History of Bedford, New Hampshire, from 1737 : being statistics compiled on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 15, 1900, Part 92

Author: Bedford (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Concord, N. H. : The Rumford Printing Co.
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VIII. Amy Frances, dau. of John O.7, b. 1862, Sept. 1; m. 1888, May 10, Dr. Calvin O. Sones of Panora, Ia. Dr. Sones and wife were graduated from Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, Ia., in 1881 and 1885, respectively. He received the degree of M. D. from the State Uni- versity of Iowa in 1886, and has practised his profession in Panora ever since. Their ch. are: Helen Margaret9, b. 1892, Jan. 6; Ger- trude French9, b. 1893, Oct. 31; Isabel9, b. 1901, Sept. 2.

VIII. Sarah Isabella, dau. of John O.7, b. 1865, Jan. 15; was educated at Cornell college; was m. 1890, June 18, at Maxwell, Ia., to Francis Clark McLain, who has followed the banking business in Maxwell for a number of years. Their ch. are: Francis Eugene9, b. 1891, May 20; Frederick French9, b. 1893, June 22; Arthur Russell9, b. 1896, Dec. 1, d. 1897, June 16.

VIII. John O., Jr., son of John O.7, b. 1867, Oct. 14; m. 1891, Oct. 14, Miss Mina Beltz of Maxwell, Ia. In 1901 he rem. to Searsboro, Ia., and is engaged in the lumber business. Ch .: John Lynn9, b. 1895, May 20; Charles Marion9, b. 1899, Dec. 12.

VIII. Charles Brainerd, son of John O.7, b. 1875, May 27; m. 1900, June 6, Josephine Higbee. He received his education at Northwestern university and Highland Park college, Des Moines, Ia. He is now a pharmacist at Maxwell, Ia.

VII. David Brainard, M. D., son of Dea. John6, b. 1830, Jan. 27; was graduated from Dartmouth college, 1850, July; studied medicine and located in Bath, N. H. (see Physicians). He m. 1855, Feb. 27, Sarah Isabella Hutchinson of Norwich, Vt. Forced to leave on account of failing health, he went West and located in Eau Claire, Wis., where he d. 1861, March 23, " full of good works."

VI. Lydia, dau. of David5, b. 1784, May 24; m. Lester Holt of Lyme, N. H., and had ch .: David7; Lydia7; Hannah7; Parker7; Alma7; Mary7; Charles"; Newton7; Harvey7; Freeman7, and Olive7.

VI. Hannah, dau. of David5, b. 1786, Feb. 28; m. 1823, June 10, Israel (Isaac) H. Goodrich, Esq., of Lyndeborough, and had two sons: Israel7 and James7. 59

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VI. Isaac P., son of David5, b. 1790, Oct. 8; m. 1815, March 26, Clarissa, dau. of Capt. Nathan Barnes, and res. in Danvers, Mass. They had three sons: David7, a clergyman, b., 1817, Feb. 1; George William7, a merchant, b. 1819, July 25; and Charles", a physician.

FRENCH.

(Apparently not connected with preceding family.)

Cornelius Haynes1, son of Bartlett L. and Delia (Frisbie) French, was b. Westford, Vt., 1827, Nov. 23; he m. 1852, Nov. 21, Susan Stowe, b. Westford, Vt., 1822, Oct. 31, dau. of Ira B. and Thiza S. (Ruggles) Frisbie. They res. in Georgia, Vt., where he d. 1877, Aug. 19. A few years later his family rem. to Bedford. Ch: Ella M., b. 1855, Feb. 20 (see Dunton); Frank E., b. 1858, Oct. 6; Hattie E., b. 1865, April 24.

HORACE FRENCH.

Horace French was born in Bedford, 1837, Feb. 16, and was a son of Phineas and Betsey Foster French. His father was a farmer and tanner. After residing on the old homestead for thirteen years Mr. French went to Milford, where he remained six years, being employed by Moses French in the old Souhegan cotton mill. He then went to Clinton, Mass., where he remained two years, thence to Derry, where he attended school for one year. During the four years next ensuing Mr. French attended Kimball Union academy at Meriden, from which he graduated with honors, Cyrus Richards being principal at that time.

While at this school, during the latter part of the year 1860, Mr. French with his two classmates, Frank Rew and Banti Daniels, discussed the ru- mors of war that were then rife. They agreed that should the call come they would enter the service of their country. Accordingly, on April 12, 1861, the day on which Fort Sumter was fired upon, these three young men journeyed on foot from Meriden hill fifteen miles to Hartford, Vt., which was the nearest place to enlist. On May 10 they enlisted in Co. F, Third Vermont Vols., under Capt. Tom Seaver, who is now living in Woodstock, Vt. Col. Samuel E. Pingree, since governor of Vermont, commanded the regiment.

The company rendezvoused at St. Johnsbury, Vt., and on July 24, 1861, went to Camp Lyon, near the chain bridge above Washington. Mr. French was promoted to orderly sergeant, then to lieutenant, and was de- tailed as an aide-de-camp on Gen. L. A. Grant's staff, who was then com- manding the famous old Vermont brigade.

Mr. G. G. Benedict's history of "Vermont in the Civil War," gives Captain French special and prominent mention in many instances, and shows him to have been'in the thickest of the engagement at the battle of the Wilderness, and one of the bravest of the men there. Captain French also received favorable mention in General Grant's report of the engage- ment. Benedict's history says: "During the battle of the Wilderness Gen. L. A. Grant was directed to withdraw his brigade, but how to do it in the face of the increasing force with which it was in such close contact was a problem. The enemy pressed close on the retiring line of the Sec- ond and Fourth regiments, and occupied for a short time the ground, strewn with their dead, on which they had fought. Lieutenant French, of General Grant's staff, who had been sent by him to order back the Fifth, had his horse shot from under him and was captured while on his way with the order."

While a prisoner he was confined for a year in fifteen different prisons and pens. Here he suffered untold hardships, the stories of which can be told

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only by veterans who were in that awful strife. After escaping twice and being recaptured, he was exchanged at Fort Fisher and brought to Annap- olis, where he reënlisted, remaining until the end of the war. After his reenlistment he found a captain's commission awaiting him, and he held that rank to the close of the war. Captain French was mustered out with his regiment in 1865, at Burlington, Vt., having been in the service four years and three months. He then went to Hartford, Vt., just across the river from his present West Lebanon residence. Here he married Mary E. Gillett in 1865, and together they went to the settlement of Olcott's Falls (now Wilder), Vt., and were pioneers in the little town which sprung up on the banks of the Connecticut river, and is now well known for its paper manufacturing industry.

He erected the first house ever built there and his was the first family that ever lived there. On the fifth anniversary of his marriage he removed to West Lebanon, where he has since resided. Mr. French is postmaster of West Lebanon and occupies one of the finest residences in the village .. He is a citizen highly respected by all.

Politically he is a Republican; his religious belief is that of a liberal Congregationalist. Mr. French is a member of Franklin lodge, No. 6, F. & A. M., St. Andrews Royal Arch Chapter, Masons, No. 1, Mascoma lodge, No. 20, I. O. O. F., of Lebanon, also of the G. A. R. He was appointed an aide on Commander Shaw's staff at Chicago, and is entitled to the rank of colonel.

Mr. and Mrs French have had by their union eight children, four of whom are now living. It is doubtful if a family in New Hampshire can be cited where four sons have met with greater success than these. To all who know Mr. French his stature is a predominating feature, and his four sons aggregate in height twenty-five feet. All of them are over six feet tall, and two of them six feet four inches.

Samuel Pingree French, named after his father's former colonel, aged 32 years, graduated from Dartmouth college in 1893. For eight years he has been principal of the Ponahou preparatory school in Honolulu. The school has nine grades and the building was erected at a cost of $75,000. Leaving his wife and two children there Mr. French is now completing a one year's post-graduate course at Harvard college.

Frederick Reginald French, aged 31 years, is in Santa Barbara, Cal., where he has a lucrative position as consulting engineer. He graduated from Dartmouth college in 1894.

Ernest Eugene French, aged 25 years, is on his last year in the Berkeley Law School in San Francisco, Cal. He graduated from Dartmouth college in 1898.

John McQuesten French, named for John McQuesten of Bedford, "the old philosopher and farmer," is 24 years of age. He is a civil engineer and superintending the dredging of the harbor in Manzanillo, Mex.

A very tender place is touched in Mr. French's heart when mention is made of his daughter, Bessie Foster French, who died last May at the age of 37 years 4 months. She was an accomplished young lady, beloved by the entire community in Lebanon. Her life was one that remains a pleas- ant memory in the hearts of a legion of friends.

ALFRED J. FRENCH, M. D.

Alfred Joseph French, M. D., was born 1823, Jan. 16, in Bedford, N. H., which was also the birthplace of his father, Ebenezer C. French. He is of Massachusetts stock, his great-grandfather, Ebenezer French, having spent the larger part of his long life in Billerica, Mass., where his son, Ebenezer, 2d, the grandfather of Alfred J., was born and bred.

Ebenezer French, 2d, became familiar with farm labor on the old Bil- lerica homestead, and deciding to make agriculture his life occupation, he moved to Bedford, N. H., where he took up a large tract of wild land, and

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by dint of unremitting toil reclaimed a good farm from the forest. A man of stanch integrity as well as industry, be became one of the leading citizens of Bedford, which he served as selectman for several terms, and represented in the state legislature. Of his union with Rhoda Coburn of Dracut, Mass., twelve children were born, Ebenezer C., being the eldest.

Ebenezer C. French was born in Bedford, 1798, Dec. 22, and died 1878, Aug. 7. Brought up on the homestead he followed from his youth the occupation of farming, which he continued to the end of his days, meet- ing with deserved success. He married Sally Holbrook, who was born in Roxbury, Mass., 1798, Dec. 1, and died in Bedford, 1834, Sept. 3. Her father, Dea. John Holbrook, served in the Revolutionary war, enlisting from Roxbury, and for some time having charge of the commissary de- partment. At the close of the war he settled on a farm in Brighton, Mass., where he resided until 1803. He then moved with his family to Bedford, N. H., where he lived until his death, at the age of 72 years. He took a prominent part in the affairs of the town of Bedford, and was a delegate to the convention that nominated Andrew Jackson for the presi- dency. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he served as deacon until his death. Ebenezer C. and Sally (Holbrook) French had two children : Alfred J. and Sarah Elizabeth. The latter was born 1826, Feb. 11, and married Stephen Gaines Allen of Boston, 1848, Jan. 10, Mon- day, and died 1889, March 25, leaving three sons : Rollin H., Stephen G., Jr., and Henry F.

Alfred J. French enjoyed the advantage of a good education with which to begin life ; attending first the Bedford schools and subsequently the Literary and Scientific institute at Hancock, N. H., in 1845.

Afterward he took a course at the Vermont Medical college in Wood- stock, where he was graduated in 1848. Until he was eighteen years of age he worked on the farm and from then until his twenty-sixth year he was engaged in general study, when he began the practice of his profes- sion at Manchester, N. H., in 1849. He remained there for a year and a half, after which he located in Methuen, Mass., where for seven years he practised. At the end of that time he removed to Lawrence, Mass., where he practised forty-two years. In 1897 Dr. French retired from the active practice of his profession. From 1890 to 1902 Dr. and Mrs. French made their summer home in West Ossipee, N. H.

Dr. French was for years closely identified with the municipal and financial affairs of Lawrence. In 1859 he was elected to the lower branch of the state legislature and served two terms, being a member of the com- mittee on elections. He was one of the overseers of the poor, and in 1864 was elected mayor of Lawrence. Dr. French was one of the projectors of the Lawrence National bank, which was organized in 1872 with a capital of $300,000, and he served for five years as president of that institution. He was also one of the organizers in the same year of the Broadway Savings bank, of which he was a trustee up to the time of his death. He was also connected with other business interests in Lawrence, having for eight years been president of the Wright Manufacturing Company, and was one of the three owners, which is engaged in the manufacture of Mohair braid.

Dr. French was a member of the Massachusetts Homeopathic society, and its president in 1890. He was one of the leading members of the First Baptist church of Lawrence, in which he held various offices, having been deacon, a trustee, treasurer, and superintendent of the Sunday-school, always deeply interested in its prosperity, and a generous contributor to its support as well as to other good causes. In politics Dr. French was a Republican. He was a member of several fraternal societies including Royal Arcanum, the Home Circle, and Pilgrim Fathers, of which last named he was one of the incorporators.

On Nov. 11, 1852, Dr. French married Sarah Abigail Hardy, who vas born in Westminister, Vt., June 25, 1827, a daughter of Silas and Al

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(Farley) Hardy of Hollis, N. H. The only child of Dr. and Mrs. French, Sarah Elizabeth, was born March 6, 1855, at Methuen, Mass., and died April 28, 1863, at the age of eight years, in Lawrence. Nov. 11, 1902, Dr. French and wife quietly celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage.

Alfred J. French, M. D., for nearly half a century a practising homeo- pathic physician and one of the best known and most respected citizens of Lawrence, after a brief illness of two weeks, died at his home Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, Dec. 1, 1902. The funeral services of Dr. French were held Dec. 4, at the First Baptist church, Lawrence, Mass. The Rev. Geo. F. Green officiated. Prayers were offered at the home at 11 o'clock. From 11:30 to 1:30 p. m. the body lay in state at the church. The principal service was at 2 o'clock.

In compliance with the request of Dr. French previous to his death the following hymns, favorites of the departed, were sung in the order given: "Nearer My God to Thee," "Lead Kindly Light," and "Abide With Me." The eulogy by Dr. Green was one long to be remembered.

Mayor James F. Leonard, the city government, and most of the ex- mayors of Lawrence attended; also many professional men.

The bearers were the deacons of the church, comprising J. H. Safford, T. T. Fairbairn, Geo. M. Nickerson, Geo. E. Murray, Nathan O. Magoon, and Newell E. Wood. Interment was in Bellevue cemetery, where a bronze monument marks the last resting-place of Dr. A. J. French.

FULLERTON.

This name was given to a Scotch highlander because of his being the first owner of a fulling mill used in manufacturing heavy cloth. From being called a "Fuller " the transition to Fuller- ton was easy. He lived in the stirring times of Sir William Wal- lace and Robert Bruce. His wife, a cousin of Robert Bruce, harbored the latter on his return from exile. The Fullerton clans rallied to his standard and rendered valiant service in the decisive battle, which proved a crushing defeat to the English army, and placed Robert Bruce upon the Scottish throne, his by inheritance as well as by conquest. As a reward for their efficient service at that time (1307) Bruce gave the Fullertons the Id. of Arran, a domain seven miles long by four miles wide, his own residence being only nine miles away across the water. The old ivy-covered castle of Kil Michael is still well preserved, though it has guarded the in- terests of the Fullerton family nearly 600 years, and did similar duty for an unknown length of time for its previous owners. The present occupant, Robinson by name, has assumed his mother's maiden name (Fullerton) in order to meet the requirement that all who hold the estate shall bear the family name. It is said that " possession is nine points of the law." Because of this, and the expensive legal contest which must be brought to a successful issue, Robinson Fullerton holds the estate at the present time, while its legal heir quietly resides here in Bedford, known as James Fullerton. Because of oppression by the authorities, and no apparent prospect of inheriting the estate, there being three or four living heirs who preceded them, the parents of James joined a party of 180 persons, who emigrated to America in 1829. They came in two sailing vessels, were nearly three months upon the ocean, and settled in Inverness, Canada, naming their township for Inverness, Scotland. James was but seven years old at this time. In 1900 a reunion of these colonists and their descendants was held in Inverness, Canada. Though seventy years had elapsed since first they came 15 of the original 180 were present, James among the number. James1 and Jeannette (Murchie) Fullerton,

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who came over, had seven sons and three daughters, of which James2, John2, and Neil2 have res. in Bedford.

II. James, son of James1, was b. in Currie, Id. of Arran, Scotland, 1822, April 6. His maternal grandmother was a Stuart, thus connect- ing the family with the royal family of England, while as already explained they were connected with the royal family of Scotland. When 28 years of age James walked from Inverness, Canada, to Concord, N. H .; settled in Bedford 1849, as a farmer. He m., 1st, 1851, March 18, Mary, dau. of Neil and Catherine (Carr) McMillan. She was b. Id. of Arran, Scotland, 1826; d. Bedford, 1868, Jan. 17; m., 2d, 1870, Dec. 15, Harriet Frances, dau. of Samuel and Sally (Worthley) Adams, b. Bedford 1837, May 20. Ch .: James Hadley3, b. 1852, Feb. 11; Mary Jeanette, b. 1854, Jan. 18; Marga- ret Ann3, b. 1856, March 28, d. 1875, July 3; Catherine3, b. 1858, Feb. 12, d. 1859, Dec. 14; Neil Eugene3, b. 1860; Jan. 27; Charles John3, b. 1863, Sept. 20, d. 1864, Aug. 5; Grace Alice, b. 1866, June 27, d. 1867, Jan. 23.

III. James Hadley, son of James2, m., 1st, Julia -; 2d, Lora Owen of Woodsville, N. H. Has been supt. of repairs on bridges for Concord & Montreal R. R., now a part of the Boston & Maine R. R. system for nearly 20 years. No ch .:

III. Neil Eugene, son of James2; m. 1877, Sept. 25, Etta Maria, b. in Manchester, 1866, June 18, dau. of Thomas B. and Thankful D. (Combs) Spencer. They res. in Manchester. Have one dau., Etta May4, b. in Manchester, 1888, June 23.

II. John, son of James1, res. in Bedford for several years; served in the Civil war three years and now res. in Manchester. He m. Rosina Maria, b. 1833, Feb. 5, dau. of Samuel and Sally (Worthley) Adams. They have an adopted dau., Ethel.

II. Neil, son of James1, m. Mary Carr of Inverness, Quebec. He settled in Bedford 1851, later rem. to Protoan, Ontario, and now res. in Iowa. His ch., b. in Bedford, were: John Carr3, James Edwards, Charles Alexander3, ch. b. elsewhere were Peter3, Neil3, Robert? (a noted singer), Richard3, -3, Jeanette3.

FULTON.

I. Robert was b. 1812, July 2, son of James and Hannah (Faulkner) Fulton of Deering. He received a good district school education, also attended Phillips academy at Andover, Mass., becoming a competent mathematician and penman. At the age of 21 he left home to serve as clerk in a store at Francestown, and later served in the same capacity at Amoskeag. In 1849 went to California, where he was engaged in trade two years, but returning settled in Bedford, 1856. In early life was appointed major under Gen. Joel Brown of the New Hampshire state militia, and in 1861 was ac- tive in organizing the Bedford light infantry, being chosen first lieutenant of the company. He held other positions of honor in town; was selectman two years, and 1862 elected register of deeds for Hillsborough county, serving three years. He m. 1840, July 2, Mary A. Richards of New Boston, who d. 1878, May. He now res. with son Herbert in West Bedford. Ch .: Lyman H.2, Herbert R.2, and Samuel G.2, who now res. in Portland, Oregon.

II. Lyman H., son of Robert1, m. and res. in Manchester, but later rem. to Nashua, where he d. 1903, Sept. Ch .: William L.3 of Woonsocket, R. I .; Edward H.3 and Samuel3 of Nashua; George B.8 and Etta B.3 of Antrim.

II. Herbert R., son of Robert1, was b. 1846, in Peterborough; farmer, selectman 1893, member of Pres. church since 1864. Received a com- mon school education, also attended commercial college. He be-

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came a member of the Bedford light infantry soon after its organ- ization. In June, 1864, at the age of 18, enlisted as private in Co. C, First Reg., N. H. heavy artillery, and served until the close of the war. He m., 1st, 1869, Oct. 20, Eliza C., b. Portland, Me., dau. of Charles and Hannah (Crosby) Young of Gray, Me .; she d. 1877, Jan. [The Youngs were of English descent. Charles was the son of Nathaniel of the same town, who was the son of Abra- ham Young, who served in the Revolutionary army, and was for a long time Gen. Washington's aide-de-camp.] He m., 2d, 1881, Feb., Mrs. Sarah E. Wood of Manchester, dau. of James F. and Betsey (Elliott) Sanborn. Ch. of 1st mar. were Minnie E.3, Charles H.8, Ruthy W.3, who d. in infancy, 1876.

GAGE.

I. Aaron Gage came from Bradford, Mass., to Merrimack in 1773.

II. Deacon Aaron, son of Aaron1, m. Martha Stevens of Andover, Mass., and res. in Merrimack and Bedford. He was a deacon in Dr. Bur- nap's church. They had ten ch., all living to maturity, viz., Han- nah3, m. Dea. Wm. Moor (see Moor); Aaron3, Benjamin S.3, Naomi8, Solomon3, Isaac3, Sarah3, Marys, Martha3, Fanny.3

III. Benjamin S., son of Dea. Aaron2, m., 1st, Miss Nichols, who d. He m., 2d, Annis, b. 1784, Oct. 9, dau. of Lieut. James and Sally (Car- son) Moor of Bedford. He d. 1831, Feb. 2, aged 53, and Annis, his wife, d. at Woburn, Mass., 1865, Aug. 10. Ch. b. in Bedford: Sally4, b. 1811, May, d. 1812, Aug. 3; James Moor4, b. 1813, May 1, d. 1854, Dec. 20, unın .; Benjamin4; William W.4, b. 1817, April 15, m. Eliza A. Melvin and d. 1869, Jan. 17; Gawn R.4, Betsey R.4, b. 1820, Nov. 28, m. Oliver L. Kendall (see Kendall).

IV. Benjamin, son of Benjamin S.3, b. Bedford, 1815, April 24; m., 1st, Mary A. Mix, b. 1832, and d. 1862, June 8. He m., 2d, at Woburn, Mass., Lydia Moor. He was a shoe dealer, and d. at Concord, 1888, Sept. 21. Lydia, his wife, d. 1884, Nov. 1. Had by 1st mar., Mary Annis5, b. Concord, 1857, July 8. By 2d mar., Bessie Moor5. b. 1865, April 26.

IV. Gawn R., son of Benjamin S.3, b. Bedford, 1819, Jan. 26; m. Caroline Abbott, b. 1822. He was a merchant tailor at Woburn, Mass. He d. 1892, Nov. 25, and his wife d. 1899, March 26. Ch .: James E.5, b. 1851, Aug. 19; Caroline Elizabeth5.

V. Caroline Elizabeth, dau. of Gawn R.4, b. 1859, Sept. 5; m. 1884, June 26, Frank B. Richardson, b. Woburn 1859, March 6. The latter is a graduate of Amherst college 1880 and is now dean of Burdett's Business college, Boston. Res. Woburn. Ch .: Ruth6, Theodore6, and infant son6.

III. Solomon, son of Dea. Aaron2, b. in Bedford; was a farmer and wheelwright. He m., 1807, Dec. 29, Dorothy Chase, b. Litchfield 1787, May 14, dau. of Lieut. Joseph and Elizabeth (Darrah) Chase, and granddaughter of Francis Chase, the first Baptist immersed in N. H. They res. in Bedford but rem. to Beloit, Wis., where he d. 1852, March 4, and Dorothy his wife d. 1864, Sept. 10. They had thirteen ch. b. in Bedford, viz .: Harriet U.4, b. 1808, Oct. 11, m. Selden Deroton Mosely and res. in Beloit, Wis .; Mary Put- nam4, b. 1809, Dec. 9, m. Calvin Travis and res. in Charlestown, Mass., she d. 1850, March 1; Dolly4, b. 1810, Feb. 25, d .; Dolly Chase4, b. 1812, April 8, m. Isaac Currier and resides in Manches- ter, N. H .; Frederic4, b. 1813, Sept. 3, m. Amanda Smith and res. in Woburn, Mass., not living; Solomon4, b. 1816, Aug. 17, m. Bethia Annis and res. in Providence, R. I., not living; Silas Pratt4, b. 1818, Dec. 26, m. Lydia Taylor and res. Floyd, Wis., not

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living; Putnam Farnum4, b. 1821, Jan. 26, m. Elizabeth Griffith and res. Afton, Wis .; Martha Jane Patten4, b. 1825, Feb. 26, d .; Martha Jane Patten4, b. 1826, July 13; Francis Flynn4, b. 1828, Aug. 22, m. 1852, Oct. 6, Elisha Shapley Tasker and res. in North- wood, N. H .; Joseph Franklin4, b. 1830, Feb. 1; Annis Eliza4, b. 1832, Aug. 1.

IV. Martha Jane Patten, dau. of Solomon3, b. Bedford 1826, July 13; m. 1846, April 26, John McGilvray and res. in Merrimack, where he d., but she still lives aged 77. They had ch .: Franklin Deroton6, b. 1849, Aug. 1; John Clarke5, b. 1853, Feb. 23; Dolly Elbertie6, b. 1857, Jan. 1; Clarie Frances5, b. 1864, Feb. 12; Annis Bethia5, b. 1867, Jan. 5; Harriette Mary5, b. 1871, Jan. 27.

IV. Annis Eliza, dau. of Solomon3, b. Bedford, 1832, Aug. 1; m. Enoch Marshall of Dunbarton, N. H., where they res. She d. in Milford 1902, Dec. 27, leaving children, among whom were Lydia5, Bertha5, who m. Goodhue and res. in Bow, N. H .; Jessie, a teacher in the Milford schools.

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History of Bedford, New Hampshire, from 1737 : being statistics compiled on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 15, 1900, Part 92

Author: Bedford (N.H. : Town) Publication date: 1903 Publisher: Concord, N. H. : The Rumford Printing Co. Number of Pages: 1202

Author: Bedford (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Concord, N. H. : The Rumford Printing Co.
Number of Pages: 1202