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CLARK, son of Benjamin (2), m., Ist, 1817, Sarah, dau. of Lotan Hildreth (7), and who d. Mar. 4, 1841 ; 2d, Sept. 26, IS41, Mary E., dau. of Amos Smith (13). Resided in Chfd. Shoemaker and farmer. He d. Aug. 4, 1868.
Ch. : Hannah f., b. Dec. 21, 1817; m., Ist, 1838, Jesse Field (4) ; 2d, Nov., 1855, Chas. Woodward, d. Mar. 16, 1863. Res. at present in Wilmington, Vt .- Mary Adeline, b. Oct. 13, 1819; m., 1839, Chas. Converse (4) ; d. May 4, 1877 .- Chas. Elliott, b. Mar. 19, 1822 ; m. Mandana Carley, of Whitingham, Vt. Physician at North Adams, Mass .. where he d. Aug. 13, 1865, leaving one dau., Emille, b. Nov. II, 1859 .- Hollis (6), b. Apr. 9, 1824 .- Caroline M., b. Aug. 1, 1827 ; m. Calvin H. Ruggles, now of West Upton. Mass .- John Leavitt (7), b. Jan. 22, 1830 .- Martha Fane. b. Feb. 13, 1832 ; m. James Bassett, of Wilmington, Vt. Res. in Bennington, Vt .- Lucius, b. Feb. 1, 1834 ; d. Jan. 16, 1844 .- Sarah E., b. July 26, 1836 ; m., Ist, Benj. Ball, of Alstead ; 2d, John Patch, of Wilmington, Vt. ; d. Jan. 28, 1870 .- Rancel M . b. Mar. 23, 1839 ; m., in North Adams, Mass., Hattie Daly. Dentist in N. Y. City .- Henry C. (8), b. Jan. 27. 1841 .- Marshall S., b. Mar. 14, 1842 ; d. Oct. 9, 1864, from the effects of a wound received at the battle of Winchester, Va. (See p. 123.)-Hosea B., b. July 1, 1844 ; m., Oct. 31, 1865, Ellen A., dau. of Chas. Davenport (3). Res. in Chfd. Has one son, Clarence H., b. Sept. 13, 1875 .- Frank A., b. Aug. 12. 1846 ; unm. Farmer in Chfd .- Ann E., b. Nov. 17, 1848 ; m., Mar. 24 1867, Calvin P., son of Prescott W. Gilson (3). HOLLIS, son of Clark (5), m., Sept., 1849, Maria A. Bixby, of Guilford, Vt. Shoemaker and dealer in boots and shoes. Res. at present in Brat., to which town he rem. from Bellows Falls.
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Ch. : Fred H., b. Oct. 26, 1851 ; m., July 29, 1875, Hattie Hodgman .- Emma M., b. May 10, 1855 ; m., Nov. 19, 1876.
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Amasa T. Eddy, of Brat .- Minnie Maria, b. July 15, 1863. 7. JOHN L., son of Clark (5), m , Sept. 25, 1853, Lucinda, dau. of Wm. and Almira (Bellows) Needham, of Marlboro', Vt., and who was b. Mar. 13, 1833. Res. in Chfd. Farmer and shoemaker. Selectman 1875-'77 ; supervisor 'S1.
Ch .: Myra Lucinda, b. July 4, 1858 ; m., Oct. 4, 1877, Olin R., son of Ransom Farr (7) .- Sarah Lenna, b. Nov. 10, 1860 ; m., Mar. 1, ISSI, Addison M. Brown, of Marlboro', Vt .- Ella Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1865 .- Harland L. (adop- ted son), b. May 9, 1874.
S. HENRY C., son of Clark (5), m., Apr. 10, 1866, Ellen G., dau. of Wm. L. Clegg, now of Chfd., and who was b. Sept. 29, 1846. Res. at present in Keene, to which city he has lately rem. from Chfd. When the civil war broke out, he was re- siding at Bellows Falls, Vt., and enlisted in Co. F, Ist Regt. Vt. Vol. Cavalry, Oct. 2, 1861, for the term of three years ; re-enlisted as a veteran in the same company, Dec., '63 ; was promoted successively to corporal, 5th sergeant, orderly ser- geant ; commissioned 2nd-lieutenant Apr. 14, '65, and first- lieutenant June 4, the same year ; discharged Aug. 25, '65. On the 25th of Aug., '64, he was dangerously wounded by a bullet that passed through his left arm and body. After sever- al months he recovered sufficiently to return to duty, though he narrowly escaped death.
Ch. : Franklin C., b. May 18, 1867 .- H. Archer, b. Sept. 24, 1868 .- C. Bertran, b. Dec. 10, 1869 .- Zilla M., b. Jan. 20, 1874.
STREETER. EBENEZER, b. Feb. 22, 1832, m. Jemima
b. Apr. 25, 1738, and d. 1776. He was in Chfd. in 1770, having come probably from R. I. His name disappears about I794.
Ch. : Joel, b. Sept. 10, 1759 ; m. Molly Cobb .- Abigail, b. Aug. 27, 1761 .- Jonathan, b. Oct. 30, 1762 ; "taken away by a sudden death," Feb. 18, 1777 .- Esther, b. Oct. 9, 1764 ; m., 1784, Samuel Farr (1), Third; d. Dec. 24, 1847 .- Ruth, b. Sept. 3, 1766 ; m. Amos Jordan (2) .- Elizabeth, b. Oct. 17, 1768 .- Joseph, b. Feb. 17, 1770 .- Samuel, b. Mar. 21, 1772 .- Ebenezer, b. Feb. 27, 1774 .- Femima, b. Apr. 22, 1776; d. a. 2 days.
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STREETER.
I. ENOCH STREETER, was probably in Chfd. in 1775. His wife's name is not known. He had a son, Otis, b. Mar. 11, 1775. and probably another, Enoch (2), older than Otis.
2. ENOCH, supposed son of Enoch (1), m., 1785, Esther, dau. of Wm. Randall (1). He probably rem. from the town before ISoo. Four ch. were recorded : Randall, b. Sept. 28, 1785 : Mary, b. June 5, 1787 ; Arnold, b. Dec. 25, 1788 ; Whipple, b. Jan., 1791.
STREETER, JOSIAH, 1770-'87 ; NAPHTHALI, 1770- : JONATHAN. -1788; JOHNSON, 1785-'95 ; AMOS, 1776-'90 ; BARZILLAI, 1790-'91 ; NEHEMIAH, m., 1785, Cynthia, dau. of Warren Snow (2) ; JESSE, m., 1797, Noma Streeter.
STREETER.
I. STEPHEN STREETER, b. 1752 or '53, came from Oxford, Mass .. and settled in Chfd., in 1781 or 'S2. He rem. to Wind. about 1792, but returned to Chfd. in a few years and settled on Streeter hill. His wife was Sarah Chamberlain, niece of Ithamar Chamberlain (1), and who d. Mar. 28, 1847, a. 87. He was a shoemaker by trade, and was noted for his retentive memory and gift of composing poetry. He d. Mar. 11, 1845, a. 92.
Ch. : Asahel, b. Oct. 5, 1779 ; m. Polly Martin, of Walpole ; d. in Lowell. Mass., July, 1865 .-- Ezra (2), b. Jan. 16, 1781. -Stephen, b. Dec. 7, 1782 ; unm. Like his father, he had a remarkably retentive memory, and was locally celebrated as a poet, his songs, epigrams, and longer poems (both comic and sentimental) being very popular with his fellow-townsmen. A few specimens of these have been given in another place. (See p. 195.) He d. May 22, 1864 .- Alice, b. Sept. 5, 1784 ; m., 1807, Samuel Estabrooks (2) ; d. June 28, 1849 .- Darius, b. June 25, 1786; m. Cynthia Boynton, of Springfield, Vt .; d. in Kellyvale (?), Vt., June 11, 1856 .- Annas, b. Apr. 5. 1789; m., Ist, 1806, Benoni Streeter (q. v.) ; 2d, 1837, Chas. F. Daniels (2) ; d. Apr. 3, 1870 .- Luther, b. Jan. 27. 1791 ; m. Mrs. Mary Ann Walker, d. Oct. 2, 1876, a. 60. Resided
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in Chfd. He d. Jan. 22, 1872. Had 2 ch. : Augustus L., b. Aug. 25, 1845; Emma Ann, m., May 31, 1868, David H. Tolman.
2. EZRA, son of Stephen (1), m., Ist, 1800, Abigail, dau. of Benj. Streeter (2) ; 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander. He d. in Brome, P. Q., June 6, 1844.
Ch. : Edith, b. Apr. 6, 1801 ; m. Chas. Kiser .- Thaddeus, b. Mar. 31, 1803 ; m. Rita French ; d. in Chfd., Apr. 12, 1853. -Ezra, b. Feb. 11, 1805 ; m., Ist, Sarah A. Cobb; 2d, Har- riet Lincoln .- Hannah, b. Aug. 7, 1807 .- Sally, b. Mar. 23, ISO9 ; m. Daniel Burnham, of Wmd .; d. Mar. 15, 1878 .- Holland, b. Jan. 10, ISII ; m. Caroline Osgood .- Polly, b. Jan. 5, 1813; m., Ist, Harlon Simmons; 2d, Barton Howe (2) ; d. Oct. 19, 1873 .- Nelson, b. Feb. 22, 1815; m. Ann Minot .- Warren, b. Apr. 13, 1817 ; m. Almira Hildreth .- Ferusha, b. Jan. 13, 1819; m., June 8, 1841, Jotham Paine, of Wmd. ; d. June 20, 1861 .- Maria, b. Mar. 12, 1821 .- Abigail, b. Feb. 28, 1824; m. Ora Blodgett (4) ; d. -. -(By 2d marriage) Stephen, b. Mar. 17, 1837; m. Ellen H. Coolidge, of Swzy. Res. in Wmd .- Chastina, b. Dec. 17, 1840 ; m. Abramı Alexander, of St. Albans, Vt .- Charlotte, b. Feb. 8, 1845 ; m. Elmer T. Woodward, of Marlboro'.
STREETER, WILLIAM, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Hannah -. His name disappears about 1800. Five ch. were recorded : Lucina, b. Oct. 16, 1785, and m., 1801, Levi, son of Zerubbabel Snow (3) ; Naham, b. Sept. 15, 1787; Philadelphia, b. Sept. 23, 1789 ; Orpha, b. Oct. 9, 1791 ; Hannah, b. Feb. 15, 1794.
STREETER, BENONI, son of Eleazer and Lydia (Braley) Streeter, m., 1806, Annas, dau. of Stephen Streeter (1), and who d. Apr. 3, 1870. He may have d. in Boston.
Ch. : Lydia A., b. May 26, 1807; m., 1833, Nehemiah C., son of Nehemiah Andrews (1) ; d. Aug. 23, 1871 .- Urania M., b. Oct. 1, 1809 ; m., 1837, Prescott W. Gilson (3).
STRONG, CHARLES L., b. in Amherst, Mass., Aug. 19, 1809, m., Jan., 1843, Prusha, dau. of Ashbel Wheeler (5). He was a
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graduate of Amherst College, and a teacher by profession. For several years he was preceptor of the Chesterfield Acad- emy. (See p. 135.) He d. in Chfd., Aug. 2, 1847. Had no ch.
SYMONDS, NATHAN R., son of Thomas and Lydia (Pratt) Symonds, of Rindge, b. July 6, 1807, mn., 1831, Eliza, dau. of Shadrach Herrick (1), and who d. Mar. 2, 1881 Has resided in Chfd. since 1836 or '37. Mechanic at Factory Village.
Ch .: Thirza E. Herrick (wife's daughter), b. Dec. 25, 1826; m. Chas. Chase, of Wmd .- Amelia A., b. in Rindge, Feb. 17, 1833 ; unm .- Charles T .. b. in Keene, Feb. 21, 1835 ; d. at Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 16, 1871 .- Ann f., b. June 14, 1847 ; d. the 23d of the same month.
TAYLOR.
I. JONATHAN TAYLOR, b. Jan. 17, 1779, came from Boxboro', Mass., in 1805 or '06, and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by his son, Jonathan W. He m. Lucy Whitcomb, b. June 30, 1781, and d. June 26, 1864. He d. Dec. 19, 1839. Ch. : Lucy W., b. July 31, 1803 ; m., 1829, Gibson Wil- lard .- Harriet, b. Sept. 5, 1805 ; m., 1823, Elisha Hill (q. v.) ; d. Aug. 13, 1876 .- Betsey, b. Dec. 18, 1809; d. Nov. 18, 1814 .- Caroline, b. Feb. 7, 1813 ; d. May 7, 1814 .- Fona- than, b. Mar. 19, 1814; d. Aug. 13, 1818 .- Mehitabel, b. June 13, 1817; m. Charles Wilson .- Jonathan Whitcomb (2), b. Dec. 29, 1819.
2. JONATHAN W., son of Jonathan (1), m., Nov. 30, 1843, Mary, dau. of Seth Leonard, of Wmd. Res. in Chfd. Farmer.
Ch. : Charles W., b. Oct. 16, 1848; m., Jan. 28, 1874, Emma A., dau. of Marshall B. Shaw (q. v.) Has 2 ch. : Jo- sie Emma, b. Feb. 1, 1875 ; Leon Charles, b. Aug. 7, 1877 .- Alston W., b. Aug. 9, 1850.
TENNEY, DANIEL, 1787-about 1800. His wife was Rebecca -, and he had a child, probably Josiah, b. May 30, 1791. THOMAS, WILLIAM, came to Chfd. with his father-in-law, Moses Smith (1), in November, 1761, and settled near what is now the lower ferry. (See pp. 36, 37.) He may have come from
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Greenwich, or vicinity, Mass. His wife was Mary, dau. of Moses Smith (1), and who d. Feb. 4, 1813. in her 77th year. Soldier in 1777. He d. Feb. 3, 1812, in his 78th year.
Ch. : Mary (the first Anglo-American child born in town), b. Apr. 25, 1762 ; m. Lemuel, son of David Stoddard (1) .- Elizabeth, b. Apr. 15, 1764 .- Calvin, b. Dec. 21, 1765. He was a physician in Tyngsboro', Mass., where he d .- Lucy. b. Dec. 22, 1767 .- Archibald, d. 1773 .- Benjamin, d. 1773 .- Archibald, d. 1775 .- Sally, b. Oct. 9. 1776; m., 1799, Bena- iah Norcross (2) ; d. in Wis., Oct., 1873 .- Phene, b. May 24, 1779; m. Ist, Josiah Colony, of Chfd .; 2d, John Wilder, of Brat. ; d. in Gill, Mass .- Clarissa, b. Mar. 19, 1782 ; m., 1802, Binea Norcross (3) ; d. in Chfd., May 30, 1877.
THOMAS.
I. NATHAN THOMAS, probably from Greenwich, or vicinity, Mass., purchased in Chfd., Dec. 25, 1764, lots Nos. 3 and 4, in the 16th range. He settled near the river, where his great- grandson, Amos F. Thomas, now lives. His wife was Heph- zibah Farr, d. Jan. 22, 1815, in her 88th year. Soldier (per- haps) 1776. He d. June 27, 1790, in his 71st year.
Ch. : (Order uncertain) Polly, m. John Town .- Patience, m. Abel Stockwell (1) .- Hephzibah, m. Moses Barrett .- Betsey, m. Wm. Thomas .- Sally, m. Wm. Burnham .- Na- than, settled in Hins .- William .- Israel .- Daniel, b. Feb. 28, 1763 .- Amos (2) and Aaron, b. Oct. 10, 1765. Aaron d. a. 7 months .- Abigail, b. Mar. 14, 1768 ; m. Solomon Stan- cliff .- Lydia, b. July 14, 1770; m. Zephaniah Leach.
2. AMOS, son of Nathan (1), m., 1785, Mary, probably dau. of Noah Emmons (q. v.), and who d. June 19, 1848, a. 88. Re- sided in Chfd., on the paternal farm. He d. Dec. 11, 1847.
Ch. : Susan, b. Oct. 17, 1785 ; m. Samuel Preston .- Aaron (3), b. June 10, 1787 .- Lydia, b. Nov. 21, 1789 ; m. Eleazer, son of Edmond Farnsworth (1) .- Amos; b. Nov. 28, 1791 ; m. Nabby Chamberlain .- Ichabod, b. May 22, 1795 ; m. Sally Stone .- Daniel, b. Mar. 8, 1797 ; m. Lois Stancliff .- Pa- tience, b. May 23, 1799; m. Ist, 1818, Erastus Wright, of Dım. ; 2d, John Bemis .- Enos, b. June 16, 1801 ; m., 1825, Patty, adopted dau. of David Stoddard (2). Res. at present in Newfane, Vt.
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3. AARON, son of Amos (2), m. Ist, Betsey Chamberlain, d. Sept. 14, 1815 ; 2d, 1819, Grata, dau. of Jonathan Cressey (4) . He resided in Chfd., on the old homestead. He d. Mar. 3, 1871.
Ch .: Enos, b. Aug. 6, 1812 ; m. Rachel A. Thayer ; d. in Worcester, Mass., Apr. 23, 1875 .- Lockhart, b. Mar. 12, 1815 ; unm. Res. in Chfd .- Elizabeth C., b. Oct. 2, 1820 ; m., 1846, John Haywood, of Lunenburg, Mass. Res. in Brat. -Orison, b. Aug. 2, 1822 ; m. Isabel Hooker. Res. in Sauk Co., Wis .- Israel, b. July 5, 1824 ; unm. ; d. Jan. 4, 1863 .- Chester W., b. Apr. 25, 1826; m. Ist, Amanda M. Walker, d. Jan. 27, 1879; 2d, 1881, Widow Abby Simonds. Res. in Brat .- Albert f., b. May 28, 1828; m. Mary J. Hubbard, d. Mar. 13, 1859. He d. in Chfd., Jan. 11, 1862 .- Emerson B., b. June 1, 1830; m. Emily J. Harrison. He was a sol- dier in the Union army, and d. at New Orleans, June 20, 1863. -Amos F .. b. Jan. 23, 1833 ; m., Aug. 22, 1858, Julia A. E., dau. of Richard and Julia Ann (Emerson) Foster, of Brat. Res. in Chfd., on the ancestral farm. Has one son, Walter H., b. Sept. 16, 1861 .- D. Webster, b. July 6, 1840 ; m. Per- sis P. Kellogg. Res. in Hartford, Conn.
THOMAS, AARON, from Greenwich, Mass., is said to have been a relative (perhaps nephew) of Nathan Thomas (I). He m. in Chfd., 1785, Lois, dau. of Noah Emmons (q. v.) His name is not found after 1796. Three ch. were recorded : Lucy, b. June 15, 1786 ; Sarah, b. Feb. IS, 1788; Terzey, b. Aug. 4, 1791.
THOMPSON.
2. SILAS THOMPSON, of Dunstable, Mass., brother of Asa Thomp- son (3), purchased in Chfd., Mar. 12, 1766, lot No. 12, in the 13th range, and probably settled on the same soon after. This lot formed part, at least, of the farm which he sold in 1777 to Peter Stone, Sen. After selling this farm, he lived on the one now owned by Henry J. Dunham. He took a prominent part in the affairs of the town and the church, being one of the dea- cons of the latter. Together with Col. Samuel King, he rep- resented the town, after its union with Vermont, in the Assem- bly of that State. (See p. 67.) In 1770, he was selectman,
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and in 1776, coroner for Cheshire county. His wife was Ab- igail Bancroft, d. Mar. 28, 1818, a. 78. He d. Apr. 25, 1806, in his 72d year.
Ch. : Anna, b. May 26, 1756; m. Philip Barrett, of Hins. ; d. May 19, 1784 .- Silas, b. Apr. 1. 1758 ; d. July 11, 1764 .- Abigail, b. June 15, 1760 ; m. Joseph Howe, of N. Y. State ; d. Feb. 4, 1800 .- Sarah, b. Sept. 6, 1762 ; m. Chas. Carpen- ter, of Surry ; d. Nov. 15, 1849 .- Rebecca, b. Jan. 13, 1765 ; m. John Kendall, of Vt. ; d. Nov. 25, 1819 .- Josiah, b. June 18, 1767 ; m. Esther Gates. Rem. to N. Y. State about 1794. Had one ch. born in Chfd., Esther, h. May 8, 1793 .- Mary. b. Mar. 21, 1769 ; m Aaron Carpenter. Resided in Concord, Vt., where she d. May 1, 1854 .- James (4), b. Mar. 21, 1771. -Silas (5), b. Feb. 14, 1773 .- Elizabeth, b. May 4, 1775 ; m. Reuben Andrews. Resided in N. Y. State .- Judith, b. June 4, 1777 ; m., 1800, John Pierce (3) ; d. Nov. 14, 1860 .- Ruth; b. July 26, 1779; m. Chas. Hunt, of N. Y. State ; d. Mar. 16, 1847 .- Samuel (6), b. Dec. 4, 1781 .- Timothy, b. Nov. 17, 1784 ; m. Esther Phillips. Resided at Antwerp, N. Y. He d. Aug. 14, 1864.
4. JAMES, son of Silas (2), m., 1794, Margaret, dau. of Wm. Robertson (3), and soon rem. to Herkimer Co., N. Y. In ISoo, he settled in Champion, the same State, where he d. Dec. 25, 1858. Margaret d. Apr. 23, 1846.
Ch .: Lucinda, b. Mar. 7, 1796; m. Leonard Harris; d. Aug. 12, 1830 .- Polly, b. Oct. 4, 1797 ; m. Chas. Woodward ; d. Aug. 20, 1856 .- Erastus, b. Oct. 31, 1801 ; m. Ist, Har- riet Sischo ; 2d, Ann Banister ; d. June 21, 1874 .- Truman, b. Dec. 19, 1804 ; d. Mar. 24, 1867 .- Sheloma, b. June 24, 1807; m. Asa B. Carter .- Abigail, b. May 21, 1810; m. Chauncey Colburn .- Silas, b. July 9, 1812 ; m. Clarissa Col- burn. Res. at Fond du Lac, Wis.
5. SILAS, son of Silas (2), m. Ist, Katy Carr; 2d, Nancy Jack- son. Resided in Salisbury, N. Y.
Ch. : Catharine, m. Hamilton Rice .- Sarah, m. Wm. Sherwood .- William f., m. Elizabeth Ford, and res. in Sal- isbury .- Mary, m. Reuben Neely, of Fairfield, N. Y.
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6. SAMUEL, son of Silas (2), m. Esther, dau. of John Pierce (1), and who d. Mar. 13, 1873. Resided in Chfd., on the paternal farm. He d. Nov. 11, 1851.
Ch. : Diantha, b. Jan. 25, 1812 ; m., 1837, George, son of Samuel Chamberlain (2) .- Elmira, b. Sept. 29, 1813 ; m., 1841, Samuel Chamberlain (8) ; d. Aug. 28, 1844 .- Silas (7), b. Mar. 6, 1815 .- Larkin, b. Mar. 22, 1817; unm. He was accidentally killed in Chfd., while felling trees, Nov. 3, 1854. -Lucy M., b. Nov. 20, 1819; unm. ; d. Feb. 27, 1853 .- Fane E., b. May 17, 1826; unm. Res. in Chfd.
7. SILAS, son of Samuel (6), m. Elizabeth Tefft, of North Adams, Mass., d. Aug. 4, 1863. Res. in Chfd. Mechanic.
Ch. : Sarah E., b. Dec. 24, 1845 ; d. July 16, 1847 .- Charles S., b. Apr. 25, 1848 ; m., Mar. 18, 1869, Jennie Smith. Has one ch., Lizzie L., b. Apr., 1870.
3. ASA THOMPSON, of Dunstable, Mass., brother of Silas Thomp- son (2), purchased in Chfd., Mar. 10, 1767, lots No's. 13 and 14, in the 12th range, and the western half of lot No. 14, in the 11th range. He probably never lived in this town himself, but divided the land he had bought here between his sons Asa (S) and Simon, when they had attained their majority. Simon lived in Chfd. but a few years.
8. ASA, son of Asa (3), m. Betsey Darrah, d. July 25, 1844, a. 67. He settled on the farm given him by his father, and lived where Alanson Chamberlain now res. He was a deacon in the Baptist church. He d. July 17, 1834. in his 56th year.
Ch. : William 2. (9) .- Eliza Ann, m., 1831, Alanson Chamberlain (6) ; d. Jan. 4, 1839, in her 32d year .- Charles. d. unm.
9. WILLIAM Q., son of Asa (8), m., IS25, Lucy, dau. of Benaiah Norcross (2), and who d. Sept. 21, 1829. He d. in Chfd .. Aug. 8, 1829, in his 27th year.
Ch .: Romanzo W. (10), b. Dec. 2, 1827.
IO. ROMANZO W., son of Wm. Q. (9), m., 1850, Persis M., dau. of Moses Dudley (I). Res. at present in Chelsea, Mass.
Ch. : Jennie E., b. Apr. 12, 1852 ; m., July 4, 1868, Edgar. son of Geo. Davenport (4) .- Nellie, b. June 13, 1860.
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TITUS.
Robert Titus, with his wife Hannah, and two sons, John and Edmond, came from near Stanstead Abbey, Hertfordshire, Eng., in 1635, and resided at first in the present town of Brookline, near Boston, Mass. The family afterwards rem. to Weymouth, and thence to Rehoboth, where John settled permanently. The rest of the family, however, finally settled on Long Is- land. John had a son Joseph, who also had a son Joseph. This latter Jo- seph was the father of the Joseph (b. 1750 or '51) who settled in Chfd.
I. JOSEPH TITUS, son of Joseph, of Sutton, Mass., and a descend- ant of Robert Titus, the immigrant, m. Mary Bigelow, of Douglass, Mass., in which town he lived for a few years after his marriage. Apr. 21, 1777, he purchased in Chfd. the west- ern half of lot No. 7, in the 13th range. He built his house high up on the hill south of Catshane brook, and in sight of the "old meeting-house," situated at the Centre Village, about 2 miles to the eastward. In this sightly place he continued to live till the time of his death, which occurred Apr. 10, 1813. in his 63d year. His wife d. May 7, 1845, in her 96th year.
Ch. : Lucy, b. in Douglass ; d. in Chfd .. 1778 .- Lydia, b. in Douglass ; d. 1778 .- Joseph, b. in Douglass ; d. 1787 .- Martin (2), b. in Chfd., Feb. 11. 1779 .- Mary, b. Oct. 25, 1780; m., 1813, Dea. Calvin Barrett, of Brookline. Vt., where she d. at a great age .- Demmis, b. Dec. 13, 1782 ; m. Ist, Ed- ward Hall (q. v.) ; 2d, Capt. Samuel Titus, of Vernon, Vt. ; 3d, Rufus Elmer, of the same town .- Isaac, b. Oct. 1, 1784 ; m., 1804, Eunice Willard. Settled in Vernon .- Samuel, b. May 12, 1786; m., 1807, Susanna Barrett. Rem. to Ill .- Ama, b. Oct. 22, 1787 ; m., 1806, Caleb, son of Charles Farr (5), and rem. to Malone, N. Y .- Ezra (3), b. Jan. 15, 1789. [While Joseph and his wife lived in Douglass, a sister of the latter gave them her dau., named Hannah Parker. Hannah lived with them till she m., in 1792, Moses, son of Michael . Cressey (2). She d. in Marlboro', Vt.]
2. MARTIN, son of Joseph (1), m .. 1824, Clarissa Prouty, d. June 8, 1846, a. 54. Resided in Chfd. Shoemaker. He d. June 19, 1840.
Ch. : Joseph Willard, b. Jan. 3, 1825 ; m., May 1, 1860, Elvira C., dau. of Daniel L. Harvey (7). Res. in Wincr.
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Has one dau., Alice M., b. Mar. 16, 1861 .- Mary Augusta. b. May 19, 1826 ; m. Homer Dow, of Methuen, Mass .- Lan- . ra S., b. Nov. 10, 1827 ; d. Feb. 2, 1854, unm .- Helen MI .. b. Nov. 10, 1829 ; d. July 20, 1848. unm .- Wm. Chandler, b. Mar. 9, 1832 ; m. Clara Hartwell. of Hubbardston, Mass., where he resided a while. He d. Apr. 21, 1867, leaving 3 ch. : Nellie, Henry, Cora .- Eliza }., b. Aug. 10, 1834 ; m. Asa Kimball, of Methuen, Mass. Res. in Lawrence, Mass.
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EZRA, son of Joseph (1), m., 1820, Electa, dau. of John Knee- land (q. v.), and who d. Feb. 26, 1869. Being of a studious turn of mind, and fond of mathematical studies, he is said to have applied himself so assiduously to these in his early years as to have seriously over-tasked his brain-a circumstance which caused him to change his course of life. He neverthe- less followed school-teaching to a considerable extent, and ac- quired the reputation of being one of the best teachers of his time. After his marriage he also engaged in farming in Chfd .. and for a while held a colonel's commission in the N. H. mili- tia. Selectman 1836, '47. He d. Mar. 25, 1869.
Ch. : Elvira E., b. Apr. 21, 1821 ; d. Apr. 1, 1841, unm. -Ezra B., b. Jan. 20, 1823 ; d. Feb. 24, 1823 .- Alfred II" .. b. Feb. 7. 1824 ; m. Lucina Knapp, of Wilmington, Vt .. where he res. Has had 4 ch. : Emma A., b. Nov. 4, 1855 ; Alfred K. and Alice L. (twins, now dead), b. Jan. 28. 1857 ; Villa E., b. Sept. 9, 1865 .- Arvilla E., b. Mar. 3, 1826 ; m. Francis Makepeace. Res. in Worcester, Mass .- Marion MI .. b. Apr. 3, 1828 ; d. Dec. 29, 1841 .- John O., b. Aug. 1, 1830 : d. Sept. 3. 1837 .- Herbert B. (4), b. Dec. 11, 1833 ; unm .- Adele E., b. Oct. S, 1835 ; m., Dec. 31, 1857, Geo. R. Mar- ble, then of Wincr., now of E. Boston, Mass. ; d. Apr. 5. 1882 .- Eleanor M., b. May 27, 1838 ; d. May 27, 1841.
4. HERBERT B., son of Ezra (3), was a resident of Chesterfield when the Civil War commenced, and was holding the office of commissioner of common schools for Cheshire county. He was one of the first to respond to the call of the Federal Gov- ernment for troops. June 4, 1861, he was commissioned second-lieutenant of Company A, 2d Regt. N. H. Volunteers,
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and, after successive promotions, attained to the rank of briga- dier-general by brevet. (See p. 123.) The wound which he received at Antietam was a severe one, the bullet entering the right shoulder in front, and being extracted beneath the shoul- der-blade. He was shot while using a rifle himself, and was disabled by the wound for about five months.
Since the close of the war Gen. Titus has resided much of the time in Washington, D. C., and in N. Y. City, as special agent of the United States, in which capacity he has traveled extensively in this country, and, to some extent, in Europe. He is also a member of the firm of "Hovey and Titus, Attor- neys and Counsellors at Law," in Washington. For some time he has also been engaged in mining and dredging, with headquarters in N. Y. City.
TOMBS, JOSIAH, settled in Chfd. about 1795. His house stood on the bank of the Connecticut river, near what is now called "Tombs' Hole." His wife was Lois, dau. of Eleazer Jordan (1). He d. probably about 1822.
Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Lyman, Pol- ly, Lois, Josiah, Lewis, Norris, Danforth.
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1. JOSIAH TORREY, b. Oct. 7, 1758, was in Chfd. in 1785, having come from Upton, Mass. He settled in the eastern part of the town, on the farm afterwards owned and occupied by his grand- son, Levi Torrey, and now occupied by the latter's widow. He m. Ist, 1781, Lydia Fisk, b. Jan. 15, 1763, and d. in 1806 ; 2d, 1807, Anna, dau. of Israel and Anna Amsbry, of Wmd. He d. Jan. 25, 1832.
Ch. : Samuel (2), b. Aug. 12, 1782 .- foel, b. Aug. 31, 1785 ; m., 1811, Edee Howard .- Anna, b. Nov. 19, 1787 .- Levi, b. Oct. 28, 1789 .- Jemima, b. Oct. 25, 1792 ; m., 1812, John Howard .- Polly (Mary), b. Sept. 21, 1794 .- Nathaniel, b. Sept. 26, 1796 (or '97) ; d. 1799 .- Fanny, b. Feb. 15, 1803. SAMUEL, son of Josiah (1), m., Nov. 21, 1815, Mary Cook, b. Aug. 28, 1785, and d. Jan. 1, 1869. He d. Apr. 8, 1853.
Ch. : Maria, b. June 24, 1817 ; m. Levi Adams, of Keene, where she res .- Levi (3), b. Mar. 2, 1820 .- Lucius, b. Oct.
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25, IS21 ; unm .; d. in Wmd .- Mary M., b. Nov. 16, 1823 ; unm. ; d. in Wmd .- Marshall, b. Dec. 5, 1825 ; unm. ; res. in Keene .- Lucretia, b. Dec. 25, 1826; unm. ; res. in Keene. -Elvira, b. Mar. 1. 1829 ; m. David Richardson, of Keene, and rem. to Indiana, where she d.
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