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SAMUEL N. CHAMBERLAIN, m. 2d, Feb. 2d, 1815, Dorcas Bingham, of Springfield, Vt., and had the following children. I. Abigail White, b. Aug. 24th, 1815. II. Anna Arms, b. Feb. 14th, 1819. III. Sarah G., b. Dec. 3d, 1821. IV. Calvin O., b. Apr. 26th, 1823. V. Sabrina, b. May 24th, 1829. VI. Joseph Roach Ives Gilbert Marquis Paul M. De La Fayette. This name, I understand, has been dropped, most of it, as too unwieldly for every day use, and a much shorter one adopted. He is now known by the name of La Fayette.
EDSON CHAMBERLAIN, (son of Ichabod and Sarah (Moore) Chamber- lain,) m. Nov. 18th, 1836, Mary Jane Ely, (dau. of Phineas and Polly (Butters,) Ely,) b. Oct. 21st, 1816. Mr. Chamberlain d. Aug. 1866,
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in Charlestown. Ch. I. Thomas E., b. in Chelmsford, Mass., Jan. 9th, 1838; d. Jan. 24th, 1846; II. Samuel O., b. April 14th, 1840; d. in the War of the Rebellion, Nov. 22d, 1862; III. Henry F., b. Feb. 9th, 1844; d. May 1st, 1872; m. Edna Smith ; one child, d. in infancy ;- IV. Asenath Jane, b. Feb. 9th, 1844; d. Jan. 25th, 1846; V. Mary E., b. Jan. 11th, 1846; d. Jan. 29th, 1846; VI. George Edward, b. Dec. 14th, 1847; d. April 18th, 1875; m. Oct. 2d, 1868, Alice Spinney, b. in Argyle, Nova Scotia, Nov. 15th, 1844. Ch .: 1. Sarah, b. Apr. 7th, 1870; 2. George Austin, b. Oct. 19th, 1871; 3. Harry, b. Oct. 8th, 1874; d. Feb. 1876; 4. Cora Belle, b. Jan. 14th, 1875; d. Feb. 1876; VII. Charles N., b. April 11th, 1849; VIII. Eustis, b. May 20th, 1851; IX. Florence, b. Nov. 9th, 1858 ; m. Rensselaer Strickland ; X. John, b. Nov. 29th, 1859; XI. Alice, b. July 15th, 1862.
GEORGE H. CHATTERTON, (son of Alpheus and Esther (Richardson) Chatterton, of Acworth, N. H.,) b. March 8th, 1824; m. Jan. 1st, 1844, Ann Tutherly, (dau. of Alfred and Mehitable (Corbin,) Tutherly,) b. Nov. 18th, 1826; Ch : I. Lizzie H., b. Oct. 3d, 1848; m. Richard D. Cornell, Feb. 3d, 1867 ; II. Martha Ann, b. May 3d, 1852; m. George H. Robertson, Nov. 27th, 1871 ; III. Grace Ellen, b. June 24th, 1854. Mr. Chatterton came to Charlestown in 1863.
ANSON W. CHUBB, (son of John and Lucy (Wood ) Chubb,) b. Mar. 1st, 1824, in Corinth, Vt., m. 1st, April 10th, 1849, Orlana B. Water- man, (dau. of Elias and Ruth (Richardson) Waterman) b. about 1823, in Orange, Vt. Ch. I. Emma R., b. in Corinth, Feb. 19th, 1850; m. June, 1872, Charles H Ward of Berlin, Vt. Ch .: Charles Frederick. She resides at Northfield. II. Gilman b. in Corinth, 1854; d. aged 5 years, in Worcester, Vt .; III. Charles b. in Corinth, 1858; d. 1860 in Worcester, Vt. Mrs. Chubb d. Aug. 29th, 1862; and he m. 2d, Sept. 1st, 1863, in Springfield, Vt., Mary Walker, (dau. of Walter and Sarah (Graves) Walker,) b. in Springfield Vt, 1834. One child d. in infancy. Mr. Chubb came to Charlestown, Jan., 1863.
CAPT. JOHN CHURCH, was in town in 1768 and perhaps earlier- was one of three persons appointed to divide the town into districts in 1770-left a fund for the support of the poor in Charlestown-died previous to 1787-Hon. Simeon Olcott, and Benjamin West were the executors of his will.
Simeon Church, son of CAPT. JOHN CHURCH, m. about the year 1783, Olive, daughter of Benjamin and Peggy Allen; d. 1823 or 24; Ch .: 1. John, b. Aug. 26th, 1785, m. Oct. 27th, 1816, Cynthia White, (dau. of Major Jotham and Catharine (Reed) White.,) Ch. (1) Olive,
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m. Charles Hackett, Feb. 22d, 1838; (See Hackett.) (2) Anna; (3) Charles ; (4) Martha who m. Jonathan Dyer of Brookfield, Vt .; 2. Patty b. Dec. 30th, 1787. Simeon Church m. 2d, Jan. 31st, 1802, Me- hitable Corbin, who survived him.
BENJAMIN CLARK, (son of Benjamin and Abiah (Hall) Clark of Westfield Parish, Middletown Ct.,) b. about the year 1766 ; m. probably in March, 1793, Margaret Graves. (Peggy in the Town Records.) In their publishment it states that they were both of Charlestown.
Mr. Clark built the house since known as the Esq. Briggs Place, the De Haven Place, and now as the Judge Thomas Dunsmoor Place. The business in which he was engaged was that of a saddler. He be- came a man of influence and was appointed town treasurer in 1799, which office he held for ten years in succession. About the year 1809, he disposed of his interest in his business in C., and removed to Crafts- bury, Vt., where he became a successful merchant. He had three children born in Charlestown. I. Mary, b. Nov. 23d, 1801; II. Ben- jamin, 3d, b. July 16th 1805-who graduated at Dartmouth College in 1834, and became for several years a teacher in Urbana, Ohio. Since 1858, he has resided at Bloomfield, Edgar Co., Ill. III. Clarissa, who m. Mr. Whitney of Craftsbury, Vt.
SAMUEL CLARK, (son of Samuel and Achsah (Smith) Clark,) b. in Middlesex, Vt., Sept. 26th, 1812; m. April 2d, 1840, Sarah D. Carriel b. May 27th, 1816. (See Carriel.) Ch .: I. Almira R., b. July 2d, 1842; m. Nov. 12th, 1865, George Lamb of Langdon, and has had five children-Hattie deceased ; Arthur J .; Herbert ; Gracia; and an in- fant unnamed. II. Hiram Oscar, b. Aug. 26th, 1845; III. Henry D., b. March 15th, 1848; IV. Eunice Rosette, b. Dec. 9th, 1853; V. Lyman A., b. July 20th, 1856; d. Nov. 24th, 1867 ; VI. Daniel G., b. June 8th, 1859; VII. Charles S., b. Sept. 14th, 1860 ; d. June 2d, 1861. Samuel Clark settled in Charlestown in 1836; d. March 10th, 1868.
AARON CLARK, (son of Aaron and Eliza (Brook ) Clark) b. July 4th, 1820; m. Nov. 21st, 1844, Mary Ann Towner, (See Daniel Towner.) Ch : I. Emma, b. Oct. 7th, 1845; m. Feb. 1872, Clarence Bixby, and lives in Windsor, Vt. II. Byrom, b. Feb. 14th, 1847; m. Mrs. Anna Ainsworth, and d. May, 1875.
BENJAMIN AND ESTHER CLOYES. He was a baker by trade and lived on the north-west corner of Main and River Streets, before the present house was built. Ch. I. Nathan, b. Nov. 4th, 1796. II. Henry, b. July 29th, 1798. III. Benjamin Franklin, b. March 29th,
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1800. IV. Chansy, (so spelt in the record) b. Feb. 22d, 1802. The name of Benjamin Cloyes is for the last time on the assessor's list in 1811. He d. Oct. 1st, 1817, aged 50. Mrs. C. d. Nov. 9th, 1812, aged 42. They had ten sons, all d. early.
JOSIAH COBB, (son of David and Sally (White) Cobb), b. iu Put- ney, Vt., April 22d, 1808; m. Dec. 5th, 1833, Candice Pierce of St. Johnsbury, Vt .; b. July 16th, 1818. Ch. I. Fanny Amelia, b. Jan. 18th, 1835 ; d. Sept. 5th, 1850. II. Alice Eliza, b. May 20th, 1841 ; d. Aug. 28th, 1857. III. Harriet Abigail, b. Nov. 1st, 1843 ; d. June 27th, 1862. IV. Ferdinand Lester, b. April 30th, 1847. Mrs. Cobb d. May 3d, 1853; when Mr. Cobb m. 21., Hannah Hodgkins (dau. of Asa and Lucy Hodgkins), b. Sept. 16th, 1818, at Westmoreland, N. H. Mr. Cobb moved to Charlestown in 1857. His ancestors be- longed to Taunton, Massachusetts.
JOSEPH WARREN COLBURN (son of Simeon and Abigail (Vose) Col- burn), b. in Claremont, N. H., April 14th, 1800, gained residence in Charlestown in 1822 and continued to reside in the town till 1839. Mr. Colburn removed from Charlestown to Springfield, Vt., and m. in 1840 Emily Edgerton (dau. of Eliphalet and Wealthy (Willard) Edgerton), b. March, 1810, in Hartland, Vt. Ch. I. Emily Joseph- ine, b. Dec. 2d, 1842; m. Nov. 24th, 1868, Reuben A. Bacon of Wash- ington, D. C. One child, Robert Colburn ; b. March 5th, 1873 ; II. Robert Morris, b. Dec. 6th, 1844, resides in Springfield, Vt. Hon. Joseph Colburn in addition to being a prompt and energetic business man attained to the distinction of being elected a member of the state senate. He also held other important offices. He was widely known and very much respected.
DEAN CONANT, b. in the year 1800 ; m. Oct. 1825, Almiria Bonney, (dau. of West Bonney) b. Sept. 9th, 1807. Ch. I. Ellen Hunt, b. Sept. 20th, 1826 ; m. Aug. 23, 1843, Dr. E. C. Worcester, of Thetford, Vt. Ch. 1. William Leonard, b. Apr. 21st, 1845; 2. Catharine El- len, b. Nov. 23d, 1847 ; 3. George Steele, b. Sept, 24th, 1849; 4. Alice Elizabeth, b. June 5th, 1856; 5. Jane Shedd, b. Apr. 13th, 1858 ; 6. Henry Evarts, b. Nov. 15th, 1859 ; 7. Dean Conant, b. Oct. 1st, 1866; 8. Eleanor Bonney, b. Feb. 7th, 1869. II. Lewis, b. 1829; d. in infancy. III. Catharine Dean, b. May 1st, 1832; m. Sept. 19:h, 1865, James Harvey Lewis; b. Sept. 6th, 1834. Ch. 1. Eleanor Bonney, b. Nov. 20th, 1870 ; 2. Arthur, b. Aug. 7th, 1873.
Dean Conant d. in Charlestown, May 13th, 1835. He was clerk in Aaron Dean's store. The Evangelical Congregational church was or-
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ganized at the house of Mrs. Conant. After the marriage of her daughter to Dr. E. C. Worcester, she resided in Thetford.
The Converse family, of which JOHN CONVERSE was the first in Charlestown is supposed to have originated in Navarre, in France, whence Roger de Converse (Coigniers the name was then written) emigrated to England near the close of the reign of William, the Conqueror, and was given a constableship by the Bishop of Durham. Others of the fam- ily subsequently, on account of the religious persecutions which rose against them, as they were Hueguenots or French protestants, fled from France to England, whence their descendants emigrated to America and became the founders of the Converse families here. The first of the name in America, Dea. Edward Convers as the name was then spelt, came over in the fleet with Gov. Winthrop in 1630, and settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts. (See History of Rindge, page 484). He become an important personage in those early times-was grantee of the first ferry between Boston and Charlestown, under favor of the general Court ; was selectman from 1635 to 1640; was one of the seven commissioners appointed by the church for effecting the settlement of Woburn, to which place he removed and became the founder of the church and one of its deacons, and a selectman of the town from 1644 to his decease. From this worthy and most reputable ancestor very many of the Converse families in New-England have sprung and we are not without probable, not to say certain evidence for numbering among them the Converse families of Charlestown.
JOHN CONVERSE, b. in Thomson, Ct., in 1746-d. in Charlestown, N. H., 1830 ; m. Kezia Nichols, and had the following children ; all born in Connecticut. I. Josiah, b. 1775; m. Miss - Parker of Springfield, Vt., removed to Crown Point, N. Y .; had twelve chil- dren, four sons and eight daughters, most of whom settled in St. Law- rence, county, N. Y. II. Roby, b. 1777 ; m. Capt. John Metcalf ; (See Metcalf).
III. Walter b. 1780; m. 1st, Jan. 1802, Polly Lamson, of Unity, who d. in 1812, leaving four children. 1. Kezia, b. 1804; m. Steph- en Walker ; had four children, three girls and one boy. She d. in 1853, in Wisconsin. 2. John, b. 1805 ; d. 1872 ; m. Sophia J. Sutton, of Bos- ton; had four children, Frances, Charles, Fred and Elizabeth ; lived in Boston ; 3. Josiah, d. in in ancy ; 4, Alzina b. 1808; m. Dyer Wright of Charlestown, d. 1853.
Walter Converse, m. 2d, Dec. 19th, 1814, Nancy Towner, of Charlestown, b. 1790. Ch. 1. Josiah, b. 1815; lived in Charlestown
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and d. 1837 ; 2. Clark W. b. 1818 ; m. 1840, Ellen H. Putnam, (dan. of N. P. Putnam), b. 1820. Ch. (1) Maria L. b. 1841 ; (2) Franc S. b. 1850; m E. H. Cameron, Milwaukee, Wis., 1872; Ch. [1] Jessie M. b. 1874; d. 1874; [2] Henry Marion, b. 1875; (3) William Rand, b. 1853. Clark W. Converse was one of the selectmen of Charlestown for the years 1852-3 and 4; removed from Charlestown to Fond du Lac, Wis., 1870. 3. Louise N., b. 1822; m. 1847, Sumner A. Howard. of Charlestown ; settled in Danvers, Mass., where she died, 1875; 4. Henry Walter, b. 1824; lived in Charlestown and died 1842; Nancy Towner Converse d. in 1832; and Walter Converse m. 3d, in 1834, Betsy Young of Cornish, N. H., who died in 1847; Wal- ter Converse d. in 1848.
JOEL COOLEY, the first of the name in Charlestown, m. Sarah Olcott, dau. of Timothy Olcott, jun., of Bolton, Ct. Mr. Cooley d. in 1818, aged 85 ; Mrs. Cooley in 1825, aged 85. Ch. I. Levi; II. Lucy ; m. Arthur Hitchcock, of Hawley, Mass; III. Levi; m. and settled in Plattsburg, N. Y. ; d., leaving a widow and children; IV. Gad; m. and settled in State of New York; V. Deborah m. Daniel Adams, of Charlestown (see Adams); VI. Walter m. Lucretia White, of Mid- dletown, Ct., and settled in Charlestown. Ch. 1. Sally, b. June 13th, 1799; d. Sept. 19th, 1803; 2. Simeon Olcott, b. Dec. 12th, 1801 ; m., Apr. 11th, 1824, Harriet Lovell, dau. of John and Martha Lovell. Ch. (1) George Earl, b. May 11th, 1825, in Charlestown, N. H .; d., at Townsend, Vt., March 21st, 1855; (2) Simeon O., jr., b., in Albany, N. Y., March 19th, 1827; (3) Henry, b. in Albany, N. Y., May 22nd, 1829 ; m. Harriet M. Richardson, Dec. 21st, 1866; (4) Emily Lovell, b. in C., Feb. 7th, 1831 ; m., 1st, Charles Gleason ; m., 2nd, Ephraim H. Flint; d. at Alstead, N. H., Sept. 12th, 1870; (5) Frederick So- lon, b. Jan. 2nd, 1835; m., Nov. 27th, 1861, Elizabeth Dodge Walker, (dau. of Lewis H. and Abigail (Dodge) Walker) b. June 11th, 1836, in the edge of Langdon-one child, Bessie Addie, b. Feb. 22nd, 1866; (6) Ovid Lovell, b. Feb. 25th, 1836, at C .; m. Maria Hull; resides in Worcester, Mass .; has two children, Hattie and Nellie; (7) John Franklin, b. March 22nd, 1839; m., - : -, Lucy Jane Peas- ley (dau. of Reuben H. and Cynthia Ellen Peasley) b. at South Ac- worth, Aug. 10th, 1841. Ch. [1] Emma Etta, b. Nov. 6th, 1859; [2] John F., b. March 3d, 1863; [3] Lilla Jane, b. Oct. 20th, 1868; d. July 18th, 1868; [+] Lillie Jane, b. Apr. 25th, 1869; (8) Edward, b. Aug. 8th, 1841 ; m., June 1st, 1864, Mary Cummings, b. Apr. 22nd,
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1847, (see Cummings.) Ch. [1] Ida May; [2] Edward Olcott; d. in infancy.
Simeon O. Cooley was a hatter, and kept, for many years, a hat-store, as his father had done before him, but went into the 'grocery business with his son Edward, when he arrived at age, from which (1874) he has now retired. He has enjoyed his share of the honors of the town, hav- ing been Town Clerk for nine years.
3. Sally, dau. of Walter Cooley, b. June 14th, 1804; m. Elias Cady, of Hartland, Vt. Walter Cooley died Jan. 3d, 1849; Mrs. Lucretia Cooley, Feb. 20th, 1859.
DUNCAN COOKE m. Huldah Howard, Apr. 15th, 1806. Ch .: I. Catherine, b. May 26th, 1808. Mrs. Cooke d. July 14th, 1808, and he m., 2nd, Dec. 26th, 1808, Hannah Holden. He was in town from 1804 to 1809, inclusive.
OLIVER COOMS m. July 7th, 1788, Orpha, (dau. of Moses and Lydia (Farwell) Willard) b. Sept. 25th, 1771. Ch. I. Polly, b. Feb. 14th, 1791; II. William, b. Dec. 15th, 1792; III. John, b. July 18th, 1795; IV. Lewis Willard, b. July 12th, 1797. Mrs. Cooms being left a widow m. Lazarus Shurtleff, (see Shurtleff.)
CLEMENT CORBIN m. Sabra Chamberlain, and settled in Charlestown the last part of the last century; in 1797 or '98. Ch. I. Lucy, m. John Thornton, (see page. 274, His. of Acworth); II. Abagail ; d. un- married ; III. Ezbond, b. June 11th, 1800. Ch. 1. Horace A., b. Apr. 16th, 1829; m., Apr. 27th, 1858, Malvina A. Putnam, (see Moses Putnam ;) resides in Union City, Mich. Ch. (1) Hattie P., b. Jan. 5th, 1861; d. Apr. 20th, 1861. (2) Jennie L., b. July 28th, 1863; 2 and 3. Mary and Martha, twins ; 4. Lucy ; 5. Henry ; 6. John ; 7. Silas ; 8. Fanny ; 9. Sarah Jane ; 10. Samuel ; 11. Lucretia.
II. Ichabod, (son of Clement,) b. Aug. 12th, 1802; m., March 16th, 1824, Mary Ann Bruce, (dau. of John and Betsy (Kennedy) Bruce) b. Aug. 8th, 1803. Ch. 1. George, b. Aug. 24th, 1824; m. Mary Jane Hallem ; settled in Cincinnati, Ohio; 2. Otis ; died in infancy ; 3. Calista, b. Sept. 23d, 1826; m. Alpheus Emory, Worcester, Vt .; has eight children ; 4. Luther, b. July 20th, 1830; m. Susan Buchanan ; settled in Boston. 5. Calvin ; d. aged 4 months ; 6. Mary ; d. in in- fancy ; 7. John ; d. in infancy ; 8. James Willard, b. Nov. 19th, 1835; m. Margaret Bowker. Ch .: (1) Herbert, b. Sept. 24th, 1866; (2) Blanche, b. Feb., 1871; 9. Marcia Maria, b. Aug. 30th, 1837 ; m. Austin Stearns, of Middlesex, Vt .; has five children ; 10. Harriet, b. Feb. 1840 : d. Feb. 15th, 1849 ; 11. Mary Jane, b. Apr. 2nd, 1842 ; m., Oct. 3d, 1874,
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Napoleon Dilleber, New Haven, Ct .; 12. Chauncy L., b. July 11th, 1831 ; m. Sept. 23d, 1867, Helen Elizabeth Locke, b. Nov. 27th, 1844. Ch. (1) Fred Chauncy, b. Dec. 14th, 1869; d. Dec. 28th, 1870; (2) Edgar Charles, b. Aug. 13th, 1871; 13. Charles E., b. Apr. 15th, 1848; d. Feb. 15th, 1855; III. John, b., 1804; d. 1872; m., 1829, Caroline Corbin, b. 1809. Ch. 1. Fannie, b. 1831; 2. Harriet, b. 1833 ; m., 1853, Albert G. Graham; 3. Eliza, b. 1837 ; m. 1853, Otis Thomson; 4. Henry, b. 1840; d. 1856; 5. George, b. 1843; d. 1861 ; 6. Emery, b. 1844; 7. Charles N., b. 1847 ; d. 1865, (see Soldiers in War of Rebellion); 8. Frank, b. 1853; IV. Healy; V. Oliver, d. in infancy; VI. Clarissa; VII. Mehitable, b. Apr. 10th, 1811 ; m. Alfred Tutherly ; VIII. Samuel N., b. Aug. 3d, 1813; m., 1st, March 1853, Sarah Keen, (dau. of John and Betsy E. Keen) b. in England. Ch. 1. Mary Jane, b. Nov. 9th, 1853 ; d. July, 1855. Mrs. Corbin dying Jan. 5th, 1854, he m., 2nd, March 4th, 1862, Mary J. Sanborn, (dau. of James F. and Mary E. (Meserve) Sanborn, of Franklin, N. H.) widow of Wm. E. Fletcher, b. Dec. 12th, 1829. Ch., by 2nd wife: 1. Sarah J., b. Nov. 26th, 1862; 2. Willie Eugene, b March 15th, 1869. Mr. Corbin is by trade a house painter .; IX. Jane, b. Aug. 17th, 1821 ; m. John Johnson. Ch. 1. Louisa ; m. George Milliken; 2. Martin ; killed in Boston ; 3. Leland, d. early ; 4 Ezbond; lives in Boston.
EBENEZER CORBIN m. Mary dau. of Hazel Simonds. Ch. I. Charles; II. Matilda ; III. Horace; IV. Fanny ; V. Eben, m. and lives in C. has one child, Ella; VI. Nelson, lived in C. till 27 years of age, a mason by trade; m. Adeline Mason, Delaware Co., N. Y., and lives in Warren, Bradford Co., Pa. Ch. 1. Clarence; 2. Newell ; 3. Arthur ; 4. Flora; 5. Emeline; 6. Horace; 7. Hermon. VII. Caroline, m. John Corbin. VIII. Clement.
DANIEL CORNWELL from Middletown, Ct .; settled in Charlestown about the year 1800; m. Lucy Hamlin. Ch. I. Hepsiba, m. Elisha B. Wilcox and resides (1875) in Middleton, Ct. II. Sylvester. III. Horace ; IV. Lucy ; V. William ; VI. Dennis, b. Oct. 1st, 1812; m. Sept. 19th, 1839, Lucette Bailey ; b. Feb. 21st, 1817. He d. July 22d, 1855. Ch. 1. Richard B., b. May 14th, 1841; m. Feb. 3d, 1867, Lizzie H. Chatterton, b. Oct. 3d, 1848. Ch. Leon D. b. Sept. 2d, 1872; d. Aug. 26th 1873. 2. George L. b. May 6th, 1843. 3. Julius A. b. Dec. 26th, 1847. 4. H. Addie, b. Aug. 9th, 1849; d. Dec. 24th, 1864. Mrs. Lucette Cornwell m. 2d, Levi Willard, Nov. 1st, 1866 ; He died May 6th, 1871.
FRANCIS CRAM, (son of Ephraim and Sarah (Chase) Cram, of
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Lempster) ; b. June 1st, 1797 ; m. 1st, Sarah Wellman, (dau. of Jacob and Sarah Ann Wellman of Lempster); d. 1844. Ch. I. George F. b. June 2d, 1825; m. Jan. 1844, Jane Wright, of Washington, N. H. Ch. 1. Mary ; 2. Franz. II. Jane E. b. June 2d, 1827; m. 1st, Stephen Bullard, of Methuen, Mass. He died 1860 ; she m. 2d, Isaac Chadwick, of New Bedford, Mass. III. Mariah H. b. Aug. 26th, 1830 ; d April 4th, 1869. Mr. Cram m. 2d, June 13th, 1844, Jeru- sha Clark, (dau. of Samuel and Achsah (Smith) Clark, of Acworth,) b. June 13th, 1811. Ch. I. Adopted, Eugene Rand, 1846, b. Aug. 6th, 1846 ; m. 1872, Esther Ann Martin, of Warren, N. H. Lives in Montpelier, Vt .; II. Adelbert, b. Nov. 29th, 1854; lives on home- stead. Mr. Cram came to Charlestown from Lempster, N. H., in 1860.
JOHN M. CROSBY m. Amelia Cobb, (dau. of David Cobb) came from Putney, Vt., to Charlestown in 1856. Ch. all b. before coming to C. I. Sarah. II. Emergene, m. William Geer. III. Marshall J., m. Gertrude Reed, of Nashua, N. H .; one Ch .- Harry. Marshall J. was Overseer of the Steam Mill in Charlestown ; removed to Philadelphia in 1873. Jobu M. sold out and removed to Waltham, Mass., April, 1874.
DR. SAMUEL CROSBY.
DR. SAMUEL CROSBY settled in Charlestown in 1783. He was orig- inally from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, where his father, who bore the same name, was a physician. His mother was Azubah How, of Wor- cester, in the same state. There were eleven children in the family, six sons and five daughters. He was the second child, and was born September 12th, 1756. At sixteen years of age, he commenced fitting for Harvard College entered it in 1773, and graduated in 1777. The seat of the war, while he was connected with this institution, was for a portion of the time at Cambridge, in consequence of which it was re- moved for nearly a year to Concord. He greatly enjoyed his College life; but such was the condition of affairs, that it become difficult for him, on graduating, to decide on the business he would pursue. In this state of uncertainty, he concluded to become a teacher for a time, to give him opportunity for consideration. This vocation he followed for two years. Nearly half of this time was spent in Worcester, Mas- sachusetts, and the remaining portion in Westminster, Vermont and Walpole, New-Hampshire. In 1779, he decided on studying Theolo- gy, and united with the Church in Shrewsbury. He received a license to preach on the 28th of December, the same year. In January, 1780,
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he opened a school again in Walpole, and while there, preached for the first time in Westminster, Vermont. In the following May, he left Walpole and opened a school in Charlestown, in which he continued till some time in July, when he gave it up to his friend and kins- man, Abraham Holland, to engage as he then supposed permanently, in the duties of his profession. .
While in the ministry, he traveled over a considerable portion of New-England, and preached in many of its principal towns. He preached in thirty different places in Massachusetts; in eight in Con- necticut ; in seven in New-Hampshire, and in six in Vermont. He re- mained longest in Abington, Massachusetts, and in Arlington Ver- mont ; in both of which Parishes he was received with great favor. At Arlington he had Gov. Chittenden for a constant hearer, who ever afterwards showed him great attention wherever he met him, not only treating him with the courtesy due to a personal friend, but inviting him to dine with him and his council on public occasions.
After continuing in the ministry for eight years, Mr. Crosby became thoroughly convinced that he could never satisfactorily, to himself dis- charge its duties. His distrust of himself related principally to those duties which devolved upon him as a pastor. Such was his exceeding natural diffidence, that he felt that he was not fitted, and could not become fitted for that relation. He therefore decided to leave the ministry, and enter upon some profession, the duties of which, he would be better enabled to perform.
On giving up the ministry, he made choice of the business of an apothecary, and selected Charlestown to which he had become attached during his short residence in it, as a favorable location in which to establish it. With this view he came to the place, and took lodging with Dr. William Page, then occupying the house of Hon. Simeon Ol- cott and opened his business, September 1st, 1783, and continued in it through life.
Dr. Crosby possessed eminently social qualities, and the society of Charlestown accorded well with his taste. In point of culture, it was far superior to that of most other places. The society of accomplished young ladies, had a great attraction for him ; and in Misses Rosalinda Taylor, daughter of Dr. David Taylor, afterwards wife of Hon. Peleg Sprague, Theodosia Olcott, daughter of Rev. Bulkley Olcott, and af- terwards wife of Hon. Lewis R. Morris, Ruth Terry afterwards his own wife, and Polly Barrett, daughter of Colonel Barrett, he found very agreeable associates.
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In Mrs. Benjamin West, Mrs. Judge Olcott, Mrs. Oliver Hall, Mrs. Colonel Hunt, Mrs. John Hubbard, and Mrs. Dr. Page, he also found very accomplished women, with whom he associated familiarly and for whom he entertained a profound respect.
Dr. Crosby was married December 19th, 1789. The following ac- count of this event is given in his Journal "On Saturday evening, be- tween the hours of five and seven, I was married by Rev. Bulkley Ol- cott, to the amiable Miss Ruth Terry. The ceremony was performed at Judge Olcott's and I felt myself exceedingly happy in having at- tained the summit of my wishes. I have long been solicitous to par- ticipate the thousand tender endearments, flowing from the union of two hearts, formed for virtuous affection, and possessed of a desire to please. This desire I hope and trust will be ours. And I most ter- vently pray the Benevolent Author of every good gift, that He will shower down upon us, His richest blessings, that this state may prove a source of pure and permanent felicity to us; and that to our latest hours of life, we may have abundant cause to adore and bless that good Providence by which we have been brought acquainted with each other, and have at length been united.
Miss Terry now my amiable wife, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, June 24th, Anno Domini 1763, being the 3d and youngest daughter of Mr. Benjamin Terry, and Hannah his wife. Her parents both died when she was young, and she lived for ten years preceding her mar- riage, with her sisters Mrs. (Oliver) Hall, and Mrs. Judge (Simeon) Olcott."
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