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2. Sarah, b. 22 June, 1766.
3. Abigail. b. 22 December, 1767; m. Peter Abbot 23 October. 1788.
4. Mary, b. 19 Jannary, 1770.
5. Phobe, b. 12 May, 1772.
6. Joseph, b. 4 March, 1774.
7. Susannah, b. 27 March, 1776; m. Zachariah Bemis, of West- minster, Mass., 10 January, 1797.
S. Thomas, b. 26 Jannary, 1778.
9. Asa, b. 1 February, 1780; m. Arethusa Lovejoy 14 April, 1803.
10. Betty, b. 24 March, 1784.
11. Lucy, b. 3 May, 1786.
12. Gera, b. 26 February, 1795: m. Sophronia Bills 17 October, 1817; d. at Roxbury, Mass., 14 April, 1864.
13. John. b. 15 August, 1796; married; d. at Brighton, Mass., 30 September. 1845.
FELTON.
1. ELISHA FELTON, d. in September. 1805, aged 71; m. Rachel -. She d. in October, 1807, aged 67. Their children were-
2. John, b. 29 May, 1769 ; d. young.
3. Samuel, b. 14 September, 1771.
4. Mary, b. 10 July, 1774 ; d. 17 November, 1774.
5. John. b. 15 December, 1777; m. Lydia Mussey ; d. in Landgrove, Vt .. 20 November, 1865.
6. Rachel. b. 10 October, 1779; m. Thomas Goodhue 1 December. 1814.
7. +Elisha, b. 8 October, 1781.
7. ELISHA FELTON, JR., b. 8 October, 1781 ; m. Lydia Wil- kins of Amherst, 30 December, 1806; d. 29 May, 1822. She d. 30 July, 1839, aged 54. Their children were-
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Harriett. b. 5 July, 1808; m. Ezra D. Clark, of Amherst, in April, 1831.
Hiram Granville, b. 4 February, 1811; m. Jane Austin, of Hollis, 13 December. 1855.
FERRILL.
DANIEL FERRILL, a wheelwright, long a resident in Am- herst, d. in Bedford, Mass., 25 July, 1868, aged 68.
ABIGAIL G. FERRILL, his wife, d. 2 December, 1845, aged 39 years.
Hendrick Ferrill, their son, d. 15 JJuly, 1832, aged 3 years.
FEW.
WILLIAM FEW, a native of England, b. 7 May, 1825; d. 29 July, 1863. He was a soldier in the civil war.
FIELDS.
SAMUEL FIELDS d. 23 December, 1824, aged 73. Zerviah, his wife, d. 24 December, 1824, aged 66. Their children were-
Zerviah, b. 1 November, 1780; m. John Houston, of Lyndeborough, 27 March, 1811; d. at Denmark, Iowa, 6 November, 1860.
Abigail, b. 30 June, 1787; m. - Porter; d. at Denmark. Iowa, 19 .Jnly, 1878.
Joseph, settled in Temple. Hannah, his wife, d. in Temple 3 April. 1849.
FISK.
I. WILLIAM FISK, a native of Suffolk county, England, and his wife, Bridget (Musket), came to America in 1637, and settled in Wenham, Mass. He was made a freeman in 1643; elected town-elerk in 1644, and representative in the General Court from 1647 to 1652. His son-
II. WILLIAM FISK, m. Sarah Kilham 15 January, 1662; settled in Wenham, Mass .; was admitted freeman in 1670,
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and chosen a deacon of the church in 1679. He d. 5 Feb- ruary, 1727, aged 84. His widow d. 26 January, 1737, aged 97. Their son-
III. WILLIAM FISK, b. 30 January, 1663, m. Mary -; settled in Wenham, Mass. Their son-
IV. EBENEZER FISK, b. in 1703, was elected deacon in
1751. He had several children, among whom was-
V. 1. WILLIAM FISK, who m. Susannalı Batchelder, of Wenham, Mass., in November, 1749. In 1774 they and their children rem. to Amherst, where they settled on a tract of land on the south side of Walnut Hill. He d. in 1779. After his decease his widow m. Benjamin Davis. She d. at the residence of her son, William Fisk, Esq., in 1810, aged 79 years. Their children, all b. in Wenham, were-
2. Jonathan, b. 1 May, 1751; m. Mary Bragg.
3. Elizabeth, b. 27 June, 1753.
4. + William, b. 20 April, 1755.
5. tDavid, b. 25 June, 1757.
6. Mary, b. 21 October, 1759: m. Dr. Samuel Polly 10 November, 1785.
7. Ebenezer, b. 11 February, 1762; m. and settled in Wilmot. His daughter, Mehitable, was the mother of ex-Gov. E. A. Straw, of Man- chester.
8. John, b. 11 April, 1764.
9. Susannah, b. 2 October, 1766.
10. Anne, b. 22 August, 1771.
VI. 4. WILLIAM FISK, b. at Wenham, Mass., 20 April, 1755; d. in Amherst, 4 June, 1831; m. (1) Eunice Nourse, of Danvers, Mass., 28 October, 1774. She d. 13 March, 1819; m. (2) Hannah Walker, of Concord, 28 November, 1819. She d. in Concord 10 December. 1841. Their chil- dren were-
11. Eunice, b. 7 January; 1774 ; d. 3 August, 1861; in. +Levi Dodge.
12. Ezra. b. 2 April, 1776; m. Melinda Blake in 1801 : d. in Fayette, Me .. 4 October. 1870, aged 94.
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13. William, b. 11 July, 1778; m. Margaret Cleaves Dodge 4 Sep- tember, 1802; d. at Concord 9 October, 1854.
14. Francis Nourse, b. 12 JJune, 1780; m. Mary (Walker) Emery 1 March, 1813; d. at Concord 7 October, 1870, aged 90.
15. Abigail, b. 8 October, 1782 ; d. 24 July, 1852; unmarried.
16. Mary, b. 1 April, 1785: d. 15 October, 1857; m. +Bartholomew Dodge, jr.
17. Fanny, b. 6 June, 1787 ; d. 17 June, 1817; unmarried.
18. Allen, b. 10 April, 1789; d. 18 September, 1875; m. (1) Eliza Chapman 5 July, 1819; m. (2) Mrs. Maria Stokes 30 December. 1835. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1814, and was a teacher in New York many years.
19. Darid. b. 4 May, 1791; d. 29 Jannary, 1882, aged 90; m. Mrs. Lydia M. Holbrook in March, 1859. She d. 28 February, 1870, aged 70 years.
20. Nancy, b. 17 JJune, 1794: d. 7 December, 1854; m. +Stephen Damon.
5. DAVID FISK, b. in Wenham, Mass., 25 January, 1757; rem. to Amherst with his parents in 1774; resided for some years in Merrimack; was a soldier in the war for independ- ence, and d. in Amherst 23 July, 1843. He m. Edith Tay, of Charlestown, Mass., in 1786. She d. 13 January, 1815, aged 52. Their children were --
21. Betsey, b. 12 September, 1788: d. 25 August, 1876; unmarried.
22. Edith, b. 1 March, 1790; m. John Sprague, of Bedford, 18 Octo- ber, 1820. They rem. to Ohio and d. there.
23. + Darid, b. 20 September. 1792; d. 22 June, 1873.
24. George, b. 22 Angust, 1794; m. Arinda Lowe, of Bedford, Mass., 6 May, 1824 ; settled in Bradford, Mass., but rem. to Lowell, where he d. 20 February, 1869.
25. Ardelia, b. 18 December, 1803: d. 20 September, 1828; unmar.
23. DAVID FISK, 3D, was b. in Merrimack 20 Sep- tember, 1792: d. at Nashua 22 June, 1873. He spent most of his life in Amherst, where he was a prominent and respected citizen, and an officer in the church many years. In his old age he rem. to Nashna. He m. (1) Abigail Nourse 19 January, 1823. She d. in June, 1825, aged 25; m. (2) Harriet Nourse 17 January, 1828. She d. at Nashua 22 August, 1872, aged 73. Their children were-
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26. Thomas Scott, b. 22 November, 1823; m. Clara JJ. Pillman, of New York.
27. James Porter, b. 5 June, 1825: m. Sarah C. Hill. of Groton, Mass., 4 JJanuary, 1866; d. at St. Louis, Mo., 10 May, 1873.
28. George, b. 22 October, 1835; m. Myra Morrill, of San Jose, Cal.
29. Abbie Arında, b. 24 November. 1838: m. George W. Ordway, of Bradford, Mass., 26 July, 1860.
30. Mary Porter, b. 9 December, 1841; m. George A. Marden, of Lowell, Mass., 10 December. 1867.
FLETCHER.
I. ROBERT FLETCHER, the first of the name in this country, settled in Concord, Mass., in 1630, where he d. 3 April, 1677, aged 85 years.
II. WILLIAM FLETCHER, his son, b. in England in 1622, m. Lydia Bates in 1645; settled in Chelmsford, Mass., in 1656, and d. there 6 November, 1677, leaving several sons. Of these-
III. WILLIAM. b. 21 February, 1657, settled in Chelms- ford, Mass., on the homestead where he was succeeded by his son-
IV. JOSIAH, who was in his turn succeeded by his son-
V. JOSIAH, who spent his life in Chelmsford, and d. there, leaving a large family of children. His son-
VI. 1. JOSEPH FLETCHER, b. 22 March, 1765, settled in the easterly part of Chelmsford, Mass., now in the city of Lowell, and remained there until 1825, when he rem. to Am- herst where he d. 30 August, 1843. He m. Lucy Proctor 17 November, 1791. She was b. in Chelmsford 22 February, 1773: d. in Amherst 8 August, 1845. Their children were-
2. Joseph, b. 9 May, 1793 ; m. Shnah Hall Fletcher 31 January, 1826 ; resided in Amherst and Francestown : d. in Francestown 26 November, 1866 ; no children.
3. Hannah, b. 17 September, 1794; m. Capt. Josiah Fletcher, 13 Oc- tober, 1818; d. in Chelmsford, 9 June, 1836.
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4. t Daniel, b. 28 August, 1796.
5. Merrill, b. 1 April, 1799 ; resided in Amherst; d. 3 July, 1877 ; unmarried.
6. + Sewall, b. 2 March, 1801.
7. Charles, b. 30 January, 1803 : d. in Chelsea, Mass., 20 May, 1872 : unmarried.
8. Alpheus, b. 6 February, 1805: d. in Amherst 25 December, 1833; unmarried.
9. George Washington, d. 4 March, 1882.
b. 12 September, 1806;
10. John Adams, d. 14 Feb., 1807.
11. Lucy, b. 17 Angust, 1808; m. Jonas Kendall 1 September, 1857 ; d. at South Framingham, Mass., 2 August, 1875.
12. Mary Robbins, b. 3 August, 1810; res. in Amherst ; mimarried.
13. Susan Proctor, b. 28 May, 1813: d. in Amherst 2 September, 1855; unmarried.
14. Benjamin Chamberlin, b. 18 September, 1815; d. 23 November, 1815.
VII. 4. DANIEL FLETCHER, b. 28 August, 1796, settled in Amherst where he was an inn-keeper some years, and was selectman, town-clerk, and representative; d. 15 October. 1873; m. Charlotte Roby 30 December, 1824. She was b, at Dunstable, now Nashua, 18 December, 1804; d. 31 Jan- uary, 1882. Their children were-
15. Daniel Adams, b. 6 November, 1825; res. in Nashua ; unmarried.
16. John, b. 9 October, 1830; res. in Amherst ; unmarried.
17. Charlotte, b. 15 September, 1845; d. 18 September, 1848.
18. Lucy Rebecca. b. 6 December, 1847.
VII. 5. SEWALL FLETCHER, b. in Chelmsford, Mass., 2 March, 1801; settled in Amherst; m. (1) Sarah Walton, of South Reading, Mass., 24 May, 1824. She d. 29 September, 1825, aged 25; m. (2) Rheny Macc, of Amherst, 6 November, 1826. She d. 1 January, 1845, aged 41; m. (3) Nancy Peacock, of Amherst, 4 June, 1846, who d. at Augusta, Wis- consin, 11 July, 1880. He d. in Amherst 12 September, 1855. Their children were --
19. Sarah Lucy. b. in Watertown, Mass., 19 June, 1825: in. Joseph W. Eaton 13 October. 1847: d. 28 January, 1849.
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20. Sewall Walton. b. 11 November, 1827: d. 8 September, 1865; unmarried.
21. Elisa Ann, b. 18 May, 1829 ; m. Franklin Harriman 2 April, 1850.
22. Rheny Mariah, b. 23 July, 1830: m. Franklin W. Briggs 2 April, 1857 ; res. in Freeman, Me.
23. James Henry, b. 4 September. 1832.
24. Mery Jane, b. 29 September, 1833: m. Henry Merrill 30 October. 1855; res. in Pepperell, Mass.
25. Lyman Packard, b. 17 July, 1835; died.
26. Lois Arerill, b. 31 July, 1836; unmarried.
27. Hannah, b. 9 February, 1839; m. Oliver Walton 10 October, 1860.
28. Albert. b. 7 January, 1840; m. Julia Chapel 20 March, 1864; res. in Alabama.
29. Gustacus Gilman, b. 24 November, 1847; m. Mary F. Storrs 7 March. 1878.
30. Arthur Franklin, b. 18 July, 1849; m. S. Helen Danforth 3 July, 1877; res. in Lowell. Mass.
31. Emeline Collins, b. 18 June, 1853: m. Clinton Bradford 26 November, 1874.
31. Emeline Collins, b. 18 June, 1853; m. Clinton Bradford 26 No- vember, 1874.
Among the sons of (III) William Fletcher, of Chelms- ford, was-
IV. ROBERT, b. in 1691, who was one of the first settlers in Tyngsborough, Mass. His son-
V. ROBERT, b. in 1727, m. Sarah Blanchard, daughter of Col. Joseph Blanchard, 17 September, 1761. He was a man of some note in Dunstable, and was for some time clerk of the courts in Hillsborough county. He d. 9 September, 1793. She d. in Amherst 29 March, 1798, aged 57. Their SO1-
VI. 32. ROBERT, b. 1 Angust, 1762; m. Temperance Gordon, of Tyngsborough, Mass., 2 December, 1784. He was an active business man in Amherst, Dunstable, and other places, and is said, at one time, to have been the owner of the principal part of the territory now occupied by Nashua
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Village. In his business enterprises he seems to have been particularly unfortunate. However successful they were at first, they usually terminated in failure. At last he pur- chased a tract of timber land in Canada, and employed a large number of men in cutting and manufacturing the lum- ber. Like most of his undertakings, this enterprise was an unfortunate one, and he terminated his career by shooting himself at Montreal in November, 1809. Their children were-
33. Temperance, b. in 1785; d. in Lowell. Mass., 20 May, 1857.
34. Mary, b. 2 Angust, 1787 ; m. William Cochran, of Boston, Mass., in 1807.
35. Robert, b. 20 July, 1789 ; a soldier in the war of 1812.
36. Rufus, b. 29 July, 1789; was in the battle on lake Champlain ; d. in Havanna 4 July, 1817.
37. Christiana, b. in 1791; d. in Amherst in November, 1792, aged 18 months.
38. Aslam, b. 17 August, 1794 ; lost at sea.
39. Agnes P., b. 4 February, 1796 ; in. (1) - Gray ; m. (2) Josiah Spalding.
40. Catherine. d. in Amherst in September, 1801, aged 16 months.
41. George, b. 3 December, 1801 ; m. Mary E. Cornwall 26 January, 1831; res. in New York city; d. at Bay Ridge, N. Y., 15 December, 1878.
42. Catherine, b. 17 April, 1803; m. George N. Minot 11 March, 1824.
43. Henry, b. 19 November, 1804; d. in Brattleborough, Vt.
41. Margaret. b. in Boston, Mass., 17 August, 1806; m. Isaac Cham- berlain ; d. in Roxbury, Mass .. 8 April. 1847.
45. SAMUEL FLETCHER, seitled on Chestnut Hill on the place now occupied by his grandson, John Fletcher. Of his ancestors I am not informed. He m. Susannah G., daughter of Lieut. John Patterson, 9 June, 1795. She d. in October, 1822, aged 47. He d. while on a visit to his friends in · Sharon, Vt., in February, 1825, aged 55. The first notice his family had of his death was the arrival of a messenger at the house bringing his corpse. Their children were-
46. John Patterson, d. 22 September, 1816. aged 20 years. 47. +Otis.
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48. t Robert, b. in 1802.
19. Mary. m. F. A. Hodgman, of Littleton; d. there.
47. OTIS FLETCHER, son of Samuel, m. Abigail ; res. some years in Amherst, but rem. to Nashville, Chautauqua county, New York ; one child-
50. Orilla, d. in Amherst 25 November. 1830, aged 21 months.
48. ROBERT FLETCHER, brother of Otis, succeeded him on the homestead; was an active business man and farmer. He m. Mary Cochran 11 July, 1832, and d. 18 September, 1863, aged 61. She d. 22 February, 1879, aged 72 years and 11 months. Their children were-
51. Harriet, b. 26 September, 1833; m. Solomon Prince, of Amherst, 28 April, 1831.
52. George, b. 6 June, 1838; m. Ada Shedd, of Plymouth; res. in Manchester.
53. Mary Elizabeth, b. 5 December, 1840: m. George F. Stevens; res. in Ashburnham, Mass.
54. John, b. in 1849; res. on the homestead : unmarried.
55. SIMEON FLETCHER, b. in Chelmsford, Mass., 2 May, 1722 ; m. Mary Davis, of Souhegan West, and settled here. Here their three first children were b. They then rem. to Greenfield where they d. None of their children seem to have settled in Amherst.
Henry Fletcher, d. 2 March, 1867, aged 70.
Henry A. Fletcher, d. 20 July. 1869, aged 39.
FLINT.
1. AMOS FLINT, m. widow Elizabeth Trevitt, of Danvers, 30 January, 1765; probably a second marriage. His will, dated 10 March, 1788, and presented for probate + Novem- ber, 1797, names the following children-
2. tAmos. 5. Mary Bradford.
3. Elizabeth Proctor.
6. Desire Polly.
4. Cartrude. T. Jacob.
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2. AMOS FLINT, JR., m. Polly Barnard, sister of Rev. Jere- miah Barnard, 2 September, 1785. He d. prior to 10 March, 1793. After his decease his widow rem. to Rome, N. Y., and d. there. Their children were-
8. Polly, b. 15 April, 1787. 10. Betsey, b. 21 May, 1790.
9. Amos, b. 4 October, 1788. 11. Samuel, b. 14 Sept. 1791.
12. NATHAN FLINT, JR., son of Nathan and Susan Flint, of Reading, Mass., b. 11 May, 1748; m. Phebe Smith, of Read- ing. They were "published" 17 March, 1778; probably settled in Amherst soon after marriage. Their children were-
13. Nathan, b. 19 January, 1780; d. unmarried.
14. +Simeon, b. 16 May, 1782.
15. Ebenezer, b. 20 May, 1784; in. Charlotte Austin, of Sutton, 25 February, 1806.
16. Isaac, b. 28 May, 1785: m. Susan Russell; resided in Newport and Goshen; d. at Goshen.
17. Calrin, b. 20 April, 1787; m. Rachel Wilkins, of Mont Vernon, 5 April, 1812.
18. Bathsheba, b. 28 May, 1788; m. Daniel Richardson 27 October, 1811 : d. at Wilton 18 July, 1878, aged 90.
19. Susan, m. +Saul Austin 16 February, 1813; d. in Amherst 21 August, 1851, aged 57.
20. Phebe. m. Jonathan Kendall, of Mont Vernon, 7 December, 1815; d. at Concord 11 Mav, 1881.
21. Betsey, b. 25 June. 1800; m. (1) Piam Herrick. of Wilton; m. (2) Saul Austin 30 May, 1852.
22. Lucy, m. Asa Jones, of Wilton.
14. SIMEON FLINT, b. 16 May, 1782; m. Sarah Kendall 20 August, 1804. She m. (2) Aaron Wilkins, jr., of Amherst, 16 September, 1824. They settled in the easterly part of Mont Vernon. Their children were-
23. Simeon K., b. 5 February, 1805: d. 23 November, 1879.
24. Nathan, b. 8 October, 1806.
25. Grisey, b. 17 October, 1808: unmarried.
28. Jacob, b. S December, 1810.
27. Eliza, b. 18 February, 1813; d. in December, 1814.
28. Daniel K., b. 15 May, 1815.
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HUTCHINSON FLINT, b. at North Reading, Mass., 10 June, 1764 ; resided some time in Amherst ; d. at Antrim in June. 1817; m. Lucy Cole, of Amherst. 25 November, 1787.
" Widow" Flint, d. in October, 1803, aged 80.
Lucinda, daughter of John Flint, d. in December. 1835, aged 15.
FOLLANSBEE.
JAMES C. FOLLANSBEE came to Amherst about 1837 and carried on the butchering business several years. He finally rem. to Francestown and d. there 17 December, 1879. aged 79. His wife, Mrs. Hannah Follansbee, d. 22 October, 1879, aged 73. Their children were-
1. John Smith.
3. Sarah Ellen.
2. Emily.
4. Lucretia C.
JOHN FOLLANSBEE, resided on the Plain, near the brick steam mill, where he carried on the butchering business several years. He d. 22 October, 1864, aged 70. Mary G., his wife, d. 20 September, 1857, aged 62. He m. (2) Mrs. Mary Ann Brown 24 August, 1858, who survived him and d. in Milford 29 September, 1874, aged 54; no children.
FORD.
JOHN FORD, who resided some years on the " Stiles" farm, in the east part of the town, d. 21 September, 1848, aged 78 years.
Widow Mary G. Ford d. 27 April. 1843, aged 63. Mrs. Lydia Ford d. 27 April, 1876, aged 74 years and six months. Mrs. Prudence Ford d. 5 April, 1881. aged 72. Charles H. Ford d. 30 March, 1881. aged 46.
FOSTER.
LT. JONATHAN FOSTER d. in October, 1849, aged 76.
Sarah, wife of Lt. Jonathan Foster, d. in November, 1824, aged 49. 38
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Dolly, wife of Samuel Foster, d. in November, 1825, aged 54.
Lucy, danghter of Samuel Foster, d. 19 July, 1805, aged 2 years.
MOSES FOSTER, of Amherst, and Polly Fuller, of Middle- ton, Mass., were "published" 27 February, 1789. Their children were-
Moses, b. 25 December, 1790.
Isaac Plumer, b. 5 March, 1792.
FOWLE.
SAMUEL FOWLE, a Revolutionary soldier, rem. from New Bedford to Amherst prior to 1805. After years of suffer- ing from a wound received while serving in the army, he d. 11 June, 1825, aged 72 years. He m. Lucy, daughter of Ebenezer Rea 22 August, 1805. Their child-
, John Rea, was b. 21 October, 1806.
1. JOSEPH FOWLE, b. in New Bedford, Mass., 20 February, 1793; settled in Amherst in 1825; d. 27 May, 1874; m. Sarah J. Hale, of Merrimack, 20 June, 1843. She was b. 5 April, 1816. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Their children were-
2. Mary J., b. 14 June, 1844; m. Thomas S. Burns 14 February, 1867.
3. +Joseph E., b. 27 May, 1846.
4. Hattie L., b. 14 August, 1848; m. Alvin R. Corliss, 16 November, 1875.
5. Samuel H., b. 14 April, 1850; d. 22 April, 1852.
3. DEA. JOSEPH E. FOWLE, b. 27 May, 1846; m. Emma J. Hodgman 16 May, 1878. She was b. in Bedford 1 May, 1851. They res. in the casterly part of the town, on the road to Merrimack; one child-
6. Marion E., b. 16 July, 1880.
FREEMAN.
NAOMI B. FREEMAN d. 25 August, 1877, aged 66 years and 6 months.
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FRENCH.
1. EPHRAIM FRENCH, b. in Billerica, Mass., in 1755; d. in Amherst in September, 1834; m. Hannah Melendy. She d. 28 March, 1793. Their children were-
2. Ephraim, b. 26 August, 1778.
3. Hannah, b. 28 March, 1780.
4. Moses, b. 28 May. 1782.
5. Leonard, b. 15 March, 1784.
6. William, b. 13 August, 1786.
7. FREDERICK FRENCH, son of Benjamin and Mary French, of Dunstable; b. 26 September, 1766; a lawyer; clerk of the courts; resided in Amherst some years; d. 28 March, 1824; m. Grace, daughter of Gen. Jona. Blanchard 30 De- cember, 1790. She d. in Lowell, Mass., 6 February, 1845, aged 77. Their children were-
8. Benjamin Frederick, b. 2 October. 1791 : m. Mary Leland, of Saco, Me., 14 November, 1819; d. in Lowell, Mass., 16 May, 1853.
9. Charles, d. in Lexington, Mo., in October, 1859.
10. Arthur, d. in Boston, Mass .. 13 December, 1842, aged 46.
11. Rebecca, m. Robert Read, of Amherst. 16 December, 1818: d. in Nashua 18 October, 1836, aged 38.
12. Edward. d. 25 August, 1831, aged 28.
AARON FRENCH and Susannah Clark were m. 27 January, 1801. He d. 26 April, 1817. aged 35.
FRITZ.
GEORGE FRITZ, late of Amherst, d. at Philadelphia, Pa., 1 August, 1834, aged 24.
FULLER.
THOMAS FULLER, who belonged to a family of high social standing in England, came over to Massachusetts in Novem- ber, 1638, on a tour of observation, not intending to take up his residence permanently in the country. While visiting Cambridge, he became a convert to Puritanism, and resolved to cast in his lot with the brethren of like faith in this country.
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He purchased a large tract of land in that part of Salem which was afterward incorporated as Middleton, where he built a house by the side of a small stream, about half a mile below Middleton pond, south of Wills' Hill. He mn. Elizabeth Todd, of Woburn, Mass., 3 June, 1643, and d. in 1698, in the 80th year of his age.
His descendants have been numerous, and many of them were men and women of note in the times in which they lived. From him the Fullers who have resided in Amherst were descended.
1. NATHAN FULLER, and his wife Martha, were among the early settlers of the town. He d. 8 December, 1808, aged 84. She d. 30 December, 1817, aged 83. Their children were-
2. Sarah, b. 4 June, 1758.
3. + Nathan, b. 18 JJuly, 1763.
4. Ruth, b. 16 March, 1765.
5. Elizabeth, b. 2 July, 1767.
6. Susannah, b. 4 April, 1770; in. Parker Richardson 12 May, 1789.
7. John, b. 2 October, 1772; d. in October, 1820.
3. NATHAN FULLER, JR., b. 18 July, 1763; d. 31 August, 1840; m. (1) Tamson Brown. She was b. 4 September, 1763; d: 18 September, 1814; m. (2) Betsey Jones 28 Feb- ruary, 1815. She was b. 25 April, 1777; d. 8 February, 1829. Their children were-
8. William B., b. 15 May, 1786; d. 2 September. 1799.
9. Tamson, d. in November, 1803, aged 8 years.
10. Tamson H., b. 27 Angust, 1804; m. +Matthew G. Rotch.
11. Betsey, b. 9 February, 1816; m. Rufus Lonnsbury; d. at Rose Grove, Iowa, 26 Jannary, 1871.
12. ISRAEL FULLER, b. in Middleton, Mass., 23 January, 1778; rem. to Merrimack in 1805, thence to Amherst in 1810, where he served on the board of selectmen many years. He d. 23 February, 1864; m. (1) Betsey Wilkins 20 Sep- tember, 1804. She was b. in Middleton 18 July, 1780 : d. 25 December, 1824; m. (2) Betsey Putnam 28 December,
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1826. She was b. 24 August, 1784; d. 18 October, 1855. Their children were-
13. tIsrael, jr., b. in Merrimack 28 February, 1806.
14. +Samuel, b. in Merrimack 29 July, 1807.
15. Sarah, b. 25 April, 1810; d. 8 October, 1840; unmarried.
16. Esther S., b. 31 May, 1813; d. 18 February, 1819.
17. Elizabeth, b. 11 March, 1818; m. +Charles Converse: d. 6 Octo- ber, 1875.
18. Esther S., b. 2 March. 1821: d. 6 April, 1836.
13. ISRAEL FULLER, JR., m. Susan Carleton, of Merrimack. She d. 13 June, 1852, aged 40. Their daughter-
19. Susan, wife of C. H. Huddleston, of Boston, Mass .. d. 16 May, 1865, aged 30.
14. SAMUEL FULLER, b. in Merrimack 29 July, 1807 : m. Abigail Hastings 10 December, 1840: res. in South Merri- mack. Their children are-
20. Abby C., b. 22 November, 1842.
21. Mary A., b. 27 May, 1844: m. Miles Merrill 1 January, 1871.
22. Esther M., b. 13 March, 1846: m. Frank J. Smith, of Milford, 18 November, 1869.
23. James N. B., b. 9 October, 1850.
24. Bessie P., b. 17 November, 1853: m. B. Frank Whiting 2 April, 1881.
25. Ella E. F .. b. 12 January, 1856; m. Joseph W. A. Kittredge 4 June, 1879.
GAGE.
1. JAMES GAGE, b. 21 August, 1736; d. in Jaffrey 30 April, 1815; m. Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Lamson 29 September, 1761. She was b. in 1739; d. 27 October, 1832, aged 93 years, and is said to have been the first child b. of English parents in Souhegan West. They rem. from Amherst to Jaffrey in 1779. Their children were-
2. Thomas, b. 2 July, 1762: d. in Jaffrey 16 December. 1781, aged 19 years.
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3. Abigail, b. 20 August, 1764; m. John French ; d. in New Hart- ford, N. Y., 20 April, 1860, aged 95.
4. John, b. 6 May, 1766; d. 24 May, 1766.
5. James, b. 5 August, 1767 ; m. Polly Drury, of Temple, 10 Septem- ber, 1793; d. at McHenry, Ill., 24 January, 1856, aged 88.
6. Sarah, b. 27 April, 1769; m. Sammel Jewett; d. 12 February, 1861, aged 91.
7. Phebe, b. 1 May, 1771 ; d. 14 December, 1777.
8. Samuel, b. 17 November, 1773; m. Lucinda Edgerton 30 Octo- ber, 1799; d. 3 April, 1860, aged 86.
9. Elizabeth, b. 4 November, 1776; d. 6 June, 1778.
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