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LARKIN G., son of Levi (1), m., June 8, 1829, Mary Jane, dau. of Hon. John and Polly (Hayes) Noyes, of Putney, Vt., and who was b. Sept. 16, 1806, and d. at Scotch Plains, N. J., Aug. 24, 1876. He was educated at the Chesterfield Academy and at Dartmouth College, and then read law with Hon. Phin- eas Handerson. For many years he was a prominent member of the Cheshire bar. He was a man of culture, and possessed rare business qualities, which commanded the respect and con- fidence of his fellow townsmen. He was ever foremost in pro- moting the cause of education, and took great interest in the public schools In 1839, he rem. to Brattleboro', where he resided the remainder of his life, and where he continued to . practise his profession. He procured the charter for the first savings bank in Vermont, now called the "Vermont Savings Bank of Brattleboro'," and was treasurer of the institution about 25 years. In 1846, he was a member of the Vermont Senate. He d. July 6, 1869.
Ch. : Fohn Noyes, b. Apr. 2, 1831 ; d. Aug. 15, 1850. At the time of his death he was a member of the senior class in Harvard College .- Charles Levi, b. Jan 21, 1833 ; m., May 12, 1864, Isabella S. Martin, of Walpole. He is a member of the Stanley Rule Company, of New Britain, Conn. He res. in N. Y. City, superintending the extensive ware-rooms and managing the affairs of the company .- Larkin Goldsmith (S), b. Jan. 3, 1835 .- Elinor Gertrude, b. May 1, 1837 ; m., Dec. 24, 1862, in Paris, France, Wm. Dean Howells, then U. S. Consul at Venice, where they resided several years. They re- side at present at Belmont, Mass. Mr. Howells was for some time the well-known editor of the "Atlantic Monthly."-Al- bert, b. Mar. 18, 1840 ; d. Sept. 16, 1856 .- Joanna Elizabeth, b. Mar. 30, 1842 ; m., Sept. 25, 1862, Augustus D. Shepard,
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of N. Y. City .- Mary Noyes, b. June 6, 1844 .- Wm. Ruther- ford, b. Aug. 20, 1846. He is a member of the firm of "Mc- Kim, Mead and White," architects, No. 57, Broadway, New York .- Frederick Goodhue, b. Mar. 19, 1848. He is with his brother-in-law, Mr. Shepard, in the "American Bank Note Co.," N. Y. City.
LARKIN G., Jr., son of Larkin G. (5), m., at Florence, Italy, Feb. 26, 1866, Marietta di Benvenuti, a Venetian by birth.
Though a native of Chesterfield, he is widely known as the "Vermont Sculptor," his father having removed from this town to Brattleboro' when the subject of this sketch was about four years old. As a boy he was modest, retiring, and bashful in the extreme. He early displayed, however, a taste for art, and frequently made drawings of natural and other objects, some- times trying his hand at sculpture. A pig cut in marble at- tracted the attention of an artist who was stopping for a while at the "Water Cure" in Brattleboro'. In accordance with the advice of this gentleman, the young artist, who was now less than nineteen years of age, left the store of Messrs. Williston & Tyler, where he had been engaged as a clerk, and entered the studio of Henry Kirk Brown, of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he soon began to develop rapidly his genius for art. He re- mained with Mr. Brown about two years, and then returned to Brattleboro', where, soon after his arrival, he constructed of snow the statue that was destined to make him famous. One New Year's morning the "Recording Angel" stood revealed to the wondering gaze of the citizens of Brattleboro', not far from John Burnham's old foundery building, near the place where the two roads unite at North Main street. A prominent citizen of Brattleboro' has thus described the appearance of this statue and the surprise of those who first beheld it: "As morning dawned, there, at a fork of the two principal streets of the vil- lage, stood an image, bright in the rays of the morning sun, and brighter still with the magic light of genius. The mis- chievous boy stood appalled by the unwonted sight. It was surely no idle work for him to cast his snowballs at. A noted simpleton of the village, after looking at it for a moment, ran away from it in fear and alarm ; and a man who rarely ever before made a bow, raised his hat in respect."
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This exploit soon became noised abroad, and attracted the attention of Mr. Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati, who after- wards became the youthful artist's patron, giving him a com- mission to cut the "Recording Angel" in marble. Soon after appeared the colossal statue "Vermont," for the dome of the State House at Montpelier. This was followed by the striking figure of "Ethan Allen," which adorns the portico of the same building. In 1862, he went to Florence, the "Home of Art," where he first executed several ideal busts and statuettes. His first work of importance there, was "The Returned Soldier," a group produced in 1866. His next works of any magnitude were, "Columbus's Last Appeal to Isabella," and "America," for the soldiers' monument at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
In IS68, he was again at home, and obtained the order for the Lincoln monument at Springfield, Ill., which was unveiled, in a partial state of completion, Oct. 15, 1874. The bronze statue of Mr. Lincoln, nearly twelve feet high, cast at the Ames foundery, at Chicopee, Mass., is a wonderful portrayal of all the salient points in the character of that remarkable man. "Venice, the Bride of the Sea." and "The Discovery of Amer- ica," are other works of his creation. In 1874, he completed the statue of Ethan Allen for the State of Vermont, as one of her contributions to the National Statue Gallery at Washington. Not the least among his labors at this time, was the memorial monument of James Fisk, Jr., placed over his grave in the beautiful cemetery at Brattleboro'. He returned once more, that same year, to America, with his Italian wife, and remained till the autumn of 1878. He is now back in Florence once more, earnestly engaged in completing the two remaining groups for the Lincoln monument, another "Recording Angel," and in preparing his plans for the completion of the Washington mon- ument, some of his suggestions for that work having already been adopted by Congress.
6. ELIAS, son of Levi (1), m., Nov. 4, 1825, Elvira, dau. of Dan- iel and Sarah (Wood) Harvey (5). He soon rem. to Keene, where he kept the old "Sun Tavern" a while. He afterwards rem. from that town to Lexington, Mass., where he kept a hotel
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many years. In 1846, he returned to Chfd. and purchased the old Mead homestead, on which he passed the most of his re- maining years. He d. Aug. 16, 1871. He had no ch.
7. MARSHALL S., son of Levi (1), m., 1832, Frances L., dau. of Dr. Charles and Fanny (Hunt) Blake, of Northfield, Mass. He was educated at the Chesterfield Academy, and studied medicine with Dr. Philip Hall, of this town, and Drs. Twitch- ell and Adams, of Keene; received his degree at the Medical College in Hanover in 1825. In 1828, he settled in Northfield, where he has continued to reside, most of the time, in the prac- tice of his profession.
Ch. : Hope R., b. Sept. 19, 1835 ; m., Nov. 6, 1854, Larkin G., son 'of Levi Mead (2) .- Ellen H., b. Dec. 18, 1838 ; m., June 18, 1862, Wm. H. Sherwin, of Madison, Wis - Grace G., b. Oct. 18, 1842 ; m., June 8, 1864, Capt M. R. Lawrence, of Wis. ; d. in Northfield, Sept. 18, 1873.
MERRICK.
I. CONSTANT MERRICK came from Hardwick, Mass., and settled in Chfd., about 1792, having, it is said, exchanged farms with Paul Eager. He lived where Chandler W. Cressey now res .. near the Centre Village, and built the house which the latter now occupies. His wife was Sarah Hopkins, of Brewster, Me., d. in Chfd., Oct. 14, 1845, a. 88. He d. in Chfd., Apr. 18, 1844, a. 84.
Ch. : Prince, m. - , in Bangor, N. Y., where he d .- Barney, m. Mary Smith, of St. Armands, P. Q., where he d. -Polly, unm ; d. in Chfd .- Nathan, m., 1811, Silvey Daggett. of Wmd. ; d. in Swanton, Vt .- Sally,.b. Dec. 24, 1791 ; m. Barnum, of Bangor, N. Y .- Susanna, b. Mar. 9, 1794 ; unm ; d. in Chfd .- Nathaniel, b. Aug. 24, 1796 ; d. in infancy. -Nathaniel (2), b. Feb. 8, 1799 .- Levi, b. Sept. 30, ISO1 ; m. Ist, 1820, Cynthia, dau. of John Kneeland (q. v.), and who d. in Bangor, N. Y .; 2d, Silvey (Daggett) Merrick, wid. of his brother Nathan.
NATHANIEL, son of Constant (1), m., Feb. 3, 1829, Jane, dau. of Seth Tucker, of Winchendon, Mass., and who was b. July 27, 1802. He settled in Chfd., on the paternal farm, and lived
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in the house built by his father during the first year of his (Na- thaniel's) life. He d. Mar. 15, 1867, and was buried in Win- chendon.
Ch. : Eliza Fane and Julia Ann, b. Nov. 26, 1830 Eliza Jane m., Sept. 17, 1862, Henry W. Paine, of East Randolph, Mass., and res. in Holbrook, Mass. ; Julia Ann, m., Sept. 9, 1858, Geo. O. Leonard, of Saxton's River, Vt., and res. at Red Bluff, Cal .- Elliott Tucker, b. Jan. 6, 1833 ; m., Nov. 2, 1867, Annie S. Hoyt, of Hanover. He graduated at Dart- mouth College in the class of '57, having pursued his prepara- tory studies at Saxton's River, Vt. He d. at St. Louis, Mo., July 25, 1876 .- Joshua Tucker, b. June 18, 1847. Having fitted for college at the Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden, he entered Dartmouth, and graduated in the class of '73. After graduating he engaged in teaching for about seven years. He res. at present in Holbrook, Mass.
MERRILL, OBADIAH, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Han- nah His name disappears before 1787. Three ch. were recorded : Obadiah, b. July 13, 1769; Esther, b. June 11, 1771 ; Abel, b. Feb. 24, 1774.
MERRILL, NEHEMIAH, in Chfd. 1770; UALLAINELL (?), in 1776 ; JOHN, in 1775, which year he was a soldier. All the names disappear before 1788.
METCALF, NATHAN, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Mary
His name is not found after 1791. Only 2 ch. were recorded : Levi, b. Dec. 13, 1767 ; Joseph, b. Feb. 10, 1770. METCALF, ASA, m. Mehetable , and had a son, Nathaniel, b. Sept. 5, 1779.
METCALF, JOSEPH, was a soldier in 1775 and '77 ; JOSEPH, Jr., (perhaps his son) in 1776. Neither name is found after 1791. METCALF, THOMAS, 1777-between IS07 and '12, and was a sol- dier 1777; REUBEN, 1787-'S9; JOHN, 1787; ROSWELL, ISO7 -'49, and was a soldier 1814 ; THOMAS (Jr. or Second), 1821 -'49; GEORGE, 1821.
MORIARTY, EDWARD, b. in Ireland, m. Lucinda, dau. of Ben- jamin Streeter (2), and who d. in Wmd., June 30, 1877, a. 79 . yrs. II mos. He settled in Chfd. about 1824, and resided here about 35 years, when he wandered away, and was never after- wards heard from.
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Ch. : William B., b. Sept. 26, 1827 ; d. Oct. 30, 1853, unm. -Mary Ann, b. Apr. 22, 1829 ; d. Feb. 8, 1847 .- Rhoda, b. Apr. 27, 1831 ; m. Ashbel, son of Benj. Streeter (3) .- Fran- cis, b. Apr. 8, 1833; d. May 27, 1872, unm .- Timothy, b. Apr. 11, 1835 ; m., Oct., 1862, Emily, dau. of Nelson Wilber, of Wmd. ; d. in Walpole, Apr. 16, 1867 .- James, b. Apr. 6, 1837 ; m., Oct. 5, 1858, Lydia, dau. of Nathan Franklin, of Wmd., where he res .- Catherine, b. Sept. 10, 1839 ; m., Apr. 10, 1867, Jotham P. Bennett, of Wmd .- Thomas K., b. Jan. II, 1842 ; d. Jan. 20, 1860.
NASH.
I. ABRAHAM NASH, probably son of Abraham, who was the son of Benjamin and Ann (Smith) Nash, of Braintree, Mass., ap- pears to have been b. in Taunton, Mass., about 1776, and to have settled in Chfd. about 1812. His wife was Betsey Smith, b. Sept. 15, 1781, and d. Mar. 19, 1868. He d. Feb. 3, 1848, a. 71.
Ch. : Reuben (2), b. Aug. 22, 1803 .- Ebenezer, m. d. in Lee, Mass .- Lewis, unm ; d. in Chfd., Feb. 15, 1862, a. 52 .- Martin, d. Sept. 1, 1813, a. nearly 3 years .- Nancy, m. Benj. Austin, of Swzy. ; froze to death in Chfd., Jan. 24, 1856, a. 42 .- Melinda, m. Alexander Howard, of Wincr .; d. in Swzy .- Lydia, unm. ; d. in Chfd .- George, m., 1848, Mary F. P. Shattuck. Res. in Brat.
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Ch. : William, m. Ist, Emily Barber ; 2d, Julia Smith .- Sophia, d. young .- Elmira, m. Ist, Stephen Franklin, of Wincr. ; 2d, Mirach Burgess .- Webster, killed in battle dur- ing the civil war .- Hannah, b. July 13, 1834; m. Daniel E. Robbins (q. v.)-Betsey, d. unm .- Eliza, m. Ist. Leonard Davis, of Gilsum ; 2d, John Nash .- Lucina, m. 1st, Mirach Burgess ; 2d, -.- Henrietta, m. Arthur Johnson .- Reu- ben, d. a. about 18.
NEWCOMB, JOHN, m. (probably) Betsey Davis. Three ch. were recorded : Benjamin E., b. July 22, 1812 ; Albert G., b. Dec. 29, 1815 ; Elizabeth A., b. July 12, 1818.
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NICHOLS, JOHN, perhaps son of John, m. Ist, Phebe Chamber- lain, sister of the wife of Stephen Streeter (1), and who d. in 1805; 2d, Sally Edmunds. He settled on what was long known as the "Nichols farm." (See p. ISo.) He d. in Chfd. Ch. : John, d. young ; Lepha; Lucy, d. about 1836. The two last were idiotic
NICHOLS, LEVI, brother of John Nichols, 1787-1805. He is said to have m. - Bingham.
NICHOLS, HEZEKIAH, 1787 ; SAMUEL, who rem. to Palatine, N. Y., about 1790; LYDIA, m., 1784, Benajah, son of Wm. Ran- dall (1) ; MARY, m., 1788, Wm. Harris, of Brat. ; POLLY, m., 1793, Silas Hubbard (q. v.)
NORCROSS.
I. SAMUEL NORCROSS m. Rachel Harvey, and settled in Marlboro', Vt., where he d. He is said to have had the following ch. : Eber, Darius, Naham, Benaiah (2), Binea (3), Lucy.
2. BENAIAH, son of Samuel (1), came to Chfd. about 1796. He m., 1799. Sally, dau. of Wm. Thomas (q. v.), and who d. in Wis., Oct., 1873, at the great age of 97 years. For about half a century he owned and managed the lower ferry, which was established by his father-in-law, Wm. Thomas. In 1850, he rem. to Bellows Falls, Vt., and thence to Fredonia, N. Y., where he d. Aug. 13, 1860.
Ch. : Lucy, b. Jan. 30, 1800 ; m., 1825, Wm. Q. Thompson (9) ; d. Sept. 21, 1829 .- Emma, b. Feb. 8, 1801 ; d. Jan. 30, 1842, unm .- Luthera, b. June 22, 1803 ; d. Feb. 13, 1835, unm .- Alanson (4), b. Apr. 14, 1805 .- Alexander, b. June 11, ISO7 ; d. June 15, 1823 .- David Leavitt (5), b. Feb. 25, IS10 .- Samuel f., b. Nov. 9, 1812 ; m. Maria Kerr, of Dum. ; d. in Putney, Vt., Mar. 24, 1853 .- Calvin T., b. Aug. 29, 1815; m. ist, Eleanor Mason, of Londonderry, Vt. ; 2d, Bet- sey Ann Beadle. Res. in Elkhart, Ind .- Elizabeth, b. Mar. 27, 1818 ; d. Nov. 7, 1822 .- George S., b. Oct. 30, 1821 ; m. Adaline Florida. Res. in Wis.
4. ALANSON, son of Benaiah (2), m., Jan. 22, 1832, Lydia, dau. of Washington Farr (7). Shoemaker. Res. in Chfd.
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Ch. : Mary E., b. Aug. 10, 1833 ; m., Aug. 7, 1855, Lor- ing, son of Loring Eaton (2) .- William L., b. July 19, 1837 ; res. in Boston .- George A., b. Dec. 23, 1839; res. in Boston. DAVID L., son of Benaiah (2), m., Sept. 15, 1839, Elizabeth, dau. of Nathan Randall (4). Res. in Keota, Keokuk Co., Ia. Ch. : Edward L., b. Feb. 16, 1842 .- Helena E., b. in Chfd., Apr. 10, 1845 .- Anette, b. in Chfd., Dec. 24, 1846.
3. BINEA, son of Samuel (1), m., 1802, Clarissa, dau. of Wm. Thomas (q. v.), and who d. May 30, 1877, a. 95. Resided in Chfd. He d. in 1864.
Ch. : Chauncy R. (6) .- Mary, m., 1836, Sumner, son of Wm. Black (2) .- Elizabeth C., m., 1833, Benj. B. Faulkner (2) .- Philip D .- Nelson B., m., 1847, Mary Ann Cutting ; res. in Wincr .- Eliza.
6. CHAUNCY R., son of Binea (3), m., 1831, Jerusha Hutchins. He d. in Deerfield, (N. H.)
Ch. : Clarissa, b. and d. Dec., 1832 .- Susan f., b. Oct. 20, 1833 .- Luthera A., b. Nov. 15, 1835 .- Mary E., b. Apr. 28, 1838 ; d. July 12. 1846 .- Harvey N., b. Feb. 4, 1840 ; d. May 2, 1842 .- George G., b. Feb. 11, 1842 .- Lucy E., b. Feb. 7, 1844 .- Ama C., b. Mar. 31, 1846 .- Olen C., b. Sept. 12, 1848 ; d. the next month .- Alfred H., b. Aug. 3, 1850; d. Aug. 18, 1854 .- Minerva M., b. Oct. 9, 1853 ; d. 1854.
NOURSE, JOSEPH, 1791-1800. His wife was Hannah
Three ch. were recorded : Elijah, b. June 5, 1791 ; Elisha, b. Apr. 16, 1793 : Reuben, b. Jan. 13, 1795.
NURSE, CALVIN E., son of Benjamin, b. in Keene, Mar. 20, 1825 ; unm. Has resided a number of years in Chfd., having previ- ously traveled extensively in the United States and Canada as an attaché of a circus company. Is a painter and paper-hang- er.
OAKMAN, JOSEPH, 1788-'97. His wife was Lucy -. Five ch. were recorded : Lucretia, b. Sept. 19, 1787 ; Lucy, b. May 12, 1789 ; Betsey, b. Mar. 25, 1791 ; Joseph B., b. Feb. 19, 1793 ; Arch, b. May S, 1795.
PAGE, DANIEL, was in Chfd. in 1785, as was also DANIEL, Jr., probably son of the former. Both names disappear before
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IS12. Daniel, Jr., appears to have m. Mary -, and to have had the following ch. : Sally, b. June 29, 1784 ; Polly, b. Mar. 19, 1786, and m., 1804, Jonas B., son of Jonas Stearns (2) ; Benjamin, b. Mar. 13, 1788 ; Lydia, b. Aug. 23, 1790 ; Edith, b. Mar. 11, 1793.
PAGE, DAVID, and JOHN, a few years between 1803 and '12. Da- vid m., 1805, Abigail Davis.
PARKER, EZEKIEL, m. Dinah -- , and had a son, Oliver, b. Jan. 15, 17 -.
PARKER, BENJAMIN, m. Lois -- , and had a son, Benjamin, b. Jan. 29, 1780.
PARKS, WILLIAM, was in Chfd. in 1791, but appears to have re- mained only a few years. His wife was Sally -.
Two ch. were recorded : Luther, b. Mar. 4, 1789 ; Sally, b. Apr. 30, 1791.
PARKS, FRANCIS, m., 1802, Sabra (Sabrina), dau. of Jonathan Farr (1), Second. He d. in Chfd., Dec. 8, 1812, in his 31st year.
PARSONS, BENJAMIN, m. Meriam -, and had a dau., Nab- by, b. Mar. 9, 1794.
PATTRIDGE.
I. ELI PATTRIDGE and his wife, -, purchased in Chfd., Sept. 25, 1776, lot No. 11, in the 6th range, and 25 acres of lot No. II, in the 7th range. In the deed they were said to be "of Mendon," Mass. About ISoo, Eli rem. from Chfd. to the northern part of the State.
Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Eli (2) .- Joseph (3), b. 1753 .- Amos, rem. (probably) to Keene, N. Y. Soldier in '1777 .- Mary, b. about 1762 ; m., 1780, Na- thaniel Walton (2) ; d. July 11, 1796 .- Rachel, b. 1766 or '67 ; m., 1786, Rufus Harvey (2) ; d. Jan. 11, 1840 .- Charles, m., 1800, Miriam Cunningham ; rem. from the town .- Nathaniel, m. - Goodall ; rem. to Lynn .- Abel, drowned in the Conn., at Bellows Falls .- Adam (or Adams.)
2. ELI, son of Eli (1), m. Persis . He d. in Chfd., Nov. 3, 1792. His widow m., 1797, Joseph Wheelock.
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Ch. : Elkanah, b. Sept. 4, 1780 .- Ira, b. Mar. 22, 1783 ; d. 1785 .- Ira, b. July 19, 1785 .- Azubah, b. Aug. 15, 1787 .- Carolina, b. Oct. 21, 1789.
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JOSEPH, son of Eli (1), m. Sarah Warren, of Mendon, Mass., who d. in 1849, a. S9. He purchased in Chfd., Mar. 16, 17SI, lot No. 16, in the 3d range. At that time he was living in Milford, Mass., but probably came to Chfd. soon after. Se- lectman 1801-'03, '16, '17. He d. in 1817, a. 64.
Ch. : Caroline, b. May 30, 1779 ; d. Sept. 15, 1787 .- Prusia, b. Mar. 18, 1781 ; m. Alexander Albee. Rem. to Littleton .- John W., b. Dec. 16, 1782 ; m., 1807, Polly Lincoln, of Wmd. Rem. to Peacham, Vt .-- Mehetable, b. Dec. 20, 1784; m., ISIO, Calvin Gilson (2) ; d. 1857 .-- Joseph (4), b. Jan. 28. 1787 .- Limon, b. July 21, 1789; m. Theodosia Wood, of Wind. Rem. to Peacham .-- Winslow, b. July 1, 1791 ; m. Lavernia Wood (sister of his brother Limon's wife). Settled finally in Watertown, N. Y .- Sally, b. May 4, 1793 ; d. July 12, 1798 .-- Abel, b. May 17, 1795 ; m. Sylvia Rem. to Highgate, Vt .- Ora, b. June 4, 1798; m. Betsey, dau. of Levi Ware, of Wmd. Rem. to Covington, N. Y .- Samuel f. (5), b. Nov. 22, 1800.
4. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (3), m., 1811, Catherine, dau. of Capt. Simon Willard (q. v.), and who d. in Osceola, Stark Co., Ill., Feb. 3, 1865. He resided a number of years in Peacham, Vt., and then rem. to Osceola, where he d. Sept. 29, 1873.
Ch. : (The first b. in Chfd., the rest in Peacham) Olon B., b. Nov. 17, ISII ; m., 1836, Lafrinda, dau. of Elijah Walton (3). Mechanic in Chfd. Has no ch .- Albert G., b. June 17. ISI4; m. Alma Brown, of Peacham, where he res .- Caroline C., b. Dec. 14, 1815 ; m. David Currier, a native of Peacham. Res. in Osceola .- Harriet B., b. May 1, 1821 ; m. Mark Blanchard, of Peacham. Res. in Creston, Iowa .- Lloyd W., b. Feb. 22, 1824 ; m. Jane McCole, of Peacham. Res. in Ne- ponset, Ill .- fane S., b. Oct. 12, 1826; m. Elisha Hutchins, of Wincr. ; d. Aug. 10, 1876.
5. SAMUEL J., son of Joseph (3), m., Oct. 25, 1827, Lucretia, dau. of Ziba Albee (2). Res. in Chfd. on the paternal farm. Representative 1846, '52 ; selectman '68.
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Ch. : Sarah W., b. Jan. 10, 1831 ; m., Feb. 11, 1851, Wm. R. Bullock, of Wincr .- Ellen M., b. and d. May, 1834 .- Winslow A., b. Oct. 25, 1838 ; m., Nov. 16, 1869, Georgina Jane, dau. of Henry Woodfield, of Grass Valley, Cal. Res. at present in Chfd. Has 4 ch. : Hattie L., b. in Cal .. Jan. I, 1871 ; Evelina M., b. in Cal., Dec. 15, 1872 ; Fred W., b. in Chfd., Jan 6, 1875 ; Ida L., b. in Chfd., July 9, 1878.
PEACOCK.
I. Adjutant JOHN PEACOCK purchased in Chfd., Nov. 2, 1770, lot No. 11, in the 14th range. His wife was Esther, dau. of Dea. John Lessley. She d. June 17 1787, a. 81. He d. Sept. 17, 1791, in his 87th year.' He had a son Samuel (2), and prob- ably another, John, who was a soldier in 1776. [Eunice Pea- cock, who m., 1777, Artemas Witt (1), and Rebecca Peacock, who m., 1775, Jonathan Davis (2), were probably the daugh- ters of John, Sen.]
2. SAMUEL, son of John (1), was in Chfd. in 1770, which year (Aug. 15) he purchased lot No. 10, in the 14th range, on which, as was stated in the deed, John Vicory had built a "camp." July 15, 1772, he deeded one-half of this lot, together with a house and barn, to his father John. Samuel's farm evidently consisted, in part, of land now included in the farm owned and occupied by John L. Streeter. Soldier 1777. He probably rem. from the town, as his name and that of his son Samuel both disappear at the same time (in 1804.) His wife was Anna -. Four ch. were recorded : Anna N., b. May 16, 1776. -Lucy, b. Nov. 10, 1777 .- Samuel, b. Mar. 6, 1779 .- Sarah, b. Jan. 13, 1781 ; m. (perhaps), 1806, Cyrus Johnson. PENNIMAN, DAVID, 1788-1803.
PETTEE, STAFFORD H., from Hins., m., Feb. 21, 1827, Louis, dau. of John Darling (1), and settled in Chfd. He d. Dec. 3, 1855, a. 58. His wife d. Apr. 19, 1866.
Ch. : Carrie E., b. Nov. 15, 1830; m. Ist, June 1, 1848, Henry S., son of Africa Hildreth (S) ; 2d, in Worcester, Mass., Jan. 6, 1855, Joseph Stockwell, a native of Athol, Mass., now of Chfd. For a number of years she has contributed to vari- ous papers-among them the New Hampshire Sentinel, Clare- mont Eagle, and Gospel Banner-notes on fashion, and articles
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relating to political and other topics. For about eight years she has been the regular local correspondent of the Sentinel, writing over the nom de plume of "Q."
PHILLIPS, ANDREW, b. Jan. 6, 1750, son of Samuel Phillips, came from Marlboro' and settled in Chfd. apparently in 1793 or '94. He m. Ist, Sarah Fairbanks ; 2d, 1798, Mary Smith, d. Aug. 21, 1820, a. 70. He d. Nov. 26, 1822.
Ch. : Martha, b. Aug. 28, 1778 ; m., 1799, Enoch Jackson (3) ; d. Dec. 24, 1858 .- Experience, d. 1802, a. nearly 14. PHILLIPS, JOHN, b. May 3, 1757, brother of Andrew Phillips, m. Ist, Huldah -, d. in Chfd., Nov. 5, 1785 ; 2d, 1786, Mary Henry, wid. of William Henry (1). He settled in Chfd. in or before 1785, and resided here till he died, Sept. 7 (or 8), 1842.
Ch. : (By Ist marriage) Betsey, m. Joshua Stratton, of Athol, Mass .- Clarissa, b. Nov. 3, 1783 ; m., Jan. 18, 1807, Wm. Newhall, of Phillipston, Mass., afterwards of Chfd. ; d. Mar. 13, 1867 .- Huldak, b. Oct. 29, 1785 ; m., 1803, William, son of William Hildreth (4) .- (By 2d marriage) Sally, b. Jan. 14, 1787 ; m., 1807, Abel, son of Aaron Fisk (1) .- Edee, b. Dec. 31, 1789 .- Martha, m., 1811, Jason Davis (q. v.) [A son, by Ist marriage, is said to have d. a. about 11 years. ]
PIERCE.
Sergeant Thomas Pierce was born in England in 1596, and emigrated to Charlestown, Mass., in 1635. From him was descended, in the sixth genera- tion, John Pierce (1), who settled in Chesterfield. (Thomas1, Thomas2, Ste- phen3, Stephen4, Williams, John6.)
I. JOHN PIERCE, the descendant of Sergt. Thomas Pierce, came to Chfd. from Groton, Mass., between 1770 and '76. His wife was Tabitha Porter, d. in Chfd., Apr. 23, 1831, a. 74. Ac- cording to tradition. he served in the last French and Indian war. On coming to Chfd., he appears to have located at what is now the Centre Village, where he may have kept a small store. At the same time he owned a large quantity of land in the town, much of which he is said to have sacrificed to the cause of liberty during the War of the Revolution. Together with others from Chfd., he also took part in the battle of Ben- nington, probably as an independent volunteer. April 19, 1782,
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he purchased of Samuel Davis Converse, then of Dum., the western half (the other half lying in Spafford's Lake) of lot No. 12, in the 10th range, on which he built a house. Here he passed the remaining years of his life, erecting, after a while, a larger and more commodious house near the highway that formerly led from the Centre Village to Wmd. He d. July 7, 1812, a. 69.
Ch. : William (2), b. Oct. 8, 1776 .- John (3), b. June I, 1780 .- Silas, b. Sept. 25, 1781 ; d. Mar. 25, 1783 .- Ezekiel Porter (4), b. Apr. 20, 1785 .- Ebenezer (5), b: June 22, 1788 .- Esther, b. Sept. 29, 1791 ; m. Samuel Thompson (6) ; d. Mar. 13, 1873 .- Lucy, b. Feb. 27, 1799 ; m., 1818, Hub- bard Wheeler (4) ; d. Feb. 2, 1854.
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