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MATHEW WHICHER, b. 1789; m. (first), Dec. 22, 1814, Olive Batchelder, and had eight children. She d. Aug. 5, 1833. He m. (second), (pub.), Aug. 27, 1835, Mrs. Sophie Sanborn of Gilmanton. They resided in the Dr. Clark house by the brick church and both d. there. He d. June 10, 1867.
REUBEN WHICHER, b. at Nottingham, lived first on the Shedd farm but removed later to near the Gilmanton line. He m. Dorothy Osgood and had five children. He d. Nov., 1869. She d. Jan. 18, 1870. He was a brick mason, blacksmith and stone mason. He was a brother of Mathew.
REUBEN WHICHER, b. 1794; m. Dorothy Osgood, b. at Loudon in 1791. He was a blacksmith and a stone and brick mason. He d. Nov., 1869. She d. Jan. 18, 1871.
BENJAMIN WHICHER, b. 1803, always remained an invalid in the home, where he d. Feb. 22, 1867.
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HORACE WHICHER, d. March 3, 1833, at Quincy, Mass.
JANE WHICHER m. Joseph Cofran. (See Cofran gen.)
PAMELIA WHICHER m. John Mathes of Canterbury, Dec. 24, 1792. She d. Sept. 12, 1821. They had one son, Horace W. Mr. Mathes d. July 30, 1869.
BETSEY WHICHER m., March 9, 1819, John Johnson. (See Johnson gen.)
ANN WHICHER, b. March 5, 1805; m. Hazen Cross of Sanbornton Bridge, Dec. 23, 1851. She d. Aug. 9, 1865.
ANNAHI WILICHER d. at Franklin, unmarried, at 65 years of age.
(Children of Jonathan and Tamar Sawyer Whicher.)
(B. at N.)
SARAH B. WHICHER, b. 1810, lived and d. in the home at East N. at 81 years, Jan. 20, 1892. She was unmarried.
MARY ANN WHICHER, b. July 15, 1812; d., Jan. 28, 1817.
ELIZA JANE WHICHER, b. March 13, 1815; d., March 30, 1893.
SHERBURNE S. WHICHER, b. Oct. 7, 1817; d., Nov. 17, 1848.
BENJAMIN S. WHICHER, b. Oct. 20, 1819; m. Polly Elkins of Andover and had one dau., Ellen. He d., April 1, 1868, in Iowa. She d. at the State Hospital in Concord.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHICHER, b. Sept. 4, 1822; m. Betsey Morrill of Canterbury and had three children.
REUBEN S. WHICHER, b. July 9, 1825. He resides on the home farm and is unmarried. This farm has always been noted for its cheese dairy, large quantities being sent during the life of his mother and sisters to the Boston trade. The farm is still producing butter for special customers.
(Children of Reuben and Dorothy Osgood Whicher.) (B. at N.)
CLARISSA WHICHER m., April 27, 1842, Albert Gorrell of N. (See Gorrell gen.)
JOHN M. WHICHER, b. June 22, 1817; m., Nov. 19, 1840, Asenath At- kinson, b. March 16, 1817, and had three children. He d. at N. June 14, 1889. He represented the town in the Legislature of 1878 and held the office of selectman. He was peculiar in his diet, never tasting fish, flesh or fowl.
HORACE WHICHER m. Mary Bradley of Canterbury and resided at La- conia, where he was an expressman. They had two children. Mr. and Mrs. Whicher both d. at Laconia.
ABBIE WHICHER m. John Young of Canterbury and removed to Brookfield, Mass. She d. at Plymouth in 1903. He still resides at Brookfield. They had a son, Fred, who d. in 1897. .
MARY JANE WHICHER m. Otis Young and removed to Plymouth, where she d. after a long sickness, a helpless invalid.
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Third Generation. .
(Children of Benjamin and Katherine Cole Whicher.)
LoUmA WHIOKER, b. Jan. 81, 1803.
CYNTHIA WHICHER, b. June 2, 1804.
BENJAMIN HARVEY WELCHER, b. Jan. 4, 1806. .
TRYPHINE WHICHER, b. March 27, 1807, went, when a child, to the Shakers to live, dying in that community, in which the held high odcial rank.
MARTIN LUTHER WHIOKER, b. July 12, 1808.
CALVIN WHICHER, b. Oct. 26, 1809, was the victim of uatoward cir- cumstances. He d. at the town farm May 15, 1864.
MARCUS AURELIUS WHICHER, b. April 2, 1811.
FRANKLIN WHICHER, b. Feb. 2, 1813.
CATHERINE WHICHIER, b. 1814, resided with the Shakera.
SUSAN HILL WHICHER, b. May 4, 1818. She was one of the leaders
of the midde family of Shakers and d. in their village June 16, 1847.
Fourth Generation. (Children of Matthew and Olive Batchelder Whicher.)
OLIVE WHICHER, b. July 7, 1818; m. Charles Gliman of Bay HILL (See Gilman gen.) She d. in Ang., 1848.
JOSEPH B. WHIORER, b. Oct. 1, 1815, was a stone worker in Quincy. He became a contractor and was killed by a falling board while supervising the construction of of a block. He had a dau., now Mra. Mary Elizabeth Lamson of Lowell, Mass.
ELIZABETH ANN WHICHER, b. April 7, 1817, was a dressmaker at home. She went to care for her sick brother and contracted fever, from which she d. Nov. 12, 1847.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE WHICHER, b. Sept. 26, 1822, was a private pupil of Prof. Dyer H. Sanborn. He was a teacher in Quincy, Mass., where he d.
WILLIAM WARREN WHICHER, b. Oct. 5, 1824; m. Fannie White. He contracted fever, from which he never fully recovered. He returned home and d. at N. in 1847. They had two sons, Oscar and Frank, both of Boston.
PAMELIA WHICHER, b. 1828; d., March 28, 1847.
JULIA A. WHICHER, b. 1832, graduated from the New Hampshire Conference Seminary, became insane and d. at the New Hampshire State Hospital March 25, 1885.
(Children of John and Asenath Atkinson Whicher.)
ADELIA WHICHER, b. Feb. 16, 1843; m., Sept. 4, 1866, Charles Knowles of Belmont, and d. there in 1894.
CLARENCE WATERMAN WHICHER, b. Dec. 26, 1847; m., Oct. 27, 1869, Abbie Lyford of Canterbury. She d. Sept. 18, 1880. They had one child, who d. in infancy. He m. (second), March 4, 1882, Francena
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Brown of Raymond, and has two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Whicher conduct a popular summer resort, called Maple Cottage.
ETHELINDA WHICHER, b. Jan., 1859; d., May 5, 1862.
Fifth generation.
FRED C. WHITCHEB, b. Feb. 16, 1883. HAROLD WHICHER, b. Jan. 22, 1893.
WILLIAMS.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS and his wife, Elizabeth Hills, came from Durham to N. in 1761, and settled somewhere near the Wadleighs on Bay Hill. They were guided only by spotted trees, as there were no roads.
This land he exchanged for a home on the main road, below the meeting-house, and erected a one-story house, which was the home of Amos Hannaford for many years. The burying ground below and the brook above have always been called by his name.
When the old meeting-house was built it was voted to place it half way between William Williams' and the Scunduggody Brook.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams had five children.
Second Generation.
ELIZABETHI WILLIAMS m. William Glines of Andover, who ran the Hancock Mill on the Holmes dam in the north flelds of Canterbury, and who was called Miller Glines. (See Glines gen.)
JOHN WILLIAMS went into the army and d., unmarried, soon after his return.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, 2D., was instantly killed by his brother's side in a battle during the Revolutionary War.
KATHERINE WILLIAMS m. - . Boynton.
SARAH WILLIAMS, b. 1759; m. George Hancock, b. 1749, whose parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Kezar Hancock. She was always sure she could remember the journey to N., although she was only two years old. Her uncle, Samuel Hills, brought her on his horse. (See Hancock gen.) She d. Jan. 14, 1800, having been a widow for 60 years. They had eight children and resided on what was later the Gerrish farms in West N.
WINSLOW.
BENJAMIN WINSLOW came to N. from Loudon. He bought his farm in 1813 and was m. to Betsey French in April, 1814. His friends were residents of Maine and were shipbuilders. He had assisted them and followed the sea for three years. He erected a home on the main, road and opened a tavern. The freighting was then all done by
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teams often with oxen, and men and beasts needed food and lodging on the route. They also boarded the relay horses for the daily stages. They were religious people, at first being Freewill Baptists, but, later, becoming Methodists. He was a class leader. They spent 'their whole lives here. She d. April 25, 1860. A sister, Sarah, m. Elias Abbott as his second wife, Aug. 29, 1826, and another sister, Hannah, m., June 28, 1817, Samuel Jackman. Benjamin Winslow had five children.
Second Generation.
MOSES F. WINSLOW, b. March 21, 1816; m., May 1, 1842, Trena B. Phelps of Oak Hill, and lived on a part of the home farm. He was a diligent farmer and a zealous Methodist, being a class leader for more than 40 years. She d. Aug. 17, 1890.
DARIUS WINSLOW, b. May 28, 1819; m., 1843, Hannah Haines, a neighbor. He was a teamster to and from Portsmouth. He d. of typhoid fever, Sept. 12, 1846, leaving a dau., Ella H. (See Haines gen.) The newly-erected home was removed whole to the vicinity of Sanbornton Bridge and became the home of Dr. Woodbury and, later, of Dr. Parsons Whidden.
JOHN STEVENS WINSLOW, b. June 30, 1821; m., (first), Sept. 7, 1848, Caroline Augusta Plummer, and had one son, Benjamin A. She d. July 31, 1882. He m. (second), Elizabeth J. Smith of N.
From her girlhood until well past middle age, her time and ener- gies went to the care of her declining parents and also to the estate, which became hers at their death and which she still owns. It has been in the family name since its first settlement. The Winslow farm also bears the same distinction. As a young man, Mr. Winslow was a school teacher and has held almost every office in the gift of the town. He has been many times one of the board of selectmen. He held that office with James N. Forrest in 1855 and with him again in 1881, just 26 years intervening.
LUCIA ANN J. WINSLOW, b. April 15, 1826; d., May, 1847.
MARY STEVENS WINSLOW, b. March 18, 1824; m., Sept. 7, 1855, William S. Plummer, a farmer on the Merrimack intervale. She was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and was a faithful teacher. (See Plummer gen.)
Third Generation. (Child of Darius and Hannah Haines Winslow.)
ELLA H. WINSLOW, b. at N. June 1, 1846; m. W. H. C. Follansby of Exeter, b. at N. (See Follansby gen.)
(Child of John S. and Caroline Plummer Winslow.)
BENJAMIN A. WINSLOW, b. at N. Feb. 16, 1852; m., Feb. 15, 1873, Ella Maria Elkins of Laconia. They reside on the homestead and he has been for many years the versatile "Down River" correspondent of the Laconia Democrat. He is also a general farmer and a dealer
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in agricultural implements. He was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and both he and Mrs. Winslow are quite musi- cal.
WILKINS.
DAVID PATTEN WILKINS was b. at Bradford May 20, 1817. He m. (second), Georgianna B. Howard, b. at Hillsborough Aug. 9, 1841. They resided in Medford, Mass., where he was a ship carpenter. The business declining, he became a house builder. They came to N. in 1878 and resided for five years on the Alvah Hannaford place, re- moving later to the brick house by the town hall. They returned to Medford in 1886. He had three sons by a former wife, but one of whom claims a place in N. history. They had two dau. He d. at Med- ford July 4, 1900. She still resides there.
Second Generation. (B. at Medford.)
JAMES M. WILKINS, b. 1845 at Medford, Mass .; m., at San Francisco, Cal., July, 1868, Maria Swett Hannaford of N. (See Hannaford gen.) She d. at Tucson, Ariz., 1883.
GEORGIE ISABELLE WILKINS, b. June 4, 1872, is a bookkeeper and stenographer in Boston.
STELLA FLORENCE WILKINS, b. Oct. 13, 1874, is employed in the office of the Boston & Maine Railroad as stenographer.
WOODBURY.
JOSIAH AMBROSE WOODBURY came to N. to live with his uncle, Josiah Ambrose (see Ambrose gen.), when 10 years old.
He developed a mechanical turn of mind and eagerly seized upon the little water power at the outlet of Chestnut Pond and was busily at work with his plans for its development when he was drafted and assigned to military duty at Portsmouth during the Revolutionary War. After his return he built a house near his uncle's and m., Oct. 29, 1820, Polly Knowles, his schoolmate and neighbor. He built a threshing mill on the little stream, in which his inventive genius was shown in the construction of fans and blowers, which had never been thought of before. In fact, Mr. Woodbury's threshing machine was the talk of the town. They had two dau. and a son.
Second Generation.
MARY WOODBURY, b. at N., 1821; m., 1844, Charles Alonzo Gile of Bean Hill. She was educated as a private pupil of Rev. Enoch Corser and was a teacher. (See Gile gen.)
CYRENE K. WOODBURY, b. 1827; m., March 1, 1863, Daniel Sanborn of Sanbornton. They were farmers on his father's homestead. She
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was educated at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary. She d. of cancer March 1, 1896. He d. Nov. 24, 1902.
WILLIAM WOODBURY, b. 1829; m. (first), 1856, Lucy Ann Kimball of N. They resided for some years on Christian Lane, near the reser- voir, going later to Newport, where he dealt in wood and coal. She d. at Napa, Cal., in 1892. He m. (second), Mrs. Elizabeth Kimball Hall, who survives him at Napa. He has one dau. by his first wife, Mrs. Lizzie W. Pollard of Newport.
WOODWARD.
DANIEL S. WOODWARD, son of Daniel, a soldier in the War of 1812 one year under Coloned Davis, came to N. Factory Village in 1852. He m. Dorcas Adams of Salisbury and for several years kept the old Austin Hotel and boarding house. He had previously resided at Penacook. Mrs. Woodward d. at N. March 10, 1877. He later re- moved to Hill.
Second Generation.
ELIZABETH WOODWARD, b. at Salisbury Sept. 22, 1828; d., Dec. 23, 1876.
HANNAH WOODWARD, b. Nov. 1, 1830.
PHEBE WOODWARD, b. Jan. 7, 1832, resided in Hill.
DANIEL R. WOODWARD, b. April 10, 1833.
STEPHEN WOODWARD, b. at Salisbury Aug. 22, 1834. ALVIBA A. WOODWARD, b. at Salisbury May 22, 1836.
DORCAS WOODWARD, b. Feb. 22, 1838.
DIANA WOODWARD, b. Sept. 22, 1839. (See Morrill and Roberts gens.) PAULINE WOODWARD, b. Aug., 1842; d., 1844. FRANK R. WOODWARD, b. at N. Feb. 9, 1845.
WYATT. JOHN WYATT m. Mary Badger Dec. 15, 1700. He d. Nov., 1783. Second Generation.
SAMUEL WYATT m. (first), Mehitabel Jewett and had nine children. He m. (second), July 27, 1756, Judith Chase Greenough.
Third Generation.
CHASE WYATT, b. at Newburyport, Mass., 1758; m. (first), Polly, dau. of John and Judith De More Colby of Sandown. Nine children were b. there. They removed to Sanbornton in 1809, settling on a part of Lot No. 78, second division, now owned by his grandson, George Colby Wyatt. He m. (second), Dec., 1823, Sarah Morse of N., and d. July 28, 1846.
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Fourth Generation.
SAMUEL WYATT, b. Oct. 10, 1789; m. Comfort Fernald of Loudon and settled in N. on what was called the Young lot, below Zion's Hill. He was familiarly known as "Uncle Sam." He was a farmer. She d. July 27, 1860. They had one dau. He m. (second), Nov., 1860, Rachel Heath of Canterbury, who d. Nov. 8, 1871. Mr. Wyatt d. Dec. 11, 1874.
THOMAS CHASE WYATT, b. April 18, 1793; m. Olive Eaton of San- bornton, and settled as a farmer on the adjoining farm, now owned by Frank Peverly, and d. there. One dau., Polly, d. in infancy.
DE MORE WYATT, b. May 9, 1795; m., March 24, 1825, Betsey Clement of Haverhill, b. May 16, 1803. He settled in N. on Christian Lane, where he was an industrious farmer. They removed to their son's home in Tilton in their old age and there passed the sunset of life. She d. March 23, 1873. He d. Jan. 1, 1876. He had been a most exemplary professor of religion and was an active member of the Methodist Church for 40 years. They had four sons.
NATHAN WYATT and EDWARD WYATT were both farmers in San- bornton, the former in the vicinity of Shaker Bridge. He m. - Clark and had four sons one of whom has been long a resident of N. The latter resided near Franklin and had one dau., who m. and resided in N. (See Cross gen.)
JUDITH WYATT, b. Dec. 15, 1796; m. Jacob Hancock, a farmer on the Gerrish road. (See Hancock gen.)
BETSEY WYATT, b. June 16, 1798; m., 1830, Ebenezer Moody of Bos- cawen, and (second), Samuel Chandler of Fisherville (Penacook). Her eldest dau., Nellie, came to N. as the wife of Wesley Glines. (See Glines gen.)
DOROTHY WYATT, b. June 24, 1803; m. Daniel Titcomb of Thetford, Vt. She m. (second), Asel Canfield as his fourth wife. A son, Albert Titcomb, has resided in town for many years. He m. Clara Roby and lives on Zion's Hill.
CHASE WYATT, b. July 12, 1803, was thrice m. He m. (first), May, 1845, Betsey Lyford of Canterbury. They had a dau., Betsey, who d. in infancy. He m. (second), June 4, 1846, Anna Lyford, sister of the first wife. She d. in 1847. His third wife was Nancy Cogswell, aunt of his former wives, whom he m. in Dec., 1848. She d. March 10, 1877, aged 73. Mr. Wyatt resided in East N., where he d. Aug. 16, 1882. He was a prosperous farmer. This farm is now owned by Mrs. E. V. B. Davis of Washington, D. C.
Fifth Generation.
ADDISON BROWN WYATT, b. at N. May 5, 1826, was a successful harness and trunk maker at Sanbornton Bridge. He learned his trade of John Gould and succeeded to his business in 1848. He was state insurance commissioner for 1867-'68, president of the Iona Savings Bank from 1876 to 1880, and state bank commissioner.
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He was a trustee of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and for years was secretary of the board. He erected an attractive residence on a commanding site in Tuiton village.
He m., Sept. 30, 1851, Frances Copp of Gilmanton, b. Ang. 32, 183%. She d. Dec. 30, 1991. She was an exemplary Christian woman. They had three children. Que d. in infancy Sept. 18, 1853.
CLARENas Da Moms WYATT, b. Nov. 25, 1852; d., May 20, 1874. He had just graduated from the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and was a young man of promise.
WALTER CLEMENT WYATT, the only remaining son, b. Nov. 18, 1867; m., Dec., 1878, Clara Thorp of Tilton. He inherited his father's business and has been an active business man in Tilton for years. He is prominent in several fraternal orders. They have one som, Bernard Langdon, a graduate of Tilton Seminary in the class of 1901. New York University, and Bellevue Medical College in the class of 1995 .. He has taken a position with a mining company as physician' and our- geon, in San Jose, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
JOSEPH CLOUGH WYATT, b. Dec. 8, 1880, at N .; m., Nov. 11, 1856, Lucy C. Lyford of Canterbury, who d. April 4, 1876, greatly mourned. They had two children. He is a carpenter, repairer and builder and erected a pleasant home on Park St., to which he removed in 1891. He makes mill repairs a specialty.
LABOY BENSON WYATT, b. Aug. 6, 1838, has had a waccesstul bestness career at Lawrence, Mass. He is engaged in the harnem, trunk and horse furnishing business. It is the oldest establishment of the kind in the city.
(Child of Samuel and Comfort Fernald Wyatt.)
CYNTHIA B. WYATT, b. April 13, 1830; m., Oct. 13, 1847, Thomas H. Piper of N. (See Piper gen.)
(Child of Nathan and Sally Clark Wyatt of Sanbornton.)
OTIS C. WYATT came from Hanover to N. Jan. 1, 1866, and occupied his newly-purchased farm on Zion's Hill. (See Boys in Blue, sketch and portrait.)
Sixth Generation. (Children of Joseph and Lucy C. Lyford Wyatt.) ALFRED CLINTON WYATT. (See portrait.)
ALFRED CLINTON WYATT Was b. at N. Nov. 25, 1862. He was the Bon of Joseph Clough and Lucy (Lyford) Wyatt. He received his education in the public schools of N. and at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary at Tilton, from which he graduated in June, 1880. In May, 1881, he removed to Laconia and entered the employ of Gardner Cook &
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ALFRED C. WYATT.
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Son in the lumber business, with which industry he has since been identified. On the formation of Cook's Lumber Company in 1891 he was chosen a director and was the first vice-president.
Since the formation of the City of Laconia, Mr. Wyatt has always taken an active interest in the Republican politics of Ward Five, of which he is a resident, as well as in the city at large. He served as ward clerk for several years and, in 1899, was elected to the city council, in which he served six years, the longest service ever given by any citizen with one exception. In 1905 he was prominently men- tioned as a candidate for mayor.
- He has always taken a great interest in fraternal societies and is a past officer in Winnipiseogee Lodge, No. 7, I. O. O. F., a member of Laconia Encampment, No. 9, I. O. O. F., and a member of the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., of New Hampshire, as well as a Past Dis- trict Deputy Grand Master of the Laconia District. He is also a Past Regent of Cypress Council, Royal Arcanum, No. 1062, and is at present chairman of the grand trustees of the Grand Council of New Hampshire.
In June, 1888, he m. Nellie M. Mead, a teacher in the Laconia public schools.
ANNIE L. WYATT, b. Nov. 2, 1867, was educated at the Tilton Sem- inary and has often received private pupils at her home. She went as a delegate from the local Christian Endeavor Society to its national convention in San Francisco in 1897.
YEATON.
JOHN B. YEATON came from Laconia to N. in 1871. His ancestors were from Alfred, Me., and were shoe manufacturers. He m. Hattie A. Phelps and resided on the Phelps homestead and cared for the aged parents. He remodeled the house and built a modern barn in 1880 and is an all-round farmer, with fruit as a specialty, having about a dozen of the choicest varieties. Mr. Yeaton is proud of the family reputation for minding their own business and has always voted the Republican ticket. He has been supervisor and served on the board of selectmen.
YORK.
JOHN S. YORK came to N. in Nov., 1897, from Centre Harbor and purchased the steam sawmill of Jason Foss and engaged in the manu- facture of packing cases and house finish. He was also a contractor and builder and erected some of the best dwellings on Bay and Arch Sts. He abandoned the mill in the Cove later and erected a new shop near the fair grounds, where he continues the business. He resides on Howard Ave. He is prominent in Masonic Lodges. He has five
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children, b. at Centre Harbor: Oscar, b. 1884; Horace B., b. 1887; Mildred E., b. 1891; Ruth A., b. 1893; and Hazel M., b. 1896.
YOUNG.
EDWIN J. YOUNG was b. in Canterbury Aug. 20, 1837, being one of a family of 14 children.
At an early age he removed to Plymouth, and in 1859 was united in marriage to Annie L. Elliott of Dorchester, by whom he had two children, Maude A. and Herbert G. Young.
For a score or more of years Mr. Young was engaged in photography, being one of the pioneers of the state in that art.
In the year 1866 he settled in Campton, where he served the town as clerk, tax collector and treasurer for several years.
Like his ancestor, the Rev. Winthrop Young, Mr. Young's religious connections were with the Baptists and for several years Mr. and Mrs. Young were members of that church in Campton.
After the death of Mrs. Young, for sometime he was a resident in Plymouth, from which town he removed to N. in 1886, when he was m. to Helen M. Whipple of Laconia.
After a few years of married life in their pleasant home on Park St., she passed away, after a lingering illness.
In Nov., 1892, he m. Georgla E., dau. of George C. Lancaster of N. Since residing in N. he has followed the vocation of commercial traveler and has engaged in mercantile business.
In politics he has always been a staunch Republican and as such has been chosen to represent the town of N. at the Constitutional Convention of 1889 and in 1893 as representative to the Legislature. He has served a term of years as chairman of the board of selectmen of the town.
Since his residence in N. Mr. Young has been a member of the Congregational Church and has been interested in the moral and religious welfare of the community.
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ADDITIONAL GENEALOGIES.
AYERS. CHARLES HAINES AYERS. (Continued. See pages 14, 15, 16.) (Other children of Charles H. and Almira Ayers.)
SUSAN AYERS, b. at Canterbury Dec. 29, 1841; m., April 25, 1865, James R. Young of the firm of Parker & Young, . late of Lisbon, and had four children: One, who d. in infancy; Emily Adella, b. Oct. 29, 1866; Ellen Louise, b. April 10, 1871; and Susan Almira, b. April 8, 1873, d. at eight months.
ELLEN MARIA AYERS, b. Sept. 4, 1846; m., June 6, 1870, Charles Edward Cummings of Lisbon, and resided for some years in Missouri, where he d. Sept. 9, 1897. She m. (second), at Canton, Mo., Nov. 20, 1901, David M. Hibbard. She has three children: Susie E., Karl G. and Al- bert Edward. She was educated at New Hampton Literary Institute and taught for some years in Missouri. Mr. Hibbard d. Feb. 27, 1902.
JONATHAN AYERS, b. Dec. 17, 1850; m., Mary Frances Delany of New York City. He was inspector of telegraph machines in the New York Stock Exchange. He had the finest touch and was a genius in his line. They had two children, Susan Veronica and Mary Frances. He d. April 2, 1882. She d. June 2 of the same year.
BENJAMIN FRANK AYERS, b. Jan. 6, 1854; m., Dec. 3, 1885, Pamelia Ella Roberts of N. He bought the Sewall farm on Oak Hill, where he is a general farmer. They have one child, Hermon Eugene.
ALMIRA JOSEPHINE AYERS, b. Aug. 2, 1855; m., Oct. 29, 1878, William Y. Sargent of Canterbury, and resides at Uplands. She was educated at New Hampton. They are general farmers, with dairying as a spec- ialty.
BROWN. (Additional. See page 45.)
DORINDA BROWN m. (first), Nov., 1854, M. T. Noyes of Atkinson. He d. in Jan., 1857. She m. (second), J. H. Webster of Derry, Nov., 1862, and resides at Fall River, Mass. They have a son, Fred.
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