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In 1807 Mr. Malloy was stricken with appendi- citis. his being the first case of this dangerous dis- case in the north country, and for a long time he was a patient at the Maine General Hospital in Portland, returning from that institution a physical wreck. While recovering his health he varied the monotony by speculating in livestock, being driven about in a sleigh from place to place, and as it was impossible for him to get out of the vehicle, farmers would bring the cattle from their barns for his in- spection. This out-of-door life proved conducive to the accumulation of strength and ultimately caused his recovery to such an extent as to enable him to resume business activities. In 1902 he es- tablished himself in the meat business at Berlin, in which he admitted his brother Michael to partner- ship two years later, and in addition to his interest in that enterprise he owns and carries on a stock farm of about six hundred acres in Randolph, where he keeps an average of forty head of cattle, also a number of sheep and is one of the largest tax- payers in that town. In 1903 he removed from the Cascades to his present home in Gorham village. In politics Mr. Malloy acts with the Democrats. While not desirous of holding public office he was persuaded to accept the nomination for representa- tive to the legislature in 1906, and although Gorham is strongly Republican he was elected by the largest majority ever accorded a winning candidate in that district. His campaign was conducted upon strictly
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legitimate principles, no money being expended even for advertising purposes, and as he is a firm ad- vocate of temperance and total abstinence, no in- ducement to voters was offered in the way of liquid refreshment. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters.
In 1805 he married Emma Smith, daughter of Hugh and Catherine (Fitzpatrick) Smith, of Man- chester. Their children are: Walter James, born August 7, 1900: Thomas Edward, Jr., March 6, 1903 ; and Medona. March 8, 1905.
Thomas Dorsey, father of Edward DORSEY Dorsey, was born in England, from whence he emigrated to the United States. From his early years he was familiar with the manufacture of woolen goods, and in 1852 came to Manchester, New Hampshire, and was employed in the Manchester Mills. He married Emeline Davis, of Thomaston, Maine, who bore him five children, four of whom are living :. Charles H., Almira, Flora and Edward.
Edward Dorsey, son of Thomas and Emeline (Davis) Dorsey, was born in Danvers, 1849. He obtained his education in the common schools of Manchester, and at seventeen years of age went to Great Falls, where he accepted a position in the woolen mills, and by close application and efficiency gradually advanced himself. He then went to Watertown or Newton, remained there a number of years, and was overseer of a cording room. Later he removed to Needham, Massachusetts, and be- came superintendent of the Hosiery Mill, and con- tinued thus employed for a number of years. His next move was to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he was engaged in the manufacture of fancy knit goods, and in 1873 went to Everett, Massachusetts, and established the Everett Knitting Works for the manufacture of underwear. George A. Leyton being the president and Edward Dorsey the treasurer. In 1892 Mr. Dorsev assisted in organizing the Elliott Manufacturing Company of Manchester, New Hamp- shire, of which he was agent for a number of years, and of which he has been president and general manager since 1905. Mr. Dorsey's knowledge of material and processes of manufacture, and his executive ability have enabled him to rise from the position of a common laborer in the textile industry to his present post of responsibility. Mr. Dorsey is a Mason, having been initiated into the order in Constellation Lodge of Needham. Massachusetts, and now a member of Parker Chapter, of Natick, Mass- achusetts ; the Council at Plymouth, New Hamp- shire, and Trinity Commandery, of Manchester. He is also a member of Bektash Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine, of Con- cord. and of the Deerfield Club.
Mr. Dorsey married. November 0, 1869, Sarah Gadd, born in Graceland. Massachusetts, 1850, daughter of William and Margaret (Coffin) Gadd. the former a native of England, and the latter of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mr. and Mrs. Dor- sev had four children: Emma, born 1871, wife of Charles Hall. of Manchester. Alice, born 1873. wife of J. A. Marshall, of Manchester, and they have two children : Dorothy and one other. Maud, died aged eighteen years. William.
In every one of the New England HOLMES states the family name of Holmes has been known since the time of the col- onies and some of its branches trace their ancestors
to the days of the Puritans. The people by the name of Holmes in New Hampshire came largely from the Massachusetts branches of the family. but are not all descended from the same ancestral head. In this state are several distinct families of Holmeses and they are found in almost every county and town.
(I) The first of this line of whom definite rec- ord appears in the vital statistics of New Hamp- shire was Joshua Holmes, born December 3, 1739. His wife Abigail was born February 4. 1738, and they were married December 23, 1757, in Barring- ton, New Hampshire, where all these records ap- pear. There is nothing. however, to show the par- entage of either, or the place of their birth. Their children were: Hannah, Ephraim, Joseph and Joshua : all born in Barrington.
(II) Joshua (2), youngest child of Joshua (I) and Abigail Holmes, was born January 17, 1768, in Barrington, New Hampshire. and died about 1848. No record of his death appears in the vital statis- tics. He was by trade a carpenter. and became a manufacturer of plows. He was at one time en- gaged in farming in Rochester, New Hampshire, and spent the latter years of his life in Randolph, Coos county. Ile indorsed a note for a trader in Rochester, and was obliged to dispose of his farm to meet the obligation, and in 1828 he removed to Randolph and bought a tract of forest land which he cleared up and developed a fine farm. He mar- ried Mary (Polly) Cater, daughter of John Cater, of Barrington. Their children were all born in Rochester, namely: Noah, Susan. Mary H., Betsy C., Hiram. Abigail, John O. and Joseph.
(III) Joseph, youngest child of Joshua (2) and Mary (Cater) Holmes,, was born December 2, 1812. in Rochester, New Hampshire, and died June II, 1882. in Nottingham, New Hampshire. He was about sixteen years of age when his parents re- moved to Randolph, where he resided until 1848. when he removed to Dover, New Hampshire, and seven years later to Nottingham, and seven years later to Chichester; subsequently returning to Not- tingham, where he died. Ile became a millwright by trade. and engaged to a considerable extent in lumbering. He was a man of upright character and most temperate habits, and was respected and es- teemed as an industrious and worthy citizen. Soon after his marriage he went into the timbered coun- try, built a log cabin and began life in practically the same manner as did his ancestors one hundred years before him. His marriage intentions were published September 10, 1831, and on the 20th of the same month he was married to Sophia Stevens, daughter of Asa Stevens. She was born in Sweden Maine, December 15, 1807, and died in the town of Epsom. New Hampshire, February 17, 1893. They were the parents of ten children, namely: Charles P., born March 4, 1833, married Arvilla H. Foss, November 30. 1854. Julia Ann. born June 1I, 1834. married (first) Moses W. Wentworth. July 19. 1855: (second) Jacob S. Wentworth, August, 1862. Rosalia D., born March 18, 1836, married William H. Gilpatrick, November 27, 1856, died November 2. 1865. Hiram A., born August 14 1837, mentioned below. Calvin A., born June 19. 1830, died Novem- her 5, 1850. William I., born April II. 1841, mar- ried Louise A. Mills, June 23, 1865. Abbie M., horn August 2, 1844, married James A. Reed, January 14, 1860. Mary E. M., born March 8, 1847. married George E. Warren, November 4, 1868. Joseph A .. horn June 30, 1849, died April 1, 1867. Horace J.,
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born February 9, 1851. married (first) Laura P. Martin, November 6, 1869; (second) Emmogene Hale, November. 1901, who died July 6, 1904; (third), Gertrude E. Platts, September 4, 1907.
(IV) Hiram A., fourth child and second son of Joseph and Sophia (Stevens) Holmes, was born in the town of Randolph, New Hampshire, August 14. 1837, and since early young manhood has been a millwright. following the occupation of his father. When a boy he attended district school in Dover, New Hampshire, but at the age of about fifteen left school and learned the carpenter's trade, and worked at it until he was about twenty-two years old. He lived in Nottingham, New Hampshire, until he was married, then lived two years in Con- cord and afterward moved to Epsom, Merrimack county, New Hampshire, where he has lived since 1865, a period of more than forty years. During his long residence at Epsom lie has been an indus- trious, hard working man, and by his own personal effort has succeeded in establishing himself in comfortable circumstances. When he first came to the town he located on what is now known as the Locke place, lived there seven years and in 1874 built for himself in that part of the town now known as Gossville, where his lands comprise seven acres. Besides this lie owns seven acres of woodland in another part of Epsom, and about fifty acres in the town of Northwood. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held the offices of town treasurer, and nomi- nated for all town offices, including representative.
Mr. Holmes has been married twice. He mar- ried (first), March 30, 1863. Caroline A. Yeaton, who was born in Epsom in 1842. He married (sec- ond), January 14, 1903. Sarah N. Wallace, who was born in Epsom. August 7. 1857, daughter of John and Sarah H. Wallace. John Wallace was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, in 1807, and died in Epsom in 1876. His wife Sarah was born in Epsom in 1821 and died in that town in 1800. Children of Hiram A. and Caroline A. (Yeaton) Holmes : Fred H., born November 3, 1866, in Epsom, died in infancy. Eliza Jane, February 3, 1868, married Horace B. Sherburn. Bert E., February 13, 1872, in Epsom, died at the age of eighteen years. Waldo A., August 2, 1874, in Epsom, married Emma Knowles and resides in Penacook, New Hamp- shire. Carl Y., in Epsom, December 5, 1889.
The principal subject of the following HOLMES sketch. though beginning with noth- ing but the ability with which nature endowed him, is now one of the leading men in the part of the state in which he resides.
William Holmes, says Dearborn's History of Salisbury "was born at Hopkinton, April 4, 1818, and at the annual meeting in 1821, was struck off to the lowest bidder as a town pauper, this occurring for a number of years Each season found him with a new master. and until well into his 'teens' he had no school advantages. Without the in- Auence and care of a mother's love his life was a hard one, until 1830, when he went to Salisbury, making his home with Lieutenant Benjamin Petten- gill, whose farm he eventally purchased and there continued. He built the saw-mill on the old Wilder and Bowers dam (part of which was originally a beaver dam), sawing annually 500.000 feet of lum- ber." After his purchase of the Heath farm (in 1840) he lived there until 1853, when he bought and occupied land about a mile east of Salisbury Village. He rapidly acquired land and about 1898 owned
about two thousand acres, mostly timber lands eight hundred acres of which he cultivated. He took a prominent part in all enterprises of interest to the town, having contributed the lumber for the addition to the academy, also giving personal and pecuniary aid in establishing the Salisbury Tele- graph, and presented the first school flag to the town of Salisbury. In 1898 he sold his interests in Salis- bury and moved to Sutton, where he resided two years, and then moved to Sanbornton, where he died Nov. 17, 1906. In politics he was a staunch Re- publican.
He married. March 12, 1841, Mehitable Jane Johnson. born in Sutton, December 1I, 1822, daugh- ter of Ebenezer and Dorothy ( Hildreth) Sutton, of Salisbury. (See Johnson). Eight children were born to them : 1. George. born October 18, 1843. mar- ried, June 5. 1867, Orissa M. Dearborn, at Tilton, and lives at Huron, South Dakota. 2. Dorothy A., born February 17, 1847, married Solomon Greeley. deceased ; his widow resides in Franklin. 3. Charles C., more fully mentioned below. 4. Curtis D., born September 2, 1852, married, 1874, Mary E. Smith, born at Enfield, July 3. 1857, resides in Salisbury. 5. Emma J., born August 10, 1855, married, January 14. 1872, Henry M. Weeks, and resides at Eskridge, Kansas. 6. Nellie M., born March 8. 1857. married, August 31, 1881, Howard E. Dearborn, and resides in Salisbury. 7. William J., born June 23, 1867, married, in 1888, Naomi Shaw. 8. Leland, born May 9, 1870, resides in Boscawen.
Charles Carroll, third child and second son of William and Mehitable J. Holmes, was born in Salisbury, October 17, 1850. He obtained his edu- cation in the common schools, and early began farm- ing and lumbering, in which he has ever since been engaged. He bought of his father in 1870 the farm upon which he recently lived, and with his father erected the house he occupied. He is owner of five hundred acres of land, much of which is covered with timber. which if cut would yield one million five hundred thousand feet of lumber. In connec- tion with his business he owns and operates a saw mill. In political faith he is a Republican. He is a member of the Congregational Society and at- tends the church of that denomination. Mr. Holmes is a prosperous citizen and a man of sub- stance, whose influence for good is felt in the com- inunity.
He married (first), May 8, 1878, Mary A. Wad- leigh, born in Sutton, March 16, 1847, adopted daughter of Erastus and Olivia Wadleigh, and daughter of John Ellis. She died April 20, 1880. He married (second). December 23. 1885. Helen Low, born in Warner, New Hampshire, October 18. 1854, daughter of Seth and Flora (Eastman) Low. They have children : Clara, born April 27. 1887. died October 13, 1802. Harold L. born June 9, 1888. Viva May. born October II. 1889.
JACKSON This name is said to have been made up of two words: Jack and Son. and probably designated a metal worker. There were two carly immigrants of the name, namely : Deacon John and Edward, who were the sons of Christopher Jackson, of London, and, according to the records, both were born in 1602. They settled in Cambridge Village chow Newton, Massachusetts), and the majority of the New Eng- land Jacksons are their posterity. Forty-four of the descendants of Edward Jackson served in the Revolutionary war.
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(I) Willard Jackson was born May 1. 1804. He resided in Winchester, where he followed agri- culture with prosperity for the greater part of his life. His death occurred in Winchester, October 18, 1889. He married Frinda Cook, also of Win- chester, and their children were: Jane; Andrew; George; Carlos, who died in infancy; Charles, Delos. Frank and Warren.
(II) Charles Jackson, son of Willard and Frinda (Cook) Jackson, was born in Winchester, October 25, 1837. His educational opportunities were confined to the public schools of his native town, and upon the completion of his studies he turned his attention to general farming, which con- stituted his principal occupation through life. He also undertook contracts in stone masonry, a trade which he mastered. Latterly he had lumbering in- terests to some extent. He was an able agriculturist and a citizen of unsullied integrity who enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen. The Jackson residence is one of the handsomest in town. In politics he supported the Democratic party and in 1893 he served with ability as highway commis- sioner. In his religious belief he was a Universalist. He died at his home in Winchester. May II, 1896.
On July 1, 1857, Mr. Jackson was joined in mar- riage with Sarah L. Thayer (see Thayer, VIII). The children of this union are: Burton C .. born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, June 11, 1858; Clay- ton Eugene, born in Richmond, New Hampshire, February 3. 1860, died October 20, 1900; Olin Delos, born in Windhall, Vermont. September 22, 1863; Eddie Eudell, born in Windhall, Vermont. June 26, 1865: Ernest Julian, born in Winchester, December 25. 1867; Sarah Lois, born in Winchester, May 22, 1870. died October 23, 1905; Frank T., born in Win- chester. September 30. 1875: and Forest L., born in Winchester, June 19. 1883. died March 6, 1903.
FIFE This is an old and honored Scotch name which has not a large number of repre- sentatives in this country. It was brought among the sturdy pioneers of southern New Hamp- shire who came from northern Ireland and are called "Scotch-Irish."
(I) John Fife was an early settler of Pem- broke, taking a deed of land April 3, 1738. His name appears on petitions in 1747. and on the As- sociation Test in 1776. His children were: James and William.
(II) James, son of John Fife. was born in 1740, and died in Pembroke, June 1, 1824. His first wife's name was Sarah. He married (second). May 4. 1790, Abiah Holt, who was born in 1765, and died November 2, 1835. She was the daughter of Nathan and Sarah ( Chamberlain) Holt, of Pem- broke. Nathan was a Revolutionary soldier and a descendant of very early Andover. Massachusetts, pioneers. Their children were: Jenny, Abigail, Mary, James, Thomas. Sally, Stephen, Wyman. John William, Hamilton, Phebe and Lydia.
(II) Stephen, seventh child and third son of James and Abiah (Holt) Fife. was born in Pem- broke, February 8, 1701, and died April 19, 1868. He resided in Pembroke and Chichester. He mar- ried. June 0, 1814. Mary G. Fife, who was born June 6. 1792, and died March 21, 1872. daughter of James Martin and Lucretia (Richardson) Fife. Their children were: Mary, Emily, Thomas, Norris, James, John Hamilton, James Wyman, Lavinia Jellison. Reuben Swain, Benjamin Randall and Lydia Jane.
(III) Lavinia Jellison, eiglith child and third daughter of Stephen and Mary G. (Fife) Fife, was born June 27, 1820, and married. November 29, 1855, Samuel S. Cass. (See Cass, V).
DEVLIN The immigrant ancestor of this family came to the United States in the first half of the last century.
John Edward Devlin was born in Manchester, England, 1820. and died in Greenfield, Massachu- setts. March 21, 1888, aged sixty-eight years. When an infant he was brought by his parents to America and settled in Brooklyn, New York. He was an importer of Mediterranean products, in which he carried on a large and profitable trade. He was the owner of a small fleet of ships, several of which were clippers. Among these were the "Daphne." which held her time record in her day for a trans- Atlantic voyage under sails. He was a successful business man and left at his death an ample for- tune. He married Martha J. Day, who was born in Royalton, Vermont, 1828. and died in Greenfield. Massachusetts, 1902. She was the daughter of Ebenezer and Polly (Robinson) Day. ( See Day book). Children of Mr. and Mrs. Day were: Laura, Elizabeth, Martha J., Alfred and Albert.
John Edward (2) Devlin, son of John Edward (1) and Martha J. (Day) Devlin, was born in Brooklyn, New York, April 11. 1851. In infancy he accompanied his parents abroad. and was edu- cated in France and this country. Trouble with his eyes compelled him to abandon study, and at fifteen years of age he entered his father's counting house in New York, where he remained until 1878. In that year he went to Colorado, remaining until 1886, and returned to the East on account of the failing health of his father. He married Mary Eliza Davis, in 1872; she was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in September, 1851. daughter of Adolphus and Mary R. (Draper) Davis, of Arlington, Massachusetts. Two children have been born of this union: Mar- iory Standish, who married Francis J. Moors, and John Edward, who died December 21, 1903, aged twenty-six years.
BUXTON Fred Clarence Buxton, second child of Joseph and Rhoda A. (Kimball) Buxton, was born in Salem, June 12, 1859. He obtained his early education in the public schools of Salem, and afterward attended Pinkerton Academy, at Derry, and Atkinson Academy. After working for a time at shoemaking he engaged in 1880 in mercantile business, starting as a clerk in a grocery store at Salem Depot. and working a year. He then formed a partnership with Frank D. Wilson under the firm name of Buxton & Wilson. After a short time he purchased his partner's interest and Con- tinued the business as sole proprietor for a number of years, carrying a general stock of merchandise and receiving a liberal patronage. In 1892 he opened a livery stable which he operated until 1900, and then sold out. Ile bought and sold carriages and harness. and for a number of years dealt in all kinds of grain. Realizing the need of a drug store at Salem he fitted up one, rented it for a time and finally disposed of it. In 1888 he was appointed postmaster at Salem Depct, and with the exception of the time covered by the two Cleveland adminis- trations has since filled that place. He was ap- pointed agent of the Bell Telephone Company when there was but one line to Lawrence, Massachu- setts ; now there are thirty-five lines and four trunk
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lines to Lawrence. He is one of the three proprie- tors of the Rockingham Hotel, one of the best equipped hostelries in the state, is a director in the Salem Light. Heat & Power Company, treasurer of the Salem Water Works Company, and is serving as express agent. having acted in that capacity six- teen years. In politics he is a Republican, and has filled the offices of selectman one year, tax collector one year, and town treasurer one year. He is a member of the following named orders: Spicket Lodge, No. 85. Free and Accepted Masons, of Salem Centre ; Monadnock Lodge, No. 145, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, of Lawrence, Mass- achusetts ; Granite Colony, No. 11. United Order of Pilgrim Fathers, of Salem Depot; Enterprise Grange, No. 281, Patrons of Husbandry, of Salem Centre. Mr. Buxton was married in Salem, No- vember 27, 1887, to Etta S. Tilton, who was born in Raymond, New Hampshire, daughter of Rufus A. and Mehitable P. (Towle) Tilton. Mrs. Buxton is descended as follows:
(I) Joseph Tilton. who was born in ISor, son of Samuel Tilton, married Susan Stickney, who was born in Epping. New Hampshire, about ISOI, and died in Kittery. The children of this union, all of whom lived to grow up. were: Atwood. Elvira, Lydia. Jefferson, Rufus A .. George and Elizabeth.
(II) Rufus A., fifth child and third son of Joseph and Susan (Stickney) Tilton, was born in Weld, Maine, March 4. 1836. He was educated in the common schools, learned the trade of shoemaker in Raymond, New Hampshire, beginning at the age of thirteen years, and worked at it until 1861. In 1867 he removed to Salem Depot. New Hampshire, and for twenty years was railroad station agent at that place. Having a leave of absence he went to New York, remained there two months, and during that time was the first passenger conductor on the Dutchess & Columbia County railroad in New York, and had charge of the first passenger train which ran over it in 1870. He was a member of the regi- mental band of the Fifth New Hampshire Regiment. in which he served ten months, and was discharged by act of congress when all the regimental bands were discharged. In politics he is a Republican, and filled the office of representative in 1895 and 1005. He was a charter member of Spicket Lodge, No. 85. Free and Accepted Masons, of Salem, New Hampshire. Mr. Tilton married, 1854. at Raymond, New Hampshire. Mehitable P. Towle, who was born in Candia. February 2. 1835, daughter of Jesse and Nancy (Smith) Towle. Two children were born of this union: Frank A., who is the general yardmaster of the south terminal in Boston: Etta S., wife of Fred Clarence Buxton. Ar. and Mrs. Buxton have one son, Harold Tilton, born Febru- ary 22. 1896.
GIRARD This name is probably derived from Gerhard. of French origin. Paul Ger- hard fled from France in 1680 at the time of the Huguenot persecution, and established himself in Germany. His son Frederick, born in 1714. emigrated to Philadelphia in 1739. He settled in Heidelberg township and joined the Moravian Church. Many of his descendants live in the Mid- dle States. As the present family emigrated to this country during the nineteenth century, they have no connection with those who are descended from earlier settlers.
(1) William Girard was born in the Island of Guernsey and came to Canada before 1850. He was
prominent in local politics. His wife was Catherine Norris, and they had twelve children.
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