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5. Hannah, b. about 1785; m. Samuel Peabody; res. Milford; d. Sept. 26, 1876.
6. Abigail, b. about 1787; m. Joseph Law, of Brookline.
7. Joseph, b. Mar. 15, 1788; m. Mary Hoit, Nov. 22, 1810; res. Plymouth; d. Mar. 18, 1867.
8. Moody, no record.
9. Eli, no record.
10. Nathan, no record.
11. Ralph, b. Apr. 11, 1796; m. Maribah Hoit, Nov. 29, 1821; res. Plymouth.
12. Daniel, no record.
13. Luther, no record; m. Jane Boynton; res. Newbury, Vt.
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14. William, 110 record; m. Lucy Flint, Apr. 15, 1824; d. in 1837.
15. Mary, no record; m. Jonas French, Oct. 15, 1824.
16. Rufus, b. Nov. 12, 1802; m. Nancy Felton in 1827; res. Water- bury, Vt.
Powers.
LLEWELLYN POWERS came to Brookline from Hollis in 1884. He was born in Hollis, Jan. 29, 1860. He is a son of Harvey and Sarah (Colburn) Powers; and a great-great-grandson of Peter Powers, the first settler in Hollis. His ancestor, Peter Powers, was a soldier in the old French wars. He is a carpenter and painter by trade, and a highly re- spected citizen. He is a member of the board of selectmen for the present year (1912) and also a member of the board of trustees of the Dodge legacy fund. He m. Apr. 9, 1885, Celia, dau. of Geogre W. L. and Lydia M. (Sawtelle) Hobart.
Child; Born in Brookline.
Harry Sawtelle, b. Nov. 19, 1886; m. Nov. 29, 1911, Anna G. Willey, of Pepperell. Mass,
Proctor.
EZEKIEL PROCTOR settled in Raby in 1770, coming here from Westford, Mass. He was a son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Proctor. His log-cabin was located about one mile north of the village on the west side of the north highway to Hollis. It has been known at various times of late years as the Ralph Burns place, Amos Blodgett place, and the Luke Baldwin place. He was a farmer and an active and influential citizen. He served as a soldier for Raby in the War of the Revolution. He survived the war and for many years after its close was a citizen of this town. He was town clerk and one of the selectmen in the years 1790, and 1791. He m. probably before coming to Raby, Elizabeth; (maiden name unknown).
Children.
1. Ezra, b. at Westford, Mass., Jan. 18, 1761; d. at New York, May 15, 1776.
2. Elizabeth, b. at Westford, Mass., May 9, 1762.
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3. Ezekiel, b. at Dunstable, Mass., Dec. 5, 1764; d. at Westford, June 24, 1766.
4. Mary, b. at Westford, Mass., Dec. 22, 1766.
5. Ezekiel, b. Westford, Mass., Sept. 16, 1768.
6. Joseph, b. Westford, Mass., June 11, 1770.
7. *Abijah, b. at Raby, Aug. 13, 1772; m. Mar. 11, 1798, Sally Bills.
8. Hannah, b. at Raby, Dec. 16, 1774; m. Nov. 16, 1797, Aaron Simons.
9. Sarah, b. at Raby, Oct. 5, 1777.
10. Esther, b. at Raby, Jan. 7, 1781; d. Jan. 18, 1781.
ABIJAH PROCTOR, seventh child and fourth son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Proctor, was born Aug. 13,81772, in Raby, where he passed his entire life. His dwelling house was located on the east side of the north highway to Hollis, nearly opposite that of his father. Its cellar-hole is still in evidence. He m. Mar. 11, 1798, Sally Bills. He d. May 24, 1851; and is buried in the South cemetery.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Buhanah, b. Oct. 8, 1798.
2. Hanah, b. Jan. 13, 1800.
3. Sumner, b. Feb. 22, 1805.
4. Wilder, b. Nov. 10, 1806.
5. Susan, b. Nov. 13, 1808.
6. Lucy, b. Nov. 20, 1810.
7. John Gardner, b. Dec. 7, 1812.
8. Eli Sawtelle, b. Sept. 12, 1815.
9. Franklin, b. May 14, 1819.
10. Lewis, b. Apr. 7, 1821.
11. Mariha, b. Dec. 7, 1822.
Rockwood.
LUTHER ROCKWOOD, the first of his family to settle permanent- ly in Brookline, came here in 1812 from Wilton, where he was born Apr. 30, 1791. He was a son of Joseph and Lucy (Fletcher) Rockwood, and a lineal descendant in the sixth generation of Richard Rocket, or Rockwood, who came from Weymouth or Dorchester, England, to America, and settled in Dorchester, Mass., in 1636; the line of descent being as follows:
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(1) Richard, (II) Nicholas, III) Nathaniel, (IV) Elisha, (V) Joseph, (VI) Luther. His house in Brookline was located about one mile south of the village on the highway to Townsend, Mass. He was a farmer. In addition to his farm work, he was for many years engaged in the man- ufacture and sale of bricks; the material for which he obtained from extensive beds of clay located upon his farm.
He m. Jan. 14, 1812, Kezia, dau. of Benjamin Brooks, Jr. He d. Aug. 18, 1863; she d. Jan. 13, 1869.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. *Andrew, b. Jan. 22, 1812; m. 1833, Maria Daniels; m. 2nd, Mar. 1, 1888, Rebecca Pierce of Townsend,
2. Lucy, b. June 5, 1813; m. July 7, 1836, Franklin McDonald.
3. Levi, b. July 28, 1815; d. Feb. 18, 1816.
4. Thirza, b. Feb. 3, 1817; d. Mar. 2, 1820.
5. *Levi, b. Jan. 13, 1819; m. Nov. 29, 1842, Cynthia Hobart.
6. Milo J., b. Apr. 26, 1821; d. Nov. 15, 1847.
7. *Franklin, b. Mar. 13, 1823; m. Dec. 12, 1848, Cartharine Smith.
8. Thirza, b. Mar. 24, 1825; m. Pierce Edwards.
9. K. Jane, b. Sept. 1, 1826; m. May 4, 1853, William Wright.
10. Mary, b. May 5, 1828; married William Wright.
11. Rinaldo, b. Jan. 16, 1830; d. Jan. 16, 1830.
12. Benjamin, b. Dec. 27, 1832; d. Dec. 27, 1832.
13. *William B., b. Oct. 12, 1834; m. 1st, May 18, 1857, Ruth N. Gould; she d .; m. 2nd, Etta Eliza Litchfield, May 27, 1863.
(VII) ANDREW ROCKWOOD, first child of Luther and Kesiah (Brooks) Rockwood, was born in Brookline, Jan. 22, 1812. His residence was in South Brookline; where he passed his entire life. He was a farmer and dealer in choice breeds of cattle; his reputation in the latter line ex- tending throughout Hillsborough County. He was twice married; m. 1st, in 1833, Maria, dau. of David and Mary Daniels; m. 2nd, Sept. 5, 1870, Mrs. Rebecca Pierce of Townsend, Mass. He d. Mar. 1, 1888; Maria, his wife, d. May 7, 1875.
Children; Born in Brookline. By His First Wife.
1. * David D., b. Mar. 5, 1834; m. Mar. 30, 1876, Etta F. Herrick.
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2. Ann M., b. in 1846; d. Nov. 23, 1863; unm.
3. *Martin A., b. about 1848; m. Jan. 8, 1871, Mary E. Livermore, of Wilton.
(VIII) DAVID D. ROCKWOOD, first son and first child of An- drew and Maria (Daniels) Rockwood, was born in Brookline, Mar. 5, 1834. He passed his entire life in Brookline, was a cooper and farmer, and a citizen of excellent reputation. He was selectman in 1882, 1883 1884 and 1894. He m. Jan. 8, 1871, Etta F. Herrick, of Wilton. He d. Dec. 3, 1906.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Andrew J., b. June 29, 1877; he served in the Spanish War as a soldier from Brookline in Company M, Mass., Fifth Regiment; m. Maude Abbott of San Francisco, Cal .; res. California.
2. George M., b. Sept. 11, 1879; m. 1st, Dec. 17, 1898, Minnie L. Sweeney; div .; one ch, Helen M., b. Mar. 6, 1903; m. 2nd, Nov. 23, 1910, Myrtle B. Eddy of Nashua.
(VIII) MARTIN A. ROCKWOOD second son and third child of Andrew and Maria (Daniels) Rockwood, was born in Brookline about 1848. He was a farmer, residing in South Brookline. He was selectman in 1876 and 1893. He m. Jan. 8, 1871, Mary E. Livermore of Wilton. No ch.
(VII) LEVI ROCKWOOD, third son of Luther and Kesiah (Brooks) Rockwood, was born in Brookline Jan. 13, 1819. For many years he owned and operated the old Benjamin Brooks Sawmill in South Brookline; and in connection therewith carried on an extensive lumber- ing and coopering business. He was an active and energetic business man, and was highly esteemed as a citizen. He m. Nov. 29, 1842, Cyn- thia, dau. of David and Eunice (Wright) Hobart, of this town. He d. Nov. 7, 1863; she d. Nov. 21, 1895.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Bertie H., b. ; d. Sept. 6, 1861.
2. George E., b. Nov. , 1844; d. Dec. 25, 1863.
3. Martha A., b. Sept. , 1846; d. Sept. 5, 1863.
4. Ellen A., b. Aug. , 1850; d. Oct. 30, 1863.
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5. Jennie E., b. Mar. 26, 1852; m. Nov. 24, 1878, Elmer W. Wallace.
6. *Walter F., b. Aug. 2, 1854; m. July 17, 1881, Clara Whitcomb.
(VIII) WALTER F. ROCKWOOD, son of Levi and Cynthia (Ho- bart) Rockwood, was born in Brookline, Aug. 2, 1854. In his early manhood he operated, for a few years, a grocery and general merchandise store in the village. At a later period he gave up the store business to en- gage in that of dealing in timber lands; a business for which, both by train- ing and association, he is peculiarly well qualified, and in which he has been very successful. At the present time (1911) he CYNTHIA HOBART ROCKWOOD is residing in Townsend, Mass .; where he is, and for many years has been, connected with the firm of Anson S. Fessenden and Company, by which he is employed as an ex- pert in buying timber lands. He was town clerk of Brookline in 1881 and 1882; selectman in 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889; and Representative in 1891 and 1892. He m. July 17, 1881, Clara, dau. of Jefferson and Clara W. Whitcomb of this town.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Ethel May, b. Mar. 4, 1887; graduate of Simmons College in 1909.
2. Gertrude Ellen, b. Sept. 29, 1891.
(VII) FRANKLIN ROCKWOOD, fourth son of Luther and Kesiah (Brooks) Rockwood, was born Mar. 13, 1823. He was a farmer and lived in South Brookline. He m. Dec. 12, 1848, Catharine Smith, of Hubbardston, Mass. He d. Sept. 3, 1890; she d. in 1901.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Arthur M., b. Feb. 21, 1850; married Rogers, of Nashua.
2. Herbert F., b. Feb. 8, 1853.
3. Martha J., b. Sept. 3, 1854; in. Jan. 14, 1878, Fred G. Hobart; m. 2nd, Lyons.
4. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 19, 1857; m. Apr. 1880, Frank B. Maynard.
5. Hattie M., b. Mar. 23, 1859; d. Dec. 8, 1872.
6. Katie A., b. Nov. 5, 1860; married Edwin H. Taylor, of Brook- line.
7. Ella, b. Sept. 11, 1869; d. Mar. 8, 1870.
8. Charles E., b. July 11, 1864; d. Mar. 5, 1870.
9. Fred E., b. Sept. 18, 1871; m. June 27, 1897, Annie R. Turner, of Norwich, Vt.
WILLIAM BROOKS ROCKWOOD By First Wife.
(VII) WILLIAM BROOKS ROCK- WOOD, eighth son of Luther and Kesiah (Brooks) Rockwood, was born Oct. 12, 1834. He was a farmer, living on the old Rockwood homestead in South Brookline. He was twice married; m. 1st, May 18, 1857, Reneth N. Gould, of Norridgewock, Me. She d. Apr. 3, 1862; m. 2nd, May 27, 1863, Etta Eliza Litchfield of Pep- perell, Mass. He d. in 1911.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Wilfred Adelbert, b. May 19, 1859; d. Feb. 28, 1885.
2. Alice Ruth, b. Mar. 22, 1862; m. Nov. 25, 1885. Frederick A, Sawyer, of Sterling, Mass. She d. Jan. 12, 1887.
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By Second Wife.
3. George Edward, b. Mar. 20, 1869; m. Oct. 17, 18 , Lillian M. Olson of Pepperell, Mass.
4. Mary Etta, b. Sept. 13, 1871; m. Jan. 6, 1904, Howard W. Carter.
5. Clara Belle, b. July 23, 1873; m. Apr. 5, 1893, William F. Hazel- ton of Townsend, Mass.
Rideout.
EBENEZER RIDEOUT, the first of his name to settle in Brookline, came here about 1840, from Hollis; where he was born in 1799. He was a son of James and Sarah (Spaulding) Rideout. He was a farmer. Dur- ing his stay in Brookline, he lived on the old Mathew Wallace place in the southwest part of the town. In the sixties he removed to Nashua. He m. Sept. 19, 1821, Aliva, dau. of Capt. David Fisk, of Nashua; a Revo- lutionary soldier. He d. at Nashua, Sept. 12, 1877; she d. Sept. 7, 1873.
Children.
1. Hannah R., b. Feb. 5, 1822, Nashua; m. 1st, William Rice; m. 2nd, Dec. 10, 1857, Thomas Melendy, Jr.
2. Belinda, b. Sept. 12, 1823; m. Jacob Libbey of Nashua.
3. Harriet, b. Dec. 26, 1825, Nashua; m. Ashabel Colburn.
4. Almira, b. May 5, 1830, Nashua; m. Haskel Farnsworth.
5. *Ebenezer J., b. Jan. 3, 1833, Nashua; m. Sept. 11, 1856, Harriet E. Hayden.
6. Melissa, b. Jan. 2, 1835, Nashua; m. S. Franklin Hayden of Hollis.
7. James, b. June 12, 1845, Nashua; m. Ella Hamblett.
EBENEZER JACKSON RIDEOUT, fifth child and first son of Ebenezer and Aliva (Fisk) Rideout, was born in Nashua, Jan. 3, 1832. He came to Brookline with his father's family in 1840. He was a farmer, and was also for many years engaged in the manufacture and sale of charcoal. He m. Sept. 11. 1856, Harriet Emily Hayden of Hollis. He d. in 1912.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Elmer J., b. Nov. 19, 1860; m. 1st, Nov. 26, 1884, Orrie Manson, of Kittery, Me .; m. 2nd, in 1889, Nettie Sargent, Milford; no ch.
2. Hattie E., b. Nov. 7, 1863; m. Apr. 29, 1881, Willie A. Hobart.
1757, RUSSELL HOMESTEAD-CLARENCE R. RUSSELL-1914
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Russell.
SAMUEL RUSSELL settled in the Mile Slip prior to the year 1757; coming there from Lunenburg, Mass., where the family was among the early settlers. May 20, 1757, Samuel and his brother, George, in consider- ation of the sum of two hundred dollars by them paid, purchased of Peter Powers of Hollis a tract of land consisting of three hundred and twenty acres and one hundred poles, and lying in the Mile Slip on the westerly, northerly and easterly slopes of great Muscatanipus hill-mentioned in their deed of purchase as-"Great Jane Pot's hill."
Soon after their purchase the brothers apparently divided this tract of land between themselves; George taking the westerly and Samuel the northerly part. The land thus acquired by Samuel Russell, with the ex- ception of a few small tracts which have been sold off from time to time during the intervening years, has ever since its purchase remained in the occupancy and possession of his descendants in this town.
Samuel Russell's log-cabin was located on the northerly slope of the hill, and on the east side of the highway which leads out of the west side of the great road at a point just south of Campbell's mill-pond and passes in a southerly direction to Townsend, Mass .; the location with reference to the great road being about one-fourth of a mile south of the same. Its site at the present time is occupied by the dwelling house of his great- great-grand-son, Clarence R. Russell. He was one of the signers of the petition for Raby's incorporation, and one of its soldiers in the War of the Revolution; and both before and after the war, one of its leading citizens. During the war, in addition to his services as a soldier, he was a member of the town's committee of safety Jan. 23, 1792. He m. November 28, 1757, Susanna Mitchell of Lunenburg, Mass. He d. Nov. 30, 1807, aged 74 years, and is buried in the Pond Cemetery. Rufus G. Russell, deceased, who represented this town in the legislature in 1878, 1879 and 1880, was his great grandchild. Among his great grandchildren at the present time living are Clarence R. Russell, who owns and occupies the old homestead.
GEORGE RUSSELL was a brother of Samuel Russell. His log- cabin was located on the east side of the same highway as was that of Samuel; from which it was distant but a few rods in a southerly direction. Its site is supposed to have been identical with that at the present time occupied by the dwelling house of Samuel A. W. Ball. He was repre- sented in the War of the Revolution by his son, Andrew. Both before and after the war, he was captain of Raby's "training bands;" and served on
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its board of selectmen in 1771, 1773 and 1775. He d. Nov. 25, 1812, and is buried in the Pond Cemetery.
THE RUSSELL FAMILY'S earliest record known at this writing is that of Robert and Mary Russell of Lunenburg, Mass. Children, as far as known :----
George R., b. 1720; d. Nov. 12, 1812.
Samuel, b. Mar. 9, 1734; d. Nov. 30, 1807.
Mary.
Jane, b. July 31, 1737.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 31, 1742.
George and Samuel married daughters of Andrew and Martha Mit- chell of Lunenburg, Mass., and came to the southern part of the Mile Slip in N. H. and settled some twenty-five years or more before the town was incorporated as Raby, purchasing seven hundred acres of land of Peter Powers who bought it of Joseph Blanchard one of the Masonian proprie- tors and the homestead has remained in the family ever since.
SAMUEL (2nd), b. Mar. 9, 1734; d. Nov. 30, 1807; m. Susanna Mit- chell of Lunenburg, Mass., Nov. 28, 1757; she was b. Dec. 25, 1731 and d. Oct. 31, 1803.
Children.
1. Susanna, b. Aug. 18, 1758.
2. Sarah, b. Nov. 25, 1760.
3. Mary, b. Apr. 25, 1764.
4. Esther, b. June 6, 1767.
5. Samuel Jr., b. July 4, 1769.
6. Elizabeth, b. May 29, 1773.
7. James, b. June 7, 1777; d. Apr. 7, 1794.
SAMUEL Jr. (3rd), b. July 4, 1769; m. Susanna Martha Campbell, Jan. 23, 1792.
Children.
1. Samuel Jr., b. Sept. 23, 1792; d. June 26, 1820.
2. James, b. May 22, 1794; d. July 4, 1852.
3. Campbell, b. June 11, 1796; d. Aug. 18, 1838.
4. Susanna, b. June 27, 1798; d. June 15, 1800.
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5. Rebekah, b. Nov. 24, 1800; d. July 21, 1889.
6. Thomas, b. Aug. 14, 1802; d. Oct. 11, 1803.
7. Elhanan W., b. Nov. 16, 1805; d. Sept. 29, 1888.
8. Marguerite, b. Sept. 29, 1808; d. Oct. 30, 1866.
CAMPBELL (4th), b. June 11, 1796; d. Aug. 18, 1838; m. Lucretia Melvin of Chelmsford, Mass., June 10, 1819; she was b. Feb. 13, 1797, and d. May 18, 1855.
Children.
1. Charles Campbell, b. Apr. 10, 1820; d. Sept. 22, 1909.
2. Samuel Augustus, b. Aug. 24, 1821; d. July 4, 1862.
3. Benjamin Melvin, b. Nov. 22, 1822; d. Jan. 22, 1842.
4. *Rufus Granville, b. Dec. 4, 1825; d. Apr. 19, 1888.
5. Elhanan Jerome, b. Apr. 17, 1827; d. Oct. 21, 1844.
6. Thomas Aai, b. Nov. 17, 1828; d. Dec. 22, 1868.
7. Rhoda Ann, b. June 8, 1830; d. May 23, 1903.
8. Susan Barnet, b. June 26, 1833; d. Oct. 3, 1851.
9. William Hall, b. Apr. 6, 1835; d. June 21, 1901.
RUFUS GRANVILLE RUSSELL
(V) RUFUS GRAN- VILLE RUSSELL, 4th child and 4th son of Campbell and Lucretia (Melvin ) Russell, was born December 4, 1825 in Brookline ; where he passed his life on the old Russell homestead. He was a farmer, and a lead- ing and highly respected citizen. He was select- man in 1868 and 1869, and Representative in the legislatures of 1878, 1879 and 1880. He married Dec. 16, 1852, Mary A. French of Brookline. He died April 19, 1888; she died, Dec. 13, 1895.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. MARY A. (6th) b. Nov. 18, 1853; m. An- son J. Rideout of Wil- ton, N. H., July 1, 1873; he was b. Aug. 12, 1842, son of Jacob and Lydia Peabody Rideout.
Child.
Eugene Anson Ride- out b. May 30, 1874.
2. CLARENCE R .* (6th) b. Jan. 22, 1855; m. Clara E. Colburn of Hollis, N. H., Sept. 17, 1884; she was born Nov. MARY A. (FRENCH) RUSSELL 26, 1854, dau. of Enoch J. and Elmira (Steel) Colburn; settled on the old homestead.
3. WILLIAM A. (6th) b. Nov. 7, 1856; m. 1st, Betsey Ella Jones, Nov. 7, 1883, dau. of Dr. Seth S. and Mary H. (Spaulding) Jones of Effingham, N. H .; she was b. Apr. 14, 1851, and d. Oct. 10, 1901.
Child.
1. John Spaulding, b. Dec. 4, 1889; d. Aug. 21, 1898.
He m. 2nd, Charlotte Annie Tower of West Townsend, Mass., Sept. 1, 1902; she was b. August 28, 1871, dau of Waldo T. and May A. (Wyman) Tower.
Children; Born in Townsend, Mass.
2. Ruth Tower, b. Aug. 11, 1904.
3. William Albert, Jr., b. Nov. 20, 1905.
4. Hester Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1907.
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5. Pearl Augusta, b. Feb. 20, 1910.
6. Waldo Rufus, b. June 15, 1911; settled in Townsend, Mass.
4. ALFRED C. (6th), b. Feb. 20, 1859; m. Mina D. Pettigrove of St. Albans, Me., Oct. 9, 1883; she was b. Sept. 30, 1861, dau. of Henry A. and Marian (Wormwood) Pettigrove.
Children;
1. Alpha R., b. Nov. 20, 1886.
2. Lillian M., b. Feb. 14, 1898; settled at Mead, Washington.
5. CARRIE A. (6th), b. May 18, 1861, m. Willard E. Strong of Vassleboro, Me., June 28, 1893; he was b. Nov. 28, 1857, son of Stephen and Addie K. Strong.
Children; Born in Vassleboro, Me.
1. Russell, b. July 19, 1894; d. June 9, 1895.
2. Mable A., b. Oct. 22, 1895.
3. Edna, b. Jan. 17, 1900; d. Apr. 13, 1901.
4. Willard E. Jr., b. Nov. 1, 1901; settled at Vassleboro, Me.
6. CHARLES C. (6th), b. Feb. 12, 1866; m. Carrie M. Marden of Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 4, 1895; she was b. Sept. 16, 1867, dau. of An- drew S. and Sarah Marden.
Children.
1. Kenneth Samuel, b. Wednesday, July 15, 1896.
2. Mary Ethelyn, b. Friday, Feb. 11, 1898.
3. Charles Clifton, Jr., b. Thursday, May 11, 1899.
4. Clarence Rufus, b. Saturday, June 23, 1900.
5. Philip Campbell, b. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1902.
6. Elizabeth Marden, b. Monday, Dec. 30, 1907; settled at Exeter, N. H.
7. WALTER H. (6th), b. Aug. 10, 1867; m. Charlotte K. Achison of Cumberlin Co., Maryland, Nov. 16, 1901; she was b. Oct. 8, 1880, dau. of John W., and Emma S. (Chappell) Achison.
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Child.
1. Walter Harvey, b. Jan. 5, 1905; settled at Portland, Oregon.
(VI) CLARENCE R. RUSSELL, second child and first son of Rufus G. and Mary A. French Russell, was born Jan. 22, 1855, in Brookline; where, at the present time he is resid- ing on the old Russell homestead. He is a farmer and a civil en- gineer and surveyor. As a citizen he is highly es- teemed by his fellow townsmen; who have honored him with many positions of trust and re- sponsibility He has served several terms on CLARENCE R. RUSSELL the board of selectmen. At the present time, he is a member of the town's History Committee, of which he is chairman. He is a Justice of the Peace and an active member of the Grange; having served three terms as Master of the local lodge. He married Sept. 17, 1884, Clara E., dau. of Dea. Enoch and Elmira (Steel) Colburn of Hollis. No children.
Sawtelle.
LIEUT. ELI SAWTELLE, the first of his family to settle in Brook- line, came here about 1780 from Groton, Mass .; where he was born Nov. 26, 1765. He was the second son of Ephraim and Abigail (Stone) Saw- telle, and a descendant in the 4th generation of Richard Sawtelle; a resi- dent and proprietor in Watertown, Mass., prior to 1637, and subsequently one of the first settlers in, and a proprietor of Groton, Mass. His house in Brookline was located about three miles north of the village on the west side of the main highway to Milford. Of late years it has been known at
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different times, as the Eldad Sawtelle place, and the Jeremiah Needham place.
In 1783, he was joined by his father, Capt. Ephraim Sawtelle, who came here from Townsend, Mass .; where he was then a resident. Capt. Ephraim subsequently married for his third wife, Mary Wadsworth, widow of Rev. Leumel Wadsworth of Brookline.
Lieut. Eli Sawtelle was one of Brookline's prominent citizens. His descendants here, and elsewhere in towns in this vicinity, always have been, and today are, classed among the honored and respected families of the communities wherein they dwell. He was a farmer and a busy one. But tradition says he was deeply interested in town matters, to which he found time to devote considerable attention. He was selectman in 1799, 1801 and 1802. He derived his title of Lieutenant from the fact that he held at one time that official rank in the 11th Company of the 5th Regi- ment of the New Hampshire State Militia. He m. about 1791, Lydia Hunt, dau. of John and Lydia (Thorndyke ) Hunt of Tewskbury, Mass.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1 .* John, b. Sept. 3, 1792; m. Dec. 24, 1818, Elizabeth Parker of Brookline.
2. * Isaac, b. Mar. 25, 1794; m. 1818, Sarah Parker of Brookline.
3. Lydia, b. Mar. 13, 1796; m. May 20, 1817, Daniel Burns of Mil- ford.
4. Abigail, b. July 18, 1798; m. July 4, 1824, Horace Warner.
5. *Eli, b. Oct. 1, 1800; m. 1st, May 10, 1835, Lydia Hall of Milford.
6. *Joseph, b. Apr. 22, 1804; m. Oct. 28, 1831, Catharine Parker.
7. *Eldad, b. Aug. 18, 1806; m. Nov. 9, 1837, Mercy A. Peterson.
8. Mary, b. Aug. 5, 1808; m. Nov. 28, 1833, Nathan Dunphee.
9. *Ithimar Bard, b. Feb. 2, 1814; m. May 23, 1850, Martha A. H. C. Bills of Townsend, Mass.
(VI) JOHN SAWTELLE, the first child and first son of Eli and Lydia (Hunt) Sawtelle, was born at Brookline Sept. 3, 1792. He m. Dec. 24, 1818, Elizabeth, dau. of James and Sarah (Boynton) Parker of Brook- line. Soon after his marriage, he removed to Rochester, N. Y .; where he passed the remainder of his life. His descendants are living in Rochester at the present time (1914).
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BROOKLINE
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 17, 1820.
2. John, b. Dec. 22, 1823.
(VI) ISAAC SAW- TELLE, second child and second son of Eli and Lydia (Hunt) Saw- telle, was born at Brook- line, March 25, 1794. In his young manhood, lie was for several terms a teacher in the public schools of the town. In 1816, he entered into a co-partnership with James Parker, Jr. for en- gaging in the sale of general merchandise, in a store which the firm opened in the dwelling house on the east side of Main street now owned ISAAC SAWTELLE and occupied by Walter E. Corey. The partner- ship was of brief existence and was dissolved by mutual consent.
About 1840, he purchased the old Lieut. Samuel Farley place in the east part of the town, and moving his family into the house on the premises, settled down as a farmer; an avocation which he followed for the remainder of his life. He was a Whig in his politics, a Unitarian in his religion, and a citizen of progressive and liberal ideas and of unques- tioned integrity and ability. From 1835 to 1852 he served three terms as town clerk, and eight terms as selectman. He was for many years a Justice of the Peace. He was a member of Benevolent Lodge F. A. M. of Milford; of which he was worshipful master in 1823 and 1858. He m. in 1818, Sarah, dau. of James and Sarah (Boynton) Parker of Brookline. He d. June 4, 1860; she d. Aug. , 1880.
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