USA > New Hampshire > Sullivan County > Charlestown > History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the old No. 4 > Part 28
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73
LEVI ALBEE m. Betsy Willard. Ch. I. and II. Levi William and Simeon Willard, twins, b. June 1st, 1821. Simeon Willard m., April 5th, 1860, Harriet Marsh, (dau. of Edmund A. and Isabella (Hosmer) Marsh, of Walpole) b. Sept. 4th, 1828. Ch. 1. Edmund H., b. Nov. 15th, 1863 ; 2. Sarah Isabella, b. May 4th, 1866; 3. Harriet Hosmer, b. Aug. 23d, 1867.
Dr. Levi William Albee and his brother fitted for, and entered Mid- dlebury College, at which institution they remained a year. They after- wards, for some time, pursued their studies at Philips Academy, at An- dover, Mass.) see Physicians, in Historical Miscellany.)
278
ALLEN.
EDWARD ALLEN, the eldest known ancestor of the Allen family, of Charlestown, is said to have been a soldier under Cromwell, and to have come to this country upon the restoration. He was of Ipswich, in 1670, and was one of the committee for settling Suffield. Ct., for which service he received from the town, in 1678, a grant of sixty acres of land. Suf- field was settled by a colony from Massachusetts, under whose jurisdic- tion it remained until 1752. Probably Allen was one of the first settlers. At his death, Nov. 22nd, 1696, he held an estate valued at £ 256. He married Sarah Kimball. She died, June 12th, 1796. Eleven children were the offspring of this marriage. Caleb, the youngest, was b. March 31st, 1685, and was a weaver by trade. He was of Suffield, from 1717 to 1725-of Enfield, from 1748 to 1756, when he removed to Northfield, where he died, Sept. 23d, 1761. He married, in 1721, Hannah Eaton, of Haverhill, Mass., who died, June 8th, 1786, aged 88. There were seven children by this marriage, of whom, Benjamin, the 3d child, was b. in 1724.
I first find the name of BENJAMIN ALLEN connected with No. 4, in the roll of Captain Phineas Stevens' company, enlisted from March 10th, to Oct. 20th, 1748. He was here also, under the same officer, in 1749, and '50, and, as we have reason to believe, shared in all the dangers in- cident to the times, and defence of the place, up to the conquest of Can- ada. He was a proprietor of the township, under the New-Hampshire charter, and at the first town meeting, held Aug. 14th, 1753, was elected one of the town officers.
BENJAMIN ALLEN m., Nov. 6th, 1751, Peggy Spafford, (dau. of Cap- tain John and Hannah Spafford) b. June 30th, 1735. Ch.
I. Eunice, b. Aug. 4th, 1754, old style ; m .- Rogers, of Orford ; II. Olive, b. Jan. 5th, 1755 ; m. Simeon Church ; III. Lucy, b. March 23th, 1758; m. Walter Geer; IV. Asa Spafford, b. Nov. 22nd, 1762; m. Polly Fergerson.
V. Nathan, b. May 4th, 1768 ; m., Apr. 22nd, 1786, Deborah Farwell, (dau. of Josiah Farwell.) Ch. 1. Betsy, b. Feb. 1787 ; m., Jan. 8th, 1810, Richard Kimball; 2. Peggy, b. Oct. 3d, 1788; m., Nov. 1812, Josiah Hubbard; 3. Charles, b. May 8th, 1794; m., July 4th, 1819, Elizabeth White, (dau. of Major Jotham White) b. Dec. 8th, 1798 .- Mrs. Charles Allen d. Sept. 14th, 1874. Ch. (1) Elizabeth, b. Nov. 17th, 1820 ; m. John Ager, of Claremont; (2) Joseph, b. June 19th, 1822 ; killed in Boston, Feb. 12th, 1863; (3) Lucia Putnam, b. Mar. 14th, 1824; d. Jan. 6th, 1863; (4) James, b. June 17th, 1826; be- came an engineer and was killed at Rouse's Point, May 20th, 1864 ;
279
ALLEN.
(5 and 6) twin girls, b. and d., Aug. 1828; (7) Maria Mills, b, May 11th, 1830; m. Thomas Bailey, of Claremont, N. H .; (8) Miriam Huntley, b. Feb. 1833 ; d. July, 1834; (9) Harriet White, b. Sept, 10th, 1834; d. March 22nd, 1875; (10) Robert Rand, b. Feb. 7th, 1837 ; was elected one of the selectmen of the town in 1875, and 1st Se- lectman in 1876. He m., Sept. 14th, 1864, Julia Mc Larney, (dau. of Patrick and Anna (Moore) Mc Larney) b. in New York City, Feb. 14th, 1844. Ch. [1] Nathan Farwell, b. March 22nd, 1868; [2] James Ethan, b. Oct. 21st, 1870. (11) Louise Holden, b. Jan. 6th, 1840; has been a teacher many terms.
4. Hannah, (dau. of Nathan and Deborah Allen) b. May 12th, 1796 ; m., Nov. 4th, 1821, Luman H. Farnsworth ; 5. Caleb, b. July 3d, 1798, settled in Wheatland, N. Y .; 6. Luke, b. May 8th, 1800; m. Sciena Putnam, and settled in Ill .; 7. Fanny, b. July 20th, 1802; m. Rand White, of Charlestown; 8. Sophia, b. Nov. 29th, 1804; m. Richard Holden, and settled in Chicago; 9. James, b. March 26th, 1807 ; m., and settled in Lisbon, N. H .; 10. Lydia, b. Sept. 16th, 1809 ; m. Charles Kavenagh, and settled in Chicago.
Nathan Allen, whose descendants are above given, was 2nd Select- man in the following years : 1811-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-21-22-23 -24. In the above record of the family of Nathan Allen, the names of two children, b. between Peggy and Charles, are left out. Their names were Benjamin and Fanny. They both d. young, and were buried in the same grave.
VI. Prudence, (dau. of Benjamin and Peggy Allen) b. May 14th, 1769; m. Isaac Farwell, son of William and Bethiah Farwell ; VII. Benjamin, b. June 1st, 1770 ; m., Nov. 8th, 1793, Beulah Temple ; VIII. Abigail, b. Feb. 8th, 1774 ; m. Jesse Farwell, (son of William and Bethiah Farwell, (see Farwell); IX. Caleb, b. Apr. 11th, 1776; be- came a soldier in the war of 1812; was also in the naval service for many years ; X. Fanny, b. May 3d, 1779; m. Jonathan Burt,. of Windsor, Vt., and d. in New York state, aged 90.
The following Allen families are descended from Joseph Allen of Enfield, Conn ; who was b. Sept. 24th, 1727; and d. at East Wind- sor, Conn. Oct. 8th, 1808. He m. Jan. 1755, Lois Burnham and had ten children, viz. Lois, Joseph, Asenath, Eunice, Hannah, Joseph, Benjamin, Asher, Anna and Henry.
HENRY ALLEN b. in East Windsor, Conn. March 18, 1771 ; m. Mary Wells, b. in East Windsor, 1782. They settled in Charlestown early in the present century. Ch. I. Henry T. b. 1806; d. 1834; II. Lew-
280
ALVORD-ATWOOD.
is b. in C. 1808; d. young; III. Newton F. b. Feb. 13th, 1810, in C .; m. Dec. 29th, 1831, Sophia Willard, (dau. of Abel and Fanny (Grout) Willard) b. Dec. 19th, 1815. Ch. 1. Mary H. b. July 28th, 1833 ; m. June 24th, 1861, Silas E. Noyes ; resides in Claremont. Ch. (1) Edgar Allen b. in Charlestown, May 3d, 1864; (2) Lorena, b. in Charlestown, Feb. 15th, 1869. 2. George H. b. Nov. 11th, 1836; d. Nov. 21st, 1847 ; 3. Sophia Jane, b. Oct. 31st, 1845; m. William Henry Walker, Oct. 26th, 1868 ; resides in Denver, Colorado ; 4. Rosie F. b. Sept. 13th, 1851; m., Dec. 24th, 1872, Arthur E. Spencer, resides in Denver, Colorado. Newton F. Allen was 2d selectman for the years 1868-69.
SIMEON AND STEPHEN ALVORD were citizens here at an early day. It is said that they built the two cottages, so similar in their architectu- ral structure; one of which was occupied for many years by the late Samuel Crosby and the other by the late Captain Green. I have not been able to trace them from Charlestown. They had left previous to 1792. The following is from the town records. Stephen and Abigail Alvord; Ch. Parthena, b. July 4th, 1767.
JAMES ANDERSON, b. in Templeton, Mass., Nov. 4th, 1783; m. Oct. 22d, 1822, Marilla Field, b. Aug. 31st, 1796, in Northfield, Mass., set- tled in Charlestown 1821. He d. May 1st, 1854; she d. July 11th, 1857. Ch. I. Charles, b. July 25th, 1823; resides in St. Thomas, On- tario, Co., Canada. II. James Barker, b. April 17th, 1826; m. May 30th, 1858, Martha Jane Breed, b. March 1st, 1832; one child, Edward James, b. July 28th, 1860; III. Marilla, b. Apr. 4th, 1830 ; d. Apr. 7th, 1830.
JONATHAN ARMS, (son of Dea. Jonathan Arms, of Deerfield, b. Jan. 23d, 1766 ; m. July 26th, 1787, Sarah Wells, (dau. of Ebenezer Wells, of Deerfield, Mass. ) b. July 31st, 1766. Ch. I. Austin, b. March 4th, 1791. II. Stephen, b. Feb. 6th, 1795; d. Feb. 8th, 1797. Mrs. Armis in a fit of insanity committed suicide, July 3d, 1805. Jonathan Arms was a blacksmith and lived in a house near the old fort ground. Isaac Silsby, who succeeded him in his business, tore down the old house and built new. Mrs. Lizzie West, now lives on the same spot. Mr. Arms removed to Montpelier, Vt., in 1815.
MILAN ATWOOD, (son of Ebenezer and Betsy Farnum, Atwood, b. in Stoddard, N. H., March 2d, 1822; m. Feb. 21st, 1855, Eveline Towns- end, (dau. of David and Dolly (Fisher) Townsend,) b. May 7th, 1821, in Dublin, N.H., removed from Roxbury, N. H., to Charlestown, Dec. 14th, 1868.
281
BAILEY- BAKER.
ELIPHALET BAILEY, b. Dec. 19th, 1795, in Unity ; m., July 6th, 1829, Artemesia Westcot, (dau. of Charles and Rachel (Ballou) West- cot) b. Aug. 10th, 1808. Ch. I. Adolphus S., b. Nov. 15th, 1830; d. May 14th, 1832; II. Martha J., b. in Unity, July 1st, 1833; m. Ira Mortimer Perry, (see Perry); III. Emergene, b. June 7th, 1837 ; d. June 12th, 1840.
WILBRA BAILEY, (son of Moses and Hannah (Cram) Bailey,) b. in Unity, N. H., Oct. 1811; m. Oct. 5th, 1865, Mrs. Julia A. Way, (dau. of Joseph and Laura (Shepherd) Dow,) b. in Brandon, Vt., April 20, 1833 ;- One child, Wilbra M., b. Jan. 7th, 1874; d. Feb. 13th, 1874; Mr. Bailey settled in C. 1856.
OSMON BAKER, was from Connecticut. He made his journey to Charlestown on horseback, bringing all his baggage in a pair of sad- dlebags, in which, among other things, he took the precaution to stow away the glass and nails for his future house. He married March 2d, 1767, Mary Farnsworth, (dau. of Aaron and Hannah (Barron) Farns- worth,) b. in Groton, Mass., Jan. 29th, 1732. He d. Aug. 18th, 1802 ; age 68. She d. Sept. 19th, 1796. They had the following children.
I. Jonathan who was Major in the militia, b. May 29th, 1768; m. Jan. 15th, 1797, Susanna Wetherbe, (dau. of Hon. Samuel and Su- sanna (Johnson) Wetherbe,) b. Aug. 4th, 1770. He d. March, 28th, 1820; She d. March 31st, 1825. Ch. 1. Laura; 2. John; 3. Ira ; all three died in infancy ; 4. James, b. about 1804; m. Mary Hagar, of Springfield Vt. Ch. (1) Jane A., m. Charles Carr of Northampton, Mass ;- (2) Mary Ellen, d. Feb. 4th, 1849; aged 16 years, 10mo; (3) Horace H., m. Harriet N. Puffer, of Northampton, Mass ; has one child, Charles Sumner, b. April 1874.
5. Jonathan, b. June 8th, 1806; m. Jan. 27th, 1840; Harriet M. Willard, (dau. of Levi and Phebe (Carriel) Willard,) b. Dec. 24th, 1817; Ch. (1) Abby Willard, b.Jan. 2nd, 1850; d. Nov. 1st, 1869 ; a young lady of fine promise ; (2) James Henry, b. Jan. 9th, 1852; d. Aug. 23d, 1852; (3) Lizzie Jane, b. Jan. 4th, 1855; (4) Nellie Susan, b. March, 20th, 1857.
Colonel Baker was a useful and influential citizen. He held the offices of Colonel in the militia; County treasurer; Town clerk; and was a number of years Deputy Sheriff. He took great interest in the public schools; in the temperance cause; and in whatever in his esti- mation would promote the welfare of the community. During the last years of his life, he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. He accu-
282
BAKER . - BARRON.
mulated a large property, and always maintained a character for strict integrity. He died of Congestion of the lungs, Feb. 26th, 1867.
II. Isaac, (son of Osmon,) b. Feb. 7th, 1770, became a physician and settled in Marlow, N. H .; III. John, b. Nov. 20th, 1771; d. 1776, in his 5th year; IV. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1st, 1774; m. 1799, John Sulli- van Hutchins, (son of Phineas and Abigail Hutchins,) b. Aug. 15th, 1776, and settled in Argantile, district of Montreal.
JOSHUA BALDWIN, b. in Tewksbury, Mass .; m. Elizabeth Spaulding, al- so of Tewksbury ; came to Charlestown in 1788 and settled in District No. 9; remained till near the close of his life, when he removed to Lynd- borough, N. H. where he died. Ch. I. Betsy d. at the age of 19. II. Abel. III. Harry, b. Nov. 23d, 1795, alone settled in Charlestown ; m. Sept. 7th, 1815, Millia Egerton (dau. of James and Bathsheba (Walker) Egerton of Langdon,) b. March 23d, 1795. Ch. 1. Albert G. b. Dec. 11th, 1816 ; d. unmarried, in Detroit, Mich. Jan. 15th, 1861. 2. Betsy Maria, b. Jan. 18th, 1818 ; m. William Sias, May 14th, 1850. 3. Henry Egerton, b. April 10th, 1819 ; d. Nov. 20th, 1850. 4. Sam- uel Gardner, b. March 18th, 1822 ; d. Aug. 4th, 1825. 5. Edward, b. June 24th, 1824 ; m. Martha Wheeler, May 24th, 1852, settled in Fitch- burg, Mass. (1) one child Jennie F. b. Jan. 15th, 1859. 6. Samuel Gardner, b. June 20th, 1826 ; m. Maria F. Fiske and lives in Lang- don, N. H. Ch. (1) Ida V. b. June 27th, 1854. (2) Carrie Florence b. Feb. 16th, 1856. (3) Millia F. b. Aug. 2nd, 1862. 7. James Har- vey, b. Oct. 8th, 1827 ; m. Nancy Sharp, Aug. 25th, 1859 ; and settled in Charlestown. Ch. (1) Etta Florence, b. June 12th, 1860 ; d. Dec. 1874. (2) Ella May, b. Oct. 13th, 1863. (3) Harry, b. June 17th, 1866; d. Dec. 24, 1874. 8. Millia Augusta, b. July 4th, 1830; m. Abram D. Hull, Esq., Aug. 15th, 1853 ; (see Hull). 9. Martha Ann, b. Jan. 4th, 1832; m. John Bennett, April 18th, 1855 ; resides in Keene. 10. Mary Sophia, b. June 21st, 1833 ; m. Henry F. Evans, April 29th, 1863.
HENRY A. BARKER, (son of James and Fanny(Lane) Barker,) b. in Charlestown, March 1st, 1818 ; m. April 11th, 1854, Maria E. Wilder, (dau. of Stearns and Polly (Gates) Wilder,) b. in Putney, Vt., Feb. 22d, 1822. Other children of James Barker were Fanny M., Nancy A., Mary J., and two sons, Charles A. and George H. who died early.
CHARLES V. BARKER, b. Feb. 19th, 1813; m. Sept. 6th, 1860, So- phia B. Barker, b. June 14th, 1839; Ch. I. Mary J. b. Sept. 10th, 1870; d. Jan. 3d, 1873; II. Benjamin N., b. Nov. 1st, 1874.
DR. PUTNAM BARRON, was the youngest of nine children of Moses
-
283
BARRON.
and Hannah Barron, who lived for many years in Amherst N. H .; in which place he was born, April 26th, 1792. He received his name from Israel Putnam of Revolutionary notoriety, a near relative upon the mother's side. A good common school education, having been supplemented by a partial course at Dartmouth, he commenced the study of medicine, under Dr. Matthias Spaulding, the most distin- guished physician, at that time, not only in Amherst, but in Hills- borough County. On completing his profession, he settled in North Charlestown about 1818, (making a temporary home in the family of Colonel David Parker,) where he succeeded in building up for him- self a valuable acquaintance and practice.
In May, 1819, he married Lettice Boynton, of Hartland Vt., and subsequently built and occupied the house, since owned by Dr. Horace Saunders, which was situated a few rods North of what was then Mr. Rand's store.
In 1838, Dr. Barron removed to Ohio, and after three years' resi- dence in different places settled in Edinburgh, Portage County. Here a goodly share of prosperity attended him. A new house was built, and a flourishing practice secured. The two children, after a few years of teaching, married and went to homes of their own. Of these the elder, Frances C. married Dr. W. R. S. Clark, a physician of es- tablished reputation. They removed to Bucyrus, Ohio, where Mrs. Clark died in 1862, aged forty-one years. Their two children Lora- belle and George Barron, both died in early childhood.
Helen L., the younger daughter of Dr. Barron, married Edmund Bostwick of Ravenna, Ohio, a good man and esteemed citizen, who for many years held offices of trust in the County of his residence. His death (of Consumption) occurred in the autumn of 1861. Of their children, the elder, a beautiful and beloved daughter, quickly followed her father, and of the same disease, at the age of fifteen.
In July, 1864, Mrs. Barron died, aged seventy-five; a sheaf ripe for the garner, and awaiting in peaceful readiness, the coming of the Har- vester. One year later, the Doctor, relinquishing a vocation extending over forty-seven years, went to reside with his widowed daughter and grand-daughter, now all that remained to him, in Ravenna, Ohio. Here, surrounded by friends, and in the enjoyment of the ordinances of his much loved Church, (Episcopal,) for whose establishment in North Charlestown, he had forty years before assiduously labored, the last eight years of his life were passed.
In December, 1871, he was suddenly prostrated by paralysis, but
284
BATES-BELLOWS.
partially recovered. In March of the following year, there came a severer attack; and on the 16th, he died ; lacking but one month of completing his eightieth year.
Of Dr. Barron, it may be said, that his character was singularly transparent and truthful. His unswerving integrity caused him often to be gifted with offices of public trust, and bespoke for him every where, the confidence of the pure and upright. As a physician, he was faithful to all the requirements of his profession and conscientious in all its relations. His nature-at once simple, sincere and ardent- led him to an early advocacy of current reforms ; and in him the tem- perance and anti-slavery causes found an early and efficient helper.
Mrs. Bostwick, the daughter and only surviving child of Dr. Bar- ron was married in 1875, to Dr. J. F. Bird, of Philadelphia, in which city she now resides. Florence, her only surviving daughter by Mr. Bostwick, resides with her.
To this account the facts for which have been furnished by Mrs. Bird we may add that Dr. Barron in 1838, before removing to Ohio, represented the town of Charlestown in the Legislature. He also held various other offices of public trust. For the part that he took in the establishment of the Episcopal Church at North Charlestown, the reader is referred to the history of "The Episcopal Church," in this work. His removal to Ohio was greatly regretted, and his mem- ory is still warmly cherished in the part of the town where he resided. To the above we may also add that Mrs. Helen B. Bostwick, (now Mrs. Bird) is widely known as a very chaste and beautiful writer of articles both in prose and verse for many of our most interesting and popular periodicals. Probably many will see this notice, who have read her compositions and will recognize her name, but who will for the first time, learn that their pleasure was due to one who had her birth and the nurture of her youth in one of the pleasant homes, and amid the beautiful and picturesque scenery of our own much loved town.
JONATHAN BATES, (son of Oney and Sarah (Litchfield) Bates) b. in Springfield, Vt., Jan. 10th 1825; m. Nov. 17th 1853, Sarah Jane Sanderson, (dau. of Jotham and Hannah (Harlow) Sanderson) b. in Springfield, Vt., May 10th 1835; came to Charlestown April 1862; Ch. I. Frank R. b. June 7th, 1854; II. Herbert G. b. March 13th, 1859; III. Harry E. b. Sept. 9th, 1865.
PETER BELLOWS was the oldest son of Col. Benjamin Bellows, the founder of Walpole. He was born in Lunenburg, Mass. Jan. 6th,
285
BELLOWS.
1739, and removed to Walpole with his father, the year he was 14 years of age. At the age of 21 he was appointed constable of the place. He married Mary Chase of Cornish, N. H., and settled in Charlestown. He d. Apr. 5th, 1825; Mrs. B. Apr. 18th, 1830.
Rev. Dr. Bellows of New York, in his account of the Bellows fam- ily, says " A good deal has been said to me of Peter's bravery. It ap- pears that he went to Ticonderoga, June 28th, 1777, just a fortnight before his father's death, as a private in Colonel Walker's company.
" At the close of the celebrated Kilburn fight, which ended in the evening, the occupants of Colonel Bellows' fort were in a state of great anxiety as to the result, not knowing whether the Indians bad been successful or had retired, but fearing that Kilburn and his fami- ly had been killed. The anxiety of uncle Peter was so great, that he determined to ascertain their fate if possible, and for that purpose he left the fort late in the evening and alone, to pass through what was then an unbroken wilderness, and filled, as might reasonably be sup- posed, with Indians. He crept through, using all the caution of a hunter, and at length arrived safely at Kilburn's house ; and having carefully reconnoitered and ascertained that it was still held by Kil- burn, he asked and obtained admittance and was the first to congrat- ulate him upon his successful defence."
" He was distinguished for wit as well as for courage and could furnish very good company to any body disposed to a merry time. I have heard that he was famous for the point and readiness of his re- partees which he could even put into very good rhyme at short notice; and among these witticisms was his own epitaph which is described to me as exceedingly funny and smart, but I have not been able to re- cover it." The Doctor adds to this account. " He has left many highly respectable descendants."
Children of Peter and Mary (Chase) Bellows.
I. Samuel, b. 1776; m. Martha -; he d. Apr. 5th, 1820; she d. Mar. 8th, 1843, aged 77; one child, Royal ; d. June 16th, 1819, in his 28th year; II. Benjamin, m. Polly Parker, dau. of Elijah and Elizabeth (Farwell) Parker, July 24th, 1791; III. Peter, m. Mehita- ble Jacobs ; IV. Solomon, b. Sept. 9th, 1776; m. Polly Hoyt; V. John, b. Aug. 25th, 1778; VI. Polly, b. Jan. 9th 1782; m. Stephen Parker ; VII. Betsy, b. Apr. 12th, 1785; m. Dr. Child.
THEODORE BELLOWS was the son of Colonel Benjamin Bellows by his second wife, Mary Jennison, whose maiden name was Mary Hub- bard. He was born about the year 1762; and married Sarah Hutch-
286
BELLOWS-BINGIIAM.
ins, dau. of Capt. Phineas and Abigail Hutchins, and settled in Charlestown. Ch.
I. Sarah, b. Apr. 8th, 1782; m. Walter Powers. II. George, b. Jan. 31st, 1784; m. Clarrisa Bellows; III. Polly, b. Oct. 29th, 1785; IV. Theodore, b. Oct. 10th, 1787 ; m. Elizabeth Davis; V. Thomas, b. Dec. 12th, 1789; VI. Charles Henry, b. Apr. 23d, 1791 ; d. Aug. 16th 1802; VII. Orlando, b. June 30th 1793; m. Maria Bleannett ; VIII. Eleanor, m. J. P. Baker; IX. James b. Dec. 12th, 1796; d. Sept. 17th, 1802; X. Abigail, m. Charles Watkins.
In the sketch of the Bellows family by Dr. Bellows, THEODORE BELLOWS is thus described. " At the age of twenty, I find by one of the army rolls, that he was a sergeant in Capt. Peter Page's company of militia, raised by New-Hampshire, in 1780, (Col. Nichols' Regi- ment) to join the Continental Army for the defence of West Point ; and that he served three months, and fourteen days. He was 17 years old when his father died and probably never had much control exercised over him. Being of a huge frame and lively spirits, he was convivial in his habits, and not above the prevailing indulgencies of the day in which he lived. Misfortunes overtook his property, but he had the blessing of a good and constant brother in the squire, (Gen. Benjamin,) who never failed to minister to his necessities. He was a man of an easy nature, and, as he himself would have freely given, he did not scruple to receive as freely. He lived the latter part of his life in Charlestown, N. H. He more than any one of our found- ers' children, emulated his father in size and weight, attaining I be- lieve over 300 1bs (338). He possessed immense bodily strength in his prime; and a nearly incredible story, for which however living wit- nesses vouch, relates that on a certain occasion when a trial was made of the strength of some horses by hitching them in turn to a great iron cannon, and no one of them could drag it from its position, uncle THOD slipped his head into the collar, and alone drew the weight which no horse had been able to stir."
THEODORE AND ABIGAIL BELLOWS. Ch.
I. Mary Ellen, b. June 17th, 1804; II. Abigail Read, b. Dec. 24th, 1806.
BENJAMIN AND POLLY BILLINGS. Ch : William., b. Nov. 30, 1794. OEL AND SOPHIA BILLINGS. Ch; Edward H., b. April 6th, 1818.
WALTER AND SALLY BINGHAM Ch : I. Polly, b. May 19th, no year given. II. Albert, b. April 23, 1800; III. Emily, b. Sept. 6, 1802; IV. Charles Rawson, b. March 1st, 1804.
287
BINGHAM-BOND.
COURTNEY AND RACHEL BINGHAM. Ch : I. Mary., b. Aug. 4th, 1819; II. Solon b. Aug. 24th, 1820.
STEPHEN J. BLAKE, b. in Keene, N. H., June 22d, 1804, settled in Charlestown in 1833; d. July 13th, 1873. Mr. Blake worked on the first piece of railroad, which was built in New-England It was in Quincy, Mass. He m. 1st, in 1828, Mary Morse, b. in Canton, Mass., July 16th, 1801; d. Aug. 8th, 1853. Ch., I. Cyrus Blake, b. in Nash- ua, N. H., Dec. 21st, 1829; m. April 18th, 1861, Anna Cody, b. on Prince Edward's Island, Oct. 1834. Ch. first two born on Prince Ed- ward's Island. 1. Edwin Morse., b. Oct. 5th, 1862; 2. Lemuel Mark., b. Aug. 29th, 1864; 3. Willie Henry., b. Oct. 21st, 1866, in Charles- town; 4. Freddie Grant., b. May 19th., 1868, in Charlestown ; 5. George Everett, b. Oct. 6th, 1870, in Charlestown ; 6. Charles Stephen, b. Feb. 10th, 1873, in Charlestown ; Stephen J. Blake m. 2d, Mrs. Anna Megrath, of Windsor, Vt., June, 1856.
BENJAMIN AND ABIGAIL BLOOD, were from Groton, Mass. Ch. I. Eunice, b. May, 5, 1775 ; II. Abigail, b. Sept. 5th, 1777 : III. Polly, b. Aug. 11th, 1779; IV. Benjamin, b. June, 22nd, 1781 ; V. Sene, b. Sept. 12th, 1783; VI. Susanna, b. Aug. 19th, 1785; VII. Joshua, b. Nov. 19th, 1787 ; VIII. Zalmunnah, b. March, 11th, 1789; IX. Bela, b. July, 15th, 1792; X. Relief, b. Dec. 31st, 1794; Benjamin Blood is supposed to have been the son of Benjamin and Eunice Blood (See Butler's History of Groton, Mass., page 388.)
BOND. The earliest ancestor of the Bond family of Charlestown, came from England, and settled in Pigsgusset, afterwards called Water- town, Mass. His son, William Bond, the first born in this country, m. 1st, Sarah Briscoe, b. Feb. 1st, 1650; and m. 2d, Elizabeth Benjamin, who survived him. He had children only by his first wife. Thomas Bond, his son, who also settled in Watertown, m. Sarah Wilson. WILLIAM BOND, son of Thomas, b. at Watertown, in March, 1757 ; m. at the age of 22 years, Sarah Parks (dau. 'of David and Sarah (Gibbs) Parks, of Lincoln, Mass.,) b. Dec. 17th, 1765, and soon after his marriage moved to Charlestown. He entered the army at 18 years of age-witnessed the first bloodshed at Lexington, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was also in the unfortunate expedition to Quebec. Mr. Bond died Oct. 22d, 1851 ; Mrs. Bond, Sept. 8th, 1845. Ch .:
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.