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4. PRESSON, son of Samuel (3), m., Ist, Feb. 10, 1834, Eliza, dau. of Russell Farr (3), and who d. Aug. 31, 1859 ; 2d, Jan. 4, 1860, Mrs. Diantha Hopkins, dau. of William Farr (6). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Apr. 23, ISSO.
Ch. : Eliza E., b. Nov. 12, 1834 ; m., June 6, 1852, War- ren W., son of William Farr (6) .- Adaline S., b. Aug. 27, 1836 ; m., Jan. 25, 1854, Asa F. Farr (9) .- Orrin P., b. Apr. ยท 23, 1839 ; unm. He was drowned in Connecticut river, while bathing, July 7, 1861 .- Mary E., b. Aug. 26, 1843 ; m., June 19, 1873, Hazen T. Colton, of Sherburne, Vt .- Gordis R., b. Nov. 20, 1846; m., Feb. 13, 1872, Ella C., dau. of Prescott B. Albee (3) .- Martha Ann, b. Aug. 14, 1850; d. June 1, 1865 .- Hoit W., b. Dec. 13, 1853 ; m., Mar. 15, ISSI, Maria Phebe Tyler, of Newfane, Vt.
STEARNS, ABRAHAM, came to Chfd. from Mendon, Mass., prob- ably about 17So. He settled on what is now known as the "Amos K. Bartlett farm," situated about 212 miles from Fac- tory Village, on the present highway leading from that village to Keene. His wife was Esther, dau. of Samuel and Eunice Warren, of Milford, Mass. He kept a store in his dwelling- house a few years before his nephew, Ebenezer Stearns (q. v.) , opened one at Factory Village. Selectman 1797, 1806, '07. He d. in 1825, a. 68. His widow survived him a number of years.
Ch. : Abijah, b. Nov. 28, 1781 .- John, b. Dec. 21, 1783 ; d. in Boston. Merchant .- Aseph, b. Oct. 13, 1786 .- Abra- ham, b. Jan. 28, 1789; d. in infancy .- Daniel. b. May 26, 1791 ; d. 1815 .- Abraham, b. Mar. 5, 1793 : d. 1799 .- Sam- uel, b. Jan. 25, 1795 .- Arba, b. Mar. 29, 1797 ; m., 1819; Harriet Whitcomb. Res. in Swzy .- Ziba. b. Mar. 3, 1799. -Eunice, b. Mar. 4, ISO1 .- Priscilla, b. Nov. 1, 1803 ; d. IS23, unm.
STEARNS, EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer, of Milford, Mass., and nephew of Abraham Stearns (q. v.), b. 1776, m. Ist, in Chfd., ISO2, Melicent (or Milla) Williams, d. Dec. 29, 1815, in her 40th year ; 2d, 1819, Azubah, dau. of Jona. Farwell (1). He appears to have come to Chfd. about 1797. About 1Soo, he
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opened the first store at Factory Village. In ISo5, the "Chfd. Manufacturing Company" was incorporated, of which he was agent and treasurer, most of the time, from ISog to '21. He was an active, enterprising man, and did much to promote the welfare and interests of the village in which he lived. Repre- sentative '23, '24. He d. Oct. 11, 1825, in his 50th year.
Ch. : John f., b. Oct. 10, 1802 ; d. Mar., 1806 .- Lloyd, b. Oct. 10, 1803; rem. to Illinois about 1835 .- foy, d. Mar., 1806, in infancy .- John F., b. May 22, 1813 .- Liva Ann, b. Nov. 16, 1816.
STOCKWELL, ABRAHAM, m., 1789, Vilah (or Violet) Gale. He appears to have remained in the town but a few years. Two ch. were recorded : Peter, b. Oct. 4, 1790; Ashley, b. Apr. 5,1791 (?).
STOCKWELL.
I. ABEL STOCKWELL, son of Abel and Sarah (Selden) Stockwell, b. Mar. 24, 1744, m. Patience, dau. of Nathan Thomas (I). His father was one of the first settlers of Marlboro', Vt. ' Abel, Jr., appears to have come to Chfd. in 1796 or '97. He d. Nov. 11, 1805. He had sons, Aaron, Moses, Festus, Stephen, Abel (2), and several daughters.
2. ABEL, son of Abel (1), m., 1805, Mille, dau. of Amos Davis (2), but did not remain long in Chfd.
Ch .: Amos, Clarissa, m. Dr. Cyrus M. Stockwell (also a descendant of Abel (1), now of Port Huron, Mich.) ; Betsey. Cynthia, Willard.
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I. DAVID STODDARD may have come from Rutland, Mass. He appears to have. settled in Chfd. about 1767, on the farm now owned and occupied by Truman A. Stoddard. Whether he was married more than once, is not known; but the name of the wife who came to Chfd. with him was Joanna --. He was selectman in 1771 and '72, and in the spring of 1775 he enlisted in Capt. Hind's company of the 3d N. H. Regt. Ac- cording to tradition, he d. while in the army.
Ch. : (So far as known) Eleazer, m., 1778, Alice, dau. of Benj. Colburn (1). Soldier 1775 .- Lemuel, m. Mary, dau.
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of Wm. Thomas (q. v.) He lived a number of years in Dum., and also in Northern N. H., but d. in Chfd. at a great age. Soldier 1777 -David (2), b. about 1754 .- Abigail, m. Sha- drach Herrick (1) ; d. Mar. 26, 1835, in her 74th year .- fe- mima .- Samuel, b. May 11, 1767 .- Asa, b. Aug. 27, 1770 .- Joseph, b. Dec. 30, 1771.
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DAVID, son of David (1), m., 1775, Sarah French, d. Mar. 12, 1844, a. 87. He settled in Chfd., on the paternal farm. Se- lectman 1796. He d. May 1, 1838, in his 84th year.
Ch. : Lucy, b. Oct. 26, 1775 ; m., 1796, Jona. Ross. She was the grandmother of Judge Jona. Ross, of Vt .- David (3), b. June 24, 1777 .- Fesse, b. June 30, 1779; m., 1802, Han- nah Willard. Rem. to Waterford, Vt .- Lydia, b. Mar. 24, 1782 ; m., 1804, Isaac, son of Jona Davis (2) ; d. 1832 .- Arad (4), b. Feb. 15, 1784 .- Charles (5), b. Mar. 16, 1786. -Alpheus (6), b Jan. 16. 1788 .- Luther (7), b. Feb. 6, 1790 .- Sally, b. Mar. 19, 1792 ; m., 1815, Edwin Sargeant (2) ; d. June 24, 1869 .- Eleazer (S), b. May 18, 1794 .- Abel (9), b. Sept., 1796.
3. DAVID, son of David (2), m. Ist, 1801, Susanna, dau. of Jona. Davis (2) ; 2d, Joanna Farr. He settled in Northern Vt.
Ch. : Jonathan, b. May 7, 1801. He was a lawyer in St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he d. in the spring of 1881 .- Susanna, b. in Waterford, Vt., Aug. 26, 1804 .- Gratia, b. in Water- ford, Sept. 13, 1806 .- Norman, b. in Waterford, May 14, 1808. -Sarah, b. in Waterford, Apr. 30, 1810 .- (By 2d marriage) Lucius, d. in the South sometime during the civil war .- El- vira, res. in Newark, Vt.
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ARAD, son of David (2), m., 1807, Polly, dau. of Amos Davis (2), and who d. Sept. 10, 1840. He resided in Chfd. on the farm now owned and occupied by Mark Cook. . He d. July 10, 1874.
Ch. : Louisa, b. July 29, 1807 ; d. Aug. 20, the same year. -Rawson, b. Aug. 10, 1808 ; d. Sept. 26, the same year .- Mille T., b. Jan. 11, ISI0; m., Apr. 27, 1829, Mark Cook (2) ; d. Oct. 17, 1880 .- George G., b. Jan. 21, 1812 ; m., 1833, Louisa, dau. of Enoch Jackson (3) ; d. in Holly, Mich.
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-Evelina, b. Apr. 2, 1814; m. Joseph Rice, of Ashburn- ham, Mass .- Lucy Ann, b. Sept. 13, 1816; d. June, 1828 .- Sarah Olivia, b. Sept. 5, 1818; m. Orrin Starkey, of Brat. Res. in Keene .- Frederick R., b. Jan. 26, 1830 ; d. July 15, 1844.
5. CHARLES, son of David (2), m., 1808. Lovisa, dau. of Jotham Brigham (2), and who d. Mar. 30, 1877, a. 89. Resided in Chfd. He d. May 24, 1870.
Ch. : Laura, b. Apr. 2, 1809 ; unm. ; d. Jan. 12, 1832 .- Wilder (10), b. Mar. 21, 1810 .- Arnold, b. Oct. 16, ISHI ; unm. ; d. July 10, 1839 .- Theda, b. May 10, 1813 ; m., 1837. Merrick Willard, of Ashburnham, Mass .- Lorenda, b. Mar. 4, 1815 ; m., July 31, 1839, Thomas Atchison. Res. in Wis. -Mercy, b. Dec. 23, 1817 ; m., Sept. 14, 1842, Obed Ellis. Res. in Dublin .- Solomon H., b. Nov. 27, 1819 ; m., Feb. 10, 1858, Ellen Willard, of Ashburnham .- Lovisa, b. Oct. 20, IS21 ; m., June 10, 1842, Walter Atchison ; d. in Chester, Vt., June IS, 1848 .- Franklin B., b. Oct. 19, 1823 ; m. Ist. Mary Ann Willard, of Ashburnham; 2d, Susan Corey, of the same town; 3d, Mrs. Jennie Gould, of Brat .- Charles B., b. Sept. 26, 1825 ; unm. Res. in Fitchburg, Mass .- Royal .B., b. July 31, 1827 ; m., Feb. 10, 1858, Frances Fay, of Ashburn- ham .- Mary M., b. Dec. 3, 1829 ; m., June 29, 1872, Heman S. Wilmarth, now of Chfd .- William W., b. Jan. 15, 1831 ; d. in infancy.
IO. WILDER, son of Charles (5), m., Apr. 14, 1835, Sally, dau. of Abel Fletcher (1), and who d. in Chfd., Apr. 5, 1852. He d. in Hume, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1844.
Ch. : (All b. in N. Y. State) Mary E., b. June 25, 1836; m. Ist, Walter Whitney, of Gardner, Mass. ; 2d, Boutelle Al- len ; d. in Gardner .- Francis P., b. Feb. 24, 1838; d. in Chfd., May 13, 1850 .- James S., b. May 14, 1840; m. Mar- tha A. Howe, of Millbury, Mass., where he d. Mar. 30, 1872. -David W., b. Feb. 12, 1843 ; d. in Hume, Sept. 17, 1845.
6. ALPHEUS, son of David (2), m., 1809, Charlotte, dau. of Ed- mond Farnsworth (I), and who d. in Newark, Vt., in 1854. He rem. to Newark in 1822, but d. in Burke, Vt., in 1866.
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Ch. : S. Kingsley, b. Oct. 31, 1809 ; d. in Boston, May, 1866 .- Clifton C., b. May 3, ISII .- Wilson, b. Sept. 19, 1812 ; d. in Westmore, Vt., in 1872 .- Diana, b. May 15. 1814; m. Eleazer, son of Osborn Davis (4) ; d. in Newark, Apr. 12, 1861 .- Adaline C., b. June 1, 1819 .- Rawson, b. Mar. 21, 1821 .- Marshall W., b. Feb. 28, 1823 .- Louisa E., b. Aug. 17, 1829 ; d. in Lyndon, Vt., in 1852.
LUTHER, son of David (2), m. Ist, 1814, Martha (Patty), dan. of Samuel Farr (1), Third, and who d. in Sutton, Vt., in 1840; 2d, Hannah, wid. of Ora Farr (12), and who d. in Sut- ton, July 31, 1852. He d. in the same town in 1862.
Ch .: Alzina, b. Sept. 11, 1814 ; d. 1828 .- Alphonso. b. May 13, 1816 ; d. the same year .- Almon, b. July 11, 1817 .- Adaline, b. 1820 ; d. 1850 .- Almira, b. May 13, 1822 .- Wil- liam T., b. Nov. 25, 1830 ; d. 1853 .- Albina MI., b. June 10, IS37.
S. ELEAZER, son of David (2), m., 1816, Sally, dau. of Jonathan Davis (2), and who d. June 14, 1864. He d. in Chfd., Oct. 16, 1827.
Ch. : Hosea L. (11), b. 1816 .- David Leavitt (12), b. Oct. 21, 1818 .- Caroline E., m. Dr. O. J. Martin, of Hins .. where she res.
II. HOSEA L., son of Eleazer (8), m., Nov. S, 1839, Elizabeth A., dau. of Pardon Davis (II). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Apr. 4, 1876.
Ch. : Edward R., b. Mar. 25, 1842 ; m., June 6, 1872. Maria J., dau. of Ephm. H. Butler (3). Res. in Hins .- Os- car F., b. Mar. 13, 1844; unm. ; d. in Chfd., June 20, 1872. -Frederick O., b. Dec. 20, 1845 ; m., Oct. 9, 1876, Mrs. Anna E. Dickinson, dau. of Jaronne W. Herrick. Farmer in Chfd. Has 2 ch. : Lesley R., b. Nov. 3, 1877 ; Clifton J., b. Nov. 21, 1878 .- Julian A. and Julia A., b. Sept. 3, 1848. Julian A. m., Feb. 19, 1873, Luella A., dan. of Geo. L. Ham- ilton (3) ; d. Feb. 21, 1878. Julia A. m., Feb. 16, 1869, Reul- ben B., son of Reuben B. Foster (q. v.)
12. DAVID L., son of Eleazer (S), m., Mar. 17, 1844, Harriet M., dau. of Nathaniel Walton (5). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Nov. 27, 1873.
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Ch. : Serena f., b. Feb. 19, 1845 ; m., Nov. 12, 1867, Oli- ver J. Hubbard, of Walpole .- Idella S., b. Oct. 30, 1846 ; d. July 3, 1864 .- Lilla F., b. Feb. 27, 1849 ; d. July 26, 1864 .- Stella M., b. Oct. 31, 1850; m., Nov. 27, 1881, George A. Ranney, of Westminster West, Vt .- Lizzie C., b. Feb. 20, 1853 ; d. July 15, 1864 .- Olon B., b. Jan. 18, 1855; d. July 15, 1864 .- Austin W., b. Dec. 30, 1858 ; d. July 26, 1864.
[The children of David L. Stoddard, whose deaths are re- corded above, all died of diphtheria.]
9. ABEL, son of David (2) m., 1821, Sally, dau. of Amos Davis (2), and who d. Sept. 22, 1876. Resided in Chfd., on the ancestral farm. He d. Dec. 2, 1860.
Ch. : Ashbel (13) [half-brother of the following], b. Feb. 13, 1817 .- Sarah F., b. June 15, 1822 ; unm .- Orsaline K., b. Apr. 19, 1827; m., Ist, Apr. 3, 1845, Horace H., son of Rufus Harvey (6) ; 2d, Apr. 30, 1862, Nelson Dunklee, of Vernon, Vt .- Truman A. (14), b. July 13, 1829 .- Pamelia C., b. Dec. 31, 1833 ; m., Nov. 5, 1879, Wm. E. Wellington, of Randolph, Vt .- Ambrose N., b. Sept. 29, 1837; m., in Keene, Sept. 17, 1864, Rebecca A. Ferris : d. at Eagle Mills, Mo., Mar. 23, 1871.
13. ASHBEL, son of Abel (9), m., Ist, Mar. 19, 1849, Calista Smith, b. in Rutland, Mass., Jan. 2, 1816, and d. in Chfd., Oct. 26, 1865 ; 2d, Nov. 25, 1867, Celissa E., dau. of Samuel J. Hubbard, of Walpole. Farmer in Chfd.
Ch. : Ida L., b. Oct. 2, 1851 ; d. July 31, 1858 .- Linna E., b. Oct. 31, 1854 .- Clara M., b. Oct. 18, 1870 .- Lizzie A., b. May 3, 1873.
14. TRUMAN A., son of Abel (9), m., May 8, 1853, Sally A., dau. of Oded Tenney, of Royalton, Vt. Res. in Chfd., on the ancestral farm. Selectman 1860, '61.
Ch. : Curtis, d. in infancy .- Ellen, b. June 6, 1855.
STODDARD, AsA, b. in Lemington, Vt., son of Levi Stoddard, was undoubtedly a descendant of David Stoddard (1). He m. Eliza F., dau. of Charles Davenport (2). Blacksmith. He d. Chfd., Oct. 14, 1861.
Ch. : Riley A., b. in Vernon, Vt., Feb. 17, 1850 .- Emma
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A., b. in Chfd., Nov. 20, 1853 ; m. Harvey Streeter, of Bern- ardston, Mass .- Francis H., d. in infancy, Aug. 29, 1856 .-- Charles L., b. in Chfd., Feb. 9, 1857; m. Minnie V. Hub- bard, of Wmd .- Fred H., b. in Chfd., Oct., 1859 .- Ella E., b. in Chfd., Nov., 1861 ; m., in Brat., Warren Tufts.
STONE.
Simon Stone sailed from London, Eng., Apr. 15, 1635, in the ship "In- crease," with his wife Joanna, dau. of Wm. Clark, and five children. Ile settled in Watertown, Mass., of which town he was selectman many years. About 1654, he m. a second wife, Sarah (Warner), wid. of Richard Lumpkin, of Ipswich, Mass., and who d. in 1663. He d. Sept. 23, 1665, a. 80. His brother Gregory came from Eng. the same year, and settled in Cambridge, Mass. One of Simon's sons was Simon, b. about 1631, and m. Mary Whip- ple, of Ipswich, Mass., d. June 2, 1720. He lived in Watertown, and d. Feb. 27, 1708. His oldest son was Simon (Third), b. 1657, and m. Sarah d. Sept. 16, 1731. Simon, Third, was one of the original proprietors of Groton, Mass., and took an active part in defending the new settlement from the attacks of the Indians. He d. Dec. 19, 1741. One of his sons was Benja- min (1), b. in Groton, Aug. 12, 1706.
I. BENJAMIN STONE, the descendant of Simon Stone, who came from Eng. in 1635, as related above. m., in 1736, Emma. dau. of James and Abigail (Prescott) Parker. He passed his life in Groton, Mass., where he d. Sept. 23, 1758. His wife d. in Chfd., Sept. 29, 1782, a. nearly 70. and was buried in the old town grave-yard at the Centre Village.
Ch. : Benjamin, b. June 13, 1738 .- Peter (2), b. Aug. 25. 1741 .- Edmund, b. Apr. 24. 1743 .- Leonard, b. Apr. 13. 1746. Some of his descendants still own and occupy lands in Templeton, Mass., that were granted to their ancestors for services in the Indian wars .- Philip, b. Oct. 6, 1747. He is said to have resided in Chfd. a while, but probably rem. from the town before 1787. He had a son. Asahel, said to have been b. in Chfd., Sept. 25, 1780, and who graduated at Dartmouth College, afterwards being ordained an evangelist preacher .- Abigail, b. June 27, 1749; m. Elisha Rockwood (1) ; d. in Chfd., May 28, 1812 .- Susannah, b. June 12. 1752 : m. Benj. Haskell (q. v.)-Emma, b. Nov. 17, 1753.
2. PETER, son of Benjamin (I), m., 1773, Abigail Fassett, of Westford, Mass. About 1770, he went from Groton, with his
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brothers Edmund and Leonard, to "Narragansett No. 6," (afterwards Templeton, Mass.,) to settle on land inherited from his grandfather Simon, to whom it had been granted for services in King Philip's War. Mar. 27, 1777, he purchased in Chfd., of Silas Thompson, the farm on which the latter set- tled (consisting in part, at least, of lot No. 12, in the 13th range). He appears to have come to Chfd. with his family in '78 or '79. He built, at an early period, the house owned and occupied by the late Charles N. Clark. In 1790, he helped
establish the Academy. (See Chap. VII.) In his efforts to aid others, he became involved in debt, and was obliged to mortgage his farm, which he eventually lost. Though permit- ted to remain in the house which he formerly owned (being old and infirm), he chose not to do so, and passed his last days in the school-house that stood on the site of the present one, in school-district No. 10. He d. about 1820 (as nearly as can be ascertained), having survived his wife a number of years.
Ch. : Foel (3), baptized in Templeton, Sept. 28, 1777 .- Amaziah (4), b. Feb. 3, 1779 .- Peter (5), b. Mar. 18, 1781. -Nabby, b. June 13, 1784 ; m., 1812, Isaac Fletcher, lawyer, of Lyndon, Vt .- Lucinda, b. Oct. 26, 1788 ; m. - Davis, lawyer, of Middlebury, Vt.
3. JOEL, son of Peter (2), m., 1801, Sally, dau. of Zerubbabel Snow (3), and who d. Jan. 26, 1812. The date of his death has not been ascertained.
Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Bradley, b. 1801 ; m. Clarissa Hosmer. Res. at West Acton, Mass. At the age of 17 years he began to learn the trade of blacksmith with Alpheus Snow, and afterwards became a skillful workman, working at his trade in various towns. His health failing, he went to Cal., where he remained about 4 years, becoming interested in a profitable gold-mine. He was also one of the founders of the Fitchburg Railroad .- Norman, m. Mary -, of Westminster, Mass. ; d. at Fitchburg, Nov. 30, 1879 .- Franklin, m. Mary Gris- wold, of Bellows Falls, Vt .; resided in Hyde Park, Mass., where he d. Sept., 1881 .- Horace, unm. ; d. in Chfd., Feb. 5, 1862, a. 56, from injuries received by being run over by an ox-team .- Caroline, m. Wm. Sanderson, of Framingham, Mass.
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AMAZIAH, son of Peter (2), m., 1805, Fanny Hall, d. June 23, 1863, a. nearly 86. Resided in Chfd. He d. Dec. 7, 1820.
Ch. : Lauson (6) and Laura, b. June 22, 1806. Laura m., Ist, 1834, John P. Henry (3) ; 2d, 1850, David Holman (1) ; d. Mar. 21, 1863 .- Prescott H., b. July IS, 1So8 ; unm. Res. in Chfd. Stone-mason .- Sarah W., b. July 3, 1810; m., Ist, Franklin Jones, of Cambridgeport, Mass. ; 2d, Jan. 31, 1844, Bradley Mead (4) ; d. Feb. 13, 1856 .- Eliza, b. Apr. 23, 1812 ; m., 1837, Horace H. Lindsay, of New Salem, Mass. - William, b. July 23, IS14; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Aug. 20, 1875 .- Abigail F., b. Sept. 5, ISIS; m. Elisha Crane, of Walpole ; d. in Cal.
6. LAUSON, son of Amaziah (4), m., Ist, 1832, Hannah S., dau. of Joseph Fisk (2), and who d. Mar. 14, 1841, a. 30; 2d, Thankful Dodge, of Dum., d. Feb. 17, 1875, in her 65th year ; 3d, July 30, 1876, Mrs. Harriet Wheeler, wid. of Ashbel Wheeler, ( Jr.) Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Feb. 20, 1877.
Ch. : Frederic L., b. Sept. 12, 1836; m., Oct. 24, 1861, Ann S., dau. of Marshall Butler (2). Selectman 1867. Res. at present in Amherst, Mass .- Harriet F., b. Aug. 28, 1838 ; unm. Res. in Amherst, Mass. She engaged for a few years in teaching colored children at the South, after the close of the civil war .- Sarah A , b. Jan. 20, 1841 ; m., July 17, 1867, Frank M. Hubbard. Res. in Amherst, Mass .- Chauncey E., b. Sept. 22, 1850.
5. PETER, son of Peter (2), m., ISO1, Jerusha, dau. of Zerubba- bel Snow (3). About 1805, he rem. to St. Albans, Vt., where he lived a few years, and then deserted his family. His wife returned to Chfd. with her children, and, in 1816, m. Ezekiel Harris (5). She d. Nov. 30, 1873.
Ch .: Polly, b. Jan. 8, 1802 ; m., Dec. 20, 1820. Erastus Harris (6) .- Chauncey, b. Dec. 26, 1804; m. Jane, dan. of Oliver Smith, of Wmd. ; d. Ang. 7, 1842 .- Warren (7), b. in St. Albans, Feb., ISOS.
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when but a few years old, his early years were spent in manual labor and in obtaining such education as the schools of the town afforded. As he approached manhood, however, the desire to pursue the study of medicine became so strong that he resolved to quit the rural scenes of his youth and devote his life to that calling for which he had an especial fitness. Ac- cordingly, he went to Keene and studied a while with the dis- tinguished Dr. Twitchell, afterwards attending the Medical School in Pittsfield, Mass., from which he graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1831. The next thing to be done was to find a suitable location for practising his profession. Endowed by Nature with a bold and enterprising spirit, he at last decid- ed to seek his fortune in the far-distant regions of the South. He accordingly went to Boston, where, Oct. 10, 1832, he took passage for New Orleans in the brig "Amelia." The brig was wrecked on Folly Island, near Charleston, S. C., but the passengers were rescued, Dr. Stone especially displaying on this occasion the firmness and presence of mind for which he was noted. Cholera also broke out among the passengers and crew, from which he, too, suffered with the rest. He finally arrived, however, in New Orleans, late in November or early in December, in poor health and with insufficient clothing. After a while lie succeeded in getting employment, in a subor- dinate capacity, in Charity Hospital, of which he afterwards became assistant surgeon. In January, 1837, he was appoint- ed professor of anatomy in the medical department of the Uni- versity of Louisiana ; and soon afterwards professor of surgery -a position that he held till he resigned it in the spring of I872. In 1839, he established, in connection with Dr. Wm. E. Kennedy, a private hospital. In 1841, he was unfortunate enough to lose one of his eyes from "a specific inflammation contracted from a child." When the war broke out in 1861, Dr. Stone was appointed, by the Confederate authorities, surgeon-general of Louisiana, in which capacity he rendered very efficient service. After the occupation of New Orleans by the Federal forces, he was imprisoned for a while by Gen. Benj. F. Butler.
As a surgeon, Dr. Stone possessed remarkable skill, and
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successfully performed the most difficult operations. He was, in fact, "the admitted head of the profession in the Southwest." Prof. James Jones, of Louisiana, says : "His memory was un- surpassed ; what he observed, what he read, what he heard, he seemed never to forget." As a man and a citizen he was charitable and benevolent. He was, in the language of Prof. Jones, "to the lowly, the unassuming, particularly indulgent. How often have I seen him cast a white ballot for some illy ed- ucated candidate for graduation, as if recalling parts of his own history, with the remark, 'He ought to be rewarded and en- couraged for making so many sacrifices to raise himself to at respectable position.' " His practice was immense, and he applied himself to his profession with unflagging devotion. At one time he visited Europe, where he studied the methods of eminent surgeons ; and he also contributed papers to medi- cal journals. He d. in New Orleans, Dec. 6, 1872, leaving a son of the same name, who is also a physician.
STONE, DAVID, from Rutland, Mass., purchased in Chfd., Oct. 24, 1771, the northern half of lot No. 11, and southern half of lot No. 12, in the 8th range. His wife was Anna -, and he had a son, fustus. b. Mar. 24, 1776 (?). David's name disappears before 1787.
STONE, BENJAMIN, 17SS -- 90.
STONE, NATHANIEL, 1790 -- about ISoo. His wife was Melinda - The following ch. were recorded : Sampson, b. June 27, 1790; Betsey, b. Jan. 14, 1793, and d. 1794 ; Betsey, b. Jan. 26, 1795 ; George A., b. Mar. 28, 1797.
STONE, AMOS, from Harvard, Mass., settled in Chfd. about 1810. His wife was Rhoda Moore, of Boxboro', Mass. He seems to have rem. from Chfd. about 1835, and is said to have d. in Keene or Marlboro'. Three ch. were recorded : Simon, b. Apr. 30, 1810, and m., 1834, Betsey M. March (or Marsh) ; Olive, b. Jan. 23, 1814 ; Abigail, b. Aug. 10, 1820.
STOWELL, ROSWELL, from Wincr., settled in Chfd., near the north-west shore of Spafford's Lake, between 1815 and '19. He m., Ist, in Wincr., Sally Cook; 2d, in Chfd., July 31, 1831, Lydia Cook. He d. July 4, 1854.
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Ch. : Emerson, m. Synthia, dau. of Enoch Stowell .- John, d. unm .- Francis, m. Nancy Battles, of Templeton, Mass .- Roswell, b. 1815; m. Phebe Ryder; d. in Swzy., Dec. 2, 1875 .- Sally, b. 1817; m., 1836, Wilson Holden (3) ; d. Jan. IS, 1849.
STREETER.
I. BENJAMIN STREETER was in Chfd. in 1770. Soldier 1777. His wife's name is not known, but, according to tradition, he had a son, Benjamin (2), b. 1760 or '61, and perhaps another, Eliab, and a dau., Lucy.
2. BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin (1), m., 1780, Sarah, dau. of Benj. Hudson (q. v.), and who d. Oct. 15, 1842. He settled in Chfd., on Streeter hill. He d. Mar. 1, 1835, a. 74.
Ch. : Abigail, m., 1800, Ezra Streeter (2) .- Benjamin (3). -Solomon, m. - A dau., Fanny, m., 1839, Robert Johnson, of Chfd., d. May 5, 1861, in his 54th year .- Squire (4), b. Mar. 1, 1791 .- Clark (5). b. 1794 .- Lucinda, m. Edward Moriarty (q. v.) ; d. in Wmd., June 30, 1877, a. nearly So .- Rhoda, m. Calvin Hastings.
3. BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin (2), m., 1807, Sarah, dau. of Charles Farr (5). He resided many years in Chfd., but d. in Wmd.
Ch. : Sarah, m., 1830, Joseph Fletcher .- Laura, b. July 4, 1814; m. Jabez J. Pierce, of Wmd., now of Chfd .- Alfred, d. unm .- Elias, settled in Wallingford, Vt., whence he rem. to Kan .- Aurilius, m. twice ; res. in Chicopee, Mass. -George, res. in Wallingford .- Ashbel, m. Rhoda, dau. of Edward Moriarty (q. v.) He resided a number of years in Wind., but d. in Chfd. in 1869 or '70 .- Malvina, m. Wm. Wilbur, of Putney, Vt.
4. SQUIRE, son of Benjamin (2), m. Phebe, dau. of Lotan Hildreth (7). Resided in Chfd. He d. Sept. 30, 1847.
Ch. : Eliza L., b. May 6, 1820; m., June 12, 1843, Geo. Atherton (8) ; d. Feb. 14, 1863 .- Lucinda M., b. Oct. 27, IS22 ; m., Apr. 8, 1863, Justin Albee .- Elizabeth A., b. Apr. 3, 1826; m., Nov. 17, 1845, Amasa Burt, of Walpole .- Squire Rawson, b. Mar. 5, 1829; m., May 1, 1851, Sarah
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Jane Scott, of Halifax, Vt. Manufacturer of silk-thread at Shelburne Falls, Mass. Has 3 ch. : Ella J., b. July 19, 1856 ; Gertrude S., b. Jan. 9, 1865 ; Ida M., b. Feb. 24, 1868 .- Miranda, b. Feb. 23, 1834 ; m., Sept. 12, 1854, William W., son of Thornton Hopkins (3).
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