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36. Moses, b. B., Mar. 6, 1804 ; m. Sally Glover, and d. Apr., 1873, in Orange, ae. 69-I -. Child :
a. Jerusha Morse, b. Aug. 23, 1832 ; m. Levi Lamphrey ; d. Con- cord, Apr. 24, 1888, ae. 55-8-I. He res. Lawrence, Mass.
37. Thomas Jefferson, b. B., Jan. 19, 1806; m. Marinda Culver ; d. in Lyme, 1877, ae. 71. She d. Lynn, Mass. No children.
38. Sarah (christened Kezia), b. B., Feb. 8, 1808; m. Asa H. Ken- dall. (See.)
(10) Benjamin Emmons, b. May 14, 1786, m. Mar. 7, 18II, Sally Sleeper, dau. of Samuel (See), b. Mar. 13, 1791. He succeeded his father on the home farm and there d. Aug. 21, 1827, ae. 41-3-7 ; she d. in Ashland, July 31, 1872, ae. 81- 4-18. She was blind for years before her death.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol.
*39. John Martin Ruter, b. Nov. 17, 18II.
40. Dorothy Stevens, b. July 13, 1813 ; m. John Hastings. (See. )
41. Elizabeth Sanborn, b. July 15, 1816; m. Feb. 14, 1843, Albert Kimball, b. Holderness, Aug. 24, 1816, and d. Plymouth, Feb. 1, 1892, ae. 75-5-7. She d. Laconia, Feb. 27, 1887, ae. 70-7-12. Children :
a. William Russell, b. Holderness, July 7, 1844; m. Apr. 17, 1867, Lydia A. Morse, Campton.
b. Albert Myron, b. H., Feb. 8, 1846 ; m. Feb., 1870, Sarah A. Plummer, Campton.
c. Marshall Emmons, b. H., Oct. 10, 1848 ; d. Nov. 3, 1848.
d. Sarah Jane, b. H., Aug 25, 1849 ; d. in infancy.
e. Ellen Maria, b. H., Aug. 1, 1850 ; d. Aug. 1I, 1856, ae. 6-0-10.
f. Mary Lizzie, b. H., Mar. 13, 1852 ; d. Aug. 5, 1856, ae. 4-4-22. g. Ida Maie, b. Concord, Aug. 22, 1857; m. May 28, 1878, Elias W. French, b. Thetford Center, Vt., Oct. 2, 1856.
42. Sally Sleeper, b. Nov. 28, 1819; d. Mar. 11, 1835, ae. 15-3-13.
43. Sophronia Huckins, b. Mar. II, 1822 ; m. Leander Badger. (See.) 44. Maria Norton, b. Mar. 31, 1824; m. Apr. 13, 1849, John A. Quimby, Sharon, Vt.
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45. Huldah Tilton, b. Nov. 23, 1826; m. Charles W. Batchelder. (See.)
(18) Benjamin Emmons, b. Dec. 16, 1799, m. Sept. 25, 1822, Mary, dau. of David Powell (See), b. Aug. 2, 1802. Farmer. He d. Lowell, Mass., Dec. 16, 1855, ae. 56-0-0 ; she d. Alexandria, Mar. 12, 1850, ae. 47-7-10.
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46. Sarah Ann, b. Stewartstown, Oct. 27, 1823 ; m. Luther Ingalls. (See.)
47. Theodate Smith, b. Bristol, Dec. 30, 1825; m. Louis Fernald, and res. Boston.
48. Elisha Gurdy, twin brother of Theodate ; m. Mary Jane Cook, of Ellsworth, Me., and removed to San Francisco, Cal., where he d. in July, 1877, ae. 51-7 -. Four children.
49. Samuel Smith, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 18, 1829; m. (1) Susanna Goldsmith, (2) Eliza Ellerson. He d. Jan., 1874, in Lawrence, Mass., ae. 55.
50. Mahala Jane, b. Bristol, Feb. 28, 1834 ; m. June 25, 1856, Samuel P. Downs. He d. Lowell, Mass., Sept. 15, 1866. She d. about 1895, ae. about 61. Child :
a. Albert Elroy, b. Lowell, Dec. 25, 1857. An artist in So. Bos- ton, Mass.
51. Alonzo Cheney, b. Alexandria, Aug. 20, 1840 ; m. 1866, Annie Mc- Elroy ; res. Dorchester, Mass.
(19) Jonathan Emmons, b. Jan. 25, 1802, m. Feb. 1I, 1829, Margaret S., dau. of Abraham Dolloff (See), b. Nov. 28, 1807. He was a farmer on the John F. Merrow farm till 1876, when he removed to the Worthen farm, east of the village. She d. Aug. 17, 1868, ae. 60-8-19, and he m. Mar. 16, 1869, Mrs. Sarah Emerson, widow of Isaiah. (See.) He d. Oct. 19, 1880, ae. 78-8-24 ; she d. Aug. 2, 1886, ae. 79-5-5. He was for half a century prominent in religious and political circles. He thought for himself and his position on any subject was always clearly defined. His educational advantages were confined to a few weeks of the district school each year, and two years at the New Hampton Institution. He taught school 18 consecutive winters. In 1824, in company with Nathaniel S. Berry and William Lewis, he opened Sunday-schools in town and was for many years superintendent of one in the Locke neighborhood. He was also a Methodist class leader.
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52. Sylvester, m., and d. in Franconia at age of 32. Family all deceased.
53. Lavinia, d. young.
54. Gilbert B., d. Bristol, Jan. 31, 1835, ae. o-4-8.
55. Leroy S., b. B., d. unm., in Franconia, about 1864, ae. 28 years.
56. Alvira
57. Charles § d. Nov. 10, 1848, ae. I-2-0.
58. Charles G., b. B., Sept. 20, 1849. He graduated from the New Hampton Literary Institution about 1876, and read law in the office of
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Judge David Cross, Manchester. He was assistant clerk of the New Hampshire house of representatives in 1878 and 1879, and clerk of same body in 1881 and 1883. While reading law he became interested in hotels and served as chief clerk of the Crawford House. Was connected with Hotel Wentworth in 1882-'83 ; had charge of the Summit House, Mt. Washington, in 1884-'85 ; of the Hamilton Hotel, Bermuda, in the win- ters of 1883-'84 and 1884-'85. In February, 1886, he left Manchester to take charge of a large hotel in California for the Pacific railroad. At the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City he was taken sick with Bright's disease and there d., Mar. 7, 1886, ae. 36-5-17. He was a man of great promise. Unm.
(20) Thomas R. Emmons, b. Oct. 28, 1803, m. May 28, 1822, Abigail, dau. of Josiah Fuller. (See.) She d. Feb. 26, 1839, and he m. (2) Betsey W., dau. of Amos Drew, b. Nov. 2, 1805. (See.) She d. Nov. 24, 1866, ae. 61-0-22. He d. Feb. 26, 1891, ae. 87-3-28. He was a farmer at No. Bristol.
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59. Damon Young, b. Bristol, Nov. 24, 1822 ; m. Jan. 15, 1845, Huldah A. Chandler, dau. of Timothy (See), b. Nov. 14, 1823. They are farmers on the Timothy Chandler farm near the Locke neighborhood. No chil- dren.
*60. Moses, b. Hebron, May 2, 1825.
61. Lyford, b. about 1828; went to sea on a whaler at the age of 14 years and never returned. His brother, Moses, met him at the Sandwich Islands, while on another whaler, and this was the last known of him.
62. Darius, m. Kate Maxwell. They res. in Somerville, Mass., where one child was b., which d. in Lowell, Mass. She d. Charlestown ; he d. in Bristol, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Rose Wooster Todd.
63. Rose Wooster, b. Bristol, July 21, 1835 ; m. Mar. 30, 1853, William Todd. She d. B., Jan. 23, 1877, ae. 41-6-2. Children :
a. Addie Frances, b. Amoskeag, Dec. 22, 1854; m. May 8, 1875, Charles Bartley, who d. Boston, Mass., Nov. II, 1888. She res. San Francisco, Cal.
b. Charles Henry, b. Boscawen, June 21, 1857 ; d. Bristol, Mar. 20, 1870, ae. 12-8-29, as the result of injury received while coasting.
(22) Smith Emmons, b. 1807, m. Lydia Ann Ward, of New Hampton, (2) Widow Allen, who d. in the seventies. He was a farmer in New Hampton and Bristol, and d. Nov. 22, 1879, ae. 72.
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64. Lydia Ann, b. July 7, 1836; m. Cyrus Bennett. (See.) She d. in Bristol, July 21, 1903, ae. 67-0-14.
65. Addison S., b. Bristol, Aug. 14, 1834 ; d. in Union army at New Orleans, July 8, 1863, ae. 28-10-24. (See Roll of Honor.)
66. Almira, b. Mar. 13, -; d. Manchester, unm. Dressmaker.
67. Abbie, b. Oct., 1838; m. Charles Bowen, of New Hampton. He served in New Hampshire Battalion First New England Cavalry, and d. of disease, at Annapolis, Md., Nov. 22, 1863, ae. 25-I -.
68. Marcellus C., b. Bristol, about 1840; served in New Hampshire Battalion New England Cavalry ; discharged for disability, Oct. 7, 1862, and reached Bristol on his way home, where he d. at the home of his sis- ter, Mrs. Cyrus Bennett. (See Roll of Honor.)
69. Mary Amanda, b. about 1842 ; m. and res. Cape Ann, Mass.
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(26) Samuel Emmons, b. Sept. 25, 1805, m. in Hanover, Sept. 25, 1827, Eliza, dau. of Jabez and Sarah Warren, who d. May 3, 1844. He m. (2) Oct., 1846, Eliza Hurd, of Unity. He d. Nov. 27, 1848, ae. 43-2-2, and she m. again and d. in Chicago, Il1., about 1882. Samuel Emmons bought his time of his father before he was twenty-one years of age and went to Hanover and from there, three years later, to Newport. He spent most of his life keeping hotel.
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70. Eliza Ann, b. Newport, July 20, 1829; m. Nov. 22, 1853, John M. Nise, b. Scotland, Aug. 16, 1822. They lived in Lawrence, where he d. July 29, 1888, ae. 65-II-13. Children :
a. Sarah Eliza, b. Dec. 22, 1852 ; d. Feb. 27, 1854, ae. I-2-5.
b. Charles Emmons, b. Apr. 30, 1854 ; d. Oct. 15, 1855, ae. 1-5-15. c. Florence Jean, b. Oct. 1, 1856 ; d. Dec. 15, 1856.
d. Etta, b. Apr. 19, 1858 ; m. Jan. 28, 1880, Samuel H. Bell, a druggist at Derry Depot, and d. 1900. Two children.
71. Morris Jonathan, b. Charlestown, May 13, 1833. Res. Newport.
72. Samuel Webb, b. C., June 22, 1835. A baker in Boston.
73. Augusta, b. June 6, 1836 ; d. in infancy.
74. George Warren, b. Walpole, July 12, 1837 ; m. 1863, M. Emeline Follansbee, of Enfield. Served in 3rd Regt. N. H. Vols., as Ist lieutenant and captain. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
75. Hennie, b. Newport, Feb. 25, 1839; m. Robert M. Mason. (See.)
76. Charles Lowell, b. Newport, Oct. 16, 1841. Served as sergeant in 12th Mass. Vols., and was killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1864, ae. 22-8-17.
77. William, b. Oct. 17, 1843 ; d. Mar .. 1844, ae. I-7 -.
78. Arabelle, b. Mar. 1, 1848; m. Robert Flemming, Chicago, Il1. Two daughters.
(29) Horace M. Emmons, b. July 30, 1811, m. Feb. I, 1838, Maria, dau. of David Batchelder, b. Reading, Mass., Feb. I, 1818, d. Nov. 23, 1897, ae. 79-9-22. Farmer on the farm now occupied by his son, Horace N., two miles east of Central square, and here he d. Aug. 27, 1888, ae. 77-0-27. In politics he was a Republican. He was for many years a prominent member of the official board of the Methodist church, and stood high in the community for his personal worth and ability.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
79. Ellen Maria, b. Sept. 14, 1842; graduated from New Hampton Institution in 1866; m. Prof. George M. Fellows. (See.)
80. Adeline Higby, b. May 11, 1844 ; she was a graduate at New Hampton Institution taught in the public schools, including one year in the graded schools. She m. Charles Forrest. (See.)
8I. Harrison, b. Aug. 6, 1845 ; d. in infancy.
*82. Gardner Batchelder, b. Feb. 18, 1847.
83. Harriet Ann, b. Sept. 3, 1848; m. Charles H. Day. (See.)
84. Horace N. Emmons, b. Nov. 15, 1850; m. Dec. 25, 1873, Emma E., dau. Stephen N. Heath (See), b. Apr. 24, 1853. She d. Feb. 24, 1898, ae. 44-10-0, and he m. Maude Bell Caldon, Nov. 18, 1902. He succeeded his father on the home farm and operated a large milk route for 23 years.
HORACE M. EMMONS
HORACE N. EMMONS
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Is an official member of the Methodist church; a Granger and a Repub- lican. He has served three years as road agent. Child :
a. Emma Maria, b. Bristol. Sept. 23, 1876.
(30) David A. Emmons, b. July 10, 1814, m. Nov. 22, 1842, Celinda B., dau. James and Nancy (Tenney) Ramsey, of Marlow, b. Feb. 4, 1819. He d. Oct. 17, 1845, ae. 31-3-7. She m. (2) Mar. 4, 1876, Orville H. Peck, of Alstead, where she d. 1893, ae. 74 ..
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85. Helen Frames, m. William Sullivan and lived in Lebanon.
86. Ellis, d. young. 87. Reuben, d. young.
88. Etta, m. Warren French, and lived in Alstead.
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(34) Gustavus Emmons, b. Nov. 5, 1823, m. Nov. 30, 1851, Electa Taylor, dau. of Jonathan C. and Polly (Taylor) Smith, b. New Hampton, Jan. 30, 1834. He served in Co. C, 12th Regt. N. H. Vols., and was killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, ae. 39-5-28. (See Roll of Honor.) She m. (2) Wil- liam F. Harris. (See.)
CHILDREN
89. Cora D'Alber, b. Bristol, July 26, 1853; d. Apr. 24, 1864, ae. 10-8-28. 90. Nellie Eyers, b. Concord, Feb. 4, 1855. Telegraph operator at Ashland.
91. Linda Betsey, b. Bristol, Aug. 30, 1856 ; m. Sept. 11, 1878, James B. Hughes. They res. Concord. Children :
a. Howard Hill, b. Littleton, Jan. 31, 1880.
b. James B., b. Concord, Jan. 10, 1883.
c. Arthur Reuben, b. C .. July 3, 1886.
92. Gustavus Reuben, b. B., Feb. 15, 1859 ; res. Waterloo, Oregon.
(39) John M. R. Emmons, b. Nov. 17, 1811, m. Mar. 7, 1843, Eliza S., dau. of David Chase (See), b. Jan. 18, 1820. He d. Dec. 10, 1888, ae. 77-0-23. She d. Oct. 17, 1902, ae. 82-8-29. Mr. Emmons spent his life on the same farm as his father and grandfather before him. He was a man above the average in general intelligence and good judgment, and served six years as selectman. He was a member of the Free Baptist church.
CHILDREN
93. Lovertia Eliza, b. Jan. 27, 1844 ; m. May 20, 1872, Amos F. Bart- lett, and d. in Bristol, June 25, 1876, ae. 32-4-28. He m. (2) Clara A. Brackett, Great Falls. Children :
a. Ernest Guy, b. Bristol, Mar. 5, 1873 ; d. Sept. 16, 1894, ae. 21-6-II.
b. Irvin Winifred, b. B., Mar. 30, 1874 ; d. Aug. 6, 1890, ae. 16-4-6.
94. Marcus L., b. Jan. 21, 1847; m. Kate E. Russell, of Plymouth, where he was a manufacturer of buckskin gloves and mittens, and later a baker. Still later, he was a baker in Tilton, where he d. July 5, 1891, ae. 44-5-14. Republican. Mason. No children.
95. Martha F., b. Aug. 7, 1849. She was a teacher in the public schools. She m. John F. Philbrick, Jan. 31, 1877, and res. Meredith. Children :
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a. Carl Frederick, b. Meredith, Jan. 25, 1882 ; d. Sept. 16, 1894, ae. 12-7-21.
b. Arthur Emmons, b. M., Sept. 18, 1884.
c. Ralph Clinton, b. M., July 31, 1887.
96. Sarah Jennie, b. Apr. 29, 1853. She was a teacher in the public schools for some years. She m. Wilbur L. E. Hunt, and lives in Wood- stock. No children.
97. Ella,
98. Emma, b. Apr. 21, 1855 ; 3 ( d. Jan. 21, 1864, ae. 8-9-0.
m. John M. V. B. Dalton (See), and succeeded her father on the home farm.
99. Everett H., b. May 9, 1865; m. Feb. 24, 1885, Augusta I., dau. of Orin Nelson. (See.) Divorced. She m. (2) Scott Tirrell. (See.) He m. Aug. 7, 1895, Viola A. Pitman, of Alexandraia. He is now ( 1903) a carpenter in Nashua.
(60) Moses Emmons, b. May 2, 1825, m. Dec., 1848, Lucy Maria, dau. of Stephen Bohonon (See), b. Oct. 15, 1830. In early life, he spent three years on a whaling voyage on the Pacific ocean, later a farmer and stone mason in Bristol. He d. Jan. 3, 1892, ae. 66-8-1. She res. Bristol.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
IOO. Addie, b. May 8, 1849; m. May 13, 1874, Madison Sanborn, son of Isaiah. She d. May 4, 1875, ae. 25-11-26. Child :
a. Addie, b. Apr. 23, 1875.
IOI. Abbie Malinda, b. Apr. 20, 1851 ; m. Charles W. Sanborn. (See.) I02. Josephine, b. Aug. 9, 1855 ; m. Osgood Dale. Child :
a. Howard Bertrand.
I03. Jennie, b. Mar. 5, 1865. Unm.
I04. Nettie, b. Apr. 25, 1868; m. Feb. 3, 1887, George Battis. Child : a. Clyde, b. Apr. 2, 1889.
105. Ethel, b. July 28, 1870. Unm.
(82) Hon. Gardner B. Emmons, b. Feb. 18, 1847, m. Nov. 26, 1868, Sarah J., dau. Charles C. Flanders, b. Concord, Oct. 21, 1847. First engaged in the meat business in Bristol, in the employ of Abram Dolloff, in 1863, where he remained three years; two years in Lowell, Mass., and two in Tilton in the same business. In Jan., 1871, he commenced business for him- self in Concord, which he still continues. He is a director in the Concord Street Railway, a trustee in the Guarantee Savings bank, and was for several years interested in a cattle ranch in Montana. He is now also engaged in the coal business. He has been for many years trustee and treasurer of the First Bap- tist church. He has been a member of the city government four years, represented his ward in the legislature of 1887, and his district in the senate of 1897.
CHILDREN, all born in Concord
106. Harry Gardner, b. Oct. 5, 1869; m. Maud Evelyn, dau. of Horace H. Danforth. Dry goods merchant, Concord. Children :
a. Gardner Gage, b. Mar. 20, 1894.
b. Helen, b. July 4, 1895.
c. Margaret, b. May 25, 1897.
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107. Grace Lela, b. Mar. 10, 1871 ; d. Feb. 15, 1886, ae. 14-II-5.
108. Oscar Flanders, b Aug. 21, 1872 ; m. July 16, 1901, Helen Loth- rop, dau. of Chas. E. Sprague. No children. He is associated with his father in the meat and coal business.
109. Hattie Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1878. Is a teacher.
I. John Emmons, son of Samuel and a brother of Lieut. Benjamin, was b. Nov. 19, 1740. He m. Oct. 13, 1783, Sarah Woodman. In 1779, he was the owner of the Hiram Heath farm, but sold to Daniel Heath and removed to the west part of Hill. He had four children, among whom was
2. Aaron Emmons, b. Jan. 5, 1787, m. Betsey Somes, of Alexandria. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. Was a resident of Bristol, 1828-'39. From 1832-'37, he operated the woolen-mill on Central street. He d. Afton, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1865, ae. 78-10-9 ; she d. a few months later.
CHILDREN
3. John S., b. Bristol, Nov. 14, 1829. Is supposed to have d. in Massachusetts state prison.
4. Sarah Ann, d. unm. in Lowell, Mass.
5. Ruth C., m. James W. Preston, M.D .; d. in Plymouth, Sept., I866. He was a druggist in Bristol, 1880-'84, and d. Woburn, Mass. Child :
a. Carrie, m. John Burt, of West Virginia. He d. and she returned to Plymouth, and there d. Her son, Willie, d. in Bristol. May 5, 1884, of consumption, ae. 17-1-12.
6. Mary L., m. Thomas Landers ; res. Jersey City, N. J.
7. Abbie, d. in Jersey City, unm. 8. Willie, d. young.
I. Willie Benjamin Emmons, the son of John F. and Rachel B. (Hill) Emmons, was b. Feb. 11, 1867, in Woodstock. His grandfather was Benjamin, and his great-grandfather was John, a brother of Lieut. Benjamin. He m. Sept. 7, 1897, Frances E., dau. of Daniel W., and Eva (Currier) Hall, b. Canterbury, Nov., 1878. He was postmaster at Thornton 12 years, town treasurer four years, and selectman one year. Settled in Bristol fall of 1902, and is a member of the firm of Emmons & Dolloff, stoves and tinware.
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2. Louise Mae, b. Woodstock, June 7, 1899.
THE EVERETT FAMILY
I. Lieut. David E. Everett is the son of Dea. Dexter and Betsey (Pingree) Everett. He was b. New London, Oct. 25, 1825, and m. June 1, 1848, Harriet R., dau. of Elder Richard and Lucy (Stevens) Davis, b. Locke, N. Y., June 10, 1825.
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He was a harness maker in Bristol from 1850 till 1863, when he removed to Concord, where he has since res. and followed his occupation. In Civil war he served in Co. D, 12th Regt., as first lieutenant. (See Roll of Honor.) Was town clerk five years.
CHILDREN
2. DeVolney, b. Hill, July 31, 1850; m. Oct., 1873, Abby Jane Adams, of Lancaster. He is in the piano trade in New York city and res. 1,931 Madison Ave. Child :
a. Robert Gordon, b. Concord, Sept. 14, 1880, was corporal Co. L, jIst N. Y. Vols., War with Spain. Was in the battles before Santiago; contracted typhoid fever and furloughed for sixty days, and returned to his home in New York city, where he d. Sept. 5, 1898, ae. 17-II-21.
3. DeWitt Clinton, b. Bristol, Apr. 16, 1854; m. Martha Jane Bailey, Concord, October, 1878. Res. Concord.
THE EVERLETH FAMILY
I. George Parker Everleth, b. Lowell, Mass., July 23, 1853, is the son of John and Jane (Badger) Everleth (See p. II.) He was a resident of Bristol some years and here m. June 23, 1880, Martha Ann, dau. of Fletcher C. Wells. (See.) He is a printer in Worcester, Mass.
CHILDREN
2. Minnie Sadie, b. Bristol, Sept. 19, 1881 ; m. Sept. 24, 1902, Bert Austin.
3. Chester, b. Worcester, Mass., Mar. 25, 1884.
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Fred Sherwood Fall is the son of Isaac H. and Mary E. (Swasey) Fall, b. Lebanon, Me., July 27, 1856. Marble worker. Located in Bristol 1880, and worked for L. D. Day & Son till Jan. 1, 1886, when he purchased the business and has continued it till now. Republican, Mason, K. of P. Unm.
THE FARRAR FAMILY
I. Samuel Dix Farrar, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Ball) Farrar, was b. in Sutton, Mar. 21, 1817. He m. Apr. 21, 1836, Sabrina, dau. of Joseph Atwood (See), b. May 3, 1820, and d. in Bristol, Aug. 2, 1871, ae. 51-2-29. He m. Sept. 14, 1872, Mrs. Caroline P. Randlett. He was in trade in Manchester ; and in Bristol in company with Charles Boardman. He d. May 9, 1884, ae. 67-1-18. He was a major and colonel of the old 34th Regt. of militia. His ancestors came from Warwick, Eng., in 1610, and settled at Charles City, Va.
ISAAC FAVOR (First white child born in New Chester)
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2. Marcus O., b. Alexandria, Feb. 26, 1838, m. Sept. 23, 1889, Mrs. Helen Abby (White) Taylor, widow of Henry A. Taylor. (See.) She d. Bristol, May 11, 1895, ae. 48-3-25. He served in the U. S. Navy during . the Civil war; was three years connected with the Geological Survey of Canada and for 25 years mining and metallurgical engineer in south- ern and western states and Mexico. Now res. in Bristol.
THE FAVOR FAMILIES
I. Capt. Cutting Favor was b. Mar. II, 1737, and d. in Hill, Mar. 8, 1822, ae. 84-11-27. He m. Judith Bagley, who d. in Hill, Apr. 17, 1829, "in the 90 year of her age." Capt. Cutting Favor was the first permanent settler in New Chester, having made a settlement in the early months of 1766. Mrs. Favor was, without doubt, the first white woman in the new town. The site of his log cabin is between the two dwellings now standing on the farm of Wilson Foster about a mile south of Smith's river. He owned large tracts of land in New Chester and New Hampton. He was a member of Committee of Safety in New Chester in 1776, and served as lieutenant in the Ben- nington campaign in 1777, and later in the same season was at Saratoga.
CHILDREN
2. Sarah, b. ›Newtown, Dec. 28 (24), 1759. She m. Ebenezer Wells, and d. in Hill, May 28, 1843, ae. 83-5-0.
3. John, b. N., Jan. 15 (17), 1762 ; m. Nov. 30, 1780, Hannah Stephens. He perished in a snow storm while going from his home on Murray hill to his father's, Jan. 15, 1782, ae. 20-0-0. Child :
a. Judith, b. Feb. 7, 1782.
4. Mary, b. N., Jan. 21, 1764; m. Jacob Gurdy. (See.)
5. Jacob, b. N., May 21, 1766, m. Lucy Farrar. He settled in Graf- ton, and later lived in Danbury ; was the father of 13 children, most of whom emigrated West.
6. Isaac, b. Hill, Aug. 24, 1768. He was the first white child b. in New Chester. He m. Sarah Webster, June 16, 1789, and went to New York state previous to 1816. He d. Manlius, N. Y., Mar. 28, 1859, ae. 90-7-4. She d. same place. They were the parents of eight children, of whom one was
a. Ambrosia, b. Hill, 1809 ; m. Joseph H. Prescott, and res. Hill. 7. Judith, b. H., Sept. 17, 1770; m. Green Tilton, Apr. 25, 1787, lived in New Hampton and there d. June 15, 1850, ae. 79-8-28. He. d. New Hampton, Mar. 8, 1810. They had 14 children, of whom one was
a. David Tilton, b. Jan. 6, 1810. (See. )
8. Elizabeth, b. H., Feb. 10, 1772 ; m. Nathaniel Merrill.
9. Dorothy, b. H., Oct. 6, 1774 ; in. Feb. 22, 1797, James Sargent.
IO. Hannah, b. H., Aug. 6, 1776; m. Benjamin Locke. (See.)
II. Moses, b. H., July 11, 1778 ; d. Oct. 7, 1825, ae. 47-2-26. His wife, Sally, d. Sept. 24, 1809, ae. 23 years. Two children d. young.
12. Aaron, b. H., Aug. 13, 1780; m. Ruth Sauborn, dau. of Maj. Theophilus. (See.) He d. Sept. 4, 1835, in New Hampton, ae. 55-0-21, and she m. June 6, 1838, John Adams, and d. Tilton, Jan. 2, 1870, ae. 83-9-6. Children :
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
a. Cutting, b. Sept. 13, 1806; d. N. H., Apr. 20, 1881, ae. 74-7-7. Hannah, his wife, d. Aug. 21, 1882, ae. 72-9-7.
b. Mary, b. Mar. 31, 1808; killed by roll of a log, Dec. 8, 1816, ae. 8-8-7.
c. Ruth, b. Nov. 14, 1809; m. Capt. Daniel Smith, Meredith.
d. John, b. Nov. 26, 1813; d. Sept. 9, 1827, ae. 13-9-13.
e. Sally, b. Sept. 1, 1818 ; m. Lane, of New Hampton, and there d.
f. Laura, b. July 9, 1823; m. Stephen Long, Sanbornton. She d. Dec. 28, 1863, ae. 40-5-19.
g. Moses, d. Dec. II, 1832, ae. 7-2-0.
I. Thomas Favor was, according to tradition, a cousin of Capt. Cutting Favor. He came from Newtown to Hill about 1788. He m. Achsah Wadleigh. Both d. in Hill. They had 12 children, among them
*2. Daniel, b. Newtown, Sept. 9, 1787.
*3. Walter, b. Hill, Aug. 24, 18II.
(2) Daniel Favor, M.D., b. Sept. 9, 1787, m. Jan. 20, 1814, Mary (Polly) Sleeper, dau. of Peter (See), b. Mar. 25, 1793. He was a physician in Hill, where he d. Nov. 23, 1846, ae. 59-2-14 ; his widow d. Bristol, Nov. 11, 1863, ae. 70-7-16.
CHILDREN
4. Frederick, b. Hill; d. in Chicago, Il1.
5. Mary A., b. H., m. Joshua T. Kendall. (See.) .
6. Jersine B., b. H., Jan. 22, 1823 ; m. Laura J. Pattee, Sept. 7, 1849. She was the dau. of John and Mary (Corliss) Pattee, b. Bristol, Jan. 22, 1825. He was a lumber manufacturer and laborer in paper-mill, Bristol, till 1854, when he removed to Concord. He served in Ist Regt., N. H. Cavalry, and d. at Frederick City, Md., Apr. 27, 1865, ae. 42-3-5. She res. Concord. Children :
a. Daniel B., b. Bristol, Sept. II, 1850, m. Mary J. Casey. Was killed in the railroad yard at Concord, July 8, 1889, ae. 38-9-27. His widow and four children res. Concord.
b. Frederick K., b. B., Feb. II, 1853; m. Nellie I. Rand. He d. Oakland, Cal., Sept. 3, 1886, ae. 33-6-22. Widow and two sons res. 565 16th street, Oakland, Cal.
7. Nancy J., b. H., Feb. 26, 1825; m. Orrin Locke. (See.)
(3) Col. Walter Favor, b. Aug. 24, 1811, m. Elvira, dau. Moses Webster, b. Hill. He d. Oct. 19, 1846, ae. 35-1-25. She res. for some years in Bristol, and here d. Aug. 25, 1877, ae. 64.
CHILDREN
*8. Moses W., b. Hill, Jan. 22, 1833.
9. Hiram Walker, b. H., Oct. 4, 1834 ; m. May 6, 1861, Thankful H., dau. of David and Clarissa S. Gage, b. Pelham, Dec. 15, 1838; was sales- man in store of Bartlett & Taylor, 1850-'61 ; in clothing business with Cyrus Taylor, where is now west-side drug store, till fall 1863, when he went to Boscobel, Wis., where he has since been in trade ; for some years in company with Moody A. Sawyer, formerly of Bristol. Child :
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