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Abel, John, Asa, Issac and Gideon Bridgman came to Hanover, from Cov- entry, Conn., soon after the town was granted. Gideon moved to Dorches- ter and the others remained in this town. John settled on the hillside near Etna, on road 54, some time before 1769. He gave land to Mr. Wheelock for the benefit of the college. He reared twelve children, seven of whom
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lived to be over seventy years of age. Chauncey, one of his sons, was select- man, and moved to Lebanon, where he died. Russell and Mendal were farmers, and lived at Mill Village. George M. Bridgman is the present town clerk. John L., son of Abel, and grandson of Rev. Abel Bridgman, an early Baptist minister of Hanover, was born in this town, November 26, 1817, and lived here until sixteen years of age, when his father moved to Boston. He worked for the Lowell railroad, having charge of different departments for about twenty years. He returned to Hanover in 1852, and soon after pur- chased his present farm. He has served as county commissioner in 1864, '65 and '66, was town representative in 1870-71, deputy sheriff ten years, justice of the peace about twenty years, and on the board of selectmen sev- enteen years. He married Hortensia A. Wood, in 1844, and has two sons and one daughter, Don S., Adna A. and Emma H.
John Wright came from Ashford, Conn., to Hanover, at an early date, and worked about a year before his family came. David, one of his older sons, then eight or nine years old, spent the year here with him, about 1767 or '68. David Wright entered the army at the beginning of the Revolution, being sixteen or seventeen years old, and served through the war. Afterwards he came to Hanover, married Lydia Tenney, and resided where Carlton N. Camp now lives. He reared three children and died in 1853, aged ninety-four years. David Wright, Jr., was a farmer and spent his life in the same neigh- borhood. He married Irena Ladd, of Haverhill, reared three sons and three daughters, of whom Anna W., widow of B. D. Miller, is the only one of the latter living. Of the sons, C. Nelson lives at Sparta, Wis., Solon in Texas, and Henry C. in Lebanon.
Laura D. Bridgman, daughter of Daniel, was born at Hanover, Decem- ber 21, 1831, had scarlet fever when two and a half years of age, and lost the senses of sight, hearing and speech. Though thus deprived of much en- joyment of life, she has become one of the most noted persons in New Eng- land, on account of the great skill she has acquired in reading by the alpha- bet for the blind, conversing by the deaf and dumb alphabet, knitting and crotcheting, and even composing and writing with a pencil a poem. She lives the greater part of the time at Perkins' institute for the blind, at South Boston.
Joseph Taylor spent his youth in Springfield, N. H., and came to Hanover as a stage driver, which occupation he followed over thirty years. He mar- ried Miss A. M. Ketchum, a native of Piermont, and who was teaching in Hanover at the time of their marriage. They both died in 1858, and their only child is the widow of C. B. Walker. Mr. Walker came from Cornish, N. H., was a merchant at Hanover for some years, and died June 20, 1881. His son, William D., graduated from Dartmouth college, in 1865, and went immediately to California, where he became a successful teacher. He is now business manager of the " Alta California," and resides in San Francisco.
Joseph Hatch was one of the grantees of Hanover, but it is not known that
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he received his proprietary right in the township. He first settled in Lyme, and his eldest child, Jonathan, was born there. He was a man of great muscular power. and it is related that at one time he attacked with a hand- spike two bears and four cubs, which he found destroying his corn. He kept them at bay until a neighbor came with a gun and shot them. His son Jonathan spent his early life with his uncle Benjamin Hatch, in Lyme ; mar- ried Olive Truscott and located on a farm now owned by his son William. in Hanover. The latter was born in 1812, has always lived here, and was town representative in 1866-67. He married twice, first, Sarah Chandler, and second, Annette A. Ross. Of his ten children. only one son and two daugh- ters are living, viz. : Augusta B., widow of Clarence E. Delano, a daughter by his first wife, and Isaac R. and Ollie T., children by his second wife.
Thomas Ross, who joined the Revolutionary army at the age of fourteen years, came to this town from Billerica, Mass., at an early day, and first lo- cated, with two or three other families, high up on Moose mountain. He afterward located in Rud Isboro district, and reared six sons and three daughters. Nathan, son of Thomas, built the house where his son, D. M. Ross, now lives. Benjamin, son of Thomas, became a resident of Hanover. Hon. Isaac, son of Thomas, was a member of the Governor's Council, held many other offices and reared eight children, of whom two sons served in the late war ranking as colonels, and one, David T., lives in Lebanon. Annette is the wife of William Hatch. Col. George E., son of Isaac, graduated from Dartmouth college, served in the late war, and lives in Washington. David, son of Thomas, went to Pennsylvania. Elam moved to Hebron. Lucy was the wife of Peter Bugbee, who was a trader, and the father of the Bugbees now living in Ruddsboro.
Isaac Fellows, one of the early settlers of Hanover, was of the fourth gen- eration of the descendants of William Fellows, who came from England about 1630 to '35, and settled in Ipswich, Mass. Isaac was born in Kensington, N. H, July 25. 1764. He removed to Hopkinton when young, and from there came to Hanover in the spring of 1799 and settled upon the farm now owned by Asa W. Fellows. He served as selectman in the years 1817, '18 and '19. He married Jane Burnham, who died April 20, 1801, leaving three children, and second, widow Rebecca Hurlbutt, in May, 1804, who died De- cember 14, 1818, leaving six children. He died July 24, 1826. His children were Jane, Isaac, Asa W., Ira, Lyman, Rebecca, Elijah, Fanny, Mary C. and Alvin.
Israel Camp, the ancestor of the Camp family in Hanover, was born in Milford, Conn., in 1756. When about a year old his father removed to Washington, Conn. About February 1, 1776, he volunteered for two months, and after his return home he enlisted for seven months with Captain Couch, joined the regiment of Col. Heman Swift, served near Whitehall, N. Y., and also served in the years 1778. '79 and '80, more or less. He married Bettie Hurlbutt, at Washington, Conn., and came to Hanover about 1784. He was
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a farmer, and lived and died on the farm now owned by Charles H. Hurl- butt, dying April 24, 1840. His wife died October 29, 1834. He had thir- teen children, seven of whom died unmarried. His children who married were Abial, born in Washington, Conn., January 9, 1781, married Sally Camp, removed to Chelsea, Vt., and had five children; Israel married Anna Barnes and removed to Illinois and left five children ; Jonah, born in 1792, married Elvira Smith, of Chelsea, Vt., lived in Hanover on the farm now owned by Asa Spaulding, died November 26, 1824, leaving four children, none of whom now live in the town, Esther, born in Hanover in 1800, was the first wife of Colonel Ashbel Smith, and died in 1820; Betsey, born October 21, 1783, married Buel Barnes, February 12, 1805, and had eleven children ; David, born in Washington, Conn., July 14, 1782, married Theoda, daughter of El- der Isaac Bridgman, March 23, 1808, lived upon the farm now owned by David H. Camp, and died July 26, 1832, having had eight children, as fol- lows : Rufus, born in Hanover April 8, 1809, represented the town in the legislature two years, married Betsey Hurlbutt by whom he had four children- Elizabeth, wife of William L. Barnes, David H., Mary T., wife of Jackson Spaulding, and Laura A. ; Isaac, born in Hanover, December 12, 1810, mar- ried Oliver P. Woodward July 1, 1833, has eleven children,-Carlos D., Julia S., wife of Austin Wright, of Sparta, Wis., Joanna W., wife of Asa W. Fellows, Ellen M., Aurora O., wife of Charles R. Woodward, of Lebanon, Delia M., first wife of David J. Hurlbutt, Edna P., wife of David J. Hurl- butt, Isaac B., Millard C., Clarence H., and Esther T., widow of B. B. Holmes; David born in Hanover, October 12, 1812, served as selectman, justice of the peace, clerk of Baptist church, married Elvira E. Smith, April 27, 1834, who died October 15, 1854, having ten children, and he then mar- ried widow Adaline F. Shedd, November 25, 1858, the children being Charles H., a lawyer residing in East Saginaw, Mich., John S., Susanette, Laura Ann, Sarah F., wife of Chandler P. Smith, Abbie L., Esther T., Albert D., Julius W. and Leonard W., the last three lumber dealers in East Saginaw, Mich .; Amos, born in Hanover, December 11, 1814, married Abigail M. Graves, died here March 20, 1873, his four children being Malvina M., Emily, Frank B. and Eunice T .; Esther, born June 9, 1819, married Abel D. Johnson, lived in Hanover, and died March 16, 1853, her children being Susan T., Charles F., and Fayette B .; Cyrus, born in Hanover, married Nancy Knapp and died in Lyme, N. H., March 16, 1877, his children being George W., Hattie M., Hattie I., wife of B. F. Bartlett, of Lyme, and Lewis P .; Asa, born in Hano- ver, married Mary A. Woodward, and has had eight children-Carlton N., Fred O., Frank P., Ardell I., first wife of L. C. Flanders, Ada L., Emma E., wife of Oren H. Waterman, Milton D., and Wille A .; and Franklin, born in Hano- ver, February 22, 1824, removed to Illinois, married Eliza Dowe, and has five children.
William Hall, son of Webster Hall, was born December 18, 1789, in the house now owned and occupied by Calvin Webb, the house being built by
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Webster Hall, in 1781. Mr. Hall took an active part in the War of 1812, and was a man of literary ability, possessing a clear memory, and a deep ap- preciation of original thought. He married Mrs. Charlotte (Chase) Hall, of Concord, N. H., in 1823, who bore him one child, William, born July 13, 1825. The latter has always been a resident or this town, married Almeda E. Waterhouse, of Orford, December 30, 1848, and has had born to him two children.
Jacob Perley, born in Newbury, Mass., April 5, 1775, came to this town about the year 1797. His son J. Samuel was born in Hanover, June 7, 1818, and is a farmer. He married Harriet E. Fellows, June 19, 1850. and has one daughter.
Lemuel Dowe, son of Ephraim Dowe who was born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1701, and grandson of Thomas and Susanna Dowe, of Ipswich, was the first settler of that name in Hanover, and came to this town, from Cov- entry, Conn., about 1777. He occupied for a time a log house which is sup- posed to have stood on the present pasture of Asa Spaulding, but soon after, located upon land near the crossing of roads 16 and 4, where he died in 1818, aged eighty-two years. He married Annie Millington, and his children were Susanna, Abigail, Anna, Lydia, Solomon and Lemuel, Jr. Solomon lived where Elijah Hurlbut now resides, and reared two children, Solomon, Jr., and Agrippa. The latter was at one time town clerk. Lemuel, Jr., married Tri- phena Dodge, and his children were Francis, Minerva, Tryphena, Ulysses and two others who died young. He was selectman for five years, about 1812, and was captain of militia. He taught district and singing school and was frequently called upon as a surveyor. He bought fifty acres of wild land which he cleared, and built the house where C. B. Dowe now lives. He died September 26, 1852, aged eighty-four years. Hisson Francis was born April II, 1791, married Mary L. Church, and reared nine children. He moved to Vermont, and finally located in Bethel. Ulysses was born March 5, 1808, married Esther Owen, and reared two children, Charles Byron, and Ellen E. He proved an apt scholar, and was very fond of music, especially the violin and bass viol. When a youth, he made a violin for himself, and afterwards made several, most of which proved to be very superior instruments. He served as selectman in 1853, '58, '59, '70 and '71, was town representative in 1864, served as justice of the peace five years, and was a captain of militia. He taught school, and was often employed as surveyor. He died July 16, 1874. His son Charles Byron, was born December 4, 1828, went to Ohio in 1857, where he was engaged in trade. He enlisted in Co. E, 155th Ohio Vols., in 1864, and served in Virginia. After the close of the war he returned to Hanover where he has since lived. He served as town clerk in 1872, '73 and '74, as selectman in 1875 and '76, as supervisor in 1878, '79, '80 and '81, and as town representative in 1880-81. He married twice, first, Vina H., daughter of Isaac Ross, October 20, 1833, who bore him one son, Lemuel A., a resident of New York city. Mr. Dowe married for his second wife
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Ellen Smith, widow of E. B. Foster. Ellen E. Dowe married Orlando C. Blackmer, of Pomfret, Vt., a graduate of Williams college, and removed to Illinois. Their son Norbourn H. is a Congregational clergyman, a graduate from Williams college, and from the Union Theological Seminary, at Chicago.
Nathaniel Hurlbutt, son of Gideon, was born in March, 1736, came to Hanover, from Washington, Conn., about 1782, when his son David was about eleven years of age, and located on the farm now owned by the heirs of C. C. Webb, on road 4. He married Bettie Taylor, and reared eight chil- dren, all born in Connecticut. His youngest son, David, retained his father's farm, married Gratia Taylor, and had born to him thirteen children, eight of whom grew to maturity, and only one of whom, Elihu, the present postmaster of Hanover, is living. The latter married Emeline L. Goodell, of Lyme, June 8, 1842, and a week later moved into his present house, which was built by Jonathan Freeman, who kept store therein. Mr. Hurlbutt has heen justice of the peace since 1856, has been State justice, has been postmaster over twenty-five years, and selectman several years. His children are C. O. Hurl- butt, of Lebanon, Lucy R., wife of Professor Sherman, Fannie G., wife of George Medbury, residing in Illinois, Willard G., of Hanover, Harriet A., wife of Prof. J. V. Hazen, and Ida. Nathaniel, son of David, spent his life as a farmer in Hanover, and taught singing school. He married Marinda Spencer, and reared four children, three of whom are living, viz .: David J., the only son, is a prominent singer in Manchester, in the choir of Franklin street church ; Ruth (Mrs. Lucius Stearns), resides in Lebanon ; and Ellen ( Mrs. Frank Biathrow), resides in Orford. John, son of David, was a farmer, and lived at Hanover Center, where he reared five children.
- Foster, a Revolutionary soldier, was a native of Salisbury, N. H., and came to Hanover about 1800. His son Caleb was a captain of militia, and was always known by this title. He owned and conducted a tannery near Hanover Center many years, but during his later life owned a tannery in Lebanon. He reared seven children, two of whom are living, Horace, in Lebanon, and Celina (Mrs. Alden Kendrick), in Campton, P. Q. Caleb Con- verse, son of Caleb, was born at Hanover Center, was engaged three years in a store, but spent most of his life on a farm. He married three times, first, Laura Houston, who bore him one daughter ; second, Emily E. Jones, who bore him one son and one daughter, John Henry and Emily (Mrs. F. W. Davison); and third, Sarah J. Dewey, who was the mother of one son, Charles A., and one daughter. Caleb C. died January 29, 1881, aged seventy-one years. John H. married Laura Storrs, and has two children. He has been engaged in trade for two years, but otherwise has been a farmer. He was deputy sheriff from 1879 to 1885. Richard Foster, brother of Caleb, and uncle of Caleb C., reared seven sons, six of whom graduated from Darmouth college, and became Congregational ministers. Of these, three are living, and two of them died in the army during the war of the Rebellion.
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Benjamin Miller was born at Brookfield, Mass., and came to this town about 1798. He held the office of senator two years, was councilor two years, was town representative several times, and was also prominent in less important town offices. He married Esther Clapp, of Brookfield, Mass., reared a large family of children, and died in 1838.
Benjamin D. Miller, son of Elijah, was born on the Miller homestead, at Hanover Center, November 23, 1810, received a common school education, and taught school for a time in Orford. In 1836 he bought a farm of Amos Tenney. The house was built by Mr. Tenney in 1800. Mr. Miller married twice, first, Marinda Tenney, who was the mother of Henry T., Delia A. (Mrs. Albert Merrill), and Eliza ( Mrs. J. Steven), now deceased. He mar- ried for his second wife Anna, daughter of David Wright, who is the mother of Otis W. Benjamin D. died April 8, 1876. Otis W. resides with his mother.
Nathaniel Merrill and his brother Ebenezer, came to Hanover from New- bury, when young men, and unmarried, bought two fifty-acre lots, and made a clearing in the southeastern part of the town. Ebenezer moved to Chel- sea, Vt. Nathaniel married Rachel, daughter of Daniel Morse, and reared five sons and four daughters. Louisa, the eldest now living, is the wife of John Stevens, of Canaan. Nathaniel P., was a fifer in the early militia, mar- ried Lucy Chandler, and has one son and one daughter, Edwin P. and Annie (Mrs. N. W. Emerson) of Hanover. Horatio N., a drover and farmer, owns the homestead. Albert H., born in Hanover, October 16, 1831, married Delia, daughter of Benjamin Miller, and has six children, viz .: Delia A. (Mrs. William Walker), E. Minnie (Mrs. H. A. Praddex), Etta F. (Mrs. Frank Emerson), George O., Ben E. and Abbie D.
James Spencer was born at Norwich, Vt., in 1784, and moved to this town in 1814. His son Uel now lives on the farm where his father died. He was born December 19, 1839, and in 1861 enlisted in Co. C, 7th N. H. Vols. September 7, 1863, he was wounded by part of a flying shell, and was dis- charged from the ranks, February 4, 1864. He married Ruth F., daughter of M. C. Emerson, of this town, and has had born to him four children.
Moses Hoyt was born March 22, 1738, married Lydia Gould, and it is supposed that they spent a part or nearly all of their lives at Newport, N. H., except a few of the last years of their life, which they spent with their son Joseph at Hanover. Mr. Hoyt died February 14, 1814, and his widow died December 13, 1814. Their son Joseph was born at Newport, N. H., Sep- tember 27, 1778, married Mary Patterson, November 14, 1802, moved to Hanover in 1812, and bought the place now owned by B. F. Plummer. He was a farmer, and «dealt largely in sheep and cattle, purchasing for drovers. He died here May 14, 1849, and his widow died March 22, 1853. Their children were as follows : Polly, born September 12, 1805 ; Horace F., born April 4, 1811 ; Joseph, born September 13, 1813 ; Lydia, born April 21, 1817 ; and Betsey, born January 10, 1810. Polly married A. T. Dudley, had three children, Dorr, Horace and Betsey, and died December 21, 1848. Dorr
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married Lydia, daughter of John Gould, and died leaving no children. Horace F. Dudley graduated from Dartmouth college, located in Warsaw, N. Y., as a Congregational minister, and died of cancer, leaving two sons. Betsey Dud- ley married Solon Wright, and died of cancer. Betsey Hoyt died of consump- tion, November 21, 1834. Joseph, Jr., was drowned in the Mascoma river, at Lebanon, July 4, 1834. Lydia Hoyt married John Burrall, of Strafford, has had two children, John and Elizabeth, and resides in Strafford. Her son John moved to Wisconsin, where he died, and Elizabeth married Dana White, of Strafford, where she resides. Horace F. Hoyt married Caroline E., daughter of Daniel Hardy, of Lebanon, March 22, 1833. Mrs. Hoyt died January 8, 1875. His daughter Mary J. was born at Strafford, Vt., May 4, 1837, married S. P. Berry, in 1856, and lives on the Hardy farm in Leba- non. They have two children, Ida, who married Albert F. Brown, and lives in Providence, R. I., and Walter, who resides with his parents. Eliza Hoyt was born in Hanover, February 4, 1848, and married Simon Ward, Jr. They live on the Isaac Babbitt's farm in Hanover, and have three children, Cora, Florence and Josephine. Dea. H. F. Hoyt, Jr., was born at Enfield, October 26, 1842, married Minnie R. Coates, November 5, 1868, and soon after their marriage, both joined the Baptist church, at Etna, of which Mr. Hoyt was elected deacon. He was elected third selectman in March, 1879, and was chosen second selectman in 1880, '81, '82, and '83. He has spent most of his life, with the exception of a few years of his childhood, in Hanover, his father living with him, on the Milton Kingsbury farm, which they have owned for more than thirty years.
Capt. Albert Stark, son of Zephaniah and Susanna (Porter) Stark, was born in Hanover, November 6, 1811. He was captain of a local militia at one time, married Alice Dodge, and has one son and three daughters, viz .: Reuben P., of Buffalo, N. Y., Dolly R., wife of J. R. Hewes, of Lyme, Alice D., wife of William West, of Boston, and Mary E. (Mrs. Thomas H. Bruce), of Elgin, Ill.
Reuben Benton came to Hanover about 1826, locating where his son Charles now lives, served as selectman and justice of the peace, and reared nine children. Of these, George lives at Union Village, Vt., and Charles re- sides in Hanover. The latter was born in Norwich, Vt., in 1819, married Elizabeth L. Barker, of Windsor, Vt., and has had born to him chil- dren. as follows : Martha E., Adaline F., Lizzie J., Achsa A., Charles F., Laura M., Annie O., Frank A. and Marjorie. Mr. Benton has held the of- fice of selectman eight years, town treasurer six years, has been supervisor since 1878, police justice since 1876, and was town representative in 1879- 80. His farm is a part of the original grant to Eleazer Wheelock for Dart- mouth college.
Ebenezer Eaton, Stephen Scales, Jethro Goss and Daniel Morse were among the earliest settlers in the Goss neighborhood. Jethro Goss came to the west farm in Canaan, from Portsmouth, about 1800. He married Su-
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sanna Cate about 1804-05, who bore him three sons and two daughters. He first settled where his son Levi M. now lives, about 1815. The latter bought the farm where Ebenezer Eaton first settled, and where Ransom L. Goss now lives, about thirty years ago. Russell occupied the homestead until about fourteen years ago, when Levi M. bought it. The latter spent several years in Plainfield, where he married Almira Cole, who bore him seven chil- dren, two of whom died in infancy. The others are Susan (Mrs. William Tilton), of Enfield, Mary (Mrs. Philip Bullock), of Enfield, Ransom L., Parker J., of Hanover, and Almira (Mrs. George Barnard), of Claremont. Levi M. was nick-named " Hero" in his youth, a name by which he is now best known.
Richard Currier moved to Enfield, from Salisbury, when a young man, and for fifty years kept a hotel on the fourth New Hampshire turnpike, also kept a small store. Of his ten children, Jonathan G. is the only son now living, and Mehitable Sawyer, of Linden, Mass., is the only surviving daughter. Jonathan G. was born at Enfield, in 1809, and during his early life was a mail contractor and stage driver for about a dozen years. In 1838 he bought the Dartmouth Hotel and Hanover House, and leased them to different men, while he carried on stage and livery stable business, and conducted a large farm which he owned. He has erected many of the present buildings in Hanover.
Asa Dodge Smith, A. M., D. D., LL. D., son of Dr: Rogers and Sally (Dodge) Smith, was born at Amherst, N. H., September 21, 1804. His father's family came from Massachusetts at the opening of the Revolutionary war. When he was about seven years of age his parents removed to Ches- ter, Vt. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to Simeon Ide, of Wind- sor, to learn the printer's trade. After mastering this he obtained a release from his apprenticeship and became a student in the academy at Chester, and afterward in Kimball Union academy. In 1826 he entered Dartmouth college, graduating in 1830. He taught a year in Limerick, Me., and in 183 1 entered the Theological seminary at Andover, Mass., completed his course in 1834, and immediately became pastor of a newly organized Presbyterian church in New York city. Over this church, at first called the Brainerd church, and later on, through a change of location, the Fourteenth street church, he continued for twenty-nine years. Invited to the presidency of Dartmouth college in 1863, he accepted the invitation, and removed with his family to Hanover. They occupied the house opposite the northeast corner of the common, known as the " Rood " house, until February, 1865, when he purchased the old Brewster place on Wheelock street, where two of his chil- dren still reside. The thirteen years which he devoted to the service of his Alma Mater constituted the closing period of an active and successful life. He died in 1877, and was buried in Hanover cemetery. His wife, Sarah Ann Adams, was a daughter of Captain John Adams, of North Andover, Mass. She survived him five years and now rests by his side. William
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