History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the old No. 4, Part 61

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

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Mr. West had not only a good understanding of the principles of law but was regarded in all the courts as a most accomplished advocate. In- deed he was acknowledged by the profession as a model in that capac- ity. Yet he was one whose manner was so peculiarly his own that no attempt at imitation was at all likely to be rewarded with success. It was characterized by a delightful natural ease and elegance in which there was not the slightest admixture of affectation. And his voice had that inherent quality of which no description can be given, which both fixes and keeps the attention and which is an essential element in the power of the true orator. But let another describe some of his charac- teristics as they still lie distinet in his memory. Speaking in relation to him, his nephew, Enoch Hammond West, Esq., says. " In his character as an advocate, my uncle never sunk the gentleman nor vi- olated the laws of taste. Indeed such seemed to be the constitution of his mind as to render him incapable of discourtesy. Such was the delicacy of his sensibility that he naturally shrunk from every viola- tion of the principles of Christian politeness. And this distinctive characteristic of the man was preserved in all the details of his profes- sion. Even in the examination and cross examination of witnesses,

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the same spirit of the true gentleman was always maintained. And it was the same in all his advocacy before the courts. His manner was invariably refined and his utterances polite. He never took advan- tage of prejudices which he knew to be entertained, nor said any- thing merely for pleasing the multitude for the purpose of enhancing his popularity, but his appeals were to the common sense which he con- sidered had place more or less in the mind of every man, and to those universal elements of mind, which constitute the ground work of true manhood. He never was known, therefore, to use a slang word nor to make an unkind gibe, nor to use any means for securing the verdict of the court in his favor, which could not be sustained under the test of Christian principles. And yet with all these restrictions which he plac- ed upon himself, there was no man whom the multitude would throng more largely to hear nor whose eloquence left upon their minds a more profound and delighted impression."

In an important case, Mr. West was twice "pitted" against Pier- pont Edwards and Gideon Granger two eminent lawyers from Connec- ticut. The case related in some way to Rev. Dan Foster, who, for some years previous to 1809 supplied the South Parish Church. Tra- dition has handed down the almost magic power of Mr. West's elo- quence on that occasion and also the clear and overwhelming defeat which he gave his distinguished adversaries.

The personal appearance of Mr. West, was very fine. To employ once more the language of his nephew, who has been quoted above. " He was a handsome man, and his fine form and limbs were made particularly prominent by the old style of dress, which no change of fashion could induce him to lay aside. He never was seen without a powdered head, and in breeches and white topped boots, or if in shoes, with knee and shoe-buckles. And though at the bar he dressed ele- gantly, he never dressed richly nor gaudily. And if when in full dress he presented a very marked personal appearance, it was the person which set off the dress, and not the dress the person."

Mr. West in his professional life had business at all the courts in the State. And in going to them it was his uniform practice to ride on horse- back. He seldom rode in his carriage, though he kept his carriage and horses like other gentlemen of the time. In the County of Grafton his services were in especial demand. And such were his habits of life that he would mount his horse in the morning at Charlestown and make his journey thither without experiencing any fatigue.

He believed that in order for a man to possess a sound mind it was

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important that he should possess a sound body, or, at least, that a heal- thy physical system was the most favorable to a true and harmonious mental development. He therefore never neglected any appropriate ex- ercise. He would thus chop, split and pile his own wood, take care of his garden or do anything else that he deemed essential to his bodily health, and he would never be deterred by any false pride from doing anything which his judgment dictated that it was best to do.

I have spoken of Mr. West's marriage with Miss Mc Carty. This object of his early affection he was called to give up August 23d, 1803. For eight years previous she had been affected by paralysis, which had reduced her to infantile weakness in body and mind. In her prime she was a notable woman; with her heart and hand ready to every good work ; a fitting companion in this respect for her distinguished husband.

After her death he passed two or three years of great loneliness. At length, September 3d, 1806, he was married to Mrs. Frances Gordon, widow of Hon. William Gordon and daughter of Hon. Joshua Ather- ton, of Amherst, New-Hampshire. Mr. Gordon had been state senator in 1794, representative to Congress in 1796, and attorney general in 1801. Mr. Atherton was also a man of very fine abilities. He was member of the convention for adopting the United States Constitution, and made the only speech on that occasion which has come down to us. It contains a clear and concise presentation of anti-slavery principles, to which nothing has been since added. His daughter possessed the characteristic talent of her father, and was truly an accomplished wo- man. She survived her husband over twenty years, dying November 11th, 1838, while Mr. West died July 27th, 1817. The age of the for- mer was 72 and of the latter 71 years.

Mr. West had an extensive business and might in a few years have acquired a large estate had he pursued the measures and taken advan- tage of the circumstances of which many in the profession avail them- selves. But he possessed two remarkable traits, one was that he had no desire to accumulate great wealth, the other was his perfect indifference to any office, whatever honor it might bring, which would interpose any hindrance to the practice of his profession. He was thus led to be sat- isfied with a competence and to be content with that honor which came from the practice of his profession only.

I have alluded to the fact that Mr. West entered the ministry but very soon left it. This implied no dissatisfaction with religion, for which he entertained a profound reverence-and the duties resulting from which few have discharged any more earnestly or faithfully. And

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what property he gathered he gave by will, deducting from it what was necessary for the support of his widow, while she lived, to the South Parish of Charlestown for the support of the gospel. It amounted to $ 3,750.00, and now constitutes the " West Fund," held at present by the Unitarian Society.

Samuel S. Knapp, Esq., of Boston, at the close of a sketch which he wrote of Mr. West, speaks of his beautiful and rural seat at Charlestown. This is the place now owned and occupied by Mrs. Emily A. Olcott, and George Olcott, Esq., her son.

In closing this sketch it is appropriate to say that Charlestown owed much to the subject of this memoir. For though intensely interested in the public duties of his profession he did not neglect those which be- longed to him as a private citizen. To his influence and that of Judge Olcott and Capt. John Willard the present generation are in- debted for the beautiful elms which adorn the lower portion of Main street, and to his taste and culture for many of the improvements of the village. He took great interest in education and did what he could for its advancement, and was constantly exerting influences upon society to elevate it, both socially and morally. In the height of his fame he put on no airs of superiority, but modestly received the deference paid him, as if coming from equals. He was therefore not only respected by his fellow citizens and the members of the bar, but was beloved, so that no one under the influence of a feeling of jealousy ever wished him to be less than he really was. He was always fair and open, and an honor- able and true man. In the language of another, " In the cluster of his virtues there was no withered fruit " Such was Benjamin West, " The pride of Cheshire County bar."

TIMOTHY WEST, youngest son and child of Rev. Thomas West, of Rochester, Plymouth county, Mass.,-settled in Charlestown in 1781, having at the time a family of seven children. In youth he learned the trade of a ship carpenter, and also made himself familiar with life on the ocean. But neither liking the business of his profession nor a maritime life he purchased through his brother, the Hon. Benjamin West, several hundred acres of land, lying about half way between Charlestown and Acworth, on which he settled down and devoted himself for the remainder of his life to the occupation of farming.

Mr. West in Charlestown became a reputable and useful citizen, and was honored by his townsmen with the office of 2nd selectman for the years 1798, 99 and 1800, and of 1st selectman in 1803. He also held the office of deacon in the church, but owing to the loss of the church

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records, the time of his election to it cannot be ascertained. Children of Dea. Timothy and Lois (Hammond) West. I. Jane, b. Dec. 24th, 1768, in Rochester, Mass .; m. in 1789, Phineas Page and removed to Fairfax, Vt. II. Nancy, b. Dec. 15th, 1770, in Rochester, Mass .; m. in 1793, John Small Willard (son of James Nutting Willard) b. Jan. 31st, 1772 and lived and died in Hartland, Vt. III. Presbury, b. Aug. 31st, 1772, in Rochester, Mass .; m. Nov. 29th, 1792, Terza Carl- ton, of Acworth-removed to St. Johnsbury-thence to Lancaster, and died. IV. Alice, b. Aug. 16th, 1774, in Rochester, Mass .; m. 1st, Jan. 25th, 1795, Samuel Carlisle. She m. 2nd, John Mather Foster (son of Rev. Dan Foster); m. 3d, - Stone. She died in the In- sane Hospital. V. Timothy, b. Jan. 31st, 1777, in Rochester, Mass .; died March 8th, 1779. VI. Drusilla, b. Feb. 8th, 1779, in Rochester, Mass .; m. Charles Flin, Feb. 17th, 1799. Mr. Flin was a blacksmith -remained in Charlestown a few years, then removed to Lyndon, Vt. VII. Asenath, b. Oct. 28th, 1780 ; m. Feb. 3d, 1800, Enos Page and removed to Concord, Vt. VIII. Charity, b. Dec. 19th, 1782, in Charlestown, N. H .; m. 1st, Dea. Benjamin West, son of Rev. Samuel West, of Boston; m. 2nd, George Olcott, Esq., (son of Hon. Simeon and Tryphena (Terry) Olcott, of Charlestown). (See Olcott). IX. Mary, b. Jan. 6th, 1785; m. Samuel Bradley, a hardware merchant in Boston, where she lived and died. X. Timothy, b. Jan. 31st, 1787; d. Aug. 27th, 1808. XI. Melinda, b. March 1st, 1791; m. in Dec. 1815, Samuel Stickney, of Springfield, Vt .; went from Spring- field to South Boston, Mass. XII. Benjamin 2nd, b. March 1st, 1791 ; m. in Oct., 1811, Phebe Tyler, of Waterford, Vt. He removed first to Springfield, Vt., then to St. Johnsbury, and died there. XIII. Enoch Hammond, b. May 27th, 1792 ; m. Jan. 3d,1822, Lydia Coffin Fitch, b. March 13tl, 1801. Enoch Hammond West was the last child baptized by Rev. Bulkley Olcott. He is still living and to him the writer is indebted for many interesting facts in this work. Ch. 1. Frederick Fitch, b .-; settled in Monroe, Wisconsin ; d. leaving a widow and one child. 2. Francis H., m. Emma Rittenhouse-settled in Milwaukee, Wis .; has had 10 children, Louisa, Carrie and Edith, have visited Charlestown. 3. George O., b. January 29th, 1838 ; m. March 18th, 1857, Sophia C. Parks, of Charlestown, it being her 18th birth-day. Settled in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Ch. (1) Ellen Lydia, b. Oct. 29th, 1858. (2) Charles H., b. Oct. 9th, 1863. 4. Ellen L., b. July 27th, 1831 ; m. Joseph G. Briggs, jr., Oct. 12th, 1852-resides in Charlestown.

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Charles Henry West, (son of Dea. Benjamin and Charity West) b. Jan. 12th, 1827; m. Sept., 1852, Elizabeth Silsby, (dau. of Isaac aud Anna (Langley) Silsby) b. Sept. 22nd; 1828. Ch. 1. Anna Langley, b. Dec. 6th, 1859; 2. Charles Henry, b. June 30th, 1862. (See Boot and Shoe Manufacture in Historical Miscellany).

SAMUEL SPRAGUE WEST (usually called Sprague West) settled first in Charlestown ; afterwards about the year 1791 in Acworth. He m. 1st, Phebe, sixth child of Dean and Keziah Carlton. Their children were, I. Catherine, who m. Joseph Hamlin in Charlestown, June 3d, 1809, and removed to the State of New York. II. Royal, who m. Roxana Hamlin, of Charlestown (see Hamlin). He became a teacher and taught in Trenton, Utica, and Salina N. Y., and was licensed to preach in 1834; preached at Enfield, Walworth, Churchville and Fairport, N. Y .; afterwards became a tract Missionary in New York city and died in 1852. III. Jane, and the remaining children, were b. in Acworth. IV. Sophia. V. Thomas. VI. Thomas. VII. Eliza. VIII. Keziah. IX. Francis. Mr. West m. 2nd, Mrs. Lydia (Durant) Putnam, widow of Elisha Putnam, in Dec. 1816. They removed to the west accompanied by Sophia, and both died in Columbia, Ohio.

JOHN AND LYDIA (REED) WEST. Ch. I. Mary, b. Aug. 26th, 1791. II. Priscilla, b. at Walpole, Apr. 3d, 1793.

CHARLES WESTCOTT, m. Rachel Ballou. Ch. I. Phebe, m. Nov. 1815, Samuel Perry, jr. He removed to Wisconsin in 1850, and she died in 1856. II. Charles, d. young. III. Welcome, d. young. IV. Rosalinda, m. David Hubbard. V. Artemesia, m. 1st, Henry F. Locke (see Locke) ; m. 2nd, Eliphalet Bailey (see Bailey).

WILLIAM SYLVANUS WESTGATE (son of Ahiel and Abigail (Morse) Westgate) b. in Cornish, N. H., Apr. 28th, 1841; m. Feb. 7th, 1865, Aramintha Adelaide Earls (dau. of Samuel and Mehitable D. (Wil- kins) Earls) b. in Lowell, Mass., Aug. 13th, 1840-no children- came to Charlestown in 1866.

EPHRAIM WETHERBE.

CAPT. EPHRAIM WETHERBE, the progenitor of the Wetherbe family in Charlestown, married Joanna, daughter of Benjamin Bel- lows and Mrs. Dorcas (Cutler) Willard, widow of Henry Willard, 4th son of Major Simon Willard. She had been the 2nd wife of Hen- ry Willard, by whom he had had six children, perhaps seven, two of whom were men of mark, namely Col. Samuel of Lancaster who com- manded a regiment, at Louisburg, and Col. Josiah, a leader in the set-

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tlement of Lunenburg, Mass., and Winchester, N. H. Joanna, who was the eldest child of Benjamin and Dorcas Bellows, was born in 1707. The other children were Mary (who married Moses Gould) born in 1708. Juda (who married * Fairbanks Moor) who was killed by the Indians) born in 1710, and Benjamin, the celebrated Col. Bel- lows, one of the first settlers of Walpole, born May 26th, 1712. Capt. Ephraim Wetherbe by his marriage with Joanna Bellows, had six children as follows. I. Rachel, who married Dea. Thomas Putnam" (see Putnam). II. Jonathan Wetherbe who was one of the proprie- tors of Charlestown, under the New-Hampshire charter. III. Abigail, who m. 1st, James Nutting Willard, son of Lieutenant Moses and Su- sanna Willard ; m. 2nd, Capt. Isaac Farwell; m. 3d, Mr. J. B. Olive. IV. Susanna who married Thomas Little and lived in Peterboro, N. H., and Lunenburg, Mass., and had six children. (See His. of Shirley). V. Joanna, who became the 2nd wife of Col. William Hey- wood, of Charlestown. VI. Capt. Samuel (see notice of in another place). VII. Abijah, who was one of the grantees under the New- Hampshire charter. Mrs. Joanna Wetherbe, d. Aug. 26th, 1762, in the 55th year of her age. Her husband Capt. Wetherbe had died pre- viously but at what time has not been ascertained.

CAPT. EPHRAIM WETHERBE was one of the original proprietors of No. 4, under the Massachusetts grant and settled in the place very early. His house at the time of the building of the fort, was purchased as one of the Province Houses, as the houses within the enclosure of the fort were then called. The price paid for it was £ 35. This was in 1743. He was commissioned a Lieutenant under the Province of Massachusetts, as early as 1737. From the manner in which his name occurs in the records, he was evidently a person who was greatly re- spected. Only two others of the proprietors under the Massachusetts grant settled in No. 4. These were Capt. Phineas Stevens and Steph- en Farnsworth. Many of the descendants of his eldest daughter, Ra- chel, who married Dea. Thomas Putnam, still are found in Charles- town, and a few of the descendants of his son Captain Samuel Weth-

* The principal events of local interest this year (1758) were the attack by In- dians March 6th, on the house of Capt. Fairbanks Moor, situated on West river, when the captain and his son were killed, and the son's wife and four little chil- dren were taken captives; and the attack on No. 4, Aug. 27th, when Asahel Stebbins was killed, his wife with Isaac Parker and a garrison soldier, taken cap- tive. (See His. of Northfield, by Temple & Sheldon, page 305).

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erbe. Several of his children among whom were Capt. Samuel, Abi- jah and Jonathan, ultimately settled in Concord, Vt.

CAPTAIN SAMUEL WETHERBE.

CAPTAIN SAMUEL WETHERBE, sixth child of Captain Ephraim Wetherbe, was born Apr. 3d, 1745, in Lunenburg, Mass. He m. Su- . sanna, (dau. of Captain James and Susanna Johnson) who was taken captive by the Indians on the morning of the 30th of August, 1754, . and was carried to Montreal, in Canada, where, having been purchased by three maiden sisters by the name of Jiasson, she was not only treated by them with the greatest affection but every attention was be- stowed on her education. She was put at a boarding school attached to a nunnery in Montreal, where she remained for several years and was taught in all branches of needle work, also in geography, music and painting. The instructions of the school were given in French, as that was at the time the generally spoken language of the city.

She did not return to Charlestown till 1760, when she returned in company with Joseph Willard and family, who had been taken prison- ers early in the summer of that year. Mrs. Johnson informs us in her " Narrative of her captivity," that Mr. Wetherbe had fifteen children, by this marriage, among whom were five at two births, which was, to say the least, an example of fecundity not common. Only two of their children remained in Charlestown. These were the two eldest, Susan- na and *Jason. Most of the others grew up to manhood and woman- hood, and ultimately, when their father moved to Concord, Vt. settled around or near him.

Capt. Samuel Wetherbe was an active patriot in the war of the rev- olution. When a regiment was raised in July, 1776, under Col. Isaac Wyman, of Keene, for the army in Canada, he received a commission of captain of Company No. 5. This regiment ultimately joined the northern army of New-York. He was also very active in promoting the union of the towns east of the Connecticut River with the State of Vermont. After removing to Concord, Vt., where he was a large pro- prietor and among the first settlers, he represented the town in the years 1797-99-1800-1801-02-03 and 06. He was also one of the As- sistant Judges of the County Court for the years 1803-04-05 and 09.

First two children : 1. Susanna, (dau. of Capt. Samuel and Susanna

* This name, in the town record, is spelt Jiasson, and it is evident that he was named from the maiden sisters in Canada, who adopted and educated his mother.

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(Johnson) Wetherbe) b. Aug. 4th, 1770; m. Jan. 15th, 1797, Major Jonathan Baker, (son of Osmon Baker) (see Baker); 2. Jason, b. June 8th, 1772; m., Oct. 10th, 1793, Sophia Farwell, (dau. of Capt. Isaac and Mrs. Abigail (Wetherbe) (Willard) (Farwell). Ch. (1) Sophia, m. Mar. 13th, 1817, Oel Billings, who settled as a merchant, first in Roy- alton, Vt., but in 1835 removed to Woodstock. A large family of chil- dren was the result of this marriage; (2) Isaac F., b. Apr. 9th, 1797 ; . . m. Mitty Tuffts, of Charlestown, Mass., b. March 22nd, 1797, and set- tled in Charlestown, N. H., where he was thirty-three years engaged in mercantile pursuits. Ch. [1] Ann Tuffts, b. May 30th, 1820; m. Samuel H. Grinnell, (see Grinnell). [2] Abby B., b. Jan. 3d, 1822; m. Josiah White, (see White). [3] Geo. Franklin, b. Sept. 29th, 1827 ; resides in New York city. [4] Eliza M., b. Aug. 25th, 1829 ; m. David A. Gage, of Chicago. [5] Sophia Farwell, b. May 3d, 1836. His wife dying in Sept. 1859, Mr. Isaac F. Wetherbe gave up business in Charlestown and removed, in 1861, to Boston, where he m. Mrs. Louisa Clark and now resides (1876) aged 79. Jason Wetherbe died in C. in 1845, aged 73. His wife in 1855, aged 80.

MOSES WHEELER, of Groton, Mass., m. Dec. 14th, 1747, Elizabeth Holden, also of Groton. Their children : I. Sarah, b. Sept. 4th, 1748, O. S .; II. Elizabeth, b. June 24th, 1750, O. S .; m., July 6th, 1768, Oliver Farnsworth, (see Farnsworth); III. Moses, b. Aug. 29th, 1752; m. Pamela, (dau. of Ebenezer and Mary Putnam.) Ch. 1. Laura, b. Oct. 31st, 1784; m. Robert Rand, (see Rand); 2. Horace, b. May 12th, 1792; m., Martha Church, Jan. 23d, 1812. Ch. (1) Simeon Church ; (2) Moses William; (3) Horace Church; 3. William, b. Jan. 15th, 1796; 4. Lucia, b. Sept. 13th, 1800; 5. Marcia. b. Feb. 7th, 1803; m. - Kingsbury, of Honeyoye Falls, N. Y.

IV. Eunice. b. Oct. 3d, 1755; m. Jonathan Hubbard, jr, (see Jona- than Hubbard); V. Lydia, b. Nov. 5th, 1757; VI. Phebe, b. Dec. 23d, 1760; VII. Maria, b. Apr. 10th, 1768; (see page 418 1st Book, Town Records); VIII. John b. Oct. 31st, 1768, (p. 435, 1st B. T. R.) There must be a mistake either in the record of Maria or John ; prob- ably the former was by a year or two the elder of the two. John m. Hannah Thurston (published Sept. 21st, 1788). Ch. 1. Laura, b. Aug. 28th, 1789 ; 2. Ralph, b. Feb. 9th, 1792.

ENSIGN MOSES WHEELER, as he was called, as he held that office in the company of Capt. Hobbs, was in some of the fiercest encounters of the old French and Indian Wars. He was a soldier on the frontier as early as 1746, and was one of the company of Capt. Stevens in his

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celebrated defense of the Fort at No. 4, from April 4th, to April 8th, in 1747. He was also with Hobbs in his terrible encounter with Sack- ett, (see page 47). He was a very large man, yet of good proportions, and was said to have been, in his prime, the strongest man in the cor- don of forts on the frontier. One time Wheeler and five others were detailed to take a cannon to the top of Hoosac Mountain. It appeared to some of them a hard task and they stood around it a long time earnestly discussing the way in which it should be done. At length, tiring of their suggestions, Wheeler threw up his arms, at the same time exclaiming "Stand aside boys, I am going to take this cannon up the mountain myself," and suiting the action to the word he im- mediately seized it and swinging it upon his shoulder bore it to the place which had been designated for it, pausing only once for rest upon the way.

It is related that the reason of his pausing as he did was to get a drink from a spring which he saw bubbling up beside his patlı. As soon as he saw this he flung his cannon from his shoulder and throwing him- self flat on his stomach, the more readily to get at the water, he com- menced drinking, as the soldiers expressed it, " like a horse." Think- ing he would kill himself they warned him to desist, but as he gave no heed to their admonition three of them seized one leg and two the other and drew him forcibly away. He thought it rather hard usage but con- cluded on the whole it was best to submit to it. After resting awhile he again resumed his cannon and bore it to its place, when he found that he had burst his shoes open which were new when he started from the foot of the mountain, and his pantaloons were such a wreck that they were good for nothing afterwards. The officers and soldiers were, however, so pleased with his exploit that they clubbed together and very generously more than made up his loss. After this he became quite a hero with the Indians, who, whenever they came where he was, always wanted to see "The Strong Man."

Mr. Wheeler was one of the grantees, under the New-Hampshire charter, and was elected highway surveyor at the first town meet- ing, held Aug. 14th, 1753. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler both died in Charles- town.

AMOS AND EUNICE (GATES) WHEELER came from Acton, Mass. Ch. I. Sarah ; II. Amos, m. Rachel - -. Ch. 1. David, b. Apr. 19th, 1806; 2. William, b. Nov. 7th, 1807; 3. Ira, b. June 15th, 1809; 4. Hannah, b. Nov. 16th, 1816; III. Ira Allen ; IV.

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*Jesse, b. July 26th, 1791; m. Philena -, and lived in C .; d. 1874; V. Catherine, still living, unmarried ; VI. Abigail, b. Jan. 3d, 1794; VII. Mary ; VIII. Hammond, b. March 28th, 1796; IX. Daniel, b. May 16th, 1798; X. and XI. Willard and Charles, twins, b. Aug. 22nd, 1800.

MOSES WHIPPLE, the first of the name who settled in Charlestown was descended in the fifth generation from Matthew Whipple who set- tled at Ipswich hamlet, Mass., in 1635. He was b. in Grafton, Mass., in 1733-married Catherine Forbush-settled in Croydon, N. H., in 1766-removed to Charlestown in 1809, and died in 1814, at the ven- erable age of 83.

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History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the old No. 4, Part 61

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