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vi. MARTHA, b. Newcastle, Feb. 23, 1866. m. Jan. 1, 1873, Ashter D. Ross, res. Fitchburg, Mass.
vii. G. RICHARD, b. Concord, Jan. 21, 1868. res. N. Y. City. Printer.
viii. GEORGE, b. Chichester, Dec. 7, 1869, d. Chichester, Oct. 25, 1871.
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BELANGER.
1. CHARLES BELANGER, son of Joseph, b. in Canada, Jan. 15, 1860. m. Caroline, dau. of John Coyer, b. in Canada, Sept. 17, 1849, Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. since 1880. Farmer. Roman Catholic. Ch., - i. EDWARD, b. Canada, March 17, 1876.
ii. PETER, b. Canada, Sept. 30, 1880.
iii. JENNIE, b. L. Aug. 9, 1882.
iv. MAUD, b. L. Oct. 9, 1886.
v. LOUISE, b. L. Feb. 28, 1887.
vi. MAGGIE, b. L. May 11, 1890.
vii. LEVI, b. L. Nov. 15, 1892.
BELKNAP.
1. GEORGE BELKNAP, b. in Danville, Canada, about 1847. m. Jennie L., dau. of Noah W. Ranlett (See), b. in L. Oct. 11, 1849. Methodist. He res. in L. only a short time. d. in Denver, Col., about 1881. Black- smith. Democrat. A. F. and A. M.
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i. ANNIE D., b. Bethlehem, July 30, 1870, d. L. April 26, 1874.
ii. CATHERINE M., b. L. Aug. 13, 1874. m. Robert Plympton Peckett (See).
BELLOWS.
1. JOHN BELLOWS, b. in England, 1623, embarked in the " Hope- well," of London, William Burdock, master, for New England, April 6, 1635. He resided in Concord and Marlborough, Mass. He m. May 9, 1655, Mary Wood, dau. of John Wood. They had ten children. He d. in Marlborough, 1683, his will being dated June 19 and proved Oct. 2 of that year. She d. Sept. 16, 1707.
2. BENJAMIN BELLOWS, youngest child of John and Mary (Wood) Bellows, was b. in Concord, Mass., Jan. 18, 1676/7. He m. Jan. 5, 1703/4, Dorcas (Cutler) Willard, widow of Henry Willard, son of Major Simon Willard. By her first marriage she was the mother of Col. Josiah Willard of Lunenburg, and later of Winchester. Benjamin Bellows resided in Lancaster until about 1728, when he removed to Lunenburg, where he d. March 19, 1750. She d. Sept. 8, 1747. They were parents of one son and three daughters.
3. COL. BENJAMIN BELLOWS, only son of Benjamin 2, was born in Lancaster, Mass., May 26, 1712. His name is boldly written in the annals of Lunenburg, Mass., where he lived until about 1752, when he removed to Walpole, N. H., and is justly called the founder of the town. He d. July 10, 1777. (See Bellows Genealogy, by Thomas Bellows Peck.) He m. Oct. 7, 1735, Abigail Stearns, b. Watertown, Mass., June, 1708, dau. of John and Abigail (Fiske) Stearns, and a sister of Rev. David Stearns of Lunenburg ; she d. Nov. 9, 1757. He m. sec- ond. April 21, 1758, Mary (Hubbard) Jennison, b. April 12, 1725, dau. of Major Jonathan and Rebecca (Brown) Hubbard, and widow of John VOL. II. - 4
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Jennison. She was a sister of the wife of Rev. David Stearns, and also a sister of the wives of Col. Joseph Blanchard and Col. Josiah Willard. She d. Feb. 21, 1794.
4. COL. JOSEPH BELLOWS, son of Col. Benjamin 3 and Abigail (Stearns) Bellows, was b. in Lunenburg, May 26, 1744. He returned to Lunenburg, 1762, and was a prominent resident of that town about twenty years. He d. in Langdon, N. H., May 22, 1817. He m. Oct. 3, 1764, Lois Whitney, b. 1744, dau. of Salmon and Sarah Whitney of Littleton, Mass. She d. in Walpole, March 26, 1834.
5. MAJOR. JOSEPH BELLOWS, fifth of the fourteen children of Col. Joseph 4, was b. in Lunenburg, Nov. 3, 1770. In early life he settled in Walpole, where he was an active, useful citizen. About 1812 he re- moved to Rockingham, Vt. He d. March 22, 1821. He m. Jan. 7, 1794, Deborah Wright, who d. Sept. 9, 1802. He m. second, Jan. 2, 1803, Mary Adams, b. July 17, 1774, dau. of Rev. Zabdiel and Eliza- beth (Stearns) Adams. She d. May 26, 1859.
Ch. by w. Deborah, -
i. ii. and iii. d. young.
iv. GEORGE, b. April 24, 1799, grad. Dart. Med. School. 1826. After a brief practice of his profession, he d. Hartford, Vt., Jan. 15, 1830. v. ELIZA, b. Sept. 13, 1801. m. Calvin Ainsworth (See).
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6. vi. HENRY ADAMS, b. Oct. 25, 1803.
vii. MARY STEARNS, b. Oct. 26. 1808, d. Sept. 15, 1809.
viii. FRANCES ANN, b. April 18, 1813. Teacher. d. Dec. 22, 1836, L., at the home of her brother, Judge Bellows.
7. ix. WILLIAM JOSEPHI, b. Rockingham, Vt., July 3, 1817.
6. HENRY ADAMS BELLOWS, son of Joseph 5, b. in Walpole Oct. 25, 1803. He attended the public schools of Walpole and the Academy at Windsor, Vt., and studied law with Hon. William C. Bradley of West- minster, Vt. He was admitted to the bar 1826. He began the practice of his profession in Walpole, but removed, 1828, to this town, where he resided until 1850, when he removed to Concord. He was the senior member of the law firm of Henry A. and William J. Bellows, Littleton, 1848 to 1850, and of Henry A. and A. Herbert Bellows, Concord, 1853 to 1859. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Sept. 23, 1859, and Chief Justice, Oct. 1, 1869, succeeding Judge Per- ley. He was moderator, Littleton, 1829, 1835 to 1838 ; Whig candi- date for Congress, 1847. He represented Littleton in the legislature, 1839, and Concord, 1856 and 1857, serving as chairman of the Com- mittee on the Judiciary. He received from Dartmouth College the degree of A.M., 1859, and of LL.D., 1869. Unitarian. Whig. Re- publican. His published works include : Opinions in N. H. Reports, Vols. XXXIX. to LIII. ; Briefs in Supreme Court, Vol. V. of printed Reports to Vol. XXXI. inc. (" Memorial Sermon at Concord " by Rev. Henry W. Bellows, D.D .; "Bellows Genealogy," by Thomas Bel- lows Peck ; "Narratives and Traditions of the Bellows Family," by Emily R. Barnes ; "History of Walpole," by George Aldrich ; " Ap- pleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography ;" "Bench and Bar of New Hampshire," by Charles H. Bell ; " Sketch," by James R. Jackson,
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Grafton Co. "Gazetteer ; " "Address," by Jeremiah Smith, Grafton & Coos Bar Association, Vol. I .; " Reminiseences," by Arthur Liver- more, Grafton & Coos Bar Association, Vol. III.)
Mr. Bellows m. June 16, 1836, Catharine Walley Bellows, b. July 1, 1815, dau. of Josiah and Rebecca (Sparhawk) Bellows. She d. in Lit- tleton, June 24, 1848.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. JOSIAH, b. June 5, 1837. m. Dec. 22, 1867, Helen Ann Brown. In 1865 he received an appointment in the Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., and has acceptably filled the position to the present time.
ii. STELLA LOUISA, b. Oct. 8, 1839. m. Charles P. Sanborn (See).
iii. FRANCES ANN, b. Nov. 15, 1841. m. Charles P. Sanborn (See).
iv. HENRY ADAMS, b. Sept. 27, 1848, d. L. March 17, 1848.
8. V. JOHN ADAMS, b. May 27, 1848.
7. WILLIAM JOSEPHI BELLOWS, son of Joseph 5, b. in Rockingham, Vt., July 3, 1817. m. Aug. 12, 1847, Caroline Ivah, dau. of Sampson Bul- lard (See), b. in Concord, April 9, 1821. Unitarian. d. in L. July 22, 1890. He has res. in L. since 1831. He commenced studying law with his brother, Henry A., in 1842, was admitted to the bar at Haverhill in 1845, practised in firm of Henry A. & William J. Bellows, from 1848 to 1850 ; then alone until 1854 ; then with John Farr until 1860, when he retired from legal practice. He was appointed Postmaster of L. in 1861, and held the office until 1868. He then entered the hardware firm of H. L. Tilton & Co., where he remained until 1870. In 1870 the firm of Bellows Bros. & Co. was formed and continued to 1873, when it was changed to Bellows & Son, and is now doing business. Other posi- tions he has held in L. are : Member of Board Education, Union Dist., 1868-9 & 1879 to 1887 inc .; Prest. of Board from 1880 to 1887 inc .; Editor " People's Journal" from June 28, 1861, to June 4, 1864 ; Brigade Quartermaster with rank of Major, under Gen. E. O. Kenney, and Brigade Inspector under Gen. Hutchins. J. P. State. Unitarian. Whig and Republican. (Biography by James R. Jackson, in Grafton Co. " Gazetteer," p. 108.)
Ch., b. in L., -
i. MARY ADAMS PATTERSON, b. Jan. 12, 1849. unm., res. L.
9.
ii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Aug. 5, 1852.
10. iii. GEORGE SAMPSON, b. Oct. 25, 1855.
8. JOHN ADAMS BELLOWS, son of Henry Adams 6, b. in L. May 27, 1848. m. Nov. 6, 1878, Isabel, dau. of Charles S. Francis, b. N. Y. City, Jan. 25, 1853. He was educated in Concord public schools. the preparatory school of Antioch College, and grad. from Dart. Coll. in 1870. He commenced studying theology with Rev. George S. Merriam of Springfield, Conn., in 1870, and was ordained at Waterville, Me., June 6, 1878, as a Unitarian minister. He was settled in Waterville, Me., May, 1878, and remained there until Nov. 1883, when he was in- stalled as pastor of the Second Unitarian Church of Portland, Me. He is now teacher of a school for girls in Boston. Among his literary works published are essays and sermons in the "Unitarian Review," and in Portland and Waterville (Me.) papers ; articles in " Merry's Museum," "Little Corporal," " Youth's Companion," and other chil- dren's magazines between 1860 and 1870; wrote constantly for the
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" Dartmouth " while in College, and was editor during a part of the senior year; from 1872 to 1876 was literary editor of "The Lib- eral Christian." For a year or two he was chairman of the Unitarian Missionary Committee for Me., and was one of the Superintending School Committee for Waterville, Me., about a year and a half. In Coll. he was a member of the Tri Kappa Society.
i.
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HENRY ADAMS, b. Portland, Me., Sept. 22, 1885.
9. WILLIAM HENRY BELLOWS, son of William Joseph 7, b. in L. Aug. 5, 1852. m. Dec. 9, 1880, Lucia Emma, dau. of Jedediah Miller Bald- win (See), b. Stratford, April 21, 1858, Baptist. He has res. here all his life. Merchant. He is member of the firms Bellows & Son and the Littleton View Co. Republican. Universalist. Deputy Sheriff, 1876- 7-8. Member Board of Education, Union Dist., 1890 to 1896 inc. Treas. L. Musical Assn., 1878 to 1883 inc. Director L. National Bank, 1892 to date. Director L. Shoe Co. since 1898. Representative, 1897-8. J. P. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T. St. Gerard Com. 32° A. A. S. R.
Ch. b. in L., -
i. EDITH MARION, b. May 28, 1884.
ii. HAROLD ARTHUR, b. June 20, 1890.
iii. RAYMOND A., b. June 3, 1898.
10. GEORGE SAMPSON BELLOWS, son of William Joseph ", b. in L. Oet. 25, 1855. m. Nov. 15, 1880, Esther Augusta Young, b. in L. Dec. 1, 1855, dau. of Cyrus Young (See). He d. in L. Aug. 7, 1900. Since 1883 he conducted, in partnership with his brother William Henry, the Littleton View Company, and was interested in the firm of Bellows & Son. Umtarian. Republican.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. CARRIE LOUISE, b. Dec. 19, 1881.
BEMIS.
1. HENRY BEMIS, son of John and Hannah ( Warren) Bemis, was b. in Weston, Mass., Jan. 28, 1750/51. He removed to Nelson in 1773. He was a Rev. soldier, and wounded in the battle of Lexington ; was also in the battle of Bunker Hill as a private in Capt. Jeremiah Stiles' Co., Col. Paul Sargeant's Regt. (Mass.) ; also private Capt. Joseph Parker's Co., Col. Enoch Hale's Regt., Ticonderoga expedition ; also private Capt. James Lewis' Co., Col. Enoch Hale's Regt., R. I. expedi- tion. In 1788 he came to L. from Nelson. He m. Susannah Nurse, b. Dec. 26, 1749, dau. of Benjamin Nurse 4 (See). She d. in L. Oct. 20, 1843. He kept a tavern in North L., where he d. June 24, 1833. Ch., -
i. SUSANNA, b. Nelson, Feb. 24, 1774. m. Joseph Wheat Morse (See).
2. ii. JOHN, b. Nelson, Jan. 12, 1776.
3. iii. ZENAS LE BOURREAU, b. Nelson, April 18, 1779.
4. iv. DANIEL, b. Nelson, July 19, 1782.
V. POLLY, b. Nelson, Sept. 7, 1785. m. John Hunter.
5. vi. BENJAMIN, b. Charlestown, June 23, 1788.
vii. NABBY, b. L. April 2, 1791. m. Nov. 18, 1810, Howard Wheeler.
viii. ROXANA, b. L. April 21, 1794. m. Alvin Stowe (See).
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2. JOHN BEMIS, son of Henry 1, b. in Nelson, Jan. 12, 1776. m. May 27, 1798, Polly Hudson. He res. in L. from 1788 until he d. about 1811. Farmer. He was lost while hunting for a bear that had been caught in a trap, and the third day after was found in an exhausted condition near Alder Brook. He started on the hunt Oct. 9, 1804. He never fully recovered, and d. some seven years later. (See Hist. Bethlehem, by Rev. S. Bolles, pp. 77 to 86.)
Ch., b. in L., -
i. LUCINDA, b. Sept. 9, 1798.
ii. SUSANNA, b. July 6, 1801. m. Ezra Brooks (See).
iii. JOHN, res. L.
6. iv. ISAAC, b. June 30, 1808. m. Silena Hadley and Lydia Whipple (See).
3. ZENAS LE BOURREAU BEMIS, son of Henry 1, b. in Nelson, April 18, 1779. m. first, Sally Symonds, d. in L. Aug. 28, 1808. m. second, Feb. 12, 1809, Millie Wheeler. He res. in L. from 1788 to 1818.
Ch., by w. Sally, b. in L., -
i. LYDIA, b. May 23, 1800. m. Ezra Gates 2 (See).
ii. POLLY, b. Oct. 20, 1801.
iii. PRUDENCE HUBBARD, b. Feb. 28, 1803.
iv. HARRIS NURSE, b. Oct. 21, 1804.
v. RALPH SYMONDS, b. Sept. 26, 1806.
4. DANIEL BEMIS, son of Henry 1, b. in Nelson, July 19, 1782. m. in 1802, -Charlotte Shearman, d. Clear Creek, N. Y. He res. in L. from 1788 to 1841. Farmer. Whig. Lived on first place north of eeme- tery at No. Littleton.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. HENRY, b. June 16, 1803, d. L. about 1825.
ii. HIRAM, b. Nov. 27, 1804, d. L. about 1825.
iii. LOUISA, b. Nov. 7, 1806, d. L. about 1826.
iv. ANNIS, d. about 1825.
v. ASH, d. Clear Creek, N. Y.
vi. JOTHAM S. m. Susan W. Farr, d. Clear Creek, N. Y. Farmer. App. Lieut. 5th Co., 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, April 8, 1839.
vii. BIGELOW.
viii. MARY ANN. m. 1830, Horace White. in. second, David Kelley, Clear Creek, N. Y., farmer.
ix. RUTH. m. March 15, 1830, Jolin Morris, d. Clear Creek, N. Y.
5. BENJAMIN BEMIS, son of Henry 1, b. in Charlestown, June 23, 1788. m. 1807, Esther Ballou, d. in Ill. Heres. in L. from 1788 until he d., Sept. 17, 1847. Farmer. Republican.
Cl., b. in L., -
7. i. JAMES BALLOU, b. Marchi 31, 1808.
ii. LAURA, b. Feb. 1810, d. L. April 2, 1812.
iii. SANFORD MADISON, b. Dec. 28, 1811, d. L. Aug. 21, 1813.
iv. LAURA, b. Jan. 1814, d. L. Aug. 21, 1815.
v. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. April 17, 1816. m. Eluthera Woods, res. Rye- gate, Vt. Farmer.
vi. FRANCIS WYMAN, b. Dec. 2, 1823. m. June 7, 1848, Sarah Farr, d. Ill. Farmer. She d. 1886.
vii. BRIGHAM PIKE, b. May 13, 1829, d. Ill. Farmer.
6. ISAAC BEMIS, son of John 2, b. in L. June 30, 1808. m. first, April 14, 1831, Selena Hadley, b. June 15, 1811, d. in L. April 9, 1846. m. second, April 22, 1848, Lydia Whipple, b. March 3, 1800, d. L.
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May 18, 1874. He res. in L. all his life, and d. Jan. 14, 1878. Laborer. Free Baptist. Republican.
Ch., by w. Selena, b. in L., -
i. CAROLINE P., b. Feb. 6, 1832. m. Warren L. Bartlett (See).
ii. MARY M., b. Dec. 30, 1833. m. Oct. 30, 1857, John S. Perkins, res. Holderness, farmer.
iii. ELVIRA J., b. Jan. 8, 1837. m. Aug. 22, 1891, Hosea F. Hawkins, res. Meredith, farmer.
iv. LAURA A., b. June 3, 1840. m. July 7, 1861, Beniah D. Plaisted, res. Meredith, merchant.
v. OLIVE A., b. Nov. 16, 1842, d. L. March 4, 1849.
vi. OLIVE E., b. 1843, d. Meredith, March 4, 1849.
8. vii. GEORGE MYRON, b. Aug. 29, 1844.
7. JAMES BALLOU BEMIS, son of Benjamin 5, b. in L. March 31, 1808. pub. April 1, 1828, Rebeccah F., dau. of Daniel Elliott, b. in Lancaster about 1808, d. in L. Sept. 1829. He res. in L. from birth to 1830. Farmer. d. in Ill.
Ch., -
i. BENJAMIN, b. L. July 25, 1829.
8. GEORGE MYRON BEMIS, son of Isaac 6, b. in L. Ang. 29, 1844. m. June 24, 1870, Aseneth Viola, dau. of Francis Theron Pennock, b. Lisbon, March 23, 1852 ; she m. second, Calvin Thayer, and res. in Easton, Free Baptist. He res. in L. from birth to 1876. Farmer. Free Baptist. Republican. Date and place of death not known. Ch., b. in L., -
i. CARRIE BELL, b. May 14, 1871, d. Stratford, Sept. 6, 1885.
ii. EDWARD LAWRENCE, b. Nov. 18, 1873.
iii. EVA MAY, b. May 21, 1876. m. William H. Bartlett (See).
BEMIS.
9. LYMAN BEMIS, son of Reuben, b. in Springfield, Vt., in 1803. m. first, Ann Coan, d. in Lisbon in 1841. m. second, in 1847, Betsey Little, b. in Lyman, d. in L. in 1853. He res. in L. from 1847 to 1864, d. in Benton, Dec. 8, 1878. Ch., -
i. REUBEN, d. in 1864.
ii. JOHN, d. when 3 years old.
iii. GEORGE, d. Dec. 11, 1885.
iv. MARTHA, d. July 2, 1865.
v. LYMAN, b. 1840, d. Jan. 18, 1887. Served three years in War of Rebellion.
10. vi. MOSES PETER, b. Lisbon, Aug. 30, 1841.
10. MOSES PETER BEMIS, son of Lyman 9, b. in Lisbon, Aug. 30, 1841. m. March 26, 1865, Ann S., dau. of Joseph Hutchins, b. in Benton, Oct. 22, 1848, d. in Haverhill, July 29, 1891. Baptist. He res. in L. from 1847 to 1859. Farmer. Republican. Second Lient. Co. G, 6th N. H. Inf., rising from the ranks. res. Haverhill. (Book of Biog. Grafton Co., p. 307.) Ch., b. in Haverhill, -
i. EUGENE WILBER, b. Haverhill, March 27, 1866. m. Oct. 13, 1889, Susie Blake, res. Haverhill. Farmer. They have one son, b. Aug. 7, 1892.
ii. LILLIE BELL, b. June 19, 1871. m. March 26, 1888, A. C. Hall, res. Harney, Ill., merchant.
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BENT.
1. THOMAS BENT, b. in Sudbury, Mass. m. Mary Stone. He d. in Sudbury, Mass.
2. JASON BENT, son of Thomas 1, b. in Sudbury, Mass., in 1734. m. Aug. 17, 1775, Anna, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Clough Glover, b. in Dorchester, Mass., Aug. 3, 1749, d. in Sudbury, Mass., Nov. 10, 1837. He d. in Sudbury, Mass., Oct. 1, 1786.
3. THOMAS BENT, son of Jason 2, b. in Sudbury, Mass., Sept. 4, 1776. m. Jan. 29, 1807, Sarah, dau. of Dea. Jonathan Patch of Stow, Mass. He d. in Sudbury, Mass., March 28, 1848.
4. JONATHAN P. BENT, son of Thomas 3, b. in Sudbury, Mass., Feb. 26, 1817. m. April 29, 1845, Clarissa A., dau. of Elisha and Clarissa Parks Smith. He d. in Maynard, Mass., Jan. 9, 1892.
5. JOHN GLOVER BENT, son of Jonathan P.4, b. in Stow, Mass., Aug. 24, 1861. m. July 26, 1893, Isabella Stearns, dau. of Henry C. Redington (See), b. in L. Jan. 12, 1862. Cong. Educated in L. and St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy. He has res. in L. since 1893. Treas- urer L. Shoe Co. from Aug. 1895 to Sept. 1899. Republican. Ch., -
j. HENRY REDINGTON, b. L. March 26, 1896.
BERKLEY.
1. ROBERT BERKLEY, b. in Scotland in 1754, came to America in 1772, and res. in Newbury, Vt., five years. He enlisted in 1777, and served five years ; res. two or three years in Conn., and then removed to Bath, where he res. the remainder of his life. He fell from a bridge in Lisbon and was killed, Sept. 29, 1804. He mn. Rhoda Way, b. Aug. 25, 1758, d. April 7, 1841.
2. WILLIAM BERKLEY, son of Robert 1, b. in Bath, June 5, 1783. m. first, Sarah, dau. of John Morrill, b. in Boscawen, May 26, 1788, d. in Lyman, April 29, 1857. m. second, in 1858, Elvira, dau. of Jason Bidwell (See), b. in L. May 10, 1809, d. in Lisbon, March 18, 1866. He res. in L. from 1817 until 1835. Farmer and local Methodist preacher. d. in Lisbon, Feb. 21, 1869.
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i. SAMUEL W., b. Lyman, Oct. 11, 1807. m. Sept. 6, 1832, Caroline W. Ely. Merchant. Both d. of cholera in Livingston Co., Ky. He d. June 18, 1833. She d. June 17, 1833.
ii. JOHN M., b. Lyman, March 1, 1809, d. L. Dec. 16, 1830.
iii. HENRY M., b. Lyman, March 25, 1811, d. Lyman, Nov. 29, 1812.
iv. HORACE, b. Lyman, July 29, 1813, d. Beloit, Wis., Oct. 5, 1841.
v. ELIZABETH C., b. Lyman, May 5, 1816. m. Benjamin Page (See).
vi. SARAH M., b. L. June 6, 1820. m. Dec. 1, 1846, Francis Brown. She d. Hyde Park, Mass., April 30, 1881.
vii. ELLEN M., b. L. Dec. 15, 1823. m. Dec. 18, 1845, William B. Palmer. He d. Lyman, July 2, 1871. She d. Lisbon, Nov. 23, 1875.
viii. WILLIAM, b. L. May 3, 1826.
ix. SELINDA, b. L. Aug. 1, 1828. m. Jan. 24, 1848, John Bishop. He d. May 17, 1890. She d. April 13, 1881.
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3. WILLIAM BERKLEY, son of William 2, b. in L. May 3, 1826. m. Feb. 13, 1844, Sarah Walker, dau. of David Richardson (See), b. in Lisbon, Ang. 1, 1827. She d. May 18, 1899. He res. in L. in youth, and from 1868 until he d., July 8, 1896. Farmer. Republican.
Ch., b. in Lisbon, -
i. FRANCIS E., b. March 30, 1847. m. July 4, 1867, Eliza A. Jackman. Farmer. He d. Lisbon, Nov. 6, 1877. Francis had one child, Carl E., b. Lisbon, May 31, 1872, m. March 15, 1894, Josephine L. Tyrrell. ii. MARY ELLA, b. Dec. 29, 1851. m. Nov. 29, 1876, Benjamin G. Olm- stead, res. Laconia, carpenter.
iii. MATTIE E., b. July 22, 1861. m. Jan. 17, 1885, George Morris, me- chanic. She d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Oct. 7, 1889.
BERMAN.
1. AARON BERMAN, son of Morris, b. in Germany, April 14, 1860. m. July 7, 1887, Catherine M., dau. of Newton S. Cooley (See), b. in Fairlee, Vt., in 1866, Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1893. Salesman. Methodist. Republican. Ch.,-
i. MILDRED, b. Auburn, Me., May 3, 1888.
BERO.
1. OLIVER BERO, son of Ira, b. in Canada, Sept. 21, 1826. m. Mary - -, b. in Canada in 1837. He res. in L. 1869 until he d., April 14, 1884. Farmer.
Cl., - i. HENRY, b. Canada, 1854.
ii. OLIVER, b. L. 1858.
iii. LORINDA, b. L. 1860.
iv. JOSEPHINE, b. L. 1862.
v. DAVID, b. L. 1864.
2. vi. IRA, b. L. July 9, 1868.
vii. ALMA, b. L. 1869.
viii. MALVINA, b. L. 1870.
2. IRA BERO, son of Oliver1, b. in L. July 9, 1868. m. Nov. 5. 1889, Nina, dau. of Ashley Astell, b. Waterford, Vt., Dec. 5, 1877, Methodist. He has res. in L. in youth and from 1892 to 1895. Far- mer. Roman Catholic. Republican.
Ch., - i. MATTIE JANE, b. Lyman, June 1, 1891.
BERO.
3. LOUIS BERO, b. in Westbury, Canada, in 1804. m. first, Damon, b. in Canada. m. second, Margaret Plant, b. in Canada, d. in L., Roman Catholic. He res. in L. from 1856 until he d. in April, 1888. Shoemaker. Roman Catholic. Democrat. Ch., - i. MARGARET, b. Canada. m. Edward Quessey (See).
ii. LEWIS, b. Canada. m. Ellen French.
4. iii. IRA, b. Canada, April 10, 1840.
iv. GEORGE, b. Canada. m. Selena Raney, res. Salem, Mass.
5. V. CHESTER J., b. Barnston, P. Q., Feb. 22, 1848.
vi. JOHN. m. Dora Chase. Hotel clerk. d. in Concord.
6. vii. FRED LEO, b. L. Dec. 11, 1858.
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(The children of Louis Bero discarded the name Bero and as- sumed that of Byron.)
4. IRA BYRON, son of Louis 3. b. in Canada, April 10, 1840. m. Feb. 1867, Rilla, dau. of Napoleon Reiney, b. in Canada, Feb. 3. 1840, Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. since 1851. Laborer. Roman Catholic.
Ch., b. in L.,-
i. DELIA, b. June 3, 1870. m. Dec. 3, 1891, Fred Clark, laborer, res. Berlin.
ii. MARY, b. July 13, 1874.
iii. EUGENE, b. Feb. 5, 1876.
iv. CLARA, b. July 16, 1877.
V. WALTER, b. Feb. 10, 1879.
5. CHESTER J. BYRON, son of Louis 3, b. in Barnston, P. Q., Feb. 22, 1848. m. first. Feb. 1869, Mary E., dan. of Jerry Smith. b. in Concord in 1850, d. in Concord, Oct. 1871. m. second, Oct. 4, 1873, Mary A .. dau. of Owen Twomey, b. in Concord, Oct. 17, 1853. He res. in L. from 1853 to 1866. Railroad conductor. Co. E, 1st N. H. H. Art. Private.
Ch., by w. Mary E., -
i. MARY E., b. Concord, Oct. 18, 1871. m. Oct. 22, 1893, Ernest A. Mar- shall, res. Chelsea, Mass., painter.
Ch., by w. Mary A., -
ii. JOHN E., b. Concord, Dec. 4, 1874. res. Boston, Mass.
iii. MARGARET L., b. Concord, Jan. 19, 1876.
iv. HELEN M., b. Concord, Jan. 14, 1878, d. Feb. 27, 1881.
v. C. PAUL, Concord, Dec. 6, 1879, d. Aug. 20, 1886. vi. J. WILLIAM, b. Concord, Sept. 8, 1882.
vii. CHRISTELLA M., b. Concord, Nov. 13, 1884, d. Nov. 30, 1887.
viii. FRANCIS W., b. Concord, Nov. 28, 1886, d. Dec. 28, 1887. ix. CHESTER L., b. Weare, Feb. 3, 1893.
6. FRED LEO BYRON, son of Louis3, b. in L. Dec. 11. 1858. m. Sept. 15, 1890, Nellie L .. dau. of David Boyle, b. in Waterville, Me., May 12, 1859. He has res. in L. all his life. Painter. Democrat. No ch.
BERRY.
1. CHARLES SUMNER BERRY, son of George R., b. in Brookfield. Sept. 2, 1855. m. April 30. 1879, Hannah Gertler, dau. of Lewis Haggerty, b. in Parkeville, Pa., Nov. 1, 1856. He has res. in L. since 1880. Carpenter. Democrat.
Ch., -
ELSIE MAE, b. L. Feb. 27, 1883.
2. FRED WILLIAMS BERRY, son of George R., b. in Lisbon, March 7, 1858. m. April 30, 1885, Elizabeth Albina, dau. of Samuel John- son Briggs, b. in Lower Island, Canada, July 13, 1858. He has res. in L. since 1878. Farmer. Methodist. Democrat.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. WALTER GEORGE, b. Aug. 8, 1890.
ii. ELIZABETH M., b. Jan 7, 1895.
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BICKFORD.
1. THOMAS BICKFORD was born in Northumberland in 1796. m. first, June 2, 1817, Annis M., dau. of Joseph W. Morse (See), b. in L. Nov. 7, 1798, d. in L. Feb. 2, 1845. m. second, Feb. 11, 1846, Louisa, dan. of Elisha Brown, b. in Waterford, Vt., April 2, 1809, d. in Water- ford, Vt., May 8, 1890, Cong. He res. in L. from 1817 to 1872. Farmer. Democrat. Selectman, 1827-8-9-30-1-6-7-43-8-53. J. P. Cong. d. in Waterford, Vt., Dee. 31, 1877.
Ch., by w. Annis, b. in L., -
i. HORATIO N., b. Dec. 15, 1817. m. Aug. 18, 1844, Adaline Nutting. res. Holyoke, Mass. Painter.
ii. J. W. M., b. May 9, 1820, d. L. Oct. 16, 1822.
iii. RUTH O., b. May 8, 1822, d. L. July 13, 1823.
iv. OLIVIA R., b. July 7, 1824. m. Oct 17, 1850, James Grisim, res. Prairie Du Sac, Wis., retired farmer.
v. JOSEPH M., b. Feb. 24, 1827. m. Feb. 25, 1867, Mary Hensley. Grad. Dart. Coll., 1855. Merchant. d. Lavaca, Texas, Feb. 23, 1896.
vi. SUSAN A., b. Aug. 3, 1829. m. Oct. 14, 1863, George Putney. res. Cam- bridge, Mass.
vii. JANE E., b. Oct. 2, 1832. m. Sept. 21, 1853, Newell S. Martin. Coach- man. Last res. Weymouth, Mass. He d. in 1874. She d. Oct. 12, 1876.
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