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Daniel Avery2, b. 1845, March 13; Mary E.2, b. Francestown, 1847, d. Manchester, 1848; Clinton H.2, b. Bedford, 1848, Dec. 3.
II. Lucy Jane, dau. of Dean1, b. 1836, Sept. 3; m. Benj. N. Hubbard and res. in Manchester. She d. 1871, Dec. 14. Had four ch .: Caroline Louise3, Sarah Augusta3, Charles Avery3, Gertrude Jane3. II. Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of Dean1, b. 1841, March 19; m., 1st, Osborne I. Poor of Raymond, who d. 1871, Sept. 1. Had a dau., Fanny3. Sarah E. m., 2d, John Lane of Raymond, where she d. 1887, April 22.
II. Newell R., son of Dean1, b. 1843, June 14; m. Lucina T. Holt of Hooksett; was a carpenter; d. at Manchester, 1890, Jan. 18, where he res. and had served in the common council. He was a soldier in the Seventh N. H. during the late war.
II. Daniel Avery, son of Dean1, b. 1845, March 13; m. Sarah A. Per- kins of Brookfield. He served as drum major in the Seventh N. H. regiment, and d. in Bedford, 1871, Sept. 25. Had two ch.,3 both of which are dead.
II. Clinton Henry, son of Dean1, was b. in Bedford, 1848; he m., 1867, Dec. 3, Harriet McGaw, b. 1848, Oct. 19, dau. of James and Nancy (Bursiel) Gardner. He came to res. in Bedford in 1869, and remained sixteen years, working at his trade as carpenter and builder, building and remodeling a number of houses throughout the town. In 1888 he rem. to Manchester, where he continued as contractor and builder, and where he now res. His wife d. in Manchester, 1899, May 19. Had eleven ch., all b. Bedford but three, viz .: Linnie Eaton3, b. 1870, March 11; James Dean3, b. 1872, April 20, m. 1896, Jan. 15, Susie F. Hoyt of Manchester, where they res .; Fannie Poor3, b. 1874, March 31; Ora Belle3, b. 1876, Jan. 10, m. Daniel Cummings, res. Manchester; Harry Clinton, b. 1877, Dec. 20, d. Manchester, 1896, May 31; Newell Avery3, b. 1879, June 18, d. Bedford, 1881, Jan. 18; Mabel Gardner3, b. 1881, Feb. 9, d. Bedford, 1883, May 9; Elsie3, b. 1885, Sept. 26, res. in Manchester; Nancy Gardner3, b. in Manchester, 1888, May 14, res. there; Stanly Whiting3, b. Manchester, 1890, Oct. 14, d. Manchester, 1893, June 25; Earl Wilson3, b. in Manchester, 1893, March 27, res. there.
III. Linnie Eaton, dau. of Clinton Henry2, b. Bedford, 1870, March 11; m. Addison W. Merrill of Sutton, and res. in Concord. Have one ch.4
III. Fannie Poor, dau. of Clinton Henry2, b. Bedford, 1874, March 31; m. 1895, Feb. 6, Edwin L. Towle of Manchester, where they res. Have one ch.4
BLOOD.
I. Rufus Blood, farmer, m. Mary, dau. of Robert Wilson of New Bos- ton. They res. in Merrimack, where he d. 1882, May 24. She d. 1887, Aug. 31. They had four ch., all of whom m. and have res. in Bedford, viz .: Wilson Robert2, Newman Jones2, Rebecca Mary2, m. John E. Stowell (see Stowell), John Mc Afee2.
II. Wilson Robert, son of Rufus1, was b. 1847, May 16; m. 1871, Nov., Rosella, dau. of Hiram and Roseana (Cady) Mace of Bedford. He d. 1898, March 13. Had ch .: Mary Ann3, b. 1872, July 10, m. Lewis W. Parker (see Parker); Henry W.3 and Edward R.3
III. Henry W., son of Wilson Robert2, was b. 1873, Nov. He m. 1897, Dec. 25, Sarah Pries. Ch .: Montrose, b. -; Balcom, b. 1903. III. Edward R., son of Wilson Robert, was b. 1878, April; m. 1897, Sept. 26, Ella V. Crusoe. Have Edward Mckinley, b. 1902, Feb. 11.
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II. Newman Jones, son of Rufus1, was b. 1850, June 22; farmer. He m. 1874, Sept. 9, Cynthia Ann, b. 1855, May 17, dau. of John and Martha (Stowell) French of Merrimack. Had ch., b. Merrimack: Oscar Newman3, b. 1878, May 25, graduated from McGaw Normal institute, June, 1896, d. Bedford, 1897, March 7; Ralph Theodore, b. 1879, Dec. 6, d. Merrimack, 1880, Feb. 11; ch. b. Bedford are: Caddie May3, b. 1885, Sept. 6; Lettia Katherine, b. 1885, Sept. 6, d. 1886, Oct. 2.
II. John McAfee, son of Rufus1, was b. 1865, Nov. 14; farmer. He m. 1887, Aug., Cora, b. 1869, dau. of Frank White of Maine. Had ch .: George Stillman, b. 1888, July 14; Florence, b. 1889, Nov.
THE BOIES FAMILY.
John 2 Boies, the son of John1 and Mehitable (Sheafe-Broaders) Boies [see manuscript records of Charlotte (Calder) Read], was b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 27, 1760, and d. in Madison, Me., 1833, March 17. He went to the state of New Hampshire with his father's family, prior to the Revolution. He was the only son; his sisters were Margaret, who m. Francis Hillery of Bedford, 2d, James Flint of Williamstown, Vt .; Agnes, who m. James Calder of Milton, Mass .; and Mehitable, who m. Robert Vose of Bedford. 1788, July 31, Mr. Boies m. in Bedford, Mary, dau. of Johnand Lydia (-) Parker; she was b. in Litchfield, N. H., 1769, March 10, and d. in Skowhe- gan, Me., 1856, Nov. 4. Mary Parker's paternal grandparents were Rev. Thomas and Lydia (Richardson) Parker of Dracut, Mass .; great-grand- parents were Capt. Josiah and Elizabeth (Saxton) Parker of Groton and Cambridge, Mass .; great-great-grandparents, Capt. James and Elizabeth (Long) Parker of Woburn and Groton, Mass.
In boyhood John Boies attended the Boston schools up to a short time previous to the outbreak of war. The family had removed to New Hamp- shire, and in April, 1776, he signed the "Association Test" in Bedford. In the month of March, 1777, in his 17th year, he enlisted as a soldier from Bedford, and was mustered into the Continental service by William White, muster master, and in April was assigned to Capt. Daniel Livermore's com- pany, Col. Alexander Scammel's Third N. H. Regt., which soon marched for Ticonderoga. This regiment was a part of Poor's brigade, and was engaged in many battles. John Boies participated in the battles of Hub- bardton, July, 1777; first and second battles of Stillwater (sometimes called Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights), Sept. 19, and Oct. 7, 1777; was wounded in the arm at second battle; suffered with Washington's army at " Valley Forge," winter of 1777-'78, and fought at Monmouth, 1778, June 28; marched with Gen. John Sullivan's army of 5,000 men, 700 miles through the wilderness of New York and Pennsylvania, to stop the depredations of the hostile Iroquois and tories, under Brant and Sir Jonn Johnson; was taken prisoner in 1780, and carried first to Limerick, Ire- land, thence to Mill prison, Plymouth, England; escaped and was recapt- ured, compelled to wear sixty pounds of iron sixty days in punishment; suffered much at this prison on account of poor food, close confinement, and unsanitary conditions. While imprisoned he compiled a book of sums, which in after years was highly prized as a memento of prison life. After the surrender of Cornwallis, in Oct., 1781, Mr. Boies was exchanged and returned to New Hampshire, and after his marriage settled in Bed- ford, where seven of their ten children were born.
At some part of the year 1805, Mr. John 2 Boies and family removed to the state of Maine, where he purchased land in Madison, Somerset county, became a farmer and trader, and there continued to live until his de- cease. His grave is in the Old North burying-ground on Dyer hill, Skowhegan, Me.
In the year 1896 some of his descendants placed a memorial tablet in the Skowhegan, Me., public library in commemoration of his service in the
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cause of American independence. The ch. of John 2 and Mary (Parker) Boies were:
I. Thomas3, b. in Bedford, 1789, Sept. 27, d. in Boiestown, province New Brunswick, Canada, 1861, Aug. 7. He was a trader and lumberman; was the founder of Boiestown, donating lands and buildings for church and school purposes. He m. Susan Martin, 2d, Mary A. McBean. Eleven ch. were born of these marriages. II. James3, b. in Bedford, 1791, Oct., d. in Chelsea, Mass., 1868, Feb. 19; a soldier of the War of 1812: in 1820 he m. Mary Ann Pineo, a descendant of James Pineo, a French Protestant, who left France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, in 1685, and landed at Bristol, R. I., in the year 1700. James Boies was a first settler, and lived for many years in the town of Calais, Me .; was high sheriff of the county six years, state representative two terms, and collector of the port of Calais four years. Eight ch. were born of this marriage.
III. Mary3, b. in Bedford, 1793, March 13, d. in Solon, Me., 1862, March 24; m. in Nov., 1817, Asa Vilkere of Norridgewock, Me .; Mr. Vil- kere was a carpenter and builder; they res. at Solon, Me. Six ch. were born of this marriage.
IV. Bartholomew Broaders3, b. in Bedford, 1797, April 4, d. in Skowhe- gan, Me., in May, 1873; m. Lucy, dau. of John and Lucy (Parker) Tufts, b. in Bedford, 1798, Feb. 2; Mr. Boies was a farmer, trader, and hotel proprietor; he built the first bridge across the Kennebec river at the forks of the Kennebec and Dead rivers, in the state of Maine; he was a soldier of the War of 1812. They lived at Solon and Parlin Pond, Me., and were residents of Skowhegan, Me., many years. Seven ch. were born of this marriage.
V. Frederick Nelson3, b. in Bedford, 1800, Feb. 4, d. in Peninsula, Ohio, 1882, Feb. 8; m. in Portland, Conn., by Rev. H. Talcott, Elizabeth, dau. of William Lewis, a prominent shipbuilder of Portland, Conn .; Mr. Boies was a lumberman in early life; he settled in the state of Ohio, where he purchased land and was a farmer for a number of years; he went to California with the early pioneers, but soon returned to Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Boies res. at Peninsula, Ohio. Six ch. were born of this marriage.
VI. Nancy3, b. in Bedford, 1802, April 18, d. in Wilton, Me., 1876, Nov. 7 .; m. in Solon, Me., in March, 1826, David Stevens, b. in Emb- den, Me., 1798, Oct. 11, and d. 1874, April 23. Mr. Stevens was a farmer, and lived in Embden, just across the Kennebec river oppo- site Solon village. Nine ch. were born of this marriage.
VII. Mehitable3, b. in Bedford, 1804, Feb. 4, d. in Boston, Mass., 1877, April 5; m., by Rev. Mr. Fargo, Elisha Coolidge of Solon, Me., 1825, Jan. 2 .; Mr. Coolidge was a merchant in Solon, Me., many years; he was b. in Watertown, Mass., 1784, May 30, and d. in Solon, Me., 1862, Nov. 8; he was a lineal descendant of John Cool- idge, the settler of Watertown; they res. in Solon, Me. Ten ch. were born of this marriage.
VIII. Eliza 3 Parker, b. in Madison, Me., 1806, June 3, d. in Skowhegan, Me., 1872, July 8; m., in 1835, Herbert A. Moore, b. in Canaan, Me., 1809, Nov. 23, d. in Greenville, Me., 1862, Dec. 26. Mr. Moore was a merchant and trader; he was deputy sheriff and coroner of Somerset county, Me., in 1838 ; he was a lineal descendant of Maj. Samuel1 Moore, an early settler of Litchfield and Hudson, N. H., and who was actively engaged in the Indian wars of the Colonial period; and fourth in descent from Maj. John 2 Moor, a captain with Stark at Bunker Hill, and promoted to major, 1775, June 18; they res. in Canaan, Skowhegan, Fairfield, and Green- ville, Me. Five ch. were born of this marriage. (See Moor.)
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IX. John Parker3, b. in Madison, Me., 1808, July 3, d. in Skowhegan, Me., 1884, May 18; Mr. Boies in., 1st, 1832, Jan. 17, Helen Dicey Currier, b. 1812, July 30, and d. 1865, Sept. 15; he m., 2d, Mrs. Mary Holway of Madison, Me., b. in 1821, and d. 1878, April 2; after his father's decease Mr. Boies had charge of the homestead farm, but in later years engaged in the hotel business in Parlin Pond plan- tation, and was a trader there and in Solon, Me .; he returned and settled at Skowhegan, Me., where he opened a retail clothing store, and continued in this business nearly up to the time of his decease. Four ch. were born to him, all by first marriage.
X. Frances Neal3, b. in Madison, Me., 1811, June 3, d. in Skowhegan, Me., 1884, Aug. 26; m., by Rev. Josiah Tucker, in the church at Blackwell's Hill, Madison, Me., 1832, Jan. 17, to Randall Fuller Eddy, son of Eleazer and Deborah (Moor) Eddy, b. in Norridge- wock, Me., 1808, June 16, and d. in Skowhegan, Me., 1884, Nov. 22. Mr. Eddy was a farmer, and by trade a mason and bricklayer; he was eighth in descent front Rev. William Eddye, vicar of St. Dunstan's church, Cranbrook, Kent county, England, and seventh in descent from the pilgrim, Samuel Eddy, who came to New England in the ship Handmaid, John Grant, master, which left London, 1630, Aug. 10, and arrived at Plymouth, N. E., 1630, Oct. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Eddy observed their golden wedding, 1882, Jan. 17, and received from loving friends many kind remembrances of the day. Mrs. Eddy was a member of the Congregational church fifty years; they res. in Skowhegan, Me. Their chi. were:
1. Amanda Mahala Eddy, b. in Skowhegan, Me., 1832, Oct. 30; d. in Skowhegan, Me., 1848, April 26.
2. Helen Moor Eddy, b. in Skowhegan, Me., 1844, Dec. 11; d. in Skowhegan, Me., 1848, March 6.
3. Frank Lewis Eddy, b. in Skowhegan, Me., 1851, Jan. 8; compiler of Boies family records; res. Boston, Mass.
BOYNTON.
I. William Boynton was one of the first settlers of Buxton, Me., by trade a blacksmith. There is now (1850) in the possession of his great-grandson, William4, in Bedford, a steel trap made by him, very ancient, with his mark, W. B., on the jaws, which has been handed down through former generations.
II. William, son of William1, lived in Buxton.
III. William, son of William2, was b. in Buxton; m. Betsey Whitney of Standish, Me., and moved to Bromfield, of that state.
IV. William, son of William3, was b. in Buxton, 1797, May 14; m., 1st, 1820, May 17, Jane, dau. of Capt. Andrew Glendinin of St. David's, New Brunswick; her father was b. in Londonderry, N. H .; Jane, his wife, d. 1849, Oct. 23, aged 50. They had eight ch. He m., 2d, 1850, Sept. 10, Hannah, widow of Thomas Gamble of Manches- ter, N. H., and dau. of Enoch Goodwin. She was b. in London- derry, 1810, Nov. 19; they res. in Bedford. Ch. (by 1st mar.): Will- iam J.5, b. at St. David's, N. B., 1821, March 8, d. 1843, April 11; Charlotte A.5, b. at Bow, N. H., 1824, June 24; Mary J.5, b. at Bow, 1829, May 10; Melissa M.5, b. at Bow, 1832, Jan. 10; Henry P.5, b. at Bow, 1833, Dec. 1; Andrew A., b. at Merrimack, 1839, Jan. 13; Robert and Stephen (twins), b. Merrimack, 1841, July 14. The twins d. 1841, Sept. 16.
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BRICKETT.
I. Charles Brickett was b. in Hampstead, 1824, Feb .; he m. 1846, Sept., Emily Spinney of Manchester, who was b., 1819, May 29; he d. in Londonderry, 1855, Nov. They had three ch .: Charles Henry2, b. in Londonderry, 1847, Dec .; George Spinney2, b. 1849; Frank Her- bert2, b. 1851, Feb. 18.
II. Charles H., son of Charles1, b. 1847, Dec .; m. Maggie -, and res. in California. They had five ch .: Emily3, d. 1897, leaving a hus- band and one ch., Augustus4; Lottie3, Nettie3, Birdie3, Charlie3.
II. Frank H., son of Charles1, b. 1851, Feb. 18; m. 1872, Sept. 8, Mary A., b. in Sandown, 1856, Jan. 27, dau. of Hazen and Harriet (Bur- rows) Pervere; farmer; has res. in Sandown, Barrington, Man- chester, and Bedford. Ch .: Mabel Hattie3, b. in Sandown, 1875, March 21; Adeline Estelle3, b. Barrington, 1882, April 13; Emma Ethel3, b. Manchester, 1889, March 6; Lizzie Ann3, b. Bedford, 1893, April 30, d. here 1902, Feb. 23; Florence May3, b. 1895, Aug. 16.
III. Mabel H., dau. of Frank H.2, b. 1875, March 21; m. 1895, Sept. 12, Herbert Alva Mack, b. Bedford, 1876, Nov. They have Pearl E.4, b. Bedford, 1897, Aug. 12, also had three girls (triplets), b. in Manchester, 1902, Aug. 29, who lived but a few days.
BROWN.
Samuel1, emigrated from England to America when 14 years of age. He fought with the Americans at Bunker Hill, and served throughout the war. He m. and settled in Oxford, Me. Had ch .: Samuel2, Henry2, John2, Cyrus2, and two daughters.
II. Henry, son of Samuel1, was b. 1800; m. Bathsheba Dennen and set- tled in Poland, Me. Their ch. were: Hannah3, Abbie3, Caroline3, Almeda3, Paschal3, Jacob T.3, enlisted in the Civil War, when failing health compelled his discharge; he sent a substitute, but upon regaining his health again enlisted, and was shot during Sheridan's campaign through the Shenandoah valley; Wentworth M.3, also served in the Civil War; Frank H.3, Ellen3.
III. Frank H., son of Henry2, was b. 1831, 'Aug. 3; machinist and farmer; during Rebellion worked on 15-inch guns for the government; some of these weighed 25 tons, and were made for the Monitor, famous for her destruction of Southern battleships. He m., 1st, Anna E. Allen of Manchester, who d. 1856, March; m., 2d, 1857, Nov. 30, Hannah P., b. 1835, Aug. 7, dau. of Stephen and Betsey (Welch) Stinchfield of Poland, Me., and settled in Bedford, 1885. Ch .: Anna M.4, b. Manchester, 1855, Nov. 7, m., 1st, 1877, Aug., Charles S. Campbell of Nashua, 2d, 1887, May, Will R. Spangler of St. Paul, Minn .; L. Etta4, b. Manchester, 1859, Aug. 8; Mary H.4, b. Nashua, 1866, Jan. 3, m. Frank E. Manning (see Mann- ing); Frank E.4, b. Nashua, 1871, Jan. 21, m., 1897, May 29, Mari- etta Burnham and res. in Spokane, Washington.
BURNS.
I. John Burns came to America from Londonderry, Ireland, in 1740. He landed first in Boston, where he resided a few years and mar- ried. Immediately after his marriage he moved to Bedford, and settled on the farm formerly owned by George W. Way, but now forming a part of the farm owned by Eddy W. Stevens. Here he d., 1788, March 26, aged 77. His wife d. soon after their removal to Bedford, 1745, July 9, aged 21, leaving no children. He m.,
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2d, Anna McQueston of Litchfield, by whom he had three sons and five daughters. She d. a short time after her husband, and no inscription records her birth, age, or death. Burns was the in- dividual who accompanied James McQuaid to Concord (Suncook) after corn, at the first settlement of the town, when McQuaid was killed by the Indians. (See page 579.) Burns was not wounded, but his shirt with seven bullet holes testified to his danger. Ch .: Robert2, m. Molly Smith and settled in Merrimack; Margaret2, m. John McGilvray of Merrimack, lived and d. there; William2; Ann2, m. Elijah Buxton of Merrimack; Jane2 and Sarah2 (twins), Jane m. Wm. Beard of New Boston, Sarah m. James Campbell of Windham; Elizabeth2, m. James Campbell of Bedford; and John2. II. William, son of John1, m. Molly (Mary) Miller, and lived in Bed- ford a few years on the Gregg place, then moved to Pomfret, Vt. The town records give children of William Burns and Mary his wife (supposed to be the persons named above) as follows: Ann3, b. 1780, Oct. 30; Matthew3, b. 1782, Aug. 27; William3, b. 1784, Oct. 20; John3, b. 1787, March 15; James Miller3, b. 1789, April 19; Mary3, b. 1791, Nov. 8; James Miller3, b. 1795, March 7; Nathan3, b. 1796, June 19.
II. Lieut. John, son of John1, b. 1759, Sept. 20; m. Elizabeth Moore and lived in Bedford, where he d., 1846, Nov. 30. Had twelve chil- dren, six sons and six daughters. John could say what few can: "I had a twin brother and twin sisters, twin children, twin grandchildren and twin great-grandchildren, twin nieces and twin grand-nieces, twin grand-nephews, a twin brother-in-law, a twin son-in-law, and am a twin myself." Ch .: Esther3, m. Benj. Dar- ling of Shelby, N. Y .; Mary8, m. Henry Hale of Merrimack; Martha3, m. John Kenny of New Boston; Lucy M.3, m. Robert F. Chase and res. in Derry; David3, d. young; Janes and Sarah3 (twins) b. 1791, June 3; John3, b. 1793, March 7; Wiseman Clag- gett3, b. 1795, Jan. 18, d. young; Robert McCain3, b. 1796, Nov. 22, m. Margaret McClary, Windham; Ann McQueston3, b. 1799, Oct. 7, m., 1823, Sept. 23, Daniel Wilson Clyde of Windham; Wiseman Claggett3, b. 1801, Sept. 12; William3, b. 1803, Aug. 2, d. young.
III. Jane and Sarah (twins), daughters of Lieut. John2, Jane m. Elijah Coan of Shelby, N. Y .; Sarah n. Benj. Darling of Shelby, N. Y., as his second wife after the death of her sister Esther.
III. Capt. Wiseman Claggett, son of Lieut. John2, b. in Bedford, 1801, Sept. 12; m. in Hudson, 1833, April 9, Eliza Harris, b. Boston, Mass., 1803, Sept. 21, dau. of Thomas and Martha (Dennis) Har- ris of Hudson. He d. in Bedford, 1885, Jan. 9; she d. in Bedford, 1887, Jan. 28. Wiseman C., in his younger years, served as Lieut. and Capt. in the 4th Co. of infantry, 5th N. H. Regt. of militia. He was an obliging neighbor, a kind father, and an industrious, honest, and upright man. Ch., all b. in Bedford but one: Mary 1 Elizabeth4, b. in Bedford, 1834, Aug. 8, d. in Bedford, 1842, June 16; Caleb Pearson4, b. Merrimack, 1836, Dec. 19, d. in Bedford, 1853, Nov. 17; Abby Jane4, b. 1839, Jan. 11; Thomas Savage4, b. 1842, April 19; William Harris4, b. 1844, June 11; Lucy Ann4, b. 1847, Dec. 8.
IV. Thomas Savage, son of Capt. Wiseman C., b. 1842, April 19; m., 1867, Feb. 14, Mary Jane Fowle, b. in Amherst, 1844, June 14, dau. of Joseph and Sarah J. (Hale) Fowle. She d. in Bedford, 1895, June 5. (See biographical notice of Thomas Savage.)
IV. William Harris, son of Capt. Wiseman C., b. 1844, June 11; m., 1864, Nov. 6, Eliza Jane Senter, and res. in Bedford. Their children are: Lucretia Lillian5, b. in Manchester, 1865, Nov. 14, m., 1892, June, Oscar Godbout; Charles Sumner5, b. in Bedford, 18-, Oct. 19; Abby Jane5, b. in Bedford, 1884, Feb. 6.
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IV. Lucy Ann, dau. of Capt. Wiseman C., b. 1847, Dec. 8; m. Horace T. Harvell of Amherst. Their children were: Luly Jane5, b. in Nashua, 1873, April 20, d. 1873, June 2; Frank Horace5, b. in Nashua, 1874, June 2, d. 1893, Feb. 3; Thomas Wiseman5, b. in Nashua, 1876, Feb. 14.
Since the first settlement in town by John Burns, Sr., four generations of this family have been born and lived in the same school district. The only exception to this being four years during the Civil war, when Wise- man Claggett res. in Merrimack one year and in Manchester three years while his son, Thomas Savage, was serving his country for three years at the front.
THOMAS SAVAGE BURNS.
Thomas Savage Burns was born in the south part of Bedford, April 19, 1842, son of Wiseman C. and Eliza H. Burns, and has lived in town nearly all his life. At the age of 19 he enlisted in the Civil war and served four years, enlisting Aug. 26, 1861, in Co. E, 4th Regt. N. H. Vols., and was mustered into the U. S. service Sept. 18, 1861, at Manchester, N. H. He went with his company and regiment to the front Sept. 27, 1861, and never was absent from duty during the four years excepting when stricken with intermittent fever at Folly Island, S. C. He re-enlisted in same company at Beaufort, S. C., Feb. 19, 1864, and was mustered in Feb. 28 for three years more. He was soon after promoted to corporal and sergeant, and was with his command through all the hard campaign of 1864-'65, always at the front in every engagement and skirmish, and although escaping se- vere injury, had several narrow escapes.
Sergeant Burns was of a modest, retiring disposition, but in many in- stances was conspicuous for his coolness and bravery. Wherever duty called he always responded, and made a record which is a credit to him- self and the town he represented. At the battle of Pocotaligo, S. C., he saved the life of a rebel prisoner who lay on the ground wounded and beg- ging for mercy; a comrade by his side was about to thrust a bayonet into his prostrate form, when comrade Burns came to his rescue and prevented the cowardly act. At Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 16, 1864, the company was so reduced in numbers that but eighteen responded to engage in that ter- rible battle, and eight of these were wounded or captured. The regiment was obliged to retire, and became much scattered; when reformed to re- turn to the front that night comrade Burns was the only member of his company who reported for duty.
In front of Petersburg he was struck by a bullet in the shoulder, but was only temporarily disabled. During the long and severe campaign in front of Petersburg and Richmond, in 1864, comrade Burns was never absent a day from his company, being on duty at the front during the entire siege of Petersburg, including the battle of the mine, July 30, Deep Bottom, Aug. 16, Chapin's Farm, Sept. 29, and finished up with the charge and capture of Fort Fisher, Jan. 15-16, 1865. At this time a rifle bullet was shot through his hat, and a soldier was killed at his side by a solid shot. On the morning of the 16th the magazine of the fort exploded. Many were buried alive, and others killed or wounded by flying timbers, and Sergeant Burns, although exposed to all this danger, escaped without in- jury.
After the last battle and capture of Fort Fisher, furloughs were granted for good conduct in the field, and Sergeant Burns was granted a thirty days' furlough, and visited his home in Bedford; on returning, he sailed from Boston to rejoin his regiment at Raleigh, N. C. During a thick fog, on the 8th of June, 1865, when off the coast of Delaware, a vessel ran into the steamer, Admiral Dupont, upon which Mr. Burns was a passenger, and did so much damage that it sank very soon. Several persons were drowned, although the vessel that did the damage came alongside and did everything possible to rescue the men. Sergeant Burns jumped, caught
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
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