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8. CYRUS RICHARDSON, youngest son of Samuel 7 and Hannah (Var- num) Richardson, b. Dracut, March 30, 1840. Dartmouth College, 1864; Theological Seminary, Andover, 1869. Ordained and installed over Congregational Church, Plymouth, Sept. 30, 1869; dismissed May 1, 1873. Installed pastor of First Congregational Church, Keene, July 10, 1873; dismissed July 10, 1883. Installed pastor of First Con- gregational Church, Nashua, August 30, 1883, and has entered upon the twenty-first year of an able and successful ministry in Nashua. (See Sketch in Vol. I.) He m. Jan. 18, 1871, Annie Dearborn, dau. of Benjamin Baker Dearborn (see). She d. Feb. 2, 1904. Six children.
i. WALTER DEARBORN, b. Plymouth, July 10, 1872. Teller Bay State Trust Co., Boston, Mass.
ii. ANNIE PEARL, b. Plymouth, April 27, 1874. m. Oct. 28, 1896, Louis Gregg Neville, b. Dec. 16, 1870, son of George S. and Mary C. (Gregg) Neville. He is of the firm of Gregg & Son, Nashua, manufacturers of doors, sash, blinds, and mouldings. Two children : (1) Natalie, b. Feb. 1, 1898. . (2) Louis Gregg.
iii. FLORENCE HAILE, b. Keene, June 6, 1875. m. Oct. 12, 1895, James Thornton Greeley, M.D., b. July 18, 1862, son of Dr. James B. and Arabella McGaw (Wood) Greeley. He is a physician of Nashua. Three children: (1) Gabrielle, b. 1898. d. 1899. (2) Margaret. (3) James Thornton, b. July 16, 1902.
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iv. ELIZABETH GARLAND, b. Keene, April 26, 1877.
V. MARGARET PRENTISS, b. Keene, Dec. 4, 1879.
vi. PHILIP, b. Nashua, Feb. 25, 1884. Dartmouth College, Class 1907.
RIDEOUT.
1. JOHN RIDEOUT, son of Benjamin and Dorothy Rideout, b. Wilton, May 27, 1767. Came to Plymouth, 1786. He built a log house on the road leading from the turnpike, near the residence of George Bailey, and a few years later built a frame house, which has been removed. He m. in Plymouth, Dec. 2, 1787, Sarah Marsh, dau. of Onesipherus Marsh (see). In 1839 with his son Willard he removed to Wood- bury, Vt., where he d. Jan. 6, 1860. She d. June 23, 1846.
. i. LYDIA, b. June 16, 1788. d. May 29, 1790.
ii. SALLY, twin, b. June 16, 1788. m. Feb. 14, 1817, Abel E. Danforth, of Walden, Vt., and later of Woodbury, Vt. She d. 1862. Their two children, Eliza and Maud, d. young.
iii. INFANT SON, b. July 9, 1790. d. same day.
iv. MIRIAM, b. Nov. 6, 1793. m. Moses Adams (see).
2. V. WILLARD, b. Feb. 19, 1796.
3. vi. WALTER, b. July 3, 1799.
vii. POLLY, b. Oct. 11, 1800. d. 1818.
viii. Lucy, b. June 8, 1803. m. Aaron Stearns (see).
ix. HANNAH, b. April 10, 1806. m. Samuel Wells (see).
I. CHLOE. d. young.
2. WILLARD RIDEOUT, son of John 1, b. Plymouth, [Feb. 19, 1796. m. June 9, 1817, Irene Penniman, dau. of Nathan Penniman (see). He removed, 1839, to Woodbury, Vt. His wife d. Oct. 18, 1841. He m. second, Jan. 18, 1842, Lydia Haskell, who d. March 20, 1876. He d. in Calais, Vt., May 2, 1881. Buried in Woodbury.
i. JOHN, b. 1817. d. 1819.
ii. JOEL, b. 1819. d. 1823.
iii. MARY E., b. March 20, 1822.
iv. NATHAN PENNIMAN, b. April 5, 1824. A painter, was in Boston, Mass., several years, and subsequently a farmer in Haverhill. He m. April 14, 1851, Rumina D. French, dau. of Samuel and Huldah (Haskell) French, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. He d. 1903. One child : (1) Florence A., b. June 20, 1857. m. May 1, 1875, Ezra B. Willoughby, son of Horatio Willoughby, of Warren. He is a prosperous farmer in Haverhill.
V. CLARK ADAMS, b. March 16, 1826.
vi. ALONZO. d. young.
vii. CALEB. d. young.
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viii. CLARISSA C., b. May 23, 1832. m. Dec. 15, 1853, Augustus W. Binford, of Boston, Mass. He d. Feb. 17, 1869.
ix. LAVINA PENNIMAN, b. Dec. 30, 1834. m. April 29, 1861, John Quincy Haskell, of Calais, Vt. She d. March 12, 1864.
X. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 23, 1837. m. Hannah -. One child : (1) Bernice May, b. July 2, 1873. In. April 21, 1892, John T. Cartwright.
xi. WILLARD H., b. March 8, 1846. m. Oct. 9, 1880, Harriet A. Lowd. He was in the provision business in Boston, Mass., several years, and since 1879, has been on the police force of Boston. Res. Charlestown, Mass.
xii. IRENE PENNIMAN, b. Nov. 10, 1847. m. Nov. 15, 1873, Clark M. Gray, a farmer of Calais, Vt.
xiii. LYDIA ANN, b. March 2, 1851. m. Luther Dutton Bemis. Res. Everett, Mass.
3. WALTER RIDEOUT, son of John 1, b. Plymouth, July 3, 1799. m. Nov. 9, 1820, Sarah Snow Blodgett, dau. of Abiel Blodgett (see). He was one of the early Methodists of this town, as were his father and his brother Willard. He d. March 27, 1882. She d. August 31, 1885. Six children b. in Plymouth.
i. LUTHER, b. May 4, 1821. d. May 12, 1843.
ii. CARLTON F., b. August 22, 1823. m. Feb. 5, 1857, Nancy Man- ning, of Rockland, Me. He res. in Boston, Mass., from 1843 to about 1860, and later in Watertown, Mass., in Plymouth, and in Newport, where he d. Feb. 11, 1901. Three children : (1) Charles Augustus, b. Feb. 2, 1865. d. August 2, 1865. (2) Clara Grace, b. Jan. 28, 1867. d. Oct. 1, 1873. (3) Elmira Frances, b. June 30, 1868.
iii. JOSEPH SNOW, b. March 18, 1825. d. April 28, 1826.
iv. ELIZABETH M., b. March 22, 1827. m. George Henry Harris (see).
v. ALBERT, b. June 4, 1831. d. July 24, 1831.
vi. CATHERINE, b. April 3, 1834. m. 1871, Samuel Perry Wormwood, b. Corinth, Me., Dec. 7, 1842; another record, Dec. 5, 1841. Lived Wollaston, Mass. He d. Jan. 9, 1897. She d. Feb. 20, 1900. (1) Luther Hubert, b. May 2, 1875. Res. Melrose, Mass. President of Nemo Heater Co., and of Boston Toe Calk Co.
ROBBINS.
1. JONATHAN ROBBINS, son of Benjamin and Hannah Robbins, b. Westford, Mass., 1717. m. May 4, 1743, Mary Proctor, b. 1719, dau. of John and Mary Proctor. He lived in Westford, Mass. He was a corporal in Capt. Hunt's company, Louisburg, and d. 1746.
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2. LIEUT. JONATHAN ROBBINS, son of Jonathan 1, b. Westford, 1744. m. Nov. 13, 1764, Mary Fletcher, b. 1746, dau. of Gershom and Lydia (Townsend) Fletcher (see). Soon after his marriage he removed to New Ipswich or the immediate vicinity. At the battle of Bunker Hill and in the siege of Boston, 1775, he was a sergeant in Capt. Mann's company, Col. Reed's regiment. He removed to Plymouth, 1776, and the same year he was a lieutenant in Capt. Samuel Atkinson's com- pany, stationed near Haverhill, from Sept. 10 to Dec. 1. Among the forces called into the field at the Ticonderoga alarm he was an adju- tant in the battalion commanded by Lieut. Col. David Webster and in service from July 5 to July 16, 1777. He was also the adjutant of Col. Hobart's regiment, Gen. Stark's brigade, which met the enemy at Bennington, and in service from July 25 to Sept. 27, 1777. In 1780 two companies of rangers were recruited and ordered into active service. Jonathan Robbins was again commissioned a lieutenant in Capt. Stone's company. This appointment he declined. He was a farmer in Plymouth and lived at the Gove farm. His wife d. Nov. 28, 1809. He m. second, Susannah (Fletcher) Parker, dau. of Zachariah Fletcher, of Westford, Mass., and widow of Joseph Parker, of New Ipswich. He d. Dec. 8, 1819. His wife Susannah d. Dec. 11, 1819.
3. i. JONATHAN, b. Sept. 5, 1765.
ii. MARY, b. 1767. m. Capt. Joseph Russell (see).
4. iii. AsA, b. April 21, 1769.
iv. MARTHA, b. 1771. m. Ebenezer Bartlett (see).
3. DR. JONATHAN ROBBINS, son of Lieut. Jonathan 2, b. Sept. 5, 1765, was eleven years of age when the family came to Plymouth. He was a soldier at Coos, in Lieut. Peter Stearns's company, 1781. He studied medicine, probably with one of the physicians of Concord, and was a successful doctor in Plymouth. (See Vol. I.) He m. Oct. 21, 1787, Hannah Gale, b. August 20, 1762, dau. of Daniel and Ruth (Carter) Gale, and granddau. of Dr. Ezra Carter, of Concord. He d. July 26, 1833. His widow continued her residence in Plymouth. She d. March 24, 1852.
5. i. JONATHAN L., b. April 20, 1789.
ii. DANIEL PETERSON, b. March 17, 1791. m. Charlotte Leverett. He d. July 9, 1833.
iii. LAURA, b. August 17, 1794. m. Jan. 1, 1818, John Varnum Barron, b. Woodstock, May 12, 1787, son of Benjamin and Abigail (Var- num) Barron, of Dracut, Mass., and Woodstock. He served with
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distinction in the War of 1812, and was commissioned an ensign May 15, 1812, second lieutenant June 26, 1813, and first lieuten- ant July 25, 1814, and assigned to the 11th United States Regi- ment. He was wounded in the leg at the battle of Chippewa, and discharged on account of disability June 15, 1815. After the war he lived in Woodstock, and d. at Lakeport, Sept. 26, 1875.
iv. ARTHUR L., b. August 3, 1797. d. Oct. 4, 1797.
v. CHARLES, b. Dec. 31, 1798. m. Abigail Crockett. m. second, Leonora A. Skilton. m. third, Mary A. Fosdick.
vi. JUDITH GALE, b. April 6, 1801. m. Asa Robbins (see).
vii. PRUDENTIA, b. March 13, 1803. d. Oct., 1803.
viii. JANE, b. Feb. 15, 1807. m. Dr. John Bailey (see).
ix. MARY ANN, b. May 16, 1811. m. Sept. 25, 1834, Dea. Orrin Bugbee, of Franklin.
4. DEA. ASA ROBBINS, son of Jonathan 2, b. April 21, 1769. m. Oct. 15, 1795, Jemima Brainard, b. 1771, dau. of Cheliab and Jemima (Worcester) Brainard. (See Worcester Register.) She d. Dec. 18, 1821. He m. second, June 17, 1823, Rebecca (Frost) Tufts. He was a prosperous farmer on the Lower Intervale, a prominent towns- man, a deacon of the Congregational Church from 1805 until his death, and a selectman several years. He d. Dec. 13, 1835. His widow d. in Hopkinton, Nov. 23, 1838.
i. AsA, b. March 17, 1797. Lived in Plymouth until 1822, when he removed to Waterford, Vt. He m. in Plymouth, April 16, 1823, Judith Gale Robbins, dau. of Dr. Jonathan Robbins (see). Three children ; all d. in infancy. He subsequently removed to Chicago, Ill.
ii. MATILDA, b. August, 1798. unm. d. 1836.
iii. - GILMAN, b. Dec., 1799. d. Nov. 25, 1821.
iv. MARIA, b. 1801. unm. d. Boston, Mass., Jan. 13, 1884.
V. JUDITH. d. young.
vi. CEPHAS, b. Oct., 1804. He was a farmer on the paternal homestead in Plymouth until 1832. He removed to Quincy, Ill. He m. Sarah Bailey. He d. 1846. She d. 1884.
vii. ALVIN. d. young.
viii. JOSEPHI, b. July :19, 1808. Was a coal dealer, Boston, Mass. He m. April 11, 1839, Margaret E. Jones. He d. 1880. She d. 1884.
ix. ARTHUR, b. 1810.
x. DANIEL, b. Oct., 1813. Was taxed in Plymouth, 1835 and 1838. He was a farmer in Illinois. d. Sept., 1888.
5. JONATHAN L. ROBBINS, son of Dr. Jonathan 3, b. April 20, 1789. m. Sally Tilton. He was a soldier in War of 1812. He lived in Plymouth until 1831.
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ROBIE.
1. HENRY ROBIE, b. England about 1618. Came to Dorchester, Mass., 1639, removing to Exeter the same year, where he was a signer of the Combination. About 1650 he removed to Hampton, where he was a magistrate and a selectman and an innholder. His wife Ruth d. May 5, 1673. He m. second, Jan. 19, 1674, Elizabeth (Philbrick) Garland, dau. of Thomas Philbrick, and widow of John Garland. She d. Feb. 11, 1677. He had a third wife, Sarah, who d. Jan. 23, 1703. He d. April 22, 1688.
2. JOIIN ROBIE, son of Henry 1, b. Exeter, Feb. 2, 1649. He re- moved to Haverhill, Mass., and lived in the part of that town which became a part of Atkinson after the adjustment of the Province line. His wife was Mary. He was killed by the Indians, June 16, 1691.
3. ICHABOD ROBIE, son of John 2, b. 1682. Was captured by the Indians when his father was killed, but was ransomed or escaped, and was a tanner in Hampton. He m. Jan. 10, 1707, Mary Cass, b. Feb. 26, 1687, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Hobbs) Cass. He was a grantee of Robiestown, now Weare. In his will he gave his son John his "silver fitted sword and his silver headed cane."
4. JOHN ROBIE, son of Ichabod 3, b. Hampton, August 5, 1712. m. Ann Williams. With his wife, his sword, and his cane he removed to Chester. The sword was at Bennington, in the hand of Stephen Dearborn, who married his daughter. His wife d. May 20, 1755. He m. second, Abigail (Dearborn) Varnum, b. Jan. 27, 1721, dau. of Ebenezer Dearborn, and widow of James Varnum. She d. Oct. 25, 1773. He m. third, Naomi (Eastman) Long, widow of Nathan Long. He d. 1788. She d. July 18, 1821.
5. EDWARD ROBIE, son of John 4, b. about 1745. m. Abigail Silver. He served in the Revolution from Chester, and removed to Plymouth, 1799, where he lived twenty years. Perhaps he was the Edward Robie who d. in Chester, 1837, aged 92. Four or more children.
i. EDWARD, b. 1784. Taxed in Plymouth, 1805-1810.
i. THOMAS, b. 1785. Served in War of 1812. m. 1810, Jane Mc- Dormit, of Thornton. Taxed 1806-1815.
iii. ANNA. m. Thomas Presson, of Rumney.
iv. SARAH.
ROBIE.
1. JAMES ROBIE, b. 1753. m. Ann Boynton. He was b. in Dur- ham, and d. in Meredith, April 19, 1802.
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2. SAMUEL ROBIE, son of James, b. Meredith, Feb. 9, 1793. m. May 7, 1821, Eunice Roberts, dau. of Joseph Roberts. He removed to New Hampton, where he d. May 10, 1846. Six children b. New Hampton.
i. SUSAN E., b. Feb. 25, 1822. m. William Pike, of Meredith.
ii. MARY R., b. Sept. 8, 1824. m. Rev. J. E. Strong.
iii. NANCY, b. Dec. 20, 1826. m. John H. Wilkinson (see).
3. iv. JAMES, b. Oct. 25, 1828.
4. v. THOMAS, b. Dec. 27, 1830.
vi. WILLIAM ROBERTS, b. Jan. 14, 1832. m. Oct. 5, 1858, Harriet Chase, b. Groton, 1838, dau. of Charles Chase. She d. August 5, 1872. He m. second, Jan. 19, 1875, Martha G. Walker, b. Thornton, April 2, 1836, dau. of Samuel H. Walker. He lives in New Ilampton, collector of taxes, representative. (1) Samuel Hastings, b. August 9, 1862. Learned the printer's trade at Plymouth in the composing-room of the " Grafton County Jour- nal." Established the " Meredith Review," and is now editor and proprietor of "Journal-Transcript " at Franklin. He m. Sept. 27, 1881, Lizzie O. Mills. (2) Charles Warren, b. July 28, 1866. Entered the service of the American Express Co., in the office at Plymouth, 1884, and soon after was transferred to Lowell, Mass. He has earned successive promotions, and since 1897 he has been superintendent of the Massachusetts division. Res. Revere, Mass. He m. Sept. 4, 1890, Lizzie M. Woodward.
3. JAMES ROBIE, son of Samuel, b. Oct. 25, 1828. m. March 10, 1850, Eleanor Allison Hines, b. Feb. 27, 1828, dau. of James Hines, of Laconia. She d. July 28, 1856. He m. second, Nov. 26, 1857, Caro- line Elizabeth Merrill, b. Oct. 30, 1839, dau. of Asa F. Merrill, of Holderness. She d. Nov. 20, 1862. He m. third, June 16, 1864, Fannie A. Jameson, b. Melbourne, P. Q., Feb. 24, 1841. He lived in Plymouth 1849-1853 and since 1869. He was express agent many years. He was representative, 1889. Six children.
i. LAURA BURNHAM, b. Newburyport, Mass., Nov. 1, 1851. m. 1872 William W. Fay. Res. Allston, Mass. (1) Annie E. (2) Gertrude.
ii. BLANCHE RENA, b. Plymouth, July 18, 1855. d. Dec. 17, 1855.
iii. JAMES M., b. Concord, Nov. 13, 1862. m. Dec. 1, 1883, Emma Harriet (Tobey) Dearborn, widow of Samuel Asaph Dearborn 80 (see). She d. May 3, 1887. He m. second, Dec. 5, 1889, Jennie (Archer) Sherwell, dau. of Nathan H. and Cordelia (Carr) Archer. He d. Feb. 14, 1899.
iv. ADA FRANCES, b. Lebanon, Sept. 23, 1867. Plymouth High School, 1886. m. May 21, 1889, Frank F. Russell, an attorney at law, Putnam, Conn. (1) Constance Lucille, b. Dec. 31, 1898.
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V. ALBERT SLOANE, b. Plymouth, Dec. 2, 1871. m. 1891, Elizabeth James, who d. Jan. 10, 1895. He m. second, Feb. 10, 1900, Ger- trude E. Pickering, dau. of Charles E. and Roxanna (Webster) Pickering. (1) Ralph Waldo, b. Oct. 13, 1891. (2) Violet May, b. May 21, 1900. (3) Gertrude, b. July, 1904.
vi. HOWARD THOMAS, b. Plymouth, Oct. 3, 1882.
4. THOMAS ROBIE, son of Samuel 2, b. Dec. 27, 1830. m. Sept., 1860, Adelaide Hoyt, b. Meredith, April 19, 1839, dau. of Simeon and Louisa (Rowe) Hoyt. He was in the employ of the B., C. & M. and B. & M. railroads many years, and much of the time he was a conductor. He d. Nov. 14, 1893.
ROBIE.
1. FREDERICK W. A. ROBIE, b. Plymouth, July 4, 1810. Was a merchant tailor, doing business in this town many years. He was a man of good ability and character, and always manifested a lively interest in public affairs. He was frequently elected to office and to many positions of trust. He m. Feb. 26, 1836, Lucinda G. Fogg, b. Meredith, March 31, 1812. He d. July 20, 1889. She d. 1890.
i. CLARA A., b. May 9, 1838. m. August 12, 1858, Henry P. McCoy, of Franklin, N. Y. She m. second, March 1, 1864, William G. Scott, of Richmond, Ind.
ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. Feb. 19, 1840. d. August 4, 1841.
iii. MARTHA GILMORE, b. Nov. 11, 1841. m. June 5, 1866, Francis O. Winslow, b. Dedham, Mass., March 20, 1844, son of George and Olive (Smith) Winslow. Res. Norwood, Mass.
iv. LUCINDA MARIA, b. Oct. 29, 1843.
V. WILLIAM JEWETT, b. August 24, 1845. Res. Richmond, Ind. Sixtieth Mass. Infantry, July 16, 1864, to Nov. 30, 1864.
vi. SARAH GRACE, b. Jan. 16, 1848. m. 1869, David Randall, of Wal- tham, Mass.
vii. ALICE JOSEPHINE, b. Nov. 8, 1852. m. April 23, 1879, Joseph Lewis Mitchell (see).
ROBIE.
1. JAMES ROBIE, or ROBY, b. Tyngsboro, Mass., July 6, 1752. d. of the spotted fever in Amherst, April 20, 1813. He m. Dec. 17, 1784, Lucy Cutter, b. Cambridge, June 19, 1765, dau. of Richard and Kezia (Pierce) Cutter. She m. second, Nov. 18, 1818, Nathan Fisk.
2. WILLIAM ROBIE, son of James 1, b. Nov. 12, 1796. m. April 17, 1817, Sally Hildreth, b. Amherst, March 6, 1796, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Rust) Hildreth. He lived in Amherst, Goffstown, Hooksett and Concord.
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3. GEORGE B. ROBY, son of William 2, b. Concord, April 8, 1839. m. Dec. 26, 1856, Mary O. Sargent, b. Concord, July 22, 1839, dau. of Richard and Betsey (Hogan) Sargent. Removed to Plymouth, 1866. She m. second, Harrison G. Caldon (see). m. third, Jesse Tyler (see).
i. FRANK E., b. Concord, Sept. 11, 1857. Yard master, Woodsville.
ii. HATTIE B., b. Concord, June 16, 1862.
iii. NELLIE C., b. Concord, Dec. 12, 1865. m. J. K. Corliss, locomotive engineer. Res. Woodsville.
iv. GRACE E., b. Plymouth, Oct. 23, 1873. m. June 21, 1899, Frank H. Harrington, son of Charles H. Harrington. Res. Woodsville.
ROBIE.
1. ICHABOD ROBIE, b. August 21, 1783. m. July 9, 1809, Rebecca Sanborn. He lived in Andover until 1843 when he removed to Plymouth. Rebecca, his wife, d. Nov. 1, 1852. He m. second, Miriam -, who d. May 29, 1868. He d. Oct. 25, 1870.
2. JEREMIAH S. ROBIE, son of Ichabod 1, b. Andover, April 2, 1813. m. March 5, 1833, Mary Green, b. Bridgewater, April 13, 1812, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Tucker) Green. He removed from Andover to Plymouth, 1840, living in this town thirty years. He d. in Bristol, March 10, 1871. She d. Oct. 15, 1898.
i. ANN ROSETTE, b. July 22, 1836. m. James Currier (see).
ii. MARY, b. April 24, 1840. d. June 18, 1840.
iii. GEORGE ALVIN, b. Sept. 3, 18.12. m. July 31, 1864, Sarah E. Nelson, b. Bristol, Nov. 18, 1846, dau. of Stephen and Louisa (Prescott) Nelson. He res. Bristol. Carpenter and manufac- -- turer of furniture and carriage maker. He is the owner of Robie's Block. They have six children.
ROBINS.
1. REV. JOSEPH EMERSON ROBINS, D.D., son of Douglas and Betsey (Farr) Robins, b. Littleton, Dec. 9, 1843, Wesleyan University, 1868. He was ordained a deacon, Methodist Episcopal Church, April 11, 1869 ; elder, April 20, 1873. He was professor of Latin and Greek, New Hampshire Conference Seminary, 1868, and professor of mathematics and science, Daniel Drew College, 1869-1872. Return- ing to the ministry his appointments have been Hooksett, 1873- 1875 ; Plymouth, 1876-1878; Lebanon, 1879-1881; Portsmouth, 1882-1884; presiding elder, Claremont district, 1885-1889 ; Concord, 1890-1894; Dover, 1894-1896 ; presiding elder, Dover district, 1897-
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1902; Keene, 1903; chaplain New Hampshire Legislature, 1899; delegate to General Conference, 1888. Norwich University conferred D.D., 1899. He m. March 5, 1873, Margaret H. Bailey, b. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1849, dau. of Rev. Winthrop Bailey. Mrs. Robins was one of the founders, and the first president of the Dover Woman's Club, a flourishing educational and social organization. Three children.
i. JOSEPH WINTHROP, b. Hooksett, Dec. 2, 1874. Grad. College of Pharmacy, Boston. He was a druggist several years in Littleton, and since 1900 in Wolfboro. He served in 1st N. H. Regiment in war with Spain. Hospital steward. He m. July 27, 1900, Wilma Jessie Leach, b. Irasburg, Vt., Jan. 8, 1881, dau. of Frank Judson and Cornelia (Slater) Leach, of Littleton. (1) Joseph Leach, b. Nov. 23, 1901.
ii. GEORGE DOUGLAS, b. Plymouth, June 24, 1876. Wesleyan Uni- versity, 1898. Corporal 1st Conn. Regiment, war with Spain. Instructor in history, civics, and athletics, River View Academy. He is also a student New York Law School, class 1904.
iii. MARGARET ANNA, b. Lebanon, June 24, 1880. Grad. Dover High School. Res. with her parents, Keene.
ROBINSON.
1. WALTER ROBINSON, son of Josiah and Anna (Neal) Robinson, b. Epping, April 26, 1761. Lived in Brookfield, where he d. Sept. 22, 1822. He m. July 10, 1784, Mary Neal.
2. NOAH ROBINSON, son of Walter 1, b. Brookfield, Oct. 28, 1804. Was a selectman, town clerk, representative, and major in the militia. He m. Oct. 5, 1845, Judith Cook, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Safford) Cook, and lived in Brookfield. He d. Jan. 28, 1880.
3. GEORGE HENRY ROBINSON, son of Noah 2, b. Brookfield, July 24, 1846. m. Feb. 29, 1876, Nellie May Gove, dau. of Edgar H. Gove (see). He removed to Plymouth, 1885, and engaged in the manufacture of last blocks. In 1897 he removed to Lower Intervale, and is a farmer on the Samuel Currier farm.
i. ALICE MAUDE, b. Dec. 14, 1876. m. March 28, 1901, Willis Patter- son Taylor, of Holderness.
ROGERS.
1. REV. JOHN ROGERS, son of Jeremiah and Dorcas Rogers, b. Salem, Mass., Nov. 22, 1684, Harvard University, 1705, and settled over the church in Boxford, Mass., March 24, 1709. He m. Susannah Marston, b. April 29, 1687, dau. of Capt. Manasseh Marston, of Salem.
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He retired from the ministry about 17-, and lived with his children in Leominster, Mass., where he d. August 17, 1755. His widow d. in Salem, Oct. 22, 1757.
2. REV. JOHN ROGERS, son of Rev. John 1, b. Boxford, Mass., Sept. 24, 1712 ; Harvard University, 1732 ; ordained at Leominster, Mass., Sept. 14, 1743. He was an able preacher, and his pastorate is an interesting chapter in the history of the town. He m. March 21, 1750, Relief Prentice, b. Lancaster, Mass., dau. of Rev. John and Prudence (Frost) Prentice. He d. Oct. 6, 1789. Seven children.
3. DR. JOHN ROGERS, son of Rev. John 2, b. Leominster, Mass., March 27, 1755. Harvard University, 1776; removed to Plymouth, 1781, or early in 1782. He was a well-known and respected physician and a cultured and public-spirited citizen of Plymouth. Trustee Holmes Plymouth Academy, 1808-1814. (Biography in Vol. I.) He m. Jan. 11, 1782, Betsey Mulliken, b. Bradford, Mass., Nov. 10, 1760. He d. March 8, 1814. She d. Sept. 15, 1848. Eleven children.
i. JOHN, b. Oct. 18, 1782. d. July 19, 1786.
ii. BETSEY, b. August 21, 1784. d. August 29, 1784.
4. iii. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 27, 1785.
iv. RELIEF, b. Jan. 13, 1788. Lived in Plymouth. d. unm.
5. Y. JOHN, b. May 1, 1790.
vi. CAROLINE, b. June 24, 1793. Lived in Plymouth. d. unm.
6. . vii. NATHANIEL PEABODY, b. June 3, 1794.
7. viii. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Sept. 6, 1796.
ix. DAU., b. and d. June 14, 1799.
x. ELIZA, b. August 14, 1800. d. Sept. 5, 1802.
xi. WILLIAM STANTON, b. Oct. 15, 1803. d. Nov. 5, 1821.
4. DR. SAMUEL ROGERS, son of Dr. John 3, b. Plymouth, Oct. 27, 1785. Studied medicine with his father, and was associated with him in practice a few years. After the death of his father he continued in practice in this town. (See Vol. I.) He was trustee Holmes Plymouth Academy, 1822-1829. He m. Nov. 15, 1818, Maria Webster, dau. of Col. William Webster (see). She d. Oct. 22, 1825. He m. second, Sept. 3, 1826, Elmira Little, dau. of James Little (see). She d. 1827. He m. third, 1828, Eliza Ann Little, a sister of his second wife. He d. August 29, 1858.
i. JOHN, b. May 28, 1819. m. Mary Agnes Cox, who d. 1896. He removed to New York, 1812, where he d. 1858. Their dau. Almira d. aged 17 years.
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8. ii. SAMUEL, b. March 14, 1821.
iii. ELMIRA LITTLE, b. June, 1827. The only child of second wife. unm. d. Plymouth, 1888.
9. iv. JAMES LITTLE, b. Oct., 1829.
v. CHARLES LITTLE. d. young.
vi. EDWARD, b. June, 1832. d. Nov., 1834.
vii. CHARLES LITTLE, b. March, 1834. d. Plymouth, June 30, 1859.
viii. GEORGE THOMPSON, b. May, 1836.
ix. NATHANIEL PEABODY, b. Nov., 1838. He is treasurer and manager of Haskell & Burke Car Co., Michigan City, Ind. He m. 1867, Mary E. Sammons. Four children: (1) Charlotte S., b. 1868. (2) Emma Little, b. 1872. (3) George Peabody, b. 1875. (4) Harvey Griffin, b. 1877.
5. JOHN ROGERS, son of Dr. John 3, b. Plymouth, May 1, 1790. m. Jan. 31, 1819, Nancy Russell, dau. of Moor Russell (see). For many years he was an enterprising and successful merchant in Plymouth, also having stores in Campton, Campton Hollow, West Campton, Thornton, and Hebron. In 1816 he removed to Campton, returning to Plymouth, 1827. He purchased and occupied the Weld estate. His store also was on South Main Street. The hard times and slow collections which succeeded the memorable panic of 1837 caused his failure in business. Surrendering all he possessed to his creditors, he opened a tea store in New Bedford, Mass., and subsequently conducted a similar store in New York. During these years he maintained a legal residence in Plymouth. With gathering years he longed for his old home, and retiring from active business he settled upon the George Ward farm in Plymouth. During the active years of his life, his beautiful home on South Main Street contained a well-selected library, and during life he was a discriminating reader of science and the best literature. He was a man of generous impulses. He gave freely to the poor and in support of every commendable charity. It is a familiar saying that the name of John Rogers could be found on every subscription paper of his time. He was a firm and consistent sup- porter of the Congregational Church and a liberal contributor to the funds of the parish. He was a director of the Pemigewasset Bank, a trustee of Holmes Plymouth Academy, and at all times a good towns- man, and a willing and able promoter of every measure of public progress. Tall and well proportioned, of impressive presence, easy and dignified in manner, John Rogers is remembered as a pleasing representative of the gentlemen of the old school. He d. Dec. 17,
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