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THE GRIFFITH FAMILY
I. James Wallingford Griffith, son of William, was b. Groveland, Mass., Dec. 29, 1821, and d. Jan. 16, 1891, ae. 69-0-17. He m. July 12, 1843, Adeline Ordway, dau. of Stephen, b. Newburyport, Mass., Apr. 4, 1824. She d. Nov. II, 1860, ae. 36-7-7, and he m. Jan. 10, 1865, Sarah M., dau. of Dexter Brown. (See.) She d. Jan. 23, 1891, ae. 54-0-18. He was a resident of Bristol from 1854 till his death, with the exception of a few years in Groton. Shoemaker.
CHILDREN
*2. Henry, b. Groveland, Mass., Sept. 1, 1844.
3. George, b. G., Mar. 20, 1847; d. Bristol, July 27, 1862, ae. 15 4-7.
4. Emma, b. G., Sept. 1, 1848; m. (1) Wayland Ballou (See); (2) Amos Truell, Aug., 1887, and res. Nashua.
(2) Henry Griffith, b. Sept. 1, 1844, m. May 27, 1865. Ellen J., dau. Dea. John F. Cass. (See.) She d. June I, 1893, ae. 48-6-8. He m. Nov. 29, 1899, Mary, widow of Wen- dell P. Marshall, b. Norwood, Mass., Aug. 1, 1853. He is a miller. Republican.
CHILDREN
5. Linnie Maude, b. Bristol, July 9, 1867; m. Clarence A. Smith.
(See.)
6. Nora Viola, b. B., Jan. 31, 1870; m. John A. Favor. (See.)
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THE GURDY FAMILY
I. Meshech Gurdy was a resident of Kingston and named as one of the incorporators of Sandown when that town was set off from Kingston in 1756. He was in New Chester as early as 1780, his log cabin being near where the railroad now is, just north of Smith's river. His family consisted of his wife, Judith Eaton, and six children. The wife and three youngest chil- dren d. of throat distemper and were buried near their humble home. Some years since, workmen plowed up what was sup- posed to be an Indian skeleton there, but probably that of one of this family. While living there, the sons cleared land for a farm in the Locke neighborhood, where Meshech Gurdy d.
CHILDREN
2. Mary, b. Sandown, Apr. 20, 1752, was generally known as "Aunt Polly." She was a great weaver and spinner and d., unm., in the Locke neighborhood, Dec. 31, 1846, ae. 94-8-II.
*3. Jacob, b. S. *4. Samuel, b. S.
5. 6. 7. Judith and two younger as stated.
(3) Jacob Gurdy was an early settler in the Locke neigh- borhood. He m. May 27, 1782, Mary, dau. Cutting Favor (See), b. Jan. 21, 1764. She d. Apr. 15, 1844, ae. 80-2-24 ; he d. Mar. 12, 1808. The town clerk of Bridgewater, in record- ing the death, added these words : "And a great loss to Bridge- water."
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
*8. Jacob, b. Dec. 22, 1782.
9. Dorothy, b. Oct. 7, 1785 ; m. Amos Drew. (See.)
IO. Anne, b. Mar. 11, 1788 ; m. Benj. Locke. (See.)
II. Joel, b. Mar. 12, 1790 ; d. Mar. 23, 1790.
*12. Elisha, b. Dec. 2, 1791.
13. Lois, b. June 20, 1794; m. Timothy Chandler. (See.)
14. Huldah, b. Sept. 12, 1796; m. Jonathan Atwood. (See.)
15. Aaron, b. Dec. 15, 1798; d. young.
(4) Samuel Gurdy m., July 12,' 1791, Lydia Sanborn, b. Brentwood, Oct. 23, 1762. They were the first settlers on the Otis Sanborn farm in the Locke neighborhood, but later res. on the John F. Merrow farm for many years. He was a man of great physical strength and endurance. He was deacon of the Baptist church in New Hampton. They removed to New Hampton later in life, where they d.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
16. Ruth, b. Jan. 9, 1792 ; m. Amos Drew. (See.)
17. Sophronia; m. and removed to Vermont.
18. Susan, b. Nov. 12, 1794; m. Jacob Hoyt. (See.)
19. Lucy, b. Nov. 12, 1795 ; m. Moses Morgan Smith. (See. ) She was a school teacher and a woman of rare intelligence.
*20. John, b. 1796.
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(8) Jacob Gurdy, b. Dec. 22, 1782, m. Susannah Doton, a descendant of Edward Doton of the Mayflower, b. in Moulton- boro, Aug. 30, 1795. Her father, Ephraim Doton, was a Revo- lutionary soldier. About 1837, Jacob Gurdy settled in Moul- tonboro, where he d. May 21, 1855, ae. 72-4-29 ; she d. Apr. 30, 1842, ae. 46-8-0.
CHILDREN
21. Reuben, b. Bristol, Aug. 23, 1827; d. Aug. 26, 1831, ae. 4-0-3.
22. Almira, b. B., May 30, 1829 ; m. Sept. 29, 1850, Charles L. Glines, Moultonboro. She d. in Laconia, June 9, 1892, ae. 63-0-9. Children :
a. 'Sarah L., b. Moultonboro, Mar. 4, 1853 ; m. W. H. Penniman. Res. Center Sandwich.
b. Maria A., b. M., Sept. 2, 1855 ; m. C. H. Peavey, Laconia.
c. Charles W., b. M., May 25, 1864.
d. Vesta A., b. M., Jan. 4, 1866.
e. Lilla O., b. M., Oct. 14, 1869 ; m. W. A. Clark, Laconia.
23. George, b. Bristol, Mar. 24, 1831; m. Mar. 18, 1859, Sarah E. Dale, dau. of Ebenezer, b. Sept., 1836, and d. Feb. 15, 1891, ae. 54-5 -. He m., Nov. 1, 1893, Emily Kimball, b. Sandwich, 1825. Child :
a. Fred G., b. Sandwich, June 16, 1850; m. Mar. 19, 1883, Mary E. Davis.
24. Eliza, b. Bristol, Mar. 2, 1833; she m. June 21, 1855, Hazen M. Senter, who d. Center Harbor, 1891. She res. Tilton.
25. Susan Doton, b. B., June 25, 1834; m. July 10, 1858, Alonzo S. Philbrick. He was a member of 12th Regt., N. H. Vols., and d. of dis- ease at Falmouth, Va., Dec. 21, 1862. She m. (2) Dec. 15, 1865, Alva B. Dockham, Lakeport. Children :
a. Albert Addison, b. Center Harbor, Jan. 11, 1860; d. Meredith, July 29, 1861, ae. 1-6-18.
b. Edwin Alonzo, b. Meredith, Nov. 6, 1861 ; m. Lucretia Cole, dau. of Samuel, June 2, 1883. One child.
26. William Prescott, b. Bristol, Feb. 12, 1836; m. Dec. 24, 1859, Adeline H. Caswell, of Everett, Mass. Child :
a. William Caswell, b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 12, 1860; m. May 12, 1886, Flora Burnham, dau. of Charles. Child : Charles Wil- liam, b. Ashburnham, Mass., Feb. 25, 1887.
27. Aramenta D., b. Moultonboro, Aug. 22, 1838; m. Charles L. Cook, May 19, 1855. He d. in Sandwich, Ill., Mar. 26, 1868. She m. (2) Anson Loomis, Sept. 5, 1883, and res. in Peotone, Ill. Children :
a. Charles Lyman, b. Sandwich, Ill., Apr. 6, 1862; d. Mar. 30, 1888, ae. 25-II-24.
b. William Gurdy, b. S., Apr. 5, 1864; m. Gladious Young, in 1887.
(12) Elisha Gurdy, b. Dec. 2, 1791 ; m. Mar. (Nov.) 10, 1814, Abigail Powell, dau. of David (See), b. Jan. 2, 1792. Was the first settler on his farm in the Locke neighborhood ; removed to Lake street about 1854, to the home of his son, Levi C. Here she d. Mar. 6, 1871, ae. 79-2-4 ; he d. Apr. 25, same year, ae. 79-4-23.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
28. Cyrus, b. Jan. 8, 1814 ; m. (1) Sally Gordon. She d. of consump- ยท tion and he m. (2) Mar. 28, 1843, Mary, dau. of Seth and Gemima ( Batchelder) Glover, b. Plymouth, Dec. 14, 1812. Was a miller in New
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Hampton ; in 1855, removed West. He d. West Union, Iowa, Aug. II, 1881, ae. 67-7-3. She d. W. Union, June 7, 1900, ae. 87-5-23.
a. Seth G., b. New Hampton, Sept. 20, 1845 ; served three years in Union army ; Apr. 10, 1873, m. Miss R. J. Patterson, who d. July 21, 1893. He res. in W. Union. Seven children.
b. Mary Augusta, b. N. H., May 24, 1852; m. Mar. 21, 1879, George Swale. One child, b. 1894. They res. W. Union.
29. Adeline Senter, b. Dec. 8, 1816 ; m. George W. Dow. (See.)
30. Joel, b. Apr. 27, 1818; m. Nov. 18, 1848, Mary Bean, dau. Sewell Sanborn (See), b. Nov. 18, 1830. She d. Alexandria, Apr. 19, 1868, ae. 37-5-I. He m. (2) Maria Hanson, b. St. Stephen, N. B. Farmer and paper-mill employee in Bristol; d. in Boston, Mass., Dec. 29, 1894, ae. 76-8-2. Children :
a. Harriette Eliza, b. Bristol, May 25, 1857 ; m. William G. Craw- ford. (See. )
b. Leslie Norris, b. B., Mar. I, 1859 ; m. Florence Tryder, and d. Waltham, Mass., Apr. 27, 1887, ae. 28-1-26.
c. Abbie May, b. B., Aug. 23, 1860; m. Charles L. Jeffroy. (See.) 31. Benaiah Powell, b. Jan. 13, 1821; m. Dec. 25, 1851, Martha M., dau. of David S. Spaulding, b. Hebron. They went to Hebron, thence to Fairview, Iowa, in 1854, where he d. Apr. 18, 1868, ae. 47-3-5. She returned to Bristol, and here d. Dec. 18, 1896, ae. 69-0-5. Children :
a. Leonidas Spaulding, b. Hebron, Dec. 30, 1852 ; m. (1) Sarah Anderson ; (2) Mary Hall. Res. Pelham.
b. Lizzie Lucinda, b. Fairview, Iowa, Apr. 3, 1858 ; d. Lawrence, Mass., Mar. 22, 1876, ae. 17-II-19.
c. James Norris, b. Dec. 16, 1861; m. Hattie Olive Colcord, of Lawrence, Mass., June 22, 1881. He is a baker and confectioner in Lawrence. Children: (1) Hattie J., b. July 10, 1882. (2) Myr- tie Jane, b. Nov. 1, 1887.
d. Edward Everett, b. Jan. 9, 1866 ; d. in Iowa, May 24, 1867, ae. I-4-15.
32. Levi Carter, b. Dec. 16, 1824; m. Nov. 24, 1852, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph and Sally (Cook) Hastings, b. Waltham, Me., June 10, 1834. He was a moulder and founder in Bristol, 1863-'81, removed to Lawrence, Mass., where he d. Feb. 26, 1889, ae. 64-2-10. Mrs. Gurdy res. Bristol. Children :
a. Arno Everard, b. Waltham, Me., July 12, 1855 ; m. Lillian Slagle, at Westfield, Wis. ; res. Waupeca, Wis.
b. Bella Dana, b. Bristol, Sept. 6, 1869 ; m. Karl G. Cavis. (See.) 33. Elvira C., b. Sept. 19, 1827 ; m. David Mason. (See.)
34. James Norris, b. Dec. 19 (14), 1830. Never married. Killed in mines of California, June 16, 1860, ae. 29-5-27.
35. Orrin P., b. Mar. 28, 1833 ; went to Lawrence, Mass., about 1853 ; m. Dec. 25, 1865, Delia Poole, dau. of Charles. She d. Lawrence, Mar. 16, 1873 He d. in Bristol at residence of David Mason, June 26, 1896, ae. 63-2-28.
(20) John Gurdy, b. 1796, m. June 23, 1824, Betsey Hoyt, dau. of Samuel (See), b. 1801. He was a farmer next east of the Heath burying-ground. She d. in New Hampton, Aug. 28, 1843, ae. 42 ; he d. in Burlington, Vt., in 1875, ae. 79.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol.
36. Samuel Hoyt, b. Mar. 20, 1825; m. Oct. 7, 1846, Cassandra, dau. of Benjamin Marden, b. Palermo, Me., Nov. 18, 1821. For 25 years or
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more he had charge of extensive lime kilns in Rockland, Me., where he d. Nov. 15, 1895, ae. 70-7-25. Children :
a. Oscar True, b. Aug. 8, 1847 ; d. May 16, 1852, ae. 4-9-8.
b. Harry Osgood, b. Duxbury, Mass., Jan. 1, 1860; res. in Rockland ; manufacturer of lime and dealer in general merchan- dise. He m., Jan. 1, 1884, Effie S. Gregory, of Rockland, who d. Jan. 9, 1885, and he m. (2) Apr. II, 1888, Julia M. Smith, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Children : (1) Ruth C., b. Feb. 6, 1889. (2) Marie W., b. Dec. 25, 1890.
c. Louise Marden, b. D., Dec. 16, 1865 ; m. Charles F. Ingraham Rockland, May 22, 1889. Children: (1) Hoyt Woods, b. Sept. 4, 1890 .; (2) Oscar Gurdy, b. Mar. 29, 1892. (3) Edith Louise, b. June 1, 1894.
37. Harriet, b. about 1829; m. Amasa Witherell, of Duxbury, Mass. 38. Sophronia Emmons, b. July 6, 1830; m. John P. Flanders, Oct. 25, 1851. He d. in Omaha, Neb., July 29, 1893, ae. 66-4-23. She res. Omaha. Children :
a. Oscar D., b. Nashua, Sept. 5, 1853 ; m. Dec. 21, 1876, Alice Burns.
b. Hattie Frances, b. Burlington, Vt., May 28, 1856 ; m. May 28, 1875, George Philemon Tuttle.
c. John Burton, b. Bristol, Feb. 21, 1859 ; m. May 7, 1881, Nettie Beatrice Smith.
d. Edward Page, b. B., Aug. 3, 1861 ; m. Feb. 10, 1881, Ella Jane Smith.
e . Frank Emmons, b. B., July 14, 1863 ; m. Aug. 20, 1882, Carrie Utrecht.
f. Arthur Lansing, b. B., Oct. 31, 1864; d. Sept. 10, 1865.
g. Lillie May, b. B., Dec. 2, 1866 ; m. Nov. 21, 1885, Maitland S. Durfee.
h. Charles Augustus, b. Vergennes, Vt., Mar. 18, 1869; m. Sept. 23, 1891, Nellie Mabel Lyons.
39. Moses Newell, b. about 1833 ; a sailor, last heard from in Liver- pool, Eng., in 1861.
THE HADLEY FAMILY
I. Charles Sumner Hadley was a resident of Bristol for a term of years previous to 1888. Painter. He m. Fannie Hasey of Lowell, Mass. He res. in Everett, Mass.
CHILDREN
2. Charles Addison, b. Lowell, Mass .; butcher in Everett, Mass.
3. Herbert Edward, b. L., June 25, 1876; m. Nov. 1, 1899, Blanche E., dau. of William H. and Almira A. (Preston ) Welch, b. Canaan, Sept. I, 1880. He is an employee at the woolen-mill. Child :
a. Earl William, b. Bristol, Oct. 6, 1900.
4. Arthur Parker, b. L., Sept. 30, 1877 ; spinner in the woolen-mill.
5. Edith Amantha Eveline, b. Bristol; m. Edward W. Sanders.
(See.) 6. Nina Belle, b. B .; m. Edward Andrews ; res. Bridgeport, Conn. One child.
7. Fannie Edwina, b. B.
8. George Henry, b. Lowell.
9. Una May, b. Bristol. IO. Lillian Leota, b. B.
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THE HALEY FAMILY
I. Frank Patrick Haley, son of Patrick and Julia (O'Brien) Haley, was b. Peterboro, Nov. 15, 1857. He came to Bristol about 1874, and here m. June 17, 1877, Lela Ivanette, dau. of Joel C. Adams. (See.) Laborer, Republican.
CHILDREN
2. Frank Joel, b. Bristol, Nov. 9, 1880 ; d. May 4, 1881.
3. Alice May, (adopted) b. Franklin, May 26, 1885.
4. Myrtie Belle, b. Bristol, Sept. 16, 1887.
5. Timmie Elmer, b. B., May 11, 1890; d. Sept. 11, 1890.
I. John Haley, a brother of Frank P., above, was b. Brookline, Oct. 4, 1853. Came to Bristol in 1875. Laborer. Unm.
I. Dennis Haley, a brother of above, b. Newport, Nov. 25, 1860, m. Dec. 25, 1882, Addie Etta, dau. of Meshech G. Chandler. (See.) Res. in Bristol since 1880 ; for 20 years has been a machine tender in paper-mills.
CHILD
I. Bernice Margaret, b. Bristol, June 1, 1895.
THE HALL FAMILY
I. Benjamin Hall was b. Jan. 22, 1790. He m. Nancy Brown, b. Apr. 28, 1791, and d. Bristol, Nov. 2, 1863, ae. 72- 6-4. He came to Bristol about 1812, and settled on the Hall farm where he and his son, Oliver S., lived and d. in the Hall neighborhood. He d. May 15, 1855, ae. 65-3-23.
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2. Rufus, b. Candia, Apr. 28, 1809 ; d. Dec. 4, 1882, ae. 73-7-6.
3. Lyman, b. Mar. 27, 1811 ; never m. ; d. May 1, 1884, ae. 73-1-4.
*4. Oliver Smith, b. Bristol, Apr. 9, 1815.
5. Albon Reuben, b. B., Nov. 28, 1828 ; d. Dec. 27, 1832, ae. 4-0-29.
(4) Oliver S. Hall, b. Apr. 9, 1815, m. Isabel Chamberlain Morrison. She was b. June 30, 1821, and d. July 8, 1886, ae. 65-0-8. He d. Aug. 10, 1895, ae. 80-4-1. Farmer, Democrat.
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6. Jennie N., b. Bristol, Aug. 16, 1839, m. Uriah H. Kidder. (See.)
7. Adna Morrison, b. B., July 4, 1841 ; d. in the army Sept. 15, 1863, ae. 22-2-II. (See Roll of Honor.)
8. Oliver Porter, b. B., May 18, 1843. (See Roll of Honor.) He m. Dec. 21, 1889, Della Dicey, dau. James A. Cloutman. Resided on home farm till after his m., then removed to Alexandria, thence to the West.
9. Carrie Brown, b. B., May 13, 1847; m. Otis S. Damon. (See.)
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I. Joseph Hall, son of Horatio N. and Mahala (Lee) Hall, was b. Groton, Mar. 2, 1848. He m. Jan. 29, 1868, Myra C., dau. of John C. and Betsey (Hall) Lang, b. Groton, Oct. 6, 1845. They settled in Bristol about 1875. He is a woodworker. Methodist, Republican.
THE HAMMOND FAMILIES
I. Lucius Wilson Hammond, son of John C. and Lydia (Ladd) Hammond, was b. Thetford, Vt., Dec. 21, 1824. He m. June 21, 1847, Elizabeth Jane, dau. of Rev. Liba Conant, b. Nov. 13, 1821. He was a trader in Wentworth, and in Bristol from 1871 till he d., July 23, 1882, ae. 57-7-2. He represented Hebron in legislature of 1856. Democrat. Justice of the peace. She d. Bristol, May 25, 1885, ae. 63-6-12.
CHILDREN
Ella Elizabeth, b. Hebron, Mar. 5, 1853 ; m. Charles H. Calley. (See.) 3. George Henry, b. H., Feb. 7, 1855; m. Mar. 10, 1883, Mrs. Annie W. (George) Gale, dau. Arial H. (See.) He succeeded his father in trade, and d. Apr. 25, 1903, ae. 48-2-18. Child :
a. Louise Wilson, b. Bristol, Mar. 10, 1885.
I. Stephen Frost Hammond is the son of Rodney and Abigail (Frost) Hammond, b. in Bridgewater, Mar. 15, 1852. He m. Apr. 20, 1876, Annie Judson, dau. of Walter H., and Serena Lane (Farrington) Sargent, b. Boscawen, Mar. 21, 1857. (See Literature.) He came to Bristol from Bridgewater, Oct., 1883. Has been salesman for 17 years at the store now owned by Weymouth, Brown & Co.
CHILDREN
2. Arthur Frost, b. Bridgewater, Apr. 27, 1877 ; m. Aug. 27, 1902, Ella F., dau. Charles F. Dow, b. Londonderry, Apr. 22, 1882. Is a book- keeper for Standard Oil Co., East Boston, Mass.
3. George Walter, b. B., Nov. 26, 1878; m. July 26, 1896, Mamie, dau. Moody S. Cheney. (See.) In boot and shoe business, Bridgewater, Mass. Child :
a. Cleon C., b. Nov. 9, 1898.
4. Grace Elfleda, b. B., Mar. 6, 1881 ; m. Sept. 24, 1900, George Hammond Wingate. He is a printer at Beverly, Mass.
5. Serena Belle, b. Bristol, Aug. 14, 1884; m. May 11, 1902, James Barclay Lidstone. He is clerk at Hotel Bristol.
I. Elmer Herbert Hammond, son of Nathan D. and Clara (Pike) Hammond, was b. Bridgewater, Sept. 17, 1870. He m. Nov. 4, 1893, Mrs. Lucy Jane Proctor, dau. George W. Keezer. He came to Bristol 1892. Teamster. No children.
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THE HANAFORD FAMILY
I. William Foster Hanaford, son of Alfred and Lorana (Smith) Hanaford, was b. Plymouth, Feb. 22, 1841. He enlisted Oct. 4, 1861, from Sanbornton in Co. F, 8th Regt., N. H. Vols., as a private, and served in the department of the Gulf ; reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864; appointed corporal Feb. 14, 1864, sergeant Sept. 1, 1864, first sergeant Nov., 1864. He was a volunteer for a forlorn-hope charge on the enemy's works at Port Hudson, in 1863. Was discharged Jan. 1, 1865, at Natchez, Miss. He m. Aug. 11, 1867, Amanda G., dau. of Jeremiah Ward. (See.) He was a farmer in Hill till 1884, when he came to Bristol; here has been a farmer and has operated a milk route. No children. Republican. G. A. R.
Oliver Hanaford, a brother of above, was b. Sanbornton in 1849. He m. Aug. 3, 1894, Julia, dau. James M. Lake, b. Eng- land, Aug. 29, 1849. No children. Has been a laborer here.
THE HARLOW FAMILY
William P. Harlow was in Bristol in 1861. He m. Jan. I, 1862, Octavia, dau. of Nathaniel Moulton, b. Concord, May 21, 1843. Aug. 12, 1862, he enlisted in the 12th Regt., N. H. Vols., and d. of disease at Washington, D. C., Oct. 16, 1862, ae. 23. (See Roll of Honor.) Mrs. Harlow m. (2) John W. Wilbur. (See.)
THE HARRIMAN FAMILY
I. John Harriman, son of John, m. Sally Heath, of Plais- tow. They came from Hampstead and settled on the River road in Bridgewater. He was a Free Baptist preacher ; d. in Bridgewater; she d. in Stewartstown. Of his nine children, three were as follows :
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1776; m. Feb. 19, 1798, Chloe, dau. of Simeon Cross. (See.) He is supposed to have been the Samuel Harriman who was post-rider in 1816. They removed to Stewartstown.
*3. John, b. Hampstead, Feb. II, 1778.
4. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 27, 1786 ; m. Simeon Cross. (See.)
(3) John Harriman, b. Feb. 11, 1778, lived in what is now the Smith pasture, north of the Locke neighborhood. In 1826, he removed to Plymouth purchasing large farm on Baker's river. He m. in March, 1802, Betsey, dau. of James and Mary (Craig) Aiken, b. Dec. 20, 1785. He d. Plymouth, Jan. 4,
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1865, ae. 86-10-23 ; she d. Mar. 29, 1872, ae. 86-3-9. Of his 13 children, two were
5. Eliza, b. Bridgewater, Aug. 27, 1803 ; m. Jesse Prescott. (See.) *6. Hiram, b. B., Dec. 25, 1819.
(6) Hiram Harriman, b. Dec. 25, 1819, was a graduate of the New Hampton Literary Institution. Apr. 1, 1847, he m. Abigail Silvea (or Silver) Preston, b. Rumney, Mar. 6, 1821. Hiram was a prominent man in Plymouth ; was selectman and represented his town in the legislature. In April, 1867, removed to Bristol, engaging in the manufacture of buckskin gloves and mittens with Jason C. Draper. He d. Dec. 19, 1871, ae. 51- II-24 ; she d. Aug. 22, 1887, ae. 66-5-16.
CHILDREN, all born in Plymouth
7. William Edward, b. July 1, 1848; d. B., Nov. 21, 1884, ae. 36-4-20.
8. Alfred Preston, b. Jan. 9, 1850; m. Mar. 14, 1891, Mrs. Minetta M. Norris, widow of William T. Norris, Esq., and dau. of Rufus L. Martin, b. Apr. 30, 1853, in Andover. Was a glove manufacturer and shoe dealer. After his m. res. five years in Danbury, returning to Bristol in 1896, since which time he has been a painter and nurse. Children :
a. William Martin, b. Danbury, Oct. 27, 1891.
b. John Norris,
c. Fred Rufus, b. Danbury.
. Moses Franklin, b. Feb. 20, 1855; m. May 3, 1876, Laura Matilda. dau. of Dr. John and Mary Ann Whitmore, b. Hebron, Apr. 2, 1856, and d. Akron, Colo., Apr. 10, 1893, ae. 37-0-8. He m. Dec., 15, 1894, Emily L. Colby, of Warner. He has been connected with glove manufacturing at Warner, Akron, Colo., and at Littleton, where he now res. Children:
a. Grace Elinor, b. Littleton, Feb. 20, 1881 ; m. Dec. 25, 1901, Ellsworth Hawkins, of Littleton.
b. Louise Preston, b. L., Sept. 27, 1884 ; d. Dec. 6, 1884.
c. Frederick Whitmore, b. Oskaloosa, Iowa, June 2, 1888.
d. Laurie, b. Akron, Colo., Mar. 24, 1893 ; died in infancy.
IO. John Fremont, b. May II, 1857 ; m. Sept. 9, 1879, Ellen Louise, dau. of Robert L. and Lydia Jane Nelson, b. Bath, and d. Chicago, Ill., Feb. 8, 1894. He m. Dec. 16, 1896, Clara B. Hibbard, b. Piermont, Sept. 11, 1863. No children. Res. Concord.
THE HARRIS FAMILY
I. Simon Harris, son of Job and Helena Harris, was b. in 1770. He was a resident of Bridgewater, and the mail-carrier between Haverhill and Concord, 1817-'20. He was deputy sheriff from 1807 till 1818. He d. in Bridgewater Jan. 13, 1821, ae. 51 years. He m. Sept. 17, 1790, Susanna, dau. of Capt. Jonathan Crawford. She d. July 19, 1850, ae. 77-10-8. They had 13 children, of whom two were
*2. Rufus, b. Bridgewater, Aug. 3, 1805.
3. Phebe, b. B., Jan. 2, 187; m. (I) Thomas Fogg ; (2) Sewell San- born.
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(2) Rufus Harris, b. Aug. 3, 1805, m., in 1831, Violet Lucy, dau. Solomon Sanborn, b. Rumney, Aug. 30, 1807. He came from Plymouth in 1842; was an employee at Moore's Mills till 1850, when he removed to Ashland. Mrs. Harris d. in Bristol, May 24, 1848, ae. 40-8-24, and he m. in 1853, Elvira Webster. He d. Ashland, Apr. 17, 1886, ae. 80-8-14.
CHILDREN
4. Amanda Melvina, b. Holderness, Jan. 21, 1832 ; m. 1852, Lucius S. Gordon. She d. New Hampton, June 3, 1865, ae. 33-4-12.
5. Frances Maria, b. Lowell, Mass., Mar. 28, 1834 ; m. July 30, 1854, Capt. Stephen B. Dow. He followed the sea 38 years visiting nearly all parts of the globe. They res. New Hampton, where he d. Mar. 17, 1871, ae. 52-2-IO. Children :
a. Charles Warren, b. June 22, 1855. At 16 went to Zanzibar, Africa. Was eight years in Africa, India, and Auckland, New Zea- land ; was U. S. consul at Zanzibar. He m. (1) May 1, 1882, Paul- ine Avery Whitton; (2) Louise Caldwell, June 6, 1900. Res. LaCrosse, Wis.
b. William Henry, b. Jan. 23, 1858 ; m. Mar. 1, 1893, Mrs. Ellen (Hall) Ellis. Res. New Hampton.
c. Harriette Simpson, b. June 28, 1860 ; m. (1) Frank E. Tucker, Dec. 9, 1890 ; (2) Russell A. Carver, Mar. 26, 1896.
d. Stephen Webster, b. June 24, 1864; m. Apr. 1, 1888, Carrie Fletcher. Was killed at Newport, Vt., July 31, 1889, while making up a train, ae. 25-1-7.
e. Walter Raleigh, b. Nov. 1I, 1868 ; m. Sarah M. Curtis, Dec. 25, 1893. Was postmaster at New Hampton.
f. Edward Everett, b. Dec. 4, 1871; m. Amy M. Tappan, Oct. 19, 1900 ; res. LaCrosse, Wis.
6. William Franklin, b. Sept. 23, 1836; m. July 19, 1870, Mrs. Electa T., widow of Gustavus Emmons. (See.) Served as musician in Union army ; he res. Ashland. Two children.
7. Martha Currier, b. Plymouth, July 27, 1839 ; m. Sept. - , 1859, James L. Cox. She d. Westola, Kan., July 20, 1900, ae. 60-II-23.
8. Angelina Webster, b. P., Aug. - , 1842; d. Aug. - , 1847, in Bris- tol, ae. 5-0 -.
9. Louisa Jane, b. Bristol, Mar. 28, 1844; d. New Hampton, Feb. 27, 1861, ae. 16-10-29.
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10. Harriet Lucy, b. B., June 28, 1847 ; m. in 1865, Newton B. Plum- mer, who served as private in 12th Regt., N. H. Vols., and as captain 32nd U. S. Colored Infty. Res. Meredith Center.
THE HASTINGS FAMILY
I. Asa Hastings was b. Dec. 28, 1752. He m., Mar. 22, 1775, in Mason, Molly Lowell, b. Dec. 30, 1752. They removed from Salem to Alexandria, and about 1779, settled on the Hast- ings farm in Bristol, where she d. ae. 85. He went to Canada to visit his children and there d., ae. 85. He was a Revolution- ary soldier from Alexandria.
CHILDREN
2. Lydia, b. Alexandria, Dec. 3, 1775; m. Daniel McMurphy, Alexan- dria.
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*3. Joseph, b. A., May 7, 1777.
*4. Jonas, b. A., Jan. 19, 1779.
5. Asa, b. Bristol ; d. 1781, ae. 16 months.
6. Phebe, b. B., Dec. 18, 1782 ; m. Robert Simonds ; lived and d. in Alexandria.
7. Amos, b. B., Mar. 19, 1785; lived and d. in Canada.
8. Adnah, b. B., July 7, 1787; m. Blynn (or Ingalls ) and removed to Kentucky. (Bridgewater records say Adnah Hastings m. Jonathan In- galls, Nov. 25, 1813. )
9. Simeon, b. B., Mar. 7, 1790; removed to Indiana.
IO. Asa, b. B., Oct. 15, 1792 ; removed to New York.
II. Moses, b. B., May 15, 1795; removed to Stewartstown.
(3) Joseph Hastings, b. May 7, 1777, m. Mary (Polly) Sanborn, dau. of Joseph (See), b. May 4, 1778. They resided just south of Smith's river in the Borough, and here a family of children were b. The father and all the children, except John, went to Canada and there d. The mother d. in Hill, Nov., 1812, ae. 34 years.
CHILD
*12. John, b. Hill, June 17, 1799.
(4) Jonas Hastings, b. Jan. 19, 1779, m. Nov. 28, 1805, Polly Ordway, of Hebron, who d. Mar. 17, 18II. He m. (2) Apr. 2, 1812, Nancy Atwood, dau. Moses, b. Aug. 17, 1786, d. Jan. 18, 1864, ae. 77-5-1. Jonas succeeded his father on the farm, where he d. Jan. 13, 1869, ae. 89-11-24.
CHILDREN, all born Bristol
*13. John, b. Dec. 19, 1806.
14. Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 1808; m. Nov. 19, 1828, Joseph Wallace, of Alexandria, b. Jan. 22, 1808. He was killed by blasting, while at work building railroad between Lowell and Boston. She m. (2) Caleb Sawyer. (See.) Children :
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