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To the great majority of his fellow townsmen he was best known as a composer of comic songs, epigrams and witty rhymes ; he himself, however, regarded these productions as of slight impor- tance, and was fond of the writings of the old British poets. Oc- casionally he wrote serious poems, commemorative of some catas- trophe or the death of a friend ; and sometimes riddles for publica- tion in Nathan Wild's almanac. One of the last named composi- tions was printed in the number for IS26. The solution, as given in the number for the next year, is Music.
The riddle is as follows :
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" Ye gentlemen and ladies fair, To me your kind attention lend; I am herein described so clear, My name with ease you'll understand.
If you would know where I began, And wish to trace my pedigree,- From God I had my origin ; 'T was in the great creation day.
If you inquire my dwelling-place,- ·
Heaven is my everlasting throne;
Hence to the earth my footsteps trace; In almost ev'ry clime I'm known.
I dwell with kings of high renown, With sages and with men of might;
With David and King Solomon- I was with them a favorite.
'T is both the village and the wood, 'T is from the palace to the thorn; The earth and air are my abode, And nature greatly I adorn.
But why should mortals me admire? I'm neither gold nor precious stone; I am not food, nor warm attire, Nor shelter from the scorching sun.
There's naught substantial I possess,- I'm light as chaff before the wind; Yet I was made for usefulness, A talent for the virtuous mind."
The following acrostic was probably written in IS31, soon after the death of Amos Smith (Third), who died at the early age of twenty-two years :
" As lonely I strayed by the banks of the river, My theme, there retired, was my once valued friend ' O, shall his seat be found vacant forever? Such weighty afflictions, what heart can withstand?'
' Stay, mournful Muse, and suppress thy emotion,' Methinks I am answered by this willowy bower;
'In Christ sweet he sleeps far from Life's stormy ocean,
The world's mad'ning tempests shall vex him no more:
'He has gone to hail an ever peaceful shore."
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Another acrostic, which he wrote after the death of Mrs. Clarissa Franklin, wife of -- Franklin. is seldom excelled in beauty of sentiment.
"Come, mournful Muse with sable wings, Let ev'ry mirthful harp suspend, And ev'ry bird that sweetly sings Respond in mourning for our friend. In youthful prime she late was seen, So blithesome hailed each passing day; Surveyed (as bloomed the flowery plain) And graced the scenes of rosy May.
Fair nymph, to you we bid adieu ; Reflections roam still unconfined.
As Terror's King hath dealt with you, Nature to all the same assigned : Kings have sighed away their breath,
Lie low in the dark and silent ground.
In Christ our friend sleeps sweet in death, Nor wakes till Gabriel's trump shall sound."
While the nation was convulsed with civil strife, while the earth trembled at the shock of contending armies, the Bard of Streeter Hill went peacefully to rest,
"Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams."
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PART SECOND.
FAMILY HISTORIES
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GENEALOGIES.
INTRODUCTION.
HE "Family Histories and Genealogies," to which the following pages are devoted, are far from being complete. In the first place, many families have been represented in the town at different times, concerning which it is now very difficult to obtain reliable information ; and even in the case of some families that are still represented, the facts relating to their ancestry are so meager as to render it impossible to construct a satisfactory genealogical record of the same anterior to the date of their establishment in Chesterfield.
On the other hand, it is not possible, in a work of moderate com- pass, to present complete records of a large number of families, even though the materials for such records could be obtained ; so that it has been found necessary to omit much relating to some fam- ilies, that would be proper in a work devoted entirely to the history of a single family.
In preparing the second part of this work, great care has been taken, as in the preparation of the first part, to avoid errors ; yet, the compiler well knows that he has not always succeeded in so doing. The sources of error have been numerous, and many per- plexing questions have presented themselves for solution. Both .
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public and private records frequently contain inaccuracies, and rec- ords obtained from different sources oftentimes conflict. In the ab- sence of written records, it has often been necessary also to depend upon the memory of persons, especially of the aged inhabitants of the town.
The history of a few families has been rendered more imperfect than it otherwise would have been, had all the requests for infor- mation been complied with ; nevertheless, it is with much pleasure that the compiler is able to say that, in the great majority of in- stances, he has received prompt and cheerful responses to the im- mense number of interrogatories that he has been obliged to make. To express in detail his indebtedness to all those who have contrib- uted information relating to their respective families, would require more space than is at the writer's command ; but that all such will find their reward in the consciousness of having aided in a good cause, he has no doubt.
With these few preliminary observations, attention is directed to the following
EXPLANATIONS AND DIRECTIONS.
The family names are printed in large capitals, and are arranged in alphabetical order. The names of heads of families are printed in small capitals, and the names of their children in italics. The names of children's children are sometimes given in the same par- agraph, in which case they are printed in ordinary, or Roman, type.
A number enclosed in parenthesis-thus, (2), (3), etc .- placed immediately after a name, refers to a corresponding number in the left-hand margin of the page. For example, to find a further ac- count of a person after whose name a number has been so placed, look in the left-hand margin of the page, under the proper family name, till the corresponding number is found.
As a rule, the descent has only been traced in the male line, and
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the names of the children of females who have married persons be- longing to families not mentioned in this volume, are seldom given.
When two dates are placed after a name (thus, 1770-1806, etc.) the first denotes the time of the appearance of the name in, and the second the time of its disappearance from, the records of the town.
In order to economize space, the following abbreviations are used : a. aged.
b. born.
Brat. Brattleboro, Vt.
Chfd. Chesterfield.
ch. child or children.
dau. daughter.
d. died.
Dum. Dummerston, Vt. Hins. Hinsdale. m. married.
q. v. quod vide (which see.) This ab- breviation, placed after a name, indicates that the same will be found in its proper place.
rem. removed.
res. resides.
Swzy. Swanzey.
unm. unmarried. wid. widow. Wincr. Winchester. Wmd. Westmoreland.
A mark of interrogation placed after a name or date-thus, (?)- indicates that the same is doubtful.
Whenever the name of the State is omitted, New Hampshire is understood. The only exceptions to this rule are in cases in which there can be no doubt as to the location of the towns or cities men- tioned.
ABBOTT, ISAAC, was a merchant at the Centre Village from 1796 to 1806. His wife was Elizabeth His name is not found after 1814. Only one ch. was recorded, Albert C., b. Feb. 5, 1804.
ALBEE.
I. JOHN ALBEE, of Mendon, Mass., m. Sarah - -, d. June 7, 1799 ; he d. March 25, 1799. He had, at least, 13 ch. Of these, Zuriel, b. Jan. 16, 1748. m. Anna Penniman, and set- tled in Wmd. ; Abner (2), b. Oct. 23, 1751, settled in Chfd. ; Ichabod (3), b. Dec. 18, 1755, settled in Wmd.
2. ABNER, son of John (1), m. Kate -- , d. in 1806, a. 52. He settled in Chfd. as early as 1776.
Ch. : Rachel, b. Feb. 2, 1779 .- Willard, b. Oct. 11, 1781 ; m. Polly -, d. in 1838, a. 60. He d. in Chfd., in 1815 .- Ferusha, b. Jan. 25, 1783 ; m., 1807, Benj. Blodgett (3) ; d. July 25, 1853. [There may have been others. ]
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3. ICHABOD, son of John (1), m., in Mendon, Mass., Lona Hay- ward, b. Nov. 28, 1761, and d. June 3, 1846. He settled in Wmd., where he d.
Ch .: (All b. in Wmd.) Esther, b. March 9, 1788; d. March 4, 1852 .- Ahira, b. April 7, 1790 ; d. July 25, 1853 .- John, b. July 15, 1792 ; m., 1829, Elsie, dau. of Benj. Wild (1). Azubah, b. Feb. 21, 1795 .- Harding, b. March 8, 1800 ; d. Nov. 13, 1863 .- Sumner, b. Dec. 19, 1804 ; m., 1836, Nancy, dau. of Thomas Messer, and who was b. in Walpole, Ang. 16, 1796, and d. in Chfd., Sept. IS, ISSO. He settled in Chfd. about 1834, where he now res. Farmer. Selectman . 1851. Has no ch.
ALBEE.
I. PETER ALBEE probably came from Mendon, Mass., before 1785. He settled on the farm now owned and occupied by his grandson, Prescott B. Albee, situated near the present highway leading from Factory Village to Wmd., near the northern boundary of Chfd. His wife was Rhoda Penniman, d. in IS36, in her SSth year. He d. in 1816, a. 70.
Ch .: Elkanah, resided in Highgate, Vt., where he d .- Ziba (2), b. 1775 .- Peter, b. Dec. 17, 1788; m. Ist, 1810, Esther Penniman, d. 1815, a. 24; 2d, 1817, Louisa, dau. of Caleb Wetherbee (q. v.) .- Hephzibah, d. young .- Lucretia, d. young .-- Clark, b. March 5, 1795 ; m. Zubah Hammond, of Swzy. Rem. to Highgate, where he d. [Order of the · above somewhat uncertain.]
2. ZIBA, son of Peter (1), m. Nancy Babbitt, of Wmd., d. Sept. 4, 1862, a. 82. Resided in Chfd. He d. Aug. 24, 1835.
Ch. : Lucretia, b. Nov. 9, ISO1 ; m., 1827, Samuel J. Pat- tridge (5) .-- Allen G., b. Aug. 31, 1804 ; d. May 15, 1817 .-- Prescott B. (3), b. Nov. 29, 1805 .-- Henry N., b. April 16, IS07; m. Harriet Shaw, of Wmd. ; d. in Boston .- Mariah, b. Oct. IS, 18OS; m. Arba Barker, of Wmd .- Senira, b. April 26, ISI0; m. Col. Tileston A. Barker, of Wmd .- God- frey B., b. April 22, 1811 ; m. Ist, Hannah Prindall, of Bos- ton ; 2d, -- Willard ; d. July 14, 1863 .- Humphrey G., b. July 20, 1812 ; m. Eliza Sanderson, d. Feb. 15, 1855, a. 35.
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Res. in Chfd. Has one son, Humphrey .- Judith D., b. Nov. 16, 1813 ; d. Mar. 5, 1826 .- Joseph f., b. March 11, IS15 ; d. Nov. 18, 1816 .- Nancy, b. Aug. 15, 1816; m. Stephen Howard, of Athol, Mass .- Sarah A., b. March 15, 1819 ; m. Lloyd Goodnow ; d. July 12, 1852 .- Joseph A., b. April 17: 1823 ; m. Harriet McKenney, of Boston, where he res .- Eunice B., b. March 16, 1825 ; m., Oct. 29, 1848, Gordis D., son of Wilder Harris (9).
PRESCOTT B., son of Ziba (2), m., Oct. 11, 1832, Calista G., dau. of Abel Gleason, of Wmd., and who was b. Nov. 19, 1811. Res. in Chfd. Farmer.
Ch. : Barton P., b. Aug. 26, 1833 ; d. July 10, 1878, unm. -Ellen C., b. Sept. 25, 1837 ; d. July 31, 1839 .- Emily M., b. March 14, 1840 ; m., Oct. 6, 1863, Wallace Drew, of Dux- bury. Mass .- Charles H., b. June 27, 1843 ; unm .- Eliot G., b. June 19, 1846 ; m., Sept. 30, 1869, Emma Vane, of N. Y. City. Res. in Brooklyn, N. Y .- Ella C., b. Sept. 19, 1848 ; m. Feb. 13, 1872, Gordis R., son of Presson Stearns (4) .- Lucie E., b. Nov. 2, 1850 ; d. Jan. 23, 1879, unm .- Cora E., b. Feb. 13, 1860 ; m., Oct. 7, 1880, Wm. H. Stevens, of Ac- worth.
ALBEE, Capt. NATHANIEL. probably came from Mendon, Mass., about 1804. He m. Ist, Sena Penniman, d. 1815, a. 44 ; 2d, 1817, Sarah T., dau. of John White (1), and who d. in 1849, a. 54. He d. in Chfd., April 11, 1853, a. 79. His ch. by second marriage were : Sally F., b. 1817 or '18; m. Lincoln Goodnow (q. v.) ; d. May 21, 1848 .- Mary A., m. Joseph, son of Daniel Fletcher (3) .- Olive W., b. Oct. 12, 1824 ; m. Nov. 3, 1847, Rodney Fletcher (7) .- Harriet L., b. Oct. 25, 1828 ; m., July 5, 1849, Horace Howe (3).
ALDRICH, BEZA, son of Gen. George and Azubah (How) Al- drich, of Wmd., b. Sept. 21, 1779, m. Lydia Arnold, d. in Chfd., May 2, 1866, a. 76. He settled in Chfd. in 1831 or '32. He d. Oct. 28, 1857,
Ch. : Warren L., b. 1822 ; m. twice. Res. in Millbury, Mass .- William A., b. 1824 ; m. -. Res. in San Francis- co,. Cal .- Helen A., b. Dec. 25, 1829 ; unm. Res. in Chfd .- George A., d. in infancy.
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ALEXANDER.
According to family tradition, John Alexander came from Scotland to this country before 1644. From him was descended, in the sixth generation, Asa Alexander (John 1, George 2, John 3, Ebenezer 4, Ebenezer 5, Asa 6.) Asa, who was born in 1742, settled in Winchester. One of his sons was Ebenezer (1), b. Apr. 24, 1765.
I. EBENEZER ALEXANDER, son of Asa, of Wincr., m. Rhoda, dau. of James Scott, and who was b. Jan. 10, 1770, and d. July 5, 1831. He appears to have settled in Chfd in 1787 or '88, the latter of which years he purchased lot No. 8, in the 5th range. He resided in Chfd. till about 1800, when he rem. to Montague, Mass. He d. Dec. 6, 1844.
Ch. : Eusebia P., b. 1788 .- Emery, b. 1790. Mercy .- Oliver B., b. 1795 .- Henry F., b. 1797 ; d. 1852 .- Mary B., b. 1800 ; m. David Granger .- Ebenezer, b. 1802 ; d. 1835 .- Chloe, b. about 1804 .- Willard H. (2), b. Sept. 14,, 1806 .- Octavia, b. ISO8 .- Merab A., b. 1811.
2. WILLARD H., son of Ebenezer (1), m., 1829, Eunice L., dau. of Elijah Scott (q. v.). At the age of about 11 years he came to Chfd., and lived with Oliver Brown, of whom, in his old age, he had the care. He resided in Chfd. till I851, when he rem. to Brat., where he now res.
Ch. : Charles E., m. Ellen A., dau. of Erastus Harris (6) . Res. in Brat .- Elijah S., m. Josephine Phelps. Henry W., m., Mary A. Clark .- John F., m. Mary A. Perry .- Eunice A., d. in Brat. Jan. 1, 1851.
ALLEN, WILLIAM, m. Lydia The name disappears be- fore 1787. Had a son, William, b. May 6, 178o.
ALLEN; DANIEL, here in 1785, but seems to have remained but a short time.
AMIDON.
1. EPHRAIM AMIDON probably rem. from Oxford, Mass., to Wmd., previous to 1777, and settled on the farm now owned and occu- pied by his grandson, Ephraim Amidon. He was a member of Capt. Kimball Carlton's company in 1777, which took part in the battle of Bennington. His wife was Jane Robbins. d. May 28, 1834, a. S2. He d. in Wmd., Mar. 21, 1822, a. 73.
Ch. : Hephzibah, b. July 11, 1773 ; m. Amos, son of Jonas
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Stearns (2) ; d. in Chfd. Sept. 8, 1847 .- Matilda, b. Apr. 17, 1775 ; d. young .- Abigail, b. Mar. 3, 1777 ; m. George Per- son, of Windham, Vt .- Ebenezer, b. Feb. 25, 1779; d. young .- Noah, b. June, 1781 ; d. young .- Polly, b. July 31, 1782 ; m., 1804, Benajah Smith (15) ; d. Jan. 10, 1856 .- Sa- lome, b. May 18, 1784; m. Samuel, son of Samuel Stearns (3) .- Nathaniel (2), b. Dec. 20, 1786 .- fane, b. Aug. 9, 1789 ; d. young. Ephraim (3), b. Feb. 20, 1792.
NATHANIEL, son of Ephraim (1), m., 1810, Sally, dau. of Samuel Stearns (3), and who d. Sept. 3, 1856. He resided in Wmd., where he d. Feb. 2, 1870.
Ch .: Sarah, b. Sept. 1, 18II, m., 1831, Russell Farr (5) ; d. Mar. 10, 1842 .- Hipsabath (or Hephzibah), b. Sept. 3, 1813; m. Charles Davenport (3) ; d. Dec. 27, 1865 .- Nathan- iel, b. Mar. 20, 1816; m. Marcia Hackett. Res. in Wmd. Has one son, Squire N .- Ephraim (4), b. June 5, 1818 .- Squire (5), b. Jan. 18, 1824 .- Roxana, b. May 14, 1826 ; m. Ist, I. Carlton Farr (8) ; 2d, Erastus Estabrooks ; d. July 10, 1873 .- Calista, b. June 6, 1829; m., Jan. 2, 1850, Elijah Lowe, of Wmd .- Henry, b. July 18, 1831 ; d. Oct. 11, 1832. -Mary f., b. May 20, 1835 ; m., Mar. 6, 1858, George Big- elow.
4. EPHRAIM, son of Nathaniel (2), m., Mar. 16, 1841, Sally P .. dan. of Gardner Smith (17). Res. in Wmd. Carpenter and farmer.
Ch .: Ephm. Riley, b. Apr. 28, 1842 ; m., Feb. 1, 1870, Emily A., dau. of Harry Allen, of Dum., and who d. July 30, ISSO .- Sarah Elizabeth, b. Feb. 2, 1844 ; n., Jan. 3, 1871, Frederick T., son of Alpheus Stewart .- Joseph 'Azro, b. Mar. 6, 1847 ; m., Jan. 18, 1875, Rose E., dau. of David B. Plymp- ton .- ferome A., b. July 2, 1850 .- Wm. Larkin, b. Dec. 19, 1855 ; m., June 8, ISSI, Ada M., dan. of Geo. W. Johnson (3). - Fames Walter, b. Nov. 1. 1858.
5. SQUIRE, son of Nathaniel (2), m. Ist. 1853, Martha H. dau. of Ephm. and Lurana (Daggett) Wheeler, of Wmd., and who was b. Apr. 13, 1835, and d. Dec. 25, 1877 ; 2d, Mar. 12, 1879, Mrs. Eliza McClenning, wid. of John McClenning (q. v.), and dau. of Aaron C. Brown (1). At present farmer in Chfd.
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Ch. : Alta M., b. July 4, 1854; m. James T. Starkey, of Wmd .- Lorenzo S., b. Oct. 22, 1856 ; d. in infancy .- Loren- zo S., b. Dec. 30, 1858 .- Charles L., b. Dec. 28, 1862 .- George F., b. Feb. 6, 1866 .- Alice M., b. Sept. 20, 1868 .- Burton H., b. Mar. 7, 1874.
3. EPHRAIM, son of Ephraim (1), m. Martha, dau. of Elijah Bar- rows, of Wmd., and who d. June 26, 1851, a. 54. Resided in . Chfd. He d. Jan. 26, 1851.
Ch. : Martha fane, b. Dec. 3, 1821 ; m., Feb. 15, 1849, Otis Gibson, a native of Hopkinton, Mass., d. in Dum., Dec. 3, 1872. She res. at present in Chfd. A son, Otis Gibson, Jr., was b. Mar. 7, 1851, and d. Apr. 27, 1879 ; another, Wil- lis H., d. in infancy, Aug. 28, 1863 .- Elijah (6), b. Dec. 9, 1823 .- Laura, b. Aug. 14, 1826; m., Feb. 15, 1849, Snow Prentice (4) .- Alzina, b. Oct. 7, 1830 ; d. May 29, 1866, unm. -Fanny E., b. Oct. 8, 1833 ; d. Nov. 3, 1851, unm .- Henry E. (7), b. June 5, 1838.
6. ELIJAH, son of Ephraim (3), m., Nov. 13, 1851, Alzina Maria, dau. of Samuel Farr (4). Res. in Chfd. Farmer.
Ch. : Sidney M., b. Sept. 8, 1858 ; d. Dec. 13, same year. -Clara E., b. Mar. 12, 1860 .- Martha f., b. Dec. 23, 1864. -Elmer A. Ryon (adopted son), b. June 12, 1875 ; d. Feb. 14, 1879.
7. HENRY E., son of Ephraim (3), m., Jan. 1, 1868, Lucina Z., dau. of Willard Dodge, of Dum. Farmer in Chfd.
Ch. : Raymond H., b. Feb. 15, 1869 .- Otis W., b. Oct. 22, 1870 .- Alzina Z., b. June 21, 1875 .- Merton S., b. Apr. 24, 1877 .- Leroy H., b. Apr. 23, 1879.
AMIDON.
I. JACOB AMIDON, b. in Mendon, Mass., in 1753 or '54, was in college at the time of the commencement of the Revolution, but soon enlisted in the patriot army, and served during the most of the war, with the exception of 28 months, during which time he was detained a prisoner on a British prison-ship.
Dec. 23, 1782, he purchased in Chfd. a portion of lot No. 5, in the Sth range, and probably settled in the town soon after- wards. He resided near the Centre Village, on the farm after-
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wards owned and occupied many years by his son, Otis, and built the house now owned by the Methodist society of Chfd., and used as a parsonage. He probably engaged in trade for a while after coming to Chfd., as he was styled, in the deed of the land he had purchased in this town, a "trader." In 1785, he was chosen clerk of the town, and held the office, by suc- cessive elections, till 1800. He was also selectman in 1785 and '97. His wife was Esther, dau. of Timothy Ladd (q. v.), and who d. Mar. 26, 1852, in her goth year. He d. Feb. 11, 1839, a. 85.
Ch. : Lucretia, b. Oct. 3, 1785 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd .- Har- riet, b. June 7, 1788 ; d. May. 14, 1799 .- Rachel, b. May 16, 1791 ; d. 1795 .- Otis (2), b. Apr. 26, 1794 .- Rachel, b. Mar. 19, 1797 ; d. Aug. 1, 1807 .- Harriet, unm. ; d. Apr. 14, 1871, a. 67.
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OTIS, son of Jacob (1), m., Mar. 16, 1825, Nancy, dau. of Benj. Cook (q. v.), and who d. in Hins., Dec. 5, 1868. After his marriage he settled in Chfd., on the old homestead, and continued to reside here as long as he lived, engaging to some extent in agriculture, and, for a while, in trade at the Centre Village. For many years he took a prominent part in the af- fairs of the town and church, serving the former in the capacity of selectman in 1828, '29, '30 and '31, and representing it in the General Court in '33, '34, '35, '38 and '56. For a long time, also, he held the office of justice of the peace, the duties of which he was well qualified to perform, and was one of the veteran " 'Squires" of the town, as well as one of its most sub- stantial and influential citizens. He d. July 22, 1866.
Ch. : Charles Jacob (3), b. Apr. 23, 1827. [Four d. in infancy.]
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CHARLES JACOB, son of Otis (2), m., May 11, 1851, Mary J , dau. of Daniel L. Harvey (7), and rem. to Hins., where he has ever since resided.
Having received in his earlier years a good academic educa- tion, he engaged in trade, in 1849 and '50, at the Centre Vil- lage, in partnership with Henry O. Coolidge, who, like him- self, has also become one of the most prominent business men
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in Cheshire county. In 1851, (as mentioned above) be re- moved from this town to Hinsdale, where he continued to en- gage in mercantile pursuits for a number of years. In the spring of 1862, he commenced to manufacture woolen goods, in which business he is at present engaged, being now the sole proprietor of the mill known as the "Hinsdale Woolen-Mill." Though this is by no means a large factory, as compared with some of the great mills of the country, it has, nevertheless, been more fortunate than some of its larger rivals ; for while the latter have been idle, at times, for want of orders to fill, this comparatively small mill has had enough to do. At pres- ent Mr. Amidon employs in his factory about 90 persons, pro- ducing daily about 2000 yards of cashmerettes, in the manu- facture of which he uses yearly about 600,000 pounds of wool and 600,000 yards of cotton warp.
Though extensively engaged in business, Mr. Amidon has taken an active part in public affairs. In 1855 and '56, he held the office of bank commissioner under Gov. Metcalf, and also one year under Gov. Haile. From 1861 to '64, inclusive, he represented Hinsdale in the General Court; and again in '76 and '77, being also, in '76, a member of the Constitutional Con- vention. In March, 1878, he was elected a member of the N. H. Senate, and was re-elected at the November election, the same year. He has also held various other positions of trust and honor, and has ever been active in assisting to promote the welfare of the town and village in which he resides.
Ch. : Philip Frank, b. Jan. 27, 1852 ; m., Apr. 9, 1873, Martha C., dau. of David S. Walton (6). Res. in Hins .- Mary E., b. July 31. 1859 .- Esther M., b. Feb. 4, 1862 ; d. Aug. 7, 1865 .- Wm. Otis, b. Nov. 24, 1864.
ANDREWS.
I. NEHEMIAH ANDREWS, from Belchertown, Mass., settled in Chfd. between 1815 and '19, having previously been a sailor. He m. Ist, Alice L. ----- , d. Nov. 26, 1812, a. 31 ; 2d, Bet- sey L. - , cl. Feb. 8, 1855, a. 65. He d. in 1860, a. about 78.
Ch. : (Order uncertain) Nehemiah C., m. Aug. 19, 1833,
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Lydia A., dau. of Benoni Streeter (q. v.), and who d. Aug. 23, 1871. Farmer in Chfd. He d. Apr. 7, 1867, a. 56. Had no ch .- Susan .- Alice, m. Abial Wood .- Sarah L. and Eu- nice (twins). Sarah m., 1841, Timothy B. Lewis ; Eunice m. Eleazer Bartlett, of Belchertown, Mass .- Betsey E., m., 1837, Sumner, son of Squire Spaulding (1). Ebenezer (2) .- Am- . elia, unm .- Mary, unm.
2. EBENEZER, son of Nehemiah (1), m., Nov., 1860, Lydia A., dau. of Chas. Davenport (3). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Mar. 11, 1871, a. 54.
Ch. : Charles E., b. July 19, 1861 .- Marium E., b. Nov. 21, 1862 .- George E., b. Oct. 18, 1865.
ARNOLD, DAVID, b. in Taunton, Mass., Mar. 28, 1792, m., May 6, 1830, Lettie, dau. of Caleb and Silence Howe, of Wmd., and who was b. Oct. 21, ISO1. He settled in Chfd. (at Factory Village) in 1832 or '33, and engaged in the tanning of hides. in which business he continued a number of years. He d. Mar. 16, 1853.
Ch. : Adaline H., b. Feb. 25, 1832 ; m., July 4, 1855, Leonard W. Slade, a native of Bombay, N. Y., but now a res- ident of Chfd. They have 2 ch. : David W. Slade, b. May II, 1861 ; Birdie E. A. Slade, b. Mar. 3, 1871 .- Ann Maria, b. Nov. 12, 1833 ; m. Frank B. Wilson, of Keene .- Sarah Jane, b. July 1, 1835 ; m., Aug. 17, 1862, Joseph W. Pierce (3) .--- Mary E., b. Sept. 22, 1838.
ATHERTON.
James Atherton settled in Milton, Mass., where he was taxed from 1678 to 1703. His wife was Hannah -. He d. at Sherburn, Mass., probably about 1707. He had, at least, two sons, James and Joshua. Joshua m. Mary Culliver, of Milton, where he appears to have resided a part of his life. One of his sons was Joseph, who m. - - Rogers, of Harvard, Mass., in which town he settled. Joseph had, at least, five children, one of whom was Oliver. Oliver m. - Godfrey, and settled in Harvard. His children were as fol- lows: Joseph (2), b. Aug. 15, 1750; Oliver (3), b. about 1755; Philemon, who re- sided in Harvard ; Samuel, who rem. to Steuben, N. Y .; Mary, who m. - Willard; Rachel, who m. - Hartwell, of Littleton, Mass .; Esther, who m. David Atherton.
2. JOSEPH ATHERTON, son of Oliver, of Harvard, Mass., and the descendant of James Atherton, m., 1771, Hannah Farnsworth
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of Groton, Mass., d. in Chfd., Apr. 15, 1835, a. 82. June 28, 1794, he purchased in Chfd. lots Nos. 11 and 12, in the 4th range, and soon after settled on one of them. The hill on which he lived, and on which he built a mansion-like dwelling, is now called "Atherton Hill." He was selectman in 1798, '99, 1809, 'II, and representative in 1817. He d. Apr. 4, IS39, "honored and respected by his neighbors and townsmen."
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