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. IV, Part 47

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: 878

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(VII) Esther, second daughter and child of Beniamin and Mehitable (Ladd) Fowler, was born at Pembroke, New Hampshire, March 16. 1797. On October 16, 1816, she married William Abbott (2). son of William and Dorcas ( Parker) Abbott, who was born at Pembroke, August 15, 1794. They had five children: Orson, Clarissa, Elvira and Marvetta (twins), and Laura H. Orson married Elizabeth Clark, of Epsom, this state, and for his second wife, Ann Foster. He moved to Califor- nia, where he died. Clarissa married Aaron El- liot. of Dunbarton. New Hampshire. Elvira died in infancy. Marvetta is mentioned below. Laura H. married Asa R. Chamberlain, and lived in State

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Centre, Iowa. Mrs. Esther (Fowler) Abbott died at Pembroke, December 31, 1831, at the early age of thirty-four years. Her husband, William (2) Abbott, lived to complete eighty years, and died there August 23, 1874.

(VIII) Marvetta, third daughter and fourth child of William (2) and Esthier (Fowler) Abbott, was born at Pembroke, New Hampshire, May 2. 1823. She was married, June 2, 1846, to William Goss, son of Jonathan Goss, of Epsom, New Hamp- shirc. (See Goss, IV).

(II) Thomas, youngest child of Philip and Mary Fowler, was born about 1636, in Ipswich, and was a resident of Salisbury in 1662 and of Ames- bury in 1667, when he had a seat assigned to him in the meeting house there. In December of that year he subscribed to the oath of allegiance at Amesbury, and in 1679 claimed the "township" of common right granted by Amesbury in 1660 to Joseph Peaslee, having purchased it from Peaslee's son in 1667. He was representative to the general court in 1692, and died October 3, 1727, in Ames- bury. His will was made in January, 1726, and proved thirteen days following his death. He was married, April 23, 1660, in Ipswich, to Hannah, daughter of Francis Jordan. She died in Ames- bury, June 15, 1716. Their children were: Han- nah, Thomas. William, John, Margaret, Jane, Jere- miah and Mary.

(III) Jeremiah, fourth son and seventh child of Thomas and Hannalı (Jordan) Fowler, was born in Amesbury, and spent his life in that town. He was a "snowshoe man" in 1708, and made his will April 10, 1750. This was proved March IS, 1754, and mentioned his wife Rebecca and children. He was married, January 6, 1707, in Amesbury, to Re- becca Colby, daughter of Isaac and Martha (Jew- ett) Colby (see Colby, II). She was born before 1684. and was dismissed from the church at Row- lcy to the Amesbury church in 1714, and was still living in 1750. Their children were: Thomas, Re- becca, Hannah and Elizabethi.

(IV) Thomas (2), only son of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Colby) Fowler, was born January 22, 1708, in Amesbury, where he was still living in 1750. and probably for many years thereafter. He was married, January 17. 1732, to Rebecca Davis, daughter of Joseph and Jemima Davis, of West Amesbury. No record of their children is at hand except that they were the parents of Jeremiah Fowler.

(V) Jeremiah (2), son of Thomas (2) and Re- becca (Davis) Fowler, was born July 27, 1737, in Amesbury, and is found as a resident of Newton, New Hampshire. It is quite probable that he re- sided in Amesbury and at the adjustment of the province line in 1741 found his home to be in New- ton. No record of his marriage appears in either Amesbury or Newton. His wife was Mary Wood- ward, and they were early residents of Hopkinton. New Hampshire. Mary Woodward was born April 30, 1730, in Warner, New Hampshire, taken captive by the Indians when sixteen years old. carried to Quebec, where after three years her father went and bought her back for $18.50. Mr. Fowler died in 1802, leaving five children. She died October 3. 1820. in her one hundredth year.

(VI) David, son of Jeremiah (2) and Mary (Woodward) Fowler, was born September 29. 1761, in Newton, New Hampshire, and must have been a sırall child when his parents removed to Hopkinton. He was an active and useful citizen of that town where he was a member of the board

of selectmen from 1797 to 1799. He married Susan Piper, of that town.

(VII) Joseph, second son of David and Susan ( Piper) Fowler, was born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. He married, in 1806, Nancy Robinson Leavitt, daughter of Jonathan, of Meredith, who served in the Revolutionary war as private, lieu- tenant and captain. Captain or Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Leavitt was a private in Captain Samuel Gilman's company, Colonel Enoch Poor's regiment, 1775; sergeant in Captain Parson's com- pany, Colonel David Gilman's regiment, 1776-77 ; lieutenant colonel in Joseph Senter's regiment, 1777 ; lieutenant in Captain Ezekiel Giles' company, Col- onel Stephen Peabody's regiment, 1778; captain and lieutenant in Colonel Hercules Mooney's regiment, 1779, New Hampshire Line. Joseph Fowler was a resident of Bristol as early as ISOS. He removed to Andover, probably as early as 1825, and died in Lowell, Massachusetts. His wife died in West Boxford, Massachusetts, at the age of ninety-one years. Their children, all born in Bristol, were: Oscar Fitzalon. Amanda, M. F. Worthen. Jona- than, Nancy Leavitt, Joseph Martines and Caroline Matilda Thayer.

(VIII) Oscar F., eldest son of Joseph and

Nancy Robinson (Leavitt) Fowler, was born September 3, 1808, and died suddenly while on a visit to his native town (Bristol), August 6, 1876. He removed to Andover with his father, but

returned to Bristol in 1836, and carried on the harness maker's trade for many years. But this business represented only small part of the activities of his life. He was an auc- tioneer whose fame was not confined to his own state, and his services in this capacity were in con- stant demand. He was lieutenant-colonel of the thirty-fourth regiment, was postmaster of Bristol for seventeen years, and served as associate justice of the court of common pleas. In politics he was a Democrat, and was very prominent in the coun- cils of that party. Judge Fowler received only the education of the common schools of his day, but he was a man of extraordinary ability and a natural leader in all enterprises that had for their object the advancement of the interests of the community in which he lived. He possessed in a high degree that courtesy of manners that embodies human kindness, and he was a helpful citizen in the best source of the term. He married (first), Abigail, daughter of James and Ruth Smith, of Bath, New Hampshire. She died in Bristol, June 1, 1833, aged twenty-seven years. He married (second), in Sep- tember, 1834, Louisa M., daughter of Thomas and Susannah Waterman, of Lebanon, New Hampshire. The name of her grandfather, Silas Waterman, ap- pears as one of a company of men who came from Connecticut and made the first settlement north of Charlestown at Lebanon, New Hampshire. It is related of them that "they were a hardy, brave people, tenacious of their principles, of strong minds, carved habits and good common education." Silas Waterman married Silence Peck. Their son Thomas was the first male child born in Lebanon. Mrs. Fowler was a woman of rare dignity of char- acter, and of superior quality of mind. Her neigh- bor was the one brought to her notice who might be in need. Both Judge and Mrs. Fowler were prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and among its most devoted and liberal supporters. Their home was always open to the itinerant preachers and meetings were frequently held there. The last few years of their lives Mr.

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and Mrs. Fowler made their home with their youngest daughter in Plymouth, where Mrs. Fowler died September 2, 1878, aged seventy years. Their children, all born in Bristol, were: 1. Abbie Smith, born August 12, 1835. married, January 1, 1856, Tristram Rogers, a leading physician who has been many years in practice in Plymouth. Children : Oscar Fowler, born October 21, 1856; died Decem- ber 10, 1857. Holted Waterman, born March 27, 1859; died March 2, 1880. 2. Harriet Waterman, born October 25, 1837, died April 27, 1861. May 5, 1858, she married Professor Henry Lummis, a well known educator. He was from 1886 up to his death, April 13, 1905, a professor in Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. The only son of this marriage is Charles Fletcher Luminis, born March 1, 1859, an author of international fame. Among his more important works are "The Awak- ening of a Nation," (Mexico today), "The Span- ish Pioneers," and "A Tramp Across the Conti- nent." He is now editor of Sunshine Land, pub- lished at Los Angeles, California. Mr. Lummis was appointed Indian commissioner about two years since by President Roosevelt. One daughter Lu- lie, born December 15, 1860, is now teaching in Quincy Mansion, Wollaston, Massachusetts. 3. Susan Water- man, born December 9. 1839, married, June 16, 1864, John Mason, of Plymouth, who died November 12, 1905. Children : Harry, born June 22, 1865. Wal- ter Webster, July 25, 1867. Susie Elizabeth, born November 7, 1869, died July 30, 1888. Her death occurred June 21, 1895. Both

Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Mason were specially gifted in vocal music, and for many years they were lead- ing singers at musical conventions. + George Storrs, born October II. 1843, married. December 31. 1867, Esther Louise Updegraff. He is a business man, and resided at Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is engaged in railroad business with offices in Wash- ington, District of Columbia. Two children: Flor- ence and Hattie Waterman.

(IX) Charles J., youngest child of Oscar F. and Louise ( Waterman) Fowler, was born Febril- ary 6, 1845, in Bristol, New Hampshire. He was educated in the public schools of Bristol, at Tilton Seminary. and under private tutelage. He entered the ministry in 1871, and for several years labored as a lay evangelist, holding meetings in many sec- tions of New England as well as other states. He was very successful at all points, having extensive revivals in cities like Manchester, New Hampshire, Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts. Mr. Fowler was admitted to the New Hampshire Conference in 1883, and served several of the leading churches in that conference, remaining at Grace Church, Haverhill. Massachusetts, seven years. Since 1885 he has labored distinctively as a holiness preacher : in 1894 he was elected president of the National Association for the Promotion of Holiness, which position he still holds. In 1895 he received the de- gree of Doctor of Divinity from Taylor Univer- sity, and during that year withdrew from the reg- ular ministry in order to devote his entire time to holiness evangelism. Dr. Fowler has crossed the continent twelve times, and preached in many of the large cities from Maine to California with remark- able success. drawing large numbers and witness- ing great revivals. In 1901 he published "Back to Pentecost," and he has been for several years editor of the Christian Witness, an advocate of Bible holiness, published in Boston and Chicago. It is a paper of wide circulation and influence, and the leading holiness periodical in the country. Febru- ary 12, 1874. Mr. Fowler married Emily Peavey,

daughter of Hon. John G. and Tamar (Clark) Sin- clair, of Bethlehem, New Hampshire. They reside in West Newton, Massachusetts. Their children are: I. Martha Sinclair, born October 17, 1874, mar- ried. October 6, 1898, Andrew S. Woods, of West Newton. Children : Margaret Louise, born De- cember, 27, 1900. Edward, December 20, 1903 Katherine, November 10, 1907. 2. Louise Water- man, born February 4, 1880, was married August 26, 1907. to Carl Pickhardt, of Islington, Massachu- setts. Harriet R., born April 14, 1883.

FOWLER Several emigrants of this name are known to have been early arrivals. in New England, and their descend-

ants are numerous. The family now in hand has resided in New Hampshire for more than a cen- tury and a quarter.

(I) Abner Fowler, born March 17, 1753, was residing in Sanbornton during the period of re- construction which followed the realization of the declaration of independence.

(II) David, son of Abner Fowler, was born in Sanbornton, June 24, 1783. He served as a sol- dier in the second war with Great Britain (1812- 15), being wounded at the battle of Lundy's Lane,. and afterwards went from Sanbornton to Hebron. About the year 1846 he moved to North Bristol,. where he engaged in lumbering and operating a saw-mill, succeeding his son Blake, who had for- merly carried on the business. He was crippled for life through the wound suffered in the battle- named. His last days were spent in Alexandria. and his death occurred there at the age of eighty- three years, September 14, 1866. He married, June 16, 1803, Deborah Blake. She died September 5, 1871, aged eighty-six years. Their children were: Blake, Betsey, Abner, Joseph and Mary, who were born in Sanbornton; Deborah Jane and Thomas Lord, who were natives of Hebron.

(III) Rev. Thomas Lord Fowler, youngest son and child of David and Deborah (Blake) Fowler. was born in Hebron, October 10, 1823. In 1845 he- opened a general country store at Bristol, where he continued in the trade some five years, and he then turned his attention to the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Alexandria. In 1855 he moved to Seabrook and entered a general store. Prior to locating in Seabrook, and during his three years ' residence there, he spent his leisure hours in study- ing theology and kindred subjects, with a view of preparing himself for the ministry, and joining the- New Hampshire conference he established the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Marlboro, New Hampshire, of which he officiated as pastor for the years 1859, '60 and '61. Assigned to the church in Chesterfield he labored there for three years or until a severe attack of pneumonia compelled hin? to suspend his activities. His recovery was slow. and for a considerable length of time he was only able to supply at intervals the pulpits in Westport and Westmoreland. Withdrawing from the minis- try, in 1865, he engaged in the manufacture of luum- ber in Chesterfield, which he relinquished some. twelve years later in order to devote his energies

to farming. From Chesterfield he removed to. Ashuelot, and from the latter place to Westport, where he continued to till the soil for the remain- der of his life, which terminated July 10, 1898.

On August 20, 1844, he married for his first wife Mary Hazelton, who died January 16, 1848, and on May 10. following, he married Nancy M. Giles, whose death occurred in 1895. For his third wife he married Mrs. Esther Prince. His children

Herschel. & Fowler.

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were: Eugene A., son of Mary (Hazelton) Fow- ler, and by the second marriage Herschel, men- tioned hereinafter; Orrin R., Leforest C., who died in infancy, and Manson L. Fowler.

(IV) Herschel Joseph, son of Rev. Thomas L. and Nancy MI. (Giles) Fowler, was born in Alex- andria, New Hampshire, April 23, 1849. He went from the public schools to the Newbury (Vermont) Academy, which he left at the conclusion of his first year with the intention of returning, but being offered a position in the drug store of Messrs. How- ard & Holman at Keene, he decided to begin the activities of life at once, and was in their employ for two and a half years, or until failing health compelled him to take a season of rest. Upon his return to Keene he entered the employ of Messrs. Whitcomb & Dunbar, but two years later went to Milford, Massachusetts, where he was employed for a time by Captain Barker, and was also engaged in the hat manufacturing business. Going from Milford to Worcester he was employed in the Mon- roe Organ-Reed Factory for about one year and a half. After making a prolonged visit to his parents he went to Minnesota, in 1873, and spent a year at Medford, that state, in the employ of Le Roy Fow- ler, a relative. Returning to Chesterfield he pur- chased his father's lumber mill. which he carried on alone and also with a partner for some time, and in July, 1884, he went to Ashuelot, where he re- sided five years, during which time he acquired a good knowledge of the box manufacturing business, He next leased of Elisha Munsell a box manufac- tory at Swanzey Factory, which he operated suc- cessfully for three years, and going to Keene at the expiration of that time he engaged in manu- facturing what is known as lock-corner boxes at Beaver Mills. In 1904 he established a box man- ufactory at Keene which was auspiciously inaugu- rated in a large brick structure two hun- dred and twenty-four by sixty feet, erected on Is- land street by Mr. Fowler for that purpose and employing in the neighborhood of seventy opera- tives. This is now a leading industry of Keene. As a Republican Mr. Fowler has served in the common council, 1897, and on the board of alder- men. and in 1898 and '99 he represented Keene in the lower branch of the state legislature, serving on the committee on manufactures. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic Order. He at- tends the First Congregational Church.

He married (first), September 11, 1876, Ella M. Carpenter, who died May 25, 1887, a daughter, Nellie Maria, born of this marriage, died in May, 1887. His second wife, whom he married Febru- ary 3, 1892, was Medella Byam. Of this union there are two children: Fred H., born January 2, 1893; and Grace E., February 25, 1896.

HARDY In all probability some man received the epithet of "the Hardy" on account of his bold and resolute demeanor, and in course of time the word which was intended to describe him became his surname and that of his descendants. That this name has not been a misnomer in the case of the Hardys, of Andover, Massachusetts, from whom are sprung the Hardys of this article, is evident from the fact that in one company of soldiers from Andover, that of Captain Benjamin Farnum, a reinforcement to the army near Boston, February, 1776, Eliphalet Hardy was first lieutenant, and five others of the name were privates at the same time. In the same year an- other member of the Andover family was in Col- onel Wigglesworth's regiment, at Albany.

(I) Thomas Hardy, founder of a numerous family, born about 1605, arrived in America in 1633 and was one of the founders of Ipswich, Mas- sachusetts, being among the first twelve who settled there. In 1653 he removed to Bradford, Massachu- setts, and aided in forwarding that junior settle- ment. He died there January 4, 1678, at the age of seventy-two years. His first wife, Lydia, who probably accompanied him from England, was the mother of all his children. His second wife, Ann, survived him more than eleven years and died May I, 1689. (Mention of his son John and descendants appears in this article).

(II) Thomas (2), eidest child of Thomas Hardy (1), was born in Ipswich or Bradford, about 1650, and resided in the latter town, where he died in 1716. The baptismal name of his wife was Ruth, but there is no record of her family name. She was the mother of his first child. He married (second), Mercy Tenney, who joined the church November 4, 1694, and died in 1716 at Bradford. His children included Thomas, William, James, Ebenezer, Isaac, Hannah and Sarah. The last three were baptized August 26, 1695. (Men- tion of William and descendants forms part of this article).

(III) Thomas (3), eldest child of Thomas (2) and Ruth Hardy, was born April 2, 1675, and was baptized June 17, 1683. He resided on a farm in Bradford and there passed his entire life. He joined the church there June 26, 1721. He married, January 4, 1722, Martha Hardy, daughter of Joseph and Mary Hardy, born February 17, 1701. Their children were: Gideon, Reuben, Phineas, Ebenezer, Isaac, Phoebe, Martha and Ann.

(IV) Phinehas, third son and child of Thomas (3) and Martha (Hardy) Hardy, was born July II, 1726, in Bradford, and settled in Hollis, New Hampshire, where he was one of the earliest resi- dents. His name is first found on the tax list of that town in 1752. He was a soldier in the garri- son at Portsmouth in 1776, as were four of his sons. He died at Hollis, March 17, 1713, at the age of eighty-six years. He was married at Haver- hill, Massachusetts, in May, 1749, to Abigail Gage,. of that town. Their children were: Elizabeth, Martha, Phineas, Thomas, Nathan, Jesse, Isaac, Moses and Solomon. (Mention of Jesse and de- scendants appears in this article).

(V) Phineas (2), eldest son of Phineas (I) and Abigail (Gage) Hardy, went from Bradford to Hollis, New Hampshire, as early as 1752, and cleared a farm from the wilderness. The christian name of his wife was Abigail. He was the father of four sons : Jesse. Phineas, Jr., Noah and Thomas. At the breaking out of the war for na- tional independence he entered the army, and in 1776-77 did garrison duty at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. His four sons were also enrolled in the Continental army.

(VI) Deacon Noah, son of Phineas and Abi- gail Hardy, was reared to farm life, and upon his return from the army he resumed that useful call- ing. He removed from Hollis to Nelson, New Hampshire, where he resided for many years, and his last days were spent with a daughter in An- trim, this state. His death occurred December 21, 1835. His wife, who was before marriage Sarah Spofford, died May 9, 1850, aged eighty-five years. His children were: Noah, Betsey, Sally, David, Hannalı H., Silas and Lois. Sally became the wife of David Ames, of Hancock, and went to reside in Charlotte, New York. Hannah H. married Ben- jamin M. Buckminster, in 1819, and died at Antrim-

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in 1848. Lois became the wife of Henry Kelsey, and died in Newport. New Hampshire.

(VII) Noah, eldest child of Deacon Noah and Sarah (Spofford) Hardy, was born in Nelson, Sep- tember 16, 1780. He resided on the old homestead farm and followed agriculture until about 1825, when he suffered the loss of one of his lower limbs. He nevertheless continued his activity by taking up the trade of shoemaking, and exercised a general oversight in the management of the farm. He died in Nelson, November 28, 1862. He married Jeru- sha Kimball, born in Nelson, August 13, 1790, and died there January II, 1854. The children of this union are: Augustus F., Sylvander W., George G., Abbie M., Noah W., Charles, Caroline M., Silas, Franklin B. and Ezra P.

(VIII) Judge Silas, sixth son and eighth child of Noah and Jerusha (Kimball) Hardy, was born in Nelson, April 3, 1827. Having studied prelimi- narily in the public schools, he prepared for a col- legiate course at the Marlow, New Hampshire, Academy, and was graduated at Dartmouth College with the class of 1855. After teaching school for a year in Foxcroft, Maine, he became a law student at Keene in the office of Levi Chamberlain, under whose preceptorship he remained two years, and he was admitted to the bar in 1858. Since entering the legal profession he has transacted a profitable general law business in Keene, covering a period of nearly half a century, and is still in active practice, being at the present time one of the oldest as well as one of the ablest lawyers in the state. From 1859 to 1864 he served as register of probate; was judge of probate from the latter year to 1874; was a member of the school board for some time; was an alderman in 1884: city solicitor two or three terms; represented Keene in the constitutional con- vention in 1876 and in the lower branch of the state legislature for the years 1900-01. In his younger days he was an Old Line Whig in politics, but he has supported the Republican party continuously from the time of its formation in 1856. His activi- ties have by no · means been confined exclusively to legal and civic affairs, as he has identified him- self with most of the public and semi-public insti- tutions of Keene, giving them the benefit of his business ability and sound judgment. He was for- merly president of the Cheshire Mutual Fire In- surance Company, and has dealt quite extensively in real estate. Judge Hardy is president of the Winchester, New Hampshire, National Bank. In his religious belief he is a Unitarian.

On December 31, 1863, Judge Hardy married Josephine M. Kingsley, a graduate of Mount Hol- yoke Seminary, class of 1857. She died June 19, 1871, leaving one son, Ashley K. Hardy, who is now professor of the German language and literature and instructor in old English at Dartmouth Col- lege. Dr. Ashley K. Hardy married, in June, 1902, Adelaide, daughter of Rev. Sanford, near Meriden, Connecticut.

(V) Jesse, fourth son and sixth child of Phineas and Abigail Hardy, was born in Hollis, December 19, 1760. He was with his father and three older brothers in the garrison at Portsmouth in the Rev- olution, and was also one of the sixteen men from Hollis for West Point. who were enlisted in Cap- tain William Barron's company of Colonel Nichol's regiment. He enrolled July 6, 1780, and was dis- charged October 22, following, after serving three months and sixteen days at £134 per month, with travel allowance of 6s per mile. He married (first), January 3, 1788, Rebekah Bayley; married (sec- ond), Rhoda Wood. By the first wife he had two

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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. IV, Part 47

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: 878

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: 878