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iv. GEORGE BARBER, b. July 5, 1812. m. Hannah Emerson. He d. in Charlestown, Mass., 1880. Children were : (1) Abigail Arnold. m. Andreas Zihn. (2) James Charles. unm.
v. CHARLES MARSHI, b. June 6, 1816. unm. d. Boston, Mass., 1841.
vi. JOSEPH, only child of second wife. d. in youth.
DOWNING.
1. JONATHAN TEWKSBURY DOWNING, b. Oct. 18, 1769, was one of the earliest settlers of Ellsworth. He m. 1793, Sarah Avery. He d. Ellsworth, Jan. 5, 1849.
2. JONATHAN DOWNING, son of Jonathan Tewksbury 1, b. June 24, 1796, was the first male child born in Ellsworth. He m. Sally Avery, b. Barnstead, 1798, dau. of Francis and Hannah (Wentworth) Avery.
3. JACOB DOWNING, son of Jonathan 2, b. Ellsworth, May 11, 1820. m. Priscilla Downing. Removed to Rumney. He d. Rumney, May 15, 1903.
4. NELSON DOWNING, son of Jacob 3, b. Ellsworth, March 16, 1844. m. May 15, 1868, D. Augusta Downing, dau. of James Downing. He removed from Campton to Plymouth, 1875. Farmer.
i. WILLIAM MARDEN, b. July 25, 1870.
ii. SUSAN F., b. Jan. 4, 1873. m. May 1, 1895, Daniel W. Hazelton, son of William W. and Josephine M. (Hall) Hazelton (see).
iii. IDA ETHEL, b. Nov. 7, 1875. m Herbert Coffin, of Campton.
5. HENRY HARRISON DOWNING, son of Jacob 3, b. Ellsworth, July 8, 1841. m. Dec. 26, 1867, Martha Jane Webster, dau. of Charles A.
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Webster (see). He has res. in Plymouth since 1868. Has been a lumber man, and is a farmer near Livermore Falls.
i. LILLIAN MAY, b. Feb. 11, 1869. Plymouth High School, 1887.
6. SAMUEL DOWNING, son of Jonathan Tewksbury 1, and brother of Jonathan 2, b. Ellsworth, May 10, 1800. m. May 10, 1820, Rachel Hill, b. Ellsworth, July 18, 1800, dau. of Jasper Hill. He lived in Ellsworth, where he d. about 1859. She d. Jan. 19, 1883. His dau. Patience Ann, m. Jonathan Chase (see).
7. ALFRED DOWNING, son of Samuel 6, b. Ellsworth, April 2, 1827. He m. July 24, 1853, Edna Almira Willoughby, dau. of George S. K. Willoughby (see). He lived in Rumney and in Plymouth after 1886. He d. July 2, 1900.
i. IRAD STILLMAN, b. August 22, 1854. m. Dec. 26, 1878, Jennie G. Avery. He is a farmer and lumber man of Rumney.
ii. WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, b. Feb. 11, 1857. m. Feb. 7, 1880, Carrie E. Glidden. He is a farmer and lumber man of Rumney.
iii. MARIA ANN, b. July 18, 1850. m. April 21, 1878, George H. Wil loughby, gardener, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
iv. ALMON EDWARD, b. August 9, 1861. m. 1886, Mary Kelley. Res. Plymouth until 1893; now res. Greenland.
v. CLARA ALICE, b. April 20, 1864. m. George M. Persons (see).
vi. EMERY ALLEN BARRETT, b. April 3, 1866. m. Sept. 12, 1892, Sadie G. Leavitt, of Campton. Res. IIolderness.
vii. HENRY WINCHELL, b. Oct. 11, 1868. m. Dec. 2, 1894, Ella May Elliot. Res. Bow.
viii. FREEMAN AUSTIN, b. Sept. 19, 1870. m. Nov. 10, 1894, Minnie L. Gordon, of Wolfeboro.
8. GEORGE W. DOWNING, son of Samuel 6, and Rachel (Hill) Down- ing, b. Ellsworth, 1833. He m. 1855 Julia R. Chase, dau. of Eben- ezer S. Chase 1, of Bath (see). He was a farmer in this town, 1870 to 1878. He d. Manchester, Dec. 27, 1886.
i. CLARENCE, b. 1860. d. 1861.
ii. CLARA . E., b. 1864. m. March 24, 1886, Geo. W. Burleigh. Res. Manchester.
iii. CHARLES WESLEY, b. 1867. d. 1894.
DRAKE.
1. JOHN AYER DRAKE, son of Joseph and Mary (Thompson) Drake, b. New Hampton, July 4, 1819. m. Nov. 14, 1844, Emeline D. Pike, b. Jan. 1, 1823, dau. of Uriah and Nancy (Page) Pike, of Hebron.
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He removed to Plymouth, 1840, and lived here until his death. He served in Co. B, 15th N. H. Infantry, first sergeant. Enlisted Sept. 2, 1862, discharged August 13, 1863. He never fully recovered from disabilities incurred in the service. He d. March 22, 1875. She d. July 22, 1894.
i. ELIZABETH FARLEY, b. Oct. 18, 1847. m. George P. Dearborn (see). m. S. Monroe Morse (see).
ii. ELLEN MARIA, b. April 13, 1849. d. Oct. 7, 1863.
iii. JOHN HERBERT, b. Jan. 25, 1852. d. March 25, 1852.
iv. CHARLES EVERETT, b. Nov. 1, 1853. State Normal School, 1873. Bookkeeper in Manchester. IIe d. Oct. 24, 1898.
V. CLARA GERTRUDE, b. Dec. 12, 1855. m. August 9, 1879, William H. Mallard, b. Gilford, 1845, son of Henry and Sarah (Leavitt) Mallard. Carpenter, lived in Plymouth, 1879-1881; removed to Manchester.
vi. CARRIE ESTELLE, b. July 22, 1857. Res. Manchester. State Normal School, 1875, 1887.
vii. TRUMAN CARTER, b. August 24, 1860. Res. Plymouth. Conductor Raymond & Whitcomb Excursions. He d. unm. August 3, 1888. viii. JOHN WARREN, b. May 30, 1863. m. Sept. 6, 1899, Mabel L. Mclaughlin. He is a railroad conductor. Res. West Medford, Mass.
2. JOSEPH THOMPSON DRAKE, b. 1825, a brother of John Ayer 1. m. Nov. 28, 1851, Harriet Harriman, dau. of John Harriman (see). She d. March 21, 1864. He lived in Plymouth; removing to Rox- bury, Mass., where he conducted business a few years, and returning to Plymouth, he d. Dec. 10, 1862. He was a brick mason and contractor.
i. GEORGE HENRY, b. Nov. 18, 1854. Locomotive engineer, B. & A. R.R. Res. Boston, Mass.
ii. EDMUND, b. Nov. 10, 1859. Drowned, June 2, 1880.
iii. ADALINE FLORENCE, b. Nov. 18, 1861. d. Oct. 23, 1863.
DRAPER.
1. JACOB DRAPER, b. in the part of Kingston now Sandown, about 1750. m. in Plymouth, Dec. 4, 1777, Elizabeth Ladd, b. Kingston, Jan. 6, 1756, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Clifford) Ladd, of King- ston and Alexandria. He came to Plymouth before 1776, and settled in the south part of the town, where J. G. Haley now resides. He was a soldier in the Revolution, serving on the frontier, in Capt.
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Jeremiah Eames's company, from July to October, 1776. He d. 1817. Ten children.
2. i. JACOB, b. 1780.
3. ii. JONATHAN, b. March 23, 1782.
4. iii. WILLIAM, twin, b. March 23, 1782.
iv. SARAH, 1784. m. Samuel Stevens (see).
v. JOSEPH, b. 1786. m. in Plymouth, June 30, 1808, Abigail Worcester, dau. of Francis Worcester (see). He lived in Plymouth until 1821, when he removed to Bradford, Vt.
5. vi. NATHANIEL, b. 1790.
vii. PETER, b. 1793, was a farmer of Plymouth. He m. after 1824, Sarah (Alls) Shute, widow of Isaac Shute (see). He d. 1870, town records, August 24; headstone July 20.
6. viii. REUBEN, b. 1797.
ix. HANNAH. m. Benjamin Jenness (see).
x. BETSEY.
2. JACOB DRAPER, son of Jacob 1, b. Plymouth, 1780. m. Martha Tucker. He removed, 1813, from Plymouth to Landaff, and in 1815, to Compton, P. Q., where he was a prosperous farmer. He d. about 1855.
i. CATHERINE, b. Plymouth, 1810. m. Alvin Farwell, and lived in Canada.
ii. GEORGE, b. Plymouth, 1812, was a sailor, making several voyages. Was last heard from when at Valparaiso, Chile.
iii. BENJAMIN F., b. Landaff, Oct. 24, 1814. Was twice m., and lived, a farmer, in Compton, P. Q.
iv. ADALINE, b. Compton, 1816. d. 1833.
v. MARTHA EMELINE, b. Compton, Feb. 2, 1820. m. Feb. 19, 1848, - Lorenzo D. Rugg ; res. Lowell, Mass. Six children.
vi. CAROLINE, b. Compton, 1821.
vii. CARLOS, twin, b. Compton, 1821. d. 1832.
viii. MEHITABLE, b. Compton, 1824. d. 1833.
ix. JACOB, b. 1827, a sailor. He was lost at sea.
x. ALFRED, b. Compton, April 22, 1829. m. Mary Glidden. Was living, a farmer, in Compton, 1900. Three children : (1) William Gilbert, b. July 6, 1853. m. Julia Etta Fleming, and lives in Compton. . (2) Clara A., b. May 14, 1855. m. Henry Towle. (3) Jennie Gertrude, b. Dec. 26, 1862. m. Herbert Bowker.
3. JONATHAN DRAPER, son of Jacob 1, b. March 23, 1782. m. in Plymouth, April, 1804, Ruth Mitchell, of Bridgewater. He removed from Plymouth to Compton, P. Q., 1812. Three children b. in Ply- mouth and seven in Compton.
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i. RUTH, b. Feb. 5, 1806. m. John Chesley.
ii. LYDIA, b. Jan. 31, 1808. m. 1849, Jesse Jenness (see).
iii. ELIZA, b. May 6, 1810. m. Stillman Harvey.
iv. MARY ANN, b. Sept. 1, 1812. m. Andrew Duffy.
v. CALVIN, b. May 19, 1814, was a farmer in Compton. He m. Rosilla Quimby.
vi. CYNTHIA, b. Sept. 26, 1818. m. John Kennedy.
vii. CLARISSA, b. Dec. 12, 1820. m. Henry Dailey.
viii. ALBERT, b. April 19, 1823. unm.
ix. JONATHAN, b. Feb. 12, 1826. Removed to Burns, Wis. He m. 1847, Abigail Brockway. m. second, 1865, Ilelen Huff. m. third, 1889, Melvina Dovais. Five children.
x. CHARLES MITCHELL, b. June 19, 1828, attended lectures at Vermont Medical College, Burlington, and was a successful physician, in Compton, Eaton, and Coaticook, P. Q. He d. July 2, 1896. He m. 1855, Louisa Rosanna Baker, of Compton, P. Q. Two children : (1) Sarah Louisa, b. March 25, 1856. (2) Charles Jenness, b. Oct. 24, 1863. m. 1888, Jane Eliza Gammell. Res. Compton, P. Q.
4. WILLIAM DRAPER, son of Jacob 1, b. March 23, 1782. m. April, 1816, Sarah Lacy, b. Piermont, 1785, dau. of William Lacy. She d. Plymouth, July 20, 1833. He m. second, June 18, 1835, Nancy Hobart, dau. of David (see). He was a farmer, and from childhood he lived in Plymouth, where he d. March 15, 1867. She d. Nov. 2, 1862.
i. MARY ELIZABETH, b. March 1, 1817. m. June 6, 1852, Oliver Avery (see).
7. ii. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. Oct. 10, 1820.
iii. GEORGE ALBERT, b. March 15, 1822. He was a glove maker in Plymouth, and after 1866 in Bristol, where he d. unm. August 7, 1874.
iv. JOANNA TAYLOR, b. May 19, 1824. m. Oct. 14, 1854, Charles W. Williams. Manufacturer of sewing machines. Lived in Montreal, P. Q., where he d. Sept. 6, 1872. She d. May 15, 1896.
8. v. LEMUEL LACY, b. Sept. 18, 1826.
9. vi. ALVAH MCQUESTEN, b. Nov. 20, 1828. vii. VASHTI, b. August 31, 1837. d. 1851.
viii. CHARLES HENRY, b. Feb. 11, 1839. m. Charlotte McClair. He was a glove cutter. Res. in Plymouth until 1874, when he re- moved to Bristol, where he d. Dec. 30, 1888.
5. NATHANIEL DRAPER, son of Jacob1, b. 1790, was a farmer on Ward Hill, and for several years conducted a meat market and was a dealer in produce. He was a selectman, 1824 and 1825. He m.
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1814, Mary Gill, dau. of William Gill (see). She d. Dec. 22, 1837. He m. second, Feb., 1841, Rebecca (Shute) Shattuck, widow of Enos Shattuck (see). He d. August 10, 1845.
i. MARY JANE, b. 1815, was blind. She d. April 20, 1834.
10. ii. JASON C., b. Dec. 7, 1816.
iii. ELIZA, b. Nov. 29, 1819. d. Oct. 7, 1842.
iv. HARRIET, b. Jan. 11, 1822. m. Carlos J. Hadley. m. second, Walter Kendrick. She d. July 24, 1891. She lived in Manchester, and New Haven, Conn.
11. V. NATHANIEL FLETCHER, b. Jan. 12, 1826.
vi. EMILY, b. May, 1830. d. Sept. 29, 1831.
vii. MARY EMILY, b. about 1833. m. James W. Forsaith, of Lawrence, Mass. Both d. a few years after marriage.
6. REUBEN DRAPER, son of Jacob 1, b. 1797. Was a farmer in Ply- mouth until 1836, when he removed to Campton, where he d. July 22, 1841. He served in War of 1812. He m. Dec. 18, 1817, Sally Johnson, b. 1800. d. July, 1867. Six children.
i. EMELINE, m. Ezekiel Bartlett Worthen, b. Oct. 29, 1816, son of Ezekiel and Sally (Pillsbury) Worthen, of Bridgewater. He d. 1883.
ii. JULIA, b. 1820. d. 1841.
iii. ISABEL W., m. David Bartlett Pulsifer, b. Campton, August 9, 1826, son of Moses and Mary (Bartlett) Pulsifer. Lived in Campton.
iv. SUSAN JOHNSON, b. Oct. 28, 1825. m. Ozias Morse Page (see).
v. LOUISA, b. 1834. d. 1859.
vi. MARTHA JANE, b. April 6, 1840. m. Alva Smith Pillsbury (see).
7. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS DRAPER, son of William 2, b. Oct. 10, 1820. In early life he was in Lowell, Mass., a few years, returning to Ply- mouth, 1843. He was a farmer. He m. Jan. 1, 1852, Octavia Malvina Phillips, b. Turner, Me., Sept. 23, 1828, dau. of Otis Phillips. He d. while visiting his sister, Mrs. Williams, in Montreal, P. Q., Dec. +, 1893. She d. August 17, 1883.
i. CARRIE EMMA, b. Sept. 17, 1854. m. Oct. 30, 1872, James D. Sar- gent (see). She m. second, July 17, 1897, C. Ferdinand Michels. Res. Port Hope, Ont.
ii. OTIS WILLIAM, b. Oct. 9, 1857, was a farmer several years, on the paternal homestead, and now res. in Rumney. He m. Jan. 1, 1891, Alice A. Matthews, b. Alexandria, March 31, 1865, dau. of Melville C. and Louisa F. (Harran) Matthews. Seven children : (1) Philip Linwood, b. Oct. 22, 1891. (2) Esther Soule, b. June VOL. II. - 15
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12, 1893. (3) Josephine Armsbury, b. March 7, 1895. (4) Mel- ville Matthews, b. Jan. 17, 1896. (5) Mabel Franciphine, b. May 24, 1896. (6) -. (7) William A., b. March 25, 1903.
8. LEMUEL LACY DRAPER, son of William 2, b. Sept. 18, 1826. Was a manufacturer of piano keys. He lived in Plymouth until 1852, and after 1877, having been several years in Boston and vicinity. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church after 1880. He m. May 1, 1851, Submit Chamberlain Guilford, b. Danbury, May 15, 1824, dau. of Samuel and Submit (Tenney) Guilford. She d. Jan. 6, 1899. He d. Jan. 14, 1899.
i. LUCINA EVELINE, b. Plymouth, May 4, 1852. m. Nov. 11, 1874, Simon Brown Cummings, b. New Hampton, Feb. 3, 1851, son of Joshua French and Jane (Wilkinson) Cummings. One child : (1) Eva Serena, b. Ashland, May 26, 1876. m. Feb. 10, 1897, Alfred Hiram Tilton, b. May 22, 1870, son of Hiram S. and Lydia (Worthen) Tilton. They res. Val Verde, Cal. They have one child : Grace Cummings Tilton, b. Ashland, Oct. 2, 1899.
ii. SERENA LACY, b. Boston, Dec. 6, 1856. m. Fred C. Blodgett (see).
iii. LEMUEL DARWIN, b. Winchester, Mass., Jan. 23, 1872. d. Jan. 26, 1872.
9. ALVAH MCQUESTON DRAPER, son of William 2, b. Nov. 20, 1828. Lived in Plymouth until 1869, when he removed to Bristol, return- ing to this town, 1884. He was a manufacturer of gloves. He removed, 1890, to Iowa. He d. Boone, Ia., March 20, 1899. He m. March 30, 1853, Rosilla Euphemia Pike, dau. of Joseph Pike (see). She res. Pilot Mound, Ia.
i. ALBERT WILLIAM, b. Feb. 14, 1854. m. July 10, 1875, Lavina A. Bailey, of Chichester. m. second, 1891, Lizzie M. Kean, of Man- chester. He res. Manchester. Four children: (1) Ethellyn Mary, b. Oct. 3, 1876. (2) George Albert, b. March 21, 1879. d. August 29, 1888. (3) Edgar, b. Sept. 11, 1880. d. Oct. 1, 1881. (4) Inez, b. Oct. 20, 1882. d. August 25, 1885.
ii. EUGENE COCHRAN, b. May 1, 1856. m. June 11, 1887, Sarah E. Roby, dau. of Lowell Rufus and Nancy S. (Flanders) Roby, of Hebron. He lived in Bristol, where he d. Sept. 11, 1888. No children.
iii. ALVAH EVERETT, b. Nov. 12, 1864.
iv. LESLIE BINFORD, b. May 24, 1867. m. Jan. 2, 1888, Abbie F. Dearborn, dau. of Daniel Dearborn (see), divorced. He m. second, April 13, 1899, Minnie Montgomery. He res. Pilot Mound, Iowa. One child by second marriage. (1) Alvah Leslie, b. 1900.
v. ELSIE MARY, b. April 2, 1871. m. July 30, 1892, Rev. Harris Norton Lawrence. Res. Boone, Iowa.
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10. JASON C. DRAPER, son of Nathaniel 5, b. Dec. 7, 1816. m. Dec. 22, 1842, Hannah True Cass, dau. of Benjamin Cass (see). He res. in Plymouth, until 1858, and subsequently in Bristol. He was a manufacturer of gloves and an energetic business man. He d. in Bristol, April 24, 1868. She d. Nov. 26, 1890.
i. SARAH GARAPHELIA, b. 1849. d. August 20, 1850.
ii. LUZETTA SARAH, b. Dec. 29, 1851. m. Jan. 23, 1873, George A. Emerson, b. Hermon, Me., August 24, 1846, son of Isaiah and Sarah (Sleeper) Emerson. He was a lawyer, in Bristol, several years, and was moderator, supervisor, and selectman. He removed 1892, to Everett, Mass. Three children.
iii. JASON TRUE, b. Dec. 30, 1859. Tilton Conference Seminary, 1879, Brown University, 1884. Has been a successful teacher, and now in- structor of natural science in Holyoke High School. He m. June 16, 1886, Catherine Ella Morrison, b. Jan. 15, 1860. dau. of Nathaniel Morrison, of Somerville, Mass.
11. NATHANIEL FLETCHER DRAPER, son of Nathaniel 5, b. Jan. 12, 1826. Was in Lowell, Mass., a few years, in Bridgeport, Conn., one year, and returned to Plymouth, 1857. He was a merchant and a manufacturer of gloves. He m. June 16, 1849, Emma Bridgman, b. Dorchester, Jan. 12, 1827, dau. of Elbridge Bridgman. He d. Nov. 5, 1871. She d. Sept. 21, 1892. Five children.
13. i. JASON FLETCHER, b. Lowell, Mass., Oct. 10, 1850.
ii. HARRIET EMELINE, b. July 5, 1852. m. John F. Maynard (see).
iii. HENRIETTA FLORENCE, b. Dec. 10, 1854. m. John F. Maynard (see).
iv. WALTER KENDRICK, b. August 23, 1859. m. Helen Clough. m. second, Lillian Fadden. He lived in Ashland. He d. April 19, 1890.
V. JENNIE MAY, b. Dec. 27, 1863. d. August 27, 1867.
12. ALVAH EVERETT DRAPER, son of Alvah McQueston Draper 9, b. Nov. 12, 1864. Is a minister of the M. E. Church. He grad. Conference Seminary, Tilton, 1888. He supplied at East Tilton, 1886 ; East Colebrook and East Columbia, 1888-1889 ; North Salem, 1890-1891. He joined the New Hampshire Conference, 1892, and has received appointments at Rumney, 1892; Monroe, 1893-1894 ; Warren, 1895-1896 ; Newfields, 1897-1898; Greenfield, 1890, 1900- 1901; Ashland, 1902; Groveton, 1903. He m. June 11, 1887, Mary Alma Duston, b. Salisbury, Dec. 3, 1861, dau. of Mark G. and Eliza A. (Sanborn) Duston. Seven children.
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i. STACY ARTHUR, b. June 28, 1888.
ii. HELEN PIKE, b. Feb. 8, 1891.
iii. MARION ELSIE, b. April 2, 1893.
iv. JASON SANBORN, b. Nov. 3, 1894.
v. RALPH LEMUEL, b. August 23, 1896.
vi. NORMAN EVERETT, b. May 2, 1898.
vii. KENNETH LOCKE, b. Feb. 25, 1901.
13. JASON FLETCHER DRAPER, son of Nathaniel F.11, b. Oct. 10, 1850. Is a resident of Plymouth and prominent in town and business affairs. He succeeded Jason C. Draper in the manufacture of gloves, and in 1881 formed a partnership with John F. Maynard under firm name of The Draper-Maynard Company. The company conducted a mill in Ashland nine years, removing the manufacture to a new fac- tory on North Main Street, in Dec., 1900. The firm is conducting an increasing business in the manufacture and sale of gloves and sport- ing goods. He m. Feb. 26, 1881, Hattie Cora Russell, dau. of Pelatiah Russell (see). Four children.
i. MARY EMMA, b. May 5, 1882. Plymouth High School, 1900.
ii. CATHARINE MURIEL, b. Feb. 25, 1884. d. March 21, 1885.
iii. HARRIET MARGUERITE, b. July 17, 1889.
iv. JASON RUSSELL, b. May 27, 1900.
DREW.
1. SAMUEL DREW, from Shapleigh, Me. Came to Plymouth im- mediately preceding the Revolution. He enlisted July 11, 1775, in Capt. James Osgood's Company of Rangers, and served on the frontiers until discharged, Dec. 31, 1775. The men from Plymouth in this company were enlisted by Capt. Matthew Thornton, of Thornton, who was a lieutenant in the company. His personal tax was abated for the years 1777 and 1778, which suggests that he was in the service, but the rolls are not preserved. He m. in Plymouth, June 29, 1779, Elizabeth (Webber) Webster, dau. of Edmund Webber (see), and widow of Amos Webster (see). He removed to Bridgewater, 1785. The first town-meeting of Bridgewater was assembled at his dwelling. His homestead was in the part of Bridgewater now Bristol. He d. while visiting his son Samuel in New York State. His widow d. at the home of their son in New Hampton.
i. AMOS WEBSTER, b. Plymouth, Dec. 20, 1783. m. 1802, Dorothy Gurdy, dau. of Jacob Gurdy. m. second, Ruth Gurdy, dau. of Samuel Gurdy. He was a farmer in Bristol and New Hampton.
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He d. at Goff's Falls, Jan. 15, 1873. Fifteen children, among them Asa, b. April 24, 1812. m. Nov. 11, 1834, Sally C. Wells, dau. of Peter Wells (see).
2. ii. BENJAMIN, b. Plymouth, April 17, 1785.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. Bridgewater, April 20, 1787. m. Jacob Swain, of Gilmanton. No children.
IV. SAMUEL, b. Bridgewater, August 2, 1789. Removed to State of New York. He had a family.
v. SARAH, b. Bridgewater, Sept. 28, 1791. m. April, 1808, Ephraim Merrill, b. Oct. 26, 1779, son of Jonathan and Mary (Farnum) Merrill. Res. Bristol. He d. Oct. 16, 1844. She d. Sept. 21, 1885. Ten children.
vi. MARY, b. Bridgewater, April 2, 1794. m. Joseph Robie, and re- moved to Stewartstown.
vii. JOHN, b. Bridgewater, June 9, 1797. m. Eliza Bowdoin Simpson, b. New Hampton, July 30, 1802, dau. of James and Martha (Farnum) Simpson. He lived a farmer in New Hampton. Six children.
2. BENJAMIN DREW, son of Samuel, b. Plymouth, April 17, 1785. m. in Bridgewater, Sept. 3, 1807, Sarah Harriman, dau. of John Harriman (see). He removed to Stewartstown, 1821, and was a representative and a selectman many years. His superior ability and character have been renewed in his sons and his grandsons, and have added fame to the town and the county. He d. Oct. 5, 1869. She d. Dec. 10, 1870. Seven children.
3. i. AMOS WEBSTER, b. April 5, 1808.
ii. MARY HARRIMAN, b. May 4, 1810.
iii. LUCY, b. April 11, 1815. m. March 4, 1839, Alfred Lovering. She d. Dec. 9, 1842.
iv. SALLY, b. Sept. 21, 1820. d. April 16, 1839.
v. BENJAMIN, b. August 4, 1822. d. Sept. 10, 1822.
vi. BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 20, 1826. m. June 1, 1851, Nancy A. Chase.
vii. EDWIN W., b. Dec. 10, 1827. m. March 28, 1852, Marietta Hall, b. Stewartstown, July 7, 1833, dau. of Luther F. and Mary (Piper) Hall. He lived in Stewartstown, was town clerk, selectman, representative, county commissioner, and county treasurer. In 1878 he was appointed to the State Board of Equalization, a re- sponsible position, in which he served the State with great com- petency until his death, March 10, 1894. His children are: (1) John W., b. April 25, 1854. (2) Walter, b. March 27, 1857. (3) Carrie, b. March 19, 1861. (4) Byron, b. March 30, 1863. (5) Alice, b. Dec. 1, 1867. (6) Hattie H., b. June 13, 1876.
3. AMOS WEBSTER DREW, son of Benjamin, b. April 5, 1808. m. Nov. 15, 1835, Julia Esther Lovering, b. Loudon, June 4, 1815, dau.
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of Hubbard and Abigail (Bumford) Lovering, of Stewartstown. He was a man of forceful intellect and unsullied character. His amiable and generous qualities won the love and respect of all who knew him. He was repeatedly elected to office by his townsmen, and was a State senator, a coroner, county treasurer, and commissioner. He d. March 22, 1888. His widow d. April 22, 1890.
i. LUCY ABIGAIL, b. May 4, 1843. d. Oct. 23, 1887.
ii. IRVING WEBSTER, b. Jan. 8, 1845. Dartmouth College, 1870. An able advocate and successful lawyer, of Lancaster. State senator, 1883, and one of the building commissioners, of State library. He m. Caroline II. Merrill, dau. of Sherburn R. and Sarah B. (Merrill) Merrill. Four children: (1) Paul, b. Feb. 20, 1872. d. Oct. 1, 1872. (2) Neil B., b. Sept. 9, 1873. (3) Pitt Fessenden, b. August 27, 1875. Dartmouth College, 1899. ' (4) Sarah Maynard, b. Dec. 19, 1876. m. July 1, 1903, Edward K. Hall, firm of Powers & Hall, lawyers. Boston, Mass.
iii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. June 28, 1848.
iv. WARREN EDWARD, b. June 29, 1850. m. Abby Crawford. He is active in business, and a prominent townsman of Colebrook.
v. JULIA ELLEN, b. August 21, 1855. m. F. N. Day, of Stratford.
vi. HOLMAN ARTHUR, b. August 28, 1857. m. Mary Bedell.
'vii. EDWARD EVERETT, b. Sept. 24, 1859.
DREW.
1. JOSEPH DREW, son of Levi, b. Holderness, August 10, 1772. m. June 3, 1799, Elizabeth Wallace, b. July 25, 1773, dau. of Nathan Wallace. He was a farmer of Holderness, where he d. April 17, 1833. She d. June 26, 1870.
2. LEVI DREW, son of Joseph, b. Holderness, April 20, 1800. m. Rhoda Ames, b. July 4, 1796, dau. of Thomas and Jane (Kelley) Ames. He was a farmer and a carpenter. He removed to Plymouth, 1836. He built a bridge at Baker's River, and several railroad bridges in this vicinity. He removed to Holderness, now Ashland, 1849, and there d. July 13, 1850. His widow d. Sept. 18, 1852.
i. NATHAN LAFAYETTE, b. July 31, 1824. Was a dealer in lumber, at Sacramento, Cal., where he d. June 4, 1898.
3. ii. CHARLES CHIENEY, b. Oct. 24, 1825.
4. iii. LEVI BURLEIGH, b. May 17, 1827.
iv. DANIEL KELLEY, b. Nov. 20, 1828. d. unm. July 16, 1851.
v. RHODA ELIZABETHI, b. March 24, 1830. m. Christopher M. Morse (see).
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. vi. AMANDA MELVINA, b. Oct. 27, 1833. m. May 29, 1854, Kendall H. Blanchard, of Providence. He d. Feb. 5, 1890. She m. second, Emerson Strong Hill, a Baptist minister, of Anthony, R. I., who d. June 21, 1898. She res. Providence, R. I.
3. CHARLES CHENEY DREW, son of Levi, b. Oct. 24, 1825. m. in Nashua, June 1, 1852, Sarah Frances Ferson, b. Francestown, May 15, 1831, dau. of John and Lucy (Wood) MacPherson. He removed to Oshkosh, Wis., and there engaged in the lumber trade, removing to Luverne, Minn., 1876. Through life he has been a conscientious ยท advocate of temperance, and was a delegate to the National Prohibition Convention, 1896, and a candidate for Presidential Elector on the Prohibition ticket, 1900. Three children.
i. INEZ ISABELLE, b. March 30, 1857. m. Dec. 25, 1877, Frank Smith, b. Calais, Me., July 28, 1850, son of William and Margaret Pascal (Brown) Smith. He was a furniture dealer at Luverne, Minn., where he d. April 9, 1886. Three children.
ii. ZILLAH ESTELLA, b. August 30, 1860. m. Dec. 24, 1881, William Henry Wilson. Banker, Luverne, Minn,
iii. JENNIE L., b. Sept. 12, 1863. m. Dec. 24, 1885, Walter Monroe Savage, b. May 28, 1857, son of Hiram E. Savage. Res. Water- town, S. D.
4. LEVI BURLEIGH DREW, son of Levi, b. May 17, 1827. m. May 1, 1851, Eliza J. Smith, b. New Hampton, April 21, 1833, dau. of Nathan and Eliza (Elkins) Smith. In 1855 he removed to Cali- fornia, and lived in Sacramento and San Francisco. He was a contractor and dealer in real estate. Member of California Legis- lature, 1862. He d. Sept. 7, 1872. His widow survives, res. in Tucson, Ariz.
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