSS, name changed to WALTER JOHN EDSON, b. in Winchester, Dec. 6, 1871; res. in 1914, 25 Dracut St., Dorchester Centre, Mass. He is a janitor. He m., June 3, 1896, Mary F. Eldredge, b. in Chatham, Mass., Nov. 25, 1864; dau. of Solomon and Mary E. (Eldrege) Eldredge. No ch.
9. ARTHUR FAY4 NORCROSS, b. in Winchester, July 28 1873; res. in 1914 8 Savin St., Roxbury, Mass .; in the restaurant business at 364A Warren St., Roxbury, Mass. He m., Oct. 28, 1908, Marie C', Baillie, b a River John Nova
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Scotia, Jan. 15, 1877; dau. of William and Elizabeth (Mckay) Baillie. Two ch., to 1914: I. Arthur Fay Norcross, Jr., b. in Roxbury, Mass., May 26, 1912; d. there, May 30, 1912. 2. Walter Pemberton" Norcross, b. in Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 17, 1914.
IO. IDA4 NORCROSS, b. in Winchester, Feb. 6, 1876; lived about nine months.
Martha V., the second wife of Nelson B. Norcross, the mother of the last four ch. named above, had been previously married to Waldo Smith, who died in the army during the Civil War. She brought one of his children, Frank W., to Sullivan. See FAMILY OF WALDO SMITH.
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REV. WILLIAM NORRIS, then a licentiate preacher and student, supplied the Baptist Church of Sullivan, at such times as they could procure preaching, through their official year, which extended from March 3, 1834, to March 2, 1835. This was several years before his marriage. He was entertained by different families dur- ing his supplies and was never a legal resident of Sullivan. We shall not, there- fore, enter upon any detailed genealogy of his family, as the plan of this work calls for such a thing only in the case of legal residents. Mr. Norris was born in Stratham, Dec. 31, 1807; son of Benjamin and Mercy (Clark) Norris. His pre- paratory studies were at New Hampton. He was several years a teacher. He was ordained at Newton, N. H., in 1835, and remained there until 1837. His health then failed and he taught for a time. He preached at Ashfield, Mass., 1842-6 ; Northwood, N. H., 1846-9; 2d Baptist Ch., Sanbornton, 1851-2, where he d., June 1, 1852. He m. July 27, 1842, Eliza Davis, dau. of Bailey and Hannah (Swan) Davis of Methuen, Mass. She survived him and m., 2d, Hiram Rich- mond; m., 3d, Benjamin Maxwell.
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1. REV. THOMAS SNELL2 NORTON was born in New Braintree, Mass., Nov. 25, 1813, the son of Allen1 and Mehetabel (Snell) Norton. He grad. at Amherst, A. B., 1840; began preaching in Sullivan, Sept. 1, 1844; was ordained over the First Cong. Church of Sullivan, Feb. 4, 1846 ; and was dismissed, at his own request, March 10, 1859, having had the longest ministry in Sullivan of any person, except Rev. Mr. Muzzy, the first pastor of that church. He was subse- quently settled in Dover, Mass., where he d. March 14, 1891. He was a most excellent man and was greatly endeared to the people of Sullivan, whom he served, not only in the pulpit, but, for many years, as the superintendent of schools. He was much interested in the cause of temperance and anti-tobacco, and in every good work and measure of reform, which would aid the moral character of the place. His influence was of the best. In a small town, there is always a greater or less difficulty in raising a salary. The burden usually falls upon a few, often upon those who are less able to bear it. Many good minis- ters are lost to parishes because of the difficulty, not to say carelessness and neg- ligence, in the matter of raising a salary. Mr. Norton did not preach in Dover during the whole of the time that he lived there. He supplied the Sullivan pul-
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pit a second time, from Nov. 5, 1882, until April 1, 1883. He m. Ist, at Conway, Mass., by Rev. Samuel Harris, Sept, 8, 1842, to Julia Ann Cooley, b. in Conway, Jan. 21, 1815 ; d. at Auburndale, Mass., March 31, 1876 ; dau. of Gideon and Julia (Wait) Cooley. He m. 2d, March 27, 1877, at Willington, Conn., by Rev. Erastus Colton, to Mrs. Louise (Hoyt) Holt ; b. at Willington, Oct. 2, 1825; d. in Dover, Mass., Sept. 5, 1898 ; dau. of Alvah and Betsey (Kiser) Hoyt. He had three ch .: I. Thomas Cooley,8 b. in S., at 87, July 7, 1846, 2. 2. Julia Gertrude,3 b. in S., at 87, March 6, 1849, 3. 3. Lewis Carey,3 b. in S., at 87, May 5, 1851, 4.
2. THOMAS COOLEY3 NORTON, son of Rev. Thomas S.2, d. in Dover, Mass., June 2, 1883. He was a good mechanic, inheriting, from his father, much mechanical ability. He m. Jan. 6, 1870, Edeler Delilah Chickering ; b. in Dover, Mass., Nov. 17, 1848; dau. of James and Phebe A. (Thompson) Chickering. After Mr. Norton's death, she became the wife of Allen F. Smith of Dover, Mass. Mr. Norton had no children. He took into his family a boy, who took the name of Harry A. Norton, who was born Nov. 18, 1877.
3. JULIA GERTRUDE3 NORTON, dau. of Rev. Thomas S.2,1, b. in S., at 87, March 6, 1849; d. at West Newton, Mass., Sept. 21, 1891 ; m., March 27, 1873, Walter Coe Clark of Auburndale, Mass., b. in Barre, Mass., Apr. 12, 1849 ; son of Nelson and Mary Elizabeth (Coe) Clark. Mr. Clark was m. 2d, Oct. 20, 1899, to a Mrs. Batchelor. He is still living in Seattle, Wash. Julia G. had seven ch .: I. Mabel Gertrude4 Clark, b. at Auburndale, Mass., March 10, 1874; d. at West Newton, Mass., Oct. 8, 1891, unm. 2. Julia Elizabeth4 Clark, b. at Auburndale, Mass., Feb. 26, 1876; m., 1899, John Alexander McGill, b. in Dover, Mass., March 17, 1872 ; son of Thomas and Jane (Smilie) McGill. Four ch. when record was taken : I. Gertrude® McGill, b. in Dover, Mass., Feb. 3, 1900; 2. Hilda" McGill, b. in Wellesley, Mass., Jan. 28, 1904 ; 3. Martha McGill, b. in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 16, 1905; 4. John Alexander McGill, Jr., b. in Wellesley, Mass., Jan. 24, 1910. 3. Walter Edward4 Clark, b. at Auburndale, Mass., Nov. 22, 1878; m., Oct. 24, 1904, Edith Arvilla Kelly, b. at Shediac, N. B., July 24, 1879; dau. of James Enoch and Eliza Isabel (Hughes) Kelly. He is a farmer near Seattle, Wash. No ch. when record was taken in 1914. 4. Frances Josephine4 Clark, b. at Auburndale, Mass., April 4, 1880 ; m., March I, 1905, Louis Wilson Page, b. at Hoffman, N. C., July 4, 1879 ; son of Lewis Absalom and Catherine Isabella (McNeill) Page. He is a lumberman ; res. at Hamlet, N. C. Four ch. to 1914: 1. Helen Lucile" Page, b. at Hamlet, N. C., March 1, 1906. 2. Frances Clark" Page, b. at Hamlet, N. C., Dec. 31, 1907 ; d. there, May 18. 1908. 3. Catherine Clark5 Page, b. at Hamlet, N. C., Sept. 3, 1909. 4. Walter Edward5 Page, b. at Hamlet, N. C., May 2, 1911 ; d. there, July 22, 1911. 5. Albert Wendell4 Clark, b. at Auburndale, Mass., June 18, 1884; m., Sept. 23, 1908, Lida Hamilton ; b. at Baie Verte, N. B., Jan. 24, 1881 ; dau. of Richard and Jane (Chapman) Hamilton. He is a building contractor ; res. at Olympia, Wash. Two ch. to 1914: I. Wendell Hamilton5 Clark, b. at Seattle, Wash., Oct. 18, 1909. 2. Albert Gordon3 Clark, b. at Olympia, Wash., Dec. 27, 1912. 6. Helen Louise4 Clark, b. in Revere, Mass., May 28, 1887 ; m., June 11, 1907, George Bradford Farnham, b. in Portland, Me., Nov. 27, 1884; son of Isaiah Henry and Maria Jane (Skinner) Farnham. He is an electrical engineer ; res. at Wellesley, Mass. Two ch. to 1914: I. Bradford Clark5 Farnham, b. in
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Wellesley, Mass., July 5, 1910. 2. Alden3 Farnham, b. in Wellesley, May 5, 1913. 7. Harold Norton4 Clark, b. in Revere, Mass., Oct. 13, 1889. He is a farmer; unm. in 1914; res. at Olympia, Wash.
4. LEWIS CAREY3 NORTON, son of Rev. Thomas S.2,1, is now in business in Chicago, Ill .; res. at Winnetka, Ill. He inherited, from his father, mechanical talent and inventive skill of a very high order. He was, for a time, in business in Boston, in what was known as the Norton Iron Co. He is now managing the business of the Norton Elevator-Door Operator Co. in Chicago. He has issued valuable patents, but has suffered from the contests of others, who have laid claim to prior inventions of a similar nature, as is so often the case with patentees. Mr.Norton m. March 23, 1873, Evelyn Samaria Putnam ; b. in Northridge, Mass., March 25, 1853 ; dau. of William M. and Sabra (Dickinson) Putnam. They have had two ch .: r. Clifford,4 b. in Roxbury, Mass., April 20, 1878, 5. 2. Lillian,4 b. in Dorchester, Mass., April 29, 1883. She is umn. in 1914, and is a foreign missionary. In 1907, at 24 years of age, she went to India, and is now the principal of the Gardner Memorial High School for Native Girls in Calcutta. This spring (1914), she is expected to visit America on her first furlough.
5. CLIFFORI)4 NORTON, son of Lewis C.3,4, is sales manager, in Chicago, for the Norton Elevator-Door Operator Co. He res. at Oak Park, Ill., near Chi- cago. He m. Jan 30, 1902, Helen Mabel Osgood; b. in Chicago, Ill., July 14, 1876; dau. of John D. and Anna (Anderson) Osgood. He has two ch., to 1914 : I. Robert Osgood,5 b. in Alton, Ill., Dec. 30, 1902. 2. Helen Louise,5 b. in Hannibal, Mo., Feb. 26, 1905.
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I. FRANCIS1 NURSE, a tray-maker, came from England, ab. 1640, and settled in Salem Village, now Danvers, Mass. He m. Rebecca Towne, a dau. of Wil- liam and Joanna (Blessing) Towne. She was the celebrated Rebecca Nurse, who was hanged as a witch during the superstitious witchcraft delusion, which became so serious, at that time, in New England, and has been improperly called the " Salem Witchcraft," simply because some noted incidents occurred in and near Salem during the rage of the delusion. II. FRANCIS2 NURSE, JR., a son of the preceding, moved from Danvers to Reading, Mass., where he d. in 1716. His wife was Sarah. III. BENJAMIN3 NURSE, son of the preceding, b. in Reading, July 28, 1690 ; m. Dec. 24, 1713, Elizabeth Roberts, who was b. in Reading, Aug. 3, 1690 ; dau. of Abraham and Sarah Roberts. IV. BENJAMIN4 NURSE, JR., son of the preceding, b. in Reading, Mass., Dec. 9, 1716, removed to Rutland, Mass. He m. Sept. 1, 1740, Martha Marble ; b. Jan. 29, 1716. In 1772, he moved to Packersfield, N. H. (now Nelson); was in the French & Indian War, so-called ; and was stationed, at one time, at Fort Dummer. He d. in Littleton, Mass., June 20, 1806. His wife d. in Littleton, July 5, 1807. V. BENJAMIN5 NURSE, 3d, son of the preceding, b. in Rutland, Mass., Feb. 7, 1746 (O. S.) ; d. in Keene, April 26, 1841 ; m. in Rutland, Mass., Dec. 4, 1772, Mercy Stevens, of English parentage, b. in Rutland, Mass., April 16, 1751 ; d. in Keene, Apr. 28, 1841. She and her husband died at the house of their dau., Mrs. Char-
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ity Wright (wife of Ephraim Wright, 2d), and their bodies were buried the same day. VI. BENJAMIN6 NURSE, 4th, son of the preceding, sometimes spelled his name NOURSE, was b. in Keene, May 27, 1783; d. in Keene, Oct. 30, 1856; m., Sept. 22, 1808, by Rev. Gad Newell of Packersfield (Nelson), to Sarah Grimes, who was b. in Marlborough (now Roxbury), Apr. 28, 1785; d. at Concord, N. H., in 1841 ; dau. of Bartholomew and Priscilla Grimes. He lived in Rox- bury and Keene.
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