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58. ANTHONY, b. April 11, 1800; a farmer, first in New Boston (Gale Hill), then on the new road in the edge of Franklin, now (1878) near Hollis K. Thompson's (southeast corner of Lot No. 3, 2d Div.). He m., Ist, Esther Smith dan. of Benjamin, of New Hampton (who was b. 1757), and of Judith, his wife (who was b. 1761, and d. May 19. 1804, ac. 43). She (Ist wife) was b. Aug. 28, 1803, and d. Sept., 1847, ac. +4. He m., 2d, Edith Judkins, of Salisbury, June, 1848, who was b. June 22, 1810. Children : - 1. Abigail, b. Dec. 13, 1834; m. Alfred Clark. Sept. 23, 1856, who was b. in Solon, Me., Sept. 10, 1820; a carpenter; settled first at St. Mary's, Minn. ; owned the
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Chapel Mills, in part, 1871-76; a farmer on Gale Hill (Franklin), 1876-80, also, working at his trade (for the writer, 1850). Child : - 1. Addie Esther (adopt- ed), b. Sept. 17, 1867 (see Woodman Family). 2. Mary Smith, b. March 22, 1837; uum. 3. Benjamin S., b. March 20, 1839; m. Mary Ellen Booth, of Franklin, Oct. 27, 1868, who was b. In Lebanon, April 6, 1843, the dau. or Oll- ver H. Booth. He is a farmer on the River Road. below the Nathan P. Morrison place; also owner, in full, of the Chapel Mills (1880). Children : - I. Alice May, b. Sept. 15, 1871. II. Martha Esther, b. July 30, 1873, d. April 12, 1874, ac. 8 mos .. 13 days. III. Leudal Smith, b. May 24, 1875; all in Franklin. 4. Martha Louisa, b. June 27, 1841; m. Charles Wilkinson, of Plymouth, and d. June, 1872, ac. 31. leaving two children : - I. James Bradbury (Wilkin- son), b. May 23, 1870. II. Samuel, b. April 17, d. Sept., 1872, ac. 5 mos. 5. Samuel Pottle, b. April 26, 1844, d. July 2, 1868, ac. 24-2.
" Just in the moru of life Ho trod death's narrow vale; But He, whose word is sure, hath said His mercy shall not fail."
. C. Hiram Lewis, b. Aug. 10, 1849 (2d wife) ; a teamster in Franklin ; in employ of Moses Kimball (1876) ; miller at Chapel, and farmer (1880). IIe m. Harriet N. Thompson, dau. of Seth S. (see), June 16, 1878 (Rankin).
59. ISAAC4 [41] (Isaac3, Isaac2, Anthony1), retained his father's homestead ; m. Hannah Taylor, dau. of William (see), March 6, 1800 (Crockett) ; was lieutenant in the militia, and d. April 25, 1821, of consumption, in his 43d year. She d. Sept. 5, 1863, ae. 81-7. Children :
GO. GEORGE CURWEN WARD [102], b. April 9, 1801.
61. MAHALA, b. Jan. 5, 1804; m. Dearborn Tuylor (see).
62. IRA, b. May 22, 1806, d. June 10, 1809, ac. 3.
63. Ruvus, b. Ang. 30, 1808; was ten years a truckman in Newburyport; a farmer (1880), on the original homestead; unm.
64. FREDERICK WILLIAM [113], b. May 17, 1810.
65. JOHN TAYLOR, b. Sept. 15, 1812; was a carpenter, in Jackson, Mich., and there met his death, occasloned by a fall. He had m. Huldah D. Hender- son, who has since m. 2d. Children : - 1. George, b. Feb., 1855, d. Sept. 25, 1876, In his 22d year, after a long illness, of internal inflammation; a young man of great excellence, enthusiastic and dutiful. Also, two daughters. 2 Frances. 3. Ellen; both now (1880) residing in California.
GG. IRA TAYLOR, b. March 22, 1817; m., Ist, Ilaunah E. Graves. of Ando- ver, Oct 1, 1848; was then carrying ou the old furin; she was b. Nov 26, 1826, and d. suddenly June 19, 1856, in her 30th year. He now (1878) res. first place north of the Jewett or Shute corner, Lot No. 28, 20 Div. ; m., 2d, Cynthia A. Woodward, dan. of George (see), March 29, 1860 (Boutwell). Children : - 1. Frederick Woodward, b. June 8, 1861. 2. Martha Jane, b. Feb. 12, 1875.
67. PHILIP' [42] (Isaac3, Isance, Anthony1), went to Portland, Me., as a merchant's clerk, in 1800, and was for 8 years established in mercantile pursuits in Hallowell, having m., 1st, Harriet Sewall, of Vassalborough, Me., June 28, 1804. She was the dan. of Thomas and Priscilla Sewall, b. May 20, 1784, and d. Feb. 28, 1811, in her
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27th year. Ile had received a justice's commission from Gov. Strong (of Massachusetts) in 1806, and was seleetman, assessor, and school agent in Hallowell, but becoming an " heir of the grace of life," he was admitted to Rev. Ephraim Gillett's church, with his wife and two children (by baptism), all in the mother's sick-room, July, 1810. With his family reduced to himself and one motherless child, he gave up business ; studied for the ministry nearly four years with Rev. Dr. Worcester, of Salein. Mass., with a short academic course in Gilman- tou, and was dismissed from the care of the Hallowell church, and recommended and received into the 3d Congregational Church in Mid- dleborough, Mass. (of which the same day he was ordained pastor), Jan. 1, 1817. Ile received an honorary M. A. from Brown University the same year, and, during the thirty-four years of his pastorate, sat in council for his church 38 times, solemnized 159 marriages, and attended the funerals of 404 deaths in his parish. One hundred and seventy-eight were added to the church, mostly as the fruits of special revival interest. He d. Feb. 27, 1851, in his 72d year, at North Mid- dleborongh, still being " the esteemed and useful pastor of the Congre- gational Church, enjoying the full confidence and affection of his people to the last. He was affable and kind, cherishing self-respect without ostentation or moroseness, combining dignity with simplicity of charac- ter, firmness with urbanity. He loved his people for their sake and for Christ's sake. His piety sustained him to the last. His precepts and example will ever live in sweet remembrance, and, though dead, through them he speuketh still." (From his gravestone. ) He m., 2d, Maria Otis, Jan. 1, 1818, and with her took possession of the first parsonage at N. M. She was the dan. of Gen. Josephi Otis, of Barnstable. b. June 29, 1787, and d. May 20, 1821, in her 34th year. He m., 3d, Eliza S. Standish, of New Bedford (cousin of 1st wife), Jan. 7, 1824, who was b. Feb 6, 1801 (Feb. 2, 1802), and d., his widow, Nov. 16, 1858, in her 57th (?) year. One sermon, and several of his hymns, were printed. Children :
08. HAMILTON VAN RENSALAER, . Nov. 7, 1805, d. Oct. 24, 1810, in his 5th year.
69. HARRISON GRAY OFIs, b. April 19. 1808; became a distinguished mem- ber of the Bristol Co. bar, and was promoted to the bench ; in Jane Standish, dau. of John Avery Parker, of New Bedford, Jan. 3, 1832, where he lived and d. Feb. 22, 1853, in his 45th year. Four children : - 1. Caroline, b. April 3, 1833, in Taunton, Mass; now res., ummu., at Charlestown, Mass. 2. Anne (?) Parker, b. March 11, 1841 (?), in New Bedford. 3. Jane Coffin, b. Nov. 22, 1843. 4. Harrison G. O., Jr., b. Feb. 28, 1851 ( ?).
70. WILLIAM OTIS (2d wife), b. July 17, d. July 19, 1820, ae. 2 days.
71. ALEXANDER HAMILTON (3d wife), b. Oct., 1824, d. Sept. 11, 1826, ac. 1-11.
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72. PRIAP II., b. June 20, d. July 11, 1831, ac. 3 weeks.
73. llamaer, m. Warren Wheeler, of West Roxbury, Mass. ; but has since d., leaving three children.
74. LEVI+ [44] (Isaac3, Isaac2, Anthony1), m. Sally Robinson, dau. of John (see), Jan. 1, 1805 (Crockett) ; was a farmer where now Mr. Benton, Lot No. 44, 2d Div., and " dropped dead, instantly," of heart disease, in the field, May 20, 1856, in his 72d year. She d. March 31, 1867. Children :
75. ALMIRA ROBINSON, b. April 22, 1806; m. Benjamin Luut, of Newbury- port, Mass , Dec. 22, 1830. Ile was first a seaman; theu a truckmau iu N. She there d., Sept. 9, 1802, ac. 56-5. Children : - 1. Edward Johnson (Lunt), b. April 11, 1833; is driver of a baker's cart In Newburyport; m. Ellen Wil- sou, Nov. 9, 1856. Children : - I. Nellie F., b. Sept. 15, 1861. II. Edward W., b. June 1, 1873. 2. Almira Nelson, b. Nov. 7, 1834; m. Moses B. Jack- man, of Newburyport, brakeman, March 30, 1857, who d. Dec. 24, 1875. Chil- dren : - I. Laura A. (Jackman), b. April 3, 1860. II. Hattie C., b. May 19, 1863. 3. Francis Colby, b. Jan. 21, 1838; being a fireman, he was killed by the falling of a belfry, at a fire fu Newburyport, March 22, 1861, ae. 23-2. 4. Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 10, 1840; uum., at home (1876). 5. Charles H., b. May 2, 1844, d. Dec. 27, 1846, ae. 2-8.
76. ALEXANDER LUCRATES, b. Dec. 18, 1808; is a farmer ; lived nineteen years on the Coombs place, at North Sanbornton; since Oct., 1865, iu Mere- dith; m. Almira Ames Tallaut, of Canterbury, Feb. 10, 1834, who was b. March 2. 1814, In Coucord. Children : - 1. Angellue Blanchard, b. Dec. 28, 1835; in. Horace HI. Eastman, son of Abel (see). 2. Charles Alexander, b. May 3, 1842; worked in Manchester; m. Angie E. Melvin, of Merrimack, Feb. 13, 1865, d. of consumption, after two and a half years' illness, at his father's, in Meredith, May 1, 1869, ae. 27; buried ou his birthday. 3. John Henry, b. March 23, 1847; Is a wheelwright; m. Lizzle Maria Huse, of Bristol, where he first res'd., June 10, 1865; next llved at North Sauboroton two years; was burned out in Meredith, 1875; now res. at Franklin. Children : - I. Noru Bell, b. Sept. 20, 1868, In Bristol. II. Myrtle May, b. Dec. 1, 1870, In B. 4. Frank Plumuer, b. May 2, 1852; res. lu Meredith.
77. ISAAC NEWTON, b. Feb. 23, 1810; has been a tanner for forty years in Danvers (Peabody), Mass. ; m. Hannah Nutter, of Essex, April 7, 183G. Child : - 1. Lydia Marla, b. Jan. 22, 1840; res. with her father, unm. (1876).
78. FRANCIS MORSE, b. Aug. 23, 1815; m. Arvilla Jane Smith, of Dorehes- ter; was an overseer In Lowell, Mass. ; now res. in Boston, 3 Columbus Ave. Children : - 1. Arvilla Auna, b. - , d. in Lowell, of cholera lufautum, ae. 2. 2. Frank M., b. Aug. 23, 1849. 3. Clara Jane.
79. MARIA OrIs, b. Jan. 27, 1820; m. Willlam Angustus Benton, Dec. 13, 1800, who was b. Dec. 21, 1833, in Stewartstowu, and had lived iu Campton seven years before settling in this town, on the farm of her father, where still (1878).
80. BENJAMIN, Jr.4 [50] (Benjamin3, Isaac?, Anthony1), m. Polly Woodman, dau. of Rev. Joseph (see), Jan. 11, 1804, - the last of her father's marriages upon the t. r. He was a school-teacher for thirty- four consecutive years, mostly in town, after 1800, and was favorably
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known as " Master Colby." One of his pupils remembers him as an enthusiastic instructor from the old Murray's Grammar. Ile first lived on the late Leavitt place, now nearly deserted, between the two divisions of Lots, No. 75, 1st, and No. 11, 2d Div. ; after May, 1822, on the Dea. Tilton place (Tilton), and there d., Feb. 6, 1856, ac. 77-7; she d. June 14, 1801. ae. 77-2. Children :
81. ELIZA ESTHER, b. Dee. 2, 1804; res'd. with [86], at Tilton; d. March 8. 1877, ac. 72-3.
82. SAALLY ( SARAH) CHASE, b. July 26, 1806; m. David Hazelton, sou of Benjamin, of Hlebrou, Oct. 23, 1828 (Taylor). He was a merchant, first in Northfield, then at Hebrou, aud there d., March 29, 1864. She res'd. ut Con- eord, but d. iu Bristol, after a long and painful illuess, Nov. 10, 1876, ac. 70-4. "Few persous ever better fulfilled all life's dutles, whether to her husband, her children, or to the community in which she lived." Children : - 1. Sarah Elizabeth (Hazelton), b. May 12, 1830, in Northfield ; m. Alfred E. Jaques, son of Chase (see). 2. Churles William, b. Juue 11, 1832, in N. ; was a merchant ; d. at Hebron, June 6, 1868, ae. 36. 3. Moses Kittredge, b. Nov. 5, 1835, in Hebron; was grad. at Dartmouth College, 1857; became a lawyer, and was seuior paymaster in the Department of the Mississippi, with rank of major, at the time of his death, Aug. 3, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn., in his 28th year. 4. Edward L., b. Oct. 28, 1837, iu H. ; in. Sarah Miller; was a jeweller, and lieutenant in the army; d. In Iowa, March 28, 1871, ae. 33-5. 5. Rufus Lewis, b. Nov. 30, 1838, in H., and there d., May 26, 1842, ae. 3-6. 6. Ellen M., b. May 14, 1843, iu Ilebron; m. Edward B. S. Sauborn, Esq., a lawyer of Fraukliu, D. C., 1855, at Poughkeepsie. N. Y., March 18, 1869.
83. ALBERT, b. Ang. 1, 1808; in. Sarah Harvey, dan. of Isane Harvey (see), Nov. 19, 1843 (Coombs) ; res'd. as a farmer, first on the Harvey place. North Sanbornton, then in Hill, and there d., March 19, 1865, iu his 57th year. She d. Aug. 22, 1872, ae. 62-9-12. No children.
84. Ernax, b. Aug. 20, 1810; was engaged in trade till 1856, when, health failing, he bonght the farm, ou which living (1872) with his ol lest sou, in Colebrook; elected representative to the General Court from C. iu 1861, and was member of the Executive Council (the next year) from District No. 5: has declined several offices ou account of ill health, including that of sheriff of Coos Co., "upou unanimous recommendation," in 1856, and that of Com- missiouer on the Board of Enrolment (N. H. 3d Dist ), from Ifon. E. B. Stantou, iu 1863. He in. Mary Chamberlaiu, dau. of Edmund of Colebrook, March 20, 1843, who was b. April G, 1819. Children : - 1. Edward Chamber- lalu, b. April 30, 1844. 2. Charles, b. Nov. 21, 1848. 3. Sarah, b. May 10, 1852.
85. JONATHAN WILKINS, b June 24, 1512; has been very successful in trade at St. Johusbury, Vt. No family.
86 HANNAN TAYLOR, b. April 30, 1815; res. with [89], at Tilton.
87. BENJAMIN MARION, b. Jul: 25, 1818; studied law chiefly with Hon. G. W. Nesmith, of Franklin; practised for several years ut Sanborntou Bridge ; was town superintendent school committee, 1847 and 1849 lle m., 1st, Elveta M. Conuer, dau. of Joseph L. (see), April 28, 1852, who d. April 15, 1857, Qc. 26. "I hope we all shall meet together in heaven." (Her last words. ) Ile m., 2d, Elizabeth Dana Robinson, of Stratham, dau. of David aud Sally, Jan. 20, 1861. Having proved successful in his professiou, and accumulated
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a handsome property, he d., umch lamented, Feb. 9, 1863, ac. 41-6. " My witness is in heaven," ete. - Job. xvi. 19. She m., 2d, John Darrah, of Exeter. Child : - 1. Jeremiah Wilkius, b. April 13, d. Oct. 7, 1837, ae. G mos. (1st wife).
88. JEREMIAH HALL WOODMAN, b. Jan. 14, 1821; grad. at Dartmouth Col- lege, 1842; read law with Hou Daniel M. Christie, of Dover, and located at Manitowac, Wis., in 1850; besides practising his profession, lie there filed several offices of publle trust; m. Emily Joues, dau. of Benjamin, of Chi- eago, Ill., Oct. 20, 1850, who was b. at Smulth's Falls, Canada, June 3, 1829. Ile d. at Mauitowac, of consumption, May 11, 1853, ac. 32-3, " beloved by all who knew him."
89. CHARLES WOODMAN, b. March 11, 1823; is a farmer, retaining his father's last homestead in Tilton till the present ; m., Ist, Ann N. Thompson, dan. of Matthew (see), Feb. 3, 1848 (Bodwell), who d. Aug. 6, 1805 (?), ac. 42 -- 5; un., 2d, Mrs. Emily J. Johnson, of Hebron, June 24, 1869. He represented the town of Sauboruton in 1859. Children : - 1. Alfred Hazelton (Ist wife), b Dec. 4, 1856. 2. Edward Pratt (2d wife), b. July 15, d. Aug. 11, 1871, ac. 27 days.
90. AARON W., b. Feb. 23, d. March, 1825, ae. 1 month.
91. AARON WOODMAN, b. March 7, 1826; m. Letitia C. Cox, Dec. 3, 1857, who was b. June 24, 1838, in Nailsea, Somersetshire, England; was a mer- chaut (1871) at Frankllu, Williamson Co., Tenn., where he held the office of revenue collector two years; now (1878) in Chattanooga, Tenn. Children : - 1. Mary Ann, b. July 19, d. Ang. 3, 1860, ae. 15 days. 2. Nellie, b. Feb. 19, 1862. 3. Emilie, b. May 12, 1867, d Aug. 17, 1868, ae. 1-3. 4. Charles Wil- kius, b. July 23, 1869, d. July 21. 1870, ac. 1. 5. Benjamin Woodman, b. Oct. 1, 1871, d. March 17, 1872, at Franklin, Tenn., ae. 5 mos., 17 days.
92. WILLIAM4 [51] (Benjamin3, etc. ), m., 1st, Betsey Lane, dau. of John (see), Jan. 19, 1802 (Woodman) ; lived near his father's (pres- ent Giles place) ; afterwards rem. to Franconia, where he was super- intendent in an iron factory. She d. Jan. 13, 1832, ae. 50-2. He m .. 2d, Polly Lane, sister of last, Feb. 22, 1833, and d. April 23, 1858, in Littleton, with [95], ae. 76-1, where also 2d wife d., April 15, 1862, ae. 77-2. He left Franconia, after the death of [93]. Children :
93. JOHN CALVIN, b. Oct. 7, 1803, in Sanbornton; studied medicine with Dr. E. Alexander, of Danville, Vt., and took hils degree M D. from the Bur- lington Medical College, Nov 12, 1824; m., Ist, Susan D. Morrell, dau. of Joseph, of Danville, Jan. 31. 1827 who d July 30, 1837; w., 2d, Lydia .1. Wilder, dun. of Willis, of Bethlehem, Jan. 1, 1845. He practised his pro- fession In Franconia 25 years, and there d., Dec. 8, 1852, ae. 49-2. Chil- dren : - 1. Martha Eliza, b. March 18, 1829 (1st wife) ; m. Levi B. Darling, of Providence, R. I., Oct. 19, 1852; res. (1878) nt 485 Pine St. Child : - I. Charles Colby (Darling), b. Dec. 25, 1853. 2. Susan Morrell, b. Jan. 6, 1849 (ed wife), d Oct. 10, 1833, ac. 4-9.
94. MARY LANE. b. March 3, 1806, in Sanbornton; m. Abiel Eastman, of Dauville, Vt. ; both now res. (1878) in Northampton, Mass. ; also their ouly dan -1. Emily E. (Eastman), who m. Dr. Osmore C. Roberts, a physician in N.
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95. CATHARINE C., b. Fch. 8, 1808, in S .; m. Hiram B. Smith, of Middle- town, Conn., at Frauconla, May 12, 1828, who d. In Littleton, Feb. 1, 1872. Children : - 1. Henry William (Smith), b. Oct. 1, 1830, In Francoula, d. Juue 21, 1833, lu his 3d year. 2. Charles Calvin, b. Aug. 18, 1832, In Danville, Vt. 3. lleury Woodward, b. July 31, 1834, in Littleton. 4. Elizabeth, b. May 12, 1837, In L.
96. CHASE W.5 [54] (Joseph+, John3, Richard2, Anthony1), m. Hannah Burleigh, dan. of Peter (see), May 16, 1833 (Calley) ; re- tained his father's and grandfather's place, as a farmer, till about 1864 ; then rem. to her father's, ou Calef Hill, where still res (1880). She professed religion at 16, and d. April 30, 1877, ae. 63. Children :
97. LYDIA, b. May 13, 1834; at home, unm., 1880.
98. SARAM, b. May 10, 1836; m. John B. Batchelder (see).
99. MARY, b. May 6, 1838; m. Curtis B. Burley (see).
100. MARTHA, b. Aug. 17, 1840; In. Albert M. Whipple, who was b. Jan. 11, 1830, in Hamilton, Mass., and is a shoemaker in Boston, res. in Swamp- scott (1878). Children : - 1. Lydia C. (Whipple), b. Nov. 11, 1866, d. Nov. 25, 1873, ae. 7, of scarlet fever, after 4 days' illness. 2. Hannah Maria. b. Nov. 3, 1569. 3, 4. Lydia Belle and Daisy, b. July 14, 1874; Daisy d Jan. 13, 1875, ae. G mos. 5. Albert Chase, b. Aug. 28, 1876.
101. MALINDA, b. Oct. 8, 1848; at home, unm., 1880.
102. GEORGE C. W.5 [60] (Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Anthony1), m., Ist, Dorothy B. Philbrook, dau. of Simeon (see), March 27, 1825 (Crockett) ; lived on the present Arthur Taylor place, till lie rem. to Newburyport, Mass., where a truckman of extensive business for several years, and still res. (1876), 62 Middle Street. First wife d. Sept. 12, 1831, and he m., 2d. Harriet Kitching, of N., April 27, 1832, who was there b. July 4, 1812. Children :
103. HANNAH, b. Sept. 25, 1826, d. July 3, 1827, ae. 9 mos.
104. HANNAH, b. Oct. 23, 1828, d. Oct. 4, 1830, ac. 2.
105. CAROLINE, b. June 24, d. Aug. 30, 1831, ae. 2 mos.
106. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 15, 1833 (2d wife) ; m. Henry P. Grillith, of Newburyport, Jan. 1, 1857, who culisted in the Mass. 35th Regiment, Aug. 4, 1862; was in the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, but d. of disease in White House Hospital, Knoxville, Va., Nov. 12, 1862. She now with her father (1876). Children : - 1. George Henry (Griffith), b. Sept. 20, 1858. 2. Harriet Ellza, b. Dec. 15, 1859. 3. William Newton, b. Jan. 10, 1862.
107. GEORGE WILLIAM, b. May 14, 1836; m. Mary Vianna Pettengell, of N., Oct. 25, 1859: followed the sea after he was 16; was promoted to Ist mate, and was lost with his ship, which foundered in the China Sea wheu loaded with ice, Sept., 1864, ae. 28-4. Child : - 1. Emily Frances, b. July 29, ISCO.
108. ISAAC NEWTON, b. Feb. 28, 1838; is a sca captain, on the ship "Elizabeth Cushing," South America to London (1876). He m. Mary .1. Haskell, of N., Nov. 26, 1862. Children : - 1. George R, b. Feb. 25, 1868. 2. Mary N , b. Feb. 22, 1871. 3. Elizabeth C., b. July 15, 1872. 4. Isaac N., Jr., b. Nov. 3, 1873, d. June 7, 1874, ae. 7 mos.
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109. ITARRIET, b. Nov. 1, 1841; m. Thomas F. Ellsworth, of Ipswich, Mass., March 6, 1861. He was in the war, and captain in the Ist Regiment of colored soldiers (Mass. 55th), being promoted to that office (from rauk as private, for which enlisted, Aug. 4, 1862), in consideration of his saving the life of Col. Hartwell, by carrying him off the field when wounded; has since been a clerk in the Custom House, Bostou. Children : - 1. Elmer F. (Ells- worth), b. Oct. 10, 1862. 2. Herbert L., b. Oct. 17, 1866. 3. Alfred II., b. Feb. 1, 1869. 4. Edward K., b May 26, 1871. 5. Susie T., b. June 15, 1874. 110. HANNANI TAYLOR, b. April 15, 1844; unm. (1876).
111. CHARLES HENRY, b. Dec. 7, 1845; m. Sarissa Currler, of N., July 10, 1869; was mate and then captain (1876) of a ship in the California and New York trade. Children : - 1. Gertrude Knapp, b. June 12, d. Nov., 1870, ae. 5 mos. 2, 3. Grace T. and Charles II., d. ae. 1 hour. 4. Mabel C., b. Jan. 30, 1875.
112. RUFUS FRANCIS, b. . Nov. 10, 1848, d. Sept. 3, 1851, in his 3d year.
113. FREDERICK W.5 [64] (Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Anthony1), m. Lucy Soames, dau. of Jonathan (see), Sept. 12, 1833 ; is a shoemaker ; lived 2 years in Exeter, after marriage ; since then in this town ; now (1876-80), on the Nutt place, below the Chapel mills. Children :
114. JOSEPH SOAMES, b. June 24, 1834; m. Sarah R. Putnam, in Newbury- port, Mass., Nov. 17, 1857; was au engineer ou the Worcester R. R., and d. Dec. 21, 1863, ac. 29-6, by being scalded at the bursting of a locomotive he was running. "We shall meet again." His widow, in consequence, had a situation iu a freight depot of the same company in Bostou, till she m. 2d.
115. LUCY ANN, b. Aug. 12, 1836; ul. James E. Mauser, of Newburyport, July 16, 1858, and d. Dec. 24, 1865, ac. 29-4 (" Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"), leaving, child : - 1. Sarah (Sadie) Jaue (Mauser), b. Nov. 21, 1859, who has been brought up by her grandparents.
116. ISAAC, b. July 9, 1851; mu. Nettle G Judkins, of Franklin, Nov. 12, 1870, being there employed in sash and blind factory; res. in Boston, Mass., a fireman on the Fitchburg R. R. (1876). Children : - 1. Harry George, b. Aug. 13, 1872, d. of scarlet fever, in Frankliu, Sept., 1875, ac. 3-1. 2. Frederick Joseph, b. Jan. 22, 1874.
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117. EBENEZER COLBY was a deacon in Haverhill, Mass. ; is known to have been a cousin of Isaac2 [14]; may have lived originally in Amesbury ; m., 1st, Mary Chase, in Haverhill, where all his chil- dren were born; followed his son Ebenezer [128] to this town ; set- tled on Lot No. 78, 1st Div. (late Col. D. Sanborn's), and here m., 2d., Mrs. Elizabeth (Sinith) Quimby, Feb. 5, 1786 (Woodman). (See Smith. Harper, and Quimby families.) He d. in this town, Aug. 13, 1795, and she m. again, Benjamin Robinson (see). The following list of his children is from his old family Bible, "Oxford, 1742," in pos- session of the late widow of [146], supplemented by the Haverhill t. r. Children :
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HISTORY OF SANBORNTON.
118. SARAU, b. Dec. 8, 1743, O. S. ; m. - Brown.
119. ABNER, b. Feb. 19, 1745-6.
120. ENSIGN, b. Dec. 12, 1748. Both the two last were drowned when young men.
121. DANIEL, b. Nov. 23, 1752, N. S. ; settled In Canaan.
122. MOLLY, b. Sept. 3, 1754; in. David Dusten, Jr. (see).
123. EUNICE, b. Oct. 20, 1756, d. Aug. 2, 1757, ae. 9 mos.
124. EBENEZER [128], b. Oet 20, 1761.
125. REUBEN (H. t. r.), b. Aug. 23, 1764.
196. JonN ( HI. t. r.), b. July 18, 1766; was a Baptist clergyman; lived for a time in this town (ou Caler Hill?), being J. C., "Jun.," and rem. to Sara- toga, N. Y. Ile probably m. Judith Robinson, March 20, 1788 (Woodman), and a child of theirs d. Jan. 2, 1791, in Sanbornton.
127. ELIZABETH, b. June 27, 1769; m. Nathaniel Caverly (see).
128. EBENEZER2 [124] (Ebenezer!), m. Anna (Naney) Hoit, dau. of Barnard (see), Dec. 26, 1782, probably in Amesbury, and soon after came to this town, proving his relationship to Benjamin [47] by first going to his house ; afterwards settling on Lot No. 80, 1st Div .. near the Hunkins place (Site 1), and finally, on the death of his father, where Col. Sanborn has of late lived. He there d., June 25, 1840, ac. 78-8 ; she d. June 21, 1843, ae. 80-5. Children :
129. ENSIGN [132], b. April 7, 1783
130. BARNARD HOIT [146], b. May 2, 1789.
131. EBENEZER [152], b. Dec. 13, 1793.
132. ENSIGN3 [129] (Ebenezer3, Ebenezer!), m. Rachel Rundlet, of Gilmanton, March 11, 1805 (Crockett), who was b. Nov. 11, 1785, and d. June 22. 1863, in Manchester, ae. 77-7. He was a farmer, on Lot No. 14, 2d Div., near his father's (now vacant), and occupied it till his death, Aug. 1, 1868, ae. 85-4. Children :
133. ELBRIDGE GERRY, b. Aug. 21, 1806; m. Henrietta Davis, of Glouces- ter, Mass., Jan. 2, 1831; was a stone quarryman in G. about 18 years. She d Nov. 28, 1847. Child : - 1. Marietta, b. Feb. 20, 1834, d. June 17, 1847, de. 13-4.
134. CLARINDA, b. May 10, 1808; in., Ist, William Savery Stevens, of Gil- manton, Dec. 22, 1829 (Crockett). Ile was a carpenter; res'd. in Boston six years, in Manchester fourteen years; was a soldier in the Mexican War under Gen Frank. Pierce. und d., ou his way home, at New Orleans, Aug. 11, 1847. She mn., 2d. Major Zebulon Smith (see). Child : - 1. Harriet Aun (Stevens), b April 20, 1841, d. May 20, 1833, ac. 2-1.
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