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Ch. : Newell N. (5), b. Mar. 15, 1819 .- Celinda M. b. Dec. 12, 1821 ; m., 1848, Sylvanus Holden, of Shirley, Mass. -- Lucy R., b. May 2, 1823 ; d. young .- George H. F. (6), b. Apr. 6, 1825 .- Norman N., b. Jan. 8, 1827 ; m. Sera- phina Joy, of Brat. He enlisted in the 29th Regt. Wis. Vol- unteers, and d. at Helena, Ark., Jan. 1, 1863, leaving 2 ch. : Lizzie T., b. Sept. 24, 1854 ; Mary A., b. July 23, 1857 .- Levi L. (7), b. June 21, 1829 .- Warren, b. Sept. 16, 1831 ; m. Keziah, dau. of John Putnam, of Brat. He was a soldier in the Union army, and d. in the Rebel prison at Anderson- ville, Ga., Oct. 4, 1863, leaving one son, Albert S., b. Nov. 3, 1861 .- Robertus F., b. Dec. 21, 1837 ; m., Mar. 23, 1862, Cynthia, dau. of James Holman (2). Res. in Shirley, Mass. Has one son, Edward F., b. June 2, 1871.
5 . NEWELL. N., son of Ezekiel (4), m. Ist, Nov. 2, 1845, Isabella R., dan. of Capt. Henry Kemp, of Brat., and who d. July 13, 1879 ; 2d, Dec. 26, 1880, Maria W., dau. of Mark Cook (2) . Farmer. Res. in Chfd.
Ch. : Leroy N., b. May 11, 1848 ; m., Jan. 25, 1871, Mary A., dau. of Samuel J. Hubbard, of Walpole. Farmer in Chfd. Has one ch., Edith L., b. May 17, 1872.
6. GEORGE H. F., son of Ezekiel (4), m., Nov. 28, 1854, Mrs. Deborah H. Davis, wid. of Chas. M. Davis (7), and dalı. of Jonathan Cobleigh (2). Res. in Chfd. Farmer.
Ch. : Martha Adelle, b. May 26, 1856 ; m., Jan. 22, 1879, Geo. S. Howard, of Hins .- Hattie Amelia, b. Nov. 1, 1858. -Norman George, b. Dec. 17, 1862.
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7 . LEVI L., son of Ezekiel (4), m., Apr. 24, 1859, Mary Ann P., dau. of Bethnel Field (2). Farmer and carpenter. Se- lectman 1865, '66. Rem. from Chfd. to Kinsley, Kan., in 1878.
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Ch. : Fulia C., b. Dec. 12, 1861 .- Lelia, b. Feb. 10, 1867. -Mabel E., b. Nov. 12, 1868 .- Herbert W., b. Aug. 30, 1870.
COLBURN, EMROY H., son of Amos and Charlotte Colburn, b. in Lyme, Aug. 9, 1820, m. ist, Jerusha A., dau. of Chas. Davenport (2), and who d. Oct. 6, 1856; 2d, June 30, 1859, Martha E., sister of first wife. Mechanic, and postmaster at the West Village.
Ch. : Mayland E., b. Nov. 14, 1863 ; m., June 20, 1881, Elva E., dau. of Josiah L. and Lizzie (Wheelock) Leach, now of Chfd .- Mattie f., b. Apr. 26, 1872.
COLE, AMASA, here in 1789, but appears to have remained but a short time.
COLE, LEVI, b. Jan. 10, 1762, was here in 1790, but probably remained only a few years. His wife was Cloe Two ch. were recorded : Cloe, b. May 4, 1788 ; Levi, b. Aug: 15, I790.
CONE, CURTIS E., b. in Claremont, m., Aug. 23, 1835, Celia Judd, of the same town He d. July 7, 1871, in his 63d year. His widow still res. in Chfd.
Ch. : Henry, b. May 24, 1836 ; d. in Putney, Vt., Feb. 9, 1843 .- Oscar R., b. June 29, 1840 ; d. in Keene, July 2, 1859. -Martha Ann, b. in Chfd , Nov. 6, 1843 ; m. Frank Hem- menway, of Troy, N. Y .- Schuyler, b. in Chfd., Apr. 18. 1845 ; d. Nov. 25, the same year .- Lauretta M., b. in Chfd., Oct. 23, 1847.
CONVERSE.
Dea. Edward Converse settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1630. From him was descended, in the fifth generation, Joshua Converse. (Dea. Edward}, James2, James3, John$, Joshua5.) Joshua was born in Woburn, Mass., June 3, 1704, and rem. to Dunstable early in life. In 1729, he m. Rachel, dau. of Joseph Blanchard, and rem., in 1739, to what is now the town of Merrimac, this State. He was drowned in the Merrimac river in 1744, leaving the fol- lowing ch .: Joseph (1), b. Nov. 13, 1739; Jesse, b. Dec., 1741; Zebulon, who m., 1773, Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel Merriam, of Bedford, Mass., and settled in Rindge, where some of his descendants still reside.
I. JOSEPH CONVERSE, son of Joshua, and the descendant of Dea. Edward Converse, who settled in Charlestown, Mass., m.
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Elizabeth Davis, d. in Chfd., Aug. 10, 1817, a. 74. May 10, 1794, (at which time he was residing in Bedford, Mass.,) he purchased a part of lot No. 7, in the 13th range. He was styled a "tanner" in the deed. He settled in this town in 1794 or '95, and lived many years on the farm previously owned and occu- pied by Nathaniel Bingham, situated a short distance north of the Centre Village. He d. Feb. 16, 1828, in his 89th year.
Ch. : Betsey, b. Mar. 7, 1763 ; m., 1782, Levi Mead (I) ; d. Dec. 4, 1842 .- Joseph (2), b. 1765 .- Fosiak, b. 1770; m. Deborah -, d. Apr. 14, 1810, a. 33. He d. Nov. 20, 1828. - William, b. 1773; m. Saralı -, d. Dec. 30, 1831, a. 55. He d. Dec. 31, 1831 .- Mary, b. July 13, 1777 ; m., 1801, John Putnam (1) ; d. Sept. 14, 1853 .- James, who studied divinity with Dr. Payson, of Rindge, and was settled as a clergyman in Weathersfield, Vt .- Joshua (3), b. 1786.
2. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (1), m. Lucy -- , d. Feb. 10, 1845, a. 76. Resided in Chfd. He d. Sept. 4, 1841, a. 76.
Ch. : Charles (4), b. Dec. 30, 1788 .- Lucy, m. Daniel Fletcher (3). [Perhaps Thaddeus, d. Oct. 30, 1807, a. 17.]
4. CHARLES, son of Joseph (2), m., 1839, Mary Adeline, dau. of Clark Streeter (5), and who d. May 4, 1877. Farmer in Chfd., and justice of the peace many years. Selectman 1833, '34, '35 ; representative '36, '37. He d. Sept. 18, 1858.
Ch. : Lewis D., b. May 30, 1839 ; m., Apr. 15, 1865, Char- lotte A., dau. of Silas P. Yeager (q. v.) Dentist in Urbana, O .- Sarah ., b. May 19, 1840 ; d. 1841 .- Schuyler, b. July 14, 1842 ; unm .- Julius C., b. Oct. 13, 1844 ; m. Gertie Hen- ry, of Bellows Falls, Vt. - Charles, b. Aug. 4, 1847 ; m. . Dentist in Urbana, O .- Eugene, b. Aug., 1850 ; m. -..- William R., b. Aug. 8, 1853 ; m. Cora Wakefield .- }. Sted- man, b. Jan. 30, 1856; m., Aug. 25, 1881, Ida May Arm- strong, of Urbana. Dentist in N. Y. City, having graduated at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, Mar. 4, 1881.
3. JOSHUA, son of Joseph (1), m. Joanna, dau. of Silas Hildreth (12), and who d. Apr. 4, 1841. He was a physician, and practised his profession for some time in Chfd. He d. Sept. 4, 1833.
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Ch. : George, unm. ; res. in Jay, Essex Co., N. Y .- Clin- ton, d. in infancy, 1830 .- Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1832 ; m., 1851, Nathaniel Webb, of Chesterfield, N. Y., now of this town. They have 5 ch. : Chas. F. C. Webb, b. Oct. 20, 1852 ; Sarah E. Webb, b. Dec. 21, 1854 ; Hattie M. Webb, b. Feb. 3, 1857 ; Geo. W. Webb, b. Mar. 7, 1858; Wm. A. Webb, b. Sept. 30, 1861.
CONVERSE, SAMUEL DAVIS, in Chfd. 1770; in Dum. 1782. Sol- dier in Capt. Kimball Carlton's company 1777.
COOK, BENJAMIN, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 26, 1767, m. 'Ist, Ann McNeil, probably dau. of William and Elizabeth (Stod- dard) Hoogs, of Newton, Mass., and who d. in Chfd., Apr. 3, 1814, in her 43d year; 2d, Mrs. Catherine Negus, of Peters- ham, Mass., d. in Hins., Apr. 2, 1827. He came to Chfd. about 1805, and engaged in trade at the Centre Village. Se- lectman 1809, '17-'19; representative '14-'16. He d. at Syracuse, N. Y., Apr. 5, 1838.
Ch. : William A .. b. Nov. 7, 1793 ; d. at Syracuse, Nov. 27. 1848 .- Nancy, b. Feb. 3, 1795 ; m., Mar. 16, 1825, Otis Amidon (2) ; d. in Hins., Dec. 5, 1868 .- Miranda, b. Nov. 8, 1800 ; m. Ezekiel G. Gear, and was the mother of Gov. John Henry Gear of Iowa. She d. at Ithaca, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1826 .- Charles, b. Nov. 21, 1802 ; d. at Newton, Mass., Mar., 1869 .- Elizabeth H., b. Mar. 28, 1808 ; d. in Chfd., May 26, 1823.
COOK.
I. ARNOLD COOK, son of David Cook, who was probably a native of R. I., m. Ist, Susy Livermore, of Jamaica, Vt., d. in Chfd., Apr. 2, 1825, a. 38; 2d, 1825, Thirza, dau. of John Day (2), and who d. Feb., 1867. He settled in Chfd. in 1820. He d. Mar. 5, 1833, a. 51.
Ch .: (By first marriage) Madison, who settled in Mich .- Mark (2), b. Sept. 9, 1807 .- (By 2nd marriage) Susan E., m. Hezekiah F. Horton, Jr., of Hins .- Selina, m. Wm. A. Newton, of Vernon, Vt.
2. MARK, son of Arnold (1), m., Apr. 27, 1829, Mille T., dau. of Arad Stoddard (4), and who d. Oct. 17, 1880. Farmer in Chfd. Selectman 1840, '41.
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Ch. : Juliaett, b. Feb. 5, 1833 ; m., Nov. 27, 1853, Rawson B., son of Zimri Herrick (6) .- Maria W., b. Dec. 12, 1834; m., Dec. 26, 1880, Newell N. Colburn (5) .- Rebecca H., b. Feb. 17, 1840 ; m., Jan., 29, 1862. Wm. C. Belding, of Swzy. -Lucia E., b. Jan. 20, 1846; m., Mar. 1, 1870, David Whit- comb, Jr., of Swzy .- Herman M., b. Apr. 22, 1848 ; m., June 19, 1876, Mary E., dau. of Geo. Cole, of Cornish.
COOLIDGE.
John Coolidge emigrated from Cambridgeshire, Eng., to Mass., and settled in Watertown, probably about 1630. From him was descended Abraham Coolidge (John1, John2, John3, Isaac+, Joseph5, Abraham6), b. Jan. 1, 1764. Abraham m. Sarah Hemmingway, and settled in that part of Marlboro' which is now Troy. His son Oscar (1), b. July 22, 1798, settled in Chfd.
I. OSCAR COOLIDGE, son of Abraham, of Marlboro', m., Dec. 7 1824, Lovina, dau. of Saml. Rockwood*, of Fitzwilliam, and who was b. Apr. 20, 1800, and d. Mar. 3, 1862. For a period of about 11 years (till 1835), he was engaged in trade at the West Village. He then rem. to the Centre Village, where he continued in the same business till his death, with the excep- tion of one year, when he was in trade at Factory Village. He also took an active part in the affairs of the town, and was se- lectman in '40, '41 and '50 ; town-clerk, '36-'38 ; representative '40, '41. He d. Mar. 4, 1862, having survived his wife but a few hours.
Ch. : Herbert R., b. Oct. 8, 1826 ; d. Oct. 2, 1831 .- Henry O. (2), b. Jan. 5, 1830 .- Helen L., b. May 21, 1835 ; d. 1836. HENRY O., son of Oscar (1), m. Ist, Feb. 4, 1851, Mary E., dau. of Bradley Mead (7), and who d. July 11, 1878 ; 2d, Dec. 4, 18So, Emily E., dau. of Asa A. and Julia A. (Gilman) Blanchard, of West Concord.
In 1849 and '50, he engaged in trade at the Centre Village in partnership with Hon. C. J. Amidon ; from '51 to '62 (except- ing '54, when he was in Brat.), with his father ; from '62 to '66, alone. He was also postmaster about 8 years ; town-clerk from '52 to '69, with exception of the years '54 and '68 ; selectman
*Samuel Rockwood was a descendant, in the sixth generation, of Richard Rockwood, who came from Eng. and settled in Dorchester, Mass., in 1636, and consequently a distant relative of Elisha Rockwood (1).
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'60, '61, '65-'67 ; representative '67. In '69, he rem. to Keene, where he now res. He is cashier of the Ashuelot National Bank of that city, and register of probate for the county of Cheshire. At the November election in '80, he was also chos- en one of the representatives from Keene to the General Court. Having commenced his business career at the comparatively early age of nineteen years, his name has since been almost constantly, and ever honorably, associated with both private and public affairs.
Ch. : Helen, b. July 27, 1854 ; d. July 5, 1868.
COON, DANIEL, b. in Hudson, N. Y., May 22, 1825, came to Chfd. at the age of 7 years ; unm. Farmer.
COOPER, EBENEZER, 1776-1800 ; AARON, 1789-1800.
CORBIN, NATHANIEL, was probably here before 1737. His wife was Keziah Four ch. were recorded : Laurana, b. Dec. 12, 1782 ; Arathusa, b. Aug. 4, 1784 ; Joseph S., b. Oct. 4, 1786 ; Nabby, b. July 21, 1788.
COUGHLAN, Lieut. RICHARD, was here in 1771, which year he purchased house-lot No. 11, in the 12th range, with a house and "other improvements." . In 1775, he was a soldier in Capt. Hind's company, 3d N. H. Regt. His wife was Sarah A dau., Salla, d. 1774, young. His name is not found on the tax-lists after 1798.
COVEY, JOSEPH, here in 1770.
COVEY, SAMUEL, m. Mary -. Had a son, Samuel, b. June 3, 1773.
CRESSEY.
Mighill Cressey landed at Salem, Mass., with his brother William, probably in 1649. William settled in Conn. Mighill m. 1st, 1658, Mary, dau. of John Bachelder, of "Royal Side," now a part of Beverly, Mass., and who d. Aug., 1659; 2d, 1660, Mary, dau. of Mark Quilter, of Ipswich, Mass. He d. Apr., 1670. His son Mighill, b. Apr. 1, 1661, m., 1686, Sarah, dau. of Andrew Hidden, of Rowley, Mass. He d. Apr. 15, 1751. One of his children was Jonathan, b. May 11, 1695, and m. 1st, 1722, Sarah Harris; 2d, 1724, Eleanor, dau. of Michael Bartor. Three of Jonathan's children were, Michael (2), b. Aug. 10, 1728; Hepsibath, b. July 18, 1730, and m., for her second husband, Nathaniel Burnham, of Chfd .; Jonathan (3), b. May 14, 1732.
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2. MICHAEL CRESSEY, the descendant of Mighill Cressey, the em- igrant, b. Aug. 10, 1728, in Littleton, Mass., m., 1752, Katha- rine Wetherbee, of Bolton, Mass., b. Nov. 1, 1730, and d. in Chfd., Nov. 9, 1786. In 1763, he rem. from Groton, Mass., to Chfd., and settled (probably) on the farm now owned and oc- cupied by Newell N. Colburn. He took a prominent part in the affairs of the town, and was justice of the peace many years. He was representative 1776-78 ; selectman '76, '80, '87, '97. During the controversy about the N. H. Grants, he zeal- ously espoused the cause of the N. H. party. (See Chap. III.) He d. Nov. 6, 1812.
Ch. : Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1754 .- Jonathan (4), b. June 15, 1756 .- Annie, b. Jan. 26, 1758 .- Moses, b. Mar. 23, 1760 ; m , 1792, (at which time he was of Brat.) Hannah Parker .- Aaron, b. Feb. 21, 1762. Soldier 1780 .- Lois (or Louise), b. Oct. 28, 1764; d. in Chfd., unm .- Eunice, b. Sept. 14, 1767 ; d. in Chfd., unm .- Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1770 .- Polly, b. Aug. 16, 1774.
JONATHAN*, son of Michael (2), m., 1785, Lydia, dau. of Aaron and Anna Wright, of Hins., and who d. June 12, 1830. . Settled in Chfd. He d. May 9, 1803.
Ch .: Michael, b. July 8, 1786 .- Katharine, b. Apr. 19, 1788 .- Simeon G., b. May 18, 1790; d. 1791 .- Grata, b. Mar. 12, 1793 ; m., 1819, Aaron Thomas (3) .- Clark, b. Mar. 5, 1795 ; d. the same year .- Wright, b. July 9, 1798.
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JONATHAN CRESSEY, brother of Michael Cressey (2), b. May 14, 1732, m., 1759, Anna, dau. of Benj. Davis, of Groton, Mass., and who d. in Chfd., Apr. 17, 1797, in her 56th year. He rem. from Groton to this town in 1771. He d. Apr. 26, 1824.
Ch. : Henry, b. Feb. 11, 1760 .- Betty, b. Apr. 8, 1762 ; m., 1802, Daniel Allen .- William, b. Dec. 8, 1763 ; d. in Will- iamstown, Vt., unm .- Dorcas, b. July 15, 1766; m., 1787, Sylvanus Ballard .- Sarah, b. May 8, 1768; m., 1788, Benj. Ballard (q. v.) ; d. Mar. 8, 1803 .- Levi, b. Apr. 1, 1770 ; d.
*Either Jonathan (3) or Jonathan (4) was a soldier in 1776 and '79; possibly both may have performed military service sometime during the war.
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July 25, 1795, unm .- Joseph (5), b. 1771 or '72 .- Benjamin,* m. Seraph Butterfield .- Nancy, m., 1812, Daniel Rogers .- Lucy, unm. ; d. June 15, 1817, in her 40th year .- Lydia, d. unm .- Susan, m. Walkup.
5. JOSEPH, son of Jonathan (3), m. Martha Smith, of Rutland, Mass., d. in Chfd., June 27, 1839, a. 61. Resided in Chfd. He d. Aug. 25, 1839.
Ch. : Wm. Smith (6), b. Nov. 14, 1803 .- Chandler A., b. Dec. 7, 1806; m. Ist, Mrs. Susan Wheeler ; 2d, 1854, Mrs. Almina (Walker) Lord. Resided in Chfd. many years. Se- lectman '37, '38, '50. He d. in Wmd., July 25, 1878. Had one ch., d. in infancy .- Parker D. (7), b. Aug. 11, 1808.
6. WM. SMITH, son of Joseph (5), m. Martha, dau. of Fortuna- tus. Beebe, and who d. Sept. 3, 1854, in her 51st year Resid- ed in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Oct. 13, 1879.
Ch. : Emily B., b. Oct. 8, 1832 ; m., Apr. 8, 1849, George Spaulding (3) ; d. May 4, 1881 .- Kate, b. May 1, 1835 .- Chandler W., b. June 12, 1838 ; m., Dec. 7, 1866, Althea L., dau. of Noyes Darling (7). Farmer in Chfd. Has 2 ch. : Minnie B., b. Mar. 21, 1873 ; Florence F., b. Dec. 15, 1876 .- Frances, b. Nov. 15, 1840 ; d. Aug. 12, 1854 .- Henrietta D., b. Nov. 17, 1843 ; m. Edwin T. Davis. Res. in German, Penn.
7. PARKER D., son of Joseph (5), m., 1831, Mary, dau. of Barna Pratt (q. v.) Res. in Chfd. Farmer. Selectman '46, '47. From '60 to '68, he kept the tavern at the Centre Village.
Ch. : Mary L., b. Mar. 15, 1833 ; d. Sept. 19, 1853 .- George P., b. Dec. 3, 1834 ; m. Eugenie, dau. of Thomas Frink, of Chfd. ; d. in Chfd., June 26, 1862, leaving one dau .. Abbie L., b. Mar. 4, 1861, and m., June 21, 1881, Robert H. Sargent, of Brat .- Romanzo C., b. Feb. 6, 1837 ; m., 1861, Elizabeth E., dau. of Perrin Simonds, of Brat. Is a member of the firm of "Perry & Cressey," dealers in boots and shoes, at Brat. Has 2 ch. : Fred, b. May 9, 1867 ; Lula B., b. Apr. 14, 1871 .- Ellen M., b. Oct. 28, 1855 ; m., Dec. 15, 1876, William E., son of Reuben B. Foster (q. v.)
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CROUCH.
. JOHN CROUCH, b. about 1729, came to Chfd., from Boxboro', Mass., in 1802 or '03, and settled in the south-east quarter of the town. He m. Ist, Hannah Brown, d. in Mass. ; 2d, Bet- sey Robbins, who came to Chfd. with him, and d. about 1814. He also d. about 1814. . Five ch. came to Chfd., viz : Hannah, d. 1847, a. 94 ; unm .- Mercy, d. 1814, a. about 60 ; unm .- Sarah, b. 1762 ; m. Samuel Draper (I) ; d. Dec. 19, 1863, a. IOI yrs. 5 mos. 16 days !- John (2) .- Amos (3), b. 1769.
2. JOHN, son of John. (1), settled in Chfd. soon after his father did. After remaining here a number of years, he rem. to New York State ; but finally returned to N. H., in the northern part of which he died. His wife was Lucy Willard, sister of Jesse . Willard, of Dum. She was burned to death in Chfd.
Ch. : (The last three b. in Chfd.) Isaiah, m Annie Witt ; finally settled in N. Y. State .- Cyrus, m. Ist, Aseneth Bridg- man ; 2d, Huldah Aldrich, of Swzy. ; d. in Chfd .- Lucy, m. Anson Alexander, and rem. to Littleton .- foel, d. in Mass .- Willard, rem. to Maryland, N. Y .- John, d. in Lisbon .- Betsey, rem. to Maryland, N. Y .- Mercy, rem. to N. Y. State.
3. AMos, son of John (1), settled in Chfd. in 1802 or '03. He m. Ist. in Mass., Lydia Brown, a native of Brookline (N. H.), d. Jan. 3, 1812, in her 39th year ; 2d, Sally Brown, sister of his first wife, d. Feb. 16, 1825, a. 47 ; 3d, Abigail, dau. of Daniel Holbrook (1), d. 1860, a. 75. In his youth he had no oppor- tunity to attend school ; nevertheless, he learned to read, and to write his name. In his early manhood he had to contend with poverty and adversity, but by hard labor and extreme pru- dence succeeded in gaining some property. He was noted for his promptness in paying his debts, and with him "the 'first' of the month was always the first day." A strict observer of the Sabbath himself, he brought up his children to attend church, and would not allow them to play or visit on that day. He d. Aug. IS, 1861, a. nearly 92.
Ch. : (All by first marriage) John (4), b. 1796 .- Lydia, m. Elisha Taylor, of Ashby, Mass .- Amos (5), b. May 25, 1800.
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-Lucy, b. 1802 ; m. Aaron C. Brown (1) ; d. 1867 .- Clark, b. 1804 or '05 ; d. Apr. 8, 1817 .- Hannah, b. May 8, 1807 ; unnı .- Ephraim (6), b. Jan. 28, ISI1.
4. JOHN, son of Amos (3), m., 1817, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Dra- per (1), and who d. 1869. He res. at present in Swzy., hav- ing rem. from Chfd. about 1860.
Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Mary Ann, b. 1817; d. 1822 .- Abram L., b. 1818 ; m. Rebecca D. Taylor, of Ashby, Mass. Rem. to Iowa in 1855, and thence to Kan., where he d. Four ch. survived him, viz : Lewis E., John E., Willie H., and Ida. -Clark B., b. 1818, (twin brother of Abram L.) ; m. - -. Has no ch .- Levi, b. 1823 ; m. Sarah Bailey. Res. in Swzy. Has no ch .- Mary Ann, b. 1827 ; unm. Res. in Swzy.
AMos, son of Amos (3), m., Sept. 25, 1822, Lucy Brown, h. in Brookline, July 24, 1799, and d. in Swzy., Apr. 14, 1873. He d. in Swzy., July 5, 1877.
Ch. : Amos Clark, b. in Chfd., Oct. 7, 1827 ; m. ist, Nov. 4, 1857, Huldah A., dau. of Asa Phillips, of Peru, Vt., and who d. Dec. 22, 1877 ; 2d, Marthia A., dau. of Amherst Lewis (2). Res. in Swzy. Has one ch., Nellie, b. July 12, 1864.
6. EPHRAIM, son of Amos (3), m., Feb. 15, 1832, Eunice, dau. of Samuel Draper (I). Res. in Swzy., having rem. from Chfd. in 1871 or '72.
Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Eunice Semira, b. June 4, 1833 .- Ephm. Augustus, b. Oct. 18, 1835 ; unm. Res. in Swzy .- John Luman, b. Apr. 6, 1839; m., Sept. 7, 1865, Elmina Tarbox, of Nelson. Res. in Swzy. Has 3 ch. : Elsie E., b. Oct. 11. 1867; George L., b. June 7, 1870 ; Charles A., b. Jan. 18, 1873.
CROWNINSHIELD.
1. JOHN CROWNINSHIELD came from Guilford, Vt., and settled in Chfd. about 1808, on the farm on which his son Comfort now lives. His wife was Sally Stevens. He d. in 1835 or '36.
Ch. : Daniel, m. Barsina, dau. of Oliver Hubbard (4) ; d. in Chfd .- James, m. Theda Fuller, of R. I .; d. in Ohio .- Caleb, m. Sally Thomas, of Hins. ; d. in Brat .- John, unm. -Hannah, b. Nov. 10, 1809 ; unm .- Comfort (2), b. Apr. 14, 1811 .- Sally, unm. ; res. in Ohio.
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2. COMFORT, son of John (I), m. Ist, Laura, dau. of Nathan Rugg ; 2d, 1847, Mrs. Olive (Butler) Pushaw, of Hins. Farmer in Chfd.
Ch. : (All by first marriage) Harriet A., m. Seymour But- ler, of Hins .- Fane E., unm. ; d. Sept., 1872, a. 38 .- George H., m. Mary J., dau. of Amherst Lewis (2). Res. in Hins .- Levi W., b. Sept. 11, 1839 ; m., Apr. 27, 1869, Mrs. Mary S. Crowninshield, of Grafton, Vt., dau. of Heman and Mary (Gilson) Daggett. Res. in Chfd.
CUTLER, WILLIAM, 1792-between 1807 and '12.
DABY (or DARBY), THOMAS, from Harvard, Mass., purchased in Chfd., Nov. 7, 1771, house-lot No. S, in the 9th range, and probably settled on the same soon after. He is said to have been a gunsmith. His wife was Mary -. His name dis- appears about 1804. Only 2 ch. were recorded : Lydia, b. Oct. 30, 1776; Asa, b. Jan. 16, 1782. It is possible that the following were also his sons : Oliver, Elnathan, and John.
DANIELS, ADDINGTON, perhaps from Keene, appears to have re- mained in Chfd. but a short time. His wife was Elizabeth
-, and he had a son, Addington, b. Aug. 31, 1786.
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DANIELS.
I. JOHN DANIELS was in Chfd. in 1787. He m. Ist, -; 2d, Zipporah His name disappears about 1800.
Ch. : (By Ist marriage) Leonard, b. Dec. 5, 1780 .- Charles F. (2), b Mar. 8, 1783 .- Fohn, b. Apr. 17, 1785 ; d. 1787. -Lois, b. July 27, 1787 .- John, b. May 8, 1790 .- (By 2d marriage) Sally, b. Dec. 24, 1792 .- Joseph .W., b. July 8, 1795.
2. CHARLES F., son of John (1), m. Ist, Judith Babbitt, of Wmd. ; 2d, Wid. Kendrick ; 3d, 1837, Annas, dau. of Stephen Streeter (I), and who d. Apr. 3, 1870. He d. in Chfd .. Mar. 9, 1866.
Ch. : (All by 2d marriage) Charles, d. unm .- Wm. Mar- shall, d. unm. He was a soldier in the Mexican War .- John, m. - Churchill .- Judith B., m. Ist, Seth Heaton, of Keene; 2d, Addison Woodcock, of Swzy .; 3d, John Law- rence, of Roxbury.
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DARLING.
I. JOHN DARLING, from Winchendon, Mass., purchased in Chfd., Feb. 17, 1778, lot No. 3, in the Sth range. This lot appears to have included a part of what is now known as "Barrett Hill." He had, at least, two brothers-Jewett and Calvin. Jewett was in Chfd. in 1781, but appears to have remained only a few years. Calvin is said to have married a lady in Boston, and to have removed to Canada, whence he finally returned, after having been supposed dead for many years.
John was one of the party that made the famous march to Quebec in 1775, under command of Benedict Arnold, through the wilderness of Maine. On this march the men suffered extremely from cold and hunger. John used to relate that, hav- ing one day found the leg of a dog that had been killed for food, he scorched off the hair and ate every morsel of flesh and skin that he could get from it. He declared that he never ate anything in his life that tasted better ! At one time, while in the army, he came near dying of small-pox. He probably set- tled in Chfd. soon after buying his land, he and his wife (ac- cording to a tradition in the family) coming from Winchendon on foot. He m. ist, Sarah Blood, of Groton, Mass., d. June 6, 1804, a. 49 ; 2d, Wid. Lydia Baker, of Wmd., d. Sept. 9, 1815, a. 52 ; 3d, 1815, Wid. Mary Taylor, dau. of Rev. Abra- ham Wood (I).
At an early period he built the large two-story house, situ- ated on the road from the Centre Village to Winchester, long known as the "yellow house." He was an active, enterprising man, and at one time owned an extensive tract of timber-land in the "Winchester woods," from which he cut large quantities of lumber, sawing it in a mill erected for that purpose, then drawing it to the Connecticut and rafting it down to Hartford. He d. Mar. 28, 1824, in his 73d year.
Ch. : fohn (2), b. Dec. 17, 1778, (perhaps in Winchendon). -- Nahum (3), b. Aug. 22, 1781 .- Montgomery (4), b. Apr. S, 1785 .- Darius, b. June 26, 1787 ; m., 1824, Sophira Tay- lor. He rem. to Ind. probably about 1830 .- Boynton (5), b. Jan. 23. 1790 .- Sarah, b. Sept. 23, 1791 ; m., 1826, Warren
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White (2) ; d. Feb. 8, 1873 .- Mary Ann, b. Apr. 31, 1794; d. Feb. 2, 1818 .- Louis, b. Jan. 2, 1796; m., 1827, Stafford H. Pettee (q. v.) ; d. Apr. 19, 1866 .- (By 2d marriage) Miran- da, m., 1822, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer Scott (1) .-- (By 3d marriage) Heliann .- Foseph. d. in Orleans, Orange Co., Ind., Jan. 7, 1840, a. 20 years 5 months.
2. JOHN, son of John (1), m. Nancy Norcross, of Rindge, d. Oct. 14, 1862. Resided in Chfd. He d. Dec. 3, 1862.
Ch. : Fannie, b. 1806; d. Jan. 27, 1874, unm .- Charles (6), b. ISOS .- Louisa, d. Oct. 11, 1831, a. 22 .- Noyes (7), b. Apr. 3, 1812 .- Ann Maria, b. 1814; d. Nov. 30, 1874, unm. - George W., b. Nov. IS, ISIS ; unm. Res. in Chfd. - John H., d. May 1, 1828, in infancy.
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