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5. John Warren, b. Dec. 12, 1839. He m. Lydia Woodburn. Was a druggist in Hinsdale, Mass. She d. He d. Washington, D. C., Jan. I, 190I, ae. 61-0-19. No children.
*6. James Archibald, b. Danbury, Nov. 8, 1841.
(6) James A. Curtice, b. Nov. 8, 1841, went to Illinois at his majority, and, after six years, to California, where he remained four years. Returned to Bristol to care for his parents. At their death he succeeded to the homestead, the John M. Merrill place, a half mile south of Central square. Here he carried on the meat business till his death. He m. Oct. 5, 1876, Mary Melissa, dau. of William and Mary (Gordon) Eaton, b. New Hampton, Oct. 28, 1843. She d. Bristol, Aug. 27, 1878, ae. 34-9-29, and he m. Nov. 8, 1879, Almeda M., dau. Samuel and Anna (Carter) Emerson, b. New Hampton, Jan. 25, 1848. He d. Feb. 22, 1901, ae. 59-3-14.
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7. Mabel Augusta, b. Bristol, Oct. 6, 1877. Res. Bristol. Unm.
8. Abbie Anna, b. B., Oct. 20, 1880. Res. Bristol. Unm.
THE CUTLER FAMILY
I. Roswell Cutler, son of Roswell W. and Marietta (Craig) Cutler, was b. Shefford, P. Q., Nov. 4, 1861. Oct. 4, 1883, he
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m. Mary M., dau. of George and Mary A. (Knapp) Jackson, b. Woodford, Vt., Jan. 16, 1862. At 15 years of age he commenced work for the railroad as messenger. He was station agent eight years at No. Troy, Vt., from which place he came to Bristol in May, 1895, and has since been station agent here. He is a Mason, Methodist, and Republican.
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2. Raymond William, b. Sweetsburg, P. Q., Aug. 20, 1884.
3. Harrison Roswell, b. North Troy, Vt., Apr. 21, 1888.
4. Charles Wright, b. N. T., Jan. 20, 1890.
5. George Jackson, b. Bristol, Aug. 6, 1895.
THE CYR FAMILY
I. Joseph Cyr is the son of Samuel and Emily (Marcotte) Cyr. He was b. Warwick, Canada, Mar. 26, 1858, and m. May 28, 1877, Rosy, dau. of Louis L. and Mabel (Rival) LaFlamme, b. Hyacinth, P. Q., Jan. 28, 1860. He was an overseer in Washington woolen-mill, Lawrence, Mass., pre- vious to July, 1886; since overseer of card-room in Dodge- Davis woolen-mill at Bristol.
CHILDREN
2. Oliver Arthur, b. Lawrence, Apr. 21, 1878; d. at 3 mos.
3. Bertha Florence, b. L., July 8, 1879 ; m. Bert H. Jewell. (See. )
4. William Ernest, b. L., Apr. 26, 1881, m. Oct. 12, 1902, Nellie M. Ballou, dau. of Hiland. Salesman in store of Weymouth, Brown & Co. No children.
5. Arthur Delmore, b. L., Feb. 21, 1884.
6. Laura Blanch, b. L., Nov. 23, 1885.
7. Edward Herbert, b. Bristol, Jan. 13, 1893.
THE DALTON FAMILY
John Martin VanBuren Dalton, the son of Samuel W. and Mahala S. (Robinson) Dalton, was b. New Hampton, June II, 1843. He was a farmer in Bridgewater till 1894, since then in Bristol, occupying the John M. R. Emmons farm. He m. Aug. 16, 1894, Emma, dau. of John M. R. Emmons. (See.) No children.
THE DAMON FAMILY
I. Amos Damon, son of Amos and Nancy (Standish) Damon, was b. in Malden, Mass., May 31, 1814. He is the sixth generation from Miles Standish. He m. Nov. 25, 1841, Clarissa, dau. of David Batchelder, b. No. Reading, Mass., Feb. 27, 1822. In February, 1843, they settled on a farm in the Locke neighborhood, where they remained till about 1859, when they removed to the old Worthen farm three-fourths of a
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mile east of Central square. In 1875, they removed to Reading, Mass., where they still reside. He was a fife major in the old 34th Regt. militia, and in the Civil war served in Co. D, 12th Regt. N. H. Vols. (See Roll of Honor.) Republican. Meth- odist.
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2. Hannah Marinda, b. No. Reading, Aug. 22, 1842. Res. Reading. Unm.
3. Clarington, b. Mar. 2, 1844; d. Apr. 10, 1845, ae. I-I-8.
4. Clarington, b. Jan. 16, 1846; d. Aug. 31, 1846, ae. 0-7-15.
5. Otis Standish, b. May 16, 1847.
6. Clara Marietta, b. Nov. 16, 1849 ; m. Samuel D. Rollins. (See.) She res. Reading.
7. Laura Ann, b. Mar. 29, 1852. Res. Reading, unm.
(5) Otis S. Damon, b. May 16, 1847, m. Mar. 16, 1869, Carrie B., dau. of Oliver S. Hall. (See.) He is a farmer in Bristol. Republican. Methodist.
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8. Everett Leon, b. Bristol, Oct. 19, 1869 ; d. of heart disease, Nov. 2, 1889, ae. 20-0-13.
THE DANFORTH FAMILIES
I. Dea. Samuel Danforth was a descendant of Nicholas Danforth who emigrated from England to Boston, in 1634, with three sons and three daughters. His wife had died five years before. He settled in New Towne, now Cambridge, and at once became prominent in public affairs. He was selectman 1635-'37, and a deputy to the General Court in 1636 and '37, and was an original member of Thomas Shephard's church. "In 1637 he was one of the twelve appointed ' to take orders for a college at New Towne.'" He died in April, 1638. A son in the line of descent was Rev. Samuel Danforth, a tutor in Har- vard College. In 1650, he was ordained as a colleague to John Eliot, the "Apostle to the Indians." In this capacity he labored 24 years, and d. in November, 1674. Another distinguished ancestor of Dea. Samuel was Rev. Samuel Danforth, the 4th minister of the church at Taunton, Mass. Dea. Samuel was b. Norton, Mass., Oct. 16, 1773. He m. Apr. 12, 1808, Mehitable Marshall, b. in Framingham, Mass., Jan. 30, 1787. They came to Bristol in 1844, where most of their children had preceded them. At Norton he was deacon of the Congregational church and he was acting deacon of the church at Bristol 40 years. He brought up his family in the puritan style and was noted for his even and consistent Christian life, and unfaltering faith in God and the Bible. He resided on Spring street, his house standing where George H. White now resides, where he d. Jan. 29, 1860, ae. 86-3-13. She d. Feb. 8, 1868 ae. 81-0-8.
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2. Richard Sears, b. Norton, Mass., Jan. 26, 1809; d. from the kick of a horse, Aug. 4, 1818, ae. 9-6-8.
3. Henry M., b. Hopkinton, Mass., Aug. 6, 1810; m. Judith Morse, b. "New Hampshire" 1814. He attended the New Hampton Literary Institution and became a Baptist clergyman. He was pastor of the church at Evans, N. Y., from Apr. 4, 1846, till June 11, 1865; and from Feb. 1, 1868, till 1883 or '84, over 34 years in all. He d. Aug. 22, 1886, ae. 76-0-16. Mrs. Danforth d. Evans, Feb. 27, 1883, ae. 69. One child, deceased.
4. Abigail S., b. Pelham, Mass., Nov. 12, 1811; m. Warren White. (See. )
Benjamin, b. P., June 24, 1813 ; d. Mar. 9, 1814.
Nancy M., b. P., Jan. 24, 1815 ; m. at Dana, Mass., May 5, 1842, Theodore N. Patterson, later a merchant tailor in Bristol. She res. Mon- roeville, Ohio, then in Minonk, Ill., where she d. Nov. 1, 1864, ae. 49-9-7. One son deceased.
7. Appleton Howe, b. P., July 8, 1817; m. Aug. 1I, 1847, Frances Amelia, dau. of Z. and Almira Studley, b. Worcester, Mass., Apr. 27, 1827. He was a student at New Hampton, graduated from Madison University, Hamilton, N. Y., in August, 1847. The same year he went to Gowhatti, Assam, 1,000 miles north of Calcutta, India, as a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, where he remained ten years. His wife d. at Rangoon, Burmah, Feb. 3, 1874, ae. 46-9-6. In Feb., 1862, he became pastor of the Milestown Baptist church, Philadelphia, Pa. In 1864, labored in the Army of the Potomac. He d. at Milestown, Feb. 14, 1865, ae. 47-7-6. Children :
a. Elizabeth Jane, b. Gowhatti, Apr. 22, 1849 ; m. Mar. 5, 1874, Joseph B. Cope; res. 168 Herman street, Germantown, Pa.
b. Nathan Brown, b. G., Apr. 27, 1852 ; m. Oct., 1882, Elizabeth Jones. Res. Wilmington, Del.
c. Appleton Howe, b. G., Apr. 14, 1854; res. Florence, Arizona. d. Helena Frances, b. G., Oct. 18, 1857; d. at Calcutta, India, Mar. 14, 1858.
*8. Richard Sears, b. Pelham, June 26, 1819.
9. George P., b. Dana, Mass., Oct. 18, 1821 ; was a workman in White's tannery. He m. Apr., 1843, Fidelia P., and d. Oct. 21, 1865, ae. 44-0-3. He m. (2) Mary Wise. Child :
a. Fred P., b. Bristol.
IO. Almon Hodges, b. Dana, Mass., June 24, 1824 ; m. Hannah, dau. Benjamin Rowe, Nov. 8, 1849. She was b. Gilford, June 15, 1825, and d. Minonk, Il1., Jan. 15, 1896, ae. 70-7-0. He is a banker at Minonk. No children.
II. Mehitable Jane, b. D., June 12, 1831 ; m. Rev. Oliver P. Pitcher, a Methodist clergyman, Mar. 10, 1852; d. Mar. 13, 1854, ae. 22-9-I.
(8) Richard S. Danforth, b. June 26, 1819, m. Jan. 16, 1843, Amanda Melvina, dau. of Josiah and Rachel (Corliss) Hill, b. Alexandria, Jan. 13, 1824. He learned the brick mason's trade at Troy, N. Y., and came to Bristol in 1841, and was for 12 years foreman of Mr. White's tannery here; then part owner in a tannery in Woodstock for 16 years. He returned to Bristol in 1868, and has since resided here. Congrega- tionalist, Republican ; has served as selectman three years.
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12. Sarah Jane, b. Bristol, Nov. 16, 1843. Res. Bristol ; unm.
13. Charles Richard, b. B., Feb. 4, 1845. Went to Minonk, Il1., in 1869, where he is a banker. He m., Jan. 29, 1885, Lizzie, dau. of Jacob and Phillipena ( Monk ) Knapp, b. Clayton, Ill. Children :
a. John Charles, b. Minonk, July 30, 1887.
6. Louisa Elizabeth, b. M., July 10, 1890.
14. John Samuel, b. Bristol, Nov. 30, 1847. He was a guide on the Magalloway river, Me., for some years, then established Camp Caribou, Parmachenee lake, a famous fishing and hunting resort of which he was proprietor, till 1897, when he sold and went to Florida, where he is proprietor of a hotel at Stewart. He m., Nov. 30, 1885, Sarah, dau. of Enoch B. Knapp, b. Sept. 8, 1865, in Newry, Me., and d. Stewart, Fla., Feb. 2, 1901, ae. 35-4-24. Child :
a. Richard Sears, b. Newry, Me., May 8, 1887.
15. Georgiana, b. B., Feb. 24, 1849 ; d. Feb. 16, 1852, ae. 2-II-22.
16. Harry Vivanna, b. Woodstock, Apr. 21, 1857; d. July 11, 1863, ae. 6-2-20.
Rachel Pierce, mother of Mrs. Danforth, d. in her family, Jan. 4, 1880, ae. 78-0-2. She m. (1) Josiah Hill ; (2) Wm. Pierce.
I. Abel Danforth, m. Mrs. Rebecca (Hubbard) Willard, widow of John Willard, and dau. of Jeremiah Hubbard. They settled on the Danforth farm, next east of Danforth brook, about 1822, and there he d. Sept. 5, 1851, ae. 74; she d. Aug. 20, 1867, ae. 89.
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2. Esther Rebecca, b. Bristol, Oct. 20, 1820 ; d. in B .; unm.
3. Mary Ann, b. B., Aug. 12, 1822 ; unm .; d. B., Sept. 29, 1891, ae. 69-1-17. *4. Abel Willard, b. B., July 30, 1824.
(4) Abel W. Danforth, b. July 30, 1824, m. Lucinda Had- ley Edgerly, of Gilmanton. (Certificate issued Sept. 11, 1852.) He succeeded his father on the farm, where she d., May 30, 1886, ae. 64 ; he d. Sept. 15, 1872, ae. 48-1-15.
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5. Ella Frances, b. Bristol, Nov. 21, 1853 ; m. James Calvin Nowell. (Certificate issued Apr. 16, 1870.) Res. Franklin. Children : a. Henry Philip, b. Bristol, Sept. 2, 1871.
b. Charles Alfred, b. Franklin. 6. Esther Rebecca, b. Bristol, Feb. 14, 1855; m. (1) Charles Hill, (2) George Shaw. Both d. She res. Franklin Falls. Children :
a. Mary Leila, b. Andover. b. Edith Luella, b. A.
c. Georgiana Gertrude, b. A.
*7 .. John Wesley, b. Bristol, June 3, 1857.
7. John W. Danforth, b. June 3, 1857, m. Aug. 13, 1881, Addie Leona, dau. of Timothy and Isabel (Curtis) Curtis, b. Oct. 12, 1861 ; d. July 11, 1886, ae. 24-8-29. He m. Apr. 5, 1887, Addie Mae Lovering, dau. of David, b. Sanbornton. She
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d. of malignant diphtheria, Mar. 19, 1889, ae. 23-I-, and he m. Aug. 30, 1890, Nellie J. Golding, dau. of Calvin. (See.) He is a farmer and wood worker.
CHILDREN
8. Lena Belle, b. Bristol, May, 1882 ; d. May 12, 1889, ae. 7 years, of consumption resulting from diphtheria.
9. Blanche May, b. B., Apr. 1, 1884; d. of malignant diphtheria, Mar. 4, 1889, ae. 4-II-3.
IO. Daisy Maud, b. B., July 15, 1888; d. of malignant diphtheria, Mar. 12, 1889, ae. 0-7-27. .
I. Benaiah Danforth, son of Benaiah and Patience (Hoyt) Danforth, was b. Danbury, May 6, 1809. Apr. 13, 1834, he m. Abigail, dau. of Caleb and Rhoda (Currier) Sargent. She was b. in Hill, June 23, 1808. They res. Danbury and Wil- mot till 1865, when they removed to Bristol. He was a farmer and tanner. He d. Bristol, Jan. 27, 1879, ae. 69-8-21. She was living in Hill in July, 1903, ae. 95.
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2. Mary E., b. Danbury, Apr. 10, 1837; m. Aug., 1859, Thomas War- ren Sawyer. He was drowned at Laconia, Feb. 4, 1873. She d. Feb. 7, 1863, ae. 25-9-27. Child :
a. Charles Harvey Sawyer, b. Hill, June, 1862. (See in alpha- betical position. )
THE DARLING FAMILY
I. Dea. Benjamin Darling is said to have been born in England, and to have moved from Hawke to Sanbornton where he carried on the first mill, and was an original member and deacon of the Congregational church at the Square 1771-'72. He m. Mar. 8, 1758, Hannah, and d. Apr. 16, 1795. He had six children, among them
2. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 1I, 1765; m. Abigail Morrison, dau. of Ebenezer, June 26, 1782. He was a miller at what is now Tilton, and d. of consumption, Dec. 14, 1826, ae. 61-11-3. She d. Sept. 15, 1840, ae. 76-4 -. Of his twelve children, three set- tled in Bristol :
*3. Ebenezer, b. Mar. 16, 1790.
*4. Daniel, b. Dec. 2, 1802.
*5. Jacob Newman, b. Aug. 10, 1808.
(3) Ebenezer Darling, b. Mar. 16, 1790, m. (1) Sally Clough, of Northfield ; (2) Dec. 5, 1820, Abigail Tirrell, dau. of Jonah (See), b. Bristol, Aug. 27, 1790. He came to Bristol in 1835 and was a farmer in the Kidder neighborhood. He d. of lung fever, Apr. 5, 1875, ae. 85-0-19 ; she d. Sept. 5, 1881, ae. 91-0-8.
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6. Jonathan C., b. Northfield, May 13, 1813, m. Caroline Richard- son, and d. Sept. 9, 1864, ae. 51-3-26. Never resided in Bristol. No children.
7. Sally C., b. Sanbornton, Aug. 13, 1822 ; m. Osman Powell. (See.) 8. Joanna Lincoln, b. S., July 20, 1825; m. Benjamin F. Sanborn. (See. )
9. Harriet S., b. S., July 7, 1830, Res. Bristol, unm.
(4) Daniel Darling, b. Dec. 2, 1802, m. June 28, 1826, Harriet, dau. of Andrew Sanborn. He was a clothier at No. Bristol, 1826-'36. He d. Lowell, Mass., May 28, 1857, ae. 54-5-26. She d. in Franklin, Oct. 8, 1867, ae. 64.
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IO. Eliza Ann, m. 1870, Henry C. Greene ; res. New York City. Two children, both deceased. 4
II. Harriet E., b. 1834; d. in Bristol, Sept. 30, 1835, being fatally burned.
12. Mary E., b. 1838 ; d. Mar. 6, 1841, ae. 3 years.
(5) Jacob N. Darling, b. Aug. 10, 1808, m. Sept. 13, 1831, Abigail Tappan Brown, dau. of Amos and Nancy Brown, of Franklin, b. Wheelock, Vt., Mar. 28, 1808. He had a clothing-mill at No. . Bristol, 1830-'35; removed to Whitefield ; in 1841, returned to Bristol. Was a druggist and merchant tailor where is now the west-side drug store. He was for many years a prominent member of the Methodist church. She was ever present at the bedside of the afflicted. He resided on Lake street, where he d. June 8, 1859, ae. 50-9-28 ; she d. Apr. 6, 1880, ae. 72-0-8.
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13. Harriet Elizabeth, b. Whitefield, July 24, 1838; m. Moody O. Edgerly. (See.)
14. Charles Walker, b. W., and d., ae. 8 months.
15. Mary Minot, b. B., 1842, and d. Feb. 1, 1844, ae. 1-6 -.
16. George Ambrose, b. Bristol, July 6, 1846. Merchant in Boston many years. Unm.
THE DAVIS FAMILIES
I. Rev. Hezekiah Davis, b. Stafford, Conn., June 4, 1785, was an itinerant preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church. Jan. 29, 1816, he m. Sally, dau. of Maj. Theophilous Sanborn, b. Sept. 17, 1793. (See.) He remained in Bristol till 1819, when he located in Stafford, Conn .; in 1832, went to Spring- field, Mass., and, in 1835, emigrated to Hartsgrove, O., where he was one of the first settlers in the woods of that section. Both he and his wife were highly esteemed for their many virtues. He à. Hartsgrove, O., Jan. 8, 1861, ae. 75-7-4 ; she d. same place, Apr. 26, 1858, ae, 64-7-9.
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2. William, b. Bristol, Jan. 25, 1817; d. Trumbull, O., Nov. 14, 1875, ae. 58-9-19. He m. Martha Cook, who d. 1877, leaving a dau. who d. four years later. He m. (2) Charlotte Clark, who d. twelve years later, leaving a dau. He m. (3) Sarah Ann Andrus, who d. five years later leaving a son, who survived a few months. He m. (4) Martha Doneley, who survived him.
3. Adeline, b. B., July 7, 1818; d. from eating choke cherries, while on a visit to Bristol, Aug. 30, 1821, ae. 3-1-23.
4. Otis Sanborn, b. Stafford, Conn., Jan. 30, 1820; m. Martha Mead, and d. in Austinburg, O., Feb. 18, 1890, ae. 70-0-18, leaving two sons and two daughters.
5. Fidelia, b. S., Oct. 23, 1822, m. Jan. 1, 1844, George W. Andrus, of Trumbull, O. One dau., one son.
6. Betsey Orcott, b. Oct. 6, 1825 ; m. Sept. 9, 1859, Epaphras Chap- man Bill, b. in Conn., Nov. 18, 1821. She d. Reelsville, Ind., Nov. 23, 1857, ae. 32-1-17. Child :
a. Fred Adelbert, b. at Hartsgrove, O., Aug. 12, 1850; m. Sept. I, 1877, Clara M. McMaster. He is general passenger and freight agent of the Hot Springs Railroad Company. Res. Hot Springs, Ark. Children : (1) Jesse May, b. Reed's Landing, Oct. 10, 1878. (2) Earl McMaster, b. Dubuque, Iowa, July 14, 1888.
I. Orren Bean Davis, son of Timothy and Hannah (Bean) Davis, was b. Springfield, Mar. 20. 1821. He left home with a half penny and a small bundle of clothes, and became a farmer's boy in Andover. Later he was a peddler with two tin trunks, till he came to Bristol in 1847. Was in trade in the Rollins block, 1847-'52, then went to Franklin, where he was livery- man, landlord of Franklin house and for many years of the Web- ster house, where he d. Sept. 12, 1882, ae. 61-5-22. He m., in August, 1847, Eliza Ann, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Huldah Weeks (Morrill) Fellows, b. East Andover, Dec. 2, 1829. She d. Hampton Falls, Aug. 22, 1854, ae. 24-8-20, and he m. (2) Lucinda F. Shaw, widow of Sylvester H., b. in Wilmot, and d. in Franklin.
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2. Charles Evans Fellows, b. Bristol, May 21, 1848; m. Feb. 8, 1868, Emma Frances, dau. Jesse and Hannah (Bliss) Baker, b. New London, Feb. 9, 1849. He is a farmer and seller of granite and marble for ceme- tery work at Andover. Children :
a. Harry Fellows, b. Franklin, Oct. 13, 1869 ; m. Mina Louretta Connor, May 29, 1893. Overseer in finishing room in Sulloway's mill at Franklin. Two children.
b. Oscar Baker, b. May 30, 1871. Res. Andover, unm.
c. Carrie, b. Mar. 10, 1873 ; d. Sept. 12, 1873.
d. Ethel May, b. Feb. 1, 1874, m. July 6, 1896, Martin Cunning- ham, furniture dealer and undertaker, Franklin Falls.
3. Lucinda Ann, b. Franklin, Nov. 22, 1857; m. Fred F. Long, of Franklin. No children.
4. Orren Bean, b. F., Dec. 11, 1861 ; d. Mar. 12, 1862.
5. Jennie Louise, b. F., Sept. 13, 1864 ; m. George D. Mayo, Frank- lin. Three children.
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I. Charles Edwin Davis, son of Martin and Lydia (Al- drich) Davis, was b. Grafton, Sept. 4, 1854 ; m. Aug. 28, 1875, Ella J., dau. of Charles P. George, b. Sept. 4, 1855. (See.) Mr. Davis was a farmer and served seven years on the board of selectmen in Alexandria ; came to Bristol in 1888, and was four years engaged in the livery business and eight years a member of the firm of Alexander & Davis, merchants. He has served four years as selectman of Bristol; is a past master of Union Lodge; Methodist ; Democrat.
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2. Edwin Martin, b. Alexandria, Oct. 13, 1877. Is a clerk in First National Bank of Bristol.
I. Byron Edgar Davis, son of Levi W. and Abby H. (Piper) Davis, was b. in Wentworth, June 23, 1876. He m., May 22, 1900, Florence L. Stewart, b. Wales, Mass., Aug. 9, 1882. Has res. in Bristol three years. Paper maker.
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2. Hazel Edgarine, b. Bristol, July 15, 1902.
THE DAY FAMILY
I. Lorenzo Dow Day was the son of Isaac and Polly (Davis) Day. He was b. in Mercer, Me., May 17, 1814. He m. Harriet Newell, dau. of Manley and Lovina (Davis) Stevens, b. Orford, Oct. 31, 1821. He was a marble worker in Orford, Rochester, and Concord, till 1863, when he came to Bristol, and continued same business till age compelled him to retire. He represented Rochester in the constitutional convention of 1850, and the legislatures of 1851 and '52. In politics he was a Demo- crat, and he was a Mason for forty years. He d. in Bristol, Feb. 26, 1887, ae. 72-9-9. Mrs. Day d. in Concord, Dec. 31, 1901, ae. 80-2-0. Lovina D. Stevens, mother of Mrs. Day, d. at the home of her dau., in Bristol, Aug. 11, 1884, ae. 83.
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2. Elmina H., b. Orford ; m. (I) Daniel W. Steele, of Lyme, who d. El Paso, Texas, July 23, 1877. She m. (2) John S. Keaghey. They res. Jasper, Jasper Co., Texas. Children :
a. Hattie, m. Thomas H. Nilms. Address, Pennington, Trinity Co., Texas.
b. Daniel C., m. and res. Beaumont, Texas.
Four children d. in infancy.
3. Eliza Jane, b. Orford ; m. July 30, 1887, Col. Charles H. Roberts, son of John and Polly (Davis) Roberts, and grandson of George Roberts, who served under Paul Jones. He res. Washington, D. C., and Concord.
4. Harriet Ann, b. Orford, Feb. 4, 1842; m. Sept. 19, 1865, William Henry Niles, son of Samuel W. and Eunice C. ( Newell) Niles, b. Orford, Dec. 22, 1839. Children :
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a. Florence, b. Reading, Mass., Dec. 7, 1867 ; m. George W. Moulton, of Lynn, Jan. 31, 1889. Children : (1) Gladys Niles, b. Mar. 18, 1890. (2) Pauline H., b. May 4, 1893 ; d. July 14, 1894, ae. I-2-10.
b. Grace, b. Lynn, June 6, 1871 ; m. June 2, 1896, Dr. Charles R. Henderson, Reading, Mass. Child : Helen, b. Feb. 18, 1898.
c. Mary Ethel, b. Oct. 31, 1883.
5. Emma, b. Orford, Aug. 23, 1845; m. Mar. 13, 1865, Thomas Abbot, son of John C. and Elizabeth (Abbot) Pilsbury, b. Derry, Dec. 4, 1845, and d. Concord, Jan. 12, 1893, ae. 47-1-8. She m. (2) George W. Colbath, Jan. 22, 1895. Child :
a. John Abbot Pilsbury.
6. Sarah Lavina, b. Rochester, Feb. 6, 1846. She was a teacher in the Bristol graded school for three years from 1867, and was a member of the choir at the Methodist church. She m. Josiah E. Prescott. (See.)
*7. Charles Herbert, b. Rochester, Mar. 13, 1848.
8. Mary Helen, b. Rochester, Jan. 31, 1854; m. Fred H. Ackerman. (See.)
9. Frank, b. Bristol, Jan. 12, 1865 ; m. Jan. 17, 1894, Nancy Frye, dau. of L. A. and Addie (Johnson) Babcock, b. Littleton, June 5, 1874. They res. 271 State street, Concord. Child :
a. Marguerite, b. Concord, Jan. 22, 1895.
(7) Charles H. Day, b. Mar. 13, 1848, m. Hattie A., dau. of Horace M. Emmons. (See.) He came to Bristol with his father and was associated with him in the marble business. He was town clerk in 1874; was deputy sheriff, 1875-'76 ; register of deeds of Grafton county, 1877-'81. He removed to Haver- hill on assuming the duties of register of deeds, and to Concord in January, 1887. For ten years from 1881 was a large shipper of pressed hay from Canada to all parts of New England ; was senior partner of Concord Coal company 1888-1902 ; now senior partner Concord Ice company. Owns residence in Concord, and at Haverhill, one of the finest summer homes in Grafton county. A Democrat and a Mason.
CHILDREN
IO. Arthur Newell, b. Bristol, Jan. 7, 1868. Is associated with his father in the ice business, Concord ; unm.
II. Minnie Maria, b. B., Jan. 7, 1872 ; m. Charles L. Jackman, Esq., Concord, and d. Sept. 13, 1898, ae. 26-8-6. To her memory Mr. Jackman constituted the Minnie Maria Day-Jackman fund of the Minot-Sleeper Library. (See Libraries. )
12. Hattie Eva, b. Haverhill, July 15, 1877.
THE DEARBORN FAMILY
I. The Dearborns of Bristol and Hill are the descendants of Godfrey Dearborn, who emigrated from Exeter, England, to Exeter, in 1639 ; settled in Hampton in 1650, and d. 1686. Of his descendants, 34 have been physicians. A granite monument 46 feet in height now stands in the cemetery in Exeter to his memory. He had three sons, Henry, Thomas, and John.
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
2. Thomas was b. England, about 1634. He resided in Hampton. Among his children was
3. Ebenezer. One of his sons was
4. Ebenezer. He was the father of
5. Jonathan, b. 1746. He m. Delia, dau. of John Robie. They res. in Chester, where five sons were b. One of these was
6. Richard, who settled in Hill. He m. Dolly, dau. of Samuel Underhill, of Chester. He was the father of
7. Selwyn C., b. Hill, Oct., 1816. He m., Apr. 24, 1840, Emor J., dau. of David Trumbull, b. Warner, Jan. 7, 1822. They were farmers in Hill, where he d. Mar. 22, 1880, ae. 63-5 -. She res. Hill.
CHILDREN
8. Sarah A., b. Hill, July 25, 1842 ; m. James A. Garland, who d . Nov. 26, 1883 ; (2) Robert S. Johnson. Res. in Sanbornton.
*9. Kenson Eliphalet, b. H., Apr. 22, 1844.
IO. Lyman T., b. H., Apr. 11, 1846; m. Nov., 1876, Addie G. Russell ; res. in Hill.
II. Emor J., b. H., Mar. 13, 1852 ; m. Rev. Hiram Stratton. She d. July 8, 1887, in Pennsylvania.
12. Ina May, b. H., Apr. 21, 1865. Unm.
(9) Kenson E. Dearborn, b. Apr. 22, 1844, m. Mar. I, 1868, Mary, dau. of William and Mary (Smith) Tibbetts, b. Brookfield, Nov. 13, 1846, and d. Bristol, Aug. 4, 1882, ae. 35-8-21. July 18, 1885, he m. Carrie C., dau. of Moses and Diana VanBuren Ferrin, b. Cherry Creek, N. Y., Mar. 23, 1843. She was a teacher at the Normal School, Fredonia, N. Y., and at the institution at Jamestown, N. Y. In Bristol she was a member of the board of education. She d. May 27, 1901, ae. 58-2-4. He m. (3) Nov. 18, 1902, Mina, dau. of Thomas Hill, b. Mass., July 21, 1862. He came to Bristol in 1869, and has been a practicing lawyer here. (See Lawyers.)
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