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STEVENS.
I. Benjamin, b. in England, 1721, came to this country and settled in Hampstead, N. H. He m. Miss A. Johnson, and had ch .: Timothy2; Jonathan2; Eunice2; Benjamin2; Abigail2; David2; Phebe2; and Mary2.
II. Benjamin, son of Benjamin1, was b. in Goffstown, 1750, June 30; m. Miss A. Hadley, and had ch .: Martha3; Joseph3; Anna3; Abi- gail3; and Benjamin3.
III. Benjamin, son of Benjamin2, was b. in Goffstown, 1787, May 21; m. Miss A. Dickerman, and had ch .: Benjamin4, d. in infancy; Joseph H.4; Persis4; Alfred4; Daniel L.4; Benjamin F.4; Martha4, d. at the age of 15.
IV. Joseph H. son of Benjamin3, was b. in Goffstown, 1812, April 6; farmer; m., 1st, 1835, June 9, Margaret, b. in Bedford, 1799, March 5, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Dickey) Patten, and settled in Bedford. His wife d. 1862, Jan. 23, leaving one ch .: Mary J
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Anderson5, b. 1839, Aug. 22, m. George E. Gault (see Gault). He m., 2d, 1862, June 10, Achsah, dau. of John and Letitia Hous ton; she d. 1864, July 13; her ch., Ann Maria5, b. 1863, June 13, d. 1864, July 16. He m., 3d, 1865, Oct. 3, Mary J. (Shirley) Hol- brook (see Holbrook), dau. of John and Margaret Shirley of Niagara. He d. 1880, Dec. 23. They had ch .: Abbie M.5, b. 1866, July 17; Abbie M.5, b. 1868, Oct. 23, d. 1886, Aug. 28; John H.5, b. 1872, June 24; Fred H.5, b. 1873, June 13.
V. Abbie M., daughter of Joseph H.4, b. 1866, July 17; m. Alfred B. Lampher, b. 1859, May 8, Troy, Vt .; res. at Manchester. Had two ch .: Alfred Glenn6, b. 1887, April 30, d. 1888, Feb. 2; Alice Mae6. b. 1890, June 13.
V. John H., son of Joseph H.4, b. 1872, June 24; m., 1st, 1892, Nellie Brien, who d. 1893, March 6, leaving one ch .: John H.6, b. 1893, Feb. 9. He m., 2d, Caroline A. Bennett, b. Leeds Village, P. Q., by whom he had a son, Judson Frederick6.
V. Fred H., son of Joseph H.4, b. 1873, June 13; m. 1892, Oct. 20, Har- riett E. Bennetts, b. Lancaster, N. H., and has two ch .: Mildred Esther6, b. 1893, Dec. 25; Madeline Bertha6, b. 1897, Oct. 18.
IV. Persis, dau. of Benjamin3, m. Daniel Plumer and had ch .: Abby S.5; Martha A.5; Maria D.5; Persis D.5; Julia A.5; Mary E.5; and Ira Newton5.
IV. Alfred, son of Benjamin3, m. Eleanor Major, and res. in Goffstown. His widow still survives him at the age of 84. They had one son, who d. when 18 years of age.
IV. Daniel L., son of Benjamin3, m., 1st, Sally Hutchinson of Frances- town. Had ch .: Melissa, b. 1839; Merrill and Monroe (twins), b. 1841; all dead. His wife d. 1880, July. He m., 2d, 1882, April, Mary E. Priest of Boston, Mass., who survives him. He lived in Man- chester, and was widely known, having held the office of sheriff or deputy for thirty-six consecutive years; before taking the office of sheriff he had served the city as city marshal for a num- ber of years.
IV. Benjamin F., son of Benjamin3, m., 1st, Asenath Stevens, who d. 1848; m., 2d, Ann E. Hunter of Vermont. A son b. 1848, d. 1865. He d. 1885, leaving a widow and one dau., who res. in Boston, Mass.
STEVENS.
I. Abial, b. in Andover, Mass., came to Bedford in 1780; m. Dorothy Martin, by whom he had four ch .: David2; Dolly2; Martha2; Polly2. II. David, son of Abial1, b. 1755, May 23; was a soldier of the Revolu- tion; was at Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga. He came to Bedford with his father, Abial, and owned the farm on which he lived, in the southwest part of the town, and which has been in the posses- sion of the Stevens family for four generations. He m. 1778, Dec. 15, Judith Spofford of Andover, Mass., who was b. 1759, March 5, dau. of Thomas and Ruxby (Moody) Spofford of Rowley, Mass. He d. 1819, Dec. 23, and his wife d. 1820, Sept. 5. They had nine ch .: Greenleaf3, b. 1779, Oct. 12, d. 1818, Aug. 29; Moody Martin3, b. 1781, June 4; John3, b. 1783, May 8; David3, b. 1785, Aug. 13; Solomon3, b. 1788, Jan. 31, d. 1815, April 15; Judith3, b. 1790, Nov. 23; Dorothy3, b. 1793, Oct. 19, d. 1817, May 26; Polly3, b. 1796, May 20, d. 1818, April 18; Jeremiah3, b. 1798, May 15.
III. Moody Martin, son of David2, b. 1781, June 4; m. 1809, Feb. 21, Eunice, b. 1785, April 23, dau. of Elijah Chandler. Moody M. d. 1870, June 16, and his wife d. 1849, Aug. 23. They had ch .: Sarah Abigail4, b. 1810, Jan. 12, d. 1895, March 14; Caroline
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Elizabeth4, b. 1813, March 18; William C.4, b. 1814, Feb. 17, d. 1815, April 7; Dolly Jane4, b. 1816, April 21, d. 1854, April 24; Elijah Chandler4, b. 1818, May 15; William Bradford4, b. 1820, Jan. 27; Eunice4, b. 1821, Oct. 10, d. 1854, Dec. 2; David4, b. 1823, June 7; Martha G.4, b. 1824, Oct. 22, d. 1848, Feb. 1; Harriet Augusta4, b. 1827, Jan. 20, d. 1849, Dec. 24. They were a musical family, and nearly all teachers. David, William, and Elijah were mem- bers of the band for the Bedford Highlanders.
IV. Caroline Elizabeth, dau. of Moody Martin3, b. 1813, March 18; m. 1832, Oct. 11, Nathan Parker, Jr., of Merrimack. She d. 1893, May 19. They had ch .: Nathan Dickerman5, b. 1833, Nov. 13, d. 1835, April 30; Eunice Augusta5, b. 1835, April 13; Annette Jane5, b. 1837, April 4, m. 1873, July 2, Lucien Ingalls, M. D., of Merrimack, who d. Falmouth, Me., 1881, May 3; Nathan Ambrose5, b. 1839, Feb. 11; Sarah Abby5, b. 1841, Feb. 15, m. 1871, May 10, Amon Hutchinson of Nashua, who d. 1899, Sept. 2; William Forester5, b. 1843, Aug. 1; Caroline Elizabeth5. b. 1846, June 30, d. 1864, Sept. 2; Martha Gertrude5, b. 1848, July 14; Frank Edson5, b. 1851, Oct. 13, m. 1899, June 1, Lizzie H. Brown of Milford; Charles Elbridges, b. 1854, July 13, d. 1855, June 30.
V. Eunice Augusta (Parker), dau. of Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1835, April 13; m. 1858, June 8, George F. Spalding of Merrimack. She d. 1903, March 1. Had three ch .: Frank Clarence6, b. 1864, April 19, d. 1865, Dec. 22; Caribel Frances6, b. 1867, May 22, m. 1901, Oct. 30, Rev. Charles S. Haynes, and res. in Peter- borough; Clarence George6, b. 1870, Dec. 17.
V. Nathan Ambrose (Parker), son of Caroline E.4, b. 1839, Feb. 11; m. 1866, Sept. 13, Harriet A., b. 1837, Sept. 4, dau. of Isaac and Rebecca (Harville) Cutler of Bedford. Ch .: Fred Smyth6, b. Nottingham, 1870, March 16; George Harry6, b. in Nottingham, 1872, Oct. 1; Elmer Nathan6, b. Bedford, 1877, Sept. 14.
V. William F. (Parker), son of Caroline E.4, b. 1843, Aug. 1; m., 1st, 1866, Sept. 13, Agnes J., b. 1846, March 8, dau. of Isaac and Rebecca (Harville) Cutler of Bedford. She d. 1874, March 28. He m., 2d, 1875, Feb. 27, Isabel F. Bucknam of Epping. He d. at Epping, 1899, March 30. Ch. of 1st mar .: Caroline Elizabeth6, b. Nottingham, 1868, Aug. 20; Albert Cutler6, b. 1869, Nov. 4. Ch. of 2d mar .: Grace May6, b. Barrington, 1876, Feb. 13.
VI. Caroline Elizabeth (Parker), dau. of William F.5, b. 1868, Aug. 20; m. 1894, Nov. 15, Charles C. Ordway of Epping, and has one ch., Mary Agnes7, b. 1896, March 21.
V. Martha G. (Parker), dau. of Caroline E.4, b. 1848, July 14; m. 1877, Oct. 23, Charles W. Scribner of Raymond. Ch .: Avon Wesley6, b. 1881, May 8, d. 1883, Aug. 6; Frederic Parker6, b. 1884, June 29. IV. Elijah Chandler, son of Moody M.3, b. 1818, May 15; m. 1850, April 9, Julia Ann, b. 1826, June 6, dau. of John and Sophia (Richardson) Barr. He d. 1894, March 6, and his wife d. 1894, March 8. Had three ch .: Harriet Augusta5, b. 1852, June 19, d. 1852, Oct. 26; Charles Edward5, b. 1856, Jan. 27, m. 1882, Emma Morgan of Manchester, is now in California; Frank Byron5, b. 1857, Dec. 8.
V. Frank Byron, son of Elijah C.4, b. 1857, Dec. 8; m. 1881, Dec. 21, Marion Smith Anderson of Manchester, where they res. Ch .: Park Edwards6, b. 1884, Feb. 2; Eva Barr6, b. 1892, June 26.
IV. William Bradford (M. D.), son of Moody M.3, b. 1820, Jan. 27; m. 1851, Jan. 23, Eliza A., b. 1824, March 2, dau. of James and Hannah (Perley) Morrison. He d. 1861, Feb. 18, and his wife d. at Portsmouth, 1890, Jan. 12. Had one ch., Eunice5, b. 1856, Nov. 5, m. Lyman Kinson (see Kinson).
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III. John, son of David2, b. 1783, May 8; m., 1st, Betsey Foster, who lived but a short time, leaving one ch. He then m., 2d, Abigail Stevens, and settled in Goffstown; was deacon in the Congrega- tional church. He d. 1839, Oct. 19. Had four ch. by 2d mar.
III. David, son of David2, b. 1785, May 19; m. 1817, June 9, Elizabeth Rider, granddaughter of Elijah Chandler; she was b. 1796, July 4, and d. 1848, Feb. 8. He d. 1831, June 12. They had eight ch .: George Rider4, b. 1818, March 10, mn. 1850, April 4, Sarah Fowler; David4, b. 1819, June 6; Mary Jane4, b. 1821, March 14, m. 1862, Oct. 31, George W. Burns of Milford; Harriet Eliza4, b. 1823, May 31; Solomon Greenleaf4, b. 1826, Sept. 13; Moody Adoniram4, b. 1828, Feb. 7; Cordelia Abigail4, b. 1830, March 23, d. 1850, May 29; John Newton4, b. 1833, April 21, d. 1862, Dec. 24, at Scottsville, Ky.
IV. David, Jr., son of David3, b. 1819, June 6; m., 1st, 1849, Jan. 16, Sarah F., b. 1823, Nov. 18, dau. of Leonard C. and Nancy (Hutchinson) French; settled in Nashua, N. H. She d. 1852, March 29. He m., 2d, 1856, Jan. 3, Hannah C. Baldwin. He d. 1901, May 5. Ch. of 1st mar .: Edward F.5, b. 1850, Jan. 7; Sarah F.5, b. 1852, March 19. Ch. by 2d mar .: Julia A.5, b. 1858, Dec. 24, m. 1881, Aug. 24, Charles D. Adams; Emma D.5, b. 1861, May 8.
V. Edward F., son of David, Jr.4, b. 1850, Jan. 7; m. 1875, Dec. 2, Emma L. Wellock. He d. 1898, March 3. They had ch .: Edna F.6, b. 1880, Feb. 23; Edith L.6, b. 1882, Aug. 7; Edward F.6, Jr., b. 1886, Sept. 5; Marion E.6, b. 1890, Sept. 23.
V. Sarah F., dau. of David, Jr.4, b. 1852, March 19; m. 1881, Ang. 24, Rev. Albert F. Norcross, who d. 1893, Nov. 26. Had ch .: Gertrude L.6, b. 1883, Oct. 15; Mary F.6, b. 1884, Dec. 16.
IV. Harriet Eliza, dau. of David3, b. 1823, May 31; m. 1845, June 5, Levi Putnam; she d. 1866, Oct. 14. Ch .: Ella Elizabeth5, b. 1847, Aug. 17, d. 1874, March 26; Levi Ernest6, b. 1861, Aug. 2, d. 1879, March 12.
IV. Solomon Greenleaf, son of David3,. b. 1826, Sept. 13; m. 1864, April 12, Ellen Julia Clark, who d. 1897, Sept. 23. Had four ch .: Lizzie May5, b. 1865, April 3, d. 1885; Harriet Ellen5, b. 1866, Oct. 15; Arthur Greenleaf5, b. 1868, Dec. 12; Freddie Lyman5, b. 1875, Nov. 10.
IV. Rev. Moody Adoniram, son of David3, b. Bedford, 1828, Feb. 7; has been in the ministry 40 years (see sketch). He m. 1885, Sept. 10, Susan Angelique Robertson of St. John, N. B., who is not living. He now res. in Milford, N. H. They had an adopted dau., Delia Idelette5, b. 1864, April 26, and d. 1903, Jan. 5.
III. Judith, dau. of David2, b. 1790, Nov. 23; m. James Hartshorn of Milford; she d. 1819, April. They had two ch .: Susan4 and Harriet4.
IV. Harriet (Hartshorn), dau. of Judith3, m., 1st, Euclid Moore, a son of the first minister of the Congregational church in Milford, who served that church for 30 years. She m., 2d, Dea. Freemall Crosby of the above-named church, and is still residing in Mil- ford, aged 86.
II. Dolly, dau. of Abial1; m. Joshua Wilson and had eleven sons and one dau.
II. Martha, dau. of Abial1; m. Dea. Aaron Gage of Merrimack, and had ten ch :: Hannah3, who m. Dea. William Moore; Aaron3; Benjamin3; Naomi3; Solomon3; Isaac3; Sarah3; Mary3; Martha3; and Fanny3.
II. Polly, dau. of Abial1, m. Daniel Kimball of Andover, Mass., and had a large family.
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REV. MOODY A. STEVENS.
Rev. Moody Adoniram Stevens was b. in West Bedford, 1828, Feb. 7, and though seventy-five years have since rolled away, recently (1903) visited the scenes of his childhood home, and renewed the memories of by-gone days. In pursuit of an education he attended the academy at Francestown, also Phillips academy at Andover, Mass. He entered Dartmouth college, also studied at New York university, taking his theological course at Union seminary, New York.
In early life he gave much attention to vocal and instrumental music, studying piano and voice with Profs. Wells Baker and August Kriesman, in Boston. He later held positions as teacher and organist in St. John, N. B., and Boston.
He began his first pastorate at Plympton, Mass., in 1862, also held pastorates at Bellows Falls, Vt., Ashburnham, Cohasset, and Saxonville, Mass., also in Avoka, Minn. He was commissioned chaplain of the Second New York regiment of three months' men and preached his first sermon to a regiment of soldiers on the Battery of New York. He par- ticipated in the first battle of Bull Run.
He m. 1885, Sept. 10, Susan A. Robertson of St. John, N. B., who d. -. The last years of his life have been spent in Minneapolis, Minn., as a retired clergyman, though preaching a good part of the time, having heen in the ministry 40 years. He recently came to reside with his sister in Milford, N. H.
STEVENS.
I. Benjamin was b. in Manchester about 1740. He had a son, Eben- ezer2, who had a son, Timothy8, who had Roger4, b. in Manchester, 1794; the latter was a soldier of the War of 1812; m. Sarah Ken- nedy, and had a son, Timothy5.
V. Timothy, son of Roger4, was b. in Manchester, 1824, Dec. 15, and m. 1850, April 28, Eliza Jane, b. in Bedford, 1826, Oct. 18, dau. of Aaron and Hannah (Gilmore) Page. He settled on a farm in this town about 1870; he was an extensive reader, possessed a remarkable memory, and delighted in imparting the results of his investigations to others. He d. 1900, Ang. 24. Had ch .: Eddy Willis6, b. Manchester, 1853, April 21; John Frederic6, b. Hill, 1856, Jan. 30; Maria Jane6, b. 1858, Aug. 28; Reuben Page6, b. 1860, March 11; Martha Gilmore6, b. 1862, Jan. 29, d. 1870, Oct. 24; Hattie Lovinia6, b. 1864, Sept. 8, m. J. Elmer Esterbrook (see Esterbrook).
VI. Eddy Willis, son of Timothy5, b. 1853, April 21; farmer and market gardener; prominent in work of the grange of both town and county; also trustee of our public library; he m. 1877, Feb. 5, Nellie Augusta, b. Auburn, 1856, May 9, dau. of David H. and Eveline A. (Brown) Bean. Their ch. are: Evelyn Agnes7, b. Bedford, 1878, April 22; Minnie Alice7, b. 1880, July 25; Nellie Eliza7, b. 1882, Aug. 13, d. 1891, Aug. 13; Willis Albert7, b. 1898, May 5.
VII. Minnie A., dau. of Eddy W.6, b. 1880, July 25; m. 1900, Oct. 31, William Melendy, Jr., of Amherst, and res. in town; to them a son was b. in 1903.
VI. John Frederic, son of Timothy5, b. 1856, Jan. 30; m. 1884, March 1, Clara B. Mitchell, and res. in Worcester, Mass. Have ch .: Emily A.7; Anna E.7; Agnes M.7; Edna L.7; Hazel7; the last three were b. in Bedford.
VI. Maria Jane, dau. of Timothy5, b. 1858, Aug. 28; m. 1880, Dec. 22, Walter B. Mitchill, a druggist; res. in Manchester. They have ch .: Annie E.7, b. in Bedford; Gertrude Stevens7; and George Walton7, b. in Manchester.
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VI. Reuben P., son of Timothy5, b. 1860, March 11; dealer in monu- ments of marble and stone; res. in Manchester. He m. 1884, Oct. 15, Emma Vinton Brown. Their ch. are: Timothy Boyn- ton7, b. in Bedford; and Ralph Clinton7, b. in Manchester.
STOWELL.
I. Abner B., son of John and Lavona (Fisher) Stowell, was b. in Washington, N. H., 1832, April 14; farmer. He m. 1855, Oct. 11, Almy Ann, b. in Newbury, 1828, Feb. 6, dau. of Benjamin R. and Sally (McQuillis) Ayer. They settled in Bedford, 1889. Ch .: John E.2, b. in Washington, 1860, April 20; Herbert M.2 and Her- man M.2 (twins), b. Sutton, 1870, March 12, unmarried and both sailors.
II. John E., son of Abner B.1, b. 1860, April 20; farmer and miller; m., 1st, 1880, Nov. 12, Isadore L. (French) Day, dau. of John and Martha (Stowell) French of Merrimack. They had: Maurice E.3, b. Dunstable, Mass., 1881, May 26. She also had a son, George Day by a previous mar. She d. here 1883, Sept. He m., 2d, 1885, Nov. 4, Rebecca Mary, b. 1856, Nov. 4, dau. of Rufus and Mary (Wilson) Blood of Merrimack. She d. 1886, Nov. 15. He m., 3d, 1887, Aug. 25, Mary A., b. Bedford, dau. of Simeon L. and Sarah J. Parker. They have: Charles Lewis3, b. Bedford, 1889, April 29. The family has now rem. to Acworth, N. H.
SWETT (SWEAT).
I. The Swetts came to America from England. A John Swett, from whom the Bedford Swetts descended, was one of the first of the name in America, came in the ship James, landing in June, 1635, was admitted a freeman of Massachusetts colony on the 18th of May, 1692. He was one of the original grantees of the town of Newbury, Mass. He had a son, Capt. Benjamin2, b. about 1626, who came with him, and in 1647, Nov., m. Esther Weare, a dau. of Peter Weare of Newbury, and sister of Nathaniel, who was a man of note, and the founder of an influential family. He moved to Hampton, N. H., about 1663, where he was chosen a commissioner of the county rates in 1665, and also served as selectman, but it was as a soldier that he gained his greatest dis- tinction. He was commissioned commander of the Massachu- setts forces at the East during King Philip's war, holding the position until his death, which occurred 1677, June 29, when he was killed in the conflict with the Indians at Black Point, Scarboro, Me., at the age of 51. Ch. b. in Newbury: Esther3, b. 1648, June 7; Sarah3, b. 1650, Nov. 7; Mary3, b. 1652, Jan. 7; Marys, b. 1654, May 2; Benjamin3, b. 1656, Aug. 5; Joseph3, b. 1659, Jan. 20; Moses3, b. 1661, Sept. 16, ancestor of the Bedford Swetts. After moving to Hampton they had five other ch .: Esther (Weare) Swett, widow of Capt. Benjamin, m. Ensign Stephen Greenleaf, 1679, March 31, and d. 1718, Jan. 16, aged 89. V. Moses, grandson of Moses3, b. in Newbury, 1738; d. from the effects of a paralytic shock in Bedford, 1819, Dec. 17. He learned the trade of ship-building, came from Newbury to Bedford about 1786, the first Swett in Bedford, and one of the pioneer settlers. He settled in West Bedford on the farm now owned by Stillman Parkhurst, and reared his family in the little house west of the road. His son, Moses6, succeeded him as owner of the place, and the Moses7 who next lived there had a new house east of the road. Moses'7 sons, Edmund8 and Samuels, succeeded him as owners. Ed-
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mund8 left, and later on Samuel8, and the place passed out of the Swett's ownership. The easterly part of the Swett farm Moses5 gave his son, Ebenezer6, who built thereon a cottage house, which was burned while the Cottons lived there. Ebenezer's6 son, Fred- erick7, and daughter, Susan7, cared for him, but sold the farm and bought another a half mile north of the village where Ebenezer died.
V. Moses, grandson of Moses3, m. Hannah Plummer, b. Newbury, 1741; d. Bedford, 1829, Jan. 6. Her granddaughter, Susan, says of her, "She was a most ladylike and beautiful woman." Ch .: Jonathan6, b. Newbury, lived mostly in Portland, Me .; Edward6, b. Newbury, res. Maine, d. Parsonsfield, Me., sons, Dr. Moses7 and L. D. M. Sweat7 of Maine; Moses6; Lydia6, b. Newburyport, m. Holt Kimball of Amherst, lived, died, and buried in Amherst, no ch .; Betsey or Elizabeth6, b. 1772, d. 1836, April, m. Dr. Nathan Cutler about 1790 (see Cutler); Ebenezer6; Hannah6, m. Stephen French (see French); Mary or Polly6, b. Newburyport, and m.
VI. Moses, son of Moses5, b. Newburyport, 1765; d. Bedford, 1847, Dec. 12; m. Nancy Goodwin, b. Portland, 1760, d. Bedford, 1842, Feb. 9. Ch .: Polly7, b. Bedford, m. Pharez Gardner, res. Merrimack, had ch .; Jane7, b. Bedford, m. David Melvin of Amherst, no ch .; Edmund7, b. Bedford; Daniel", b. Bedford, 1797, March 19; Nancy7, b. Bedford, m. Samuel Melvin of Hooksett, no ch .; Moses7, b. Bedford, 1802, Feb. 19.
VII. Edmund, son of Moses6, b. in Bedford; m. Betsey Lovejoy of Am- herst; lived and d. in Middlesex, Mass .; no ch. He was a master builder, an Odd Fellow, a most influential Christian man, a deacon and pillar in his church, and res. fifty-six years in one house.
VII. Daniel, son of Moses6, m. 1820, March, Nancy Bryant of Deering, b. 1801, Feb. 1; d. Bedford, 1860, Nov. 24. He m., 2d, 1860, Helen R. Allen. Ch .: Daniel8, b. Boston, Mass., 1821, Aug. 30. David M.8, b. 1823, June 8, m., and d. 1863, Nov. 27, no ch; Ch. b. Bedford: Nancy Jane8, b. 1825, June 26; Caroline M.8, b. 1827, Aug. 18; Hannah F.8, b. 1829, June 23; Emeline8, b. 1831, Nov. 15, m. William George of Webster, N. H., had one dau., and d .; Melvina8, b. 1835, March 5, d. 1843, June 7; Charles Franklin8, b. 1840, May 9, d. Bedford, 1861, Feb. 6; Josephine8, b. Manchester, 1864, March 30; Eugene William8, b. Manchester, 1866, March 17.
VIII. Daniel, son of Daniel7, b. 1821, Aug. 30; m., res., and d. in Lowell, Mass. He had a son, Walter9, an insurance agent, who, with his family, res. in Lowell.
VIII. Nancy Jane, dau. of Daniel7, b. 1825, June 26; m. William Clement of Hooksett, and with ch. res. in California.
VIII. Caroline M., dau. of Daniel7, b. 1827, Aug. 18; m. Melancthon C. Cady, who d. in Wis., where they then res. For 22 years she lived in Manchester, N. H., where she d. 1888, March 15.
VIII. Hannah F., dau. of Daniel7, b. 1829, June 23; m. John D. Marston, a merchant, who d. 1899. Ch .: Nellie9, res. Georgeville, R. I .; Minnie9, m. a collegiate, had two ch .; Charles Marston9, M. D., res. Providence, R. I; a dau.9, d. 1902.
VIII. Josephine, dau. of Daniel7, b. 1864, March 30; m. Manchester, 1883, Nov. 16, Leonard K. Belcher of Goffstown. Ch .: Wallace9, b. 1884, Nov. 6; Helen Louise9, b. 1888, May 31.
VIII. Eugene William, son of Daniel7, b. 1886, March 17; m. in Manchester Sarah Lizzie Buzzell of Goffstown and had one dau.9, b. 1889, Dec. VII. Moses, son of Moses6, m. 1823 Lucy Ann Lovejoy, b. Amherst, 1797, April 24; d. Bedford, 1863, July 26. He d. Bedford, 1859, Dec. 6. Ch. b. in Bedford: William Lovejoy8; George P.8; Edmund8; and Samuel Moses8.
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
VIII. William Lovejoy, son of Moses7, b. 1823, July 30; m. 1850, July, Euphemia Bryant, b. Bedford, 1825, May 15, d. in Manchester, 1903, June 7. No ch. Res. in Lowell and West Manchester.
VIII. George P., son of Moses7, b. 1825, Feb. 13; m. Lois Lethers of Maine, now deceased. He was a merchant in Nashua, where he d. Ch .: George P.9; Ella M.9, who m. - Pepperell, has a son10 and res. in Boston; Josiah G. d.
VIII. Edmund, son of Moses7, b. 1827, March 1; m. Adaline R. Ham of Lowell, b. 1827, April 7, d. 1861, July 26. Ch .: Frank9, b. 1855, July 16, d. 1878, Nov. 16.
VIII. Samuel Moses, son of Moses7, b. 1835, March 24; m. Emily S. Town- send, b. Bedford, 1841, d. Manchester, 1894, Dec. 31 (see Town- send). His home has been in Manchester for the past thirty years, and as his brothers is a genial man. Ch .: George Lovejoy9, b. 1866, July 4; Carrie E.9, b. 1869, April 2.
IX. George Lovejoy, son of Samuel Moses8, m. Mary B. Swett of Boston, where they res. Ch .: Grace10, b. 1890, Jan. 26; Esther10, b. 1891, April 19.
VI. Ebenezer, son of Moses5, b. Newburyport, 1775, Jan. 7; m. in Port- land, 1798, Susan Gustin, b. Portland, 1776, d. Bedford, 1850, Jan. 7. He d. in Bedford, 1867, Aug. 1. He did not come to Bedford from Portland until he had a little family of his own. He worked at his trade, ship carpentering, in Maine, but on coming to Bedford was obliged to work at house carpentering. He was a fine workman; samples of his ordinary work are seen in the Cut- ler, Patten, and other houses of the olden time. In a fall from a building he barely escaped with his life, and so injured his head that thereafter life was only bearable to him, yet he never mur- mured at his fate, but comforted himself sitting for hours at a time reading God's word, awaiting the end, which did not come until he had seen fourscore years and ten. The lessons he gave his grandchildren on obedience were not all forgotten. His wife was a modest, intelligent woman, from out of a family where marked attention was paid to education. Many of her people in past and present time have been and are noted for being popular lifetime instructors. Two of her twin nieces were the oldest teachers in America. Mrs. Swett made much home effort, that there should be a mark of education in her large family. Ch. b. in Portland: Ebenezer, Jr.7, b. 1779, March 12; Jane7, b. 1800, Oct., d. in Portland, 1801, Nov .; John Powell7, b. 1801, Aug. 30. Ch. b. in Bedford: Charles", b. 1804, Jan. 29; Lucy Ann7 and William7 (twins), b. 1806, March 21, William d. 1806, Aug .; William7, b. 1808, Jan. 26; Jesse Powell7, b. 1810, Feb. 11; Susan Gustin", b. 1812, Jan. 7; David7 and Frederick7 (twins), b. 1814, July 25; Mary Jane7, b. 1819, Sept 6.
VII. Ebenezer, Jr., son of Ebenezer6, b. 1779, March 12; res. in Portland. When aged about 30 he went for a visit across a tract of land where Indians dwelt, and as he was never heard from again was thought to have been killed by them for his new clothes.
VII. John Powell, son of Ebenezer6, b. 1801, Aug. 30; m., 1st, 1830, Rebecca Jane (Pettingill) Hunt of Nashua, b. Wilton, 1810, d. 1836, Jan. 8; m., 2d, Mary, sister of his first wife, b. 1805, d. 1845, Aug. 1; m., 3d, Fannie M. Knight of Pelham, b. 1824, d. 1838, Oct. 13. He came to Lowell, 1834; was a carpenter and livery stable keeper in Middlesex and Lowell, where the Boston & Maine depot stands. He had a robust frame, a strenuous life; d. in Lowell, 1886, April 14 (portrait in Hist. of Lowell, Mass). Ch .: Elizabeth8; John Henry8; Laura Sophia8, b. in Lowell, 1841, Jan. 29, unm., passed the most of her life in Lowell, res. with John H.8; Charles Frederick8, b. Lowell, 1843, Jan. 25, d. Lowell, 1844, Jan. 28; Mary Francess; Charles Frederick8.
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