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GEORGE WASHINGTON STEVENS ( James ), was born at Chester 8 June, 1817; baptized and united with the Baptist Church in 1832; learned the upholsterer's trade in Boston; married Lydia Bird. He died in 1907 at the age of 90. He gave the Stevens Memorial to his native town. [See Biographies].
TENNEY.
BAILEY2 TENNEY (Silas1), was born at Bradford, Mass., 7 Jan., 1797; removed to Chester, 1804; died at Manchester 3 Sept., 1852. He m. (1) Jane Ware and (2) Lydia Hawkes. No children.
THOMAS2 TENNEY (Silas1), was born at Bradford, Mass., IO Nov., 1798; died at Plymouth, Iowa, 7 May, 1874. He removed to Chester, 1804; graduate of Dartmouth College 1825; minister of churches in Standish, Me., Bristol, Wis., and Plymouth, Iowa. He married Martha T. Parker.
Children :
i. MARY ELIZA,3 b. 12 Apr., 1828; d. I Mar., 1907; m. Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, president of Robert College, Constantinople, and of Middlebury College. Their children: (1) Mary R. Hamlin, graduate of Bradford Academy; m. Rev. George E. Ladd. (2) Emma Hamlin, m. Moses Carlton. (3) Alice Hamlin, graduate of Wellesley College, Ph. D .; m. Dr. Edgar L. Hin- man. (4) Christopher R. Hamlin, graduate of Boston Uni- versity and Yale Divinity School; m. Edith Redman.
ii. HENRY MARTYN, b. 16 Feb., 1832; educated at Oberlin College; iii. m. Louisa La Due; first Lt. Co. B., 32d Iowa Regt., Civil War. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. 16 Feb., 1834; member of the first class in the first agricultural college in the United States; m. Mary La Due; eight children.
iv. HARRIETTE REBECCA, b. 25 Mar., 1836; graduate of Bradford Academy; m. Rev. Henry K. Craig, minister of churches in Bucksport, Me., and Falmouth, Mass. Children: (I) Wheelock Craig, educated at Amherst College; m. Nettie Brown. (2) Eliza Parker Craig, graduate of Wellesley College. (3) Henry Hamlin Craig, educated at Oberlin College; m. May Allen Dodd; three children.
V. EMMA, b. 1847; d. 1863.
SEWALL2 TENNEY (Silas1), b. at Bradford, Mass., 27 Aug., 1801; d. at Ellsworth, Me., 6 June, 1890; removed to Chester, 1804; graduated at Dartmouth College 1827; Andover Theo- logical Seminary 1831 ; minister of a church in Ellsworth, Me., 1835-77, a period of 42 years ; trustee of Bowdoin College 1859- 85 ; m. Sarah M. Pearson. No children.
SARAH2 TENNEY (Silas1), b. 10 Jan., 1804; d. 10 July, 1865; educated at Hampton Academy ; teacher at Gilmanton Academy ; m. (1) Rev. Jonathan L. Hale; m. (2) Rev. Joel R. Arnold. No children.
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WILLIAM TENNEY2 (Silas1), b. at Chester 13 July, 1807; died there, 29 May, 1891 ; educated at Hampton Academy ; m. Emeline J. Murray ; representative from Chester 1866; deacon of Congregational Church there.
Children, born at Chester :
i. HELEN MARIA,3 b. 6 May, 1834; d. at Stratford, Ct., 20 Jan., 1921 ; graduate of Western Female Seminary 1857; m. William K. Rowell, principal High School, Oakland, Calif. Children: (1) William Rowell, d. 1883. (2) Helen Flint Rowell, m. Frank R. Curtiss. (3) Mabel Chester Rowell, m. Newton J. Reed.
ii. REBECCA BAILEY, b. 4 Oct., 1835; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 7 Mar., 1921 ; educated at Western Female Seminary; m. Rev. Marcus North Preston, minister of churches in Skaneateles and Bath, N. Y. and Hinsdale, Ill. Children: (1) Mary Isabella Preston, educated at Wellesley College. (2) Annie Rebecca, educated at Wellesley, m. Edward M. Bassett.
iii. MARY ATWOOD, b. 10 Aug., 1837; d. 6 Feb., 1923; m. Joseph Dana Bartley, principal of High Schools in Skaneateles, N. Y., Newburyport, Mass., Concord, N. H., Burlington, Vt., and Bridgeport, Ct. Children: (1) Helen Preston Bartley, edu- cated at Smith College. (2) William Tenney Bartley, graduate of Yale, Ph. D. and Andover Theological Seminary; m. Carrie Belle Webster.
iv. SILAS WILLIAM, b. 3 Aug., 1839; d. 24 Nov., 1897. Enlisted 19 Oct., 1861, in the Second U. S. Sharp Shooters; m. (1) Mary F. Chase; m. (2) Annetta Smith. Children by first wife : (1) Roy, d. young. (2) Emma Lizzie, m. Eugene MacNair. Children by second wife: (3) Ida C., m. John Culbertson. (4) Mabel. (5) Warren S., m. Mrs. Elizabeth J. Cameron.
v. SEWALL WARREN, b. 9 June, 1841; d. 10 Mar., 1882; enlisted Aug., 1862, in IIth N. H. Regt. Wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg, Md .; m. Estelle Smith. Children: (1) Ber- trand, d. young. (2) Lewis Chester, educated at the Case School of Applied Science; m. Mabel E. West.
vi. EMELINE FOSTER, b. 3 Feb., 1847; m. Henry H. Lane of Chester. Children: (1) Carolyn Martha Lane, m. Walter W. Lane; three daughters. (2) Harriette Emeline Lane, m. Henry Stewart Redman; one son. (3) Laura Rebecca Lane, educated at Sanborn Seminary.
vii. ORLANDO MURRAY, b. 23 Dec., 1844; d. 24 Sept., 1916; m. Imogene Fitts. Children: (1) Alice Lillian. (2) Dexter, d. 1879. (3) Walter P., educated at New Hampshire College ; m. Myrtle J. De Leskey, four children. (4) Bertha, m. Her- man Follansbee ; two children. (5) Sewall, m. Pauline B. Gordon; three children.
CHARLES2 TENNEY (Silas1), was born at Chester, 23 Sept., 1814; died there 29 Nov., 1888; gradate at Dartmouth College, 1835; Bangor Theological Seminary 1840; tutor 1839-40; pro- fessor Gilmanton Theological Seminary, 1844; minister of churches, North Haverhill, Mass., Biddeford, Me., and Chester. He married (1) Emily F. Parsons; (2) Mary E. Kelley. No children.
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DANIEL2 TENNEY (Silas1), was born at Chester 10 Dec., 1816; died at San Diego, Calif., 24 Oct., 1902; graduate at Dartmouth College 1841; Lane Theological Seminary 1844; minister of churches in Oxford, Ohio; Lawrence and Boston, Mass. He married Mary Ann Parker.
Children :
i. LILY,3 d. 1867.
ii. JULIET H., b. 5 Dec., 1849; graduated at Abbott Academy; m. Rev. James Brand, D. D. of Oberlin, Ohio. Children: (I) Charles Alvan Brand, graduate of Oberlin and Hartford Seminary; m. Phebe R. Crafts; one daughter. (2) Edith Browning Brand, graduate of Oberlin; m. Ian Campbell Hannah; three sons. (3) Mary Tenney Brand, m. Edwin Ruggles. (4) Helen Carlyle Brand, graduate of Oberlin. (5) James Tenney Brand, graduate of Harvard Law School; m. Irene May Morley; two children. (6) Margaret.
iii. SARAH H., b. 2 Oct., 1854; m. Charles J. Ryder, D. D., Sect of A. M. A. Children: (1) Harrict M. Ryder, graduate of Oberlin College; m. John R. Chamberlin. (2) Alice Tenney Ryder, graduate of Mt. Holyoke. (3) Charles D. Ryder, m. Marie E. Saunders; two children. (4) Oliver Ryder, m. and has two children.
iv. CHARLES DANIEL, b. 29 June, 1857; graduate of Dartmouth 1878; Oberlin Seminary 1882; missionary to China; president of the Imperial University, Tientsin; secretary of the Chinese Legation at Peking; m. Annie Jerrell. Children: (1) James Brand, m. Kathreene Sims. (2) Albert, physician, m. Helen Schulte. (3) Raymond Parker. (4) Ruth Githins, educated at Radcliffe College; m. Marcel Wolfers. (5) Mary Edith, educated at Radcliffe; m. Knuth Jordan.
DANIEL, d. 1862.
v. vi. WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. 9 Sept., 1862; d. 19 Nov., 1916; grad- uate of Oberlin College and Oberlin Seminary 1º88; minister of churches in Cleveland, Ohio, Holbrook and North Adams, Mass., Minneapolis, Minn., and Lee, Mass .; m. (I) Flora Calkins; m. (2) Bessie Brodie. Children: (1) Parker Gil- lespie. (2) William Lawrence. (3) Bradford. (4) Mary E. (5) Daniel.
TOWNSEND.
I. THOMAS1 TOWNSEND, born about 1601, settled in Lynn, Mass., as early as 1638; freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 14 Mar., 1638-39. He deposed that he was about 60 years of age in 1661. He was a brother-in-law to John Newgate of Boston. He died in Lynn, Mass., 22 Dec., 1677. His wife was Mary -, who died there 28 Feb., 1692.
Children, born probably in Lynn, Mass .:
i. THOMAS,2 b. about 1637.
ii. SAMUEL (2), b. about 1638.
iii. JOHN, b. about 1640.
iv. ANDREW, b. about 1642.
v. ELIZABETH, m. 22 Dec., 1669, Samuel Merriam of Concord.
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2. SAMUEL2 TOWNSEND (Thomas1), was born about 1638, probably in Lynn, Mass .; died at Rumney Marsh (Chelsea), Mass., 21 Dec., 1704, aged about 66. He married Abigail Davis, who died 2 Jan., 1728-29, aged 87 y. 8 m. and was buried in Copp's Hill Cemetery, Boston.
Children :
i. SAMUEL3 (3), b. 12 July, 1661.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 3 Sept., 1662.
iii. JEREMIAH, b. 1664.
iv. DAVID, b. 29 Sept., 1666.
v. JONATHAN, b. 10 Sept., 1668.
vi. ANNE, b. 30 Jan., 1672.
vii. SOLOMON, b. I Aug., 1676.
viii. ELIAS, b. 2 Mar., 1678.
ix. ISAAC, b. 20 May, 1682.
x. ABRAHAM (twin), b. 20 May, 1682.
3. SAMUEL3 TOWNSEND (Samuel2), was born in Rumney Marsh, 12 July, 1661; died in Rumney Marsh, 18 Nov., 1723, aged61. He married (1) 15 Mar., 1693, Elizabeth Barlow, who died 20 Nov., 1699. He married (2) 2 Apr., 1701, Elizabeth Mellens. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.
Children by first wife, born in Charlestown, Mass .:
i. SAMUEL4, b. 15 Jan., 1694-5.
ii. JEREMIAH, b. 15 Sept., 1697.
iii. ABIGAIL, m. 1718, Andrew Durgin.
Children by second wife, born in Charlestown, Mass .:
iv. JOHN (4), b. 31 Jan., 1701-2.
v. ANNA, b. 22 Feb., 1703-4.
vi. SOLOMON, b. 5 May, 1707.
vii. EUNICE, b. 3 May, 1709.
4. JOHN4 TOWNSEND (Samuel3), was born in Charlestown, Mass., 31 Jan., 1701-2; died in Waltham, Mass., 21 Oct., 1792. He married (1) in Reading, Mass., 15 May, 1727, Phebe Temple, who died 7 Mar., 1729, in her 28th year. He married (2) 20 Feb., 1732-2, Hannah Hancock, daughter of Samuel and Dorothy Hancock of Lexington, Mass. His house was burned by the British troops, 17 June, 1775.
Child by first wife, born in Charlestown, Mass .:
i. JOHN5, b. 19 Feb., 1728-9.
Children by second wife, born in Charlestown, Mass .:
ii. HANNAH, b. 6 Apr., 1734.
iii. SAMUEL, b. 20 Nov., 1735.
iv. AARON, b. II Oct., 1737.
v. PHEBE, b. 24 Oct., 1739.
vi. SARAH, bp. 28 Feb., 1741-2.
vii. NATHAN, bp. 29 Apr., 1744.
viii. DAVID, b. 3 May, 1745.
ix. ELIZABETH, b. 21 June, 1749.
x. EBENEZER® (5), b. 22 Sept., 1751.
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5. EBENEZER5 TOWNSEND (John+), was born in Charles- town, Mass., and baptized there 22 Sept., 1751 ; died in Chester, 12 Oct., 1840. He removed to Chester in 1775 and married 4 July, 1776, Ann Parker, who died in Chester, 12 June, 1831, aged 71. By occupation he was a saddler.
Children, born in Chester :
i. JOHN®, (6), b. 24 Mar., 1777; removed to Salisbury.
ii. NANCY, b. 1778; m. Jonathan Parker of Pittsfield.
iii. HANNAH, b. 30 July, 1780; m. Dea. John Lane.
iv. EBEN, b. 1782; removed to New York, N. Y.
v. ISAAC PARKER, b. 1784.
vi. BETSY, b. 1786; m. William Stanwood of Newburyport, Mass.
vii. ABIGAIL, b. 1789; m. William Barstow.
viii. NATHAN, b. 1791; removed to Wilmington, Mass.
ix. DEBORAH, b. 26 Aug., 1793; d. 24 Apr., 1826, unm.
6. JOHN6 TOWNSEND (Ebenezer5), was born in Chester, 24 Mar., 1777 ; died in Salisbury, II Jan., 1849. He removed to Salisbury, and married 12 Feb., 1804, Anne Baker, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (George) Baker. She died 15 Dec., 1854. He was selectman and town clerk thirteen years; representative 1826-28; register of deeds for Merrimack County 1837-39. Children, born in Salisbury :
i. MARY ANN", b. 7 July, 1804; m. Timothy Taylor.
ii. ELIZABETH JANE, b. 6 Feb., 1806; m. James P. McGregory.
iii. JOHN BAKER (7), b. 17 Jan., 1810.
iv. CHARLES, b. 27 Nov., 1812; d. 28 Feb., 1835, unm.
v. CATHERINE P., b. 20 Jan., 1815; m. (1) Gorham Sheperd, who was drowned. She m. (2) Amos Tuck of Exeter.
vi. DANIEL G., b. 6 Oct., 1820; d. 27 July, 1830.
vii. PATRICK HENRY, b. 20 Oct., 1823.
7. JOHN BAKER7 TOWNSEND (John6), was born in Salis- bury, 17 Jan., 1810; died in Troy, N. Y., 23 Jan., 1869. He married in Rutland, Vt., Eliza C. Alvord, daughter of John and Olive (Cogswell) Alvord of Cornwall, Vt. He removed to Rutland, Vt., and later (1825) to Albany and Troy, N. Y. He was city marshal of Troy and U. S. deputy marshal for the northern district of New York in 1858.
Children, eldest born in Middlebury, Vt .:
i. JOHN POMEROY8, (8), b. 10 Oct., 1832.
ii. EMILY F., m. J. W. Cusack of Troy, N. Y.
iii. CHARLES H., m. Mary J. Bentley.
iv. SARAH J., m. Frank A. Ray.
v. HELEN E., d. young.
vi. ALROOD B., d. young.
vii. KATE S., m. Frank Wright.
8. JOHN POMEROY& TOWNSEND (John Baker7), was born in Middlebury, Vt., 10 Oct., 1832; died in 1898. He married 12 Oct., 1853, Elizabeth Avery Baldwin, daughter of Nehemiah and Mary (Sherer) Baldwin. She was born in Montrose, Pa., 24 Apr., 1831; died Feb., 1910. He was a merchant and later
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president of the Knickerbocker Trust Co., and the Bowery Savings Bank of New York City.
Children :
i. MARY ELIZA,9 b. 3 Aug., 1854; m. 10 Feb., 1880, Alfred L. White, son of William A. and Lucy (Jackson) White. No children.
ii. CHARLES JOHN, b. 25 Nov., 1855; d. 2 July, 1908; m. (I) in Lockport, N. Y., 12 Oct., 1881, Louise C. Wright, who d. Jan. 1806. He m. (2) Carrie E. Wolcott. Child: John Wright, b. 9 July, 1886; resides in San Diego, Calif.
iii. JOHN HENRY (9), b. 10 Oct., 1864.
9. JOHN HENRY9 TOWNSEND (John Pomeroy8), was born in New York, N. Y., 10 Oct., 1864; graduate of Columbia College, 1886. He is a banker and associated with the Knickerbocker Trust Co. of New York City. He married 14 May, 1891, Caroline Stokes Van Dusen, who was born 5 Apr., 1869; died 20 Apr., 1923.
Children :
i. JOHN DUNHAM, b. 9 Apr., 1892; m. Dorothea Snodgrass of Chattanooga, Tenn.
ii. GRACE, b. 1893; d. 24 Aug., 1896.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 3 Dec., 1897; m. 19 Oct., 1922, Robert C. Booth of Plattsburg, N. Y.
TRUE.
I. CAPT. BENJAMIN2 TRUE (Benjamin1), was born about 1760; died at Chester 13 Nov., 1841, a. 81 y. 7 m. He married 1783, Mary Locke, dau. of Capt. William Locke, born at Chester, 27 Oct., 1769; died there 13 Nov., 1839, a. 71. The Locke Genealogy (1916) p. 120, states that he died 6 Dec., 1843 and she 13 Nov., 1846.
Children, born at Chester :
i. HANNAH,3 b. 24 May, 1784; m. 21 Nov., 1802, Isaac Worthen.
ii. SARAH, b. 22 Aug., 1788; m. 9 Apr., 1808, Samuel Poor of Ray- mond.
iii. MARY, b. 10 Aug., 1791; m. (1) Joseph Norris; m. (2) Levi Blake.
iv. JUDITH, b. 3 Nov., 1796; m. I July, 1817, Joseph Stevenson; she d. Nov., 1880. Children: (1) Joseph P., b. 4 Aug., 1818; d. 5 May, 1852. (2) Oren, b. 1822; d. 6 May, 1900. (3) William, b. 1826; d. Dec., 1888. (4) John Lindsey, b. 27 Dec., 1833; d. 3 Jan., 1894.
v. OSGOOD, b. 25 Dec., 1799; m. Betsey True, b. 29 May, 1802; she d. 18 Jan., 1880. Children, born at Chester : (1) Luther. (2) Jane R., b. 1832; m. John F. Brown of Haverhill, Mass. (3) Lucy A., m. John Green of Haverhill, Mass. (4) Horace E., b. 15 Feb., 1843; m. Matilda Philbrick, lived in Danville.
vi. ALMIRA, b. 5 Jan., 1804; m. 24 July, 1845, Daniel Sanborn of Chester. No children.
vii. LYDIA, b. 27 May, 1806; d. 5 Apr., 1810.
viii. WILLIAM STEPHEN (2), b. 16 Jan., 1808; m. 17 Nov., 1836, Mary Prescott.
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2. WILLIAM STEPHEN3 TRUE (Capt. Benjamin,2 Benjamin1) was born at Chester, 16 Jan., 1808; died there, 8 July, 1879. He married at Chester, 17 Nov., 1836, Mary Prescott, born 10 June, 1818; died 7 Apr., 1894.
Children, born at Chester :
i. MARY ALVIRA,4 b. 18 Mar., 1838; m. Reuben Mitchell of Lynn- field, Mass.
ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. 23 Mar., 1840; m. Ellen Poor.
iii. SARAH POOR, b. 24 Nov., 1841 ; m. Charles P. Abbott. Their sons Chester and Ernest Abbott live at 1690 Fowler Ave., Portland, Oregon.
iv. CHARLES FRANCIS, b. 5 Feb., 1844; m. 25 Dec., 1871, Sarah J. Philbrick, dau. of Edward and Sarah (Webster) Philbrick, b. 21 Dec., 1853; live in Chester. Child: Edward C., b. 14 Mar., 1883.
V. ABBIE J., b. 8 Apr., 1846; d. 5 June, 1920; m. Everett A. Morse. No children.
vi. JOHN C., b. 20 Mar., 1848; d. 28 June, 1848.
vii. OLIVE LOUISA, b. 30 Nov., 1849; d. at Chester, 21 Sept., 1867.
viii. WILLIAM EDWIN, b. 3 Dec., 1851; d. 18 Feb., 1905; m. Emma D. Rand; they lived in Sandown.
ix. ELLEN ADELAIDE, b. 15 Apr., 1855; d. 16 Sept., 1918; m. Enoch B. Judkins of Kingston.
x. ADA ISABELLE, b. 24 Apr., 1856; unm.
xi. HERBERT A., b. 4 July, 1858; d. 24 Sept., 1858.
xii. ARTHUR ELMER, b. II Nov., 1859; m. (I) Ada Poor; m. (2) Matilda Tibbetts of Melrose, Mass. Three children.
UNDERHILL.
RICHARD K.4 UNDERHILL (Samuel3, John2, Sampson1) was born in Chester in 1780; died 2 Feb., 1846. He married Betsy Avery who was born in 1789; died 16 Jan., 1849. They had eight children, including Moses G5 .. b. in Chester, II Apr., 1817, and George S., b. about 1819.
MOSES G5. UNDERHILL (Richard K4.) was born in Chester, II Apr., 1817; died there, 30 Jan., 1888. He married 5 Nov., 1837, Annie Hall, dau. of Elijah and Lydia (Smith) Hall. She died in Chester, 20 Nov., 1890, aged 73y., 10mm., 20d.
Children, born in Chester :
i. GEORGE M6., b. 9 Mar., 1839; d. 29 Nov., 1859.
ii. ELIZABETH ANN, b. 28 Nov., 1841; d. 23 Oct., 1845.
iii. ISAAC F., b. 5 Nov., 1843.
iv. ELIZABETH A., b. 5 Mar., 1846; m. 2 June, 1868, Bradford Flan- ders of Coventry, Vt.
V. LAURA J., b. 12 Mar., 1848; m. 1 May, 1868, James H. Healey. Children: (1) Annie L. Healey, b. 14 Dec., 1872; m. J. Chase Colcord of Candia. (2) Ruth Healey, b. 9 Apr., 1877, of Ray- mond.
vi. CHARLOTTE S., b. 18 July, 1850; d. 9 Aug., 1920; m. 13 Jan., 1878, Alvin W. Pingrey of Auburn. Child: Edith E., m. Edgar Grant, son of Dea. Charles C. Grant of Auburn.
vii. JOSEPHINE FEDERHEN, b. 18 Aug., 1850; d. 7 Feb .. 1901, m. 5 Mar., 1885, George S. Smith of Manchester. No children.
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ISAAC F6. UNDERHILL (Moses G5.) was born in Chester, 5 Nov., 1843; died there 10 May, 1905. He married 30 Jan., 1868, Mary J. Healey, dau. of John and Sarah (Heath) Healey of Raymond.
Children, born in Chester :
i. ADDIE7 m. John Parker of Chester.
ii. MINNIE, d. under 10 .
iii. GENEVA, m. Percy Plaisted of Candia; she d. in New York in 1924.
iv. JOHN DANA, m. Laura Allen of Candia.
GEORGE S5. UNDERHILL (Richard K4.) was born in Chester about 1819 : died there 26 Jan., 1885, aged 66y., 5 m. He married Nancy S. Thompson, born in 1822; died in 1905. He settled in Chester in 1845.
Children :
i. MARY ELIZABETH6, b. 27 July, 1843; d. 28 Apr., 1918. She m. Willard E. Colburn and lived in Chester. Children (1) Mabel b., 4 Aug., 1861 ; d. 25 Jan., 1923. (2) Ernest. (3) Tina M., b. 17 Apr., 1867; m. George N. Baker of Manchester. (4) George E.
ii. ADDIE D., d. 15 Aug., 1858, a. 7y.
11i. FRANK OSCAR, b. 1847; d. I Apr., 1848, a. I y.
iv. FRANK OSCAR, b. 6 May, 1852; d. 1913.
V. SARAH H., b. 1856; d. 25 Feb., 1884; a 28. She m. II Aug., 1877, Charles A. Hayes.
vi. HANNAH W., b. 1858; d. 2 Dec., 1882, a. 24 y., 7m.
vii. ARTHUR T., b. 13 Mar., 1861; d. 1918; m. Eva M. Ray, b. in 1866; d. in 1902.
WILLIAM H4. UNDERHILL (Samuel3, John2, Sampson1) born in Chester, 1783. died there 14 Dec., 1843. He married (1) Sally March. He married (2) Elizabeth (Betsey) Towle, dau. of Isaac Towle, Jr. She was born in 1793 and died in 1853.
Child, born in Chester :
i. WILLIAM P5., b. 8 Sept., 1817.
WILLIAM P5. UNDERHILL (William H4.) was born in Ches- ter, 8 Sept., 1817 ; died there 12 Apr., 1885. He married Love D. Morrison who was born 3 July, 1820, and died 5 Dec., 1890. Children, born in Chester :
i. MARY ESTHER6, b. I ISept., 1839; m. John N. Colman of Auburn. Children: (1) William N., b. 1862. (2) Charles H., m. Grace McNeice. Their dau. Marion Colman m. Samuel Hobbs. They have two children, Samuel M. Hobbs and Mary Louise Hobbs.
ii. ELLEN JANE, b. 29 Oct., 1840; d. 29 May, 1915. She m. (I) Clark D. Smith of Auburn. She m. (2) Hendrick Hall. Children by first husband: (1) Jennes S. Smith, b. 26 July, 1862; m. Clara A. Clifford of Epping. (2) Mary Stella Smith, b. 12 Jan., 1866; m. George H. Macauley. No children. (3) Nellie Smith, d. in infancy.
iii. BENJAMIN F., b. about 1842; m. Ellen E. Storer, dau. of Rev.
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Joseph and Olive Storer; he d. in the West. Children: (1) Joseph and (2) Chauncy. She d. II Feby., 1873.
iv. WILLIAM H., b. about 1843; m. (1) - McDuffee and had (1) Fannie L. He m. (2) Hannah Lane. Children : (2) Della. (3) William H. (4) Herbert. (5) Mary .(6) Blanche. (7) Bernice. (8) Orlando ..
v. CLARA ADELAIDE, b. 6 Mar., 1845; d. 19 June, 1862.
vi. JONATHAN, m. Tracy. Children (1) Grace. (2) Jennie.
(3) Harry.
vii. CHARLES A., m. Ella McNeice. No children.
viii. ORLANDO H., b. 1856, d. 1901; m. Nettie Greenough, who d. I90I. Children: Two sons d. young. (3) Bertha.
ix. SUSIE B., b. 26 June, 1854; d. 19 Jan., 1862.
x. LOVE D., b. 12 Apr., 1858; d. 19 Jan., 1862.
xi. ARTHUR N., b. 25 June, 1859; d. 28 Jan., 1862.
xii. MARIA ABBIE, b. 3 Oct., 1861 ; d. 3 Feb., 1862.
xiii. SUSIE B., b. 29 Nov., 1862; m. Charles F. Jack. Child : C. Harry Jack, m. Clara Cutter and resides in Pelham.
xiv. ALICE B., b. 1865 ; m. (1) Charles Williams; m. (2) James Clark ; no children.
I. JOHN4 UNDERHILL (Jeremiah3, John2, Sampson1) was born at Chester, 6 Aug., 1793; died 23 Dec., 1858. He married 27 Dec., 1821, Molly Chase, dau. of Benjamin Pike and Anna (Blaisdell) Chase, born II Aug., 1801 ; died 5 Feb., 1881. Children, born at Chester :
i. SARAH ANN CHASE", b. 18 Oct., 1824; d. 23 Sept., 1909; m. 10 Nov., 1846, Asa Rowe, b. 15 Jan., 1822; d. 3 Sept., 1910.
ii. AMELIA JAMESON, b. 17 Apr., 1828; d. 25 Feb., 1859; m. 8 Apr., 1852, Charles Chase (see Chase).
iii. AMANDA, b. I Mar., 1831; d. 12 Jan., 1901; m. 7 Sept., 1859, Charles Chase (see Chase).
iv. JOHN, (2), b. 26 Oct., 1833; d. 18 July, 1894.
v. WELLS CHASE, (3), b. II Oct., 1836; d. 20 June, 1917.
vi. EDWIN, (4), b. 2 Sept., 1838; d. Sept. 1918.
2. JOHN5 UNDERHILL (John4, Jeremiah3) was born at Ches- ter, 26 Oct., 1833 ; died 18 July, 1894. He married 4 July, 1850, Caroline E. Southwick, dau. of Amos and Susan (Atwell) South- wick. She was born 24 May, 1833; died 17 Feb., 1904. Children born in Chester :
i. EMMA JANE MORRISON®, b. 26 May, 1851 ; d. 5 Feb., 1863.
ii. CHARLES WESLEY, b. 16 Jan., 1853; d. 5 Feb., 1884.
iii. WALTER WELLS CHASE, b. 17 Nov., 1854; d. 31 Dec., 1924; m. I June 1880, Catherine R. McIntyre of New York City. Their child: Emma May, b. 5 June, 1881 ; m. 21 Nov., 1900, Edgar M. Knox and have (a) Walter Edgar Knox, b. 13 Apr., 1902. (b) Earl Woodbury Knox, b. 20 June, 1903. (c) Robert Arnold Knox, b. 15 July, 1912.
iv. GIDEON WEBSTER, b. 25 Apr., 1857; d. 21 Jan., 1863.
v. WILLIAM BURTON, b. 19 Aug., 1860; m. 30 Apr., 1885, Sarah R. Sargent, b. in Candia, 13 Oct., 1866. Children: (1) Carrie Anna, b. 24 May, 1886; m. 8 Sept., 1909, Josiah C. Richardson and have (a) Ruth Marion Richardson, b. 8 July, 1910. (b)
MARY J. (STEVENS) WILCOMB
LYDIA A. (STEVENS) NEWELL
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George William Richardson, b. 27 Oct., 1915. (2) Charles Sargent. b. 9 Feb., 1889; m. 31 Dec., 1913, Bernice Dunn and have Lucile Christine, b. 20 Mar., 1916.
vi. EUGENE, b. 24 Sept., 1863; d. 25 Feb., 1864.
3. WELLS CHASE" UNDERIIILL (John4, Jeremiah3 ) was born at Chester, II Oct., 1836; died 20 June, 1917. He married 22 Jan. 1873. Martha Taylor. She was dau. of Dea. George and Mehitable (Ross) Taylor, born in Kennebunk, Me., 13 Oct., 1839. Children :
i. EDWIN TAYLOR", b. 25 May, 1877; m. 7 Nov., 1906, Elsie Harriet Dodge, dau. of Thomas Foster and Harriett Adelaide (Ashley) Dodge. b. in Manchester, 4 Nov., 1876. Children : (I) Edwin Ellsworth, b. 9 Feb., 1909; d. 12 Feb .. 1909. (2) Sylvia Louise. b. 12 Feb., 1912. (3) Willard Eldon, b. 14 Aug., 1914. The family now reside in Auburn.
ii. HELEN AMANDA, b. 22 May, 1882.
4. EDWIN UNDERHILL (John4) was born at Chester, 2 Sept., 1839; died Sept. 1918. He married (1) 23 Dec., 1855, Martha Jane Pottle, who was born 4 Dec., 1817 and died 19 Dec., 1866. He married (2) 28 Oct., 1868, Mary Helena Spinney, dau. of Isaac and Martha N. (Green ) Spinney, b. 31 Aug. 1849. Children by second wife :
i. WILLIS ERNEST®, b. 9 Jan., 1872; m. 16 June, 1897, Annie Louise Crowley, dau. of Obed and Octavia F. (Pullen) Crowley, b. 14 Dec., 1867.
ii. FRED CHASE, b. 4 June, 1875; m. 5 Apr., 1904, Elizabeth Maria Flanders, dau. of Sherman and Carrie Elizabeth (Stearns) Flanders, b. 5 Feb., 1879.
iii. ALMA GERTRUDE, b. 27 Dec., 1882; m. 30 May, 1914, Ernest L. Coleman. Children : (1) Ernest Lincoln, b. 28 June, 1915. (2) Florence Meriam, b. 2 Aug., 1917. (3) John Edwin, b. 27 Mar., 1919.
iv. FLORENCE ETHEL, b. 4 Jan., 1887; m. 30 Sept., 1908, George A. Casey. Their child Caroline Underhill, b. 20 July, 1909.
1. JAMES4 UNDERHILL (Jeremiah3, John2, Sampson1) was born at Chester, 4 Nov., 1788; died 7 Dec., 1834; married 1809, Elizabeth Chase.
Children, born at Chester :
i. MARY BARTLETT®, b. I Apr., 1810; d. 2 May, 1845; m. Joseph Calef. One son Frank.
ii. CYRUS CLEMENT, (2), b. 7 Apr., 1812.
iii. JAMES, b. 12 Jan., 1816; d. 14 Oct., 1820.
iv. DANIEL CHASE, b. 28 Feb., 1819; d. 27 June, 1847.
v. JAMES, b. 20 Feb., 1822; d. 10 Dec., 1892; m. (1) 20 Mar., 1849, Elizabeth Harris, who d. 22 Sept., 1853. Their son George Calvin lived with his aunt, Sally Coult, in Auburn, until 18, then joined his father in Richfield, Ohio. In 1854 James removed to Richfield, Ohio, where he married again.
vi. JOSEPH LITTLE, b. 18 Aug., 1823; d. 18 Apr., 1895.
2. CYRUS CLEMENT" UNDERHILL (James4) was born at
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