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CHILDREN
58. Elmer Elsworth, b. Dec. 17, 1861 ; m. Alberta Avery, of Ply- mouth. Has been a policeman in Somerville, Mass., since 1895.
59. Nellie Eva, b. Bridgewater, May 7, 1865 ; m. Jan. 1, 1880, Edwin W. Farnum, and res. Lebanon. Children :
a. James Perley, b. Mar. 13, 1885.
b. Harry Gould, b. July 14, 1890.
c. Helen Mary, b. Mar. 14, 1894.
60. Perley Asa, b. Jan. 14, 1867; m. Delia L. Emery, dau. Peter, b. Canada, July 15, 1869. Res. Cornish Center. Children :
a. Franklin Perley, b. Aug. 16, 1886.
b. Clarence Emery, b. Oct. 26, 1888.
61. Ethel Dollie, b. Sept. 14, 1882. Res. Alexandria.
I. Rev. Alfred E. Drew, son of Aaron and Maria, was b. Fairfax, Vt., Sept. 13, 1841. He m. July 17, 1867, Anna E., dau. of Benjamin Atwood, b. Newbury, Vt., Aug. 21, 1848. He is a Methodist clergyman, and was pastor of the Methodist church in Bristol two years from April, 1869. Has labored in New Hampshire, Connecticut, and California ; now pastor at Tarpon Springs, Fla.
CHILD
2. Kate, b. Littleton, Jan. 30, 1869 ; m. Dec. 6, 1895, W. C. Evans ; res. New York city.
THE DURGIN FAMILIES
I. William Durgin is said to have come from England in 1690 and settled in Massachusetts. Of his five children
2. William, b. 1717, settled in Epping and removed to Sanbornton in 1768, where he d., in 1789, ae. 72. He had 13 children, one of whom was
3. William, b. Sept. 5, 1750. He m. (1) Elizabeth Mor- rison, (2) Mrs. Hannah Clement, Nov. 4, 1798. He d. May II, 1822, ae. 71-8-6. Of his 15 children, one by second wife was 4. John Hill, b. Sanbornton, Nov. 2, 1800. He was a teacher, storekeeper, farmer and drover. A Whig and an aboli- tionist. He came to Bristol in 1870, and purchased a home on
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North Main street where he d. Sept. 20, 1882, ae. 81-10-18. He in. Lucretia, dau. of Amos and Nancy Brown, b. Wheelock, Vt., and d. Bristol, June 7, 1875, ae. 72.
CHILDREN
5. Nancy Ambrose, b. Sept. 24, 1825 ; d. July 4, 1826, ae. 0-9-10.
6. Nancy Ambrose, b. Oct. 15, 1827. She was educated at Tilton Seminary ; taught school many years, including three years in graded schools of Bristol; was three years superintending school committee of Bristol. Res. at the family homestead. Unm.
7. Laura Blodgett, b. Nov. 30, 1830; m. Nov. 24, 1850, Charles D. McDuffee, b. Rochester, Mar. 4, 1829. He was agent of the Everett mills, Lawrence, and later of the Manchester mills, Manchester. He d. July 5, 1902, ae. 73-4-I. She res. Manchester. Four children.
8. Lucretia Clement, b. July 10, 1833 ; m. Eusebe F. Manseau, and res. Wolton, P. Q. Six children.
9. Clement Thayer, b. Sept. 4, 1835; m. Nov. 23, 1860, Mary E. McGonigal, (2) Maria Chickering. Two children. Res. Bridgeport, Conn.
IO. Louise Maria R., b. June 1, 1837; m. Frank L. Prince, of Am- herst, Nov. 4, 1855. Four children.
II. Horace Webster, b. Sept. 4, 1839 ; m. Irene Calvert, of Louisville, Ky., June 15, 1871 ; he m. (2) Dora H. Hibbard, who d. Feb. 10, 1888, and he m. (3) Ella F. Lee, of Manchester, Mass. He was a merchant in Taunton, Mass .; now treasurer and general manager of Granite City Soap company, Newburg, N. Y.
12. Clara Kendrick, b. May 1, 1843; m. John M. Prince, Jan. 1, 1861 ; a farmer in Amherst. Five children.
13. George Arthur, b. Sept. 24, 1844 ; d. Aug. II, 1855, ae. 0-10-17.
14. Charles Eastman, b. Feb. 24, 1847 ; a merchant in Taunton, Mass., now res. Cambridgeport, Mass .; agent Granite City Soap company. He m., Aug. 16, 1871, Abbie H. Pettingill of Salem, Mass., who d. at Cam- bridgeport, June 23, 1901, ae. 52-4-22. Child :
a. Arthur Kemble, b. Sept. 11, 1873.
I. Benjamin George Durgin was first taxed in Bristol in 1868. He m., Sept. 26, 1862, Mary A., dau. of Jacob Cass. He was a carpenter, and a resident of Bristol much of the time till his death, which occurred at Goffstown, Dec. 1, 1901. She res. Bristol.
CHILD
2. Arthur Cass, b. Bristol, Sept. 19, 1868; m. Dec. 23, 1889, Maud M. Smith. He is an electrician. Children :
a. Howard W., b. May 5, 1893. b. Fred, b. May 3, 1895.
THE DURRELL FAMILY
I. Rev. Jesse Muiton Durrell was the son of William Henry and Sarah (Averill) Durrell. He was b. in Boston, Mass., and m. July 23, 1878, Irene Sarah, dau. of Hiram and Betsey Clark, b. Plymouth, May 17, 1852. He is a Methodist clergyman, and has been a member of the New Hampshire
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Annual Conference since 1869. He has filled eleven pastorates, including three years at Bristol, 1874-'77; was president of Tilton Seminary 1891-'95 ; now presiding elder of Dover district, and res. Dover.
THE DUSTIN FAMILIES
I. Samuel Dustin, son of Samuel and Rachel (Sanborn) Dustin, was a descendant of Hannah Dustin. He was b. San- bornton, Aug. 21, 1811, and m. Jan. 9, 1837, Polly D., dau. of John and Betsey (Rundlett) Morrison, b. Sept. 24, 1814, in Sanbornton. He res. in Sanbornton, Bristol, 1857-'72, and in Franklin ; was engaged in buying and selling bark, etc. She d. Franklin, July 30, 1897, ae. 82-10-6. He d. Franklin.
CHILDREN
2. James Prescott, b. Dec. 1, 1843 ; m. Mary Bean, dau. of Reuben, June 21, 1864. She d. Nov. 24, 1865, ae. 20, and he m. Alice D. French, of Andover, Jan. 14, 1870. He was station agent for some years ; removed to Plymouth about 1876, where he was a farmer. She d. Plymouth, and he d. same place, May 12, 1900, ae. 56-5-1I. Child :
a. James Morrison, b. Plymouth.
3. Florence Emily, b. Oct. 18, 1847. Res. Beardsley, Minn ; unm. 4. Samuel Perry, b. Mar. 6, 1850 ; m. Feb., 1874, Lydia Kelley, and res. Franklin ; for some years a bookkeeper. He d. at the Margaret Pillsbury hospital, Concord, Feb. 23, 1903, ae. 52-11-17. Children :
a. Carl E., d. Franklin, June 4, 1903, ae. 26.
b. C. Eugene. c. Winonah.
I. Quincy Stephen Dustin is the son of Daniel Flanders and Sarah Jane (Pickering) Dustin, b. Hill, Jan. 29, 1857. He m., Oct. 31, 1878, Henrietta E., dau. of John L. Cheney (See), b. May 20, 1863, and d. in Bristol, Jan. 6, 1892, ae. 28-7-16. He m., Feb. 1, 1893, Georgianna G., sister of his first wife, b. Mar. 3, 1868. They res. in Bristol and Hill. Farmers.
CHILDREN
2. Ida May, b. Hill, Dec. 25, 1879 ; m. Charles R. Seavey. (See.)
3. Gerald Leonard, b. New Hampton, Oct. 10, 1881.
4. Grace Etta Maud, b. Bristol, Aug. 16, 1884; m. Frank E. Wood- ward, May 5, 1902.
5. Pearl Augustus, b. B., Oct. 16, 1887 ; d. B., Feb. 6, 1889, ae. I-3-20.
6. Henrietta Pearl, b. B., Jan. 4, 1892.
7. Stephen Cheney, b. B., Dec. 11, 1893.
8. Harold Quincy.
THE EASTMAN FAMILIES
I. Capt. Elias Maybee Eastman, the son of Thomas Fol- lansbee and Sarah (Maybee) Eastman, was b. Eastport, Me ..
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Apr. 7, 1821. When ten years old he ran away from home and shipped as a cabin boy on ship "Samuel"; followed the sea till 1864; was then pilot four years in Portland harbor. He came to Bristol in 1871; teamster. At 82 he is still a hard working man. In November, 1842, he m. Elizabeth Harrison, dau. of Abraham, b. Belfast, Ire. She d. in 1875, ae. 40.
I. Horace Weston Eastman, son of Henry Hoyt and Caro- line (Preston) Eastman, was b. Groton, Oct. 9, 1867. He m., Oct. 23, 1889, Martha McIntosh, b. Boston, Mass., May, 1873. He came from Plymouth 1896; blacksmith.
CHILDREN
2. Haven Sylvan, b. Plymouth, May 31, 1891.
3. Clifton Kenneth, b. Bristol, Oct. 26, 1896.
4. Roy Linwood, b. B., Apr. 20, 1903.
Susan Eastman, b. Bath, Apr. 25, 1822, made her home in the family of her sister, Mrs. Solon S. Southard, for many years. She d. June 29, 1900, ae. 78-2-4.
THE EATON FAMILIES
I. David Eaton came from Candia and settled in the Hall neighborhood about 1812. He m. Abigail Rowe, dau. of Isaac Smythe. She d. Dec. 21, 1835, ae. 48 ; and he m. Dec. 8, 1841, Mrs. Anne (Peaslee) Ash. He d. Mar. 22, 1857, ae. 79 ; she m. Joseph Sanborn, Sanbornton. He was a cooper and farmer.
CHILDREN
2. John, b. Candia, Oct., 1811; m. Judith Johnson, of Hopkinton. Seven children. He d. and she removed to Concord.
3. Ebenezer, b. Bristol, Jan., 1816; m. Mary J., dau. of Moses San- born. (See.) He was a farmer and trader on Summer street; d. Mar. 31, 1865, ae. 49-2 -. She m. (2) David S. Fowler. (See.) Child : a. Henry F., d. Aug. 27, 1849, ae. 4-8 -.
4. Sally, b. B., d. Apr., 1819, ae. 6 mos.
5. Sally, b. B., d. Oct., 1822 ; ae. 2 years.
6. Rufus, b. B., June 30, 1822 ; m. Sept. 19, 1848, Mary Jane Jewell, dau. of John, b. Northfield, Feb. 19, 1826. A cooper and farmer on Sum- mer street. Republican. Children :
a. Frank, b. Bristol, Oct. 8, 1849; d. Oct. 25, 1870, ae. 21-0-17.
b. George H., b. B., June 30, 1852 ; d. Sept. 1, 1870, ae. 18-2-I. 7. Frank, b. B., 1828; d. of smallpox in Manchester, Feb. 21, 1848, ae. 20.
I. Jacob Sawyer Eaton, M.D., was the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Kimball) Eaton, b. in Warner, Jan. 4, 1805. Sept.
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20, 1830, he m. Mrs. Harriet (Bean) Kimball, dau. of Daniel and Salley (Pattee) Bean, b. Warner, Apr. 22, 1810. He removed from Alexandria to Bristol in 1832. (See Physicians.) His wife d. Dec. 5, 1837, ae. 27-7-13. He m. Sept. 2, 1849, Alma Ellery, dau. of Edward and Alma ( Holden) Tyler, b. Jan. 5, 1815 ; d. Harvard, Mass., Nov. 21, 1899, ae. 84-10-16. He d. Harvard, Sept. 5, 1888, from the shock of a carriage accident four months previous. His age was 83-8-1.
CHILDREN
2. John Marshall, b. Bristol, May 12, 1832; m. Oct. 27, 1858, Maria, dau. of Louis Wetherby, b. Concord, Mass., Mar. 9, 1837. He studied medicine with his father and at the Harvard Medical school, where he graduated in 1856. He practiced in Stow, Mass., and later in Milford, Mass. Is now retired at Harvard, Mass. (See Roll of Honor.) No children. Congregationalist.
3. Frances Amelia, b. B., June 10, 1835 ; d. Sept. 8, 1838, ae. 3-2-28.
4. Horace Augustus, b. Nov. 5, 1837 ; d. Mar. 4, 1839, ae. I-3-29.
5. Lucian Kimball, b. B., Nov. 7, 1850 ; d. Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 16, 1888, ae. 37-4-9.
6. Harriet Frances, b. B., Mar., 1853 ; d. July 7, 1863, ae. 10-4 -.
7. James Ellery, b. Stow, Mass., July 10, 1855; m. July 27, 1889, Flora Kate, dau. of Dr. Robert H. Timpany, b. Toledo, O., Oct. 27, 1858. A merchant in Toledo. Children :
a. Ellery Timpany, b. Toledo, Dec. 23, 1894.
b. Albert Tyler, b. T., Nov. 17, 1898.
8. Alma Tyler, b. Nov. 12, 1857, was a teacher in public schools of Harvard. She m. June 19, 1889, H. B. Royal, M.D., of Harvard. Child :
a. Kent Tyler, b. Oct. 25, 1891.
I. William Eaton, son of Thomas, was b. Feb. 29, 1754, removed from Seabrook, Mass., to Sanbornton, in 1800. He was a Revolutionary soldier. He m. Betsey Eaton. He d. Oct. II, 1837, ae. 83-7-12. She d. Dec. 14, 1839. They were the parents of 13 children, of whom one was
2. Wheeler, b. Sept. 2, 1787. He m. (1) Abigail Per- kins, (2) Mrs. Nancy (Burley) Sleeper. He was a farmer two miles below Hill village. Six children, one of whom was
3. Cyrus Wheeler, b. Weare, May 23, 1813. He m. Phebe Whitcher Goodwin, of Weare. Located in Bristol in 1841 ; was a carpenter and manufacturer of seraphines. He d. Rockport, Mass., Aug. 13, 1849, ae. 36-2-20. She d. in Ply- mouth, Oct. 15, 1863, ae. 44-I -.
CHILDREN
4. Cyrus Perkins, b. Franklin, Jan. 19, 1839 ; m. Oct. 19, 1865, Henri- etta Vander Woerd, dau. of Charles and Jacoba J. (Pfeiffer) Vander Woerd, Waltham, Mass. She was b. Leyden, Holland, Sept. 7, 1844, and d. Waltham, May 28, 1901, ae. 56-8-21. He has been for many years an inspector of timing in the factory of the Waltham Watch company. Child :
II
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a. Louis Gill, b. Waltham, Feb. 24, 1872 ; m. June 6, 1899, Jessie Mabelle Downer, b. Middlebury, Vt., Nov. 17, 1872. Teacher of violin in Boston.
5. Emily Jane, b. Mar. 11, 1841; m. Charles H. Spencer. (See.)
6. George W., b. Bristol ; res. in Chicago and has four children.
7. Clara Jane, b. B., May 30, 1848; m. Jan., 1866, Jonathan Hoag, a grocer in Stoneham, Mass.
I. William Eaton, son of Caleb and Sarah (Cass) Eaton, was b. Sanbornton, Mar. 28, 1811. He m., Apr. 19, 1839, Mary Ann Gordon, who d. May 5, 1855, ae. 42. He m. May 19, 1856, Susan Smith, of Meredith, who d. Franklin, Apr. 6, 1877, and he m., Oct. 8, 1878, Mrs. Mary Edgerly, widow of Jonathan. He res. on the Levi Locke farm, on Summer street, 1848-'52 ; was a deacon of the Free Baptist church.
CHILDREN
(See.) Mary Melissa, b. Meredith, Oct., 1842; m. James A. Curtice.
3. Sarah Ann, b. Jan. 14, 1845; d. in New Hampton, Oct. 8, 1854, ae. 9-8-24.
4. Emma Harriet, b. Apr. 29, 1854 ; d. June 16, 1872, ae. 18-1-17.
THE EDGERLY FAMILY
I. Moses Gilman Edgerly, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Gilman) Edgerly, was b. in Sanbornton, Nov. 23, 1798. He m., Nov. 11, 1824, Mahala Rollins, dau. of Reuben and Anna C. (Clifford) Osgood, b. Sanbornton, Sept. 21, 1805. He was a machinist in Sanbornton and Nashua, and came to Bristol about 1838 from Amoskeag. Res. Lake street, where he d. Dec. 5, 1870, ae. 72-0-12. She d. May 23, 1866, ae. 60-8-2.
CHILDREN
2. Salathiel, b. Sanbornton, Feb. 9, 1826 ; d. Apr. 30, 1827, ae. I-2-21.
3. Abigail Ann, b. S., Dec. 25, 1829 ; m. Charles R. Currier. (See. )
4. Moody Osgood, b. S., Aug. 15, 1832 ; m. Sept. 29, 1856, Evelyn S., dau. of Sias and Harriet (Batchelder) Scott, b. in Vermont, and d. Den- mark, Me., Nov. 22, 1864. He m. May 15, 1866, Harriet E., dau. of Jacob N. Darling (See), b. July 24, 1838, and d. Aug. 19, 1897, ae. 59-0-25. He went to Nashua, 1858, served on quota of Nashua in Co. F, Ist Regt., in Civil war ; returned to Bristol in 1864; was several years in business as a machinist; now a brass worker. Republican, Methodist, G. A. R.
5. Mahala, b. S., Oct. 31, 1834; and d. Jan. 31, 1835.
6. Mary Howard, b. Amoskeag, July 26, 1839 ; and d. of consump- tion in Bristol, Mar. 4, 1858, ae. 18-7-8.
7. Ellen Frances, b. Bristol, Dec. 9, 1841 ; and d. of consumption, Oct. 8, 1860, ae. 18-9-29.
THE EDWARDS FAMILY
I. John Edwards was the son of John and Jemima (Wal- lingford) Edwards. He was b. in Bradford, Mass., Apr. 14,
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1764, and m. Feb. 17, 1785, Betsey Holden, b. Aug. 29, 1767, in Pepperell, Mass. They were farmers in Gilmanton previous to 1830, when they settled in Bristol on the Boardman farm on High street, where, after 64 years of wedded life, he d. Jan. 2, 1849, ae. 84-8-18. Mrs. Edwards d. in Concord, July 11, 1855, ae. 87-10-12.
CHILDREN
2. Betsey, b. Pepperell, Mass., Aug. 23, 1786 ; m. Timothy Frisbee, came to Bristol in 1838, went to New York in 1839, and d. there Nov. 30, 1861, ae. 75-3-7. Child :
a. John L., an eminent chemist, d. in Covington, Ky. 3. Hephzibath P., b. May 22, 1788; m. Jeremiah P. Sawyer, and res.
in Bristol some years ; went to Minnesota, where she d. Dec. 27, 1865, ae. 77-7-5. Children :
a. Emeline. b. John. c. Jeremiah. d. Daniel. e. Hephzibath. f. Olive.
4. Ruth, b. Gilmanton, May 10, 1790; m. Richard P. Bennett, and d. Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 20, 1852, ae. 62-6-10.
5. John, b. G., May 15, 1792; m. Margaret Ross, and d. in Pennsyl- vania, May 22, 1824, ae. 32-0-7, leaving a family.
6. James, b. G., Apr. 23, 1794; m. Alcemena Frisbee, and d. Mar. 8, 1817, ae. 22-II-15.
7. David, b. G., Aug. 2, 1796 ; m. Alcemena (Frisbee) Edwards ; res. in Bristol for a time and removed to Newbury, Vt., and there d. Oct. 9, 1883, ae. 87-2-7.
8. Jemima Wallingford, b. G., Apr. 29, 1799 ; m. (1) John C. Blake. He d. in Bristol, and she m. (2) Daniel Sanborn. (See.) Child :
a. Ann Maria Blake, m. William C. Lovejoy. (See.)
9. Hannah Powers, b. G., May 20 (21), 1801; m. Col. John S. Bry- ant. (See.)
IO. Samuel, b. July 20 (21), 1803 ; d. Sept. 30, 1805, ae. 2-2-10.
II. Mary M., b. Mar. 28, 1806; m. Elias T. Colby. Were early pioneers to Oregon and both d. there.
12. Piermont, b. Sept. 1, 1808; d. Sept. 20, 1808.
13. Melinda M., b. Nov. 21, 1809; m. James S. Blodgett; res. in Bristol some years ; went to Concord where she d. Feb. 10, 1873, ae. 63-2-19. No children.
14. Sarah W., b. Mar. 1, 1812; m. Lewis Heath. (See.)
THE EMERSON FAMILY
Several by the name of Emerson went from Newbury- port, Mass., to Weare, in the early part of the 18th century. Among the number was
I. Daniel. He had six children. Among them was
2. Jonathan, who m. Susanna Dodge. Both d. in Weare. She lost her life in their burning house. They had four chil- dren, of whom the second was
3. Isaiah, b. Dec. 24, 1800. He was a resident of Bristol, 1824-'28. Aug. 26, 1824, he m. Sarah (Sally), dau. of Moses West Sleeper (See), b. Feb. 28, 1807. He d. in Manchester,
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Mar. 30, 1859, ae. 58-3-6. She m. (2) Jonathan Emmons, and d. in Bristol, Aug. 2, 1886, ae. 79-5-4.
CHILDREN
4. James A. B., b. Bristol, Feb. 7, 1826. Was a job teamster. He d. in Manchester, Aug. 1881, ae. 55-6 -.
5. Nehemiah L., b. B., Sept. 4, 1827; d. in California.
6. Marcia L., b. B., May 8, 1829; m. S- Warren, and d. Hudson, Me., Nov. 15, 1865, ae. 36-6-7.
7. Moses W., b. Jan. 19, 1831. He served in the 47th Regt. Mass. Vols., in Civil war. Res. Lowell, Mass.
8. Mary L., b. Nov. 3, 1833 ; res. East Saugus, Mass., unm.
9. Elizabeth A., b. Oct. 6, 1834; m. Otis E. White, and res. East Saugus.
IO. Julia A., b. Sept. 1, 1836; m. Lucius B. Clogston, and d. at Bridgewater, Aug. 9, 1901, ae. 64-II-8.
II. John Dodge, b. Hermon, Me., Nov. 10, 1837 ; m. (I) about 1857, Almira Currier, who d. a year or two later. He m. (2) Angeline Smith, 1861 (?), and he m. (3) Apr. 5, 1877, Annie F., dau. of Alonzo and Mary Ann (Tanner) Andrews, b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 28, 1856, and d. Nashua, Oct. 25, 1880, ae. 23-10-27. He served in the 6th Regt. Mass. Vols. Was railroad conductor and hotel keeper. He d. about 1897. Three children.
12. Lucian W., b. H., Sept. 11, 1840; served in a New York regiment in Civil war; was a hotel keeper. He d. in Kansas, Feb. 3, 1875, ae. 34-4-22.
13. Joseph A., b. H., May 31, 1842 ; served in Ioth Regt. Mass. Vols. Is yard master for Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad at La Crosse, Wis.
14. Orrin F., b. H., July 7, 1844 ; m. Dec. 11, 1781, Octavia Roberts, of Hill. Was a dentist in Bristol, 1877-'81; now Franklin Falls.
*15. George Addison, b. H., Aug. 24, 1846.
16. Arthur L., b. H., Apr. 2, 1849; taxpayer in Bristol, 1877-'78; a physician in Chester. Was surgeon general on staff of Gov. Sawyer ; was treasurer of Rockingham county four years ; was a Knight Templar Mason, and Odd Fellow. He m. a dau. of Charles Fisk, Manchester. He d. Aug. 16, 1901, ae. 52-4-14. -
(15) George A. Emerson, b. Aug. 24, 1846 ; m. Jan. 22, 1873, Luzetta Sarah, dau. Jason C. Draper (See), b. Dec. 29, 1852. He served four months in the 42nd Regt. Mass. Vols., in the Civil war; taught in the Bristol High school, 1872-'73; was town treasurer one year ; supervisor of the check-list two years; moderator two years, and selectman three years. Removed to Everett, Mass., 1892, where he still res., though still retaining interest in Bristol real estate, and in the Bristol Electric Light company, of which he is manager. (See Lawyers.)
CHILDREN
17. Ernest Benjamin, b. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 25, 1874. He gradua- ted from the Everett High school, and from the School of Medicine, Harvard University in 1898. He has since served at the Mass. State hos- pital, at Tewksbury, one year as interne, and later on the medical staff. He has charge of the department of Women and Children, and super- vision of the department for the insane.
18. Jason Draper, b. Tilton, Sept. 16, 1877 ; graduated at Everett High school; was two years at Tufts college, and graduated at the College of Liberal Arts, of Boston University, class of 1902, and from the Law School
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of this University in 1903, cum laude. He m. June 19, 1901, Edith Henry, dau. Henry A. Taylor. (See.)
19. George Edward, b. New Hampton, Nov. 6, 1880; attended Everett High school and Tilton Seminary, and graduated at Medical School of Harvard University in 1903.
THE EMMONS FAMILIES
I. Lieut. Benjamin Emmons, son of Samuel and Maria (Norton) Emmons, was b. Feb. 29, 1743. He was the first permanent settler within the limits of Bristol. In the spring of 1766, he came to New Chester from Chester, and commenced a clearing on what is still the Emmons farm, on the river about three miles from the village. Apr. 6, 1769, he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Abner Fellows, of Sandown, b. Sept. 25, 1746. (See.) She d. May 19, 1783, ae. 36-7-24 (Fellows record says d. May 13, 1782), and he m. Nov. 11, 1783, Dolly Stevens, who d. Jan. II, 1827. He d. Dec. 30, 1835, ae. 92-10-I.
Benjamin Emmons was a prominent man in his day. He was a Revolutionary soldier from New Chester, and after the war was active in the militia. When 79 years of age he united with the Methodist church, but all his children, born many years before this event, were scrupulously baptized in infancy and a record duly made in the family Bible. About 1788, Mr. Emmons erected the two-story frame house that now stands on this farm -the oldest house in town. Here he kept tavern for some years, and here his descendants have lived for three gener- ations, his great-grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. John M. V. Dalton, being the present occupants. (See Chapter on First Settlements in New Chester.)
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 20 (28), 1770. He was the first white child b. in Bristol, and was killed while logging on Hoyt hill, Nov. 3 (13), 1806, unm., ae. 36-8-13.
*3. Abner, b. Aug. 8, 1771.
*4. Moses, b. May 13, 1773.
5. Ruth, b. June 8, 1775 ; m. Sherburn Tilton. (See. )
== 6. Reuben, b. Apr. 30, 1777.
*7. Joseph, b. May, 13, 1779.
8. Mary, b. May 28, 1781 ; m. John Dolloff, of New Hampton.
9. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2, 1784 , d. unm., 1850. (m. Sherburn Tilton 3d)
*IO. Benjamin, b. May 14, 1786.
II. Sally, b. June 2, 1787 ; m. Stephen Eastman (Published Dec. 23, 1809), resided in Bridgewater; d. Dec. 10, 1824, ae. 37-6-8.
12. John, b. Oct. 2, 1789 ; d. unm., Apr. 23, 1820, ae. 30-6-21.
(3) Abner Emmons, b. Aug. 8, 1771, m. Mar. 15 (14), 1799, Betsey Robinson, who d. May 6 (26), 1832. He was a farmer on east side of the lake in Bristol, and later went to Vermont.
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CHILDREN
I3. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 8, 1800.
14. Philena, b. July 30, 1801.
I5. Ruth, b. July 10, 1803.
16. Moses, b. Nov. 9, 1805. (A Moses Emmons m. May 30, 1832, Sarah W. Glover.)
17. Judith, b. Mar. 28, 1808.
(4) Moses Emmons, b. May 13, 1773, m. Feb. 21, 1799, Sally (Sarah) Thomas. He was a farmer in the Locke neigh- borhood. He d. Oct. 6, 1845, ae. 72-4-23 ; she d. Dec. 30, 1855, ae. 73-10 -.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
*18. Benjamin, b. Dec. 16, 1799.
¥19. Jonathan, b. Jan. 25, 1802.
*20. Thomas Robert, b. Oct. 28, 1803.
21. Merrill, b. 1804 (?); m. Rhoda Ann Cross, of Bridgewater, Mar. 9, 1831. She d. Nov. 7, 1854, ae. 52 years. Hed in the army at Carroll- ton, La., Aug. 14, 1862, ae. 58. No children. (See Roll of Honor. ) *22. Smith, b. 1807.
(6) Reuben Emmons, b. Apr. 30, 1777, m. Betsey, dau. of Moses Sleeper (See), b. Mar. 6, 1780. Farmer near Pemige- wasset bridge ; d. Dec. 4, 1865, ae. 88-7-4. ; she d. May 23, 1872, ae. 92-2-17.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
23. Merrill, d. in infancy.
24. Merrill, b. Apr. 8, 1801 ; d. May 19, 1804, ae. 3-I-II.
25. Josiah, b. Nov. 28, 1803; d. unm., Oct. 17, 1842, ae. 38-10-19.
*26. Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1805.
27. Betsey, b. Sept. 22, 1807; m. July 30, 1833, Rev. Richard Newhall, a Methodist circuit-rider ; on Bridgewater circuit in 1827. He was b. July 18, 1800, and d. Dec., 1872; she d. Feb. 25, 1895, at Ocean Grove, N. J., ae. 87-5-3. Children :
a. Mary Elizabeth, b. May 19, 1835.
b. Richard Watson, b. Apr. 17, 1841, a lawyer in New York.
c. George Smith, b. Aug. 19, 1856.
d. Ellen Lewis, b. Mar. 1, 1865.
28. Pliney Swan, b. Sept. 10, 1809. Went to Illinois previous to the Civil war and has not been heard from since.
*29. Horace Merrill, b. July 30, 1811.
*30. David Atwood, b. July 10, 1814.
3I. Reuben Peterson, b. Feb. 15, 1817. Kept an eating saloon in Boston, Mass. Died at home, unm., Apr. 20, 1845, ae. 28-2-5.
32. Adeline, b. July 4, 1819; m. May 7, 1842, John H. Higbee, and removed to Newport, where they res. many years. She now res. with her children, Newport, R. I. Children :
a. Isa Matilda, b. Nov. 29, 1844.
b. Charles Reuben, b. Feb. 24, 1847.
c. John W., b. Mar. II, 1848.
d. Carrie Maria, b. May 29, 1852.
e. Edward Wyman, b. Dec. 26, 1853.
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33. Mary Ann Atwood, b. June 6, 1821 ; m. May 31, 1848, David B. Mason, b. Meredith, Dec. 6, 1820. They settled in Lebanon, where he d. July 18, 1889, ae. 68-7-12, and where she was living in July, 1903. Chil- dren :
a. Addie Minerva, b. L., Oct. 30, 1850. Unm.
b. Arthur Smith, b. Lebanon, May 28, 1854 ; m. Sept. 16, 1890, Otilla Helgeson, and res. Alexandria, Minn.
c. Julius Higbee, b. L., June 25, 1858; d. Sept. 12, 1861, ae. 3-2-17.
*34. Gustavus, b. Nov. 5, 1823.
(7) Joseph Emmons, b. May 13, 1779, m. (pub. Feb. 22, 1801), Ruth Sleeper, dau. of Moses (See), b. Dec. 6, 1782. Farmer ; next east of Horace N. Emmons's. He d. in Ohio, about 1852 ; she d. Orange, Sept. 5, 1868, ae. 85-8-29.
35. Polly, b. Bristol, Mar. 4, 1802; m. Samuel Hartshorn, and removed to Hebron, where they d. Children :
a. Sarah Emmons, b. Hebron, Apr. 1, 1824 ; m. Henry Magee, Lynn, Mass. She d. Lynn, Jan. 3, 1899, ae. 74-9-2. Four children. b. Wellington P., b. H., 1826. Res. Lynn, Mass.
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