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I.
Louisa, b. Norwich, Conn .; res. in Amherst.
WILKINS.
Judson Wilkins was born in Peterborough, Mar. 4, 1 809. His father was Abraham Wilkins, a native of Middleton, Mass. He married Sarah Farwell, dau. of Levi Farwell of W., Oct. 7, 1834. They res. in Peter- borough and Milford until 1852, when they settled in W. His wife d. in W., July 19, 1880, and he was m. to Sarah E. Dutton of Hudson, Nov. 30, 1882. He still res. in W., and occupies the place, which for many years was the home of his first wife's father. He is held in high es- teem by his townsmen. During the Rebellion, he served in the 16th N. H. reg't. Children :-
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Henry H., b. Peterborough, July 12, 1840; d. in W., Jan. 26, 1853.
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II.
Hamilton, b. Peterborough, July 16, 1844; was a sol- dier in the 8th N. H., reg't, -; d. at Carrollton, La., Dec. 15, 1862.
WILLARD.
Henry Willard became a resident of Washington near the commencement of the present century. He was a storekeeper, and appears to have been, for a time, a mem- ber of the firm of Dorr and Willard. He res. at the vil- lage at the center of the town, near the spot where the house of Elizabeth Perkins now stands. He d. in Feb., 1815, and his death was followed by that of his wife, the same month. The children of Henry and Lovely, Wil- lard were :-
I. Mary A., b. W., May 12, 1805. II. Catharine, b. W., Jan. 1, 1807. III. Joseph H., b. W., Sept. 27, 1808. IV. Elisha W., b. W., May 22, 1810. V. Martha, b. W., Sept. 17, 1812.
WILSON.
Asaph Wilson was born in Stoddard, Dec. 3, 1800. He was the son of James and Lydia (Cobb) Wilson, the former a native of Stoddard, the latter of Dublin, N. H. At the age of twenty years he came to Washington to re- side, and drove the stage from Francestown to Newport. He m. Rebecca Taylor of Greenfield, Oct. 22, 1829, and
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removed to New Ipswich, where they res. three years. He then returned to Washington, where, in company with John May, he kept a hotel several years. After dis- posing of his interest in the hotel, he purchased the farm which is now the home of J. Henry Newman, where he res. until about the year 1869, when he removed to Nashua, which was afterward his home. He d. Feb. 18, 1882. His wife d. Aug. 15, 1871. Both are buried in Washing- ton. He was a prominent citizen, and while res. in W., represented the town in the legislature. Children :-
1.
Clara H., b. New Ipswich, Aug. 29, 1830 ; m. J. Henry Newman of W., June 21, 1849; d. in W., Jan. 27, 1861. II Betsey C., b. W., Dec. 4, 1832 ; d. Apr. 12, 1834. III.
Mary J., b. W., Sept. 3, 1833 ; m. Gilman L. Beckwith ; d. Jan. 1, 1857.
IV. Clark B., b. W., Mar. 18, 1836. V.
Mark G., b. W., Mar. 31, 1838 ; m. Frances A. Reed, Nov. 19, 1859 ; is a clerk, and res. in Nashua. He was a lieutenant in the army, during the Rebellion. Child :-
(1) Mark B., b. Nashua, Dec. 12, 1869.
VI.
Lucius H., b. W., Oct. 27, 1843 ; d. Nov. 25, 1869.
WOOD.
Jeremiah Wood married Dorothy Benett in Lyme, Conn., Mar. 29, 1709. They resided in Stowe, Mass., and after- ward in Littleton, in the same state, where he died, July 15, 1730, aged 52 yrs. 2 mos. 8 days.
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John Wood, son of Jeremiah and Dorothy Wood, was born in Littleton, Mass., Feb. 3, 1719. He married Lydia, dau. of Ebenezer Davis of Harvard, Mass., Oct. 19, 1743, and resided in Littleton, Mass., where he died, Apr. 8, 1758.
Ebenezer Wood, son of John and Lydia (Davis) Wood, was born in Littleton, Mass., Jan. 20, 1754. He married Phebe Brooks, Apr. 17, 1776, and settled in Washington, in 1780 or 1781. He resided in the mountain district, on the farm now owned by Anson S. Powers, and was the original settler on that place. Previous to his settlement in Washington he was a soldier in the Revolution, with the rank of lieutenant. He was a cooper by trade, and worked at that business after coming to Washington. He died Dec. 28, 1840. His wife died Jan. 2, 1844. 9 Child- ren :-
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Lydia, b. Littleton, Mass., May 9, 1777; m. Luther Whitney of Henniker, June 26, 1806; d. Feb. 1, 1861.
II.
Ebenezer, Jr., b. Littleton, Mass., Sept. 25, 1778 ; re- moved to Washington with his parents when a small child, and spent the remainder of his life there. He married Lydia, dau. of Ephriam Davis of W., and resided in the Mountain district, on the farm, near the road to East Washington, which is now owned by Alfred A. Tandy. He was a man of great respectability, and occupied a prom- inent place among his townsmen. He died Dec. 21, 1856. His wife died Sept. 10, 1857. Children :-
(1) Daniel, b. W., Oct. 4, 1805 ; m. Pamelia Chapman of Noblesborough, Me., Sept. 20, 1832; res. principally in Lowell, Mass., where he d., Dec. 17, 1862. His wife d. in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 1, 1870. Children :-
I
Pamelia, b. Jan. 9, 1834; m. Wm. Harriman, Mar.
24, 1862; d. Oct. 28, 1869.
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2 Daniel, Jr., b. Feb. 20, 1836; d. Oct. 7, 1836.
3 Daniel, b. May 14, 1837 ; d. Dec. 29, 1840.
4 Elias, b. June 8, 1838 ; d. Aug. 6, 1838.
5 Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1840; d. Aug. 13, 1840.
6 John E., b. Apr. 16, 1842 ; d. Jan. 23, 1844.
7 Royal, b. Nov. 21, 1843 ; m. Eliza H. Hitchcock, Dec. 25, 1863.
8 Luella P., b. Jan. 14, 1848; m. Alonzo W. Hoit, Oct. 7, 1863.
(2) Elsina b. W., Aug. 27, 1808; always made W. her home, but was employed thirty years in the mills of Lowell, Mass., and 'Peterborough ; d. in W., Oct. 18, 1885.
(3) Ebenezer, b. \V., Dec. 9, 1810 ; carried on business in Boston some years, but finally went West, and res. first in Monmouth, Ill., then in Guttenberg, Iowa, and now res. in Glen Haven, Wis., where he is engaged in farming. He married Esther Lawrence of Guttenberg, Iowa, Oct. 31, 1852. She d. May 1, 1883. Children :-
I Horace WV., b. Aug. 18, 1853.
2 Ebenezer L., b. Sept. 21, 1855; d. May 20, 1863.
3 Elsina P., b. Feb. 9, 1858.
4 Emory T., b. March 8, 1861.
5 Davis R., b. June 28, 1864 ; d. June 25, 1866.
6 Willis I., b. Nov. 16, 1866.
7 Warren D., b. Nov. 17, 1871.
(4) Lydia, b. W., Apr. 5, 1813; d. in W., Nov. 13, 1857.
(5) Phebe, b. W., May 2, 1816; m. Charles Scott of Newton Upper Falls, Mass., Nov. 5, 1837 ; d. Dec. 28, I 860.
(6) Horace, b. W., Jan. 10, 1820; drowned at Nashua, June 16, 1842.
(7) John, b. W., June 23, 1826 ; m. Julia, dau. of Dea. Joseph Crane of W., Jan. 4, 1853 ; worked at the mason's trade some years, but for many years has been engaged
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in farming. Most of his life has been spent in his na- tive town, where he still resides. Children :-
I Julia M., b. W., Sept. 22, 1856.
2 Phebe E., b. W., Jan. 25, 1862.
3 Emily J., b. W., Feb. 8, 1864.
4 John W., b. W., July 29, 1869.
5 Lydia A., b. W., Dec. 14, 1871.
III.
Jonas D., b. Sept. 13, 1780; res. in W., where he died, Oct. 1, 1867.
IV.
Asa, b. W., July 18, 1782 ; m. Mary Ware of Hancock, June, 1807 ; res. in W., at one time in the Mountain dis- trict, on a farm near the Capt. Dinsmore place, known as the " Henry Lowell place." He d. in W., Dec. 14, 1849. His wife d. in W., Dec. 11, 1841. Children :-
(1) Asa, Jr., b. W., June 28, 1808; left Washington in 1830, and since 1856 has res. in Stillwater, N. Y. He m. Anna Cutting of Medford, Mass., in 1855. She d. in 1864, and he was married to Sarah A. Denton in 1865. Children :-
I Frank H., b. Stillwater, N. Y., 1856.
2 George H., b. Stillwater, N. Y., 1858.
3 Lucy B., b. Troy, N. Y., 1861.
(2) Elvira, b. W., May 14, 1810; d. Jan. 22, 1853.
(3) William, b. W., Feb. 11, 1812; d. March 17, 1870.
(4) Sarah, b. W., Apr. 12, 1815; m. Ahial Tandy, Nov. 24, 1835 ; res. in Lempster.
(5) Nathaniel, b. W., May 5, 1818; m. Mrs. Jane Beard, Jan. 30, 1848; res. in Hillsborough and is en- gaged in farming.
(6) Sylvester, b. W., March 12, 1821 ; m. Maria Smith of Stoddard. After her death he married Clara A. Knapp. He res. in Stoddard until 1860, when he re-
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moved to W., where he resided until 1883, when he went to Hillsborough, where he still resides, engaged in the practice of medicine. During the Rebellion he served for a time, in the army. Children :---
(1st wife)
I Carlos P., b. Stoddard, Oct. 7, 1846 ; killed in the second battle of Bull Run, Sept. 10, 1862.
2 George A., b. Stoddard, Sept. 11, 1848.
3 Edwin D., b. ‹‹ Mar. 25, 1851 ; d. young.
4 Edwin S., b. Feb. II, 1853; res. in Bos- ton. 5 Effie M., b. Stoddard, Mar. 6, 1855 ; m. Frank D.
Laton, Dec. 29, 1881 ; res. in Nashua.
Helen A., b. Stoddard, Jan. 16, 1859. (2nd wife)
7 Alice M., b. W., Oct. 22, 1874.
8 George A., b. W., Oct. 22, 1874.
(7) Mariett, b. W., Aug. 2, 1824 ; d. Mar. 1, 1859.
(8) T. Dexter, b. W., Oct. 6, 1827 ; m. Louisa Nor- wood, of Lynnfield, Mass., May 5, 1855 ; res. in Medford, Mass. His wife d. Dec. 11, 1875, and the last years of his life were spent in Washington and Hillsborough. He d. in Hillsborough, Sept. 13, 1885. During the Rebellion he served nine months in the army. His only child was :-
I Herbert D., b. Medford, Mass., Apr. 2, 1858; d.
July 8, 1877.
V.
Martha, b. W., Apr. 17, 1784; d. Apr. 12, 1796. VI.
Phebe, b. W., May 4, 1787 ; m. Daniel Jaquith of W., Sept. 15, 1818 ; d. Oct. 17, 1862.
VII.
Sophia, b. W., Dec. 27, 1788 ; m. Mason W. Putnam of Boston, Aug. 7, 1833; d. in W., Oct. 29, 1879.
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VIII.
Lois B., b. W., Feb. 17, 1791 ; d. Mar. 20, 1834. IX.
Betsey, b. W., Feb. 17, 1793; m. Benajah Sabin, of Lempster, and res. for a time in W., d. June 16, 1876.
X.
Mary, b. W., Mar. 6, 1796 ; m. Dea. Joseph Crane of W., Oct. 18, 1840; d. in W., Sept. 4, 1866.
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Timothy, b. W., Mar. 18, 1798; m. Lucy, dau. of Capt. Dexter Sweet of WV., Nov. 22, 1825 ; res. in W., for some years, on the farm where he was born; d. June 2, 1871.
WOODS.
William L. Woods, son of Ezra Woods, was born in Hillsborough, Mar. 15, 1806. His father had previously resided in Deering, and removed from that town to Hills- borough, about the year 1802. He married Adaline B., dau. of Charles Jones, of W., Nov. 25, 1829, and began married life in Unity. They removed to Hillsborough the next year, and some years afterward settled in Wash- ington, where he was engaged in blacksmithing; at the east part of the town. During his residence in W., he built the house, now the home of John McIlvaine. For many years he has resided in the West, Monticello, Minn., being his present place of residence. His wife died July 25, 1880. Children :---
I.
Charlotte M., b. Hillsborough, Dec. 29, 1830 ; m. George W. Carr, Aug. 19, 1851 ; res. in W.
II.
George G., b. Hillsborough, May 29, 1839; has res. many years in the West and South.
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III.
Angelia A., b. Henniker, Sept. 9, 1842; m. Charles Janney, Dec. 13, 1858 ; now res. at Monticello, Minn.
IV.
Ella E., b. Washington, Dec. 10, 1848; m. Clinton Woods, Apr. 5, 1869; res. in Toledo, Ill.
V.
Iram F., b. W., Feb. 28, 1851 ; is a machinist, and res. in Minneapolis, Minn. Many years of his early life were spent in Washington.
WOODWARD.
Richard Woodward', and his wife, Rose, with their sons, George and John, came to America, in 1634, from Ipswich, England, having embarked at that place Apr. Io, of that year.
Richard Woodward was one of the first proprietors of Watertown, Mass., where he settled. He owned a mill in Boston, at a very early date.
George2, son of Richard Woodward, had eight children by his first wife. After her death he married Elizabeth Hammond, dau. of Thomas Hammond of Newton, Mass., by whom he had one son.
George3, born Sept. 11, 1660. He (George3) married Lydia Brown, Dec. 31, 1686, and after the birth of their son, Abraham, removed to Brookline, Mass., (then called Muddy River). He died in 1696.
Abraham4, son of George and Lydia Woodward, was born in Watertown, Mass. He was twice married, his second wife being Mrs. Sarah Pierpont of Roxbury, Mass., by whom he had two sons, Caleb and Joshua.
Caleb5, son of Abraham and Sarah Woodward, was born July 25, 1729. He married Hannah Cheever of Roxbury, Mass., by whom he had six children. He d. in Nov., 1772.
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Caleb6, youngest child of Caleb and Hannah (Cheever) Woodward, was born Sept. 9, 1762. He married Sally Foster, and settled in Bellingham, Mass. After residing in Bellingham a year or two he removed to Washington, and took possession of land at the south part of the town, which was deeded to him in 1787. His wife died after his removal to Washington, and he was again married to Mrs. Eunice (Rice) McColley of Hillsborough. He did not reside long at the South district, but soon removed to East Washington, and settled on the farm where Dea. Francis P. Fletcher now resides. The farm, which was then much larger than at present, was subsequently di- vided, and the house erected which was always the home of his son, Thomas P., and at present the home of his grandson, George E. Woodward. There he died, June 12, I854. His wife died Jan. 14, 1856. Children :-
I.
Benjamin, b. (probably in Bellingham, Mass.,) in 1785 or 1786; res. in Washington ; m. Jane Weeks of Exeter, by whom he had five children ; was in the U. S. Navy, for a time, and was stationed at Portsmouth, N. H., and Charlestown, Mass. He disappeared from his family and friends in 1823, and it is supposed that he was drowned. His widow m. Joel Severance of WV., and died in Washing- ton, Feb. 28, 1871. Children :-
(1) Eleanor D .; m. Edmund P. Dodge; d. in New- bury, in 1868.
(2) John, belonged to U. S. Navy, and is supposed to have been drowned at sea, in 1840.
(3) Infant, b. -; d. in infancy.
(4) Edward G., b. Kittery, Me., July 14, 1819; m. Mary Smart of Exeter, July 23, 1848 ; is a tailor and has always resided in W. His wife d. in 1884.
(5) Sarah A., b. 1821; d. Mar. 16, 1837, aged 16 years and I month.
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II.
Nancy, b. W., Apr. 11, 1788 ; m. Asa Spaulding and res. in Lempster, where she d., July 30, 1830.
III.
Caleb, Jr., b. W., Dec. 24, 1789 ; m. Betsey Woodward, and resided in Maine. After the death of his wife, he married Hannah Carey of Buckfield, Me. He d. in He- bron, Me., at an advanced age. Children :-
(1st wife)
(1) Eliza, b. June 11, 1816; m. John A. Warren, and res. in Malden, Mass.
(2) Henry, b. ; m. Mary Frost of Oxford, Me., by whom he had three children ; d. about 1879.
(2nd wife)
(3) Wm. Elliott, b. Oxford, Me., Nov. 29, 1825; m. Clarissa E. Roys of Norfolk, Conn., June 26, 1848. He has res. many years at Boston Highlands (Roxbury), and has been largely interested in real estate. He has also been engaged in the drug trade, and is a very extensive dealer in rare coins, medals, and relics. Children :-
I Harlan E., b. - ; m. Susie E. Howard ; res. in Boston.
2 Clarence E., b. --; m. Etta Ames of Chelsea, Mass, Dec. 15, 1881.
3 Daughter, d. in infancy.
(4) Caleb L., b. Aug. 20, 1829 ; ) d. Feb. 24, 1832.
(5) Mary E., b. Feb. 8, 1831 ; 5
(6) Charles L., b. Oxford, Me .; m. Margaret Clark ;
res. in New York City, and is a dealer in rare American books. His collection is probably second to no other in the country. He has five children.
IV.
John, b. W., Mar. 8, 1792 ; m. Almira Graves, dau. of Dea. Wm. Graves of W .; res. in W., where he was en-
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gaged in farming. His wife d. in W., June 21, 1840. His death occurred in Wilmot, Feb. 22, 1843. Children :-
(1) Mary W., b. W., Oct. 30, 1814; d. May 12, 1836.
(2) Caroline, b. W., Oct. 30, 1816 ; d. Apr. 28, 1843.
(3) Almira G., b. W., Dec. 9, 1818 ; d. Sept. 19, 1833.
(4) Louisa L., b. W., Apr. 9, 1821 ; d. Apr. 19, 1838.
(5) John, Jr., b. W., Aug. 17, 1823; m. S. Elizabeth Bunker, and res. in Wilmot. Children :-
I George E., b. Oct. 9, 1847.
2 Clark B., b. Feb. 25, 1849.
3 John F., b. June 27, 1850.
4 Charles H., b. June 30, 1852.
5 Fred P., b. May 16, 1856.
6 Arthur B., b. Mar. 1, 1858.
7 Sarah B., b. Feb. 10, 1860.
8 Hattie P., b. July 15, 1861.
9 Ellen M., b. Feb. 24, 1863.
IO Sherman, b. Feb. 3, 1865.
II Sumner, b. Aug. 11, 1866.
12 Mary E., b. Oct. 10, 1868.
(6) George E., b. W., May 25, 1826; m. Maria Mat- thews, Sept. 14, 1852 ; res. in Wilmot, and is engaged in trade. Children :-
I Howard F., b. Wilmot, Aug. 6, 1853.
2 Byron M., b. July 24, 1855.
3 Carrie A., b. Feb. 27, 1858.
4 George H., b. Feb. 19, 1860.
5 Bert E., b. May 19, 1863.
6 Hattie M., b. ", May 2, 1866. 7 Byron M., b. Mar. 1, 1869.
(7) Clark D., b. W., Sept. 5, 1828 ; d. Oct. 13, 1838.
(8) Nancy I., b. W., May 30, 1830; d. Sept., 1853.
(9) Ruth M. J., b. W., Feb. 20, 1835 ; m. Bradford Whittemore, June 25, 1856.
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V.
Sarah, b. W., May 16, 1795; m. Charles Lowell, and res. in W .; d. Sept. 16, 1866.
VI.
Olive, b. W., Aug. 31, 1798 ; d. Feb. 3, 1810. VII.
Elliot, b. W., Nov. 26, 1801 ; m. Rebecca, dau. of Abi- jah Monroe of W., and res. in Washington, and in Hebron, Me .; d. in W., Jan. 18, 1833. Children :-
(1) Olive, b. W., Nov. 8, 1823; d. in Hebron, Me., Aug. 21, 1826.
(2) Nancy, b. Charlestown, N. H., Sept. 14, 1825 (?) ; d. in Hebron, Me., Aug. 26, 1830.
(3) Wm. E., b. Hebron, Me., Aug. 23, 1827; res. in Everett, Mass.
(4) Caleb, b. W., Nov., 1829; d. Mar. 13, 1832.
(5) Sylvanus, b. W., Jan. 26, 1832 ; d. July 23, 1832.
(2nd wife) VIII.
Thomas P., b. W., Jan. 1, 1822; always resided on the farm where he was born, and was an industrious and kind- hearted citizen. He m. Olive W. Woods, Jan. 31, 1850. He died Aug. 14, 1883. His widow still res. in W. Children :-
(1) George E., b. W., Mar. 16, 1851 ; m. Alma E. Sea- vey, Sept. 10, 1876 ; res. in W. Children :-
I Eugene H., b. W., July 25, 1877.
2 Ethel M., b. W., July 11, 1881.
3 Ernest L., b. W., Apr. 28, 1883.
(2) Henry E., b. W., Aug. 18, 1853; d. May 17, 1864.
(3) An adopted daughter, Anna A. Seavey, b. in Man- chester, Mar. 27, 1859; m. Albert H. Lewis, Mar. 27, 1884; res. in Pepperell, Mass.
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Walter S. Woodward (see Clogston) was born in Wash- ington, Dec. 15, 1854. He married Belle Morse of New- port, Oct. 16, 1879, and has resided in Newport since marriage. He is the agent of the Boston and Lowell rail- road in that town, and is a man highly respected, and trusted by those who know him. Child :-
I.
Edward, b. Newport, Sept. 25, 1880.
WRIGHT.
Jacob Wright was born at Westford, Mass., in 1758. He entered the American army soon after the breaking out of the Revolution, and before he was seventeen years of age, as a substitute for his employer, and remained in the service a year. Soon after his discharge he reënlisted, and remained in the service five years. He participated in the battle of Bennington, and was one of the guard which escorted Burgoyne, a prisoner of war, from that place to Cambridge. He removed to Hancock, N. H., about the year 1782, and the next year removed to Wash- ington, and settled on a tract of land at the south-west part of the town, which he purchased of Charles Barrett of New Ipswich, and which was then an unbroken forest. He at once set about clearing his land, and erected a rough house in which to live. Difficulties and troubles at times beset his way, one of the severest of which was the destruction of his house by fire, some two years after its erection. He was married, March 10, 1785, to Patty Reed of Marlborough, Mass. His wife died Apr. 22, 1800, and he married Mrs. Elizabeth (Howard) Davis of Fitzwilliam, in Nov., 1830. He was much interested in the state militia, and was, at one time, Colonel of the twenty-eighth New Hampshire reg't. He died July 10, 1844. His wife died Mar. 2, 1848. Children :-
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I.
Nathan, b. W., Feb. 18, 1786; m. Betsey, dau. of Simon Lowell of W., June 10, 1806; began married life as a farmer, but about the year 1817, turned his attention to the study of medicine, and practiced many years in his native town, residing a part of the time on the Penniman farm, on the Lempster road. He also resided in Walpole and Langdon, a short time. In 1835 he removed to Cam- bridgeport, Mass., where he continued to practiced his profession. He died in Cambridgeport, Aug. 17, 1853. His wife died in Woburn, Mass., Oct. 1I, 1863. Child- ren :-
(1) Ezra L., b. W., Apr. 13, 1807 ; m. Betsey, dau. of Artemas Manning of W., July 1, 1826. He was a farmer and physician, and resided many years after his marriage in his native town. He afterward res. in Nashua, Am- herst, Manchester and Chester, the last named place being his present place of residence. His wife d. Apr. 12, 1879. Children :-
Jane B., b. W., Apr. 23, 1827 ; m. George Cram of I Lempster.
2 Jesse T., b. W., July 17, 1828 ; m. Maryetta Fletch- er of Acworth, Nov. 7, 1852. He learned the blacksmith's trade at an early age, and soon after was employed in an iron forging establishment in Dorchester, Mass. In 1850 he began work for the Nashua Iron and Steel Co., and re- mained there fifteen years. In 1871 he was engaged as superintendent of the New Albany Steam Forge, an ex- tensive establishment for the forging of heavy iron, and located at New Albany, Ind., which position he still re- tains. Children :-
Isella M., b. Nashua, Aug. 2, 1855. Irving T., b. Feb. 1, 1860; d. Cleveland, O., Sept. 10, 1867.
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Arthur T., b. Detroit, Mich., Mar. 2, 1869; d. Apr. 13, 1869.
Virgil A., b. W., Feb. 16, 1830; m. Clara M. Dins- 3 moor, June 1, 1854; is a tinsmith and dealer in stoves, and res. in Keene. Children :- ,
Murray V., b. Marlow, Mar. 15, 1855.
Clarence A., b. Keene, Mar. 1, 1858.
Clara M., b. July 1, 1866.
4 Ezra H., b. W., Dec. 20, 1831 ; d. in infancy.
5 Edwin V., b. W., Dec. 15, 1834; m. Hannah F. Merritt, June 2, 1860. He is a physician and lecturer, connected with the Institute of Heredity, in Boston, where he resides. His second marriage was to Laura M. Burhaus of Royal Oak, Mich., Dec. 18, 1883. They have one adopted child, Ellena A. Wright, b. Asbury Park, N. J., Mar. 27, 1877.
6 Marion A., b. W., Dec. 27, 1835; m. Edwin R. Roundy of Lempster, July 4, 1855 ; d. June 4, 1880.
7 Irene L., b. W., Sept. 11, 1837; m. Wm. L. Kemp- ton, Apr., 1858; res. in Newport, where she d., Oct. 20, 1864.
8 Rosella E., b. W., Jan. 28, 1840; m. James H. Clem- ent, Mar. 31, 1862 ; res. in Nashua.
9 Jacob W., b. W., Jan. 17, 1842 ; d. Sept. 9, 1848.
IO Cassius M., b. W., Aug. 1, 1844 ; d Sept. 24, 1864.
II Ralph S., b. W., Sept. 30, 1847; d. Mar. 24, 1848.
12 Isetta P., b. Nashua, Apr. 30, 1850; m. Alvah W. Holway, Aug. 19, 1873 ; res. in Boston.
(2) Betsey, b. W., Oct. 8, 1808 ; m. Martin Chase of W., June 19, 1832 ; res. many years in W., but now res. in Marlborough.
(3) Nathan R., b. W., Feb. 8, 1810; m. Mrs. Eliza C. Melvin, dau. of Jonathan Clark, Jr., of Washington, Jan. 16, 1835. For some years he was engaged in the practice
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of medicine, but relinquished it to engage in ministerial labor. He was ordained in Lempster, in 1838, and was first settled in Dunbarton, in 1839. During his pastorate in Dunbarton, he supplied the pulpit in Hooksett, and re- sided there a portion of the time. He also organized a church in Concord, which has since become one of the strong churches of the state. He remained in Dunbarton four years, when he received an urgent call to settle in Washington, as pastor of the Universalist society there. The call was accepted, and he removed to Washington in 1843, where he continued to labor, uninterruptedly, thir- teen years. He removed to Reading, Mass., in 1856, where he remained two years. From Reading he went to Lynn, Mass., where he remained eight years. Afterward he preached four years in Amesbury, Mass., ten years in Woburn, Mass., and, as supply, eight years in Dunstable and Tyngsborough, Mass. He is at present, acting pastor of the first Universalist Parish of Lynn, Mass. He is a man, genial and courteous to all, and eminently fitted to win the hearts of those for whom he cares. His wife died in Woburn, Mass., May 2, 1881. His second marriage was to Mrs. Sarah R. Blake of Lynn, Mass., Nov. 21, 1884. Children :-
Lucius B., b. W., Nov. 25, 1836 ; m. Mary A. Watkins of Walpole, Apr. 18, 1861. He was a soldier, during the war of the Rebellion ; res. in Everett, Mass. Children :-
Elmer C., b. Apr. 9, 1862 ; d. Apr. 23, 1863.
Ella E., b. Sept. 16, 1872.
2 Carroll, D., b. Dunbarton, July 25, 1840; removed to W., with his parents, at the age of three years, and there received his early education in the public schools, and at Tubbs Union Academy. He afterward attended the High School of Reading, Mass., and the academies at Alstead, N. H., and Chester, Vt .; began the study of law in 1860, with Wm. P. Wheeler of Keene, and afterward
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continued his legal studies with Erastus Worthington of Dedham, Mass., and Tolman Willey of Boston. In 1862 he enlisted as a private in Co. C., 14th N. H. reg't, but rose to the rank of Colonel of his regiment, receiving his commission in 1864. He was obliged to resign his com- mission and return to the North, in 1865, on account of sickness. He soon resumed the study of law and was ad- mitted to the bar, at Keene, in 1865. In 1867 he began the practice of his profession, in Boston, making a spe- cialty of patents. He was successful, and secured a fine practice. In 1871 he was elected to the Mass. Senate, which was followed by a reelection the next year. He re- ceived, in 1873, the appointment of Chief of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor in Mass., which position he still holds. He received a similar appointment from the United States government in 1885. He has the honor of being one of the best statisticians in this country, and is an au- thority on all matters pertaining to the industrial interests of New England. He married Caroline E., dau. of Syl- vester Harnden of Reading, Mass., Jan. 1, 1867. They reside in Reading. Children :-
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