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i. MARION, b. Shelburne Falls, Mass., July 10, 1899.
10. GEORGE RICE FOSTER, son of Jacob R. 8, b. Somersworth, May 12, 1869. Came to Plymouth 1898, and is now resident here. He is superintendent of the peg factory.
FOSTER.
1. SAMUEL FOSTER, b. Pelham, Oct. 22, 1803. m. 1829, Mary Sawyer, b. Groton, 1811, dau. of Jonas and Polly (Bailey) Sawyer. She d. Rumney, April 9, 1853. He m. second, Nov. 1, 1855, Phebe Jane Morrison, b. March 13, 1824, dau. of David and Betsey (Lovejoy) Morrison, of Rumney. He removed, 1855, to Plymouth. He was a carpenter, res. immediately north of the village and east of the railroad. He d. August 19, 1880, buried at Wentworth. She d. Nov. 27, 1887. Trinity Cemetery. Six children by first and four by second marriage.
i. DANIEL ATWOOD, b. 1831. m. 1855, Nancy K. Rollins, b. Haver- hill, Sept. 11, 1832, dau. of Richard and Lydia W. (Doyle) . Rollins. He was a farmer in Wentworth, where he d. 1898.
ii. RUFUS, b. 1832. m. Mary Ann Avery, of Thornton. He was master bridge builder, B., C. & M. R.R., succeeding his brother-in- law, Hiram W. Merrill. He d. March 17, 1878 ; buried Trinity Cemetery. He built a bridge over Baker's River about 1875.
iii. MARY EMELINE, b. Jan. 20, 1835. m. Hiram W. Merrill (see).
iv. WILLIAM ALVA, b. 1836. m. Judith Libbey, of Warren. Lived in Warren and Wentworth.
v. MARTHA AUGUSTA, b. 1840.
vi. AMOS PIPER, b. 1844.
vii. MARY S., b. Oct. 6, 1857. m. June 12, 1879, Frank O. Sargent, son of Abel and Lucinda (French) Sargent. She d. at Andover, Mass., Sept. 10, 1884.
viii. ELIZABETH B., b. July 19, 1860. m. Henry W. Reed (see).
ix. JOHN S., b. July 12, 1863. d. August 3, 1864.
x. CAROLINE I., b. Jan. 26, 1869. m. IIenry W. Reed (see).
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FOWLER.
1. ABNER FOWLER, son of Abraham and Nancy (Hodgdon) Fowler, b. Hill, March 7, 1827. m. Dec. 3, 1850, Hannah Dolloff, b. Bridge- water, Jan. 6, 1831, dau. of Levi and Roxy (Locke) Dolloff. He was a farmer and lived in Hill until 1859, when he removed to Plymouth. In 1862 he removed to Bridgewater and was a selectman several years and representative 1869 and 1870. From Bridgewater he removed 1874 to Bristol, where he d. March 31, 1889. No children.
2. ABNER FOWLER was taxed in Plymouth, 1832 and 1833.
3. JOHN FOWLER was taxed in Plymouth, 1851 and 1853.
FOX.
1. BENAIJAH Fox, son of Isaac Fox, of Campton, b. Jan. 20, 1769. Was the first male child born in Campton. The parents were from Connecticut. He m. 1792, Martha Plummer, b. Oct. 2, 1766.
2. BENJAMIN Fox, son of Benaijah 1, b. Campton, March 4, 1797. m. April 22, 1830, Eleanor B. Rowe and settled in Woodstock. He was a deacon of the Baptist church and a respected citizen. He d. April 5, 1870.
3. PLUMMER Fox, son of Dea. Benjamin 2, b. Woodstock, July 17, 1838. Came to Plymouth, 1859. He was a clerk three years for Webster, Russell & Co., and 1862, in company with John Mason, he opened a store in the building formerly occupied by Benjamin B. Dearborn. In 1877 the firm became Fox & Dearborn. This partnership was dissolved, 1879, and Mr. Fox has continued in trade until the present time. The building was burned, 1895, and was succeeded by the present brick block. He has honorably filled a prominent position among the business men of Plymouth and in civil affairs. He was a selectman, 1882, 1883, 1901, 1903. He m. August 15, 1867, Charlotte Dearborn, dau. of Benjamin B. Dearborn (see). Two children.
i. GEORGE ALBERT, b. July 25, 1873. Plymouth High School, 1891. He has made a study of music. He is proprietor of a music store, Albany, N. Y. He m. Florence Adele Atwood. (1) Dearborn, b. July 15, 1902.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. June 10, 1877. Plymouth High School, 1893; Wheaton Seminary, 1896, and has pursued a special course in music.
FREEMAN.
1. WILLIAM PERRY FREEMAN, son of Asa and Elizabeth (Perry) Freeman, b. Boston, Mass., April 1, 1868. He is a brother of Mrs.
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John Keniston. He came to Plymouth, 1889. He has been a clerk two years for W. G. Hull, in Livermore, two years for J. E. Henry, in Lincoln, and was clerk in the store of G. H. Corliss & Co. Now employed by Draper & Maynard Co. He m. Sept. 3, 1891, Fannie Emma Sherwell, dau. of Frank P. Sherwell (see).
i. HAROLD CYRIL, b. Jan. 6, 1894.
FRENCH.
1. LIEUT. MOSES FRENCH, b. 1755. m. Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 12, 1778, Mary Hazeltine, b. 1757. He removed from Atkinson to Ply- mouth, 1781. He was a blacksmith, and lived on the site of the Cushman house in the village. He d. July 29, 1827. She d. Dec. 10, 1829. The oldest son was born in Atkinson ; the other children were born in Plymouth.
i. MOSES, b. May 6, 1780. d. Plymouth, unm., Nov. 13, 1804.
ii. MARY, b. Oct. 5, 1782. m. Samuel Whidden, of Derry. He d. Oct. 24, 1847. She d. Dec. 25, 1864. Several children.
iii. HANNAH K., b. Oct. 2, 1784. m. May 14, 1809, Joseph Eaton, of Groton, Mass. He d. Bradford, Mass., April 14, 1844. She d. Pittsburg, Pa.
iv. JAMES, b. Sept. 12, 1786. d. Plymouth, unm., July 27, 1825.
2. v. JOHN, b. June 12, 1789.
vi. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 13, 1792. d. Plymouth, unm.
vii. REBECCA, b. August 20, 1794. d. Plymouth, unm., April 27, 1824. viii. SARAH, b. June 12, 1797. d. Bradford, Mass., unm., Nov. 2, 1877.
ix. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 10, 1799. m. July 22, 1831, William McDermid, of Thornton. They were published in Plymouth, Nov. 1, 1829. . Lived in Haverhill, Mass., where he d. March 27, 1835. She d. July 29, 1853.
2. JOHN FRENCH, son of Lieut. Moses 1, b. Plymouth, June 12, 1789. m. Susan Ames. He was a blacksmith in Plymouth, where he d. May 4, 1830. She d. in Chelsea, Mass., 1872. Five children b. in Plymouth.
i. LAURA, b. Nov. 10, 1816.
ii. ISABELLA, b. August 16, 1818.
iii. MOSES, b. April 11, 1820.
iv. ELIZABETHI, b. June 20, 1822.
v. CAROLINE, b. March 20, 1825.
FRENCH.
1. GEORGE PARKER FRENCH, son of Amos P. French, of Rumney. b. Rumney, Feb. 13, 1840. He m. March 10, 1871, Ellen Webster
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Fletcher, dau. of George W. Fletcher. He attended the Newbury, Vt., Seminary and New London Academy, and was school committee of Rumney. He removed to Plymouth, 1894, and engaged in the manufacture of gloves. He d. June 16, 1896.
i. ALICE ELIZABETII, b. Feb. 17, 1878.
ii. JOSEPH GEORGE, b. July 2, 1881.
FRENCH.
1. HIRAM FIFIELD FRENCH, son of Capt. Nathaniel and Phebe Wells French, and grandson of Joseph French, b. Salisbury, 1822. m. April 10, 1843, Dorothy Farnum, b. Salisbury, Dec. 24, 1820, dau. of John Farnum, of Concord and Salisbury. He removed to Andover, where he d. Their dau. Nellie Dorothy, b. Salisbury, Nov. 14, 1855, m. George H. Harris, Jr. (see).
2. WILLIS E. FRENCH, son of Hiram F.1, b. 1860. m. Dec. 13, 1883, Carrie M. Edmonds, dau. of George E. Edmonds (see). He came to Plymouth, 1883, and was a travelling salesman representing Draper, Maynard & Co. He d. Oct. 23, 1895. She res. in Ply- mouth.
i. HARRY FIFIELD, b. Nov. 7, 1886. Plymouth High School, 1904.
ii. ROGER LEK, b. March 28, 1893.
FRENCH.
1. LIEUT. JOSEPH FRENCHI, an officer in the Revolution. m. Hul- dah Clifford and removed from Kingston to Salisbury, 1775.
2. SAMUEL FRENCH, son of Lieut. Joseph 1, b. Kingston, March 25, 1773. Lived many years in Salisbury. He m. Nov. 3, 1795, Hannah Selley, dau. of Dea. Moses Selley, who d. Nov. 22, 1804. He m. second, Mrs. Abigail Wiggin. He lived several years in Salisbury, removing to Plymouth, 1834. He d. in Plymouth, March 7, 1842. She d. Nov. 5, 1857, aged 81.
3. JONATHAN FRENCH, son of Samuel 2, b. Salisbury, Feb. 7, 1812. Came to Plymouth with his father, 1834. He was a farmer, living near Caleb L. Clay. I find no record of his first marriage. His wife d. Nov. 16, 1836, leaving two sons and possibly other children. He m. second, April, 1838, Sarah F. Morrill, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 5, 1818, dau. of Parker Morrill. He d. May 25, 1872. She d. Oct. 10, 1875.
i. JONATHAN.
ii. SAMUEL, b. 1834. Was taxed 1855 and 1856.
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iii. ASA PINGREY, b. May 7, 1839. m. June 2, 1857, Irena F. Wether- ell, of Effingham. He lived in Effingham from 1857 to 1866, and in Plymouth from 1866 to 1876. He enlisted from Effingham in 3d N. H. Infantry; discharged May 8, 1862, and is now an in- mate of Soldiers' Home, at Togus, Me. One son.
iv. JOSIAH QUINCY, b. Feb. 19, 1812. m. April, 1865, Mary Jane Sel- lingham, dau. of Jacob Sellingham (see). He was a farmer and a leather dresser in Plymouth, living on Ward hill. He d. August 27, 1867. She m. second, Foster S. Batchelder (see).
v. ANNA M., b. Jan. 27, 1845. m. Cyrus Warren Heath (see).
vi. CLARA M., b. Jan. 12, 1848. m. Frank E. Flanders (see).
GARLAND.
1. PETER GARLAND, a mariner, was an inhabitant of Charlestown, 1637, and had a grant of five acres Mystic side. It is a tradition that he died on a voyage.
2. JOHN GARLAND, son of Peter1, b. England, 1620, settled in Hampton, 1653, or earlier. He m. Oct. 26, 1652, Elizabeth Chapman. He m. second, 1654, Elizabeth (Philbrick) Chase, dau. of Thomas Philbrick and widow of Thomas Chase, of Hampton. He d. Jan. 4, 1671/2, "aged about 50 years." Children were John, Jacob, and Peter, all under age, 1671.
3. PETER GARLAND, son of John 2, b. Nov. 25, 1659. Lived on the paternal estate. He owned a sloop which he sailed between Hamp- ton and Boston. He m. Elizabeth -, who d. Feb. 19, 1688. He m. second, Sarah Taylor, dau. of John Taylor. He d. before 1708, when his widow Sarah m. Dea. Samuel Dow.
4. JONATHAN GARLAND, son of Peter 3, b. Oct. 28, 1689. He was a tanner and leather dresser of Hampton. Selectman several years from 1727 to 1746. He m. Oct. 21, 1714, Rachel Dow, b. Sept. 20, 1695, dau. of Dea. Samuel and Abigail (Hobbs) Dow. He d. May 11, 1760.
5. LIEUT. JONATHAN GARLAND, son of Jonathan 4, b. July 16, 1719. m. Jan. 9, 1746, Bethia (Tuck) Taylor, b. March 17, 1723, dau. Dea. Jonathan and Tabitha (Towle) Tuck, and widow of Anthony Taylor. He lived in Kensington and Hampton. He was a signer of the As- sociation Test and an officer in the Revolution. He d. May 1, 1786.
6. JONATHAN GARLAND, son of Jonathan 5, baptized Sept. 22, 1754. m. Oct. 20, 1777, Huldah Batchelder, b. May 10, 1759, dau. of Capt. Carter and Huldah (Moulton) Batchelder, of New Hampton and San-
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bornton. He was a signer of the Association Test. He res. in Hamp- ton and Pittsfield. He was killed by a falling tree, March 10, 1812.
7. JONATHAN GARLAND, son of Jonathan 6, b. Hampton, 1796. He m. 1821, Deborah Goss, dau. of Robert Goss, of Hanover. He lived in Holderness and Campton. He was a soldier in War of 1812. He d. April 1, 1868. Twelve children.
8. GEORGE WATSON GARLAND, son of Jonathan7, b. Holderness, July 19, 1831, and lived in youth in Campton. He settled in Thorn- ton and was engaged in farming and lumbering, removing to Ply- mouth, 1870. He was a selectman and representative of Thornton. He m. Oct. 9, 1854, Sarah Ann Gilman, b. March 14, 1830, dau. of Jonathan Gilman, of Thornton. She d. July 6, 1859. He m. second, Oct. 1, 1860, Lucinda Avery, b. May 7, 1837, dau. of Stephen Avery, of Campton. She d. July 26, 1863. He m. third, April 19, 1864, Eliza Ann Batchelder, b. Dec. 22, 1839, dau. of Increase and Susan (Hart) Batchelder. One child.
i. WILLIAM RUSSELL GARLAND, b. Thornton, March 22, 1865. He was educated in the schools of Plymouth, Holderness, and New Hamp- ton, and graduated at Medical School, Dartmouth College, 1886. He practised his profession successfully in Campton until 1895, when he removed to Plymouth, where he has deservedly won the reputation of a skilful and conscientious physician. IIe m. May 19, 1886, Sadie Ardelle Clough, b. Lyman, March 15, 1864, dau. of James Clough. She d. Nov. 27, 1889. He m. second, Sept. 2, 1890, Mollie Amanda Pillsbury, b. Rumney, June 14, 1870, dau. of Jasper Hill Pillsbury. Two children b. Campton. (1) Mary Blanche, b. Nov. 6, 1888. (2) George William, b. April 16, 1892. d. Au- gust 31, 1904.
GEORGE.
1. GIDEON GEORGE, from Yorkshire, England, with wife and son Gideon, sailed for Salem, Mass., about 1680. A son John was born during the ocean voyage.
2. JOHN GEORGE, son of Gideon 1, b. upon the ocean about 1680. m. about 1700, Ann Swaddock, and lived in Haverhill, Mass. He was one of the petitioners in 1711 for a school house in the north- easterly part of the town. He was drowned while attempting to cross the Merrimack River on the ice, Feb. 27, 1715. She d. Feb. 7, 1763. His children were : John Swaddock, b. Dec. 15, 1702. William, b. June 27, 1705. Augustin, b. Jan. 12, 1708. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 20, 1710. Gideon, b. May 27, 1712.
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3. GIDEON GEORGE, son of John 2, b. Haverhill, May 27, 1712. m. April 14, 1737, Elizabeth Jewett, b. Rowley, Mass., June 18, 1716, dau. of Dea. Daniel and Elizabeth (Hopkinson) Jewett. He lived in Haverhill and in Bradford, Mass.
4. WILLIAM GEORGE, son of Gideon3, b. Bradford, Mass., Nov. 18, 1737. m. May 26, 1763, Ruth Hastings, b. Haverhill, Mass., August 8, 1742, dau. of Robert, Jr., and Ruth (Saunders) Hastings, of Haver- hill, Mass. After his marriage he lived in Haverhill, Mass., about four years and removed to Hampstead. In Dec., 1774, he was chosen one of a committee of inspection, and is frequently named in the records of Hampstead. He removed from Hampstead to Plymouth in 1777. In the midst of a large and fertile farm he built a log house on the plateau southwest of the present residence of Charles W. George, and subsequently he built a frame house on the site of the present house of David F. Smith. He was a selectman four years, and Dec. 21, 1784, he was appointed a coroner for Grafton Co. He resigned this office Dec. 13, 1792. From the date of this appointment he was styled William George, Esq., but he was not a justice of the peace. He was a prosperous farmer and a respected citizen. His wife d. June 1, 1809, and he m. second, Feb. 19, 1811, Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Dearborn (see). She had previously m. Peter Hobart (see), Thomas McCluer (see), and Rev. Samuel Currier (see). William George d. Jan. 12, 1820. His widow d. April 8, 1839. Two children b. Haverhill, Mass., five Hampstead, and one Plymouth.
.. i. ROBERT, b. April 14, 1764. d. young.
5. ii. WILLIAM, b. April 3, 1766.
6. iii. ROBERT, b. Jan. 5, 1768.
7. iv. KING, b. May 19, 1771.
v. RUTH, b. Oct. 7, 1772. m. Jonathan Cummings (see).
8. vi. MOSES, b. August 18, 1774.
vii. LEONARD, b. Oct. 5, 1776. d. young.
viii. BETSEY, b. 1777. m. Thomas Cook (see).
5. WILLIAM GEORGE, son of William 4, b. Haverhill, Mass., April 3, 1766. m. in Sandown, March 2, 1789, Eleanor Fellows, b. 1769. He was eleven years of age when the family removed to Plymouth. He was a farmer, a selectman, and a worthy citizen. He d. Dec. 5, 1824. She m. second, Daniel Spooner, who lived in Plymouth after 1840, and here d. April 1, 1849. She d. Feb. 4, 1849. No children.
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6. ROBERT GEORGE, son of William 4, b. Hampstead, Jan. 5, 1768. He was a farmer of Plymouth. He built the house at South Plymouth later occupied by Jonathan Clay. He m. May 5, 1793, Sarah Dearborn, dau. of Samuel Dearborn (see). He d. by accident, 1834. While crossing a brook upon a log he fell and was drowned. His widow d. Jan. 18, 1851. Nine children b. in Plymouth.
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9. i. GIDEON, b. August 15, 1793.
10. ii. LEONARD, b. Sept. 1, 1795.
iii. CLARISSA, b. Nov. 27, 1797. m. Aaron Stearns (see).
11. iv. SAMUEL DEARBORN, b. Jan. 28, 1800.
12. v. HIRAM, b. Nov. 8, 1801.
vi. MALVINA, b. March 7, 1804. unm. d. Plymouth, Dec. 7, 1865.
vii. MOOR RUSSELL, b. August 1, 1807. m. Jane Maria Quinn. He was superintendent of a shoe factory in Philadelphia, where he d. 1848. Seven of his fifteen children survived him.
viii. MARY ANN, b. Nov. 2, 1812. m. Oct., 1831, Jeremiah Merrill, son of Nathan Merrill, of Rumney. He d. Rumney, Oct. 30, 1851. She d. Concord, Sept. 4, 1877. Five children b. Rumney. (1) Byron Gustavus, b. Oct. 3, 1832. d. April 21, 1833. (2) Byron Gustavus, b. April 21, 1834. m. June 23, 1856, Esther J. Houston, dau. of Gilmore Houston (see). She d. Plymouth, Sept. 7, 1861. He m. second, Martha J. Hall, who d. May 17, 1874. He lived in Franklin, Pa., where he d. May 12, 1902. Byron Gustavus and Esther J. (Houston) Merrill left one dau., Adalaide Louisa Merrill, who is the generous donor of the Library Building in Rumney, and she has been a benefactor of the Young Men's Christian Association of Concord. (3) Mary Adalaide, b. May 10, 1838. m. Oliver A. Buzzell, of Ellsworth. Res. Juniata, Neb. (4) Jennie Maria Quinn, b. Sept. 28, 1840. m. Nov. 1, 1866, Charles Clark Smart, son of Richard Smart (see Brown and Greenough Registers). Res. Rumney. He d. Jan. 8, 1900. (5) Henry J., b. August 1, 1850. m. Mary F. Rich. He d. Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 14, 1884.
ix. RUTH, b. August 10, 1814. unm. d. Plymouth, April 10, 1858.
7. KING GEORGE, son of William 4, b. Hampstead, May 19, 1771. He inherited one-half of the farm of his father and built the house now occupied by Mrs. Solomon Smith. In early manhood he was a school teacher in Plymouth. He m. Jan. 10, 1797, Ruth Eaton, b. Plaistow, April 18, 1772, dau. of Jonathan and Mehitable (Page) Eaton (see). She d. April 12, 1837. He m. second, Jan. 22, 1838, Hannah Eaton, b. Plaistow, July 29, 1780, a sister of his wife Ruth. He d. in Plymouth, Oct. 6, 1846. His widow Hannah lived with
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her stepson David in Wentworth, and d. while visiting in Plymouth, Oct. 22, 1868. Five children by first wife b. in Plymouth, except William, who was b. in Bridgewater.
13. i. EATON, b. Nov. 14, 1797.
14. ii. WILLIAM, b. May 15, 1801.
iii. DANIEL, b. Jan. 23, 1801. d. Feb. 12, 1805.
15. iv. DAVID, b. April 18, 1808.
16. v. AsA, b. Nov. 2, 1809.
8. MOSES GEORGE, son of William 4, b. Hampstead, August 18, 1774. Was a farmer and a useful townsman of Plymouth. He inherited one-half of his father's farm, and built the house now occupied by Charles W. George. He was a captain in the militia, selectman, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821. He m. March 25, 1800, Susannah Nevins, dau. of William Nevins (see). She d. March 9, 1841. He m. second, Oct. 28, 1845, Phebe (Cass) Tyrrill, b. Epsom, April, 1793, dau. of Theophilus Cass and widow of Jeremiah Tyrrill, of Andover. He d. August 27, 1849. His widow removed to Methuen, and there d. August, 1871. Six children b. in Plymouth.
i. MATILDA, b. Jan. 3, 1801. unm. d. Sept. 26, 1848.
17. ii. AUSTIN, b. Jan. 5, 1803.
18. iii. WASHIINGTON, b. July 15, 1804.
iv. HARRIS, b. Feb. 6, 1807. d. March 18, 1807.
v. AMANDA, b. May 26, 1810. m. Samuel Noyes (see).
vi. ELMIRA, b. Oct. 12, 1815. m. Noah C. Cummings (see).
9. GIDEON GEORGE, son of Robert 6, b. August 15, 1793, was a carpenter, cabinet-maker, and millwright. He removed from Plymouth, 1817, and worked at his trade in Montreal, P. Q., and Portland, Me., until 1824, when he removed to Derby, Vt., where he remained a few years. Subsequently he lived in Lancaster and in several towns in Massachusetts. He m. Jan. 24, 1824, Ruth Church, b. Campton, Jan. 21, 1793, dau. of Rev. Selden Church. He d. in North Adams, Mass., Dec. 21, 1858. She d. Melrose, Mass., Dec. 29, 1876. Three children b. Derby, Vt., and one b. Lancaster.
19. i. WILLIAM SELDEN, b. March 3, 1825.
ii. HENRY SELDEN, b. April 24, 1827. d. Lancaster, Feb. 24, 1832.
iii. CAROLINE MATILDA, b. March 6, 1829. m. May 18, 1851, George Poor. They res. in Malden, Mass. He d. Oct. 4, 1902.
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iv. NELLA MARIA, b. Nov. 17, 1833. m. April 25, 1861, Thomas Warren Ripley. Res. Melrose, Mass., where she d. Feb. 8, 1900. (1) Hubert George, b. August 20, 1869. Res. Newtonville, Mass.
10. LEONARD GEORGE, son of Robert6, b. Sept. 1, 1795. Was a carpenter and builder of Plymouth, and several substantial residences in this town were built by him. He lived in a house subsequently used as a Methodist parsonage. He removed, 1844, to Brighton, Mass. He m. Dec., 1821, Nancy Eastman Homans, b. Campton, 1795, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Walton) Homans. She d. May, 1849. He d. April, 1878. Four children b. in Plymouth.
i. STEVENS MERRILL, b. Feb. 12, 1823. m. Sept. 30, 1845, Mary Little Poor, b. Goffstown, Feb. 13, 1820, dau. of Thomas Little Poor. He lived in Charlestown, Mass., a few years and subse- quently in Goffstown, where he d. Oct. 15, 1860. She d. in Leom- inster, Mass., August 14, 1893. Three children: (1) Rosie Poor, b. July 22, 1817. m. Zachariah B. Stuart, of Manchester. (2) Mary Anna, b. Nov. 25, 1849. m. Joseph G. Putnam, of Leomin- ster, Mass. (3) Hannah Isabella, b. March 5, 1859. d. Feb. 2, 1861.
ii. ANN JUDSON, b. Jan. 1, 1825, for many years a teacher in Brighton, Mass. unm. Res. Chicago, Ill.
iii. JOSEPH HOMANS, b. 1826. d. Sept. 28, 1841.
iv. JAMES WILLIAMS, b. 1830. m. 1851, Abby H. E. Sanderson, dau. of Eli and Marinda (Thwing) Sanderson, of Brighton, Mass. She d. 1886; he m. second, 1887, Mrs. Lydia IIancock. In 1851 he engaged in the furniture business in New York City. He enlisted in the Civil War, and from a private was promoted to a captain, serving until Dec., 1864, in New York and Massachusetts regiments. After the war he was building inspector in Minneapolis, Minn. He d. 1891. Five children : (1) Agnes Anna, b. 1852. m. 1878, Dr. Bay- ard T. Holmes, of Chicago, III. (2) Fannie Sanderson, b. and d. 1854. (3) Lizzie Sanderson, b. 1858. m. 1884, William E. Tomp- kins, of Colby, Wis. (4) Frank Stevens, b. 1861. m. 1887, Eva May Countryman, and lives in Minneapolis, Minn. (5) Arthur Fuller, b. 1864. Lives in Colville, Wash.
11. SAMUEL DEARBORN GEORGE, son of Robert 6, b. Jan. 28, 1800. m. March 1, 1831, Louisa Harris, dau. of Nathan Harris (see). She d. July 30, 1847. He m. second, Zulima F. Rowell, b. Irasburg, Vt. He lived in Plymouth until 1842, when he removed to Lowell, and was there a machinist. In 1855 he removed to Waukeesha, Wis., and later to Chicago, where he d. Oct. 14, 1866. Six children b. in Plymouth and one b. in Lowell, Mass.
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i. HELEN ELIZA, b. July 3, 1832. unm. d. Jan. 18, 1857.
ii. EDWIN, b. March 9, 1835. m. May 22, 1854, Susan Wilkins, who d. - Nov. 30, 1857. He m. second, August 7, 1858, Susan A. Moore, b. Sydney, Me., April 18, 1837. She d. Sept. 9, 1895. He m. third, Dec. 12, 1898, Susie King. IIe is a dealer in ship supplies, New York. Three children: (1) Alice, b. Nov. 12, 1857. d. Feb. 5, 1858. (2) Jessie Louisa, b. Oct. 1, 1862. m. March 17, 1892, John Charles Bowers, of Brooklyn, N. Y. (3) Edwin, b. Dec. 28, 1867. in. Feb. 21, 1899, Elizabeth C. Edwards. He is a dealer in ship supplies, New York, with residence in Brooklyn.
iii. HENRY MARTIN, b. Sept. 17, 1836. d. Oct. 14, 1852.
iv. HIRAM, b. March 28, 1838. unm. d. Oct. 10, 1866.
v. WILLIAM, b. June 2, 1840. m. Mary Barnes. Ile d. in Exeter, Neb., Nov. 25, 1885.
vi. CLARA, b. July 27, 1842. m. Dec. 12, 1872, Almon E. Norris, b. May 6, 1836, son of Jonathan and Lucinda (Cross) Norris. 15th Vt. Infantry, from Sept., 1862, to August, 1863. Farmer of Albany, Vt. vii. MARY, b. August 6, 1814. m. Guy Woodward, of Enosburg, Vt.
12. HIRAM GEORGE, son of Robert 6, b. Nov. 8, 1801. m. Susanna Clement Kimball, dau. of Joseph Kimball (see). He removed to Elgin, Ill., where he d. April 19, 1845. She d. 1852, in New Orleans. Four children.
i. JANE ANNA, b. Roxbury. m. Jacob Rotnor. Res. Minneapolis, Minn.
ii. STELLA, b. Elgin. m. David Rotnor. Res. Portland, Ore.
iii. JUDSON, b. Elgin. Lost when a boy and never found.
iv. OSCAR, b. Elgiu. d. young.
13. EATON GEORGE, son of King", b. Plymouth, Nov. 14, 1797, was a farmer of Plymouth, living on the farm now of Gilman Marsh. He m. June 13, 1819, Ruth Williams Dow, b. Warren, August 25, 1800, dau. of James and Ruth (Williams) Dow. He d. in Plymouth, June 18, 1870. She d. in Malden, Mass., Nov. 16, 1875. Six chil- dren b. in Plymouth.
i. AMos, b. March 23, 1822, was a shoe manufacturer of Haverhill, Mass. He m. March 31, 1844, Mary Brown Stanley, b. Bradford, April 5, 1821, dau. of Abiah Stanley, of Bradford and Thornton. She d. Haverhill, Mass., May 16, 1864. He m. second, Mrs. Sarah (Heath) Greenough, dau. of James Heath, of Oromouth, New Brunswick. He d. Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 16, 1873. At the time of the fire in Haverhill, 1873, he perished while attempting to rescue books and papers from his burning factory. One child : (1) Marlon Eaton, b. June 22, 1851. d. Wilmington, Del., Oct. 27, 1880.
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ii. MOSES WILLIAMS, b. Feb. 4, 1824. He went from Plymouth to California, 1849, and returned 1865. Subsequently lived in Salem and Malden, where he d. Jan. 8, 1877. He m. in Plymouth, Dec. 18, 1865, Emma N. (Dodge) Whipple, of Salem, Mass. One child : (1) Edwin Stanton, b. March 2, 1868. m. June 1, 1892, Maud A. Lewis. Res. Newtonville, Mass.
iii. RUTH ANN, b. Jan. 2, 1826. m. March 30, 1848, George Knox Warren Gallishan, b. Portland, Me., Jan. 10, 1810. Res. Andover, Mass., where he d. April 24, 1878. She d. Oct. 16, 1874. One child: (1) Frank Willis, b. June 2, 1849. d. Sept. 17, 1849.
iv. MEHITABLE WILLIAMS, b. April 3, 1829. m. Nov. 3, 1846, Henry Sewell Blodget. He was a shoe manufacturer. Ile d. Bradford, Mass., Jan. 1, 1874. She d. Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 12, 1902. Two children : (1) Ada Estelle, b. Hampstead, Sept. 2, 1847. d. Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 25, 1850. (2) Lizzie Gertrude, b. Haverhill, Mass., August 7, 1849. d. Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 21, 1850.
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