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i. JENNIE PORTER,8 b. 20 Apr., 1885; resides in summer at Walnut Hill; in winter in Somerville, Mass.
ii. FRANCES REBECCA, b. 31 Aug., 1857; d. 15 Apr., 1881.
iii. ANNA LOUISE, b. 16 Jan., 1860; d. 25 June, 19II.
iv. JOSEPHINE BANKS, b. 13 May, 1862; d. 26 Sept., 1863.
v. ABIGAIL PARKHURST, b. 13 Dec., 1864; principal of Durell School in Somerville, Mass .; director of Camp Anawan, Meredith.
vi. ALICE BYRDE, b. 16 Mar., 1868; teacher in Runkle School in Brok- line, Mass.
vii. FREDERICK STANTON, b. 26 May, 1870; d. 26 Apr., 1895.
8. GERRY WHITING" HAZELTON (William6), was born at Chester, 24 Feb., 1829; died 29 Sept., 1920. He married at Amsterdam, N. Y., 22 May, 1855, Martha Louise, dau. of Jesse and Delia (Lester) Squire. She died 20 Apr., 1907. Child :
i. ANNA,6 b. at Columbus, Wis., 8 July, 1858; on the editorial staff of "The Milwaukee Sentinel."
9. GEORGE COCHRANE" HAZELTON (William6), was born at Chester, 3 Jan., 1832; died there on Walnut Hill, 4 Sept., 1922. He married at Schenectady, N. Y., 26 Nov., 1863, Ellen Van Antwerp. She was born in Mobile, Ala., 19 Sept., 1845; died 24 Jan., 1920; both were buried in Schenectady, N. Y. Children :
i. HENRY MAURICE,8 b. 17 Jan., 1866; d. 4 Oct., 1867.
ii. GEORGE COCHRANE, b. 20 Jan., 1868; d. 24 June, 1921; graduate from Greylock Institute and Columbian Law School, Washing- ton, D. C., with degree LL. B., 1895 and LL. M., 1896. Actor, with Helena Modeska, Booth and Barrett and Lawrence Bar- rett; lawyer; author of "The National Capital : Its Architec- ture, Art and History." He wrote: "Mistress Nell," "Captain Molly," "The Raven," "Aphrodite" and with Benrimo "The Yellow Jacket." He m. in Washington, D. C., 10 Apr., 1900, Byrd C. Quin.
iii. JOHN HAMPDEN, b. II June, 1871; graduate from Johns Hopkins University, A. B., 1893; Columbian Law School, Washington, D. C., with LL. B., 1895 and LL. M., 1896; lawyer; author of "The Declaration of Independence : Its History," etc. He m. at Oxford, Me., 30 July, 1908, Elizabeth M. Scholz.
iv. ALICE, b. 22 July, 1873; d. 8 July, 1875.
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IO. JOHN FRANKLIN7 HAZELTON (William, John,5 Eph- raim,+ Richard,3 Abraham,2 Robert1), was born at Chester, 9 May, 1836; died 20 July, 1921. He married at Esperance, N. Y., 14 Jan., 1864, Harriet Eloise Isham, who died 13 Oct., 1897; both buried at Canajoharie, N. Y. Lawyer; Major in the Civil War ; Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for Schoharie and Schenec- tady Counties, N. Y., 1867-1878; consul at Genoa, Italy, 1878- 1883 ; consul to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1883-1885.
Child :
i. HENRY ISHAM,8 b. 6 Mar., 1867; on the editorial staffs of the New York Evening World, New York Times, New York Tribune and New York Press; press agent of the Italian Gov- ernment west of Pittsburg during the World War; Executive Secretary of American Bureaus of Republican National Com- mittee for Middle West in 1920.
AMOS HAZELTON (Thomas,6 Dea. Richard,5 Ephraim,4 Richard,3 Abraham,2 Robert1), was born at Chester 24 Dec .. 1812; died there, 29 Mar., 1879. He married, 10 Oct., 1844, Sarah Morse, who died at Chester, 3 Mar., 1876. He inherited Hazelton's mill which he rebuilt with timber from the old Long Meadow meeting-house in 1853.
Children, born at Chester :
i. ELIZABETH S.8, b. 3 July, 1845; m. 16 Nov., 1869, J. Albert Hook who d. 2 Nov., 1908.
ii. SUSAN D., b. 27 July, 1847; d. 14 Apr., 1903. She m. 24 Apr., 1877, Henry C. Smith. [See Smith].
iii. AMOS E., b. 8 Feb., 1850; d. 9 Apr., 1914. He m. I Aug., 1874, Mary Morton, who d. 31 July, 1916. Children: (1) Ernest M.ยบ, b. 16 Nov., 1878; m. 15 Oct., 1904, Elizabeth M. French. Children : (a) Mabel. (b) Robert. (c) Wilmer. (d) Ruth. (2) Alice M., b. 21 Dec., 1883; m. 4 Sept., 1912, G. Wilmer Hathorn. (3) Florence, b. 12 Sept., 1888; d. 28 July, 1889. (4) Sara L., b. 26 Aug., 1890; m. 12 Apr., 1922, George E. Knowles.
iv. SARAH L. H., b. 16 May, 1852; d. 3 Apr., 1915. She m. 9 Jan., 1883, Justin Sanborn who d. 7 Jan., 1918.
v.
ROBERT H., b. 26 Jan., 1854; m. 17 Apr., 1889, Hannah M. Hall. Children: (1) Sherburne E.", b. 12 Aug., 1890; m. 14 Oct., 1913, Esther Carr. Children: (a) Rachel V., b. 7 Jan., 1916. (b) Esther May, b. 27 July; d. 29 July, 1921. (2) Earle M., b. 3 May, 1892; m. 22 Mar., 1917, Maud Jeffords. (3) Philip G., b. 20 Feb., 1894; m. 25 Oct., 1911, Blanche A. Nichols. Children : (a) Lois B., b. 6 Apr., 1912. (b) Llewellyn I., b. 27 Feb., 1913. (4) Edith E., b. 28 Oct., 1895. (5) Robert C., b. 28 May, 1905.
vi. ELLEN A., b. 21 Sept., 1856; m. 5 July, 1900, Samuel S. Parker, who d. 7 Oct., 1913. Child: Eva E. Parker, b. 12 Dec., 1901. vii. MARY A., b. 19 Feb., 1859; m. 31 Jan., 1882, Henry F. Herrick, who d. 28 Oct., 1920. Children: (1) Marion H. Herrick, b. 16 May, 1887; d. 30 May, 1902. (2) Robert F. Herrick, b. 28 Mar., 1890; m. 14 Mar., 1910, Mildred J. Dicey. Children : (a) Lawrence K. Herrick, b. 2 Nov., 1910. (b) Melvin R.
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Herrick, b. 25 July, 1912. (c) Rodney H. Herrick, b. 4 June, 1914. (d) Stanley T. Herrick, b. 9 June, 1916. (e) Harrison W. Herrick, b. 21 Apr., 1920. (f) Marion E. Herrick, b. 30 June, 1921.
viii. CARRIE B., b. 5 July, 1861; d. 5 Nov., 1910; m. Apr., 1910, C. A. M. Clark, who d. 30 Apr., 1914.
REV. NATHAN SHERBURNE" HAZELTON (Thomas6), was born at Chester, 29 Mar., 1829; died at Springfield, Vt., 22 Jan., 1860. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 1855; Andover Theological Seminary 1858; ordained and installed a Congregational Min- ister at Springfield, Vt., 13 Jan., 1859. He married 29 July, 1859, Mary A. Lawrence, dau. of Rev. Robert Fowler and Mary Lucy (Clark) Lawrence of Claremont.
JOSIAH6 HAZELTON (Moses,5 Thomas,4 Richard,3 Abraham,2 Robert1), was born at Chester, 18 Dec., 1784; died there 25 June, 1840. He married, 13 Apr., 1809, Sarah Emerson, dau. of Capt. John and Elizabeth (French) Emerson. She was born at Chester, 3 Nov., 1784; died there, 5 Feb., 1870.
Children, born at Chester :
i. HENRY," d. young.
ii. HENRIETTA SUSAN, b. 29 Dec., 1812; d. 12 Aug., 1889. She m. William B. Brown. Their children: (1) Elizabeth H. Brown, d. at age of 4 y. 6 m. (2) Isadore Brown, d. at age of 18. (3) Eddie, d. young.
iii. ELIZABETH FRENCH, b. 10 Dec., 1817; m. 22 May, 1845, Luther Fitz (Fitts).
iv. EDWARD FROST,7 b. 7 Feb., 1826; d. 2 Mar., 1915. He m. Sarah Garfield. Their child: Josephine Lyon, b. 5 Apr., 1847; m. 15 June, 1869, George A. Hill. Children: (I) Albert Hill. (2) Arthur Hill. (3) Walter Hill, all dead. (4) George Hill.
(5) Josephine Hill, and (6) Edmund Hill.
THOMAS4 HAZELTON (Lt. Richard,3 Abraham,? Robert1), was born 18 Mar., 1707; lived in Chester. He married 8 May, 1738, Joanna Hills, dau. of Benjamin and Rebecca (Ordway) Hills. She was born in Newbury, Mass., 15 Mar., 1717.
Children, born in Chester :
i. ABIGAIL, b. 18 Feb., 1739; m. Jabez Hoyt.
11. REBECCA, b. 6 Nov., 1741 ; m. Capt. Peter Coffin of Concord.
iii. THOMAS, b. 22 May, 1744.
iv. MOSES, b. 15 Mar., 1746; lived on the homestead.
v. BENJAMIN, b. 15 Aug., 1752; removed to Orford.
vi. JOANNA, b. 24 Oct., 1757; m. David Bartlett of Campton.
MOSES" HAZELTON (Thomas4), was born at Chester, 15 Mar., 1746; died there, 19 Aug., 1807. He married I June, 1775, Bridget French, born 19 Aug., 1749 and died 27 June, 1808.
Children, born in Chester :
i. THOMAS,6 b. 23 Mar., 1776.
ii. PETER, b. 26 Oct., 1779; d. 1800.
iii. MOSES, b. 24 Mar., 1782.
iv. JOSIAH, b. 18 Dec., 1784.
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THOMAS6 HAZELTON (Moses,5 Thomas,4 Lt. Richard,3 Abra- ham,2 Robert1), was born in Chester, 23 Mar., 1776. He married Lucretia T. Hills, daughter of Isaac and Lucretia (Tilton) Hills. She was born in Chester, 15 Sept., 1779; died in 1868. Children :
i. CAROLINE,' b. 7 July, 1801; d. 31 Mar., 1877; m. Richard Smith.
ii. LUCRETIA T., b. 18 May, 1803; d. 21 Oct., 1828.
iii. ISAAC HILLS, b. 6 June, 1805.
iv. CHARLES, b. 27 May, 1807; d. 22 Sept., 1863; m. Lucy Ann Pickard.
v. FRANCIS, b. 16 May, 1809; d. 21 July, 1875; m. Lydia Anderson.
vi. SALLY H., b. 10 July, 1811; d. 2 Mar., 1839.
vii. NANCY, b. 25 July, 1813; d. 3 Oct., 1874; m. Jacob Chase. [See Chase].
viii. THOMAS J., b. 3 May, 1815; d. 24 Oct., 1865; m. Hannah Maria Pickett. She m. (2) Rev. J. Logan Tomlinson.
ix. JOHN H., b. 27 July, 1817; d. 24 July, 1886; m. Elizabeth Foster. x. LAURA ANN, b. 22 Feb., 1820; d. 24 Feb., 1890; m. Henry Moore. [See Moore].
xi. EMILY JANE, b. 3 May, 1822; d. 21 Jan., 1909.
ISAAC HILLS7 HAZELTON (Thomas6), was born 6 June, 1805 ; died 5 Sept., 1863. He married Susan Chism Pickard. She was born in Dresden, Me., 24 Feb., 1814, and died 22 Dec., 1912. Children :
i. ANNETTE,8 b. 19 Dec., 1836; d. Nov., 1921; m Matthias Barrett.
ii. ISAAC HILLS, M. D., b. 17 May, 1838.
iii. LOUISA KENDALL, b. 18 Nov., 1839; d. 31 Aug., 1841.
iv. JOHN FRANKLIN, b. 4 Aug., 1844; resides in Florida.
v. ISABEL, b. 15 Dec., 1848; d. 10 May., 1849.
vi. EMMA CAROLINE, b. 21 Sept., 1850; d. 15 May, 1887.
vii. CLARA LOUISA, b. 15 Sept., 1852.
viii. ALICE CHAMBERLAIN, b. 18 May, 1857; m. 15 Sept., 1887, Prof. Samuel B. Green.
ISAAC HILLS& HAZELTON (Isaac Hills7), was born 17 May, 1838. He married 23 Oct., 1867, Mary Allen Brewster, born in Newburyport, 26 Nov., 1843. He is a physician at Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Children :
i. MARY BREWSTER,9 b. 23 Nov., 1868.
ii. ISAAC BREWSTER, b. 30 Dec., 1870; m. Margarita Thompson. Child: Priscilla, b. 24 Oct., 1907.
iii. OLIVIA BOWDITCH, b. 26 Jan., 1873.
iv. MARGARET PAGE, b. 17 Mar., 1876.
HASELTON.
JOHN HASELTON was born in Manchester, 24 Sept., 1820; died 24 Mar., 1885. He married Maria Emery, daughter of Richard and Polly (Palmer) Emery. She was born in Chester (now Auburn), 3 Sept. 1823; died Nov. 1876.
Children, born in Auburn :
i. WILLIAM ALVAH, b. 21 Aug., 1845.
ii. STEPHEN EMERY, b. 6 Dec., 1847; d. 29 Nov., 1869.
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WILLIAM ALVAH HASELTON (John) was born in Auburn, 21 Aug., 1845; married 26 Feb., 1870, Julia Kemp Harwood, dau. of Nathan K. and Chloe Ann Harwood. She died 19 Nov., 1902. Children, born in Auburn:
i. SUSAN FRANCES, b. 13 Jan., 1871 ; d. 15 Nov., 1866.
ii. WILLIAM STEPHEN, b. 18 Nov., 1872; m. Alice B. Abbott.
iii. ALICE JENNIE, b. 7 Apr., 1875; m. Lewis G. Shattuck, s. of Leonard and Mary A. Shattuck of Lawrence, Mass. Children (I) Leon Gerald, b. 14 May, 1896; m. 20 Apr., 1921, Myrtle May Meloon, dau. of Charles Meloon of Medford, Mass. (2) Gladys Ethelyn b. 21 Oct., 1900; m. 9 Sept., 1922, Camille A. LeCours of Boston. (3) Susan Irene b. 2 May, 1912.
iv. SIDNEY HOMER, b. 18 July, 1877; m. 25 July, 1900, Margaret J. Merry, b. in Charlottetown, Can. 3 Jan., 1876, dau of James J. and Margaret Merry. Children: (1) Sidney Parker, b. 14 Oct., 1901; m. 17 July, 1923 in London, Eng., Cecilia Florence Rogers, dau. of Edward Rogers of London, b. Mar., 1901. (2) Margaret Kemp, b. 23 Jan., 1907.
HILL.
HORACE A. HILL married 3 Nov., 1869, Elizabeth Hazelton Fitz (see Fitts), born 4 May, 1846, dau. of Luther and Elizabeth French (Hazelton) Fitz.
Children :
i. LUTHER FITZ, d. at age of 5 weeks.
ii. EMMA JOSEPHINE, b. 9 June, 1874; m. 9 June, 1898, J. Herbert Emerson. Child: (1) Horace Albert Emerson, b. 29 Nov., 1902.
iii. ELLA MAY (twin), b. 9 June, 1874; m. 9 June, 1898, Dr. George S. Emerson. Children: (1) Reginald Hill Emerson, b. 2 Jan., 1903. (2) Elizabeth Josephine Emerson, b. 19 Feb., 1913.
iv. ALBERT LYON, b. 20 Mar., 1882; graduate of Dartmouth College, 1904; Denver College of Surgeons, 1908; physician; pro- fessor, Los Angeles, Cal. He m. 27 Aug., 1906, Helen Brown. Children : (1) Theodore A., b. 12 June, 1908. (2) Lorraine E. b. 14 Nov., 1912.
HILLS.
I. BENJAMIN5 HILLS (Benjamin4), was born at Chester, I Nov., 1762; died there, 25 Sept., 1851. He married, 29 Oct., 1786, Lydia Dearborn, dau. of John Sanborn and Mary (Emer- son) Dearborn. She was born at Chester, 24 Jan., 1767; died there, 2 June, 1844.
Children, born at Chester :
i. BETSEY,6 b. 28 June, 1787; d. 22 Dec., 1791.
ii. NATHANIEL, b. 23 Mar., 1789; d. 19 Dec., 1842, unm.
iii. RICHARD, b. 5 May, 1790; d. 2 Apr., 1798.
iv. HENRY, (2) b. 4 June, 1792; m. Harriet Clay; went to Maine.
v. JOHN, b. 5 July, 1793; d. 22 May, 1798.
vi. LYDIA, b. 23 Apr., 1795; d. 4 Sept., 1822.
vii. JAMES, b. 5 Sept., 1796; removed to Monson, Me.
viii. ELEANOR, b. 20 May, 1798; m. Samuel Jenkins.
ix. CHARLES, b. 26 Apr., 1800; m. Hannah Hanson; resided in Derry.
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x. LUCINDA, b. 30 May, 1801; d. 1828, unm.
xi. BENJAMIN, (3) b. 28 Nov., 1802.
xii. FRANCIS, (4) b. 28 Feb., 1804.
xiii. MARY, b. 20 Dec., 1805; d. 24 Dec., 1806.
xiv. ELIZABETH, b. 22 Dec., 1807.
xv. RUFUS, b. 3 Mar., 1809; d. 22 Oct., 1835.
2. HENRY6 HILLS (Benjamin5), was born at Chester, 4 June, 1792 ; died at Groveland, Mass., 18 Jan., 1880. He married Harriet Clay, born at Chester, 26 Aug., 1801 ; died at Groveland, Mass., 2 Feb., 1885.
Children, first seven born at Chester :
i. ABIGAIL CLAY,7 b. 27 Jan., 1820.
ii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 27 Nov., 1821.
iii. LYDIA A., b. 16 Nov., 1823; m. Francis E. Whitcomb.
iv. JOHN DEARBORN, b. 12 Dec., 1826.
v. STEPHEN CLAY, b. 15 Dec., 1829; d. 5 Jan., 1833.
vi. SARAH E., b. 1I Oct., 1831.
vii. STEPHEN CLAY, b. 2 Feb., 1834; d. I Aug., 1834.
viii. CHARLES E., b. at Bradford, Mass., 20 Oct., 1835.
ix. HARRIET CLAY, b. at Bradford, Mass., 3 Apr., 1838.
X. JAMES O., b. at Monson, Me., 26 Aug., 1840.
3. BENJAMIN6 HILLS (Benjamin5), was born at Chester, 28 Nov., 1802; died there, 15 Apr., 1880. He married at Candia, 26 Feb., 1833, Mary Jane Wilson, dau. of Lt. Thomas and Mar- garet (Wilson) Wilson, born at Candia, 20 Sept., 1808; died at Chester, 20 Sept., 1882.
Children, born at Chester :
i. SARAH JANE," b. 21 Dec., 1833; never married.
ii. CYRUS WILSON, b. 7 Apr., 1835; m. Emily Sanborn; no issue.
iii. HARRIET ANN, b. 21 Dec., 1836; d. unm. 9 Feb., 1897.
iv. WARREN JENKINS, b. 14 Nov., 1838; killed in battle of Peters- burg, Va., 30 July, 1864.
v. HARRISON HENRY, b. 28 Mar., 1840; unm.
vi. HORATIO NELSON, (5) b. 25 Apr., 1843.
vii. AGNES MARIA, b. 18 Aug., 1846; m. James M. Cushman.
viii. EVELINE ELLEN, b. 26 Mar., 1848; d. 7 Oct., 1849. ix. MYRON BENJAMIN, b. 13 July, 1851.
4. FRANCIS6 HILLS (Benjamin5) was born at Chester, 28 Feb., 1804: died there, 6 Nov., 1882. He married 17 May, 1835, Martha L. Kimball of Derry, born at Andover, Mass., 7 Oct., 1814; died at Chester, 29 Apr., 1895. Children, born at Chester :
i. MARTHA ANN," b. 26 Nov., 1838; d. there, 4 Sept., 1863, unm.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. 15 Jan., 1841; m. E. Francis Norwood.
iii. JOHN, b. 21 Jan., 1843; d. there 2 Nov., 1867; unm.
iv. GEORGE E., b. 30 May, 1845; d. there 22 June, 1901; m. II Apr., 1872, Eliza A. Hooper. Children: (1) Emma A., b. Feb., 1873; m. Frank W. Hardy. (2) Fred F.
v, CHARLES FRANCIS, b. 17 Apr., 1848; m. Sarah French. Children : Lillian, Cora, Wallace F., Ethel L. and Sadie F.
vi. LAURA A., b. 25 July, 1850; m. George A. Wilkins.
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vii. CAROLYN PHEBE, b. 5 Nov., 1852; m. Albert E. Rogers and (2) Carlos W. Noyes. Child: Arthur L. Rogers.
5. HORATIO NELSON7 HILLS (Benjamin6), was born at Chester, 25 Apr., 1843. He married 2 June, 1879, Mary E. Lewis. Children :
i. ALICE LEWIS,8 b. 24 Aug., 1880.
ii. CHARLES HENRY, b. 24 Mar., 1882; now owns the Hills home- stead in Chester; m. Edith King. Children: Curtis, Harold, Doris, Margery and Barbara.
iii. CORA LILLIAN, b. 1892.
HOWE.
CHARLES H. HOWE married 26 Dec., 1883, Mary Adelaide Fitz, born at Chester, 10 Aug., 1854. [See Fitz], dau. of Luther and Elizabeth French (Hazelton) Fitz.
Children :
i. LUTHER MAXWELL, b. 13 Nov., 1884; graduate Dartmouth Col- lege, 1908; m. 4 Mar., 1913, Edith Chellis. Child, Madeline G., b. 24 July, 1914. He resides in Wakefield, Mass.
ii. ALICE G., b. I Feb., 1887; graduate of Smith College.
KIMBALL
LEWIS8 KIMBALL (William7, John6, Benjamin5, John4, John8, Henry2, Richard1) was born in Vienna, Me., II June 1812 ; died in Chester, 15 June, 1879. He married in 1840, Eleanor Elkins, dau. of Henry Elkins. She was born in Danville, 18 Nov., 1923. He resided on Walnut Hill in Chester and was a selectman in 1858.
Children, born in Chester, except the first:
i. LEWIS HENRY9, b. in Danville, 23 Oct., 1841; now living in Alhambra, Calif., unm.
ii. MARY SUSAN, b. 7 Mar., 1843; m. 31 Dec., 1870, Frank Tebbetts of Haverhill, Mass.
iii. GEORGE ANSELL, b. 16 Oct., 1845; d. 30 July 1874; m. 17 Nov., 1869, Henrietta H. Titcomb, who m. (2) 8 Aug, 1882, Jere- miah H. Porter. They resided in Chester and Newburyport, Mass. Children (I) George L., b. 1870. (2) Agnes, b. 6 Aug., 1872; d. in Manchester, 15 Sept., 1872. (3) Forest C., b. 16 July 1873; d. 24 Mar., 1874.
iv. CHARLES WARREN, b. 26 Oct., 1847; graduate Harvard College, 1871, A. B .; m. 17 Mar., 1876, Mary C. Coffin; lawyer, Pen Yan, N. Y.
V. ARTHUR PERLEY, b. II Jan., 1850; m. 29 Sept., 1872, Nellie E. Williams of W. Newbury, Mass. Children: (1) George Arthur, b. 7 Dec., 1874, m. Sarah Stickney of Portland, Me. Three chidlren. All reside in Burbank, Calif. (2) Florence Parker, b .21 Dec., 1876; m. Edmund C. Wentworth of Haver- hill, Mass. Two sons .(3) Ernest Leroy, b. 22 Sept., 1879; m. Florence Daniels of Haverhill, Mass. He was drowned. Two sons, Kenneth and Robert.
vi. ALBERT LEROY, b. 5 Feb., 1853; m. 28 Apr., 1881, Albina A. Rich, who was b. 29 Nov., 1856, dau. of Samuel and Mary W. Rich.
Geo, a Slowly.
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They reside in Charlestown, Mass. Two children: (1) Chester L., b. 28 Dec., 1883. (2) Mildred R., m. Norman J. Bonney.
vii. JOHN ELKINS, b. 31 Dec., 1854.
viii. HERBERT SEWALL, b. 10 Mar., 1857; d. 28 July, 1889; graduate of Columbia College, 1881 and of Columbia Law School.
ix. LAURA ETTA, b. 21 Oct., 1858; m. 12 Dec., 1912, Almon T. Wason, son of Luther Melvin and Susanna ( Batchelder) Wason of Raymond. Reside in Raymond. No children.
x. HORACE GREELEY, b. 25 Aug., 1860; d. 3 Nov., 1875.
xi. WALLACE LARKIN, b. 10 Aug., 1862.
xii. ANNA LOUISE, b. 24 July, 1864; m. 1 Jan., 1903, William Arthur Little, son of Lewis Linus Carleton and Abia French (Tewks- bury) Little, b. 7 Jan., 1851. No children. They reside in Hampstead.
JOHN9 ELKINS KIMBALL, (Lewis8) was born in Chester, 31 Dec., 1854; married (1), 26 Dec., 1881, Mary L. Richardson, dau. of David E. and Abbie R. (Morse) Richardson. She was born in Chester, 22 Feb., 1861. He married (2) Vinie Richard- son, sister to his first wife. They reside in Chester.
Children, born in Chester :
i. KATHERINE RICHARDSON10, b. 15 Oct., 1883; m. Tuttle and lives in Boston, Mass., a widow.
ii. JOHN HOWARD, b. 17 Feb., 1877; d. 7 Oct., 1889. Children by second wife, born in Chester :
iii. RUTH, m. - -Wells.
iv. RACHEL, m. Wilson.
v. JOHN ELKINS, Jr.,
vi. BYRON L .- Last four living in Los Angeles, Calif.
WALLACE LARKIN9 KIMBALL (Lewis8) was born in Chester, 10 Aug., 1862 ; died there 17 Nov., 1909. He married in Chester, IJan., 1891, Laura Frances Johnson, dau. of George Henry and Lydia Susan (Libby) Johnson. She was born in Kingston, 19 Oct., 1875 and married (2) in Derry, 19 Feb., 1910, Fred Irving Clark of Derry, great grandson of Hannah (Chase) Hazelton.
Children of first union, born in Chester :
i. HAYFORD TRUMAN10, b. 30 Nov., 1893.
ii. LILLIAN FRANCES, b. 13 Dec., 1895.
iii. MILLER WALLACE, b. 7 Sept., 1897. Child of the second union :
iv. HARRIETTE ADELAIDE CLARK, b. 25 Dec., 1910.
KNOWLES.
NATHAN5 KNOWLES (John,4 John,3 John,2 John1), was born at Chester 8 Mar., 1774; died there 10 Oct., 1826. He married Susannah Hills, dau. of Jacob and Margaret (Platts) Hills, born at Chester, 17 Feb., 1770; died there, 8 Mar., 1862.
Children, born at Chester :
i. MARY,6 b. 19 Mar., 1799; d. 1I Mar., 1879; m. Joseph Knowles.
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Their child Jennie, b. 18 Jan., 1845; d. 2 June, 1890. She m. John B. Smith, governor of New Hampshire.
ii.
iii. GILMAN, b. 22 Nov., 1800; d. 9 Mar., 1805.
CLARISSA, b. 19 Sept., 1803; d. 26 July, 1838.
iv. JONATHAN, b. 27 Jan., 1806; d. 28 July, 1831.
v. RERECCA, b. 12 June, 1808; d. 17 Oct., 1878. She m. 15 Mar., 1832, Frederick Wason. [See Wason].
vi. GILMAN; b. 25 Sept., 1810; d. 25 Aug., 1912.
. NATHAN KNOWLES (Nathan,4 John,3 John,2 John1), born at Chester, 25 Dec., 1776; died there 10 Sept., 1861. He married (1) 2 June, 1795, Sarah Wilson, dau. of Robert and Jane (Aiken) Wilson, born at Chester, 11 Feb., 1777; died there 20 Sept., 1806. He married (2) 31 Dec., 1807, Rebecca Dear- born, dau. of John Sanborn and Mary (Emerson) Dearborn, born at Chester, 26 Apr., 1780. She died there, 2 Jan., 1864. Children by first wife, born at Chester:
i. SUSANNAH,6 b. 5 Sept., 1795.
ii. RUFUS, b. 6 Sept., 1797.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 26 Mar., 1800.
iv. SARAH, b. 16 July, 1802.
v. JANE, b. 3 Feb., 1804.
vi. WILSON, b. 30 Aug., 1806. Children by second wife, born at Chester :
vii. Dearborn, (2) b. 17 Oct., 1808.
viii. WILLIAM, b. II Dec., 1812.
ix. HENRY, b. 14 May, 1814.
x. STEPHEN, b. 13 Nov., 1817; d. 23 Oct., 1825.
2. DEARBORN6 KNOWLES (Nathan5), was born at Chester, 17 Oct., 1808; died there, 3 Dec., 1880. He married 6 Nov., 1833, Jane Page, who died at Chester, 13 Mar., 1898.
Children, born at Chester :
i. CHARLES H., b. I May, 1838; d. 12 Sept., 1918. He m. Mary A. Hook, b. 26 Nov., 1840; d. 25 Sept., 1901. Children: (I) Eva M., b. II June, 1866; m. 26 Apr., 1884, Bert S. Sanborn. She d. 12 Apr., 1901. Children: (a) James C. Sanborn, m. Irene Renholt and had Carl, Chester, Russell and Eva. (b) Eari H. Sanborn, m. Nettie Christopher and had Bert and Ruth. (2) Jennie M., b. 4 Feb., 1870; m. 13 Mar., 1889, Samuel E. Ray. Children: (a) Herbert W. Ray, b. 22 Aug., 1891. (b) Sarah L. Ray, b. 5 June, 1895; m. Herbert T. Jenkins. (3) Sarah L., b. 8 Mar., 1876.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 30 Oct., 1842.
ROBERT KNOWLES (Joseph,4 Simon, Simon,2 John1), was born at Chester, 8 May, 1767; died there, 22 July, 1857. He married Rebecca M. Basford, dau. of Jacob and Abigail (Moul- ton) Basford, born at Chester, 9 Jan., 1778; died there 2 Feb., 1850.
Children, born at Chester :
i. JOSEPH, b. 8 Aug., 1796; m. Mary K. Hall. Child: Mary Jane, b. 13 Jan., 1845; d. 2 June, 1890. She m. (1) John B. Smith and (2) Christopher Gallagher.
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ii. LOT, b. 6 Feb., 1800; d. 8 Oct., 1882; m. 3 June, 1830, Abigail Sleeper, b. 23 Sept., 1807; d. 9 July, 1893. Children: (I) Lydia Ann., b. 17 May, 1831; d. 2 Oct., 1877; m. 15 Dec., 1863, Charles Edward Cogswell. They had (a) Abby Eliza Cogs- well, b. II July, 1867; d. 8 Mar., 1868. (b) Martha Caroline Cogswell, b. 20 July, 1871. [See Sleeper].
iii. JOHN, b. 4 Jan., 1802; d. 29 Oct., 1826.
iv. ROBERT, b. 22 Nov., 1805; m. Ann Small.
v. MARY JANE, b. 10 Sept., 1809; d. 7 Sept., 1839; m. Thomas Niles who d. 3 Aug., 1878. Children: (1) Angelia Maria Niles, m. William Carpenter and had (a) William T. Carpenter, (b) Harry N. Carpenter. (2) John K. Niles, m. Florence Hopson and had (a) Robert A. Niles, (b) Alice Niles.
vi. MOULTON, b. 21 Aug., 1811; d. 3 Apr., 1890; m. 10 Dec., 1840, Harriet N. Lovering. Children: (1) Edward Payson, b. 24 May, 1842; d. 2 Oct., 1842. (2) Caroline E., b. 3 Jan., 1844; d. 23 Mar., 1871. (3) Robert Willis, b. 3 Mar., 1846; d. 7 Jan., 1894. (4) John M., b. 26 Jan., 1850; d. 20 Dec., 1917.
LAWRENCE.
RICHARD CHARLES LAWRENCE, son of Josiah and Martha Ann (Conover) Lawrence, was born in New Jersey, 12 Sept., 1816; died in Gloucester, Mass., 22 Apr., 1895. He married in Hampton Falls, 4 Mar., 1844, Lucy Jane Marsters, daughter of Capt. Andrew and Lucy (Woodbury) Marsters of Manchester, Mass. She was born in Manchester, 17 Mar., 1824; died 24 Aug., 1887. He moved to Chester in 1855 and purchased a house now owned by Amos Tuck French. Later he bought the house on Chester street now occupied by Luther H. Roberts. Here he conducted a Gentlemen's Clothing business and later removed to Gloucester, Mass. His and his wife's remains are buried in Chester Village.
Children, the two younger born in Chester :
i. RICHARD CHARLES, b. 28 Mar., 1846; m. Julia A. Basford of Chester, b. 1846, d. 1921; served in Civil War.
ii. MARIA LOUISE, b. 4 Apr., 1850; d. 16 Sept., 1851.
iii. LUCY, b. I Oct., 1855.
iv. MARY MILNOR, b. 9 Feb., 1860; m. 4 Mar., 1886, Charles Edward Mann, of Natick, Lynn, and Malden.
V. ANDREW MARSTERS, b. 5 Apr., 1864; d. 11 Sept., 1865.
LEARNARD
SILAS FISHER& LEARNARD (Elijah7, William6, Jonathan5, Thomas4, Benoni3, Isaac2, William1) was born in Cambridge or Boston, Mass., about 1817; died at Chester, 4 Aug., 1890. He married 1 Oct., 1837, Clara B. Morse, dau. of Walter and Edna J. (Davis) Morse. They celebrated their golden wedding, Oct., 1887. He removed to Chester in 1831. She died 8 Nov. 1914, age 97y., 2m.
Capt. Learnard was a prominent and highly esteemed citizen. He had served the town as moderator, selectman and represen-
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tative in the legislature, and was a deacon of the Baptist Church for many years.
Children, born in Chester or Derry :
i. ARTHUR TAPPAN, b. 4 July, 1838; d. at Derry, 12 Apr., 1896.
ii. HENRY BROWN, b. 19 Aug., 1840; resided in Danvers, Mass.
iii. WALTER MORSE, b. 20 July, 1842; d. 2 June, 1852.
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