History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the old No. 4, Part 52

Author: Saunderson, Henry Hamilton, 1810-1890
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Claremont, N.H., The town
Number of Pages: 798

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During the following six years the Doctor lived with his eldest son, Edmund, and divided his time either among his books and neighbors or in visits to his wife's grave. Early in December, 1845, feeling that his decline was near at hand, he wished to see all of his children, and ac- cordingly left Charlestown for Boston; visiting first, his daughter Sophia,

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next, his son Edward, in New-York, and lastly, his son Lewis, in Phila- delphia, at whose home he arrived December 24th, 1845. Shortly after his arrival in Philadelphia he was attacked with a disease consequent upon old age, and died January 14th, 1846, at 11.30, P. M., surround- ed by loving hearts.

The Doctor was always a student. Beside keeping pace with the progress made in the practice of medicine he found time for a careful study of the Bible, the results of which have been preserved in manu- script form, and are replete with utterences of his profound faith in God and of the Christian's hope of an endless and more exalted life.

A study of the Doctor's writings gives one an excellent idea of his inflexible spirit of independence in maintaining what he believed to be right, for when his judgment was convinced he never faltered. His views were from a broad and comprehensive standpoint; and it is noted that in all his conclusions, particularly on religious subjects, his reasons therefor are given at length. It may be remembered that when the Doctor arrived in this country, a paroled prisoner, he was ignorant of the English language, yet his persistent tenacity soon acquired for him a sufficient knowledge of the language for all practical purposes, and later in life his writings show 'how truly he had mastered it. Discipline generally kept a naturally quick temper under control, yet explosions of passionate feeling would sometimes take place, and during these the Doctor would, in giving vent to the same, indulge in French invectives, which fell more or less harmless for the reason that their meaning was seldom understood.

The Doctor was fond of music; indeed it was not only one of his studies but a favorite pastime. The violin was his instrument. Judg- ing from the character of some of his music, published in 1776, and now in possession of the family, one would conclude his musical knowledge and talent to be very creditable.

Since writing the sketch of the Doctor's early life, the writer has come into possession of an incident which will serve as another illustration of his humorous propensities. There are many now living who may re- member that the Doctor devoted much personal time and labor to the cultivation of his garden, which, in the quality of its productions was second to none in the village; and that he had the reputation of raising the best melons in the country. It appears that the family did not reap all the benefits to which they were entitled, from these melons, by reason of the fact that they would disappear in some mysterious way from the garden just about the time they reached perfection. To solve this mys-

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tery the Doctor, one evening, opened the two most tempting of these melons in the garden, and injected in each a quantity of an emetic.

Early next morning these two melons were missing. The Doctor was about to seat himself for breakfast when a messenger, with considerable alarm, announced that a neighbor's son was suffering great agony from an unsettled stomach, &c. As the Doctor was preparing to answer this summons a similar one was received from another direction. The Doc- tor made the visits and administered, good naturedly, the necessary rem- edies in each case. The mother of one of the boys was inquisitive enough to ask the nature of the complaint, and the Doctor replied that he would call it " melon fever," a disease not likely to occur again.

DR. EDMUND PELOUZE, married Mrs. Sarah Dejean at New Lon- don, Connecticut, January 1st, 1787, and had the following children. I. Edmund Pelouze, jr., born at New London, Conn., Nov. 5th, 1797. II. Edward Pelouze, born at West Windsor, Conn., March 22nd, 1799. III. Sophia Pelouze, born at Claremont, N. H., January 26th, 1802. IV. Lewis Pelouze, born at North Charlestown, N. H., March 23d, 1807.

Edmund Pelouze, jr., married Miss Mathilda Corbin, at Charlestown N. H., Feb. 22st, 1819, with the following descent. 1. Francis O., born in Charlestown, N. H., Dec. 7th, 1821. 2. Charles Nelson, born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 22nd, 1824; served during the Mexican War also as an officer in New Jersey volunteers, during the war of the Re- bellion. 3. Sophia M., born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 1st, 1830. Fran- cis, the first child, married Charles V. Barker, of Unity, N. H., No- vember 12th, 1839, and the record of their descent is as follows. (1) Eunice M. Barker, born in Manchester, N. H., Sept. 20th, 1841. (2) Sophia F. Barker, born in Charlestown, N. H., Sept. 15th, 1845. (3) Etta M. Barker, born in Claremont, N. H., June 23d, 1847. (4) Hen- ry Lewis Barker, born in Unity, N. H., July 26th, 1851. (5) Joseph- ine M. Barker, born in Unity, N. H., July 14th, 1855; and died at Charlestown, N. H., July 3d, 1860. Eunice M. Barker, first child of Charles V., and Francis (Pelouze) Barker, married Charles F. Stearns, of Massachusetts, Sept. 20th, 1860, and the record of their descent is as follows. [1] William H. Stearns, born in North Charlestown, N. H., Sept. 14th, 1864. [2] Harry L. Stearns, born in Stratford, Vt., October 20th, 1865; and died at South Boston, July 15th, 1866. [3] Eldridge J. Stearns, born in South Boston, Mass., March 14th, 1867. Sophia F. Barker, second child of Charles V., and Francis (Pelouze) Barker, married Henry L. Hartshorn, of New York, March

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20th, 1868, and their daughter, Sophia Hartshorn, was born in North Charlestown, N. H., Oct. 15th, 1869. Etta M. Barker, third dau. of Charles V., and Francis (Pelouze) Barker, married David E. Far- well, of North Charlestown, N. H., March 20th, 1869. Charles Nel- son Pelouze, second child of Edmund Pelouze, jr., and Mathilda (Cor- bin) Pelouze, married Edith Fronefield, of Philadelphia, Pa., January 2nd, 1850 ; and the record of their descent is as follows. (1) Edmund Newhall Pelouze, born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 2nd, 1851, and married Miss Rosella Mattix, of Camden, N. J., Apr. 10th, 1870. (2) Franklin P. Pelouze, born Aug. 7th, 1852, in Philadelphia, Pa.,-mar- ried Miss Laura Virginia Vernon, of Camden, N. J., Aug. 11th, 1872; one child, Katie May, born May 28th, 1873, at Camden, N. J. (3) Katie Pelouze, born Apr. 8th, 1854, at , Philadelphia, Pa., and died June 11th, 1868, at Camden, N. J. (4) Charles Nelson Pelouze, jr. born July 11th, 1856, at Philadelphia Pa. Sophia M. Pelouze, third child of Edmund Pelouze jr., and Mathilda (Corbin) Pelouze, married Luther H. Butterfield, of Tyngsboro, Mass., November 29th, 1850, and the following is their descent: (1) Frank L. Butterfield, born in Tyngsboro, Mass., Nov. 19th, 1851. (2) Charles Butterfield b. in Low- ell, Mass., June 3d, 1855, and died in Lowell, Mass., May 26th, 1856 ; (3) Josephine A. Butterfield, b. in Lowell, Mass., May 12th, 1857 , and died in Lowell, Mass., June 13th, 1858; (4) Katie M. Butterfield, b. in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 21st, 1862.

Edward Pelouze, second son of Dr. Edmund Pelouze and Sarah (Dejean) Pelouze, m. Miss Harriet Maria Thompson, of New York, in October, 1818, and the record of their descent is as follows :- 1. William Henry Pelouze, b. at Charlestown, N. H., Sept. 15th, 1819, and died at Boston, Mass., 1825; 2. Harriet Maria Pelouze, b. at Bos- ton, Mass., Oct. 22nd, 1822 ; 3. Edward Dalton Pelouze, b. at Boston, Mass., Oct. 2nd, 1824; and killed at Reams Station, Aug. 25th, 1864 ; (a Captain in the Union Army of the War of the rebellion.) 4. George Washingtown Pelouze, b. at Boston, Mass., Oct., 1826 ; and died Dec., 1830 ; 5. William Starr Pelouze, b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 15th, 1828; 6. Henry Lafayette Pelouze, b. in New York, March 5th, 1831. Har- riet Maria Pelouze, second child of Edward Pelouze and Harriet Ma- ria (Thompson) Pelouze, married Charles Henry Hartshorn, of Bos- ton, Mass., at Brooklyn, N. Y., June 16th, 1841. Charles Henry Hartshorn, died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1855. The following is the record of their descent. (1) Henry Langley Hartshorn, born in New York, March 20th, 1843-and served during the Rebellion-an officer

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in N. Y. Volunteers. (2) Charles Edward Hartshorn, born in New York, Sept. 28th, 1845, and died February 15th, 1862 (killed in bat- tle of Fort Donaldson, a member of 8th Ills. Vols.) (3) Francis Jackson Hartshorn, born in Cambridge, Mass., June 5th, 1849. (4) William Mackey Hartshorn, born at Boston, Mass., January 11th, 1851. Henry Langley Hartshorn, the first child of Charles H., and Harriet Maria (Pelouze) Hartshorn, married Sophia F. Barker, of Charlestown, N. H., March 20th, 1868, and their daughter, Sophia Hartshorn, was born in North Charlestown, N. H., October 15th, 1869. William Mackey Hartshorn, fourth child of Charles H. and Harriet M. (Pel- onze) Hartshorn, married Miss Fannie Louise Durant, of Lebanon, N. H., Nov. 5th, 1872. Edward Dalton Pelouze, third child of Ed- ward Pelouze and Harriet .Maria (Thompson) Pelouze, married Su- san Almira Cole, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 2nd, 1845. Edward Pel- ouze, died (killed in battle at Reams Station, Va., Aug. 25th, 1864, captain New York Vols.) The following is the record of their de- scent. (1) Edward Pelouze, jr., born at Philadelphia, Pa., July 14th, 1846. (2) Theodore L. Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 23d, 1848, and died April 16th, 1849. (3) Almina Pelouze, born in Brook- lyn, N. Y., Jan. 20th, 1850. (4) Evelina W. Pelouze, born in Brook - lyn, N. Y., Feb. 5tlı, 1855, and died in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 23d, 1863. (5) Richard F. Pelouze, born in Camden, N. J., Sept. 21st, 1857. (6) Fannie M. Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 29th, 1860. (7) Willie H. Pelonze, born in Brooklyn, N Y., Nov. 23d, 1864, and died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 23d, 1866. Edward Pelouze, jr., first child of Edward Dalton Pelouze and Susan Almira (Cole) Pelouze, married Miss Anne B. Sayrs, of Camden, N. J., December 23d, 1868, and the following is the record of their descent. [1] Almi- na S. Pelouze, born in Chicago, Ill., Feb. 15th, 1870, and died at Chi- cago, Ill., June 24th, 1870. [2] Edward Leon Pelouze, born in Chi- cago, Ill. Apr. 2nd, 1871, and died at Chicago, Ill., May 9th, 1871. [3] Edward Albert Pelouze, born in Camden, N. J., Oct. 13th, 1872. [4] George Ripley Pelouze, born in Camden, N. J., Jan. 5th, 1875. Almina Pelouze, third child of Edward Dalton Pelouze and Susan Al- mina (Cole) Pelouze, married Wm. B. Ripley, of Massachusetts, Aug. 18th, 1866. William Starr Pelouze, fifth child of Edward Pelouze and Harriet Maria (Thompson) Pelouze, was married to Miss Laura Loud, of Maine, October, 1854 (no children). Henry Lafayette Pe- louze, youngest son of Edward Pelouze and Harriet Maria (Thompson) Pelouze, was married to Miss Eliza Jane Tuthill, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,

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March 5th, 1851, and the following is the record of their descent. (1) Frank H. Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., August 17th, 1852. (2) Isabel Delphene Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 6th, 1854. (3) Winfield T. Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 27th, 1856, and died March 12th, 1859. (4) Jennie Maria Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 8th, 1859, and died Jan. 29th, 1859. (5) George Henry Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 8th, 1859, and died January 8th, 1859. (6) Jennie Louisa Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 26th, 1860. (7) Jesse Gaylor Pelouze, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 26th, 1860, and died June 4th, 1861. (8) Edward Craige Pelouze, born in Richmond, Va., July 26th, 1870.

Sophia Pelouze, third child of Dr. Edmund Pelouze, and Sarah (Dejean) Pelouze, was married to Michael Dalton, of Boston, Mass., Sept. 7th, 1823. Sophia (Pelouze) Dalton, died in Boston, Mass., Ju- ly 24th, 1868. The following is the record of their descent. 1. Henry L. Dalton, b. in Boston, Mass., Oct. 10th, 1825; 2. William F. Dal- ton, b. in Boston, Mass., July 1st, 1827, and died at Boston, Mass., April 2nd, 1871. Henry L. Dalton, first child of Michael Dalton, and Sophia (Pelonze) Dalton married Miss Mary G. Parker, in Boston, Mass., May 16th, 1847, and the following is the record of their descent (1) Fannie E. Dalton, b. in Boston, Mass., Nov. 28th, 1848 ; (2) Mary S. Dalton, b. in Boston, Mass., Jan. 7th, 1855. William F. Dalton, second child of Michael Dalton and Sophia (Pelouze) Dalton, married Miss Jennie Cady, of Mass., in 1853.

Lewis Pelouze, youngest child of Dr. Edmund Pelouze and Sarah (Dejean) Pelouze, married Miss Ann Mc Daniel, of Philadelphia, Penn., July 29th, 1830. Lewis Pelouze died in Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 5th, 1876. The following is the record of their descent. 1. Louis H. Pelouze b. in Philadelphia, Pa., May 30th, 1831 ; (served during the war of the Rebellion an officer in U. S. Army.) 2. Sophia Ann Pelouze b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Ang. 12th, 1832, and died at Philadelphia, Pa., June 7th, 1856. 3. John Atkins Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 16th, 1834, and died in Washington, D. C., Aug. 18th, 1875. 4. Eliza De J. Pelouse, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 17th, 1835, and died in Philadelphia, Pa., May 26th, 1867. 5. Mary Louisa Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., March 23d, 1838, and died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 3d, 1840. 6. Sarah Louisa Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 6th, 1841 ; 7. Edward Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 3d, 1843, and died in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 22nd, 1844. 8. Ann Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 5th, 1845, and died in Philadelphia, Pa.,

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July 14th, 1845. Louis H. Pelouze,* first child of Louis Pelouze and Ann (Mc Daniel) Pelouze married Miss Ellen Doolittle, of New York June 13th, 1857, and the following is the record of their descent :- (1) Minnie Eliza Pelouze, b. at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, March 31st, 1858; (2) Kate Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., July 7th, 1861; (3) Lewis Pelouze jr., b. at Fort Monroe, Va., Sept. 10th, 1863 ; (4) William Nelson Pelouze, b. at Washington, D. C., Sept. 12th, 1865; (5) Frederick Pelouze, b. at Detroit, Mich., Aug. 6th, 1869 ; Sophia Ann Pelouze, second child of Lewis Pelouze and Ann (Mc Daniel) Pelouze, married James R. Elliott, at Philadelphia, Pa., March 22nd, 1855, and their child Ellen Sophia Elliott, was born at Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 8th, 1856, and died in Philadelphia, Pa., April, 1861. John Atkins Pelouze, third child of Louis Pelouze and Ann (Mc Daniel) Pelouze, married Anne B. Scott, of Philadelphia, Pa., February, 16th, 1859, and the following is the record of their descent. (1) Sophia Louisa Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia Pa., Nov. 22nd, 1859 ; (2) Mary Ella Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 19th, 1862 ; (3) Lewis Henry Pelouze, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 17th, 1867 ; (4) Eugene Pelouze, b. in Georgetown, D. C., July 25th, 1868. Sarah Louisa Pelouze, sixth child of Lewis Pelouze and Ann (Mc Daniel) Pelouze, married Benjamin F. Grubb, of Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 24th, 1859, and the following is the record of their descent. (1) Edmund Pelouze Grubb, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 11th, 1859; (2) Mary Alida Grubb, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 23d, 1861; (3) Sallie Koons Grubb, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 14th. 1868.

SAMUEL PERRY, b. Sept. 19th, 1757, was the first of the name of Perry who settled in Charlestown. He married Hannah Watkins, b. May 30th, 1764, and settled near the north line of the town, where his descendants still continue to reside. Their children were, I. Roswell, b. Oct. 7th, 1784; d. April 15th, 1803; II. Matilda, b. Oct. 12th, 1786; d. Sept. 1795; III. Alpheus, b. Dec. 18th, 1788 ; d. Dec. 18th, 1814; IV. Tryposa, b. April 7th, 1891; d. Aug. 1792; V. Samuel jr., b. March 10th, 1793; m. Phebe Westcott, Nov., 1815, had seven children and died in Wisconsin, 1872. VI. Charles, b. April 23d, 1795 ; m. Polly Putnam, of Claremont, Nov. 22d, 1821. She died in Charles- town. He went to Cleveland Ohio, to live with his son, and died there. VII. Willard, b. June 7th, 1798; d. Aug. 31st, 1807.

* Adjutant General in the U. S. A; served as General in the rebellion ; was wounded.

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VIII. Ira, b. May 31st, 1800, m. Jan. 6th, 1821, Esther Meacham, (dau. of James and Polly (Rhodes) Meacham,) b. Jan. 19th, 1801. Ch. 1 Alpheus, b. Dec. 25th, 1821 ; m. Nov. 4th, 1845, Susan Way, (dau. of Leonard and Olive (Graves) Way of Lempster,) b. Mar. 8th, 1821. Ch. (1) Edward, R., b. Aug. 3d, 1846, in Claremont ; m. Jan. 18th, 1871, Abby F. Sargent, (dau. of Winthrop and Mary Ann (Col- by) Sargent of Claremont,) b. Jan. 8th, 1852 ; one child, b. Aug. 14th, 1872. Edward R. Perry settled in Charlestown, Apr. 1st, 1871. (2) Louisa A., b. Sept. 12th, 1848. (3) Ella E., b. Nov. 20th, 1852. (4) Mary E., b. Apr. 15th, 1861. 2 Ashbel M., b. Aug. 7th, 1823; m. Dec. 8th, 1846, Caroline Locke, (dau. of Henry and Artemesia (Westcott) Locke), b. June 17th, 1825. He was a merchant in Cleaveland, O., where he d. Dec. 24th, 1863. Ch. (1) James E., b. Oct. 17th, 1847. He is now (Feb. 1876) with his mother in Germany. (2) Charles, d. in California. 3. Cordelia, b. Sept. 11th, 1827 ; m. Henry L. Hubbard of Claremont, Jan. 8th, 1846. Ch. (1) Edward, (2) Fred not living. (3) Etta Ann; 4. Edwin, b. March 26th, 1829; d. July 3d, 1838. 5. Ira Mortimer, b. June 26th, 1831 ; m. Jan. 1st, 1855, Martha J. Bailey, (dau. of Eliphalet and Artemesia (Westcott) Bailey), b. in Unity, July 1st, 1833. Ch. (1) Rosella, b. Sept. 8th, 1858. (2) Clara E., b. Sept. 4th, 1862. (3) Willis M., b. July 2nd, 1866. (4) Grace L., b. Oct. 6th, 1871. 6. Seth M., b. March 26th, 1833; d. in Cleveland, O., Oct. 14th, 1866. 7. Jane, b. June 26th, 1836; d. March 26th, 1838. 8. James E., b. Sept. 13th, 1839; m. Jan. 1st, 1863, Emma L. Hunt, (dau. of Abel and Ellen Greenwood Hunt), b. May 12th, 1845. Ch. (1) Ada E., b. Dec. 26th, 1863. (2) Lewis J., b. Nov. 16th, 1865. Jen- nie A., b. Sept. 8th, 1867. (4) Della M., b. Dec. 11th, 1869. (5) Fred- die H., b. Feb. 25th, 1873.

Ira Perry whose children and grand-children are given above, lives near the spot where his father first settled in North Charlestown on a farm consisting of about four hundred acres and is regarded as one of the best farmers and stock-raisers in the State. He has often taken premiums at our Agricultural Fairs and at the last New England Fair held at Manchester, N. H., (1875), his oxen were so notably superior that they took the first premiums over all others which had been brought there from the six New England States. IX. Lewis, (son of Samuel Perry) b. June 7th, 1803; m. Dec. 25th, 1837, Lydia Ballou ; d. in Claremont, 1865. X. Parker, b. Oct. 2nd, 1806 ; d. in Charles- lestown.

GEORGE H. PHILLIPS, b. in Westmoreland, N. H., Jan. 10th, 1813;

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m. 1st, Apr. 2nd, 1834, Clarissa (dau. of Samuel and Rachel (Spen- cer) Putnam. Ch. I. Abbie Jane, b. Nov. 231, 1835 ; m. George W. Currier, May 19th, 1861-lives in Everett, Mass. II. George Edwin, m. Anna L. Quimby, Dec. 16th, 1864-live in Melrose, Mass ; m. 2nd, Sept. 18th, 1870, Harriet Marian Delate, (dau. of William and Mehitable (Cross) Delate). Ch. I. Mabel Ivalo, b. March 3d, 1871. II. Edith Gertrude, b. Apr. 1st, 1874.

CYRUS PIPER, b. in Temple, N. H., Doc. 30th, 1792; m. Feb. 2ud, 1815, Catherine Greenwood, (dau. of Joshua Greenwood, 2nd,) lived in Dublin, N. H., till 1853, when he removed to Charlestown and set- tled on a farm purchased of Mrs. Stephen Hassam. Ch. I. Catherine, b. Nov. 30th, 1815 ; m. Henry Morse (see Morse). II. Martha. III. Cyrus. IV. Calvin, b. Aug. 11th, 1823-came to C. with his father ; became collector of taxes, and died July 25th, 1860. V. Eliza Jane. VI. Ellen, b. Oct. 15th, 1830 ; m. Thomas S. Corey. He died in Maryland, June 1st, 1861, when she came to Charlestown with her son, Maro V., b. June 29th 1853, to live with her father, but died Jan. 15th, 1862. In 1863, April 1st, Mr. Piper removed to Keene, but re- turned again in 1873, to make Charlestown henceforth his home. (See His. of Dublin N. H.)

RUFUS W. PIPER (son of Artemas and Maria (Mason) Piper) b. in Dublin, N. H., Nov. 8th, 1826 ; m. March 8th, 1849, Caroline Town- send (dau. of David and Dolly (Fisher) Townsend) b. in Dublin, N. H. Nov. 3d, 1829. Ch. I. Fred A., b. Aug. 13th, 1857. II. Frank, b. Nov. 2nd, 1866. Mr. Piper settled in Charlestown, May 29th, 1859 ; is one of the selectmen in this centennial year 1876.

ALBERT PITTS (son of James and Lucinda (Burdett) Pitts) b. in Lancaster, Mass., March 25th, 1845; m. Oct. 19th, 1869, Alice Simp- son Sanders, b. Apr. 23d, 1848, in Fall River, Mass.,-came to Charles- town in 1871.

SAMUEL POLLARD (son of David Pollard) b. Dec. 12th, 1765; m. Feb. 16th, 1797, Betsy Sawyer. Ch. I. Theodosia, b. Dec. 17th, 1797 ; m. Horace Putnam (son of Samuel and Susanna (Badger) Putnam) Jan. 18th, 1821. He died May 4th, 1822-she died Jan. 18th, 1833. II. Ephraim, b. Jan. 6th, 1800; m. Apr. 7th, 1829, Clarissa Currier, dau. of Joseph Currier, of Langdon. He died Dec. 6th, 1864. Ch. 1. Clarissa Ann, b. Dec. 22nd, 1831; m. Samuel S. Bucklin, of Provi- dence, R. I. 2. Hammond, b. Dec. 26th, 1833. 3. Samuel, b. Apr. 19th, 1836. 4. Milton, b. Apr. 29th, 1838. The above all settled in Colorado. 5. Sarah Louisa, b. Dec. 26th, 1839 ; m. Joseph Millren-

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ing, of Chicago. 6. Charles Franklin, b. May 18th, 1845; d. March 2nd, 1849. III. Betsy Pollard, b. Nov. 21st, 1802; m. Dec. 20th, 1827, William Garfield, son of John Garfield. She d. May 12th, 1830. IV. Thomas Hammond, b. Oct. 6th, 1805; d. Aug. 17th, 1813. V. Joshua L., b. Feb. 21st, 1809 ; d. Aug. 12th, 1813. , VI. Benjamin, b. June 20th, 1811 ; d. Aug. 15th, 1813. VII. Harriet, b. June 25th, 1820; m. Jesse Miller, Dec. 31st, 1835; d. Oct. 14th, 1849. VIII. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 17th, 1822; m. Alfred Wheeler ; d. May 23d, 1849. David Pollard, d. June 2nd, 1827, aged 88 years. This family of Pollard's came from Harvard, Mass.

JAMES PORTER, the progenetor of those of the name, who settled at an early day in Charlestown, was probably the son of Hezekiah Porter, of East Hartford, Ct., and was born Feb. 24th, 1695. (See His. Had- ley). He was in the garrison at Northfield, as early as 1722, and that he considered himself a citizen of that place, is evident from the fol- lowing, from an old MSS. in the State House in Boston. "James Porter, of Northfield, petitions May 1727." " Being one of the sol- diers that in the year 1725, enlisted under the command of Capt. Thomas Wells, of Deerfield, on an expedition up the Connecticut river, in the month of March, in pursuit of the Indian enemy ; on our return, it was our bad hap to have our canoe overset, coming down a ledge of falls, when three of our canoe's company were drowned. Lieut. Joseph Clesson and Samuel Harmon and myself, with great difficulty, gained land. Lost my gun, value £5-my blanket and all accoutre- ments fitted for such an expediton-£ 5 allowed." (See His. North- field). The probable locality of the above bad hap, was at what is now Bellows Falls, but which was at that time unnamed, and evident- ly little known, or the company would not have been likely to have met with their misadventure.

James Porter m. Experience -, surname unknown, and had the following children, most of whom settled in Charlestown. I. Mary, b. Oct. 15th, 1726. II. James, b. Apr. 21st, 1728. III. Sarah, b. July 29th, 1730. IV. William, b. March 4th, 1732. V. Noah, b. May 6th, 1734. VI. Nathan, b. Apr. 16th, 1736 ; d. July 28th, 1741.

We find in the roll of Capt. Phineas Stevens' Co., from March 10th, to Oct. 20th, 1748, the names of James Porter, James Porter, jr., and William Porter. The names of James Porter and William Porter are also found on the roll of the company of Capt. Phineas Stevens, for 1750.

The Porter brothers, James, William and Noah, were bold and

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dauntless men, and inspired, in the minds of the Indians such fear that they were left unmolested by their attacks. At the time Joseph Willard and family were taken prisoners by them, they took the greatest precaution to keep the knowledge of their movements from the Porters, who resided in the immediate vicinity. They were celebrated hunters and marksmen, who had the reputation of never missing their aim, and traditions still linger of their intrepidity and daring. They did not hesitate to attack the fiercest beasts, and it is not known that they were ever worsted in any encounter. For agility, they were un- excelled, and could outstrip, in a race in the forest, any competitors, whether Indians or white men ; and such was their strength, that he must have been a strong man, who could have come off victorious over them in a personal conflict.

It is a tradition that they were out one time on a hunting expedi- tion, and had encamped for the night. As it began to grow dark, they heard what they at first took to be the hooting of an owl, which was soon answered by a similar hoot, in another direction. They then heard the same in other directions; and their quick ears soon dis- covered that the sounds were signals given by a company of Indians, who had surrounded them, and were gradually centering in towards their encampment. They listened and found that the Indians very much exceeded them in number, and taking advantage of the signals, they very carefully threaded their way out between their enemies and escaped. In order to avoid the possibility of pursuit by dogs, in case their enemies might have any, they made their way to a brook, the stream of which they followed down to a considerable distance, so that the scent of their footsteps could not be traced.

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History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the old No. 4, Part 52

Author: Saunderson, Henry Hamilton, 1810-1890 Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Claremont, N.H., The town Number of Pages: 798

Author: Saunderson, Henry Hamilton, 1810-1890
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Claremont, N.H., The town
Number of Pages: 798