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(IX) Frank Everett, second son and third child of James Stillman and Huldah M. (Brooks) Dodge, was born March 21, 1856, in Lowell, Mas- sachusetts, and attended the public school there and Phillips Academy of Haverhill, Massachusetts. After leaving school he was employed three years as a bookkeeper by Henry Du Bois and son in New York City, from 1872 to 1875. He then re- moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was em- ployed by a lumber firm for eight years, after which he returned to New Hampshire and was associated with his father in business until the latter's death. In 1900 he went to Contoocook, New Hampshire, where he has since been engaged in the operation of a saw mill. Mr. Dodge is an intelligent gentleman, who takes a keen interest in the progress of events and has been chosen by his fellows to some responsible positions. While re- siding in Sheldon, Vermont, he was three years a member of the school board and was also repre- sentative in the state legislature in 1898. He is now serving a second term on the school board in Contoocook. He is a member of the Masonic Or- der and is affiliated in politics with the Democratic party. He was married December 22, 1889, to Blanche Morse, daughter of John Morse. She died in May, 1892, leaving a daughter, Bessie M., who
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was born October 25, 1890. He was married (sec- ond) November 7, 1894, to Annie McFeeters, daughter of William and Ann (Todd) McFeeters. She is the mother of three children, born as fol- lows : James William, January 31, 1897; Charles Franklin, October 18, 1899, and Catherine Eliza- beth. September 26, 1901.
(III) Richard (2), second son and fourth child of Richard (1) and Edith Dodge, was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1643, and died in Wen- ham April 13, 1705. He was a farmer and lived in the south part of Wenham. He also owned a large farm in Ipswich, which he gave to his eldest son Richard, and had land near Chibocco Lake in Ips- wich. He owned a cider mill and press, and from the careful provision for its use, which he made in deeds to his sons, it would seem that they all lived in the same vicinity. About two years be- fore his death he divided his property among his children, giving his "negro inan" Mingo, to the eldest son. On the 3Ist of May, 1705, Richard, Daniel, William and Mary joined in a deed of four and one-half acres of marsh land in "Chibocco," Ipswich, to John and Martha Davidson to carry out what they alleged to be the purpose of their father. He married, February 23, 1667, Mary Eaton, born 1641, and died November 28, 1716, aged 75 years. He and his wife were buried at North Bev- erly, where their grave-stones still remain. Their children were: Richard, Mary, Martha, Daniel and William.
(IV) William, third son and fifth child of Richard and Mary (Eaton) Dodge, was born 1678 in Wenham, where he died October 20, 1765, aged eighty-seven. In the record of his death he is called Lieutenant William Dodge. He acquired a large amount of land, which he distributed among his sons. In 1703 he received from his father a deed of homestead and land near the north line of Wenham. In 1722 he received a deed of six acres from his father-in-law, Walter Fairfield, Senior, which had been conveyed to his sons, Walter Fair- field, Junior, and Nathaniel, on condition that they should supply his wants. In 1752 he distributed his land to four of his sons, the fifth, Isaac, having been provided for, and moved to Boxford and thence to Sutton some years before. He married, 1669, Prudence, daughter of Walter Fairfield. She died August 5. 1737. He married (second), Mrs. Abigail Giddings, of Hamlet parish. His children were: Prudence (died young ), Prudence, Richard, William, Isaac, Tabitha, Jacob, Abraham, Skipper and Sarah.
(V) Richard (3), third child and eldest son of William and Prudence (Fairfield) Dodge, was born September S. 1703. in Wenham, and died there May II. 1778. Richard was a surveyor as well as a farmer, and was a conspicuous figure in the com- munity. Some twenty-five deeds of land to him are on record, and a less number from him. In 1740 he bought of Joseph Edwards about sixty acres of land with buildings, where he probably lived until March, 1750, when he sold that place to Ben- jamin Edwards and his son Benjamin. At the same time he bought of John Low, the homestead which he had recently bought of David Dodge, the in- heritance from his father, Daniel Dodge, and had been the homestead of his grandfather, Richard, inherited by him from his great-grandfather, Rich- ard, the emigrant. In May, 1752, he received from his father, for love and affection, a deed of home- stead including some small pieces, and three-fourths of his father's interest in stream and mills in Wenham. This is supposed to be the same mill
described in a deed dated October 16, 1713, from Josiah Dodge and his wife, Sarah, to William Dodge, husbandman of Wenham, and father of Richard. His father William being seventy-four years old when he surrendered his homestead to his son, Richard, he probably took possession and carried on the farm. In December, 1768, he gave his son, Captain John, a forty-acre farm, and on January 2, 1769, he sold to him for two hundred pounds several pieces of land in Chebacco, and on the same date to his son, Richard, Junior, for one hundred and sixty pounds, several other pieces. In 1766 Richard and his prosperous brother, William, of Ipswich, thinking their brothers Jacob and Skip- per had not been so well dealt with as their father intended, gave them a twenty-acre piece in Ips- wich, which their father had received from his father Richard, in 1703. In 1775 Richard and his wife, Mary, deeded to Jacob Dodge for two hundred pounds their lands in Gloucester, some thirty-five acres, and a share of a house.
His will was dated April 20, 1778, and proved July 6, 1778. It mentions his wife Mary, sons Richard, John, Simon and Nicholas, daughters Mary Orne and Sarah Hubbard Dodge, and his brothers Jacob and Skipper. His inventory amounted to five thousand seven hundred and six- teen pounds, eighteen shillings. He married. in 1724, Mary, daughter of Deacon John Thorne, of Ipswich; she was living in 1775. Their children were: Abraham, Richard (died young), Mary (died young), Mercy, Prudence, Richard, John. Mary, Sarah, Simon and Nicholas.
(VI) Captain Richard (4), third son and sev- enth child of Lieutenant Richard (3) and Mary (Thorne) Dodge, was born December 9. 1738, in Wenham, and died June, 1802. He was a farmer in Wenham. He was a captain in Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regiment in 1775. Of his company Robert Dodge was first lieutenant and Paul Dodge second lieutenant. He was also captain of a company of volunteers from third regiment of militia from Es- sex county, raised under resolve September 22. 1777, and served from September 30, to November 7, 1777, when they were discharged at Cambridge. In the will of his father. dated April 20, 1778, the son is styled major. His own will, dated March 8, 1801, and proved June 7, 1802, mentions his wife Lydia, daughter Polly Patch, Sally Baley, Mary Lee, Lucy Stadley, son John Thorne's daughter, Bulcey Taylor. Son John Thorne Dodge, executor. He married. (intention published) November 27, 1757, Lydia Dodge. She died October 9, 1813, aged seventy-eight years. Their children were: Wil- liam, Lydia, Mary, John Thorne, Sally, Mary Thorne and Betsey.
(VII) John Thorne, second son and fourth child of Richard (4) and Lydia Dodge, was born April 2, 1764. in Wenham, and died February 26, 1851, aged cighty-six years, ten months and twenty- four days. When only twelve years old he accom- panied his father, Richard, and two uncles to the battle of Bunker Hill and remained in that vicinity until after the British evacuated Boston. After that he continued in service as servant, guard and steward until the close of the war then nineteen years old. His mother Lydia was sister of Colonel Robert Dodge, of Hamilton, a family renowned for patriotic service from the carliest history of the colony. He married. September 25, 1786, Eliza- beth Dodge. She died January 21. 1851. Their children were: William, Betsey (died young), Thorne, Lydia, Betsey, Nancy Asenath (died young), and Asenath.
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(VIII) Lydia, second daughter of John Thorne and Elizabeth (Dodge) Dodge, was born July 14, 1792, and was married, January 10, 1813. to Levi (2) Folsom, of Tamworth, New Hampshire (see Folsom, X).
(III) Samuel, third son and fifth child of Rich- ard Dodge, was born 1643, in Ipswich, where he died April 13, 1705. He was the owner of various parcels of land and houses as indicated by the dis- position of his property in his will. This was cated June 26, 1705; and was proven on the day preceding the following Christmas. The inventory of his estate amounted to £1,501 and 13 shillings. To his wife he gave half his personal estate and the use of the other half until his youngest son became of age. His wife Mary was a daughter of Thomas Parker, of Reading, Massachusetts, and died August 6, 1717, aged seventy-three years. Their children were : Samuel, Joseph, Ananiah, Ann, Antipas, Mary, Amy, Deborah, Jabez, Parker and Samuel.
(IV) Antipas, fourth and fifth child of Samuel and Mary (Parker) Dodge, was born Sep- tember 7, 1677, in Ipswich, and lived in that town. In 1705 he received by the will of his father one- fifth of the latter's land and the house he then lived in. He probably died in April, 1707, and his widow was appointed administratrix of his estate on the fifth of the following month. This was valued at £305. He was married in 1699 to Johanna Lowe, who became after his death the second wife of Joseph Hale, of Boxford (their intention of mar- riage being published September 19, 1708). In 1715 he became guardian of her son Joshua. The children of Antipas Dodge were: Joshua. Johanna and David.
(V) David, second son and third child of An- tipas and Joanna (Lowe) Dodge, was born in 1704, in Ipswich. He married Martha Esgate in Lowell, and seems to have resided in various places. Their children were: Susanna, Joanna, Mary, An- tipas, David, Samuel, Parker and James.
(VI) Antipas, eldest son and fourth child of David and Mary (Esgate) Dodge, was born March 5, 1738, probably in Brookfield, and received from his father a deed of one hundred acres of land, being the third lot, second range, south of the Pis- cataquog river in Goffstown, and here he settled. On April 15, 1803. he bought of Jonathan Taylor, of Stoddard, lot 28, range 3, in that town, consist- ing of eighty acres which bordered on the town of Washington. He probably lived on this land from that time until about 1830, when he returned to Goffstown. His last days were passed in Pem- broke, where he died July 4. 1834. He is said to have been a very strong man and unusually active up to the time of his death. He rendered much service to his country during the Revolutionary war and a record of the same is hereto appended. His first wife's name was Anna, and he married (sec- ond). Molly Arwyne. He had six children: Mar- tha, Mary, James, Margaret, Antipas and Abijah.
"Antipas Dodge, of Watertown, also given as of Ware and Brookfield, Massachusetts, was a pri- vate in Captain Thomas Wellington's company, Colonel Asa Whitcomb's regiment. His name is on the muster roll dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Novem- ber 27. 1776. He enlisted October 1, 1776, and is reported re-engaged November 16, 1776, in Cap- tain Brewer's company, Colonel Brewer's regiment, but to remain in Colonel Whitcomb's regiment until December 31, 1776. His name is also on the return of men raised to serve in the Continental army from Fourth Company, Colonel Converse's
(4th Worcester Co.) regiment sworn to by Lieu- tenant Jonathan Snow, at Brookfield, February 20, 1778. His residence was given as Ware. He en- gaged for the town of Brookfield (also given as New Braintree), and joined Captain Harwood's company, Colonel Nixon's regiment, for a term of three years. He is also enumerated as a private in Major's company, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's regi- ment; continental pay accounts for service from January 1, 1777, to December 31, 1779. His resi- dence is given as Watertown, and he was engaged for the town of Watertown. His name also ap- pears in Captain Brewer's company, Colonel Brew- er's report on the muster returns dated Camp Val- ley Forge, January 23, 1778, and his residence given as Brookfield; enlisted for the town of Brookfield, and was mustered in by the state muster master. He is also on the descriptive list of deserters from the corps of guards, as returned by C. Gibbs, major commandant, dated Headquarters, Morristown, New Jersey, May 22, 1780; age twenty years; statue five feet six inches : complexion dark; occupation hat- ter; engaged for town of Watertown for the term of the war; deserted February 8, 1780. It seems that after arduous service for between three and four years he went home, as many others did, and failed to return to his command."
(VII) James, eldest son of Antipas Dodge, was born in May, 1770, and died in January, 1855. He married (first), Jerusha Leach, of Goffstown : (second), Margaret Gordon, of Windsor, and (third), Johnson, of Meredith. His children were: Jerusha, John, James, Mary, Maria and Daniel Gordon, the subject of the next para- graph.
(VIII) Daniel Gordon, son of James and Mar- garet (Gordon) Dodge, was born in Goffstown, March 29, 1812, and died in Windsor, June 14, 1873. He was a farmer, and for a few years prac- ticed medicine according to the theory of the Thompsonian school. He married Elvira Hunt, of Hancock, who was born October 21, 1813, and died December 9, 1871. Their children were: David Daniel, born in Goffstown: John Gordon, born in Windsor; Sarah Martha, born in Goffstown; and Perley Hunt, born in Windsor.
(IX) David Daniel, eldest child of Daniel G. and Elvira (Hunt) Dodge, was born October 20. 18.10. He was educated in the district school of Windsor. At the age of five years he went to Windsor with his father, and at his majority took charge of the farm of an aunt, his mother's sister, Sarah Hunt, who died January II, 1871, and left her property to him. In 1873 he removed to Peni- broke and bought a farm on the "street" near Bow Lane, where he has since resided. He married. March 9, 1871, Mrs. Lucy Lavina Hall, daughter of Samuel Murdough. of Hillsboro, and widow of Charles G. Hall, of Hillsboro. She was born in Hillsborough, March 7, 1842. They have had two children: Lula Elvira (died young) and Perley Daniel, the subject of the next paragraph.
(X) Perley Daniel, only son of David Daniel and Lucy Lavina (Murdough) (Hall) Dodge, was born in Pembroke, August 9, 1876. He resides 11pon and cultivates the farm on which he was born. He is like his father a Democrat in politics. He married, November 10, 1873. Azelie Lemay, born in St. Croix. Province of Quebec, November 10, 1874, daughter of Joseph and Eleanor (Pereest) Lemay, who settled in Manchester, New Hamp- shire, 1876. Joseph Lemay was born in 1837. His wife died in Manchester in 1901, aged sixty-four years : Perley D. and Azelie Dodge have three
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children : Arthur F., born February 23, 1901; Lucy E., March 23, 1904; Henry, March 26, 1906.
(III) Joseph, seventh and youngest child of Richard and Edith Dodge. was born in Beverly in 1651, and died August 10, 1716, aged sixty-five. He was a farmer in Beverly, near his father on Dodge's Row. He was one of the executors of his father's estate, and received a liberal share jointly with his brother Edward. They held this property under an oral agreement until February, 1709, when they put their division in writing. His executors were his sons Jonah and Elisha. He married, February 21, 1672, Sarah Eaton, of Reading, who died December 12, 1714. Their children were: Abigail (died young), Joseph. Noah, Prudence, Abigail, Jonah, Elisha, Charity and Nathaniel.
(IV) Jonah (3), sixth child and third son of Joseph and Sarah (Eaton) Dodge, was born in Beverly, August 29, 1683, died probably in 1754 at the age of seventy-one, and was buried in Dodge Row cemetery. He was a farmer and a weaver. His father, on May 3, 1716, gave his sons, Jonah and Elisha "all my lands both upland and meadow ground and salt marsh" in Ipswich each to have the house he now lives in, and the land immedi- ately about it, all else to be equally divided. Said Jonah and Elisha Dodge to pay Nathaniel Dodge an equivalent in money and goods for his share. and to give their father a decent burial. Jonah Dodge married, March 27, 1707, Sarah Friend, of Wenham. She died in 1760. Their children were: Sarah, Jonah, James and Jacob.
(V) Lieutenant Jonah (4), eldest son and sec- ond child of Jonah (3) and Sarah (Friend) Dodge, was born in Beverly. November 18, 1710, and died in Bluehill, Maine, March 8, 1788. in the seventy- eighth year of his age. He moved to Bluehill, Maine, in June, 1784. Jonah Dodge, weaver, of Beverly, and wife, April 24, 1784, deeded to Thomas Appleton, yeoman, of Ipswich. for eighty pounds twelve acres in Ipswich, adjoining Man- chester, five acres of woodland in Manchester, and four acres in Wenham, and for three hundred and fifty pounds seventy-six acres in Beverly, with buildings at Long Hill. He married (first), at Wenham, February 22, 1738, Mary Edwards, who was born March II, 1719, and died in Beverly. July 30, 1761 : (second). March 29, 1770, Sarah Thorn- dyke, widow of Hezekiah Thorndyke, of Boston, and daughter of a Mr. Prince. She was born De- cember 21, 1731, and died April 12, 1809. His children by the first wife were: Jonah, Abraham. Benoni, Abner, Mary, Abigail, Benjamin, Sarah and Abraham; and by the second wife: John Prince and Reuben, whose sketch follows.
(VI) Reuben, youngest child of Lieutenant Jonah and Sarah (Thorndyke) Dodge, was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, February 19, 1773. and died at Blue Hill, Maine, December 16, 1830, aged fifty-seven years. He lived at Bluehill. His chil- dren scattered to various places: San Francisco, Minneapolis, Marengo. Illinois, and to places in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He married, January 16, 1799, Sally Peters, who was born Feb-
ruary 2, 1780, and died September 19, 1850. Their children were: Addison, Charlotte, Lucretia, El- vira, Sally P., Addison, July P., Mary, Reuben G. WV., Mary P., Almira E., Emily W., and Harriet.
(VII) Almira E., eleventh child and eighth daughter of Reuben and Sally (Peters) Dodge, was born in Bluehill, Maine, September 14, 1813, and died November, 1891, aged seventy-eight years. She married William D. Clark (see Clark).
JEWETT The record of the Jewett family in America begins with the settlement of Rowley, Massachusetts. In 1638 about sixty families led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers came from Yorkshire, England, and began the settlement of Rowley early the following season. Among these pioneers were the brothers Maximilian and Joseph Jewett, men of substance from Bradford, York- shire, England, and they were the ancestors of all the Jewetts in this county, a large family, which in- cluded many members of distinction in various walks of life. The most widely known person bearing the name is undoubtedly Miss Sarah Orne Jewett, the author, of South Berwick, Maine. In ancient records the name appears as Juet, Juit, Jewit, and in various other forms; but in all cases the spelling preserves the pronunciation. Owing to the fact that no genealogy has been compiled, it has been impossible to trace this record this branch farther than three generations.
(I) Edward Jewett was a resident of Bradford, in the west riding of Yorkshire, England, where he was a clothier. His will was dated February 16, 1614, and proved by his widow July 12, 1615. He was married in Bradford, October 1, 1604, to Mary daughter of William Taylor. Their children, bap- tized in Bradford, were: William, Maximilian, Jo- seph and Sarah, perhaps others who died young. (Mention of Joseph and descendants forms the closing part of this article.)
(II) Deacon Maximilian, second son and child of Edward and Mary (Taylor) Jewett, was bap- tized December 31, 1609, in Bradford, England. He came to Rowley, Massachusetts, with the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers in 1639, and was made a freeman there May 13 of the following year. He had a two- acre house lot in 1643 on Bradford street. He was a leading man in the affairs of the town, and was several times its representative in the general court. He was also very early a deacon of the church. He was accompanied on his journey to Massachusetts by his wife Ann, who was buried November 9, 1667, and he married (second) August 30, 1671, Ellen, widow of John Boynton. He died October 19, 1684. His will is on file at Salem, Massachusetts, among the Essex county papers. It disposes of considerable amount of property, indicating that he was a man of substance. His widow Ellen was married for the third time, June 1, 1686, to Daniel Warner, Sr., of Ipswich, whom she survived, and died in Rowley, August 5, 1689. The children of Maximilian Jewett, all by his first wife, were : Ezekiel, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Faith, Joseph, Sarah (died young), Sarah and Priscilla. (Mention of Joseph and descendants appears in this article.)
(III) Deacon Ezekiel, eldest of the children of Deacon Maximilian Jewett and his wife Ann, was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, January 5, 1643, and died September 2, 1723. He was chosen to succeed his father as deacon of the church in Row- ley, and was ordained October 21, 1686. He mar- ried, first. February 26, 1663-64, Faith, daughter of Francis Parrat. She died October 15. 1715, in her seventy-fourth year, as is indicated by her grave- stone. He married, second, October 23, 1716, Eliza- beth, widow of John Jewett. His will, dated Febru- ary 16, 1722-23, proved November 4. 1723, mentions "my now wife" and a marriage contract ; son Fran- cis to have "my Bradford land:" son Thomas "my Boxford land ;" sons of Maximilian, Nathaniel and Stephen, and daughters Sarah Bailey and Elizabeth Nelson (Essex Probate, 13:363). After the death of Deacon Jewett his widow Elizabeth married,
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December 2, 1723, Ensign Andrew Stickney, son of William Stickney. Mentioned in the order of birth the children of Deacon Ezekiel Jewett and his wife Faith Parrat were as follows: Francis, Thomas, Ezekiel (died young). Ezekiel, Maximilian, Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth, Nathaniel and Stephen. (IV) Francis, eldest child of Deacon Ezekiel and Faith (Parret) Jewett, was born March 15, 1665, in Rowley, Massachusetts, and settled in Bradford, same state, and died September 19, 1751, in that town. He was married June 20, 1693 to Sarah Hardy, who was born March 25, 1673, daugh- ter of John Hardy of Bradford. Their children were: Samuel, James (died young), Mary (died young), Ezekiel, Mary, Sarah, Nathaniel, James, Esther and Anne.
(V) Samuel, eldest child of Francis and Sarah (Hardy) Jewett, was born April 26, 1694, in Brad- ford and probably removed in his old age to New Hampshire, where some of his children were settled. No record of his death appears in Bradford. He was married there October 24, 1718, to Ruth Hardy, who was born June 15, 1699, in Bradford, a daughter of Jacob and Lydia Hardy. Their children were: Lydia, Samuel, Jacob (died young), Sarah, Mehitable and Jacob.
(VI) Samuel (2), eldest son and second child of Samuel (I) and Ruth (Hardy) Jewett, was bap- tized February 20, 1726, in the first Congregational Church at Bradford, and settled on attaining man- hood, in Hollis, New Hampshire, where he died December 29, 1791, in his sixty-sixth year. His wife's name was Sarah, but there is no record of her family name. They were the parents of eight chil- dren : Sarah, Mary, Ruth, Samuel, Esther, Jacob, John and Lucy.
(VII) Samuel, fourth child and eldest son of Samuel and Sarah Jewett, was born in Hollis, New Hampshire, January 1, 1756, and lived in that town a little more than twenty-five years. At the out- break of the Revolution he enlisted in Captain Reu- ben Dow's company of minute men which marched from Hollis April 19, 1775, on the occasion of the Lexington alarm, and on October 6 of the same year was enrolled as a member of the same com- pany, all Hollis men, in Colonel Paul Dudley Sar- geant's regiment. which took part in the battle at Bunker Hill. His name also appears on the mus- ter roll of Captain Daniel Emmons' company of mili- tia which marched from Hollis for Ticonderoga, New York in June, 1777, and proceeded as far as Walpole, New Hampshire, a distance of sixty-five miles, when the men were ordered home, arriving in Hollis July 4. On the following day, the com- pany was again ordered to march and proceeded as far as Cavendish, New Hampshire, a distance of one hundred miles, and there met the troops under Colonel Bellows on their retreat. In September, 1777, Mr. Jewett was enrolled for service in Col- onel Gilman's regiment of New Hampshire militia raised for the Northern Continental army, and on the muster roll of September 8 of the same year was a sergeant in Captain Zebulon Gilman's company of Colonel Stephen Evan's regiment which marched to New York and joined the Continental army un- der General Gates in the historic battle of Sarato- ga (Stillwater), and in which the British under Burgoyne received their first decisive check. In this campaign Sergeant Jewett was in service three months and eight days. In connection with his ser- vice as a soldier of the Revolution it is said that Samuel Jewett offered his enlistment at the very beginning of the war. At the time he was nineteen years old. small of stature, but of strong build and
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