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Philip Cilley, b. Oct. 19, 1821; d. Sept. 26, 1863; was a soldier in Tenth New Hampshire Regi- ment.
LEONARD W., b. July 18. 1823; m. Sarah Hill of Thorn- ton; he d. June 8, 1857.
Phebe Ann, Priscilla,
b. 1825; d. 1833.
b. Feb. 22, 1828; m., 1850, Eben H. Wilkin- son of Effingham, N. H.
Lydia Cilley,
b. Feb. 18, 1830; m. Mark Jesse Leaven- worth of Wheelock, Vt.
Ann,
b. May 31, 1833; m. (1) Charles Warren of Charlestown, Vt .; m. (2) Albert C. Cur- rier; she d. Aug. 22, 1893; no ch.
DANIEL,
b.June 10, 1835; m., July 3, 1856, Nancy Jane Keniston.
Ellen M.,
b. May 6, 1837; m., Sept., 1853, Eben H. Wilkinson; d. Feb., 1856.
ISAAC,
b. April 22, 1841; m., June, 1865, Abbie A. Sleeper of Andover.
LEONARD WENTWORTH, son of Isaac and Miriam (Cilley) DOWNES, was b. in Salisbury July 18, 1823; d. in Andover June 7, 1857; m., Oct. 2, 1846, SARAH, dau. of Benjamin HILL; she was b. in Thornton, N. H. Mr. Downes was a farmer and teamster and settled in Andover in 1856.
Amanda Jane, Charles Leonard,
b. March 17, 1848; m. Wesley J. Cilley. b. June 22, 1850; m., July 18, 1875, Mary Isabel Minard of Salisbury. Leonard Wentworth, b. June 22, 1875; Royal Freese, b. July 21, 1876.
Andrew Wentworth, b. Aug. 23, 1852; m., Jan., 1875, Sybil Jane, dau. of Harvey Durgin of Andover. Ear-
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nest Harlan, b. May 12, 1876. Nellie May, b. March 17, 1880.
Nellie Maria, b. May 23, 1856; d. Nov. 4, 1874.
Mrs. Leonard Wentworth Downes m. (2), Aug. 12, 1865, John Kenis- ton Davis of Northfield.
DANIEL, son of Isaac and Miriam (Cilley) DOWNES, was b. in Salisbury, N. H., June 10, 1835; m., July 3, 1856, NANCY JANE ADAMS, dau. of Calvin KENISTON, a native of Andover. He came from Low- ell and settled in Andover in 1858; lived at Taunton Hill, An- dover Center, Cilleyville and Potter Place. Mr. Downes d. at Potter Place April 3, 1905. Mrs. Downes d. at Potter Place June 10, 1904.
Edwin Daniel, b. April 30, 1858; m., March 22, 1879, Elzira, dau. of Benjamin C. and Lucy (Buck) Keniston.
Ida Jane,
b. Dec. 29, 1859; m. Frank H. Fifield of En- field.
Fred Eugene, b. June 17, 1861; m., Oct. 31, 1882, Lillie Anna Seavey.
Marcilea Maria, b. July 16, 1863; m. William Morrill of An- dover.
Jesse Mark, b. Sept. 16, 1864; m., Sept. 6, 1887, Flora Blake.
Bertie Willie,
b. Dec. 21, 1866; m., March 18, 1895, Annie Dailey.
ISAAC, son of Isaac and Miriam (Cilley) Downes, was b. in Salisbury April 22, 1841; d. in Andover May 29, 1907; m., June, 1865, ABBIE A., dau, of Enos and Miriam (Keniston) SLEEPER.
Stella Maria, b. in Andover Sept. 23, 1866; m. George H. Thompson.
Isaac Nelson, b. in Andover Feb. 1, 1868; m.
DUDLEY.
The history of the Dudley family in this country is, to a great extent, fragmentary, but in some lines it is quite complete.
ROBERT DUDLEY was a captain in the wars under Queen Elizabeth, and was killed in battle, a comparatively young man.
THOMAS, son of Capt. Robert DUDLEY, was b. in England in 1576. He came to Massachusetts at an early period and was Governor in 1634, 1640, 1645, and 1650. He was Deputy Governor for thir- teen years.
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Rev. SAMUEL, son of Gov. Thomas DUDLEY, was b. about 1610, and was a settled minister in Exeter, N. H., from 1650 till his death in 1683. He m. (1), in 1632, MARY. dau. of Gov. John WINTHROP; she d. in Salisbury, Mass., April 12, 1643; m. (2) MARY BYLEY; m. (3) ELIZABETH ,who was living in 1702.
Children by first wife:
Thomas, bap. in Boston March 9, 1634.
John,
bap. in Boston Jan. 28, 1635.
Margaret, bap. in Cambridge; d. young in Salisbury.
Samuel,
bap. at Cambridge Aug. 2, 1639.
Ann,
b. Oct. 16, 1641.
By second wife:
Theophilus,
b. Oct. 31, 1644.
Mary,
b. April 21, 1646.
Byley, b. Sept. 27, 1647.
Mary,
b. Jan. 6, 1649-'50.
Thomas, b. -; m. Mary - -; d. Exeter 1713.
By third wife:
Elizabeth,
b. 1652.
STEPHEN, b. at Exeter. (See.)
James,
b. at Exeter 1663.
Timothy, b.
Abigail.
Dorothy.
Rebecca.
Samuel.
STEPHEN, son of Rev. Samuel and Elizabeth DUDLEY, was b. at Exeter; m. (1), Dec. 24, 1684, SARAH GILMAN; m. (2) MARY THING; m. (3) MERCY GILMAN.
Samuel, b. at Exeter Dec. 19, 1686; m., Nov. 24, 1709, Hannah Colcord.
Stephen, b. at Exeter March 10, 1688; m. Sarah Dav- idson.
JAMES, b. at Exeter June 11, 1690; m. Mercy Fol- som of Exeter.
John,
b. at Exeter Oct. 4, 1692.
Nicholas,
b. at Exeter Aug. 27, 1694.
Joanna,
b. at Exeter May 3, 1697.
Trueworthy,
b. at Exeter 1700.
Joseph,
b. at Exeter 1702.
Abigail, b. at Exeter
Sarah, b. at Exeter Jan. 15, 1706.
JAMES, son of Stephen and Sarah (Gilman) DUDLEY, was b. in Exeter June 11, 1690; d. in Exeter in 1746; m. MERCY FOLSOM of Ex- eter.
JAMES, b. Exeter 1715; m. Deborah Bean.
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Abigail,
b. Exeter Oct. 31, 1716.
Samuel,
b. Exeter 1720.
John,
b. Exeter April 9, 1725.
Joseph,
b. Exeter 1728.
Joanna,
b. - -; m. Daniel Ladd of Deerfield.
Sarah,
b. ; d. unm.
Mercy,
b.
- -; m. --- Emerson of Maine.
JAMES, son of James and Mercy ( Folsom) DUDLEY, was b. in Exeter in 1715; d. in Brentwood 1761; m. DEBORAH BEAN, who d. in An- dover 1810. Children all born in Brentwood.
James, b. b.
Eliphalet,
- ; d. young.
Stephen, b.
Jonathan, b. 1752; d. in Revolutionary Army at Ti- conderoga in 1776.
JOHN,
b. -; m. Abigail Dudley.
Hannah,
b. -; m. - - Gilman.
JOHN, son of James and Deborah (Bean) DUDLEY, b. in Brentwood; d. in Andover 1810; m. ABIGAIL, dau. of Samuel Paul and Jane (Hubbard) DUDLEY, b. Exeter April 20, 1752; d. Andover 1836. Mr. Dudley was the first settler at West Andover, coming from Brentwood about 1789. He lived in the last house in Andover on the Grafton turnpike. He served six years in the army during the Revolution.
Deborah,
b. -; m. Jonathan Scribner and moved to Rome, Me .; he was drowned; she d. in York, leaving children.
HUBBARD, b. June 24, 1782; m. Lydia Tirrill of An- dover.
JOHN, b. 1788; m. Betsey Tirrill of Andover.
Abigail, b. -; m. Amos Flanders of Wilmot; 4 ch.
HUBBARD, son of John and Abigail (Dudley) DUDLEY, was b. June 24, 1782; m., 1805, LYDIA, dau. of John and Sarah (Eastman) TIR- RILL of Andover. She was b. April 18, 1782; d. April 7, 1866. He was a farmer and lived at West Andover; d. Feb. 6, 1873.
Sarah Tirrill, b. Oct. 19, 1806; d. unm. Jan. 27, 1901. An infant,
b. -; d. May, 1808.
Betsey, b. Jan. 2, 1810; d. unm. Feb. 15, 1855.
Lydia, b. March 1, 1812; m., Feb. 14, 1839, William Butterfield of Danbury; d. 1852.
Henry Harrison,
b. Dec. 8, 1814; d. 1816.
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George Washington, b. Feb. 26, 1816; m., Oct. 17, 1844, Ann, dau. of Stephen Pingree of Salisbury; d. Oct. 13, 1893. George Stephen, b. Nov. 29, 1851; d. April 2, 1871.
Joseph,
b. April 11, 1818; m. Maria Louise Ott of Keokuk, Iowa; no ch.
Harriet Newell, b. Dec. 16, 1820; m. (1), Jan., 1839, Ashley D. Pomeroy, who d. Oct. 20, 1840; 1 ch .; m. (2), Dec., 1843, Col. Horace Crandall of Manchester; 3 ch. Louisa Jane, b. Dec., 1822; d. 1824.
JOHN, son of John and Abigail (Dudley ) DUDLEY. b. 1788: d. in Ando- ver Sept., 1861; m. BETSEY, dau. of John and Sarah (Eastman) TIRRILL; she d. March 30, 1837.
John Langdon, D. D., b. Jan. 12, 1812. (See Ministers.)
Timothy Kelly, b. Ang. 2, 1813; d. Aug. 24, 1846.
Enoch Tirrill,
b. Oct. 30, 1815; m. (1) -; m. (2) Eliza C. Jones; d. March 26, 1900.
Ormascinda, b. Feb. 18, 1818; m. Rev. Caleb Branch Tracy; d. in Andover Aug. 30, 1901.
James Buck,
b. Jan. 20, 1820; m. ---; d. in Andover Dec. 4, 1890.
Walter Harris, b. July 2, 1822; d. June 7, 1843.
Henry Mace,
b. April 11, 1825; d.
Lucinda, b. May 29, 1827; d. Aug. 7, 1827.
Charles Curtis, b. July 7, 1829; d.
Ann Charlotte, b. June 7, 1832; d. Sept. 21, 1834.
SAMUEL PAUL, son of Stephen and Sarah (Davidson) DUDLEY, was b. in Exeter 1721; d. Andover Jan. 9, 1789; m. in Kingston Jan. 21, 1746, JANE HUBBARD; d. Andover July 17, 1814 (a. 89y. 7m.).
Abigail, b. 1752; m. John Dudley of Brentwood.
Jeremiah, b. 1756; m., Feb. 4, 1791, Mary Roberts of Salisbury.
Hubbard,
b. in Hawke, Feb. 18, 1764; d. Dec. 13, 1841, at Durham, Canada.
JACOB, b. in Hawke 1766; m. Mehitable Scribner.
STEPHEN, b. in Hawke 1771; m. Abigail Tilton.
Anna, b. in Hawke; d. in Andover.
JACOB, son of Samuel Paul and Jane ( Hubbard) DUDLEY, b. in Hawke 1766; d. in Hanover Oct. 15, 1851; m. in Andover Dec. 28, 1789, MEHITABLE, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Colby ) SCRIBNER of An- dover; she. d. in Hanover April 6, 1858 (a. 89y.). They lived in Andover until 1815, when they moved to Hanover. 8
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Sarah C.,
b. Jan. 1, 1791; d. at Lebanon Feb. 16, 1877; unm.
Mary (Polly), b. Oct. 8, 1792; m. Peter Rowe of Andover, who d. Berlin, Vt., about 1834; Mary d. Jan. 30, 1859.
Betsey H., b. Nov. 27, 1795; d. Hanover March 16, 1848; unm.
Jacob,
b. Dec. 12, 1797; m., about 1824, Rebecca Ladd; he d. at Hanover Dec. 7, 1848.
Jonathan, b. Feb. 15, 1800; m. (1) Delight Snow; m. (2) Minerva Armstrong of Norwich, Vt .; 7 ch.
Abner True, b. Dec. 12, 1803; m. (1) Mary P. Hoit, who d. 1848; m. (2) Mrs. Phebe C. Buzzell of Strafford, Vt .; he d. Hanover May 11, 1867.
David P., b. July 12, 1805; m., 1830, Sophronia Sweatt of Hanover; d. April 2, 1875; res. Ber- lin, Vt.
Nathaniel W., b. Jan. 7, 1807; m. (1), 1827, Lydia Snow, who d. 1832; m. (2), 1833, Sarah Kimball, who d. 1851; m. (3), 1851, Cassandra Adams; he d. Lebanon March 29, 1879. Amos P., b. June 2, 1809; m., 1832, Almira Wash- burn of Hanover; res. Hanover.
Jason, b. Feb. 13, 1812; m. (1), 1838, Lucy H. Perry of Hanover, who d. 1847; m. (2), 1848, Olivia M. Cook of Lyme.
STEPHEN, son of Samuel Paul and Jane (Hubbard) DUDLEY, b. Hawke March 14, 1770; d. Wilmot Sept. 5, 1850; m. ABIGAIL, dau. of Ebenezer and Leah (Lovering) TILTON of Andover; she d. in Wilmot Sept. 20, 1851.
Nancy, b. in Andover June 10, 1808; m. April 16, 1833, James Buck. b. in Andover; d. April, 1815.
An infant, Elvira, b. in Andover July, 1818; m., Nov. 25, 1841, Ira W. Morrison.
DURGIN. agri
GERSHOM DURGIN, b. in Durham about 1750; d. in Andover May 8, 1827; came from Hanover and settled in Andover near where Rev. Howard Moody lived, about 1790; m. (1) - CLARK of Ep- som, who d. 1785; m. (2), June 20, 1791, MIRIAM, dau. of Na- than ROWE. Mr. Durgin was the first clockmaker in the town.
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GENEALOGIES.
He was a soldier in Captain McConnell's company, Stickney's regiment, with Stark at Bennington and Stillwater.
Elizabeth,
b. 1779; m. John Morey of Wilmot; she d. 1873.
EDMUND, b. July 28, 1780; m. (1) Judith Ward; m. (2) Mary Atwood; m. (3) Mercy S. Wood- bury.
JOHN,
b. 1782; m. Elizabeth Rowe.
Gershom,
b. 1784; a noted clockmaker; res. where Mrs. Geo. W. Mitchell lived in 1906; d. Dec. 30, 1851; unm.
Miriam, Clark,
b. Jan. 6, 1792; d. unm. March 5, 1882.
b. 1794; m., June 17, 1823, Hannah Blake of Andover; d. June 22, 1875.
Mercy,
b. 1796; d. unm. June, 1879.
JESSE,
b. March 31, 1798; m. Clarissa Baker.
NATHAN,
b. Sept. 8, 1800; m., Feb. 23, 1823, Matilda Rollins; d. June 4, 1884.
Polly, b. 1802; d. unm. Jan. 5, 1893.
Daniel, b. Dec. 3, 1804. (See Physicians.)
GREGORY,
b. 1807; m. Apphia Cilley; d. 1851.
EDMUND, son of Gershom and - (Clark) DURGIN, b. July 28, 1780; d. in Campton Sept. 21, 1872; m. (1), April 15, 1810, JUDITH, dau. of Enoch and Mary (Carter) WARD of Plymouth, b. August 24, 1783; d. Nov., 1815; m. (2), Oct. 22, 1818, MARY ATWOOD; m. (3) MERCY S. WOODBURY. Mr. Durgin was a tailor and went from Andover to Plymouth in 1805; moved to Campton in 1825. Third wife died 1868.
Horace,
b. 1811; m. Hannah Kimball; res. Bangor, Me.
CLARK,
b. Dec. 25, 1814; m. Drusilla Bryant.
Judith W., b. 1823; m., 1850, Charles H. Rogers of Campton; d. Oct. 21, 1895.
Louisa,
b. 1825; m. James Boynton of Hyde Park, Mass.
Edmund,
b. Feb. 19, 1828; m. Lucretia Davis; a bro- ker in Boston.
Sarah Ann, Almira,
b. 1830; res. Manchester, N. H.
b. 1833; m. (1) Wesley Sanborn; m. (2) Jacob Cook; m. (3) - Brown; res. Laconia.
Amanda,
b. April 17, 1834; m. Joseph Benton of Hold- erness.
John Chase, b .-; m. Fanny Esty; res. Boston; an upholsterer.
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Carlton Cox,
b. -; soldier Company I, Twelfth New Hampshire Regiment; d. Feb. 2, 1863.
George, b. 1842; d. young.
William, b. 1845; d. young.
Aaron,
b. - -; d. young.
CLARK, son of Edmund and Judith (Ward) DURGIN, was b. in Plymouth Dec. 25, 1814, and came to Andover in 1815, to live with his grandfather, Gershom Durgin. He m., Aug. 3, 1842, DRUSILLA B., dau. of Jeremy Y. BRYANT. He was a clock and watch- maker and lived at East Andover. He d. in Andover March 31, 1893.
FRANK WARD, b. Aug. 21, 1843; m. (1) Helen Jane Graves; m. (2) Charlotte Ann Eastman.
WALTER BRYANT,
b. May 19, 1845; m. Ella- Rhoda Chase.
Ellen Louisa,
b. Aug. 8, 1847; d. March 30, 1852.
Maria Hoag,
b. July 19, 1851; m., May 23, 1874, Richard A. Lantry; res. in Hooksett; 4 ch.
Enoch Osgood, b. Feb. 10, 1854; d. May 17, 1855.
Arthur Clark, b. Oct. 9, 1857; d. July 2, 1862.
Cora Bell, b. July 11, 1863; m., Aug. 30, 1890, Frank Carroll Colby ..
FRANK WARD, son of Clark and Drusilla B. (Bryant) DURGIN, was b. Aug. 21, 1843; m. (1), Oct. 27, 1868, HELEN JANE, dau. of Arthur L. and Lucy (Parsons) GRAVES of Salisbury, b. Nov. 9, 1843; d. Aug. 26, 1887; in. (2), Dec. 15, 1891, CHARLOTTE ANN, dau. of Timothy and Arvilla EASTMAN of Salisbury, b. in Webster Oct. 26, 1845.
Arthur Clark, b. Oct. 15, 1870; d. April 16, 1872.
Charles Frank, b. April 13, 1876 ..
WALTER BRYANT, son of Clark and Drusilla B. (Bryant) DURGIN. was b. May 19, 1845; m., May 18, 1872, ELLA RHODA, dau. of Elbridge G. and Rhoda (Rogers) CHASE.
Jennette Osgood, b. Sept. 3, 1873; m., June 18, 1902, Noble Oscar Bowlby.
Edward Chase, b. Oct. 27, 1877.
JOIN, son of Gershom and (Clark) DURGIN, b. 1782; d. Dec. 14, 1839; m. ELIZABETII, dau, of John and Bathsheba (Bean) ROWE. JOIN, b. Feb. 14, 1809; m. Mary Moody.
GERSHOM, b. Dec. 3, 1810; m. Mary B. Rowe.
SAMUEL, b. 1813; m. Roxana Severance.
Serena, b.
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Elisha Warner,
b. May 11, 1819.
SIMEON CONNOR,
b. March 19, 1821; m. Fannie Maria Baker.
Daniel, b. - -; d. Feb. 4, 1844, a. 21y.
HARVEY,
b. 1826; m. Samantha Wood.
Harrison,
b. 1828.
Abbie,
b. March 19, 1831; m. Austin Loverin (see).
Hannah,
b. Dec. 27, 1837; m., Oct. 24, 1863, Ira Lov- erin, b. Springfield Dec. 12, 1835; d. Ando- ver Jan. 29, 1908.
JOHN, son of John and Elizabeth (Rowe) DURGIN, b. Feb. 14, 1809; d. -; m. MARY, dau. of John and Nancy (Uran) MOODY, b. July 3, 1811; d.
James Henry, b. Jan. 17, 1831; m., Nov. 24, 1853, Almira Cross; d. Feb. 24, 1860.
John Moody,
b. Nov. 1, 1833; m., May 23, 1858, Nancy M. Cilley; d. Nov. 12, 1863.
Josephine,
b. Jan. 11, 1835.
Moses Mark,
b. April 18, 1837; m. (1) Mary A. Farn- ham; m. (2) Emmeline E. Kimball; d. Dec. 1, 1871; no ch.
Melissa R.,
b. April 28, 1839; d. Oct. 5, 1856.
Erastus, b. Oct. 28, 1842; d. May 21, 1843.
Mary Eliza, b. Jan. 15. 1845; m., Oct. 26, 1853, Lewis C. Buzzell.
Ella Jane,
b. Dec. 31, 1854.
GERSHOM, son of John and Elizabeth ( Rowe) DURGIN, was b. in Andover Dec. 3, 1810; d. Oct. 3, 1877; res. in Wilmot; m., Nov. 8, 1838, in Andover, MARY B. ROWE. b. in Grafton April 25, 1808; d. in Andover Feb. 15, 1892.
Julia Maria, b. in Wilmot May 2, 1840.
Bradley M., b. in Wilmot July 22, 1844; d. Oct. 12, 1849.
George A., b. in Wilmot July 2, 1847.
SAMUEL, son of John and Elizabeth ( Rowe) DURGIN, was b. in Andover in 1813 and d. in Wilmot in 1869; m. ROXANA, dau. of John and Abigail (True) SEVERANCE of Wilmot, who d. in Andover in 1875.
Rhoda S., b. in Wilmot 1842; d. in Wilmot 1845.
Newell S., b. in Wilmot 1846; m. Hattie L. Pillsbury of Wilmot in 1869.
Abbie R., b. in Wilmot; d. in 1850, a. 1y. 7m.
SIMEON CONNOR, son of Jolin and Elizabeth (Rowe) DURGIN, was b. in Andover March 19, 1821; d. in Wilmot July 22, 1905; m., Dec.
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6, 1849, FANNIE MARIA, dau. of Asa and Susan (Connor) BAKER of Newport. Mr. Durgin was a farmer.
Ann Elizabeth, b. in Andover March 20, 1857; m. Charles Wilson.
HARVEY. son of John and Elizabeth (Rowe) DURGIN, was b. 1826; m. SAMANTHA WOOD.
Abbie Ellen, b. July 18, 1851; m. Sibley Melendy Crosby. b. -; m. William Proctor Downes.
Marian Clentina,
Sybil Jane,
b. Nov. 30, 1860; m. Andrew Wentworth Downes.
JESSE, son of Gershom and Miriam (Rowe) DURGIN, was b. in Andover March 31, 1798; d. at East Andover June 15, 1873; m. in Con- cord Sept. 2, 1824, CLARISSA DWIGHIT, dau. of Abel and Mary (Howe) BAKER of Concord, b. March 20, 1806; d. May 31, 1877. Mr. Durgin res. at Concord, Boscawen, Hopkinton and East Andover. He returned to East Andover in 1837.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. in Concord Nov. 10, 1826. Augusta Ann, b. in Concord May 10, 1829; m., Jan. 31, 1851, George P. Miller; res. at Lawrence, Mass .; he d. at Sutton; son George E., b. Ang. 12, 1853; d. Aug. 7, 1894. Abel Baker, b. in Boscawen March 9, 1832.
CHARLES A., son of Jesse and Clarissa (Baker) DURGIN, was b. in Con- cord Nov. 10, 1826; d. at East Andover Aug. 10, 1876; m., Nov. 21, 1855, at Pelham, N. H., PLACENTIA W., dau. of Ethan A. CRAWFORD of Jefferson, N. H. He came to Andover with his parents when a child. Mr. Durgin was at first interested in business, but afterwards studied law and was admitted to the bar in New York City in 1862, and practised there until 1874. Mrs. Durgin m. (2) Dr. Joseph Preston, a dentist; she d. at Bristol Jan. 10, 1882.
Charles Crawford, b. East Andover Aug. 11, 1857; m. Nellie Folsom of Sandwich, N. H .; res. Boston.
Frederick Freeman, b. New York City Feb. 11, 1861; m. Carrie S. Stolworthy of Franklin; d. Aug. 29, 1898; 1 ch.
Willie Wilson, b. New York City Dec. 16, 1865; d. at E. Andover July 10, 1891.
NATHAN, son of Gershom and Miriam (Rowe) DURGIN, b. in Andover Sept. 8, 1800; d. in Andover June 4, 1884; m., Feb. 23, 1823, MATILDA, dau. of Noah and Phebe (Chase) Rollins, b. March 1,
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1803; d. July 19, 1875. Noah Rollins was a brother of Simeon Rollins' wife.
Jonathan, b. Feb. 23, 1824; d. June 15, 1824.
Sarah Jane,
b. May 31, 1825; m. Gilman H. Whitney.
Mary Badcock,
b. Nov. 26, 1826; m. William Story Whitney.
Persis Ann,
b. Dec. 17, 1828; d. Oct. 26, 1846.
George, b. May 14, 1830; d. April 24, 1855.
HORACE, b. June 15, 1832; m. Mary Bradeen.
Frances Maria, b. June 15, 1834; m. Augustus Canis.
Nathaniel Sanborn, b. May 5, 1837; m., July 4, 1860, Lucy Bliss.
HORACE, son of Nathan and Matilda (Rollins) DURGIN, b. June 15, 1832; m. May 1, 1862, MARY BRADEEN.
Frank Edwin, b. March 30, 1863.
Fred George, b.
Wilbur Howard, b.
John Horace, b.
DURGIN-WHITNEY.
SARAH JANE, dau. of Nathan and Matilda (Rollins) DURGIN; m., Nov. 16, 1848, GILMAN H. WHITNEY of New London.
Burk M. Whitney, b. Oct. 26, 1849.
Walter G. Whitney, b. June 29, 1852; d. Aug. 6, 1854.
Frank S. Whitney, b. Aug. 4, 1855; d. Ang. 10, 1856.
Walter F. Whitney, b. May 9, 1859; d. Dec. 27, 1863.
MARY BADCOCK, dau. of Nathan and Matilda (Rollins) DURGIN; m., Dec. 15, 1849, WILLIAM STORY WHITNEY of New London, who d. Dec. 20, 1853.
Mary Ellen Whitney, b. Aug. 3, 1851; d. April 30, 1854. Miriam Emma Whit-
ney,
b. April 26, 1853.
Mrs. Mary Badcock Whitney m. (2) George, son of Simon Graves (see).
DURGIN-CANIS.
FRANCES MARIA, dau. of Nathan and Matilda (Rollins) DURGIN; m., Feb. 15, 1855, AUGUSTUS CANIS; she d. Jan. 7, 1890. George F. Canis, b. Feb. 1, 1856.
Etta Augusta Canis, b. Sept. 10, 1860.
Nellie L. Canis, b. June 28, 1863; d. Aug. 29, 1864.
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
DURGIN.
GREGORY, son of Gershom and Miriam (Rowe) DURGIN, was b. 1807; m. APPHIA, dau. of Elisha and Sarah (Keniston) CILLEY of Corinth, Vt; she was b. June 15, 1806; he d. 1851.
Daniel Cilley, b. July 23, 1837.
Elisha Cilley,
b. July 8, 1838; m. Alice M. Curtis July 9, 1872.
Alvin M., b. March 15, 1840; m., Jan. 1, 1865, Louise P. Berry.
Joseph W., D. March 12, 1842; d. July 2, 1844.
Martha, b. July 15, 1844; d. July 16, 1850.
Allen J., b. March 12, 1846; d. April 24, 1869.
Gregory B., b. March 8, 1848; m., April 7, 1873, Sarah E. Ormsby, b. Dec. 20, 1848.
DURKEE.
Dr. AUSTIN S., son of and (-) DURKEE, b. in Wil- liamstown, Vt., Feb. 15, 1806; d. in Franklin, N. H., Feb. 24, 1881; m., June 18, 1829, at Williamstown, Vt., SALLY M., AUS- MENT, b. Oct. 7, 1807; d. May 7, 1883. (See Physicians.)
Eliza H., b. Chelsea, Vt., Feb. 14, 1830; m. Moses H. Rowell of Andover.
Freeman A., b. Williamstown, Vt., Dec. 31, 1832; m. Lu- cretia J. Leeds of Danbury; res. Belmont.
Mary J.,
b. -- , June 15, 1834; d. at East Andover Aug. 4, 1850.
Sarah A., b. - , April 11, 1840; m. at Plymouth June 30, 1860, Daniel B. Straw; d. July 18, 1882.
Angeline A., b .-- , Aug. 30, 1845; m. at Franklin Lucius Dickerson, May 21, 1864; d. at Franklin Sept. 24, 1905.
DYER.
WILLIAM DYER m. (1) dan. of David and Keziah ( Whittle) Morrison of Canterbury, and located in Canterbury; m. (2), Dec. 18, 1877, ANNA, dau. of David and Keziah (Whittle) Morrison of Canter- bury, and settled in Andover, where he died. He lived on the Isaac Heath farm adjoining Dyer's Cove, north of Webster Lake. Anna was b. in Epping 1754 or '55; d. in Andover 1833 John, b. Edward, b.
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GENEALOGIES.
Dorothy,
b. Ang. 16, 1762; m. Chandler Cass in 1785; (. Dec. 15, 1841.
b.
b. July 6, 1779; in. Charlotte Scribner.
Lizzie,
b. Nov. 1, 1780; m. John Woodbury of An- dover and Wilmot.
b. -; In. Stephen Brown of Andover.
Nancy, Samuel,
b. 1765; m. Lucretia Evans of Andover; she d. Sept. 23, 1866.
Polly,
b. Feb. 14, 1787; m. John Fuller of Ply- mouth,
Lydia,
b. Andover Aug. 15, 1792; m. Nathaniel Gove of Andover; res. in Bridgewater and Warren.
Bradbury Morrison, b. Andover Jan. 22, 1795; m. Calista Stev- ens of Plainfield.
Hannah, 1. -; d. Dec. 23, 1817 (a. 20y.) ; unm.
(The order of the above names is very uncertain.)
Bradbury Morrison Dyer res. Plainfield, N. H .; m., Nov. 9, 1820; d. Aug. 16, 1873; 6 ch.
William Dyer m. in Sanbornton Dec. 23, 1798, Betty Harvey of Northfield.
DAVID, son of William and Anna ( Morrison) DYER, was b. in Andover July 6, 1779; d. June 26, 1847; m., Aug. 18, 1803, CHARLOTTE, dau. of Capt. Josiah SCRIBNER of Andover, b. Nov., 1780; d. Nov. 8, 1846.
Samuel, John S., Phebe,
b. -; d. 1837. b. 1808; d. March 11, 1846.
b. -; m. Timothy B. Weeks of Pier- mont, N. H .; moved to Newark, Ill., where she d. in 1875; she had 7 ch., Samuel Os- car, Mary Elizabeth, Charles Adams, Thir- za Ann, Charlotte Augusta, John, and George.
William, b. Oct. 26, 1811; m. Abigail G., dau. of James Tucker, Jr., of Andover; she d. July 18, 1890. David, b. -; d. Sept. 9, 1851.
Charlotte, b. -; d. unm.
Three children died in infancy.
William,
DAVID,
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HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
EASTMAN.
The earliest authentic record is the will of JOHN EASTMAN of Romsey County, Southampton, England, dated Sept. 24, 1602, proved Oct. 22, 1602. Following is a copy of a part of the will:
"To son Roger Eastman all lands whatsoever in default to son John, also to Roger 100 marks at 14, to be paid by father Roger Eastman, to my son John 50 pounds at 14, to daughters Elizabeth and Margaret when 21 or married 40 pounds each. Ditto to child my wife now goith with, to servant Elizabeth Head 5 pounds. Residuary legatee and executrix, wife Anne: overseers Roger Eastman, Michael Mackeall and Matthew Mundsy.
(Walter Godfrey "Witnesses Giles Newe Thomas Stote"
The first of the name known in America was "ROGER," b. in England in 1611. He came from Langford, County Wilts, and sailed from South- ampton in April, 1638, in the ship Confidence, John Jobson, master, bound for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is supposed to have landed at Salem. From the tombstone in Salisbury, Mass., it is known that his wife was "SARAH," but her family is not definitely known; tra- dition calls its "Smith." Roger d. in Salisbury, Mass., Dec. 16, 1694; Sarah, b. 1621, d. in Salisbury, Mass., March 11, 1697; 11 ch.
JOHN, first child of Roger and Sarah EASTMAN, b. in Salisbury Jan. 9, 1640; d. March 25, 1720; m. (1), Oct. 27, 1665, HANNAH HEILIE or HEALEY; m. (2), Nov. 5, 1670, MARY BOYNTON; 8 ch.
ZACHARIAH, son of John and Mary (Boynton) EASTMAN, b. in Salisbury, Mass., Aug. 24, 1679; d. in Ipswich, Mass., Nov. 18, 1732; m. (1), May 1, 1703, MARTIIA THORN, who d. June 6, 1718; 5 ch; m. (2) PHIEBE WEST. who d. March 3, 1723; 3 ch; m. (3), Sept. 24, 1724, DEBORAH (PILLSBURY), widow of Reuben WHITTIER; 2 ch.
JEREMIAH, eldest ch. of Zachariah and Martha (Thorn) EASTMAN. b. in Ipswich March 30, 1704; m. in Second Church, Amesbury, Mass., Feb. 10, 1725-'26, LYDIA, dan. of Ephraim and Lydia (Eastman) BROWN of Amesbury, Mass. He settled in Byfield, Mass., and res. afterwards in Kensington, N. H., where all but the two eldest ch. were born.
Lydia, b. Nov. 8, 1726; m. Joseph Chandler (see).
Hannah, b. -; d. June 29, 1730.
Martha,
b. Dec. 17, 1730.
JEREMIAH, b. Nov. 28, 1732; in. Anna Quimby.
Benjamin, b. July 22, 1735.
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GENEALOGIES.
Abner,
b. April 8, 1737.
Miriam,
b. Feb. 29, 1740.
Mary,
b. Sept. 3, 1745.
Ephraim,
b. Aug. 4, 1747.
Phebe,
b. May 1, 1750.
BROWN-EASTMAN.
WILLIAM, probably the son of widow Christian BROWN of Salisbury, Mass., b. about 1622; m., June 25, 1645, ELIZABETH MURFORD. She was insane for more than thirty years. One Susanna Mar- tin was accused of bewitching Brown's wife. Susanna was tried, convicted and executed for witchcraft. Finally Mrs. Brown's physical and mental troubles ceased and she resumed her usual duties in her home and church.
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