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1. WILLIAM, [b. March 5, 1795 ; m. Betsey F. Fay of Walpole, Sept. 14, 1819 ; d. in Keene at the age of 79. Had six
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children, one of whom, Rebecca Frances, is the wife of Dr. Gardiner C. Hill of Keene.]
2. FANNY, [m. Josiah Herrick of Antrim, March 16, 1841; d. May 13, 1871, aged 83.]
3. REBECCA, [d. unm. in Stoddard.]
4. BETSEY, [d. unm.]
5. SAMUEL, [went West, and nothing more can be learned of him.]
HUBBARD.
JONAS HUBBARD came here from Hollis, it is thought in 1794, and the following year built a small house a little north of the road from the north end of the pond to the Steele place. This house has been gone more than half a century, the cellar and apple-trees now alone marking the spot. Here he lived till 1801, when he moved back to Hollis; but he probably soon after moved again, as no trace of him can subsequently be discovered in that town. An old record there reads: "Betty, born July 28, 1771, daughter of Jonas Hubbard and Betty, his wife."
DR. GEORGE H. HUBBARD came here from Washington in 1848 to take Dr. Burnham's place; married Sarah Jones. He lived in the McFarland house, but remained only two years, when he moved to East Washington; thence to Manchester, from which place on the breaking- out of the war he went as a surgeon into the army. After the war he had charge of a hospital in New York, and died there in 1876. He was on the superintending school committee both years of his residence here.
HUDSON.
JOHN G. HUDSON, son of Robert and Betsey (Tyrrell) Hudson of Keene, was born July 7, 1832; married Kate Bishop of Ellenville, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1861, and settled in Stoddard. He came to Antrim on to the Zadok Dodge place in 1874. His children, all born in Stoddard, are: -
1. JOHN E., [b. Aug. 7, 1862.]
2. JAMES R., [b. Aug. 20, 1863.]
3. WILLIAM H., [b. Feb. 22, 1865.]
4. OSCAR U., [b. Oct. 22, 1866.]
5. IDA F., [b. June 6, 1868.]
HUNT.
DAVID F. HUNT, son of David and Lucinda (Matthews) Hunt, was born in Hancock in 1836; married Hattie W. Burbank of Worcester, Mass., in 1864, and came here first in 1868, and again, after two years' absence, in 1873. Their children are: -
1. NETTIE A., [b. in Worcester in 1865.]
2. FLORENCE C., [b. in North Chelmsford, Mass., in 1871.]
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HUNTLEY.
ERASTUS W. R. HUNTLEY, son of Rufus and Betsey (Morrison) Huntley, and grandson of Gen. Elisha Huntley, was born in 1825; in Marlow, and came here in 1849. He was a cabinet-maker; married, first, Cordelia Hills Gates, March 15, 1849, who died Aug. 10, 1851. In 1852 he married, second, Emeline Wilson of Temple. He died Dec. 15, 1856. His children are as follows, the eldest being the child of his first wife: -
1. HELEN CORDELIA, [called " Ella," b. Feb. 28, 1850 ; m. George Folsom, and lives in Antrim, Minn.]
2. EDWINA E., [d. in 1867, aged 14.]
3. NETTIE A., [d. July 19, 1872, aged 18.]
4. L. JENNIE,: [b. May 4, 1856.]
HURLIN.
REV. WILLIAM HURLIN, son of William and Elisabeth (Evens) Hurlin, and grandson of Martin and Sarah (Marchand) Hurlin, was born in London, England, July 31, 1814, and married Harriet Brown of Lon- don, Dec. 25, 1836. He preached his first sermon in April, 1835; served gratuitously as a lay preacher in and around London for five years ; and in 1840 received an appointment as missionary of the "London City Mis- sion," where he served nine years. In 1849, with broken health, he re- signed, and started with his family for America. In January, 1850, he was ordained pastor of the Free-will Baptist Church in North Danville, Vt. Subsequently he served the churches of that order in Alton, Acton, Me., and Amesbury, Mass. In 1855 Mr. Hurlin transferred his ecclesiastical relation to the Baptist denomination ; then, successively, he became pas- tor of the Baptist churches in Acton, East Sumner, Damariscotta Mills, and China, all in Maine. In 1866 he received a call to the Baptist Church in South Antrim, and was its pastor for seven years. He set- tled in 1873 in Plaistow; then in Goshen, and then returned without charge to Antrim. His family were originally French Huguenots, and the estate of his fathers was confiscated for heresy. Since his resignation at Goshen, Mr. Hurlin has been secretary of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention. Also for many years he has been an extensive and honored writer for the periodicals of his denomination. Children: -
1. HARRIET, [b. Sept. 25, 1837 ; m. Ira Palmer of East Sumner, Me., June 13, 1863.]
2. ELISABETH, [b. June 10, 1840; m. Lucius M. Robinson, April 14, 1864. He d. in the army in August of that year.]
3. ROBERT, [b. Feb. 10, 1842; d. in infancy. ]
4. WILLIAM, [b. May 7, 1843 ; d. Oct. 8, 1861.]
5. EDWARD, [b. June 12, 1845 ; d. in infancy.]
6. SARAH, [b. Oct. 12, 1846 ; m. Orlando J. Lincoln, Sept. 27, 1872 ; residence, Santa Cruz, Cal.]
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7. JOHN M., [b. March 19, 1848; m. Mary J. Brown, Nov. 19, 1874 ; resides in Boston.]
8. SOPHIA E., [b. Sept. 27, 1850 ; m. Samuel R. Robinson, Dec. 24,1870.]
9. MARTHA A., [b. Jan. 27, 1853 ; d. Sept. 30, 1861.]
10. HENRY A., [b. Nov. 6, 1856 ; is clerk of Goodell Co.]
11. CHARLES S., [b. Aug. 6, 1858 ; d. Oct. 9, 1861.]
12. CLARA M., [b. July 22, 1859.]
HUTCHINSON.
JAMES HUTCHINSON was son of George and Elisabeth (Bickford) Hutchinson, and grandson of Ambrose Hutchinson. Ambrose was born in Salem, Mass., in 1684, was son of Joseph, and grandson of Richard who was born in England in 1602, and who was descended from Barnard Hutchinson, which last was known to be living in 1282. James came here in the spring of 1774 to live, and there is little room to doubt that he had worked somewhat clearing his land the preceding season. He settled on the place at the foot of the hill next west of Daniel Swett's, and his farm was afterwards occupied for many years by Reuben Boutwell, Sen. He married, in 1771, Sarah Averill of Amherst (now Mont Vernon) and lived awhile in that part of Amherst now Milford. He was one of those who started at once for the scene of conflict on the breaking-out of war, April 19, 1775, and he did not return; for he enlisted at once in the company under Capt. Josiah Crosby, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17 following. The next day, venturing to go to a house on Charlestown Neck in range of the British men-of-war, he was struck in the neck by a fragment of cannon-ball, and, though the wound was not very severe, it was of such a nature that they could not stop its bleeding. He was helped back to the American lines and everything possible done for him; but he died the next morning from loss of blood. His age was twenty- six. His going there at that time was a piece of daring characteristic of the New Hampshire men. It is said, that, when the British were march- ing up in front, Gen. Stark stepped forward of his regiment thirty-five paces and deliberately drove a stake into the ground; and then turning to his men and raising his hand he said: " There, don't a man of you fire till the redcoats get up to that stake ! If he does, I'll knock him down !" Gen. Washington used to speak of these things as bits of New Hamp- shire courage ! James Hutchinson's widow, born 1751, married Eben- ezer Chandler in 1779, and died in Wilton in 1803. The first husband left one child, James Hutchinson, Jr., who was born 1772; married, first, Ruth Styles, 1797; second, Anna Spalding, in 1824; settled in Wilton; was a very genial, interesting, and good man; and died in that town in 1856, leaving a large and honorable family.
REV. AARON HUTCHINSON was born in Hebron, Conn., in 1724; was graduated at Yale, 1747; married Margaret Carter of his native town; was a long time pastor in Grafton, Mass .; came here in 1786 and
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preached a part of two years. He was a man of remarkable memory. His friends claimed that he could write out the whole Bible again from memory, if it were lost, and even the New Testament in Greek as well as English. Often he went into the pulpit, read his chapter, gave the hymns, delivered his sermon, and finished up the whole service without opening a book or referring to a paper of any kind ! He was a stout de- fender of the faith of the fathers, and, though an old man, was very pleas- ing to the people of Antrim. He died in the fiftieth year of his ministry. His son, Rev. Aaron Hutchinson, Jr., was the first candidate for the min- istry ever in Antrim. He came here in 1778, and preached several Sabbaths ; but, for some reason, went into the practice of the law, locating at Lebanon. Was a lawyer of good standing, and died July 27, 1843, aged upwards of eighty years. He married Eunice Bailey of Lebanon, October, 1784. His two sons, Henry B. and James B., were graduates of Dartmouth College (1804 and 1806), and both adopted the profession of law.
GEORGE G. HUTCHINSON was son of John and Polly (Gates) Hutchinson. John was born March 21, 1784, and died Jan. 19, 1825. His first wife was Phebe Hovey, who left a son Daniel, who was a merchant in Lowell, Mass., and died there. George G., oldest of Polly Gates's chil- dren, was born in Washington, Feb. 9, 1816; his father died leaving five small children. The widow returned at once to her father's in Antrim, but moved with her father and her children on to the Dea. Sawyer place in 1833. George G. came here in 1825 to live with Stevens Paige. He remained four years, then lived with William S. Foster eight years; married Mary C. Duncan, May 12, 1853, and moved into the Dea. Sawyer house, which had been moved down whole over the rocks from the top of Meet- ing-house Hill. His barn was burned with all his hay, Aug. 17, 1866, and the house was barely saved by the desperate efforts of his neighbors, under lead of Eben Bass. Mr. Hutchinson has worked his way most worthily through many hardships and losses, and has made many labo- rious improvements in his rocky but excellent farm. Has children : -
1. WILLIAM, [b. April 1, 1854.]
2. JOHN D., [b. April 25, 1856 ; now of Middlebury College, Vt., class of 1882.]
3. CHARLES I., [b. March 14, 1858.]
4. GEORGE H., [b. Nov. 1, 1859.]
5. LYNDA E., [b. Oct. 1, 1861.]
6. LINCOLN H., [b. June 27, 1863.]
7. IRA P., [b. April 8, 1865.]
8. ALDEN C., [b. Nov. 1, 1867.]
JOHN HUTCHINSON, the second child of John and Polly (Gates) Hutchinson, was born Sept. 1, 1817. He married Ann M. Boutelle ; lived in several places in town, chiefly in Clinton; has been in Chetopah, Kan., several years. Was out in the war in the Seventh N. H. Regiment. Children, besides two that died in childhood : -
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1. GEORGE EDWARD, [b. June 4, 1845 ; was out through the war, chiefly in the N. H. Seventh ; m. Emma C. Ashe of Lowell. Is wood-dealer in that city.]
2. MARTHA JANE, [b. Aug. 8, 1847 ; d. Sept. 24, 1867.]
3. JOHN M., [b. Feb. 27, 1851. Has been in the regular U. S. army seven years in the Indian country.]
4. FRANK H., [b. Sept. 26, 1856 ; m. Helen Ashe, sister of above; lives in Lowell; assistant of his brother in the wood business.]
The third child of John and Polly (Gates) Hutchinson was Phebe J., who married Stephen Sylvester of New Ipswich, and died in that town Sept. 8, 1864, leaving two children, William H. and Mary E.
The fourth child was Charles Gates Hutchinson, who was born Feb. 22, 1821; married Susan Hoyt of Lowell. They went to Nevada, and after a time to Los Angeles, Cal., arriving in the latter place about 1855. His wife died July 25, 1859. No children. He is an extensive farmer and fruit-grower, having 250,000 oranges as one item of his last crop.
The fifth child of John and Polly (Gates) Hutchinson was William, who was born Nov. 27, 1822, married Adeline Sherman of New Castle, Me., and was a broker in Boston. On account of failing health, he moved to Antrim into the David Hills house, Clinton, where after about a year he died, his death occurring July 24, 1854.
HYDE.
EZRA HYDE, son of Ezra, and grandson of Ezra, came here from Winchendon, Mass., in 1840, and engaged in the manufacture of woolen cloth, under the firm name of Hyde and Breed. They carried on busi- ness in the Breed mill. He enlarged the Dunlap mills, now Kelsea's, for the same purpose in 1846; also built Union Hall for a woolen mill, but failed, and in 1849 moved to Lawrence, Mass. While here he built the Edward Adams house, and lived in it some years; the back part of it had been previously used for a tailor's shop. Mr. Hyde had no children here. After a short sojourn in Lawrence he moved back to Winchendon, his native town, where, in the lumber business, and in the manufacture of various wooden wares, he was engaged till his recent retirement from business. Was a stirring, enterprising man, and his business here was prosperous until the "hard times" of that day compelled him to stop. His mother was Betsey Perley. His father was an old mate of Dr. Whiton in Winchendon, often came here, and thus the son was led to this town. The grandfather of Ezra of Antrim came from Newton, Mass. His wife was. a Whiting. They came on the day of their mar- riage on horseback into the woods of Winchendon, and built them a log cabin. Subsequently he went into the Revolutionary army, and she would take her baby, lay it down between the rows, and dig fifteen bushels of potatoes per day, and put them in the cellar alone ! Ezra Hyde, father of Ezra of Antrim, published a history of Winchendon many
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years ago, being a man of quite a literary turn. Ezra of Antrim was born Aug. 17, 1807 ; married, first, Adeline Everett of New Ipswich, who died here and was buried in Bennington; married, second, Mrs. Nancy J. (Whitney) Young of Gardner, Mass. Had three children, born in Win- chendon: -
1. EZRA WARREN, [b. June 18, 1854.]
2. MARY J., [m. William D. Beman of Winchendon.]
3. EMMA E.
JAMES RAYMOND HYDE, son of Ezra and Polly (Raymond) Hyde, was a half-brother of Ezra of Antrim, and came here in 1843 to work for him in the manufacture of woolen goods. He was born in Winchendon, Mass., Feb. 23, 1816. He married Emma Mellish, daughter of Stephen and Roxcelana (Eaton) Mellish of Walpole, July 5, 1843. He lived here in the Widow Breed house, and also on the Kelsea place in South Village. He left Antrim in 1849, going to Lawrence, Mass. Re- sided some years in Hartford, Conn .; now lives in Hyde Park, Mass. Had two children, both born in Antrim. These two were the eighth generation from Jonathan Hyde, who was born in England in 1626, and settled in Newton, Mass., in 1647. James R: Hyde's children were: -
1. WILLIAM E., [b. July 29, 1844; d. here Sept. 9, 1844.]
2. GEORGE MELLISH, [b. Feb. 19, 1846 ; m. Sara V. Mitchell of Watertown, N. Y .; was till recently a book-publisher in Hartford, Conn. ; now resides in Hyde Park, Mass .; is pre- paring a history of the Hyde family in America.]
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JACKSON.
CHARLES E. JACKSON, son of Charles A. and Elisabeth (Dean) Jackson of Tamworth, was born in 1827, married Pamelia J. Kittredge of Mont Vernon, and came here to manufacture doors in 1853. He occu- pied the shop now A. F. True's, and went into company with Stephen C. Kendall. He died in 1862, leaving children: -
1. MARY F., [b. Jan. 19, 1856.]
2. NELLIE M., [b. May 15, 1858.]
3. CHARLES H., [b. May 8, 1860.]
JAMESON.
HUGH JAMESON, and his brother Thomas, came over and settled in Londonderry, though some years later than the pioneers of that town. They were sons of William Jameson, a vigorous Scotchman of Belfast, Antrim county, Ireland. At one time he is said to have been in business in Londonderry, Ireland. It has been a tradition among their descend- ants that they fled to this country to avoid impressment into the British service ; but such traditions are too common for all to be true, and may be
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taken with some allowance. Hugh was a widower and brought five chil- dren with him. He had married Christine Whitehead of the Isle of Man, who died leaving seven children, two sons and five daughters. One of the boys died early in the passage, and the other soon after died from grief at his loss; and their two little bodies were buried in the sea. The five daughters were: Jane, of whom we know nothing; Molly, who mar- ried, first, William Todd, and second, Dea. Robert Moore of Goffs- town; Rosina, of whom we can learn nothing; Esther, who married Jonas Hastings of Dunbarton; Martha, who married a Mr. Hersey of New London. Hugh married, in this country, Jane Barr, and by this second marriage had children: Peggy, of whom I find no information; Alexander, grandfather of Judge John A. Jameson of Chicago; Elisa- beth, who married John Taggart of Goffstown; Daniel, grandfather of Rev. E. O. Jameson of East Medway, Mass .; Hugh, afterwards of Canan- daigua, N. Y .; and Thomas, who graduated at Dartmouth College in 1797, a lawyer in Goffstown, died in 1813 at the early age of forty-two .. The descendants of Hugh are smart people wherever we find them.
THOMAS JAMESON, brother of Hugh, was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1710, and died in Dunbarton, Aug. 23, 1764. He married Margaret Dickey. She was born in 1718, and died June 21, 1800, and was daughter of John and Phebe. (McIntyre) Dickey of Londonderry. These two brothers moved from Londonderry to Dunbarton soon after their mar- riage, and were among the most efficient of the early settlers of that town. . They were wide-awake people, and thorough-going Presbyterians. The three sons who came to Antrim, and their wives, were all members of the old church on the hill. The descendants of Hugh and Thomas are now very numerous, spread over the whole country, in the highest ranks of society and learning, and are, almost without exception, virtuous and intelligent people. Thomas Jameson and Margaret Dickey had seven children. The first was Mary, who died in childhood; the second was Alexander of Antrim, noticed below; the third was John, who was born in Dunbarton, March 8, 1075, and died Feb. 14, 1806. He married, first, Sally Mills, the first white child born in' Dunbarton; second, Mrs. Elisabeth (Ely) Fulton. He lived in Dunbarton, and among his chil- dren were Rev. Thomas Jameson, a graduate of Dartmouth in class of 1818, and John Jameson, who was a graduate of the same college in 1821. The fourth child of Thomas and Margaret was Margaret, who married John McMillen of Fryeburg, Me., and was the mother of Mrs. Francis Brown of Antrim. The fifth child was Hugh of Antrim, noticed below. The sixth was Isabel, who was born Aug. 15, 1755; married James Mc- Cauley of Dunbarton, and died Dec. 20, 1843. She left many descend- ants, prominent among them Prof. William McCauley of Roanoke Col- lege, Virginia. The seventh and youngest child was Capt. Thomas Jameson of Antrim, noticed below. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and had a pension. He entered the service very young, was acquainted with all its hardships, and was once reduced to the extremity of eating horseflesh to support life. Capt. Thomas was a very apt man at work, being tailor, blacksmith, and farmer. On one occasion he went over to
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Society Land (Bennington) to cut a pair of pants for a man. He went on a raft up the river; coming back, the water being very high, he lost his shears through a crack in the raft. At once he marked a tree near the spot, and then the next summer went to the place and found his shears ! It is said that when the land was new they cut two tons of hay to the acre without manure. Mr. Jameson had to go six miles to grind his scythe. This explains somewhat the willingness of Randall Alexan- der to borrow a grindstone, as related elsewhere, and the willingness of the neighbors to use that " borrowed " stone !
ALEXANDER JAMESON, second child of Thomas and Margaret (Dickey) Jameson, was born in Londonderry, in 1743. He came to An- trim first in 1775, and the following year located on what is now known as the Temple place. He was prominent among the early settlers, and he and his wife were, among the original members of the church (1788). Having erected his log house and got enough cleared for a beginning, he brought his young wife here for a home. She was Jenny Moore, daughter. of Dea. William Moore of Bedford. Here they lived till 1798, when he went to Cherry Valley, N. Y., to which place many emigrated from An- trim in the early part of this century. He died in that place, Sept. 1, 1807, aged sixty-four. His wife died in Hamburg, N. Y., July 22, 1830, aged eighty-nine. She was called a very smart woman; used to raise flax, spin her linen thread, and then walk to New Boston, sixteen miles, and sell it, and back home the same day ! Their children were all born here, and were as follows : -
1. THOMAS, [b. May 13, 1778 ; settled in Hamburg, N. Y. ; cooper by trade; was justice of the peace ; moved to Boston, Erie Co., N. Y., and d. there March 27, 1859. His wife was Re- becca Taggart of Antrim.]
2. MARY, [b. Nov. 22, 1779; reputation of being very hand- some.]
3. WILLIAM, [b. March 20, 1781; lived in Rochester, N. Y. Was an officer in the war of 1812; d. at Gates, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1836. His wife was Hannah Reed of Bloomfield, N. Y.] 4. MARGARET, [b. May 1, 1782; m. Israel Ferris, 1800. Lived at Cherry Valley. She d. July 25, 1853, at Madison, Ind. Her husband went West on speculation and was murdered for his money.]
5. NANCY, [b. July 7, 1784, m. Elisha Clark, and lived at Ham- burg, N. Y .; d. Dec. 22, 1868.]
6. HUGH, [b. Oct. 1, 1786 ; m. 1st, Aug. 6, 1809, Susanna Moore ; 2d, Mrs. Mahala (Hall) Clark. Had ten children; lived in Brant and Hamburg, N. Y., and d. in the former place, Aug. 19, 1870.]
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HUGH JAMESON, fifth child of Thomas and Margaret, settled in 1777 on land now Elijah F. Gould's. His house stood on the turnpike a few rods north of the present school-house, though some things lead us to think that his first home was nearer the mountain. He had a house burned, but we are unable to find out the date of the fire. He died Aug. 17, 1795, aged thirty-seven. He was a soldier in the Revolution, drew a pension, and finally died from the effect of disease contracted in the war. His widow, Margaret Steele before marriage, followed her son to New Hudson, N. Y., many years after her husband's death, and died June, 1848, aged ninety-five. Their children were all born in Antrim, and were thus : -
1. THOMAS, [b. in Antrim Aug. 28, 1781 ; went to New Hudson, N. Y., and d. in Howard, Ill., unm., Jan. 7, 1864.]
2. HUGH, [b. Nov. 5, 1793 ; familiarly called " White Hugh ; " m. Harriet Pierce, sister of Pres. Pierce, and was a long time in Boston custom-house ; had been a shoemaker by trade, and about 1818 carried on quite a business in that line in the old . McFarland house, South Village. Hugh d. in Boston, April 23, 1854. His wife d. at the age of thirty-seven. Two children survive, Charlotte Josett, who m. Joseph C. Bond of Boston, and Jane F., who m. Henry P. Henshaw and now resides in Independence, Io.]
3. PEGGY, [d. 1788, aged 2.]
4. JAMES, [b. June 4, 1790 ; m. 1st, Martha Dinsmore, 1813, who d. Jan. 10, 1815, at the age of 24; 2d, Indiana E. Kendall, Dec. 4, 1817 ; had a store a few years at Hillsborough Upper Village. Moved to New Hudson, N. Y., in 1824, and d. March 16, 1837, in that place.]
5. BETSEY, [b. Nov. 4, 1788; m. James Dinsmore of Society Land, Dec. 6, 1814, and went to New Hudson, N. Y., with the family in an ox-wagon covered with leather and contain- ing all their furniture and effects. She was a woman of great memory, smart and good, and left a worthy family. She d. June 10, 1877, in Hastings, Minn. Two sons, Soly- man and J. H. G. Dinsmore, are extensive manufacturers of agricultural implements in the West. The family have taken some pride in that ox-wagon journey of three hun- dred miles. It was more romantic than ten thousand miles by rail. It was both conveyance and inheritance, since they took with them all they had. The covering of tanned leather was for the manufacture of boots and shoes on arrival. Tools and all the et cæteras of the expected little home were
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stowed away in that ox-wagon. And so the young couple started out in life ! Such brave, strong hearts are sure to win success.]
CAPT. THOMAS JAMESON, youngest child of Thomas and Mar- garet (Dickey) Jameson, came here in 1783 and cleared on the banks of the Contoocook, and built on the spot now the home of George E. But- terfield. He was known in all the region as "Capt. Jameson," and his name is only that on the town records, for the most part. He obtained his title by having command of a local company of militia. He was a first-rate officer, and the company insisted that he should retain command some three years after his time of service expired. He agreed to do this on condition that the company should pay the bills, as the captain was sup- posed to " treat " the company in those days ! He was a pronounced Democrat, and once gave his brother-in-law, who was opposed to him in politics, a thrashing for saying that he hoped the time would come when men would have to work for a sheep's head and pluck a day, and sleep under the cart-body at night. He was an energetic, capable, and useful citizen. He married, first, Mary Steele, who was the mother of all his children; second, Mrs. Mary (Baldwin) Kendall, June 28, 1832. She married, first, James Stickney ; second, Joshua Kendall; third, Thomas Jameson, and outlived him ! The first wife was a remarkably robust and strong woman, - of the olden kind, - brave, smart, and quick. When they were clearing land she split a hollow log and took one half of it for a cradle; laid her baby down in it in the field, and reaped daily more grain than any man on the lot ! They paid for the land with the rye they raised on it. It is said that her half-brother once offended her in politics, when she seized him by the collar and slammed him against the cellar- door over and over till he begged for release. Women had some rights then ! He didn't talk politics with Mrs. Jameson any more. She died June 5, 1831, aged seventy-one. Capt. Jameson died June 12, 1837, aged seventy-eight. Children : -
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