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Lieutenant James, jr., and Betty or Elizabeth Porter. Mrs. Por- ter died Sept. 26th, 1778, aged 48. Ch. I. Molly, b. Sept. 29th, 1750, O. S. 2. Nathan, b. March 5th, 1752; d. Oct. 22nd, 1756, N. S. 3. Susanna, b. Jan. 19th, 1754; m. Elijah Ellsworth (see Ellsworth). 4. Noah, b. Sept. 9th, 1755 ; d. March 12th, 1805 ; m. Mrs. Jerusha Porter, widow of Chandler Porter, Dec. 3d, 1797. Ch. (1) Noah, b. June 6th, 1798. (2) Clara, d. May 4th, 1860. (3) Nancy, b. Sept. 11th, 1803. 5. Nathan, b. July 19th, 1757; d. Sept. 6th, 1758. 6. Chandler, b. Sept. 20th, 1759; d. March 18th, 1795; m. Jerusha Downer. Ch. (1) Warren, b. June 11th, 1792. (2) Chandler, drowned June 8th, 1796, and buried at his father's feet-aged 2 years. 7. James, b. Oct. 12th, 1761. 8. Joel, b. Oct. 22nd, 1763; d. Nov. 4th, 1763. 9. Sabra, b. Jan. 15th, 1765; m. Abner Powers, Oct. 12th, 1784. 10. Miriam, b.
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June 3d, 1767 ; d. Oct. 6th, 1768. William Porter, son of James, set- tled in town (Heywood's Journal) as early as 1749, but no record has been found of his marriage or family. Noah Porter, son of James, also settled in Charlestown, and claimed to have been one of the first set- tlers of Springfield, now Vermont (see Hall's Eastern Vt., p. 116). The following family were probably connected with the families above, but in what manner has not been ascertained. Asahel C. and Mehitable Porter. Ch. Burrill, b. Feb. 28th, 1804; m. Apr. 19th, 1831, Susan Garfield (dau. of John Garfield) b. Oct. 10th, 1803. Ch. Burrill, Eleazer, Ann, Asahel, Aaron, Emily, George, Harrison and Sarah. Burrill Porter now lives in Langdon. Mehitable, b. Nov. 27th, 1806. Isaiah, b. Aug. 23d, 1808.
JONAS PORTER, (son of David and Deborah Porter of Alstead, N. H.,) b. Jan. 12th, 1829; m. March 20th, 1849, Caroline W., (daughter of Ephraim and Prudence Putnam,) b. February 22nd, 1830. (See Putnam). Ch. 1. Mary Kendall b. Dec. 23d, 1851; m. in 1869, Warren W. Pickering; one child Mabel Louise, b. Aug. 1st, 1871. 2. Hattie Louise, b. Aug. 17th, 1859.
NATHANIEL and HANNAH POWERS. Ch. I. Hannah, b. July 4th, 1757; II. Hannah, b. Oct. 10th, 1758.
SIMON and PRUDENCE POWERS, Ch. I. Patty, b. June 10th, 1774. II. Simon, b. June 15th, 1776.
CYRUS POWERS, m. Rachel Watkins and came to Charlestown early in the present century. Their children were I. Lucinda, who m .- Carpenter, and died in North Charlestown. II. Walter, b. in Killing- ly, Ct., came to town with his father ; m. Sarah Bellows, daughter of Theodore and Sarah (Hutchins) Bellows, and d. Oct. 7th, 1851, aged 71; his wife d. Aug. 16th, 1868, aged 86y, 4m. III. Sylvester, m. Terza Wellman and d. in Westmoreland, had 5 children ; 3 sons now living. IV. Hannah, m. Joseph Judevine ; d. in Cambridge, Vt., had 5 children. V. William d. in Charlestown, March 4th, 1871, aged 76. VI. Anna, m. Samuel Dinsmoor, lived in Northfield, Vt., had 12 chil- dren. VII. Nancy, d. in Charlestown, in 1856. VIII. Willard, m. Lydia Dwinnell who d. March 15th, 1825, at the age of 21. He never married again but soon after died. IX. Thaddeus d. unmarried, in the Island of Cuba in 1818. X. Alemander, b. June 17th, 1804; m. Dec. 23d, 1846, Sarah M. Chadborn ; he d. Oct. 17th, 1869.
ARA POWERS, (son of Samuel and Chloe (Cooper) Powers) of Croy- don, N. H., b. 1797 ; m. in 1826, Mary Seaver, (dau. of Samuel and Mary (Holden) Seaver). Mr. Powers d. Sept. 29th, 1865 ; Mrs. Pow-
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ers, Nov. 2nd, 1868, aged 68. Ch. I. Mary Ellen, b. May, 1827. II. Samuel C., b. Dec. 1832. III. George Holden, b. April 6th, 1837 ; m. Jan. 1st, 1863, Loraine Sophia Hubbard, (dau. of Edwin F., and Han- nah Hubbard, (see Hubbard), b. Nov. 12th, 1842. Ch. 1. George Clif- ford, b. Oct. 3d, 1864. 2. Sadie Loraine, b. Nov. 11th, 1866. 3. Ara Edwin, b. May 10th, 1871. 4. Franklin Hubbard, b. July 28th, 1873.
SAMUEL PROUTY, of Spencer Mass., m. Miriam Stevens of Shrews- bury, Mass., and had the following children. Miriam, b. Oct. 24th, 1778; Samuel, b. May 10th, 1780; Thomas Stevens, b. Apr. 20th, 1782; and Artemas, b. June 14th, 1784, of whom Samuel only settled in Charlestown. He m. Mary King, (dau. of Elijah and Mary (Ste- vens) King,) removed 1st to Barnet, Vt., afterwards settled in Charles- town. Their children, I. Elijah King. II. Mary, resides in C., un- married. III. Samuel, settled in Burke, Vt. IV. Chloe, m. Cyrus Cummings and died in about a year. V. Enos Stevens, resided in C., unmarried; d. Jan. 27th, 1876. VI. Elizabeth King, m. John L. Trus- sell, (see Trussell.)
SETH PUTNAM.
SETH PUTNAM, one of the proprietors under the New-Hampshire Charter, settled in Charlestown, as it is supposed, about the year 1750. He was from that portion of Salem in Essex County Massachusetts, which was subsequently chartered under the name of Danvers. He had five children who either came with him, or had previously settled in Charlestown. These were Ebenezer, Ruth, Seth, Thomas and Timothy. Seth jr., was the first of the settlers of No. 4 who was killed by the Indians. Ebenezer was in the place as early as 1745 ; Ruth who married Peter Labaree, and Thomas and Timothy came in 1750 or about that year with their father. The name of the wife of Seth Putnam was Ruth -. But lit- tle is known either of lier, or of him, more than the inscription on the stone erected to their memory reveals to us. This gives his death as having oc- cured Nov. 30, 1775, and his age is 80 years and 6 months. This would bring his birth the last of May, 1695. On the stone is also inscribed the following, intended, no doubt, as a truthful memorial of his character. "The memory of the just is blest," Mrs. Ruth Putnam died Feb. 1st, 1785, in her 93d year, and that she was greatly beloved the following inscription on her gravestone would indicate.
"Sweet soul, we leave thee to thy rest Till we shall meet thee above with Christ."
The following are their children and descendants.
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1. Ebenezer, son of Seth and Ruth Putnam was one of the Grantees under New-Hampshire, and was a prominent and useful citizen. He was one of the defenders of No. 4 in its days of peril. I find his name in the roll of a company under command of Col. Josiah Willard of Fort Dummer in 1746, and afterwards in 1748 and onwards, he was a member of several companies under command of Capt. Phineas Ste- vens. He was one of the selectmen of Charlestown in 1755-56-61 and 65. He was also Moderator for the years 1765-66 and 69. An ex- emplary Christian, he was very active in religious affairs and on the set- tlement of the Rev. Bulkley Olcott became one of the ten male members of the new church which was at that time formed, and was elected its first Deacon. His father, Seth Putnam and Thomas his brother were two of the other members. He died Feb. 2nd, 1782 aged 63 years. Children of Ebenezer and Mary Putnam. 1. Seth, b. Aug. 24th, O. S. 1746 ; d. Sept. 26th following. 2. Mary, b. Jan. 4th, 1747-8, O.S .; d. Aug. 12th, 1762; 3. Ruth, b. Jan. 13th, 1749-50, O.S .; m. Solomon Grout; 4. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 25th, 1751-2. O. S; 5. Seth, b, Aug. 9th, 1754, new style ; 6. Levi, b. Feb. 11th, 1757 ; m. Rebecca Holden, March 29th, 1784. Ch. (1) Ira, m. Susan Kimball Feb., 1823 ; (2) Hiram, m. Emi- ly Griswold ; Ch. Rebecca Holden, b. Oct. 6th, 1824; m. Nathan Wesley Howard, (see Howard) (3) Levi; (4) Betsy ; (5) Sophia Willard. 7. Rebecca, b. May 15th, 1759; 8. Pamelia, b. May 25th, 1761 ; 9. Mary, b. April 22nd, 1763 ; d. Oct. 8th, 1781; 10. Isaac, b. May 6th, 1765, d. Jan. 24th, 1766; 11. Isaac, b. May 27th, 1766 ; 12. Terza, b. Aug. 4th, 1768; 13. Jacob, b. March 18th, 1771; 14. Benjamin, b. Dec. 27th, 1775, m. Sally Willard, (dau. of Aaron and Mary (Smead) Willard) b. May 12th, 1782. Ch. (1) Wealthy, m. Lemnel Gilson of Hartland. Ch. [1] Laura M., m. William H. Labaree, of Charlestown ; [2] Lemuel P; [3] Leonard; [4] Harriet P .; (2) Sally, m. George Dorr, Honeoye Falls, N. Y. Ch. [1] Putnam; [2] Marcia; (3) Sciena, m. Luke Allen : Ch. [1] Caroline ; [2] Sarah. Mrs Allen now a widow resides in Deca- tur, Ill. (4) Daniel, m. Elizabeth Jones, lived in Douglass, Conn. d. at Napanock, N. Y. Ch. [1] Lizzie, J. [2] George Israel, b. April 24th, 1860. (5) Zylpha, m. Henry Kimball of Charlestown, home now Springfield, Ill. Ch. living [1] Marcia ; [2] Nettie, m. 2nd, Samuel West. (6) Lucetta, m. 1st, Samuel Stevens of Rochester, III. Ch. [1] Samuel P., m. 2nd, Samuel West, son of Dea. Benjamin West, b. in Charlestown. Ch. [1] Martha, [2] Samuel, [3] Charles, [4] Lucy. (7) Louisa M., m. James B. Dinsmoor, (see Dunsmoor). (8) Benjamin Wil- lard, b. Sept. 17th, 1821 ; m. 1st, Feb. 20th, 1849, Mary Rounsevel of
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Dalton N. H. Ch. [1] Ella M., b. June 23d, 1851 ; Mrs. Putnam dy- ing he m. 2nd, Oct. 10th, 1854, Ann B. Hamlin (dau. of Ashbel Han- lin) b. Feb. 8th, 1830. Ch. [1] May, b. Apr. 19th, 1861, [2] Willie A. b. July 19th, 1863, [3] Marcia A., b. June 3d, 1865, [4] Edwin, b. June 13th, 1867, [5] Lucy N., b. Nov. 5th, 1868.
II. Ruth, dau. of Seth and Ruth Putnam, m. Peter Labaree and settled in Charlestown. (See Labaree).
III. Seth, jr., the first victim in No. 4 of the Indian war, was killed on the 2nd of May, 1746, under the following circumstances. Some wo- men went out to milk the cows, attended by * Major Josiah Willard and several soldiers as a guard, when some Indians, who were con- cealed in a barn, fired upon them. None of the others were injured but one shot took fatal effect on Seth Putnam. But, as according to their custom, they sprang to scalp him, the Major and the guard fired on them mortally wounding two of their number when carrying their dying companions with them they made precipitate retreat. The place had suffered from one Indian incursion previously, but up to this peri- od, there had been no loss of life. This event therefore excited anx- ious forebodings in the minds of the settlers in relation to what was to come, and led them to realize what was the fact that there was to be from that time no safety, not even in the presence of an armed guard. (See page 27.)
IV. Thomas, son of Seth and Ruth Putnam was one of the grantees under New-Hampshire, and was an excellent citizen. He was in Cap- tain Stevens' company in 1750, and became a soldier in the Revolu- tion marching under Captain Abel Walker, to the battle of Benning- ton from Acworth, of the south part of which town he was then a res- ident. He was elected Deacon of Mr. Olcott's church in 1766, and held minor offices in the town before 1771, in which year he removed to Acworth.
At Acworth he became the first justice of the peace, appointed in town. He was also the first miller, being both builder and owner of the first grist-mill, in the place. This was sold to Henry Coffin, who was carried off in it, in a time of freshet, and drowned. He was mod- erator of Acworth, from 1775 to 1779; and one of the selectmen in 1772-73-75-76 and 78. He and his wife, were two of the eight per- sons who were organized into a church, March 12th, 1773, by Rev.
* Son of Col. Josiah Willard, of Fort Dummer, and his successor in the com- mand of that Post.
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Bulkley Olcott of Charlestown, and Rev. George Wheaton of Clare- mont. He was also its first Deacon.
After remaining in Acworth a few years, he removed once more to Charlestown when he was a second time elected to a Deaconship, in the church still under the ministry of Mr. Olcott. After the death of Mr. Olcott, June 26th, 1793, he was elected by the church May 29th, 1796, its standing moderator-Deacon Putnam died Aug. 20th, 1814, aged 86. Rachel, his wife, died June 12th, 1812, aged 76.
Thomas Putnam m. Rachel Wetherbe, dau. of Captain Ephraim and Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe, of Charlestown. Their children were, 1. Ephraim, b. Oct. 16th, 1759; d. Oct. 16th, 1769; 2. Rachel, b. Apr. 9th, 1761 ; m. James Thurbur, St. Johnsbury ; Pub. Nov. 1st, 1792; 3. Joanna, b. Dec. 30th, 1763 ; m. Samuel Willard, son of Jo- seph and Huldah Willard. (See Willard.)
4. Abijah, b. Jan. 31st, 1765; m. Susannah Durant, Mar. 13th, 1794. Ch. (1) Ephraim, only child b. Aug. 10th, 1794; m. Sept. 24th, 1816, Prudence Graves, (daughter of John and Prudence (Simonds) Graves and widow of Israel Sanderson) b. April 29th, 1790. He died 1875. Ch. [1] Harriet M., b. July, 1817; d. May 23d, 1835, aged 18. [2] Mary Simonds, b. Feb. 14th, 1823; m. in 1851, Albert Kendall, of Strafford, Vt-lives in Cooperstown. N. Y.,-has one son, Frank P. [3] James Baker, b. Sept. 24th, 1825 ; m. Feb. 1849, Elmeda Pike of Marlow, N. H. Resides in Washington, D. C. He has one dau. An- na E., b. in 1852. [4] Caroline W., b. Feb. 22nd, 1830; m. March 20th, 1849, Jonas, (son of David and Deborah Porter of Alstead, N. H.,) b. Jan. 12th, 1829. (See Porter.) Abijah Putnam, the an- cestor of this line of the Putnam family, was Deacon of the church for many years, and was an exemplary and trustworthy citizen. He died May 22nd, 1842 ; his wife Susannah, 1843, aged 75. 5. Abel, (son of Deacon Thomas and Rachel), b. June 29th, 1766; m. Polly Whipple. Ch. (1) John Whipple, b. Jan. 25th, 1804. 6. Hepsy, (dau. of Deacon Thomas and Rachel), d. unmarried.
7. Elisha, (son of Deacon Thomas and Rachel) m. 1791, Mrs. Lydia (Durant) Parker. Ch. (1) Henry, b. Feb. 28th, 1792, settled in Quincy, Mass., and m. Mary Adams of that place. Ch. [1] Mary A., m. Charles F. Willard, son of Roswell and Elizabeth (Taylor) Wil- lard, of Charlestown. [2] Eliza A., m. William Chaplain Willard (brother of Charles F.) [3] Jane B., married Elisha Spear, of Quiney, Mass., all removed west, and lived at one time in Muncic, Ind. Hen- ry Putnam, his wife dying, removed to the neighborhood of Cincinnati,
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Ohio, where he married again and died. (2) Nathan P., b. Aug. 23d, 1793; m. Dec. 31st, 1815, Nancy Grinnell. Ch. [1] Charlotte ; (see Harvey Hackett) [2] Franklin W., b. Nov. 27th, 1832; m. Sept. 18th, 1861, Rosette Mary Putnam (daughter of John and Valeria (Sever) Putnam) b. May 19th, 1835. Ch. 1* Augusta, b. Dec. 10th, 1869 ; Frank W. Putnam, was 2nd representative in 1870, and one of the selectmen for the years, 1866-67-75-76 ; town elerk six years from 1860. (3) Lydia, b. Dec. 10th, 1794; m. Jan. 16th, 1833, Major Jonathan Grout, (See Grout.) (4) Elisha D., b. Feb. 26th, 1797; m. 1817, Nancy Melville, (dau. of Thomas B., and Betsy (Walker) Melville) b. Jan. 18th, 1798. Ch. [1] Frederick E., b. Feb. 11th, 1818 ; removed to Muncie, Indiana, Oct. 19th, 1838, where he m. May 20th, 1841, Susan J. (dau. of Col. Benjamin and Ann Sawyer, of Saratoga Co., N. Y.) Ch. 1* Eliza A., b. April 28th, 1842; d. Aug. 6th, 1842; 2* George Stedman, b. Oct. 3d, 1843; d. July 1845; 3* Mary Frederick, b. June 9th, 1846; m. June 14th, 1866, John M. Kirby, son of Thomas and Sarah Kirby, three children, Thomas P., Ada and Susie. 4* Margaret Elizabeth, b. April 5th, 1852; m. Edward Olcott (see Olcott.) [2] Henry, (son of Elisha) b. March 23d, 1820; m. Elizabeth Wellington-died in Charles- town, March 20th, 1860-one daughter, Nancy. [3] Edward, (son of Elisha) b. March 29th, 1822, m. Lois Swain of Woodstock, Vt. [4] Elizabeth, b. Oct. 7th, 1825; d. Dec. 29th, 1826. [5] George M., b. Oct. 29th, 1827; m. Mary Ann Parker, at Washington D. C., d. at Glenn's Falls, N. Y., July 15th, 1864; Ch. Laura, b. Nov. 19th, 1856; Anna, b. Dec. 15th, 1860. [6] William Francis, b. Oct. 31st, 1830 ; m. Celinda M. Thomas, at Chicago, Ill., d. in Washington D. C., April 30th, 1868; [7] Elizabeth A., b. March 19th, 1833. (See Edward Thompson.)
Elisha D. Putnam, whose descendants are given above, b. 1797-enlist -. ed on the 1st of March, 1813-a musician in Capt. James Pratt's com- pany, 21st Regiment of Infantry, and was discharged at Sackett's Harbor, May 24th, 1815. He was wounded at Sackett's Harbor, and on that account his name was placed on the pension list roll, of the Massachusetts agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month. His pension commenced May 21st, 1815, and was continued till his death, May 1st, 1864. He died at the residence of his son Francis, in Wash- ington, D. C. His father, Elisha Putnam, who enlisted at the same time, died in the army.
(5) Susanna, b. March 3d, 1799; m. John L. Bowman, of Royal-
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ton, Vt. (6) Rachel, b. March 14th, 1801; m. Feb. 29th, 1824, Sam- uel Hurlburt, of Dalton, N. H. (7) Asahel, b. Dee. 18th, 1803; died early. (8) Patty, d. in infancy. (9) Lavina, m. 1st, Sept. 28th, 1824, Joseph Dill, and removed to Lafayette, Indiana, where she had four children-all now dead; m. 2nd, Gen. James Burns, of Stoyestown, Penn., to which place she removed ; d. a few years ago. Mrs. Lydia (Durant) Putnam, m. for her 3d husband, in Dec. 1816, Samuel S. West ; both d. in Columbia, Ohio. 8. Seth, m. Feb. 1805, Jane K. Hall, of Acworth. 9. Ephraim, b. June 9th, 1770, never married. Children of Dea. Thomas and Rachel Putnam, b. in Acworth. 10. Martha, m. John Hackett. 11. Dorothy. 12. Asa.
V. Timothy and Susanna (Badger) Putnam. Ch. 1. Timothy, jr., b. Oct. 4th, 1760; m. Sarrh Hewit, published Oct. 4th, 1778. Their ehil- dren, (1) Sarah, b. at Langdon (in Charlestown then) Nov. 4th, 1779; m. Joseph Courier and died Apr. 18th, 1814. (2) Timothy 3d, b. July 13th, 1781; m. in 1801, (published Aug. 23d,) Betsy Dickey Hall, of Charlestown ; died Feb. 13th, 1834; settled in Ludlow, Vt., had 12 children. (3) Abraham, b. July 27th, 1783; m. Sarah Gill, of Spring- field, Vt., had 12 children b. in Springfield. (4) Samuel, b. July 18th, 1785 ; m. 1815, Eliza Southard. Ch. [1] Eliza Jane, b. Aug. 1816, m. Prentice P. Bowen. (See Bowen). [2] Samuel, jr., b. May 24th, 1817 ; m., June 6th, 1860, Annette Minard, (dau. of Wm. and Ann (Glover) Minard.) Ch. 1* Samuel Wesley, b. Dec. 11th, 1861. 2* Aaron S. b. March 10th, 1864. 3* Alice, b. Apr. 17th, 1866. 4* J. Lyman, b. July 10th, 1873. [3] James, b. May 25th, 1819; m. Oet. 31st, 1855, Susan R. Dinsmore, (dau. of Ingalls K., and Susan (Holden) Dinsmore of Al- stead.) Ch. 1* Susan M., b. Sept. 8th, 1856. 2* Carlie E., b. Oct. 2d, 1858. 3* Fred I., b. Feb. 23d, 1864. [4] Parthena, b. Oet. 3d, 1823 ; m. May 15th, 1842, Gilman Bowen, (see Bowen.) [5] Lucinda, . b. Nov. 8th, 1825; d. unmarried. [6] Caroline, b. Apr. 1827 ; d. un- married. (5) Betsy, b. May 3d, 1788; m. Nov. 17th, 1808, Levi Spen- eer and had 9 children b. in C. (See Spencer.) (6) Olive, b. Feb. 5th, 1791; d. Apr. 5th, 1791. (7) Polly, b. May 27th, 1792; m. Wil- liam Stoddard, of Springfield, Vt., removed to Cleveland, Ohio. (8). Olive, b. Feb. 7th, 1794; m. Dee. 7th, 1817, Nathan White, Spring- field, Vt., had 8 children.
(9) Dea. Moses Putnam, b. Oct. 12th, 1796; m. 1st, March 30th, 1825, Amanda Holden , of Langdon, b. Aug. 21st, 1797. Ch. [1] Ed- mund H., b. Nov. 19th, 1825 ; d. Dec. 27th, 1825. [2] Edmund H., b. Aug. 29th, 1827; m. Feb. 22nd, 1853, Elizabeth H. Tutherly,
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b. April 22nd, 1829. Ch. 1* Lizzie M. b. Jan. 14th, 1856. [3] Mal- vina A., b. July 20th, 1829; m. April 27th, 1858, Horace A. Cor- bin, b. Apr. 16th, 1829; resides in Union City Mich. (See Ezbond Corbin). [4] Jannette A., b. Aug. 2nd, 1832 ; m. Oct. 11th, 1862, Otis W. Burton. Resides in Union City, Mich. [5] Harriet R., b. June 8th, 1838; d. Jan. 22ud, 1860. Mrs. Amanda (Holden) Putnam, d. Oct. 16th, 1862, and Dea. Putnam m. 2nd, Mrs. Esther L. Twitchell, Apr. 18th, 1867. Dea. Moses Putnam was first selectman for the years 1833-34 and 36 and for many years held the office of Deacon in the Evangelical Congregational Church, the ordinances of which he was always ready to support to the extent of his ability. He died Feb. 9th, 1872.
(10) Dea. John Putnam, b. June 24th, 1799 : m. Valeria A. Seaver. Ch. [1] John, jr., b. Jan. 28th, 1829 ; m., Oct. 2nd, 1854, Rebecca, (dau. of Sandford and Rosalinda (Reckard) Winter). Ch. 1* George, b. Feb. 2nd, 1856. John, jr. d. Aug. 15th, 1858. His wife d. 1859, [2] Valeria Annette, b. June 17th, 1833; m., 1st, Sept. 18th, 1860, George Bond ; m., 2nd, Oct. 30th, 1872, William Daggett : [3] Ro- sette Mary, b. May 19th, 1835; m., Sept. 18th, 1860, Franklin W. Put- nam. Ch. 1* Augusta, b. Dec. 10th, 1869, (see Frank W. Putnam); [4] Wesley D., b. Nov. 16th, 1840; m., Nov. 16th, 1863, Mary J. Parks. Ch. 1* Mary Belle. b. Feb. 3d, 1865. Dea. John Putnam, (John, 2nd, as he was called) was 1st Selectman in 1847 and held the office of Deacon in the Church connected with the South Parish Socie- ty for many years. He d. Sept. 3d, 1865. Mrs. Putnam d. July 31st, 1871.
(11) Oliver Putnam, b. June 5th, 1802 ; m., March 10th, 1830, Cath - erine Dunsmoor (dau. of John and Polly (Sartell) Dunsmoor) b. Jan. 14th, 1806. Ch. [1] Charles, b. Jan. 8th, 1831 ; m. Sarah Graves, Oct. 26th, 1865. Ch. 1* Katherine A., b. Aug. 14th, 1866; 2* Oli- ver, b. June 18th, 1869; [2] Henry D., b. Apr. 25th, 1834; m., May 1st, 1856, Adeline M. Reed. Ch. 1* Jennie N., b. May 27th, 1858 ; 2* Arthur O., b. Nov. 5th, 1859. Henry D. Putnam was a true and tried soldier in the War of the Rebellion, and died in the service of his country at Baton Rouge, La., July 28th, 1863. [3] William D., b. Dec. 13th, 1834; m. Elmira Sartwell, May 1st, 1856. Ch. 1* Frank S., b. Oct. 23d, 1856 ; 2* Stella E., b. Dec. 2nd, 1859 ; d. Oct. 27th, 1863 ; 3* Emma S., b. Oct. 20th, 1863;4* Willie H., b. July 16th, 1866 ; 5* Ada M., b. July 31st,1869 ; 6* Grace M., b. July 31st, 1872 ; [4] Timothy Put- nam, b. June 16th, 1837 ; d. Apr. 7th, 1839; [5] Mary E., b. June 25th,
WILLIAM A. RAND.
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1839; d. Sept. 21st, 1839; [6] Catherine J., b. Sept. 15th, 1845 ; m. Alvah Charles Way, (see Way) [7] Mary E., b. July 5th, 1848 ; m. Charles Sparrow, July 25th, 1870 (see Sparrow); [8] Lucy D., b. July 17th, 1850 ; m. Parker R. Wood, Apr. 4th, 1874; resides in California. (12) Joseph Putnam. b, Nov. 16th, 1804 ; m. Sally Putnam, of Ludlow, Vt .; settled in Springfield, Vt .; had seven children; (13) Benjamin, twin brother of Joseph, d. Aug. 6th, 1808; (14) Susanna, b. June 30th, 1809 ; m .; Dec. 20th, 1826, Joseph Smart, b. in Concord, N. H., (see Smart.)
2. Samuel, (2nd child of Timothy and Susanna (Badger) Putnam) b. June 14th, 1762; m., Nov. 1789, Ruth Spencer. Ch. (1) Roswell, b. Nov. 13th, 1790 ; (2) Horace, b. July 7th, 1793; (3) Alpheus, b. Aug. 29th, 1795; (4) Orran. b. Sept. 6th, 1797; (5) Jeremy. b. Sept. 3d, 1799; (6) Luke, b. May 2nd, 1802; the last three were b. in Weathersfield, Vt .; 3. John. (3d child of Timothy and Susanna (Bad- ger) Putnam) b. June 4th, 1764; m. Catherine -. Ch. (1) Mary, b. Oct. 29th, 1786; (2) Catherine, b. Jan. 12th, 1789 ; m., March, 1807, Jabez Beckwith ; 4. Experience, b. Feb. 3d, 1766 ; d. May 27th, 1844; 5. Sarah, b. June 14th, 1768 ; m., 1789, Luther Spencer ; 6. Bailey, b. May 13th, 1770; m., March 5th, 1795, Anna Bailey. Ch. (1) Roselana, b. March 4th, 1797; (2) Hiram, b. Mar. 27th, 1798 ; (3) Guy, b. June 11th, 1800; (4) Benjamin ; 7. David, b. June 7th, 1772.
ROBERT RAND, (son of Robert and Hepsabeth Rand, of Middletown, Ct.) b. Oct, 1st, 1777; m. 1804, Laura Wheeler (dau. of Moses and Pamela Wheeler, of Charlestown) b. Oct. 31st, 1784. Mr. Rand d. in Charlestown, Dec. 6th, 1853 ; Mrs. Rand d. May 13th, 1875. Mr. Rand came to town in 1799, and took up his residence at North Charlestown, where the remainder of his life was passed. He became a successful merchant-was a useful citizen and an upright and hon- orable man. Both his house and store were on the road leading from Charlestown to Unity. The place is a very pleasant one, and is still in the possession of the family. Ch. I. Samuel, b. Jan. 14th, 1806; d. Sept. 28th, 1868 ; m. 1st, Electa Norton ; m. 2nd, Mary Norton ; Ch. 1. Robert N., m. Hannah Shelters; Ch. (1) Electa Marion ; (2) Sarah A .; (3) Curtis P. II. Eliza, b. Sept. 23d, 1808 ; d. Sept. 17th, 1836 ; m. Philip C. Rand. III. Robert W., b. Jan. 28th, 1810; m. 1st, Susan Smith ; m. 2nd, Mary Gibbs. Ch. 1. Laura J .; 2. Susan. IV. George, b. Apr. 2nd, 1812; d. 1812. V. William A., b. March 22nd, 1814 ; d. Dec. 29th, 1864. He represented the town of Charlestown in
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the Legislature in 1848-49 and was 1st selectman in 1852-53-54-55 and 56. The holding of which positions show him to have been a very reputable citizen. VI. Lucia A., b. Apr. 11th, 1816 m. Philip C. Rand. Ch. Sarah S. VII. D. Curtis, b. Feb. 1st, 1820; m. Stella A. Wadhams. Ch. 1. Lucy A. 2. Philip C .; 3. Lucia A. 4. C. Morti- mer. 5. Samuel. VIII. Jane S. b. Nov. 13th, 1821; m. George Smith. Ch. Robert R. IX. Sarah P., b. Jan. 15th, 1824. X. Cath- erine H., b. Apr. 23d, 1827 ; m. James Carnahan. Ch. 1. J. Curtis. 2. Laura R. 3. William H. 4. George A. 5. Alma B. 6. Frederic H. 7. Frank B.
ISAAC RANDALL (son of John and Jerusha Randall) b. Nov. 8th, 1795, in Langdon ; m. Lydia Conn, b. Oct. 26th, 1794, in Rocking- ham, Vt., and settled in Charlestown. Isaac Randall d. in 1841, his wife, June 3d, 1874. Ch. I. Eliza, b. Apr. 7th, 1819; d. 1840. II. Mary, b. Nov. 25th, 1820; m. 1st, Livermore Mack-had three chil- dren, one living; m. 2nd, William Kendricks, and removed to Cali- fornia. III. Lewis, b. Sept. 25th, 1822; m. Lucinia Watkins-lives in Brookline, Mass., has had two children, one living. IV. George, b. Dec. 16th, 1824; m. Aurora Mehitable Butters-lives in Northfield, Vt .; two children. V. Isaac, jr., b. Apr. 21st, 1827; m. Mary Ann Joyce, of Northfield ; lives in Springfield, Mass. VI. Lydia, b. May 22nd, 1831; m. 1st, Ransom Merrill, of North Charlestown; one child, George, b. Jan. 21st, 1855; m. 2nd, John Adams (see Adams). VII. Jerusha, b. Apr. 5th, 1853; m. James D. Cheever, lives in Sur- ry, N. H .; has three children.
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