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Children; Born at Saranac Lake.
1. Carroll B., b. Apr. 18, 1887; d. Apr. 18, 1887.
2. Florence E., b. June 20, 1890.
3. Pearl M., b. Feb. 23, 1896.
4. Dorotha G., b. Oct. 3, 1899.
5. Kenneth, b. Nov. 4, 1902; d. Nov. 7, 1902.
6. Perley A., b. Feb. 7, 1905.
PETER WARREN GOULD settled in Brookline in 1850, coming here from Norridgewock, Mc. He was a son of Jonas Gould of Springfield, Vt., where he was born Feb. 15, 1789. He was a leading member of the local M. E. Church, and a citizen of excellent repute. He m. Nov. 7, 1816, Cynthia Flint, of East Pond, Me. He d. in Brookline, Oct. 28, 1873; his wife d. Mar. 20, 1882.
Children.
1. Climena C., b. Apr. 15, 1818, East Pond, Me .; m. Dec. 9, 1848, Daniel R. Bean.
2. Amos. A., b. Jan. 26, 1820, East Pond, Me .; m. 1st, 1844, Phy- linda Ranney; m. 2nd, 1847, Martha J. Fisk.
3. Emily E., b. Nov. 1, 1821, East Pond, Me .; m. Sept. 9, 1846, James A. Edson.
4. Elizabeth S., b. Oct. 5, 1823, East Pond, Me .; m. in 1843, Leon- idas Pierce.
5. Charlotte F., b. Nov. 10, 1825, East Pond, Me .; m. Nov. 25, 1851, Fernando Shattuck.
6. Louisa M., b. Feb. 11, 1828, Norridgewock, Me .; m. 1855, William M. Coll.
7. Cynthia M., b. Aug. 21, 1830, Norridgewock, Me.
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8. Ruth N., b. Feb. 10, 1833, Norridgewock, Me .; m. May 6, 1856, W. Brooks Rockwood.
9. Peter W., Jr., b. Feb. 21, 1835, Norridgewock, Me .; m. Dec. 31, 1863, Augusta A. Fessenden.
10. Lucetta J., b. June 25, 1837, East Pond, Me .; m. Sept. 2, 1862, George W. Gilman.
11. Martha A., b. June 30, 1840, Warnick, Me .; m. June 9, 1868, Henry Bradford.
Gragg.
BENJAMIN GRAGG came from Pepperell to Brookline probably as early as 1776. His house in Brookline was located on the south side of the highway leading to Oak Hill, a few rods east of the bridge over the Nissitisset known as "Bohonon's"; where but a few years since the dim outlines of its cellar hole could still be traced. He left no known descend- ants here. In 1781 he removed from Brookline to Mason.
Graham.
WILLIAM GRAHAM settled in Brookline about 1772, coming here from Groton, Mass. He married in Groton, May 12, 1772, Mary Mosier.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Betty, b. Dec. 5, 1772.
2. William, b. Jan. 22, 1776.
3. Polly, b. Aug. 15, 1778.
Green.
SAMUEL GREEN settled in Brookline in 1785, coming here from Pepperell, Mass. He m. Dec. 8, 1763, Mary, dau. of Timothy Wetherbee, Sr.
Children; Born in Pepperell, Mass.
1. Mary, b. Sept. 16, 1763.
2. Joseph, b. Nov. 24, 1766.
COLBURN GREEN settled in Brookline about 1795; coming here from Groton, Mass,. where he was born Oct. 26, 1772. He was a son of William and Hannah (Woods) Green. He was a farmer and a man of
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affairs. He was a selectman in 1800, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1815, 1816, 1817 and 1819. He was twice married. m. 1st. in 1794, Susanna; she d. Feb 25, 1801; m. 2nd, Sept. 3, 1826, Sarah Colson.
Children; By First Wife. Born in Brookline.
1. Susan, b. Apr. 1, 1795; m. Sept. 29, Phineas Holden.
2. Eli, b. Jan. 25, 1797.
3. Harriet, b. Dec. 13, 1802.
4. Davis, b. Feb. 7, 1805; m. Nov. 6, 1831, Sophia Daniels.
5. Caroline, b. Mar. 1, 1807.
6. Adaline, b. Apr. 18, 1809.
7. William, b. Dec. 18, 1810.
8. Eli Jackson, b. Aug. 5, 1816.
By Second Wife.
9. Lorenzo, b. Feb. 23, 1826.
DAVIS GREEN was born in Brookline Feb. 7, 1805. He was a son of Colburn and Sussanah Green. In his young manhood he removed from Brookline to Brewster, Me .; returning to Brookline in 1835. He was a farmer. He m. Nov. 6, 1831, Sophia D. Daniels. He d. May 29, 1836. She d. Jan. 24, 1876.
Children.
1. Nancy J., b. in Brewster, Me., d. in infancy.
2. Alden A., b. in Brookline, Oct. 12, 1835; d. July 25, 1855.
3. Anna S., b. in Brookline, Mar. 21, 1843; m. Feb. 1, 1865, Charles
P. Hall of Brookline; res. Pepperell, Mass.
WILLIAM R. GREEN came here from Pepperell, Mass., in 1836. He m. in Brookline, Dec. 6, 1837, Betsey Wallace. He d. Oct. 19, 1841.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Lucy, b. Oct. 30, 1837; d. Sept. 4, 1842.
2. Betsey N., b. Jan. 11, 1840; d. July 31, 1842.
3. William E., b. June 6, 1841; d. July 19, 1842.
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Greeley.
RALPH OLIN GREELEY settled in Brookline in 1909, coming here from Amherst. He is a son of A. Clifford and Ida S. (Stevens) Greeley of Chester, Vt., where he was born Oct. 20, 1890. For a few years after com- ing here he was employed as clerk in the store of Walter E. Corey. At the present time he is in the employ of O. D. Fessenden as an electrician. He m. Dec. 18, 1910. Maude A. Taylor, dau. of Edwin H. and Kate A. (Rockwood) Taylor of this town.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Ruth Mae, b. Sept. 2, 1912.
2. Leon Clifford, b. Oct. 8, 1913.
Hall.
(V) WILLIAM HALL, Sr. and William Hall, Jr., father and son, settled in Brookline in 1789; coming here from Billerica, Mass .; where William Hall, Sr., was born in 1736. He was a son of Samuel and Han- nah (Kittredge) Hall, and a lineal descendant in the fifth generation of Dea Richard Hall, who in 1676 was living in Bradford, Mass. Oct. 30, 1764, he married Mary Fletcher. He d. in Brookline, July 24, 1797, leaving his son, William Hall, Jr., as his only descendant in this town.
At the time of their coming to Brookline, the Halls settled about one mile north of the present village on the east side of the present main high- way to Milford, then a bridle-path. The site of their original log-cabin is at the present time occupied by a dwelling house known as the "Red house;" which was built in 1810 by William Hall, Jr. From the begin- ning, the Halls and their descendants in this town, and in towns in its vicinity, have enjoyed the reputation of being among its most highly honored and respectable citizens.
(VI) WILLIAM HALL, Jr., was born in Billerica, Mass., Apr. 6, 1765. He was twice married; m. 1st, Jan. 6, 1789, Mary, dau. of Alex- ander and Mary (Walker) McIntosh of this town; by whom he had seven children. She d. Aug. 5, 1808. Feb. 9, 1809, he married for his second wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer Gilson of Brookline. She d. Dec. 13, 1825, leaving five children.
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Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. * William, b. Aug. 27, 1791; m. Dec. 1, 1814. Hannah Atwell of Wakefield, Mass.
2. James, b. Mar. 26, 1793.
3. * Joseph, b. Mar. 12, 1795; m. May 7, 1823, Abiah Shattuck of Pepperell, Mass.
4. * Lemuel, b. Nov. 17, 1796; m. Apr. 29, 1824, Rebecca Shattuck, Pepperell, Mass.
5. Sally, b. Nov. 15, 1798; m. about 1825, Asher Bennett.
6. Mary, b. Jan. 10, 1801.
7. Mary, b. July 2, 1803.
By Second Wife.
8. * James H., b. June 22, 1810; m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1835, Mary A. Boutwell of Lyndeboro; m. 2nd, Oct. 20, 1853, Mary J. Fisher of Frances- town.
9. Elizabeth F., b. Oct. 26, 1815; m. Apr. 21, 1849, Jeremiah Bald- win.
10. Hannah A., b. Jan. 22, 1816; m. July 6, 1843, John Knowles, of Nashua.
11. Paulina, b. Oct. 8, 1818; m. Sept. 25, 1845, Henry K. Kemp of Groton.
12. Abigail, b. May 16, 1821.
(VII) WILLIAM HALL, Jr., first son and first child of William and Mary (McIntosh) Hall, was born in Brookline, Aug. 27, 1791. He was a farmer. His farm was located about one mile north of the village on the west side of the main road to Milford. He m. Dec. 1, 1814, Hannah Atwell of Wakefield, Mass. He d. Aug. 9, 1863; she d. June 26, 1863.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Betsey, b. Jan. 10, 1817; d. June 28, 1898; unm.
2. Lucy, b. Aug. 10, 1822; d. Aug. 24, 1846.
3. John, b. March 23, 1826; d. Apr. 10, 1826.
(VIII) WILLIAM H. HALL was born Sept. 29, 1843. He is a farmer and a traveling agent. He is a highly respected citizen and a mem-
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ber of the Congregational church. He m. Apr. 5, 1865, Helen M. Cob- leigh, of Gardner, Mass.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Henry C., b. Dec. 15, 1865; m. Oct. 9, 1888, Etta A. Pierce of Brookline; ch., (1) Ramond H., b. in Leominster, Mass., Dec. 22, 1889; d .; (2) Robert W., b. in Leominster, Mass,. Jan. 10, 1894, d .; (3) Elsie Mae, b. in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 24, 1897; (4) Evelyn G., b. in Leom- inster, Mass., Aug. 29, 1899.
2. Herbert J., b. July 17, 1870; m. Apr. 5, 1892, Ada M. Cummings of Surrey; ch., (1) Forrest H., b. in Brookline, July 4, 1894; (2) Russell J., b. in Boston, Mass., Oct. 16, 1899.
(VII) JOSEPH HALL, third son of William, Jr., and Mary (Mc- Intosh) Hall, was born in Brookline, March 12, 1795. He was a farmer and a member of the Congregational church. He married, May 7, 1823, Abiah, dau. of Jonathan and Betsey (Giles) Shattuck, of Pepperell, Mass. He d. in Brookline, Nov. 10, 1882; she d. June 27, 1874.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Mary, b. Jan. 16, 1825; m. in 1847 Abraham S. Betterly.
2. Martha, b. Jan. 6, 1827; m. Nov. 25, 1847, Joseph W. Peterson; she d. July 17, 1849; no ch.
3. * Joseph A., b. Oct. 18, 1828; m. July 1, 1851, Maria M. Foster.
4. . Henry, b. Aug. 22, 1830; d. May 17, 1856.
5. Catharine, b. Nov. 20, 1832; m. Jan. 16, 1851, John A. Gutter- son, of Milford; he d. Oct. 6, 1853; m. 2nd, Joseph A. Hovey, of Pepperell, Mass .; she d. Mar. 31, 1855.
6. Charles Putnam, b. Jan. 20, 1839; m. Feb. 1, 1865, Annie L. Green, dau. of Davis and Sophia (Daniels) Green of Brookline. For a number of years immediately following the close of the Civil War, he was in the retail grocery business in Brookline. He was a member of the Congregational church. He passed the latter part of his life in Pepperell, Mass., where he d. Apr. 1, 1910; his wife survived him. Ch., born in Brookline, (1) Lilla Belle, b. Dec. 9, 1867; d July 12, 1868; (2) Linna May, b. June 17, 1869, d. Aug. 8, 1870; (3) Frank D., b. Aug. 25, 1871; m. May 22, 1900, Harriet C. Cummings of Akron, N. Y .; ch., b. in Pep- perell, Mass., Rosco D. and Luetta Eleanor; res. at the present time, Nashua.
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(VIII) JOSEPH ALONZO HALL, son of Joseph and Abiah (Shattuck ) Hall was born in Brookline, Oct. 18, 1828. His life, un- til he reached his majority, was passed on his father's farm. His education was such as he obtained by attend- ing the public schools. About 1855, he com- menced doing business for himself as a butcher. In the latter part of the fifties he gave up the butchering business and began that of a whole- sale manufacturer and JOSEPH A. HALL dealer in lumber and barrels, which terminated only with his life; and in which, notwithstand- ing the fact that during the panic of 1873, he, in common with many others, became financially embarrassed to the extent that he was forced for a while to suspend operations, he nevertheless died with the reputa- tion of having been one of the most successful business men Brookline had ever produced.
During this period, in addition to his own individual business, he was frequently associated with others of his fellow-townsmen in conducting lo- cal business enterprises. From 1863 to 1895, he was the owner of one-half interest in the old Ensign Bailey sawmill plant; and, during that period, was a partner, in the business of operating the mill, of three different firms; of each of which the other member, like himself, was an equal owner in the plant, and also in the business of operating the same. The names of the members of each of these firms, and the length of time each firm continued in business are as follows .- Hall & Priest, (Charles W.), from 1863 to 1869; Hall & Peterson, (Joseph W.), from 1869 to 1877; Hall & Smith, (William J.), from 1877 to 1895.
In the seventies he owned, and, in company with his brother, Charles P. Hall, for several years operated, the old Tucker & Stiles store on Main
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street. At a subsequent peroid he owned and operated a grocery store lo- cated on the east side of the highway leading up the south side of Meet- ing-house hill. Besides these, he was connected, either directly or indi- rectly, with many other business enterprises, both in and out of town.
As a citizen, he was loyal to the town and its people; responding will- ingly and promptly to all calls upon his time and resources for its and their advancement and improvement.
He occupied all the town offices of importance. He served five terms as moderator, five terms as selectman, was Representative in 1867 and 1868, and represented Brookline in the Constitutional Convention of 1872. He was a member of the Congregational church. He m. July 1, 1851, Maria M., dau. of Abel and Lydia (Miles) Foster; he d. Aug. 3, 1897.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Henry A., b. Aug. 21, 1857; m. 1st, Sept. 27, 1881, Belle C., dau. of Nathaniel and Eliza (Shattuck) Hobart; 1 ch., Blanche W., b. Dec. 2, 1884; they were divorced; m. 2nd, Aug. 9, 1898, Clarissa (Eldridge) Edson, of Charlestown, Mass. He is an engineer on the B. & M. railroad; res., Ayer, Mass.
2. Alpha A., b. Apr. 11, 1859; m. 1st, Oct. 10, 1880, Nellie J. Fletch- er, of Hollis; she d. May 10, 1882; in. 2nd, Nov. 6, 1883, Della R. Pea- cock, dau. of Fred W. and Almira (Melendy) Peacock, of Brookline, by whom he has had 3 ch .; (1) Fred A., b. Sept. 30, 1886; m. Feb. 16, 1909, Mary Ricker, of Charlestown, Mass., 2 children. (2) Harry M., b. Dec. 1, 1888. (3) Forace R., b. Mar. 27, 1896.
He is one of the town's active and progressive citizens. He has served eight terms as selectman, fourteen terms as town clerk, a position which he holds at the present time (1914), and was Representative in the legislatures of 1895 and 1896. At the present time he is engaged, in comp- any with his son, Fred A., in carrying on a retail grocery and general merchandise business in the Tarbell store on Main street.
3. Winnie M., b. Apr. 20, 1863; m. Oct. 15, 1887, Horace H. Nye of Keene; 2 children, Ralph H., b. June 1, 1889, and Maida M., b. May 21, 1893.
4. Della M., b. Nov. 15, 1867; d. Jan. 14, 1868.
(VII) LEMUEL HALL, fourth son of William, Jr., and Mary (McIntosh) Hall, was born in Brookline, Nov. 17, 1796. He was a farmer and lived in the southeast part of the town on the Oak Hill road. He m. Apr. 29, 1824, Rebecca Shattuck, of Pepperell, Mass. He d. July 11, 1871; she d. Aug. 30. 1877.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Rebecca Jane, b. June 16, 1826; m. Sept. 2, 1846, Warren S. Wood, of Pepperell, Mass. ch., (1) Warren Cornelius, b. Oct. 17, 1847; (2) Georgiana, b. Sept. 1, 1849, d. Mar. 18, 1850.
2. James Henry, b. Aug. 11, 1827; d. June 21, 1905; m. Apr. 5, 1853, Sarah E. Lawrence, of Pepperell; ch. (1) Lura Evelyn, b. Jan. 1, 1858, m .Marshall Swallow, of Dunstable, Mass., June 27, 1888; (2) Lillie Aurelia, b. Jan. 6, 1862, m. Feb. 23, 1888, Edward A. Caldwell of Nashua.
3. Lemuel Franklin, b. July 16, 1829; m. July 3, 1856, Rosetta Bliss, Chicopee, Mass. He d. June 23, 1904; she d. Mar. 23, 1904.
4. John Bryant, b. July 12, 1832; m. Mrs. Hannah (Green) Shat- tuck, of Lunenburg, Mass .; d. Nov. 11, 1872.
5. Harvey Martin, b. May 18, 1836; d. Nov. 11, 1872; m. Mar. 16, 1859, Lucinda H. Patch, of Hollis; ch., Arthur Lee, b. Oct. 28, 1859; d.
6. Hannah Emiline, b. Oct. 27, 1838; d. Dec. 13, 1870.
7. Clara Ann, b. Oct. 20, 1840; m. Isaac Clinton Coggin, of Amherst; she d. Dec. 13, 1870; he d. in San Francisco, in 1903 or 4.
JAMES H. HALL
(VII) JAMES HARVEY HALL, only son of William, Jr., and Elizabetlı (Gilson) Hall, was born in Brookline, June 22, 1810. He re- ceived his education in the public schools of his native town. He re- mained at home until he became of age, working for his father, who was a farmer and a cooper. In the summer of 1831, he removed from Brookline to Lyndeboro; from whence, after a brief stay, he removed to Francestown. He re- mained in Francestown until the spring of 1840;
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when the failing health of his parents compelled him to return to Brook- line. Immediately upon his return, he commenced farming on a large scale, and at the same time engaged in the wholesale manufacture and sale of charcoal; using for the production of the same, for the first time in the history of the town, brick kilns, instead of the old fashioned coal- pits. A business which he continued throughout his life to carry on, and in which he enjoyed for many years the reputation of being the largest operator in southern New Hampshire.
As a business man he was active, energetic and enthusiastic, and at the same time, prudent and, to a degree, conservative in his transactions. Qualities which, combined with a reputation for strict integrity and honesty in his dealings with his fellow-men, led him to ultimate success, and in the end acquired for him a reputation as a business man which has never been excelled by any man doing business in this town.
During his business career he acquired a large amount of property.
At one time he was the owner of about one thousand acres of real estate. At his decease he left an estate which was inventoried at a value of one hundred thousand dollars.
He was a prominent and influential member of the local Congrega- tional church, for the support of which he contributed annually for many years the sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars; and to which at his decease he left a legacy of several thousand dollars. As a citizen he was highly respected and esteemed; and was honored by his fellow citizens with many positions of public trust. He represented the town in the legislatures of 1869 and 1870. He was for many years a justice of the peace for Hillsborough county.
He was twice married; m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1835, Mary Ann, dau. of Major Nehemiah Boutwell, of Lydeborough. She d. Jan. 24, 1853; m. 2nd, Oct. 20, 1853, Mary J., dau. of Matthew A. and Jane W. (Christie) Fisher of Francestown. He d. Aug. 15, 1874; she d. in May, 1896.
Children; Born of the First Marriage.
1. Mary Francis, b. at Francestown, Dec. 4, 1836; m. Sept. 8, 1868, George W. Peabody.
2. Sarah Elizabeth, twin sister of Mary Frances; d. Sept. 9, 1837.
3. James Boutwell, b. in Brookline, Apr. 7, 1841; m. Mar. 17, 1863, Georgie E. Wilson, of Nelson. He d. Nov. 11, 1868, at Nashua, where at the date of his death he was clerk of the Jackson Manufacturing Co. His widow subsequently m. Jacob Nichols, of Milford. He left one ch.,
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Herbert Elmer, who m. Carrie Thompson, of Albion, N. Y., by whom he had 3 sons.
4. Edward Thurston, b. in Brookline, Oct. 10, 1843; m. 1st, Jan. 1, 1868, Emily M. Edson of Brookline; she d. Mar. 27, 1890; m. 2nd, Dec. 23, 1892, Fannie E. Pierce. For many years he resided in Brookline, where he was a leading and respected citizen. He served one term as selectman, and was Representative in 1881. Later, he removed to Milford, where he now resides. At the present time he is agent for the Am. Express Co.
He is a member of the Congregational church in Brookline; to which the bell at the present time hanging in its tower is a gift from him. Ch., by his first wife, Grace Ellen, b. Oct. 6, 1869; m. Benjamin M. Pierce of Cambridge, Mass .; 2 ch., Beulah M., and Gertrude Louise, at the present time a teacher in Putnam, Conn .; by 2nd wife, one son, Chester Gorham, b. Nov. 11, 1896; d. July 16, 1911.
5. Ellen Louise, b. June 11, 1848; d. Mar. 6, 1850.
CAPT. JOSHUA HALL came to Brookline from Duxbury, Mass., in the thirties of 1800. He was a retired sea-captain. During his residence in Brookline he kept a tavern in the "Old Yellow House," now known as the Elm House, on Main street. He was m. before coming here. Wife's maiden name unknown. He is said to have died at Lunenburg, Mass.
Children.
1. Catherine, b. at Duxbury, Mass .; m. Waldo Wallace.
2. Harriet, b. at Duxbury, Mass .; m. George of Boston, Mass.
Harris.
DR. DAVID HARRIS was born in Dunstable, N. H., July 20, 1798. He was a son of Jonathan and Rachel (Johnson) Harris; he came to Brookline in 1827, and was the first physician to settle here permanently. (For a sketch of his life see Chap. XI, ante.). He m. about 1828, Louisa, dau. of Willard and Olive (Brown) Marshall, of Dunstable. He d. Jan. 26, 1849.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Emily Augusta, b. Aug. 1, 1828; m. Jan. 31, 1850, Henry B. Far- well of New Gloucester, Mass .; no ch. She d. at Nashua in 1913.
2. Augustus David, b. Feb. 29, 1832; d. unm.
3. Erastus Fitzgerald, b. Mar. 5, 1837; d. Dec. 17, 1837.
4. Albert Jerome, b. Dec. 7, 1840; d. unm.
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Hardy.
EPHRAIM L. HARDY, second child and first son of Enos and Mary (Lund) Hardy, was born in Hollis, Oct. 14, 1801. About 1840, he re- moved from Hollis to Brookline; where he purchased the old David Ho- bart, Sr. homestead in the south part of the town; in which he resided during the remainder of his life. He was a skilled mechanic, a manu- facturer of hand made edge tools. For thirty years he pursued his calling in this town; and during that time acquired a reputation for excellence in his products that extended throughout the country. He was a quiet, unostentatious man; reserved in his manners, and little inclined to engage in public affairs; but a worthy citizen and a firm friend. He m. 1st, May 22, 1828, Susan Jewett of Hollis. She d. Dec. 3, 1831; m. 2nd, May 24, 1838, Delana Lapham. He d. Nov. 28, 1870; she d. Mar. 9, 1887.
Children; By First Wife.
1. Ephraim J., b. in Hollis, May 26, 1830; d. Mar. 3, 1857. (See sketch chap. XI, ante).
2. Charles A., b. in Hollis, Oct. 17, 1831; m. Jan. 4, 1853, Caroline Preston, of Worcester, Mass.
By Second Wife.
3. Alvah M., b. in Hollis, Dec. 22, 1833; d. Feb. 28, 1834.
4. Julia A., b. in Hollis, Jan. 2, 1835; d. Jan 6, 1835.
5. Ardelia A., b. in Hollis, Dec. 19, 1837; m. Jan. 29, 1857, Merritt A. Wheeler, of Leicester, Mass. 6. Warren C., b. in Hollis, June 4, 1839; d. Nov. 27, 1864; unm .; soldier in Civil War.
7. Rufus P., b. in Brookline, Dec. 3, 1841; m. Oct. 12, 1865, Hattie Pierce, of Winchendon, Mass., she d .; m. 2nd, Burns.
8. Daniel G., b. in Brookline, Jan. 21, 1844; d. June 1, 1845.
9. * George H., b. in Brookline, Nov. 15, 1849; m. May 24, 1876, Frances E. Grey.
10. * John B., b. in Brookline, July 25, 1851; m. May 16, 1888, Carrie E. Richardson.
GEORGE HENRY HARDY, son of Ephraim and Delana (Lapham) Hardy, was born in Brookline, Nov. 15, 1849. He is a minister of the Gospel in the M. E. church. At the present time he is located in Ash- burnham, Mass. (For sketch of his life see chap. XI, ante). He married, May 24, 1876, Frances E. Grey, at Middleton, Conn.
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Children.
1. Frank Lapham, b. at Henniker, Mar. 23, 1877.
2. Blanche G., b. at Ossipee, Aug. 20, 1879.
3. Grace M., b. at Moultonboro, Feb. 17, 1882.
4. Elmer M., b. at Peterboro, Aug. 11, 1887.
JOHN B. HARDY
JOHN BALDWIN HARDY, son of Eph- raim L. and Delana (Lapham) Hardy, was born in Brookline July 25, 1851; where he passed the greater part of his life. He was a mason by trade. He was twice married, m. 1st, May16, 1888, Carrie E. Richardson, of Hollis; she d. Aug. 13, 1895; m. 2nd, Mar. 21, 1901, Lilla Estelle Alden, of Fitchburg, Mass. He d. in Hollis, Nov. 5, 1906.
Children; By First Wife.
1. Charles R., b. in Brookline, Apr. 10, 1893; graduated at N. H. State College, (See sketch chap. XI, ante).
By Second Wife.
2. John Alden, b. in Brookline, June 16, 1907.
Harwood.
JEREMIAH HARWOOD, a son of Achable and (Blood) Harwood, was born in Nashua; from whence he came to Brookline about 1830. He was a farmer and lived in the west part of the town. He m. in Nashua, before coming here, Harris, of Nashua.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Jeremiah, b. (no record); m. (no record,) Ellen Hancord.
2. Dana, b. (no record); unm.
3. Edward, b. (no record); m.
Louisa Holt.
4. Mira, b. Jan. 19, 1832; m. William Tucker.
5. Roxanna, b. Sept. 21, 1836; m. Jan. 1, 1856, Joseph S. Patch of Hollis; he d. July 18, 1863; one ch., William T., b. in Nashua, Feb. 28, . 1861; physician; res. Boston, Mass.
6. George, b. (no record); unm.
7. Thomas, b. (no record); unm.
Holden.
PHINEAS HOLDEN settled in Brookline about 1800, coming here from Pepperell, Mass., it is supposed. He. m. 1st, about 1802, Mary ; m. 2nd, in Brookline, Sept. 29, 1827 Susanna Green.
Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. Lucy, b. Feb. 20, 1803.
2. Philemon, b. Nov. 22, 1804.
3. Dennis, b. July 17, 1806.
By Second Wife.
4. Phineas, b. Feb. 24, 1828.
5. Abzanah, b. May 12, 1830.
6. Irene, b. Jan. 29, 1833.
7. George W., b. Feb. 6, 1835.
Hobart.
(V) DAVID HOBART, the first of his family to settle in Brook- line, came here about 1818, from Pepperell, Mass .; where he was born in 1792. He was a son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Sawtelle) Hobart, and a lineal descendant in the fifth generation of Rev. Gershom Hobart, the second settled minister in Groton, Mass. His house in this town was lo- cated about one mile south of the village on the east side of the highway to Pepperell, Mass. It was afterwards known as the Ephraim L. Hardy
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BROOKLINE
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place. He was a blacksmith by trade. He m. Nov. 28, 1817, Eunice, dau. of Washington and Euncie (Lawrence) Wright. He d. Mar. 1, 1839; she d. Sept. 16, 1894, aged 94. Both are buried in the South cemetery.
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