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ing two years of this time he was an attendant at Burnburton Seminary, at Manchester, Vermont. He then spent a year at Kimball Union Academy, Mler- iden, New Hampshire, and in the fall of 1873 en- tered Dartmouth College, where he pursued the course for two years. During this time he pro- cured means for continuing his studies by teaching, and was employed at one time at Cape Cod, Mass- achusetts, and in Colby Academy of Vermont, and he may truly be said to have earned his own edu- cation and is therefore in a position to sympathize with any struggling students who strive to make their own way in the world. Various exigencies compelled him to abandon college at this time but he has since received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College. On leaving college he went to Concord, New Hampshire, and immed- iately took up the study of law with Sargent & Chase. For two or three years he was employed as- sub-master in the high school and pursued the study of law simultaneously with his work in this capa- city. He was admitted to the bar in the spring of 1879, and in the fall of that year formed an asso- ciation with Reuben E. Walker, present judge of the. Supreme Court, which continued for ten years under the style of Ray & Walker. During the years from 1884 to 1889 they were very diligently em- ployed in the preparation of a reference work, which is still generally used by the profession in New Hampshire, entitled "Ray & Walker's New Ilamp- shire Citations." This was a most laborious task, involving an almost unlimited amount of research, and the character of their work was recognized by the state, which purchased nearly four hundred copies of the book. In 1889 Mr. Ray became prin- cipal of the high school at Hinsdale, New Hamp- shire, where he continued until November, 1893. He then removed to Keene and acted as principal of the high school in that eity for the ensuing cleven years, to the close of the school year in 1904. He has been equally well known in the rank of edu- cators as in the list of lawyers, and has graduated in his career more than six hundred high school pupils, most of whom have reflected credit upon themselves and their preceptor. At the close of the school year in 1904 Mr. Ray resumed the practice of law at Keene, and on February I, 1906, was ap- pointed by the governor to the office of probate judge for Cheshire county. He has always been a hard worker and deserves the success which has attended his efforts. Among the most notable law cases with which he has been connected was the trial of Le Page for the atrocious Langmaid murder in Pembroke, in which Mr. Ray as solicitor for Concord was one of the prosecuting attorneys. An especially interesting case in which Judge Ray participated while city solicitor of Concord were the quo warranto proceedings in Attorney General vs. Shepard, whereby the representatives of the city of Concord were changed so that they would corre- spond with the population of the different wards. lle is a member of the Psi Upsilon Zeta Chapter of the College Fraternity, Dartmouth, and of S. G.
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Griffin Camp No. 10, Sons of Veterans. He is a member of the Baptist Church, Concord, with which he has never severed his relations. Always a Re- publican, he has often been called upon to serve in public capacities, and in ISS5 represented Ward six, of Concord in the state legislature. He was moderator in that ward for twelve years, and was six years city solicitor of the city of Concord. Mr. Ray was married, March 18, 1881, to Miss Annette Harriet Ballou, born in Concord, daughter of Oliver and Emma (Heatlı) Ballou, of that city. Mrs. Ray died, March 16, 1900, leaving a daughter, Agnes Helen, born 1883, who was married, October 24. 1906, to Frederick H. Robbins, who has charge of one of the departments of the Waltham Watch .Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, and is a resi- dent of Somerville, Massachusetts.
The Worthleys WORTHLEY are descended from an English emigrant who arrived in America about the middle of the Colonial period. They have done honor to a worthy ancestry.
(I) Thomas Worthley was born in Bedford- shire, England, in 1691, and is said to have left home at the age of fourteen years without the con- sent of his parents. He landed at Salem about the year 1705, and subsequently went to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was married at an early age. He later removed to New Hampshire, going first to Londonderry. and from the latter place he went to Goffstown, locating in the vicinity of Par- ker's Station. In 1751 he became the third settler in Weare, locating in the neighborhood of the "Cold Spring." between Weare and Oil Mill Village, where he resided for the remainder of his life. He attained the unusually advanced age of one hundred and eight years. His first wife, whom he married in Worcester, was Mehitable Yarrow, who died in Weare. and he married for his second wife Mrs. Mehitable Ordway, a widow. The children of his first union were: Timothy, Thomas, John, Mehitable, Molly, Susanna and Jonathan.
(II) Timothy, eldest child and son of Thomas and Mehitable (Yarrow) Worthley, married for his first wife Mary Johnson, and for his second wife the Widow Davidson. He served as lieutenant in the Revolutionary war. After his second marriage he removed from Weare to Goffstown. His first wife became the mother of seven children. namely : John, Moses, Daniel, Stephen, Miriam, Susan and Timothy. Those of his second marriage were: Brooks, David, Relief and Sally.
(III) Brooks, sixth son and eighth child of Timothy Worthley. was born in Goffstown. Thc History of Bedford states that he came to that town in 1829, while other information at hand says that he went there in ISI0. He owned and cultivated a farm in Bedford for many years, or until his death. The maiden surname of his first wife was Burnham. For his second wife he married Maria Tufts, of Litchfield, this state. He was the father of three
children, namely : Parker, David Jackson and Maria, all deceased.
(IV) David Jackson, youngest son of Brooks and Maria ( Tufts) Worthley, was born in Bedford, April 19, 1829. He inherited the homestead, where he carried on gencral farming energetically and with prosperous results. Like most of the farmers in that locality he made a specialty of furnishing the city markets with milk, and he was also interested in the lumbering industry. His death, which was somewhat untimely, occurred June 17, 1872, at the age of forty-three years. Politically he was a Democrat. In his religious belief he was a Baptist. October 9, 1851. he married Abbie Persis Plummer, born September 29, 1831, daughter of Henry J. and Rebecca (Vose) Plummer, of Goffstown. She be- came the mother of seven children, namely: Ellen Maria, born December 3, 1853, died April 17, 1854. Frederick Brooks, the date of whose birth will be given presently. Henry Parker, born January 2, 1859, married (first) Ida E. Clifford: (second) Helen F. Clifford, and resided in Abington. Massa- chusetts. Sumner Plummer, born May 26, 1861, married Rose Hattie Sackett. Sarah Ann, born August 19. 1863, married Frederick Warren Rowell, and resided in Abington, now in Manchester. Mary Rebecca, born November 15, 1867, married Levi M. Doloff, and resides in Arlington, Massachusetts. Fanny Tufts, born January 10, 1871, died September 19, 1890. After the death of her husband Mrs. Ab- bie P. Worthley, with the aid of her sons, con- tinued to carry on the farm, and she was actively concerned in its management until 1895, when she sold her interest in the property to Frederick B. and Sumner P. Worthley. She is still living, mak- ing her home with her son, Frederick B., and takes a lively interest in all matters relative to farming and the development of modern agricultural methods.
(V) Frederick Brooks, second child and eldest son of David J. and Abbie P. (Plummer) Worth- ley, was born in Bedford, June 5, 1856. He ac- quired a good education, which was completed in Mount Vernon, New Hampshire, and the untimely death of his father forced upon him at an early age responsibilities. which he accepted without hesita- tion, and fulfilled with implicit faithfulness. In company with his brother, Sumner P. Worthley, who also developed at an early age the sturdy quali- fications characteristic of the New Hampshire farm- er, he succeeded to the possession of the homestead in 1895, and in the following year their farm build- ings, which were nearly one hundred years old, were completely destroyed by fire. These were immedi- ately replaced with structures of a more modern type, which permitted of the introduction of the latest improvements in the way of conveniences in both the residence and the out-buildings. They de- vote their attention chiefly to the dairying industry and sell large quantities of milk annually at retail in Manchester. In politics Frederick B. Worthley acts with the Democratic party. He affiliates with
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the Odd Fellows in Manchester. He attends the Baptist Church. Sumner B. Worthley belongs to the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Pilgrim Fathers. Both are members of the local Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.
This is a very old American family,
TRULL and is found of record shortly after the first settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It has been identified with the clearing away of the wilderness and the development of civilization primarily in the two New England Colonies of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and ultimately throughout a wide region.
(I) John Trull is found of record in Billerica, Massachusetts, as early as 1658. The name does not indicate an English origin, but the place whence it came to America cannot now be determined, nor can the birthplace of John Trull be found. He was born about 1588. In 1658 he was granted a six-acre lot in Billerica. There is a tradition that he had previously been a tenant of a farm in that vicinity owned by Captain Buchan. His home grant was sixteen acres more or less, lying on the northeast angle of the township, part of which was his house lot. This place was subsequently identified as "ly- ing at the end of a lane leading east to Long Street." John Trull married, December 11, 1657. Sarah, daughter of John French, of Cambridge. She was born October, 1637, and died September 26, 1710. She survived her husband more than six years. He died June 15, 1704. aged about seventy years. His children were: John, died young; Sarah; Mary; John, died young; Elizabeth, died young; John; Hannah; Samuel; Joseph; Enoch and Elizabeth.
(11) Samuel, fourth son and eighth child of John and Sarah (French) Trull, was baptized De- cember 7, 1673. in Billerica, and passed his life in that town. His wife's name was Hannah, surname unknown, and she died April 15, 1706. Their chil- dren were: Samuel, Moses and John.
(III) Samuel (2), eldest child of Samuel (1) and Hannah Trull, was born February 26. 1702, in Billerica, and lived in the adjoining town of Tux- bury. He married, 1727, Mary Haseltine, probably a daughter of Samuel Haseltine. Their children were: Susanna, David and Molly.
(IV) David, only son and second child of Samuel (2) and Mary (Ilaseltine) Trull. was born January 23, 1732, in Billerica, and probably resided in Sudbury, Massachusetts. His wife's name was Keziah. but no record has been discovered of their marriage or her maiden name. No record appears of their children, but it is known that they had a son David.
(V) David (2), son of David (1) and Keziah Trull. was born 1807, in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and resided in that town. He married, April 10, 1828, Isabella Bigelow. born December 28. 1809, daughter of John and Hepsibah ( Barnes) Bigelow, and granddaughter of Colonel Lovewell Barnes. (See Bigelow VII).
(VI) David Augustus, son of David (2) and
Isabella (Bigelow) Trull, was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1828, and died in 1902, aged ninety- four years. He was a machinist and stationary en- gineer, and was employed in shoe factories the greater part of his life from the time he was thirteen years of age. He was a good mechanic, a quiet and law abiding citizen, and a social companion. The only secret society of which he was a member was the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he felt a fraternal pride. He married, 1848, Katherine Maynard. The children of this union were : Christopher, Etta, Eugene and Herbert Augustus. Married (second) Beulah Smith, of Springfield. Vermont. Five children : Fred, Daisy, Frank, Augustus, Avoida.
(VII) Ilerbert Augustus, fourth son of David A. and Katherine (Maynard) Trull, was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts. October 31, 1860. At the age of fourteen years he left school and took a place in the shoe factory of Rice & Hutchins, of Marlborough, where he was employed seven years. From there he went to Southboro, where he super- intended the work in the H. H. Mawhiney factory two years. His employers then built a factory at Hudson, Massachusetts, of which he took charge and operated four years. In 1894 he came to Man- chester, New Hampshire, and directed the con- struction of the factory of the Eureka Shoe Com- pany. of which organization he was treasurer and manager. Remained there eight years. Then built the first factory built in Manchester by the W. H. McElwain Company and employing eight hundred and fifty men. Four years later, 1907. he built the third McElwain factory, where he has charge of twelve hundred hands. From the start Mr. Trull's management of the business here has been successful and satisfactory. He is a quiet man and a pleasant companion, takes no part in politics, and devotes his attention to business. He is a member of the Derryfield Club, and of Doric Lodge, of Hudson, Free and Accepted Masons.
He married, December 25, 18SI, Anna Deland, born in New York City, 1860, daughter of Louis P. and Annie Deland, of Brooklyn, New York. Her father was a native of South America, St. Thomas Island. They have seven children : Herbert, Louisa, Florence, Madeline, Harold. Gladys and Louis.
The ancient ancestry of this family has LEACH been traced back to John Leach, sur- geon to King Edward III. His name probably arose from his calling, as the physician in that day was often called a leech. The Leach Coat of Arms bears three crowns, and the origin is said to he due to an interesting incident. When the kings of France and Scotland were prisoners to King Edward, the three kings dined at the house of John Leach. On leaving the dwelling the king gave to his host three crowns, and later when Leach was granted a large estate these emblems were placed on his arms. The first immigrant to- America seems to have been Lawrence Leach, who
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came from England to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1629. He was accompanied by his wife, Elizabeth, and sons, John, Richard and Robert. A son, Giles, was born in Salem. He continued to reside in Salem until his death in 1662. He held many offices and was a man of standing in the community. It is said that more than ten thousand of his descendants are now living in America, but no concerted effort has ever been made to trace them authentically. The line herein traced may have been an offshoot of this family or it may have been of Scotch-Irish stock.
(I) The first one from whom direct descent has been traced was William Leach, who was per- haps a member of one of the numerous Scotch fam- ilies that settled in Londonderry. New Hampshire. He is found on record there as early as 1738. Five years later he was in Chester and settled on Home Lot number seventy-five, in the second part of the second division of lands in that town, near the shore of the pond. He is referred to in the records of 1776 as a deacon. No list of his children ap- pears.
(II) William (2), son of William (1) Leach, resided in Chester for a time, but he and all his family removed from the town and no trace of their whereabouts appears. He married Molly, daughter of Hugh Crombie, of Londonderry, and they had a large family.
(III) Benjamin Leach. who was probably a son of William (2) and Molly (Crombie) Leach, was a native of Chester or Londonderry, New Hampshire, and resided in the latter town where he was a farmer by occupation. He married, March 24, 1791, Ellice Dow, daughter of Oliver and Han- nah Dow. (See Dow V). They had ten children, namely : Ira. Polly, Benjamin, Sally, Elijah, Han- nah, David and Simeon (twins), William Corning and Levi.
(IV) Simeon Dow, fifth son and eighth child of Benjamin and Ellice (Dow) Leach, was born August 8, 1806, in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He was a brick maker by trade. He went to Bed- ford, and then to Litchfield. New Hampshire, where he bought the farm on which his son David now lives. He was educated in the district schools of Londonderry. In politics he was a Republican, and he held all the town offices, and represented the town of Litchfield in the New Hampshire legisla- ture. He attended the Presbyterian Church, and was a prominent and respected citizen, and did con- siderable business in settling estates. Simeon Dow Leach married, April 30, 1846, Orra M. Barnes, daughter of Reuben and Rebecca Barnes, of Litch- field. They had two children: Martha, born March 4, 1850, who died at the age of nine years; and David S .. whose sketch follows. Simeon D. Leach died November 15. 1887, at the age of eighty-one, and his wife died January I. 1907.
David Rollins, the twin of Simeon D. Leach, died in Manchester, New Hampshire. April 1, 1878. He bequeathed three thousand dollars to found the Leach library in Londonderry. An addition was
built to the town hall, and the library room was thrown open to the public on February 25, 1880, with about one thousand books on the shelves. The number has been increased since then.
(V) David Simeon, only son and surviving child of Simeon Dow and Orra M. (Barnes) Leach, was born March 4, 1855 at Litchfield, New Hamp- shire. He was educated in the district schools of Litchfield and the New London Institute. He car- ries on the farm of forty-five acres which his father originally owned, and he also does lumbering. In politics he is a Republican. He has been selectman four years, road surveyor two years, and has served on the school board for one year. He represented Litchfield in the New Hampshire legislature for one year. He is a member of the Grange at Litchfield. He helped construct the bridge between Hudson and Nashua, New Hampshire. He married, De- cember 15, 1885. Margaret Chase, daughter of Cap- tain Samuel and Susan (White) Chase, of Litch- field. They have one son, Herbert C.
(I) The earliest records of this line of the family found in New Hampshire show that William (3) Leach resided with his wife, Judith. in Salem, New Hampshire. He was probably a son of Will- iam (2) Leach ahove mentioned. Their children were: Joseph, William. Judith, Tryphosa, John, Mary, Benjamin and Elijah.
(II) William (4), second child of William and Judith Leach, of Salem, settled in Goffstown, and was married there November 15, 1792. by Rev. Cornelius Waters, to Susanna Sargent, born May 2, 1759. A part only of their children were born in Goffstown; they included: Sarah Allen, John Sar- gent, William and Jacob Sargent.
(III) Joseph. probably a son of William (4) and Susanna (Sargent) Leach, was born in New Boston or taken there in early childhood and there passed his early life. He was a prosperous farmer, and a member of the Presbyterian church. He married Rachel Patterson, second daughter of Deacon Robert and Susanna ( Miller) Patterson, of Londonderry, New Hampshire (see Patterson, II).
(IV) Joseph A., son of Joseph and Rachel (Patterson) Leach, was born in New Boston, April 8. 1822. He took kindly to agriculture and while following general farming with good results, was particularly interested in stock-raising. Politically lie supported the Republican party, and in his religious belief was a Presbyterian. For his first wife he married Jane Dickey, daughter of John Dickey. of Manchester, and the children of this union are : Maria H., Clara J., Allen A. and Edgar J. The mother of these children died, and he sub- sequently married her sister Matilda, who bore him three children, namely: Charles H., Herbert F. and Lora M.
(V) Allen Augustus. third child and eldest son of Joseph A. and Jane (Dickey) Leach. was born in New Boston. He was reared to agricultural pur- suits, and educated in the district schools of his neighhorhood, but when a young man relinquished
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farming and worked in the piano factory at New Boston some two years. He afterward purchased of Samuel Marden the farm of one hundred and eighty acres where he now resides. and has made notable improvements which greatly enhances the value of his property. Fle raises some good blooded stock, carries on a dairy and sells large quantities of milk annually. In politics he is a Republican, and has served with ability both as supervisor and highway agent. Ile attends the Presbyterian Church.
In December. 1877. Mr. Leach married Irene H. Dunbar. daughter of James N. and Irene (Holden) Dunbar. of Petersborough, New Hampshire. She is a graduate of Mount Vernon Academy. Mr. and Mrs. Leach are the parents of nine children, namely : Samuel M., born June 6, 1878, died young. Clara H., born May 28, 1879. also died young. George A., born September 14. 18So. Grace A., born Novem- ber 17, 1882, deceased. Morris M., born February 24. 1885. Albert E., born January 1, 1887. Harlan H., born August 20, 1888. Ethel V., born February 1. 1891. Ralph A., born June 12, 1894.
TIRRELL This name is found with many spell- ings in the records, such as: Turrell. Tyrrell, Terrall, Thurrill, Thurl and many other forms. The earliest in America of whom record is found was Rodger Tirrell, who was one of the original settlers of Milford, Massa- chusetts, in 1639. John Tirrell, who was a son of Rodger. was propounded for freeman in 1669, be- ing at that time a seaman living in New London, Connecticut.
(I) William Tirrell was married January 29, 1635, by Governor Bellingham, to Rebecca Simp- kins, daughter of Captain Nicholas Simpkins. He lived in Boston previous to 1672, in which year he removed to Weymouth, Massachusetts. His chil- dren were: Rebecca. William. Mary and Gideon.
(II) William (2), elder son and second child of William (I) and Rebecca (Simpkins) Tirrell, was born March 16, 1657, in Boston, and was mar- ried there to Abigail Pratt, daughter of Thomas Pratt. Their children were: William, Samuel. Re- becca. Gideon, Mary, Rachel and Hannah.
(III) Gideon, third son and fourth child of William (2) and Abigail (Pratt) Tirrell, was born June 14, 1604. in Weymouth. and lived for a time in Abington, Massachusetts. He was subsequently a resident of Kingston and Londonderry, New Hamp- shire. He married Ruth Dir (probably Dyer), and their children included Edith, John and Mary, horn in Abington. Others unknown were born in Kings- ton, among whom were: Ruth and Abigail. The former married John Kezar. of Hampstead, and the latter William Rogers.
(III) Jesse Tirrell, supposed to have been a son of Gideon and Edith (Dyer) Tirrell (spelled in Hampstead records Thurril and Thurle), mar- ried Mary Johnson. of Hampstead, born October 1. 1744. in that town, daughter of Stephen (2) John- son. (See Johnson, III). Their chidren were :
Molly. John. Sarah and Jesse. The town records of Hampstead show the birth of the first three. The baptism of the fourth is shown in the records of Hampstead Church, his mother being a widow at that time.
(IV) Jesse (2), youngest child of Jesse (1) and Mary (Johnson) Tirrell, was baptized October 29. 1769, at which time his elder sister was also bap- tized; perhaps the other two children were not then living. Soon after attaining manhood he settled in Goffstown, New Hampshire, where he passed nearly all of his adult life. He was married, February 25. 1794, by Rev. John Kelly, of Goffstown, to Jane Plummer, of Londonderry. Their children were: Johnston, Joseph, Hiram, Mary, Jesse and Sarah Jane.
(V) Hiram, third son and child of Jesse (2) and Jane (Plummer) Tirrell, was born July 21, 1807, in Goffstown, in which town he made his home throughout his life. He purchased a farm on which he resided. and engaged in farming and lum- bering with considerable success, and invested his surplus means in real estate, which he handled with profit to himself. He was a prominent citizen of the town, acted in the management of its affairs and was a captain of the local militia. Politically he was a Republican, and affiliated in religious mat- ters with the Baptists. He died Jannary 9, 1889. He married, February 26. 1833, Martha Jane Gil- more. of Goffstown, by whom he had five children, as follows: Joseph. Jessie, Clinton H., Caroline and Harriet.
(VI) Clinton H., second son and third child of Hiram and Martha Jane (Gilmore) Tirrell, was born in Goffstown, February 2. 1847. He received his education in the public schools. His occupa- tion, like that of his father. was farming, lumber- ing and dealing in real estate. He also carried on the milk business, keeping forty-five cows. After making repairs, his buildings were nearly as good as new. He was a member of the Grange. In politics he identified himself with the Republican party, and in denominational faith affiliated with the Baptists.
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