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. III, Part 4

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: 876

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(11) Thomas, eldest son of Deacon Robert Pat- ten, was born about 1725 in Boston, on what is now known as Common street, and attended school in that city on Pemberton Hill. In 1740 he went with his father to Exeter, and later to Auburn. In 1752 he married Mary, daughter of David McClure, and two years later he purchased from McClure the west half of the latter's farm, which was Lot No. 30, in the same division as his father's farm, being in what is now Candia. Here his wife died in 1815, and he in 1816, at the age of ninety-one years. Their children were: Elizabeth, Thomas, Mary, Jean, Martha, Sarah, Richard, Margaret, Hannah, Ruth, Samuel and Moses.

(III) Moses, youngest child and fourth son of Thomas (2) and Mary (McClure) Patten, lived on the paternal homestead in Candia. He married Hannah, daughter of Ephraim Eaton ( see Eaton, V).

(IV) Rev. Moses, son of Moses and Hannah (Eaton) Patten, was born July 4. 1824, in Candia, and grew up on the paternal farm. He was bred in the New England rule of judicious use of time, as of other things, and applied himself to study with the same diligence which characterized his attention to farm duties. Ile attended a high. school and Pembroke Academy, and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1850. Pursuing a thorough course of preparation for the gospel ministry, he was graduated from Andover Theological Seminary in 1855. After supplying several congregations, he was ordained to the ministry of the Congregational Church and in the pastorate at Townsend. Massa- chusetts, June 7, 1860. He remained three years at Townsend, and was subsequently in charge at Plympton, West Dracut and Carlisle, in the same state. His health was never rugged and he was ob-

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liged, during this period, to take sea voyages and rests to recuperate his strength. He was in charge of parishes at Greensboro, Rochester, Ripton and Danby, Vermont, and retired from the ministry in 1888, because his health would not permit contin- uous labor as a pastor. He continued to preach occasionally, as opportunity offered, or his strength would permit, until 1900. From the time of his retirement he resided in Hooksett, New Hampshire. and devoted much of his time to the preparation of a work on infant baptism. His deep study and steady application doubtless shortened his life and robbed the world of a most useful and beloved man. The failure of his strength almost prevented the completion of his treatise, which was a work very dear to his heart, and he was barely able to com- plete its publication, being taken away before he could make arrangements for its circulation. It is an exhaustive work, showing deep research and the work of a master mind. No doubt it will find its way into theological schools in time and will be a valued authority, thus continuing the work of this good man in the world. During the last five years of life he was an invalid and suffered much but without complaining. He was a most companion- able man, highly esteemed by his fellow clergy, as well as by all who were priviledged to know him. A contemporary says of him : "He was a fine Bible scholar, conservative in his theology, a keen critic and a clear thinker." Mr. Patten married (first), 1862, Lydia (Eames) Parsons, a widow who died June 1, 1884, in Ripton, Vermont. She was the mother of three children: Edith Parsons, now the wife of Edward Green, residing at Lancaster, Mas- sachusetts; Mary Elizabeth and Dana Albee Patten, the latter a citizen of Brooklyn, Greater New York. The second daughter died in 1902, unmarried. In August, 1885, Mr. Patten married (second), Lydia S. Goss, widow of Joseph Towle Goss of Hook- sett, (q. v.), and daughter of Simeon and Lydia (Bailey) Stearns (see Stearns, VI). She was the companion and stay of his last years, and cherishes his memory as that of a noble and kind man.

The influx of Scotch-Irish immigrants

HOGG into New England in 1718 was followed for years afterwards by occasional parties and individuals, friends of the earlier set- tles; among these latter was Robert Hogg, the sub- ject of the next paragraph.

(I) Robert, son of James Hogg, was born in the North of Ireland, February 25, 1732, and came to America at the age of twenty-two, and resided for some time in Londonderry, where his elder chil- dren were born. In 1764 he settled in New Boston and bought three lots of land, including the farms of Solomon and Israel Dodge and John Cochran. and built his house on the hill back of Solomon Dodge's house, and there he and his wife died. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church, and were highly esteemed for their consistent picty. Her maiden name was Margaret Gregg ; her parents were Samuel and Mary (Moor) Gregg, of London-

derry. Mrs. Hogg died of consumption at the age of fifty-five or fifty-six. Mr. Hogg died January 23, 1795, aged sixty-three. They had thirteen children, some of whom died young.

(II) Abner, son of Robert and Margaret (Gregg) Hogg, was born in Londonderry, Febru- ary 15, 1759, and went with his parents to New Boston when he was five years old. He remained with his father until 1776, and then enlisted in the Revolutionary army, his brother James having been in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. Abner enlisted in June, 1776, under Captain Barnes, of Lyndeborough, and went to Ticonderoga in the division under General Horatio Gates, and returned in December. The next spring he enlisted for three years in Captain Livermore's company, in the Third New Hampshire Regiment, commanded by Colonel Alexander Scammel, went to the vicinity of Ticon- deroga and suffered greatly from sickness and fre- quent skirmishes with the enemy, in one of which he lost everything but his life. He was in the battle of Saratoga and witnessed the surrender of Bur- goyne. Subsequently he joined Washington's army near Philadelphia, and took part in many of those signal conflicts that resulted in the independence of the colonies. He returned home in May, 1780, after having taken part in ten battles. He held the office of sergeant two years, and from March, 1831, until his death he drew a pension. After his marriage lie settled on a farm where he passed the remainder of his life. He was chosen second lieutenant by the town in 1787, all military, like civil, officers, at that time being chosen by the voters of the town at their legal meetings. In the years 1844 and 1845 he was elected to represent the town in the legislature, which he did with credit to himself, though more than eighty-five years old. For many years he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but in 1805 he united with the Baptists. He possessed a firm constitution, and retained both physical and intel- lectual powers to a remarkable degree, unimpaired even to the last year of his life. He rendered much valuable aid to the historian of New Boston in the preparation of the sketches of the early settlers of that town. He died October 16, 1856, aged ninety- seven years eight months and one day.

He married, October 21, 1784, Rosanah Ferson, whose mother was born in 1718, during a passage across the Atlantic to America. The children of this union were: Sarah F., Robert, Hannah (died young ), Hannah, Jennet F. and Rebecca. Sarah the eldest child, married David Tewksbury, and lived in New Boston (See Tewksbury II). Robert took, as did some of his brothers, the name of Bently.

From several unrelated ancestors EDMUNDS who were early settlers in New England a numerous progeny of Edmundses have sprung, whose surnames has been written in various forms, Edmonds, Edmunds, Ed- mands, being some of them. Among the distin- guished men of the name are an English writer of

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the time of Queen Elizabeth and James, an Ameri- can painter, an American jurist, and an American senator. In the Revolutionary war were seven men who spelled their name Edmond ; fifteen who spelled it Edmonds; one, Edmun; two who spelled it Ed- mund; and twenty who spelled their name with the final "s," Edmunds. The vital records of New Hampshire afford little information concerning the name.

(1) The first mention in the New Hampshire archives is Lieutenant Edward Edmonds, of Candia, New Hampshire, who was married in that town December 7, 1790, by Rev. Jesse Remington, to Molly Bagley. Their children were: Jacob Sar- gent, Polly, John, Sally and Edward.

(II) Edward (2), youngest child of Lieutenant Edward (I) and Molly (Bagley) Edmonds, was born November 5, 1802, in Candia, and resided in Chichester, New Hampshire, where he was a farmer and innkeeper throughout his life. He was married in Chichester, December 28, 1820, by Rev. Josiah Carpenter to Betsey Lane, and they were the parents of a large family ; five children grew to maturity : Jefferson, Nathaniel, whose sketch follows; Eben- ezer; Sarah Ann and Susan.

(III) Nathaniel Edmunds, son of Edward and Betsey (Lane) Edmunds, was born in Chichester, and died in the same town. He was a farmer. He married Hannah Goss, and the children of this union were: Edward S., of Suncook, New Hamp- shire. Ida Roxie, wife of William Fowler. Noah, a farmer of Chichester. Frank M., who is mentioned below. Anson, a farmer in Chichester.

(IV) Frank Mack Edmunds, fourth child and third son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Goss) Ed- munds, was born in Chichester, October 15, 1852, and educated in the common schools. He worked at carpentering about home for a time and about 1873 removed to Franklin, where he continued in the same employment for about three years longer. For the next twelve years he had charge of the wood and iron repairs of the Franklin Paper Com- pany. He next became a retail vendor of wood and coal, in which business he has been successfully engaged. In the fall of 1904 he organized the Mer- rimack Coal & Fuel Company, of which he is the principal owner. He married, in Franklin Falls, October 14, 1875, Mary Scribner born in Salisbury, May 24, 1855, daughter of Lowell and Charlotte (Bean) Scribner of Salisbury. They have had two children: Edith Frances, deceased wife of Arthur Chase; and Arthur Lowell, graduate, 1907 of the Chicago Veterinary College, and now practicing in Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Edmunds are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he and his wife are members of the Order of Pilgrim Fathers, a fraternal insurance society, and New England Order of Protection.

The Lorings of Massachusetts and LORING. New Hampshire descend from three brothers, John, David and Solomon, who emigrated from the province of Lorraine, in

France and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. It is said that these three were the younger brothers of a marquis, and that the original family name was Lorraine.

(II) John, son of John Loring, the immigrant ancestor, was living in Methuen, Massachusetts, about the year 1797 when he immigrated to New Hampshire and settled in Francestown. Three years later he removed to New Boston, where he died December 29, 1804, aged thirty-six years. He mar- ried Johanna Morse, a native of Methuen, and a sister of Jacob Morse, of Lyndeboro and Frances- town. She died in Lyndeboro, December 1, 1848, aged eighty years. Their children were: John, born in Methuen, Massachusetts, July 5, 1793. Hannah, born in Methuen. Thomas. born in Methuen. Sally, born in Francestown. Betsy, born in Fran- cestown. Silas, born in New Boston.

(III) John, son of John and Johanna (Morse) Loring, born in Methuen, July 14, 1792, died in New Boston March 24, 1868. His boyhood was spent with the family of Joseph Kingsbury, of Frances- town, and he was afterward employed by Daniel Fuller for nine years, upon his quarry. He enlisted in the war of 1812, being the first man from his town to offer his services in that war. He knew much of the early history of the towns in his vicin- ity. He married Desire Fuller, daughter of Daniel Fuller, of Francestown, December 30, 1821. She was born September 18, 1802, and died September 24, 1861. Their children were: Lorinda, born Oc- tober 22, 1823. Jolin Eaton, born July 18, 1825, died on the Pacific Ocean on board the old "Golden Gate," April 11, 1853. Daniel Fuller, born July 10, 1827, died March 1I, 1838. Aaron Fuller, born August 6, 1829, died August 6, 1854, in Sonora, California. Desire Abigail, born October 27, 1832, wife of James Paige Todd. (See Todd). George Fuller, born June 8, 1834. Sarah Elizabeth, born July 14, 1838, died April 8, 1845. Catherine Hannah, born July 14, 1841.

Among the French families long

THERIAULT resident in the Province of Que- bec which now have representa- tives in New Hampshire, is that of Theriault.

(1) Jean Theriault, the descendant of a long line of French-Canadian ancestors, born in St. Jac- ques, Province of Quebec, Canada, June, ISO1, died in 1879, was a stone mason by trade, and resided at St. Gabriel of Brandon, and later at Joliette. He married Adele Houle, and they were the parents of five children : Jean, Constance, Julienne, Delphine, and Elie, who is next mentioned.

(II) Elie, second son and fifth child of Jean and Adele (Houle) Theriault, was born in St. Gabriel of Brandon, Province of Quebec, Canada, July 22, 1832, and died October II, 1899. He was an upright and influential citizen, a prosperous tin- smith and hardware merchant, and was several times alderman of Joliette. He married Louise Morin, born in St. Paul de Joliette, in 1839, died at Joliette, October 6, 1901, daughter of France and Marie

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(La Fortune) Morin. They were the parents of thirteen children: Marie Louise, Philomene, Ce- lima, Joseph, Narcisse, Frank, Edward, Elise, Phil- ias, Julia, Adelard. Alfred and Gaspard.

(III) Joseph Theriault, M. D., eldest son and fourth child of Elie and Louise (Morin) Theriault, was born in Joliette, Province of Quebec, Canada, March 9, 1860. He received his primary education in the common schools of Joliette, then attended Joliette College, and subsequently took the course in medicine in The Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery ( now a department of Laval Univer- sity), from which he graduated in 1883. He first located at Ishpeming, Michigan, where he practiced one year, and then removed to Lake Linden, in the same state, where lie practiced successfully the next six years. In 1889 he removed to Laconia, New Hampshire, where he practiced seven years, and then, 1896, removed to Concord, where lie is the only French physician in a population of one thou- sand, five hundred French-Canadians. Dr. Ther- iault is a man of good judgment, an enterprising, skillful, and successful physician, a good citizen and an entertaining conversationalist. He is a member of the American Medical Association, and New Hampshire Medical Society. He is a popular leader among his countrymen, and was a member of the New Hampshire legislature from Laconia in 1893. He is a Democrat of the liberal type, and an ad- mirer of President Roosevelt. Among the fraternal orders of which he is a member are the following : French-Canadian Association, Franco-American Foresters, and Canadian Literary Circle. He mar- ried, in Laconia, in 1895, Mary Foy, daughter of Patrick and Angele (Bulduc) Foy, the former a native of Ireland, and the latter of St. Marie de la Beauce, Province of Quebec, Canada. They have two daughters, Yvonne and Edwina.

HUSE The Huses of New Hampshire are all descended from an earlier Massachusetts branch and the still older Welsh family of the same name, which is one of great antiquity in that country. The progenitors of the New Hamp- shire branches were three brothers who came from Amesbury, Massachusetts, soon after the Revolu- tion and settled in the town of Sanbornton. Each of them served with credit in the war then just ended, and each in his new place of abode made for himself a comfortable home, a good name, and raised a family.

(I) Nathan Huse, with whom this sketch begins, was born about 1716 and for many years was a physician in the west parish of Amesbury. He died April 23, 1809, being then in his ninety-third year. He marred Rachel Sargent, who bore him eleven children : Sargent, Elizabeth, Hannah, Nathan, Jo- seph, Ebenezer, Rachel, Sarah. John, William and Nathan (the elder child of that name having died young).

(II) William, son of Dr. Nathan and Rachel (Sargent) Huse, was born in Amesbury, Massa- chusetts, August 22, 1760, and died in Waterbury,

Vermont, in 1838 or '39. Like his brothers he served in the Revolution and soon afterward came to the town last mentioned, locating first on lot 51 of the first division, but afterward settling on the old Mountain road next to the New Hampton line, where he was the first settler. There all of his chil- dren except the eldest were born. He was a devout member of the Congregational Church, having been received in full communion September 24, 1786. On the same day his wife took the covenant and was baptized and received communion. The town rec- ords in Epping show that William Huse married Rachel Bryer (Brier), July 18, 1780. After living many years in Sanbornton he removed to Orange, Vermont, later returned to Sanbornton, but event- ually went back to Vermont with one of his sons and died in Waterbury. William and Rachel (Brier) Huse had children : Rachel, Joseph, Nathan, Hannah, Theophilus N., Mercy, William, Sarah, Ebenezer, Mary and Abigail.

(III) Joseph, second child and eldest son of William and Rachel (Brier) Huse, was born March 2, 1783, in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, and died in Waterbury, Vermont, January 24, 1856. For many years he was proprietor of Huse's mills at North- Sanbornton, and lived there until 1835, when he re- moved to Waterbury. He married, November 5, 1805, Sarah Emery, born August 26, 1782, died June 27, 1855, daughter of Josiah and Rebecca ( Woodman) Emery, and a descendant of John Emery, of Rom- sey, England, who was one of the first settlers in Newbury, Massachusetts (1635). Joseph and Sarah (Emery) Huse had five children : Rachel, Daniel Morrison, William Brier, Woodman Emery and Ebenezer B. Huse.

(IV) Daniel Morrison, second child and eldest son of Josepli and Sarah (Emery) Huse, was born December 8, 1808, and was a farmer in Thornton, New Hampshire, until 1847, afterward in Sanborn- ton and removed thence to Northfield, New Hamp- shire, in 1880. He married, November 25, 1830, Eliza Dudley, born June 16, 1807, daughter of Sam- uel C. and Mercy (Thorn) Dudley, and a descend- ant of Captain Roger Dudley, of England, whose son, Thomas Dudley, was the second governor of the colony of Massachusetts Bay. Children of Dan- iel Morrison and Eliza (Dudley) Huse : Lovina A., Sarah Emily, married Benjamin Ward Plummer, see Plummer, VII, and Ann Eliza Huse.

COLLIS This name is not a common one in New England, but it was probably brought to America in a later emigra- tion than that of the Puritans. Only one man of the name appears in the Massachusetts war roll. There were and are families of the name in New Jersey. It appears only once in the seven books of Connec- ticut marriages. It has, however, borne an honor- able part in the present day civilization.

(I) The first that we find on record was John Collis, who with his wife Lois lived in South Brim- field, Massachusetts, several years previous to 1778. This town was a parish of Brimfield from 1702 until

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1775. when it was incorporated as a separate town, and this was subsequently divided and the towns of Wales and Holland were created from it. In the Revolution John Collis was a soldier credited to South Brimfield. He enlisted May 13, 1775, as a private in Captain Amos Waldrich's company of Colonel David Brewer's ninth regiment of Massa- chusetts troops. The muster rolls show that his services at this time cover two months and twenty- three days. He enlisted. September 26, 1777, in Captain Reuben Munn's company of Colonel Elisha Porter's regiment, and was discharged in October following, having served seventeen days, travel in- cluded, in the northern department. He was also with the Massachusetts troops detached to General Gates' army in New York and was credited with thirty days service. He participated in the siege of Boston and the battle of Bunker Hill, and was at Ticonderoga in 1777. In 1778 he removed from Sonth Brimfield to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and it is probable that he removed thence after 1790 to Western, now Warren, Massachusetts. Five chil- dren were born to him in South Brimfield and six in Sturbridge, namely: Solomon, Thankful, Jonas, Benjamin, John, Olive, James, Joseph, Rhoda, Susanna and Jonathan.

(II) Jonathan. youngest of the eleven children of John and Lois Collis, was born October 16, 1790, in Sturbridge, and resided in Brimfield, Massachusetts, where he died October 27, 1868. He was a farmer, but had lived in Herkimer county, New York, and later returned to Massachusetts, and only one child was born in Herkimer county. He married, Novem- ber 1, 1810, Phebe Parker, who died May 6, 1864. The children of Jonathan and Phebe ( Parker) Col- lis were: Luther, born July 23, 1811, married April 5, 1837, Delina Converse. Maranda, died young. Louisa, married Lemuel Moores. Joseph, born July 23. 1717, married Lydia Howard. John, married Cyntba Ciloway. Charles married Martha Belknap. Ann, died unmarried. Silas, born October 26, 1825. Cyntha, married George Smith, of Amherst. Mass- achusetts. Mary. died young.

(III) Luther, son and eldest child of Jonathan (2) and Phebe (Parker) Collis, was born in the town of Herkimer, New York, July 23, ISII, and by principal occupation was a farmer, although he spent much time in teaching school during the early part of his life in the towns of Brimfield and Pal- mer, Massachusetts. His first wife, whom he mar- ried April 5, 1837. was Delina Converse. She died December 17, 1860. He married, (second) ) Decem- ber 30, 1863, Elizabeth Palmer. His children. all by his first marriage, were as follows: Luther W., born January II, 1838, married November, 1858, Lemira Potter, who died August 6, 1898. James M., born July 3. 1839. died January 19, 1843. Henry H., born July 17, 1841, married (first ) March 8, 1876, Estella Fermin and (second), March 23, 18So, Dorcas Fer- min. Marcus M., born October 19. 1843, married Josephine Griswold. Mary A. D., born July 29, 1846, married, November 22, 1866, Willard Nelson. Sarah A., born October 25, 1848, married, September 4,

1873 Franklin Royce. Charles H., born June 25. 1851, married, May 1, 1872, Abbey Morse. Martha M., born February 5, 1854.

(IV) Marcus Morton, fourth child and fourth son of Luther and Delina (Converse) Collis, was born in Weare, Massachusetts, October 19, 1843. and was a boy when his parents removed to Palmer, Massachusetts. He lived at home on the farm and went to school until he was seventeen years, and early during the Civil war enlisted as private in Company H. Twenty-first Massachusetts Infantry, and from that time until his muster out in 1865 was constantly on duty or, still worse, a prisoner at All- dersonville, Georgia, or Florence, South Carolina. A complete narrative of his army services and ex- periences belongs to a volume, and in this place mention can be made only of some of the more im- portant battles in which he took part with his reg- iment. After muster-in the Twenty-first went to Annapolis, Maryland, and was assigned to guard and garrison duty, but a little later its fighting began. He was with Burnside's expedition to North Car- olina, and was in battle at Roanoke Island, New- berne and Camden, then at Newport News, where the regiment was attached to the Ninth Army Corps. After that he fought at Fredericksburg, Chantilly, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Bull's Gap, Blue Springs, Campbell Station and also took part with his regiment in the siege of Knox- ville. On May 6, 1864, at the Wilderness, Mr. Col- lis was captured with many of his comrades and from that time was a prisoner at Andersonville and Florence until February 26, 1865, when he was re- leased on parole. On May 4 following, he returned to what was left of his regiment and found it con- solidated with the Thirty-sixth Massachusetts In- fantry; and before his service was ended the regi- ment last mentioned was compelled to consolidate with the Fifty-sixth Massachusetts in order to main- tain its numerical strength.

Mr. Collis was mustered out of service with his regiment at Readville, Massachusetts, July 12, 1805. He then went to Palmer, Massachusetts, worked there for a time, then learned the trade of carpenter and millwright and afterward worked in Boston. In 1873 he came to Portsmouth and engaged in mer- cantile pursuits until 1896. In 1895 he was appointed deputy sheriff and jailer of Rockingham county, under Sheriff Weston, whom he succeeded in office in 1901. This office he still holds. For many years Mr. Collis has been prominently identified with various fraternal organizations and orders. He is a Templar Mason, an Odd Fellow, past department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, department of New Hampshire, a Son of the Rev- olution, and a Granger. He married, January 21, 1870. Josephine Griswold, daughter of Mr. George Griswold, of Granby, Connecticut, and has two chil- dren, Grace A., born April 10, 1871, at Boston, married Clifton Stewart Humphreys, April 30, 1804; they have three children: Mildred Josephine, born April 9, 1895: Grace Stewart, born November 30, 1806: and Philip Morton, born October 3. 1898, all

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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. III, Part 4

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: 876

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: 876