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Troy. He was engaged in making brick for several years near where the Troy Brick Co.'s yard now is. Was representative in 1867 and 1868. He went from Troy to Denmark, Me., and later to Jackson, N. H.,
ELISHA H. TOLMAN.
where he built a large shop for the manufacture of clothespins and other things. Mrs. Tolman died in Troy, June 23, 1862, and he married, 2d, May 17, 1865, Abby B. Foster of Clinton, Mass. Ile died in Jackson, Jan. 16, 1876, dropping dead on entering his door after returning from church. His widow married, Aug. 5, 1879, Walter P. Harmon of Harrison, Me.,
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who died Sept. 14, 1882. Mrs. Harmon resides in Worcester.
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ELLEN R., born Sept. 14, 1838; married, July 4, 1865, Chauncey N. Garfield. One child, Ella A. Garfield, born June 22, 1867.
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SIDNEY E., born Nov. 14, 1844; married, 1st, Sept. 18, 1867, Addie L., daughter of J. S. Kinsman of Keene, who died in Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 8, 1891; married, 2d, March 28, 1895, Mamie A. Spencer of East Concord, N. Y .; resides in East Concord. Chil- dren: 1. Fred A., born in Keene, March 19, 1870; 2. Maud A., born in Denmark, Me., May 4, 1873; 3. Arthur C., born in Hal- lowell, Me., April 20, 1881; died Ang. 8, 1881; 4. Nina M., born in Bridgton, Me., Jan. 6, 1884.
III. SARAH ANN, born March 4, 1847; married Nov. 13, 1866, George H. Kinsman. Children: 1. Minnie R. Kinsman, born July 19, 1868; married John L. Livermore of Londonderry, Vt .; 2. John S. Kinsman, born Sept. 29, 1869; died July 30, 1873: 3. Louis HI. Kinsman, born in Keene, Nov. 2, 1874; 4. Ernest A. Kinsman, born in Keene, Ang. 19, 1876; 5. Anna MI. Kinsman, born in Keene, Jan. 19, 1879; 6. Addie G. Kinsman, born in Londonderry, Vt., June 30, 1881; 7. Stella A. Kinsman, born in Londonderry, Nov. 7, 1883; 8. Alice C. Kinsman, born in Bel- lows Falls, May 8, 1885; 9. Henry T. Kinsman, born in Bellows Falls, May 5, 1887; 10. Grace G. Kinsman, born in Fitchburg, April 3, 1891.
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MARY Axx, born Feb. 10, 1849; married, Jan. 1, 1869, Levi Saben, Jr., of Winchester. Children: 1. Alfred L. Saben, born Dec. 14, 1869; married, March 17, 1897, Emilie M. Pickett; 2. Delano MI. Saben, born Jan. 9, 1879; 3. Laura E. Saben, born Feb. 28, 1882. MINNIE P., born Nov. 25, 1852; married, 1st, June 30, 1870, Charles E. Partridge; she married, 2d, March 31, 1888, Walter E. Saben of Winchester. Children: 1. Ralph E. Partridge, born May 12, 1875; died Nov. 22, 1882; 2. Maurice E. Partridge, born April 3, 1878; 3. Leon R. Partridge, born Ang. 19, 1880; 4. Harry T. Partridge, born Nov. 17, 1884.
VI. CHARLES HENRY, born July 10, 1855; died July 1, 1863.
PHILANDER TOLMAN, son of Henry, born June, 1819; mar- ried Laura Kelton of Warwick, Mass. He went with his father to Warwick, in March, 1835, and the fol- lowing year went to Worcester, Mass., and served an apprenticeship in the wire business for several years, and in 1848, went with his family to Harrison, Me., and started out in the manufacture of iron and steel wire, following the business for forty years, retiring in 1888. He was captain of the Washington Boys' Ar- tillery Co. of Troy, in 1833 and 1834. He became a
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member of the Baptist church in 1837, and since that time has been a teacher and superintendent of Sunday schools; school agent and superintendent of schools for many years; has been selectman of his town, representative to the General Court and served as state senator for two terms for Cumberland County. Has been treasurer of Bridgton Academy for more than fifteen years and one of the board of trustees. Has been deacon of the Baptist church for years.
1. FRANK WARREN. Was a graduate of Colby University and Newton Theological Seminary; died in 1877.
II. THEODORE M.
III. CHARLES ELLIOT.
IV. EMMA FRANCES; married Albert F. Richardson.
V. JAMES HENRY. Is a lawyer in Casco, Me.
VI. ANNA MALVINA; married Walter L. Audley.
CHARLES TOLMAN, son of Benjamin, born 1789; married, Jan. 1, 1817, Alta Anderson of Albany, N. Y., and resided there until 1819, when he returned to Troy, and took up his abode with his parents, who were then living on the Stephen Tolman place. In 1820, he removed to Richmond, where he stopped two years; after this he lived in Fitchburg three years, and then again returned to Troy, afterward removing to Shel- burne Falls, Mass., where he died. At the commence- ment of the war with Great Britain in 1812, Mr. Tol- man was at Hudson, N. Y., and on the 9th of July of that year enlisted and joined the American army at Plattsburg. The next year he was sent with a detach- ment of the army to Sacket's Harbor. On the 25th of April, he accompanied Gen. Dearborn, who embarked with seventeen hundred men on board a flotilla, under command of Commodore Chauncy, from Sacket's Har- bor, for the purpose of attacking York, the capital of Upper Canada. On arriving at the place of debarka- tion, about two miles from the enemy's works, an attempt was made to oppose their landing; but the British were thrown into disorder, and fled to their garrison. Mr. Tolman was one of the number selected by Gen. Pike to attack the enemy's fortifications, and
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he stood a few feet from that officer at the time he was killed, by an explosion of a magazine. After the capture of York, Mr. Tolman was sent to Fort Niagara, where he remained about one month; he assisted in the reduction of Fort George, after which he came down the St. Lawrence with the force under Wilkin- son, and retired into winter quarters at French Mills. Early the next spring he returned to Plattsburg, and on the 11th of March received the commission of ensign in a company commanded by Capt. Humphrey, which took an active part in the battle there on the 11th of September following. After the battle he was appointed provost-marshal and sent to Crabb Island, about three miles from Plattsburg, to assist in taking charge of the prisoners. The 22d of November he was promoted to the rank of third lieutenant, in which capacity he served to the close of the war.
I. CHESTER, born Nov. 13, 1817; married, Nov. 29, 1844, Lucinda Felton of Shelburne Falls.
II. CORNELIA, born June 8, 1820; married, Dec. 26, 1842, --; died April 25, 1845.
III. MARY ANN, born April 27, 1822; died Dec. 26, 1826.
IV. ORVILLE, born Jan. 4, 1825; married, Dec. 20, 1851, Louisa Bowers.
V. ANGELINE, born Sept. 2, 1827; died Feb. 8, 1849.
VI. ALBERT, born Oct. 24, 1829; married, Oct. 23, 1856, Sarah Briggs ; resides in Shelburne Falls.
STEPHEN TOLMAN, son of Benjamin, born 1798; married, 1st, June 30, 1825, Hannah Martin of Richmond, but the union being an unhappy one they were divorced ; and he married, 2d, Lorentha Fisher of Vermont, June 5, 1837, who died Sept. 27, 1843; married, 3d, April 13, 1844, Susan Fisher, sister of his second wife. He lived on the place now owned by Nelson Rice, but after a time went to Shelburne Falls, Mass., where he died.
1. ARVILLA Axx, born Oct. 16, 1828; died May 13, 1849.
II. ALVANI, born Aug. 13, 1840.
III. LORENZO, born Sept. 19, 1843.
IV. GEORGE ANDREW, born Dec. 2, 1844.
V. EMILY LORENZA, born June 5, 1849; died Sept. 22, 1849.
VI. HENRY EMERSON, born Jan. 15, 1850.
VII. LAURA MARILLA, born Ang. 2, 1853.
VII. ELLA ROSINA, born April 18, 1885.
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THOMAS TOLMAN, son of Major Thomas Tolman, of Marl- borough, born March 12, 1814; married, Nov. 30, 1836, Susan R. Adams. Mr. Tohnan resided a few years on the place now owned by Samuel A. Mason. He left town about 1884.
NATHAN TOWNSEND, came from Westborough, Mass., to Fitzwilliam about 1778. His wife was Sarah Putnam, who died June 14, 1810, aged sixty-five years. He died Nov. 8, 1809, aged sixty-seven. He had a family of eight children, of whom Aaron was the seventh, born April 1, 1779; died March 26, 1854; married, Feb. 21, 1811, Sylvene, born Dec. 23, 1781 ; died March 8, 1851, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Brigham) Davidson of Fitzwilliam. They had three children, Luther, Aaron and Alvah.
LUTHER TOWNSEND, son of Aaron, born Ang. 12, 1813: married, Sept. 4, 1845, Laura Maria, born Feb. 16, 1815; died August 3, 1872, in Keene, daugh- ter of Matthew and Lucy (Brown) Nims of Roxbury, N. H. Mr. Townsend was pastor of the Congregational church in Troy for fif- teen years, and preached in London, N. H., one year. They had no child- ren but an adopted daughter.
I. MARIANNA, born January 12, 1854.
WILBUR M. TUMEY, son of John and Catherine (Van Wert) Tumey, was born in Pittstown, N. Y., 1860; married, Dec. 24, 1891, Ruth Ann, daugh- REV. LUTHER TOWNSEND. ter of Edward and Harriet (Birtwhistle) Hartley, born in England, 1866.
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I. MIRIAM HORSFALL, born June 24, 1893.
II. MABEL ELLEN, born Dec. 5, 1894.
ERASTUS TUPPER, born in Tolland, Conn., July 5, 1806; married Mehitable Waitt of New Salem, Mass., where he resided some years; she died Sept. 10, 1839, and he married, 2d, July 4, 1842, Lois H. Merrifield, who died Aug. 22, 1887. Mr. Tupper came from Athol to Troy, in 1851, and located on the Levi L. Pierce farm, afterwards removed to Jaffrey, but returned to Troy, in 1857. He died Sept. 13, 1896.
I. NANCY, born February, 1834; married Simeon Merrifield; died May 17, 1882.
II. JOSEPH, born June 5, 1836; married, Jan. 1, 1860, Lydia A. Avery of Jaffrey; died Dec. 23, 1886; his wife died April 6, 1896; resided in Turners Falls, Mass. Children: 1. Lilla Josephine, born Feb. 4, 1861; married, June 8, 1887, Henry M. Harlow of Cummington, Mass .; resides in Turners Falls; 2. Charles Amos, born November, 1863; died Jan. 8, 1864; 3. Alvin Joseph, born Jan. 31, 1865; died April 15, 1889; 4. Martin Hosea, born Nov. 9, 1871.
III. ALONZO W., boru Sept. 7, 1838; married, Sept. 5, 1861, Laura A. Parkhurst; died June 2, 1874; she married, 2d, - Sawyer, who died. One child, Willis A., born Feb. 26, 1862; married, Sept. 12, 1894, Jennie Sawyer. One child, Howard M.
IV. GEORGE W., born May 14, 1843; married, May 19, 1866, Elmira S. Stoddard of Winehendon; resides in Marlborough. One child, Rose N. E., born July 5, 1868; married, Ang. 8, 1888, Arthur G. Fish. One child, Harold G. Fish, born Jan. 22, 1893.
V. ALMENA R., born Feb. 2, 1845; married, Albert D. Avery, who died Nov. 15, 1871, aged 29 years; she died June 1, 1873. Children : 1. Eugene Albert Avery, born July 27, 1869; 2. Minnie V. Avery, born 1864; died Sept. 28, 1876; 3. Hattie M. Avery, born March 22, 1866; married Frank H. Bush; resides in Peoria, Ills.
VI. E. EUGENE, boru Nov. 14, 1851; died May 11, 1864.
WILLIAM N. WATSON, was born in Skaneateles, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1822; married, May 31, 1855, Mary A., baptized Aug. 23, 1823, daughter of Rufus and Sibyl (Johnson) Foster of Fitzwilliam. Mr. Watson came from Ohio to Troy in the fall of 1865, and purchased the Jonas Bemis place on West Hill, where he resided until his death, July 16, 1885. He served in the War of the Rebellion in the Fifth Independent Company of Ohio Sharpshooters and attained the rank of captain. Mr.
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Watson was an enterprising and successful farmer, and respected citizen, serving the town as selectmen several
WILLIAM N. WATSON.
terms and represented the town in the legislature. His widow resides in East Templeton, Mass. Children born in Berea, Ohio.
I.
II.
MARY ELLA, born Oct. 20, 1856; married George H. Farr; resides in Worcester. One child, William Henry Farr, born Oct. 20, 1885. MAGGIE BELLE, born Dec. 29, 1858; married, April 26, 1882, George E. Smith; resides in East Templeton, Mass. Children born, I to II, in Troy, III, in Gardner, Iv to VI, in East Templeton. Children : 1. George Perley Smith, born Feb. 14, 1883; 2. Harley Newton Smith, born Oct. 29, 1884; 3. Daniel Herbert Smith, born Jan. 24, 1886; 4. Maggie Idella Smith, born Feb. 23, 1888; died May
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7, 1889; 5. Ina Mabel Smith, born June 12, 1889; died Feb. 6, 1890; 6. Burton Rar Smith, born Sept. 13, 1894.
WILLIAM WARD of Barre, Mass., married, March 20, 1844, Sarah L., daughter of Noah Porter, and lived on the "Ward place," so called, near the new cemetery, and now owned by C. D. Farrar. He died April 20, 1870, aged sixty years. His widow married, 2d, May 2, 1879, Alvan W. Lewis of Leominster, Mass.
I. CHARLES F., born -; died 1852.
II. GEORGE L., born 1846; married, Feb. 25, 1866, Mary A. Sullivan.
III. MARY MARIA.
IV. HATTIE EMMA, born May 3, 1850; married Jolm Kendall.
V. HENRY NOAH, born April 5, 1854; married, March 27, 1876, Hannah E. Sullivan. One child, James Henry, born Oct. 19, 1886.
VI. CHARLES FRANCIS, born June 7, 1859; married, -, 1881, Flora F. Abbott. Children: 1. Elmer W., born Feb. 24, 1882; 2. Nellie May, born March 12, 1888.
VII. FREDERICK E., born Sept. 4, 1864; died.
VIII. ELMER EUGENE, born April 7, 1867; married, Ist, Sept. 28, 1892, Eva M., daughter of Ozro J. and Lucy M. (Kendall) Hale, who died March 18, 1893, and he married, 2d, 1895, Minnie B. Byam, of Fitzwilliam. One child, Eva Hale, born March 4, 1893.
REUBEN WARD, son of Phineas and Mary Ward, born in Marlborough, Mass .; Dec. 28, 1746; married, June 13, 1771, Sarah Kendall; died Jan. 8, 1800.
I. SALLY, born Jan. 30, 1772; married John Joy; removed to Glover, Vermont.
11. ABIGAIL, born Nov. 9, 1773; married Simon Piper; removed to Maine.
III. REUBEN, born Dec. 9, 1775; married, June 3, 1804, Rebecca, dangli- ter of Samuel Coolidge of Marlborough; died June 2, 1808.
IV. ELIZABETH, born July 10, 1777; married Jonas Robinson.
V. JOHN, born May 25, 1779; died in Troy, of hydrophobia.
VI. DANIEL, born June 21, 1781 ; married, Dec. 13, 1802, Lois Whitney of Winchendon ; removed to Leroy, N. Y.
VII. Lucy, born April 12, 1784; married, March, 1805, Timothy Thomp- son of Swanzey.
VIII. LEVI, born Jan. 7, 1788; married, Sept. 20, 1809, Nancy Whitney of Winehendon ; removed to Covington, N. H.
IX. PATTY, born April 17, 1790, was scalded to death by boiled cider. Nov. 4, 1795. In order to perpetuate the memory of this event, the following verse was placed upon her gravestone, which stands in the old Center burying ground in Marlborough.
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" By boiling eyder she was slain, Whilst less than six of age, Then her exquisite, racking pain Removed her from the stage. But her immortal spirit went To the Almighty King, Where all the godly ones are sent, The praise of God to sing."
NANCY, born Nov. 25, 1793; married Amos Fife of Boston.
XI. CALVIN, born May 4, 1798; married Thankful Smith; removed to Leroy, N. Y.
WHEELER. Thomas Wheeler was born in Concord, Mass., in 1640, and in 1675 accompanied Capt. Hutchin- son, himself then a captain with about twenty men, to Quaboag, now Brookfield, Mass., to treat with the In- dians. They were drawn into an ambush by the perfidious savages, and eight of their number killed. Capt. Hutchin- son was mortally wounded, and died soon after. Capt. Wheeler was severely wounded, had his horse shot under him, and, when near being despatched by the enemy, was rescued by his son Thomas, he also being wounded, who placed his father upon a horse whose rider was slain, and both succeeded by flight in saving their lives. Capt. Wheeler died the following year. His son Thomas, whose wife was Hannah -, had John born in Concord, 1661, but soon settled in Marlborough, Mass. John married, June 25, 1664, Elizabeth Wells; he died 1721. Their son Joseph, born April 19, 1700, married, 1st, Jan. 16, 1718, Elizabeth Holloway, who died; and he married, 2d, March 17, 1730, Deborah Whitney; he died April 23, 1772.
DAVID WHEELER, son of Joseph and Deborah (Whitney) Wheeler, born in Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 8, 1744; married, 1st, about 1775, Rebecca Hoar. Mrs. Wheeler died Sept. 11, 1803; and he married, 2d, Nov. 14; 1804, Mrs. Martha Perry, widow of Dr. Justus Perry. Mr. Wheeler died Oct. 6, 1813; his widow died May 19, 1825.
I. DAVID, born June 16, 1776; was a physician; settled in New Jersey.
II. PHEBE, born Nov. 6, 1777; married, Oct. 2, 1798, Abel Brigham of Jaffrey; settled in New York.
III. DOLLY, born Sept. 2, 1779; married John Cheever.
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IN. JOSIAH, born Feb. 5, 1781; married Nancy Haskell; died on the home farm.
REBECCA, born April 18, 1782; married Solomon Rice of Fitzwilliam.
VI. EUNICE, born June 19, 1783; married Jeremiah Frost.
N'11. SALLY, born Feb. 26, 1785; married Jonathan Frost.
VIII. Lucr, born May 7, 1787; married Joseph Frost.
IX. JOSEPH, born Dec. 7, 1788; married - Wilder; removed to Utica, New York.
x. JONATHAN, born April 28, 1791; removed to Newton, Mass.
XI. CHARLOTTE, born Nov. 18, 1792; married Rufus Smith.
XII. BILLY, born May 24, 1794; died Nov. 30, 1812.
XII. Jons, born April 30, 1796; died May 8, 1796.
XIV. CURTIS, born July 17, 1797.
X. ROXANNA, born Ang. 24, 1799: married Jeremiah Wilkins.
XVI. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, born Sept. 9, 1805; married Mary Evans ; died in Keene, September, 1872.
XIII. SUMNER, born March 8, 1807; married, May 15, 1832, Catherine Vose of Boston.
XVIII. QUINCY, born March 17, 1809; died in Keene, Jan. 13, 1839. XIX. VIRGIL, baptized, June 23, 1811; died Oct. 10, 1813.
SILAS WHEELER came from Holden, Mass., to Fitzwilliam about the year 1800. In 1806, he moved to Marl- borough, living on the place now owned by Gregory Lawrence. He moved to Swanzey in 1832. He married, Aug. 12, 1789, Persis, daughter of James Brewer.
1. SILAs, born April 17, 1790; died young.
II. PERSIS, born Sept. 30, 1791.
111. JAMES, born July 26, 1794.
IV. SILAS, born Dec. 25, 1796.
VASHTI, born March 29, 1802.
VI. Asa, born June 12, 1805.
VI. AARON, born April 3, 1807.
VII. SIMON, born March 16, 1810.
NATHAN WHEELER, possibly a brother of Silas, came from Holden, Mass., in 1798. He died 1836.
1. POLLY, married Reuben Newell.
II. ADELIA, married Nathan Newell.
III. JONATHAN, married Lucy Whipple; settled in Fitchburg.
IV. ELIZA, married, 1st, Elnathan Gorham. He died 1821, and she married, 2d, Moses Hayden, who died in 1851, and she married, 3d, John Lawrence.
CLARISSA, died aged 36.
VI. NATHAN.
STEPHEN WHEELER was born in Boxborough, Mass., Sept.
5, 1786; married, 1808, Polly Wright of Fitzwilliam,
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who was born Jan. 30, 1788. He resided in his native town, with the exception of two years, during which he was in Troy, N. Y., until he came to this town. In March, 1827, he bought the hotel built by Josiah Morse, and about seventy acres of land adjoining, and commenced keeping a public house. Soon after opening the public house he commenced trade in the old Chap- man house, and engaged in the staging business also, carrying on at the same time, the public house, trade in the store, staging and farming. He built a house and store south and adjoining the hotel, the Jacob Boyce house and other buildings in the vicinity. He removed to Momence, Ills., in January, 1855, where he died Jan. 15, 1861; his widow died Oct. 7, 1862.
1. STEPHEN, born Sept. 1, 1809; married, Dec. 10, 1829, Harriet Gor- ham; died in Richmond, July 19, 1838.
II. MARY, born Feb. 26, 1812; married Brown Nurse: died.
III. Lucy, born Jan. 22, 1814; married David Wilder; died July 14, 1842, at Manchester.
IV. CATHERINE, born June 22, 1816; married Timothy Kendall.
HANNAII, born March 17, 1819; married David W. Farrar; resides in Troy.
VI. HARRIET, born July 3, 1821 ; died March 26, 1823.
VII. ABBY T., born Jan. 22, 1824; married David Frost.
VII. EPHRAIM, born April 23, 1826; married, Aug. 29, 1842, Louisa A. Nutting. Resides in Momence, Ills.
1X. NANCY, born March 7, 1829; married George P. Makinstry.
DAVID, born July 24, 1832; married, Oct. 12, 1856, Maria, dangh-
x. ter of Joseph Haskell; died in Momence, Ills., Sept. 2, 1865. His widow married, 2d, Edwin Buttrick. One child, Walter II., born Dec. 13, 1862.
SAMPSON WHEELER, a brother of Stephen, married, Feb. 18, 1841, Miranda, daughter of Reuben Newell, and commenced keeping the public house in the village. Afterwards he resided on the Flint place, but later pur- chased the Stillman Newell place, where Elijah H. Adams now lives. He died Aug. 29, 1876; his widow died Aug. 2, 1881, aged 74.
I. ALVIN.
JOHN WHEELER was the son of Preston Wheeler, and was born in Westmoreland, in 1812; married, 1st, August, 1841, Roxana Clark of Clarendon, Vt., who died Feb.
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6, 1867, aged 47; married, 2d, Mrs. . He died Jan. 13, 1892.
1. JOHN HARRIS, born July 1, 1851.
WALTER H. WHEELER, son of David, born Dec. 13, 1862; married, Sept. 9, 1883, Mary G., daughter of Harvey S. and Adeline B. (Read) Gates.
I. BLANCHE, born July 25, 1884.
II. GLADYS MAY, born Ang. 19, 1894.
JONATHAN WHIPPLE, a carpenter by trade, was said to have been in town previous to 1777. He removed to Concord, Vt., in 1804, and died March, 1839, aged 87; his wife died January, 1830.
I. EDWARDS, born Nov. 6, 1777; was a carpenter by trade.
II. EDMUND RICE, born March 19, 1779.
III. HANNAH, born April 22, 1780; married, July 17, 1803, Josiah Rogers. JOEL GREEN, born Dec. 2, 1781; removed to Vermont.
IV.
V. SARAH, born July 27, 1783; married - Walker.
VI. RIZPAH, born March 13, 1785.
VII. Lucy, born May 15, 1787.
VIII. JONATHAN, born July 23, 1789.
ZOPHER WHITCOMB was born in Framingham, Mass., in 1781. He married, May 7, 1797, Mehitable, daughter of William and Mehitable (Jones) Tenney, who died 1832; he died 1847.
I. ASA, removed to Vermont.
II. ABIGAIL, died aged 30.
III. WILLIAM, born Feb. 20, 1801.
IV. ELIZA, married Nathaniel Parker; died June 28, 1848.
LUKE, died 1838.
VI. NANCY, married Nathaniel Parker; died Sept. 6, 1882.
WILLIAM WHITCOMB, son of Zopher, born Feb. 20, 1801; married, July 18, 1821, Clarissa, daughter of Edmund Bemis, and resided one year on the Josiah Wheeler farm. In 1822, he moved to the Simon Butler place, and lived there until 1824, and then rented the Jotham H. Holt place. In 1826, he went to Londonderry, Vt., where he resided until 1829, when he returned to Troy and bought the Newell farm of Russell Waters. He (lied Jan. 8, 1860; his wife died July 8, 1876.
I. ELLIOT, born Aug. 19, 1822; married, April, 1851, Elizabeth P. Darling of Jaffrey; died Aug. 30, 1879. One child, Fred E., born
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May 25, 1865; married, Dec. 24, 1889, Susie E., daughter of Elijah H. and Luthera P. (Howes) Adams. I 1895, he built a house on a lot purchased of A. G. Lawrence.
II. LUTHIER, born July 31, 1824; married, 1st, February, 1849, Lucy Ann May of Winchendon, who died Jan. 25, 1851; married, 2d, January, 1853, Caroline Wright. He died Oct. 24, 1854.
III. ELSINA, born Dec. 25, 1830; died Oct. 18, 1839.
IV. CHARLES, born July 7, 1833; died Nov. 17, 1855.
v. FRANKLIN, born Dec. 19, 1836.
FRANKLIN WHITCOMB, son of William, born Dec. 19, 1836; married, June 6, 1860, Eliza P., daughter of Oren and Julia A. (Wright) Brooks of Fitzwilliam, born April 1, 1839.
I. CHARLES, born May 5, 1861; married, Nov. 23, 1881, Lumi L., daughter of Henry Grimes. Children: 1. Mary Alice, born Dec. 2, 1883: 2. Julia Eliza, born July 19, 1885; 3. William Franklin, born Nov. 8, 1887; 4. Luther Elliot, born March 29, 1890; 5. Vera R., born Jan. 5, 1895.
II. ETTA, born Jan. 27, 1865; married Alonzo B. Abbott.
III. MARY, born June 10, 1867; died Aug. 15, 1869.
IV. KATIE, born July 2, 1875; died March 31, 1878.
V. GRACE ELLIOT, born Aug. 3, 1880.
JACOB WHITCOMB, son of Jacob, of Richmond, married Samantha, daughter of William Chase, and lived in Richmond until his death, which occurred Nov. 29, 1855, aged 42. His widow resides in Troy.
I. SARAII E., born June 10, 1837.
II. JANE E., born Aug. 29, 1839.
III. JOHN A., born Jan. 9, 1843; died April 8, 1844.
IV. JUDITH A., born March 25, 1845.
V. OLIVER P., born Nov. 10, 1847.
OLIVER P. WHITCOMB, son of Jacob, married, Nov. 18, 1867, Ellen, daughter of Nathan and Nancy (Whit- comb) Parker. Has lived on the Dea. Abel Baker farmi for several years.
I. FRANK ALBERT, born Aug. 13, 1868; married, Oct. 2, 1891, Mary E. Campbell of Sudbury, Mass., born Aug. 27, 1875. One child, Frank Earle, born Sept. 15, 1894.
II. NETTIE ISABEL, born Nov. 25, 1875.
III. EMMA JUDITHI, born Nov. 5, 1877; married, July 22, 1896, Henry J. Brown.
IV. JENNIE ESTELLA, born Nov. 10, 1880.
V. JAMES EDWIN, born Oct. 5, 1888.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
EZEKIEL WHITE came from Douglas, Mass., quite early, but the precise date is not known, probably about 1782. He married Ruth Cree of Douglas. He settled on the farm which has been mentioned as the residence of Timothy Godding. His wife died April 12, 1790. Children probably all born in Douglas. The list here given may not be complete. The father and mother both died on the Godding farm.
1. SARAII, married and died in Keene.
1I. STEPHEN, born about 1760; married Molly -; died June 12, 1841, aged 80 years.
III. DAVID, born about 1763; married Esther Brnee and settled on the Porter White place: after living there some years he bought the Reuben Nurse farm where he resided until after the death of his wife, when he went to Vermont.
IV. EZEKIEL, married, Sept. 28, 1791, Alice, probably daughter of Oliver Ormsby of Richmond; removed to Vermont.
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