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CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
*2. Oscar Fitzalen, b. Sept. 3, 1808.
3. Amanda M. F., m. (1) Capt. Davis ; (2) Edwin Adams, Boxford, Mass. ; d. 1888 (?).
*4. Worthen Jonathan, b. 1817.
5. Nancy Leavitt, m. Moses Kelley, of Bristol, and d. DeWitt, Mich., 1877. No children.
6. Joseph Mortimer, b. Sept. 30, 1824 (6) ; d. Madison, Wis., May 13, 1888. He m. Charity Lincoln Winslow, who d. Lowell, Mass., 1865. He m. (2) Apr. 22, 1868, Martha M. Daun, b. in Kent, Eng. He went to Madison, Wis., in 1865. She res. in Madison. Children :
a. Harry Mortimer, b. Nov. 9, 1850; d. Aug. 23, 1854, ae. 3-9-14.
b. Frank Alexander, b. Jan. 27, 1856 ; d. Oct. 9, 1857, ae. 1-8-12.
c. Joseph Haydn, b. Dec. 19, 1869 ; res. Chicago, Il1.
d. Maud Mary, b. Apr. 10, 1872 ; d. Oct. 16, 1872.
e. Maria Louise, b. Nov. 12, 1873. Res. Madison, Wis.
7. Caroline Matilda Thayer, m. 1848, in Andover, John B. Norton, a native of Georgia. Children :
a. Claude Richard, b. Lowell, Mass., Jan. 23, 1851 ; a practicing physician in Philadelphia, Pa .; m. Constanza L. Partz. Children :
(1) Ray, b. Dec. 12, 1880. (2) Elsa, b. June 4, 1884.
b. John Jacob, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1854.
c. Carrie Fowler, b. Madison, Wis., 1856; m. 1877, Dr. Charles H. Hall, Madison.
d. David Atwood, b. M., Feb. 23, 1869; was a D.D.S. ; d. Aug. 20, 1892, in Philadelphia, ae. 23-5-27.
HON. OSCAR F. FOWLER
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(2) Col. Oscar F. Fowler, b. Sept. 3, 1808, m. July, 1832, Abigail, dau. of James and Ruth Smith, of Bath. She d. Bris- tol, June 1, 1833, ae. 27, and he m. Sept., 1834, Louisa M., dau. of Thomas Waterman, b. Lebanon, Feb. 3, 1808. He removed to Andover with his father but returned to Bristol when 18 years of age, and was a harness-maker for many years where his father was in business before him. His fame as an auction- eer extended beyond the borders of the state. He was a gentle- man of the old school and was a prominent figure at any gathering, was always a leader in any public enterprise. He was lieut .- colonel of the 34th regiment; was postmaster 17 years, and served as associate justice of the Court of Common Pleas ; was prominent in the councils of the Democratic party. Both Col. and Mrs. Fowler were active workers and chief burden bearers of the Methodist church. Their home was always open for the itenerant preachers, and their kitchen was a vestry for social meetings. In the early months of 1874, both were stricken with paralysis, and a year later went to Plymouth and made their home in the family of their daughter, Mrs. John Mason. He d. suddenly while on a visit in Bristol, Aug. 6, 1876, ae. 67-11-3 ; she d. Plymouth, Sept. 2, 1878, ae. 70-6-29.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
8. Abby Smith, b. Aug. 12, 1835 ; m. Jan. 1, 1856, Tristram Rogers, M.D. He has been a practicing physician in Plymouth, where they still reside. Children :
a. Oscar Fowler, b. New Hampton, Oct. 27, 1856 ; d. Dec. 10, 1857, ae. 1-1-13.
b. Hattie Waterman, b. N. H., Mar. 27, 1859 ; d. Mar. 2, 1881, ae. 21-II-5.
9. Harriet Waterman, b. Oct. 25, 1837 ; m. May 5, 1858, Prof. Henry Lummis. He is a prominent educator. Taught in the Lynn (Mass. ) High school ; for five years principal of Tilton Seminary ; taught two years at Lasell Seminary, Auburndale, Mass., and since 1886, has been a professor in Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis. She d. Apr. 27, 1861, ae. 23-6-2. Children :
a. Charles Fletcher, b. Lynn, Mass., Mar. 1, 1859 ; m. Dorothy Rhoades, at Chilocothe, Ohio, in 1879. Is an author of national fame. (See chapter under Literature.) He now res. Los Angeles, Cal.
b. Louise Elma, b. L., Dec. 15, 1860. Made her home with Mrs. John Mason, Plymouth. A teacher in Tilton Seminary.
10. Susan Waterman, b. Dec. 9, 1839; m. John Mason. (See.)
II. George Storrs, b. Oct. II, 1843. In Mar., 1864, located at Fort Wayne, Ind. Dec. 31, 1867, he m. Esther Louise, dau. Joseph Starr and Haddassah (Mccullough) Updegraff, b. May 2, 1844, in Sidney, Ohio. He was in the clothing business at Fort Wayne, where he res. Now traveling salesman. Children :
a. Flay Russell, b. Fort Wayne, Jan. 25. 1869; m. June 20, 1889, Peter Edger Pickard, Fort Wayne. Children: (1) Louise Cather- ine, b. F. W., May 2, 1890. (2) Margery Esther, b. F. W., Feb. 28, 1893.
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b. Harriette Waterman, b. F. W., June 17, 1874.
c. Clara, b. F. W., Jan. 25, 1883 ; d. Dec. 29, 1884, ae. I-II-4.
12. Rev. Charles J., b. Feb. 6, 1845; m. Feb. 12, 1874, Emily Pea- vey, dau. Hon. John G. and Tamar (Clark) Sinclair, b. Bethlehem, Aug. 20, 1851. He is a member of the N. H. Methodist conference and a successful evangelist. He was licensed to preach by the Bristol church in 1871; labored as an evangelist, 1872-'83 ; admitted to N. H. Confer- ence, 1883, and ordained elder by Bishop Simpson at Concord, Apr. 15, 1883 ; served as pastor at Exeter, 1883; Grace church, Haverhill, Mass., 1884-'86; Great Falls, 1887, and since 1888, has been engaged in evangel- istic work. He has labored in many of the large cities from Maine to California with remarkable success, the converts being numbered by the thousands. He is the author of a book -Back to Pentecost, published in 1901. Since 1901, he has been editor of the Christian Witness published at Boston, Mass., while continuing his evangelistic work. He res. in Haverhill, Mass. Children :
a. Martha Sinclair, b. Manchester, Oct., 1874 ; m. Oct. 6, 1898, Andrew S. Woods, of Bath. Child : Margaret Louise, b. Dec. 27, 1900.
b. Oscar Sinclair, b. Bethlehem, Aug., 1877; d. Sept. 1877.
c. Louise Waterman, b. B., Feb., 1880; m. Edward Howard Allen, Walpole, Mass., Oct. 6, 1901.
d. Harriet Rogers, b. B., Apr., 1883.
(4) Worthen J. Fowler, b. 1817, m. Elizabeth -- , b. Haverhill, Mass., about 1818. She d. Worcester, Mass., 1864 ; he d. Tilsonburg, Ontario, Canada, 1881, ae. 64.
CHILDREN
13. Alonzo Constantine, b. Lowell, Mass., Jan., 1837; d. Tewksbury, Mass., 1862, ae. 25. 14. Frederick Augustus, b. L., 1839; d. Lowell, Mass., 1847, ae. 8 years. 15. Thadeus Mortimer, b. L., Dec. 21, 1842; m. Mar. 22, 1875, Libbie A. Daun, b. England, Mar. 15, 1851. Served in 2Ist Regt. N. Y. Vol. Infty., Civil war. Was wounded at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1861. Res. Morrisville, Pa. Children :
a. Carrie Mabel, b. Madison, Wis., May 26, 1878.
b. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. Asbury Park, N. J., Nov. 1I, 1881.
c. Mattie Sadie, b. Lewisburg, Pa., Jan. 3, 1884.
d. Thaddeus Bertrand, b. Morrisville, Pa., Apr. 28, 188 -.
e. Clarence Paul, b. M., June 15, 1888.
16. Gustavus Adolphus, b. L., 1844; d. 1847, ae. 3.
I. David Fowler, son of Abner, was b. Sanbornton, June 24, 1783. He m. June 16, 1803, Deborah Blake, b. New Hamp- ton, Jan. 4, 1785. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 ; went from Sanbornton to Hebron and, about 1846, succeeded his son, Blake, in the lumber business at North Bristol, where he operated a saw-mill. From North Bristol, he removed to Alex- andria. He d. Sept. 14, 1866, ae. 83-2-20 ; she d. Sept. 5, 1871, ae. 86-8-I.
CHILDREN
*2. Blake, b. Sanbornton, July 29, 1804.
3. Betsey, b. S., July 17, 1806 ; d. 1810, ae. 4 years.
REV. CHARLES J. FOWLER
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4. Abner, b. S., Jan. II, 1809; m. Hannah Sanborn, Alexandria, and d. in Minnesota, Mar., 1860; he d. Minn., Oct. 16, 1862, ae. 53-9-5. They had 12 or 13 children.
5. Joseph, b. S., Oct. 2, 1811; d. Jan. 2, 1812.
6. Mary, b. Nov. 15, 1812; m. Hiram Taylor, Oct., 1835, and d. in Warren, Apr. 27, 1874, ae. 61-5-12. Three children.
7. Deborah Jane, b. Hebron, May 7, 1815 ; m. Rev. Ashley C. Dut- ton, a Methodist clergyman, and d. Jan. 30, 1869, ae. 53-8-23. He d. Vineland, N. J., Dec. 16, 1897. Two children.
8. Thomas Lord, b. Hebron, Oct. 10, 1823 ; m. Aug. 20, 1844, Mary Hazelton, who d. Jan. 16, 1848. He m. May 10, 1848, Nancy M. Giles, who d. 1895, and he m. (3) Mrs. Esther Prince. He was a Methodist clergyman. Died at Westport, July 12, 1898, ae. 74-9-2.
(2) Capt. Blake Fowler, b. July 29, 1804, m. Mar. 4, 1824, Ruth, dau. of Daniel Sleeper (See), b. Feb. 10, 1797. Farmer in Bridgewater ; in 1835, was operating a saw-mill at No. Bristol ; farmer in what is now Adamsville, on the Bristol side of the town line. He recruited 71 men for the Union army in Aug., 1862, and was made captain of Co. C, 12th Regt., and served till May 16, 1863. ( See Roll of Honor.) After the war he lived in the residence next south of the Post-office block and there he d. Apr. 28, 1884, ae. 79-8-29. Mrs. Fowler d. Oct. 4, 1889, ae. 92-7-24. Republican, Odd Fellow.
CHILDREN
*9. Hadley Bradley, b. Bridgewater, Mar. 20, 1825.
IO. David Sleeper, b. B., Nov. 21, 1827, m. Nov. 25, 1870, Mrs. Mary J. (Sanborn) Eaton, widow of Ebenezer Eaton (See), and dau. of Capt. Moses Sanborn. (See. ) She was b. Apr. 1, 1821, and d. July 26, 1887, ae. 66-3-25. He m. Sept. 4, 1891, Anna A., dau. Charles H. Spencer. (See.) He was a druggist in Bristol village for 36 years till his death, Oct. 28, 1894. His age was 66-11-7. No children. She m. (2) George C. Currier. (See.)
II. Hial Lee, b. Alexandria, Nov. 14, 1829; d. in California in 1849.
(9) Hadley B. Fowler, M.D., b. Mar. 20, 1825, m. Nov. 25, 1847, Caroline L. Smith, of Nashua, who d. Apr. 17, 1875. He m. Feb. 19, 1884, Sarah Locke, dau. of Orrin. (See.) He located in Bristol in 1854, coming from Alexandria. He was a distinguished physician and surgeon (See Physicians); served in the Civil war as surgeon of 12th Regt., N. H. Vols., and had charge of hospital at Point of Rocks, Va., for the army of the James, containing 3,500 beds. (See Roll of Honor.) In politics he affiliated with the Democrats and was the Democratic nominee one year for railroad commissioner. He served two years as town clerk and six years on the board of education. He was a man of marked individuality, prominent in society and in Odd Fellow circles. He d. in Bristol, Jan. 13, 1893, ae. 67-9-23.
CHILDREN
12. George Henry, b. Mar. 5, 1849; m. Apr. 24, 1870, Orra Ann, dau. Samuel H. Rollins. (See. ) She d. Oct. 26, 1896, ae 51-2-26, and he m.
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July 20, 1897, Lauretta D., widow of Elmer V. Pike and dau. Winthrop R. Fellows. (See.) He first engaged in the drug business in Bristol in 1869, and with the exception of a brief time in New Hampton and Plymouth, has continued the business in Bristol village till now and for several years past has had two stores, one on the east side and one on the west side of Central square. He is an Odd Fellow and a member of the Knights of Pythias. Children :
a. George E., b. Bristol, Nov. 14, 1876; m. Apr. 28, 1897, Amelia M. Johnson, dau. of Oliver. He is a druggist's clerk. Children : (I) Margaret Ora, b. Bristol, June 24, 1899. (2) Caroline Amelia, b. Feb. 6, 1901.
b. Caroline Phoebe, adopted. (Dau. of Charles E. Fowler. )
14. Charles Edwin, b. Mar. 18, 1850; m. Mar. 22, 1873, Abbie Louise, dau. David P. Prescott. (See.) She d. Bristol, Sept. 27, 1875, ae. 21- II-17. He m., Jan. 18, 1879, Ella M. Blaisdell, dau. of Pettingill. She d. in Franklin, Apr. 19, 1881, ae. 30-8 -. He m., Jan. 28, 1884, Addie C., dau. of B. Frank Brown. He was a dentist at Bristol, Franklin, and Concord, and a farmer at Lancaster. He d. at Concord, June 20, 1889, ae. 39-3-2.
a. Nina Abbie, b. Bristol, and d. Sept. 22, 1878, ae. 3 years ; fell into a pail of scalding water.
b. Frank Hadley, b. Concord, Oct. 21, 1885.
c. Edgar Omera, b. Lancaster, Sept. 15, 1886.
d. Caroline Phoebe, b. L., Sept. 18, 1888.
15. Edgar Omera, M.D., b. May 7, 1853; m. May 16, 1876, Addie J., dau. of Otis K. Bucklin. (See. ) He graduated at the New Hampton Literary Institution in 1869 ; took a medical course at Hanover in 1870 ; at Bellevue, New York city, in 1872-'73, and graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in 1873. He settled in Danvers, Mass., in 1874, and acquired a large practice. He was of pleasing address, very popular with all classes, and gave promise of a long life of great usefulness. He dropped dead in a ballroom from heart disease, May 1, 1884, only three days after the death of his grandfather, aged 30-11-24. The remains were interred at Bristol. Masonic services were held at the Methodist church on Sunday following, and were attended by a large concourse of people, including 175, who came by special train from Danvers. Mrs. Fowler m. George H. Calley, M.D. (See.) Children :
a. Maria Belle, b. June 21, 1882 ; d. Sept. 16, 1882.
b. Edgar Maude, b. Aug. 28, 1883. She graduated at Tilton Seminary in June, 1900; and at the Greeley School of Elocution and Dramatic Art, Boston, in 1903. Is an elocutionist.
I. Abner Fowler, son of Abraham, was b. Hill, Mar. 7, 1827. (Abraham was a brother of David above, b. 1783.) He m., Dec. 3, 1850, Hannah Favor Dolloff, dau. of Levi L. (See), b. Jan. 6, 1831. He was a farmer in Bristol from about 1867, and resided on the silver mine farm at No. Bristol, and later in the village, where he d. Mar. 31, 1889, ae. 62-0-24. Republi- can, and an official member of the Methodist church. No children. Gave a home to a nephew, Ansel G. Dolloff, son of Gilbert B. She d. Bristol, Mar. 9, 1902, ae. 71-2-3.
Edgar H. Fowler, son of Handel L. and Elizabeth Kimball, d. Feb. 5, 1888, in family of Abner, ae. 14-9-20.
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THE FRENCH FAMILY
I. Orlando Brooks French, son of Samuel and Anna P. (Stevens) French, was b. in Rumney, July 3, 1850. He m., Feb. 15, 1879, Sarah Evangeline, dau. of Rev. Thomas and Sarah A. (Clark) Wyatt, b. Rumney, Sept. 30, 1853. After five or six years in the tin and stove business in Rumney, he came to Bristol in April, 1885, and continued this business here till his death, Oct. 9, 1902. His age was 52-3-6. Mason, Odd Fellow, Congregationalist, Republican. Represented Bristol in legislature of 1899. No children.
THE FULLER FAMILIES
I. Chase Fuller was a settler in that part of New Chester, now Bristol, as early as August, 1771. At that time he had a cabin just east of the Heath burying-ground, though probably as a young man clearing the land for a home. His wife's name was Lora. In this humble home Chase Fuller and his wife were living with one child when the Revolutionary war commenced. In July, 1776, he first entered the army, leaving his wife and child in the wilderness. Soon after, his wife started on horse- back for her old home in Sandown, carrying her two-year-old child in her arms. On reaching Pembroke she gave birth to her second child. The length of his first enlistment is not known, but the family were back to their home here in Feb., 1778, at which time he again enlisted for the expedition against Canada. After the war he resided at what is now known as Moore's Mills, his cabin being nearly opposite the site of the saw-mill.
CHILDREN
2. Hannah, b. Bristol, Apr. 10, 1774; m. - Shute, and removed to Littleton.
3. Mary Connor, b. Pembroke, July 3, 1776; m. Samuel Clifford. He d. New Hampton, Sept. 24, 1841 ; she d. Bridgewater, May 17, 1845, ae. 68-10-14. Four children.
4. Anna, b. Bristol, Jan. 13, 1778. Never m. ; d. in Littleton.
5. Joseph, b. B., June 14, 1779.
6. Peter, b. B., Oct. 18, 1782. Went to Littleton in 1805; brick- maker. Nine children.
7. Thomas, b. B., May 13, 1787, removed to Littleton 1812, where he d., Mar. II, 1878, ae. 90-9-28. Brickmaker ; m. Jan. 15, 1809, Mary, dau. Sanborn Clay, who d. Jan. 19, 1829. He m. (2) Sept. 10, 1829, Lydia, dau. Sanborn Clay, b. July 15, 1793 ; d. Dalton, Apr. 10, 1881, ae. 87-8-25. Children, all b. in Littleton :
a. Luther W., b. Oct. 14, 1810; d. Dec. 15, 1840, ae. 30-2-I.
b. Edward R., b. Aug. 7, 1812. c. Chase C., b. Nov. 2, 1814.
d. Robie C., b. Sept. 2, 1817 ; d. May 15, 1875, ae. 57-8-13.
e. Lovina A., b. Mar. 2, 1820; d. Feb. 31, 1855, ae. 34-II-29, at Salem, Vt.
f. Mary G., b. May 2, 1823. g. Mary Jane, b. May, 1830.
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h. George Washington, b. Oct. 23, 1832 ; m. Sept. 19, 1852, Lucy Ann Fisk. Res. Littleton.
i. Annie Jane, b. Sept. 26, 1838.
8. Dolly, b. Bristol, July 14, 1789.
9. Chase, b. B., Oct. 15, 1792; m. Hannah Worthen. They res. Bridgewater, where she d. He removed to Danville, and m. (2) - Bartlett. Children :
a. Eliza, m. David Sargent. Five children.
b. Worthen, m. (1) Mary Sawyer, Danville ; (2) - Sanborn. c. Harriet, m. Meservey.
IO. Reuben, b. Bristol, Mar. 9, 1795 ; d. young.
II. Hulda, b. B. ; m. - Heath, and removed to Littleton.
I. Josiah Fuller came from Sandown and settled on south slope of Bristol Peak, in 1812. Later, he removed to the east shore of Newfound lake, near foot, to what was afterwards known as the Clark Fuller farm. His first house on this farm was between the shore and the highway. He m. Abigail Locke, dau. of Levi, and sister of Benjamin, b. in Sandown. He d. about 1843. He was a tailor.
CHILDREN
2. Polly, b. Mar. 21, 1791 ; m. - Smith, and removed to Boston.
there. . 3. Levi, b. Jan. 6, 1893 ; removed to Exeter when young, m. and d.
4. Rachel, b. Mar. 10, 1795 ; m. Nathan Tirrell. (See.)
5. Josiah, b. 1802 ; d. Mar. 2, 1849, ae. 47. He m. - Pike, of San- bornton. Children :
a. Merrill.
b. Julia, b. Bristol, Aug. 5, 1831 ; m. Amasa Drew. (See.)
6. Clark, m. Comfort Moses, of Bridgewater. He d. May 4, 1875, in Bristol, ae. 67; she d. Bristol, Apr. 27, 1875, ae. 77. He succeeded his father on the farm.
7. Abigail, m. Robert Emmons. (See.)
8. Russell, d. at about 14. 9. Dorothy, d. unm .; insane.
Thomas Fuller served several terms in the Revolutionary war from Sandown. He enlisted as early as June 12, 1775, in Capt. Philip Tilton's company, Col. Enoch Poor's regiment. In 1776, he was in Capt. David Quimby's company, Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment. In 1777, he enlisted for three years. He was in the service as late as 1782. He was a brother of Chase Fuller, above. He came to Bristol soon after the war, and in keeping with the customs of the times, was warned out of town for fear he might become a public charge. He lived on the old road on the south side of New Chester mountain. He was familiarly known as "Maj." Fuller. He was a peddler and had a pension. His wife, Sarah, was a great weaver. In 1854, the town, after much opposition on account of the intemperate habits of the old veteran, erected a tablet at their graves in the
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Sleeper graveyard on New Chester mountain on which is the following inscription :
Thomas D. Fuller, A soldier of the Revolution, died Nov. 25, 1819, ae. 73. His widow, Sarah, died Dec. 13, 1824, ae. 102. Erected by the town of Bristol.
THE GAGE FAMILY
I. Joseph Gage, son of John, was b. in Manchester, June 7, 1868. He m. Feb. 14, 1893, Alice, dau. of Joseph Decato (See), b. Canaan, Feb. 14, 1874. Res. in Bristol since 1888; a workman in paper-mill for 13 years.
CHILD
2. Earl Joseph, b. Bristol, Aug. 18, 1900.
THE GALE FAMILIES
I. Stephen Gale, m. (Published Oct. 18, 1797) Margaret, dau. of Maj. Theophilus Sanborn (See), b. Sept. 30, 1779. He was a farmer in Alexandria and d. about 1836 ; she d. Apr., 1855, ae. 75-7 -.
CHILDREN
*2. Sanborn, b. May 19, 1799.
3. Polly, b. Sept. 22, 1800; m. May 27, 1819, Nathaniel Woodbury, b. May 4, 1792, d. Nov. 1, 1878, ae. 86-6-27; she d. Jan. 31, 1839, ae. 38- 7-27. Ten children.
4. Margaret, b. Oct. 20, 1801 ; d. young.
5. Stephen, b. June 24, 1803, m. Phebe Ingalls, dau. of Lieut. Gilman (See), b. Feb. 8, 1806. Lived and d. in Natick, Mass. Eight children.
6. Ruth, b. Mar. 2, 1805; d. young.
7. Hannah, b. Mar. 28, 1806; m. Franklin Keezer, Woodsville. Three children.
8. Hiram, b. May 27, 1808; m. Elvira Simonds. Nine children.
9. Theophilus, b. Sept. 6, 1809, m. Mary Chase. Nine children.
IO. Nancy, b. Jan. 10, 1811; m. Calvin Colby. Two children.
IT. Luke, b. Apr. 2, 1812 ; m. Louisa A. Perkins, Nov. 19, 1840. She d. Sept. 4, 1886; he d. Oct. 19, 1888, ae. 76-6-17. Six children.
I2. Lavinia, b. Dec. 25, 1813 ; m. (1) Bradford Bullock ; (2) Elisha Bullock. Nine children.
13. Durinda, b. Apr. 5, 1815 ; d. ae. about 20.
14. Sally, b. Sept. 28, 1818; m. David Haines. Two children.
I5. Frank, b. Nov. 26, 1819; m. (1) Abigail Carleton; (2) Susannah. Nine children.
16. Hezekiah Davis, b. Feb. 28, 1823; m. June 18, 1844, Sarah, dau. Samuel Cole, b. Feb. 9, 1824. He d. May 29, 1877, ae. 54-2-I. Five children.
(2) Sanborn Gale, b. May 19, 1799, m. Nancy, dau. of Col. Samuel Sleeper (See), b. Nov. 30, 1800, and d. Bristol,
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Dec. 1, 1877, ae. 77-0-I. He was a farmer on Hemp hill. He was killed June 20, 1862, by a flying piece of rock while witness- ing a blast in the construction of Sugar Loaf road, ae. 63-I-I.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
*17. John Sleeper, b. Sept. 8, 1826.
18. Solon, b. Feb. 8, 1829 ; d. Aug. 30, 1834, ae. 5-6-24.
19. Miles E., b. July 10, 1832 ; d. of smallpox, Dec. 21, 1849, ae. 17-5-II. 20. Emily Lucretia, b. Apr. 9, 1837; m. Mar. 8, 1857, Paschal D. Fitts, of West Upton, Mass. He d. June 16. 1877. Children :
a. Emma Estella, b. Bristol, Nov. 26, 1857.
b. Addie Etola, b. B., Aug. 31, 1859; d. Nov. 20, 1871, ae. 12-2-19.
c. Lillian Gale, b. B., May 28, 1861.
d. Annie Lois, b. Manchester, Oct. 17, 1864 ; m. Oct. 28, 1887, Walter E. Sadler.
Camillo Urso, b. East Douglas, Mass., June 8, 1874.
f. Charles Henry, b. E. D., Nov. 7, 1875.
*21. Charles G. Atherton, b. May 18, 1840.
(17) John S. Gale, b. Sept. 8, 1826, m. Apr. 7, 1846, Isabella J., dau. Daniel and Martha ( Brown) Simonds, b. Alex- andria, Mar. 13, 1824, d. Dec. 29, 1893, in Bristol, while visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Solon Dolloff, ae. 69-9-16. Blacksmith ; d. Jan. 23, 1866, ae. 39-4-15.
ยท CHILDREN
22. Emma J., b. Bristol, Oct. - , 1856 ; d. Apr. 7, 1857. 23. John Sanborn, b. B., July 12, 1858 ; m. Nov. 23, 1886, Eva J. Jacobs, Manchester. Res. Boston, Mass.
(21) Charles G. A. Gale, b. May 18, 1840, m. Nov. 27, 1862, Addie A., dau. of Samuel T. W. Sleeper (See), b. Aug. 20, 1841. He succeeded his father on the home farm. Demo- crat. She d. Dec. 15, 1901, ae. 60-3-25.
CHILDREN
24. Burt Sleeper, b. Bristol, Dec. 4, 1863 ; m. June 27, 1888, Hattie Nellie, dau. of Ethan F. and Laura (Hastings) Stickney, b. Lyman, July 12, 1862. Mason. Children :
a. Pauline Stickney, b. Manchester, Dec. 3, 1890; d. Mar. 19, 1899, ae. 8-3-16.
b. Waldo Wilbur, b. M., July 11, 1893.
25. Wilbur Fisk, b. B., Feb. 9, 1865; res. at parental home, unm. Democrat. Mason.
I. Pattee Gale, son of Jacob, was b. in Alexandria. He m. Lydia Ingalls, dau. of Gilman. (See.) He was for 28 years driver of the stage from Bristol to Alexandria. He res. in Alexandria where he d. in 1881 ; she d. in Bristol, Dec. 24, 1884, ae. 80-II-O. Of their twelve children, three settled in Bristol :
CHRISTOPHER C. GARDNER
JOSEPH G. GARDNER, A. M., LL. B.
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*2. Alonzo Bowman, b. Alexandria, Oct. 21, 1836.
3. Mary Jane, b. A., Aug. 24, 1841 ; m. Stephen F. Sanborn. (See.)
4. Abbie Frances, b. A., July 10, 1844 ; m. Alvah Grey. (See.)
(2) Alonzo B. Gale, b. Oct. 21, 1836, m. June 19, 1858, Harriet Jane, dau. of Daniel F. Wells. (See.) He has been a shoemaker and laborer in Goffstown, Manchester, and since 1870 in Bristol. Was for some years leader of choir at Free Baptist church.
CHILDREN
5. Nellie Augusta, b. Goffstown, Nov. 6, 1858; m. May 25, 1892, John O'Neil, of Plymouth, Mass. He d. Boston, Mass., July 14, 1899. She res. Bristol.
6. Belle Cora, b. Manchester, Oct. 25, 1861 ; m. Herbert H. Follans- bee. (See.)
7. Minnie Emma, b. M., Feb. 20, 1866. Unm. Res. Pittsfield.
THE GARDNER FAMILY
I. Thomas Gardner, the first of the name in America, came from Dorsetshire, England, where the name had flourished for more than three hundred years. He settled in Gloucester, Mass., where he was overseer of the plantation. In 1626, he removed to Newbury and Salem, Mass., where some of his descendants still live. Of his children one was
2. Thomas, b. England, 1592. He probably came to America with his father. He was a prominent merchant in Salem, and, in 1637, was a member of the general court. He m. Damaris Shattuck. They were the parents of
3. Samuel, b. about 1627. He was a member of the general court, 1681-'85. He had a son or nephew
4. Samuel. One of his grandchildren was
5. Samuel, b. Mar. 6, 1770. He m. (1) Hannah Walker, (2) Mary Walker, a sister of his first wife. He lived in Haver- hill and Bradford, Mass. Samuel and Hannah were the parents of
6. Samuel Walker, b. Bradford, Apr. 14, 1797. He was a drummer boy in the War of 1812, and later a captain in the militia. He m. Apr. 16, 1818, Sophia, dau. of Joseph and Dor- othy (Sargent) Greeley, of Haverhill, Mass., b. Nov. 7, 1798. She was noted for her marked strength of character. They res. for a time in Sutton, for many years in New London, in Dan- bury, and in Bristol. She d. in Bristol, Aug. 20, 1872, ae. 73- 9-13; he. d. in Somersworth, Feb. 28, 1884, ae. 86-10-14.
CHILDREN
7. Dolly, b. Sutton, June 14, 1819 ; m. Jan. 6, 1839, Hezekiah Chase, of Danbury, and d. Jan. 26, 1854, ae. 34-7-12. Four children.
8. Joseph Greeley, b. S., Dec. 20, 1822 ; d. Haverhill, Mass., July 9, 1842, ae. 19-6-19.
9. Sophia Greeley, b. Troy, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1825; m. Mar. 8. 1846, Rev. Asa Randlett, New London.
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