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i. ALBERTIS STANFORD, b. Hebron, May 17, 1848. m. Oct. 21, 1880, Anna P. Elkins, who d. Jan. 6, 1894. He lived in Plymouth until 1875 and is now a jeweller in Laconia.
GORE.
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON GORE, son of Jesse and Harriet (Bennett) Gore, b. North Gray, Me., June 28, 1844. m. Lydia Sawyer, b. 1843. d. 1872. m. second, July 1, 1873, Harriet Hobart Page, b. Oct. 12, 1850, dau. of Moody Page. He was in Plymouth as early as 1874 and became a permanent resident here, 1882. He is a con- tractor and builder.
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i. WINFIELD SCOTT. m. Jennie E. Brooks. Res. Waltham, Mass.
ii. MOODY PAGE, b. April 12, 1874. Plymouth High School, 1892. m. March 28, 1900, Effie Dell Kibbey, State Normal School, 1894, of Tunbridge, Vt. Mason. Res. Plymouth.
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iii. ELIZA GERTRUDE, b. Feb. 21, 1879 ; Plymouth High School, 1896 ; State Normal School, 1899. m. Sept. 1, 1901, Frank H. Foster, b. 1878, son of Moses and Martha (Nudd) Foster. Res. Plymouth. Two children : (1) Martha Harriet, b. Dec. 28, 1902. (2) Arline, b. August 19, 1904.
iv. ALICE MAUDE, b. Feb. 1, 1882. Plymouth High School, 1900. State Normal School, 1903. Teacher. She m. August 17, 1904, Samuel Hutchins, of Wells River, Vt.
v. HARRY GEORGE, b. Dec. 25, 1890. d. July 27, 1891.
vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Feb. 4, 1894.
GOULD.
1. THOMAS GOULD, b. about 1639, with wife Elizabeth was a resident of Salem Village, now Danvers, Mass. He was a brother of Adam Gould, of Woburn, Groton, and Chelmsford, and administrator of his estate. He d. 1690, leaving seven children. The early families of Plymouth and some of their descendants have written the name Goold.
2. JAMES GOULD, son of Thomas 1, b. Feb. 8, 1666/7, had wives Deborah and Sarah, but a record of the marriages has not been found. 3. ADAM GOULD, son of James2, b. about 1711, lived in Chelms- ford, Mass., until about 1760. He m. 1729, pub. Jan. 29, Elizabeth Butterfield, dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth Butterfield, of Chelms- ford. The birth of three children is recorded in Chelmsford and the History of New Ipswich names a son Abraham. Probably his wife d. in Chelmsford. He m. second, in Chelmsford, Feb. 23, 1758, Jemima Skidmore, of Methuen, Mass. About 1760 he removed to the north part of New Ipswich near the line of Temple. His wife d. in New Ipswich 1790, and subsequently he had a home with his son Benjamin in Plymouth. He was taxed for the year 1795. The Gould Genealogy, edition of 1895, page 340, assumes that his son Benjamin d. in Henniker, 1808. It is certain that Benjamin Gould, of Henniker, was a younger man. The children of Adam and Elizabeth (Butterfield) Gould, were
i. LUCY, b. Feb. 4, 1732.
ii. ABIJAH, b. Dec. 12, 1735. m. Sarah Spalding, b. August 3, 1740, dau. of Phineas Spalding, of Hudson. He lived a few years in Temple and d. in Hollis, Jan. 2, 1818. His widow d. at Roches- ter, N. Y., at the home of her son. Two children b. in Temple : (1) Abijah, b. Nov. 11, 1771. d. young. (2) Abijah, b. May 20, 1777.
4. iii. BENJAMIN, b. August 29, 1742.
iv. ABRAHAM.
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4. BENJAMIN GOOLD, son of Adam 3, b. Chelmsford, Mass., August 29, 1742, removed in youth to New Ipswich and came to Plymouth 1768. He enjoyed the respect and confidence of his townsmen in an eminent degree and was much employed in town and church affairs. Few names are more frequently met or more honorably mentioned in the early annals of Plymouth. He was a selectman many years and many details of town affairs were submitted to his judgment and discretion. He was a representative 1791 and 1793 and a deacon of the Congregational church. In the organization of the 11th regi- ment he was commissioned by Gov. Wentworth an ensign, Jan. 24, 1774, and a lieutenant, August 16, 1774. He was commissioned a lieutenant by the Provincial Congress, Sept. 5, 1775. He was appointed a major of one of the four regiments of minute-men organized by vote of Sept. 1, 1775, but declined. After the Revolution he was a captain in the militia and promoted to major of the 14th regiment July 7, 1786, resigning this commission June 17, 1790. He m. Sarah . He d. Jan. 5, 1804. His wife d. Feb. 25, 1804. Seven children b. in Plymouth.
i. MARY, b. June 27, 1769. d. Feb. 25, 1790.
5. ii. BENJAMIN, b. April 29, 1771.
6. iii. JOHN, b. March 28, 1774.
. iv. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 16, 1778. d. April 24, 1789. drowned. v. ESTHER, b. Feb. 10, 1781. m. Amos Webster (see).
vi. SARAII, b. May 23, 1785. m. Sargent Bartlett (see).
vii. DANIEL, b. April 11, 1787. d. Dec. 8, 1788.
5. BENJAMIN GOOLD, son of Dea. Benjamin 4, b. April 29, 1771. m. August 11, 1791, Jane Harriman, dau. of Thomas Harriman (see). He was a prosperous farmer owning the farm formerly of his father, now of Calvin Clark. He d. Dec. 8, 1815. She d. Oct. 8, 1825. Eight children.
7. i. WILLIAM, b. July 4, 1792.
ii. POLLY, b. July 3, 1793. m. Moses Currier (see).
8. iii. DANIEL, b. July 7, 1797.
iv. THOMAS, b. Dec. 16, 1799. " Went west."
9. V. BENJAMIN, b. 1802.
vi. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 29, 1805, studied medicine with Dr. Jonathan Robbins and Dr. Job Wilson, of Franklin, and practised in Gilmanton from 1830 to 1850 when he removed to Illinois. He m. May 21, 1831, Sally Evans, dau. of Capt. Josiah Evans, of Hill. m. second, Emma Messer.
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vii. CHARLES, b. Feb. 23, 1808. m. Charlotte Heath, b. Franklin, 1811. He was a tanner and currier living in Holderness, Franklin, Gilmanton, and Manchester. He d. 1882. She d. 1895. Their children were Alice B., Mehitable O., Mary Jane, Sarah Augusta, Charles Carroll, Cynthia Ellen, Joseph Warren and Frank. viii. DAVID, b. April 24, 1810. m. He lived in Plymouth until 1833 and after 1863. He d. here July 2, 1889. Children were Charles, Emma Gustie, and Georgia. A record has not been secured.
6. JOHN GOOLD, son of Dea. Benjamin 4, b. March 28, 1774. m. Feb., 1803, Elizabeth Greenough, dau. of William Greenough (see). He lived in Plymouth until 1803, when he removed from town.
i. MARY. m. John Fuller, son of Dea. Asa Fuller, of Rumney.
ii. JOHN, b. 1812. m. Nov. 26, 1836, Martha Ann Cross, b. Sanborn- ton, Jan. 8, 1816, dau. of Stephen and Sally (Durgin) Cross. He was a harness maker, res. in Concord, Sanbornton, and Boston, Mass. She d. Oct. 28, 1880. He was taxed in Plymouth, 1844, 1845, 1851. Six children : (1) Clara Maria, b. Jan. 31, 1841. d. June 18, 1849, drowned. (2) Sarah Elizabeth, b. May 27, 1844. d. Oct. 11, 1844. (3) Emma Frances, b. Feb. 1, 1848. d. April 6, 1848. (4) John D., b. May 23, 1849. (5) Charles C., b. Plymouth, May 14, 1851. d. Oct. 31, 1863. (6) Arthur K., b. August 31, 1854. d. July 19, 1858.
iii. MARINDA, b. August 15, 1806. m. June 26, 1828, Benjamin F. Dunklee, b. Hanover, April 30, 1804. They lived in Concord, where he d. Feb. 24, 1873. She d. Feb. 2, 1890. Six children : (1) Ben F., b. Feb. 8, 1829. m. Jan. 25, 1852, Mary Frances Allen. He d. Lowell, Mass., March 3, 1902. Four children. (2) John William, b. Dec. 4, 1830. m. Dec. 5, 1855, Elizabeth Pratt Currier, dau. of Nathaniel Currier (see), and removed to Clifton, Ont. (3) Susan Elizabeth, b. Dec. 3, 1835. m. Jan. 18, 1860, George D. B. Prescott, of Concord. (4) Moses Carter, b. Sept. 17, 1837. d. March 22, 1840. (5) Josephine Sophia, b. July 19, 1841. m. Dec. 3, 1862, James H. Renick. He d. Cleveland, Ohio, May 22, 1874. She m. second, June 17, 1878, Egbert C. Bradford. (6) Sarah Marinda, b. Sept. 29, 1843. m. Oct. 15, 1862, Richard H. Ayer, of Concord.
7. WILLIAM GOOLD, son of Benjamin 5, b. July 4, 1792. m. 1817, Deborah Emerson, dau. of Nathaniel Emerson (see). He was an industrious farmer of Plymouth where he d. 1876. His widow d. 1886. Six children.
i. SARAH LOVEJOY, b. Jan. 14, 1819. m. Isaac T. Johnson (see).
ii. LORENZO Dow, b. Dec. 20, 1820. unm. d. Dec. 25, 1848.
10. iii. BENJAMIN F., b. July 18, 1823.
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. iv. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 17, 1829. d. Nov. 16, 1832.
v. MARTHA JANE, b. March 4, 1831. d. Nov. 9, 1832.
vi. CALISTA FULLER, b. 1832. d. 1837.
8. DANIEL GOOLD, son of Benjamin 5, b. July 7, 1797. m. Nov. 11, 1827, Hannah Merrill, dau. of Enoch Merrill (see). He lived in Plymouth until 1856 when he removed to Manchester. He was a farmer and a blacksmith. He d. Jan. 5, 1885. His wife Hannah d. August 31, 1865. Daniel Goold was an early abolitionist and with the courage of his convictions he was fearless in the consistent expression of matured opinion. They had six children.
. WILLIAM, b. June, 1828. d. April 12, 1832.
ii. PETER HARVEY, b. April 24, 1831. d. April 11, 1832 .
iii. SARAH ELIZA, b. May 2, 1833. m. Jan. 20, 1859, Joseph Augustus Austin, son of John and Ann (Butterfield) Austin, b. Claremont, Sept. 6, 1839. He was a saddler and res. in Manchester. He enlisted in 1st N. E. Cavalry, Oct. 3, 1861, honorably discharged June 16, 1862, and subsequently was employed as an inspector of leather at an arsenal in Washington, D. C. He d. in Man- chester, April 3, 1893. One child. (1) Belle Blanche, b. Oct. 21, 1860. Res. Manchester.
iv. MARTHA JANE, b. May 10, 1835. unm. d. Feb. 20, 1887.
v. LUCIA ANN, b. July 28, 1837. m. Nov. 2, 1856, John R. Hynes, b. Pittsfield, 1836. He was a news reporter and was on the local staff of the " Mirror and American," several years. In July, 1861, he enlisted as a private in 3d N. H. Infantry. Commissioned second lieutenant, August 22, 1861, promoted to first lieutenant April 15, 1862, later served as quartermaster and mustered out Sept. 28, 1864. He was commissioned a captain in United States army, Sept. 20, 1867, and discharged May 1, 1869. He was breveted major and lieutenant colonel for meritorious conduct. He d. in Manchester, Oct. 31, 1870. She d. Exeter, Nov. 22, 1901. Two of their three children d. young. (1) Ella Gertrude, b. June 28, 1868. m. Oct. 22, 1890, Charles Franklin Hervey, son of Frank and Mary (Chase) Hervey. They res. in Exeter.
vi. WILLIAM HARVEY, b. 1841. d. 1848.
9. BENJAMIN GOOLD, son of Benjamin5, b. 1802. m. Jan. 29, 1824, Mary Harriet Sanborn, dau. of Samuel Adams Sanborn (see). He lived in Plymouth and he d. in Plymouth about 1853. Two children.
i. JANE. d. young.
ii. SOLOMON S. m. Oct. 9, 1859, Ann Jeaneatte Groves, b. Brimfield, Mass., Dec. 20, 1837, dau. of Levins and Martha C. (Draper) Groves.
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10. BENJAMIN F. GOOLD, son of William 7, b. July 18, 1823. Was a farmer of Plymouth. He m. 1858, Jeanette L. Stevens, b. Went- worth, March 29, 1833, dau. of John Stevens. He d. Dec. 24, 1888. His widow res. with her children in Manchester.
i. LILLA B., b. March 14, 1860.
ii. HARRY L., b. Jan. 14, 1862. Is foreman, water works, Manchester.
GOULD.
1. CHARLES JARVIS GOULD, b. Oct. 1, 1856. Came to Plymouth, 1875, and was employed a few years in the Russell-Webster store. Since 1880 he has been proprietor of a hardware store in Morton's Block with plumbing and heating departments. He has been suc- cessful in business and at all times an active, useful townsman. Selectman, 1898, 1899, 1900, and elected representative, 1900, for session convening Jan., 1901, and re-elected 1902. He m. Dec. 25, 1877, Maria Cate Morton, b. March 4, 1849, dau. of John Ford and Maria Augusta (Thomas) Morton (see). They have five children.
i. MABEL LOUISE, b. Dec. 6, 1878. Plymouth High School.
ii. BLANCHE AUGUSTA, b. June 13, 1880. Plymouth High School, 1898. Grad. St. Johnsbury Academy and training-school Boston, 1903.
iii. HATTIE MAUD, b. Jan. 19, 1882. d. March 3, 1883.
iv. BESSIE MAY, b. July 17, 1885. Plymouth High School, 1904.
v. FLORENCE PEARL, b. Nov. 26, 1887. Student, Plymouth High School.
GOULD.
1. FRANK MARION GOULD, son of Joshua and Sarah (Martin) Gould, b. Norridgewock, Me., May 9, 1832. m. March 26, 1863, Eliza Stone, b. Dana, Mass., Oct. 9, 1836, dau. of James H. and Azu- bah (Allen) Stone. He was a physician and practised in Greenwich, Mass., where he d. Oct. 8, 1901.
2. JAMES FRANK GOULD, son of Dr. Frank M.1 b. March 5, 1866. m. August 17, 1887, Lilla Susan Pressy, dau. of Warren Moses Pressy (see). He came to Plymouth, 1885, and since 1899 has been baggage master at the railroad station.
i. BARBARA PRESSY, b. July 20, 1897.
ii. THEO MARION, b. July 1, 1899.
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GOSS.
1. REUBEN G. Goss. m. Susan Lathrop, and lived in Hanover and later in Canaan. Five children.
2. HARRIS JOSHUA Goss, son of Reuben G.1, b. in Canaan, Jan. 7, 1845. He was a corporal, 18th N. H. Infantry. Enlisting on quota of Wentworth, Oct. 27, 1864, severely wounded at Fort Steadman, March 29, 1865; discharged May 25, 1865. He m. Jan. 8, 1870, Elizabeth Broadhead Norris, b. Dorchester, March 30, 1846, dau. of Benjamin and Zaphira (Ross) Norris. He res. in Canaan until 1897, when he removed to Plymouth. He was a farmer and lumber dealer `on the Kidder farm on the Rumney river road; returned to Canaan, 1901. Two children.
i. BEN ALBURN, b. June 27, 1871. m. 1893, Del J. Swett, and lives in Canaan.
ii. RUBY ISABELLE, b. June 13, 1886. m. John Pratt Currier (see).
GOVE.
1. HIRAM W. GOVE, b. Wilmot, May 22, 1806. m. Dec. 11, 1832, Margaret Fellows, b. Dec. 3, 1809 .. He lived in Wilmot and Bridge- water, removing to Plymouth, 1853. He d. Plymouth, April 5, 1873. She d. March 18, 1897.
2. i. EDGAR HIRAM, b. Wilmot, March 21, 1834.
ii. JOSEPH WARREN, b. Bridgewater, March 24, 1843. d. July 25, 1852.
2. EDGAR HIRAM GOVE, son of Hiram W.1, b. March 21, 1834. m. March 12, 1856, Mary Ann Rogers, dau. of Josiah B. Rogers (see). He was a farmer of Plymouth, where he d. March 27, 1898. She res. Bristol.
i. NELLIE MAY, b. Dec. 31, 1856. m. Feb. 29, 1876, George Henry Robinson (see).
ii. GARRIE ELLEN, b. Oct. 25, 1859. m. August 17, 1903, Horace Herbert Kirk, b. August 10, 1855, son of Robert Moore Kirk. Res. Bristol.
iii. CHARLES WARREN, b. Feb. 10, 1868. m. May 18, 1889, Martha Aldrich Webster, dau. of Elbridge and Caroline (Aldrich) Web- ster. She d. Plymouth, April 7, 1897. He m. second, Dec. 7, 1901, Edith Lucy Maclinn. He res. Bristol. (1) Myra Mar- guerite, b. Ashland, Dec. 19, 1891.
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GRANT.
1. STEPHEN GRANT, son of Michael and Phebe (Wyman) Grant, b. 1775. Dartmouth College, 1800. His parents lived in Alstead, and it is possible he was born before they removed from Watertown or vicinity to this State. He studied law and practised in Plymouth from 1803 until 1830, when he removed to Sandwich. He remained in Sandwich several years, when he removed to Sanbornton. He came again to Plymouth, and died a few months after his removal August 1, 1845. Trustee Holmes Academy. (See sketch in “ Bench and Bar" by Gov. Charles H. Bell.) He m. in Plymouth, Sept. 30, 1806, Mary Parker, dau. of Zachariah Parker (see). She d. (drowned) at Sanbornton, March 20, 1841. Two daughters b. in Plymouth.
i. MARIA WYMAN, b. Oct. 29, 1807.
ii. ANNET, b. March 1, 1810.
GRAVES.
1. ELEXIS JEROME GRAVES, b. Unity, Dec. 4, 1826. m. Nov. 27, 1858, Almira Caroline Rounseval, dau. of Lyman and Sarah (Spald- ing) Rounseval, of Unity. He was a dry goods merchant in Clare- mont and later in Newport. He d. May 6, 1900.
2. DELFRED ROUNSEVAL GRAVES, son Elexis 1, b. March 1, 1860. m. Jan. 1, 1887, Nellie E. Barney, dau. of Stearns Barney, of Boston, Mass. She is a grad. of Girls' High School, Boston. He was in the drug trade in Boston ten years, coming to Plymouth, 1898. He had a drug store in North Woodstock, with a res. in Plymouth.
i. MARGUERITE ALBINA, b. May 11, 1889.
ii. DONALD HOMER, b. Sept. 20, 1890.
GREELEY.
1. REUBEN GREELEY, son of Benjamin, b. Amesbury, Mass., about 1750. The family removed to Salisbury before 1760. He m. Jan. 7, 1773, Rachel Meloon, b. Jan. 29, 1744, dau. of Nathaniel Meloon, of Salisbury. She was a prisoner in Canada, 1754-1763. For an account of the capture of the Meloon family, see Histories of Bos- cawen and Salisbury. Reuben Greeley was a soldier in Col. Scam- mell's Continental regiment, and d. at Valley Forge, 1778. She m. second, John Gilman, of Springfield.
2. NATHANIEL GREELEY, son of Reuben 1, b. Salisbury, June 20, 1775. m. Jan. 25, 1798, Mary Stevens, b. Feb. 27, 1781, dau. of
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Cutting Stevens. She d. Feb. 20, 1832. He m. second, April 30, 1834, Abiah (Eastman) Corser, widow of Timothy Corser, of Boscawen. He lived in Salisbury.
3. NATHANIEL GREELEY, son of Nathaniel 2, b. May 18, 1802. m. Feb. 14, 1831, Nancy Wyman, of Chatham. She d. April 2, 1862. He m. second, Nov. 18, 1869, Harriet W. Durgin, of Thornton, who d. Nov. 22, 1878. He m. third, Oct. 6, 1879, Susan P. Mace, of Camp- ton. He lived in Waterville, and was there a farmer and proprietor of a summer hotel. He was a selectman several years, and repre- sentative, and through his active life was an important factor in the annals of Waterville. He d. in Thornton at an advanced age.
4. MERRILL GREELEY, son of Nathaniel 3, b. July 3, 1832. m. Nov. 10, 1864, Mary Elizabeth Merrill, b. Oct. 19, 1831, dau. of Clark and Elizabeth (Crowell) Merrill, of Hill. For many years he was pro- prietor of the Greeley Mountain House, in Waterville. He was representative from Ellsworth and Waterville, 1862, and again 18-, and in town affairs he was foremost and influential. He removed from Waterville to Plymouth, 1885, and here he engaged in the livery business and was a dealer in wood and coal. He was active in the establishment of electric light in this town and was president of the Plymouth Electric Light Co. He d. Oct. 7, 1894.
i. NANNIE WYMAN, b. May 4, 1868. d. August 6, 1869.
ii. MABEL LILLIAN, b. Feb. 2, 1871. Grad. Bryant & Stratton's Com- mercial College. Plymouth High School, 1890.
iii. GEORGE HENRY, b. Nov. 3, 1872. m. June 9, 1897, Donna May Palkey, b. June 1,' 1877, dau. John and Margaret (Mckenzie) Palkey. She grad. State Normal School, 1897. He was educated in the public schools. Plymouth High School, 1891, supple- mented by a commercial course at Boston, Mass. He was a dealer in wood and coal in Plymouth. (1) Margueret Elizabeth, b. April 28, 1902.
GREEN.
1. PETER GREEN, son of Peter, and grandson of Peter Green, b. Haverhill, Mass., 1714. He settled in Lancaster, Mass., about 1737, and was a prominent and influential citizen. He d. in Lancaster, August 22, 1795. His wife Abigail d. Feb. 3, 1779.
2. DR. PETER GREEN, son of Peter 1, b. Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 1, 1745. Harvard University, 1766. He was a physician and began his long and honorable career in Harvard, Mass. He removed 1772 from that place to Concord, where he was in successful practice over
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fifty years. (See an appreciative sketch by Rev. Dr. Bouton, in “ His- tory of Concord.") He m. 1769, Hannah Clark, b. 1745 or 1746. She d. in Harvard, Mass., June 8, 1770. The headstone in Harvard Cem- etery preserves an expressive and affectionate testimonial. He m. second, 1773, Ruth Ayer, b. Dec. 4, 1753, dau. of Samuel and Ann (Hazen) Ayer, of Haverhill, Mass., who d. April 12, 1823. He d. March 31, 1828.
3. WILLIAM GREEN, son of Dr. Peter Green 2, b. Concord, Dec. 19, 1788. In youth he was a clerk in the store of Stephen Ambrose, East Concord, and later was a merchant in Dunbarton, Sanbornton, and Orford, removing to Plymouth, 1828. He was the able cashier of the Pemigewasset Bank. In 1845 he removed to Bristol, where he d. August 8, 1869. He m. in Dunbarton, August 10, 1815, Clarissa (Harris) Stinson, b. Dunbarton, June 17, 1790, dau. of Rev. Dr. Walter and Jemima (Fisher) Harris, and widow of Jeremiah Stinson. Mr. Stinson was a native and a lawyer of Dunbarton. Mrs. Green d. in Sanbornton, April 18, 1817. He m. second, March 19, 1828, Harriet Kimball, b. Concord, March 16, 1799, dau. of Benjamin and Mehitable (Foster) Kimball. She d. Dec. 21, 1881. Mr. Green was exact and faithful in business and always interested in the welfare of his fellowmen. He was an early and consistent advocate of temper- ance and an earnest promoter of the charitable and missionary enter- prises of his time. Rev. Dr. Bouton has written: "In Grafton county particularly his name will long be held in grateful remem- brance. In every effort for good he was aided by the wise thought and the sympathy of his wife." He was a trustee of Holmes Acad- emy and Clerk Congregational Church, Plymouth, many years. Seven children b. in Plymouth.
i. HARRIET ELIZA, b. August 28, 1830. Res. unm. at Bristol. A lady of refinement and culture. She d. August 9, 1903.
ii. BENJAMIN KIMBALL, b. August 14, 1832. d. June 16, 1835.
iii. CLARISSA HARRIS, b. July 31, 1834. d. June 19, 1835.
iv. MARY, b. May 3, 1836. m. Bristol, Oct. 19, 1860, Joseph Charles Augustus Wingate, b. Stratham, Nov. 16, 1830, son of Dea. John and Sally (Piper) Wingate, and grandson of Hon. Paine Wingate, U. S. Senator. He was a lawyer and for twenty years he was U. S. Consul in China. She d. Nov. 3, 1876. He res. in Stratham.
v. MARTHA, b. June 7, 1838. unm. She lived, with Mr. and Mrs. Win- gate, in China several years. She d. Bristol, July 15, 1897.
vi. ANN DOUGLAS, b. Jan. 12, 1842. She is pleasantly remembered under the pseudonym of " Marian Douglas " as a frequent con-
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tributor to the magazines, and as the author of "Picture Poems " " Peter and Polly," "In the Poverty Year," a story of the "Cold Summer," 1816. She m. in Bristol, April 11, 1877, Frank W. Robinson, a farmer of Bristol.
vii. CLARISSA HARRIS, b. Feb. 21, 1845. d. May 16, 1846.
GREENE.
1. ISAAC GREENE. m. Feb. 18, 1742, Martha Boyden, and lived in Groton, Mass. They had seven or more children.
2. ISAAC GREENE, son of Isaac 1, b. Groton, May 11, 1755. He served in the Revolution and was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill. He m. Nov. 8, 1780, Abigail Chamberlain, b. Westford, Mass., 1760, dau. of Ephraim and Esther (Boynton) Chamberlain. He lived a few years in Townsend, Mass., and subsequently in Cavendish, Vt., where he d. July 25, 1822. His widow came to Plymouth with her son, and d. here March, 1836.
3. EPHRAIM GREENE, son of Isaac 2, b. Nov. 9, 1783. He was an inn-holder in Cavendish, Vt., and in Rumney, removing to Plymouth, 1833, and here was a blacksmith, and for several years he kept a hotel on the site of Fox Block. He m. 1807, Sally Brooks French, b. Rindge, Feb. 17, 1786, dau. of James and Hannah (Russell) French. She d. Plymouth, Feb. 13, 1851. He m. second, Worcester, Mass., 1854, Emily A. Eveleth, who d. Plymouth, Oct., 1862. He m. third, Brainerd. He d. Plymouth, June 20, 1872.
i. HANNAH FRENCH, b. Dec. 31, 1808. m. Oliver Flanders (see).
4. ii. HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, b. Sept. 2, 1811.
iii. HARRIET BAXTER, b. Oct. 8, 1813. m. 1850, Abram Bull, of Groton. Removed to Iowa. She d. Nevinville, Ia., May 5, 1860. Two children : Daniel and Mary E.
iv. SARAH PAYSON, b. Nov. 25, 1816. m. Jacob D. Kimball (see).
5. v. CHARLES MARSH, b. Feb. 17, 1819. m. Feb. 23, 1841, Judith Dear- born, dau. of Benjamin Dearborn (see). Res. in Kansas and Delaware. He d. Feb. 12, 1898.
vi. SAMUEL WORCESTER, b. May 9, 1821. m. Hannah Lander. He d. Troy, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1895. Four children.
vii. ELIZABETH ANN HALE, b. Sept. 20, 1825. m. Luman M. Grout, b. Elmore, Vt., March 9, 1823, son of Don and Beulah (Elmore) Grout. He was major of the 8th Vt. Infantry in the Civil War, and subsequently a dealer in produce, Stoneham, Mass.
viii. FREDERICK EDWARD CANNON, b. Nov. 17, 1828. m. Elizabeth Heath. m. second, Mrs. Elizabeth Russell. He was a book- keeper, Stoneham, Mass.
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4. HENRY CHAMBERLAIN GREENE, son of Ephraim 3, b. Cavendish, Vt., Sept. 2, 1811. He lived in Plymouth from 1833 to 1865. Sub- sequently he was a dealer in steam and gas fittings in Philadelphia, Pa., where he d. Dec. 2, 1897. He m. 1837, Judith Crosby, of Hebron, who d. 1895.
i. EVAN BARTLETT, b. July 1, 1838. d. August 14, 1839.
ii. HENRY BARTLETT, b. Feb. 29, 1840. He was in Plymouth until 1862, subsequently in Chicago, Ill.
iii. ELLEN MARIA, b. 1842.
iv. FRANK C., b. 1844. m. 1866, Sarah E. Smith, dau. of Ebenezer K. Smith (see).
v. ADDIE E., b. 1846.
vi. WILLIAM J., b. 1847.
vii. LOUISA J.
5. CHARLES MARSH GREENE, son of Ephraim 3, b. Cavendish, Vt., Feb. 17, 1819. m. Feb. 23, 1841, Judith Dearborn, dau. of Benjamin Dearborn (see). She d. Bridgeport, Conn., August 14, 1854. He m. second, 1856, Anna Boddy, who d. 1899. He was a blacksmith. Res. in Plymouth until 1854 and 1860-1863. He d. Auburn, Kan., Feb. 12,1898.
i. CHARLES GILL, b. April 4, 1844. m. Oct. 4, 1865, Anna S. Stetson, b. Groton, Nov. 19, 1845, dau. of Nathan and Sarah (Brown) Stetson (see). He was a locomotive engineer. Res. Plymouth. d. March 1, 1870. She m. second, March 24, 1879, James Mc- Gloughlin. Two children : (1) Myriadell Alice, b. March 24, 1867. (2) Charles Gill, b. Oct. 4, 1868. m. June 17, 1890, Eliza- beth A. Fletcher. Bookkeeper, Concord.
ii. RUTH ELIZA, b. August 14, 1846. m. Sept. 4, 1865, Frank A. Fenin, of Omaha, Neb.
iii. LUCIA ADELLA, b. June 7, 1851. m. Charles Henry Cutter (see).
iv. GEORGE HENRY, b. Sept. 7, 1857. m. April 6, 1899, Belle Seybold. Res. Auburn, Kan.
V. NETTIE FLANDERS, b. May 5, 1864. m. Feb. 10, 1890, William McCallen, of Topeka, Kan.
GREENLEAF.
1. EDMUND GREENLEAF, b. about 1590. Came about 1635, from Ipswich, England, to Newbury. He m. Sarah Dole, who d. Jan. 18, 1663. He m. second, Mrs. Sarah Hill. He removed from Newbury, to 'Boston about 1650, and d. March 24, 1670/71.
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