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(3) David B., b. W., Dec. 9, 1828 ; m. Caroline E., dau. of Allen Towne of W., Oct. 25, 1855 ; she d. Apr. 24, 1857, and he again m. Nancy J., dau. of Hiram Grimes of Hillsborough, in 1858 ; he res. in Hillsborough. Child- ren :-
(1st wife)
I Herbert L., b. Apr. 24, 1857 ; m. Flora B. Worth- ley of Antrim, May 12, 1883; res. in Houghton, Mich., and have one child, Leland W., b. Mar. 6, 1885.
(2nd wife)
2 Clara E., b. Mar. 22, 1859.
3 Mary B., b. Oct. 2, 1867.
4 Harry B., b. May 20, 1869.
VI.
Hannah, b. W., May 29, 1790; d. in Jacksonville, Ill., Dec. 11, 1846.
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VII.
Ruth, b. W., Oct. 23, 1792 ; d. Sept. 16, 1823. VIII.
Abel A., b. W., Mar. 4, 1794 ; d. in Portsmouth, Nov. 7, 1814.
Ebenezer Burbank, son of Samuel Burbank, and brother of Jacob Burbank, was born in Nottingham West (Hud- son), Sept. 20, 1769. He removed to Washington be- tween the years 1801 and 1806, and operated a saw and grist mill on Water street, at the center of the town. He was married to Betsey Farmer of Pelham, N. H., Dec. 27, 1795. Before coming to Washington they resided in Dra- cut and Tyngsborough, Mass., and in Pelham, N. H. He left Washington and settled in Underhill, Vt., about the year 1830; he d. in 1840. Children :-
I.
Sarah H., b. Dracut, Mass., Dec. 17, 1796; m. Nathan Bicknell in 1839 ; d. Dec. 6, 1875.
II.
Hannah B., b. Pelham, N. H., Aug. 9, 1799; m. Geo. J. Emerson, Nov. 29, 1827; d. Dec. 14, 1868.
III.
Benjamin M., b. Tyngsborough, Mass., Oct. 2, 1801 ; m. Polly Howe of Hopkinton, N. H., Dec. 17, 1822. He re- sided a short time in W., and then settled in Underhill, Vt .; he d. Sept. 23, 1862. Children :-
(1) Aurora E., b. W., Nov. 19, 1825.
(2) Joseph H., b. Underhill, Vt., Sept. 24, 1827 ; m. Hannah M. Field of Cornwall, Vt .; res. Galesburg, Ill., and North Brookfield, Mass. Their only child was Frank O., b. Nov. 29, 1859; d. Apr. 9, 1861.
(3) Jotham H., b. Underhill, Vt., Mar. 3, 1830; res. North Brookfield, Mass.
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(4) Lovina J., b. Underhill, Vt., Nov. 14, 1840; res. North Brookfield, Mass.
IV.
Bill, b. Washington, N. H., Nov. 24, 1806; d. Sept. 8, ISIO.
BUTTERFIELD.
John L. Butterfield is the son of John and Phebe But- terfield. He was born in Francestown, Nov. 1, 1831. He came to Washington in 1854, where he has since resided. He married Mrs. Maria D. (Collins) Fifield of Menasha, Wis., Sept. 18, 1867. Since coming to Washington he has been engaged in farming and the manufacture of lum- ber. Children :-
I. Lizzie D., b. W., Nov. 6, 1869. II. John C., b. W., Apr. 14, 1871.
CAREY.
The Carey family originally came from Windham and settled in Lempster early in the history of that town. Olivet S. Carey, son of Olivet Carey, was born in Lemp- ster, Nov. 6, 1810. He married Mehitabel W. Keyes of Acworth, Dec. 27, 1837. They resided in Lempster un- til 1867, when they removed to Washington, where they still reside. Children :-
I.
Chester E., b. Lempster, Mar. 11, 1839; m. Julia A. Macdonald of Boston, Apr. 7, 1884. He is a printer and was formerly editor and proprictor of the White Mountain Republic, published at Littleton. He now resides at Han- over. Child :---
(1) Ethel, b. Hillsborough, Jan. 10, 1885.
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II.
Georgiana, b. Lempster, Nov. 20, 1841; m. Dr. Silas M. Dinsmoor, Sept. 11, 1862 ; res. in Keene.
III.
Frank P., b. Lempster, Oct. 21, 1848; m. Nettie Ha- zen, dau. of Edgar Hazen of Hillsborough, Mar. 18, 1872. He is a dentist and now resides in West Newton, Mass. Children :-
(1) Helen G., b. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 1, 1875.
(2) Howard H., b. Hillsborough, N. H., Jan. 30, 1877.
(3) Ralph, b. Meredith, Aug. 7, 1880.
CARLEY.
Charles Carley, son of William Carley of Peterborough, was born in that town, Sept. 2, 1839. He married Mrs. Sophia Manley of Washington, Nov. 6, 1880. Previous to the war of the Rebellion he was engaged in the whale fishery, and on the breaking out of the war he enlisted in the United States navy and served twenty-six months, and afterward served twenty months in the 6th Vermont regi- ment. He came to W. in 1881, where he still resides.
CARR.
The name has been spelled Ker, Kar, Karr, and Carr, the last being the almost universal way of spelling the name at the present time. Thomas Carr, who was born Aug. 5, 1725, is first known to us as a resident of Litch- field, N. H., where he resided in 1757. He married Hannah -, and was the father of eleven children.
Robert Carr, son of Thomas and Hannah Carr, was born in Litchfield, Apr. 28, 1757, and removed with his parents to Goffstown when about one year of age. About the
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year 1782 he removed to Hillsborough, and was the origi- nal settler on the farm where his grandson, Robert G. Carr, now resides. His twin brother, Thomas, settled on the farm just south, where Eliab Kellom afterward resided. Thomas Carr, Senior, also came up to Hillsborough, where he died.
Robert Carr married Abigail W. Jones of Hillsborough in Nov., 1789, who died Mar. 2, 1798. He was again mar- ried to Caty Edes of Peterbrough, Oct. 19, 1804, who died Jan. 1, 1819. His third wife was Mrs. Mary Edes of Peter- borough, who died Aug. 27, 1841. Robert Carr had, by his first wife, six children, and by his second wife, one.
Caleb Carr, son of Robert and Abigial W. Carr, was born in Hillsborough, Mar. 19, 1792. In 1818 he pur- chased of the Penhallow family of Portsmouth, a tract of land, little of which had been cleared, and which was wholly without buildings, situated on the high land in Washington, two miles north-west of East Washington village, where Alvah Davis now resides. He married Mary, dau. of Jonathan Brockway, Jr., of Washington, Dec. 8, 1818, and in the spring of 1819, they removed to their new home, a house and barn having been erected the previous year. They remained there until 1830, when they removed to the village, where the remainder of their lives were spent. His wife died Sept. 6, 1872. His death occurred Feb. 19, 1886 at the great age of ninety-three years and eleven months. Children :--
I.
Mason H., b. W., Dec. 5, 1819; m. Mary, dau. of Rich- ard Gage of Wilton, Apr. 18, 1843. The year he was married he purchased the mill property at East Wash- ington which he now owns, and which has been in his pos- session continuously forty-three years. He has been an .active business man, and has always been ready to aid all worthy enterprises for the development of the town. Child- ren :-
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(I) Mary Frances, b. W., Aug. 15, 1844; m. Frank L. Morrill in 1860. He was a soldier in the third New Hampshire regiment during the Rebellion, and d. at Fortress Monroe, Va., July 13, 1864, from a wound re- ceived at Petersburg. She was again married to Joseph C. Jones in 1866; res. in Claremont.
(2) Lawrence M., b. W., Sept. 8, 1847; m. Hattie A. White in 1870. He is a wholesale dealer in confectionery, and res. in Somerville, Mass.
(3) Dwight E., b. W., May 21, 1850; m. Anna L. Case in 1872. He was again married to Louise M. Deb- bins of Medford, Mass., in 1885 ; res. in Somerville, Mass., and is a wholesale dealer in confectionery. Child :---
I Ada E., b. Lincoln, Neb., June 16, 1874.
(4) Bettie M., b. W., June 8, 1853; d. Sept. 1, 1856.
(5) Ada L., b. W., Apr. 11, 1858; d. Aug. 31, 1864.
(6) Helen A., b. W., Dec. 18, 1861 ; d. Aug. 17, 1863.
II.
Mansil B., b. W., May 15, 1823; d. Feb. 15, 1832. III.
George W., b. W., Oct. 8, 1826; m. Charlotte M., dau. of Wm. L. and Adaline Woods, Aug. 19, 1851. He was a member of the 16th New Hampshire regiment in the Rebellion ; has served the town several years as select- man ; represented the town in the legislature in 1875, and was a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1876. He has spent the most of his life in W., and at present owns and occupies the farm at East Washington where his grandfather, Jona. Brockway, Jr., settled in 1789. Child- ren :-
(1) Jennie M., b. W., July 2, 1853; res. in W.
(2) George Willie, b. W., Aug. 7, 1857 ; res. in W. IV.
Mary B., b. W., Feb. 18, 1830; m. Samuel Huntley and res. in Millis, Mass.
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V.
Mansel W., b. W., Dec. 12, 1832 ; d. May 18, 1833.
VI.
Clark C., b. W., July 14, 1835; m. Isabell R. Dustin of Marlow, Oct 27, 1858; res. in Claremont. Children :-
(1) Walter C., b. Sutton, July 28, 1862; m.
(2) Nettie B., b. Sutton, July 21, 1864; m. Henry L. Blake, Mar. 31, 1885 ; res. in Bellows Falls, Vt.
(3) Fred L., b. Keene, May 23, 1871.
VII.
Julia A., b. W., Sept. 3, 1837 ; res. at Millis, Mass.
CHAMBERLAIN.
Simon Chamberlain came from Newton, Mass., to Washington, and was a resident here as early as 1775. He lived on the summit of Faxon Hill, near the center of the town, and opposite the residence of Alden Rounsevel. A small cellar still remains to mark the spot where he lived. Children :-
I.
Susanna, b. - ; m. Josiah Proctor, Jr., March 22, 1785.
II.
Catharine, b. about the year 1771 ; m. James Faxon of WV., Jan. 24, 1793 ; res. in W., where she d. Nov. 4, 1816, aged 45 years.
III.
Rebecca, b. - ; m. John Rounsevel of W., Dec. 18, 1794; d. in Richford, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1838.
IV.
Lydia, b. W., Aug. 15, 1775 ; m. Ebenezer Hills, June 8, 1796; res. Marlborough and Swanzey, and in 1825, rem. to Holland Purchase, N. Y .; d. in June, 1840.
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CHAPIN.
William H. Chapin, son of Henry Chapin, was born in Westminster, Vt., Feb. 25, 1842. He married Mary J. Huntley, Jan. 28, 1864. They came to Washington to res. in 1882. Child :-
I.
Ida M., b, Parishville, N. Y., Aug. 25, 187I.
CHAPMAN.
Jeremiah Chapman was the son of Mark Chapman, and was born in Rumney, N. H., May 1, 1817. He married Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Newman, Jr., of Washington, Sept. 11, 1842. They resided some years at Sanbornton Bridge (now Tilton) where all of their children were born. They removed from Sanbornton to Washington in 1850. He was in the employ of Ebenezer Laws in his mill on Water street, and while assisting in setting in motion a huge, ice-bound, overshot waterwheel, Feb. I, 1854, he was crushed and killed. His widow still res. in Washing- ton. Children :-
I.
Henry N., b. Sanbornton, June 30, 1843; m. Laura Goodwin of Henniker; res. in Wolfborough.
II
Caroline B., b. Sanbornton, Apr. 27, 1845 ; d. Aug. 22. 1850.
III.
Sarah G., b. Sanbornton, Apr. 22, 1847 ; m. Joseph F. Eaton, Jan. 15, 1868 ; res. in W.
IV.
Daniel, b. Sanbornton, Oct. 5, 1849; res. in W.
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CHASE.
Aquila Chase came from England, and was a resident in Newburyport, Mass., in 1629. Moses Chase, son of Aquila, is said to have been one of the original settlers of Washington. He settled in the west district, on the farm where Stephen M. Farnsworth now resides. After his death his widow married Thomas Barney, the ancestor of the Barney family in Washington, and still later, after the death of Mr. Barney, she married Dakin, residing all these years on the farm where she first settled. The children of Moses Chase were :-
I.
Joseph,
II.
Benjamin,
III.
Moses, Jr.,
IV.
Elizabeth, -; m. Levi Barney; res. in W., and afterward in Marlow and Lempster.
V. Susan, --; m. Joseph Seavey; res. in Pelham, Mass.
VI.
Lydia, -; m. Abisha Gee; res. in Lempster. VII. Sarah, b. W., May 1, 1778; m. Thomas Metcalf, Jan. 19, 1796; d. in Lempster, Dec. 25, 1842.
Jonathan Chase was born in Concord, N. H., about the year 1730. He was a descendant of Aquila Chase, who, as before mentioned, appeared in Newburyport, Mass., in 1629. Jonathan Chase married Sarah Stickney of Con- cord, and after a time removed to Hopkinton, where he died in 1815, at the age of eighty-five years. He was a lieutenant in the French and Indian war, and during the Revolution he held the commission of captain.
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J. Stickney Chase, son of Jonathan and Sarah Chase, was born in Hopkinton, N. H., May 27, 1768, and was married to Esther Martin of Concord, Aug. 26, 1792. They settled in Unity, where he resided until 1853, when he removed to Goshen, where he died Sept. 30, 1858 ; his wife died in Unity, Nov. 13, 1845.
Martin Chase, son of J. Stickney and Esther Chase, was born in Unity, July 11, 1806, and was married to Betsey, dau. of Dr. Nathan Wright of Washington, June 19, 1832. He removed to Washington two years before his mar- riage, where he was engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. He continued in that business many years. During his residence in Washington he held many offices of trust. He was town clerk fourteen years ; served as selectman, collector and treasurer ; and three times was elected to represent the town in the legislature. He served two years as treasurer of Sullivan county, and was also road commissioner two years for the same county. In 1853, he was appointed judge of the court of common pleas in Sullivan county, and held the office until the court was abolished. During his residence in Washing- ton he established a reputation for strict integrity of pur- pose and for superior business talent. In 1869, he re- moved to Marlborough, N. H., where he now resides. Children :-
I.
Helen, b. W., July 22, 1835 ; res. in Marlborough. II.
Caroline, b. W., Oct. 27, 1840 ; m. George L. Fairbanks, Nov. 24, 1863 ; res. in Marlborough.
Amos Chase of Washington married Patty Sampson, dau. of Abner Sampson of Washington, Sept. 3, 1798. They resided for a time in Cornish. Child :-
I.
Amos, Jr., b. Cornish, Oct. 22, 1801.
Martin Clases
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Horace F. Chase, son of Samuel W. Chase, was born in Weare, June 5, 1852. He removed to Hillsborough with his parents at the age of about ten years. He mar- ried Martha J., dau. of Lemuel A. Cooledge of Boston, Oct. 13, 1870, and resided for a time in Hillsborough. They afterward resided in Newton, Mass., and in 1876, removed to Washington, which has since been their home. Children :-
I.
John F., b. Hillsborough, Jan. 22, 1872; d. in Wash- ington, June 15, 1876.
II.
Wm. Cooledge, b. Newton, Mass., Mar. 23, 1875. III.
Mary A., b. Newton, Mass., Mar. 23, 1875.
Moses H. Chase settled at the east part of Washington in 1837. He was the son of Moses Chase of Deering, where he was born Nov. 9, 1813. He married Phidelia, dau. of Rufus Severance, Jr., of Washington, in 1837. His second marriage was to Maria P., sister of his first wife, whom he married Feb. 17, 1850. He now res. in Hills- borough. Children :-
(1st wife) I.
Susan C., b. W., Apr. 9, 1838; m. Oliver Clough of Deering.
II.
Maria P., b. W., Mar. 19, 1843 ; m. Emory Grandy.
(2nd wife) III.
Bartlett M., b. W., Feb. 23, 1856; m. Lillie J. Harri- man of Hillsborough, Dec. 19, 1878.
CHENEY.
Isaac Cheney was born in Dunstable, Mass., Sept. 23, 1780. When the second New Hampshire turnpike was
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projected he came to Washington to aid in its construc- tion. He came in 1803 or 1804, and Dec. 31, 1805, was married to Sally Farwell, dau. of Ephraim Farwell of Washington. He built a house on the Goshen turnpike, not far from the center of the town, which he had not finished when his wife died, Dec. 11, 1811. He afterward married Swallow of Dunstable, Mass., and after some years removed to Dunstable, his native town, and died there March 26, 1866. Children :-
(1st wife) I.
Thomas F., b. W., Feb. 12, 1807; m. Matilda Leonard of Boston, Dec. 8, 1832 ; he res. in Dunstable, Mass .; he has been married three times ; his present wife was Mrs. Caroline Sargent of Manchester, N. H.
II.
Isaac, Jr., b. W., Apr. 11, 1809; was three times mar- ried ; d. in Portsmouth, Dec. 22, 1880; his widow res. in that city.
III.
John B., b. W., Nov. 22, 1811; m. Cynthia, dau. of Si- las Fisher of W., Oct. 11, 1837; res. in W. until 1840; present res. Groton, Mass. Child :-
(1) Harriet E., b. W., July 8, 1838.
(2nd wife) IV.
Sarah F., b. W., -- , 1817; m. Edmund P. Day of Boston, June 6, 1855.
V.
Asa S., b. Dunstable, Mass., Aug. 26, 1818; res. Ox- ford, Wis.
VI.
Wm. F., b. Dunstable, Mass., Jan. 12, 1821; res. in Dunstable, Mass.
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VII.
Edmund W., b. Dunstable, Mass., Apr. 11, 1823 ; res. in Somerville, Mass.
VIII.
Susan, b. Dunstable, Mass., Apr. 22, 1825 ; m. Lane ; res. in Lanesville, Mass.
IX.
Julia A., b. Dunstable, Mass., Dec. 28, 1827 ; d. Nov. 27, 1839.
X.
Charles A., b. Dunstable, Mass., Apr. 2, 1830; res. in Chelsea, Mass.
XI.
Harriet M., b. Dunstable, Mass., Sept. 2, 1832; res. in Boston.
XII.
Phebe G., b. Dunstable, Mass., July 20, 1834; m. - Barnes; res. in Malden, Mass.
Samuel Cheney was a native of Rowley, Mass., and was married to Judith Dole, who was also a resident of Row- ley. She was a sister of David Dole, who settled in Washington early in the present century. There is rea- son to believe that they resided a short time in Rowley, after their marriage, and then settled in Henniker, N. H. After residing a few years in Henniker, they removed, about the year 1805, to Washington, and settled at the east part of the town, near the foot of Lovewell's mountain, where Joel Severance, 2d, afterward resided many years. The mountain road to Washington center at that time ran some distance south of his house, and it was largely through his influence that the road leading past his house was built. He died Oct. 5, 1841, aged 63 yrs. His wife died June 17, 1844, aged 70 yrs. Children :-
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I.
Maria, b. Rowley, Mass., (?) June 14, 1798; came to W. with her parents in childhood ; m. John Severance of W., Oct. 4, 1818; res. many years in Bradford and W .; d. in Tilton, Aug. 3, 1883.
II.
George W., b. Henniker, Aug. 21, 1800; came from Henniker to Washington with his parents at the age of five years ; m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph Bailey, and always resided in Washington, where he was a thrifty and pros- perous farmer. Their home was noted for its hospitality, and the whole family had the respect and good will of all their neighbors. He d. Nov. 17, 1868; his wife d. Dec. 30, 1873. Children :-
(I) Son, b. W., Apr. - , 1832; d. May 10, 1832.
(2) Ann Maria, b. W., Jan. 4, 1834; m. John Smith, Dec. 12, 1859; res. in Washington, where she d. Jan. 5, 1881.
Royal Cheney is the son of Moody and Alice Cheney, and was born in Derby, Vt., June 18, 1840. He married Electa J. Gardner of Bedford, N. H., in September, 1862. She died in Newton, Mass., Aug. 17, 1867, and he was again married to Kate S. Graves, dau. of Wm. and Mary E. Graves of Washington, Dec. 8, 1872. For some years he has been employed as engineer of steam shovels in the construction of railroads, etc., his last engagement being with the Canadian Pacific railway in British Columbia. They reside in Washington. Children :-
(1st wife) I.
Ernest W., b. Manchester, Apr. - , 1866; d. August, 1866.
II.
Bertha J., b. Newton, Mass., June, 1867.
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(2nd wife) III.
Loria A., b. Somerville, Mass., Apr. 21, 1875. IV. Ernest G., b. Deerfield, Mass., Sept. 17, 1877. V. Katie G., b. Naugatuck, Conn., Apr. 14, 1879. VI. Adah G., b. Somerville, Mass., Aug. 19, 1880.
CLARK.
Jonathan Clark is supposed to have come up to Lempster from Braintree, Mass., at an early date. In his old age he removed to Washington with his son, Jonathan, Jr., where he died, Jan. 5, 1846, aged 90 yrs. Betsey, his wife, died May 12, 1831. Children :-
I.
Jonathan, Jr., b. Braintree, Mass. (?), Nov. 18, 1777 ; m. Betsey Davidson, and res. some years after his marriage in Lempster, N. H., where both of his children were born. About the year 1810 they removed to Washington and resided on the Goshen turnpike, at the north part of the town, where Lewis Vickery, senior, afterwards resided. He was prominent in the Church, and held the office of deacon, as his father also is supposed to have done. He was a mason and worked at that trade a portion of the time. He d. in W., Feb. 27, 1843. His wife d. Jan. 29, 1853. Children :---
(I) Cyrus, b. Lempster, Sept. 28, 1803; settled in the West.
(2) Eliza, b. Lempster, Mar. 6, 1809; m. - Melvin. After his death she married Rev. Nathan R. Wright, Jan. 16, 1835. She d. in Woburn, Mass., May 2, 1881.
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II.
Polly, b .-; m. Stillman Jones of W., March 29, 1801 ; res. in W., and afterward rem. to Irasburg, Vt.
III.
Susanna, b. -; m. Jesse Crane of W., Nov. 15, 1807 ; res. in W. principally, where she d. Oct. 6, 1834.
IV.
Benjamin, b .-; m. Lucy Farwell, dau. of Ephraim Farwell, of W., Mar. 29, 1812.
George H. Clarke (see Smith) was born in Milford, July 20, 1830. He married Sarah A. Manahan, Oct. 16, 1853, who d. Mar. 3, 1854. His second wife was Mary A. Cool- edge of Hillsborough, whom he married May 28, 1854. They resided in Hillsborough and Washington. He d. in Washington, Mar. 23, 1873. His widow res. in Cambridge, Mass. He was a man of inventive genius, and was the inventor and patentee of a superior bee hive, which has been extensively used by bee keepers. Few people have made themselves better acquainted with the habits of bees than he. Children :-
I.
Charles H., b. W., July 22, 1857; res. in Cambridge, Mass., and is engaged in the sale of milk.
II.
Edward F., b. -- , Dec. 17, 1858 ; m. Elmer Leavitt of Boston, Dec. 25, 1884; res. Cambridge, Mass., and is engaged in the sale of milk.
CLOGSTON.
Samuel A. Clogston was the son of William and Su- san (Annice) Clogston, and was born in Goffstown, N. H., about the year 1796 or 1797. His father was also a na- tive of Goffstown, and was born Dec. 12, 1771. Samuel
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A. Clogston married Jane Frazier, and they were the parents of six children. They came to Washington to re- side late in life, having lived many years in Vermont. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was about fourteen . months in the service of his country. He died in Wash- ington, in May, 1876.
Sylvanus Clogston, son of Samuel A. and Jane Clogs- ton, was born in Vermont, Oct. 27, 1818. He married Mrs. Abby Brockway, widow of John O. Brockway, June 17, 1846. They resided many years in Washington. Children :-
I.
Freeman J., b. W., Feb. 25, 1847 ; m. Jennie Messer of Dixon, Ill., May 8, 1873; she d. in Chicago, Mar. 18, 1880. His second wife is Nettie J. Coffin, of Concord, N. H., whom he married Apr. 22, 1882; res. in Manches- ter. Children :-
(1) Frank, b. Oct. 24, 1883.
(2) Daughter, b. Feb. - , 1886.
II.
Walter S., b. W., Dec. 15, 1854; (see Woodward).
CLYDE.
Horace W. Clyde was born in Gilsum, July 31, 1828. He is the son of William and Susan (Whittimore) Clyde, the former being a native of Windham, and a descendant of Daniel Clyde, a native of Scotland, who emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland, to Windham, N. H., (then Lon- donderry), about the year 1732.
Horace W. Clyde married Sarah Bagley of Bradford, and since 1855, has been a resident of Washington. Before coming to Washington he resided in Dublin. No child- ren.
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CODMAN.
Gardner Codman, son of Peter Codman, was born in Hillsborough, June 13, 1812. He married Irene Buntin of Deering, Mar. 19, 1835. After residing in Hillsborough many years, he removed to Washington, exchanging farms with Lewis Vickery. He is still a respected citi- zen of the town. Children :-
I.
Mary M., b. Hillsborough, Nov. 20, 1835 ; m. Darius Y. Barnes ; res. W.
II.
Albert O., b. Hillsborough, Sept. 12, 1842 ; m. Maria J., dau. of Greeley Putney of W., Oct. 6, 1863, who d. Feb. 10, 1872 ; he res. in W. Children :-
(1) George A., b. W., May 16, 1865.
(2) Forrest E., b. W., Oct. 12, 1866.
(3) Merton G., b. W., Apr. 24, 1868. III.
Sarah J., b. Hillsborough, Jan. 23, 1845 ; m. John C. Millen of W., June 6, 1860; res. in W.
IV.
Lizzie L., b. Hillsborough, May 29, 1855 ; m. Oscar D. Hartwell of Nashua, Sept. 16, 1876.
COLLINS.
Tristram Collins was one of the early settlers of Weare, having removed from Bow to that town as early as 1777.
Henry Collins, son of Tristram and Rachel Collins, was born in Weare, N. H., July 24, 1777. He married Sarah Kelley of Deering, and lived for a time in Weare and Deering. In 1811, they removed to Stoddard, and in the spring of 1830, removed from that town to Washington, which was afterward his home. They settled in the New Boston district, on a farm which was previously owned by
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. John Davis. The hill on the summit of which his house stood, has since been known as "Collins hill." He was a carpenter and farmer, devoting the most of his time to the former occupation. He died in W., Sept. 15, 1846. His wife died in Hillsborough, Aug. 21, 1848, aged 71. Children :-
I.
Moses, b. Weare, Aug. 25, 1802 ; m. Electa Temple in 1826, who d. in Windsor. His second wife was Adaline, dau. of Jesse Crane of W., whom he m. May 8, 1837 ; she d. in W., Feb. 19, 1869. Moses Collins d. Jan. 9, 1881. Children :-
(I) Mary T., b. Stoddard, Dec. 25, 1826; m. Nurse, and afterward, - Bliss.
(2) Rachel, b. Windsor in 1828; d. in infancy.
(3) Sarah, b. Washington, Oct. 20, 1829 ; m. Franklin R. Smith, about the year 1844; d. in Acworth, June 27, 1 867.
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Rachel, b. Weare, Dec. 7, 1804; m. Hartwell Crane, Apr. 25, 1836; d. in Wilmot in 1840.
III.
Tristram, b. Deering, Jan. 12, 1807; m. Emilla, dau. of Rufus Severance, Sen., of W., May 29, 1831. After mar- riage he resided principally in W., until 1854, when he rem. to Wisconsin, where he still resides, his present place of residence being Wautoma. His wife d. in Men- asha, Wis., Sept. 5, 1855, and he was again married to Clarinda C. Coon, Aug. 19, 1856. After the death of his second wife he married Betsey Johnson, Dec. 22, 1873. Children :-
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