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After laboring in Sutton six or seven years, and a short time in the service of the New Hampshire Home Mis- sionary Society, he removed to East Washington in 1827, and became pastor of the Baptist church. He was the first settled pastor the church ever had, and he continued to labor as pastor until about 1834. He was succeeded in 1835 by Rev. David Gage. He removed to Jamaica, Vermont, in 1835, and became pastor of the Baptist church in that place. After about six years of service, ill health compelled him to give up the pastoral care of the church. He purchased a small farm in Jamaica, where he spent the remainder of his life, occasionally supplying the pulpits of churches in various places. He represented Jamaica two years in the state legislature. He died in Jamaica, March 29, 1848. His wife died Aug. 31, 1853. Their children were :- I.
Margarett, b. May 27, 1806; m., first, Gideon Brimhall, Dec. 3, 1840; she m., secondly, Isaiah Howard of Jamai- ca, Vt., Jan. 3, 1854; d. in Jamaica, May 8, 1866.
II.
Nathan Jr., b. Nov. 25, 1808; studied medicine, and, while a student, died May 27, 1832.
III.
Elvira, b. July 24, 1809 ; m. IV.
Morrow of Boston.
Rebecca, b. Newburyport, Mass., Aug. 15, 1812; m. Samuel Fletcher of W., Apr. 30, 1835 ; d. in W., Apr. 25, 1852.
V.
Susan, b. Nov. 10, 1814; d. Dec. 17, 1836. VI.
Celina, b. Sutton, N. H., Apr. 24, 1819 ; d. Oct. 2, 1836. VII.
Almedia C., b. Sutton, May 13, 1822; m. Isaiah How- ard of Jamaica, Vt., Sept. 6, 1840; d. Nov. 11, 1853.
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ATWOOD.
Joshua Atwood is supposed to have been a native of Sandwich. He resided many years in Antrim, but re- moved to Washington in 1830, and settled on a farm which he purchased of the heirs of Andrew Jones, and which is now owned by Galen Blanchard. He died in 1837; his wife died in 1834. They were the parents of seven child- ren.
Stephen Wells Atwood, son of Joshua Atwood, was born in Lempster (?), June 15, 1788. He married Betsey Dresser in 1811, and settled in Windsor. He removed to Washington, in 1834, and resided where his father first settled. His wife died in Windsor, Apr. 20, 1834; he died in Washington, March 25, 1838. I. Their children were :-
Freeman, b. Windsor, Apr. 15, 1812; d. Apr. 30, 1812. II.
Horace, b. Windsor, July 16, 1814 ; m. Mary McAdams, Nov. 24, 1840; she d. Sept. 24, 1853 ; he again married Abigail Lewis, Apr. 28, 1857, who d. in W., Apr. 18, 1871. He resided in Washington principally from 1836 until 1872, when he removed to Windsor where he now resides. III.
Jesse, b. Windsor, Aug. 3, 1816; m. Catharine Brad- ford, Aug. 3, 1840 ; she d. in 1841, and he m. Mary A. Clark in 1843. . He resided for a time in Massachusetts, afterward in Windsor and Washington. He was for a time in the United States service during the Rebellion. He died in Washington in 1885. Child :-
(1) Clara E., b. -; m. Mason H. Dole of W., Aug. 16, 1866; they reside in W.
IV.
Mary, b. Windsor, Mar. 23, 1818; m. William Brown in 1834; d. 1860.
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V.
William, b. Windsor, Feb. 2, 1820 ; m. Pamelia Rich- ardson ; res. for a time in Acworth.
VI.
Gardner, b. Windsor, Feb. 1I, 1822 ; m. Roxanna Lewis, adopted dau. of Dea. John Lewis of W., May 13, 1847 ; res. in W., where he is a good citizen and thrifty farmer. No children.
VII.
Harrison, b. Windsor, May 17, 1825 ; m. Mary A. Ea- ton of Lempster, Mar. 29, 1853. He has res. in W. and Lempster, and is at present a resident of Hillsborough. Children :-
(1) Walter, b. W., Dec., 1853 ; res. Antrim.
(2) Elizabeth, b. Lempster, Mar. - , 1859; res. Wind- sor.
AYER.
William Ayer was born in Haverhill, Mass., in Octo- ber, 1753. He married Mary Runnels at Hollis, N. H., June 9, 1778. He was a farmer and resided in Bow, Con- cord, Hillsborough and Newbury. He was a soldier in the Revolution. He died in Newbury, N. H., June 6, 1827. His wife d. Apr. 22, 1842. They had eleven children, the fifth being James, who was born in Concord, N. H., May 12, 1788. He married Lucy, dau. of Jonathan Brockway, Jr., of Washington, Feb. 19, 1811, and settled in Fishersfield (Newbury). In 1814, they removed to Washington, and settled two and a half miles north-west of East Washington, on a farm which they purchased of Ephraim Severance. His wife died Jan. 19, 1833, and he married Mary, widow of Maj. Moses Harriman of W., June 5, 1833. He died in W., Mar. 29, 1863. His wife d. Sept. 18, 1869. The children of James Ayer, all by his first wife, are :-
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I.
Leonard, b. Newbury (then Fishersfield), Oct. 13, 1811; m. Martha M. Blood, a native of Westford, Mass., Oct. 10, 1832. He was a stone mason, and, after marriage, resided in West Cambridge, Mass., until about 1857, when he settled in Weathersfield, Ill., where his wife died, Sept. I, 1857. He died in Deloit, Iowa, Dec. 26, 1877. Child- ren :-
(1) Leonard B., b. West Cambridge, Mass., March 30, 1835 ; m. Lizzie Read, Nov. 14, 1866. His second mar- riage was to Delia E. Bingham, dau. of Andrew R. Bing- ham of Norwich, Conn. He held the position of Register of the United States Land Office at Marysville, Cal., from 1865 until 1875. His present residence is at Maxwell, Colusa County, Cal. Children, all by first wife :-
I Genevieve, b. Marysville, Cal., Aug. 31, 1867.
2 Lizzie M., b. Sept. 17, 1869; d. Oct. 24, 1877.
3 Lucy D., b. Marysville, Cal., Aug. 19, 1871 ; d. Oct. 16, 1877.
4 Eletta R., b. Marysville, Cal., May 15, 1873 ; d. May 20, 1875.
(2) Julian M., b. West Cambridge, Mass., June 19, 1837 ; d. Apr. 10, 1838.
(3) Charles A., b. West Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 14, 1839 ; m. Mary Norton, Mar. 19, 1863 ; was for a time en- gaged in farming ; afterward was in the employ of the Central Pacific railroad. He d. in Colusa County, Cal., Oct. 13, 1885. Children :-
I Charles F., b. Marysville, Cal., Dec. 11, 1863.
2 Irena G., b. Weathersfield, Ill., Feb. 11, 1865.
(4) Harriet M., b. West Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 27, 1843; m. James E. Boorman, Sept. 29, 1868; res. in Marysville, Cal. Two children.
(5) Lucy M., b. West Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 1I,
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1846; m. John S. Hutchins, Sept. 25, 1873 ; res. at Cen- tral House, Butte County, Cal.
(6) Juliann L., b. West Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 21, 1849; m. Allen R. Palmer, Nov. 26, 1868; res. at Lower Lake, Cal. Three children.
II.
Hazen, b. Fishersfield (Newbury), June 5, 1813 ; m. Eliza A., dau. of Isaac Proctor of W., Jan. 10, 1838. He is a successful farmer and a liberal and public spirited cit- izen. He has resided in Washington, Unity, Bradford, Weathersfield, Vt., and Putney, Vt., the last named town being his present place of residence. Children :-
(1) Lucy A., b. W., Jan. 26, 1839; m. Moses C. In- galls of Bradford, Jan. 28, 1857; res. in Putney, Vt.
(2) Eldora G., b. W., July 1, 1850; d. in Putney, Vt., Apr. 10, 1867.
III.
Lucy, b. W., June 22, 1815 ; d. in Manchester, in May, 1882.
IV.
Matilda, b. W., July 13, 1817 ; d. in Boston, March 19, I868.
V.
Simon, b. W., May 4, 1819; m. in Boston to Hannah Gilman of Gilmanton, N. H., Nov. 13, 1845. They resid- ed in W., where he was a thrifty and prosperous farmer. He was a member of the board of selectmen of W. five years. His wife died May 13, 1872, and he again married Josephine M., dau. of Rev. Levi M. Powers of W., June 3, 1873. They removed the same year to Amherst, where they still reside.
VI.
Mary B., b. W., Apr. 7, 1821 ; m. Dana Glidden of Mer- . edith ; res. in Manchester.
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VII.
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Roxanna P., b. W., Aug. 8, 1823 ; m. Caleb Gilman, and 2d, - Roberts ; res. in Boston.
VIII.
Harriet, b. W., June 18, 1825 ; d. in West Newton, Mass., Oct 20, 1866.
IX.
Jonathan B., b. W., Sept. 23, 1827 ; d. June 19, 1863. X.
Cyrus, b. W., Dec. 20, 1829; m. Almira Haruden, Oct. 13, 1853. She died Feb. 13, 1865, in Weathersfield, Vt., and he m., 2nd, Martha M. Patterson, Mar. 18, 1866. He is a farmer and cabinet maker, and at present resides in North Reading, Mass. Children :-
(1st wife)
(I) Albert H., b. Reading, Mass., Nov. 5, 1855.
(2) John A., b. Bradford, N. H., May 25, 1861.
(2nd wife)
(3) Cora B., b. Putney, Vt., Nov. 12, 1870.
(4) Alfred S., b. Hartland, Vt., May 17, 1877. XI.
John A., b. W., Aug. 1, 1832 ; d. in W., Oct. 5, 1837.
BACHELDER.
Orrin W. Bachelder was born in Meredith, Jan. 22, 1829. He married Nancy C. Swett, Nov. 10, 1858. He resided for a time in Manchester, and came to Washington to reside in 1879. His wife died in 1885, and the same year he removed from town. Children :-
I.
Willard P., b. Saco, Me., Aug. 13, 1861.
II.
Herbert S., b. Manchester, Sept. 29, 1864.
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BACON.
By the records of Washington it appears that Moses Bacon held office in 1783, but nothing further is known of him.
Jeremiah Bacon was a resident of Washington as early as 1785, in which year he held the office of highway sur- veyor. Where he resided before his settlement in W. is not known, but there is a strong probability that he came from the vicinity of Harvard, Mass. He lived two and a half miles north-west of East Washington, on the farm now known as the "Dole place." He sold his farm to David Dole and removed to Hancock near the commence- ment of the present century. Jeremiah Bacon married for his first wife, Betsey Davis, dau. of Josiah Davis and sister of Ebenezer and Timothy Davis, who settled near him on the west. His wife died Aug. 12, 1799, and he was again married to Eunice Davis of Hancock, Dec. II, 1800. Soon after his second marriage he removed to Hancock, where he died May 2, 1816, aged 62. His wife died March 13, 1840. During his residence in Washing- ton he appears to have been a prominent citizen and fre- quently held office. Children :-
(1st wife.) I.
Jeremiah, Jr., b. W., May 2, 1786; m. Betsey, dau. of James Davis of Hancock, Apr. 26, 1804 ; d. in Unadilla, .N. Y.
II. Thomas, b. W., Dec. 10, 1787.
III.
Willard, b. W., Aug. 14, 1789; m. Sibyl Gates ; d. in W., Sept. 29, 1818 ; his widow d. in Hancock, May 21, 1822.
IV.
Whiting, b. W., May 27, 1791 ; m. Lydia Davis, Sept. 19, 1815 ; she d. in Unadilla, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1830; he
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m., 2nd, Sally Cogwin, Jan. 2, 1832, who d. in Waukegan, Ill., June 10, 1855. Whiting Bacon enlisted during the war of 1812, but was never called into active service. He resided in Unadilla, N. Y., Waukegan, Ill., and in Wiscon- sin. He d. in Unadilla, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1877. Children :-
(1st wife) '
(1) J. Whiting, b. Unadilla, N. Y., Nov. 27, 1816.
(2) Samuel D., b. Unadilla, N. Y., June 1, 1818; m. Sophia A. Van Dyke, Sept. 23, 1856; tanner and farmer, and res. in Unadilla, N. Y.
(3) Dennis, b. Unadilla, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1820.
(4) Franklin, b. May 13, 1822.
(5) Lydia A., b. July 17, 1824.
(6) Eliza R., b. July 3, 1826.
(7) Delia M., b. Sept. 5, 1830.
(2nd wife)
(8) Nancy, b. Unadilla, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1833.
(9) Persis, b. Dec. 9, 1834.
(10) Willard, b. Mar. 23, 1837.
(II) John G., b Waukegan, Ill., Feb. 12, 1840.
V.
Samuel, b. W., Apr. 25, 1793; m. Nancy Fairbanks, June 3, 1818, who d. June 25, 1824 ; he m., 2nd, Mrs. Al- mer E. Tyler, who d. Aug. 15, 1879. His married life was spent in Harvard, Mass., where he died. Children :-
(1st wife)
(1) N. Maria, b. Harvard, Mass., July 3, 1819; d. Jan. 3, 1884.
(2) Sophia A., b. Harvard, Mass., Dec. 30, 1820; d. Oct. 28, 1880.
(3) Sarah F., b. Harvard, Mass., July 16, 1822; res. state of New York.
(2nd wife)
(4) Lucia H., b. Harvard, Mass., Jan. 31, 1827; d. March 1I, 1857.
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(5) Samuel N., b. Harvard, Mass., Jan. 25, 1829; m. Sarah E. Harlow of Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 13, 1855 ; he resides in Londonville, N. Y., and is engaged in the man- ufacture of coffee and spices, and in the wholesale grocery trade in Albany, N. Y.
(6) Joseph A., b. Harvard, Mass., Nov. 4, 1835 ; m. Cornelia B. Chase, Jan. 25, 1870; he d. Feb. 20, 1875.
VI.
Hezekiah, b. W., July 2, 1797; m. Mary George, Oct. 17, 1820 ; during his childhood he lived in the home of Capt. Moses Dinsmore of W., and after his marriage he resided many years in W., in the Mountain district, where Moses D. Proctor afterward resided. He afterward re- moved to Massachusetts and resided in Harvard and New- ton. His death, which was caused by a fall from a load of hay, occurred in Harvard, Mass., Mar. 9, 1864; his wife d. Oct. 10, 1836. Children :-
(1) Mary A. G., b. W., June 27, 1822 ; m. Newell Woodward, 1842, and res. in Newton Highlands, Mass.
(2) Lydia L., b. W., Oct. 1, 1823.
(3) Jeremiah W., b. W., Apr. 7, 1826 ; m. Caroline E. Mitchell, Nov. 26, 1857 ; manufacturer of glue and res. in Harvard, Mass.
(4) Elizabeth D., b. W., Nov. 26, 1831.
(2nd wife) VII.
Anna E., b. Hancock, --; m. Gilman Ames ; lived and d. in New Ipswich.
VIII.
Newton, b. Hancock, -; m. -, and went to Boston, where he lived many years ; afterward re- moved to Weston, Mass, where he died.
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BAILEY.
Richard Bailey came from Yorkshire, England, to America between the years 1630 and 1640, and located in Rowley, Mass. He was a member of the company who built the first mill for the manufacture of cloth in Amer- ica. He is said to have been a person of piety, and though but a boy when he came to this country, his com- panions on shipboard would call upon him to offer up prayers for their safety in the midst of storms. He died between the years 1647 and 1650. He married Ednah Holstead (?), who was the mother of one son.
Joseph Bailey, son of Richard and Ednah Bailey, was born in Rowley, Mass., (now Groveland), between the years 1635 and 1640. He married Abigail and re- sided in Rowley, where he was held in high esteem by his townsmen. He held the office of selectman twenty-three years. He died Oct. 11, 1712. His wife died Nov. 17, I735. They were the parents of eight children.
Elder R., second child of Joseph and Abigail Bailey, was born in Bradford, Mass., Sept. 30, 1675. He married Joanna Webster, Feb. 21, 1706. He was an active busi- ness man, and held town office twenty-five years. He was an active church member, and held the office of deacon. He died in Bradford, Mass., Nov. 19, 1748. They had nine children. Ebenezer, seventh child of Elder R. and Joanna Bailey, was born in Bradford, Mass., in 1719. But little is known of his family record save that he had a son.
Jesse Bailey, born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1752. He was married about the year 1776 to Sarah Philbrick, and resided at South Weare, N. H., where he was engaged in farming. He died in South Weare, Jan. 10, 1836. His wife died Dec. 17, 1845. They were the parents of eleven or twelve children, all born in South Weare.
Samuel Philbrick Bailey, second child of Jesse and Sarah Bailey, was born in South Weare, Feb. 27, 1780.
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He married for his first wife, Betsey Balch, in 1802, by whom he had five children. She died Nov. 10, 1813, and he was again married to Betsey Harriman, in 1816, by whom he had five children. She died July 30, 1867. In ISO1, the year before his first marriage, he removed to Washington, and built the first house and cleared the land on the farm where he ever afterward resided, and which is now the home of his son, Jesse F. Bailey.
He was a man of superior intelligence, and was well ed- ucated for the times in which he lived. He served the town several years as selectman, and was a deacon in the Christian church at the west part of the town. In 1818, he became a member of Mount Vernon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, which was then located in Washington, and was for many years its secretary. When advancing years compelled him to give up active labor he spent much time in literary work. He wrote many acrostics, which he furnished to his friends in all parts of the country. He continued to use his pen until he celebrated his one hundredth birthday, and his penmanship to the close of his life would have been creditable to a man of middle life. As the time drew near when he would attain his one hundredth birthday, the lodge of Masons, which had re- moved to Newport, and of which he had been so long an honored member, decided that the day ought not to pass without an appropriate celebration. Accordingly, prepara- tions were at once begun. The Masonic fraternity in the surrounding towns united with Mount Vernon Lodge to. make the occasion one of the most noteworthy celebra- tions that had ever occurred in Washington.
Early in the day a lodge was instituted in the town hall, in which the venerable member took a part. The doors were then thrown open to the public, and the hall was soon filled with the friends and neighbors of the centena- rian. Frank A. Rawson, master of Mount Vernon Lodge, presided. The exercises consisted of an address by Rev.
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Henry Powers of Manchester, and congratulatory speeches by Hon. Mason W. Tappan of Bradford, Hon. Levi W. Barton, Shepard L. Bowers, Esq., and Albert S. Wait, Esq., of Newport, and Col. Frank H. Pierce of Hillsborough. A communication was read by the Masonic lodge of Athol, Mass., by Ira Bailey, a son of Mr. Bailey, and an original poem by Jesse F. Bailey, another son. An elegant easy chair, and an autograph album containing the names of all the Masons present, and who represented twenty lodges, were presented to the guest by his Masonic brethren. Mr. Bailey occupied a seat on the platform, surrounded by Capt. Charles French, one of his neighbors, aged ninety- five, and other aged persons.
The health of Deacon Bailey continued very good until the following July, when he was attacked with dysentery, which caused his death, July 12, 1880. Children :-
(1st wife) I.
Clarissa, b. New Boston, Nov. 27, 1802 ; m. Elder James Hudson of Gilsum ; d. Oct 6, 1829.
II.
Gilman, b. WV., Oct. 16, 1804; m. Sarah Edes of Hills- borough, Dec. 28, 1826 ; she d. July 18, 1847, and he was again married to Lucy Barnes, dau. of Eber Barnes of Hillsborough, Jan. 20, 1848 ; she d. in Hillsborough, Aug. 30, 1881. Gilman Bailey resided many years in W., and was an industrious and successful farmer ; he now resides with his son in Kansas City, Mo. Children :-
(1st wife)
(I) Samuel E., b. W., Jan. 21, 1828 ; m. Bettie E. Car- penter, Nov. 11, 1852 ; has res. many years in Redwood Falls, Minn., where he is engaged in the hotel and livery business. Children :-
I Clara J., b. Washington, May 1I, 1854.
2 Jessie F., b. Feb. 23, 1856.
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3 Nellie E., b. Washington, Dec. 11, 1859.
4 Harry H., b. Redwood Falls, Minn., Dec. 13, 1874.
(2) Gilman, b. Dalton, N. H., Aug. 5, 1830 ; d. March 23, 1835.
(3) Catherine E., b. Dalton, N. H., Aug. 9, 1842 ; m. Leonard J. Russell, Apr. 19, 1855 ; res. Westfield, Mass.
(4) Gilman P., b. Feb. 24, 1835 ; m. Clara G. Smith, July 9, 1859 ; d. in Prescott, Wis., May 13, 1869. He had two sons.
(5) Mary J., b. Feb. 4, 1837 ; m. Dexter B. Bailey, July 4, 1855 ; d. in Prescott, Wis., Sept. 29, 1860.
(6) Hiram J., b. W., July 12, 1839; m. Samantha A. Wheeler of Lyndeborough, Aug. 10, 1860 ; he is a con- tractor and builder and resides in Burlington, Vt. Children :
I Elmer B., b. Lake City, Minn., Sept. 22, 1862.
2 Florence M., b. Burlington, Vt., July 3, 1864.
3 Willie A., b. July 24, 1879; d. Sept. 7, 1882.
(7) David H., b. W., Feb. 7, 1847; m. Alice E. Mc- Cafferty of Columbus, Wis., Aug. 5, 1874 ; he res. in Kan- sas City, Mo.
(2nd wife)
(8) Sarah M., b. W., May 21, 1849.
(9) Lawrence B., b. W., Aug. 6, 1851 ; m. Lucelia, dau. of Israel and Mary B. Proctor of W., Feb, 22, 1877 ; for a time he was engaged in trade in Hillsborough ; he now resides in Kansas City, Mo., where he is manager of the western department of the publishing house of D. Appleton & Co., of New York City, for the sale of the American Cyclopedia. Children :-
I Fred L., b. Hillsborough, July 29, 1878.
2 Mary L., b. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 3, 1886.
(10) Elon G., b. W., Aug. 27, 1853 ; carpenter, and re- sides in Redwood Falls, Minn.
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III.
David D., b. W., July 31, 1807 ; m. Phebe M. Ward, Nov. 27, 1834 ; has res. in W., but is now a resident of Hillsborough. Children :---
(1) Sidney, b. W., July 29, 1835.
(2) Josephine H., b. W., Jan. 6, 1837 ; m. Albert H. Griffin, Jan. 24, 1860; res. Hillsborough.
(3) Cynthia B., b. W., Nov. 3, 1838; m. Nathan H. Mann of Hillsborough, Sept. 30, 1862.
(4) Arvin, b. W., June 14, 1841.
(5) Sarahette, b. W., Jan. 8, 1844; m, Truman M. Straw of Concord, Sept. 22, 1866.
IV.
Cynthia, b. W., Apr. 5, 1809 ; m. Cyrus L. Barnes of Hillsborough, Aug. 18, 1831 ; d. Oct. 26, 1884.
V.
Betsey, b. W., Oct. 30, 1813 ; d. May 1, 1833.
(2nd wife) VI.
David H. b. W., June, 17, 1817 ; res. Vineland, N. J.
VII.
Alpha, b. W., Dec. 20, 1818; m. Hannah W. Jacobs, June, 1849; res. in New Boston. Children :--
(1) Emma F., b. New Boston, May 22, 1850; m. Ira M. Buxton ; d. Feb. 5, 1880.
(2) Philestes P., b. New Boston, Nov. 7, 1852 ; m. Lin- nie L. Tewksbury.
(3) Florence C., b. New Boston, Sept. 9, 1855 ; m. John B. Lull.
(4) Abbie A., b. New Boston, June 5, 1857 ; d. very young.
VIII.
Abigail, b. W., Aug. 31, 1820; m. George D. Winship, June 14, 1846 ; res. in Minn .; d. Feb. 7, 1880.
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IX.
Jesse F., b. W., Mar. 6, 1823 ; m. Sarah E. Peckham, June 25, 1851 ; he resides on the farm where he was born, and cared for his aged father the last years of his life ; he is a prominent citizen, well educated, and public spirited ; he has served as superintendent of schools at different times. Child :-
(1) Lena B., b. W., Mar. 28, 1877. X.
Ira, b. W., June 12, 1825 ; m. Sarah E. Houghton, May 4, 1852 ; res. in Athol, Mass., where he d. July 12, 1884. They never had children, save by adoption.
Joseph Bailey, who was undoubtedly a descendant of Richard Bailey, previously mentioned as an emigrant from England, was born in Rowley, Mass., Feb. 28, 1772. He came to Washington near the commencement of the pres- ent century and resided for a time at East Washington, in a house which stood in what is now Mason H. Carr's mill yard. He also lived on the border of Hillsborough, where Mrs. D. P. Jones now resides. The last years of his life were spent with his daughter, Mrs. George W. Cheney, of East Washington. His first wife was Rhoda Pearsons, whom he married Jan. 17, 1794. She died July 14, 1814, and he was again married to Mrs. Anna Rand, who d. in Hillsborough, Dec. 17, 1842. Joseph Bailey d. in W., Feb, 14, 1862. His children, most of whom settled in the West and South, were :-
(1st wife) I. Samuel G., b. Nov. 27, 1794. II.
Daniel M., b. Dec. 11, 1796. III. Nathaniel, b. March 31, 1799.
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James, b. Aug. 13, 1801. IV.
V.
David, b. June 10, 1803.
VI.
Hannah, b. W., July 5, 1805 ; m. Geo. W. Cheney of W., where they afterward resided ; she d. Dec. 30, 1873.
VII.
Betsey, b. Jan. 6, 1808 ; d. in Hillsborough.
VIII.
Mary, b. Feb. 18, 181I.
(2nd wife) IX.
Josiah G., b. June 18, 1815 ; m. Catharine Barnes of Hillsborough in 1838 ; res. in Hillsborough some years, but now res. in Delavan, Ill. Children :-
(1) Jerome B., b. Hillsborough, 1839.
(2) Henry A., b. 1842.
(3) Emma J., b. 1847.
(4) Jennie G., b. Atlanta, Ill., 1864.
X.
Ann R., b. May 11, 1817 ; m. - - Brown, and for her second husband, Lucius Case ; res. in Lincoln, Neb.
BALL.
The Ball family are descendants of John Ball, who was a resident of Concord, Mass., in 1640, having come from England that year. John Ball, the first of the name to settle in Washington, was the son of James, and grandson of Jeremiah Ball, and was born in Antrim, June 15, 1796. He married Rebecca Proctor, dau. of Joseph Proctor of Stoddard, Feb. 3, 1818, and settled in his native town. They removed from Antrim to Washington in 1835, and
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settled on the farm which was first occupied by David Danforth, and which is situated near the eastern shore of Millen Pond. He was an industrious and highly respected citizen. He d. June 21, 1879. His wife d. Jan. 17, 1877. Children :-
I.
Dexter, b. Antrim, Dec. 3, 1818; m. Mrs. Hannah (Jefts) Brockway, widow of Ira Brockway of W .; with the excep- tion of two years spent in Acworth, they have res. in W. Children :-
(1) Mirinda, b. W., Dec. 8, 1839; d. June 10, 1840.
(2) George D., b. W., May 31, 1841 ; m. Adaline, dau. of Nathan Cram, Feb. 8, 1860; d. in W. Mar. 9, 1867. Child :-
I Lizzie E., b. June 14, 1864.
(3) John M., b. W., Oct. 13, 1843 ; d, Mar. 28, 1857.
(4) Henry A., b. Acworth, Dec. 1, 1845 ; d. July 16, 1846.
(5) Orrin W., b. W., May 20, 1848; d. Jan. 23, 1865.
(6) Sumner N., b. W., June 3, 1854; m. Carrie B. Brooks, Nov. 26, 1884 ; res. Antrim, where he is editor and proprietor of the Antrim Reporter.
(7) Arlow J., b. W., Dec. 14, 1856 ; d. in W., Jan. 17, 1886.
II.
John, Jr., b. Antrim, Apr. 27, 1822 ; d. in childhood. III.
Nehemiah, b. Antrim, Feb. 1, 1823; m. Sylvia Perkins of W., Sept. 22, 1847 ; res. in W., where he d. Nov. 6, 1853. Child :- (1) Elmira J., - ®, -
IV.
Worcester H., b. Antrim, Oct. 30, 1825 ; m. Lydia A. Allen of Cabot, Vt., in 1848, who d. Mar. 13, 1885 ; he again m. Jane Drescher of Westerly, R. I., Nov. 5, 1885 ;
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