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This meeting was an enthusiastic one, and one of the resolutions adopted at its elose was "that we will encourage and sustain, with our approval and sympathy, and also with 'material aid,'
those citizens of our county who shall enroll themselves as soldiers in response to the recent call of the Governor." And most thoroughly was this resolution carried out. Keene respond- ed promptly to the call of her imperiled country.
Rev. William Orne White, in speaking of this " war-meeting," in the admirable address delivered by him in Keene, July 4, 1876, says,-
" It was a memorable scene, when, in the sunlight of the afternoon of May 20th, 1861, the late Ex-Gov- ernor Dinsmoor stood upon the platform erected for the occasion, on Central Square, and, in presence of a multitude, said, as he introduced to them Hon. James Wilson, still happily spared to us (both deco- rated with the red, white and blue) : ‘ Amid the gen- eral gloom which pervades the community there is yet one cause for congratulation,-that we at last see a united North.' Representing different political or- ganizations, these honored men served to typify the patriotism, which, in that trying hour, fused so many hearts in one. How the women, moved with a com- mon purpose, toiled week after week, year after year, in connection with the 'Soldiers' Aid Society,' or to help the benevolent work of the United States Sani- tary Commission !? How like romance sound some of the surprises caused by the handicraft of the New Hampshire women.3 A Dublin soldier-boy, in his distant hospital, gains strength to scan the names in- scribed upon his album-quilt, and is strangely stirred as the names grow more and more familiar, until at last he sees the handwriting of his own mother.
" As we recall those memorable days, how that com- pany of the Second Regiment, moving forth from our railroad station, at the signal of prayer, comes back to our minds, and those tents of the New Hampshire Sixth, as for weeks together they whitened the plains beyond the Ashuelot ! How shall I speak of the cour- age, the patience, the devotion of such men ? I aban- don the attempt. In summer and winter, week in and week out, they have their perpetual orator. There he stands in brazen panoply of armor! If you have never heeded him, you will not heed me! But in
1 Levi Chamberlain or the Cheshire bar, was at one time the opposing candidate of the latter. Mr. Chamberlain, well knowing that in Keene the men of his own political stripe preponderated, playfully suggested, with his charac- teristic mirth, that to avoid putting the State to so much trouble. Mr. Dinsmoor and he had best " leave the case out " to the decision of the friends and neighbors by whom they were best known.
2 So early as March 11, 1862, the town votes three thou- sand dollars for the relief of wives, children or parents of volunteers.
3 After the subsidence of the war five hundred dollars a year were paid by a combination of persons in the va- rious religious societies, for two or three years, to the " Keene Freedman's Aid Society." The " Ladies' Charita- ble Society " unites, as it has for many years, the sympa- thies of all the parishes. The " Invalids' Home " was founded chiefly by the aid of the " Keene Congregational (or Unitarian) Society, " its chief benefactor being the late Charles Wilson, who left to the IIome the sum of one thou- sand dollars.
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his meditative attitude, to me he speaks, not wholly of the storm-cloud of battle, nor of freedom dawning upon millions of a once enslaved race ; he seems to dream, besides, of brighter days for his country, days when ' men shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.' The time shall come when no living tongue among their comrades shall be left to tell of Lane and Leverett, of Metcalf and Flint, Crossfield and Rugg, and Howard and Cheney, and their asso- ciates, who returned, not alive, to the dear old home ! One by one, all who bore part in the gigantic contest shall have passed onward. Yet even then, God grant that those silent lips may speak eloquently to the fu- ture dwellers in this happy valley, of those sons of Keene who, in behalfof their country, presented 'their bodies a living sacrifice.' "
The record of Keene during the War of the Rebellion is one in which her citizens may justly feel a patriotic pride. Captain Henry C. Han- derson recruited the first volunteers. The first company raised became Company G of the First Regiment, A. J. Sargent, captain. The follow- ing companies also went out from Keene: Com- pany A, Second Regiment, T. A. Barker, cap- tain ; Company F, Fifth Regiment, H. T. H. Pierce, captain; Company E, Sixth Regiment, O. G. Dort, captain ; Company I, Ninth Regi- ment, John W. Babbitt, captain ; Company G, Fourteenth Regiment, Solon A. Carter, captain. A portion of Company K, Third Regiment, was also from Kcene.
The Sixth Regiment was organized at Keene, commanded by Colonel Nelson Converse, and later by Colonel S. G. Griffin, afterwards major- general. A portion also of Company K, Third Regiment, was from this town.
The following is the roll of honor :
Captain Henry N. Metcalf, killed at Gettysburg.
A. W. Heaton, died of wounds, May 25, 1862.
William H. Hookins, died of wounds, July 25, 1862.
G. H. Muchmore, first lieutenant, killed at second battle of Bull Run.
J. H. Jenks, sergeant-major, killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864.
Edward E. Sturdevant, major, killed at Fredericks- burg.
Henry Holton, died March 17, 1863.
John A. Drummer, died December 9, 1861. John G. Darling, died.
Henry White, died December 9, 1861.
C. C. Cheney, died February 26, 1862. Henry Flint, died October 16, 1862.
George W. Marsh, drowned August 31, 1862.
Henry Sprague, died August 17, 1863. C. D. Chase, died July 20, 1863. F. J. Leverett, died October 2, 1863.
E. J. Perham, died October 26, 1862.
C. E. Towns, died February 20, 1865. N. T. Dunn, died September 8, 1864. L. M. Parker, died June 20, 1865.
Edwin Marvin, died December 15, 1862.
E. F. Dickinson, died of wounds, June 17, 1864.
H. W. Willard, died March 3, 1865.
Charles J. Wilder, killed October 13, 1864.
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT .- The first move- ment for the erection of a soldiers' memorial in Keene was started in 1868, when two thousand dollars was voted for the purpose, and a build- ing committee chosen. In August, 1870, an additional sum of five thousand dollars was voted, and a committee of five chosen to ereet upon Central Square such a monument as they should think best.
The monument stands at the extreme south end of the park in Central Square, facing the south. It was designed by Martin Milmore, of Boston, and was cast by the Ames Manufactur- ing Company, of Chicopee, Mass.
It consists of a bronze figure of a soldier, eight feet in height, standing at rest ; the butt of the musket is placed upon the ground, and, passing up between the right arm and the body, is sup- ported by the right hand, which is raised to- wards the shoulder and grasps the piece in a firm but pliant manner.
The figure rests principally upon the right leg, while the left is advanced to an easy posi- tion, giving balance and repose to the whole.
The drapery is that of a common soldier in the late war, including the overcoat, which was so useful in active service, and which now serves so admirably as a foil to the stiffness of the or- dinary costume and gives to the figure something of the grace necessary to a work of art. The pose of the figure is easy, at the same time firm and commanding. The countenance ex- presses that clear intelligence and sterling com- mon sense which distinguishes the true American volunteer, and the whole aspect of the statue is that of the courageous, ready, firm and patriotic citizen-soldier. The figure stands upon a pedestal
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of Roxbury granite, composed of the following sections :
A lower base, seven and one-half feet square and fifteen inches high; second base, six feet two inches square and eighteen inches high ; third base, five feet four inches square and nine inches high; fourth base, four feet ten inches square and twelve inches high. On these four bases rest the die, which is four feet square by five feet eight inches in height ; the whole sur- mounted by a cap, five feet four inches square and eighteen inches thick. On the south of the die is a bronze tablet, forty-eight by thirty-three inches, bearing the following inscription :
" Keene will cherish in perpetual honor the mem- ory of her sons who fought for liberty and the integ- rity of the Republic.
1861-1865.
" The honor of the heroic dead is the inspiration of posterity."
The entire height of the pedestal is twelve fect ten inches, and the total height of the pedes- tal and statue twenty feet ten inches. Surround- ing the monument, and distant from it ten feet, is a granite curbing.
The monument was dedicated October 20, 1871, amid a large concourse of people. Many distin- guished guests were also present, among whom were General Kilpatrick, General Garfield, Gov- ernor Weston and staff, Mr. Milmore, of Boston, and others. The introductory address of the day was delivered by Major-General S. G. Griffin, who was president of the day. The presentation address was delivered by Dr. Geo. B. Twitchell, and Mr. Geo. H. Gilbert, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, responded with an address of accept- ance. The oration was delivered by General Judson Kilpatrick. Remarks were also made by Governor Weston, Senator Patterson, General Garfield, Colonel Carroll D. Wright, Martin Milmore, Hon. Thomas M. Edwards, Hon. Ho- sea Parker, General Natt. Head, General M. T. Donahue and Hon. Peter Sanborn.
PHYSICIANS .- The following physicians have practiced in this town : Dr. Daniel Adams, Amos Twitchell, Chas. E. Adams, (son of Dr. Daniel), Jos. Wheeler, Thaddeus McCarty, Daniel Hough, J. B. Douseman, George B. Twitchell, Smith, J. F. Jenison, Thos. B. Kitteredge, Dr.
Cole, A. S. Carpenter, H. H. Darling, Ira Prouty, Wm. Geddes (deceased), Wm. R. Dur- ham, Geo. W. Flagg, I. J. Prouty, Dr. G. C. Hill, Mrs. G. C. Hill, G. H. Bridgman, S. M. Dinsmoor, A. B. Thurston and J. H. Leach.
CITY OF KEENE .- The first meeting of the legal voters of Keene for the choice of city and ward officers was held on the second Tuesday in April, 1874, when the following officers were elected; and on the 5th day of May fol- lowing were duly clothed with administrative powers.
1874.
Mayor: Horatio Colony.
Aldermen: Ward 1, Horatio Kimball; Ward 2, Edward Farrar ; Ward 3, Don H. Woodward; Ward 4, Francis C. Faulkner ; Ward 5, Reuben Stewart. City Clerk: Henry S. Martin.
President Common Council : Henry H. Darling.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Alanson S. Whitcomb, Fran- cis French, Franklin J. Ware; Ward 2, Henry H. Darling, Miles S. Buckminster, George W. Holbrook ; Ward 3, Joseph R. Beal, James W. Dodge, Nathan G. Woodbury; Ward 4, Frederick H. Kingsbury, Leander W. Cummings, Charles N. Wilder ; Ward 5, William Dinsmoor, Oscar J. Howard, Horace Ham- blett.
1875.
Mayor : Horatio Colony.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Solon S. Wilkinson ; Ward 2, Edward Farrar; Ward 3, Joseph R. Beal ; Ward 4, William P. Abbott; Ward 5, Reuben Stewart.
City Clerk : Frank H. Starkweather.
President Common Council : Frederick H. Kings- bury.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Francis A. Perry, Asa Fair- banks, William L. Davis; Ward 2, George W. Hol- brook, Miles S. Buckminster, Asa Smith; Ward 3, Allen Giffin, William H. Knowlton, Daniel H. Saw- yer; Ward 4, Charles N. Wilder, Frederick H. Kingsbury, Charles Shrigley ; Ward 5, William Dins- moor, Reuben Hyland, Horace Hamblett.
1876.
Mayor: Edward Farrar.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Solon S. Wilkinson; Ward 2, Thomas E. Hatch ; Ward 3, Joseph R. Beal; Ward 4, William P. Abbott; Ward 5, Henry S. Martin. City Clerk : Frank H. Starkweather.1
President Common Council : Charles Shrigley.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Francis A. Perry, Asa Fair- banks, Samuel O. Gates; Ward 2, Asa Smith, Oren S. Gleason, Warren W. Mason ; Ward 3, William H.
1 City Clerk Starkweather having died in office June 1st, Lucius C. Doolittle was elected to fill the place August 8th following.
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Knowlton, Daniel H. Sawyer, William P. Chamber- lain; Ward 4, Charles Shrigley, Josiah M. Wood- ward, Gardner C. Hill; Ward 5, Horace Hamblett, Reuben Hyland, Edward C. Thayer.
1877.
Mayor : Edward Farrar.
Aldermen : Ward 1, George W. Ball; Ward 2, Thomas E. Hatch ; Ward 3, Ira F. Prouty ; Ward 4, George H. Tilden ; Ward 5, Henry S. Martin. City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President Common Council : Gardner C. Hill.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Benjamin D. Hutchins, James S. Taft, Luther Starkey; Ward 2, Warren W. Mason, Oren S. Gleason, Orlen D. Pratt ; Ward 3, William P. Chamberlain, Jason French, Harvey Phillips; Ward 4, Josiah M. Woodward, Gardner C. Hill, Joseph Wilson; Ward 5, Edward C. Thayer, Frederick E. Robinson, George F. Sanborn.
1878.
Mayor: Reuben Stewart.
Aldermen : Ward 1, George W. Ball ; Ward 2, George K. Wright; Ward 3, Ira F. Prouty ; Ward 4, George F. Tilden ; Ward 5, Edward C. Thayer.
City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President Common Council : James S. Taft.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Benjamin D. Hutchins, James S. Taft, Daniel R. Cole; Ward 2, James C. Whittle, Orlen D. Pratt, John W. Nye; Ward 3, Charles A. Gale, Jason French, Harvey Phillips; Ward 4, Norris G. Gurnsey, Jehiel Haflow, Joseph Wilson; Ward 5, George F. Sanborn, Cheever P. Felch, Laton Martin.
1879.
Mayor : Reuben Stewart.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Horatio Kimball; Ward 2, George K. Wright; Ward 3, Jason French ; Ward 4, Norris G. Gurnsey ; Ward 5, Luther P. Alden.
City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President Common Council : Charles A. Gale.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Charles F. Wilson, Franklin J. Ware, Fred. A. Barker; Ward 2, James C. Whittle, John W. Nye, Caleb Goodnow ; Ward 3, Charles A. Gale, Clark N. Chandler, Albert O. Fisk; Ward 4, Jehiel Harlow, Dexter W. Gilbert, Warren O. Wil- son ; Ward 5, Cheever P. Felch, Laton Martin, James H. Smith.
1880.
Mayor : Horatio Kimball.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Charles F. Wilson ; Ward 2, Cyrus Piper ; Ward 3, Jason French ; Ward 4, Norris G. Gurnsey ; Ward 5, Edward B. Tarbell.
City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President Common Council : Dexter W. Gilbert.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Hiram Blake, James Spencer, Milton M. Parks; Ward 2, Jerry P. Well- man, James W. Russell, Charles W. Buckminster ;
Ward 3, Albert O. Fisk, George W. McDuffee, James H. Fisher; Ward 4, Dexter W. Gilbert, George H. Richards, Charles W. Shedd; Ward 5, James H. Smith, Sylvanus A. Morse, Henry S. Coulliard.
1881.
Mayor : Ira W. Russell.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Charles F. Wilson; Ward 2, Cyrus Piper ; Ward 3, George W. McDuffee; Ward 4, Dexter W. Gilbert; Ward 5, Luther P. Alden. City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President Common Council : George H. Richards.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Milton M. Parks, James Spencer, Rufus Freeman ; Ward 2, Jerry P. Well- man, James W. Russell, Henry W. Nims; Ward 3, James H. Fisher, Clark N. Chandler, Austin E. Howard; Ward 4, George H. Richards, Charles W. Shedd, Zebina K. Graves ; Ward 5, Stephen L. Ran- dall, De Los C. Ball, Henry S. Coulliard.
1882.
Mayor : Ira W. Russell.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Ralph J. Holt ; Ward 2, George B. Twitchell ; Ward 3, George W. McDuffee; Ward 4, Dexter W. Gilbert ; Ward 5, Luther P. Alden.
City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President of Common Council : Stephen L. Ran- dall.
Councilmen : Ward 1, Rufus Freeman, Albert W. Shelden, Edwin M. Bullard ; Ward 2, Henry W. Nims, George L. Burdett, Charles L. Johnson ; Ward 3, Clark N. Chandler, Austin E. Howard; Charles ·Bridgman; Ward 4, Zebina K. Graves, Clement J. Woodward, Charles H. Hersey ; Ward 5, Stephen L. Randall, De Los C. Ball, Henry S. Coulliard.
1883.
Mayor : Horatio Kimball.
Alderman : Ward 1, Silas Hardy ; Ward 2, George L. Burdett; Ward 3, George E. Holbrook ; Ward 4, Frederick H. Kingsbury ; Ward 5, Reuben Hyland. City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President of Common Council : Charles H. Her- sey.
Councilmen : Ward 1, James Marsh, Clark F. Rowell, Daniel C. Howard; Ward 2, Walter W. Gla- zier, Asa M. Holt, Franklin H. Fay ; Ward 3, Austin E. Howard, Virgil A. Wright, Henry A. Stone ; Ward 4, Clement J. Woodward, Charles H. Hersey, Charles Wright ; Ward 5, Leonard Wright, Marcus Ellis, Frederick A. Barker.
1884.
Mayor: Horatio Kimball.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Daniel C. Howard; Ward 2, George L. Burdett ; Ward 3, Henry N. Stone ; Ward 4, Frederick H. Kingsbury ; Ward 5, Reuben Hy- land.
City Clerk : Lucius C. Doolittle.
President of Common Council : Virgil A. Wright.
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Councilmen : Ward 1, M. V. B. Clark, Charles S. Coburn, Harrison R. Ward; Ward 2, William E. Bur- dett, Franklin H. Fay, John Gould; Ward 3, Henry Giffin, Albert A. Woodward, Virgil A. Wright; Ward 4, Charles Wright, Abel E. Johnson, Charles Abbott (2d); Ward 5, Frederick A. Barker, William H. EI- liot, Parker C. Butler.
1885.
Mayor : Alfred T. Batchelder.
Aldermen : Ward 1, Daniel C. Howard ; Ward 2, Franklin H. Fay; Ward 3, Solomon F. Merrill ; Ward 4, Caleb T. Buffum ; Ward 5, De Los C. Ball. City Clerk : Samuel Nims.
President of Common Council : Charles S. Coburn. Councilmen : Ward 1, Charles S. Coburn, M. V. B. Clark, Harrison R. Ward ; Ward 2, John Gould, Syl- vester Spaulding, Charles R. Nims; Ward 3, Albert A. Woodward, Henry Giffin, Charles Wright (2d) ; Ward 4, Joshua D. Stevens, Samuel A. Gerould, Jr., Henry M. Nims ; Ward 5, Parker C. Butler, Henry O. Spaulding, Lester K. Styles.
City Solicitor : John T. Abbott.
City Treasurer : Henry O. Coolidge.
City Marshal : Edwin R. Locke.
Constables : Edwin O. Keith and Edwin R. Locke. City Messenger : Edwin O. Keith. Police Justice : Edward Farrar.
City Physician : Gardner C. Hill.
Sexton : Henry Purcell.
Superintendent of Water-Works and Sewers : D. H. Sawyer.
Superintendent of Highways : Elmer A. Nims.
Librarian : Mrs. Lizzie M. Converse.
Assistant : Miss Zeolide B. Gilmore.
Trustees of Public Library : D. W. Gilbert, Charles H. Hersey, William P. Chamberlain, Mrs. E. J. C. Gilbert, Miss Kate I. Tilden and Mrs. M. R. Osborne. Superintendent of Cemeteries : Henry Purcell. Overseer of the Poor : William L. Davis.
Health Commissioners : Clark F. Rowell, George H. Bridgman, M.D., and Don H. Woodward.
Assessors : Sylvanus A. Morse, Daniel A. Brown and Daniel R. Cole.
Collector : Luther P. Alden.
Engineers of Fire Department : George D. Whee- lock (chief), John A. Batchelder, Henry H. Barker, William H. Reyoum, Chester L. Kingsbury and Henry W. Harvey.
Police Officers : William H. Reyoum, Ira D. Gates, Jacob Staples, Henry H. Haynes, Edwin O. Keith, James R. Livermore, Walter C. Fassett, Frederick L. Pitcher, Frank D. Griswold, Amasa Plastridge, Frederick H. Wilson and Joseph W. Cummings.
Surveyors of Wood : Charles K. Pemberton, M. A. Stowell, C. A. Mason, Z. K. Graves, H. C. Fairbanks, John B. Fisher, S. L. Bartlett, G. H. Follansbee, Mortimer Reardon, Eugene Seaver, S. H. Holman, T. H. Bolio and E. R. Gerould.
Surveyors of Lumber: C. K. Pemberton, M. A. Stowell, C. A. Mason, S. H. Holman, H. R. Ward, J. Wilson, D. C. Thompson, M. E. Buckminster, O. C. Mansfield and Henry N. Stone.
Weighers : H. P. Muchmore, H. A. Woodward, F. E. Foster, L. P. Alden, William March, George Giffin, L. W. Hammond and George E. Fuller.
Selectmen : Ward 1, Charles W. Buckminster, Richard W. Ward, Herbert A. Davis; Ward 2, Liberty W. Foskett, George C. Wood, Carlos L. Seavey ; Ward 3, Albert W. Green, Frederick W. Chase, Al- bert Wright; Ward 4, Oscar HI. Fay, Theodore H. Bolio, Myron C. Ellis; Ward 5, Calvin H. Ellis, Charles H. Butler, John Driscoll.
Moderators : Ward 1, James Marsh ; Ward 2, Charles G. Farrar ; Ward 3, George E. Whitney ; Ward 4, Zebina K. Graves; Ward 5, Frederick L. Pitcher.
Ward Clerks ; Ward 1, Ainsworth M. Nims ; Ward 2, George E. Poole; Ward 3, Hosea Foster; Ward +, Michael L. Landers ; Ward 5, Frank E. Wheelock.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
ELLIOT.
Genesis of a New Englund Branch of the Family, 1650 to 1880.
The progenitors of the Elliot stock in Great Britain were undoubtedly of Norman origin, and their descendants have been for many een- turies more or less conspicuous in English and Scottish annals. The name abroad carries for the most part a double l and a single t; but in New England it is often shortened of an l, or lengthened by a t.
1. LIEUTENANT ANDREW ELLIOT, of Bev- erly, came from Somersetshire, England, with his family in the latter half of the seventeenth century ; married (1) Grace, (2) Mary; was representative in 1690-92, and was one of the jurors on the Witch Trials. His will is dated February 26, 1703-4, and proved April 2, 1704, in which he mentions : 1st, Mary, his wife for forty years and more; 2d, his son William, his present wife, Mary, and children,- Andrew, William, John, Judith, Mary, Emma and Elizabeth ; 3d, his son Andrew, deceased, and his children,-Andrew, Samuel, Mercy and Grace ; 4th, his daughter, Mary Woodbury, relict of Nicholas Woodbury; 5th, his daughter,
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Emma Blower, and her son, Andrew Wood- bury ; 6th, grandchildren, Joanna and Andrew Woodbury, children of his son-in-law, Andrew Woodbury, deceased .- Essex Wills, VIII. 95. No record is found in Essex County of the births of his children, and they were probably all born in East Coker, in England, between 1650 and 1660. He had,-
I. Andrew, Jr., born -, drowned off Cape Sable, September, 1688.
II. William,2 born -, his will proved February, 1721-22.
III. Mary, married Nicholas Woodbury.
IV. Emma, married (1) Andrew Woodbury, (2) A. Blower.
Andrew Elliot, Jr., married Mercy Shattuck December, 1680; had Mercy, 1681; Andrew 1683 ; Samuel, 1686 ; and Grace, 1687. Many of his posterity are recorded among the dis- tinguished citizens of Boston.
2. WILLIAM ELLIOT,2 married Mary, daughter of Francis Brown, of Newbury. He had sons,-
I. Andrew,3 born March 3, 1682 ; died April 20th, same year.
II. Andrew,3 born March 14, 1683 ; had a large family .*
III. William,3 born September 14, 1685 ; had a large family.1
IV. John,3 born May 16, 1693; died April, 1751; and daughters: Judith, born March, 1688; Mary, born June, 1691; Emma, born May, 1697; and Elizabeth, born October, 1699.
3. JOHN ELLIOT,3 married (1) April 10, 1715, Elizabeth, daughter of Freeborn Balch, who died May 21, 1718. Their children were :
I. Skipper,4 born January 1, 1715-16; lived in Newbury.
II. John,4 born March 10, 1717 ; died June 25, 1781.
Married (2), April 20, 1720, Hannah Waldron. Their sons were :
III. Nathaniel,4 born March, 1721.
IV. William,4 born July, 1731 ; and daughters : Frances, born July, 1723 ; Eliza- beth, born June, 1725; Abigail, born June, 1729 ; and Hannah, born January, 1736.
4. JOHN ELLIOT,4 married Sarah (born 1720, died 1791); settled in Bradford, on the Merrimac, where his children were born ; subsequently lived a few years in Nottingham, and, in his old age, near his sons, in Mason ; sold, in April, 1764, land in Beverly inherited from his father ; died 1781 .- Essex County Deeds, Lb. X. p. 240. His sons were :
I. John, Jr., born 1747 ; married Rachel ; had Andrew, William, David and two daughters ; died at Hudson.
II. William, Rev., born December, 1748 ; married Dorothy Merrill, and had a son, William, Jr., and four daughters; then mar- ried Rebecca Hildreth, and had seven sons- Israel, Joseph, Seth, Jesse, Samuel, Abel, Ad- dison David-and four daughters.
III. Andrew, Deacon, born 1755; married Hannah Dakin ; had John, Andrew, George, Amos, William and five daughters ; died 1811.
IV. David,5 "Ensign," born 1751; died 1793; and daughters: Abigail, born 1750, married (1) A. Winn, (2) W. Barnes, (3) J. Dakin, had twelve children, died 1844; and Sarah, born 1753, married John Tarbell.
5. DAVID ELLIOT.5-A soldier with his brother, John, Jr., in Captain Towne's com- pany, of Colonel Reed's regiment, at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. His company was discharged at the evacuation of Boston, the spring following; married (1) 1778, Hannah, daughter of Deacon Benjamin Adams, of New Ipswich, born 1761, died 1789. Their chil- dren were:
I. Hannah, born 1781, died 1855; married Amos Emory ; their children were : David El- liot, Eunice Adams, Eliza, Elijah, Harriet, Em- ily, Elvira, Hannah, Amos, Lucretia, Azro, Henry Everett, Henrietta.
II. John,6 born 1783, died 1865.
Married (2) Lucy Campbell, nèe Emory, born 1756, died 1846 ; their children were :
* Into the large family, either of William or Andrew, grandsons of Lieutenant Andrew, and sons of William, most probably may be traced Elias Elliot, born 1707; married, 1729, Ruth Lawrence, of Groton ; had William, Oliver, Jeremiah, Elias and five daughters, and died in 1788. His son Oliver lived to the age of one hundred and two years .- sero in coelum.
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III. David, born 1790, died 1798.
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