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2. JOSEPH PRESBREY, son of William 1; b. in Taunton, Mass., about , t +532. m. Mary Baker. He was a carpenter. res. in Taunton, Mass., where he d. about 1807.
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3. ELISHA PRESBREY, son of Joseph 2, b. in Taunton, Mass., about 1756. m. about 1780, Welthea Wilbur. He was a carpenter. res. in Taunton, Mass., Westmoreland, Lyman, and Lisbon, where he d.
4. SAMUEL PRESBY, son of Elisha 8, b. in Taunton, Mass., Sept. 7, 1785. m. in 1808, Eunice, dau. of Job Wilbur, b. in Westmoreland in 1789. He was a farmer. res. in Lyman and Lunenburg, Vt., where he d., Aug. 4, 1856. He wrote the name Presby.
5. SAMUEL BAKER PRESBY, son of Samuel ", b. in Lyman, March 22, 1813. m. Oct. 16, 1839, Rhoda Merrill, dau. of Daniel Merrill Waite, b. in New Hampton, May 4, 1808, d. in Lisbon, April 12, 1888, Methodist. He res. in L. from 1839 to 1874. Farmer. Methodist. Republican. d. in Lisbon, Aug. 26, 1884.
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i. SARAH KELLEY, b. Aug. 21, 1842. m. Aug. 3, 1869, Cephas P. Barrett, carpenter and farmer. res. Lisbon.
ii. MIRA RHODA WAITE, b. Aug. 4, 1844, d. Jan. 21, 1845.
iii. DANIEL MERRILL, b. Aug. 18, 1847, d. Feb. 5, 1848.
iv. JOSEPH WAITE, b. March 9, 1850.
6. AUSTIN, b. Jan. 25, 1855. m. Nov. 20, 1894, Mrs. Minnie S. Hardin. Farmer. res. Lisbon.
6. JOSEPH WAITE PRESBY, son of Samuel Baker 5, b. in L. March 9, 1850. m. July 29, 1875, Isabel, dau. of William Severance, b. in Auburn, July 11, 1858. He res. in L. from birth to 1875. He was educated in L. High School; N. H. Conference Seminary ; Boston University ; post-graduate studies with Ill. Wesleyan University and Chautauqua University ; commenced the study of theology in 1874 in Boston Uni- versity, and grad. in 1877. He was ordained a Deacon in the Metho- dist Church, in Dover, by Bishop Peck, April 22, 1877, and an Elder, in Plymouth, by Bishop Foster, April 13, 1879. He has been located as pastor as follows : East Deering, two years; Hillsborough, two years ; Peterborough, one year; Brookline, two years; Manchester, First Church, two years ; East Rochester, one year ; Bird City circuit, Kas., one year ; Mystic, Conn., two years ; Portland, Conn., two years ; Winooski, Vt., one year ; Saranac, N. Y., one year ; Argyle, N. Y., one year ; Crown Point, N. Y., two years : now at Little Silver, N. J. His published works are a pamphlet entitled "Systematic Beneficence," and a tract, both published by the Methodist Book Concern ; he has also written several short poems, pub. in " Zion's Herald " and other papers. He was Statistical Secretary of the N. H. Conference, 1881 to 4 inc. J. P. A. F. and A. M. K. P. U. O. A. M. S. of T. I. O. G. T. Ch., -
i. EDMUND JAMES, b. Deering, Jan. 5, 1878.
ii. HAROLD WAITE, b. Brookline, Dec. 6, 1881.
ili. OLIN LATIMER, b. Bird City, Kas., Aug. 18, 1886, d. Sept. 1, 1886.
iv. CLINTON FISKE, b. Portland, Conn., Aug. 6, 1890.
v. AUSTIN BAKER, b. Portland, Conn., Aug. 6, 1890.
vi. BERTHA, b. Argyle, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1898.
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PRESCOTT.
1. JOHN P. PRESCOTT, son of John E., b. in L. Jan. 26, 1863. m. June 30, 1883, Mary Adelaide, dau. of Joseph Mozrall (See), b. in L. April 21, 1861, Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. all his life. Steward in hotel. Republican. I. O. O. F.
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i. FRANK JEWELL, b. L. April 12, 1888.
PRESCOTT.
2. ERVIN STEPHENS PRESCOTT, son of Stephens, b. in Landaff, Jan. 1, 1872. m. Sept. 5, 1893, Eliza Alethe, dau. of William B. Hurd (See), b. in Lyman, May 7, 1870. He has res. in L. since 1893. La- borer. Democrat. I. O. O. F. K. P., C. C.
Ch., - ERVIN E., b. L. Nov. 16, 1895.
PRINCE.
1. GEORGE S. PRINCE, son of David S., b. in Amherst in 1851. m. Sept. 29, 1875, Ella A., dau. of Ezekiel Cudworth (See), b. in Rindge, Oct. 1, 1852. He res. in L. from 1878 to 1889. Supt. in lumber mill. No ch.
PRINGLE.
1. ADAM PRINGLE, son of Adam, b. in Selkirk, Scotland, Dec. 19, 1856. m. April 11, 1882, Selena, dau. of Atward Hart, b. in Cook- shire, P. Q., Sept. 29, 1864, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1880. Glover.
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i. FLOSSIE, b. Newport, R. I., June 15, 1885 (Adopted). 1
ii. GLADYS J., b. L. April 24, 1894.
iii. DONALDA NATALIE, b. L. Sept. 6, 1895.
PUSHEE.
1. CHARLES SIDNEY PUSHEE, son of Sylvester, b. in Lyme, March 13, 1838. m. Jan. 1, 1870, Ellen F., dau. of Henry H. Hill, b. in Strafford, Vt., Jan. 1, 1847, Cong. He res. in L. from 1891 until he d., April 21, 1897. Policeman. Cong. Republican. Co. I, 5th N. H. Inf. Wagoner. G. A. R. Ch., -
i. FRED ALMON, b. Boston, Mass., May 23, 1880 (Adopted).
QUESSY.
1. EDMUND QUESSY, son of Antoine, b. in Nicolet, P. Q., in 1844. m. May 14, 1881, Margaret, dau. of Louis Byron (Bero) (See), b. in Barnston, P. Q., April 18, 1840, d. L. Aug. 30, 1895. She m. first, Belware, Roman Catholic. Edmund has res. in L. since 1875. Laborer. Roman Catholic. Democrat. No ch.
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QUIMBY.
1. JOSEPH QUIMBY, son of Eben, b. in Salisbury, Dec. 1784. m. Ruth, dau. of Eben Richardson, b. in Lisbon, Oct. 23, 1786, d. in L. March 22, 1874, Baptist. He res. in L. from 1844 until he d., May 4, 1860. Farmer. Baptist. Democrat.
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i. LINDA, b. July 27, 1805. m. Elijah Fitch (See).
ii. EBEN, res. in New Richmond, Wis. Farmer.
iii. LAURA, m. 1834, Chester Stebbins, joiner. He d. 1867. She d. Lan- caster, March, 1892.
iv. MARY, b. March 27, 1816. m. March 6, 1838, Jonathan Lewis Bailey (See), farmer. He d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Jan. 1894. She d. West Concord, Vt., Jan. 16, 1892.
2. v. JOHN COLBY, b. July 25, 1818.
vi. ENOCH, b. June 10, 1820. Farmer. res. New Richmond, Wis.
8. vii. ALDEN, b. Nov. 10, 1823.
4. viii. JAMES MADISON, b. Aug. 4, 1826.
2. JOHN COLBY QUIMBY, son of Joseph 1, b. in Lisbon, July 25, 1818. m. April 1, 1845, Jane C., dau. of Amos Rowell (See), b. in Bath, July 17, 1823, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1836. Farmer. Cong. Deacon. Democrat. Representative, 1859-60. Selectman, 1874-5.
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i. ELLA, b. March 9, 1848. m. William Burns Bowman 20 (See).
ii. SARAH, b. March 21, 1855. m. Scott W. Powers (See).
5. iii. JOHN HARVEY, b. Dec. 4, 1856.
6. iv. HENRY WALTER, b. Dec. 12, 1859.
3. ALDEN QUIMBY, son of Joseph 1, b. in Lisbon, Nov. 10, 1823. in. first, March 4, 1848, Edna Jane Head, b. Sept. 26, 1829, d. in Upper Stillwater, Me., March 9, 1856. m. second, May 25, 1869, Emile, dau. of Samuel Gibson, b. in Lyman, April 15, 1844. Divorced, and she m. second, Royal D. Rounsevel (See). Alden m. third, Nov. 12, 1881, Mary Abbie, dau. of Daniel Gilman Smith, b. in Dover, Nov. 4, 1837, Methodist. She m. first, Norman G. Smith (See). Alden res. in L. from 1844 until he d., Jan. 8, 1886. Station agent at L., 1856 to 1885. Democrat. Co. I. 1st N. H. H. Art. 2d Lieut. G. A. R. I. O. O. F.
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i. HELEN MARIA, b. L. 1848. m. first, May, 1868, Henry Richardson, painter. res. Lancaster. m. second, Elihu Burritt Smith. She d. Hot Springs, Ark., Nov. 30, 1881.
4. JAMES MADISON QUIMBY, son of Joseph 1, b. in Lisbon, Aug. 4, 1826. m. March 20, 1849, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Simon Eggleston, b. in Northfield, Vt., April 6, 1831. She d. L. Aug. 30, 1898. He has res. in L. from 1844 to 1864, and since 1887. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., -
i. CHARLES JOSEPH, b. L. Oct. 20, 1850. m. Oct. 1870, Martha Ann Francis. Machinist. res. Waterville, Me.
5. JOHN HARVEY QUIMBY, son of John Colby ?, b. in L. Dec. 4, 1856. m. first, Oct. 14, 1878, Mattie, adopted dau. of Nelson C. Farr, b. in L. in 1859, Cong. Divorced. m. second, Sept. 6, 1887, Mary Emma, dau. of John Steele, b. in Manchester, Sept. 29, 1856. He has res. in L. nearly all his life. Farmer. Democrat. No ch.
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6. HENRY WALTER QUIMBY, son of John Colby2, b. in L. Dec. 12, 1859. m. Oct. 17, 1881, Nellie Eliza, dau. of Aaron D. Fisher (See), b. in L. Oct. 31, 1861. He has res. in L. all his life. Clerk. Democrat. No ch.
QUIMBY.
7. OBED BOWLES QUIMBY, son of Ira, b. in Lisbon, Jan. 18, 1838. m. Oct. 4, 1849, Emily, dau. of David W. Gordon, b. in Lancaster, July 21, 1828, d. in L. March 20, 1896, Advent. He has res. in L. since 1885. Carpenter. Advent. Democrat. Cb., -
10. i. JUDSON MONROE, b. Dalton, July 16, 1850.
ii. FLORINA H., b. Dalton, Dec. 23, 1851. m. June 16, 1879, Fred Bowles, farmer. She d. Lisbon, Aug. 7, 1880.
iii. EMILY V., b. Dalton, June 8, 1853. m. Nov. 19, 1875, Gilbert Aldrich, farmer. She d. Lisbon, June 6, 1885.
iv. HILAND B., b. Dalton, Oct. 18, 1854. m. about 1876, Carrie Nichols. Clergyman. He d. Bristol, Vt., May 31, 1882.
v. ABIDA H., b. Dalton, Feb. 3, 1856. m. Nov. 10, 1880, Willard Smith, farmer. res. Lisbon.
vi. FENELLA, b. Lisbon, March 12, 1858. m. Frank Eugene Bowles (See). vii. LORENZO D)., b. Lisbon, Oct. 29, 1859. m. about 1884, Kate Oakes. Real estate agent. res. N. Y. City.
viii. GEORGE G., b. Lisbon, March 28, 1861. res. N. Y. City.
8. JAMES B. QUIMBY, son of Ira, b. in Lisbon, Oct. 23, 1832. m. Jan. 11, 1893, Harriet, dau. of Moses Burnham, b. in Forks, Me., June 18, 1848, d. in L. Dec. 30, 1895, Cong. She m. first, Ezra Kenison. James res. in L. from 1886 until he d., June 4, 1893. Carpenter. Advent. No ch.
9. IRA QUIMBY, son of Ira, b. in Dalton, Oct. 9, 1841. m. Aug. 12, 1864, Emily Jane, dau. of David Young, b. in Colebrook, June 15, 1843. He has res. in L. since 1874. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., b. in Lisbon, -
11. i. LEEOWN, b. May 16, 1865.
ii. LEORA JANE, b. May 4, 1867. m. Joseph Lakeway (See).
iii. EDA MAY, b. Feb. 1, 1869. m. Nov. 20, 1886, George W. Hoyt, glover. res. L.
iv. EMON DAVID, b. July 21, 1871. m. Dec. 14, 1895, Kate Sedgell. res. L.
10. JUDSON MONROE QUIMBY, son of Obed Bowles", b. in Dalton, July 16, 1850. m. first, July 16, 1873, Nellie, dau. of George Nichols, b. in North Anson, Me., Oct. 4, 1849, d. in L. Jan. 17, 1896, Advent. m. second, April 29, 1897, Emma H. Dean, b. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., in 1850. He has res. in L. since 1882. Carpenter. Advent. Democrat. Ch., by w. Nellie, -
i. ERNEST HOWARD, b. N. Y. City, Feb. 15, 1890 (Adopted).
11. LEEOWN QUIMBY, son of Ira ", b. in Lisbon, May 16, 1865. m. Dec. 18, 1894, Cora, dau. of George Edmund Bartlett (See), b. in L. March 30, 1869. He has res. in L. since 1874. Farmer. Free Baptist. Democrat.
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12. ALBERT HUTCHINS QUIMBY, b. in Barnet, Vt., Dec. 13, 1831. m. March 27, 1855, Catherine Balch, dau. of James Dow (See), b. in L. Feb. 27, 1833, d. in L. July 13, 1865. He res. in L. from 1852 until he d., Sept. 4, 1866. Manufr. 5th N. H. Inf. Musician. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. I. O. O. F., N. G.
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18. i. FRANK ALBERT, b. April 4, 1858.
ii. CATHERINE ALICE, b. July 8, 1864. m. Charles Edward Wright (See).
QUIMBY.
13. FRANK ALBERT QUIMBY, son of Albert Hutchins 12, b. in L. April 4, 1858. m. Emma, dau. of Hon. Peter Sinclair, member of Parliament, P. E. I. He res. in L. from 1858 to 1876. Book-keeper. Ch., -
i. EUNICE BLANCHE.
QUIMBY.
14. DANIEL QUIMBY, son of Samuel, b. in Franconia, May 30, 1827. m. Feb. 1, 1852, Ann, dau. of Aaron Pinney, b. in Alexandria, April 6, 1837. He has res. in L. since 1888. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., -
i. GEORGE, b. Franconia, Dec. 14, 1853. m. first, April, 1877, Inez Thayer, d. May, 1886. m. second, 1887, Nellie Staples. Farmer. res. L.
ii. ELLEN, b. Whitefield, March 6, 1855. m. Oct. 1, 1881, Fred Gleason, farmer. res. Franconia.
iii. ESTHER, b. Franconia, May 6, 1859. m. Oct. 1880, William Aulis, mason. res. Franconia.
iv. LUCY, b. Franconia, July 6, 1866.
v. FREEMAN, b. Franconia, Aug. 18, 1869.
vi. LILLIAN, b. Franconia, June 11, 1871. m. May 30, 1893, Arthur Williams, hotel employee. res. Orlando, Florida.
vii. BLANCHE, b. Franconia, Feb. 18, 1875.
QUIMBY.
15. THADDEUS QUIMBY, son of Luther, b. in Franconia, Dec. 14, 1840. m. Martha Jane, dau. of David Streeter, b. in Easton, Feb. 28, 1847. d. in L. Oct. 7, 1896. He has res. in L. since 1893. Farmer. Democrat.
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i. DAVID LUTHER, b. Dalton, July 7, 1865. m. Feb. 28, 1888, Rhoda Robinson Simes. Farmer. res. Lisbon.
ii. MIRINDA ANN, b. Lancaster, Aug. 21, 1866. m. Elisha Sweet 2 (See).
iii. ELFREDA MAY, b. Franconia, Aug. 28, 1869. m. Oct. 6, 1885, Harry E. Kay. res. Bethlehem. (Divorced Sept. 27, 1893.)
iv. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Franconia, June 11, 1875.
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QUIMBY.
16. ANDREW M. QUIMBY, came to L. in 1840, where he res. about four years. He then moved to Lowell, Mass., where he d. It is reported he m. in Lowell. Shoemaker. Appointed Postmaster of Pingreeville (North Littleton), Jan. 3, 1842.
QUIMBY.
17. SILAS EVERARD QUIMBY, son of Rev. Silas, b. in Haverhill, Oct. 19, 1837. m. July 10, 1862, Anna W., dau. of Rev. Orange Scott. He was educated in the N. H. Methodist Conference Seminary and Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., where he graduated in 1859. He was ordained Deacon in Tilton in 1862, and Elder in Keene in 1865. He taught Greek and mathematics in Newbury, Vt., Seminary from 1859 to 1863, when he was given charge of the Methodist church in L. for the year 1863-4. In April, 1864, he returned to the Newbury, Vt., Seminary, as Prof. of Greek and mathematics, where he remained until 1867. Since then bis ministry has been as follows : Lebanon, 1867-8 ; Plymouth, 1869-70 ; Exeter, 1871-2-3 ; Sunapee, 1874-5-6; Tilton, 1877 ; President of the N. H. Conference Seminary, Tilton, 1878 to 1885 ; Whitefield, 1886-7; Laconia, 1888-9; Newmarket, 1890; Exeter, 1891-2-3 ; Rochester, 1894; Penacook, 1895-6 ; Salem, Pleas- ant St., 1897-1900; Sec. of N. H. Conference, twenty years. Twice elected Delegate to the Methodist Gen. Conference.
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i. CLARENCE EVERARD.
ii. CARL NOYES.
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iii. MABEL ALICE.
iv. ERNEST SCOTT.
v. ANNA LUCY, deceased.
RAINEY.
1. WALTER ALBERT RAINEY, son of John, b. in Canada, Oct. 7, 1860. m. Nov. 3, 1884, Mary Ann, dau. of Robert Symes, b. in Canada, April 23, 1865, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1880. Glover. Episco- pal. Republican. I. O.O. F. C. P., L. Encampment. No ch.
RAND.
1. ROBERT RAND, b. in Middletown, Conn. m. Hepsibah Atkins. He d. in Middletown, Conn.
2. HAMLIN RAND, son of Robert 1, b. in Middletown, Conn., about 1786. m. Harriet Sprague, descended in the sixth generation from Jobn Alden and Priscilla Mullins ; their granddaughter, Ruth Alden, having m. Samuel Sprague. Harriet d. in Bath in 1822. Hamlin res. in Bath and Lisbon. He d. in North Charlestown, Aug. 12, 1836. Ch., b. in Bath, -
i. HARRIET SPRAGUE, b. 1817. m. 1848, William H. Cummings, banker and merchant. He d. Lisbon, 1891.
ii. HAMLIN A., b. 1818, d. 1822.
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iii. CHARLES WHITE, b. July 5, 1819.
4. iv. EDWARD DEAN, b. Dec. 26, 1821.
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3. CHARLES WHITE RAND, son of Hamlin 2, b. in Bath, July 5, 1819. m. June 24, 1847, Jane Moore, dau. of Otis Batchelder (See), b. in Bed- ford, July 28, 1825, Christian Science. He res. in L. from 1842 until he d., Aug. 3, 1874. He grad. from Wesleyan University in 1841, and at once commenced studying law with Hon. Henry A. Bellows. He attended the Cambridge Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1844. He commenced the practice of law in L., where he remained until he d. He was connected with the firms of Rand & Farr, and C. W. & E. D. Rand. He was U. S. District Attorney, 1861 to 69 ; Co. Solic- itor, 1855 to 60; Supt. of Schools, 1849 ; Member of Board of Educa- tion, Union District, 1868-9-70; Member Board of Health, 1873; Director L. Savings Bank, 1870-1-2-3 ; J. P. State ; Aid-de-Camp, 4th Div. N. H. Militia, 1845-6-7-8, to Major-Gen. Sullivan G. Hutchins. Universalist. Republican. No ch. (Child's Grafton Co. Gazetteer, pp. 105-6.)
4. EDWARD DEAN RAND, son of Hamlin 2, b. in Bath, Dec. 26, 1821. m. Nov. 12, 1856, Joan Heaton, dau. of Truman Stevens (See), b. in L. in 1830, d. in Lisbon, April 4, 1889. He was educated in Wesleyan University, grad. in 1841, commenced the study of law in New Orleans, La., in 1844, with Lockell & Micon, and Judah P. Benjamin & Micon, and was admitted to the Bar in La. in 1846, and in N. H. in 1855. He res. in L. from 1855 to 1860, and was a member of the law firm of C. W. & E. D. Rand. In 1860 he went to Lisbon, where he res. until he d., Jan. 14, 1885. He was Circuit Court Judge from 1874 to 76; Supt. of Schools in L. in 1857, and in Lisbon ; Delegate to the Demo- cratic National Convention, 1868 ; Prest. N. H. Democratic State Con- vention, 1878. J. P. Democrat. His printed works comprise several legal papers and published opinions while Judge (56 N. H. Reports) ; poems published in Chapin's N. H. Poets, p. 252, and others in current periodicals ; Selections and Poems, a posthumous publication from his writings in prose and verse, issued by the Lisbon Library Assn. in 1885 ; Address before Democratic State Convention, 1878; Address and Poem in proceedings of the Grafton & Coos Bar Association. (Child's Graf- ton Co. Gazetteer, pp. 97-8; Biog. by A. S. Batchellor, 1 G. & C. Bar Assn. Proc., p. 223.)
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i. KATHERINE E., b. Lisbon, Aug. 19, 1862. unm. Author of " Childhood of an Affinity," and other works of fiction. res. Lisbon.
RANKIN.
1. JAMES RANKIN, b. in Glasgow, Scotland. m. Margaret Wither- spoon, of Paisley, Scotland. He came to America about 1776, and settled first in Thornton, then moved to L. in 1791 and purchased the mill, then partially built, and privilege at Pattenville, and 1200 acres of timber land, paying therefor with lands in Thornton. Lumber manufr. Presbyterian elder. Moderator, 1794-5-7-8-1800. Town Treasurer, 1794. Selectman, 1795. Representative, 1798. d. in L. in 1804.
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2. i. JOHN, b. 1757.
3. ii. ANDREW, m. Dorothy Frenchi.
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iii. WILLIAM, m. Olive Brown. res. Brompton, P. Q.
iv. HENRY, m. - Holbrook. res. Brompton, P. Q.
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v. JAMES, d. 1820. A. F. and A. M., North Star, No. 8.
vi. SAMUEL, m. Aug. 22, 1798, Azubah Whitcomb.
vii. MIRIAM, m. Nathaniel Webster (See).
5. viii. DAVID, b. Thornton, 1783.
2. JOHN RANKIN, son of James 1, b. in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1757. m. in 1790, Lois Whitcher, b. in Methuen, Mass., in 1758, d. in Dan- ville, Vt., Feb. 27, 1841. He res. in Barnet, Vt., from 1790 to 1799, when he removed to Danville, Vt., where he d., Aug. 25, 1845. Farmer. Sheriff.
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i. MARION, b. Barnet, Vt., Dec. 11, 1791. m. Nov. 28, 1810, Samuel In- galls, cabinet-maker. She d. Danville, Vt., July 31, 1865.
ii. DAVID, b. Barnet, Vt., Sept. 26, 1793.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. Barnet, Vt., Nov. 29, 1795. unm. d. Danville, Vt., Oct. 22, 1827.
iv. Lois, b. Barnet, Vt., May 5, 1798. m. Micajah Lowell. res. Oshkosh, Wis.
v. JOHN, b. Danville, Vt., July 31, 1800.
vi. AsA K., b. Danville, Vt., Sept. 28, 1802. m. May 30, 1839, Mindwell Rowell. Farmer. He d. Danvers, Ill., May 9, 1864. She d. Sept. 22, 1850.
vii. EDWIN, b. Danville, Vt., March 17, 1804. d. "Danville, Vt., Nov. 15, 1815.
viii. MARIA, b. Danville, Vt., Sept. 3, 1806. unm. d. Danville, Vt., Oct. 22, 1854. ix. LAURA H., b. Danville, Vt., Feb. 20, 1809. m. Warner Bingham (See).
X. SARAH, b. Danville, Vt., July 18, 1812. unm. She d. Danville, Vt., Aug. 6, 1893.
xi. HENRY, b. Danville, Vt., Dec. 25, 1814. d. Danville, Vt., April 29, 1815.
xii. HORATIO, b. Danville, Vt., Dec. 22, 1816. unm. d. Danville, Vt., May 9,1890.
3. ANDREW RANKIN, son of James 1, b. in Glasgow, Scotland. m. Dorothy French, b. in Candia, dau. of Simon French. He res. in L. from 1791 to 1823. Farmer. Moderator, 1804. Selectman, 1799- 1801-2-4-9. Representative, 1812. Cong. Deacon, 1816 to 23. Clerk of Church, 1815. Capt. 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1817. d. in Windsor, P. Q.
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i. JOHN, unm. Farmer. Paymaster 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1818. Dep. Sheriff.
6. ii. ANDREW, b. L. Nov. 1, 1796.
iii. SIMON F., physician. res. St. Anthony, Minn.
iv. HENRY, teacher.
v. WILLIAM, teacher and farmer.
vi. BETSEY.
vii. DOROTHY, m. Ithamar Bradley.
viii. SARAH, unm.
ix. CAROLINE, m. - Griggs, d. Anoka, Minn.
4. SAMUEL RANKIN, son of James 1, b. in Glasgow, Scotland. m. first, Aug. 22, 1798, Azubah Whitcomb. m. second, Margaret, dau. of Richard Peabody+ (See), b. in Woodstock, Conn., in 1776, d. in 1863. She m. first, David Goodall " (See). m. third, - Grout. He res. in L. from 1791 to 1818. Farmer. Selectman, 1807-11-12.
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i. DIANTHA, b. Nov. 28, 1799.
ii. ORLEAN, b. March 14, 1801.
iii. ALMIRA, b. Nov. 18, 1808.
iv. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 23, 1804.
v. JOANNA, b. Jan. 29, 1806.
vi. PHILAMON, b. Sept. 8, 1807.
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vii. ALBERT, unm. Merchant. d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., about 1856. (All the above except Albert d. young.)
5. DAVID RANKIN, son of James 1, b. in Thornton, in 1783. m. 1808, Persis Daniel, b. in Westmoreland, d. in Haverhill, Ohio, in 1854, Cong. He res. in L. from 1791 to 1845. Lumberman. Selectman, 1813-14- 15-16-17-18-19. Representative, 1828-9. Moderator, 1831-3. Can- didate for presidential elector on Anti-Masonic ticket, 1832. Major State Militia, 1814 to 1816; Col., 1817 to 1820; Brig .- Gen. State Militia, 2d Div. 6th Brig., 1821. d. in Haverhill, Ohio, May 28, 1852. Ch., b. in L., -
i. CLARISSA DAVIS, b. Jan. 21, 1809. m. Guy Carlton Rowell (See).
ii. MELINDA, b. March 21, 1811. unm. d. Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 8, 1888. An eminent New England woman. First Protestant missionary in Mexico, and during a part of the civil war an efficient army nurse at New Orleans. Author of "Texas and Twenty Years among the Mexicans." See an appreciative biography portraying the character and life work of an earnest, resolute woman in "Granite Monthly," Vol. XVI., p. 248, written by her kinsman, Jeremiah Eames Rankin, D.D., LL.D.
iii. ELONA, b. 1813. m. 1864, John La Croix, farmer. She d. Haverhill, Ohio, 1890.
iv. CHASTINA, b. 1815, d. L. in infancy.
v. HARRIET NEWELL, b. 1817. m. May 27, 1840, Thomas H. Kimball, farmer. She d. Brownsville, Texas, 1858.
vi. PERSIS D., b. 1819. m. 1850, James Martin, merchant. He d. Ironton, Ohio, 1874. She d. Ironton, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1896.
vii. DAVID, b. 1821. unm. Farmer. d. Haverhill, Ohio, 1861.
viii. EMILY, b. 1823. m. 1858, Cambridge Culbertson, furnace owner. He d. Ironton, Ohio, 1894.
ix. ELLEN, b. 1824. m. 1859, John Butterfield, farmer. He d. Haverhill, Ohio, 1895. She d. Haverhill, Ohio, 1864.
6. ANDREW RANKIN, son of Andrew 3, b. in L. Nov. 1, 1796. m. Jan. 18, 1824, Lois, dau. of Jeremiah Eames8 (See), b. in Stewarts- town, Aug. 3, 1799, d. in Danbury, Nov. 1, 1866, Cong. He was edu- cated in Andover, Mass., and in Dart. Coll., but did not grad., and subsequently received from that Coll. the honorary degree of A. M. in 1839. He studied theology with Rev. Brown Emerson, of Salem, Mass., and was licensed to preach as a Cong. by the Andover Association, Sept. 22, 1821. Sept. 26 of that year he was commissioned to the Cole- brook Station by the N. H. Missionary Society, where he remained until March, 1823. His subsequent charges were in Campton and Thornton from Nov. 8, 1823, to Feb. 4, 1829 ; Stanstead, P. Q., about seven months ; Salisbury, July 11, 1830 to 1832 ; agent of the N. H. Mission- ary Society in N. H. and Vt., about four years ; agent of the N. H. Temperance Society and editor of a temperance paper about one year ; South Berwick, Me., March 6, 1837, to June 1, 1840 ; agent of the American Tract Society for Me. and N. H. a short period; Chester,
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Vt., from June 11, 1844, to March 24, 1846, when his health failed and he was obliged to give up active labor as a pastor until 1860, when he took charge of the church in Danbury, where he continued until 1862, when utter prostration compelled him to end his active work. He d. Danbury, Oct. 22, 1862.
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i. LUCY ANN, b. Thornton, July 12, 1826. m. Aug. 28, 1855, Hon. Sumner Albee. He d. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 11, 1893.
7. ii. JEREMIAH EAMES, b. Thornton, Jan. 2, 1828.
iii. SARAH MARIA, b. Salisbury, Oct. 1829. m. March 24, 1863, Charles A. Flanders. He d. Malden, Mass., Sept. 8, 1868.
iv. ANDREW EVARTS, b. Salisbury, June 8, 1831. m. Oct. 11, 1869, Isabel Poland. Lawyer and Clerk of Court. He d. Morrisville, Vt., Jan. 14, 1888.
v. LOIS ADELINE, b. Salisbury, May 26, 1886. Clerk. res. Washington, D. C.
vi. CAROLINE SUSAN, b. South Berwick, Me., Jan. 26, 1840. m. May 5, 1864, Rev. Henry E. Butler, clergyman. res. St. Johns, Mich.
7. JEREMIAH EAMES RANKIN, son of Andrew ", b. in Thornton, Jan. 2, 1828. m. Nov. 29, 1854, Mary Howell, dau. of Cyrus Birge, b. in Underhill, Vt., Aug. 9, 1830, by two lines descended from the Pilgrimns. He was educated in So. Berwick, Me., Academy, Middlebury, Vt., Coll., where he was made A. B. in 1848, A. M. in 1854, D. D. in 1869, LL.D. in 1889. He commenced the study of theology in Andover, Mass., Theological Seminary in 1851 and grad. in 1854. He was or- dained a Cong. clergyman in Stockholm, N. Y., and has been located in Potsdam, N. Y., two years ; St. Albans, Vt., five years ; Lowell, Mass., Appleton St. Church, two years ; Boston, Mass., Charlestown District, five years ; Washington, D. C., fifteen years ; Orange, N. J., Highland Ave., five years, most of the time as pastor of Cong. churches. Since 1889 he has been Prest. of Howard University, Washington, D. C. His published literary works comprise volumes of sermons and poems, published by D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, Mass., and other houses, and articles in the " Independent," "Congregationalist," "The Advance," "The Christian Advocate," "Our Day," and other publi- cations. He has edited the " Pilgrim Press," and "The Congrega- tional Review," and written secular and national hymns, including "For God and Home and Native Land," "Keep your Colors Flying," and "God be with you till we meet again." He is the author of the "Bridal Ring," Boston, 1866; " Auld Scotch Mither," 1873; "Sub- duing Kingdoms," Washington, 1881 ; "The Hotel of God," Boston, 1883 ; "Atheism of the Heart," 1884 ; " Christ His Own Interpreter," 1884 ; Hymns, "Pro Patria" and "Ingleside Rhaims," New York, 1887, and "German-English Lyrics," Washington, 1897. He has held the following ecclesiastic positions : Member of Executive Com- mittee and Vice-Prest. of A. M. A .; corporate member of A. B. C. F. M. ; twice delegate of Cong. Council to Methodist Triennial Con- ference, and in 1884 was a delegate from the Cong. Council to the Cong. Union of England and Wales. Other positions held are : Supt. of Schools in St. Albans, Vt., and member of the School Board in Charlestown District, Boston, Mass. ; Chaplain of Legislature, D. C .; Trustee of Howard University, Washington, D. C., from 1870 to 78 inc., and Prof. of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology there from 1878 to
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