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Kendall.
(III) BENJAMIN KENDALL, Jr., the first of his family to settle in Brookline, was a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dean) Kendall of Woburn, Mass .; where he was born May 16, 1783. He was a lineal de- scendant in the third generation of Joshua Benjamin Kendall, a settler in Woburn as early as 1741, living in that part of the town then known as Wood Market. In 1785 he removed with his father from Woburn to Mason. About 1835, he removed from Mason to Brookline. During his residence in Brookline he lived in the brick house opposite the old Meet- ing-House. He was a farmer and a member of the Congregational church. He m. in Mason, Betsey Wetherbee, Sept. 8, 1817. He d. Oct. 24, 1860; she d. Dec. 29, 1857.
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Children; Born in Mason.
1. Philena, b. July 2, 1809; d. 1820.
2. *Sumner S., b. Jan. 15, 1812; m. Marinda Bailey. Dec, 31, 1840.
3. Arnold, b. Jan. 13, 1814; m. Mary Phelps; no ch.
4. Salma, b. Oct. 2, 1816; m. Melissa Rollins; no ch.
5. Eliza, b. May 16, 1819; m. Putnam Sawyer; res. Sterling, Mass. Ch., William, Samuel, Mary, Martha, George, Fred and Hattie.
6. * Benjamin L., b. Aug. 16, 1827; m. July 4, 1860, Eliza E. Dins- more, West Townsend, Mass.
7. Henry, b. Apr. 8, 1830; m. Louisa Griswold; d. May 29, 1897; no ch.
(IV) SUMNER SPAULDING KENDALL, son of Benjamin and Betsey (Wetherbee) Kendall, and a descendant in the fourth generation of Joshua Benjamin Kendall, of Woburn, Mass., was born in Mason, Jan. 15, 1812. He removed from Mason to Brookline about 1840. He was postmaster at Brookline from 1853 to 1861, and for many years proprietor and operator of a store for the sale of general merchandise, at the east end of Main street. He held many public offices of trust in town. He m. Marinda, dau. of Ensign and Martha (Daniels) Bailey, of Brookline, Dec. 31, 1840. He d. in Brookline, May 18, 1869; she d. July 31, 1882.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Caroline M., b. May 4, 1843; m. John E. French of Brookline; he d. Mar. 9, 1902; she d. Nov. 17, 1897; both are buried in the South cemetery; ch., Morton Bowler French, b. in Brookline, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1903.
2. Emily F., b. Apr. 12, 1846; res. Fitchburg, Mass.
3. Ella M., b. Dec. 22, 1849; res. Fitchburg, Mass.
(IV) BENJAMIN L. KENDALL, son of Benjamin and Betsey (Wetherbee) Kendall, was born in Mason, Aug. 16, 1827. He came from Mason to Brookline about 1840. He was a cooper. In the eighties he removed from Brookline to Townsend, Mass. He d. in Townsend, Dec. 28, 1891. He m. July 4, 1850, Eliza E. Dinsmore, of West Townsend, Mass.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. George A., b. June 17, 1852; m. Jan. 18, 1876, E. Areadna Fretts, of Milford; one son, Harry; res. Clinton. Mass.
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2. Charles B. b. Sept 27, 1854; m. Dec. 29, 1896, Octavia M. Sawyer. .
3. Etta, b. July 27, 1857; m. Oct. 2, 1879, Herbert O. Cook, of Brookline.
4. Mary A., b. Sept. 24, 1861; m. Jan. 8, 1884, Ezra A. Tibbetts.
5. Belle H., b. July 31, 1864.
6. Katie F., b. Jan. 27, 1868; m. Nov. 5, 1885, George W. Wood- ward.
(III) JONAS KENDALL, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Deane) Kendall, originally of Woburn, Mass., was born at Mason. July 8, 1793. About 1833 he removed with his father from Mason to Brookline, set- tling here in the northwest part of the town. He was a farmer. Soon after coming here, he united with the Congregational church, but subse- quently joined the local Methodist church. He m. Aug. 29, 1818, Sarah Seaver of Brookline. He d. in Brookline, Jan. 24, 1879; she d. Oct. 5, 1868.
Children; Born in Mason.
1. Samuel, b. Mar. 8, 1819; d. Dec. 30, 1850.
2. Sarah S., b. June 6, 1821; d. Sept. 1, 1824.
3 Elizabeth, b. Mar. 11, 1823; d. Aug. 21, 1824.
4. Jonas, Jr., b. June 16, 1824; d. Aug. 25, 1855.
5. *Daniel, b. Jan. 9, 1827; m. in 1854, Lovina Burnham, of New Boston.
6. John A., b. Feb. 7, 1829; d. Oct. 21, 1877, at Brookline, unm.
7. Sarah S., b. Oct. 5, 1831; d. Dec. 14, 1900.
8. Mary A., b. Aug. 2, 1835.
(IV) DANIEL KENDALL was born in Mason, Jan. 9, 1827. He was a son of Jonas and Saralı (Seaver) Kendall, and a lineal descendant of Joshua Benjamin Kendall of Woburn, Mass. He removed with his father from Mason to Brookline, about 1833. He was a farmer. He served for Brookline in the Civil War, as a private in Company C. 16th N. H. Volunteers. He m. in 1854, Lovina Burnham of New Boston. He d. in Brookline, May 13, 1906; she d. July 1, 1889.
Children.
1. Mary F., b. in Nashua in 1858; d. in infancy.
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2. Emma Belle, b. Nov. 10, 1864, in Brookline; mn. Nov. 15, 1900, Fred Sawyer, of Sterling, Mass .; res. Sterling.
3. George Henry, b. Sept. 9, 1868; m. Feb. 5, 1889, Alice, dau. of Dea. Perley Pierce of Brookline; res. Townsend, Mass.
Klein.
ATWEL W. KLEIN, a son of George W. and Betsey (Prince) Klein, of Jay, N. Y., settled in Brookline in November, 1873, coming here from Jay. He was a farmer. His house was located about one mile north of the village in the crotch formed by the junction of the Mason and West Hill, Townsend, Mass., highways. He m. Emma Nye, of Jay, N. Y. He d. Sept. 3, 1887.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. John H., b. Mar. 3, 1874; m. Dec. 17, 1895, Grace A. Bean of Boston, Mass .; ch., (1) Clarence M., b. Sept. 29, 1896; (2) Dorothy M., b. Dec. 27, 1897; (3) John H., b. July 13, 1902; (4) Florence I., b. May 31, 1911, d. July 3, 1911.
2. Morton A., b. Oct. 4, 1876; m. Sept. 24, 1901, Alice S. True, of Pepperell, Mass .; res. Fitchburg, Mass .; in wholesale lumber business; ch., (1) Helen T., b. July 13, 1902, at Fitchburg, Mass .; (2) Mildred W., b. Sept. 9, 1903, at Fitchburg; (3) Margaret A., b. Sept. 28, 1905, at Fitchburg; d. Jan. 1, 1906; (4) Morton A., Jr., b. Sept. 30, 1909, at Meri- den, Conn .; (5) Norman W., b. Mar. 10, 1911, at Fitchburg.
3. Mary E., b. Aug. 3, 1879; m. Sept. 2, 1901, Charles G. Pingree, Hudson, Mass .; no ch.
Kemp.
HENRY K. KEMP, a son of Levi Kemp, was born in Groton, Mass., May 31, 1812. About 1845, he removed from Groton to this town, where he settled on the old Moses Shattuck place in the north part of the town. About 1872, he removed into the village. He was a farmer, and an up- right and honorable man. He served several terms as a member of the school board and held other responsible positions. He m. in Groton, Mass., Sept. 25, 1845, Pauline J. Hall. He d. at Brookline, Dec. 2, 1897; she d. at Manchester, June 13, 1906.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Henry W., b. Apr. 4, 1852; m. Sept. 7, 1881, Anna M. Fessenden of Townsend, Mass .; he d. in Manchester, Dec. 1, 1902. Ch., (1) Clarence F., b. in Manchester, Jan. 12, 188 ; (2) Helen S., b. Ellensburg, N. Y., July 25, 1882; (3) Morna B., b. in Manchester, Oct. 15, 1906; (4) Mirian L., b. in Manchester, Sept. 16, 1909; (5) Millicent E., b. in Manchester, June 14, 1912.
2. William H., b. Aug. 1855.
Lancey.
THOMAS LANCEY'S name appears on the records of Brookline as early as 1792. From whence he came to this town is unknown. He m. Abigail.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * Moody, b. Feb. 20, 1793; m. Nov. 20, 1821, Charlotte Kemp of Mason.
2. James, b. Dec. 9, 1795; m. Feb. 15, 1821, Azubah Shattuck of Townsend, Mass.
3. Eliza, b. Oct. 16, 1797.
4. Thomas, b. Oct. 23, 1801; m. Sept. 19, 1802, Molly Wetherbee.
5. George, b. Jan. 12, 1803.
6. Elossanna,
7. Lucretia, twins, b. July 25, 1809.
8. Hiram, b. Mar. 13, 1842.
MOODY LANCEY, first son and first child of Thomas and Abigail Lancey, was born in Brookline, Feb. 20, 1793. He was a farmer, residing on the west side of the poor-farm road and north side of the Campbell brook, in the west part of the town. He m. Nov. 20, 1821, Charlotte Kemp, of Mason. He d. Feb. 19, 1879.
His children, all born in Brookline were Dustin, Charlotte, Thomas, Isabella, Charles, Milo, Isabelle J., and *E. Ferdinand.
E. FERDINAND LANCEY, eighth child and fifth son of Moody and Charlotte (Kemp) Lancey, was born in Brookline, May 30, 1835. He m. Sept. 3, 1862, Catherine H .; dau. of Jesse Robbins of this town. He d. in Jan. 1907; she d. Oct. 1906.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Mabel E., b. Feb. 6, 1864; d. Aug. 14, 1866.
2. Milo F., b. Aug. 14, 1866.
3. Lottie L., b. Sept. 27, 1868; d. Oct. 4, 1869.
4. Elno D., b. Oct. 5, 1871; (see sketch chap. XI, ante).
5. Lora M., b. Nov. 18, 1876; d. July 7, 1878.
6. *Edward D., b. Oct. 16, 1879; m. Mar. 3, 1903, Katherine Koch, of Townsend, Mass.
7. Grace H., b. Sept. 25, 1880; m. Sept. 24, 1890, William Bonner.
EDWARD D. LANCEY, sixth child and third son of E. Ferdin- and and Catherine (Robbins) Lancey, was born in Brookline, Oct. 16, 1879. He m. Mar. 3, 1903, Katherine Koch of Townsend, Mass.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Edward A., b. Jan. 23, 1904.
2. Elizabeth M., b. Feb. 24, 1905.
3. Katherine E., b. Aug. 15, 1906.
4. Ruth D., b. Dec. 7, 1908.
5. Evelyn M., b. Feb. 4, 1911.
6. William W., b. May 31, 1914.
Lawrence.
JONAS LAWRENCE was born in Brookline in July, 1800. He was a son of Jonas and Betsey (Hazen) Lawrence, of Pepperell, Mass., who removed from Pepperell to Brookline soon after the close of the Revolu- tion, and subsequently removed from Brookline to Hollis; where he died and is buried. He was a cooper by trade. He lived about one mile south of the village on the west side of the highway to Pepperell, Mass. He m. June 19, 1831, Sarah H., dau. of Levi Wright, of Pepperell, Mass. He d. in July, 1870; she d. June 14, 1872. Both are buried in the South Ceme- tery.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Alexina S., b. June 4, 1832; m. 1st, Oct. 23, 1851, Samuel Brooks; m. 2nd, Apr. 3, 1878, Ichabod Lund.
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2. Elizabeth, b. no record; m. 1st, James Blynn; m. 2nd, E. S. Wright; no record.
3. Silas, b. no record; m. Nancy Going, of Townsend, Mass.
4. Plummer, b. no record; m. Annette Campbell.
5. Lydia, b. no record; m. George Hodgman.
6. Simon, b. Oct. 10, 1843; m. Jan. 9, 1872, Sarah Burgess.
7. Luther, b. Feb. 14, 1845; m. Dec. 24, 1887, Helen M. Hodgman.
Law.
JOSEPH LAW settled in Brookline about 1835. He was a farmer, living in the southwest part of the town, on the west side of the highway leading out of the Mason highway to the old Mathew Wallace place. He m. May 15, 1834, Ellen S. Cleveland of Brookline. He d. Mar. 29, 1859; she d. June 17, 1890.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Francis A., b. Apr. 10, 1835; m. Apr. 10, 1860, Hattie Spaulding; he d. Jan. 16, 1903.
2. Mary A., b. Aug. 5, 1836; m. June, 1857, James A. Merrill of Brookline.
3. Lewis O., b. July 30, 1841; m. Sept. 3, 1862, Ellen Lancey; d. Aug. 5, 1863; soldier in Civil War.
4. Byron H., b. Feb. 5, 1844; m. Dec. 25, 1862, Carrie Phelps.
5. Francena E., b. Aug. 28, 1849; m. 1st, Dec. 18, 1865, Webster Hofses; 1 ch .; m. 2nd, Dec. 30, 1883, Fred G. Hobart of Brookline; she d. Sept. 1, 1908.
6. Servilla J., b. Feb. 18, 1854; d. July 15, 1856.
Leslie.
JOSEPH LESLIE was born in Hollis, Apr. 7, 1782. He was a son of Jonas and Elizabeth (Dow) Leslie. His father was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, serving for Hollis. He was a farmer, living in his young manhood in Newburyport, Mass. About 1825, he removed from New- buryport, to Brookline where he settled in the north part of the town. He m. Jan. 1, 1809, Hannah Raymond of Hampton Falls. He d.
. They are buried in the South Cemetery, Brook- line.
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Children.
1. Hannah D., b. in Newburyport, July 2, 1810; d. Aug. 29, 1830.
2. Joseph R., b. in Newburyport, Mar. 10, 1812; d. Jan. 28, 1830.
3. Eunice D., b. in Newburyport, Feb. 10, 1818; m. William Burge; she d. Jan. 28, 1882; 1 ch., Lizzie, b. Dec. 12, 1836.
4. Sarah S., b. in Newburyport, June 18, 1820; d. Sept. 23, 1821.
5. Sarah E., b. in Brookline, Jan. 14, 1828; m. Apr. 27, 1852, Newton W. Colburn.
Lowell.
LEVI FRANKLIN LOWELL, born in Rindge, Jan. 6, 1839, settled in Brookline in the sixties of eighteen hundred. In 1863, he entered into a co-partnership with Anson Fessenden of Townsend, Mass. in the whole- sale lumbering and coopering business, under the firm name of Fessenden & Lowell. For many years the firm did a large and constantly growing business in Brookline and Townsend. In 1870 its business had increased to the extent that the firm realized the necessity of having better facilities for carrying on its operations, and to that end, in the latter year, estab- lished an additional plant in Merrimack. The same year, Mr. Lowell re- moved from Brookline to Merrimack, where he resided until his death; and where he ranked with its most highly respected and influential citi- zens. He m. Hannah Burnham, dau. of John and Polly (Burnham) Hut- chinson, of Brookline, Jan. 2, 1867. He d. at Merrimack in 1914, and is buried in Brookline.
Children.
1. Mabel Lucretia, b. in Brookline, Nov. 15, 1870; m. Nov. 22, 1892, John Edward Haselton of Amherst; ch .; Hazel Louise, b. July 14, 1894; Franklin Lowell, b. Apr. 10, 1896; Eliazbeth Hinds, b. Nov. 4, 1899; Edward John, b. Jan. 23, 1909.
2. Bertha Louise, b. Apr. 7, 1874, in Merrimack; m. Feb. 1, 1905, Arthur Gilbert Gordon of Merrimack.
Lund.
NATHANIEL WARNER LUND settled in Brookline about 1850; coming here from Boston, Mass. He was born in 1811, probably in Nashua. He was one of Brookline's leading citizens, holding many po- sitions of trust and responsibility, and was Representative in 1859. He
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was a justice of the Peace. He m. before coming here, Sarah , she d. Mar. 11, 1856, aged 46 years; m. 2nd, Sept. 10, 1857, Mrs. Eliza B. Gerry, wid. of Dr. Henry A. Gerry of Townsend, Mass. He d. Dec. 15, 1859, and is buried with his first wife in the South Cemetery; where several children by his first wife are also buried.
One child, by second wife, born in Brookline. Mary Warner, b. June 23, 1859; m. Mar. 8, 1882, John W. Hutchinson.
McConnock.
JAMES McCONNOCK in 1741 was living in that part of Town- send, Mass., which, by the running of the Province Line in that year, was set off from Townsend into the mile Slip in New Hampshire. His house at that time was located on the west side of the road leading norther- ly from the Jasher Wyman sawmill-now of Deacon Perley Pierce-to the old Mathew Wallace place; from which it was distant about one- fourth of a mile in a southerly direction. It was afterwards known as the "Pickerell Nutting place." The cellar-hole of the old house is still in ex- istence at the present time.
Connex is said to have come from Billerica to Townsend. In 1769 he was a member of Raby's first organized board of selectmen, and in 1772 moderator and selectman. He was one of the town's soldiers in the Revolution, serving as a private in Capt. Reuben Dow's company of Hollis, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He died in prison of his wounds July 10, 1775. His name is inscribed on one of the memorial tablets erected in honor of the mar- tyred dead in Charlestown, Mass., as one of Brookline's soldiers who was killed in that battle. He has no descendants of the name living here at the present time. In 1768 he was one of the signers of the petition for the incorporation of Raby. He m. in 1755, Elizabeth Campbell of Town- send, Mass.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. John, b. June 10, 1756; m. Feb. 13, 1782, Abigail Hartshorn of Dunstable.
2. William, b. May 9, 1761.
3. Robert, b. Feb. 19, 1764.
4. Sarah, b. Dec. 20, 1766.
5. Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1769.
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6. Daniel, b. Feb. 25, 1772.
7. James, b. Sept. 22, 1775.
Melvin.
CAPT. EBENEZER MELVIN was born in Concord, Mass., Nov. 10, 1725. He was a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Hartwell) Melvin. He was captain of a company of scouts in the French and Indian Wars. In 1747, he settled in the northwest part of Hollis, now Brookline. His house in Brookline was located in the northeast part of the township and on the upper part of the stream now known as the Scabbard Mill Brook; upon which, a few rods above the site, afterwards, of the Deacon Thomas Bennett sawmill, he erected, and for many years operated, the second sawmill to be built in Brookline. In 1770, in company with four other citizens of this town, i. e. James Gould, James Hobart, Phineas Bennett, Jr., and Samuel Farley, Jr., he removed from Raby to Groton, N. H .; where they were the first settlers.
Capt. Melvin married for his first wife Susannah, dau. of Thomas Dinsmore of Hollis; she d. in 1765; in 1766, he married Mary Bailey.
Children.
1. Ebenezer, Jr., b. in Hollis, Dec. 28, 1752; m. Feb. 10, 1777, Joanna Bailey ; d. May 16, 1825.
2. Nathan, b. in Hollis ,Nov. 20, 1755.
3. Eunice, b. in Hollis, Feb. 9, 1759; d. young.
4. Daniel, b. in Hollis, Sept. 8, 1761.
5. Susannah, b. in Hollis, Oct. 23, 1764; m. in 1786, William Craw- ford, Plymouth.
6. Seth, b. in Hollis, Apr. 28, 1767.
7. Enoch, b. in Raby, Aug. 20, 1769; m. Mary Reed, Mar. 27, 1794.
8. Isaac, b. in Groton, Aug. 29, 1772; m. Mar. 27, 1796, Abigail Dearborn.
JONATHAN MELVIN, a son of John and Hannah (Lewis) Melvin, of Concord, Mass., settled in the west part of old Dunstable, now Brook- line, at some time between the years 1738 and 1741. In 1738 his name appears as a non-resident signer of a petition by certain of the residents in Dunstable and Groton, Mass., for the formation of a new township from territory taken from the northeast part of Groton and the south-
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west part of old Dunstable, now Brookline. But, while, at the time of his signing that petition, he was not a resident of Dunstable, he was never- theless a non-resident land owner here; as appears by a deed of land dated in 1738 and recorded in Middlesex, Mass., Registry of deeds, Vol. 39, p. 421; in which he is named as grantee from Daniel Raymond of certain lands located in the southwest part of Dunstable. When he settled in Raby, or how long he remained here is unknown, but he cer- tainly was here in 1746; for in that year his name appears on the Hollis records as one of the signers of a remonstrance against the location of the Hollis meeting-house. His dwelling house was located in the northeast part of Raby, near the west boundary line of Hollis. He must have re- moved from Raby's territory before its incorporation in 1769; as his name does not appear on the records. He m. Dec. 4, 1750, Mary Brooks.
Child; Born in Raby.
Jonathan, b. June. 14, 1752.
McIntosh.
The original settlers in Brookline of the name of McIntosh consisted of three brothers, Alexander, James and Archibold; all of whom settled in the Mile Slip, coming there from Townsend, Mass. In the following sketches the lists of the names of the children of each are copied from the Brookline record of births, and are undoubtedly incomplete. The name of McIntosh is obselete here at the present time.
ALEXANDER McINTOSH was probably a son of Archibald and Elizabeth ( ) McIntosh of Londonderry, where he was born August 18, 1738. About 1750, the family moved from Londonderry to Townsend, Mass. In 1761 he removed from Townsend, to the Mile Slip (now Brookline ) where he settled on land which he purchased of Capt. William Blanchard by deed dated May 6, 1761. His log-cabin was lo- cated about one and one-fourth miles north of the village Main street, on the west side of the highway to Mason. Its site at the present time (1914) is occupied by the dwelling house of Henry G. Shattuck; which, tradition says, was built by McIntosh. This house, or the original log-cabin was the scene of some of the first town meetings holden in Raby. He was one of Raby's soldiers in the War of the Revolution. He was a member of the Board of Selectmen in 1772, 1775, 1776, and 1777. He m. Jan. 8,
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1763, Mary Walker of Pepperell, Mass. He d. in Brookline in 1817, aged 80 years, and is buried in the Pond Cemetery.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Mary, b. Mar. 22, 1764; m. Jan. 6, 1789, William Hall, Jr.
2. Alexander, b. Nov. 25, 1765.
3. Sarah, b. Nov. 8, 1767.
4. James, b. Sept. 12, 1769.
5. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 11, 1776.
6. Isabel, b. June 1, 1777; m. Aug. 24, 1796, Jacob Austin.
7. Joseph, b. Oct. 1, 1779; d. Dec. 22, 1779.
JAMES McINTOSH, a brother of Alexander 1st, settled in the Mile Slip in 1761. At the time of the incorporation of Raby in 1769, he was living on the west side of the highway leading out of the highway to Mason on its south side at a point near to the late residence of the late Joseph A. Hall, and running southerly to the old Mathew Wallace place; in the pasture some few rods east of which the cellar-hole of his log-cabin is still in evidence. He was one of Brookline's soldiers in the Revolution; serving as a corporal in Capt. Reuben Dow's company of Hollis; and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. After the close of the war, he was at one time captain of the local militia company, and was for several years on the board of selectmen. He m. in 1777, Jane Tuten, a sister of Mary Tuten, wife of David Allds, of Dunstable, N. H. He d. Oct. 16, 1828, aged 80 years; and is buried in the Pond Cemetery.
Children; Born in Brookline.
Betsey, b. Jan. 3, 1778; m. Jan. 15, 1799, Mathew Wallace.
ARCHIBALD McINTOSH settled in the Mile Slip in 1759. His farm, which he purchased of James Connock of Townsend, May 28, 1859, was located on the southwest side of "Great Mussepetanepus Hill". He was a soldier for Raby in the War of the Revolution, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He died of his wounds July 10, 1775. His name is inscribed on one of the Memorial Tablets in Charlestown, Mass., as one of the soldiers of Brookline who were killed in that battle. His farm was located in the southwest part of the town. A cellar-hole, still in existence on the east side of the highway
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leading frum the old Mathew Wallace place to Townsend, and a few rods south of the point where the same is crossed by the Wallace brook, is sup- posed to mark the site of the location of his log-cabin. He m. Rachel Allds of Dunstable, N. H. She d .; m. 2nd, Mar. 19, 1778, Susanna Russell of Mason.
Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. Archibald, b. Mar. 23, 1758; he was a soldier for Brookline in the Revolution. (See military record ante).
2. Rachel, b. Mar. 23, 1758; d, unm.
By Second Wife.
3. Rachel, b. May 15, 1778.
ASHER McINTOSH was a son of Alexander McIntosh, Jr. He m. in 1833, Betsey, dau. of Prescott Wright.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. George, b. May 4, 1834; m. Sarah Smith of Nashua; he served in the War of the Rebellion; he d. at the Soldier's Home in Pasedena, Cal., in 1909; he left one son, now residing in California.
2. Charles, b. May 4, 1836.
3. Hannah, b. July 18, 1838.
4. Augustus, b. Feb. 12, 1841.
5. Erastus, b. May 20, 1843; d. in childhood.
Following is a list of the marriages of some of the Brookline Mc- Intoshes, whose names do not appear upon the birth records of the town.
Sampson, m. Apr. 30, 1824, Eliza Amsden of Mason.
Thirza, m. Mar. 22, 1832, Nelson Marsh of Ashby, Mass.
Betsey, m. Feb. 10, 1796, David Burge of Hollis.
Mary, m. Oct. 9, 1823, Loammi Parker.
Mills.
EBENEZER MILLS settled in Brookline prior to 1816, coming here from Lyndeborough. He m. Jan. 7, 1816, Love Holden.
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Child.
Alphonzo T., b. July 9, 1818.
Melendy.
THOMAS MELENDY, SR., came from Reading, Mass. to Brook- line in 1797. He was a descendant from one of three brothers who came from England to America in 1729 and settled in Essex County, Mass. His family was from the same source as was that of the family of William Me- lendy, who settled in Amherst in 1761. His house was located in the northwest part of the town on the north side of the Hood brook road, so called, and a short distance east of the point where the same leads out of the highway from Brookline to Milford. Its cellar-hole is still in evidence He was a farmer. He married, before coming here, Sally Tay, of Woburn, Mass. He d. Nov. 13, 1855; she d. July 3, 1832.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Sally, b. Apr. 18, 1800; m. David Willoughby; settled in Milford.
2. Mary, b. Aug. 24, 1803; m. Mar. 25, 1828, Abner Marble; settled in Wilton.
3. *Thomas, b. Feb. 19, 1810; m. Apr. 2, 1835, Mary Badger.
4. *Alpheus, b. May 12, 1816; m. Mar. 8, 1838, Rosilla Bennett.
(II) THOMAS MELENDY, Jr., first son of Thomas and Sally (Tay) Melendy, was born in Brookline, Feb. 19, 1810. He was a farmer. In the last of the thirties of 1800, he removed from Brookline to Amherst. In 1841 he returned to Brookline. In 1844, he purchased the Thomas Bennett sawmill, and for several years subsequently operated the same. In the first of the sixties he engaged in the wholesale lumbering and coo- pering business, as a partner in the firm of Tucker and Stiles of this town. Retiring from the firm, he removed to Milford. In 1866, he removed from Milford to Nashua, where he died. He m. 1st, Apr. 2, 1835, Mary, dau. of Samuel P. Badger, Of Lyndeborough; she d; m. 2nd, Dec. 10, 1857, Hannah, dau. of Ebenezer and Abia (Fiske) Rideout of Hollis. He d. July 21, 1888; 1st., wife d. June 12, 1857.
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