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156. Avousrus, b. Nov. 17, 1813, at Kensington; "was a great business man," connected with the California Steam Navigation Company ; d., uuma , in San Francisco, June 17, 1839, ac. 45-7.
157 RUTH ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 25, 1817, at Portsmouth; was m., by Rev. Freeman G. Brown, to George Noyes Carleton ( Ist wife), in P., May 30, 1841, and there d., March 3, 1842, ac. 24- 5, leaving : - 1. George Augustus ( Carle- ton), b. March 1, 1842, in Portsmouth
158. MARY ESTHER, b. Dec. 7, 1822, In P ; m. George N. Carleton (2d wife). Aug 24, 1847, in P. (by Rev. Rufus W. Clark). He was b. June 11, 1816, in Reading, Mass. ; engaged (Is78) in the rallway advertising business, New York City, with home >till at Portsmonth. Children : - 1. Mary Eliza- beth C (Carleton), b. April 22. 1849, in Toronto, C. W. 2. Horace, h. Ort. 10, 1850, in Portsmouth. 3. Frederick William, b. Feb. 2, 1852, in P. + Emi- lie Josephine, b. Oct. 30, 1853, lu P. 5. Cornelia Adams, b. Jan. 31, 1857, iu 1. 6. Charles Burroughs, b, July 11, 1-59, in P. 7. Isabelle Anderson, b. Oct. 6, 1864, in P .. d at Memphis, Teun., May 17, 1865, ae. 7 mos.
159. HORACE, b. Dec. 15, 1826, in P .; also d .. unm., In California (San Francisco), Dec. 22, 1869, ac. 43, having been in the same business with his brother [156].
16D JonN B.5 [50] (Jonathan", Bradbury3, et ... ), m. Azuba Heath, March 12, 1810 (Bodwell) ; was a merchant in New Hampton, and there d .. Nov. 15, 1828, in his 42d year. She was b. Nov. 18. 1787; m., 2d, Joshua Rogers, of Holderness (his 4th wife), and d. March, 1865, ae. 77-4. Children :
161. ELIZA ESTHER, b. Nov. 5, 1811 ; was in. to Rev. Bezaleel Smith, Nov. 30, 1829, at her uncle's [155], in Portsmouth. He was b. April 2, 1597, in West Randolph, Vt. ; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1825; was a highly respected clergyman of the Congregational order, at different places in New Hampshire: fir-t at Rye, lastly at Alstead, Hanover Centre, umdl West Hart- for 1. Vt. : had finally retired to West Randolph (1878), and there d., of puen- monia, May 15, 1879, ac. 82-1 She had d. March 21. 1847, ac. 35-4, and he had m., 20, Mrs. Laura Brown, Nov. 18, 1847. Children : - 1. John Beza- leel (Smith), b. March 27, 1831 ; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1:54; pos- sessed great amiability of character, native strength of mind. and good scholarship ; d. June 17. 1858, ac. 27-3. 2. Horace Morr son b. Oct 1, 1832; m. Ellen A. Jay, of Nashua. Child, besides two others, who d. in infancy : - I Caroline Eliza, b. July 16, 1-65 3. Caroline Ellza. b. Sept. 7. 1834, d. Nov. 23, 1850, ac. 16-2. 4. Iluntington Port r, b. Jan. 11, 1837; m. Anna D). Berry, of Concord. Children : - 1. Charles Porter, b. April 17, 1860 11 Win- uifred. b. April 13, 1871. (One other buried. an infant.) 5 Martha llaveu, b. July 22. 1839, d. March 3. 1866, in her 27th year. 6. George leury, b. April 24, 1842; was in the army of the Union from 1861 till the close of the war, 1805. 7. Daniel Adams. b. March 22, d. Aug. 28. 1844. ac. 5 mos. 8. levi Walker, b. Dec. 8 1845, d. July 12, 1846, ae. 7 mos.
162. MARTHA CuSTIS, b Feb. 14, 1818; was m. to Rev. John Haven, then of York. Me., at Rye, by her sister's husband [161], April 29, 1839. She d. Aug 20, 1842, In Stoucham, Mass., ac. 24-6; he was residing, as Congrega- tional pastor, for twenty-nine years, at Charlton, Muss. (1879).
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163. BRADBURYS [51] (Jonathan+, Bradbury3, etc.), in , 1st, Plebe Taylor, dau. of William (see), Jan. 4, 1809 (Bodwell), who d., of typhoid fever, Oct. 14, 1854, ae. 65-4. He was lientenant in the Sanbornton company, at Portsmouth, in 1814 (see Lists) ; succeeded his brother [155] in the stove business, at the Square, for a few years ; then settled as a farmer on his father's place, as above ; m., 2d, Sally Hase, dan. of John (see p. 386 [22]), July 3, 1855. and d., at the home he had many years adorned by his Christian courtesy, intelli- gence, and hospitality, July 10, 1876, ac. 87-6. (Funeral attended by the writer. ) Children :
164. SAMUEL GERRISH, b. March 12, 1810; m., 1st, Roxana W. Sinith, of Manchester, Oct. 21, 1835, who was b Nov. 20, 1815, and d. April 25, 1845, ac. 29-5, of consumption.
"She rests in Jesus' faithful arms, She rests as in a peaceful bed, Secure from all the dreadful storms Which round this sinful world are spread."
He m., 2d, Charlotte Smith, dau. of Elisha, Jr. (see), Nov. 27, 1845 (Cleaves), who d. April 5, 1874, ae. 60. He has been employed in Manchester, chiefly at shoemaking and teaming. and largely, of late years, with his brother [10;], by their cousin, ex-Gov. Cheney [54, 7]. Children (all deceased, of the same disease) : - 1. Emma R., b. Aug. 30, 184C, d. April 24, 1865, ae 18-8 2. Mary HI., b. May 6, 1849, d. April 18, 1865, in her 10th year. 3. Oscar G., b. Sept. 14, 1852, d. April 20, 1865, ac. 12-7.
165. PHEBE TAYLOR. b. Ang. 19, 1813; m. Ira Woodman (see).
166. JosErn WARREN, b. May 7, 1816; m. Mary A. Tower, of Randolph, Mass., at R., and there res. He served as a U. S. soldier through the Mexi- can war. Children : - 1. Horace B., b. Dee. C, 1838; served as sergeant in the war of the Rebellion three years, being of the fourth generation of this family in the fourth principal war of their country ! (ste [106] [103] and [47].) 2. Frances F., m. B. A. Johnson, of Belmont ( Factory Village).
167. WILLIAM TAYLOR, b. Aug. 29, 1824; m. Mary A. Batchelder, dau. of Samuel (see p. 22 [24]), Sept. 3, 1844 (Coombs) ; res'd. in Manchester; employment as above [164]; now at the homestead in Sauborntou. Chil- dren : - 1. Phebe W., b. Feb. 10, 1845; m. Amos D. Baker (see p. 18 [30]). 2. Sally B., b. March 2, 1850; m. William II. Eastman (see p. 25+ [83]), Nov. 25, 1880 (Runnels ).
ICS. ABIGAIL BURLEY, b. March 23, 1830; m. Joshua M. Merrick (see Emery Fam., p. 270 [21, 1]).
169. ABRANAMI P.3 [58] (Jonathan+, Bradbury3, etc.), was a paper manufacturer, and a " highly useful and respectable citizen, in Peterboro'," after Ang , 1831 ; m. Mary Robbe, of Dublin, Aug. 19, 1833 ; was representative of P., in 1848. 1862, and 1863, and there d., Sept. 15, 1870, in his 64th year. Children :
170. Mowerin L., b. July 2, 1836 ; served in the quartermaster's department through the late war, and is now treasurer of the Peterboro' Savings Bank ; m., Ist, Susan M. Gates, of P., Aug. 9, 1800, who d. May 1, 1862, ae. 27; m.,
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2d, Caroline Brooks, March 5, 18CC. Children : - 1. Allce Gates, b. April 2, 1662. 2. Mary Brooks (2d wife), b. March 8, 1868. 3. Abraham Perkins, b. July 7, 1870.
171. HELEN M., b. Nov. 1, 1838; m. J. Madison Nay, Nov. 18, 1856, and d. Dec. 23, 1865, ac. 27-2.
172. SIMON R.5 [59] (Jonathan4, Bradbury3, etc.), settled, as a farmer, in the third house built by his father, on the home farm (see Sites), about 1798 (since enlarged by himself and son) ; m. Julia A. Hoyt. dau. of Robert S. (see p. 363 [98]), Aug. 27, 1832 (Bodwell) ; was a member of the Constitutional Convention from this town in 1850, and one of our most intelligent and worthy citizens through life. Ile united with the 2d Baptist Church, with his wife, in 1842, and d. Ang. 4, 1880, in his 72d year. Children :
173. LUTHER, b. Dec. 18, 1833, d. Sept 16, 1836, ac. 2-9.
"Rest, loved child; thy work is done, The cross is past, the crown is won."
174. LUTHER, b. May 15, 1837; was associated with his father in the busl- ness of farming, and now (1881) retains the homestead; m. Sarah M Brown, dan. of Chase W. (see p. 50 [37]), Ang. 15, 1800 (Bodwell). Children : - 1. George, b. Nov. 20, 1864. 2. John, b. May 10, 1869.
175. JONATHAN HOYT, b. May 20, 1840; was in. to Tirzah A. Johnson, dau. of Joseph (see p. 407 [70]), Nov. 6, 1865, by Rev. Moses Cole; is a shoemaker, having res'd. at Union Bridge, and now, for thirteen years (1880), at Marl- borough, Mass. Children : - 1. Ora, b. Oct. 12, 1869, at Union Bridge. 2. Esther Perkins, b. Ang. 9, 1872 in Marlborough, and there d., March 7, 1877 (?), ac. 4-7. 3. Ruthena, b. June 11, 1878, In M.
176. JOUN P.5 [63] (John4. Ebenezer3, etc. ), m. Anna Page, dau. of Simeon (see), April 14, 1808 (Bodwell), and res'd., as a carpenter, near the Bridge, on land now occupied by his youngest son and widow. Ile lived, first, in the Page house, now gone, and built the new contiguous dwelling in 1853 ; there d., Sept. 11, 1858, in his 720 year, and she m., 2d (see [187]). One of the oldest residents in Tilton (1881). Children :
177. SIMEON PAGE, b. Oct. 7, 1809; was a shoemaker, and d. in Sanborn- ton, June 22, 1845, in his 36th year.
178. SUSAN ANNA, b. Oct. 12, 1811, d., of spotted fever, April 19, 1815, ae. 3-6
179. CAROLINE GREENE, b. Jan. 18, 1813; m. Sawyer Blanchard, manufac- turer and builder, of Lowell, Mass., Oct. 10, 1833, and there d., Oct. 4, 1535, ac. 22-0. He was b. Aug. 14, 1804, in Henniker; rem. from L. to Concord in 1842, and, during his residence of thirty-three years in that elty, erected no less than 225 buildings. He there d., suddenly, March 3, 1875, ae. 70-7.
180. ASENATH JANE, b. April 19. 1815; m. Rodolpho D. Williams. July 25, 1841 (Corser), who was a native of Meredith, and a tailor, first at Sanborn- tou Square, opposite Mr. Bodwell's (over the store) ; rem. thence to Gilman- ton Corner in 1842, where she d., two months afterwards, Nov. 14, 1842, av. 27-7. " The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
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181. JOHN GILMAN, b. May 27. 1818, d. Sept. 20, 1820, ae. 2-4.
182. JOHN TAYLOR G., b. March 19. d. Dec. 27, 1821, ue. 9 mos.
183. MARTHA ANN WOODMAN, b. Dec. 7, 1822; in Amos II. Morrison [203].
184. CHARLOTTE AMANDA, b. April 9, 1826, d July C. 1828, de. 2-3.
185. CHARLOTTE BODWELL, b. Feb. 1, 1829; has a home with her aged mother, as above (1881).
186. CHARLES WESLEY, b. July 15, 1833; was m. to Charlotte M. Russell, of Thornton, by Rev. Geo. W. Russell, Oct. 20, 1857; was a workman In the granite mill, Northfield after he was 15. till July, 1873, when he entered the service of the B., C. and M. R. R. Co. ; home, ut Tilton, hils father's last resi- dence. Children, there born : - 1. Fred Pierce, b. June 1, 18co. 2. Anna Isabel. b. Jan. 27, 1863. 3. Frank Wesley, b. Dec. 12, 1864. 4. Willis Rus- sell, b. Oct. 21, 1872.
187. ABRAHAM L.5 [64] (John4, Ebenezer3, etc ), was a farmer and plasterer ; settled. first, on the Bradstreet Moody (Cass) place ; then in Boscawen, till 1820 ; four years, below Tin Corner ( Atherton place), and ever after 1824, on the Hunt place (Lot 64. 2d Div.), where he d., July 12, 1867, in his 79th year. He m., 1st, Hannah Lane, dau. of David (see p. 459 [65]) . June 29, 1809 (Bodwell), who was sick. of dropsy, having 535 pounds of water extracted, by Dr. J. B. Abbott, at eight successive operations, between Nov. 30, 1847, and her death, Oct. 25. 1848, in her 59th year. " For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain " IIe m., 2d, Mary Libbey, of Candia, his mother's half niece. Nov., 1849, who was b. 1800, and d. March 5, 1865, ae. 65. " Not dead, but sleepeth." He m., 3d, Mrs. Anna Mor- rison, widow of [176], May, 1866. He was a member of the San- bornton Bridge Congregational Church ; a fine musician ; a major in the militia, and even to old age remarkably intelligent, genial, and youthful in his feelings. Chillren :
188. JULIA LANE, b. Jan. 28, 1810, in Sanbornton; m. John Blaisdell (see p. 35 [1]).
- 189. MARY ANN, b. Oct. 8, 1811 : in. Moses Barnard Nelson, of Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 3, 1842 ( Bodwell), who was a cooper, in East Boston, and there d., July 16, 1855. She d. Jan 31, 1862, in Moultonborough, ae. 50 - +. Chil- dren : - 1. Julia Aun (Nelsou), b. Oct. 30, 1842; m. George Edgar Dow, May 16. 1803, who was b. Oct 28, 1842; enlisted first In the 2d N. II. Regiment, then in the 12th; lost lily leg in the battle of Cold Harbor, and, after lying six mouths in the hospital, was discharged. Has since res'd, chiefly as a carpeu- ter in Saubornton and Tilton. Children : - I. Charles Edmund (Dow), b. April 13, 1864, at Samboruton Square. II. Anna Angusta, b. Feb. 2, 180G, in S. III William Henry, b. Aug. 1, 1869, in S. IV. Mary Albertina, b. July 1, 1875, in Tilton. V. Catharine Evelyn, b. June 18, 1877, in T. 2. Ilelen Amelia (Nelson), b. 1844, d. 1845, ac. 1.
190. ABIGAIL LIBBEY, b. Juue 24. 1813 ; in. Jeremiah Lane (see p +51 [178]). 191. DAVID LANE, b. July 8, 1815, in Boscawen; m. Abigail T. Wallis, Dec 24, 1840 (Bodwell), the dau. of Stephen Wallis (see), and took possession of her father's place, north end of Calef Hill ; is also a carpenter and joiner by
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trade. Children : - 1. Amelia Cordelia b. Jan. 25, 1842; m., Ist, John Gil- bert Hodge (see Hodge Fam., p. 355 [3]). 2. Charles Stephen, b. Oct. 25, 1844; is a carpenter by trade, a skilful and cuterprising workman; has con- tracted for and erected several buildings lu this town, including the beautiful school-house in District No. 11, built 1874. Is a member of the Ist Baptist Chinreh; first settled near the Cass place, Lot No. 7, 2d Div. ; is about to creet · buildings for himself (1881) on the Piper place, Lot No. 37, 2d Div. Ile was in. to Jennie B. Beekman, dan. of Ezra M. (see p. 33 [19]), Dee. 22, 1809, by Rev. N. P. Philbrook. Children :- I. Frank Ezra, b. Nov. 25, 1370, d. Oct. 8, 1872, in his ed year. II. Birnie Ezra, b. Sept. 24, 1876. 3. Hannah Aun, b. Aug. 25, 1847; m. Alvah P. Beckman (see p. 33 [18]). 4. Abram Libbey, b. Sept. 8, 1850; was m to Nellie B. Little, of T'iltou, by the writer, Sept. 20, 1874; is a carriage maker. in Franklin, having utilized a small water power at his residence, near the old Master Clark place, River rond Child : - [. Lillie Etta, b. Nov. 24, 1875, in F. 5. James Orland, h. March 4, 1833 ; is a masou. G. Carrle Abby, b. March 8, 1856. 7. Fred Mallard, b March 25, 1558. 8. John Gilbert, b. May 21, 1861. 9. Lillle Etta, b. Dec. 17, 1864, d. April 16, 1867, ac. 2-4.
192. JouN PRENTISS, h. Jan. 14, 1817, in Boscawen; was m to Rebecca C. Stiles, of Bradford, Mass., in Dracut, hy Rev. Mr. Thomas, Sept. 14. 1843. She was the dan. of Samunel and Polly (Carleton) Stiles, b Ang. 8. 1817; he has lived In Sanbornton, and now (1880) in Northfield. near the Bridge; a mason hy trade. Children, b. in S. : - 1. Adelaide Seott, b. June 25. 1345. 2 John Quincy Adams, b. Dec. 2, 1847; m. Addie M. Pike, of Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 2, 1871; is a hatter in Newburyport. Child : - I. Arthur Preu- tiss, b. May. 1874, in N. 3. George Stiles, b. Oct. 23, 1851; is a shoemaker, in Tiltou (1880).
193. ABRAHAM LINBEY, b. Dec. 4, 1818. tu Boscawen; was a stage driver and hotel keeper in Gilford ( Laconia) for 24 years (latterly of the " Willard flouse "); is now ( 1870-80), a livery-stable keeper, same place. lle m., Ist, Susan H Whipple (see), Dec. 28, 1843, who d. Aug. 6, 1868, ue. 48, at Laconia. in consequence of a severe accident by burning, which she survived but 12 hours. He m., 2d. Mrs. B. E. Stevens, of L., May 17, 1871. Children : - 1. George Abraham, b. July 17, 1815; in. Mary Whiting, of Tamworth, Jan. 16. 1876, where he rey. (1879). 2 William Loomis Curtis, b July 6, 1846; in. Ella A. Boynton, of Laconia, Jan. 30. 1872; was mail agent on the B., C. & M. R. R., and d., of heart disease, July 14, 1872. ae. 26. 3. Nellie, b. June 22, 1830; m. Benjamin Winslow Crosby, merchant tailor. of Laconia, Jan. 6, 1870, who was b. Nov., 1846, in Georgetown. Mass. Children : - 1. Walter Theo- dore (Crosby), b. Feb. 24, 1871. II. Curtis Morrison, b July 31, 1873, d. Nov. 18, 1874. in Lyun. Mass., ac. 1-4.
194. DANIEL TIL.TON, b. Oct. 23, 1820. in Sanbornton ; m. Mary A. Dyer, dau. of Samuel (sec p. 248 [13]), Oet. 30, 1845; hus res'd. in Methuen, Mass., 30 years (1876), latterly in the village, being a farmer and an influential citi- zeu in the town, holding offlees of trust, as assessor, selectman, overseer of the poor, superintendent of the cemetery, etc. She d. July 12, 1879, ae. 62-3. Children : - 1. Fred Tilton, b. Ang. 8, 1851. 2. Mary Anna, b. Jan. 22, 1833. d. Aug. 4, 1362, ac. 9-6. 3. Daniel Walter, b. Oct. 30, 1857, d. July 23, 1802, in his 5th year.
195 SUSAN ALVERIA WALKER, b. Oct. 21, 1822; m. Isnac Garland, of Lyun, Mass., 1834, and d. Jan., 1858, ue. 35-3, leaving : - 1. Mary Susau
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(Garland). b. Oct. 18, 1856, d. March (?), 1877, In Ipswich, Mass., ae. 20-5; und one other, who d., nameless, Feb .. 1858.
196 JOSEPH WALKER, b. Dec 10, 1824; m. Mary A. Marsh, of Lynn, Sept 28, 1847, having previously been in the stone business, in Lawrence, Muss. Ile was then with his father, in Sanborntou, Que year, but returning to Lyun, was there engaged in the milk business till he enlisted in the 19th Mass Reghueut, 1862; ouly served three months, being wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg. Va., Dec. 11, 1862, and dying Dec. 16, ac. 38, in couse- quence of an amputation of the leg, after long neglect on the battle-field. Children : - 1. Mary Eliza, b. July 16, 1848, In Sanbornton, m Frank L. Brown, of Lynn, Nov. 4, 1868, who was b. In Lynn, and is there iu the shoe business Children: - I. Joseph Hamilton ( Brown), b. Sept. 10, 1869. II. Frank Clifton, h. Nov 22, 1871. 2. Susau Josephine, b. July 17, 1850, in Lyun; was m. to John William Manu. in Methuen, by Rev. Mr. Grassie, Oct. 4. 1871, who was b. in M .. and is there clerk in a store. Child : - I. Elizabeth Draper (Mann), b. June 13, 1872. 3. Willie Walker, b. July 7, 1833, in Lynn ; was salesmau (1875) in a wholesale millinery store, 17 Sununer St., Boston.
197. SAMUEL WOOD. b. Dec. 21. 1827; in Hannah Prescott, dau of Daniel (see), July 14, 1850 (Bodwell, Sabbath morning); was a boarding-house keeper in Manchester till 1839; then one year in Salem, Mass., and since that chiefly a farmer, at the Square, having repaired the old Mace house; has been the eilleient sexton of the Congregational meeting-house since 1868. Child : - 1. Emma Jane, b. Sept. 27, 1862, d. Aug. 17, 1863, ae. 10 mos., 20 days.
198. HANNAH LANE. b. April 24, 1830, d. in Moultonborough, ou a visit, Sept. 8, 1855, ac. 25-5, of typhoid fever.
199. JUDITH ADIANA, b. May 27, 1833; m. Dexter B. Fogg, of Moulton- borough, Oct. 22, 1857. Ile was b. Dec. 4, 1827; was mnstered into the U. S. Army Sept. 9, 1862, and discharged July 11, 1865: is now (1876-80) a farmer, in Methuen, Mass. Child : - 1. Willie P. (Fogg), b. Jan. 19, 1861.
200. EBENEZER5 [66] (John4, Ebenezer3, etc ), was a tanner in Northfield, but afterwards res'd in Sanbornton, where of late Samuel Tilton, at the Bridge, and there d., May 26, 1849, in his 57th year. He m. Anna Lyford, of N., Feb. 10, 1814, who was there b., Dec. 9, 1793, and d. April 27, 1862, ae. 68-4. Children :
201. THOMAS LYFORD, b. Jan. 17, 1815, in Northfield, as were all the others; was m. to Susan Capen Freuch, by Rev. Enoch Corser, Jan. 2, 1/40, who was b. April 1, 1811, in Rutland, Mass .; res. in Northfield, a farmer. Children : - 1. Byron, b. Jan. 21, 1842, in Northfield; was m. to Hannah Munsey, by Rev. E. True, March 24, 1861 (who was b. In Gilford, Dec. 14, 1839), and d. Oct. 12, 1863. in his 22d year, leaving oue child. 2. George Put- nam, b. March 4. 1-46, in N. ; was m. to Sarah Sanders, by Rev. C. Curtice, Aug. 15. 1870, who was b. in Barustead, 1842 (no children). 3. Mary Eliza, h. Nov. 14, 1847, In N. 4. Oble Gray, b. Oct. 15, 1851, in N. ; was in. to Mary E. Muusey, by Rev. Johu G. Munsey, Jan. 1, 1874, who was b. iu Gilford, Feb. 11, 1831. Que child. 5. Nellie Susan, b. March 29, 1857, in N.
202. ROBERT GRAY, b. April 16, 1817; was ilrst m. to Sarah D. Demrell, of Boston, by Rev. Mr. Turnbull, Sept. 12. 1841. She was b. July 18, 1822, in Portland, Me , and d. Nov. 5, 1859, ac. 37-4. He was in , 2d, to Sarah Rebecca Carter, of Canterbury, May 24, Isto, in Concord, by Rev. Dr. Bouton. She was b. Oct. 4, 1838, in Boscawen. Children ( Ist wife) : - 1. Augusta
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Holmes, b. Oct. 28, 1842, in Sanbornton. d. April 10, 1843, ae. 5 - 6. 2. Fred- erick Walter, b. Fch. 14, 1845 in S., d. Sept. 8, 1847, ac. 2-7. 3. Frank Roh- ert, b. Feb. 27, 1849, in Concord; in Mary W. Otis, of Boston, April 19, 1871. Children : - 1. Alice Howland, b. Sept. 6, 1872, in East Boston. II. Frauk Arthur, b. Ang. 28, 1874 INI. Robert Grey, b. Sept. 21, 1877. 4. Emuma Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1851, iu Concord. 5. Ida Angusta, b. April 22, 1856, it Sanboruton.
203. AMOS HANAFORD, b May 26, 1819; was m. to Marthin A. W. Morri- son [183], by Rev. E. Corser, Ang. 31, 1841; res'd., Arst, at the Bridge, as a blacksmith, aud had been a workmau on locomotives iu Coucord for twenty-five years (1877). Children : - 1, 2. Asenath Jane, and her twin sis- ter, b. Sept. 9, 1843. A. J. m. George Goodhue, of Concord, Sept. 9. 1874; the latter d., unnamed, in two weeks, Sept. 25, 1843. 3. Mary Anna, b. Aug. 30, 1846, d. Aug. 19, 1856, in her 10th year. 4. Caroline A., b. July 21, 1851, d. Ang. 19, 1852, ac. 1-1. 5. John Edward, b. April 13, 1860.
204. OBADIAH HALL, 3 6. March 17, 1523. The latter d. Aug 17, 1824, ac. 1-5. 205. MARY HALL,
O. HI. weut to Washington, D. C., about the year 1835; first employed in his uncle William's bookstore; afterward- entered the tirin, W II. & O. II. Mor- risou, which has become one of the largest law publishing houses in the con- try. He was in. to Emmma Clark, iu Newton, Md., by Rev. Me Stewart, June 6, 1853. She was b. Aug. 2, 1832, iu Vausville. Md. He d. Dec. 24, 1875, ae. 52-9. Children : - 1. Alice Holmead, b. June 13, 1854; m. Marens 'T. C. Jor- dan, Nov. 17, 1874. Child : - I. Eunna (Jordau), b. Sept. 10, 1875. 2. Rob- ert Marcellus, b. Nov. 15, 1836. 3. Emma Marsolena, b. Feb. 7, 1859. 4. Anna Rosalie, b. May 13, 1801. 5. Harry Obadiah. b. March 24. d. July 30, 1863, ac. 4 mos. 6. Engenia Adele, b. Aug. 8, 1807. 7-9. Eva Lee, b. July 10, d. July 17, 1870, ac. 7 days. Williamu Heury, b. July 10, d. July 24. 1870, ae. 14 days. Edward, b. July 10, d. as the last. 10. Edith Evelyn, b. Jau. 5, 1873.
206. LIBA CONANT, b. May 13, 1828; was m. to Mary Chase Will, by Rev. C. Curtice, May 1, 1859, who was b. July 8, 1835, in Northfield. He is an euterprising farmer iu N. No children.
207. EBENEZER, b. May 6, 1832; was m. to Zephyrine A. Elkins, dan. of Curtis W. (sre p. 264 [17, 2]), in East Sanbornton, by Rev. Alvin Sargent, Sept. 20, 1857; first went to Washington, D. C., in the fall of 1866, and opened a paper warehouse, 804 D Street, where still continuing. Children : - 1. Ella Juplicena, b. May 23, 1801. 2. Howard Linville, b. Ang. 23, 1866. 3. Martha Henrietta, b. July 18, 1868, d. Jan. 21, 1870, ac. 1-6. 4. Ralph E .. b. Nov. 26, 1878, d. July C, 1879, ac. 7. mos., 10 days.
20S. JACOB L.3 [69] (John', Ebenezer3, etc. ), m. Christiana Hall Wright, March 20, 1833. She was b. March 7, 1802; the youngest dau, of Philemon Wright, first settler of Ill. opposite Ottawa, C. E., and the first white child there born. Hle had located at O. with his father-in-law ; was a cabinet-maker, and d. Jan. 1, 1844, ac. 47-6, at Brockton. She d. Dec. 7, 1871, ae. 69-9, in Ottawa. Children :
209. ABIGAIL LITRY, b. April 2, 1823, d in her 2d year
210. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Feb. 22, 18:7 ; a farmer in Hull ; d., umin., Aug. 6, 1859, ac. 32 -5.
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211. PHILEMON WRIGHT, b. Jau., 1829, d. April 25, 1831, ac. 2-3.
212. ALICIA CATHARINE ABIGAIL, b. April 4, 1831; m. Christopher C. Brighium, of llull, farmer and hmmuber merchant, Aug. 28, 1872. lle was b., 1822, in HIull, being the sou of Thomas and Abigall Wyman (Wright) Brig- Imamn.
213. CINCISTIANA, b. Feb. 7, 1833.
214. WILLIAM M.5 [71] (John4, Ebenezer3, etc.), left his birth- place early in life. and went to Alexandria, Va., where he became a teacher, and m. Louisa Stephens Berry, Oct. 31, 1826, who was b. June 15, 1803. He afterwards started in the book business, and kept the leading bookstore in Alexandria for several years, publishing the principal text-books used in the Theological Seminary of Virginia. Rem. to Washington about 1837, for the same business, and in 1857 took into partnership his son [217] and nephew [204], under the firm name of " W. M. Morrison & Co." In 1861 he withdrew from the business, and was shortly afterwards stricken with paralysis, from which he d., Jan. 9, 1863, in his 62d year, leaving quite a large estate. Never being a politician, he held no public offices, but was a consistent member of the Episcopal Church, and vestryman and warden in the same. " Ile was true to his birthright when the Rebellion came. Thirty years in the atmosphere of Washington had not abated one jot of his love for New England. When the 1st N. II. Regiment marched up the avenue past his store, in the spring of 1861, he rushed out, grasped hands with them, threw his money to feast them, and wept." Children :
215. BARTLETT WOODBURY, b. Sept. 13, 1827; studied medicine, and received his diploma on his death-bed. He d., umin., April 3, 1852, ae. 24-7.
216. LAURA VIRGINIA, b. July, 1828, d same month.
217. WILLIAM HENRY, b. April 11, 1831. His main business, since his father's death, under style as above [204], has been the publishing of law books. Their business establishment, 475 Pennsylvania Avenue, is one of the finest in the national capital, an iron-front three-story building, 157 by 23 feet, and wholly occupied by them. He [217] has also been for several years direc- tor in a national bank; m. Eugenia Adele Rixey, of Culpepper, Va., 1857. Children : - 1. William Milton, b. April 1, d. April 2, 1858. 2. Charles Wil- liam, b. Nov. 5, 1839, d. Nov. 15, 1862, ac. 3. 3. Andrew Bartlett, b. April . 11, 1863. 4. Walter Clarke, b. Aug. 11, 1866. 5. Henry Herbert, b. Aug. 30, 1870. C. Wallace Rixey, b. July 9, 1875, d. Feb. 18, 1877, ac. 1-7.
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