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II. John, son of Samuel1, b. 1797; m. Susan Hill, who was b. in Candia, 1804. Ch .: Jonathan3, d. in Bedford; George3; Nancy3; Sarah3; Susan3; Samuel3; Melissa3. who m., 1st, Thomas Adams, and 2d, Ira Campbell; Charles3, unm .; Mary3, who m., 1st, Charles Camp- bell, 2d, Corwin Parker. They also had three sons, Charles3; Alonzo3; and Samuel3; d. in infancy.
III. Nancy, dau. of John2, m. 1st, Martin Joslyn; 2d, Joseph Clement. Ch. of 1st mar .: Susan4 and George4.
III. Sarah, dau. of John2, m. Charles Griffin of Manchester. Had ch .: Augusta4; Nellie4; and Charles4.
III. Susan, dau. of John2, m. - Jeffers. They had a dau., Etta4, who m. George Bagley, res. in Manchester, and had a dau., Etta5.
III. Samuel, son of John2, m. Lavinia Aldrich and settled in Bedford, but later rem. to Merrimack, where he d. 1879, May. 16. Ch .: Laura4, d. in Bedford; Hattie4; Georgiana D.4; Wesley4; and Edward4, who committed suicide by shooting himself.
IV. Hattie, dau. of Samuel3, m. George Hanson and settled in Amherst. Had one son, Frank5.
IV. Georgiana D., dau. of Samuel3, m. 1879, July 20, John A. Hanson, and res. in Amherst, on the Horace Greeley homestead. They have six ch .: Fred5; Alvin5; Horace Greeley5; Warren R.5; Edwin S.5; and Roland5.
IV. Wesley, son of Samuel3, m. Dora, dau. of John Stevens of Merri- mack. Had three ch.
II. Dolly, dau. of Samuel1, b. 1802; m., 1st, William Paine, and 2d, Robert Campbell. She d. 1885, Feb. 8. Had one dau. by 1st mar- riage, Mary Ann8, b. 1822, Aug. She m. Isaac Campbell (see Campbell).
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SHEPARD.
I. The origin of this family, like that of many others among the first settlers of this country, is somewhat in doubt. The first repre- sentative of the family in this country was Thomas1, b. perhaps in England in 1632. He was commonly called "Thomas of Malden," or "Goodman Thomas," and he lived at Medford or Malden, Charlestown, Brookline, and Milton. He m. Hannah Ensign of Scituate, Mass., dau. of Thomas, 1658, Nov. 19. They had seven ch .: Thomas2; Ralph2; John2; Jacob2; Hannah2; Isaac2; and Mary2. Some few years after the death of his wife, Hannah, 1698, March 14, he m. Joanna - -. He d. at Milton, Mass., 1698, Sept. 26 or 29, in his 87th year.
II. Jacob, son of Thomas1, was b. in Milton. He m. Mercy, dau. of John and Elizabeth Chickering of Charlestown, Mass., 1699, Nov. 22. They had five ch .: Jacob3; Benjamin3; John3; Joseph3; and Thomas3. In 1704 he purchased a farm in what is now Foxboro, then within the limits of Dorchester, Mass. This farm was near a pond still known as Shepard's pond. He d. about 1717, Dec.
III. Thomas, son of Jacob2, was b. 1706, March 24. He m. Content, dau. of Cornelius and Mehitable White of Taunton, 1735, June 5. They had thirteen ch .: Sarah4; Jacob4; Thomas4; Jacob4; Olive4; Jimima4; Rachel4; Thomas4; Olive4; Seth4; Phoebe4; George4; and Mase4. It is said that Content (White) Shepard belonged to the Amazonian race, and her three younger sous were powerful men-could per- form the work of two ordinary men. Thomas spent nearly the whole of his life in Norton, Mass., and d. there, 1774, Oct. 19. His wife d. 1790, April 7.
IV. Capt. George, son of Thomas3, was b. in Norton, Mass., 1757, Jan. 2. He m. Eunice, dau. of Peter and Abigail (Morey) Makepeace of Norton, Mass., 1781, Sept. 6. In 1800 George settled in Bedford, N. H. He served in the Revolutionary war, enlisting at the age of nineteen. He was taken prisoner by the British while in ser- vice in Rhode Island. He was commonly called Captain, but there is nothing on record to show that he ever held that office during the war, and he was probably made such during the peace establishment. Captain George d. 1819, July 13, and his wife, Eunice, 1846, Aug. 20, both being buried at Bedford, N. H. They had eight ch., of which six were b. in Sharon, Mass., and two in Bedford: Thomas5, b. 1782, Feb. 7; Nancy5, b. 1784, Jan. 8; Sophia5, b. 1786, June 14, m. 1808, Nov. 27, William Chandler, son of Elijah (see Chandler); Georges, b. 1790, Sept. 12; Otis5, b. 1793, April 12; Charles5, b. 1799, May 8; Mary5, b. 1802, Aug. 7; Silas5, b. 1805, March 29.
V. Thomas, son of Capt. George4, b. 1782, Feb. 7; m. 1811, May 16, Elizabeth, b. 1788, May 11, dau. of John Holmes of Derry, N. H., and res. in Bedford. She d. 1853, Oct. 18. He d. 1859, Feb. 23. They had eight ch., b. in Bedford: John Holmes6, b. 1812, March 11: Charles Franklin6, b. 1813, Oct. 17; George6, b. 1816, Jan. 20, d. 1845, Sept. 21; James Stinson6, b. 1818, Sept. 24; Mary Jane6, b. 1820, Nov. 9, m. 1842, Oct. 27, Hugh Riddle French, son of Rev. Daniel L. (see French); Nancy Parker Barnes6, b. 1823, Aug. 15, m. Alfred McAfee (see McAfee); Thomas6, b. 1826, Aug. 5; William Moor6, b. 1828, Oct. 15.
VI. John Holmes, son of Thomas5, b. 1812, March 11; m., 1st., 1841, Dec. 12, Lucy, dau. of William Pierson of Tewksbury, Mass. She was b. 1815, Jan. 6, and d. 1845, April 9. He m., 2d, 1845, Oct. 9, Sarah A. Pierson, sister of his first wife. She was b. 1817, Jan. 14, d. 1870, July 17. He d. Bedford, 1859, May 13. Ch. of 1st mar .: John Parsons7, b. 1844, Nov. 21, d. 1861, Jan. 23. Ch. of 2d
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mar .: William Pierson7, b. 1847, June 21; Lucy Ann7, b. 1849, May 21, d. 1853, Sept. 2; Elizabeth A.7, b. 1851, May 5, m. 1868, Jan. 30, Charles P. Farley (see Farley); Harriet7, b. 1853, May 3, d. 1853, June 25; Arthur M.7, b. 1855, March 12, d. 1885, Dec. 13; all b. in Bedford.
VII. William Pierson, son of John H.6, b. 1847, June 21; m. 1871, Nov. 21, Sophronia J., dau. of Senter and Louisa (Flint) Farley. Had ch .: Jane L., b. 1872, Nov. 25, m. 1891, March 11, William B. French (see French); Florence M., b. 1889, March 11.
VI. Charles Franklin, son of Thomass, b. 1813, Oct. 17; m. 1838, Feb. 20, Louisa Ann, b. 1814, July 19, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Perry of Amherst, N. H. He was engaged for many years in sawing lum- ber in the mills located on the outlet of Shepard's pond, near which he res., and was the first in town to introduce the circular saw for sawing boards. His wife d. 1875, Sept. 20. He d. 1893, Jan. 22. They had four ch. b. in Bedford: Charlotte Aun Perry7, b. 1838, Dec. 27, d. 1849, March 21; Nancy Jane7, b. 1842, June 11, d. 1842, Sept. 30; George Franklin7, b. 1845, April 20; Charlotte Ann7, b. 1852, Aug. 13, d. 1852, Aug. 29.
VII. George Franklin, son of Charles F.6, b. 1845, April 20; m., 1st, 1869, Dec. 1, Delphina Jane, b. 1845, June 28, dau. of E. S. Smith of North Wayne, Me .; she d. 1889, April 18; he m., 2d, 1897, June 30, at Chelsea, Mass., Fannie Louise, b. 1860, March 12, dau. of Lorenzo Perry of Bedford. Had ch. by 1st mar. b. in Bedford: Edith Louise8, b. 1874, June 21, d. 1899, March 12; Harriet Cum- ner8, b. 1875, Nov. 14, m. 1896, April 23, Horace E. Webber (see Webber); Charles Franklins, b. 1878, Feb. 24; Nellie Tyson8, b. 1880, Aug. 7, m. 1903, June 24, Frank Hardy Barnard (see Bar- nard).
VI. James Stinson, son of Thomas5, b. 1818, Sept. 24; m. 1842, July 14, Gracia A., dau. of Abraham Moore of Hancock, N. H. He d. Lawrence, Mass, 1866, Sept. 28; she d. 1877, April 6. They had ch .: Gracia E.7, b. 1845, Jan. 11, d. 1845, Aug. 2; Ann J.7, b. 1846, Dec. 21, d. 1846, Dec. 31; James Albert7, b. 1848, Nov. 22; William M.7, b. 1851, June 25; Eugene E.7, b. 1854, June 2; Fred C.7, b. 1856, Aug. 18; Judson7, b. 1859, May 25, d. 1875, Dec. 12; Harry E.7, b. 1862, Jan. 15; Lillyī, b. 1865, Feb. 3, d. 1865. Sept. 8.
VII. James Albert, son of James S.6, b. 1848, Nov. 22; m. 1872, Jan. 1, Annie Gove of Charlestown, Mass. Had ch .: Annie L.8, b. 1874, Oct. 8; Guy A.8, b. 1876, Jan. 19; Ralph M.8, b. 1878, Feb. 1.
VII. William M., son of James S.6, b. 1851, June 25; m. 1885, Nov. 4, Abbie De Forest, who d. 1894, Sept. 8.
VII. Eugene E., son of James S.6. b. 1854, June 2; m. 1876, Dec. 4, Car- rie Holton of Winchester, Mass. Had ch .: Everett Holton8, b. 1881, Nov. 1; Lillian S.8, b. 1896, Feb. 7.
VII. Fred C., son of James S.6, b. 1856, Aug. 18; m. 1878, Nov. 27, Clara A. Pratt of Chelsea, Mass. They had ch .: Frederick S.8, b. 1880, Feb. 27; Marion8, b. 1881, Dec. 23; Charles G.8, b. 1886, Aug. 28; Helen A.8, b. 1889, Jan. 2.
VII. Harry E., son of James S.6, b. 1862, Jan. 15; m. 1881, Sept. 14, Nellie G. Teele of Arlington, Mass. Had ch .: Elmer8, b. 1883, Jan. 5, d. 1883, June 14; Marion L.8, b. 1886, Oct. 16.
VI. Thomas, son of Thomas5, b. 1826, Aug. 5; m., 1st, 1845, Aug. 16, Me- linda Ann, dau. of Abraham Moore of Hancock, N. H .; she d. 1850, Oct. 4. He m., 2d, 1858, Jan. 14, Mary Harvey, dau. of Luther Eames of Lowell, Mass. She d. 1890. He d. Winchester, Mass., 1898, May 4. By 1st. mar. had one ch .: Melinda Ann7, b. 1850, April 24, d. in infancy.
VI. William Moor, son of Thomas5, b. 1828, Oct. 15; m. 1857, June 26, Etta Dame of Orford, N. H. He d. Manchester, 1883, May 3. They had one ch., Fannie B.7, who d. in infancy.
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V. Nancy, dau. of Capt. George4, b. 1784, Jan. 8; m. 1805, Dec. 26, William Parker of Litchfield, b. 1775; d. 1849, Sept. 28. She d. 1818, April 19, in Litchfield. Had ch .: George6; Mary Ann6; James6; and Elizabeth6.
V. George, son of Capt. George4, b. 1790, Sept. 12; m. Mary McQuigg of Spencer, N. Y. Their ch., so far as known, were: Otis6, b. about 1819; George6; John6; Olive6; and two other daughters.
V. Otis, son of Capt. George4, b. 1793, April 12; m. 1818, March, Susan, dau. of Joseph Nevins of Hollis. Their ch .: Alfred B.6, b. 1819, April 10; Francis M.6, b. 1821, Dec. 26; Charles Augustus6, b. 1823 or 4, July 31; Alexander6, b. 1826, March 6.
V. Charles, son of Capt. George4, b. 1799, May 8; m. 1824, Nov. 24, Bet- sey Wright of Chelmsford, Mass., b. 1798, d. 1850, Jan. 21. He d. 1865, Feb. 10. Their ch .: Charles Otis6, b. 1826, Oct. 10, d. 1883, Jan. 5; Sylvester6, b. 1831, May 17; George W.6, b. 1833, Feb. 8.
VI. Charles Otis, son of Charles5, b. 1826, Oct. 10; m. Lydia E. Law- rence of Mason, N. H., b. 1830, July 26. He d. 1883, Jan. 5. Ch .: Nellie A.7, b. 1857, May 29, m. 1883, Jan. 4, George Todd Cov- erly of Malden, Mass .; Evelyn W.7, b. 1861, July 26.
V. Mary, dau. of Capt. George4, b. 1802, Aug. 7; m. 1824, Aug. 31, Ammiel, b., 1798, Aug. 16, son of Moses Noyes of Amherst, N. H. She d. at Amherst, 1865, Oct. 15, and he d. 1872, April 28. Ch .: Lucy Jane6, b. 1825, Jan. 5, d. 1855, Feb. 25; Alfred6, b. 1827, April 26; Mary Ann6, b. 1829, Aug. 17; Adeline Augusta6, b. 1832, Dec. 20, d. 1896, April 15; Sarah Elizabeth6, b. 1834, April 10, d. 1895, Aug. 27; Elvira Sophia6, b. 1836, Sept. 27; Albert6, b. 1839, April 7, d. 1866, Dec. 26; Eunice6, b. 1840, April 7, d. 1840, Aug. 9; Francis Caroline6, b. 1841, Aug. 6; Nancy Maria6, b. 1842, Aug. 1; George6, b. 1843, Sept 20, d. 1843, Oct. 7.
V. Silas, son of Capt. George4, b. 1805: March 29; m. 1832, Nov. 29, Lydia b. 1804, March 11, dau. of Moses Noyes of Amherst. She d. 1864, Dec. 17, and he d. at Thetford, Vt., 1866, Oct. 7. Ch .: Sarah Noyes6, b. 1837, d. 1867, June 1; Lucy F.6, m. Frank Sloan of Thetford, Vt.
SHEPARD.
I. Col. John Shepard came to Souhegan West, now Amherst, from Concord, Mass., about 1741, and built the mills on Souhegan river, long known as Shepard's mills. He settled on the tract of land granted him by the proprietors of the township, and was a prom- inent and useful citizen of the town. He was one of the four citizens of the town who refused to sign the "Association Test Paper," in March, 1776. He m., 1st, Miss Hartwell; 2d, Sarah French, who d. 1802, Oct. 31, aged 80. He d. 1785, Nov. 29, aged 79. They had ch .: John2, b. 1732; Lydia2, b. -, d, 1791, June 14; Abigail2, b. 1738, April 6, d. 1822, Aug. 23; Benjamin2, b. 1744, March 18; Samuel2, b. 1750, d. 1835, Jan. 12; Mary2, b. 1749, Sept. 21; Sarah2, b. 1757, Oct. 17; Jotham2, b. 1761, June 22; Rachel2, b. 1762, April 5, d. 1785, July 23; Daniel2, b. 1764, Sept. 25.
II. Benjamin, son of Col. John1, b. 1744, March 18; m. Lucy Lund, who d. 1822, Nov. 6. He d. 1810, March 26. Their ch. were: James3, b. 1777, June 14; William3, b. 1780, July 29; John8, b. 1783, Sept. 22; Benjamin3, b. 1786, March 24.
III. John, son of Benjamin2, b. Amherst, 1783, Sept. 22; m. 1811, June 4, Lucy Blanchard Nichols, b. Bedford, 1791, April 18, dau. of Benjamin and Elmira (Blanchard) Nichols, and d. here 1874, March 31. He d. 1870, May 11. They moved to Bedford in 1824, and to them nine ch. were born: Rebecca4, b. 1812, Sept. 20,
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d. 1840, May 20, unm .; Lucy M.4, b. 1814, Nov. 25, d. 1865, Oct. 5, unm .; John W.4, b. 1816, Aug. 27; Andrew N.4, b. 1818, July 22; Stillman A.4, b. 1821, Jan. 18; Clarissa D.4, b. 1823, July 13, d. 1840, Aug. 19; Benjamin A.4, b. 1827, Aug. 19, d. 1851, Sept. 3; Mary Ann4, b. 1830, Feb. 16, d. 1902, unm .; Orleanna J.4, b. 1833, July 12, d. 1857, Sept. 25, unm.
IV. John W., son of John3, b. 1816, Aug. 27; m., 1st, 1837, Oct. 16, Silvina Field; m., 2d, Mary Carleton, b. 1818, and d. 1888. He d. 1903.
IV. Andrew N., son of John3, b. 1818, July 22; m. 1850, Jan. 1, Harriet W. Brown. Has res. in Winchester and Lowell, Mass., also Am- herst and Milford. His wife, Harriet, d. He d. 1899, Jan. 1. IV. Stillman Addison, son of John3, b. 1821, Jan. 18; m. 1853, B. Jane Nichols, dau. of Capt. Benjamin Nichols. They were both active members of the Presbyterian church and ever ready to assist in any good cause. He took a lively interest in the welfare of the town, and in 1861 served as one of the selectmen. He was prom- inent in filling the town's quota when the second call for soldiers was made during the Civil war. From early manhood to within a few years of his death he was quite extensively engaged in the lumber business. He d. 1890, June 4, aged 69, and his wife seven years later, aged 63.
V. Harry A., only child of Stillman A.4, continued to reside for a time on the old homestead, and in Aug., 1897, he m. Mina B., dau. of Samuel J. and Mercy W. (Perry) Snowe of Barrington, N. S. They now res. in Milford. They have a dau.6, b. 1903.
SHIRLEY.
I. John Shirley was b. in Goffstown, 1797, Dec. 10, the son of James and Mary (Moor) Shirley (see Moor). He m., 1st, Margaret Houston, b. in Bedford, 1797, Dec. 15. They res. in Bedford, Canada, and Niagara Falls. She d. 1868, Nov. 26. He m., 2d, ,who d. 1900, Feb. He d. 1886, Oct. 20. Had six ch., b. in Bedford: Alfred2, b. 1813, May 13; James2, b. 1819, Dec. 22, d. young; Robert Houston2, b. 1821, Dec. 13, d. young; Gilman2, b. 1823, Sept. 20; John2, b. 1825, April 19; Maria Ann2, b. 1827, June 1; Mary Jane2, b. 1829, Aug. 3, d. 1831; Mary Jane2, b. Mel- bourne, Canada, 1832, Oct. 5; William Thomas2, b. 1834, May 6, d. young; Sarah Caroline2, b. in Goffstown, 1836, June 19; Mar- garet Eliza2, b. in Goffstown, 1840, July 19.
II. Alfred, son of John1, b. in Bedford, 1813, May 13; m. 1846, Dec. 22, Jane Woodbury, b. Dunbarton, 1828, Feb. 27. He served three years in the Civil war, enlisting 1862, Aug. 2, in Company E, Eighth N. Y. heavy artillery. He d. at Niagara Falls, 1902, Jan. 16. Ch .: Sylvania A.3; Albert3, b. Haverhill, Mass., 1851, Sept. 14, res. Buena Vista, Cal .; Ira W.3, b. Dunkirk, N. Y., 1853, May 1, m. 1876, Oct. 4, Eva Doe, res. Los Angeles, Cal .; William B.3, b. 1857, March 11, at Niagara Falls, res. there; Charles H.3, b. at Niagara Falls, 1859, June 21, m. 1899, May 10, Mary E. Jacobs, and res. at Niagara Falls.
III. Sylvania A., dau. of Alfred2, b. at Haverhill, Mass., 1848, May 5; m. 1870, Feb. 3, Russel J. Straight. She d. 1876, Nov. 28. They have two ch .: Edith J.4; Herbert R.4
II. Gilman, son of John1, b. in Bedford, 1823, Sept. 20; m. 1848, Feb. 28, Nancy, b. in Goffstown, 1823, Dec. 20, dau. of Daniel Moor and Jane (Moor) Shirley. He enlisted 1861, in Company G, 112th regiment N. Y. volunteers; was killed at battle of Cold Harbor, Va., 1864, June 2. Ch .: Alma3, b. 1849, May 10, d. 1849, July 12; Frank3, b. 1854, March 29, d. 1863; Clinton3. 69
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III. Clinton, son of Gilman2, b. in Haverhill, Mass., 1851, Oct. 6; m. 1870, Anna R. Stevens; res. in Hooksett. Ch .: Arthur E.4; Frank H.4; Ida J.4; George H.4; Orrin C.4; Walter E.4; Etta M.4; Clarence E.4 II. John, son of John1, b. Bedford, 1825, April 19; m. 1848, Dec. 29, Susan Parker of Hooksett, where he d. 1885, May 10. Ch .: Josephine3, b. Haverhill, Mass., 1849, Oct. 1, d. Hooksett, 1854, Aug. 23; Charles W.3; John Quincy3, b. Hooksett, 1858, Dec. 7; Susie P.3, b. in Hooksett, 1862, June 23, m. 1885, Dec. 23, Gilbert A. Goodwin, and res. Boston, Mass.
III. Charles W., son of John2, b. in Hooksett, 1850, June 12; a brick- layer; m. 1875, Nov. 3, Annie B. McKay, and res. in Manchester. Has one ch., Josephine B.4
II. Maria Ann, dau. of John1, b. in Bedford, 1827, June 1; m. Andrew Kimball, and res. in Millerstown, Pa. She d. 1881, March 11. He d. Bedford, 1886, Sept. 21. Ch .: L. H.3, b. 1850; Emma J.3, b. 1852, d. 1876, July 9; Etta F.3, b. 1854, d. 1877; Clara M.3, b. 1857, d. 1881; George A.3, b. 1859; John S.3, b. 1855, d. 1861.
II. Mary Jane, dau. of John1, b. in Melbourne, Can., 1832, Oct. 5; m., 1st, 1863, Aug. 22, Griggs H. Holbrook, b. Bedford, 1835, June 16. He enlisted in the Civil war in Company -, 170th regiment N. Y. volunteers; was taken prisoner, and d. in Andersonville, Ga., 1864, Aug. 11. She m., 2d, 1865, Oct. 3, Joseph H. Stevens of. Bedford, and had four ch. He d. 1880, Dec. 23, aged 68. She m., 3d, 1884, March 11, Andrew Kimball, who had m. her sister Maria for his 1st wife. He d. in Bedford, 1886, Sept. 21. His widow res. in Manchester (see Holbrook and Stevens genealogies). II. Sarah Caroline, dau. of John1, b. in Goffstown, 1836, June 19; m. Matthew Dolphin, proprietor of a hotel at Niagara Falls. She d. 1869, April 16. Ch .: George A.3, b. 1867, Sept .; Carrie Shirley3, b. 1869, April.
II. Margaret Eliza, dau. of John1, b. in Goffstown, 1840, July 9; m. 1863, Dec. 30, James Cooker, b. 1838, Aug. 16, at Bowmans- ville, Ont .; telegraph operator. Has res. at Niagara Falls, Bed- ford, and Somerville, Mass. Ch .: Thomas S.3; John Maxwell3; Ella Margaret3; Robert J.3; Mary Emma3.
SIGNOR.
I. George Nelson was b. in Chateaugay, N. Y., 1857, July 9, son of Benjamin Russell and Minerva E. (Joslin) Signor; farmer; m. 1875, Nov. 27, Alice Merrill, b. in Belmont, N. Y., 1857, Dec. 2, dau. of John Wesley and Lydia A. (Perigo) Merrill, who now res. in Malone, N. Y. George N. and his family removed from Bel- mont to Bedford 1887, Nov. 4. Their ch. b. in Belmont are: George Artemus2, b. 1878, Nov. 4; Minerva Anna2, b. 1881, Aug. 28; Hercules Rollin2, b. 1884, Nov. 7; Benjamin Wesley2, b. 1886, Aug. 19. Ch. b. in Bedford: Perley Merrill2, b. 1890, Feb. 25; Charlotte Alice2, b. 1895, Feb. 20.
SMITH.
I. Deacon Benjamin Smith came to this country from the north of Ireland in 1738, and settled first in Londonderry, removing later to Bedford, where they resided near the Dea. John Orr family. Catharine McCurdy, afterwards his wife, was b. in the county of Antrim, in the parish of Billy, and in infancy, with her parents, fled from persecution into the Highlands of Scotland, and her first dialect was the Erse of the Highlands, in which she could always converse. Having returned to Ireland, her family emigrated to America in the same vessel with Benjamin Smith, their first
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acquaintance being made on board the vessel. Benjamin and Catharine were m. in early life in Londonderry. He was about 21 and she a year or two older. They soon rem. to Bedford, and were among the first settlers. They died at an advanced age without a reproach to their character, he in October, 1812, aged about 92, and she in December, 1814, aged about 96. At the funeral of her husband Mrs. Smith bade farewell to her pretty " prentice " boy, for such he was when she first knew him. They had seven ch., three b. in Londonderry and four in Bedford: Robert2, b. 1742, Dec. 11; James2, b. 1744, April 6; John2, b. 1746, Feb. 15; Elizabeth2, b. 1748, April 10, m. Joshua Tolford and settled in Alexandria (see Tolford); Mary S.2, b. 1780, Sept. 12; Jane2, b. 1752, Sept. 13, m. Hon. John Orr (see Orr); Adam2, b. 1758, Aug. 3.
II. Robert, son of Dea. Benjamin, b. 1742, Dec. 11; m. a Miss Sarah Tucker of Pennsylvania, and settled first in Londonderry; rem. from there to New York, and lastly to Pennsylvania, where he d. leaving a posterity which we cannot trace.
II. James, son of Dea. Benjamin, b. 1744, April 6; m. Miss Elizabeth Mack of Londonderry, and rem. to Marietta, Ohio, where he d. leaving descendants that are unknown here (Bedford History of 1851). The town records refer to the ch. of a Lieut. James Smith and his wife Elizabeth as follows: Benjamin3, b. 1770, Oct. 1; Mary3, b. 1772, July 4; Elizabeth3, b. 1774, April 1; Catharine3, b. 1776, - 25; Jenny3, b. 1777, June 13; Martha3, b. 1781, Feb. 20; James3, b. 1783, Feb. 7; John3, b. 1787, April 6.
II. John, son of Dea. Benjamin, b. 1746, Feb. 15, m. Margaret Dins- more of Windham and settled in New Chester, now Hill. They had four or five sons and three daughters. Three sons, Daniel3, John3, and James8, went West, place unknown. Robert3, the youngest son, was living in Hill in 1850. Two daughters d. at mature age unm., and one dau. m. a Mr. McMurphy, settled first in New Chester and afterwards moved West.
II. Mary S., dau. of Dea. Benjamin, b. 1780, Sept. 12; m. Hugh Campbell and res. some time in Bedford; rem. thence to New Chester and again to the state of New York. Some of the family were located near Sandusky, Ohio, in 1850.
II. Adam, son of Dea. Benjamin, b. 1758, Aug. 3; m. Miss Ann Mc- Allister and settled on the home farm. They had nine ch .; two d. in infancy and seven lived to mature age. Margaret M.3, the oldest, m. 1807, Dec. 3, David Houston, they moved later to Illi- nois, where he d. 1845, May. Their three daughters and two sons d. of consumption; Adam, Jr.3, left two sons; Catharine3, m. David P. Foster and settled in Lawrence, Mass., had three ch.
SMITH.
I. Benjamin H. Smith was b. in Hudson 1838, Jan. 9, son of Joseph O. and Martha Smith. He was a basket maker by trade and res. in Bedford about thirty years. He m. 1866, July 18, Mary E., b. 1848, June 25, dau. of Ephraim C. and Mary F. (Quimby) Hardy of Bedford; he d. 1895, March 31. Had seven ch. b. in Bedford, viz .: George W.2, b. 1867, Jan. 8; Cora A.2, b. 1869, Feb. 15, m. 1891, Oct. 14, Charles H. Fellows, res. in West Manchester, she d. 1894, Oct. 13; Harriet A.2, b. 1871, Jan. 29, m. 1892, Oct. 12, Will- iam H. Gowitzke and res. in Manchester; Laura E.2, b. 1873, Dec. 3, m. 1897, Sept. 8, Myron F. Johnson, res. West Manchester; Alice M.2, b. - , Nov. 9, res. Manchester; Charles P.2, b. 1882, Sept. 4, d. Bedford, 1886, Aug. 14; Fred P.2, b. 1887, Dec. 2.
II. George W., son of Benjamin H., b. 1867, Jan. 8, is a basket maker. He m. 1897, March 9, Sarah J. Richardson, and remains in town.
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
SPENCER.
I. The Spencers originally came from England, and settled in East Haddam, Conn. Asa Spencer1, moved from East Haddam to Campton, N. H. In 1770 he m. Deborah Patterson. Enlisted in the Revolutionary war in 1776, Feb. 10, and d. 1778, March 7.
II. Israel, son of Asa1, was b. 1775, Dec. 29, in Campton, N. H .; m. Molly Tupper; d. 1852, June 9.
III. George, son of Israel2, was b. 1812, Dec. 31, in Campton, N. H .; m. 1831, April 21, Sarah Bartlett Johnson, widow of William John- son and dau. of Thomas Bartlett of Newburyport, Mass. Mr. Spencer moved to Manchester, N. H., in 1841, and was engaged in the grocery business for several years. He was very fond of music and taught a singing school in Manchester for several win- ters. He d. 1861, Dec. 19. His wife, Sarah Bartlett, was b. in Campton, N. H., 1792, June 13, d. 1876, July 24, in Manchester, N. H. George Spencer had two sons: Thomas Bartlett4, b. 1834, Oct. 2, in Campton, N. H., and Milton Ward4, b. 1832, Jan. 19, in Campton, N. H.
IV. Thomas Bartlett, son of George3, b. 1834, Oct. 2; m. 1855, Feb. 19, Thankful D. Combs of Manchester (a cousin of Commodore Nutt). He was sutler in the late Rebellion, and for several years was en- gaged in the grocery business in Manchester. He moved to Bed- ford, where he lived four or five years. Later returned to Man- chester, where he d. 1895, Jan. 13. He had two ch .: Ida Jane5, b. 1861, Dec. 5, and Etta Maria5, b. 1866, June 18, in Manchester. The latter m. Neil Fullerton (see Fullerton).
V. Ida Jane, dau. of Thomas4, b. 1861, Dec. 5; m. 1883, July 19, Fred M. Barnard of Goffstown. They have one ch., Bernice Ida6, b. in Bedford, 1884, Sept. 16.
IV. Milton Ward, son of George3, b. 1832, Jan. 19. When nine years old he went to Manchester, where he attended the public schools and later Kendall's academy in Piscataqua. He was afterward engaged in the grocery business. He m. 1855, Nov. 1, Theresa Amanda Stevens, b. Montville, Me., 1833, dau. of Thaddeus H. and Eleanor (Atkinson) Stevens, and grand-daughter of Maj. Thomas Atkinson of Montville, who served in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Spencer moved to Bedford, 1867, April 19, and en- gaged in lumbering and farming. He served several terms as selectman of the town, and d. in Bedford, 1889, Feb. 3. He had four ch .: Oscar M.5, b. in Manchester, 1856, Sept. 22, d. 1858, Aug. 4; Sarah Bartlett5, b. in Hooksett, 1858, Oct. 16; George Oville5, b. in Hooksett, 1864, March 24; Gardner Wards, b. in Manchester, 1866, May 1.
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