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THE DOW FAMILIES
I. Jonathan Dow was b. in Hampton, May 21, 1734. He m. Comfort Brown, b. Oct. 10, 1730. He d. in New Hampton, Nov. 6, 1816, ae. 82-5-15. A son was
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2. Levi, b. New Hampton, Mar. 31, 1763, and d. same place in March, 1849, ae. 86. He m. in 1784, Abigail Godfrey, b. in Poplin, Oct. 10, 1758, and d. Dec. 17, 1822, ae. 64-2-7. Of his children, one was
3. Joseph Godfrey, b. New Hampton, Aug. 30, 1789. He m. Polly Boynton, Dec. 8, 1811. She was b. Mar. 22, 1791. He d. in New Hampton, Dec. 3, 1830 (tombstone says 1831), ae. 41-3-3. She m. (2) Robert Heath. (See.)
CHILDREN, all born in New Hampton
4. Mary Jane Boynton, b. Feb. 8, 1813; m. John C. Downing. (See.)
5. Wm. Boynton, b. Apr. 10, 1815.
*6. George Washington, b. May 6, 1817.
7. Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 2, 1819; m. Jan. 2, 1840, John B. Marston.
8. John Mooney, b. Mar. 10, 1822; d. Dec. 20, 1845, ae. 23-9-10.
9. Joseph Godfrey, b. Mar. 22, 1825 ; res. in California ; d. June 19, 1885, in Washington Ter., ae. 60-2-27.
IO. Martha Curtis, b. Dec. 20, 1827 ; m. Charles B. Heath. (See.)
(6) George W. Dow, b. May 6, 1817, m. Adeline C., dau. of Elisha Gurdy. (See.) She was b. Dec. 8, 1816, and d. Bristol, Sept. 10, 1865, ae. 48-9-2. He m. (2) Amanda Jane, widow of Joseph F. Rollins. (See.) He d. in Bristol, May 9, 1891, ae. 74-0-3. Mrs. Dow res. on School street. He was a farmer at Moore's Mills, 1844-'47. In 1852, in company with David Mason, he engaged in the manufacture of strawboard on Willow street, and continued this and the manufacture of paper for ten years. He was superintendent of strawboard-mills at Contoocook and in the West.
CHILDREN
II. Charles B., b. Bristol, 1842; m. Addie, dau. James and Eliza Blake. Certificate issued Sept. 26, 1863. He res. Bristol, Chicago, and for several years in California; now in Honolulu. He m. (2). Changed his name to Charles D. Stone.
12. John Mooney, b. B., 1846; m. Dec. 21, 1880, Elizabeth Flude. (See Randolph Family.)
I. William Lawton Dow, son of True Perkins and Eunice Canney (Brown) Dow, was b. Moultonboro, June 23, 1852. He m. Feb. 9, 1879, Sadie, dau. of Ivory and Rhoda (Philpot) Furgeson, b. Waterbury, Me. He was for 16 years a foreman in finishing department of a shoe factory at Dover. Came to Bristol in April, 1895; was interested for a time in the manu- facture of shoes. In June, 1899, succeeded Abram Dolloff in meat business. Free Baptist. Odd Fellow. No children.
I. George Albert Dow, son of Cyrus Benjamin and Ellen M. (Couch) Dow, was b. Warner, May 4, 1870. Was farmer
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in Warner; was eight years an employee of Deerfoot Farm Creamery company in Contoocook; assumed charge of its creamery in Bristol in April, 1900, which position he still holds. He operates a meat market and a milk route. Unm. Republican. Free Baptist.
Flora P. Dow, a sister and housekeeper for above, was b. August, 1872 ; m. Joseph W. Johnson.
Mary Ann Dow, an aunt of above, dau. of Isaac and Polly .. (Watson) Dow, b. Boscawen, Aug. 27, 1821, res. with George A. Dow, above.
I. Jacob H. Dow was b. in Sunapee, Aug. 15, 1821. He m. (1) Irene Angel, of Sunapee, where she d. Hem. (2) Mary Ann Stevens, of Wilmot ; (3) Oct. 22, 1858, Charlotte L. Hol- den, dau. Ira Holden, b. Addison, Vt., Oct. 22, 1827. He came to Bristol about 1856, and was a laborer. (See Roll of Honor. ) After the war, he settled in Hill, and there d. Apr. 20, 1884, ae. 62-8-5.
CHILDREN
2. Irene, b. Sunapee ; m. Mark Towle, of Haverhill, Mass. Res. Hammond, Ind.
3. Sarah, b. S .; m. Charles E. Smith, New Hampton. Res. Ham- mond, Ind.
4. John. 5. Luella, b. S .; m., and d. in New Hampton.
6. Mary A., b. S .; m. Cheney; res. Newport.
7. Arthur A., b. Bristol, Sept. 1, 1859; m. June 4, 1881, Belle Wad- Child :
leigh. a. Mabel E., b. July 18, 1883 ; m. Leston Maclinn. (See.)
8. Horace E., b. B., Dec. 18, 1861 ; went to Chicago, and there m. Feb. 15, 1885, Rosa Eagan. In 1899, located in So. Omaha, Neb.
9. Edward Everett, b. B., Oct. 20, 1864. At 16 went to Hammond, Ind., thence to Lakin, Kansas, there m. in Jan., 1890, Kate Carneys. In 1901, went to Redlands, Cal.
IO. Alice A., b. Hill, Nov. 22, 1867; m. June, 1894, Charles P. Sargent of Gilmanton. Res. Lower Gilmanton.
II. Donna E., b. H., July 8, 1870 ; m. Mar. 20, 1897, Walter L. Smith of Buxton, Me. Res. Gleasondale, Mass.
I. Abram S. Dow, son of Philip, b. Nov. 10, 1816, m. Mary Jane Moore, dau. of Joseph, b. New Hampton, Jan. 8, 1822. He was a farmer in District No. 4, from 1874 till he d., Mar. 15, 1881, ae. 64-4-5. She d. Apr. 18, 1877, ae. 55-3-10.
CHILDREN
2. Charles G., b. Meredith, July 22, 1850. He came to Bristol with his father and succeeded him on the farm. He m. (1) Sept. 2, 1877, Martha M. Clifford, dau. of Sylvester, (2) July 5, 1900, Katie A., dau. of Allen and Sarah ( Barrett) Keyser. Children :
a. Lewis Sylvester, b. Bristol, Aug. 16, 1880; m. Aug. 13, 1902, Ethel Maud, dau. of Lyman B. and Ellen J. (Gordon) Wells.
b. Leon Chester, b. B., Nov. 53, 1882.
c. Alfred, b. B., Dec. 3, 1884.
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d. Von Karl, b. B., Jan. 16, 1887.
e. Richard, b. B., Apr. 12, 1890.
3. Anna M., b. Meredith, Sept. 10, 1852 ; d. July 26, 1871, ae. 18-10-16.
4. John G., b. Alexandria, June 2, 1854 ; d. Sept. 24, 1884, ae. 30- 3-22. 5. George H., b. Meredith, May 7, 1859; d. Bristol, Apr. 22, 1880, ae. 20-II-15.
6. Ellie M., b. Aug. 2, 1865 ; m. Edwin Smith.
THE DOWNING FAMILY
I. John Cook Downing, son of Henry and Abigail (Ellen- wood) Downing was b. Londonderry, Mar. 29, 1809. He m. Mar. 19, 1834, Mary Jane Boynton Dow, dau. of Joseph G., b. Feb. 8, 1813. (See.) He was a carpenter. Res. Alexandria, later No. Bristol, and still later built and res. in the Cass house on Merrimack street. He also built the house first occupied by Charles E. Mason on South Main street. Moved to Lowell, Mass., 1841, a pattern maker. In 1857, went to Healdsburg, Cal., undertaker ; he d. Dec. 22, 1875, ae. 66-8-23 ; she d. same place, Mar. 10, 1894, ae. 81-1-2.
CHILDREN
2. Ellen Antoinette, b. Bristol, Dec. 22, 1838 ; m. Nov. 14, 1858, John Washington Bagley, son of David, b. Cayuga Co., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1827. They res. Guerneville, Sonoma Co., Cal. Children :
a. Josephine Antoinette, b. Healdsburg, Cal., Oct. 15, 1859.
b. Mary Louise, b. H., June 18, 1863.
c. Herbert Lincoln, b. H., July 7, 1865.
d. Frank John, b. H., Sept. 9, 1871.
e. Alice Clare, b. Guerneville, Nov. 19, 1874.
f. Carl Elmer, b. G., Sept. 21, 1877.
3. Joseph Henry, b. Bristol, Nov. 28, 1840; m. Dec. 3, 1873, at Healdsburg, Cal., Mrs. Matilda (Prince) Burlingame, dau. Thomas R. and Abigail S. (Oakes) Prince, b. Portland, Me., Nov. 29, 1842. Res. 709 Ioth street, Oakland, Cal.
a. Annette Roby, b. Oakland, Cal., Dec. 16, 1882.
4. Clarence Victor Blossom, b. Lowell, Mass., May 22, 1850 ; m. May 22, 1878, Mary Ann Frances Smith, b. Sonoma Co., Cal. He d. Vallejo Sonoma Co., Cal., Nov. 30, 1882, ae. 32-6-8. Children :
a. Fred Parsons, b. San Francisco, Cal., May 1, 1879.
b. Lucille Antoinette, b. S. F., Sept. 27, 1880.
c. Clare Victor, b. Vallejo, Cal., Aug. 1, 1882.
Family res. 1,031 Valencia street, San Francisco, Cal.
THE DRAKE FAMILIES
1. Jacob Burnham Drake was b. in New Hampton about I794. He was the son of Nathaniel, b. in New Hampton, and grandson of Nathaniel, of Northwood, one of the first settlers in New Hampton. Jacob B. m. Polly Smith. In 1835, he settled
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in the Locke neighborhood; in 1843, removed to No. Bristol, where he d., Oct. 29, 1869, ae. 75; she d. July 3, 1867, ae. 73.
CHILDREN
2. Nancy, b. New Hampton, 1817; m. John Spencer ; lived and d. in Berwick, Me.
*3. Philip Smith, b. N. H., Apr. 14, 1819.
4. Emily Jane, b. N. H., 1834 ; d. Bristol, Nov. 9, 1855, ae. 21-4 -.
(3) Philip S. Drake, b. Apr. 14, 1819, m. Apr. 11, 1839, Harriet, dau. of Benjamin Locke (See), b. Jan. 14, 1822. They settled on the Muzzey farm in the Locke neighborhood ; in 1843, removed to the silver mine farm in No. Bristol with his father ; about 1876, sold to Abner Fowler and removed to a farm near the cemetery in No. Bristol, where he d. Sept. 15, 1882, ae. 63-5-1, and where she res.
CHILDREN
*5. Charles Norton, b. Bristol, Sept. 30, 1839.
*6. Henry Wells, b. B., May 30, 1846.
7. Abra Ann, b. B., Jan. 13, 1851 ; m. Andrew T. Nudd. (See.)
8. Frank LaForest, b. B., Jan. 10, 1855 ; m. Nov. 17, 1883, Mary Ann Webster and res. Laconia.
(5) Charles N. Drake, b. Sept. 30, 1839, m. Sept. 9, 1862, Harriet Augusta, dau. of Col. Samuel H. Rollins. (See.) At battle of Gettysburg he lost a leg and was shot through the body. (See Roll of Honor.) Farmer and carpenter. Served as selectman. He d. suddenly Sept. 1, 1896, while officiating as manager at the funeral of a neighbor - fell from his carriage while en route to the grave and expired from heart failure; ae. 56-1I-I. Republican, G. A. R. She d. Bristol, Mar. 18, 1900, ae. 57-II-9.
CHILDREN
9. Irene Maud, b. Bristol, May 8, 1868 ; d. Nov. 4, 1879, ae. 11-5-26.
IO. William Harrison, b. B., Jan. 18, 1871 ; d. Mar. 29, 1872, ae. I-2-II.
II. Daughter, b. B .; d. Dec. 2, 1878, ae. 4 weeks.
(6) Henry W. Drake, b. May 30, 1846, m. Sept. 25, 1869, Lavinia S. Page, dau. of Mitchel H. (See.) Divorced. (See Roll of Honor.) He is a locomotive engineer at Harrisburg, Pa. She m. (2) Oscar F. Morse. (See.)
CHILDREN
I2. Minnie Eva, b. Bristol, Oct. 8, 1870 ; m. Frank E. Keezer. (See.)
I3. Charles Mitchell, b. B., Apr. 6, 1873 ; m. in Boston, Sept., 1895, Ida M. Lukes. He is an electric car motorman, Somerville, Mass.
I. Thomas Thayer Drake, son of Ebenezer T. and Abigail (Berry) Drake, was b. Pittsfield, July 21, 1827. He m., Jan. 27, 1853, Emily Ann, dau. of Samuel and Betsey (Swett)
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Jenness, b. Pittsfield, Nov. 13, 1832. In 1873, he settled in Bris- tol. He is a farmer, mechanic, and mover of buildings. Is a Republican, Calvinist Baptist. She d. in Bristol, Mar. 2, 1902, ae. 69-3-19.
CHILDREN, all born in Pittsfield
*2. Edward Malcom, b. June 5, 1855.
*3. Ervin Thayer, b. May, 21, 1857.
4. Herbert Elmer, b. Dec. 30, 1859; m. Aug. 25, 1886, Mary Eloise Johnson. Graduated Wesleyan University in 1886, taught six years in East Greenwich academy in East Greenwich, R. I .; studied two years in Europe, returning in 1894, and has since been teacher of Latin in the classical High school in Providence, R. I.
5. Annie Isabel, b. Dec. 5, 1861 ; d. July 27, 1864, ae. 2-7-22.
6. Addie May, b. June 8, 1865. Graduated Tilton Seminary 1886, studied in Europe, taught French and German in Tilton Seminary ; after- wards in Drew Seminary, Carmel, N. Y.
7. John Payson, b. May 26, 1867; m. June 22, 1899, Hattie Pearl Krum, Stevens's Point, Wis. He graduated Wesleyan University, Mid- dletown, Conn., 1894; taught the sciences three years in High school, Stevens's Point, Wis .; in Moline, Il1., High school ; now in Western Illi- nois State Normal school. Child :
a. Russell Payson, b. Malone, Feb. 27, 1901.
8. Amy Belle, b. June 3, 1869; graduated Tilton Seminary, 1892, and Nornal school, Lowell, Mass. Is principal graded school, St. Johns- bury, Vt.
9. Arthur Knowlton, b. Mar. 11, 1872; graduated Harvard Medical school, 1898. Pathologist and assistant superintendent in State Hospital, Tewksbury, Mass.
(2) Edward M. Drake, b. June 5, 1855, m. June 5, 1883, Almira Helen Haskins, of Danbury. He was a lumber manu- facturer. Removed to Tilton, 1892, where he is a carpenter. Was deputy sheriff at Tilton six years.
CHILDREN
10. Mabel Helen, b. Bristol, Feb. 16, 1886.
II. Raymond Haskins, b. B., Nov. 17, 1890.
(3) Ervin T. Drake, b. May 21, 1857, m. Nov. 5, 1884, Amna Maria, dau. Abram Dolloff. (See.) She d. of consump- tion, June 1, 1885, ae. 27-1-23. He m. (2) Mary Louise, dau. Jonas B. and Addie Proctor Aiken, of Franklin. He is a phy- sician of large practice in Franklin, where he settled in 1885.
CHILDREN
I2. Ruth Bradley, b. Franklin, June 4, 1890.
13. Mary Louise, b. F., Aug. 20, 1892.
14. Ervin Thayer, b. F., Nov. 3, 1894.
15. Robert Aiken, b. F., Dec. 6, 1896.
THE DRAPER FAMILIES
I. Jason Currier Draper, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Gill) Draper, was b. in Plymouth, Dec. 7, 1816. He m. Dec.
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22, 1843, Hannah True, dau. of Benjamin F. and Sarah (True) Cass, b. Andover, Nov. 9, 1819. He was a glove manufacturer in Plymouth ; settled in Bristol, 1858, and continued this busi- ness, first on Lake street, and later on site of present saw-mill in Bristol village till his death. He erected the residence on School street, opposite the schoolhouse grounds, and there d. Apr. 24. 1868, ae. 51-4-17. He was a successful business man, a Republican, Mason, official member of the Methodist church, and superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mrs. Draper d. Bris- tol, Nov. 26, 1890, ae. 71-0-17.
CHILDREN
2. Sarah G., d. Aug. 20, 1850, ae. I-2-18.
3 . Luzetta Sarah, b. Plymouth, Dec. 29, 1852 ; m. George A. Emer- son. (See.)
4. Jason True, b. Bristol, Dec. 30, 1859; graduated Boston Univer- sity, 1884, receiving degree of A.B. Received from same institution, in 1889, degree of A.M. He has taught at Lyndon Institute, Lyndon, Vt .; at Berea College, Berea, Ky .; high school, Pueblo, Colo .; high school at Oakland, Cal., and is now at the head of the department of Natural Science in the high school at Holyoke, Mass. He m. June 23, 1886, Cath- erine Ella, dau. of Nathaniel and Philinda Morrison, b. Somerville, Mass., Jan. 15, 1860. No children.
I. Alvah McQuesten Draper, the son of William and Sarah (Lacy) Draper, was b. Plymouth, Nov. 20, 1828. Mar. 30, 1853, he m. Rosella Euphremie, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Hoit) Pike, b. Chateaugay, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1832. They came to Bristol in November, 1868, and he was manufacturer of buckskin gloves and mittens. Returned to Plymouth in Nov- ember, 1884, and in April, 1890, emigrated to Iowa. He d. Boone, Iowa, Mar. 20, 1899, ae. 70-4-0. She res. Pilot Mound, Iowa.
CHILDREN
*2. Albert William, b. Plymouth, Feb. 14, 1854.
3. Eugene Cochran, b. P., May 1, 1856; m. June II, 1887, Sarah E. Roby, dau. Lowell R. (See.) Was a workman in Taylor & Gordon's mill ; d. in Bristol, Sept. 11, 1888, ae. 32-4-10. She res. Hebron. No Children :
*4. Alvah Everett, b. P., Nov. 21, 1864.
5. Leslie Binford, b. P., May 24, 1867 ; m. Jan. 1, 1888, Abbie Dear-
born. No children. He again m., and res. Pilot Mound, Boone Co., Child :
Iowa.
a. Alvah Leslie, b. Feb., 1900.
. Elsie Mary, b. Bristol, Apr. 2, 1871 ; went West with her parents, and m. July 30, 1892, Rev. Harris Norton Lawrence, Congregational clergyman. They res. at Boone, Iowa. Child :
a. Gertrude May, b. Laurens, Iowa, Dec. 12, 1893.
(2) Albert W. Draper, b. Feb. 14, 1854, 11. Lovinia A. Bayley, July 10, 1875. He m. (2) and res. Manchester.
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CHILDREN, by first wife
7. Ethelyn, b. Oct. 3, 1876.
8. George Albert, b. Mar. 13, 1879; d. Aug. 29, 1888, ae. 9-5-16.
9. Edgar, b. Sept. II, 1880; d. Oct. I, 1881, ae. I-0-20.
IO. Inez, b. Oct. 20, 1882 ; d. Aug. 25, 1885, ae. 2-10-5.
(4) Alvah E. Draper, b. Nov. 12, 1864, m. June 11, 1887, Mary Alma, dau. Mark G. and Eliza A. (Sanborn) Duston, b. Salisbury, Mass., Dec. 3, 1861. He is a clergyman, a member of New Hampshire Methodist Conference since 1892. Graduated from Tilton Seminary and from Boston University, College of Liberal Arts.
CHILDREN
II. Stacy Arthur, b. June 28, 1888. 12. Helen Pike, b. Feb. 8, 1891.
I3. Marion Elsie, b. Apr. 2, 1893. I4. Jason Sanborn, b. Nov. 3, 1894.
I5. Ralph Lemuel, b. Aug. 23, 1896.
I6. Norman Everett, b. May 2, 1898.
George Albert Draper, a brother of Alvah M., above, was b. Plymouth, Mar. 15, 1822. He came to Bristol about 1866, and was a manufacturer of buckskin gloves here a few years previous to his death which occurred Aug. 7, 1874. His age was 52-4-22, and he was unm. (See Fatal Accidents.)
THE DREW FAMILIES
I. Samuel Drew, b. Shapleigh, Me., was a Revolutionary soldier from Plymouth. His first enlistment was July 11, 1775, at which time his age was given as 19. He m. Betsey Webber, b. Methuen, Mass. In 1785, they settled a mile north of the Locke neighborhood, in Bristol, on the old road to the Bridge- water meeting-house, long since abandoned. He was the first settler on this farm, and here the first town meeting of Bridge- water was held, in 1788. He spent his last days in the family of his son, Samuel, in Northern New York. She d. in family of son John, in New Hampton.
CHILDREN
*2. Amos Webster, b. Plymouth, Dec. 20, 1783.
*3. Benjamin, b. P., Apr. 17, 1785.
4. Betty, b. Bristol, Apr. 20, 1787 ; m. Jacob Swain and removed to Gilmanton, where he d. She d. New Hampton. No children.
5. Samuel, b. B., Aug. 24, 1789. Had a family and removed to Northern New York.
6. Sally, b. B., Sept. 28, 1791 ; m. Ephraim Merrill. (See.)
7. Polly, b. B., Apr. 2, 1794 ; m. - Roby, and removed to Stew- artstown.
8. John, b. B., June 9, 1797. He m. a dau. of Esq. Simpson, of New Hampton, and lived and d. there. She d. in the West in family of dau. Louise. Children :
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a. William. b. James, who went to California when 20 years old. C. Harriet. d. Louise. e. Sarah. f. Elijah, and perhaps others.
(2) Amos W. Drew, b. Dec. 20, 1783, m. Dorothy, dau. Jacob Gurdy. (See.) Published Sept., 1803. He m. (2) Ruth, dau. Samuel Gurdy. (See.) He was a farmer in Bris- tol, New Hampton, and for 20 years at Goffs Falls, where he d. Jan. 15, 1873, in family of daughter Susan, ae. 89-0-25.
CHILDREN, all supposed to have been born in Bristol
9. Sally, b. Dec. 1, 1803; m. George B. Gordon, May 20, 1827. Res. Alexandria. Three children. Family all deceased.
IO. Betsey, b. Nov. 2, 1805 ; m. Thomas R. Emmons. (See.)
II. Aaron, b. Apr. 27, 1808; m. Mary Colby. He d. in Manchester, she in Collinsville, Conn.
12. Mary, m. Solomon French, a farmer in Bristol. He d. Sept. 4, 1882, ae. 69-6-3 ; she d. Jan. 14, 1887, ae. 76-8-27. No children.
*13. Asa, b. Apr. 24, 1812.
14. Ann, m. George Burns, and d. in Boston, Mass.
15. Louise, b. 1816; m. Moses Hemmingway in 1842. She d. in Stoneham, Mass. He m. (2) 1877, Etta Paine, and res. Stoneham, Mass. No children.
* 16. Alvin, S., b. Nov. 3, 1818.
17. Susan Hoyt, b. June 21, 1820; m. William H. Perkins. (See.)
*18. Amasa Worthen, b. Dec. 20, 1822.
* 19. Alfred R., b. Apr. 6, 1824.
20. Lydia, m. Enoch Nicholson. She d., and he went to Nebraska, where he was killed by lightning.
2I. Lucy, m. (I) Jesse Cross; (2) George B. McQuesten, No. Lon- donderry. Children :
a. Amos Webster. b. Rufus. c. Webster Cross, drowned.
d. Sarah, e. Charles. f. Melvina, m. John Hadley.
22. Dorothy, d. young. 23. Melissa, d. young.
(3) Benjamin Drew, b. Apr. 17, 1785, m. Sept. 3, 1807, Sally, dau. of John Harriman (See), b. July 6, 1788. He was a farmer in Bristol, New Hampton, and in Stewartstown, where he d. Oct. 5, 1869, ae. 84-5-18 ; she d. Dec. 10, 1870, ae. 82- 5-4.
CHILDREN
*24. Amos Webster, b. Bristol, Apr. 5, 1808.
25. Mary Harriman, b. May 4, 1810.
26. Lucy, b. Apr. II, 1815; d. Dec. 9, 1842, ae. 27-7-28.
27. Sally, b. Sept. 21, 1820; d. Apr. 16, 1839, ae. 18-6-25.
28. Benjamin, b. Aug. 4, 1822 ; d. Sept. 10, 1822.
29. Benjamin, b. Jan. 20, 1826. 30. Edwin W., b. Dec. 10, 1828.
(13) Asa Drew, b. Apr. 24, 1812, m. Nov. 11, 1834. Sarah C., dau. of Peter Wells (See), b. Sept. 25, 1808. He was a farmer for many years in the Locke neighborhood, then in Hebron, and later res. some years on Lake street. She d. Sept. 7, 1890, ae. 81-11-12, in the family of her son, Harvey, in Alexandria ; he d. in the family of his dau., Mrs. Samuel O. Morrill, Bridgewater, Jan. 23, 1900, ae. 87-8-29.
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*31. Harvey W., b. Bristol, Sept. 2, 1835.
32. Augustus B., b. B., Feb. 2, 1837 ; d. in Bridgewater, June 28, 1863, ae. 26-4-26, of disease contracted in the army. (See Roll of Honor.)
33. Emily, m. Samuel O. Morrill, Bridewater.
b. B., Sept. 25, 1839;
34. Charles, { d. Bridgewater, Oct. 18, 1850, ae. II-0-23.
35. Peter Wells, b. Hebron, Feb. 25, 1843. Served in Company C, 12th Regt. N. H. Vols., and d. in the service Jan. 21, 1863, ae. 19-10-26. While on the march this soldier was taken sick and fell out of the ranks, was arrested by the provost guard, and soon after died of the measles. He was reported a deserter and this record so stood till 1880, when it was amended.
36. Hannah W., b. Hebron, Apr. 8, 1845 ; m. Lorenzo Flanders, Bridge- water. He. d. Jan. 22, 1902.
37. Mary Ann, b. Bridgewater, Oct. 31, 1849 ; m. George F. Follans- bee. (See.)
(16) Alvin S. Drew, b. Nov. 3, 1818, m. Sept. 25, 1840, Anstrice Caroline, dau. of Russell and Polly (Flanders) Ray, b. Manchester, May 4, 1825. He was many years on the Boston police force and d. East Boston, Oct. 31, 1891, ae. 72-11-28.
CHILDREN
38. Frances Ellen, b. Dec. 21, 1843 ; d. Jan. 4, 1885, ae. 41-0-13. She m. Howard Woodbury, June 1, 1862, who d. Jan. 21, 1888. Children :
a. Mabelle Frances Augusta, b. Nov. 7, 1866; m. Benjamin H. Douglass, Apr. 29, 1891.
b. Frank Woodbury, d. in infancy.
c Herbert Granville, b. Nov. 10, 1868.
d. Ethel Ward, b. Nov. 6, 1870.
e. Franklin Howard, b. Sept. 28, 1875.
39 Manilus Mortimer, b. Jan. 21, 1845 ; d. May, 1845, ae. 4 mos.
40. George Granville, b. Aug. 16, 1847; m. Dec. 25, 1870, Elta T.
Bean. He m. (2) June 17, 1883, Emily B. Baker, who d. Apr. 1, 1890. He m. (3). He is a lawyer in Boston. Children :
a. Effie Belle, b. 1871, d. 1871.
b. Blanche Telula, b. Sept 30, 1872.
41. Ella, b. Jan. 23, 1849 ; d. July 1849.
42. Emma Jane, b. Nov. 28, 1851 ; m. Osro A. Scovell. Children :
a. Edith Ward, b. Mar. 16, 1876.
b. Clifford, b. Feb., 1877 ; d. July, 1889, ae. 12-5 -.
(18) Amasa W. Drew, b. Dec. 20, 1822, m. Oct. 23, 1850, Julia Ann, dau. of Josiah Fuller (See), b. Aug. 5, 1831, and d. Boston, Mass., Sept. 24, 1888, ae. 57-1-19. He was on Boston police force; shipping clerk for large shoe firm; gate keeper and ticket agent, East Boston ferry. Res. East Boston.
CHILDREN, all born East Boston
43. Harriet Eliza, b. June 28, 1852 ; d. Mar. 16, 1855, ae. 2-8-18. 44. Charles Fuller, b. Feb. 24, 1856; m. Georgia E. Golden, March,
1880. She d. November, 1882, in East Boston. He m. Sept., 1899, Alice Lambert Rumney, of East Boston. Child :
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a. Henry C., b. Nov., 1882, d. May, 1886, ae. 3-6 -.
45. Hattie Ermina, b. June 6, 1858 ; m. Dec. 12, 1883, Henry H. Rich. Two children, d. in infancy.
46. Henry Webster, b. Aug. 17, 1864. Has been in British Columbia, mining, since about 1885.
(19) Alfred R. Drew, b. Apr. 6, 1824, m. May, 1847, Mary Gannon, dau. John. She d. in Boston in April, 1851, or '52, and he m. (2) Lucretia Jordan, of Portland, Me., who d. in Boston. He m. (3) Mary Jane Sanborn, b. Northfield. In 1849, Mr., Drew assumed the position of patrolman on the police force of Boston ; was made special officer in 1870; in October, 1878, was made Chief Inspector, and therefore ranked third on the force which embraced over 800 men. He retired about 1888, and res. for a time in Canaan. In 1893, he returned to his native place and here d. Nov. 8, 1893, ae. 69-7-2 ; she d. Bristol, Apr. 22, 1899, ae. 68 years.
CHILDREN
47. Henrietta Frances, b. Nov. 22, 1848; m. Sept. 5, 1887, Charles W. Holmes. (See.)
48. Albert R., b. 1850, d. 1854, ae. 4 years.
49. Emma R., b. 1854. Unm. Res. Boston.
50. Frank Herbert, b. 1856, killed on cars in 1878, ae. 22.
(24) Amos W. Drew, b. Apr. 5, 1808, m. Julia Esther, dau. Hubbard and Abigail (Rumford) Lovering, b. June 4, 1815, Loudon. They res. Colebrook and Lancaster. He rep- resented his town in the legislature of 1847 and 1848 ; was state senator in 1862 and 1863; treasurer of Coos county in 1852 and 1853, and coroner of the county for nearly twenty years. He d. Mar. 22, 1888, in Colebrook, ae. 79-11-17 ; she d. Stratford, Apr. 22, 1890, ae. 74-10-18.
CHILDREN
51. Lucy Abigail, b. May 4, 1843; d. in Colebrook, Oct. 23, 1887, ae. 44-5-19.
52. Irving Webster, b. Colebrook, Jan. 8, 1845; m. Carrie H., dau. Dan S. and Sarah Merrill, b. Woodstock, Aug. 14, 1845. He is one of the prominent lawyers of the state. Was a member of the state senate in 1883 ; a delegate to the Democratic National convention in 1880, 1892, add 1896, and one of the commissioners for the erection of the state libra- ry building. Children :
a. Paul, b. Feb. 20, 1872; d. Oct. 1, 1872.
b. Neil B., b. Sept. 9, 1873. c. Pitt F., b. Aug. 27, 1875.
d. Sarah Maynard, b. Dec. 19, 1876.
53. Benjamin Franklin, b. June 28, 1848 ; m .; one child, Josephine.
54. Warren Edwin, b. Stewartstown, June 29, 1850; m. Abby Craw- ford, of Colebrook. Children :
a. Jennie. b. George. c. Ellen. 55. Julia Ellen, b. Aug. 21, 1855 ; m. F. N. Day, Stratford. Children : a. Esther. b. Frederick.
56. Holman Arthur, b. Aug. 28, 1857 ; m. Mary Bedell, Colebrook.
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57. Edward Everett, b. Sept. 24, 1859. Six sons d. in infancy.
(31) Harvey W. Drew. b. Sept. 2, 1835, m. in 1860 (?) Lizzie A., dau. of Mitchel H. Page (See), b. May 21, 1841. He served in Co. C, 12th Regt. N. H. Vols. in the Civil war. (See Roll of Honor.) He was a blacksmith in Bristol, Bridge- water, Groton, and Alexandria. Mrs. Drew d. Alexandria, Mar. 23, 1888, ae. 46-10-2. He m. (2) Mrs. Ruhama Alexan- der, of Alexandria, where he d. Aug. 5, 1895, ae. 59-11-3.
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