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Ch .: Fanny, b. June 20, 1783 ; m. Timothy Nutting, of Pepperell, Mass .- Surrussa, b. June 22, 1785; m., 1807, Shadrach, son of Shadrach Herrick (1) .- Thomas, b. May I, 1787 ; m. - King, of Gowanda .- Charlotte, b. Feb. 8, 1789 ; m., 1809, Alpheus Stoddard (6) .- Eleazer, b. Nov. 15, 1790; m. Lydia, dau. of Amos Thomas (2). Wheelwright in Brat. for many years. He d. in Chfd., Oct. 13, 1878 .- Debo- rak. b. July 22, 1792 ; m. Thomas Newcombe, of Gowanda. -Edwin, b. May 31, 1794 ; m. - King, of Gowanda .- Oliver (2), b. Mar. 14, 1796 .- Patty (Martha), b. Mar. 4, 1798; m., 1817, Ezekiel Colburn (4); d. Mar. 25, 1873 .- Emme, b. Mar. 22, 1800 ; d. young .- William, b. June 6, 1802; m. - King, of Gowanda .- Emme, b. Apr. 6, 1804; d. young
2. OLIVER, son of Edmond .(1), m., 1827, Phenicy, dau. of Oliver ยท Hastings (7). Farmer. Res. in Chfd.
Ch. : Oliver F., d. in infancy .- Malvina Caroline, b. Mar. 4, 1840 ; m., Feb. 3, 1864, George Day (8).
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1. SAMUEL FARR, of Stowe, Mass , purchased in Chfd., Mar. 30, 1764, lots Nos. 9 and 11, in the 13th range, and probably set- tled on one of them soon after. His wife was Rebecca He was probably the Samuel Farr styled the First on the old tax-lists, from which his name disappears about 1790. Ac- cording to the records of Stowe, he had the following ch. : Zerviah, b. May 4, 1737 .- Aaron (2), b. Nov. 6, 1743 .- Isaac (3), b. Oct. 23, 1746 .- William, b. Mar. 11, 1744 (?). He appears to have settled in Chfd., and to have d. previous to Nov. 17, 1777, as Jonas Davis conveyed, under that date, one- half of lot No. 10, in the 13th range, to "Eunice, widow of William Farr," and her son William .- Hepsebeth ( Hephzi- bak), b. June 3, 1748; m., 1770, Ithamar Chamberlain (I) ; d. Dec. 1, 1827 .- Ebenezer (4), b. Aug. 18, 1750. To these
should be added Charles (5), and perhaps Samuel, older than Aaron, and styled Junior in 1770 and '76, and later, the Sec- ond. The following is a record of children of "Samuel Farr, Jr., and Mary his wife : " Joshua, b. Dec. 10, 1771 ; Lucy, b. Sept. 2, 1774. The name of Samuel Farr, Jr., also disappears about 1790.
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2. AARON, son of Samuel (1), m., 1773, Hannah Wheeler. Sol- dier 1776. His name disappears before 1787. The following ch. were recorded : Jeremiah, b. Oct. 22, 1773 .- Aaron, b. June 4, 1775 .- Hannah, b. Sept. 12, 1778 .- Hephzibah, b. Sept. 5, 1780 .- Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1782.
3. ISAAC, son of Samuel (1), m. Ist, 1772, Lydia Stone ; 2d, 1786, Mercy (or Mary) Fisher. Resided in Chfd. Soldier 1776. He d. June, 1810.
Ch. : Lydia, b. Oct. 11, 1777 ; m., ISO1, Joseph Robbins, of Littleton .- Isaac, b. Mar. 3, 1780; m. Panthea Clark ; probably d. in the State of N. Y (perhaps in Buffalo) .- Anna, b. Sept. 19, 1785 ; m. Benj. Foster ; d. in Mount Holly, Vt .- William (6), b. July 7, 1787 .- Sibyl, b. Apr. 4, 1789 ; m., 1811, Elijah, son of Aaron Fisk (1) ; d. in Malone, N. Y .- Emerson and Amaziah (twins), b. Jan. 15, 1791. Emerson m. Mary Storis, of Wmd., and settled in Morgan, Vt. ; Am- aziah m. Lydia Franklin, of Wmd., and had one son, Alanson, who res. in that town .- Hannah, b. Mar. 3, 1794 ; m. Nathan Franklin, of Wmd., where she d. Oct., 1857 .- Polly, b. Mar. 23, 1801 ; m. Foster Wight, of Wmd., where she d .- Mar- shall, b. May 11, 1806; m. -; d. in Bedford, Mass.
WILLIAM, son of Isaac (3), m. Ist, 1809, Lydia Carlton, d. Aug. 11, 1837, a. 43 ; 2d, Oct. 30, 1839, Sarah Houghton, of Putney, Vt. Farmer in Chfd. He d. June 20, 1863
Ch. : Diantha, b. Feb. 3, 1S10; m. Ist, Thornton Hopkins (3); 2d, Rhodolphus Scott (2); 3d, Jan. 4, 1860, Presson Stearns (4) .- Caroline, b. Dec. 11, 1812 ; m. Joseph Russell, of Keene ; d. in Illinois, 1878 .- Prusha, b. Mar. 31, 1814 ; d. Nov. 28, 1827 .- W. Alonzo (7), b. May 30, 1816 .- Edee, b. Oct. 26, 1818 ; m. Henry, son of Joseph Holt (2) ; d. in Free- dom, N. Y .- I. Carlton (8), b. June 10, 1822 .- Harriet, b. Mar. 12, 1824 ; m. Thayer Knight, of Keene ; d. May 3, 1850. -Asa F. (9), b. Apr. 17, 1826 .- Warren W., b. Jan. 17, 1829; m., June 6, 1852, Eliza E., dau. of Presson Stearns (4). Res. in Chfd. Miller and sawyer. Has no ch .- Bradford C., b. Mar. 12, 1834 ; m., Oct. 9, 1856, Julia, dau. of David S. Fletcher (4). Res. in Chfd. Miller and mechanic. Has one son, Herbert R., b. Feb. 5, 1861.
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W. ALONZO, son of William (6), m., Oct. 11, 1838, Sarah E., dau. of Mason Herrick (4), and who d. Mar. 23, 1878. Res. in Swzy.
Ch. : Sarah f., b. Oct. 18, 1839 .- Helen A., b. June 21, 1841 .- Marthaette, b. July 2. 1847 ; d. June 18, 1848 .- Loyd A., b. Mar. 16, 1849 ; d Sept. 16, the same year .- Fred W., b. Oct. IS, 1854.
8. I. CARLTON, son of William (6), m. Roxana, dau. of Nathan- iel Amidon (2), and who d. July 10, 1873. He d. in Somer- set, Vt., Mar. 3, 1852.
Ch. : Wm. Carlton, b. Dec , 1842 .- Lydia R., b. June 30, 1844 ; m. Martin Hall; d. in Wmd., Mar. 30, 1876 .- Sarah' Fane, b. July 3, 1846; m., Jan. 6, 1869, Larkin D., son of Parker Farr (6) .- Mary Eliza, b. July 2, 1851 ; d. 1864. ASA F., son of William (6), m , Jan. 25, 1854, Adaline S., dau. of Presson Stearns (4). Farmer in Chfd.
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Ch. : Leroy A., b. Feb. 7, 1857 : d. July 23, 1863 .- Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 22, 1859 ; d. Aug. 7, 1863 .- Orrin D., b. Feb. 16, 1865 .- Richard P., b. Mar. 3, 1871.
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EBENEZER, son of Samuel (1), m .. 1777, Mary Titus, of Douglas, Mass., sister of Noah Titus (q. v.), and resided in Chfd. till ISo2 or '03, when he rem. to Littleton, where he d. about IS25.
Ch. : Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26, 1778 ; m., 1799, Sally Wheeler. Rem. to Littleton .- Noah (10), b. Dec. S, 1779 .- Molly, b. Mar. 14, 1782 .- Titus, b. July 9, 1784 ; m., 1806. (at which time he was of Littleton) Nabby Whitney, of Chfd .- Elijah, b. July 5, 1786 .- Joseph, b. July 6, 1788 .- Benjamin, b. Mar. 15, 1791.
IO. NOAH, son of Ebenezer (4), m., 1803, Lydia, dau. of John Cobleigh (1), and settled in Littleton, where he d. Apr. 2, 1842. His wife d. Dec. S, 1856.
Ch. : Gilman, b. June S, 1308 ; m., Apr. 6, 1831, Philena Allen, of Littleton ; d. Dec. 25, 1869 .- John, b. May 22, IS10; m. ist. Mar. 5, 1833, Tryphena Morse ; 2d, Oct. S, 1862, Mrs. Emma M. Woolson. One of his ch. was Hon. Evarts W. Farr, representative in Congress from the third con- gressional district of this State, who d. at Littleton, Nov. 30,
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1880 .- Philander, b. Feb. 21, 1812 ; m., July 20, 1837, Aman- da Day ; d. Apr., 1874 .- Elizabeth, b. Sept. 21, 1816 ; m., Mar. 30, 1836, Noah Gile : d. Jan. 3, 1847 .- Phinisa, b. Jan. 1, 1819 ; m., Feb. 6, 1838, Marshall D. Cobleigh, (grandson of John Cobleigh (1) ) .- Nelson C., b. June 18, 1824 ; m. Ist, Aug. 24, 1845, Augusta A. Smith ; 2d, Mrs. Sophronia L. Wallace.
5. CHARLES, son of Samuel (1), m. Sarah -, and resided in Chfd. till about 1812, when he rem. to the State of N. Y., (probably to Malone, or vicinity). Soldier 1777. His ch., so far as known, were : Caleb, b. June 9, 1781 ; m., 1806, Ama, dau. of Joseph Titus (1). Rem. to Malone, N. Y .- Charles, b. Sept. 25, 1783 .- Sarah, b. Jan. 8, 1786 ; m., 1807, Benja- man Streeter (3) .- Calvin.
FARR.
I. DANIEL FARR, of Stowe, Mass , m. Leah -, and had, at least, two sons : Daniel (2), b. Feb. 1. 1744, and Edward, b. Apr. 3, 1750, and d. in Chfd. in 1787. Whether Daniel, Sen., came to Chfd. or not, is uncertain. A Daniel Farr pur- chased in Chfd. lot No. 5, in the 9th range, Dec. 25, 1764, at which date Daniel, Jr., was less than 21 years old : a circum- stance that renders it somewhat probable that Daniel, Sen., also settled in Chfd.
2. Dea. DANIEL, son of Daniel (1), m., 1766, Lucretia, dau. of Lawrence Walton (1), and who d. Oct. 19, 1818, a. 71. He probably came to Chfd. with his father as early as 1764, and perhaps earlier. Soldier 1777. He d. Apr. 27, 1798.
: Ch. : Daniel, b. Apr. 5, 1768 ; m., 1790, Sally Prentice (perhaps dau. of Joseph Prentice (1) ), d. July 1, 1792, a. nearly 26. Had a son, Amaziah. b June 1, 1791 .- Joseph, b. Sept. 22, 1769 ; d. 1774 .- Amaziah, b. Nov. 20, 1771 ; d. 1775 .- Joseph, b. Feb. 21, 1775 .- Lucretia. b. Dec. 22, 1776 ;
m. - -- Rugg .- Susanna, b. Feb. 10, 1779 ; m., 1797, Joel Harvey .- Nancy, b Aug. 22, 1782 ; m., 1801, William, son of William Hildreth (4) ; d. 1802 .- Hannah, d. young, 1789. FARR.
I. JONATHAN FARR (styled the First in 1776) probably came from Stowe, Mass., and settled in Chfd., as early as 1765. His
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wife was Rachel -. The following ch. were recorded in the records of Stowe : David (2), b Dec. 1, 1743 .- Fona- than (3), b. May 3, 1746 .- Elizabeth, b. June 4, 1748 .- Edith, b. Nov. 23, 1751 ; d. June 29, 1752 .- Rachel, b. Apr. 21, 1753.
2. DAVID, son of Jonathan (1), m., in Chfd., 1767, Mary Powers. He probably rem. to Windham, Vt., or vicinity, between 1807 and '12.
Ch. : Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1768 .- David, b. Feb. 25, 1770 ; m., 1795, Sarah. dau. of Andrew Hastings (2) .- Abijak, b. Mar. 15, 1772 ; m., 1796, Rockselana (Roxana), dau. of Josiah Hastings (3) .- Edith, b. June 9, 1777; m., 1799, Levi Hast- ings (5) .- Betsey, b. July 11, 1779 ; d. July 4, 1798.
3. JONATHAN, son of Jonathan (1), m. Hannah - He was probably the Jonathan Farr styled the Third in 1776. Prob- ably soldier 1776. There appears to be no doubt that the fol- lowing were his ch. : Jonas, b. Mar. 12, 1769 .- Lydia, b. Jan. 4. 1771 ; d. 1774 .- Thomas, b. July 13, 1773 .- Benja- min, b. Mar. 29, 1776 ; d. 1777 .- Lydia, b. Aug. 23, 1778 .- Rachel, b. Nov. 20, 1781 ; d. 1783 -Rachel, b. Aug. 26, 1783 ; d. 1789.
FARR.
I. JONATHAN FARR (styled the Second in 1776) appears to have settled in Chfd. before 1767. He probably came from Mass., though from what town is not known. He settled in the west- ern part of this town, not far from the middle of the 15th range. He m. Ist, - -; 2d, - ----; 3d,
-. Selectman 1777 ; probably soldier the same year. He appears to have d. about 1 800.
Ch. : (By ist marriage) William (2), b. 1751 .- Jonathan (3) .- (By 2d marriage) Joshua. b. 1757 ; m., 1785, Molly, dau. of Zerubbabel Snow (3), and who d. Aug. 30, 1856. He resided on the farm now owned and occupied by Oscar E. Sargeant. Soldier 1775. He d. Aug. 28, 1815. Had no ch. -Moses (4), b. 1761 .- Asahel (5) .- Mercy, b. Oct. 23, 1764 : m. Jotham Brigham (2) ; d. Dec. 16, 1839 .- Abigail, m., 1787, James Snow (4) ; d. at St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1837 .- (By 3d marriage) Susy, b. July 21, 1779 .- Sabra (or Sabrina),
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b. Feb. 1, 1782; m. Ist, 1802, Francis Parks (q. v.) ; 2d, Wilder Brown ; 3d, 1837, Russell Farr (3) ; d. Jan. 18, 1868. - Charlotte, b. Feb. 7, 1789.
2. WILLIAM, son of Jonathan (1), Second, m. Lydia, dau. of James* and Jerusha (Park) Trowbridge, of Worcester, Mass., and who was b. Apr. 7, 1754, and d. in Chfd., Jan. 31, 1834. He settled in Chfd., on lot No. 11, in the 15th range. Soldier 1777- He drowned himself in the Lily Pond brook, Oct. 18, 1814.
Ch. : Gardner (6), b. Feb. 13, 1774 .- Rhoda, b. Sept. 14, 1775 ; m. Andrew Hastings (4) ; d. Oct. 18, 1836 .- Washing- ton (7), b. Sept. 17, 1778 .- Wells, b. Apr. 5, 1782 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Jan. 19, 1836 .- Lydia, b. Jan. 28, 1783 ; m. Joshua Tyler (2) ; d. Jan. 13, 1805 .- Amos (8), b June 21, 1785 .- Loring (9), b. Sept. 14, 1790 .- Dolly, m. 1809, Eb- enezer Safford (3) ; d. May 18, 1852, a. 59 .-- Otis, b. May 15, 1798 ; m., 1820, Lucinda, dau. of Asa Latham, (son of Arthur Latham (q. v.) ) ; d. in Chfd. in 1822 or '23. Had no ch
6. GARDNER, son of William (2), m., 1799, Lucy, dau. of James Robertson (2), and who d. in 1838. Resided in Chfd. He d. June 3, 1830.
Ch. : Lucy W., b. Dec. 2, 1799 ; m. Herman Shepard .- Rolston A., b. 1802 ; m. Mary Cornish ; d. in Buffalo, N. Y., 1874 .- Louisa P., b. 1804 ; unm. Res. in Hins .- Rosina B., b. 1806; d. 1842, unm .- Maria N., b. 1810; unm. Res. in Hins .- Ellen H., b. 1813; m. Galusha Alverson ; d. in Ill., 1874 .- Laura, d. 1834, in her 20th year ; unm .- Jane S., d. 1842, in her 19th year ; unm.
7. WASHINGTON. son of William (2), m., 1797, Mary, dau. of Andrew Hastings (2), and who d. Mar. 31, 1831. Resided in Chfd. He d. Apr., 1825.
Ch. : Wesley, went to sea many years ago, and never re- turned .- Betsey, b. 1798; m. Nathan Randall (4) ; d. May 8,
*James Trowbridge was a descendant, in the 4th generation, of Thomas Trowbridge, merchant, who was one of the early settlers of Dorchester, Mass. Thomas d. at Taunton, Eng., in 1672. James m., 1740, Jerusia Park, and had the following ch. : William, Sarah, Mary, (m. Zerubbabel Snow (3) ); Ab- igail, William, Lydia, (m. Wm. Farr, (2)); Elizabeth, Dolly.
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I834 .- Rhoda, b. about 1801 ; m., 1825, Shubel, son of Josiah Hastings (8) .- George W. (10), b. Feb. 10, 1804 .- Lydia, b. May 23, 1808 ; m., Jan. 22, 1832, Alanson Norcross (4) .- Mary A. , b. 1811 ; m., 1831, Nelson Hosley (3) ; d. Mar. 13, 1868 .- William T., m. Ist, Louisa Wilder ; 2d, -; d. in Worcester, Mass.
10. GEORGE W., son of Washington (7), m. Ist, Jan. 1, 1845, Clarissa G. Hammon, b. in Lisbon, Me., 1824; 2d, Hannah Ally, b. in Lynn, Mass , 1815, and d. Jan. 31, 1852 ; 3d, Olive J. Moore, b. in Lewiston, Me., Oct. 15, 1833. Physi- cian. He has resided in Lewiston since 1843.
Ch. : Mansel W., b. Oct. 30, 1845 .- Clarissa M., b. Mar. 20, 1847 ; d. Oct. 15, the same year .- Grace Greenwood, b. May 5, 1861.
8. AMOS, son of William (2), m. Ist, 1804, Mercy, dau. of John Cobleigh (1) ; 2d, 1806, Abigail, dau. of Ezekiel Powers (I), and who d. Sept. 17, 1870. Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Apr. 4, 1862.
Ch. : (By Ist marriage) Abner, b. 1805. About 1831 he went to the southern part of the U. S., and never returned .- (By 2d marriage) Worcester (11), b. Dec. 31, 1806 .- Marcia C., b. Feb. 14, 1809 ; m., July 9, 1829, Wm. R. Snow (9) .- Lyman P., b. Aug. 18, ISII ; m. Ist, Lydia Cobleigh, d. Aug. 15, 1840. a. 28 ; 2d, Apr. 12, 1842, Lois, dau. of Ora Smith (19). Resided in Somerset, Vt., from 1844 to '57, and two years in Bennington, Vt., returning to Chfd. in '59. Farmer, and for a number of years owner of the lower ferry. A dau , Mary A., d. May 2, 1852, in her 16th year. He d. in Chfd., July 13, 1879.
II. WORCESTER, son of Amos (S), m., Mar. 3, 1831, Abial, dau. of John Kneeland (q. v.) Farmer and stone-mason in Chfd. He was accidentally killed, May 14, 1881, by falling from a wagon.
Ch. : Lestina A., b Sept. 2, 1831 ; m., 1852, Clark. Covey ; d. in Bloomington, Ill., Mar. 7, 1857 .- Gilbert W, b. Jan. 27, 1833 ; d. July 17, 1838 .- Chester D., b. Aug. 21, IS34 ; d Dec. 28. 1838 .- Frank H., b. Aug. 4, 1836; m. Ist, Oct., 1859, Phila M., dau. of Bradley Prentice (3), and who d. Mar.
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27, 1864 ; 2d, Jan. '30, 1866, Ellen J., dau. of Joseph Wilson, of Keene. Res. at present in Brat. Has had 4 ch. : Sidney H., b. Feb. 12, 1862 ; Frank E., b. Nov. 1, 1866, and d. in infancy ; Alice M., b. Dec. IS, 1868 ; Grace W., b. Nov. 5, 1879 .- Ira D .. b. Mar. 9, 1838 ; m., Nov. 24, 1879, Mrs. Car- oline S. Blood, dau. of Nelson Stowell, of Massena, N. Y. Carpenter and farmer. Res in Chfd. Has one son, Winfield Gordon, b. June 2, 1881 .- Dennie W., b. Jan. 7, 1840 ; m. Mary H., dau. of Rev. Addison Brown, of Brat. When the civil war broke out he was residing in Brat., and soon received a commission as 2d-lieut. in the 4th Regt. Vt. volunteers, fin- ally becoming captain of company C in the same regt At the battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864, he was killed by a shot that struck him in the head. His remains were brought to Chfd., and buried, with Masonic ceremonies, in the cemetery near the West Village .- James E., b. June 24, 1843 ; d. Feb. 7, 1853 .- Charles M., b. June 27, 1845 ; m. Ist, Mary T. Finnegan, of N. Y. City, d. May 4, 1875, a. 25 ; 2d, Mary E. Dwyer, of the same city, where he res .- Ber- nard S., b. July 29, 1847 ; d. Feb. 6, 1853 .- Edwin H., b. Oct. 24, 1849 ; m., Aug., 1874, Abbie E., dau. of Wm. and Eliza (Smith) Stark .- Helen E., b. Feb. 10. 1852 ; m., Nov. 1, 1875, Geo. F. Burnham, a native of Hartland, Vt., now of Chfd.
9. LORING, son of William (2), m. Roxana, dau. of Moses Farr (4), and who d. July 4, 1825. Hed in Chfd. in 1838 or '39. Ch. : William .- Prusha, m. Edwin Gaylord ; d. in West- field (?), Mass.
3. JONATHAN, son of Jonathan (1) Second, is said to have m. Widow - Baldwin. Resided in Chfd. His will, in which he mentioned only his son Austin, was proved Oct. 9, 1807.
Ch. : Leonard, b. Oct. S, 1779; m., 1799, Persis, dau. of Warren Snow (2), and had, at least, 2 ch. : Kimball ; Celatia, m., 1833, Electa C., dau. of Roswell Safford (2), and d. in N. Y. City, or vicinity. (See p. 164.)-Sally, b. Oct. 19, 1781 .- Phila, b. Nov. 11, 1784 ; m. Isaac, son of Ezekiel Powers (1). -Fanny, b. Jan. 7, 1788 ; m., 1809, Roswell Safford (2) ; d. Apr. 15, 1837 .- Lucinda, b. Nov. 9, 1791 ; d. young .- Aus- tin.
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4. MOSES, son of Jonathan (1), Second, m., 1785, Sabra (or Sa- brina), dau. of Josiah Hastings (3), and who survived her husband many years. Resided in Chfd. He d. July 14, 1829.
Ch. : Achsah, b. July 2, 1785 ; m., 1803, John Snow (5) ; d. Nov. 21, 1824 .- Ora (12), b. July 25, 1786 .- Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1788 ; m , 1809, Ezra Church .- Roxana, b. Aug. 21, 1789 ; m. Loring Farr (9) ; d. July 4, 1825 .- Fason, b. 1794 ; m. Rachel, dau. of John Day (2). Physician. He d. in Chfd., Oct. 11, 1825, leaving 2 ch .: Duane B., d. Mar. 19, 1846, a. 24; Elizabeth .- Sally, b. 1796 or '97 ; m., 1815, Ros- well Powers (2) ; d. May 13, 1828 .- Polly, b. 1799 ; m., 1829, Roswell Powers (2) ; d. May 8, 1840 -Sabrina, b. 1809 or 'Io ; d Dec. 10, IS29, unm.
12. ORA, son of Moses (4), m., 1814, Hannah, dau. of John Har- ris (2). Resided in Chfd. Millwright. He d. June 30, 1828. His widow m. Luther Stoddard (7). She d. in Sutton. Vt., July 31, 1852.
Ch. : Emily, b. Apr. 25, 1815 ; m., 1834, Alfred Chamber- lain (7) .- Marshall H. (13), b. Jan. 16, 1817 .- Hoit F., b. Jan. 18, 1819; unm. Resided many years in Cal., but d. in Sutton, Vt., July 16, 1867 .- Larkin L. (14), b. Nov. 4, 1821. -Norman H. (15), b. Apr. 16, 1824 .- George R. (16), b. July 27, 1826.
13. MARSHALL H., son of Ora (12), m., May 8, 1839, Diana, dau. of Eleazer Randall (5). He was a carpenter by trade, and resided in Chfd. till 1854, when he rem. to Canada West (Ontario), where he engaged extensively in the construction of railway and other buildings. Mar. 12, 1857, the train on which he was riding was precipitated into the Des Jardins Ca- nal, by the breaking of a bridge, near Hamilton, P. O., and he received injuries that caused his death in a few hours.
Ch. : Herbert Marshall (17), b. in Chfd., May 28, 1841 .- Clara Wheeler, b. Aug. 3, 1845 ; m., at Hamilton, Jan. 15, 1868, Joseph Metcalf, a native of Eng. Res. at present in Holyoke, Mass .- Frank Howard, b. Dec. 31, 1851 ; d. at Hamilton, May 7, 1858 .- Chas. Norman, b. Apr. 5, 1856; d. June 7, the same year.
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17. HERBERT M., son of Marshall (13), m., June 1. 1864, Annie, dau. of Jacob Hespeler, of Hespeler. P. O. Res. at present in Holyoke, Mass. At the age of about thirteen years he went with his father to Hamilton, P. O., where he lived till the time of his marriage. Being a lover of mechanical pursuits, for which, in his boyhood, he displayed a special aptitude, he de- cided, after attaining his majority, to engage in some kind of manufacturing. In accordance with this decision, he began, in 1864, the manufacture of knitted goods, alpaca, &c., at Hespeler, in the county of Waterloo, P. O., being associated with his uncle, Geo. Randall, and others The Dominion of Canada affording a somewhat too limited market for the sale of alpaca goods, it was decided to remove to the United States, and Holyoke, Mass., was selected as the place for engaging in the same business on a larger scale. A stock company having been formed, bearing the name of the "Farr Alpaca Company," with a capital of $250,000, the manufacture of alpaca was re- sumed in 1874, and continued till the state of the market be- came such as to render the manufacture of other goods more profitable. At present the company has 600 looms in opera- tion, giving employment to 1000 persons, and producing five million yards per annum of serges, linings, and worsted dress- goods.
Of this company Mr. Farr has been agent ever since its es- tablishment, and has several times visited England on business connected with the factory. On one occasion he obtained the privilege of working with the dyers in the dye-room of one of the large alpaca factories near Bradford, Eng., and spent sev- eral weeks in perfecting his knowledge of the art of dyeing alpaca goods.
Ch. : Linnie, b. Mar. 20, 1865 ; d. Aug. 16, 1873 .- Flora, b. Sept. 6, 1868.
14. LARKIN L., son of Ora (12), m., Feb. 23, 1845, Mary V., dau. of John Folsom Young, of Deerfield, (N. H.) Carpen- ter and farmer. He d. at Brat., to which town he rem. from Chfd., Sept. 12, 1863.
Ch. : Ellen S., b. in Manchester, May 4, 1846 .- Hoit F., b. in Newark, Vt., Jan. 14, 1852 ; m., Oct. 25, 1876, Mary
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Belle Porter. Res. in Holyoke, Mass .- Fred M., b. in New- ark, Sept. 27, 1855; m., June 3, 1880, Mary J. Hills. Res. in Swzy .- Dennie L., b. in Chfd., Nov. 29, 1861.
15. NORMAN H., son of Ora (12), m., Apr. 12, 1855, Lucia A., dau. of Hope and Fanny (Cooper) Lathrop, of Walpole. Res. at Bellows Falls, Vt., where for a while he was engaged in trade, but is at present a general insurance agent.
Ch. : Fanny Lathrop, b. July 3, 1857 -Emily Harris, b. June 20, 1861 .- Mabel Sophia. b. Dec. 28, 1864 ; d. Sept. 24, 1865 .- Herbert Marshall, b. Jan. 23, 1870.
16. GEORGE R., son of Ora (12), in. Ist, Sept. 19, IS54, Phebe A. Cheevey, of Westmore, Vt., d. Feb. 16, 1861 ; 2d, Feb. 25, 1874, Lauretta Bell, of Burke, Vt. Res. in Sutton, Vt.
Ch. : Norman W., b. June 19, 1855 ; d. Aug. 7, 1859 .- Milton H., b. Oct. 28, 1858.
5. ASAHIEL, son of Jonathan (1), Second, m., 1786 or '87, Lydia, dau. of Zerubbabel Snow (3). He probably rem. from the town between 1S06 and '12. He is known to have had the fol- lowing ch., but their order is uncertain : Sibyl, b. May 13, 1787 ; m. (probably), IS04, Alpheus Farr (q. v.)-Edith, b. 1791 or '92 ; m. Ezekiel Harris (5) ; d. 1813 .- Winslow, said to be a Mormon in Utah .- Ruggles, said to have settled in Waterford, Vt .- Shubel .- Jonathan, said to have settled in St. Johnsbury, Vt.
FARR.
According to the records of Stowe, Mass., Samuel and Hannah Farr, of that town, had, at least, 3 ch .: Lydia, b. Mar. 29, 1814; Elizabeth, b. Nov. 25, 1725; Abraham (1), b. Oct. 1, 1730. Samuel, the father, d. June 7, 1754.
L. ABRAHAM FARR, son of Samuel and Hannah Farr, of Stowe, Mass., m. Rachel Foskett. He appears to have settled in Chfd. between 1770 and '75, on lot No. 15, in the 15th range. He d. Jan. 18, 1810, in his Soth year, (not in his 78th, as inscribed on his gravestone). His widow m. William Crook, d. in Westminster, Vt. She d. in Chfd., at a great age.
Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Susannah, b. Apr. 14, 1755 ; d. Oct. 7, 1756 .- Abigail, b. Nov. 29, 1756 ; m., 1777, Amos Smith (4) ; d. July 17, 1830 .- Abraham, m.,
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1784, Dolly Harris, and settled in Windham, Vt .- Tabitha. m., 1782, Eleazer Cobleigh (2) .- Thomas, m. - -, and is said to have had the following ch. : Lovisa, Lodisa, m. Caleb, son of Caleb Johnson (1) ; Abraham, Eli, Isabel, Belinda (?) -Abel, m. Polly, dau. of Aaron Smith (2), and had sons, Lovell, Abel, and Foskett .- Hannah, b. about 1774 ; m. Ist, 1790, Isaac, son of Samuel Hildreth (3) ; 2d, 1821, Samuel Stearns (3) .- Eleanor, b. Nov. 3, 1777 ; m. - - Gibbs .- Esther, m. Joel Knight, of Dum .- Lovina.
FARR, EPHRAIM, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Elizabeth Cobleigh. His name disappears about 1798. Soldier 1775.
Ch. : Simon, b. Apr. 8, 1764 .- Rebecca, b. Feb. 15, 1766.
-Ephraim, b. Feb. 20, 1763; m., ISOI, Phebe Robbins .- Abigail C., b. Nov. 6, 1770 .- Jonathan, b. June 23, 1773 .- Elizabeth, b. Oct. 23, 1777 .- Femima, b. May 2S, 1779.
FARR, THOMAS, 1770-'95. He may have been the brother of Samuel Farr (1), Third.
FARR, ALPHEUS, m., 1804, Sibyl, dau. of Asahel Farr (5).
FARR.
I . SAMUEL FARR (styled the Third on the old tax-lists), b. Apr. 27. 1755, appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1780. His parentage is unknown ; neither has it been ascertained whence he came. He probably m. Ist, 1782, Martha Cobleigh ; 2d, 1784, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer Streeter (q. v.), and who d Dec. 24, 1847. He settled in the western part of the town, on the farm now owned by Larkin D. Farr. In ISoo, he and Ezekiel Hildreth obtained a charter for a ferry across the Con- necticut, now known as the upper, or Gilson's, ferry. He d. Nov. 2, 1809.
Ch. : (By Ist marriage) Thirza, m. (probably) Solomon, son of Benj. Hudson (q. v.)-(By 2d marriage) Roswell (2), b. Jan. 1, 1788 .- Russell (3), b. 1789 or '90 .- Patty, m. Lu- ther Stoddard (7) ; d. in Sutton, Vt., IS40 .- Erastus, m., IS15, Joanna Emmons. Rem. to Sutton, Vt .-- Esther, b. June 19, 1798 ; m., 1823, Ora Smith (19) ; d. Feb. 9, 1876 .- Hannah, m. Hiram Streeter .- Samuel (4), b. Oct. 1, 1804.
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