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iv. ARTHUR MERTON, b. Dec. 16, 1879; m. Jan. 1, 1922, Carolyn M. Snowman of Blue Hill, Me .; d. at Marion, Mass., Oct. 7, 1945. One dau., Anne Louise.
MAXFIELD
1. PAGE MAXFIELD, m., Nov. 13, 1828, Abigail Cutts. Children:
i. SANDERS C., b. 1830; d. inf.
ii. MARILLA, b. Feb. 9, 1833; m., July 12, 1855, Ira Hurd, Jr .; d. Mar. 26, 1856.
iii. RUSSELL T., b. Nov. 7, 1836; m., first, Malvina Comstock, Aug. 26, 1862, who d. April 9, 1875. He m., second, 1877, Adella F. Colby.
iv. HARVEY PAGE, b. May 29, 1840; m., Sept. 17, 1866, Fanny P. Dodge, who d. July 13, 1873, aged 29 yrs. 11 mos. He removed to Wisconsin.
V. SOPHIA F., b. June 13, 1842; m, (second wife), Jan. 6, 1861, Ira Hurd, Jr.
vi. MARY JANE, b. Oct. 11, 1843; m., July 2, 1862, Benj. F. Lear. Ch .: Ada Belle; m. - York.
vii. EDITH V., b. June 22, 1844; m., July 24, 1874, John Q. A. Emery, grandson of Elder Amos Emery.
McCRILLIS
1. JOHN2 MCCRILLIS, son of John1 and Margaret (Harvey) McCrillis, was b. 1746 in Nottingham, N. H., and lived later in that part of Nottingham which was set off in 1766 as the town of Deer- field. His title of Captain arose from a commission in the Co- lonial militia before the Revolution. His sister Elizabeth, born 1733, m. Major Andrew McClary. He was a blacksmith by trade, as was his father before him. About 1772 he married Sally Bow- doin. He served in many patriotic capacities during the Revolu- tion in his home town. They moved to Goshen in 1796, coming to the house of their son Johin, the year before his marriage. Capt. John died at Goshen Corners in 1822 and is buried in the cemetery there beside his wife whose death occurred April 18, 1797. She was born in 1743. Children:
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2. i. JOHN3, b. July 15, 1773.
ii. SARAH, b. March 3, 1775, in Deerfield; m. John Taylor Coffin.
iii. MICHAEL, b. July 15, 1778, in D .; m. Sally Hancock.
2. JOHN3 MCCRILLIS, the Centenarian, (John2 John1) was born at Deerfield Parade in the house first use das a tavern by Capt. Moore, later kept by Capt. John McCrillis, his father, as a tavern. He, too, was a blacksmith by trade. He m. July 28, 1797, Hannah Dowst, dau. of Ozem and Elizabeth (Jenness) Dowst, b. in Rye, July 14, 1777 .*
Family tradition cites the fact that he remembered the Revo- lutionary War, being nine years old at its close; he recalled seeing a cannon burst at a meeting of rejoicing, and told of incidents of enlistment of men into the Colonial Army who were to receive a two-year-old heifer each as bounty.
Local accounts indicate that Mr. McCrillis first settled and built upon the same spot where he was living in his last years, directly at the Four Corners. With the advent of the Croydon Turnpike, however, and prolonged construction of the difficult section through "the Notch," as it is still known, the advantage of a repair-shop as near the scene of action as possible impelled him to remove his business to what was afterward known as the Wheelock Tandy place on the mountainside, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Winslow Blanchard.
Here he carried on a thriving business for many years, espe- cially in the autumn, when Boston-bound wagons of country- produce labored past. Here seven of his eleven children were born.
In 1829 lessening traffic over the Turnpike caused Mr. Mc- Crillis to return to his previous home at the Corners proper, where he resumed his blacksmithing. The shop was but a few rods from his residence and nearly opposite the present home of C. J. Oliphant. The smoothly flattened stone-slab, with a hole in its center, which was used in "setting" wagon-tires is still to be seen.
Here his son, William Henry McCrillis, learned the black- smith's trade, a family-heritage, and took over the business as his father relinquished it in advancing years.
Mr. McCrillis was at one time a Deputy Sheriff for Sullivan
*The writer, in 1903, stated that the bride's parents were strongly opposed to her marriage, but, feeling that she must decide this all-important matter for herself, Hannah eloped with her youthful suitor, they were married and came to Goshen, she riding behind him on horseback. These particulars, source undetermined, do not appear in the typescript family genealogy quoted above. However, Mr. John W. McCrillis of Newport has expressed willingness to have them entered here, assuming that the statements would have been long ago corrected by his father or grandfather - who was then living - had they been untrue.
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Residence of John McCrillis
At Dinner in the Pavilion
Sullivan Commandery, K. T.
Claremont Cornet Band
The McCrillis Centennial Celebration. From a series of stereoscopic views pre- pared by Dr. H. G. McIntire, then of Concord; loaned by Imri G. Crane of Goshen.
Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison
Thaddeus M. Fuller
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Hiram Sholes
Hial F. Nelson
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County, and in the Masonic fraternity rose to the sublime degree of a Master Mason Dec. 3, 1823.
The celebration of Mr. McCrillis' one-hundredth birthday, July 15, 1873, was a noteworthy event in the town's history. On the lawn of the Congregational church, opposite his residence, a rustic pavilion had been erected one hundred and twenty feet long and eighteen feet wide, with wings on each side the same width, forty feet long, the whole painstakingly covered with evergreen boughs.
The day's festivities began with the arrival of a large delega- tion of Masons and friends from Newport, under escort of the Sullivan Commandery of Knights Templars and the Claremont Brass Band.
The N. H. Argus and Spectator of Newport, in its following issue, carried a full account of the celebration:
"The Masonic Fraternity immediately proceeded to the school-house nearby and formed a procession with Col. Nathan Huntoon of Unity, now in the ninety-first year of his age, as marshall, he having, as we are informed, performed the same service upon the same spot for the Company that marched from Goshen to Portsmouth during the War of 1812. He stood erect and marched with the precision and tread of a soldier of twenty-five. The procession proceeded to the pa- vilion where ample provision had been made for their recep- tion, five hundred and fifteen people being accommodated at tables within. After being seated, the venerable Mr. McCrillis walked through the pavilion, supported by two of his friends and took his seat on the platform, seeing present forty-one descendants, several of the fifth generation. He appeared quite feeble, although apparently in good spirits and in the perfect possession of his mental powers.
David McLaughlin, Esq., of Goshen took general charge of affairs, while Harvey Huntoon, Esq., of Unity, Past Master of Mt. Vernon Lodge, officiated as Master Mason and pre- sided at the table. A fervent prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Wilkins, pastor of the Methodist Church of Newport.
After the dinner had been served, Mrs. Wm. H. McCrillis was presented with a cake basket and pie knife as a testimonial from the ladies of Newport for her kind care and treatment of her aged father-in-law. Mrs. McCrillis made a very happy response. Miss Ayer, a great grand daughter, read an original poem, well adapted to the occasion. An ode, composed by Matthew Harvey, Esq., of Newport, was read by the author and sung by a quartette under the direction of B. Rush Allen
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of Newport, the audience joining in singing the chorus; tune, New England.
Following the reading of an interesting account of the ven- erable man's life by his son-in-law, Dr. McIntire of Concord, appropriate remarks were made by Hon. Hosea W. Parker of Claremont; Hon. E. B. Knight of W. Va .; Alex. Barton, Esq., Brandon, Vt., an old acquaintance of Mr. McCrillis'; Hon. L. W. Barton, Matthew Harvey and H. G. Carleton of New- port; and Harvey Huntoon, Esq., of Unity.
Among the aged persons present besides Col. Huntoon was Mrs. Sally Gilman of East Unity, ninety-four years of age. She appeared active and smart and was wearing a silk dress over one hundred years old. The audience, which numbered at least one thousand, appeared to be highly gratified to see the venerabl man. Many of them took him by the hand. The company dispersed about four o'clock, the event being one long to be remembered."
Less than two months afterward, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 4, death claimed Mr. McCrillis. An impressive funeral was held the following Sabbath at the Congregational church, where so recently the festive celebration had been held. An elequent sermon was delivered by Rev. Lemuel Willis of Warner. Masonic services were conducted under the direction of H. M. Ingram of Mount Vernon Lodge. Children of John and Hannah (Dowst) McCrillis:
i. SALLY BOWDOIN, b. April 21, 1798; m. Benjamin R. Ayer of Newbury; d. at Newbury, Oct. 5, 1876. They had many children.
ii. OZEM, b. Sept. 12, 1799; m. June 30, 1834, Laura J. Head, b. in Pembroke, Oct. 19, 1803, dau. of Moses and Deborah (Lakeman) Head. He d. in Chicago, Ill. No children. He early lived in Dexter, Me., but most of his life was a merchant in Boston.
iii. JOHN, b. Sept. 29, 1801; d. Sept. 11, 1863; never married.
iv. BETSEY, b. Aug. 12, 1803; m., about 1838, Hiram Carr; lived in Dexter, Me., where she d. Oct. 18, 1878.
v. JONATHAN, b. Nov. 19, 1805; d. at G. May 3, 1857; unm.
vi. CAROLINE, b. April 22, 1807; m. Olivet Willey; d. near Chi- cago, Mar. 10, 1876. Many children.
vii. MARGARET, b. Aug. 29, 1809; d. 1812.
viii. JOSEPH CILLEY, b. Oct. 9, 1812; d. July 8, 1852; unm. Mer- chant.
ix. WILLIAM HENRY, b. June 30, 1815; m. Sept. 17, 1851, Abby Huntoon of Unity. He was one of Goshen's best citizens, serving as town clerk, selectman, and Representative in the
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session of 1859/9 and was again elected in 1868; was for many years postmaster at Goshen. A Mason, he was also a Democrat of the old school, but always had due regard for the opinions of those who differed with him in politics. After his father's death he removed to Newport, where he d. Dec. 9, 1903. His son, John McCrillis, fifth of the name in direct line, was b. at Goshen, Aug. 5, 1858. (See Profes- sional).
X. MARGARET, b. Oct. 3, 1817; m. H. G. McIntire, M.D .; d. at Concord.
xi. PULASKI, b. Mar. 1, 1820; m. Feb. 1, 1846, Susan Coolidge; d. at Dexter, Me., Mar. 24, 1907.
MESERVE
1. CAPT. WILLIAM COLLINS MESERVE was b. Nov. 8, 1753; m. 1782, Deborah Bartlett, dau. of Capt. John Bartlett of Portsmouth, who d. March 24, 1831, aged 73. He d. in G., March 28, 1824, aged 70. Ch:
i. SUSAN, b. Sept. 14, 1784; m. Walker Lear, who d. Oct. 20, 1858, aged 74. She d. March 6, 1858, aged 73 yrs. 5 mos.
ii. JOHN BARTLETT MESERVE, b. Nov. 3, 1786; m. March 27, 1808. Mary Thatcher; d. Dec. 21, 1865.
iii. CHARLES HANSON, b. Jan. 8, 1790; m. Mary Young, 1813; d. Nov. 27, 1880.
iv. WILLIAM COLLINS, JR., b. May 26, 1792.
V. SAMUEL MARSHALL, bapt. Oct. 8, 1795; died in inf.
vi. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 26, 1798; m. Eunice Willey, May 16, 1821; d. Sept. 10, 1872.
vii. HANNAH GUNNISON MESERVE, b. April 20, 1801; m. Sept. 25, 1823, Calvin Thatcher; d. May 12, 1887.
Capt. Meserve was a grandson of Col. Nathaniel Meserve who, with eleven others, purchased the Mason Grant in 1746 and thus became one of the largest landholders in the province. The elder man also rendered signal aid to the English crown during the siege and reduction of Louisburg in 1758. Of the extensive prop- erty of the grandfather, however, nothing seems to have been left for young William when he came of age. His father died when the lad was less than six years old and it is apparent that his mother had spent or lost all their inheritence during his minority .*
At fourteen he ran away to sea. With the coming of the American Revolution he served as First Lieutenant under Capt. Nathaniel Thayer, on the brigantine "Satisfaction" (privateer),
*Hon. John B. Meserve. From the Portsmouth Times, 1924.
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from April 1, to Aug. 31, 1778, upon which latter date he was commissioned as Commander of the schooner "General Lin- coln" (privateer). "England's commercial shipping made rich prizes ... and a situation bordering on piracy was engendered. Captain Meserve became quite successful in the captures he made, but his career as a privateersman ultimately ended in his capture and nearly cost him his life. He had intercepted a number of British trading ships and with booty on board valued at $100,000 sailed into New York harbor, being in ignorance that New York had fallen to the British. He was promptly de- tained and he and his crew became prisoners. They were sent to Halifax for incarceration and subjected to much inhumane treatment. An attempt was made to poison them by giving them poisoned ale to drink. A human British officer, with whom the captain had become acquainted, gave him a warning look ere he had imbibed the glass which was given him. He had drunk enough, however, to become quite ill, but recovered and was afterward released and returned to Portsmouth."
After the close of the war he married and for fifteen years followed the sea. The authority above quated states very can- didly: "Without doubt he was financially greatly embarassed ... His earlier accumulations had, as we have seen, been swept away by his capture and many years later he again lost ship and cargo through shipwreck. This swept the board clean for him. Rockingham county records disclose numerous suits against him about this time and also many deeds by himself and wife. In early January, 1797, he and his wife gave a power of attorney to parties in Portsmouth to convey the last piece of Portsmouth property they owned and a few days later they moved to Goshen. His financial condition had probably become such that he was unable to refit himself for further sea operations."
"Secondly, Deborah Bartlett, his wife, was an even-tempered, patient soul-up to a certain point Her father had been a sea captain and she knew the vices and uncertainties of the life. At first she mildly protested against his ventures and long absences from home, which upon one occasion was prolonged to two years, during a portion of which time he was in a foreign prison, placed there by a rebellious crew. The temper and patience of Deborah were being sorely tried, but above all, the family was growing up. Her mother's heart longed to raise her boys in a different atmosphere. In the parlance of today, she nagged the old Captain so that he finally yielded and the farm at the base of the beautiful Sunapees became the family home. Here my grandfather, John Bartlett Meserve grew to young manhood upon a farm, unused to and unknowing of the things that had
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to do with the sea, save as the old Captain, after the day's toil in the hot field was done, would recount his sea experiences. The old Captain was never fully reconciled to the change, but Deb- orah was happy. Lingering for her husband and boys to come in from the field did not carry with it the misgivings of watching for days and weeks and months across the bay for the white salis of the Captain's schooner."
During the preparation of the "Sketch of Goshen," more than fifty years ago, Mr. Olan A. Lear, a life-time resident of the locality, recalled the story told in his youth that Capt. Meserve brought seven bushels of Spanish silver with him to Goshen, treasure recovered from an old Spanish wreck, and at his death several quarts of the ancient pieces were left.
It is difficult to reconcile this fantastic tale with the now known facts. Perhaps the captain was indulging in some highly- colored yarn for the benefit of listening youngsters, or displayed Chinese coins of little real value, or curios from his voyages that resembled coins.
In later years the Meserve farm came into the possession of John R. Cutts, who made a substantial living upon it until moving to the Village. About 1895/6, Joseph and Benjamin Grace, with their widowed mother and Joseph's two children, George and Ethel, came to the old farm. They had kept a small store in Boston and brought with them an assortment of unsold items such as are now displayed in "5 and 10" stores. Within ten or twelve years the family returned to Boston and the buildings gradually fell into decay.
MURDOUGH
1. WILLIAM MURDOUGH, son of Samuel Murdough, was b. in Hills- borough, May 23, 1785. He went to Washington when a young man and learned the trade of tanner and shoemaker of Col. Harry Train. He afterward came to Goshen, where he m. Polly Stevens, Nov. 25, 1810. Later years were spent in Nashua, re- turning to G., where he died, March 26, 1866. After the death of his first wife, he m. Mrs. Mary (McQuesten) Whittemore, Feb. 11, 1842. Children:
i. EMELINE, b. G., Oct. 26, 1813; m. Gilbert Ward, who d. at G., Nov. 23, 1887, aged 76. She d. in G., Jan. 27, 1875.
ii. MALINE, b. W., May 1, 1817; d. young.
iii. MARIA A., b. W., Sept. 29, 1822; m. O. F. Cain, and res. in G. and Nashua; d. in G., July 9, 1871.
iv. SALMA H., b. July 24, 1824; m. Adaline Darrah; d. Lynn, Mass., May 5, 1884.
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V. LUCINDA F., b. W., Dec. 31, 1828; unm.
vi. WALTER B., b. Nov. 10, 1832; m. Emma Earle; rem. to Wis- consin.
vii. FIDELIA, b. G., April 23, 1849; m. C. H. Barrett; res. Man- chester.
(Hist. of Washington)
NELSON
JOHN1 NELSON, b. Feb. 2, 1760; m., first, Jan. 17, 1793, Sarah Glidden, b. Aug. 29, 1763; d. Aug. 3, 1799. He m., second Lucy Glidden, sister to Sarah. She d. March 18, 1805, and he m., third, Hannah Hardy of Cornish, b. Oct. 22, 1778; d. March 12, 1854. He d. Dec. 15, 1843. Chil- dren, by third marriage, b. in Croydon:
1. i. EPHRAIM, b. Aug. 27, 1806.
ii. NATHANIEL, b. March 20, 1808; m. June 3, 1836, Livia Hay- wood of Grantham, dau. of Barzillia Haywood; d. June 20, 1881. No ch.
iii. JAMES, b. Oct. 24, 1810; m. Betsey Whitaker; d. April 11, 1874. Several ch.
iv. MERCY, b. Aug. 4, 1813; m. Nov. 26, 1855, Levi Pierce, who d. March 17, 1866, of injuries received from a fall from a scaffold in his barn. She d. Jan. 5, 1888; had a dau., Cyn- thia, who m. George Bugbee.
v. LYDIA, b. June 6, 1815; m. April 12, 1843, Ansel Dunbar of Croydon, b. April 20, 1819; d. Dec. 30, 1904. She d. Jan. 3, 1897. Children, buried in Village cem .: George D., b. 1845; d. 1892. 2. Hannah A., b. 1840; d. 1867. 3. Luella A., b. March 4, 1860; d. 1950, at Gardner, Mass.
1. EPHRAIM2 NELSON (John1) m. March 26, 1844, Lydia Churchill, granddau. of Nathaniel Churchill Rev. soldier; removed to G .; shoemaker; d. June 4, 1865. She d. Oct. 9, 1881, aged 62. Chil- dren:
i. MIRA ANN, b. Feb. 11, 1845; m. John Lear, Jr. (See Lear).
ii. MARIETTA ("Etta"), b. Sept. 6, 1846; m. (second wife) Charles Upton; was drowned with her husband, at Salem, Mass., July 5, 1901.
2. iii. HIAL FLANDERS, b. Feb. 4, 1848.
3. iv. JOHN LEWIS, b. April 6, 1850.
V. JANE PATTY ("Jennie"), b. Sept. 8, 1855; m., first, (second wife) Brooks Burns of Wilton; m., second, 1896, John S. Trow of Trow Hill, Sunapee.
vi. SYLVIA, b. April 8, 1855; d. June 5, 1865.
2. HIAL F.3 NELSON (Ephraim2 John1) m. Oct. 11, 1876, Ida L. Farr; farmer; deacon and clerk of the Baptist church many years;
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served on board of selectmen, school board, moderator, and many other offices of trust; d. Oct. 19, 1922. His wife d. Jan. 6, 1947. Children:
i. ELMER HIAL, b. Newport, May 6, 1878; m. 1904, Jessie Lewis of Bradford, Mass .; removed to Haverhill, Mass .; grocer; d. 1930. Children, b. in H .:
1. LILLIAN I .; m. Samuel Ellis; 2 dau.
2. BEATRICE, m. Kammerer; res. Rehoboth, Mass.
ii. ARTHUR WINFRED, b. Newport, Jan. 29, 1880; m., first, Ada N., dau. of John and Flora (Wheeler) Hooper of Unity; she d. May 28, 1924. He m., second, June 25, 1926, Ethel O. Lombard, then pastor of the Village church. A new butter-factory was built by him and operated in conjunc- tion with several farms; rem. to Haverhill, Mass. Children, by first marriage, b. at Haverhill:
1. HAZEL G., b. Sept. 18, 1904; m. Alfred Babb; d. Aug., 1927.
2. ARTHUR W., JR., b. July 4, 1907; grad. agri. course, Univ. of N. H .; selectman; m. June 27, 1931, Elizabeth E. Tate of Ellsworth, Me .; a dau., Ruth A. 3. PAUL HOOPER, b. Feb. 9, 1909; grad. agri. course, Univ. of N. H .; supermarket mgr .; res. Conn .; m. Ireta Stewart; a dau., Elaine. 4. DAVID HIAL, b. March 5, 1912; air- plane technician; res. Conn .; m. Ethel Stewart, sister of Ireta; children: Kent. Lawrence. 5. CLIFFORD W., b. Aug. 9, 1913; served in Patton's Third Army, World War II; m. Dec., 1956, Mrs. Mildred Tuck; res. Con- cord. 6. GORDON CORLISS, b. Goshen, Nov. 24, 1921; served in Medical Corps, Pacific Theater, World War II; insurance; res. Hartford, Conn.
Children, by second marriage:
7. HAROLD L., b. July 31, 1927; m. and resides in Haver- hill, Mass. 8. ROBERT E., b. March 17, 1929; with American Airlines.
iii. WALTER RAYMOND, b. Croydon, Sept. 19, 1882; m., first, Dec. 23, 1908, Cora M. Andrews of Plainfield, b. July 3, 1883; d. Feb. 26, 1915. He m., second, Sept. 1, 1916, Elizabeth M. Morgan of Lempster. Children, by first marriage:
1. DORIS CARRIE, b. Oct. 19, 1911; grad. K.T.C .; m. Feb. 14, 1940, John H. Newman of Washington; a son, John H., Jr.
2. RUTH IDA, b. Feb. 20, 1915; grad. K.T.C .; m. June 19, 1937, James Franklin Towle of Chichester. Four ch .: Nelson, David, Francis, Priscilla.
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Children by second marriage:
3. WALTER RAYMOND, JR., b. July 24, 1917; m. first, Aug. 8, 1939, Esther Cutting of Newport; m. second, Marie (Brown) Fannie; res. Concord; carpenter. 4. HARLOW ALLAN, b. Oct. 11, 1919; grad. Univ. of N. H .; emp. Gen. Electric Corp., Schenectady, N. Y .; m. Feb. 6, 1943, Emma Long of Schenectady. Two ch .: Richard, Gary. 5. AUSTIN MORGAN, b. Aug. 31, 1921; overseas, World War II; grad Univ. of N. H .; m. Oct. 16, 1948, Lula Price of Concord. Two ch .: Donald. Charles. 6. LOIS ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 24, 1923; m., Feb. 17, 1945, at Santa Rosa, Cal., Ensign Robert E. Burford of Palmer, Mass., teacher; res. W. Hartford, Conn. Five ch .: Robert S. Bonita. Brian. Barbara. Beverly.
iv. ERNEST SHIRLEY, b. G., Nov. 26, 1891; grad. agri. course, Univ. of N. H .; poultryman; m. Oct. 7, 1914, Mabel R. Bartlett of Groveland, Mass .; res. Ashfield, Mass. Two ch .:
1. DOROTHY LOUISE, m. first, Lewis Bates of Ashfield, Mass .; m., second, Preston Townsley of Ashfield. Two children: Robert Bates. Shirley Townsley. 2. FLORENCE, m. Ernest Greenman; res. Orange, Mass.
3. JOHN L.3 NELSON (Ephraim2 John1) or L. John, as he preferred to be known, m., Oct. 11, 1876, Sarah E. Farr, sister of Ida. This was a double wedding, two brothers marrying sisters. They re- moved to Wilton and Milford, N. H., Worcester, Mass., and Chester, Vt .; was carpenter and farmer; d. 1927. She d. Oct. 20, 1930.
i. ALICE SARAH, b. G., July 29, 1877; for many years a teacher in Worcester, Mass.
ii. OTHO LEWIS, b. Wilton, Feb. 24, 1880; educated at Milford; m. June 17, 1909, Alice E. Randall at Chester, Vt. He is a leading dairyman; active in town affairs, member of board of supervisors, school board, etc. Children:
1. HELEN SARAH; grad. K.T.C., teacher; m. Maurice E. Tenney; has son, John Tenney.
2. RAE ELIZABETH, grad. business-course, Towle High School; m. Harold I. Hodgman. Children: Robert. Vir- ginia. Bruce.
PARKER
"Captain John Parker died in Goshen, March 13, 1825, aged 46. He has left a wife (Hannah Huntoon) and seven children to lament the loss of a kind and affectionate husband and father." (N. H. Spectator,
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issue of April 6, 1825). By records in the T. M. Fuller account-book, it is evident that Edwin Parker assumed charge of his father's household.
PEASLEY
1. MICAJAH PEASLEY In. Judith - . Children:
i. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 12, 1806.
ii. ASA DEARBORN, b. Nov. 16, 1807.
iii. SUSANNA, b. Sept. 20, 1809.
iv. LYDIA, b. Mar. 6, 1812.
V. SIMON AYERS, b. Feb. 9, 1814.
vi. RHODA, b. Oct. 3, 1815.
vii. ELIJAH, b. Sept. 26, 1817.
viii. MARY JANE, b. April 29, 1819.
PEASLEY
1. MARK PEASLEY. Children:
i. DANIEL, b. April 7, 1807.
ii. REUBEN, b. June 15, 1809.
iii. WILLIAM, b. July 21, 1811.
iv. NOAH, b. Nov. 22, 1814.
v. LUCY, b. Aug. 13, 1816.
vi. AARON, b. Aug. 19, 1818.
vii. ALMOND, b. Aug. 13, 1820.
viii. MARIA L., b. Aug. 27, 1823.
PHELPS
1. Children of Widow Phelps;
i. BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 18, 1766.
ii. EUNICE, b. Sept. 28, 1769.
iii. BARNABAS, b. Oct. 21, 1767.
iv. ELIJAH, b. Sept. 16, 1774. V. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 26, 1776.
vi. MARY, b. March 18, 1780.
2. vii. EBENEZER, b. July 31, 1781. viii. ISIAH, b. July 16, 1785.
ix. LUCY, b. June 16, 1785.
X. ELIZABETH, b. July 20, 1787.
2. EBENEZER PHELPS m. Lima - . Children:
i. WM. STORY, b. Aug. 24, 1805.
ii. MELINDA, b. Feb. 9, 1807.
iii. HIEL, b. Jan. 3, 1809.
iv. ISAIAH, b. Feb. 26, 1811.
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PIKE
1. WILSON2 S. PIKE, son of Jarvis1, m., first, Harriet Currier of G., having removed to this town when about 21; m., second, Julia G. Martin of Alexandria, Vt., dau. of Wm. and Abigail (Searl) Martin, who d. March 4, 1898, aged 87. He d. Sept., 1866. Chil- dren, by first marriage:
i. MARY, m. Ezekiel Bates of Cohasset, Mass.
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