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 96

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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$40, only $to of which was cash. His salary aver- aged for the first eleven years only $290. In the course of his ministry he has married one thous- and four hundred and ninety couples. Mr. Hart- well is now (1906) probably the oldest Methodist minister in New Hampshire, and in his sixty-six years in the ministry has been a strong and con- vincing advocate of religion and the principles of right and justice. He has ever followed what he considered the teaching of his Master, and the dis- tates of his conscience, and has spread the gospel from the White Hills of New Hampshire to the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, and into the torrid desert valleys of Nevada.

In addition to his clerical work he lias filled secular offices, and has been tax collector, select- man, and for over forty years was justice of the peace. He is a Mason of the Royal Arch Degree, was grand chaplain, and was a delegate to the meet- ing of the Grand Lodge in Baltimore. For some years he has not been active on account of failing health and bodily infirmities. From a financial point of view he has been successful, and owns a house and outbuildings and several acres of ground in Allenstown, and a brick block and three tenant houses.

He married (first), May 31, 1842, Flora Ann, daughter of Isaac T. Sweatt, of Webster. She died in Nashua, November 8, 1858, and he married ( sec- ond), April 10, 1861, Mrs. Sarah Hirsch, who was born in Allenstown. October 3, 1824. daughter of Major Sterling and Sally (Gault) Sargent, of Siin- cook. who died in Pembroke, May 19, 1897. (See Sargent, VI). The children by the first marriage: Charles H., who was born and died in Newmarket. Rosanna, who was born in Moultonborough, and drowned while crossing a lake. in a steamer. Charles H .. who lives in Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he is engaged in the grocery business. By the second marriage there was one child, Flora Ann, born in Claremont. May 14, 1862, who married Park Mitchi- ell, of Manchester.

The spelling of this name varies JOSLYN greatly: Josselyn, Jocelyn, Joscelyn Jostlin, Joslin, Joslyn, being some of the inore common forms which are frequently found among the immigrants of the seventeenth century. Henry Joslyn, son of Sir Thomas, of Kent, came to this country about 1634 as an agent for Captain Mason, but he soon left that service. and in 1638 had settled at Black Point, now Scarboro, in Maine. After the Indian attack on that place, the inhabitants were compelled to flee. and Henry Jos- lyn's son Henry settled in Gloucester, Massachusetts. John Joslyn, brother of the first Henry, made two trips to America, and the last time he stayed eight years with his brother in Scarboro. After his re- turn to England he published in 1672 his quaint and curious book, "New England Rarities." Other early Joslins settled about Boston. Thomas, with his wife and family, came from London to Hingham in 1635; and Nathaniel Joslin was a freeman at Hirgham in 1673, coming directly from England.

(I) Ginneltron Skinner, son of William Joslyn, was born in Northfield, Vermont, November 30, 1836. JIe had a common school education, and be- came associated with his father in the drug business at Colebrook, New Hampshire, under the firm name of William Joslyn & Son. In 1877 G. S. Joslyn came to Lebanon and opened a boot and shoe store, which he conducted up to the time of his death in

1900. He was a Republican in politics, and attend- cd the Congregational Church. G. S. Joslyn mar- ried Susan H. Currier, and they had one child, Roy Wilder, whose sketch follows. Mr. Joslyn died July 25, 1000.

(II) Roy Wilder, son of Ginneltron S. and Su- san (Currier) Joslyn, was born in Colebrook, New Hampshire, November 3, 1872. He was educated in the schools of Lebanon, and learned the carpen- ter's trade, at which he worked for twelve years. The first half of the time he was employed by Spen- cer Brothers, and the last half by Lyman Whipple, both of Lebanon. At the death of his father in 1900 he inherited the shoe business. which he has since conducted with his partner, J. C. Smith. Roy WV. Joslyn is a Republican in politics, and attends the Congregational Church. He belongs to McKin- ley Lodge, No. 68, Knights of Pythias, of Lebanon. He is on the board of water commissioners, and has been a member of the fire department since 1887, and is now foreman of Hose Company, No. I. On December 31. 1896, Roy Wilder Joslyn mar- ried Elizabeth A. Ellis, daughter of James William and Ann Ellis, of Brattleboro, Vermont. They have two sons: Elmer Roy, born December 20, 1897, and William Edward, born April 3, 1900.

The name of Anderton is prac-

ANDERTON tically unknown in this country. -Like many English patronymics, it seems to belong to the British Isles, exclusively. (I) Washington, son of Richard and Mary An- derton, was born in Lancashire, England, April 2, 1854. He came to America in 1878, and settled in Dover, New Hampshire. There he took a position with the Cocheco Manufacturing Company as col- orist and assistant superintendent. Three years he was general superintendent of the print works, a position he held until 1891. He resigned at that time, and has since been occupied in looking after his real estate interests. He is a member of the Strafford Lodge of Masons, and of Belknap Chap- ter. and Saint Paul's Commandery. He also be- longs to the Wecohamet Lodge. No. 3, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

He married, September, 1880, Isabelle, a daugh- ter of Augustus and Lydia (Davis) Richardson, of Dover. New Hampshire. Three children have been born of this marriage: Katharine Davis, born July 21, 1885, a graduate of the Dover high school ; Ethel Louise, September 23, 1888; and Thomas Richard. August 15, 1895.

The principal subject of this sketch

BUNNEY is one of the many persons of foreign birth who have been attracted to the United States by the superior inducements offered by their thriving industries and expanding oppor- tunities.

(I) Henry Bunney was born in the town of Leicester, England.

(II) Henry, son of Henry Bunney, was born in Leicester, England, and died there in 1898. He was a manufacturer and dealer in cut stone. He mar- ried Anna Rudkin, who was born and died in Leices- ter. They were the parents of twelve children, sev- en son and five daughters : Elizabeth, George, Alice W., Eliza, Sarah, Thomas H., Henry, Fannie, John. Charles, Joseph and Ann.

(III) Thomas H .. sixth child and second son of Henry and Anna ( Rudkin) Bunney, was born in Leicester, January 30, 1858. In 1882 he left Eng-

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land and came to America. He settled in Suncook in 1884. In 1895 he was made chief of police of Suncook, and has filled that place to the present time, and has won praise for the faithful manner in which he has discharged the duties of his of- fice. In 1897 he was made a Mason in Jewell Lodge, of which he has since been worshipful master. He is a past high priest of Hiram Royal Arch Chapter, Suncook, a member of Horace Chase Council, Royal and Select Masters and Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar, Concord, and also of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Concord, and Pembroke Grange, No. III, of Sun- cook. Mr. Bunney married in May, 1894, Laura May Smith, who was born in Manchester, Decem- ber, 1866. Her father, Earl Smith, was born in New Ipswich in 1826 and died in Pembroke in 1897. He married (first) Mary P. Farwell, who was born in Mason village, and died in Manchester, New Hampshire; married ( second) Laura A. Smith, who was born in East Knox, Maine; married ( third) Mary Farnum, who was born in Rumford, Maine, in 1857. Mrs. Bunney is the only child of her father who survived infancy.

SIMMONS The name Simmons, Symons, Sim- ones, or Symondson is the patro- nymic of one of the very earliest families which settled in Plymouth Colony, and the ancestry without doubt came to this country to enjoy religious freedom. Moses Simmons, one of the first comers to Plymouth, Massachusetts, who arrived in the "Fortune" in 1621. was born at Ley- den, and bore the Dutch name of Symonson or Si- monson, but early shortened his name to the first two syllables. He settled at Duxbury, was one of the original purchasers of Dartmouth. and pro- prietors of Bridgewater and of Middleborough, but did not remove to either. He probably brought a wife, but no children are known except Moses and Thomas, both of whom may have been born here.

(I) Seth Simmons, of Duxbury, who was born November 15. 1760. married Abigail -, who was born August 1, 1773, and had Seth, Abigail and Hi- ram.

(II) Seth (2) Simmons, eldest child of Seth (I) and Abigail Simmons, was born in Duxbury. He was a contractor, and lived in Boston. He mar- ried Betsey Miller, born in Pemaquid, Maine, daughter of Captain Joseph Miller, who was of a family of seafarers, many of whom were captains of vessels.

(III) Edward Miller Simmons, son of Seth (2) and Betsey (Miller) Simmons, was born in Boston, IS40, and died, 1871, aged thirty-one years. He was a graduate of the Brimmer school, and from school went into the Bank of the Metropolis in State street, where he was continuously employed until his death. He was a partner in the business for one year with Samuel Way, Asa P. Potter, and F. O. French. Ile was a man of fine ability and excel- lent character, and would doubtless have been a prominent financier had he survived. He married Louisa Maria Willard of Brighton, daughter of Emery and Irene ( Benjamin) Willard of Ashburn- ham. They were the parents of two children: Wal- ter Willard, mentioned below. and Irene Louise, married Professor Arthur L. Williston, of Brook- lyn. New York, director of science and technology in Pratt Institute.

(IV) Walter Willard, eldest child and only son of Edward Miller Simmons, banker, of Boston, and

Louisa Maria, daughter of the late Emery Willard, of Brighton, Massachusetts, was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, February 19, 1865. He was edu- cated in the private and public schools of Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating from the Cambridge high and Latin school, in 1882. He then entered Har- vard University, from which he graduated in 1886, with the degree of A. B. After graduation, he entered the employ of Henry W. Peabody & Com- pany of Boston, Australian shipping merchants. serving them until I891, when he went to Waltham, Massachusetts, as assistant paymaster in the mills of the Boston Manufacturing Company. In 1893, Mr. Simmons was offered and accepted the position of paymaster of the State mills at Manchester, New Hampshire, which position he has occupied up to the present time. He was for several years presi- dent of the Manchester Philharmonic Society, and president of the First Unitarian Society of Manches- ter. He is a member of the Derryfield Club of Manchester, and is a Republican in politics.

Mr. Simmons was a devotee of athletics in his ocllege days, and is now an energetic man of affairs, showing in his business methods the value of men- tal and physical training in his youth. He has traveled quite extensively both in Europe and Amer- ica.

MATSON The Matson family is a comparatively late addition to the population of New Hampshire. They are of Scotch origin and, attracted to the United States by its superior advantages, after a residence of half a century in Canada are now doing their part to de- velop the resources of their adopted country.

(I) Sammel Matson, the immigrant, was born in Inverness, Scotland, and came to America and settled in Province of Quebec, where he married Margaret - and raised a family of two sons and two daughters.

(II) Samuel C., son of Samuel and Margaret Matson, was born in Cranburn, Dorchester county, Province of Quebec, Canada. He has been engaged in farming all his life, and for years had a large dairy. He also dealt in cattle and took contracts to get out lumber. He has been interested in all public institutions, especially in schools, and was for some years a councillor of Cranburn. In IS91 he removed to Northfield, Vermont, where he bought a small farm which he now cultivates. He married, in Cranburn, Margaret McKeage. and they have eight children : William, Alexander. Samuel J., George, Thomas J., Jennie, Robert and Albert.

(III) Samuel J., third son and child of Samuel and Margaret ( McKeage) Matson, was born in Cranburn, Province of Quebec. Canada, May 9. 1868. He resided with his father and worked on the farm and went to school until he was sixteen years old, when he went into the forests of Canada and worked at lumbering winters and followed the logs down in the spring as a "river-driver" for two years. He then went to Farmington, Maine, where for two years he worked on a farm a part of the year and attended school the remainder. Ile then began to learn the trade of stonecutter at Barre, Vermont, completed his knowledge of the trade, and the fol- lowing four years worked as a journeyman. On ac- count of the financial depression of 1893 he went to Europe and worked at his trade in towns in Eng- land. Ireland and Scotland, for one year. On his return, he worked at his trade on his own account

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in Northfield, Vermont, for a time, but on account of his health he gave up that employment, sold out his business, and went to Concord in 1897, and for two years was clerk in the Commercial Hotel. The following four years he was manager of the hotel which he and his brother Thomas J., bought in 1903, and have since carried on success- fully. In politics he is a Republican, and has taken an interest in public affairs. He has been repeated- ly a delegate to county and state conventions of his party, and was also a delegate to the convention to nominate delegates to the National Republican Convention in 1904. In 1902 he was elected repre- sentative to the state legislature. He is a member of Clan Campbell Lodge, No. 57. of Concord, of which . he is a past chief. He married. July 20, 1903, at East Andover, New Hampshire, Mary Mc- Keagee, who was born in Andover. July 18. 1880, daughter of George and Floda McKeagee, of An- dover. They have one child, Donald George, born June 18, 1905.

SULLIVAN Irish history records that from Fingin, son of Aodh Dubh, King of Munster, descended the O'Suil- ebhain family, anglicized O'Sullivan and Sullivan. All of this name claim descent from the same an- cestor, Fingin. This name is one of the most prom- inent in Ireland, and the family. as a whole, is one of the most prolific. It would be impossible to estimate with any degree of accuracy the num- ber of Irish-Americans bearing this name.

(I) - John Sullivan, a native of county Kerry, emigrated in 1849, landing in St. John, New Bruns- wick, and shortly afterwards going to Lowell. Mas- sachusetts. He was a mason by trade, and a useful citizen. He married Hannah Harrington, and had a family of ten children. hut two of whom are now living: Julia J., unmarried; and John F., both residents of Nashua.

(II) John Francis, son of John and Hannah (Harrington) Sullivan, was born in Lowell, Oc- tober 22, 1853. After concluding his attendance at the public schools, he was apprenticed to an up- holsterer. where he remained for three years, at the expiration of which time he went to Nashua, and entered the employ of the Jones Mattress Com- pany. He later learned the machinist's trade, and after becoming a journeyman entered the employ of the Priest Manufacturing Company, makers of shearing machines and clippers, and for the past thirty-three years has continued with that concern, twenty-three years of which he has occupied the responsible position of foreman, supervising the work of an average of fifty men. Mr. Sullivan is a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He attends the Roman Catholic Church.

Mr. Sullivan married Margaret Harrington, daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Donavan) Har- rington, and has had a family of nine children, eight of whom are living. namely: John A., Mary E .. Theresa, Nellie, Francis, Julia A., Anthony and Edmund.

(I) William Henry Sullivan, horn probably in Boston, Massachusetts, died in Boston about 1842. He married Anna Montgomery, who was born, lived and died in Boston. They had two children, John H. and Catherine.

(II) John Henry, only son of William H. and Anna (Montgomery) Sullivan, was born in Bos- ton, January 1, 1842, and died in Allenstown. New

Hampshire, January 7. 1905, aged sixty-three years. The death of his father occurred when John was an infant; and when he was ten years old his mother ‹lied. Shortly before the death of his mother, Jolin left Boston and went to live with Mrs. Betsy White- house, with whom he resided until 1870. She gave him a practical education in the common schools and at Pembroke Academy, and he taught one term of school when about twenty-one. He managed her farm in a skillful manner, until his marriage. At the same time he began his lumhering business and he also had charge of the John E. Lyon farm, which he purchased at the death of Mr. Lyon. After his marriage he took charge of the Whittemore brick yards in Pembroke. and for years was a successful brickmaker. He was also a surveyor, and surveyed almost every lot in the village of Allenstown after he settled there, re siding in that village from 1878 until his death, and during that time assisted many worthy poor people in and about Allenstown. For years he was exten- sively engaged in lumbering operations, first with Brown & Russ, and afterward with James Thomp- san, and also carried on a large farm. Mr. Sulli- van was appointed fuel agent of the Concord Rail- road upon the retirement of Mr. Pillsbury, which position he held for a number of years, buying as high as forty thousand cords of wood in a year. He was a member of the Congregational Church, and voted the Democratic ticket. In social circles, in business, and in politics he stood high. and oc- cupied many positions of trust. He was town treas- urer and selectman in Pembroke, holding the latter position five years. After his removal to Allens- town he was selectman five years, a member of the school board, justice of the peace, special justice of the police court. trustee of the public library, and a member of the constitutional convention from Allenstown. The Allenstown Public Library is in- stalled in the spacious residence of Mrs. Sullivan, and she has been its librarian for ten years.

He married, April 5, 1870, Ariannah W. Whitte- more. who was horn in Pembroke. April 23, 1844, daughter of Judge Aaron and Ariannah Smith (Barstow) Whittemore, of Pembroke. (See Whitte- more, XVIII). Five children were born of this union: Anna Brewster, October 4. 1871, married Dr. H. W. Carvelle, and lives in Manchester; one child. Euphrosyne P. Carvelle, born May 16, 1894. Adeline Grace, died young. Grace E., March 19, 1879. Arthur Lyon, June 26, ISSI, graduated from the State College at Durham, in 1901, and is now employed by the United States government as a chemist in the treasury department at Washington, D. C .. and Ariannah W., January 2, 1888, lives at lionie.

This family, which is one that has RODERICK heen planted on American terri- tory in comparatively recent years, comes to this state like many other worthy lines, from Canada.

(I) Peter Roderick was born in Scotland, and died in St. Francis, Province of Quebec, Canada. On settling in St. Francis, he carried on a farm for some years, and then engaged in hotel keeping, following the latter business until his death.

(II) Loroford, son of Peter Roderick, was born in St. Joseph. Province of Quebec, and died in Comn on. August, 1887. He was a blacksmith, and removed to Augusta. Maine, where he worked at his trade and also carried on a farmi. After liv-

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ing there some years he returned to Canada. He married, and had ten children.

(III) Louis, son of Loroford Roderick, was born in St. Joseph, Province of Quebec, April 17, 1852. At the age of thirteen he left home and went to Northern Vermont. where he worked in winter at lumbering. returning home in the spring, and as- sisting his father at Lake St. Francis in taking care of his sugar crop, which was a matter of consider- able importance. In 18 -. he went to live in Comp- ton, and resided there till June 6, 1884, and then removed to Berlin, New Hampshire. At the end of a year he went to Colorado, where he had a con- tract with a mine to supply timber. Subsequently he was engaged in mining at Kokomo, was fore- man in a smelter, and also a railroad conductor. After an absence of some years. he returned to Berlin, and was employed by the Berlin Mills Com- pany, and was foreman for a year and a half of the time. In 1887 he began to do stone work on the contract plan, and built the Burgess mill at River- side, for the Berlin Mills Company; the boiler house for the Boston & Maine Railroad Company, and a bridge for the Grand Trunk railroad; a fac- tory for Governor Goodall, at Antrim; and the tel- ephone line from Auburn to Berlin, which he con- tracted to do in three months, and had done in twenty days. He replaced for the Hillsborough Electric Light Company the dam across the Con- toocook river at Hillsborough, which had been taken out by a flood. He has since done considerable lum- bering, and now (1907) has two lumber camps and cultivates two farms. He was representative from Berlin in the legislature in 1895 and in 1007. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Independent Order of Foresters. He married Selina Olivia, and twelve children have heen born of this union. Two sons are in business with their father.

MALLOY The founder of this family came from Ireland some fifty years ago, settling in northern New Hampshire, and his sons have not only demonstrated their ability to "get on" in the world, but are useful and progres- sive citizens as well.

(I) John Malloy; born in Galway, Ireland, about the year 1833. emigrated to this country in 1857 and immediately found employment on the Grand Trunk railway, which was then in process of construction. Ile was a blacksmith by trade, and when the company's shops were established at Gorham he resumed his legitimate calling, making frogs and other railroad appliances. In 1868 these -hops were moved elsewhere, and for the succeeding three years Mr. Malloy was engaged in farming at Lancaster and Jefferson. When the mechanical ‹lepartment of the Grand Trunk road resumed operations in Gorham in ISZI, he returned to his former occupation, and continued in the company's employ for over thirty years, or until 1003, when he retired. Shortly after his arrival in America he married Bridget Lydon, who was a passenger with him from Ireland on the same ship. Mr. and Mrs. Malloy, aged seventy-four and seventy-six respect- ively, are now residing on a small farm in Gorham, and although the greater portion of their lives have been spent on this side of the ocean, they have re- tained to a marked degree the sturdy characteristics of their race. They are the parents of nine children. two of whom, their first and eighth born. died in infancy. The others are: Michael, now a resident

of Berlin, this state. Bridget, who died at the age of forty years. James, who is now foreman of the blacksmithing department of the Berlin Mills Com- pany. and was a member of the legislature in 1905. Catherine, who died aged thirty-five years. John, an employe of the Berlin Mills Company and a resi- dent of Gorham. Bartholomew, who died at the age of nine years. Thomas E., of Gorham.

(II) Thomas Edward, youngest son and child of John and Bridget (Lydon) Malloy, was born in Jefferson. September II, 1871. He attended the public schools of Gorham and when fifteen years old entered the employ of the Grand Trunk railway, assisting in equipping that line with steel rails. The next winter he returned to school, and during the following summer season was employed by his brother Michael. who had charge of constructing and repairing railroad bridges. He next became a blacksmith's helper at the works of the Portland Machine Company, and for some time was employed in the manufacture of snow plows for western rail- ways. After working another season with his brother at bridge building he spent seven months as an apprentice at the tinsmith's trade, which he after- wards followed for three years in the employ of the Berlin Mills Company. He then went to Brooklyn, New York, to learn gas and steam fitting, but find- ing at the expiration of three months that indoor employment was undermining his health, he re- turned to the more invigorating atmosphere of northern New Hampshire. In 1893 he acquired by purchase an extensive milk business in Gorham, lo- cated at the Cascades, a village situated some three miles from the business centre, and although those having knowledge of the condition of affairs doubted his ability to continue the business with profit for more than three months, he carried it on success- fully for ten years. He also dealt in live stock, in- cluding horses, and devoted a portion of his time to carrying on lumbering operations. The milk farm at the Cascades which is still known as the Malloy place, he sold to good advantage in 1903.

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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 96

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