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Thomas, Jr.,3 second child of Thomas and Elizabeth French, was born Aug. 5, 1698. He had two wives. By his first wife, Rebecca, he had one son. His second wife
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was Mary Owen, whom he married Nov. 5, 1723, and by whom he had eleven children.
Elijah+, second child of Thomas, Jr., and Mary French, was born Nov. 23, 1726. He married Mary Clark, July 13, 1750, and prior to the year 1790, came to Washington, .. where he died, Jan. 15, 1800. His wife died Jan. 7, 1812. They had nine children, several of whom settled in Wash- ington, viz., Joseph, Abraham, Isaac, Betsey, and Seba.
Joseph French5, third child of Elijah and Mary French, was born in Braintree, Mass., Mar. 10, 1760. He came to Washington as early as 1784, and resided on the spot where Lester A. Ball now resides. He died May 2, 1788. His widow married Whiting, and resides in East Bridgewater, Mass. Children of Joseph and Nabby French :-
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Charles, b. W., Nov. 16, 1784. After the death of his father he resided with his uncle, Dea. David Farnsworth of Washington, who cared for him during his childhood and youth. He married Hannah Clark of Sharon, Vt., Nov. 27, 1806, and in 1808, he purchased the farm where his son, Charles A. French, now resides, which was after- ward his home. He was a man of character and highly esteemed. He was a captain in the state militia and in later times was generally spoken of as "Capt. French." He died Apr. 15, 1880, at the great age of ninety-five years. Two months before, he participated in the public celebra- tion of the one hundredth birthday of his neighbor, Dea. Samuel P. Bailey. His wife d. Feb. 22, 1873. Children :-
(1) Joseph, b. W., Sept. 25, 1807 ; d. Oct. 20, 1807.
(2) William B., b. W., Nov. 13, 1808 ; d. Sept. 18, 1810.
(3) Sabrina, b. W., June 25, 1810; has always res. in W.
(4) William B., b. W., May 20, 1812 ; m. Aura A. All- cock, Dec. 27, 1837. She died May 23, 1868, and he m. Jennie E. Forsaith, Sept. 23, 1869. He res. in his native
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town many years, where he was actively engaged in trade, on the spot where Benjamin F. Muzzey is now lo- cated. He finally removed to Boston, and later to Man- chester, N. H., where he died, Aug. 16, 1884. Child :-
Charles H., b. W., Sept. 1, 1840; m. Mary Helen, I dau. of Ezra P. Howard of W., Jan. 1, 1863. She died Aug. 30, 1869. He resides in Nashua, where he is ex- tensively engaged in the manufacture and sale of furni- ture. Child :-
Mary Helen, b. Manchester, June 20, 1869.
(5) Mary J., b. W., July 6, 1814; m. Oliver P. Green- leaf, Dec. 20, 1835 ; d. in Hillsborough, Jan. 22, 1883.
(6) Emily T., b. W., Feb. 14, 1816; m. Christopher Thompson, June 27, 1857 ; he d. Oct. 2, 1858, and she m. Eli Story, Apr. 22, 1873 ; res. in Enfield.
(7) Elizabeth F., b. W., Jan. 26, 1818 ; m. Perkins. Trow, Dec. 18, 1844; res. in Goshen.
(8) Catharine, b. W., Jan. 6, 1820; d. June 22, 1848.
(9) David F., b. W., Aug. 29, 1822 ; m. Martha A. Trow, Nov. 22, 1849 ; she d. July 28, 1851, and he m. Mary R. Jameson, Jan. 24, 1854, who d. Feb. 28, 1854 ; his third wife is Esther H. Story, whom he married Dec. 24, 1856 ; res. in Enfield.
(10) Sarah F., b. W., May 29, 1824; m. Edward D. Jumper, May 18, 1856; res. in Dexter, Me.
(11) Abigail W., b. W., Mar. 15, 1826; m. Robert A. Gowler, Aug. 7, 1855 ; res. in Columbus, Ohio.
(12) Charles A., b. W., May 9, 1828; m. Sarah M. Thompson, Mar. 6, 1858; res. in W., on the old home- stead.
(13) Clark, b. W., Oct. 4, 1830 ; d. Oct. 5, 1830. II.
Betsey, b. W., Nov. 30, 1786; m. Dr. Nathaniel Thayer of Braintree, Mass., in 1811. Her husband was a surgeon in the war of 1812, and died in Buffalo, N. Y.,
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Aug. 20, 1814. After her husband's death she resided principally in Washington until her death, which occurred Sept. 21, 1881. She lived a widow sixty-seven years.
Abraham French5, son of Elijah, and brother of Joseph, was born in Braintree, Mass., Aug. 12, 1763. He married Phebe Shute of Malden, Mass., and for a time res. in Boston, but in 1799 they came to Washington and set- tled on the highland, north-east of the present residence of Charles A. French. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in the army, Jan. 7, 1814. His widow af- terward married Col. Nathaniel Evans of Bradford, and died Feb. 14, 1843. Children :- I.
John, b. Boston, -; d. aged two years. II.
Eliza, b. Boston, Aug. 25, 1791; m. Peter Bruce and res. in Peterborough; d. May 6, 1874.
III.
Phebe S., b. Boston, Mar. 10, 1796; m. Wm. Mathews, and res. in New Ipswich ; d. Dec. 10, 1835.
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John, b. Washington, Feb. 1, 1800; d. in South Car- olina(?), May 26, 1827.
V.
Harriet A., b. W., Jan. 13, 1802 ; m. Lewis Robb, and res. in Hancock ; d. Jan. 7, 1839.
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Roena, b. W., Dec. 19, 1803 ; m. Dea. Ebenezer Smith, Nov. 2, 1824; res. in W., and Bradford; d. Sept. 3, 1881.
Isaac French5, son of Elijah, and brother of Joseph and Abraham French, was born in Braintree, Mass., Dec. 22, 1765. He came to Washington, and carried on the busi- ness of hatter. He married Hepzibah Leslie, dau. of Rev. George Leslie of W., and resided in a house which
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stood near the west end of Benjamin F. Muzzey's store, at the centre of the town. He died July 7, 1816. His . wife died Apr. 10, 1864, aged 94 years. Children :-
I.
Hepsy, b. W., Nov. 25, 1789 ; m. Luther Mellen of W., Feb. 15, 1814; res. in W., where she d. Sept. 6, 1821.
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Polly, b. W., Nov. 28, 1791 ; m. Giles Thompson of Bloomfield, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1815 ; d. at Lower Sandusky, Ohio, Sept., 1832.
III.
Lucinda, b. W., Jan. 17, 1794; res. in W., where she d., Dec. 9, 1876.
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Susan, b. W., Feb. 1, 1795 ; m. Alanda Wright, Sept. 28, 1821 ; d. in Proctorsville, Vt., Jan. 31, 1825.
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Abigail, b. W., Jan. 3, 1796; m. - Kimball ; m. 2ndly, - Reynolds, Sept. 10, 1820 ; d. at Sandusky, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1833.
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Gardner L., b. W., Feb. 21, 1800; d. April 26, 1822.
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Sally, b. W., Nov. 1, 1802 ; m. Samuel Dutton, Sept. 27, 1825 ; d. in Hillsborough, Dec. 9, 1834.
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Harvey A., b. W., Oct. 12, 1804 ; m. Elizabeth Melieo of N. Y. City ; was a soldier in the Mexican War, and d. at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
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Sylvia, b. W., May 3, 1807 ; m. Samuel Dutton, Feb. 16, 1836 ; res. in Brattleboro, Vt. X.
Luther M., b. W., Sept. 11, 1809 ; d. Dec. 26, 1833.
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Betsey French5, daughter of Elijah French, was born ยท in Braintree, Mass., about the year 1768 ; m. Dea. David Farnsworth of Washington, Nov. 29, 1787; res. in W., where she d. July 19, 1843, aged 75 years.
Seba French5, the youngest child of Elijah and Mary French, was born in Braintree, Mass., Nov. 13, 1773. He came to Washington when a young man, and married Susan Shepley in Feb., 1801. They settled in Dexter, Me., and had three children. He died May 18, 1842. His wife died Feb. 11, 1868.
John Q. A. French, son of Nathaniel French, was born at Salisbury, Feb. 5, 1828. He studied medicine, and settled in Washington, in the practice of his profession, in 1855. He married Cordelia J., dau. of Nathaniel G. Jones of Washington, Jan. 2, 1856. They resided. in W. until 1860, when he removed to Hillsborough, where he is still actively engaged in practice, retaining much prac- tice in Washington. Children :-
Fannie G., b. W., Oct. 2, 1856. I.
II.
Mabel, b. Hillsborough, June 24, 1861.
III.
Carrie, b. Hillsborough, June 27, 1865 ; d. May 5, 1867. IV. Eva M., b. Hillsborough, Nov. 6, 1867. V.
John, b. Hillsborough, Jan. 18, 1881.
FRIEND.
Nathaniel Friend, son of Maj. Nathaniel Friend, was born in Stoddard, in 1802. He married Sophia Dow of Stoddard and resided in that town until 1839, when he removed to Washington. After the death of his wife he
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married Sarah D., dau. of Joseph Severance of Washing- ton, and resided some years at East Washington, on a farm just west of the school house, where the Gordon family once resided. In 1854 he returned to Stoddard, where he died, in 1855. His children, all by his second wife, were : I.
George C., b. W., Apr. 4, 1842; m. 'Lucinda M. Jefts, in - 1864, who d. Aug. 14, 1870. His second wife is Ella M. Winch, whom he married Nov. 19, 1871 ; res. first in Stod- dard, afterwards in Washington, and is now a resident of Marlow. Children :-
(1st wife)
(1) Jennie B., b. Stoddard, Sept. 26, 1866.
(2nd wife)
(2) Blanche L., b. Marlow, July 20, 1885. II.
James K. P., b. W., Feb. 24, 1845 ; learned the machin- ist's trade, and worked some years in Paterson, N. J. Later he was engaged in trade at East Washington, and is now a resident of Fitchburg, Mass. He m. Nancy W. Wellman, dau. of Nelson Wellman, Apr. 23, 1867. Child- ren :-
(I) Flora J., b. Paterson, N. J., June 10, 1868.
(2) Charles N., b. Washington, May 31, 1878.
III.
Lucy, b. W., Feb. 24, 1845 ; m. - Stacy, in 1867; res. in Stoddard.
IV.
William D., b. W., Sept. 26, 1851 ; m. Emma Beard of Reading, Mass., Mar. 13, 1872; res. first in Reading, Mass., then in Stoddard, and is at present a res. of Wash- ington. Children :-
(I) Gertie M., b. Reading, Mass., Nov. 11, 1873.
(2) Grace M., b. Nov. 11, 1873.
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(3) Fred W., b. Stoddard, N. H., Sept. 18, 1875.
(4) Angie E., b. W., Mar. 23, 1880.
GAGE.
In the year 1066, de Gaga, de Gauga, or de Gage accom- panied William the Conqueror from Normandy into Eng- land, and after aiding in the Conquest, was rewarded with large grants of land in the forest of Dean, in the county of Gloucester, near which forest he resided. He erected a seat in Clerenwell or Clarewell, and built a large man- sion in Chichester. He died in Chichester, and was bur- ied in the abbey in that place. His descendants resided in that vicinity many generations.
In 1630 John Gage', of Stoneham, Suffolk Co., England, emigrated to America, landing at Salem, Mass., June 12, 1630. He seems to have first settled in Boston, where he was a member of the First Church, but in 1633 he became one of the first proprietors of Ipswich, Mass. He re- moved to Rowley, Mass., in 1664, where he died, in 1673. He had two wives, and according to one account, three. He had eight children, five of his sons being children of his first wife. (Anna)
Daniel2, second child of John and Anna Gage, married Sarah Kimball, May 3, 1675, and res. in Bradford, Mass.
Daniel3, oldest child of Daniel and Sarah (Kimball) Gage, was born Mar. 12, 1676. He married Martha Bur- bank, Mar. 9, 1698, and resided in Bradford, Mass.
Daniel+, son of Daniel and Martha (Burbank) Gage, was born Apr. 22, 1708, and in manhood settled in Pel- ham, N. H.
Pierce5, son of Daniel Gage4, began married life in Pel- ham, and after the death of his first wife, married Eunice Eaton, and continued to reside in Pelham until 1789, when he removed to Wilton, where he died, July 14, 1821, aged 80 years.
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Richard6, son of Pierce and Eunice (Eaton) Gage, was born in Pelham, June 25, 1784. He removed to Wilton with his parents, in 1789, and always resided in that town. He married Betsey Hutchinson of Wilton, Mar. 16, 1809, by whom he had nine children. He died July 16, 1854. His wife died April 29, 1863. Of their nine children, eight have at some period of life res. in Washington. Children :
I.
David, b. Wilton, Dec. 26, 1809; m. Sarah J. Russell, July 30, 1835 ; and in Sept. following was ordained as pas- tor of the Baptist church in East Washington, where he labored ten years. In 1845 he resigned his pastorate and removed to New Boston, where he preached about ten years. In 1855 he began his labors as State Missionary for the Baptist denomination, and preached in Marlow, Acworth, and Unity, residing in the meantime in Marlow and Acworth. In 1862, in addition to his missionary la- bor, he was appointed financial agent, and for many years traveled among the churches of the state, preaching and soliciting contributions for missionary work. Some years since, advancing age led to his resignation of his charge, and he has since supplied churches in Canaan, Jefferson, and Chester. He res. in Manchester, which has been his home for many years. Children :-
(1) Freeman D., b. W., June 28, 1836; m. Mary J. Watson of Boston, Apr. 7, 1861 ; res. in Nashua.
(2) Thaddeus G., b. W., Dec. 18, 1837; d. Feb. 14, 1838.
(3) Isaac N., b. W., Sept. 28, 1840; d. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 10, 1868.
(4) Sidney B., b. W., Jan. 1, 1843; m. Flora E. Thom- nus in 1877 ; res. in Manchester.
(5) Julian P., b. New Boston, Oct. 7, 1846; m. Alice A. Hill, June 20, 1876 ; res. in Manchester.
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(6) George E., b. New Boston, Dec. 9, 1849 ; m. Mar- tha A. Connor, Jan. 22, 1874; res. in Manchester.
(7) Loren S., b. New Boston, Oct. 7, 1851 ; d. Aug. 21, 1853. (8) Herbert E., b. , May 18, 1856 ; m. Alma J. Wescott in 1883. a
II.
Samuel, b. Wilton, Sept. 6, 1811 ; rem. to Washington in early life ; m. Eliza A., dau. of Moses Jones of W., in 1836; was engaged in shoemaking and in the manufacture of factory supplies. He died in Washington, Apr. 21, 1851. His wife died Dec. 25, 1869. Children :-
(1) Albert N., b. W., May 7, 1837 ; m. Elva Davis of Warner, in July, 1868 ; res. in Warner. Children :-
I Leon A., b. Washington, Oct. 20, 1869.
2 Benning A., b. Warner, July 16, 1872.
3 Jessie A., b. Aug. 19, 1877.
(2) Charles C., b. W., Feb. 16, 1839 ; was principally engaged in hotel business, and for several years prior to his death was the popular clerk of the Twin Mountain House, at the White Mountains. He was also at one time a clerk in the Surgeon General's office, at Washington, D. C. He died in Boston, Feb. 24, 1881.
(3) Hiram J., b. W., Aug. 30, 1844 ; m. Mina S. Kid- der, Jan. 1, 1867. The most of his life has been spent in Washington, which is his present place of residence. When a small boy he entered the store of his uncle, Sol- omon E. Jones, as a clerk, and has always been engaged in mercantile pursuits. He is a prominent citizen and has often served as selectman. In 1883 and 1884 he repre- sented the town in the legislature. Children :-
I Eugene C., b. Boston, June 13, 1871.
2 Minnie F., b. Washington, Sept. 27, 1873.
(4) Roger S., b. W., Feb. 19, 1851 ; m. Jennie A. Neas- kearn of Clayville, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1870 ; has been em-
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ployed on railroad work, and at one time was in the em- ploy of the Navy Department, at Washington, D. C. He now res. in Warner, N. H. Children :-
I Frank S., b. Norwich, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1871.
2 Frederick H., b. Clayville, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1873.
3 Dora A., b. Ilion, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1875.
4 Charles C., b. Clayville, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1878.
5 Ellen M. D., b. Warner, N. H., Apr. 29, 1881.
6 Roger W., b. Warner, N. H., July 26, 1883.
III.
Pierce, b. Wilton, Sept. 4, 1813 ; always res. in Wilton. IV.
Isaac N., b. Wilton, June 12, 1815 ; in 1836 he came to Washington, and was for a time, clerk in the store of Cooledge, Graves & Co., at East Washington. He mar- ried Lucy H., dau. of Dea. John Fisk, Dec. 26, 1837, and was afterward engaged in farming. He represented Washington in the legislature in 1864 and 1865. He died in Washington, May 1, 1885. His wife died Feb. 19, 1868. Children :-
(1) Elizabeth Francelia, b. W., Mar. 19, 1839; m. Brooks K. Webber of Antrim, Dec. 1, 1863 ; d. in Hills- borough, Nov. 18, 1870. Child :--
I Ned D. Webber, b. in W., Jan. 19, 1865.
(2) Lucy A., b. W., Feb. 14, 1844; m. Galen Allen, Apr. 20, 1867 ; res. in Red Wing, Minn.
(3) George N., b. W., Nov. 27, 1851 ; m. Ella F. Brock- way, dau. of George Brockway of Hillsborough, Nov. 29, 1883; res. in Washington. Child :-
I Charles F., b. W., Sept. 10, 1884. V.
Mary, b. Wilton, June 1, 1817; m. Mason H. Carr of Washington, Apr. 18, 1843; res. in W.
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VI.
Elvira, b. Wilton, July 1I, 1819; m. Nathaniel G. Jones of Washington, June 7, 1843 ; res. in W.
VII.
Charles, b. Wilton, July 16, 1821 ; m. Sarah A. Lynde of Melrose, Mass., Aug. 13, 1843; res. in Washington a short time, but the most of his life, after marriage, was spent in Melrose, Mass., where he d., June 24, 1856. His widow res. in Melrose. Children :-
(1) Charles E., b. Melrose, Mass., Oct. 26, 1844; res. in Melrose.
(2) Sarah F., b. Melrose, Mass., Oct. 23, 1850; m. Jabez S. Dyer, Jan. 5, 1875 ; res. in Melrose, Mass.
VIII.
George W., b. Wilton, Sept. 7, 1823 ; m. Nancy E., dau. of Dea. Joseph Crane of W., Sept. 16, 1845 ; res. several years in Wilton, and then rem. to Washington, where he res. many years, engaged in the manufacture of lumber ; rem. to Medford, Mass., in 1885, where he now resides. Children :-
(1) Josephine M., b. Wilton, Oct. 28, 1850; m. Charles E. Walker, Apr. 12, 1881 ; res. in Medford, Mass.
(2) Nellie J., b. Washington, June 30, 1859; m. Oscar H. Wiley, Apr. 12, 1831 ; res. in Washington.
IX.
Sidney R., b. Wilton, Oct. 14, 1826; m. Augusta Bixby of Lyndeborough, Nov. 28, 1850. In 1855 he removed from Wilton to Wisconsin, where he res. four years. In 1859 he removed from Wisconsin to Washington, N. H., where he res. until 1870. During his res. in W. he held the office of postmaster at East Washington, several years, and also served as selectman. In 1870 he settled in Nashua, where he still res. Children :-
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(1) Kitty A., b. Wilton, June 24, 1853 ; prepared for college at the high school at Nashua ; graduated at Boston University in 1878; has been successfully engaged in teaching, and during the past two years (1884-1886) has been engaged in post graduate study at Cornell Univer- sity, and Bryn Mawr, Pa.
(2) Annie B., b. Washington, July 21, 1861 ; d. Aug. 18, 1864.
GAY.
Abner Gay was a native of Dedham, Mass., and was born Sept. 7, 1773. He married Anna Warren of Wash- ington, and resided some years in Dedham. He removed to Washington prior to 1815, and lived at the south part of the town, also at the village at the center of the town. After residing in Washington many years he removed to Acworth, where he died, in 1858. His wife also died in Acworth at the age of about seventy-five years. Child- ren :-
I.
Warren, b. Dedham, Mass .; res. unknown.
II.
Persis, b. Dedham, Mass .; resided in Acworth, N. H., where she d. in 1884.
III.
Hannah, b. Dedham, Mass.
IV.
John, b. Dedham, Mass .; res. in Somerset, Mass. V. Elizabeth, b. Dedham, Mass .; d. in Acworth, N. H. VI.
Daniel, b. Dedham, Mass., in 1813; res. in Acworth, N. H., where he d. Dec. 9, 1884, aged 71 years.
VII.
Abner, b. Washington, N. H., Nov. 26, 1815 ; m. Susan
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A. Smith, June 17, 1839; res. in Providence, R. I., forty years ; present res., Sunderland, Mass. ; has been engaged in mercantile pursuits, and is now engaged in insurance business. Children :-
(1) Abner S., b. Providence, R. I., Apr. 17, 1840.
(2) Charles P., b. Oct. 3, 1841.
(3) Frederick A., b. Mar. 28, 1844.
(4) James B., b. Nov. 30, 1846.
(5) Emma F., b. Apr. 22, 1850.
(6) Wm. H., b. Aug. 14, 1852.
VIII.
Anna, b. W., -; res. in Boston. IX.
Nancy, b. W., - --; drowned in Ashuelot Pond when a small child.
X.
Julia, b. W., ; m. Clark ; res. in Wilton.
XI. Sarah, b. W., ; m. Davis ; res. in Muske- gan, Mich.
XII.
Martha J., b. W., -; m. Alling ; res. in Woodbridge, Conn.
GLEASON.
Jerry Gleason was born in Marlborough, Mass., June 3, 1796. Before coming to Washington, he resided in Ac- worth, and removed from that town to Washington in 1822. He married Ruth, widow of Jonathan Shedd, in Mar., 1822, and resided at the south part of the town, in the same neighborhood where he now resides. Children :- I.
Silas P., b. W., Nov., 1824; m. Julia A., dau. of Timo- thy Barney of W., Sept. 7, 1854. She died Nov. 6, 1856. He still res. in Washington. Child :-
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(1) Arthur, b. W., Aug. 5, 1855 ; resides in Manches- ter.
II.
Martha E., b. W., Feb. 18, 1828; m. Joshua Philbrick, Oct. 18, 1858.
GOODWIN.
Jasper T. Goodwin was born in Dartmouth, Mass., Apr. 22, 1849. His father, Rev. Joshua Goodwin, died when he was two years of age, and his mother, who was a dau. of Stephen Mead, Jr., removed to Washington to reside, soon after her husband's death.
He worked on a farm until the age of fifteen, when he entered the employ of Ezra P. Howard, in his card-board manufactory. He improved all opportunities to gather knowledge, and, at the age of twenty years, in the face of many obstacles, he resolved, if possible, to obtain a liberal education. He prepared for college, at Tilton, N. H., and in 1872 entered Columbia College, from which he gradu- ated in 1876, receiving the degree of A. B. Almost im- mediately after his graduation he was appointed assistant in mathematics in Columbia College, and was afterward appointed instructor. He began the study of law soon after his graduation, attending lectures in the school of law connected with Columbia College. He was admitted to the New York bar, as an attorney, in 1878, and in 1879 was admitted as a counsellor. . He is at present engaged in the practice of law, in New York City, and also retains the position of instructor in mathematics, in Columbia Col_ lege. He has paid much attention to athletic sports, and as an oarsman, has few if any equals in this country. He has won a more than national reputation, by his achieve- ments in connection with the Columbia College boat crew.
He went to England in 1878, as stroke and captain of the crew, and, in well contested races at Henley, with the
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best crews which Oxford and Cambridge could produce, won the only race which had ever been won by an Amer- ican crew on English waters.
He was married to Carrie L., dau. of James L. Green- leaf of Washington, Sept. 20, 1876. Child ;-
I.
Ethel L., b. Apr. 2, 1883.
Valentia H. Goodwin, son of Rev. Joshua Goodwin, was born in Plymouth, Mass., Oct. 19, 1845. He was a soldier three years, during the Rebellion. He married Flora Hoyt of Kittery Point, Me., and now resides in Gloucester, Mass.
Cynthia C. Goodwin, dau. of Rev. Joshua Goodwin, was born in Dartmouth, Mass., Oct. 21, 1847. She married Elbridge Bradford, Jr., of Washington, and resides in Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Emma L. Goodwin, youngest child of Rev. Joshua Good- win, was born in Mansfield, Mass., Mar. 9, 1851. She married Albert L. F. Ball of Washington. She now re- sides in South Lancaster, Mass.
GORDON.
The Gordon's are of Scotch descent. About the year 1745, John Gordon' came to America, being at that time about eighteen years of age. He married Mary Camp- bell, Oct. 28, 1762, according to the records of Shirley, Mass., where he resided. His son, Nathaniel2, born in Shirley, Mass., about the year 1767 or 1768, removed with his parents to Bedford, N. H., when a small child. He married Mille Rand in 1793, and in 1795 removed to the west part of Washington. After residing there about a year, he removed to East Washington and settled near the school house, on a farm which he purchased of Daniel Severance. He resided there the remainder of his life, and in 1825, the year before his death, he and his son,
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Alfred, erected the brick house, which was destroyed by fire a few years since. He died Jan. 24, 1826, aged 58 years. His wife died Dec. 9, 1833, aged 70 years. Capt. Gordon, as he was generally called, was a man respected by all who knew him. He was one of the original mem- bers of the Baptist church in East Washington. Child- ren :-
I.
Alfred, b. in Bedford, N. H., Nov. 4, 1794; came to W. with his parents, in infancy ; m. Mary D., dau. of Moses Jones, Mar. 24, 1824. They resided some years after marriage in W., where he was very prominent in town affairs, serving as representative in the legislature four years, and four years as a member of the board of select- men. For many years he was a very successful school master, ranking with the best. He was a man of decided character, and exerted a powerful influence for good. During the War of 1812, he was a short time in the U. S. service. He removed to Illinois in 1836, and died at Griggsville, in that state, Dec. 17, 1880. His wife died in Griggsville, Ill., Apr. 24, 1867. Children :-
(1) Alfred A., b. W., Dec. 20, 1824; d. Griggsville, Ill., Aug. 12, 1841.
(2) Nathaniel H., b. W., Sept., 1826; d. Griggsville, Ill., Feb. 21, 1874.
(3) Moses J., b. W., Jan., 1828; d. Washington, Mar. 4, 1830.
(4) Mary A., b. W., Nov. 14, 1829 ; d. Griggsville, Ill., Sept. 18, 1840.
(5) George W., b. W., -; m. Ellen Smith in 1857, and res. many years in Griggsville, Ill. He now re- sides near Los Angeles, Cal.
II.
Sarah, b. Washington, Dec. 26, 1796; m. Enos Reed of E. Cambridge, Mass .; d. May 5, 1881.
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III.
Nancy, b. W., Apr. 5, 1799 ; m. Robert Walker of Bed- ford, N. H., Feb. 8, 1826. He d. in 1839, and she was married to Roswell Grosvenor, Sept. 8, 1841. He died in 1865, and his widow at present resides at Urbana, Ill. IV.
Mary, b. W., Dec. 9, 1801 ; m. John Nichols of Clare- mont, N. H., Mar. 17, 1824. She d. Oct., 1875.
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Nathaniel, Jun., b. W., Apr. 13, 1804 ; d. Oct. 8, 1805. VI.
Emily, b. W., Sept. 5, 1806; m. - Prentiss of Bil- lerica, Mass., Apr. 16, 1829. She d. Jan., 1844.
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