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13. ELBRIDGE, son of John (10), m. Ist, July 4, 1850, Lydia, dau. of Simon Ames, of Croydon, and who d. Apr. 24, 1860, a. 36 ; 2d, Dec. 12, 1861, Widow Lydia A. Tasker, dau. of Lov- ell Baker, a native of Goshen. Farmer in Chfd.
Ch. : Arthur E., b. Dec. 27, 1851 .- George A., b. May 22, 1854 .- Mary L., b. Feb. 4: 1858 ; m., Dec. 27, 1879, Willis J. Ray, of Dum .- Albert A., b Jan. 13, 1863 .- Erwin C., b. Apr. 1, 1866.
4 OLIVER HUBBARD, brother of Amos Hubbard (3), and half- brother of Ephm. Hubbard (2), b. in Rutland, Mass., came to Chfd. between 1770 and '76. He settled on the farm now owned and occupied by Joseph C. Hubbard. His wife was Lois -, d. May 5, 1838, a. 77. He d. July 30, 1820, a. 73.
Ch. : Oliver .- Hiram, rem. to Lyndon, Vt .- Vashti, m., 1816, Amos Rich ; d. in Chfd., insane, Dec., 1876 .- Esther, m., 1820, Seth Clark, of Burke, Vt .- Orrin, b. 1789 ; m.,
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ISIS, Mary Butler ; d. at East Burke, Vt., Sept. 22, 1872 .-- Heman Baker, m. Achsah, wid. of Montgomery Darling (4). He lived many years in Chfd., but d. in Hins. Had no ch .- Barsina, m. Daniel, son of John Crowninshield (1) .-- Sey- mour, who at one time lived in Windham, Vt.
HUBBARD, SILAS, was of Rutland, Mass., in 1789, but m. in Chfd., in 1793, Polly Nichols, and had, at least, one son born in Chfd., Silas, b. July 23, 1795. The name soon disappears. HUBBARD, CLARK, was also of Rutland. Mass., in 1789, but was in Chfd. in 1790. He m. Arathusa, dau. of Joseph Atherton (2), and rem. to Swanton, Vt., probably about 1795. HUDSON, BENJAMIN, son of William and Mary Hudson, b. in Oxford, Mass., May 22, 1727, m., 1756, Sarah Holman, of Sutton, Mass. He came to Chfd. between 1770 and '76, and appears to have settled on Streeter hill. His name disappears about 1797.
Ch. : Sarah, b. Feb. 7, 1757; m., 1780, Benjamin Streeter (2) ; d. Oct. 15, 1842 .- Mary, b. June 30. 1760 ; d. 1768 .- Hannah, b. May II. 1762 ; d. 1768 .- Benjamin, b. June 14, 1764 ; d. 1768 .- Molly, b. May 3, 1767 .-- Lucy, b. Oct. 23. 1769 .-- Solomon, b. Nov. 17, 1771 ; m., probably, Thirza, dau. of Samuel Farr (1), Third. It is probable that he rem. to Sutton, Vt., or vicinity, about 1799 .-- Betty, b. Oct. 2, 1774. -- Rhode, b. May 8, 1778 .-- Hannah E., b. Sept. 16, 1781. HUTCHINSON, BENJAMIN, m. Lucena -, and had a dau., Hephzibah, b. Feb. 17, 1790.
JACKSON.
I. ELEAZER JACKSON, supposed to have been a descendant of Ed- ward Jackson, who came from London, Eng., and settled in what is now Newton, Mass., as early as 1643, was born May 12, 1736. He m., in 1761, Rachel Pond, b. Feb. 3, 1740, and d. in Chfd., Mar. 12, 1836, a. 96. In 1767, he was in Walpole, Mass., but afterwards rem. to Wrentham, and thence, in 1771, to Dudley. He was originally a clothier by trade. Oct. 6, 1 778, he took a deed of 82 acres of land in Chfd., upon which he settled. This land is a part of the farm on which his grand- son, Jay Jackson, now resides, and has always been, since
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1778, owned by members of the Jackson family. He was selectman in 1782, '83, '87, '88, '93-'96, and 1800 ; representa- tive in '92, '93, '97. In 1791, he was the delegate from Chfd. to the convention for revising the constitution of the State. He d. Nov. 11, 1814.
Ch. : Prudence, b. Nov., 1762 ; m., 1779, Asa Robinson, of Dudley, Mass. ; d. Aug. 21, 1840 .- Jacob, b. Apr. 15, 1764 ; m., 1793, Susanna, dau. of Col. Samuel King (2). Had 2 ch., Willard and Mary, twins. After his death his wid. m., 1815, James Robertson (4) .- Farib (2), b. May 5, 1766 .- Lydia, b. Oct. 11, 1767 ; m. John Sanderson (4) ; d. Oct. 17, 1793 .- Enoch (3) and Elijah (4), b. Oct. 20, 1769 .- Levi (5), b. in Dudley, June 25, 1772 .- Wilkes, b. May 15, 1775 ; unm. Rem. to Waterford. Vt., where he was killed by a falling tim- ber, Dec. 1, 1810 .- Fames, b. Dec. 29, 1776; m., 1800, Lucy Bingham, and had 3 ch. : Horace, Lydia, Arnold. Rem. to Swanton, Vt., where he m. 2d, Mrs. Betsey Cram. He d. Apr. 9, 1854 .- David, b. Oct. 22, 1778 ; unm. Was a trader for some time in Wincr., whence he rem. to Highgate, Vt. He d. in Westfield, Vt., Apr. 22, 1859.
2. JARIB, son of Eleazer (1), m., 1792, Molly (or Polly), prob- ably dau. of Paul Eager (q. v.) Rem., about 1796, to Swan- ton, Vt. He d. May 29, 1833.
Ch. : Rufus W., b. Jan. 19, 1793 ; murdered by a negro at Highgate, Vt., Nov. 14, 1819. Having stopped at a tavern, he was requested by the proprietor to assist in removing an intox- icated negro from the house. Mr. Jackson ejected him with- out the assistance of the proprietor, and afterwards mounted his horse and rode away. The negro, armed with a club, se- creted himself by the road-side, and, as Mr. Jackson rode along, knocked him from his horse. The murderer was con- victed of the crime and executed .- Lydia, b. Nov. 3, 1794 ; d. at St. Albans, Vt., July, 1869 .- Paul Eager, b. July 5, 1796 ; d. at Swanton, Nov. 14, 1867 .- Polly, b. July 23, 1803 .- Eleazer P., b. Apr. 6, 1807 ; d. at Swanton, Apr. 24, 1808 .- Fanny P., b. Aug. 29, 1809 ; d. Mar. 14, 1840.
3. ENOCH, son of Eleazer (1), m., 1799, Martha, dau. of Andrew Phillips (q. v.), and who d. Dec. 24, 1858. He resided in
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Chfd., on the paternal farm, till 1837, when he rem. to Win- hall, Vt. He was a noted pedestrian, and seldom made use of a horse in performing long journeys. Setting out at an early hour in the morning, he sometimes traveled 50 to 60 miles in a day. It is related of him that, on one occasion, having been invited to ride, he replied, "I'm in a hurry ; I think I will not ride." He d. in Winhall, Oct. 10, 1853, at the age of nearly 84 years.
Ch. : Eleazer, b. Nov. 25, 1799 ; d. Sept. 21, 1802 .- Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1801 ; d. Oct. 8, 1802 .- Andrew, b. Sept. 20, 1803 ; d. Dec. 28, 1814 .- Mary. b. Aug. 21, 1806 ; d. Jan. 11, 1815. -John, b. Jan. 8, 1810. He was a lover of books, and an excellent scholar. At the age of about sixteen he left the Acad- emy prepared to enter college two years in advance ; but, hav- ing decided not to pursue a collegiate course, he began to study law with Hon. Phineas Handerson. After a year or two he abandoned the study of law, to engage in farming in Swanton, Vt. ; but his intellect became deranged, and he died insane in Winhall, May 11, 1846 .- Louisa, b. Sept. 27, 1811 ; m., 1833, George G., son of Arad Stoddard (4) .- Fay (6), b. May 15, ISI6.
6. JAY, son of Enoch (3), m. Ist, 1845, Betsey E., dau. of James Henry (2), and who d. Mar. 14, 1870 ; 2d, Mar. IS, 1872, Mrs. Lucy S. Whitney, of Townshend, Vt. He res. in Chfd. on the ancestral farm, and is a well-known raiser of fine cattle. Though best known, even to his fellow-townsmen, as a suc- cessful farmer, it is, nevertheless, a fact that his devotion to the Muse is only second to his love for his chosen vocation ; and some of his poems would do honor to the masters of the poetic art. Representative 1842, '44 ; delegate to the convention for revising the constitution of the State, 1876.
Ch. : Laura, b. Sept. 12, 1846 .- Robert, b. Mar. 3, 1848 .- Martha E., b. Sept. 5, 1850 ; d. Aug. 13, 1876, unm .- An- drew H., b. Jan. 13, 1853 .- John, b. Mar. 16, 1857 ; d. Dec. 27, IS61.
4. ELIJAH, son of Eleazer (1), m. Elizabeth Sumner, of Keene. He was a clothier for a few years at the West Village, and then rem., about 1804, to Highgate, Vt., where he d. Mar. 20, 1860.
Ch. : Betsey Z .- Sarah .- Sophrona.
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LEVI, son of Eleazer (1) , never married. Of him his nephew, Mr. Jay Jackson, writes as follows :
"In a history of the town of Chesterfield, justice to the memory of Hon. Levi Jackson seems to require something more than the bare mention of his name; for probably no one has done more for the honor of the town, or to elevate the moral and intellectual standard of the community in which he moved.
The youthful years of Levi were principally spent in company with his father and brothers in clearing up and cultivating their new farm; but he manifested a desire to obtain a better education than the common schools of that day were calculated to impart, and told his father that he thought he might afford to send one of his numerous family of boys to college. Improv- ing his meager common school privileges, and dividing the remainder of his time between his labors upon the farm and his fireside studies with the ben- efit of a few months at the then infant institution of Chesterfield Academy, he qualified himself for college, and entered Dartmouth in 1797, two years in advance. Graduating in 1799, his services were immediately secured by the trustees of Chesterfield Academy as preceptor of that institution, which po- sition he held for six consecutive years. During this time, the Academy ac- quired an enviable reputation as a literary institution. Possessing a fine per- sonal appearance, an unassumed dignity and firmness, yet easy and pleasant in his manners and conversation, it was said of him, that he commanded both the love and the fear of his pupils, and the respect of all.
On retiring from the preceptorship of the Academy, he engaged in trade at Chesterfield Center, and continued in that business during the remainder of his life. He was a member of the N. H. House of Representatives in 1808, '09, '10 and '11, and again in '21; a member of the State Senate in '12, '13, '14 and '15, and of the Council in '16 and '17. Modest and unaspiring in his de- portment, (unlike many of our modern politicians), the offices of honor and trust that he held were unbought and unsought by him, but bestowed upon him by an appreciative constituency in consideration of his eminent qualifica- tions for the same.
A man of temperate habits and strong constitution, in the full strength and vigor of life and usefulness, and with a prospect before him amounting to nearly a certainty that, if his life was spared, he would soon be called to fill the highest office in the gift of the State, his unexpected death, which oc- curred Aug. 30, 1821, at the age of 49, was a severe loss to the town, the State and the community, and brought deep mourning upon his family and friends; but his memory will be cherished while virtue, honesty and intelligence are justly appreciated."
In politics Mr. Jackson was a Federalist, and, at the town- meeting held Sept. 4, 1812, -- for the purpose, as was stated in
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the warrant, "of taking the sense of the town on the alarming situation of our country, the conduct of our rulers, and the tendency of their measures," -- he was chosen chairman of the committee for drafting "a proposal for the town to act upon." The resolutions submitted to the town on that occasion, and adopted, are published in full on pages 108, 109. It is, of course, impossible to determine whether the phraseology of these resolutions was wholly Mr. Jackson's ; but (however we may regard the political sentiments contained therein) it must be admitted that they have a true Jacksonian ring, which renders it highly probable that they were penned by himself. And in saying this, it is by no means intended to underrate the ability'of the other gentlemen of the committee.
JOHNSON, ISRAEL, was in Chfd. in 1773, which year he purchas- ed a part of lot No. 7, in the 15th range. His wife was Abial Higgins, who, after his death, m. Abner Harris, Jr. Israel lived (during the last years of his life at least) on the farm now owned and occupied by Chas. C. P. Goodrich, Esq. He d. May 16, 1So2, in his 64th year. His wife Abial d. Jan. 15, 1826, a. 85. He is said to have had the following ch. : Polly, b. about 1776; m., 1791, John Kneeland (q. v.) ; d. Apr. 25, 1842 .-- Israel .- Eliphaz, b. 17So ; unm. He lived many years in Brat., where he was noted for his witty sayings and extem- poraneous poetry, specimens of which can be found in Henry Burnham's history of that town. He was commonly known as "Blind Johnson," on account of his defective eyesight. He d. in Chfd., Sept. 1, 1859, from injuries received by being run against by a team, at the Centre Village .-- Zebulon .- Thomas. -- Flint, m , 1792, Joanna Eastman .-- Chellis .-- John, m. (perhaps), 1793, Sarah Hildreth.
JOHNSON. .
I. CALEB JOHNSON, b. 1746, came from Petersham, Mass , prob- ably in 1773, which year (Aug. 8) he purchased house-lot No. 11, in the 11th range. His wife was Sarah -- , d. Dec. 31, 1837, a. 90. IIe d. Dec. 24, 1832.
Ch. : David S., b. 1775 ; d. young .- Susanna, d. young .- Nabby, b. Apr. 22, 1777 .- Caleb, b. Aug. 25, 1779 ; m., 1809,
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Lodisa, dau. of Thomas Farr [probably son of Abraham (1),] and who d. Apr. 19, 1847, a. 62. Resided in Chfd. He d. June 5, 1854. Had no ch .- foel, b. Nov. 17, 1781 .- David (2), b. Dec. IS, 1783 .- Perley and Polly, b. Apr. 20, 1786 Perley rem. to the "Black River country," N. Y .- Sally, b. July 6, 1788 .- Fohn, b. Aug. 24, 1791 ; unm. Is said to have been accidentally killed.
2. DAVID, son of Caleb (I), m. Ist, 1819, Phebe Wood, d. Jan. 8, 1832 ; 2d, Susan, dau. of Wm. Clark (1), and who d. Nov. 6, 1847. Resided in Chfd. He d. Mar. 7, 1867.
Ch. : George W. (3), b. Apr. 28, 1820 .- Harriet M., b. May 4, [822 ; m. ist, 1840, Benj. F. Swan, of Tyngsboro', Mass., by which marriage she had 4 ch. : H. Evelina Swan, b. Dec. 26, 1841, and m., June 15, 186S, Albert O., son of Jessie Field (4) ; Abbie M. Swan, b. Nov. 19, 1843, and m., Apr. 15, 1869, Geo. Morse, physician, now of Gloucester, Mass., being also a physician herself ; Benj. Herbert Swan, b. Sept. 7, IS45, and m., Mar. 13, 1873, Sarah E., dau. of Rodney Fletch- er (7) ; Mary Ella Swan, b. Sept. 22, 1847. Harriet M. m. 2d, Mar. 26, 1859, Joshua W. Chamberlain (9) .- Liva Ann, b. Jan. 9, 1825 ; d. Feb. 11. 1826 .- Sarah E., b. Feb. 23, 1827 ; m., Apr. 23, 1854, William, son of Nathan and Hannah (Farr) Franklin, of Wmd., and who d. in Chfd., June 1, IS78 ; she d. Sept. 12, 1873.
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GEORGE W., son of David (2), m., May 10, 1855, Fannie Me- lissa, dau. of Asa Smith ( II). Res. in Chfd. Farmer.
Ch. : Ada M., b. Mar. 21, 1856; m., June S. ISSI, Wm. Larkin, son of Ephm. Amidon (4) .- Cora f., b. May 16, IS58 ; d. Oct. 25, 1863 .- Burton G., b. July 5, 1861.
JOHNSON, ZIBA, was in Chfd. in 1791 ; JONAS, in 1794 ; PETER, in 1795 ; WILDER, 1796-about 1800; ROBERT, 1798-1803.
JOHNSON, MOSES, b. Mar. 6, 1741, rem. from Stafford, Conn., to Putney, Vt., of which town he is said to have been one of the early settlers. In 1777, he, with others, commenced a set- tlement on land that now lies in the north part of Brookline, Vt. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and rose to the rank of lieutenant. Feb. 23, 1782, the Legislature of Vermont
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granted to him and 33 others a tract of land containing 5040 acres, which tract was first called "Johnson's Gore," but which, Nov. 6. 1800, was incorporated into a township under the name of Acton. In 1840, Acton was annexed to Townshend. About 1792, he settled in Chfd., having married, for his second wife, Lydia, dau. of Peter Wheeler (1), and who d. at Putney, Apr. 16, IS16. He remained in Chfd. till about 1804, when he re- turned to Putney. While in Chfd. he engaged in the manufac- ture of malt, in a building that stood a little way north of the Wheeler brook, near the present highway leading past Elbridge Hubbard's and Russell H. Davis's, in school-district No. 9. He d. in Wmd., Sept. 3, 1835.
Ch. : (By second marriage) fane W., b. Jan. 11, 1791 ; m. John Hollenbeck ; d. July 4, 1872 .- Lucinda, b. Dec. 19, 1793; unm. She was drowned in the Connecticut, on the evening of July 1, ISII, at Putney ferry, as she was returning home from Chfd., where she had been on horseback It is supposed that she was pushed out of the boat by her horse .- Sarah W., b. July 5, 1796; m. Ist, Moses Day (q. v.) ; 2d, Erastus Downey, of New York .- Olive D , b. Jan. 1, 1799 ; m. Ashbel Johnson, of Putney .- Moses, b. Dec. 26, 1804.
JOHNSON, ABNER, was in Chfd. in 1776. He was one of the original trustees of the Academy. Selectman 1778, 'SI, '82, '89-'91. His wife's name has not been ascertained, but he had a son, Martin, d. in Chfd., Aug. 26, 1844, a. 72 ; a dau., who m. - Brockway, and probably other ch. He d. Mar. 19, 1826, a. 85.
JOHNSON, CHARLES, 1775 -- '95. His wife was Anna -- , d. Sept. 14, 1789, in her 40th year. Soldier 1775.
JOHNSON. ZEBEDIAH, m., 1788, Hannah Woods. Two ch. were recorded : Zebediak, b. Aug. 19, 1788, and d. 1796; Israel, b. Aug. 27, 1790.
JOHNSON, NATHAN, m. Emma -, and had the following ch. : Rebecca, b. July 22, 1810; Phebe, b. Apr. 26, 1812 ; Pherona, b. Mar. 16, 1814; Laura, d. 1823, young.
JOHNSON, ASAHEL, 1787-about 1800. He appears to have had a son, Asahel.
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JORDAN.
I. ELEAZER JORDAN settled in Chfd. as early as 1770. His wife was Phebe Soldier 1775, '76, '77. He d. about 1830. He is said to have had the following ch., and perhaps others : Polly, b. Apr. 2, 1770 .- Amos (2), b. July 2, 1771 .- Miles. m., 1802, Anna Mason ; d. in Chfd., at the poor-house, Nov., 1860 .- Zeri .- Benjamin .- Eleazer, m .. 1806, Clarissa, dau. of Nathaniel Bacon (1) .- Edmund .- Sylvanus .- William .- Hannah .- Lois, m. Josiah Tombs (q. v.)
2. AMOS, son of Eleazer (1), m. Ruth, dau. of Ebenezer Streeter (q. v.) He d. in Chfd., at the poor-house, Mar., 1860.
Ch. : Phebe, b. Mar. 30, 1790 .- Femima, b. Sept. 28, 1791. - Amos, b. May 26, 1793 .- Ebenezer, b. Apr. 10, 1795 .- Ab- igail, b. Oct. 17. 1797 .- Zeri, b. July 3, 1801 .- Eleazer, b. June 25, 1805 .- Lorenzo, b. Dec. 3. 1812.
JOSLYN, BENJAMIN, settled in Chfd. between 1807 and '12 He .
m. Ist, Betsey - -, d. Jan. 20, 1820, a. 65 ; 2d. 1824, Mrs. Rachel Rover. He d. Nov. 8, 1825, a. 79. A dau .. Sally, d. Nov. 20, 1856, a. 64 ; a son, Danl. Foster, b. probably about 1798, resided in Chfd. a number of years after his father's death, but finally rem. to Amherst, Mass.
JOSLYN, ELBRIDGE G., m., 1813, Mary Hyde, of Putney, Vt., and who d. Sept. 15, 1819, a. 32. He d. in Chfd. (apparently) Aug. 28, 1815, a. 27.
KILLBURY, JOHN. m. Zerviah His name disappears be- fore 1787. Three ch. were recorded : John, b. Mar. 10, 1772 ; Richard, b. July 2, 1773 ; Robert, b. Dec. 13, 1774.
KIMBALL, WILLIAM, m., Jan. 20, 1780, at Wilton, Mehetabel Hutchinson. He d. in Chfd., July 8, 1790, in his 44th year. Four ch. were recorded : Timothy, b. Apr. 19, 1784 ; Stephen, b. Jan. 28, 1786 ; Asa, b. Dec. 14, 1787 ; Abial, b. Sept. 23, 1789, and d. 1790.
KING.
I. Dr. SAMUEL KING was residing in the 5th school-ward in 1785, but the date of his settlement in the town has not been deter- mined. He is said to have lived in the house now occupied by Otis Safford, and which is situated near the Centre Village,
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west of the highway leading from that village past the residence of Henry C. Marsh. His wife was Hannah .
He prob- ably d. before ISoo. His ch., so far as known, were as follows : Samuel (2), b. about 1751 .- Lydia, m. - Bingham .- Sally, d. June 2, 1787, in her 20th year .- Betsey, d. June 5, ·
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2. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (1), m. Molly, dau. of Ephm. Whit- ney (q. v.), and who, after her husband's death, m. Capt. Si- mon Willard (q. v.) Samuel appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1773, having conie, probably, from Petersham, Mass. He was one of the most conspicuous characters in the history of the town. In 1776, he refused to sign the "Association Test," and, in June, 1777, he was summoned before the "court of inquiry," at Keene, "as being inimical to the United States of America ;" was tried, and sentenced to pay a fine and to be confined to the limits of his farm. (See p. 58.) When the controversy about the "Grants" was at its height, he espoused the cause of Vermont, and labored strenuously to effect the union of the disaffected towns with that State, and at one time held a commission as colonel in the Vermont militia. (See Chap. III.) According to the records of the superior court of Cheshire county, he was indicted, at the same time with Sam- uel Davis, for attempting to break up the inferior court in Sept., 1782 ; but this indictment was not prosecuted. (See p. 84.) In 1781, he was chosen, together with Dea. Silas Thomp- son, to represent Chfd. in the General Assembly of Vermont, and was selectman the same, and the following, year. In 'S2, '83 and 'S4, he represented the town in the General Court of N. H. He d. Sept. 13, 1785, in his 34th year, and was buried in the old town grave-yard, at the Centre Village. In his will, which was made twelve days before his death, he devised the use of his farm to his father and mother, and made certain pro- visions respecting his sisters and his children. The appraised value of his estate was 2497 pounds 9 shillings 4 pence.
Ch. : Polly, b O&t. 4, 1772 ; m., 1790, Ora Harvey (3) ; d. Mar. 21, 1846 .- Susanna, b. Aug. 3, 1775 ; m. Ist, 1793, Ja- cob, son of Eleazer Jackson (1) ; 2d, James Robertson (4) ; d. May 17, 1833 .- Samuel (3), b. Nov. 10, 1778 .- Sally, b.
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Sept. 21, 1780 ; d. Mar. 22, 1781 .- Sally, b. Nov. 26, 1782 ; m., ISOS, Luther Chapman (then of Swzy.)-Thirzy, b. May 7, 1785 ; m., 1803, Jason Tyler (3) ; d. in Wincr., Aug. 17, IS51.
3. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (2), m., 1796, Sally Davis, b. Apr. 25, 1730, and d. Aug. 20, 1848. About ISoo, he rem. to Lit- tleton, and afterwards to Vermont and Maine, finally settling at St. Stephens, N. B., where he d. Jan. 13, 1834. Both he and his wife were buried at Calais, Me.
Ch. : Willard, b. Dec. 21, 1796 .- Gilman D., b. Apr. 3, 1799 .- Almena, b. in Littleton, June 15, ISO1 .- Lorainc, b. in Lunenburg, Vt., Apr. 5, 1803 .- Velona, b. in Waterville, Me., May 10, 1805 .- Adeline, b. in Waterville, June 12, 1807. - Thirza, b. in Waterville, Aug. 21, 1809 .- Samuel T., b. in St. Stephens, N. B., (as were also all the following), Dec. 9, ISII .- Ora H., b. July 28, 1814 .-- Minerva, b. Feb. 24, 1817. -Laura S., b. Apr. 15, 1819 .- Rex, b. Nov. 6, 1822 .- Sally H., b. July 4, 1826.
KING, RICHARD, 1793-between 1815 and '19 ; ISAAC, 1796.
KINGSBURY, ABIJAH. was in Chfd. in 1776. His wife was Sur- vinah His name is not found after ISo2. Four ch. were recorded : Amaziah, b. May 10, 1782 ; Francis, b. July 19, 1785 ; Polly, b. Feb. 22, 1787 : Abijah, b. Mar. 12, 1789. KINGSBURY, PHILIP, 1787-'91 ; ELISHA, 1787-'92 ; ABIJAH, Second, 1796-1802 ; BENJAMIN, 1798 -; LORING, ISI2.
KNEELAND, JOHN, son of Timothy Kneeland, was born in Gard- ner, Mass., in 1766 or '67. In 1791, he m. Polly, dau of Isra- el Johnson (q. v.), and who d. Apr. 25, 1842, in her 67th year. He was a carpenter by trade, and helped build, in 1790, the large square house near the West Village, now owned and oc- cupied by Ira D. Farr. He lived a few years after his mar- riage in Dum., but returned to Chfd. about 1797. He resided many years on the farm now owned and occupied by Chas. C. P. Goodrich, Esq., and which has long been known as the "Squire Kneeland farm." He was a justice of the peace for many years, and held the office of selectman longer than it has
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ever been held by any other person since the town was incor- porated ; viz, 1806, 'OS, '10, '12-'16, '20-'26, or 16 years in all. He was also representative 1818-'20, '22 and '25. He d. Feb. 9, 1850, a. 83.
Ch. : Polly, b. in Dum., July 15, 1794 ; m., 1817, Joseph Clark (2) ; d. May 7, 1850 .- Cynthia, b. in Dum., June 23, 1797; m., 1820, Levi, son of Constant Merrick (1) ; d. in Bangor, N. Y .- Electa, b. in Chfd., Aug. 10, 1799 ; m., 1820, Ezra Titus (3) ; d. Feb. 26, 1869 .- Lucy, b. Apr. 26, 1803 ; m., 1828, Josiah Higgins (4) ; d. Oct. 17, 1872 .- Arza, b. Mar. I, ISO6 ; d. Aug. 4, 1825 .- Abial, b. May 15, 1809; m., Mar. 3, 1831, Worcester Farr (11) .- Eliza, b. Aug. 6, 1811 ; m. Ar- chibald McCorcle, of Belton, Bell Co., Texas .- John W., b. July 23, 1814; m. Mary Austin, of Me .; d. at Rogersville, Tenn., in 1855.
KNEELAND, ABNER, brother of John Kneeland (q. v.), b. in Gardner, Mass., Apr. 7, 1774, was never a permanent resident of Chfd. ; yet a brief sketch of his career may not be out of place here, as he occasionally visited the town, and preached from the porch of the house which his brother John helped build (now owned by Ira D. Farr.) He began his ministerial career, as a Baptist, in 1801. In Sept., 1803, he joined the General Convention of the Universalists; was ordained in IS04 ; was settled as pastor of the Universalist society at Lang- don in the autumn of 1805; rem. to Charlestown, Mass., in the autumn of ISII ; to Salem in 1814; to New Hartford, N. Y., in 1816; to Philadelphia in ISIS; to New York in 1825; to Boston in 1830. In 1818, he delivered in Phila. a series of discourses entitled "Lectures on the Doctrine of Universal Be- nevolence," which were afterwards published. He also began, while in that city, the publication of "The Christian Messen- ger." In 1829, he renounced Christianity, and, in 1832, estab- lished at Boston the paper called "The Investigator."
In Jan., 1834, he was indicted for blasphemy, and tried and convicted in the municipal court, from whose decision he ap- pealed to the superior court. After several trials, in which the jury could not agree, he was finally convicted (Nov., 1835.) In March, 1836, he was heard before the full bench of judges,
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