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14. PETER WEBSTER, son of Stephen 6, b. Aug. 28, 1769. m. 1791, Ruth Dolbeer of Candia. He d. about 1843. One child.
24. i. DANIEL DOLBEER, b. 1796.
15. MOSES WEBSTER, son of Stephen 6, b. April 2, 1771. m. Sally Carr of Chester. He was taxed in Plymouth 1794 only, and was living in Danville, Vt., 1799, where he d. April 8, 1852. His widow d. June 17, 1856. Eleven children, b. Danville, Vt.
i. SALLY, b. Dec. 8, 1799. m. William Carr. She d. Dec. 3, 1SS1.
ii. MOSES LEWIS, b. Feb. 28, 1802. m. - Turner. m. second, June 15, 1829, Elizabeth Johnson. He d. March 26, 1881.
iii. MARK CARR, b. Feb. 28, 1804. m. Sept. 22, 1840, Cynthia Gilman. He d. Danville, Jan. 30, 1886.
iv. ABRAHAM SILVER, b. June 25, 1806. m. March 17, 1830, Rhoda Brainerd. He d. Reeseville, Wis., Jan. 12, 1885.
v. ROCENIA, b. August 11, 1808. m. May 1, 1833, Lynian D. Boynton. They lived in Concord. She d. July 6, 1848.
vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Feb. 10, 1811. m. Abby Smith. He d. in Danville, March 28, 1893.
vii. SAMUEL SIAS, b. Jan. 9, 1812. m. Nov. 27, 1841, Lydia Rodman Kidder. He d. Irasburg, Vt., May 15, 1871.
viii. BETSEY, b. August 29, 1813. m. Jan. 10, 1844, Jason Cole, b. May 7, 1817.
ix. JOHN ADAMS, b. Sept. 3, 1819. m. Mary W. Morrill. He d. in Danville, Sept. 1, 1806.
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x. CYNTHIA, b. April 21, 1821. m. George Wright. m. second, Luther Bixby.
xi. EMILY, b. July 9, 1823. unm. d. March 5, 1846.
16. AMOS WEBSTER, son of Stephen 6, b. Jan. 26, 1777. m. Dec. 12, 1805, Esther Goold, dau. of Benjamin Goold (see). He was a carpenter and a useful citizen of Plymouth. He d. Nov. 23, 1866. She d. July 21, 1853.
25. i. WILLIAM, b. Jan. 16, 1807.
ii. HAZEN, b. Oct. 4, 1810. m. Oct. 3, 1833, Hannah Preston, of Rum- ney. Ile lived in Plymouth until about 1845, when he removed to Elgin, Ill., where he d. August 27, 1885.
iii. MARY G., b. July 16, 1813. Res. Elgin, Ill. Deaf mute. unm. d. Nov. 1, 1885.
iv. LYMAN, b. March 13, 1818. m. Nov. 27, 1844, Jane Hitchen. He was a glover and lived in Brimfield, Mass., where he d. Feb. 8, 1892.
V. BENJAMIN GOOLD, b. Nov. 8, 1820. m. Sarah Andrews. Is a farmer of Longmeadow, Mass.
17. SAMUEL CUMMINGS WEBSTER, son of David 9, b. June 28, 1788. Dartmouth College, 1808. He was a lawyer of Plymouth. Repre- sentative 1822, 1826, 1827, 1830, 1832; speaker of the House, 1830. Executive Councillor, 1831. In 1833 he was appointed Sheriff of Grafton County and removed to Haverhill, where he d. July 21, 1835. (See sketch in Vol. I.) He m. May 5, 1816, Catherine Russell, dau. of Moor Russell (see). She m. second, 1844, Joseph Edmonds, b. 1797. Lived in Brooklyn, N. Y. He d. May 11, 1849; she d. in Plymouth Sept. 24, 1880. Ten children of Samuel C. and Catherine (Russell) Webster.
26. i. SAMUEL CUMMINGS, b. Feb. 4, 1817.
ii. DOMINICUS, b. June 2, 1818. d. June 15, 1818.
iii. DAVID HENRY, b. Dec. 12, 1819. m. Oct. 17, 1843, Sabrina W. Plummer, of Webster, Mass. He was in business in Boston several years. He d. in Lowell, Mass., Jan. 7, 1855. Two chil- dren. (1) Henry Arthur, b. July 19, 1844. (2) Catherine, b. May 25, 1849.
iv. ANN ELIZA CUSHING, b. July 11, 1821. m. Oct. 2, 1845, Charles Henry Farnsworth. He was the proprietor and manager of busi- ness colleges in Lowell and Boston, Mass., res. several years in Lowell. Ile d. August 10, 1868; she d. in Plymouth, May 27, 1883. Five children. (1) Charles Henry, b. Sept. 8, 1847. d. August 15, 1854. (2) Leslie Webster, a daughter, b. Sept. 14,
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1849, m. Edwin R. Clark, a captain U. S. A. (3) Eugene Cushing, b. March 10, 1853, d. April 15, 1853. (4) Florence Maud, b. Feb. 24, 1857, d. Dec. 25, 1858. (5) Annie Blanche, b. Jan. 4, 1860, m. Charles Henry Marden (see).
V. JEREMIAH MASON, b. March 23, 1823. unm. He was a young man of ability and promise. He was a salesman in the brick store in Plymouth, in Newbury, Vt., and in New York City. In 1884 he returned to Plymouth where he d. May 2, 1895.
27. vi. RUFUS BOLIVAR, b. April 3, 1825.
vii. CATHARINE CABOT, b. Feb. 18, 1827. d. May 26, 1832.
28. viii. EDWARD CUSHING, b. Sept. 10, 1829.
ix. CHARLES CARROLL, b. Oct. 19, 1831. Res. a few years in Cincin- nati, Ohio. Supposed to have been shot on a Mississippi boat.
X. CATHARINE RUSSELL, b. Oct. 17, 1833. Was a teacher in Brook- lyn, N. Y. unm. She d. Oct. 26, 1885.
18. ARTHUR LIVERMORE WEBSTER, son of David 9, b. June 11, 1800. m. Oct. 20, 1823, Ruth Powers, b. Jan. 13, 1800, dau. of William and Mary (Thompson) Powers, of Groton. At the time of his marriage he removed from Plymouth and was employed in a store in Newburyport, Mass., and lived a few years in Bristol. Returning to Plymouth, 1832, he was an active citizen many years. He was deputy sheriff and sheriff of Grafton County, 1840 to 1845. He was chosen a representative 1843, and resigned. Joseph Fifield filled the unexpired term. He was a census enumerator 1840. In the autumn of 1865 he removed from Plymouth to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he d. Jan. 12, 1872. His widow d. Laporte, Ind., Oct. 10, 1875.
29. i. ALFRED, b. Nov. 13, 1824.
ii. - MARY THOMPSON, b. Nov. 6, 1826. m. Dec. 31, 1849, John Ball, a lawyer. Res. Laporte, Ind. Removed to Chicago, Ill., where he d. She d. Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 18, 1893. Ten children.
iii. LYDIA CUMMINGS, b. Jan. 27, 1829. m. June 24, 1850, George Smith Seymour, a lawyer of Chicago, Ill. He d. August 14, 1893. Seven children.
iv. ARTHUR, b. Dec. 4, 1831. m. Rhoda Ann Champlin, who d. in Ohio. m. second, Sept. 10, 1SGS, Fannie Knapp. He is a farmer, and since 1885 in Beulah, Wyoming. He served in 26th Illinois Infantry from 1861 to 1865, and was in siege of Island No. 10, and in Sherman's march to the sea. Four children.
v. ELIZABETHI, b. April 10, 1834. She was a music teacher in Indi- ana several years, and cared for her aged parents in their declin- ing years. She m., 1880, her cousin, Luther Conant Powers. He was a farmer in Watsonville, Cal., where she d. Sept. 6, 1897. No children.
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vi. ANDREW JACKSON, b. June 17, 1836. Served with his brother in 26th Illinois Infantry. He res. in Michigan and in Chicago, and since 1884 in New Canaan, Conn. He is a photographer. He m. Sept. 17, 1868, Fannie Amanda Durand, who d. July 17, 1878. He m. second, August 22, 1878, Caroline Estella Lane.
vii. RUTH AMELIA, b. Sept. 24, 1838. m. July 11, 1865, Alfred Me- lancthon Apted, who was b. Greenwich, Eng., Sept. 4, 1837. He served in 16th Michigan Infantry, and was severely wounded Sept. 30, 1864. Returning to Grand Rapids, Mich., he was super- intendent of a mill many years. He d. Feb. 2, 1900. Five children.
viii. DAVID, b. March 25, 1842. Was a travelling salesman for Detroit and Grand Rapids houses about twenty years. Returning to his native state he has been a merchant in Concord since 1883. He m. August 9, 1869, Luella Webster, dau. of Albert Webster (see).
19. DAVID WEBSTER, son of Eliphalet 10, b. Sept. 1, 1794. m. Dec. 31, 1818, Olive H. Smith, b. Feb. 22, 1799. d. May 17, 1825. He m. second, Nov. 27, 1827, Phebe T. Clark, b. Nov. 21, 1806, dau. of John and Mehitable (Hutchins) Clark (see). He was a farmer living in Thornton and in Campton. He d. in Campton, Feb. 28, 1861. She d. July 16, 1871.
i. WILLIAM RUSSELL, b. Feb. 19, 1820. Removed to the West.
ii. ANNETTE G., b. May 14, 1821. d. April 6, 1830.
iii. ERASTUS, b. April 2, 1823. Removed to the West.
iv. OLIVE JANE, b. Oct. 19, 1828. m. May 15, 1856, Joseph Robinson Emerson, who d. Peacham, Vt., August 27, 1864. She m. second, Feb. 7, 1866, Edward D. Palmer, of Peacham, Vt.
v. CHARLES GARDNER, b. August 16, 1830. m. Dec. 2, 1856, Mary B. Cawley. (1) Clarendon Phillips, b. Oct. 14, 1857. m. June 29, 1893, Ellen Emeline Hardy. He is a dentist, Franklin. (2) Mary Etta, b. June 18, 1875.
vi. JASON, b. June 10, 1833. 6th N. II. Infantry. d. of disease in the service at Covington, Ky., August 19, 1863.
vii. DAVID, b. April 14, 1835. 15th N. II. Infantry, nine months; 18th N. H. Infantry Sept. 13, 1864, to June 10, 1865. He lives in Saco, Me. He m. May 8, 1864, Sarah E. Emerson, who d. June 29, 1874. He m. second, July 7, 1875, Mrs. Ann M. Dearborn.
viii. ALFRED WEBSTER, b. Nov. 24, 1837. 13th N. H. Infantry three years. He m. Sept. 24, 1866, Susan E. Kendall, who d. Oct. 11, 1868. m. second, June 14, 1870, Lydia Wallace. He is a farmer of Campton. Five children : (1) Nettie Elsie, b. June 29, 1867. m. Nov. 2, 1892, William Bigelow. (2) Julia Maria, b. Sept. 18, 1872. (3) Jason, b. July 21, 1874. (4) George Washington, b. Oct. 7, 1875. (5) Phebe Lois, b. Sept. 6, 1880.
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ix. EMILY ANN, b. Nov. 26, 1839. m. Nov. 28, 1866, David C. Fales, of Lyme.
20. WILLIAM GORDON WEBSTER, son of William 11, b. August 20, 1800. Dartmouth College 1822. He read law with Samuel Fletcher, of Concord. He practised law in Rochester, 1827 to 1830. Re- moved to New Hampton and soon after to Concord. He was a man of good ability and unimpeachable character. He m. June 8, 1829, Susan Ambrose, b. August 22, 1809, dau. of Stephen and Hannah (Eastman) Ambrose, of Concord. He d. in this town June 14, 1839. She d. North Brookfield, Mass. Feb. 13, 1864.
i. WILLIAM AMBROSE, b. June 13, 1830. m. Mary A. Kaime, of Pittsfield, who d. Oct. 17, 1855. HIe m. second, August 9, 1859, Marion M. Ladd, b. June 6, 1834, dau. of Aaron and Sally (McElroy) Ladd, of Middlesex, Vt. He was a physician of Manchester and surgeon 9th N. H. Infantry July 1, 1862, to Jan. 5, 1865. He was a surgeon on the staff of Dr. Alexander T. Wat- son at the military hospital in Manchester, 1865. He d. Feb. 7, 1887. His widow d. Jan. 20, 1892. (1) Mary, b. Dec. 8, 1853. (2) Annie A., b. Oct. 11, 1855. m. June 12, 1895, Charles F. Allen, of Duxbury, Mass. (3) Susan M., b. June 25, 1866. d. March 30, 1879.
ii. MARIA ELIZA, b. April 2, 1833. d. North Brookfield, Mass., March 4, 1897.
iii. MARY AMBROSE, b. March 19, 1837. m. Nov. 22, 1870, Nathaniel H. Foster, of North Brookfield, Mass.
21. DAVID CLOUGH WEBSTER, son of William 11, b. Feb. 20, 1804. Was a prosperous farmer and respected citizen of Plymouth. He was a selectman, a major of the militia, and a deacon of the Con- gregational Church. Dea. Webster was a man of superior character and ability. To the town he rendered the duties of a good citizen, and to the church the devoted service of a pure mind and a steadfast purpose. He m. June 14, 1827, Nancy Farwell Gordon, b. July 27, 1807, dau. of Hendrick Wychoff and Rebecca (Farwell) Gordon, of Epping, and grand-dau. of Capt. Daniel Gordon. He d. March 20, 1862. She d. March 10, 1895. Four children.
i. OLIVER FARWELL, b. August 1, 1829. m. 1861, Marion Benson. He d. Savannah, Ga., July 16, 1866. One child. (1) IIermon O., b. 1856. m. July 5, 1890, Maud M. Evans, b. 1868, dau. of Samuel E. and Mary H. Evans.
ii. WILLIAM EDWARD, b. Dec. 7, 1833. m. Feb. 27, 1862, Mary Shan- non Davis, b. June 29, 1838, dau. of Robert Sharp and Mary
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(Shannon) Davis. He was a member of Common Council, Bos- ton, 1860, and U. S. Appraiser at the port of Boston from 1861 to 1871. He res. at Newton Centre, Mass. Their son, Arthur Gordon Webster, b. Nov. 28, 1863, Harvard University, 1885; Ph. D. University of Berlin, 1890. He is professor of Physics, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. He m. Oct. 8, 1889, Elizabeth Monroe Townsend, dau. of Capt. Robert Townsend, U. S .. N.
1 iii. LUCIA. unm. Res. in Nashua. To her method and care in pres- ervation of many family records and ancient documents, the Websters of Plymouth are indebted.
iv. HENDRICK GORDON, b. Feb. 20, 1847. m. Nov. 17, 1870, Abbie Richardson Stevens, of Newton, Mass., dau. of Merrick R. Ste- vens. He is a druggist, Minneapolis, Minn. One child. (1) George Gordon, b. May 2, 1873. m. May 7, 1900, Nellie Etta Brown, dau. of Nelson II. Brown.
22. GEORGE WASHINGTON WEBSTER, son of George Washing- ton 12, b. Oct. 6, 1795. m. Dec. 7, 1820, Sally Hobart, dau. of David 7 (see). She d. Nov. 26, 1826; he m. second, April 23, 1829, Ann Walker, dau. of Peter Walker (see). She d. Sept. 15, 1881. He lived in Plymouth until 1820, then six years in Campton. He returned to Plymouth, 1826, but removed again to Campton, 1837, where he d. Dec. 10, 1872.
i. NANCY RUSSELL, b. June 2, 1822. m. Jan. 5, 1842, John Gibbs, of Saxonville, Mass. Ile d. Billerica, Mass., May 17, 1894. She died Jan. 8, 1881. Four children. (1) Frank Webster, b. May 30, 1845. d. Oct. 19, 1859. (2) Frances Loretta, b. July 19, 1849. m. Nov. 12, 1883, Charles K. Talbot, who d. June 25, 1884; she m. second, Nov. 13, 1889, Francis Murphy. (3) and (4) twin sons, b. Nov. 21, 1854. d. young.
ii. SARAH HOBART, b. Feb. 2, 1824. d. Jan. 22, 1827.
iii. GEORGE WILSON, b. Nov. 25, 1829. m. Sarah IIannah Searle, who d. March 16, 1901. Hle res. Saxonville, Mass.
iv. CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. July 28, 1831. m. Nov. 13, 1858, Ma- tilda Ann Nutting, b. Rindge, Nov. 30, 1833, dau. of David and Anna (Palmer) Nutting, of Rindge and Winchendon, Mass. He is a farmer of Campton. Two children. (1) Sarah Searle, b. August 18, 1859. (2) George Albert, b. August 16, 1876.
V. SARAH ANNETTE, b. Oct. 18, 1832. m. 1856, Obadiah Walker Richardson, who d. Lowell, Mass., Jan. 19, 1901. Five children. (1) Helen Frances, b. April 25, 1857. (2) Annie Isabel, b. Jan. 21, 1860, d. August 21, 1878. (3) Alice Luella, b. Dec. 26, 1826. m. Nov. 5, 1884, William Louis IIyde, of Melrose, Mass. (4) Jennie Allen, b. March 17, 1866. d. Jan. 3, 1878. (5) George Webster, b. April 5, 1869. d. Jan. 1, 1871.
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vi. PETER WALKER, b. Sept. 29, 1834. m. Sept. 23, 1865, Augusta Celina Chamberlain, b. Canaan, Oct. 3, 1838. He is a carpenter and builder, res. in Concord. Three children. (1) George A., b. July 7, 1866. d. Sept. 11, 1867. (2) Elmore W., b. Sept. 24, 1870. (3) Elwyn A., b. August 4, 1876.
23. ALBERT WEBSTER, son of George Washington 12, b. Oct. 30, 1806. He was a school teacher in Plymouth several years, and sub- sequently was employed as a foreman in the construction of the Boston and Lowell railroad. After his marriage he lived one year in Plymouth. In 1836, he removed to Concord and was there a promi- nent dealer in groceries many years, when he was succeeded in business by his son-in-law, David Webster (see). He m. Dec. 30, 1834, Mary Beard, b. Hancock, July 12, 1813, dau. of Edward and Mary (Carter) Beard, of Hancock, and Wilmington, Mass. He d. May 16, 1893. She d. Dec. 14, 188S.
i. MARY AMANDA, b. Feb. 2, 1839. m. Sept. 19, 1857, George Winslow Drew, a jeweller, formerly of Concord, now of Minne- apolis, Minn. Four children. (1) Susan Amanda, b. Nov. 9, 1858. m. Frank Edgar Tallant. (2) Edward Albert, b. Sept. 13, 1860. m. Sept. 4, 1891, Maud A. Shumway. (3) Will Joseph, b. Feb. 6, 1868. m. April 25, 1893, Alice L. Woodward. Res. Concord. (4) Mary Beard, b. Oct. 3, 1868.
ii. LUELLA, b. Oct. 25, 1840. m. David Webster, son of Arthur Liver- more, Webster (see).
iii. OWEN SHELDON, b. Oct. 18, 1843. d. Nov. 11, 1844.
iv. GEORGE HENRY, b. Oct. 8, 1845. d. Nov. 2, 1845.
V. FRANK EDWARD, b. Dec. 14, 1849. d. Jan. 5, 1850.
24. DANIEL DOLBEER WEBSTER, son of Peter 14, b. 1796, was a potter res. in Plymouth where he d. March 16, 1832. He m. Dec. 11, 1817, Martha Haines Smart, b. Dec. 11, 1799, dau. of Moses and Ann (Haines) Smart, of Rumney. After the death of Mr. Webster, she res. with her children. d. July 3, 1878. Four children.
i. STEPHEN OSCAR, b. Sept. 7, 1818. m. April 16, 1848, Melissa Emelia (Lund) Tennant. He was a farmer in Rumney, remor- ing, 1858, to Hyde Park, Mass., and engaged in the sale of coal, grain, and hay, and was later a dealer in Nashua, and in Boston. He d. in Brookline, March 11, 1897. Three children. (1) Emma Francena, b. Oct. 19, 1850. d. March 16, 1853. (2) Martha Amelia, b. Feb. 28, 1854. m. July 16, 1876, Joseph Henry Tewksbury, business manager of the Congregational Publishing Society. Res. in Brookline, Mass. (3) Augustus Benton, b. Au- gust 12, 1866. d. August 16, 1867.
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F ii. MARTHA ANN, b. Nov. 3, 1820. m. Greenleaf Farnum ; m. second, Ira L. Benton. She d. Hyde Park, Mass., 1896.
iii. HARRIET Dow, b. Feb. 16, 1823. m. Moses Angus Worcester. d. Boston, Mass., April 6, 1900.
iv. CHARLES HENRY, b. 1830. in. Sarah Jane Gleason. He was a merchant, San Francisco, Cal., where he d. about 1870.
25. WILLIAM WEBSTER, son, of Amos 16, b. Jan. 16, 1807, was a potter of Plymouth, and here d. Jan. 16, 1894. He m. Dec. 15, 1834, Laura A. Harriman, dau. of John Harriman (see). She d. March 24, 1894. Four children.
i. MARINDA A., b. Dec. 20, 1836. m. March 17, 1858, Aaron Charles Prescott, b. Bridgewater, June 18, 1829, son of Jesse and Eliza (Harriman) Prescott (see).
ii. BETSEY J., b. Oct. 8, 1838. m. Samuel Prescott Fletcher (see).
iii. HENRY, b. Sept. 1, 1810. 15th N. H. Infantry, Sept. 15, 1862, to August 13, 1863.
iv. JOIN H., b. August 10, 1846. m. May 19, 1882, Arvilla F. Barnard, dau. of Charles M. Barnard (see). She d. July 19, 1883 ; he m. second, Jan. 5, 1887, Clara (Heath) Atwood, dau. of Stephen Nelson Heath of Bristol (see), and widow of Jeremiah G. Atwood. He lived in Plymouth until 1894, when he removed to Franklin.
26. SAMUEL CUMMINGS WEBSTER, son of Samuel Cummings 17, b. Feb. 4, 1817. m. Oct. 6, 1844, Angelina Putnam Rogers, b. Newbury, Vt., May 13, 1820, dau. of Col. Levi and Betsey (Stone) Rogers. Betsey (Stone) Rogers, wife of Col. Levi Rogers, was a dau. of Uriah Stone, of Piermont, grandfather of President Chester A. Arthur. Miss Rogers, came to this town as a school teacher and passed the remainder of her life in Plymouth. Samuel C. Webster, was an able, sagacious man, and a respected merchant of Plymouth, being the senior member of the well-known firm of Webster, Russell & Co. (See Vol. I.) He d. Jan. 23, 1883. She d. Dec. 11, 1900.
. i. WINIFRED AMANDA, b. April 19, 1851. Grad. Abbot Academy, Andover, Mass. Res. Plymouth.
ii. MARGARET CLARE, b. July 28, 1858. m. Dec. 5, 1879, James Helm Stone, b. July 10, 1847, son of Rev. James A. B. Stone, of Kalamazoo, Mich. He was an editor and publisher of Detroit, where he d. Jan. 13, 1901. Three children. (1) Samuel Webster, b. Oct. 24, 1881. (2) Lucile Hinsdale, b. Feb. 19, 1883. (3) James Blinn, b. March 11, 1884.
27. RUFUS BOLIVAR WEBSTER, son of Samuel C.17, b. April 3, 1825. m. June 10, 1855, Catherine Howell. He lived in New York City.
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He was amiable and popular, of pleasing address and accomplished manner. He d. March 21, 1892. Five children b. in New York.
i. EDWARD WALTER, b. July 31, 1860. d. Jan. 3, 1862.
ii. IDA, b. June 29, 1856. m. Charles W. Beiser. Five children. (1) Rufus Webster, b. Oct. 10, 1877. (2) Chester Charles, b. March 7, 1879. (3) Edna. d. young. (4) Herbert. (5) Enid Ida.
iii. LYDIA, b. August 3, 1862. m. Neason Jones. Res. Mt. Vernon, N. Y. (1) Ethelwynne, b. April 11, 1890.
iv. SAMUEL' RUFUS, b. Sept. 28, 1864. d. July 16, 1887.
v. CHARLOTTE, b. Sept. 24, 1866. m. Thomas Towell. (1) Vernon, b. Dec. 10, 1889. (2) Ruth, b. Nov. 1, 1890. (3) Norma, b. Nov. 7, 1891.
28. EDWARD CUSHING WEBSTER, son of Samuel C.17, b. Plymouth, Sept. 10, 1829. He was less than six years of age when his father d. After much entreaty, the widowed mother consented that Edward should live with Hon. John R. Reding, whose wife, Rebecca, was a sister of Gov. Isaac Hill. Mr. Reding was the publisher of the " Demo- cratic Republican," of Haverhill, and in his youth Edward became a skilful compositor. After living in Boston two years, he sailed for California in 1849, and there experienced the hardships and shared the fortunes of the men of 1849. He returned to the East in 1855 and settled in La Salle, Ill., where he established the "La Salle County Press," of which he was editor and proprietor thirty years, when he retired from business. Recently his friends observed the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth, and the press of the vicinity gave abundant expression of an appreciation of his ability, integrity, and moral worth. He m. Dec. 28, 1858, Ann Maria Anthony, b. Northampton, Mass., Oct. 18, 1841. They have three children, b. at La Salle.
i. FRANKLIN, b. Feb. 22, 1862. m. Sept. 30, 1885, Jennie Andrew Mason. He is the founder and now president of the " Insurance Press," of New York City. Res. East Orange, N. J. Two chil- dren. (1) Margaret, b. June 4, 1887. (2) Katharine, b. March 2, 1895.
ii. CHARLES ALBERT, b. May 1, 1867. unm. Res. New York City. iii. EDWARD BOLIVAR, b. Sept. 14, 1870. unm. With Western Union Telegraph Co., Chicago, Ill.
29. ALFRED WEBSTER, son of Arthur Livermore 18, b. Nov. 13, 1824. Res. in Plymouth and Woodstock, and later was a selling agent for a sewing machine company. He d. at Montvale Springs, Tenn., July 9, 1857. He m. Oct. 5, 1848, Cynthia Darling. Two children.
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i. . ALFRED, b. Oct. 3, 1849. m. June 17, 1874, Henrietta Phenix. He was a locomotive engineer, Grand Trunk R.R., and now employed in railroad shop. Res. Portland, Me.
ii. DAVID, b. March 16, 1851. Colby University, 1873, and pursued the prescribed course of study of theology at Chicago and Newton, Mass., Theological Seminary ; missionary to Burmah, sailing Oct. 6, 1877; transferred to Siam, 1884, returning to his native land, May 20, 1887; pastor, Woodstock, 1890-1896, and since 1897 at Lebanon, Me. Ile m. Sept. 2, 1877, Mary Frances Page, b. Dunbarton, Dec. 5, 1848.
30. ABEL WEBSTER, son of Nathan 3, and brother of Stephen 4, b. Chester, July 2, 1726. m. March 12, 1746, Hannah Emerson. Soon after his marriage he removed from Chester to Hollis. He was taxed in Hollis, 1754 to 1764, and was a selectman, 1761. He was one of the grantees of Plymouth, and was collector and treasurer of the pro- prietors, and clerk until 1781, when he resigned. He served on many important committees, and for twenty-five years he was prominent in the affairs of the proprietors. He removed to Plymouth, 1765, and several of the early meetings of the proprietors were held at his house, and in his home Mr. Ward was entertained during his earliest minis- trations in this town. In town affairs he was foremost for many years. Except the year 1767, he was town clerk from the organiza- tion of the town until 1781, when he was succeeded by Samuel Emer- son. During the Revolution he frequently was elected one of a Committee of Safety. His good service to his fellow-men was not limited to town affairs. He was a member of the first, second, third, and fourth Provincial Congresses which assembled at Exeter in 1774 and 1775. In the first and second Congresses he was probably the only delegate from Grafton Co. He was appointed on important committees, and served with credit to himself and to the town. (See Vol. I.) His wife d. in Plymouth about 1775. He m. second, in Hawke, now Danville, June 4, 1777, Mrs. Jemima Eastman, of Kings- ton. She was a dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Blake) Bean, and a sis- ter of Lieut. Elisha Bean, of Plymouth. She was b. Dec. 3, 1730. m. Jan. 9, 1751/2, Jacob Smith, son of Jonathan and Bridget Smith. He d. 1755. She m. second, Dec. 28, 1756, Joseph Eastman, of Kingston, who d. Sept. 2, 1774. There were two children of Jacob and Jemima Smith, and six of Joseph and Jemima Eastman. Of these, Henry Eastman was taxed in Plymouth, 1782-1784. In 1782 Abel Webster removed from Plymouth to Kingston, where he lived a few
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years. In 1787 or 1788 he removed to the home of his son, Nathan, in Danville, Vt., and about this date he built a house in Calais, Vt., for his son Nathaniel. He d. at the home of his dau., Mrs. Bradley, in Chester, Feb. 14, 1801. Eleven children.
i. HANNAII, b. April 26, 1750. m. John Webber (see).
ii. PARKER, b. Jan. 12, 1752.
31. iii. NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 23, 1753.
iv. ABEL, b. Dec. 7, 1755. Enlisted on the quota of Plymouth into the Continental service, Feb. 27, 1777, for the war. Was assigned to Capt. Stone's company, Col. Scammell's regiment, and d. in the service. Reported dead, July 1, 1778.
V. MEHITABLE, b. August 31, 1757.
vi. MOSES, b. August 28, 1759. Was taxed in Plymouth until 1787. He settled in Franklin Co., N. Y.
vii. ELIAS, b. August 28, 1759, twin. Was a soldier in the Revolution and a pensioner. Res. Franklin Co., N. Y.
viii. SARAII, b. March 8, 1762. m. Samuel Morse (see).
ix. LYDIA, b. March 30, 1764. m. Dec. 23, 1784, Daniel Chamberlain (see).
x. NATIIAN, b. 1766. m. Lydia Richardson. He lived in Danville, Vt.
xi. PHEBE. m. 1792, Josiah Bradley, b. Chester, May 17, 1770, son of Josiah and Anna (Moulton) Bradley. They lived in Chester.
31. NATHANIEL WEBSTER, son of Abel 30, b. Nov. 23, 1753. Was a boy of eleven or twelve years when the family removed from Hollis to Plymouth. In the Revolution he served the year 1776 in Capt. Ed- ward Everett's company, Col. Bedel's regiment, and the year 1778 in Capt. William Tarlton's company, Col. Bedel's regiment, and was a pensioner. He m. in Plymouth, March 13, 1777, Mehitable Smith. He removed, 1787, to Newbury, Vt., and the following year he settled in Cabot, Vt., being the third settler in that town. He d. 1836. She d. about 1858, aged 99. Six children b. in Plymouth and six in Cabot.
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