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Charles Richard, b. Andover April 10, 1871; d. April 23, 1894.
Alexis William, b. Andover Aug. 1, 1875.
EDWIN FRANCIS, son of Richard and Emily (Bailey) Gale PEVEARE, b. Salisbury July 22, 1846; m., Manchester, Sept. 30, 1881, MARTIIA ABBY, dau. of John C. and Abby Tuttle LEAVITT, b. at East An- dover Jan. 4, 1857.
John Francis, b. Boscawen March 31, 1885.
Emily Leavitt, b. Boscawen May 26, 1890.
NATHANIEL, son of Joseph and Lydia (Noyes) PEVEARE, b. Hampton Falls Feb. 8, 1766; d. in Wilmot Nov. 8, 1844; m. (Int's pub.), Chi- chester, N. H., Dec. 19, 1789, JANE SHAW, b. Oct. 1763; d. Wil- mot May 11 or 14, 1846. Both d. at the res. of their son, Joseph, at East Wilmot, and were buried in the Sawyer ceme- tery in Andover.
Nathaniel,
b. in Andover --; d. young.
JOSEPH, b. in Andover Aug. 24, 1791; m. Sally Lane.
Hannalı,
b. in Andover April 20, 1798; m. Richard Sanborn.
Nathaniel,
b. in Andover.
Hilliard,
b. in Andover.
JOHN SIIAW,
b. in Andover May 30, 1804; m. (1) Jane Glines; m. (2) Harriet Fisher.
b. in Andover July 8, 1806.
Moses, David,
b.
JOSEPII, son of Nathaniel and Jane (Shaw) PEVEARE, b. in Andover Aug. 24, 1791; d. Mineral, Ill., June 13, 1892; m., May 1, 1816, SALLY, dau. of Asa and Sarah (James) LANE, b. Chichester Feb. 29, 1792; d. March 14, 1850. Mr. Peveare res. in Andover, Hill, Wilmot and Franklin.
Sylvester Lane, Sarah Jane, b. March 29, 1818; m. (1) about 1838, Ladd; m. (2) William T. Randall.
Lydia Ann, Joseph Noyes,
b. July 18, 1819; m. John Ladd.
b. Dec. 20, 1821.
Asa Lane,
b. Oct. 9, 1823; m., March 9, 1848, Ann Hale of Salisbury, who m. (2) Moses Farnum of Concord.
Harriet Newell, Elnora,
b. Sept. 16, 1816.
b. Nov. 24, 1825.
b. Feb. 8, 1828; d. 1832.
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GENEALOGIES.
FRANCES ELNORAHI, b. Oct. 9, 1829; m. at Londonderry April, 1853, Josiah Hobart Pillsbury; d. Manhat- tan, Kan., July 15, 1868. Elnora, b. about 1835.
JOHN SHAW, son of Nathaniel and Jane (Shaw) PEVEARE, b. Andover May 30. 1804; d. Franklin July 21, 1877 ; m. (1), at Andover, March 3, 1826, JANE M., dau. of William and Elizabeth (Williams) GLINES, b. Andover Jan. 25, 1801; d. Franklin July 3, 1861; m. (2), at Nashua, Oct. S, 1862, HARRIET, dau. of Moses and Fanny (Fuller) FISHER, b. Francestown Sept. 13, 1824; d. Franklin Jan. 24, 1889. Mr. Peveare was often called "Pond John" or "Big John" to distinguish him from others of the same name. He lived near the "head" or west end of Webster Lake.
Harriet Louisa. b. Franklin April 1, 1865; was a graduate of Boston College of Physicians and Sur- geons and a successful teacher many years; m., Dec. 1, 1891, Dr. Everett D. Hooper, also a graduate of Boston College of Physicians and Surgeons.
PEVEARE-PILLSBURY.
FRANCES ELNORAH, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Lane) PEVEARE of All- dover, m., April, 1853, JOSIAII H., son of Rev. Stephen and La- vinia (Hobart) PILLSBURY, b. Hebron Ang. 15, 1821. She d. July 15, 1868. Mr. Pillsbury was an enthusiastic anti-slavery agi- tator, friend of Garrison and Greeley, a Kansas pioneer, editor, postmaster, deputy collector internal revenue, farmer and civil engineer; d. Manhattan, Kan., Nov. 5, 1879; 8 ch .; 4 d. in in- fancy.
Anthony,
b. Londonderry, N. H., Jan. 31, 1854.
Annie,
b. Ziondale, Kan., Jan. 25, 1858.
Allen B.,
b. Ziondale, Kan., March 5, 1860.
Mary A., b. Ziondale, Kan., Oct. 7, 1862.
PHELPS.
JOHN PHELPS, b. Salem, Mass., March 9, 1777; m., Nov. 28, 1799, SARAH WHEELER of Amherst, N. H., b. April 6, 1781.
ISAIAH, son of John and Sarah ( Wheeler) PHELPS, b. Wilmot Sept. 14, 1814; d. E. Andover Feb. 23, 1867; m. (1), Dec. 31, 1834, HAR- RIET M. KENISTON of Wilmot; d. Feb. 3, 1851; m. (2), May 3, 18
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1851, MARY ROBERTS, b. Andover Feb. 22, 1817; d. June 26, 1860; m. (3), May 28, 1861, SUSAN DELIGHT CILLEY of E. Andover, b. Feb. 1, 1831.
Peter F., b. Andover Dec. 18, 1836; m. -.
Clark S., b. Andover Aug. 3, 1840; d. Nov. 3, 1841.
Lydia F., b. Andover Sept. 4, 1842; m. Solon Cooper.
Abbie J., b. Andover Nov. 7, 1847; d. Oct. 19, 1851.
George S., b. Andover March 31, 1850; d. Aug. 28, 1850.
PHILBRICK.
JOSEPH, son of Jedediah and Mary (Taylor) PHILBRICK, was b. in Kings- ton, N. H., Nov. 15, 1749; d. at Andover Aug. 10, 1827; m., 1774, MEHITABLE, dau. of Jeremiah and Mary (Stevens) PHIL- BRICK, who was b. April 12, 1751; d. Feb. 10, 1838; all ch. but the first two were b. in Andover (see sketch).
Thomas, b. July 14, 1775; d. Aug. 5, 1779.
Stephen,
b. Nov. 23, 1777; d. Oct. 5, 1778.
SAMUEL,
b. May 6, 1779; m. Mary Page Gove of Deer- field, N. H.
John,
b. April 2, 1781; m. Elizabeth Wells, b. April 2, 1784; settled on Raccoon Hill in Salis- bury; d. in Franklin May 9, 1834; 4 ch.
Josiah,
b. April 12, 1783; m. Polly Hancock of Northfield; he d. in Sanbornton June 16, 1859; she d. in 1861; 3 ch.
JOSEPH, b. Feb. 16, 1785; m. Nancy B. Runnels of New Durham.
JEDEDIAH,
b. Dec. 19, 1786; m. Mrs. Betsey (Blake) Williams.
Peter, Polly,
D. Dec. 9, 1788; d. Dec. 21, 1788.
b. March 17, 1790; m. Rev. David P. Smith; she d. Feb. 13, 1827, after the birth of twins, who d. young.
JAMES,
b. June 10, 1792; m. Susan Demerit of New Durham.
Betsey,
b. April 24, 1794; d. July 28, 1823.
SAMUEL, son of Joseph and Mehitable (Philbrick) PHILBRICK, was b. in Andover May 6, 1779; d. in Andover Oct. 1, 1849; m., March 12, 1800, MARY PAGE, dau. of Nathan Gove of Deerfield, N. H. Mr. Philbrick settled on a farm on Beech Hill in Andover. Abigail, b. Oct. 10, 1800; m., Dec. 16, 1824, Jonathan Brown; d. Jan. 22, 1872.
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GENEALOGIES.
Polly,
b. July 11, 1802; m., March 7, 1834, Levi Cole of Andover and settled in Danbury; d. Nov. 2, 1874; no ch.
Joseph,
b. March 12, 1804; d. April 1, 1804.
Samuel S.,
b. March 13, 1805; m., Nov. 4, 1840, Louisa C., dan. of Dea. Isaac Smith of Hopkin- ton; 2 ch. d. young.
Lucinda,
b. Feb. 23, 1807; m. March 30, 1829, Rev. Samuel Robbins.
Eliza Jane,
b. March 2, 1809; m. Aug. 12, 1833, Rev. Joseph Blackmar; d. in Boston Nov. 21, 1876; 6 ch.
Sarah W., b. Oct. 18, 1811; m. (1) Sept. 15, 1842, Moses Bachelder; m. (2) Dea. David N. Patterson of Contoocook; she d. June 14, 1890; no ch.
Tryphena P.,
b. Feb. 4, 1813; m., July 1, 1841, Thomas Hornbrook of Wheeling, W. Va .; 2 ch.
Obadiah, b. May 16, 1815; m., May 6, 1840, Margaret McElwee; d. in Ripley, Miss., Aug. 10, 1867; 2 ch.
Martha Loretta, b. Aug. 10, 1817; d. Feb. 20, 1861.
JOSEPH, son of Joseph and Mehitable ( Philbrick) PHILBRICK, was b. in Andover Feb. 16, 1785; d. at E. Andover Dec. 20, 1826; m., Jan. 9, 1820, NANCY B., dau. of Rev. Samuel RUNNELS of New Dur- ham, b. March 23, 1797; d. in Salisbury, N. H., Aug. 7, 1865. Mrs. Philbrick m. (2) David Sleeper; (3) John Shaw of Salis- bury.
Deborah Sophronia, b. in Andover Oct. 22, 1820. Samuel Runnels, b. in Andover Dec. 22, 1822; m., 1850, Al- mira T. Gilman of Boston; d. in Portland, Me., Nov. 23, 1859; he was a doctor.
Elizabeth Ann, b. in Andover June 24, 1824; m., Oct. 19, 1852, Asa Cheney Partridge; d. in Oak- land, Cal., June 8, 1881.
JEDEDIAHI, son of Joseph and Mehitable (Philbrick) PHILBRICK, was b. in Andover Dec. 19, 1786; d. in E. Andover Jan. 7, 1842; m. Mrs. Betsey (Blake) WILLIAMS. Mr. Philbrick lived at one time on Taunton Hill, south of the J. D. Philbrick house.
Mary Mehitable, b.
Harriet Adaline, b. Susan, b,
JAMES, son of Joseph and Mehitable (Philbrick) PHILBRICK, was b. June 10, 1792, in Andover; d. in Andover May 15, 1870; m., Feb. 22,
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
1827, SUSAN DEMERITT, b. in New Durham Dec. 22, 1798; d. in Andover Jan. 10, 1873.
JOSEPH DEMERITT, b. June 28, 1829; m., April 29, 1857, Caro- line Lawrence Philbrick.
James William, b. May 3, 1837; d. in the West Indies March 14, 1859.
JOSEPH DEMERITT, son of James and Susan ( Demeritt) PHILBRICK, was b. in Andover June 28, 1829; d. in Andover Aug. 29, 1899; m., April 29, 1857, CAROLINE LAWRENCE, dau. of Josiah Hancock and Mary (Smith) PHILBRICK, b. in Tilton Dec. 24, 1837.
Mary Alice, b. Sept. 8, 1858; m., May 28, 1879, Rev. Luther Martin Keniston; 2 ch.
Lill Edna,
b. Jan. 22, 1860; m., Jan. 1, 1895, John T. Fifield, who d. July 24, 1897. Mrs. Fifield d. Aug. 30, 1904.
PILLSBURY.
Rev. STEPHEN, son of Micajah and Sarah (Sargent) PILLSBURY, b. Ames- bury, Mass., Oct. 30, 1781; d. Jan. 22, 1851, at Londonderry; m., March 3, 1816, LAVINIA, dau. of Dea. Josiah HOBART of Hebron, N. H., b. Oct. 31, 1795; d. at Concord, N. H., Oct. 29, 1871.
Mary Bartlett, b. Jan. 5, 1817; m. Valentine W. Weston, merchant, New York; 2 ch.
Lavinia Hobart, b. Nov. 8, 1818; m., June 6, 1852, Samuel Andrews of Sutton; 2 ch.
Josiah Hobart,
b. Aug. 15, 1821; m., April, 1853, Frances Elnorah Peveare, who d. July 15, 1868; he d. Nov. 17, 1879.
STEPIIEN,
b. Jan. 25, 1824; m., March 7, 1852, Sarah Ann Bailey of Andover.
Edwin,
b. March 26, 1826; m., Feb. 7, 1847, Mary Ann Reed of New Bedford; res. Kansas.
Ann Judson,
b. July 1, 1828; m., Feb. 26, 1855, William B. Marshall of Weare; res. Kansas where she d. Feb. 28, 1856.
Adoniram Judson, William Staughton,
b. June 11, 1830; d. Sept. 18, 1851.
b. Sutton March 16, 1833; m. (1), May 8, 1854, Sarah A. Crowell of Londonderry; ın. (2), April 15, 1856, Martha Silver Crowell of Londonderry.
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GENEALOGIES.
Leonard Hobart,
b. Dec. 25, 1835; m., Aug. 23, 1862, Evelyn F. Sanborn.
Of the above children Stephen, William S. and Leonard H. lived for a time in Andover. William S. was employed by his brother, Stephen at Potter Place and Leonard H. was a student at Andover Academy.
Rev. STEPHEN, son of Rev. Stephen and Lavinia (Hobart) PILLSBURY, b. in Hebron Jan., 1824; m., March 7, 1852, SARAH A., dau. of James and Sarah (Davis) BAILEY of East Andover. Mr. Pills- bury began manufacturing shoes at Cilleyville about 1852. In 1853 he moved his shoe business to Potter Place, operating it in connection with a general store.
Frederick,
b. 1853; d. 1874.
POTTER.
RICHARD POTTER, the son of Sir CHARLES HENRY FRANKLAND and a col- ored serving woman, lived with his father at Hopkinton, Mass., several years. He moved to Andover after his marriage, where he d. Sept. 30, 1835, a. 52. He m. SALLY -, who d. in An- dover Oct. 24, 1836, a. 49. Mr. Potter was a celebrated ven- triloquist and prestidigitator. (See sketch.)
Richard, b. Jeanette, b. -; d. 1831.
Henry, b. ; d. Oct. 5, 1816.
Mrs. Sarah Marion Osgood, who lived with her father, Jonathan Stewart, when he kept the tavern at the Potter Place from 1836 to 1850, says that Richard Potter, Jr., lived several years in the house built by his father, then sold the place and came to her father's tavern to board. She thinks he must have been at that time from 25 to 30 years old. He had acquired much of the skill of his father and gave similar exhibi- tions in this section of the country. He afterwards lived in Lansing- burg and near Troy, N. Y. Richard Potter, Jr., was last taxed in 1840.
CROMWELL POTTER, son of Sir Charles Henry Frankland and a colored servant, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., 1795; d. in Andover; m. PHEBE
-, b. 1785; d. in Andover; no ch. -
PROCTOR.
JAMES, sou of James and Judith (Nichols) PROCTOR, was b. in Woburn, Mass., June 18, 1722; m., 1743, ABIGAIL WHITMORE, b. June 7, 1722; d. in Andover May 3, 1812. Mr. Proctor was a Revolu-
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tionary soldier and d. Nov. 11, 1776, on his way home from the army.
James,
b. June 10, 1744; m. Lydia Mirick; he d. Jan. 31, 1772.
John,
b. June 1, 1746; d. Aug. 11, 1764.
Thomas,
b. July 28, 1748; m., May 21, 1776, Fanny Kimball; lived in Loudon where he d. March 28, 1836.
Jonathan,
b. Oct. 1, 1751; m. Martha Graves; lived in Unity, N. H., and d. there Aug. 5, 1820.
Elizabeth,
b. Sept. 3, 1753; d. in Andover Nov. 5, 1819; unm.
Ebenezer,
b. March 1, 1756; d. April 10, 1756.
Ebenezer,
b. March 5, 1757; m. Sally George; lived in Hawke and d. there May 2, 1813.
Judith,
b. Jan. 2, 1760; m. Ebenezer Griffin; lived in Georgetown, Me.
Esther,
b. June 13, 1762; m. John Nichols; lived in Maine.
Mehitable,
b. June 13, 1762; m. Richard Bachelder; lived in Bridgewater, N. H., and d. there.
b. April 7, 1767; d. Aug. 3, 1795; unm.
John, WILLIAM,
b. April 8, 1767; m. Rhoda Bagley.
WILLIAM, son of James and Abigail (Whitmore) PROCTOR, was b. in Kingston, N. H., April 8, 1767; d. in Andover Oct. 29, 1848; m., Jan., 1793, RHODA BAGLEY of Salisbury, Mass .; she was b. May 18, 1774; d. in Andover July 29, 1851. Mr. Proctor came from Kingston to East Andover about 1796 and moved to An- dover Center in 1805. His sons, William and James, were born in Salisbury, Mass .; the other children were born in Andover.
WILLIAM,
b. Aug. 21, 1793; m. (1), March 10, 1816, Betsey Thompson of Andover; m. (2) Celia Keach:
JAMES,
b. Feb. 10, 1795; m. Hannah Huntoon.
John,
b. April 21, 1796; d. Jan. 8, 1803.
Thomas,
b. Feb. 5, 1798; d. Sept. 23, 1802.
Amos,
b. Jan. 23, 1800; d. July 19, 1800.
Rhoda,
b. May 16, 1801; d. July 1, 1801.
AMOS BAGLEY,
b. May 10, 1802; m. Lydia Edwards.
JOIIN,
b. Aug. 13, 1804; in., Sept. 19, 1830, Eliza- beth Conant of Townsend, Mass .; no ch .; he d. Dec. 30, 1883; she d. Dec. 25, 1883.
Sally Tirrell,
b. March 25, 1806; m. (1) Thomas J. Cil- ley; m. (2) Levi Morey; d. Jan. 16, 1892.
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GENEALOGIES.
Rhoda Bagley, b. Aug. 16, 1807; m., Feb. 2, 1834, Timothy Dane; lived in Andover and Nashua; d. Jan. 4, 1895; ch.
Sylvia W.,
b. March 31, 1809; d. Sept. 13, 1830.
THOMAS, b. Jan. 14, 1811; m., April 21, 1841, Zeolyde A. H. Braman; d. -; 3 ch. Jonathan, b. Jan. 10, 1813; d. March 1, 1817.
WILLIAM, son of William and Rhoda (Bagley) PROCTOR, was b. in Salis- bury, Mass., Aug. 21, 1793; d. in Exeter, R. I., Dec. 8, 1865; m. (1), March 10, 1816, BETSEY, dau. of Benjamin and Miriam (Brown) THOMPSON of Andover; she d. at Seekonk, R. I., Aug. 10, 1823; m. (2), Sept. 3, 1829, Celia Keach of Providence, R. I .; d. Feb. 19, 1874.
Clarence M., b. in Andover Oct. 23, 1816; m. (1) Mary Dexter; m. (2) Arminia Abby Proctor of Franklin.
AMOS HERVEY, b. in Andover Aug. 16, 1818; m. (1) Caro- line Cooper; (2) Emmeline Morey.
James O.,
b. in Andover, Dec. 17, 1820; m. Sept. 12, 1850, Mrs. Mary A. Pease; res. in New York and Pennsylvania.
George W.,
b. in Seekonk, R. I., May 5, 1823; m. (1), April 28, 1844, Elvira Cooper of Washing- ton, N. H .; m. (2), April 25, 1850, Lu- cinda Norris of Sanbornton; res. in Cali- fornia; 8 ch.
Rhoda A.,
Thomas B., Albert,
b. in Newport, R. I., June 16, 1839; m., Sept. 29, 1854, Moses Essex; d. March 18, 1869. b. Jan. 4, 1841. b. July 22, 1843; m., July 9, 1865, Mary E. Briggs of Exeter, R. I.
AMOS HERVEY, son of William and Betsey (Thompson) PROCTOR, was b. in Andover Aug. 16, 1818; d. in Andover Jan. 22, 1891; m. (1), in 1845, CAROLINE, dau. of David and Sarah COOPER; d. Sept. 25, 1846; m. (2), Oct. 11, 1848, EMELINE, dau. of Levi and Eliza (Dole) MOREY of Wilmot, b. July 9, 1825. Mr. Proctor was a skilful blacksmith and machinist; lived in Vermont for several years and finally returned to Andover and became a farmer. Frank W., Carrie E.,
b. in Northfield, Vt., Feb. 8, 1851; is a law- yer; practised in Andover and Boston. b. in Northfield, Vt., April 9, 1855; m. Clar- ence Edgar Carr of Andover.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
JAMES, son of William and Rhoda (Bagley) PROCTOR, was b. in Salis- bury, Mass., Feb. 10, 1795; d. in Andover June 9, 1874; m., May 7, 1824, HANNAII S., dau. of Daniel and Sally (Sweat) HUNTOON, b. July 15, 1802; d. in Andover Sept. 8, 1858. Betsey T., b. May 4, 1826; m., July 28, 1850, James Scales of Andover.
AMOS BAGLEY, son of William and Rhoda (Bagley) PROCTOR, was b. at East Andover May 20, 1802; d. at Andover March 11, 1883; m. Nov. 15, 1832, LYDIA, dau. of Josiah and Betsey (Colby) EDWARDS, b. April 2, 1811; d. in Andover Sept. 11, 1867.
Sylvia Wetmore, b. Jan. 21, 1834; m. Andrew Chauncey Fi- field of Enfield.
Louisa Ann,
b. Dec. 6, 1835; d. Feb. 23, 1841.
Charles Hall,
b. April 9, 1838; m. (1) Abby Mead of Meredith: 3 ch .; m. (2) Abby Rice of Bristol; lives in Bristol; no ch.
Sarah Elizabeth, Emily Ann,
b. Nov. 29, 1840.
b. June 23, 1843; m., Dec. 4, 1865, Robert C. Carr of Enfield.
William John,
Lydia Jane,
b. Aug. 19, 1847; d. in Andover Oct. 4, 1867. b. Aug. 19, 1847; m., Aug. 15, 1868, Alfred W. Bridgman.
JOHN, son of William and Rhoda (Bagley) PROCTOR, was b. at East Andover Aug. 13, 1804; d. at Andover Dec. 30, 1883; m., Sept. 19, 1830, ELIZABETH, dau. of - CONANT of Townsend, Mass .; b. March 26, 1810; d. in Andover Dec. 25, 1883; no ch.
THOMAS, son of William and Rhoda (Bagley) PROCTOR, was b. in An- dover Jan. 14, 1811; d. in Wrentham, Mass., March 21, 1885; m., April 21, 1841, ZEOLYDE A. H., dau. of Andrew and Nancy (Hanes) BRAMAN of Wrentham, Mass .; she d. in Wrentham, Mass., Feb. 10, 1887. Mr. Proctor went from Andover to See- konk, R. I., thence to Providence, where he was associated with his brother John in the Eagle, afterwards the American Screw Co. He remained in Providence about 20 years and moved to Wrentham, Mass.
Ellen Isabella, b. April 14, 1842; m., June 7, 1865, George W. Miller; 7 ch.
Emma Amelia, b. Jan. 13, 1844; m. June 24, 1868, Henry K. Fisher; 6 ch. William Melville, b. Nov. 7, 1849; m., May, 1875, Alice P. Ware; 6 ch.
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GENEALOGIES.
Capt. JOHN, son of Lieut. John and Hannah (Cogswell) PROCTOR, was b. in Manchester, Mass., July 7, 1788; d. in Henniker Dec. 8, 1836. His first wife d. Sept. 21, 1825; m. (2), 1826, MARY CROCKER of Derry; she d. April 15, 1827; m. (3), Dec. 31, 1827, LUCINDA, dau. of Elias and Sally .GOULD of Henniker. Mrs. Proctor m. (2) Joseph C. Thompson of Andover.
Isaac D.,
b. July 26, 1812; a physician; d. in Missis- sippi in 1842.
Hannah,
b. June 30, 1814; d. April 17, 1837.
Israel F., b. July 31, 1817; m. Lovilla Dearborn; res. Peoria, Ill.
Ezekiel A.,
b. Oct. 5, 1819; res. Peoria, Ill.
John C.,
b. Oct. 11, 1822; res. Peoria, Ill.
Edna Dean,
b. April 15, 1827; d. April 15, 1827.
Edna Dean,
b. Sept. 1, 1829.
Mary C.,
b. - 1831; d. March 3, 1838.
David Choate, b. - 1833; m. Sarah Storrs of Brook- lyn, N. Y .; res. Peoria, Ill.
Charles S.,
b. -
Judith,
b.
Lucinda G.,
b. - 1835; m. C. W. Coolidge; res. Framingham, Mass.
JOHN PROCTOR, b. about 1632; m. ELISABETH THORNDIKE; came to Salem, Mass., about 1664; was executed for witchcraft Aug. 19, 1692.
THORNDIKE, son of John and Elisabeth (Thorndike) PROCTOR, b. Salem, Mass., July 15, 1672; m., Dec. 16, 1697, Mrs. HANNAII (FELTON) ENDICOTT.
JONATHAN, son of Thorndike and Hannah (Felton) Endicott PROCTOR, b. Aug. 21, 1705; m. about 1736 DESIRE JACOBS.
THORNDIKE, son of Jonathan and Desire (Jacobs) PROCTOR; rem. to Salisbury, N. H .; m. (pub. Dec. 23, 1797) HANNAH, dau. of Thomas and Ruth (Rowell) WELLS, b. Oct. 23, 1772.
THORNDIKE, son of Thorndike and Hannah ( Wells) PROCTOR, b. Salis- bury Sept. 23, 1802; d. Penacook April 4, 1864; m., April, 1833, MARY ANN WILLEY of Gilford. Mr. Proctor res. in Andover near the fork of the roads leading to Beech Hill for several years between 1840 and 1850.
Charles, b. Andover June 22, 1843; res. Penacook.
Lafayette, b. Andover May 7, 1845; d. Aug. 23, 1869.
Sarah F., b. Andover May 7, 1847; d. June 13, 1878.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
PUTNEY.
HENRY, son of David and Rebecca PUTNEY, was b. in Dunbarton June 11, 1807; d. in Dunbarton Nov. 19, 1867; m. ABBIE MOORE, dau. of William and Nabby ALEXANDER, b. Aug. 29, 1814; d. Feb. 16, 1886, in Andover. Lived in Dunbarton.
HENRY MARCUS,
b. March 22, 1840; m., Nov., 1865, Ellen S. Peveare of Salisbury.
Frank Alpheus,
b. June 27, 1843.
William Alexander,
b. July 13, 1845; m. Mary Fuller of Man- chester; d. Nov., 1886.
Mark Herbert,
b. May 31, 1847; m. Mary Emma Lewis.
Mary Frances,
b. April 12, 1850; d. Sept. 10, 1852.
Harvey Wilbur,
b. March 20, 1854.
Mary Abbie,
Fred Ellsworth,
b. Oct. 11, 1856; in., June 30, 1887, Nahum J. Bachelder. b. March 12, 1861; m. (1), Dec. 3, 1895, Lucy L. Cheney; m. (2), June 1, 1907, Anna M. Severance.
HENRY MARCUS, son of Henry and Nabby ( Alexander) PUTNEY, was b. in Dunbarton March 22, 1840; m., Nov., 1865, ELLEN S., dau. of Richard and Emily (Bailey ) PEVEARE of Salisbury. Mr. Putney lived at East Andover from 1867 to 1876, when he moved to Manchester.
Minnie E., b. in Andover March 17, 1867.
Mabel E.,
b. in Andover Sept. 13, 1869.
THOMAS, son of Thomas and Nancy (Collins) PUTNEY of Weare, N. H., was b. in Weare; d. in Andover Aug. 20, 1889; m., March 10, 1841, BETSEY, dau. of Nathan and Joanna (Buzzell ) BLAKE of Hill. Mr. Putney was a cattle trader and butcher and came from Wilmot to Andover in 1867.
William W., b. Jan. 18, 1842.
Hannah Y.,
b. Oct. 19, 1845.
Lydia M.,
b. July 22, 1848.
John K., b. Feb. 6, 1850.
Mary Jane, b. April 30, 1852; m. Bethuel L. Peaslee.
Alice F.,
b. July 22, 1855.
Frank Pierce,
b. April 2, 1857.
Walter H., b. April 16, 1859.
Anna M., b. Sept. 3, 1862.
Nathan, b. Feb. 6, 1867.
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GENEALOGIES.
QUIMBY.
Capt. JOHN QUIMBY was a Revolutionary soldier.
JOHN, son of Capt. John QUIMBY, b. July 21, 1773; m., 1798, MARY BEAN.
SAMUIL, son of John and Mary (Bean) QUIMBY, b. 1800; m., Jan. 15, 1835, MARY ANN. dau. of Paul P. and Sally (Storey) PERLEY.
WARREN STOREY, son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Perley ) QUIMBY of Springfield, b. Springfield Dec. 3, 1846; came from Sunapee to Andover in 1871; m., Jan. 18, 1872, ELLEN EUPHEMIA, dau. of John W. and Lucy P. (Carr) KENISTON of Andover. Mr. Quimby is a merchant and farmer.
Vivian Samuel, b. Oct. 10, 1874; m., Jan. 26, 1898, Nena E., dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wall) Cilley; no ch. JOHN W., b. April 6, 1884; m. Bertha E. Prescott.
JOHN W., son of Warren S. and Ellen E. (Keniston) QUIMBY, b. April 6, 1884; m., April 19, 1905, BERTHA E., dau. of Hiram Davis and Hannah A. (Kinson) PRESCOTT.
Warren Prescott, b. Dec. 7, 1905. John Verne, b. Sept. 18, 1907.
RANDALL.
JAMES RANDALL. the first schoolmaster in town, m. MARGARET, dau. of Joseph and Margaret ( Webster) FELLOWS. She was the first white child born in town. Mr. Randall d. in Andover April 11, 1800, a. 53. Mrs. Randall m. (2), Feb. 7, 1804, Joseph Wood- bury of Corinth, Vt., and had several children that lived. So far as is now known nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Randall, eight dying in infancy; the only records of their deaths being as below, as taken from Rev. Josiah Badcock's diary.
Deborah Hamilton, b. July 6, 1783; m. Simeon Connor, Jr.
"April 7, 1786, Mr. Rendall lost their baby, 2 months old.
"Jan. 24, 1787, Mr. Rendall lost their baby.
"Feb. - , 1788, Mr. Rendall lost his baby.
"Mar. 27, 1789, Mr. Rendall lost their baby. -, 1791, Mr. Rendall lost an infant.
"Aug. 10, 1797, Mr. Rendall lost an infant.
"Aug. 10, 1798, Mr. Rendall lost an infant.
"April 5, 1800, Mr. Rendall lost an infant.
"April 11, 1800, Mr. Rendall died aged 53 years."
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
RANO.
ELIAS RANO, the second settler in Andover, came from Kingston to New Breton and settled on Raccoon Hill. He d. in Andover Sept. 20, 1787; m., April 8, 1742, MARY, dau. of Ephraim and Mary (Burnham) SEVERANCE. (See sketch.)
SAMUEL,
b. in Kingston April 23, 1743; m. Hannah Scribner.
Elizabeth,
b. in Kingston Jan. 24, 1745.
Mary,
b. in Kingston Feb. 28, 1747.
Hannah,
b. in Kingston March 30, 1749.
John,
b. in Kingston April 27, 1752. John Rano was a soldier throughout the Revolution- ary war. He was the only Andover man wounded at Bunker Hill. On Jan. 20, 1783, the town "Voted to give John Raino three Cows A Year During the time he Shall Serve for Sd Town. Voted to pay the sd Raino twenty-five Dollars by the first day of June Next." There is no record of Rano after he returned from the army at the close of the war.
SAMUEL, son of Elias RANO; m., 1766, HANNAH, dau. of Samuel SCRIB- NER, who was carried with Robert Barber to Canada by the Indians. Mr. Rano first settled on the farm afterwards owned by J. A. Rowe, but later moved to Raccoon Hill to a farm on the Andover side of the town line and east of the Severance place.
Samuel, b. 1764; m. Lizzie Severance.
Joseph. b. 1766; m. Jemima Thorn.
Abigail, b. 1768; m. Mark Batchelder.
Reuben, b. 1788; m. Mary Webster.
Mr. Rano sold 30 acres from the north end of his Raccoon Hill lot to Josiah Scribner, Mrs. Rano's brother, for a horse, valued at sixty dol- lars. Mr. Rano also gave to Josiah Scribner's son, William, one acre of land for a homestead on which he lived and died, after serving as a soldier in the War of 1812.
RAYNO.
JOSEPHI H., son of Oliver RAYNO; m. MATILDA THUMBLY of TROMBLY.
Boy, 7th ch., b. April 2, 1888.
Boy, Sth ch.,
b. Feb. 2, 1891.
May Rozella Rayno, b. - -; m. John Le Claire April 18, '92.
Nelson L. Rayno, b.
- ; d. March 9, 1899.
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GENEALOGIES.
ROBBINS.
Rev: SAMUEL HOLDEN, son of Philip and Hannah (Holden) ROBBINS, was b. in Thomaston, now Rutland, Me .; d. in Andover Sept. 11, 1876, a. 77; was a young soldier in War of 1812; later was a Baptist minister in Andover. (See sketch.) M., March 30, 1829, LUCINDA, dau. of Samuel and Mary Page (Gove) PHIL- BRICK, b. Feb. 23, 1807; d. in Andover Feb. 23, 1889.
Augustus Philbrick, b. 1840; d. Dec. 16, 1903; unm. Mary Orissa, b.
FROM TOWN RECORDS.
Samuel Sleeper, son of Margaret Robbards (Roberts?), b. Aug. 13, 1785.
Dr. JONATHAN, son of Lieut. Jonathan and Mary (Fletcher) ROBBINS, b. Sept. 5, 1765; d. in Plymouth, N. H., July 26, 1833. Lieut. Jonathan lived at time of marriage at Westford, Mass., later at New Ipswich, N. H., finally moving to Plymouth, N. H., about 1776. Dr. Jonathan nı., Oct. 21, 1787, HANNAH, dau. of Daniel and Ruth (Carter) GALE, b. Aug. 20, 1762; d. Plymouth March 24, 1852. Dr. Robbins was a physician in Andover about one year; was taxed here in 1788, and then moved to Plymouth, where he practised medicine until his death.
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