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4. i. RODNEY EDSON, b. Sept. 19, 1849.
ii. CORA HANNAH, b. Oct. 10, 1851. m. Oct. 4, 1894, John E. Perkins, b. Salem, Mass., Dec. 18, 1837, son of Jeremiah C. and Esther Ann (Colcord) Perkins. He res. several years in Pennsylvania and in North Carolina, where he was engaged in manufacturing and dealing in lumber. He served in 131st Penn. Infantry. He removed to Plymouth, 1897. He is commander of the Justus B. Penniman Post, G. A. R.
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4. RODNEY EDSON SMYTHE, son of Alexander G.3, b. Sept. 19, 1849. He was educated in the schools of Plymouth, and, associated with his father, he was a merchant in this town several years. From 1878 to 1885 he was of the firm of Mason, Weeks & Co. Since January, 1888, he has been the efficient cashier of the Pemigewasset National Bank. He was treasurer of the Plymouth Guaranty Savings Bank from the date of organization, in 1899, until he resigned in 1903. He is an active and a loyal citizen, prominent in town and precinct affairs, and treasurer of several corporations. He m. Sept. 4, 1876, Amelia Phebe Handy, b. Richmond, Feb. 28, 1852, dau. of Stephen and Amina (Cass) Handy. She graduated State Normal School, 1872. Two children.
i. BLANCHE BRACKETT, b. Dec. 14, 1877. Plymouth High School, 1894. m. John E. Smith (see).
ii. ARTHUR LIVERMORE, b. April 2, 1881. Plymouth High School, 1897. Clerk Pemigewasset National Bank; now clerk Franklin National Bank.
SNOW.
1. RICHARD SNOW was res. in Woburn, 1645, and was a grantee of land in the several divisions. Sewall describes him as an indus- trious, thriving husbandman. He d. in Woburn, Nov. 9, 1711.
2. JOHN SNOW lived in Woburn, and there seven children were born. It is conceded that he was a son of Richard1. He d. in Woburn, Nov. 25, 1706.
3. JOHN SNOW, son of John 2, b. Woburn, May 13, 1668. m. Feb. 13, 1693, Sarah Stevens, and had b. in Woburn: (1) Elizabeth, b. March 18, 1695. d. June 24, 1698. (2) Joseph, b. May 6, 1697. (3) Mary, b. August 13, 1699. He probably removed to Chelmsford, Mass., and later to Dunstable.
4. JOSEPH SNOW, son of John 3, b. Woburn, Mass., May 6, 1697. Settled in the east part of Dunstable, which in 1733 became Notting- ham West, and later Hudson. Ensign John Snow and Joseph Snow were taxed in Nottingham West, 1733. Joseph Snow was moderator, 1736, 1739, a selectman, 1734, one of the delegates to the General Court of Massachusetts, concerning the incorporation of Naticook, 1734, and a lieutenant. His wife was Bridget, but a record of his marriage has not been found. He d. in Nottingham West, May 7, 1747. Bridget, his widow, came to Plymouth with the younger children, and here d.
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Dec. 3, 1773, aged 73. The record of birth of four of their children is in Dunstable and also in Hudson records.
i. BRIDGET, b. July 29, 1719. m. Thomas Nevins (see).
ii. JOSEPH, b. March 19, 1721.
iii. JOHN, b. Jan. 11, 1723.
5. iv. HENRY, b. Nov. 17, 1725.
Y . SARAH. m. James Blodgett (see).
vi. REBECCA. m. Rev. Zebediah Richardson (see).
vii. ELIZABETH. m. Edward Evans (see).
viii. MARY. m. James Harvell (see).
5. HENRY SNOW, son of Joseph 4, b. Nov. 17, 1725. Was a select- man of Nottingham West, 1760, and an ensign. He removed to Plymouth after 1764. He d. here May 11, 1770. He m. about 1750, Miriam -, but I have not found a record of the marriage. After his death she continued to reside, and was annually taxed in Plymouth until 1791. She d. May 13, 1813, and her will was proved July 15, 1814. The record of birth of five children is found in Hudson. A record is not found of the birth of Rebecca, who is named in the will of her mother.
i. REBECCA. m. - Butler.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 15, 1754. Was commissioned an ensign in the Continental service in 1776, and early in the following year it was reported to the State government that he declined the commission. He was in the service, and it is probable that he resigned. He was in Plymouth in 1777, and while here he wrote several letters to the Tories confined in the jail at Amherst, and was accused of being disloyal. (See Vol. I.) He fled to Nova Scotia and returned to Plymouth, 1787, and was permitted to remain in the State by a vote of the legislature. He was a school teacher and was taxed here until 1797. He d. 1817. He was married, but a record is not found.
iii. HENRY, b. April 17, 1757. Was a recruit to re-enforce the Conti- nental regiments, 1776, corporal, and in 1777 he enlisted for three years and was assigned to Col. Cilley's regiment. He d. in the ser- vice, Oct. 25, 1779.
6. iv. NEHEMIAH, b. April 4, 1759.
v. MIRIAM, b. August 16, 1761. m. Solomon Bayley (see).
vi. ROBERT, b. Jan. 11, 1764. d. young.
6. NEHEMIAH SNOW, son of Henry 5, b. April 4, 1759. Came to Plymouth in childhood. He served three enlistments under Col. Bedel on the northern frontier, and was at Bennington under Col. Hobart and subsequently in Continental service. He m. April 9,
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1789, Miriam Harriman, dau. of Thomas Harriman (see). He lived in Plymouth until 1802, when, with others, he removed to Compton, P. Q., and was there a captain. He d. April 5, 1840. Miriam, his wife, d. August 14, 1848.
i. JANE, b. Sept. 9, 1790. m. Oct. 31, 1812, John Weston, b. Rocking- ham, Vt., Sept. 20, 1780. Dartmouth College, 1806. He was an eminent physician, of Hatley, P. Q., where he d. July 18, 1832. She, surviving her husband, d. June 12, 1872. (1) Charlotte, b. Oct. 16, 1813. m. - Wood. (2) George, b. Sept. 1, 1815. d. 1884. (3) Caroline, b. Dec. 23, 1817. d. 1835. (4) Charles, b. Nov. 28, 1819. m. July 3, 1850, Lydia Jane Gilman. Lived in Fairbault, Minn. (5) Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 23, 1823. m. - Brooks. (6) Miriam L., b. Dec. 28, 1825.
ii. CHARLOTTE, b. Plymouth, March 27, 1792. m. Major David Wood. She d. Montreal, P. Q., July 27, 1869.
iii. CAROLINE, b. Plymouth, Feb. 16, 1794. m. Robert Vincent, b. Stonington, Conn., 1785. Lived Hatley, P. Q., where he d. Sept. 4, 1857. She d. Oct. 27, 1862. (1) Jane Ann. m. 1857, L. D. Marsh. She d. March 31, 1868. (2) Julia, b. 1821. d. 1832, (3) Eliza M., b. 1823. d. 1896. (4) Charles Robert, b. Dec. 25. 1825. m. Pauline R. Parker. (5) Caroline Julia, b. Nov. 6, 1832. m. July 10, 1859, D. T. Robertson, M.D.
iv. ROBERT, b. Plymouth, Feb. 12, 1796.
v. SARAH, b. Plymouth, March 19, 1798. m. 1820, Major John Jones. Res. Hatley, P. Q., where she d. April 5, 1876.
vi. CHARLES, b. Plymouth, Oct. 26, 1800.
vii. ARTHUR, b. June 5, 1804. m. and lived in Compton, P. Q. Three children : (1) William Arthur. (2) Miriam. (3) Abigail Louisa.
SPALDING.
1. EDWARD SPALDING, emigrant ancestor, b. England, came to America 1630-1633; freeman 1640. Lived in Braintree and in Chelmsford, where he d. Feb. 26, 1670. His wife Margaret d. 1640. He m. second, Rachel.
2. ANDREW SPALDING, son of Edward1 and Rachel Spalding, b. Nov. 19, 1652. m. April 30, 1674, Hannah Jefts, b. Feb. 4, 1654/5 dau. of Henry Jefts. She was the first female child b. in Billerica. He succeeded to the paternal estate in Chelmsford. Deacon.
3. HENRY SPALDING, son of Andrew2, b. Nov. 2, 1680. m. Elizabeth Lund, b. Sept. 29, 1684, dau. of Thomas Lund, of Dunstable. Lived in Chelmsford.
4. WILLIAM SPALDING, son of Henry 3, b. March 17, 1711. m.
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Jan: 6, 1731, Hepsibah Blood, dau. of Joseph Blood, of Groton, Mass. He lived in the part of Groton now Pepperell, Mass. He was a farmer and a surveyor of land. He d. June 21, 1790.
5. JOSEPH SPALDING, son of William, b. April 26, 1739. m. Dec. 29, 1761, Phebe Spalding, b. Oct. 21, 1737, dau. of John 4, Joseph 3, John 2, Edward 1. He was a farmer of Pepperell, Mass. He was a lieutenant in the army and killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. His wife d. Jan. 4, 1775. His dau. Elizabeth m. David Pratt (see).
6. OLIVER SPALDING, son of Lieut. Joseph, b. Pepperell, Mass., Sept. 16, 1762. He lived in Plymouth 1790 to 1796 when he re- moved to Rumney. He m. May 8, 1794, Polly Greenough, dau. of William Greenough (see). He preserved the sword worn by his father at Bunker Hill. He d. in Rumney, July 4, 1840. She d. March 3, 1823.
i. JOSEPH, b. Plymouth, Jan. 24, 1795. m. Ruth Smart and lived in Rumney, where he d. August 9, 1850. He was a deacon. Five children ; of these Catherine Russell, b. April 29, 1831. m. Oct. 6, 1851, William Leverett (see).
ii. POLLY, b. Rumney, Nov. 3, 1801. d. 1835.
iii. PHEBE, b. Dec. 3, 1804. d. July 14, 1815.
iv. HANNAH, b. May 22, 1812.
7. v. OLIVER, b. May 30, 1816.
7. OLIVER SPALDING, son of Oliver 6, b. Rumney, May 30, 1816. m. April 14, 1840, Sarah Ann Hawkins, dau. of Amasa and Sarah (Merrill) Hawkins and grand-dau. of Jacob Merrill (see). He lived on the paternal homestead in Rumney. He d. August 10, 1877.
i. EDGAR OLIVER, b. Rumney, August 19, 1841. m. May 5, 1869, " Elmina Brown, b. Auburn, March 19, 1842, dau. of Hidden and Adaline (Spalding) Brown. The Spalding line of descent being Adaline 7, Peter 6, of Montague, Mass., Benjamin 5, of Townsend, Mass., Dea. Isaac 4, of Townsend, Mass., Andrew $, Andrew 2, Edward1. They lived in Rumney until 1888 when they removed to Plymouth, res. on Langdon Street. Two children : (1) Alice Carey, b. Sept. 4, 1872. Plymouth High School, 1892; State Normal School, 1894. (2) Ethel Regina, b. March 30, 1881. m. Geo. W. Sherburn (see).
ii. PHEBE A., b. May 10, 1845. unm. Res. Plymouth.
iii. CHARLES A., b. Jan. 14, 1861. m. Nov. 14, 1896, Lillian Muzzey, of Haverhill, Mass. He was proprietor of Elm House on South Main Street, 1900-1903; now res. on Beech Hill Road.
8. DANIEL SPALDING, b. Merrimack, August 18, 1787, son of Daniel and Hannah (Putnam) Spalding, and grandson of Henry and
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Marah (Adams) Spalding, of Chelmsford. m. Jan. 2, 1812, Abigail Brown, b. July 1, 1790, dau. of Eben and Elizabeth (Perkins) Brown, of New Ipswich. They lived in New Ipswich, where he d. Jan. 9, 1840. She d. in Rumney.
9. CHARLES SPALDING, son of Daniel 8, b. New Ipswich, Feb. 1, 1827. Lived in Rumney. He m. Sept. 5, 1862, Sarah Eliza (Holt) Greenough, widow of William Judson Greenough (see).
10. JAMES C. SPALDING, son of Charles 9, b. 1872. m. Mrs. Helena Tondreau LeBrecque, dau. of Augustine and Estelle (La Bonta) Tondreau, of Rumney. He is a farmer and has lived in Plymouth since 1894. One child.
i. FRANCES HELENA, b. Jan. 11, 1899.
SPEARE.
1. ELISHA J. SPEARE, son of Jacob J. and Nabby (Speare) Speare, b. Chelsea, Vt., Nov. 10, 1834. m. 1863, Amanda A. Blake, dau. of Stephen. E. and Mary Anne (Bacon) Blake. He res. in Lynn, Mass., and is of seventh generation in America. The lineage is Elisha J.7, Jacob J.6, Frederick 5, b. Braintree, Mass., August 8, 1766. Moses 4, b. Braintree, Jan. 5, 1734. m. Catherine Jones. Removed to Shutesbury, Mass., where he d. August 11, 1813; Benjamin 3, b. Braintree, Feb. 12, 1698. m. July 20, 1722, Sarah Niles, b. Sept. 20, 1702, dau. of John Niles. Ebenezer 2, b. August 3, 1654. m. July 16, 1679, Rachel Deering, b. August 30, 1659, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Ray) Deering. He d. in Braintree, Nov. 21, 1719. George 1, emigrant ancestor, with wife Mary lived in Braintree, where she d. Dec. 7, 1674.
2. SCEVA SPEARE, son of Elisha 1 and Amanda A. (Blake) Speare, b. Corinth, Vt., July 12, 1868. He came to Plymouth 1887, and res. in this town twelve years. He was a trusted clerk for Webster, Russell & Co., and is now a salesman in the employ of Brown, Durrell & Co., of Boston, Mass. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church.
SPENCER.
1. SETH SPENCER, son of Seth and Nancy (Crawford) Spencer, b. Bridgewater, Nov. 1, 1800. m. 1832, Mary Potter Brown, b. Andover, Sept. 12, 1816, dau. of Henry and Love (Ladd) Brown (see). He was a farmer in Bridgewater and Bristol until 1859, when he removed
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to Plymouth, where he d. Feb. 1, 1876. She d. Jan. 14, 1892. A dau., Hannah Eliza, m. Charles R. Heath (see).
2. CHARLES HENRY SPENCER, son of Seth 1, b. Bridgewater, May 20, 1834. m. 1857, Emily Jane Eaton. He removed to Plymouth, 1857. d. Oct. 5, 1865. She m. second, May 8, 1870, Gilbert B. Dolloff, b. Dec. 7, 1835, son of Levi L. and Roxy (Locke) Dolloff, of Bristol.
i. FRED E., b. Plymouth, Jan. 20, 1858.
ii. ANNA A., b. Plymouth, April 29, 1860. m. Sept. 4, 1891, David Sleeper Fowler, son of Blake Fowler, of Bristol. He d. Oct. 28, 1894. She m. second, Nov. 18, 1899, George Carroll Currier, son of Trueworthy G. Currier, of Bristol.
3. SILAS MONTGOMERY SPENCER, son of Seth 1, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 20, 1836. m. Dec. 11, 1862, Lydia Jane Heath, b. July 23, 1845, dau. of Stephen Nelson Heath (see). He is a farmer at West Plymouth.
i. FANNIE MARIA, b. Dec. 25, 1863. m. Nov. 1, 1891, Charles Henry Greeley, of Rumney.
ii. LOUIS ALLEN, b. Sept. 13, 1867. m. Nov. 6, 1895, Mabel Almira McQuesten, dau. of Charles Oliver McQuesten (see). He is a farmer of Plymouth. (1) Archie McQuesten, b. Dec. 24, 1896. (2) Marian Ethel, b. August 22, 1898.
iii. HARRY WESLEY, b. Oct. 15, 1871. d. April 13, 1876.
iv. EVA LILLIAN, b. Feb. 6, 1878. m. Sept. 27, 1897, Jerry William Tewksbury.
SPOKESFIELD.
1. FERDINAND C. SPOKESFIELD. m. Myra J. Whitney, b. Boston, Mass., May 27, 1852, dau. of Lewis F. and Sarah (Emery) Whitney. Soldier, Civil War, in a Mass. Regiment. They removed to Plymouth, 1877. She d. in Rindge, March 4, 1900. He removed to Worcester, Mass. Ten children.
i. HENRIETTA.
ii. WILLIAM.
iii. MYRA LEONA, b. August 13, 1878. Plymouth High School, 1894; State Normal School, 1896. A teacher.
iv. GRACE LILLIAN, b. March 15, 1881. Plymouth High School, 1898. v. JAMES, b. March 15, 1883.
vi. GUY CARLTON, b. Oct. 3, 1884.
vii. ALBERT PRENTISS, b. Jan. 23, 1888.
viii. ANNA LA FONTAINE, b. Jan. 6, 1891.
ix. MARY SARGENT, b. Dec. 17, 1893.
X. GERALDINE, b. Jan. 30, 1899.
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STAFFORD.
1. THOMAS STAFFORD, or SAFFORD, son of John, and grandson of Thomas, emigrant ancestor, b. Ipswich, Mass., Oct. 16, 1672. m. Oct. 7, 1698, Eleanor Shatswell, widow of Richard Shatswell. He was a prominent citizen of Ipswich, Mass.
2. DANIEL STAFFORD, son of Thomas1 and Eleanor. m. 1732, Abigail Foster, dau. of Abraham and Abigail Foster, of Ipswich, Mass. He was a man of usefulness in Ipswich, Mass., where he d. May 24, 1796, aged 90.
3. ABRAHAM STAFFORD, son of Daniel2, b. March 20, 1735. m. 1758, Martha Dennis, dau. of Rev. John Dennis, of Ipswich, Mass. He was a cabinet maker, res. several years in Salem, Mass., removing to Bath, where he d. Jan. 5, 1829. Eleven children.
4. ISAAC STAFFORD, son of Abraham 3, b .- Oct. 31, 1778, came to Plymouth, 1804. He was a cabinet maker and a farmer, res. on Ward Hill. He m. March 28, 1805, Eunice Ward, dau. of Rev. Nathan Ward (see). He d. in Plymouth, April 27, 1861. She d. Sept. 1, 1849. Eight children b. in Plymouth.
i. GEORGE L., m. Feb. 22, 1838, Samantha Cowdin. In 1831 he removed from Plymouth.
5. ii. WILLIAM W., b. July 31, 1807.
iii. JOSEPH CLOUGH, b. 1809. m. Lorinda Gardner. He lived in Boston, Mass., where he d. Feb. 11, 1860. She d. Feb. 17, 1840.
iv. LYDIA W., b. 1813. unm. d. July 19, 1838.
v. LAURA E., b. Oct. 13, 1814. unm. d. April 21, 1888.
vi. CAROLINE. m. Freeman R. Howe.
6. vii. CHARLES FRANKLIN, b. March 7, 1821.
viii. MARTHA J., b. 1823. d. May 17, 1841.
5. WILLIAM W. STAFFORD, son of Isaac 4, b. July 31, 1807. He removed in early manhood to Fonda, N. Y. m. Eleanor Van Horn, dau. of Rev. William Van Horn. He d. 1837. Three children.
7. i. ISAAC DUANE, b. Feb. 27, 1829.
ii. HELEN M., b. 1831.
iii. WILLIAM W., b. 1833. After the death of their father Helen and William lived with their grandfather in Plymouth.
6. CHARLES FRANKLIN STAFFORD, son of Isaac 4, b. March 7, 1821. m. in Boston, Jan. 22, 1846, Lucy Jane Montgomery, b. Jan. 19, 1820, dau. of John Montgomery, of Cushing, Me. He was in Boston, 1840 to 1850; Plymouth, 1850 to 1864, and subsequently in Port Hope,
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Mich., where he d. Sept. 15, 1890. His wife d. July 22, 1888. He was a cabinet maker, an intelligent citizen, and a fond parent.
i. FRED HENRY, b. Boston, Mass., July 19, 1848. m. Oct. 10, 1886, Elizabeth Sarah 7 Stafford, b. July 30, 1864, dau. of William Rogers 6 Stafford, Thomas 5, Abraham 4, Abraham 8 (see). He is a civil engineer. (1) William Rogers, b. Sept. 10, 1887. (2) Fred Ward, b. Feb. 19, 1895.
ii. ELIZABETH EUNICE, b. Plymouth, March 8, 1851. m. Nov., 1880, Rev. Lyman H. Blake, Congregational clergyman, pastor Vine Street Church, Roxbury, and of Congregational Church, Westfield, Mass. He d. Oct. 1, 1900. She d. June 14, 1894.
iii. CHARLES EDWARD, b. Plymouth, Jan. 31, 1854. Grad. Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. Res. Chester, Pa. He is president Tide Water Steel Company, and has official connection with other business interests. Ile m. April 28, 1887, Mary L. Hammill. (1) Franklin Hammill, b. July 20, 1888. (2) Elizabeth Hammill, . b. Nov. 27, 1890.
iv. LUCY CAROLINE, b. Plymouth, Jan. 18, 1856. m. Dec. 25, 1879, Frank B. Snow. Res. Dorchester, Mass. He is of the firm Russell, Snow, Davis & Co., clothiers, Boston, Mass. (1) Marie Stafford, b. Oct. 24, 1880. (2) James Porter, b. July 20, 1882.
v. EMMA JANE, b. Plymouth, Feb. 7, 1858. Res. Port Hope, Mich.
7. ISAAC DUANE STAFFORD, son of William W.5, b. Fonda, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1829. m. in Plymouth, Feb. 26, 1852, Harriet Ann Ward, dau. of Moses and Zilpah (Ward) Hull, and adopted dau. of her uncle Isaac Ward. He came to Plymouth in youth and this town subse- quently was his home. He was a painter and glazier. He d. Oct. 13, 1897. Six children.
i. "MARY HARRIET ELEANOR, b. Jan. 20, 1856. d. March 2, 1863.
ii. ISAAC WARD, b. Oct. 19, 1859. d. Oct. 21, 1859.
iii. ANNA COIT MABEL, b. Jan. 12, 1861. d. Feb. 10, 1877.
iv. MARY WARD, b. Sept. 16, 1863. d. July 2, 1878.
V. IDA MARIA, b. April 18, 1867. Plymouth High School, 1887 ; State Normal School, 1889. m. Willis Kidder (see).
vi. ISAAC WARD, b. June 10, 1869. Res. Plymouth.
STANLEY.
1. JOHN STANLEY was a farmer and land surveyor, res. in Lyman. He was frequently elected to office and was a useful townsman. He m. Lois Currier.
2. LYMAN STANLEY, son of John 1, b. Lyman, Sept. 14, 1814. m. 1842, Laura Ann Way, dau. of Amos and Sally (Simmons) Way, of
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Lyman. For a few years he was a foreman in the construction of a portion of the Boston Water Works and later a landlord in Barnet, Vt. His health failing, he went to California, 1855, and returned a few years later, stronger in body and heavier in purse, conducting a grain business in Barnet, Vt. He d. 1897.
3. ALFRED STANLEY, son of Lyman 2, b. Barnet, Vt., Jan. 2, 1857. Grad. St. Johnsbury Academy, 1878. He was engaged several years at Barnet in the manufacture of wood pulp and in 1890 became superintendent of Fiber-wood Company at Livermore Falls. The mill was burned, 1894. The mill was rebuilt and business conducted by J. E. Henry & Son. Mr. Stanley is superintendent at the present time. He m. May 17, 1888, Mary Richmond Boardman, b. April 3, 1865, dau. of Joseph and Mina (Patten) Boardman.
i. ROBERT REMINGTON, b. March 3, 1889.
ii. HERBERT WINES, b. Dec. 11, 1890.
iii. AGNES, b. Sept. 27, 1892.
iv. RICHARD BOARDMAN, b. May 5, 1894.
v. MARY, b. Dec. 28, 1895.
vi. LYMAN, b. Feb. 14, 1898.
vii. ELIZABETH, b. March 30, 1901.
STEARNS.
1. ISAAC STEARNS, the emigrant ancestor of a numerous family and probably an uncle of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, ancestors of the other branches of the family, came to America from the parish of Nayland, England, in 1630. He settled at Watertown, Mass. He m. 1622, Mary Barker. For an account of Isaac Stearns and his de- scendants see Bond's " Watertown " and Genealogies of the Stearns Families, published 1901. Hed. June 19, 1671. His widow d. April 2, 1677. Eight children.
2. ISAAC STEARNS, son of Isaac 1, b. Jan. 6, 1633. m. June, 1660, Sarah Beers, dau. of Capt. Richard Beers, of Watertown. He settled in Lexington. He d. August 29, 1676. His widow m. second, July 23, 1677, Thomas Wheeler, of Concord. Six children.
3. SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Isaac 2, b. Jan. 11, 1667/8. m. Phebe - He was a tithingman and assessor of Lexington, and d. by a casualty, Nov. 19, 1721. His widow removed, 1730, with her children, to Littleton, Mass., where she was living 1750. Eleven children.
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4. SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Samuel 3, b. March 7, 1702. m. in Lancaster, Mass., Jan. 1, 1730 /1, Kezia Robbins, of Littleton. He removed from Littleton to Monson, living near the line of Hollis. He d. 1787. Among his nine children were Samuel and Peter, who came to Plymouth.
5. SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Samuel 4, b. 1732. Lived in Monson, near Hollis, until 1778, when he removed to Plymouth. He served in the French War and probably was the Samuel Stearns who was a private in Capt. Josiah Crosby's company, in the siege of Boston, 1775. He lived in this town, where Nelson Downing now res., and had a sawmill on his farm until 1792 or later. I find no record of his marriage or death. Six children.
6. i. SAMUEL, b. Hollis, Nov. 30, 1761.
7. ii. NATHAN. m. Mary Holmes.
iii. EUNICE.
iv. SARAH. m. Jonathan Jewett (see).
8. v. AARON, b. June 1, 1768. m. Judith Taylor.
vi. CALEB. Perished in St. Lawrence River.
6. SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Samuel 5, b. Hollis, Nov. 30, 1761. He lived in Plymouth until 1789. He m. in Campton, June 2, 1800, Sally Holmes. He removed with other families from Plymouth and vicinity to Stanstead, P. Q., 1803, where he d. May 2, 1858. They had children Samuel, John, Sally, Mary, Harry, Erastus, Almira, Lucy, Charles, Alice, Nathan, and Louisa.
7. NATHAN STEARNS, son of Samuel 5, and brother of Samuel 6 and Aaron 8. - m. Jan., 1789, Mary Holmes, of Campton. He was a farmer in Plymouth, until 1801, when he removed to Stanstead, P. Q. Except Christopher, the children were b. in Plymouth.
i. NATHAN, b. Jan. 4, 1790.
ii. POLLY, b. May 4, 1791. m. Nicholas Fowler.
iii. NANCY, b. Sept. 29, 1793. m. in Stanstead, Samuel Locke Batchelder, son of Daniel, and grandson of Jethro11 (see). They lived in Stan- stead, and later in Indiana. IIe d. 1861. She d. 1868.
iv. OLIVE, b. Oct. 27, 1795. m. Quartus Pomroy, b. Feb. 20, 1798, son of Selah and Hannah (Thayer) Pomroy. He was a deacon, Stanstead.
v. CYNTHIA, b. March 23, 1797. m. Elijah Smith.
vi. HORATIO, b. Feb. 5, 1799.
vii. LUCIEN, b. Dec. 20, 1800.
viii. CHRISTOPHER.
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8. AARON STEARNS, son of Samuel 5, b. June 1, 1768. m. March 22, 1792, Judith Taylor, b. April 3, 1771.
He came to Plymouth in childhood. He lived on the farm now of Joseph Yeaton. He d. Nov. 9, 1857. She d. August 13, 1844. Ten children b. Plymouth.
9. i. AARON, b. May 27, 1793. m. Clarissa George.
ii. JUDITH, b. Jan. 19, 1795. m. March 16, 1815, Sewell Seavey, of Danbury.
iii. JAMES, b. July 1, 1797. d. Jan. 11, 1801.
iv. PRISCILLA C., b. July 22, 1799. m. Sept. 10, 1844, Pingrey Cum- mings, b. New Hampton, Feb. 28, 1798, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Crawford) Cummings. Lived in New Hampton, where she d. April 8, 1849. No children. Mr. Cummings was previ- ously and subsequently married and father of twelve children.
v. SARAH G., b. Sept. 6, 1801. unm. d. May 24, 1863.
10. vi. JAMES, b. March 1, 1804. m. Roxanna Bayley.
11. vii. ANTHONY T., b. August 7, 1806.
viii. MYRANDA, b. March 21, 1810. d. 1816.
IX. TWIN INFANTS, b. Feb. 7, 1813. both d. same month. x.
9. AARON STEARNS, son of Aaron 8, b. May 27, 1793. m. Dec. 24, 1818, Clarissa George, b. Nov. 27, 1797, dau. of Robert and Sarah (Dearborn) George, of Plymouth (see). He had a mill and was also a farmer. He lived on the farm now of Nelson Downing. She d. July 17, 1832. He m. second, Sept. 2, 1834, Lucy Rideout, dau. of John Rideout (see). He d. June 9, 1865. She d. Sept. 18, 1877. Four children by first and two by second marriage.
i. MANDANA, b. June 19, 1821. m. June 16, 1851, Freeman Bailey, b. July 28, 1816, son of Friend and Susan (Blanchard) Bailey. Lived in Andover. He d. March 1, 1872. She d. Feb. 26, 1900. Two children. Of these John Gilman Bailey m. Mary Helen Clay (see).
ii. JANE, b. June 1, 1823. m. Caleb L. Clay (see).
iii. NANCY G., b. Nov. 1, 1828. m. Nov. 6, 1861, Henry C. Homans, son of James W. Homans (see).
iv. AMANDA, b. March 6, 1831. d. unm. Dec. 6, 1894.
12. v. CHARLES EDWIN, b. August 10, 1839.
vi. FREDERICK W., b. May 7, 1845. d. June 22, 1845.
10. JAMES STEARNS, son of Aaron 8, b. March 1, 1804. m. May 1, 1830, Roxanna Bayley, dau. of Solomon Bayley (see). He was a
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farmer in Plymouth, where he d. April 17, 1862. His widow removed to Concord, where she d. Jan. 19, 1879. Three children.
i. ELLEN MIRIAM, b. Feb. 15, 1831. m. Joseph C. Bixby (see).
ii. AGNES CAROLINE MATILDA, b. Dec. 25, 1833. d. 1847.
iii. LUCIA M. d. aged three years.
11. ANTHONY T. STEARNS, son of Aaron 8, b. August 7, 1806. m. Nov. 20, 1837, Nancy Gove, b. May 25, 1809, dau. of Richard Gove, of Bridgewater. He was a farmer in Plymouth. He d. March 7, 1843. She m. second, Jan. 15, 1844, Levi Smith Gordon (see).
i. RICHARD GOVE, b. Dec. 22, 1838. m. Dec. 23, 1869, Elizabeth Jane Flanders, dau. of George Flanders (see). He was a soldier, Co. E 12th N. H. Infantry, and subsequently a farmer at West Plymouth. He d. Feb. 7, 1893. She d. Bristol, Jan. 6, 1902.
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