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vi. ELLEN MARIA, b. July 16, 1845. m. August 17, 1867, Hazen Pebbles, farmer, and, in company with Webster P. Blodgett, pro- prietor of Mountain View Farm, Orford.
14. ABIEL DAVIS BLODGETT, son of Abiel 9, b. April 24, 1793, and by another record, b. April 23, 1794. He removed in early life to Milford, N. Y., and there m. Nov. 1, 1821, Susan Richmond. He subsequently lived in Erie Co., N. Y., and in 1846 he removed to McHenry Co., Ill., where he d. 1861. She d. 1866. He was a prosperous farmer and a highly respected citizen, and was frequently elected to town and county offices. Five children.
i. ALBERT D., b. August 20, 1822. unm. He was a soldier in the Mexican War; d. Feb. 29, 1852.
ii. DELOS ABIEL, b. March 3, 1825. m. Sept. 9, 1850, Jennie S. Wood, who d. Oct. 22, 1890. IIe m. second, Jan. 3, 1893, Daisy A. Peck, b. Nov. 7, 1863, dau. of Prof. William A. Peck. He settled in Michigan, 1849, and for many years was extensively and suc- cessfully engaged in the lumber business. At present he is asso- ciated in business with his son, John W. Blodgett, and a son-in-law, Edward Lowe. He lives, honored and respected, at Grand Rapids, Mich., with a winter home at Daytona, Fla. Children : (1) John W., b. July 26, 1860. m. Jan. 16, 1895, Minnie Cumnock, of Lowell, Mass. ; res. Grand Rapids, Mich. (2) Susan R., b. May 22, 1865. m. 1888, Edward Lowe; res. Grand Rapids, Mich. (3) Helen P., b. July 6, 1895. (4) Delos Abiel, b. Nov. 13, 1896. iii. ELLEN C., b. July 26, 1827. m. 1850, Franklin Diggins. Three children : (1) Delos F., b. 1852 ; is a lumberman; res. Cadillac, Mich. (2) Albert B., b. 1854; is a farmer, McHenry Co., Ill. (3) Fred A., b. 1862 ; is a lumberman ; res. Cadillac, Mich.
iv. HELEN R., b. 1830. m. 1849, Irvin E. Baldwin ; res. McHenry Co., Ill., where she d. 1883. Four daughters: (1) Mrs. Irene (Bald- win) Johnson ; res. Winona, Minn. (2) Mrs. Ada (Baldwin) Van Winkle ; res. Washington, D. C. (3) Mrs. Jennie (Baldwin) Phelps ; res. Chicago, IlI. (4) Mrs. Hattie (Baldwin) Wakeley ; res. Chicago, Ill.
v. HARRIET E., b. Nov. 13, 1835. m. 1853, N. J. Jerome. He d. 1890. Res. Mcllenry Co., Ill. Three children : (1) Mrs. Kate
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C. (Jerome) Peterton, res. Chicago, Ill. (2) Howell R. Jerome, res. Harvard, Ill. (3) Helen A. Jerome, res. with her mother in Harvard, Ill.
15. WILLIAM DAVIS BLODGETT, son of Abiel 9, b. Jan. 25, 1808. m. May 25, 1845, Lavinia Melvin, dau. of Walter Melvin (see). She d. August 11, 1846. He m. second, April 11, 1848, Elizabeth Farrar, b. Sept. 15, 1826, dau. of Abel and Hepsibah (Boynton) Farrar of Temple. She d. July 5, 1859. He m. third, Oct. 5, 1873, Caroline Maria Melvin, dau. of Walter Melvin (see). She d. Jan. 13, 1890, He d. April 9, 1892. He lived in Boston a few years, but was in Plymouth continuously after 1846. Farmer. Three children.
i. FRED DAVIS, b. June 6, 1852. d. Jan. 8, 1854.
ii. ELLA ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 2, 1854. m. Sept. 25, 1879, Jacob Leland Potts, a lawyer of Ithaca, Mich. He was elected Judge of Probate, 1888. They have one child : (1) Madge E., b. Sept. 1, 1883.
iii. FREDERICK RICHMOND, b. Feb. 17, 1858. He was engaged in the glove business several years, and is now a farmer on Moses Adams' farm.
16. JOSEPH FRENCH BLODGETT, son of Joseph Snow 10, b. Nov. 17, 1799. m. Dec. 22, 1828, Mary Sanborn, b. Sanbornton, Dec. 17, 1798, dau. of Samuel and Theodate (Perkins) Sanborn. Previous to his marriage he was in Boston a few years, and subsequently resided, a farmer, in Plymouth. He d. Oct. 23, 1882. She d. Feb. 13, 1872. Four children.
i. SIMEON, b. May 21, 1830. m. Dec. 10, 1854, Sarah Ann Breed, of Franklin. He d. in Manchester, Sept. 26, 1855, and was buried Turnpike Cemetery, in Plymouth.
ii. SAMUEL, b. July 20, 1831. m. Feb. 23, 1860, Ruth Ann McClure, who d. Feb. 24, 1890. By occupation he is a brick mason, and res. Grafton, N. D. He is the author of a book entitled " Scien- tific Skeleton," 105 pp., published 1897. Two children : (1) Waldo, b. Oct. 4, 1861. (2) Mary Edna, b. August 15, 1873.
iii. JOSEPH SNOW, b. Dec. 17, 1834. m. Sept. 20, 1868, Chastina Luella Cox, dau. of James A. and Sarah D. (Brown) Cox. He is an orange grower in Grahamville, Fla. Three children : (1) Ellen Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1874. (2) Ruth Ann, b. March 27, 1877. (3) George Elwin, b. May 3, 1883.
iv. JOHN PERKINS, b. Oct. 4, 1836. m. Dec. 10, 1862, Roxena Pike Hobart, b. Hebron, Nov. 29, 1839. He is a farmer, and has lived in Hebron since 1865. Four children. The sons are graduates of New Hampshire College of Agriculture : (1) Alma Celia, b. August
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17, 1870, m. Frank Oscar Morse. (2) Infant, b April 25, d. April 28, 1876. (3) Joseph French, b. August 5, 1878. (4) Charles Nicklin, b. June 25, 1880.
17. MOSES BLODGETT, son of Joseph Snow 10, b. May 29, 1802. m. Dec. 31, 1827, Eliza Ferren, of Hebron. She d. June 7, 1836. m. second, 1839, Betsey Merrill, of Groton. He was a farmer near Pike Hill. He d. March 5, 1869. Two children.
i. SYLVESTER FERREN, b. Sept. 25, 1829. m. May 15, 1854, Anna C. Blanchard.
ii. JOHN SNOW, b. June 28, 1831. m. Feb. 13, 1854, Susan Amanda Ordway. He is a carpenter at Concord. One child : (1) Emma Eliza.
18. NOAH BLODGETT, son of Joseph Snow 10, b. March 21, 1806. He m. 1831, Esther White Packard, b. Bridgewater, Mass., 1809, dau. of Ambrose and Esther (White) Packard. She d. March 3, 1866. He m. second, Sept. 4, 1866, Melissa R. Cox, b. Benton, August 27, 1828, dau. of James H. and Harriet (French) Cox. He d. Dec. 6, 1882. He was a stone-mason, and was abroad until 1839, when he returned to Plymouth, and here lived until his death. Nine children.
20. i. ELBRIDGE GERRY, b. Jan. 12, 1832.
ii. EMILY FRANCES, b. Sept. 9, 1833. m. March 22, 1854, Amos Leavitt Russell, son of Phineas Russell (see) ; res. Hebron. Two children : (1) Carrie Emily, b. April 30, 1857. m. Wilfred C. Scott ; res. Brockton, Mass. (2) Edmond W., b. August 19, 1862. m. Maggie Brady ; res. Avon, Mass.
iii. JOSEPH SNOW, b. August 20, 1835. d. Dec. 1, 1840.
iv. MosEs, b. Dec. 26, 1837. m. July 4, 1860, Almeda Turner ; res. Brockton, Mass. Three children : (1) Minnie Esther, b. Nov. 18, 1861. d. Oct. 14, 1865. (2) Huron Nelson, b. Dec. 26, 1867. m. Jan. 28, 1889, Tamar Annie Holman. (3) Moses Adelbert, b. March 14, 1872. m. March 14, 1897, Edna Clifford.
V. SARAH E., b. Oct. 23, 1840 ; m. Sept. 5, 1861, Augustus Belcher ; res. Brockton, Mass., where she d. Feb. 8, 1807. Three children : (1) Almon Augustus. (2) Esther Annie. (3) Melvin.
vi. ESTHER W., b. July 1, 1843. d. Nov. 20, 1862.
vii. ALMON AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 28, 1846. m. Nov. 4, 1869, Elvira S. Lund, dau. of Joel Lund of Rumney. He was of the firm Trues- dell & Blodgett, clothiers, of Suncook. He d. March 12, 1900.
viii. ELLEN A., b. Nov. 15, 1850. d. Nov. 20, 1850.
ix. ELMER JAMES, b. Oct. 2, 1867. m. Oct. 26, 1892, Effie Barkley ; res. Lisbon.
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19. EBENEZER KELLUM BLODGETT, son of Ebenezer 12 and Lydia (Barnard) Blodgett, b. March 4, 1831. m. Oct. 11, 1851, Rose W. Merrill, b. April 13, 1834, dau. of Clark Merrill. He lived in Ply- mouth in youth and 1868-1882. He was express agent, Groton, Mass. Now res. Suncook. Two children.
i. FRED CLARK, b. Nov. 19, 1854 (State Normal School, 1874). m. March 24, 1880, Serena L. Draper, dau. of Lemuel L. Draper (see). He is chief clerk of motive department, Southern Division B. & M. R.R .; res. Melrose, Mass. Three children : (1) Lilla Lucina, b. Feb. 21, 1881. (2) Serena Rose, b. August 9, 1883. (3) Ernest Frank, b. May 4, 1885.
ii. FRANK EDWARDS, b. March 20, 1858. m. Feb. 11, 1886, Jennie Emery Haseltine, b. June 27, 1859, dau. of William and Harriet (Miner) Haseltine, of Suncook. She grad. State Normal School, 1877. He was in trade in Plymouth, 1886-1887, in the firm of Blodgett & Keniston. In Fitchburg, Mass., 1887-1891, and since 1891 he has res. in Suncook, where he is a wholesale dealer in wood. Delegate Constitutional Convention, 1902. He has been selectman of Allenstown several years. Two children : (1) Harriet Rose, b. Dec. 24, 1888. (2) Philip Haseltine, b. Sept. 5, 1893.
20. ELBRIDGE GERRY BLODGETT, son of Noah 18, b. Jan. 12, 1832. m. August 20, 1862, Sarah Gould Johnson, b. Campton, March 31, 1844, dau. of Samuel Emerson and Eliza (Straw) Johnson (see). Ex- cept one or two years spent in California, he res. through life in Ply- mouth. He was a glove cutter. He d. Jan. 9, 1891.
i. EFFIE ELIZA, b. Oct. 3, 1864 ; grad. Tilton Seminary, 1885. Author of book of poems.
BLOOD.
1. AMOS BLOOD, son of Ephraim and Mary Blood, b. Hollis, March 10, 1763. He was a soldier in the Revolution, serving five months, in 1782, in Capt. Ebenezer Webster's Company of Rangers. He lived in Plymouth, and was taxed each year from 1784 to 1800. He m. in Plymouth, April 2, 1795, Sarah Bean, dau. of Elisha Bean (see). In 1800 he removed to Haverhill, and twelve years later he removed to Bethany, N. Y. Three children b. Plymouth, five Haverhill, and one Bethany, where she d. May 1, 1813. He d. March 8, 1832.
i. NASON, b. Nov. 4, 1796.
ii. MEHITABLE, b. April 5, 1798.
iii. GILBERT, b. March 10, 1800.
iv. PETER, b. March 13, 1802.
v. POLLY, b. June 24, 1804.
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vi. RUSSELL, b. April 24, 1806.
vii. RUTH, b. Oct. 7, 1808.
viii. NELSON, b. Nov. 12, 1810.
ix. SALLY, b. April 10, 1813.
BLOOD.
1. HORATIO C. BLOOD, b. in Wentworth, August 5, 1838, son of Archelaus Blood. He in. Dec. 2, 1867, Hannah Emeline (Brown) Chase, dau. of Josiah P. Brown (see), and widow of Moses P. Chase. He lived in East Tilton. She d. Jan. 16, 1899.
2. GEORGE BYRON BLOOD, son of Horatio C.1, b. East Tilton, Feb. 22, 1873. m. Sept. 5, 1900, Bertha Malburn Goodrich, b. Oakland, Me., July 11, 1878, dau. of Augustine S. Goodrich. He is a grad. of New Hampton Institute. He has been an efficient clerk and assistant postmaster since 1895, holding appointments under Mr. Hull and Mr. Mason. Mrs. Blood is in the millinery trade with Mrs. Pressey.
BLOOD.
1. SOLOMON BLOOD, son of Josiah Blood, b. Hollis, April 17, 1747. m. in Hollis, Jan. 5, 1769, Priscilla French, b. Oct. 2, 1747, dau. of Nicholas French, of Hollis. He came to Plymouth, 1772 ; was taxed 1773. With other Plymouth residents, he signed a petition, in Janu- ary, 1774, to send a representative to the Colonial Assembly. He removed from Plymouth to Groton.
i. SOLOMON, b. Hollis, Oct. 7, 1769.
ii. SARAH, b. Hollis, Dec. 22, 1771.
iii. JOSEPH.
iv. MARY.
BOWLER.
1. JOHN ATWOOD BOWLER, son of George and Ann Creamer (Alley) Bowler, a Methodist minister, grandson of Thomas and Frances Bowler, of Lynn, b. in Watertown, Mass., Oct. 25, 1852. m. May 19, 1879, Sarah Josephine Coburn, b. Allenstown, July 7, 1853, dau. of Cyrus and Sarah W. Coburn. He was educated in the public schools, Mystic (Conn.) Institute, and two years at Wesleyan Uni- versity. He is a Methodist minister, and has supplied at Goshen and Hillsborough Centre, and has received appointments : Hillsborough Bridge, 1881-1883 ; Bristol, 1884-1886; Lancaster, 1887-1889, Som- ersworth, 1890-1893 ; Haverhill, Mass., 1894-1895 ; Plymouth, 1896-
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1897 ; Lowell (Centralville), 1898-1899 ; Bondville, Mass., 1900- 1901. Three children.
i. BERTHA MAY, b. Hillsboro', Nov. 11, 1880.
ii. BERTRAM EVAN, b. Hillsboro', Jan. 26, 1882.
iii. MARION, b. Lancaster, Feb. 25, 1889.
BOWLES.
1. JOHN BOWLES, a soldier in the Revolution; res. in or near Concord, Mass. His son John was a prosperous merchant in Ports- mouth, owning vessels and dealing in West India goods.
2. STEPHEN BOWLES, son of John 1, b. Concord, Mass., 1769; fol- . lowed his elder brother to Portsmouth, and was there engaged in mercantile pursuits several years. Later he was a tanner in Holder- ness, and subsequently settled on a farm near Squam Lake, where he d. 1863. He m. Mary Ann Palmer, b. Loudon, 1796, dau. of Reuben Palmer. She d. 1882. Seven children.
3. CHARLES HENRY BOWLES, son of Stephen 2, b. Holderness, March 3, 1832. m. June 20, 1854, Mary Ann Bachelder, dau. of Kinsley Hall Batchelder (see). He came to Plymouth, 1851, and was a clerk for three years in the depot store of William W. Russell, & Co. He was proprietor of a livery stable a few years on the site of the Pemigewasset stable. He removed to the Anson Merrill farm, and was successfully engaged several years in farming and lumbering. He was a representative, 1875 and 1876, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1876, and is a director and vice-president of the Pemi- gewasset National Bank, and president of the Plymouth Guaranty Savings Bank.
i. GEORGE HENRY, b. May 14, 1856. d. March 29, 1859.
ii. GEORGE HALL, b. May 22, 1863. Dartmouth College, 1884. He was a student-at-law, which he relinquished for the medical pro- fession. He grad. Harvard Medical School, 1893, and is in practice in Boston, Mass. He m. June 23, 1893, Caroline Ells- worth Blount, b. June 13, 1873, dau. of Ainsworth Emory and Susan (Hall) Blount. State Normal School, 1891. Children : (1) Mary Hall, b. July 5, 1902, d. Sept. 7, 1902. (2) Charles Hall, b. Sept. 11, 1903.
BOWLES.
1. JONATHAN BOWLES, b. Rochester, Mass., about 1760; with several brothers, settled in Richmond about 1790. The family then, and many of their descendants at the present time, write the name
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Bolles. Jonathan Bowles after a few years removed from Richmond to Lisbon.
2. JONATHAN BOWLES, son of Jonathan 1. m. June 1, 1797, Phebe Parker, b. Richmond, June 12, 1776, dau. of Reuben and Sarah (Wooley) Parker, of Richmond. He d. in Lisbon, aged 81.
3. AMASA BOWLES, son of Jonathan2, was b. in Lisbon, Dec. 27, 1803. He m. Jerusha Parker, dau. of Silas and Lydia (Whipple) Parker, and a sister of Hon. Levi Parker, of Lisbon. He was a cap- tain and representative. He d. in Lisbon, April 6, 1879. She d. Nov. 21, 1870.
4. ALDEN BOWLES, b. Lisbon, Dec. 13, 1842. He m. Jan. 30, 1867, Loretta S. Aldrich, b. Jan. 18, 1847, dau. of Hiram and Dorcas (Clough) Aldrich, of Lisbon. He was a farmer in Lisbon until 1878. After a short residence in New Hampton, he came to Plymouth, 1891, and conducted the Central House three years. He now owns and occupies the Hobart House, on Ward Hill. Three children.
i. ALBERT HIRAM, b. July 8, 1870; res. Plymouth.
ii. FLORENCE MAY, b. May 21, 1872. m. 1895, Charles E. Dodge, who d. 1896. m. second, 1808, George S. Smith, of Hebron.
iii. AMASA, b. Sept. 25, 1879 ; Dartmouth College, 1904.
BOYNTON.
1. JOHN BOYNTON, b. about 1614. m. Ellen Pell, and settled in Rowley, Mass., and d. 1671. He was a brother of William Boynton, also of Rowley. His widow m. second, August 30, 1671, Dea. Maxi- milian Jewett.
2. JOSEPH, son of John 1, b. 1645. m. May 13, 1669, Sarah Swan, b. 1646, dau. of Richard Swan, of Rowley. He was a captain, town clerk, and representative of Rowley. He lived several years in Groton, where his wife d., Feb. 27, 1718/9. He d. in Rowley, Mass., Dec. 16, 1730.
3. RICHARD BOYNTON, son of Capt. Joseph 2, b. Rowley, Nov. 1, 1675. m. Dec. 24, 1701, Sarah Dresser, b. April 4, 1678, dau. of John and Martha (Thorley) Dresser. She d. August 26, 1759. He d. Dec. 25, 1732. Buried in Georgetown, Mass.
4. NATHANIEL BOYNTON, son of Richard 3, b. August 18, 1712. m. March 8, 1736/7, Mary Stewart. He, with others, was shipwrecked near Cape Ann, and perished, May 13, 1762.
5. THOMAS BOYNTON, son of Nathaniel 4, b. Georgetown, Sept. 2, 1752. m. Dec. 10, 1776, Elizabeth Keezer, of Ipswich. He was a
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soldier in the Revolution, and removed, 1777, to Plymouth, where he res. until 1786, when he removed to Warren. He was a select- man of Warren. He d. Sept. 24, 1832. She d. Dec. 25, 1833. Eleven children, four of whom were b. in Plymouth.
i. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 2, 1777. d. young.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. Plymouth, Oct. 8, 1778. m. August 28, 1798, James Eastman, b. Salem, Feb. 21, 1780, son of Obadiah and Mehitable (Merrill) Eastman, of Salem and Benton. She d. Clintonville, N. Y., June 29, 1811. Four children.
iii. STEPHEN, b. Dec. 21, 1780. m. April 2, 1800, Betsey Palmer, and res. in Orford. Ile d. March 5, 1864. She d. Feb. 10, 1845. Fourteen children.
iv. THOMAS, b. Jan. 18, 1783. m. Nov. 14, 1805, Lavinia Merrill. He was a sea captain of Salem, Mass. Three children.
v. SALLY, b. Dec. 29, 1784. m. 1805, J. S. Titus, b. in Bath, 1780 ; d. in Lyman, June 13, 1868. She d. Sept. 27, 1871.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. Warren, Dec. 30, 1787. m. Feb. 17, 1807, Benjamin Bailey, and removed to Ohio. Eleven children.
vii. SAMUEL HARRIMAN, b. Nov. 25, 1790. m. Nov. 17, 1814, Mehitable Clark, dau. of Thomas and Hannah ( Foster) Clark, of Warren. He lived in Warren. d. Sept. 11, 1827. She d. Sept. 27, 1830. Worcester E. Boynton, M.D., of Lowell, is their son.
viii. MARY, b. Dec. 21, 1792. m. Jan. 25, 1813, James Eastman (who m. first, Elizabeth). She d. Dec. 10, 1841. Seven children.
ix. JOSEPH, b. June 15, 1795. in. 1817, Sally Knight, and in 1834 removed to Michigan. IIe d. 1850. Three children.
x. TIMOTHY, b. 1797. d. young.
xi. NATHANIEL, b. 1800. d. young.
6. WILLIAM BOYNTON, brother of John1, ancestor of the other family of Boynton, b. about 1606. Freeman, 1640. He d. in Row- ley, Dec. 8, 1686. His widow, Elizabeth, d .- in Salisbury. Seven children.
7. JOSHUA BOYNTON, son of William 6, b. Rowley, August 10, 1646. m. April 9, 1678, Hannah Barnett. She d. Jan. 12, 1722/3. m. second, Nov. 29, 1725, Mary Syle. Her maiden name was Mary Daniel. Her former husbands were Robert Greenough and Richard Syle. She d. July 28, 1727. He m. third, [Oct. 30, 1727, Mary, widow of John Boynton. He lived in Newbury, Rowley, Bradford, and Haverhill. He was a soldier in King Philip's War, 1676. He d. about 1735.
8. WILLIAM BOYNTON, son of Joshua 7, b. May 26, 1690. m. in November, 1713, Joanna Stevens, b. Oct. 15, 1692, dau. of John and
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Dorothy (Hubbard) Stevens, of Salisbury. He lived in Newbury and after 1719, in Salisbury.
9. JOHN BOYNTON, son of William 8, b. about 1715. m. Anna Smith. Seven children.
10. DAVID BOYNTON, son of John 9. m. Anna Batchelder, and lived in Nottingham.
11. WILLIAM BOYNTON, son of David 10, b. Nottingham, Sept. 20, 1761. Removed to New Hampton; d. in Meredith, July 26, 1814.
12. EBENEZER BOYNTON, son of William 11, b. New Hampton, Dec. 26, 1798. He m. 1823, Betsey S. Hart, who d. June 13, 1836. m. second, Oct. 1, 1836, Susan R. Huckins, who d. 1856. in. third, Mrs. Cheney, and m. fourth, Mrs. Kelsea. He removed from Meredith to Plymouth, 1841, and remained in this town eleven years, when he removed to Lisbon, where he d. about 1882. Eleven children.
i. ABIGAIL H., b. Nov. 20, 1823. m. Dec. 31, 185-, William P. Mead, a farmer, of Meredith.
ii. CHARLES HART, b. Sept. 20, 1826. m. Oct. 19, 1854, Mary H. Cum- mings, dau. Joseph and Mary (Huse) Cummings, of Lisbon. She d. July 28, 1876. He was a physician of Lisbon. Represen- tative 1868-1869, and many years member Board of Education. He d. August 16, 1903.
iii. MARY E., b. August 27, 1828. m. Feb. 1, 1855, Joseph R. Mead, a farmer, of Meredith.
iv. ANN M., b. Dec. 15, 1831.
v. ORIN II., b. August 20, 1834. m. July 25, 1861, Alice E. Hollister, dau. of Oren S. Hollister, of Lisbon. He is a physician of Lis- bon. They have two sons, both are physicians : Perry D. Boyn- ton, M.D., of New York, and Harry H. Boynton, M. D., of Lisbon. vi. JAMES H., b. March 23, 1838.
vii. NANCY EMILY, b. August 8, 1839.
viii. WILLIAM E., b. Feb. 26, 1841.
ix. ARTHUR W., b. Feb. 5, 1843.
x. SUSAN L., b. Dec. 7, 1845.
xi. ANN M., b. Dec. 7, 1847.
BOYNTON.
1. JOHN BOYNTON, parentage unknown, b. in Meredith, April 17, 1808. m. Jan. 18, 1831, Phoebe Batchelder, b. Nov. 26, 1807, dau. of Simeon and Polly (Marston) Batchelder, of Meredith and Bridge- water. She d. Nov. 19, 1844. He m. second, Ruth Blake, b. 1816, dau. of Nathan and Mary (Colby) Blake. He was a farmer, res. in
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Bridgewater until 1849, when he removed to Plymouth, where he d. Feb. 24, 1880. She d. Sept. 13, 1901.
i. ADOLPHUS E., b. August 5, 1833. m. Elmira R. Morgan, dau. of Rev. Smith Morgan (see). He was a Baptist minister, filling several appointments in Maine. He d. at North Shapleigh, Me., Sept. 24, 1889.
ii. AUGUSTA ANN, b. April 25, 1836. m. David S. Kidder (see).
iii. GEORGE O., b. Sept. 9, 1838. In trade several years at Faneuil Hall Market, Boston. m. Elizabeth Earle.
iv. SUSAN JANE, b. Sept. 17, 1841. m. Charles Morse (see).
V. JOHN MARSTON, b. Sept. 6, 1843. m. Dec. 24, 1890, Martha A. Hobart, dau. of Hiram Hobart (see), b. Piermont, July 17, 1844. He is a farmer in Plymouth, res. since 1890 on the Timothy Cheney place, on Winter Street.
BRACKETT.
1. WILLIAM BRACKETT, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Brackett, b. Dedham, Mass., May 7, 1762. m. Nov. 22, 1784, Anna Lauchlen, b. Dec. 26, 1765, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Haws) Lauchlen. He removed to Sudbury, Mass.
2. WILLIAM BRACKETT, son of William1, b. Sudbury, Oct. 9, 1785. m. Feb. 10, 1811, Lorana Campbell, b. June 12, 1791, dau. of Hector Campbell, of Chester, Mass. He settled in Littleton, where he was a merchant, town clerk, selectman, and representative. He d. Dec. 7, 1859. She d. May 11, 1874.
3. WILLIAM CAMPBELL BRACKETT, son of William 2, b. Oct. 1, 1812. m. Jan. 18, 1842, Julia A. (Ross) Hutchins, b. Bath, Feb. 9, 1817, dau. of Samuel Ross, and widow of George Hutchins, of Bath. He was a merchant in Littleton, where he d. Feb. 11, 1863. She m. third, Col. Cyrus Eastman, of Littleton.
4. WILLIAM ROSS BRACKETT, son of William Campbell 3, b. Little- ton, Nov. 24, 1842. m. May 13, 1868, Ella Eliza Stearns, dau. of Wilbur C. Stearns (see). He was general ticket agent, B., C. & M. R.R., with a home in Plymouth from 1864 to 1884, and general bag- gage agent about ten years in Boston. Since 1895 he has res. in Plymouth.
i. BESSIE STEARNS, b. August 3, 1874. d. August 24, 1874.
ii. WILLIAM CEPHAS, b. March 15, 1876. d. May 25, 1876.
iii. LUCY STEARNS, b. June 23, 1879. Grad. Plymouth High School, 1894, and has pursued a course of study at Wheaton Seminary. VOL. II. - 5
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BRAINERD.
1. JAMES BRAINERD, a native of Haddam, Conn., was many years a physician of China, Me. He m. Susan Richardson.
2. JAMES SPENCER HAZELTON BRAINERD, son of Dr. James 1, b. China, Me., April 1, 1830. He was twelve years in California and British Columbia. Since his return in 1865 he lived in Holderness and Plymouth. Since 1888 he conducted a boarding-house on School Street. He d. April 22, 1902. He m. Sept. 29, 1866, Emma D. Craig, dau. of Oliver H. P. Craig (see). She d. May 10, 1875. He m. second, Nov. 4, 1876, Juliaetta Lucetta (Ryan) Stearns, dau. of James Ryan (see). She is president of Plymouth Branch, W. C. T. U.
3. i.
ALBERT CRAIG, b. Holderness, August 29, 1867.
ii. ANNE FIELD, b. Holderness, Dec. 18, 1869. m. April 2, 1887, Jere- miah B. Brown, son of Emery Brown; res. in Stoneham, Mass.
iii. JAMES HENRY, b. Holderness, April 25, 1872. He is an employé B. & M. R.R .; res. Plymouth. unm.
iv. BLANCHE ESTELLE, b. Plymouth, July 18, 1877. m. Feb. 14, 1900, George D. McIntire. Locomotive fireman B. & M. R.R .; res. Plymouth. (1) Hazel MI., b. Plymouth, Sept. 26, 1900. (2) Glenn Everett, b. July 11, 1902. (3) James Brainerd, b. Feb. 26, 1904.
3. ALBERT CRAIG BRAINERD, son of James S. H.2, b. August 29, 1867. m. Dec. 9, 1887, Mary Gibbeus, b. Ireland, Dec. 15, 1864, dau. of Michael and Elleanor (Lafferty) Gibbens ; res. in Plymouth. He is yardmaster B. & M. R.R.
i. EMMA DODGE, b. Dec. 25, 1888.
ii. MARY ELLEN, b. Oct. 25, 1891.
iii. ALBERT HENRY, b. May 3, 1893. d. April 17, 1895 ; drowned.
iv. MARGUERITE FLORA, b. March 31, 1895.
V. DAVID PERRY, b. May 26, 1897.
vi. ALBERT PAUL, b. April 9, 1899.
BRAGG.
1. OSCAR T. BRAGG, son of Wyatt and Clara (Hill) Bragg, b. Sand- wich, July 14, 1865. m. Feb. 4, 1890, Kate F. Hutchins, dau. of George K. Hutchins (see). He is a shoemaker and carpenter and came to Plymouth, 1895. Three children.
i. HARRY PEARL, b. May 6, 1891.
ii. LESTER GEORGE, b. Feb. 3, 1895.
iii. CLARENCE WYATT, b. March 6, 1900.
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BROCK.
1. SAMUEL BROCK, b. Buckfield, Me., 1797, was a farmer in Ply- mouth after 1857. He m. Harriet Spencer. He d. August 31, 1889 ; she d. Feb. 28, 1875. Buried Trinity Cemetery. One son.
i. LEONARD BROCK, b. Jan. 29, 1824. m. Jan. 29, 1851, Emeline Rowe, dau. of Smith Holland Rowe (see). He served in 40th Mass. Infantry. After the war he was a driver of a stage line from Plymouth to Profile House, and for many years a faithful clerk in the store of Mr. Fox. Ile d. March 21, 1886. His widow d. in Plymouth, July 8, 1902. One child : (1) Harriet Ellen, b. Ply- mouth, Nov. 24, 1856. State Normal School, 1875; d. April 12, 1875.
BROWLEY.
1. MYRON P. BROWLEY, son of Myron P. and Hannah (Buzzell) Browley, b. Georgeville, P. Q., Jan. 21, 1861, m. Dec. 14, 1886, Josephine Adaline Harrington, b. Jan. 7, 1858, dau. of Samuel C. and Mary Jennet (Hastings) Harrington, of Manchester. He has res. in Plymouth since 1891, and has been a conductor on the excursions of Raymond & Whitcomb, and often in summer seasons running trains between Fabyan station and summit of Mt. Washington.
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