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 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: 876

USA > New Hampshire > 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 46

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

1180

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

showing what can be accomplished by individual effort. Of an honored fanuly, his own record casts no shadow upon the family e-cutcheop, but has added brilliance to the family history that has been honor- able and commendable from early days to the pres- ent time.

Judge Page married, January 7, 1870, Aribela J. Moran, and has one child, Agnes, born August 21, 18;1, who married John II. Bartlett (see Bart- lett. ).

(V) David, sixth child and third son of Chris- topher and Abigail (Tilton) Page, was born No- Vember 1, 1703, in Hampton, and resided in that part of North Hampton called "Pagetown." He was married ( first), June 27, 1728. to Ruth Dear- born, daughter of John and Abigail ( Batchelder ) Dearborn. of Hampton. She was born May 21, 1705. in Hampton, and died January 8. 1741. He was married ( second), April 5, 1742, to Ruth, daughter of Captain John and Abigail ( Shaw ) Smith of Hampton. She was born April 3, 1703, in Hampton, and died July 3, 1769, at North Hampton. There were six children of the first wife, and four of the second, namely: John, Robert, Deborah. David, Benjamin, Abigail (died young), Abigail, Christopher. Ruth and Josiah.

(VI) Robert, second son and child of David and Ruth ( Dearborn) Page, was born April 1, 1731, in North Hampton, and settled in Raymond, New Hampshire, where he died December 31, 1816. He was married November 12, 1755. to Sarah Dear- born. daughter of Simon and Sarah (Marton) Dearborn, of Hampton. She was born April IS, 1736, in Hampton, and died January 12, 1831. Their children were: Ruth, Sarah, Simon, David (died young), Mary (died young), Mary and David

(VII) David (2), youngest child of Robert and Sarah ( Dearborn) Page, was born about 1769. in Raymond, and settled in Lisbon, New Hampshire, where he was a farmer and passed his life. The vital records of the state are almost silent concern- ing him. There is no record of his marriage or of the name of his wife. The archives of Lisbon give the births of his children, namely : David, Stephen, William (died young ), Joseph, "Naby." Lydia, Amos and William.

( VIH ) William, youngest child of David (2) Page, was born in Lisbon, January 5. ISIo, where he resided until a young man. In 1833 he was united in norriage to Jane Quimby, daughter of Joseph and Lydia Quimby, of Lisbon. In 1834 they moved to Whitefield, where Mr. Page purchased a farm and followed his trade of brick mason in that and surrounding towns. In politics he was a strong Republican, and in religion he belonged to the Ad- vent faith, being a deacon in the Advent Church in Whitefield. They had fourteen children. I. Eliza Jano, married Perkins Morse, now deceased, who lives in Littleton, New Hampshire. 2. Samantha, married Lewis English, of Lisbon, died May 21, 1907. 3. Marinda, married William J. Whedon, and lives in Whitefield. 4 Martha, married J. W. Kelso, and lives in Whitefield. 5. Mary, married F. J. Aldrich, resides in Lisbon. 6. Abbie, married S. T. Moffett, lives at Somerville, Massachusetts 7 Lydia, married N. J. Holmes, lives at Riverton, New Hampshire. 8. John, who is at the Mt. Plea- sant Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. 9. Ira, lives at Ca-co, Missouri. 10. Betsey, died in in- fancy. II. Carrie, married Henry M. Leonard, re- sides at Whitefield. 12. Edmund, lives at Meredith,

New Hampshire. 13. Ada, married Oscar A. Brown, now deceased, lives at Whitefield. 14. Frank David, whose sketch follows. William Page died October 31, 1881. His wife died April 10, 1895. aged seven- ty-nine years.

(IX) Frank David, fourth son and fourteenth child of William and Jane (Quimby ) Page, was born at Whitefield, New Hampshire, July 20, 1857. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and for several years was in the horse busi- ness for L. T. Hazen. After a time he purchased the old homestead where all of his father's family were reared. This is a fine estate of two hundred and fifty acres, and his farm speaks of thrift and enterprise from every nook and corner. He is up-to-date in all his methods. looks after every de- tail of the work himself, and is successful because he is progressive. Mr. Page is a large milk pro- ducer. He attends the Baptist Church, and is a Republican in politics. He served as selectman from 1895 to 1899 and again from 1903 to 1907. He represented his town in the legislature of 1901-02. He married Lura Conner, daughter of Harlow and Orra Ann ( Cloughs) Conner of Whitefield. There are no children. Mr. Page is a selfmade man, and by his own industry and exertions has accumulated a good property which he uses to the best advan- tage in surrounding himself and family with all the comforts of life, and he assists all worthy ob- jects.

(IV) Stephen, fourth son and sixth child of Thomas and Mary ( Hussey ) Page, was born Au- gust 14, 1677, in Hampton, in which town he re- sided. Ile was married, January 3, 1701, to Mary Rawlings (Rollins), and their children were Thomas, Hannah, John, Rachel and Mary.

(V) John, second son and third child of Stephen and Mary (Rollins) Page, was born Oc- tober 19, 1706, in Hampton, and settled in Kensing- ton. He was married, February 27, 1729, to Hepse- bah, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Bordwell ) Towle, of Hampton. She was born October 2, 1706. Their children were: John, Benjamin ( died young), Daniel ( died young ), James, Rachel, Benjamin, Daniel. Abraham, Aaron, Mary and Sarah.

(VI) Aaron, sixth son and eighth child of John and Hepsebah ( Towle) Page, was born Septem- ber 7. 1745, probably in Hampton, and resided in Danville, New Hampshire.

(VII) John (2), son of Aaron Page, was born November 23, 1788, probably in Danville, and died December 3, 1873, in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, at the age of eighty-five years and ten days. In carly manhood he settled on Wood hill, in the town of Bow, where he purchased a farm and which he cleared by his own labor. He was a member and long a deacon of the Baptist Church in that town. He was a firm opponent of home slavery, and was among the first and most enthusiastic members of the Republican party upon its organization. His first wife was Nancy Colby. He married ( second) Betsey Elliott. Of his children, the eldest, Benja- min, resided for some time on the homestead. He receives further mention below. Enos, the second, lived and died in Manchester. Jolin resided and died in Dunbarton. Hannah married Stevens Hoyt and resided in Newton, New Hampshire. Amos was drowned in the Black river in Wisconsin while raft- ing lumber. Lewis settled and died in the town of Bow. There were six others who died in in- fancy.

(VHII) Benjamin, eldest son of Jolin (2) and

IISI

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Nancy (Colby) Page, was born April 18, 1814, in Danville, New Hampshire, and died April 22, 1885, in Dunbarton. He was reared in Bow, receiving such education as the common schools of that town afforded, and was early engaged in farming and lumbering. He bought a small farm and subse- quently purchased the paternal homestead, and was a very successful farmer. He was an industrious and fore-handed man, and was soon able to extend his interests. About 1869-70, in company with five others, he bought a large tract of land with a mill in Dunbarton, and during the remainder of his life was extensively engaged in lumbering. At one time he sold five thousand cords of wood to the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of Manchester, which then consumed this sort of fuel in its boilers. He engaged in lumbering on a large scale, gradi- ally purchasing the interest of his partners, until for many years only himself and his brother Lewis were the proprietors. and at last the latter sold his interest and Benjamin became the sole pro- prietor. He was a member of the Bow Baptist Church and was for many years its treasurer. He was an ardent Republican and took an active part in the conduct of local affairs, being many years a school officer of Dunbarton, and also representing the town in the legislature. He was married, Janu- ary, 1837, to Mary, daughter of James and Betsey (Stewart) Sargent, of Bow, who was born May 25, 1820 (see Sargent, VII). She died April I, 1897. Their children were: Larkin, who died in Dunbarton, leaving two children, Carrie L., wife of Edward Cheney, and Benjamin; Nancy Jane, the wife of Samuel Parker, who died in Concord; Mary Elizabeth, the wife of Charles F. lloyt, resided in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Willie F., mentioned at length in the following paragraph. Besides these one child died in infancy.

(IX) Willie Franklin, second son and fourth child of Benjamin and Mary (Sargent) Page, was born January 19, 1858, in Bow, and was reared in that town, receiving most of his education in the home school. He attended three terms at the grammar schools in Manchester, and one term at New London Academy. He was early accustomed to the labors of the farm and saw mill, and so was his father's able and competent assistant before at- taining his majority. He succeeded to the owner- ship of the farm and mill property and is now the owner of more than five hundred acres of land and does considerable farming. He is also an active dealer in wood and lumber, and continues to turn out these products during the winter season. His mill is situated at the foot of Kimball's pond, in the southern part of Dunbarton, and the water is allowed to run off during the summer season, on account of the flowage on the lands above. Mr. Page raises cattle and horses and carries on mixed farming. He is an intelligent observer of men and events and endeavors to keep abreast of the times. He attends the Baptist Church of Bow. For many years before the adoption of the town school sys- tem, he was moderator of his district, and he served four years as selectman, refusing to accept on the fifth election. In 1889 he represented the town in the state legislature. Like his father and grand- father he is a supporter of Republican principles, and is respected and esteemed by his townsmen as an upright citizen. He was married June 29, 1890, to Laura A. Hammond, who was born April 3, 1864, in Bow, daughter of Charles F. and Fanny J. (Lord) Hammond (see Hammond, VIII). Mr. and

Mrs. Page had one child, Willie Franklin, who died at the age of five years.

( Second Family. ) This name, which is a later ortho-

PAIGE graphy of Page, was first taken as a surname by one who was page to some royal or noble person. Among the descendants of the immigrant, John Page, are many persons of wealth and local influence.

(I) John Page, the immigrant progenitor of this family, lived several years in Hingham, Massachu- setts. The Page bridge and Page meadows are ancient names in Hingham, perpetuating the memory of the ancestor of a numerous family. In 1052 he removed from Hingham to Haverhill, where he died November 23, 1687. He married in Hingham, Mary Marsh, daughter of George Marsh, who sur- vived him, dying February 15, 1697. They were the parents of ten children: John, One-iphorus, Benjamin, Mary, Joseph, Cornelius, Sarah, Eliza- beth, Mercy and Ephraim. The sons lived in Ha- verliill. (Cornelius and descendants receive notice in this article.)

(II) Benjamin, third son and child of Jolin (1) and Mary (Marsh) Page, was born in Hing- ham, and baptized July 14, 1644. His father's family moved to Haverhill when he was about eight years old. He was admitted freeman 1677. He married, September 21, 1666, Mary Whittier, daughter of Thomas Whittier. She died July 29. 1698. Their children were: Jeremialı, Mary. Ruth, Benjamin. Susannah, Abiah, Benjamin, Abraham, Caleb and Rachel.

(III) Jeremiah, eldest son and child of Benja- min and Mary ( Whittier) Page, was born in Haver- hill, Massachusetts, September 14, 1667. He mar- ried, June 2, 1696, Deborah Kendrick, of Newbury- port, and they had seven children: Mary, Ruth, Jeremiah, Joshua, Caleb, Abigail and Daniel.

(IV) Captain Caleb, third son and fifth child of Jeremialı and Deborah ( Kendrick ) Page, was born August 16 or 26, 1705, and died in Dunbar- ton, New Hampshire, July, 1785. He resided in Haverhill for a time, and about 1749 removed to Atkinson. There he owned land extending a mile, more or less, in every direction from the site of the academy. He sold this property for the weight of his wife in silver. The price amounted to about five thousand dollars. In 1751 he removed to Dun- barton, New Hampshire, then a wilderness. Captain Caleb Page may be considered as a principal char- acter among the forefathers of the town. He, with other individuals from Hampstead, Haverhill, and their vicinity, were among the early settlers of Derryfield. He was one of the grantees of Starkstown (now Dunbarton), and was in the charter of incorporation in 1765, named as the per- son authorized to call the first meeting of the in- habitants, under that instrument. Hle was a large proprietor in the township, in the northern part of which upon lot No. 18, in the third range, a fort was erected, and his permanent residence established. The locality still bears the name of "Page Corner." and the road leading to it from the east is called the "Page Road." Along this road there are now many well-built and tastily arranged dwelling houses, which exhibit much more the appearance of a "city" than the same locality did when thus termed in former days. The house of Captain Page and that of Israel Clifford were the first frame buildings erected in that vicinity. Captain Page was one of the most efficient co-

1182

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

operators in advancing the progress of the settle- ment. At the proprictors' meetings he acted fre- quently as moderator, as general agent, chairman of the most important committees, and for several years as proprietors' clerk. In 1753 Captain Page was with Colonel Zaccheus Lovewell and Major John Talford appointed by the general court of New Hampshire, commissioners "to survey and make (or mark) a road to Coos," in which ser- vice he acted as surveyor as well as commissioner. The road was located from Stevenstown ( Salis- bury ) to Haverhill. John Stark (afterwards gen- eral), who had been conveyed over the route as an Indian captive the previous year and was acquainted with the wilderness, acted as pilot. For his services as commissioner on this occasion, twenty-two days at thirty-five shillings a day, the captain received thirty-eight pounds and ten shillings, and for the same time as surveyor, at sixty shillings a day, sixty-six pounds, and for attendance one day to appoint the day and prepare for the march, five pounds and five shillings, making a total of one hundred pounds and five shillings or about four hundred and ninety dollars, "old tenor." The gov- ernor and council sent Captain Page a commission as one of His Majesty's justices of the peace, but he declined being qualified as such. and requested the appointment for his son Jeremiah, by whom it was accepted. In 1758 Caleb Page was appointed by Governor Benning W. Wentworth a captain of provincials. Captain Page possessed a noble and benevolent spirit, with ample means to carry out his generous intentions. His bank, which contained his treasure of golden guineas, silver crowns and dol- lars, was a half bushel measure constantly kept under his bed. One of his guineas was turned up by the plow about 1825, in his field, where it has been dropped and lost when paid to the captain many years before by a person who had bought a cow of him. The coin is still in possession of the family.

His house was the abode of hospitality, and the scene of many a joyous festival, in "ye olden times." where good cheer was supplied in bounteous pro- fusion. There at all times the traveler, although a stranger. found welcome, refreshment. and re- pose. One of his adventures is as follows : Having a quantity of fresh beef to dispose of, he conveyed it to Newburyport for market, and there, finding a vessel about to sail for Louisburg, then in pos- session of the English, he took passage with his stores for that fortress. A contractor of the British fleet eagerly purchased his supplies at high prices, but delayed payment. Ascertaining that the fleet was under "sailing orders" for the next day, Cap- tain Page went on board the flagship. and stated his case to the admiral. The latter, a good humored, prompt, and justly deciding son of Neptune, ordered the contractor to appear before him. Upon his appearance the admiral said to him. "Do you owe this man ( so much ). Sir?" naming the amount. He answered affirmatively. "Then pay him, or you swing at the yard arm." The amount was instantly paid, and Captain Page returned home with the pro- ceeds of a profitable venture.

In his time black slave- were possessed by every opulent family. He owned several of either sex, whose condition his own, and the benevolence of each of his wives, rendered comfortable in every respect. They were by their servants honored and revered rather as indulgent parents than as master and mistress. He was a firm patriot and was in 1775 elected a delegate to the Provincial congress,

the first from that town. Toward the close of his life he attended the funeral of a friend at the meet- ing house burial ground, in the spring. Water had risen in the grave as is generally the case at that location. When he returned home he declared that "he would not be drowned after death," and on the next day purchased a small burial lot in the adjacent town of Bow, on the Concord road, where after his death his remains were laid to rest, July 1785, in the eightieth year of his age.

Captain Page married (first), in 1729. Ruth Wallingford, of Boston, Massachusetts, who died in 1740; he married (second) Mrs. Carleton, who died in October, 1785. She was a large person weighing three hundred and fifteen pounds. She was conveyed to meeting on an ox sled, and when she visited a friend her large square arm chair with circular back, was conveyed with her. Captain Page had four children, all by the first wife. His eldest son, Caleb, Jr., born 1729, was an ensign of rangers, and fell in the bloody contest between Ticonderoga and Crown Point, January 21, 1757. The second son Jeremiah is more fully mentioned below. The elder daughter, Elizabeth, horn 1736, married General John Stark (see Stark, 1}). She went to Dunbarton in 1752, and often stood sentinel at her father's fort for hours, with a loaded musket, watching for Indian enemies. Mary, the younger daughter, born 1738, married James Russell, of Bow.

(V) Judge Jeremiah (2), second son and child of Captain Caleb (1) and Ruth ( Wallingford ) Page, was born in August, 1730, and died Novem- ber 29, 1807. He was a well educated man of busi- ness. lle bought of Samuel Smith lot No. 17, third range, where he lived and died a farmer, at the age of seventy-seven. He was one of the com- mittee of safety, with Hogg and Sargent, in the Revolution. He was chosen a delegate to the state convention in 1778 to form a constitution, but he received so much opposition from the Tories that his election was not effected until ten days pre- vious to their assembling. He was the first mem- ber from Dunbarton to the general court, and was re-elected many years; was justice of the peace and quorum, and judge of the court of common pleas of llillsborough county. He was the king's surveyor, and as such performed much of the busi- ness of the state and county, and laid out most of the early town and other roads. He was the third proprietor's clerk of Dunbarton, and made his last record in that capacity of their meeting which was dissolved on the second Tuesday of September, 1802. He was an astronomer, and in 1804 calcu- lated the total eclipse of the sun which happened in 1806. Judge Page married, 1752, Sarah Merrill, of Billerica. Massachusetts, born 1732, died Sep- tember 5. 1807. Their children were: Caleb, Sarah, Jeremiah, Achsah, Elizabeth, John and Ruth. The last named became the wife of Joseph (2) Sawyer ( see Sawyer, V}).

(VI) Caleb (2), eldest child of Jeremiah (2) and Sarah (Merrill) Page, was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, in 1753, and died in Dunbarton, June 3. 1816. After his parents removed to Dunbar- ton he and his sister Sarah were left in Dracut till 1756, for fear of Indians. Caleb Page received a share of the estate of his grandfather, Captain Caleb Page, and lived and died upon his homestead at Page's Corner. He married Mary Carleton, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and they were the parents of seven children, including sons, Caleb, John and

1183

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Peter Carleton. (Mention of John and descendants appears in this article. )

(VII) Peter Carleton, third son of Caleb (2) and Mary ( Carleton) Page, was born July 1. 1783, in Dunbarton, and died October 15. 1858. He was a farmer in that town throughout his life. Mr. Page was active in the support of the Baptist Church and aided in building the church in his town, having formerly attended worship in Hopkin- ton. In politics he was a Democrat. He was mar- ried to Lucy Smith, daughter of Moody Smith, of Hopkinton. She was born November 26, 1792. Their children were: Caleb, Harrison C .. Samuel S. and George W.

(VIII) George Washington, youngest son of Peter C. and Lucy ( Smith) Page, was born April 9, 1825. in Dunbarton, and was educated in the Hopkinton and Pembroke academie. He learned the trade of shoemaker and followed this for a short time, and subsequently turned his attention to farm- ing. He died August 29. 1894. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and was a Democrat in poli- tics. He was married, October 23. 1857, to Martha A. Farnum, daughter of Simeon Farnum, of East Concord ( see Farnum, VI). She was born April 8, 1835, and died September 14, 1906. Their chil- dren were as follows: Caleb, who died at Page's Corner : Clara, wife of George Ileath, of Dunbar- ton: George W., of Dunbarton ; Mary Elizabeth, wife of Eugene E. Dunbar, of Hopkinton; Harrison P., mentioned below : John F., deceased, and Nellie, of Dunbarton.

(IX) Harrison Peter, son of George W. and Martha A. (Farnum ) Page, was born December 5. 1867. in Dunbarton, in which town he now resides. His education was supplied by the common schools. and he has always given his attention to agricul- ture. He is a progressive citizen and endeavors to keep abreast of the times. He is one of the substantial members of Stark Grange, No. 42, of Dunbarton, and of the Baptist Church of Hopkin- ton. In polities he adheres to the traditions of his fathers and is unswerving in his allegiance to the Democratic party. He was married, December 9. 1897. to Edith S. Caldwell, daughter of Horace and Sarah ( Waite) Caldwell, of Dunbarton, and their children are Martha S. and Clara C.

(VII) John (2), son of Caleb (2) and Mary (Carleton) Page, was born in Dunbarton. Febru- ary 28. 1793. received his education in the com- mon schools and was a farmer. He removed to Hopkinton in 1826, and resided there till his death, November 11, 1874. He represented the town at the general court in 1845, and 1847. and was generally prominent in the councils of his town. He married March 28. 1821, Rachel Drake, daughter of Major James and Hannah ( Ward) Drake, of Pittsfield. Their children were: John W. and Mary B.

(VIII) John William, only son of John and Rachel ( Drake) Paige, was born in Dunbarton. January 10, 1822, and was taken to Hopkinton by his parents in 1826, when he was four years old. where he afterward resided. Ile acquired his edu- cation in the country school, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Hopkinton, where he was one of the most prosperous farmers of the town. In 1880 he removed to Millville and bought a large farm upon which he lived till his death. December 15, 1900. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and affiliated in polities with the Democrats. He married, April 16, 1844. Elizabeth J. Berry, born August 26, 1822, died February. 1890. She was

taken by her parents, Joshua and Abigail (Drake) Berry, from Hopkinton to Millville, when a child, on their removal to the latter place. The children of this union were: Mary, Abbie, Georgia D. and Frank W. In 1892 Mr. Paige married Sophronia Adams, widow of Daniel Adams, and daughter of Pierce, of Springfield, New Hampshire. She now resides in Holderness.

(IX) Frank William, son of John W. and Elizabeth J. (Berry) Paige, was born in Ilopkin- ton. December 29, 1852. He worked on his father's milk-farm a part of the year, and attended school the remainder until he was nineteen years old, when he quit school and devoted himself exclusively to farm work for his father for a number of years. In 1892 he removed to Concord and bought a farm of seventy acres of fertile land, situated on South Street, and formerly run as a milk farm, where he now resides. Mr. Paige also owns a one hundred and twenty acre farm in Millville, two farms on Beech hill. Concord, a two-hundred-acre pasture in Sutton and about two hundred acres of woodland in Hopkinton. He is a man of influence in the community and in the councils of the Democratic party of which he is a member. He was a select- man of Hopkinton two years 1880 and 1881. In re- ligious matters he affiliates with the Baptists. Ile married at Hopkinton, October 6, 1875, Kate Al- vira Currier, born in Hopkinton. September 2, 1855, daughter of George W. and Hannah ( Flanders) Currier, of that town. They have two children : Maud Emma, born July 16. 1877, and Ethel May, May 29, 1882, residing at home.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

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 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: 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