Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. I, Part 46

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 858

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parents of two sons and one daughter: William, Jane, and Ichabod C., mentioned below.

(VII)) Ichabod Colby, youngest child of Levi and Apphia (Osgood) Bartlett, was born probably not in Amesbury, and while still a mere lad went with his mother, after the decease of his father, to Boscawen, New Hampshire. Either there or else- where he attempted to learn the cabinet maker's trade, which proved too difficult for his strength. He next entered the store of Andrew Bowers, in Salisbury, where he remained until 1800, and then went to Bristol (then a part of Bridgewater and New Chester), towns divided by the river which runs through Bristol village. He commenced busi- ness as a country merchant, at first on the New Chester side, and afterward more extensively on the Bridgewater side, in a building standing on the common. He married, in 1801, Ann Sleeper, who was then eighteen years of age. He died March 20. 1860, aged eighty-one; and she died October 8, 1869, aged eighty-six. Their children were: Mary, Jane, Levi, Frederic (died young), Gustavus, Anna, and Frederic.

(VIII) Gustavus, fifth child and third son of Ichabod C. and Ann (Sleeper) Bartlett, was born in Bristol, October 22, 1810, and died in Milford. December 11, 1893, aged eighty-three. He went to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he was a merchant. In 1867 he retired from mercantile life and re- moved to Milford, New Hampshire, and bought a farm on the Wilton road, where he was engaged in agriculture about ten or fifteen years. He married first, November 25, 1834. Clarinda J. Taylor, who was born March 9, 1815, daughter of Nicholas M. and Sally (Eastman) Taylor, of New Hampton. She died in Bristol, November 1, 1837. He mar- ried second, November 24, 1839, Martha, sister of his first wife, who was born June 17, 1820, and died October 23, 1856. He married third, December 3, 1861, Susan A. N. Jones, widow of Henry D. Jones, and daughter of Joseph and Phila H. (Millen ) Nichols, who was born in Alexandria, New Hamp- shire, July 5, 1832. She is a Mayflower descendant, and is the founder of Milford Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of which she was the first regent. She is also secretary of the Historical and Genealogical Society of Milford. She is also a member of the Women's Relief Corps, Grand Army of the Republic, the Woman's Club, and several other societies.

The following named children were born to Gustavus Bartlett: Mary L., Ichabod C., Mary Clarinda, Sarah Eastman, Clara Anstris, Anna Minot, and Charles Henry.

Charles Henry, who was born in Bristol, Novem- ber 3, 1862, is a civil engineer, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. He married, December 17, 1890, Gertrude, daughter of Joseph C. and Frances Carr (Morrill) Jones, of Claremont.

(V) Moses, second son and eighth child of John and Mary (Ordway) Bartlett, was born January 2, 1714, in Newbury, and resided in that town, where he was styled "yeoman." He died in 1804, his will being dated June 14, 1800. and was proven May 14, 1804. He was married May 17, 1744, to Judith Rogers, of Newbury, who died between 1771 and 1800. Their children all born in Newbury, were: Moses, John, Judith, Abial, Hannah, Mary and Humphrey.

(VI) Abial, third son and fourth child of Moses and Judith (Rogers) Bartlett, was born September 16, 1751, in Newbury, and settled in Deerfield, New Hampshire, where he received land from his father, by the latter's will. He subsequently resided in

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Rumney, New Hampshire, where he was a farmer and lumberman in comfortable circumstances. He was one of the signers of the association test in Deerfield in 1776, and served as a soldier in that struggle, being a member of Captain Simon Mars- ton's company, Colonel Joseph Senter's regiment, in the Rhode Island service in 1777. His five chil- dren were: Joseph, James, Abial, Moses and John. (VII) John, youngest child of Abial Bartlett, was born in 1793, in Deerfield, and resided for a time in Meredith. Before 1836 he settled in the south eastern part of the town of Epsom, where he had a good farm. In religious faith he was a Baptist. He married Abigail Smith Bartlett, daughter of John and Mary (Smith) Bartlett. She was born May 9, 1797, in Deerheld, and died in Epsom, in 1875. They were the parents of four children, three of whom were born in Meredith: Mary, who became the wife of Lorenzo Hoyt of Candia ; James L., born May 15, 1831, is a farmer residing in Epsom; John G., is the subject of the following paragraph. Joseph WV., born in 1836, was a liveryman and farmer in Suncook, and died in Concord in 1889.

(VIII) John Gilman, third son and child of John and Abigail S. ( Bartlett) Bartlett, was born Septem- ber 11, 1833. in Meredith, New Hampshire, and was an infant when his parents removed to Epsom. He re- ceived his education in the district schools of Epsom, and Pembroke Academy. At fourteen years of age he learned the shoemaker's trade. In 1857 he went to Pembroke and bought a stock of shoes, hats and kindred goods, and started in business for himself. He subsequently dealt in wood, coal and iee, and he also established the first milk depot in the village of Suncook. He disposed of the store and continued the other lines for some years, and finally sold out the fuel business and engaged in the hardware trade. During the greater part of this time and up to the present he did a good business in writing fire insur- ance. Mr. Bartlett is one of the most enterprising citizens of Suncook, and did more than any other individual to build up the village. Among his en- terprises were a five-story hotel and an opera house, both of which were destroyed by fire. He built a two-story brick block, and a three-story brick build- ing which contained an opera house, and this was also destroyed by fire. He was the first to erect a brick building on the main street in Suncook. He sustained a loss of $15,000 by the destruction of his hotel, and ten years later the loss of the opera house building was $19,000. In 1875 he bought a tract of fifteen acres of land on the Allenstown side of the village, and this he laid out into lots, nearly all of which have since been sold. Upon one of these he built a tasty two-story brick dwelling house which he now occupies. Mr. Bartlett has always carefully considered his plans, and feels reasonably sure of success before taking up any undertaking. In con- sequence of this he finds himself more than usually successful and in good financial circumstances. He is the possessor of a fine business bloek and numer- ous tenement houses in Suncook. He has served six years as town collector, and has endeavored to bear his portion of the duties belonging to a good citizen. At the age of eighteen years Mr. Bartlett united with the Free Will Baptist Church of Epson. On attaining his majority he moved to Suneook, and at that time took a letter from the church and became a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Suncook, and ever since that time has filled some official station in that body, being many years steward and is now a trustee and secretary of the board of trustees. For many years he was su- perintendent of its Sunday school, and has always

had a class in the Sunday school. He is an earnest laborer in every movement calculated for the up- lifting of humanity and is a very strong advocate of temperance. He is a member of Jewell Lodge, No. 94, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Sun- cook, and of Howard Lodge, No. 31, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of that town, of which he is a past noble grand. He is also a member of Hildreth Encampment No. 17, of the latter order. He married (first), June 5, 1861, Persis A. Colby, daughter of Jesse and Sally (Austin) Colby, of Bow. She was born in Bow, October 18, 1836, and died October 12, 1872, aged thirty-six. He married (second), June 7, 1877, Nellie Shackford, who was born in Allenstown, July 7, 1843, daughter of Na- thianiel and Abigail (Bailey ) Shaekford of Allens- town. She is the great-granddaughter of Theodore Shackford, who settled in Allenstown before the year 1800. By the first marriage he had one son, Jesse, who was born July 19, 1864. He was a very able young man and highly esteemed. He went to Denver, Colorado, and accumulated property very rapidly until his sudden and unexpected death, which was caused by being thrown from a vehicle while returning from his ranch to Denver. He died May 27, 1890.

(III) Richard (3), second son of Richard (2) and Abigail Bartlett, was born February 21, 1649, in Newbury, where he resided through life, and died April 17, 1724. By occupation he was a cordwainer and currier. He was married, November 18, 1673, in Newbury, to Hannah Emery, daughter of John and Mary ( Webster) Emery, and granddaughter of John (1) Emery, of Newbury. She was born April 26, 1654, in that town and died there May I, 1705. They were the parents of the following children : Hannah, Richard, John, Samuel (died young), Daniel, Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Thomas and Mary. It is probable that Richard (3) Bartlett was married a second time, as the records show a person of that name, widower, of Newbury, who married, Novem- ber II, 17IS, in Amesbury, Abigail, daughter of John Prowse, who was probably the widow of Israel Dimond. One of his sons, Joseph, was the father of Mary Bartlett, who became the wife of Governor Josiah Bartlett, of New Hampshire. ( Mention of Daniel and descendants forms part of this article).

(IV) John, second son of Richard (3) and Han- nah (Emery) Bartlett, was born September 23, 1678, in Newbury, and was baptized there on the 27th of the following month. From 1700 to the death of John (2), in 1708, he was called John "Tertius," and after that, John (2), or John Jr. He died in 1741. By occupation he was a tanner and weaver, and spent his life in Newbury. He was married, No- vember 18, 1702, in Newbury, to Mary Ordway, who died April 6, 1755. Their children were born from the years 1703 to 1712. From 1736 to 1741, he was known as John Sr. (Mention of his son Moses and descendants appears in this article).

(V) John (2), son of John (1) and Mary (Ord- way) Bartlett, was born September 2, 17II, in New- bury, and resided in Salisbury, Massachusetts, until 1743, when he removed to South Hampton, New Hampshire. It is quite possible that his removal thither consisted simply in the location of the province line in 1741, which cut South Hampton off from Massachusetts, and added it to New Hamp- shire. He married, January 17, 1734, Zipporah Flanders, who was born March 4, 1716, daughter of Philip and Joanna (Smith) Flanders, of Kingston, New Hampshire.

(VI) Stephen, son of John (2) and Zipporah (Flanders) Bartlett, was born in Amesbury. He

JOHN G. BARTLETT.

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was a farmer, and removed to Plymouth, New Hampshire, in 1778, and made a farm on the hill road to Hebron, where he died May 23, 1823. He married (first), September 8, 1776, Elizabeth Barn- ard, who was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Barn- ard. She was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, August 31, 1754. and removed to Plymouth with her parents. She died July 20, 1818, and he married (second), February, ISI9, Dorothy ( Bagley) Thorn- ton, widow of William Thornton and daughter of Winthrop Bagley. She was born in 1787, and died December 25, 1849. The children of Stephen and Elizabeth were: Sargent, Joseph, Elizabeth, Sarah, Stephen, David, died young, and Daniel.

(VII) Joseph, second son and child of Stephen and Elizabeth (Barnard) Bartlett, was born in Plymouth, February 19, 1779. He was a farmer, and removed in 1803 to Groton, where he died, January 3, 1868. He was a Republican, and a mem- ber of the Congregational Church. He married, January 7, 1803, Joanna Buzzell, who was born in 1780, and died May 11, 1806: they had two children : Eliza and George Wadsworth, born April 21, 1806. He married (second), October 19. 1806, Abiah Che- ney, born June 17, 1786, died April 1, 1851, daughter of Isaac and Abiah (Hankins) Cheney, of Hopkin- ton ; the children of Joseph and Abiah (Cheney) Bartlett were: Jonathan, born July 1, 1807; Jo- seph, born June 4, 1810, both in Groton; Enoch C., see forward; Leonard, born September 13, 1821; Martha Jane, born November 3, 1828.

(VIII) Enoch C., third son and child of Joseph and Abiah ( Cheney) Bartlett, was born in Groton, August 21, 1813, and died in Goffstown, June 4, 1892. He was educated in the district schools and at Thet- ford Academy. He was a farmer in Groton, and went from there to Goffstown with his son. Lucien. He was a Whig until the formation of the Repub- lican party, when he joined that organization. He married, May 13, 1852, Sophronia Curtis, born May, 1812, daughter of John Fallensbee, of Brentwood. . She died February 6, 1877. They had two children : Lucien W., see forward; and George II., born De- cember 7, 1854, married Mary Harris, and they had a daughter, Ruth, born in Manchester, April 1, 1889.

(1X) Lucien Woodbury, elder of the two sons of Enoch and Sophronia (Curtis) Bartlett. was born in Groton, September 16, 1853. His occupations are farming and lumbering. He also engaged in the retail milk business, running a wagon to Manchester. He farm hc now

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has added improve- ments to it, among which is a new barn. He is a member of the Congregational Church, and affiliates politically with the Republican party. He is a man of character, and has served two years as selectman. He married, November 21, 1883, Olive Powers, born in Hebron, New Hampshire, daughter of Wesley and Olive (Price) Powers, of Hebron. She is a member of the Baptist Church. They have two children, Frank W. and Mabel P.

(Second Family).

BARTLETT The various spellings of this name found in the New England records are common in several families early established here. The ancestors of the family herein traced was not as early in New England as some others of the name. A large proportion of the early representatives of this family were resident upon the Massachusetts coast and engaged in sea- going affairs. It has contributed several able clergy- men and other professional men, and has borne its share in the development of Western civilization.

(I) William (1), Bartlett was a resident of

Frampton, Dorsetshire, England. It is not probable that he came to New England, but it may be that he did. A William Bartlett appeared in the Salem court in 1053, and there was a William of Newbury in 1661. A deposition made July 16, 1684, shows that Robert Bartlett of Marblehead was a son of Wil- liam Bartlett of Frampton, England.

(11) Captain Robert Bartlett was born about 1638, in England, and was a resident of Massachu- setts in 1666. He settled in Marblehead as carly as 1669, and was a yecman and fisherman, possessing land in Manchester. He was married ( first), before 1669, to Mary Walton, and to his second wife, Re- becca Boobyer ( widow of William Pinson), Decem- ber 24, 1702. She was living at the time his will was made, February 2, 1714. This was proved June 27, 1717. Their children were : William, Nathaniel, Martha. John, Josiah and Abigail, all born of the first wife.

(III) William (2), eldest child of Captain Robert and Mary (Walton) Bartlett, was a husband- man and fisherman, and lived in Marblehead. His will, dated March 1, 1735, was proved April 14 fol- lowing. His house and other property were devised to his youngest son. He was married, December 27, 1688, in Marblehead, to Sarah Purchase, who was living at the time of his death. The children were: Nathaniel, William, Elizabeth, Robert, John, Josiah, Sarah and Thomas.

(IV) Nathaniel (1), eldest child of William (2) and Sarah (Purchase) Bartlett, was baptized Sep- tember 16, 1694, in Marblehead, and passed his life in his native town. He was a mariner and inn holder, and conducted the famous Fountain Inn in Marblehead from 1721 until his death. In 1731 he extended his business by the purchase of the Sun Tavern, for which he paid nine hundred pounds. He was a prosperous man, and among his property were included two negro slaves. No record of his first marriage appears, and his children were prob- ably born of the first wife. He was married (second), March 6, 1746, to a widow, Jane Merret, and admin- istration was granted on his estate September 12, 1749. His widow was married (second), in 1750-I to a Mr. Jackson, and she was still living in 1756. Among Nathaniel Bartlett's children were: Nathan- iel, Mary and Sarah.

(V) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (1) Bart- lett, was baptized in the First Church of Marble- head, April 9, 1721. He resided in Marblehead, and succeeded to the ownership of his father's inns, which he managed. Administration of his estate was granted July 17. 1752. He was married, De- cember 24. 1745. to Hannah Riddan. She was mar- ried (second), March 22, 1753, to Samuel Rogers, of Wenham, Massachusetts, and removed to Marble- licad and continued the tavern business of his wife. The children of Nathaniel (2) Bartlett were: Na- thaniel, John and Williamn.

(VI) William (3), youngest child of Nathaniel (2) and Hannah (Riddan) Bartlett, was baptized at the First Church of Marblehead, December 16, 1750, and resided in that town, where he was prob- ably a farmer. The record in Marblehead states that he died February 10, 1823, in his eighty-third year, "at the farm." He was married. December 13, 1773, to Tabitha Green, who was baptized December 14, 1755, a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Harris) Green. She died March 20, 1838, "aged cighty- nine." They had children baptized at various periods ranging from 1775 to 1795. In three instances two were baptized at once, so that only an approxima- , tion of their respective ages can be secured. They were: Betsey, died young; John; Peter; Betsey,

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died young; Betsey Harris; Eleanor; Robert; Tabi- tha ; Devereux Dennis and Thomas. All except the second were baptized at the Second Church of Marblehead. John was baptized August 6, 1780, at the First Church.

(VII) Robert, son of William (3) and Tabitha (Green) Bartlett, was baptized January 27, 1793. in the Second Church at Marblehead, and the record states that he was then aged three years. In all ac- counts of him heretofore extant, his birth has been given as occurring in 1793, some authorities say in New Hampshire and others in Massachusetts. Noth- ing now be learned apparently concern-

life. 1S apparent that ing his early It

that he received a̱ fair education, and the first that we know of him after his birth is the fact that he appears at Warwick, Massachusetts, as pastor of the Universalist Church there, which was insti- tuted February 25, 1814. He would thus be about twenty-four years old at this time. He remained there a few years only, and was married there in 1815, to Huldah Wescott. Their intentions of mar- riage were recorded October 28, 1815, and both were of Warwick. Mr. Bartlett became a very active and efficient worker in his church, and did very much missionary work in New Hampshire and some in Vermont. He preached as pastor in Gilford, Langdon, Alstead, Jaffrey, Marlboro, and other New Hampshire towns. He died in Boston, January 20, 1882, aged nearly ninety-two years. For many of his last years he suffered with the infirmities of age, and death come to him as a great relief. It is said of him, "In his early and middle life he was a vigor- ous preacher, and his name was once familiar as a household word in the Universalist homes of New Hampshire and Vermont, where he labored as an evangelist for many years. Although he did not have the culture of the schools, being almost wholly self-taught, lie was vet an ardent student of the Scriptures out of which he gathered a theological equipment of no mean order. Earnest and effective in the work of the ministry. he deserves to be classed among those pioneers of Universalism to whom is due the tribute of graceful recognition. 'Other men have labored, and we are entered into their labors.'" His children, a part of whom were born in Gilford, were: Elbridge Gerry, Emily, Josiah. Eliza, John, Hulda, Robert G., Mahala, Minerva, Charles C. and Mary Ann.

(VIII) Josiah, third child and second son of Robert and Huldah ( Wescott) Bartlett, was born in Langdon, June 17. 1820, and died in Boston, De- cember. 1885, aged sixty-five years. He was a farmer by occupation throughout his entire life, and oper- ated farms in Manchester. Dorchester and Moul- tonborough. He married Lydia C. Flint, who was horn in Acton. Massachusetts, and died in Moulton- borough, April 16, 1882. They had nine children : Fred A., Frank (died young), Frank, Ralph W., Clifton J., Orville G., Bert J., Lulu B. and Leona E.

Worcester, Massachusetts, April 27, 1895, Grace L. Bryant, who was born in Northwood, New Hamp- shire, daughter of Rev. Henry and Abby (Witham) Bryant, of Lewiston, Maine. They have four chil- dren : Mariam G., Lawrence H., Gladys J. and Mildred.

(Third Family.)

(I) Laurence Bartlett, a mariner, BARTLETT was a resident of Marblehead, Massachusetts, where he was mar- ried, December II, 1739, to Anne Underwood, who soon died, leaving a daughter Anne, born in 1741. Mr. Bartlett was married (second), September 27, 1743, to Mary Ingalls, who was born 1719, daughter of Eleazer and Sarah (Glasey) Ingalls.

(11) Laurence (2), son of Laurence (I) and Mary (Ingalls) Bartlett, was born 1745, in Marble- head, and was baptized July 21 of that year. He was a mariner and was in the Revolution, serving first as a soldier and later as a sailor. He served in 1775 under Captain Thomas Grant's company, Col- onel John Glover's regiment, near Salem, and later was with the army at Boston. In 1777 he was a gunner on the brigantine "Freedom" and was a prisoner in March, 1778. He was married, July 11, 1765, to Mary Bowden, who was born in 1744, in Marblehead, daughter of Abijah and Mary (Tucker) Bowden. Their children were: Abijah B., Hannah and Laurence.

(III) Abijah Bowden, eldest child of Laurence Bartlett, was born in 1772 (baptized October 13), and was a seaman in the United States navy in the War of 1812, being wounded in an engagement. The town records of Marblehead state that "he died June 13, 1813, in the hospital at New York." He was married, September 16, 1792, to Elizabeth Bart- lett, and their children born between 1797 and 1809 were: Mary, Abijah, George W., Benjamin and Abigail. His widow lived to be ninety-six years old, and died in Nashua at the home of her son, who procured a special act of congress by which she drew a pension for the loss of her husband.

(IV) George W., son of Abijah B. and Elizabeth Bartlett, was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in 1800, baptized February 9, and died in 1842. In his youth he was a seaman, and as such visited many foreign countries. After marriage, at the request of his wife, le forsook the sea. For some years he worked in the cotton mills at Newton, and afterward was a merchant in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was a Whig in politics, and in religious faith a Baptist. He married Jane Nickerson, who was born in Newton, Upper Falls, Massachusetts, and died at the home of her son, in Pembroke, in 1899, aged ninety-four years, six months, and nineteen days. Eleven children were born of this marriage, among whom were: Eliza. George, Mary, John F., Ben- jamin B., Henrietta and Susan. Four others died young.

(V) Jolın Franklin, son of George W., and Jane (Nickerson) Bartlett, was born at Newton, Upper Falls, Massachusetts, November 15, 1836. He be- gan work in the cotton mills at the age of seven, and continued there until seventeen, and secured such schooling as he could when not at work in the mill. In 1853 he apprenticed himself to a machinist in Lowell, where he worked three years. From Lowell he went to Boston and worked at his trade about six years, and then bought a house in Sun- cook, New Hampshire, where his family took up their residence. For a year or two he worked in Manchester and Hooksett. Then he kept a restaur-

(IX) Ralph Walter. fourth son and child of Josiah and Lydia C. (Flint) Bartlett, was born in Ashby, Massachusetts, December 20, 1858. At the age of six months he was brought to New Hamp- shire by his parents, who settled in Manchester, where they resided ahout four years. In 1863 the family removed to Dorchester, where Ralph W. Bartlett was educated in the common schools, and afterward engaged in farming. In 1806 he removed to Gilford and hought a farm of sixty acres near the village part of the town, about three miles from Laconia, where he is engaged in general farming. Mr. Bartlett is a member of the Baptist Church, , ant for a time in Suncook. In 1876 he mined a por- and in politics is a Democrat. He married, in tion of the year in the Black Hills, Dakota. Return-

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ing to New Hampshire he engaged in the grocery trade, which he carried on for eight years. He then spent another year clearing the wood lot which he owned. In 1893 he was appointed postmaster of Suncook, and filled that office four years, during that time not being in trade, but giving his attention to the duties of the office. He has filled various town offices. In 1875 he was selectman, in 1876 tax col- lector, and was re-elected to the latter office in 1899- 1903-04-06, and also served as town treasurer in 1877-So, and in the New Hampshire legislature in the session of 1889. Since the close of his term as postmaster he has not been actively engaged in busi- ness, but has been a partner in a store part of that time.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. I, Part 46

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923 Publication date: 1908 Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 858

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 858