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17. i. FRED LEON, b. L. Feb. 22, 1861. m. Abbie Lewis (See).
15. ROMANZO SMITH, son of Samuel 18, b. in L. Dec. 21, 1842. m. June 15, 1873, Nellie R., dan. of Joseph Bean, b. in Thornton, June 20, 1856. He has res. in L. all his life. Laborer. Democrat. No ch.
16. SUMNER P. SMITH, son of Samuel 18, b. in L. Dec. 17, 1848. m. Dec. 17, 1869, Diadama, dau. of Suel Simpson, b. in Bath, April 3, 1844, d. in L. March 30, 1880. He has res. in L. all his life. Laborer. Ch., b. in L., -
i. MARY HELEN, b. Dec. 10, 1870. m. George David Young (See). ii. EDWIN H., b. Nov. 1, 1872. res L.
iii. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 10, 1874. res. L.
17. FRED LEON SMITH, son of Francis H. 14, b. in L. Feb. 22, 1861. m. Dec. 8, 1884, Abbie, dau. of George D. Lewis (See), b. in L. Nov. 16, 1861, Cong. He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Democrat. Supervisor, 1890 to 1894. J. P.
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i. JULIA MERTIE, b. June 27, 1886.
ii. CARRIE INEZ, b. March 1, 1888.
iii. MINNIĘ ETTA, b. Oct. 28, 1891.
iv. INFANT SON, b. April 21, 1893, d. L. April 23, 1893.
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On the earliest list extant of the proprietors of Watertown, Mass. (1636-7), are four of the name of Smith, viz. : John, Sr., John, Jr., Thomas, and Francis. Isabella, w. of John, Sr., d. Oct. 12, 1639, aged 60 years. It is probable that John and Isabella were the parents of John, Jr., and Thomas, and perhaps of Francis and Daniel.
18. THOMAS SMITH (supposed to be a son of John, Sr., and Isabella) came to America in the summer of 1635 (Genealogical Reg., Vol. VII., p. 248) ; was a proprietor of Watertown, Mass., in 1636-7, where he d. March 10, 1692-3, aged 92 years. m. Mary, dau. of William Knapp, Sr. Thomas was admitted freeman, May 17, 1637. His will was dated March 16, 1687/8; the inventory amounted to £73 4s. 3d. Ch., James, John, Thomas, John, Joseph, Mary, Ephraim, Jonathan 19, Sarah.
19. JONATHAN SMITH, son of Thomas 18, b. in 1659, admitted free- man in 1690.
20. JONATHAN SMITH, son of Jonathan 19, b. in 1690. m. first, Jan. 29, 1713, Susannah Thomas, d. May 11, 1724, aged 30 years. m. second, Rhoda - -. He d. Sept. 6, 1767. Ch., as indicated by his will, recorded in Plymouth Co. Registry : Samuel, Jonathan 21 (See), John, Sarah (Reading), Mary, Benjamin, Abigail, Lois, Joseph, and Rhoda. He bore the title of Capt. Selectman, Middleboro', Mass., 1742, 1748-54.
21. JONATHAN SMITH, son of Jonathan 20, b. in Middleboro', Mass., Feb. 14, 1716. m. Sept. 6, 1737, Experience, dau. of Ichabod Cushman. (Hist. of Cushman Family, p. 135, No. 73.) Both were dismissed from the church in Middleboro', Mass., to the church in Bolton, Conn., in 1753. From Bolton they moved to Surry, N. H., where they were among the first settlers, he being one of the proprietors of the town. (Hist. of Gilsum, p. 21.) He, with his sons, served in Ashley's Regt. in the Rev. War. (Hist. of Gilsum, p. 36. N. H. State Papers, Vol. XVII., p. 65.) He and three sons were signers of the Association Test in Surry in 1776. (N. H. State Papers, Vol. VIII., p. 287.) He settled in that part of Gilsum afterward set off into Surry, about 1764, and on the farm recently owned by Frank Carpenter. He was one of the petitioners for the new town of Surry. In 1776 he was one of a committee to join with Alstead and Marlow to petition the Legislature for " a full and free election or representation of each of the individual towns above mentioned." He also represented these three towns in the Legislature of 1779-80. d. Oct. 4, 1786, in bis 71st year. His heirs were Thomas; Ichabod, m. Lydia, dau. of Obadiah Wilcox of Gilsum; Jonathan, m. Huldah, dau. of Peter Haywood, served in the Rev. (as did other brothers), was Col. in the Militia, represented Gilsum and Surry in the Convention to consider the Federal Constitution in 1788, removed to Rockingham, Vt., where he d., leaving no ch .; Samuel 22 (See) ; Patience, wife of Moses D. Field ; Experience, wife of Abia Crane ; Sarah, wife of Nathan Hay- wood; and Susanna, wife of Abner Skinner, all of whom settled in
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Surry about the same time with Jonathan. Experience, who m. Jonathan ?1, was descended from Robert Cushman (See), a leader of the Pilgrims, and a principal promoter of their emigration from Holland to Plymouth, Mass., according to the following lineage : (1) Robert ; (2) Thomas, Ruling Elder of the Church at Plymouth, who m. Mary Allerton, who came over in the "Mayflower " in 1620, at the age of 11, with her father, Isaac Allerton, she having been noted in Pilgrim history as the last survivor of the "Mayflower" company ; (3) Rev. Isaac, pastor of the church at Plympton, m. Mary Rickard ; (4) Ichabod, m. first, Esther Barnes. m. second, Patience Holmes ; (5) Experience, dau. of Ichabod and Patience Holmes. (Hist. of Cushman Family, pp. 9, 84, 101, 127, 135, No. 73.)
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22. SAMUEL SMITH, son of Jonathan 21, b. probably in Middleboro', Mass. m. Deborah Dort. He was a Sergt. in Capt. Elisha Mack's Co., Col. Samuel Ashley's Cheshire Regt., in the Ticonderoga campaign of 1777 (Hist. of Gilsnm, p. 36) was afterwards Capt. and Major in the 20th Regt. of Militia. (Military Hist. N. H., Potter; Adjt. Gen. Report, Vol. II. 1866, p. 385; N. H. Register, 1797.) Removed to Brownington, Vt., and commenced a settlement there, probably about 1797, on the farm lately owned by W. C. Thrasher, Esq. The town was organized Nov. 28, 1799, at a town meeting held at the house of Major Smith, and he was chosen Moderator. (Vt. Hist. Gaz., Vol. III. p. 90. ) His ch. were : (1) Sophronia, m. Cyrus Eaton, of Bar- ton, Vt. (see Hazeltine Family, ante) ; (2) Asa Kimball, m. first, Sophia Hilliard ; m. second, Elvira Grow ; m. third, Fanny Grow ; (3) Ducena, unm .; (4) Sally Ann, m. Clark Blake of Lowell, Mass. ; (5) William Baxter of Syracuse, N. Y. ; (6) Mary Burnham, m. Dun- can Grant of Montreal, P. Q .; (7) Isaac 28 (See) ; (8) Ichabod of Stanstead, P. Q.
23. ISAAC SMITH, son of Samuel 22, b. in Surry, May 27, 1786. m. Dec. 17, 1807, Mercy, dau. of Joel Priest, who was a Rev. soldier in the Regts. of Rangers, which served in Canada under Col. Timothy Bedel in 1776 and 1778, and again in Col. Alexander Scammell's Regt. of the N. H. Continental Line in 1779. Mercy was b. in Westmore- land, March 31, 1786, d. in Barton, Vt., Oct. 30, 1859. She m. sec- ond, Alexander Benton. Isaac res. in Brownington, Vt., where he d., March 25, 1831. Farmer.
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i. MARY JANE, b. Oct. 21, 1808. m. first, Stephen Howard Cutler (See). m. second, Stillman Batchellor (See). m. third, Joel Bronson (See).
ii. LAURA ROBINSON, b. Jan. 17, 1810, m. Albro L. Robinson (See).
iii. ISAAC CUSHMAN, b. Sept. 30, 1812. m. first, Feb. 24, 1839, Zilpha Patch. She d. Brownington, Vt., Feb. 19, 1843. m. second, June 7, 1844, Sarah Burnham. She d. Barton, Vt., Nov. 11, 1881. He was a farmer.
iv. NANCY STEWART, b. Aug. 27, 1814, m. Edward Oakes Kenney (See).
v. LUCY OSGOOD, b. Aug. 18, 1816, d. Brownington, Vt., Nov. 3, 1816.
vi. ESTHER DORT, b. Jan. 30, 1820, m. Ariel Holmes (See).
vii. LYDIA ANN, b. Aug. 8, 1821, m. James Johnson Barrett (See).
viii. AMY MERCY, b. Dec. 21, 1824, m. Albert Samuel Eaton (See).
ix. CATHERINE COBB, b. May 30, 1828. m. Oct. 22, 1850, Edward Oakes, son of John Pierce (See). Merchant. res. Flint, Mich.
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24. RICHARD SMITH, son of Beverly, b. in Dublin, Ireland, in 1811. m. May 9, 1847, Lovina, dau. of Abner Guernsey, b. in Lisbon, Aug. 9, 1815, d. in Waterford, Vt., July 20, 1895. He res. in L. from 1844 until he d., Aug. 12, 1885. Farmer. Roman Catholic. Democrat. Representative, 1869.
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i. BEVERLY, b. April 3, 1848, d. Aug. 12, 1849.
ii. AUSTIN J., b. Jan. 81, 1850. m. June 24, 1878, Annie Bloomer. Ma- chinist. res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
iii. JULIA E., b. Nov. 2, 1851. m. June 2, 1875, Thomas Brown. res. Brattleboro', Vt. Slie d. June 13, 1888.
iv. MARY A., b. March 29, 1857. m. Nov. 8, 1880, William A. Dow, farmer. res. Barnet, Vt.
v. RICHARD C., b. June 15, 1859. m. March 17, 1884, Della Hitchcock. Farmer. res. Stanbridge, P. Q.
vi. BYRON R., b. March 27, 1862. m. March 30, 1887, Nellie M. Curtis. Farmer. res. Waterford, Vt.
vii. GEORGE W., b. Sept. 24, 1865. m. Sept. 30, 1889, Nellie R. Harvey. Stone-cutter. res. Barre, Vt.
viii. EUGENE S., b. Nov. 6, 1867. m. June 14, 1892, Addie M. Squires. Merchant. res. Passumpsic, Vt.
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25. NORMAN G. SMITH, son of Daniel, b. in Brunswick, Vt., Oct. 25, 1829. m. first, March 22, 1857, Mary Abbie, dau. of Daniel Gilman Smith, b. in Dover, Nov. 4, 1837, Methodist. Divorced. She m. sec- ond, Alden Quimby (See). Norman m. second, June 3, 1884, Vicelia E., dau. of C. E. Underwood, b. in Watertown, Mass., in 1841. She m. first, John Pond. Norman res. in L. from 1863 to 1864, and from 1870 to 1887. Farmer. res. Cochituate, Mass. Deputy Sheriff in Coos Co., 1855-6-7, and editor of " Coos Democrat and Northern Press," at North Stratford, 1860-1. Member Democratic State Com- mittee, 1887 to 90 inc. J. P. Representative from Alexandria, 1895-6. No ch. (Book of Biographies, Grafton Co., p. 304.)
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26. GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH, son of Simeon, b. in Lyman, Sept. 11, 1837. m. Dec. 24, 1861, Abbie Fowler, dau. of John Moulton Smith, b. in Lyman, Jan. 23, 1841, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1859. Lumber sawyer. Free Baptist. Republican. Ch., -
i. GRACE MABEL, b. L. Oct. 30, 1882.
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27. RICHARD FOWLER SMITH, son of John, b. in Bath, Oct. 6, 1838. m. March 21, 1868, Jennie L., dau. of William R. Wells, b. in L. May 23, 1839, Free Baptist. He res. in L. from 1858 until he d., April 7, 1883. Millwright. Free Baptist. Democrat. No ch.
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28. WILLIAM BARKER SMITH, son of William, b. in Bethlehem, May 13, 1847. m. first, in 1867, Emma, dau. of Warren Elliott (See), b. in Dalton, Dec. 1, 1853. Divorced. She m. second, William Rines (See). William Barker m. second, Jan. 29, 1888, Mary, dau. of Anthony Welch, b. in Canada, Oct. 13, 1849. Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1880. Stone-mason. Republican. I. O.O. F. He d. 1898. Ch., by w. Emma, b. in Dalton, -
i. EMMA DRUZELLA, b. May 18, 1872. `m. Melville Horace Cardinal (See). ii. HARRY, b. July 14, 1873.
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29. AUSTIN RICE SMITH, son of James, b. in New Woodstock, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1849. m. Feb. 15, 1882, Emma Louise, dau. of Isaac B. Stearns (See), b. in L. July 31, 1854, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1880. Gardener. Republican. I. O. O. F. No ch.
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30. RICHARD SMITH, son of Joseph, b. in Gloucester, Eng., Feb. 9, 1861. m. Sept. 19, 1889, Bessie, dau. of Thomas Lane, b. in Somer- set, Eng., March 11, 1865, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1890. Laborer. Episcopal.
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i. ANNIE, b. June 20, 1891.
ii. AGNES LYDIA, b. March 25, 1893.
iii. RICHARD G., b. May 25, 1895.
iv. HARRIET, b. Dec. 1, 1897, d. Dec. 10, 1897.
v. JULIA L., b. Dec. 16, 1899.
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31. WILFRED O. SMITH, son of Wilber F., b. in Enfield, April 25, 1869. m. June 15, 1892, Lottie L., dau. of Henry D. Bishop (See), b. in Lisbon, March 20, 1872, Methodist. He res. in L. from 1890 to 1894. Bank clerk. Methodist. Democrat. No ch.
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32. JASON SMITH, b. in Lyman in 1829. m. Phebe -. He res. in L. from 1850 to 1864. Farmer. Co. B, 6th N. H. Inf., Private, and Co. B, 9th N. H. Inf. Private. d. City Point, Va., July 17, 1864. Ch., b. in L .. -
i. ELECTA B., b. Feb. 21, 1853.
ii. HENRY, b. March 14, 1856.
iii. IDA M., b. March 15, 1858.
iv. LUVIA R., b. June 2, 1860.
v. ADA B., b. April 27, 1862.
vi. GEORGE B., b. Feb. 21, 1864.
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33. ELISHA SMITH, son of Levi, b. in Barnstable, Mass., in 1813. m. Nancy, dau. of Thomas Meader, b. in Nantucket, Mass., in 1816, d. in Trenton, N. J., Aug. 20, 1890, Methodist. He was a shipbuilder in Nantucket, Mass., most of his life to 1865. In 1866 he came to L., where he res. until he d., Nov. 10, 1886. Farmer. Methodist.
Ch., - FOUR CHILDREN, d. in infancy.
i. MARY, b. Nantucket, Mass., Dec. 8, 1842. m. May 4, 1868, Isaac R. Wilson, lawyer. He d. Trenton, N. J., March 9, 1889.
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34. GEORGE WILLIAM SMITH, son of George Washington and Ann Frances (Aldrich) Smith, b. in Jefferson, Aug. 3, 1844 ; m. Dec. 31, 1867, Mary L. Chesley. Divorced, 1878; m. second, Jan. 20, 1881, Antoinette Park Miller, b. Dec. 26, 1846, dau. of Seth P. Miller of Au- burn, Me. He has been proprietor of hotels in Florida. res. in L. since 1897.
Ch., - i. HERBERT HAMPTON, b. Dec. 10, 1870. unm. res. Worcester, Mass.
ii. GEORGE FRANCIS, b. April 24, 1873. m. 1898, Melissa Richards. res. Kennebunkport, Me.
SNAPP.
1. SILAS R. SNAPP, son of Robert. m. Sarah V., dau. of Rev. Stephen Smith of the Baltimore, Md., Conference. Silas is a clergy- man in the Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
2. LEROY FLETCHER SNAPP, son of Silas R.1, b. in Red Sulphur Springs, West Va., May 15, 1867. He was educated in Randolph Macon Coll., Ashland, Va., and commenced the study of theology in 1888, in the Theological School of Randolph Macon Coll., grad. with distinction in 1893, and was ordained a Methodist minister by Bishop Granbery at Randolph Macon Coll. the same year. During the years 1889-90 and a part of 91, he preached in Md. and Hunters- ville, West Va., as a Methodist. In May, 1894, he came to L. and took charge of the Unitarian church, where he remained until July, 1896, when he resigned, and pursued a special course of study at Har- vard University. In Feb. 1898, he accepted a call from the First Unitarian Congregational Church in Malden, Mass. Several sermons, papers : " Christian Church and Politics," " Order for Confirmation and Consecration Service," have been printed. He m. April 12, 1899, Robie E. Greenleaf, b. in Boston, June 12, 1874, dau. of George J. and Ellen B. (Arnold) Greenleaf.
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i. FLETCHER GREENLEAF, b. April 5, 1900.
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1. ANDREW FAYETTE SNOW, son of David S., b. in Whitefield, April 30, 1852. m. Oct. 25, 1873, Isabel F., dau. of Charles W. Howland, . d. in Whitefield, May 25, 1854, Free Baptist. He has res. in L. since 1888. Millwright. Republican. Ch., -
i. ERNEST W., b. Whitefield, Oct. 2, 1874.
ii. ALBERTO EUGENE, b. Whitefield, Feb. 7, 1878.
iii. KATIE MAY, b. L. June 10, 1891.
SOAMES.
1. WILLIAM FRENCH SOAMES, son of Jonathan, b. in Sanbornton, July 16, 1806. m. Aug. 9, 1827, Betsey H., dau. of Zebulon Smith, b. in Sanbornton, Jan. 21, 1809. He res. in L. from 1836 to 1856. Stone-mason. (History of Sanbornton, p. 742.)
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i. LUCY B., b. Sanbornton, Dec. 16, 1828. m. 1861, Benjamin F. Moody, railroad employee. res. Milwaukee, Wis.
ii. ELIZABETH ANN, b. Sanbornton, Dec. 10, 1832, d. L. Aug. 8, 1853.
iii. MARTHA AUGUSTA, b. L. June 7, 1844. m. Oct. 27, 1863, Ira Leighton, iron moulder. res. Laconia.
SOUTHWORTH.
1. EDWARD SOUTHWORTH, b. in Leydon, Eng., in 1590. m. in 1614, Alice Carpenter, who had been affianced to William Bradford, after- ward Gov. of Plymouth Colony, Mass. Edward d. in Eng. in 1620. In 1623 widow Alice came to Plymouth with her two boys and m. Gov. Bradford. (History of Duxbury, Mass.)
2. CONSTANT SOUTHWORTH, son of Edward 1, b. in Leydon, Eng., in 1614. m. in 1638, Elizabeth Collier. He was brought up under the care of Gov. Bradford ; was one of the earliest colonists of Duxbury, Mass. ; was Gov. of the Kennebec Plantation, and Assistant Gov. of Plymouth. d. in Duxbury, Mass., in 1685. (People's Cyclopedia.)
3. WILLIAM SOUTHWORTH, son of Constant ?, b. in Duxbury, Mass., 'in 1659. m. in 1680, Rebecca Pabodie.
4. NATHANIEL SOUTHWORTH, son of William 3, b. in Bristol, R. I., in 1692. m. Mary Torrey. He was a shipbuilder. res. in Norwich, Conn. ; went to the Mediterranean as master in 1731, and was never heard from afterwards.
5. JOSIAH SOUTHWORTH, son of Nathaniel 4, b. in Mansfield, Conn., in 1721. m. in Mansfield, Conn., April 2, 1755, Esther Porter. He d. in Vershire, Vt., in 1791.
6. LEMUEL SOUTHWORTH, son of Josiah 5, b. in Mansfield, Conn., in 1758. m. in 1779, Elizabeth Stodard. He was a Rev. soldier, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. d. in Vershire, Vt., in 1841.
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7. IRA SOUTHWORTH, son of Lemuel 6, b. in Fairlee, Vt., in 1787. m. in 1818, Betsey Morris. He was a soldier in the War of 1812-15. d. in Bradford, Vt., in 1839.
8. HARTWELL H. SOUTHWORTH, son of Ira7, b. in Fairlee, Vt., Feb. 1829. m. first, Feb. 13, 1856, Emily C., dau. of Morris Clark, b. in ' Groton, Vt., in 1836, d. in Whitefield, Jan. 3, 1857. m. second, Feb. 24, 1858, Eliza A., dau. of Caleb Walker, b. in Whitefield in 1837, d. in L. Feb. 1, 1872. m. third, Sept. 3, 1874, Myra Electa, dau. of Harry Green ' (See), b. in Lyndon, Vt., May 25, 1841, d. in L. Dec. 30, 1892. He has res. in L. since 1865. Merchant. Republican. Selectman, 1879-80-5. J. P. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1874 to 6 inc. Director L. Savings Bank, 1877 to 94 inc.
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i. ROBERT MORRIS, b. L. Jan. 27, 1882.
9. GEORGE WESLEY SOUTHWORTH, son of George Myron, and grand- son of Ira7, b. in Boston, Mass., July 28, 1865. m. May 26, 1891, Jennie Lucy, dau. of William H. Kidder, b. in L. Nov. 29, 1871, Uni- tarian. He has res. in L. since 1879. Works in view shop. Unitarian. Republican. No ch.
. STEARNS.
1. CHARLES STEARNS, said to be a brother of Nathaniel of Needham, a son of Shubael and a nephew of Isaac Stearns of Watertown, Mass., is the emigrant ancestor of a considerable branch of the family bearing the name. He settled in Watertown, was a freeman May 6, 1646, and removed to Lynn about 1685. His wife Hannah d. in Watertown, 1651 ; he m. second, June 22, 1654, Rebecca Gibson, dau. of John Gibson of Cambridge, Mass.
2. SHUBAEL STEARNS, son of Charles 1, b. Sept. 20, 1655. Settled in Lynn (Lynnfield). He was one of the Narragansett Expedition.
3. SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Shubael?, was b. Sept. 12, 1685. He m. 1711, Sarah Walton, dau. of William Walton, a Scottish minister in Marblehead. She d. Aug. 6, 1724. He m. second, April 14, 1725, Tabitha Bryant of Reading. She d. Dec. 13, 1758. He d. in Lynn, Dec. 20, 1759.
4. SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Samuel3, b. Feb. 21, 1713/4, lived in Leominster and Ashby, Mass., and in Amherst, N. H. IIe m. 1738, Mary Wheat. She d. in Ashby, 1767; m. second, 1768, Lucretia Seavey ; she d. 1776; he m. third, 1778, Abigail Gilbert. He d. in Amherst, now Mount Vernon, Nov. 20, 1793. Twenty-three children, two of whom with their mother, settled in L. about 1810. The widow, Abigail, d. in L. Dec. 6, 1830.
5. ISAAC STEARNS, son of Samuel 4, b. in Amherst, Oct. 13, 1780. m. March 4, 1813, Martha, dau. of Nathaniel Bidwell, b. in Lebanon, June 1, 1784, d. in Lisbon, May 4, 1846, Cong. He res. in L. from 1813 until he d., Dec. 3, 1856. Farmer. Cong.
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i. MARY JOHNSON, b. Nov. 27, 1813. m. Nathaniel H. Everett (See).
ii. LEONORA, b. Aug. 22, 1815. m. Calvin J. Wallace (See).
iii. FRANKLIN, b. Feb. 7, 1820, d. L. Feb. 16, 1823.
7. iv. ISAAC BIDWELL, b. June 15, 1826.
6. SHUBAEL STEARNS, son of Samuel ", b. in Amherst, May 20, 1.83. m. April 16, 1812, Lydia, dau. of Matthew Peck, b. in Grafton, Nov. 20, 1795, d. in Newport, Dec. 31, 1880. He res. in L. from about 1810 to 1828. Farmer. d. in Newport, Vt., Jan. 1, 1844. Ch., b. in L., -
i. HANNAH, b. Oct. 24, 1813, d. Sept. 8, 1831.
ii. SALLY, b. July 23, 1815, d. Nov. 2, 1847.
iii. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 10, 1817, d. L. Nov. 12, 1818.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 11, 1818, d. May 30, 1882.
v. LYDIA, b. July 4, 1820. m. Nov. 17, 1842, Benjamin W. Brown. He d. Newport, Vt., Nov. 6, 1889.
vi. CYRUS EASTMAN, b. July 1, 1822. m. Feb. 16, 1842, Rosilla Roe.
vii. MARTHA PATIENCE, b. July 7, 1826. m. July 4, 1846, David Philbrick. She d. Newport, Vt., Dec. 13, 1860.
viii. JOHN PECK, b. Aug. 8, 1822. m. Oct. 5, 1882, Martha Turner. res .- Santa Barbara, Cal.
7. ISAAC BIDWELL STEARNS, son of Isaac5, b. in L. June 15, 1826. m. first, March 18, 1851, Nancy Maria, dau. of Ezra Abbott (See), b. in L. Aug. 30, 1826, d. in L. Dec. 13, 1872, Methodist. m. second, Sept. 14, 1893, Isabel M. Flynn, b. N. Y. City, about 1854. He res. in L. from birth to 1873. Farmer. Republican. Ch., by w. Nancy, b. in L., -
i. MARY MARIA, b. Feb. 4, 1852. m. March 1, 1877, Horace Gates, miller. res. Suncook.
ii. EMMA LOUISE, b. July 81, 1854. m. Austin Rice Smith (See).
iii. ABBIE WILCOMB, b. Aug. 24, 1865. m. George Riley Simpson (See).
iv. ANNA BELLE, b. Sept. 12, 1868, d. L. Aug. 7, 1878.
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8. ZIMRI STEARNS, son of William, b. in Campton, Sept. 30, 1833. m. first, July, 1851, Eliza Ellsworth, b. in Wentworth, d. in Bethlehem, July 29, 1868. m. second, Oct. 20, 1869, Mary Ann, dau. of William Brown, b. in Campton, Feb. 11, 1835. He has res. in L. since 1879. Farmer. Republican. Co. C, 13th N. H. Inf. Private. G. A. R. I. O. O. F.
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i. ADDIE, b. Woodstock. m. - Barrows.
ii. ETTA, b. Woodstock, d. Bethlehem, Aug. 5, 1868.
iii. GILBERT W., b. Bethlehem, June 9, 1858. Farmer.
iv. GEORGE, b. Dec. 8, 1860. res. Kewanee, Ill.
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v. ELIZA, b. Dec. 18, 1871. m. Nov. 14, 1891, Eugene Gleason, carpenter. res. Lakeport.
STEERE.
1. STEPHEN STEERE was a blacksmith. m. Priscilla Jane Snow. He came here from Johnson, R. I.
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2. RUSSELL STEERE, b. Feb. 5, 1793. m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Tifft, b. in Providence, R. I., in 1793, d. in L. April, 1872. He res. in L. from 1827 until he d., Oct. 19, 1889. Farmer.
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i. LYDIA CORNELIA, b. Johnson, R. I., April 12, 1815. m. Caldwell Little (See).
8. ii. STEPHEN, b. Providence, R. I., Jan. 15, 1820.
iii. MERRILL, b. L. 1829. m. Mary Stevens. Farmer. He d. L. Nov. 3, 1864.
4. iv. RUSSELL TIFFT, b. L. March 15, 1831.
v. JANE, b. L. 1833. m. Foster Palmer, blacksmith. res. Barnet, Vt.
vi. LEWIS, b. L. 1836. m. Melvine Southard. Carpenter. res. Waterford, Vt.
vii. WILLIAM, b. L. 1839. m. Jane Bliss. Farmer. res. Bethlehem.
viii. SARAH, m. Moody Everett, farmer. She d. Lisbon, 1892.
ix. Lucy, m. Joel Mooney, farmer. res. L.
X. SAMUEL, m. Ann Goss. Farmer. res. Providence, R. I.
3. STEPHEN STEERE, son of Russell 3, b. in Providence, R. I., Jan. 15, 1820. m. May 18, 1847, Lois, dau. of Robert Chase, b. in Bath, . May 31, 1828, d. in L. July 21, 1894. He res. in L. from 1841 until he d., Jan. 21, 1883. Farmer. Republican.
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i. CHARLES BYRON, b. April 4, 1849. unm. Farmer. res. L. ii. ADDA MELVINA, b. Oct. 19, 1850. unm. res. L.
iii. ADA DELL, b. March 25, 1860. m. May 16, 1881, Samuel Kerr, laborer, She d. L. May 23, 1882.
4. RUSSELL TIFFT STEERE, son of Russell 2, b. in L. March 15, 1831. m. Dec. 5, 1852, Chloe, dau. of Bowman Ciscoe, b. in West Haven, Vt., March 6, 1832. He res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Democrat. d. in L. July 22, 1896. Ch., -
i. EDWIN RUSSELL, b. L. Dec. 14, 1858. m. May, 1876, Kate Sutherland Carpenter. res. St. Cloud, Minn.
ii. SAMUEL NEWELL, b. L. Sept. 6, 1856. m. Sept. 15, 1896, Aggie I. Moore. Farmer. res. L.
iii. ALICE C., b. Whitehall, N. Y., May 20, 1858. m. Dec. 24, 1885, John Amos Morris, physician. res. Franconia.
STEVENS.
1. JOHN G. B. STEVENS, son of Otho, b. in Newbury, Vt., May 4, 1792. m. in 1811, Sophia, dau. of William Sawyer, b. in Pomfret, Conn., June, 1795, d. in Hardwick, Vt., Cong. He res. in L. from 1842 until he d., Feb. 28, 1843. Saddler and harness-maker. Cong. Ch., -
i. CAROLINE, b. Waterford, Vt., March 29, 1812. m. 1830, John Taylor. res. (Sugar Hill), Lisbon.
ii. LYDIA, b. Waterford, Vt., July 27, 1813, d. in infancy.
iii. ELIZA, b. Waterford, Vt., Nov. 1, 1814. m. Silas Parker " (See).
iv. ELEXIA, b. Waterford, Vt., May 7, 1816. m. 1836, Nathan W. Morse. res. Chelsea, Mass.
v. JOSEPH B., b. Waterford, Vt., Oct. 29, 1817. m. Lovina Howland. Harness-maker. res. Franconia.
vi. SARAH PUAH, b. Waterford, Vt., Dec. 6, 1819. m. Jeremiah Gordon. res. Whitefield.
vii. MELVINA, b. Waterford, Vt., Jan. 15, 1821. m. 1840, Nathan W. Morse. She d. Hardwick, Vt., 1858.
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viii. ELEANOR, b. Waterford, Vt., March 24, 1823. m. Aug. 1845, George Chase.
ix. URSULA, b. Waterford, Vt., June 25, 1824. m. 1844, George Griffin. res. Sheffield, Vt.
X. JOHN, b. (Sugar Hill), Lisbon, Dec. 29, 1825, d. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June, 1892. Horse-boot maker.
xi. PHEBE, b. (Sugar Hill), Lisbon, April 15, 1827. m. Dr. Amasa Ward.
xii. WILLIAM, b. (Sugar Hill), Lisbon, June 28, 1828. m. Marilla M. How- land. Harness-maker. res. Coventry, Vt.
xiii. IRA G., b. Franconia, Aug. 22, 1830. m. Dec. 2, 1852, Mary Dexter. Harness-maker. res. Boston, Mass.
xiv. SOPHIA N., b. Burke, Vt., Nov. 22, 1886. m. Alexander Palmer (See).
STEVENS.
2. TRUMAN STEVENS, son of John, b. in Barnet, Vt., Sept. 3, 1803. m. June, 1824, Malvina A. Carleton, b. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., Oct. 25, 1807, d. in Lisbon, May 15, 1887. He res. in L. from 1825 until he d., Jan. 2, 1885. Harness-maker. Republican. Deputy U. S. Mar- shal, 1849 to 1861. Fire ward, 1829-30-1-2-6-45. J. P. (Black Book, by Mrs. Anna Royal, p. 388.) Ch., b. in L., -
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