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JOHN, son of Ezra (1), m. ist, 1785. Olive, dau. of Benj. Col- burn (1), and who d. Dec. 29, the same year ; 2d. 1790, Eliza- beth Ballard. Resided in Chfd. Selectman 1802-'05, '17-'19. He d. in 1833 or '34.
Ch. : Olive, b. Dec. 19, 1785 ; m., 1804, Ezekiel, son of Ezekiel Powers (1) .- John (3), b. Feb. 2, 1791 .- Elizabeth. m., 1815, Wilder, son of Jona. Hastings (6) .- Rachel, m. ist, 1816, Dr. Jason, son of Moses Farr (4) ; 2d, John Snow (5). -Hannah, m. ist, Erastus, son of John Cobleigh (1) ; 2d, 1824, Lyman, son of Ezekiel Powers (1) .- Thirza, ni. 1st, IS25, Arnold Cook (1) ; 2d, Hezekiah F. Horton, of Hins. ; d. Feb .. 1867 .- Delia S .. m., 1830, Ora, son of William Col- burn (3) .- Gordis E., unm. ; d. in Chfd. about 1841.
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JOHN, son of John (2), m. Ist, 1814, Polly Baker, d. in Graf- ton, Vt., Jan. 1, 1849, a. 52 ; 2d, 1850, Sophia, dau. of Rufus Harvey (2). He d. in Chfd., Apr. 29, 1864.
Ch. : (All b. in Chfd. except the last) John Boyden, b. Apr. 24, 1815 ; m., May 7, 1838, Maria, dau. of Daniel Clark (3). Res. in Galva, Ill .- William H., b. Mar. 7, 1818 ; m., May 22, 1843, in Grafton, Vt., Abby Woolly. Res. in Prince- ville, Ill .- Albert .H., b. Apr. 8, 1819; m., July 21, 1848, in
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Middleport, N. Y., Kate W. Baker; d. in Joliet, Ill., 1876 .- Charles B., b. Nov. 9, 1821 ; m., Aug. 27, 1845 ( ?), in Rock- ingham, Vt., Mary F. Wiley. Res. in Peoria, Ill .- Polly E., b. Mar. 24, 1824 ; d., Aug. 20, 1825 .- Lucius L., b. Aug. S, 1827 ; m., Jan. 1, 1850, Lizzie Farr, of Brat. Res. in Peoria. -Larkin B., b. Dec. 2, 1831 ; m., Aug. 3, 1853, at Bellows Falls, Vt., Carrie Wentworth. Res. in Peoria .- Helen Maria, b. in Rockingham, Vt., Aug. 11, 1839 ; m. Joseph P. Bow- man. Res. in Brimfield, Ill.
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2. COMFORT DAY, brother of Noah Day (3), appears to have set- tled in Chfd. about 1793, having come from Mass. His wife was Velonia Paine, d. Dec., 1822. He d. in Chfd.
Ch .: (Order somewhat uncertain) Comfort, m., 1796, Bet- sey, dau. of Zuriel Albee, of Wmd; rem. to Littleton .- Samuel (4), b. June 23, 1784 .- Isaac, m. ist, Widow Murdock, of Halifax ; 2d, -, of Ithaca, N. Y., where he d .- Asa (5) .- Nancy, m., 1799, Nathan Farwell (2) .- Silva, m., 1812, John Jones; d. in Wincr .- Clarissa, m., 1809, Daniel, son of Daniel Colburn (2) .- Joseph (6) .- Polly, m., 1819, Asa Dutton, of Dum.
4 . SAMUEL, son of Comfort (2), m., at the age of about 25, Lucy Cutler, b. Sept. 29, 1782, and d. in Mich., Nov. 8, 188o, in her 99th year. In 1834, he, with his family, set out for what was then the "far West," making the journey "by teams to Schen- ectady ; thence by canal to Buffalo, and by Lake Erie to Fair- port, O .; thence, again, by teams to Cleveland, Sandusky, Maumee, and by the Black Swamp to Adrian, Mich." He settled in the town of Pittsford, in the last named State, where he was one of the first settlers, and where he became a pros- perous farmer and stockman. He d. in 1856, "leaving a hand- some property, and a far richer legacy to his descendants-a life-long honorable character and unblemished reputation."
Ch. : Warren R., b. May 16, 1812; m. Mary Metcalf. Res. in Hudson, Mich .- William H., b. May 5, 1815 ; m. --- , in Georgia. Soldier in the "Florida War," and after- wards in the Civil War. He d. about the close of the latter,
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at Nashville, Tenn .- Willard F., b. Sept. 14, 1817 ; m., 1860, Eliza Holcomb. Res. in Hudson. Since his majority he has occupied almost continuously an official position in his town or county .- Mary A., b. Oct. 23, 1819; d. 1840 .- Wilson L., b. July 5, 1821 ; m. Louisa Sample. Res. in Pittsford .- Winslow H., b. May 9, 1824 ; m. Jane Wood. Res. in Pitts- ford .- Fanny A., b. Aug. 18, 1826; m. Augustus Kent, d. IS76. She res. in Hudson.
5. ASA, son of Comfort (2), m., 1815. Lucy, dau. of Phinehas Fullam (1). Resided in Chfd. He d. after 1864.
Ch. : Charles, m. Ist, Susan Wilson, of Wincr. ; 2d, Maria Day, of Greenfield, Mass., where he d .- Marshall Henry, b. ISIS; m. Ist, 1849, Elizabeth F., dau. of John Pierce (3), and who d. Oct. 4, 1865 ; 2d, Augusta Lyman, of Northfield, Mass., where he now res., having rem. to that town from Chfd. Stone-mason and farmer -George. m. Phebe Tourtelotte, of Greenfield, Mass., where he d .- William L., m. three times. Musician. Res. in Greenfield.
6. JOSEPH, son of Comfort (2). m. Ist, Phebe Plumb, of Halifax, Vt., dau. of James Plumb, and who d. in 1833 ; 2d, Louisa Shattuck, of Townshend, Vt., d. 1878. He rem. from Chfd. about 1841, and d. in Windham, Vt., Apr. 30, 1865.
Ch. : Maria, b. Dec. 12, 1813; m. Aurelius P. Hall (3) ; d. Dec. 12, 1870 .- James P., b. July 30, 1816 ; m., at Brat., Mary Kelley, d. 1874. He d. in Putney, Vt., 1868. - Eunice M., b. Mar. 20, ISIS ; m., Nov. 4, 1857, Geo. Hawes, a na- tive of Barre, Mass. They res. in Chfd., and have one adopt- ed dau., Bessie (Bemis), b. Nov. 24, 1865 .- Julia Ann, b. July 19, 1820 ; m. Chas. Fowler, of Coleraine, Mass .- Velonia Paine, b. Oct. 22, 1822; m. Lorenzo D. Keyes, of Brat., where she res .- Eliza L., b. Oct., 1825 ; m. Willis Bemis, of Brat. ; d. June 18, 1866 .- John B., b. Mar., IS2S ; m. Ist, Harriet Alexander ; 2d, Sarah French, of Dum .; 3d, Ellen Whitney, of Westminster, Mass. Res. in Worcester, Mass .- Hollis, b. Dec., 1830; m. Helen --- , of Boston, where he d. Aug., 1877.
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3. NOAH DAY, brother of Comfort Day (2), also appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1793. He was married once, and per- haps twice, before coming to Chfd., and is said to have had several ch., one of whom was David (7), b. 1790 or '91. In 1795, he m. Mrs. Leah (Farr) Hubbard, wid. of Amos Hub- bard (3), and who d. Oct. 26, 1832, a. 76. By this marriage he had no ch. that lived till adult age.
7. DAVID, son of Noah (3), mn., 1815, Phebe, dau. of Abel Fletch- er (1), and who d. Nov. 18, 1870. Resided in Chfd. Farm- er. Representative 1850, '51. He d. Aug. 7, 1867, a. 76.
Ch. : Francis, b. Oct. 11, 1816; m. Lovina Phillips, of Saco, Me. : d. in Chfd., Sept. 7, 1864. Had 5 ch. : David P., George F., John P., Norman N., Herbert E .- Hoit H., b. Oct. 26, 1819 ; m., Mar. 19, 1872, Mary, dau. of Seth Doo- little, of Hins., where he now res. Has 2 ch. : George, Grace. -Evelina M., b. Aug. 6, 1823 ; m., Nov. 2, 1841, Noyes Robertson (9) ; d. Jan. 29, 1852 .- George (S), b. Mar. 24, . IS26 .- Lucy Ann, d. Mar. 26, 1830, in infancy .- Norman, b. Sept. 29, 1832 ; res. in Utah.
S. GEORGE, son of David (7), m., Feb. 3. 1864, Malvina C., dau. of Oliver Farnsworth (2). Before his marriage he spent a number of years in Cal., but returned to Chfd. and engaged in farming. He d. Mar. 28, 1881.
Ch. : Evelyn M., b. Dec. 5, 1864 ; d. Jan. 31, 1875 .- Inez G., b. Aug. 15, 1868 .- Francis O., b. Sept. 1, 1870 .- Ora- mel H., b. July 7, 1876.
DAY, MOSES, m. Sarah W., dau. of Moses Johnson (q. v.), and lived in Chfd. a few years. Had 3 ch. : Nathan, b. Apr. 4, IS16 ; res. at Fairhaven, Mass .- John W., b. Mar. 12, 1820 ; m. Sarah Johnson. Res. in Jamaica, Vt .- Sarah.
DODGE, NATHAN, here in 17So, which year he enlisted in the army. His wife was Pamelia -, d. Oct. 15, 1797, a. 37. He d. Oct. 7, the same year, a. 39.
Ch. : Pamelia, b. Apr. 5, 1781 ; Catharine, b. May 3, 1783 ; Nathan, b. Nov. 24, 1785 ; Philana, b. Apr. 2, 1788 ; Lovica, b. Oct. 14, 1790 ; Flavilla, b. Oct. 2, 1792 ; Ashley, b. Sept- 22, 1794 ; Dolly, b. Oct. 12, 1796.
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DRAPER.
I. SAMUEL DRAPER, b. 1770, came from Boxboro', Mass., and settled in the south-east quarter of Chfd., in ISo2 or '03. His wife was Sarah, dau. of John Crouch (1), and who d. Dec. 19, 1863, a. 101 years 5 months 16 days ! He d. Dec. 3, 1841.
Ch. : Samuel L. (2) and Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1794. Sarah m. John Crouch (4) ; d. Mar. 20, 1869 .- Amy, b. June 2, 1797 ; unm. ; d. Nov. 25, 1871 .- Eunice, b. 1799; d. ISO1 .- Eunice, b. Sept. 25, 1802 ; m., Feb. 15, 1832, Ephraim Crouch (6) .- Abram, b. Aug. 15, 1805 ; m. Sally March, of Alstead. Res. in Swzy.
SAMUEL L., son of Samuel (1), came to Chfd. with his father in 1802 or '03. He m., 1821, Laura Draper, b. in 1807. Farmer. In the autumn of 1814, he went to Portsmouth with Capt. Reuben Marsh's company, as fifer. (See Chap. V.) He was probably the sole survivor of the Chesterfield men who served in the army or navy during the second war with Great Britain, and was a conscientious and honorable man. He d. June 13, 1881.
Ch. : Benjamin L., b. June 13, 1824 ; d. Oct. 10, 1859 .- Sarah M., b. Feb. 4, 1827 ; unm .- Laura E., b. 1830 ; d. the same year .- Laura E., b. Apr. 25, 1834 ; d. Aug. 2, 1854.
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I. MOSES DUDLEY, son of Nahum Dudley, of Wmd., b. Oct. IS, 1794, m., Nov. 9, 1817, Persis, dau. of Rev. Allen Pratt, of Wmd., and who was b. May 9, 1794. From about IS17 till IS51, he engaged in tanning at the Centre Village, in this town, and afterwards in farming, having purchased the farm in the western part of the town now owned and occupied by Hazel- ton Rice. Selectman 1832, '33, '35, '49 ; delegate to the con- stitutional convention in IS50. He d. Apr. 16, 1874.
Ch. : Allen Pratt (2), b. Dec. 16, 1819 .- Hannah C., b. May 27, 1821 ; m., Ang., 1838, Dr. Chas. B., son of Marcus Holbrook (2) .- Charles P. (3), b. Dec. 25, 1822 .- William L. (4), b. Dec. 20, IS24 .- Persis M., b. Nov. 20, 1830 ; m., Oct. 3, 1850, Romanzo W. Thompson (10).
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2. ALLEN P., son of Moses (1), m., Nov. 16, 1841, Mary S. Wheelock, b. in Swzy., June 25, 1820. In 1841, he com- menced the practice of law in Bethel, Vt , afterwards practis- ing in Winchester, Nashua, and Chfd. He finally rem. from this town about 1855, and now res. in San Francisco, Cal., en- gaged in the practice of his profession.
Ch. : Mary G., b. in Wincr., Sept 9, 1842; d. July 10, 1844 .- Henry L., b in Nashua, June 21, 1844 ; d. Aug. 11, 1847 .- Chas. Allen, b. in Nashua Mar 20, 1846; d. in San Francisco, Dec. 11. 1873 .- Edward Thomas. b. in Chfd., Feb 2, 1848; m., Oct. 17, 1878, Miss Sarah N. Triplett, of Solano Co., Cal .-- Arthur Wm., b. in Chfd., June 6, 1850 -; d. Feb. 11, 1853 .- Alice Josephine, b. in Chfd., Mar. 1, 1852 .- Anna Charlotte, b. in Chfd., Apr. 3, 1854 .- John Wheelock, b. in Mokelumne Hill, Cal., Nov. 10, 1860; d. in San Fran- cisco, June 27, 1877.
CHARLES P., son of Moses (1), m., May 14, 1846, Lydia J. Davis, b. in Lowell. Mass., Apr. 11, 1827. Res. in San Fran- cisco, Cal.
Ch. : Ellen Maria, b. in Lowell, Mass., Mar. 14, 1847 ; m., in San Francisco, Mar. 30, 1865, Levi N. Tower .- Anna Gertrude, b. in Chfd., Apr. 5, 1852 ; m , in San Francisco, Sept. 14, 1871, Hall Wm. Baxter .- Chas. Davis, b. at Mo- kelumne Hill, Calaveras Co., Cal , Nov. 14, 1855 ; d. Jan. 19, 1856 .- Wm. Moses, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Apr. 5, 1858 .- Emma Eunice, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Nov. 2, 1860; d. in San Francisco, June 6, 1867 .- Hannah A., b. at Mokelumne Hill, Feb. 11, 1863 ; d. in Tubac, Arizona Territory, Nov. 25, I865.
4. WILLIAM L., son of Moses (1), m., Nov. 11, 1858, Mary Car- oline, dan. of Thomas D. and Betsey R. (Mead) Doak. He was admitted to the bar, at Newport, in 1846, and commenced the practice of law in Chfd. the same year. In 1849, he went to California, and res. at present in Stockton, engaged in the practice of his profession.
Ch. : Elizabeth Mead, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Cal., Aug. 16, 1860 .- Elinor Gertrude, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Jan. 4. 1862 .- Wm. Little, b. at Stockton, June 13, 1869 .- Mary Frances, b. at Stockton, Nov. 26, 1872.
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DUDLEY, HERBERT, son of Joseph Dudley, of Wmd., m. Ist, 1836, Mary B., dau. of Ebenezer Scott (1), and who d. Mar. I, IS75; 2d, June, IS7S, Widow Eliza J. Dodge, of Dum. Settled in Chfd. in IS35. Farmer. Has one dau., Mary C., b. Mar. 28, 1839 ; m., May 19, 1878, Wm. R. Smith, now of Chfd.
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THOMAS DUNHAM, b. 1735, purchased land in Wmd. in 1785, at which time he was residing in Londonderry, Vt. He set- tled in the south-west quarter of the former town, on the farm long known as the "Dunham farm." His wife was Abigail Gay, b. 1736, and d. Dec. 21, 1829. He d. June 17, 1805. In his will. made July 4, 1804, the following ch. were mentioned : Abigail, (m. Ist - Gott ; 2d, Archibald Mack) .- Annas, (m. Judas Dodge) .- Alice, (m. Abial Whitman) .- Sarah, (m. ist, - - Chapman ; 2d, Silas Powers) .- Elizabeth, (b. June 24, 1771 ; m. Aaron Smith (S) ) .- Hannah, (m., 1795, Oreb Scott) .- Thomas (2), (b. May 5, 17So). To these should be added : Margaret, mn. - Streeter ; Abner ; El- sie, d. unm.
2. THOMAS, son of Thomas (I), m., ISoo, Mariam, dau. of Benj. Smith (6), and who d. Feb. 1, 1858. He resided many years · in Wmd., on the paternal farm, and was also engaged in boat- ing on the Conn. He d. in Chfd., Mar. 20, 1870.
Ch. : (All b. in Wmd.) Abner, b. Jan. 30, ISO1 ; d. young. -Electa, b. July 23, 1802 ; m. Samuel Moore ; d. at Bellows Falls, Vt., Apr. 3, 1872 .- Thomas (3), b. Apr. 8, 1805 .- Ira (4), b. Dec. 6, 1806 .- Abigail, b. May 4, 1808 ; m., IS26, Tyler Lincoln ; d. in Cambridge, Mass., July 27, 1880 .- Levi G. (5), b. Nov. 4, 1810 .- Horace, b. May 10, 1812 ; d. young. -Seraphina, b. Aug. 2, 1814; m. Jacob Young. Res. in Ohio .- Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1816; m. Henry Ball ; d. in Lon- donderry, Vt .- Josiah (6), b. June 24, ISIS .- Adeline, b. Aug. 9, IS21 ; m. Ist, Harris George, of Topsham, Vt. ; 2d, Jonas Corey, of Fitchburg, Mass .- Maria, b. Jan. 16, 1823 ; m. Ist, Geo. Wales, of Bellows Falls, Vt .; 2d, Geo. Minor, of Walpole .- William, b. Apr. 23, 1824; m. Harriet Jack- man ; d. in Marlow, 1865.
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3. THOMAS, son of Thomas (2), m., Jan. 1, 1829, Lucy, dau. of Elijah Barrows, of Wmd., and who was b Apr. 7, 1803, and d. Sept. 21, 1872. Res. in Chfd. Farmer.
Ch. : George T., b. Oct. 8, 1830 ; m. Rhoda, dau. of Epa and Eunice (Campbell) Cone, of Putney, Vt. Has had the following ch .: Leon T., b. May 10, 1861, and d. in infancy ; Wilton A., b. June 8, 1863 ; Eva N., b Nov. 3, 1865 ; Arthur H., b Apr 10, 1868 ; George H., b. Nov. 10, 1870 ; Fred R., b. Feb. 24, 1873, and d. in infancy ; Merton T., b. Aug. 13, 1875 ; Guy, b Mar. 26, 1878, and d. in infancy .- Lucy Ann, b. July 8, 1837 ; unm Res. in Chfd.
IRA, son of Thomas (2), m., Nov. 26, 1829, Savona, dau. of Joseph Prentice (2). He d. in Hins., where he had resided many years, Sept. 11, 1878.
Ch. : Horace, b. Jan 5. 1831 ; m. Apr. 12, 1852, Jane Robinson ; d. Feb. 18, 1865 .- William R., b. in Chfd., Dec. 15, 1833 ; m. ist, Jan. 6, 1858, Mary Ann, dau. of Bradley Prentice (3), and who d. Sept. 6, 1871 ; 2d, June 6, 1876, Maria J., dau. of Jotham and Jerusha (Streeter) Paine, of Wmd. Physician. Res. in Keene, to which city he rem. from Wmd., where he practised his profession several years .- German. b. Apr. 26, 1839; unm. Res. in Chicago .- Ellen M., b. Apr. 24, 1841 ; m., Oct. 7, 1858, Leroy A. Thayer .- Martha P., b. May 26, 1845 ; m., Jan. 17, 1871, Peter M'Ma- han -Ira Leroy, b. Jan. 1, 1855. Dentist in Hins.
5. LEVI G., son of Thomas (2), m., Jan., 1833, Alfreda C., dau. of William Howe (1). Res. in Londonderry, Vt., to which town he rem. from Walpole in 1839.
Ch. : Levi, b. Oct. 24, 1833 ; d. Mar. 28, 1851 .- Geo. Lar- kin, b. Aug. 19, 1836 ; d. May 2, 1844 .- Seraphina, b. Nov. 2, 1839 ; m., Sept. 25, 1859, Warren A. Adams. Res. in Man- chester, Vt .- Lodisa Adaline, b. Jan. 5, 1851 ; m., Oct. 17, 1868, Chas. A. Whitman. Res. in Londonderry, Vt.
6. JOSIAH, son of Thomas (2), m., 1839, Alzina, dau. of Joseph Prentice (2). Farmer. Res. in Chfd.
Ch. : Henry f., b. May 29, 1850 ; m., Nov. 27, 1872, Ellen M., dau. of Samuel Field, of Northfield, Mass. Has 2 ch. : Bertha L., b. July 18, 1874; Nina Ethel, b. Dec. 14, 1879.
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DUNHAM, LEVI, 1829-'37. He was a Baptist preacher. His
wife was Belinda He probably rem. to Ohio. Two of his ch. were: Elijah, b. Feb. 10, 1823 ; David, b. Feb. 28, 1825.
EAGER, PAUL, from Templeton, Mass., purchased in Chfd., Oct. 8, 1778, the larger part of house-lots Nos. 7 and 8, in the 10th range. His wife was Jane -, and he had a dau., Sally, b. July 13, 1784, and probably another, Molly (or Polly), m. Jarib Jackson (2) Selectman 1785. His name is not found after 1792, and, as he is said to have exchanged farms with Constant Merrick, who came to Chfd. from Hardwick, Mass., about that date, he may have rem to the latter town.
EAGER, ZILPAH, m., 1782, Martin Hildreth (6) ; d. Feb. 9, 1848, a. 88.
EARL, ESEK, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Mehitable - The name disappears before 1787. Four ch. were recorded : Ashbel, b. Mar. 18, 1765 ; Philadelphia, b. Dec. 24, 1767 ; John, b. May 14, 1770; Robert, b. Aug. 18, 1772. EASTMAN, JAMES, was here in 1789, but the name soon disap- pears. His wife was Esther The following ch. were recorded in the records of this town : Joanna, b. Mar. 6, 1775, and m. (probably), 1792, Flint Johnson ; Sally, b. Dec. 3, 1778, and d. 1791 ; Betsey, b. Mar 15, 1782 ; Lydia, b. Mar. 27, 1784 ; fames, b. Oct. 20, 1786 ; Esther, b. Aug. 4, 1789. EATON.
I. ABEL, EATON settled in Chfd. about 1797. His wife was Eliz- abeth -, d. May 30. 1834. a. 63. He d. in Wincr.
Ch. : (Order uncertain) Abel, b. Sept. 19, 1796; rem. from the town about 1838 .- Loring (2), b. Feb. 22, 1804 .- Stut- son, b. Mar. 14, 1806 ; m., 1831, Almira, dau. of Cutler Blodg- ett (2) ; d. at Crystal Lake, Waupaca Co., Wis .- foel, m. - Stearns, of Swzy .; res. in Woodstock, Vt .- Thomas (or Thompson) .- Elizabeth. m., 1830, David S. Walton (6) ; d. Aug. 22, 1850, a. 41 .- Eliza .- Mary (?).
2. LORING, son of Abel (1), m. Mary Cook, of Wincr. He d. in Swzy. in 1869 (?).
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Ch. : (All b. in Swzy. and Winer.) Mary, d. unm .- Ames C., m. Eugenie Howard, of Wincr., where he res .- Eliza- beth, m. David Pomeroy, of Swzy .- Loring, b. May 23, 1828 ; m., Aug. 7, IS55, Mary E., dau. of Alanson Norcross (4). Res. in Chfd. Has one dau., Frances L., b. in Surry, Dec. 23, 1857 .- Orleans S., m. Ellen Aldrich, of Swzy, where he res .- Cyrus G , m. Mary More (or Moore) ; res. in Swzy .- Calvin L., m. Ella Pratt, of Wincr., where he res.
EDDY, PASCHAL P., b. in Charlton, Conn., Jan. 26, IS15, m. Lucy O. Bemis, b. June 29, IS19. Came to Chfd. from Na- tick, Mass., in '42 or '43. He d. Dec. 23, 1872.
Ch. : George P., b. Dec. 13, 1839 : m., Dec. 25, 1875, Hat- tie R. Stoddard. Res. in Chfd .- Mary L., b. Apr. IS, IS43; m11., Aug. 22, 1862, David O. Felt ; d. Sept. 25, 1875 .- Eliza- beth A., b. Nov. 4, 1845 ; m., Jan. 2, 1866, Alvin J. Folsom. -Lauraette, b. Feb. 14, IS48 ; d. young .- Emily E., b. Apr. 21, IS51 ; m., Nov. 27, 1867, Oscar T., son of Thomas Frink, of Chfd .- Daniel A., b. Oct. 10, 1854; d. Nov. 17, 1875 .- Edmund L., b. Sept. 18. 1857 ; d. Feb. 22, 1876.
ELLIS, THEOPHILUS; was in Chfd. in 1770. The name disappears before 1787.
ELLIS, MOSES, In., 1777, Delutor, dau. of Ebenezer Harvey (I) . Physician. He probably rem. from the town before 1787. Four ch. were b. in Chfd. : Calvin, b. Dec. 23, 1778 ; Nancy, b. Jan. 16, 1780 ; Chloe, b. Mar. 24, 1781 ; Elihu, b. Aug. 28, 1782.
ELLIS, JOHN, was in Chfd. in 1776. His wife was Urania His name disappears before 1787. Three ch. were recorded : Charlotty, b Jan. 5, 1772 ; Samuel, b. Aug. 20, 1776 ; Polly, b. Jan., 1779.
EMMONS, ABEL, may have come from Greenwich, Mass., or vicinity. He settled in Chfd. in the spring of 1762, in the western part of the town. His wife was probably Betty (Eliza- beth), dau. of Moses Smith (I). His name disappears before 1787.
Ch. : Olive, b. June 2, 1758 ; Jonathan, b. Aug. 19, 1761 ;
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Robert, b. June 19, 1763, and d. 1764 ; Solomon, b. June 25, 1764; Thomas, b. Aug. 10, 1766; Eunice, b. Mar. 3, 1769 ; Abel, b. Aug. 4, 1771.
EMMONS, THOMAS, was in Chfd. in 1767. Selectman 1770. His name disappears before 1787.
EMMONS, NOAH, purchased in Chfd., July 7, 1768, lot No. 6, in the 16th range, and a part of lot No. 6, in the 15th range. His wife was Mary -, d. Feb. 5, 1803, in her 74th year. He or his son, Noah, Jr., was a soldier in 1777 and '80. He ap- pears to have d. about 1799.
Ch .: Probably Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1759; m., 1785, Amos Thomas (2) .- Noah. b. May 5, 1762. His name disappears about 1800 .- Sarah, b. Apr. 11, 1764 ; d. 1776 .- Lois, b. Aug. 25, 1766 ; m., 1785, Aaron Thomas (q. v.)-Elijah, b. Feb. 24, 1771 ; m., 1808, Sarah Higgins. Rem. from the town in 1843 or '44. [There may have been other ch.]
EMMONS, SARAH, was in Chfd. in 1772. She was a midwife, and some of the oldest inhabitants of the town remember to have heard said that her services were in good demand. She was evidently a widow for many years. Her name appears on the tax-lists till 1798.
EMMONS, GEORGE, m., 1806, Abigail Thomas.
EMMONS, JOANNA, m., 1815, Erastus, son of Samuel Farr (I), Third.
ESTABROOKS.
I. SAMUEL ESTABROOKS, b. in Rehoboth, Mass., m. Ist, Esther Rounds, b. in the same town, and d. before 1817 ; 2d, 1817, Mrs. Lucy Hildreth. He probably settled in Wmd. about 1788, whence he rem. to Chfd. about 1805. He d. about 1820. Ch. : Sally, m. - Skinner ; rem. to Western N. Y .- Polly, m. Waldo ; rem. to Western N. Y .- Patience, m., 1817, Isaiah Rounds, of Brookline, Vt .- Sybil, m. Jordan, of Chfd .- Samuel (2), b. 1784 .- Nancy, m. Goff; rem. to Western N. Y .- Hannah, m. Cutting ; rem. to R. I .- Betsey, m. - Davis ; rem. to Mass .- fon- athan, m. Sally Rounds, of Brookline, Vt. ; rem. to Western N. Y.
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2. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (1), m., 1807, Alice, dau. of Stephen Streeter (1), and who d. June 28, 1849. He resided in Wmd., and in Windham and Jamaica, Vt., but d. in Dighton, Mass., in 1850.
Ch. : Alexander Franklin, b. in Wmd., Aug. 26, 1808 ; m. Patty Houghton. Res. in Clarendon, Vt .- Fanny, b. in Wmd., Aug. 7, 1810 .- Mary Walden, b. in Windham, Vt., Feb. 19, 1813 ; m. Riley Rice. Res. in Vt .- Sarah Cham- berlain, b. in Jamaica, Vt., Sept. 24, 1815; m. Samuel F., son of Richard Hopkins (1) ; d. Apr. 24, 1853 .- Elmanda Adeline, b. in Jamaica, June 22, 1817 ; m. Elliot P., son of Richard Hopkins (1). Res. in Illinois .- John Wesley, b. in Jamaica, Apr. 4, 1819 ; m. Martha T. Brown, of Weston, Vt. Res. in Boston .- Luther Lanson (3), b. in Jamaica, Sept. 18, 1821 .- Larkin Nelson, b in Windham, Oct. 18, 1823.
3. LUTHER L., son of Samuel (2), m. Ist, Mary Jane Brown, of Weston, Vt., sister of his brother John's wife, and who d. in 1847, a. 25; 2d, May 24, 1848, Sarah W., dau. of Richard Hopkins (2). In Aug., 1862, he enlisted in the roth Mass. Battery, and served till June, 1865. Res. at present in Chfd. Mechanic at Factory Village.
Ch. : Mary Jane, b. in Boston, Mar. 8, 1849 ; n1., Jan. 15, 1874, Geo. W. Hunt, of Wincr.
EVANS, ZUR, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Tabitha, dau. of Joseph Stebbins, of Vernon. Vt. He settled on the farm now owned and occupied by Jolin Harris, and was one of the original trustees of Chesterfield Academy. For a number of the last years of their life, however, he and his wife were sup- ported by the town. Zur d. after 1828, having probably out- lived his wife.
EVANS, MOSES and PETER, were both in Chfd. in 1770, but ap- pear to have remained only a few years at the most.
EVERETT, RICHARD, m. Susanna -, and had a dau., Mar- tha, b. Apr. 21, 1799, and probably a son, Richard.
EVERETT, DAVID, here in 1796. Was chosen a trustee of the Academy in 1806, which office he held till he rem. from the town, about 1819.
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FAIRBANKS.
I. SAMUEL FAIRBANKS was in Chfd. in 1776, which year he signed the "Association Test." He was one of the town committee of safety, and appears to have been one of the most zealous patriots in the town. He was also selectman in 1777. He was probably married twice, his second wife being Lucy -, d. Sept. 20. 1802. In his will, made Aug. 9, 1787, and proved June 16, 1790, he bequeathed all his property to his wife, for the support of his children, and named his son Zenas (2) sole executor. Zenas was probably a son by the former marriage. He had also a son Samuel, b. Mar. 23, 1773 ; but the names of his other ch. are not known. He d. Apr. 14, 1790, in his 7Ist year.
2. ZENAS, son of Samuel (1), m. Mehitabel Soldier 1776. He rem. from the town between 1806 and '13.
Ch. : Cornelius W':, b. Nov. 3, 1776 ; d. Mar., 1786 .-- Me- hitabel, b. Mar. 22, 1778 .- Abigail, b. Sept. 7, 1779 ; d. Mar .. 1786 .- Lucinda, b. May 4, 1781 ; d. Mar. 20, 1786 .- Samuel, b. Jan. 23, 1783 ; d Mar. 20, 1786 .- Rebecca, b. Aug. 22, 1784 ; d. Mar., 1786 .- Abigai!, b. Apr. 10, 1787 .- Lucinda, · b. Apr. 2. 1790 .- Zenas, b. Feb. 5, 179 -.- Rebecca, b. Nov. 22, 1794 .- Cornelius, b. June 2, 1796 .- Samuel, b. Nov. 16, 1798.
FAIRBANKS, JONAS, was selectman 1782. The name disappears before 1787.
FAIRBANKS, LUCY, m., 1790, Richard Hopkins (1) ; d. Oct. 23, 1855, a. 82.
FAIRBANKS, SUSANNA, m .. 1807, Daniel, son of Samuel Hil- dreth (3).
FARMER, WILLIAM, m. Hannah --- , and had a son, William, b. Nov. 3, 1771 .
FARNSWORTH.
I. EDMOND FARNSWORTH, b. in Groton, Mass., July 4, 1762, m., probably 1782, Caroline, dau. of Martin Warner (q. v.), and who d. in Gowanda, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., July 1, 1837, in her 77th year. He settled in Chfd. about 1791, and remained here till 1827 or '28, when he rem. to Gowanda, where he d. Dec. 9, 1844.
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