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2. SAMUEL3 SEWARD, third son of Thomas2, lived at 135; he died very suddenly, Dec. 8, 1833, while in Stoddard village on business. He m. in Pepperell, Mass., Mar. 27, 1783, Olive Adams, natural daugh- ter of Abiah Chamberlain (who later m. Jonathan Shattuck of Pepperell) ; she was b. Mar. 4, 1758 in Chelmsford, Mass., and died July 18, 1852 in S. Nine ch. all b. in S. at 135, the first three while the farm was still in Stoddard before the incorporation of S .: 1. Olive4, b. Apr. 26, 1784, 7 ; 2. Samuel4, b. Jan. 26, 1786, 8; 3. Joseph4, b. June 30, 1787, 9; 4. Mary4, b. Dec. 6, 1789; m. James Bolster (q. v.) ; 5. Lucinda4,
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b. July 10, 1791; m. Hammond Keith (q. v.); 6. Nancy4, b. Dec. 12, 1792; m. Judson White (q. v.); 7. Abijah+, b. Jan. 24, 1795, 10; 8. Louisa4, b. May 6, 1797; m. Oliver Heaton (q. v.); 9. George Washing- ton4, b. Apr. 27, 1802, d. in S., Oct. 15, 1804.
3. HANNAH4 SEWARD, dau. of Dea. Josiah, I, m. Sept. 1, or 29, 1805, Jonas Wheeler of Rutland, Vt., b. at Packersfield, Mar. 2, 1784; d. at E. Pittsford. Vt., Aug. 15, 1870; son of Jacob and Molly (Mary) Wheeler. She d. at Chittenden, Vt., Dec. 17, 1837. According to Mr. Wheeler's family Bible he was m. to Hannah Sept. 1, 1805; according to S. church records, Hannah m. Mr. Wheeler upon the same day that her sister Abigail m. Edward Wilder, which day was Sept. 29, 1805. According to the Wilder Bible, Mr. and Mrs. Wilder were m. Sept. 30, 1805. As Sept. 29 would have fallen on Sunday that year, I incline to the belief that the family Bible records are correct. A Jonas Wheeler, b. at Keene May 9, 1777, son of Abraham, Jr., must not be confused with this Jonas, although he may have been a kinsman.
Mr. Wheeler was a farmer and Justice of the Peace; he was a man of marked ability, held several offices and was highly esteemed. He had one son by Hannah, 1. David5 Wheeler, b. at Chittenden, Vt., June 15, 1806; d. there Oct. 4, 1811. Jonas Wheeler m. (2), Mar. 21, 1838, Fanny Ridell, b. Dec, 2, 1796; d. in Mich. Two sons: Edwin5 Wheeler, b. Rutland, Vt., Dec. 8, 1838; d. Nov. 23, 1840; Seneca Erving5 Wheeler, b. Rutland, June 13, 1841; d. in the army at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 8, 1862. He was in the 7th Vt. Reg. He had a fever, and when con- valescing, bought and ate a pie, which produced a relapse, from which he did not recover. He was m. June 13, 1858 to Ellen Elizabeth Foster, b. in Mendon, Vt., Aug. 29, 1866. She m. (2), Feb. 4, 1864, John Holt Noyes of Mendon.
Mrs. Fanny (Ridell) Wheeler's mother was Fanny, whose 2nd hus- band was William Wright, and both were buried on a farm in the north part of Rutland.
4. JOSIAH+ JR. SEWARD, son of Dea. Josiah3, 1, inherited part and purchased the remainder of his father's farm in S., No. 139. He survived his father but little more than three years, and d. in S., Sept. 14, 1831.
Several were sick in his house at once of typhus fever, which was very prevalent that year, and, of which, he and his son both died. He m. Feb. 22, 1807, Polly Wilson, b. in Keene, Mar. 23, 1784; d. in Keene, Sept. 19, 1864; dau. of Daniel and Abigail (Morse) Wilson. Three ch. b. S .: 1. Josiah 3d5, b. July 29, 1809; d. in S., Aug. 8, 1831 (See account of him on page 609). 2. Daniel5, b. Feb. 26, 1813; d. Keene Feb. 11, 1875, unm .; 3. David5, b. Sept. 14, 1816, 11.
5. SALLY4 SEWARD, dau. of Dea. Josiah3, 1, d. in Rutland, Vt., Apr. 8, 1815; m. Stephen Hale, a farmer, and lived in various places in Rutland and Mendon, Vt. He paid a poll tax in S. in 1801 and
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1803: five ch., all daus .: 1. Sarah5 Hale, b. 1803; m. Abijah Hastings (q. v.); 2. Betsey5 Hale, b. Jan. 10, 1806; d. Rutland, Vt., Jan. 17, 1878; m. June 7, 1821, Thomas Perkins, b. Rochester, Vt., June 11, 1800: d. Rutland, Aug. 22, 1863; son of Asa and Nancy (Tupper) Perkins. Six ch., 1. Alfred6 Perkins, b. Rutland, Aug. 5, 1824, a farmer on his father's homestead in Rutland; m. (1), Nov. 9, 1854, Maria Han- nah Clark, b. Chittenden, Vt., 1823; d. E. Pittsford, Vt., Feb. 4, 1861; dau. of Stephen and Mary (Farnham) Clark. He m. (2), Apr. 10, 1862, Eleanor Clark, b. Chittenden, Nov. 28, 1840, a sister of his first wife. Five ch. (1). James7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Sept. 22, 1855; d. E. Pittsford, Oct. 27, 1860; (2). Jessie7 Perkins, b. Chittenden, Apr. 14, 1857; d. there Jan. 1, 1860; (3). Merritt Clark7 Perkins, b. Chittenden, June 21, 1859; m. Aug. 7, 1883, Ella Thornton, b. Ira, Vt., June 23, 1865, dau. of Jeremiah and Phebe (Wing) Thornton. He was a sash and blind maker and res. at 112 No. Main St., Rutland; three ch. b. Rutland: ((1)) Harold Ellsworth8 Perkins b. Aug. 11, 1884; ((2)) Jessie Elnora8 Perkins, b. Feb. 1, 1887; d. Aug. 11, 1892; ((3)) Pauline Gwen- dolin8 Perkins, b. Rutland, Aug. 12, 1888; d. Aug, 9, 1889; (4) Charles7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Dec. 1, 1864, a farmer in Rutland; m. Mar. 5, 1890, Anna Eliza Wilkins, b. Mendon, Vt., Sept. 29, 1868, dau. of Douglas and Anna (Gavin) Wilkins. They had a son b. Rutland, ((1)) Carl Wilkins8 Perkins, b. Oct. 16, 1893. (5) Frank7 Perkins, b. Rut- land, July 20, 1872; d there July 23, 1872. 2. Sarah Seward6 Perkins, b. Rutland, Mar. 1, 1828; d. Traverse City, Mich., Feb. 20, 1893; m. Jan. 3, 1854, Joseph Boardman Barney, b. Rutland, June 25, 1829, son of Robert and Mary (Boardman) Barney. He was a farmer in Trav- erse City, Mich., 4 ch .: (1) Mary7 Barney, b. Dover, Wis., Aug. 6, 1855 ; m. Lewis Hodgson and was living in Plainview, Neb., in 1897. (2) Martha7 Barney, b. Dover, Wis., Dec. 8, 1857; unm. in 1897 and res. with her father in Traverse City. (3.) Emma7 Barney, b. Helena, Wis., May 20, 1859; unm in 1897, and in Real Estate business in Dallas, Texas. (4.) Robert7 Barney, b. Mazo Manie, Wis., Mar. 29, 1867; m. June 22, 1891, Matilda Elizabeth Fuller of Traverse City, Mich .; b. Almira, Mich., dau. of Sanford and Elizabeth (Hardman) Fuller. He res. in 1897 on a fruit farm adjoining his father's in Traverse City, where he had b. a son, June 4, 1896. 3. William Wallace6 Perkins, b. Rutland, Vt., Jan. 27, 1833; d. E. Pittsford, May 15, 1897; was a farmer at E. Pittsford; m. Dec. 5, 1855, Almira Mary Higgins, b. Lon- donderry, Vt., May 25, 1836, dau. of Alpheus and Rebecca (Thomas) Higgins. 6 ch .: (1.) Ellen Idella7 Perkins, b. E. Pittsford, Oct. 25, 1856 ; m. Dec. 24, 1877, German Fremont Tarble, b. Chittenden, Vt., Oct. 6, 1855, son of Jonathan and Tamasin (June) Tarble. Res. Plymouth Union, Vt., where he was in the lime kiln business. 3 cl .: ((1.)) German Sylvester8 Tarble, b. E. Pittsford, Dec. 16, 1878; d. Chittenden, Jan. 21, 1880, burial at North Chittenden; ((2.)) Maud May8 Tarble, b. Pittsford, . July 21, 1886; ((3.) ) German William8 Tarble, b. Plymouth Union, Vt.,
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Aug. 19, 1894. (2.) Almira (she writes it now Mida) Cornelia7 Perkins, b. E. Pittsford, Apr. 7, 1858; m. Mar. 29, 1882, Henry Holt Peabody, b. Pittsford, Apr. 12, 1860, son of J. Holt and Lydia ( Woodbury) Pea- body. They were divorced and he m. again and is a farmer in Pitts- ford. She had no child and is now employed in the department of the 1st Asst. Postmaster General at Washington, D. C. (3.) Anna Rebecca7 Perkins, b. E. Pittsford, Feb. 9, 1860; m. Dec. 24, 1880, Fayette Eugene Clark, b. Chittenden, Dec. 29, 1851, son of Stephen and Mary (Farnham) Clark, b. Oct. 29, 1890. (4.) Fleda Belle? Perkins, b. E. Pittsford, Mar. 21, 1864; d. there, Mar. 18, 1867. (5.) Mary Frances7 Perkins, b. E. Pittsford, May 1, 1866; m. Aug. 28, 1889, Charles Leroy Johnson, b. Boston, Mass., July 4, 1863; son of Theophilus and Martha (Langley) Johnson. He is in the lime rock and kiln business in Plymouth Union, Vt. One ch. ((1.)) Arthur Perkins8 Johnson, b. Lud- low, Vt., Feb. 23, 1890. (6.) Harley William7 Perkins, b. E. Pittsford, Aug. 4, 1873; m. Aug. 3, 1895, Rosa Ellen Crapo, b. Wallingford, Vt., Dec. 24, 1876; dau. of Calvin T. and Eliza (Dodge) Crapo. He is a farmer; res. E. Pittsford. 4. Hannah6 Perkins, b. Rutland, Jan. 20, 1838; d. there, Nov. 26, 1840. 5. Loren6 Perkins, b. Rutland, Nov. 16, 1840; m. Feb. 2, 1867, Julia Stocker of Rutland, dau. of Samuel and Orpha (Ladd) Stocker. He was working in a grocery store at Grand Rapids, Mich., when he died. His widow and family live at Fort Ed- ward, N. Y. (1898). 3 ch .; (1.) William Harrison7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Mar. 21, 1868. (2.) Betsey7 Perkins, b. E. Rutland, Nov. 27, 1870; d. Dec. 20, 1870. (3 ) Lena Belle7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Feb. 25, 1872, res. Fort Edward, N. Y. 6. Charles6 Perkins, b. Rutland, Nov. 9, 1842; m. Mar. 7, 1866, Helen Marian Davis, b. Mendon, Vt., Nov. 26, 1842; dau. of Andrew and Lucy S. (Clark) Davis. He was a private in the 2nd Vermont Reg., serving throughout the war; a farmer, res. Castle- ton, Vt. 6 ch .: (1.) Charles Herbert7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Apr. 7, 1868 ; m. Dec. 31, 1891, Lila Tane Sanford, b. Castleton, July 6, 1869, dau. of Carlos and Rose (Cornish) Sanford. Is a street car conductor in Denver, Col. 1 ch .: ((1.)) Carlos Herbert8 Perkins, b. Denver, Col., Nov. 23, 1893. (2.) James Clark7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Jan. 21, 1871; m. June 6, 1894, Bertha Ann Miller, b. Castleton, Vt., Aug. 2, 1870, dau. of Alanson K. and Eliza E. (Castle) Miller. He is a farmer at Valatia, N. Y. (3.) Carrie Ada7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Feb. 17, 1873, (4.) Bes- sie Jane7 Perkins, b. Rutland, Jan. 22, 1877; is a graduate of Castleton Normal school. (5.) Lucy Davis7 Perkins, b. Castleton, Feb. 12, 1880. (6.) Edgar Thomas7 Perkins, b. Castleton, June 30, 1882. 3. Hannah5 Hale, b. (date unknown); m. Amos Stratton, and had four ch .: 1. Freeman6 Stratton, res. Rochester or Hartland, Vt. 2. Amos6 Strat- ton, now dead. 3. Richard6 Stratton, an insane person. 4. Hannah6 Stratton; m. a Howard. 4. Laura5 Hale, d. at W. Rutland; was an in- valid, and did not walk for many years. 5. Fanny5 Hale, m. James Durkee, b. Pittsford, Vt .; d. West Rutland, Vt., July 29, 1878, aged 62.
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One son, who took the name Charles Edward Hale, is a graduate of Middlebury College and a lawyer of prominence in Logansport, Ind. He was b. Rutland, Vt., Feb. 12, 1848; m. Oct. 22, 1878, Kate Mary Austin, b. New Haven, Vt., July 23, 1852; dau. of Eli and Charlotte (Sumner) Austin. 4 ch. b. Logansport: 1. Son6 b. Aug. 4, 1879; d. Aug. 10, 1879; 2. Charlotte6 Hale, b. Oct. 24, 1882; 3. Eli Austin6 Hale, b. July 2, 1884; 4. Kate6 Hale, b. Apr. 7, 1888.
6. THOMAS4 SEWARD, son of Dea. Josiah, 1, m. Mar. 31, 1818, in Stoddard by Rev. S. Robinson, Sally Dodge, b. Stoddard, Aug. 5, 1796; d. in Marlow, July 25 (Aug. 8, fam. rec.) 1885; dau. of Elijah and Sally ( Whitney) Dodge. He was a farmer and res. S. and Stod- dard. 4 ch. b. in S .: 1. George Washington5, b. Mar. 12, 1819, 12; 2. A Son5 b. and d. Dec. 12, 1820, having just breathed. 3. Sarah Osgood5, b. Dec. 9, 1822, 13; 4. Orpha Elvira5, b. June 13, 1824, 14.
7. OLIVE4 SEWARD, dau. of Capt. Samuel3, 2, d Swanzey, July 2, 1813; m. Apr. 28, 1805, Elkanah Richardson, b. Swanzey, July 9, 1780; d. Stow (Cuyahoga Falls Village) Ohio, Jan. 8, 1836; son of Wyman and Ruth (Lane) Richardson, He was a prominent lawyer and became a Judge in Ohio. Res. Swanzey, N. H. and Ohio. 4 ch .: 1. George Seward5 Richardson, b. Swanzey, Sept. 8, 1805; d Cascade, Mich., Apr. 6, 1884; 2. Marcia5 Richardson, b. Swanzey, Apr. 23, 1807; d. Copley, Ohio, 1865; 3. Elkanah Lane5 Richardson, b. Swanzey, Mar. 21, 1809; d. there July 21, 1810; 4. Elkanah Lane5 Richardson, b. Swanzey, June 6, 1811; d. Aug. 2, 1813. The records of this family are incomplete. Elkanah Richardson m. a second time, and his third wife was Elvira Wallace, b. in Bradford, N. H., dau. of Josiah and Polly (Goffe) Wallace of Antrim. He had ch. by 2nd. wife.
8. SAMUEL4 SEWARD, son of Capt. Samuel3, 2, was a farmer, a justice of the peace, and a capable and efficient adviser. Res. S. and Claremont; m. Mary Chandler of Schenectady, N. Y. 3 ch. b. in S. at 159: 1. Lestina Maria5, b. Nov. 10, 1810, 15; 2. Olive5, b. June 4, 1812; d. S. Apr. 9, 1813. 3. Olive Adams5, b. Jan. 27, 1814; d. S. Feb. 27, 1817. The "Sentinel" has the death of Olive Apr. 6, and of Olive Adams Feb. 25. The author has here used the dates from the grave- stones.
9. JOSEPH4 SEWARD, son of Capt. Samuel3, 2, was a prominent man in town, and held many important offices. He lived on the farm later owned by his son, J. B. Seward, near the center village. He m. (1) Nov. 12, 1811, Nancy Heaton, b. S. Dec. 9, 1787; d. S. Aug. 2, 1839; dau. of Jonathan and Mrs. Thankful (Sawyer) (Clark) Heaton; he m. (2) June 29, 1841 (incorrectly given June 30 in town records) Love Adams Holt, b. Littleton, Mass., Oct. 18, 1803; d. S., Jan. 26, 1891, dau. of David and Dinah (Bailey) Holt. 11 ch. b. S .: 1. A Son5, b. and d. Oct. 22, 1812. 2. A Son5, b. and d. Aug. 22, 1813. 3. A
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Son5, b. and d. June 7, 1814. 4. Nancy Maria5, b. Aug. 2, 1815; m. Lyman P. Petts (q. v.) 5. A Son5, b. and d. Jan. 31, 1818. 6. A dau.5 b. and d. Nov. 13, 1818. 7. Amanda5, b. Dec. 27, 1819; m. Charles Mason (q. v.) 8. Joseph Bradleys, b. May 31, 1822, 16. 9. Henry5, b. June 25, 1824; d. S. Nov. 9, 1824. 10. George Henry5, b. Feb. 22, 1827; d. Boston, Mass., July 1, 1846. 11. Quincy Adams5, b. Oct. 10, 1829; is unm .; res. in Greenfield, Mass., carried on the ready made and custom clothing business for many years, having a store in Keene at the same time. Later the firmi was known as Seward, Willard & Co.
10. ABIJAH4 SEWARD, son of Capt. Samuel3, 2, lived in the South district for more than half a century, on the old Eleazar Brown place, 155. He built his house between 1833 & '35, and he and his wife lived together more than 57 years; he d. in S. Sept. 2, 1877; m. Mar. 15, 1820 in Fitzwilliam, Roxana Fay, b. Fitzwilliam, Apr. 24, 1798; d. S., July 14, 1880; dau. of John and Lavina (Brigham) Fay. 6 ch. b. S. at 155: 1. Roxana5, b. May 22, 1821; m. Amos Seward Wood (q. v.) 2. Samuel Adams5, b. May 9, 1823, 17; 3. Alfred5, b. Sept. 8, 1825, 18; 4. Olando Abijah5, b. July 23, 1827, 19; 5. Betsey Fay5, b. Aug. 25, 1829, 20; 6. Lestina Janes, b. Mar. 25, 1831; m. Hosea Towne (q. v.)
11. DAVID5 SEWARD, son of Josiah Jr4., 4, took charge of the. old farm on his father's death, which occurred on David's fifteenth birthday. He lived on this farm, No. 139, until Nov. 1, 1862, when he moved to Keene, and lived first in Col. Wilson's house, and finally at 47 Emerald St., where he d. Nov. 3, 1886. He m. Oct. 1, 1840, in Nelson, by Rev. Wm. S. Cilley, Arvilla Matthews, b. Hancock, Dec. 26, 1818; d. Keene Jan. 1, 1881; dau. of James and Abigail (Keith) Matthews of Nelson and Hancock. 5 ch. b. S. at 139: 1. A dau.6, b. lifeless Aug. 16, 1841; 2. Josiah Lafayette6, b. Apr. 17, 1845; d. July 14, 1917; was unm .; the author of this History. See sketches at beginning of Vol. 1, and pages 587 and 594; 3. Emily Normanda6, b. Mar. 21, 1847; d. Keene, May 27, 1885. She was educated at Miss Hall's school in Keene, and was a cultivated and dignified- lady of benevolent nature, which was manifested in deeds of charity and kindness. 4. James Byron6, b. Aug. 11, 1849, 21; 5. Daniel Wilson6, b. June 24, 1851; d. S. June 27, 1851.
12. GEORGE WASHINGTON5 SEWARD, son of Thomas4, 6, was a carpenter and res. Hague and Ticonderoga, N. Y., Westminster and Orwell, Vt., Marlow, Langdon, Charlestown, Stoddard and Keene in N. H. He d. in Winchester, Sept. 10, 1896; m. Nov. 26, 1843, at Bellows Falls, Vt., by V. T. Sheafe, Esq., Ruth Cornelia Jenkins, b. Springfield, Vt., June 11, 1817; d. Winchester, Oct. 12, 1909 (when she d. they called her age exactly 92-4-0, but she gave her birthday to me as June 11, 1817). 5 ch .: 1. Frances Angenette6, b. Westminster, Vt., Mar. 19, 1845; m. Levi J. Barrett (q. v.); 2. Sarah Eliza6, b. Westmin- ster Nov. 27, 1846, 22; 3. Charles Andrew6, b. S. Charlestown, N. H.,
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Apr. 21, 1851; 23; 4. George Henry6, b. Hague, N. Y., Mar. 9, 1859, 24; 5. Roxana Henrietta6, b. Mar. 9, 1859 (twin to preceding), 25.
13. SARAH OSGOOD5 SEWARD, dau. of Thomas4, 6, d. Marlow July 29, 1884; m. Sept. 16, 1845, Harvey Towne, b. Washington, N. H., Sept, 18, 1818; drowned in Marlow, Oct. 7, 1901; son of Richard and Abigail (Tuttle) Towne. Res. Marlow and Stoddard; was a farmer. 2 sons: 1. George Harvey6 Towne, b. Stoddard, Sept. 16, 1847; d. Mar- low, Oct. 21, 1893; m. Aug. 25, 1872, Francina Clarinda Bradford, b. Marlow, Dec. 5, 1855; dau. of Curtis and Lucinda (Hall) (Gillette) Bradford. Res. Marlow with his father; is a farmer, and has two ch .: 1. Emma Josephine7 Towne, b. Marlow, July 8, 1873; m. Nov. 23, (or the day before Thanksgiving) 1892, Warren Minot Davis, b. Walpole, N. H., Oct. 15, 1868; son of Isaiah and Elmina (Phelps) Davis. He is a farmer in Stoddard, and has two ch. b. in Marlow: (1.) Leon Homer8 Davis, b. Oct. 13, 1893; (2.) Elmina Freda8 Davis, b. Aug. 28, 1895. 2. Elva Rena7 Towne, b. Marlow, Nov. 1, 1884; d. Mar. 3, 1887. 2. Blondin Milan6 Towne, b. Stoddard, Aug. 19, 1859; m. Oct. 31, 1883, Elsie Eliza Winchester. Res. Marlow; drove the Keene and Marlow stage at one time. Is a butcher.
14. ORPHA ELVIRA5 SEWARD, dau. of Thomas, 6, d. at Mar- low, Mar. 16, 1867; m. Nov. 7, 1853, by Alexander Campbell, Esq., at Bellows Falls, Vt .; Willard Spaulding Cady, b. Langdon, Apr. 18, 1826; d. Alstead, Aug. 31, 1892; son of Jesse and Diantha (Tenney) Cady. Res. Stoddard and Marlow; was a farmer and wool carder. 4 ch: 1. Emma Alura6 Cady, b. Stoddard, Sept. 8, 1854; d. there Sept. 6, 1858; 2. Lizzie Sarah6 Cady, b. Stoddard, June 2, 1856; d. Sept. 6, 1858; 3. Elmer Willard6 Cady, b. Stoddard, Mar. 14, 1859; d. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 24, 1899; 4. Lettie Jane6 Cady, b. Marlow, Sept. 2, 1860; m. (1) Nov. 21, 1878, John Hartley, b. W. Concord, N. H., Aug. 1860, son of Charles and Margaret (O'Brien) Hartley. They were divorced, and she m. (2) Nov. 27, 1882, George Hanson Travis, b. Deering, Mar. 16, 1861 ; son of Samuel Thompson and Lydia (Chase) Travis. Res. Keene, and is a fireman on B. & M. R. R. 4 ch .: (1.) Carl Harvey7 Hartley, b. Newport, N. H., June 17, 1880; d. Aug. 17, 1882. (2.) Leon Elmer7 Travis, b. Keene, Feb. 28, 1888; (3.) George Lester7 Travis, b. Green- field, N. H., Oct. 17, 1890; (4.) Linwood Olin7 Travis. b. Greenfield, Apr. 26, 1893.
Willard5 Cady was previously m. Aug. 6, 1844 to Abigail Davis, b. Gilsum, Jan. 23, 1827; d. there Feb. 23, 1852; dau. of Silas and Abigail (Putney) Davis of S. They had one dau., Carrie Maria® Cady, b. Wal- pole, Apr. 14, 1847; d. Springfield, Mass., Oct. 3, 1875; m. in 1873 William Turner of Athol, Mass. Willard5 Cady m. (3) after Orpha's death in 1867, Adelaide Augusta Allen, b. Lempster, 1845; dau. of Stephen and Phebe (Lewis) Allen, by whom he had Emma6, b. Marlow, Mar. 14, 1868; Mary Diantha®, b. Alstead, Sept. 30, 1874; m. William
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15. LESTINA MARIA5 SEWARD, dau. of Samuel Jr.4, 8, m. James Madison Gates, b. Plainfield (Cornish according to the History of Claremont) Oct. 30, 1808, son of Abel and Mary (Chase) Gates. Mary Chase was a sister of the father of Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Mr. Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, and later Chief Justice of the United States, in which office he presided over the famous trial in the impeachment of President Johnson. James Madison Gates was a lawyer of considerable reputation, began practice in Claremont in 1853, was a Representative to the General Court 1845-6; lived in Weathersfield, Vt., where three of his ch. were b. and later in Claremont, where he d. Apr. 8, 1854. 4 ch .: 1. Frances Adelaide® Gates, b. and d. Weathersfield; 2. Edgerton6 Gates, b. Weathersfield, Apr. 13, 1837; 3. James Seward® Gates, b. Weathersfield, Mar. 9, 1840; m. Aug. 11, 1861, Martha Ann Newton, b. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 9, 1840; dau. of Ira D. and Caroline (Dacon) Newton; res. Boston. 3 ch .: (1.) Harry Seward7 Gates, b. Boston, Mass., July 3, 1863; d. July 4, 1864; (2.) Alice Lestina7 Gates, b. Charlestown, Mass., May 6, 1871; m. Apr. 19, 1893, Joseph Edward Osborne, b. Peabody, Mass., (then So. Danvers) Mar. 9, 1868, a son of Joseph and Annie (Giddings) Osborne. One dau. b. Peabody, ( (1.) ) Con- stance8 Osborne, b. Sept. 16, 1895, lived six hours and died the same day. (3.) Emma Chandler7 Gates, b. Wakefield, Mass., Oct. 23, 1873; d. Malden, Mass., Mar. 20, 1877. 4. Emma Lestina Chandler® Gates, b. Clare- mont, June 6, 1844; m. Aug. 10, 1865, Augustus Winsor, b. Duxbury, Mass , Mar. 2, 1829; son of Lewis and Lydia (Howitt) Winsor. Res. Boston, where four ch. were b .: (1.) Gertrude Seward7 Winsor, b. July 29, 1867; m. Feb. 10, 1886, Frank Wilbur Aiken, b. June 8, 1857; son of Dr. Elisha W. and Melissa (Lowe) Aiken of Boston. (2.) James Ed- win7 Winsor, b. Apr. 2, 1871; (3.) Mary Howitt7 Winsor, b. Dec. 27, 1873; (4.) Seward Augustus7 Winsor, b. Apr. 13, 1884.
16 .. JOSEPH BRADLEY5 SEWARD, son of Joseph4, 9, lived on his father's farm, and was the last of the name of Seward-a once numerous family there-to live in Sullivan. He d. in Westmoreland, Sept. 9, 1905 ; m. July 4, 1854, in Chester, Vt., by Rev. Ela, Lydia Jefts, b. Townsend, Vt., Dec. 8, 1824; d. S. Apr. 25, 1884; dau. of Zebulon and Hannah (Howe) Jefts. One dau. b. S .: Ellen Amanda6, b. May 9, 1855; m. Sydney E. Barrett (q. v.) and also, 26.
17. SAMUEL ADAMS5 SEWARD, son of Abijah4, 10, was a farmer ; res. S., Swanzey and E. Sullivan. In S. he lived first on the old Capt. Eliakim Nims place, No. 149, and during his second residence in town was at E. Sullivan, in the first house east of the schoolhouse, on the same side of the street, where he d. Jan. 29, 1865. He m. Dec. 18, 1848 in Swanzey, Harriet Louisa Lebourveau. 6 ch .: 1. Edgar Samuel6, b. S., Aug. 31, 1850, 27; 2. Harriet Angelia6, b. S., July 18, 1853, 28; 3.
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William Aaron6, b. Swanzey, Jan. 7, 1859, 29; 4. Erving George6, b. E. S., Sept. 15, 1861; a conductor on Fitchburg R. R .; res. Waltham, Mass .; 5. Lora Louise6, b. E. S., Feb. 9, 1863, 30; 6. Henry Walter6, b. E. S., Jan. 18, 1865, 31.
18. ALFRED5 SEWARD, son of Abijah, 10, lived a while in S. at 149, then moved to Walpole on a good farm, where he d. Sept. 23, 1862. He m. June 14, 1854, at Bellows Falls, Vt., by Rev. John G. Wilson of Saxtons River, Louisa Phebe Ball, h. Walpole, Dec. 13, 1834 ; d. there Feb. 18, 1897; 2 ch. b. Walpole: Frank Alfred6, b. Apr. 26, 1857, 32; 2. Charles Ellery6, b. Aug. 19, 1862, 33. Mrs. Alfred Seward m. (2) William Hall, b. Walpole, June 4, 1826; d. there Jan. 26, 1892; son of Levi and Susannah (Foster) Hall; one ch .: Percie Louisa6 Hall, b. Walpole, May 26, 1869; d. there Apr. 21, 1892 unm. Several facts here recorded pertaining to this family correct other published histories.
19. ORLANDO ABIJAH5 SEWARD, son of Abijah4 10, lived for a time in S. on the old Capt. Nims place, No. 149, and then moved to Keene and went into the business of local expressing and freight for- warding. He d. in Keene, Feb. 26, 1906; m. Nov. 25, 1853, Lydia Field Bailey, b. Chester, Vt., Nov. 27, 1833; d. Keene, Dec. 28, 1912; dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Beard) Bailey of Chester. Four ch .: 1. Orlando Leslie6, b. S., Nov. 14, 1855; is a portrait painter and res. Keene; 2. Ida Lydia®, b. S., Mar. 26, 1858; 3. George Henry6, b. S., June 24, 1860; unm., res. Keene; 4. Cora Belle6, b. Keene, Dec. 26, 1862; d. there Aug. 11, 1892.
20. BETSEY5 SEWARD, dau. of Abijah, 10, m. Oct. 15, 1850 in Swanzey, Jerome Lebourveau, b. Keene, Nov. 27, 1825; d. Walpole, Mar. 17, 1909; son of John and Arethusa (Nourse) Lebourveau. Two ch. b. Keene: 1. Fred Alfred6 Lebourveau, b. Feb. 27, 1854; m. in Keene by Rev. W. W. Hayward, Apr. 22, 1879, Abbie Marcella Baker, b. Marlow, Apr. 28, 1854, dau. of Franklin and Nancy Jane (Gustin) Baker. Res. Walpole; one ch .: Marian Fay7 Lebourveau, b. Walpole Aug. 14, 1891; d. there, Nov. 10, 1897; 2. Lilla Fay6 Lebourveau, b. June 6, 1859; m. June 27, 1882, Charles Sumner Burt. Is a farmer in Walpole. No. ch.
21. JAMES BYRON6 SEWARD, son of David5, 11, was educated at Westbrook Seminary and Kimball Union Academy at Meriden. He began business as a clerk in the store of Whitcomb and Dunbar of Keene. He was afterwards in the employ of George A. Fenno & Co. of Boston; A. T. Stewart in New York City; also Union Adams & Co., and Mills and Gibbs in New York. Then he was in business for himself, at first having Mr. J. E. Tourtellot as partner. For several years up to the time of his death he was with James Jamison & Co., in the hosiery business, in New York City. He d. Oct. 21, 1918; m. Oct. 18, 1877, Sarah Annie Mott, b. Williamsburgh (now a part of Brooklyn, N. Y.) July 4, 1858;
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