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ii. AMANDA, b. March 8, 1803. m. Jan. 1, 1827, Samuel Geer Brackett, b. Sudbury, Mass., Sept. 10, 1802. He lived in Landaff and Littleton and in St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he d. Dec. 15, 1859. She d. Waltham, Mass., March, 1862. Their dau. Mary Ann, b.
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Landaff, Jan. 30, 1828. m. Feb. 15, 1873, Fayette Jewett, M.D., b. Newbury, Vt., August 1, 1824, son of Calvin and Sally (Parker) Jewett. He was a medical missionary in Turkey. He visited his native land in 1860, and on his return to the mission field he d. in Liverpool, England, May 31, 1862. Mrs. Jewett, who had shared his fortune abroad, d. Grafton, Mass., August 22, 1868. Their sons Henry M. Jewett and Milo A. Jewett have been United States Consuls at Tokat and Sivas, Turkey.
iii. DRURY, b. May 27, 1805. d. Dec. 4, 1810.
iv. MARY, b. March 31, 1807. m. Oct. 21, 1828, John Bacon. She d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Sept. 28, 1840.
v. TIMOTHY ROCKWOOD, b. April 15, 1809. m. Katharine D. Stevens, b. Oct. 17, 1817, dau. of Solomon and Sarah (Cushman) Stevens, of Barnet, Vt. She d. 1865. He m. second, April 19, 1866, Mary Ann (Baldwin) Dowse, who d. Jan. 26, 1872. He lived in St. Johnsbury, Vt. He d. Medway, Mass., 1874.
vi. LUCRETIA ANN, b. May 15, 1811. m. Jan. 21, 1838, Joseph Arm- ington Ide. Lived in Newport, Vt., where she d. 1888. He d. 1864. Their eldest son is Rev. George Henry Ide, of Milwaukee, Wis.
vii. DRURY, b. August 7, 1813. m. Jan. 26, 1845, Susannah C. Owens. Lived in Philadelphia, Pa.
viii. HARRIET N., b. Sept. 22, 1818. m. Jan. 16, 1844, Oliver T. Brown.
FARMER.
1. LEVI FARMER, b. Campton, 1811. m. Nov. 25, 1841, Abigail Straw, dau. of Dudley Straw (see). He was taxed in Plymouth, 1840-1843, 1866-1869, and 1881, but he lived in Campton many years and there d. 1886. His widow d. Plymouth, May 20, 1896.
i. WILLIAM W., b. 1843. 6th N. H. Infantry, enlisted Oct. 26, 1861; wounded at Bull Run, August 29, and d. Sept. 1, 1862.
ii. LUTHER, b. 1844. 6th N. H. Infantry, enlisted August 25, 1862; d. disease, Oct. 3, 1862.
iii. JENNIE, d. aged 19.
iv. VIETTA, b. April 2, 1850. d. 1864.
v. VIELLA, b. April 2, 1850, twin. m. Dec. 20, 1866, Charles H. Ford, . b. Oct. 11, 1845, son of George W. and Susan (Howe) Ford. He is a successful farmer of Victory, Vt. Representative in legisla- ture, 1888.
vi. CHARLES MALCOM, b. March 10, 1854. m. July 8, 1876, Nellie Goodhue, b. Campton, June 4, 1861, dau. of Sumner Goodhue. She d. Jan. 7, 1897. Ile m. second, August 29, 1899, Anna Louisa Cullen, b. Mystic, Conn., 1878. He has lived in Plymouth since 1877, and res. on Highland Street. (1) Fred Sumner, b.
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Jan. 9, 1878. (2) Walter Edward, b. March 29, 1880. (3) Leora Mabel, b. Nov. 25, 1881. m. Lewis Alfred Eastman (see). (4) Frank Sanborn, b. March 17, 1886. d. Jan. 23, 1889. (5) Charles Carpenter, b. May 29, 1890. (6) Willie Eugene, b. Jan. 6, 1895. (7) Flora Etta, b. Jan. 3, 1901.
vii. FRANK, b. 1857. Removed to Nebraska. d. 1887.
viii. ARTHUR W., b. Nov. 2, 1858. m. Mary Greenleaf, of Holderness. : m. second, August 13, 1888, Jennie Laura Richards, dau. of Francis and Mary (Owen) Richards, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. He has res. in Plymouth and at Livermore Falls, in Campton. (1) Albert Francis, b. July 18, 1889. (2) Edith Merle, b. August 18, 1891.
FARNUM.
1. RALPH FARNUM, sailed from Southampton, England, April 6, 1635, and landed in Boston, June 3, 1635. With him came his wife Alice and three children, Ralph, Thomas, and Mary. Two other children were b. in America.
2. RALPH FARNUM, son of Ralph, b. in England. m. Oct. 26, 1658, Elizabeth Holt, dau. of Nicholas Holt. He lived in Andover, Mass. where he d. Jan. 8, 1692.
3. EPHRAIM FARNUM, son of Ralph 2, b. Oct. 1, 1676. m. March 20, 1700, Priscilla Holt, and removed to Concord, settling in the West Parish. See history of Concord.
4. EPHRAIM FARNUM, son of Ephraim 3, b. Andover, Mass., Oct. 12, 1700. m. Molly Ingalls. He removed to Concord and lived about two miles north of the first meeting house.
5. BENJAMIN FARNUM, son of Ephraim 4, b. Concord, March 21, 1739. m. Anna Merrill, b. Dec. 20, 1743, dau. of Dea. John and 1 Lydia (Haines) Merrill, of Concord.
6. JOHN FARNUM, son of Benjamin 5, b. Concord, Jan. 2, 1766. m. Betsey Thompson and removed to Plymouth, 1788, where he res. twenty years. Selectman, 1796. Mrs. Farnum d. 1806, and he was not taxed after 1807. He had children, Roswell, John, Betsey, Rufus, Camilia, Mary, Thompson, Abigail, and George.
7. ROSWELL FARNHAM, son of John 6, b. Plymouth, 1792. m. Ruth Bixby, of Piermont, and after a brief residence in Boston, Mass., he engaged in the manufacture of shoes in Haverhill, Mass. He removed 1839 to Bradford, Vt., where he d. Dec. 20, 1860. By wife Ruth he had one son, Cyrus Conant Farnham, b. June 27, 1818 He was employed in the telegraphic department by the government,
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and d. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 26, 1863. Mr. Farnham m. second, April 29, 1822, Nancy Bixby, a sister of his first wife. She d. Bradford, Vt., Jan. 30, 1860. Their son Roswell Farnham, b. July 23, 1827. Vermont University, 1849, lawyer of Bradford, Vt., and governor, 1880-1882.
8. EPHRAIM FARNUM, son of Benjamin 5, b. Concord, April 5, 1770. Res. in Plymouth, 1792-1795, when he returned to Concord. He was a farmer on the paternal homestead. He m. 1794 (intentions August 22), Sarah Brown.
Their children were Nancy, Joseph, Susannah, m. Henry E. Moore (see), Benjamin, Lydia, Luther, George, Harriet.
9. HAINES FARNUM, son of Benjamin 5, b. Concord, Oct. 31, 1771. m. Dec. 30, 1800, Elizabeth Whitehouse, b. Pembroke, May 23, 1777, dau. of Solomon and Mary (Knox) Whitehouse. He removed from Concord to Plymouth, 1817. He d. Dec. 23, 1824. His widow con- tinued a residence here and d. March 22, 1834. Their eight children were born in Concord.
i. MARY WHITEHOUSE, b. March 18, 1802. unm. d. Sept. 19, 1831. Her estate by will passed to Am. Board for Foreign Missions and to relatives.
ii. CHARLES, b. Oct. 5, 1803. m. 1827, Cynthia Johnson, of Hebron. He was taxed in Plymouth until 1829. In 1831 he removed to Pittsfield, Me., where he d. 1888. Nine children.
iii. SOLOMON W., b. Oct. 25, 1805. unm. d. Plymouth, Nov. 29, 1826. 10. iv. HIRAM, b. Oct. 10, 1807.
V. ELIZA, b. Nov. 25, 1809. A kindly remembered school teacher. She m. Nov. 1, 1835, Hon. Walter Blair (see).
11. vi. "GEORGE, b. Nov. 7, 1812.
vii. MOSES, b. Nov. 5, 1814. m. Dec. 31, 1837, Mary Fletcher, b. in Groton. He removed 1842, to Rumney, where he d. Dec. 30, 1847. She d. April 10, 1819. Three children : (1) Mary E., b. Nov. 21, 1839. d. Dec. 4, 1877. (2) Sarah E., b. Dec. 27, 1841. d. April 26, 1846. (3) Martha J., b. April 14, 1846. d. Dec. 16, 1883.
viii. AARON, b. Nov. 5, 1814, twin. m. March 30, 1836, Eliza Jane Preston. He lived in Plymouth, and d. July 17, 1839. His widow d. in Plymouth, Nov. 6, 1867. Two children : (1) Charles E., b. 1837. (2) Abigail Anna, b. June 21, 1839.
10. HIRAM FARNUM, son of Haines 9, b. Concord, Oct. 10, 1807. Came to Plymouth with the family 1817. He m. 1834, Hannah C. Straw, of Campton. He lived in the village ; and he d. May 25, 1872. She d. Nov. 18, 1848. By occupation he was a wheelwright and VOL. II. - 17
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occupied the old court-house before that historic building was pur- chased and dedicated to an appropriate use by the thoughtful bene- faction of Hon. Henry W. Blair. Four children.
i. EMILY ANN. m. John W. Butler (see).
ii. WALTER B., b. 1837. Enlisted Sept. 17, 1862, 15th N. H. Infantry. d. Baton Rouge, La., June 16, 1863.
12. iii. HIRAM BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 8, 1839.
iv. MARY JANE, b. Feb. 12, 1841. m. Henry S. George (see).
11. GEORGE FARNUM, son of Haines 9, b. Concord, Nov. 7, 1812. m. April 2, 1834, Emma Hardy, of Groton. He settled in Groton. Six children.
i. ELIZABETH E., b. Dec. 14, 1834. Res. Sharon, Mass.
ii. GEORGE W., b. August 18, 1839. d. April 17, 1866.
iii. DAVID H., b. April 8, 1842. d. Oct. 15, 1865.
iv. CHARLES B., b. August 18, 1814. m. Oct. 11, 1871, Amelia S. Gould. He d. Jan. 19, 1890. Three children: (1) Grace, b. March 27, 1873. (2) Dwight, b. June 5, 1874. (3) Bertha, b. Sept. 11, 1879.
v. WILSON A., b. Dec. 13, 1852. d. May 18, 1879.
vi. FLORA S., b. Feb. 18, 1856. m. June 12, 1887, O. L. Corliss, M.D., of Sharon, Mass. She d. Dec. 29, 1894. Two children : (1) Ethel, b. Nov. 20, 1890. (2) Carl, b. Oct. 4, 1893.
12. HIRAM BENJAMIN FARNUM, son of Hiram 10, b. Feb. 8, 1839. He enlisted in the naval service, U. S. Marine Corps, at Boston, Sept. 13, 1858, for four years, and served on U. S. S. Hartford and Ver- mont; discharged at expiration of term, Sept. 17, 1862. He m. Oct. 13, 1863, Amanda Noyes George, dau. of Austin George (see). He is a painter, and res. in Plymouth.
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i. EMILY BELLE, b. Jan. 20, 1871. m. June 5, 1893, Daniel H. McLinn. He was superintendent of the Fish Hatchery, formerly at Liver- more Falls and now at Ashland. Res. Plymouth. He m. second, Dec. 29, 1903, Tillie D. Raymond.
ii. WALTER AUSTIN, b. March 24, 1879. m. May 29, 1901, Melinda F. Burtt, dau. of Fred Burtt (see). She d. April 17, 1903. One child : (1) Linda Belle, b. Jan. 13, 1903.
iii. ARCHIE BENJAMIN, b. July 1, 1881.
FELLOWS.
1. WILLIAM FELLOWS, b. in England about 1611. Came to New England, 1635, and settled at Ipswich, where he d. Nov. 30, 1676.
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Will dated Nov. 29, 1676; proved March 27, 1676/7. A wife sur- vived him, but a record of his marriage does not appear. He was probably a brother of Samuel Fellows, of Salisbury.
2. ISAAC FELLOWS, son of William 1, b. probably in Ipswich about 1635. m. Jan. 29, 1672, Joanna Boreman, dau. of Thomas Boreman, and res. in Ipswich, where he d. April 6, 1721. He served in King Philip's War, 1676.
3. DEA. JONATHAN FELLOWS, son of Isaac 2, b. Ipswich, Sept. 28, 1682. Was a proprietor or grantee of Buxton, Me., but he settled in Kensington, where he d. Jan. 21, 1753. He m. Hannah Dutch, second, Sarah Day, third, Sarah (Potter) Rust, and fourth, Deborah (Batchelder) Tilton, b. Hampton, April 9, 1686, dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Foss) Batchelder, and widow of David Tilton.
4. ABNER FELLOWS, son of Dea. Jonathan 3 and Sarah (Potter) Fellows, b. Ipswich, Dec. 5, 1720. m. Elizabeth Rowe, and lived several years in Kensington and Sandown. In 1773 he removed from Sandown to New Chester, now Bristol, and during the Revolu- tion was a member of the town committee of safety. He d. 1786.
5. JOSIAH FELLOWS, son of Abner 4, b. Nov. 3, 1757. Was a soldier in the Revolution. He lived in the part of New Chester now in Bristol, where he d. March 20, 1852. He m. Jemima Quimby, b. Oct. 9, 1757, dau. of Jeremiah Quimby. She d. April 3, 1814. Their sons Jonathan and Josiah have been represented in the families of Plymouth.
6. JONATHAN FELLOWS, son of Josiah 5, b. April 24, 1786. m. Feb. 25, 1806, Hannah Eastman, b. May 3, 1788, dau. of Thomas Eastman, of Hopkinton and Bridgewater. He lived in Bristol, where he d. April 7, 1845. She d. Nov. 27, 1856. 1
7. JAMES PICKERING FELLOWS, son of Jonathan 6, b. Feb. 29, 1816. m. Dec. 25, 1838, Nancy J. Marden, b. Pembroke, Jan. 1, 1815, dau. of Jonathan M. and Jane G. (Mccutcheon) Marden, of Pembroke and Bridgewater. He lived in Bristol and after 1853 in Thornton, where he d. March 28, 1864. She d. in Plymouth, Jan. 3, 1885.
8. CHAUNCEY AYER FELLOWS, son of James Pickering 7, b. Bristol, May 28, 1845. m. June 26, 1870, Jennie E. Lyford, b. Thornton, June 15, 1848, dau. of Albert Lyford. He removed to Plymouth 1876, and has been a merchant and postmaster.
i. MAUD, b. Feb. 5, 1872. d. July 26, 1873.
ii. VICTOR M., b. Jan. 16, 1874. m. March 27, 1901, Mary Beulah
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Leslie, dau. of Joseph C. Leslie. He was formerly associated in trade with his father, in this town ; later lived in St. Albans, Vt., and now in Plattsburg, N. Y. (1) Marion Lyle, b. March 30, 1902. d. April 2, 1902.
iii. LYLE M., b. Plymouth, June 14, 1882. Plymouth High School, 1900.
9. JOSIAH FELLOWS, son of Josiah 5, b. Jan. 28, 1784. Was a farmer in Bristol. He m. March 23, 1809, Susannah Sanborn, b. 1789, dau. of Benia and Lydia (Powell) Sanborn. He d. Oct. 20, 1852. She d. July 3, 1864.
10. CALVIN PETERSON FELLOWS, son of Josiah 3, b. Bristol, Jan. 19, 1813. He m. August 30, 1836, Mary Jane Worthen, b. April 28, 1816, dau. of Samuel R. and Hannah (Heath) Worthen. He lived in Bristol until 1854, when he removed to New Hampton, where he d. March 11, 1856. She d. May 25, 1865. Their son George M. Fellows, of Hyde Park, Mass., has courteously furnished many of the statements in this register.
11. FRANK WORTHEN FELLOWS, son of Calvin Peterson 10, b. Bristol, Feb. 19, 1847. m. Dec. 10, 1873, Betsey Jane Hall, b. April 28, 1851, dau. of Davenport Fletcher and Betsey Ann (Hall) Hall. He c removed to Plymouth in the spring of 1898, and here d. Dec. 22, 1900.
i. CHARLES DAVENPORT, b. Feb. 21, 1875. d. Jan. 7, 1876.
ii. MARY EVA, b. Jan. 20, 1877, a stenographer, in Boston, Mass.
FERGUSON.
1. BRADBURY FERGUSON, b. Nov. 15, 1778. Came to Plymouth, 1804. He was a shoemaker. He m. Oct. 13, 1805, Sarah Parker, dau. of Zachariah Parker (see), and he d. in Plymouth, Jan. 25, 1810. She m. second, Jan. 7, 1814, John Ladd, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. After his death Mrs. Ladd returned to Plymouth, where she d. Dec. 14, 1843.
i. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. March 31, 1806. m. Dec. 21, 1837, Joseph T. Blake, b. Sutton, Vt., Oct. 9, 1818, son of Enoch and Betsey (Ladd) Blake, and grandson of Enoch Blake, of Moultonboro. She d. May 29, 1860. Ile d. July 14, 1901. Five children : (1) Mary Amanda, b. Oct. 13, 1838. m. Jan. 6, 1859, Orange W. Taylor, of So. Danville, Vt. (2) Henry Augustus, b. Sept. 12, 1840. m. May 12, 1870, Kate J. Otis. He is a prominent citizen of Sutton, Vt. (3) Arthur Parker, b. 1812. 3d Vt. Infantry; re- enlisted 4th Vt. Infantry, and d. in the service, Dec. 14, 1864.
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(4) Rosalia Adalaide, b. Nov. 26, 1844. m. Dec. 14, 1867, James Craig, of Peacham, Vt. He d. 1898. (5) Amitia A., b. March 17, 1846. d. March 22, 1846.
ii. PARKER, b. April 13, 1807. d. Feb. 29, 1808.
iii. MAUDANA A., b. about 1815. m. Feb. 27, 1832, Alonzo R. Hall, of Groton. They removed to New Sharon, Me.
FERRIN.
1. JONATHAN FERRIN, b. about 1695. Was living in Amesbury, Mass., from 1720 to 1741. Subsequently he lived in Newton, and it . is probable that the adjustment of the province line severed his home- stead from Massachusetts. He was a lieutenant, and his name is frequently met in the local record of his time. He was a petitioner for the incorporation of Newton. He m. in Amesbury, Dec. 10, 1719, Sarah Wells, b. July 30, 1698, dau. of Titus and Joanna (Rowell) Wells, and granddau. of Rev. Thomas Wells. He d. about 1770. His will is dated Feb. 22, 1768, and was proved June 27, 1770. His wife was living 1768. Thirteen children b. in Amesbury and Newton.
i. TIMOTHY, b. May 13, 1720. m. Nov. 24, 1743, Mary Hoyt, b. 1726, dau. Lieut. Micah and Susannah Iloyt, of Newton. He lived in Londonderry, where he signed the association test, and later removed to Goffstown.
ii. MARY, b. August 1, 1721. d. young.
iii. MARY, b. August 1, 1722. m. Nov. 30, 1740, Israel Huse.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 20, 1721. m. Sept. 3, 1745, Francis Davis, and lived, several years at least, in or near Amesbury, Mass., where their children were baptized.
v. MOSES, b. March 15, 1726. Was a Continental soldier from Newton. 2. vi. ZEBULON, b. Sept. 18, 1727.
vii. JONATHAN, b. August 18, 1728. Probably d. before 1768. He is not named in the will of his father.
viii. ALPHEUS. m. April 19, 1750, Abigail Sargent. He d. before 1768, leaving children, William, Alpheus, and Sarah, who are named in the will of Jonathan 1.
ix. SARAH, b. Oct. 5, 1737. Was not named in the will, 1768.
x. PHILIP, b. Oct. 21, 1739. Lived in Goffstown. He was a soldier in the Revolution. He d. about 1804.
xi. AQUILLA, b. June 7, 1741. m. Hannah -- , lived in Newton. Six children b. in Newton.
xii. PHINEAS, b. August 27, 1743, settled in Weare. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and subsequently joined the Shakers at Enfield. xiii. HANNAH, b. Dec. 17, 1746. m. - Bagley.
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2. ZEBULON FERRIN, son of Lieut. Jonathan 1, b. Sept. 18, 1727. m. July 9, 1747, Alice Tucker, b. Amesbury, Mass., March 24, 1720/21, dau. of Benjamin and Alice (Davis) Tucker. She was a sister of Rev. John Tucker, of Newbury, Mass. He lived in Amesbury, and prob- ably later in Newton. He was one of the petitioners for the incor- poration of that town. She d. about 1767.
3. i. ENos, bapt. June 16, 1749.
ii. SARAH, bapt. Jan. 23, 1751.
iii. MARY, bapt. Dec. 3, 1752.
iv. EBENEZER, bapt. Sept. 15, 1754. m. Jane -, settled in New Chester. He d. by accident, 1790, leaving children, Philip, Robert, Kate, and Ebenezer.
v. FRANCIS, bapt. Feb. 1, 1756.
vi. ALICE, bapt. Jan. 15, 1758. m. 1783, James Brown, of Hampstead. b. August 15, 1763, son of Moses and Sarah (Kimball) Brown.
vii. ZEBULON, named in the will of his grandfather, 1768.
3. ENOS FERRIN, son of Zebulon 2, b. 1749. Lived a few years in Weare and later in Alexandria. A record of his first marriage has not been discovered. He m. second, Judith (Corliss) Cross, widow of David Cross. The order of age of his children is not known.
i. OLIVE. m. Samuel Jones, of Weare.
ii. POLLY. m. Moses Currier, of Weare.
iii. ENos. m. Lucy Ball.
iv. EBENEZER. Lived near Buffalo, N. Y.
v. TIMOTHY, b. 1779. m. 1808, Abigail Morse, dau. of Jonathan 12 and Abiah (Worth) Morse (see).
vi. AARON.
4. vii. ZEBULON, b. 1784.
5. viii. JONATHAN, b. April 7, 1798.
ix. SARAH.
4. ZEBULON FERRIN, son of Enos 3, b. 1784. m. August 22, 1805, Abigail Blake, dau. of Oliver Smith Blake (see). He was a carpenter and a farmer. He lived in Hebron removing to Plymouth, 1831, and returning to Hebron, 1843, where he d. Feb. 9, 1871, aged 87.
i. HEZEKIAH. Lived in Plymouth 1840 and 1841.
ii. DANIEL E. m. June 3, 1830, Mary Jane Durgin, and lived in Ply- mouth 1829 to 1841. His son Alvah Charles, b. Plymouth, August 13, 1835. m. May 19, 1859, Hannah F. McDuffee, dau. of Archibald and IIannah (French) McDuffee, of Candia. He was a contractor and builder of Concord, where he d. August 1, 1898.
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They had one dau. Cora May, b. May 14, 1863. d. May 28, 1864. Eliza, a dau. of Daniel E., m. Philip Plummer, and another dau., Ellen F., m. George Elliot.
iii. ORPAH. m. Charles L. Martin, of Alexandria, son of McDaniel Martin (see Webber Register).
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v. STEPHEN, removed to Bigelow, Minn.
5. JONATHAN FERRIN, son of Enos 3 and Judith Ferrin, b. Alexau- dria, April 7, 1798. m. Nov. 18, 1824, Harriet Webster, b. New Hampton, Nov. 10, 1802, dau. of Bailey and Elizabeth (Merrick) Webster. She d. March 29, 1849. He m. second, Parshandatha (Ray) Sanborn, widow of Josiah Sanborn. He was a farmer own- ing farms in Alexandria, Bridgewater, Bristol, and Campton. He was a selectman of Alexandria. He d. while visiting a daughter in Temple, 1882. Of his sixteen children only one, Moses Albert, has res. in this town. (See History of Bristol.)
6. MOSES ALBERT FERRIN, son of Jonathan 5, b. Alexandria, August 1, 1841. m. June 7, 1865, Mary Frances Webster, dau. of Charles Avery Webster (see). He has res. in Plymouth since 1867, and has been engaged in the manufacture of gloves, first under firm name of Ferrin & Wilkinson, and later in his own name. He res. on Merrill Street, and now conducts a news depot in the village. Town clerk two years, a deputy sheriff, and representative, 1901 and 1903. Census enumerator, 1890.
FERRIN.
1. JONATHAN FERRIN, perhaps was a son of Timothy, son of Jona- than and Sarah (Wells) Ferrin, - it is also possible that he was of the Ipswich, Mass., family, - b. Londonderry, June 9, 1753. In the Revolution he served eight months' enlistment in Col. Scammell's Continental regiment, enlisting May 5, 1777, and discharged Jan. 10, 1778, and in May, 1778, he enlisted again for the term of eight months. He was a pensioner. He m. in Hampstead, Dec. 31, 1781, Hannah Ela, b. June 9, 1761, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Homans) Ela. He was one of the pioneers in the settlement of Thornton, where he res. until his death. He d. June 26, 1827. His widow, Hannah, was a pensioner and d. March 31, 1843. In his will Jonathan Ferrin names eight children : Mary, Michael, Amelia, Lois, Samuel, Sally, Moses, and Jonathan.
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2. JONATHAN FERRIN, son of Jonathan 1 and Hannah (Ela) Ferrin, b. Thornton, Sept. 7, 1800. Res. in Thornton until 1848, when he removed to Plymouth. He was partially disabled by lameness but by industry he was a successful farmer and always a good citizen. He lived on the Thompson farm, South Plymouth, on the Glover farm, and on the William Sawyer farm, which he bought of Horace Perkins. He m. Polly Elliot; m. second, Achsah Payne ; m. third, Mary V. Hall, b. Sept. 30, 1813, dau. of Alpheus Hall. She d. Feb. 2, 1884. He d. April 12, 1889. Six children.
i. EMILY, b. Thornton, Oct. 22, 1829. m. Jan. 13, 1859, Moses Ellis, b. Barnard, Vt., August 21, 1833, son of Enoch and Eliza (Smith) Ellis. They lived in Boston, Mass., and in Keene. She d. Dec. 10, 1874. One son. (1) Bertram, b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 26, 1860. m. June 20, 1894, Margaret Louisa Wheeler, of Minneapolis, Minn. He is a joint owner and the Editor of the " New Hamp- shire Sentinel," Keene. He was a colonel on the staff of Gov. Busiel 1895-1897 ; representative, 1897; state senator, 1899, 1901, and president of the senate, 1901.
ii. EDWARD ELA, b. Dec. 24, 1836. A soldier 15th N. H. Infantry. He m. Nov. 14, 1863, Aseneth Emery, who d. April 10, 1866. m. second, March 12, 1867, Ruth Ann Johnson, b. Campton, Nov. 28, 1842. Teamster, res. Plymouth and now of Bridgewater. (1) Nel- son Flanders, d. Oct. 21, 1864. (2) Walter Ela, b. Feb. 23, 1866. d. Jan. 15, 1885. (3) Carrie Myrtie, b. July 2, 1873. S. N. S., 1894. m. Feb. 2, 1898, Charles Hollis Palmer, of Holderness. iii. SARAH ACHISAII, b. April 19, 1847. m. Nov. 30, 1882, John F. Phillips, of Fryeburg, Me.
iv. EMMA, b. Sept. 15, 1818. m. William H. Sawyer (see).
v. ELLA, b. Sept. 15, 1848, twin. m. 1875, Charles Fellows Beardslee. She d. Nov. 13, 1887. (1) Charles F., b. Jan. 17, 1876, now of Plymouth.
vi. JONATHAN, b. Nov. 11, 1850. m. Jan. 3, 1881, Alice Caroline Ball, b. Oct. 10, 1849, dau. of Levi K. and Caroline (Rollins) Ball, of Hebron. She d. May 6, 1883. He m. second, Dec. 23, 1885, Cora Belle Powers, b. Oct. 8, 1861, dau. of Harrison A. and Ruth Ann (Wheeler) Powers. She d. April 2, 1900. Farmer. He has lived on Ward hill since 1SS0. Two children : (1) Carrie Edna, adopted, b. May 13, 1887. (2) Ruth Gertrude, b. July 10, 1898.
FIFIELD.
1. JOSEPH FIFIELD, b. East Kingston, May 11, 1795. m. in Kens- ington, April 1, 1821 Melinda Clifford, b. Oct. 22, 1799, dau. of Simon and Betsey (Brown) Clifford and granddau. of Samuel and
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Mehitable (Weare) Clifford, of Kensington. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and later was a cooper on the vessels sailing to Cuba. He was a farmer in Gilford thirteen years, removing to Plymouth 1834. He res. at West Plymouth on the Whittemore farm. He removed, 1864, to Richland Centre, Wis., where he d. April 28, 1869. She d. June 30, 1862. They were buried in Plymouth.
i. ELIZABETHI J., b. April 7, 1822. m. Nov. 7, 1857, John Winn. She d. Dec. 17, 1890. One child: (1) Hattie A., b. March 18, 1861. m. August 31, 1890, Charles W. Hewitt. She d. Nov. 28, 1895. Two children : Norma E. Hewitt, b. Nov. 4, 1891, and Clara I., b. May 9, 1894. d. March 2, 1900.
2. ii. JOSEPH CLIFFORD, b. August 1, 1825.
iii. OLIVER H., b. March 17, 1829. d. July 23, 1877. Deaf and dumb.
iv. HARRIET B., b. Sept. 12, 1830. d. Feb. 7, 1865.
2. JOSEPHI CLIFFORD FIFIELD, son of Joseph 1, b. August 1, 1825. He was a farmer upon the paternal estate in Plymouth and there occupied the present brick house. In 1866 he removed to Man- chester and engaged in the grocery trade. He has retired from business and res. in Manchester. He m. Jan. 13, 1853, Irene Maloon Clark, dau. of Thomas Clark (see). She d. Jan. 5, 1897.
i. JOSEPHINE, b. June 13, 1854. d. Sept. 21, 1869.
ii. ISABEL, b. August 24, 1855. m. Jan. 13, 1885, Alonzo Smith Heath, station agent North Easton, Mass. (1) Clifford Alonzo, b. Sept. 29, 1887.
iii. TILTON FRENCH, b. June 22, 1857. m. Oct. 12, 1881, Emma W. Crane. He is a grocer of Manchester. Three children : (1) Bertha Louise, b. Nov. 17, 1886. (2) Lucy Marguerite, b. June 1, 1892. (3) Clifford Crane, b. Oct. 12, 1902.
iv. EMELINE FIFIELD, b. Jan. 8, 1860. m. June 8, 1886, Charles C. Senter. Res. West Lebanon.
FIFIELD.
1. ALBERT AUGUSTUS FIFIELD, son of Benjamin Augustus, m. Emily Clark and lived in Woodstock and Franconia.
2. VICTOR ALBERT FIFIELD, b. Franconia, June 3, 1868, removed to Plymouth, 1889. He is a painter, once living north side of Baker's River, now South Main Street. He m. August 27, 1890, Alice Mabel Sargent, b. Feb. 27, 1875, dau. of Seneca and Eliza (Ham) Sargent, of Ashland.
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i. HARRY ALLEN, b. Jan. 22, 1892. d. July 27, 1893.
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