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GENEALOGIES.
ELIZA DEARDORN, b. April 20, 1811; m., Oct. 13, 1836, Sullivan Heath and moved to Clarkson, N. Y., and later to Illinois.
CYNTHIA DEARBORN, b. Feb. 19, 1817; m., Dec., 1836, Elliot Rogers and lived in Hebron. (See Rogers gen.)
EMILY DEARBORN, b. July 29, 1820; m., 1845, Warren Wheeler of Boston, Mass. They have two children.
JONATHAN DEARBORN, b. Nov. 14, 1822; m. Martha Clay and lived at East Tilton. They had five children. He d. Sept. 25, 1894.
(Children of Edmund and Sarah Gerrish Dearborn.)
(All b. at N.)
MARY JANE DEARBORN, b. March 16, 1823; m., April 24, 1849, Lorenzo D. Bartlett, M. D. After his death and that of her dau., Martha J., Aug. 31, 1854, she moved to Henry, Ill., where she was active in church and Sunday-school work until past 80 years of age. She d. May 5, 1904. Two sons, Stephen and Edmund, d. in childhood.
SAM GERRISH DEARBORN (see portrait and sketch), b. Aug. 10, 1827; m., Nov. 5, 1854, Henrietta Sterritt. b. at Mont Vernon; Sept. 29, 1834. They had two sons, Frank and Sam, who succeeded to their father's practice at Nashua (see Physicians of N.); and a dau., who d. in child- hood. Mrs. Dearborn d. June 29, 1893. He d. May 8, 1903.
MARTHA KENDRICK DEARBORN, b. May 8, 1833; m., July 3, 1854, Jona- than Dearborn, M. D., of Mt. Sterling, Ill. They have seven children, all but one being a physician or a physician's wife. Dr. Dearborn celebrated his 79th birthday Sept. 29, 1904.
HENRY G. DEARBORN, M. D., b. Sept. 18, 1835. He went West and read medicine with his brother-in-law at Mt. Sterling and graduated at St. Louis. He practised for many years at Henry, Ill., coming later to assist his brother Sam at Nashua, where he d. June 10, 1886. His will provided for the fine monument erected to the memory of his family in the Hodgdon burying ground.
BENTON H. DEARBORN, b. Sept. 25, 1838; m., Sept. 25, 1873, Kate L. Hutchinson of Milford and had a family of four sons. (See portrait and sketch, also Physicians of N.)
(Child of Dr. Jonathan and Jane Gerrish Dearborn.)
DR. JONATHAN DEARBORN, b. at Mt. Sterling, Ill., 1828; m., July 3, 1854, Martha K. Dearborn of N. and has always resided there. (See Martha Dearborn gen.)
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(Children of John and Charlotte James Dearborn.)
(All b. at N.)
NANCY DEARBORN, b. Jan. 16, 1812; m. - Jones and d. Feb. 29, 1880.
EBENEZER DEARBORN, b. Nov. 12, 1814; d. at N. March 6, 1817. ENOCH DEARBORN, b. Nov. 14, 1818; d., Jan. 19, 1879.
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JOBETH DEARBORN, b. Nov. 14, 1818, twin brother of the above; m., April 8, 1842, Mary Y. Philbrick of Sanbornton and lived as a farmer on the Bradstreet Moody farm, owned by her father at his death. They had mix children. Mrs. Dearborn d. Nov. 23, 1879. He was a man of much business, was a good scholar and was for many years a teacher. He was commissioner for Belknap County in 1878 and a member of the Legislature from Tilton in 1863-'64. He m. (second), Mrs. Fred Chase of Canterbury, where he now resides. None of the children were b. or reside in N.
RUTH DEARBORN, b. NOV. 8, 1828; m., May 19, 1860, Joseph Lang of Sanbornton and lived on the home place. They have a son and dau. . (See Lang gen.) IRENE DEARBORN, b. July 15, 1831; d. at two years of age.
HORATIO DEARBORN, b. Jan. 26, 1837; d. at two years of age.
(Children of Abraham and Polly Sanborn Dearborn.) (B. at N.)
MARY A. DEARBORN, b. Oct. 2, 1822; m., Nov. 15, 1843, Jeremiah Hayes. They were the first couple m. by Rev. Corban Curtice. They moved to the West where both d. They had two dau., Flora Laretta, and Ellen resided with her grandmother in N.
PHERE DEARBORN, b. Sept. 5, 1826; d., April 27, 1828.
SYLVANUS 8. DEARBORN, b. Sept. 15, 1830; m., April 17, 1861, Mary E. Kelf of New York City. He was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and was a graduate of Dartmouth College, class of 1855. He read law and established himself at New York City. He later studied for the ministry and became an Episcopalian minister, having charge of a parish two years at Clermont, N. Y. His health failing, he went abroad and a storm while crossing the English Channel caused a severe hemorrhage. He returned at once and d. at New York City in 1867. She m. (second), Herve and since his death has spent much of her time abroad with residence at Monte Carlo.
ABRAM DEARBORN, b. 1832, was a lifelong invalid. He was scholarly and often wrote children's stories for publication. He d. Dec. 31, 1893.
(Children of Shubael and Nancy Dearborn Dearborn.) (B. at N.)
MARY DEARBORN, b. July 29, 1811; m. (pub.), March 12, 1855, Stephen Haines, and moved to Sheffield, Vt. After his death she returned to N., where she d. Sept. 25, 1887.
(Children by [second] wife, Sally Glines Dearborn.)
CHARLOTTE DEARBORN, b. April 12, 1818, was employed at Peabody & Daniel's paper mill for many years, then m. David Fowler and moved to Hill, where she d. April 18, 1844.
STATIRA DEARBORN, b. Aug. 4, 1820; m. (pub.), Feb. 21, 1848, E. G. Kingsbury, and resided in Bristol, where she d. Feb. 14, 1901. They had two children, Annie, b. 1852, who resides in N., and Oren, b. 1851.
JOHN S. DEARBORN.
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MRS. JOHN S. DEARBORN.
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ABRA ANN DEARBORN, b. April 28, 1823; m. David Fowler, her brother- in-law, of Hill, and d. there Nov. 24, 1860.
JOHN S. DEARBORN, b. Sept. 8, 1824; m., 1850, Mrs. Hannah Haines Winslow. (See Winslow gen.) He inherited the farm of his grand- father, and was a prosperous farmer on Dearborn Hill. His health failing, they moved to Dover, where he d. in 1896. They had two sons. Mrs. Dearborn was an ideal farmer's wife and, though now well past 80, retains that sprightliness which was her youthful characteristic. She resides at Exeter.
JOSIAH DEARBORN, b. Oct. 22, 1830; m., Oct. 10, 1858, Sarah M. Haines of N. (See Haines gen.) They reside on Summer St .; are practical and successful farmers. In church matters sympathize with the Meth- odists; are enthusiastic grangers. They have one son.
HARRIET DEARBORN, b. Nov. 27, 1826; m., Nov. 28, 1848, Daniel Clay of Tilton, and resided there until his health failed. He then went to California, where he d. in 1858, and is buried at Lone Mountain Ceme- tery, three miles from San Francisco. Two children d. in infancy. She d. at Tilton Oct. 9, 1872.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DEARDORN, b. May 30, 1833; m., Aug., 1860, Ann Lewis of Franklin. They resided at Franklin Falls, where he d. Jan. 3, 1892. They have three children. She m. (second), John R: Scales of Concord, where she now resides.
ELIZA DEARBORN, b. May 28, 1837; d., Aug. 7, 1850.
Fifth Generation. (Children of Hazen and Betty Glines Heath Dearborn.)
CAROLINE DEARBORN, b. March 7, 1841; m. (first), Henry Witham, of Aroostook, Me., and had a dau., Eldora; m. (second), Charles Collins. (See Collins Gen.) Resides in Nashua.
LUCRETIA DEARBORN, b. April 18, 1842; m., Aug. 21, 1858, Alonzo Arlin of N. and has two sons, Everett of Lakeport and Ira of Tilton. The latter is blind, but handles tools and does all kinds of work.
CHARLES DEARDOEN, b. Nov. 29, 1849; m., Nov. 27, 1869, Harriet Lover- ing. He has always lived in town, is a farmer and carpenter and has 10 children.
GEORGIANNA DEARBORN, b. April 29, 1853; m. (first), Darius Glines, and had one child. He d. Sept. 23, 1872. (See Glines gen.) M. (sec- ond), James Maginnis and resides at Tyngsboro, Mass. Have three children.
GEORGE HENRY DEARDORN, b. April 30, 1855; resides at Franklin.
(Children of Webster and Abagail [Nabby] Dinsmore Dearborn.)
(All b. in N.)
RICHARD S. DEARBORN, b. March 7, 1828; m., Nov. 9, 1848, Laura A. Dinsmore (see Dinsmore gen.), and had a family of seven children. He served in the Civil War (see Boys in Blue), and d., July 16, 1901. She d., April 26, 1896.
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WORSTER DEARBORN m. Mary Presby, May 14, 1849, and d., 1853. They had three sons; Worster Dearborn, who was an engineer on the White Mountains Division of the B. & M. R. R., and was killed in an accident, Nov. 27, 1886. He m. Nellie Pickard of Canterbury and bad one dan., Ethel. John, who d. of smallpox at Gilford. Richard, who is now employed by the B. & M. Railroad and resides at Woodsville.
(Children of Tristram and Betsey Glover Dearborn.)
MARY DEARBORN, b. at Canterbury; resides on the home place. JOHN DEARBORN, b. at Canterbury; he was killed on the railroad.
(Children of David and Nancy Clay Dearborn.) (B. at N.)
DARIUS 8. DEARBORN, b. 1834; m. He was a teacher in the West some years. He read medicine with Dr. Luther Knight of Frank- lin and graduated from New York Medical School. He first practised in Brookline, later at Milford, where he now has an extensive practice. Mrs. Dearborn d. in 1900.
OLIVER DEARBORN, b. Jan. 19, 1836; m., Nov. 14, 1863, Josephine Hosley of Manchester. He remained some years on the home farm, then moved to Manchester and later to Denver, Col. They have one dau., Mrs. B. S. Wilson of Harrisburg, Col. Mrs. Dearborn d., Dec. 31, 1881. He still resides at Denver.
(Children of B. Frank and Ann Lewis Dearborn.)
FRED LEWIS DEARBORN, b. in N. July 10, 1861; went to New Mexico in 1882 with two cousins to herd cattle. He now resides at Carlsbad; m.,- -.
MABY DEARBORN, b. at Franklin Nov. 13, 1847; m., June, 1893, C. W. Pike of Newport, where they reside. She was a teacher in the various districts of Franklin before her marriage.
SHUBAEL DEARBORN, b. at Franklin Sept. 30, 1876; graduated from Franklin High School, class of 1883. He resides at Concord and is in the employ of the B. & M. R. R.
(Children of John and Hannah Haines Dearborn.)
(B. at N.)
MARK W. DEARBORN, b. 1851; m. Elva Manson of Malden, Mass., and has two children, Ethel, b. 1878, Henry, b. 1881. Mr. Dearborn is a re- tired merchant and resides at Malden, Mass.
THOMAS H. DEARBORN, b. 1860; m. Mary French of Exeter. He is a dry goods merchant at Dover. He is a rising politician and was a mem- ber of Governor Bachelder's staff. They have three children, Ruth, Thomas A. and Elmer.
(Child of Josiah and Sarah Haines Dearborn.)
NED DEARBORN, b. at Alton 1865; m., June 13, 1894, Helen Josephine Hills of N. (See Hills gen.) He graduated at Gilmanton Academy,
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1881; at Dartmouth College, 1885; and State Agricultural College, 1901, as doctor of sciences. Mr. Dearborn is assistant curator of birds in Fields Columbian Museum at Chicago, Ill. They have a son, Clinton, b. at N. Sept. 17, 1897, and Helen Josephine, b. Jan. 1, 1899, at Durham.
Sixth Generation. (Children of Charles and Harriet Lovering Dearborn.)
(B. at N.)
CHARLES HENRY, JR., b. Jan. 28, 1876; m., Oct. 7, 1901, Ella M. Pike. He is a spinner at Elm Mills. Has one child, Florence R.
LEONORA DEARBORN, b. Feb. 7, 1878; m., Nov. 24, 1898, Porter M. Hay- ward. (See Hayward gen.)
ANN ELIZABETH DEARBORN, b. Oct. 26, 1879; m., June 20, 1896, Charles E. Hayward. (See Hayward gen.)
GEORGIE BELLE DEARBORN, b. Nov. 30, 1881; m., July 26, 1899, Charles Flanders, a farmer at Newport, P. Q. They had two sons, Eddie and Ervil C., and dau., Florence.
BETSEY ANN, b. 1883; CAROLINE E. b. 1884; STELLA F., b. 1887; DAISY E., b. 1889; FRED J., b. 1891; MARY ANN, b. 1894, still reside in the home.
(Children of Richard and Laura A. Dinsmore Dearborn.)
ADA DEARBORN, b. March 15, 1850; m. James Young of Prince Edward Island and resides at Willimantic, Conn. He is proprietor of a hotel. They have two children, Laura L. and Frank.
RICHARD DEARBORN, JR., b. March 28, 1852, better known as- "Long Rich," is probably the tallest man in town. He is a farm hand and resides in the home. He has in his possession a large powder horn carried by his great-uncle, "Jerry" Blanchard, in the 1812 war, who had a queer fancy of cutting in rude sketch on it the figure of every animal killed with his gun. It is a queer picture of bear, fox, squirrel, snake, tortoise and many varieties of birds, and has other and varied embel- ishments.
EDWIN DEARBORN, b. 1855; d., May 19, 1885.
LAURA ROSELLA DEARBORN, b. Feb. 14, 1854; m., 1887 (?), George Bean, and had one dau., Emma. Mr. Bean is a farmer and they reside on the Alvah Hannaford place.
NELLIE A. DEARBORN, b. Jan. 1, 1860; m., Aug. 24, 1895, Nelson Minor b. at Fairfax, Vt., 1856 (second wife).
EMMA E. DEARBORN, b. April 21, 1862; m. John Frink of Winchester, Mass. They reside at Brompton's Falls, P. Q.
CLARA A. DEARBORN, b. March 30, 1858, resides on the homestead on the Main road. She has one son, Arthur.
DENNIS. .
JOSHUA DENNIS came to N. from Sanbornton about 1872. He was b. at Salem, Mass. Nov. 23, 1846, he m. Elizabeth H. Hersey, a teacher,
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Mr. Runnells says, of high literary attainments and decided merit. Mr. Dennis was a carpenter by trade but carried on his farm until his father's death. They had one son, Joshua Piper. Mrs. Dennis d. April 29, 1881, at Manchester. He d. at N. April 22, 1897.
Second Generation.
JOSHUA PIPER DENNIS, b. Aug. 20, 1848; m. Mary Adelia Eastman, b. at Littleton, and had three children.
Mr. Dennis traded for a while in Belmont and later was a commercial traveler for firms in Worcester, Mass., and Cincinnati, O. He was also a clerk in various stores at Tilton for several years and was like- wise a druggist, being connected with C. P. Herrick as clerk. He was a fine scribe and served the town as clerk for a term of years.
BLANCHE MARGUERITE DENNIS, b. Dec. 16, 1873. She was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and a convent at Dor- chester, Mass. Later she read medicine and is now practising her pro- fession in New York City.
ALICE ELDRIDGE DENNIS, b. Sept. 3, 1877. She was educated at a con- vent at Dorchester, Mass. She went to Manchester with the family and there married.
ROBERT DENNIS, b. at N. Jan. 24, 1882; m.,
We have not been able to obtain further data of this family.
DIAS.
GEORGE W. DIAS, b. 1874 at Plymouth; m., March 9, 1898, Mrs. Nellie Downing Copp of N. He came to N. in 1902 and bought with his brother Charles the John G. Brown farm, the latter making it his sum- mer home only. He is a farmer and carriage painter. They have recently moved to Tilton where they are proprietors of Hotel Jordan. (See Downing gen.)
Second Generation. (Children of George and Nellie Copp Dias.)
HAROLD A. DIAS, b. at Tilton Feb. 3, 1902. HOWARD W., b. at N. April 7, 1904.
DICEY.
SAMUEL DICEY's name appears first on the tax list in 1837. He m. Mary Gale of Belmont and was a farmer on the Thomas Fellows place in East N. He was superintendent of the poor house for three sep- arate terms. They had two dau. He sold in 1865 to Charles Payson and removed to Belmont, where he d.
Second Generation.
CELESTIA DICEY m. William McClary and removed West. MARY DICEY removed to Belmont and d. there in 1903.
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DICKEY.
ROBERT DICKEY was the owner of a tract of land on the Gilmanton line on Coos Brook. He was taxed in town first in 1807. They later had a home in the Gilman pasture near the reservoir, as there are the remnants of an old cellar and the locality has long been known as Dickey Hill. He was probably a brickmaker and there are rem- nants of his occupation scattered about. Nearby is another aban- doned site known by the name of the French place. Mr. Samuel Clough bought and removed the buildings and a part of the present home of William C. Hill was once the home of a family who have left no trace upon the records or soil save a few bushy apple trees and the scarcely visible cellar hole and well.
DINSMORE.
JOHN and SAMUEL DINSMORE, brothers, came to N. from Windham, where both were b., the latter in 1756. They were sons of Francis and Betsey Mitchell Dinsmore. They both served in the Revolutionary War. John was one of General Washington's body-guard. He was for many years a pensioner and lived with his maiden sister Betsey at Ed- mund Dearborn's, where both d. and were buried in the little enclosure on the farm. He d. May, 1847.
Samuel entered the army at 19 years of age and served through the war. He was a pensioner at $96 a year. Jeremiah Smith was his guardian. He d. at his son's, Jan., 1846, and is buried at the Williams burying yard.
He m. Oct., 1799, Dolly, twin sister of Dr. Isaac Glines, who survived him seven years.
He went to Quebec with General Arnold. They had eight children.
Second Generation.
POLLY DINSMORE m. Edmund Douglass, an educated Scotchman and a former schoolmaster, who had become reduced in means and morals. They lived wherever he could find employment as a farmhand. They had one dau. (See Douglass gen.) Mrs. Douglass d. Aug. 24, 1853.
JOHN DINSMORE m., July 19, 1826, Fanny Foss, b. at N. 1804. They lived on the main road and both d. there; she, Jan. 17, 1890, aged 85; he, Jan. 4, 1873. They had four children.
NABBY DINSMORE m. (first), Webster Dearborn and had two sons, Richard and Wooster. She m. (second), - Sanborn, and m. (third),
- Knowles. She d. at N. Centre Jan. 17, 1878. (See Dearborn gen.) SALLY DINSMORE m. Huse Austin, 1830, and d. at Hill.
BETSEY DINSMORE m. John Glover and lived in Canterbury. She d. the last day of the year, which occurred on Saturday, the 31st day of the month.
MARY JANE DINSMORE, b. -; m., April 2, 1837, James Carr of N. (See Carr gen.) She m. (second), Albion Ash, who was b. at Franklin, 1824, and d. at N. May 25, 1904.
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NANCY DINSMORE m., Jan. 10, 1848, Abel Goodrich and removed to New York.
JOSEPH DINSMORE m., Dec. 6, 1840, Martha Austin, his niece. They had five children. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) He was burned to death with his house at Tilton in 1889.
Third Generation. (Children of John and Fanny Foss Dinsmore.) (All b. at N.)
WILSON DINSMORE, m., July 24, 1852, Charlotte Mills of Manchester and resided there. He was a member of the police force for many years. He was a cabinet maker by trade. He returned to N. after the death of his wife and child, where he d. Nov. 5, 1865.
JOHN H. DINSMORE m. Sarah Brown of Newport and resided on the home place. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys In Blue.)
He used his $1,000 bounty to pay off the mortgage on his father's farm before he left. He was physically a fine specimen of manhood; was captain of police at Manchester; and went with the Amoskeag Veterans to Washington to do escort duty. He returned home after his father's death and was a farmer on the homestead. They had six children. He d. Jan. 23, 1901, at the home of his dau. on Park St., aged 73. Mrs. Dinsmore, an invalid for many years, d. there Feb. 2, 1902, aged 71.
LAURA ANN DINSMORE m. Richard Dearborn of N., her cousin, and always resided on the main road. (See Dearborn gen., also Boys in Blue.)
ALPHEUS DINSMORE m. Dulcina Converse of Providence, R. I., and resides at Worcester, Mass.
(Children of Joseph and Martha Austin Dinsmore.)
(All b. at N.)
DOROTHY M. DINSMORE, b. 1840; m. William Herrick, a soldier in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) She resides in Derry.
CHARLES M. DINSMORE served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) He d. at Russellville, Ky., Oct. 7, 1863.
JAMES DINSMORE m. and resides at Contoocook. They received the premium offered for triplet babies at one of the State Grange fairs.
SAMUEL DINSMORE m. and resides at Derry, as does a younger sister, Diana.
Fourth Generation. (Children of John and Sarah Brown Dinsmore.) (All b. at N.)
IDA G. M. DINSMORE, b. Aug. 2, 1854; m., Nov. 27, 1873, Ward San- born; m. (second), Nov. 5, 1889, Charles Heath of N. and resides on Park St. She has one child, John S., b. July 4, 1891.
OLIN A. DINSMORE, b. March 28, 1859; m., July 24, 1881, Josie
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Boucher of Tilton and they have four children. He is a natural me- chanic and musician and is a machinist in Dracut, Mass.
EVA DINSMORE, b. Sept. 18, 1861; d., Aug. 27, 1865. LILLA D. DINSMORE, b. Sept. 25, 1863; d., Aug. 25, 1865. ELMER V. DINSMORE, b. Aug. 18, 1869, resides with his sister on Park St. He has some literary talent and contributes to the news columns of the Laconia Democrat (Tilton items).
Fifth Generation. (Children of Olin and Josie Boucher Dinsmore.)
(All b. at N.)
ALPHEUS C. DINSMORE, b. March 3, 1885; m., Dec. 5, 1903, Helen E. Sleeper of East Boston, where they reside.
EVA B. DINSMORE, b. Aug. 31, 1887.
IDA A. DINSMORE, b. Dec. 9, 1890.
ROSE B. DINSMORE, b. Oct. 25, 1894.
They all reside at Wales Centre, N. Y.
DOCKHAM.
CHARLES E. DOCKHAM came to N. in 1897 He was b. at Laconia, Oct. 30, 1853; m., July 14, 1872, Ellen Creighton, b. at Danville, Vt., Oct. 23, 1854. He is assistant foreman in the cardroom at the Tilton Woolen Mills, where he has been employed for 14 years. They have three children.
Second Generation.
RALPHI E. DOCKHAM, b. at Laconia, July 1, 1882, is employed at the Tilton Woolen Mills and resides on Arch St.
ETTA E. DOCKHIAM, b. at Fitzwilliam July 21, 1883; m., Nov. 14, 1904, George H. Jewell, b. at Laconia April 4, 1876. He is employed at G. H. Tilton's hosiery mill and resides on Park St.
ETHEL LAURA DOCKHAM, b. at Tilton, June 23, 1872.
DOLLY I.
JONAS H. DOLLY came to N. from Tilton in 1879 and purchased the residence of the late Hezekiah Bean on Park St. He was b in Gray, Me., Sept. 16, 1842; m., 1865, Eunice A. Sweatt of Belmont, b. Dec. 26, 1842.
He was boss weaver for A. H. Tilton's mills. They had five chil- dren. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.)
Second Generation.
WALTER D. DOLLY, b. Feb. 23, 1870; d., in infancy.
ALICE J. DOLLY, b. April 12, 1872; m., June 14, 1899, George S.
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Hinkley and resided for a time in Concord. Later he removed to La- conia. He is a moulder by trade. She conducted a millinery and dressmaking business previous to her marriage. They have a dau., Eunice H.
HERBERT H. DOLLY, b. Dec. 6, 1873; m., April 14, 1896, Lutie Johnson of East Tilton. He resides on Park St. and is a member of the firm of Phelps & Dolly, grocers, at Tilton.
E. ETTA DOLLY, b. Feb. 6, 1876; d., Oct. 27, 1895.
JONAS W. DOLLY, b. May 26, 1880; d., Feb. 10, 1899.
DOLLY II.
ROSCOE G. DOLLY, b. at Gray, Me., July 28, 1837; m., March 9, 1883, Julia C. Sweatt, b. July 16, 1848. He served in the Civil War as gun- ner on the Kearsarge. He was at his post when she sank the Ala- bama in Cheborg Harbor. He is now overseer of weaving. (See Boys in Blue.)
Second Generation.
NELLIE F. DOLLY, b. at Manchester July 6, 1872; m., March 17, 1894, Ernest E. Nelson of Tilton. They have one child, Myrtle.
FLORENCE M. DOLLY, b. at Suncook Oct. 16, 1874; m. Oral Batchel- der. They lived in N., where she d. Feb. 23, 1902. They had two children, Althea and Roscoe D.
DOLLOFF. .
The Dolloffs were of Russian ancestry. Christopher, the emigrant, settled at Exeter and Abner came to Canterbury in 1763.
DAVID DOLLOFF lived south of the Rogers farms, completely shut in by forests. He erected here a new house and m. in 1785 Elizabeth Miles, the widow of Phineas Fletcher, who d. on his way home after the surrender of Cornwallis. Her parents, Josiah and Elizabeth Miles, were the nearest neighbors, nearly a mile distant. They had 10 chil- dren, as are duly recorded. Elizabeth and Mary d. the same week in 1787 and ten years later Jesse 1st and Miriam 1st d. the same day.
Mr. Dolloff went to live, in his old age, with his dau. in East N. He was long a cripple, being confined to his chair, but was regularly chosen tithing man. He was a great reader and a close patron of the Northfield social library about 1800.
HANNAH DOLLOFF m. David Lougee of Loudon and resided there. They had two dau., who m. brothers, James and Nathaniel Sanborn.
SALLY DOLLOFF m. Hazen Carr of N. (See Carr gen.)
DAVID DOLLOFF, b. 1791; m. Sally Bean. They had six children, but two living to maturity. She d. at 83 years of age.
ADAGAIL DOLLOFF m. Joseph Marden and resided at Lowell. Both lived to extreme age.
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JESSE DOLLOFF, 2D., b. 1794; m., 1825, Nancy Crockett of Meredith. He was accidentally killed in New York City, leaving a wife and child who survived but a few years. He was a fine singer.
MIRIAM DOLLOFF, 2D., twin sister of the above, was a celebrated weaver and lived in Canterbury Borough. She was an Osgoodite.
Third Generation. (Children of David and Sally Bean Dolloff.)
MARY DOLLOFT m. Stephen Neal and was the mother of David Dol- loff Neal, the celebrated artist of Munich.
ELIZABETHI DOLLOFF m. Almon Slader of Acworth, b. 1818, and re- sided on the Main road, near the Canterbury line. She was very artis- tic in her tastes and was a woman of faculty. He was a house builder. She d. at N. 1897. He d. at the home of his dau. in Lowell 1901. . They had one dau., who m. Walter F. Glines in 1861, and (second). Henry W. Leach of Lowell, Mass. (See Glines gen.)
DOW I.
JEREMIAH Dow, b. at Holderness Jan. 1, 1826; m. Lucretia Ann Glines, b. June 22, 1831. They had eight children. He was a more than ordinary farmer's man and was employed for years by Jeremiah Smith. He d. March 23, 1895.
Second Generation. (B. at N.)
ALEXANDER CLARK' Dow, b. Nov. 25, 1848; m. (first), 1864, Joanna Dearborn of N. He m. (second), 1868, Rhoda Arlin of Concord, b. Sept. 2, 1840. She was reared by the Enfield Shakers, and d. Oct. 11, 1869. He m. (third), Sarah A. Smith of Orange, Vt., Jan. 15, 1870. She d. at N. July 17, 1871. He m. (fourth), Susan Brocklebanks of Plainfield, May 22, 1872. He m. (fifth), July, 1884, Mrs. Josephine H. Clark of Franklin, who d. April 3, 1889, and Dec. 12, 1889, he m., for his sixth, Mrs. Amoretta Kimball. (See Kimball gen.) He d. at the home on Bean Hill road, Aug. 26, 1896. He had two children, who d. in infancy.
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