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9. ALICE, [b. July 30, 1795 ; m. her cousin Goffe Moor ; d. in Anson, Me., in 1842.]
10. SAMUEL, [b. Dec. 12, 1797 ; m. Betsey Savage of Anson, Me., and went West.]
PATTERSON.
ISAAC PATTERSON was one of the early settlers of Antrim, of whom we know not whence he came or whither he went. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier, and the town voted to clear his land in August, 1782. He came here some years before that date. He lived on the west side of the road just below James Wood's in 1783, afterwards in the west part of the town, and moved away near the close of the century. The town records give the following: " Isaac Patterson and Mary Nelson published Aug. 25, 1788." He had a farm of fifty acres, which passed into the hands of William Houston, and is now owned chiefly by James Wood.
PEABODY.
CAPT. DAVID PEABODY, a connection of George Peabody the banker, was born in Boxford, Mass. ; married Phoebe Andrews, and came here in his old age, about 1802, from Hudson, to live with his grand- daughter, Mrs. David Hill, on the Frank Robinson place, and died there in 1806, aged seventy-two. His wife followed in 1807, aged seventy-five.
JOHN PEABODY, son of Dea. Isaac and Mary (Dodge) Peabody of New Boston (and grandson of Francis Peabody of New Boston, whose grandfather Francis came to this country from Wales, England, in 1735, and settled in Topsfield, Mass., where he erected mills which are still in
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possession of his descendants), was born in New Boston in 1803; married Mary Hopkins of Antrim, Dec. 31, 1829; came here in 1838, and lived awhile on the William Wilkins place, then in the Jedediah Tuttle house on the old road near Samuel Dinsmore's, and still later in the old Herrick house. He helped John Robb build the mills in 1839, bought them in 1850, and built the present grist-mill about the same time, on nearly the same spot where an old one built by Herrick once stood. He was a prominent and devoted man, and died in 1865, leaving children: -
1. JOHN D., [b. in 1831; m. Ann Green and went West, but after some years came on to visit in poor health, and d. here in 1869.]
2. NANCY J., [b. May 1, 1833; became second wife of Josiah Loveren, Dec. 18, 1856.]
3. SATIRA, [b. in 1835, m. John Burnham of Contoocook, and d. in 1869.]
4. MARY E., [b. June 14, 1838, in Antrim ; m. Alonzo Rand, and lives in Portsmouth.]
5. MILES, [b. July 18, 1840 ; d. in the army in 1864.]
6. GEORGE H., [b. Nov. 3, 1842; d. in 1863.]
7. HIRAM G., [b. May 25, 1845 ; m. Effie Gardiner of Medy- bemps, Me., and went to Wisconsin ; returned after several years, and now lives near Loveren's mills.]
PELSEY.
FREEMAN PELSEY, son of Isaiah and Belinda (Curtis) Pelsey, and grandson of Oliver and Betsey (Wright) Pelsey of Chelmsford, Mass., was born in Windsor in 1833; married Laura C. Gilbert of Turner, Me .; came from Windsor to Antrim in 1873, and bought the Brackett place (house built by Woodburn Wallace). His children are: -
1. WILLIS E., [b. Aug. 15, 1870.]
2. ELWIN A., [b. May 20, 1872.]
3. FRED G., [b. Dec. 22, 1873.]
4. LEROY F., [b. April 20, 1876.]
PERKINS.
ZACCHEUS PERKINS cleared and settled the Dea. Robert Duncan place, not far from 1790. He was here and well established in 1793. But whence he came, or whither he went, we have no means of knowing.
DEA. JAMES WARREN PERKINS was son of James and Hannah (Preston) Perkins, and grandson of David and Mehitable (Swett) Per- kins of Epping, and was born in Windsor, Nov. 1, 1821. In early life he followed the sea some years, returning in August, 1840. He married, first, Mary J. Somes of Chelsea, Mass., who died Aug. 25, 1851; second,
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Aurilla W. Stacey, Oct. 31, 1852. Came here from Windsor on to the Dea. Robert Duncan place in 1862. Built the new house in 1868. Is deacon of the Presbyterian Church. Has two children: -
1. MARY M., [b. Sept. 16, 1849 ; m. Charles Banfield of Boston, and now resides in that city.]
2. JAMES ELROE, [b. Sept. 23, 1858.]
GEORGE H. PERKINS, son of Charles and Betsey (Griffin) Perkins, was born in East Wilton, Oct. 15, 1852 ; m. Ella E. Little; has one child, Carlton W., born Sept. 30, 1875.
JOHN BLAISDELL PERKINS, son of Alvin T. and Eliza A. (Sa- villes) Perkins of Gardiner, Me., and grandson of Jonathan and Susan (Manwell) Perkins of Wakefield, was born in Lexington, Mass., Aug. 8, 1853. His father was a druggist and chemist, and died June 23, 1862. Came here in the spring of 1872, to live with Moody B. McIlvaine, mak- ing his home there some years. Is now a clerk in Boston. Was in trade for a time in Mont Vernon.
PERRY.
GATES PERRY, son of Joseph and Sarah (Pollard) Perry, was born in Greenfield in 1777. He married Mary Fletcher of that town and re- sided there for a time; lived awhile in Hancock; came here in the fall of 1805 and bought the Aiken place in South Village. After a residence here of two years he sold and moved to Saxton's River, Vt., where he died in 1858. Most of his large family married and settled around him in the last-named place, and are wealthy and respectable people. His children's names were Mary, Gates, Jr., Clarissa, George, Fletcher, Sophro- nia, Persis A., and Sarah Jane, none of whom were born here. It may be added that his father, Joseph Perry, had four children: Gates, Eunice, Franklin, and Crucia. Franklin died Oct. 29, 1825, aged forty-one; and his wife, Anna Straw, died here March 1, 1872, aged eighty-one.
FRANKLIN PERRY, nephew of Gates, son of Franklin and Anna (Straw) Perry, and grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Pollard) Perry of Greenfield, was born in that town Nov. 18, 1810. He married Deidamia White of Peterborough, April 24, 1833, and settled in Bedford. Subse- quently he lived awhile in Goffstown, and in Saxton's River, Vt. He came here on to the Dea. Steele place in 1862, and still occupies the same. The house, built in 1822, he has enlarged and repaired, has built over the barns, and has made many improvements on that excellent farm. They have had but two children, now both gone from earth. At a later day it is added that Mr. Perry died Sept. 4, 1880.
1. NEWTON, [b. in Bedford, Aug. 2, 1835 ; m. Sara E. D. Joy of Putney, Vt., April 18, 1858 ; lived on the farm with his father ; was a superior carpenter and builder ; was a trust-
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worthy and good man ; d. with consumption, Oct. 15, 1871. Left two children : -
George F., (b. March 11, 1860, in Westminster, Vt.)
Nellie S., (b. in Antrim, Feb. 11, 1869; d. Jan. 13, 1873.)]
2. SOPHRONIA J., [b. in Goffstown, July 31, 1842 ; d. in Chester, Vt., Oct. 22, 1865. She was a rare and beautiful girl, re- membered with great affection by all who knew her, and leaving her parents in almost inconsolable sorrow. ]
PETTINGILL.
JOHN PETTINGILL came here from Methuen, Mass., about 1830; married Sarah, daughter of John and Jean Stuart, and lived in a house opposite George Thompson's till the death of his wife in 1855. The old house, after being occupied by several families, was taken down in 1868. Two sons, named Elbridge and William, both went to sea quite young and never came back to this town. Mr. Pettingill died in 1870. The sons were seen on shipboard in the Pacific ocean by Dea. Perkins in 1840.
EZRA PETTINGILL, son of Herman and Hannah (Frye) Pettingill, was born in Wilton in 1827; came to Antrim in 1868; married Phœbe, daughter of John R. Hills, Nov. 21, 1870, and lives on the old Woodbury stand at South Village. He was a stage-driver most of the time for thirty years.' Mrs. Pettingill died Oct. 26, 1874.
PHILBRICK.
WILLIAM PHILBRICK came here from New London (or near there), built the Atwood house, and married Ann Keyes March 27, 1834. He soon returned to his former abode, but afterwards came here again with a large family, and built the house now Charles Barrett's. He lost two sons in the army, and drew a pension. In 1866 he moved back to the town from which he came, and died in 1875. His children were: -
1. WILLIAM K., [was a member of the Second N. H. Regiment ; was severely wounded July 2, 1863 ; was discharged, and re-enlisted. He was promoted to corporal Jan. 1, 1865, and served till the close of the war. He now lives in Sutton. ]
2. CYRUS, [d. in the army.]
3. GEORGE, [was killed in the battle of Fair Oaks. ]
4. MARY A., [m. Benjamin Fisk of Sutton, and d. in 1870.]
5. ELVIRA, [m. George Sanders, and d. about the same time as her sister.]
CALEB PHILBRICK, a mere sojourner, was here several years; lived in an old house, now gone, at what is called " Butler's Crossing," on the Keene road, and moved to Harrisville in 1865. He had one son who enlisted in the army from this town : -
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1. REUBEN C., [enlisted in the Fifth Regiment.]
NATHANIEL PHILBRICK, brother of Caleb, married Mary R. Moore, and lived in Antrim a short time, and moved to Harrisville. Now lives in Henniker. He had two children born here: -
1. HATCH, [d. aged 17.]
2. LUCY B.
PIERCE.
JAMES PIERCE (son of Joshua Pierce, who was born in 1722 and died in 1771, and Esther Richardson, who was born in 1727 and died in 1819) was born in 1768; married Molly Stacey; came here from Hudson in 1791 and built a house on the hill west of the Capt. John Worthley place, west of the pond. The house has been gone many years, being occupied by various transient parties after Mr. Pierce left it. He moved to Swanzey in 1796, where he died in 1849. His children were: -
1. ALVAH, [b. in 1795 ; m. Leafy Miller ; settled in Bellows Falls, and d. there in 1869.]
2. AVERY, [d. in infancy.]
3. POLLY, [b. in 1799, m. Solomon Fields of Winchester, and d. in 1837.]
4. DANIEL, [b. in 1801, m. Ursula Caldwell, and d. in Bolton, Mass., in 1874.]
5. ENOCH C., [b. in 1803 ; d. at the age of 12.]
6. SARAH C., [b. in 1806, m. Charles Green, and d. in Swanzey in 1876.]
7. NANCY, [b. in 1808 ; d. unm. in 1853.]
8. JAMES, JR., [b. in 1810, m. Chloe Holbrook in 1839, and d. near Sharpsville, Penn., in 1874.]
9. WILLIAM, [b. in 1813; m. Martha M. Whitcomb in 1844, and lives at Empire Prairie, Mo.]
DR. LEVI J. PIERCE, son of Dr. Levi Pierce, took his medical degree in Philadelphia; came here from Francestown in 1859; married Mary C. Parmenter Feb. 19, 1861, and commenced practice in South Village, but sold out to Dr. Christie and went to Keene early in the year 1863, and was planning to move there when he died suddenly of diphtheria April 8, 1863, aged twenty-seven. His wife died of the same disease one week later, aged twenty-three. They were buried together in Maplewood cemetery.
NATHAN PIERCE, a cousin or near kinsman of Gov. Benjamin Pierce, was a native of Hudson, - born near the spot called "Indian Head." He married Phebe Cummings of that town, and moved to Hills- borough, where he lived many years. In 1816 he came here and bought
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the Dea. Arthur Nesmith place, now Luther Campbell's. He remained here only two years, selling out to Dimon Twiss and moving to Brad- ford, where he died in 1851, aged eighty-eight. His wife died there in 1860, aged ninety-two. Six children came here with them and moved away with them.
1. NATHAN, JR., [m. Abigail Graves of East Washington ; d. in Bradford in 1875, aged 85.]
2. MARY, [d. unm. in Bradford in 1863, aged 77.]
3. SUSAN, [m. Enos Collins of Warner; d. in Warner in 1873, aged 76.]
4. DANIEL, [m. Lucy Wheelock ; d. in Eden, Vt., 1848.]
5. CUMMINGS, [m. Caroline Dowlin ; now living in Bradford.]
6. STEPHEN C., [m. Martha Collins ; lives in Warner.]
PIKE.
AMMI R. C. PIKE, son of Ebenezer and Catherine (Seward) Pike, of English descent, was born in Portsmouth, Dec. 1, 1820; married Margaret W. Gregg in Boston, Oct. 30, 1844. She was a daughter of David Gregg of this town. He was long engaged in the manufacture of fancy. goods; came to Antrim in 1851, built his house in 1854, and in recent years has been in the shop with Daniel Story. His children are: -
1. ELLA M., [b. July 21, 1845.]
2. A. LINCOLN, [b. Sept. 25, 1847.]
3. JOHN L., [b. Aug. 15, 1849.]
4. EMILY M., [b. Feb. 25, 1851.]
5. OTIS, [b. June 22, 1854.]
6. CLARRIE K., [b. Aug. 19, 1856.]
7. CLIFTON, [b. July 3, 1862; d. at the age of 3 years.]
POLAND.
CHARLES H. POLAND, son of Rev. J. W. and Sarah (Ayer) Poland of Goffstown, was born in 1847, and came here in 1872. His father was for a long time pastor of the Baptist Church at Goffstown Center, and has been long known as the inventor of valuable patent med- icines. In 1873 Charles H. married Martha M. Morse, from one of the best families of Methuen, Mass. One child, James, was born here March 18, 1875. They moved to Providence, R. I., in 1876. While here he was clerk of the Goodell Company, and afterwards for a time a traveling salesman for the same.
POOR.
FREDERICK POOR was son of Abraham and Hannah (Parker) Poor, and grandson of Thomas and Mary Poor. The first in the family in America was Daniel Poor, one of the first settlers of Andover, Mass.
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Abraham was born Feb. 23, 1742. Frederick came here from Andover, Mass., where he was born. He came about 1800, and after a time bought the old Starrett house and tannery in South Village. He carried on the tannery business at the old stand till about 1816, when he sold to George Duncan. Then he began the establishment now Thomas Poor's. At that time it was a most uninviting collection of underbrush and rocks. Mr. Poor started at great expense, involving him in debt; and the loss and depression in business were too much for him, and under pressure of debt he went off to Canada. He died in Ogdensburg, N. Y., in 1841, aged sixty-one. His wife, Mercy Barber of Peterborough, died Feb. 13, 1875, aged ninety-three. Their eight children were all born here except the oldest, of whose place of birth we are not positive.
1. PRUDENCE, [m. Hezekiah Ober ; lived in Bennington till his death, afterwards in Peterborough. She d. in 1877, aged 76.]
2. MARIA, [b. in 1804 ; became 2d wife of Dea. John Vose in 1832, who d. in Peterborough in 1867, and she now resides, a widow, in that place. ]
3. CHARLES, [b. in 1806 ; m. Hepsibeth Hills in 1832, and lives in Depuyster, N. Y.]
4. LOISY, [probably " Louisa," b. in 1808; d. young. ]
5. FREDERICK, JR., [b. in 1815; m. Eliza B. Ingalls in 1841; lives in Preble, N. Y.]
6. FRANCIS, [d. aged 19.]
7. LUCY, [d. in childhood.]
8. ELISABETH, [b. in 1819; m. Edwin Hardy of Nashua ; d. in 1848.]
STEPHEN POOR, an older brother of Frederick, was born in Ando- ver, Mass., Feb. 13, 1771; married Ruth Davis of New Ipswich; was a long time a tanner in Hancock; came here in 1823 and bought at auction the tannery his brother had left, standing between the present grist-mill and the house. Stephen built the saw and grist mill in 1825; sold to his son Thomas in 1828, and went West. He died March 16, 1842, in Cuba, N. Y. None of his children were born here. Their names were Stephen B., Mary, Thomas, Franklin, Oliver L., Elaezar M., Elisabeth, Stephen B., and Mary. The two last named were children of a third wife in Cuba, N. Y., the others of the same name having previously died. The second wife was Phebe Parker, who had no children.
THOMAS POOR, son of Stephen and Ruth (Davis) Poor, was born in Hancock, Dec. 16, 1800. He married Roxan Colby of Bennington, Sept. 16, 1830. Bought the saw and grist mill, tannery, and house of his father; built the present house in 1833. Carried on tanning business till March 18, 1858, when the tannery and all the mills were burned. Rebuilt the saw and grist mill the same year. He put up a large building oppo-
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site his dwelling-house in 1835 for the manufacture of patent leather, but this was burned March 9 of the next year. He rebuilt this in 1837, and used it for making patent leather several years. It was finished into a tenement-house in 1861. He has but two children living.
1. MELVIN, [b. Jan. 24, 1832; m. Elsie J. Felch of Henniker, Jan. 18, 1878.]
2. FRANKLIN, [b. July 28, 1836 ; d. Jan. 20, 1856.]
3. LUELLA, [d. in infancy, Jan. 25, 1846.]
4. ALBERT M., [b. April 12, 1847 ; m. Emma J. Smith, Jan. 19, 1875.]
OLIVER L. POOR, brother of Thomas, was born in Hancock Oct. 12, 1805, and came here with his father in 1823. He went from town in 1830; married, June 5, 1832, Mary Jane Taylor of Bennington, afterwards of Cuba, N. Y., who died Jan. 25, 1865. He now lives in Jefferson, Io. Children: --
1. FRANCES E., [b. Jan. 4, 1834 ; m. Henry L. Powell; lives in Glidden, Io.]
. 2. JOHN M., [b. Oct. 11, 1835; m. Josie Morse of Hartford, Conn., in 1867 ; lives in Centreville, Io.]
3. MARY J., [b. Oct. 18, 1837, in Cuba, N. Y., and d. there in 1841.]
4. LAWRENCE M., [b. Dec. 15, 1839 ; m. Lottie Bell ; lives in Deloit, Io.]
5. MARY JANE, [b. July 4, 1842; m. Francis A. Benjamin of Hamburg, N. Y. ; d. Feb. 25, 1868.]
6. JULIA E., [b. Jan. 1, 1849 ; m. Will Bracken; lives in Tama, Io.]
POND.
GEORGE M. POND, son of James W. and Electa J. Pond, was born in Bennington, June 13, 1851. Came to Antrim in April, 1872; married Mary C. Miller June 13 of the same year, and died Sept. 14, 1873. Their child, Minnie M., was born Oct. 26, 1873. His widow mar- ried Aaron Pearson of Boston, March 7, 1877, and now resides in that city.
POTTER.
SAMUEL POTTER came from England with two brothers, one of whom was a captain and lost at sea, and the other went South and soon died. In early life he was for several years a ship's mate at sea. He came to Antrim from Goffstown in 1796, and lived with his family on the Stephen Butterfield farm, now Grosvenor Wilkins's. In the dysentery of 1800, he lost all his children, and never had any more. He moved to
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Henniker in 1803, where his wife, Mary, died in 1831. He lived alone three years, and then went to Goffstown and died at the house of Mrs. William Sargent; was buried in Goffstown, and the inscription on his tombstone says he was a Revolutionary soldier and died Jan. 22, 1839, aged eighty-eight years. He was highly respected here as a quiet and good man.
PRATT.
John and Rebecca Pratt of Medfield, Mass., had a son John, who was a blacksmith in that town. This second John was born in 1665; his wife's name was Sarah; and he had a son Timothy, born in 1702, who married Tabitha Boutwell and was father of Isaac Pratt.
WILLIAM PRATT, son of Isaac and Mehitable (Nichols) Pratt of Reading, Mass., was born in 1770; came here on to the E. L. Vose place in 1816; married, first, Betsey Flint of North Reading, Mass., who died in 1818, aged forty-five; married, second, Joanna Holden of Tyngsbor- ough, Mass., who died in 1842, aged sixty-eight. He is remembered for his extreme oddities. He died May 6, 1845, aged seventy-five. His chil- dren were as follows: -
1. OLIVE, [m. Enoch Kellogg ; went to Michigan and d. there.]
2. DR. GARLAN F., [m. Susan Pratt of Buffalo, N. Y., and was long a physician in that city, where he recently d.]
3. ABBY, [m. John Hopkins and moved to Jamestown, N. Y., where she d.]
4. WILLIAM F., [m. Miss Nancy Nelson of Peterborough, and settled in that town, where she d. in 1868. Buried their only child. He still resides there.]
5. ISAAC B., [b. July 4, 1812 ; m. Elizabeth Buckminster, who d. childless, Sept. 13, 1860 ; m. 2d, Mrs. Mary (Bradford) McKeen. Mr. Pratt was for some years a manufacturer on the E. Z. Hastings stand in Clinton, but went West in 1854, and now lives in Chester, Minn. He has one son : -- Edward B., (b. Oct. 4, 1863.)]
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PRESTON. .
SYLVESTER PRESTON, son of Reuben and Nancy (Dresser) Preston of Windsor, was born in 1811; married Achsah, daughter of Chandler B. Boutwell, Dec. 26, 1837, and came to Antrim in 1849; bought the Abraham Smith farm (now occupied by B. F. Dustin), and lived there till 1869, when he sold to Spencer Worthley and moved to North Branch. Two children were born in Antrim, and three in Windsor: -
1. SUSAN M., [b. March 26, 1839 ; m. Dea. Gilman H. Cleaves of Antrim, Sept. 29, 1859.]
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2. MARY E., [b. Dec. 1, 1846.]
3. SCOTT, [b. Aug. 22, 1848.]
4. NANCY J., [b. Oct. 11, 1852 ; d. aged 8 years. ]
5. KATE J., [b. Sept. 26, 1854 ; m. Dr. I. G. Anthoine, Jan. 2, 1877, and lives at South Antrim.]
SEWALL PRESTON, brother of Sylvester, was born in Windsor in 1813 ; married Harriet McIlvaine of this town, May 15, 1834. Their only child, James M. Preston, grown to manhood, died in Windsor in 1856; and in 1860 the father, greatly discouraged, sold his farm and bought the Theodore Wallace place at North Branch, where he died in 1866. His widow still resides at North Branch, an excellent helper in sick- ness, and a woman full of Christian grace.
WILLARD PRESTON, another brother, was born in 1829; married Emeline D. McIlvaine, May 15, 1854; moved to Antrim in 1861, and lived where Sylvester Preston now lives, at North Branch. He died there Nov. 6, 1863, aged thirty-three, leaving one child, Clarence A. Pres- ton, who died July 6, 1868, aged twelve. Mrs. Preston became second wife of William H. Hopkins, Esq., of Francestown, March 6, 1873, and now lives in that town.
PRITCHARD.
This family came from Wales and settled in Rowley, Mass., among the pioneers of that town. Paul Pritchard, a grandson probably of the first settler, was born there in 1721. He married Hannah Perley, and settled in New Ipswich in 1772. His son, Capt. William Pritchard, was born Sept. 19, 1759; was three years in the Revolutionary army; was " Cap- tain of the Troop; " married Didamia Cummings; was killed by being thrown from a chaise in 1835. Five years later his wife was found dead and her room in flames, having accidentally set fire to her clothes on re- tiring. William Pritchard, son of Capt. William, was born in New Ips- wich in 1792, and came here from that place in 1822. He married Elisa Butman, and lived west of the pond, but remained only five years, moving back to his native town sometime in 1827. He died April 19, 1857. His wife was a daughter of John and Betsey (Wheeler) Butman. Their children were : -
1. WILLIAM H., [d. in infancy.]
2. ELISA M., [d. in infancy.]
3. EMILY WHEELER, [b. Oct. 22, 1821 ; m. Sumner Chamberlain in 1847.]
4. WILLIAM BARNARD, [b. in Antrim, July 30, 1823 ; m. Lydia E. Templeton, Dec. 30, 1845.]
5. JOHN WALLACE, [b. Feb. 4, 1829 ; m. Fannie C. Benjamin ; was freight-conductor on the Fitchburg Railroad ; was in-
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stantly killed by being knocked off the train by a bridge, Aug. 24, 1854.]
6. GEORGE H., [b. June 17, 1830; lost an arm in the late war ; lives at Hillsborough Bridge.]
7. CHARLES H., [b. March 5, 1832 ; lives at Fitchburg, Mass.]
8. EDWARD M., [b. Jan. 28, 1834; m. Annie E. Rathburn in 1860.]
9. AUGUSTUS DANE, [b. April 11, 1839; son of Mary Dane, second wife of William Pritchard, whom he m. May 18, 1837. The first wife, Elisa, d. Oct. 20, 1835.]
PUFFER.
JACOB PUFFER settled the Artemas Brown farm about 1788 - per- haps a little later. Dr. Whiton says he came from Weare. No trace or record of him can be found in that town. A Jacob Puffer, son of Jabez and Hannah, was born in Sudbury, Mass., April 10, 1743, from which place several individuals came here. This Jacob settled in Ashby, and might subsequently have come here. Jabez was son of James, and grandson of George. The name was then spelled Poffer. Jacob had a son Jacob, born in Ashby Nov. 22, 1770; and possibly this last was the one who came here. These are all by this name Jacob that can be found: Puffer of Antrim was a blacksmith by. trade. Was certainly a courageous man, to start in where he did, it being a time when all that section of the town was an unbroken forest. Nothing is known of Puffer's family. He is believed to have gone in 1799 to some town on the Hud- son River near Albany.
PUTNAM.
HARVEY PUTNAM, son of Aaron K. and Polly (Shattuck) Put- nam, married Lavina Hall of Milford, and came here in 1845 from Mil- ford to manufacture bedsteads, on the E. Z. Hastings stand, in company with his brother-in-law, Martin Hall. In less than three years he sold to I. B. Pratt and moved back to Milford. One son, William K., was. born here, of whom I have no further information.
PUTNEY.
DANIEL PUTNEY, who lived some years in Antrim, was born in Newbury Oct. 30, 1814. He was son of Daniel and Lois Foster Putney, grandson of Henry and Dolly (Jewett) Putney, and great-grandson of Joseph Putney. Joseph, the last named, in company with James Rogers, moved from Londonderry and made the first settlement of the town of Dunbarton in 1749. They were of Scotch race, like the settlers of An- trim. They settled on the eastern border of what is called the "Great Meadow," and called their new settlement "Stark's Town," in honor of their chief proprietor. After having erected their log houses and humble barns, and getting their land so brought into cultivation as to give them
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a comfortable living, they were driven off by the Indians, and took refuge in the fort at Concord. On subsequent return, they found their buildings all destroyed, and their young orchards cut down. The Indians had ruined everything. But, undismayed, they began again, - this time to abide permanently. "The old Putney Farm " has long been known in that town of excellent farms. Henry Putney, son of Joseph, had three wives, Mary Wells, Dolly Jewett, and Deborah Austin. He died April 13, 1807, aged eighty-six. His descendants have gone out into all the land. His son Daniel was born in Dunbarton, but on maturity settled in Newbury. Daniel of Antrim (Daniel, Jr.) married, first, Lucia Dow of Bedford, who died in 1861, and married, second, Minerva Watson. He came here in 1839 into the old Cummings house, then standing on the old road a few rods north of the Dea. Worthley place (Henry C. French's). Thence he moved to Sutton in 1844, but now lives in Henniker. Chil- dren: -
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