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1. DEA. ARTEMAS7 STONE, son of Hezekiah6, VI, was a farmer and res. Fitzwilliam and S .; d. in Fitzwilliam, Apr. 10, 1862; m. Aug. 1797, Isabella Manning, b. Athol (?) Mass., Nov. 25, 1780, d. Fitzwil- liam, Aug. 27. 1861; dau. of Mary (Bailey) Manning. Ch .: 1. Nathaniel8, b. Fitzwilliam, Apr. 8, 1798, d. S., Aug. 1801. 2. Jeremy8, b. S., Oct. 11, 1799, d. Fitzwilliam, June 20, 1803. 3. Harriet8, b. S., June 6, 1801, 6. 4. Francis8, b. S., Sept. 23, 1802, 7. 5. Mary B.8, b. Fitzwilliam, Nov. 23, 1804, 8. 6. Jesse8, b. Fitzwilliam, Sept. 8, 1806, 9. 7. Oren8, b. Fitzwilliam, July 12, 1808, d. Sept. 7, 1814. 8. Artemas8, b. Fitz- william, May 8, 1810, 10. 9. Eveline B.8, b. Fitzwilliam, Apr. 18,
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1812, 11. 10. Oren8, b. Fitzwilliam, June 30, 1814, 12. 11. Lynde8, b. Fitzwilliam, Sept. 1816, d. June 20, 1822. 12. Gardner W.8, b. Fitzwil- liam, Mar. 13, 1819, 13.
2. MOSES7 STONE, son of Hezekiah®, VI, m. Eliza Fay, b. South- bridge, Mass., Oct. 1799; d. Jan. 21, 1879; dau. of Peter Fay. He never, probably, lived in S. His ch. were: 1. Clarissa8, b. Fitzwilliam, July 11, 1815; m. Nov. 13, 1839, George Washington Simonds, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Apr. 21, 1816; d. Fitzwilliam, Oct. 31, 1883, son of Rev. Samuel and Sarah (Knights) Simonds. She had seven children ; their genealogy may be seen in the History of Fitzwilliam. 2. Moses F.8 b. May 21, 1817 at Fitzwilliam. 3. Nathan8, b. Feb. 8, 1819, Fitzwil- liam; m. 1842, Mary L. Miles, b. Aug. 12, 1822; dau. of John and Harriet (Stone) Miles. 8 ch. b. Fitzwilliam: (1.) Albert G 9, b. Oct. 22, 1842; d. Nov. 3, 1862 from wound received in battle. (2.) John N.9, b. May 24, 1844; d. Sept. 29, 1844. (3.) Flora Elizabeth9, b. Sept. 1, 1845; m. Jan. 2, 1883, Amos Jewett Blake Esq. as his second wife. He was b. Rindge, Oct. 20, 1836, son of Ebenezer and Hephzibah (called Hepsibeth) (Jewett) Blake. He is a lawyer and had one ch. by 2nd wife: ((1.)) Leroy Stanley10 Blake, b. Fitzwilliam, Nov. 5, 1883; (4.) Mary Louiseº, b. Apr. 2, 1848; (5.) Sarah Anna9, b. Aug. 20, 1851; (6.) Nathan Elwyn9, b. Jan. 4, 1854; d. Feb. 9, 1879; (8.) Percy Tem- ple9, b. Jan. 25, 1865; d. Aug. 18, 1868. 4. Eliza8, b. Jan. 29, 1821; d. June 23, 1822. 5. Alonzo8, b. Aug. 14, 1823. 6. Eliza A.8, b. Jan. 5, 1827; d. unm. Jan. 11, 1854. 7. Peter M.8, b. Apr. 1829. 8. Emily A.8 b. Nov. 5, 1832, d. Sept. 11, 1834.
3. BETSEY VALENTINE7 STONE, dau. of Hezekiah®, VI, d. Fitz- william, Apr. 20, 1873; m. Dec. 27, 1810, Martin Stone, b. Fitz. Oct. 19, 1778, d. there, Oct. 1, 1851; son of Samuel and Anna (Stacy) Stone. They probably never lived in Sullivan. Eleven ch. b. Fitz .: 1. Louisa8, Stone, b. Nov. 15, 1811, d. June 13, 1812. 2. Louisa8 Stone, b. Mar. 19, 1813; m. Dec. 4, 1832, Abiel Pevey, b. June 17, 1807; d. at Lowell, Mass., Sept. 14, 1886; son of Peter and Lucy Pevey of Greenfield, N. H. She had six ch. 3. Edward8 Stone, b. Apr. 5, 1815; m. Feb. 11, 1841, Lucy Healey of Swanzey; b. Mar. 21, 1817; dau. of Davis and Asenath (Hills) Healey. Res. Swanzey and had five ch. 4. Elizabeth8 Stone, b. Feb. 24, 1817; m. June 3, 1841, Merrill C. Peavey, b. Aug. 7, 1812, d. Aug. 8, 1873, a brother of Louisa's husband. She res. in Lowell, and had three ch. 5. John8 Stone, b. Feb. 28, 1819; m. (1) Oct. 26, 1841, Hannah S. Healey, b. Nov. 17, 1819; d. Mar. 17, 1875; a sister of Edmund's wife; m. (2) June 22, 1876, Jane B. Newell of Milford, N. H., b. Jan. 7, 1820; dau. of Jacob and Keziah L. (Powers) Newell of Jaf- frey. Res. Medina, Mich. and Dublin, N. H., 5 ch. 6. Anna8 Stone, b. Mar. 6, 1821; d. Feb. 10, 1869; m. Nov. 9, 1843, Jos. L. Parker, b. Mar. 20, 1820; d. July 24, 1885; son of Lyman Parker. He m. (2) Nancy Stone, dau. of Nathaniel Stone of Fitz. Anna had 3 ch. 7. Ambra8
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Stone, b. (twin), Mar. 6, 1821; m. June 24, 1841, Edwin F. Read, b. Mar. 15, 1819; son of Josiah and Mary (Forbes) Read, of Swanzey, 2 ch. 8. Sarah8 Stone, b. Apr. 25, 1823; m. Oct. 14, 1845, Luther S. Lane, b. July 20, 1817; d. Sept. 13, 1883, son of Elijah and Fanny (Scott) Lane of Swanzey, 5 ch. 9. Solon8 Stone, b. (twin), Apr. 25, 1823; d. June 20, 1825. 10. Nancy8 Stone, b. Aug. 6, 1825; d. July 17, 1843. 11. Hannah8 Stone, b. Nov. 9, 1827; m. Apr. 30, 1847, Paul F. Aldrich Jr., b. Nov. 20, 1827, son of Paul F. and Lavina (called Lee vanie) Aldrich of Swanzey. Res. Somerville, Mass., 4 ch.
4. NANCY7 STONE, dau. of Hezekiah6, VI, m. July 4, 1809, Daniel Simonds, who res. Fitzwilliam and d. there, Aug. 13, 1859. They had twelve ch. whose genealogy is more fully given in the History of Fitz- william. She probably never lived in S. and we do not give it fully here. Their ch. were: 1. Rufus8 Simonds, b. Aug. 15, 1810; m. Nov. 8, 1833, Harriet Metcalf, b. July 20, 1812; dau. of Timothy and Ruth (Chapin) Metcalf of Rindge. Five ch. b. Fitz. and then they moved to Ludlow, Vt. 2. Moses8 Simonds, b. Dec. 8, 1812; d. Mar. 25, 1835. 3. Laura Ann8 Simonds, b. Dec. 4, 1814; d. Mar. 7. 1837. 4. Sarah M.8 Simonds, b. Apr. 25, 1816; m. Timothy S. Reed, b. Acworth, Sept. 22, 1811; d. Fitz. Nov. 7, 1873, son of Tileston (called Tillison) and Delia (Byam) Reed. Res. Fitz., 3 ch. 5. Ruth H.8 Simonds, d. June 18, 1844, aged 26. 6. Reuben P.8 Simonds, d. at Weston, Vt., June 3, 1872, aged 53, buried in Fitz .; m. Rebecca Ballard, dau. of Eliphas of Lancaster, Mass., and had at least two ch. 7. Daniel Azro8 Simonds, m. Mar. 12, 1844, Eliza, dau. of Samuel and Thankful (Smith) Poland. She was b. Oct. 9, 1823, one ch. 8. Nancy Elizabeth8 Simonds, d. Fitz. Apr. 15, 1825, aged 7 mos. 9. Nancy J.8 Simonds, b. Feb. 9, 1826; m. Alfred Whitney. 10. Mary B.8 Simonds, b. May 7, 1828; m. May 17, 1848, Benjamin Franklin Cummings, b. Hancock, May 4, 1828, son of Asahel and Polly (Ames) Cummings of Hancock. She d. Oct. 4, 1870, Rutland, Vt .; 2 ch. b. in Hancock. He was subsequently twice married. 11. Alonzo A.8 Simonds, b. Oct. 1830. 12. Harriet A.8 Simonds, b. Oct. 1833.
5. RUTH HOWE7 STONE, dau. of Hezekiah6, VI, d. Nov. 10, 1860; m. Nov. 9, 1815, Reuben Pratt, b. Fitz. Sept. 22, 1793; d. there, Sept. 18, 1852; son of Joseph and Sarah (Hunt) Pratt. Five ch., whose genealogies appear more fully in the Fitzwilliam History. 1. Warren8 Pratt, b. Nov. 17, 1820; m. (1) Susan C. Beard, who d. Aug. 16, 1853; m. (2) Aug. 17, 1854, Seraph E. Miles. Four ch. by 1st m. Res. Fitz. till 1854, then New Ipswich. 2. Elizabeth8 Pratt, b. Apr. 27, 1823; m. Nov. 20, 1844, James M. Ingalls of Fitz., later of Brookline, Mass. 2 ch. 3. Sarah8 Pratt, b. Dec. 26, 1825; d. Nov. 3, 1840. 4. William8 Pratt, b. Apr. 21, 1828; d. Oct. 10, 1860; m. Jan. 1, 1852, Abby T. Whittemore, who d. Dec. 14, 1870, 2 ch. 5. Reuben3 Pratt, b, Nov. 1, 1830; d. Nov. 19, 1877; m. (1) Cynthia L. Miles; m. (2) Cynthia Moody. One son, Reuben 3rd9 Pratt.
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6. HARRIET8 STONE, dau. of Artemas7. 1, m. Dec. 16, 1819, John Miles, b. Fitz., June 28, 1795; d. there, Sept. 2, 1860; son of Joel and Mary ( Estabrook) Miles Five ch. b. Fitz .: 1 and 2 stillborn infants, d. May 25, 1820 and Mar. 4, 1821. 3. Mary Louiseº Miles, b. Aug. 12, 1822; m. Nathan Stone, son of Moses, (q. v.) 4. Sarah Maria? Miles, b. Dec. 15, 1826; m. (1) Apr. 6, 1845, Harrison Barrus, b. Rich- mond, June 9, 1818; d. Athol, Mass., Aug. 17, 1861; son of Samuel and Silence (Holman) Barrus She m. (2) Apr. 3, 1872, Ivers Emer- son, b. Jan. 7, 1820; d. Apr. 6, 1885, son of Asa Emerson. 7 ch. by 1st wife, ;b. Fitz. (1.) John Harrison10 Barrus, b. Apr. 26, 1846. (2.) James Alanson10 Barrus, b. Swanzey, July 31, 1848. (3.) Henry Alfonso10 Barrus, b. Nov. 18, 1850. (4.) William Elisha1º Barrus, b. Aug. 28, 1853; (5.) A son10, b. 1856; d. June 11, 1857; (6.) Hattie Elizabeth10 Barrus, b. June 28, 1859; (7.) Fred I.10 Barrus, b. 1861, d. July 25, 1867, aged 5 yrs. 6 mos. 5. Jane Elizabeth9 Miles, b. Oct. 3, 1827; m. Aug. 3, 1845, Isaac Davis, b. Royalton, Vt., Jan. 3, 1822. She had seven ch., five d. young, and their names are not given in the History of Fitzwilliam; the two recorded are; (1.) Hattie Eldora10 Davis, b. Westboro, Mass., Aug. 8, 1854: m. (1) Jan. 7, 1873, Chris- topher F. Raymond, son of Merrick D. and Eunice W. (Wyman) Ray- mond of Winchendon, Mass .; m. (2) Mar. 27, 1887, Benjamin Frank- lin Cummings, b. Hancock, May 4, 1828; son of Asahel and Polly (Ames) Cummings. 2 ch. b. Winchendon, ((1.)) Fred 0.11 Raymond, b. Sept. 29, 1873; ((2.)) Carroll11 Raymond, b. Oct. 11, 1875. (2.) Ida Florence Nightingale10 Davis b. Aug. 1, 1860; m. Sept. 11, 1880, Homer Augustus Davis, b. Oct. 31, 1858; son of Henry D. and Eleanor J. Davis. Two ch. b. Fitzwilliam: ((1.)) Harold Henry11 Davis, b. Apr. 18, 1881; ((2.)) Homer Isaac11 Davis, b. June 24, 1883.
7. FRANCIS® STONE, son of Artemas7, 1, was a farmer and res. Fitzwilliam, where he d. Jan. 19, 1884; m. Feb. 20, 1827, Mary Adaline Farrington, b. Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 5, 1808, d. Fitzwilliam, July 28, 1885; dau. of George and Rhoda (Baker) Farrington of Rox- bury. Nine ch., the first b. Roxbury, the others in Fitzwilliam: 1. Mary Isabella9, b. Jan. 27, 1828, 14; 2. Francis Henry9, b. May 4, 1830, drowned Sept. 30, 1833; 3. George Baker9, b. Jan. 14, 1833; d. Jan. 15, 1833; 4. George Henry9, b. Sept. 14, 1834, a major of artillery in the Civil War, res. St. Louis, Mo .; 5. Sophia Louisa? b. May 29, 1837, 15; 6. William Wallace9, b. Apr. 11, 1841, killed at battle of Williams- burg, May 5, 1862; 7. Charles Augustus9, b. Oct. 16, 1843; 8. Frances Adaline9, b. Jan. 16, 1846, 16; 9. Eugene Frank9, b. Aug. 29, 1848, res. Fitchburg, Mass.
8. MARY B.8 STONE, dau. of Artemas7, 1, m. Jan. 4, 1832, Thomas Noyes of Needham, Mass.
9. JESSE: STONE, son of Artemas7, 1, m. Cynthia ( Bowker) Rol- lins, b, Fitzwilliam, Feb. 12, 1807; dau. of Bartlett and Jemima
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(Knowlton) Bowker, and widow of Dexter B. Rollins of Charlestown, Mass. 3 ch. b. Fitzwilliam: 1. William H.9, b. June 21, 1841; 2. Cyn- thia E.9, b. July 16, 1843; 3. Lynds B.9, b. June 25, 1845.
10. ARTEMAS JR.8 STONE, son of Artemas7, 1, lived in Fitzwil- liam, and d. there, Feb. 29, 1860; m. Dec. 26, 1830, Ann L. Simonds, b. Sept. 23, 1810; dau. of Rev. Samuel and Sarah (Knight) Simonds of Winchendon, Mass. 12 ch. b. Fitzwilliam: 1. Samuel Nelson9, b. July 10, 1832; d. Apr. 10, 1835; 2. Mary Jane9, b. Sept. 10, 1834, 17, 3. Emily Ann9, b. May 22, 1836, 18; 4. Sarah Isabella9, b. May 17, 1838 ; 5. Julius Orlando9, b. Apr. 3, 1840; 6. Samuel Stillman9, b. Nov. 27, 1842, 19; 7. George Artemas9, b. Apr. 23, 1843, 20; 8. Eveline Roxana3, b. Aug. 3, 1845; d. Dec. 3, 1864, unm .; 9. Louisa Adeline9, b. Jan. 9, 1847, 21; 10. Sandford Augustus9, b. July 10, 1848; d. Sept. 14, 1849; 11. Sandford Frederick9, b. June 17, 1850; 12. Clar- ence Abbot9, b. Jan. 7, 1855, 22.
11. EVELINE B.8 STONE, dau. of Artemas7, 1, d. Jan. 3, 1875 ; m. May 2, 1830, Roswell J. Phelps of Simsbury, Conn. He d. and she m. (2), 1854, George W. Simonds, b. Winchendon, Mass., Apr. 21, 1816; d. Fitzwilliam, Oct. 31, 1883; son of Rev. Samuel and Sarah (Knights) Simonds. She had one ch .: Helen Mae Phelps, b. Simsbury, Conn., Mar. 2, 1831; m. Charles Alonzo Smytherman, b. Sept. 29, 1828 in Birmingham, England; one son (1.) Charles Frederick10 Smytherman, b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 19, 1852; m. Jan. 25, 1874, Sarah Jane Ellis, b. Fitzwilliam, Nov. 26, 1853; dau. of George W. and Bethiah E. (Pratt) Ellis.
12. OREN: STONE, son of Artemas7, m. Lucy Gould.
13. GARDNER W.8 STONE, son of. Artemas7, 1, d. in Chicago, Dec. 1886. He m. three times; first wife was Mary Osborn of Temple- ton, Mass.
14. MARY ISABELLAº STONE, dau. of Francis8, m. Nov. 26, 1847, Samuel Chadwick Felch, b. Royalston, Mass., July 25, 1814; d. Fitzwilliam, Sept. 4, 1872; son of Samuel and Olive (Whiton) Felch. 3 sons: 1. Preston10 Felch, b. Mar. 17, 1850; 2. Charles Milton10 Felch, b. Apr. 27, 1854; Arthur10 Felch, b. Nov. 4, 1855; all were prob- ably born in Fitzwilliam.
15. SOPHIA LOUISEº STONE, dau. of Francis8, 7, m. - Dare; res. Boston Highlands, Mass.
16. FRANCES ADALINE9 STONE, dau. of Francis8, 7, m. Apr. 21, 1869, William Lebourveau, b. Jaffrey, Aug. 8, 1847; son of William and Mary G. (Putney) Lebourveau; 3 ch .: 1. Anna10 Lebourveau, b. Fitxwilliam; 2. Edith10 Lebourveau; 3. Mary1º Lebourveau, b. Boston, Mass.
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17. MARY JANE9 STONE, dau. of Artemas Jr.8, 10, m. Dujald Campbell.
18. EMILY ANN9 STONE, dau. of Artemas Jr.8, 10, m. Sept. 14, 1854, George Olmstead Dunton, b. Fitzwilliam, June 18, 1832, son of Abel and Ruth (Phillips) Dunton; 9 ch., all b. in Fitzwilliam: 1. Arthur Eugene10 Dunton, b. Apr. 2, 1856; d. Dec. 21, 1863; 2. George Albert10 Dunton, b. June 16, 1861; m. June 25, 1887, Lillian E. Willoughby, dau. of Luther N. and Harriet O. Willoughby of Jaffrey; 3. Stillman Augustus10 Dunton, b. Aug. 21, 1862; d. Mar. 8, 1864; 4. Emogene 10 Dunton, b. Aug. 5, 1864; m. June 30, 1886, Orrin L. Dunn of "Peter- boro, son of Stillman and Anna L. (Davis) Dunn; 5. Fred William10 Dunton, b. Aug. 4, 1866; 6. Walter Orlando10 Dunton, b. Jan. 24, 1867; 7. Cora Belle10 Dunton, b. Apr. 8, 1872; 8. Delbert10 Dunton, b. June 18, 1874; 9. Charles Abel10 Dunton, b. Mar. 14, 1876.
19. SAMUEL STILLMAN9 STONE, son of Artemas Jr.8, IO, m. Aug. 31, 1861, Olive Maria Jones, b. June 23, 1841, d. Aug. 3, 1881 ; dau. of George W. and Lavina S. Jones, m. (2), Oct. 4, 1882, Sarah Bowker, b. Fitzwilliam, Aug. 3, 1849; dau. of Luke and Sarah (Howe) Bowker; 3 ch .: 1. Frederick Stillman10, b. June 23, 1862; d. Feb. 23, 1865; 2. Lillian Lavina10, b. June 24, 1871; d. Mar. 26, 1872; 3. Arthur10, b. Oct. 20, 1886.
20. GEORGE ARTEMAS9 STONE, son of Artemas Jr.8, 10, m. July 3, 1861, Emma E. Whitney of Ashburnham, Mass .; one son, Charles W.10, b. abt. 1862; m. Dec. 11, 1885, Addie Josephine Gilman, b. Fitz- william, Jan. 16, 1863; dau. of Henry Danvers and Mary E. (Stone) Gilman.
21. LOUISA ADELINE9 STONE, dau. of Artemas Jr.8, 10, m. Dec. 31, 1874, Joel Leroy Gilson, b. Plymouth, Vt., Dec. 27, 1844, son of Hosea B. and Mary A. (Wheeler) Gilson. One son, Leroy E.10 Gilson, b. Fitzwilliam, July 5, 1880.
22. CLARENCE ALBERTO STONE, son of Artemas Jr8, IO, m. May 13, 1874, Eva M. Taft, b. Fitzwilliam, Aug. 21, 1854; dau. of Charles Lewis and Susan Maria (Phillips) Taft. 2 sons b. Fitzwilliam : 1. Edward Stillman10, b. Apr. 15, 1875; 2. Elwin Brigham10, b. Aug. 14, 1887.
II. OLIVER STONE FAMILY.
A certain OLIVER1 STONE was m. in Nelson, Mar. 5, 1817, to Charlotte Kittredge, both of Nelson, by Rev. Gad Newell. I do not know as he has any connection with the Sullivan Oliver; I think there were two Oliver Stones in Nelson. BRADLEY2 STONE, son of Oliver1, d. in Gilsum, June 24, 1886, aged 61 yrs. 10 mos. 18 days; buried in Bond cemetery.
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III. EDDY C. STONE FAMILY.
WILLIAM EDDY1 STONE, m. Betsey Rosella Gerry and lived in Mendon, Vt. Here their son, Eddy Chauncey2, 1, was b. Dec. 15, 1860.
1. EDDY CHAUNCEY2 STONE, son of William E.1, came to S. in 1888 and moved into the old Oliver Brown house in the Centre district ; he d. Dec. 3, 1919, in the Joseph Leonard house, in which he had lived several years. He was a farmer, and for eleven years carried the mail between Keene and Sullivan. He m. in Gilsum, by Rev. Rogers, Jan. 12, 1886, Dora Cornelia Corey, b. Gilsum, June 30, 1869; dau. of Woodbury and Everetta Rosella (Nash) Corey. 5 ch .: 1. William Eddy3, b. Gilsum, Aug. 21, 1886; m. June 22, 1910, in Surry by Rev. H. S. Kimball, Mary Gertrude Starkey, b. Troy, Feb. 4, 1887; dau. of Thomas W. and Mary (Walker) Starkey. They have a dau., Hazel4. 2. Grace Belle3, b. Gil- sum, May 24, 1888; m. Sept. 11, 1912, in Marlborough by Rev. S. H. McCollecter, D. D., George Oren Wiswall, b. Marlborough, Apr. 5, 1879 ; son of Oren Hanson and Eliza M. (Nutting) Wiswall. He is a teamster; res. Marlborough. 3. Tressie Rosetta3, b. S., Feb. 21. 1891; m. Herbert Granville Wiswall, b. June 4, 1881; brother of her sister Grace's hus- band. He is a teamster; res. Marlborough. 4. Bessie E.3, b. S., Mar. 29, 1894. 5. Leslie A.3, b. S., Jan. 5, 1900.
STOW OR STOWE.
I. JOHN1 STOW came to America in one of Winthrop's Companies, arriving "7th of 3d month, 1634," and settled at Roxbury. His wife Elizabeth, who d. 1638 and six ch. came with him. He was made a freeman in 1634 and a member of the "Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company" 1638, and representative, in 1639. Ch. were probably Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Samuel (Harvard College, 1645) and Thankful; all b. in England. II. NATHANIEL2 STOW, undoubted- ly the son of John1, b. in England, came to America with his father; settled in Concord, Mass., where he d. May 30, 1684; m. (1), Elizabeth, who d. at Concord, June 8, 1661; m. (2), Aug. 20, 1662, Martha Big- nell (probably for Bicknell), who d. in Concord, Dec. 26, 1717 in her 90th year. III. EBENEZER3 STOW, son of Nathaniel2 and Martha, was b. Concord, June 28, 1668; lived in Concord and m. May 2, 1700, Abigail Parling. IV. AMOS4 STOW, son of Ebenezer8 b. Concord, Apr. 15, 1718; d. there, July 1, 1798. His wife was Mary who d. Mar. 9, 1793, aged 72. He lived in Concord. V. EBENEZER5 STOW, son of Amos4, b. Concord, Dec. 15, 1753; d. Hubbardston, Mass., May 19, 1841; m. Dec. 28, 1775, Mary Hartwell, b. Carlisle, Mass., Aug. 18, 1755; d. Hubbardston, Oct. 15, 1840; dau. of Simon and Mary (Wooley) Hart- well. VI. EPHRAIM6 STOW, son of Ebenezer5, b. Hubbardston, May 2, 1797; d. there, Mar. 4, 1875; m. Nov. 20, 1823, Sally M. Goodspeed, b. Hubbardston, Apr. 15, 1798; d. May 25, 1880; dau. of Luther and
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Margaret (Murdock) Goodspeed of that town. Their oldest ch., John Murdock7, 1, b. Hubbardston, Sept. 7, 1824. Delia A7, another ch. m. Alanson A. Nims (q. v.). The family in later years have sometimes spelled the name STOWE.
1. REV. JOHN MURDOCK7 STOW, son of Ephraim6, m. (1), Sept. 7, 1854, Louisa Clark, b. Hubbardston, Jan. 24, 1816; d there, Aug. 16, 1866; dau. of Abijah and Betsey (Heald) Clark; m. (2), Apr. 7, 1868, Sarah Deborah Locke, b. Ashburnham, Mass .; dau. of William Dane and Miranda (Adams) Locke of New Ipswich. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College. After her husband's very sad and sudden death (Rev. J. H. Stow d. May 9, 1877, the fatal result of being thrown from a carriage that same day) she completed and carried through the press his History of Hubbardston. He lived in Sullivan, from 1863 to 1870, as pastor of the 1st Cong. ch., and was the first to occupy the new parsonage building. One ch. b. Walpole, Alfred Ephraim8, b. Oct. 19, 1855; d. Oct. 27, 1876, Keene.
SWETT.
PERLEY EDWIN2 SWETT, b. Stoddard, Feb. 6, 1888, son of Daniel Edwin1 and Eliza Jane (Whittier) Swett; m. July 15, 1911, Helen Eva Whitney, b. Hillsborough, Feb. 6, 1888; dau. of Edgar Rand and Emma (Harvey) Whitney. Res. on old Hastings farm in S., where was b., Harvey Walter3, June 7, 1912.
SYMONDS.
JOSEPH1 SYMONDS, was b. in Shirley, Mass., Jan. 30, 1746; was a soldier of the Revolution. He settled in Groton. Mass .; removed to New Ipswich and finally to Hancock where he d. Oct. 15, 1820. The first time the church bell in Hancock was tolled was for his death. He m. Submit (called Mittie), dau. of Lieut. John and Sarah (Lawrence) Cummings. She was b. Groton, Mass., Dec. 25, 1751; d. Hancock, Jan. 7, 1827. They had six ch. II. CHARLES2 SYMONDS, son of Joseph1, b. Hancock, Mar. 23, 1785; d. Marlow, July 20, 1854; m. Dec. 26, 1809, Sally Dennis, b. Hancock, Nov. 25, 1784; d. Marlow, Oct. 28, 1857; dau. of Moses and Sarah (Frye) Dennis. Mr. Symonds lived in Hancock village and was an inn-keeper. He had nine ch. who lived to maturity and married, among them was Hon. John3 Symonds, b. Han- cock, May 18, 1816, 1.
1. HON. JOHN$ SYMONDS, son of Charles2, m. Nov. 3, 1841, Car- oline Elizabeth Robbins, b. Nelson, Dec. 20, 1821; d. Keene, Oct. 19, 1890; dau. of Ira and Jerusha (Taft) Robbins. No children. He res. Hancock, Sullivan, Marlow and Keene. He d. in Keene, Mar. 28, 1885. For further account of his active and useful life see pages 623-624.
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TAYLOR.
LUKE WARD TAYLOR was b. in Jaffrey, d. in Springfield, Vt. The name of his wife is not known to us. They had George, Albert, Lucy and Henry b. in Springfield, Vt. They had several ch. b. in S .: Julia was b. in the Will Bates house; Cynthia, Arthur and Charles Henry were b. in the Eaton house. We have no further record of the family.
TOWNE.
I. WILLIAM2 TOWNE, b. in England abt. 1600, and believed to be the son of Richard1 Towne of Braceby, England, came from either Yarmouth or Bristol, England, with his wife, Joanna (Blessing) Towne, and five or six ch. and lived in Salem, Mass. They had eight children so far as known. II. JOSEPH3 TOWNE, son of William2, I. b. abt. 1639, Salem, Mass., d. Topsfield, Mass. in 1713; m. Phebe, dau. of Thomas Perkins of Topsfield. He moved from Salem to Topsfield, Mar. 22, 1670; was a member of the Topsfield church; had nine children. III. JOSEPH JR.4 TOWNE, son of Joseph3, II, b. Topsfield, Mar. 22, 1673, d. there, May 28, 1757; m. (1), Nov. 9, 1699, Margaret Case, who d .; m. (2), Nov. 5, 1707, Abigail Curtis, b. Oct. 21, 1680; d. Mar. 8, 1729; m. (3), Feb. 21, 1730, Mary Mower of Lynn, who d. Oct. 2, 1739. IV. ISRAEL5 TOWNE, son of Joseph Jr.4, III, by his first wife Margaret, was b. at Topsfield, Mass., Mar. 24, 1705; d. Amherst, N. H., 1791. He m. May 23, 1729, Grace Gardner of Middletown, Mass., who d. at Amherst in 1803. His is said to have been the fourth family to settle in Narragansett, No. 3, now Amherst, N. H. He had eight chil- dren: Thomas, Archelaus, Israel, Moses, Gardner, Elizabeth, Susannah and Mary. V. ISRAEL JR.6 TOWNE, son of Israel5, IV, b. Topsfield, Nov. 16, 1736; went with his father to Amherst; moved to Stoddard in 1782, and d. there, Apr. 28, 1813; m. July 31, 1760, Lydia, dau. of Benjamin Hopkins, b. abt. 1737, d. at Stoddard, Mar. 3, 1826 in her 89th year. He had nine children: Israel, William, Gardner, Benjamin, Andrew, Lydia who d. young, Daniel, Hannah (who m. Ebenezer Ban- croft), and Lemuel. VI. ISRAEL 3d7 TOWNE, son of Israel Jr.6, V, b. Amherst, N. H., June 14, 1761, d. Stoddard, May 2, 1848; m. Hannah Abbott of Stoddard, d. at Stoddard, Mar. 9, 1847. They had nine chil- dren: Lydia (Mrs. Oliver Hodgman), Archelaus, Israel, Hannah (Mrs. Asa Copeland), Esther (Mrs. Isaac Howe), Grace (killed by a falling tree), Gardner, Ebenezer, Lucy (Mrs. Samuel Upton).
1. ARCHELAUS8 TOWNE, son of Israel7, VI, b. Amherst, N. H., Nov. 29, 1782; d. Langdon, May 5, 1875; was a farmer, and lived in Stoddard and S. He m. (1), Dec. 14, 1813, Clarissa Gerould, dau. of Samuel and Azubah (Thompson) Gerould, b. in Stoddard, Aug. 15, 1788; d. in Stoddard, May 25, 1816. He m. (2), Jan. 22, 1818, Ruth
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Kenney, b. Stoddard, Dec. 2, 1783, d. Langdon, Sept. 9, 1877; dau. of Rev. Isaac and Anna (Adams) Kenney (Rev. Isaac Kenney was a Bap- tist clergyman at Stoddard and Munsonville; was b. in New Ipswich, Apr. 16, 1757 and d. Royalston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1801). Ch. b. Stod- dard: 1. Ebenezer9, b. Aug. 25, 1814, 2. 2. Clarissa9, b. Oct. 28, 1818; m. Thomas Winch (q. v.) 3. Daniel9, b. Jan. 17, 1821, 3. 4. Hosea9, b. Apr. 4, 1826, 4.
2. EBENEZER9 TOWNE, son of Archelaus8, 1, was a tailor and res. North White Creek, N. Y., and Cambridge, N. Y .; m. May 8, 1843, Sophia Bishop Tanner, b. Whitehall, N. Y., May 22, 1823. He d. in Bennington, Vt., Nov. 11, 1886, Ch. b. Cambridge, N. Y .: 1. George Edward10, b. Mar. 20, 1844, 5. 2. Sarah Mary10, b. Aug. 7, 1847 (She gave this date of her birth to the writer herself. The Gerould pub- lished genealogy has the year 1848), 6.
3. DANIELº TOWNE, son of Archelaus8, 1, was a farmer and res. S., Langdon, North White Creek, N. Y., Hebron, N. Y., Cambridge, N. Y., and Marlboro, N. H .; d. at East Sullivan at the home of Mrs. Albert Davis, May 18, 1908; m. Mar. 7, 1844, Emily Sophia Rugg, b. S. July 17, 1825, d. Marlborough, Feb. 24, 1883; dau. of Harrison and Sophia (Beverstock) Rugg. Ch: 1, Emily Rosetta1º, b. S., Apr. 25, 1845; m. Albert Davis (q. v.). 2. Clarissa Ann10, b. Langdon, June 15, 1847, 7. 3. Daniel Watson10, b. Langdon, May 20, 1850, 8. 4. Lorin Wesley10, b. Langdon, Jan. 24, 1853, 9. 5. Addie Lavina10, b. Langdon, Oct. 15, 1855; m. S. E. Jenkins (q. v.) 6. Lizzie Ruth10, b. North White Creek, N. Y., June 19, 1858, d. there, Dec. 26, 1860. 7. Ellsworth Harrison10, b. West Hebron, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1861, d. there, Oct. 7, 1862. 8. Ella Sophia10, b. West Hebron, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1863, 10. 9. Lester Henry10, b. Cambridge, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1864, 11.
4. HOSEAº TOWNE, son of Archelaus8, 1, succeeded his father on the Capt. Seward farm in S. In 1859 he sold this farm to F. A. Wilson, and moved to Keene. He was a soldier in the Civil War. See page 528. He lived several years in Marlow where he was a merchant, and finally moved to Keene again; m. May 2, 1848, Lestina Jane Seward, b. S., Mar. 25, 1831; d. at Concord, N. H., Jan. 4, 1902; dau. of Abijah and Roxana (Fay) Seward. Ch. b. S .: 1. Elton Warner10, b. Sept. 13, 1851, d. unm., Boston, Mass., June 8, 1874. 2. Emma Jane,10 b. Dec. 14, 1858, d. Keene, Sept. 14, 1864.
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