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a. Lottie Mildred, b. Jan. 31, 1880.
b. Francis Dunbar, b. Mar. 4, 1887.
THE JEFFERSON FAMILY
I. Rev. Albert Willis Jefferson, son of Rev. Benjamin F. and Anna (Barber) Jefferson, was b. Parishville, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1872. He graduated from Whitefield High school ; attended New Hampton Institution, 1893-'94 ; graduated from Cobb Divinity school, Lewiston, Me., 1897 ; ordained at Whitefield, June 6, 1897. Was pastor of Free Baptist church, June, 1897- Mar. 1, 1900 ; since, serving a church in Pawtucket, R. I. He m., June 9, 1897, Lenona L., dau. of Nathan W. Libbey, b. Whitefield, Apr. 9, 1873.
THE JEFFROY FAMILY
I. Charles L. Jeffroy, son of John and Harriet Sherwood Jeffroy, was b. West Chelmsford, Mass., Aug. 13, 1856. He m., Sept. 22, 1892, Abbie May, dau. of Joel Gurdy. (See.) He came to Bristol about 1888, and is employed in weave-room at the woolen-mill.
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2. Dorothy, b. Bristol, June 22, 1894 ; d. Oct. 18, 1898, ae. 4-3-26.
THE JESSEMAN FAMILY
I. George Edward Jesseman, son of Jewell and Mary (Blodgett) Jesseman, was b. Dorchester, Feb. 17, 1852. He was one of 16 children. He m., June 30, 1872, Abbie Frances Waldron, one of 13 children, a dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Davis) Waldron, b. Dorchester, Nov. 30, 1855. A farmer and lumberman in Bristol since 1888.
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2. Bert Henry, b. Dorchester, May 27, 1875; m. Sept. 26, 1896, Alice Marion Remick, dau. of Augustus. Farmer and lumberman. Children :
a. Bertha Alice, b. Bristol, Dec. 27, 1897 ; d. Nov. 16, 1899, ae. I-10-19.
b. Clarence Everett, b. B., Dec. 23, 1900.
3. Eva Lillian, b. D., July 19, 1877; m. Sept. 16, 1896, Thomas E. O'Brien, b. Natick, Mass. Shoemaker. Child :
a. Helen May, b. Natick, Apr. 13, 1903.
4. Edith Maud, b. D., May 21, 1882 ; m. Nov. 8, 1898, Fred A. Bean, of Plymouth. Children :
a. Morris Fred, b. Bristol, Oct. 26, 1899.
b. Hattie Mildred, b. Laconia, Jan. 29, 1902.
5. Edna Gertrude, b. D., Jan. 29, 1887.
THE JEWELL FAMILY
I. Newton Isaac Jewell, son of William A. and Sarah T. (Kemp) Jewell, was b. Salisbury, Vt., Dec. 22, 1846. He m., Mar. 8, 1871, Lucia A., dau. Samuel W. and Mary A. (Batchel- der) Dunbar, b. Orange, Dec. 25, 1852. He came to Bristol from Groton, in 1888, and here d. Mar. 28, 1893, ae. 46-3-6. Car- penter. Mrs. Jewell res. North Bristol.
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2. Arthur William, b. Groton, Aug. 25, 1872. Employee in woolen- mill. Member of K. of P.
3. Harry Bert, b. G., Feb. 10, 1878 ; m. Aug. 21, 1897, Bertha F., dau. Joseph Cyr. (See.) An employee in woolen-mill. K. of P. Child :
a. Maurice Bert, b. Bristol, Dec. 5, 1898 ; d. Apr. 1, 1899.
4. Clarence Edward, b. G., Mar. 4, 1882. K. of P.
5. Dana Grover, b. G., Apr. 28, 1886.
6. Ernest, b. Bristol, Sept. 16, 1889.
7. Walter Bartlett, b. B., July 24, 1893.
THE JEWETT FAMILY
I. Aaron Jewett, son of Aaron, was b. Dracut, Mass., Mar. 29, 1797. He m., Jan. 27, 1819, Hannah, dau. of Job and Hannah Eaton, b. Dracut, Mar. 15, 1798, and d. Nov. 14, 1849, ae. 51-7-29. He m. (2) Jan. 1, 1852, Lucy J. Hill, and about this time came to Bristol. For a few years was engaged in the manufacture of bedsteads. He d. Feb. 20, 1882, ae. 84-10-21. She d. in Alexandria, Apr. 8, 1898, ae. almost 85 years. Republican.
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2. Phebe L., m. Frankie Coburn, May 19, 1844. Res. Westfield, Mass.
3. Hannah M., m. Theodore Hamblet, Feb. 19, 1846. Res. Dracut, Mass. 4. Moses F., served in Union army from Lowell, Mass .; d. Jan. 23, 1865, ae. 37.
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I. Alpha C. Jewett, a brother of above, was b. Wentworth, Feb. 28, 1808, and d. Laconia in the home of his son, Alonzo W., Apr. 29, 1887, ae. 79-2-1. He m. Hannah, dau. of Peter Flanders, b. Plymouth, and d. Bristol, Apr. 11, 1877, ae. 57. Carpenter. Republican. Came to Bristol about 1859.
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2. Alonzo W., b. Wentworth, Sept. 27, 1839, came to Bristol with his parents and m. Apr. 23, 1861, Annette Locke, dau. of Levi (See), b. June 27, 1842. (See Roll of Honor.) Was in the meat business in Bristol ; a carriage manufacturer in Lowell, Mass., where Mrs. Jewett d. Apr. 29, 1878, ae. 35-10-2. He m. Aug. 5, 1879, Mrs. Celestia Davis Angell, Lowell. Returned to Bristol, and, since about 1882, has been in ice and milk business, Laconia. Republican, Methodist, Mason. Children :
a. Katie Blanche, b. Bristol, June 5, 1866; d. Nov. 11, 1890, at Laconia, ae. 24-5-6.
b. Henry Charles, b. B., May 24, 1874 ; d. Lowell, June 22, 1875, ae. I-0-28.
c. Arthur Alonzo W., b. Apr. 18, 1878.
3. Charles Aaron, carriage manufacturer, Lowell, Mass., and Laco- nia ; now living Gilmanton.
4. Martha Woodbury, b. Wentworth, Apr. 8, 1845; m. Timothy Tilton. (See.)
I. Jeremiah Jewett, a brother of above, was b. in Went- worth. He m. Mrs. Mary A. (Flanders) Eames, dau. of Moses and Sarah (Bean) Flanders. He was a carpenter and farmer ; came to Bristol about 1858 ; res. Summer street. She d. Nov. 5, 1889, ae. 66-1-5 ; he d. Feb. 3, 1896, ae. 84-2 -.
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2. Etta, b. Lowell, Apr. 25, 1857; m. Smith D. Fellows. (See.)
THE JOHNSON FAMILIES
I. Moses Johnson, son of Moses and Anna (Morse) John- son, was b. in Hudson, Dec. 17, 1769. He m. June 6, 1793, Polly, dau. of Rev. William Elliott, b. Mason, Aug. 2, 1773. They settled on a farm in the Nelson neighborhood, as early as 1815. He d. in the family of his son, Jonathan, in Bridgewater, Aug. 5, 1860, ae. 90-7-18 ; she d. in Plymouth in same family, May 22, 1866, ae. 92-9-20.
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2. William, b. July 7, 1794 ; killed at Salisbury, May 22, 1802, ae. 7-10-15.
3. Moses, b. Aug. 1I, 1796 ; m. Hannah, dau. of Jonathan Hunting- ton, Jan. 21, 1816. (See. ) He d. Apr. 26, 1881, ae. 84-8-15. Had eight children.
4. Polly, b. Aug. 16, 1798 ; d. of spotted fever, Nov. 22, 1815, ae. 17-3-6. 5. Dolly M., b. Warner, Mar. 23, 1800; m. May 11, 1822, John Fletcher, b. Chelmsford, Mass., Dec. II, 1794; d. May 1, 1842, ae. 47-4-20.
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She m. (2) Mar. 28, 1846, Maj. Jesse Colburn, who d. 1860. She d. Tyngsboro, Mass., Jan. 4, 1883, ae. 82-9-II. Children :
a. Laura M., b. Lowell, Mass., Apr. 1, 1823 ; m. July 3, 1847, James Harris. He d. Tyngsboro, Apr. 20, 1883. She res. Tyngs- boro.
b. John E., b. L., Oct. 1, 1824; m., Oct. I, 1847, Ruth Stearns, and d. California, in 1851, without issue.
c. Josiah M., b. Halifax, Mass., Jan. 14, 1828; m. Jan. 23, 1851. Adaline J. Eastman, of Rumney. Res. Nashua. Six children, all deceased.
6. Hannah U., b. Aug. 31, 1802; m. Edmond Cheney. (See.)
7. Moody,
*8. Merrill, (b. May 23, 1805 ; < d. 1815.
9. Eliza, b. Jan. 1, 1808 ; m. Kimball Whitney. (See.)
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Sarah, b. Apr. 18, 1810; m. Edmond Cheney. (See.)
II. Jonathan Huntington, b. June 25, 1812 ; m. Eliza A., dau. Rufus and Eliza (Murray) Wiggin, b. Wolfeboro, Nov. 4, 1816; d. Lynn, Mass., Dec. 23, 1895, ae. 79-1-19. Jonathan H. Johnson was a farmer, a member of the Congregational church, a great worker in the Sunday-school, and a lover of debate. He was for many summers superintendent of a Sunday-school held in a schoolhouse near Ariel Pike's in Bridgewater. He settled, in 1843, on the farm which embraced site of the state fish hatchery in 1862, removed to Plymouth, returning to Bridgewater, in 1873, where he d. Jan. 28, 1887, ae. 74-7-3. No children. He was emphat- ically a peacemaker.
12. Elliott Andrew, b. Bristol, Feb. 15, 1815; m. Apr., 1840, Mary S. Caneley, dau. of Samuel and Phebe Howe, b. New Hampton, and d. Abing- ton, Mass., Jan. (Apr. ) 14, 1891. In 1836, went to Haverhill, Mass., and to Lowell, Mass., in 1863; in 1879, to Bridgewater, thence to Chelmsford, Mass., where he has since been in the mercantile business. Children -
a. Laura, b. Bridgewater ; m. Sept. 25, 1858, George S. Adams. b. Caroline H., b. Haverhill, Mass .; m. Apr., 1861, John Hobbs. c. Jennie S., b. H .; m. George Sinclair.
d. Medora, b. H .; m. Eldorus Smith, Bridgewater.
13. Joseph Varnum, b. Jan. 8, 1819; d. young.
(8) Merrill Johnson, b. May 23, 1805, m. Hannah, dau. of Melvin and Hannah (Wade) Holmes, in 1828. She was b. Bridgewater, Mass., 1803, and d. Dec. 11, 1835, ae. 32 ; he d. Dec. 1, 1835, ae. 30-6-8, both in Goffstown of typhus fever.
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14. Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 28, 1828 ; m. James Monroe.
15. Daughter, d. in infancy.
16. Melvin, b. Campton, Jan. 14, 1833 ; m. Aug. 7, 1856, Maria H.
Elliott. She was the dau. of Daniel, and was b. Rumney, Jan. 23, 1836. Was a blacksmith and livery keeper in Bristol for some years. Children :
a. Perley Melvin, b. Bridgewater, Sept. 30, 1857; m. Mary A. Bayley, b. Plymouth, Apr. 23, 1857. He res. Bristol, 1880-'90. now Plymouth. Child : Harry Perley, b. Holderness, Dec. 7, 1877.
b. Frank Merrill, b. Bristol, May 12, 1862; m. Mar. 22, 1891, Elsie M., dau. Joshua Rowen, b. Dorchester, Jan. 4, 1870. Chil- dren : (1) Ernest Melvin, b. Bridgewater, Mar. 14, 1892. (2) Hattie Maria, b. B., July 1, 1897. (3) Charles Karl, b. Bristol, May 20, 1899.
17. Israel Franklin, b. Goffstown, May, 1835. At 21 years of age went West. No further information.
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I. Jeremiah Johnson, son of Jeremiah and Olive (Shepard) Johnson, was b. Epping, May 9, 1797. He m. (I) Polly Edgerly, of Northwood; (2) Sept. 1, 1830, Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Sleeper. (See.) He was a farmer, in District No. 7, 1832-'35, when he removed to Bridgewater, where he d. Dec. 21, 1867, ae. 70-7-12. She d. Everett, Mass., Jan. 8, 1893, ae. 87-5-20. Methodists.
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2. Melinda Morgan ; m. Charles M. Barnard.
3. Elizabeth Olive, m. Morrison P. Haynes, Tilton.
4. Levi Dolloff, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 19, 1832; m. 1860, Ellen Caro- line, dau. Samuel H. Rollins. (See.) She d. Dec. 31, 1864, ae. 24-6-, and he m. Aug. 3, 1865, Abbie J. Hanchett. He was a photographer in Bristol ; town clerk, 1864-'66; removed to Vineland, N. J., where he has been a photographer. Children :
a. Nellie Florence, b. Bristol, Feb. 2, 1863 ; m. Frank D. Dolloff. (See.)
b. Alice R., b. Vineland, June 21, 1876.
5. John Edgerly, b. Bristol, Mar. 24, 1834; m. June 8, 1858, Ellen Maria, dau. of Eben and Betsey Cummings, b. Thetford, Vt., Aug. 26, 1833. He d. in Everett, Mass., Nov. 25, 1896, ae. 62-8-I. He was a Methodist, active in church work. Mrs. Johnson res. Everett. Chil- dren :
a. Mary Elizabeth, b. Hodgdon, Me., Apr. 26, 1861 ; m. Charles M. Scoville, June 19, 1888.
b. Alice Luella, b. Vineland, N. J., June 1, 1869; d. July 19, 1869.
c. Ellen Louise, b. V., Sept. 5, 1870.
d. Gertrude Florence, b. Glassboro, N. J., Jan. 6, 1872.
6. Daniel Sleeper, b. Bridgewater, Mar. 28, 1836; m. Mary Noyes, dau. of Rodney Hammond, b. Bridgewater, Mar. 14, 1840. He d. in Boston as the result of a surgical operation, Dec. 21, 1875, ae. 39-8-23. He was a farmer in Bridgewater. Methodist. Children :
a. Ora Paul, b. Hartford, Vt., Feb. 5, 1863.
b. Ula May, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 8, 1865 ; d. young.
c. Herman Fisher, b. B., July 12, 1870.
7. Warren Marshall, b. B., July 9, 1838. He emigrated to Utah, and became an elder of the Mormon church. He was a good man - evidently a devoted and sincere adherent of that church. In sending the geneal- ogy of his families for this history, he wrote: "I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I fully believe in every principle of this church." He was for many years postmaster at Lee's Ferry, Arizona. He d. at Byron, Wyoming, in Mar., 1902, ae. 63-8 -. He had two families :
He m. Oct. 4, 1869, Permelia Jane, dau. of Jonathan Smith, b. July 12, 1850, in Farmington, Utah. Children :
a. Mary Eveleth, b. Glendale, Utah, May 6, 1872.
b. Warren Marshall, b. G., Oct. 5, 1874 ; d. Oct. 5, 1874.
c. Melinda, b. G., Dec. 3, 1875 ; d. July 5, 1891, ae. 15-7-2.
d. Polly Abigail, b. Harrisville, Utah, Oct. 27, 1877.
e. Nancy, b. Lees Ferry, Arizona, Nov. 8, 1879.
f. Permelia, b. L. F., July 18, 1881 ; d. June 15, 1891, ae. 9-10-27. g. Laura Alice, b. L. F., Sept. 25, 1883 ; d. June II, 1891, ae. 7-8-16.
h. Jonathan Smith, b. L. F., Oct. 30, 1885; d. May 19, 1891, ae. 5-6-19.
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i. Leroy Sunderland, b. L. F., June 12, 1888.
j. Joseph Smith, b. L. F., Mar. 28, 1891.
Oct. 28, 1872, he m. Samantha, dau. of Price W. Nelson, b. Oct. 28, 1853, at San Bernardino, Cal. Children :
a. Elizabeth, b. Glendale, Apr. 26, 1874.
b. Jeremiah, b. G., Feb. 24, 1876.
Frank Tilton, b. Lees Ferry, Aug. 3, 1878.
d. Lydia Ann, b. L. F., Apr. 3, 1880.
e. Samantha, b. L. F., Apr. 5, 1882.
f. Lucy, b. L. F., Mar. 30, 1884.
g. Price Williams, b. L. F., Feb. 2, 1886.
h. ' Estella, b. L. F., Dec. 25, 1887.
i. Warren Elmer, b. L. F., Apr. 27, 1890.
8. Leroy Sunderland, b. B., Jan. II, 1841 ; m. Apr. 14, 1868, Jerusha Dyer, dau. Seth N. Covell, b. Wellfleet, Mass., June 21, 1844. He is a manufacturer of lumber and veneers, Boston, Mass. Res. Malden, Mass. Children :
a. Everett Leroy, b. Boston, Mass., Mar. 28, 1869; m. Oct. 19, 1898, Mabel Annie Hayes. Two children.
b. Frank Wallace, b. Malden, Mar. 28, 1872.
c. Gilbert Haven, b. M., Mar. 5, 1876.
d. Ethel May, b. M., Oct. 30, 1878 ; m. June 3, 1902, Richard B. Hopkins, Jamaica, W. I.
Charles Wesley, b. B., Nov. 18, 1843; m. Nov. 18, 1869, Ellen 9. Eunice, dau. of William G. and Clarissa H. Fisher, b. Brookfield, Vt., Mar. 2, 1843. Since a young man, has been engaged in the fancy woods business in Boston, with exception of a few years in Grand Rapids, Mich., in same business. Methodist; many years superintendent of Sunday- schools in Everett and Wollaston, Mass. ; in 1894, president of Boston Methodist Social Union. Now res. Dorchester, Mass. Children :
a. Grace Elizabeth,
b. Helen Clara, (b. Everett, Nov. 29, 1875.
IO. Mary Ann, b. B., Apr. 22, 1846 ; m. Herman B. Fisher ; d. Everett, Jan. 24, 1871, ae. 24-9-2.
I. Joseph William Johnson, son of Charles White and Lizzie L. (Wheet) Johnson, was b. Campton, Jan. 7, 1876. He m., Nov. 8, 1901, Flora Polly, dau. of Cyrus B. and Ellen M. (Couch) Dow, b. Warner, Aug. 1, 1872. He has res. in Bris- tol since October, 1898; a machinist, Republican, Methodist, Granger.
THE JONES FAMILY
I. John Jones was b. in Enfield, Nov. 23, 1812. He m., Dec. 28, 1839, Susan B. Greeley, b. Canaan, Mar. 15, 1815. He d., Apr. 22, 1880, ae. 67-4-29. In 1885, Mrs. Jones made her home in Bristol, where she d., Dec. 26, 1899, ae. 84-9-II.
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2. Lizzie Arabell, b. Enfield, Sept. 25, 1860. She came to Bristol in 1885. Has been an employee in woolen-mill; taught one year in Union district.
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THE JUDKINS FAMILY
I. Rev. George Janvrin Judkins, the son of William and Anne Judkins, was b. Kingston, Dec. 21, 1830. He was edu- cated at Kingston Academy, Tilton Seminary, and Wesleyan University, where he graduated 1860. He taught at Kingston Academy five years, and was principal of Tilton Seminary six years. Was ordained as a Methodist Episcopal clergyman at Bristol in 1872, and was stationed at Methuen, Mass., 1872-'75 ; Newmarket, 1875-'77; was presiding elder of Claremont dis- trict, 1877-'81; of Dover district, 1881-'85, when his health failed and he settled on a farm in Bristol village. He was a dairy farmer for several years and then operated a milk route. He has been for a long term of years treasurer of the board of trustees of the New Hampshire Methodist Conference. Repub- lican. He m., Aug. 16, 1860, Almira S. Dolloff, dau. of Abram. (See.) After her m., she was teacher at the Kingston Academy. She has been prominent in the Woman's Foreign Missionary society and church work.
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2. George Dolloff, b. Kingston, Dec. 24, 1864; m. Sept. 4, 1886, Helen A. Ferrin, adopted daughter of Augustus J. Ferrin. (See.) He was associated with his father in business, and d. May 26, 1899, ae. 34- 5-2. Methodist, Republican, Granger. Children :
a. Morris Ferrin, b. Mar. 28, 1888.
6. A twin brother, d. same day as born.
3. Charles Otis, b. Bristol, Oct. 2, 1868. Is a Methodist clergyman. Educated at Tilton Seminary, East Greenwich Academy, Wesleyan Uni- versity, Boston University Theological School, graduating in 1895. Ordained deacon, Springfield, Vt., 1898, bv Bishop Vincent; elder, at Bellows Falls, Vt., 1900, by Bishop Merrill. Has filled pastorates at Windsor, Vt., Montpelier, Vt., and now at Glens Falls, N. Y. He m., Mar. 30, 1898, Eva Viola, dau. of Abram and Mary (Odell) Austin, b. Yonkers, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1874. Child :
a. Ruth Elizabeth, b. Jan. 5, 1899.
4. Anne Lydia, b. Methuen, Mass., Sept. 16, 1873 ; graduated from Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. ; m. Jan. 17, 1901, Rev. Leon K. Willman, a Methodist clergyman, now pastor M. E. church at Montpe- lier, Vt.
THE KELLY OR KELLEY FAMILIES
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I. John Kelly, the son of Richard, of Exeter, Devon, Eng- land, who arrived in Boston on the ship "Hector" in 1633, was the progenitor of the Kellys of Bristol and vicinity. In 1634, he and his associates settled Newbury, Mass. He d. Dec. 28, 1644. He was the father of two children, of whom the second was
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2. John, b. Newbury, 1642 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Dea. Rich- ard Knight, May 20, 1663. He d. Mar. 21, 1718, ae. 76. He had II children, one of whom was
3. Jonathan, b. Newbury, Mar. 20, 1687. He m., July 6, 1702, Esther Morse, dau. of Dea. Benjamin, of Newbury. He removed to Merrimac, Mass., in 1727. He had eight children, the third being
4. Jonathan, b. Oct. 10, 1709. He m. Hannah Blaisdell, dau. of John, of Amesbury, Mass., May 22, 1733, and removed to Hampstead, where he d. Jan., 1780, ae. 70-3 -. Of his nine children, the third was
5. Jonathan, b. Amesbury, Dec. 24, 1736; m. Nov. 22, 1760, Sarah Foote Whicher, dau. of Capt. John Foote ; m. (2) Judith Eastman, of Hopkinton, Sept. 12, 1778. Jonathan Kel- ly served in the Colonial wars, and was one of 24 from Ames- bury who "went in the alarm when Fort William and Henry was taken." In 1796, he was in Rochester, Vt., and later in Bristol, probably being a member of Dr. Timothy Kelly's family.
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*6. Timothy, b. Dec. 12, 1761. (1762-tombstone.)
7. Enoch, b. June 25, 1764; m. Betsey Kidder and res. Wolfeboro.
8. Abigail, b. Apr. 11, 1766 ; m. - Bowen, Dunbarton ; d. 1854, ae. 88.
*9. Ebenezer, b. Amesbury, Sept. 9, 1768. -
(6) Timothy Kelly, M.D., was b. Amesbury, Mass., Dec. 12, 1761. Dec. 28, 1783, he m. Joanna Newcomb, b. Cape Ann, Mass., in June, 1762. Dr. Kelly was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and removed from Amesbury to Candia, where he practiced medicine a few years. He was in Bristol as early as 1790, and was the first settler on Lot 60, First Division, a part of which was recently owned and occupied by William G. Kelley, on Summer street. Here he res. till 1799, practic- ing medicine (See Physicians), and teaching school. He was a prominent member of Rev. David Fisk's Free Baptist church on the New Hampton side of the Pemigewasset river, and occa- sionally preached. In 1799, he sold to David Cheney, and removed to the base of Alexandria hill, thence to the George Price farm, a mile south of Bristol village, and later to Hill vil- lage, where he d. Feb. 12 (19-tombstone), 1845, ae. 83-2-0. She d. Hill, Oct. 14, 1845, ae. 83-4 -.
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IO. Charlotte, b. Oct. 29, 1784; m. Greenleaf Blake. (See. )
II. Horatio, b. Candia, Feb. 5, 1787 ; m. Dec. 3, 1818, Priscilla Doton, of Moultonboro. He learned the blacksmith's trade of Edmond Brown, the first blacksmith of the town, and removed to Boscawen, but returned and opened a shop at North Bristol. He was a lieutenant in the 34th Regt., state militia. He d. Grafton, June 26, 1865, ae. 78-4-21. She d. July 18, 1877. Children :
EBENEZER KELLY
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a. Elizabeth Hardy, b. Hill, Dec. 11, 1819; m. June 4, 1842, True Healy, of Raymond. He d. Feb. 29, 1852, and she in. (2) 1852, James Dearborn, of Danville, who d. June 10, 1876, in Raymond.
b. John Solon, b. H., Sept. 15, 1821; served in Co. C, 10th Regt., N. H. Vols., in the Civil war. Res. Sandown.
c. Joanna, b. June 30, 1823.
d. Alfred S., b. Pembroke, Mar. 20, 1825; m. Mary Jane, dau. Jonathan Sargent, Apr. 4, 1849.
e. Laura Angelina, b. May 21, 1827; m. Thomas Holt, Penacook.
f. Edward Doton, b. June 8, 1829; m. Nov. 22, 1851, Mary A. Keen ; d. Apr. 23, 1879, ae. 49-10-15. Children : (1) Edward Lowell, b. Mar. 28, 1854. (2) Elmer Frederick, b. Nov. 6, 1862.
g. Mary Charlotte, b. May 1, 1831 ; m. Josiah Blaisdell, New- buryport, Mass.
h. Ellen Mariah, b. June 9, 1833 ; d. Aug. 15, 1835, ae. 2-2-6.
12. Clarissa, b. Feb. 17, 1789; lived in the family of Albert Blake, and d. in Hill, unm., Feb. 26, 1846, ae. 57-0-9.
13. Amelia, b. Bristol, Apr. I, 1791 ; d. Feb. 26, 1792.
14. Drucilla, twin sister of Amelia, b. B., Apr. 1, 1791 ; lived in the family of William C. Kelley, and there d. Sept. 16, 1882, unm., ae. 91-5-15.
15. Amelia, b. B., Aug. 18, 1793; d. Dec., 1796, ae. 3-4 -.
*16. Alfred, b. B., Nov. 13, 1795.
17. Launcellot, b. B., Apr. 9, 1797; went to Louisiana and never heard from afterward ; unm.
18. Joanna, b. B., May 3, 1800; m. J. L. Haines and went to New
York. She was living in Morrisana, N. J., 1878.
19. Mary Ann, b. B., Jan. 7, 1803; d. in Hill, May 27, 1853, unm., ae. 50-4-20.
20. Harriet, b. B., Apr. 27, 1807 ; d. Sept., 1809, ae. 2-5 -.
(9) Ebenezer Kelly, b. Amesbury, Mass., Sept. 9, 1768, m. Apr. 16, 1789, Elizabeth Cheney. She was the dau. of Daniel, of West Newbury, Mass. He was a farmer in Newbury, and came to Bristol about 1793. A little later, he built what is now known as the Fisk house, corner of Central square and Summer street. Here he kept tavern for some years, and later kept a store. He was also associated with Col. Moses Lewis in the manufacture of custom cloth on Central street, probably the first to engage in this industry where is now the grist-mill. The last five years of his residence here, he served as selectman of Bridgewater. He removed to Haverhill about 1809, and to Geneva, N. Y., about 1810. He d. Marion, N. Y., Mar. 13, 1829, ae. 60-6-4. She d. Marion, in 1858, ae. 85.
CHILDREN
2I. Elizabeth, b. Newbury, Mass., June 12, 1791 ; m. 1809, Joseph Ives. He d. in 1812, and she m. (2) Caleb Jackson, 1814. She d. Feb. 5, 1850, ae. 58-7-23.
22. Sally, b. Bristol, Mar. 6, 1794; m. Apr. 2, 1810, Capt. Francis J. Tay, of Bristol. He d. Concord, Jan. 23, 1826; she d. in Charlestown, Mass., Apr. 26, 1855, ae. 61-1-20. Children :
a. Hiram K., b. 1810; d. Mar. 17, 1841, ae. 31.
b. Albert J.,
c. Rufus Lewis, , b. 1814.
d. Harriet Elizabeth, b. 1822 ; m. Thomas F. Johnson.
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e. Noah Hinkley, b. Farmington, N. Y., 1824. Now living (1903) in Shortsville, N. Y. A successful farmer.
23. Harriet, b. B., Aug. 26, 1797; d. Geneva, N. Y., 1817, ae. 20.
24. Sophronia, b. B., Mar. 1, 1800 (Bridgewater records say Aug. 29, 1796), m. Jeremiah Mooers, 1820 ; d. Apr. 30, 1881, ae. 81-I-29. Children :
a. Cyrus F., b. 1821. b. Henry C., b. 1828.
c. Laura F., b. 1831.
*25. Luther, b. B., Oct. 13, 1803. (Bridgewater records say 1802.)
26. Caroline, b. B., Nov. 6, 1805; d. Aug. 30, 1821, ae. 15-9-24.
27. Almira, b. B., Apr. 21, 1808 ( Bridgewater records, Apr. 27, 1807); m. Joseph Jackson, West Ogden, Mich ; d. July 2, 1832, ae. 24-2-II. One dau.
a. Elizabeth.
28. Louise, b. June 9, 1810; m. 1837, John W. Frye, West Ogden Children :
Mich.
a. James H., b. 1838.
b. Elizabeth A., b. 1841 ; m. Edward W. Lapham ; now resides in Clayton, Del. Two sons.
c. Luther E., b. 1843. d. Carrie, b. 1847.
29. Laura, b. Mar. 28, 1813; m. Dec. 17, 1840, William R. Hawley ; (2) Apr. 1, 1858, James Requa. One child, d. 1867.
30. Susan, b. May 29, 1816; m. 1841, Lewis H. Danford, in Williams- town, Mich. Six children.
(16) Alfred Kelly, b. Bristol, Nov. 13, 1795, m. June 30, 1829, Mary, dau. of Daniel and Molly (Smith) Currier, b. Aug. 27, 1805, in Plymouth, and d. in Hill, Nov. 20, 1893, ae. 88- 2-23. He was a farmer in Hill, where he d. Sept. 28, 1845, ae. 49-9-15.
CHILDREN, all born in Hill
3I. Harriet Augusta, b. Apr. 19, 1830 ; m. Oct. 3, 1849, Wilson Foster. (See.)
32. Mary Emeline, b. Aug. 16, 1832 ; m. Samuel Carleton. (See.)
33. William Currier, b. June 6, 1834 ; m. May 28, 1867, Anna Ruth, dau. of Clark Merrill. (See.) He served in Co. D, 12th Regt., N. H. Vols., Civil war, and was present at all its engagements, except Cold Harbor. Is a farmer in Hill. Children :
a. Alfred Merrill, b. Jan. 29, 1869.
b. Minie Jane, b. Jan. 4, 1873 ; m. Harry F. Prescott. (See.)
c. Elizabeth Mary, b. Apr. 20, 1881 ; m. George H. Ballou. (See.)
d. Arthur William, b. Apr. II, 1883 ; killed Jan. 19, 1901, at a road crossing in Franklin- struck by an engine, ae. 17-9-8.
34. Martha Jane, b. May 22, 1841 ; d. Nov. 12, 1858, ae. 17-5-20.
(25) Luther Kelly was b. in Bristol, Oct. 13, 1803. He m., Apr. 26, 1842, Jeannette Eliza, dau. of Col. Hezekiah Sage, of Madison County, N. Y. He was for many years a merchant at Geneva, N. Y .; was president of the board of trustees of the village and filled other positions of public trust. Was prominent in the Methodist church and Masonic circles, a man of high character, positive in his convictions. He d. Geneva, Feb. 14, 1857, ae. 53-4-I.
LUTHER KELLY
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CHILDREN
35. Luther Sage, b. Geneva, N. Y., July 27, 1849; m. Sept. 23, 1885, Alice M. Morrison, Detroit, Mich. He served in the Ioth U. S. Infty., in the Army of the Potomac, during the Civil war, and later on the north- western frontier. He was chief of scouts under General Miles in the Yellowstone district during the campaign of 1876-'78, after Sitting Bull and Bull Eagle. He was chief scout at the catonment on White river, Colo., 1880-'83, captain of the 7th U. S. Vols. in the Spanish war, and captain in 40th M. S. V. in Philippine Islands. Is now (1903) treasurer of Province of Sarigao, Island of Mindaneo, Philippines ; a man of cul- ture and frequent contributor to journals of the day.
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