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Children; By First Wife.
1. Charles A., b. Oct. 8, 1832; d. at Brookline, June 13, 1910, lea ing a will by which one half of his estate was given to the town to be use in building a town-house.
2. Loretta H., b. Mar. 23, 1834.
3. Albert P., b. Aug. 31, 1839.
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4. Amanda I., b. June 24, 1842; m. in 1859, Thomas Tarbell of Pep- perell, Mass. He d. July 25, 1868; she d. Aug. 10, 1866. No ch.
5. Clara E., b. Feb. 9, 1847; d. July 2, 1863.
Blanchard.
WILLIAM BLANCHARD, was originally of Old Dunstable. In 1768 he was living in the Mile Slip, and was one of its citizens who signed the petition for the incorporation of Raby. In 1769 he was one of Raby's first board of selectmen; his house at that time being located in the south- west part of the town on land bordering on Townsend, Mass., which was. conveyed to him by Simeon Blanchard. Feb. 28, 1733, he married De- liverence Parker, dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia Parker of Groton, Mass.
Bohonon.
MOSES BOHONON settled in Brookline in the forties of 1800, com- ing here from Danbury, where he was born about the year 1820. He was. a farmer. His farm, which was originally the old Joshua Smith place, was located in the southern part of the town. He and four of his sons served as soldiers for Brookline in the Civil War. He was twice married; m. 1st, Apr. 4, 1839, Hannah, dau. of Prescott Wright; she d. Feb. 6, 1869; m. 2nd, Nov. 13, 1877, Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence of Pepperell, Mass. He is buried in the South Cemetery.
Children; Born in Brookline, By First Wife.
1. Charles, b. Sept. 27, 1839; is a cooper by trade; was a soldier for Brookline in the Civil War; after the close of the war resided for many years in Townsend, Mass .; present res. Nashua. He m. July 29, 1865, Paulina Powers. 1 ch., Fred H., b. July 1, 1866.
2. Clinton, b. Oct. 17, 1841; cooper by trade; served as a soldier for Brookline in Civil War; was a member of the Congregational church and was highly esteemed as a citizen. Lived for many years in Petersham, Mass., where he died. M. Mar. 12, 1865, Harriet A., dau. of David and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Hobart, of Brookline. Ch. (1) Clarence H., b. Nov. 16, 1865; (2) Bertha E., b. Mar. 22, 1872; (3) Edith M, b. Sept. 29, 1874; (4) Clinton B., d. Dec. 11, 1898.
3. John, b. Jan. 23, 1844; was a soldier for Brookline in the Civil War. At the present time he is, and for several years past has been, en-
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gaged in the lumber business, operating a portable steam sawmill; m. Nov. 29, 1866, Pherma A. Page of Pepperell, Mass .; she d. Apr. 19, 1902. Ch. (1) Eva L., b. Mar. 9, 1868; (2) Ernest L., b. Nov. 20, 1876; d. Jan. 29, 1912; (3) Lilla, b. in Shirley, Mass., Nov. 20, 1883.
4. Henry, b. Nov. 27, 1845. He was a farmer and cooper; served for Brookline in Civil War; m. Sept. 24, 1866, Martha Powers, of Pepperell, Mass .; d. July 11, 1886; Ch .. (1) Earl, b. in Brookline, Jan., 24. 1867; (2) Lura, b. Nov. 17, 1871; (3) Walter, b. Nov. 28, 1876.
5. Martha A., b. Dec. 27, 1847; m. July 2, 1873, W. A. Cummings, of Nashua. Ch., born in Nashua, (1) Velma B., b. Jan. 1, 1875; (2) Wil- lard A., b. July 17, 1886.
6. Mary A., b. July 12, 1852; m. June 3, 1875, Gorham Storer; 1 ch., Cecil, b. June 13, 1876; res. Nashua.
7. Adeline A., b. May 1, 1853; d. Oct. 1, 1853.
8. Elsie J., b. July 1, 1857; res. Nashua.
9. Erlman, b. July 4, 1859; d. Jan. 2, 1861.
Boynton.
SAMUEL T. BOYNTON, a son of Joseph and Sarah (Tarbell) Boynton, was born in Westford, Mass., July 16, 1776. He settled in Brookline about 1797. In the latter year he was residing on Meeting- house hill in the dwelling house at the present time (1911) of Mrs. New- ton W. Colburn; where he kept a country store. He was a prominent and leading citizen. He was selectman in 1803, 1804, and represented Brookline in the legislatures of 1805, 1807, 1808 and 1809, respectively. He d. at Brookline, Sept. 22, 1812, aged 44 years. He was probably married before coming here; the maiden name of his wife is unknown.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Thirza, b. Dec. 13, 1797.
2. Samuel T., b. July 28, 1805; m. Dec. 10, 1826; Martha Daniels
Boutwell.
WILLIAM CLARK BOUTWELL came to Brookline from Crafts- bury, Vt., in 1858. He was a son of Newton and Mary Ann (Merrill) Boutwell of Lyndeboro; where he was born July 28, 1832. He was a farmer. He served as a soldier for Brookline in the War of the Rebellion.
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He died in the service June 21, 1863, at New Orleans, La. (see chap. XVIII, ante). He m. Apr. 7, 1860, Lucy Converse, of Brookline.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. William Herbert, b. Aug. 29, 1860; m. Apr. 15, 1899, Mrs. Martha Reed of Waltham, Mass. He d. Mar. 16, 1912, at Leominster, Mass. No ch.
2. Edwin Urmore, b. Mar. 1, 1862; m. in Apr., 1896, Jennie M. Frye, of Wilton; four children, 2 living at present time; res. Sterling, Mass.
3. Emma Abbie, b. Feb. 23, 1863; m. Oct. 4, 1887, Fred W. Green- leaf, of Leominster, Mass .; where they are residing at the present time. No ch.
Bridges.
GEORGE WOODBURY BRIDGES was born at Wilton, in 1838. He is a son of Samuel M. and Sabra Bridges. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, he and his three brothers enlisted from Wilton for three years, or during the war, in Company B, eighth Regiment, N. H. Volun- teers. Soon after his enlistment, he was promoted to Corporal, and after- wards to Sergeant in the company. In 1863, he was commissioned second Lieutenant in the 92nd U. S. colored infantry; and was afterwards pro- moted to 1st Lieutenant, and subsequently to Captain of his company. He was in the service four years; all of which he passed in the Department of the Gulf, taking part in the campaigns of the Red River and Mississippi Valleys; in which he was severely wounded. He was honorably discharged from the service in 1866, by reason of the close of the war.
In 1875, he removed from Wilton to Brookline, where he has ever since resided. He was postmaster of Brookline from March 28, 1895 to March 1, 1913, when he voluntarily resigned the position; having been absent from his official duties but six days during his entire term. During his postmastership, he was instrumental in procuring the establishment of the two postal routes which, at the present time, have their starting points at the Brookline office. As a citizen, he is esteemed and respected by his fellow-citizens. He has served fifteen years as a member of the board of education, and held other offices of trust. He is, and for many years has been, a justice of the peace and quorum throughout the State.
He has been twice married: m. 1st, Oct. 6, 1861, Sarah D. Buss of Wilton; m. 2nd, June 2, 1896, Lizzie C. Todd, of New Boston.
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Child; By First Wife.
Theodore L., b. in Wilton, May 2, 1868; m. Jan. 18, 1902, Agnes Hill, of Mt. Desert, Me .; res. Boston, Mass .; where he has has been for 27 yrs. in the service of the U. S. Weather Bureau.
Brooks.
BENJAMIN BROOKS, Jr. was born in 1754 in Townsend, Mass. He was a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Green) Brooks, she being a daughter of Eleazer and Anna (Tarbell) Green, of Groton, Mass. He settled in Brookline in 1782; as appears from the following record, copied from the town's book of records: "Benjamin Brooks, Emme his wife, Mollie their daughter and William Eaton, their servant, moved from Townsend hill into Raby in 1782."
His dwelling house, a log cabin, was located in South Brookline; its site at the present time (1911) is occupied by the dwelling house of Frank Farrar. In 1810 he built the dwelling house in South Brookline late of Luther Rockwood, deceased; into which he moved and where he died. Between 1790 and 1800, he built the first sawmill to be erected on the present site of the Stickney sawmill in South Brookline. He was a farmer; but, in connection with his farming, operated a brick kiln, being the first, perhaps, to manufacture bricks in this town. He married in 1780, Emme, maiden name unknown. He died Apr. 2, 1829, aged 75 years; his wife died Jan. 30, 1825, aged 67 years.
Children.
1. Mary, b. in Townsend, Mar. 3, 1781.
2. *Benjamin, b. in Raby, Jan. 19, 1783; m. Oct. 27, 1805, Hannah Lash.
3. Elizabeth, b. in Raby, July 5, 1787.
4. Kesiah, b. in Raby, Mar. 29, 1789; m. Jan. 14, 1812, Luther Rockwood.
5. William, b. in Raby, in 1791; d. Apr. 20, 1857.
(III) Benjamin Brooks, second child and first son of Benjamin and Emme Brooks, was born in Raby, Jan. 19, 1783. He was a farmer. He married Oct. 27, 1805, Hannah Lash, of Brookline.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Lemuel, b. no record. In the fifties he removed to Saratoga, N. Y .; where he married and died, leaving a family of children.
2. * Samuel, b. July 5, 1811; m. Oct. 23, 1851, Alexena Lawrence.
3. Eli K., b. June 6, 1820; d. unm. Aug. 28, 1908.
(IV) SAMUEL BROOKS, second child and second son of Benjamin and Hannah (Lash) Brooks, was born in Brookline, July 5, 1811. He was a farmer and cooper. He m. Alexena Lawrence; he d. Sept. 18, 1875. He is buried in the South Cemetery.
Children.
1. Caroline A., b. in Brookline, Feb. 9, 1852; d. Mar. 29, 1891.
2. Emma H., b. in Milford, Sept. 27, 1853; m. Oct. 1, 1876, Ben- jamin D. Burgess.
3. Ai L. S., b. in Brookline, June 8, 1855; m. in 1880, Ellenor Spain.
4. Christiana J., b. in Brookline, June 22, 1857; m. 1st, Charles Smith; m. 2nd, Henry Adams.
5. Sarah M., b. in Brookline, June 30, 1859; m. Sept. 18, 1889, Luther Brown.
6. Mary E., b. in Brookline, Sept. 24, 1861; m. Oct. 15, 1894, Geo. L. C. Walker.
7. Ellen A., b. in Brookline, Feb. 17, 1864; m. Nov. 2, 1890, Charles H. Burnham.
Brown.
CLARK BROWN settled in the Mile Slip, now Brookline, in 1760, coming there from Harvard, Mass. In 1772, he united with the Congre- gational church in Mason. He was moderator of Raby in 1776, 1778, 1780, and 1782; selectman in 1776, and town treasurer in 1778, 1779 and 1780. He was a soldier for Brookline in the War of the Revolution. He was twice married; m. 1st, Lucy. She died in Brookline, August 28, 1796, aged 61, and is buried in the Pond Cemetery; m. 2nd, Nov. 28, 1796, Mrs. Sarah Withee, of Mason.
Children; Born in Raby.
1. Lucy, b. Sept. 17, 1768; m. Aug. 31, 1808, John Brown.
2. * Ebenezer, b. Aug. 16, 1770; m. Susanna.
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3. Lydia, b. May 24, 1773; m. May 22, 1793, Amos Croutch, Box- borough.
4. Sarah, b. Dec. 12, 1777.
EBENEZER BROWN, son of Clark and Lucy Brown, was born in Brookline, Aug. 16, 1770. He was a farmer. He married in 1793, Susanna
Children.
1. Susanna, b. Feb. 18, 1794; m. Mar. 7, 1815, Reuben Tarbell.
2. Betsey, b. July 15, 1796.
3. Lucy, b. July 26, 1799.
4. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 18, 1801.
5. Aaron Clark, b. Jan. 27, 1807.
6. Joseph, b. Mar. 8, 1810.
7. Benjamin, b. Mar. 8, 1810.
SAMUEL BROWN was a son of Samuel Brown whose daughter, Hannah, married Lieut. Samuel Farley. (For sketch of his life see Chap. V, ante.) He was twice married; m. 1st, March 26, 1756, Mary Glene; m. 2nd, Jan. 22, 1761, Mary Wheeler.
Children; By First Wife.
1. William, b. in Hollis, Nov. 13, 1758.
2. Hannah, b. in Hollis, Nov. 13, 1760.
Children; By Second Wife.
3. Bridget, b. in Hollis, Dec. 31, 1761.
4. Samuel, b. in Hollis, Jan. 11, 1764.
5. William, b. in Hollis, Feb. 4, 1766.
6. Abraham, b. in Hollis, Mar. 11, 1768.
7. Samuel, b. in Raby, Aug. 8, 1770.
8. Timothy, b. in Raby, Jan. 2, 1773.
Burge.
LUTHER BURGE settled in Brookline about 1827, coming here from Hollis. He was a farmer. He m. May 3, 1827, Almira Reed of Hollis.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Luther, b. May 3, 1828; m. Feb. 22, 1857, Eliza Ann Seaver.
2. John Bigelow, b. May 7, 1830; d. in 1833.
3. Elizabeth Ann, b. Jan. 27, 1833; d. Mar. 19, 1838.
4. Charles Frederick, b. July 19, 1834.
5. Harriet Ann, b. Feb. 24, 1837; m. in 1856, Luke Baldwin.
6. David M., b. Jan. 16, 1840; served in Civil War; res. Vineland, N. J.
7. Almira B., b. Feb. 5, 1845; m. and settled in the west.
JOHN BURGE, a son of David and Betsey (McIntosh) Burge, was born in Hollis, Apr. 12, 1806. He settled in Brookline about 1830. He married, in Hollis, Apr. 12, 1830, Philomelia, dau. of Dea. Thomas Ben- nett, of Brookline. He was a farmer and an active member of the Con- gregational church. He d. Dec. 24, 1876; she d. Sept. 22, 1871.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Katherine A., b. Dec. 28, 1833; m. Apr. 8, 1858, James R. Pierce.
2. Emily M., b. May 15, 1841; d. Nov. 14, 1842.
3. Payson, b. Nov. 15, 1844; m. Lucy C. Wright, June 1, 1870; no ch .; farmer; member of Congregational church; selectman in 1913 and 1914.
Burgess.
JAMES HARVEY BURGESS settled in Brookline in 1833; coming here from Groton, Mass. He was a farmer. From 1833 to 1843 he lived on the farm in the north part of the town which subsequently became the town poorfarm. In the latter year he purchased and moved onto the old Lieut. John Cummings farm in the east part of the town, where he resided until his death. Four of his family of eleven children, James L., John C., Asa L., and Sumner A., served as soldiers for Brookline in the War of the Rebellion. He married before coming to Brookline, Mariam Burgess (not related) of Boxborough, Mass. He d. in Brookline, in May, 1875; his wife d. in 1883.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Charles H., b. Mar. 29, 1834; d. Jan. 31, 1881.
2. Olive M., b. June 18, 1836; m. 1st, in 1855, Josiah S. Jaques, Tyngsboro, Mass .; m. 2nd. Dec, 7, 1884, Charles G. Hamblet, Milford.
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3. * James L., b. Dec. 30, 1838; m. Nov. 20, 1866, Eliza Reed, of Merrimack.
4. John C., b. Aug. 3, 1841; m. Oct. 13, 1866, Villa A. Henderson, of Nashua.
5. Asa S., b. Dec. 19, 1843; m. Ist, Dec. 12, 1866, Mary L. Foster ; m. 2nd, Oct. 14, 1868, Sarah A. Smith, of Brookline.
6. Lydia M., b. Sept. 26, 1846; m. Oct. 15, 1863, Albert F. Wright.
7. Henry F., b. Dec. 9, 1848; res. Brookline.
8. George H., b. June 16, 1851.
9. Louisa J., b. May 24, 1852; m. Charles A. Wright, Townsend, Mass.
10. Sumner A., b. Sept. 9, 1855; m. March 30, 1883, Ellen B. Hay- den.
11. Martha A., b. Feb. 17, 1858; m. Jan. 25, 1884, Augustus E. Wright.
JAMES LYMAN BURGESS, second son and third child of James H. and Mariam W. Burgess, was born in Brookline, Dec. 30, 1838. He passed his boyhood in Harvard, Mass .; where he attended the public schools. In 1870 he removed from Harvard to Nashua, from which city he removed in 1874 to Merrimack. In 1881 he removed from Merrimack to Nashua, where he has since resided. He is engaged in the insurance business. He was a soldier in the Civil War; and is a member of John G. Foster Post, G. A. R., of Nashua; of which, in 1908-1909, he was a com- mander. He married, Nov. 20, 1866, Eliza, dau. of Walter and Sophronia (Danforth) Reed of Merrimack.
Children.
1. Hattie L., b. in Harvard, Mass., Jan. 23, 1868; d. July 26, 1901.
2. Alice G., b. in Harvard, Mass., Apr. 6, 1869; m. Apr. 30, 1895, Charles F. Wright.
3. Loretta M., b. in Nashua, Jan. 23, 1878; m. Feb. 19, 1908, Loren R. Pierce, of So. Londonderry, Vt.
DANIEL BURGESS settled in Brookline about 1830, coming here from Harvard, Mass. He was a farmer and cooper, living in the west part of the town. He married, Sept. 11, 1831, Abigail Dix.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Albert, b. July 24, 1832; d. Nov. 23, 1856.
2. Abigail, b. Nov. 6, 1834; m. May 30, 1854, Hiram Wyeth.
3. Polly N., b. Oct. 20, 1837; married Frederick Flanders.
4. *Benjamin D., b. Aug. 7, 1840; m. Oct. 1, 1876, Emma H. Brooks.
5. Sarah A., b. Jan. 12, 1847; married Simon Lawrence. She d. Sept. 30, 1913.
BENJAMIN DIX BURGESS, second son and fourth child of Daniel and Abigail (Dix) Burgess, was born in Brookline, Aug. 7, 1840. He re- sided in Brookline until he reached his majority. He served for Brookline as a soldier in the War of the Rebellion (For his war record see Cha. XV, ante). After the surrender of Fort Sumpter in 1864, he was one of several soldiers to whom Maj. General Gilmore awarded medals of honor for gal- lant and meritorious conduct in the field. After the close of the war he settled in Townsend, Mass .; where he is residing at the present time, and where he is a respected citizen. He married, Oct. 1, 1876, Emma, dau. of Samuel and Alexena (Lawrence) Brooks. They have several children.
Burns.
RALPH BURNS settled in Brookline, in 1847, coming here from Milford. He was a great-great-grandson of John Burns, the first settler in Milford. His great-grandfather, John Burns, was a soldier in the Revo- lutionary War, serving in the 28th Mass. regiment in the Continental army. In Brookline he lived on the old Ezekiel Proctor place, which he purchased of Dea. Leonard French, at the time of his coming here. In 1856, he removed from Brookline to Hollis; where he died in 1884. He married Elizabeth D. Pierce of Milford.
Children.
1. Brooks K., b. in Brookline, Aug. 12, 1850; m. Harriet J. Lund in 1879; ch. all born in Hollis, (1) Betsey C .; (2) Elizabeth D .; (3) Warren R .; (4) Robert B.
Campbell.
JAMES CAMPBELL settled in the Mile Slip (now Brookline) as early as 1750; coming here from Townsend, Mass. He was one of the
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signers of Raby's petition for incorporation, and one of its soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
He m. about 1770, Rebeccah Russell. He d. July 5, 1779; she d. Apr. 30, 1836; both are buried in South Cemetery.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Benjamin, b. Oct. 14, 1770.
2. Kesiah, b. Dec. 25, 1774; m. Jan. 30, 1794, John Colburn of Town- send, Mass.
3. James, b. Apr. 12, 1777; d. Sept. 14, 1801.
DANIEL CAMPBELL and Lucy.
He d. at Raby, Apr. 4, 1787.
Children; Born at Brookline.
1. Lucy, b. May 23, 1783.
2. Daniel, b. July 11, 1785; d. Nov. 12, 1786, at Raby.
Cochran.
ABNER COCHRAN was born in Londonderry, Vt., Apr. 8, 1792. While he was yet a young man he removed from Londonderry to Dun- stable, Mass .; from whence he came to Brookline about the year 1828. He was a farmer and a worthy citizen. He married before coming to Brookline, Hannah Cram. He d. July 11, 1872; she d. Nov. 11, 1862.
Children.
1. Bela G., b. in Dunstable, Apr. 15, 1820. Came to Brookline with his father in 1828; was a carpenter and builder, and a musician of ability. He acquired an excellent reputation as a manufacturer of hand-made violins and bass viols; m. Jan. 5, 1861, Lucy M., dau. of Levi Gilson; d. in Brookline in 1903. Ch. (1) Carl W., b. in Brookline, June 1, 1862; res., Wollaston, Mass .; in. 1st, Minnette Reed of Townsend, Mass. She died. M. 2d, Lulu May, dau. of Wm. H. Sanborn of Greenville; 2 ch., Lulu M. and Lee W.
2. David H., b. in Brookline, Aug. 21, 1829; was a carpenter by trade; served in the War of the Rebellion for Brookline, as a musician.
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After the close of the war was in the real estate business in Boston for several years. Finally settled in Townsend, Mass., m. Lottie Williams of Groton, Mass; d. in 1903; buried in Brookline; 1 ch., Earl.
Colburn.
JOHN COLBURN settled in Brookline in 1795, coming here from Townsend, Mass. In the latter part of the nineties he was living near the Pond bridge; he being at that time engaged with James Campbell in oper- ating the sawmill on the stream below the bridge, of which he and Camp- bell were then the owners. He married at Townsend, Jan. 30, 1794, Kesiah, dau. of James and Rebeccah (Russell) Campbell. He died in 1836; she d. in 1833, aged 59 years.
Children.
1. John, b. at Townsend, Dec. 27, 1794; d. Dec., 1798.
2. James, b. at Brookline, Nov. 9, 1796.
3. John, b. at Brookline, Aug. 19, 1798; m. Aug. 19, 1828, Eliza Wallace.
4. Kesiah, b. at Brookline, July 28, 1800; m. Mar. 11, 1832, Hutch- inson Rogers of Billerica, Mass.
5. Aseneth, b. at Brookline, June 25, 1802; d. Oct. 12, 1802.
6. Varnum, b. at Brookline, June 9, 1806; d. in 1835.
7. Benjamin, b. at Brookline, Mar. 1, 1808.
8. Rebeckah, b. at Brookline, Mar. 2, 1810.
9. Betty, b. at Brookline, Feb. 23, 1812.
10. Randall, b. at Brookline, May 16, 1814.
NATHANIEL WHEAT COLBURN, son of Nathan and Abigail (Shattuck) Colburn, was born in Hollis, July 17, 1794. About the year 1821, he removed from Hollis to Brookline, where he settled in the north- east part of the town; his house being located about one and one-half miles north of the village Main street, and on the west side of the north highway to Milford. He was a farmer and highly respected citizen. He married, Oct. 12, 1818, Aseneth, dau. of Richard and Polly (Tay) Me- lendy, of Brookline. He d. Jan. 27, 1871; she d. Mar. 13, 1888.
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Children.
1. Lot, b. in Hollis, May 19, 1819. He was a farmer and a dealer in charcoal; he m. Mrs. Eunice Leslie Burge; no ch. He d. July 4, 1899; she d. Dec. 27, 1882.
2. Aseneth Jane, b. in Hollis, Mar. 21, 1821; m. Jan. 4, 1851, Brad- ley Stone.
3. * Irving, b. in Brookline, July 31, 1824; m. Dec. 3, 1850, Melissy Reed of Mt. Vernon.
4. * Newton W., b. in Brookline, Apr. 29, 1827; m. Apr. 27, 1853, Sarah Leslie.
5. Mahala, b. in Brookline, Jan. 7, 1832; d. in infancy.
6. Mary A., b. in Brookline, Dec. 9, 1833; m. Jan. 4, 1851, Freder- ick Wright.
7. Lydia M., b. in Brookline, Feb. 6, 1839; m. E. Darwin Towne.
8. Adelaide, b. in Brookline, June 23, 1842; m. May 27, 1867, Her- bert H. Russell, of Greenville.
9 Emerette L., b. in Brookline, June 11, 1844; m. Mar. 28, 186 7, Eugene Nelson.
IRVING COLBURN, second son of Nathaniel W. and Aseneth (Melendy) Colburn, was born in Brookline, July 31, 1824. During the Civil War, he enlisted for Brookline as a private in the Fourth N. H. Volunteer Regiment and went to the front. He died. in the service as a prisoner in the rebel prison pen at Florence, S. C. He married, Dec. 3, 1850, Melissy Reed of Mount Vernon; she d .; m. 2nd, Maria Reed of Nova Scotia.
Children; By First Wife.
1. Travelyn A., b. in Boston, Sept. 2, 1851; res. Brookline.
2. Leon O., b. in Boston, Aug. 22, 1853.
3. Orlado S., b. in Brookline, May 10, 1855; m in 1889, Ora Harwood of Nashua.
4. Lionel L., b. in Brookline, June 21, 1857.
By Second Wife.
5. Anna M., b. in Brookline, Mar. 7, 1861; m. Wellman, of Milford.
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6. James Irving, b. in Brookline, Apr. 14, 1862; m. 1st, Lizzie Win- ship of Greenville; she d. m. 2nd, , Mabel Collins, of Nashua.
NEWTON W. COLBURN, third son of Nathaniel W. and Aseneth (Melendy) Colburn, was born in Brookline, Apr. 29, 1827. He was a farmer and cooper, and an upright and honorable citizen. He m. Apr. 27, 1852, Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Raymond) Leslie. He d. June 15, 1903.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Nellie, b. Oct. 21, 1860; m. Apr. 8, 1888, John Dobson, of Town- send, Mass .; res. Townsend,; one ch. Helen C., b. Aug. 1. 1889.
2. Grace E., b. Oct. 14, 1862; m. Oct. 14, 1893, Harry Campbell, of Bath, Me.,; no ch.
FRANKLIN PERRY COLBURN, a son of Daniel and Sally (Farley) Colburn, and a grandson of Nathan and Abigail (Shattuck) Colburn, was born in Hollis, Sept. 5, 1831. In 1852, he removed from Hollis to Brookline. During his residence in Brookline he worked at his trade as a cooper. He was an honorable and upright citizen, and an active member of the local Congregational church. In 1868, he removed from Brookline to Hollis; where he is residing at the present time, (1914). He m. May 29, 1856, Mary Ann, dau. of Moses and Rebecca. (Farley ) Hardy of Hollis.
Children.
1. Frank Edward, b. in Brookline, Nov. 17, 1857; m. Sept. 18, 1889, Annie Dimond of New York City; ch., (1) Annie A., b. Jan. 20, 1891; (2) Frank D., b. Jan. 24, 1894.
2. Lura Josephine, b. in Brookline, Jan. 25, 1860; d. Sept. 25, 1861.
3. Charles Webster, b. in Brookline, Oct. 12, 1862; res. New York City.
4. Bertha Louise, b. in Brookline, Jan. 4, 1866; res. New York City.
5. Minnie Adelaide, b. in Hollis, May 15, 1868; res. Hollis.
6. Frederic Barton., b. in Hollis, Aug. 30, 1870; d. Apr. 18, 1871.
7. Walter Herbert, b. in Hollis, May 10, 1872; res. New York City.
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BROOKLINE
Conneck
JAMES CONNECK was originally a resident in Townsend, Mass., from which town he was transferred into Raby by the running of the Province Line in 1741. He lived in the southwest part of the town. He served for Raby in the War of the Revolution and was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was moderator in 1772 and 1775. He m. in 1760, Betsey Campbell of Townsend, Mass. No record of his children.
Cook.
FRANK A. COOK, a son of James Warren and Sarah (Pinkham) Cook, was born at Mansfield, Mass., Apr. 7, 1856. About 1870, he came with his father's family from Reading, Mass. to Brookline, where for several years he was in the employ of Cook, Putnam & Company, manu- facturers of furniture. In the eighties he removed from Brookline to Columbus, O., where he is residing at the present time, (1913). He m. at Brookline ,Oct. 29, 1879, Helen M., dau. of George W. L. and Lydia M. (Sawtelle) Hobart.
Children; Born in Brookline.
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