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ADAMS.
I. Robert Adams, b. in Derry, N. H., came to this town and m. Jane, dau. of James2 and Dolly (Butterfield) Campbell. Their ch. were: William,2 Thomas,2 b. 1822, served in Civil war, m. Melissa Seavey, d. 1903, Sept .; Hannah2, b. 1836, m. Horace Campbell (see Camp- bell); Reuben2, b. 1830; George2, b. 1831, was a soldier in the Civil war, d. about 1864; Samuel2, b. 1844.
II. William, son of Robert1, served in the Union army during the Civil war, and d. in hospital, 1864. He m. Harriet W., b. 1834, Jan. 8, dau. of Robert2 and Dolly (Seavy) Campbell. She d. 1901, Oct. 16. Their ch. were: Charles3, Emma F.3, b. 1853, Oct. 10; Clinton3, Ad- die3, d. unm.
III. Charles, son of William2; m. Catherine (Bresnahan) White, of Man - chester. They settled in Bedford, but now res. in Manchester ... Ch .: Mary E.4 m. Herbert Fosher (see Fosher); Emma4, William C.4, b. 1877; John P.4, b. 1879, May 13, accidentally shot himself, 1895, Oct. 27; Etta4, Nettie4, Charles4, Alice4.
III. Emma F., dau. of William2, b. 1853, Oct. 10; m. Clark G. Mudge, b. Bedford, 1850, July 21, drowned in Baboosic lake, 1886, June 3. She d. 1875, Dec. 10. Had one dau., Gertrude.
III. Clinton, son of William2; m. Martha Shedd of Merrimack, and res. in Bedford, but now res. in Amherst. Ch .: Harry4, Tracy4, Annie4, m. William Robinson, res. in Amherst; Fred4, Wallace4, infant daughter4.
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II. Samuel, son of Robert1, b. 1844; m. Lucy Phinney of Maine; m., 2d, 1895, April 25, Frances E. Crockett, b. 1848, Cape Elizabeth, Me. Ch .: William Cheever3, Samuel Frank3.
III. William Cheever, son of Samuel2, m. Mary F., dau. of Sandford and Mary A. (Townsend) Roby. Their ch. were: W. E.4, b. 1886, Dec., d. 1887, July 18; Etta4; Lucy4.
III. Samuel Frank, son of Samuel2, b. 1878; m. 1900, April 25, Addie E., b. 1883, dau. of Fred and Sarah (Lamonety) Fosher. They have one dau., Maud, b. 1901, March 19.
ADAMS.
I. Samuel Adams came from Hollis, N. H., and settled in Bedford about 1825, farmer. He was b. Hollis, 1795, Jan. 5; m. 1825, Dec. 29, Sally Worthley. Ch .: Sarah A.2, b. 1827, Jan. 18; Lydia Jane2, b. 1829, May 10, d. 1833, Sept. 27; Lucinda Maria2, b. 1831, Sept. 19, d. 1831, Dec. 29; Rosina Maria2, b. 1833, Feb. 25, m. 1854, Feb. 25, Albert Simpson, 2d, Rufus Calif, 3d, John Fullerton; Har- riet Frances2, b. 1837, May 20, m. James Fullerton (see Fullerton) ; Juliett, b. 1840, Sept. 10, d. 1860, Dec. 2.
II. Sarah A., dau. of Samuel1, b. 1827, Jan. 18; m. 1848, Nov. 16, Jonas Paige; res. in Manchester. Ch .: Samuel A.3, Paiges, d .; Etta3.
III. Etta, dau. of Sarah A. (Paige); m. Willis Patten. Has three ch .: Ruth,4 Dora,4 and Gordon.4
AIKEN. No. 1.
Compiled by John A. Riddle. Generations are marked by Roman characters and separated by double dash. Individuals are numbered (prefixed) in genera- tions. Parent's number (previous generation) is affixed to name of child. Chil- dren's numbers (succeeding generation) are affixed after death date of parent. Fam- ilies (brothers and sisters) occupy space between short dash.
I. Edward Aiken, b. 1660; m. Barbara Edwards about 1719. He emi- grated from Ulster, north of Ireland, his ancestry being previously from Scotland, to Londonderry, N. H. . 1-3.
II. 1. Nathaniel Aiken1, b. May 14, 1696; m. Dec. 1, 1726, Margaret Cochran, and lived with his father at Aiken's Range, London- derry, N. H. 1-12.
2. James Aiken1, m. Jean Cochran. 13-18.
3. William Aiken1, m. 1725, Janet Wilson. 19-24.
III. 1. Edward1, b. Sept. 2, 1727; 2. John1,* b. Nov. 18, 1728; 3. Helen, 1 b. Nov. 1, 1730; 4. Nathaniel1, b. May 3, 1732; 5. Christen1, b. May 10, 1734; 6. Jane,1 b. June 16, 1736; 7. James1, b. Oct. 4, 1738; 8. Nenian1, b. March 3, 1741; 9. William1, b. Feb. 20, 1743; 10. Susannah1, b. Feb. 23, 1745; 11. Thomas1, b. Feb. 27, 1747; 12. Margaret1, b. Sept. 3, 1750.
13. Elizabeth2; 14. Edward2, b. 1727; settled in Windham, Vt .; 15. James2, settled in Antrim, N. H .; 16. Jane2; 17. Agnes2; 18. John2.
19. Edward3; 20. Jonathan3; 21. Williams, settled in Truro, Nova Scotia; 22. Agnes3; 23. Mary3; 24. Martha3.
2. * John Aiken1, b. Nov. 18, 1728, Londonderry, N. H .; d. April 7, 1793, Bedford, N. H .; m., 1758, Annis, b. March 28, 1734, d. Sept., 1813, eldest dau. of John and Margaret, and sister of Dea. John Orr, Bedford. He settled in Bedford (No. 366) about 1768; was one of a committee on ministry and an elder in the church. 1-8.
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IV. 1. John Aiken2, b. Feb. 15, 1759, Londonderry; d. Feb. 11, 1811, Mer- rimack, N. H .; m. Dec. 25, 1781, Mary, b. May 16, 1763; d. April 12, 1828, dau. of Matthew (McDuffee) McAffee of Bedford. He came with his parents to Bedford about 1768; was a Revolutionary sol- dier at Bennington; about 1790 he removed from No. 366 to a point just beyond the southwest corner of Bedford, in Merrimack, where he carried on a farm and a mill, known as Aiken's mill. 1-12.
2. Phineas Aiken2, b. Dec. 16, 1761, Londonderry; d. April 18, 1836, Bedford; m. Dec. 8, 1789, Elizabeth Patterson, dau. of Lieut. John Patterson, Amherst. She was a woman of calm, even tem- perament; a continual sunbeam in his home; a member of the church, a great student of the Bible; in her last days she had marked and committed to memory more than one thousand verses thereof. He was an elder in the church, held offices of trust in the town, and represented it at the general court; was a soldier in the Revolution, and resided at No. 365. 13-20.
3. Margaret Aiken2, b. May 29, 1764; d. April 17, 1840; m. Jan. 15, 1787, Josiah Chandler of Goffstown, N. H., and Pomfret, Vt. 21-27.
4. Susanna Aiken2, b. Feb. 2, 1766; m. 1790, Jonathan Barron of Mer- rimack, N. H .; Rockingham, Vt., and Nunda, N. Y. 28-35.
5. Annis Aiken2, b. March 20, 1769, Bedford; d. June, 1839; m. 1813, Abner Campbell of Londonderry, N. H.
6. Sarah Aiken2, b. April 28, 1771, Bedford; d. Nov. 2, 1851; m. 1791, Samuel Gilchrist, and settled on " Holbrook Hill," No. 339. About 1801 they removed to Goffstown, N. H. 36-44. She m., 2d, April 22, 1822, John Smith, Goffstown, N. H.
7. Mary Aiken2, b. June 16, 1773, Bedford; d. Jan. 26, 1829; m. April 28, 1814, William Reed, Litchfield, N. H. 45.
8. Jane Aiken2, b. Feb. 12, 1776, Bedford; d. Jan. 16, 1866; buried at Piscataquog; m. Nov. 17, 1807, James Aiken, d. 1809, Goffstown; m., 2d, Rev. Walter Harris, D. D., Dunbarton, N. H.
V. 1. Samuel Aiken1, b. Oct. 10, 1782, Bedford; d. July 9, 1861, Fisher- ville, N. H .; m. Dec. 4, 1806, Nancy Clapp, b. Sutton, Mass., Aug. 22, 1786, d. June 28, 1883. 1-10.
2. Mary Aiken1, b. July 31, 1784, Bedford; d. July 22, 1822; m. Oct. 16, 1809, Joseph Hall Underwood, Esq., of Revolutionary ancestry, Fayette, Me. 11-16.
3. Annis Aiken1, b. April 4, 1786, Bedford; d. May 9, 1865; m. Dec. 1, 1808, Francis Nourse, d. May 10, 1838, Lowell, Mass. 17-23.
4. Susan Aiken1, b. May 2, 1788, Bedford; d. Aug. 29, 1810; m. Oct. 30, 1809, Daniel Brooks, Peacham, Vt. 24.
5. Sarah Aiken,1 b. June 23, 1790, Bedford; d. Dec. 9, 1817; m. June 23, 1813, Benjamin Nourse, Orrington, Me. 25-26.
6. Jesse Aiken1, b. Aug. 1, 1792; d. Nov. 2, 1864, Syracuse, N. Y .; m. Sept. 18, 1823, Mary Ann Fuller, Readville, Me. 27-29.
7. John Aiken1, b. Oct. 7, 1794; d. April 19, 1828; m. Feb. 23, 1819, Temperance Joy of Lyme, N. H. 30-33.
8. Phineas Aiken1, b. Oct. 21, 1796; d. Feb. 23, 1827; m. Nov. 4, 1823, Rebecca Carter of Boston. 34.
9. Jane Aiken1, b. July 14, 1798; d. Nov. 28, 1884; m. Dec. 25, 1822, Joseph Hall Underwood, Fayette, Me. 35-40.
10. Lucinda Aiken1, b. Nov. 30, 1800; d. 1876, Allenstown, N. H .; m. Nov. 21, 1820, William Parker of Merrimack and Allenstown, N. H. 41-46.
11. Benjamin Franklin Aiken1, b. Feb. 15, 1804; d. June 9, 1849, Lowell, Mass .; m. Aug. 9, 1831, Elizabeth Holmes, Amherst, N. H. 47-53.
12. Eliza Fuller Aiken1, b. July 31, 1806; d. May 23, 1852; m. June 1, 1830, Howard Benson Lovejoy, Fayette, Me. 54-58.
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V. 13. Nancy Patterson Aiken2, b. Sept. 16, 1790, Bedford; d. Feb. 3, 1880; buried at Derry, N. H .; m. Nov. 22, 1809, Jonathan Aiken, a lawyer and manufacturer at Goffstown, N. H .; d. Aug. 28, 1839, at Peoria, Ill. 59-70.
14. Lucy Aiken2, b. July 15, 1792, Bedford; d. Nov. 23, 1831, Bedford; m. Nov. 16, 1816, Frederick A. Mitchell, M. D .; d. July 28, 1869, Manchester, N. H. 71-77.
15. Betsey Aiken2, b. Sept. 28, 1794, Bedford; d. Oct. 21, 1843, Bed- ford; m. Sept. 30, 1818, Isaac Riddle, Jr. (See Riddle.)
16. John Aiken2, b. Jan. 30, 1797, Bedford; d. Feb. 10, 1867, Andover, Mass .; m. Nov. 14, 1826, Harriet Russell Adams, dau. of Prof. Ebenezer Adams of Dartmouth; d. July 30, 1830. 78-80. He m., 2d, May 28, 1832, Mary Means Appleton, dau. President Jesse Appleton, Bowdoin college. 81-85. (See Lawyers.)
17. Silas Aiken2, b. May 14, 1799, Bedford; d. April 7, 1869, Rutland, Vt .; m. March 24, 1829, Mary, dau. of Dr. Joseph Osgood, Salem, Mass. 86-88. He m., 2d, May 24, 1837, Sophia W., dau. Rev. David Parsons, Amherst, Mass. 89-90. He fitted for college at Phillips Andover academy; grad. Dartmouth, 1825; tutor, Dart- mouth; studied theology under President Tyler; pastor, Amherst, N. H., 1829-'37; Park Street church, Boston, 1837-'48; Rutland, Vt., 1848-'69; trustee, Dartmouth; one of the board of commis- sioners for foreign missions.
18. Charles Aiken2, b. March 2, 1802, Bedford; d. May 5, 1894, Santa Cruz, Cal .; m. May 2, 1839, Adeline, b. 1811, d. July 30, 1896, Cali- fornia, dau. Darius Willey, Campton, N. H. (See Lawyers.) 91-99.
19. David Aiken2, b. June 7, 1804, Bedford; d. April 13, 1895, Greenfield, Mass. Grad. Dartmouth, 1830; admitted to bar, Mass., 1833; practised law at Greenfield, Mass .; judge of the court of com- mon pleas, and in 1882 was a member of Massachusetts senate; m. Oct. 24, 1844, Lydia A. Root, who d. Nov. 13, 1846; m. 2d, Mary E. Adams, dau. John S. Adams, Amherst, Mass. 100-104. 20. Sarah Annis Aiken2, b. Dec. 31, 1806, Bedford; d. July 27, 1889; m. Oct. 20, 1829, William P. Black, bank cashier, Manchester, Vt. 105-110.
21. Mary Ballard Chandler3, b. Nov. 19, 1788, Goffstown, N. H .; d. April 10, 1861; m. March 12, 1819, Calvin Bugbee, Hyde Park, Vt. 111-112.
22. John Aiken Chandler3, b. March 20, 1793; d. Sept., 1846.
23. Annis Chandler3, b. Feb. 3, 1795; d. Sept., 1865; m. Nov. 25, 1836, Laban Chamberlin, Pomfret, Vt.
24. David Chandler3, b. Sept. 28, 1798; d. May 27, 1869 .; m. Nov. 25, 1830, Mary Ann Bowman, Barnard, Vt. 113-119.
25. Lucinda Chandler3, b. Dec. 25, 1800; d. Sept. 10,1853; m. March 11, 1834, Seth Conant, Pomfret, Vt. 120.
26. Josiah Chandler3, b. Jan. 7, 1806; d. 1855, Petaluma, Cal .; grad. Union college, 1821; m. Julia Adams, East Boston; d. 1853, Cal .; practised law at Woodstock, Vt., Lowell, Boston; removed to California, 1848. 121.
27. Calvin Chandler3, b. Aug. 31, 1807; d. Feb., 1808.
28. Polly Aiken Barron4, b. July 29, 1791.
29. Annis Barron4, b. May 15, 1793; m. Dec., 1813, Dr. Barnabas Wright, Rockingham, Vt. 122-124.
30. Moses Barron4, b. Sept. 26, 1795; d. June 5, 1862, Nunda, N. Y .; educator and fine stock breeder; m. Feb. 22, 1837, Mary Barrett. 125-130.
31. Harriet Barron4, b. June 3, 1798; m. June, 1826, Ebenezer Wright, Bradford, Vt. 131-137.
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V. 32. Abel Barron4, b. Nov. 6, 1801; d. Dec. 13, 1878; m. March, 1833, Margaret Rockafellow, Nunda, N. Y., d. Jan. 22, 1836; m. 2d, Jan., 1841, Margaret Norton, Mt. Morris, N. Y. 138-141.
33. Sally Barron4, b. March 30, 1804; m. Jan., 1827, Henry H. Messen- ger, d. Oct. 27, 1827, Nunda, N. Y. 142. She m. 2d, Ethan H. Gilbert, Nunda, N. Y.
34. Lucius H. Barron4, b. Feb. 10, 1808; d. April, 1813.
35. Quartus Barron4, b. May 26, 1810; m. Sept., 1835, Silvia Ashley, Nunda, N. Y. Removed to Fox Lake, Wis.
36. John Gilchrist6, b. Feb. 5, 1792, Bedford; d. Sept. 15, 1859, Port Hope, Ont .; m. Lucretia, dau. Dr. Jona. Gove, Goffstown, N. H. Grad. Yale medical school. Practised at Port Hope, Ont. Also was engaged in flour and lumber mills. Was a member of Cana- dian parliament, Peterboro Riding. 143-147.
37. Fanny Gilchrist6, b. Aug. 18, 1794, Bedford; d. April 15, 1795.
38. Alexander Gilchrist6, b. March 14, 1796, Bedford; d. Oct., 1821.
39. Samuel Gilchrist6, b. May 4, 1798, Bedford; d. Aug. 20, 1849, Port Hope, Ont. Grad. Dartmouth; physician; m. 148-150.
40. Sophronia Gilchrist6, b. Oct. 23, 1801, Bedford; d. Nov. 27, 1883, Port Hope, Ont .; m. Mark Burnham, Dunbarton, N. H., grandson of Lieut. Nathan Burnham, killed at Ticonderoga. 151-155.
41. Jason Gilchrist6, b. Nov. 16, 1803; d. Jan. 2, 1840; m. Miss Ash. Merchant, Keene, Ont.
42. Margaret Aiken Gilchrist6, b. April 11, 1807; d. Jan. 30, 1874; m. Nov. 26, 1827, Dr. Daniel Little, Goffstown, N. H. 156-157.
43. James Aiken Gilchrist6, b. May 21, 1809; d. April 3, 1871; m. Nancy McCarty. Was a physician, Coburg, Ont.
44. Hiram Gilchrist6, b. July 23, 1811; d. April 24, 1852. Physician, Port Hope, Ont.
45. Phineas Aiken Reed7, b. May 1, 1816; d. April 7, 1897, Litchfield, N. H .; m. June 8, 1837, Selina D. Burnham. 158-164.
VI. 1. George Clapp Aiken1, b. May 26, 1807; d. Feb. 9, 1895, Norwich, Vt .; m. Oct. 11, 1832, Eliza W. Baker, b. June 20, 1805, Pem- broke, N. H. 1-2.
2. Charles Franklin Aiken1, b. Aug. 20, 1809; d. Aug. 8, 1895, Goffs- town, N. H .; m. Nov. 28, 1838, Mima Ann Brooks, b. April 12, 1817, Deering, N. H. 3-13.
3. John Aiken1, b. March 12, 1812; d. Worcester, Mass .; m. Emily Sawyer. 14-15.
4. Mary Jane Aiken1, b. July 6, 1814; d. Nov. 29, 1893; m. Benjamin F. Harriman, Warner, N. H. 16-19.
5. Samuel Aiken1, b. Sept. 27, 1816; d. Dec. 18, 1890, Lowell, Mass .; m. Maria Barrett.
6. Benjamin F. Aiken1, b. March 1, 1819; d. Feb. 27, 1886, Millbury, Mass .; m. Sarah Leach. 21-22.
7. Ann Eliza Aiken1, b. June 26, 1821; d. June 17, 1893, Sterling, Mass.
8. Henry Augustus Aiken1, b. July 21, 1824; d. April 19, 1898, Mill- bury, Mass .; m. Nov. 16, 1848, Harriet Webber, b. Oct 21, 1828, Mason, N. H. Served as a private in War of the Rebellion. 23.
9. Susan Aiken1, b. Dec. 8, 1826; d. Sept. 7, 1853, Wisconsin; m. Alfred Hill.
10. Nancy French Aiken1, b. July 6, 1830; m. Benchley. Res. Spring- field, Mass.
11. Joseph Hall Underwood2, b. Sept. 2, 1810; d. May 3, 1814.
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VI. 12. Mary Underwood2, b. July 31, 1812; m. Feb. 26, 1851, Marshall Lane. 27-29.
13. Eliza Hall Underwood2, b. Nov. 9, 1815, Fayette, Me .; d. July 31, 1896, Hammonton, N. J .; m. April 6, 1840, Joseph H. North, M. D., of patriotic Revolutionary ancestry. Grad. Bowdoin. 30-36. 14. Joseph Hall Underwood2, b. July 31, 1816; d. Feb. 12, 1843.
15. Thomas Parker Underwood2, b. June 8, 1818; d. Jan. 27, 1852.
16. Sarah Annis Underwood2, b. July 17, 1822; d. May 9, 1891; m. Sept. 24, 1844, James Fuller. 37-44.
17. Benjamin Franklin Nourse3, b. Oct. 5, 1810; d. Nov. 17, 1814.
18. John Aiken Nourse3, b. June 10, 1812; d. April 25, 1879, Holliston, Mass .; m. Jan. 1, 1835, Temperance A. Edgerly, Lowell, Mass. 45-47. 19. Benjamin Tarbell Nourse3, b. Nov. 9, 1814; d. Oct. 22, 1834.
20. Francis Nourse3, b. April 17, 1817; d. Feb. 7, 1898, Chicago, Ill .; m. May 10, 1844, Sarah E. Conant, Cambridge, Mass. 48-53.
21. Phineas Aiken Nourse3, b. April 20, 1820; d. Oct. 22, 1844, Lowell, Mass .; m. April 28, 1844, Elizabeth D. Eaton, Hopkinton, N. H. 54. 22. Mary Underwood Nourse3, b. April 27, 1822; d. March 17, 1879; m. Dec. 5, 1855, Isaac F. Caldwell, Amherst, N. H. 55-57.
23. James Parker Nourse3, b. Nov. 9, 1824; d. July 17, 1895; m. Nov. 24, 1849, Charlotte J. M. Beard, Lowell, Mass.
24. Susan Aiken Brooks4, b. Aug. 29, 1810, Peacham, Vt .; d. at Cin- cinnati, O.
25. Sarah Jane Nourse5, b. --; m. John Ladd, Saco, Me. 58-59.
26. Benjamin Franklin Nourse5, b. Aug. 16, 1816; d. Feb. 10, 1876, Boston, Mass .; m. Laura E. Little, Bangor, Me. He was a mer- chant, a vestryman of Trinity church, and president of the board of trade, Boston. 60-62.
27. Eliza Jane Aiken6, b. June 15, 1826; m. June 21, 1850, Joseph E. Masters, Syracuse, N. Y. 63-66.
28. Edward Fuller Aiken6, b. Aug. 21, 1827; d. March 10, 1890; m. Mary W. Leigh, Sacramento, Cal. A California pioneer and early fruit grower. 67-73.
29. Augusta Perley Aiken6, b. Oct. 21, 1830; m. Nov. 17, 1857, Will- iam J. Kilbourn, d. Nov. 23, 1901. Merchant and banker, Au- gusta, Me., Keene, N. H., New Bedford, Mass. 74-77.
30. John M. Aiken7, b. Nov. 30, 1819; d. 1876, California.
31. Mary Aiken7, b. Oct. 16, 1821; d. Dec. 26, 1902; m. Amos Bailey, Lyme, N. H. 78-85.
32. Benjamin F. Aiken7, b. Feb. 5, 1824; d. 1900, Iowa.
33. George Hill M. Aiken7, b. May 27, 1826. Res. Waterville, Mass.
34. George Washington Aiken8, d. Dec., 1872, Boston. He changed his name to " Certus James " Aiken; committed suicide.
35. Jane Aiken Underwood9, b. Sept. 29, 1823; d. Dec. 28, 1884; m. Feb. 22, 1859, Alonzo A. Wing, Jefferson, Wis. 86-87.
36. Albert Gallatin Underwood9, b. Sept. 16, 1831; m. Nov. 6, 1856, Eliza A. Tuck. Res. Fayette, Me. 88-91.
37. Henry Clay Underwood9, b. April 29, 1833; d. Dec. 2, 1853, Sacra- mento, Cal.
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VI. 38. George Underwood9, b. Sept. 20, 1834; m. Nov. 25, 1875, Carrie F. Nash.
39. Gilbert Underwood9, b. Dec. 11, 1835; m. Sept. 8, 1867, Annie E. Holmes. 92-94.
40. Helen Underwood9, b. June 20, 1841; m. Sept. 7, 1867, William F. Goodwin.
41. John F. Parker10, b. Nov. 6, 1821; d. Feb. 13, 1901, Chicago, Ill .; m. Ann M. Dudley. 95.
42. Mary Jane Parker10, b. Sept. 2, 1823; d. June 2, 1854; m. John Weston, Manchester, N. H. 96. She m. 2d, Rev. E. G. Little, Merrimack, N. H. 97.
43. William Parker10, b. Oct. 6, 1825; retired merchant, Manchester, N. H .; m. Sarah H. Dudley, Pembroke, N. H. 98-99.
44. Alpha Orlando Parker10, b. Sept. 29, 1827; d. Jan. 20, 1879; mer- chant, Manchester, N. H .; m. Harriet Ann Gilbert. 100-103.
45. Edward W. C. Parker10, b. April 18, 1834; d. June 15, 1835.
46. Sarah E. Parker10, b. May 18, 1837, res. Allenstown, N. H.
47. Charles Frank Aiken11, b. Dec. 16, 1833; d. 1861.
48, 49. Twin sons of Benjamin F. Aiken11, b. and d. March 6, 1836.
50. Annis Elizabeth Aiken11, b. 1837; d. 1840.
51. Albert Locke Aiken11, b. 1840; d. 1844.
52. Mary McAfee Aiken11, b. 1845; d. 1861.
53. Elizabeth Holmes Aiken11, b. June 9, 1847; d. March 31, 1883, Weymouth, Mass .; m. 1873, Fred W. Harris. 104-105.
54. Eliza Howard Lovejoy12, b. June 18, 1831; d. 1862; m. Aug. 27, 1855, Charles S. Sanderson, New Sharon, Me. 106-107.
55. Mary Adaline Lovejoy12, b. Aug. 7, 1837; m. Nov. 29, 1865, Abel C. T. Wheeler, Providence, R. I. 108-111.
56. Annis Benson Lovejoy12, b. April 25, 1839, Boston, Mass.
57. Jane Underwood Lovejoy12, b. Sept. 22, 1840; d. 1844.
58. Frederick Aiken Lovejoy12, b. March 3, 1845, Boston, Mass.
59. James Aiken13, b. Nov. 14, 1810; d. Feb. 1, 1885, Haverhill, N. H .; buried at Brattleboro, Vt .; m. March 12, 1844, Caroline G. Clarke, Brattleboro, Vt. Grad. Dartmouth, 1839; Union Theo. seminary, 1842; pastor at Hollis, N. H., Gloucester, Mass., Putney, Vt., and Hanover, Mass.
60. David Aiken13, b. April 10, 1812; d. Sept. 11, 1818.
61. Elizabeth Aiken13, b. March 12, 1814; d. March 23, 1879, Derry, N. H .; m. March 13, 1839, David H. Pinkerton. 112-117.
62. John Calvin Aiken13, b. March 12, 1816; d. Aug. 10, 1867. Den- tist, Lawrence, Mass .; m. Nov., 1845, Sarah A. King. 118.
63. Charles Aiken13, b. March 13, 1818; d. Oct. 4, 1882. Prof. of music, Cincinnati, O .; m. Aug. 20, 1840, Cordelia B. Hyde; d. July 11, 1849. 119-123. He m., 2d, Jan. 31, 1850, Theren P. Hyde; d. July 8, 1853. He m., 3d, Nov. 22, 1855, Martha S. Merrill; d. April 23, 1895. 124-131. Grad. Dartmouth, 1838; Lane seminary, after which he engaged in teaching music and classics. In 1867 he was appointed superintendent of music in the public schools of Cincinnati, which position he retained until his decease. He was author and composer of several musical books. At his decease a marble tablet was placed in the walls of the Woodward high school building, and a portrait bust, slightly larger than life size, of pure white marble, by Powers, sculptor, Florence, Italy, sur-
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mounting a lyre-shaped pedestal, upon a base, the whole rising to a height of eight feet, stands in the vestibule of Music hall, Cin- cinnati, O., to commemorate his distinguished services.
VI. 64. Jonathan Aiken13, b. Oct. 12, 1819; d. July 20, 1867, New York city; m. Jan. 1, 1845, Harriet E. Merrill, b. Jan. 30, 1829; d. May 31, 1901. 132-135.
65. Nancy Aiken13, b. Sept. 14, 1821; d. Sept. 29, 1901, Roxbury, Mass .; m. Aug. 6, 1844, Isaac Newton Metcalf, Lowell, Mass. 136-142.
66. Henry Martyn Aiken13, b. Sept. 10, 1823; d. Nov. 4, 1901, Worces- ter, Mass .; m. June 15, 1864, Mary Louisa Crossman. 143. He m., 2d, Sept. 4, 1872, Mrs. Amelia Elmer Hunt, New York. 144- 145. He was distinguished in oratorio singing, having sung with John Braham and Sontag, and for fourteen years took solo parts with the Handel and Hayden society, and lead in solo basso at Trinity church, Boston, from 1844 till 1892, when he was retired with a pension for life.
67. Jane Aiken13, b. April 12, 1826; d. Sept. 11, 1897, Concord, N. H .; m. Nov. 15, 1845, John P. Tenney; d. Jan. 21, 1889. 146-150.
68. Silas Aiken13, b. June 12, 1830; died (of cholera) July 29, 1849, Sandusky, O.
69. Walter Harris Aiken13, b. Sept. 28, 1831; d. Sept. 30, 1840.
70. George Edward Aiken13, b. July 1, 1834; m. June 8, 1871, Emma R. Barnes, Boston; resides New York city; grad. Amherst, 1857.
71. Phineas Aiken Mitchell14, b. April 7, 1817; d. April, 1826.
72. Charles Frederick Mitchell14, b. Nov. 16, 1818; d. Jan. 8, 1851; m. Jan. 13, 1848, Lucy A. Swan, b. Aug. 9, 1823; d. June 7, 1858. 151.
73. Elizabeth Aiken Mitchell14, b. July 29, 1821; d. Dec. 27, 1896, Portland, Oregon; buried at Manchester, N. H. 152-153. She m., 1856, Capt. Joseph M. Batchelder, San Francisco, Cal., who was engaged in extensive shipping business which took him and his family to China and Japan, his wife being back part of the time educating their children, at Newton, Mass. Capt. Batchel- der successfully raised some sunken war vessels for the emperor of Japan, and was deemed "a great man " in the Orient. When the first Japan port was declared open to the outside world he took his family there, and his wife was the first white woman to enter Japan, where she resided twelve years.
74. John Orr Mitchell14, b. Dec. 6, 1824, Bedford; d. Aug. 15, 1863; buried at Manchester, N. H .; m. Margaret McDougall, Glasgow, Scotland. 154-156. He was a seafaring man, and died from the effects of the fall of a heavy weight upon his head while engaged in carrying supplies to the Union army in the South.
75. Martha Steele Mitchell14, b. Oct. 16, 1826, Bedford; m. Jan. 23, 1857, George Griffin; d. Jan. 25, 1890, Manchester, N. H. 157.
76. George Hamilton Mitchell14, b. May 8, 1828, Bedford; merchant Laconia, N. H .; m., 1852, Julia Ann Chase. 158.
77. Henry Augustus Mitchell14, b. Oct. 8, 1830, Bedford; m. Nellie Hankerson; res. "Rockaway House," York Beach, and Portland.
78. Charles Augustus Aiken16, b. Oct. 30, 1827, Manchester, Vt .; d. Jan. 14, 1892, Princeton, N. J .; m. Oct. 17, 1854, Sarah Elizabeth Noyes, Andover, Mass .; Grad. Lawrence academy, Groton, Mass .; Phillips (Andover); Dartmouth, 1846; Andover Theo. seminary, 1853; ordained pastor at Yarmouth, Me., 1854; prof. Latin and Literature at Dartmouth 1859-'66; College of N. Jersey 1866-'69; president Union college, Schenectady, N. Y., 1869, 1871; prof. Christian Ethics and Apologetics; also Stuart prof. of the Rela- tion of Philosophy and Science to the Christian Religion, and
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Oriental and Old Testament Literature; librarian of the seminary; associate editor Princeton Review and Presbyterian Review; edi- tor and translator of Lange's Commentary on Proverbs; member of the American committee on the Revision of the Old Testament. In 1888 he was a delegate to the World's Conference of Protestant Missions at London, etc.
VI. 79. Harriet Adams Aiken16, b. Feb. 25, 1829; d. June 7, 1886; m. June 1, 1848, Rev. William D. Lord, D. D .; grad. Dartmouth; d. March, 1877; thirty years pastor, Montpelier, Vt. 159-164.
80. John Aiken, Jr.16, b. April 28, 1830; d. July 18, 1831.
81. William Appleton Aiken,16, b. April 18, 1833; m. Aug. 28, 1861, Eliza Cort Buckingham, only dau. of Gov. Williamn Buckingham,
Norwich, Conn. Entered U. S. N. Sept., 1861, as asst. paymaster; was signal officer of his ship during the first great naval battle at Hilton Head, S. C., under Rear Admiral Dupont, and was later in service on the coast in search of confederate cruisers. He re- signed in 1862, became quartermaster-general of the state of Con- necticut for the rest of the war. His duties called him to visit fre- quently his state regiments in the field, also to call upon President Lincoln and other high officials. He is president of the Norwich Nickel and Brass Co., president of the board of trustees of Otis public library, chairman of the board of trustees of Broadway Con- gregational church, commander of Sedgwick post, No. 1, G. A. R. 165-171.
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