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JOSEPH THOMAS SANBORN, b. Sept. 3, 1787, removed to Vermont and later to Rochester, N. Y., where he d. in 1865.
MARY GLIDDEN SANBORN, b. May, 1789.
JONATHAN SANBORN, JR., b. July 26, 1791, removed to Paynesville, Wis., where he d. in 1828.
DAVID MASON SANBORN, b. June 26, 1793.
JOHN PEARSON SANBORN, b. Sept. 28, 1794; m. (pub.), Oct. 9, 1808, Sarah Gile of West N., b. June 22, 1783, and moved to Palo, Ill., where he was a farmer. She d. May 25, 1859. He d. Aug. 24, 1859. Both are buried in N.
ALICE GLIDDEN SANBORN, b. July 3, 1796.
MATHEW NEALEY SANBORN, JR., b. May 14, 1799. 1
GREENLEAF CILLEY SANBORN, b. Oct. 4, 1800. ANDREW NEALEY SANBORN, b. March 17, 1802. JAMES ROBY SANBORN, b. Aug. 28, 1803.
DANIEL CILLEY SANBORN, b. April 9, 1805.
JOSIAH AMBROSE SANBORN, b. July 8, 1810.
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LATE RESIDENCE OF DANIEL SANBORN.
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SANBORN IV.
DANIEL SANBORN's son, John Prescott Sanborn, was b. in Brentwood in 1750 and removed to Deerfield.
He served in the Revolutionary War and d. in Deerfield in 1812. His son, Daniel, was b. July 20, 1787. He m., 1821, Polly Frye of Deerfield. He came to N. from Sanbornton Bridge in 1836, where he had spent 10 years on the W. T. Cass farm by the upper dam. He had a sawmill on the site of Granite Mills. He later purchased the farm of Obadiah Hall on Zion's Hill and d. there Dec. 29, 1875. She d. May 13, 1881.
Second Generation.
JOSIAH SULLIVAN SANBORN, b. at Deerfield in 1821; m. (pub.), June 16, 1851, Martha E. Forrest, b. at N., 1823. She d. at N. Oct. 22, 1854. He later removed to California and d. at Redwood City May 3, 1893.
BRALEY JAMES SANBORN, b. in Deerfield, 1823; never m. He was a farmer in the West for many years and, having a competency, had no occupation during the last years of his life. He was a man of energy and natural ability. He d. at Hudson July 31, 1901.
SAMUEL C. SANBORN, b. at Deerfield, 1827; m. Mary Annis and is now living in Ayer, Mass.
PETER SANBORN, b. at Deerfield, 1822; never m .; d. at N. June 27, 1848.
DANIEL SANBORN, 3D., b. at Deerfield Oct. 31, 1825; m. Augusta Hoyt of N. and resided on the homestead, where she d. Nov. 6, 1896. He sold this farm after her death and removed near the village. They had four children. (See view of homestead.)
JONIN SANBORN, b. at N. July 16, 1836, graduated from the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Wesleyan University, class of 1859. He was one of the faculty of the former seminary and was principal of a school in Iowa for many years. After a considerable stay in N. he became a successful dealer in real estate in the West.
He was a devoted Methodist and in his will gave a generous sum to the New Hampshire Conference Seminary.
Third Generation.
CHARLES FRYE SANBORN, b. at N. Aug. 12, 1872, graduated from Tilton Seminary in 1889. He was graduated from the Medical De- partment of New York University in 1893 and served 18 months as interne in Bellevue Hospital, afterwards serving in the New York State Hospital and the Willard State Hospital until July, 1903.
He is now medical inspector for the Equitable Life Assurance So- ciety in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, with offices at Denver, and passes on its medical examinations for policies.
He is Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons of New York.
He is unmarried and lives in Denver, Col.
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ALONZO HOYT SANBORN, b. at N. Sept. 9, 1874, attended Tilton Sem- inary and m. (Arst), Alice M. Wright, Oct. 18, 1892. She d. March 10, 1893. He m. (second), Nov. 5, 1895, Elizabeth A. Emery of Canada, and resides near Franklin Falls, where he is a farmer. They have two children, Mildred Elsie, b. Oct. 10, 1896, and Maud Gertrude, L. Sept. 1, 1901.
MART FLORENCE SANBORN, b. at N. Aug. 16, 1878; m. Frank A. Her- bert and resides in Worcester, Mass.
HELEN LOUISE SANBORN, b. at N. June, 1891, is now attending school at Tilton Seminary.
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SANBORN V.
JONATHAN SANBORN always resided at Factory Village, now Franklin Falls. He was b. Jan. 24, 1814, and m. (first), Dec. 16, 1835, Rebecca Clough of Ryegate, Vt. They had three sons. She d. April 27, 1878. He m. (second), Jan. 12, 1879, Mrs. Ann Whitney of Grafton. He was deputy sheriff for Merrimack, Belknap and Grafton counties for 15 years. He was captain in the Sixteenth Regiment during the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) He d. at his home June 1, 1880.
Second Generation. (B. at Factory Village.)
OSCAR BANBORN, b. Oct. 9, 1836, became a machinist in the iron works at Wyandotte, Mich. He m., Sept. 16, 1862, Lizzie Thora and had eight children.
DE WITT CLINTON SANBORN, b. June 9, 1839, enlisted in the Second New Hampshire Regiment in 1862 and was killed at the second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 29, 1862. He was six feet, one inch, in height. He was buried on the battlefield. A Testament, a necktie and a pair of scissors were all that ever came back from him.
WILLIAM CHANNING SANDORN, b. May 8, 1843, was a machinist in Jackson, Mich., and later at Centreville, Mich. He m., July 6, 1869, Georgie McFoy of Detroit. They had two children.
SANBORN VI.
LEONARD SANBORN Was b. in Sanbornton Jan. 4, 1811, and m., Nor. 24, 1836, Elmira Rollins of Sanbornton, who was b. July 8, 1807. He was for many years a caster in a foundry at Manchester and later was a farmer in N. after 1865. They had no children. They resided on the Bay Hill road, where he d. Aug. 4, 1878, and where she d. Sept. 25, 1880.
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SANBORN VII.
OSCAR PAGE SANBORN b. Nov. 24, 1843, came to N. in 1865. He m., Sept. 13, 1864, Clara Ann Clisby. They resided at the Centre with her parents. They had two dau. Mrs. Sanborn d. Nov. 21, 1880. She was a fine organist and gave her services to the Congregational Church choir for many years.
Mr. Sanborn m. (second), Dec. 11, 1881, Anna C. Morrill (see Mor- rill gen.) and had a family of five. He served in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) He was a miller for some years but is now engaged in farming. He has remodeled his home recently and erected a spacious barn. Mr. Sanborn is, and has been for many years, deacon of the Congregational Church and also superintendent of the Sunday School.
Second Generation. (Children of Oscar and Clara Clisby Sanborn.)
SARAH JOSEPHINE SANBORN, b. Feb. 28, 1867; m., Dec. 25, 1889, Harry C. Wyatt, b. April 23, 1867. He is a farmer and resides on the Sanborn road, Tilton. They have three children: Carrie, Nathan and Ruth.
KATHERINE HILLS SANBORN, b. Sept. 13, 1871. She was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and has been for 14 years a popular teacher.
Much of her time has been devoted to Christian service and in the Sunday School. She was a charter member of the Christian Endeavor Society, serving as its president for two terms, and being its delegate to the Boston International Convention in 1895. She is a member of the Congregational Church and was president of the Curtice Mission for many years.
(Children of Oscar and Anna Morrill Sanborn.)
THEODORE M. SANBORN, b. Sept. 16, 1883. He was a member of the English Scientific course at Tilton Seminary but was obliged to leave on account of failing eyesight at the close of his junior year. He is now a farmer.
ERNEST C. SANBORN, b. Nov. 18, 1885, graduated from Tilton Sem- inary in the class of 1905.
WINFRED P. SANBORN, b. Oct. 30, 1887; d., Sept. 8, 1897. He was greatly beloved by all who knew him.
RAYMOND V. SANBORN, b. April 12, 1890, is a student at the Seminary at Tilton.
MARIE CONSTANCE SANDORN, b. Oct. 11, 1892, graduated from the . Union Graded School in the class of 1905.
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SARGENT I.
JOHN 8. SARGENT came to N. from Danbury in 1890. He was b. at Hill July 17, 1883, and was the son of Ephraim and Mary Ann (Searles) Sargent, and one of eight children. He m., in 1857, Diana A. Hubbard, dau. of Cummings and Lydia (Reed) Hubbard. Mrs. Sargent was b. at Thetford, Vt., July 26, 1835. Mr. Sargent is a farmer and resides on Park St. They had three children, all b. in Danbury.
Second Generation. .
NELLIE FRANCES SARGENT d. in infancy. AMANDA SARGENT m. and resides in her native town. WILLIAM CUMMINGS SARGENT, b. Aug. 9, 1864; m., June 13, 1888, Josie Carver Sbaw. b. in Salisbury Feb. 10, 1868. (See Shaw gen.) He is a farmer and teamster and now resides with his parents on Park St. They have two dau.
Third Generation.
LURA ARVILLA SARGENT, b. at Danbury April 23, 1890, is a member of the sophomore class, 1905, at Tilton Seminary. GLADYS IDELLA SARGENT, b. at N. Nov. 14, 1892.
SARGENT II.
FRANK R. SARGENT came to N. from Tilton in 1900. He was b. at Littleton Sept. 10, 1849; m., April 26, 1884, Emma L. Dyson, b. at Richmond, P. Q., May 14, 1864. Mr. Sargent is a noted horseman, having owned several thoroughbreds, and was for several years man- ager at the home of "Viking" at the Foster Stock Farm. They have two children.
Second Generation.
NORMA MAY SARGENT, b. at Providence, R. I., June 27, 1885, gradu- ated from Tilton Seminary in the class of 1905.
FRANKLIN FOSTER SARGENT, b. at Tilton Sept. 5, 1889.
SAWYER I.
JOTHAM SAWYER came to N. very early and lived on the Rand place. He m. Tamar Colby and had six children, b. in N. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Second Generation.
CHARLOTTE SAWYER, b. Aug. 15, 1780. WALKER C. SAWYER, b. May 31, 1782. JAMES B. SAWYER, b. April 5, 1787. REUBEN SAWYER, b. Dec. 2, 1791. ELIJAH C. SAWYER, b. Sept. 12, 1801. TAMAR SAWYER, b. -; m. Jonathan Whicher of East N. (See Whicher gen.)
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SAWYER II.
GIDEON and REUBEN SAWYER were without doubt the first owners of the Gile farm on Bean Hill. They came from Hawke, now Dan- ville. Reuben d. unmarried at 25. Gideon m. Sherborn, sister of Sarah, wife of Jonathan Gile. His name is on the first tax list. They were good farmers and cleared a large tract and set out an ex- .tensive orchard. There were several children. His name drops from the records in 1826.
Second Generation.
LYDIA SAWYER was the first wife of Elias Abbott. (See Abbott gen.) She was b. July 23, 1784, and m. May 2, 1812.
GIDEON SAWYER, 2D., used to go with his mother to the home of William Knowles on horseback to attend meetings, as they were Meth- odists. It is supposed that all of this family d. in the home. Some are buried on the farm and others in the Abbott yard.
SCRIBNER I.
JONATHAN SCRIBNER came to N. in 1843 and settled on the Haines place, then owned by Mrs. Ann Chase Hancock, whom he m. (See Hancock gen.) He was b. at Salisbury May 26, 1813, and was a car- penter and farmer. He d. Aug. 27, 1888. Mrs. Scribner was a true home maker and was intensely devoted to her family. They had three children. She d. June 4, 1875.
Second Generation.
FRANCES ADELAIDE SCRIBNER, b. May 27, 1844, was educated in the common schools, at Franklin Academy and at the New Hampshire Female College. She taught in N. a while and .then went to Rankin, Ill., where she was for many years a popular instructor.
She m., Jan., 1889, B. W. Daniels, a merchant. They resided at Wichita, Kan. She devoted her life to Christian work in the church and elsewhere. She d. Nov. 10, 1903. They had an adopted dau., Alta Fay, b. April 13, 1879, who m., April, 1901, Chris Katler.
CLARA CHASE SCRIBNER, b. April 30, 1845. She graduated from the New Hampshire Female College in the class of 1867 and taught for several years. She m., May 23, 1872, Frank Hills, a merchant of Til- ton, where they have since resided. (See Hills gen. and sketch.)
GEORGE LIVERMORE SCRIBNER, b. Aug. 28, 1847, and d. at his home Jan. 11, 1872.
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SCRIBNER IL
FRED E. SCHIBNES was b. at Salisbury Dec. 2, 1859, a day made still more memorable by the fact that it was the same on which John Brown was hanged.
He m., May 1, 1894, Nellie J. Rogers of Salisbury. He spent 15 years in the Red River country-five as a farmer and 10 in mercan- tile pursuits.
He bought the J. S. Dearborn farm in 1893 and is a general farmer. giving cspecial attention to dalrying and poultry.
He was made an Odd Fellow in Spooner, Wis., and has passed most of the chairs. He is also an enthusiastic member of Friendship Grange.
Mrs. Scribner was educated at Warner High School and was a teacher for a dozen years in Salisbury and adjoining towns. He is one of the present board of selectmen and is connected with the schoola.
SEARLES.
MARY J. LOCK, b. Aug. 3, 1835, at Stoddard; m., Oct. 26, 1863, Charles E. Searles of Townsend, Mass., and resided at West Andover, where he was.station agent for many years. He lost his life while coupling cars April 29, 1870.
Mra. Searles removed with her dau. to N., July, 1886. She par- chased the residence of Mrs. Agnes Scott on Vine St., July, 1898.
Second Generation.
LIZZIE M. SEARLES, b. at Andover May 10, 1864.
AURA ETTA SEARLES, b. Aug. 20, 1865; m., April 25, 1885, Nelson Bean of Wilmot and d. there in Dec., 1885.
NELLIE EVA SEARLES, b. Dec. 20, 1866; m., Sept. 12, 1895, Arthur B. Cross of Concord. (See Cross gen. and sketch.)
MINNIE B. SEARLES, b. at Andover Dec. 11, 1869, is employed as fore- woman in George H. Tilton's box shop.
SENTER.
JOHN SENTER was b. at Centre Harbor in 1847. He m. (first), Oct. 11, 1868, Elizabeth Mary Mooney, b. at Sandwich Dec. 2, 1850. They resided for some years at Kansas City, Mo., where three children were b. and she d. Sept. 24, 1874. He returned to New Hampshire in 1877. He m. (second), Oct. 20, 1880, Sarah A. Davis and has resided on Park St. since 1892. She d. there May 30, 1905. He has been pre- cinct health officer for nearly 10 years; is a member of Harmony Lodge, I. O. O. F .; is a Knight of Pythias; is one of the Brotherhood of American United Workmen; and is a member of the American Benefit Society.
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Second Generation.
ANNIE E. SENTER, b. May 15, 1872; m., Jan. 1, 1888, Elmer A. Per- kins, b. March 12, 1867, at Wilmot Center. He is a carpenter and resides at Concord. They have two dau., Elizabeth May, b. July 29, 1888, and Metta Ethel, b. Sept. 2, 1894.
JOHN H. SENTER, b. Feb. 11, 1870; m., May 18, 1888, Lottie B. Parent of Concord, and has one son, Forrest E., b. Aug. 17, 1894. They reside in California.
CHARLIE E. SENTER, b. Sept. 24, 1874; d., Oct. 29, 1874.
SEWALL I.
SAMUEL SEWALL bought his farm on Oak Hill of the Foss brothers in 1820. He m. Betsey Whitney of Canterbury and had five children. He d. Jan. 15, 1871. The farm was sold to Benjamin Kenison and later to B. F. Ayers, and the buildings were burned.
Second Generation.
DIANTHE SEWALL, b. at N .; m. (first), Dustin Battis, and (second), Charles Russell, and for many years guarded the railroad crossing at the State Prison. They later removed to Salisbury, where she d. June, 1904.
CAROLINE SEWALL m., June 21, 1850, Thomas Blake of Highgate, Vt. He was employed by Joseph Gerrish at Boscawen and ran a plaster and flaxseed mill at Oak Hill. They had two children, Charles Chandler and Christiana. The former m. Martha Austin and resides in Andover. The latter m. Sylvester Lambert of Lakeport. (See Lambert gen.) Mr. Blake sold his farm on Oak Hill and they re- sided for some years at N. Depot. She now resides with her dau. at Tilton.
DANIEL SEWALL, b. 1834; m., Feb. 18, 1850, Jerusha Canfield and had one dau., Julia, who m. (first), - Durrell and resided at Frank- lin. She m. (second), John Sanborn and d. at her mother's in 1901. Daniel Sewall d. at N. in 1855.
SARAH ANN SEWALL, b. at N., 1831; m. (first), Joseph Brown of Canterbury, and (second), - - Whitney. He was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Boys in Blue.) They had three children: George W., a farmer at East Concord; Daniel W .; and Mary E., wife of Frank Getchell, who d. at Boscawen, leaving three children.
HORACE P. SEWALL, b. at N. June, 1827; m. (first), Lucy Emery of Dorchester, Jan. 3, 1853. He m. (second), Sarah. Jackman, b. at Wilton, Me., and had four sons. The entire family moved to Min- neapolis about 1890, where they are farmers. The children's names: Albert, Charles, Frank and Leon. The farm was sold to B. Frank Ayers and the name Sewall has entirely disappeared from the records of the town.
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SEWALL II.
SAMUEL SEWALL, 2D., went, when a young man, from Gilford, where his family resided, to New Orleans, and with a push-cart sold various wares about the city.
He came to N. some years after, bringing as the result of his labors, thrift and economy, $2,000 in gold. He purchased about 30 acres of one of the Lindsey Meadow lots of Jonathan Sanborn and a part of the house in 1848 (?), Mrs. Sanborn reserving one room, where she lived till her death. Mr. Sewall brought his parents, sister and three brothers to reside there, and erected for himself a home on Bay St. about 1858, near the village.
His father, named William, and his wife, Rebecca Whitney, both d. there. His name appears on the records in 1835. He m., Dec. 26, 1843, Abagail Rogers Durgin, b. July 21, 1811. She d. June 14, 187G. He m. (second), Mrs. Clara S. Blake of Lake Village, Oct. 16, 1876. He had two children by his first wife. He d. at Belmont.
MOSES G. SEWALL, b. at Gilford, 1813 (?). He lived near the present Sanborn turnpike and, after his father's death, was taxed for 2914 acres. He became insane and was restrained for some three years, dying Oct. 25, 1855. He was a godly man and, though unable to read, could repeat long passages of the Bible by heart, if not understand- ingly, with great fervor.
BETSEY SEWALL remained in the home after her parents' death. She m., Oct. 15, 1852, William Pearsons, b. 1823. He served in the Civil War and d. at Bay Hill Dec. 12, 1876. She d. at Boscawen.
WINTHROP SEWALL, b. 1820, was a good scholar but later became in- sane. He d. at Boscawen March 18, 1881.
JOSHUA SEWALL d. in the home of typhoid fever, Aug. 31, 1840.
Second Generation.
EMMA W. SEWALL, b. at N. Nov. 26, 1847; m. Newton M. Phelps of North Andover, Mass., and resided in Lawrence, Mass. He d. Aug., 1876. She m. (second), 1881, Richard Adams of Boston. They resided in Charlestown, where he d. July 5, 1899. She still resides there.
CHARLES F. SEWALL, b. May 1, 1850 (?); m. (first), Electa Glines of N. and resided in Laconia. He is now living in Kansas and is a veter- inary surgeon. (See Glines II gen.)
SEYMOUR.
MARTIN A.' SEYMOUR came to N. from Randolph, Vt., in 1902. He was b. at Williston, Vt., July 13, 1876. He m., Aug. 15, 1900, Athelia Gertrude Estabrook, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., April 9, 1867.
He is a graduate of the Randolph, Vt., State Normal School. He taught for several years in Vermont and Massachusetts and at present is principal of the Union Graded School in N.
Mrs. Seymour is also a teacher of several years' experience and at present is employed in the same school.
BYRON SHAW.
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MRS. BYRON SHAW.
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SHEPARD.
EBENEZER SHEPARD was taxed in N. in 1836 and lived on the north- east corner of the Lindsey Lot. He was a painter. The house was sold to Warren L. Hills, who moved it to the junction of the Bay Hill road, on the site now owned by Joseph C. Wyatt, and later removed to the Charles F. Clark place.
SHIRLEY.
STEPHEN DEARDORN SHIRLEY, b. at Sanbornton Dec. 9, 1798, learned the tanner's trade, and came from Littleton to N. about 1879 and bought the Cilley farm on Bean Hill. Though past middle life, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley brought with them the ambition and vigor of youth. After his death, June 16, 1889, she continued to supervise the farm and household duties with the same tireless energy. She passed her 96th birthday on Aug. 5, 1904, and with her son, Andrew, still re- sides on the farm. A dau., Jane, m. Thomas Smith and resides at Uplands, Canterbury.
SHAW I. (See portraits.)
BYRON SHAW, b. at Salisbury Oct. 27, 1847; m., May 1, 1873, Nellie S. Oliver of Salisbury. He came to N. in 1873 and bought the Brown farm on High St. He is a stirring, up-to-date farmer and, in addition, has much outside work.
He has been one of the board of selectmen and has been road agent much of the time since that office was created. They conduct a fine dairy, making a specialty of cheese.
Mrs. Shaw was educated at Corinth, Vt., and was a successful school teacher. She has been a contributor of prose and poetry to several New York periodicals under the pseudonym of "Sunie Mar."
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were among the first Grangers in town and belong to Franklin Grange.
Second Generation.
ALBERT BYBON SHAW, b. May 30, 1876; m., March 9, 1904, Nina G. Davis of Bean Hill. Mr. Shaw graduated from the New Hampton Commercial College in the class of 1893. He is a farmer and has recently purchased the Robert Smith farm on the Merrimack inter- vale.
ALICE GERTRUDE SHAW, b. Jan. 9, 1879; m., Dec. 9, 1904, Arthur Corliss of N. (See Corliss gen.)
BERTHA MAE SHAW, b. Sept. 24, 1882; d., Aug. 27, 1892.
EVERETT SANBORN SHAW, b. Jan. 17, 1888. He is at present a student at the New Hampton Commercial College.
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SHAW IL
SANBORLT SHAW came from Salisbury to N. in 1848. He bad pro- . viously m., Oct. 20, 1843, Mrs. Louise Smith Evans of N., and his two sons had m. her two dau., Ann and Adaline. (800 Evans gen.) They purchased the house built by her brother, the late B. F. Smith, at the foot of Howard Ave. They had one dau., Arabella. He was a lover of horses and bought an unbroken four-year-old colt for family use when more than fourscore years of age. She d. June 1, 1880. He d. instantly while at work at his daughter's, in Tilton, in 1881.
Second Generation.
HARRY SHAW, b. in Salisbury Oct. 4, 1827; m., April 17. 1856, his sister-in-law, Adaline Evans. (860 Evans gen.) They came to N. in March, 1859, and located on the Benjamin Hills place and had two sons. Mr. Shaw was a prosperous farmer until his death, July &, 1900. She was a teacher previous to her marriage and resided at the home with her son until her death, Feb. 10, 1905.
ARABELLA V. SHAW, b. Jan. 7, 1847; m., Nov. 2, 1885, Daniel Smith of Tilton. They reside on the Franklin road and have a dau., Addie Bell.
Third Generation.
HERBERT WARREN SHAW, b. July 16, 1857; d., Nov. 9, 1885. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Franklin and also of Harmony Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Tilton.
FRANK W. SHAW.
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FRANK WELLS SHAW, b. Sept. 30, 1862; m., Sept. 29, 1885, Emily J. Tucker of Hill. He resides on the homestead on Hills St., where. with fine location and improved buildings, he ranks among the pro- gressive farmers of N. His dairy outfit includes a score of cows and selling milk constitutes his chief business. He has been much in the service of the town, serving as supervisor for four years, followed by a service of eight years as selectman, seven of which he was chairman of the board. He represented the town in the Legislature of 1905 and is at present one of the board of selectmen.
In 1900 Mr. Shaw added the adjoining Hills farm to his estate and has since repaired and renovated his buildings, his possessions now ranking as fourth in value in town and comprising 200 acres.
He finds time, also, for social life and is a charter member of Arch Lodge, No. 51, K. of P., and is one of the committee having in charge the publication of the town history and the Old Home Day celebration.
FRANK W. SHAW.
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Fourth Generation.
FLORENCE MAY SHAW, b. Jan. 7, 1887, graduated from Tilton Sem- inary in the class of 1905, Latin Scientific Course. She won the silver medal for second rank in scholarship.
HAROLD S. SHAW, b. June 13, 1892. CLIFTON F. SHAW, b. July 11, 1899.
SIMONDS.
JOSEPH SIMONDS was b. in England in 1688 and came to America in 1700. His wife was - Knox. They settled on the Canterbury intervale and had two sons, William and John. The former removed to Thornton, where he lived and d.
Second Generation.
JOHN SIMONDS, b. Jan. 24, 1739, came to the north fields before they were made a town. He was a noted hunter, going with Captain Miles to trap beaver in Lower Canada three months in the spring and three in the fall. He bought his farm at the Centre with the pro- ceeds of a three months' hunt on the Kennebec River.
He m. Dorothy Batchelder of Canterbury, b. Dec. 12, 1744. When N. was organized the first and several later meetings were held at his house.
He was "sorvair," pound keeper, auditor and "sessor" repeatedly until his death in 1800. They had a family of eight children.
Third Generation.
JAMES SIMONDS, b. April 20, 1763; m., 1782, Lydia Morrison, b. 1762. They were honored and respected citizens and he was in the service of the town for 20 years. She d. Aug. 30, 1855. He enlisted at 14 years of age in the Revolutionary army. After his return he took up his abode in Andover about 1789, dying there Aug. 15, 1842. He was a constant attendant at the Baptist Church, often walking six miles and fording the river. His wife also accompanied him, sometimes with a babe in her arms.
They had two dau. and a son, John, father of John Wesley Simonds, a graduate of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Wesleyan University; a noted educator and state superintendent of public instruc- tion for New Hampshire. He resided at Franklin on the farm of his father and grandfather.
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