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On settling down in this belief his joy appeared to know no bounds, and there was an intense desire in his mind to have others believe what appeared to him such a blessed doctrine. So, he immediately began proclaiming his new-found faith wherever he went. He first began preaching it in private houses in Charlestown, and in neighboring towns. But soon this field seemed too limited and he took long and distant journeys on foot, for spreading the principles which had so affected him, more widely. He went to Boston and preached in the pulpit of Mr.
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Murray, who received him with such kindness and showed him such at- tention that he was accustomed, ever afterwards, to speak of his visit with great satisfaction. But though the doctrine he had espoused be- came to him a source of great happiness, some of the conclusions to which it led him brought him into difficulty. Looking upon it in the light of God's love and his requirements, he believed that war was wrong, and so utterly and totally opposed to all Christian principle and action, that no person who was a Christian eould engage in it. He, therefore, determined that he would have nothing to do with it-that he would not even discharge the common military duties which were enjoined, by law, upon all citizens, by the State. This decision soon brought him into trouble and finally into Charlestown jail, where he was kept for a considerable time. But his imprisonment instead of leading him to abandon his views only served to fix his mind more firm- ly in them When, therefore, after a time he was released, instead of relaxing his endeavors, he felt that there was a demand upon him, from the difficulties he had to encounter, to engage in his work only the more earnestly. All the effect, therefore, that his imprisonment had upon him was greatly to increase his zeal and render his labors more abundant.
Mr. Farwell after having resided in Charlestown till somewhat over forty years of age removed to Barre, Vt. The exact date of his remov- al has not been aseertained ; but it was somewhere between 1790 and 1795. Here he again renewed his labors, making preaching tours to Canada East, the states of Maine, New-Hampshire and New York. The summer before his death he made the tour of the last three named states.
After his removal to Barre he made occasional visits to Charlestown, during one of which, in the autumn of 1815, he preached for the North Parish, for which service he received four dollars, either as a remuner- ation, or to assist him in defraying his travelling expenses.
Such is the brief sketch of this pioneer of Universalism in Charles- town and Vermont. He was not distinguished either for his education or culture, for he had no advantages for gaining the former, except such as were afforded in the common schools of his time, and he was too much engaged in his life-work to think much about the latter. But the les- son he has left is one of sincerity, earnestness, perseverance and self-sae- rifice in the eause which he deemed the cause of truth, which is worthy of all admiration ; and if we do not feel like adopting his religious doe- trines, this much we may certainly say, that it would do us all good to adopt the great practical lesson of his life. II. Elizabeth, (dau. of Wil-
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liam and Bethiah Farwell) b. in Mansfield, Ct., Aug. 12th, 1751; III. Bethiah, (time of birth not recorded) m. Joel Holton, of Westminster, Vt., b. July 10th, 1738. Ch. 1. Joel, b. Oct. 5th, 1769; 2. William, b. July 26th, 1771 ; 3. Zoheth, b. Jan. 21st, 1773; 4. Jemima, b. Jan. 18th, 1775 ; d. Aug. 18th, 1777; 5. John, b. Feb. 11th, 1777 ; 6. Alexander, b. Jan. 19th, 1779; 7. Erastus, b. Feb. 6th, 1781; d. Feb. 12th, 1781; 8. Bethiah, b. Mar. 7th, 1782; 9. Erastus, b. Feb. 19th, 1784; d. May 3d, 1800; 10. Jemima, b. May 28th, 1786; d. July 7th, 1865; 11. Elisha, b. May 1st, 1788; d. Feb. 1st, 1790; 12. Isaac, b. March 13th, 1790. Nearly all the above who lived to maturity married and had families, (see descendants of Joel Holton, Westminster, Vt.); IV. Joseph, (no record of birth) m. Polly - -. Ch. 1. Joseph, b. Apr. 6th, 1781 ; 2. Ira, b. Sept. 28th, 1786. 3. Polly, b. Feb. 16th, 1792. Joseph Farwell, sen. was one of the representatives from Charles- town at the battle of Bunker Hill; V. Isaac, b. in Walpole, N. H., Oct. 29th, 1763; m. Prudence Allen, (dau. of Benjamin and Peggy Al- len) b. May 14th, 1769; VI. David, b., in Westminister, Vt., March 6th, 1766.
VII. Jesse, b. in Charlestown, N. H., Aug. 15th, 1768; m. Abigail Allen (dau. of Benjamin and Peggy Allen) b. Feb. 8th, 1784.
Mr. Farwell died Oct. 28th, 1844. His whole life was spent in North Charlestown, where he established a character and exercised an influence that rendered him a highly esteemed and most valuable mem- ber of the community. As a man he has been described as having been conscientious, upright and honorable in all his dealings, and as having, to the close of life, sustained, in every respect, an unblemished reputa- tion. In religious belief he was a Universalist of the Murray school, in which faith he lived and died. He made many friends, and his mem- ory, by the aged in that section of the town where he dwelt, is still warmly cherished.
Ch. of Jesse and Abigail (Allen) Farwell : 1. Bethiah, b. Dec. 3d, 1793; d. June 12th, 1874; 2. Peggy, b. Oct. 17th, 1795; m. Asa Meacham, (see Meacham); 3. William, b. Aug. 11th, 1797 ; d., in Buf- falo, N. Y., June 21st, 1862; m. Nov. 27th, 1822, Sophia Putnam, b. June 30th, 1800. In an obituary notice of William Farwell, written at the time of his death, the following passages occur : "The deceased came from Charlestown, N. H. about six years ago. He was a man of excel- lent character, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was an affectionate husband, a loving father, an upright citizen ; walking in the light of the Christian religion. He was sick for a long time, and when
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the struggle was over his body was taken back to Charlestown for inter- ment." Ch. (1) Caroline H., b. Oct. 22nd, 1823; d., at Buffalo, N. Y., June 22nd, 1863 ; m., Feb. 22nd, 1852, George Meacham; one child, Henry F., b. at North Charlestown, Feb. 5th, 1853; (2) Henry Dela- no, b., in Elmore, Vt., Apr. 4th, 1826 ; m. Lucy A. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 4th, 1851. Ch. [1] William D., b. Jan. 12th, 1853; d. Feb. 12th, 1853 ; [2] Carrie M., b. March 20th, 1854; [3] Julia P., b. Sept. 3d, 1862; [4] Jennie W., b. Nov. 12th, 1864, d. Nov. 20th, 1866; [5] Lucy A. b. July 21st, 1871. Henry Delano Farwell now resides in Buffalo, N. Y .; 4. Malinda, b. 1799; d. May 11th, 1803 ; 5. Horace, b. June 20th, 1802; d. at Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 22nd. 1834.
6. George, b. June 27th, 1804; m. Sept. 11th, 1827, Aurilla Brow- nell, b. in Little Compton, R. I., March 25th, 1804. George Farwell, whose death occurred Nov. 15th, 1875, was a valuable citizen, and long known as one of the substantial men of the North part of the town. His life was eminently characterized by sobriety, integrity and fidelity in all business transactions ; and in all trusts which were com- mitted to him. They had the following children. (1) John Howland, b. Feb. 3d, 1830; m. June 4th, 1865, Jennie L. Eaton, of Chicago, who was b. in Canada West, April 4th, 1843. Ch. [1] Harry E., b. at Detroit, Mich., May 22d, 1867; d. at Grand Rapids, Ang. 24th, 1875; [2] John C., b. at Grand Rapids, April 30th, 1870 ; (2) James H., b. Feb. 27th, 1832; m. Sept. 1868, Henrietta E. Kuhl, of Stock- ton, Cal. They have three children and reside in Stockton. (3) Jesse H., b. Jan. 22d, 1834 ; m. April 24th, 1859, Emer J. Godfrey, of De- troit, b. Oct. 1st, 1841. Ch. [1] George, b. Oct. 3d, 1863 ; [2] Jere- miah Godfrey, b. June 26th, 1868; [3] Emer J., b. Dec. 31st, 1875. Jesse H. now resides in Detroit, Mich. (4) Sarah. b. Oct. 30th, 1836 ; d. Feb. 12th, 1858; (5) Martha, b. July 14th, 1841; d. Sept. 12th, 1843 ; (6) David E., b. March 20th, 1845; m. March 20th, 1869, Etta M. Barker, b. June 23d, 1847.
7. Lewis, (son of Jesse and Abigal Farwell), b. Sept. 16th, 1806; m. Jan. 14th, 1833, Sylvia Sturtevant, b. March 12th, 1806; Ch. (1) Abby, b. Feb. 2nd, 1834; m. Thomas Howes, Oct. 17th, 1853, and d. in Mattapoisett, Mass., June 3d, 1854; (2) William E., b. Jan. 7th, 1836 ; m. June 7th, 1859, Rebecca A. Chase, of New Bedford, Mass. They have three children and reside in New Bedford. (3) George Lewis, b. May 17th, 1838, resides in Buffalo, N. Y .; (4) Mary Ann, b. Sept. 23d, 1841; m. May 15th, 1866, in North Charlestown, Rev. Charles J. Shrimpton, of Stillwater, N. Y .- have three children ; (5) George.
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anna, b. Feb. 9th, 1843; m. Levi Blossom, of Mattapoisett, Mass .; (6) Ellen, b. Oct. 9th, 1846; m. Henry Hamlin, of North Charlestown. Lewis Farwell, whose family is given above, was one of the selectmen of Charlestown for the years 1845-46 and '47. He died at Acapulco, Mexico, June 21st, 1852.
8. Melinda, (dau. of Jesse and Abigail Farwell), b. Sept. 1809 ; d. July 1848 ; m. Joseph Denison, of Leyden, Mass .; oue son, An- drew J., resides in Chicago. 9. Eldridge, b. March 13th, 1812; m. 1st, Lucy Barden; m. 2nd, Nancy Hathaway ; d. in Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 27th, 1864. Eldridge Farwell removed to Buffalo, in 1835; and in 1837, opened an establishment for the manufacture of coffins, the first that was ever opened in that city. In 1843, he was Alderman from the old Fifth Ward, and in the Common Council was Chairman of the Committee on Schools, and took an active interest in establish- ing and sustaining the free school system. In 1853, his health requir- ing a change he removed to Chicktowaga, where for several years he represented the town in the Board of Supervisors. At the time of his death he was one of the Commissioners of the Erie County Peniten- tiary. In these and other positions of public and private trust, he bore himself with credit and success, and always with unquestioned integrity. 10. Matilda, b. Aug. 30th, 1814; m. Seth Meacham, Oct. 22d, 1836. (See Meacham). VIII. Eldridge, (son of William and Bethiah Farwell), b. March 6th, 1770.
COL. ISAAC FARWELL was the son of Daniel and Mary Farwell, and was born in Groton, Mass., March 28th, 1744. He was the third of eight children, bearing the names of Daniel, Anna, Isaac, Timothy, Mary, Edmund, Zaccheus, and Benjamin. The date of his settlement in Charlestown has not been ascertained, nor any important incidents of his life before the commencement of the war of the Revolution. At the battle of Bunker Hill, he was First Lieutenant, in Co. No. 1, John Marcy, Captain, in the Third N. H., Regiment, commanded by Col. James Reed. This Regiment did good service. (For Farwell's pecuniary loss, see vol. VII., N. H., Provincial Records, page 597). After the battle he continued with the army. In April 1777, he received the commission of Captain, of Co. No. 1, of the First N. H., Regiment, under the command of Col. Joseph Cilley of Nottingham. In this capacity, he served his country till Nov. 1782. The following soldiers from Charlestown were members of his company. Gilbert Caswell, Lemuel Royce, Nathaniel Powers, Simeon Powers, William Leighton, Timothy Newton, Silas Porter, Aaron Adams. During the
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war he only rose to the rank of Captain, but he was afterwards Col- onel, probably in the Militia. On his tomb stone, in the village cem- etery at Charlestown, is the following
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" In memory of Col. Isaac Farwell who, having in an eight years vigorous war bravely combatted the enemies of his country, fell a vic- tim to the last of enemies, to whom the bravest and weakest must finally submit, on the 31st of Dec. 1791, in the 47th year of his age."
Col. Farwell m. Abigail, 3d child of Capt. Ephraim and Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe, and widow of James Nutting Willard, son of Lieut. Moses and Susanna (Hastings) Willard. Ch. I. Sophia, b. in 1775; m. Jason Wetherbe; (See Wetherbe) II. Merriam, b. Sept. 9th, 1780; d. in Charlestown, unmarried. III. Eliza, b. Oct. 14th, 1782; m. Levi Moore, of Montreal-left two daughters.
JOSIAH AND LYDIA FARWELL came from Chester, Vt., Sept. 22nd, 1766; Ch. Lydia, Josiah, Mary, Joseph, Anna, Oliver, and Deborah. Josiah Farwell, jr., m. Mary Lathan, June 21st, 1795; Ch. 1. Mary, b. Feb. 15th, 1796 ; 2. William Henry. b. Feb. 28th, 1797 ; 3. Sabra, b. Apr. 19th, 1799.
ELISHA AND SARAH FARWELL, Ch .; I. Sally, b. July 28th, 1776 ; II. Elisha, b. Nov. 2nd, 1777; III. Isaac, b. June 4th, 1780 ; IV. Pol- ly, b. Aug. 9th, 1782; V. John, b. May 10th, 1785, in Springfield, Vt .; VI. William, b. March 4th, 1787, in Springfield, Vt.
JOHN W. FERGUSON, (son of Edward and Keziah (Willis) Ferguson) b. in Frelisburg, Canada East, June 11th, 1826; m. Sept. 24th. 1851 ; Hannah H. Chadborn, (dau. of Benjamin and Sally (Cady) Chad- born) b June 6th, 1826; in Cornish, N. H. Ch. I. Clara E., b. in Frelisburg, Aug. 11th, 1852; II. Martha A., b. in Cornish, N. H., Dec. 16th, 1854; III. Edward B., b. in Charlestown, Jan. 9th, 1861; IV. Arthur W., b. Feb. 22nd, 1863-Mr. Ferguson came to Charles- town in October, 1856.
DANIEL FINNEGAN, (son of Patrick and Mary (Real) Finnegan) b. 1804, Co. of Cavan, Province of Ulster, Ireland; m. Nov. 1st, 1830; Elizabeth Mc Naboe, (dau. of John and Elizabeth (Gilroy) Mc Naboe) b. in Co. of Langford. Ireland, Nov. 1st, 1812. Came to America, 1831, settled in Charlestown 1839. Ch.
I. John, b. Aug. 6th, 1832 ; m. 1854, Mille Fairbanks of Springfield, Vt .- He was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, in a Connecticut Regiment ;- d. in Bradford, Vt., Jan. 17th, 1871-They had one child
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b. Oct. 15th, 1858, now the wife of Charles Lockwood, of Charlestown ; m. Jan. 1st, 1872. Ch. (1) Edward, (2) d. unnamed. II. William Henry, b. Apr. 17th, 1836 ; d. July 27th, 1867, at San Fransisco Cal- ifornia. III. Thomas, b. Aug. 23d, 1840 ; m. Maria Wheelan, Brook- lyn, N. Y., no children. He is now a member of the United States Detective force. (See Soldiers in War of Rebellion.) IV. James, b. Dec. 3d, 1849 ; m. July, 1870, Sarah Cody, b. in Prince Edward's Is- land-Ch. 1. John Henry, 2. Elizabeth M., b. Oct. 24th, 1875 ; V. Frank, b. April, 16th, 1855.
JOHN S. FISH, (son of Joseph and Nancy (Crosby) Fish), b. in Put- ney, Vt., Dec. 14th, 1834; m., Dec. 14th, 1864, Ellen L. Richardson, (dau. of Jerastus and Eleanor (Lane) Richardson) b. in Westminster, Vt., Sept. 1st, 1833. Came to Charlestown, Apr. 1st, 1867.
ISAAC FISHER came into town about 1799 and continued in town eight or ten years, when he removed to Springfield, Vt., of which place he became a valuable citizen. He had several children, but I do not know the time or the order of their birth. He used to live in a house which stood where " Rose Cottage " now stands, on the left hand of the road, in the hollow, just north of the village, as you go to Springfield. His business was to take charge of the grist mill, belonging to Captain John Willard, which stood on the brook on the same side of the road as the house.
Mr. Fisher was lively and witty, but I can only give the follow- ing anecdote of him. It was quite popular seventy years ago for many religious people to make, what we should appropriately term now, ex- travagant confessions of their sinfulness and ill-desert. Among those who used to do this was a Deacon C., who was a very excellent and truthful man, but who thought it necessary, when he got into a religious conference meeting to tell how bad he had been, supposing, doubtless, that thereby his piety would appear to better advantage. One time, after he had made a peculiarly humble confession, of this sort, Mr. Fisher, who wasin the meeting, got up, and, in his very pleasant manner, said, "My friends I am sorry, very sorry to hear Deacon C. say what he has. I have had a good many dealings with him, and I must say, notwithstanding all he has just said of himself, I cannot but think he has dealt honestly with me. But if he is such a man as he tells for, I shall have to begin to look out for him. Yet I feel, after all, like trusting him a little long- er, for I had a great deal rather believe that what he has now said is not true, than to look upon all his past life as a lie." Deacon C. made no more confessions of the kind.
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ALBERT H. FISHER m. Aug. 1848, Sarah Jane Dunsmoor, (dau. of John and Polly (Sartell) Dunsmoor) b., in Charlestown, Sept. 14th, 1816. Mr. F. d. in Charlestown, Oct. 22nd, 1872. Ch. I. Emma Jane, b. Oct. 2nd, 1849 ; m .. Oct. 3d, 1869, James Edward Finley, then of West Peabody, Mass , now of Chester, Vt. (1875). Ch. 1. Albert Henry, b. Apr. 20th, 1870; 2. Emma Lizzie, b. Dec. 26th, 1872; II. Mary Lizzie, b. Sept. 2nd, 1853.
AARON FISK married Hannah Laughton and lived for a number of years in Charlestown. He died in February, 1862, in Jaffrey, N. H. Mrs. Fisk died in Lowell, Mass. in 1847. Ch. I. Rosaltha, m. Harvey Clark and lived and died in Charlestown. Ch. 1, Hannah Janette ; 2. Helen ; 3. Frank ; II. Frances Maria, m. Samuel Baldwin, and lives in Langdon ; III. Orrisa Ann, m. George Fuller ; d. in the State of Maine; IV. Artemisia, m. Albert Fisk, of Claremont, and lives in Keene; V. John W., m. Arvilla Dodge ; lived in Charlestown about twenty years ; now lives in South Acworth. Ch. 1. Algine Aaron ; 2. Leon Nahum ; 3. Flora; VI. James Wilson, b. in Dalton, N. H., Oct. 19th, 1835; m., Apr. 28th, 1861, Mary Jane Sharp, (dau. of John and Margarette (Patterson) Sharp), b. June 15th, 1837, in Greensboro, Vt. He has resided in Charlestown, excepting a short interval, for over twenty years. Ch. 1. Elmer W., b., in Acworth, Feb. 26th, 1863 ; d. Sept. 20th, 1865 ; 2. Freeman Edgar, b., in Acworth, Jan. 11th, 1867 ; 3. Diekie G., b. in Charlestown, Sept. 9th, 1866; 4. Alvin W., b. Aug. 13th, 1868 ; 5. John Henry, b. Nov. 17th, 1870; 6. George S., b. Aug. 25th, 1873 ; VII. Orin R., b. Sept. 4th. 1837 ; m., March 2nd, 1865. Belinda D. Eaton, (dau, of Darius and Belinda (Spencer) Eaton) of Acworth, b. Sept. 29th, 1840. Ch. 1. Martina Helen, b. Dec. 12th, 1865; 2. Nellie Louisa, b. July 19th, 1868 ; 3. Fannie Maria, b. Nov. 1st, 1870; 4. Walter Harry, b. Apr. 20th, 1873; d. Aug. 26th, 1874; 5. Wesley Herbert, b. Apr. 15th, 1874; . VIII. William Andrew, d. in Concord, N. H., Apr. 1869 aged 22; IX. Adelaide Anna, d., in Lowell, Mass., aged 2 years. The paternal ancestors of the Fisk family were from Petersham, Mass .; the maternal from Swansey, N. H.
CAPT. BERIAH FITCH, son of Jonathan Gorham Fitch, of Nantuck- et, came to Charlestown in 1810, and settled in the north part of the town. He was a sea captain, and had married, twelve years previously, Sally Delano, (dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Swain) Delano) also of Nantucket. They had two children, who settled in Charlestown. I. Eliza, b. Jan. 5th, 1800, who m. Jennison J. Hubbard, (see Hubbard ; II. Lydia C., who m. Enoch Hammond West, Esq. (see West).
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EBENEZER FLETCHER came to town in 1808; removed in 1824. He built the last house at the north end of the west side of Main St., now owned by Mrs. Harriet M. Baker. The house now standing first south of the " Fletcher House," as it is called, was his shop. The name of his wife is not recollected. His children were Eliza L., Hiram A., now a distinguished Jawyer in Lancaster, N. H., Kimball Batcheller, Mary and Lucy. He used to do a great deal of work connected with Capt. John Willard's sawmill, which was situated at the right hand of the road leading to Springfield. He removed from Charlestown to the north part of the state, to what was then called Indian Stream. When he went from town, his household goods were drawn by a pair of oxen, harnessed one before the other. A very good character is given him by those who knew him.
SAMUEL LASELLE FLETCHER (son of Joel and Dolly (Silsby) Fletch- er) b. at Orwell, Vt., April, 1820 ; m., Dec., 1846, at Claremont, Cath- erine Macauley Jones, (dau. of Abraham and Susan (Long) Jones) b. at Claremont. May, 1824. Ch. I. Ellen Louisa, b. May 4th, 1849 ; established in business in C. as a watchmaker and jeweller, (1874); II. Katie Marselia, b. Apr. 14th, 1851; d., Feb. 17th, 1866; III. Mary Eliza, b. July 22nd, 1854. Mr. Fletcher has made his home in Charles- town, since 1836 or '37. He was town clerk in 1849.
ELISHA FLING lived in the small house on the cross road, from the road to Springfield and Hall's Mills, which is now occupied by Israel Gibson. Both his character and culture will be understood and appre- ciated by the following list of his taxable effects which he made out and presented in due form to the listers, and which is now found in the rec- ords of the town. It is inserted in this work by request :
" Into your list, I give my poll, With one red cow that's six years old ; With one small house, and acre of land, The soil of which is filled with sand.
Six dung-hill fowls, and one old cat, Which clears the house of every rat ; One sow pig, and fifteen sheep, Which jump so bad, I'm plagued to keep.
My loving wife, it's known full well, She works like sin and scolds pell-inell ; Three boys, two girls, so smart you'll find They are a comfort to my mind.
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That's all I've got. I have no more This eighteen hundred thirty four ; To you, dear sir my list I bring, And subscribe myself, ELISHA FLING.
Mr. Fling m., 1st, Belinda -, who d., March 5th, 1842, aged 48. Ch. ( I give the order but am not certain of its correctness. ) I. Wil- liam, who obtained such an education that he was licensed to preach-is now a teacher at the west; II. George; III. Sarah; IV. Rebecca ; V. Richard; m., 2nd, Phyla Parker, We have his testimony that his children were smart, and were a comfort to him. What more could a parent desire ? Two other persons of the name, Lester Fling and Abel Fling, married and lived in town for awhile. Lester m. Polly Russell, Dec. 1790. Abel m. Susanna Alvord, June 10th 1793-know nothing of their families.
EZRA FRANKLIN, son of Jonathan Franklin, b. at Lyme, N. H., Oct. 5th, 1813; m. Nov. 16th, 1865, Martha Ellen Bowman, (dau. of Samuel and Lucy (Gardner) Bowman), b. July 24th, 1826, at Charles- town, N. H., where (1874) she still lives. Ch. I. Henry De Haven, b. Nov. 12th, 1866. II. May, b. May 1st, 1868. Mr. Franklin died March 2d, 1872. (See Bowman.)
LEE FRENCH, m. Levina Hodgkins, (dau. of John Hodgkins), (see Hodgkins), and had the following children. I. Willard H., b. in Charlestown, Sept. 21st, 1816; m. 1st, Dec. 24th, 1837, Susan Wil- lard, (dau. of Wait and Susan (Minard) Willard); Ch. 1. Frances El- len, b. Oct. 9th, 1839; d. June 28th, 1866; 2. Caroline Isadore, b. June 29th, 1842; d. Oct. 7th, 1858. Mrs. French d. July 19th, 1861. He m. 2d, Oct. 23d, 1873, Mrs. Elizabeth (Henderson) Hood, b. June 20th, 1835. W. H. French spent the early part of his life in C., and returned in 1873. II. Martha W., b. in Litchfield, Ct. III. Abel, b. in Litchfield, Ct., is now (1875) living in Iowa.
THOMAS FROST, b. August 30th, 1776; m. Feb. 13th, 1805, in Jaf- trey, N. H., Betsy Butters, from which place he removed to Charles- town in 1814. Ch. I. Horace, b. May 2nd, 1806 ; m. Jan. 19th, 1832, Melinda, (dau. of Frederick and Anna (Farwell) Locke), b. March 9th, 1804, and died Feb. 22d, 1871. Ch. 1. Henry Locke, b. March 8th, 1837; m. Apr. 8th, 1867, Olive P. Wright, (dau. of William and Harriet E. Wright), b. in Burdette, Tompkins, Co., New York, March 15th, 1846 ; Ch. (1) Mertie Melinda, b. Jan. 30th, 1863, in Farmington, Jeff. Co., Wis. (2) Helen Amelia. b. July 30th, 1869, in Hardin, Har- din Co., Iowa. (3) James Edward, b. March 9th, 1871, in Oakland,
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Iowa. (4) Mary Esther, b. Oct. 4th, 1873, in Charlestown, N. H. 2. Ed- win, b. May 4th, 1839 ; m. 1866, Katie Whipple ; Ch. (1) Alice Maria, b. Dee. 25th, 1867; (2) Bertha, b. July 1871; (3) Mabel, b. 1874. Edwin Frost lives in Peoria, Ill. 3. Maria, b. Nov. 26th, 1840; 4. Lewis, b. Sept. 4th, 1842, is a physician at Mechanicsburgh, Ill. 5. James, b. July 25th, 1848, is (Jan. 1876), a member of Tuft's College, Medford, Mass. II. Pamelia. III. Rufus K. IV. Thomas, b. in Jaf- frey, N. H., July 15th, 1811; m. Julia L. Shurtleff, of Charlestown. Ch. 1. Nancy, d. in infancy ; 2. William, b. Sept. 17th, 1837; 3. Martha, d. in infancy ; 4. Rufus H., b. Jan. 23d, 1842, resides in Springfield, Ill .; 5. Hiland L., b. Dee. 8th, 1840; m. Nellie M. Learned, June 23d, 1868; 6. Herbert L., b. Nov. 23d, 1850. V. Al- vin, b. in Jaffrey, N. H., Oct. 23d, 1812; m. Mar. 20th, 1850, Cynthia Clark. Ch. 1. Newton Alvin, b. Nov. 6th, 1851, is married and settled as a watchmaker and jeweler, in Hanover, N. H. 2. Helen Jane, b. Dec. 26th, 1853 ; m. Frank Woods. 3. Martha Ann, b. Nov. 4th, 1855. Alvin Frost was one of the selectmen in 1856-59-70. He d. Feb. 12th, 1875. VI. Orinda. VII. George W. Frost son of Thomas and Bet- sy (Butters) Frost; m. Sept. 5th, 1839, Sarah Stoddard, of Charles- town, N. H. Ch. 1. Lizzie Stoddard, b. June 15th, 1841 ; m. Sept. 19th, 1870, W. Roland Bailey, of Kingston, Mass .- one son, Roland, b. Sept. 14th, 1871. Mr. Bailey was lost at sea Jan. 15th, 1872. 2. Sophia Willard, b. Jan. 21, 1843; m. Jan. 25th, 1862, Charles Bux- ton, of Londonderry, N. H .; one child, Lizzie Sophia, b. Sept. 12th, 1862; d. Oct. 19th, 1864. Mr. Buxton recruited company G., in the 11th Vt., Heavy Artillery, was chosen its Captain-promoted to Major. This brave and greatly beloved officer was killed at the battle of Win- chester, Sept. 19th, 1864. 3. George Henry, b. June 5th, 1845-enlist- ed in the 1st New-Hampshire Cavalry, 1862, and served during the war. 4. Edna Francina, b. Oct. 2nd, 1849; m. Jan. 20th, 1870, Charles H. Leach, of Waterville, Vt. One child, Herbert, b. April 30th, 1870. 5. Fannie Estelle, b. July 3d, 1854; m. Apr. 1st, 1872, Frank Cunha, of Grascioza, Portugal. 6. Pliny Taylor, b. Jan. 3d, 1857. VIII. Attaline. IX. Caroline. X. Susan. XI. Henry. XII. Henry Cyrus. XIII. Roania C.
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