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Second Generation. (B. at Raymond.) .
HENRIETTA PAYSON, b. Feb. 4, 1853; m. Edwin F. Rowe of Chelsea, and they reside in Everett, Mass. They have one dan., Mildred.
MARY PHILLIPS PAYSON, b. Nov. 9, 1855; m. Lucien C. Plummer of Bristol, where they resided for some years, going later to Jefferson, where they reside at The Waumbek, having charge of that hostelry during the winter months. They have two sons, Reginald and Natt. THOMAS RUSSELL PAYSON, b. May 11, 1858, resides on the home place and is a farmer. He is a member of the Sons of Veterans and is a âne taxidermist.
JOHN HENRY PAYSON, b. May 26, 1860; d., Jan. 3, 1862.
CHARLES HENRY PAYSON, b. July 22, 1863, resides on the Samuel Dicy farm. He m., May 16, 1889, Bessie A. Downing, b. at Ellsworth Jan. 3, 1867. They have six children. (See Downing gen.)
Third Generation. (Children of Charles and Bessie Downing Payson.) (All b. at N.)
ALFRED C. PAYSON, b. 1890.
ANNIE PAYSON, b. 1892.
MARY E. PAYSON, b. 1894.
CHARLES H. PAYSON, b. 1896.
GEORGE D. PAYSON, b. 1898.
IRVING G. PAYSON, b. 1900.
PEABODY I.
NOAH PEABODY was b. at New Boston Sept. 4, 1810, and was the ninth son of a family of 11. He came to N. in 1842.
He m., Dec. 2, 1834, Isabella Walker Richards, b. at New Boston Nov. 14, 1815. He learned the hatter's trade but later became a .
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trader and was associated with his nephew, the late Ira Hill, at Sanbornton Bridge. He was also with another nephew, James Palmer, and Warren L. Hill, in the old Whittier store.
He became, later in life, finisher and shipper in A. H. Tilton's Tweed Factory, having the principal care of his business until his death, Sept. 11, 1876. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church and was superintendent of its Sunday School. He was a good man. His wife was also active in social and church work and was for many years & Sunday School teacher. She is gratefully remembered by her many pupils.
He erected, in 1852, the residence on Bay St., now owned by Mrs. George Weeks. They had three children .. She d. at Laconia Sept. 30, 1898.
Second Generation.
SELWIN BANCROFT PEABODY, b. Jan. 15, 1839, at Sutton; m., Feb., 1867, Elizabeth S. Richards of New Bedford, Mass., and had one dau., now Mrs. Arthur Brown of Tilton. He was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and served during the Civil War in the Fortieth Massachusetts Regiment. (See Boys in Blue.)
He was later employed with his father in the mill, working into a similar position, and, after the death of Mr. Tilton, became, with Mrs. Tilton, the head of a very prosperous business. He removed to Tilton and erected a fine house. where he d. June 15, 1889.
He represented Tilton in the Legislature and was a director of the Citizens' National Bank. He was made a Mason in May, 1877; senior deacon, 1879; senior warden, 1880; and worshipful master in 1881. He filled other offices of trust and responsibility with rare ability. In 1887 he presented the Congregational Church with a beautiful parlor in memory of his devoted Christian wife, who d. Feb. 22, 1886.
JAMES VAN NESS PEABODY, b. Oct. 13, 1842; m., Jan., 1865, Susan Rand of N. (see Rand gen.), and they have one son. He served in the Ninth Regiment. (See Boys in Blue.) Mrs. Peabody was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and taught for several terms previous to her marriage. Being a natural musician, she served a term of years in the church choir.
They reside on Park St. He has charge of the finishing room of Tilton Mills, the place held by his father.
GEORGIE ISABEL PEABODY, b. at N. Nov. 15, 1843; m., Nov. 24, 1864, David Fletcher Cheney of Franklin. He served in the Civil War as lieutenant of Company H, Ninth Regiment, was provost-marshal at Paris, Ky., in 1863 and 1864, and was wounded at Petersburg, July 30, 1864. She was a fine musician and served as organist in the Tilton and Franklin churches for many years. She was the first pupil, at eight years of age, of the late J. H. Morey. She now resides with her only dau., Mrs. Georgie Alice Collins, at Lakeport.
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Third Generation. · (Child of James V. and Susan Rand Peabody.)
LEON BANCROFT PEABODY, b. at .N. Jan. 25, 1872, was educated at Tilton Seminary. He entered Tilton Mills as a dresser at 19 and still holds the place.
PEABODY II.
JOSEPH PEABODY came to N. from New Boston and was associated with his brother in trade for several years. After the death of his wife, Dec. 6, 1861, he sold and went to Manchester, where he m. Hannah Bean of that city, who was associated with him in the under- taking business in Manchester for many years. He d. there. He built the house on Bay St. now owned by Harry W. Murzey.
Second Generation.
AUGUSTA M. PEABODY, b. at Manchester, was a graduate of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary in the class of 1861. She m. Albert P. Tasker of Manchester and resides at Washington, D. C. She was a teacher in the N. schools for some years previous to her marriage and was a fine singer.
CHARLES PEABODY, b. in Manchester, has been engaged in the manu- facture of boots and shoes all his life and resides at Wellesley, Mas.
PERTHEL.
FREDERICK A. PERTHEL, b. at Griez, Germany, July 18, 1829, came with his family to N. in 1880. He was a block printer by trade but found employment in the finishing department of the Granite Mills. He had served his native land for four years as a soldier. He m., Jan. 29, 1835, Christine Giebhardt. They at first occupied the Chase tavern stand, purchasing later the residence of the late Jeremiah Tilton. They have eight children.
Second Generation. (All b. in Germany.)
CARL FREDERICK PERTHEL, b. Jan. 15, 1858; m., May 25, 1882, Kate Smith, b. in Germany, March 22, 1859. They have a home near the Fair grounds, where they conduct an extensive poultry business. They have two children.
HERMAN FREDERICK PERTHEL, b. Aug. 10, 1859; m. (first), Mary Hebberly. He m. (second), Matilda Batky. They reside at Eastdale, R. I., and have four children: Elsie M., Lena L., Robert H. and Gladys.
MARY FRENCH PHELPS.
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OTTO F. PERTHEL, b. Feb. 19, 1866; m., Jan. 1, 1888, Selina M. Cadue of N. (See Cadue gen.) They reside in Tilton and have two children. A son, Levi O., d. May 12, 1893.
MARY TEBESA PERTHEL, b. Oct. 5, 1868; m., Nov. 5, 1890, Robert F. Whitehouse, b. in Germany Nov. 5, 1852. He is employed at the Massasoit Woolen Mills, Huntington, Mass., and was formerly super- intendent of weaving in the mills of the Peace Dale, R. I., Manufac- turing Company.
GOTTHOLD FREDERICK PERTHEL, b. March 18, 1871; m., June 27, 1894, Winnie M. Hadley of Laconia. They reside in Everett, Mass., and have one child, Leland.
JENNIE A. PERTHEL, b. at Middleboro, Mass., May 24, 1876; d. at three years.
Third Generation. (Children of Carl F. and Kate Smith Perthel.)
MARY AGNES PERTHEL, b. at N. Nov. 24, 1883, graduated at Tilton Seminary in the class of 1903, and is now pursuing a course at the Normal School at Plymouth.
JOHN PERTHEL, b. Jan., 1886.
(Children of Otto and Selina Cadue Perthel.)
FLORENCE T. PERTHEL, b. 1889. IRENE W. PEETHEL, b. 1894.
LEVI O. PERTHEL d. in infancy.
PEVERLY.
FRANK PEVERLY came to N. from Canterbury in 1884. He was b. at Danbury April 1, 1847, and m. Ruby W. Squires. They reside on the Miles Randall place. He is a farmer and trapper. They had a son, who d. in infancy, and a dau.
Second Generation.
IDA MAY PEVERLY, b. at Canterbury Nov. 16, 1869; m., Dec. 24, 1887, Edwin F. Kimball, b. May 13, 1859, at Canterbury, where they reside. He is a farmer and lumberman. They have three children: Elsie Pev- erly, b. at N., 1889; Juliette, b. 1891; and Frank E., b. 1894.
PHELPS.
ELISHA PHELPS, b. at Billerica, Mass .; m. Mary French. (See por- trait.) He came to N. (Oak Hill) and bought the farm now owned by John B. Yeaton. The original house stood across the road from the present one. They had eight children. A dau., Ruth, d. at 12 years of age.
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Second Generation.
IRENE PHELPS, b. at N. Nov. 18, 1814; m., May 19, 1842, Moses Winslow. ' (See Winslow gen.) She d. Ang. 17, 1890.
DAVID F. PHELPS, b. Sept. 10, 1816; m., March 5, 1842, Irene Davis of N. They had three dau. They resided on the homestead and were hard-working, quiet, Christian people. He d. Sept. 24, 1895. She d. Jan. 18,. 1891.
FRANCIS PHELPS, b. May 8, 1818; m. (pub.), July 29, 1849, Elizabeth Buswell of N., and removed to Danvers, going later to Tilton, where he d. suddenly in 1887.
An unfortunate accident resulted in the loss of his left hand, yet he lived a busy and useful life. Mrs. Phelps was a devoted member of the Methodist Church, a teacher in its Sabbath School and a fine Bible scholar. She d. Aug. 12, 1893. They had two children, Sarah and Frank. The former m. Walter Hoyt of Hopkinton and had four chil- dren, one of whom, a graduate of the New Hampshire Normal School, teaches there. The latter, Frank, is a member of the firm of Phelps & Dolley, grocers, Tilton. He m. Zilla Ladd of Derry and has one son.
MARY B. PHELPS, b. May 17, 1820; m., June 26, 1842, David Davis of Oak Hill. They were farmers on the banks of the Merrimack until his death, Nov. 20, 1878. She d. at her daughter's at N., Feb. 28, 1901.
JOEL F. PHELPS, b. May 4, 1822; m., June 23, 1844, Eliza Townsend of Danvers, Mass., where they resided and where she d. March 21, 1880. Ho d. at the home of his niece in N. Sept. 16, 1897. They had. four children: Ruth A., Morris, Jerome and Homer.
SUSAN PAGE PHELPS, b. at N., 1826; m., Nov. 25, 1847, Ebenezer Rollins of Sanbornton Bridge, b. 1818. She d. Sept. 4, 1865. They had seven children. He m. (second), June 1, 1867, Mary A. Dooley. He d. in Lowell Oct. 1, 1894.
SABRINA FRENCH PHELPS, b. June 28, 1828; m., Nov. 11, 1852, Henry French, b. at Tewksbury, Mass., June 18, 1822. Their lives were spent in Lowell, Mass., where he d. Jan. 12, 1892. She d. there March 19, 1903. They had two dau. and a son, Charles, who d. in infancy. The dau. were: Abbie Ella, b. Jan. 20, 1854, d., May 14, 1896; and Emma Grace, b. July 31, 1859; d., Sept. 26, 1885. They were both graduates of Salem Normal School and teachers in Lowell.
JOHN LOW PHELPS, b. Aug. 2, 1832; m., Jan. 15, 1856, Julia A. Eaton. of Manchester. He d. in Libby Prison, South Carolina, Nov. 11, 1864. (See Boys in Blue.) They had a dau., Estelle Mary, b. March 2, 1857, now Mrs. Fred Burnham of Epsom. They have three children.
Third Generation. (Children of David and Irene Davis Phelps.)
ROBILLA B. PHELPS, b. Jan. 3, 1845; m. Leonard Colby of Bow. They resided in N. for some years and now live in Bow. They have six children, three of whom, Nettie M., Reuben G. and Clara, were b. in N.
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ESTELLE F. PHELPS d. May 15, 1857, at eight years of age.
HATTIE PHELPS, b. at N. Jan. 26, 1854; m., March 27, 1872, John B. Yeaton. (See Yeaton gen.)
PHILBRICK.
ENOCH GERRISH PHILBRICK was b. at Sanbornton Bridge July 7, 1841. He m., Aug. 3, 1864, Ann Hill, b. at N. March 24, 1840.
They resided for a while on the Wadleigh place, now owned by Mrs. S. W. Glines near the reservoir. His brother, George, also re- sided there and, though his sojourn in town was limited, he held the office of superintendent of schools.
Enoch Gerrish also served as one of the selectmen. The farm was sold in 1872 to its present owner and Mr. Philbrick returned to Tilton.
A few years later they returned and cared for her mother till her death in 1871, since which time they have been permanent residents of Tilton, where, since 1881, he has been a member of the firm of Philbrick & Hill, grocers. Their two sons, Charles and Gerry, were b. there.
PHILBROOK.
REV. N. P. PHILBROOK purchased the Gilman farm on Bay Hill in 1866. He had been a member of the Providence Conference for 15 years and chose farming for a recreation for nine years, occasionally supplying the neighboring districts. One son, George Robinson Phil- brook, was b. in N. July 12, 1867.
In 1875 he joined the New Hampshire Conference, with his first charge at Franklin. After 20 years of service with the Methodists, he returned to the church of his fathers and filled the pulpit of the Congregational Chuch at Bethlehem for eight years and at Sanbornton Square for seven years. He is now retired and resides at Tilton. He m. Hannah Sanborn of Tilton and they have a family of five. (See History of Sanbornton.)
PHILIPS.
I find the name of Jonathan W. Philips on the early records, not later than 1801, and he is called Doctor. He was one of the early teachers and the treasurer's report shows many orders given for services.
He may have been the father of Jonathan, b. 1802, who lived near N. Depot, close by the brook which still bears his name. He m., 1802, Hannah Arlin, and had one son, Ell, and perhaps other children. He d. Jan., 1861, aged 59. He was an herb doctor and was thought to have some skill in the use of nature's remedies.
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PIPER I.
. BENJAMIN PIFEE came from Gilmanton to N. previous to 1730, after a short stay at Franklin. He bought one of the Cross farms on the intervale, bordering the brook called successively Cobas, Crow, Piper and Philips, one of the greenest and most fertile spots in town. A little way up the brook, close by the Oak Hill road, was his sawmill, purchased of Moses Davis. The forests around supplied an abundance of heavy timber, and the farm houses around were large and well- built from the . products of this mill. He m., 1798, - of by whom he had a dau. and three sons. This family were all mu- . nicians and constituted largely the arst brass band of N. (See Banda.) Mrs. Piper d. at N. July 11, 1878. He d. June 17, 1884.
Second Generation.
MARY ANN PIPER, b. 1818; m. (pub.), Jan. 12, 1848, Samuel Ball Haines. After living for a time at her father's, he became foreman of the old sawmill at Factory Village, where two dan. were b. They later returned to the intervale, where he d. June 7, 1900. She d. Sept. 35, 1887. (See Haines gen.)
JOHN W. PIPER, b. 1821; m., May 12, 1851, Abiah Batchelder and had three dau., one of whom d. in infancy, Feb. 29, 1861. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) She'd. in Concord.
HANNAN PIPER, b. 1828; m., 1858, Katie Sanborn and resided at Factory Village. They had four dan., two of whom d. in childhood.
THOMAS H. PIPER, b. 1826; m. (pub.), Oct. 4, 1847, Cynthia A. Wyatt of N., b. April 18, 1830. She d. Nov. 7, 1884 .. They had one son.
Third Generation. (Children of John and Abiah Batchelder Piper.) (All b. at N.)
MELISSA JANE PIPER, b. 1855; m. (first), Samuel Gilman of N. and had one child, Jennie, who d. at East Tilton. She m. (second),- Dudley and resides at Andover.
LEONA PIPER, b. 1858; m. - - Rogers and resides at Contoocook. A dau. d. in infancy.
(Children of Hannan and Kate Sanborn Piper.)
CLARA PIPEE, b. at Factory Village; m. Elbridge Folsom and re- sides at Laconia.
JOSEPHINE PIPER, b. at Factory Village; m. - Davis and has three children.
(Child of Thomas and Cynthia Wyatt Piper.)
HAMILTON W. PIPER, b. at N. Sept. 29, 1852; m. Mattie Walker and resides at Concord. They have a dau., Maud.
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PIPER II.
BENJAMIN PIPER Was b. In Meredith and m. Betsey Moses of Mere- dith. They had one son. She d. in 1864. He d. at N. in 1884.
Second Generation.
ALANSON PIPER, b. at Meredith in 1830; m., Sept. 13, 1885, Deborah Moses. He served in the army and d. in camp. She came to N. with her son in 1880 and d. there March 8, 1905.
Third Generation.
CHARLES H. PIPER, b. at Meredith in 1861; m. Flora Nudd of Centre Harbor. He is a mason and farmer and resides on the Bean Hill road. They have one son.
Fourth Generation.
HARRY A. PIPER, b. at N. Feb. 9, 1882; m. Mary S. Moses of Groton, April 5, 1902. He is a mason by trade and has two children.
Fifth Generation.
IDA MAY PIPER, b. at N. Sept. 11, 1902. CHARLES MADISON PIPER, b. at N. Feb. 16, 1904.
PLUMMER.
ABRAHAM PLUMMER, b. Sept. 1, 1788, was originally from Newbury Old Town, now Parker River and perhaps was b. there. His wife was Hannah Hale of Haverhill, Mass., b. March 27, 1790. He removed to Rindge and, a few years later, to N. on the banks of the Merrimack River. Her parents also came to live in the brick house across the river just opposite. None of the eight children were b. here. He bought a part of the Jesse Cross property on the intervale and lived in what was the Noyes Hotel.
He was a carpenter as well as farmer and worked at Penacook when the mills there were being built. It was a family of remark- able longevity. They had a family of 13 children, three of whom d. in infancy. Mrs. Plummer d. April 11, 1869. He d. Sept. 24, 1869. Both are buried at Tilton.
Second Generation.
HANNAH MATILDA PLUMMER of N., b: Nov. 29, 1809; became the third wife of Aaron Breed, Sr., of Boston, Mass., a son of her sister's hus- band, a manufacturer of mathematical instruments. She d. Oct. 10, 1867.
CHARLES E. PLUMMER of N., b. Dec. 11, 1811, is now living at 90 years of age. He m. (pub.), May 20, 1834, Clarinda Rugg of Rindge, in N.
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MARY ANN PLUMMER, b. Dec. 12, 1813; m., May 26, 1836, Obadiah Glines of N. He was a farmer on the home place, where they reared a family of 10 children. (See Glines gen.) She d. Feb. 23, 1871.
SARAH STOCKER PLUMMER, b. March 14, 1816; m. (first), Charles Goodrich of Cambridge, Mass., who d. of consumption at Sanbornton Bridge. She m. (second), (pub.), Aug. 24, 1857, John Curry of Tilton. He d. in 1865. She resides on School St., Tilton.
ELIZA LAWRENCE PLUMMER, b. Aug. 27, 1818; d., Nov. 26, 1861. She m. Ransom Chesmore of Lowell, b. at Bennington.
MARIA MADEN PLUMMER, b. April 14, 1820; m. Aaron Breed, Jr., of Bradford, and d. Feb. 6, 1888. Both are buried at Mt. Auburn. One child, Amy, is now living at Northfield, Mass.
ABRAHAM FOSTER PLUMMER, b. Aug. 22, 1822; m. Catherine Huntoon of Boscawen, Oct. 25, 1858. She d. July 31, 1879. He m. (second), Mrs. Bryant of Andover. Mr. Plummer sold his farm on the intervale and removed to the home of the late Milton Gerrish on the Franklin road, where he now resides.
. WILLIAM H. PLUMMER, b. Aug. 1, 1824; m. (pub.), Sept. 7, 1855, Mary S. Winslow of N., and always resided on the home farm. He d. Dec. 6, 1892, leaving two sons, Charles and Almore. Mrs. Plummer resides at the home: (See Winslow gen.) She was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and was a teacher before her marriage.
CAROLINE A. PLUMMER, b. at Rindge April 2, 1826; m. (pub.), Sept. 7, 1848, John Stevens Winslow. (See Winslow gen.) She d. July 31, 1882.
BENJAMIN WARD PLUMMER, b. at Rindge Jan. 16, 1828; m., Sept. 6, 1863, Emily Huse of N. He was a farmer at Tilton Highlands until his death, May 28, 1898. They had four children.
ISAAC AUGUSTUS PLUMMER, b. Nov. 24, 1830; d., June 2, 1832.
CLEMENTINA SABRINA PLUMMER and ANGELINA SOPHILA PLUMMER, twins, b. Sept. 22, 1832; d., Sept., 1833.
Third Generation. (Children of William and Mary Winslow Plummer.)
(All b. at N.)
CHARLES W. PLUMMER, b. Jan. 22, 1856; m., June 5, 1886, Abbie Glines of N. They have two children.
ALMORE F. PLUMMER, b. Nov. 29, 1865, resides on the home place with his mother and, with his brother, has not only cultivated their fertile intervale farm but has for a part of the year made shingles at a mill on the stream flowing from Sondogardy Pond, which has in turn been called Cohas, Cross and Philips Brook. It was this stream that furnished the power for the many mills and shops of the Cross Brothers more than a century ago.
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Fourth Generation. (Children of Charles W. and Abbie Glines Plummer:) (B. at N.) JAMIE W. PLUMMER, b. March 29, 1891. AMY M. PLUMMER, b. July 20, 1898.
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PLUMMER II.
RICHARD BELKNAP PLUMMER came to N. from Alton, where he was b. in 1839. He m. (first), Mrs. Mary N. Lane, b. at Loudon Oct., 1845. He is a painter by trade. They resided on South Summer St., where she d. April 8, 1901. She had a dau. by a former marriage, Annie F. Lane, who was educated at Tilton Seminary and Plymouth Normal School and who taught for several years. She m., June, 1902, George W. Dolloff, a merchant tailor at Laconia, and now resides at Ply- mouth. They have one child. Mr. Plummer m. (second), Oct. 6, 1904, Lucinda L. Holbrook, b. 1854. They now reside on Park St.
POOR.
THOMAS L. POOR came from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to N. He was b. at West Thornton and m. Sarah Sophia Sargent of Goffstown. They purchased the Charles Gilman farm on Bay Hill and, after a residence of 10 or 12 years, sold to Rev. Nathan P. Philbrook, and returned to northern New Hampshire. He d. at Bath in 1896. She d. at Thorn- ton in 1882.
Second Generation.
SARAH SOPHIA POOR m., Sept. 1, 1840, Reuben Philbrook, a blacksmith at Sanbornton Bridge, and had three children: Sarah Elizabeth, wife . of Alonzo Clark of Manchester and, later, of David N. Kemp; Daniel, a farmer at Franklin; and Mrs. Mary Annah Floyd. Mrs. Philbrook d. Nov. 15, 1877.
POWERS.
MRS. CYNTHIA MATHES POWERS came to N. from Tilton in 1894 and erected a home on Howard Ave. She was b. at Columbia Aug. 7, 1853; m., Dec. 24, 1879, Rodman Tyler Powers, b. at South Abbington, Mass., March 27, 1843. They had two sons. Mr. Powers d. at Whitman, Mass., Feb. 17, 1891.
Second Generation.
CARROLL SEAVEY POWERS, b. at Whitman Oct. 9, 1884; d. at N. Jan. 14, 1903.
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LEON TYLER POWERS, b. at Lancaster Sept. 13, 1887, graduated from Tilton Seminary in the class of 1904. He entered the State College at Durham but was obliged on account of sickness to leave at the close of his first term. He is now employed at the Tilton Optical Works.
PRESBY.
EDWARD PRESBY, b. 1809, came from Canada to N. and lived at the Hanaford place. He m. Sally, dau. of Job Glines, and had seven chil- dren. She d. March 25, 1871. He d. April 1, 1860.
Second Generation. . (All b. at N.)
EDWARD PRESBY, JR., b. Feb. 4, 1827; m. Sarah McDaniel. They had four children. He d. in Manchester March 14, 1856. She m. (second), Hiram Cross of N. (See Cross gen.)
ELIZABETH PRESBY d., unmarried, April 15, 1844.
JOHN PRESBY served in the Civil War, being credited to Sanbornton. (See Boys in Blue.)
WINTHROP PRESBY m. (pub.), March 6, 1856, Orrilla Young. (See Boys in Blue.) He d. at Petersburg, Va.
Third Generation.
8 (Children of Edward and Sarah McDaniel Presby.) (All b. at N.)
MARY ELIZABETH PRESBY, b. Dec. 26, 1848; m., 1867, Erwin W. Wright of Piermont.
SARAH ABAGAIL PRESBY, b. Sept. 19, 1850; d., 1853.
CHARLES EDWARD PRESBY, b. May 10, 1852; m., 1871, Nellie Mason of Lisbon. They reside in Langdon and have two children.
SUSAN JANE PRESBY, b. Feb. 23, 1854; m., 1877, Eugene W. Batchelder of Franklin and resides at Tilton.
PRESCOTT I.
JOSEPH JAMES PRESCOTT, b. at Pittsfield, Nov. 24, 1854; m. Lucy Lena Thurston, b. at Hill March 24, 1849, and had a family of six. He purchased the Captain Glines farm at the Centre, where they now reside and where she d. May 5, 1904. (See Thurston gen.)
Second Generation. (All b. at N.)
ROSCOE E. PRESCOTT, b. Aug. 1, 1878, attended Tilton Seminary and Franklin High School and is an enthusiastic member of the Nesmith Rifles, Company H, Second Infantry, New Hampshire National Guard.
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He enlisted Feb. 2, 1899, was promoted to sergeant Feb. 28, 1901, became sergeant-major of the First Battalion in 1902-'03 and is still in the service.
He is also a member of the New England Rifle Company and has: won five medals and taken the Ripley prize. He was in the first class in 1899; marksman in 1900-'01,-'02-'03; sharpshooter in 1903 and ex- pert in 1904. He has been a member of the company's rifle team in. the regimental shoots of 1901 and 1902 and in the brigade shoots at. Nashua and Manchester in 1902 and 1904.
GENEVIEVE PRESCOTT, b. at N. March 4, 1881; m., June 17, 1905, Ru -. dolf Vetter of Pascoag, R. I., where they reside.
ETHEL FLORENCE PRESCOTT, b. Dec. 7, 1882; m., Jan. 2, 1901, Edwin E. Pickering, a farmer of Meredith, and has three children: Merle,. Earle and Melvin. They reside at Meredith.
GERTRUDE EVELYN PRESCOTT, b. 1883, was employed by Citizens' Tele- phone Company; now resides at Pascoag, R. I.
CARL ROGERS PRESCOTT, b. Feb. 25, 1885.
FLOYD THURSTON PRESCOTT, b. Oct. 28, 1887.
PRESCOTT II.
WILLIAM PRESCOTT, JR., son of William, a Revolutionary soldier, went from Hampton Falls to Sanbornton. He was b. Oct. 14, 1762, and m. (second), Mrs. Sarah Gibson Forrest, widow of "Soldier John," Dec. 4, 1797, and came to N. to reside. He was a plough maker. After her death, July 26, 1806, he m. (third), March 19, 1807, Mrs. Jane Kezar and had a dau., Sally, who d., unmarried, at 40 years. Mr. Prescott d. Oct. 17, 1845. His wife d. in 1859 at 91 years of age.
He was the father of the celebrated naturalist, genealogist and physician, Dr. William Prescott of Concord, and there were other children. A dau., Hannah, m., March 10, 1813, David Mason of N. and removed to Starksboro in 1817.
QUIMBY.
CLARENCE E. QUIMBY came to N. from Tilton in 1894 and bought the brick residence by the town hall.
His grandfather, Rev. Silas Quimby, had filled the desk of the Tilton and Northfield Methodist Church and his father, Silas, Jr., was president of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary for a term of years.
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