History of Chesterfield, Cheshire county, N.H., from the incorporation of "township number one," by Massachusetts, in 1736, to the year 1881; together with family Histories and genealogies, Part 30

Author: Randall, Oran Edmund
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Brattleboro, Vt., D. Leonard
Number of Pages: 602


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13. NATHANIEL, son of William (4), m., 1809, Synthia Royce, of Hins., d. July 6, 1870, in her Sist year. Resided in Chfd. He d. Feb. 20, 1833.


Ch. : Nathaniel, b. Oct. 6, 1809 ; m. Ist, Lucinda D., dau. of Thomas Fisk (1) ; 2d, Widow Spafford ; 3d, Widow Palm- er. Res. in Charleston, Vt .- Charles, b. Mar. 5, ISII ; d.


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about 1824 .-- Joanna, b. May 24, 1813 ; m. Charles Darling (6) ; d. Mar. 31, 1864 .-- Aurilla, b. Sept. 27, 1815 ; m., 1840, Noyes Darling (7) .-- Eveline C., b. Apr. 1, 1829 ; m., Jan. 24, 1846, Lyman Royce (q. v.)


5. EDWARD HILDRETH, brother of Jona. Hildreth (2), was in Chfd. in 1767, which year he m. Sarah Whitney, d. July 16, ISIt, in her 60th year. He probably came from Petersham, Mass., and he settled on the farm now owned and occupied by Elbridge Hubbard. He d. Jan. 21, 1821, a. So.


Ch. : Edward, b. 1770 ; d. 1774 .- Jeremiah (14), b. June 27, 1771 .- Abraham (15), b. Sept. 7, 1773 .- Abel (16), b. Aug. 9, 1775 .- Betty. b. Mar. 19, 1777 .- Edward, b. Feb. 9, 1779; d. young .- Sarah, b. Nov. 23, 1780; m., 1815, Solo- mon Clark (1) ; d. Apr. 18, 1846 .- Rachel, b. June 21, 1783. -Nabby, b. June 2, 1785 .- James, b. July 3, 1786 .- Edward (17), b. Apr. 4, 1788 .- Sylvester, b. Apr. 6, 1790.


14. JEREMIAH, son of Edward (5), m., 1796, Nabby Ramsdale. His name disappears before 1812.


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Ch. : Harriet, b July 16, 1797 .- Betsey, b. Feb. 7, 1799. ABRAHAM, son of Edward (5), m., ISoo, Anna, dau. of Reu- ben Graves (q. v.), and who d. June 25, 1850. Resided in Chfd. He d. Oct. 17, 1827.


Ch .: Reuben, b. Feb. 17, 1802; m. twice; d. in Hins .- Sumner, b. Feb. 11, 1804; unm. ; d. in Chfd., May 7, 1869. He was noted for his ability to remember. names and dates .- Russell, b. Mar. 20. 1806 ; m. Sophia (Darling) Wheeler, dau. of Montgomery Darling (4) ; d. June 3, 1869 .- Sarah, b. Oct. 23, ISOS .- Hannah, b. Sept. 7, 1812 ; d. Apr. 4, 1828 .- Ed- ward W., b. Sept. 2, 1814 .- Samuel K., b. Mar. 11, IS17. .


16. ABEL, son of Edward (5), m. Lois - -, d. in 1843, a. 63. He d. Jan. S, 1844.


Ch. : Louisa, b. Aug. 18, 1807 .- Alphonso, b. in Chfd., Sept. 28, 1817 .- Austin, b. in Chid., Sept. 28, 1821.


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EDWARD, son of Edward (5), m. Betsey -.


Ch. : (Probably all b. in Chfd.) Azubah B., b. Mar. 17, IS12 .- Mary H., b. Mar. 7, 1814 .- Seneca E., b. Sept. 5, IS16 .- Ara, b. Aug. 30, 1820.


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HILDRETH, JESSE, is said to have been a relative of Jona. Hil- dreth (2). His wife was Hannah - He d. in Chfd., probably in 1812, as, in Dec. of that year, certain claims against his estate were allowed by the probate judge Only 3 ch. were recorded : Abijah, b. Jan. 2, 1790 ; Rachel. b. May 3, 1792 ; David, b. June 1, 1794.


HILDRETH, ISAAC, 1775-1804. He had the following ch. : Levi, b. Apr. 2, 1775 ; Tryal, b. Aug. 14, 1778, and d. in Chfd. ; Elias, b. Sept. 16, 1783, and d. in Chfd ; Isaac, b. May 22, 1787 ; Esther, b. Feb. 5, 1790; Chloe, b. Sept. 23, 1792 ; d. in Chfd., Mar., 1868 ; Clarissa, b. Apr. S, 1795 ; Loring, b. Mar. 29, 1797.


HILDRETH, JOSHUA, resided in Chfd. a number of years. His wife was Martha His name disappears about ISOo. Five ch. were recorded : Polly, b. Feb. 6, 1785, and d. the same year ; Zuba, b. Aug. 29, 1787 ; Fames, b. July 18, 1792 ; Thomas, b. June 19, 1795 ; Patty, b. Apr. 21, 1798.


HILL, JOSEPII, was in Chfd. in 1785. He m. Ist, Rachel 2d, -; 3d, Hannah His name disappears between 1815 and '19. The following ch. were recorded : Louisa, b. June 10, 1797 ; Seth, b. Dec. 15, 1798; Joseph, b. Mar. 15, ISOI ; Fanna, b. May 17, 1803 ; Nancy, b. June 22, 1805, and d. the same year ; Kate, b. Aug. 22, 1806; Samuel, b. May 22, 1812.


HILL, TARRANT, b. about 1760, was in Chfd. in 1789. He d., probably, about 1837.


HILL, CYRUS, was in Chfd. in 1789, but appears to have remained only a few years.


HILL, ELISHA, son of Jonathan, of Wincr., b. Apr. 12, 1800, m .. 1823, in that town, Harriet, dau. of Jona. Taylor (1), and who d. Aug. 13, 1876. Settled in Chfd. about 1827. He d. Jan. 22, 1875.


Ch. : Jonathan, b. Mar. 14, 1824 ; d. May II, the same year .- Jonathan T., b. Sept. 11, 1825 ; d. Sept. 18, 1831 .- Harriet M., b. Apr. 27, 1828 ; m., 1846, Corlis Hinds (2) .- Betsey C., b. July 21, 1833 ; d. Aug. 27, 1837 .- Jonathan T., b. Apr. 8, 1836; d. Apr. 6, 1841 .- Elizabeth C., b. Feb. 17,


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1839; m. Levi H., son of Wm. Lincoln (q. v.)-Taylor E., b. Mar. 3, 1842 .- Lucy E., b. Mar. 20, 1846 ; d.


HILL, HARVEY, m., 1830, Phebe, dau. of James Sanderson (2). The following ch. were recorded : Mary A , b. May 26, IS31 ; Lucy A., b. Mar. 7, 1833 ; fames B., b. Sept. 4, 1834 ; Sam- uel A., b. Aug. 25, 1836; George A., b. July 19, 1838, and d. 1841 ; Martha M., b. Feb. 21, IS40 ; Eliza C., b. Dec. 12, IS41.


HINDS, JACOB, was in Chfd in 1771. In 1775, he commanded the Sth company of Col. James Reid's regiment. (See p. S9.) His name disappears before 1787.


HINDS.


I. JESSE' HINDS, b. Sept. 7, 1764, was the son of Corlis Hinds, who came from Eng. and settled in Mass. Jesse m. Sally Stan- ford, b. Sept. 1, 1773, and d. Aug. 24, 1864. About 1805, he rem. from Barre, Mass., to Chfd., and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by his son Corlis, in the south-east quar- ter of the town. He d. Jan. 2, IS23.


Ch. : Sophia, b. Feb. 9, 1797 ; m. Caleb Bennett. Settled finally in Girard, Erie Co., Penn .- Perley, b. Oct. 3, 1803 ; m. Ist. Sarah Lawrence ; 2d, Polly Smith. Settled in Girard. -Sally, b. May 2, 1807 ; m., 1831, Adams Phillips, of Nelson. Settled at Cherry Creek, N. Y .- Louisa, b. July 31, ISO9 ; m., IS30, James Phillips, of Roxbury. Settled at Cherry Creek .- fesse, b. Mar. 22, ISI1 ; m. -, of N. Y. City .- Corlis (2), b. Nov. 12, 1814 .- Clarissa, b. Mar. 30, 1819 ; m., 1336, Wm. Allen, son of Wm. Faulkner (1).


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CORLIS, son of Jesse (1), m., Nov. 26, 1846, Harriet Maria, dau. of Elisha Hill (q. v.) Farmer. Res. in Chfd.


Ch. : Arthur C., b Sept. 19, 1847; res. in Kinsley, Kan. -Fernando P., b. Nov. 16, 1848; m. Sarah Aldrich. Res. in Swzy .- Harriet E., b. July 20, IS50; m., Mar. 29, 1869, Leavitt W., son of Watson Safford (4) .- Sarah M., b. Nov. 27, 1853 ; m. Geo. H. Clough, of Winchendon, Mass .- Caro- line L., b. Aug. 10, 1856 ; m .. Sept. 8, 1875, John O., son of John Hubbard (10) .- fesse B., b. June 23, 1858 .- Manly H., b. June 4, 1860 ; d. the 30th of the same month. Louisa L.,


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b. June 25, 1861 .- Royal T., b. Dec. 2, 1862 .- Flora May, b. Apr. 27, 1866 .- Noble A., b. Oct. 24, 1868 .-- Ernest W., b. May 26, 1870 .-- William W., b. Mar. 20, 1872 .- Melvin A., b. Dec. 4, 1877.


HOLBROOK.


I. DANIEL HOLBROOK settled in Chfd. about 1788. His wife's name has not been ascertained. His name disappears from the tax-lists between 1815 and '19. He had, at least, the following ch., but their order is uncertain : Henry B .-- Nabby, m. Amos Crouch (3) .-- Marcus (2) .-- Daniel .- Rufus .- Abram .-- El- mira .-- Millens, lived and d. in Swzy.


2. MARCUS, son of Daniel (1), m. Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Wild (1). He d. after 1840.


Ch. : (Order somewhat uncertain) Emeline, m. John Trall, of Boston .-- Lestina, unm .-- Charles B., m., 1838, Hannah C., dau. of Moses Dudley (1). Physician at San Francisco, Cal .-- Eliza .-- Albert .-- Abbie .-- Jane, m. Bishop .-- Maria, m. John Shipman .-- Benjamin.


HOLDEN.


I. LEMUEL HOLDEN, probably from Shirley, or vicinity, Mass., was in Chfd. in 1790. His wife's name has not been ascer- tained. He had, at least, two sons, William (2) and Denis. The latter rem. to N. Y. State, where he d.


2. WILLIAM, son of Lemuel (1), m., 1814, Lucy, dau. of Philip Bacon (2). He d. in Chfd.


Ch. : Bartlett, unm .-- Wilson (3) .


3. WILSON, son of William (2), m. Ist, 1836, Sarah, dau. of Ros- well Stowell (q. v.), and who d. Jan. 18, 1849, a. 31 ; 2d, Lo- villa, dau. of Squire Spaulding (1). Resided in Chfd. a num- ber of years.


Ch. : Mary Adelaide, b. Aug. 16, 1837 ; m., June 7, 1854, Henry H. Howe (4) .-- Alchesta L., b. Nov. 15, 1838 ; m., in Monticello, Ia., Alpheus Johnson .-- Liva Ann V., d. June 11, 1851, in her 12th year .- Louisa Jane, b. July 29, 1845 ; m., Jan. 19, 1863, Lyman J. Chickering, of Walpole.


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HOLLAND.


I. SAMUEL, HOLLAND, son of Jonah and Joanna Holland, b. in Newfane, Vt., Oct. 16, 1786, m. Ist, 1809, Lydia Walker, b, in Townshend, Vt., Feb. 5. 1790, and d. in Chfd. Apr. 2, 1822 ; 2d, 1823, Sophia, dau. of Martin Hildreth (6), and who d. Oct. 30, 1855, a. 67. He settled in Chfd. soon after his first marriage. Blacksmith. He d. Aug. 26, 1824.


Ch. : Norman W., b. Feb. 3, 1812 ; d. in Newfane, Apr. 26, 1832 .- Noah D., b. June 3, 1815 ; d. Jan. 15, 1816 .- Elouisa, b. Nov. 8, 1816 ; m. S. U. Clark, of Wardsboro', Vt., and rem. to Ind., where she now res .- Laura Ann, b. May 27, 1819 ; m. J. M. Crosby, a native of Brat., but at the time of his marriage a resident of Norwalk, O. She res. at present in Toledo, O - George W. (2), b. Jan. IS, 1824.


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GEORGE W., son of Samuel (1), m., July 4, 1853, Martha A., dau. of Salmon and Mina (Dexter) Burbank, of Chfd. In 1851, he rem. to Hins., where he has been engaged in trade many years. Has been clerk of the town for several years, and a member of the N. H. House of Representatives in 1878 and 'SI.


Ch. : Charles A., b. Dec. 14, 1854 .- Henry C .. b. Apr. 6. 1856 .- George A., b. Nov. 20, 1868.


HOLLOWELL, CALVIN. m. Hannah -, and had a son, foel F., b. Jan. 29, 1828.


HOLMAN.


Edward, David (1), Noah, Stephen and Smith Holman were probably the sons of Edward Holman, of Royalston, Mass. Edward, Junior, came to Chfd. about 1794, but rem. to Keene before 1812. Noah d. in Orange, Mass.


I. DAVID HOLMAN, probably son of Edward Holman, of Royals- ton, Mass., m. Ist, Mehetable Gale, d. Nov. 19, 1847, a. 64 ; 2d, 1850, Mrs. Laura (Stone) Henry, wid. of John P. Henry (3), and who d. Mar. 21. 1863. He settled in Chfd. about 1805. He d. Aug. 17, 1864, a. 85.


Ch. : An adopted son, James (2) .- Ella F., b. Dec. 27; 1850 ; res. in San Francisco, Cal.


JAMES, adopted son of David (1), m., 1824, Mary, dau. of Wm. Faulkner (1), and who d. Aug. 31, 1841. Resided in Chfd. He d. Apr. 28, 1844, a. 35.


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Ch. : David (3), b. Jan. 5, 1825 .- Hetta, b. Oct. 19, 1826 ; m., 1845, Alanson Spaulding (2) .- William (4), b. Aug. 2, 1828 .- Jason R., b. Mar. 30, 1831 ; m. Ist, Mary M. Howard, of Wincr. ; 2d, Mary E., dau. of Sidney S. Campbell (1), and who d. Mar. 17, 1871 ; 3d, Charlotte Ellis. Machinist in Hins .- Sarah f., b. Dec. 26, 1832 ; d. Mar. 21, 1849 .- Esther M., b. Jan. 22, 1834; m. Charles Miles, of Stowe, Mass. ; d. Nov. 9, 1857 .- Cynthia, b. Sept. 14, 1836; m., Mar. 23, 1862, Robertus F., son of Ezekiel Colburn (4). Res. in Shirley, Mass .- George, b. Aug. 3. 1838 ; d. Mar. 24, 1863 .- Henry M., b. May 15, 1840 ; d. Oct. 28, 1847.


DAVID, son of James (2), m., Apr. 27, 1848, Sarah R., dau. of Ara Hamilton (2). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. Selectman '79-'82.


Ch. : Frederick H., b. Feb. 15, 1849 ; d. Sept. 16, 1852 .- Alice M., b. July 16, 1852 .- Evelyn A., b. Apr. IS, 1856 .- Gertrude L., b. May 17, 1861 ; m., Jan. 25, IS82, Curtis A. Beal, of Chfd.


1. WILLIAM, son of James (2). m., Apr. S, 1851, Mary M., dau. of Josiah Higgins (4). Res. in Chfd. Farmer.


Ch. : Mary Rosetta, b. May 5, 1853 ; m., Feb. 14, 1871, Ellon A., son of Watson Safford (4) .- Frank M., b. Dec. 30, IS54 .- Frederick W., b. Sept. 30, 1856 .- George A., b. Oct. 26, 1858 .- Helen L., b. Mar. 6, 1861 ; d. Aug. 3, 1877.


HOLMES, THOMAS, probably from Woodstock, Conn., m. Tamar, dau. of Abner Harris (1). He was in Chfd. in 1785, but his name does not appear on the tax-lists after 1787. His wife sur- vived him many years. He had, so far as known, the follow- ing ch .: Sarah, m. Eldad Granger (q. v.)-Lucy, b. about 1773 ; m., 1791; John Wheeler (3) ; d. 1863 .- Fohn, b. in Woodstock, Conn., 1778 ; d. in Colebrook. Some of his de- scendants still live in Coos county .- Rachel, unm. ; d. Feb., 1860, at the poor-house in Chfd. For many years she wander- ed about from place to place, and was well known as one of the most eccentric characters of the town .- Mary .- Abigail. HOLMES, CALVIN, m., 1789, Elizabeth, dau. of James Robertson (2). He appears to have soon rem. from the town.


HOLMES, LUTHIER, m., 17SS, Polly Rich, but did not remain long in Chfd. A son, Horace, was b. July 16, 1789.


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HOLT.


I. JOSEPH HOLT, perhaps from Fitchburg, Mass., settled in Clifd. about 1812. His wife was Elizabeth - -, d. in 1831, a. 77. He d. in 1819 or '20. His son, Joseph (2), also settled in Chfd.


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2. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (1), m. Elizabeth Osborn, d. in 1838, a. 59. He d. in Chfd. in 1832, a. 53.


Ch. : Abel (3), b. Jan. 15, 1803 .- Henry, m. Edith, dau. of Wm. Farr (6) .- George, probably went to one of the South- ern States many years ago.


3. ABEL, son of Joseph (2), m., Oct. 11, 1829, Hepsibeth J. Brown, of Danvers, Mass., d. Apr. 2, 1877, in her 72d year. Resided in Chfd. He d. Apr. 15, 1874.


Ch. : Joseph, b. Dec. 9, 1830 ; m., Sept , 1869, Mrs. Mar- tha E. Bowen, of Wincr. Res. in Chfd. Has one dau , Liz- zie J., b. June 13, 1870 .- Edwin A., b. Nov. 3, 1834 ; unm. - Horace M., b. Mar. 4, 1836 ; d Mar. 24, 1839 .- Elizabeth F., b. Apr. 30, 1843 ; m., Apr. 3, 1863, Geo. W. Bonney, d. May 11, 1864. At present milliner in Chfd .- Fas. Frank, b. June 13, 1847 ; m. Ist, Feb. 23, 1870, Mary J. Hunt, of Winer. ; 2d, Jan. 8, 1880, Gertie Balcom, of Salem, Mass.


HOOKER, JOHN, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Hannah - -. The name does not appear after 1794. Three ch. were recorded : Abigail, b. Nov. 3, 1782 ; Joseph, b. Sept. 10, 1784 ; Hosea, b. Nov. 26, 1789


HOPKINS.


1. RICHARD HOPKINS was in Chfd. in 1787 He m., 1790, Lucy Fairbanks, d. Oct. 23, 1855, a. 82. He d. Apr. 5, 1847, a. 83. Ch. : (Order uncertain) Jonathan, m. Mariam Osborn. Had 3 ch. : Francis, Albert, Mary .- Richard (2), b. May 1, 1793 .- Rufus, m. Fanny, dau. of Lyman Scott (3), and lived and d. in Chfd. Had the following ch. : Allen, Maria, m. Wmn. Wright ; Francis, Elvira A., m. Ist, Martin Wilson, and 2d, Jedediah Sabin, of Wmd. ; Rufus .- Henry, unm. ; d. at St. Louis, Mo .- Lucy, m., 1823, Jacob T. White (2) .- Caroline, m., 1827, Thomas J. Cobb (q. v.)- Weston, m. But- terfield, and had the following ch. : Lucy, Henry, Alonzo,


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Mary C .- Betsey H., b. May 26, 1813; m., 1832, Reuben B. Foster (q. v.)- Thornton (3) .- Samuel F., m. Ist, Sarah C., dau. of Sam'l Estabrooks (2), and who d. Apr. 24, 1853 ; 2d, 1857, Olive M. Farwell. He d. in De Kalb, Ill. Had the fol- lowing ch .: George, Mary, d. unm. ; Francina, m. Howard ; Alanson .- Elliott P., m. Elmanda A , dau. of Sam'l Estabrooks (2). Res. in Pontiac, Ill. Has had the following ch. : Francis E., d. young ; Sarah E., d. young ; Ella, Emma, and another son.


2. RICHARD, son of Richard (1), m., 1816, Emeline, dau. of Reu- ben Lewis ( 1), and who d. Mar. 11, 1877. Resided in Chfd. Selectman IS47. He d. Jan. 26, 1864.


Ch. : Harriet F., b. Oct. 29, 1817 ; m., 1839, Benj. Gurler. -Emeline L., b. July 25, 1819 ; m., 1841, John P. Newhall, then of Chfd., afterwards of Hins .- Sarah W., b. Feb. 17, IS22 ; m., May 24, 1848, Luther L., son of Saml. Estabrooks (2) .- Richard Henry (4), b. May 9, 1831.


RICHARD H., son of Richard (2), m., Jan. 6, 1853, Ellen M. Newton, b. Oct. 20, 1831, and d. Sept. 26, 1875. He resided in Chfd. till Apr., 1870; when he rem. to Hins., where he en- gaged in the manufacture of paper. Selectman '58, '59 ; rep- resentative '65, '66. He d, Feb. 21, 1877.


Ch. : Charles B., b. May 16, 1855 ; res. in Hins .- Isabel A., b. May 28, 1857 ; d. Sept. 6, 1858 .- Herbert H., b. July 2, 1861 .- Hattie E., b. Feb. 24, 1864 ; d. Aug. IS, 1865 .- Clara E., b. Feb. 3, 1868 .- George C., b. Jan. 10, 1873.


3 . THORNTON, son of Richard (=). m. Diantha, dau. of William Farr (6). He d. in Fitzwilliam about 1855.


Ch. : William W., b. Dec. 21, 1831 ; m., Sept. 12, 1854, Miranda, dau. of Squire Streeter (4). Res. in Chfd. Me- chanic. Has 3 ch. : Fred W., b. Oct. 2, 1859 ; Etta M., b. Sept. 21, 1863 ; Harry D., b. Aug. 18, 1869 .- Mary, b. Sept. 31, 1833 ; m. Ist, John Manning, of Winchendon, Mass. ; 2d, - Chapman.


HOPKINS, JOSEPH, was in Chfd in 1787, but the name soon dis- appears.


HOSLEY.


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settled on the farm now owned and occupied by John L. Street- er. His wife was Lucinda Stebbins, d. Apr. 19, 1831, a. 63. Farmer. He d. Feb. 16, 1852, a. S8.


Ch. : Stebbins (2) -Nelson (3) .- Anson, m., 1838, Mercy, dau. of James Snow (4), and who d. Oct. 25, 1851, a. 44. Mechanic and millwright. He d. in Chfd., Mar. 26, 1852, a. 47.


2. STEBBINS, son of Thomas (1), m. Diana, dau. of Erastus Sar- geant (1). He resided a number of years in Chfd., but finally settled in Canton, N. Y., where he d.


Ch. : (All b. in Chfd. except the last) Pamelia .- Arvilla. - George .- Horatio .- Angeline .- Lafayette.


3. NELSON. son of Thomas (1); m., 1831, Mary A., dau. of Wash- ington Farr (7), and who d. Mar. 13, 1868, a. 56. Resided in Chfd. Farmer and mechanic. He d. Sept. 4, 1862, a. 63.


Ch. : Mary A., b. Nov. 18, 1833 ; m., Dec., 1880, Geo. B. Throop, of N. Y. City .- Lavernie f., b. Apr. 18, 1836; m., Oct. 22, 1861, Benj. D. Ryan .- Camilla E., d. 1839 .- Way- land N., b. Nov. 24, 1841 .- Camilla E., b. Ang. 24, 1845 ; m., Dec. 24, 1875, T. Spencer Jenks. Res. in Worcester, Mass .- Fidelia F., b. Apr. 9, 1848 ; m., Jan. 22, 1869, Clare W. Putnam. Res. in Worcester.


HOWARD, ZADOCK, was in Chfd. in 1803; JONATHAN, in 1803 ; EZEKIEL, in 1805 ; JAMES, in 1805. All these names disap- pear before 1819.


HOWE.


I. WILLIAM HOWE, son of Samuel and Mehitable Howe, of Wmd., b. Jan. 4, 1783, m. Lodisa, dau. of Reuben Smith (7). He settled in Chfd. between 1807 and '12. About 1827, he rem. to Montezuma, N. Y., where he d. probably about 1865.


Ch. : Hollis, b. May 6, 1So2 ; d. the same month .- Barton (2), b. Oct. 21, 1803 .- Emeline, b. May 10, 1807 ; m., 1824, Chancey R. Hildreth (II) .- Sarah, m., 1832, Robert Hildreth. -Alfreda C., m., Jan., 1833, Levi G. Dunham (5) .- Han- nak, m. Jonathan Cole, of Wmd. ; res. at Portland, Me .- William, m. -; settled in Canaan, Vt.


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2. BARTON, son of William (1), m. Ist, Lois B., dau. of Barzillai Hubbard (6), and who d. Oct. 18, 1852; 2d, Mrs. Polly Sim- mons, of Wind., d. Oct. 19, 1873, a. nearly 60. Farmer. Res. in Chfd.


Ch. : Barton, b. Nov. 22, 1823 ; m. Sylvia Slate .- Horace (3), b. Feb. 10, 1828 .- Henry, b. May 15, 1830 ; d. in infancy. -Mary P., b. Feb. 24, 1832 ; d. Jan. 4, 1841 .- Henry H. (4), b. July 1, 1834 .- William P., b. Nov., 1836; d. May 22, 1853 .- Sophronia, b. Apr. 8, 1S39 ; m. Ist, William Smith, of Hins .; 2d, Henry Campbell, of Brat. ; d. Oct. 24, 1870 .- Emeline, b. July 13, 1842 ; d. Sept. 21, 1870.


HORACE, son of Barton (2), m., July 5, 1849, Harriet L., dau. of Nathaniel Albee (q. v.) Mechanic. He d. in Chfd., Aug. 7, 1870.


Ch. : Charles H., b. Nov. 22, 1851 ; m., Mar. 17, 1875, Al- ta Dean, of Dover, Vt .- Mary Jane, b. Dec. 17, IS53 ; m., July 4, 1872, Henry H., son of Stephen Rice (2) .- Helena A., b. Oct. 3, 1857 ; d. Feb. 10, 1862 .- Nettie B. (Farrow), adopted dau., d. May 7, 1870, in her 5th year.


4. HENRY H., son of Barton (2), m., June 7, 1854, Mary Ade- laide, dau. of Wilson Holden (3). Mechanic in Chfd.


Ch .: William P., b. July 29, 1855 ; d. Oct. 21, 1873 .- Sarah L., b. Feb. 14, 1858; m., Feb. 14, 1878, Geo. W. French, now of Chfd .- Henry B., b. May 9, 1860 .- Hattie H., b. June 24, 1866 .- Mabel C., b. Oct. 21, 1873.


HUBBARD.


2. EPHRAIM HUBBARD, b. Nov. 30, 1742, was in Chfd. in 1770, having probably come from Rutland, Mass. He was the half- brother of Amos Hubbard (3) and Oliver Hubbard (4). He m. Ist, Lucy, dau. of Nathan Willard, of Brat., and who d. Apr. 27, 1806, in her 56th year; 2d, Thankful, wid. of Josiah Butler, of Hins., and who d. Mar. 25, 1849. Selectman 1775 and '76. He d. Feb. 24, 182S.


Ch. : Ephraim, b. Mar. 4, 1768 ; rem. to Lyndon, Vt., and d. Apr. 14, 1815 .- Lucy, b. Nov. 5, 1769 ; rem. to Lyndon .- Ferusha, b. Jan. 5, 1772 ; rem. to Lyndon .- Bunker G. (5) , b. Feb. 28, 1774 .- Nathan, b. Apr. 18, 1776; rem. to Lyndon.


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-Barzillai (6), b. Mar. 7, 1778 .- Rebecca, b. Apr. 3, 1780 ; rem. to Lyndon .- Ruth, b. July, 13, 1782 ; m., 1809, Wm. Pierce (2) ; d. in Lyndon, June 23, 1832 .- Abigail, b. Dec. 9, 1784 ; unm .- Charlotte, b. Aug. 11, 1787; m. Ist, Abel Fletcher (1); 2d, 1819, Nathaniel Atherton (4) ; d. Feb. 9, 1848 .- Gratia, b. Aug. 2, 1790; m., 1810, John Butler (1) ; d. Aug. 30, 1855 .- Eber (7), b. Feb. 28, 1793.


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BUNKER G., son of Ephraim (2), m., 1799, Sybil, dau. of Thomas Willard (3). Resided in Chfd. He d. since, or about, 1844.


Ch. : (Order uncertain) Maria, m. Rufus Allen, of Hins .- Lucy, m. Raymond Fletcher, of Boston .- Sally, m. Jones, of Boston .- Vashti, m. Levi Streeter .- Benjamin W., b. Oct. 23, 1SOS; unm .; d. at sea when a young man .- Charles, b. Apr. 13, 1811 ; m. Sybil Streeter, of Hins .-- Es- ther, m. - Paine, in N. Y. State .-- Gratia, m. - Wal- lace, in N. Y. State .- Mary .-- Julia.


6. BARZILLAI, son of Ephraim (2), m., May 29, 1803, Lavina Putnam, b. May 5, 1780, and d. Apr. 28, 1854. He d. in Chfd. Jan. 20, 1823.


Ch. : Eliza, b. Feb. 29, 1804 ; m., 1831, David S. Fletcher (4) .- Lois B., b. Mar. 9, 1806 ; m. Barton Howe (2) ; d. Oct. 18, 1852.


7. EBER, son of Ephraim (2), m. Jane, dau. of Lyman Streeter, of Hins., and who d. Mar., 1879. Resided in Chfd. He d. Jan. 20, 1842.


Ch. : Horton, b. Dec. 5, 1818 ; m. -; d. in Hopkinton, Mass .- Mariette, b. Aug. 9, 1822 ; m., Feb. 18, 1841, Oliver H. Safford (5) .- Parker (S), b. Apr. 5, 1824 .- Warren, b. Feb. 9, 1826; m., in Chfd., Isabel Todd; d. in Worcester, Mass., Apr. 10, 1852 .- Martin, b. Dec. 19, 1829 ; m. Annette Miles. Res. in Worcester .- Horace, b. Oct. 15, 1835 ; d. Aug. 24, 1853 .- Larkin, d. in infancy .- Moulton, d. in infancy.


PARKER, son of Eber (7), m. Eliza, dau. of Roswell Powers (2). He d. in Chfd., Dec. 11, 1857.


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Ch. : Amandren G., b. Dec. 3, 1846; d. Oct., 1865 .- Mi- ron W., b. Mar. 17, 1850 .- Fred F., b. Apr. 22, 1852 .- Fennie E., b. Feb. 25, 1855 ; m. Edgar H. Burroughs .- Al- ton P., b. Oct. 5, 1857.


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3. AMOS HUBBARD, half-brother of Ephraim Hubbard (2), b. Sept. 28, 1745, came from Rutland, Mass. He purchased in Chfd., Dec. 29, 1769, lots Nos 4 and 4 (excepting 50 acres), in the 11th and 12th ranges, respectively. This farm was iden- tical, in part at least, with that now owned and occupied by his grandson, John O. Hubbard. He m. in Chfd., in 1774, Leah Farr, b. Feb. 24, 1756, and d. Oct. 26, 1832. Soldier 1777 : selectman '84. He d. from the effects of a surgical op- eration, June 8, 1792.


Ch. : Leah, b. Dec. 6, 1774 ; m. Noah Cummings, and rem. to Littleton .- Sarah, b. Feb. 6, 1777 ; m., 1793, Peter Wheeler (2) ; d. 1851 .- Amos, b. Oct. 30, 1780; m., 1So7, Nabby Smith. Rem. to Littleton .- Samuel B. and Jacob Powers (9), b. Mar. 29, 1785. Samuel B. m. - Hildreth, of Petersham, Mass., and settled in Littleton (N. H.)-Fohn (10), b. Sept. 28, 1789.


9. JACOB P., son of Amos (3), m., 1815, Luna, wid. of Levi Fletcher, and dau. of Lotan Hildreth (7), and who d. Feb. 20, 1870. Resided in Chfd. He d. Jan. 8, 1856.


Ch .: Louisa F. (half-sister of the following), b. June 9, 1807 ; m., 1824, George, son of Martin Hildreth (6) .- Luthe- ra B., b. Nov. 1, 1816 ; m., 1836, Marshall Butler (2) .- Amos R. (11), b. Jan. 6, 1819 .- Sophia W., b. July 1, 1821 ; m. Josiah, son of John Butler (1) .- Joseph C. (12), b. Feb. 15, IS24.


II. AMOS R., son of Jacob P. (9), m., Sept. 22, 1846, Rosamond W., dau. of Samuel and Orpha (Walker) Waldo, of Langdon. Farmer in Chfd Selectman 1872, '73 and '76.


Ch. : Rawson W., b. Jan. 27, 1848 ; unm. ; d. Apr. 8, 1881. He was a young man of more than ordinary force of intellect, and a lover of learning, but was cut down, in the prime of life, by a disease from which he had long suffered .- Flora A., b. Sept. 3, 1851 ; m., Nov. 21, 1873, Levi B. Ware, of Wmd. ; d. Feb. 3, ISSI .- Clara M., b. Oct. 4, 1853 ; m., Nov. 21, 1871, Chas. M., son of Chas. M. Davis (7) ; d. Mar. 16, 1879 .- Etta L., b. Nov. 16, 1866 .- Luna B., b. Apr. 25, 1870.


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1.2. JOSEPH C., son of Jacob P. (9), m., May 10, 1847, Cordelia, dau. of Simon and Betsey Ames, of Croydon, and who was b. Nov. 18, 1828. Farmer in Chfd.


Ch. : Frank, b. Dec. 14, 1849 .- Cora Bell, b. June 15, 1859 .- Ida Florence, b. June IS, IS62.


IO. JOHN, son of Amos (3), m. 1st, 1816, Sally, dau. of John Hil- dreth, and who was b. June 2, 1792, and d. in 1834 ; 2d, Oct. 5, 1836, Celistina K., dau. of Oliver Doolittle, of Hins., and who was b. Jan. 10, 1800. He resided in Chfd., on the farm on which his father settled. He d. Aug. 23, 1874.


Ch. : Albert, b. May 16, 1817 ; m. Sophia Powers, of Spen- cer, Mass. Res. in Holden, Mass .- Elbridge (13), b. Mar. 31, 1819 .- Elijah, b. May 31, 1821 ; m. Ist, Rocephe Swan, of Townshend, Vt. ; 2d, Meldrada Redman, of Monticello, Ia., where he res .- Clark, b. June 28, 1824; m twice. Res. in Monticello .- Win. Ward, b. Sept. 12, 1827 ; m. Ist, Elmira Bigelow, of Spencer, Mass. ; 2d, Clara Whitney, of Fitchburg, Mass., where he res .- fason, b. Aug. 9, 1829 ; m. Ophelia, dau. of James Hubbard, of Royalston, Mass. ; d. at Council Bluff's, Ia., Feb., 1876 .- John O., b. Nov. 10, 1839 ; m., Sept. 8, 1875, Carrie L., dau. of Corlis Hinds (2). Farmer in Chfd. Has one ch., Lesley J., b. Jan. 23, 1879.




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