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Andrew B. and Sally ( Ward) Marshall had children, born in Hampstead :-
I. William, b. Aug. 24, 1819; d. Aug. 30. 1841.
II. Arthur Ward, b. April 9, 1822; m. Caroline Ward Trumbull, December, 1854, at Valparaiso, Chile. Miss Trumbull was a great granddaughter of Jonathan Trumbull, the first gov- ernor of Connecticut-" Brother Jonathan," so called by Gen. Washington. We had eight children, the two oldest b. in Valparaiso. My wife died May, 1892.
1. Eliza Trumbull, b. September, 1855; is now my home- maker and housekeeper.
2. William Burnham, b. April, 1858; d. of typhoid fever in Methchen, September, 1881.
3. John Trumbull, b. January, 1860; lives at home, and is one of the leading men in the great Edison lamp factory, where they employ about 1600 persons.
4. Nina Lovering, b. May, 1861; was graduated at Welles- ley College, and is now teaching in the Ely School of New York city.
5. Julia Campbell, b. January, 1863; d. October, 1881, of typhoid fever.
6. James Arthur, b. May, 1864; d. in infancy (a member by baptism).
7. David Trumbull, b. November, 1865; m .. and is now practising medicine in New York city.
8. Cornelius Bruyn, b. February, 1867; d. October, 1889, of typhoid fever.
The boys were all educated at Rutger College, New Bruns- wick, N. J. All of my children became members of the First Presbyterian Church at Methchen, N. J. Five of them are still living, and five have passed on to the other side. I
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am one of this happy home of three, enjoying life, waiting for the
All beauty, bright and vernal, All glory, grand, eternal, When Jesus comes."
III. Isaac Hill, b. Jan. 24, 1832.
No. 425.
Lois Calef. b. in Hampstead, Sept. 4, 1821, a daughter of James and Anna ( Kimball) Calef (Nos. 316, 226). She married Dea. William Sanborn, Aug. 18, 1846, and d. in Hampstead, May 11, 1876, and was buried in the village cemetery. She was admitted to the church May 7, 1854. They had children :-
I. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 29, 1851; d. Ang. 25, 1864.
Il. James William (No. 548), m. Flora A. Corson (No. 549).
III. Susan Emma, b. April 25, 1857; d. June 5, 1870.
IV. John Calef (No. 598), m. Lillian R. Griffin (No. 589); second, Annie B. Fitts (No. 685).
No. 426.
Joseph Dana Bartley, b. in Hampstead, Sept. 17, 1838, a son of Rev. John M. C. and Susan (Dana) Bartley (Nos. 328. 355). He was educated at Atkinson Academy, Wil- liams College, and Princeton Theological School (p. 183, Vol. 1). " He was admitted to the church in Hampstead July 1, 1855, and was dis. and rec. to unite with the church in New York city under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr. Preston, Sept. 7, 1863." (Church records.)
Prof. Bartley writes, in 1902: "As for myself, I have had a happy life of about thirty-seven years as a teacher, and now it has been my good fortune to return to Burling- ton, the " Queen City" of Vermont, and of the whole country as well, to teach in the same High School where, twenty years ago, I was principal. The joy of such a return to old scenes and to friends, new and old, I cannot express in words.
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Mrs. Tenney ( Mary Atwood), daughter of Dea. William, son of Silas and Rebecca (Bailey) Tenney, and Emeline (Murray) Tenney (Nos. 203 and 204), is my cheery help- meet. Helen, our daughter, is with us, and William Tenney,
JOSEPH D. BARTLEY. NO. 426.
our son. is pastor of the Congregational Church at Salem, (see " Anniversary poems," by Rev. W. T. Bartley, Vol. 1). My son married Carrie Belle Webster of Salem, and has one son, Irving Dana, b. Aug. 30, 1902."
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No. 427.
John Chesley Drew, b. in Brookfield, Dec. 2, 1802, was a son of Joseph and Susan (Hill) Drew, of Newfield, Me. Joseph Drew died in 1866, aged 88 years and 6 months. His wife Susan died in 1816. They had children : John Chesley (No. 427), Israel S., Joseph H., Sally, Susan, Lydia, Olive H. He married, second, Susan Gooding, and had two children, Mary L., and Ivory C., who is still living (1902),
MR. AND MRS. JOHN C. DREW. NOS. 427, 428.
aged 83 years. The father of Joseph Drew was a soldier in the Revolution and in the old French war. John Chesley Drew married Hannah Johnson (No. 428). Ile was admitted to the church in Hampstead by certificate, and also dis. and rec. from the church in Waltham, Mass., Feb. 29, 1854. He died in Salem, Sept. 5, 1884, while visiting his daughter.
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No. 428.
Hannah Johnson, b. in Dunbarton, Oct. 15, 1810, a daugh- ter of Josephi Johnson, who d. Sept. 10, 1852, aged 68 years. and his wife, Mary C. (Hoyt), who d. Nov. 20, 1883, aged 84 years. Both were buried in Hampstead. She was married to John C. Drew (No. 427), Feb. 26. 1835, by the Rev. Edw. L. Parker of Londonderry. She was admitted to the church by certificate from Waltham, Mass., Feb. 29, 1854. She d. in Derry, at the Drew homestead, May 31, 1881. The funeral was attended by Rev. Albert Watson. They had children :
I. Mary Susan, m. Nelson Burrill; they had three children-Etta Frances, Benjamin Franklin, and Clara Elizabeth.
II. Olive Frances, d. when five years of age.
III. Otis Almon, m. Sarah F. Wilson, and has children-George Clinton, Joseph Foster, John Wilson, Olive Frances, Mary Naomi, and William Harvey. Resides at the homestead in Derry.
IV. Anna Jane, m., first, Henry Reed, and had children-Ivan, Or- rin, and Mabel. She mar., second, Joseph Long, of North Salem.
V. An infant, d. young.
VI. Jesse Walter, m. Annie E. Walker, and had children-Elbridge Walker, and an infant. He died Dec. 22, 1885, and his wife d. Feb. 21, 1887.
Mrs. Drew was ever an enthusiastic church worker, and in every part did her work well. She was the first president of the Ladies' Charitable Society, and as her son writes : .. My mother was ever a very devoted Christian, and seldom was absent from church ; even when she thought the travelling too bad for a team, she would walk, during the latter part of her life."
No. 429.
Mary Elizabeth Davis, b. in Hampstead, June 13, 1826, a daughter of Ezra and Mary ( Garland ) Davis ( Nos. 234, 235). She married John Mount of Hightstown, N. J. She was admitted to the church by certificate from Rev. Dr. Cutter
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of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Portsmouth, July 6, 1856. She has children :-
I. Fred, a physician in Philadelphia, Pa.
II. Carl, a lawyer in New Orleans, La.
No. 430.
Mary Furgerson, b. in Gloucester, Mass., moved to Derry, with the family of Beniah and Mary E. (Stacy) Titcomb (No. 451), and worked in their family until her marriage to John Jackson (No. 417), May 8, 1856. She was received by letter to the church from Gloucester Harbor, Mass., July 6, 1856. They had no children. (There is a defect on the Hampstead church records in regard to this entry and the two before it.)
No. 431.
Samuel Atwood, b. in Hampstead, May 1, 1796, son of Moses and Judith ( Wadleigh ) Atwood, of Alexandria, but of Hampstead until about 1800. He resided a short time in Hampstead, and d. about 1867, " in the northern part of the state." He was admitted to the church by confession, May 3, 1857. (See No. 76 and Appendix.)
No. 432.
Lucretia Little Mooers, b. in Exeter, Dec. 11, 1813, a daughter of Edmund and Hannah ( Brickett) Mooers (No. 409). She was married to John Jefferson of Pembrooke, June 18, 1840, by the Rev. John M. C. Bartley. He d. June 11, 1854. She was admitted to the church Jan. 2, 1857, and d. in Hampstead, Dec. 27, 1881, and was buried in the village cemetery. They had children :-
I. Triphena Pratt, b. March 2, 1845, in Pembroke; m., Dec. 1, 1866, Limis II., son of Linus Lewis and Abiah (Tewksbury) Little (No. 302), (see also No. 167). They have one child, Herbert C., b. Jan. 19, 1878. They reside in Haverhill, Mass.
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II. Hannah Ida, d. Oct. 4, 1853.
III. Mary L., m. Fred J. Drinkwater of Haverhill, 1876; d. May 27, 1891.
No. 433.
Mary Abbie Pillsbury, b. in Hampstead, a daughter of Benjamin L. and Mary J. (Sargent) Pillsbury (No. 325). She married Sylvanus Thurman, and resides in Redlands, Calif. She was admitted to the church July 1, 1857. Dis. and rec. to the First Congregational Church in Hyde Park. Mass., March 24, 1886. (See letter of greeting, 150th an- niversary exercises of the church.)
No. 434.
Rev. Theodore Constantine Pratt, b. in South Weymouth, Mass., Jan. 3, 1829, a son of Ezra Pratt, of South Wey- mouth, who d. there, April, 1874, and his wife, Emeline Lin- coln Vining, who d. in South Weymouth, April, 1869. He was educated in the public schools of Weymouth, and pre- pared for college at Worcester Academy, at Worcester, Mass. He took a partial course at Amherst College, and before entering the ministry he taught a grammar school in Weymouth three years. He married, first, Emeline Augusta Reed (No. 438), and, second, married Mrs. Mary Ann (San- born ) Murray, of Auburn, Aug. 14, 1895. He was ordained a Congregational minister June 21, 1859, and that day was installed as pastor of the church in Hampstead. He was dismissed from the church Jan. 9, 1870, and was resident licentiate at Andover Theological Seminary over a year. Ile commenced work with the Congregational Church in Tilton, May 1, 1870, and was installed pastor Oct. 28, 1873, and dismissed June 13, 1875. He commenced labor with the Congregational Church in Hancock, July 11, 1875, and ceased March 18, 1877. Commenced work at Oxfordville Congregational Church, April 8, 1877, and dismissed March 5, 1882, and installed as pastor in Auburn April 1. 1882, and
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ceased March 31, 1892. Commenced work in Candia Con- gregational Church, April 1, 1892, and closed pastoral labor
.
REV. T. C. PRATT. NO. 434.
there March 31, 1901. He was admitted to the fellowship of the Hampstead church by letter from the church at
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Weymouth, Mass., Ang. 30, 1861, and was dis. and rec. to the Northfield and Tilton Congregational Church, April 3, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt reside in Candia, retired from pastoral work.
No. 435.
James Thorndike Brickett, b. in Hampstead, April 5, 1841, a son of Moody H. and Laura A. (Putnam) Brickett (Nos. 292. 381). He was admitted to the church by letter from the Winter Street Church in Haverhill, Mass., July 1, 1859. Dis. and rec. to the North Congregational Church at Haver- hill, December, 1864. After serving in the civil war, he married Mary Frances Parker, of Groveland, Mass., and set- tled in Haverhill, where they had three children born :-
I. James Edward. m. Mary Moody; reside in Haverhill. Children : Margerite. Caleb, and Dorothy.
1I. Annette Putnam. After pursuing a course of training at North- field, Mass., and Chicago. has served as assistant pastor in Minneapolis, teacher in the Indian schools at Fort Berthold, North Dakota, and of the Necces of Mississippi; mar. Dr. John Sturgis of Auburn, Me., Mar. 4, 1903.
III llelen Louise, m. Dr. JJohn Sturgis, of Auburn, Me., in 1895. She d., leaving an infant son, in 1900.
James T. Brickett was killed in the autumn of 1876. " He was on his way to Groveland, where his wife was visit- ing, and as he stepped from the car it suddenly started, throwing him under the wheels. He was so severely injured that he died in a few hours."
Dr. Crowell of Haverhill spoke of him at his death: " In all of the walks and relations of life Mr. Brickett proved himself consistent. His convictions of duty were clear and decided, and based upon a consciousness of high moral obli- gations. Governed by this principle, he entered the service of his country in the hour of its great peril, and proved true to his professions of loyalty. In his Christian experience he was modest, humble, and sincere, but bold and uncompromis-
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ing in his defence of truth, taking as his standard the re- vealed word of God, always ready to give a reason for the faith that was in him. His relation to the church, the Sun- day school, to his associates and to his family, were strong and constant, tenderly endearing him to all who came under his influence. His funeral was largely attended by relatives and friends, members of his Sunday school class, with their teacher, and fellow-workmen." Dr. Kingsbury of Bradford conducted the funeral service.
No. 436.
Daniel Sargent Pillsbury, b. in East Hampstead, May 5. 1836, a son of Benjamin L. and Mary J. (Sargent) Pillsbury, of Hampstead (No. 325). He was educated in the common schools of Hampstead. Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and a graduate from the Bridgewater State Normal School. He married, first, Sarah J. Tisdale, of Middleton, Mass. They had two daughters, Anne Mary and Mildred Sarah. He m., second, Mary F. Goldthwaite of Medford, Mass., Feb. 4, 1874. "He was admitted to the church Sept. 4, 1859. Dis. and ree. to the 13th Presbyterian Church in New York city, under the pastoral care of Rev. Dr. Burchard, Aug. 12, 1866." He died Feb. 13, 1902. The following, from a clipping at the time of his death, dated Mount Vernon, N. Y. : " Daniel Sargent Pillsbury, for forty years a stationer, printer, and wholesale paper dealer in New York city, with offices formerly at 680 Sixth Avenue, and later at 25 Maiden Lane, died this morning, at his home on Chester Hill. Mt. Vernon. The cause of his death was heart disease, brought ou by an attack of the grip. Mr. Pillsbury had a hobby for the collection of brass musical instruments, and owned the largest and most complete assortment of them known to artists in the world. Part of his collection, consisting of 175 instruments, had recently been on exhibition at Chickering's, in Boston. Mr. Pillsbury had nearly as many more instru-
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ments and musical curios in his Mt. Vernon home. Mr. Pillsbury leaves a wife and two daughters. The funeral was held from his late home, No. 162 Rich Avenue, Chester Hill, Mt. Vernon, and attended by Rev. Crandall J. North
DEA. W. H. DAVIS. NO. 437.
of the M. E. Church, assisted by Rev. Owen B. Lovejoy of the First Congregational Church. Burial was temporary at Woodlawn." (See photo, Vol. 1. )
No. 437.
William Henry Davis, b. in Hampstead, Dec. 16, 1836, a
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son of Ezra and Mary (Garland) Davis (Nos. 234, 235). He married, first, Lizzie E. Wadleigh (No. 502), and mar- ried, second, R. Jane Taylor ( No. 699). He was admitted to the church Sept. 4. 1859, and was elected a deacon Dec. 30, 1896, which office he now holds. He has served in the choir fifty-two years and many years as chorister. He served in the civil war. He is a worker on shoes in Hampstead.
No. 438.
Emeline Augusta Reed, b. in Sterling, Mass .. Feb. 23, 1834, a daughter of Elbridge Gerry Reed, who resided many years in Sterling, where he died, June, 1870, and his wife, Mary Ann Rice, who d. in Erving, Mass., December, 1880. She married Rev. T. C. Pratt (No. 434). She was admitted to the church by letter from the Baptist church in Sterling, Mass., Sept. 4, 1859. Dis, and ree. to unite with the church at Northfield and Tilton, April 3, 1875. She d. in Candia, Feb. 8, 1894, and was interred in the Hampstead village cemetery. They had children :-
I. Melissa Ann. now residing in Candia.
II. Eugene Meader, b. July 31, 1860; d. Oct. 7. 1865.
III. Ella Boardman, b. March 9, 1862; d. Oct. 7, 1865. (One funeral service was held, and the last two children laid in one wide grave.)
IV. Albert Wallace, b. Sept. 3. 1864; d. Oct. 13. 1865 (last three born and baptized in Hampstead).
V. Lester Channing, b. in Tilton, April 15, 1878; was a graduate from Pinkerton Academy, Derry, in June, 1894. and was admitted to Amherst College in September of that year, but was obliged to leave in one week on account of ill health, and died of quick consumption, June 8, 1895, in Candia.
These four children were buried in the family lot, with their mother, in Hampstead village cemetery.
No. 439.
Sarah Bagley Richardson, b. in Groveland, Mass., Aug. 7, 1828, a daughter of John Richardson, of Groveland, Mass.,
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and his wife, Lavina, daughter of Dea. Stephen Bailey, of West Newbury, Mass. She married Daniel H. Emerson, April 27, 1852 (see p. 367, Vol. 1). She was admitted to the church Sept. 4, 1859, and is a present member. They have children :
MRS. PRATT. NO. 438.
Laura Ann, bapt. in Hampstead.
HI. Albert H., m. Susie Stimson.
III. Emma E. (No. 656).
No. 440.
Mary Ann Tilton Brown, b. in Hampstead, Feb. 1, 1815,
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a daughter of Joseph and Sally (Greenleaf) Brown. She was admitted to the church by letter from the Baptist church of Lynn, Mass., Oct. 30, 1857 : and d., unmarried, at the home of her brother, Joseph G. Brown, Feb. 2, 1860, and was buried in the village cemetery.
REV. GEO. O. JENNESS. NO. 44I.
No. 441.
George Osborne Jenness, b. in Methuen, Mass., April 14, 1837, a son of Elijah Jenness, a local Methodist minister, and his wife, Deborah L. Batchelder, who married, second, Moses Hoyt, Esq., of Hampstead, in 1848. He was edu-
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cated in the common schools of Methuen, Mass., and Hamp- stead, at Atkinson Academy, and at Richmond College in Virginia. He was ordained to the gospel ministry at Gill's Grove Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Va., in 1861, and was admitted to the church by a letter from that church, Dec. 22. 1859. He began work as a home missionary of the Congre- gational Church, under the direction of the New Hampshire Home Missionary Society, at the Congregational Church at Wakefield. He was dis. and rec. from the Hampstead church to unite with the church at Wakefield, July 3, 1879. He was subsequently pastor of the following churches : Attle- boro Falls, Mass. : Beechwood, Mass. ; West Gloucester and Magnolia, Easton and Charlton, Mass. All but nine and a half years have been spent in home missionary work. The pastorate in Charlton, Mass., began July, 1896, where he now resides. He married Mary Abbie Merrill (No. 445).
No. 442.
Mary Bartlett Eastman, b. in Hampstead, Feb. 15. 1844, a daughter of Dr. Josiah G. and Ann A. (Wilson) Eastman (No. 400). She was admitted to the church Jan. 1, 1860. Dis. and rec. to the Westminster Presbyterian Church in South Brooklyn, N. Y., under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr. Carpenter, Oct. 28, 1866. She married Lavoser Hill, of the firm of Hill & Palmer, San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Hill died in Derry, after a few days' illness, but was an invalid for twenty-five years. Oct. 14, 1902. They had children: Dr. Engene W., of Newton, Mass., and Walter E., of Derry. (See pp. 341-2, Vol. 1.)
No. 443.
Louisa Maria Kent, b. in Hampstead. Nov. 11. 1828. a daughter of Abner K. and Lydia (Taylor) Kent (see 255). She married John D. Ordway, Nov. 28, 1850. She was ad- mitted to the church March 1, 1860, d. in Hampstead. Nov.
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3, 1877, and was buried in the village cemetery. "She was beloved by all who knew her." (See p. 337, Vol. 1). They had children :-
I. John Kent, m. Carrie Cox; resides in Dorchester, Mass. She d. March 20, 1900. leaving daughters :-
MRS. J. D. ORDWAY. NO. 443.
1. Ruth Louise. b. Dee. 4, 1889.
2. Emelie Marjorie. b. Jan. 30, 1894.
II. Daniel F., m. Eleanor T. Randall (No. 564).
Ill. Charles E., b. Sept. 25. 1863; d., aged 3 years.
IV. George E., b. Oct. 30, 1867; d. July 11, 1872.
V. Emma Louisa, b. April 24, 1870; d. July 22, 1885.
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No. 444.
Samantha Currier Merrill, b. in Derry, a daughter of Aus- tin Guy and Mary (Ganney) Merrill, and granddaughter of Capt. Simon and Mary ( Marston) Merrill (No. 208). She was admitted to the church by baptism, March 1, 1860. Dis. and rec. to the First Church in Derry, Sept. 7, 1863. She has been a teacher in Adams Female Academy at Derry, and for several years a teacher in the Brackett Academy in Greenland. At present a writer of Sunday school literature and for religious magazines, and resides in Malden, Mass.
No. 445.
Mary Abbie Merrill, b. in Hampstead, May 30, 1843, a daughter of Simon and Hannah W. (Kelly) Merrill (No. 365), and granddaughter of Rev. John (No. 164) and Abi- gail ( Dearborn) Kelly (No. 171). She married Rev. George O. Jenness (No. 441), June 13, 1870. She was admitted to the church March 1, 1860. Dis. and rec. to unite with the Congregational Church in Wakefield, July 3, 1879. They have had children :-
1. Ella Pratt. d. Sept. 15, 1870, an infant.
1I. Eddie Osborne, d. Sept. 6, 1871. an infant.
III. Alice Mary, d. April 2, 1874, an infant.
IV. Annie Mary, b. Nov. 15, 1875; at present a teacher in Rutland, Mass.
V. Manora, b. in Wakefield, April 15, 1877; mar. George F. How- ard, physical director in the Y. M. C. A. at Montelair, N. J., June 25, 1901 (see p. 169, Vol. 1).
No. 446.
Martha Sanborn, b. in Hampstead, July 29, 1841, a daughter of Dea. William and Mary ( Greenleaf) Sanborn (Nos. 390, 391). She mar. Charles Henry Day of Derry (see No. 335), Nov. 24, 1864. She was adm. to the church March 1, 1860. Dis. and rec. to unite with the Congrega- tional Church, in Derry, under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr. Bremner, June 3, 1871. They had children, b. in Derry :-
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I. Lucy Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1866; d. March 7, 1870.
11. Mary Harriet, b. Oct. 27. 1872, a teacher in Springfield, Mass.
III. John Walter, b. June 10, 1877, resides with his parents, in Derry.
No. 447.
Hannah Maria Little, b. in Hampstead, Aug. 28, 1843, a daughter of Linus L. C. and Abiah F. Tewksbury ( No. 302). She mar. Frank M. Brown of Haverhill, b. in Wilmot. June 4, 1879. She was adm. to the church " by baptism, March 1, 1860. Dis. and rec. to unite with the Center Church of Haverhill, Mass., April 5, 1888." She d. in Haverhill, Aug. 29, 1892; buried in Hampstead village cemetery (see p. 351, Vol. 1). Their son, Henry Gibbon Brown, m. and has one child, Henry Raymond Brown.
No. 448.
Meribah Farnum Little, b. in Hampstead, May 8, 1841, a daughter of Nathaniel H. and Almira (Tewksbury) Little (see No. 167). She mar. Gardner B. Reynolds of Lynn, Mass., Oct. 8, 1872, and d. in Oct., 1875, leaving one child. Lorenzo Theodore, b. Feb. 6, 1875, that d. in infancy. She d. Oct. 18, 1875. She was admitted to the church May 6, 1860.
No. 449.
Mary Jane Heath, b. in Hampstead. June 12, 1826, a daughter of Capt. John and Abigail ( Wadleigh ) Heath ( Nos. 358, 359). She was adm. to the church by baptism, May 6, 1860. She mar. Dea. William Sanborn, Oct. 11, 1876 (No. 390). A present member of the church (see p. 365, Vol. 1).
No. 450.
Abigail R. Heath, b. in Hampstead, Jan. 14, 1824, a daughter of Capt. John and Abigail (Wadleigh) Heath ( Nos. 358, 359), (p. 365, Vol. 1). She was adm. to the
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church by baptism, May 6, 1860 : d. unm. in Hampstead, Sept., 1896, and was buried in the village cemetery.
No. 451.
John Staey Titcomb, b. in Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 1, 1836, a son of Beniah and Mary Elizabeth (Stacy) Titcomb of Gloucester. He mar. Hannah E. Irving (No. 482). He was adm. to the membership of the church May 6, 1860, and united with the Center Church in Haverhill, Mass., where he is a present member.
No. 452.
Caroline Ela, b. in Derry, Dee. 14, 1815, a daughter of Dea. William and Mary ( Moore ) Ela of Derry (see Nos. 154. 415). She mar. Ebenezer Buck of Hampstead. She was adm. to the church by letter from the M. E. Church at North Salem, Sept. 2, 1860, " the first afternoon that was de- voted to communion service." She was dis. and rec. to the care of the North Church at Haverhill. Dec., 1864 : she d. in Ilaverhill, July 30, 1891, and was buried in Hildale cem- etery; " a most estimable woman." They had children :-
I. Marietta, mar. JJames Hall, late contractor and builder in Hav- erhill; they had several children, b. in Haverhill.
II. AAlva, who d. unmarried.
No. 453.
Huldah A. Hoyt, b. in Sandown, Dec., 1838, a daughter of Eben and Mary (Clark) Hoyt of Sandown. She mar. Merserve of Danville. She was adm. to the church Nov. 4, 1860. She d. about 1878. leaving a daughter Mary.
No. 454.
Elizabeth Perkins Choate, b. in Derry, May 1, 1823, a daughter of Humphrey Choate, who resided in that part of Londonderry (now Derry ), and his wife Betsey Low, who
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was b. in Londonderry, on the General Stark place, where she lived till her marriage. Elizabeth P. mar. Nelson Ordway of Hampstead, Mar. 21, 1851 (see p. 335, Vol. 1, and No. 466). She was adm. to the membership of the church by letter
MRS. ELIZABETH P. ORDWAY. NO. 454.
from the Congregational Church in Derry, Jan. 3, 1862. She d. in Winchester, Mass., March 31, 1900, while on a visit to her son : burial in Hampstead village cemetery ; they had children :- One son d. in infancy, and Henry C. (No. 659).
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Nelson Ordway died suddenly at his home early Thursday morning, April 9, 1903. He was educated in the public schools of the town, at Pinkerton Academy, and at Plymouth. For many years he was engaged in mercantile business, and in 1846, he became a member of the firm of John Ordway and Son, and later carried on the business in company with his brother, the late John D. Ordway. For several years he was a director of the Derry National Bank. He was a valued trustee of Hampstead High School for about twenty years. He founded Hampstead Public Library in 1888.
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