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Anna M., (b. March 13, 1833, m. Levi Woodbury of Antrim May 21, 1856; a woman whose amiability and good works are often heard mentioned with praise throughout the town. We are indebted to her for some of the views in this book.) Samuel Dexter, (b. June 11, 1834, unm., d. in Bennington, 1879.)
William K., (b. Nov. 1, 1835, m. Nancy E. Barrett of Wilton Sept. 5, 1861 ; was a merchant in East Wilton many years ; d. in the midst of his usefulness, Feb. 12, 1877.)
Helen P., (b. Bennington Feb. 25, 1838, m. Abram A. Ram- say Nov. 28, 1860.)
Lucretia G., (b. May 7, 1840, d. Nov. 27, 1863.)
Sarah F., (b. Aug. 27, 1841, d. Oct. 26, 1873.)
Augusta J., (b. Jan. 16, 1843, m. George A. Whittemore May 2,1866.)]
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7. LUCY, [b. June 12, 1804; m. 1st, Dr. David Flanders, Sept. 20, 1829; 2d, David Watts, 1855; 3d, Aaron Perkins, 1858; 4th, Dea. Fiske of Wilmot, March 15, 1872.]
8. THOMAS J., [b. Dec. 15, 1806, d. of spotted fever in 1812, aged 6.]
9. WILLIAM, [b. May 15, 1809, m. Abigail R. Kenney of West- brook, Me .; was a man of energy and large business ; d. at Lawrenceville, Ill., 1849. His wife d. 1865, aged 56.]
10. CYRUS, [b. May 14, 1811 ; studied at New Ipswich, then at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass .; entered Dartmouth Col- lege, 1835, was graduated in class of 1839 ; went as teacher to Meriden the following year ; has been an honored and successful teacher nearly forty years, at Palmyra, N. Y., at Freehold, N. J., and at Providence, R. I., but mostly at Meriden, where he now resides ; m. Hannah Shattuck of Meriden, in 1841. Few sons of Antrim have a better record.]
11. HARRIET, [b. April 26, 1814, m. Dr. J. L. Flanders Oct. 15, 1835 ; moved to Lawrence, Ill., and d. there in 1846.]
12. ESTIMATE R. E., [b. Oct. 22, 1816, m. Dr. Calvin McQues- tion Sept. 11, 1844, and went to Hamilton, C. E. Harriet and Estimate once went over the river for the cows, when, being gone some time, the water suddenly rising flooded the road three feet deep. But undismayed, each got on a cow's back and rode through it home !]
JAMES BALDWIN, born in Tyngsborough, Mass., in 1783, son of Jeremiah and - (Carr) Baldwin, married Abigail Pollard of Green- field, in 1814; settled in Hillsborough, but moved to the Solomon Hop- kins place, Antrim, in 1835, where he lived eighteen years, then moved back to Hillsborough and died there at the age of eighty-eight. Left two children : -
1. ABBY, [b. in 1816, m. Ericson Burnham, and d. in Hillsbor- ough in 1858, leaving two daughters now m. and living in California.]
2. MARIA, [b. in 1821, m. Alonzo Travis, and is now living in Mont Vernon. ]
BALLARD.
BARTHOLOMEW BALLARD came here from Ashby, Mass., 1795. Soon after built what is known as the Henry Hill house, South Village, in one part of which he lived, and in the other part manufactured clocks. His work was quite distinguished in that day. Many of these clocks are
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in existence now, and occasionally appear on sale, marked, “ B. Ballard, Antrim." They were of the old-fashioned kind, standing in the corner of the room. One of these is now in possession of the writer, having run eighty years, - fifty of those years giving the time to one family in Malden, Mass. It is still in good condition and bears marks of delicate workmanship. Mr. Ballard left Antrim, probably in 1806, and went into the same business in Ohio, and died near Columbus, that State, in 1830. He married, first, Rusha Lawrence, in 1796 ; second, Lucinda Lawrence of Ashby, Mass., cousin of the first. Only two children known: -
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1. CHRISTIANA, [b. in 1800, daughter of first wife.]
2. LUCINDA, [daughter of second wife, b. 1804, d. unm. 1829.]
BALL.
JAMES BALL, born in Townsend, Mass., Jan. 1, 1764, was son of Lieut. Jeremiah and Mary (Stevens) Ball, and grandson of Jeremiah Ball, who married another Mary Stevens and settled in Townsend in 1727. This last was son of Nathaniel Ball. This Nathaniel's father was Nathaniel, son of John Ball, who came from Wiltshire, England, and set- tled in Concord, Mass., in 1640.
James Ball married Rebecca Shattuck of Pepperell, Mass., in 1791; came here about 1796, probably a little earlier. Was one of the refugees from the Shay's Rebellion that escaped into New Hampshire in 1787. Cleared and built about half-way up the west side of Robb mountain, and there after a time he was joined by his wife and their two children. She died on the mountain in 1829. Not long after he went to live with his son Jonas in Nashua ; and they two died within a day of each other, Au- gust, 1850. Children: -
1. JAMES D., [b. Jan. 28, 1794, m. Mary Farnsworth.]
2. JOHN, [b. June 15, 1796, m. Rebecca Proctor of Stoddard in 1818 ; took the homestead farm, lived here till 1835, when he moved to Washington, where he yet lives. His children were : -
Dexter, (m. Hannah Brockway, lives in Washington.)
Nathaniel, (m. Sylvia J. Perkins, lived in Washington ; killed by a blow from a cart-tongue in 1858.)
Worcester H., (m. Lydia A. Allen of Nashua, lives in Washing- ton.)
Henry M., (m. Emily J. Kidder of Walpole, lives in Wash- ington.)
Rebecca H., (m. Andrew J. Barney, lives in Washington.)
Rosanna, (m. Sumner Fairbanks and moved to the West.) Allen W., (m. Frances Bradford.)]
3. NEHEMIAH, [d. in 1817, aged 16.]
4. DAVID, [b. in 1804, m. Julia West of Greenfield, settled in Oregon.]
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5. JONAS, [b. July 3, 1807, m. Rosa Nichols of Haverhill, Mass., moved to Marlow, thence to Nashua, where he d. Aug. 14, 1850.]
6. SARAH, [b. April 18, 1810, m. Benjamin Mead of Swanzey March 6, 1834, and lives in that town.]
BARKER.
NATHAN B. BARKER, son of Daniel and Bathsheba (Blanchard) Barker, was born in Lyndeborough in 1784. His father was lost in the Revolutionary war. Nathan B. was himself an officer in the war of 1812 ; married Hannah Parker of Peterborough ; came with his children from Bennington in 1833, and located on the Adam Dunlap place, where he lived till 1846, when he followed his children to Western New York, and died in Buffalo in 1864. Children : -
1. STEPHEN B., [b. in Greenfield in 1808, m. Abigail Ordway of Deering July 12, 1835. She d. in Lyndeborough July 15, 1850. He lived here several years, then moved to Frances- town and d. Feb. 2, 1860. His children (b. in Antrim) are :
Nancy, (m. Daniel F. Carey, and went to Cedar Rapids, Io.) Clark H., (d. unm. March 15, 1861.)
Nathan, (lives unm. at Morton, Ill.)
Newton, (d. quite young.)
Stephen N., (b. July 19, 1843, m. Mrs. Evelyn S. (Upton) Walker Nov. 27, 1878, and lives in Nashua. He served in the late war both in army and navy, was in Admiral Por- ter's Mississippi squadron, and was all through the Red- river expedition, and for some time after the close of the war was stationed in the navy-yard at Brooklyn, N. Y.) Hannah M., (m. N. T. Hartshorn and lives in Concord. )]
2. PROF. NATHAN B., J.R., [b. in Peterborough in 1811, was a teacher all his life after the age of 17. Went to Riga, N. Y., and there m. Minerva N. Morse in 1841, and d. of apoplexy in 1873. At the time of his death he was principal of Buf- falo public school ; was an able and good man, and left chil- dren : Sarah, James W., Ella, Jennie, and Ida.]
3. SARAH, [d. unm. in 1835, aged 21.]
4. REV. SEWALL P., [b. in 1816; is a Methodist minister ; ordained at Shelby, N. Y .; m. Eliza Dean and lives in Buf- falo. Has been a teacher most of his life.]
5. ABEL P., [m. Esther M. Sargent of Manchester, 1842 ; lived some years in that city; thence went to New York ; thence
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eight years in California ; now lives in Nashua ; has but one son living, Abel W.]
6. PROF. JAMES W., [b. 1824; degree of A. M. conferred upon him by Hillsdale College, Michigan, 1861; m. Amanda Bal- com of Lockport, N. Y., 1848 ; teacher from age of 18 except a short editorial career ; was president of New York State Teachers' Association, 1868 ; has place of high responsibil- ity in Buffalo city schools ; is a poet of some eminence, his occasional pieces finding a welcome place in periodicals for many years. The Antrim Centennial Poem was from his pen. He is also editor of " The Buffalo School Journal," a vigorous eight-page paper in that city.]
Peter and Abijah Barker, Revolutionary soldiers and good men, were sons of Zebediah and Deborah (Merrill) Barker of Atkinson.
CAPT. PETER BARKER married Sally Wood and came here in 1789, or a little earlier. They had a child born here that year. He bought the place now Levi Curtis's, and began to clear the same ; but, after a time, for reasons not given, exchanged places with Charles Wood, his wife's brother, who had made a beginning on the Moody Barker place. On this last Capt. Peter lived and died, and his descendants still occupy the ground. This exchange of places seems to have been made during the year 1789, and before either party had subdued a great amount of land. Peter Barker was captain of the " Alarm List," of which notice will be found in the military history of Antrim. He died May 23, 1829, aged seventy-four, and his wife in 1843, aged eighty-eight. Children : -
1. SAMUEL, [b. in Atkinson, m. Polly Barker of Hancock, lived several years in a log house a little west of the Artemas Brown place ; in 1817 went to Oppenheim, N. Y., and d. there in 1870, aged 87. His wife d. March, 1874, aged 89. Children born here were : -
Nancy, (b. Dec. 20, 1805, m. John Warner of Oppenheim, d. 1877.)
Samuel, (b. 1807, d. 1812.)
Peter, (b. 1809, d. in infancy.)
Susannah, (b. 1810, became 2d wife of William Cook.)
Peggy W., (b. 1812, married William Cook, d. 1862.)
Mary, (m. Jacob Cook of Oppenheim, and is yet living in that place.)
Elbridge G., (m. Mary Stone, lives on farm adjoining the homestead of his father.)
These seven children were born in Antrim. Afterward five others were born to them whose names are given below : -
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William B., (m. 1st, Mercy Haile of Temple ; 2d, Mary Hud- son ; lives in Oppenheim.)
Samuel, (m. Eliza J. Foster, d. 1868 aged 48.)
Sarah, (m. Benjamin Turney, lives in Johnstown, N. Y.)
Lucy S., (d. 1836, aged 12.)
Peter, (m. Adeline Fuller, d. Orwell, N. Y., 1865.)]
2. HANNAH, [b. in Atkinson, m. Daniel McIlvaine Jan. 28, 1808, d. June 14, 1856.]
3. PETER, [b. in Antrim March 14, 1789, m. Maria D. Marsh in St. Albans, Vt., went to Cleveland, O., and died there 1864.] 4. ISAAC, [b. July 2, 1791 ; brick-maker by trade ; m. Nabby Taylor Dec. 25, 1817 ; settled in Deering, then moved to Charlestown, Mass., thence after a brief sojourn in Antrim he moved to Centre Township, Io., and died there Nov. 26, 1872. His second wife was Abigail Nesmith, whom he married October, 1847. He left five children, three by first wife and two by second, as follows : -
Hannah T., (b. Dec. 20, 1818, m. Zebadiah Kinsley of Somer- ville, Mass.)
Isaac, (b. Oct. 23, 1823, m. Mary O. Giles of Somerville, Mass. ; is brick-maker by trade ; is an honored and wealthy citizen of San Francisco, Cal.)
Henry L., (unm., lives in San Francisco.)
John J., (b. August, 1848, is railroad engineer in Iowa.)
Milton R., (b. October, 1851, m. Mary Hanna, lives in Mount Vernon, Io.)]
5. THOMAS, [b. 1793, m. Nancy Taylor 1825 ; settled in Deering, but after the death of his wife came back to Antrim ; m. 2d, Pamelia Barker of Sutton, lived at foot of sand-hill and died there 1867. Left no children.]
6. CAPT. MOODY MORSE, [b. May 24, 1795, m. Nancy Bixby of Hillsborough in 1821, and remained on homestead. They lived together till March 24, 1873, when he died, and she followed March 26. They were quiet, unassuming, and Christian in their lives. Children : -
John B., (b. 1822, m. Harriet Newton of Bennington, went to Mexico, and d. there in prime of life.)
Emily, (b. 1824, m. Samuel Brown, and lives in Wilton.)
Adeline, (b. Sept. 12, 1829, m. Charles Wood of Hillsborough, July 3, 1854.)
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Miles C., (b. 1832, m. Sarah J. Carr of Hillsborough, lives in Nashua.)
Henry M., (b. Aug. 24, 1838, m. Mary J. Colburn of New Boston Nov. 30, 1864, lives on homestead settled by his grandfather, and has three sons: Herbert L., b. Aug. 27, 1866 ; Harry C., b. March 31, 1870 ; and Fred M., b. May 4, 1871.)]
7. SALLY, [b. Jan. 26, 1797, m. Dea. Asa Bond, now lives a widow in Hancock.]
ABIJAH BARKER, the other son of Zebediah and Deborah (Merrill) Barker that came here, married Susannah Wood, sister of Peter Bar- ker's wife, and moved here in the spring of 1787. Probably these two brothers were here a season or two at work before moving here. He located in the pasture northeast of Alvin Barker's ; cleared the land and built the house himself, living in a room of Daniel Nichols's house (now George Turner's) until his humble shelter could be reared. In this house of his own building he raised his family, and lived till 1834, - forty-seven years, - when he went to spend his old age with his children, and died April 22, 1847, aged eighty-seven. His wife died Oct. 28, 1840, aged eighty. She was a woman of great courage and endurance. As an illustration of this, one fact may be given. In the fall of 1791, she went on a visit to Atkinson, upwards of forty-five miles as the bad and crooked roads were then, went through in one day on horseback and alone, and on a man-saddle, and carried her babe Gideon, weighing eighteen pounds, in her arms ! What think ye of that, young misses hardly able to walk out to dinner ? Who argues for easy carriages any longer ?
After Mr. Barker had moved away, the old buildings he had occupied so long dropped to pieces by the decay of years, and now no vestige of them remains ; the bridle-path to them is grown over ; and few of the living remember the spot. The children of Abijah and Susannah (Wood) Barker were thus : -
1. CHARLES W., [b. Sept. 17, 1787, m. Polly Chapman of Wind- sor Dec. 17, 1811; lived some years between John Barker place and Cooledge place, in the deep valley, in the Brown house which has been gone near half a century ; built the Cooledge house 1823 ; moved to Henniker, 1829, and there both husband and wife are now living in ripe and honorable old age. Children born in Antrim : -
John, (b. April 4, 1813, m. Mary J. McClure, d. in Boston Feb. 15, 1873.)
Mary C., (b. Jan. 13, 1816, m. James M. French, lives in Henniker.)
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Almira A., (b. March 19, 1820, m. Joseph Nichols, lives in Manchester.)
Caroline M., (b. June 5, 1823, d. aged 6 years. )
Charles W., (b. June 19, 1828, in. Caroline E. Eaton, d. in Warren, October, 1875.)]
2. ABIJAH, [b. Jan. 7, 1789, m. Jane McIlvaine 1817, and set- tled on the mountain south of where widow Levi Curtis lives. In 1824 he built, on land bought of Daniel McIl- vaine, the house now Alvin Barker's, moving his barn from the farm on the mountain to this place, and occupying most of the homestead of his father; d. August, 1870. Had children : -
Susan H., (b. Oct. 8, 1818, m. Frederick Gray of Bennington April 17, 1847, and d. in that town Sept. 12, 1850.) Robert, (d. in infancy.)
Minda G., (b. March 23, 1823; m. Hartwell Lakin, the jew- eler in Bennington, Feb. 25, 1851.)
Livera O., (b. Feb. 26, 1825.)
Betsey J., (b. May 27, 1827, m. William Russell of Greenfield, d. June 23, 1865.)
Allen, (d. in childhood.)
Alvin R., (b. Nov. 27, 1831, occupies homestead, m. Mary E. Shattuck June 1, 1859; has children : Willis A., b. June 3, 1860; Allen F., b. Jan. 15, 1862 ;. Junia E., b. March 19, 1863 ; Nellie M., b. Feb. 4, 1868 ; and Eugene L., b. May 27, 1870. Part of the rear of Alvin Barker's house was built by Robert McAllister at the foot of Perry's hill, 1793, then after some years was moved up near the Dea. Woods cider-mill and occupied by Samuel Brown; next was moved out east of Campbell's pond, and there occu- pied some years by same Brown; then was moved to the Kidder place and occupied by Reuben Kidder, and last to the Barker place, where it now abides !)
Elzaphan I., (b. Feb. 22, 1834, m. Elizabeth Wheeler of New Boston Oct. 4, 1859, lived some years on the John Barker place, moved to Nashua 1871.)]
3. GIDEON, [b. in 1791, went to the State of Maine about the age of 21, m. Lavinia Brown near Canaan, that State; served in the army through a large part of the war of 1812, was paid and discharged, and is supposed to have been murdered on the way home.]
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4. JOHN, [b. in 1794, m. Mary A. Taft of Deering, lived on the Joshua Atwood place, and d. there March 23, 1872. Left no children.]
5. POLLY, [b. in 1796, m. Joseph Moulton, d. 1872.]
6. SUSANNAH, [b. in 1798, d. unm. 1832.]
BARNES.
WILLIAM BARNES came here from Hillsborough, and was son of Rev. Jonathan Barnes, first minister of that town, who was born in 1749, graduated at Harvard College in 1770, and married Abigail Curtis 1774, having built the preceding year the house at Hillsborough Center now occupied by his grandson, Samuel G. Barnes, Esq. William, their son, was born Christmas day, 1774. Married Mehitable Miller, and came here and built the famous three-story house on the Gould place, 1802. There he kept tavern several years. This place, which he had bought of John McCoy, he sold about 1812 to William Lawrence. During his stay here, he owned and occupied an extensive stage-line, - a most important business at that day. This three-story hotel was burned in February, 1818. In 1812 Mr. Barnes went back to Hillsborough ; thence went to Stanstead, Canada ; thence after some years to Mokena, Ill., where he died in 1855, leaving no children.
BARRETT.
ISAAC BARRETT, son of Isaac and Susan (Page) Barrett, came here from Hudson in 1808, and succeeded Samuel McAdams on the Daniel Holt farm ; married Susan, sister of Capt. John Worthley, and died in 1850, aged sixty-nine. Their children were : -
1. POLLY, [b. Nov. 19, 1811, d. aged 20.]
2. ISAAC, [b. July 7, 1813, m. Mary Breed ; has lived mostly in Lowell, though he occupied the Aiken or Dea. Burnham place in South Village from 1864 to 1875 ; has long had a place of trust in the Lowell mills ; has but one child, Ida M., b. Oct. 25, 1849, who married, Dec. 10, 1873,, Charles E. Adams, a merchant in that city.]
3. NAHUM, [b. in 1815, m. Mary Noyes of Henniker, and went to Nashua.]
4. DUSTIN, [b. Nov. 29, 1816 ; bought the Dr. Cleaves place in 1858; m. Louisa A. Hall; has children : Levi, b. Jan. 31, 1860 ; Nellie L., b. Sept. 4, 1864 ; Isaac, b. May 12, 1869 ; and Kate A., b. May 13, 1871.]
5. ABEL, [b. Sept. 19, 1824, m. Lemira Blackington of Woburn, Mass., in 1857, and now lives in that place.]
CHARLES A. BARRETT, son of Jesse and Ann (Lawrence) Bar- rett of Brookline, Mass., was born in 1835, married Mrs. Betsey A. (But-
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ler) Hill ; came here in 1857 ; has spent many years on the sea ; chil- dren : -
1. NELLIE, [b. in January, 1857.]
2. FRANK A. S., [b. Feb. 22, 1861.]
3. LUVIE E., [b. in March, 1866.]
4. FREDDIE S., [b. in December, 1867.]
5. ANNA E., [b. in June, 1871.]
6. DANIEL S., [b. in January, 1875.]
7. HARRY A., [b. in December, 1877.]
BARTLETT.
REV. JOSHUA R. BARTLETT, son of William and Maria (Part- ridge) Bartlett, was born in Templeton, Mass., in 1839, married Martha A. Southworth of North Easton, Mass., came here in 1874 as pastor of the Methodist Church, and moved to Amherst in 1876. This was his first charge, and prospered under his care. Has children : Mary E., Maria H., and Edwin S. One younger child was born and died here.
BASS.
EBEN BASS, son of David and Mary (Eaton) Bass of Deering, and grandson of Simeon and Hannah (Sawyer) Bass of Sharon, was born May 20, 1823. Married Clara Wilkins (daughter of John and Lucinda (Forsaith) Wilkins, and granddaughter of Bray Wilkins, one of the first settlers of Deering), Nov. 16, 1848. He bought the Dr. Whiton farm in 1854, succeeding Silas Hardy on that place, and has since occupied the same, making extensive improvements in buildings and farm. The large and beautiful trees in the yard were planted by Dr. Whiton, assisted by Clark Hopkins, in 1814. They were given to the minister by Hon. John Duncan, who, though an old man, brought them up in his arms on horse- back. This house has been a very popular resort for summer boarders from the city for many years. A second large building was put up for this purpose in 1878. Mr. Bass is one of our live, smart men, diligent in business, has been honored by his townsmen with places of trust, and has had considerable business as auctioneer for years. Children are: -
1. ELLA F., [b. Dec. 5, 1849, m. George F. Newman Nov. 30, 1871, and lives in Somerville, Mass.]
2. CHARLES H., [b. Dec. 9, 1851, m. Jennie Darrah of Benning- ton Dec. 25, 1877.]
3. CLARA L., [b. March 24, 1857, m. Lucien W. Putney Nov. 25, 1875.]
4. JOHN W., [b. June 24, 1861.]
5. FRANK E., [b. Sept. 4, 1862.]
DAVID BASS, JR., brother of Eben, born in 1821; married Jane Carr of Deering; lived some years in the Cummings house, and for a
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time run the bedstead-factory, now Dea. E. C. Paige's. Is now engaged in extensive wooden manufactures at Woonsocket, R. I. Children : - .
1. MARY A., [b. July 20, 1846, m. Lyman H. Fulton of Bedford May 18, 1870.]
2. JENNIE, [d. aged 16.]
3. LEWIS C., [b. May 29, 1862.]
4. VIOLA, [b. Nov. 4, 1864.]
LEWIS C. BASS, brother of the two above, born in Deering in 1831 ; married Mary J. Wiggin of St. Albans, Me. Came here in 1867, and bought, in company with David, the Cummings place and mill; but soon divided, retaining the farm, bought the Kendall house adjoining, and still occupies the same.
BATES.
REV. JOHN H. BATES, son of Moses and Drusilla (Hart) Bates, born in Colchester, Vt., in 1814; fitted for college in Williston, that State, and was a graduate of the University of Vermont, class of 1840. His seminary course was partly at Alleghany City and partly at Union Semi- nary, New York. Mr. Bates came here, January, 1853. He gave such immediate and full satisfaction that he received a call from the church, Feb. 8, following, and was settled over it (Center Church) March 16. He was a fine scholar, an able preacher, and full of the old doctrines. On exchange he was very welcome in all the pulpits of the vicinity. One sermon, "Righteousness taught by Divine Judgments " (Nov. 27, 1862), was published and extensively circulated. Through the efforts of Mr. Bates the church was remodeled (1857) and the excellent organ procured (1864). Much credit is due to him. Far and wide he had the respect of the people. While an effort was being made to increase his salary, he resigned, July 1, 1866. This was his first and only settlement. After leaving Antrim, he preached awhile in Merrimack. Then, with enfeebled health, he went South; and though in constant service teaching and preaching, he died very unexpectedly, near Charleston, S. C., May 10, 1870. His body lies buried in Magnolia cemetery of that city. Mr. Bates had no children. His wife was Sarah J. Hillyer, a lady of unques- tioned refinement and worth, - now Mrs. Roland Mather, of Hartford, Conn.
BEASOM.
HENRY J. BEASOM, son of Henry and Serena (Williams) Beasom, born in Hudson City, now Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 1, 1851; married Vienna C. Upton of Stoddard, June 3, 1873; came here the next year to work in Parkhurst's mill at the Branch. More recently has lived in South Vil- lage. Is foreman in one of the cutlery-shops. His wife was born Feb. 14, 1852. Children : -
1. SUSAN ALORA, [b. Stoddard, March 29, 1874.]
2. DANIEL B., [b. Antrim, May 12, 1876.]
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BELL.
JOHN BELL, son of Joseph and Mary (Houston) Bell of Bedford, born in 1779, came to Antrim in 1799; married Margaret Brown in 1801 ; built the two-story house now Mr. Conant's, was licensed to keep tavern there in 1802; lived there sixty-four years, was forty years an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and died Oct. 5, 1864. His wife died Jan. 14, 1860, aged eighty-seven. Children : -
1. MARY, [m. Josiah W. Christie May 11, 1830.]
2. JOHN, [d. in childhood.]
3. MARGARET, [b. 1805, m. Dea. Samuel Wood Dec. 24, 1833.]
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4. REV. HIRAM, [b. Dec. 15, 1807 ; united with the Presbyterian Church in 1828 ; was graduated at Williams College ; studied theology at. East Windsor, Conn .; was settled in Marlbor- ough, Killingworth, and Westchester, Conn .; preached thirty-seven years, and died in the work at Westchester, Conn., June 18, 1876. Was a strong, sound, and successful pastor. His service was all in another State, but always in demand, and honorable to the town that gave him birth. He married Mary E. Wells and left several children. Rare are the men purer and abler than Rev. Hiram Bell. "Their works do follow them."]
5. LOUISA, [d. in childhood.]
6. MARINDA, [d. in childhood.]
7. JOHN L., [b. June 27, 1815 ; m. Charlotte E. Root, and lived in Rochester, N. Y., till his wife died in 1861. He then moved to Kansas; went thence into the army, was with Sherman in the famous " march to the sea," and, returning, died June 15, 1869.]
HIRAM BELL was born in Antrim, March 16, 1803. His father, Thomas Bell (son of William Bell of Andover, Mass.), born July 31, 1769, lived at the Branch quite a number of years. Thomas had seven children: Margaret, John, James, Hiram, Hannah, Thomas Jefferson, and Betsey. He moved to Washington and died there, Feb. 25, 1811, aged forty-two. Was buried in Hillsborough. He married Mary Giles of Deering (one report says Gibbs), Sept. 8, 1796. Of the children of Thomas Bell, little has been ascertained of any except Hiram, the sub- ject of this sketch, and Jefferson, who lives highly respected at Chicopee Falls, Mass. The most of them, however, were born in Antrim. Mar- garet, born June 8, 1797, married an overseer in Lowell by the name of Taylor ; but after his death she returned to Hillsborough, and died there April 8, 1854. John lived and died in Hillsborough. James died unmar- ried. Hannah married a Murdough of Hillsborough, and lived and died in that town. Thomas J. (called " Jefferson " by old people), born Dec.
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