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 35

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


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Ch .: (So far as known) Eleazer (2) .- Anthony (3) .- Benajah, m., 1784, Lydia Nichols. According to a deposi- tion bearing the date of May 18, 1792, and recorded in the Cheshire Registry, he and his wife were, at that time, residents of Palatine, N. Y. They appear to have rem. from Chfd. in 1790 or '91 .- Esther, m., 1785, Enoch Streeter (2).


ELEAZER, son of William (1), m. Martha Staples, d. about 1803. . He settled in Chfd. on land given him by his father. He d. in 1796, a. (probably) not more than 40 years.


Ch. : Roxana, b. July 4, 1783 ; m., 1801, Nathaniel Frank- lin, of Wmd .- Prusha, b. Oct. 18, 1785; m., 1802, Oliver Bingham (q. v.)-Diana, b. Mar. 6, 1788; m., 1804, Ashbel Wheeler (5) ; d. Sept. 13, 1852 .- Nathan (4), b. May 10, 1791 .- Eleazer (5), b. Aug 4, 1796, (a few weeks after the death of his father.)


NATHAN, son of Eleazer (2), m. Ist, Elizabeth, dau. of Wash- ington Farr (7), and who d. May 8, 1834, a. 36; 2d, Apr. 18, 1842, Mrs. Catherine Deddrick. He d. at Penn Yan, N. Y., where he had resided many years, June 9, 1859.


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Ch. : Prusha, b. Aug. 25, 1815 ; m., July 3, 1833, Elihu Bingham (5) -Laura G , b. Oct. 1, 1817 ; m. Ist, Nov 28, I'838, Otis H. Morrill ; 2d, May 5, 1856, J. Baxter Murdock. Res. at South Boston, Mass .-- Elizabeth, b. 1819; m., Sept. 15, 1839, David L. Norcross (5) .- Eliza Wheeler, b. Feb. 25, IS43 ; m., Apr. 27. 1864, Ephin. Thomas. Res. at Des Moines, Iowa .- Helen Augusta, b. Sept. 30, 1844 ; res. at Des Moines .- Geo. Washington, b. Sept. 3, 1846 ; m., Nov. 25, 1873, Fannie Edwards, of Louisville, Ky. Merchant at Des Moines.


ELEAZER,son of Eleazer (2), m., 1815, Clarissa, dau. of Ben- jamin Wheeler (2), and who d. June 7, 1844. He resided in Chfd. many years, on the farm on which his father-in-law had settled, now owned by Wm. L. Clegg. He d. in Wmd., June 17, 1860.


Ch. : Diana, b. June 7, 1816; m., May 8, 1839, Marshall H. Farr (13.) Res. at present in Holyoke, Mass .- Roxana, b. Apr. 21, 1SIS ; m., Nov., 1840, Geo. Davenport (1) -Elc- azer (6), b. Feb. 27, 1820 .- Sarah Harris, b. Mar. IS. 1822 ; m., May 12, 1847, Leander Amadon, for many years a well known jeweler at Bellows Falls, Vt., where she res. Mr. Amadon d. in 1878 .- Shubel Hastings (7), b. June 27, 1824. -Martha Staples, b. Aug. 15, 1826; m., Dec. 8. 1847, James H. Goodrich (3) .- Abigail Rockwood, b. May 10, 1829; unm. Res. at Bellows Falls .- George (S), b. Apr. 16, 1832.


6. ELEAZER, son of Eleazer (5), m . Oct. 18, 1846, Elvira. dau. of Wm. and Sally (Little) Rumrill, of Hillsboro', and who was b. Dec. 28, 1822. Having learned the carpenter's trade when a young man, he afterwards engaged pretty extensively in the construction of railway and other buildings in Canada and the United States. Since 1860 he has engaged principally in farming in Chfd.


Ch. : Oran Edmund, b. in Manchester, Dec. 28, 1847 ; m., Apr. 13, 1871, Maria N., dau. of Moses N. Smith (25). Has one dau., Florence M., b. in Chfd., Jan. 30, 1876 .- Frederick Rumrill, b. in Chfd., Jan. 29, 1854 ; m. Alice C., dau. of John A. and Fannie E. (Barrows) Kathan, of Wmd. Has one son, Winfred P., b. in Wmd., June 21, 1879.


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7. SHUBEL H., son of Eleazer (5), m., Apr. 17, 1849, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Chamberlain (2). A carpenter by trade, he also engaged for some time in building, particularly in Western Canada, where he resided a number of years. Since 1873 he has resided at Bellows Falls, Vt., where he is at present a deal- er in hardware.


Ch. : Urban S., b in Chfd., Oct. 23, 1850 ; d. Aug. 23, 1853. -- George C., b. in Chfd., July 19, 1854 ; d. Oct. 5, 1862 .- Sidney S .. b. in Canada, June 9, 1856; d. in Chfd. Feb. 22, 1857 .- Henry L., b. in Chfd., Oct. 30, 1858 .- Jessie E., b. in Berlin, P. O., Aug. 12, 1865.


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GEORGE, son of Eleazer (5), m., Apr. 10, 1855, Caroline Roos. b. at Preston, P. O., Sept. 17, 1834. Since his marriage he has resided in the Province of Ontario, excepting one year re- cently passed in Europe with his family, his present residence being at Waterloo, in Waterloo county. For a while he was engaged in building, in company with his brothers ; but for a number of years he has been occupied with trade and various kinds of manufacturing.


Ch .: Walter M., b. in Berlin, P. O., Feb. 12, 1858; d. Apr. 2, the same year .- Clara, b. in Berlin, May 22, 1859 .- Emma, b. in Waterloo, P. O., July 3, 1862 .- George, b. in Waterloo, May 23, 1865 .- Albert, b. in Waterloo, Nov. 27, 1870 ; d. Jan. 24, 1878.


ANTHONY, son of William (1), m. ist, Diana Staples, sister of his brother Eleazer's wife ; 2d, Lepha Lincoln, of Wmd. He settled in Chfd., on land given him by his father, and resided where Lloyd Pierce lately lived. He d. about 1813.


Ch. : (By Ist marriage) Alpha, b. Feb. 27, 1791 ; m. Eben- ezer Pierce (5) ; d. in Wmd., July 6, 1869 .- George, b. Jan 27, 1793 ; is said to have d. of cholera, at Buffalo, N. Y., many years ago .- William, b. Dec. 21, 1795 ; unm ; d. at the poor- house in Chfd., Mar., 1861 .- Benajak, unm. ; d. at the poor- house in Chfd .- Diana, m., 1844, Nathan Farwell (2) ; d. at the poor-honse in Chfd .- Silva, d. at the poor-house in Chfd. (By 2d marriage) Sophronia .- Willard .- Austin. [William, Benajah, Diana and Silva were all cripples.]


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RANDALL, Dr. DANIEL F., son of Dr. Menzias R. Randall, of Rehoboth, Mass., m. Amelia C. French, of Berkley, Mass., and settled in Chfd. in 1855, where he now res. (See p. 178.) Ch. : Lizzie f., b. Sept. 22, 1856; m., Sept. 22, 1876, James B. Thomas, of Hins .- Annie C., b. May 6, 1859. ยท RAY, ABEL, was here in 1770. He m., 1776, (probably for his second wife) Hannah Amidon. He seems to have rem. from the town about 1790. No ch. were recorded, but he may have had a son, Abel, who was a tax-payer in 1787. He appears not to have been noted for his agility, as the expression "clumsy as Abel Ray" has been a pretty common by-word in the west- ern part of the town for very many years.


RAY, REUBEN, m. Abigail ---- , and had the following ch : Be- noni, b. Aug. 9, 1784; Phebe, b. July 25, 1786; Arza, b. Mar. 19, 1791. His name does not appear after 1798.


REED, WILLIAM, was in Chfd. in 17SI, and lived here till his death. He was found dead in a pool, more than half a century ago. Had, at least, 2 daughters : Sabra ; Betsey, m. Abishai, son of Joab Wetherbee (I).


REED, JAMES, 1776-about ISO0 ; EPHRAIM, 1788-1821 ; JAMES, Jr., or Second, 1787-'98 ; JOSEPH, 1798-1803; HENRY, drowned in Spafford's Lake many years ago.


REMINGTON, DAVID, m. -- , and had a son, David, b. Mar. 20, 1780.


RICE.


I. STEPHEN RICE settled in Chfd. between 1806 and '12. He m. Ist, Olive Woods, of Wincr .; 2d, Rhoda Buffum, of Rich- mond. He d. in Chfd. in 1864.


Ch. : (All by Ist marriage) Edward A., m. Ist, Ann Har- dy, of Lowell, Mass. ; 2d, -; 3d, Is a Metho- dist clergyman, and res. in Wellesville, N. Y .- Edwin .- Louisa, m. Ist, Luther Taylor, of Lowell ; 2d, Stephen Bur- nett, of Dum. ; d. ISSI .- Olive M. W., m. Ist, Benjamin, son of Presson Farwell (3) ; 2d, Feb. 1. 1857, Samuel F., son of Richard Hopkins (1) .- Etson, d. in infancy .- Laura, d. a. about 19 years .- Stephen (2), b. July 29, 1822.


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2. STEPHEN, son of Stephen (1), m., Aug., 1843, Martha A., dau. of Benj. and Polly Bragg, of Wmd. Farmer in Chfd.


Ch. : Eliza f., b. July 2, 1847; m. Charles F. Baker, of Keene .- Frederick H., b. July 20, 1850; m. Lucy Lincoln. Res. in Chfd .- Henry H., b. Aug. 7, 1853 ; m. Mary Jane, dau. of Horace Howe (3). Res. in Chfd .- Eugene O., b. June 10, 1855 ; m. Julia Blanchard .- Laura A., b. Mar. 10, 1865 .- Herman S., b. Apr. 21, 186S.


RICE, JOSIAH. 1794-between 1815 and '19 ; AARON, 1797-about ISO0 ; JONAS, 179S-about ISoo; ELISHA, 1803 ; LEVI, before IS12-'19.


RICHARDSON, JOHN, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Mar- garet He d. before Oct., 1783. Only 2 ch. were re- corded : Micaiah, b. Aug. 4, 1774 ; Fohn, b. Sept. 17, 1777.


RICHARDSON.


John Richardson, who came from Eng., was in Watertown, Mass., in 1636. One of his sons, John, Jr., m., 1679, in Medfield, Mass., Rebecca Clark, and was the father of Joseph. Joseph had a son Seth, who was of Medfield in 1738. Seth was the father of Silas (1), who settled in Chfd.


I. SILAS RICHARDSON, the descendant of John Richardson, who came from Eng., b. 1748, m., 1771, Silence Daniels, of Med- way, Mass., d. 1820, a. 70. He came to Chfd. from Mendon, Mass., probably in 1776, and settled on what is now called the "Leet farm," situated north of Factory Village, on the present highway leading from this village to the South Village in Wmd. He was one of the original trustees of the Academy. Select- man 1788, '93-'96. He d. in 1803.


Ch. : Wilkes, b. 1772 ; m. Mehetabel Clark. Resided in Chfd. till ISOS, when he rem. to Champion, N. Y. Selectman 1804, '05 .- Polly, d. young .- Sarah, b. 1779; m. Calvin White, of Wmd .- Orlo (2), b. 1783.


2. ORLO, son of Silas (1), m., 1807, Nancy, dau. of Benjamin Wild (1), and who d. Apr. 4, 1872, a. nearly 90. Resided in Chfd. Selectman 1826-'28, '34; '35 ; representative '28, '29. He d. May 27, 1852.


Ch. : John Milton (3), b. Nov. 25, 1807 .- Laura, b. Jan. 25, 1809 ; m. Ebenezer Culver .- Nancy, b. Sept. 20, 1810;


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unm .; d. 1857 .- Edwin, b. Aug. 24, 1812; m. Sarah B. Wheeler. Manufacturer of scythes at Fitchburg, Mass .- Sa- rah Wild, b. Aug. 11, 1814; m. Col. Charles Butterfield, of Wmd .- Silas D., b. Dec. 10, 1816; m. Laura M. Choate. He is a physician, and has practised his profession in Indiana and Michigan. Res. at present at Long Grove, Scott Co., Iowa .- Diana, b. Jan. 1, 1819; m., 1840. George F., son of Wilder Harris (9) ; d. Sept. 14, 1871 .- Fulia A., b. Sept. 16, 1821 ; m., 1845, Dr. John W. H., son of Dr. Oliver Baker (q. v.) -Lucretia, b. Oct. 4, 1824 ; d. 1828.


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JOHN M., son of Orlo (2), m., May 31, 1837, Bathsheba D. Hemmenway, a native of Framingham, Mass. Previous to 1847 he lived 15 years in Fitchburg and Leominster, Mass. Since that time he has resided in Chfd. Farmer, and justice of the peace. Selectman 1851, '56, '57 ; representative '61, '62. Has no ch. An adopted son, John Milo Richardson, b. in Marlboro', 1843, d. in Chfd., Oct. 31, 1871.


ROBBINS, DOUGLAS, half-brother of Ithamar Chamberlain (1), was here in 1770. His wife was Esther He rem. to


Littleton, or vicinity, probably about 1790. Three ch. were recorded : Margaret, b. Sept. 19, 1772 ; Molly, b. Oct. 4, 1774; Esther, b. Feb. 20, 1777.


ROBBINS, ROBERT, 1785-'90 ; DAVID, 1785-'89 ; JOHN, 1789- '91.


ROBBINS, DANIEL E., son of Thomas Robbins, of Mason, b. Aug. 22, 1830, m .. Sept. 7, 1853, Hannah, dau. of Reuben Nash (2). Res. in Chfd.


Ch. : Carrie f. Hill, (half-sister of the following), b. Feb. 13, 1851 .- Frank D. P., b. Nov. 23, -; m. Emma L. Whittemore .- Charles F., b. Sept. 25, 1855 ; d. Feb. 27, 1872. -Susan E., b. Nov. 21, 1857 ; m. Rufus Field .- Edgar N., b. Oct. 14, 1859 ; m. Elmira Whittemore, of Wincr .- Sarah L., b. Mar. 8, 1862 ; m. George Johnson, of Wmd .- Mary Ann E., b. Aug. 5, 1863 .- Georgia E. T., b. May 25, 1866. -Ida I., b. June 20, 1870 .- Ervin E., b. Feb. 20, 1873.


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(2), William (3), Fohn and Anna. Archibald and his wife were dissenters from the old established church of Scotland, and joined with the "New Disciples." Their names appear among those of the subscribers for the new book of "Confession of Faith." a copy of which is now in the possession of their great-grandson, Timothy N. Robertson. They came to Chfd. (having lived a few years near Boston) after their son James had settled here, but just how long after has not been ascer- tained. Dec. 14, 1775, Archibald was chosen to represent Chfd. and Hins. in the "provincial congress" that was to as- semble at Exeter the 21st day of the same month, being the first person ever chosen by the town for such purpose. After living in Chfd. a number of years, he rem. to Brat. or Vernon. Vt. He probably d. in the latter town. His wife Elizabeth d. Apr. 15, 1791, in her Soth year, and was buried in Chfd. ; but the date of his death has not been ascertained Of his three sons, James and William settled in this town, and John in Charlestown (N. H.)


2. JAMES, son of Archibald (1), b. Mar. 8, 1741, m. Ist, Feb., 1766, Sarah Bancroft, of Dunstable, (now Tyngsboro') Mass., d. in Chfd., June 28, 1798, in her 55th year ; 2d, 1800, Mrs. Mary Snow, wid. of Zerubbabel Snow (3). For a few years after coming to this country, he worked in old Dunstable and vicinity, and probably, also, took part in the last French and Indian war. In the summer of 1762, he came to Chfd., and began to prepare a home for himself and future wife. The place where he built his cabin is about 30 rods west of the present residence of his grandson, T. N. Robertson. The lat- ter says : "What the peculiar attractions were that decided him to build his cabin on the land which has ever since been in the possession of his family, I do not know. He was a great lover of fish, and it might have been to be about equi-distant from the Connecticut river and the beautiful lake. It was said that his principal meat was shad, and his children used to say of him, that he would put the fish in one side of his mouth and the bones would come out the other." He spent two or three summers in clearing his land in Chfd., returning to Dunstable in the winter. After his marriage, in 1766, he settled perma- nently in this town, and passed the remainder of his life here.


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The grandson quoted above says of him : "He was a man of very temperate habits, and of few wants. He could have bought all the land on the east side of the road, that is now owned by Mr. Pierce and Mr. Chamberlain, for 20 cents an acre, which had, at that time, a large number of probably the very best pine trees in this section ; but he did not want it, and said he would rather have neighbors. The second barn he built had stables on both sides, in which fifty head of cattle could be fed in the winter ; but he would not allow the stables to be cleaned out on Sundays, being very strict about any chores being done on the Lord's day, that could be left over till Mon- day." When the war broke out between the mother-country and the American colonies, he ardently espoused the cause of the latter, though a Briton by birth. In September, 1776, he enlisted in Capt. Houghton's company of Col. Nahum Bald- win's regiment. (See p. 91.) In 1777, he was a lieutenant in Col. Ashley's regiment (see p. 92) ; but the date of his com- mission has not been ascertained. He was, also, at one time, a member of the town "committee of safety." During the controversy about the N. H. Grants, he was firm in his opposi- tion to the Vermont party, by some of whom he appears to have been rather roughly treated. (See p. So.) He lived, however, to see brighter days both for the State and nation, dying Mar. 19, 1830, at the great age of 89 years.


Ch. : Elizabeth, b. Feb 10, 1767 ; m .. 1789, Calvin Holmes. -James (4) . b. Oct. 31, 1768 .- Sarah, b. Mar. 24, 1770 ; m. Rev. Ebenezer Bromley. Resided in Beekmantown, N. Y .- Anna, b. Oct. 7, 1771 : m. Daniel G. Gould (q. v.)-Lois, b. Apr. 15, 1773 ; unm ; d. Mar. 27, 1802 .- (Twins, b. May 17, 1775 ; d. a. 4 weeks. )-Lucy, b. July 21, 1776 ; d. a. 4 months. -Timothy (5), b. Apr. 9, 1778 .- Lucy, b. Oct. 17, 1779 ; In., 1799, Gardner Farr (6) ; d. 1838 .- Sybil, b. May 28. 1781 ; m., 1805, Rev. Martin Rutter .- Hannah, b. Jan. 17, 1784 ; m. Rev. Jona. Nichols, of Thompson, Conn .- Alexander (6), b. Sept. 19, 1785 .- Ebenezer (7), b. July 7, 1787.


4. JAMES, son of James (2), m. Ist, Edee -, d. Jan. 9. : 808, a. 38; 2d, 1815, Mrs. Susannah Jackson, wid. of Jacob Jack- son, and dau. of Col. Samuel King (2), and who d. May 17, 1833. Resided in Chfd. He d. Feb. 15. 1836.


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Ch. : Rufus. b. May 14, 1792 ; d. in Batavia, N. Y., where he resided, June 14, 1871 .- Sarah, b. July 30, 1794 ; m .. 1815, Ara Hamilton (2) ; d. Dec. 11, 1823 .- Lucinda, b. Apr. 9, 1795 .- Lucy, b. Nov. 22, 1796 ; d. 1802 .- Abial, m., 1825, Persis, dau. of Nathaniel Atherton (4) ; res. in Le Roy, N. Y. -Edee, m., 1819, Jonas Bartlett, of Marlboro', Vt .- Lois, d. 1802 .- Lucretia, unm. ; d. May 23, 1825, in her 22d year .- Calista, m Nelson Robertson, of N. Y .- Gilman.


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TIMOTHY, son of James (2), m. Ist, Betsey Symonds, d. Mar. 28, 1806, a. 23; 2d, 1807, Lucinda Bancroft, who, after her husband's death, m. his brother Alexander. Resided in Chfd. till he d., Feb. 2, 1815.


Ch. : (By Ist marriage) Nelson, m. Calista, dau. of James Robertson (4) .- (By 2d marriage) George B., b. July 2, 1809 ; d. in Ill., Jan., 1859 .- Chas. Watson, b. Mar. 16. 1812 ; res. in Rockton, Ill.


6. ALEXANDER, son of James (2), m. ist, Jan 2, 1817, Lucinda (Bancroft) Robertson, wid. of his brother Timothy, and who d. Sept. 23, 1842, a. 55; 2d, 1844, Mrs. Nancy Dutton, wid. of Saml. Dutton, of Dummerston, and who d. Oct. 20, 1862, a. 87. Resided in Chfd. on the paternal farm. He d. Dec. 29, 1869.


Ch. : Hannah N., b. Nov. 6, 1817 ; m. Rev. Oren Fair- banks, and resided in Ill. ; d. Sept. 18, 1845 .- Sarah B., b. Dec. 5, 1819 ; m. Allen Bancroft, then of Harrisville, now of Marlboro', Vt .; d. Dec. 18, 1853 .- Martha G., b. Jan. I, 1822 ; m., 1846, Rev. Oren Fairbanks, of Ill .; d. Aug. 12, 1847 .-- Lucinda and Lucretia, b. Jan. 23, 1825 ; both unm. Lucinda d. July 9, 1852 ; Lucretia, Nov. 24, 1849 .-- James A., b. Aug. 1, 1827 ; d. in Fillmore, Ill., Feb. 7, 1854 .- Timothy Norris (8), b. Jan. 28, 1830.


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TIMOTHY N., son of Alexander (6), m., Sept. 20, 1855, Fran- ces C., dau. of Ebenezer and Mary E. (Leighton) Swan, of Tyngsboro', Mass., and who was b. Mar. 6, 1834. Res. in Chfd. on the ancestral farm, but has also engaged to a consid- erable extent in school-teaching. Is also a surveyor.


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Ch.,: Ernest E., b. Jan. 11, 1858 ; d. Apr. 28, 1859 .- By- ron E., b. Feb. 3, 1860 .- Henry Elmer, b. Jan. 5, 1862 .- Mary I., b. Dec. 8, 1864 .- George B., b. Nov. 7, 1868 .- Florence L., b. Mar. 29, 1878.


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EBENEZER, son of James (2), m., Feb. 28, 1810, Phila, dlau. of Samuel Walker ( 1), and who d. Apr. 10, 1870. He resided in Chfd., and at the time of his death, which occurred Apr. 22, ISS2, was the oldest native inhabitant of the town.


Ch. : Stratton W., b. Feb. 19, 1812; m. Ist, Lucy Ann Curtis, of Beverly, Mass. ; 2d, Widow Margaret ---; d. in Salem, Mass., Mar. 25, 1881 .-- Arabell, b. Apr. 12, 1815 ; m., 1838, John B. Fisk (3) ; d. Oct. 3, 1876 .- Noyes (9), b. Nov. 4, 1818 .- James Frederick, b. Oct. 1, IS23 ; m., 1846, Mary E., dau. of Jona. Cobleigh (2) ; d. in Chfd., Mar. 6. 1865, leaving 2 ch .: Emma, m. Webster L. Rixford, of Wincr. ; Cora A., m. Henry H. Pratt, of Wincr.


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NOYES, son of Ebenezer (7), m. Ist, Nov. 2, IS41, Eveline M .. dau. of David Day (7), and who d. Jan 29, 1852 ; 2d, June 9, IS53, Helen M., dau. of Richard Cobb, of Saxton's River, Vt., and who was born Feb. 12, 1830. Farmer in Chfd.


Ch. : Edgar F., b. June 24, 1844 ; m. Sarah J. Amsden. of Hins., where he resided ; d. Nov. 13, 1879 .- Gertrude E., b. Oct. 2, 1855 .- Cadmen D., b. No. 23, 1863.


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WILLIAM, son of Archibald (1), m. Mary -. He appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1770. About 1795, he rem. from the town, and in 1826 was probably living in Brat., at an age of more than 80 years.


Ch. : Archibald, b. Aug. 7, 1772 .- Margaret, b. Aug. 14, 1774 ; m., 1794, James Thompson (4) ; d. in Champion, N. Y., Apr. 23, 1846 .- Mary, b. July 26, 1776 ; d. 1777 .- John, b. June 25. 1778 .- Polly, b. Aug. 27, 1780 .- Elizabeth, b. Sept. 20, 1782 .- William, b. Apr. 1, 1785 ; d. in Hillsboro' .- Abi- gail, b. Mar. 31, 1787 .- Adams, b. May 24, 1789 .- Russell, b. July 11, 1791.


ROBERTSON, LAUSON, b. Apr. 23, ISII, [son of Alexander Robertson (6) and Clarissa, dau. of Benj. Wheeler (2)], m., Oct. 13, 1835, Edith, dau. of John Harris (4). He settled in


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Alstead, where he kept a hotel and store for a number of years. He also engaged pretty extensively in buying and selling wool. In March, 1858, he was chosen commissioner of Cheshire county for the term of, three years. He d. ()&. 31, 1863.


Ch. : Herman L., b. Oct. 19, 1838 ; unm. ; d. in Alstead, Dec. 30, 1868 .- Stella E., b. Sept 18, 1841 ; d. July 16, 1843. -Edward H., b. June 19, 1844 ; d. Feb. 12, 1849 .- Frank H., b. June 18, 1853 : m. Elizabeth H. Sherman.


ROCKWOOD.


Richard Rockwood, who came from Eng., was a planter in Dorchester, Mass., in 1636. He was married three times, his first wife being a dau. of Zachary Bicknell. His oldest child was Nicholas, b. 1628, and m. Margaret Holbrook. Nicholas was one of the proprietors and settlers of Medfield, Mass. Nathaniel, son of Nicholas, was b. in Medfield, Feb. 23, 1665, and m., 1698, Joanna, dau. of Thomas Ellis, of the same town. He d. Sept. 24, 1721. Elisha, the tenth child of Nathaniel, b. June 11, 1716, m., 1738, Elizabeth, dau. of James Adams, of Sherburne, Mass. He was a clothier by trade, and settled in Groton, Mass. His second child was Elisha (1), b. Nov. 20, 1740.


I. ELISHA ROCKWOOD, the descendant of Richard Rockwood, who came from Eng., as related above. m. Ist., 1762, Mary Farnsworth, d. Nov. 11, 1765 ; 2d, Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Stone (1). and who d. in Chfd., May 28, 1812. Oct. 11, 1769, he purchased in Chfd. house-lots Nos. 7 and 8, in the roth range, except 10 acres in the south-west corner of house-lot No. 7. In the deed he was styled a clothier. He took a prominent part in the affairs of the town during the Revolu- tion, being one of the town committee of safety in 1777. (See Chap. III.) Selectman in '77 and 'So. He d. Feb. 13, 1832, a. 91.


Ch. : (Two by first marriage d. in 1773.) Elisha, b. Apr. 16, 1772 ; d. Sept. 9, 1777 .- Emme, b. July 21, 1773 ; m. Derastus Bennett, of Brat. ; d. Feb. 4, 1810 .- Molly (Mary), b. Aug. 13, 1775 ; m. Roswell Parker, of Putney, Vt. ; d. July 15, 1818 .- Nabby, b. Oct. 10, 1776 ; d. 1777 .- Elisha, b. May 9, 1778; m. Ist, 1809, Susanna B. Parkman, d. June 4, 1836 ; 2d, 1838, Mrs. Emily W. Herrick, wid. of Rev. Osgood Her- rick, and dau. of Abel Wilder, of Keene. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1802, and was a tutor in that college for


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two years ; ordained at Westboro', Mass., Oct., 1808, where he preached till '35 ; installed Nov., '36, at Swzy., where he remained till he d .- William, b. July 27, 1780; m. Ist, 1804, Anna Horton, of Brat., d. May, 1806; 2d, Chloe. dau. of Jacob Heminway, of Bridport, Vt., where he settled .- Fohn (2), b. July 7, 1782 .- Otis, b. May 1, 1791 ; m., 1819, Maria, dau. of Nathaniel Johnson, of Hillsboro'. He gradu- ated at Middlebury (Vt.) College in 1813, and at the Andover (Mass ) Theological Seminary in '17 ; was pastor of the First Cong. Church in Lynn, Mass., from 'IS to '32, and afterwards preached in various other places.


2. JOHN, son of Elisha (1), m. Sally Green, of Wmd. Farmer in Chfd. till 1835, when he rem. to Ottawa, Ill., where he was still living in '55.


Ch : Mary A., b. Sept. 5, 1818; m., Sept. IS, 1844, Rev. James Rice Dunn, of Collinsville, Ill .- Elisha G., b. Mar. 4, IS20 ; d. Jan 29, 1821 .- Martha E., b. Nov. 8, 1821 ; d. Nov. 29, 1829 .- Laura M. and Loring O., b. May 28, 1823 .- Fohn A., b. July 3, 1825 ; m., May 23, 1850, Sarah Jane Lewis, of Berwick, Ill .- William H., b. Nov. 21, 1826 .- Levi G., b. March 13, 1829; d. Feb. 19, 1836 -Elisha E .. b Sept. 29, 1834.


ROOT. GEO S., was a merchant in Chfd. (at Factory Village) from 1820 to '35. His wife was Pamelia d. in Chfd. in 1834, a. 27. A son, George C., was b. Oct. 19, 1828.


ROTH, BENJAMIN, probably son of Benjamin, who was here in 1770, m. Esther The names of both father and son disappear before 1787. Two ch. were recorded : Eunice, b. Jan. 25, 1770 : Edward, b. Jan. 6, 1772. ROUSE, HENRY (R.), 1821-'36. His wife was Roxana Four ch. were recorded : Ashbel W., b. Ang. 18, 1824 .- Bux- ton, b. Oct. 23, 1826, and d. the same year .- John B., b. Oct. 18, 1827 .- Benjamin F., b. Aug. 19, 1829.


ROYCE, LYMAN, son of David and Harriet Royce, b. in Hins., Mar. 22, 1820, m., Jan. 24, 1846, Eveline C., dau. of Nathaniel Hildreth (13), and settled in Chfd. Farmer.


Ch. : Ellis D., b. May 15, 1847 ; m. Ist, Mandana Aldrich ; 2d, Annie, dau. of Jas. W. Scott (S) ; 3d, Nettie Moore, of


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Swzy .- Lodema H., b. Apr. 1, 1849; d. Dec. 22, 1864 .-- Anna f., b. Feb. 4, 1851 ; d. Mar. 29, 1860 .- Adella E., b. Apr. 3, 1854 ; d. Dec. 28, 1864 -Isabel E., b. May 30, 1857 ; m. Hosea Butler .- Herman L., b. Oct. 5. 1867 ; d. Apr. 27, 1871.


RUGG, ELIJAH, m. Lucretia - -, and had a son, Elijah, b. Feb. 18, 1799.


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I. EBENEZER SAFFORD probably came from Warwick, Mass. He appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1780, near the "river road," on what is now known as the "Dudley farm." He m. Ist, 1783, Molly, dau. of Josiah Hastings (3), and who d. Aug. 28, 1810; 2d, Lydia - Soldier 17So. He d. in 1843.


Ch. : Luke, b. June 28, 1783 ; d. in Bangor, N. Y .- Ros- well (2), b. Nov. 18, 1784 .- Ebenezer (3), b. Oct. 2, 1787.




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