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a. Fred Roby, b. Natick, Mass., Jan. 22, 1867 ; m. Mar. 17, 1898, Lulu, dau. of Charles F. Noyes, Franklin.
b. Arthur Augustus, b. Bristol, Mar: 24, 1875.
c. Walter Gustave, b. B., Aug. 29, 1878; d. July 31, 1882, ae. 3-II-2.
d. Herman b. B., Apr. 17, 1884.
e. Harry
4. Francis Legro, b. Mar. II, 1828. Res. Natick, Mass.
5. Abralona Viana, b. Feb. 15, 1829 ; m. - Pope, Aug. 31, 1856, and res. Medford, Mass.
6. Morris Tucker, b. Apr. 29, 1830 ; m. Apr. 29, 1860, Helen A. Gerry, b. Billerica, Mass., Feb. 5, 1834. He served three months in 6th Mass. Vols., and d. New Hampton, Jan. 20, 1876, ae. 45-8-21. She d. Natick, Mass., Apr. II, 1871, ae. 37-2-6. Children :
a. Nellie A., b. Lowell, Mass., Sept. 22, 1861 ; d. Dec. 7, 1861.
b. Nellie A., b. Natick, June 29, 1865 ; m. George D. Judkins. (See. )
c. Charles A., b. N., Mar. 30, 1868 ; d. June 7, 1868.
d. Laura F., b. N., June 30, 1870 ; d. Sept. 9, 1870.
7. Enos, b. Oct. 25, 1831. Never m .; has lived in Bristol with his brother, Augustus J., and in family of Uriah H. Kidder. Is a farmer, Mason, Democrat. Served on quota of Bristol in Civil war. (See Roll of Honor.)
8. Judith Melissa, b. Jan. 25, 1833; d. Dec. 30, 1853, ae. 20-II-5.
9. Benjamin Franklin, b. Feb. 19, 1834. IO. Hiram Woodbury, b. Apr. 3, 1835, lives in Concord. Was cor- poral in Co. D, 12th Regt., serving on quota of Groton. Was severely wounded at Cold Harbor.
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II. Levi Edwin, b. Apr. 25, 1836. Res. Lynn, Mass.
12. Harriet Arvilla, b. June 3, 1837; d. Maine, Mar. 28, 1849, ae. II-9-25.
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I3. Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 5, 1838.
14. Abigail Dolloff, b. Bristol, Feb. 6, 1840.
15. Moses Albert, b. Alexandria, Aug. 1, 1841 ; res. Plymouth.
16. Laura Jane, b. A., June 15, 1844 ; m. - Rockwood, and res. in Temple.
17. Ira Polk, b. A., July 29, 1845 ; res. in Minn.
THE FIELDS FAMILY
I. Frank Pierce Fields is the son of Smith and Mary (Moses) Fields. He was b. in Merrimack, Nov. 5, 1852, and m., Nov. 24, 1877, Clara Jane, dau. of Nathan H. and Harriet (Hackett) Weeks, b. Thornton, June 2, 1857. He was two years in the meat business in Plymouth ; came to Bristol, July, 1877, and has been connected with the Mason-Perkins Paper company, since 1897 as treasurer and general manager. He is a Democrat and a Mason.
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2. Mary Belle, b. Bristol, Sept. 24, 1880.
3. Charles Weeks, b. B., Dec. 14, 1883.
THE FITZPATRICK FAMILY
I. James Fitzpatrick, son of Martin and Mary (Warren) Fitzpatrick, was b. Leeds, England, Apr. II, 1834. He m. in August, 1858, Bridget, dau. of Robert Caplis, b. Ireland, May, 1835, and d. Enfield, Oct 15, 1877, ae. 42-4 -. Has res. in Bris- tol since 1890, and is an employee of woolen-mill. Catholic.
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2. Mary Hannah, b. Burlington, Vt., Sept. 10, 1860.
Robert William, b. B., Dec. 16, 1862; m. M. C. Nickerson, Sept. 3. 6, 1897.
4. William, b. Enfield, Mar. 31, 1865.
5. Martin, b. E., Aug. 10, 1867 ; d. May 17, 1875, ae. 7-9-7.
6. Sarah Agnes, b. E., Jan. 26, 1871 ; m. Amos A. Blake. (See.)
7. Anna Elizabeth, b. E., May 20, 1873.
THE FLANDERS FAMILIES
I. Capt. Joseph Flanders came to Bristol from Landaff. His wife was Relief Brown, a sister to Robert Brown. They res. where Solomon Cavis lived, later, on Pleasant street. He was a captain in the War of 1812, a deputy sheriff in Bridge- water, and a prominent man in the community. He left Bristol for Cambridge, Mass., about 1824, where he was a glass worker.
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2. Wardwell, was a sea captain ; m. and d. in New Orleans, La. 3. Benjamin Franklin, b. Bristol, Jan. 26, 1816; m. Aug. 24, 1847, Susan Hall, dau. of Alvah Sawyer. (See.) He fitted for college at New Hampton Institution, and graduated from Dartmouth in 1842, support- ing himself by teaching while obtaining an education. In 1843, he went to New Orleans, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He became part proprietor and one of the editors of the New Orleans Tropic. At the commencement of the Civil war, with his wife and children, the youngest only seven days old, he fled to the North, leaving behind prop- erty valued at $40,000. Upon the fall of New Orleans, he returned and was made treasurer of the city by the military authorities, but a few months later resigned, having been elected representative to Congress. He took his seat in that body in March, 1863. That same year Secretary Chase appointed him supervising special agent of the treasury depart- ment for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, which office he filled till 1866, when he resigned. In 1867, he was appointed military governor of Louisiana. In May, 1870, he became mayor of New Orleans, and from 1873 to 1885, he was, by appointment of President Grant, United States assistant treasurer at New Orleans. The New Orleans Times Democrat said of him at the time of his death : "He was not one of the carpet bag politicians, for he won and retained the respect of the people. He was well liked for the very consistency with which he held his convictions, and the truthfulness and honor by which all his actions were governed." He was possessed of a fine physique, and was hale and hearty at 76 years of age. He d. at his plantation, Youngsville, La., Mar. 13, 1896, ae. 80- I-17. His wife survived him. Children :
a. Katherine Anna, b. New Orleans, La., Sept. 11, 1848; m. Edward R. Pelton, publisher and owner of the Eclectic Magazine, New York city.
b. Susan Elizabeth, b. N. O., Mar. II, 1852; m. Alexander L. Ridden, of New Orleans.
c. Mary Brown, b. N. O., Apr. 22, 1856, and res. at Youngsville, La.
d. Joseph Alva, b. N. O., June 14, 1859. Res. Youngsville.
e. Benjamin Franklin, b. N. O., Dec. 29, 1861. Res. Youngs- ville.
f. Rufus John, b. N. O., Sept. 10, 1865; d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan., 1869, ae. 3-5 -.
4. Rufus, went to New Orleans.
5. John, went to New Orleans.
I. Charles Stephen Flanders, son of James and Lucy (Whitney) Flanders, was b. Chelsea, Vt., Dec. 4, 1845. He came to Bristol in 1862, and m. Apr. 2, 1868, Amanda W., dau. Kiah Wells. (See.) Was a job teamster ; deputy sheriff two years; tax collector two years. Went to Boston in 1886, where he owns a billiard hall, and where he m. (2) Oct. 23, 1891, Augusta White, dau. of William and Phebe (Covert) White, b. Nova Scotia, Apr. 14, 1865. Republican. Odd Fellow.
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2. Owen L., b. Bristol, Dec. 17, 1869. Res. Bristol.
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THE FLEER FAMILY
I. George Henry Fleer, son of George and Mary Ann (Arms) Fleer, was b. Watertown, Mass., July 5, 1835. He m., Dec. 24, 1860, Antoinette Lambert, dau. of Ruel Lambert, b. Lincolnville, Me., July 11, 1839. Served nine months in the 6th Mass. Infty in Civil war. After discharge, settted in Vine- land, N. J .; in 1871, came to Bristol; was 12 years a workman on engines in paper-mill. Member of G. A. R. Republican. Res. Crescent street.
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2. Annie Belle, b. Alexandria, Jan. 23, 1862 ; m. Sept. 4, 1883, Frank H. Junkins, and res. Lebanon, Me. Farmer. Children :
a. Ola, b. Somersworth, Dec. 3, 1884.
b. Edna, b. Newfields, Feb. 22, 1889.
c. Elmer Hall, b. N., May 21, 1890.
d. Annie Fleer, b. Somerville, Mass., Nov. 27, 1893.
3. Frank Henry, b. Vineland, Feb. 15, 1868; m. Sept. 3, 1887, in Dover, Zenna May, dau. of George K., and Ann (Allaway) Willand, b. Berwick, Me., Feb. 12, 1869. He was engaged in shoe manufacturing for a few years ; in trade on Lake street July, 1898, till Jan., 1904. Children :
a. Austin Elbert, b. Dover, June 13, 1889.
b. Helen Blanche, b. D., Dec. 22, 1891.
THE FLING FAMILY
I. Abel Fling was a resident of Pomfret, Conn., and served three years in the Revolutionary army. He m., June 10, 1793, Susan Alvord, who was 87 years old at the time of her death. He d. at Winsor, Vt., at the age of 80 years. They were the parents of
2. Abel, b. Springfield, Vt., Mar. 4, 1795. He m. (I) Abigail Harlow, who bore him one child. She d. and he m. (2) Hopestill Harlow, an aunt of his first wife, and dau. of Levi Harlow, of Springfield, Vt. She d. July 19, 1865, and he passed the last 15 years of his life in the family of his son in Bristol, and here d. Aug. 8, 1880, ae. 85-5-5.
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3. Abbie, b. 1818 ; m. Stephen Hastings, of Windsor, Vt. *4. Lewis Wells, b. Windsor, Vt., Dec. 6, 1824.
(4) Hon. Lewis W. Fling, b. Dec. 6, 1824, m. (1) Apr. 20, 1853, Maria Currier, of Wentworth, who d. in Bristol, Aug. 19, 1854, ae. 31. He m. (2) Dec. 18, 1855, Margaret, dau. of Rev. Walter Sleeper (See), b. Nov. 20, 1828. He entered the office of Chief Justice J. E. Sargent, at Canaan, in the spring of 1847. Soon after Judge Sargent removed to Wentworth and he went with him, and continued in his office there. In Nov., 1851, he was admitted to the bar, and became a partner with Judge Sargent, and so continued until Feb. 13, 1853, when he
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located in Bristol. Since that date, he has been in the practice of his profession here, and during all this time-over 50 years- has occupied the same office in White's block. (See Lawyers.) He is a Mason and Democrat; has served as superintending school committee, and was eight years a member of the board of education. He was a member of the state senate in 1871 and 1872, and was given the honorary degree of A.M., by Dart- mouth College in 1872. Many years leader of Methodist choir.
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5. Charles Willis, b. Bristol, Aug. 27, 1856 ; m. June 18, 1878, Abbie Etta, dau. Amos and Jane (Grey) Seavey, b. Alexandria, Oct. 12, 1858. He was clerk and assistant treasurer of Bristol Savings bank, 1884-'90; has been justice of the peace and notary public since 1885. Insurance and legal business. Served on board of education seven years ; was town clerk two years; several years a member of the board of health, and is serving his fourth year as fireward. Is a past master of Union Lodge, A. F. and A. M. Democrat. (See under Lawyers.) Children :
a. Lewis Seavey, b. Bristol, Mar. 8, 1880. Piano salesman in Lowell, Mass. Unm.
b. Eva, b. B., Feb. 10, 1888.
6. Harry Sleeper, b. B., Feb. 2, 1859; d. Feb. 27, 1861, ae. 2-0-25.
7. Eva Maria, b. B., May 11, 1863 ; m. Oscar F. Fellows. (See.)
8. Anna Sleeper, b. B., Nov. 4, 1866. She studied music at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, and was a teacher of music at Southern Female College, La Grange, Ga., where she m., Aug. 22, 1889, James H. Pitman, a lawyer, of that place. She d. Feb. 18, 1892, ae. 25- 3-14. She was a beautiful and talented young woman. Children :
a. Jim Fling, b. June 14, 1890.
b. Anna May, b. Jan. 30, 1892.
THE FOGG FAMILIES
I. Oliver B. Fogg, son of Thomas, b. Holderness, Dec. 9, 1825, m. Lucy G. Moore, dau. of Nathan and Sarah (Crosby) Moore, b. Jan. 14, 1821, and d. Boxford, Mass., Dec. 21, 1882, ae. 61-11-7. He d. Pittsfield, Mass., Jan. 15, 1887, ae. 61- 1-6. Carriage maker and farmer.
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2. Sarah Maria, b. Alexandria, Jan. 27, 1848; m. Charles M. Mus-
grove. (See.)
3. Ada Florence, b. A., Mar. 7, 1852 ; d. Bristol, Apr. 29, 1862, ae. 10-1-22. Two children d. in infancy.
Franklin Fogg was b. Hebron, Nov. 2, 1831. He is the son of Dearborn and Mary (Lovejoy) Fogg, and grandson of Samuel Lovejoy, who fought at Bunker Hill. In 1852, he went to California where he remained a year and returned with some of the gold of that state. After spending about twenty
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years in his native town, he came to Bristol in 1874. For 25 years he has been a guest at Hotel Bristol. Unm. Repub- lican.
THE FOLLANSBEE FAMILIES
I. The Follansbees of Bristol are the descendants of Thomas Follansbee, who came from England with his wife, Abigail, and children, as early as 1677 and settled in Massachu- setts. Among his children was
2. Thomas, b. England, 1674 (5). "He was the father of
3. William, who was the father of
4. Thomas, b. about 1736. He moved from Hampstead to Weare about 1775. He was twice m. He d. in Hill, Apr. 5, 1818, ae. 82.
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5. Daniel. 6. Abigail. 7. Hannah. 8. Mehitable. *9. Samuel, b. 1772.
IO. William, b. Dec. 20, 1773; was twice m., the second wife being Dolly Colby. He was in Hill as early as 1810. His farmhouse was destroyed by fire on the evening of Dec. 20, 1820, while he and his wife were visiting a neighbor, and in it perished his six children. Four chil- dren were b. later.
II. Benjamin, b. June 4, 1775, was in Hill in 1812. He m. (1) Ruth Quimby ; (2) Sally Stevens ; (3) Lucy Rand. He d. in Hill, Mar. 1835, ae. 59-9 -. The History of Weare says he had seven children by each wife, and one wife had seven children by a previous husband, so that his home contained 28 children. Among them were
a. Benjamin, b. Feb. 14, 1799; m. - Rowell. A dau., Ruth, m. Benjamin Wooster, an engineer on the Bristol branch railroad. Benjamin Follansbee was killed while coupling cars at Bristol station, June 14, 1854, ae. 55-4-0.
b. Sally, m. Reuben C. Bean. (See.)
c. David S., b. Hill, Mar. 3, 1818 ; m. July 14, 1839, Sarah Tir- rell, dau. of Samuel (See), b. May 5, 1823. They settled in Bristol in 1852. He was a carpenter and farmer. She d. Feb. 19, 1893, ae. 69-9-14. He d. June 8, 1894, ae. 76-3-5. Republican, Free Bap- tist. No children.
*12. Jacob M., b. Sept. 17, 1787.
(9) Samuel Follansbee, b. 1772, removed from Weare to Hill about 1799. A soldier in the War of 1812. He m. (I) Shuah Lufkin, b. 1773, and d. July 1, 1797, ae. 24. He m. (2) (Published Nov. 6, 1800) Abigail Hoit, of Salisbury, b. 1771 ; d. May 28, 1803, ae. 32. He m. (3) Anna Taylor, b. 1769 ; d. Mar. 10, 1845, ae. 76. He d. Apr. 18, 1847, ae. 75.
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13. Levi, b. Feb. 19, 1794; was a soldier in 1812 from Hill. He m., June 25, 1815, Aseneth Gooding ; removed to Dorchester, and there d. Five children.
14. Shuah, b. Sept. 9, 1796 ; m. Moses Tenney.
*15. John H., b. May 14, 1803.
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(12) Jacob M. Follansbee, b. Sept. 17, 1787, m. Sept. 15, 1808, Dorcas Colby, dau. of Jacob A., d. Bristol, Apr. 26, 1860, ae. 80-2-5. He d. Bristol, Dec. 18, 1863, ae. 76-3-1. A sol- dier in the War of 1812. He succeeded John Ladd in 1846, on the Ezekiel Follansbee farm on west side of lake.
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*16. Ezekiel, b. Farmington, Me., Apr. 26, 1819.
(15) John H. Follansbee, b. May 14, 1803, m. Mar. 17, 1829, Abigail, dau. of Col. Samuel Martin, b. Alexandria, Jan. 28, 1804 ; d. Hill, Aug. 17, 1860, ae. 56-6-19. He d. Hill, Feb. 19, 1867, ae. 63-9-5.
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17. Abbie Hoyt, b. Hill, May 6, 1832; m. Mar. 7, 1858, Amos D. Cas- well. Lived in Hill till Oct., 1870, when removed to Afton, N. Y., where he d. Aug. 1, 1897, ae. 71-7-21.
*18. Sam, b. H., Mar. 23, 1837.
19. John Martin, b. H., Sept. 19, 1842 ; d. June 19, 1864, ae. 21-9-0.
(16) Ezekiel Follansbee, b. Apr. 26, 1819, m. Sept., 1841, Sarah M. Howard, dau. of Daniel, b. Manchester, Mar. 18, 1819. He res. on the home farm, 1846-'74, when he removed to the Gustavus Bartlett house on Pleasant street, and here she d. July II, 1891, ae. 72-3-23. He d. in the family of his daughter, Apr. 13, 1898, ae. 78-11-17. He was a Democrat, farmer, and dealer in furs; an original character, with little education he was shrewd in business, saving, and accumulated a competency.
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20. Helen Moore, b. Mar. 15, 1843; d. Sept. II, 1847, ae. 4-5-26.
2I. James Dallas, b. Jan. 15, 1847 ; m. (1) Dec. 13, 1882, Etta P., dau. of David H. Sleeper. (See.) Divorced. He m. (2) Mrs. Ella J. Loverin. He is a fur dealer and speculator. Children :
a. Emma, b. Bristol, 1884; res. in Lowell.
b. Ada, res. in Lowell, m.
c. Edgar, b. B., 1896.
22. George Frank, b. Dec. 30, 1848; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Asa Drew (See), b. Oct. 31, 1849. For 33 years was an employee and overseer in woolen-mill. Since 1898, farmer in Bridgewater. Democrat, Mason. Children :
a. Bert George, b. Bristol, Nov. 2, 1871.
b. Amy L., b. B., July 2, 1873 ; d. May 4, 1894, ae. 20-10-2.
c. Sarah M., b. B., Jan. 21, 1875.
d. Rose E., b. B., Aug. 8, 1877; m. June 22, 1898, Harry W. T. Norris. (See.)
23. Commodore Perry, b. May 26, 1851. Was for many years meat cook at Hotel Bristol. Unm. Democrat.
24. Martha Etta, b. June 8, 1854 ; m. Charles H. Putney. (See.)
25. Charles Lane, b. Apr. 8, 1857 ; m Aug. 1, 1886, Dora Maud, dau. Sylvester and Anna (Prescott) Bennett (See Prescott Family), b. Nov. 29, 1867. He was for many years barber in Bristol ; landlord Hotel Bris- tol, 1898-'99, and at Stafford Springs, Conn. Returned to Bristol, Dec., 1901; barber. Children :
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a. Karl Lawrence, b. Bristol, July 17, 1887.
b. Edna Pearl, b. B., Jan. 4, 1889.
c. Lucille, b. B., June 19, 1891.
d. Ruth, b. B., Oct. 18, 1893.
e. Ermantrude Clytoria, b. Stafford Springs, Conn., Aug. 20, 1899.
f. Reginald Clyde, b. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1901.
(18) Sam Follansbee, b. Mar. 23, 1837, m. May 20, 1860, Gemima S., dau. of Huron and Jerusha (Stevens) Williams, b. Grafton, June 16, 1840. He was in trade in Danbury. Since 1870, has res. in Bristol on Beech street. For many years, traveled through New England and New York as optician. Is a farmer and has a wide reputation as an auctioneer. Demo- crat.
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26. Herbert Huron, b. Grafton, Aug. 26, 1862 ; m. Apr. 20, 1895, Belle C., dau. of Alonzo B. Gale (See), b. Oct. 25, 1861. He is a speculator and dealer in wool, hides, and furs. A Democrat ; has served one year as selectman ; was postmaster, 1885-'90, and is a Knight Templar Mason. Child :
a. Reba, b. Bristol, Aug. 1, 1901.
THE FORREST FAMILY
I. Charles Forrest, son of Sidney, was b. in Portsmouth, Ohio, Apr. 8, 1838. He located in Bristol about 1866, and was for a time in company with James T. Sanborn, as carpenter and builder. He erected several buildings in town, including Hotel Bristol. He m., Jan. 6, 1869, Addie H., dau. of Horace M. Emmons. (See.) In 1877, he removed to Lowell, Mass., where he was a dealer in lumber, and where he d. Aug. 2, 1891, ae. 53-3-24.
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2. Gertrude Emmons, b. Bristol, Oct. 4, 1869.
3. Charles Marshall, b. B., Sept. 1, 1873; m. Oct. 12, 1897, Ada Ethelyn Buckland, dau. of Gardner, b. Coaticook, P. Q., Oct. 2, 1876 ; dealer in lumber, Lowell. Child :
a. Charles Gardner, b. Lowell, Oct. 8, 1900.
4. Mabel Flora, b. Bristol, Dec. 25, 1875 ; m. June 26, 1902, Dr. John H. Lambert, Lowell.
THE FOSS FAMILY
I. Burton Elwin Foss, son of Frank Elwin and Ella (Bingham) Foss, was b. Hill, May 21, 1875. He m., Sept. 3, 1896, Grace M., dau. of George W. Ballou. (See.) He has been, since 1899, salesman in store of Weymouth, Brown & Co.
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THE FOSTER FAMILIES
I. David Foster, son of David, an early settler in Alexan- dria from Maine, was b. Nov. 21, 1781. He m., July 14, 1813, Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Huntington (See), b. Dec. 1, 1792. Soon after his m. he succeeded to his father-in-law's farm in the Nelson neighborhood. He removed to Alexandria, where he d. Dec. 8, 1862, ae. 81-0-17 ; she d. Boston, Mass., Jan. 18, 1878, ae. 85-1-17.
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2. Tryphena, b. Bristol, Dec. 5, 1814 ; m. - West, and res. Haver- hill, Mass., and Providence, R. I. No children.
3. George W., b. B., Apr. 16, 1816 ; m. June 12, 1844, Martha Wiggin, b. Durham, Mar. 24, 1817. He lived on one farm in Lebanon for over fifty years, where he d. June 10, 1891, ae. 75-1-24; she d. Lebanon, Aug. 30, 1893, ae. 76-5-6. Child :
a. George W., b. Lebanon, June 16, 1855; m. Oct. 1, 1863, Pauline B. Daniels. Farmer in Lebanon.
4. James C., b. Bristol, Mar. 7, 1818; m. Almira Boothby, of Booth- bay, Me. He went to Boston, in 1846, and engaged in teaming. Served on the Boston Watch and, in 1854, was appointed on the police force ; retired Oct. 31, 1885. He d. at Mass. General Hospital, Nov. 1, 1886, ae. 68-7-24. Children :
a. Fanny, d. at age of 35. b. Minnie, d. at age of 26.
5. Joshua, b. B., Jan. 8, 1820; m. Oct. 13, 1842, Eliza Sage, dau. Henry Tilton, b. Alexandria, Jan., 1821. A farmer in Bridgewater till 1851, when he went to Boston; served on the police force till 1881, when retired. His last days were passed on a farm in South Alexandria, where he d. Oct. 25, 1882, ae. 62-9-17. She d. same place, May 24, 1894, ae. 73-2-II. Children :
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a. Warren Francis, b. Bridgewater, Sept. II, 1843; m. Maria Ann Kimball, dau. of Samuel, b. Hillsboro, Jan., 1842, and d: Winchester, Mass., May 19, 1883, ae. 41-4 -. He m. (2) Sept. 8, 1885, Adelia Weeks, dau. of Washington, b. Jefferson, Me., June I, 1848. A grocer in Winchester.
b. Cordelia V., b. Bridgewater, May 21, 1845 ; d. Dec. 10 (I), 1850, ae. 5-6-19.
c. Charles H. S., b. Boston, Dec. II, 1854; m. June 14, 1876, Florence W. Lawton. Res. Somerville, Mass.
d. Maretta (adopted), b. Sept. 9, 1850 ; m. - Farland. Res. Malden, Mass.
6. Daniel, b. Bristol, May 15, 1823 ; d. young.
7. Solomon S., b. B., Apr. 23, 1825 ; m. Aug. 9, 1842, Susan C., dau. John Pattee, b. Alexandria, 1823, d. Boston, Mar. 16, 1876, ae. 53. He was appointed on Boston Watch, 1849, and later, on the police force. At the time of death was sergeant and had been on duty at the city hall since 1878. He d. Boston, Feb. 14, 1882, ae. 56-9-21. Children :
a. Ira C., b. Alexandria, Dec. 6, 1843 ; a captain ou Boston police.
b. Frank M., b. Bristol, Nov. 15, 1846; in wholesale provision business, Boston.
Helen M., b. Boston, May 20, 1852; m. Joseph S. Parker, Boston.
8. David M., b. Alexandria, Feb. 3, 1827; m. Aug. 27, 1847, Lucretia Simonds, b. Alexandria, Dec. 26, 1829, and d. Plympton, Mass., Jan. 22,
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1892, ae. 62-0-26. He d. South Boston, Sept. 29, 1881, ae. 54-7-26; was a member of the Boston police force 27 years. Seven children.
9. Sarah, b. A., Jan. 10, 1829 ; m. Mar. 13, 1855, George Lafayette Wilson, b. Hudson, Nov. 6, 1831. They res. Minneapolis, Minn. Two children.
IO. Laura C., b. A., Mar. 29, 1831 ; m. Feb. 12, 1853, Joseph Verrill. He d. Lebanon, Minn., Mar. 31, 1865. She m. (2) Feb. 19, 1867, James Beatty Gilman. Res. S. E. Minneapolis, Minn.
II. Celestia, b. Alexandria, June 13, 1833 ; d. July 31, 1851, ae. 18- 0-18 ; unm.
I. Wilson Foster is the son of Joseph, one of the first set- tlers on Foster hill, in Alexandria, and Tryphena (Cawley) Fos- ter. Wilson Foster was b. in Alexandria, Aug. 2, 1822. He m., Oct. 3, 1849, Harriet A., dau. of Alfred Kelley. He res. 12 years on the Calvin H. Martin farm in South Alexandria ; since then on the farm originally settled by Cutting Favor, in Hill. A prosperous farmer, Odd Fellow.
CHILDREN
2. Ann M., b. Bristol, Nov. 4, 1851 ; m. Clarence N. Merrill. (See.)
3. Harriet Emma, b. B., Mar. 1, 1853 ; m. George W. Ballou. (See. )
4. Ellen F., b. B., Nov. 5, 1856; m. Errol W. Morse, May 11, 1884 ; res. Concord, Mass.
5. Frank W., b. B., Sept. 20, 1858; m. Cora Bell Call, of Franklin, Oct. 29, 1882. Res. home farm.
6. Hadley J., b. Hill, July 6, 1864 ; m. Annie Little, of Hill, Sept., 1888. Res. Hill.
I. Edwin Scott Foster, M.D., is the son of Jeremiah and Adaline (Rice) Foster. He was b. Henniker, Mar. 22, 1845, and m., Sept. 20, 1868, Elvira Webster, dau. of Col. Walter Favor. (See.) She was a member of the Congregational church and a leading soprano singer in the choir. He located in Bris- tol in 1865 ; was clerk in Marshall W. White's drug store two years, in drug store of C. M. Cilley & Co. one year, and suc- ceeded this firm in 1868, continuing the business till April, 1873. Republican ; represented Bristol in the legislatures of 1876 and '77. Read law in the office of George A. Emerson, 1877-'79 ; in the drug business at Haverhill, Mass., seven years from Dec., 1879. Graduated, M.D., from College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York city, in 1887; took course in Post Graduate College and Hospital, New York city. Is a physician at 120 Tremont street, Boston, Mass., making diseases of the eye a specialty. Res. Hyde Park, Mass. No children.
I. James Rice Foster, son of James Newton and Sarah Ella (Rice) Foster, was b. Wentworth, Nov. 29, 1851 ; m. Nov. 23, 1871, Ellen Cordelia, dau. of Ezra W. and Mary M. (Weeks)
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
Cleasby, b. Warren, Oct. 18, 1854. Came to Bristol from Ver- mont, 1888 ; farmer at Profile Falls. Affiliates with a sect called the First Fruit Harvesters and occasionally preaches.
CHILDREN
2. Guy Owen, b. Groton, Aug. 19, 1872; m. Aug. 19, 1896, Mary, dau. Ephraim S. Drake. Res. Rumney.
3. Virgil Henry, b. G., Sept. 24, 1874, unm.
4. Ivie Viena, b. Piermont, Jan. 17, 1880.
5. Nellie Grace, b. P., Sept. 25, 1881 ; d. Wentworth, Oct. 14, 1884, ae. 3-0-19.
THE FOWLER FAMILIES
I. Joseph Fowler, the son of David and Susan (Piper) Fowler, was b. in Hopkinton. He m. (published Dec. 21, 1806), Nancy Robinson Leavitt, dau. of Jonathan, of Meredith, who served in the Revolutionary war as private, lieutenant, and captain. Joseph was a harness-maker and learned his trade of John Nash, in New Hampton. He was in Bristol as early as 1808, and resided in the residence on Summer street now owned by Rev. David Calley. His shop was a small building close to Central Square bridge, where is still a harness shop. He was in Bristol as late as 1825. Removed to Andover. Were early Methodists. He d. in Lowell, Mass .; she in West Boxford, Mass., at the age of 91 years.
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