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Ch., by w. Pamelia, b. in Bethlehem,-
i. WILLIAM C.
ii. NEHEMIAH.
iii. STILLMAN.
iv. BETSEY ANN WHEELER.
v. LEVI WHEELER.
The above five ch. d. in the epidemic of scarlatina in 1832.
Ch., by w. Mary Jane, b. in Bethlehem,-
vi. JENNETT CUTLER, b. Aug. 19, 1836. m. Ralph Bugbee 7 (See).
vii. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. Oct. 28, 1838. unm. Farmer. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. Sergt. d. Point Lookout, Md., July 2, 1864, from wounds re- ceived at Proctor's and Kingsland Creeks.
8. viii. ALBERT STILLMAN, b. April 22, 1850.
8. ALBERT STILLMAN BATCHELLOR, son of Stillman 7, b. in Bethle- hem, April 22, 1850. m. Aug. 5, 1880, Harriet Anna, dau. of Allen Amasa Copeland (See), b. Almena, Mich., member L. Cong. Church, educated in LaCrosse, Wis., High School. He has res. in L. since 1864. Educated in the common schools of Bethlehem and L. ; Newbury, Vt., Seminary ; Stanstead, P. Q., Academy ; N. H. Conf. Seminary, Tilton.
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Grad. Dart. Coll. 1872. Commenced study of law in 1872 with H. & G. A. Bingham, and completed studies third year, 1874-1875, with G. A. Bingham ; admitted to the Bar at Haverhill, March term, 1875, and was then employed as attorney by G. A. Bingham until the ap- pointment of the latter to the Bench in Aug. 1876; continued busi- ness alone in the same office until Sept. 1, 1877, when he formed a partnership with Charles W. Bolles, as Batchellor & Bolles, which continued until April 1, 1879 ; continued business alone until July 1, 1879, when, with Harry Bingham and John M. Mitchell, the firm of Bingham, Mitchell, & Batchellor was formed. This firm continued busi- ness until July 1, 1882, when William H. Mitchell joined it, and it was for a time Bingham, Mitchells & Batchellor, and later, from Jan. 1, 1885, Jolın M. Mitchell having withdrawn to give more exclusive atten- tion to the Concord business, the L. firm was constituted of Harry Bing- ham, A. S. Batchellor, and W. H. Mitchell, by the continued firm name of Bingham. Mitchell & Batchellor. On the decease of Harry Bing- ham, senior member of the firm, in September, 1900, the business was continued by Mr. Batchellor and W. H. Mitchell, under the firm name of Batchellor & Mitchell. Public positions held have been : Supt. School Committee for town of L., 1873-4-5 ; member Board of Edu- cation, Union District, 1873 to 1880, inc .; Assistant Clerk, State Senate, 1875 : Representative three terms, 1877-8, annual, and 1879- 81, biennial ; Executive Councillor, 1887-9, administration of Gov. Charles H. Sawyer ; Trustee of N. H. State Library, 1888-1898 ; Ed- itor of State Papers since 1890 ; Justice L. Municipal Court since 1895 ; Trustee of L. Public Library most of the time since its establishment, and since 1896 Prest. of the Board ; Chairman of Committee on Town History ; Prest. L. Musical Assn., 1884-1885 ; A. F. and A. M., Master Burns Lodge, 1883 ; D. D. G. M., Fifth Masonic District, 1885 ; K. T., St. Gerard Com. ; 32° A. A. S. R. ; Greek letter society in Dart. Coll., K. K. K., and Primarius of same, 1881 and '97; Prest. of Alumni Assn., N. II. Conference Seminary, 1885-90 ; Prest. of Dart. Class of 1872 since 1892. The Legislative Reports in the official publications and daily papers of the sessions of 1877-8-9 contain abstracts of his discussions of numerous measures in the Legislature. Briefs and legal arguments in cases in which he and his firm have been engaged are cited in N. II. Reports, Vols. 58 to 68. Many papers in more general literature have emanated from him. Some of the best known of these are : " Report on the Schools of L., 1875 ;" " Hist. of the Class of 1868, N. II. Conference Seminary, 1885 ; " " Edward Dean Rand," memorial address before G. & C. Bar Assn., 1886 ; " Relations of the Town and the State," historical address L. Cen. 1884 ; "The Profes- sion of Medicine in L.," a historical review, 1887 ; " The Administra- tion of the Law in Grafton Co.," a historical sketch in Child's Gaz. of Grafton Co., 1886 ; " Joseph Emerson Dow," the first lawyer settled in L., "Granite Monthly," 1887 ; "Jeremy L. Cross," a biographical sketch, " Granite Monthly," 1887; "Report of a Committee of the Executive Council on the revision of the record of N. H. Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Rebellion," 1889 ; "The Publication of Early State and Province Papers," a report to the Executive Council, 1889 ; " The Call to Arms in 1861, and the Response at L .. " Memorial Day address, pub. in Abbott's Hist. First N. H. Reg., 1890; " The Public
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Library as a Barrier against Useless and Vicious Literature,"" an ad- dress at L., 1892; "The War Album in the State House," a historical and biographical paper, Vol. 16, " Granite Monthly," 1894; "John Farr," a memoir, G. & C. Bar Assn .. 1894; " The Administration of L. D. Barrows and George J. Judkins," a historical address at the semi-centennial of the N. II. Conference Seminary, 1895 ; " Fraternal Organization as an Element in the Development of the New England Towns," a historical address at Lebanon, 1896 ; " Report for the Board of Trustees of the N. H. State Library," 1896 ; " The Development of the Courts in N. H. from the Province Period," a historical review, Hurd's N. E. States, their Constitutional. Judicial, Educational, Com- mercial, Professional, and Industrial History, 1897, Vol. IV., pp. 2295-2315 ; The same condensed in a contribution to the New York Medico-Legal Journal. 1899 ; " Notes on the Political and Constitu- tional Development of the State from Provincial . Conditions," N. H. State Papers, Vols. XIX., XX., XXI., XXII. ; " Ontline of the Insti- tutional History of the Towns of N. H.," Preface, Vol. XXIV., State Papers ; "The Historical Antecedents of the Controversy over the N. H. Grants," Preface, Vol. XXVI., State Papers ; "The Importance of the Masonian Element in N. H. History," Preface, Vol. XXVII., State Papers ; " The Masonian Proprietary, and their Methods of Adminis- tration," Preface, Vol. XXVIII., State Papers ; " The Relation of the Masonian Papers to the Documentary History of New Hampshire." Preface to Vol. XXIX., State Papers ; " Notes on the Military Annals of New Hampshire, with special reference to the Regimental Histories," Chapter XXXVIII., Kent's History of Seventeenth Regiment, 1898. "A Brief View of the Influences that moved in the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by the State of New Hampshire," annual address before the Grafton and Coos Bar Assn., at Berlin, 1899 ; same in Ap- pendix, Proceedings N. H. Bar Assn., 1900: " The Establishment and Development of a Modern New England Town," address at the cen- tennial of the incorporation of the town of Bethlehem, 1899. Since his appointment as editor of State Papers he has brought out eleven vols. of the series, and has three more in active preparation. He has also been identified in an official capacity with many other publications, notably, "The Dartmouth Magazine." 1871-1872 ; " The Littleton Cen- tennial," 1887; "The N. II. Historical Society Proceedings," Vol. I .; " L. Municipal Reports ; " " The G. & C. Bar Assn. Proceedings," and the . N. H. Revised Record of Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Rebellion."
Ch., b. in L., -
i. STILLMAN, b. Dec. 1, 1882.
ii. BERTHA, b. Nov. 17, 1884.
iii. FRED COPELAND, b. June 21, 1887. (Change of name, Laws of 1895, p. 485.)
BATCHELDER.
1. STEPHEN BACHILER, h. in England, 1560, Oxford, 1586, Viear of Wherwell, Hants, 1587-1605, emigrated to New England, landing at Boston, June 5, 1632. IIe founded the town of Hampton, 1638, and was the first pastor of the church and minister of the town. About
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1654 he returned to England, where he d. 1660, in the 100th year of his age. (Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy ; Dow's " History of Hampton.")
2. NATHANIEL BATCHELLER, b. and d. in England.
3. NATHANIEL BATCHELDER, son of Nathaniel 2, b. in England, 1630, was an early resident of Hampton. He m. Dee. 10, 1656, Deborah Smith, who d. March 8, 1675 ; m. second, Oct. 31, 1676, Mary (Carter) Wyman, b. July 24, 1648, dau. of Rev. Thomas Carter and widow of John Wyman, of Woburn. m. third, Oct. 23, 1689, Elizabeth Knill, widow of John Knill. He d. in Hampton, Jan. 2, 1710.
4. STEPHEN BATCHELDER, b. in Hampton, March 8, 1675. m. Aug. 25, 1698, Mary Dearborn, b. May 6, 1678, dau. of John and Mary (Ward) Dearborn. . He was a soldier in the Indian wars and a life-long resident of Hampton. He d. Sept. 19, 1748.
5. JOIN BATCHIELDER, son of Stephen 4, b. Aug. 24, 1699, m. March 18, 1725, Elizabeth Moulton, b. Sept. 10, 1699, dan. of Josiah and Elizabeth (Worthington) Moulton, of Hampton. He lived near Little Boar's Head.
6. NATHANIEL BATCHELDER, son of John 5, b. May 26, 1726, m. Nov. 6, 1746, Abigail Philbrick, b. Jan. 16, 1729, dau. of Nathan and Dorcas (Johnson) Philbrick, of Hampton and Rye. He removed (says Genealogy) to Nottingham. Perhaps Deerfield.
7. NATHANIEL BATCHELDER, son of Nathaniel 6, date of birth and record of marriage not found. Soldier in Continental Line.
8. JAMES BATCHELDER, son of Nathaniel7, was a physician, lived in Bath and Lyman. His first wife was Elizabeth Marston. He m. see- ond, Hannah Southworth, who d. in Lyman, 1813.
9. OTIS FREEMAN BATCHELDER, son of Dr. James 8, m. May 25, 1824, Lucretia Labaree, b. in Charlestown, Dec. 27, 1794, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah (Farwell) Labaree, and sister of the wife of Isaac Abbott, and a sister of Benjamin Labaree, president of Middle- bury College. She was a granddaughter of Peter Labaree, who was captured by the Indians in Charlestown, 1754. In his youth Otis lived a few years in L. He was an apprentice of Peter Bonney, a tanner. For several years succeeding his marriage he lived in Bed- ford, returning to this town in 1835. He was a tanner, and subse- quently he conducted a shoe store. In later years he wrote the name Otis Batchelder. He d. May 24, 1869 ; his wife d. Dee. 31, 1866. Selectman, 1849. Universalist. Republican. I. O. O. F., N. G. A. F. and A. M., Morning Dawn and Burns Lodge. Ch., b. in Bedford, -
i. JANE MOORE, b. July 28, 1825. m. Charles White Rand (See).
ii. LUCRETIA, b. March 12, 1827. m. Charles White Brackett (See).
10. iii. GEORGE FREDERIC, b. Jan. 16, 1829.
10. GEORGE FREDERIC BATCHELDER, son of Otis 9, b. in Bedford, Jan. 16, 1829. m. Oet. 10, 1855, Amelia E., dau. of Joseph Beane, b. in Lyme, July, 1837. He came to L. with his parents in 1835, and remained here most of the time until he was 17. Attended public and
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private schools in L. during that period. At the age of 18 attended St. Johnsbury Academy, and in Oct., 1848, engaged as clerk with Burbank & Langdon, Montpelier, Vt., remaining there four years. In 1852 went to Passaic, N. J., and taught school about three years. In 1855 returned to L., and bought the store of J. W. Balch (brick store), running it until 1857, when he sold, and removed to Faribault. Minn., where he was engaged in mercantile business 18 years. At different times was Trustee of School Board, Dea. Cong. Church, Supt. Sunday School, Co. Commissioner, Regent State University, and Trustee of the State Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institute. Was a member of the Minn. Senate in 1868-9. In 1874 he sold out, and moved to Chicago, where he was partner in the machinery house of Greenlee, Batchel- der, & Co., one year. In 1879 he moved to Leadville, Col., and made a careful study of the mining business, and has ever since been inter- ested in it. In 1888 he removed with his family to Denver. Col., his present home. In 1889 Mr. Batchelder joined with others in organ- izing the Col. Mining Stock Exchange, and was elected Prest. the first year, during which time work was commenced on the beautiful building known as the Mining Exchange. Republican. Cong. Since the age of 10, Mr. Batchelder has written verses. Among them are "Sloan Lee," ".Jacob Strouse," and " The Flag." His latest is a 'metrical letter to the Littleton committee, describing his old home of fifty years ago as he remembers it.
Ch., -
i. LIZZIE LUE, b. Faribault, Minn., Nov. 21, 1857. m. April, 1883, Wil- liam L. Martin. res. Minneapolis, Minn.
ii. CLARA BURBANK, b. Faribault, Minn., Dec. 1871.
BEAN.
1. JOHN BEAN emigrated to America and res. in Exeter, where he d. about 1718. He m. before coming to America, and lost his w. on the passage, or soon after his arrival. m. second, about 1660, Margaret ---- , a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian girl, said to have come over in the same vessel.
2. JAMES BEAN, son of John 1, b. in Exeter, Dec. 17, 1672, was twice m., and Edward 3 was a son by his first w., name unknown. He had at least six ch. by his second w. Her descendants are numerous. James d. in Kingston, Jan. 6, 1733.
3. EDWARD BEAN, son of James 2, b. in Exeter, between 1690 and 1695. Name of w. unknown. Selectman of Nottingham, 1733-4. d. in Nottingham.
4. EDWARD BEAN, son of Edward 3, b. in Exeter, about 1722. m. first, Elizabeth m. second, Joanna, dan. of John and Sarah (Godfrey) Redman, baptized in Hampton, Ang. 27, 1732, d. Jan. 18, 1784. Edward d. in Gilmanton, Feb. 24, 1807.
5. LEVI BEAN, son of Edward 4, b. in Nottingham, March 10, 1765. m. Oct. 14, 1784, Elizabeth, widow of Abraham Folsom and dau. of John Moody, b. March 13, 1756, d. July 31, 1838. Eight ch. Levi d. in Chelsea, Vt., Nov. 17, 1842.
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6. DAVID BEAN, son of Levi 5, b. in Gilmanton, Jan. 25, 1786. m. first, May 8, 1814, Ruth, dan. of Ono and Mary (Kimball) Snow, b. Nov. 23, 1797, d. March 13, 1842. m. second, Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Crooks (See), b. in Winchendon, Mass., May 31, 1794. David d. in Bethlehem, April 2, 1849.
7. PORTUS WHEELER BEAN, son of David 6, b. in Bethlehem, Feb. 2, 1818. m. Oct. 22, 1845, Mary Jane, dau. of Frederic Durlam, b. Con- cord, Vt., March 17, 1826. Methodist. He res. in L. from 1868 until he d., Dee. 28, 1896. Farmer. Democrat.
Ch., -
i. FLORA STELLA, b. Charleston, Vt., April 18, 1851. unm. Teacher. Assistant in State Normal School; and Preceptress L. High School, 1893-4. She d. L. May 13, 1899.
8. ii. LESLIE FREDERIC, b. Bethlehem, Feb. 28, 1854.
iii. CORA, b. Bethlehem, Oct. 22, 1857, d. Bethlehem, May, 1858.
9. iv. ALVAH WILLIAM, b. Bethlehem, Jan. 18, 1861.
v. FAY, b. L. Feb. 26, 1870, d. L. Aug. 18, 1870.
8. LESLIE FREDERIC BEAN, son of Portus Wheeler 7, b. in Bethlehem, Feb. 28, 1854. m. Feb. 26, 1879, Minnie, dau. of Nelson Henderson, b. in Berlin, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1861, d. in L. Dec. 24, 1891. He has res. in L. since 1882. Farmer and butcher. Representative, 1891-2. Member Town School Board, 1891-2-3 ; Auditor of same, 1895. Dem- ocrat. I. O. O. F.
Ch, -
i. STELLA MAY, b. N. Y. City, July 2, 1880.
ii. ELLA AUGUSTA, b. L. Oct. 19, 1882.
iii. PERCY JAMES, b. L. March 23, 1884.
9. ALVAH WILLIAM BEAN, son of Portus Wheeler 7, b. in Bethlehem, Jan. 18, 1861. m. May 10, 1883, Estella Adelina, dau. of John D. Chandler (See), b. in L. April 27, 1859. He has res. in L. most of the time since 1868. Coal and wood merchant. Democrat.
Ch, -
i. ELOISE ESTELLE, b. Carroll, July 7, 1886.
ii. HELEN MINNIE, b. L. May 3, 1893.
iii. WILLIAM AUSTIN, b. L. Dec. 17, 1894, d. L. Aug. 27, 1895.
BEAN.
10. JOHN BEAN, b. in 1807. m. Ruby Dexter, res. in Franconia, d. in 1868. He was bro. of David Bean 13.
11. FRANK E. BEAN, son of John 19, b. in Franconia, Feb. 22, 1845. m. Sept. 22, 1869, Elmira M., dan. of Edson E. Merrill, b. in Landaff, Oct. 30, 1851. Methodist. She has res. in L. since 1893. He never res. in L. Ice merchant. Republican. d. in N. Y. City, April 11, 1889.
Ch., b. in N. Y. City, -
i. MINNIE E., b. Jan. 14, 1871. m. March 4, 1890, William W. Whitesell, res. N. Y. City, ice dealer.
ii. MABEL M., b. Sept. 14, 1875. m. Nov. 24, 1898, Eben W. Cole, son of L. D. and Rebecca (Gould) Cole, res. L.
iii. FLORENCE E., b. June 28, 1882.
EDITH F., b. Sept. 28, 1886.
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12. WILL BEAN, son of James R., and grandson of John 10, b. in Franconia, April 18, 1867. m. July 5, 1887, Lizzie, dau. of Joseph Greenwood, b. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., March 3, 1869. Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. since 1880. Farmer. Democrat.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. FLOSSIE MAY, b. Feb. 16, 1889.
ii. MABEL FLORENCE, b. July 19, 1890, d. L. Aug. 20, 1890.
iii. MARGUERITE, b. Aug. 30, 1891, d. L. Aug. 26, 1892.
iv. MILLIE ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 15, 1893.
v. NELLIE EMMA, b. June 21, 1895.
vi. WILDA L., b. Aug. 28, 1897, d. Aug. 31, 1898.
vii. LEONA, b. Oct. 1, 1898.
13. DAVID BEAN, brother of John 10, b. 1810. m. Amanda Hatch Davenport, b. Peacham, Vt., 1810. Blacksmith. res. in L. from 1849 until he d. 1854. She d. Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 17, 1881.
Ch., b. in Bethlehem, -
i. ALBRO GRAHAM, May 13, 1839. m. 1861 Esther Bixby. res. Everett, Mass.
ii. FRANCELIA LOUISA, b. Nov. 1, 1841. m. 1862 Joseph Hamilton. Divorced. m. second, 1870, V. R. King, physician. res. Hopkins, Mo.
iii. MARY MORRISON, b. Aug. 31, 1843. m. Aug. 8, 1861, Albert H. Bow- man (See).
iv. FLORA AMANDA, b. March 2, 1846. m. Thomas L. Moore. Conductor. res. Kenosha, Wis.
BEAN.
14. DAVID BEAN, b. in Exeter or Kingston. m. March 28, 1736, Mary Judkins. He res. in Brentwood, Chester, and Sandwich. d. in Sandwich.
15. JOHN BEAN, son of David 14, b. in Brentwood, Aug. 29, 1748. m. Lettice, dau. of John Alls of Peterborough, b. Oct. 1, 1749. He d. in Moultonboro, Feb. 21, 1836. Thirteen ch.
16. JAMES ALLS BEAN, son of Jolin 15, b. in Moultonboro, July 14, 1778. m. first, Sept. 5, 1801, Eleanor, dau. of Benjamin Bean of Tuftonboro, b. March 9, 1780, d. March 2, 1810. m. second, Dorothy, dau. of Daniel Moulton, d. Jan. 5, 1844. He res. in Sandwich, where he d. Nov. 25, 1843. Two ch.
17. ORLANDO BEAN, son of James Alls 16, b. in Sandwich, July 8, 1805. m. Nov. 9, 1826, Mehitable Simpson, dau. of Bradbury Pres- cott, b. Aug. 20, 1805 ; she m. second, Darius Abbott, d Sept. 5, 1885. Orlando res. in Sandwich, where he d. Nov. 2, 1843. Four ch.
18. JAMES MORES BEAN, son of Orlando 17, b. in Sandwich, Aug. 27, 1827. m. Dec. 8, 1847, Grace, dau. of Samuel Ethridge of Sandwich, b. Dec. 20, 1824, d. Rockford, Ill., Oct. 22, 1896. He was educated in the common schools of Sandwich and N. H. Conference Seminary. He received a local preacher's license Nov. 1, 1851, and studied and preached until the winter of 1857, when he entered the Methodist Bib- lical Institute, Concord, from which he grad. in June, 1861. He was ordained a Methodist Dea. in Concord, July 15, 1858 ; Elder in Dover,
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April 16, 1865. His ministry has been as follows : Bow, 1860 to 1861 ; Rumney, 1861 to 1863; Landaff, 1863 to 1865; Haverhill, 1865 to 1868; London, 1868 to 1869 ; L., 1869 to 1870; Savanna, Ill., 1871 to 1873 ; Prairie Centre, Ill., 1873 to 1876. Poor health then com- pelled him to take a superannuate relation, and he moved to Lanark, Ill., where he d. April 20, 1895. Republican. Sec. of Grafton Co. Bible Society, 1862 to 1866.
Ch., -
i. ORLANDO SAMUEL, b. July 9, 1855, d. May 20, 1860.
BEAN.
19. BENIAH J. BEAN, son of Beniah, b. in Thornton in 1822. m. Caroline .A., dau. of Ebenezer Streeter, b. in Lisbon, May 16, 1835. He res. in L. from 1855 to 1867. Farmer. Co. G, 2d N. H. Inf. Private.
Ch., - i. MILES M., b. L. May 10, 1855. m. Mary E. Gilman.
ii. MARY E., b. L. April 16, 1858. m. 1881, Clement J. Phillips, res. Beth- lehem, farmer.
iii. FRED E., b. Lisbon, July 2, 1867, d. Lisbon, Feb. 12, 1892.
iv. IDA MAY, b. Lisbon, May 9, 1873, d. Bethlehem, April 2, 1894.
BEAN. LEFEBVRE.
20. JOHN BEAN, son of Arthur, b. in Canada, July 11, 1837. m. Oct. 17, 1868, Mary, dau. of Avery George, b. in Monroe, Sept. 29, 1848, Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. since 1852. Mason. Roman Catholic. Democrat.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. VANDIE, b. April 26, 1870. m. Feb. 24, 1892, Napoleon Trepanier, res. L., laborer.
ii. MARY, b. Jan. 19, 1873. m. March 16, 1892, Ellery Kentfield, res. L., glover.
iii. ADA, b. Sept. 10, 1885.
BEATTIE.
1. REV. JAMES MILLIGAN BEATTIE, son of John, b. in Colenham, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1811, grad. Union Coll. and studied for the ministry in Scotland. He grad. University Edinburgh. Returning to his native State, he was a private tutor several years, and was installed 1844 over the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Old School, of Ryegate, Vt. The parish included a portion of the adjoining town of Barnet. During the forty years of successful ministry he was an efficient promoter of schools, and was pres. of the trustees of Peacham Academy. He m. 1856 Margaret Sophia Neilson, dan. of John and Mary (Finlay) Neilson of Ryegate, Vt. He d. March 12, 1884.
2. WILLIAM JOHNSTONE BEATTIE, son of James Milligan 1, b. in Rye- gate, Vt., Sept. 6, 1865. m. May 29, 1890, Elizabeth Arnold, dau. of Charles M. Tuttle (See), b. in L. July 27, 1866. Unitarian. Graduated
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from L. High School, 1884. Attended St. Johnsbury Academy, 1885. He has res. in L. since May, 1889. Received his academical educa- tion at St. Johnsbury, Vt., and then spent four years in Bellevue Ios- pital Medical College, N. Y. City. Physician. Republican. Board of Health, 1891. Representative, 1899-1900. K. P.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. MARGARET, b. Jan. 18, 1891.
ii. BARBARA, b. Dec. 28, 1897.
BECK.
1. JAMES W. BECK, b. in London, Eng., Jan. 3, 1857. m. Jan. 22, 1878, Caroline Ivia, dau. of Andrew Lafrance, b. in Durham, P. Q., May 6, 1860. He has res. in L. since 1893. Farmer. Ch., -
i. CHARLES BENSON, b. Canada, Sept. 1, 1879.
ii. JAMES WILLIAM, b. Dec. 11, 1884.
iii. ERNEST EDWARD, b. March 3, 1886.
iv. STELLA PEARL, b. Nov. 4, 1890.
v. SUSAN E., b. L. Aug. 12, 1894.
BEDELL.
1. CHARLES WARREN BEDELL, son of Timothy and grandson of Cyrus, b. in Bath, May 23, 1839. m. Aug. 29, 1855, Mary Evaline, dau. of Human Pennock, b. Feb. 1, 1843, d. April 16, 1896. He has res. in L. since 1868. Farmer. Republican. Selectman, 1889. J. P. Master White Mt. Grange, 1889-90-1. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
No ch.
BEDELL.
2. THOMAS JUDSON BEDELL, son of Abram, b. in Gardiner, Me., July 30, 1834. m. Oct. 16, 1855, Amanda, dau. of Ransome Hicks, b. June, 1838. He has res. in L. most of the time since 1882. Farmer. Baptist. Republican.
Ch., b. in Jefferson, -
i. SUSIE E., b. Feb. 6, 1857. m. Sept. 2, 1876, Willie Lucas, res. Lancaster.
3. ii. LEWIS E., b. Aug. 30, 1860.
4. iii. ARTHUR J., b. Nov. 5, 1867.
3. LEWIS E. BEDELL, son of Thomas Judson 2, b. in Jefferson, Aug. 30, 1860. m. Jan. 5, 1887, Jennie M., dau. of Amos K. Chase, b. in L. April 26, 1868. He has res. in L. since 1882. Keeps livery stable. Republican. J. P. K. P.
Ch., -
i. VINA D., b. L. March 3, 1888.
4. ARTHUR J. BEDELL, son of Thomas Judson 2, b. in Jefferson, Nov. 5, 1867. m. Oct. 10, 1887, Bertha, dau. of Jeremiah Williams, b. in Lisbon, June 10, 1871. He has res. in L. since 1882. Painter. K. P. Ch., -
i. NINA, b. L. Jan. 10, 1889.
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BEDELL.
5. CURTIS BEDELL son of William, b. in Bath, May 30, 1843. m. Dec. 19, 1863, Caroline Elizabeth, dau. of Henry G. Bruce, b. in Peacham, Vt., Aug. 8, 1847. Cong. He has res. in L. since 1867. Farmer. Republican. Co. C, 15th N. H. Regt. Corp. Co. H, 1st N. II. HI. Art. G. A. R. Ch., -
i. FLORENCE ELIZABETH, b. Bath, April 28, 1865. m. first, Nov. 23, 1883, Archie Sunsbury. Divorced. m. second, Noble Patterson (See).
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ii. CARLOS HENRY, b. Bath, May 1, 1866.
iii. LULA EMMA, b. L. Sept 9, 1871. m. John W. Farr, Jr. (See).
iv. MARTIIA SOPHIA, b. Bath, Aug. 3, 1873. m. Chas. P. Barnum (See).
6. CARLOS HIENRY BEDELL, son of Curtis 6, b. in Bath, May 1, 1866. m. Oct. 16, 1890, Myrtle May, dau. of Albert George, b. in L. Oct. 10, 1873. He has res. in L. since 1867. Farmer. Republican. Ch., --
i. VERNE ELLSWORTH, b. L. Oct. 11, 1892.
ii. CARLOS H., b. L. July 4, 1897.
BEEBE.
1. GEORGE BEEBE, son of Richard, b. in Bacomb, Somersetshire, Eng., June 9, 1828. m. first, Dec. 7, 1853, Minerva J., dau. of John Hunt, b. in Gilford, Jan. 4, 1836, d. in Chichester, March 18, 1871. m. second, Feb. 10, 1874, Ardelle O., dau. of Charles C. Knapp (See), b. in Lisbon in 1849, who m. second, Samuel J. Mead. Metli- odist and missionary in Melange, South Africa. Mr. Beebe res. in L. from 1872 to 1874 as pastor of M. E. Church. He came to America in 1839, studied medicine and practised in Brooklyn. Served as soldier in the Mexican War, and as warrant surgeon in the War of the Rebel- lion. At the close of the war he gave up the practice of medicine and entered into mission work on the Isles of Shoals. In 1867 he joined the N. II. Conference. and having been ordained an elder, he was ex- cused from the usual course of study and was assigned to the Isles of Shoals for two years. Representative, 1866-7-8-9. In 1870 he was assigned to Chichester ; in 1872 to L. ; 1874 to Lisbon ; 1876 to Bethle- hem, where he d. March 10, 1877. Republican.
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i. MINERVA DEBORAH, b. Mt. Morris, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1854. m. Wilber F. Robins (See).
ii. MITTY, b. Gosport, July 18, 1856, d. Newcastle, June 23, 1863.
iii. MILLIE, b. Gosport, June 27, 1859, d. Newcastle, June 12, 1863.
iv. JESSIE, b. Gosport, Aug. 3, 1861, d. Newcastle, March 30, 1863.
v. WILLIAM A., b. Gosport, Jan. 8, 1864. unm., res. L. Glover.
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