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V. DANIEL, married, April 23, 1795, Patty Crane; removed to Vermont.
VI. HOSEA, left town about 1794; resided in Mount Holly, Vt.
VII. LYDIA, married, June 14, 1791, Samuel Stickney; removed to Vermont.
VIII. HANNAH, married - Tobey, and died in Burlington, Vt.
WILLARD WHITE was the tenth child of Stephen White; married, Nov. 18, 1835, Mary Chase of Richmond, born Feb. 11, 1820. Was for several years, in the early fifties, an engineer on the Cheshire railroad. He died July 12, 1894, aged 83.
PORTER WHITE was a native of Warren, Mass., born Jan. 21, 1795; at the age of twelve years moved to Peters- ham with his parents, where he resided seven years, then moved to Alstead. He married, 1st, June 3, 1813, Betsey Pratt, who died Dec. 3, 1831; married, 2d, 1850, Lois Goodale and became a resident of Troy. He died Feb. 20, 1875.
WHITTEMORE. Thomas Whittemore of Charlestown, Mass., is generally looked upon as the emigrant ancestor of the entire Whittemore family in the United States. While this has not been positively proved, and perhaps cannot be, it is yet extremely probable. It is certain that no other emigrant ancestor bearing the name has been
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discovered, though quite extended investigations have been made by various persons in different branches of the family for the express purpose of looking up the family pedigree. Thomas, the emigrant, was from Hitchin, in the county of Hertford, England, about thirty miles north of London. From the parish record of the town, it is understood that his grandfather was William Whittemore; his father, Thomas, and his mother, Mary. William was born about 1540, and married in 1566. Thomas and Mary were married in 1591. She died in December, 1604, and he in April, 1617. Thomas was one of the earliest settlers in Charlestown, and located in that part which was subse- quently in Malden, and is now a part of Everett. His son John was baptized in Hitchin, Feb. 11, 1639, and in 1645 he bought a piece of meadow adjoining his farm in Charles- town, which shows that he came to this country between the dates given. It is probable that he came over in 1640 or 1641. He was married three times, and had one child by his first wife, two by the second wife, and ten by the third wife. Of the children, i, Sarah; ii, Mary; iii, Thomas; iv, Daniel; v, John, died young; vi, Nathaniel; vii, John, were born in Hitchin; and viii, Elizabeth; ix, Benjamin ; x, Thomas; xi, Samuel; xii, Pelatiah; xiii, Abraham, were born in Charlestown. Thomas, the father, died in Charles- town (Malden), May 25, 1661. We see in this family the uncommon circumstance of two persons bearing the same name and alive at the same time. By the terms of Thomas Whittemore's will, dated May 5, 1613, the two sons named Thomas were both living, one in England and one in this country. It will be noticed that the older Thomas was by the second wife, and the younger one by the third wife. The homestead remained in possession of the family until May 1, 1845, over two hundred years.
John, son of Thomas, baptized in Hitchin, Feb. 11,
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1639; died in Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1694; married, 1st, Mary, daughter of Dea. John and Elizabeth Upham, and had children, i, John; ii, Thomas; iii, Joseph; iv, Ben- jamin ; v, Elizabeth; vi, Nathaniel; vii, Joel, died young ; married, 2d, Mary Miller, by whom he had children, viii, Joel; ix, Mary, died young; x, Pelatiah; xi, Amos; xii, Mary; xiii, Daniel; xiv, Rebecca; xv, Hannah.
John, son of John, born 1662; owned covenant, April 4, 1687; died in Cambridge, April 16, 1702; married, 1st, Elizabeth Anabel, by whom he had i, John; she died Oct. 27, 1686, and he married, 2d, Sarah Hall, by whom he had children, ii, Jonathan; iii, Richard; iv, Joseph; v, Sarah; vi, Experience, died young; vii, Thomas; viii, Expe- rience; ix, Jonathan; x, Abigail; xi, Anna; xii, Josiah.
John, son of John, born Feb. 23, 1685; died April 21, 1748, in Boston, Mass .; a mariner; married, Nov. 8, 1711, Elizabeth Lloyd, who died Aug. 13, 1746, aged 57 years. Their children were, i, John, baptized May 16, 1714; ii, Elizabeth; iii, Edward; iv, Sarah.
John, son of John, baptized in the Second church, Bos- ton, May 16, 1764; married, June 3, 1742, Lydia Clough, who died Jan. 15, 1750, aged 31 years. One child, Wil- liam, born about 1744; resided in Lynn, Mass., where he died June 5, 1782; married, April 30, 1767, Bethia Collins ; died March 29, 1809. They had one child, William, born Feb. 17, 1768; married, Nov. 17, 1791, Anna Burrill. They had children, i, William, born June 26, 1792; ii, John; iii, Josiah.
Josiah, son of John, born 1748 or 1749 in Boston ; died April 11, 1814, in Phillipston, Mass., aged 65 years; married, 1st, Aug. 9, 1773, Lucy, daughter of John and
(Clough) Snow of Lunenburgh, Mass .; married, 2d, - Martha (Parkhurst) Rider. He had by first wife, i, Wil- liam; ii, John; iii, Salmon; iv, Mary; v, Lucy; vi, Josiah ;
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vii, Levi; viii, Cephas; ix, Otis; x, Betsey; by second wife, xi, Cephas; xii, Zenas; xiii, Martha; xiv, Sylvanus.
SALMON WHITTEMORE, son of Josiah, born July 17, 1778. in Lunenburg, Mass .; married, Aug. 28, 1805, Lydia, born June 18, 1784, daughter of Hezekiah and Mary Wheeler of Acton, Mass. He resided for a time in Royalston, but in 1812 eame here and bought the farm since owned by Alvah S. Clark. Levi Haskell had owned the farm some years previous, but at this time he sold to Whittemore and moved to Fitzwilliam. Mr. Whittemore lived there one year, then bought the Capt. Godfrey house and moved to the village. He had learned the clothiers' trade, and April 1, 1815, bought of Jonathan Wood of Fitzwilliam, the fulling mill built by Thomas Benney, paying $1600, but the mill was old and the timbers so deeaved that the following year he took the mill down and built a new one. Mr. Whittemore is said to have been a skilful workman, and that he was much esteemed by his fellow-citizens is evident from the various offices to which he was promoted by their suffrages. He died May 6, 1826.
I. MARY W., born Oct. 11, 1806; died Oct. 14, 1831.
Il. SARAH S., born June 28, 1808; died Jan. 21, 1832.
III. ABIGAIL F., born Oct. 3, 1809; died Feb. 27, 1814.
IV. LYDIA LOUISA, born Sept. 20, 1811 ; married, Dec. 20, 1832, William S. Hutchins, born Dec. 16, 1809; died Nov. 1, 1856, in Keene; son of Elisha and Sarah of Winchester, N. H. Mrs. Hutchins resides in Monticello, Iowa. Children born, 1-3 in Troy, 4 in Keene. Children: 1. George William Hutchins, born July 9, 1838; died Feb. 18, 1842; 2. Mary Louisa Hutchins, born July 27, 1840; died March 4, 1859; 3. Helen Eliza Hutchins, born Jan. 2, 1844; died Aug. 21, 1856; 4. Martha Sophia Hutchins, born Jan. 8, 1847; married, April 14, 1870, Douglass H. Smith, born Feb. 17, 1843, son of Henry D. and Harriet (Campbell) of Bowens Prairie, Ia. Four children. Resides in Monticello, Ia.
V. CYRUS, born March 9, 1813; married, March 23, 1836, Mary D., born April 21, 1817, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Lewis) Rich- ardson of Greenfield, N. H. Seven children. Resides in Aurora, Nel).
VI. Son, born and died March 13, 1816.
VII. ELIJANI N., born April 27, 1817; died March 6, 1842.
VIII. ABIGAIL N., born May 29, 1820; married Samuel Griffin Whitney ; died Feb. 18, 1894.
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IX. GEORGE, born Aug. 13, 1822; married, June 18, 1844, Emily, born June 11. 1820, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail (Babbitt) Bar- ker of Westmoreland, N. H. Resides in Milford, Mass. Children born, 1-4 in Keene, 5-S in Milford: 1. Frederick Benjamin, born July 20, 1845; died April 20, 1850; 2. Sarah Eliza, born March 9, 1847; died April 17, 1883, in West Springfield, Mass .; married, Nov. 22, 1876, Rev. Julius B. Robinson, a Baptist clergyman; 3. Abby Ann, born April 5, 1849; died May 30, 1852; 4. Charles Frederick, born May 2, 1851; died Jan. 21, 1853; 5. George Harrison, born Oct. 17, 1853; 6. Anna Mabel, born Sept. 3, 1856; died Feb. 13, 1858; 7. Jennie Carpenter, born Dec. 15, 1858; died Jan. 11, 1860; 8. Arby Clifford, born March 31, 1861.
x. SALMON, born June 29, 1826; died Nov. 20, 1826.
LEVI WHITTEMORE was born in Templeton, Mass., June 12, 1786; married, May 1, 1811, Polly, born Nov. 1, 1790, daughter of Jonathan and Susan (Tenney) Blodgett, then of Marlborough. He resided in Marl- borough and Jaffrey, coming to Troy about 1821, and after changing locations several times finally located upon the farm afterwards owned by his son, Luther, where he died Feb. S, 1847, and his wife died Jan. 31, . 1858. Children born, I, III and iv in Marlborough; II . in Templeton, Mass .; v in Jaffrey ; VI-XII in Troy.
1. MARY ANN, born Nov. 13, 1811; married, April 10, 1832, Lockhart Willard Brockway, born March 24, 1805, son of John and Clar- issa ; died April 7, 1846. They had seven children, of whom the second, Clara Ann, married Lyman W. Bowker. Resides in Hinsdale.
11. MARIA, born Aug. 30, 1813; died March 20, 1888.
III. LEVI, born Nov. 14, 1815.
IV. LUTHER, born Sept. 17, 1817.
ROANCY, born Feb. 6, 1820; married, Jan. 13, 1854, Sylvester Drury of Fitzwilliam.
VI. Joux, born Nov. 13, 1822; married, 1st, Nov. 18, 1845, Lucy R., born June 22, 1827; died Dee. 5, 1860; daughter of Simon and Lucy (Fitch) Grey; married, 2d, Dec. 13, 1864, Mary Ann, born May 29, 1830, daughter of Anthony and Catherine (Hawkes) Phelps ; resides in Templeton.
VI. SusAN, born Sept. 27, 1824; married, Sept. 27, 1848, Thomas Perry of Fitzwilliam.
VIII. MARTHA, born March 27, 1826; died Dec. 8, 1832.
IX. CAROLINE MATILDA, born Feb. 25, 1828; married Elbridge Coolidge : died June 8, 1888.
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X. SARAH MALVINA, born May 30, 1830; married Elbridge Coolidge; died Feb. 7, 1859.
X1. CYRUS SNOW, born Aug. 20, 1832; married, Oct. 20, 1853, Eliza Ann W., born Jan. 6, 1833, daughter of William and Sarah E. (Hiscock) Lawrence of Marlborough; resides in Mansfield, Mass. Children: 1. Addie Eliza, boru Feb. 26, 1858, in Troy; 2. Effic Lawrence, born Jan. 12, 1870, in Fitchburg.
XH. LUCY AN, born March 30, 1835; died.
LUTHER WHITTEMORE, son of Levi, born Sept. 17, 1817; married, Dec. 31, 1846, Abby G., daughter of Easman
LUTHER WHITTEMORE.
and Lucy (Garfield) Alexander; died Dec. 5, 1890. His wife died March 26, 1890. He settled on the home farm, dividing his time between work upon the farm
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and his trade as a stone mason. Failing health com- pelled him to give up farm labor, and a few years before his death he purchased a place in the village, to which he moved and where he died.
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CURTIS A., born Nov. 6, 1844; died at Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 11, 1867. LEVI WHITTEMORE, son of Levi, born Nov. 14, 1815; mar- ried, 1st, April 15, 1841, Lucy Ann, daughter of Easman and Lucy (Garfield) Alexander ; she died Aug. 10, 1841 ; married, 2d, Feb. 23, 1844, Mary M., born May 15, 1819, daughter of Martin and Hannah (Woodward) Rockwood; died Feb. 7, 1864. In 1846 he bought the Caleb Winch farm, upon which he resided till 1857, after which he resided in the village until his death, where he worked as a stone mason.
I. EMMA MARIA, born Dec. 11, 1845.
II. HENRY MARTIN, born May 30, 1849; married, 1st, Nov. 6, 1877, Sarah L., born June 8, 1850; died Sept. 11, 1878, daughter of Horatio and Sarah (Bemis) Lewis of Whitefield, N. H .; married, 2d, Oct. 25, 1882, Jennie G., daughter of Earl and Eliza W. (Gorham) Clark. Was engaged for several years in themanufacture of pails and buckets at Bowkerville, in the firm of Coolidge & Whittemore till 1894, when he purchased Mr. Coolidge's interest. Children: 1. Caspar Martin, born May 26, 1885; 2. Earle Clark, born Nov. 24, 1889.
JOHN WHITNEY was born in Dunstable, Mass., April 15, 1745; married, at Westminster, Mass., February, 1781, Mary Jones, born, Framingham, Mass., 1757; died April 19, 1836. He was a descendant of John Whitney, a Puritan emigrant, who settled in Watertown, Mass., in June, 1635. He was the son of John Whitney of Dunstable, and with a brother, Jonathan, came here about 1780 and purchased a tract of land near where Nahum Green now resides. He resided on his farm until his death, Nov. 3, 1829. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill, in Capt. Whitcomb's company, of Col. James Reed's regiment. In 1776, in Capt. Abijah Smith's company for New York, mustered Sept. 21. He was one of the men returned for Fitzwilliam for three years of the war. . In 1777 he marched to reën- foree the garrison at Ticonderoga, on the alarm, in
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Capt. John Mellen's company. Was for a time in Col. Timothy Bigelow's regiment for Worcester. Mass.
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NATHAN, born June 18, 1781; died in 1811, in Sherburne, Vt., of spotted fever.
II. MARY, born March 2, 1783; married, Feb. 16, 1812, Luke Harris; died Sept. 19, 1816.
III. Lucy, born Jan. 22, 1785; died May 18, 1794.
IV. SALLY, born May 30, 1787; married George Farrar; died.
V. JOHN, born Dec. 10, 1789; married Mrs. Augusta (Fisk) Brooks.
VI. BETSEY, born July 12, 1792; married Luke Harris.
VII. SOPHIA, born Jan. 20, 1795; married Eseck Dexter; died in 1866. VIII. LUKE, born Dec. 25, 1798; married Lonisa White.
JONATHAN WHITNEY, a brother of John, was born in Dun- stable, Mass., Aug. 15, 1745; married, (the first mar- riage recorded in Fitzwilliam), May 7, 1772, Abigail, born April 26, 1749, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Adams) Hemenway. About 1810, he disposed of his interest to one Sanford, and moved to Hartland, Vt.
I. JAMES, born Nov. 3, 1772; he married, went west and died.
II. JOSEPH, born June 7, 1774; married Sophia Oliver.
III. FRANCIS, born Sept. 17, 1776; died June 1, 1842, and left two daughters; one is Mrs. Abigail Collins; resides in Lisbon, N. Y.
IV. BENJAMIN, born April 6, 1781; he was killed when a young man; was at work on a railroad, blasting rock, and killed by a piece from the blast.
V. JONATHAN, born April 6, 1783; married Miranda Marvin.
VI. CHARLES, born June 17, 1786; he had three sons and three dangh- ters; one, James, resides in Bristol, Vt., and Charles, resides in Brookfield, Vt.
VII. CALVIN, born May 25, 1788; married Eliza Everton.
VIII. HAYNES, born December, 1789; married Jane Robinson.
CHARLES W. WHITNEY was the son of Isaiah Whitney, and was born in Rindge, Nov. 15, 1791; married, Nov. 10, 1818, Mary, daughter of Dea. Samuel and Hannah (Bowker) Griffin, born Aug. 16, 1793; died Ang. 27, 1861; he died Oct. 31, 1861.
I. SAMUEL GRIFFIN, born Sept. 20, 1819.
II. CHARLES, born July 27, 1824; died July 10, 1827.
III. HENRY N., born Oct. 5, 1825; died Feb. 17, 1827.
IV. CHARLES WHITMAN, born Nov. 26, 1827.
V. MARY J., born Aug. 13, 1830; married, Dee. 18, 1856, Samuel A. Richardson, M. D., born in Dublin, N. H., Dec. 23, 1830; died in Marlborough. He settled in Marlborough as a physician in 1855. His skill and good judgment were soon recognized, and he was
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called to practice more or less in all the adjoining towns. In September, 1862, he was appointed assistant surgeon of the Thirteenth Regiment, N. H. V., and in April, 1863, surgeon. One child, Mary Belle, born April 12, 1861; died Dec. 16, 1872.
SAMUEL G. WHITNEY, son of Charles W., born Sept. 20, 1819; married, May 24, 1842, Abbie N., daughter of Salmon and Lydia (Wheeler) Whittemore, born May 29, 1820; died in Monticello, Iowa, Feb. 25, 1894. He located in the house then owned by Mrs. Lydia Whitte- more, and engaged in trade a short time in company with David Frost, afterwards built the store now owned by E. P. Kimball, and traded in this until 1846, when he became a clerk in the store of David W. Farrar, where he remained until 1858, when he went west, and for many years was a farmer in Iowa; resides in Monticello, Iowa.
I. SARAHI A., born April 7, 1843; died April 11, 1858.
II. CHARLES II., born Sept. 30, 1845; died June 20, 1863. He was a soldier in the Rebellion, serving in the Thirty-first Regiment of Iowa Vols., and died from disease contracted in the service.
III. GEORGE S., born Oct. 16, 1847; married, Oct. 17, 1869, Celia C. Hines: resides in Sylvania, Ohio. Has four children.
IV. WILLIAM H., born July 9, 1850; married, Sept. 17, 1876, Lucy L. McAllaster: died July 9, 1877. Resided in Edgewater, Ills.
V. LEMUEL P., born Aug. 23, 1851; died Oet. 29, 1872.
VI. EDWARD G., born Aug. 17, 1856; died Ang. 31, 1857.
VII. MARY A., born Feb. 10, 1860; died Sept. 16, 1866.
CHARLES W. WHITNEY, son of Dr. Charles W. and Mary (Griffin) Whitney, was born in Troy, Nov. 27, 1827. His boyhood and youth were spent in attendance upon the common schools of the town, and a short time at Francestown Academy. Later he entered upon the duties of a clerk in a country store, working three and one-half years for John Whittemore, and about one year for Dexter Whittemore, in the old Whittemore store at Fitzwilliam, and later worked several years for a wholesale dry goods firm in Boston. He served nine months as commissary clerk on the James River, during the War of the Rebellion, returning home in 1865. Soon after his return he purchased, in company with William G. Silsby, the stock of goods in the brick store,
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of David W. Farrar, and carried on business under the name of Whitney & Silsby for some three years, when he purchased his partner's interest and also the store
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building of Mr. Farrar, and has been engaged in trade ever since. This store is the old Robinson stand and there has been a store upon the spot for more than one hundred years. Mr. Whitney has held numerous town offices and represented the town in 1871 and 1872, and held the office of postmaster for twenty-five years. He has always been deeply interested in all enterprises for the public good, and an earnest worker for and a liberal contributor to all such enterprises.
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He has been for many years a prominent member of the various Masonic bodies, receiving his first degrees -- and was a charter member of Monadnock
RESIDENCE OF C. W. WHITNEY.
Lodge. He was district deputy grand lecturer for the Third Masonie District in 1877 and 1878, and distriet deputy grand master in 1879 and 1880. Married, Sept. 2, 1850, Sarah Frances Taylor, born in Frances- town, Oct. 23, 1829.
I. ELLA FRANCES, born September, 1858; married George F. Kimball. II. CORA MABEL, born May 29, 1858; married Melvin T. Stone.
III. CHARLES W., born March 14, 1861; married, March 24, 1886, Lizzie L. Hayward; for several years was employed as a clerk in his father's store, but of late has been in the employ of the Gen- eral Electric Co., Boston, Mass. One child, Dorris Belle, born Sept. 20, 1888.
JASON WINCH, baptized September, 1751; married Abigail . He carried on a tanning business for a few years, but being unfortunate in his business, closed it up and left town probably before 1793.
I. NABBY, baptized June 3, 1787; died Dec. 27, 1787.
CALEB WINCH was the son of Thomas, Jr., and was born in Framingham, Mass., Sept. 26, 1744; married Mehit- able Maynard and settled here in 1768; died in 1826.
1. JOSEPH, born June 5, 1770.
II. NABBE, born Mareh 26, 1772; died July 24, 1790.
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III. BETSEY, born Feb. 21, 1774; married John Gary.
IV. THOMAS, born Feb. 12, 1776; died Sept. 19, 1777.
V. JOHN, born March 10, 1778; married - Gary.
VI. HETTY, born July 8, 1779: died January, 1792.
VII. NATHAN, born March 1, 1781; married Polly Davidson; died Aug. 28, 1851.
VIII. CALEB, born April 24, 1783; married Lucy Farrar; died in North- field.
IX. EBENEZER, born Dec. 19, 1785.
.x. WILLIAM, born Aug. 14, 1788.
NATHAN WINCH, son of Nathan, born April 7, 1807; mar- ried, 1st, Oct. 20, 1833, Abigail Bucklin of Wallingford, Vt., and removed to Swanzey where he was engaged in manufacturing pails for six years. Selling his pail factory, he was for several years engaged in farming, after which he resumed the pail business. During a portion of this time he lived in Troy, but about 1852 he went to Marlborough and purchased a factory. In 1868 he sold out and returned to Swanzey, engaging in the same business; but having the misfortune to lose his pail shop by fire, he returned to Marlborongh and purchased an interest in his former business, and subsequently became sole proprietor. Mrs. Winch died April 23, 1867; and he married, 2d, Dec. 12, 1867, Mrs. Nancy Winzel of Framingham, Mass., who died Jan. 28, 1872; and he married, 3d, Aug. 6, 1872, Mrs. Lucinda (Stone) Scovell of Woodstock, Vt. Children by first wife.
I. FRANKLIN B., born in Swanzey, Aug. 17. 1833; died Sept. 17, 1849. ADELIA C., born in Swanzey, Oct. 24, 1835; died Aug. 19, 1842.
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III. DOROTHA A., born in Troy, Nov. 7, 1840; married, 1st, Jau. 1, 1864, Fred E. Ward, who died March 7, 1864; married, 2d, George Hammond of Mechanicsville, Vt .; she died July 31, 1872.
IV. GEORGE B., born in Troy, June 12, 1843; died Sept. 25, 1849.
V. Infant son, born August, 1848; died same day.
VI. GEORGE F., born in Swanzey, Nov. 20, 1850; married, Nov. 6, 1873, Laura I., daughter of Gilman and Harriet (Atwood) Griffin. One child, Abbie Amelia, boru June 12, 1877.
ASAHEL WISE, married Hannah, daughter of David White of Fitzwilliam, in 1826, and bought the house and lot which had long been occupied by Thomas Tolman. He was a native of Winchester, where he learned his trade
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as a blacksmith. He was a man of considerable energy and perseverance, and took great delight in training vicious horses, and possessing great muscular strength, could hold the foot of the most powerful horse and shoe him with ease; he died in 1840.
1. MARY ANN, married George Boutelle of Bellows Falls.
11. LYDIA, died at an early age.
ICHABOD WOODWARD came here from Sudbury, Mass .. probably before 1793, and was considered one of the best farmers in town. He was born 1734; married - - Parmenter; died March 9, 1814.
I. JOSIAH, born 1761; married Betsey Follet; died Oct. 6, 1833; resided in Swanzey.
II. ISAAC, born 1762; married, 1st, Polly Bracket ; married, 2d, Lucy Whitcomb; died Ang. 12, 1819.
POLLY, married Ona Aldrich of Rielimond.
IV. ICHABOD, settled in Dummerston, Vt.
FRANKLIN WOODWARD, son of Jacob, was born in Marl- borough, May 7, 1809; married, May 26, 1830, Lonisa Dyer of Athol, Mass., and settled in his native town ; afterwards removed to Rindge, from which town he came to Troy in 18448, and located on the Bruce farm, where he resided. His wife died Oct. 24, 1881, aged seventy-three ; he died April 24, 1882.
I. LOUISA MARIA, born Feb. 4, 1831; married Farwell Cobb.
II. CHARLES FRANKLIN, born Jan. 14, 1833.
III. MARY SOPHIA, born July 29, 1837; married, Oct. 28, 1857, Ambrose S. Wilder.
I. SARAHI ABIGAIL, born Sept. 29, 1838.
V. JAMES WARREN, born Dec. 17. 1849; married --. Children: 1. Leon W., born June 25, 1870; died Nov. 24, 1884; 2. Gertrude A., born Feb. 12, 1873; married, March 9, 1889, Fred M. Mur- dough.
COL. LYMAN WRIGHT, born May 8, 1793; married, April 16, 1817, Betsey, born Aug. 29, 1794: died June 21, 1880; daughter of Charles and Beulah (Stone) Bowker of Fitzwilliam. He died Dec. 1, 1866. He was the son of Thomas Wright and learned the tanner and eurriers' trade in Templeton and came to Troy in 1815, purchasing the Warren stand and Winch tan yard of David White and Joshua Harrington. He resided in
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what was the Warren tavern, and in 1841 he covered the frame with brick walls and remodelled the inside. This is the house now owned by Thomas Birt- whistle. The store which had been attached to the north end of the tavern he also removed around to the south and made it into a dwelling house, now owned by Thomas Mitchell. In 1836 he built the saw- mill, and shortly after, the Charles Carpenter house. At that time the only road to the premi- ses was a common foot- path; the highway by there and past the blan- ket mills was not laid out until 1850. He carried on the tanning LYMAN WRIGHT. business for several years, selling out to Francis Foster, his partner. Col. Wright was an active, enterprising man and held various offices, both civil and military, and was much esteemed by his fellow citizens.
I. HARRIET MELLEN, born June 8, 1821 ; married, Nov. 2, 1843, Edwin Hill; died Feb. 2, 1861; resided in Gardner, Mass.
II. FAUSTINA MILES, born Feb. 12, 1823; married, Nov. 5, 1841, Leonard W. Gilmore; he died May 30, 1844, aged twenty-five years; and she married, 2d, Lorenzo V. Munroe; resides in Gardner.
III. MELANCIA BOWKER, born April 6, 1828; married, Feb. 17, 1855, Lemuel C. Pratt; resides in Kalamazoo, Mich.
IV. LEONARD, born June 28, 1832.
LEONARD WRIGHT, son of Lyman, born June 28, 1832; married, Oct. 23, 1855, Mary Jane, born April 9, 1835, daughter of Calvin and Deborah (Brewer) Bemis. Mr. Wright learned the tanning business of his father and
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conducted the business for a short time previous to 1865, when the property was purchased by Putnam & Phelps of Leominster, Mass., who sold it to W. G. & R. M. Silsby, and Mr. Wright moved to Keene, buying
LEONARD WRIGHT,
an interest in the store of Gates & Randall, dealers in boots, shoes, hats, caps and clothing, the firm being Randall & Wright. This store was in the building now known as Wright's block. Later he formed a copart- nership with Solon S. Wilkinson, the firm being Wright & Wilkinson, and dealing in boots, shoes, harnesses, trunks, etc. After six years Mr. Wilkinson withdrew from the firm, and taking the harness department,
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