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Ch., b. in L., -
i. OLIVE, b. March 8, 1813, d. L. May 1, 1818.
ii. NOAH TITUS, b. July 19, 1814.
iii. CHARLES CLARK, b. Oct. 15, 1816.
iv. AMANDA, b. Dec. 21, 1818. pub. Aug. 20, 1842, George H. Palmer.
17. v. ALPHA BURNHAM, b. March 22, 1821.
vi. CAROLINE ROBINS, b. Oct. 15, 1823.
vii. MARY DANFORTH, b. May 21, 1826. pub. Aug. 31, 1846, Samuel W. Cushman.
7. JOSEPH FARR, son of Ebenezer 2, h. in Chesterfield, July 6, 1788. m. first, May, 1816, Betsey Danforth, b. in Templeton, Mass., July 30, 1788, d. in L. Aug. 16, 1833. m. second, March, 1835, Abigail Whit- ney, widow of Titus Farr (See), b. in Chesterfield, May 19, 1785. d. in L. April 5, 1862. Cong. He res. in L. from 1803 until he d., March 29, 1874. Farmer.
Ch., by w. Betsey, b. in L., -
i. BETSEY, b. March 21, 1818. m. Douglas Robins (See).
ii. ADALINE, b. May 16, 1820. m. Dec. 22, 1842, Loomis Wells, farmer. He d. Sept. 24, 1890. She d. Granby, Vt., April 4, 1874.
iii. CYRUS 1)ANFORTHI, b. April 22, 1823, d. L. March 9, 1856.
18. iv. JOHN WILDER, b. May 26, 1825.
V. ELMIRA GREEN, b. March 12, 1828, d. L. Dec. 12, 1829.
8. HASKELL FARR, son of Ebenezer 3, b. in L. Oct. 1803. m. Betsey, dan. of Nathaniel Hurlbutt, b. in Dalton in 1808, d. in L. in 1847. He res. in L. from birth to 1867. Farmer. d. in Taunton, Mass., June, 1887.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. EVALINE, d. in L.
ii. BETSEY JANE, d. L. 1846.
iii. LOUISA, m. Charles Fisk, farmer. She d. Dalton, Dec. 25, 1862.
iv. ALBA, b. April 30, 1841. Farmer, d. Dalton, Oct. 1869.
V. EDMUND N., b. July 29, 1842. Mechanic. res. New Bedford, Mass.
vi. LAURA J., b. Sept. 17, 1845. m. Aug. 12, 1872, Henry F. Walker, pro- vision merchant. She d. Taunton, Mass., April 1, 1895.
vii. ELIZABETHI, b. 1847. res. Dalton.
9. LORENZO FARR, son of Ebenezer 3, b. in L. March 11, 1809. m. Dec. 27, 1834, Eliza, dau. of Aaron Edmunds, b. in Dalton, April 15, 1814, d. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 1891. He res. in L. from birth to 1839. Farmer. d. in Dalton, Nov. 25, 1884.
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Ch., b. in Dalton, -
i. SUMNER, b. March 18, 1839. m. May 12, 1869, Ann Clark. Farmer. res. Dalton.
ii. LAURA, b. Aug. 18, 1840. m. Leonard Bowker, book-keeper. He d. Boston, Mass., 1894.
iii. ELIZA ANN, b. 1842, d. young.
iv. EDWIN, b. Dec. 14, 1845. m. Ella Wallace. Physician. res. Boston, Mass.
v. HENRY, b. 1847, d. young.
vi. SARAII, b. 1849, d. young.
10. EPHRAIM W. FARR, son of Ebenezer 3, b. in L. Oct. 11, 1817. m. March 20, 1840, Lovina, dau. of John Hunter (See), b. in L. March, 1820, Methodist. He res. in L. from birth to 1840 ; has now renewed his residence here. Constable and collector. Farmer. Methodist. A. F. and A. M.
Ch., - i. CHARLES J., b. L. Dec. 3, 1840, d. Fair Oaks, Va., June 5, 1862. 5tlı N. H. Inf.
ii. GEORGE W., b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 12, 1853. m. first, 1875, I. Eva Moulton. She d. 1877. m. second, 1882, Pauline Duard. He d. Rox- bury, Mass., Dec. 25, 1883.
11. NORMAN FARR, son of Ebenezer 3, b. in L. Sept. 30, 1819. m. Nov. 23, 1847, Mary, dau. of John Hunter, b. in L. Nov. 22, 1828. d. in Dalton, July 30, 1870. He res. in L. in youth, and from 1870 to 1880. Farmer. Democrat. d. in Bethlehem, Feb. 20, 1887.
Ch., b. in Dalton, -
i. ELBRIDGE, b. Jan. 31, 1850, d. Dalton, Sept. 7, 1856.
ii. CURTIS T., b. July 29, 1851. m. Jan. 1, 1881, Mary Lafrance. Laborer. res. Dalton. Divorced.
iii. MARY, b. May 2, 1852 m. March 27, 1874, Lewis Pyer, laborer. res. L.
iv. JonN, b. July 27, 1855, d. Dalton, Nov. 7, 1863.
v. LIZZIE, b. May 2, 1857, d. Dalton, Feb. 20, 1870.
vi. SARAH, b. March 9, 1860, d. Dalton, Nov. 22, 1862.
vii. LAURA, b. April 5, 1863, d. Dalton, May, 1867.
viii. ALICE, b. Oct. 10, 1867. m. Bernice Pennock (See).
12. GILMAN FARR, son of Noah 4, b. in L. Jan. 8, 1808. m. April 6, 1831, Philena, dau. of Abijah Allen (See), b. in L. Nov. 16, 1809, d. in L. June 28, 1878, Cong. He res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Cong. Republican. d. in L. Dec. 25, 1869.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. LYDIA COBLEIGII, b. Feb. 21, 1833. m. Martin W. Hatch (See).
19. ii. NOAH, b. Dec. 10, 1837.
iii. JULIA ALLEN, b. April 28, 1838. m. March 20, 1861, Benjamin F. Lane, farmer, res. Whitefield.
20. iv. THERON ALLEN, b. Dec. 28, 1839.
V. ALMIRA ALLEN, b. July 31, 1842. m. Nov. 5, 1864, William D. Thomp- son, hotel-keeper. res. Bath.
vi. PHILENA ALLEN, b. Jan. 8, 1849. m. Irving Allison Watson (See).
13. JOHN FARR, son of Noah 4, b. in L. May 22, 1810. m. first, March 5, 1833, Tryphena, dau. of Joseph Morse 7 (See), b. in Haver- hill, Oct. 27, 1809, d. in L. April 27, 1851, Cong. m. second, May 18, 1852, Elizabeth, dau. of Levi Morrill, and widow of Zadoek Bowman, b. in Whitefield, Sept. 14, 1810, d. in Nashua, Aug. 3, 1861, Cong. m. third, Oct. 8, 1862, Emma Mary, dau. of Henry Hall, and widow of George Storrs Woolson (See), b. in Guildhall, Vt., March 24, 1833, Cong. He res. in L. all his life, except 1847 and 8, when he was in
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Glover, Vt. He was educated in the district schools, commenced the study of law with William J. Bellows and C. W. Rand, in 1852, and was admitted to the Bar in Haverhill, Sept. 1854. He practised law in L. for thirty years. Among his printed articles are a report of the Commission to consider matters relating to the Winnepesaukee Lake Cotton and Woollen Manufacturing Company, 1879, and historical articles in the Littleton " Argus." The law firms he was connected with were : Rand & Farr, 1853 to 4 ; Bellows & Farr, 1854 to 9 ; John Farr & Son. 1867 to 73. Cong. Deacon. Democrat, Whig, and Re- publican. Selectman, 1840 and 1853. Deputy sheriff, 1840 to 1846 inc. Co. Commissioner. 1862-68. Member Board of Education, Union District, and Treasurer, 1875 to 9 ine. Lake Commissioner, 1879. Member of Constitutional Convention, 1876. State Delegate to Loyalist National Convention, Phila., 1866. Town Treasurer, 1854. Prest. L. National Bank, 1871 to 88, and Director to 1891. Prest. L. Savings Bank, 1871 to 80, and Director to 1892. Police Justice, Feb. 24, 1877, to April 9, 1880. J. P. d. in L. Oct. 12, 1892. (Biog. G. and C. Bar Assn., Vol. 2, p. 549.)
Ch., by w. Tryphena, -
i. CAROLINE ELY, b. L. Dec. 22, 1833, d. L. Dec. 16, 1836.
21. ii. GEORGE, b. L. Feb. 12, 1836.
iii. ELLEN MARY, b. L. April 21, 1837. m. Dec. 7, 1860, James A. Page, res. Haverhill.
iv. JOHN, b. L. Dec. 7, 1838. unm., res. Orlando, Fla. A. F. and A. M.
22. V. EVARTS WORCESTER, b. L. Oct. 10, 1840.
vi. CAROLINE, b. L. March 19, 1843. m. Benjamin Franklin Page (See).
23. vii. CHARLES ALBERT, b), Glover, Vt., Feb. 5, 1848.
Ch., by w. Emma, -
viii. STELLA B., b. L. Feb. 12, 1865. unm., res. L.
14. PHILANDER FARR, son of Noah 4, b. in L. Feb. 21, 1812. m. first, July 20, 1837, Amanda, dau. of Comfort Day (See), b. in Chesterfield in 1815, d. in L. April 20, 1869. m. second, March 29, 1871, Susan F., dau. of Nathan Morse, b. in Concord, Vt., in 1819. He res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Cong. Republican. Appointed Lieut. 11th Co. 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, April 9, 1838 ; vacated March 17, 1839. d. in L. June 11, 1874.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. PERSIS, b. Feb. 17, 1840. m. James W. Robins.
ii. COMFORT DAY, b. June 23, 1846. m. Nov. 7, 1874, Ella C. Bailey. res. Detroit, Mich.
15. NELSON COBLEIGH FARR, son of Noah 4, b. in L. June 18, 1824. m. first, Aug. 24, 1845, Augustia A. Smith, b. in Lancaster, Jan. 15, 1826, d. in Bethlehem, June 25, 1858, Cong. m. second, May 1, 1860, Sophronia L., dau. of Lorenzo D. Fisher (See), b. in Dalton, Oct. 27, 1831. She m. first, Jonathan W. Wallace. m. third, George D. Lewis (See). Cong. Nelson res. in L. nearly all his life. Mer- chant. Cong. Deacon. Republican. Director L. National Bank, 1875-9 inc. Director L. Savings Bank, 1871-85. J. P. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. He d. in L. March 7, 1884.
Ch., by w. Sophronia, -
INFANT SON, b. L. Aug. 17, 1862. d. L. Aug. 17, 1862.
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16. ELANSON FARR, son of Titus 5, b. Feb. 19, 1819. m. Oet. 21, 1843, Hannah Clark, dau. of Ebenezer Rix, b. in Dalton, Feb. 7, 1822. Methodist. He res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Methodist. Repub- lican. d. in L. April 15, 1886.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. GEORGE W., b. Sept. 18, 1846. m. Hattie Deal. He d. Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 28, 1881.
24. ii. HENRY HIRAM, b. Feb. 24, 1849.
iii. EMILY W., b. June 8, 1850. m. Aug. 15, 1874, George E. Fuller, car- penter, res. Lawrence, Mass.
iv. CHARLES T., b. Feb. 10, 1852, d. Methuen, Mass., April 29, 1877.
v. ESTELLA B, b. May 27, 1855. m. John G. Elliott2 (See).
vi. ADA M., b. Dec. 18, 1859. Clerk. res. Lawrence, Mass.
17. ALPHA BURNHAM FARR, son of Elijah 6, b. in L. March 22, 1821, m. Oet. 6, 1842, Betsey Melvin, dau. of Peter Blanchard, b. in Groton, June 9, 1822. He res. in L. from birth until 1836. For three years City Marshal of Lowell, Mass. Adjutant of 6th Mass. Inf. Col. 26th Mass. Inf. After the war was in the Boston Custom House twelve years. d. in Rumney, July 4, 1879. (Granite Monthly, Feb. 1894, p. 75.)
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i. KATE, b. in Groton, Jan. 6, 1861. m. June 20, 1881, Warren G. Chase, lumber manufr. res. Plymouth. (Adopted.)
18. JOIN WILDER FARR, son of Joseph 7, b. in L. May 26, 1825. m. first, Sept. 12, 1855, Eliza D., dau. of Samuel Phelps, b. in Grantham, Ont., July 24, 1838, d. in L. May 22, 1861. m. second, Dec. 29, 1863, Alwilda Pollina, dan. of Erastus Lane, Jr., b. in Lancaster, Dec. 29, 1840. Cong. He has res. in L. all his life except ten years, from 1847 to 1857. Farmer. Cong. Republican. Representative, 1895-6. Master White Mt. Grange, 1883-4-5-92-3. Member of the Advisory Council of the World's Congress Auxiliary on Farm Culture and Cereal Industry, also a member of the World's Agricultural Congresses con- vened at Chicago during the World's Fair.
Ch., by w. Eliza, -
i. MARIETTA PHELPS, b. Grantham, Ont., June 14, 1856. m. Nov. 26, 1880, Alba A. Glovier, clergyman. She d. Lisbon, Dec. 1, 1882. ii. NELLIE ELIZA, b. L. March 15, 1861. unm., res. L.
Ch., by w. Alwilda, b. in L., -
iii. EDWARD CYRUS, b. April 23, 1865. ummm. Farmer. res. Orange. iv. JOSEPH ERASTUS, b. July 27, 1867, d. L. Feb. 15, 1869.
V. ALMIRA LILLIAN, b. May 26, 1871. m. - Spooner. res. Franconia. vi. JOHN WILDER, b. July 20, 1875. m. May 6, 1899, Lula Emma Bedell, dau. of Curtis (See). res. L.
19. NOAH FARR, son of Gilman 12, b. in L. Dee. 10, 1837. m. first, Dec. 17, 1867, Mary, dau. of Gideon Griggs (See), b. in L. May 7, 1834, d. in L. May 7, 1869, Cong. m. second, Nov. 8, 1870, Sarah A., dau. of Jedediah Farmer (See), b. in Bethlehem, Dec. 28, 1842, Cong. He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Republican. Treasurer Town School Board, 1892-3-4. Representative, 1899-1900.
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Ch., by w. Sarah, b. in L., -
i. ARTHUR NOAH, b. Dec. 21, 1871. m. Nov. 2, 1897, Georgie M. Rounse- val. res. L. Farmer.
ii. ALBERT LEROY, b. May 9, 1878.
20. THERON ALLEN FARR, son of Gilman 12, b. in L. Dec. 28, 1839. m. Nov. 17, 1873, Alice Hale, dan. of Marquis L. Goold (See), b. in L. Feb. 8, 1848, Cong. He has res. in L. all his life. Clerk. Republican. Member Board of Health, 1892-3-4. Captain Co. G, 5th N. H. Inf. ; mustered out as 1st Lieut. G. A. R.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. WALTER HERBERT, b. Oct. 20, 1874. d. L. Nov. 4, 1898.
ii. HARRY MARQUIS, b. Nov. 18, 1878.
21. GEORGE FARR, son of John 13, b. in L. Feb. 12, 1836. m. Jan. 11, 1871, Eliza Caroline, dau. of James Boynton, b. in Jefferson, Me., Sept. 22, 1845, Episcopal. Prest. Woman's Relief Corps, 1887-8. He res. in L. all his life. Hotel-keeper. Republican. Grad. Dart. Coll. 1862. Selectman, 1884-5. Moderator, 1885 to 90, and 1894-5. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1868-9 and 1880 to 86 inc. ; and Treasurer, 1880 to 84 inc. Deputy sheriff, 1870 to 77 inc. Prest. L. Musical Association, 1888-9. Police Justice, April 9, 1880, to March 19, 1895. Department Commander G. A. R. for N. H. 1886. Commander Marshal Sanders Post, G. A. R., 1882. Delegate to National Encampment, G. A. R., 1884-5-6. Director L. Savings Bank, 1889 to 95. Prest. N. H. Grange Fair Association, 1894. Mas- ter of Northern N. H. Pomona Grange, 1888 to 1892 inc. Capt. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. I. O. O. F., N. G. (N. H. Men). He d. L. March 19, 1895.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. GRACE EMMA, b. Dec. 3, 1871. m. Herbert K. Hallett (See).
ii. GERTRUDE TRYPHENA, b. Sept. 15, 1873. m. Jan. 6, 1896, William Stewart Kenney. res. L. Hotel clerk.
iii. LESLIE BOYNTON, b. Dec. 1, 1878. Student Dart. Coll. 1902.
22. EVARTS WORCESTER FARR, son of John 18, b. in L. Oct. 10, 1840. m. May 19, 1861, Ellen Frances, dau. of Augustus Burpee, b. in New Hampton, Nov. 14, 1840, Episcopal. He res. in L. all his life. He was educated in L. common schools, and Thetford Academy ; entered Dart. Coll. Class of 1863, and attended one term. Enlisted in 2d Regt. N. H. Inf., and was made Capt. of Co. G ; lost his right arm in battle of Williamsburg, Va .; was promoted to Major of the 11th Regt., and . served until close of the war. He commenced the study of law in 1860 with his father, John Farr, and was admitted to the Bar at Lancaster, July, 1867. He entered into partnership with his father under the firm name of John Farr & Son, where he remained until 1873, when his father retired. He remained in practice in L. until he d., Nov. 30, 1880. He was Dept .- Assessor 1864 to 1869, and Assessor of Internal Reve- nue, 1869 to 72; Member of 46th Congress, 1879, nutil he d. Elected to 47th Congress. Councillor, 1876; Solicitor of Grafton Co., 1873 and 1876 to 9 ; Member Board of Education, Union District, 1871 to 4 inc. ; Prest. L. Musical Association, 1878 to 80 inc. ; first Commander Marshal Sanders Post, G. A. R., 1879 ; Delegate to Right Worthy Grand
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Lodge Good Templars, 1868; Notary Public; J. P. State; Republi- can ; A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. (Cong. Memoir, pub. 1881.) Ch., b. in L., -
i. IDA LOUISE, b. April 26, 1863. m Jan. 30, 1884, Edwin Child Miller, piano manufr., Wakefield, Mass. Mrs. Miller is a graduate of Wel- lesley. She was the founder of the Society, "Daughters of New Hampshire," and is now president of the organization. She is a zealous member of D. A. R., and has been an efficient and popular regent of the organization. Ch., BARBARA, b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 30, 1885. HENRY F., b. Melrose, Mass., Nov. 18, 1887.
ii. HERBERT AUGUSTUS, b. Oct. 30, 1865. m. Marchi 30, 1894, Catherine Ellen Clarke, res. Boston.
iii. EDITH MAY, b. Sept. 5, 1872, d. Wakefield, Mass., June 11, 1891.
23. CHARLES ALBERT FARR, son of John 13, b. in Glover, Vt., Feb. 5, 1848. m. Sept. 22, 1869, Florence Sybil, dau. of Curtis Coe Bow- man (See), b. in L. Ang. 30, 1848, d. in L. Feb. 11, 1866, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1849. Merchant. Cong. Deacon. Republican. Knight of Honor. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1873 and 1890. Secretary of Law and Order League, 1888 to 1892.
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i. HELEN MAY, b. L. Aug. 12, 1872 m. Aug. 24, 1893, Howard M. Ballou, teacher.
24. HENRY HIRAM FARR, son of Elanson 16, b. in L. Feb. 24. 1849. m. April 4, 1873, Sarah Marion, dan. of Abner Curtis, b. in Paris, Me., Oct. 27, 1855. Ile res. in L. all his life. Glover. Republican. d. in L. May 5, 1894.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. BERTHA ESTELLA, b. July 26, 1874. m. Oct. 28, 1896, Arthur S. Greene. res. L.
ii. CHARLES, b. Nov. 14, 1875, d. L. Dec. 5, 1875.
FERGUSON.
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON FERGUSON, b. in Lyman (now Monroe), Aug. 15, 1829. m. Sept. 19, 1865, Sophia A., dau. of Willard Bowman (See), b. in L. July 21, 1837. He res. in L. from 1865 until he d., March 6, 1869. Farmer. Lieut. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
FERGUSON.
2. JOHN FERGUSON, son of Thomas, b. in Canada, July 1, 1866. m. June 15, 1893, Bell, dau. of Edward Buckley (See), b. in L. July 5, 1868. He has res. in L. since 1881. Glover. Democrat. No ch.
FINNIGAN.
1. PATRICK J. FINNIGAN, son of Michael, b. in Co. Westmethe, Ire- land, March 20, 1843. unm. He was educated in Georgetown University, D. C., and completed his studies at Woodstock Coll., Md., of which the Jesuit Fathers were the instructors. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest at Baltimore, Md., and has had charge of Roman Catholic churches as follows : Portland, Me. ; Lebanon, and in charge of L. and Claremont, 1877 to 81; Claremont, 1881 to date.
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FISHER.
1. LORENZO DOW FISHER, son of Thomas G., b. in Alstead, Oct. 8, 1806. m. Nov., 1830, Eliza B., dau. of Joel Crandall, b. in Dalton, March 30, 1808, d. in L. July 27, 1880, Methodist. He res. in L. from 1855 until he d., March 26, 1872. Chair manufr. Democrat.
Ch., b. in Dalton, -
i. SOPHIRONIA L., b. Oct. 27, 1831. m. first, Jan. 15, 1853, Jonathan W. Wallace, merchant. He d. Arlington, Mass., March 16, 1857. m. second, May 1, 1860, Nelson C. Farr (See), merchant. He d. L. March 7, 1884.
2. ji. AARON Dow, b. Nov. 13, 1834.
iii. ELIZA ANN, b. Aug. 13, 1838, d. L. June 16, 1857.
iv. ORRIN MARTIN, b. Sept. 12, 1842. m. Sept. 12, 1865, Rose N. Young. Clerk. res. Rockland, Mass.
V. ROSETTA, b. July 6, 1850. m. Aug. 22, 1874, Henry H. Lowell, farmer. res. Rockland, Mass.
2. AARON DOW FISIIER, son of Lorenzo Dow 1, b. in Dalton, Nov. 13, 1834. m. Nov. 20, 1860, Annette, dan. of Nathan Applebee 2 (See), b. in L. July 28, 1840, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1855. Car- penter. Methodist. Democrat. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. Commander St. Gerard Com., 1882-3.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. NELLIE ELIZA, b. Oct. 31, 1861. m. Henry W. Quimby (See).
ii. CARRIE SOPHRONIA, b. Aug. 9, 1863. m. Sept. 17, 1890, William H. Graves, policeman. res. Cambridge, Mass.
iii. GEORGE FRANK, b. July 3, 1865. Farmer. unm , res. L.
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iv. EDWARD MARTIN, b. April 14, 1870.
3. EDWARD MARTIN FISHER, son of Aaron Dow 2, b. in L. April 14, 1870. m. Jan. 30, 1895, Nellie A., dau. of John Smith Davis (See), b. in L. Dec. 8, 1873, Cong. He has res. in L. all his life. Merchant. Democrat. No ch.
FISHER.
4. HENRY JAY FISIIER, son of Edward E., b. in N. Y. City, May 7, 1849. m. first, Dec. 24, 1870, Helen Lovina, dau. of John Carlton Nurse (See), b. in L. Dec. 26, 1849, d. in L. June 11, 1892, Metho- dist. m. second, Aug. 28, 1893, Lizzie Joanna, dau. of Silas Wheeler (See), b. Bethlehem, Feb. 6, 1867. He res. in L. from 1869 until 1896. Painter. Republican. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. N. G., Lafay- ette Lodge, I. O. O. F. C. P. L. Encampment.
Ch., by w. Helen, b. in L., -
i. MARY HELEN, b. Aug. 18, 1871, d. L. Sept. 18, 1878.
ii. EDDIE CARLTON, b. Dec. 2, 1877, d. L. Sept. 25, 1878.
iii. FLOSSIE MAY, b. April 18, 1880.
iv. HENRY CARLTON, b. D)ec. 6, 1882.
FISK.
1. WILLIAM FISK, b. in Stoddard, N. H., April 13, 1779. m. first, Louise Ashcroft, b. in Vt. m. second, Betsey Taylor. m. third, in 1827, Adaline M., dau. of Jonathan Dyke (See). b. in Springfield, July
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6, 1808. He res. in L. from 1860 until he d., Aug. 5, 1879. Private 25th Regt. U. S. Inf., 1812. His widow, Adaline, d. L. March 25, 1899.
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2. i. WILLIAM, b. Cavendish, Vt., Feb. 15, 1824.
ii. CHARLES, b. Dalton, 1826. m. first, Louisa Farr. m. second, Lovisa Stearns. Farmer. res. Cal.
iii. BENJAMIN, b. Dalton, 1828. m. Emily Smith. Farmer. He d. L. March 10, 1899. She d. Feb. 1884.
iv. LUCY ANN, b. Dalton, 1833. m. George W. Fuller (See).
V. SIMEON, b. Dalton, 1836. m. Laura Gage. Farmer. She d. Dalton, Nov. 17, 1894.
vi. FANNY EMMA, b. Dalton, 1842. m. William Hunt, mill-hand. res. Lancaster.
vii. RICHARD, b. Dalton, 1845.
3. viii. RYLAN E., b. Dalton, May 7, 1845.
4. ix. BURT HENRY, b. I. March 24, 1848.
X. EUGENE, b. Dalton, 1849, d. 1859.
xi. GEORGE, b. L. 1853. m. Ida Johnson. Farmer. res. Hanover.
2. WILLIAM FISK, son of William 1, b. in Cavendish, Vt., Feb. 15, 1824. m. Jane E., dau. of Erastus Gage, b. in Newbury, Vt., d. in L. March, 1883. He res. in L. from 1866 until about 1878. Farmer. Ch., -
i. JENNIE, b. Lyme, d. young.
ii. LEONA, b. Lyme, March 4, 1854 m. Nov. 25, 1875, William Rose- brooks. res. Carroll.
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iii. HENRY WILLIAM, b. L. Dec. 10, 1855.
iv. JENNIE, b. Lyme, Jan. 28, 1858. m. Frank Whitcomb. res. Dalton.
3. RYLAN E. FISK, son of William 1, b. in Dalton, May 7, 1845. m. July 18, 1881, Mary, dau. of Joseph Palmer, b. in Hanover, Oct. 1, 1845. He res. in L. from 1875 until he d., Jan. 20, 1892. Farmer. Democrat.
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i. HARRY B., b. L. Oct. 19, 1884.
4. BURT HENRY FISK, son of William1, b. in. L. March 24, 1848. m. Jan. 19, 1887, Della Lydia, dau. of Jessie Leavenworth Rowe (See), b. in Parton, Canada, May 20, 1866. He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Democrat.
5. HENRY WILLIAM FISK, son of William 2, b. in L. Dec. 10, 1855. m. Oct. 21, 1876, Ivah Bell, dau. of Augustince C. Gaskill (See), b. in Bath, Nov. 24, 1857. He has res. in L. all his life. Truckman. Republican.
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i. BLANCHE MAY, b. July 9, 1877. in. Nov. 26, 1896, Henry Ellsworth Richardson, bank cashier. res. L.
ii. NINA FAY, b. Feb. 21, 1880. m. March 20, 1899, Clarence S. B. Walker. res. L.
FITCH.
1. ZACHERY FITCH, the emigrant ancestor, was admitted freeman in . Lynn, Mass., Sept. 7, 1638. m. Mary -. He moved about 1644 to that part of Reading now Wakefield, Mass., and lived on Fitch Lane,
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Fitch Hill, so-called, being a part of his homestead. He was made dea- con in 1645, and held the office until he d., June 9, 1682. Selectman, 1649-51-61.
2. SAMUEL FITCH, son of Zachery 1, b. March 6, 1645, res. in Read- ing, Mass. m. first, April 23, 1673, Sarah, dau. of Job Lane, d. Oct. 2, 1679. m. second, July 26, 1681, Rebecca Merriam.
3. SAMUEL FITCH, son of Samuel 2 and Sarah (Lane), b. May 4, 1674. m. first, March 20, 1695, Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Wyman) Walker, d. Nov. 26, 1716. m. second, Eunice Taylor, d. Aug. 27, 1767, aged 91 years. He inherited a fourth of the Winthrop farm in Billerica, but now in Bedford, Mass., from his grandfather Job Lane, and lived on it until he d., April 4, 1742. He was the first town clerk and one of the first Board of Selectmen of Bedford.
4. JEREMIAHI FITCH, son of Samuel 3, and Elizabeth (Walker). m. Feb. 3, 1735/6, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Catherine (Whiting) Lane, b. Oct. 14, 1716. He res. in Bedford, Mass.
5. MOSES FITCH, son of Jeremiah 4, b. March 3, 1755. m. Nov. 14, 1782, Rachel, dau. of Capt. Edward and Lucy (Wyman) Stearns, and the sixth in descent from Isaac Stearns, who came from Eng. in the same ship as Gov. Winthrop, in 1630, and settled in Watertown, Mass. He was admitted " Freeman " in 1631, the earliest date of any such admission. He d. June 19, 1671. Rachel was b. Nov. 3, 1758, d. May 23, 1817. Moses was in the battle of Concord, April 19, 1775, and the next day entered the Continental Army and served until the battle of White Plains, N. Y., Sept. 1776, when a part of his shoulder- blade was shot away. Cong. Deacon of Bedford, Mass., June 10, 1805. d. in Bedford, Mass., Oct. 12, 1825.
6. SOLOMON FITCH, eldest son of Moses 5, b. in Bedford, Mass., Nov. 8, 1783. m. Jan. 7, 1808, Susannah, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Parks) Fuller, b. in Charlestown, July 30, 1788, d. in L. July 30, 1870. He res. in L. from Jan. 7, 1808, until he d., Nov. 18, 1870. Farmer. Republican.
Ch., b. in L., - i. ELIJAH, b. June 30, 1809, d. Nov. 22, 1809.
7. ii. ELIJAH, b. Dec. 19, 1810.
iii. TWIN BOYS, b. May 29, 1813, d. June 10, 1813.
iv. LEONARD FULLER, b. May 10, 1815. m. Feb. 16, 1840, Hannah Gil- christ. Ice-dealer. He d. Rockland Lake, N. Y., June 25, 1886.
V. SUSAN, b. June 13, 1817. m. Dec. 22, 1842, Charles R., son of William Morrison of Bath, lawyer. Judge Circuit Court. Compiler of Mor- rison's Digest and other valuable law-books. Adjutant 11th N. H. Inf. res. in Concord. He d. Sept. 15, 1893. She d. Feb. 20, 1900. (Hist. 11th N. H Vols. pp. 6, 29, 31. Bar Association Proceedings, p. 546. Hist. Morrison Family, p. 361.)
vi. LOUISA CLARK, b. July 18, 1820, d. May 15, 1839.
vii. ELVIRA BONNEY, b. Aug. 30, 1822. in. Luther T. Dow (See).
viii. AMANDA MALVINA, b. Jan. 14, 1825. m. June 2, 1847, Peter Stephens, justice. She d. Nyack, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1892.
ix. AUSTIN TAYLOR, b. Aug. 8, 1827. m. June 12, 1853, Sarali Gasque. Ice-dealer. res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
8. x. CHARLES HENRY, b. Sept. 11, 1829.
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7. ELIJAH FITCH, sou of Solomon 6, b. in L. Dec. 19, 1810. m. Dec. 10, 1840, Linda, dau. of Joseph Quimby, b. in Lisbon, July 27, 1805, d. in L. July 8, 1880. Hle res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Republican. d. in L. July 6, 1887.
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i. LOUISA, b. 1841. m. April 6, 1876, Charles J. King, Signal Service officer. He d. Newport, Vt., Aug. 11, 1882. She d. L. July 8, 1887. 9.
ii. FRANK, b. Aug. 17, 1845.
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8. CHARLES HENRY FITCH, son of Solomon 6, b. in L. Sept. 11, 1829. m. Dec. 10, 1856, Emily, dau. of John D. Youmans, b. in Rockland Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 1832, Methodist. She d. Feb. 20, 1897. He res. in L. in youth and since 1866. Farmer. Republican.
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i. STELLA A., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 14, 1862. res. L. ii. EDWARD CHARLES, b. L. March 20, 1869. m. June 4, 1893, Millie Genung. Ice-dealer. res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
9. FRANK FITCH, son of Elijah 7, b. in L. Aug. 17, 1845. m. Nov. 13, 1869, Julia E., dau. of Noah Willey, b. in Waterford, Vt., March 31, 1852. Hle has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Republican.
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