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Hannah, b. July 8, 1812; m., May 16, 1839, Rev. Reuben Dearborn.
Josiah Babcock, b. April 16, 1819; d. April, 1840. 25
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MESHECK, son of Dea. Jonathan and Anna ( Worth) WEARE, was b. in Andover March 25, 1792; d. in Andover April 29, 1841; m. ME- HITABLE, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Pettingill) BLAISDELL of Salisbury. Mrs. Weare m. (2) William Graves of Andover. She d. Aug. 17, 1887.
Joseph,
b. March 21, 1824 ; d. July 13, 1825.
Horace Josephus,
b. June 13, 1826; d. Aug. 31, 1827.
Abigail Anna, b. Sept. 10. 1828 ; m. Charles James Fox Stone (see).
George Mesheck, b. Aug. 4, 1831; d. May 10, 1856.
WELCH.
ARCHELAUS, son of and -(-) WELCH, b. -; m.
MOLLY -
-. Mr. Welch was a tax payer and a resident of the River Road district in 1788.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 24, 1785.
THOMAS WELCH came to the east part of the town in what was after- wards called the Call neighborhood about 1770. That territory is now a part of Franklin.
WEST.
JOHN W., son of Noah and Hannah ( Webster) WEST, was b. in Salisbury April 22, 1809; d. at East Andover Aug. 12, 1870; m., March 18, 1838, HANNAH, dau. of Heury Dearborn and Deborah (Clough) HILTON of Andover. She d. in Andover June 21, 1907. Mr. West came to E. Andover, where he was a merchant for many years. He was also a merchant at Audover Center. Mary Ann,
b. Nov. 1, 1839; was a school teacher for several years.
Ellen Jane, b. March 22, 1842 ; m., Nov. 20, 1862, Henry Dearborn Fellows; d. Aug. 30, 1863.
WEYMOUTH.
EDWARD WEYMOUTH, perhaps the son of Robert* of Kittery, Me., was b. in 1639; taxed in Dover, N. H., in 1662; had a grant of land in Kittery, Me., in 1671; bought land in what is now Eliot, Me., in 1672; m., Dec. 25, 1663, ESTIIER, dau. of Nicholas HODS-
* Farmer says that Robert came from England as early as 1652.
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DON; both were living in 1710. He was a tailor; house burned by Indians in 1677.
TIMOTHY, b. -; m. (1) Rachel - -; m. (2)
Patience Stone.
Mehitable, b. - -; m. William Stacy.
(Probably other children.)
TIMOTHY, son of Edward and Esther (Hodsdon) WEYMOUTH, b. - He was living in 1759; m. (1) RACHEL -; m. (2) PA- TIENCE, dau. of Daniel and Patience STONE. She d. April 26, 1768, a. 85. He had a grant of land in Kilder in 1703.
Rachel, b. Aug. 10, 1705; m., Oct. 15, 1727, Isaac Powers.
Ichabod, b. Nov. 23, 1707; m., 1736, Mary Knight of Berwick, Me .; d. Dec. 8, 1760.
SHADRACH, b. Jan. 4, 1709-'10; m. (1) Patience Ham- ilton; m. (2) Winnifred -; m. (3) Elizabeth Knight.
Patience, b. March 10, 1711-'12; m., 1738, Robert Morrell.
Sarah, b. Aug. 27, 1714.
TIMOTHY, b. May 22, 1719; m. Elizabeth Hubbard.
Jonathan, b. June 16, 1723.
Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1727.
SHADRACHI, son of Timothy and either Rachel or Patience Stone WEYMOUTH, b. Jan. 4, 1709 or 1710; m. (1), 1736, PATIENCE . HAMILTON of York, Me .; m. (2) WINNIFRED - -; m. (3), Oct. 24, 1746, ELIZABETH KNIGHT; res. in Eliot, Me., and in Rye, N. H.
Pierce, bap. in Eliot, Me., March, 1737. GEORGE, b. Rye Aug. 29, 1749.
Eunice, bap. Rye 1756.
Thomas Cotton,
b. Rye 1758.
James, b. Rye 1759; d. Belmont 1852, a. 93; a Rev. soldier.
Samuel,
b. Rye 1761.
GEORGE, son of Shadrach and Elizabeth (Knight) WEYMOUTH, b. Rye Aug. 29, 1749; d. ---; m., March 24, 1774, HULDAH FOL- SOM, b. Epping June 10, 1753; ch. b. Belmont.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 18, 1774. Abigail, b. Feb. 29, 1776.
Anna, b. Oct. 3, 1777. Hannah, b. Dec. 21, 1779.
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James,
b. Oct. 4, 1781; m., April 13, 1807, Polly Chase, who d. Oct. 21, 1870.
Huldah,
b. Dec. 13, 1783.
John,
b. Dec. 1, 1785.
George,
b. May 21, 1787.
Joseph,
b. March 29, 1789; m., Nov. 21, 1811, Lydia Chase. He d. in Belmont July 5, 1867.
Polly,
b. Dec. 25, 1790.
DANIEL,
b. Aug. 17, 1792; m. Honor Hall.
Sally, b. Oct. 29, 1794; d. Dec. 20, 1795.
Sally,
b. Sept. 11, 1797.
DANIEL, son of George and Huldah (Folsom) WEYMOUTH, was b. in Gilmanton (now Belmont) Aug. 17, 1792; d. in Andover Sept. 20, 1877; m., Dec. 2, 1819, HONOR, dau. of Kinsley and Honor (Randlet) HALL of Exeter, b. April 7, 1789; d. in Andover Feb. 22, 1864. Mr. Weymouth came from Gilmanton and set- tled in Andover in 1847.
HENRY AUGUSTUS, b. Oct. 14, 1820; m. Louisa Young.
Charles Hall, b. Feb. 23, 1822; d. May 9, 1822.
Dr. HENRY AUGUSTUS, son of Daniel and Honor (Hall) WEYMOUTH, b. in Gilmanton Oct. 14, 1820; settled in Andover in 1843; d. in Andover Oct. 22, 1908; m., Jan. 1, 1844, LOUISA, dau. of Bailey and Polly (Randlett) YOUNG of Gilmanton, b. Nov. 24, 1819; d. in Andover June 13, 1890.
Harriet Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18, 1845; m., May 4, 1870, William A. Walker of Danbury. She d. Dec. 21, 1889; ch .: Henry Weymouth, b. March 17, 1873; d. Sept. 18, 1873. Alma Louisa, b. Nov. 20, 1874. Leon Willard, b. March 18, 1880; d. Aug. 20, 1880.
Daniel Bailey, b. Aug. 25, 1848; m., April 20, 1882, Ida Adelaide, dau. of W. H. Edmunds; no ch.
GEORGE WEARE, b. Aug. 24, 1856; m. Minnie T. Morgan.
GEORGE WEARE, son of Dr. Henry Augustus and Louise (Young) WEY- MOUTH, b. Andover Aug. 24, 1856; m. at Fryeburg, Me., March 18, 1884, MINNIE THERESA, dau. of George and Mary (Strong) MORGAN, b. Sacramento, Cal., March 4, 1862. Mr. Weymouth is a practising physician and res. in Lyme, N. H.
Louisa Morgan, b. Grafton April 26, 1888.
Henry Gerry, b. Lyme Aug. 11, 1890.
Forrest Mann, b. Lyme May 20, 1892; d. Dec. 26, 1892.
DR. H. A. WEYMOUTH.
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TIMOTIIY, son of Timothy and Patience (Stone) WEYMOUTH, b. May 22, 1719; d. Feb. 4, 1765; in. ELIZABETHI, dau. of Philip and Eliza- beth (Roberts) HUBBARD. She d. Feb. 17, 1762.
Elizabeth, bap. in Eliot, Me., May 1, 1748.
Dorcas, bap. in Eliot, Me., Nov. 7, 1755.
Jonathan,
bap. in Eliot, Me., Aug. 4, 1758.
Timothy, bap. in Eliot, Me., Sept. 7, 1763.
WHITCHER.
THOMAS WIIITCHER was b. in England in 1619; came to America in the ship Confidence in 1638; m. in Newbury, Mass., RUTH GREEN; moved to Haverhill, Mass., where he d. Nov. 28, 1696.
NATHANIEL, b. Ang. 11, 1658.
REUBEN, b. May 12, 1686.
JOSEPH, b. May 2, 1721.
REUBEN, b. Sept. 19, 1751; m., Sept. 18, 1776, ELIZABETH COPP of Hamp- stead, N. H. They lived in Warren and Piermont, N. H., and in Thetford, Vt.
JOSEPH, son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Copp) WHITCHER, was b. in Thetford, Vt., Jan. 22, 1783; d. in Andover May 7, 1832; came to Andover in 1804; m., April 25, 1813, NANCY, dau. of Capt. Samuel and Esther (Robinson) ELKINS of Andover. She d.
JEREMIAH E., b. June 23, 1817; m., April 20, 1843, Hen- rietta Martin.
Judith E., b. Oct. 25, 1819; m., Nov. 23, 1843, Harrison Colby.
Caroline,
b. Jan. 21, 1822; lived with the Shakers at Enfield, N. H .; d. - -
Eliza Ann, b. April 18, 1824; m. Daniel B. Tousley.
Sophronia R., b. Nov. 27, 1826; m., in 1850, Shepherd T. Record; 6 ch.
John W., b. Feb. 26, 1829; res. Virginia City, Ne- vada; lawyer; unm.
JEREMIAH ELKINS, son of Joseph and Nancy (Elkins) WHITCHER, was b. in Andover June 23, 1817; d. in Oakland, Cal., in Jan., 1888 ; m., April 20, 1843, HENRIETTA MARTIN, who d. in San Diego, Cal., Jan. 2, 1888. Mr. Whitcher was a highly competent land surveyor and followed his profession in Mich., Wis., Iowa,
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along the Mississippi River and in California. He went to Cal. in 1850.
Samuel, b. in Dubuque Sept. 16, 1844; d. young.
John A.,
b. in Dubuque Aug. 6, 1846.
Joseph M.,
b. in Dubuque April 3, 1848; d. Sept. 15, 1849.
Ellen, b. in Panama Jan. 5, 1850; d. in Cal. May 29, 1850.
Willie, b. in Cal. June 25, 1851.
Sarah Ella,
b. in Cal. Sept. 11, 1853.
Philip,
b. in Cal. July 6, 1856.
George Edward,
b. in Cal. May 19, 1860; d. April 15, 1882.
Arthur H.,
b. in Cal. Dec. 20, 1862.
Jeremiah Elkins,
b. in Cal. Nov. 21, 1864.
WHITCOMB.
JOSEPH GREELEY, son of Daniel and Mehitable (Cowan) WHITCOMB, b. Francestown June 26, 1827; d. Andover Dec. 18, 1905; m., Dec. 17, 1854, ERVILLA H., dau. of Enoch and Polly (Jones) HEATH, b. Springfield Dec. 11, 1829. Mr. Whitcher res. Canaan, Graf- ton and Andover.
Grace Ervilla,
b. Canaan Dec. 6, 1856.
Mary F., b. Grafton; m. George H. Emerson.
Fred David,
b. Grafton June 7, 1870; d. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 3, 1889.
WHITE.
JAMES GRIFFIN, son of Henry and (-) WHITE, was b. in Deerfield July 21, 1797. Dea. White moved from Wilmot to Andover in 1853. He d. in Andover March 4, 1875; m. AMY KENISTON of Deerfield, b. Feb. 21, 1801; d. Oct. 7, 1876. Mr. White resided first at North Wilmot, later on the farm formerly owned by Col. Joseph Sweatt, in Andover.
Abby Griffin, b. Nov. 8, 1819; m. Lowell Buzzell of Wil- mot; 4 ch.
Clara Jane, b. Oct. 19, 1827; m. John Scott George; 6 ch.
Hannah, b. Oct. 3, 1829; d. Aug. 10, 1831.
CARLETON JAMES, b. Nov. 9, 1835; m., Nov. 24, 1859, Mary Elizabeth Goodhue.
MARTIN HENRY, b. Feb. 12, 1839; m. Ellen M. Barney.
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GENEALOGIES.
CARLETON JAMES, son of James Griffin and Amy (Keniston) WHITE, was b. in Wilmot Nov. 9, 1835; settled in Andover in -; m., Nov. 24, 1859, MARY ELIZABETH, dau. of Jacob GOODHUE of Dun- barton. She was b. Dec. 9, 1833.
Wesley D., b. Nov. 7, 1861; m., March 28, 1888, Abbie M. Shaw of Salisbury.
Lizzie Frances, b. Nov. 21, 1870; m. (1), Dec. 26, 1896, John Fenton of Andover; m. (2), Oct. 6, 1906, Jasper R. Elkins.
Annie May, b. April 25, 1876; m., Dec. 31, 1899, Ralph B. Buswell of Andover.
MARTIN HENRY, son of James Griffin and Amy (Keniston) WHITE, was b. in Wilmot Feb. 12, 1839; d. in Andover Feb. 17, 1889; m. ELLEN M., dau. of Moses and Sarah (Currier) BARNEY of Dan- bury, b. 1841; d. Aug. 27, 1903.
Cora N., b. m., Nov. 29, 1888, John L. Brown; res. Potter Place.
GEORGE JAMES, son of John and Sarah B. (Keniston) WHITE of Wilmot, was b. in Wilmot March 28, 1831; settled in Andover in 1868 ; m. (1) JULIA ANNA, dau. of Morrill CURRIER of Wilmot; she d. April 15, 1874; m. (2), Sept. 1, 1875, JENNIE PHEBE, dau. of William and Phebe A. (Smith) THOMPSON of Deerfield.
Child,
b. -; d. July 29, 1872.
THOMAS R., son of --- and - (-) WHITE, b. in Haver- hill, Mass., Feb. 23, 1786; d. in Franklin Aug. 24, 1857; m., Dec. 28, 1812, MARY H. MAY, b. in Fairlee, Vt., March 17, 1790; d. in
Lucy Jane,
b. in Boscawen Feb. 4, 1814; m. Joseph Clark; d. June 6, 1864.
Mary Mills,
b. in Salisbury Aug. 9, 1815.
Sarah May,
b. in Salisbury Jan. 20, 1818.
John,
b. in Warner March 4, 1821.
Caroline,
b. in Warner Oct. 21, 1822; m. Austin F. Pike. Mrs. Pike d. Dec. 28, 1890.
Harriet,
b. in Andover Dec. 30, 1825; m. John Pat- rick; d. in Iowa in 1873.
Catherine,
b. in Andover May 4, 1828.
Frances Emily,
George Thomas,
b. in Andover June 8, 1832.
b. in Andover May 5, 1834; capt. Co. B, 10th Minnesota Vols .; killed in the army at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 17, 1864.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
WIGGIN.
JOSIAH EATON, son of Jesse and Ruth (Eaton) WIGGIN, was b. in San- bornton Feb. 15, 1824; came from Lynn, Mass., and settled in Andover in 1874, where he d. March 1, 1885; m., March 2, 1845, MARTIIA EATON, dau. of Reuben E. and Polly C. (Weeks) BECK- MAN, b. April 27, 1826.
CHARLES MILLER, b. March 10, 1846; m. (1) Aurilla E. Kim- ball ; m. (2) Salina Shaw Sweatt.
Sarah Hepsibeth, b. Aug. 31, 1847; m. John Smith.
Frank Pierce, b. Oct. 17, 1852 ; d. Dec. 8, 1852.
CHARLES M., son of Josiah and Martha (Beckman) WIGGIN, was b. in Tamworth, N. H .; m. (1), Jan. 15, 1865, AURILLA E. KIMBALL of Franklin; m. (2), May 9, 1877, SALINA S., dau. of Benja- min E. and Abby (Knowles) SWEATT of Andover.
Josiah B., b. in Andover Feb. 5, 1884.
Frank A., b. in Andover Nov. 28, 1889.
Fred T., b. in Andover Nov. 28, 1889.
WILSON.
LEWIS PHILIP, son of William and Emily (Palmer) WILSON, was b. July 24, 1857; came from Weare to Andover in 1878; m., Oct. 28, 1878, SUSAN ANN, dau. of James and Mary Ann (Green) SAWYER of Providence, R. I.
Walter Henry, b. Sept. 9, 1879.
JESSE F., son of - and - - (-) WILSON, b. in Vt .; res. in Andover; enlisted from Andover in Co. E, 10th N. H. Vols .; d. in a southern prison; m., Aug. 6, 1853, SUSAN A., dau. of Joshua and Sally (Cilley) SEAVEY. She d. in Wilmot March 11, 1905; five ch .; four living in 1905.
Charles, b. Andover June 1, 1854; m. Ann Elizabeth, dau. of Simeon C. Durgin.
Edgar W., John S.,
b. Andover June 1, 1856.
b. Andover May 26, 1858; m., Dec. 28, 1884, Annie Cheney.
Frank J., b. Andover Oct. 22, 1859.
WOODBURY.
JAMES WOODBURY was b. in Newbury, Mass., Nov. 25, 1754. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution in Capt. Jacob Gerrish's Co., in Col. Little's Regt .; was also a privateersman. After
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GENEALOGIES.
the war he settled in Canaan, N. H., as a farmer and m., March 25, 1785, RUTH, dau. of Benjamin FISK of Boscawen, formerly of Tewksbury, Mass. She was b. July 13, 1765; d. in Andover Aug. 31, 1838. Mr. Woodbury d. March 24, 1834, in Andover. Sally,
b. April 15, 1786; m., Aug., 1812, Benjamin Hatch of Hanover, N. H.
Nathan,
b. Feb. 14, 1788; d. Nov., 1790.
William,
b. May 17, 1790; m., Feb. 1, 1824, Abigail Bean of Hanover, N. H .; 2 ch.
Polly,
b. Feb. 23, 1792; d. in Canaan; unm.
James W.,
b. Nov. 7, 1794; d. in Canaan.
NATIIAN,
b. Dec. 27, 1796; m., Jan. 28, 1823, Mrs. Apphia (Keniston) Smith.
Eliza,
b. Feb. 28, 1799; m., Feb. 10, 1838, Joseph Benner of Abington, Mass .; d. in Andover Nov. 10, 1855.
Dea. NATHIAN, son of James and Ruth (Fisk) WOODBURY, was b. in Canaan, N. H., Dec. 27, 1796; came to Andover in 1814; d. in Andover May 26, 1878; m., Jan. 28, 1823, Mrs. APPHIA SMITH, dan. of Dea. Jonathan and Sarah (Cilley) KENISTON, b. April 9, 1793; d. Nov. 10, 1876.
b. April 5, 1824.
Eliza, NATHAN, b. Jan. 18, 1827; m. Mary E. Wilkins of Danbury.
NATHAN, son of Dea. Nathan and Apphia (Keniston) WOODBURY, was b. in Andover Jan. 18, 1827; m., May 19, 1853, MARY ELIZA, dau. of Ira and Dorcas (Flint) WILKINS of Danbury, N. H., b. March 27, 1835.
Martha Bellphe, b. March 8, 1854; m., May 1, 1877, John Hancock of Franklin; 2 ch.
John Taylor, b. July 22, 1859; m., Jan. 1, 1884, Eliza- beth Charlotte, dau. of Caleb E. Smith of Salisbury; 2 ch.
JOHN and ELIZABETH (SANBORN) WOODBURY d. in Salisbury, N. H .; JOHN b. May 14, 1753; d. Feb. 28, 1829; ELIZABETH SANBORN b. July 3, 1752; d. July 14, 1831.
Lieut. JOHN, son of John and Elizabeth (Sanborn) WOODBURY, was b. in Brentwood July 4, 1781; d. in Andover Sept. 4, 1868; m., Nov. 6, 1804, ELIZABETH, dau. of William and Anna (Morrison) DYER of Andover, b. Sanbornton Nov. 1, 1780; d. in Wilmot Feb. 14, 1863. Mr. Woodbury was a good carpenter and lived
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for several years on the opposite side of the road from where the Jonathan Cilley house now stands. He afterwards moved to Wilmot.
Nancy,
b. Aug. 1, 1805; m. Jeremiah Greeu of Andover; d. June 4, 1835.
JOHN,
b. Aug. 26, 1807 ; m. Nancy Wells.
Joseph,
b. March 30, 1810; m. Lucy Parsons.
Polly,
b. March 14, 1812; d. July 4, 1829.
William Dyer,
b. July 28, 1814; m., June 4, 1850, Lucy Parker Martin of Newburyport, Mass .; d. Aug. 10, 1903; no ch.
Simeon Connor,
b. Dec. 16, 1816; d. June 22, 1817.
Hannah D.,
b. Jan. 16, 1818; d. Oct. 11, 1860.
Peter Young,
b. May 13, 1820; m. Mary Ann Clark.
ELIAS HILTON,
b. Sept. 20, 1822; m. Mariah Barker Clark, a sister of the wife of Peter Y.
Eliza,
b. Dec. 24, 1824; m. Luther Eames of So. Framingham, Mass .; d. Oct. 20, 1891 ( ?) ; 8 ch.
JOHN, son of Lt. John and Elizabeth (Dyer) WOODBURY, was b. in An- dover Aug. 26, 1807; d. in Wilmot April 13, 1876; m., Dec. 2, 1832, NANCY, dau. of Nathaniel and Annie WELLS, b. April 27, 1809; d. in Andover Jan. 19, 1892. Mr. Woodbury was a car- penter and a man of unusual intellectual capacity. For sev- eral years he was a county or "side" judge for Merrimack County.
Thomas W., Charlton Wells,
b. July 14, 1833; d. March 21, 1835. b. March 24, 1835; m., June 2, 1864, Mary Ann Morgan of Springfield, b. Feb. 9, 1831; d. Jan. 17, 1908; Charlton W. d. April 16, 1908; no ch.
Lucy Ann, b. Sept. 29, 1836; m., Jan. 7, 1869, Renel Whitcomb of New London; 1 ch.
Ellen, b. July 19, 1838; m., Feb. 21, 1857, J. V. B. Thompson; 5 ch.
Algernon Sydney, b. Feb. 7, 1841; d. Aug. 15, 1842.
ELIAS HILTON, son of Lieut. John and Elizabeth (Dyer) WOODBURY, was b. Sept. 20, 1822; d. in -; m., Oct. 3, 1850, MARIA BAR- KER, dau. of James and Clarissa (Rollins) CLARK of Stratham.
Hannah Jane, b. Sept. 20, 1853; d. Sept. 4, 1854.
Mary Jane,
b. Jan. 3, 1856; d. Nov. 3, 1862.
Cyrus Clark,
b. March 15, 1858; d. Nov. 9, 1862.
An adopted son, Willie F., b. -; m., Feb. 26, 1880, Evelyn Dan- iells Holt of Pembroke. He d. March, 1891.
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GENEALOGIES.
WOODWARD.
GEORGE FRANK, son of Ezekiel T. and Harriet WOODWARD, b. Salisbury Feb. 6, 1852; m., Franklin, Jan. 1, 1872, ANNIE, dau. of Abel Lord and Martha BUTTERWORTH, b. England Feb. 10, 1853. Mr. Woodward res. on the John Hobbs place near Elbow pond. Emma, b. Franklin Dec. 8, 1872; d. Dec. 15, 1872. GEORGE ALEXANDER, b. Franklin Nov. 25, 1874; m. Edna M. Swett.
Charles Edmund, b. Franklin Jan. 27, 1877; m., March 3, 1906, Marion, dau. of Henry Glines.
Frank, b. Andover Nov. 21, 1878; d. same day.
Arthur Frank,
b. Laconia May 19, 1882; m., May 7, 1905, Asenath, dau. of Henry Glines.
Annie May, b. Andover June 25, 1888; m., July 2, 1904, James William Hindes.
Albert Leslie,
b. Andover May 8, 1897.
GEORGE ALEXANDER, son of George Frank and Annie (Butterworth) WOODWARD, b. Franklin Nov. 25, 1874; m., Nov. 21, 1894, EDNA M., dau. of George J. and Sarah D. (Clay) SWETT, b. March 11, 1867. Mr. Woodward res. in Concord, Pembroke and An- dover.
Edgar George, b. Concord April 9, 1895.
Bert Arthur, b. Concord Oct. 7, 1898.
Ralph Forest, b. Pembroke Oct. 28, 1900.
YEATON.
EBENEZER PRAY, son of Michael and Lydia (Brown) YEATON, was b. in Lebanon, Me., June 20, 1821; d. in Andover April 29, 1889; came from Salisbury to Andover in 1859; m. (1), Sept. 26, 1842, MARY TUCKER of Grafton, b. Sept. 9, 1825; d. Sept. 12, 1875; m. (2), March 17, 1877, Mrs. SUSAN DELIGHT PHELPS, dau. of Josiah CILLEY of Andover.
Lydia Frances, b. Feb. 15, 1844; m. John R. Connor.
Mary Augusta,
b. July 21, 1846; d. Sept. 4, 1865.
Charles Henry,
b. June 2, 1848.
Abbie Jane,
b. Feb. 3, 1850; m. Henry C. Dimond.
Ellen Maria, b. April 14, 1852; m. Alonzo H. Peabody of Franklin.
Frank Eben, b. June 1, 1854.
Horace Clay,
b. July 18, 1858.
Etta Ruth,
b. Feb. 16, 1861.
George Warren,
b. Oct. 26, 1862.
Walter Harriman,
b. Nov. 20, 1866; d. Sept. 12, 1875.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
YORK.
JOSEPHI, son of - and (-) YORK, b. Northwood, N. H., 1752 ; d. -; m. SARAH WATSON ; ch. all b. in Northwood.
Solomon,
b.
Polly,
b.
ยท Betsey,
b.
Levi,
b.
Sally,
b.
Abigail,
b.
Clarissa,
b.
WILLIAM,
b. 1803; m. Joanna Hale.
Charles,
b.
David,
b.
-
Susan,
b.
Harriet,
b.
WILLIAM, son of Joseph and Sarah (Watson) YORK, b. in Northwood, N. H., 1803; m. JOANNA HALE.
Emily A.,
b. Roxbury, Mass.
Charles,
b. Roxbury, Mass.
Mary A.,
b. Roxbury, Mass.
WILLIAM F.,
b. Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 6, 1832; m. (1) Rose Ann Cass; m. (2) Susie C. S. Creigh- ton.
Mary S.,
b. Roxbury, Mass.
WILLIAM F., son of William and Joanna (Hale) YORK, b. Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 6, 1832; m. (1), Nov. 27, 1855, ROSE ANN CASS ; m. (2), May 26, 1908, SUSIE C. S. CREIGHTON of Chatham, N. B. Mr. York came from Nashua to Andover in 1888 and settled on East Beech hill, on the place first settled by Jacob East- man, the owner of a fulling mill on the site of the present hame factory. By trade Mr. York is a marble worker; by pro- fession a mineralogist and geologist; was a soldier in the 4th N. H. Regt.
Martin W.,
b. Nashua Oct. 14, 1857; m. Flora Scott; d. Oct. 24, 1888.
Charles N.,
b. Nashua May 8, 1861.
William L.,
b. Nashua Feb. 16, 1865.
George N., b. Nashua May 30, 1868.
ADDENDA.
COLBY.
FRANK CARROLL, son of Ira Mason and Francina (Hadley) COLBY, b. in Dunbarton Nov. 24, 1860; m., August 30, 1890, CORA BELL, dau. of Clark and Drusilla (Bryant) DURGIN of East Andover. Mr. Colby is a merchant at East Andover and has resided in An- dover since 1892.
Clifton Durgin, b. April 15, 1892.
DOWNES.
(See N. H. Genealogical Record, Vol. VI, p. 145.)
THOMAS DOWNES, shoemaker, b. Feb. 2, 1611-12; d. Dover, N. H., Jan. 21, 1698-99. He was of Boston in 1652, but he received a grant of land at Cocheco, in 1656, from the town of Dover, where he afterwards lived. He m. KATHERINE - , who d. Dec. 23, 1702; four children.
THOMAS, second child of Thomas and Katherine (-) DOWNES, b. Boston March 17, 1653-54; killed by Indians at Kittery, Me., 1711; warrant for appraisal of estate granted April 20, 1711; m. (1) MARTHA - -; m. (2) MARY, dau. of Nathan and Martha (Everett) LORD; m. (3), Oct. 24, 1698, Mrs. ABIGAIL (ROBERTS) HALL. One child by first wife; five by second.
WILLIAM, fifth child of Thomas and Abigail (Roberts) Hall DOWNES, b. ; d. -; m., May 3, 1721, MARY, dau. of Joseph PITMAN; administration granted son, Samuel, Aug. 28, 1754; six children.
DANIEL, fifth child of William and Mary (Pitman) DOWNES, b. -; d. 1822; age, 93 (?); m. JUDITH CANNEY; res. Pine Hill, Ber- wick and Lebanon, Me .; seven children.
DANIEL, fourth child of Daniel and Judith (Canney) DOWNES. b. -; d. -; m., July 10, 1788, at Berwick, Me., TAMSON, dau. of Jonathan RICKER; nine children.
ISAAC, eldest child of Daniel and Tamson (Ricker) DOWNES, b. Lebanon, Me., about 1788; m., April, 1820, MIRIAM CILLEY of Andover. See Part II, p. 109.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
REV. WENDELL PHILLIPS ELKINS.
(See Part II, p. 133.)
Mr. ELKINS was graduated from Harvard College in 1888; was at the Harvard Divinity School 1891-94; was pastor in Bath, N. H., Inde- pendent Society, 1894-98; at Peterborough, N. H., 1898-99; at East Manchester and West Derry, 1899-1900; at Wareham, 1901-02, and at Bath, N. H., Congregational Society, 1902-08. Mr. Elkins was an earnest scholar aud took high rank at Harvard. He has been a zealous and faithful pastor, ever mindful of the highest claims of faith and duty. He married, June 6, 1899, RUTH DEXTER COMO of Marion, Mass. His children are: Enoch, b. Oct. 31, 1901; Kimball Como, b. Jan. 24, 1903; and Henry Bertrand, b. Aug. 13, 1905.
FELLOWS.
EBENEZER, son of Joseph and Margaret (Webster) FELLOWS, b. in An- dover in 1769; d. -; m., Oct. 15, 1797, MERIBAH STEVENS of Salisbury. Mr. Fellows res. in Salisbury until after 1804; no later record found.
Rowell, b. Salisbury Feb. 28, 1798.
Nancy,
b. Salisbury, March 18, 1800.
Sarah, b. Salisbury, July 23, 1802.
Isaac, b. Salisbury, Aug. 23, 1804.
FELLOWS-DUDLEY.
SUSANNAH, dau. of Ezekiel and Nancy (Blake) FELLOWS, b. -; m., March 23, 1815, TIMOTHY DUDLEY of Bridgewater; res. in Bridgewater and Corinth, Vt .; moved to Vermont before 1827; Susannah d. Feb. 9, 1832.
Susan Graves, b. Feb., 1816.
Mary Jane,
b. March 4, 1819; d. July 22, 1882.
Moses H., b. Nov. 25, 1823; d. May 26, 1895.
Nancy N., b. Aug. 31, 1827.
Peter F., b. Jan. 8, 1830.
NANCY AND DOLLY BLAKE.
Mrs. Nancy Scott of Derby Line, Vt., writes, Dec. 28, 1908, that her grandmother, the wife of Ezekiel Fellows, was Nancy Blake of Andover, N. H., and a sister of Samuel Blake, who res. and d. in Georgia, Vt. This Samuel was the son of Dea. Samuel Blake, who settled in New Breton about 1767 (see p. 25). The names of four sons are given but no daughters are mentioned. In Mr. Emery's notes the wife of Ezekiel Fellows is called Dolly, the dau. of Lt. William Blake, and it is so
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GENEALOGIES.
printed on p. 26. This is probably wrong. Since pp. 25 and 26 were printed it has been found that Dolly Blake was b. Jan., 1777, and m. Joseph Emery (see p. 140).
FELLOWS.
EZEKIEL, son of Joseph and Margaret (Webster) FELLOWS, b. Kings- ton Aug. 25, 1754; res. in Andover and in Bridgewater; d. in Bridgewater Oct. 10, 1843. His wife was NANCY BLAKE. One account, the only one known till 1909, and printed on p. 148, gives her name as Dolly, the dau. of Dea. William Blake. Dolly would have been 20 or 30 years younger than Ezekiel. Some of his descendants say that his wife was NANCY Blake, which is probably true. Nancy Blake's brother, Samuel, res. and d. in Georgia, Vt.
Joseph, b. -; "went west and died there; two sons, Joseph and Ezekiel, settled in or near Bridgewater."
Susannah, b. -; m. Timothy Dudley in Bridge- water.
Hannah,
b. - -; m.
Wiggin.
Mary,
b. - -; m. - Worthen ( ?).
Dorothy,
b. -; m., April 25, 1810, James Wood- bury.
Abigail,
b. - -; m. Jacob Graves.
Nancy, b. - -; m. Richard Gove; res. Sanborn- ton; afterwards in Dover, where he died. Two ch. d. young and Benjamin, Eliza, Hannah, Nancy and Richard survived.
From the records in the U. S. Pension Office it is found that Ezekiel Fellows, b. Aug. 25, 1754, of (New Breton) N. H., enlisted "Jan. or Feb., 1776, and served till Dec., 1776, or Jan., 1777"; was a sergeant in Capt. James Osgood's Co. in Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt .; applied for pension Dec. 6, 1819; claim allowed; res. Bridgewater, Grafton Co., N. H .; m., Salisbury, N. H., in Oct., 1780, Ann Blake, b. Jan. 8, 1763. He d. at Bridgewater Oct. 10, 1843. His widow was allowed a pension on an application executed Dec. 22, 1843, at Bridgewater.
FELLOWS.
JOSEPH, son of Joseph and Margaret (Webster) FELLOWS (see p. 149), enlisted in February or March, 1776, to serve until May, 1776, as private in Capt. James Osgood's company, Colonel Bedel's regiment. He was captured by the British and Indians at Cedar Fort, Canada. He was paroled, joined his regiment again and was discharged January
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