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V. Edward H., son of Samuel4, b. 1841, March 15; m. 1872, Oct. 30, Harriet E. Waldron of Newbury, Vt. He d. in Woburn, Mass., 1883, July 11. They had two ch .: Laura A.6, b. 1874, July, d. 1878, Aug. 8; Lucia K.6, b. 1876, March 17.
V. John A., son of Samuel4, b. 1843, Sept. 20; m. 1875, Sept. 2, Eliza Renfrew of Newbury, Vt. Had two ch .: Jessie E.6, b. 1877, Oct. 26; Florence H.6, b. 1881, June 9.
V. Samuel H., son of Samuel4, b. 1849, March 14; m. 1869, Oct. 7, Helen E. Waldron of Newbury, Vt. He d. in Woburn, Mass., 1901, April 28. They had ch .: Bessie6, b. 1870, July 18, d. 1871, Sept .; Lewis W.6, b. 1872, June 15; Mabel E.6, b. 1874, Sept. 8; Joseph F.6, b. 1878, Sept. 4; Charlotte E.6, b. 1880, March 30, d. 1880, Sept.
VI. Lewis W., son of Samuel5, b. 1872, June 15; m. 1899, June 15, Flor- ence Hartwell of Woburn, Mass. Have two ch .: Winthrop H.7, and Willis W.7
V. Frank W. (M. D.), son of Samuel4, b. 1858, May 9; m. Harriet E. Bailey of Manchester. He d. in Boston, Mass., 1900, Nov. 16. (See Physicians.) Had ch .: Willie6, b. 1877, Aug. 16; Arthur6, b. 1880, March 17, d. 1880, Nov. 11; Clarence6, b. 1881, March 8; Bertha Alice6, b. 1884, July 21.
IV. Adam N., son of Joseph3, b. 1805, June 19; m. Clarissa Hodgman, b. in Bedford, 1806, Aug. 4, and d. 1868, Jan. 29. Adam N. d. 1887, April 15. Had four ch .: Joseph5, b. 1833, Jan. 6, d. 1834, Feb .; Samuel Joseph5, b. 1836, April 7, d. 1858, June 25; William Milton5, b. 1840, Oct. 22; Abbie A.5, b. 1846, Nov. 23, m. James E. Gault (see Gault).
V. William M., son of Adam N.4, b. 1840, Oct. 22; m. 1863, Nov. 26, Ellen M. Whitford of Bedford, b. 1842, April 7. They had ch .: George Whitford6, b. 1865, March 5, d. 1887, May 30; Carrie Ellen6, b. 1868, Sept. 13, d. 1883, July 23; Annie Milton6, b. 1873, Aug. 18, d. 1890, June 28; Emma Lucy6, b. 1882; March 29, d. 1889, Jan. 28.
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III. Jean, dau. of Samuel2, b. 1760, Feb. 11; m. Daniel Gould; she d. 1794, Jan. 25; leaving one child, Margaret4, who d. in June of the same year.
III. Ann, dau. of Samuel2, b. 1764, June 12; m. James Miller; she d. 1844, Nov. 12; had one dau., Achsah P.
II. Hon. Matthew Patten, son of John1, was b. in Ireland, 1719, May 19. He was second judge of probate in this county, and first after the Revolution; he was appointed to that office in 1776; he repre- sented the towns of Bedford and Merrimack in 1776 and 1777; was counselor in 1778. He was appointed justice of peace about 1751, and continued in that office until his death. Indeed, for the first fifty years his history is a part of the history of the town. He d. 1796, Aug. 27, in a field in the south part of the town. The men were mowing, and he went to carry them their dinner. He sat down under a tree where he was found dead soon after. He m. 1750, July 14, Elizabeth McMurphy, who was b. in Londonderry in 1729, and d. 1817, March 27. Their ch. were: Susanna3, b. 1751, Feb. 10, m. Thomas Taggart of Colraine; John3, b. 1752, May 31, d. of smallpox in Canada, 1776, June 20, he was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war; Matthew3, b. 1754, Jan. 29, d. 1755, March 20; James3, b. 1755, Oct. 16; Robert3, b. 1757, Aug. 13; Elizabeth3, b. 1759, May 27, m. Hugh Tolford of Chester (see Tolford); David3, b. 1761, Feb. 18 (see biographical sketch); * Mary3, b. 1763, Feb. 8; Alexander3, b. 1765, Jan. 9; Jean3, b. 1767, Dec. 19, d. unm. about 1847; * Sarah3, b. 1770, Sept. 25, d. unm. 1852, Sept. 20.
III. James, son of Hon. Matthew2, b. 1755, Oct. 16; went to Ohio; was under St. Clair in the Indian war and prisoner among the Indians four years.
III. Robert, son of Matthew2, b. 1857, Aug. 13; m. Jane Shirley of Goffs- town, who was b. 1757 and d. 1838, Nov. 21. Robert d. 1817, Dec. 10. Had ch .: John4, b. 1788, Oct. 13, d. 1800, Oct. 18; Jennie4, b. 1790, April 6; Polly4, b. 1792, Oct. 4; Sally4, b. 1797, Nov. 5, m. William Tolford (see Tolford); Margaret4, b. 1799, Nov. 22, d. 1800, Oct. 13; Robert4, b. 1801, Dec. 19, d. 1863, Dec. 13; Elizabeth4, b. 1804, Nov. 8, d. 1867, Dec. 24.
IV. Polly, dau. of Robert3, b. 1792, Oct. 4; m., 1st, William Bryant; 2d, Allen Peabody, and d. 1878, June 1, leaving one dau., Mary Jane Peabody5, b. 1824, she m. Jonathan Warren (see Warren).
III. Mary (or Aunt Polly as she was more generally known), dau. of Hon. Matthew2, b. 1763, Feb. 8, was a woman of uncommon mem- ory of facts and dates; she never m. but lived on the homestead until her death 1850, Sept. 8.
III. Alexander, son of Matthew2, b. 1765, Jan. 9; m. Lydia Atwood, b. in Bedford, 1776, Nov. 12. Had ch .: Hannah4; Elizabeth4; Susannah4; John4; Margaret4; Greenleaf4, b. 1811, Oct. 27, d. 1832, unm .; James4, b. 1819, Dec. 21, d. 1843, unm .; David4 and Isaac4 (twins), b. 1825, Oct. 9, Isaac d. 1882, unm.
IV. Hannah, dau. of Alexander3, b. 1801, Jan. 28; m., 1st, A. Cool- edge of Boston, Mass., who d. in 1830. One son, Roswell5, lives in Somerville, Mass. Hannah m., 2d, John Deavall; she d. 1887.
IV. Elizabeth, dau. of Alexander3, b. 1802, March 14; m. James Moore and d. in 1832. Had two ch .: Elizabeth Ann5, d. 1900, March; Charles5.
*We read in the first history of Bedford, 1850, Jan. 20, that Dr. P. P. Woodbury called on the two daughters of Matthew Patten Polly and Sarah, and asked them if they could remember anything that took place when they first heard of the battle of Lexington, 1775. "Oh. yes. remember very well, never shall forget. Brother John came home that night, and we sat up all night, baking bread and making small clothes for brother John and John Dobbin, who went away early in the morning. The soldiers kept coming along, and we kept giving the bread and meat, and when night came we had not a morsel left. At the battle of Bunker Hill we could hear the guns very dis- inctly."
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IV. Susannah, dau. of Alexander3, b. 1803, Sept. 27; m. Phineas Blunt of Boston, Mass .; she d. 1882. Had five ch .: James H.5 and Susan5, d .; William G.5 and John P.6, now living in San Fran- cisco, Cal.
IV. John, son of Alexander3, b. 1805, May 3; m. Sally Hutchinson. Ch .: James5, d .; Sarah5, m. Willis Howard, had three sons, Willis6, Samuel6, and Fred6, all now living.
IV. Margaret, dau. of Alexander3, b. 1807, Aug. 9; m. Robert Baker of Manchester, N. H .; she d. 1887. They had twelve ch .: Sophronia5, b. 1822, d. 1847, unm .; Willard,5, b. 1824; De Witt Clinton5, b. 1826; Susan S.5, b. 1828, m., 1st, Thomas Adams, he d. and she m., 2d, Phineas Blunt, no ch., is now a widow, res. in California; James B. Thornton5, b. 1832; George W.5, b. 1835; R. Bradford5, b. 1837; Margaret5, b. 1839; M. Josephine5, b. 1842, m. Joseph W. Dodge, is now a widow, res. in Malden, Mass., has one dau., Inez M.6; Frances E.5, b. 1845; Elbridge5, b. 1847; Solon5, b. 1850, d. 1880, unm.
V. Willard, son of Margaret4, b. 1824; m. Jane Appleton of Hooksett; he d. 1898. They had seven ch .: Harriet6, Ida6, Addie6, and Lilla6 (now living), Willard6, Sophronia6, and Clinton6 (dead).
V. De Witt Clinton, son of Margaret4, b. 1826; m. Catherine Appleton. Had two ch .: Emma6 and Clinton6. Father and son were killed by a cyclone in Kansas in 1860.
V. James B. Thornton, son of Margaret4, b. 1832; m. . Cochran. They had seven ch .; Violetta6, Thornton6, L. Belle6, Waldo6, Her- bert6, and Maud6 (now living), and Nellie6 (dead).
V. George W., son of Margaret4, b. 1835; m. Sarah M. Martin; is now living in Manchester. Had ch .: Eudora C.6, Ethel E.6, and Elmer G.6 (dead), J. Edward6 and Idella J.6, now living in Manchester; the latter m. John C. Ferguson of Bedford (see Ferguson).
V. R. Bradford, son of Margaret4, b. 1837; m. Miranda Johnson; res. in Pepperell, Mass. Has five ch .: Everett6, Ernest6, Clinton6, Mary6, and Edith6.
V. Margaret, dau. of Margaret4, b. 1839; m. Ashel Quimby; she d. 1874. Their ch .: Charles6 and Willie6 are now living in Salem, Mass., and Mertie6 is dead.
V. Frances E., dau. of Margaret4, b. 1845; m. Charles E. Johnson, and is now living in Allenstown. Have six ch .: Elizabeth6, J. Edwin6, Alice G.6, Myra J.6, Ethel6, and Charles6.
V. Elbridge, son of Margaret, b. 1847; m., 1st, Cornelia Burnham; they had one dau., Blanche. His wife d. and he m., 2d, Eliza Holden. They res. in National City, Cal.
IV. David, son of Alexander3, b. 1825, Oct. 9, is the only surviving mem- ber of the family, and is now res. in Gloucester, Mass. He. m. Abbie Brown; they had three ch .: Alexander' and James5 (dead), Lydia Ann5, res. in Boston, Mass.
DAVID PATTEN, ESQ.
David Patten, son of the Hon. Matthew Patten, was born in 1761, Feb. 18, and died in 1836, Aug. 26. He was very useful for many years as a land surveyor, and was always ready to give accurate information respect- ing boundary lines; such was the confidence reposed in him that his opinion settled the question. He was, also, in some part of his life a suc- cessful schoolmaster, both in and out of town, and always took an interest in common schools. He was town clerk for several years, and the well- preserved records show to-day a penmanship of superior merit. He was never married, but lived on the homestead with his maiden sisters until his death, leaving a good name as a useful and worthy citizen.
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PEABODY.
Allen1, b. Peabody, Mass., 1781, Nov. 22; m. Polly, b. 1792, Oct. 4, dau. of , and res. in Bedford. They had: Mary Jane2, b. 1854, July 25 (see Warren); William S.2, b. 1828, Feb. 25, d. Georgetown, Eldorado county, Cal., 1853, Oct. 20.
PEASLEE.
I. Henry Lewis Peaslee was b. in Wells, Me., 1849, Sept. 27, the son of Moses C. and Susan E. (Low) Peaslee, being the fourth in a family of eight ch. In the spring of 1869 he moved, with bis father, to Sutton, N. H., to take charge of his grandfather's farm. He m. 1870, Oct. 4, Lucy Lovejoy, b. in Bedford, 1846, Sept. 30, dau. of Rufus and Louisa (Prince) Parkhurst. They res. in Sut- ton until 1878, April, when they moved to Bedford to care for his wife's mother, and have since res. on the homestead. Mr. Peas- lee was treasurer of the Bedford Mutual Fire Insurance company from 1886-'97, and president of the company from 1891-'97, when the company dissolved on account of heavy losses in 1896. He was selectman, 1885-'87, and 1892, being chairman in 1887 and 1892. The spring of 1888 will long be remembered for the big snowstorm, which blocked the highways the day before March town-meeting. Mr. Peaslee had the town warrant, and not wish- ing to lose the meeting, traveled on foot about four miles, on the walls and over the drifts, any way he could to reach the hall, where the meeting was opened and adjourned for one week. Thus Bedford did not lose her March meeting, as many other towns did that spring. The ch. are: Grace Mabel2, b. in Sutton, 1872. Sept. 6; Flora Armina2, b. 1874, May 25, d. in Sutton, 1874, Oct. 18; Lilla Maud2, b. 1875, Oct. 13, d. 1875, Nov. 7; Bertie Lewis2, b. in Bedford, 1879, Oct. 29; Harry William2, b. 1886, Oct. 30.
II. Grace M., dau. of Henry L.1, b. 1872, Sept. 6; m., 1st, 1890, Nov. 4, Fred G. Fifield and res. in Bedford; they were divorced 1897, Jan. She m., 2d, 1901, Aug. 26, John F. Bickford, and res. Manchester. II. Bertie L., son of Henry L.1, b. 1879, Oct. 29; m. 1901, April 24, Mary Lizzie, b. in Merrimack, 1880, Feb. 16, dau. of Joseph H. and Charlotte E. (Comstock) Foster. They have: Edith May3, b. 1902, April 22, and Fred William3, b. 1903, April 18.
I. Newton I. Peaslee, a brother of Henry Lewis, was b. in Wells, Me., 1856, Dec. 24. He m. 1874, March 30, Mary L., b. in Bedford, 1851, April 8, dau. of Rufus and Louisa (Prince) Parkhurst. He settled in Bedford in 1874, March; was selectman 1894-'96, and tax collector 1898-1901.
PLUMMER.
Capt. Franklin Pierce Plummer, a direct descendant of John Quincy Adams, located in the town of Bedford in 1880, purchasing the Boyington farm, situated between the Bedford road and the River road. In 1884 he took command of a merchant vessel plying between American and for- eign ports, his wife accompanying him on all but two voyages. In 1896 he returned to Bedford, and erected a residence on what is known as Plummer hill, where he and Mrs. Plummer now reside. She was a teacher in town for about two years.
Franklin Pierce, son of George Washington and Rhoda Elizabeth (Adams) Plummer, was b. Hubbardston, Mass., 1853, Feb. 8. He is overseer in the Belt and Roll shop, Manchester. He m. 1882, July 2, Sara Louisa, b. Harrington, Me., 1857, Sept. 24, dau. of Nathaniel Crafts and Louisa W. (Colson) Cook. 67
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PRICHARD.
This is among the early names of New England. There was a Hugh Prichard of Roxbury, 1642.
I. Benjamin Prichard, b. in Boxford, Mass., 1769; moved to New Ips- wich, N. H .; was m. 1791, Oct. 4, and had ch .: Alanson2; Bernice2; Martha2; Benjamin2; and Silva.2
II. Bernice, son of Benjamin, b. in New Ipswich; moved to Bedford, and had ch .: Martha A.3; Asenath3; Eunice3; and Clara. 3
QUAID.
I. John A., son of William and Eliza (Slater) Quaid, was b. in Berillie, N. B., 1871, Feb. 22. He m. in Bedford, 1899, May 12, Grace A., b. in Bennington, N. H., 1881, Aug. 31, dau. of Edgar H. and Sarah A. (Spooner) Ward. They remained in town, having lived here several years previous to their marriage. Ch .: Olive Wat- son2, b. 1900, Oct. 22; Howard William2, b. 1903, March 21, d. 1903, Oct. 29.
RAND.
This name is of French origin. It was formerly spelled Rande, and was pronounced Ronda. Of the ancestry of this family little is known farther back than Rev. John Rand, born in Charlestown, Mass., where all of the name, so far as known, originated. His brother, Nehemiah, owned Bunker Hill at the time of the Revolution, and when Charlestown was burned was obliged to flee for safety with his wife and two daughters (see History of Francestown).
I. Rev. John Rand, b. in Charlestown, Mass., 1727, Jan. 24; took degree at Harvard college in 1747. He settled in Lyndeborough, N. H., as the first Congregational minister of that town, and soon after m. Sarah, dau. of Col. John Goffe of Derryfield, now Manchester. He rem. to Derryfield in 1765, and never preached statedly afterwards, but received a commission of justice of the peace, under George III, and rem. to Bedfofd in 1778, where he d. in 1805, Oct., aged 77. His wife survived him about three years. They were buried in the old graveyard in the east part of the town. They had seven ch., three b. in Lyndeborough and four in Derryfield: John2 and Jonathan2 (twins), b. 1762, June 24, John d. 1780, Oct .; Mille2, b. 1764, Feb. 5, m. Nathaniel Gordon (see Gordon); Robert2, b. 1767, May 13; Sarah2, b. 1774, Jan. 20, m. Samuel, son of Dea. Ephraim Abbott (see Abbott); Nehemiah2 and Thomas2 (twins), b. 1776, May 22.
II. Dea. Jonathan (twin), son of Rev. John1, b. Lyndeborough, 1762, June 24; m. Sarah, b. 1787, dau. of Dea. Ephraim Abbott. They res. principally in Bedford, where he d. 1849, June, aged 86. Sarah, his wife, d. 1848. Had eight ch .: Mille3, b. 1795, April 29, m. Robert Parker (see Parker); Esther P.3, b. 1796, Dec. 30; Jonathan®, b. 1799, Jan. 11, drowned in the Merrimack river 1810, June 6; John3, b. 1801, Jan. 27, distinguished as an artist (see biography); Ephraim3, b. 1803, Dec. 17, m. Catherine Gray, Augusta, Me .; Sarah3, b. 1806, Feb. 3, d. 1832, Feb. 8; Dorothy3, b. 1809, May 15, d. 1811, May 16; Philinder P.3, b. 1811, July 9. d. 1832, April 6.
II. Robert, son of Rev. John1, b. 1767, May 13; m. Anna, dau. of John and Mary (Campbell) Gordon of Townsend, Mass. (see Gordon). They settled in Bedford, then rem. to Washington, N. H., and
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thence to Orange, Vt. He d. at Swanton, Vt., in 1814, aged 47, while connected with the army during the War of 1812. They had ten ch. His widow m., 2d, Joseph Bailey of Hillsborough, by whom she had two ch .: Josiah G3; Ann Rebecca3.
II. Nehemiah (twin), son of Rev. John1, m. - of New Boston; set- tled first in Bedford, then rem. to Plattsburg, N. Y., returning again to New Boston, after the death of his wife, to res. with his ch.
II. Thomas (twin), son of Rev. John1, m. - of New Boston; settled in West Springfield, Mass., 1803, where he and his wife res. 1850, having been in the gospel ministry fifty-one years.
JOHN RAND, ESQ.
This gentleman, for many years an inhabitant of this town, was the first minister of Lyndeborough. He came to this town immediately from Derryfield in 1778. His ministry in Lyndeborough was short (see geneal- ogy). What year he was settled there we are not certain. He must have been there as early as 1756, as appears by the following letter of dismis- sion found among his papers:
To the Church of Christ at Lyndeborough, under the pastoral charge of the Rev. Mr. John Rand, the Church in Middleton send, Greeting:
Rev. and Beloved :- Pursuant to the Request of our Brother and Sister, Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Abigail Putnam, we hereby certify that they, our said Brother and Sister, have been Regularly admitted to the holy communion with us. And that, whilst with us, have led a conversation becoming their Profession. And being, by the disposal of God's Providence, who sets bounds to all men's habitations, Re- moved from us into your neighborhood, we do h reby Recommend them to your holy Fellowship and communion. Praying that grace, mercy and peace may be multiply'd unto you and them, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
SAMUEL NICHOLS, MOD.
There is no date to this, but on the back is endorsed: "Rec'd Sept. 7, 1756."
Some trouble seems to have arisen before Mr. Rand had been long at Lyndeborough. We have a letter dated 1761, from Hon. Benjamin Lynde of Salem, one of the proprietors of the township, and from whom it was named (it having been previously called New Canada). The letter is written to Mr. Rand, and thus closes:
Let me therefore beg you to come into some measure for an accommodation; and if the . ouncil, which they are to have shortly, doth not please you, join with them in a mutual council, or in some five discreet persons, who shall settle and adjust all matters between you, that so peace may be again restored to your unhappy, divi- ded place.
Hoping that God, who is the God of peace, will incline your and your people's hearts to such measures as may put an end to these unhappy quarrels, I remain Your friend and humble servant,
BENJ. LYNDE.
After Mr. Rand removed to this vicinity he seldom preached. He engaged in civil affairs, being a justice of the peace, town clerk, etc. He was evidently a man of considerable reading and general information, but seemed to be unsuccessful in worldly accumulation, verifying the Scriptural adage, "Nor riches to men of understanding."
He was for a time much embarrassed in his worldly circumstances. Among his papers is a document guaranteeing to him entire exemption from any molestation on account of debts; and the first signature is of that distinguished man, afterwards first president of the American con- gress. This singular paper thus closes:
And that it shall and may be lawful for the said John Rand to plead and give in evidence this our present writing and safe conduct, in full Bar and Discharge, of the Debt or Debts of such Person or Persons, by whom he, the said Rand shall be thus arrested, sued or molested, as aforesaid.
In witness whereof we. the said creditors of the said John Rand, have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy.
JOHN HANCOCK.
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But how happened it, the inquiry may be, that a man up here in the woods, as it then was, should be associated thus with an individual of such celebrity? The inquiry is easily answered. Mr. Rand was librarian at Harvard college from 1753 to 1755, the very years that John Hancock and John Adams were undergraduates at Cambridge. Thus they were placed in interesting relations to each other, and no doubt cherished a mutual regard. Rand, by some means, became Hancock's debtor. How strange the vicissitudes of this world!
At one end of the old burying yard in this town, without a stone to mark the exact spot, there repose the remains of a man who was conver- sant, in their youth, with Hancock and Adams, afterwards the master spirits of the American Revolution; and it is to the praise of Hancock, that, after the lapse of thirty years, he came to the relief of Rand in adversity, and threw the protection of his name around the early friend of his college career.
JOHN RAND.
One of the most distinguished portrait painters of the nineteenth cen- tury was John Rand, grandson of the above, and a native of Bedford. He was born Jan. 27, 1801, the son of Jonathan and Sarah (Abbott) Rand. His grandfather, John Rand, had been the first Congregational minister at Lyndeborough, N. H., in 1761. His grandmother was a daugh- ter of Col. John Goffe.
The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood upon his father's farm, receiving only the common school education that was usual in those early days. When about eighteen years of age he became an apprentice to Robert Parker to learn the trade of cabinet making. He also did house and sign painting. Soon after reaching his majority he went into busi- ness for himself, carrying along all of these lines. He was always a poor man of business, and within three years after his first venture, because of overpowering debts, was compelled to fail.
He then turned his attention to the subject of portrait painting, main- taining himself by doing ornamental and sign painting. After a few years he opened a studio on Cornhill in Boston, and devoted his whole time to his chosen profession. He traveled quite extensively in the South, and then sailed for Europe, where his enviable reputation was achieved. After a short time in Paris, he located in London, and for more than twelve years his patronage there was large and most lucrative.
He married Lavinia Brainerd of Vermont, before going to Europe. She was a near relative of the Rev. David Brainerd, the distinguished missionary to the Indians, and was very earnest in the cause of foreign missions. She became acquainted with the morganatic wife of the Duke of Sussex, who was a favorite of Queen Victoria, through a common reli- gious zeal. The duke was persuaded by her to sit for his portrait to Mr. Rand, and so satisfactory was the result, it is said that many members of the royal family engaged him to paint theirs.
Mr. Rand was about six feet and four inches tall, and possessed a well- formed physique in proportion, making his presence most imposing. His wife was below the average height of women. It is related that in being escorted by him she clung to a handkerchief fastened about his arm, being unable to reach his arm, as usually held for such service.
He invented the screw fastening to the tube used to contain artists' colors, and for years received a considerable royalty thereon.
While still in Europe he was deceived into purchasing an alleged patent, which venture absorbed all of his property and he again became a poor man.
In 1848 he came back to this country, paid his aged parents in Bedford a visit, and then resumed the work of his profession in New York, but never regained a competence, and scarcely enough to afford him a comfort- able living. He died in 1873, and was buried in Woodlawn cemetery.
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RAND.
Tradition repeats herself in saying that three brothers of this name came from England; they settled in Rye.
I. Capt. Thomas Rand, a descendant of one of the above, b. in Epsom; fought at the battle of Bunker Hill, and served throughout the Revolutionary war. As he marched his company from Epsom to Bunker Hill they came to the tollgate at Kittery Point, where the keeper refused to allow them to pass unless they paid toll. Captain Rand replied that "no toll would be paid by men fight- ing for their country, and if the keeper still refused them pas- sage, he would be thrown into the Piscataqua river." They passed. Capt. Thomas m. Mary Stockbridge; settled in Epsom, but moved to Hooksett. Had ch .: John H.2, Alexander2, Will- iam2, David H.2, city marshal of Oakland, Cal., where he d .; H. Albee2, res. in California; Olive2, m. Hall, res. Kansas; James E.2, city marshal, Concord.
II. John H., son of Capt. Thomas1, b. 1818, Aug. 30; was a brick mason, and a thirty-second degree mason, Knight Templar; came to Bed- ford, 1880. He m., 1st, Irene Trumbull, who d. 1870, March; m., 2d, Charlotte W. Colby, b. 1839, March 24, and d. 1897, May 24. He d. 1902, Sept. 17. Ch .: Henry T.3, b. 1848, Nov. 14, d. Bed- ford, m. Sara Jenks of Springfield, Miss., four ch .: Fillimore C.3, b. 1850, July 6; Almira H.3, b. 1852, May 6, d. -; Willis M.3, b. 1853, Dec. 6, prominent Odd Fellow, m. Eva Gamsby of Cole- brook, had one son, a conductor, killed on the railroad; Julia A.3, b. 1856, Feb. 9, m. Frank S. Leavitt, res. in Manchester, have two ch .; Edgar D.3, b. 1858, Dec. 24, res. Springfield, Miss., has four ch .; Thomas J.3, b. 1864, July 8, has charge of brickyard which made 2,500,000 brick in 1902, res. Springfield, Miss., five ch .; Etta M.3, b. 1872, July 8, d. 1872, Sept. 2; Carrie E.3, b. 1873, July 16, m. Everett Cochran, res. Milford, three ch .; James C.3, b. 1876, Feb. 12, res. Philadelphia, Pa.
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