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11. CATHERINE TAYLOR, b. 8 May, 1838; d. unm., 10 Jan., 1885.
iii. MARY CURRIER, b. 5 May, 1848; m. 13 July, 1893, as his second wife, Frank D. Emery of Auburn. He b. 28 Nov., 1836; d. 14 Sept., 1914. [See Emery].
STEPHEN7 CHASE (Benjamin Pike6) was born in Chester (now Auburn,) 30 Aug. 1813 ; died at Hanover, N. H., 7 Jan. 1851. He married at South Berwick, Me., 21 Aug. 1838, Sarah Thompson Goodwin, dau. of Maj. Ichabod and Nancy (Thompson) Goodwin. She was born 8 Dec., 1809 and died in Hanover, Aug. 1890. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 1832 and was professor of mathematics there 1838 to 1851.
Children, born in Hanover :
i. FREDERICK®, b. 2 Sept., 1840.
ii. WALTER WELLS, b. 28 May, 1844.
BENJAMIN8 CHASE (Benjamin7, Benjamin Pike") was born in Chester (now Auburn), 18 Aug. 1832 ; died in Derry, 27 Sept. 1912. He married 17 June 1875, Harriet Davenport Fuller, dau. of Jared and Thankful (Story) Fuller of Dunbarton. She was born at Dunbarton, 8 Aug., 1833; died in Derry, 7 Jan. 1912. He was a manufacturer at Derry.
Child, born in Derry :
i. HARRIET LOUISE9, b. 22 Jan., 1881; m. 22 Jan., 1907, Charles Edward Newell, M. D., son of Dr. Henry Edward and Emma F. (Stowell) Newell, b. in Goffstown, 3 Oct., 1875; d. in in Derry, 4 June, 1924. Children, born in Derry: (I) Henry Chase Newell, b. 30 June, 1908. (2) Benjamin Chase Newell, b. I June, 1910. (3) Edward Chase Newell, b. 7 Nov., 1911. (4) Louise Thankful Newell, b. 5 Apr., 1913. (5) Dorothy Frances Newell, b. 18 Dec., 1914. (6) Prescott Chase Newell, b. 12 Jan., 1917. (7) Ruth Lee Newell, b. I Oct., 1922.
FREDERICK8 CHASE (Prof. Stephen7) was born in Hanover, 2 Sept., 1840; died there 19 Jan. 1890. He married 9 Nov., 1871, Mary Fuller Pomeroy, dau. of Dr. Thomas Fuller and Mary Ann (Hoadly) Pomeroy. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, 14 July
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1841 and died 9 Apr., 1925. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 1860 ; treasurer of Dartmouth College, 1875-90 ; Judge of Probate for Grafton County, 1876-90.
Children, born in Hanover :
i. GEORGE HOADLEY9, b. 20 Dec., 1872; d. in Washington, D. C., I Nov., 1873.
ii. STEPHEN, b. 28 July, 1874, graduate of Dartmouth College, 1896; m. 26 June, 1902, Helen Watts, dau. of Lyman Watts of West Barnet, Vt. She b. 16 Nov., 1879. They reside in Dunedin, Fla.
iii. THEODORE WOOLSLEY, b. 20 Mar., 1876; graduate Dartmouth College, 1899; m. 22 Dec., 1908, Julia Agnes Scott, b. 3 July, 1881. They reside in St. Johnsbury, Vt.
iv. MARY HOADLEY, b. 22 Aug., 1878; m. 9 July, 1901, Dr. Walter A. Lane of Milton, Mass., graduate of Dartmouth College, 1895, b. 22 Oct., 1873. No children. She d. 3 Feb., 1924.
v. FREDERICK, b. 9 Apr., 1883; graduate Dartmouth College, 1905; Harvard Law School, 1909; m. 7 Oct., 1911, Ruth Everett Gallagher, dau. of Hugh Clifford and Edith Warren (Everett) Gallagher of Milton, Mass. She b. 12 July, 1882.
vi. PHILIP HARTLEY, b. 18 May, 1886; graduate Dartmouth College, 1907; Mass. Institute of Tech., 1909; Harvard Graduate School, 1910; m. 25 Oct., 1913, Theora Hill Williamson, b. 25 July, 1885; he is electrical engineer, Bala, Pa.
WALTER WELLS8 CHASE (Prof. Stephen7) was born in Han- over, 28 May, 1844 ; married 2 Oct., 1867 ; Maria Louise Pearson. Children :
i. EDITH9, b. in New York City, 31 Aug., 1868; d. there 8 Feb., 1921, unm.
ii. FREDERICK GOODWIN, b. in Washington, D. C., 9 Apr., 1870; graduate Dartmouth College 1890; d. 10 Nov., 1903, unm.
iii. SARAH ALICE, b. in Jersey City, N. J., 7 Feb., 1873; living in Boston, Mass., unm.
iv. WALTER WELLS, b. in Hanover, 4 May, 1874; m. Nellie Knight of Los Angeles, Calif; d. 27 Dec., 1909 in Calif.
JOHNSON5 CHASE (John4, James3, Thomas2, Aquila1) was born at Newbury, Mass., 24 Oct., 1730; died at Newbury, Mass. He married there, 19 July, 1753, Abigail Pike, daughter of Thomas, Jr., and Lois Pike. She was born at Newbury, Mass., 30 Dec., 1729, and died at Chester, in 1804.
Children, born at Newbury, Mass .:
i. HANNAH®, b. 14 Nov., 1754; m. 21 Mar., 1782, John Hazelton of Chester, son of Ephraim.
ii. JOHN, b. 17 July, 1756; m. 18 Dec., 1777, Anne®, Chase (Hum- phrey4, Mosesª, Moses2, Aquila1) ; resided in Haverhill, Mass.
iii. PERLEY, b. 2 June, 1758.
iv. JOHNSON, b. 16 Nov., 1761; d. 2 Mar., 1772, at Newbury, Mass.
PERLEY6 CHASE (Johnson5) was born at Newbury, Mass., 2 June. 1758; died at Chester 3 Apr., 1883. He married (1) Mary Ingalls, daughter of Nathaniel and Abigail (Huse) Ingalls of Sandown. She died at Chester, 15 Sept. 1791. He married (2)
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the widow Achsah Mudget who died at Chester, 20 Oct. 1832, aged 70. He resided on Walnut Hill in Chester.
Children by first wife, born in Chester :
i. NANCY", m. William Ryan.
ii. JOSIAH, b. 21 Oct., 1791. Children by second wife, born in Chester :
iii. JOHN, b. II Mar., 1801; d. young.
iv. MARY JANE, b. 20 Mar., 1803; d. young.
v. LOUISA, b. 5 May, 1805; d. young.
JOSIAH7 CHASE (Perley6, Johnson5) was born at Chester, 21 Oct., 1791 ; died there 24 Apr. 1839. He married (1) 29 Aug. 1816, Abigail Shaw, dau. of Cornet David and Abigail (Smith) Shaw. She died at Chester, 20 June, 1824. He married (2) 26 Apr. 1826, Adaline Ayer, dau. of Peter and Abigail (Eaton) Ayer, born at Haverhill, Mass., 8 Jan. 1801 ; died 1883.
Children by first wife, born at Chester :
i. PERLEY SMITH8, b. 8 Nov., 1817; graduate from Brown Univer- sity, 1842; m. 1846, Susan Jane Robinson; lawyer; d. at Chester, 17 Jan., 1897. Their child George Roscoe, b. at Ches- ter, 10 July, 1847; m. Susan M. Mead; he d 2 Apr., 1903.
ii. HIRAM, b. 17 July, 1819; graduate from Union College, 1844; d. unm., 31 Aug., 1845.
iii. DAVID SHAW, b. 31 Jan., 1821; d. unm., 19 Mar., 1880.
iv. MARY JANE, b. 22 June, 1823; d. 7 Oct., 1908. She m. 1846, Abraham Fitts. Their children were: (I) Charles A., b. 18 Sept. 1846; d. 17 June, 1864, a. 18y. 10m. (2) Emma M. b. 1848; d. 1871. (3) Willie H. b. and d. 1855.
Children by second wife, born at Chester :
V. LOUISA JANE, b. 15 Mar., 1828; m. 14 June, 1854, John Adams Hazelton of Chester. [See Hazelton].
vi. FRANCES HARRIETTE, b. 22 Oct., 1830; d. 25 Mar., 1884. She m. 2 Sept., 1862, Joseph Montgomery. Children: (I) Mary Wallace Montgomery, b. 9 June, 1863. (2) Maria McGregor Montgomery, b. 17 July, 1869; m. Paul W. Brickett. Four children.
vii. GEORGE S., b. 29 July, 1836; d. Nov., 1918; graduate of Newton Theological Seminary, 1866; Baptist minister; m. 20 Jan., 1874, Frank Constance Wolcott. One child, Carrie Louise, b. 25 Sept., 1875.
viii. JAY WARREN, b. 24 July, 1838; m. Mary Frances Silloway. Their children were: (I) Maria Louise, b. 1869. (2) Eva Frances, b. 1871; m. 1894, R. W. Kumber. (3) Jay R. Montgomery, b. 1872; m. 1900 Edna Huyck. (4) Josephine Ayer, b. 1875. (5) Adaline Mary, b. 1878; m. 1906, Albert J. Allan. (6) Chester Warren, b. 1886; m. 1914, Agnes Baird .. (7) Dorothy Kim- ball, b. 1889.
CLARK.
I. JOHN2 CLARK SR. (John1), of Portsmouth, was born 15 Oct., 1751. He married Sarah Wadley of Raymond. He died in Chester, 23 Jan., 1827. He was a Revolutionary soldier. John,1 the father, came from England and died when John2 was young.
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2. JOHN3 CLARK JR. (John2), born at Chester, 16 May, 1776 ; died there, 31 Mar., 1821. He married Anna (Carr) Silver, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Ayer) Carr. She was born 26 Aug., 1770, and died 18 Jan., 1859. Their son :
3. NOAH4 CLARK (John3), was born at Chester, 29 Dec., 1801; married 10 June, 1823, Mary Wood. He owned the Hall grist-mill which was burned about 1845.
Children, born at Chester :
i. GEORGE W.5, (4), b. 15 Mar., 1824.
ii. MARY JANE, b. 19 Nov., 1827.
iii. NOAH S., b. 17 May, 1830; lived in Manchester.
iv. FRANCIS, b. 30 Apr., 1832.
4. GEORGE W.5 CLARK (Noah4), was born at Chester, 15 Mar., 1824; died there 18 Apr., 1908; m. 16 May, 1850, Harriet Mullet. He was selectman of Chester 1866-7.
Children, born at Chester :
i. SIGOURNEY,6 b. 14 Mar., 1852.
ii. ANNA, b. 21 Nov., 1853.
iii. FRANK N., b. 10 Aug., 1855; d. 8 Oct., 1887.
iv. GEORGE M., (5) b. 24 July, 1857.
v. CHARLES, b. 5 June, 1860; d. 6 Mar., 1910.
vi. MARY E., b. 20 Nov., 1864.
5. GEORGE M.6 CLARK (George W.5), was born at Chester, 24 July, 1857; m. 19 Jan., 1886, Isabelle C. Chase, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Hazelton ) Chase. She was born 20 Aug., 1857. Children, born in Manchester :
i. LEROY F., b. 10 Dec., 1886; m. 18 Sept., 1911, Katherine Smith. Their son Leroy F., b. I May, 1915.
ii. HAROLD, b. 24 July, 1889; m. 10 Sept., 1913, Olive Rowe.
iii. EUGENE, b. 3 June, 1891.
iv. MORRIS, b. 31 Dec., 1896; m. 5 Sept., 1919, Eloise Marston.
CLARKE
JOHN6 CLARKE (David5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1) was born in Salem, N. H., 25 May, 1784; died in Auburn, 15 May, 1863. He came to Chester (now Auburn) about 1806 and was engaged in lumbering and farming. He married 12 Nov. 1812, Elizabeth Currier, dau. of David and Mary (Dinsmore) Currier. She was born in Chester, 5 July 1787 ; died in Auburn, 14 Mar., 1868.
Children who grew to maturity, born in Chester (now Auburn) :
i. GEORGE PICKERING", b. 25 Aug., 1813.
ii. MARY ANN, b. 12 Mar., 1817; m. Rev. Isaac A. Savage. [See Savage].
iii. CATHARINE P., m. Rev. William C. Tenney.
GEORGE PICKERING CLARKE (John6) was born in Chester (now Auburn), 25 Aug. 1813; died there I May 1890. He mar- ried (1) 4 Nov. 1839, Jane Graham, dau. of William and Sarah
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(Hall) Graham. She died 14 Feb. 1841. He married (2) Susan Jane Crombie born in Auburn, 18 Apr. 1826 (See Crombie). She died 18 Dec., 1913.
Child by first wife, born in Chester (Auburn) :
i. JAMES EDWARD®, b. 7 Feb., 1841; d. 21 Oct., 1858.
Children by second wife, born in Chester (now Auburn) :
ii. JANE GRAHAM, b. 27 Feb., 1848; m. 14 Apr., 1875, George Robert Drake, b. in Pittsfield, 9 May, 1848; secretary N. H. State Grange since 1903. Children: (1) Hugh Clarke, b. 15 Apr., 1880; d. 12 June, 1880. (2) Ralph Alan, b. 15 May, 1882. (3) Ruth W., b. 10 July, 1884.
iii. KATE TENNEY, b. 9 Mar., 1851; d. 19 June, 1918; teacher in Manchester 31 years.
iv. MARIBEL, b. 18 Jan., 1862; m. I Sept., 1885, Carroll Summer Knapp, b. in Blanchard, Me., 19 Dec., 1859. Children : (1) Raymond Adelbert, b. 16 Sept., 1887; Lieut. U. S. army sta- tioned in Honolulu. (2) Maybeth Clarke, b. 6 Dec., 1893; teacher Gloucester, Mass. High School.
v. JESSIE BRYSON, b. 28 Aug., 1865; m. Walter Nelson Fuller, b. in Nantucket, Mass., 17 Oct., 1853. Child Catherine Fuller, b. 29 Oct., 1902; teacher Easthampton, Mass.
COOLIDGE.
CHARLES7 COOLIDGE (Charles,6 Joseph,5 Joseph,4 John,3 Jona- than,2 John1), son of Charles6 and Mehitable (Templeman ) Cool- idge, was born in Boston, Mass., 30 May, 1806; died in Chester, 23 July, 1877. He married (1) 14 June, 1827, Louisa Ann Noble Dillingham, daughter of Asa and Drusilla B. (Noble) Dilling- ham. She was born at Holmes Hole, Vineyard Haven, Mass., 17 Aug., 1806; died in Chester, 14 Apr., 1866. He married (2) 26 Feb., 1868, Mrs. Frances D. (Pope) Palmer of Salem, Mass. He removed from Boston to Chester in 1845.
Children by first wife :
i. CHARLES JOSEPH,8 b. at Concord, Mass., 17 June, 1828; d. at Malden, Mass., 1902. He m. Susan Jane Martin, b. Apr., 1833; d. in Malden, 28 May, 1912.
ii. CATHERINE BOYER, b. at Concord, Mass., 20 Apr., 1830; d. at Derry, 9 Apr., 1894; m. 18 Jan., 1860, Jacob Sawyer Couch, b. at Chester, 28 July, 1828; d. at Derry, 18 Sept., 1892.
iii. CAROLINE LOUISA, b. at Concord, Mass., 15 May, 1833; d. at Derry, 15 Oct., 1882.
iv. SAMUEL POMEROY, b. at Concord, Mass., 6 Feb., 1835; d. at Togus, Me., I Mar., 1916; m. 6 Dec., 1865, Martha Jane Mason who d. at Methuen, Mass., Feb., 1886; served in Civil War, wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness.
v. EDWARD, b. at Lynn, Mass., 25 Dec., 1836; d. at Chester, N. H., Nov. 19, 1923; m. I Sept., 1860, Susan Knowlton Swain, b. 22 Jan., 1838; d. Dec., 1919. He resided in Chester.
vi. ELIZABETH BOYER, b. at Lynn, Mass., 14 May, 1839; d. at Chester, 23 Dec., 1915.
vii. MARY, b. at Lynn, 21 Sept., 1841; resides in Derry Village.
viii. WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING, b. at Lynn, 2 Nov., 1843; d. at
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Togus, Me., 10 Nov., 1911; m. Sept., 1868, Kate Clark, 1847- 1879. He enlisted in the IIth N. H. Regt., Civil War.
ix. LUCY EMMA, b. at Chester, 19 Apr., 1846; d. at Derry, 17 Dec., 1918; m. I Jan., 1873, Jesse Jones Chase. He d. at Derry, 21 Feb., 1918.
x. ELLEN MARIA, b. at Chester, 6 July, 1848; m. 14 June, 1869, Osborn Dallas Couch of Chester. They reside in Zephyr, Tex.
COUCH.
I. JACOB5 COUCH (Capt. John,4 Capt. Joseph,3 Roger,2 Joseph1), was born at Newburyport, Mass., 23 Apr., 1793; died at Chester, 1868. He married at Chester, I Mar., 1815, Mary Brown, born 28 Jan., 1793; died at Chester 23 May, 1848. He married (2) Mrs. Sally ( Heath) Jones, who died in Derry, N. H., 21 Dec., 1901, aged 99. He removed to Chester in 1814. Children, born at Chester :
2. i. JOHN STUDLEY,6 b. 30 June, 1816.
ii. NATHANIEL BROWN, b. 1820; d. 3 Nov., 1834.
3. iii. JACOB SAWYER, b. 28 July, 1828.
2. JOHN STUDLEY6 COUCH (Jacob5), was born at Chester, 30 June, 1816; died there, 30 May, 1887. He married Lois Hutchins, dau. of Richard and Lois (Page) Hutchins, grand dau. of Capt. Hezekiah Hutchins of Hampstead. She was born at Hampstead, 30 Nov., 1813; died at Chester, 30 May, 1880. He was colonel of State Militia and a lumber dealer.
Children, born at Chester :
i. NATHANIEL BROWN," b. 1840; d. 1901; m. Lucy J. Priest of Derry. Children: (1) John Studley. (2) Albert Priest. (3) James Frank.
ii. JOHN STUDLEY, JR., b. 1843; d. young.
iii. OSEORN DALLAS, b. 25 Oct., 1846; m. Ellen Maria Coolidge of Chester. They reside in Zephyr, Texas. Children: (1) Ida Lois, b. 1870; m. 1889, Nathaniel Pleasant Moss. (2) Ellie Brown, b. 1871; m. 26 July, 1893, Edgar Elihu Stoker. (3) Osborn Dallas, Jr., b. 1873; m. 18 Oct., 1899, Lena Goodnight. (4) Edward Coolidge, m. 1900, Daisy Brownlee. (5) Jacob Eugene, b. 1892.
3. JACOB SAWYER6 COUCH (Jacob5), was born at Chester, 28 July, 1828; died at Derry, 18 Sept., 1892. He married 18 Jan., 1860, Catherine Boyer Coolidge (see Coolidge). Grocer and postmaster at Derry, 1885-1889 ; treasurer of Nutfield Grange and of St. Mark's Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Children :
i. MARY LOUISE,7 m. 27 Nov., 1889, Frank J. Corwin. Their chil- dren : (1) Marjory Corwin, m. Edmund Little. (2) Catherine Coolidge Corwin. (3) Royal Stoddard Corwin, Corp. Co. C, IOIst Battalion, Signal Corps from 21 Mar. to 11 Nov., 1918. (4) Esther Hunt Corwin, m. Dana D. Sawyer, 1924.
ii. CHARLES COOLIDGE, b. 1863; d. young.
iii. SARAH HOWE, in postoffice for past 35 years.
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COULT.
I. DR. AMHERST" COULT (John,4 Dea. Benjamin,3 John,2 John1), was born at Lyme, Conn., 27 July, 1759; died at Chester, 25 Jan., 1830. He married Miriam Giddings, dau. of Dea. Thomas and Mary (Coult) Giddings. Dr. Coult settled in Lyme, N. H., and removed to Chester about 1825. Miriam, his wife, was born at Hartland, Conn., 22 Apr., 1762; died at Lyme, 29 Oct., 1805. Ten children born at Lyme, eight of whom had families. Four of them lived in Chester (now Auburn), viz .:
i. WILLIAM,6 (2), b. at Lyme, 8 June, 1793.
ii. AMHERST, (3), b. at Lyme, 17 May, 1797.
iii. MARY, b. at Lyme, 8 Mar., 1799; d. 11 Oct., 1852. She m. Zac- cheus Colby, b. at Pembroke, 1796; resided in Auburn. Chil- dren : (I) Zaccheus Colby, d. 26 Feb., 1851, a. 23. (2) Elisha Thayer Colby, b. Mar., 1835; d. Sept., 1837.
iv. LYDIA (twin), b. at Lyme, 9 Mar., 1799; d. at Auburn, 18 Apr., 1868; m. Samuel Colby, b. 1787; d. at Pembroke, I Aug., 1879. One child: Helen Maria Colby, b. 23 Oct., 1827; d. 25 Nov. 1903. She m. 27 May, 1846, George Bowen Chandler. Their children were: (1) John Winthrop Chandler, b. 22 Mar., 1847. (2) Charles Colby Chandler, b. 30 June, 1849. (3) Edward Phelps Chandler, b. 17 Nov., 1852. (4) Susan Chandler, b. 17 Mar., 1856; d. 4 Apr., 1860. (5) Samuel Chandler, b. II Oct., 1860. (6) Elizabeth Nelson Chandler, b. 20 Apr., 1865.
2. WILLIAM6 COULT (Dr. Amherst5), was born at Lyme, N. H., June, 1793; killed by the train, 3 Dec., 1850. He married 16 Mar., 1818, Laura Case, born 22 Feb., 1793; killed by the train, 3 Dec., 1850.
He came to Chester about 1813 and was employed in the fulling mill of Samuel D. Wason. He purchased the mill of Wason in 1814 and of Benjamin Pike Chase in 1816. His mill was burned in 1820 and rebuilt and sold about 1830.
Children, born in Chester :
i. LAURA MARIA,7 b. I May, 1819; d. 24 Feb., 1845.
ii. AMHERST, b. 25 Sept., 1821; d. 23 Dec., 1837.
iii. GARDNER, b. 27 Aug., 1823; d. 19 Oct., 1826.
iv. WILLIAM HARRIS, b. 3 June, 1826; m. Hannah Jane Johnson. He enlisted in Conn. Regt., Civil War, and was killed in battle. v. JOHN GARDNER, b. 10 Apr., 1828; m. I Jan., 1860, Sarah W. Corey; lived in Manchester and Iowa. Children: (1) William Corey, b. 8 Sept., 1861. (2) Mary Sue, b. 1863; d. 2 July, 1864.
vi. MARY GIDDINGS, b. 31 Dec., 1830; d. 20 May, 1910. She m. at Auburn, 14 Apr., 1853, Dea. Edwin P. Jones. They resided in Barkhampstead, Conn. Children: (I) Elisha William Jones, b. 2 Mar., 1856. (2) Charles Jones, b. 1863; d. 1864. (3) Edward Payson Jones, b. 2 Apr., 1866. (4) Frederick Herbert Jones, b. 16 Oct., 1862.
vii. JAMES WASON, b. 27 June, 1833; d. at Barkhampstead, Conn., 2 Mar., 1902. He m. 14 Aug., 1862, Mary F. Johnson, who d. 7 May, 1919. They resided in Barkhampstead. Their child, Laura Mae, b. 21 Feb., 1871; m. 5 Oct., 1892, Burton E. Haskins. She lives in Southern Pines, N. C.
I.S. Biffin,
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viii. ANSON CASE, b. 22 May, 1836; d. in Manchester, 10 Oct., 1900. He m. I Sept., 1863, Matilda Jane Davis, who survives him. Methodist clergyman, 1863-1900. Their child: Charles Edwin, b. 28 June, 1864; d. 6 Sept., 1865.
3. AMHERST6 COULT (Dr. Amherst5), was born at Lyme, N. H., 17 May, 1797; died at Auburn, 12 Apr., 1884. He mar- ried, 8 Feb., 1831, Anna Chase, dau. of Benjamin Pike and Molly (Hall) Chase, born at Chester, 7 Nov., 1809; died there, I July, 1852. They resided in Auburn. He married (2) Sally Harris, born 20 Feb., 1799; died 28 Apr., 1891.
Children, born in what is now Auburn:
i. STEPHEN CHASE,7 b. 29 Jan., 1832; d. 3 Oct., 1832.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. 21 Sept., 1833; d. 19 Oct., 1845.
iii. STEPHEN CHASE, b. 24 July, 1835; d. 13 June, 1922; m. 13 May, 1873, Delana Allen, b. 14 Sept., 1847; d. II Nov., 1918. They resided in Kidder, Mo., and Los Angeles, Calif. Children : (1) Abel Amherst, b. 18 Feb., 1875; m. 5 Nov., 1907, Edith McDow, who d. 8 Mar., 1915. He m. (2) 15 July, 1921, Glady Marie Richardson. (2) Frank Herbert, b. 28 Sept., 1877; m. 28 Sept., 1907, Hattie Merrill. Their child Georgia, b. 1915. (3) Sherman Chase, b. 1880; d. 12 Jan., 1881. (4) Anna Lucinda, b. 7 Jan., 1883; m. 14 Mar., 1906, James R. McNary. (5) George Benjamin, b. 13 Feb., 1889; m. Rena Anderson. Four children.
iv. JOHN, b. 26 Feb., 1837; d. 2 July, 1849.
vi GEORGE, b. 9 July, 1839; d. 15 Dec., 1914; m. 15 Dec., 1870, Ellen M. Cory. They resided in Worcester, Mass.
vi. MARY CHASE, b. 12 Aug., 1841; d. 5 Nov., 1845.
vii. LYDIA COLBY, b. 25 Apr., 1844; d. 23 July, 1851.
viii. MARY CHASE 2D, b. 8 Apr., 1846; d. 31 Aug., 1892. She m. 29 Apr., 1879, Henry C. Libby.
ix. FRANK BENJAMIN, (4) b. 24 July, 1848.
4. DEA. FRANK BENJAMIN7 COULT (Amherst,6 Dr. Am- herst5), was born at Auburn, 24 July, 1848; married 6 Nov., 1884, Mary Ellen Buswell, dau. of Dea. Jacob and Mary (Sargent) Buswell, born at Auburn, 28 Sept., 1846, died 3 Dec., 1924. They reside on No. 58, Second Part of 2nd Div., where his father, Amherst Coult, settled in 1831.
Child, born at Auburn: (1) Annie May,8 b. 4 Nov., 1886; clerk in U. S. Treasury, Washington, D. C. [See Teachers].
COWDREY.
SAMUEL7 COWDREY (Jonathan,6 Thomas,5 Nathaniel,4 Sam- uel,3 Nathaniel,2 William1), was born at Chatham, Conn., 17 Oct., 1791; died at Chester, 14 Jan., 1868. He removed to Chester about 1816. He married Mary Shirley, dau. of Lt. William and Mary (Morrison) Shirley of Chester. She was born at Chester, 9 Nov., 1800; died there, 15 Jan., 1881. He was a blacksmith and resided on the Lt. William Shirley place in Chester.
Children, born at Chester :
i. WILLIAM SHIRLEY,8 b. 13 Oct., 1819; d. I Feb., 1891 ; m. 24 Apr.,
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1845, Eliza J. P. Wilson, b. at Gorham, Me., 4 Jan., 1827; d. II July, 1865. He was a carpenter and removed to North Andover, Mass., about 1840. Children: (1) Frances Agnes, b. 10 Apr., 1847; m. 3 Nov., 1869, James T. Johnson. (2) Mary Eliza, b. 11 Jan., 1849; d. 26 May, 1853. (3) Harriet Augusta, b. 15 Oct., 1850; d. 4 Apr., 1872. (4) Edward Gil- more, b. 4 Oct., 1856; m. 19 May, 1887, Jennie (Van Fleet) Burr of Topeka, Kans.
ii. ROBERT, b. 2 Dec., 1826; d. at Winchester, Mass .; m. at Chester, 23 Feb. 1, 1856, Harriet Shaw, b. 9 July, 1832. Dea. of Cong. Church in Winchester, Mass. Children born at Winchester : (1) Charles Herbert, b. 25 Nov., 1856; d. July, 1919; m. 22 Aug., 1880, Eva Dora Small; no children. (2) William Robert, b. 30 Aug., 1865; m. 30 Aug., 1888, Hattie Eunice Carter, b. in Boston, 6 June, 1864. Their son Ralph Herbert, b. 29 July, 1890; d. 13 Sept., 1917. (3) Hattie Iantha, b. 29 Aug., 1869.
iii. ELIZABETH ANN, b. 16 Dec., 1834; m. at Chester, 28 Apr., 1863, John West Hemingway; carpenter ; removed to North Andover and later to Winchester, Mass. Children: (1) John Heming- way, b. at Chester, I Sept., 1865; mar .; resides in Chicago, Ill. (2) Frank Wallace Hemingway, b. North Andover, Mass., II Oct., 1867; three children; resires in Woburn, Mass. (3) Charles Edward Hemingway, b. Winchester, Mass., 8 June, 1872; m. at Bangor, Me., 3 Aug., 1892, Ada Eloise Littlefield; resides in Boston, Mass. Their children: (a) Elizabeth Smith Hemingway and (b) Frances Mary Hemingway.
iv. KEZIAH JANE, b. 6 Oct., 1838; m. at Chester, 21 July, 1869, William Clark Ela of Derry. He was b. 15 Feb., 1827; d. at Chester, 3 July, 1883. She d. at Derry, 11 May, 1913. Chil- dren : (1) Mary Lucinda Ela, b. 26 Apr., 1870; d. 3 Nov., 1877. (2) Emily Margaret Ela, b. 12 Nov., 1871; d. 6 June, 1893. (3) Harriet Waterman Ela, b. 23 Sept., 1873; m. 12 Dec., 1895, Albert Dean Campbell, b. at Lawrence, Mass., 4 Dec., 1868. Their children: (a) Miriam Frances Campbell, b. 14 Feb., 1899. (b) Ila Pauline Campbell, b. 26 Oct., 1903. (4) William Clark Ela, Jr., b. 5 Aug., 1875; d. 3 Nov., 1877. (5)
Robert Shirley Ela, b. 13 Apr., 1877; d. 12 Nov., 1877. (6) George Edward Ela, b. 12 Nov., 1878; d. at Haverhill, Mass., 15 Feb., 1920. (7) Samuel Ela, b. 29 Nov., 1881, m. at Lynn, Mass., 1920, Ruth E. Rigby. Their child, Virginia Ethel Ela, b. 23 July, 1921; they reside at Derry.
CRAWFORD.
WILLIAM5 CRAWFORD (Robert,4 John,3 Robert,2 William1), was born at Chester, 9 Jan., 1823; died II Dec., 1896. He was the son of Robert and Dolly (Chase) Crawford. He married 25 Sept., 1866, Eliza Rogers Crawford, dau. of Rev. Luther and Almira (Everett) Crawford, born at Portsmouth, 28 May, 1835 ; died at Chester, 4 Feb., 1913. He was public spirited, and active in town and church; representative from Chester to legislature 1864, 1865; treasurer of Rockingham County ; erected the beauti- ful home and set out the shade trees there on Chester street.
Children, born at Chester :
i. JOANNA,6 m. Lemuel E. Davis. No children.
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ii. LIDA EVERETT, educated at Chester Academy and Worcester (Mass.) Normal School; teacher; bookkeeper at Massachu- setts General Hospital, 1890-1906; now at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.
iii. LAURA, m. 6 Sept., 1892, Melvin A. Lewis. Their children: (1) Marion D. Lewis, d. in infancy. (2) Dorothy Crawford Lewis. (4) Eliza Ann Lewis. (5) William H. Lewis, d. young.
iv. DURAXA W.
V. ALMIRA E.
CROMBIE.
HUGH2 CROMBIE, son of John1 who came from the North of Ireland, married Rebecca Jordan. He settled in Chester (now Auburn) and died there 23 Nov., 1796.
Children :
i. SAMUEL3, m. (1) Jane Graham widow of James.
ii. MOLLY, m. Capt. William Leach of Chester.
SAMUEL3 CROMBIE (Hugh2, John1) married (1) Jane (Mac- Murphy) widow of James Graham. He married (2) Margaret Crawford, widow of John Crawford. She died 9 Sept., 1842.
Child by first wife :
i. SAMUEL4, went to Vt.
Child by second wife :
ii. HUGH, b. 1796.
HUGH4 CROMBIE (Samuel3) was born in Chester in 1796; died in 1886. He married 1821, Mary Perkins, born in 1800. He resided in Chester (now Auburn) and was a representative in 1856, 1857 ; selectman 1864.
Children born in Chester (now Auburn) :
i. CAROLINE M5., b. 12 Aug., 1822; d. 30 Aug., 1905; m. 6 May, 1847, John Moore of Londonderry. He d. 23 Jan., 1890. Children : (1) Nellie Susan, b. 22 Jan., 1848. (2) George J., b. 14 Sept., 1852. (3) Fred M., b. 16 July, 1857; d. Nov. 1858. (4) Mary Lizzie, b., 6 Oct., 1860.
ii SUSAN JANE, b. 18 Apr., 1826; m. George P. Clarke. [See Clarke].
iii. MARIETTE, b. 5 Dec., 1834; m. 1857, Parker Jackson; she d. 1860. No children.
iv. JOHN, b. 7 Apr., 1837; d young.
v. JAMES CLARKE (twin), b. 7 Apr., 1837.
vi. ANN ELIZABETH, b. 25 May, 1840; m. 25 May, 1866, Sumner J. Wright of Nashua; she d. 25 Sept., 1920.
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