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i. HARRY CHARLES, b. Piper City, Ill., Feb. 1, 1872. m. Aug. 1891, Ange- line May Dickey. res. L.
ii. LOLA RAY, b. L. Jan. 5, 1877, d. L. May, 1881.
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HINDS.
1. JAMES HINDS, emigrant ancestor, was in Salem, Mass., as early as 1637, when he was admitted a freeman. He was by occupation a cooper. Soon after 1650, he removed to Southold, Long Island, where he d. 1653. His widow Mary m. second Ralph Dayton. Eight ch.
2. JOHN HINDS, son of James 1, b. in Salem, Aug. 28, 1639. The record of his first marriage is not found. He m. second Feb. 9, 1682, 3, Mary Butler, widow of James Butler, who d. in Billerica, Mass., March 20, 1681. He lived in Woburn, Lancaster, Brookfield, and again in Lancaster, where he d. March, 1720.
3. JACOB HINDS, son of John ?, b. 1685, m. in Marlboro', Mass., Dec. 6, 1716, Grace Morse, b. Watertown, Mass., June 7, 1694, dau. of Joseph and Grace (Warren) Morse. About 1724, he removed to Shrewsbury, Mass., being one of the early settlers of the town. In the creation of new towns, the homestead was included in Boylston, 1780, and in West Boylston, 1808.
4. BENJAMIN HINDS, son of Jacobs, b. in Shrewsbury, Mass., July 7, 1725, m. Oct. 18, 1747, Elizabeth Temple, b. Aug. 22, 1722, dau. of Isaac and Elizabeth (Holland) Temple of Shrewsbury. He m. second, July 1, 1766, Tabitha Holland, b. April 23, 1742, dau. of Ephraim and Thankful (Howe) Holland, a cousin of his first wife. He was a farmer in Shrewsbury. He d. in Boylston, by change of town lines, Oct. 29, 1794. His widow d. in West Boylston, June 4, 1826.
5. ELISHA HINDS, son of Benjamin ", b. in Shrewsbury, now West Boylston, Feb. 7, 1784. He m. in this town, Feb. 10, 1814, Susannah Larned, dau. of Samuel Larned, Jr. (See). He grad. from Williams College in 1805, studied law in Boston, Mass., with Christopher Gore. Between 1808 and 1812, with his older brother Abraham, he made an extended tour of the United States on horseback, and then settled in L., where he practised law until 1834, when he moved to N. Y. City. Whig. Selectman, 1814. Treasurer, 1813-14. Moderator, 1815-16- 17-18-28-9. Appointed Postmaster. Feb. 8, 1820. Again appointed Postmaster of Glynville, April 1, 1825. He d. Jan. 2, 1854 (L. Cen., p. 127).
Ch., - i. ABRAM ELISHA, b. L. Feb. 27, 1815, d. in infancy.
6. ii. WILLIAM LARNED, b. L. Dec. 17, 1816.
7. iii. EPHRAIM, b. L. May 3, 1819.
iv. THANKFUL HOWE TABITHA HOLLAND AUGUSTA, b. L. May 3, 1822. m. 1848, Samuel Lyon, painter and decorator. She d. Baltimore, Md., 1856.
v. BENJAMIN, b. April 23, 1824, d. in infancy.
vi. GRACE MORSE MARLBOROUGH SUSANNA, b. L. July 7, 1826. m. 1848, Chauncy Whittelsey, merchant. res. Topeka, Kas.
vii. HANNAH D. A., b. L. Oct. 2, 1828. Teacher. res. Hempstead, N. Y.
viii. SAMUEL, b. L. April, 1831. d. in infancy.
ix. ELISHA, b. L. July 17, 1882. Teacher. Killed in 1864 in U. S. Navy.
x. HELEN A., b. Hinsdale, May 28, 1835, d. in infancy.
xi. ELLEN PERCY, b. Amherst, Mass., July 18, 1839. m. 1868, Henry Ruth, merchant. res. Topeka, Kas. She d. 1897.
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6. WILLIAM LARNED HINDS, son of Elisha 5, b. in L. Dec. 17, 1816, m. in Highgate, Vt., July 8, 1840, Saralı Pratt Rixford, b. in Win- chester, June 1, 1816, dau. of Luther and Sarah (Hawkins) Rixford. He was associated many years with H. B. Claflin & Co. of New York City, and now resides in Highgate, Vt.
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i. SARAH ADELAID, b. Winchester, May 7, 1841, d. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 18, 1852.
ii. JOSEPHINE ELLA, b. Athol, Mass., Nov. 12, 1842, d. East Highgate, Vt., July 10, 1847.
iii. JANE LOUISE, b. N. Y. City, Sept. 6, 1845, d. N. Y. City, Sept. 6, 1846. iv. EMMA JANE, b. N. Y. City, March 24, 1847, d. N. Y. City, July 19, 1850. V. IDA KATHLEEN, b. N. Y. City, Oct. 5, 1848. Teacher. res. N. Y. City. vi. WILLIAM EUGENE, b. N. Y. City, Dec. 10, 1850. Merchant. res. N. Y. City.
vii. FANNY LUCINA, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1854, d. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 15, 1855.
viii. OSCAR LUTHER, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1856. Manufacturer. Representative and Senator in Vt. res. St. Albans, Vt.
ix. CLARENCE HERBERT, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1857, d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1858.
7. EPHRAIM HINDS, son of Elisha 5, b. in L. May 3, 1819. m. Aug. 21, 1849, Catharine Maria, dau. of Sylvester Shepard, b. in Pittsford, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1832. He res. in L. from birth to 1834. Teacher. Since 1859 has been principal and proprietor of Hempstead Institute, N. Y. Previous to 1859 he was principal of Blackwood Academy, N. J .; Newburn Academy, Pa .; Tuscarora Female Seminary, Pa .; West Jersey Collegiate Institute, Mount Holly, N. J .; and Prest. of the Bryant School, Roslyn, N. Y.
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i. THEODORE, b. 1850, d. young.
ii. CLARA GRACE, b. May 13, 1852.
iii. ADA T., b. July 1, 1854. unm. res. Hempstead.
iv. ARTHUR. b. Coldsprings-on-Hudson, N. Y., April 19, 1856. m. June 13, 1883, Helen M. Nash, b. June 18, 1854, dau. Thomas and Lucinda (King) Nash. He grad. Westfield, Mass., Normal School. Publisher of school books, New York City.
v. JESSE EVELYN, b. Aug. 23, 1864. m. June 8, 1887, Henry J. Hayden. res. Reading, Penn.
vi. LILY MORRIS, b. March 8, 1867. m. Sept. 15, 1888, George Bruce Cor- telyon, res. Washington, D. C.
vii. LINCOLN SHEPARD, b. Hempstead, Aug. 23, 1871. unm. He is an instructor at Hempstead Institute.
viii. LINDA, b. Aug. 23, 1871. d. young.
ix. ERNEST.
x. ALBERT.
HODGE.
1. CHARLES HERBERT HODGE, son of Wesley B., b. in Landaff, Nov. 22, 1859. m. Sept. 14, 1880, Marguerite Alice, dau. of John King, b. in Canada, Aug. 13, 1858, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1886. Stone-cutter. Free Baptist. Republican. I. O. O. F., N. G., C. P., L. Encampment.
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i. GILBERT WARREN, b. Oct. 6, 1881.
ii. . VIENNA MARGUERITE, b. Aug. 3, 1883.
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HODGMAN.
1. THOMAS HODGMAN, m. in 1663, Mary Morrall. He d. in Reading, Mass., in 1729.
2. JOSIAH HODGMAN, son of Thomas 1, b. in 1669. m. in 1691, Elizabeth - He d. in Reading, Mass., March 24, 1749.
3. THOMAS HODGMAN, son of Josiah?, b. Feb. 18, 1693. m. in 1714, Abigail Gary.
4. BENJAMIN HODGMAN, son of Thomas $, b. Dec. 18, 1722. res. in Reading, Mass.
5. BENJAMIN HODGMAN, son of Benjamin 4, m. May 26, 1767, Eliza- beth Merriam. He res. Concord, Mass.
6. OLIVER HODGMAN, son of Benjamin 5, b. in Ashby, Mass., June 12, 1773. m. June 3, 1799, Pamela Thompson, b. April 25, 1777, d. Jan. 20, 1829. He d. June 23, 1816.
7. FRANCIS HODGMAN, son of Oliver 6, b. in Stoddard, Dec. 20, 1808. m. Dec. 16, 1834, Mary Burns Fletcher, b. in Amherst, Dec. 10, 1814, dau. of Samuel and Susannah G. (Patterson) Fletcher, d. in L. Feb. 25, 1867. He res. in L. from 1832 until he d., July 1, 1864. Jeweller and apothecary. Town clerk, 1846-7-8-9-50-1. Representative, 1852. Fire ward, 1841-3-5-6-7-8. Whig. J. P. I. O. O. F., N. G. Ch., b. in L., -
8. i. CHARLES, b. Jan. 24, 1836.
9. ii. FRANCIS, b. Jan. 16, 1840.
8. CHARLES HODGMAN, son of Francis ", b. in L. Jan. 24, 1836. m. Feb. 27, 1861, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Taylor, b. in Spring- field, Vt., Jan. 31, 1839, d. in L. Jan. 9, 1892, Episcopal. He res. in L. all his life. Jeweller. Republican. J. P. d. in L. Oct. 12, 1895 .. Ch., b. in L., -
i. SAMUEL WILLARD, b. Jan. 21, 1863. unm. He served in war with Spain, and is now in the Philippine army.
10. ii. HERBERT CLYDE, b. Jan. 6, 1867.
iii. CARRIE LOUISA, b. Feb. 10, 1874. m. June 23, 1897, Moreton A. Durkee. res. Medford, Mass.
iv. BURNS PLUMMER, b. Dec. 30, 1875. unm. res. L. grad. Boston Law School, 1898; admitted to the Bar at Concord, July, 1898. With Bing- ham, Mitchell & Batchellor. Oct. 1899, he was appointed Assistant Clerk of U. S. Dist. Court, and appointed Clerk, Aug. 29, 1900.
9. FRANCIS FLETCHER HODGMAN, son of Francis", b. in L. Jan. 16, 1840. m. Sept. 22, 1863, Luella, dan. of Elijah Sabin Woolson (See), b. in L. Sept. 22, 1841, Episcopal. He res. in L. from birth until 1875. Druggist. Republican. First treasurer of L. Musical Association 1870-5 inc. He d. Phila., Pa., March 4, 1876. Ch., b. in L., -
i. FRED CLARK, b. Dec. 14, 1864. m. Jan. 26, 1898, Clara Bell Brown. Machinist. res. Providence, R. I.
ii. ELEANOR EMILY, b. Dec. 19, 1868. m. May 3, 1892, John Lyman Porter, banker. res. N. Y.
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10. HERBERT CLYDE HODGMAN, son of Charles 8, b. in L. Jan. 6, 1867. m. Aug. 9, 1893, Jennie R., dau. of Rocaneous Brown, b. in Tyngsboro', Mass. He has res. in L. nearly all his life. Jeweller. Episcopal. Ch.,-
i. HAZEL S. E., b. Tyngsboro', Mass., May 14, 1894.
HOFFMAN.
1. HENRY HOFFMAN, b. in Germany, emigrated to America from Hesse Cassel, and on his way across the ocean m. Elenor Connor. Rev. soldier. His name is on the soldiers' monument in Lyndon, Vt., where he d.
2. JAMES B. HOFFMAN, son of Henry 1, b. in Lyndon, Vt. m. Lucy Rice, who came from R. I. He d. in Lyndon, Vt. Twelve ch.
3. WILLIAM HOFFMAN, son of James B .? , h. in Lyndon, Vt., May 11, 1810. m. Nancy Louisa Fletcher. He d. in Lyndon, Vt., Aug. 1892.
4. JOHN HENRY HOFFMAN, son of William 3, b. in Lyndon, Vt., June 10, 1847. m. Aug. 13, 1876, Elena Lurette, dau. of William P. Gor- don, b. in New Hampton, Sept. 19, 1849, Cong. He was educated in Newbury, Vt., Seminary, New Hampton Institution, and Bates Coll., Lewiston, Me., and commenced the study of theology in 1874, attending the schools at Andover, Mass., and Bangor, Me., grad. from the latter in 1877. He was ordained a Cong. clergyman in Henniker, Aug. 1877, where he was located seven years. ITis subsequent charges have been : Shelburne Falls, Mass., five years ; Peterboro', four years ; Kearney, Neb., one year ; L., from Sept. 30, 1894, to 1898. He has retired from the ministry, and res. at St. Johnsbury, Vt. His published religious works are : a review of " The Foundation of Death," Shelburne Falls, Mass., 1884, and " Farewell Sermon," at the same place, 1889. Other published articles are : " Religious History of Lyndon, Vt.," at the town Centennial, July 4, 1891 ; several series of newspaper articles on " The West." Official positions held are : Prest. of Evangelical Alli- ance, and local union of Christian Endeavor Society of Contoocook Valley ; Prest. of Franklin Co., Mass., local union of Christian En- deavor ; Prest. of local union of Christian Endeavor of Kearney, Neb. Co. A, Cavalry, N. H. N. G., 1889-90-1. I. O. G. T.
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i. CATHELENA V., b. June 25, 1879. m. Herbert R. Blodgett (See).
ii. JOHN WILLIAM, b. Aug. 24, 1888.
HOLLAND.
1. GEORGE HOLLAND, son of George, b. in Canada, June 7, 1855. m. Nov. 24, 1874, Jennie, dau. of Walter Remick, b. in Waterford, Vt., Sept. 29, 1857. He has res. in L. since 1893. Laborer. Ch., -
i. BERENICE, b. Waterford, Vt., July 14, 1876.
ii. IDA, b. Lyndon, Vt., April 8, 1878.
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HOLMAN.
1. SULLIVAN HOLMAN, son of Calvin, b. in Hopkinton, June 13, 1820. m. first, Oct. 8, 1840, Asenath Stevens. She d. Jan. 21, 1865. In. second, April 15, 1868, Harriet F. Ayer. He was educated in the common schools, and the academies in Hopkinton, Holliston, South Newmarket, and Wilbraham. While laboring in Boston, Mass., he was converted in the Church Street M. E. Church, Oct. 1835. June 15, 1838, he was given a local preacher's license. He was ordained Deacon in 1843, and May 13, 1869, was ordained Elder. His appoint- ments have been : North Charlestown, 1843; Cornish, 1844-5; War- ren, 1846-7 ; Plymouth, 1848-9 ; Littleton, 1850-1, when the present M. E. Church was built ; Newport, 1852-3 ; Rochester, 1854: Ports- mouth, 1855-6 : Great Falls (High Street), 1857-8 ; Nashua (Chestnut Street), 1859-60 ; Lawrence, Mass. (Haverhill Street), 1861-2 ; Ports- mouth, 1863-4 ; Sanbornton Bridge, 1865 ; Concord, 1866 ; Chaplain N. H. State Prison, 1867-8-9. From 1870 to 1877 he was in the Vt. and Kas. Conferences. In 1877 he returned and was Chaplain of N. H. State Prison until 1883. He was appointed to Lowell and Dracut, 1887; Lowell (Centralville), 1888-91; Hudson, 1892-3, which ended his active labors. He d. in Nashua, April 16, 1896. He had one son by wife Asenath, who d. in youth, and two children by wife Harriet, who d. young. (Conference Journal, 1897 ; L. Cen. pp. 92, 194 ; L. Courier, April 29, 1896.)
HOLMAN.
2. EDWIN C. HOLMAN, son of Gilman C., b. in Lockeford, Cal., May 31, 1858. m. June 6, 1883, Helen Elizabeth Gordon. He was a stu- dent at Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, and Dartmouth Coll., and grad. at Andover Theo. Seminary, 1883. He was ordained a Cong. clergyman at Middletown, Conn., Oct. 23, 1883. He has been located in the ministry at Middletown, Conn., one year; L. 1885-6 ; Haver- hill, Mass., Centre Church, 1886-92. His latest pastoral labor was in Iowa. His published works include : " Mingled Light and Darkness," in Golden Rule, Vol. 9, No. 33; " The Need of Trust," in Christian Union, Vol. 28, No. 33; " The Doctrine of Perfection," in Golden Rule, Vol. 9, No. 52; and " Philosophy and Revelation," in Golden Rule, Vol. 7, No. 34.
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i. GEORGE GORDON. ii. BERTHA VIETT.
HOLMES.
1. ARIEL HOLMES, son of Asa, b. in Dalton, March 6, 1810. m. Feb. 15, 1842, Esther Dort, dau. of Isaac Smith (See), b. in Browing- ton, Vt., Jan. 30, 1820. He res. in L. from 1843 until he d., Sept. 23, 1889. Lumber-dealer. Republican.
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ELIZABETH R., b. Nov. 24, 1849. m. Charles Parker (See).
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HOLMES.
2. JESSE CHRISTIE HOLMES, son of James, b. in Waterville, Vt., April 2, 1823. He m. March 12, 1855, Laura Maria (Dexter) Clark, b. in Lisbon, March 26, 1834, dau. of Daniel Dexter. She m. first, Edwin Clark. He res. in L. from 1840 until he d., Feb. 8, 1897. Rail- road employe. Republican. Town clerk, 1853.
Ch., - i. ELLA ARDELL, b. Lisbon, May 7, 1853, dau. of Edwin and Laura Maria (Dexter) Clark. m. May 23, 1878, Charles H. Joslin. res. Boston. ii. FRANK MOODY, b. L. April 23, 1857, d. April 13, 1877.
iii. GEORGE AMOS, b. L. Aug. 2, 1859. m. May 10, 1887, Nellie Hickey. He d. Franklin, June 10, 1895.
HOPKINSON.
1. MICHAEL HOPKINSON came to New England about 1635. He lived a short time in Boston and settled in Rowley, Mass., 1639. He was admitted to the First Church in Boston, Feb. 6, 1638, and dismissed to "ye gathering of a church at Rowley," Nov. 24, 1639. Freeman, May 13, 1640. His wife was Ann, and he was married previous to settle- ment in Rowley. They had sons, - Jonathan, Jeremiah, John, and Caleb. He d. 1649, and his widow m. second, John Trumble. m. third, 1659, Richard Swan. She d. 1678.
2. JOHN HOPKINSON, son of Michael 1, b. in Rowley, Feb. 7, 1646/7. m. June 8, 1670, Elizabeth Pearson, b. in Rowley, Oct. 17, 1646, dau. of Deacon John Pearson. They had sons, - John and Jeremiah. He d. May 29, 1704.
3. JOHN HOPKINSON, son of John 2, b. in Rowley, May 30, by town records, but he was baptized April 3, 1692. m. Feb. 12, 1712/3, Mary Wheeler, b. Feb. 9, 1694/5, dau. of Jonathan and Mary Wheeler. He lived in Byfield Parish, Rowley, Mass.
4. JONATHAN HOPKINSON, son of John ", b. in Rowley, Mass., Feb. 10, 1716/7, removed to Bradford, Mass., where he m. (date omitted in the record) Margaret Burbank, of Bradford. He lived in Pelham, 1752 to 1761, and removed to Rindge, 1761 or 1762. He lived in Rindge and in the adjoining town of Jaffrey ten years. The Rindge records repre- sent that he was a serviceable man, being frequently named on com- mittees. He owned 200 acres in the southeast corner of Jaffrey, adjoining Rindge, and there he erected a mansion house and two mills, which be sold, 1768, to Ephraim Hunt. These mills were on the site of mill and box-factory of the Annett Manufacturing Company. In 1769 and 1770 he sold his remaining land in Rindge and in Jaffrey. In the autumn of 1772, or the early spring of 1773, he came to this town and settled at North Littleton. His advent here was a substantial addition to the infant settlement. It will be noted that he and his four sons were in the army nearly a year at the same time, and all in the same company. He served eleven months and twenty-four days from April 7, 1778, in Capt. Luther Richardson's company, Col. Bedel's Regi- ment. About 1784, he removed to Upper Cohas.
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i. JONATHAN, b. Bradford, Mass., May 17, 1743. Came to this town 1773. He was a Corporal in Capt. Thomas Simpson's Company of Rangers from Oct. 1 to Dec. 2, 1776 ; Corporal in Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's Company from Feb. 14 to March 30, 1778. Sergeant in Capt. Rich- ardson's Company, Bedel's Regiment, eleven months and twenty- seven days, from April 4, 1778. If he was married, which is probable, no record of his family is found.
ii. MARY, b. Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 27, 1745.
5. DAVID, b. Sept. 1, 1751.
iv. JOHN, b. -. He served in Capt. Richardson's Company, Bedel's Regi- ment, eleven months and twenty-three days, from April 8, 1778. v. MARTHA, b. Pelham, Aug. 31, 1756.
6. vi. CALEB, b. Pelham, April 14, 1759.
5. DAVID HOPKINSON, son of Jonathan 4, b. Sept. 1, 1751. m. Sarah Kennedy. Lived in this town 1773 to 1780. He served one month and twenty days, 1776, in Capt. Josiah Russell's Company of Rangers ; from Jan. 26 to March 1, 1778, in Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's Com- pany, and from April 7, 1778, eleven months and twenty-four days in Capt. Luther Richardson's Company, Col. Bedel's Regiment. In 1780 he settled in Guildhall, Vt., near the line of Lunenburg. It was sup- posed for a time that his farm was in Lunenburg, and he attended town meetings, and was elected to office in that town. After the adjustment of the boundaries of these towns in 1785, he found himself a citizen of Guildhall. He was town clerk and lister of Lunenburg, 1781 ; Chief Justice of Essex County, 1812 and 1815, and at all times a promi- nent factor in the public affairs of Guildhall. He d. 1830.
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i. JOSHUA, b. L. 1773. m. in Lancaster, Sept. 1, 1799, Polly (Monroe) Rosebrook, b. 1775, d. 1836, widow of Jonathan Rosebrook. He lived in Guildhall, Vt., where he d., 1839, leaving two children.
ii. DAVID, b. L. 1775. m. Dorcas Hugh, b. 1780, d. 1863, dau. of John and Anna (Harriman) Hugh, of Guildhall, Vt. He was an inn-holder in Derby, Vt., 1802-1818. He returned to Guildhall, where he d., 1837. Representative, 1821, '24, '26, '29. Nine ch.
iii. HENRY, b. L. 1777, removed to Illinois.
iv. JOHN, b. Guildhall, Vt., 1779, d. young.
v. SALLY, b. Guildhall, 1783.
vi. ISAAC, b. Guildhall, 1785, d. at sea.
vii. NOYES, b. Guildhall, 1788, a prominent citizen of Derby, Vt. Town officer, representative, delegate to Constitutional Conventions.
viii. POLLY, b. Guildhall, 1792, d. young.
ix. POLLY, b. Guildhall, 1795.
FRANCIS, b. Guildhall, 1796, d. July 81, 1817.
6. CALEB HOPKINSON, son of Jonathan ", b. in Pelham, April 14, 1759. m. in L. Peggy Williams, dau. of Peleg Williams (See). He served eleven months and twenty-four days from April 7, 1778, in Capt. Richardson's Company, Bedel's Regiment. He was selectman, 1788, and removed that year or immediately after to Canada, where his de- scendants are numerous in the Eastern townships.
HOSKINS.
1. NEHEMIAH HOSKINS, d. in Taunton, Mass. His widow, Mary, came to L. with Elkanah 3, her son, where she d., April, 1810, aged 93 years.
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2. ELKANAH HOSKINS, son of Nehemiah 1, b. in Taunton, Mass., Sept. 11, 1741. m. Mindwell Barney, b. in Taunton, Mass., Oct. 21, 1746, d. in L. Oct. 1832. He res. in L. from May 22, 1796, until he d., Sept. 28, 1805. Farmer. Selectman, 1799. Served in the French and Indian War. Rev. soldier. Sergt. in Capt. Edward Blake's Co., Col. George Williams' Regt. Enlisted Dec. 8, 1776, served 25 days. Also was engaged in Shays's Rebellion.
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i. ELKANAH, b. Taunton, Mass., Aug. 14, 1766, d. Taunton, Mass., Sept. 26, 1766.
ii. ELKANAH, b. Taunton, Mass., Oct. 21, 1767. m. Lydia Morse. Farmer. d. Dana, Mass.
3. iii. BARNEY, b. Taunton, Mass., Sept. 4, 1769.
iv. MINDWELL, b. Taunton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1771. m. Matthew Bartlett, farmer. She d. Lyman, Oct. 20, 1870.
v. OLIVE, b. Taunton, Mass .. Nov. 25, 1773. m. Elias Gates, farmer.
vi. SYBIL, b. Taunton, Mass., Nov. 5, 1776. m. Caleb Chamberlain, farmer.
4. vii. DAVID, b. Petersham, Mass., Aug. 30, 1778.
viii. SALLY, b. Petersham, Mass., March 21, 1780. m. Jonathan Rowell (See).
5. ix. LUTHER, b. Petersham, Mass., March 23, 1782.
6. x. LYMAN, b. Westmoreland, March 2, 1784.
xi. ANNA, b. Petersham, Mass, March 21. 1786. m. Isaac Parker (See).
7. xii. NEHEMIAH, b. Petersham, Mass., March 12, 1789.
8. xiii. SALMON, b. Petersham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1790.
3. BARNEY HOSKINS, son of Elkanab 3, b. in Taunton, Mass., Sept. 4, 1769. pub. Jan. 19, 1799, Miriam Ayer Wheeler, d. in Ohio, Cong. He res. in L. from 1798 until about 1818. Farmer. Cong. Select- man, 1804-5, d. in Ohio.
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i. SHEPHERD, b. Feb. 22, 1800, d. Landaff, April 8, 1819.
ii. CARLEY, b. Sept. 28, 1801.
iii. JUBEL, b. Dec. 7, 1802.
iv. LEONARD, b. April 20, 1804.
V. ELKANAH, b. Dec. 1, 1805.
vi. EUNICE LORD, b. July 19, 1807.
vii. ARIEL, b. March 9, 1809.
viii. MARIA, b. May 22, 1811. m. - Standish. res. III.
ix. MOSES, b. March 18, 1813.
X. BARNEY, b. March 26, 1817.
4. DAVID HOSKINS, son of Elkanah , b. in Petersham, Mass., Aug. 30, 1778. pub. Oct. 5, 1807, Persis, dau. of John Stanford, b. Jan. 16, 1783, d. in Lyman, March 3, 1865. He res. in L. from May 22, 1798, until about 1839. Farmer. Cong. Whig. d. in Lyman, July 26, 1859.
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i. ALBERT, b. Sept. 12, 1808. m. July 27, 1849, Laura J. Gould. Me- chanic. He d. Sept. 1, 1891. She d. Oct. 13, 1865.
ii. SULVENDER, b. May 8, 1811. unm. d. Lyman, June 21, 1895.
iii. ROSANNA, b. Sept. 19, 1812. m. Charles Chamberlain, July 15, 1838, farmer. She d. June 8, 1891. He d. Aug. 17, 1878.
iv. PERSIS, b. Sept. 23, 1815. m. March 19, 1844, Alden Moulton Miner, farmer. She d Lyman, Dec. 24, 1891. He d. July 23, 1898.
v. DAVID, b. Feb. 21, 1819. m. March 18, 1847, Angeline Knapp. Farmer. He d. Lyman, March 28, 1864.
vi. SHEPARD, b. Sept. 11, 1820. m. May 13, 1851, Lydia H. Fuller. Farmer. d. Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 16, 1883.
vii. SYRENA, b. Sept. 7, 1822. m. Nov. 7, 1849, Edmund L. Underwood, mechanic. She d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., March 7, 1884. He d. Aug. 14, 1888.
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5. LUTHER HOSKINS, son of Elkanab 2, b. in Petersham, Mass., March 23, 1782. pub. March 14, 1809, Hannah, dau. of Henry Crooks (See), b. in Winchendon, Mass., March 12, 1786, d. in Lyman, Oct. 30, 1824. He res. in L. from 1798 to 1817. Farmer. Cong. Whig. Selectman, 1815-16. d. in Lyman, Oct. 31, 1879.
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i. OLIVE, b. L. Sept. 17, 1812. m. Leonard Parker, farmer. Hed. Lyman, Aug., 1877. She d. Warner, Sept., 1885.
ii. PHYLA, b. L. Nov. 29, 1814. In. George Foster, farmer. He d. Lisbon, Jan., 1885. She d. Lyman, June, 1895.
iii. MARCY G., b. Lyman, Dec. 11, 1817. m. first, Samuel Gibson, d. White- field. m. second, Sept. 19, 1850, Roby C. Towne (See).
9. iv. LUTHER B., b. Lyman, Feb. 16, 1822.
v. HANNAH H., b. Lyman, Aug. 8, 1824. m. Aug. 11, 1850, Gabriel G. Moulton (See).
6. LYMAN HOSKINS, son of Elkanah 2, b. in Westmoreland, March 2, 1784. pub. Nov. 1806, Rachel, dau. of John Millen, b. in New Bos- ton, Nov. 28, 1786, d. in Stratford, Dec. 28, 1849. He res. in L. from 1798 to 1808. Farmer. Cong. Whig. d. in Stratford, July 13, 1862.
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10. i. LYMAN, b. L. Nov. 26, 1807.
ii. MINDWELL, b. Sept. 22, 1809. m. Jedediah Buffum, farmer. He d. Monroe, Sept. 8, 1876. She d. Monroe, Oct. 25, 1882.
iii. WILLIAM, b. April 11, 1812, d. Calais, Me.
iv. FIDELLA, b. April 7, 1814. m. Hiram Clough, blacksmith. He d. Lancaster.
v. JOHN, b. July 20, 1816. m. Susan Page. Farmer. He d. Groveton, May 26, 1869.
vi. SALMON, b. Jan. 30, 1822. m. Jemima Bowman. Farmer. She d. Stratford, Aug. 2, 1889.
vii. ISABENDA, b. July 12, 1824. m. Joel Clough, blacksmith. res. Stratford. viii. NEHEMIAH, b. March 30, 1827, farmer. res. Stratford.
7. NEHEMIAH HOSKINS, son of Elkanah 2, b. in Petersham, Mass., March 12, 1789. m. Nov. 7, 1811, Persis, dau. of John Nurse (See), b. in L. Feb. 7, 1792, d. in Bath, Jan. 16, 1854. He res. in L. from 1798 to 1828. Farmer. d. in Bath, July 6, 1856. No ch.
8. SALMON HOSKINS, son of Elkanah 2, b. in Petersham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1790. m. March 1, 1827, Thyrza, dau. of Samuel Parker, b. in Lyman, Dec. 26, 1792, d. in L. Oct. 21, 1876. He res. in L. from 1796 until he d., Dec. 22, 1880. Shoemaker and farmer. Republican. No ch.
9. LUTHER BARNEY HOSKINS, son of Luther 5, b. in Lyman, Feb. 16, 1822. m. March 22, 1843, Lucy M. Walker, b. in Lyman, March 9, 1822, dau. of Moses Walker. Farmer. res. in Lyman. Town officer many years; representative, 1864-5. Executive Councillor Fifth Dist. 1866; Colonel on staff of Gov. Stearns, 1869-70; member of Board of Agriculture. Republican.
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i. SETH FISHER, b. March 21, 1844. m. 1871, Martha E. Stevens, b. Hardwick, Vt., 1841, dau. of Joshua Stevens. res. Lisbon; repre- sentative, 1899-1900. They have two sons: Carl S. and Neal L., both graduates Dart. Coll.
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