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WILLIAM, son of John (1), m., 1809, Ruth, dau. of Ephraim Hubbard (2), and who d. June 23, 1832. Soon after his mar- riage he rem. to Lyndon, Vt., where he d. June 14, 1854.
Ch. : Emily, b. Feb. 18, 1812 ; unm. ; d. Aug. 10, 1862 .- Sir Wm. Earl, b. June 12, 1813 ; m., Oct. 10, 1865, Helen A. Houghton. Has 2 ch. : Emily A., b. Mar. 14, 1869 : Geo. W., b. Jan. 8, 1875 .- George W., b. Feb. 5, 1815 ; m., July 26, 1840, Ruth Bly, of Charleston, Vt., where he res. Has 2 ch. : Alfred I., b. Aug. IS, 1841 ; Ruth E., b. Apr. 23, 1848. 3. JOHN, son of John (1), m., 1800, Judith, dau. of Silas Thomp- son (2), and who d. Nov. 14, 1860. Resided in Chfd., living from 1818 till the time of his death on the farm afterwards owned and occupied by the late Chas. N. Clark, it being the same on which Peter Stone, Sen., settled when he came to Chfd. Representative 1845. He d. Apr. 27, 1857.
Ch. : Abigail, b. Dec. 12, 1800 ; m., July 7, 1844, Alanson Chamberlain (6) ; d. Apr. 29, 1858 .- Alfred (6), b. Dec. 22, ISO2 .- Irene, b. Jan. 15, 1805 ; d. Sept., 1806 .- Laura, b. Sept. 19, 1807 ; m., 1830, Samuel H., son of Aija Walker (2) ; d. Jan. 28, 1861 .- Amanda, b. Mar. 14, 1809 ; m., Apr., 1835, Lyman Britton (q. v.) ; d. Dec. 21, 1836 .- Lucinda, b. Oct. 12, 1811 ; d. Mar. 2, 1814 .- Mary, b. Oct. 27, 1813 ; d. Aug. 20, 1839 .- Lucy, b. Feb. 17, 1816; m., Dec., 1847, Chas. N. Clark (3) .- John Langdon (7), b. Nov. 16, 1819 .- Elizabeth F., b. July 27, 1822 ; m., 1849, Marshall H., son of Asa Day (5) ; d. Oct. 4, 1865.
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6. ALFRED, son of John (3), m., 1830, Abigail, dau. of Martin Rockwood, of Swzy., and who was b. 1812. He settled in Hartland, Vt., where he d. Apr., 188o.
Ch. : Mary H., b. June 30, 1831 ; d. Feb. 24, 1833 .- Fran- cis M., b. Jan. 7, 1834 ; m., Feb. 7, 1860, Helen M. Bishop. Res. in Hartland .- Mary H., b. Oct. 24, 1836 ; m., Oct., 1864, Gen. Lewis A. Grant, now of Des Moines, Ia .- Abbie S., b. Feb. 17, 1842 ; m., Feb. 26, 1873, C. H. Smith.
7. JOHN L., son of John (3), m. Ellen E., dau. of Asa Marsh (3). For a number of years he engaged in trade at South London- derry, Vt., and afterwards resided for a while at Chester, Vt. At present he resides in Fitchburg, Mass.
Ch. : Frederick Webster, b. Oct. 18, 1850 .- Cora Eliza, b. Apr. 16, 1862.
4. EZEKIEL P., son of John (1), m., Mar. 1, ISOS, Susanna Por- ter, b. in Groton, Mass., May 4, 1785, and d. in Chfd., Jan. 11, 1866. For a few years after his marriage he resided in Maine, but returned, in 1814, to Chfd., and engaged in farming, trade, and manufacturing. About 1821, he opened a store at the Cen- tre Village, first in the house in which Alanson Norcross now lives, and afterwards at the "Cook stand," so called. (See pp. 164, 165.) Here he kept a store and tavern for about 7 years, afterwards engaging in trade for a while at Factory Village, and also in Londonderry, Vt. The first "patent accelerating wheel- heads," for spinning wool, made in Chfd., were manufactured by him at Factory Village, probably about 1820. He also en- gaged to some extent in the manufacture of bits and augers. In 1831, Mr. Pierce built, on the paternal homestead, near the lake, the large stone house in which he lived during the remain- ing years of his life, and which he kept for some time as a tav- ern. In 1827, he was a member of the N. H. House of Rep- resentatives, and one of the selectmen of the town, in the af- fairs of which he was always much interested. As a man of business he was active and enterprising, and ever ready to en- gage in some new undertaking. He d. May 23, 1865.
Ch. : Susanna P., b. Dec. 2, 1809 ; m. Bethuel Farley, of Marlow ; d. July 9, 1881 .- Theresa fane, b. Feb. 23, 1812 ;
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unm. Res. in Chfd. In her earlier years she engaged to a considerable extent in school-teaching .- Ezekiel P. (8), b. Aug. 18, 1813 .- Fulia A., b. Oct. 28, 1817 ; unm. Res. in Chfd. -Lucius D., b. Aug. 9, 1820 ; m. Lucy C., dau. of Adjt. John H. Fuller, of Keene. Graduated at Norwich (Vt.) University in 1846, and then studied law with Hon. Wm. P. Wheeler, of Keene ; practised first in Marlow, and afterwards in Winchendon Mass. He d. May S, 1858 .- Horace T. H., b. Feb. 22, 1822 ; m., June 12, 1850, Sophia Dickinson. Brick-mason. Hed. in Keene, Jan. 7, 1877 .- Lafayette Washington (9), b. May 20, 1825 .- Andrew f., b. May 9, 1829; d. Nov. 20, the same year .- Augusta E., b Jan. 29, 1830; unm. Res. in Chfd. She is a teacher of long experience, having taught schools in many different towns in this State, Vt. and Mass .- Benja- min F., b. Aug. 1, 1833. Farmer in Chfd.
8. EZEKIEL P., son of Ezekiel P. (4), m., May 1, 1844, Sarah E. Webster, of Salem, Mass. Res. in Cambridge, Mass. Hav- ing acquired a practical knowledge of business by assisting his father in the management of his stores and tavern, he began, in 1836, the manufacture of patent spinning-wheel heads at Fac- tory Village (see p. 161), engaging at the same time in the manufacture of bits, augers, &c., in the western part of the town. (See p. 160.) In 1851, he rem. to Boston, where, for the next 25 years, he engaged in the wholesale fruit business. In 1879, he invented and patented "awning-blind hinges and fixtures," which are being extensively used. When he resided in Chfd., he held commissions in the militia for a period of 14 years, and was promoted six times, attaining the rank of major- general.
Ch. : Georgie C., b. Mar. 21, 1847 .- Edward E., b. Mar. 21, 1848 ; m., June 16, 1875, Fannie S. Chandler, of Cam- bridge, Mass.
9. LAFAYETTE W., son of Ezekiel P. (4), m. Ist, Sept. 15, 1859, Cleopatra S., dau. of Kendall P. Barry, of Saxton's River, Vt., and who d. Nov. 12, 1864; 2d, Oct. 5, 1865, Mrs. Lydia M. Brooks, dan. of A. B. Piper, of Templeton, Mass., and who d. May 15, 1872 ; 3d, Mar. 29, 1875, Harriet E., dau. of Josiah Derby, of Ashburnham, Mass.
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In 1850, he graduated at Norwich University, in the full col- legiate course, and for several years engaged in teaching. He next studied law in the office of Hon. F. F. Lane, of Keene, and that of Tyler and Pierce, of Winchendon, Mass. ; was admitted to the practice of law in all the courts of Mass., at the Worcester county bar, at the April term of the supreme judicial court, at Worcester, Apr. 28, 1854, and has ever since practised his pro- fession in that county and, to some extent, in New Hampshire. For the past 22 years he has resided in Winchendon. Since 1854 he has been a justice of the peace, and most of the time since 1858 he has held the office of commissioner of N. H. for Mass., having been first appointed to the same by Gov. Wm. Haile.
Ch. : Chas. Lucius, b. Mar. 6, 1864 .- John A., b. July 23, 1866 .- Ezekiel P., b. Apr. 28, 1868 ; d. Sept. 3, 1868 .- Ma- bel M., b. Apr. 28, 1868 ; d. Sept. 8, 1868 .- Thursa B., b. July 11, IS76.
EBENEZER, son of John (1), m., ISOS, Alpha, dau. of Anthony Randall (3), and who d. in Wmd., July 6, 1869. He was a farmer in Chfd. many years, afterwards removing to Wmd. He d., however, in Chfd., Mar. 10, 1875.
Ch. : Britton, b. Nov. 23, 1812 ; disappeared when a young man .- Charles, b. Mar. S, 1813 ; is supposed to have started for Cal. many years ago, and has not been heard from since .- Lloyd, b. Dec. 20, 1815 ; unm. Farmer in Chfd. and Wmd. He d. in the latter town, Mar. 26, ISS2 .- Alson (10), b. June S, 1817 .- Dexter, b. Oct. 11, 1819 ; m., July 14, 1846, Rachel C. Wing. Res. in Wmd. Has no ch., except by adoption. -Ebenezer, b. Nov. 23, 1826; unm ; d. in Wmd., Apr. 20, 1 863.
IO. ALSON, so11 of Ebenezer (5), m. Lurana P., dau. of Ephm. and Lurana (Daggett) Wheeler, of Wmd., and who was b. July 11, 1829, and d. Dec. 25, 1872. Farmer in Chfd.
Ch. : Frank A., b. Apr. 20, 1854 ; m., Oct. 25, 1870, Per- sis M., dau. of Snow Prentice (4). Has had 4 ch. born in Chfd. : F. Earl, b. Jan. 8, 1872 ; Annie L., b. Oct. 26, 1874 ; Guy L., b. June. 14, 1878 ; Ida M., b. Jan. II, ISSO, and d. Mar. 6, 1881 .- Lurana E., b. Oct. 27, 1856; d. a. 2 days .- Willis B., b. Aug. 11, 1858 ; d. a. 17 days .- Ella E., b. Mar.
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22, 1860 ; m., Sept. 24, 1874, Christian Frederick Ferdinand Springer, a native of Germany, but now of Chfd .- Fred M., b. Feb. 12, 1864 ; d. Aug. 24, the same year.
PIERCE.
Benjamin Pierce, a Quaker, lived and died in Smithfield, R. I. His wife was Abigail Buffum, sister of Joseph Buffum, of Wmd. He had five children that lived to adult age, one of whom, George (1), settled in Chfd.
I. GEORGE PIERCE, son of Benjamin, m., July 4, 1810, Sophro- nia Mann, b. June 14, 1785, and who is still living in Chfd. About 1816, he rem. from Smithfield to this town, and settled in the eastern part of it. He remained, however, but a few years, returning to Smithfield. About 1825, he came back to Chfd., where he passed the rest of his life. He d. Aug. 14, 1876, a. about 83.
Ch. : Adaline, b. Nov. 17, 1810; m., June 6, 1833, Free- man Chase, of Athol, Mass .- Gilbert, b. Aug. 11, 1812 ; m., Apr. 1, 1839, Mary Ann Stimpson, of Athol .- Benjamin (2), b. Feb. 26, 1815 .- George, b. May 30, 1816; m. Betsey Sher- man. Res. in Keene .- Diana, b. Jan 3, 1818; m. ist, - Scott ; 2d, May 4. 1871, Ora Blodgett (4) .- Marshall M., b. Dec. 4, 1819 ; d. May 6, 1847 .- Mary T., b. Mar. 4, 1822 ; m. Ist, Oct. 8, 1846, Daniel Moore, of Athol; 2d, Asnah Al- ger, of Winchendon, Mass .- John H., b. Jan. 13, 1824 ; m. Elizabeth Ann Chandler, of Leominster, Mass. Merchant. He d. at Hackensack, N. J .. Dec. 28, 1867 .- Joseph W. (3), b. Sept. 18, 1825 .- Louisa B., b. Dec. 31, 1827 ; m. Estey Farr, of Wmd .- Hannah Maria, b. Oct. 10, 1829 ; m., Mar. 10, 1852, Wm. Atherton (9).
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BENJAMIN, son of George (1), m., Nov. 15, 1842, Caroline A., dau. of Jesse Gale, of Petersham, Mass. Having been a few years in the employ of Richardson & Huggins, manufacturers of bits and augers, he commenced, about 1853, to manufacture the same articles on his own account, at Factory Village ; in which business he has ever since been constantly and success- fully engaged. In 1852, he became interested in the manufac- ture of chisels, in Hins., selling the stock on commission and having a general superintendence of the business, in which he
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continued about 13 years. He has also been pretty extensively engaged in the manufacture of "wheel-heads." (See pp. 161, 162.) Selectman 1850.
Ch .: Frederick B., b. Apr. 20, 1845; m., Dec. 16, IS6S, Emma F., dau. of Josiah W. Cook, of Alstead, now of Chfd. Manufacturer of wheel-heads, bits, augers, &c., at Factory Vil- lage. Has had 2 ch. : Maude E., b. May 23, 1871 ; Frank M., b. May 17, 1875, and d. Sept. 18, the same year .- Carrie M., b. Oct. 18, 1850; m., Dec. 12, 1872, J. Lyman Bliss. Res. at Atchison, Kan .- Nellie K., b. Jan. 25. 1853 .- Grace M., b. Dec. 30, 1854 ; d. Oct. 3. 1873.
3. JOSEPH W., son of George (1), m., Aug. 17, 1862, Sarah Jane, dau. of David Arnold (q. v.) Farmer in Chfd.
Ch. : Ansel f .. b. June 2, 1866 .- Harry A., b. Oct. 21, 1867 .- John M., b. June 30, 1869 .- David W., b. Sept. 6, 1871 .- Sarah f., b. Apr. 11, 1876 .- Mary f., b. Feb. 28, I879.
PIERCE, DANIEL, son of Jacob Pierce, b. in Alstead, Aug. 24. ISOS, m., Oct. IS, 1836, Almira, dau. of Wm. Black (2), and settled in Chfd. in 1839 or '40. Farmer.
Ch. : Henry D., b. in Keene, Apr. 8, IS39 ; m., Feb. 24, 1863, Mary A. Starkey, of Wmd .- David H., b. in Chfd., May 26, 1841 ; m., Jan. 19, 1871, Angeline M., dau. of Wm. Bennett (q. v.)- William H., b. in Chfd., Dec. 9, 1842 ; m., Jan. 30, 1878, Ell. L., dau. of Wm. Hunt, of Wincr.
PLATTS, WARHAM R., son of Capt. Joseph Platts, was b. in Rindge, July 18, 1792. In IS21, he m. Sarah, dau. of Rufus Harvey (2), and settled in Chfd. He resided at the Centre Village, where he was postmaster about 21 years. (See p. 168.) For many years he was deputy-sheriff, and for a while sheriff of the county. He was always deeply interested in the affairs of the town, as well as in national politics, and to the close of his life was a "staunch pillar of the democracy." Se- lectman 1848, '51 ; town-clerk '43, '44. He d. Feb. 21; 1872. Had no ch.
POMEROY, ELEAZER, b. 1734, was in Northfield, Mass., from 1762 to '73. Dec. 10, 1773, he purchased in Chfd. house-lot
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No. 7, in the 8th range. In June, 1777, he was summoned be- fore the "court of inquiry," at Keene, for alleged hostility to the American cause ; was tried, and sentenced to be confined to the limits of his farm. He appears, also, to have taken an active part in the controversy about the "Grants." (See Chap. III.) His name disappears about 1792. His wife was Lydia
, and he had a dan., Lydia, d. 1776, in her 11th year, and another, Catherine, d. the same year, in her 9th year.
POMEROY, MARTIN, perhaps son of Eleazer, m. Dorcas Cham- berlain. Selectman 1802. He d. in Chfd., Jan. 2, 1831, a. 68. Had a son, Martin, d. 1802, young.
POMEROY, SOLOMON. perhaps son of Eleazer, m. Polly -.
His name is not found after 1793. His ch., so far as known, were : Patty, b. June 7, 1778 ; Phene, b. Apr. 4, 17 -; Pol- ly, b. June 28, 1786; Mehitable, b. Sept. 8, 1791 ; Almira, m. Ora Blodgett (4).
PORTER, REUBEN, from Swzy. (?), settled in Chfd. in 1835 or '36. Merchant at the Centre Village '36-'39 ; selectman '54. Rem. from the town in '55 or '56. His wife was Prudence , and a dau., Mary B., d. in Chfd. Aug. 28, 1853, a. 19 ; a son, Sumner W., d. in 1838, young.
POWERS.
I. EZEKIEL POWERS, from Plympton, Mass., purchased in Chfd., Oct. 7, 1772, lot No. 9, in the 14th range, on which, according to the deed, were a house and "potash" [potashery]. His wife was Abigail Bonny. Soldier 1776. He d. about 1815.
Ch. : Josiah, b. Oct. 4. 1770 ; m. Susan Parks ; d. in Marl- boro', Vt., where he resided many years .- Isaac, b. July 30, 1773; m. Phila, dau. of Jonathan Farr (3). Rem. to Water- ford, Vt. The following ch. were b in Chfd. : Lancey, Alex- ander, Polly, Prescott, Blake, Noyes, Phila .-- Lydia, b. May 15, 1776; m. Asa, son of Arthur Latham (q. v.)-Ezekiel, b. Jan. 11, 1779 ; m., 1804, Olive, dau. of John Day (2). Rem. to Northern Vt .- Benjamin, b. Nov. 26, 1781 ; m. Theda, dau. of John Harris (2). Rem. to Sutton, Vt .- Lyman, b. Oct. 14, 1784; m. Ist, 1804, Soffe Farr; 2d, 1824, Hannah Cobleigh, wid. of Erastus Cobleigh, and dau. of John Day (2).
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Settled in Sutton, Vt .- Abigail, b. Feb. 2, 1787 ; m., 1806. Amos Farr (8) ; d. Sept. 17, 1870 .- Samuel, b. May 18, 1790 ; m. -. Settled at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. School-teach- er .- Roswell (2).
ROSWELL, son of Ezekiel (1), m. Ist, 1815, Sally, dau. of Moses Farr (4), and who d. May 13, 1828 : 2d, 1829, Polly, sister of the first wife, and who d. May 8, 1840. Resided in Chfd. He d. June 4, 1845, a. 52.
Ch. : Laura, b. Apr. 15, 1816 .- Miranda, b. July 17, 1818 ; m. Oliver Hastings (10) ; d. May 6, 1860 .- George R., b. Sept. 27, 1820 ; d. Mar. 3, 1842 .- Eliza, b. Aug. 26, 1822 ; m. Parker Hubbard (8) .- Rolston, b. July 10, 1825 .- Maria, b. Nov. 11, 1830 .- Foster.
PRATT, JOHN, was in Chfd. in 1776. His wife was Betty
Soldier '76 and 'So. He may have d. or rem. from the town in 1793 or '94. The following ch. were recorded : Polly, b. June 25, 1775 ; Susy, b. Jan. 30, 1778 ; Sinthya, b. Apr. 12, 1780 ; Betsey, b. Sept. 25. 1782 ; John, b. Apr. S, 1785 : Ezekiel, b. May 27, 1787 ; Serene, b. June 4, 1790; Ira A., b. Oct. 9, 1793.
PRATT, ABIEL, may have come to Chfd. before 1781. His wife
was Grace -. Had, at least, 4 ch. : Nancy, b. June 16, 1781 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd. 1848 .-- John, b. Jan. 18, 1783 .- Abiel, b. 1785 ; d. 1788 .- Abiel, accidentally killed, while felling trees, about 1822.
PRATT, BARNA, b. Apr. 19, 1776, came from Marlboro', Vt., to Chfd. about 1819. His wife was Lucy, dau. of Josiah Hast- ings (3), and who d. Sept. 1, 1863. He d. Sept. 21, 1825.
Ch. : Roxana, b. Feb. 10, 1799 ; m. Geo. Sargeant, of Brat. -Henry, b. Aug. 9, 1800 ; m. Ist, 1825, Laura, dau. of John Snow (5), and who d. Sept. 17, the same year ; 2d, Dolly, sister of the first wife, and who d. June 4, 1829 : 3d, Abbie Brackett, of Brat., where he d. May 24, 1874 .- Charlotte, b. July 18, 1802 ; m., 1825, Broughton Davis (12) ; d. Dec. 27, 1880 .- Levi, b. June 17, 1804 ; m. Sarah Knight, of Brat. ; d. May 17, 1832 .- Barna, b. June 9, 1806; d. Mar. 21, 1829, unm .- Fona. H., b. June 11, 1808 ; d. Feb. 17, 1831, unm .- Mary, b. Mar. 28, 1811 ; m., 1831, Parker D. Cressey (7) .- Lucina, b. Feb. 4, 1813 ; d. Apr. 14, 1816.
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PRENTICE.
I. JOSEPH PRENTICE was probably of Hins. in 1764, but settled in Chfd. (in the "New Boston" district) in or before 1770. His wife's name has not been ascertained. About 1798, he rem. to Townshend, Vt., or vicinity. His ch., so far as known, were : Joseph (2), b. Sept. 20, 1774; Elijah, and probably Fohn (older than Joseph) ; Susy, Sophia, Savona, Lodema, and perhaps Sally, m., 1790, Daniel, son of Daniel Farr (2), and d. 1792, a. nearly 26.
2. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (1), m. Persis, dau. of Ezra Davis (3), and who d. Aug. 23, 1863. In 1812, he returned to Chfd. from Vt. (where he went with his father), and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by Ezra H. Davis. He d. June 24, 1858.
Ch. : Russell D., b. Dec. 25, 1806 ; d. Mar. 4, 1832, unm .- Savona, b. Jan. 2, 1810; m., 1829, Ira Dunham (4) .- Brad- ley (3), b. June 6, IS11 .- Alzina, b. Apr. 28, 1813 ; m., 1839, Josiah Dunham (6) .- Mary Ann, b. May 24, 1814; m. John Baker, of Goshen. Res. at Saxton's River, Vt .- Snow (4), b. Oct. 27, IS25.
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BRADLEY, son of Joseph (2), m., June 6, 1832, Sally, dau. of Elijah Barrows, of Wmd., and who was b. Mar., 1809. He was a farmer in Chfd. till 1862, when he rem. to Brat., where he now res.
Ch. : Mary Ann, b. Dec. 11, 1832 ; m., Jan. 6, 1858, Dr. Wm. R., son of Ira Dunham (4) ; d. in Wmd., Sept. 6, 1871. -George W., b. May 11, 1834; unm. ; d. in Brat., Mar. 18, ISS2 .- Phila M., b. Mar. 14, 1838 ; m., Oct., 1859, Frank H., son of Worcester Farr (II) ; d. in Brat., Mar. 27, 1864 .- Fane P., b. June 5, 1845; m , 1867, Edward Hill ; d. Dec. 30, IS68 .- Martha C., b. May 26, 1849; m. Ist, Edward Ty- ler ; 2d, Benj. Richards.
SNOW, son of Joseph (2), m., Feb. 15, 1849, Laura, dau. of Ephm. Amidon (3). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Jan. 16, 1869.
Ch. : Persis Martha, b. Nov. 19, 1849 ; m., Oct. 25, 1870, Frank A., son of Alson Pierce (10) .- Ida Maria, b. Oct. 12, 1851 ; d. June 16, 1870 .- Fannie May, b. May 12, 1855.
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PRESHO.
ZADOCK PRESHO came from Raynham, Mass., and settled in
I. 3 Chfd., in 1810. His wife was Orpha Alden, d. Apr. 17, 1856, a. 90. He d. Feb. 16. 1843, a. 75.
Ch. : (All b. in Raynham ; order somewhat uncertain) Asa. - James .- Zadock, d. in Raynham .- Laura .- Sullivan, m. Mary, dau. of Solomon Willard (4) ; d. in Billerica, Mass .- Ezra, d. young .- Ebenezer, b. 1798 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Dec. 30, 1868 .- Daniel (2), b. June 30, 1800 .- Ruth .- Elmira .- Isaac .- Wm. Henry, b. Apr. 20, 1809; unm. Farmer in Chfd.
2. DANIEL, son of Zadock (1), m., 1828, Myra, dau. of Thomas Sanderson (3), and who d. June 15, 1879. Farmer in Chfd.
Ch. : Melissa C., b. Apr. 29, 1829 ; unm .- Thomas D., b. May 26 1831 ; d. Jan. 24, 1833 .- Cordana W., b. Apr. 23, 1833 ; unm.
PRESTON, ABIAL, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Miletiah - Had a son, William S., b. Nov. 3, 1770. His name disappears before 1787.
PRIME.
I. OLIVER PRIME first settled in Winchester, but rem. to Chfd. about 1800. His wife was Rachel Franklin. He d. June 8, 1836, a. 71. His son, Nathaniel (2), b. 1791, also settled in Chfd
2. NATHANIEL, son of Oliver (1), m. Lydia Baughn, of New Sa- lem, Mass. He d. Oct. 16, 1865, a. 74.
Ch. : Nathaniel W., b. Oct. 30, 1818; m., June 6, 1839, Luna, dau. of Joel Fletcher, of Chfd. He d. Apr. 30, 1856. His wife and 2 ch. are also dead .- Hubbard V. (3), b. Apr. 13, 1821.
مبـ HUBBARD V., son of Nathaniel (2), m., Dec. 21, 1842, Elvira R. Snow, b. May 15, 1824. He lived many years in Chfd., but res. at present in Wincr. Stone-mason.
Ch. : Ellen E., b. July 27, 1846 .- George H., b. May 4, 1851 .- Nathaniel C., b. Nov. 11, 1875.
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PUFFER, JABEZ, son of Nathan Puffer, b. Aug. 26, 1817, m. Ist, Harriet Field, d. Oct., 1841 ; 2d, Oct. 25, 1842, Martha, dau. of Daniel King, of Orange, Mass. Settled in Chfd. in 1852 or '53, having rem. to this town from Wmd.
Ch. : Alanson R., b. Sept. 30, 1841 ; m. Emma S. Ranney. Res. in Malta, Ill .- Charles L., b. Jan. 14, 1844 ; m., Nov. 12, 1869, Elvira H., dau. of Marshall B. Shaw (q. v.) Res. in Chfd .- Frederick A., b. Mar. 7, 1848 ; d. Oct. 16, 1875 .- Nathan, b. Oct. 13, 1850 ; m., July 17, 1875, Eva L., dau. of Alonzo and Eliza (Davenport) Kathan. Res. in Chfd .- Hen- ry, b. Feb. 9, 1852 .- Maria E., b. July 13, 1853 .- Martha f., b. Oct. 2, 1855 ; d. Sept. 27, 1872 .- Warren, b. Jan. 22, 1864; d. Apr. 4, 1865.
PUTNAM.
John Putnam emigrated from Eng., and settled in that part of Salem, Mass .. which is now Danvers, in 1634. From him was descended Stephen (John1, Thomas?, Edward3, Elisha4, Stephen5), who settled in Wincr. Ste- phen had the following sons : Solomon, John (1), Gideon, Elisha, David, Lew- is, Rufus.
1. JOHN PUTNAM, son of Stephen Putnam, b. in Wincr., May 10, 1761, came to Chfd. in his boyhood and lived in the family of Ebenezer Harvey, Sen. In 1779, he enlisted in Col. Hercules Mooney's regiment, and served for a while. This regiment was ordered to march to Rhode Island. (See p. 100.) In 1801, he m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Converse (1), and lived many years at the Centre Village, in the large house that once stood near the south side of the common, and which was burned about 1845. Though he commenced life in very humble cir- cumstances, he succeeded, by his sagacity and perseverance, in acquiring a considerable fortune, owning much timber-land in the "Winchester woods." For a number of years he was one of the trustees of the Academy, and served the town in the ca- pacity of selectman in the years IS08, '09, '20, '21, '26. He also represented the town in the Legislature in 1816, '17, '18, and '26. He d. Nov. 17, 1849, at the age of 88 years ; his wife Mary d. Sept. 14, 1853.
Ch. : Mary Adaline, b. Oct. 13, 1802 ; m., 1824, Austin Birchard, of Newfane, Vt .- Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1804 ; m.,
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IS22, Dr. Timothy S. Gleason, of Claremont ; d. July 2, 1877. -Charlotte, b. Mar. 1, 1So7; m. Dr. Robert Gleason, of Claremont, (brother of Dr. Timothy S.) ; d. Sept. 22, 1858 .- Charles Lewis, b. Sept. 10, 1810; m., 1835, Dorothy Flagg, of Keene. He graduated at Dartmouth College, and then read law in the office of Hon. Joel Parker. From Keene he rem. to Worcester, Mass., to act as secretary of a fire-insurance company. He also held several other offices of trust and finan- cial responsibility. He d. July 17, 1877 .- Frances Maria, b. July 18, 1816 ; d. June 29, 1817 .- Fulia, b. Aug. 17, 1819; m. Orrin Rawson, a native of Richmond, and a prosperous merchant in Worcester, Mass., and afterwards in Boston, Cleve- land, O., and Louisville, Ky. Mr. Rawson d. Aug. 1, 1873. Mrs. Rawson still res. in Louisville .- John Jay (2), b. May 21, 1823.
2. JOHN J., son of John (1), m., May 9, 1860, Isabella, dau. of Dr. William Parkhurst, of Petershanı, Mass.
In 1840, he was ordained as a minister of the Unitarian de- nomination, at Lebanon, and for a while was the pastor of the Unitarian society in that town. He was afterwards settled over societies of the same denomination at Bolton, Petersham, and Bridgewater, in Mass. His health failing at the last named place, he rem. to Worcester, and assumed the duties of general agent of the "N. E. Mutual Life-Insurance Co.," which posi- tion he held till he resigned in 1879, after thirteen years of suc- cessful service. He still res. at Worcester.
Ch. : Charles Converse, b. Aug. 15, 1861 .- John Park- hurst, b. Mar. 12, 1867.
PUTNEY, JONATHAN, was in Chfd. in 1787, and lived here many years. He m. ist, Tamar -; 2d, Abigail The following ch. were recorded : Samuel, b. Oct. 15, 1782 ; Mary. b. Dec. 3, 1785 ; Ezra, b. Feb. 4, 1787 ; Amos. b. Feb. 4, 1789 ; Polly, b. Apr. 10, 1791 ;. Nabby, b. July 30, 1793 ; Asa, b. Mar. 22, 1797 ; Sally (by 2d marriage), b. Mar. 19, 1803.
RAMSDALE (or RAMSDELL), JOHN, m., 1772, Betty Wheeler, and had a dau., Tryal, b Apr. 6, 1773. His name disappears before 1787.
RAMSDALE, NABBY, m., 1796, Jeremiah Hildreth.
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RANDALL.
1. WILLIAM RANDALL came from Cranston, Providence Co., R. I., and settled in Chfd., probably in 1780, which year (Nov. 9) he purchased of Michael Wentworth, of Portsmouth, the orig- inal share, in the township of Chfd., of John Wentworth, "Jr." (?), then deceased. This share (sometimes called the "Governor's son's share") was bounded on the north by Wmd. line, and on the west by the "Governor's farm," so called. It included land lately owned and occupied by Lloyd Pierce, and formed the eastern portion of the tract marked on the chart, or plan, of the town as "B. and J. Wentworth's shares." In 1785, William conveyed the western half of his land to his sons Ele- azer and Anthony, excepting 40 acres; and in 1792, he con- veyed the eastern half to Anthony alone. His wife was Orpha -, who appears to have d. about 1816. In attempting to aid financially his son Anthony, he was unfortunate enough to lose the most of his property, and during a few of the last years of his life was supported by the town. He appears to have d. in 1819 or '20, at the house of Capt. John Day, one of the selectmen, at an age of more than So years.
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