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iv. JOHN HENRY, b. March 2, 1836. d. Nov. 4, 1847.
v. SAMUEL HENRY, b. Virgil, Ill., Feb. 5, 1839. m. May 29, 1860, Jane Almeda Beverly, b. May 19, 1837. d. Dec. 11, 1882. He was a farmer near Bethany, Mo., and there d. April 28, 1876. Two children : (1) Loy Ellsworth, b. March 25, 1862. m. July
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29, 1883, Elizabeth Mead Arkle, b. May 14, 1863, dau. of George Arkle. She d. March 22, 1901. He is a mechanic. Res. Geneseo, Kan. (2) Lester E., b. April 13, 1863. m. Nellie Small. He is a carpenter.
vi. FRANK PERKINS, b. Nov. 17, 1840. m. Dec. 25, 1863, Hellen Mar- garet Chapman, b. Sept., 1844, dau. of Samuel Chapman. He was bugler in 8th Ill. Cavalry from July 25, 1861, until Oct., 1862. He was discharged on account of disability. He is a merchant. Res. Elburn and Batavia, Ill., and Lewis, Kan. Five children : (1) Adin Cyrus, b. Feb. 4, 1866. m. July 30, 1890, Rose Huck- step. He is a farmer of Lewis, Kan. (2) Nellie Mabel, b. Sept. 15, 1867. m. May 16, 1888, William T. Pratt, of Passaic, N. J. (3) Ernest Chapman, b. April 24, 1871. m. May 15, 1891, Nellie Eals. Railroad agent, Partridge, Kan. (4) Maggie Julia, b. Feb. 6, 1873. m. June 17, 1894, Sherman D. Misner, a merchant of Kinsley, Kan. (5) Frank Albert, b. May 6, 1885.
vii. GEORGE DANIEL, b. Nov. 25, 1842. m. June 5, 1867, Henrietta Ger- trude Richmond, b. Nov. 16, 1844, dau. of Moses C. Richmond. He served four years in the war of the Rebellion - 8th Ill. Cav- alry. He is a farmer and dairyman. Res. Lily Lake, Ill. Two children : (1) Hattie Dearborn, b. June 21, 1872. m. Feb. 8, 1898, John William Kindberg, b. Sweden, July 20, 1872, a farmer and dairyman, Virgil, Ill. (2) Obed Moses, b. Oct. 13, 1878.
viii. ALBERT BARNARD, b. June 16, 1844. m. June 8, 1870, Ellen M. Rich- mond, b. March 12, 1852, dau. of Moses C. Richmond. He was a farmer and merchant. Ile d. La Fox, Ill., May 30, 1879. She d. June 6, 1882. Two children : (1) Albert Irving, b. Sept., 1871. m. Rose Reese. He is a book-keeper, Los Angeles, Cal. (2) Clarence B., b. August 3, 1873. m. Feb., 1898, Harriet Miller. Hardware merchant, Elburn, Ill.
25. SAMUEL DEARBORN, son of Samuel 11 and Elizabeth (Bartlett) Dearborn, b. in Plymouth, August 16, 1807. Was a farmer. He lived upon the farm owned and occupied by his father, building a new house and adding many acres to the original homestead. Like his father and many of the Dearborns of Plymouth, he was tall, but not of robust frame. He was a man of sensitive temperament and unfail- ing kindness of heart. His advocacy of the cause of temperance and antislavery was the natural and consistent expression of his matured character and brotherly sympathies. Through life in all his decisions he sustained the better cause. He m. Dec. 14, 1837, Candace Sargent Perkins, dau. of Jacob and Dolly (Lancaster) Perkins (see). She was a woman of sterling character, and made her home the sanc- tuary of order and peace. He d. Oct. 15, 1881. She d. at the home
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of her youngest daughter, in Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 8, 1889. Five children.
i. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 14, 1838. d. August 19, 1839.
ii. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 7, 1842. A teacher in New Hamp- shire, Iowa, and Illinois. Later a dressmaker in Plymouth. Miss Dearborn has rendered valuable assistance in the compilation of the Dearborn and other registers. To her patient and unwearied researches the family and others will find pleasure in the expres- sion of their gratitude.
iii. JOHN PARKER IIALE, b. Oct. 12, 1843. m. Sept. 15, 1877, Lucinda (Willey) Avery, dau. of Stephen Willey (see). She d. Nov. 22, 1884. He is a carpenter in Laconia.
iv. GEORGE PERKINS, b. Sept. 23, 1815, was a farmer of Plymouth. He m. Dec. 25, 1871, Elizabeth Farley Drake, b. Oct. 18, 1847, dau. of John and Emeline (Pike) Drake. He d. Plymouth, July 18, 1872; she m. Samuel Monroe Morse (see). One child : (1) Lenna Medora, b. Feb. 24, 1872. d. Dec. 25, 1876.
V. SARAH JANE, b. Jan. 29, 1848. m. Sept. 23, 1875, George Harris Andrews (see Harris Register). He is a machinist with the Put- nam Machine Co. Res. Fitchburg, Mass. Two children: (1) George Dearborn, b. Lowell, Mass., Sept. 22, 1881. Plymouth High School, 1900. Ile was a clerk for Simonds Mfg. Co., Fitch- burg, Mass. He d. May 14, 1904. (2) Jessie May, b. August 18, 1883. Grad. Fitchburg High School, 1902.
26. NATHAN HARRIS DEARBORN, son of Samuel Il and Elizabeth (Bartlett) Dearborn, b. June 27, 1809. He went to Fryeburg, Me., and there learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed through life. He was in Fryeburg at the time of the Willey land slide. In 1836 he removed to St. Charles, Ill., and was permitted to witness the wonderful growth of a State then upon the frontier. He was prominent in the orders of Masons and Odd Fellows. He m. 1834, certificate issued Feb. 9, Sarah Dudley, a native of New Hampton, b. Dec. 12, 1810. She d. Oct. 12, 1838. He m. second, June 15, 1841, Maryett Willard, b. August 16, 1819, dau. of Johnson Willard. She d. March 5, 1854. He m. third, Oct. 1, 1854, Lydia Willard, b. July 18, 1823, a sister of his second wife. She d. June 14, 1891. He d. March 29, 1883. Seven children.
i. INFANT DAU. d. young, 1836.
ii. INFANT SON, b. Oct. 12, 1838. d. same day.
iii. EMILY WEBSTER, b. July 28, 1842. m. Nov. 22, 1868, Alfred Shib- ley, b. Sept. 2, 1832, son of Christian Shibley, of St. Johnsville, N. Y. He is a dentist at St. Charles, Ill. Seven children : (1)
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Alfred Dearborn, b. Dec. 30, 1869. d. August 5, 1870. (2) Edna, b. August 17, 1871. d. May 7, 1894. (3) Irene, b. Oct. 2, 1874. m. Jan. 14, 1896, Benjamin F. McCosh, instructor in music, St. Charles, Ill. (4) Inez, b. Oct. 2, 1874, twin. m. April 14, 1897, Spencer Smith Huls, a grocer of St. Charles, Ill. (5) Lyle Dear- born, b. August 29, 1877, is an inspector of milk, St. Charles, Ill. (6) Alfred Erle, b. August 10, 1879, student, Northwestern Uni- versity. (7) Elsie, b. April 4, 1882. m. Feb. 3, 1904, Charles Dexter Cope, Editor "St. Charles Chronicle," St. Charles, Ill.
iv. ETHEL, b. May 18, 1844. m. March 14, 1869, Robert Marsden, b. Langcliffe, England, Dec. 7, 1843, son of Roger Marsden. He is a hardware merchant, St. Charles, Ill. Three children : (1) Harris E., b. July 24, 1871. Clerk in Chicago, Ill. (2) Roger D., b. Feb. 22, 1881. (3) Lucetta, b. Jan. 30, 1887.
v. LYDIA WILLARD, b. Nov. 14, 1849. unm. Teacher, St. Charles, Ill.
vi. LUCIEN, b. Oct. 29, 1858. d. August 2, 1859.
vii. INFANT SON, b. 1862. d. young.
27. SAMUEL ASAPH DEARBORN, son of Benjamin 13, b. 1822. m. April 8, 1846, Sarah Fletcher, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 8, 1823, dau. of Abel Fletcher. He was a farmer of Plymouth. Selectman, 1852, 1853. He was a public-spirited and valued citizen. He'd. Nov. 19, 1854. She d. Sept. 30, 1869. Three children, b. Plymouth.
28. i. ERASTUS BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 24, 1847.
29. ii. GILL FLETCHER, b. Jan. 18, 1851.
30. iii. SAMUEL ASAPH, b. April 26, 1855.
28. ERASTUS BENJAMIN DEARBORN, son of Samuel Asaph 27, b. Plymouth, Oct. 24, 1847. m. Dec. 18, 1872, Emma Frances Flanders, dau. of Daniel Flanders (see). He was road agent, 1896 and 1897; representative, 1895. For several years he was actively engaged in the glove business, dressing leather. State militia, 1885-1890. Lieut. Co. E, 3d Infantry N. H. N. G.
i. ARTHUR E., b. April 10, 1875. m. May 30, 1900, Della Sophia Jones, dau. of Alphonso Folsom Jones (see).
ii. BLANCHE S., b. March 19, 1877. Plymouth High School, 1894. d. April 5, 1897.
29. GILL FLETCHER DEARBORN, son of Samuel Asaph 27, b. Ply- mouth, Jan. 18, 1851. m. Nov. 28, 1872, Emily Russell, dau. of Pelatiah Russell (see). She d. July 23, 1873. He m. second, May 1, 1878, Mary Rose Elliot, b. Campton, Jan. 9, 1857, dau. of Jason Elliot. He was engaged with his brother in dressing glove leather for many years.
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i. HERBERT S., b. Nov. 26, 1885. d. March 3, 1886.
ii. WILLIAM A., b. Oct. 3, 1891.
30. SAMUEL ASAPH DEARBORN, son of Samuel Asaph 27, b. Plymouth, April 26, 1855. m. 1873, Emma Harriet Tobey, b. Vassalboro', Me., Jan. 3, 1854, dau. of Francis B. and Alice (Cross) Tobey. He d. Oct. 4, 1880. She m. second, Dec. 1, 1883, James M. Robie, son of James Robie (see). She d. May 3, 1887. Two children b. Plymouth and two b. Vassalboro', Me.
i. HARRY FLETCHER, b. August 10, 1874. m. May 26, 1903, Lela E. Ferrin, dau. of Clarence and Louise (Avery) Ferrin. Res. Camp- ton. Child, Frank Edward, b. Dec. 30, 1903.
ii. ALICE MAY, b. August 8, 1876. d. March 22, 1893. Plymouth High School, 1893.
iii. OLIVE GERTRUDE, b. April 2, 1878.
iv. MAUDE LILLIAN, b. Oct. 31, 1879. m. Oct. 9, 1901, Frank E. Guy- ette. He d. by accident Feb. 17, 1903. She res. Cambridge, Mass.
31. THOMAS DEARBORN, son of Ebenezer 3 and Abigail (Sanborn) Dearborn, and brother of Benjamin 4, the progenitor of the foregoing families of Dearborn, was born in Chester, Dec. 3, 1715. m. Sept. 10, 1741, Dorothy Sanborn, and d. in Chester, 1754. Six children.
32. LIEUT. THOMAS DEARBORN, son of Thomas 31, b. Chester, March 11, 1745. Lived in Candia. He was a lieutenant in Col. Peabody's regiment, which marched to Rhode Island, 1778, to co-operate with the French fleet. He was killed by a cannon ball, August 28, 1778. During the Revolution the line officers were armed with guns for execution as well as with swords, the insignia of com- mand. His gun and sword are still preserved. He m. 1768, Mary Morrison (see Bradbury Morrison). She m. second, Joseph Palmer.
33. JOHN DEARBORN, son of Lieut. Thomas 32, b. Candia, May 29, 1772. Settled in Sanbornton, now Tilton. He m. May 4, 1802, Abigail Nelson, b. Oct. 7, 1777. She d. June 21, 1814. He m. second, March 15, 1815, Mrs. Hannah Baker, widow of Benjamin Baker, of Campton. He d. Oct. 7, 1846.
34. BENJAMIN BAKER DEARBORN, son of John 33 and Hannah Dearborn, b. Sanbornton, July 4, 1816. m. Sept. 30, 1840, Elizabeth Garland Webster, dau. of Walter Raleigh Webster (see). He removed from Campton to Plymouth, 1849, and opened a general store opposite the Pemigewasset House. He was methodical, sagacious, and honest,
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and was an influential factor in the social and business affairs of the town. He d. Feb. 9, 1861. His widow d. Southbridge, Mass., Feb. 13, 1887. Five children.
i. CHARLOTTE, b. Campton, Dec. 9, 1842. m. Plummer Fox (see).
ii. ANNIE, b. Campton, March 13, 1844. m. Rev. Cyrus Richardson (see).
iii. WALTER WEBSTER, b. Campton, Feb. 18, 1846. Was taxed in Ply- mouth, 1872-1876. He res. in Council Bluff, Iowa, several years. He is now a dealer in real estate at Seattle, Wash. He m. Oct. 21, 1880, Virginia Albright, of Fort Madison, Iowa. Four children : (1) Dix, b. Feb. 1, 1884. d. April 23, 1898. (2) Elizabeth, b. Sept. 19, 1885. (3) Walter, b. April 3, 1889. (4) Virginia, b. Sept. 28, 1897.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. Plymouth, Nov. 25, 1850. m. Jan. 2, 1878, George Greenleaf Bulfinch, M.D. Res. Boston. (1) Francis Vaughan, b. June 3, 1879. (2). George Greenleaf, b. Nov. 26, 1883. (3) Ray Webster, b. Oct. 6, 1887.
v. BENJAMIN BAKER, b. Dec. 14, 1852. Was taxed in Plymouth, 1875- 1878. He is a printer in Seattle, Wash. unm.
DODGE.
1. RICHARD DODGE, son of John and Margery Dodge, b. Somerset- shire, England, about 1602; came to America, 1638, and settled in Salem, near his brother William. He d. June 15, 1671; his widow Edith d. June 27, 1678. Seven children.
2. SAMUEL DODGE, son of Richard1, b. 1645. m. Mary Parker, b. 1647, dau. of Dea. Thomas and Amy Parker, of Reading. Was a farmer of Ipswich. He d. 1705. She d. August 6, 1717.
3. SAMUEL DODGE, son of Samuel2, b. Dec. 11, 1692. m. 1713, Susannah Bishop. m. second, May 21, 1730, Margaret Holmes. He owned lands in Winchendon, Mass., and in 1742 was one of a com- mittee to build the first mill there. He lived through life in Ipswich, where he d. 1764.
4. AMBROSE DODGE, son of Samuel 3, b. 1740. m. 1762, Martha Stone. He lived in Ipswich, where he d. 1780, leaving two children.
5. JOHN DODGE, son of Ambrose, b. March 15, 1763. m. 1788, Mary Dodge, b. 1771, dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth (Crowell) Dodge. He was a farmer in Hamilton, Mass., until 1815, when he removed to New Boston, where the Dodges have been numerous and influential. He d. March 15, 1839.
6. JOHN DODGE, son . of John 5, b. August 30, 1790. m. Nov. 3, 1815, Polly Dodge, b. July 25, 1792, dau. of John B. and Olive
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(Lovet) Dodge. She d. June 7, 1822. He m. second, May 22, 1823, Mary T. Lovet. He d. New Boston, March 8, 1871.
7. JOSEPH ALLEN DODGE, son of John 6, and Mary (Dodge) Dodge, was b. in New Boston, May 1, 1818. After a short term of service for the Boston & Lowell R.R. he entered upon a life work for the B., C. & M. R.R. During the years of construction he was station agent at Tilton, Laconia, and Meredith village, and in 1850 he came with the road to Plymouth, where he was station agent two years. In 1852 he was appointed general freight agent of the corporation, and in 1860 he became superintendent, under the general manage- ment of John E. Lyon. Mr. Lyon d. 1878, and Mr. Dodge became general manager of the system. He was a director of the corporation, and through all the years of his service he was a potent and untiring factor in the construction and development of the road. He was affable and courteous but resolute and persevering. He persuaded men while he controlled affairs. In local and town affairs he was a popular and valued citizen. He was a representative, 1868, 1869, and 1870, a member of Gov. Weston's staff, 1871, and a candidate for presidential elector, 1872. He d. August 10, 1883. He m. Dec. 18, 1843, Mary Andrews Tewksbury, b. New Boston, May 9, 1818, dau. of David and Sarah (Hogg) Tewksbury, and a maternal granddau. of Abner Hogg, a veteran of the Revolution. In her widowhood, Mrs. Dodge continued her residence in Plymouth, where she d. Nov. 18, 1900. She was a woman of superior mental and moral endow- ments, and constant in her thought and care of the sick and needy. Three children.
i. MARY EMELINE, b. March 14, 1847. d. Oct. 9, 1847.
ii. ELIZABETH ANDREWS, b. Oct. 5, 1855. m. William R. Park (see).
iii. JOHN ALLEN, b. June 6, 1858. d. April 14, 1877.
DONOVAN.
1. PATRICK DONOVAN, son of Dennis, b. Ireland, March 17, 1829. At a season of scarcity and unrest in Ireland, and while New England was inviting the labor of willing hands, with many of his country- men he left the beloved island of his fathers, and arrived in Boston in the autumn of 1850. He was employed in the construction of the B., C. & M. R.R., and subsequently he had supervision of the roadbed from Plymouth to Rumney over thirty years. He has lived in Ply-
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mouth since 1852. He m. July 4, 1857, Julia Sullivan, b. 1836, dau. of Daniel Sullivan. She d. May 29, 1879. He d. Oct. 24, 1902.
i. JOHN JOSEPHI, b. Sept. 8, 1858. Grad. State Normal School, 1877, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1882. He m. Nov. 29, 1888, Clara Isabel Nichols, and res. at Fairhaven, Wash. He is super- intendent and vice-president of Blue Canyon Coal Mining Co., and treasurer and vice-president of Bellingham Bay & Eastern R.R. He has three children: (1) Helen Elizabeth, b. Dec. 28, 1889. (2) John Nichols, b. Nov. 19, 1891. (3) Philip, b. Oct. 16, 1893. ii. KATHARINE ELLEN, b. Feb. 20, 1860.
iii. DENNIS, b. July 13, 1861. d. Sept. 6, 1861.
iv. MARY AGNES, b. May 11, 1863. m. Feb. 22, 1887, George W. Lynch, express messenger and hotel keeper. He d. June, 1898. She d. Oct. 3, 1898.
v. JULIA TERESA, b. July 23, 1865.
vi. DANIEL PETER, b. June 9, 1867. Plymouth High School, 1886. Insurance agent at Boston, Mass.
vii. MARGARET, b. June 20, 1869. Grad. State Normal School, 1888. m. Feb. 18, 1903, Augustine N. Gilbert. Contractor high school building. Res. Berlin.
2. PETER DONOVAN, son of Dennis, and brother of Patrick 1, b. Ireland, 1825; came to America, 1848. m. 1851, Julia Whalley. Lived in Plymouth, 1858-1863. Was a section-hand living subse- quently in Littleton, then a farmer in Bethlehem, where he d. 1885. Several children.
DOTON.
1. EDWARD DOTON, of the fifth generation of the family in New England, was b. in Plympton, Mass., May 4, 1725. His parents were John 4 and Lydia (Dunham) Doton, and the earlier generations were John 3, John 2, Edward 1. He m. Nov. 23, 1749, Joanna Whiting, b. May 26, 1731, dau. of Elisha and Joanna (Ricord) Whiting. He was a substantial farmer in the part of Plympton now Carver, where he d. April 17, 1765.
2. EPHRAIM DOTON, son of Edward 1, b. March 3, 1759. Served four years in the Revolution, and immediately after the war he settled in Moultonborough. He m. Feb., 1785, Susannah Morse, b. Sept. 4, 1767, dau. of Ezekiel and Hannah (Lane) Morse, who d. in Moulton- borough, Nov. 24, 1824. He d. April 13, 1829. They had eleven children.
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3. SETH DOTON, son of Ephraim 2, b. Moultonborough, Oct. 7, 1804. m. Nov. 17, 1831, Mary Harriman, dau. of John Harriman (see), and removed to Plymouth, 1836. He was a selectman eleven years, and an active useful citizen. He d. April 25, 1881. His wife d. Jan. 26,1874.
i. , LAURA HARRIMAN, b. Moultonborough, May 25, 1834. m. Andrew Jackson Currier Barnard (see).
ii. CALISTA EMILY, b. Dec. 20, 1838. m. Sept. 5, 1867, Joseph William Preston, M.D. (see).
iii. WILBUR FISKE, b. Dec. 1, 1841, was a farmer of Plymouth. unm. He d. August 21, 1876.
iv. DELIA ANN, b. April 12, 1817. m. Dec. 29, 1876, Frank Wesley Guilford, b. Sept. 3, 1851, son of James M. and Olive (Sewall) Guilford. He is a glove cutter and a carpenter ; res. Plymouth.
DOW.
1. THOMAS Dow, emigrant ancestor, was an early settler of New- bury, Mass. He removed to Haverhill, Mass., where he d. May 31, 1654. His widow Phebe, m. second, Nov. 20, 1661, John Eaton, of Haverhill, who d. Oct. 29, 1668. She d. Nov. 3, 1672.
2. STEPHEN Dow, son of Thomas 1, b. Newbury, March 29, 1642. m. Sept. 16, 1663, Ann Storie, of Salem, who d. Feb. 3, 1714/15. He m. second, Feb. 7, 1715/6, Joanna Hutchins, who d. Oct. 29, 1734. He lived in Haverhill, where he d. July 3, 1717.
3. JOHN Dow, son of Stephen2, b. July 13, 1675. m. May 23, 1696, Sarah Brown, b. Salisbury, Mass., Jan. 25, 1676/7, dau. of Abraham and Elizabeth (Sheperd) Brown. He lived in northern part of Haverhill.
4. JOHN Dow, son of John 3, b. Haverhill, August 19, 1707. m. June 3, 1728, Mehitable Haynes, b. Jan. 25, 1709. He lived in Haverhill, Mass., and after establishment of province in 1741 lived in New Hampshire. His homestead was in present town of Atkin- son. He was a prominent citizen. He d. Jan. 20, 1786. His wife d. Oct. 24, 1783. The house he built in Atkinson is the oldest building in that vicinity, and is occupied by a descendant, George P. Dow, the present postmaster of Atkinson.
5. MOSES Dow, son of John 4, b. Feb. 17, 1746/7. Harvard Univer- sity, 1769. A. M., Dartmouth, 1785. He studied law, and removed to Plymouth early in the year 1774. His preferments were frequent and substantial. He was appointed by Gov. John Wentworth, 1774,
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register of probate, to succeed Jonathan M. Sewall. It is probable that this appointment was the occasion of his removal to Plymouth. He attended the April term of the court of sessions, and was selected by the court to act as the King's attorney, and again at the April term, 1775. At the June term of the court of common pleas, 1774, he entered five actions. In advance of many who were holding office by royal appointment he openly declared for the cause of the Ameri- can patriots. With the force of a vigorous mind and the influence of a worthy character he earnestly combated a waning sentiment of loyalty to the crown. In the fourth provincial congress, which con- vened at Exeter, May 17, 1775, and was dissolved, Nov. 15, 1775, Abel Webster was a delegate, representing Plymouth, Campton, Rumney, and New Chester. About the middle of the session Moses Dow was admitted a delegate, representing Plymouth and Rumney. During the remainder of the session of the fourth provincial Congress, Plymouth and Rumney enjoyed the service of two trusted delegates. In 1776 Moses Dow was an agent of Plymouth to receive arms and ammunition from the State. He removed from Plymouth to Haver- hill, 1779. He was a representative from Haverhill, 1781, 1782, 1790, 1793. Councillor under temporary constitution for the official year, Dec. 17, 1783, to June 2, 1784, and senator under the permanent constitution for the years, beginning June, 1784 and 1791, and the last year he was president of the senate; councillor, 1785 and 1786. He also was postmaster, town clerk, moderator, treasurer, and select- man of Haverhill. He was continued in the office of register of pro- bate until 1808, when he resigned to accept the appointment of justice of the court of common pleas for Grafton County, which office he held until his death. In the militia his promotions, running an even race with his honors in law and in politics, were fully earned by popularity and efficient service. He rose to the rank of major- general and retired from the service 18 -. Gen. Dow, as appears, lived in Plymouth only a few years, and an extended sketch is not demanded in this connection. Reference is made to notices, which are found in Bench and Bar History of Haverhill, " Granite Monthly," Vol. X. It will exercise the most facile pen of some future biog- rapher to equal the admirable portraiture found in his letter declin- ing an election to Congress, 1784. (See Hammond, "Town Papers," Vol. XII., page 182.) Moses Dow m. Phebe Emerson. He d. March 31, 1811. Nine children.
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i. MEHITABLE, b. Nov. 15, 1769. m. Dec. 29, 1793, John Hazeltine. She d. May 22, 1823. Several children, of these a dau., Phebe, m. Hanes Johnson, of Newbury, Vt.
ii. PHEBE, b. Feb. 17, 1772. m. Sept. 11, 1790, Moses Johnson, b. Feb. 29, 1768, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lowell) Johnson, of New- bury, Vt. Lived in Newbury, where she d. August 16, 1830. Seven children.
iii. KATEE, b. Jan. 23, 1774. d. August 16, 1779.
iv. MOSES, b. Plymouth, Nov. 6, 1775, was a student at law in the office of his father; admitted, 1799. He was a lawyer of Haver- hill; register of probate, 1808-1838, and postmaster several years. He d. Nov. 27, 1839. Moses Dow, of Haverhill, and Sally Young, of Rumney, were published Jan. 10, 1825. They were m. March 18, 1825. She m. second, Veranus Keith, of Haverhill. Four children : (1) Anna Catherine, m. Cogswell Eastman. (2) Sarah, m. Carl Ansorge. (3) Moses Franklin. unm. Teacher in the South. (4) James, b. about 1833. d. young.
6. v. JOSEPH EMERSON, b. Plymouth, Dec. 28, 1777.
vi. Lucy, b. Haverhill, May 12, 1780. m. May 5, 1803, Hon. James Elliot, b. Gloucester, Mass., 1775, son of James and Martha (Day) Elliot. He was a distinguished lawyer of Brattleboro, Vt., and a representative in Congress six years. He d. Nov. 10, 1839. She d. about 1867.
vii. MARY, b. Oct. 13, 1784. unm. d. Feb. 8, 1840.
viii. NANCY, b. July 19, 1787. d. Feb. 3, 1802.
ix. HANNAH, b. July 29, 1789. unm. d. Dec. 6, 1853. Hannah and Mary lived many years on the Dow homestead, now the residence of Hon. Henry W. Keyes.
6. JOSEPH EMERSON Dow, son of Moses 5, b. Plymouth, Dec. 28 1777. Dartmouth College, 1799. Read law in the office of his father and was admitted to the Grafton Co. bar, September term, 1802. In 1807 he removed to Littleton, and was the earliest resident lawyer of that town. After 1811 he lived in Franconia and in Thornton. He was often elected to office and employed in town affairs. He d. in Fran- conia, August 25, 1857. He. m. March 10, 1803, Abigail B. Arnold, b. March 12, 1780, dau. of Dr. Jonathan and Polly (Burr) Arnold, of Rhode Island and St. Johnsbury, Vt. For brief notice of Dr. Arnold, prominent in the Revolution and in the Annals of Vermont, see " History of Littleton." Mrs. Emerson d. in Franconia, March 28, 1824. He m. second, Nancy Bagley, of Thornton. Six children.
i. CATHERINE. d. young.
ii. JAMES BURRILL, b. May 5, 1807. m. Mary McBirney. He was a printer and publisher in Boston, Mass. He d. 1877.
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iii. MOSES ARNOLD, b. May 20, 1810, was the successful publisher of the " Waverley Magazine," and the founder and liberal benefactor of the Dow Academy of Franconia. He was sagacious and be- nevolent. He m. Oct. 20, 1836, Elizabeth Taylor Houghton, b. July 7, 1811. He d. June 22, 1886. She d. Nov. 14, 1901. Two children : (1) Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 22, 1844. m. Sept. 22, 1869, Rev. George Robert White Scott, Ph.D., D.D., the able pastor of Congregational Churches of Newport and Fitchburg, Mass. He d. at Berlin, Germany, Sept. 13, 1902. Mrs. Scott resides at Kenrick Park, Newton, Mass. Their son George Dow Scott is a physician of New York, and their son Arnold Scott is a lawyer of Boston, Mass .; their dau. Mary Elizabeth Scott d. in infancy. (2) Emma Jane, second dau. of Moses Arnold Dow, b. Oct. 15, 1846. m. Oct. 7, 1870, Leonard F. Cutter, of Boston, Mass., and their five children are : Lillian Arnold, Lucy Elizabeth, deceased, Leonard Francis, deceased, Charles Winthrop, and Irving Taylor.
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