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Ch. : Ora (4), b. Jan. 24, 1803 .- Amos, m. Thankful Bald- win, of Templeton, Mass., where he d .- Elmira, m., 1831, Stetson, son of Abel Eaton (1) .- Mary B., m., 1834, Orison, son of Benj. Chamberlain (3) .- Eliza, m., 1837, Samuel Bragg .- Betsey, m. Wm. Goddard, of Richmond.
4. ORA, son of Cutler (2), m. Ist, Almira, dau. of Solomon Pomeroy (q. v.) ; 2d, Abigail, dau. of Ezra Streeter (2) ; 3d, May 4, 1871, Diana (Scott), dau. of George Pierce (I). Res. in Chfd.
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Ch. : (All by first marriage) Ellen Maria, m. Frank Jar- vis, of Wmd .- Clarissa Fane, m. Nathan C. Forbush, of Peterboro'.
3. BENJAMIN, probably son of Amos (1), m., 1807, Jerusha, dau. of Abner Albee (2), and who d. July 25, 1853. Resided in Chfd. He d. Feb. 18, 1856, a. 76.
Ch. : Abner A., b. Nov. 21, 1809 ; d. Mar. 13, 1832 .- Ahaz H., b. Jan. 23, 1812 ; m., Jan. 20, 1845, Cynthia Brown. Res. in Hinsdale, Dupage Co., Ill .- Andrew H., b. June 30, 1814; m. Mary Wheeler. He d. in Keene, where he was re- siding .- Willard, b. Oct. 1, 1816; m. Wid. Margaret (Tree) Rhem. Res. in Concord, Ill .- Silas, b. July 12, 1819 ; unm. He d. in Cal., Feb. 5, 1880 .- Benjamin F., b. July 17, 1821 ; m. Mary A. Cooledge. Res. in Leominster, Mass .- Ferusha E., b. Aug. 15, 1823 ; m Milton Wallace. Resided many years in Cal .- Sarah C., b. Dec. 13, 1829 ; d. Nov. 2, 1851, unm.
BLODGETT, SALMON, d. in Chfd., Nov. 22, 1837, a. 42.
BOYDEN, ELI, 1794-1839.
BOWKER, ANTIPAS, was in Chfd. in 1779. Wife's name lin- known. He appears to have had a son, Antipas. The name disappears about 1800. It is somewhat uncertain whether the following were the ch. of Antipas, Sen., or Antipas, Jun. : Josiah, d. 1782, young ; Hazdiah, d. 1784, young.
BOWKER, SUFFINA, m., 1788, Samuel Farr.
BOWKER, ANNA, m., 1796, Joel, son of Samuel Hildreth (3) . BRAINARD, LEONARD, m. Mindwel -, and had, at least, one son, Chesselton P., b. Oct. 20, 1814.
BRALEY, JOHN, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Molly
Surveyor. Selectman 1792. His name is not found after 1795.
Ch. : Asa, b. Sept. 27, 1780 .- Femima, b. Nov. 15, 1781. - John, b. Aug. 27, 1783 .- Wing, b. Apr. 30, 1785 .- Silas, b. Oct. 7, 1786 .- Molly, b. June 30, 1788 .- George, b. Jan. 5, 1790 .- Hannah, b. Apr. 11, 1791 .- Joseph, b. Mar. 10, 1793 .- Lydia, b. Feb. 25, 1794.
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BRETT, SETH, probably of Wincr. in 1776, was in Chfd. in 1787.
His wife was Susanna His name disappears about 1800. Only 2 ch. were recorded : Setk, b. Feb. 25, 1784 ; Silva, b. Aug. 16, 1788. He may have had sons Alpheus and Nathan, both older than Seth, Jun.
BRIGHAM.
I. OLIVER BRIGIIAM, said to have been the son of Sherah Brig- ham, came from Petersham, Mass., and settled in Chfd., be- tween 1776 and 'SI. He had, at least, the following ch. :
Fotham (2), b. Nov. 17, 1760 .- Sally, m., 1788, William Colburn (3) .- Rhoda, m. Goodnow .- Lucy, m. Hildreth.
2. JOTHAM, son of Oliver (1), m. Mercy, dau. of Jonathan Farr (1), Second, and who d. Dec. 16, 1839. He settled high up on the north-eastern slope of Wantastiquet, his house com- manding a fine view of the Connecticut valley to the north. He d. Oct. 4, 1848.
Ch. : Louisa, b. Apr. 9, 1788 ; m., 1808, Charles Stoddard (5) ; d. Mar. 30, 1877 .- Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1792 ; m., 1816, Zimri Herrick (6) .- Betsey, b. May 23, 1794 ; unm. ; d. Mar. 10, 1865 .- Persis, b. July 17, 1798; unm .- Sarah, b. Aug. 7, ISoo ; unm.
BRITTON, ASA, settled in Chfd. in 1790 or '91. The following sketch is from the pen of his granddaughter, Miss Eliza G. Keyes, of Brattleboro :
"The subject of this sketch was the eleventh child, and sixth son, of Eb- enezer and Sarah (Bullock) Britton, of Raynham, Mass. He was born in Raynham, April 30, 1763, and, with his father's family, moved to Westmore- land, N. H., in the month of July, 1771, when he was eight years of age. Of his early life we know little, except that he was in the employ of Capt. Leonard Keep, a prominent citizen, and proprietor of a hotel, in Westmore. land, and that, about 1788, he married Sally, daughter of Capt. Leonard and Ruth (Stone) Keep, both formerly of Westford, Mass. They began house- keeping in Westmoreland, but some two years afterward, were living in Lansingburg, N. Y., where their eldest child, Ebenezer, died. Later, they re- turned to New Hampshire, and settled on a farm in Chesterfield, on the shore of the beautiful lake, now so much frequented. This farm was long in the possession of the family, and many of the most interesting reminiscences of early days, with which the descendants were regaled, were connected with
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that romantic locality. Mr. Britton removed to Chesterfield village about the year 1805, where for many years he was an active, energetic business man, merchant, sheriff, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace. His business career was a successful one, and he acquired what in the country, in those early days, was considered a large property, which he enjoyed, and bestowed freely upon others, until past middle age. Soon after the year 1815, he met with business reverses, caused by the absconding of two successive partners. Old Mrs. Britton, in after days, used to tell with much gusto a story connect- ed with this fact. Mr. Britton, or "Esq. Britton," as he was called, was a tall, large man, weighing, perhaps, 200 pounds, and his success, of course, made him enemies as well as friends. On the occasion of the decamping of the second of his partners, while the village was ringing with the news of the gutted store and money box, a party of gamins, instigated by the enemy, set the church bell also ringing, and above the noise and confusion of the crowd, which the sound of the bell at that unusual hour had collected, was heard the cry, ever louder and louder, 'Great Britton has fallen! Great Brit- ton has fallen!'
Mr. Britton had a natural taste for reading, which was his recreation to the close of his life, and a refined and sensitive temperament,-both of which made him an interesting companion to people of education and culture. Some now living remember the roomy, old-fashioned, gabled-roofed house, a relic of revolutionary days, years ago removed, which was his home until some time after the marriage of his youngest daughter, and which was the resort alike of the preceptors and pupils of old Chesterfield Academy. His home was also the home of various of the children of his deceased brothers and sisters. Among them was Hosea Snow, later Judge Snow, one of the first settlers of the city of Quincy, Ill., an enterprising, educated and Chris- tian man.
Asa Britton died in Chesterfield, June 30, 1849. Mrs. Britton survived him, and passed the last years of her life at the house of her daughter, in Brattleboro, Vt., where she died, Oct. 19, 1859. Both were buried in West- moreland."
Ch. : (Only three lived to adult age.) Sarah, b. June 28, 1791 ; m., Jan. 7, 1815, Hon. Asa Keyes, lately deceased (see p. 133) ; d. Oct. 29, 1859 .- Laura, b. 1798; m., 1829, Josiah W. Fair- field, of Hudson, N. Y. (see p. 134) ; d. Feb. 21, 1864 .- George, b. 1804 ; unm. He studied law, and may have been admitted to the bar. He rem. to Galena, Ill., where he died about 1831.
BRITTON, LYMAN, son of Joshua Britton, of Wmd., b. May 2, 1806, m., Ist, 1835, Amanda, dau. of John Pierce (3), and who d. Dec. 21, 1836; 2d, Charlotte Chellis, of Charlestown
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(N. H.) He d. in Springfield, Vt. Had by first marriage one dau., Calphernia A., b. Apr. 6, 1836; m., Feb. 10, ISSO, Samuel P., son of Pardon Field (3).
BRITTON, JOHN LANGDON, son of Joshua Britton, of Wmd., b. Dec. 11, 1804, resided in Chfd. many years, but d. in Brat. : Unm.
BRITTON, BRADFORD, son of James Britton, b. May 24, 1807, m., 1842, Elmira E. Hildreth. Res. at present in Hins.
Ch .: (All b. in Chfd. but the last two.) George B., b. Aug. 14, 1844; Noyes E., b. June 11, 1847, and d. 1848; Priscilla, b. Dec. 20, 1850 ; Fred, b. O&t. 16, 1852 ; Stella, b. Mar. 15, 1856; Josiah. b. July 4, 1858; Anna, b. Dec. 2, 1863 ; Nellie, b. July 5, 1869.
BROOKS.
Thomas Brooks came from England, and settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1631. Made freeman in 1636. He afterwards settled in Concord, Mass., where he owned large estates. His wife was Grace -, d. May 12, 1664. He d. May 21, 1667. One of his sons, Caleb, b. 1632, m. 1st, Susannah, dau. of Thomas Atkinson; 2d, Hannah, sister of his first wife, and who d. Mar. 10, 1702, a. about 70. In 1679, Caleb rem. from Concord to Medford. One of his sons, by his second wife, was Samuel, b. Sept. 1, 1672, and m. Sarah, dau. of Dr. Thomas Boylston, of Brookline, Mass., and who d. Oct. 16, 1736, a. 56. Samuel resided in Medford. He d. July 3, 1733. His son Samuel, Jr., b. Sept. 3, 1700, m. Mary Boutwell, of Reading, Mass., d. May 25, 1773, a. 74. Samuel, Jr., also settled in Medford, and d. July 5, 1768. One of his sons was Thomas, b. Jan. 6, 1732. Thomas m. 1st, 1755, Anna Hall, d. Aug. 28, 1757; 2d, 1762, Mercy Tufts. d. Aug. 26, 1813, a. 71. He d. Mar. 7, 1799. He had 15 children-one by the first wife and 14 by the second-one of whom was William S. (1), b. Mar. 5, 1781.
I. Capt. WILLIAM S. BROOKS, b. in Medford, Mass., Mar. 5, 1781, went on a voyage at sea with his uncle at the age of nine years. He was in France during the French Revolution, and also at the time Napoleon the First was at the height of his power. Once, when in the Cove of Cork, he was pressed into the En- glish navy, and served 6 months in the royal frigate "Dia- mond." At another time, while cruising in the English Chan- nel, he was captured twice in one day-first by the English and then by the French. By the latter he was retained in prison 6 months, a part of which time was occupied in making sails for
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French ships. On his return from France, President John Adams appointed him a lieutenant in the navy, which office he declined. He was engaged for some time in commerce, as commander of a merchant-vessel, at a period when the Ameri- can flag did not always command of foreign nations the respect that it now does, and many were the adventures and "hair- breadth 'scapes" that he used to relate in the later years of his life.
On retiring from the sea, he settled at Cambridge, Mass., where he was postmaster four years. In Aug., 1821, he came to Chesterfield, and engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods, at Factory Village, in which business he continued till 1850. In 1839, however, he removed to Brattleboro, but still retained his connection with the factory. He married, June 20, 1807, Eleanor Forman, of Middletown, N. J., d. in 1841. He d. in Apr., 1865. Seven children survived them, viz : Wil- liam F., b. Aug. 29, 1811 ; m. Harriet B. Whiting, of New York .- Horace, b. Feb., 1815 ; m. Mary Emerson, of Portland, Me .- Ellen M., b. June 13, 1817 ; unm .- George f. (2), b. Aug. 28, 1818; unm .- Francis W., b. May 14, 1821 ; m. Matilda C. Smith, of New York. Res. in Brat .- Mary E., b. 1824 ; m. Frank Goodhue, of Brat .- Lucy T., b. 1827 ; m. N. F. Cabot, of Hartland, Vt. [A son, James, was drowned in Spafford's Lake in 1827, a. 7 years. ]
2. GEORGE J., son of Capt. William S. (1), came to Chesterfield with his father at the age of three years. Having attended the common school at Factory Village for the usual period, his ed- ucation was continued at Chesterfield Academy, Walpole Academy, and the well-known school of J. W. Fairfield, at Hudson, N. Y. After leaving school, he was employed sever- al years as a clerk in the store of G. C. Hall, and of Hall & Townsley, in Brattleboro'. In 1838, he went to Hillsboro, Ill., and engaged in practical farming about ten years. In Feb., 1850, soon after the breaking out of the California "gold fever," he embarked for San Francisco, where, together with his brothers, he established the "Wholesale Paper Warehouse of George J. Brooks & Co." The firm entered at once on a pros- perous business career, and, until it was dissolved, in 1865,
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maintained its position as the leading house, in its line of busi- ness, on the Pacific coast. At the same time, it had a wide reputation for reliability and strict business integrity. In 1865, after fifteen years of active service in managing the extensive business of the firm, as its senior member, he retired with an ample fortune, and has since, excepting a year spent in Europe, divided his time between Brattleboro and San Francisco,-the former being his legal residence. His public spirit, and strong attachment to the friends of his youth, have been shown, among other ways, by the building and furnishing of the "Brooks House," at Brattleboro', in 1871-72, at a cost of about $150,- 000. This hotel has become well known as one of the finest in New England. His gifts to the Unitarian churches, both in . Brattleboro' and San Francisco, have been large and frequent, and his judicious liberality has given encouragement and sup- port to many other worthy enterprises. His lively interest in the home and friends of his childhood, is manifested by his frequent visits to Chesterfield during the summer months, as well as in other ways.
BROOKS, SAMUEL H., 1799-1805. A son, Samuel H., d. in 1803, young.
BROWN.
I. PHINEAS BROWN came from Harvard, Mass., and settled in Chfd., probably about 1770, with his sons Oliver (2) and John (3) . He was one of the carpenters who built the "old meeting-house." He d. probably about 1790. Wife's name unknown.
2. OLIVER, son of Phineas (1), m. Mary Scott, d. Apr. 7, 1836, a. 75. He settled in Chfd., on the farm afterwards owned and occupied by Willard H. Alexander, now by Geo. W. Barrett. He was at one time a soldier in the American army, in the War of the Revolution. Selectman 1798, '99, 1811-14. He d. July 30, 1844, a. 88. Had no ch.
3. JOHN, son of Phineas (1), m. - . He appears to have d. about 1792.
Ch. : Sarah, m. Dr. Noah Pratt, of Wincr .- Louisa, m. Col. Evi Prime, of Wincr.
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BROWN, ELIAS, probably from Wmd., b. ISoo, m., 1824, Moril- la, dau. of Presson Farwell (3), and who d. Oct. 1, 1871. He settled at Factory Village. Was a well-known auctioneer. He d. Nov. 5, 1871 .
Ch. : Lucy A., m., 1848, Willard R. Gline, of Wmd .- Elvira M., m. John Griffith, of Keene; d. -.- Hannah E., m., Jan. 1, 1849, Geo. L. Hamilton (3) .- Mary Ann, m., July 28, 1846, Jonathan F. Wheeler (7) .- Elias B., ni. Fannie Sawyer, of Keene ; d. Sept. 24, 1860, a. 28. Had no ch .- Philania M., d. Mar. 22, 1871, in her 34th y. ; unm.
BROWN.
I. AARON C. BROWN. son of Eben Brown, of Brookline, Mass. (?), settled in Chfd. probably about 1830. He m. Lucy, dau. of Amos Crouch (3), and who d. in 1867. He d. Sept. 22, 1836, a. 29.
Ch. : Lydia S., b. Sept. 15, 1830 ; m. Elisha T. Taylor. -Albert C., b. Oct. 21, 1831 ; d. Feb. S, 1858 .- Amos Eben (2), b. Nov. 22, 1833 .- Eliza. b. Apr. 16, 1835 ; m. Ist, Nov. 29, 1864, John McClenning (q. v.) ; 2d, Mar. 12, 1879, Squire Amidon (5) .
2. AMos E., son of Aaron C. (I), m., Sept. 21, 1858, Elmira D., dau. of Caleb Hill, of Wincr., and who was b. Apr. 23, IS35. Farmer. Res. in Chfd.
Ch. : Emogene E., b. Nov. 3, 1859 ; m., Feb. 19, 1879, Chester M., son of John McClenning (q. v.)-Susan M., b. May 13, 1861 ; m., Nov. 24, 1880, Edson I. Leach ; d. in Chfd., May 5, ISSI . - Charles G., b. Jan. 27, 1864 ; d. Oct. 6, 1865 .- fennie E., b. Apr. 9, 1870 ; d. Feb. 7, 1875. BUCK, ELIJAH, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Lois
His name disappears about ISoo. Four ch. were recorded : Elijah, b. May 27, 1781 ; Sally, b. Jan. 26, 1784 ; Sanford, b. Jan. 18, 1786; Lois, b. Aug. 1, 1788.
BURNHAM, SAMUEL, was in Chfd. in 1786, which year (June 15) a dau., Lucy, was born to him. The mother's name was Sally Fletcher.
BURT.
The emigrant ancestor of the Burts of Chfd. is said to have come from England, and to have settled at Taunton, Mass. His name is not known, but
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his son Thomas m. 1st, - Phillips, and 2d, Extile, by the latter of whom he had a son, Henry, b. Jan. 24, 1737. Henry m. Sarah Hoskins and had 8 ch., the oldest of whom was Samuel (1).
I. SAMUEL BURT, son of Henry, b. Nov. 20, 1760, m. Olive Lin- coln, and settled, in 1787, in the south-east part of Wmd., near the Chfd. line. His wife d. July 26, 1843, a. nearly 82. He d. Nov. 3, 1850.
Ch. : Naomi, b. July 16, 1787 ; m. Preston Thayer. Re- sided in Passumpsic, Vt .- Samuel (2), b. Nov. 5, 1790 .- Willard, b. June 29, 1794 ; m , Nov. 10, 1818, Martha Wood, of Wmd .- Betsey, b. May 3, 1803.
2. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (I), m., Dec. 25, 1818, Betsey Penni- man, of Mendon, Mass., d. July 30, 1853, a. 55. Settled in Chfd. For many years he kept the tavern at Factory Village, and was postmaster at that village for about 15 years. Select- man 1844, '48. He d. Mar. 21, 1868.
Ch. : Eliza L., b. May 7, 1819; m., June 1, 1842, Milo, son of Nathaniel Walton (5) ; d. at Amity, Me., Dec. 2, 1871. -Christiana, b. Oct. 5, 1820 ; m. Ist, Apr. 12, 1847, Wm. F. Barnes, of Swzy., d. in Newton, Wis., May 31, 1859; 2d, Frank Wicks, of the latter town .- Samuel G. (3), b. Sept. 15, 1822 .- Daniel E. (4), b. June 5, 1825 .- Fane A., b. Apr. 2, 1831 ; d. Sept. 14, 1853, unm .- Ellen S., b. Mar. 16, 1834 ; m., July 10, 1854, George Corbet, b. at Gays River, Nova Scotia, Sept. 15, 1828, and d. in Chfd., May 3, 1872. Has 2 sons : Clarence E., b. in Chfd., July 30, 1859 ; George B., b. in Chfd., Dec. 20, 1860 .- Augusta M., b. July 30, 1835 ; d. Aug. 10, 1853 .- Martha Ann, b. Nov. 17, 1837 ; m., Apr. 2, 1860, Henry Barker, of Wmd .- Melissa f., b. Feb. 28, 1844.
3. SAMUEL G., son of Samuel (2), m., Dec. 6, 1852, Sarah Has- kell, of Amity, Me., d. at Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30, 1858. He d. July 2, 1858.
Ch. : Kate, b. Feb. 19, 1856; d. June 19, 1858 .- George H., b. June 10, 1857.
4. DANIEL E., son of Samuel (2), m., 1848, Thirza C., dau. of Noyes Scott (4). Res. in Chfd.
Ch. : Cora A., b. Sept. 5, 1854 ; d. June 8, 1855 .- Ida West, b. Apr. 19, 1858 ; m., Jan. 13, 1877, Charles Butterfield, of Wmd.
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BUTLER.
I. JOHN BUTLER, son of Josiah and Thankful (Alexander) Butler, of Hins., was born Feb. 5, 1786. Josiah was a nephew of Col. Josiah Willard, the principal grantee of Chfd. Thankful d. Mar. 25, 1849. John m. Ist, 1810, Gratia, dau. of Ephm. Hubbard (2) ; 2d, Jan. 30, 1856, Lydia (Crowninshield) But- ler, wid. of Henry Butler, and who was b. in Hins., Jan. 21, ISII. In 1824 or '25, he settled in Chfd., and is now (July, 1881) the oldest male inhabitant of the town.
Ch. : Marshall (2), b. May 9, 1811 .- Warren, b. Aug. 15. IS12 ; d. Aug. 19, 1831 .- Josiah, b. Jan. 4, 1815 : m. Sophia W., dau. of Jacob P. Hubbard (9) .- Ephraim H. (3), b. Jan. 4, 1815 .- Erastus, b. May 12, 1816; m. Hannah Rugg. Res. in Hins .- Maria, b. Apr. 14, 1817; m. Samuel Thomas, of Hins .- Roswell, b. Aug. 15, 1822 ; m., Jan. 5, 1871, Mrs. Mary Kenney, of Brat. Res. in Chfd. Has no ch .- Otis (4), b. June 3, 1826.
2. MARSHALL, son of John (1). m., 1836, Luthera B., dau. of Jacob P. Hubbard (9), and settled in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Nov. 18, 1855.
Ch. : Lucius M., b. Apr. 9, 1838 ; m. Esther Abbott. Res. in Sullivan .- Ann S., b. Jan. 11, 1842 ; m., Oct. 24, 1861, Frederick L., son of Lauson Stone (6) .- Helen P., b. Mar. 24, 1845 ; m. George Howe, of Hins .- Warren H., b. Oct. 6, 1847 ; m., Feb. 14, 1871, Elnorah F., dau. of Geo. W. Bar- rett (2). Farmer in Chfd. Has one ch., Gladys L., b. July 23, 1880.
3. EPHRAIM H., son of John (1), mn., Oct. 5, 1840, Julia Ann, dau. of John H. Barrett (1). Stone-mason and farmer. He d. in - Chfd., Nov. 1, 1876.
Ch. : John H., b. Mar. 6, 1843 ; m., Dec. 11, 1870, Sarah E., dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Converse) Webb. Farmer and stone-mason in Chfd. Has 2 ch. : Hattie A., b. Jan. 25, 1873 ; Lawrence, b. Nov. 27, 1875 .- Laura M., b. Mar. 10, 1845 ; m., June 16, 1870, Andrew A. Byard, of Peru, Vt., now of Chfd .- Emma C., b. Jan. 8, 1847 ; m., Oct. 26, 1868, Edward J. Atwood, of Warwick, Mass .- Addie H., b. Mar.
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3, 1849 ; m., Apr., 1879, Lucius F., son of George Spaulding (3); d. Jan. 23, 1880 .- Maria f., b. Mar. 17, 1851 ; m., June 6, 1872, Edward R., son of Hosea L. Stoddard (II) .- Oliver F., b. Mar. 27, 1853; m., June, 1877, Elizabeth Cushing, of Warwick, Mass. Farmer in Chfd .-- Gratia A., b. Nov. I, 1855 ; m., Oct. 3, 1876, Geo. P. Marsh, of. Boston .-- Eva L. b. Apr. 27, 1857 ; m., June 1, 1880, Ephraim Osgood .-- George W., b. Aug. 4, 1862.
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OTIS, son of John (1), m., Jan. 20, 1849, Anna, dau. of John and Olive Pushaw, of Hins., and who was b. May 6, 1833. Farmer. Res. in Chfd.
Ch. : Thomas F., b. Aug. 1, 1850; m., Mar. 30, 1875, Ba- rancia L. Wetherbee, b. Jan. 1, 1848. Res. in Chfd. Has one ch. living, Sidney L., b. Feb. 28, ISS1 .-- Mervin H., b. Nov. 16, 1852 .-- Walter M., b. Feb. 1, 1859.
BUTTRICK, LEVI, 1796-between 1807 and '12. His wife was Rebecca -. One ch was recorded. Polly, b. May 22, 1796.
BUXTON, JOHN, son of Jonathan, b. in Londonderry, Vt., Nov. 12. 1809, m., 1838, Polly, dau. of Bethuel Field (I), and set- tled in Chfd.
Ch. : Ira P., b. Jan. 26, 1839; m., Dec. 22, 1867, Mrs. Eliza H. Buzzell. Manufacturer of pail-staves, &c., in Chfd. -Fannie Josephine, b. June 22, 1842; m., May 6, 1872, Merrick E. Chandler, of Taunton, Mass., now of Chfd .- Fane, b. Feb. 28, 1844; d. Oct. 4, 1852 .- Ona, b. Mar. 9, 1846 ; m., Dec. 24, 1874, Mary E. Ingell, of Taunton .- Maria, b. Oct. 1, 1848 .- George F., b. June 4, 1859 ; d. Dec. 24, 1860.
CADY, JAMES, m. Patience -. Had a son, Noah, b. Aug. 20, 1766.
CAMPBELL.
Archibald Campbell, a native of Scotland, came to America, and settled in Oxford, Mass., apparently about the middle of the last century. Two of his sons were Alexander, who settled in Rockingham, Vt., and Edward R., b. about 1758. Edward R. was a physician. He m. Anna, dau. of John Nor- ton, of Westminster, Vt., who was also a native of Scotland. He d. Oct.,
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1830. His ch., all of whom were born in Westminster, were as follows: Edward R., m. Clarissa Chamberlain, of Newfane, Vt., and was the father of Dr. Daniel Campbell, of Saxton's River, Vt .; Sophia, m. James Houghton, of Westminster; Eunice S., m. Epa Cone, of Putney, Vt .; John N., m. Fan- ny Brewster, of Wmd .; Frazier F., m. Lydia Thayer, of Dum .; Anna Ma. tilda, m. Grant Ranney, of Westminster; Sidney S. (1), b. Mar. 3, 1810; George, d. in infancy.
I. SIDNEY S. CAMPBELL, son of Edward R. Campbell, Sen., of Westminster, Vt., m., Sept. 18, 1834, Clarissa, dau. of William ånd Clarissa (Wate)* Daggett, of Wmd., and who was b. Mar. 6, 1815. He has resided in Chfd. since 1830, having been en- gaged, most of the time, in the manufacture of wheel-heads, at Factory Village.
Ch. : Mary E., b. Aug. 28, 1836; m., Nov. 9, 1869, Jason R., son of James Holman (2) ; d. Mar. 17, 1871. She was a fine scholar, a successful and much respected teacher .- Charles S., b. Oct. 14, 1839. Mechanic in Chfd .- Clara Anna, b. May 25, IS46 ; m., Feb. 13, 1868, Joel H. Clark, of Westmins- ter, Vt.
CAMPBELL, DUNCAN, appears to have resided in Chfd. but a few years. The name is not found after 1788.
CAREY, THOMAS G., settled in Chfd. between 1807 and '12. Ap- pears to have rem. from the town about 1833. Had a son, Zenas, d. Nov. 3, 1832, in his 23d year.
CARLTON, Capt. KIMBALL, probably came to Chfd. between 1770 and '76. He is said to have lived east of the Centre Village, near the place where the school-house in district No. 12 now stands. His wife's name is not known, and no ch. were re- corded. He had a sister, Hannah, who in. Daniel Waldo (1). He commanded the company that marched from this town July 22, 1777, and was engaged in the battle of Bennington. (See Chap. IV.) Selectman 1778. He probably rem. from the town before 1787.
CARPENTER, Dr. HARVEY, son of Dr. Eber and Judith (Green) Carpenter, b. in Alstead, Dec. 24, 1803, m. Ist, Lydia H. Chandler, of Coleraine, Mass., d. in Chfd., Dec. 16, IS37, a.
*Clarissa Wate was the dau. of Maj. - Wate, of Wmd., a native of Germany, and a soldier of the Revolution.
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27 ; 2d, 1843, Mrs. Thirza L. Scott. wid. of Noyes Scott (4), and dau. of Elijah Walton (3), and who d. July 9, 1848 ; 3d, Cornelia M., dau. of Jona. Cobleigh (2). He graduated at the medical school in Castleton, Vt., in 1826, and settled in Chfd. in '27 or '28. He engaged in the practice of medicine here till the time of his death, Aug. 13, 1852. Representative 1848.
Ch. : James H., b. Dec. 8, 1830 ; d. in infancy .- Helen M., b. July 7, 1832 ; d. Aug. 6, 1839 .- James H., b. Oct. 3, 1833 ; d. in infancy .- Lucretia A., b. July 6, 1835 .- Charles H., b. Aug. 26, 1845.
CARPENTER, ALPHEUS, brother of Dr. Harvey Carpenter, b. Dec. 25, 1812, m., 1844 or '43, Hannah Metcalf, and resided in Chfd. till the time of his death, Mar. 7, 1854.
CARPENTER, CHARLES DARWIN, brother of Dr. Harvey Car- penter, m. Eliza Ann, dau. of Joseph Clark (2). Had a son, Charles Darwin, b. Oct 20, 1846, and d in infancy. He d. in Chfd., May 1, 1847, a. 24.
CHAFFIN, EPHRAIM, 1790-about 1806; PETER, 1796-about 1806 ; JONATHAN, Jr., 1797-about 1806. The wife of Jona- than, Jr., was Nabby -, and he had a dau., Olive, b. June 3, 1802.
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