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DEA. SAMUEL VOSE of Antrim was born in Bedford, May 23, 1759 ; came here in 1788, and began the farm west of the pond long occu- pied after him by Rodney Sawyer. Lived many years in a log house, in which most of his children were born. He lived in his rude cabin upwards of two years alone. At one time during his absence a bear broke in, ate up his provisions, and upturned things in a careless way. Dea. Vose was for many years a leading spirit in the town ; was a man of marked ability, and ready for every call. The good Dr. Whiton says of him that he kept the Sabbath so sacredly that he would not answer a man who spoke to him of secular business on the holy day. He married Mary Saltmarsh. Was appointed elder in the Presbyterian Church in
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1816. He died Aug. 8, 1830, aged seventy-one. His wife died April "21, 1848, aged eighty-one. Their children were : --
1. DR. SAMUEL, [b. Aug. 2, 1792. After the best use of the limited opportunities of his native town, he studied with Dr. Nathan Smith of Hanover. He graduated from the Maine Medical School in 1823, and immediately commenced practice in New Portland, that State, where he was an active and successful physician till his death, which occurred Nov. 14, 1860. He was a very modest and retiring man, of genuine ability and personal excellence, and held in the very highest esteem. Was out for a time in the war of 1812. He m. Ruth D. Hanson. His children were : -
Mary E., (b. March 3, 1832 ; m. Sylvester Little, March 27,
1 1860.)
Harriet E., (b. Aug. 12, 1834 ; m. B. F. Walton in 1857.)
Ruth A., (b. in 1836; m. E. W. McIntosh, and lives in Peterborough.)
Sarah. H., (b. in 1845; m. James M. Nay, Oct. 26, 1867, and lives in Quincy, Mass.)
Samuel, (d. in childhood.)
Samuel, (lives in New Portland, Me. ; m. Etta M. Buckley of that place.)
John T., (lives in New Portland, Me. ; unm.)]
2. THOMAS, [twin-brother of Dr. Samuel ; built in 1822, on the west part of his father's farm, at the end of the road. He m. 1st, Sally Muzzey of Weare, May 20, 1823; 2d, Isabella Waldron, July 1, 1847. The first wife d. Dec. 9, 1845, aged 47. Thomas Vose d. March 22, 1849. His children were : -
Almeda, (b. April 30, 1824 ; d. aged 7.)
Col. Samuel I., (b. Dec. 31, 1825 ; m. Sarah J. Nay of Sharon, Oct. 21, 1850 ; lived in Peterborough ; was distinguished far and near as an auctioneer ; his much-applauded response on Centennial Day has already greeted the reader's eye ; was an exceedingly pleasant and kind man, making friends everywhere ; went to Milford as proprietor of the hotel there, in 1878, where he d. suddenly, Aug. 31, 1880.)
Nancy B., (b. April 12, 1828 ; m. Samuel Nay, May 13, 1845.) Julia H., (b. Aug. 17, 1831; m. Isaac Pettengill of Peter- borough, Nov. 26, 1857.)
Thomas J., (b. July 11, 1834 ; m. Anna Finn of Boston. Was
Edward L. Vose,
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out in the army. Was sick and started for home on a fur- lough. The morning he started his trembling hand wrote in his diary, " Thank God, I'm going home." But he d. on the way, May 10, 1862. He left one child, Nellie Frances, now Mrs. Frank P. Steel of Peterborough.)
Mary H., (d. March 22, 1852, aged 15.)]
3. POLLY, [b. Sept. 26, 1795 ; m. Philip Averill of Antrim, Sept.
25, 1834; d. in 1838. No children.]
4. ISAAC, {b. June 10, 1797 ; d. in childhood.]
5. DEBBY, [b. May 15, 1799 ; d. in childhood.]
6. DEA. JOHN, [b. Aug. 28, 1801 ; m. 1st, Julianna Hunt, daugh- ter of Dea. Timothy Hunt of Peterborough ; m. 2d, Maria Poor. The first wife d. here Dec. 23, 1831, aged 29. He sold to Rodney Sawyer and moved to Peterborough in 1835, and d. there June 4, 1867. Was appointed elder in the Presbyterian Church here in 1830, which office he declined, but accepted a similar one in the Congregational Church at Peterborough, which he held till death. His children were : -
John Hazen, (son of first wife, b. here Feb. 2, 1830 ; m. Alice Cragin ; lives in Peterborough.)
Samuel W., (son of second wife, b. Jan. 27, 1840 ; m. Han- nah M. Cragin, sister of Alice ; inherited homestead of his father in Peterborough.)
Harriet M., (d. at age of 10.)
Mary Frances, (b. Aug. 2, 1844 ; unm.)}
7. HAZEN S., [b. July 12, 1804; d. Sept. 16, 1828.]
8. EDWARD L., [known as " Luke " Vose, b. Aug. 16, 1806 ; m. Aurelia Wilson of Stoddard, Oct. 28, 1835, and lived in that town a short time succeeding his marriage. She was daugh- ter of Capt. Joel Wilson. Her parents both d. here at great age and were buried in the Center yard. Mr. Vose was in trade at the Center in 1834 and 1835, and probably some- what earlier. In 1846 he bought of Baker Pratt the place known in recent years as the Luke Vose farm. There was on it a large, two-story house, probably built by Samuel Caldwell. At one time Zaccheus Fairbanks, successor of Caldwell, kept tavern in this great house ; and also for a short time had a store in it. Singing-schools and dancing- schools were kept in the great hall overhead. This house Mr. Vose at once took down and replaced with the present
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structure. Here he resided till his death, May 1, 1868. Mr. Vose was often called to places of trust by his towns- men ; served as superintending school committee ; was often selectman, and was chairman of the board at the time of his death. Was a thinking man, enjoyed the highest respect of all, and d. in a Christian hope. Was very plain in speech, keen in sarcasm, witty, full of jokes, and ready to turn back a hit in the shrewdest way. At a meeting of the se- lectmen at the Branch, the question arose and was warmly discussed, whether Mr. Edmund Sawyer spelled his first name with a u or an o in the last syllable. Mr. Vose de- clared it was spelled with an o. In the height of the dis- cussion Mr. Sawyer happened to come in, and said it was spelled with a u. But as the laugh began to roll upon Mr. Vose he drawled out: " Well, I'm not to blame if he don't know how to spell his own name !" Mr. Vose left but one child, now Prof. James E. Vose of Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass. He was b. July 18, 1836. He was an invalid and sufferer through all his youth, yet by indomitable courage and patience he pursued his studies until he stands in the very front rank of the scholars and educators in New Eng- land. It is within bounds to say that he is one of the clear- est thinkers and keenest writers to be found. He is what is called a self-made man, and that in spite of constant sick- ness and frailty. His admirable oration will be found among the Centennial papers. Has published an excellent treatise on grammar. He m. Mary Neville of New Boston. She was a brilliant scholar, a sweet Christian, and a most amia- ble woman. The writer, who knew her from childhood, counts it a privilege to say that hers was the most remark- able mind he ever met with, and that she was among the best of girls and saintliest of women. She d. Jan. 6, 1875, and her body rests in Maplewood cemetery. She departed at the early age of 28. Her only child, Edward, was b. in Albany, Kan., Aug. 1, 1870. Prof. Vose m. 2d, Mrs. Lois E. (Stickney) Rockwood of Ashburnham, Mass., a native of Townsend, that State.]
9. HARRIET, [b. March 19, 1810 ; unm. ; d. at Dea. John Vose's in Peterborough, of consumption, about 1840.]
ROBERT VOSE, brother of Dea. Samuel, came here from Bedford in 1790, or a little earlier, and began the old Gates farm at the foot of Holt's
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Hill. Here he lived in a log house several years, and then moved to some town in Vermont. His wife's name was Mehitable. This is all I can learn of him. He had two children born here : -
1. POLLY, [b. Oct. 27, 1796.]
2. PRISSY, [b. March 25, 1799.]
WALKER.
JAMES WALKER was son of Andrew Walker of New Boston. The latter came from Londonderry in 1753 and began a contract to build a grist-mill for the people of New Boston, for which he was to receive five hundred acres of land, provided he kept the mill in order and was fair in tolls. But he managed to get the intense ill-will of the people of that town, by hard tolls or otherwise, so that the proprietors sent a commit- tee to get redress, or eject. him. Thus driven to the test, he gave some satisfaction to them, improved his dealings, retained his mills, and died there in ripe years. He had two sons in the Revolutionary army: Alex- ander, who lost his life in 1776, and James, who came to this town. The latter settled in New Boston and had a family of six children there. His first wife was Hannah Woodbury of that town. Soon after his return from the army, probably not far from 1800, he left New Boston, and after a time located here; married, second, Lucinda Bowen; built a log house in the woods a half-mile west of Ira Holmes's, to which there never was any road, though one was vainly petitioned for several times. On this spot he spent the rest of his days. He was frozen to death on his way home from the Branch Feb. 17, 1837, aged seventy-seven. His children were as follows, the three last being children of the second woman and natives of this town: -
1. ALEXANDER, [went when a young man to Cherry Valley, N. Y .; came back on a visit, was taken sick with small-pox in Ac- worth, and d. many years ago. He was unm.]
2. BENJAMIN, [went to Cherry Valley, N. Y.]
3. SIMEON, [m. Martha Ring; settled and d. in Cherry Valley.]
4. JACOB, [went to Cherry Valley.]
5. JAMES, [m. Sally Curtis of Windsor in 1813, but soon ran away and was never again heard of.]
6. RACHEL, [m. Joshua E. Woodbury of New Boston, and was mother of Hammon Woodbury, a graduate of Dartmouth College.]
7. ELVIRA C., [m. John L. Tewksbury, and lives at Weeping Water, Neb.]
8. MARGARET A., [lived here and there many years ; then m. James Towns of Hancock, and d. in that town in 1869.]
9. ISAAC F., [b. Jan. 16, 1820 ; is a very respectable citizen of North Weare at the present time. He m. Nancy J. Rich-
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ardson of this town, and lived several years in the Herrick house, adjacent to Loveren's mills. Left Antrim in 1858. Three children were b. in this town, whose names are Jen- ness M., Leona J., and Julia E.]
WALLACE.
JOHN WALLACE came over from Coleraine, county of Antrim, Ire- land, in 1719, and was one of the most active settlers of Londonderry, occupying from time to time many important offices. He married Annis Barnett, May 18, 1721, they being the first couple married in London- derry. They had eight children, of whom John, the fourth child, born April 12, 1727, married Sarah Woodburn, daughter of John Woodburn who came from Ireland to Londonderry a few years after its settlement. They settled in Bedford in 1756, and had four sons and five daughters. Their sons were: James, who settled in Antrim; John, who settled in Antrim; Thomas, who married Mercy Frye, settled in Bedford, and was the father of Rev. Cyrus W. Wallace, D. D., of Manchester; and Josiah, who settled in Antrim. The three brothers who settled here will now be noticed in order.
JAMES WALLACE, son of John and Sarah (Woodburn) Wallace of Bedford, and grandson of John and Annis (Barnett) Wallace of Lon- donderry, was born in Bedford, Aug. 8, 1760. He was in the Revolu- tionary army, being enrolled as a soldier at the age of seventeen, and was under Gen. Stark at Bennington. He married Jennet Walker, daughter of James Walker of Bedford, and came to Antrim in 1784 or earlier, be- ing among the early settlers. He settled where William Stacey now lives, and had a store there, the first opened in town. His first log house was a little west of the present house, and on the opposite side of the road. Soon after his settlement he was driven up a tree by a bear. Bruin sat and watched him, as a cat watches a mouse, for about two hours, and then walked off, sour and hungry! Mr. Wallace lived to a great age; was much honored by his townsmen, being called "Judge," on account of his soberness and good sense. James Wallace died in May, 1848. His wife died in March, 1834. Their children were: -
1. BETSEY, [b. April 1, 1786 ; m. Francis Reed, Dec. 23, 1817 ; lived at North Branch some years, when they moved to Manchester, where she d.]
2. JOHN, [b. June 5, 1789 ; m. Sally Paige of this town, Feb. 24, 1824; built the house now Samuel S. Sawyer's, where he d. July 20, 1861. His widow d. Jan. 22, 1864, aged 67. Their children were : -
Ira P., (b. Jan. 6, 1825 ; lives in Chicago, Ill. ; unm.) John M., (b. Feb. 18, 1829 ; m. Frances A. Holmes, Nov. 14, 1853 ; lives in Fairfax, Io.)
,
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Miles N., (b. May 20, 1830; was clerk in McKeen's store, and d. Oct. 21, 1850.)
Sarah E., (b. March 18, 1835.)]
3. JAMES, JR., [b. Aug. 2, 1792; m. Naomi Cochran, grand- daughter of Dea. Isaac Cochran, Feb. 5, 1818; built the east house on Stacey hill, but moved to Bedford in 1837, thence to Manchester in 1839, and d. March 19, 1859. She d. May 19, 1877, aged 83. They had children as follows : - Sarah J., (b. Dec. 19, 1818; m. Frederick Mitchell of Clare- mont ; d. at Manchester, Nov. 29, 1849.)
Col. Andrew C., (b. Oct. 26, 1820 ; m. Olive Sturtevant of Meredith, and lives in Manchester. He has often been representative from Manchester, been honored with many offices, both civil and military, and is a man of great busi- ness capacity, being the largest individual manufacturer of lumber in the State. His children are Clara A., and An- drew C., Jr.)
James M., (b. Nov. 24, 1822 ; m. 1st, Nancy Tebbets of Lee ; 2d, Laura Dunham of Hooksett; 3d, Mrs. Susan (Tebbets) Drew, and now lives in Manchester.)
Charlotte W., (b. March 10, 1825. She lives in Manchester, unm., being a book-keeper on the Amoskeag corporation.)
Betsey A., (b. May 10, 1827 ; m. Charles White of Concord, where she recently d.)
Luther C., (b. Oct. 24, 1829 ; d. Aug. 20, 1831.)
Harriet M., (b. March 18, 1832; now lives in Manchester ; is a book-keeper on the Amoskeag corporation.)
Elwin C., (b. Oct. 20, 1834 ; d. November, 1835.)
Luther C., (b. Nov. 15, 1836; m. Frances O. Tufts ; was a book-keeper, and d. in Manchester Feb. 21, 1877.)]
4. SALLY W., [b. July 27, 1794; m. Dr. James A. Gregg, Sept. 27, 1810, and d. March 3, 1812.]
5. IRA, [b. June 13, 1798. He volunteered in the war of 1812, to take the place of a drafted man in Windsor, and d. in service at Portsmouth.]
6. BENJAMIN F., [b. Oct. 8, 1802; m. 1st, Marion Shattuck of Amherst ; had a large family of children by his first wife, who d. in 1847, and he m. 2d, Mary Butler. He d. in this town, May 5, 1864. Mr. Wallace was for a time editor of the " Manchester Saturday Messenger," which had been an independent paper, but was at once made by him an ardent
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advocate of Whig principles. He was an outspoken, ar- dent, pious, and useful man. The writer remembers him as a teacher and was under his instruction for a term in Piscataquog Academy, now Manchester. Of this last-named academy he was principal several years prior to 1851, when he became editor. Perhaps his best success in his long ex- perience as a teacher was at Francestown Academy, of which he was principal in 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, and again in 1838. Of these five years the historian of the institu- tion says : -
The academy flourished under the instruction of Mr. Benjamin F. Wallace, and even went so far as to publish a catalogue each year. We find there recorded over one hundred pupils, who seem to have been as congenial a band of young people as ever were thrown to- gether. One, Clark B. Cochrane, rose to be a prominent member of Congress, and others have held, and in the prime of life still hold, some of the most honorable places in the nation. Mr. Wallace had attended school here to Dr. Bard; was a man of medium height, strongly built, and was, especially when excited, a terrible stam- merer. His scholars will recall the "hem! hem!" which always preceded the rebuke of an offender, and they had a saying among them that after three droppings of his chin, they must look out for a storm.]
7. ACHSAH, [b. May 19, 1806 ; d. in 1829.]
JOHN WALLACE, brother of James, before mentioned, was born in Bedford, May 12, 1764; came to Antrim not long after his brother, and settled on the Wilson farm, now Reed Carr's. He married Tryphena Abbott, and of their children little has been ascertained. They moved to Westmoreland in 1813, with their five children, where one of them died. The next year they moved to Putney, Vt., where he died in 1834. His wife died in June, 1836. Names of children are: -
1. JOHN W., [d. young. ]
2. SARAH, [d. young.]
3. POLLY, [m. David Carpenter, and d. in Greenfield, Mass. ]
4. HANNAH, [m. Elisha Wilbur, and d. Nov. 16, 1836, aged 42. Her son, John Wilbur, Esq., is superintendent of the rail- road, Staten Island, N. Y. The other son is Lewis Wilbur, Esq., of Norfolk, N. Y.]
5. CYRUS, [d. young. ]
6. MOSELY, [d. young. ]
: 7. FREEMAN, [d. young.]
8. MARGARET, [d. unm.]
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JOSIAH WALLACE, brother of James and John, mentioned above, was born in Bedford in 1769. He married Polly Goffe of Bedford, and came to Antrim in 1804. He lived at North Branch, built the three- story house there, and, in connection with his brother James, built a clothing-mill just opposite Parkhurst's mill. After running it many years, he sold to Francis Reed. It was subsequently moved down to the dam below, made into a bobbin-factory, and burned. Josiah Wallace died April 6, 1843. His widow died Oct. 25, 1854, aged eighty-three years. Their children were: -
1. ROXANNA, [b. in Bedford, Sept. 25, 1791; m. Moses Davis, Sept. 19, 1811, and moved to Manchester.]
2. THEODORE G., [b. in Bedford, Jan. 31, 1795; m. Mrs. Ann (Dustin) Holmes of Francestown, Nov. 10, 1835. He was in the war of 1812; built the Sewall Preston house at the Branch, where he d. April 7, 1852. His widow d. Dec. 12, 1853, aged 66. He had no children.]
3. BARTLETT, [b. in Bedford, Aug. 6, 1797 ; m. Lucy K. Little, sister of Dea. Little, and lived on the McNiel place, now Hiram Eaton's, finishing both houses there. He was sheriff many years, and d. June 2, 1855. His wife d. July 11, 1855, aged 55 years. Their children were : -
Hiram L., (b. April 4, 1824 ; m. Elizabeth Putnam of Lynde- borough, November, 1847, and moved West some years ago. He was a photographer in California, and d. in Oakdale, Cal., June, 1877. He had two children. His son Edward was b. in Antrim, Dec. 11, 1853, m. Laura Glover of Boscabel, Wis., and is a merchant in Oakland, Cal. The daughter, Charlotte, b. Dec. 11, 1854, is a public reader, highly successful and popular. She has filled most accept- ably the office of superintendent of schools in Lyndebor- ough.)
Henry, (never m. ; went West, and was murdered in Minne- sota, at the age of 27.)
Charlotte M., (b. Nov. 9, 1827 ; d. Dec. 25, 1849.)]
4. SAMUEL G., [b. in Bedford, Sept. 1, 1799; m. Sarah Cran- dall of Homer, N. Y., and went to Michigan.]
5. ELVIRA, [b. in Bedford, Jan. 31, 1802; m. Judge Elkanah Richardson of Ohio.]
6. JOHN W., [b. in Antrim, July 15, 1804; m. Ann C. Brackett, and lived in the Robert Carr house (moved from opposite Reed Carr's and put up where it now stands in 1859), where he d. April 13, 1878. The children are : -
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Oliver M., (b. Feb. 12, 1833 ; m. Hattie Adams, and lives in Revere, Mass. ; painter by trade.)
Silas G., (b. Oct. 25, 1834; m. 1st, Sarah E. Roach, July 4, 1860, who d. Nov. 20, 1864, aged 27. He m. 2d, Eliza J. Whitmore of Salisbury, and lives at South Village ; house built in 1870. His children are : Sarah A., b. Nov. 9, 1866 ; Flora J., b. Feb. 13, 1868; Mary L., b. Feb. 23, 1870; Abbie S., b. Nov. 12, 1871; George W., b. Dec. 29, 1873 ; Emma F., b. Nov. 29, 1875; and Charles G., b. 'Dec. 14, 1877.)
Caroline A., (b. June 27, 1837 ; m. Daniel S. Fuller, Nov. 27, 1859, and lives in Revere, Mass.)
Edgar A., (b. June 7, 1843 ; m. Gertrude E. Lightcap. He graduated at Harvard Law School in 1867, and went into the practice of law in Havana, Ill.)]
7. NANCY, [b. May 1, 1806 ; m. Dr. John Scoby, and now re- sides in Shellrock, Io.]
8. MARY E., [b. Nov. 14, 1809; m. Judge Luke Woodbury, June 10, 1834, and now resides at South Village.]
9. JOSEPH G., [b. Feb. 11, 1813 ; d. March 4, 1815.]
WALTON.
AMOS WALTON, son of Josiah Walton, was born in Temple. He married Eunice Oakes of Oakham, Mass., Jan. 18, 1825, and came to Antrim from New Ipswich in 1827. He lived here a few years, in the Gregg house by the pond, and manufactured hand-bellows; then went to Lowell, Mass., thence to Iowa, and died there. Children: -
1. JOSIAH, [b. in New Ipswich ; settled in the West.]
2. JOHN WARREN, [b. in Antrim, March 4, 1828; went West with his father. Beyond this we do not trace any of them. They settled in Muscatine County, Mich.]
WARD.
DR. WILLIAM WARD came here probably as early as 1787, and re- mained about five years, when he seems, like Drs. Frye and Adams, to have sought a better field. It is not known where he lived in town, but probably it was on the Knights place (Harold Kelsea's), or in a little house that stood about on the spot now Mr. Corey's. A tract of land in that vicinity, which it would be difficult now to define, was in after years designated as the "Ward Land," as appears in a transcript of a road changing the north end of the street to its present locality. Dr. Ward left town about the close of 1792. Nothing more is known of him.
A hundred years ago there was a William Ward in New Boston, near
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my father's, who was a somewhat noted character, a Scotchman, a black- smith, full of fun, and engaged in various practical jokes, characteristic of that day. He printed over the door of his shop in rude, plain letters :-
" Now pay me down upon the board, Your humble servant, William Ward."
WARREN.
JOHN WARREN lived here about twenty-seven years. He came here as early as 1774, and that year built his cabin on what is now S. S. Sawyer's farm at the Branch. In 1776 he built the first saw-mill in town. It stood eight or ten rods below the bridge in Branch Village, and a little below the Wallace or Parkhurst mills, and the remnants of it may still be found. Subsequently he seems to have built another log house to go with his mill, and to have disposed of the first one. This second log house stood a little south of the mill, on a knoll back of the Sylvester Preston place. Here he lived a dozen years or more, when this property passed into other hands, and Warren moved on to Meeting- House Hill. Thence, about 1802, he went to Canada. He was noted for telling great stories, - of the kind so great that nobody would believe them. Hence, anything doubtful used to be called one of " John War- ren's stories." As an instance of his exceedingly vigorous talent in set- ting things strong, we may notice his distinguished shot at wild geese. He saw the flock coming, and, telling his wife to watch them, he hurried in to load his gun. He poured in one-quarter of a pound of powder and two pounds of shot, when his wife shouted, "They're right over the house !" Without taking out the ramrod, he fired up the chimney, and brought down eleven of the flock all skewered 'on the ramrod ! Of course it was very thoughtful in him to save the ramrod in this way ! John Warren of Antrim was born in Chelmsford, Mass., Sept. 14, 1733; was son of Ephraim and Esther (Parker) Warren, and grandson of Joseph and Ruth (Wheeler) Warren ; and was said to be akin to Gen. Joseph Warren, of Bunker-Hill fame. He was brother of Capt. Josiah Warren of New Boston, and, therefore, great-great-uncle of the writer. He was also own uncle of Mrs. William Duncan and Mrs. Samuel Chris- tie of Antrim. This latter fact accounts for his going to live near Samuel Christie on Meeting-House Hill after the death of his wife and the sale of his property at the Branch. It is to be regretted that so little can be learned concerning this pioneer of the town. He was constable of Antrim in 1784. Sold his pew, Sept. 2, 1801, to Asahel Cram. His wife seems to have died at the Branch about 1800. A grandson, Eben War- ren of New Boston, thinks that John Warren died in Antrim, but it is certain that he left Antrim in the year 1802, going to the northern part of Vermont, or to Canada. He probably followed his son Moses to that region. His wife was a Dimond. Their children, so far as known, were : -
1. MOSES, [probably b. as early as 1770; is said to have owned a slate-quarry in Vermont.]
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2. POLLY, [went to Vermont with Moses and settled there.]
3. DIMOND, [settled in Amherst, about a mile north of the vil- lage, and d. there about thirty years ago, in good old age. Eben Warren of New Boston was his son, and he left sev- eral other children.]
. 4. JONATHAN, [b. April 15, 1788. He settled in Canada, and d. in Portland, Province of Ontario, in April, 1854. He was known as "John Warren," though he wrote his name " Jonathan." He m. Mrs. Mary Jaquith, Feb. 6, 1834. One child of Jonathan survives, Mrs. Elizabeth Trickey of Oso, Fontenac County, Ont. Her son, John Warren Trickey, Esq., is a business man in Oso. ]
WEBBER.
BROOKS K. WEBBER, son of Maximilian J. and Clarissa (Sweet) Webber, and grandson of Jeremiah and Lydia Webber of Boscawen (now Webster), was born in the above place in 1837. He studied law in Newport, and in Woodstock, Vt., and was admitted to the bar in 1859. Opened a law-office in South Antrim in May, 1862, but after return from the army he moved to Hillsborough Lower Village, and thence, after a few years, to the Bridge, where he now resides, having a large practice and enjoying the confidence of the community. Mr. Webber enlisted from Antrim in August, 1862, and was promoted to first lieutenant. Was representative of Hillsborough in 1868 and 1869, and was a member from that town of the constitutional convention of 1876. He married, first, Francelia E. Gage of Washington; second, Louisa L. Brigham of Lempster ; third, Annie L. Merrill of Deering. Has children : -
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