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He m., May 6, 1891, May F., dau. of John C. Heath, b. Mar. 23, 1868, in Andover. (See.) A resident of Bristol since 1897. Woodworker, Odd Fellow, Republican. No children.
I. Irvin M. Clark is the son of Mrs. Mary Etta Thurston. He was b. May 26, 1875, in Alexandria, and m., Aug. 1, 1896, Harriet A., dau. of Charles H. and Mary A. (Phillips) Tenney, b. Alexandria, Feb. 3, 1878. He is a laborer in Bristol. Odd Fellow, K. of P.
CHILDREN
2. Mary Beatrice, b. Bristol, Dec. 17, 1896.
3. Cora Nettie, b. B., Nov. 21, 1898.
THE CLAY FAMILY
I. Caleb Long Clay, son of William and Betsey (Long) Clay, was b. Salisbury, Mar. 26, 1824. Jan. 15, 1851, he m. Mary Emery, dau. of Joseph, b. Andover, Jan. 18, 1822, and d. Plymouth, Nov. 20, 1854, ae. 32-10-2. He m. Dec. 26, 1855, Jane, dau. of Aaron Stearns, b. Plymouth, June 1, 1823 ; d. Bristol, Mar. 11, 1900, ae. 76-9-10. He settled in the Nelson neighborhood, Bristol, in 1855. Buildings struck by lightning and destroyed by fire July, 1884, and in October, following, he removed to a farm on the New Hampton side of Pemigewasset. This farm he sold in April, 1895, and returned to Bristol, resid- ing on No. Main street till death of his wife, when he went to East Andover to reside with his daughter. Official member of Methodist church, Democrat, served as selectman.
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2. Mary Helen, b. Plymouth, Nov. 5, 1854 ; m. Dec. 21, 1880, John G. Bailey, res. East Andover.
Amanda Stearns, a sister of Mrs. Clay, made her home in Mr. Clay's family and there d. Dec. 6, 1894, ae. 63-9-0.
THE CLEMENT FAMILY
I. Alphonso Clement, the son of Joseph and Mehitable (Evans) Clement was b. Moultonboro, July 8, 1835. He m., Nov. 26, 1857, Clara A., dau. of John A. and Polly (Adams) Berry, b. Moultonboro, Apr. 8, 1832. Res. in Meredith till spring of 1868, when he came to Bristol. He built and resided in residence now owned and occupied by Chas. W. Fling on Union street. Removed to Plymouth in 1878; to Somerville, Mass., in 1884 ; was blacksmith. He d. Nov. 19, 1900, ae. 65- 4-II. Family res. Somerville, Mass.
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CHILDREN
2. Elizabeth Frances, is a teacher in Somerville.
3 . Laura May, m. in 1893, Walter H. Russell, of Boston. Res. Blue Hill, Maine.
THE CLEVELAND FAMILY
I. John Cleveland was in Bristol as early as 1779. He settled next above the Hall farm, his cabin being on the west side of the highway. He was deputy sheriff for some years. He was of Scotch descent, the son of John and Betsey (Downer) Cleveland, and was b. Aug. 13 (19), 1764. Tradition says he came from Connecticut with his sister who m. Jonathan Ingalls. He m., Oct. 10, 1786, Sarah, dau. of John Kidder. (See.) He d. June 6, 1809, ae. 44-9-23, and his wife made her home in the family of Reuben Kidder, and with her dau., Betsey, at No. Bristol. Methodists.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
2. Betsey, b. Nov. 9, 1787. Unm.
*3. Downer, b. Aug. 25, 1792.
4. John, b. Mar. 20, 1795, went to Cleveland, Ohio.
*5. Smith, b. Apr. 5, 1798.
6. Moses, b. July 9, 1802, removed to Bath, where he m. Mary In 1836, removed to Littleton where he d. Four children.
Hunt.
7. Sally, b. Apr. 3, 1805 ; m. - Fisk, and d. in Bath.
(3) Downer Cleveland, b. Aug. 25, 1792, m. Ruth Par- ker, b. Jan. 30, 1802. They removed to Alden, N. Y., where he d., Oct. 24, 1851, ae. 59-1-29. She d. Lake Mills, Wis., Mar. 24, 1892, ae. 90-1-24.
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8. Ruth Lorette, b. Lester, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1821 ; m. - Whitney.
9. John Downer, b. L., Feb. II, 1824; m. Oct. 17, 1853, Cornelia Ferguson, b. May II, 1834 ; d. Feb. 12, 1857, ae. 22-9-1. He m. (2) July 20, 1859, Nancy Jarvis, b. Dec. 14, 1835.
IO. Sarah Sophia, b. Apr. 15. 1826, at Clarence, N. Y .; m. - Tows- ley.
II. Washburn Parker, b. C., Apr. 8, 1828; d. Oct. 19, 1872, at Lake Mills, Wis., ae. 44-6-II.
I2. Rhodes Mortimer, b. C., Feb. 8, 1831 ; d. Nov. 20, 1891, at Osage, Iowa, ae. 60-9-12. 13. Josephine Betsey, b. Alden, N. Y., Mar. 12, 1835 ; d. Monroe, Mich., Feb. 24, 1861, ae 25-11-12.
14. Mary Frances, b. A., Dec. 22, 1838 ; m. - Hoyt.
(5) Smith Cleveland, b. Apr. 5, 1798, m. Oct. 27, 1822, Hannah, dau. of William and Mary Campbell, b. New York city, Dec. 25, 1806 ; d. Hailesboro, N. Y., May 4, 1872, ae. 65- 4-9. He d. Spragueville, N. Y., July 6, 1877, ae. 79-3-1.
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I5. Sally Ann, b. Jan. 5, 1824 ; m. Jehial Carpenter ; d. Mar., 1858, ae. 34-2 -.
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16. Mary Jane, b. Feb. 1, 1827 ; m. Oct. 27, 1848, Benjamin Cross ; d. June, 1884, ae. 57-4 -.
17. William Downer, b. July 3, 1829 ; m. Oct., 1855, Louise Rolph. P. O., Gouverneur, N. Y.
18. Smith Darius, b. Mar. 22, 1832 ; d. Oct. 15, 1857, ae. 25-6-23.
19. Margaret Maria. b. Oct. 10, 1834 ; m Mar. 3, 1858, Victory Kitts ;
d. Oct. 17, 1878, ae. 44-0-7.
20. Caroline Eliza, b. Mar. 9, 1837 ; m. July 3, 1858, Louis Collins. P. O., Hailesboro, N. Y,
2I. Benjamin Dwane, b. Apr. 21, 1841 ; d. Oct. - , 1846, ae. 5-6 -.
22. Della Amelia, b. Feb. 15, 1847; m. Mar. 28, 1871, Jay F. Hodg- P. O., Gouverneur, N. Y. Children :
kins. a. Nora May, b. Jan. 10, 1872 ; d. Mar. 29, 1897, ae. 25-2-19.
b. Blanche Adeen, b. Apr. 3, 1875.
THE CLIFFORD FAMILY
I. George Washington Clifford, son of Isaac and Sally (Somes) Clifford, was b. Alexandria, Feb. 22, 1823. He m., Mar. 8, 1845, Sally E., dau. of Moses Atwood, b. Oct. 18, 1825. (See.) He was a carpenter and farmer in Bristol, 1864-'82, most of this time residing on farm on New Chester mountain, where she d. June 8, 1880, ae. 54-7-20. He d. Melrose, Mass., July 27, 1890, ae. 67-5-5. Methodists.
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2. Ida F., b. Alexandria, June 1, 1846; d. Sept. 22, 1864, ae. 18-3-21. 3. Ellen F., b. A., Dec. 9, 1848; m. Scott C. Rowell. He d. Dec. 8, 1868, ae. 24-6-24 ; she d. Apr. 1, 1869, ae. 20-3-22.
4. Clara Frances, b. A., Mar. 24, 1851 ; m. Albert C. Wescott.
5. Mary Etta, b. A., July 6, 1852 ; m. Theodore L. Carleton. (See. )
6. Emma Eliza, b. A., Jan. II, 1854 ; m. Oct. 12, 1872, Hosea L. Hil- liard, son of George R. and Harriet G. Hilliard, b. New Hampton, Sept. 6, 1849. They res. Deering Center. Children :
a. Son, b. Bristol, May II, 1873 ; d. May 12, 1873.
b. Millie Leona, b. Epsom, Sept. 22, 1879; m. Frank R. Hil- liard, Jan. 4, 1897, and d. Oct. 13, 1901, ae. 22-0-21. He res. Pitts- field.
c. Ruth Clifford, b. E., Mar. 27, 1892.
d. Merton Brown, b. E., Oct. 30, 1896; d. Feb. 22, 1902, ae. 5-3-22.
7. Daughter, b. and d. June 1, 1857.
8. Frank Edwin, b. A., May 5, 1859; m. July 4, 1882, Dora M., dau. of Gilman D. Laney. (See.) She res. Malden, Mass. Children :
a. Frank Eldridge, d.
b. Karl Eugene, b. Manchester, Jan. 11, 1886.
c. Helen M., b. Malden, Aug. 13, 1891.
9. Sarah Jane, b. A., Feb. 1, 1862 ; d. Mar. 12, 1862. IO. Minnie Lee, b. Bristol, Mar. 13, 1865 ; m. June 13, 1888, Frank E. Keniston, son of Joseph F., b. July 31, 1863 ; d. Apr. 6, 1889, in Andover, ae. 25-8-5. Dec. 15, 1891, she m. George Linton Atwood, son of Joel. Res. Malden, Mass. Children :
a. Joel Clifford, b. Nov. 6, 1894.
b. Louis Linton, b. Sept. 21, 1900.
II. Hattie Ida, b. Bristol, Mar. 25, 1867; d. Bristol, Sept., 1867.
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THE CLOUGH FAMILIES
I. John Clough came from Sandown in the early years of the 19th century and settled on the farm later known as the town farm. He m. Mehitable Ingalls, probably a relative of Jonathan Ingalls, of whom he purchased the farm. The family were zealous Methodists. He was a trustee of the church in 1814. He was a drover and bought cattle for Ichabod C. Bartlett and drove them to market. His name last appears on the inventory of Bristol in 1822. Tradition says he went to East Concord, and from there, back to Sandown, where he d.
CHILDREN
2. Moses, was a merchant in Concord.
3. Phebe Muzzey, b. Sandown, Sept. 18, 1794; m. Amos Sleeper.
. (See.)
4. Mehitable, m. Rev. J. C. Cromack, a Methodist clergyman.
5. Betsey, m Samuel Ingalls, and removed to South Newmarket.
6. Polly. 7. Sally.
A John Clough, Jr., was taxed in 1821.
I. Benjamin Clough, b. Gilmanton, Dec. 2, 1809, m. Oct. 13, 1833, Caroline Carter, dau. of Jerahmeel Bowers. (See.) They were both deaf and dumb. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. John S. Winter, of Bristol, being repeated in the sign language by her sister, Alsa. After a short resi- dence in Tilton, they located at No. Bristol, where he became a manufacturer of furniture. His place of business was on the north side of the highway, east of the bridge over the west channel of the river, and his residence on the south side of the road. They left town about 1845 ; he went to the gold fields of California and later to Australia. He d. Natick, Mass., Oct. 31, 1871, ae. 61-10-29.
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2. Laura Maria, b. Tilton, Nov. 25, 1834. Res. Natick. Unm.
*3. James McQuestion, b. Bristol, Aug. 19, 1836.
4. Martha Ann, b. B., Feb. 6, 1839 ; m. Feb. 6, 1866, Henry F. Felch, b. Natick, Mar. 18, 1839, who served as captain in Co. I, 39th Mass. Vols. in the Civil war. Res. Natick. Children :
a. Harry, b. Mar. 3, 1867. b. Mattie K., b. Nov. 12, 1869 ; m. Feb., 1898, William B. Pratt.
*5. William Henry Harrison, b. B., Jan. 27, 1841.
6. George Franklin, b. Manchester, Oct. 3, 1846 ; d. 1847.
7. Clarence Bradford, b. Natick, Aug. 28, 1855; d. 1856.
(3) James M. Clough, b. Aug. 19, 1836, m. May 15, 1858, Mary, dau. of Francis C. and Bridget (Carrol) Conlin, b. Ireland, May 15, 1837. They reside Natick.
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8. James Ellsworth, b. July 6, 1861.
9. Harry Wasson, b. Dec. 24, 1863.
IO. George Mcclellan, b. Mar. 14, 1866.
II. Frederick Howard, b. July 21, 1868.
12. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 26, 1870; d. Mar. 26, 1892, ae. 21-7-0.
13. Benjamin Franklin, b. Aug. 11, 1872.
14. Clarence Bradford, b. Jan. 26, 1875; d. June 20, 1879, ae. 4-4-24.
15. Walter Henry, b. May 9, 1878.
16. Lester Irvin, b. Mar. 13, 1881.
(5) William H. H. Clough, b. Jan. 27, 1841, m. in 1862, Rebecca Stearns, dau. of Thomas, b. Sudbury, Mass., Feb. 6, 1841. They live in Natick.
CHILDREN
17. Annie Laurie, b. Saxonville, Mass., Dec. 25, 1862 ; d. Feb. 4, 1863 . 18. Alice Florence, b. Natick, Sept. 6, 1868; m. William S. Willis, June 28, 1888. Res. 6,216 Madison Ave., Chicago, Il1.
19. Sidney Stearns, b. N., Oct. 24, 1869 ; d. Feb. 2, 1870.
20. Jessie Marion, b. N., Dec. 1, 1872 ; d. Apr., 1873.
21. William Irving, b. N., Apr. 15, 1877. Is a carpet designer in Natick.
THE COLBY FAMILY
I. Stephen Nelson Colby is the son of Moody and Sarah (Arnold) Colby, and was b. Hampstead, Apr. 18, 1823. Dec. 26, 1854, he m. Adeline Marie, dau. of Thomas and Dorothy (Hoyt) Robie, b. Sept. 26, 1835, in Raymond. They have been resi- dents of Bristol since 1865. Laborer, Democrat, Methodist.
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2. Lisette Sophronia, b. Fremont, Mar. 9, 1856; m. Quincy A. Ballou. (See.)
THE COLE FAMILIES
I. Rev. Otis Cole is the son of Joshua and Amanda (Hinds) Cole. He was b. Stark, Dec. 25, 1832, and m. Sept. 22, 1858, Lucy Jane, dau. Henry B. and Harriet (Brown) Skin- ner, b. East Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 26, 1838. He is a clergy- man of the Methodist Episcopal church; was pastor of the Bristol M. E. church four years from spring of 1887. He united with the New Hampshire Conference in 1865, and has continued a member till now, with the exception of two years, when he was a member of the Tennessee Conference and a teacher in the Central Tennessee College. He has filled nine appointments in the New Hampshire Conference. He is a man of superior attainments, unusual devotion to his work and an eloquent divine.
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CHILDREN
2. Harry Joshua, b. Spencer, Mass., Aug. 15, 1859 ; m. Apr. 20, 1887, Bessie P. Garland, who d. Aug. 3, 1897. He is a practicing lawyer in Haverhill, Mass. Children :
a. Margaret Frances, deceased.
c. Luella Winnifred.
b. Arthur Harrison.
d. Helen Edith, deceased.
3. Mary Helena, b. Spencer, Mass., Nov. 12, 1860 ; unm. House- keeper for her brother.
I. Samuel Cole, b. in Methuen, Mass., m. Sarah Phelps, and was a farmer in Alexandria. She d. Feb. 26, 1861, ae. 67, after which he res. in Bristol, where he d. Dec. 20, 1873, ae. 83-4 -. He was a Methodist of the olden type. He had a family of several children.
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2. Sylvanus, b. Alexandria, May 18, 1836; m. Lucretia Elizabeth, dau. of Nathan and Sarah (Crosby ) Moore, b. Hebron, Dec. 22, 1839. He was a farmer in Alexandria ; a teamster in Bristol, 1867-'75, and in St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1875-'88; since which time has res. Stoneham, Mass. Night watchman and clerk. Children :
a. Onie Etta (adopted), d. Mar. 29, 1902, ae. 34.
b. Frank Raymond (adopted), b. Boston, Oct. 10, 1888; d. Aug. 14, 1902, ae. 13-10-4.
c. Adrian Foster Moore (given a home), b. Groton, Nov. 20, 1872.
d. Willie Cole Moore (given a home), b. G., July 16, 1874.
THE CONNER FAMILY
I. John Smith Conner, son of Charles E. and Louise A. (Chessman) Conner, was b. Lancaster, Feb. 19, 1856. He m., July 6, 1881, Ann Minot, dau. of Gustavus Bartlett. (See.) She d. Bristol, June 6, 1893, ae. 43-9-29. He m., Nov. 13, 1895, Martha R., dau. of Ichabod C. Bartlett. (See.) He was a clerk in Cyrus Taylor's store, 1878-'79 ; in clothing business with Mr. Taylor, in White's block, for three years, under the firm name of Conner & Co., and again clerk for Mr. Taylor one year, when he purchased the country store on Lake street and did a large business till June 1, 1900, when he sold to Fred E. Noyes. No children. Now lives in Bristol.
THE CONNOR FAMILY
I. John Rollins Connor is the son of James and Hannah (Beale) Connor, b. Andover, Oct. 13, 1840. He is a descendant of the fourth generation from Simeon Connor, the third settler in the town of Andover. He is descended on his mother's side from Dea. Enoch Robinson, who was captain of a company of
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militia in Attleboro, Mass., and marched his company to Bos- ton, on receiving the news of the battle of Lexington. The son of Dea. Enoch was Otis Robinson, the great-grandfather of John R. Connor, who entered the Revolutionary army at the age of 14, and was later the second pastor of the First Baptist church in Salisbury. John R. was a farmer in Illinois three years ; was stone mason and bridge builder for the Northern railroad seven years, and station agent at Andover two years till August, 1877, when he became station agent at Bristol ; resigned Nov., 1890, and has since been assistant agent. He is a Mason and a Republican. Has served six years as supervisor of the check- list and five years as selectman. He m., Mar. 1, 1862, Lydia Frances, dau. of Eben P. and Mary (Tucker) Yeaton, b. in Dover, Feb. 15, 1844.
CHILDREN
2. Carrie Ellen, b. Kickapoo, IJ1., June 27, 1862; d. Bristol, Sept. 21, 1900, ae. 38-2-24.
3. Mary Isabel, b. Andover, Sept. 21, 1864; d. July 17, 1866, ae. I-9-26.
4. John Fred, b. A., July 27, 1866 ; d. Sept. 2, 1868, ae. 2-1-5.
5. Charles Eben, b. A., Nov. 26 1868 ; d. June 8, 1872, ae. 3-6-12.
6. John Albert, b. A., Nov. 24, 1875.
7. Lou Frances, b. Bristol, June 21, 1879; m. May 25, 1901, William
H. Mckenzie. They res. Natick, Mass.
THE COOLIDGE FAMILY
I. Charles Wesley Coolidge is the son of Rev. John Wes- ley and Nancy (Merriam) Coolidge. He was b. Sept. 14, 1852, in Leominster, Mass. Feb. 7, 1877, he m. Kate Lucy, dau. of Cephus and Eliza (Price) Brown, b. Independence, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1857. Her father was in the U. S. Navy previous to the Mexican war, and carried for life the scar of a wound on the neck received from a poisoned arrow fired by a native in South America. He served in Maj. Ringold's battery in the Mexican war and was near him when he was killed at Palo Alto. Charles W. studied dentistry in Boston, and one year in Harvard Den- tal college. He practiced in Leominster, Mass., two years, 1875-'76; was admitted a member of the New Hampshire Den- tal Society in June, 1879, being the fourth man to pass an examination. He has practiced in Antrim, Hancock, Hillsboro Bridge, and in Bristol. He res. on the New Hampton side of the Pemigewasset. He served five years in Platoon B of Capt. Piper's Battery at Hancock; and commanded Train Rifles at Bristol.
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2. Charles Wesley, b. Hancock, Sept. 22, 1877; graduated from Simonds High school at Warner, in June, 1894; enlisted May 13, 1898, in
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First Regt. N. H. Vols., war with Spain, and went south with his regi- ment. In July, 1898, was on duty at Maj. Tetley's recruiting office, Con- cord ; returned to his regiment and promoted corporal ; discharged Nov. I, 1898. Is a speculator and broker at No. Londonderry.
3. Eugene Leslie, b. Hillsboro, June 15, 1879; m. Jan. 14, 1903, Lenora May, dau. Leroy C. and Abbie B. (Couch ) Stevens, b. Warner, Nov. 10, 1876. Assistant dentist. Address, Bristol.
4. Helen Kate, b. Bristol, Apr. 22, 1881 ; killed May 23, 1881, by a cupboard falling upon her.
5. Jessie May (adopted), b. Maine, Oct. 12, 1882 ; d. Sept. 10, 1884, ae. I-10-28.
6. Donna Brown, b. Bristol, Nov. 22, 1884.
7. Dora Gordon, b. New Hampton, Feb. 19, 1888.
I. John Wesley Coolidge, a brother of Charles W., above, was b. Leominster, Mass., Dec. 16, 1864. He m., Apr. 22, 1886, Ida Elizabeth, dau. of Warner C. and Lorenzo Viola (Hayward) Goodhue, b. Hancock, May 31, 1868, and d. Han- cock, May 6, 1895, ae. 26-11-5. Hem., Nov. 12, 1898, Florence Cynthia, dau. of Henry Ward and Nellie (Beckwith) Ware, b. May 11, 1877. Since Apr., 1901, has been a practicing physi- cian in Bristol. (See Physicians.)
CHILDREN
2. Francis Wilbur, b. Dec. 13, 1889 ; d. Dec. 16, 1889.
3. Ruth, b. Nov. 5, d. Nov. 8, 1895.
4. Eleanor, b. Bristol, Jan. 6, 1903.
THE CORLISS FAMILY
I. Rev. Cyrus LeRoy Corliss is the son of George H. and Eva Gertrude (Harvey) Corliss, and was b. in Plymouth, Mar. 22, 1876. His grandfather was Gen. Cyrus Corliss of Plymouth. June 24, 1903, he m. Gertrude Violet, dau. of Otis W. and Agnes R. Potter, b. Mar. 15, 1883, at Charlestown, Mass. She graduated from the Melrose School of Music, taking a special course on the violin. He graduated from Wesleyan Univer- sity in 1900, and was one year in the School of Theology, Bos- ton University. He was pastor of the Methodist church at Lakeport, 1901-'02, and commenced his labors in Bristol as pas- tor of the Methodist church in April, 1903.
THE CORSER FAMILY
I. John Corser was a tax-payer in Bristol, 1839-'45. He m., Mar. 21, 1838, Marianne A., dau. of Brackett L. Greenough (See), b. Apr. 18, 1818. He was associated with his father-in- law in the operation of mills. They had at least one
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2. Norman D., b. Bristol, Aug. 24, 1843. He served in Co. C, 5th Regt., and was wounded at Fair Oaks and at Cold Harbor. (See Roll of Honor. ) He m., Oct. 8, 1866, Emma E., dau. of Horace and Emma (Boothe) Sessions, b. Lebanon, June 7, 1842. Children :
a. Lillian G., b. Apr. 9, 1870.
b. Harry E., b. Aug. 13, 1871.
c. Herbert H., b. July 17, 1872 ; d. Feb. 22, 1887, ae. 14-7-5.
d. Mary F., b. June 5, 1880.
THE COX FAMILY
I. Caleb Cox, son of John and Mary Brown (Smyth) Cox, was b. Holderness, Aug. 21, 1810. He m., July 8, 1841, Caro- line, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Miriam (Cox) Cox, b. Holder- ness, July 31, 1821. Caleb Cox was a farmer and drover. He represented Holderness in the legislatures of 1851 and '52 ; was selectman twelve years, and was recruiting officer for the town during the Civil war. Both he and his wife were lifelong mem- bers of the Free Baptist church. They removed to Bristol about 1883, where he d. Oct. 17, 1887, ae. 77-1-26. Mrs. Cox is living in Meredith.
CHILDREN
2. Winfield Scott, b. Holderness, Nov. 20, 1842 ; m. June 5, 1869, Sarah L. Perkins, and res. Center Harbor. Farmer. Has been deputy sheriff and trader. No children.
3. Mary Abbie, b. H., Mar. 28, 1849; d. Jan. 29, 1851, ae. I-10-I.
4.
Carrie Ella, b. H., May 31, 1853 ; d. Oct. 28, 1876, ae. 23-4-27.
5. Wilmer Caleb, b. H., June 24, 1858 ; m. Mar. 5, 1882, Emma Maria, dau. John C. and Maria (Mason) Avery, b. Meredith, Dec. 9, 1863. They came to Bristol in Mar., 1883. After working one year in a paper-mill, he entered the store of Hon. Cyrus Taylor as clerk, where he remained six years. He then entered the clothing store of Charles H. Dickinson, where he has remained, with the exception of a year and a half at Mere- dith and Newbury, Vt., till the present time. He is a past master of Union Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and a prominent Republican. He repre- sented Bristol in the legislature of 1901. No children.
THE CRAWFORD FAMILIES
I. The Crawfords are of Scottish descent. The name of Thomas Crawford appears in Hampstead as early as Jan. I, 1743, when it was attached to a petition to "His Majesties Council and House of Representatives." In a muster roll of Capt. Abraham Parry's company, raised for the Crown Point expedition in 1756, is found the name of Thomas Crawford, of Hampstead. In 1764, his name appears as one of the signers of an agreement "to Settle the Long and unhappy Dispute that has Subsisted under the said freeholders of Hampstead that Set- tled under the Haverhill and Amesbury Titles ; and the Propri- etors of Kingston or Clamers under them." This is evidently
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the " Thomas Crawford, of Hampstead," who settled in what is now Bridgewater, in 1768. His son,
2. Thomas Crawford, later Colonel, had preceded him and was the first settler within the present limits of that town. June 21, 1766, when only nineteen years of age, he purchased 400 acres of land in Bridgewater, and soon after settled on Lot 9, First Division, now the farm of Sherman S. Fletcher. His log cabin stood a few rods west of the buildings now standing. One hundred years ago, and a little later, the Crawfords of Bridge- water were very numerous. Ezra Crawford, Capt. Jonathan Crawford, Robert Crawford, and John Crawford had large fami- lies, but the name disappeared from the town records many years ago. Col. Thomas Crawford had a family, but the most persistent efforts, continued through several years, have failed to discover more than fragments of a genealogy. It ap- pears from the town records that "Thomas Crawford, Jr., married, Nov. 21, 1811, Mrs. Polly Peaslee." This was prob- ably a son of Col. Crawford. Thomas Crawford, Jr., had at least two children : Jane, b. Jan. 5, 1812, and William, b. June 20, 1813. Tradition says that the Crawfords of Bridgewater settled Crawfordville, Ind .; but all efforts to obtain information from Crawfords now living there have been fruitless.
Col. Thomas Crawford, as appears from dates given at the time of his enlistment in the continental army, was b. about I749, probably in Hampstead. He enlisted from New Chester, July 11, 1775, and served as sergeant in Capt. Osgood's com- pany of Rangers in the Northern army, and was discharged in December, following. In June, 1776, he was member of the committee of safety of New Chester, and signed a petition to the "Colony Committee " for arms and ammunition for local defense. In the Bennington campaign he served as sergeant major in Col. David Hobart's regiment. After the war he is said to have commanded the regiment of local militia. He served as moderator of the annual town meeting in New Ches- ter, two years; as selectman of New Chester, II years, and subsequently of Bridgewater, 15 years. He served 21 years as town clerk of Bridgewater, and four years as treasurer. He represented his district or town (See Political History) in the legislature 13 times, first in 1787, and last in 1806. In 1791, he was given a seat contested by "Mr. Shattuck." He rep- resented his district in the convention that convened at Exeter, Feb. 13, 1788, to ratify the constitution of the United States ; and in the convention that convened at Concord, Sept. 7, 1791. He served as justice of the peace many years. He was one of the leaders of the house of representatives ; was at the head of some of the most important committees, and frequently served on special committees. He was evidently one of the pro- gressive men of his day, and his vote is recorded as in favor
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of such measures as the establishment of post-routes and liberal pay for the post-riders. He did not hesitate to pro- test against allowing the president of the state to fill the office of district judge of the Federal court. He voted against lotteries, and against a grant of land to Rev. Jeremy Belknap as compensation for writing the History of New Hampshire, and against allowing each member of the House a copy of the history when printed.
Col. Crawford was largely influential in securing the incor- poration of the town of Bridgewater, and he was designated to call the first town meeting. In manner, Col. Crawford was a rough diamond even for his day. Tradition says that on one occasion he sold 40 acres of land to procure means to attend the general court. He made his trips to the sessions of the legisla- ture on horseback, with food for himself in his saddle-bags, and for his horse in a bundle behind him.
I. The earliest known ancestor of the Alexandria Craw- fords was William Crawford, who came to America in company with his father-in-law, Robert Graham. Tradition says that his son, Robert, then two years old, came with them, They settled in Chester. This son was
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