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(1st wife) I.
George, Jr., b. Milford, July 20, 1830; (see Clarke). II.
Mary, b. Milford, July 16, 1832; m. John S. Smiley, Nov. 18, 1860; res. some years in Hopkinton; now re- side in Milford.
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III.
John, b. Washington, Mar. 10, 1834; m. Ann Maria Cheney, dau. of George W. Cheney of W., Dec. 12, 1859. They res. in W., and were highly esteemed for many ex- cellent qualities. His wife died Jan. 5, 1881, and he was married to Mrs. Lucy S. Colburn of W., Mar. 22, 1884 ; he d. in Claremont, Nov. 7, 1884. His only child was by his first wife :-
(1) Georgie A., b. W., Mar. 26, 1864 ; res. in Gardner, Mass.
(2nd wife) IV.
Charles F., b. W., Feb. 18, 1842; m. Sabren Curtice, Nov. 17, 1860; res. in Peterborough. Children :----
(1) Nancy A., b. Windsor, May 6, 1863.
(2) Willie H., b. Hillsborough, Mar. 7, 1867.
(3) Minnie M., b. Sept. 29, 1868.
V.
Henry C., b. Danbury, Mar. 6, 1848; m. Maria Salter, and is at present at the "Black Hills," Dak.
The following record of births of children of Jesse and Lucy Smith, is taken from the records of Washington. . Nothing further can be said of the family. Children :-
John, b. May 20, 1782.
Isaac, b. July 28, 1784.
Bilomy, b. Nov. 17, 1786.
Lucy, b. Sept. 4, 1789.
Polly, b. Aug. 25, 1791.
Randall, b. Oct. 2, 1793.
James, b. June 5, 1797.
Samuel, b. May II, 1799.
Betsey, b. May 1, 1802.
Children of Joseph and Esther Smith, whose births are recorded in Washington :-
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Sophia, b. Feb. 27, 1798.
Polly, b. May 29, 1800. George W., b. June 4, 1802.
Children of Ebenezer and Patty Smith, whose births are recorded in Washington :-
Lucy, b. Nov. 4, 1797. Lucinda, b. July 26, 1799.
SNOW.
Joseph Snow was born Oct. 30, 1765, but the place of his birth is not known. He married Lydia Ayer, and re- sided for a time in Leominster, Mass., and Jaffrey, N. H. He removed from Jaffrey to Washington in 1818, and set- tled on the Marlow road, two miles south-west of the center of the town, on a farm which he purchased of Na- thaniel Whiting. His wife died in March, 1824, and he was married to Mary, dau. of Samuel Hall of W., in Sept., 1824. He continued to reside in W., on the farm where he first settled, until his death, which occurred Jan. 6, 1859. His wife died Jan. 1, 1875. Children :-
I.
Sarah, b. Leominster, Mass., June 22, 1788 ; m. Zadoc Merriam of Goshen ; d. in 1874.
II.
Abby, b. Mar. 26, 1790 ; m. Eli Upton of Peterborough. III.
Lydia, b. Apr. 21, 1792 ; m. Thomas Upton of Peter- borough ; d. in Portland, Me., in 1872.
IV.
Joseph, Jr., b. July 21, 1794; was a teacher, and re- sided in Kentucky.
V.
Sylvia, b. Jan. 13, 1796; m. Chauncey Farnsworth, in 1821 ; res. in W., where she d., Aug. 29, 1831.
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VI.
Mahlon, b. Jan. 13, 1799; m. Knight, and after her death, he married her sister; d. in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 7, 1866.
VII.
Maria, b. July 25, 1804; m. John Howland of Wood- stock, Vt .; d. in 1876.
(2nd wife) VIII.
John A., b. Washington, Sept. 21, 1829; m. Betsey J. Curtice of W., Jan. 1, 1856. They res. in W., where he died, Dec. 8, 1870. His widow still res. in W.
Two other children of Joseph and Mary Snow died in infancy.
SPAULDING.
The Spauldings of Washington are descendants of Edward Spaulding', who came to this country in 1630- 1634 and settled in Braintree, Mass. His son, Edward Spaulding2, removed to Chelmsford, Mass., in 1654, where he died, in 1670.
Ebenezer3, son of Edward Spaulding2, removed to Not- tingham West, N. H., (Hudson), and his son, Stephen Spaulding4, also res. in that town.
Ebenezer Spaulding5, son of Stephen, was born in Not- tingham West, N. H., March 27, 1750. He removed to Lempster about the year 1772. That part of Lempster where he resided was at that time under the jurisdiction of Washington, being considered a part of the town. He often held office in Washington, and the births of his children are recorded among the records of Washington. The place where he lived is now embraced within the boundary lines of Lempster.
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Ebenezer Spaulding was a soldier in the Revolution, and was at the battles of Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga. He m. Amy Roundy of Lempster, Jan. 16, 1777, and af- ter res. in Lempster until 1807, removed to East Wash- ington, where he d., July 1, 1808.
Amy (Roundy) Spaulding, wife of Ebenezer Spaulding, was born in Windham, Conn., March 29, 1759. She was the daughter of Samuel Roundy, who removed to Lemp- ster, N. H., about the year 1771, when his daughter was twelve years of age. She accomplished the entire jour- ney on horseback, her sister, Edith, only three years of age, riding in front of her on the same horse, the balance of the load, consisting of a brass kettle and a bag filled with provisions. The other members of the family, together with their household effects, were trans- ported in an ox cart nearly all the way from Conn. to Lempster. They found no house in readiness for them on their arrival, but constructed one of logs, without floor, its roof of bark, and its fire place the side of a huge rock. They cleared their land of trees and sowed flax, from which they made much of .their own clothing. Their food consisted largely of bean porridge and other plain but wholesome food. Wild animals were numerous, including bears and wolves, and the sleep of the inmates of the rude cabin was often disturbed by the howling of the wolves as they prowled around the house in search of food. At the age of seventeen she was married to Eben- ezer Spaulding of Lempster, (then Washington), where they lived until all of their children, ten in number, were born. They removed to East Washington in 1807, where the remainder of her life was spent. She died June 8, 1859, at the age of one hundred years, two months and ten days. Her portrait, which is found in this book, was copied from a daguerreotype taken by Thomas N. Goodale of Hillsborough, the day after her one hundredth birth day.
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Her centennial birth day was publicly celebrated in the Baptist church at East Washington, where a large num- ber of her neighbors, relations and friends gathered to pay their tributes of respect and love. An eloquent ad- dress was delivered by her grandson, Rev. Willard Spaul- ding, and interesting remarks, abounding in reminiscences and amusing anecdotes, were made by Rev. Albert Heald and Rev. David Gage.
The children of Ebenezer and Amy Spaulding were :- I.
Naomi, b. Lempster, Nov. 4, 1777; m. Samuel Dan- forth, Jan. 26, 1809; res. in Hillsborough, where she d., May 18, 1858.
II.
Asa, b. Lempster, Dec. 1, 1779; m. Nancy, dau. of Caleb Woodward of W .; was a farmer and res. in Lemp- ster, where he d., Dec. 18, 1832. His wife d. July 30, 1830. Children :--
(1) Alpha, b. Lempster, Apr. 4, 1809; m. Betsey Moore, Apr. 1, 1833. She was born Apr. 29, 1813 ; res. in Lempster, W., and Hanover; d. in Hanover, in 1881. His wife d. in 1880. Children :-
I Lucien, b. W., July 27, 1835.
2 Lucius, P., b. W., July 26, 1837.
3 Alanson, b. Lempster, Apr. 17, 1839.
4 Gilman, b. June 27, 1841.
5 Jackson, b. Aug. 5, 1843.
6 Nancy, b. Hanover, July 11, 1850.
7 Asa, b. Nov. 9, 1853.
(2) Gilman, b. Lempster, Sept. 4, 1811 ; m. Catharine M., dau. of Moses Jones of W., Nov. 6, 1834 ; d. in Lemp- ster, Jan. 21, 1837. His widow afterward m. Stephen F. Farrar, and now res. in Washington. Children :-
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Cemantha, b. Lempster, Sept. 2, 1835 ; d. Feb. 19, 1 1851.
2 Gilman G., b. Lempster, June 17, 1836; m. Susan C., dau. of Wm. Harnden, Nov. 21, 1860; res. in W.
(3) William, b. Lempster, Apr. 4, 1813 ; m. Emma E. Miner of Lempster, May 27, 1838 ; d. in Acton, Mass., about the year 1874. Child :-
Wm. Waldemar, b. Lempster, is a successful teacher I in Haverhill, Mass.
(4) Alanson, b. Lempster, Aug. 4, 1815 ; d. Jan. 10, 1833.
(5) Asa, Jr., b. Lempster, Oct. 12, 1820; m. Mary A. Hodskins of Walpole; was a clergyman, and preached in Stoddard, and in Brewster and Milford, Mass. He d. in Walpole, Nov. 28, 1848. His wife d. in Walpole, in 1849. Child :-
I Mary A., b. Walpole, Apr. 14, 1848.
(6) Willard, b. Lempster, Jan. 26, 1823 ; m. Mary B. Howe of Methuen, Mass., Apr. 4, 1848 ; is a clergyman, and has been settled over parishes in Methuen, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem and West Cambridge, in Mass., and in Cincinnati, Ohio. His present place of residence is Peabody, Mass. Child :-
I Willard, Jr., b. Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 22, 1851. III.
Salome, b. Lempster, Jan. 10, 1782 ; m. Amasa Vickery of Lempster, in 1802. He d. Oct. 25, 1810, and she after- ward m. John Reed ; she d. in Hillsborough, Sept. 8, 1870.
IV.
Warren, b. Lempster, Jan. 1, 1785 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Dea. Wm. Graves of W., in 1811 ; was a farmer, and re- sided in Bradford, Newbury and Hillsborough. He died in Hillsborough, Jan. 24, 1860. His wife died in Hills- borough, Aug. 1I, 1876. Children :-
Gordon Spaulding, "1
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(1) Corodon, b. Washington, Jan. 1, 1812. His father being in moderate circumstances, he was obliged to earn a place for himself in the world, and at the age of eigh- teen we find him at work on the sea wall at Deer Island, in Boston Harbor. From Boston he went to Delaware, and was employed on the Newcastle and Frenchtown rail- road, and later on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which was only partially constructed at that time. In 1831 he was superintendent of a quarry, from which stone was taken for the track of the railroad, in Pratt St., Baltimore. Later he was employed on the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad (now Penn. Central), and in 1834 began work for the Boston and Providence railroad, where he remained nineteen years, most of the time occupying the position of road master. He is the inventor of a machine for curving and straightening railroad iron, and also is the in- ventor of a derrick, which is now extensively used. Dur- ing all those years of activity he was prudent and temper- ate in his habits. Fortune smiled on his endeavors, and an ample fortune was the result. For many years he has resided on his farm in Canton, Mass., enjoying in peace and plenty, a serene old age. He remembers with tender interest the home of his childhood, to which he has paid frequent visits. He married Abigail, dau. of Joseph Tol- man of Sharon, Mass., Apr. 20, 1836. Children :-
I Corodon, Jr., b. Sharon, Mass., Aug. 10, 1838 ; d. Nov. 30, 1841. 2 Sarah A., b. Canton, Mass., Aug. 2, 1844 ; d. Feb. 16, 1845.
3 Sarah A., b. Canton, Mass., June 16, 1846; m. Wil- liam K. Hawse, Jan. 1, 1871 ; res. in Canton, Mass.
(2) Erastus G., b. Newbury (then Fishersfield), June 13, 1814 ; m. Harriet Fisher of Warwick, R. I., Nov. II, 1839. She d. Nov. 8, 1860. His second wife was Frances M. Brickett of Concord, N. H. He d. in Boston, Jan. 3, 1867. Children :-
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I Henrietta, b. Warwick, R. I., Aug. 21, 1840; d. Oct. 17, 1862.
2 Erastus W., b. Canton, Mass., June 29, 1843 ; d. Oct. 30, 1846.
3 Harmon F., b. Warwick, R. I. Sept. 23, 1845 ; d. Nov. 24, 1850.
4 Harriet E., b. Warwick, R. I., Apr. 8, 1848 ; d. Apr. 18, 1849.
Hope A., b. Dedham, Mass., Jan. 4, 1854; d. June 5 21, 1860.
(2nd wife)
6 Francis G., b. Dedham, Mass., Apr. 7, 1865.
7 Alice M., b. Apr. 9, 1866.
(3) Cynthia C., b. Bradford, May 31, 1821 ; m. Shaw, and for her second husband, David P. Jones, Nov. I, 1851. She res. in Hillsborough.
(4) George W., b. Bradford, Aug. 20, 1825 ; m. Sarah J. Tolman, dau. of William Tolman of Sharon, Mass. She d. in Taunton, Mass., Oct. 22, 1879. He died in the same city, May 30, 1882. Children :-
I Georgianna, b. Sharon, Mass., Nov. 14, 1852; m. John E. Spencer, Dec. 14, 1870 ; d. Oct. 13, 1874.
2 Emma L., b. Dedham, Mass., Oct. 13, 1856; m. Arthur G. Francis, Oct. 19, 1873 ; res. in Taunton, Mass.
3 Etta M., b. Norton, Mass., July 10, 1858 ; d. Dec. 16, 1877.
V.
Ira, b. Lempster, Mar. 3, 1787 ; m. Ruth Taft, from Mass., and res. a short time after marriage in Crown Point, N. Y., and afterward in Lempster, N. H. About the year 1843, he removed to Maquoketa, Iowa, where he died, in 1855. His wife died the same year. Children :- (I) Susan, b. Crown Point, N. Y., 1810; resided in Maquoketa, Iowa.
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(2) Lorenzo, b. Lempster, N. H., 1812; res. in Salida, Colorado.
(3) Almira, b. Lempster, N. H., 1815 ; m. Trim- ble and lives in Crown Point, N. Y.
(4) Lovina, b. Lempster, 1819; m. John J. Wright in 1841 ; res. in Maquoketa, Iowa.
(5) Alonzo, b. Lempster, 1822; d. in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1882.
VI.
Ebenezer, Jr., b. Lempster, Sept. 12, 1789; m. Esther, dau. of Dea. Wm. Graves of W .; res. in Bradford and Sutton ; d. in Sutton, Apr. 28, 1862. His wife died in Sutton, Apr. 2, 1881. Children :-
(I) Chester P., b. W., Aug. 4, 1814; m. Betsey D. Sanborn, Aug. 24, 1837 ; res. in Sutton, and Andover, N. H., and now res. in Newport, Vt. He was a soldier dur- ing the Rebellion. Children :-
I Elizabeth H., b. Sutton, May 30, 1839.
2 Wm. H., b. Sept. 16, 1841.
3 Charles W., b. July 20, 1843.
4 George E., b. May 17, 1845.
5 Ann E., b. Apr. 5, 1847.
6 Helen, b. Andover, July 10, 1851.
(2) Sarah, b. Bradford, Oct. 13, 1817.
(3) Louisa, b. Jan., 1821.
(4) Roswell, b. Jan. 30, 1822.
(5) Harriet N., b. Sutton, June 4, 1830; m. Robert
B. Roby, Jan. 7, 1850 ; res. in Sutton.
VII.
Amy, b. Lempster, Nov. 1I, 1792; d. in childhood. VIII.
Harvey, b. Lempster, May 29, 1795 ; m. Mrs. Abigail (Brockway) Blood, Dec. 31, 1832. He was a shoemaker when a young man, and worked in families, manufactur-
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ing by hand the year's stock of boots and shoes. He did not follow the trade many years, but became a successful farmer. He res. in Newbury and Washington. His wife died in W., Feb. 17, 1881. His death occurred Oct. I, 1881. Children :-
(1) Angeline C., b. Newbury, July 19, 1835 ; m. Joel H. Fisher, March 4, 1857 ; res. for a time in Sutton and Newbury, afterwards in Washington and Amherst, and at present res. in Milford.
(2) Emeline A., b. Newbury, Feb. 13, 1838; m. Lo- renzo D. Muzzy, Oct. 13, 1858; res. in Newbury until 1884, when they came to W., where they still reside.
(3) John A., b. Newbury, Oct. 7, 1844; married Mary J., dau. of Elbridge Barker of Hillsborough, Dec. 15, 1860; res. in Newbury, where his wife d., Oct. 15, 1880. Children :-
I Freeman, b. Newbury, May 14, 1862.
2 Harlan, b. Aug. 22, 1863.
3 Gertrude, b. July 20, 1866.
4 Eugene, b. July 2, 1868; d. June 2, 1870.
5 Mary C., b. July 28, 1869.
6 Fred C., b. Dec. 28, 1873; d. Feb. 27, 1882.
7 Loren N., b. Newbury, Nov. 12, 1875.
8 Viola E., b. Dec. 20, 1877.
IX.
Gardner, b. Lempster, June 16, 1797 ; m. Mrs. Rebec- ca H. Woodward, widow of Elliot Woodward, Feb. 23, 1834; was a farmer and res. at East Washington, where he d., Feb. 9, 1848. His widow still res. on the old home- stead at East Washington. Children :-
(1) Alanson, b. W., Nov. 22, 1834; d. Jan. 13, 1835.
(2) Cornelia H., b. W., Jan. 26, 1836; m. Andrew J. Cutting, March 6, 1858; res. in W.
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(3) Lorinda J., b. W., Jan. 6, 1839; m. Benj. Frank Putney, Nov. 11, 1858; res. in W. and Bradford; now res. in WV.
(4) Loren, b. W., Aug. 30, 1841 ; d. Aug. 6, 1843.
(5) Lovina, b. W., March 23, 1844 ; d. Aug. 3, 1863.
(6) Celia, b. W., May 26, 1846; m. Alfred J. Barney,
March, 1867 ; res. in W.
X.
Reuben, b. Lempster, May 24, 1800; m. Martha, dau. of Israel Proctor, Sen., Aug. 29, 1824; res. at East Washington, where he died, May 4, 1878. His wife died Nov. 17, 1882. Children :-
(1) Reuben, b. W., Dec. 10, 1825 ; d. March 21, 1841.
(2) Eben C., b. W., Apr. 13, 1828 ; d. Sept. 21, 1832.
(3) Sylvester, b. W., Jan. II, 1832; d. Dec. 30, 1832.
(4) Clark S., b. W., Oct. 29, 1833; m. Lucy P., dau. of Frederick Wheeler, Mar. 12, 1856; is an enterprising farmer and has always res. in W .; has three times been elected a member of the board of selectmen. Child- ren :-
I Wisnor E., b. W., Aug. 7, 1857 ; d. July 28, 1863.
2 Lilla E., b. W., Sept. 21, 1861 ; m. Herman P. Fletcher, Sept. 18, 1878; d. in W., May 17, 1883.
3 Henry W., b. W., Aug. 25, 1867.
4 Rosa N., b. W., Aug. 29, 1868.
(5) Amy C., b. W., May 2, 1836; m. Anson S. Powers, Dec. 23, 1853; res. in Washington.
(6) Reuben H., b. W., Apr. 21, 1839 ; d. Dec. 22, 1844.
(7) Sullivan G., b. W., Sept. 11, 1842 ; m. Mrs. Matil- da M. Proctor, widow of Moses D. Proctor, Jr., of W., Sept. 6, 1865 ; is a prosperous farmer and res. in Wash- ington. Children.
I Emma A., b. W., June 14, 1868.
2 Susie E., b. W., Apr. 19, 1874.
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3 Oria R., b. W., Sept. 12, 1880.
(8) Elmina, b. W., Mar. 13, 1845 ; d. July 21, 1863.
STEELE.
It appears that the Steele family came to Washington, from Amherst, or that vicinity. It is supposed by some that the family came from Amherst, Mass., but the best evidence points to Amherst, N. H., as their home. The precise date of their settlement in Washington is not known, but it is sure that some of the names were in town as early as 1777.
William Steele appears to have been the father of sev- eral sons, who settled in Washington. He held office in 1777. He resided in the Mountain district, on a farm just south of the farm where Capt. Dexter Sweet afterward re- sided. The farm is now known as the "Wheeler place," and has long been deserted. He afterward lived on the Cory farm in the same district, which is now the home of Clinton D. Fowler. He lost his life in a peculiar manner. He was riding on horseback between his home and the village, and in attempting to drive his horse through the small brook which crosses the road, near the place where Anson S. Powers now resides, he was thrown from his horse into the brook and drowned. This occurred Oct. 26, 1810, when he was seventy-one years of age. Han- nah, his wife, died Apr. 25, 1812, aged 74 yrs.
Widow Sarah Steele, probably the mother of Wm. Steele, died in Washington, Apr. 18, 1802, aged 85 yrs.
The children of William and Hannah Steele were :---
I.
Joseph, b. Amherst(?), June 27, 1762 ; m. Margaret Thayer, Oct. 12, 1784; held office in Washington in 1785; res. in the Mountain district, directly west of Lovewell's Mountain. He died in W., Aug. 31, 1814. His wife d. Apr. 7, 1799. Children :-
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(I) Margaret, b. W., Aug. 16, 1785 ; d. Nov. 5, 1785.
(2) Tamer T., b. W., Dec. 29, 1786 ; d. Jan. 9, 1843.
(3) Nancy, b. W., Nov. 17, 1788 ; d. March 17, 1812.
(4) Hannah, b. W., Nov. 16, 1789 ; d. Apr. 20, 1813.
(5) Peggy, b. W., Nov. 16, 1789 ; d. July 22, 1798.
(6) Zechariah M. G., b. W., Oct. 5, 1791 ; d. Aug. 16, 1793.
(7) Thayer, b. W., -; d. young.
(8) Levi, b. W., June 25, 1793 ; settled in the West.
(9) Zechariah M. G., b. W., ; settled in the West.
(10) Thayer, b. W., Feb. 26, 1795.
(II) Sally, b. W., Sept. 25, 1797 ; d. Nov. 17, 1800.
(12) Margaret, b. W., April 5, 1799; m. Nathaniel F. Lull, Nov. 27, 1817; res. in Unity, where she died, May 30, 1844. She was the mother of Nathaniel A. Lull of Washington.
II.
Robert, b. -; m. Patience -- , and res. in W. He afterward went to Boston, where it is supposed that he died. They had two children b. in Washington, viz :-
(1) Samuel, b. W., June 6, 1787.
(2) Robert, Jr., b. W., Apr. 4, 1789.
III.
James, b. - ; m. Patience -, who died in W., . Nov. 9, 1791, aged 25 years. His second wife was Sally Millen, sister of Dea. John Millen of W. He resided in the Mountain district, on a farm, which, about the year 1806, became the home of Capt. Dexter Sweet. He af- terward lived in the same district, on the farm now owned by John Wood. He subsequently removed to western New York, and nothing further is known of his history. Children :-
(1st wife)
(1) James, Jr., b. W., Nov. 10, 1790; d. Nov. 28, 1814.
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(2nd wife)
(2) Daughter, b. W., Jan. 17, 1794 ; d., aged 2 days.
(3) Elias, b. W., Feb. 24, 1796.
(4) Henry, b. W., Dec. 21, 1798 ; d. Aug. 26, 1815.
(5) Patience, b. W., Feb. 23, 1800.
(6) Son, b. W., Mar. 14, 1802 ; d. Mar. 23, 1802.
(7) Harvey, b. W., March 11, 1803.
IV.
Debora, b. W., - -; m. Timothy Scott; lived and died in Lempster.
V.
Nancy, b. W., -; d. in Lempster. VI.
William, Jr., supposed to be a son of Wm. and Hannah Steele, married Polly Rideout of Washington, Sept. 2, 1806; res. a short time in W., on the farm where Jere- miah Fletcher afterward lived and died.
VII.
Sarah, supposed to be a daughter of Wm. and Hannah Steele, m. Alvin Roundy of Lempster, Jan. 12, 1786. .
John Steele held office in Washington in 1779. He may have been a brother of Wm. Steele, though but lit- tle is known of his history.
James Steele, who may have been a brother of Wil- liam, res. at the south part of Washington, at an early date, on the farm afterward owned by Church Tabor, and which is now the property of Supply Barney. He m. Jane -, and was the father of two daughters, Eliza- beth and Jane.
Elizabeth Steele m. Church Tabor of W., and res. in W. many years. It is supposed that she died in Ver- mont, as her husband spent his last years in that state.
Jane Steele m. Adoniram Houghton, and res. for a time in Walpole. After the death of her husband she re- turned to W., where she d., about the year 1842.
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STORY.
Abraham B. Story, son of David Story, was born in Dunbarton, N. H., March 22, 1777. He was educated at Brown University, and afterward studied law, and prac- ticed a short time in Northwood. He came to Washing- ton early in the present century, and continued in the practice of his profession, at the center of the town, until near the close of his life. He res. in the large house pre- viously owned by Azariah Faxon, and which was after- ward the home of the Healy family. It is now the res- idence of Dexter Ball. He married Letitia Cochran of New Boston, in Jan., 1805, who died in W., Oct. 25, 1806. About the year 1809, he married Theodocia Willard of Charlestown, N. H. About the year 1830, he went to Dunbarton, his old home, and there died, Sept. 16, 1830. His only child was by his first wife :-
I.
Letitia, b. W., Dec. 6, 1805 ; m. J. Warren White, son of Rev. Broughton White of Washington, in Aug., 1826. He went to England a few years after their marriage and never returned. She married Calvin Ainsworth, May 6, 1846; res. ten years in Concord, and since 1856 has res .. in Madison, Wis. Her husband d. July 7, 1873. She is interested in all that pertains to the history of her native town. The large horse chestnut trees in the yard belong- ing to the house where she was born, were planted by her hand more than fifty years ago.
Ziba S. Story was born in Enfield, Aug. 7, 1810. His ancestors were residents of Ipswich, Mass. He married Esther C. Huntoon of Unity, Sept. 11, 1837. She died in Sunapee, Oct. 11, 1841, and he was married to Mary B. Davis of Croydon, May 11, 1842. He resided for a time in Croydon and Sunapec, and settled in Washington about the year 1845. He res. in W. until his death,
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which occurred March 26, 1865. His wife died in W., June 20, 1866. Children :- I.
William H., b. Croydon, Oct. 7, 1838 ; m. Sarah M. Newell, Apr. 7, 1861, and now res. in Hillsborough. He was in the army during the Rebellion. Children :-
(I) Amy L., b. Bradford, July 14, 1864.
(2) Fred G., b. Jan. 15, 1866.
(3) W. Oscar, b. Hillsborough, Oct. 19, 1868.
(4) Frank S., b. Dec. 14, 1871.
II.
Esther H., b, Sunapee, March 18, 1841 ; m. David F. French, Dec. 24, 1855 ; res. in Enfield.
STOWELL.
Jesse Stowell was a son of Thaddeus and Debora (Fish- er) Stowell. His father died in May, 1796, and his moth- er died March 5, 1801.
He was born in Dedham, Mass., Aug. 19, 1775, and m. Mary Talbot, who was born in Dedham, March 2, 1779. They resided for a time in Lempster, N. H., and removed from that town to Washington, about the year 1820. They settled north of Ashuelot Pond, on what is known as the "Stowell farm." But little of the farm was cleared when he took possession, and the house was built of logs. He died in W., Sept. 24, 1828. His wife d. Feb. 23, 1862. Children :-
I.
Sarah, b. Dedham, Mass., Feb. 27, 1801. II.
Mary, b. Dedham, Mass., Feb. 27, 1801 ; m. Zebulon Baker and res. in Goshen.
III.
John, b. Dedham, Mass., Apr. 10, 1803. He married Anna B., dau. of Silas Fisher, of W., Feb. 8, 1826, and
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res. in Lempster until after his father's death, in 1828. About the year 1829 they removed to W., and settled on the farm previously occupied by his father. His wife d. May 31, 1832, and he was married to Livonia Fisher, a sister of his first wife, Oct. 23, 1832. She d. Feb. 12, 1838. His third marriage was to Minerva M. Rounsevel of Unity, June 29, 1840, who died July 9, 1847. His fourth marriage was to Abigail Fletcher of Lempster, June 28, 1848. She d. March 8, 1866. John Stow- ell d. in W., July 18, 1870. He was a man of upright character, and firm convictions, and was an esteemed citi- zen. Children :-
(1st wife)
(1) Henry F., b. Lempster, May 14, 1826 ; m. Henri- etta Ayer of Newbury, Feb. 20, 1850; res. in Claremont for a time ; now res. in Unity. Children :---
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