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DORCAS, m. Samuel Gunnison, Jr. (See Gunnison).
i. LUCY, b. March 14, 1761; m. Edward Dame, s.p.
ii. WILLIAM, m. Jan. 18, 1789, Betsey Kerswell, or Caswell, of York, Me. Children:
1. Robert, d. unm. in War of 1812. 2. Horace, m. Mary Carr. 3. Alvah, m., Jan. 17, 1837, Lucy A. Piper. 4. Polly, m. John Clapp. 5. William, Jr., m. Olive Dame, Feb. 22, 1811.
iii. MARY, or MOLLY CUTTS (final s added about this time) m. Daniel Moses and lived at North Goshen; had two chil- dren: 1. William Moses who m. Lucy Cutts. 2. Sarah, who m. John Ayers.
iv. ELIZABETH, or Betty, m. Jacob Worthen and had one son, Samuel, who m. a Miss Owen.
v. THOMAS, m. Lucy Bascom, dau. of Elias and Eunice Bascom, and moved to Vermont where all of their fourteen children were born. She d. Aug. 5, 1841, aged 63 yrs.
3. vi. CHARLES, b. Nov. 7, 1772.
vii. EDWARD, m. Ruth Rice. Children:
1. Betsey, m. Wilder Harris. 2. Lucy, m. William Moses. 3. Alzira. 4. Louis, m. Martha Peabody. 5. Loren. viii. HANNAH, m. David Harris and had children.
ix. SAMUEL, m. Mehitable Bachelder, who d. March 21, 1876, aged 93. He d. April 9, 1855, aged 75 yrs. 6 mos. Children:
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1. Lorrin, d. June 18, 1818, aged 7. 2. Samuel, Jr., d. inf. 3. Sarah, b. 1806 ?; m. Samuel Smart; d. July 16, 1846. 4. Laura, m. Sewell Clark.
x. SARAH, m. Enoch Huntoon, M.D. Children:
1. Lucy. 2. John Merritt. 3. Edward. 4. Malvina. 5. Joseph. 6. Sally.
3. CHARLES3 CUTTS (Joseph2 Thomas1) m. 1793, Abigail Hurd, who d. Oct. 25, 1858, aged 81. Children:
i. JOHN4 b. March 23, 1794; m. first, Hannah Rand; second, Martha Peasley and moved to Sunapee. Children, by first wife:
1. Temperance, b. Oct. 4, 1816. 2. Charles, b. March 13, 1820. 3. John Rodney, b. Nov. 15, 1821; m. April, 1851, Sophronia M. George, b. Dec. 30, 1832; d. Dec. 6, 1910. He d. Jan. 31, 1904. A dau., Jennie A., d. Sept. 24, 1869, aged 12. 4. Prudence, b. June 28, 1822; m. Horace R. Everett, Oct. 27, 1861.
ii. OLIVER, b. Jan. 19, 1796; m., April 29, 1823, Charlotte Crox- ford; d. June 14, 1875.
iii. NATHAN, b. March 15, 1798; m. April, 1824, Mary Burnham; d. May, 1865.
iv. DORCAS, b. Jan. 27, 1800; m. Sept., 1818, Stephen Sischo.
V. REUBEN, b. July 7, 1802; m. Feb. 14, 1828, Mehitable E. Cheney; d. March 15, 1890.
vi. THANKFUL, b. Oct. 4, 1804; m. Nov. 28, 1827, David C. Max- field; d. Oct. 7, 1853.
vii. ARIAL, 'Rial, or Royal, b. Oct. 25, 1806; m., 1829, Rebecca Sischo, who d. Feb. 15, 1868, aged 64. He d. July 21, 1869. Children:
1. Mary S., b. 1830; was employed in a factory at Weare and there m. Carlton H. Weeks, b. 1829; d. 1907. 2. Sam- uel. 3. Susan, m. Philander P. Knight. 4. Philinda, m. Osborne Barton of Hopkinton.
viii. SYLVESTER, b. 1808; d. inf.
ix. ABIGAIL, b. July 27, 1809; m., Nov. 13, 1828, Page Maxfield.
X. SALLY, b. May 11, 1814; m. May 11, 1843, Daniel Currier; d. Oct. 30, 1869.
xi. LEMIRA, b. May 8, 1816; m., Mar 1, 1838, Nathan Maxfield; d. Mar. 16, 1884.
(Cutts Family in America, C. C. Howard, 1892)
Joel D. Cutts, b. March 25, 1826; m. first, Barbara M., who d. Nov. 9, 1854, aged 27. Their only dau., Mary M., d. Oct. 13,
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1864, aged 12 yrs. He m., second, Eleanor B. - , b. Nov. 20, 1833; d. Aug. 21, 1917. He d. March 6, 1904.
DAME
1.
EDWARD DAME, private and drummer in New Hampshire troops, War of the Revolution, is believed to have been son of Simeon Dame; removed from Kittery, Me., to Goshen in 1787, "and the next year worked with Daniel Grindle," his sworn statement. His wife Lucy died Sept. 14, 1855, aged 94 yrs. 6 mos. He died March 4, 1843, aged 87. (North cem. ins.) Lived in the house now C. C. MacTavish.
2. HATEVIL DAME, believed son of Jonathan Dame, came to Goshen from Kittery, Me., after serving in the Revolution; married Jerusha Witham. His house stood upon the hillside east of the Gay place and was later moved down and incorporated into the present Gay buildings. He is reported to have died of the much- dreaded black diphtheria and was given private burial on the home farm. Location of the grave, although sought by the D.A.R. and others, has not been definitely determined. Chil- dren; names not necessarily in chronological order:
i. JOEL S., b. Sept. 6, 1791; was a farmer in Lempster; m. Har- riett Gunnison of Sunapee. Ch .:
1. Olive, b. 1828; d. inf. 2. Joel S., b. 1830, d. inf. 3. Olive C., b. 1833, d. inf. All buried North cem.
ii. AARON, b. Sept. 1, 1793; went to Canada in 1816.
iii. BENJAMIN, was a blacksmith; m. Marian Flanders. Child: Benjamin F., d. May 8, 1831, aged 3 yrs.
iv. SAMUEL W., b. May 29, 1804; m. Saloma Huntoon; was away many years, residing in Vt. and Illinois.
V. LYDIA WITHAM DAME, d. unm.
JONATHAN, "Uncle Jock," Dame was a deaf mute; assisted by the town (presumably in old age) circa 1835.
OLIVE DAME m. William Cutts and lived in the present Paul Rob- bins house at North Goshen.
DANE
1. DANIEL DANE of Goshen, Sept. 5, 1825, advertised to sell his farm at auction - "in easterly part of town (the Center dist .? ), con- taining about 100 acres of excellent land - good House and Barn - together with about 100 apple and 30 Pear trees which
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are very productive - inquire of Benjamin Cofran ", Nothing further is known of the family.
FARR
1. NATHAN FARR, b. Feb. 15, 1780; m. Polly Barney, b. Washington, Jan. 15, 1789, dau of Levi and Elizabeth (Chase) Barney. She d. Dec. 19, 1859. He d. in Goshen, Oct. 18, 1873. Children:
i. LEVI, m. (Ist) Betsey G. Priest, who d. Jan., 1841. He m. (2d) Mary G. Craig. He d. Dec. 27, 1896, at Claremont.
2. ii. ELEAZER D., b. June 20, 1816 (Forward)
iii. M. LURINDA, m. Dea. Almon Tandy.
2. REV. ELEAZER D. FARR, M.D., m. Dec. 7, 1837, Charity P. Tandy, b. March 10, 1814 d. Jan. 11, 1895. He d. March 14, 1899. Chil- dren:
i. OREN ELEAZER, deacon of Baptist church many years and veteran of Civil War, b. Oct. 26, 1838; m. Aug. 2, 1859, Ellen M. Spaulding, b. 1840; d. Aug. 5, 1919. He d. 1935. ii. ALICE MARIA GUNNISON m. Dec. 24, 1860, Henry T. B. Husted, at Bridgeton, N. J. Removed to the West. She d. at La Junta, Colo., Aug. 28, 1910.
iii. ALMINA PHILENA, b. 1844; m. Feb. 5, 1868, William B. Dow, at Weathersfield, Vt. d. 1940. He d. 1920. Children:
1. Ernest E., b. 1869; res. Saxton's River, Vt. 2. Edith M., b. 1871. 3. Ida May, b. 1873; m. Emery Porter of Nova Scotia and d. N. S. 4. Charles W., b. 1875; m. (Ist) Nina Holland; (2d) Ethel Spackman of Haverhill, Mass.
iv. EMILY J., d. Nov. 9, 1858, while young.
V. NATHAN, d. March 18, 1861, at Cedarville, N. J., while young. vi. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. June 3, 1852; m. Oct. 11, 1876, at Goshen, John Nelson.
vii. IDA LURINDA, b. Dec. 26, 1854; m. Oct. 11, 1876, Hial F. Nelson (double wedding with Sarah and John). (See Nel- son)
viii. ELMER DANZEN, m. (1st) Dec. 24, 1885, Etta S. Fife, at Royal- ston, Mass. Ch:
Bernard Elmer, b. May 9, 1893.
md. (2d) Frances Forbes of Georgia.
FLETCHER
1. JONAS FLETCHER, b. New Ipswich; removed to G. when he was eight years old and made it his home for more than a half-
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century; died Oct. 2, 1860, aged 62. The Sullivan Republican said of him:
"Deacon Fletcher was a man whose loss will be deeply felt by his friends and townsmen, his influence as a citizen, a neighbor and Christian having been always and actively exerted in favor of correct moral principles, temperance and religion. Tenacious of his opinions, he was nevertheless friendly to liberal sentiment and rejoiced in whatever he saw of good among people of a different faith than his own."
Children of Jonas and Orissa Fletcher: (G. records)
i. WILLIS HUNTLEY, b. Nov. 4, 1827.
ii. PHEBE MARIA, b. May 16, 1829.
(Two children named Harriet E., b. 1831 and 1833 re- spectively, d. inf.)
iii. ELLEN ORISSA, b. May 30, 1836.
iv. JONAS WILLARD, b. June 4, 1838.
V. HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. July 27, 1842.
WILLIS H. FLETCHER of G., m., July 29, 1849, Jane H. Farr of Lowell, Mass.
ESTHER FLETCHER m., Oct. 24, 1822, Micah J. Washburn, both of Sharon, Vt.
RACHEL FLETCHER d. March 14, 1852, aged 57.
FULLER
1. THADDEUS MUZZEY FULLER, cabinet maker, saw-mill owner, in- genious workman; lived at the Corners, possibly the Arthur Parks place. His day-book, recently presented to the town of Goshen by a descendant, Mrs. A. M. Crooker of Milford, gives a fascinating picture of his varied activities, coupled with astound- ingly low prices for the things he produced. Thus, in March, 1836, he made a chest of drawers for Silas Fuller and received $4.50; a rocking-chair was priced at .92; a "small chair," .67; a spinning-wheel, $2 .; a "great wheel," $2 .; a quill-wheel, $1.67; a clock-reel, $1.25 - all collector's items of great value today. His skill in the manufacture of spinning-wheels must have been widely known, for there are many items concerning new wheels, or repairs upon those which were showing wear.
In 1840, he made a paring-machine (for paring apples) for Jonas Fletcher, "and mending ditto," $1.42. He made 12 chairs for John Smith of Newport and received his pay in "carding wool and dressing blue cloth." In Jan., 1832, eleven chairs were mended for Capt. Levi Trow at a charge of $1.25. Two days' work framing came to $1.16. Potatoes were .25 per bushel. For a new fanning-mill, however, he charged $12.
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During April and May, 1835, nine dozen fork-handles were shipped to James Boutell of Hancock. Indeed his saw-mill pro- vided a major portion of his income, on a flat rate of sawing lumber at $2. per M, yet he kept a livery-stable - "chaise hire to Newport, $3.50"; horse and wagon to Lempster, .30; wagon alone, .15. A stock of goods showed sales of pork, butter, cheese, etc., as well as cotton cloth at .15 per yard and calico at .46. A waistcoat was made for Luther Reed at a cost of .75; was also village sexton and farmed, with the aid of a hired man, Silas by name.
A daughter, Clarinda, m., first, Nov. 25, 1830, Joseph Phil- brick; m. second, Aug. 28, 1845, Samuel Gardner of Wendell.
GOVE
1. PETER GOVE, farmer, b. Ellsworth, Me., Oct. 16, 1810; m. May 22, 1835, Betsey B., dau. of Col. Jessial Perry of Newport. She was b. Oct. 28, 1815; d. Dec. 6, 1891. He d. Lowell, Mass., Feb. 27, 1895. Children:
i. JESSIAL PERRY GOVE, b. April 7, 1837; m. Feb. 11, 1867, Ellen M. Nichols; d. July 19, 1901.
ii. SUSAN E., b. Feb. 11, 1839; m. Aug., 1858, Ira D. Cheney; res. Lowell, Mass.
iii. EMMA F., b. May 7, 1845; m. Sept. 9, 1877, Orlo F. Way.
iv. MATTIE J., or Martha, b. June 26, 1851, twin; m. Aug. 13, 1874, Warner B. Sargent; res. Somersworth.
V. MARCIA A., b. June 26, 1851, twin, m. Irving Thissell; rem. to Ashton, So. Dakota, in 1883-4.
GREGG
1. PETER C.3 GREGG (James2 Reuben1) b. Aug. 26, 1778; m. Mary Mills, b. Oct. 2, 1783; d. May 12, 1854. According to best sources of information, he lived south of Willey Hill, in the one-time Thompson-Shedd neighborhood, near the Lempster town line. The "Gregg orchard," a walled enclosure sought by hunters in deer-season, is still so-called. He was in G. by 1816; d. May 22, 1869. Children:
i. DAVID+, b. July 19, 1804; m. H. Melissa Robinson, b. July 6, 1812; d. May 29, 1865. He removed to Vermont; d. at Springfield, Vt., Dec. 3, 1902. Children :*
2. 1. GEORGE GRANVILLE.
*Date furnished by Dr. Maurice D. Gregg of Bradenton, Fla., son of Leon A. Valuable information has also been gleaned from the family records in possession of George C. Gregg of Goshen.
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2. HATTIE, m. Henry Newman of Washington. Children: (1) William. (2) Burt.
3. SARAH R., unm.
4. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, rem. to Iowa.
ii. NANCY, b. Oct. 5, 1806.
iii. MARY ANN, b. May 12. 1809; d. May, 1834.
iv. JANE, b. April 23, 1811.
V. CHRISTY, b. June 20, 1813.
vi. REUBEN, b. July 3, 1815; m. Catherine -, who d. July 20, 1877/8, aged 56 years. 11 mos. Lived on the farm later owned by his son Melvin. He d. April 8, 1880. Children:
1. CHARLES HENRY, b. Feb. 28, 1843.
3. 2. HIRAM A., b. Dec. 18, 1844.
4. 3. MELVIN CHRISTY, b. April 4, 1847.
4. ALZIRA E., b. 1852; d. March 29, 1877.
5. LUELLA J., m. Eugene I. Purington.
vii. ROBERT, m. March 22, 1849, Harriet Thompson, b. Oct. 11, 1820/1. He d. March 15, 1860, and she m., second, Dec. 5, 863, John C. Strickland. Children of Robert and Harriet Gregg:
1. KERZINA A., b. March 22, 1848; m. Aug. 15, 1864, Daniel W. Thompson, Ist N. H. Cavalry. He d. at Washington, D. C., April 8, 1865, aged 18 yrs. 7 mos. She d. June 1, 1865. 2. ELIZA, b. March 20, 1852. 3. JAMES W., b. Jan. 27, 1854; d. 1865. 4. ALMOR (?), b., Feb. 21, 1856; d. 1865.
viii. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 19, 1819; m. Eliza A. Libbey, b. Pittsfield, Me., Jan. 22, 1820, dau. of Solomon Libbey; d. March 11, 1902. He d. Feb. 9, 1895. Children:
1. IDA F., b. May 7, 1855; d. Sept. 17, 1929; unm.
2. EMMA JENNIE, b. Jan. 22, 1860; m. Henry P. Trow; d. March 1, 1898. Children: (1) Inez Augusta, b. 1880; m. L. Y. Bowlby. (2) Edwin, m. Florence Chamberlain. (3) Florence, m. Arthur J. Hurd of Newport.
SALOMA D. LIBBY (Solomon1) b. March 4, 1835; d. in G. June 16, 1900, unm.
ix. EMILY A., b. Feb. 27, 1812; d. Dec. 8, 1865.
x. JAMES, b. Aug. 2, 1826; m. Mary Ann, or Miriam, Thompson, b. June 29, 1829. He d. March 29, 1854, and she m., second, Obadiah Emery; d. June 18, 1906. Children of James and Miriam Gregg:
1. HENRY B., b. Sept. 12, 1851; m. Josephine George; Children: (1) George Christie Gregg, b. Sept. 16, 1880. (2) Ralph W. Gregg, b. 1883.
2. MARY B., b. Nov. 12, 1853; d. inf.
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2. GEORGE GRANVILLE GREGG (David+ Peter C.3 James2 Reuben1) was probably b. in Acworth; m. Mary E., dau. of Asahel P. Fairbanks. Children:
i. LEON ASAHEL, b. Weathersfield, Vt .; m. Grace Hackett of Sherburne, Vt.
ii. GERTRUDE LUCRETIA, m. Geo. H. Fitch.
3. HIRAM A. GREGG (Reuben+ Peter C.3 James2 Reuben1) was veteran of the Civil War; m. - Hodgeboom of Vergennes, Vt .; d. 1926. Children:
i. ARTHUR.
ii. WALTER.
iii. DAISY, m. Baker.
4. MELVIN C. GREGG (Reuben+ Peter C.3 James2 Reuben1) m. 1878, Ada S. Alexander, b. Nov. 13, 1859; d. June 18, 1935. He d. June 28, 1927. Ch .:
FRED MELVIN, b. July 20, 1886; d. 1908.
GUNNISON
1. CAPT. SAMUEL4 GUNNISON (Joseph3 Elihu2 Hugh1) has been given space in a previous chapter. Children:
i. SUSANNA, b. Dec. 4, 1746.
ii. JOSEPH, b. Halifax, N. S., 1748; d. inf.
iii. MARGARET, b. July 16, 1755; m. Capt. Robert Neal.
2. iv. SAMUEL, JR., b. May 29, 1757.
V. EPHRIAM, b. 1759; d. young.
3. vi. DANIEL, b. April 29, 1761.
4. vii. EPHRIAM, b. July 16, 1766; twin.
5. viii. NATHANIEL, b. July 16, 1766; twin.
ix. ALICE, b. Nov. 11, 1768; d. April 10, 1799.
2. SAMUEL5 GUNNISON, JR., (Capt. Samuel4 Joseph3 Elihu2 Hugh1), also styled Captain, was a prominent farmer in Newbury and deeply interested in its development, particularly on the Lake shore. He m. Feb. 25, 1780, Dorcas Cutts, b. 1760; d. Jan. 22, 1839. He d. Aug. 27, 1823; buried at North cemetery. Children: i. JOSEPH6, b. April 8, 1781; m. 1802, Tabitha Wells; d. prior to Oct. 4, 1827, when Tabitha deeded property to Samuel Cutts.
6. ii. SAMUEL, the 3rd., b. Dec. 15, 1786.
iii. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 3, 1789; d. 1795.
iv. POLLY, b. Feb. 23, 1792; d. 1795.
v. ALICE, b. June 17, 1794; m. June 3, 1819, John Straw of Newbury and had four children:
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1. Oliver. 2. Samuel. 3. Dorcas. 4. Fidelia. vi. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 8, 1798; m. Laura Willey.
vii. OLIVER, b. April 4, 1800; m. Oct. 1, 1822, Susan Willey, who d. April 9, 1854, at Canandaigua, N. Y.
3. DANIEL5 GUNNISON (Capt. Samuel+ Joseph3 Elihu2 Hugh1) m. Ruth Richmond, who was b. 1759 and d. April 28, 1813. He was a farmer at East Lempster; d. Dec. 16, 1821. Children:
i. ARROUET, b. Jan. 2, 1789.
ii. MARCIA, b. 1791; d. March 26, 1807.
iii. DAVID, b. Feb. 14, 1792.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. July 18, 1793.
V. ELIZABETH, b. June 10, 1795; m. May 21, 1815, Nathaniel O. Way of Claremont and had four children.
vi. RUTH, b. Nov. 24, 1796.
vii. DANIEL, Jr., b. Sept. 1, 1797.
viii. ALICE, b. 1800.
4. EPHRIAM GUNNISON (Capt. Samuel+ Joseph3 Elihu2 Hugh1) was a farmer at G .; m. Aug. 6, 1787, Deborah Freeman, who was b. Jan. 24, 1764, and d. April 18, 1852. He d. June 14, 1851. Children:
i. EUNICE, b. Jan. 31, 1789; m. in 1809, Ebenezer Batchelder of Decatur, Ohio; had seven children.
ii. DEBORAH, b. March 28, 1791; m. in 1809, Abner Colby of Auburn, N. H .; eleven children.
iii. LUCY, b. March 14, 1793, was the intended wife of Mr. James Osgood, so recorded on her gravestone in the North ceme- tery; d. Feb. 28, 1813.
iv. Lors, b. June 15, 1795; m. John Stevens of Newbury and had seven children.
7. v. VINAL, b. March 31, 1798.
vi. EBENEZER, b. June 28, 1799; m. in 1820, Polly Mellon; was a shoemaker at Montpelier, Vt.
vii. MARGARET, b. June, 1802; m. Jan. 1823, David Hastings of Wendell and had eight children.
5. NATHANIEL5 GUNNISON (Capt. Samuel+ Joseph3 Elihu2 Hugh1) m. Jan. 14, 1789, Hannah Batchelder, b. 1767. Both died of spotted fever, April 15, 1813. Children:
i. SALLY HOOK, b. Oct. 1, 1789; m. May, 1814, Caleb Gage of Wendell; d. Aug. 15, 1822, leaving four children.
ii. POLLY, b. Oct. 6, 1791; m. 1809, Parker Richardson; had eight children.
iii. JOHN ("Squire"), b. Feb. 4, 1794; lived on the Winham farm
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at G. Center before going West; m., first, Sally Willey; m. second, Mrs. Olive (Smith) Willey.
iv. LEVI BARTLETT, b. Feb. 22, 1799; m. Rhoda Hurd and re- moved to Canandaigua, N. Y.
v. HANNAH, b. June 5, 1803; m. Wm. Smith of Bloomfield, N. Y., Feb., 1825 and d. 1833.
vi. ALMIRA, b. Dec. 10, 1805.
vii. LEMIRA, b. April 21, 1808; m. March, 1829, Homer Chase of Canandaigua, N. Y .; d. July, 1837, leaving two dau.
viii. NATHANIEL, JR., b. Feb. 14, 1811 (See previous chapter).
6. SAMUEL6 GUNNISON, the 3rd, (Samuel, Jr.5 Capt. Samuel+ Joseph3 Elihu2 Hugh1) farmer at the Center; m. Sept. 4, 1809, Elizabeth Williams, b. July 2, 1788; d. Aug. 22, 1864. He d. July 9, 1864. Children:
i. SOPHRIA WILLIAMS, b. July 19, 1810; m. June 1, 1831, William Peaslee of Grand Rapids, Mich .; 2 children.
ii. JOHN WILLIAMS, b. Nov. 11, 1812; Capt. U. S. Army (See biog. sketch).
iii. ALICE MARIA, b. Oct. 25, 1818; m. May 4, 1842, Silas S. Booth of G. (See Booth).
iv. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 13, 1820; m. Nov., 1843, Joshua W. Booth.
V. JOSEPH ANDREW, b. Oct. 30, 1822.
vi. LOIS MINERVA, b. Nov. 13, 1823; m. April 24, 1845, Benjamin F. Sawyer of Napa City, Cal .; two children.
vll. ALMA JANE, b. Aug. 3, 1826; m. Stephen B. Cofran.
viii. ALBERT R., b. Oct. 4, 1830 (See Professional).
7. VINAL6 GUNNISON (Ephriam5 Capt. Samuel+ Joseph3 Elihu2 Hugh1) m. Dec. 27, 1821, Eliza Baker of G., who d. 1873, aged 72. He
d. 1858. Children:
i. JOHN, b. Nov. 1822; d. at two years of age.
ii. ARVIN NYE, b. June 21, 1825; lived in the South; d. March, 1882.
iii. MIRIAM WESTON, b. Nov. 28, 1826; d. Nov. 26, 1847.
iv. SARAH ANN, b. Feb. 16, 1833; m. Brickett of Mendota, Ill.
V. ELIZA B., b. Nov. 23, 1834; m. Joseph Chandler and removed to Salem, Ore.
vi. JOHN VINAL, b. Feb. 27, 1837 (See Industries).
vii. AMos, b. May 10, 1839.
viii. HORACE B., b. Aug. 7, 1843; res. Phillipsville, Cal.
HARRIS
1. DAVID HARIS, JR., son of Dr. David and Rebecca (Woods) Harris of
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Washington, b. Feb. 1, 1778; m. Hannah Cutts of G., in 1801; was resident of the "Middle District" in 1809; styled Captain; d. in G., 1845. Children:
i. WILDER, b. Dec. 27, 1802; m. Betsey Cutts; d. 1870.
ii. OTIS, b. April 1, 1805; m. Mary Grinnell; d. 1860.
iii. MELVIN, b. April 30, 1807; m. Polly Cutler, b. Mar. 15, 1831; d. 1876.
iv. DIANTHA, b. Dec. 7/8, 1809; m. Peabody Brown in 1836; d. Feb. 12, 1842.
V. EMELINE, b. July 12, 1812; m. Orange Whitney of Newport, Nov. 12, 1835.
vi. ORLAND, b. Jan. 2, 1815; m. Abigail Dame in 1836; d. Mar. 10, 1843.
vii. EURAMIA, b. Aug. 31, 1819; m. Lyman Brockway of Washing- ton.
REBECCA HARRIS, sister of David, Jr., b. Washington, May 17, 1786; m. May 15, 1808, Thomas Robinson of G.
LAKEMAN
1. DANIEL LAKEMAN (Nathaniel2 Nathanial1) b. Pembroke?, July, 1772; m. Margaret, or Peggy, who d. 1830. he d. March 10, 1845. Children:
i. SHERBURNE, b. July 17, 1804; m. 1835, Marriet Webster, dau. of John and Deborah (Dow) Webster. Had four children, one of whom was Hon. Daniel W. Lakeman of Nashua.
ii. MILTON, b. June 27, 1806.
iii. BETSEY, b. Jan. 10, 1811; d. inf.
LIBB (E)Y
1. JAMES2 LIBBEY, son of James1, Rev. soldier, and Sarah (Gibbs) Libby; m. Polly Sherman; was a farmer at North Goshen. Chil- dren :*
i. SARAH, d. Aug. 4, 1827, in her 21st year.
ii. JOHN, d. Feb. 13, 1836, aged 27.
iii. MIRIAM, m. George Kennerson; went West. Ch .: Alice M., d. July 30, 1845, aged 2 yrs.
iv. HORACE.
V. ABIGAIL S., d. Nov. 5, 1847, aged 29.
vi. WEALTHY, m. S. H. Stowell.
vii. DERORAH, never m.
*The Libby Family, Chas. T. Libbey.
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HISTORY OF GOSHEN, N. H.
LITTLE
1. FREDERICK S. LITTLE, a native of Antrim; farmer and teacher; b. July 20, 1826. He was for four years in charge of an academy in New Jersey. While residing in G. he held the offices of select- man, town clerk and superintending school committee. He m. May 25, 1854, Julietta E. Chase of Washington, b. Dec. 4, 1835; d. Sept. 29, 1869. He m., second, Mary E. Gilman of Untiy, b. Dec. 3, 1844.
LEAR
1. GEORGE WALKER3 LEAR, original proprietor of Saville, son of Walker2 (Tobias, Jr.1) and Mary (Nelson) Lear; b. 1747. (For extended account see Chap. 6.)
2. JOSEPH3 LEAR (Walker2 Tobias, Jr.1) brother of above, bapt. Aug. 20, 1749; m., first, Mrs. Elizabeth Rand, who d. Aug. 15, 1784. He m., second, April, 1790, Mercy Woodward, sister of Elder Nehe- miah Woodward. He d. Jan. 29, 1819. Children, by first mar- riage:
3. i. ROBERT+, b. in Saville, Feb. 6, 1774.
ii. LUCY, b. Aug. 7, 1777; m. Asahel Dickinson.
4. iii. WALKER, b. Aug. 10, 1784.
Children by second marriage:
iv. TOBIAS, b. April 3, 1794; m. Widow Margaret (Chandler) Rand (See Chap. 6).
v. MERCY, or MOLLY, b. Sept. 14, 1796.
vi. JOSEPH, JR., b. July 28, 1800; m. June 13, 1822, Mary, dau. of Benjamin Chandler, b. in Newbury, Dec. 27, 1800; d. 1875, in Newbury.
vii. POLLY, b. Aug. 18, 1803.
3. ROBERT LEAR+ (Joseph3 Walker2 Tobias, Jr.1) m. June 30, 1796, Lydia Angell. Lived on the Province Road, in the corner formed by the present Stanley Williamson turn. A second house once stood nearby. Children, (G. records):
5. i. GIDEON5, m. Hannah Merritt; son, Dennis (Forward); d. 1820/21.
ii. JOSEPH, "Major Joe," b. Nov. 4, 1800; m. Polly Crowell, b. May 2, 1799; resided in Newbury.
iii. JOHN, b. Aug. 11, 1802; m. Eliza Rowell; d. 1830. Children: 1. Sophronia, d. young.
2. John, Jr., b. Sept. 4, 1830, a short time after the death of his father.
iv. NEHEMIAH, b. G., Oct. 17, 1803; m., first, Eleanor Crowell of Bow, who d. Mar. 22, 1859. He m., second, May 22, 1862,
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Nancy C. Jacobs; m., third, Aug. 22, 1875, Mary C. Perkins; resided in Cornish and Newport before removing to Sun- apee, where he d.
V. SARAH, or SALLY, b. Aug. 17, 1804.
vi. REBECCA, b. April 5, 1806.
vii. FREELOVE, b. May 22, 1808.
viii. ROBERT, JR., b. Nov. 10, 1815.
ix. DAVID LOREN, b. Dec. 7, 1817; m. Sarah C. Shepard.
x. LYDIA, b. May 10, 1821.
It is stated of the two daughters, Lydia and Sally, that one married a Philbrick, the other a Farrin. Probably a fourth dau. must be added, Ann, who m. Sam Scripture and d. of consump- tion July 15, 1853, aged 25.
4. WALKER+ LEAR (Joseph3 Walker2 Tobias, Jr.1) m. Susan Meserve, dau. of Capt. Wm. C. Meserve, b. Sept. 28, 1784; d. March 6, 1858. He was a farmer and blacksmith at the Harry G. Bartlett farm; d. Oct. 20, 1858. Children:
i. DEACON ASAHEL5 b. in G. June 27, 1806; resided at So. Suna- pee; m. March 19, 1824, Betsey Ann Chandler; d. March 17, 1890. Children: 1. Susan, b. June 7, 1824, and m. Homer Chase Bartlett. 2. Benjamin C. 3. Walker. 4. Mary C. 5. Wm. Collins. 6. Edwin B. 7. George B. 8. Olan A. (See Industries). 9. Wilson E. Lear.
ii. MARY ANN, b. April, 1808; m. Imri Purington; d. June 19, 1891.
iii. COLLINS, b. 1817; d. 1829.
5. DENNISG LEAR (Gideon5 Robert4 Joseph3 Walker2 Tobias, Jr.1) b. April 12, 1819; was a farmer in the north part of the town; m. Jan. 6, 1848, Mary M. Blaisdell of Sunapee, who d. at age 29. He m., second, Nov. 29, 1857, Laura A. Emery, who d. Dec. 13, 1904, aged 73. He d. Jan. 20, 1891. Children, by first marriage:
i. MASON D., b. Dec. 2, 1849; d. at Olean, N. Y.
ii. FRANK M., b. Jan. 12, 1851.
iii. FRED E., b. Jan. 17, 1853; d. in Mass., 1914.
Children by second marriage;
iv. MIANDIA A., b. Oct. 8, 1858; d. June 18, 1883.
v. ORRA S., b. Jan. 12, 1861; m. May 1, 1901, Miss Althine F. Sholes (See Authors); d. Nov. 16, 1913.
vi. EDGAR A., b. Feb. 9, 1864; d. in New York City.
6. JOHNG LEAR, JR., (John5 Robert4 Joseph3 Walker2 Tobias, Jr.1), m. Mira A., dau. of Ephraim Nelson, and came to care for his
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wife's aunt and her husband, Mercy (Nelson) and Levi Pierce, on a small farm at the top of "Lear Hill." He d. 1887. Children:
i. HENRY GEORGE, b. Dec. 28, 1867; d. 1956.
ii. VIOLA BELLE, b. Jan. 30, 1874; m. DeWitt Colby, blacksmith of George's Mills.
iii. JENNIE FLORENCE, b. Sept. 28, 1876; m. (second wife) Arthur L. Benway, prominent farmer of Lempster; d. Dec. 10, 1948.
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