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4. SARAH JANE8 OSGOOD, dau. of Samuel7, 2d, 1, d. in Clinton, Mass., March 29, 1874. She m., Jan. 24, 1854, Henry C. Greeley, a merchant of Clinton. She had no ch., but adopted her sister's son, George Henry Symonds, who took the name of George Henry Symonds9 Greeley. See the ·preceding paragraph. Mr. Greeley m. 2d, July 23, 1875, Sarah B. Watson ; who d. in Clinton, Mass., June 13, 1903. He d. in Clinton, Jan. 1, 1902. The 2d w. had a ch .: Sarah G. Greeley, who d. at Clinton, in childhood, Aug. 18, 1 882.
5. SAMUEL HUBBARD8 OSGOOD, son of Samuel7, 2d, 1, was an engineer, and d. in Worcester, Mass., April 30, 1900, where he had res. He m., Oct. 27, 1862, Sarah J. Stone of Worcester. They had two ch .: 1. Alice Eº. Osgood, b., July 11, 1863 ; 2. Juliette 9 Osgood, b., July 26, 1865.
6. EDWARD C8. OSGOOD, son of Samuel7, 2d, 1, was a floor-walker in Worcester, Mass., where he d., March 15, 1907. He m. ist, in Clinton, Mass., Dec. 25, 1873, Margaret D. Cameron. He was m. a second time, but had no children.
VIII. FAMILY OF JOSEPH OSGOOD.
This family, like the one preceding, is traced through the following line : I. JOHN! OSGOOD ; II. JOHN2 OSGOOD, Jr .; III. JOHN3 OSGOOD, 3d ; IV. JOSIAH+ OSGOOD; V. JOSIAH5 OSGOOD, Jr. VI. JOSEPH 6 OSGOOD, son of Josiah, Jr., V., b. in Methuen, Mass., Feb. 3, 1767 ; d. there, Dec. 14, 1819; m., November 1795, Abigail Barker. He was a farmer at Methuen. He had eight children. His widow d. at Nelson, Jan. 7, 1831.
1. JOSEPH? OSGOOD, Jr., son of Joseph6, VI., was b. at Methuen, Mass., May 22, 1796; d. at Milford, N. H., May 22, 1860 (according to published Osgood genealogy). He was a farmer; res., in his youth, with his uncle Samuel Osgood in S., at 108 ; after marriage, in Nelson, until 1845, when he moved to Milford. As he was not born in S., and did not live there after his marriage, we shall not seek to trace his descendants in minute detail. He m. ist., Feb. 6, 1821, Polly Jewett of Nelson, b. there, Dec. 5, 1791 ; d. there, Aug. 3, 1841 ; dau. of Isaac and Mary (Chandler) Jewett. He m. 2d, Jan. 17, 1843, Sarah Lovejoy of Milford, N. H., b. there, Sept. 26, 1813; dau. of Wm. and Sarah (Fessenden) Lovejoy. Nine ch. by Ist w., four by the 2d w. The 2d w. was living in 1900, in Weymouth, Mass. The ch. were :
I. AUGUSTUS NILES& OSGOOD, b. in Nelson, July 14, 1821 ; m. in 1846, Mary Sherburn of Franklin. He was a butcher and res. in San Francisco, Cal.
2. AMOS8 OSGOOD, b. in Nelson, July 14, 1823 ; d. there, Oct. 10, 1831.
3. SAMUEL8 OSGOOD, b, March 4, 1825 ; m., Jan. 1, 1851, Mrs. Lydia (Giles) Cutler of Lincoln, Mass. He res. by the old cemetery, at the corner,
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in Billerica, Mass. He was a farmer. He had one ch., Charles F9. Osgood, b. in Billerica, April 6, 1858 ; d. there, Aug. 24, 1864. His wife had two sons by her former hus., whom Mr. Osgood adopted into his family: I. Edwin Augustus Cutler (Osgood), b., Aug. 29, 1841, a soldier in the Civil War ; 2. George Alfred Cutler (Osgood), b., Aug. 5, 1843.
4. MARY JANES OSGOOD, b. in Nelson, Feb. 8, 1827; m., Oct. 3, 1846, Abiel Abbot Lovejoy of Milford, N. H., b. there, March 2, 1824; d. there, June 25, 1896; son of Samuel, Jr., and Lois (Burnham) Lovejoy. She d. in Milford, Oct. 2, 1876. She had four ch .: I. Abbie Jane Lovejoy, b. in Milford, March 5, 1849; m., July 5, 1868, Henry Albert Barker, b. in Hancock, Dec. 10, 1834, son of Sherburn and Hannah R. (Paddleford) Barker. He d. in Concord, N. H., Aug. 24, 1887. She had two ch .: 1. Percy Lovejoy10 Barker, b. in Greenville, Aug. 30, 1870 ; m., June 18, 1896, Dora Blakeslee of Thomaston, Conn. He is a civil engineer and res. at Winsted, Conn. 2. Amy Maud10 Barker, b. in Peterborough, May 18, 1873; m., June 15, 1893, William J. Elliot of Milford; res. in Nashua. 2. Anna Elvira 9 Lovejoy, b. in Nashua, Nov. 28, 1850 ; m., Aug. 9, 1876, Emri Clark Hutchinson, b. in Milford, July 30, 1849; son of Benjamin F. and Eliza (Richardson) Hutchinson. He is a farmer in Milford. Two ch .; I. M. Roselle10 Hutchinson, b. in Milford, Feb. 3, 1878; m ., Nov. 15, 1899, Walter Benjamin Loring, b. in New Boston, July 15, 1876; son of Frank O. and Sarah (Cristy) Loring. He is a veterinary surgeon in Milford. 2. Medore Annie10 Hutchinson, b. in Milford, Aug. 8, 1888. 3. Alice Edna º Lovejoy, b. in Medway, Mass. , June 12, 1854 ; m., Jan. 21, 1873, Frank E. Taggart of Peterborough, and res. there. 4. Mabel Emma 9 Lovejoy, b. in Milford, May 19, 1858; m,, Feb. 21, 1879, George Frank Burns of Milford, b, in Francestown, Aug. 5, 1855; son of Isaac Jasper and Hannah W. (Duncklee) Burns. He is a farmer in Milford, residing on land which was once a part of the farm of Rev. Humphrey Moore. She d. in Milford, Dec. 19, 1888. Three ch .: I. Ethel Imogene 9 Burns, b. in Man- chester, July 25, 1880 ; 2. Edith Mabel 9 Burns, b. in Milford, Aug. 29, 1883 ;
3. Edna 9 Burns, b. in Milford, July 9, 1887.
5. WILLIAM8 ()SGOOD, b. in Nelson, June 3, 1828; d. there, Aug. 14, 1830.
6. SARAH ANN8 OSGOOD, b. in Nelson, Jan. 25, 1830 ; m., April 2, 1861, Joseph Pierce Frost of Jaffrey, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 19, 1815 ; son of Benjamin and Annis (Pierce) Frost. He was a carpenter and joiner and res. at Jaffrey Centre. No ch. He had ch. by a former marriage.
7. ELVIRA AMANDA8 OSGOOD (Elvira Almeda, according to published Osgood genealogy), b. in Nelson, April 6, 1832 ; m., May 13, 1852, Harvey Jewett Ware, b. in Hancock, July 21, 1829; son of Jason and Bethiah (Thompson) Ware. They both_d. recently in Hancock. Three ch. I. Frank Henry9 Ware, b., Jan. 13, 1856; 2. Edgar Lourin9 Ware, b., April 6, 1861 ; m., July 9, 1883, Carrie Belle Gilchrest, dau. of Gilman Gilchrest. Three ch .: I. Elsie Caroline10, m. Charles Upton of Hancock ; 2. Mary Elmira10, b. in August, 1888; m., Oct. 21, 1913, Walter E. Cook of Richmond, Va., b. in Brattleborough, Vt., April 17, 1879; son of Edward L. and Sarah A. (Ellis)
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Cook ; 3. Harvey Gilman10, drowned in the pond at Hancock village, when a young man. 3. Minnie Adeline 9 Ware, b., April 16, 1869. The Wares res. at East Harrisville.
8. AMOS JEWETT8 OSGOOD, b. in Nelson, July 30, 1835 (1836, Milford history) ; was a teamster and res. in Somerville, Mass. He m., Nov. 27, 1857, Emily J. Walker of Dorchester, Mass .; dau. of Wm. and llannah Walker. '
9. ABNER WARNER8 OSGOOD, b. in Nelson, Nov. 14, 1843; d. in the army, Oct. 10, 1862, at Beaufort, S. C.
IO .. MILON C8 .. OSGOOD, b. in Milford, Aug. 5, 1845; d. there, Sept. 3, 1863.
II. MARIA M8. OSGOOD, b. in Milford, Aug. 27, 1847 ; m., May 9, 1864, John Wright, son of Daniel and Dorothy (May) Wright. '
12. ALFRED JOSEPH8 OSGOOD, b. in Milford, Oct. 15, 1850, is a farmer, and res. in Weymouth, Mass. He m., Oct. 11, 1876, Emma C. Salisbury of Weymouth, dau. of John I). and Maria (Vining) Salisbury of that town.
13. ELLA ES. OSGOOD, b. in Milford, Feb. 14, 1853; m., Dec. 17, 1868, Wm. Luther Abbott, an adopted son of Luther and Nancy (Locke) Abbott of Stoddard. Res. Marlow. For the record of her family see page 1088 of this history, beginning at line 3.
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1. CHARLES EUGENE2 PAGE, b. in Nelson, Nov. 21. 1865 ; son of Sewell Willard1 and Nancy Ann (Jenkins) Page; m. Ist, Oct. 24. 1891, Della Amanda Kimball, b. in Nelson, Oct. 11, 1874; still living (1914); dau. 'of Gustavus Lyman and Lucy Amanda (Morse) [Chapman] Kimball. They were divorced, and she m. 2d, Lewis Adin Hall of Lempster (see page 1169, 2, 2.). He m. 2d, April 5, 1899, Maude Adella Arnold, b. in Granby, Mass., May 23, 1873; dau. of Martin Sanford and Lydia Ann (Warner) Arnold. He is a farmer. Ile had two ch. by his former w., and (when the record was taken) one by the second w .: I. Edna Estella3, b. in Lempster, Jan. 11, 1893 ; 2. Bernice 3, b. in Le npster, April 15, 1895 ; 3. Katherine Lydia 3, b. in Stod- dard, Aug. 27, 1900 Mr. Page has lived in Lempster, Stoddard, and Nelson. In the fall of 1909, he lived at the old Keith place in S., at 138, while Mrs. Page taught the district school.
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FAMILY OF ENOCH A. AND NANCY P. PARKER.
1. DEA. THOMAS] PARKER came to America in 1635; d. in Reading, Mass., Aug. 12, 1683, ae. ab. 74. Ilis wife was Amy - II. HANANIAH2 PARKER, son of Dea. Thomas1, I., b. in Lynn, Mass., in 1638; m., Sept. 30, 1663, Elizabeth Browne, a twin, b. in Reading, Mass., Dec, 10, 1647; dau. of Nicholas Browne. He d. in Reading, Mass., March 10, 1724. III. JOHN3 PARKER, son of Hananiah2, II., b. in Reading, Mass., Aug. 3, 1664: m., Oct. 2, 1689, Deliverance Dodge of Reading, b. in Beverly, Mass., March 10 (or 15), 1661 ; dau. of John and Sarah Dodge. She d. in Lexington Mass., March 10,
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1718. He d. in the same place, Jan. 22, 1741-2, in his 78th yr. IV. ANDREW4 PARKER, son of John3, III., b. in Reading, Mass., Feb. 14, 1693; d. in Lexing- ton, Mass., April 8, 1776; m., Aug. 2, 1720, Sarah Whitney, bap., April 22, 1703 ; d. at Lexington, Dec. 18, 1774; dau. of Isaiah and Sarah Whitney. V. AMOS® PARKER, son of Andrew4, IV., b. in Lexington, Mass., July 24, 1723; d. in Shrewsbury, Mass., Dec. 23, 1790; m., 1745, Anna Stone, who d. in Shrews- bury, Nov. 18. 1799. VI. ISAAC6 PARKER, son of Amoss, V., b. in Shrews- bury, Mass., July 15, 1750; d. in Westborough, Mass., Jan. 16, 1798; m., May 16, 1770, Margery Maynard of Westborough ; b., Dec. 30, 1749 ; d., April 20 (or 30), 1801. VII. JABEZ MAYNARD" PARKER, son of Isaac6, VI., b. in Princeton, Mass., Aug. 9, 1776 (place and date of death not given) ; m., April 15, 1798, Nancy Patterson of Framingham, Mass ; b. there, Feb. 18, 1771 ; dau. of David and Beulah (Clark) Patterson.
1. ENOCH ADAMS8 PARKER, son of Jabez Maynard7, VII., and Nancy (Patterson) Parker, was b. in Phillipston, Mass., Jan. 14, 1802 ; d. in Roxbury, N. H., July 15, 1839, ae. 36 years, according to the headstone, which would require the year of birth to be 1803. We took his birth from a published genealogy, which may have misstated the facts, as is so often the case in such publications. He m., date not found, Rebecca Gibbs, b. in S., March 27, 1803; d. there, Feb. 26, 1854 ; dau. of Dalphon and Asenath (Fay) Gibbs. They had three ch .: I. Pherona E9., b. in Roxbury, July 7, 1834, 2; 2. Phedrus E9., b. in Roxbury, Feb. 20, 1837 ; drowned in a mill-pond in Gilsum, May 23, 1852 ; 3. Periander9, b. in Roxbury, Nov. 30, 1838, 3. Mr. Enoch A. Parker came to S. as a school-teacher, and lived for a time in the family of Dea. Dalphon Gibbs, at 206.
2. PHERONA E9. PARKER, dau. of Enoch A8., 1, m., Sept. 2, 1857, John S. Leach of Rockingham, Vt .; son of Joseph and Jerusha (Allen) Leach. They res. in Westminster, Vt., and had the following ch .: I. Emma E 10. Leach, b., Sept. 11, 1858 ; 2. Walter P10. Leach, b., March 26, 1860 ; 3. Herbert W 10. Leach, b, Dec. 27, 1861 ; 4. John E 10. Leach, b., Feb. 6, 1864.
3. PERIANDER9 PARKER, son of Enoch Adams8 Parker, 1, m. in St. Charles, Ill., March 22, 1861, Mary Russell, b. in Gilsum, July 17, 1838; dau. of Joseph R. (according to Gilsum history) and Sida (Farr) Russell. He was a teamster and res. in Keene; Westminster, Vt .; Sugar Grove, Ill .; Plain- field, Ill .; and finally at Aurora, Ill. Five ch .: 1. Richard E 10., b. in Keene, Oct. 5, 1861, 4; 2. Caroline B10., b. in Westminster, Vt., Nov. 8, 1863, 5; 3. Ella M10., b. at Sugar Grove, Ill., March 9, 1865, 6 ; 4. Lilla E 1C., b. at Sugar Grove, Ill., Oct. 22, 1871 ; unm. when the record was taken ; 5. Katherine M 10., b. at Plainfield, Ill., Jan. 24, 1874; unm. when the record was taken.
4. RICHARD E10. PARKER, son of Periander?, 3, m. at Bellows Falls, Vt., June 24, 1890, Harriet Grout; res. at West Fitchburg, Mass. Ch .: I. Ruby 11 (apparently an adopted daughter) b., April 17, 1880: 2. Perry E 11., b., Feb. 23, 1891.
5. CAROLINE B10. PARKER, dau. of Periander9, 1, m. in Manchester, Iowa, Dec. 16, 1884, Gilbert C. Sibley, b. in Pennsylvania, Feb. 7, 1862 ; son of
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John and Emily Sibley, then of Owego, N. Y. Res. at Mt. Vernon, S. Dak. Ch .: I. Stella 11 Sibley ; 2. Harry 11 Sibley ; 3. William 11 Sibley ; 4. Bessie 11 Siblev.
6. ELLA M10. PARKER, dau. of Periander9, 1, m. at Aurora, Ill., March 14, 1881, Frank McCannon, b. in Essex, Vt., June 15, 1857 ; son of Thomas and Sarah McCannon, then of Burlington, Vt. Res. at Sugar Grove, Ill. Ch .: 1. Mary A11. McCannon (apparently an adopted child), b., April 26, 1880 ; 2. Maude C'11. McCannon, b., Jan. 1. 1882 ; 3. Martha1] McCannon, b., Aug. 14, 1884 ; 4. Benjamin11 McCannon, b., Sept. 5, 1886; 5. Minnie11 McCannon, b., Oct. 20, 1888. We have taken this list of births from a published genealogy, and cannot personally vouch for their accuracy.
7. NANCY PATTERSON8 PARKER, dau. of Jabez Maynard7, VII., and Nancy (Patterson) Parker, and a sister of Enoch Adams8 Parker, 1, b. in Phillipston, Mass., May 2, 1799; d. in Marlborough, Nov. 13, 1848. She m., in 1830, James Wakefield of Roxbury, later of Marlborough, as his 2d w. He was b. in Dublin, Sept. 9, 1782 ; d. in Marlborough, May 21, 1864; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hardy) Wakefield. She lived in Sullivan, among friends, in different homes, before her marriage, and was a member of the Baptist church in S. She had one ch .: 1. Juliette Nancy 9 Wakefield, b. in Roxbury, March 7, 1832. She m., Oct. 1, 1851, Obed Gilman Dort of Keene, b. in Surry, Jan. 25, 1828; d. in Keene, Sept. 4, 1908; son of Eliphalet and Lois (Bemis) Dort. Mrs. Dort was drowned in the Potomac River, Aug. 13, 1862, on returning from a visit to her husband, who was a major in the 6th N. H. Reg. She was one of the passengers on the ill-fated steamer " West Point," which came in collision with the " George Peabody," causing it to sink with most of the passengers. Ch .: 1. Arthur Wakefield10 Dort, b. in Keene, Feb. 25, 1856; drowned, with his mother, in the Potomac River, Aug. 13, 1862. 2. Frank Gilman10 Dort, b. in Keene, Dec. 17, 1857; m., Jan. 14, 1885, Kate Bardwell Cobb, b. in Putney, Vt., April 25, 1863; dau. of Norman and Annie (Perry) Cobb. Ch .: (1). A son11, b., May 20, 1888; d. the same day ; (2). Robert Gilman11 Dort, b. in Keene, Aug. 15, 1892 ; (3). Frank Wakefield1] Dort, b. in Keene, Jan. 19, 1895; (4). Norman Perry11 Dort, b. in Keene, Jan. 28, 1905. 3. Mary Ellen10 Dort, b. in Keene, Feb. 13, 1861; d. there, Nov. 27, 1861.
II. JOSIAH PARKER FAMILY.
I. JOSIAH1 PARKER, b. in 1765, lived in Nelson. On returning from Keene to his home, by the old Sullivan road which led past the Osgood houses, at 247 and 246, when near the house of Dr. Cannon, at 243, in S., he died suddenly in the road, Jan. 31, 1828. Eunice (Pierce), his w., d. in Nelson, Oct. 22, 1853, ae. 87 years. They were m., in Wilton, June 5, 1788, by Rev. Abel Fiske of that town. II. JOSIAH2 PARKER, Jr., their son, b. in Packersfield (Nelson), Nov. 2, 1789; d. in Nelson, Aug. 25, 1839. He m., March 24, 1814, Sophia Griffin, b. in Packersfield (Nelson), Dec. 22, 1790; d. in Nelson, Sept. 17, 1866; dau. of Samuel, Esq., and Sophia (Foster) Griffin ; the latter's father being Rev. Jacob Foster, the first settled pastor of the church in Nelson.
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They had ten ch., all b. in Nelson : 1. Sally", b., Jan. 21, 1816; m. Ora Barker, and had ten ch. After Mr. Barker's death, at Lowell, Mass., she came to Marlborough to live, with her surviving ch. 2. Betsey3, b., May 16, 1818; m. David McIntire. See page 1104. 3. Samuel Griffin3, b., March 18, 1820; d. in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 11, 1899; m. Sarah Stevens of Stoddard. 4. Josiah3, 3d, b., April 15, 1822. See next paragraph. 5. Emeline S3., b., July 3, 1825; d. unm., Aug. 31, 1851. 6. Lucius3, b., Aug. 30, 1826; d. unm., in the army, Sept. 19, 1864; killed at the battle of Opequan, in the 14th N. H. Reg. 7. Priscilla G3., b., Sept. 15, 1828; d. unm., Oct. 26, 1847. 8. Eunice A3., b., Feb. 27, 1830; m. George F. Mason. 9. Amanda H3., b., Dec 15, 1831 ; d. unm., Oct. 12, 1846. 10. Lois A3., b., Dec. 10, 1834 ; m. George W. Mason. See page 1118, 14.
1. JOSIAH3 PARKER, 3d, son of Josiah^, Jr., II., and Sophia (Griffin) Parker, b. in Nelson, April 15, 1822 ; d. in Roxbury, March 11, 1905. He was a farmer and lived in DeKalb, Ill .; Sullivan ; and Roxbury. In Sullivan, he lived a short time, before and after 1868, at the McIntire place, at 26, where Q. B. Nash lives in 1915. He m., July 4, 1860, Rozelia A. Pond, b. in Roxbury, June 21, 1842 ; d. in Roxbury, Feb. 23, 1892 ; dau. of Samuel and Eliza Ann (Phillips) Pond. He had ten ch .: I. Leon L+., b. at DeKall:, Ill., Nov. 4, 1862 ; d. there, Dec. 25, 1862 ; 2. Flora E4., b. at DeKalb, Ill., Nov. 21, 1863 : d. in Roxbury, April 3, 1878; 3. Lucius Edson4, b. in S., at 26, Feb. 24, 1868, 2 ; 4. William 4, b. in Roxbury, Sept. 13, 1869 ; d. there, Oct. 6, 1869; 5. Fred Milan 4, b. in Roxbury, April 22, 1871 ; d. there, Dec. 15, 1887 ; from an injury caused by falling from a load of hay about a year before his death, from the effects of which he practically lost his mind; 6. Ella Frances 4, b. in Roxbury, Oct. 18, 1873, 3; 7. Samuel Griffin4, b. in Roxbury, Dec. 19, 1875, 4; 8. David M4., b. in Roxbury, Sept. 17, 1877; d. there, Dec. 15, 1878 ; 9. Reuben Minot1, b. in Roxbury, July 25, 1879, 5; 10. Milton Ora4, b. in Roxbury, Oct. 30, 1881, 6.
2. LUCIUS EDSON+ PARKER, son of Josiah3, 3d, 1, is a farmer and lives in Roxbury. He m. in Keene, by Rev. G. H. DeBevoise, Oct. 12, 1889, Mabel Gertrude Ball, b. in Marlborough, March 16, 1875: dau. of Francis Oliver and Georgiana (Tufts) Ball, and a sister of Francis O. Ball, Jr., of S. Five ch. when the record was taken, as follows : 1. Walter Francis5, b. in Roxbury, Sept. 20, 1893 ; a graduate of the Keene high school ; 2. Lawrence Josiah5, b. in Roxbury, March 4, 1900; 3. Evelyn Mae 5, b. in Roxbury, Dec. 28, 1903 ; 4 and 5. Milan Edson " and Anabel Marie5, twins, b. in Roxbury, March 14, 1907.
3. ELLA FRANCES+ PARKER, dau. of Josiah3, 3d, 1, m. Ist, June 11, 1890, Fred Henry Baker, b. in Troy, N. H., June 11, 1855 ; son of Abel Warren and Mary (Haskell) Baker. They were divorced, and she m. 2d, May 9, 1908, Leon Erwin Smith, b. in Marlborough, Nov. 17, 1880 ; son of Evander E. and Adelaide (Stiles) Smith. They now (1915) res. in Chesham. She had a ch. by former hus .: 1. Florence Ella 5 Baker, b. in Roxbury, Oct. 29, 1891. Mr. Smith had two ch. by a former m .: 1. Marian Edith, b. in Boston, May 15, 1904 ; 2. Doris Adelaide, b. in Roxbury, July 15, 1905.
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4. SAMUEL GRIFFIN4 PARKER, son of Josiah3, 3d, 1, m., Nov. 24, 1898, Mrs. Eunice Amanda (Ellis) Phelps, b. in Roxbury, Sept. 29, 1878 ; dau. of Henry and Louisa (Campbell) Ellis. He res. in Chesham, West Swanzey, and Dublin. He worked in mills and on farms. He d. at the Elliot City Hospital in Keene, March 9, 1909. He had two ch .: I. Madeleine Gertrude 5, b. in . Chesham, March 1, 1901 ;, 2. Christine Gladys", b. in West Swanzey, Feb. 8, 1904. She m., for her 3d hus., Oct. 12, 1910, Clifton Wilkins.
5. REUBEN MINOT4 PARKER, son of Josiah3, 3d, 1, m., Oct. 6, 1904, Marie Jeanne LaPointe, b. in Harrisville, April 16, 1880 ; dau. of Am- broise and Emma Isadore (Symonds) LaPointe. He res. in Nelson and Chesham. He was killed, March 4, 1910, in the mill of P. W. Russell at Chesham. While reaching across a shaft, his clothing caught in the belting and he was rapidly whirled several times over the drum, and his head was crushed, one arm torn from its socket, and the clothing torn from his body. He was doubtless killed almost or quite instantly. One ch .: I. Francis Forest 5, b. in Nelson, Aug. 20, 1906.
6. MILTON ORA4 PARKER, son of Josiah3, 3d, 1, m., Jan, 1, 1904, Nina Louisa Russell, b. in Marlborough, Dec. 25, 1882 ; dau. of Wilmot Allen and Sarah Elizabeth (Reeves) Russell. Ch .: 1. A son 5, b. in Marlborough, April 13, 1905 ; d. the same day ; 2. Helen Louise5, b. in Marlborough, March 14, 1907 ; 3. Harry Sewall5, b. in Marlborough, June 11, 1908 (June Io in family record).
III. FAMILY OF FRED. A. PARKER.
FRED. AUGUSTUS2 PARKER, son of Luther Martin1 and Sarah White (Holt) Parker, was b. in Antrim, June 24, 1850. He owned for about seven years, 1877 to 1884, the Oliver Brown faim in S., at 229. Before and after that, he res. at Keene. He m. Ist, Aug. 4, 1869, Harriet Alzina Taylor, b. in Springfield, Vt., Aug. 24, 1849; d. in Keene, Feb. 19, 1883 ; dau. of Orson and Saphona (Gallou) Taylor. He m. 2d, May 21, 1885, Myrtilla Ellenwood Mason, b. in Pottersville (now in Harrisville), Aug. 23, 1860; d. in Keene, April 11, 1911 ; dau. of Stephen Spaulding and Lucy Ann (Collester) Mason. He owned the Oliver Brown place in S., at 229, from 1877 to 1884, and lived upon it. He had five ch. by Ist w., and nine by 2d w .: I. Gertrude Ellen 3, b. in Keene, April 2, 1870, 2; 2. Warren Augustus 3, b. in Keene, May 22, 1872 ; d. there, Aug. 11, 1873; 3. Marcia Ethel 3, b. in Keene, Aug. 13, 1873, 3; 4. Josephine Ada 3, b. in Keene, Dec. 12, 1875, 4 ; 5. Sarah Abbie 3, b. in S., at 229, Oct. 16, 1878 ; unm. in 1915 ; res. with her oldest sister, in Norfolk, Mass .; 6. Harold Linwood3, b. in Keene, Oct. 1, 1886, 5; 7. Lee Augustas3, b. in Keene, April 15, 1888, 6; 8. Earl Clifford3, b. in Keene, Sept. 28, 1889, 7 ; 9. Clarence Herbert3, b. in Keene, Sept. 19, 1890, 8 ; 10. Verne Carleton 3, b. in Keene, Feb. 27, 1892 ; II. Gladys Elizabeth 3, b. in Keene, Aug. 9, 1895 ; 12. Ernest Martin 3, b. in Keene, March 29, 1902: 13. Eva Mildred3, twin, b. in Keene, March 29, 1902 ; 14. Linn Mason3, b. in Keene, May 27, 1908.
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2. GERTRUDE ELLENS PARKER, dau. of Fred. A2., 1, m., Nov. 28, 1888, Carleton Draper Ormes, b. in Castleton, Vt., Feb. 17, 1866; son of Draper S. and Esther (Fish) Ormes. He is by trade a harness-maker, but has been engaged in a laundry business ; res. (1915) in Norfolk, Mass. Twelve ch., as we go to press : 1. A dau4., b. in Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 6, 1889 ; d. the same day ; 2. A son4, b. at Holliston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1890; d. the same day ; 3. A dau4., b. at Gardner, Mass., Aug. 21, 1891 ; d. the same day ; 4. Hasel Esther Ormes+, b. in Cambridgeport, Mass., Oct. 17, 1894 ; 5. Marian Gertrude Ormes 4, b. in Cambridgeport, Dec. 21, 1896; 6. Helen Sarah Ormes 4, b. in Cambridgeport, Feb. 8, 1901 ; 7. Edith Parker Ormes 4, b. in Cambridge- port, Dec. 13, 1902 ; 8. Edna Louise Ormes 4, b. in Norfolk, Mass., Feb. 24, 1905 ; 9. Ruth Marjorie Ormes4, b. in Norfolk, Dec. 11, 1907; 10. Robert Clinton Ormes4, twin, b. in Norfolk, Dec. 14, 1907 ; d. there, Feb. 12, 1910; II. Doris Carla Ormes4, b. in Norfolk, July 28, 1910; 12. Madeleine Jose- phine Ormes 4, b. in Norfolk, Nov. 23, 1813.
3. MARCIA ETHEL3 PARKER, dau. of Fred. A2., 1, m., Dec. 27, 1890, Alden Hiram Bartlett, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Dec. 22, 1870; son of Nelson George and Caroline M. (Smith) Bartlett. He is a pail turner. Res. (1915) in Winchendon, Mass., and has given attention to the law. Ch .: I. Murray White 4 Bartlett, b. in Keene, Nov. 16, 1896; 2. Dorothy Lois 4 Bartlett, b. in Winchendon, Oct. 13, 1902 ; 3. Orley Burton + Bartlett, b. in Winchendon, Feb. 7, 1907.
4. JOSEPHINE ADA 3 PARKER, dau. of Fred. A2., 1, m., Nov. 29, 1894, Edward Albert Wiggett, b. in Yonkers, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1872; son of William R. and Elizabeth (Simpson) Wiggett. They lived several years in Keene, but have moved to So. Braintree, Mass. He is a box-maker. Ch .: I. Elva Josephine 4 Wiggett, b. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1895.
5. HAROLD LINNWOOD3 PARKER, son of Fred. A2., 1, m., Dec. 21, 1910, Elizabeth Ellen Erwin, b. in Sheldon, Vt., Oct. 26, 1881 ; dau. of David and Margaret (Sanborn) Erwin. He is a chair-finisher at So. Keene. She is a dressmaker. Ch .: 1. Margaret Elizabeth 4, b. in Keene, March 21, 1912 ; 2. Harold William 4, b. in Keene, April 3, 1914.
6. LEE AUGUSTUS3 PARKER, son of Fred. A2., 1, m., Aug. 21, 1911, Theresa Ellen Kidney, b. in Winchester, April 16, 1891 ; dau. of Thomas and Ellen ( Warren) Kidney. He is a clerk for the " New Era Tea Co." in Keene. Ch .: I. Warren Lee4, b. in Keene, Feb. 3, 1912 ; 2. Marian Theresa 4, b. in Keene, Oct. 3, 1913.
7. EARL CLIFFORD3 PARKER, son of Fred. A2., 1, m., Aug. 21, 1911, Lillian Josephine Wiswall, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 10, 1891; dau. of Oren Hanson and Eliza Maria (Nutting) Wiswall. He is in a grocery business in Keene. Ch .: I. Frances Eliza 4, b. in Keene, April 6, 1912 ; 2. Hazel Esther4, b. in Keene, Nov. 18, 1913.
8. CLARENCE HERBERT3 PARKER, son of Fred. A2., 1, m., Dec. 14, 1913, Rena Evadell Whitehouse, b. in Keene, Aug. 16, 1893 ; dau. of Fred. E. and Mary Aletta (Jenkins) Whitehouse. Res. in Keene. He is a carpen- ter. No ch. as we go to press.
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IV. FAMILY OF MRS. CYNTHIA C. PARKER.
I. JOSIAH1 PARKER and Eunice Pierce were m., June 5, 1788, in Wilton, by Rev. Abel Fiske. They settled in Nelson. He d., Jan. 31, 1828, in his 63d year, in the road, in S., near the house of Dr. Cannon, at 243, on returning to his home from Keene, by the old road leading past the Roswell Osgood house, now owned by Sidney A. Nims. Eunice, his wife, d. in Nelson, Oct. 22, 1853, ae. 87. II. JAMES2 PARKER, son of Josiah1, I., b. in Packersfield (Nelson), June 28, 1803 ; d. in Nelson, March 7, 1859; m. Ist, March 20, 1828, Mary Bradford, b., Feb. 17, 1804; d. in Nelson, Oct. 21, 1847. He m. 2d, May 9, 1848, Mrs. Louisa Munn (Guillow) Beverstock, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 1, 1816; d. at Munsonville, Feb. 12, 1892; dau. of John and Betsey (Stevens) Guillow, and widow of Daniel W. Beverstock. She m. Martin W. McIntire for her 3d husband. .
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