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1. HIRAM C., born Dec. 8, 1845; unmarried. Is publisher of a monthly literary paper, the "Home Companion," which he started in April, 1872, and is a dealer in periodicals and yankee notions.
II. JENNIE, born Sept. 3, 1855; married, Jan. 17, 1883, Fred C. Gow- ing of Dublin. Children: 1. Alice Mary Gowing, born Nov. 28, 1884: 2. Henry Newton Gowing, born Oct. 17, 1886; 3. Albert Charles Gowing, born June 2, 1889.
III. ORA W., born July 22, 1857; married, Feb. 5, 1878, Lonie E. Leaden of East Berkshire, Vt. Died May 20, 1893. Children: 1. Warren Ord, born Nov. 22, 1879; 2. Walter Martin, born 1881 ; 3. Lavern Eva, born May 26, 1889.
JOSEPH NURSE, born Jan. 26, 1724; married, Feb. 27, 1746, Sarah Walkup. It is not definitely known when they first came here, but as early as 1776, and perhaps earlier. The history of Fitzwilliam says that Mr. and Mrs. Nurse were recommended by the church in Framingham, April 21, 1776, and received by the church in Fitzwilliam, July 14, 1776. Mr. Nurse died Feb. 8, 1812, and Mrs. Nurse died Aug. 27, 1784. They had ten children, I to VI, recorded in Hop- kinton, Mass., VII to Ix, baptized in Framingham, x, added from the old history. Sarah, Molly and Bath- sheba appear to have married and settled in Massa- chusetts before the remainder of the family came here.
I. SARAH, born Feb. 11, 1747.
II. MOLLY, born Sept. 15, 1749.
III. JONATHAN, born Feb. 9, 1751 ; married Thankful -. Ile left town about 1790. The old history says in one place, "moved to Ohio," in another, "settled in Putney." Had children born and recorded in Fitzwilliam. Children: 1. Nabby, born July 15, 1782; 2. David, born Nov. 16, 1784; 3. Jonathan, born March 10, 1787; 4. Stephen, born Ang. 4, 1789.
1V. BATHSHEBA, born Nov. 9, 1752.
V. JOSEPH, born June 13, 1755; married, Feb. 24, 1785, Mary Bruce and settled in Dummerston, Vt.
VI. HANNAH, born March 15, 1757; married, Dec. 19, 1782, Colman Sanderson. The old history says Sanders, and states that they moved to Leverett, Mass.
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VII. REUBEN, baptized June 7, 1761 ; married Jerusha Bruce, who died March 3, 1791. He was recommended to the church in Leverett, Mass., Aug. 26, 1796, and he probably left town two or three years earlier. Had children recorded in Fitzwilliam. The 4th child was doubtless by a 2d marriage after he left the town. Children: 1. Sally, boru Oct. 6, 1786; died March 13, 1789; 2. William Bruce, born Aug. 3, 1788; died May 14, 1791; 3. Sally, baptized Aug. 1, 1790; died April 6, 1791; 4. Jerusha Bruce, baptized Oet. 5, 1794.
VIII. EBENEZER, baptized June 19, 1763.
IX. KATY, baptized Dec. 28, 1766; married, April 17, 1783, Reuben Graves.
x. PRUDENCE, married - Moseman, and moved to Ohio.
EBENEZER NURSE, born June 9, 1763; married Priscilla Poor of Royalston, Mass., born Jan. 29, 1766; died April 26, 1844; lived on the home place and died Dec. 10, 1824.
1. JOSIAH, born Oct. 18, 1785; married, Feb. 6, 1811, Rhoda, daugh- ter of Samuel and Rhoda (Johnson) Roekwood.
II. LUTHER, born July 16, 1787; married, Nov. 12, 1811, Lucy, born June 21, 1789, daughter of Samnel and Elizabeth Davis. Chil- dren: 1. Eliza, born Aug. 13, 1812; 2. Josiah, born Oet. 1, 1813.
III. Lucy, born June 30, 1789; married, July 3, 1810, Moses Drury of Fitzwilliam; died April 2, 1827.
IV. WILLIAM, born July 6, 1791; died Dee. 14, 1791.
V. SARAH, born Nov. 25, 1792; married Solomon Goddard.
VI. SELECTY, born March 25, 1795; married, Feb. 2, 1819, John Morse. VII. JOSEPH, born Sept. 10, 1797; married, March 11, 1825, Naney Starkey.
VIII. ASA, born May 9, 1801; married, 1835, Olive Cummings.
IX. JERUSHA, born Sept. 10, 1804; died 1834.
x. WILLIAM, born June 3, 1807; married, 1827, Charlotte Kimball.
XI. MARIA, (twin), born June 3, 1807; died Feb. 10, 1832, mmmarried. BROWN NURSE was born at Harvard, Mass., June 24, 1804; married Mary, daughter of Stephen Wheeler, Dec. 15, 1831. He was a descendant of Dea. David Nurse, who married Rachael Barrett of Concord, Mass., and who was a recruiting officer for the Ameri- can army, in the Revolutionary war, and the captain of a company of minute men which he called out on the alarm being given that the British were at Con- cord; but having some twelve or fourteen miles to march, he arrived too late for action, the British having retired. The eldest son of Dea. David was
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David Nurse, born Oct. 1, 1762; married, Dec. 14, 1793, Lois Brown and located in Harvard as a farmer. He was called out in the Shay's insurrection, and was offered the post of aid to the commanding officer,
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which he declined, preferring that of the soldier. He endured some hardships on account of the severe cold, while in pursuit of Capt. Shay and his party, but came to no engagement. Brown Nurse was the fourth son of David. He came to Troy in August, 1829, stopped about ten months, taught school in District No. Three, went to Richmond in June, 1830, and engaged in trade. He resided there until November,
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1835, when he came to Troy, purchasing a stock of goods of his father-in-law, and resumed trade. He was a man of ability and took a great interest in the wel- fare and prosperity of the town. He served the town as postmaster for nearly fourteen years, and was a representative in the Legislature in the years 1850 and 1851. He died suddenly in church at Fitchburg, Feb. 21, 1869; Mrs. Nurse died Oct. 16, 1865.
I. MARY JANE, born Aug. 2, 1833; married Walter A. Fairbanks.
BERIAH OAKES was born in Sudbury, Mass., Jan. 28, 1797; married, Dec. 3, 1821, Polly Hayden, born July 10, 1793; died Nov. 15, 1863; his widow died Nov. 13, 1872.
I. JOHN, born Sept. 29, 1822; died Feb. 21, 1874.
II. REBECCA, born March 25, 1824; married - Robbins; died July 10, 1859.
III. OLIVE GOODNOW, born Ang. 20, 1825.
IV. APPLETON, born Feb. 24, 1827.
JOEL STEARNS, born Dec. 4, 1829; died May 17, 1831.
VI. JOEL HAYDEN, born Ang. 5, 1831; died.
VII. MARY A., born Feb. 15, 1835; married Webster Corey.
VIII. CHARLOTTE AMANDA, born Feb. 25, 1837; married Webster Corey; died Feb. 22, 1855.
APPLETON OAKES, son of Beriah, born Feb. 24, 1827; married, Nov. 10, 1852, Lucy Jane, born -, daugh- ter of Henry Stickney; died Aug. 24, 1874. His widow married, 2d, June 3, 1875, Stephen M. Follanshee, born in Weare, Aug. 18, 1834; died June 22, 1896.
1. WILLIAM EDMUND, born in Fitchburg, Nov. 26, 1853; married Lizzie S. Leonard of Lawrence, Mass., Nov. 9, 1876. Children: 1. Lizzie Gertrude, born March 15, 1879; 2. George Edmund, born Nov. 28, 1883; died Nov. 28, 1887; 3. Jennie May, born March 6, 1886: died Dec. 5, 1887; 4. Fred Edmund, born Nov. 28, 1889; died Jan. 1, 1890; 5. Luey Jane, born Sept. 21, 1891; died Nov. 10, 1891; 6. Blanche G., born June 30, 1893.
II. GEORGE WEBSTER, born in Troy, April 1, 1856; married, 1st, Nov. 24, 1888, Sadie Clapp; married, 2d, May 9, 1889. Lizzie E. Tuttle of Winchester.
III. FREDERICK WARREN, born in Troy, Sept. 28, 1860.
IV. LIZZIE E., born in Marlborough, Sept. 9, 1863; married, June 26, 1884, George W. Putnam. Children: 1. Fred Melvin Putnam, born March 28, 1885; 2. Lottie May Putnam, born Aug. 12, 1888.
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FREDERICK WARREN OAKES, is the son of Appleton and Lucy Jane (Stickney) Oakes, and was born in Troy, Sept. 28, 1860. When about eight years of age he was sent to Jaffrey, where he lived in the family of
REV. FREDERICK W. OAKES.
Jonathan Coburn for one and one-half years, for his board, clothes and schooling. Later he lived in the families of John Lawrence and a Mr. Ray for about six years. After this he was put to learn the black- smiths' trade in Dublin, but one day's experience was enough. He returned to Troy, and for one year was employed in the Troy Blanket Mills, and for two years
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watched the ledge in Marlborough, for the Cheshire railroad, under the direction of S. M. Follansbee. He was then about seventeen years of age, and while alone with the rocks and trees he began to hear a voice calling him to a larger sphere of life, and he onee more left home for Lawrence, Mass., where he found employment with the Street Railway Company, using pick and shovel. The superintendent, seeing that this young man was determined to earn his own living soon found him a position as car driver, and in two weeks advanced him to conductor, at ten dollars per week, which seemed to him a fabulous sum. Later he entered a machine shop at North Andover, for the purpose of learning the machinists' trade. He one evening attended the Baptist church in Lawrence, where a young theological student was preaching for the summer vacation. It was then that the restless- ness and real purposes of life took form, the word was spoken which enabled him to catch a glimpse of life in its reality. He united with this church, and after onee passing through the uncertainty which always sur- rounds a new life, and getting a glimpse of its possi- bilities, he began to fit for college, receiving financial assistance during his first year, from a Christian lady who was desirious of helping him. He attended the Nichols Latin school, Lewiston, Me., where for four years he maintained himself by canvassing, teaching, working in the machine shop through the first vaca- tion, and waiting on the table in the summer hotels. He graduated from the Latin school in June, 1884, and the following September entered Bates College, receiving the degree of B. A. in 1888. During his college course he worked constantly, teaching winters and in hotels in summers. During his Junior year he received first honors in oratory. His one purpose and duty seemed to be the Christian ministry, and in the fall of 1888, he entered Yale Theological Seminary, much against the wish of inany friends. But the narrower views of religion were giving way to the wider knowledge. He
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left the Baptist church and united with the Center Congregational church of New Haven, Conn., in 1889. He graduated from the Theological Seminary in May, 1891, receiving the degree of B. D. He soon received a pressing call to become pastor of the Congregational church at Jeffersonville, Vt., which was excepted. He remained there until September, 1892, when he accepted an urgent call to the Congregational church in Lead- ville, Colorado, where he remained for seven months. The dissatisfaction with church views, and unrest of mind which had been at work for some time finally led him to make a change and become a member of the Episcopal church, and he was confirmed by Right Reverend F. J. Spalding, Bishop of Colorado, and was placed rector in charge of All Saints church in Denver. And here he seemed to find his real place of usefulness. As rector of the church, he within two years relieved it from a debt of ten thousand dollars, trippled its membership, and placed the church on a strong basis spiritually and financially. Denver being the Mecca for consumptives, where there are thirty thousand seeking health, and many of them without friends and with limited means, made it seem that a great opportunity was there opened for a place where such persons could have the general comforts of home, at an expense within their limited means and still not be a charity; and after much thought and care, Mr. and Mrs. Oakes decided to take measures for the building of a Christian home where men and women needing the refinements of life might secure them. So with this end in view he has been successful in equipping and giving to the world the largest and most beautiful philanthropic work of America. This noble work was made possible by the wealth of such people as the Vanderbilts, Auchumutys, Sloans, Lows, Jessups, and Hoffmans of New York, and others, who contributed the necessary funds for the successful completion of the enterprise, and who entrusted $150,000 to Mr. Oakes with which to do the work for others. "The Home" comprises
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three buildings: St. Andrews House for men, Grace House for mother and son or husband and wife, and the Emily House for women, covering an entire block of land and connected by a glass-covered porch. There is a music room, a library containing two thousand volumes, a well equipped gymnasium, with bath rooms, lavatories and closets in abundance. "The Home" is situated about fifteen minutes' ride by three car lines from the Denver postoffice, and is so situated that one gets a commanding view of the entire city, the plains for hundreds of miles and the Rockies for one hundred and fifty miles. "The Home" is a Christian home under the direct ownership and management of the Episcopal Church of Colorado, but seeks to draw lines only at unworthiness of character. Mr. Oakes is super- intendent and has built a residence and intends to make Denver his permanent home. He married, June 16, 1891, Mabel Underhill, of Yonkers, N. Y.
I. FREDERICK WARREN, born July 2, 1892.
II. ELIZABETH BIDDLE, born May 16, 1894.
LUKE PARKHURST, born Dec. 25, 1806; married, 1831, Laurana F. Priest, born April 2, 1811. Mrs. Parkhurst died Oct. 13, 1852. Mr. Parkhurst died August, 1872.
1. DANIEL J., born Sept. 1, 1832; died April 8, 1883.
II. JOSIAH, born March 24, 1834.
III. NANCY M., born Jan. 16, 1836.
IV. LUTHER C., born Feb. 21, 1839.
V. LAURA A., born May 10, 1841.
VI. MARTHA J., born Sept. 17, 1843.
VII. LUKE, born Aug. 9, 1845; married, 1st, April 20, 1872, Luella E. Roundy, who died Jan. 30, 1873; and he married, 2d, May 5, 1875, Ella H., daughter of Algernon S. Butler.
VIII. ELMIRA, born Aug. 9, 1847.
MOSES S. PERKINS, son of Moses, married, Nov. 15, 1820, Cosby, daughter of Abraham Coolidge, and located on the Edmund Bemis farm, where he lived until 1850, when he removed to Jaffrey, where he died Feb. 27, 1875.
1. SARAH, born Sept. 7, 1822; married, Sept. 12, 1848, Merrill P. Far- rar of Romeo, Mich .; died Jan. 19, 1854.
II. PHEBE, born Nov. 17, 1824; married, Nov. 2, 1847, James L. Bolster.
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III.
HART, born Sept. 26, 1828; married, July 25, 1854, Phebe P. Flowers.
IV. CHARLES, born Oct. 27, 1833; married Sarah R. Eveleth.
v. DORCAS, born June 24, 1835; married, July 24, 1855, James S. Lacy.
V1. COZBIE, born June 28, 1838; married John V. Tenney.
VII. MARY, born May 24, 1840; married Fred W. Bailey; died Dec. 8, 1867.
NATHANIEL PARKER married, 1st, Nov. 27, 1834, Eliza, daughter of Zopher Whitcomb, and located on the Ward place, which he purchased of Col. D. W. Farrar. Mrs. Parker died June 4, 1854, and he married, 2d, 1849, Nancy, sister of his for- mer wife. He died Oct. 30, 1857, aged fifty- one years. His widow died Sept. 6, 1882. He was an honest, upright man and an excellent citizen.
I. HAMILTON, born Feb. 2, 1836.
II. MINERVA, born Aug. 4, 1838; died June 4, 1854.
III. ELLEN, born Dec. 24, 1846; married Oliver P. Whit- comb.
HAMILTON PARKER, SON of Nathaniel, born Feb. 2, NATHANIEL PARKER. 1836; married, December, 1857, Eunice A., daughter of Caleb and Polly (White) Sweetser, born May 7, 1835; died June 20, 1886.
I. WILFORD E., born April 8, 1860; married, April 6, 1886, Hattie J. Collins of Keene. One child, Arthur Hamilton, born March 11, 1887.
BENJAMIN F. PIPER, born in Jaffrey, Nov. 27, 1847; mar- ried, Oct. 4, 1870, Georgianna Shannon of Moulton- borough, born Jan. 1, 1850; died March 7, 1895.
I. GEORGE L., born Sept. 13, 1874; married, Oct. 16, 1895, Mary Carpenter. One child, Anna Elizabeth, born Nov. 18, 1896.
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II. EVERETT EDWIN, born Aug. 18, 1877.
III. WINIFRED, born June 22, 1880.
IV. ANNA VIOLA, born Noy. 13, 1881; died Oct. 13, 1883.
ASA PORTER was the sixth child of Asa and Eunice W. Porter of Marlborough, born July 5, 1788; married Sybil Osborne of Troy, and settled in Weathersfield, Vt., where he resided until he came to Troy in 1832, when he purchased the mills formerly owned by Silas Wheeler. The following year he sold his real estate to Joseph M. Forristall and moved to Marlborough. He soon afterwards returned and resided one year on the Flint place, two years on the Daniel Starkey farm, and then moved to Waltham, Mass., where he resided ten years; in 1855 he went to Oregon, where he died.
I. HENRY A., born Oct. 12, 1817.
II, LEONARD W., born Sept. 14, 1820; married Mary Howard of Hop- kinton, Mass .; removed to Boston.
III. ALMIRA, born Jan. 1, 1823; married Luke Bemis of Waltham, Mass. IV. LORINDA, born Dec. 25, 1828; married Amos W. Buttrick of Win- chendon.
v. LOUISA, born March 14, 1831 ; married Oliver Smith of Winchendon. HENRY A. PORTER, son of Asa, born Oct. 12, 1817; mar- ried, April 7, 1842, Czarina, daughter of Joseph M. Forristall, and located in Waltham, and later in Boston. He came to Troy in 1853 and purchased a farm of Isaac Stowell, the one now owned by Fred Whitcomb, and resided there until 1862 or 1863, when he left town. He was a successful farmer, and served several years as one of the selectmen; resides in Aver, Mass.
I. HENRIETTA J., born Nov. 2, 1850.
II. CHARLES HENRY, born Oct. 17, 1855.
NOAH PORTER, son of Joel of Marlborough, born July 6, 1794; married, March 5, 1820, Abigail Hobert of Groton, Mass., born Aug. 17, 1797. He lived in Jaffrey and Marlborough, where his wife died July 30, 1875. He then came to Troy, where he died Dec. 10, 1880.
I. LORINDA H., born Dec. 29, 1820; married Jonathan Page of Jaffrey.
II. ROANCY A., born in Jaffrey, July 16, 1822; married, 1st, Joseph J. Piper ; married, 2d, Abel J. Burpee.
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111. SARAH L., born in Jaffrey, Sept. 15, 1824; married, 1st, William Ward; married, 2d, Alvan W. Lewis of Leominster, Mass.
IV. CHARLES W., born in Marlborough, March 26, 1826; married Sabra Wheeler of Acworth.
CATHERINE H., born in Marlborough, Feb. 4, 1828; married, 1st, Josiah Newell of Jaffrey; married, 2d, I. Wheeler of Acworth.
VI. GEORGE W., born in Marlborough, Dec. 29, 1829; married Elizabeth Wheeler of Aeworth.
VII. HARRIET W., born in Marlborough, July 9, 1833; married Asa C. Hemenway.
VIII. FRANCIS J., born in Marlborough, Feb. 10, 1836; married Ellen Iliggins of Ilinsdale; died Oct. 27, 1862.
IX. ELIZA A., born in Marlborough, May 20, 1840; died Nov. 23, 1856.
JEDEDIAH PUTNEY was born in Ashfield, Mass., 1777; married, 1st, June 3, 1801, Abigail, daughter of Jonas and Abigail (Maynard) Knights, born Aug. 26, 1776; died Sept. 8, 1832; married, 2d, Jan. 24, 1833, Mrs. Hannah, widow of Martin Rockwood, and daughter of Jacob and Mercy (Totman) Woodward of Marl- borough. Settled in Fitzwilliam about 1808, and came to Troy in 1837, buying the Calvin Starkey farin, where he resided seven years, and in 1844 bought a farm of Horatio Lawrence. He died Feb. 21, 1861, and Mrs. Putney died Sept. 16, 1880.
I. JONAS K., married Phebe Flagg.
II. JOSEPH M., married, April 23, 1829, Mary, born Jan. 14, 1809, daughter of Nathan and Polly (Davidson) Winch. No record of children but a daughter. One child, Susan M., died in Troy, Feb. 24, 1851, aged 4 years.
III. LEONARD, married - Woodworth.
IV. MANASSEH, born Jan. 30, 1808.
V. NATHAN, born April 28, 1810; died May 16, 1891, unmarried.
VI. MOSES, born May 12, 1812; married, Feb. 17, 1841, Mary, born
May 25, 1808, daughter of Moses and Patty (Banks) Pratt of Marlborough.
VII. NAHUM, born June 3, 1815; married Julia Chase; died June 12, 1863, in Algiers, La .; resides in Richmond.
VIII. SEWELL, born Feb. 1, 1817.
IX. SUSAN, died June 14, 1820, aged 1 year, 6 months.
x. CHARLES.
GEORGE N. PARMENTER, son of Warren and Sally (Haines)
Parmenter was born in Sudbury, Mass., June 4, 1844;
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married, April 5, 1873, Ellen M., daughter of Reuben and Melinda A. (Lane) Morse; died May 5, 1895.
1. GEORGE LIVINGSTON, born July 21, 1883.
ORREN H. PECK, born in Weston, Vt., Feb. 14, 1833; married, 1st, June 6, 1861, Hattie A. Cheney, born in Chesterfield, March 16, 1844; married, 2d, March 16, 1880, Mrs. Mary L. Clark, widow of Geo. W. Clark, born Dec. 25, 1838. Children, by 1st marriage.
1. ETTA C., born in Richmond, March 11, 1863; married Warren N. Clark.
II. WILLIAM C., born in Swanzey, Sept. 1, 1865; married, June 11, 1892, Addie M., daughter of Barton and Jenettie C. (Stone) Grant of Fitzwilliam.
III. ARTEMAS O., born in Troy, Feb. 22, 1868; married, June 2, 1885, Annie L., daughter of George W. and Mary F. (Briggs) Clark. Children: 1. Ethel, born Dee. 31, 1866; 2. Irwin Herbert, born Feb. 24, 1889; 3. Bessie Miriam, born Nov. 22, 1891; died Aug. 29, 1892; 4. Ernest Daniel, born Jan. 26, 1893; 5. Merton, born Sept. 24, 1894; died Aug. 12, 1895; 6. Gordon Benjamin, born Nov. 2, 1895; 7. Lyman Judson, born Nov. 27, 1896.
JOSEPH J. PIPER, born Aug. 31, 1818; married, April 12, 1842, Ronaney A., daughter of Noah Porter; died Oct. 5, 1857. His widow married Abel J. Burpee. Children born, I, in Troy, II to v, in Jaffrey, VI to VII, in Marl- borough, VIII, in Swanzey.
I. ABBY J., born Oct. 9, 1842; died March 27, 1846.
II. ELOESA S., born Nov. 24, 1844; married, June 5, 1867, Cornelius P. Harding; died Jan. 6, 1876.
111. GEORGE W., born March 28, 1846; married, Jan. 25, 1879, Lizzie S. Smith.
IV. CHARLES O., horn Dee. 2, 1847; died April 6, 1850.
V. EMMA J., born Aug. 23, 1850; married, June 27, 1872, Charles Shumway.
VI. WILLIE O., born Nov. 21, 1852; married, July 1, 1874, Hester Pollard.
VII. CHARLES L., born Aug. 10, 1854; married, July, 1874, Kate Mor- rison.
VIII. FRED F., born Feb. 21, 1859.
ALBERT PRATT, adopted son of Moses Pratt, was born in Marlborough, July 20, 1830; married, April 30, 1861, Nancy W., daughter of John W. and Nancy B. (Foster) Wheeler. Mr. Pratt was for many years a respected citizen of Troy, and is still living in North Dana, Mass.,
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with his daughter. Mrs. Pratt died May 13, 1875. Children born in Troy.
I. FANNIE M., born Sept. 20, 1865; married, Jan. 23, 1889, Willie A. Towne; resides in North Dana, Mass.
II. EDITH M., born 1869; died July 9, 1871.
I11. A son, born and died Dec. 18, 1873.
ABRAHAM RANDALL, born Nov. 24, 1731; married Sarah Lyon; died 1804. Lived in the western part of the town a few years and then removed to Swanzey.
I. FREELOVE, born Jan. 11, 1754; married Jonathan Wheeler.
II. MARY, born Oct. 22, 1756; married Ananias Aldrich.
III. REUBEN, born Jan. 27, 1760.
IV. LEVI, born Dec. 22, 1761; married Hnldah Newell of Richmond ; died July 3, 1843.
WAIT, born April 10, 1763.
VI. SARAII, born Ang. 20, 1765; married David Twitchell.
VII. RUFUS, born Dee. 5, 1768.
VIII. ASAHIEL, born April 30, 1770; married Damaris Whitcomb.
IX. STEPHEN, born Feb. 15, 1774; married Esther Hammond.
X. ABRAHAM, born Oet. 7, 1778.
XI. WILLIAM, born Sept. 26, 1780; married, 1st, Sarah Parmenter; married, 2d, Mrs. Mahala Kelton; died April 11, 1859.
LEVI RANDALL, son of Abraham, born Dec. 22, 1761; married Huldah, daughter of Joseph Newell, 1st, of Richmond; died July 3, 1843. He was the first person to locate on the farm occupied by Luther Whittemore, and after living there some years he sold out and went to Richmond.
I. MARY, born Jan. 3, 1793.
11. BENJAMIN, born July 28, 1794.
III. JOSEPII, born Aug. 24, 1796.
IV. LEVI, born Ang. 31, 1798.
V. HULDAI, born Aug. 31, 1798.
VI. ABRAHAM, born Aug. 16, 1800; died Sept. 29, 1873.
VII. Lucy, born July 15, 1802; died April 12, 1803.
VIII. REUBEN, born July 15, 1804; died July 8, 1818.
IX. ELISHA, born Ang. 2, 1806; died Nov. 10, 1809.
x. STEPHEN, born March 9, 1808.
XI. LYMAN, born April 17, 1810.
XII. JONAS, born Nov. 14, 1811.
XIII. JOHN, born April 15, 1814.
XIV. SILENCE, born April 18, 1816; married Edson Starkey of Richmond. XV. DAVID, born Feb. 14, 1819.
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WALTER G. RANDALL, son of George W., born in Richmond, Aug. 20, 1856; married, Sept. 24, 1885, Annie F., daughter of John Lahiff of Keene, born Jan. 7, 1865. He has been employed for several years in the spinning department of Troy Blanket Mills. During 1894, he purchased of J. W. Raymond a lot on the muster field and erected a house where he now resides. George W. Randall was the son of Willard Randall, born Sept. 6, 1830; married, Oet. 18, 1854, Hannah, daughter of Nicholas Cook; died in Richmond.
1. DON WALTER, born in Gardner, Jan. 18, 1SSS.
II. RALPH ALDRICH, born Nov. 20, 1889.
III. DORIS IMOGENE, born Feb. 9, 1895; died Aug. 18, 1895.
IV. FREDA GRACE, born June 26, 1896.
NELSON W. RICE, son of Luke, of Winchendon, born April, 1840; married, June 5, 1867, Jennie M. Brooks, born Feb. 17, 1852. Came to Troy in - and purchased the farm on West Hill, where he now resides.
1. CHLOE ELIZA, born Dec. 14, 1870; married John F. Hale.
II. ELLA JANE, born Nov. 6, 1874; died July 17, 1880.
BARRETT RIPLEY was the son of Franklin and Charlotte (Barrett) Ripley of Greenfield, Mass., where he was born Sept. 26, 1827. He was edueated in Greenfield and vicinity, and when a young man he went to Springfield, Mass., where he was employed in the hard- ware store of Homer Foote & Co. He went to Keene about 1850, and became a member of the firm of Elliot & Ripley, hardware dealers, where he remained in busi- ness until 1864 or 1865, when he sold out. Mr. Ripley then went to Waterbury, Conn., for a year, where he held a position in a manufactory. He became a resident of Troy in November, 1865, when he pur- chased, in company with John Henry Elliot and others of Keene, the blanket business of Thomas Goodall, now known as the Troy Blanket Mills, of which he was superintendent until a short time before his death. He resided in Troy for ten years, when he moved to Keene, where he became a prominent citizen and business man. He was a director in the Cheshire National
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