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Austin.
THOMAS AUSTIN was one of the signers of the petition for the in- corporation of Raby. He lived in the southeast part of the town. His house was located on a bridle-path which led out of the west side of the highway from South Brookline to Oak Hill, at a point nearly opposite the old district number one schoolhouse, and passed through the fields in a southwesterly direction. Its exact location on the path cannot be de- termined at the present time, as there are upon it several other cellar-holes, each of which is supposed to mark the site of a dwelling house formerly of some member of the Austin family. He married about 1750 Beulah
Children; Born in Raby.
1. Ruth, b. Sept. 27, 1752; m. Dec. 2, 1784, Moses Proctor, of Hollis. 2. *Phineas, b. Jan. 25, 1755; m. Ist, June 24, 1777, Elizabeth Spaulding of Townsend; m. 2nd, June 9, 1814, Ruth Baldwin.
3. Thomas, b. July 11, 1758.
4. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 16, 1760.
5. Beulah, b. Nov. 16, 1762.
6. Rebecca, b. April 16, 1765.
7. Mary, b. Aug. 18, 1767; m. June 26, 1803, Joshua Smith, Jr., Brookline.
8. Jacob, b. April 6, 1770.
9. Abner, b. Aug. 26, 1772.
10. Sarah, b. Jan. 26, 1775; m. Jan. 1, 1799, Eleazer Pierce of Hollis.
PHINEAS AUSTIN, second son and second child of Thomas and Beulah Austin, was born in Hollis, afterwards Raby, Jan. 25, 1755. In 1790, his mother, Beulah, was still living and was residing with him in Raby. He married June 24, 1777, Elizabeth Spaulding of Townsend, Mass. She d. , m. 2nd, June 9, 1814, Ruth Baldwin of Townsend, Mass. No record of children by either wife.
Badger.
JAMES BADGER was an early settler in that part of the Mile Slip which originally constituted the northwest part of Raby; but which at the present time forms the southwest part of Milford; it having been trans- ferred from Raby to Milford at the time of the incorporation of the latter
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town in 1794. (For a sketch of his life see chap. X, ante). He married Martha , who was born in 1742, and d. May 27, 1812; he d. at Milford, Jan. 28, 1841, aged 97.
Children Born in Raby.,
1. Azubah, b. Mar. 10, 1771; m. Dec. 29, 1791, Sampson Farnsworth.
2. Rhoda, b. Sept. 21, 1772; m. Nov. 23, 1796, Phillip Farnsworth.
3. Nancy, b. Apr. 11, 1774; d. Aug. 26, 1779.
4. Leonard, b. Sept. 18, 1775; m. Jan. 6, 1806, Sally Barrett of Mason.
5. Bettey, b. Oct. 7, 1778.
6. Abigail, b. Oct. 6, 1780; m. May 17, 1798, Abel Blood of Wilton.
Bailey.
(VII) ENSIGN BAILEY, the first of his family to settle in Brookline, was a son of Abraham Bailey of Tewksbury, Mass., where he was born Sept. 6, 1781. He was a descendant in the seventh generation of John Bailey, immigrant settler in 1635 at Newbury, Mass., the line of descent being as follows:
(I) John, (II) John, (III) Isaac, (IV) David, (V) David, (VI) Abraham, (VII) Ensign.
John, 1st, the immigrant, came from England to America in 1635, and settled in Newbury, Mass .; where his name is inscribed on the monu- ment to the first settlers of Newbury, located at the "Lower Green," Newbury Oldtown. In 1637 he removed from Newbury to Salisbury, Mass .; where he died in 1651. His name appears on the "Golgotha Boulder" in Amesbury, Mass., as one of the original settlers.
Soon after Ensign Bailey's birth, his father removed with his family to Keene, N. H. The death of his mother at Keene was the cause of the breaking up of his father's family; and soon after her death, Ensign went to Jaffrey where he lived with his uncle Oliver until he was eighteen years old, working on his uncle's farm and enjoying such educational advan- tages as were afforded by the "district schools."
About 1799 he entered as an apprentice the employment of his brother, Kendall Bailey, who at that time was carrying on, at Charles- town, Mass., a flourishing tanning and morocco dressing business; in which, after a short apprenticeship, he became a partner. In 1805, the firm resolved to remove its plant to some more convenient and less expensive
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locality; and to that end purchased of Swallow Tucker the land in this town upon which Mr. Bailey subsequently established himself in busi- ness. The same year he removed from Charlestown to Brookline. Soon after coming here, he built on the east bank of the river and at the foot of the falls in the same below its exit from Muscatanipus pond, the saw- mill which was afterwards known as "The Lower Mill," and also the building, east of and adjacent to the sawmill, in which he established and until the close of his life carried on a tanning and morocco dressing busi- ness which, for more than half a century following, in productive capa- city and extent of its business transactions, was unequalled by any similiar enterprise in Hillsborough County; at the same time also he constructed the canal (of which the vestiges are at the present time to be seen ) through which was brought the water which furnished the motive power for the sawmill and tannery. At a later period he erected, at the east end of and near to the mill-dam, a sash and blind shop; which he conducted for many years in connection with his other enterprises.
Mr. Bailey, in his day and generation, was one of the leading and most successful business men of the town. When he came here in 1805, the majority of the inhabitants were engaged in merely existing, as farm- ers. The only manufacturing enterprises carried on were coopering, lum- bering, charcoal burning, and brick-making; and those were limited in extent and almost profitless in results. With the establishment by him of the new industries the town entered upon an era of prosperity which con- tinued throughout his life, and in the promotion and success of which he was perhaps the principal factor.
As a citizen he was highly esteemed and respected. In his politics, he was a Jeffersonian Democrat. He attended Divine worship at, and was a liberal contributor to the support of, the Congregational church and society; and was an active and earnest advocate of all measures which in his judgment were designed to promote the welfare of the town and of its people.
He married, Jan. 22, 1807, Martha, daughter of Randal and Martha (Russell) McDonald, of Brookline. He d. Aug. 2, 1863; she d. Nov. 11, 1862.
Children Born in Brookline.
1. Fernando C., b. Feb. 16, 1808; d. Oct. 28, 1817.
2. * Alonzo, b. Sept. 15, 1810; m. Oct. 10, 1838, Sarah Jaques; d. July 4, 1892.
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3. Marinda, b. July 10, 1812; m. Dec. 31, 1840, Sumner Kendall; d. July 31, 1882.
4. Kendall, b. Aug. 1, 1814; d. Dec. 8, 1827.
5. Martha, b. May 15, 1816; d. Oct. 25, 1826.
6. * Fernando, b. Feb. 6, 1818; m. Oct. 10, 1844. Lucretia Stevens; d. Aug. 19, 1879.
7. Walter, b. June 26, 1820; d. Aug. 8, 1825.
8. Caroline, b. Jan. 10, 1822; d. Aug. 12, 1825.
9. Luke, b. Aug. 11, 1823; d. Aug. 15, 1825.
10. Caroline, b. Feb. 23, 1826; d. Jan. 11, 1892, unm.
11. Harriet, b. Nov. 22, 1827; m. Jan. 1, 1851, Dr. Edward P. Cummings of Exeter, N. H .; she d. July 1, 1896. Ch., Harriet E. Mary W., Willie B., Alice M.
12. Martha, b. Dec. 2, 1829; d. Dec. 5, 1889, unm.
13. Emily, b. Mar. 25, 1832; m. Dec. 12, 1854, Charles A. Priest, res. Fitchburg, Mass. Children, Elizabeth A., b. Dec. 30, 1858; George H., b. Sept. 24, 1865.
(VIII) ALONZO BAILEY, son of Ensign and Martha (McDonald) Bailey, was born in Brookline, Sept. 15, 1810. In his early manhood, and until he reached middle age, he was engaged with his father in the milling and tanning business. He was possessed of excellent business capacities, and endowed with a large stock of what is popularly known as "common sense," and also of an equally large fund of humor; qualities which combined to endear him to his fellow citizens, by whom he was highly esteemed. He was president of the day at Brookline's celebra- tion of its centennial year in 1869; and served the town as treasurer in 1848, and selectman in 1842, 1844, 1849, 1856 and 1857. He was a Re- publican in his politics, and an Universalist in his religious belief.
About 1870 he removed from Brookline to Claremont, where he passed the remainder of his life. He married Oct. 10. 1839, Sarah Jaques of Barnard, Vt. He died at Claremont July 4, 1892; she died May 30, 1900.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Edward, b. Nov. 9, 1840; d. Oct. 4, 1859.
2. * Herbert, b. June 6, 1842; m. Dec. 27, 1864, Alice Sulloway.
3. Clara L., b. Dec. 18, 1856; res, Washington. D. C.
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(IX) HERBERT BAILEY, son of Alonzo and Sarah (Jaques) Bailey, was born at Brookline, June 6, 1842. He attended the public schools of his native town, and, in 1860 and 1862, was a student at Green Mountain Liberal Institute, South Woodstock, Vt. After leaving the Institute, he passed a year in Illinois; and then returning to New Hamp- shire, located at Enfield Center; where in 1864 he became interested in a knitting mill; first as its superintendent and later as owner and manu- facturer. As a citizen of Enfield he was a potential factor in all that per- tained to the town's welfare. He represented the town in the legislatures of 1869, 1872 and 1873. In 1877 he removed from Enfield to Claremont; where he engaged in business as a knitting mill owner, and continued in the business until 1892. He was commissioned as postmaster of Clare- mont, March 29, 1899; a position to which he was twice re-appointed, and which he was holding at the time of his death, Oct. 2, 1909. He married. Dec. 27, 1864, Alice Lucy, dau. of Israel W. and Adaline A. (Richardson) Sulloway of Franklin.
Children.
1. Annie Louise, b. Apr. 21, 1866; m. Dec. 27, 1887, William E. Barrett of Boston.
2. Kate Florence, b. Mar. 30, 1867.
3. Susie Durell, b. Nov. 26, 1868; m. Jan. 7, 1890, Francis G. Flint.
4. Mary Adelaide, b. May 11, 1870.
5. Marguerite, b. Feb. 23, 1878; m. Nov. 7, 1905, Samuel R. Upham, M. D., Claremont.
(VIII) FERNANDO BAILEY, sixth child and fourth son of Ensign and Martha (McDonald) Bailey, was born in Brookline, Feb. 6, 1818. In his young manhood he was in the employ of his father in the tannery business. In the fifties he was a partner of Reuben Baldwin in the general merchandise business, under the firm name of Baldwin and Bailey; the firm being located in the store at the east end of Main street, now of Walter E. Corey. He was an active, energetic and honorable citizen. He was selectman in 1866, and a member of the board of education for several terms. He was twice married; he m. Ist, Oct. 10, 1844, Lucretia Stevens, of Pepperell, Mass; she died June 2, 1886. He m. 2nd, Feb. 6, 1869. Mrs. Evaline B. Ball. He died Aug. 19, 1879.
Children; By First Marriage.
1. Charles F., b. Aug. 12, 1847; m., Esther Haddock; he d. Nov. 29, 1900.
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2. George W., b. Nov. 24, 1849; m., Arabella Stevens.
3. Walter B., b. Aug. 24, 1851; m. Nov. 25, 1895, Margaret Tilton.
4. Albert F., b. June 3, 1853; d. July 11, 1868.
5. Martha A., b. July 10, 1860; m. Sept. 11, 1879, Horace Rich-
mond.
6. Edward K., b. Feb. 1, 1864; m. Aug. 11, 1898, Julia E. Peniston.
7. Joseph W., b. Jan. 31, 1866; m. June 24, 1901, Amalia Whelan.
Baldwin.
(V) REUBEN BALDWIN came, in 1826, from Hollis to Brook- line; where he settled in South Brookline, then known as Paddledock. He was born probably in Billerica, Mass., but possibly in Greenfield, N. H., and was a son of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Holman) Baldwin, of Billerica, who removed from Billerica to Greenfield about the same year of his birth, 1798; and a descendant in the fifth generation of John Baldwin, born in England, who settled in Billerica as early as 1655; the line of descent being as follows: (I) John, (II) Thomas, (III) Benjamin, (IV) Jeremiah, (V) Reuben.
For several years after coming to Brookline he owned and operated the old Benjamin Brooks sawmill in South Brookline. From 1846 to 1855 he was a partner of Fernando Bailey in the sale of general merchan- dise in the store now owned and occupied by Walter E. Corey on Main street in the village. He was postmaster of Brookline from 1846 to 1852. In 1853 he removed from Brookline to Hollis, where he remained for ten years, returning to Brookline in 1866. During his residence in Hollis he was postmaster in 1853 and 1854. He was several times selectman of Hollis. He was moderator of Brookline in 1833, town clerk in 1833, selct- man in 1832, 1833, 1847 and 1848, and Representative in 1834.
He married in 1825, Lucy, dau. of Benjamin and Anna (Merrill) Farley, of Hollis; he died in Brookline in 1872; she died in 1883.
Children.
1. Lucy A., b. in Brookline, Dec. 15, 1826; d. in 1831.
2. *Luke, b. in Brookline, Aug. 9, 1831; m. in 1856, Harriet A. Burge.
3. Lucy A., b. in Hollis, in 1840; m. Imri Williams, of Pepperell, Mass.
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(VI) LUKE BALDWIN, only son of Reuben and Lucy (Farley) Baldwin, was born in Brookline, August 9, 1831. He was a farmer and cooper. He married in 1856 Harriet Ann, dau. of Luther and Almira (Reed) Burge. He died in 1900; she died in 1903. Both are buried in the cemetery on the plain.
Children.
1. Etna, b. in Brookline, in 1857; m. Apr. 6, 1880, Freeman E. Wright.
2. Adella, b. in Hollis, in 1863; m. in 1885, Eddie S. Whitcomb.
3. Elbert S., b. in Brookline, in 1869; unm., res., Seattle, Wash.
(VI) JEREMIAH BALDWIN settled in Brookline about 1842, coming here from New Boston, where he was born Dec. 16, 1820. He was a son of Jeremiah and Esther (Maynard) Baldwin of Hancock, and a descendant in the sixth generation of John Baldwin who came from Eng- land to this country, and was a settler in Billerica, Mass., as early as 1655. His grandfather, (IV) Jeremiah, was a soldier for Billerica in the War of the Revolution. He was a wheelwright by trade. He lived in this town for several years after coming here, and then removing to Hancock, spent several years in that town and in Greenfield. In 1866, he returned to Brookline where he passed the remainder of his life. He married, 1st, April 6, 1843, Mary C. Bennett of Brookline; she d. m. 2nd, April 21, 1849, Elizabeth (Fletcher ) Hall of Brookline. He d. Brookline, July 20, 1892; she d. Jan. 24, 1900.
Children.
1. Lizzie J., b. Feb. 9, 1852; m. Sept. 5, 1877, Nestor Haines of Nashua, supt. of Underhill Edge Tool Co. He was a soldier in the Civil War, serving as a Lieut. in Capt. Barnes' Co. of Nashua. He d. at Nashua, Nov. 15, 1885. Children, (1) Ona L., b. Apr. 30 ,1879; d. May 2, 1884; (2) Ollie H., b. Jan. 10, 1882.
2. Ella M., b. in Hancock, Aug. 19, 1857; m. in 1883, Albert T. Pierce of Brookline. She d. Apr. 29, 1889.
Ball.
ABEL BALL was born in Hollis, Dec. 10, 1825. He was a son of Abel and Sarah (French) Ball. He settled in Brookline in 1857. He was
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a cooper by trade. He married, March 15, 1854, Betsey Eveline, dau. of Levi and Lucy (Sawtelle) Gilson. He died at Fremont, March 23, 1901.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Lula S., b. June 22, 1856; m. 1st, Nov. 24, 1880, Zenas Giliman of Boston, Mass .; m. 2nd, June 6, 1896, Thomas McGrath, Pepperell, Mass. No ch.
2. George W., b. Jan. 4, 1858; m. 1888, Sadie A. Todd of Fremont. Ch. (1) Helen T., b. at Fremont, July 17, 1889; (2) Arthur A., b. at Fre- mont, Mar. 14, 1892; (3) Lula M., b. at Fremont, July 31, 1897; (4) Bernice A., b. at Fremont Apr. 21, 1899; (5) George H., b. Fremont, Sept. 20, 1901; (6) Richard G., b. Fremont, Dec. 29, 1903.
Bennett.
ENSIGN PHINEAS BENNETT resided in the east part of Raby near the Hollis line. He is supposed by some to have been a son of Phineas Bennett, Sr., who also resided in Raby after it was incorporated. (See Chap. V, ante). But his name does not appear in the family records of the latter as given in Mr. Worcester's history of Hollis. He married about 1779, Elizabeth, surname unknown.
Children; Born in Raby.
1. Ede, b. Sept. 5, 1780.
2. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 3. 1782.
3. Ezra, b. Nov. 21, 1784.
4. James, b. April 11, 1787.
5. John, b. Dec. 3, 1789; d. June 15, 1790.
DEACON THOMAS BENNETT was a son of Stephen and Eliza- beth ( ) Bennett, of Groton, Mass .; where he was born in 1778. The family was among the early settlers of Groton, where it was represented as early as 1704. About 1800, he removed from Groton to Brookline, where he settled about two miles north of the village on the west side of the Milford highway. He was prominent both in town and in church matters. He was moderator in 1825, and town clerk in 1821, 1825 and 1826; served twelve years on the board of selectmen, and represented the town in the legislatures of 1821, 1822 and 1825. He was a member of
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the local Congregational church, and one of its deacons. He was a free- mason; a member of Benevolent Lodge of Milford; of which lodge he was master, 1832-1835.
He married before coming here, Nancy, dau. of Job and Sarah (Hart- well) Shattuck, of Groton, Mass. He died in Brookline in 1863, aged 85.
Children.
1. *Asher, b. in Groton, Mass. Apr. 2, 1799; m. in 1825, Sarah Hall.
2. Nancy, b. in Brookline, June 22, 1801.
3. Elmira, b. in Brookline, Jan. 11, 1804; m. in 1828, Leonard French, Jaffrey.
4. Philomelia, b. in Brookline, Aug. 16, 1806; m. Apr. 12, 1832, John Burge.
5. * Beri, b. in Brookline, Sept. 19, 1808; m. June 12, 1828, Margaret Russell.
6. Thirza, b. in Brookline, Jan. 14, 1811; m. June 23, 1835, Calvin Shedd.
7. Thomas, b. in Brookline, Jan. 9, 1814; d. young.
8. *Rudolphus D., b. in Brookline, Feb. 7, 1817; m. May 14, 1840, Mary Woodward.
9. Rosilla, b. in Brookline, Feb. 10, 1819; m. Mar. 8, 1838, Alpheus Melendy.
10. Mary C., b. in Brookline, Oct. 29, 1820; m. Apr. 6, 1843, Jere- miah Baldwin.
DEACON ASHER BENNETT, a son of Thoms and Nancy (Shat- tuck) Bennett, was born in Groton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1799. He came in his infancy with his father's family to Brookline, where he passed the remain- der of his life. He was a farmer, and a member of and deacon in the Congregational church. He married, about 1825, Sarah, daughter of William and Mary (McIntosh) Hall, of this town.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Sarah C., b. May 28, 1826; m. May 30, 1843, Stephen S. Mixer.
2. Mary A., b. Oct. 28, 1827; d. in early womanhood.
3. Augusta, b. , d. young, unm.
4. Plina, b. ; d. young, unm.
5. James H., b. ; m. Dec. 4, 1862, Mary Eliza Daniels,
dau. of Sumner S. Daniels; 1 ch., Alvah F., b. Oct. 8, 1863.
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BERI BENNETT, second son and fourth child of Dea. Thomas and Nancy (Shattuck) Bennett, was born at Brookline, Sept. 19, 1808; he m., 1st, in 1828, Margaret Russell, of Brookline; m. 2nd, Nancy Marble, of Milford. He was a farmer and a member of the Congregational church.
Children; By First Wife.
1. Nancy A., b. Oct. 13, 1828; m. Dec. 13, 1849, Frederick W. Pea- cock of Amherst.
2. * Thomas D., b. Mar. 24, 1831; m. 1st, May 14, 1854, Adeline Putnam, of Mason; m. 2nd, Mary E. Arnold, of Charlestown, Mass.
3. Beri S., b. Dec. 19, 1832; d. in infancy.
4. Thirza, b. June 28, 1835; m. Aug. 11, 1861, David Miller of Nashua; d. Feb. 10, 1914.
5. John C., b. Mar. 13, 1837; m. Dec. 13, 1855, Ella Bignall of Brookline; he was a soldier for Brookline in the Civil War; res. Spokane, Wash.
THOMAS D. BENNETT, second child and first son of Beri and Margaret (Russell) Bennett, was born in Brookline, Mar. 24, 1831; his early manhood was passed in working on the farm and in the sawmill of his father. He served as a soldier for Brookline in the Civil War. After the close of the War, he settled in Greenville, where he was engaged for many years in the milling business. In 1905 he returned to Brookline, where he is living at the present time. He is a member of Benevolent Lodge, F. A. A. M., of Milford.
He m. 1st, May 4, 1855, Adeline Putnam, of Mason; m. 2nd, Mary Ella Arnold, of Charlestown, Mass.
Children; By First Wife.
1. Eliza, b. Greenville, May 4, 1856; m. Nov. 24, 1875, Willard J. Cowdrey.
2. James H., b. Greenville ; d. 1860, unm.
3. Willard A., b. Brookline, Nov. 24, 1860; m. Sept. 3, 1906, Mrs. Annie E. Pratt, Greenville.
4. Abbie A., b. Brookline, June 16, 1866; m. June 15, 1882, Howard J. Nutting of Greenville.
5. Nellie S., b. Greenville, Aug. 27, 1868.
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6. Ida A., b. Greenville, Apr. 26, 1870; m. Dec. 24, 1892, George L. Jowdres of New Ipswich.
7. Cassie B., b. Greenville, Nov. 27, 1872; m. at East Rindge, Oct. 27, 1897, John W. Edwards
Children; By Second Wife.
8. Charlotte A., b. May 9, 1883; m. 1st, February. 18, 1904, Jesse N. Frost, of Pittsfield, Me .; m. 2nd, May 4, 1909, Richard Wright, of Brookline.
Children; By First Marriage.
Norman B., b. in Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 11, 1905.
RUDOLPHUS D. BENNETT third son of Deacon Thomas and Nancy (Shattuck) Bennett, was born in Brookline, Feb. 7, 1817; he was a farmer. He removed from Brookline to Milford in 1849; d. in Milford, Feb. 19, 1885. Married May 14, 1840, Mary dau. of Issac and Mary (Melendy) Woodward of Merrimack; she d. in Manchester, Feb. 27, 1887.
Children.
1. Albert Rodolphus, b. in Merrimack, Sept. 27, 1842.
2. William Alphonso, b. in Merrimack, Dec. 9, 1845.
3. Alfred Allen, b. in Brookline, Nov. 30, 1848; is a teacher in Ames, Ia .; m. July 1, 1878, Permelia E. Chapin, Ann Arbor, Mich.
4. Mary Emily, b. in Milford, Sept. 20, 1851; m. Sept. 8, 1874, John F. Gillis of Hudson; res. Manchester.
5. Anna Frances, b. Oct. 24, 1853; m. Jan. 23, 1879, Louis P. Cum- nock, of Lowell, d. at Lynn, Mass., July 24, 1880.
6. Clara Louise, b. Dec. 5, 1859; m. Oct. 20, 1885, Frank L. Downs.
Betterly.
GEORGE BETTERLY, the first of his family to settle in Brookline, according to the town records, came here in 1815 from Woodstock, Vt. He was born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 18, 1769. Little is known of the family's antecedents, except that it is of English origin; the immigrant settlers having been three brothers who came from England to America in the early part of the eighteenth century. He settled first on the east
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side of the highway to Mason near Muscatanipus pond. Subsequently he removed to the Poorfarm Road, so called; where, on the Campbell brook, a few rods above the point where it crosses said road, he erected a two story building, in which he took up his residence with his family and in- stalled a fulling mill. He operated this mill until well along into the thirties.
He was thrice married; m. 1st, Lucy Hodgkins; m. 2nd, Sarah A. H. Bailey; she d. Aug. 22, 1824; m. 3rd, Hannah Lee. He d. March 29, 1839.
Children; By First Wife.
1. * Asa, b. at Woodstock, Vt., Apr. 17, 1793; m. Dec. 5, 1816, Rhoda Swallow of Dunstable.
Children; By Second Wife.
2. Sally,
3. George T. J .; had a son, William C., b. in Brookline, Jan. 22, 1830.
ASA BETTERLY, son of George and Lucy (Hodgkins) Betterly was born Apr. 17, 1793, at Woodstock, Vt. In 1815 he came wth his father to Brookline. He continued to live in his father's family until he attained to his majority. After he reached manhood, he resided for a while in a dwelling house located on the site of the J. Alonzo Hall dwelling house, lately destroyed by fire. At a later period he built the dwelling house on the west side of the Mason highway a few rods north of the Pond Bridge; in which he made his home for many years. He was a farmer. He mar- ried, at Dunstable, Dec. 5, 1816, Rhoda Swallow. He d. Sept. 4, 1875; she d. Jan. 20, 1867.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * Abram S., b. Sept. 16, 1817; m. in 1847, Mary H. Hall.
2. Lucy Ann, b. June 22, 1820; m. Feb. 7, 1863, Amos Blodgett, of Brookline.
3. Albina F., b. Aug. 10, 1822; m. Mar. 31, 1848, Sylvester Jones; res. Manchester.
4. Mary, b. May 11, 1824; m. June 17., 1847, George A Johnson.
5. Sarah, b. Aug. 8, 1826; d. Dec. 2. 1846,
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6. Caroline F., b. Sept. 13, 1828; d. in 1884.
7. Charles E., b. Dec. 19, 1831; d. June 29, 1851.
8. Casper, b. Nov. 9, 1833; d. May 25, 1834.
ABRAM S. BETTERLY, first child and first son of Asa and Rhoc (Swallow) Betterly, was born at Brookline, Sept. 16, 1817. He was farmer. His dwelling house was located on the west side of the Maso highway and on the south side of the road leading out of the same to th "Senter place," a few rods north of the Pond bridge. He married in 184' Mary H., dau. of Joseph and Abiah (Shattuck) Hall. He d. Dec. 1 1892; she d Aug. 29, 1878.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Sarah A., b. Oct. 15, 1848; m. June 3, 1876, William H. Crossma res. Shirley, Mass.
2. Lucian S., b. Dec. 16, 1849; unm .; d. Jan. 31, 1890.
3. George E., b. Nov. 13, 1853; m. June 10, 1885, Eliza Day, Tow: send, Mass .; ch. (1) Percy D., b. in Brookline, Aug. 3, 1887; (2) Matil b. in Brookline, Jan. 6, 1898.
4. Willis E., b. July 5, 1857; m. Nov. 15, 1883, Mary L. Hill; re Merrimack; 1 ch., Ernest N, b. Aug. 9, 1885, at Reeds Ferry.
Blodgett.
AMOS BLODGETT, originally of Nashua and Hollis, settled Brookline about 1860, coming here from Milford. He was a cooper an a farmer, living on the old Ezekiel Proctor place, about one mile nort of the village on the west side of the north highway to Hollis. He m. 1s before coming to Brookline, Hannah V. she d. May 3, 186 aged 52 yrs .; m. 2nd, Lucy A. Betterly, of Brookline. He d. Mar. 2 1876.
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