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ELLEN A. JOHNSON, b. at Franklin Nov. 6, 1854; m. Fred Chancy of St. John's, N. B. They reside at New Boston, where they have large farming interests. They have six children: Lyde N., Florence M., Frederick S., Clarence I., Ralph H. and Lyman J.
ESTELLA M. JOHNSON d. Aug. 4, 1858.
FRANK E. JOHNSON d., March, 1866, of spotted fever, aged six years. HERMAN F. JOHNSON, b. at N. May 11, 1866, is a weaver in Carter's Mills and resides with his mother.
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KENISTON.
WILLIAM KENISTON, the first to settle in N., was of Scotch descent. He came from England as a missionary.
He had a brother, Joshram,. noted for his great strength, who cace escaped captare by overpowering a "preme-gang" of eight British oft- cera. William had two grandsons, William and Valentine, who icare in carly N. history.
Second Generation. (Children of William, 2d.)
WILLIAM KENTETON Lived below the Leighton place. He was b., 1726, and d., May 8, 1803. The place has always been called the "Konts- ton Crotch." The road at first followed Range 2 to the river, across Which was a bridge less than a mile below the Cross Bridge, called on the records "The Loer Bridge."
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He was a Revolutionary soldier and "Larm List" man. The home was sold to Ebenezer Blanchard and later the house was removed. Mr. Keniston went to live with his grandson, Francia, and a deed of the land to him is on record. The old cellar and some decayed apple trees and rose bushes are still to be seen. His brother, Valentine, lived and d. in N.
Third Generation.
WILLIAM KEMITTox, b. 1760; m. Sarah Morrison, and, after some years' stay on the home farm, where five of his 10 children were b., removed to Sanbornton Bridge. He was a soldier and was at the Battle of Brandywine. He d. at his son's at Union Bridge, Oct. 30, 1853.
DAVID KENISTON, b. 1750 (?); m. Betsey Dearborn and had three dan. and a son. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was at Bennington, Chatauguy Woods and French's Mills. He d. about 1800. He resided on what is now called High St., near the Ledges.
FRANCIS KENISTON, b. 1777, called "Old Cappen," had a family of seven. He was a captain in the state militia and lived on the Bean Hill road in various places. He d. April 10, 1860. She d. July 29, 1854, aged 87.
Fourth Generation.
(Children of Francis and . - Keniston.)
CHARLES KENISTON m. Harriet Dearborn and had a family of 16 children by one mother. Most of them settled in town and all were b. there.
JONATHAN KENISTON, b. 1808, called "Pluto"; m. Polly Glines and had two children. He lived on the Bean Hill road and was a farm hand. He d., on Granite St., Sept. 11, 1883. She d. April 30, 1884, aged 78.
PHILIP KENISTON, b. 1815; m., Nov. 29, 1838, Ruth Carr of N. and removed to Campton, where he d., Jan., 1869.
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HARRISON KENISTON was a farm hand for Joseph Kimball. His ac- customed price was one dollar a day and he was greatly disturbed one season by Mr. Kimball's offer of 25 cents more. He d. Jan., 1869, aged 54.
WILLIAM KENISTON, b. 1802; m. Nancy Danforth, b. 1808. He d. in 1880, and she, in 1863, at Concord. They had one son.
PRISCILLA KENISTON, b. Jan. 29, 1821; d., Jan., 1866. She was the home keeper after her mother's death and never m.
(Children of David and Betsey Dearborn Keniston.)
ELIZABETHI (LIZZIE) KENISTON m. Jonathan Dearborn. (See Dearborn gen.)
SALLY KENISTON m. Ephraim Cross and inherited a third of her father's estates, where she lived and d. (See Cross gen.)
RUTH KENISTON m. William Cross, and lived on her father's estate. (See Cross gen.)
POLLY KENISTON m. Nathaniel Foss and lived next door to her sis- ter. (See Foss gen.)
DAVID KENISTON, called "Infant David," never m. He lived alone on the Ledges. He enlisted in the War of 1812 and was with the Light Infantry, hence the name. He was a man of immense proportions. He served a short time at Portsmouth during the War of 1812.
Fifth Generation. (Children of Charles and Harriet Dearborn Keniston.)
(All b. at N.)
CHARLES KENISTON, b. 1828; m., Feb. 5, 1849, Caroline Collins and resides on the Gerrish road. They had six children. He is a trusty farm hand.
WILLIAM KENISTON, b. Jan. 13, 1830; m., March 12, 1852, Frances Amanda Davis of N. and resided at N. Depot. He was employed for many years in the wood yard of the B., C. & M. Railroad but, later, kept a grocery store. They had five sons, two of whom d. in boyhood. He d. May, 1888.
JOHN KENISTON m., Aug. 18, 1862, Mrs. Nancy Farwell and had two children. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) He d. at N. Jan. 31, 1902.
ALBERT KENISTON m., May 26, 1854, Mehitable Glines and had one Bon. She d. June, 1875.
FREDERICK KENISTON m. Mrs. Alice Ludlow Austin and had three dau. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) He was a charcoal and brick burner for many years for O. H. Ayers at N. Depot. He removed to Manchester, where he d., Nov., 1904.
ALPHEUS KENISTON, b. 1854; m. Mrs. Minnie Healey Sanborn and is a farmer on her father's homestead. (See Healey gen.)
ALFRED KENISTON m. Mary Knowles of Lakeport. He was per- manently disabled in a railroad collision.
LAURA KENISTON m. George Roberts of N. (See Roberts gen.)
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LUOY JANE KENISTON, twin sister of the above, m. James Dearborn
of N., and resides at the Depot. He is a farmer.
ALVIN KENISTOR d. at 17.
PERLEY KENISTON d. in childhood.
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JAMES KENISTOR removed to the West.
ELERIDOS KENISTON, called "Pink," m. Nellie Farwell of N. and had three children. She d. at Oak Hill June, 1875. He removed to Frank- Min Falls.
(Children of Jonathan and Polly Glines Keniston.)
FRANCIS KENISTON, SD., d., Dec. 2, 1850, aged 16. JEBUSHA KENISTON, d., Oct. 13, 1852.
ADALINE KENISTON, b. 1828; m. Lorenso Davis, called "Jed," and resided at the Centre and later, on the "Beach," where she d., July 12, 1864. They had two sons.
(Children of William and Nancy Danforth Keniston.)
WILLIAM HENRY KENISTON, b. 1830; m. Jane Clay, b. 1828, and re- aided in Concord, They had three (?) children, but one of whom was b. in N. She d. in 1900.
Fifth Generation. (Children of Charles and Caroline Collins Keniston.)
ELLEN KENISTON m. (first), Smith Roberts and had one dau. She m. (second), Frank Herbert of Rumney and has four children. HENRY KENISTON m. Mrs. Etta Keniston of Salisbury. HATTIE KENISTON m. Fred Longly and d., leaving one child. EMMA KENISTON m. Fred Longly and has a family of six.
ELIZA KENISTON of Canterbury.
VICTORIA KENISTON m. - - Cross.
LEWIS KENISTON resides at home. He m., July 30, 1900, Emte Birk- sey of Tilton.
Two children d. in infancy.
(Children of William and Amanda Davis Keniston.)
(B. at N.)
LA FAYETTE KENISTON, b. Sept. 15, 1852; d. at N., April 18, 1867. WILLIE E. KENISTON, b. June 17, 1859; m., Dec. 4, 1880, Anna Brown of Concord. He has been for many years a popular conductor on the White Mountains Division of the B. & M. R. R. They reside at Con- .cord and have two dau., Veda and Lisle. The former was b. at N. and the latter at Woodsville.
WALTER SCOTT KENISTON, b. Dec. 28, 1863; m., Nov. 13, 1886, Suna Stevens of North Haverhill, b. May 19, 1863. He is in the employ of the B. & M. Railroad as plumber. They have three children: Ernest, b. 1888; Mary L., b. 1892; and Frank C., b. 1898. Harold F. d. in infancy. They reside at Concord.
FRANK KENISTON, b. 1865, and d., 1877.
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EDDIE KENISTON, b. 1867; m. Edith M. Hannaford of Canterbury, May 14, 1891. He is employed as engineer at granite works in West Concord. They have two children.
(Child of William Henry and Jane Clay Keniston.)
WARREN KENISTON, b. at N., 1852; m. Orrilla Martin, and resides at Boscawen. They have two children.
(Children of John and Nancy Farwell Keniston.) .
Mrs. Keniston had a dau. by previous marriage, Nellie Farwell. JENNIE KENISTON m., Nov. 30, 1881, Osborne Colby of Canterbury, where they reside. They have three children.
SIMON FABWELL KENISTON m., July 4, 1892, Etta Randall of Canter- bury and had two children. He now resides at Boscawen.
(Children of Elbridge and Nellie Farwell Keniston.) (B. at N.)
NELLIE KENISTON m. William McMurphy and removed to Laconia. PERLEY C. KENISTON, b. at N., 1870; m., June 15, 1888, Jennie M. Grover.
HARRY KENISTON, b. 1871; m., Aug. 30, 1890, Laura M. Leavy, b. 1870, at Andover.
KENISON I.
BENJAMIN KENISON was b. in Allenstown in 1792. After his marriage to Hannah Buntin, they resided in Bow until 1835, when he came to N. and bought the Sewall place on Oak Hill, where he was a farmer. They had three children, all b. in Concord., She d. April 6, 1864. He m. (second), Mrs. Mary McClary, and d. Dec. 2, 1877. This farm was afterwards sold to B. F. Ayers and the buildings were burned.
Second Generation.
MARY JANE KENISON, b. Jan. 4, 1821; m. William G. Hannaford. (See Hannaford gen.)
BENJAMIN KENISON, JE., worked in the mills at Tilton. He m. Elizabeth Thorne and went to Colebrook, where his family remained while he went to California in 1849. He went later to Idaho, where he d. in the mines. He had three children.
APPHIA KENISON m., Dec. 14, 1846, Alfred Parker of Methuen.
PARKER KENISON, b. in Bow, became a chiropodist and was for many years on Tremont St., Boston. He later purchased a farm in Lex- ington, Mass., where he d.
CHARLES KENISON, b. at Concord April 15, 1830, learned the mill- wright trade and continued in the business. until May, 1858. He was in the locomotive. and passenger car repair work for the Old Colony R. R. Co. for six years. His connection with the Portland,
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ennebec and Maine Central Railroad dates from March, 1864, on Iccomotives; then general foreman of the passenger car department to 1881, and he is now master car builder.
KENISON II.
JOHN H. KENISON came, when a boy, to N. from Canterbury and after various places of abode built a home on Vine St. He was a farmer and carpenter. He m. Sarah A. Drown of Charleston, Vt. They had two dau. She d. at N. Jan. 29, 1900. He d. three years later at Tilton.
Second Generation.
BLANCHE ROSE KENISON, b. at Concord March 21, 1872; m., Oct. 21, 1891, Frank J. Taylor of St. Johnsbury, Vt. They had one child, John F., now of East Andover. She m. (second), March 12, 1904, Sydney Arthur Oaks, b. at Birmingham, England, Nov. 24, 1875. They now reside at Roxbury, Mass.
MAUD ELLA KENISON, b. at Tilton Sept. 3, 1875; m., Dec. 24, 1896, Arthur David Hough, b. at Sudbury, Vt. They reside at Boston, where he is employed as a clerk.
KENNEY.
FRANK KENNEY and wife came to N., April 9, 1882, from Lawrence, Mass., where he had been employed as foreman in weave rooms. They were both b. in England, he at Manchester, and she at Halifax, Yorkshire County. They located on Bay St., where he d. Dec. 22, 1888. She d. at the home of her dau. in Tilton, Nov. 28, 1899, aged 70 years.
Second Generation.
ANNIE KENNEY, b. at Ballardvale, Mass., May 12, 1864; m., Nov. 12, 1888, Charles A. Towns of Tilton, where they reside. (See Towns gen.) They have two sons.
KEZAR, KEAZER, KEASOR I.
The Kezars were citizens of Canterbury before the north felds were incorporated. Reuben was at Bunker Hill and George was else- where in the service. The first tax list contains the name of Dr. George and Lieutenant Edmunds appears in 1796. Widow Jane, Dr. George, Reuben and George appear in 1797.
As late as 1825 we find Asa, Dr. John, Joseph S., George, Jonathan and William.
Asa d. in N. Oct. 14, 1840.
EDMUND KIZAR lived in the extreme southeast corner of the town and had a family of 12, most of whom removed to Stewartstown with
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him. This farm is now owned by Charles Payson. The only sur- viving member of the family in the vicinity is Mark Keasor of Til- ton. (See portrait and sketch.)
The original home of the Dr. Kezar family was on the Miles Cate place, now owned by Fred Bryant. They owned 200 acres there.
Dr. John Kezar lived later below where the Dow settlement now stands. He was a tanner and the sheds stood across the road on the F. B. Shedd farm, and the place is still called Kezar Corner. He m., March 4, 1847, Susanna Hodgdon. They had three sons.
She m. (second), Capt. William Prescott and remained on the homestead. They had a dau., Sally, who d. in early womanhood, July, 1847. Mr. Prescott d. in 1845, aged 80. She d. May 26, 1859.
Second Generation.
DE. JOHN KEZAR was a celebrated doctor and surgeon. He prac- tised for 23 years at Starksboro. He returned later to N., where he d. Aug. 14, 1872, aged 90. He m., March 5, 1832, Mary Haines of N., who d. March 24, 1866, aged 56.
JOSEPH SMITH KEZAB, b. 1794, lived for years at the foot of the Kezar hills on the Bean Hill road. At first he had oxen and cows and tilled his land, but lived alone. He lost his interest in farming by degrees, grew peculiar and allowed his farm to grow up to bushes He went to live with his mother after Captain Prescott's death and remained there alone after her death. He d. of starvation and a broken arm March 12, 1865, having denied entrance to every one for days. He had abundant means and, being afraid of banks, money was found here and there securely hidden.
His old home was bought by Rev. Simeon Spencer, torn down and removed to Park St., where it is now the home of Charles Heath.
KEZAR II.
JONATHAN KEZAR was the son of Reuben, who was called the "old well digger," having dug and stoned 47 in town, previous to his re- moval to Vermont.
He sold the island at the junction of the Winnepesaukee and Pemi- gewasset rivers to John Kezar of Starksboro, in 1842, for a bushel of salt, which he carried on his back to Peacham, Vt., from Franklin. He also bought a three-pail fron kettle when within six miles of the town, put it over his head and thus carried them both into town.
They were probably relatives of the Kezars in East N., although this is not known for a certainty. Jonathan was b. at Cabot, Vt., in 1796, and m., Dec. 3, 1823, Mehitable Danforth, and had 12 chil- dren, including two pairs of twins. He was a hard working farm hand and a builder of stone walls. In his old age he became greatly bent over and warped by rheumatism.
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He became a Christian late in life and, his fervid exhortations, although not models in manner or matter at first, became not caly edifying but eloquent and showed in a wonderful manner the up- lifting and redning influence of the Christian religion, in which kts family shared. He went down into the baptismal waters shouting and went "home" in the same ezultant manner July 30, 1871. She d. Ang. 2, 1880.
Second Generation.
Jmsss Krzan, b. at Factory Village, 1856; d. at N. Dec. 29, 1899. JACOB KEZAR, b. 1839; d., Sept. 26, 1867. WILLIAM KIZAR, b. 1840, and DAVID KEZAR were soldiers in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) NoTz. The only remaining member of this family is Mra. Mary Kezar Webster of Franklin Lower Village.
KIMBALL.
The common ancestor of the great majority, if not of all, of the Kimbalis in this country was Richard, 1st., who, with his family. embarked at Ipswich in the County of Suffolk, England, April 10, 1634, in the ship Elisabeth, William Andrews, Master. Arriving ta Boston Harbor, he took his family to Watertown and there estab- lished their first home in the New World. He was in the prime of life and had a trade which would be eminently useful in the new colony.
His services were in such request that an offer soon came to him of a house and lot and other privileges on condition that he would leave Watertown and go to Ipswich, Mass., and become the town wheelwright. He accepted the offer and settled down to business. He "sawed wood," built wheels and a reputation-filled many im- portant town offices and prospered. In less than 150 years from that time the woods, the fields, the towns and the continental army all had & goodly representation from the Kimball family. The Bean Hill Kimballs are from this family.
REUBEN KIMBALL, & Revolutionary soldier from Concord, came to N. soon after the battle of Bunker Hill. He fared hard at the hands of the British that day, being hit with three musket balls. One tore off his hat; another his powder horn; while a third caused a wound in his leg that never healed.
His deed of the Abner Miles farm on Bean Hill is dated 1776. He d. there June 13, 1815.
Second Generation.
BENJAMIN KIMBALL inherited his father's farm, but sold out to his brother, David, who came with his wife, Hannah Abbott of Concord. They spent their lives there and had a family of eight, three of whom d. in youth. The names of the other five were: David, Jr., Isaac, Simeon, John and Joseph.
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Third Generation.
DAVID KIMBALL, JE., was b. at N. in 1800 and d., 1875. He never established a home of his own but dwelt with his brothers on Bean Hill and cousins in Concord. His mind was not quite level on all subjects, his friends say, owing to a romance in early life, but he led an unselfish, thoughtful life and was called the sage and philosopher of the neighborhood.
ISAAC KIMBALL, b. June 10, 1802; d. in Lowell, Mass., in 1875. He m., Dec. 16, 1832, Sarah Moody.
JOHN KIMBALL, b. Feb. 22, 1806; d. at N. Dec. 22, 1868. He m. Susan Weeks of Sanbornton, b. 1799, and spent his whole life on the home- stead. They had a dau. and son. She d. July 22, 1874. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and was one of the few who made a record of passing events and whose notes have great value in the compiling of this history.
JOSEPH KIMBALL, b. March, 1808; d., Nov. 9, 1865. He m. Harriet Rogers, Dec. 6, 1832. (See Rogers gen.) He established a home a little down the hill from the home farm and on a part of it. He added to it from time to time many contiguous acres. Here they reared a family of seven. One of these, who remembers the old home, lovingly says, "It was known for many years by a small army of rela- tives and friends as headquarters for maple sugar, chestnuts, apples, cider, butter and cheese, milk and honey, music and song, and the days and nights were few that guests were not found enjoying its hos- pitality."
SIMEON KIMBALL, b. at N., 1810; d. at Tilton in 1865. He m. Fannie Rogers, a neighbor, Sept., 1837. He was a painter at Tilton for many years. They had a dau., Lucy Frances, and a son, Arthur Livermore. She was a celebrated cook and commissary for a small army of workmen who constructed the B., C. & M. Railroad, following them far into the mountains. She d. at Tilton Aug., 1853. He m. (second), Betsey McDaniel. (See McDaniel gen.)
Fourth Generation. (Children of John and Susan Weeks Kimball.)
HARRIET ANN KIMBALL, b. at N., and m. (pub. . - 25, 1855), Rev. Uriah Chase of Canterbury, and d. at Gilmanton in 1865. JOHN ANDRE KIMBALL, b. at N., 1846; m., 1864, Ammoretta Kimball of Belmont. Mr. Kimball sold the farm a few years ago and resides at Franklin Falls. He has five children.
(Children of Joseph and Harriet Rogers Kimball.)
LUOY ANN KIMBALL, b. at N. Dec. 15, 1835; m., Feb. 7, 1856, William Woodbury of N. and resided at Newport, later removing to California, where she d. Jan. 21, 1891. They had one dau., Lizzie Viola, now the wife of Fred Pollard of Newport.
ELIZABETH GILMAN KIMBALL, b. in N. July 19, 1838; m., 1865, Albert H. Hall of N., at Marysville, Cal. He d. Aug. 12, 1882. (See Hall
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gan.) She resides at Vallejo, Cal. She m. (second), William Wood- bury. (See Woodbury gen.)
JOSEPH WARREN KIMBALL; b. at N. Aug. 22, 1841, and d. at N. Bept. 21, 1862.
REBECCA VIOLA KimBALL, b. at N. May 18, 1844; m., Nov. 22, 1881, Rev. Joseph W. Yays of El Paso, Tex., and resided at Napa, Cal., Where he d. Nov. 21, 1884, and where she still realdes.
ROY THURSTON KIMBALL (see portrait), b. Ang. 2, 1846. His school days were divided between the district school of Bean Hill and Tilton Seminary.
At 22 he left the farm to engage in the canned goods business in Portland, Mo, with John Winslow Jones and D. W. Hoogg.
At 30 he went to San Francisco, Cal., where he has since been somewhat prominently identified with manufacturing interesta, chiefly with leather and pulled wool. Mr. Kimball is unmarried. He is an Episcopalian, a member of the Jefferson Square Club of San Francisco, a 32d degree Mason and a Knight Templar.
SARAH HATTIE KIMBALL, b. Sept. 19, 1848; m., 1874, Heary & Wright of Newport. They are now living in San Francisco, Cal.
GEORGE ABBOTT KIMBALL, b. July 6, 1858, now resides in Napa, Cal.
(Children of Simeon and Fannie Rogers Kimball.)
ARTHUR LIVERMORE KIMBALL, b. at Tilton May 27, 1839; served in the Civil War and is an inmate of the New Hampshire Soldiers' Home. (See Boys in Blue.)
LUOY FRANCES KIMBALL, b. at N. Aug. 21, 1841, and d., 1858, at Til- ton, when 17 years of age.
Fifth Generation. (Children of John Andre and Ammoretta Kimball.) HARRIET ANN KIMBALL, b. July 25, 1865; d., Nov. 5, 1870.
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ALBERTA JAMES KIMBALL, b. Oct. 30, 1872; d., Jan. 7, 1877.
GEORGE ERNEST KIMBALL, b. May 1, 1877; m., June 24, 1902, Cora Merriam of Westminster, Mass. He is a teamster at Westminster, where he resides.
MERTON LESLIE KIMBALL and MERTIE ESTELLE KIMBALL, twins, b. at N. June 25, 1878. The former is employed at Carter's Mill, Tilton. The latter m., April 29, 1903, John L. Flanders, fireman on the Franklin and Tilton train. They reside in N.
KNOWLES.
JOSEPH KNOWLES, the first of the name to locate in N., was b. in Chester June 15, 1758, and d. in N. Feb. 16, 1815.
He m., 1779, Sarah Locke of Chester, b. Dec. 13, 1761, and d. in N. Aug. 30, 1841.
He purchased the farm, still owned by his descendants on Bay Hill,
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of Nathaniel Whitcher, for a two-year-old heifer, it is said, and prob- ably erected the first buildings on the place. He had two sons and three dau.
Second Generation.
WILLIAM KNOWLES, b. April 6, 1781, is supposed to have been the oldest child. He spent his whole life on the home farm. He went to Haverhill, Mass., in 1802 to bring his bride, Betsey Clement, to his heart and home. She was fatally ill on his arrival and was buried on what was to have been her wedding day.
He m., in 1805, Zilpha Thorn, who was b. at Amesbury, Mass., Jan., 1, 1782, and had a family.
He d. May 26, 1864. After her husband's death Mrs. Knowles lived in the home of her dau., Mrs. Cass, for several years and d. there Dec. 27, 1876.
JOSEPH KNOWLES, JE., lived on Bean Hill, where the David Brown farm buildings now stand. He m., April 28, 1805, Hannah Haines, and soon after removed to Piermont. He and his father took a journey on horseback to the Far West, prospecting for a new home. He re- moved about 1836 or 1837 to Hurricane, Ill., where he d. in 1840. They had three children and perhaps more. Two of the children were Mrs. Harriet Richmond and Mrs. Hannah Boot of Fillmore, Ill.
CHRISTIAN KNOWLES and SARAH KNOWLES, twins, b. Oct. 7, 1786.
SALLY KNOWLES, b. at Salisbury April 11, 1789; m. Josiah Bachelder of Andover, March 24, 1819, and d. there Aug. 29, 1859. They had a son, William A., father of ex-Gov. N. J. Bachelder, and two dau., Martha, wife of J. H. Rowell of Franklin, and Mary, wife of George E. Emery of Andover.
HANNAH KNOWLES, b. Feb. 9, 1792; m. Stephen Haines and lived for many years in Vershire, Vt., but after her husband's death she removed to Exeter.
JOHN KNOWLES, b. Oct. 10, 1794, and d. May 29, 1853. He always resided on the homestead.
POLLY KNOWLES, b. Aug. 6, 1797; m. Josiah Woodbury of N. (See Woodbury gen.)
A son and dau., b. Jan., 1800.
Third Generation.
WESLEY KNOWLES, b. Oct. 6, 1805; m. (first), Oct. 3, 1832, Jane W. Gilman, b. Oct. 6, 1805, and had three sons and a dau. She d. Sept. 20, 1857. He m. (second), June 26, 1860, Mrs. Sophronia Clement Johnson of Dunbarton, b. Oct. 9, 1817. -
Mr. Knowles inherited the homestead and, with good buildings, horses and cattle, was an extensive farmer. This farm is now owned by his nephew and has never passed from the name.
He d. Sept. 5, 1892. Mrs. Knowles later resided on Howard Ave., where she d. Feb., 1899, and was buried at Dunbarton. Her sister d. two days previous, aged 69. Mrs. Clement, the mother, on being
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exhumed to be buried with her dau., was found to be completely petrified. She d. about 30 years before.
BETSEY KNOWLES, b. March 11, 1808; m. Rev. William D. Cam, # Free Baptist, and later a prominent Methodist, minister, and resided, late in life, at Tilton. They were greatly interested in the erection of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary. She d. May 3, 1882.
CYRENE KNOWLES, b. Jan. 21, 1818; d., Aug. 11, 1815.
JOSEPH KNOWLES, SD., b. July 29, 1817, read medicine with Dr. N. G. Ladd of Sanbornton Bridge. He graduated from the Woodstock, Vt., Medical School and located at Meredith Bridge, where he m. Olive Jane Ladd and went to. reside in her home. After his death, Sept. 15, 1852, she m. Dr. David 8. Prescott, who d. Feb. 25, 1874. She still remains in the home where she was b., and where her two husbands, physicians, spent their lives.
WILLIAM F. KNOWLES, b. April 24, 1822; m., Jan. 1, 1850, Sarah P. Robinson of Boston, Mass., b. Nov. 27, 1827, and resided in Boston. They had two dan., Addie Viola and Carrie Way, and a son, William Fletcher Knowles, a physician in Boston, who occupies the Knowles homestead as a summer home. ·
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